^^'% g^. 
 
 K^^M^.:::; 
 
 ^^ 
 
 . ■» •-.-■ ><■..» 
 
 lW 
 
 
^ 
 
'fu^/';- ^«>'/t 
 
 ^ 
 
DICTIONARY 
 
 SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
FELIX FLUGEL 
 
 J A M I ES N' S 
 DICTIONARY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SCOTTISH LANGUAGE; 
 
 IN WHICH 
 
 THE WORDS ARE EXPLAINED IN THEIR DIFFERENT SENSES, 
 
 AUTHORIZED BY THE NAMES OF THE WRITERS ^Y WHOM THEY ARE USED, 
 
 OR THE TITLES OF THE WORKS IN WHICH THEY OCCUR, 
 
 AND DERIVED FROM THEIR ORIGINALS. 
 
 ABRIDGED BY 
 
 JOHN JOHNSTON. 
 
 a Beto SEHttion, HetiieJeii anti CEnlargeU, ti^ 
 JOHN LONGMUIR, A.M., LL.D., 
 
 EDITOR OF ' WALKER AND WEBSTER COMBINED,' ' WALKER'S RHYMING DICTIONARY,' ETC. 
 
 EDINBURGH: 
 
 WILLIAM P. NIMMO 
 
 1867. 
 
?8 9s 
 
 m-^ ^/uj.f^^"^ 
 
TO 
 
 THIS WOEK, 
 
 (as now revised and enlarged) 
 
 intended to preserve and illustrate the 
 
 language and early literature of a brave people, 
 
 whose patriotic and successful exertions in defence op 
 
 national independence were from the earliest period of 
 
 authentic history invariably connected with the 
 
 maintenance of the hereditary crown of 
 
 his royal ancestors, is, 
 
 by permission, 
 
 MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. 
 
 NOVBMBEU, 
 
 'i li-a bz/sr* 
 
I 
 
EDITOR'S PREFACE, 
 
 The industry, perseverance, acuteness, research and learning displayed in 
 Dr. Jamieson's Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, will 
 ever excite the admiration and gratitude of all that have occasion to con- 
 sult that wonderful store-house of philology and antiquarianism. The 
 original work consisted of two quarto volumes, which were published at 
 Edinburgh by subscription, in 1808, and dedicated to George, Prince of 
 Wales. Such was the interest excited by the work, that the additional 
 words contributed by students of Scottish literature, and gleaned by the 
 author in the prosecution of his studies, accumulated in the course of a few 
 years to such an amount as enabled the author to produce, in the form of 
 a Sujpplement, other two volumes of equal size with their predecessors, 
 which were published at Edinburgh in 1825, and dedicated to his early 
 patron, who had then become the King. After the death of Dr. Jamieson, 
 in 1838, Mr. John Johnstone prepared a second edition of this great work, 
 in which he incorporated the words of the Supplement, with their most 
 popular significations, into the original Dictionary. By omitting the quota- 
 tions contained in the Supplement, he was able to compress the work into 
 two quarto volumes, which were published at Edinburgh in 1840-41, with 
 the original dedication prefixed. The same editor next prepared an 
 Abridgment of the whole work, which was also published at Edinburgh in 
 1846, in an octavo volume. 
 
 As the copyright of this edition, which for several years had been out 
 of print, had fallen into the hands of Mr. Murray, Aberdeen, he resolved 
 to reprint it in a similar form, but at a greatly reduced price. The editor 
 undertook only to put the sheets correctly through the press. As he pro- 
 ceeded, however, it occurred to him that a word here and there might 
 advantageously be added ; and, knowing that Dr. Jamieson was not person- 
 ally acquainted with the dialect of the northern counties, he asked contri- 
 butions from those who were qualified thus to enrich the work. To all 
 that responded to the request, therefore, the Editor and Publisher make 
 ofier of their grateful acknowledgments. 
 
 When nearly the half of the work had been printed, the Editor had 
 occasion to visit the Orkney Islands, and, in addition to words indicated 
 by Robert Scarth, Esq., Banker, and contributed by Mr. Petrie, Kirkwall, 
 he there procured a copy of the recently published " Etymological Glossary of 
 the Shetla7id and Orhney Dialect," by Thomas Edmondston, Esq. of Buness, 
 Shetland. Before he had it in his power to ask Mr. Edmondston's permis- 
 sion to make use of his valuable Glossary, that gentleman, having heard of 
 the intended republication of the Abridgment of Jamieson, spontaneously 
 
Yiii PREFACE. 
 
 granted the Editor, in the most gr niaimer, fall permission to use his 
 
 OloMary^ as far n« available. 
 
 The Editor would also take tne liberty of expressing his thanks to 
 Mr. Robert Duncan, Lesmaliago, for the early interest he took in the 
 work, and the valuable contributions he communicated, as well as to 
 Mr. Jervise, Brechin, for several Forfarshire words. The Editor has, of 
 course, corrected whatever typographical errors occurred in the work he 
 was re-editing, and, in cases of doubt, had frequent recourse to the original' 
 volumes; in a few cases he has corrected what was erroneous, as at 
 chanieVf fedmaly goicpen, tarricrooJc, &c.; he has given about one hundred 
 and twenty additional explanations of words; he has added one hundred 
 and six various spellings ; and sixty synonyms, besides a few etymologies ; 
 he has introduced seventy pithy, idiomatic, and illustrative expressions ; 
 and the new words, from his own resources and the contributions indicated, 
 amount to about &tx hundred and thirty. 
 
 In a work of such a multifarious nature, and containing so many 
 words from foreign languages, it would be wonderful if no error had 
 escaped the vigilance of the Editor ; but he trusts that such as may be dis- 
 covered will only be of a trivial nature, and that many will now possess a 
 reliable key to unlock the valuable stores of our Scottish literature, which 
 are shut up in a language that is fast becoming unknown. 
 
 Those Englishmen, who have taken but a superficial view of the 
 Scottish language, will learn from this work, that it is neither a collection 
 of barbarous sounds nor a corruption of their own tongue ; but that, on 
 the contrary, it has a common origin with the English ; and that, while 
 Englishmen have changed the sound, altered the spelling, and dropped 
 many of the words of their forefathers, Scotchmen have preserved to a 
 great extent the primitive language of their Teutonic ancestors, in its native 
 integrity, copiousness and force. 
 
 Under particular letters or combinations of letters, occasional remarks 
 will be found respecting the interchanges that take place in different parts 
 of the country ; but, from circumstances stated by himself, it is evident 
 that Dr. Jamieson's knowledge of the dialect of the northern Isles was too 
 limited to enable him to make any remarks on them. The Edijbor may, 
 therefore, advert to some of them here, that he may account for his not 
 having introduced more words from that quarter than he has done. Thtis, 
 <A is changed into < ; as throat, trot; thin, tin: thrang, tromg ; or into cZX 
 as thou, dou; their, dyr ; thunder, dunder, or tnuner ; ch hard is softened, or 
 changed into sh; as chair, shair ; chafts, shixfts ; choked, shnlnt ; qu into 
 wh ; as queen, v;heen ; quit, ni^heft ; quirm, whirm. 
 
 In conclusion, the Editor begs to state, that it will afford him much 
 pleasure to receive from any of his intelligent i-eaders such words as they may 
 discover to have been omitted, with specification of the districts in which 
 they are used, as these will still be available when the w^ork is again 
 submitted to the press. Of such as he has lately received, he has availed 
 himself of what would otherwise have been a blank page at the end of 
 the volume, to present a specimen. 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 The trief Memoir wticli, 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 autobio- 
 graphy, 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. 
 
 JaHN Jamieson was born in the city of Glasgow on the 3rd March, 1759. 
 His father, Mr. John Jamieson, was the pastor of one of the two Seceder 
 congregations 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 per- 
 secution as a Presbyterian minister, during the troubles of Scotland. Dr. 
 Jamieson's paternal grandfather was Mr. William Jamieson, the farmer of 
 Hill House, near Linlithgow, in West Lothian ; a person of respectable con- 
 nections, being related to several of the smaller landed proprietors of the 
 county, and to some of the wealthy merchants of the then flourishing com- 
 mercial town of Borrowstounness. 
 
 The future lexicographer received his first lessons at a school kept by his 
 father's 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 measure, 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 Ojterings." 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 whom, 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 verv early appearance at college, gently expresses his regret that his ex- 
 
X MBMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 cellent 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 which suc- 
 ceed them. The professor of Humanity was the Rev. George Muirhead, oi 
 whom his pupil entertained the most afi'ectionate recollection, and an " inde- 
 lible 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. 
 
 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 
 predilections were congenial to those of Professor Moor, with whom Jamie- 
 son 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 pursuits of his after life. " The Professor," he says, in the auto- 
 biography above referred to, " not satisfied with an explanation of the words 
 of any classical passage, 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 signification 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 common, 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 philologi- 
 cal and etymological research in which I have ever since had so much 
 pleasure." 
 
 The precarious stete of his father's health made the studies of an only 
 surviving son, already destined to the ministry, be pushed forward with 
 anxious rapidity. The friendly Professor Muirhead disapproved and remon- 
 strated ; but there was too good reason for the precipitance, for Jamieson's 
 father afterwards informed 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 b^oy of eleven years of age was 
 quite unfit for studying the abstractions of logic and metaphysics." This 
 year, also, ho considers ''entirely lost," and thjat "it might be blotted out of 
 the calendar of his life." A second year spejit in philosophical studies was 
 employed to little more purpose ; and though he now studied under the 
 enunent philosopher, Dr. Reid, he had b^ome, 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 tome 
 pleasure m the study of Mathematics; but over Algebra, on wHch he 
 consumed the midnight oil, the student of eleven, very naturally, often 
 feU asleep. His classical and phHosophical studies were certainly begun 
 m very good tmie; but it is yet more surpiising to find the Associate 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESOK xi 
 
 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 MoncriefiF 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, subsequenty, founded the Secession Church. Though 
 not, according to his distinguished pupil, a man of extensive erudition, or of 
 great depth of understanding, 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 popular 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 then the Eclectic, the 
 Dialectic^ and the Academic ; and he was successively 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 which 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 certain 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, dis- 
 tinguished by a liberal and truly Catholic spirit. His friends and intimate 
 associates were found among Christians of all denominations, though he con- 
 scientiously held by his own opinions. If he ever lacked charity, it appears 
 to have been towards 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 miscon- 
 struction by his zealous flock. 
 
 After he had attained the dignity of a student of Theology, instead of 
 condescending to resume the red gown of the Gfasgow student, Jamieson 
 repaired to Edinburgh to prosecute his studies, and lived, while there, in the 
 house of his 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 for 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 His- 
 
xii MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 torian. 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 
 witnessing the masterly manner in which the Principal conducted business 
 •in the Church Courts, felt, in his own words, " That if he were to acknow- 
 ledge 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, 
 bat 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 licence; and in July 1779, he was licensed by the Presbytery of 
 Glasgow. 
 
 Dr. Jamieson^'s first appearance as a preacher was at Colmonell, in Car- 
 rick, in Ayrshire, then a very dreary and poor district. From the first he 
 seems to have been popular, and the small isolated congregation of Col- 
 monell 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 authorities. His next apointment 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 
 a little striking. The venerable Doctor, in old age, relates, '" I found my 
 situation on this beautiful island very comfortable. The place of preaching 
 was in Rothesay. I lodged at a farm-house in the parish of Kingarth ; and I 
 never met with more kindness from any man than from , the min- 
 ister of the parish." This was not at all in accordance with the Doctor's 
 snbseqnent experience of the Established ministers in other parishes, and 
 particularly when he came to be settled in Forfar. 
 
 Mr. Jamieson passed over to Cowal in the depth of a severe winter, and 
 was lodged in a wretched, smoky hovel, without even glass to the aperture 
 throngli which light was received, and in which he had to eat, sleep, and 
 study. These were not the palmy days of the Secession Church. 
 
 la the beginning of 1780, Mr. Jamieson was appointed by the Associate 
 Synod, (the Supreme Court of the Secession,) to itinerate in Perthshire and 
 the neighbouring 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 giv« him a call to be their pas- 
 tor. But Forfar, his next preaching station, wa^s to be his resting-place, and 
 it proved for many years an ungenial 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 have 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 l\ad never seen any part of the 
 wuntry before. The day was cold, the aspect of the country dreary 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 CHJCurred— ' What if this gloomy place should be the 
 bounds of my haoitation ? ' And it was the wiU of the Almighty that it 
 should be so. ^ "^ 
 
MEMOIE OF DR. JAMIESOK xiil 
 
 The congregation of Forfar was at that time but uewlj formed, and had 
 never yet had any regular minister, being, by orders of the Presbytery, sujj- 
 plied, 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 wealthy, but the call was not unanimous, and Forfar 
 proved his ultimate destination. It is not easy to conceive a position more 
 trying, in every respect, than that 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 opposition and persecution which he en- 
 countered. There was, however, one bright side : he had been affection- 
 ately, nay, anxiously wished for by the whole of his congregation. He 
 knew that he was in the path of duty ; and, piously resigning " his lot into 
 the hands of the All- Wise Disposer of events," with the assurance which fol- 
 lowed him through lil^, " that his gracious Master would provide for him in the 
 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 Dannichen, 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. Jainieson'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 
 Gowrie, then a residence combining every charm. But the friendship and 
 influence of Mr. Dempster soon procured similar enjoyments for him nearer 
 home. At Dunnichen ho 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 his 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 Rhyiid 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 the 
 greater value of money at that time ; but the bachelor state is deemed in- 
 compatible with the ministry in Scotland ; and, besides, prudential considera- 
 tions 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 auspicious 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 indifierence, 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 
 
jjjv MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 tlio 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 " Ruddiraan's Weekly Magazine," 
 which we notice only because they were his first attempts as an author. We 
 next tind him communicating, — 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 writing a history of the county, and the sugges- 
 tion 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 evan- 
 gelical minister, was his reply, under the title of " Socinianism 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 reli- 
 gious 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 Sharp. 
 
 The consideration he enjoyed in these metropolitan circles, and particu- 
 larly amongst his religious friends, must have been augmented by his " Reply 
 to Priestly," 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 upon a Seceder. 
 
 Dr. Jamieson repeated his visits to London at diflferenttimes, officiating 
 there for his friend Dr. Jerment, when that gentlenlan 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 ^etaale 
 cousin. Lady Strange, the widow of the celebrated engraver, a very lively 
 and clever woman, who, to 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 obeisalnce, " the good old lady," he 
 says, " ran up to me with all the vivacity of $fteen, and, taking me in her 
 arms, gave me a hearty embrace." She was (\ne of those whose heads and 
 hewis are continually occupied with plans for serving their friends ; and her 
 influence, of which she had a good deal, was ever zealously exerted to pro- 
 mote Dr. Jamieson's interests. One of her schemes was, that he should 
 leave the Secession and look for promotion in the Church of EncHand ; but 
 such an idea, it may well be believed, could not for a moment be entertained 
 by the conscientious Scotch Dissenter, who had, for a dozen years, been 
 mamtaining a family on a stipend of £50 a-year. 
 
IklEMOIR OF DE. JAMIESON. XV 
 
 During this period, Mr. Jamieson's greatest enjoyment, beyond his o-wn 
 fireside, 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 bene- 
 volent man. We walked together ; we rode together ; we fished together ; 
 we took an occasional ride to examine the remains of antiquity in the adja- 
 cent 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 distinguished persons whom he met at Mr. Dempster's residence . 
 Dunnichen being long the frequent rendezvous of not merely the most emi- 
 nent men of Scotland, but of such learned foreigners as from time to time 
 visited the country. This was the learned Grim Thorbrelin, 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 the 
 Anglo-Saxon, nor been spoken in England. Before leaving Dunnichen, 
 Thorbrelin 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 ? 
 they are merely corruptions of English." Thorbrelin, who spoke English 
 fluently, replied with considerable warmth, " If tliat 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 prett}'- 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 I^orway 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 sin- 
 gular, 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 pur- 
 chased a two-penny paper book, and began to write down all the remarkable 
 or uncouth words of the district. From such small beginnings, 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 revo- 
 lution in his opinion as to the origin of the Scottish language, and that theory 
 of its origin which he has maintained in the learned Dissertations which 
 accompany his Di-ctionary, 
 
 It would not be easy, we apprehend, to explain the difficulties, discour- 
 agements, and privations under which that great undertaking was prosecuted 
 through a long series of years. The author had now a large family to main- 
 tain and to educate ; and he was even embarrassed with debts inevitably in- 
 
XVi MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 cnrred, while the prospect of remuneration for his labours was distant and 
 onoertain. How he and Mrs. Jamieson struggled through their accumulating 
 diflBculties, might probably have puzzled themselves, on looking back, to ex- 
 plain ; but he was strong in faith, and also strenuous in endeavour. 
 
 Ou the death of Mr. Adam Gib, Dr. Jamieson received a call from the 
 Antiburgher congregation of Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, to be their minis- 
 tor; but the 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 succes- 
 sor of Mr. Gib, having gone to America, the Doctor was again unanimously 
 called, and the Synod now thought fit to authorise his translation. The 
 change firom Forfar to Edinburgh was, in every point of view, an auspicious 
 event. His stipend was probably at once quadrupled : he was restored to 
 early connections and literary society, and obtained every facility for prose- 
 caiing 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 ofi", and obtain the accumulated 
 materials, for the use of his own work. Any reward for his labours, how- 
 ever inadequate, was then an important consideration with Dr. Jamieson, 
 and he appears, at one time, to have thought of giving up his treasures for 
 £250 ; tmt the dislike which he had felt, from the beginning, at either com- 
 promise 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, ultimately 
 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 dis|)layed, that fund of 
 innocent and delightful entertainment and instructi<5ny spread before us in 
 the pages of the Scottish Dictionary, and those itnperishable records of our 
 history, our literature, and our usages, which ma^y enable all future genera- 
 tions of our countrymen, and their oflTsets in ever^ distant land, to think and 
 feel as ancient Scots ; and which will keep open for them the literary trea- 
 sures of their fathers, the pages of their Burns ind Scott ; and of those other 
 national works which, but for this master-key, ^ust have very soon become 
 sealed books. i 
 
 The people of Scotland certainly never took so great an interest in any 
 work that had then appeared in their own coi^ntry as in Jamieson's Dic- 
 tionary. 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 en- 
 deavour 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. 
 Ihose who could not furnish him with wfyrds, yet circulated his prospectuses. 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. xvii 
 
 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 ot works on 
 Northern Literature to a di-awback on the paper used. Among his friends of 
 a later period, none were more zealous than the late Duchess of Sutherland, 
 through whose interest or recommendation he was afterwards chosen one of 
 the ten Associates of the Royal Literary Society, instituted by George IV., 
 and of which each Associate was entitled to a pension of one hundred 
 guineas. 
 
 Dr. Jamieson's severest affliction had been seeing the greater part of 
 his numerous family descend to the grave before him ; some in infancy and 
 childhood, but others in the prime of life and of usefulness. Of seven sons 
 who reached manhood, only one survived him. Three died in India ; of 
 whom two had arrived at distinction in the medical service. His second son, 
 Mr. Robert Jamieson, an eminent member of the Scottish bar, long in lucra- 
 tive practice, and entitled to look forward to the highest honours of his pro- 
 fession, was cut off a few years before his venerable parent. But his last, 
 and the heaviest blow of all, was the loss of Mrs. Jamieson, a lady equally 
 remarkable for the good qualities of her head and of her heart, who had 
 shared his lot for fifty-five years. His surviving family consists of Mr. Far- 
 quhar Jamieson, now a banker in Paris ; Mrs. Mackenzie, the wife of Captain 
 Mackenzie of the 2Ist regiment ; and several grandchildren. 
 
 In the latter years of his life, Dr, Jamieson was liable to bilious 
 attacks, for which he was recommended to try the waters of difierent noted 
 Spas in Scotland- From such stations as Pitcaithley, the Mofiat Wells, or 
 Innerleithen, he was in the habit of making rounds of visits to those fami- 
 lies of the neighbouring nobility and gentry who had been among his 
 earlier friends. The banks of the Tweed, between Peebles and Berwick, 
 had become to him a more favourite and familiar haunt than even the banks 
 of his native Clyde ; and many of the happiest days of his later summers 
 were spent amidst the lovely scenes of " Tweedside/' and among the friends 
 and relatives whom tie had in that 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. ' Of the houses which he had 
 long been in the habib of visiting on Tvveedside, none seems to have left a 
 more indelible impression on his memory than Ashestiel, the happy interme- 
 diate residence of Sir Walter Scott, whom Dr. Jamieson had first visited in 
 his little cottage at Lasswade, and, for the last of many times, in the lordly 
 halls of Abbotsford, a very short while before Scott went abroad never again 
 to return — Jiir-tsel/.J 
 
 Besides his Dictionaey, and the difierent works which he edited, Dr. 
 Jamieson was the author of numerous volumes, tracts, and pamphlets ; he 
 received literary honours both in his own country and from America, and 
 was a Member or Associate of learned societies in difierent parts of the world. 
 
 One of the most important public afiairs in whicb. Dr. Jamieson was 
 ever engaged, was bringing about the union of the two branches of the 
 Secession Church, the Burghers and Antiburghers. Those only who under- 
 stand the history of these great divisions of the Seceders, and their mutual 
 jealousies and dissensions, can appreciate the difficulty and the value of the 
 service of again uniting them, and the delicacy, sagacity, and tact which this 
 object required. 
 
xvm 
 
 MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 Notwithstanding his bilious and nervous complaints, Doctor Jamieson, 
 considering his laborious and often harassing duties, enjoyed, up to a great 
 age, a tolerable measure of health. His "Recollections," to which he 
 appears to have added from time to time, as memory restored the more 
 interesting events and reminiscences of his earlier years, seem to have ter- 
 minated abruptly in 1836. He died in his house in George's Square, Edin- 
 burgh, on the 12th July 1838, universally regretted, esteemed, and beloved, " 
 not more for his learning, piety, and social qualities, than as one of the few 
 remaining links which connect Scottish literature and social life with tho 
 Past. 
 
A 
 
 DISSERTATION 
 
 ON THE 
 
 ORIGIN OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 It is an opinion, which has been pretty generally received, and perhaps 
 almost taken for granted, that the language spoken in the Lowlands of 
 Scotland is merely a corrupt dialect of the English, or at least of the Anglo- 
 Saxon. Those who have adopted this idea, have assigned, some one era, 
 some another, for the introduction of this language from the South ; each 
 preferring that which seemed to have the most plausible claim, without 
 entertaining a single doubt as to the solidity of the hypothesis which 
 rendered it necessary to fix such an era. Havirg long adhered to this 
 hypothesis, without any particular investigation, it is probable that I might 
 never have thought of calling it in question, had I not heard it positively 
 asserted, by a learned foreigner, that we had. not received our language 
 from the English ; that there were many words in the mouths of the vulgar 
 in Scotland, which had never passed through the channel of the Anglo- 
 Saxon, or been spoken in England, although still used in the languages 
 of the North of Europe ; that the Scottish was not to be viewed as a 
 daughter of the Anglo-Saxon, but, as in common with the latter, derived 
 from the ancient Gothic ; and that, while we had to regret the want of 
 authentic records, an accurate and extensive investigation of the language 
 of our country might throw considerable light on her ancient history, 
 particularly as to the origin of her first inhabitants. 
 
 This assertion seemed to merit a fair investigation. On this I entered, 
 prepossessed with an opinion directly the reverse of that which I now 
 embrace as by far most tenable. I am far from saying, that it is attended 
 with no difficulties. These I mean to submit to the public, in all the force 
 which they appear to have ; while at the same time I shall exhibit a variety 
 of considerations, which, if they amount not to full proof, seem to aiford as 
 much as can well be expected on a subject necessarily involved in such 
 obscurity, from the distance of time, and from the deficiency ot historical 
 testimony. 
 
 The learned Camden, Father Innes, and some other respectable writers, 
 have viewed the Picts as Welsh ; and have argued, of consequence, that 
 
XX DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 iheir lan^age mnst have been a dialect of tlie Celtic. I will not contend 
 aboat the name of this people ; although there is sufficient evidence that it 
 was written corruptly by the Romans. What particularly demands our 
 attention, is the origin of the people themselves : and also their language, 
 whether it was Gothic, or Celtic. 
 
 It would serve no good purpose to enter into any disquisition as to 
 the supposed time of their arrival in this country. As this dissertation is 
 intended merely in subserviency to the following work, it will be enough, 
 if it appear that there is good reason to view them as a Gothic race. 
 
 L Historical Evidence. — The testimony of venerable Bede has been 
 universally respected, except in as far as his credulity might be viewed as 
 inflnenced by ecclesiastical attachment. It has been supposed, indeed, that 
 many of the legendary stories, now found in his history, were not written 
 by him ; as, in a variety of instances, although they appear in the A. S. 
 translation, they are wanting in the original. Being the earliest historian 
 of this island, he must have been best qualified to give a just account of 
 the Picts ; and although we should suppose him to have been under 
 ecclesiastical influence in matters of religion, he could have no end to serve 
 in giving a false account of the origin of this people. Yet, on this subject, 
 even the testimony of Bede has been treated as unworthy of regard ; 
 because it is directly eversive of system. 
 
 He says—" Cum plurimam insulas partem, incipientes ab austro pos- 
 sedissent (Brittones), contigit gentem Pictorum de Scythia, ut perhibent,, 
 longis navibus non multis oceanum ingressam," &c. Lib. i. 1. "When 
 they [the Britons], beginning at the South, had made themselves masters 
 of the greatest part of the island, it happened that the nation of the Picts, 
 coming into the ocean from Scythia, as it is reported, in a few long ships," 
 Ac. After giving an account of their landing in Ireland, and of their being 
 advised by the Scots of that country to steer towards Britain, he adds — 
 "Itaque petentes Britanniam Picti, habitare per septentrionales insulae 
 partes coeperunt; nam austrina Brittones occupaver-unt." Ibid. "The 
 Picts, accordingly sailing over into Britain, began to inhabit the northern 
 parts of it, for the Britons were possessed of the southern." 
 
 There is not the slightest reason to doubt, that, by the Britons, he means 
 the Welsh ; as this is the name by which he designs this people. It is well 
 known that Scandinavia had been called Scythia by Jornandes,. two cen- 
 turies before Bede's time. De Orig. Get. pp. 595-597. Is it said thaK^ 
 Bede lived too long after the settlement of the Picts, to know any thing 
 certain as to their origin ? It is sufficient to/reply, that he undoubtedly 
 gives the received belief of his time, which had been transmitted from pre- 
 ceding ages, and which no writer, for nearly nine hundred years after him, 
 ever ventured to controvert. If Bede could not know whence the Picts 
 came, it can hardly be supposed that we should have superior means of 
 information. 
 
 Bede was certainly well acquainted with t%e Britons or Welsh. Now, 
 although it should be supposed that he had been misinformed as to the 
 origin of the Picts, his assertion amounts to a full proof that they were 
 quite a different people from the former. For had they been Welsh, or 
 indeed Celts of any description, the similarity of language could not have 
 entirely escaped his observation. If an intelligent Highlander can at this 
 day, after a national separation of nearly fourteen hundred years, make 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. ' xxi 
 
 himself understood by an Irishman, it is totally inconceivable that the 
 language of the Picts, if British, should have so far lost its original character 
 in a far shorter period. 
 
 An attempt has lately been made, by a learned writer, to set aside this 
 testimony of Bede, who, it is admitted, "was contemporary with the 
 Pictish goverment." "He speaks," it is said, ''^doubtfully of the Picts, as 
 the second people who came into this island from Scythia ; first to Ireland ; 
 and thence to North-Britain. But though Bede states all this, rather as 
 what he had heard, than as what he hnew^ his authority has deluded many 
 writers, who did not inquire whether what he had said modestly could 
 possibly be true." Caledonia, p. 199, N. 
 
 But why is it said that Bede speaks doubtfully, or, as it is afterwards 
 somewhat softened, modestly, of the Picts ? There can be no other reason 
 for this assertion, than that he uses the phrase, ut jperhibent. He therefore 
 states all this, rather as what he had heard, than as what he knew. Doubtless, 
 he could not know it, but by some kind of relation. For, although " con- 
 temporary with the Pictish government," it has never been supposed that 
 he could have ocular demonstration as to the landing of this people. Is it 
 meant to be objected, that Bede does not quote his authorities, or that he 
 refers only to traditionary testimony ? In a matter of this kind, would it 
 be surprising that he could have referred to nothing else ? Viewing it in 
 this light, there is not the least evidence that it was not the general belief. 
 Had it been merely the report of some, opposed by a different account of 
 the origin of this people, he would in all probability have said — ut nonmdli 
 perhibent. Had he known any argument against this account, one, for 
 example, from the diversity of language, would he not naturally have 
 stated this ? 
 
 But must /perhibent necessarily be restricted to mere report ? Has 
 it never been used to denote historical narration ? Or, as it occurs in the 
 language of Bede, may it not rather be viewed as respecting the more 
 circumstantial account which follows, concerning the size and number of 
 the ships, — .(ut perhibent, longis navibus non multis,) than as respecting 
 what precedes, in regard to the migration of the Picts from Scythia ? It 
 is a singular circumstance, that Bede uses the very same verb with respect 
 to the chiefs of the Anglo-Saxons. " Duces fuisse perhibenter eorum primi 
 duo fratris Hengist et Horsa." Lib. i. c. 15. Could Bede be in any doubt, 
 whether these were the leaders of his ancestors, little more than two 
 hundred years before his own time ? 
 
 If, however, Bede wrote doubtfully, how could his authority " delude 
 many writers ? " If he indeed mentions this only as a modest opinion, as a 
 matter of mere hearsay, as a thing about which he was himself in hesitation; 
 whence is it, that none of these " many writers," during nearly ten centuries, 
 ever adverted to this till now ? Were they all, without exception, so very 
 prone to delusion? This is undoubtedly the conclusion we are left to 
 deduce. They were so blind as to mistake mere doubt for authority ; and 
 therefore ^' they did not inquire whether what he had said modestly could 
 'possibly be true." Here the secret breaks out. Bede must necessarily be 
 viewed as writing doubtfully, because he could not possibly be writing the 
 truth. For although neither Bede, nor his followers, did inquire, " we now 
 know, from more accurate examination, that the Picts were certainly 
 Caledonians ; that the Caledonians were Britons ; and that the Britons were 
 
DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 Gauls : it is the topography of North-Britain, during the second and first 
 centuries, as it contains a thousand facts, which solves all these doubts, and 
 settles all controversy about the lineage of the Picts." Caled. ut sup. 
 
 Although Bode knew somewhat about the names of places in North- 
 Britain, we, in the nineteenth century, can form a far more certain judg- 
 ment : and so powerful is this single argument from topography, as to 
 invalidate all other evidence arising from direct historical testimony. 
 
 Nennius, who wrote about the year 858, informs us, that " the Picts 
 came and occupied the islands called Orkneys, and afterwards, from the 
 adjacent islands desolated many large regions, and took possession of 
 those on the left, i.e. the north coast (sinistrali plaga) of Britain, where they 
 remain even to this day." " There," he adds, " they held the third part of 
 Britain, and hold it even until now." Cap. 5. ap. Gale, I. 99. 
 
 Mr. Pinkerton has made a remark, the force of which cannot easily be 
 set aside, that both Nennius and his coadjutor Samuel " were Welch," and 
 that " therefore their testimony is conclusive that the Piks were not Welch, 
 for they speak of the Piks, while the Pikish name was in full power." 
 Enquiry, If. 161. 
 
 That the Picts were not Welsh, appears also from the testimony of 
 Gildas, an earlier British writer, who calls them a transmarine nation, who 
 came, ah aquilone, jfrom the north. Ap. Gale, I. 1. 
 
 The Saxon Chronicle, which seems to have been begun about the year 
 1000, perfectly concurs with these testimonies. The account given of the 
 Picts is so similar to that of Bede, that it would almost seem to have been 
 copied from his history. It is more minute in one point ; as it is said that 
 they came, ex Australi parte Scythiae, " from the south of Scythia." 
 
 The northern origin of the Picts seems to have been admitted by Roman 
 writers. I shall not urge the well-known testimony of Tacitus, with respect 
 to the striking resemblance of the Caledonians to the Germans ; for, not- 
 withstanding the partiality of former ages for this ancient writer, as an 
 accurate investigator and faithful historian, we are now told, that " Tacitus 
 talked about the origin of the Caledonians and Germans, like a man who 
 was not very skilful in such investigations ; and who preferred declamation 
 to inquiry." Caled. p. 202, N. 
 
 The testimony of Claudian, who was coeval with the Emperor V^len- 
 tinian L, deserves our attentior. 
 
 • Maduerunt, Saxone fuso, 
 
 Orcades. Incaluit Pictorum sanguine Tliulti. 
 
 Goodallj in his Introduction to Fordun, observes on this passage, that 
 although the Romans slew the Saxons in the Orkneys, it does not follow 
 that they were either the inhabitants of the Orkneys, or of Britain. But 
 one consequence is unavoidable,— that even in this early period the Saxons 
 were acquainted with the Orkneys. .- Hence, ^Iso, it seems highly probable, 
 that they were in a state of confederacy with the Picts, as being a kindred 
 race. , ° 
 
 Stillingfleet's reasoning concerning the tesWony of Eumenius is very 
 Bt^ng. "In his Paneg)'rick," says the Bishop, "he takes notice of the 
 different state of the Britons, when Caesar subdued them, from what they 
 were m Constantius his time. ' Then,' saith he, ' they were a rude, half- 
 naked people, and so easily vanquished ; but now the Britons were exercised 
 by the arms of the Picts and the Irish.' Nothing can be plainer, than that 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXIU 
 
 Eumenius here distinguishes the Picts from the Britons, and supposes them 
 to be- enemies to each other. Neither can we reasonably think this a name 
 then taken up to distinguish the harharous Britons from the Provincial. 
 For that distinction had now been of a very long standing ; and if it had 
 been applied to that purpose, we should have met with it in Tacitus, or 
 Dio, or Herodian, or Zozimus, who speak of the Extra-provincial Britains, 
 under no other name but of Britains.'' Orig. Britann. p. 241. 
 
 It has indeed been said, that " the Picts of the third Century appeared 
 to Roman eyes under new aspects, and to the Roman understanding under 
 more formidable shapes." Caled. p. 215. By the reference to B, i. c. 6, 
 the author seems to respect " their peculiar seclusion from the Roman pro- 
 vincials on the south of the walls;" p. 191. But this gives no sort of 
 satisfaction to the mind, as a reason for a new designation. Were they uot 
 formerly extra-provincial, as much as in the time of Eumenius ? Did they 
 assume a warlike aspect formerly unobserved ? Was not their character, 
 in this respect, abundantly well known to Agricola? The idea of Stilling- 
 fleet, that the ancient Caledonians, although of Gothic origin, were about 
 this time joined by a new colony from the continent, is at least worthy of 
 mature consideration. V. Orig. p. 246. 
 
 Ammianus Marcellinus having said, Pictos Saxonasque, et Scottos et 
 Attacottos, Britannos aerumnis vexasse continuis ; Goodall observes, that 
 "it cannot be inferred that the Saxons were Scots or Picts, because these 
 are spoken of as different nations." But from the classification observed 
 by Marcellinus, Pictos Saxonasque, he seems to have viewed these as only 
 different names given to contiguous and kindred nations. 
 
 I might refer to the general persuasion of Northern writers, that the 
 Picts were Goths. Vidalinus, in his work, De Linguae Septentrionalis 
 Appellatione, DonsJc Twiga, affixed to Gunnlaug. Saga, has cited Torfaeus, 
 Ser. Reg. Dan. pp. 200—203 ; Pontopiddan, Gest. Dan. T. 2, c. 2, pp. 226, 
 227; Schoning,Norveg. Reg. Hist.; Torfaeus, Hist. Norv..T. 3, p. 525; 
 Run. Jonas, Element. Ling. Septent.; Bussaeus, Vit. Arii Polphist. c. 3, &c. 
 V. Gunnlaug. Sag. p. 263. 
 
 But I shall not urge this as an argument ; as it may be said that these 
 writers were all too late to know with certainty the origin of the Picts. 
 While, however, we are assured that the Scandinavians were early acquainted 
 with the northern parts of our island, and made frequent descents on them, 
 it must appear singular indeed, had we reason to believe that they were 
 universally mistaken with respect to the origin of the inhabitants. Had 
 they spoken a dialect of the Celtic, it would have afforded sufficient evidence 
 that there was no national affinity with their invaders. 
 
 Nor would it be less remarkable, if almost all our own ancient writers 
 had been grossly mistaken as to the origin of a people, who make so dis- 
 tinguished a figure in our history, and who so long occupied by far the 
 greatest part of Scotland. The general persuasion of the old English writers 
 was the same with theirs. 
 
 But the learned gentleman, formerly referred to, views every species of 
 evidence as of no weight whatsoever, when opposed to that of a topographical 
 kind, arising from the names of places in the first and second centuries ; 
 especially as these are found in the work of Ptolemy the Geographer. It 
 was my original intention, in this preliminary dissertation, to throw together, 
 as briefly as possible, the various circumstances which indicate the Gothic 
 
j^{y DISSERTATION ON THE OEIQIN 
 
 origin of our ancestors, without entering into the wide field of controversy. 
 But however unpleasant this task, with a gentleman, especially, whose 
 abilities and indefatigable industry I am bound to acknowledge, and who, 
 whatever may be his mistakes, deserves well of his country for the pains he 
 has taken to elucidate her ancient history ; yet I find it indispensably neces- 
 sary to investigate the grounds on which he proceeds, as otherwise any 
 thing here exhibited, under the notion of argument^ might be viewed as 
 already invalidated. 
 
 In order to erect or support his system, that the Picfcs were Britons, 
 or the same people with the Welsh, and that no language was spoken in 
 Scotland, before the introduction of what is called the Scoto-Saxon, save 
 the Celtic ; the learned writer finds it necessary to assume certain data of 
 a singular description. He either takes for granted, or flatters himself that 
 ho has proved, that, till a late period, there were none but Celts in 
 Germany ; that the Roman historians are not worthy of credit, in as far as 
 they insinuate any thing opposed to this hypothesis ; that the Goths wej-e 
 different from the Scythians ; that the Belgic was merely a dialect of the 
 Celtic ; and that the stone monuments to be found in Britain were all con- 
 structed by Celts. 
 
 He assumes that there were none but Celts in Germany till a late 
 period. He does not, indeed, fix the time of the first migration of the Goths 
 into that country ; but seems to think that it was scarcely prior to the 
 Christian era. For, as far as I can perceive, the only proof which he 
 appeals to, is that of there being " only two tongues (except the Greek) 
 heard on the western side of the Euxine, the Getic and the Sarr^atic," when 
 Ovid was banished to Tomi by Augustus. But, because there was a body 
 of Goths at this time residing on the Euxine, it cannot amount to a proof 
 that none of this race had previously settled in Germany, or in the northern 
 countries. The Suevif who certainly were not Celts, were inhabitants of 
 Germany in the time of Julius Caesar, possessing the country now called 
 Mecklenburg, and some neighbouring districts. The Cimbri extended to 
 the Baltic. J3y many, indeed, they have been viewed as Celts. But the 
 writers of the Universal History, whom Mr. Chalmers often quotes with 
 respect, observe on this head — " The learned Grotius, and: after him Sher- 
 ingham, and most of the northern writers, maintain, with arguments which 
 Jiave not yet been confuted, that the Cimbrians, Getess, and Goths wero one 
 and the same nation ; that Scandinavia was first peopled by them, and that 
 from thence they sent colonies into the islands oi the Baltic, the Chersone-\ 
 sns, and the adjacent places, yet destitute of injaabitants." Vol. xix. 254 
 
 A very able and learned writer, who has /paid particular attention to 
 the subject, contends that " the Cimbri, who, in conjunction with the 
 Tentones, invaded Italy, and were defeated hf Marius," were Goths. " The 
 country," he says, "whence they proceeded, their close alliance with a 
 Gothic tribe, and the description given of them by the Greek and Latin 
 historians, who appear to have considered th^m of the same race with the 
 Tentones, clearly prove them to have been of\ German origin. (Pint, in 
 Mario ; Livy, Epit. L. 68 ; Percy's Preface to Mallet's North. Antiq. p, 38 ; 
 Mallet^ vol. i. 32.) To these considerations it may be added, that the 
 name of their leader, Boiiorix, is evidently of Gothic structure ; and that 
 Tacitus, who, in his description of Germany, particularly and expressly 
 marks the few tribes who appeared not to bo Germans, is entirely silent 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXV 
 
 respecting the Celtic origin of the Cimbri ; and in his account points out no 
 difference between them and the other inhabitants. Tacit. Grerm. 37." 
 Edin. Rev. for July 1803, pp. 367, 368. 
 
 The Suiones have never been viewed as Celts, but generally acknow- 
 ledged as the more immediate ancestors of the Swedes, although some say, 
 of the Danes. The Sitones, also a Scandinavian nation, were settled in 
 these northern regions before the time of Tacitus. Caesar testifies, that 
 the Teutones and Cimbri, before his time, jpatrum nostrorum memoria, after 
 harassing all Gaul, had attempted to enter into the territories of the Belgae. 
 Gall. lib. il c. 4. 
 
 But when ancient writers insinuate any thing unfavourable to our 
 author's hypothesis, he refuses to give them credit. We have seen with what 
 freedom Tacitus is treated on another point. Here he meets with the same 
 treatment, although in good company. " When J. Caesar and Tacitus speak 
 of Celtic colonies proceeding from Gaul into Germany, they only confound 
 those recent colonies with the ancient people, who appear to have been 
 unknown to those celebrated writers. Strabo, who was not tvell informed 
 with regard to Western Europe, acquaints us, indeed, that the Daci ah 
 antiquo, of old, lived towards Germany, around the fountains of the Danube. 
 Vol. I. 446. If his notion of antiquity extended to the age of Herodotus, 
 we might learn from the father of history, that the Danube had its springs 
 among the Celtae.'"' Caled. p. 15. N. 
 
 Respectable as the testimony of Herodotus is, it cannot, in this 
 instance, be preferred to that of Strabo ; for it is evident that he knew very 
 little of the Celts, and this only by report. The accurate and intelligent 
 Rennell does not lay much stress on the passage referred to. " Our 
 author," he says, " had heard of the Celtae, who lived beyond the columns 
 of Hercules, and bordered on the Cynesiae or Cynetae, the most remote of 
 all the nations who inhabited the western parts of Europe. — Who the latter 
 were intended for, we know not." Geog. Syst. of Herod, pp. 41, 42. 
 
 If the ancient inhabitants of Germany were unknown to Caesar and 
 Tacitus, with what consistency is it said, only in the page immediately 
 preceding, where the writer speaks of Mascou's work on the ancient 
 Germans, that " the Gothic people," whom he " considers as the first 
 settlers of his country, — obviously came in on the Celtic aborigines ; as we 
 learn from J. Caesar and Tacitus?^' Caled. p. 14, N. Could these cele- 
 brated writers acknowledge the Celts as aborigines, although " the ancient 
 people" who inhabited Germany, "appear to have been unknown to" 
 them ? 
 
 He also takes it for granted, that the Goths were a different people 
 from the Scythians. 
 
 " Every inquiry," he observes, " tends to demonstrate, that the tribes 
 who originally came into Europe by the Hellespont, were remarkably 
 different, in their persons, their manners, and their language, from those 
 people who in after ages migrated from Asia, by the more devious course, 
 around the northern extremities of the Euxine, and its kindred lake. This 
 striking variety must for ever evince the difference between the Gothic and 
 the Sci/thianhordeSjhoweYer they may have been confounded by the inaccu- 
 racy of some writers, or by the design of others." Ibid. p. 12. 
 
 This assertion seems to have at least the merit of novelty. It is 
 probably hazarded by our author, because he wishes it to appear that the 
 
XX vi DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 Goths did not enter Europe so early as he finds the Scythians did ; and 
 also, that the former were never so powerful a race as to be able to people 
 a great part of Europe. But we need not spend time on it ; as this passage 
 contains all the proof that is exhibited. I shall only add, that, according 
 to Rennell, the Scythia of Herodotus answers generally to the Ukraine, — 
 " its first river on the west being the Danube." Geog. Syst. p. 50. Our 
 author admits, that, during the fifth century before our common era, the 
 Goths " inhabited the western shores of the Euxine, on the south of the 
 Danube." Caled. pp. 12, 13. He places them so nearly on the same spot with 
 Herodotus, that he cannot easily prove that those, whom he calls Goths, 
 were not the same people whom " the father of history " calls Scythians. 
 
 The accurate Reviewer, formerly quoted, has shown that, according to 
 Diodorus Siculus, the Scythians settled beyond the Tanais, on the Borders 
 of Thrace, before the time of Sesostris, who, it is supposed, flourished about 
 1400 A.c. Hence he considers the opinion, independently of its direct 
 evidence, that " 500 A.c, they had advanced to the western extremity of 
 Gaul, as by no means absurd or improbable." Edin. Rev. ut sup, p. 358. 
 
 He afterwards shows that Strabo (lib. vii. p. 295, Causab.) " evidently 
 considers the Getae as a Scythian tribe ;" adding, " Pliny says, ' From the 
 Borysthenes, over the whole adjoining country, all are Scythian nations, 
 different tribes of whom dwell near its banks : in one part the Getae, 
 whom the Romans call the Bad.* Hist. Nat. lib. iv. c. 12. Zamolzis is 
 mentioned by Herodotus, Melp. p. 289 ; and by Strabo \ut sup.'] as wor- 
 shipped by the Getae ; and the authors of the Etymol. Mag., and Suidas, 
 (in voc. Zamolzis) understand the Getae of Herodotus, whom they quote, to 
 be Scythians." Ibid. p. 359. 
 
 Perhaps the strangest foundation of Mr. C.'s theory, is his opinion 
 with respect to the language of the Belgae. He is well aware, that if it 
 appear from ancient history that their speech was Gothic, his whole fabric 
 must fall to the ground ; because it is undeniable, that Belgic colonies were 
 settled in Britain before the invasion by Julius Caesar. To me, the 
 existence of the Belgae in Britain, when it was first visited by the Romans, 
 had always appeared an irrefragable proof that the Gothic language was 
 very early spoken, if not in the northern, at least in the southern, parts of 
 our island ; and of itself a strong presumption that it was pretty generally 
 extended along the eastern coast. But our author boldly cuts the Gordian 
 knot ; finding it easier, doubtless, to do so than to loose it. 
 
 "The British Belgae," he says, " were of a Celtic lineage." — "This 
 inquiry with regard, both to the lineage and colonization of the Belgae in \ 
 Britain, has arisen, by inference, rather than by direct information, from 
 J. Caesar, when he speaks of the Belgae as occupying one-third of Gaul, 
 and as using a difierent tongue from the other Gauls. De Bell. Gall. 1. i. c. 
 1. Yet from the intimations of Livy and Strabo, Pliny and Lucan, we 
 may infer, that J. Caesar meant dialect, when he spoke of language. He 
 ought to be allowed to explain his own meaning by his context. He after- 
 wards says, ' that the Belgae were chiefly descended from the Germans ; 
 and, passing the Rhine, in ancient times, seized the nearest country of the 
 Gauls.* Ibid. Lib. ii. c. 4. But Germany, as we have seen, was possessed 
 by the Celtae, in ancient times,** &c. Caled. p. 16. N. 
 
 It is evident that the learned writer, notwithstanding the force of his- 
 torical evidence to the contrary, is extremely unwilling to admit anv distinct 
 
OP THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXVll 
 
 migration of the Belgae to Britain. For lie adds — " It is even probable, 
 that the Belgae of Kent (Gantae) may have obtained from their neighbours 
 the Belgae of Gaul, their Gaelic name ; and even derived such a tincture 
 from their intercourse, both in their speech and in their habits, as to appear 
 to the undistinguishing eyes of strangers, to be of a doubtful descent." 
 
 It is asserted that Caesar gives no direct information as to the Belgae 
 using a different tongue from the other Gauls. He does not, indeed, give 
 any information of this kind. For, although he uses the common name for 
 the country into which the Belgae had forced their way, calling it Gallia, 
 he expressly distinguishes them from the Gauls. With respect to the dif- 
 ference of the language of this different people, he gives the most direct 
 information. So little ground is there for the most remote idea that he 
 meant only a peculiar dialect, that he uses all those distinguishing modes of 
 expression which could be deemed necessary for characterizing a different 
 race. He marks this difference, not merely in language, but in customs 
 and laws.. "Hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt." Lib. 
 i. c, 1. After the lapse of many centuries,, every traveller observes the 
 strong attachment of the Celts, not only to their language, but to their cus- 
 toms y and can it be supposed that they were so thoroughly changed by 
 residing a few centuries in Belgium, although surrounded by kindred tribes ? 
 Caesar does not speak like a man who was only throwing out a vague 
 opinion. For he elsewhere informs us, that in consequence of particular 
 inquiry,, which he personally made at the depnties of the Rhemi, who of 
 the Belgae were most contiguous to Gaul, '* he found that the greatest part 
 of the Belgae were sprung from the Germans, and that they had a7iciently 
 crossed the Rhine, and taken up their abode there, because of the fertility 
 of the country, and expelled the Gauls who inhabited these places." Lib. 
 ii. c. 4. 
 
 Is it not evident from this language,, that not only Caesar considered 
 the Gauls as a difierent race from the Germans, but that these deputies 
 were fully persuaded of the same thing ? Had they known, or even sus- 
 pected, that the inhabitants of Germany were originally the same people 
 with the Gauls,, would they not naturally have said, that they had sprung 
 from the Gauls of Germany., and not from those of Gallia ? Does not the 
 term ortos properly refer to the people or kindred, and not to any former 
 place of residence ? 
 
 If a single doubt can remain, with respect to the certainty of the mi- 
 gration of the Belgae to Britain, after it had been possessed by the Celts, 
 it must be removed by attending to what the same historian says in another 
 place. " The interior part of Britain is inhabited by those who, according 
 to tradition, were the aborigines ; the maritime parts, by those who, for the 
 sake of war and spoil, passed over from Belgia, who are almost all denomi- 
 nated from those states from which they had their origin ; and who began 
 to cultivate the lands which they had conquered. The number of men is 
 infinite," &c. Lib. v. c. 12. 
 
 An attempt is made to avoid the force of Caesar's testimony concerning 
 the origin of the Belgae from the Germans, when it is said, " But Germany, 
 as we have seen., was possessed by the Celtae in ancient times." This, how- 
 ever, is fairly to beg the question. Mr. Chalmers may persuade himself 
 that he has seen this ; but, to others, the proof must appear extremely 
 deficient. Although Caesar asserts that the Belgae differed from the Celts 
 
XZTUl 
 
 DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 in language, customs, and laws ; yot we must believe that he meant nothing 
 more than that there was some slight difference in dialect Although he 
 asserts that they were mostly sprung from the Germans, we must believe 
 that by them he either meant Gauls, or was not acquainted with his subject. 
 The reader may take his choice ; for, in the course of two pages, both these 
 assertions are made. 
 
 The learned gentleman seems, indeed, to have overlooked an historical 
 fact of the greatest importance in this inquiry, which has been stated in the 
 clearest light by a well-informed writer, to whom I have had occasion to 
 refer more than once. This respects the application of the name Celts, as 
 used by ancient historions. 
 
 "The Greek authors appears to use KeXriKij and TaXajaia, and the cor- 
 responding names of the inhabitants, as strictly synonymous : they apply 
 them sometimes to Gaul in general ; at other times the context proves that 
 they are used in their original sense. But Belgic Gaui and its inhabitants 
 are most frequently denoted by the words, KcXtiki] and KeXrai. The Belgae 
 appear to have attracted most of the attention of these historians ; and their 
 description of them is so uniform and accurate, that no doubt can be enter- 
 tained that they mean the Belgic Gauls, although they call them KeX-rai. 
 Strabo, speaking of the inhabitants of Britain, says — ' The men are taller 
 than the Gauls {tuv KeXTwf), and their hair less yellow.' Lib. iv. p. 
 194, 200. In his description of Germany, ^ Immediately beyond the Rhine, 
 to the east of the Celts, the Germans live, differing little from the Celtic 
 race (tov KcXt/kov), in their savageness, tallness, and yellowness of hair ; 
 and with respect to features, customs, and modes of life, very like the Gauls 
 (tov9 KeX7ovi), whom we have already described : wherefore it is our opinion 
 that the Romans have given them very properly the name Germanic imply- 
 ing the common origin of the Gauls {FaXuTui) and them." Lib. vii. p. 290. 
 The faithfulness and exact information of this author are well known : we 
 may, therefore, consider his description of the Gauls as accurate : but it 
 will apply only to the German or Belgic Gauls. Yellow or red hair dis- 
 tinguished a German tribe. There was no resemblance between the Celts 
 and Germans. Diodorus Siculus gives a very particular description of 
 Gaul (raX/iTo/a, KeXTiKij) ; and it is evident that these terms are frequently 
 employed when he is speaking of that part which Caesar, from whom he 
 has taken his description, says was inhabited by the Belgae. He also ex- 
 pressively says, — ' The Gauls (TaXaTai) are tall, fair skinned, and naturally 
 yellow haired.' Lib. v. p. 212. Polybius, Our author asserts, describes 
 the Gauls who pillaged Rome under Brenniis, as Celts : he certainly calls 
 them Celts (TaXarai, KeXrui) ; but his enumeration and description of their 
 different tribes puts it beyond a doubt that they were German Gauls. He 
 particularly names and describes the Venetj, Semnones, and Boi^. Lib. ii. 
 p. 42, Edit. Bas. 1549. We have the express testimony of Strabo, that the/ 
 first were German Gauls, Lib. iv. p. 194 ; and the others are enumerated by 
 Tacitus among the tribes of Germany ; Tacit. Germ. c. 38, 39. It may be 
 objected, that Polybius mentions the Gauls as coming from a country very 
 remote from any assigned to them by Tacitus and Strabo. But, in the time 
 of the first historian, the Romans were entirely ignorant of Germany, 
 and knew very little of Transalpine Gaul, and therefore could not mention 
 the names or situation of the country whence the invaders originally came. 
 Polybius says, they proceeded into Italy from the adjoining territory on the 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXIX 
 
 north : this would be directly on their route from Germany : and as they 
 had most probably occupied it for some time, Polybius, both from this cir- 
 cumstance and his want of information, would consider it as their original 
 or permanent residence. Longolius, in his edition of Taciti Germania, shews 
 that the appellations, Semnones and Boii, are evidently derived from the 
 Gothic, and particularly applicable to the situation and manners of those 
 tribes. Tacit. Germ. edit. Longol. c. 38, 39. Pausanias calls both the Celtic 
 and Belgic inhabitants of Gaul, TaXaiai and KeXrai ; but as his authority 
 is less important, and his descriptions not so full and definite, we shall only 
 refer to him. Pausanias, Lib. i. pp. 16, 62, 66 ; Lib. x. p. 644, &c. Edit. 
 Sylbur. Hanov. 1613. 
 
 " It is still more evident that the terms Gallia and Galli are frequently 
 employed by the Latin authors, when their observations and descriptions 
 are applicable only to Belgic Gaul and its inhabitants. We need not illus- 
 trate this point by the examination of any particular passages, as it is 
 generally admitted, and easily proved." Edin.Rev. ut sup. pp. 366, 367. 
 
 But the assumptions of the learned writer, which we have considered, 
 are merely preparatory to the etymological evidence from Topography, which 
 he views as an irrefragable proof of his hypothesis. We shall first advert 
 to what is said in order to shew that the Belgae were Celts. 
 
 " The topography of the five Belgic tribes of Southern Britain," he 
 observes, " has been accurately viewed by a competent surveyor [Whi taker, 
 Genuine Hist, of Britons, pp. 83-145], and the names of their waters, of 
 their head- lands, and of their towns, have been found, by his inquisitive 
 inspection, to be only significant in the Celtic tongue." Caled. p. 16. 
 
 Candour requires that it should be admitted, that the Celtic dialects 
 seem to excel the Gothic in expressive names of a topographical kind. The 
 Celts have undoubtedly discovered greater warmth of fancy, and a more 
 natural vein for poetical description, than the Gothic or Teutonic tribes. 
 Their nomenclatures are, as it were, pictures of the countries which they 
 inhabit. But at the same time, their explanations must be viewed with 
 reserve, not oidy because of the vivid character of their imagination, but on 
 account of the extreme ductility of their language, which, from the great 
 changes which it admits in a state of construction, has a far more ample 
 range than any of the Gothic dialects. Hence,, an ingenious Celt, without 
 the appearance of much violence, could derive almost any word from his 
 mother-tongue. Our author has very properly referred to Bullet's Diction- 
 naire, in proof of " the great variety of the Celtic tongue ;" Caled. p. 221. 
 For any one, who consults that work, must see what uncertain ground he 
 treads on in the pursuit of Celtic etymons. 
 
 The learned gentleman asserts, that the names in the five Belgic pro- 
 vinces oi^outh Britain are ""only significant in the Celtic tongue." I dare 
 not pretend to say that I can give the true meaning of any of them, in 
 another language - because there is little more than conjecture on either 
 side. But if it can be proved, that they may have a signification, in the 
 Gothic or Teutonic, as well as in the Celtic — and one at least fully as prob- 
 able — this argument must appear inconclusive. 
 
 "The Belgic Cantae, ia Kent," he says, "derived their significant 
 name from the districts which they inhabited ; being the British Caint, 
 signifying the open country." This observation he applies, and it must 
 apply equally well, to " the Cantae in North Britain ;" p. 17. By the way. 
 
XXX DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 it may be observed, that this is a description of which «nr author seems 
 peculiarly fond ; although it is of a very general nature. For, as he says, 
 p. 201, that the Picts received from the British provincials the descriptive 
 appellation of Peithw, which "denoted the people of the open country ;'' in 
 the very same page, explaining Venta, the name of a town, he derives it from 
 "British gweivl^ which, in composition, is went, signifying the open country.'' 
 This also shews the flexibility of the language ; as the same word may be 
 either caint^ gwent, or wetit. But might not the Cantae receive their name 
 from Alem. and Germ, hant, an extremity, a corner- margo, extremitas, 
 angulus ? Does not this more particularly deswibe the situation ? Schilter, 
 I find, vo. Kanty has made the same observation which had occurred to me, 
 He refers to Caesar, who indeed describes Kent as if he had viewed the 
 name as descriptive of its situation ; Cujus unum latus est contra Galliam: 
 hujus lateris alter angulus — est ad Cantiuni. Bell. GalL Lib. v. 13. It is 
 also far more descriptive than Brit, gwent, of the situation of the Cantae in 
 North Britain, who inhabited the East of E-oss-shire ; and whose country, 
 as our author observes, p. (jQ, " ran out eastward into the noyrrow point'' now 
 called Tarbet-ness. There is at least one river in Kent, the name of which 
 is not British, This is the Medway, A. S. Medivaege, i. e. the river which 
 runs through the middle of the country, or holds the midway^ It is pro- 
 bable that this was the Belg. name, which the A.- Saxons retained, because 
 the Welsh call Maidstone, Caer Medwag, i. e. the city on Medway. V. 
 Camden. The term Waeg or way appears indeed in the name given to it 
 in the Itinerary of Antonine, Vagniacas, 
 
 Mr. Chalmers derives the name of the Thames from Brit. Taw, Tam^ 
 &c. "signifying what expands or spreads, or what is calm." This river, 
 which is one of the boundaries of Kent, has also been explained as significant 
 in a Goth, dialect, by a writer who had no interest in the present question. 
 " There are two rivers in England," he says, " of which the one is very 
 rapid, and is called Tif-ur, whence at tif-a, praeceps ire : the other Temsa, 
 which is almost stagnate, whence at temsa." He explains eg tems-a, paulu- 
 lum raoveor. G. Andr. p. 237. 
 
 In Kent, according to Antonine's Itinerary, three town&^ have Dur as 
 the initial syllable ; Vurovernum, Durolenum, and Durohi-ivi, or as Camden 
 says, more correctly, Ikurohrovae. Dur, it has been said, in British and Irish, 
 signifies water ; Caled. p. 1 7, N. But the idea is too general and indefinite, 
 to have given rise to so many names as, indifferent counties, exhibit this as 
 a component term ; as 3a.ta,Yodurum, a Belgic town, now Durstede, &c. 
 Schilter has observed, that, in composition, it signifies a door or mouth, 
 ostium. Now, although the word occurs in Celtic compositions, it seems 
 originally Teutonic. The primary idea is janua, a door, which sense it still 
 retains in almost all the dialects of this language. Brit, dor has the same 
 meaning. But the Teut. term is far more general. 
 
 The Regni of Sussex were another Belgic tribe. Baxter says, that 
 Ptolemy wrote Uegni for Rend ; and derives the name from C. B. rheng, 
 quivis longus ordo, as lying along the coast. He admits that Bolg. renc has 
 the same meaning, ordo, series ; also flexus, flexus viarum, &o. ; Kilian, 
 It has therefore at least an equal claim with the British, The only city 
 mentioned by Ptolemy in this district is Nouiomagus. Magus, according to 
 Wachter, is a Celt, word signifying a field, also a colony or town in a field. 
 It frequently occurs in the composition of continental names, en being used 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXXI 
 
 for the Latin termination us. But alfchough magus should be originally 
 Celt., the name seems to have been formed by a Teutonic people, nouio 
 being evidently Teut. nieuw, new. C. B. newydd is synon., but more 
 remote. This name is the very same with the ancient one of JVimeguen, 
 Teut. Nieuwmegen. This is Noviomagus, i. e. the new colony or town. 
 
 The proper Belgae possessed at least part of Somersetshire, besides 
 Hampshire and Wiltshire. Bath was the Badiza, or, as Baxter reads, the 
 Badixa of Stephanus. This the British called Gaer hadon. But it is 
 evident that the name is not Brit, but Belg. Germ. Franc. Belg. had^ 
 A, S. baeth, Alem. pad, balneum ; Alem. Franc, bad-on, Germ, bad-en, A. S. 
 bdeth-an, lavare Ptolemy mentions TJzella aestuarium, which Camden 
 says, is now called JEuel-mouth. Kow Goth, oe signifies the mouth of a 
 river. Thus TJzella would seem exactly to correspond to the modern name ; 
 C[. os-euel, the mouth of the Euel. To this day, Otjse, in Shetland, where 
 the Celtic never entered, signifies "an inlet of the sea ; " Brand's Descr. 
 p. 70. 
 
 As the names of many of the Belgic towns end in Dun or Binum, Mr. 
 Chalmers attempts to show that the Belgae must have been Celts, because 
 " Dunum and Binum are the latinized form of Bun and Bin, which, in the 
 British and Irish, as luell as in the ancient Gothic, signify a fortified place ; " 
 Caled. p. 17, N. But ii dun has this signification in the ancient Gothic^ the 
 argument proves nothing. From what he has stated, the presumption is 
 that it was originally a Goth, and not a CelL term. For, as he says, that 
 " Bunum is the name of the chief town of the Cauci in Ireland, which is 
 asserted to be a Belgic tribe ; " it is questionable if any of the other towns, 
 having this termination, were Celtic. Bo7idinum and Camelodumim were 
 Belgic towns, being situated in the territories of the Trinovantes. Maridu- 
 num, according to Baxter, who reads Margidunum, is from Teut. maerg, 
 marl, which is copiously found in the neighbourhood, and dun, town. He 
 says that, in the modern British, mer signifies medulla. But in the old 
 Brit, the term for marl is the same with that now used in English. It 
 may be added that Germ, dun, as signifying civitas, urbs, is only the term, 
 properly signifying an inclosure, locus septus, used in a secondary sense. 
 It is derived from tyn-en, sepire. F. Wachter, vo. Bun. 
 
 It has been asserted, that " there is a radical difierence in the forma- 
 tion of the Celtic and Gothic names which furnishes the most decisive test 
 for discriminating the one language from the other in topographic disquisi- 
 tions ; and even in the construction of the two tongues : such vocables as 
 ai«e prefixed in the formation of the British and Gaelic names are constantly 
 affixed in the composition of the Gothic, the Saxon, and English names. — 
 Those tests are so decisive as to give the means of discriminating the 
 Celtic from the Saxon or Gothic names, when the form of the vocables 
 compounded are nearly the same." Caled. p. 491. Without disputing the 
 propriety of this position, it is sufficient to observe that, if this be so decisive 
 a test, although the names of places terminating in Bun, Bunum, &c. are 
 elsewhere (p. 17) claimed as Celtic, it must be evident that the claim is 
 unjust. Bondinum, Vindonum, Milsidunum, Camelodunum, Bigadunum, 
 Maridunum, &c. must all be Gothic names. 
 
 It is a strong assertion, which the learned writer has made, that " the 
 topography of Scotland, during the two first centuries of our common era 
 — contains not a particle of Gothicism ;" p. 231. ^' The Carnabii, Damnii, 
 
XXXU DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 and Cantae, of Scotland are granted to hare been Belgic tribes ;" Ibid. pp. 
 16, 17, N. The Camabii, or with greater approximation to the orthography 
 of Ptolemy, Cornabii, have been supposed to receiTe their name from the 
 three great promontories which they possessed in Caithness, Noss-head, 
 Duncansby-Head, and the Dunnet-Head. For corn in Brit, is said to 
 signify a promontory. But the name might be derived, in the same sense, 
 from Belg. hoGr, specula, a watch-tower, and nebbe, a promontory ; q. the 
 people who looked attentively from the promontories. Or, if it should be 
 Oarnabii, it may be from 0. Goth. Jcar, a man, whence Su. G. karl, A. S. 
 ceorlj id. V, Karl, Ihre, and Verel. Ind. This most probably gives us the 
 origin of a number of names, beginning with Car, which Mr Pinkerton has 
 mentioned, without adverting to the use of the term in Gothic (Enquiry, I 
 226 ;) as the Careni and (7arnonacae of Scotland, the Garini of ancient 
 Germany, the Carhilesi and (7arbiletae of Thrace, the Garni, &c. &c. The 
 latter part of the word may be from Nabaei pr Navaia, the river Navern. 
 Virvedr-um, Duncansby-head, may be composed of Isl. ver, ora, and vedr, 
 tempestas, q. the stormy coast. 
 
 Concerning Berubium, Noss-head, it has been said, that "the word 
 Bery would seem to have been a common appellation to such places, as 
 Dungisbay Head, at those times [when Ptolemy wrote]. At this day, a 
 similar promontory in the island of Walls in Orkney, is termed the Bery. 
 The word is clearly of Norwegian derivation. It signifies a place of obser- 
 vation ; or a principal station for discovering the approach of an enemy by 
 sea, when at a great distance." P. Canisbay, Statist. Ace. viii. 16S. By 
 mistake, however, the writer applies the name Berubium to Dungisbay Head. 
 He says, that "there is not a place throughout the parish, whose name 
 indicates the least affinity to" the Gaelic. Tarvedr-um may be from taer-a, 
 atterere, and vedr, tempestas ; the promontory where the storm rends or 
 tears ships. 
 
 We have already adverted to the meaning of the name Cantae. In the 
 territory of this tribe was the Vara Aestuarium, or Murray Frith, into which 
 runs the river Beaulie, anciently called Farar, Isl. vara, voer in Genit. 
 varar, signifies ora, portus, a harbour, ubi appellant naves ; G. Andr. p. 
 247. Loxa, the name given by Ptolemy to the Murray Frith, may be allied 
 to Isl. loJca, a small harbour, porta parva ; Verel. These etymons have at 
 least as much probability as those of Baxter ; who deduces Varar from 
 C B. gwar ar isc, maris coUum, the neck of the sea, and Loxa from ael osCi-^ 
 supercilium aquae, the brow of the water. lifr. Chalmers says, that the 
 latter " obviously derived its name from the British Llwch, with a foreign 
 termination, signifying an inlet of the sea, orcpllection of water ;" p. 66, N. 
 But the Goth, dialects exhibit this word with far greater variety of use ; 
 Su. G. A. S. Alem. log, laga, a lake ; Isl. log, l(iug, lug, a sea, a collection of 
 waters ; 'Su. G. loeg-a, profluente unda vel mare se proluere ; Isl. log-astf 
 lluvium vel aquam tranare ; Alem. lauche, coUectio aquarum, &c. &c. 
 
 He thinks that the Catini, whose name is retained in Caithness, " prob- 
 ably derived their appellation from the British name of the weapon, the 
 Cat, or Catai, wherewith they fought," q. clubmen; p. 67. But the Cateia 
 was a weapon of the ancient Germans. If the testimony of Virgil merits 
 regard, it belonged not to a Celtic but to a Teutonic people. 
 
 Tcutonico ritu soliti torquere cateias. — Aen. Lib. vii. 
 
 For this reason, the Cateia was also called Teutona. Hence Aeelfric 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXXlll 
 
 in his A. S. Gl. sajs, Clava vel Cateia, vel Teutona, annes cynnes gesceot, i. e. 
 " a javeline of the same kind." Servius informs us that spears were called 
 Caieiae in the Teutonic language." Wachter says, " It is properly a javelin, 
 denominated from hatt-en, i. e. because of its being thrown.'' 
 
 This etymon pretty clearly indicates that they were Belgae. They 
 might perhaps be the same people with the Catti, a German nation men- 
 tioned by Tacitus. Their name, according to Wachter, signifies ivarlike, 
 from the Celtic word cat, war. 
 
 In the specimens which our author has given of the names of Promon- 
 tories, Rivers, &c. in North Britain, it is granted that many are undoubtedly 
 Celtic. It is not, however, a satisfactory proof of the British origin of the 
 Picts, that many British names are yet retained in the country which they 
 possessed. For, while it is said that the Scoto- Saxon afterwards prevailed 
 over the Gaelic, it is admitted that the Celtic names of places, whether British 
 or Gaelic, still kept their ground. It is also well known, that in various parts 
 of England, where the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons have resided for 
 upwards of thirteen centuries, the names of some rivers and mountains are 
 still British. Lhuyd even goes so far as to assert, that the names of different 
 rivers are not Welsh or Armorican, but of Irish or Gaelic origin : whence 
 he infers, that those who now speak the Irish language, possessed the 
 southern parts of Britain before the Welsh, and that the latter were only 
 a secondary colony from Gaul. Now, if this be the case as to the Welsh, 
 who have possessed that country for nearly two thousand years, might not 
 the same thing happen in the northern part of the island ? V. Lhuyd's 
 Lett, to the Welsh, Transl. pp. 12, 17. 
 
 The very same process passes before our own eyes. Do not the British 
 settlers in America very generally retain the Indian names of rivers, bays, 
 mountains, villages, &c. May it therefore be justly inferred, a thousand 
 years hence, that the British were an Indian people ? 
 
 The author of Caledonia observes, p. 221 — " In the subsequent progress 
 of the Gothic tribes over Europe, wherever they occupied countries which 
 had been previously occupied by the Celts, the Gothic intruders not only 
 adopted the names of the rivers, mountains, and other places, that the more 
 lively genius of the Celts had imposed, from a more energetic and descrip- 
 tive speech ; but the Gothic colonists borrowed many terms from the more 
 opulent language of their Celtic predecessors. — The Saxons, who settled in 
 Britain, were prompted, by the poverty of their speech, to follow the 
 example of their Gothic fathers." 
 
 Is not this sufiicient to invalidate the argument in favour of the British 
 origin of the Picts ? If Goths, it is natural to suppose that, like the rest 
 of their brethren, they would retain the Celtic names. 
 
 This assertion, however, must not be carried too far. For, notwith- 
 standing the concession frequently made by Schilter and Wachter, that 
 words retained in Germany, to which they could not assign a Gothic origin, 
 are Celtic ; other learned writers have viewed the matter in a different light. 
 Leibnitz concludes, from Boxhorn's Brit. Diet., that the Welsh have bor- 
 rowed a great deal from the German. Oper. Vol. lY. P. I. Hist. p. 193. 
 The truth seems to be, as Ihre candidly acknowledges, that some of the 
 most ancient and primitive terms, common to the Gothic and Celtic dialects, 
 are so nearly alHed, that it is impossible to determine v/ith certainty to 
 which of them they have originally belonged. 
 
XXxiv DISSBETATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 Many of the words, indeed, which the learned writer has selected as 
 exclusivoly British, appear in the Goth, dialects. Cove, it is said, signifies 
 a creek, from C. B. cofy a hollow trunk, a cavity, a belly. But A. S. cofe, 
 Isl. and Germ, kofe^ seem to give the proper sense ; spelunca, a cave. 
 Cowe-harbour (St. Vigeans, P. S'orfars.), is mentioned as confirming the 
 other sense. But its proper name is East-haven. The coves in its vicinity 
 are not creeks^ but caves. Kyle^ p. 34, a strait, is not confined to Celt. F. 
 Diet, in vo. Heugh^ p. 35, a height on the sea-coast, is traced to C. B. vxh, 
 high, Ac. But the term is strictly Goth. V. Diet. The words having 
 p(^, a harbour, in their composition, are very oddly claimed as C. B. Forth, 
 it is said, p. 3G, N., is merely C. B. ]p(yrth, a haven, being " the great haven 
 of Edinburgh." Far more accurately might it be deduced from Isl. fiord, 
 Su. G.fiaerdj a firth. But more probably, the frith took the name of the 
 river, a name which it bears far above Stirling. There is no necessity that 
 RaiUf as signifying a point, in a variety of nSfmes (p. 36) should be traced 
 to ranij high, or in C. B. what projects. Su. G, and Germ, ram will answer 
 fully as well ; ora, margo ; terminus. Rin, Bijnd, Rhind, denoting a point, 
 may all be traced to Isl. rind-a, protrudo, whence rind-u7ig, protrusio ; or 
 may be the same with Alem. rin, terminus, limes, finis, from rin-en, separare. 
 Ro88^ a promontory, p. 37, may be allied to Teut. roetse, rootse, rupes, petra, 
 sive mens praeruptus ; Franc, roz, id. Although C. B. trwjjn signifies a 
 nose, a snout, and Corn, iron, a nose, a promontory, they seem originally 
 the same with Isl. triona, rostrum porrectum. 
 
 Among the Rivers^ <&c., p. 37, the first mentioned are White Adder ^ and 
 Black Adder, the term being traced to C. B. aweddur, running water. But 
 although written, in some of the Statist. Accounts, Whittfl^er and Whitt- 
 ater, the vulgar pronunciation is merely given. In four instances, where 
 the first of these denominations is explained, it is resolved, as all the South 
 of Scotland knows it ought to be, into White water. Allan, Alwen, Elwin^ 
 and Aln, p. 38, are claimed as of Brit, origin. Alem. ellende denotes 
 impetus, from ell-en, festinare. Sw. elf, however, sig-nifies a river ; in its 
 inflected form, elf wen or elven. Hence, as has been supposed, the Elb in 
 Germany, Lat. Alh-is. Air is traced to C. B. air, brightness, or aer, 
 violence. Isl. aer corresponds to the latter, furious ; aer-ast, to rage, aer-a, 
 to raise to fury. Avon, a river, may be allied to Su. G. aa, water, in 
 general, a river, which assumes the inflected form of aan. V. Rudbeck. 
 Atiant. ii 52. Rannochnm does not appear to be a dimin. from Gael, ban, 
 as in p. 39, but a Goth, name : V. Bannock in Diet. Bello (C. B. hellaw, a 
 tumultuous raging stream): Isl. hell-a, to be driven with noise, and aa, 
 water. The name Bran (0. Gael, a stream, C B. what rises over, p. 39), 
 may originate from its lucidity ; Germ. Irand, clear, bright. 
 
 The rivers which have the name Calder^ are derived from Brit, caled- 
 dur, the hard water, or celUdwr, Ir, coill-dur, the woody water, p. 40. 
 The latter is most natural ; because, when this name was given, it must be 
 supposed that the country was almost one wood. Isl. Icaelda signifies an 
 impure spring of water, or living water in putrid and marshy ground ; F. 
 G. Andr. The Bean (p. 41), might properly enough be traced to Germ. 
 dien-en, humiliare, as it is a very flat stream, that creeps along through 
 Strathmore ; as den, a small dale, seems to acknowledge the same origin, 
 q. locus depressus. Bon and Boon derived from C. B. down, Ir. don, dark, 
 dusky ; or douin, deep, may be from Goth. do7i-a strepere, to make a noise. 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXXV 
 
 Eden (deduced from C. B. eddain, a gliding stream, p. 43), might be traced 
 to A. S. ea, water, a river ; and den, a vale. Tiie verj prevalent name of 
 Usk, notwithstanding its evident affinity to O. Gaul, esc, wysc, 0. B. wysg, 
 Is. ease, uisg, water, a stream, a river, cannot reasonably disclaim all Goth, 
 affinity. For Isl. wass is the genitive of vjattyi, water, G. Andr. pp. 248, 
 24&, the form of which is retained in Germ, wasser, aqua, fluvius. Wachter 
 observes, that Belg. esch or ascJi denotes a stream. This he indeed views 
 as formed from Celt. isoa. But this is at least very doubtful ; for this good 
 reason, that the Goth, dialects retain the obvious origin of the name for 
 water, as well as the primary idea, in vos, perfusio aquse, &c. ; V. Diet. vo. 
 Weeze, •^j. For, as the learned Hyde says, the reason why water has re- 
 ceived this name is plainly because it ouseth out. Hence he expl. Oxford, q. 
 ouse-fort, either the ford, or the castle, on the water. Even the designa- 
 tion Car-leon-tir-usc, i. e. the city of the Legion on the river^ is not exclu- 
 sively Celt. For Wormius, in like manner, thus explains Dan. os or ois ; 
 Ostium fluminis ; vel sinum maris notat. ; Monum. Dan. pp. 195-196. 
 The Runic letter 0, or 0]js, is thus defined ; Sinus maris promontoriis 
 acutioribus excurrentibus, nautis infestis : vel etiam ostium maris portum 
 navibus praebens. Literat. Run. c. xvL p. 87 : F. also Jun. Gl. Goth. p. 
 22. To this day, Isl. aros signifies the mouth of the river ; Verel, 
 
 Nothing can be iuferr'Cd from Ey, in Eymouth, &c. p. 44 ; for it is un- 
 questionably Goth. If it appears in Celt, in the forms of aiv, ew, ea, ey, a 
 river, we find Su. G. a, Su. G. Isl. aa, A. S. ea, pL aea, Alem. aJia, id. 
 Germ, ache, elementum aquae, Moes. G. aquha, id. ; V. Ihre, vOc Aa, amnis. 
 Garry (derived from C. B. garw, Ir. garbh, what is rough, a torrent), may 
 be resolved into A. S. gare, gearw, expeditus, and ea, aqua, q. the rapid 
 stream, S. the yare stream. Injne (C. B. what is in motion, what flows, p. 
 46), may be allied to Isl. lin-ur, -Germ, lind, mild gentle. iMnan is traced 
 to Celt, lun. Ion, lyn, what flows, water, a lake, a pool, Isl. Ion, stagnum, 
 lacuna. Now, it is admitted, that " the Lunan in Angus, from its tranquil 
 flow, settles into a number of small pools." There is no necessity for de- 
 riving lAd, -which indeed seems the proper name of the river vulgarly -called 
 Liddal or Liddel, from C. B. Hid, "a violent efiusion, a gush;" or " O, 
 'Gaulish lid, hasty, rapid," p. 47. It may be traced to Tout, lijd, transitus, 
 'lyd-en, to glide ; to Alem. lid, liquor ; to Isl. lid, a bending ; lid-a^ to hasten, 
 to pass with flight ; or to A. S. Mid, hlyd, tumult, noise, like Lid in Devon- 
 shire, whence Lid-ford, A. S. lilydorford, which Somner thinks denominated 
 from its noisy anotion. Nid is derived from C. B. nidd, neth, " a stream 
 that forms whirls or iurns,'^ p. 47. A. S. nithe is used in a similar sense; 
 niihe cne, genibus flexis, with &e?2^ knees, from nith-an, deorsum. Nethy and 
 Nethan are said to be diminutives of the C. B. word. But Netlian is prob- 
 ably from A. .S. neothan, downwards, q. what descends ; and Nethy may be 
 q. neoth-ea, the water which descends, or the stream that is lower, in 
 respect of some other. On Orr in Fife, and Orr, TJrr, in Galloway, Mr. C, 
 refers to C. B. oi', cold, unjr, signifying a brisk flow, Basque ura, water, a 
 river, p. 48. Su. G. ur denotes stormy weather ; Alem. wr a river, because 
 by inundation it lays waste like a wild beast ; Isl. orra, Martis impetus. 
 Fool, in several compound words, is referred to O. B. ^ooll, Arm, po^dl, GaeL 
 "poll, a ditch, a pool ; and it is said that A. S. ^ool is from the O. B,, this 
 word being " in all the dialects of the Celtic, but not in any of the pure 
 Gothic dialects;" p. 48. But Teut. j:)oeZ is jpalus, lacuna, stagnum; Su. G. 
 
I 
 
 XXZVl 
 
 DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 poelf IsL pod-Of and Germ, pful, id. Tay and Tevlot are both derived from 
 C. B. to, toto, " what spreads or expands ; also, tranquil." Isl. teuj-ia also 
 signifies to extend. G. Andr. deduces Tif-r, the name of a very rapid river, 
 from tyf-a, praeceps pedare ; Germ, tav-en, diffluere, to flow abroad. Tweed, 
 
 »» C. B. tueddf signifies what is on a side, or border ; the border or limit 
 
 of a country;" p. 49. This etymon is pretty consonant to modern ideas. 
 Bat when the name was imposed, Tweed did not suggest the idea of a 
 border any more than Tay, &c. Allied perhaps to Isl. thwaette, kvaette, to 
 wash, from hvaa, id., as a river is said to wash a country. A. S. twaede 
 signifies double, and may denote something in reference to the river. This 
 name being given to it in Annaudale, we cannot well suppose it to origi- 
 nate from the junction of the Tiviotj and what is called Tweed ; although 
 these rivers are so nearly of a size, that one might be at a loss to say which 
 of the names should predominate. Tyne, — " C. B. taiuy a river, or running 
 water." Isl. tyn-a^ to collect, q. the gathering of waters. Hence, perhaps, 
 Tent tyne, lacus. 
 
 Yarrow, p. 50, to which the same origin with Garry is ascribed, may 
 have been formed from geanv, as above ; or from ge, the A, S. prefix, and 
 arewa, an arrow, as denoting its rapidity. According to Wachter, Germ. 
 arf, id. is used in this figurative sense. For he says that Araho, a river 
 which joins the Danube, has its name from arf, an arrow, because of its 
 rapid motion. Ythan, the Ituna of Richard, is deduced " from Brit. 
 edilain, or ethain, which signifies gliding," as being " a slow running 
 stream. Might it not be traced to A. S. yth, unda, yth-ian, to flow ? 
 
 Among the names of Miscellaneous Districls, appears Dal, as signifying 
 a flat field, or meadow, from Brit, dol, Ir. dal, id. p. 53.. But this term 
 appears in all the Goth, dialects, for a valley ; Moes. G. dalei, A. S. dael, 
 Su. G. Belg. dal, Isl. dal-ur, Alera. tal, tuol, &c. Besides, this is the pre- 
 cise sense of C. B. dSl, as given by Lhuyd, vallis ; and Ir. dal has no 
 afl&nity, as explained by Obrien. For it signifies a share, a portion, evidently 
 the same with Tent, deel, Su. G. del, &c. Nothing can be inferred from 
 the names including Eagles, or Eccles, which our author derives from Brit. 
 eglwys, Ir. eaglais, &c. a church. For they are merely the corruptions of 
 the Lat. name imposed by the monks. Thus the proper writing, of one of 
 the names mentioned, is not ^ccZes-Magirdle, but JS'ccZesia-Magirdle. 
 Nothing is done, unless it can proved that the Gr. word cKKXrjaca was borrowed 
 from the Celtic. If Fordun, Kincardines. and Fordcn, Perths. be properly 
 derived from Brit, ford, a passage, a road, the Geth. would have an equal 
 claim ; A. S. ford, a ford, fore, iter, Su. G. /ocre, viae facilitas. 
 
 liayne, Aberd. is traced to C. B. rliann, ly. rann, rain, " a portion, a 
 division, a division of lands among brothers ;" p. 56. Isl. ren,. signifies the 
 margin or border of a field ; whence rend,, ager limitatus ; Verel. 
 
 Here I only shall add, that the learned writer goes so far as to assert 
 that the very " name of the Belgae was derived from the Celtic, and not a 
 Teutonic origin." "The root," he adds, " is \the Celtic Bel, signifying 
 tumult, havock, war ; Bela, to wrangle, to war ; Belac, trouble, molestation; 
 Belawg, apt to be ravaging; Belg, an overwhelming, or bursting out; 
 Belgiad, one that outruns, a ravager, a Belgian j Belgws, the ravagers, the 
 Belgae;" p. 17. 
 
 This, although it were true, would prove nothing as to the origin of 
 the Belgae. For we might reasonably enough suppose that the name had 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXXVll 
 
 been given them hy tlie neighbouring Celts, who bad suffered so much from 
 them, as they invaded and took possession of part of their territories. But 
 as our author commends the Glossaries of Schilter and Wachter as elaborate, 
 p. 16, K (b), as he justly acknowledges the writers to be " vastly learned," 
 p. 12, their sentiments merit some regard. Schilter says — " That the name 
 of the Belgae is German, certainly hence appears, that this people were of 
 a German origin, and having crossed the Rhine, vanquished the Gauls in 
 these lands which they occupied." He then cites the passage from Caesar, 
 formerly considered, adding — " This migration took place before theirruption 
 of the Cimbri and Teutones, which was A. Ill before Christ; because 
 Caesar says that this was Patrum memoria nostrum, but the other must 
 have been long before, because he uses the term antiquitus.^^ He derives 
 the name from Alem. belg-en, to be enraged, a term used by Notker, and 
 still in Alsace and Belgium. Thus Belgae is explained as equivalent to, 
 indignabundi et irritabiles. 
 
 Wachter seems to give the same etymon, vo. Balgen. He observes, 
 that ancient writers everywhere mark the wrathful disposition of the Belgae ; 
 and particularly Josephus, Antiq. L. xix. c. 1. Bell. Jud. c. 16, when he 
 calls the Germans "men naturally irascible," and ascribes to them " fury 
 more vehement than that of wild beasts." 
 
 II. — But besides the evidence arising from history, it certainly is no 
 inconsiderable proof that the northern parts of Scotland were immediately 
 peopled from the North of Europe by a Gothic race, that otherwise no 
 satisfactory account can be given of the introduction of the Vulgar 
 Language. 
 
 It has been generally supposed, that the Saxon language was intro- 
 duced into Scotland in the reign of Malcolm Canmore, by his good queen 
 and her retinue ; or partly by means of the intercourse which prevailed 
 between the inhabitants of Scotland, and those of Cumberland, Northum- 
 berland, Westmoreland, and Durham, which were held by the kings of 
 Scotland as fiefs of the crown of England. An English writer, not less 
 distinguished for his amiable disposition, and candour, than for the cultiva- 
 tion of his mind, has objected to this hypothesis with great force of 
 argument. 
 
 " This conjecture,"^' he says, " does not seem to bo perfectly satisfactory ; 
 nor are the causes in themselves sufficient to have wholly changed the 
 language of the country. If, at the present moment, the Celtic language 
 prevailed over the whole of Scotland, instead of being confined to the 
 Highlands, such a testimony would compel them to admit, either that the 
 Saxons and Danes had been prevented by some unaccountable cause from 
 attempting to form a settlement on the northern shores of this island ; or 
 that their attempts had been rendered abortive by the superior bravery and 
 skill of the inhabitants. But, as the same Teutonic dialects are found to 
 form the basis of the language, both in England and in the lowlands of 
 Scotland, Mr. Hume has been induced, and apparently w^ith great reason, 
 to infer, from this similarity of speech, a similar series of successive inva- 
 sions ; although this success is not recorded by the historians of Scotland. 
 
 " If this conclusion be admitted, it is evidently unnecessary to refer us 
 to the much later period of Malcolm's reign ; or to seek in his marriage 
 with an English princess, in his distributions of lands among his followers. 
 
zzxriii dissertation on the origin 
 
 or in ihe policy which induced him to change his place of residence, for the 
 establishment of a language, which the Saxons and Danes could not fail of 
 bringing with them ; and which, if it had not been thus introduced, the 
 inhabitamts of the plains would probably have rejected as obstinately as 
 those of the mountains." Ellis's Spec. Anc. Engl. Poet. I. 226, &c. 
 
 To suppose, indeed, that a few foreign adherents of a court, received as 
 reftigees, could change the language of a country, is to form the idea of 
 something which would appear in history as a fact completely insulated. 
 Whether the same elegant writer be right or not in his opinion, that William 
 the Conqueror did not think of eradicating the Saxon language, his reason- 
 ing, abstractedly viewed, is certainly just. " William must have known 
 that the Franks who conquered Gaul, and his own ancestors who subdued 
 Neustria, had not been able to substitute the Teutonic for the Romance 
 language, in their dominions ; that the measure was not at all necessary to 
 the establishment of their power ; and that such an attempt is,, in all cases, 
 no less impracticable than absurd, because the patient indocility of the 
 multitude must ultimately triumph over the caprice of their armed pre- 
 ceptors." Ibid. pp. 38, 39. 
 
 It is undeniable, indeed, that the Norman- French, although it had 
 every advantage, and retained its ascendancy at court for several ages, was 
 at length even there borne down by the Saxon, which had still been spoken 
 by the vulgar. The Romans, although they conquered the South-Britains, 
 civilized them in a considerable degree, and introduced the knowledge of 
 arts among them, seem scarcely to have made any impression on their 
 language. The Goths, who subdued the Romans, and seated themselves 
 in Italy, were in their turn subdued by the very people to whom they gave 
 laws, as receiving their language from them. For it is well known that, 
 although a variety of Gothic words are retained in the Italian, by far the 
 greatest proportion is Roman. 
 
 Can it be supposed, then, without directly contradicting universal 
 experience, that a few Saxons, who were not conquerors, but refugees, could 
 give language to the nation that afforded them protection ? Has any 
 change similar to this taken place among the Welsh, who are viewed as the 
 same people with the Picts, notwithstanding their intercourse with the 
 English during several centui'ies, since the cessation of national liostilities ? 
 Have the Celts of Ireland renounced their language, in compliment to the 
 English of the Pale, as they have been called, who in proportion were 
 certainly far more numerous than the Saxons belonging to the court of 
 Canmore ? Few nations have been more tenacious of the customs and 
 language of their ancestors than the Celtic inhabitants of Scotland. We 
 know how little progress has been made, for more than half a century past, 
 in diffusing the English tongue through the Highlands, although not only 
 the arm of power has been employed to dissolve the feudal attachments, 
 but the aid of learning and religion has been called in. The young are 
 indeed taught to read English, but they often i^ead without understanding, 
 and still prefer speaking Gaelic. \ 
 
 Had the Saxon found its way into Scotland in the manner supposed, 
 it would necessarily have been superinduced on the Gaelic. This has 
 always been the case, where one language prevailed over another, unless 
 the people who spoke the original language were either completely or nearly 
 exterminated. Thus was the Norman gradually incorporated with the 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. XXXIX 
 
 Saxon, as the Frankish had been with the Latinized Celtic of France. But 
 the number of Gaelic words to be found in what is called the Broad Scots 
 bears a very small proportion to the body of the language. 
 
 It is well known, that in many places on the borders of the Highlands, 
 where, according to the hypothesis controverted, the one language should 
 appear as it were melting into the other, they are kept totally distinct. 
 This is particularly remarked in the account of the parish of Dowally in 
 Perthshire. " It is a curious fact, that the hills of King's Seat and Craigy 
 Barns, which form the lower boundary of Dowally, have been for centuries 
 the separating barrier of these languages. In the first house below them, 
 the English is, and has been spoken ; and the Gaelic in the first house (not 
 above a mile distant) above them." Statist. Ace. xx. 490. In some 
 instances a rivulet forms as effectual a boundary, in this respect, as if an 
 ocean intervened. 
 
 Malcolm Canmore, according to the testimony of Simeon of Durham 
 and Brompton, in his incursions into England, carried so many captives 
 with him, that they were afterwards seen, not only in every village, but in 
 every house. Had this been literally the case, his army must have borne 
 some resemblance to that of Xerxes. But although this had been literally 
 the case, would captives or slaves overpower the language of their masters ? 
 Is it not admitted, at any rate, that after the death of Malcolm they " were 
 driven away by the usual enmity of the Gaelic people;" that "the Celtic 
 inhabitants would not submit to" the authority of Duncan, till he had 
 agreed never again to introduce ISTormans or English into their country ; 
 that "this jealousy of strangers continued under Donal Bane;" and that it 
 " occasioned insurrections under William the Lyon ?" Caled. p. 498. 
 
 It is evident that some Saxon Barons, with their followers, received 
 lands in Scotland, during some of the succeeding reigns. But a few indi- 
 viduals could not produce greater effects in Scotland, than all the power of 
 the Norman barons in England. It seems also undeniable, that the 
 foreigners of distinction who settled in Scotland, particularly in the reign 
 of David I., were mostly Normans, and therefore could not introduce the 
 Saxon. According to Lesley, Hist. Scot. Lib. vi. p. 201, this was the case 
 even in the time of Canmore. 
 
 It is very questionable, if, even during the reign of Edward the 
 Confessor, French was not the language principally spoken at court. It 
 has been asserted, indeed, that during this reign, " the Anglo-Saxon had 
 ceased to be cultivated." F. Ellis's Spec. i. 39. Camden has said, that 
 Edward the Confessor "resided long in France, and is charged by 
 historians of his time to have returned from thence wholly Frenchified." 
 Remains, p. 210. 
 
 It has been supposed that this unparalleled change was partly owing 
 to occasional intercourse with the northern counties of England, which 
 were subjected to the Scottish crown. But this intercourse was by far too 
 limited to have any influence in completely changing a language. It would 
 be more natural to invert the idea, and to suppose that the inhabitants of 
 these countries had received the peculiar terms, which they retain in comr 
 mon with the vulgar of Scotland, from the residence of the Scots among 
 them, while the heir-apparent of our crown was Prince of Cumberland. 
 
 It is certain that Domesday -hooh, a work compiled by order of William 
 the Conqueror, from an actual survey of the whole of England, does not 
 
Xl DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 include any of the counties lying to the north of the Humber ; which is a| 
 proof that, in that age, these counties were considered as belonging to ' 
 Scotland. 
 
 Hardyng acknowledges that all the country to the North of the Hum- 
 ber once pertained to Scotland. "He made the bye ways throughout 
 Britain, and he founded the archflamynes, at London one for Logres, 
 another at Yorke for Albanye, that nowe is Scotlande ; for that time from 
 Humber north that was that tyme Scotland ; and the thyrd at Carleon in 
 Wales, for al Wales." Chron. Rubr. of c. 33, Fol. 29, a. 
 
 This indeed refers to a period long prior to the Christian era ; and the 
 account is evidently fabulous. But I mention it because here it is admitted 
 by the Chronicler, hostile as he was to the independence of Scotland, as a 
 circumstance which could not be denied, that, in former times, the country 
 to the North of the Humber was viewed as a part of Scotland. 
 
 But there is still a more natural account of the great similarity of 
 language between Scotland •and the North of England- To me it appears 
 that Mr. Pinkerton has proved, from undoubted testimony, that the Picts 
 had possession of the North of England for more than a century before that 
 Ida founded the kingdom of Bernicia ; and that, although for a time they 
 were subjected to the power of the Angles, they afterwards regained their 
 authority in this quarter. V. Enquiry, I. 321-335. 
 
 It may be viewed as a confirmation of this account, that, in the North 
 of England, /i"! is often changed into d. "In the N.," says Lambe, — 'Hh ^ 
 is frequently changed into d ; as, for father, we say fader ; for girth, gird ; 
 for Rothbury, a town in Northumberland, Bodhury ; for Lothian, Loudon." 
 Notes to the Battle of Flodden, p. 80. 
 
 This is a distinguishing characteristic of the dialect of Angus, which 
 was undoubtedly a part of the Pictish territory. For haith, both, they still 
 say haid; for skaiih, injury, shaid; for maith, a maggot, maid, &c. Now, it 
 is well known that this is a peculiarity of the ancient Scandinavian. The 
 Icelanders, at this day, pronounce the th as if it were d ; they often, indeed, 
 write d, where th occurs in A. S. and in the German dialects. 
 
 It has also been supposed that the Flemings^ a considerable number of 
 whom occasionally settled in Scotland, contributed to the change of 
 language. But, from all the evidence that we have of a Flemish colonization, 
 the effect is evidently by far too great for the cause. Whatever influence, 
 as tradesmen, they might be supposed to have in towns, it must have been 
 very inconsiderable in the interior parts of the country. As it is said that 
 — " Aberdeenshire was particularly distinguished in early times, for consi- 
 derable colonies of Flemings;'' it has been inferred, that, "we may thus 
 perceive the true source, to which may be traced up the Teutonic dialect of 
 Aberdeenshire, that is even now called the Broad Buchan.'" Caled. pp. 
 603, 604. But it will appear, from the following Dictionary, that many of 
 these words are not Teutonic, but Scandinavian. At any rate, the fact is 
 undeniable, that many of the terms common in S., and especially in the 
 North, are not to be found in any Anglo-Saxon, Flemish, or Teutonic 
 Lexicon, but occur in those of Iceland, Sweden, or Denmark. Were there 
 only a few of this description, it might be supposed that they had found 
 their way into our language by commercial intercourse, or by some strag- 
 gling settlers. But their number is such, that they cannot be ascribed to 
 any adventitious cause. 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. xli 
 
 Here I miglit refer the reader to tlie following words, under one letter 
 only : j5ar, Bargane, v. and s., JBarrat, Bathe, Bauchle, Beih^ Beild, v. and s., 
 Beirth, Bene, a., Beucjli, Bike, Bilbie, Billie, Bismar, £ ait, Blout, Bludder, 
 Boden, Boldm, Boo, Boun^ Bracken, Brade, v. and s., Brag, Braith, Brash, 
 Break, v., Bree, s. 2., Brent, a., Breth, Brim, Broche, Brod, v. and s.. 
 Brogue, Broulcit, Buller, v. and s. Burde. I might also refer to Border- 
 meat, JEiamis, Gleg, Ithand, {eident), Stanners, and to a thousand of the 
 same description. 
 
 Here I might also mention the remarkable analogies of idea, displayed 
 in very singular figures, or modes of expression, common to our language 
 with those of the North of Europe ; even where the words themselves are 
 radically different. Many of these occur in this work, which cannot rea- 
 sonably be considered as merely casual, or as proceeding from any inter- 
 course in later ages ; but, in connection with other evidence, may well be 
 viewed as indications of national affinity. I may refer to the articles, 
 Loun's Piece, and Pockshakings, as examples 8i this coincidence. 
 
 One thing very remarkable is, that, among the vulgar, the names of 
 herbs in the North of S. are either the same with those still used in Sweden 
 and other northern countries, or nearly allied. The same observation 
 applies, pretty generally through S., to the names of quadrupeds, of birds, 
 of insects, and of fishes. 
 
 The circumstance of the Scottish language bearing so striking a 
 resemblance to the English in its form, which has been undoubtedly bor- 
 rowed from the French, and parti<cularly in its becoming indeclinable, has 
 been urged as a powerful proof that we borrowed our language from our 
 Southern neighbours. But Mr. Ellis has manifested his judgment, not less 
 than his candour, in the solution of this apparent difficulty. He shows 
 that, "at the era assigned for the introduction of A.- Saxon into Scotland, 
 as indeed it had not been previously mingled with Norman, although it 
 had, the Saxon refugfees would never have wished to have introduced into 
 that country, which afforded them an asylum, a language which they must 
 have considered as the badge of their slavery." He also shows that, as the 
 " influx of French words did not begin to produce a sensible change in the 
 language of England, till the beginning, or perhaps the middle, of the 
 thirteenth century, its importation into Scotland ought to be capable of 
 being distinctly traced ; and that, as the improvements of- the common 
 language would pass, by slow gradations, from the original into the pro- 
 vincial idiom, the compositions of the English bards would be clearly 
 distinguished by superiority of elegance." He denies, however, that this is 
 the case, quoting the elegiac sonnet, on the death of Alexander HI., as 
 superior to any English composition of that early period. 
 
 Upon the whole, he is disposed to conclude, that " Our language was 
 separately formed in the two countries, and that it has owed its identity to 
 its being constructed of similar materials, by similar gradations, and by 
 nations in the same state of society." He thinks that the Scets borrowed 
 the French idioms and phrases, like the English, from the Norman Ro- 
 mance, " the most widely diffused and most cultivated language, excepting 
 the Italian, of civilized Europe." He also ascribes a considerable influence 
 to the early and close union between the French and Scots, justly observ- 
 ing, that any improvements borrowed from the former, would not be 
 retarded in Scotland, r.s they were in England, by a different language 
 
jjii DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 beinff irooken in tho country from that which was spoken at court ; because 
 " the dialect of tho Scottish kings was the same with that of their subjects." 
 Spec I. 226-233. 
 
 As it is evident that the language could not have been imported into 
 Scotland by the Saxon refugees, with its French idioms ; it is equally clear 
 that these were not borrowed from the English. For, in this case, the 
 language of Scotland must, in its improvements, still have been at least a 
 century behind that of England. Although this had been verified by fact, 
 it would scarcely have been credible that our fathers had been indebted to 
 the English for these improvements. The two nations were generally in 
 a Etite of hostility ; and it is never during war that nations borrow from 
 each other refinements in language, unless a few military terms can be 
 viewed in this light. Too few of our early writers resided long enough in 
 England, to have made any material change on the language of their coun- 
 try, when they returned. Besides, we have a great variety of French 
 terms and idioms, that havff been early introduced into our language, which 
 do not seem to have been ever known in England. 
 
 Here, also, a circumstance ought to be called into account, which 
 seems to have been hitherto overlooked on this subject. Many families are 
 mentioned by our historians as having come out of France and settled in 
 Scotland, at difierent periods. It appears, indeed, that many families, of 
 French or Norman extraction, had come into Scotland during the reign of 
 Malcolm Canmore. Sub haec etiara tempora (says Lesley) Freser, Sanchir, 
 Monteth, Montgomery, Campbell, Brise, Betoun, Tailyefer, Bothuell, ingens 
 denique nobilium nvmerus, ex Gallia venit. De Reb. Scot. Lib. vi. p. 201. 
 It is natural to suppose that these would introduce many French terms and 
 idioms ; and, as Mr. Ellis observes, the same language having been spoken 
 at the court and in the country, there would be no resistance to them. 
 
 Here, perhaps, it may be proper to take notic3 of another objection to 
 the derivation of our language from Scandinavia. This is its great affinity 
 to the Anglo-Saxon. But this is of no weight. For, although it appears 
 that a variety of terms were used in the Scandinavian dialects, which had 
 not passed into the Anglo-Saxon and other Germ, dialects, the structure of 
 both were so much the same, that ancient writers speak of them as one 
 language, in the time of Ethelred the son of Edgar. Ilia aetate eadem fuit 
 lingua Anglica, Norwegica et Danica ; mutatio autem facta est, occupata per 
 WilhelmumNothum Anglia. Gunnlaug. Sag. p. 87. V. Peringskiold, Moni- 
 ment. Upsal. p. 182. Seren. De Vet. Sueo-Goth. cum Anglis Usu, pp. 14, 15. 
 
 Some have aflfected to view the celebrated Odin as a fabulous character. 
 The more intelligent northern writers indeed acknowledge that he, to whom 
 great antiquity is ascribed, and who was worshipped as a god, must be 
 -viewed in this light. Yet they admit the existence of a later Odin, who 
 led tho Scandinavians towards the shores of the Baltic. While it is a pre- 
 sumption in favour of the existence of such a person, it is a further proof 
 that, in an early age, the Saxons and Scandinavians were viewed as the 
 same people; that both Bede and the northern writers trace the lineage of 
 Hengist and Horsa, the chiefs who conquered England, to Odin. Pering- 
 skiold has given the genealogy of Hengist, as the twelfth from Odin, which 
 he coUeotod from the most ancient documents, partly printed, and partly in 
 MS. Bede acknowledges the same descent, Hist. Lib. xv., although he 
 shortens the line by several generations. 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. xliii 
 
 III. — The Scandinavian origin of the Picts is illustrated by the history 
 of the Orkney Islands. We have seen that, according to some ancient 
 accounts, they first took possession of these. That they were, in succeeding 
 ages, inhabited by Picts, is acknowledged on all hands. 
 
 Wallace published an authentic Diploma, concerning the succession of 
 the Earls of Orkney, digested A. 1403, not only from the relation of their 
 ''faythfuU antecessors and progenitors," but from books, writings, and 
 chronicles, both in the Latin and in the Norwegian language ; and attested 
 by the Bishop, clergy, and all the principal people of these islands. In this 
 they inform Eric, king of Norway, that, when the Scandinavians took pos- 
 session of these islands (which was in the ninth century), they were inha- 
 bited by two nations, the Peti and Pajpe ; and that the country was not then 
 called Orkney, but the land of the Pets ; as yet appears from the name given 
 to the sea that divides Orkney from Scotland, which is called the Petland 
 Sea^ V. Wallace's Account, p.. 129. This indeed is still called, in the 
 Icelandic histories, Petland Fiord. 
 
 There is not the least ground to doubt that the Picts are here designed 
 Peti, This is the name given, b})^ Scandinavian writers, to the Picts. Saxo 
 Grammaticus, who flourished in the twelfth century, calls Scotland Petia ; 
 Lib. ix. p. 154. It has been conjectured,^ with great probability, that the 
 Pa^pe, or Papae, were Irish priests ; who, speaking a different language from 
 the PetSj were viewed by the Norwegian settlers as constituting a different 
 nation, although acting only in a religious character. For it appears from 
 Arius Erode, that some of these Papae had found their way to Iceland, 
 before it was discovered by the Norwegians. 
 
 It has been said, indeed, that " there is reason to believe that the Ork- 
 ney islands were planted, during early ages, by the posterity of the same 
 people who settled Western Europe," i. e. by Celts ; Caled. p. 201. The 
 only proof offered for this idea is, " that Druid remains and stone monu- 
 ments exist ; and that celts and flint arrow-heads have been found in the 
 Orkney islands ; while none of these have ever been discovered in the 
 Shetland islands." " This," it is added, " evinces that the Celtic people, 
 who colonized South and North Britain, also penetrated into the Orkney, 
 but not into the Shetland, islands^ and this fact also shews, that those 
 several antiquities owe their origin to the Celts, who early colonized the 
 Orkney islands alone, and not to the Scandinavians, who equally colonized 
 both the Orkney and the Shetland islands;" Ibid. 
 
 Whether what .is here asserted, as to " Druid remains," &c. be true, I 
 do not presently inquire. Let it suffice to observe, that such is the mode of 
 reasoning adopted by the learned gentleman, as plainly to shew how much 
 he is here at a loss for argument. This is indeed a complete specimen of 
 what is called reasoning in a circle. The existence of some monuments in 
 Orkney, contrasted with the want of them in Shetland, evinces that " the 
 first settlers in Orkney were Celts ; and also shews that these stone monu- 
 ments were Celtic." 
 
 It is admitted, that " scarcely any of the names of places in Orkney or 
 Shetland, are Celtic." " They are all," it is said, " Teutonic, in the Scandi- 
 navian form ;" Ibid. Now, this is a very strong fact. We may, indeed, 
 lay aside the limitation. For the most competent judges have not found 
 any. If the Picts who inhabited the Orkney islands were Celts, whence is 
 it that not a single vestige of their language remains? To this query, 
 
j^\y dissertation on the origin 
 
 which BO naturftlly arises on the subject, it is by no means a satisfactory 
 Answer, that, " owing probably to some physical cause, the original people 
 seem to have disappeared, in some period of a prior date to our era." What 
 could possibly give birth to so strange a conjecture ? It is the solitary testi- 
 mony of one writer, who lived in an age in which nothing could have been 
 written that was not true, because it would not have been received had it 
 been false. "Daring the intelligent age of Solinus, those islands were 
 eapposed to be uninhabited ; and to be ' only the haunt of seals, and ores, 
 and sea-mew's clangs* '* Ibid. 
 
 Are we then to view this as the jphyeical cause of the disappearance of 
 the original people P Were these Celts so harassed by " seals, and ores, 
 and sea-mews,*' that they forsook their abodes, and sought a place of 
 repose on the continent? Or did these troublesome animals in fact swallow 
 up the wretched inhabitants of Orkney ? 
 
 But can this dream of Solinus be seriously mentioned ? or can it be 
 received in an " intelligent age ?" Ere this be the case, some cause, whether 
 physical or moral, which has at least some degree of plausibility, must be 
 assigned for the supposed disappearance of a people, who had been so regu- 
 larly settled as to have stone monuments and buildings, and so well versed 
 in the art of war as to be acquainted with the use of celts. But it is evident 
 that Solinus was very ill informed concerning the Orkney islands ; as he 
 says they were only three in number. And in what he asserts as to their 
 being uninhabited (vacant homines), he gives not ihe remotest hint that the 
 contrary had ever been the case, but seems indeed to consider them as un- 
 inhabitable ; Lib. 25. 
 
 Since, then, the account given by Solinus is so directly contrary to all 
 probability, to what purpose grasp at it H The reason is obvious. The 
 great topoyraphical test of tlie genealogy of nations, is here pointed directly 
 against the learned writer. He must either part with this, or devote all the 
 Celts of Orkney to destruction. It is only by some such supposition as 
 that which he makes, that any reason can be given why the names of places 
 in Orkney are all Teutonic. As the stone buildings must necessarily be 
 ascribed to Celts, whence comes it that there is not one topographical 
 vestige of this race in Orkney, although the names imposed by the iiritish, 
 in Scotland, remained long atter the people were lost ? It is supposed, that 
 the " original people " totally disappeared in some unaccountable manner ; 
 and, of course, that their possessions were, for centuries perhaps, uninhabited. 
 
 But that no argument may be founded on the Teutonic names in Ork- 
 ney, we are informed, that " the topography of Orkney, Shetland, and 
 Cathnesp, is completely difi'erent from the Saxon topography of Scotland, 
 which dees not exhibit one Scandinavian name that is distinct from the 
 Korthumbrian Dane- Saxon ;" that " of the Scandinavian names in Orkney, 
 and in Cathness, the great body terminates, \ according to the Grothic con- 
 struction, in -Bws/er, signifying a dwelling-place; in iSter, denoting a station 
 or settlement ; and in tSeter, a seat, or setiliiig.place. But there is not a 
 single instance of the Buster, the bier, or Seter, in the topography of proper 
 Scotland." Caled. p. 489. 
 
 Three terms are here mentioned, which do not occur, as far as I know, 
 to the South ol Caithness. They aie most probably Norwegian ; although, 
 perhaps, it may be doubled if they are to be accounted among the most 
 ancient Scandinavian teims. G. Audrcae is referred to; but I can find none 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. > xlv 
 
 of these terms in his Lexicon. JSTor does it appear that they are common in 
 Orkney. Brand mentions Kebfs^er in Shetland, p. 110. Bat a variety of 
 other terminations, common to Orkney and Shetland, and to Scotland, are 
 quite overlooked by the author of Caledonia ; as Bale, Ness, Wide, Head, 
 Ton, Bye, so common in the South of S., and Burgh. V. Brand, and Stat. 
 Ace. Bow, which is undeniably Scandinavian, is the name given in Orkn. 
 to the principal house on a farm,, or on an estate. That this was not un- 
 known in Scotland,, appears from what is said in Diet vo. Boo. 
 
 rV. — A pretty certain test of the affinities of nations is their Architec- 
 ture. A variety of circular buildings in Scotland, and in the Orkney 
 islands, are traditionally ascribed to the Picts. They are found in different 
 parts of the country, and are of two kinds. One of these is above ground, 
 the other almost entirely under it. The first includes their circular spires 
 and castles ; as the spires of Abernethy and Brechin, and the castles of 
 Glenbeg in Inverness- shire. V. Gordon's Itin. p. 166. Their subterranean 
 buildings,, or those which are nearly so, externally exhibiting the appear- 
 ance of a tumulus or mound, are still more numerous. Many of these are 
 described by Pennant in his Tour, and by the writers of the Statistical 
 Accounts. 
 
 These are almost universally ascribed to the Picts, whether appearing 
 in the Lowlands, in the Highlands, or in the Islands of Orkney. In some 
 instances, however, they are called Danish or Norwegian. Even this vari- 
 ation, in the voice of tradition,, may perhaps be viewed as a proof of the 
 general conviction which, from time immemorial, has prevailed in this 
 country, that the Picts were originally a Scandinavian people. 
 
 They are by far most numerous in those places where we are certain 
 that the Scandinavians had a permanent abode ; as in Sutherland and Caith- 
 ness, on the coast of Boss-shire, on the mainland, and in the Orkney and 
 Shetland islands. In Sutherland, there are three in the P. of Kildonan, 
 Statist. Ace. iii. p. 410 ; six in the P. of Far, Ibid. p. 543 ; almost every- 
 where in the P. of Rogart^ Ibid. p. 567. There is a chain of Pictish build- 
 ings on each side of Loch Brura, P. of Clyne ; Ibid. x. 304. In Caithness, 
 P. of Olrick, there are six or seven. Ibid. xii. 163 ; a number in Wick, and 
 " throughout the country in general," Ibid. x. 32 ; in Dunuet, &c. 
 
 The names of these buildings claim peculiar attention. It would 
 appear that they are all Gothic. In the Orkneys they are called Burghs or 
 Bruglis. This word cannot reasonably be claimed as Celtic. Nor is it 
 confined to the islands. It is given to one of these structures in Caithness, 
 called the Bourg of Dunbeth. Pennant's Tour, 1769, p. 195. Tiiere is an 
 evident affinity between this name, and that imposed on a fortification, in 
 Angus, which tradition calls a Pictish camp. V. Diet. vo. Brugh. As 
 the Burians in the South of S. are generally viewed as Pictish, although 
 the term may be rendered hurijing-jplaces, it is not improbable that some of 
 them were erections of the same kind with the Burghs, F, Diet, vo, 
 
 BUEIAN. 
 
 They are denominated Pids^ houses. Now, as the Picts certainly had 
 names for their fortresses in their own language ; had this been Celtic, it is 
 most natural to think that, in some instances, these names would have been 
 preserved, as well as the Celtic designations of rivers, mountains, &c. 
 ascribed to this people. 
 
xlvi DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 They are also called Duiis. This term is mentioned as equivalent to 
 the other two. " There is a range of watch-houses,— and many remains of 
 burghs, duiis, or Picts' houses." P. Northmaveii, Orkney, Statist. Ace. 
 xii. 365. Another name is also given to them by the vulgar. V. Diet, vo, 
 HowiB, Castleuowib. 
 
 Even in those places where Gaelic is now spoken, they seem to have a 
 Gothic designation. The valley in which Castle Troddan, Chalamine, &c. 
 have been erected, is called G\en-heg. The linal syllable does not seem 
 Gaelic. It is probablv corrupted from Goth, bi/cig-a to build, hijgd, pagus ; 
 q. the glen of the buildings or liouses. The Pictish castle, in the P. of Loth, 
 Sutherland, is in like manner called Lothbeg, q. the building^ situated on 
 the river Loth. The signification little cannot well apply here. For what 
 sense could be made of the little Loth? They are indeed in one place 
 called Vags, " In Glenloch," says Mr. Pope, " are three [Pictish buildings,] 
 — called by the country people Uags^ Pennant's Tour, 1769, Append, p. 
 338. This may be from Gael, uaigh^ " a den, grave, cave ;" Shaw. In the 
 P. of Liff, they have the synonymous designation of Weems or caves. But 
 these are obviously names imposed by the ignorant people; because they 
 knew neither the use, nor the origin, of these buildings. 
 
 I am informed, that, in Inverness-shire, the foundations of various 
 houses have been discovered, of a round form, with spots of cultivated 
 groftnd surrounding them ; and that when the Highlanders are asked to 
 whom they belonged, they say that they were the houses of the Drinnich or 
 Trinnichy i. e. of the labuurars, a name which they give to the Picts. By 
 the way, it may be observed, that this implies, that, according to the tradi- 
 tion of the country, the Picts were cultivators of the soil, while the Celts 
 led a wandering life. This seems to confirm the sense given of the name 
 CruithneacJiy imposed by the Irish on the Picts, -q. eaters of loheat 
 
 It has always appeared to me a powerful proof of the Gothic origin of 
 the Picts, that they had left their names to structures apparently unknown 
 to the Celtic inhabitants of Britain. But, of late, this argument has been 
 pointed the other way. Mr. King, a writer of considerable celebrity, con- 
 tends that all these are Celtic monuments. The proof he gives, is the 
 existence of some buildings of a similar kind in Cornwall and South Wales. 
 
 It appears, however, that the remains of what are accounted similar 
 buildings, in South Britain, are very scanty. " There are still some 
 vestiges^*' he says, " to ascertain the fact. For in the parish of Morvah in 
 Cornwall, are the remains of a -most remarkable structure, called Castle 
 Chuiif that, as it appears to me, cannot well be considered in any other 
 light, than as one of the first sort of very rud0 imitations of the mode of 
 building round castles, according to hints given by the Phenicians, and be- 
 fore the Britons learned the use of cement. It bears no small resemblance 
 to the Du7is, near Grianan IJill in Scotland, and in the Isle of Ilaij. 
 
 " It consisted of a strong wall of stones without cement, surrounding 
 a large oval area, and having the interior space e-^kidently divided into several 
 separate divisions, ranging round the inside, leaving an open oval space in 
 the centre. It was even much larger than the two great Duns just referred 
 to in Scotland ; the area being 125 feet by 110 ; and it w^as moreover sur- 
 rounded on the outside by a large deep ditch, over which was a zigzag 
 narrow passage, on a bank of earth, with a strong rude uucemented wall on 
 each side. 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. xlvii 
 
 " From the largeness of the area within, it seems exceedingly probable, 
 that (whilst the sniTOunding walled divisions served for stores) the more 
 interior oval space was for habitation, like that in a Dun, supplied with 
 floors of timber, supported by posts near the middle, but yet leaving still a 
 smaller open area in the centre of all. 
 
 "Dr. Borlase conceived that this, with some other hill fortresses, which 
 are continued in a chain in sight of each other, must have been Danish." 
 Munim. Antiq. iii. 204, 205. 
 
 But this fort, from the description given of it, appears to differ con- 
 siderably from those called Flctish. It more nearly resembles the hill-forts^ 
 such as FinhaverL, and that called The Laws, in the P. of Monifieth, both in 
 Forfarshire. Almost the only difference is, that, from whatever cause, they re- 
 tain indubitable marks of vitrification. In the latter, the vestiges of a variety 
 of small buildings, between the inner and outer wall, are perfectly distinct. 
 
 It is no inconsiderable argument against Mr. King's h3'pothesis, that 
 Dr. Borlase, who was thoroughly acquainted with tbe Welsh Antiquities, 
 saw no reason to think that these buildings were British. 
 
 Besides, it would be natural to conclude that, if the Picts were origin- 
 ally what are now called Welsh, and had learned this mode of building 
 from their ancestors in South Britain, such remains would be far more 
 generally diffused in that part of the island. It is evident, indeed, that 
 these structures were unknown to the Britons in the time of Julius Caesar. 
 In the description of their civiiates, there is not a hint of any thing that 
 has the least resemblance. Nor are they mentioned by succeeding Homan 
 writers. 
 
 The karned writer, probably aware of this important objection, brings 
 forward a very strange hypothesis, apparently with a design of setting it 
 aside. He thinks that the Picts, who penetrated as far as London, while 
 Theodosius was in Britain, saw the British fortresses, and on their return 
 imitated them. Munim. Antiq. iii. 187. But this theory is loaded with 
 difficulties. Although it wers certain that the Picts had penetrated as far 
 as London, there is no evidence that they ever were in Cornwall or South 
 Wales. Besides, although they had seen such buildings, the South Britons 
 long before this time having been completely brought into a provincial 
 state by the Romans, they must necessarily have become acquainted vnth a 
 style of architecture far superior to that of the subterranean description. 
 We certainly know that it was because they were enervated by luxury that 
 they became so easy a prey to the Picts and Scots. Now, if the Picts were 
 so prone to imitate their enemies, a rare thing, especially among savage 
 nations, would they not have preferred that superior mode of architecture 
 which they must have observed wherever they went ? Did they need to 
 go to London to learn the art of building dry stone walls, when, for m.ore 
 than two centuries before this, so many Roman castella had been erected 
 on their own frontiers ? 
 
 If it should be supposed, as this theor}^ is evidently untenable, that 
 the ancient Celts brought this mode of building into Scotland with them, 
 whence is it that the Irish Celts of this country universally ascribe these 
 forts to a race of people different from themselves ? As they were un- 
 doubtedly of the same stock with the Welsh, and seem, in common with 
 them, to have had their first settlement in South Britain, how did the Irish 
 Celts completely lose this simple kiz^d of architecture ? Did they retain 
 
xWiii DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 the AberSf and tho Dmjw, &a, the names of rivers and mountains, which 
 had been imposed by tho Plots, because their language was radically the 
 Bame, and yet perceive no vestiges of national affinity whatsoever, in the 
 very mode of defending themselves from their enemies, from wild beasts, or 
 from the rage of the elements ? He who can suppose that the Celts of 
 Scotland woold thus renounce all claim to the architecture of their ances- 
 tors, ascribes to them a degree of modesty ^ in this instance, unexampled in 
 any other. 
 
 Mr. King admits that one example of this mode of building has been 
 described as existing near Drontheim in Norway. It may be observed that 
 the name is the same as in Orkney. It is called SuaXsburgh. He reasons 
 as if this were the only one known in the North of Europe j and makes a 
 very odd supposition, although consistent with the former, that the Danes 
 imitated this mode of building in consequence of their incursions into 
 Scotland. V, Munim. iii. 10 7, 108, But another has been described by 
 Dalberg, in his Suecia, called the castle of Ym&bwg, which is situated in 
 "Westrogothia. V. Barry's Orkn. p, 97. It is probable that there are 
 many others in these northern regions, unknown to us, either because they 
 have not been particularly described, or because we are not sufficiently 
 versant in Northern topography. What are called Dmnisli forts ^ in the 
 Western Islands, bear a strong resemblance to these Pictish buildings, 
 V, Statist. Ace. (P. Barvas, Lewis), xix. 270, 271. 
 
 It is well known that there are round towers in Ireland, resembling 
 those at Brechin and Abernethy, and that some intelligent writers ascribe 
 them to the Danes, although Sir James Ware claims the honour of them to 
 his own countrymen ; Antiq. I. 129. The Danes-Eaths, as another kind of 
 building is denominated in Ireland, are evidently the same with the Picts' 
 houses. Their description exactly corresponds; Ibid. I. 137, 138. These 
 Ware acknowledges to be Danish ; although his editor Harris differs from 
 him, because Bath is an Irish word. Dr. Ledwich, who contends for the 
 Daniiih origin of these forts, expresses his ""wonder at Mr. Harris, who 
 inconsiderately argues for the Celtic origin of these forts, and that solely 
 from their Irish appellation, Math, which, though it figuratively imports a 
 fortress, primarily signified security." He adds — " In my opinion it is 
 doubtful whether Bath is not a Teutonic word ; for we find in Germany, 
 Junkerra/t/, Immerraht, Baht-yorwald, &c., applied to artificial mounts and 
 places of defence, as in Ireland." Antiq. of Ireland, p. 185. Perhaps his 
 idea is confirmed by the use of A. S. v)raeth. Although it primarily signi- 
 fies a wreath, or any thing plaited, it has been transferred to a fortification ; 
 sustentaculum, munimen. Burh wrathum werian ; Urbem munimine de- 
 fendere ; Caed. p. 43, 21. Lye. Most probably it was first applied to those 
 simple enclosures, made for defence by means of wattles or wicker-work. 
 
 It may be added that to this day the houses of the Icelanders, the 
 most nnmingled colony of the Goths, retain a striking resemblance to the 
 Pictish buildings. They are in a great measure under ground, so as 
 externally to assume somewhat of the appearance of hillocks or tumuli. 
 
 The author of Caledonia frequently refers to " the erudite Edward 
 King," praising him as " a profound antiquary." " After investigating," he 
 says, " the stone raoriuments, the ancient castles, and the barbarous manners 
 of North Britain, he gives it as his judgment, ' that the Picts were descended 
 from the aboriginal Britons ; ' " Caled. p. 233. 
 
OP THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. xlix 
 
 But the learned gentleman has not mentioned that one of the pounds 
 on which Mr. King rests his judgment is, that " the Pictish buildings, or 
 those so called, resemble the British remains in Cornwall and South Wales." 
 It is singular that, while both lay down the same general principle, as a 
 powerful argument in proof of the Celtic origin of the Picts, the one should 
 attempt to prove that these structures are Celtic, and the otlier strenuously 
 contend that they are Scandinavian, and that the Picts had no hand in 
 their erection. 
 
 The chief reason assigned for the latter hypothesis is, that " those 
 Burgs, or stiengths, only exist in the countries where the Scandinavian 
 people erected settlements," being " only seen in the Orkney and Shetland 
 islands, in Cathness, on the coast of Sutherland, and in the Hebrides, with 
 a few on the west coasts of Ross and Inverness ; " Caled. p. 342. 
 
 But in a work of such extent, and comprising so many different ob- 
 jects, it is not surprising that the various parts should not be always 
 consonant to each other. The author has, in one place, referred to the 
 subterraneous buildings in the parish of Liff, as of the same kind with 
 those existing in Orkney ; to a work of the same kind in Alyth parish ; to 
 several subterraneous works in the parish of Bendothy, expressly called 
 Pictish huildings, Statist. Ace. xix. 359 ; to a considerable number of these 
 in the parish of Kildrummy, Aberd. " Similar buildings," he adds, " have 
 been discovered in several parts of Kirkcudbright Stewartry ; " Caled. 
 p. 97, N. None of these places are within the limits assigned for the 
 Scandinavian settlements. 
 
 Several others might have been mentioned. Some, in the neighbour- 
 hood of Perth, have been described. V. Pennant's Tour, III. Apend. p. 453. 
 In the parish of Stonykirk, Wigton, are some remains of Druid temples and 
 Pictish castles ; Statist. Ace. ii. 56. Edwin's hall, parish of Dunse, Ber- 
 wicks., corresponds to the account given of the Castles in Glenbeg. " It is 
 supposed to have been a Pictish building;" Ibid. iv. 389,390. "The 
 Roundabouts in the parish of Castletown, Roxburghs., are commonly called 
 Picts Works;" Ibid. xvi. 64. It appears, then, with what propriety it is 
 said, that " the recent appellation of Pictish castles, or Picts houses, has 
 only been given to those in Orkney and Shetland in Caithness, and in 
 Sutherland." Caled. p. 343. 
 
 Mr, Chalmers has given such an account of the remains of one of these 
 forts in the parish of Castletown, as plainly to shew that it corresponds to 
 those which he elsewhere calls Scandinavian. " There are two of those 
 forts near Herdshouse, two on the farm of Shaws, one on Toftholm, one on 
 Foulshiels, one on Cocklaw, one on Blackburn, and one on Shortbuttrees. 
 When the ruins of this fort were lately removed, there was found, on the 
 south sidfc of it, a place which was ten feet wide, and twenty feet long, and 
 was paved with flat stones, and enclosed by the same sort of stones, that 
 were set on edge ; and there Was discovered, within this enclosure, what 
 seems to intimate its culinary use, ashes and burnt sticks.'^ Caled. p. 94. 
 
 It is also urged that " not one of these strengths bears any appellation 
 from the Fictisli, or British language;" and that they "have no similarity 
 to any of the strengths of the genuine Picts, or British tribes in North- 
 Britain ;" Ibid. pp. 343, 344. But as all the force of these arguments lies 
 in what logicians call apetltio princijpii, no particular reply is requisite. 
 
 It is said that many of these edifices, " in the Orkney and Shetland 
 
I DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 iBlands, and in Cathness, have been erroneously called Pictish castles, 
 Pictish towers, and Picts houses, from a fabulous story that attributes to 
 Kenneth Macalpin the impolicy of driving many of the Picts into the 
 northern extremity of our island; whence they fled to the Orkney and 
 Shetland isles." But it has been seen that these designations are not con- 
 fined to the districts mentioned. Besides, to suppose such a mode of 
 denomination, is entirely opposite to the analogy of tradition ; for it is 
 almost universally found that the works of an early age, instead of being 
 given to the more ancient people, to whom they really belong, are ascribed 
 to those of a later age, who have made some considerable figure in the 
 country. Thus, in many places in Scotland, camps, undoubtedly Roman, 
 are vulgarly attributed to Danes. Nor is it at all a natural supposition, 
 that, in those very places said to have been occupied by Scandinavian 
 settlers, their descendants should be so extremely modest as to give away 
 the merit of these structures, which they continue to view with wonder and 
 veneration from their own ancestors to an earlier race, with whom they are 
 supposed to have been in a state of constant hostility, and whom they either 
 expelled or subdued. 
 
 The idea that these designations originated from " the fabulous story" 
 of the Picts being driven to the northern extremity of our island, has no 
 better foundation than what has been already considered. The general 
 opinion was entirely different from this. For it was " asserted by ignorance, 
 and believed by credulity, that Kenneth made so bad an use of the power 
 which he had so adroitly acquired, as to destroy the whole Pictish people in 
 the wantonness of his cruelty ;" Caled. p. 333. 
 
 I shall only add, that it is not easy to avert the force of Mr. King's 
 argument against these being viewed as Danish works. They are to be 
 seen in parts of the country into which the Danes never penetrated. He 
 refers to that, called Black (Jastle, in the parish of Moulin, in that division 
 of Perthshire called Athole; Munim. III. 199. In the Statist. Ace. it is 
 said — " The vestiges of small circular buildings, supposed to have been 
 Pictish forts, are to be seen in different parts of the parish ;" P. Moulin, v. 
 70. Mr. King, after Pennant, also mentions one on the hill of Drummin, 
 opposite to Tay mouth ; another, within view of that, above the church of 
 Fortingall; a third opposite to Alt-mhuic, in the neighbourhood of Killin; 
 a fourth, under the house of Cashly ; a fifth, about half a mile west, &c.; V. 
 Pennant's Tour, 1772, pp. 60-53. " Most of these," says Mr. King, " lie in 
 Glen Lion; and they shew how numerous these kind of structures were, in 
 what was once the Pitts country." 
 
 It has also been asserted that " the same Celtic people, who colonized 
 South and North Britain, penetrated into Orkney, hut not into the Shet- 
 land islands^ The reason for this assertion is, " that no stone monuments " 
 nor "flint arrow-heads" have "ever been discovered in the Shetland 
 islands;" Caled. p. 261, N. 
 
 But obelisks, or standing stones, are found even in the Shetland islands, 
 into which the Celts never penetrated. Contiguous to one of the Burghs 
 in Walls, " there is a range of large stones that runs across the neck of 
 land, and may have been intended to enclose the spot, as a place of burial, 
 which the building does not occupy ; " Statist. Ace. xx. 113. In Bressay, 
 &c. are " several perpendicular stones, about 9 feet high, erected, no doubt, 
 for the purpose of commemorating some great event, but of which we have 
 
OP THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. • li 
 
 no account ; " Ibid. x. 202, In Unst, " two ancient obelisks remain, one 
 near Lund, a thick and shapeless rock ; the other, near Uy a Sound, seems 
 to -have been a mark for directing into that harbour, and is ten and a half 
 feet high ; " Ibid. v. 201, Whether flint arrow-heads have ever been dis- 
 covered in Shetland, I cannot well say ; but I have seen knives, made of a 
 kind of agate, which were found in one of the Burghs; and am certainly- 
 informed that stone hatchets are frequently met with of the same kind with 
 those found in Cairns in Scotland. 
 
 Y. — The :absurd idea of the extermination of the Picts by the Scots, as 
 well as that of their expulsion, is so generally exploded that it is unneces- 
 sary to say any thing on the subject. It is incredible that a people who 
 seem to have been far less powerful than the Picts, should have been able 
 either to exterminate or to expel them. Could we suppose either of these 
 events to have taken place, what must have been the unavoidable conse- 
 quence ? Either that the extensive country called Pictland must have 
 remained in a great measure desolate, or that the country of the Scots 
 must have been deserted. For it cannot reasonably be supposed that the 
 Scots, all at once, especially after a succession of bloody wars with the 
 Picts, should so increase in numbers as to be able to people, and still less 
 to defend, the whole of Scotland and its adjacent islands. 
 
 The only reasonable position therefore is, that the Picts in general 
 remained in their former seats. Now, if it appear that thie people presently 
 inhabiting these districts retain the Names which belonged to the Picts, it 
 is a strong proof that they are the lineal descendants of this people. If it 
 further appear, not only that these names are not Celtic, but that they are 
 the same, or nearly so, with those of the Scandinavians, as they are trans- 
 mitted to us in their most ancient monuments, it must amount to a proof 
 that the Picts had a .Gothic origin. 
 
 Residing in the county of Angus, which all allow to have been a part 
 of the Pictish dominions, I had many years ago employed this as a test of 
 the origin of the people. I was induced to make this trial, from the 
 circumstance of finding many words commonly used there, which I 
 had not found any where else, and which, upon examination, appeared to 
 be the same with those that are still used in Iceland and other Gothic 
 regions. 
 
 The multitude of monosyllabic names must strike every one who 
 passes through that part of our coun/try. Now, it is well known that this 
 forms a distinguishing character in the nomenclature of Scandinavia; 
 that the names, universally adanitted to be most ancient, generally consist 
 •of one syllable. 
 
 Upon comparing many of the names in Angus, whether of one or more 
 syllables, with those in the Monuynenta Danica of Wormius, in Frode's 
 Scheda, and especially in that singular work, the Landnamahoh, which gives 
 an account of the different families that settled in Iceland about the middle 
 of the ninth century, it appeared that many of them must have been origi- 
 nally the same. 
 
 They are sucb as do not occur, as far as I have observed, in any 
 memorials of the Anglo-Saxons. Although a greater analogy were observ- 
 iiblo here, it could be only set down to the account of the common origin 
 of the various Gothic tribes. For the names, in Angus, could not reason- 
 
m 
 
 DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 ably be ascribed to Saxon settlers, unless it were supposed that the country 
 had in great part received its population from England. They cannot be 
 aooouQted for, on the idea of any Scandinavian settlement in the middle 
 ages ; for it is universally admitted that no such settlement extended farther 
 southward than lloss-shire. 
 
 A writer of great research, to whom we have had occasion frequently 
 to refer, has indeed lately attempted to show that all the names of the 
 Pictish kings are British. " The names of the Pictish kings," he says, 
 *♦ have not any meaning in the Teutonic ; and they are, therefore, Celtic." 
 They are not " Irish, and consequently are British ; " €aled. p. 207. Here 
 I must make the same observation as before with respect to the topography. 
 1 cannot pretend to give the true meaning of these names, as there is no 
 branch of etymology so uncertain as this. But if I can give a meaning^ 
 and one which is at least as probable as the other, it must appear that the 
 Teutonic, as far as names can go, has as good a claim to the royal line of 
 the Picts as the British. These names vary considerably in the different 
 chronicles. Where any name is given according to a different reading 
 from that adopted in Caled. p. 206, it is printed in Italics. Where there 
 is a blank in the middle column, no British etymon has been, given in that 
 work. 
 
 PiOTisB Names. 
 
 1. Drubt, 
 
 Ben of Eip ; 
 
 2. Talorc, 
 
 Sviof Anlel; 
 
 3. Necton Morbet ; 
 
 4. Brest, Gnrthinmoch ; 
 6. Galacaa Etelich ; 
 
 0. Dadrest ; 
 
 7. Drwt, 
 
 Son of Girom : 
 
 8. Gartnach, or 
 
 eartnaU ; 
 
 9. Oealtraim; 
 
 10. Talorg, son of 
 
 Muirchoilaicb, 
 Morddto; 
 
 British Etvmons, Caled. 
 irwst, din. 
 
 talarw, harsh-fronted ; 
 talargan, splendid fronted. 
 anail, openness. 
 
 nvfython, a person full of en rgy. 
 
 y. Drtjst. 
 
 godrwtt, beginning of tumult 
 
 vnon, conveying the idea of 
 btooping. 
 
 gw chnxvyd, of an ardent tem- 
 per ; puTcAnaid, an ardent 
 leap ; gwrthnaid, an opposing 
 leap. 
 
 Ca Urain, one that prowls about. 
 
 Tedtonic Etr^oNS. 
 
 Sni G. troest, dristig, Germ, dreiif, Alem. gi-drost,. 
 daring. 
 
 Isl. erp-r, species gulonis ; arf, an arrow ; arj's, 
 an heir. 
 
 Isl. tala, number or tale, and org, jurgium, or 
 orkan, vires, strength. 
 
 Su. G. aenne, front, il, Isl. el, iel, a storm, q. 
 stormy-f routed. 
 
 Isl. neck-a, incurvare, tanne, dens, q. crooked 
 tooth ; or neck-ia, humiliare, ton, vox. q. low- 
 sounding. 
 
 Su. G. moer, famous, iet-a, vibrare, q. famous in 
 brandishing the sword. 
 
 Germ, gurt-en, to gird, moge, powerful, q. with 
 the strong girdle ; Pink. Enq. ii. 298. 
 
 Isl. galenn, rabidus, furiosus ; Su. G. galen^ 
 vitiosus. 
 
 Su. G. aettlaegg, prosapia, or its cognate aedel,. 
 noble, and lik, like. Germ, adelich, noble, q.- 
 aettalich, from aette, father, and lich, like, 
 similis. 
 
 Isl. daa, a very ancient Goth, particle, signifying, 
 in composition, skilful, excellent, worthy, like 
 Gr. IV ; and Germ, dreist, daring, Alem. droes, 
 a strong or brave man, vir potens, fortis. F. 
 Drust, No. 1. 
 
 Su. G. omgaer-a, perdere (inverted), q. the de- 
 stroyer ; or geir, military instruments, and om, 
 round about, q. surrounded with armour. 
 
 Su. Q, gavd, Alem. garte, a guard, and Su. G. 
 natt, night, ormoa, enough, ornaegd, neighbour- 
 hood ; q. a night-guard, a suflacient guard, ov 
 one at hand. 
 
 Su. G. gaellt, sonus, ram, robustus, q. loud- 
 sounding. 
 
 V. Talorc, No. 2. 
 
 Su. G. murk, dark, and laega, snare ; q. insidious ; 
 or moerd-a, to kill, to murder, and laega, q. 
 preparing murderous snares. 
 
OP THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 liu 
 
 PiCTisH Names. 
 Drest, 
 
 Son of Munait, or 
 
 Moneth ; 
 
 12. Galam, or 
 
 Galan, witk 
 Aleph ; 
 
 British Etymons, Caied. 
 
 13. Bridei, 
 
 perhaps rather 
 Brude, Brude ; 
 Brude-us, Adom- 
 non.Vit. Columb. 
 1. ii. c. 17. Bed. 
 1. iii. c. 4. 
 Son of Mailcon, 
 Ueilochnn, 
 Mailcom ; 
 
 14. Gairtnoch, son of 
 Domelch, — or 
 Domnack ; 
 
 Iradw, treacheroaa, brad, trea- 
 chery. . 
 
 Mailcwm, MaeJgwn, a common 
 name, implying the origin of 
 good. 
 
 of 
 
 16. Nectu, 
 
 the nephew 
 
 Verb, 
 more commonly 
 Verp ; 
 16. Cineoch, or Ciniod,— 
 son of 
 Luthrin ; 
 
 Cineoch, cynoff, a forward per- 
 son. 
 
 17. Garnard, son of vwmarth, masculine strength , 
 
 Wid, Vaid ; 
 
 or FodA ; 
 
 18. Bridei, the son of 
 
 "Wid. 
 
 19. Talore ; ") 
 
 20. Talor^an, ) 
 
 son of Enfret ; 
 
 21. Gartnait, son of 
 ronnall ; 
 
 22. Drest. 
 
 23. Bridei, Bredei, son of 
 
 Bili;or/;t7e,5t72/, 
 lune-s pp.llJ.,112 
 
 24. Taran, Tharan ; 
 
 dyvnwal, of the weaned couch. 
 
 Belt, a common name, lelli- 
 
 casus, warlike. 
 taran, thunder. 
 
 Teutonic Ettmons. 
 r. Drust, No. 1. 
 Isl. mun, mouth, and aet-a, to eatj q. voracious 
 
 mouth. Blaiiy Germ, names are compounded 
 
 with mund, id. 
 A. S. mon, homo, and eath, elh, facilis ; q. a man 
 
 of an easy temper. 
 Isl. gall, fel, ami ame, noxa, odium ; q. liaving 
 
 hatred like gall. Or, gall, vitium, and an, sine, 
 
 q. without defect. 
 Isl. al-a, saginare, and eyfe, exuviae ; q. fattened 
 
 with spoil. Or V. Eljnn, No. 27. 
 Isl. briddi, eminebat, Vertl. ; breida, to extend, 
 
 and Su. G. e, law, q. one who extends the law, 
 
 who publishes it. 
 Su. G. brud, a bride, ande, lawful, q. born of wed- 
 lock, as opposed to bastardy. Or brodd, sagitta, 
 
 and ey, insula, q. the arrow of the island. 
 
 Isl. meij, puella, locJcun, seductio, q. the seducer 
 of virgins ; or, made, speech, and kunn-a, to 
 know, q. eloquent. 
 
 Su. G. maela, tribute, S. mail, and komm-a, to 
 come, q. one employed for lifting the royal taxes. 
 
 F. No 8. 
 
 A. S. dam, judgment, and elc, every one, q. ap- 
 pointed as a judge in the kingdom. Or, fiom 
 nach, vicinus ; q. a judge who is nigh. 
 
 Apparently corr. of Necton, No. 3. 
 
 Geim. werb-en, ire, q. the walker ; or werb-en, 
 ambire, whence i«er6-e«, a procurer. 
 
 Isl. verp, verp-a, jacere, q. one who throws, casts, 
 or slings. 
 
 Su. G. kin, kind, and oek-a, to increase, q. having 
 a numerous offspring. V. No. 3). 
 
 Germ, laut, Alem. lut, sonorus, and rinn, torrens, 
 q. having the sound of a torrent. Or lut, Cele- 
 bris, and rinn-en, to walk, q. like Ganga Rolf, 
 famous for walking. Lut occurs in this sense, 
 in a great many Alem. and Tent, names. V. 
 Wachter, Kilian, &c. Or Alem. lut, aod hrein, 
 purUs, castus, q. the chaste. 
 
 Su. G. giaern, cupidus, and art, Belg. aardt, na- 
 tura, indoles ; q. of an eager, or perhaps, of a 
 covetous disposition. 
 
 Isl. veid-a, Sw. ved-a, to hunt, q. the hunter. Or 
 the .same name with that of Odion, Vid-ur, G. 
 Andr. i. e. furious. Sw. vaed, a pledge. 
 
 Su. G. J'oed-a, alere, q. one who feeds others, the 
 nourisher. 
 
 F. Nos. 13 and 17. 
 
 F. No. 2. 
 
 Isl. an, Alem. en, negative particle, and /Wd, 
 peace, q. without peace. Perhaps the .^^ame 
 yfilh Ans/rid, gloriosa pax ; "W'achter, vo. Frid, 
 Or from Su. G. en, intensive (V. Fna, Ihre), 
 and fraet-a, to eat, q. to destroy. 
 
 F. No. 14. 
 
 Su. G. don, din, noise, and wal, slaughter. Or 
 dofn, stupid, and wald, power, q. imder the 
 power of stupor. 
 
 F. Drust. No. 1. 
 
 F. No. 13. 
 
 Su. G. billig, equal ; Isl. byla, an axe, hil-r, a 
 whirlwind. 
 
 Isl. torunnin, expugnatu difiQcilis ; thor-an, au- 
 dacia, boldness. 
 
liv 
 
 Pionu Namm. 
 Sft. Bridet, MO of 
 I>«r«U. 
 
 S6. Nechton,BonofDereli; 
 27. £lpin; 
 
 S8. UngQS, Unntutf son 
 of 
 
 Urgnis, or 
 Ycrgutt ; 
 
 29. Bridcl, sonofUi^guis. 
 SO. Cixiiod, SOD of 
 
 Wredech, 
 
 Wirdech, 
 
 Viredeff. 
 81. Elpin, son of Bridei, 
 32. Drest, bod of 
 
 Talorgan. 
 83. Talorgan, eon of 
 
 Ungus. 
 34. Canaul, son of 
 
 Taria ; 
 35. Costartin, Cuojtoin; 
 
 86. Ungus, son of Urguis. 
 
 87. Drest, and Talorgan, 
 
 son of Wthod ; 
 
 38. Uuen, Uven : 
 
 39. Wred, Feredech, 
 son of 
 Bargoit ; 
 
 DISSBETATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 40. Bred; 
 
 BsiTun Xttuons, CdUd. 
 
 
 elfin, the 
 
 Eng. elf. 
 
 gorchett, great achievement ; or 
 gwyr, in composition wyr, a 
 man. 
 
 Gwriad, a conupoa name. 
 
 cynwyl, conspicoons ; 
 
 torlu, oath-breaking ; or turlla, 
 
 a heap. 
 a name appearing among the re- 
 
 guli of gtralhclu)'d ; 
 
 WiiJioil, snme as tlie common 
 name Ilhtl, signifying knit- 
 brow. 
 
 the well-known name of Owain, 
 signifying, apt to serve. 
 
 like Wredech, No. SO ; 
 
 Bargnit, or Bargod, a name men- 
 tioned in the Welsh Triads. 
 
 Irid, brad, treachery ; bradog, 
 treacherous. 
 
 Tkutokio ExYMONa. 
 
 r. No. 13. 
 
 6u. O, daere, fatuus, or Isl. dyr, earns, and elia, 
 pellex ; q. infatuated, or beloved, by a concu- 
 bine. 
 
 F. Nos. 3 and 25. 
 
 This equally applies to A. S. Su. G. aelf, Alem. 
 alp, nanus, daemon. Alf, a Scandinavian 
 proper name. Worm. Mouum. p. 194 ; also 
 Alfwin, Guunlaug. S. p. 92. Su. G. win, 
 amicus, q. a friend of the fairies. A. S. wyn 
 signifies joy. 
 
 Su. G. ung, young,, and wis, denoting manner or 
 quality, as reht-tots, right-eows. Gr unn-a, 
 cupere, and est, amor, q. desirous of love. 
 
 Alem. ur, beginning, gus, gusse, Germ, guss, 
 Teut. puyse, a river. Or Su, G. warg, a robber, 
 and wis ; Wargus, an exile, Salic Law. Moes. 
 G. wair, A. S. wcr, Su. G. waer, Isl. ver, a 
 man ; and gmt-r, ventus rigidus ; q. the man 
 of storm. 
 
 r. Nos, 13 and 28, 
 
 Su, G. kyn, a family, and oed, possession, q, of a 
 wealthy or noble race. 
 
 Su. G. wred, enraged, with the common termina- 
 tion ig. Or waer, Isl. ver, vir, and deig-r, 
 mollis, q. a soft or inactive man^ 
 
 F. Nos. 27 and 13. 
 F. Nos. 1 and 2. 
 
 F. Ncs. 2 and 28. 
 
 Isl. kiaen, scitus, and wal, slaughter, q. skilful 
 in<debti uction ; or Su. G. kann, possum, and 
 Isl. aul, ale, powerful in drinking. 
 
 Su. G. Tor, the god Thor, and lavg, law. Tlior- 
 lavg, a common Isl. name. 
 
 Apparently borrowed from the Romans. 
 
 F. No. 28. 
 
 V. Nos. 1 and 2. 
 
 Isl. «, negative, and Oiole, tolero, q. impatient. 
 
 Isl. «, Su. G. 0, negative, and Isl. vaen, Su. O. 
 
 waen, beautiful, q. not handsome. Owaen, 
 
 an adversary. 
 Su. G. wred, A. S. wraeth, ii-atus ; Belg. wreed, 
 
 austerus. Or V. No. 20. 
 Germ, bar, bare, naked, and got, good ; or Su. G. 
 
 bergoed, one who defends his possessions, from 
 
 berg-a, biarg-a, todefend,ando(/,ced, property. 
 Su. G. braade, rash, sudden, quick ; braedyC, rage ; 
 
 or bred, latus, broad, a term common to all the 
 
 Nofk'thera tongues. 
 
 The preceding list includes those names only of Pictish kings which are 
 reckoned well warranted by history. There is a previous list, also contained 
 in the Chronicon Pictorum, which has not the same authority. Bat al- 
 though there may not be sufficient evidence that such kings existed, the 
 list is so far valuable, as it transmits to us what were accounted genuine 
 Pictish names. Here I shall therefore give the whole list of king?, with 
 similar names from the Landnamabok, that Icelandic record which refers to 
 the middle of the ninth century ; adding such names as still remain in 
 Angus, or in other counties, which resemble them, or seem to have been 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Iv 
 
 originally the same. A, added to the word, denotes Angus. Where the 
 name given in the middle column is from any other authority than the 
 Landnamabok, it is marked. 
 
 PiCTisn Names. 
 
 ISL. Laxbnamab. 
 
 
 Scottish Names. 
 
 1. Cruidne, 
 
 . 
 
 . 
 
 Cruden, A, 
 
 2. Circui, pron. Kirkui, . 
 
 .... 
 
 
 Kirk, A. 
 
 3. Fidaich, 
 
 , . . . 
 
 . 
 
 Fettle. 
 
 4. Fortreim. 
 
 
 
 
 5. Floclaid, 
 
 . 
 
 
 Flockart. 
 
 6. Get, .... 
 
 Gaut-r, GoU. 
 
 
 
 7. Ke, . 
 
 . 
 
 . 
 
 Kay. A. 
 
 8. Fivaid. 
 
 
 
 
 9. Gedeol— Gudach, 
 
 Kadall, . . , 
 
 , 
 
 Cadell, A. 
 
 10. Denbecan. 
 
 
 
 
 11. Olfinecta, 
 
 . 
 
 . 
 
 Affleck, A. 
 
 12. Guidid, 
 
 Godi. F. Pink, Enq. II. 283, 
 
 
 Goudie. 
 
 13. Gestgurtich, . 
 
 . 
 
 . 
 
 Gatgirth. 
 
 14. Wurgest, 
 
 
 
 Fergus. 
 
 15. Brudi, 
 
 Broddi, Brodd-r ; Bruthu, Worm. 
 198, . 
 
 Mon. p. 
 
 Brodie, A. 
 
 16. Gede, or Gilgidi, 
 
 Gyda, Gydia, . 
 
 
 Gedde, S. B. 
 
 17. Tharan, 
 
 Thorarinn, Thorarna; Thoron, 
 name, Ihre, vo. Tor. 
 
 ' a Sw. 
 
 Torn, A. 
 
 18. Moileo. 
 
 
 
 
 19. Deokil, 
 
 Dallakoll. 
 
 
 
 20. Kimoiod, sonof Arcois, 
 
 Eirik-r, genit. EiriJcis. 
 
 
 
 21. Deeoord, 
 
 . 
 
 
 Durie. 
 
 22. Bliki Blitirth, 
 
 BMg, Blaka, 
 
 
 Blaikie. 
 
 23. Dectoteric, . 
 
 . 
 
 
 Doglierty, S. B. 
 
 or Deotheth, 
 
 . 
 
 
 Duguid ; also Dalgity, Dc' 
 
 brother of Diu, 
 
 . 
 
 
 Dow, A. Igitie, A 
 
 24. Usconbust, or Combust, 
 
 Camus, a Danish general. F. 
 Hist. CCL. 
 
 h. Beet. 
 
 
 25. Carrorst. 
 
 
 
 
 26. Deoar Tavois, , 
 
 Darrj, p. 374. Diri, p. 149. 
 
 . 
 
 Dewar ; Daer, also Deer, A. 
 
 27. Uist. 
 
 
 
 
 28. Rue, .... 
 
 Koe, 7th King of Denmark. 
 
 . 
 
 Rue, A. 
 
 29. Gainait, or Garnaird, 
 
 
 
 Garner. 
 
 30. A'ere. 
 
 
 
 Weir. A. 
 
 31. Breth, 
 
 Breid-r, Bratt-r. 
 
 
 
 32. Vipoignamet. • 
 
 
 
 
 33. Canut, (riac-hama), 
 
 a common Dan. name, F. Pink, 
 p. 2S3. 
 
 ut. sup. 
 
 
 34. Wradech Vechla, or Vechfa ; expl. the 
 
 • 
 
 
 Reddoch. 
 
 white, as ia one Chron. it is ren- 
 
 
 
 
 dered Albits. 
 
 
 
 
 35. Gavnat di uber, Garnat-dives, in an- 
 
 Expl. the rich, from Goth. Germ 
 
 . di the, 
 
 
 other Chron. 
 
 aud uter nota abundantiae ; Pink. lb. 
 
 
 36. Talorc, Talore. 
 
 
 
 
 37. Drust, son of Erp, 
 
 ThroRt-r; Diusta, Worm. Mon. 
 
 p. 277. 
 
 
 38. Talorc, sonof Amyle, 
 
 39. Necton, son of Moibet, 
 48. Galam, Galan, with Aleph, 
 50. Gaitnaich, son of Domnech, 
 53. Garnat, son of Wid, Yaid, orFode, 
 59. Bredei, son of Bili, 
 61. Derili. 
 
 64, Oengus, son of Tarla, 
 
 70. Canaul, 
 
 71. Costautin, Cuastain, . 
 
 76. Bred, 
 
 Erp-r. 
 
 Imlay, Imlach, A. 
 Nauiihton, A. 
 Geallande; Alof, sameas01of,01af,01ave. Galium, A. 
 
 Dimmock. 
 Vadi, .... Waith, Wade; Fod, A. 
 
 Braidie ; Baillie, A. 
 Doral, Worm. Mon. p. 194, signifying, 
 
 devoted to Thor. 
 Thorlaug, . . . Angus, A. 
 
 • • . Counal. 
 
 . . • • . Constantine, corr. Cous- 
 
 tain, was the proper 
 name of P. Adamson, 
 Abp. of St. Andrews, in 
 Ja. VI. 's reign. 
 • • * . . Bi-aid, A. 
 
Ivi 
 
 DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 Among other Pictish names, the following occur in onr history :- 
 
 PiCTisn Names. 
 
 Brand, Pink. Knq. I. 311, also, Isl. Gudmundr sun Brands, filius Br; 
 Bolg*. Pink. I. 310. ..... 
 
 ViDlvich, Ibid. 30d. . . . . . 
 
 Rikeat, Ibid. 305. ..... 
 
 Feol«n, lb d 448. 
 
 Baiun, Ibid. ...... 
 
 Muirethach, Ibid. ......' 
 
 Thana, (residing at Melgle, A. 841.) Pink. I. 461. . 
 
 Calt, a Pictiiih name, ..... 
 
 Fennacb, Ibid. ...... 
 
 Vachoa, Foittun. I. 189. Pink. I. 301. Phiachan, Ibid. 319. 
 Maicerce. Ibid. 444. 
 
 Names im Anqus. 
 ndi, Eristnisag., Brand. 
 
 Boag, Boog ; Buik. 
 
 Fialay. 
 
 Ricart. 
 
 Fen ton, pron. Fenten. 
 
 Beaton ; Beattie. 
 
 Murdoch; Alurdie. 
 
 Thain. 
 
 Kid. 
 
 Finnie. 
 
 Faichney. 
 
 Muckarsie, Fife. 
 
 The following names, which are most probably Pictish, have great 
 affinity to those of Iceland and Denmark. They almost all belong to the 
 vicinity of Forfar, or to the parish of Brechin. 
 
 Namks IK Akqus. 
 
 Jarron, 
 
 Kettle, . 
 
 Mar, ' . 
 
 Saamond, 
 
 Ivory, 
 
 Durward, pron. Dorat, 
 
 Annan, . 
 
 Thorburn, 
 
 £i>ten, 
 
 Keill, 
 
 HeriU, . 
 
 Oaburn, . 
 
 Tliom. pron. Tom, 
 
 Riddell, . 
 
 Suttie, . 
 
 Teuk ; but, perhaps erroneously 
 
 written Cook. 
 Ivie, 
 
 Bum, 
 
 iJall, 
 
 Ireland, pron. Erland, 
 
 Gouk, 
 
 Maun<% . 
 
 O.ubbe, . 
 
 ilacknt-y, 
 
 Renn^ j elsewhere Renwick, 
 
 Tyrie, . 
 
 Rait, 
 
 Hcbbe, . 
 
 Bowie, . 
 
 Carr. Ker, 
 
 Sword, . 
 
 Bouthie, . 
 
 Buffus, . 
 
 Binnie, . 
 
 Udney, (Abeid.) . 
 
 Skea, 
 
 Btot, 
 
 Birse, 
 
 Laidenhead, 
 
 Grim, 
 
 Klrick, . 
 
 IsL. AND Dan. Names. 
 Simon. Jorundar-sun, Jorundr filius, Kristnisag. p. 116. Jorund-r, Ar. 
 
 Frode, p. 76. 
 Retell, Thorsteins sun. Kristnisag, 118. 
 Haflid Marssun, Maris filius, Ibid. 122. 
 Saemund, Ibid. 124. 
 Ivar, Ibid. 126. 
 Thorvard, Ibid. A. 981. 
 Onund-r, Ibid. A. 981. 
 Thoibiorn, i. e. the bear of the god Thor. 
 Ybtin, Worm. Mon. p. 191. Asten, Ibid. 316. Su. (J. Asttoin, amasius, 
 
 Ihre, vo. Ast amor. 
 Kield, Worm. Mon. p. 184. 
 Ilarald, Ibid. 186. Heriolf-r, Landnam. pass. 
 O.sburn, Kristnisag. p. 188. Osbiurn, p. 195. 
 Tume, Ibid. 
 Rudl, Ibid. 196. 
 Suti, Ibid. 240. 
 Tuke, Ibid. 196. 
 
 Yfa, and Ebi, Ibid. 286. 
 
 BioJa, Landnamab. p. 22. Bolli, Ibid. 339. 
 
 Ball, Ibid. 266, 
 
 Arland, Worm. Mon. p. 458. Erland, the name of an Earl of Orkney, a 
 
 Norwegian, A. 1126. Johnst. Antiq. C. Scaud. p. 244. 
 Gauk-r, Landnam. p. 365. 
 
 Magnus, a common Isl. and Dan. name, pron. Mauns, Orkney. 
 Grubbe, Worm. Mon. Addit. p. 16. 
 Hacon, Ibid. 498. 
 
 Ranvaug, Ibid. 503. Rannveig, Landnam. p. 99. 
 Derived perhaps from the name of the god Tyr, as Torn from Thor, and 
 
 Wood from Woden. 
 Rete, Worm. Mon. Addit. p. 10. 
 Ubbe, Ibid. 14. ' 
 
 Bui, JohuEt. Antiq. C. Scand. pp. 76, 77. 
 Kari, Ibid. 110, &c. (Kare, Ar. Frode.) 
 
 Siwurd, Sigurd, Norweg. name in Sutherland, A. 1096. Ibid. 251. 
 Duflhak-r, Landnam. 13, 15, &t. 
 Dugfus, Ibid. 140. \ 
 
 Buna, Ibid. 19. 
 Orlduy, Ibid. 263. 
 
 Skagi. Skeggi, Ibid. 253, 254, from skaeao, hair. 
 Stoti, Ibid. 72, 88. 
 Bersi. Ibid. 60, 170. 
 Lodiuhofd, (shaggy head) Ibid. 284. 
 ls\. Grim-r, (severus) Ibid. 39. 
 Alrek-r, Ibid. 274. Alrec-r, 76. A. S. Aelfric, Aelric. 
 

 
 
 OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. Ivii 
 
 Names 
 
 IN Angus. 
 
 IsL. AND Dan. Names. 
 
 Collie, . 
 
 
 
 . Isl. Kolla, Ibid. p. 36. 
 
 Hepburn, 
 
 
 . 
 
 . Hallbiorn, Ibid. pass. 
 
 Birnie, . 
 
 
 , 
 
 . Biarna, Biarni, 277, 346. 
 
 Dakers, . 
 
 
 . 
 
 . Dalkr, Ibid. 
 
 Hood, . 
 
 
 ' 
 
 . Aud-ur, (rich) Ar. Frode, 13, 75.. Odda,. Kristnis. 124. Aod, Pictish 
 
 name, Pink, Enq. i. 31L- 
 
 Arnot, . 
 
 
 . 
 
 ^ Arnald, Frode, 70. 
 
 Marr, 
 
 
 , 
 
 . Maur, Ibid. 64, 66.- 
 
 Mann, vulgarly Mannie, 
 
 . Mani, Ibid. 30, 31.- 
 
 Stein, 
 
 
 
 . Steinn, Ibid. 53. 
 
 Tait, 
 
 
 
 , Teit-r, Ibid. 
 
 Hislop, . 
 
 
 
 . Isleif, Ibid. [511. 
 
 Guthrie, . 
 
 
 
 . Godrod-r, Ibid. Gudraud-r, GudHd-r, Landnam.- Gauter, Worm. Mon. 
 
 Haldane, 
 
 
 
 . Halfdane, Ibid. Haldan-r, Hervarar, S. 
 
 Rollock, . 
 
 
 
 . HroUaug-r, Ar. Frode, 76. 
 
 Halley, . 
 
 
 
 . Helgi, Ibid. 
 
 Hedderwick, 
 
 Hiddrick, . 
 
 . Heidrek-r, Hervarar, S. 
 
 Hairstanes, 
 
 
 
 . Herstein, Ar. Frode, 27. 
 
 Orme, 
 
 
 ,, 
 
 , Orm-r, Hervarar, S. 
 
 Swine, 
 
 
 . 
 
 .- Sweyn, Ibid. 
 
 Alston, . 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 . Hallstein, Ibid. 
 
 Graeme, . 
 
 
 .. 
 
 . Grim-r, (severus) Ibid. 
 
 Sheeris, . 
 
 
 , 
 
 , Skiria, a man's name, Johnst. Antiq. C. Scand* p. 3. 
 
 Craig, . 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 . Kragge, Worm. Mon. 164. 
 
 Skeir, 
 
 
 . 
 
 . Skardi, Landnam, 64. 
 
 Crabb, . 
 
 
 . 
 
 , Krabbe, a Danish name. 
 
 SLlvie, . 
 
 
 .- 
 
 . Sylfa, Worm. Mon. 123. 
 
 It is most probable that the following names sHould be viewed as 
 belonging to the same class :^ — Craik (Su. G. kraka, a crow); Lounie, 
 Dundarg,- Mikie, Gorthie, Fitchit, Don, Gall, Daes, Linn or Lind, Low (Su. 
 G. loga,. flamma); Deuchar, Bunch, Bawd,- Boath, Darg, Dargie, Bean, 
 Strange Gudbert, Couttie, Goutts, Shand, Cobb, Neave, Tarbat, Storrier, 
 Candie, Duguid, Broakie, Proffit, Eaton, Fands, Groll, Kettins, Porris, 
 Pressok, Myers, Byers, Neish, Towns, Hillocks, Hearsel (Su. G. Jiaer^ 
 exercitus, and saell, socius, a companion in warfare); Glenday, Mearns, 
 Kermach, Leys, Dormont, Crockat,- Leech, Emslie, Mug, Livy, Geekie, 
 Legge, Craw, Stool, Machir, Goold, Herd, Lumgair, Laird, Rind, Annat, 
 Elshet, Pyat, Pet, Stark, Sturrock,- Marnie, Grig, B/Ough, Doeg, pron. 
 Doug, Gossar, Prosser, Torbet, Logic, &c. &c.. 
 
 VI. — The analogy of ancient Customs also affords a powerful test of 
 the affinity of nations, I need scarcely mention the almost inviolable 
 attachment manifested to these,, when transmitted from time immemorial, 
 especially if connected with religion, or upheld by superstition. 
 
 The Celtic inhabitants of this country observed one of their principal 
 feasts on Hallo w-eve^ which is still called Samliin. V. Shannash.. But 
 there is no memorial of any festival at the time of the winter solstice. The 
 names which they have given to Christmas, Corn. Nadelig,. Arm. NadeleJc, 
 Gael. Nollig, Fr. Noel, Nouel, are all evidently formed from Lat. Natal-is, 
 i. e. dies natalis Christi. In Corn, it is sometimes more fully expressed, 
 Deu Nad.elig, literally, God's hirth-day. In Ir. it is called Breath-la, BreitJila; 
 but this means nothing more than birth-day. 
 
 Thus it appears that the Celts have not, like the Goths, transferred 
 the name of any heathen feast to Christmas ; which nearly amounts to a 
 proof that they previously celebrated none at this season. The matter is, 
 indeed, more directly inverted between the Goths and the Celts. The 
 former, observing their principal feast in honour of the Sun at the winter 
 
lyiii * DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN 
 
 solstice, transferred the name of it to the day on which it is supposed our 
 Savioar was bom ; and adopted the Christian designation, such as Chris- 
 tianity then appeared, of Korss-maessa, or Rood-day, for the day celebrated 
 in commemoration of the pretended Invention of the Cross. On the other 
 hand, the Celts, continuing to observe their great annual festival, also 
 originally in honour of the Sun, in the beginning of May, retained the 
 pagan designation of Beltane, with most of its rights, while they adopted 
 the Christain name of the day observed in commemoration of the birth of 
 our Saviour. This difference is observable in our own country to this very 
 day. In those counties of which the Picts were the permanent inhabitants, 
 especially beyond Tay, Yule and Bood-daij are the designations still used ; 
 while Beltatw is unknown, and Christmas scarcely mentioned. But in those 
 belonging to the Celtic territories, or bordering on it, particularly in the 
 West of Scotland, Yule and llood-day are seldom or never mentioned. 
 
 This of itself affords no contemptible proof that the Picts were a 
 Gothic nation, and that they still exist in those districts which were pos- 
 sessed by their ancestors ; especially when viewed in connexion with the 
 great similarity between the rites still retained in the North of Scotland, 
 and those formerly common throughout the Scandinavian regions, in the 
 celebration of Yule. The analogy must forcibly strike any impartial reader, 
 who will take the trouble to consult this article in the Dictionary. Had 
 the Picts been exterminated, or even the greatest part of them destroyed, 
 and their country occupied by Celts, it is improbable that the latter would 
 have adopted the Gothic designation of Yale, and quite inconceivable that 
 they would have totally dropped the term Belfane, used to denote the most 
 celebrated feast of their forefathers. Why should this be the only term 
 used in those places formerly under the Celtic dominion, and totally 
 unknown in Angus, Mearns, and other counties, which their language, 
 alter the subjugation of the Picts, is supposed to have overrun ? Did they 
 borrow the term Yule from a few straggling Saxons ? This is contrary to 
 all analogy. Did the Saxons themselves adopt the name given by their 
 Norman conquerors to Christmas ? Gehol was indeed used in Anglo-Saxon, 
 as a designation for this day ; but rarely, as it was properly the name of a 
 month, or rather of part of two months. The proper and ecclesiastical 
 designation was Mid-winter-daeg, Midwinter-day. Had any name been 
 borrowed, it would have been that most appropriated to religious use. This 
 name, at any rate, must have been introduced with the other. But we have 
 not a vestige of it in Scotland. The name Yule is, indeed, still used in 
 England. But it is in the northern counties, which were possessed by 
 a people originally the same with those ^wh^ inhabited the Lowlands of 
 Scotland. 
 
 Here I might refer to another singulgir custom, formerly existing 
 among our ancestors, that of punishing femalb culprits by drowning. We 
 observe some vestiges of this among the Angio- Saxons. Although it pre- 
 vailed in Scotland, I can find no evidence tjiat it was practised by the 
 Celts. It is undoubtedly of German or Gothic origin. V. Pit and 
 Gallows, Diet. 
 
 VII — A variety of other considerations might be mentioned, which, 
 although they do not singly amount to proof, yet merit attention, as viewed 
 in connexion with what has been already stated. 
 
OF THE SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. lix 
 
 As SO great a part of the eastern coast of what is now called England 
 was so early peopled by the Belgae, it is hardly conceivable that neither so 
 enterprising a people, nor any of their kindred tribes, should ever think of 
 extending their descents a little farther eastward. For that the Belgae, and the 
 inhabitants of the countries bordering on the Baltic, had a common origin, 
 there seems to be little reason to doubt. The Dutch assert that their pro- 
 genitors were Scandinavians, who, about a century before the common era, 
 left Jutland and the neighbouring territories, in quest of new habitations. 
 V. Beknopte Historie van't Vaderiand, i. 3, 4. The Saxons must be viewed 
 as a branch from the same stock. For they also proceeded from modern 
 Jutland and its vicinity. Now, there is nothing repugnant to reason in- 
 supposing that some of these tribes should pass over directly to the coast 
 of Scotland opposite to them, even before the Christian era. For Mr. 
 Whitaker admits that the Saxons, whom he strangely makes a Gaulic 
 people, in the second century applied themselves to navigation, and soon 
 became formidable to the Romans. Hist. Manch. B. i. c. 12. Before they 
 could become formidable to so powerfal a people, they must have been at 
 least so well acquainted with navigation, as to account it no great enter- 
 prise to cross from the shores of the Baltic over to Scotland, especially if 
 they took the islands of Shetland and Orkney in their way . 
 
 As we have seen that, according to Ptolemy, there were, in his time, 
 different tribes of Belgae settled on the northern extremity of our country, 
 the most natural idea undoubtedly is, that they came directly from the 
 continent. For had these Belgae crossed the English Channel, according 
 to the common progress of barbarous nations, it is scarcely supposable that 
 this island would have been settled to its utmost extremity so early as the 
 age of Agricola. 
 
 There is every reason to believe that the Belgic tribes in Caledonia, 
 described by Ptolemy, were Picts. For, as the Belgae, Picts, and Saxons, 
 seem to have had a common origin, it is not worth while to differ about 
 names. These frequently arise from causes so trivial that their origin 
 becomes totally inscrutable to succeeding ages. The Angles, althougb 
 only one tribe, have accidentally given their name to the country which 
 they invaded, and to all the descendants of the Saxons and Belgae, who 
 were by far more numerous. 
 
 It is universally admitted, that there is a certain National Character, 
 of an external kind, which distinguishes one people from another. This is 
 often so strong, that those who have travelled through various countries, or 
 have accurately marked the diversities of this character, will scarcely be 
 deceived even as to a straggling individual. Tacitus long ago remarked 
 the striking resemblance between the Germans and Caledonians. Every 
 stranger, at this day, observes the great difference of features and com- 
 plexion between the Highlanders and Lowlanders. No intelligent person 
 in England is in danger of confounding the "Welsh with the posterity of the 
 Saxons. Now, if the Lowland Scots be not a Gothic race, but in fact the 
 descendants of the ancient British, they must be supposed to retain some 
 national resemblance to the Welsh. But will any impartial observer 
 venture to assert, that in feature, complexion, or form, there is any such 
 similarity as to induce the slightest apprehension that they have been origi- 
 nally the same people ? 
 
Ixi 
 
 RULES 
 
 BEKDERING THE USE OF THIS DICTION AEY MORE EASY. 
 
 It is difficult to give general rules for the pro- 
 nunciation of words in a language in which 
 there are so many anomalies as the Scottish; 
 hut some examples may be given of the sound 
 of the vowels or diphthongs, and the guttural 
 ch and gh. 
 
 A, in man, &c. has nearly the same sound in 
 S. as in E. Vulgar English writers, who use 
 mon for man, hond for hand, &c. believing that 
 this is pure Scottish, show that they have 
 studied the works of Ramsay and Burns to 
 little purpose. The rhymes to such words 
 occurring in Scottish poems, will at once point 
 out the true pronunciation ; as, for example, 
 
 " Then gently ^can your brother wan,^' &c. 
 Address to the Unco Guid. 
 
 '* Untie these bands from off my hands," &c. 
 Mac;pherson'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 hcis for bees, tei or 
 tey for tea, sey for sea, &c. The pronouns he 
 and me, pronounced very broadly hei and mei, 
 the voice rising on the last vowel, most for- 
 cibly strike the ear of a stranger. 
 
 Eu is frequently pronounced as English u 
 in tube ; as in neiik, heuk, leuk, &c. see also oo 
 in Dictionary. 
 
 in come and coming, is pronounced in S. as 
 in E. In Cumberland, and elsewhere in the 
 north of England, the vulgar say cooming ; 
 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. roimd ; 
 as in doup, doiiss, gouk, goul, foursome, &c. 
 
 Ow has frequently the sound of oo, in E. 
 good ; as in dow, (a dove,) doivncome, dowkar, 
 &c. 
 
 JJ'va. many words has the peculiar sound of 
 the French u in une ; as in hule, spune, schule, 
 &c. 
 
 F vowel, used by our ancient writers indis- 
 criminately with i, being in fact only double 
 i, and printed (/' in other Northern languages, 
 is to be sought for, not as it stands in the 
 English alphabet, but in the same place v/ith 
 the letter i, throughout the work ; as, ydant, 
 diligent ; ydilteth, idleness ; &c. 
 
 Y consonant, corresponds to A. S. O before 
 a vowel ; and from the resemblance in form 
 of A. S. G ( 5 ) to the Roman J 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 
 Gaberlunzie, instead of Gaberlunyie^ Tuilzie, for 
 Tuilyie, Zeir^ for Yeir, &c. 
 
 Ch and gh have often the guttural sound ; 
 as in loch, lochan, haugh, Broughton, &c. These 
 sounds, like the French sound of m in une, are, 
 however, impracticable to Englishmen, unless 
 their organs have been early trained to gut- 
 turals. Hence we generally find them pro- 
 nouncing loch lock, haugh haw, Broughton 
 Brouton, &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. 
 

 Ix 
 
 
 
 AN EXPLAKATION OF THliJ 
 
 CONTRACTIONS 
 
 
 USED IN THIS WORK. 
 
 A. Bor. 
 
 • Anglia Borealls, North of England. 
 
 L. B. 
 
 Barbarous Latin. 
 
 04/. 
 
 Adjective. 
 
 Metaph. 
 
 Metaphor, Metaphorical, Metaphorically, 
 
 €idv. 
 
 Adverb. 
 
 Moes. G. 
 
 Moeso-Gothic, as prcsei-ved in " Ulphi- 
 
 Alem. 
 
 Alemannic language. 
 
 
 las' Version of the Gospels." 
 
 Anc. 
 
 Ancient, or Anciently. 
 
 Mod. 
 
 Modern. 
 
 Ang. 
 
 County or Dialect of Angus. 
 
 MS. 
 
 Manuscript, or corrected from Manu- 
 
 Ann. 
 
 Armorican, or language of Bretagne. 
 
 
 script. 
 
 A. a 
 
 Anglo-Saxon language. 
 
 N. 
 
 Note. 
 
 Belg. 
 
 Belgic language. 
 
 Orkn. 
 
 Orkney. 
 
 C. B. 
 
 Cambro-Britannic, or Welsh language. 
 
 0. 
 
 Old. 
 
 CJelt 
 
 Celtic. 
 
 part. pr. 
 
 Participle present. 
 
 Chauc. 
 
 Used occasionally for Chaucer. 
 
 part. pa. 
 
 Participle past. 
 
 Clyde3. 
 
 Clydesdale. 
 
 Pers. 
 
 Persian language. 
 
 Comp. 
 
 Compounded. 
 
 pi. 
 
 Plural. 
 
 Compl. S. 
 
 Complaynt of Scotland. 
 
 Precop. 
 
 Precopensian dialect of the Gothic. 
 
 conj. 
 
 Conjunction. 
 
 prep. 
 
 Preposition. 
 
 Contr. 
 
 Contracted, or Contraction. 
 
 pret. 
 
 Preterite, or past tense. 
 
 Cora. 
 
 Cornish, or language of Cornwall. 
 
 pron. 
 
 Pronoun ; also, Pronounce, Pronuncia- 
 
 Corr. 
 
 Corrupted, or Corruption. 
 
 
 tion. 
 
 Cumb. 
 
 Cumberland. 
 
 Prov. 
 
 Proverb. 
 
 Dan. 
 
 Danish language. 
 
 Q.q. 
 
 Quasi. 
 
 Deriv. 
 
 Derivative, or Derivation. 
 
 Qu. 
 
 Query. 
 
 Dim. Dimin. 
 
 Diminutive. 
 
 q. V. 
 
 Quod vide. 
 
 E. 
 
 English language. 
 
 R. GIouc. 
 
 Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester. 
 
 Errat. 
 
 Erratum, or Errata. 
 
 Rudd. 
 
 Ruddiman's Glossary to Douglas's Virgil. 
 
 Ed. Edit. 
 
 Edition. 
 
 S. 
 
 After Islandic quotations, denotes Saga. 
 
 E.xpl. 
 
 Explain, Explained. 
 
 S. 
 
 Scottish, Scotland. It also denotes that 
 
 Fig. 
 
 Figurative, Figuratively. 
 
 
 a word is still used in Scotland. 
 
 Finn. 
 
 Finnish, language of Finland. 
 
 * 
 
 The asterisk signifies that the word to 
 
 Fr. 
 
 French language. 
 
 
 which it is prefixed, besides the com- 
 
 Franc. 
 
 Frankish, Theotisc, or Tudesque lan- 
 
 
 mon signification in English, is used 
 
 
 guage. 
 
 
 in a different sense in Scotland. 
 
 Fris. 
 
 Frisian dialect of the Belgic. 
 
 S. A. 
 
 Scotia Australis, South of Scotland. 
 
 Gael. 
 
 Gaelic of the Highlands of Scotland. 
 
 S. B. 
 
 Scotia Borealis, North of ScoUand ; also, 
 
 Germ. 
 
 German language. 
 
 
 Northern Scots. 
 
 Gl. Gloss. 
 
 Glossary. 
 
 S. 0. 
 
 Scotia Occidentalis, West of Scotland. 
 
 Goth. 
 
 Gothic. 
 
 t. 
 
 Substantive. 
 
 Gr. 
 
 Greek language. 
 
 Syn. Synor 
 
 I. Synonyme, Synonymous. \ 
 / Bueo-Gothic, or ancient language of 
 
 Heb. 
 
 Hebrew language. 
 
 Su. G. 
 
 Hisp. 
 
 Spanish language. 
 
 
 / Sweden. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 In the same place. 
 
 Sw. 
 
 Swedish language, (modern.) 
 
 Id. 
 
 Having the same signification. 
 
 Term. 
 
 Termination, 
 
 Imper. 
 
 Imperative. 
 
 Tweedd. 
 
 Tweeddale. 
 
 Ir. 
 
 Irish language. 
 
 V. 
 
 \ Vide, See also, or Volume. 
 
 Isl. 
 
 Islandic (or Icelandic) language. 
 
 V. a. 
 
 Verb active. 
 
 Ital. 
 
 Italian language. 
 
 V. n. 
 
 Verb neuter. 
 
 Jun. 
 
 Sometimes for Junius. 
 
 V. impers. 
 
 Verb impersonal. 
 
 L. Lat 
 
 Latin language. 
 
 vo. 
 
 Voce. 
 
 Loth. 
 
 Lothian. 
 
 Wacht. 
 
 Sometimes for Wachter. 
 
AN 
 
 ETYMOLOGICAL- DICTIONARY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Thf Icttsr A lias, in the Scottish language, four dif- 
 ferent sounds ; 
 
 1. A broad, as in E. all. wall. U is often added, as in 
 cald, cold, written also cauld ; and sometimes w ; 
 both as marks of the prolongation of the sound. 
 
 2. A short, in lak, mak, tak, S., as in last, past, E. 
 
 3. A open in dad, daddie, a father, and some other 
 -words, S., as in E. read, pret., ready, adj. 
 
 I. A slender or close, in lane, alane, alone, mane, 
 moan, S., like face, place, E. The monosyllables 
 have generally, although not always, a final e 
 quiescent. 
 
 A IS used in many words instead of o in E. ; as ane, 
 bane, lang, sang, ftane, for one, bone, long, song, 
 stoue. For the Scots preserve nearly the same 
 orthography with the Anglo-Saxons, which the 
 English have abandoned. Thus the woi'ds 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 ai, in various words of this formation. 
 Ane, bane, stane, &c., are pronounced ein, bein, 
 stein, after the manner of the Germans, who use 
 each of these terms in the same sense. 
 
 When this letter is written with an apostrophe, as a', 
 it is meant to intimate that the double I is cut otf, 
 according to the pronunciation 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 abade, 
 delay, which has precisely the same meaning with 
 bade. This seems to have been borrowed from the 
 A.S., in which language abidan and bidun are per- 
 fectly synonymous, both simply signifying to remain, 
 to tariy. 
 
 A, in composition, sometimes signifies on ; as agruft, 
 on the grufe or belly, S. ; Isl. a grufu, cernue, prone. 
 Johnson thinks that a, in the composition of such 
 E. words as aside, afoot, asleep, is sometimes con- 
 tracted from at. But these terms are unquestion- 
 ably equivalent to on 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 
 
 ABA 
 
 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 ae 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, 
 ".4e swallow disna mak a simmer." Ane marks a 
 distinction often where there is a niunber ; as, "I 
 saw three men on the road ; ane o' them turned awa' 
 to the right hand." 
 
 AAIRVHOUS, s. The place of meeting appointed by 
 the Foud-Generall, or Chief-Governor. Shetl. Ap- 
 parently from arf, orf an arrow prefixed to house ; 
 as an aiTow marked with certain signs was used by 
 the ancients for assembling the multitude. V. 
 Croitihtarich and Fyre Croce. It appears that the 
 arrow, having been originally used to assemble the 
 people for war, had, at least in name, been retained 
 in calling the people to the place appointed for 
 judicial decisions. Thus aairvhous denotes the 
 house appointed for judgment. 
 
 AAR, s. The Alder, a tree, S. O. V. Am. 
 
 AARON'S-BEARD, s. The dwarf-shrub called St. 
 John's Wort, Hypericum perforatum, 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 witchcraft and enchant- 
 ment. By putting it into ropy milk, suspected to be 
 bewitched, and milking afresh upon it, they also 
 fancied the milk would be cured. 
 
 ABACK, adv. 1. Away ; aloof ; at a distance, S. 2. 
 Behind, in relation to place, S. Burns. 3. Back ; 
 used in relation to time past. Angus. Eoss's Helenore. 
 
 ABAD, Abade, Abaid, s. Delay ; abiding ; tari-ying ; 
 the same with Bad, Bade. A. S. abid-an, manere, 
 to tarry, to stay. Wallace. Doug. Virg. 
 
 To ABAY, Abaw, v. a. To astonish. Abayd, part. pa. 
 astonished ; abawd, Chaiicer. Fr. esbah-ir, to 
 astonish. K. Hart. 
 
 ABAID, part. pa. Waited ; expected. A. S. aiad, 
 expectatus, hoped. Douglas. 
 
. ... Ji^\,..y . . -•. 2 
 
 To ABAT8, •v. a • Vo ikbash J to oonteim*. • iooyij^d, 
 
 j>or<. pa. WfntowH. Fr. abauir, Id. 
 ▲BAITMENT, •. DiTeralon ; sport. Douglas. Arm. 
 4ta^a, ludere, aba<, Indus ; 0. Fr. ebaud-ir, recreare, 
 abaUtmeiU, reoreatio. 
 ABAK, adv. Back ; behind. Chaucer, id. Douglas. 
 
 Isl. oaAoJI;, retrorsum. A. S. on baec, id. 
 To ABANDON, ». a. 1. To bring under absolute sub- 
 jection. Barbour. 2. To let loose ; to give permis- 
 sion to act at pleasure. Wallace. 3. To destroy, to 
 cutoff. WaUaee. 4. Effectually to prevent ; nearly 
 in sense to deter. BeUend. Cron.—Fr. abandonn- 
 «r, id. 
 ABANDONLT, Abakdouklt, adv. At random, with- 
 out regard to danger. Wallace. 
 ABANDOUN. In abandotm, at abaiidoun, at random. 
 Barbour. Chauc«r uses bandon as denoting free will, 
 pleasure. — Fr. en abandon, d I'abandon, id. from d 
 ban and donner, to give up to intei-diction. 
 ABARRAND, part pa. Departing from the right way, 
 
 wandering. B. Aberring. Bellend. Cron. 
 ABASIT, part. pa. Confounded ; abashed. Douglas. 
 
 V. Abays. 
 ABATE, s. Accident ; something that surprises one, 
 as being unexpected ; evtnt, adventure. King's 
 Quair.—Vr. abatt-re, to daunt, to overthrow; or 
 abet-ir, hebetem, stupidum, reddere. 
 To ABA W. V. Abat. 
 ABBACY, Abbast, t. An abbey. L. B. abatia, id. 
 
 Acts Ja. III. 
 ABBEY-LAIRD, t. 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 bene- 
 fit of the girth of the confines of Holyrood House, for 
 protection from them. Loth. Cock-Laird, Herd's 
 Coll. 
 ABBEIT, t. Dress ; apparel. 0. E. abite. Bannatyne 
 Poems. Arm. abyt, abyta, Lat. habit-us, Fr. habit, 
 id. 
 ABBIS, t. pi. Surplices ; white linen vestments worn 
 by priests. Coll. Inventories. L. B. alba, id. from 
 Lat albus, white. 
 ABBOT, s. Probably for dress. Habit. Pitscottie's 
 
 Cron. 
 ABBOT OF UNREASON, a sort of histrionic character, 
 anciently exhibited in Scotland, but afterwards for- 
 bidden by Act of Parliament. Acts Mary. This was 
 one of the Christmas sports ; and, as the ancient 
 Saturnalia, levelled all distinction of ranks, the 
 design of this amu.sement was to ridicule the solem- 
 nity of the proceedings of an Abbot, or other digni- 
 fied clergyman. It is the same with the Abbot of 
 Misrule, and distinguished in name only from the 
 Boy-Bishop, characters formerly well known both in 
 England and in France. The principal personage 
 was denominated the Abbot of Unreason, because his 
 actings were inconsistent 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 ; pronounced q 
 
 Eb^. Roxb. 
 A BEE. To let dbee, to let alone ; to bear with ; not 
 
 to meddle with, S. To Iti bt^ E. Ritson. 
 Let-abbk, s. Forbeantncc, or connivance. Let-abee 
 for let alee; mutual forbearance, 8. Let-a-be for 
 let-a-be. The Pirate. 
 
 ABS 
 
 Let abbb. Far less — "He couldna sit, let a 
 
 sbmd." 
 ABEECH, Abiegh, adv. Aloof, " at a shy distanc( 
 chiefly used in the west of S. Stand abeigh, ki 
 aloof. Burns. — ¥r. aboy, 0. Fr. abai, abay, abba 
 E. at bay, O. E. abay. 
 ABEFOIR, adv. Formerly ; before. Pitscottie. 
 ABEIS, Abies, prep. In comparison with ; as, " T 
 is black abeis that ; Loudon is a big town ab 
 Edinburgh." Fife. Buis in Loth. Perhaps a cc 
 o^ Albeit. V. Beis, prep. 
 ABERAND, part. pr. Going astray. Lat. ab&rra 
 
 E. aberring. Bellenden. 
 To ABHOR, V. a. To fill with horror. Lyndsay. 
 To ABY, V. a. To suffer for. 0. E. abeye, abie. 
 
 8. byg-an, to buy. Henrysone. 
 ABIDDIN, part. pa. Waited for. Nicol Burne. 
 ABIL, adj. Able. Wyntown. — Lat. habil-is, ] 
 
 habile, C. B. abl. Teut. abel, id. 
 ABIL, adv. Perhaps. V. Able. 
 ABILYEMENTIS, Abeilyementis, s. pi. 1. Die 
 Rabelais. 2. Accoutrement ; apparatus, of wl 
 kind soever. Acts Ja. III. 
 ABYLL, adj. Liable ; apt. V. Abil. Bellend. 
 ABITIS, s. pi. Obits ; service for the dead. Banr^ 
 tyne Poems. — Lat. obit-us, death ; also, office 1 
 Uie dead. 
 ABLACH, Ablack, s. 1. " A dwarf ; an expression 
 contempt," Gl. Shirr. S. B. Gael, al>hach, id. 2. T 
 remains of any animal that has become the prey o; 
 dog, fox, polecat, &c. 3. A particle ; a fragmeu 
 used in a general sense. Isl. aflag, anything supi 
 fluous ; Dan. ajlagt, left. 
 ABLE, adj. 1. Proper ; fit. 2. Liable ; in danger ( 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 ABLE, Abil, Ablis, Ablins, adv. Perhaps ; peradvc 
 turc, S. Yeahle-sea, id. Montgomery. — A. S. alu 
 Isl. and su. G. aff, strength, properly that of t 
 body ; afl-as, to be able. 
 ABLEEZE, adv. In a blaze. Bride of Lammermoc 
 ABLINS, adv. V. Able. 
 
 A-BOIL, adv. To come a-boil, to begin to boil, S. 
 ABOOT, adv. To boot ; the odds paid in a bargain 
 
 exchange. Roxb. 
 ABORDAGE, s. Apparently, the act of boarding 
 
 ship. Sea Lawis, Balfour's Pract. 
 ABOUT, adv. Alternately ; as " sup about." 
 ABOUT-SPEICH, s. Circumlocution. Douglas Virt 
 ABOWYNE, Abone, Abow, prep. 1. Above, as sign 
 fying higher in place ; over ; aboon, S. — Gl. York 
 Westmorel. Wa lace. 2. Over — " Tullus rang thi)-t 
 two yeris, in great glore, abone the Romanis." Bt 
 lenden. 3. Superior to, S. Barbour. — A.S. abufa', 
 id. The radical term is evidently ufan, supra. 
 ABRAIDIT, part. adj. A term applied by carpeute 
 to the surface of a ragstone, used for shai-penit 
 their tools, when it has become too smooth for tl 
 purpose. Roxb. — 0. Fr. abradant, wearing awaj 
 Lat. abradere, to scrape or shave off. 
 To ABREDE, v. a. To publish ; to spread abroad. 6 
 
 Sibb. — A. S. abraed-an, propalare. 
 To ABREDE, v. n. To start ; to fly to a side. Chau 
 
 abrc^ide, id. Henrysone. 
 ABREED, adv. In breadth, S. Gl. Burns. 
 ABREID, Abrade, Abread, adv. 1. Abroad ; at larg 
 S. Burel. 2. Asunder. Roxb. — A. S. abred-m 
 extendere, or Isl. a braut, forth, in via. 
 ABSOLVITOR. Absolvitoub, Absolvitur, s. A fo 
 ensic term, used in two difTerent ways :— 1. Abso 
 
ABS 
 
 vitur aJb instantia. " One is said to be absolved /rom 
 the instance, Vthen there is some defect or infor- 
 mality in tho proceedings ; for thereby that instance 
 is ended vintil new citsition. "— Spottiswoode's Law 
 Diet. M.S.— 2. Absolvitur from the claim. "When 
 a per&on is freed by sentence of a judge from any 
 debt or demand, he is said to have obtained absolvi- 
 tur from the pursuer's claim." — Ibid. 
 
 Evidently from the use of the third per. sing, of 
 the Latin verh— Absolvitur. 
 
 ABSTACLE, s. Obstacle. Fitscottie's Cron. 
 
 ABSTINENCE, s. A truce ; cessation of arms. Spots- 
 wood's Hist. — Fr. id. L. B. abstinentia. 
 
 ABSTRAKLOUS, adj. Cross-tempeied. Ayrs. Per- 
 haps a misnomer of obstreperous. 
 
 AB-THANE, Abthane, s. Y. Thane. 
 
 ABlTFIN,;^re/;. Above. A. &.abufan, id. V. Abowynb. 
 
 ABULYEIT, Abulyied, Abilyeit, part. pa. 1. Brest; 
 appareled. Douglas. 2. Equipped for the field of 
 battle. Acts Ja. II. — Fr. habill-er, to clothe. 
 
 ABULTEMENT, s. Dress ; habit. Bellenden. ¥r. 
 habiliment. 
 
 To ABUSE, V. a. To disuse ; to give up the practice 
 of anything. Acts Ja. II. V. Vyssis. L. B. abuti 
 non uti. 
 
 ABUSIOUN, AsrsioN, s. 1. Abuse. Acts Ja. IV. 2. 
 Deceit ; imposition practised on another. Fitscottie. 
 — Fr. abiisio-n. 
 
 AC, Ec, cow;. But; and, Barbour.— A. S. aec. eac ; 
 Moes. G. auk ; Alem. auh ; Su. G. ocfi, ock ; Belg. 
 ook ; Lat. ac, etiaro. 
 
 ACCEDENS, s. A term used in reference to rent in 
 money. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ACCEDENT, s. An accession, or casualty. Spalding. 
 
 V. ACCEDENS. 
 
 To ACGLAME, v. a To lay claim to ; to demand as 
 one's right. Acts Mary. L. B. acclavi-are. 
 
 ACCOMIE, AccuMiB, «. A species of mixed metal, S. 
 V. Alcomyb. 
 
 To ACCORD. Used impersonally ; as accords, or as 
 accoi'ds of law, i. e. as is agreeable or conformable to 
 law. It has greatei latitude of signification than the 
 phrase, as effeiris, which denotes anything propor- 
 tional, convenient, or becoming, as well as confor- 
 mity. Laws 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 Peden. 
 
 ACCUMIE PEN, s. A metallic pencil for wi-iting on 
 tablet. V. AccoMiE. 
 
 ACE, s. 1. The smallest division of anything. 2. A 
 single particle ; a unit. Orkn. G. Andr. 
 
 ACE, s. Ashes. V. As, Ass. 
 
 ACIIERSPIRE, .<!. The germination of malt at that 
 end of the grain from which the stalk grows, S. V. 
 the V. 
 
 To ACHERSPYRE, v. n. To shoot ; to sprout ; to 
 germinate. E. acrospire. Chalmerlan Air.— A. S. 
 aechir, an ear of corn, aecer, Su. G. aakar, corn, and 
 spira, the projection of anything that is long and 
 slender. Gr. ukooq, summus, and OTreipa, spira. 
 
 ACHIL, odj. Noble. V. Athil. 
 
 To ACK, V. a. To enact. V. Act, v. 
 
 ACKADENT,-s. A spirituous liquor resembling rum. 
 Ayrs. Apparently the corr. of some foreign designa- 
 tion beginning with Aqua. 
 
 ACKER-DALE, adj. Divided into single acres or 
 small portions. — A. S. aecer an acre, and dael-an, 
 to divide. 
 
 8 ADH 
 
 ACLITE, ACKLYTE, adv. Awry ; to one side. Roxb. 
 
 Synon. A gee, S. 
 ACORNIE, i'. Apparently a drinking vessel, with ears 
 
 or handles, like a quaich. Fr. acorni, horned ; 
 
 having horns. 
 ACQUAINT, AcQUENT, pari. adj. Acquainted. F^alms, 
 
 Metrical Version ; Heart of Mid.-Loth. 
 ACQUART, AiKWERT, adj. 1. Averted ; turned from. 
 
 2. Cross ; perverse, S. Douglas. — A. S. acwerd, aver- 
 
 sus, perversus. E. awkward. 
 ACQUATE, pret. tense. Acquitted. Acts. Cha. I. 
 To ACQUEIS, v. a. To acquire. Buret.— i"v. acquis, 
 
 acquise, part. pa. ; Lat. acquisitus, acquired. 
 To ACQUIET, v. a. 1. To quiet ; to bring to a state of 
 
 tranquillity. 2. To secure. Act. Dom. Cone. L. B. 
 
 acquietare, to render quiet or secure. 
 To ACQUITE, V. a. Perhaps to revenge ; but doubt- 
 ful. Bellenden. 
 ACRE, s. An old sort of duel fought by single com- 
 batants, English and Scotch, between the frontiers of 
 
 their kingdom, with sword and lance. — CoweVs Law 
 
 Diet. 
 ACRE-BRAID, s. The breadth of an acre. Ficken's 
 
 Foems. 
 ACRER, s. A very small proprietor ; a portioner or 
 
 feuar, S. A. 
 To ACRES, ACRESCE, v.n. 1. To increase ; to gather 
 
 strength. Buret. 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, V. a. To require by judicial authority ; 
 
 nearly the same with E. enact, with this diflerence, 
 
 that there is a transition from the deed to the pei'son 
 
 whom it regards. Acts Cha. I. 
 ACTENTICKLY, adv. Authentically. Act. Dom. 
 
 Cone. 
 ACTION SERMON, s. The sermon that immediately 
 
 precedes the celebration of the ordinance of the 
 
 Lord's Supper in S. 
 ACTIOUN, s. Affairs ; business ; interest. Bellenden. 
 ACTON, s. A leathern jacket, strongly stuffed, 
 
 anciently worn under a coat of mail. Stat. Rob. I. — 
 
 O. Fr. auqueton, haucton, L. B. aketon, acton, id. 
 ACTUAL, adj. An actual minister, or an aatual man, 
 
 a phrase still used by the vulgar to denote one who is 
 
 in full orders as a minister of the go.spel, S. Wodrow. 
 
 — L. B. ci£tus, ofScium, ministeiium. 
 ADAM'S WINE. A cant phrase for water as a beve- 
 rage, our first father being supposed to have known 
 
 nothing more powerful, S. Sir Andrew Wylie. 
 ADDER-BEAD, Adper-Stane, s. The stone supposed 
 
 to be formed by adders, S. Nithsdale. V. Bead. 
 ADDETTIT, part. pa. Indebted. Douglas.— m: en- 
 
 debtS, id. 
 ADDISON, s. Access ; encouragement. 
 ADDLE, adj. Foul. An addle dub ; a filthy pool. 
 
 Clydes. V. Adill. 
 To ADDLE, V. n. To moisten the roots of plants with 
 
 the urine of cattle. Renfrews. — Su. G. adl-a, me- 
 
 iere. 
 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. 
 ADIIANTARE, 5. One who haunts a place. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. 
 
ADU 
 
 AFF 
 
 ADHEILL, I. The district In 8. now called Atholl. 
 Bttrbour.—Qikiil. Blair-adh-oll, Blair-Atholl, expl. 
 ' ' the great pleasant plain." 
 ADIKNCK, «. To git aditnce, to make room. To 
 give a wall adienoe, not to confine it in its extent. 
 Fife. It is synon. with S. tcouth. 
 ADILL, Adpli, «. 1. Foul and putrid water. Douolas. 
 2. The urine of black cattle. Renfrews.— A. S. adl, 
 filthy gor«, Teut. add. filth, mire, 8u. G. adla, me- 
 lere. 
 ADIORXALB, Adjoubnal, Acte of. The designation 
 given to the record of a sentence passed in a cri- 
 minal cause ; and kept in what are called the Books 
 qf Adjournal. Acts Mary. 
 To ADIORNIS, «. o. To cite ; to summon. Fr. ad- 
 
 joum-tr. 
 ADIST, prtp. On this side, S. It is opposed to 
 ayont, ». e. on the other side. .KeWy.— Perhaps fioia 
 Germ, ditt, hoc, E. this. 
 ADMINACLE, «. Perhaps, pendicle of land» Acts 
 
 Ck. I. 
 ADMINICLE, g. Collateral proof. Ersk. Inst. 
 ADMINICULATE, part. pa. Supported ; set forth. 
 Crookskank^t Hitt. Lat. adminicul-ari, to prop, to 
 •upport. 
 To ADNULL, v. a. To abrogate ; to annul. Lat. 
 
 adnull-are, from ad and nullus. 
 ADOIS, AnoKS, Addois, s. pi. 1. Business ; affairs. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. It is also used as denoting difia- 
 culties, like E. ado ; as " I had my ain adots," i. e. 
 difficulties. 
 To ADORNE, v. a. To worship ; to adore. Apb. 
 
 Hamiltoun. 
 ADOW. Naefhing adow, worth little or nothing. 
 Roxb. From the v. Dow, to be able.— A. S. dugan, 
 prodesse, valere. 
 ADRAD, part. adj. Afraid. Upp. Clydes. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 — A. 8. adraed-an, timere. 
 ADRED, adl'. Downright. Douglas. — Fr. adroit, or 
 
 droit, riglU, straight, Lat. directus. Budd. 
 
 ADREICU, adv. Behind ; at a distance. To follow 
 
 adreich, to follow at a considerable distance, S. B. 
 
 Adrighf 0. E. — From the adj . Dreich, q. v. Bellenden. 
 
 ADREID, conj. Lest. Falice o/fTon.— Imper. of A. S. 
 
 adraed-an, timere. 
 ADRESLY, adu. With good address. Wyntoion. 
 To ADTEMPT c^gainst, v.ai. To disobey. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. Attk,mptat. 
 To ADVERT, v. a. To avert ; to turn aside. 
 ADVERTENCE, Adubrtajjce, s. 1. Retinue. 2. Ad- 
 herents ; advisers ; abettors. Chron. Ja. II. — Fr. 
 advertir, to give advice. 
 To ADVISE, V. a. To Advise a Cause or Process, to 
 deliberate so as to give judgment on it, S. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — L. B. advisare, consulere. 
 To ADVOCATE, v. n. To plead, v.. a. To advocate a 
 
 cause. Lat. advocare. Ruth.. Lett. 
 ADVOUTRIE, Advoutrt, s. Adultery, Anderson's 
 
 Coll.—O. Fr. advoutire. 
 To ADURNE, v. a. To adore ; the same with Adorne. 
 
 Keith's Hist. 
 ADWANO, adj. Tiresome. V. Dwino. 
 AE, adv. 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 
 bom." Bums. V. letter A. 
 AE, adj. Only ; as, " Whilk brak the heart of my ae 
 natet."— Jacobite Relics, 
 
 AE BEAST -TREE, g. A swingle-tree, or bar, b 
 which only ono horse draws in plougliing. Orkii. 
 
 AE-FUR, a. Having all the soil turned over by th 
 plough in one direction. Clydes. Selkirks. 
 
 AE-FUR-LAND, Ae-fur-brak, s. Ground which, froi 
 its steepness, can be ploughed only in one direction 
 or with one furrow, the plough returning withou 
 entering the soil. Selkirks. Clydes. 
 
 AE-UAUN'T, adj. . Single-handed ; having one hand 
 
 AE-POINTIT-GAIRSS, 8. Sedge-grass, a species c 
 carex ; single-pointed grass. Lanarks. 
 
 AER, s. Oar. .V. Air. Stat. Gild. 
 
 To AFAYND, v. a. To attempt ; to endeavour ; t 
 tiy. Wallace. — A. S. afand-ian tentare. 
 
 AFALD, AFA0LD, Aejfauld, Aufauld, Effauld, a(^ 
 1. Honest ; upright ; without duplicity, S. 2. Used t 
 denote the unity of the divine essence in a trinity c 
 persons. Barbour. — Moes. G. ainfalth, Isl. einfauU 
 A. S. anfeald, simplex. Immediately from S., a c 
 ae, one, andfald, fold. 
 
 AFALDLY, adv. Honestly; uprightly. Bellenden. 
 
 AFAST, adj. Perhaps, fixed or riveted with awe. 
 
 AFF, ady. OiT, S. jRoss.— Moes. G., Isl., Su. G 
 Dan., Belg., af, Gr. aTTO, a<f)' , Alem. and Lat. ab. 
 
 AFF, prep. From off ; as denoting lineage. Rob Box 
 
 AFF at the knot, lunatic, deranged, S. B. Gl. Sheriffs 
 
 AFF and on. 1. Applied to those who lodge on th 
 same floor, S. 2. Without any permanent chang( 
 used in relation to the sick, S. 3. Un.steady ; vaci 
 lating, as regarding conduct. 
 
 AFP and on about. Pretty much about. 
 
 AFF or on, determined one way or another, as in regar 
 to a commercial transaction, S. 
 
 AFF ANE'S FIT. Weakly ; unfit for any work, a 
 " He's fa'iu. affYnsfeet." 
 
 AFFCAST, s. a castaway. ■Bruce.—'Etom aff, ol 
 and cos^ 
 
 AFFCOME, s. 1. The termination ,of any business 
 the reception one meets with ; as "I had an ill al 
 come ;" I came off with an ill grace, I was not we 
 received. 2. It is also sometimes used in the sen 
 of escape; as, "A gude affcome, <\. coming off." 
 An evasive excuse, hedging ; as, "A puir affcome 
 S. Su. G. Afkemst, reditus>^m af, of, ar 
 komm-a, to come. 
 
 AFFECTIOUN, s. Relationship ; consanguinity, > 
 affinity. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 AFFECTUOUS, adj. Affectionate. V. Effectuoc 
 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 AFFEIRING, adv. In relation or proportion. Etl 
 
 For. V. Afferis, Effeirs, v. 
 APFER, Afeir, Effeir, Effere, s. 1. Condition ; stat 
 Barbour. 2. Warlike preparation ; equipment f 
 war. Wallace. 3. Appearance ; show. Barbour. 
 Demeanour ; deportment. MaitlandP. V. Fair, Fer 
 AFFERD, part. pa. Afraid, 0. E. affered, vulgar : 
 
 afeard. Douglas. — A. S. afaered, territus. 
 AFFERIS, Effeirs, v. impers. 1. Becomes ; belon 
 to ; is proper or expedient ; frequently used in o 
 laws. Barbour. 2. It sometimes signifies what 
 proportional to, S. Act. Cone— 0. Fr. affer-ir, a 
 partenir, Lat. affero. 
 AFF-FA'INS, s. Scraps ; castings ; what has fall 
 
 off. Sw. affalla, to fall off. 
 AFFGATE, s. a mode of disposing of, an outlc 
 applied to merchandise ; an affgate for goods. Loth 
 perhaps rather affget, q. to get off. 
 AFF-HAND, adj. Plain ; honest ; blunt ; given 
 free speaking, S. affm-hand Aug. 
 
AFF - 
 
 LFF-HAND, adv. Without premeditation ; forth- 
 with ; without delay, S. Ramsay. 
 
 0"FLUFE, Afp loof, adv. 1. Without book ; ofiF 
 hand. To repeat aff lufe, to deliver merely from 
 memory, without having a book or notes, S. 2. Ex- 
 tempore, without premeditation, S. Ramsay. 3. 
 Forthwith ; out of hand. From S. aff, off, and lufe, 
 the palm of the hand. 
 AFFORDELL, adj. Alive ; yet remaining. V. Fordel. 
 AFFPUT, s. Delay, or pretence for delaying, S. 
 AFFPUTTING, adj. Delaying ; trifling ; dilatory, 
 
 patting off, S. 
 AFFRAY, s. Fear ; terror ; Chaucer, id. — Fr. affre, 
 
 froi, terreur. Barbour. 
 AFFROITLIE, adv. Affrightedly.— Fr, effroy-er, to 
 frighten. Douglas. 
 
 AFFRONT, s. Disgrace; shame, S. Arbuthnot on 
 Coins. 
 
 To AFFRONT, v. a. To disgrace ; to put to shame, .S. 
 
 AFFRONTED, par. 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 putting away, 
 S. 2. An excuse ; a pretence, S. Eoss. — Moes. ii. 
 afsat-jan, amovere. 
 
 AFFSIDE, s. The farther side of any object, S. Su. 
 G. afsidks, seorsum. 
 
 AFFTAK, s. A piece of waggishness, tending to ex- 
 pose one to ridicule. Fife. 
 
 AFFTAKIN, s. The habit or act of taking off, or ex- 
 posing other.-; to ridicule. Fife. 
 
 AFLAUGHT, adu. Lying flat. Roxb. V. Flauohtbekd. 
 
 AFLOCIIT, Afloucht, part. pa. Agitated ; in a 
 flutter, S. v. Flocht. Bellenden. 
 
 AFORE-FIT, A'FoEB-FiT, adv. Indiscriminately ; all 
 without exception. Upp. Clydes. ; q. all before the 
 foot. 
 
 AFORGAYN, prep. Opposite to ; the same with Fore- 
 GAiNST, q. V. Barbour. — A. S. onforan, ante, coram, 
 and gea7i, contra ; on being changed into a in S. aud^ 
 E., as onweg into away. Foran ongean, ex adverso. 
 
 AFORNENS, firep. Opposite to, V. Foreanent. Wyn- 
 town. 
 
 AFRIST, adv. In a state of delay; on credit. V. 
 Frist, v. 
 
 AFTEN, adv. Often. S. Ramsay. A.S. aeft, iterum. 
 
 AFTER ANE, adv. Alike ; in the same manner ; in 
 one form, E. i. e. after one. 
 
 AFTERCAST, s. Consequence ; effect ; what may 
 ensue ; as, " He durstna do't for fear o' the after- 
 cast." Roxb. 
 
 AFTER-CLAP, 8. Evil consequence, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 AFTERCOME, s. Consequence ; what comes after. 
 South of S. 
 
 AFTERCUMMER, s. A successor. Lett. Ja. V. 
 
 APTERGAIT, adj 1. Proper ; fitting. 2. Tolerable ; 
 moderate. Roxb. 
 
 To APTERGANG, v. n. To follow. Ross. A.S. 
 aeftergan, subsequi. 
 
 AFTERIIEND, adv. Aftei-wards. V. Eftirhend. 
 
 AFTERINGS, Aft'rins, s. pi. 1. The last milk drawn 
 from a cow. S. Lancash. 2. The remainder, in a 
 more general sense ; as, " The aft'rins o' a feast." 
 East of Fife. 3. Consequence. Ayrs. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 AFTERSUPPER, s. The interval between supper and 
 bedtime. Lanarks, V. Foresupper, 
 
 AFTERWALD, s. That division of a faim called Out- 
 field. Caithn. 
 
 AY 
 
 AYWAJID, adv. Off ; away from, Renfr. A.Wilson. 
 
 AGAIN, adv. At another time ; used indefinitely. 
 Reg. Dalton. 
 
 To AGAIN-CALL, v. a. 1. To revoke ; to recall, 2. 
 To oppose, to gainsay ; sj as to put in a legal bar in 
 court to the execution of a sentence. Syn. False, v. 
 Pari. Ja. III. 
 
 AGAINCALLING, s. llecall ; revocation. Barry's Ork. 
 
 AGAYNE, Aganb, prep. Against, S. Waverley, 
 Wyntoion. — A.S. gean, agen, ongean, Su. G. gen, 
 igen, Isl. gegn, gen, contia. 
 
 AGAIN-GEVIN, s. Restoration. 
 
 AGAIRY. To Go Agairy. To leave one's service be- 
 fore the term-day. Orkn. 
 
 AGAIT, adv. Astir; on the way or road. V. Gait. 
 Wallace. — A in the sense of on, and gait, a way. 
 
 AGAITWARD, Agaitwaird, adv.. 1. On the road, 
 used in a literal sense. 2. In a direction towards; 
 referring to the mind. 
 
 To AGANE-SAY, V. a. To recall, " Revoke and agane- 
 say." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 A'-GATES, adv. Everywhere ; all ways. Antiquary. 
 V. Algait. 
 
 AGATIS, adv. In one ".vaj. uniformly, Barbour. — A 
 one, and gatisthe plur. or genit. of A.S. gat, a way. 
 
 AGEE, A-Jee, od^. 1. To one side, S. To look agye, 
 to look aside, GL Yorks. Ramsay. 2. A-jar, a little 
 open, S. Burns. 3. Deranged in mind; as "His 
 brain >was a wee agee." From a, ot>. and jee, to move, 
 to turn. 
 
 To AGENT V. a To manage, whocher in a court of 
 law, or by interest, S. Baillie. 
 
 To AGGREGE, Aggreadge, v. a. To aggravate ; to in- 
 crease ; to enhance. Acts of Assembly. Fr. aggre- 
 ner, id. 
 
 To AGGRISE, v. a. To affright ; to fill with horror. 
 Agryse, Chaucer, to shudder, to make to shudder. 
 Douglas. A. S. agrysan, horrere. V. Gryis. 
 
 AGGIE, s. Abbreviation of the name Agnes, S. B. 
 
 AGLEE, Agley, A-gly, adv. Off the right line ; obli- 
 
 ^ quely ; wrong, S. Burns. V. Gley. 
 
 AGNAT, Agnate, Agnet, s. The nearest paternal re- 
 lation. Chalmers' Life of Mary. Lat. agnati. 
 
 AGREATION, s. Agreement, F. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 AGREEANCE, s. Agreement Spalding. 
 
 AGRUFE, adv. In a flat ox grovelling position, S. 
 v. Grufe. 
 
 AGWET, s. The name anciently given to the hill on 
 which the castle of Edinburgh stands. Hardy ng. — 
 CoiT. from C. B. Agned, Castel mynyd Agned ; per- 
 haps, q. "the castle of the rifted mount," agen, 
 signifying a cliff, ageniad, id. agenedig, rifted. 
 
 AHECHIE, interj. An exclamation uttered in ludi- 
 crous contempt. Loth. V. Hech, Hegh. 
 
 AHIN, adv. Behind. Aberd. 
 
 AHIND, AniNT, j3vep. and adv. 1. Behind, in respect 
 of place, S. Buchan Poems. 2. Late, after, as to 
 time, S. 3. Applied to what remains, or is left, S. 
 Ross. A. Si. hindan, post, aet hindan, a tergo, on- 
 hinder, retro rsum. 
 
 To Come in Ahint one. To take advantage of one, S. 
 Rob Roy. 
 
 To Get on Ahint one. To get the advantage of one in 
 a bargain, to take him in, S. 
 
 AHOMEL, adv. Turned upside down ; applied to a 
 vessel whose bottom is upward, Roxb, From a for 
 on, and Quhemle, q. v, 
 
 AY, adv. Still ; to this time ; as, " He's ay living," 
 he is still alive, S. 
 
AlC 
 
 AIR 
 
 klCn, $. Echo, 8. B. 
 
 ro A lOH.v.n. To echo. Olydes. 
 
 AICHKR ivuU.) «. A head of oats or barley. Orkn, 
 
 V. Kl-hkk. 
 AYCHT. ». An oath. Aberd. Reff. V. Ath«. 
 AICHt'8, Haichus, (quU.) t. A heavy fall causing 
 •trong reKpiration ; apparently from Hkoh. Mcarns. 
 AIDLKIIULE, ». A hole into which the urine of 
 cattle is allowed to run from their stables or byres. 
 Ayrs. V. Aoill, Addlb. 
 AIU-)f AJOR, t. Apparently equlralent to EngUsh 
 
 A>ljutaut. 
 AYKN, «. A term applied to a beast of the herd, of 
 one year old ; also to a child. Buchan. Pron. as 
 B. aye. 
 AYKK, ». An itinerant court. Act. Audit. 
 AIERIS, «. pi. lleirs ; successors in inheritance. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone 
 AlFER, t. An old term in Ettr. For. for the exhala- 
 tions which arise from the ground in a warm, sunny 
 day. Isl. ae/r, hot, fierce, kindling. 
 AIOARS, t. Grain dried very much in a pot, for be- 
 ing ground in a quern or hand-mill, S. B. — Moes. Q. 
 akran, Su. G. aker, Isl. akur, corn ; A. S. aecer, an 
 ear of com. Hence, 
 AIGAR-MEAL, ». Meal made of grain dried in this 
 
 manner. S. 
 AIGAR-BROSE, >. A sort of pottage made of this 
 
 meal, S. 
 To AIGH, V. a. To owe; to be indebted. Aighand, 
 owing, S. B.- Su. G. aeg-a, Isl. eig-a, debere; Moes. 
 G. aiff-an, A. S. oQ-an, hiibere, possidere. 
 AIGIilNS, *. pi. 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 expres- 
 sion, "I'll gie you your aighins," S. B. — Moes. G. 
 aigiru, possession. 
 To AIGHT, Eght, v. a. 1. To owe ; to be indebted. 
 2. To own ; to be the owner of. Aberd. Synou. 
 Aucht. V. AlQH. 
 AIGLET, t. 1. A tagfred point. Gl. Sibb. 2. ^ 
 jewel in one's cap. 01. Sibb. Fr. esguilette, id. iP 
 acuUata. 
 AIGRE, adj. Sour. 
 
 AIK, Ayk, i. The oak, 8. Plur. aJcis, oaks.— Doug- 
 Icu. A. S. ac, aec, Alem., Germ, eiche, Su. G. ek, 
 Isl. eik, quercus. 
 AIKEN, AiKiN, adj. Of or belonging to oak ; oaken. 
 
 Act$ Mary. 
 AIKER, s. The motion, break, or movement, made 
 in ttie water by a fish when swimming rapidly. 
 Roxb. Synon. Swaw, Isl. iaxk-a, continue agltare. 
 AIKERIT, part. adj. Eared ; weil aikert, having full 
 ears; applied to grain, Tweedd. Pron. yaikert. V. 
 
 AlQARS. 
 
 AIKIE-GUINEAS, ». A name given by children to 
 small flat shells, bleached by the sea. Meams. 
 
 AIKIT, pret. Owed. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 AIKRAW, «. Pitted warty lichen, L. scroblculatus. 
 Linn. South of S. V. Staneraw. Lt'ghtfoot. 
 
 AIKSNAG, ». The broken bough of an oak. V. 
 Skaq. 
 
 AYLE, t. 1. A projection from the body of a church, 
 one of the wings of the transept, S. 2. An enclosed 
 and covered burial place, adjoining to a church, 
 though not forming part >i ll, 8. Spalding. —Uoes. 
 G. and A. 8. alh, tempi am. 
 
 AILICKEY, «. The bridegroom's man; he who at- 
 tends on the bridegroom, or is employed as his mes- 
 
 senger at a wedding, An^.— Su. G. e, marriage, 
 lackey, Fr. lacquay, a ruunor. 
 AILIN, s. Sickness; ailment, S. 
 AILSIE, s. Abbrev. of the female name Alison ; 
 
 Allsle Oourlay. Bride Lam. 
 AIN, adj. Own, S. V. Awin. 
 AINCE, AiNST, a>lv. Once. V. Asia. 
 AINCIN, adv. 1. Once. 2. Fairly; as, "He'll 
 veiy weel, gin he were aincin to the road," i. e. fairly 
 set agoing. Ettr. For. 
 AYND, End, s. The breath ; also written end ; A. Bor. 
 Tane, id. Barbour. Isl. Su. G. ande, A. S. ond, 
 halltas, splrltus. 
 To AYND, AiNDE, Eand, v. n. 1. To draw in and throw 
 out the air by the lungs, 2. To expire, wiUiout in- 
 cluding the idea of inspiration ; to breathe upon. 
 Abp. Ilamiltoun. 3. To blow upon, as denoting the 
 action of the air. BeUeiiden. — Isl. and-a, Su. G. 
 and-as, resplrare. 
 AYNDING, s. The act of breathing, Douglas. 
 AYNUING-STEPE, s. A breathing-place. Douglas. 
 AYNDLESSE, adj. Breathless, out of breath. Bar- 
 
 bmir. 
 AINLIE, adj. Familiar ; not estranged Selkirks. 
 
 Syn. Innerly. 
 AINS, adv. Once. V. Ams. 
 AINSELL, s. Own self ; ased as a s., S. 
 AY QUIIAIR, adT). Wheresoever. Acts J a. I. A. S. 
 
 ahivar, ubicuncjue. 
 AIR, s. Expl. "hair, used for a thing of no value." 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Isl. oar, the smallest thing 
 imaginable. 
 To AIR. To taste ; to take a small quantity. Orkney. 
 AIR, s. A sand-bauk. Orkney, Shetland. 
 AIR, Ayb, Ar, Are, adv. 1. Before ; formeiiy. 
 JVallace. 2. Early. Fell air, very early in the 
 morning. Airer, compar. ; airest, supcrl. Wyn- 
 town. Are morrow, early in the morning. Douglas. 
 — Moss. G. air, A. S. acr, Alem. er, Belg. eer, ante, 
 prius ; also tempus matutlnum. 
 AIR, adj. Early, S. Journ. Lond. 
 AIR, Aire, Ayr, Ayrk, Ar, s. An oar ; still used, S. 
 B. Wallace.— I^. S. Alejn, arc, Isl. oar, Dan. aere, 
 Su. G. ara. ^.^ 
 
 AIR, Aire, Atb^-£ An hoir. 2?ar6<n«^Moes. G. 
 
 arbi, Su. G. OxJ, Lat. hacres, id. 
 AIR, Ayre, Ayr, s. An itinerant court of justice ; E. 
 
 Eyre. Lat. iter, 0. Fr. eire. 
 Allien, AiRGH, (gutt.) adv. Scarcely ; scantly ; as, 
 "That meat's airch dune." Loth. — A. S. earh, 
 earhlice, remisse. 
 AIRCH, Arch, s. An aim. Aberd. Roxb. 
 To AjIRCH, (pron. Airtsh) v. n. To take aim ; to throw 
 or let fly any missile or weapon with design to hit a par- 
 ticular object. Roxb. Abcrdeens. It is not con- 
 fined to shooting with a bow, though, perhaps derived 
 from Archer, E. a bowman, a marksman. 
 ARCHER, s. A marksman. Aberdeen. 
 AIREL, s. An old name for a flute, or a reed pipe, oi 
 
 other wind instrument. 
 AIRGH, adj. Hollow; and used when anything is 
 wanting to make up the level. Ettr. For. — A. S. 
 earh, earhlice, remisse. V. Ergh, Argh, v. 
 To AIRGH, v. n. To hesitate ; to be reluctant, S 
 
 Wint. Ev. Tales. 
 AIR-YESTERDAY, s. The day before yesterday 
 
 Banffs. V. Here-yesterday. 
 AIR-YESTREEN, «. The night before last. Galloway 
 V. as above. 
 
AIR 
 
 ALI 
 
 lAIRTSH, adj. Chilly, S. 
 
 |aIBN, «. Irou, S. Aims, pi. fetters— Isl. iarn. Su. 
 G. iem. V. Irnb 
 
 To AIRN, V. a. To smooth ; to dress with an iron. 
 Aim'd, ironed. 
 
 AIENESS, s. The state of being early, S. 
 
 AIRN8, s. pi. Fetters, S. V. Irne. 
 
 AYRSCHIP, s. Inheritance, S. Acts Ja. III. Sw. 
 arpkap, id- 
 
 AIRT, Art, Arth, Airth, s. 1. Quarter of the heaven ; 
 point of the compass, S. Douglas. 2. A particular 
 quarter of the earth. Wallace. 3. On every art, on 
 every hand, on all sides. Douglas. — Gael, aird, a 
 cardinal point ; Germ, ort, wart; Bels?. oorde, a place 
 or quarter; Isl. vart, Moes. G. wairths, versus, to- 
 wards. 
 
 To AIRT, Art, Ert. t>. a. 1. To direct; to mark out 
 a certain course ; used with respect to the wind, 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 otlier object, S. Sir 
 J. Sinclair 
 
 To AIRT on, v. a. To urge forward, pointing out the 
 proper course. David on 
 
 To AIRT out. To discover after diligent search ; as, 
 ' I airtit him out^" 
 
 AIRT and PART. .V. Art. 
 
 AYSYAMENT, s. V. AiSMENT. 
 
 AISLAIR, adj. Polished ; applied to freestone finely 
 wrought. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 AISLAR-BANK, «. Rocky bank, like ashlar work. 
 Roxb. 
 
 AISMENT, Atstament, «. Used in the same sense 
 with E. easement, as denoting assistance, accommo- 
 dation. — Fr. aisement, commodum. Stat. Robert I. 
 
 AIT, 8. A custom ; a habit ; especially a bad one. 
 Mearns. — Isl. aede, 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. 
 Douglas. 
 
 AITEN, s. A partridge. Perhaps ait-hen, the fowl 
 that feeds among the oats 
 
 AITEN, adj. Oaten, S. Eitson, 
 
 AIT-FARLE, s. A cake of oat-bread. V. Farle. 
 
 AITH or AIFTLAND, s. That kind of land called in- 
 field, which was made to carry oats a second time after 
 barley, and hid received no dung. Ang. — Perhaps 
 from A. S. aeft, iterum. 
 
 AITH, Aythe, s. An oath. V. Athe. 
 
 AITH-HENNES, «. pi. Apparently, heath-hens, as 
 being bred on the heath. Skene. 
 
 AITLIFF CRAP, s. In the old husbandry, the crop 
 after bear or barley. Ayrs. V. Bear-leavb. 
 
 AITS, s. pi. Oats, S. Wild Aits, bearded oat grass, 
 S. Avena fatua, iinn. — A.S ato, afe, avena. 
 
 AITSEED, s. 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 ; a horse. 
 Burns. 
 
 AIVERIE, adj. Very hungry. Roxb. nearly obsolete. 
 V. Yevery. 
 
 AIXMAN, s. A hewer of wood. Sutherl. One who 
 carries a battle-axe. PUscottie. 
 
 AIX-TRE, s. An axletree, S. V. Ax-trek. 
 
 AIZLE, s. A hot ember. V. Eizel. 
 
 AKYN, adj. Oaken. Douglas- 
 
 ALAGUST, s. Suspicion. V. Allagust. 
 
 ALAIGH, adv. Below, in respect of situation, as com- 
 
 pared with another place. Selkirks. From on and 
 
 laigh, low. 
 ALAIS, s. pi. Alleys. Wallace. 
 ALAK, Wallace. V. Lak. 
 ALAKANEE,, interj. Alas. Ayrs. Pichen. 
 ALAMONTI, Allamotti, s. The storm finch, a fowl. 
 
 Procellaria pelagica, Linn. Orkn. The .same with 
 
 the Assilag of St. Kilda. Allamotti is the proper 
 
 pronunciation. Neill. — Ital. ala, a wing, and moto, 
 
 motion. 
 ALANE, Allane, adj. Alone, S. Wyntown. — Alem. 
 
 alain. Germ, allein, alone ; from all, omnis, and 
 
 ai7i, ein, unus. 
 ALANERLIE, adv. V. Allanerlt. 
 ALANG, Alangs, prep. Along. Su. G. laangs, id. 
 ALAREIT. V. Lareit. 
 ALARS. Alars yet, apparently, the gate overspread 
 
 with alder. Palice Hon. — A. S. air, Alem. ellra, the 
 
 alder ; Su. G. alar, of or belonging to the alder-tree. 
 ALASTER, Alister, s. Abbreviation of the name 
 
 Alexander. Spalding, Jacobite Relics. 
 ALAVOLEE, adv. At random. V. Ai.lavolie. 
 ALA WE, adv. Downward ; below. V. Law, Lawb. 
 ALBLASTRIE. s. Apparently, the exercise of tlie 
 
 cross-bow. V. Awblaster. 
 ALBUIST. conj. Though ; albeit. Ang. Ross. 
 ALCOMYE, s Latten, a kind of mixed metal still used 
 
 for spoons. Hence, Accomie spunes, spoons made of 
 
 alchymy, S. B. V. Lattopn. Douglas. — From Fr. 
 
 alquemie, or 0. E. alchymy. 
 ALD, Alde, AiTLD, adj. 1. Old, S. Yorks. 0. E. aid. id. 
 
 Wyntown. 2. What is deemed unreasonable ; as, 
 
 " Here's an auld wark about naething." — A. S. eald, 
 
 Alem. alt, vetus ; derived from A. S. eald-ian, to 
 
 remain, to stay, to last. Alem. alten, to prolong. 
 " Auld to do ;" a great fuss or pother. 
 Auld sairs. The renewing of old party quaTels is 
 
 called "the ripping up o' auld sairs," i. e. old sores. 
 ALUAY, adv. In continuation. Teut. alle-dage, 
 
 quotidie, 
 ALDERMAN, s. Old term for a mayor in S. burghs. 
 
 PinJcerton. 
 ALEDE, s. A rule. Ich alede, each rule. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 — A. S. malaed-an, to lead. 
 To ALEGE, V. a. To absolve from allegiance. — Fr. 
 
 alleg-er, id. Wyntown. 
 ALENTH, adv. On length ; far length. 1. To come 
 
 alenth, to arrive at maturity. 2. To gae far aJenth, 
 
 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, adv. 1. Every way. 2. 
 
 At all events ; by all means. Douglas. — 0. E. all 
 
 gate, R. Brunne ; all gates, Chaucer. From all, and 
 
 gait, or gatis, i. e. all ways. 
 ALHALE, Alhalely, adw. Wholly ; entirely. Douglas. 
 
 From all, and hale, hail, whole. 
 ALYA, Allia, Allya, Allay, s. 1. Alliance. Wallace. 
 
 2. An ally. Acts Ja. VI. 3. Sometimes used as a 
 
 plural noun, signifying allies. Bellenden. — Fr. allie, 
 
 witli a Saxon termination. 
 ALIAY, Allya, s. Alliance. Acts Ja. IV. 
 ALYAND, part. pr. Keeping close together. Wal- 
 lace. — 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. 
 
AU 
 
 8 
 
 ALM 
 
 lb ALU, «. •. To oheiiih ; to none ; to petUe. Shetl. 
 
 — 1>1. «l^a, klore. 
 ALnCNARB,«. Artranger. DouoUu.—lAt alien-us. 
 ALIMSNT, «. The fond for maintenance which the 
 
 law allows to certain persons, S. Ertk. Jntt. 
 To ALIMENT, v. a. To gire a legal support to an- 
 other. Bdl't Law Did. 
 ALISON, «. A shoemaker's awl. Shetl. V. Elstn. 
 ALI8T. To o(»M alitt. To recover from falntness or 
 
 decay, applied both to animals and vegetables ; to 
 
 recover from a swoon, 8. B. iJoM.— Isl. lios, light ; 
 
 aiiott, the dawn of day ; at koma i liosi, to mal^e 
 
 manifest 
 ALYTB, adv. A Utile. V. Litb. Lyndsay. 
 ALL, itUerj. Ah ; alas. Poems Sixteenth Cent. 
 ALL, AT iLL, adv. On the whole. Douglas. 
 ALLAQRUQOUS, adj. Grim, ghastly S. B. Journ. 
 
 Xond.— Perhapd from all, Moes. O. alia, and griums, 
 
 ghastly, q. v. 
 ALLAGUST, s. Suspicion. Journ. Lond. 2. Disgust. 
 
 Ol. Shirr. — Fr. a le goust, has a taste or smack. 
 To ALLAY A, v. a. To aUy. Complaynt S.—Yr. 
 
 alli-er, Id. 
 ALLAKEY, t. An attending servant ; a laclcey. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 ALLANERLY, Alaheblib, odQ. Sole; only. Bel- 
 
 lendm. 
 ALLANERLIE, Alanbrlt, Allenarly, adv. Duly; 
 
 solely, S.— From all, and anerly, only. Meg. Maj. 
 
 Pitscottie. 
 ALL ANYS, adv. Together; in a state of union. 
 
 Wallace.— E torn, all, A. S. eall, and anes, the geuit. 
 
 of an, unus, q. all of one. 
 ALLAR, Allbr, s. The alder, a tree, S. Statist. Ace. 
 ALLARIS, Alleris. Common ; universal, au old 
 
 genitive used adjectively. — 0. E. aire, id. Wyntown. 
 
 — A. S. allera, genit. pi. of all, onmis. Belg. aller, 
 
 id. V. Allek. 
 ALLA-YOLIE, Allb-Volib, adv. At random, S.— Fr. 
 
 d la volie. Philotus. 
 ALLA-VOLIE, Alle-Volib, adj. Giddy ; volatile ; 
 
 " An alle-volie chield," a volatile fellow, S. 
 To ALLEGE, v. n. To advise ; to counsel. Bellenden. 
 
 L. B. alleg-are, mandatis instruere. 
 To ALLEGE, v. a. To confirm. — L. B. alleg-are, 
 
 ligare. 
 ALLEGIANCE, Allegeanob, t. Allegation. Act. 
 
 Audit. 
 ALLEIN, adj. Alone, S. B. Germ. id. V. Alane. 
 To ALLEMAND, v. 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, commxmis, Teut alle-man, omuis 
 
 homo, al-ghemeyn, universus. 
 ALLER, adv. Wholly ; entirely ; altogether. Aller- 
 
 kale, a pleonasm. Barbour.— O. E. alder, id. often 
 
 prefixed to a superlative. V. Allaris. 
 ALL£RIS, «. pi. The same with Allaris. Douglas. 
 ALLERISH, adj. Chilly ; rather cold ; as an " allerish 
 
 morning," a sndl morning. Teviotd. T. Elbische, 
 
 sense ^. 
 ALLeVIN, part. pa. Allowed ; admitted. Bannatyne 
 
 Poems. — A. S. alef-an, concedere, permittere. — Su. G. 
 
 lofw-a, Moes. G. laub-jan, id. 
 ALLIA. V. Alta. 
 ALLYNS, adv. 1. Altogether: thoroughly. Gawan 
 
 arid Got. 2. More willinsiy ; rather. Selkirks.— 
 
 Su. G. aUeingis, allaengis, A. L. allinga, eallenga, 
 
 omnino, prorsus. 
 
 ALLISTER, adj. Sane ; in one's right mind, Teviotd. 
 Perhaps allied to Alist, q. v. 
 
 ALLKYN, Alkin, adj. All kind of, Aw kin kind, 8. 
 B. Douglas. — A. S. call-cyn, omnigcnus. V. Kin. 
 
 To ALLOCATE, v. a. To apportion the sums due by 
 each landholder in an augmentation of a minister's 
 stipend, S. Synon. to Local. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 ALLOVER, prep. Over and above. Cullodcn Papers. 
 
 ALL OUT, adv. In a great degree ; beyond compari- 
 son. Barbour. 
 
 To ALLOW, V. a. 1. To approve of, generally with the 
 prep, o/subjoined. Bollock. 2. To praise, to com- 
 mend. Douglas. — Fr. allou-er, to approve, Su. G. 
 lofw-a, laudare. 
 
 ALLOWANCE, s. Approbation. Bollock. 
 
 ALLOWSS, V. a. To loose ; to release from. Aberd. 
 Beg. — A. S. alys-an, liberare. -. 
 
 ALLPUIST, Apiest, Apiece, conj. Although, S. B. 
 abies. Loth. Journ. Lond. Perhaps coit. from 
 albeit. 
 
 ALLRYN, adj. Constantly progressive, applied to 
 time. Barbour.— K. S. all, omnis, and rinn-an, 
 currere, to flow, to run. 
 
 ALLSTRYNE, Allstbene, adj. Ancient. Maitland 
 Poems. — A. S, aid, old, and strynd, generation, or 
 stryn-an, to beget. 
 
 ALLTHOCHTB, conj. Although. Douglas.— k. S. all 
 all, and thohte, part. pa. q. " everything thought of, 
 or taken into consideration." V. Thocht. 
 
 ALLUTERLIE, Alctterlv, adv. Wholly; entirely. 
 Douglas. — A. S. all, omnis, and uter, utter, exterior, 
 fvovciut, extra. 
 
 ALL-WEILDAND, adj. All-governing. Wallace.— 
 A. S. all, all, and weald-an, to govern ; Franc. 
 alluualt, Isl. all-valdur, omnipotent. 
 
 ALMAIN, s. The German language. 0. Fr. Aleman, 
 Alleman, id. Cotgr. 
 
 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, i. e. Germany. 
 
 ALMARK, s. A beast accustomed to break fences. 
 Shetl. Perhaps one tliat overleaps all marks or 
 boundaries. 
 
 ALMASER, Almoseib, s. An almoner, or dispenser of 
 alms. Dunbar. — From u^Zmows, alms. 
 
 ALMERIE, Almobie, s. Anciently a place where alms 
 were deposited or distributed ; in later times used to 
 denote a press or cupboard, where utensils for house- 
 keeping are laid up ; the same with E. ambry. Dun- 
 bar. — O. E. almery, a place to put meat in ; 0. Fr. 
 almoire, aumaire ; A. S. almcrige, repositorium, 
 scriniUm. 
 
 ALMONS, Almonis, s. Alms. Bilfour's Pract.—O. 
 Fr. dulmosne, id. 
 
 ALMOUS, Almows, Aumis, s. Alms, S. Almesse, 
 0. B. 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 begging, 
 in the same manner as the poor scholars belonging to 
 the Church of Rome do to this day in Ireland. 
 Among those designated "ydilland Strang beggaris," 
 are reckoned — "all vagaboundis scollaris of the 
 vniuersiteis of Sauctandrois, Glasgow, and Abirdene, 
 not licencit be the rector and dene of facultie of the 
 vniuersitie to ask almou^." Acts Ja. VI. 1574, Ed, 
 1814, p. 87.— A. S. almes, almesse; Sw. almosa; Gr 
 tXtrifioavvT}. 
 
 ALMOUSSER, s. Almoner. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
ALM 
 
 ANA 
 
 LLMOWR, t. Almoner. Mem. of Dr. Spottiswood. 
 WT, adv. Equivalent to up, as referring to a state 
 
 of warfare. Guthry's Mem. 
 LLOUS, V. a. To release. Aberd. Reg. V. Allows. 
 LLOW, prep, and adv. Below. Ettr. Por. 
 
 -LOW, adv. On fire; in a blazing state, S. The 
 
 Pirate, 
 \To Gang A-low, to take fire ; or to be set on fire, S. 
 
 TennanVs Card. Beaton. 
 lALOWER, Alowir, adv. All over. Coll. Inventories. 
 IaLPE, s. An elephant. Alpes ton, ivory. Gl. Com- 
 
 playnt S. — A. S. elp, Lat. eleph-as ; Heb. alaph, bos. 
 lALQUHARE, All Quhare, adv. Everywhere. 
 
 Douglas. — From all, and quhare, where. 
 ALRY, adj. For its different senses, V. Elrische. 
 ALRYNE, s. Apparently a watch-tower, or the high- 
 est part of a castle. Maitland Poems. — Su. G-. 
 
 hall-a, defendere, hallare, praesidium, hallarena, 
 
 watchmen. 
 ALS, conj. As ; generally employed in the first part 
 
 of a comparison ; ^' Als fers as a lyoun." i. e. "As 
 
 fierce as a lion." Wallace. — From A. S. ealles, 
 
 omnino ; or eall swa. ita, tam. 
 ALS, Alse, adv. Also ; in the same manner. V. Sua, 
 
 AssDA. Barbour. — A. S. eall swa, etiam, 
 ALSAME, Alsamen, adv. Altogether. Douglas. — 
 
 From A. S. eall, all, and same, together. Alem. 
 
 alsamen, simul. 
 ALSHINDER, s. Alexander, a plant, S. Smymium 
 
 olusatrum, Linn. 
 ALSMEKLE, adv. As much. Acts Ja. J.— From als, 
 
 and mekle, much, great. 
 ALSONE, adv. Aa soon, with as subjoined. Barbour. 
 
 — Properly als, as, and sone, soon, A. S. eall swa 
 
 sona. 
 ALSSAFER, adv. In as far, Aberd. Reg. 
 ALSUA, adv. Also. Barbour.— A. S. alswa, id. V. 
 
 Als, adv. 
 ALSWYTH, adv. Forthwith, Barbour.— From all, 
 
 and swith, quickly, q. v. 
 ALUNT, adv. 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, adv. V. Alluterlie. 
 ALWAIES, Alwayis, conj. Although ; notwithstand- 
 ing ; however. Bellenden. 
 AMAILLE, s. Enamel. King's Quair. — 0. E. ammel, 
 
 id, Fr. Belg. email, Dan. amcl ; Teut, viael-en, 
 
 pingere, A. S. mael, imago. 
 AMAIST, adv. Almost, S. ameast, Westmorel. Ross. 
 
 — A. S. ealmaest, Belg. almeest, id. 
 AMALYEIT, part. pa. Enamelled. 
 AMANG, Amangis, prep. 1. Among ; amang, S. West- 
 morel. Wyntown. 2. At intervals, occasionally. 
 
 Barbour. — A. S. meng-an, Su. G. maeng-a, Isl. 
 
 meng-a, to mix, to blend. 
 AMANG HANDS, adv. In the meantime. S. 0. The 
 
 Entail. 
 AMANISS, prep. Among, for amangis. Act. Audit. 
 AMBASSATE, Ambassiat, s. 1. An embassy, as de- 
 noting the persons sent considered collectively. 
 
 Douglas. 2. Also used for a single person. — Fr. 
 
 ambassade, id. 
 AMBAXAT, s. Embassy. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Am- 
 
 BASSATE. 
 
 AMBRY, Ambt, s. a press in which the provision for 
 the daily use of a family in the country is locked up, 
 S. Spalding. Y. Almerib. 
 
 AMBUTIOUN, s. Ambition. Bellenden. 
 
 To AMEISE, Amese, Ameyss, v. a. To mitigate ; to 
 appease. Barbour. — Franc, mezz-an, Germ, moss-en, 
 moderari, mitigare ; C. B. masw, soft. 
 
 AMEITTIS, s. pi. Ameit denotes the amice, the first 
 or undermost part of a priest's habit, over which he 
 wears the alb. — Fr. amict, L. B. amict-us, amice. 
 
 AMEL, s. Enamel. Hogg. V. Amaille. 
 
 AMENE, adj. Pleasant. Douglas. — Lat. amoen-v^, 
 id. 
 
 AMERAND, adj. Green ; verdant ; probably written 
 ameraud. Douglas. — From the colour of the emerald, 
 Fr. emeraud. 
 
 To AMERCIAT, v. a. To fine ; to amerce. Acts Cha. 
 I. — Lat. part, amerciat-us. 
 
 AMERIS, AuMERS, s. pi. Embers ; aumers, S. B. 
 Douglas. — A. S. aemyria, Belg. ameren, Isl. eimyria, 
 favilla, a hot ember, white ashes. 
 
 AMYDWART, prep. In or toward the midst of. Doug- 
 las. 
 
 AMYRALE, Amyrall, «. An admiral. Wyntown. — 
 Fr. amiral ; 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 Catholic canons 
 or priests wear on their arms when they say mass. 
 Hay's Scotia Sacra. — 0. E, amess, amice, amict, id. 
 V. Ameittis. 
 
 AMMELYT, part. pa. Enamelled. Douglas.— Ft. 
 emaill-er, L. B. amayl-are, id. 
 
 To AMMONYSS, v. a. To admonish ; to counsel ; to 
 exhort. V. Monesting. Barbour. 
 
 AMOREIDIS, s. pi. Emeralds. Coll. Inventories. 
 
 A5I0RETTIS, s. pi. Love-knots ; garlands. King's 
 Quair. — Fr. amourettes, love-tricks, dalliances. Cotgr. 
 
 To AMOVE, Amow, v. a. To move with anger, to vex, 
 to excite. Wyntown. Fr. — emouv-oir, id, 
 
 AMOUR, s. Love, Douglas. — Fr, id. Lat. amor. 
 
 AMPLEFEYST, s. 1. A sulky humour ; a teim applied 
 both to man and beast. 2. A fit of spleen. 3. Un- 
 necessary talk, pei'haps showing a discontented dis- 
 position. It is sometimes pronounced Wimplefeyst. 
 Roxb. Loth. If wimplefeyst is the original form, it 
 might be traced to Isl. wambill, abdomen, and fys, 
 flatus, peditus, from/ys-a, pedere. 
 
 AMPLIACIOUN, s. Enlargement. Bellenden.— ¥t. 
 ampliation, id, 
 
 AMPTMAN, «, The governor of a fort. Monro's 
 Exped. — Dan. ambt-mand, seneschal, castellan, con- 
 stable, keeper of a castle. From Dan. ambd, an oflace. 
 
 AMRY, s. A sort of cupboard. V. Aumrie. 
 
 AMSCHACII, s. A misfortune, S. B. Ross. Ir, and 
 Gael, anshogh, adversity, misery, 
 
 AMSHACK, s. Noose ; fastening ; probably the same 
 with Ham-shackel, q. v, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To AMUFF, V. a. To move ; to excite. Acts Ja. I. 
 V. Amove. 
 
 AN, And, conj. 1. If, S. "7/j and An, spoils mony 
 a gude charter," S. Prov. Barbour. 2. Soiijetimes 
 used as equivalent to E, although. W. Guthrie. — 
 Su. G. aen, si, et ; Isl. end, id. 
 
 To AN, V. a. 1. To appropriate, to allot as one's own. 
 Sir Tristrem. 2. To owe, to be indebted to. lb — 
 Su. G. egn-a, proprium facere, from egen, proprius ; 
 A. S. agnian, possidere, from agen, proprius. 
 
 ANA. Anay, s. a river-island ; a holm. Roxb, Of 
 doubtful origin. 
 
ANA 
 
 10 
 
 ANI 
 
 A ANALTE, V. a. To dispone ; to Rllenate ; a juridi- 
 Wl term. Beg. M(ij. By transposition from Lat. 
 
 ANALIXB, $. One who aHenates property, by transport- 
 ing It to another country. Lat alien-cUor. Stat. Rob I. 
 
 1V> ANAMB, ». a. To call over names ; to muster. 
 Wpntown, 
 
 ANARLIK, adv. Only ; the same with Anerly, q. v. 
 AeU Ja V. 
 
 To ANARMK. AvuiMUM, v. a. To arm. Acta Ja. I. 
 
 AN'CHOR-STOCK. *. A loaf made of rye; the Baane 
 with Anker-stock. Jilackxo. Alaff. 
 
 AXCIETY, AsciBTiB, I. Antiquity. Aett Cha. JI. 
 
 V. ACNCIKTIB. 
 
 ANCLETH, Hancleth, '. The ancle. Gl. Sibh. 
 AND, cofsj. If. V. Ah. 
 
 AND A', Ah a', adv. In 8. this sipnines, not. sucry- 
 fhing, but, " in addition to wliat has been already 
 mentioned i' also ; besides ; as, 
 
 " A rilliOn cam' when r wm sleeping, 
 SU' Juy ewle. bom im' a'." 
 
 Sktnntr'i lCwi» »i* the Crooked Born. 
 
 ANDERMESS, ». V. Andyr's day. 
 ANDYR'8-DAY, Ahdrois Mess, Ahdermess, ». The 
 day dedicated to St. Andrew, the Patron f^int of 
 Scotland ; the 30th November. Jamieson's Pop. Ball. 
 ANDLET, «. A very small ring ; a mail.— Fr. annelet. 
 ANDLOCIS. Perhaps necklaces, bracelets, or orna- 
 ments generally. 
 ANDREW, (The St.) A designation occasionally given 
 to the Scottish gold coin, more properly called the 
 Lyon. " The St. Andrew of Robert II. weighs gene- 
 rally 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 Numism. 
 ANDRIMESS-EVVIN, «. 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, one ; anc. Su. Q. an ; mod. Su. (i. en ; Isl. 
 Oerm. ein ; Belg. ten, id. 
 ANE, article, signifying one, but with less emphasis. 
 
 Barbour. 
 To ANE, V. n. To agree; to accord. Pret. anyd. 
 Wyntown — Germ, ein-en, concordare. convenire ; 
 Su. G. en-a, firmiter aliquid proponere ; Isl. eining, 
 unio ; Su. G. enig ; Germ, einig, concors. 
 ANEABIL, «. A single woman ; properly one who is 
 osed as a concubine. Beg. Maj. — 0. Fr anable, 
 habile, capable, convenable, from L. B. inhabil-is, 
 valde habllis. Gl. Roquefort. 
 ANEDING, ». Breathing. V. Aynd, v. Barbour. 
 ANEVALD, adj. Honest ; acting a faithful part ; the 
 
 same with Afald. Douglas. 
 ANEIST, Anibst, Anist, prep, and adv. Next to, 
 
 Ayrs. Roxb. Ilerd't Coll. V. Neist. 
 ANELYD, part. pa. Aspired ; literally, panted for. 
 Wyntown. — Fr. anhel-er, to aspire after ; Lat. anhel- 
 are, L. B. and-are. 
 ANELIE, adj Sole ; only. Acts Ja. V. 
 ANEUE, adv. Only ; solely. R. Bruce. 
 ANE MAE. One more. V. At ank mae wi't, 
 ANEN8, Ahbnst, Anbht, Anentis, pr^. 1. Over 
 against ; opposite to, S. Barbour. 2. Concerning, 
 about, in relation to ; still used by old people, S. 
 Acts Ja. I. 3. Opposed t/>, as denoting a trial of 
 vigour In bodily motion. 4 In a state of opposition 
 to, in reasoning. Aberd. — Gr avavTi, oppositum ; 
 A. S. ongean, ex adverse. V. Foee-anent. 
 
 To A NERD, Anserb. V. Anherd. 
 ANERY. A term occurring in a rhyme of childre 
 used for deciding the right of beginning a 
 Anery, twaery, trickery, seven,— Aliby, crackiby, 
 Blackw.Mag. — Teut. r^;■e, rule, order, series. Ane 
 perhaps een-rije, one or first in order ; twa^\ 
 
 second in order, Ac. f^<f .{^/i,^ -el iX^ . 
 ANERDANCE. ». Retainers ; adherents. Act. Do 
 
 Cone. "V. Anherdandb. 
 ANERLY, ANYRLY, adv. Only ; alone 
 
 Hence allanerly. Barbour. — A S. anre, tantu 
 
 Germ, einer, solus, from an and ein, unus. 
 ANERLY, Anerlik, adj. Single ; solitary ; only. 
 
 Buchanan. 
 ANES, adv. Once. V. Anis, Anys. 
 ANES ERRAND. Entirely on purpose ; with a sole 
 
 design in regard to the object mentioned ; as. to gae, 
 
 to come, to send anes frrand, S. Equivalent to for 
 
 the nonce. V. End's Errand. 
 ANETH, prep. Beneath, S. Bord. Minstrelsy.— A. S. 
 
 on, in, and neothan, deorsum ; Isl. nedan, Belg. 
 
 neden, Su. G. ned. id. 
 ANEUCH, adv (gutt.) Enough, S. Dunbar.— A. S. 
 
 genog, genoh, satis, deduced by H. Tooke from 
 
 genog-an, multiplicare ; perhaps rather from Moes. 
 
 G[.janoh, multl, many. 
 ANEW, pi. of Aneuch, «. Enow. Wallace. V. Eneitch. 
 ANEW, Anyau, adv. and prep. Below ; beneath. 
 
 Aberd. Fiom A. S. on, and neofh. V. Aneth. 
 ANEWIS, «. |>Z. "Budding flowers," Tytter. King's 
 
 Quair. — Peihaps rings, from Fr. anneau. annulus. 
 ANGELL-HEDE, s. The hooked or barbed head of an 
 
 arrow. Wallace. — A. S., Dan., Germ, angel, a hook, 
 
 an angle ; Teut. anghel, a sting, 0. Teut. anghel-en, 
 
 to sting. 
 To ANGER, V. n. To become angry, S. Burns. 
 To ANGER, V. a. To vex ; to grieve ; although not 
 
 imi)lying the idea of heat of temper or wiath. Lights 
 
 and Shadows. — Isl. angra, dolore aflBcere. V. Angir 
 ANGERSUM, adj. Provoking ; vexatious, S. 
 ANGIR, «. Grief ; vexation. Wyntown. Qt. ayypiQ, 
 
 grief; Isl. angr, dolor, moeror; Su. G., Isl. angra, 
 
 dolore afl5cere, deduced by Ihere from aung-a, prc- 
 
 mere, arctare. 
 ANGLE-BERRY, ». A fleshy excrescence, resembling 
 
 a large strawberry, often growing on the feet of sheep 
 
 or cattle, 8. 
 ANGUS-BORE, t. A circular hole in a panel. V. 
 
 AUWIS-BORE. \ 
 
 ANGUS DAYIS. Meaning doubtful. Inventories. \ 
 
 To ANHERD, Anerd, Annere, Enherd, v. n. To con- 
 sent ; to adhere. Wyntown.— A. S. anhraed, anraed, 
 signifies constans, concors, unanimis ; apparently 
 from an, one, and raed, counsel. But I find O. Fr. 
 enhcrda7ice rendered by Roquefort, adherence, at- 
 tachment. Lat. inhaerere, to cleave, or stick fast in, 
 or to, is therefore the more probable origin. 
 
 ANHERDANDE, Anherden, s. A retainer ; an ad- 
 herent. Act Audit. 
 
 ANYD, pret. Agreed. V. Ane, v. •' i > :, ' 
 
 ANIE, «. A little one. Kinross. Dimin.ofS. anc, one. 
 
 ANIEST, adv. or prep. On this side of. Ayi-s. ; 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. 
 
 ANYING, s. Perhaps the right of making hay on 
 commons ; from Su. G. ann, foenisecium, haymaking 
 time. V. RoiCH. 
 
ANI 
 
 II 
 
 APE 
 
 LNIMOSITIE, g. Firmness of mind ; hardihood. 
 Pitscottie.—¥r. cunimositi, fiimness, courage, reso- 
 lution. Cotgr. 
 ANYNG, s. Agreement ; concord. Wyntown. 
 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 temporiss. 
 ANIS, Annis, s. pi. 1. Asses. Chron. S P. 2. Meta- 
 phor, used for foolish fellows. Bannatyne P. — Fr. 
 anie, Lat. asinus ; Su. Gr. asna, Isl. esne, an ass. 
 
 ANYS. the genit. of .4ne, one, V. Anis. 
 
 ANKER, s. A fivlot. Orkney. Ancker. Dutch. 
 
 ANKERLY, adv. Unwillingly. Selkirks.— Teut. 
 engher, exactio, &c. 
 
 ANKER-SAIDELL, Hankersaidle, s. A hermit ; an 
 anchorite. Philotus. — A. S. ancer-setle, an anchor- 
 ite's cell or seat, a hermitage ; from ancer, a hermit. 
 Lat. anachoreta, Gr. ava\ii)pr}Tr]q. 
 
 ANKER-STOCK, s. A large loaf, of an oblong form. 
 The name is extended to a wheaten loaf, but properly 
 belongs to one made of rye, S. Gl. Sibb. Q. an 
 anchorite's stock, or supply ; or from some fancied 
 resemblance to the stock of an anchor. 
 
 ANLAS, s. Projierly "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 Gawan. Franc, anelaz, analeze, adlate- 
 rale telum, from lez, latus, the side ; C. B. anglas, 
 a dagger ; L. B. anelacius, id. 
 
 aNMAILLE, s. Enamel. V. Amaillb. 
 
 ANN, Annex, s. A half-year's salary legally due to the 
 heirs of a minister, in addition to what was due ex- 
 pressly, according to the perod of his incumbency, S. 
 Acts Cha. //.— Fr. annate, L. B. annata. 
 
 To ANNECT, v. a. To annex ; part. pa. annext, Lat. 
 annecto. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 ANNEILL, s. Probably the old name for Indigo. 
 
 ANNERDAILL, », The district now denominated An- 
 nandale. 
 
 ANNEXIS and CONNEXIS. A legal phrase, occurring 
 in old deed.'*, as denoting everything in any way con- 
 nected with possession oi the right of property refei-red 
 to. Law Lat. annexis et connexis. 
 
 ANNEXUM, s. An appendage ; synon. with S, 
 Pendicle. Lat. annex-us, appended, conjoined. 
 
 ANNIVERSARY, g. A distribution annually made to 
 the clergy of any religious foundation, in times of 
 Popery. L. B, anniversarium. 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 building on 
 a certain piece of ground, S. — Lat. annualis ; Fr. 
 annuel yearly. 
 
 ANNUELAR, s. The superior who receives the an- 
 nuall or feu-duty for ground let out for building. V. 
 Top Annuell. 
 
 ANONDER, ANONKR.prep. Under, S.B Fife. Anunder, 
 S. A. Teut. onder, id. A. S. in-undor edoras, in under 
 the roofs. 
 
 To ANORNE, v. a. To adorn. Douglas— L. B. inorn- 
 are. Tetullian. 
 
 ANSARS, s. pi. " David Deans believed this, and 
 many such ghostly encounters and victories, on the 
 faith of the Amars, or auxiliaries of the banished 
 prophets." Heart Mid-Lothian.— O. Fr. ansear, 
 juge, arbitre. Roquefort. 
 
 ANSE, Enzb, Ense, conj. Else, otherwise. Aug.— I 
 Allied perhaps to Su. G. annars, alias. I 
 
 ANSENYE, s. A sign ; also a company of soldiers. V. 
 Enseinyie. 
 
 ANSTERCOIP, ». Meaning doubtful. V. RoiCH. 
 
 ANSWIR (Anscr), of, v. n. To pay, on a claim being 
 made, or in coiTespondence with one's demands. 
 Aberd Reg. 
 
 ANTEPEND, Antipend, s. A veil or screen for cover- 
 ing the front of an altar in some Popish churches, 
 which is hung up on festival days. L.B. Antipend- 
 ium, id. 
 
 To ANTER, V. n. 1. To adventure, S. B. Ross. 2. To 
 chance ; to happen, S. B. Journ. Lond. 3, In the 
 form of a participle, or adjective, as signifying occa- 
 sional, single, rare. An antrin ane, one of a kind 
 met with singly and occasionally, or seldom, S. Fer- 
 guson. To be viewed as the same with Aunter, q. v. 
 Perhaps rather allied to Isl. Su G. andra, vagari, 
 whence Dan. vandre, Ital. andare, id. 
 
 ANTERCAST, s. a misfortune ; a mischance, S. B. 
 Ross. Anter, or aunter, adventure, and cast, a 
 chance, q. something accidental, a throw at random. 
 
 ANTEROUS, adj. Adventurous. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 ANTETEWME, s. "Antetune, antiphone, response.'' 
 L. Hailes. Bannatyne P. 
 
 ANTICAIL, s. An antique ; a remnant of antiquity. 
 Sir A. Balfour's Letters. — lta\. anticaglia, "all 
 manner of antiquities, or old monuments." Altieri. 
 
 ANTYCESSOR, Antecessowr, Antecestrk, s. An 
 ancestor ; a predecessor ; Lat. antecessor. Wallace. 
 
 ANTICK, s. A foolish, ridiculous frolic, S. In E. 
 the person who acts as a buffoon. 
 
 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-S, having received a portion, appan-er to 
 give a portion ; L. B. apan-are, id. from pain ; Lat. 
 pan-is, as originally denoting the supply of bread 
 and other necessaries of life. 
 
 APAYN, adv. 1. Reluctantly ; unwillingly ; sometimes 
 written distinctly, apayn. Barbour. 2. Hardly; 
 scarcely. Wallace. 3 It seems improperly used for 
 in case. Wallace. 4. Under pain ; at the risk of. In 
 editions, onpayn. Wallace. — ¥t. dpeine, "scarcely; 
 hardly ; not without much ado " Cotgr. 
 
 APARASTEVR, adj. Applicable ; congruous to.— 
 Ailied, perhaps, to 0. Fr. apparoistre, to appear; 
 apareissant, apparent. 
 
 APARTE, 8. One part. Act. Audit. 
 
 To AFEN, V. a. To open. To ken a' thing that apens 
 and sleeks, to be acquainted with everything, S. 
 
 To APERDONE, v. a. To pardon V. Apardonb. 
 
 A PER SE, " An extraordinary or incomparable person ; 
 like the letter A by itself, which has the first place iu 
 the alphabet of almost all languages ;" Rudd. 
 Chaucer, id. Douglas. 
 
 APERSMAR, APER.S.YART, ApiRSMART, adj. Crabbed ; 
 ill-humoured. Snell, calschie, S. synon. Douglas. — 
 A. S afor, afre, bitter, sharp; Isl. apur, asper, (as 
 apurkylde, 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, adj. Brisk ; bold ; free. Barbour.— Tr. 
 appert, expert, prompt ; Lat. apparat-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 mani- 
 fest. 
 APERT. In apert, adv. Evidently ; openly. Barbour, 
 
5 
 
 APE 
 
 12 
 
 ARC 
 
 — fr. i^ptrt, appeiit open, evident; ttom appar-oir, 
 Ut (vyor-tre, to appear. 
 A PfiBTai, AruiTC, adv. Openly ; avowedly. Act. 
 
 Dom. flbno.— Lat aperli, oi>enly. 
 APBRTLT, adv. Briskly; readily. Barbour. V. 
 
 Apikt, adj. 
 APIEST, Apikci. eo»v. Although. V. Aixpcist. 
 APILL RENYEIS, «. pi. A string, or necklivce of 
 bead! ; q. a rein or bridle of beads, formed like applet. 
 DuttboT. 
 APLACE, 04/. Present, as opposed to being absent ; 
 
 in U»i8 place. Clydes. 
 ATLIGHT, adv. Completely ; 0. B. apliht. Sir 
 Trutrem.—A. 8. on, and pliht, periculum, pliht-an, 
 periculo objicere se. 
 APON, Apoo», prep. Upon, S. Barbour.— A. S. ufa, 
 
 Sa. O. uppa, insuper, and on. 
 APORT, Apoetb, ». Deportment ; carriage. Wyntown. 
 —Ft. aj^aort, from apport-er, to carry ; Lat. ad, and 
 port-are. 
 To AFFAIR, V. a. To injure ; to impair, 0. E. apeir. 
 
 Detect. Q. Mary.— Fr. empir-er, id. V. Pare, v. 
 To APPARDONE, Apkedonb, v. a. To forgive; to 
 
 pardon. Nicol Burne. 
 AFFARELLE, Apparylb, Appabaill, s. Equipage; 
 furniture for warfare ; preparations for a siege, 
 whether for attack or defence ; ammunition. Bar- 
 hour.— Ft. appareil, provision, furniture, prepara- 
 tions for war. 
 To AFFELL, v. a. To challenge. Pitscottie.—Fr. 
 
 appel-er, to accuse, to impeach. 
 To AFFELL, v. n. To cease to rain. Ayrs. V. Uppil. 
 AFFEN FORTH. The free air ; q. an open exposure. 
 
 Clydes. 
 AFFERANDE, Appbarasd, adj. Apparent. Aper- 
 
 and. Aberd. Reg. 
 AFFERANDE, s. Heir-apparent. Acts Ja. VI. 
 AFPERANLIE, adv. Apparently. Beas. between 
 
 Crosragwell and J. Knox. 
 APPILCARIE, «. Meaning not known. 
 AFFILLIS, s. pi. Rendered " apples " in Gl. to Poems 
 16th Century ; " Jerusalem as appillis lay in heip ;" 
 but doubtful. Perhaps from Fr. appiler, to heap or 
 pile together. Cotgr. 
 AFFIN, adj. Open, S. Complaynt S. Dan. adben, 
 apertus ; Isl. opna, foramen. Wachter derives Geim. 
 o^en, apertus, from auf, up. 
 To AFFIN, V. a. To open, S. 0. Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 
 To AFFLEIS, Appless, v. a. To satisfy ; to content : 
 to please. Wailace. Apparently from an obsolete 
 Fr. V. of the form of applaire. 
 APFLERINGIE, «. Southernwood, S. Gait. Arte- 
 misia abrotonimi, Linn — Fr. apiU, strong, and 
 auronne, southernwood, from Lat. abrotonum, id. 
 APPLY, t. Flight ; condition. Sir Egeir.—Fi. pli, 
 
 state, habit. V. Fly. 
 APFLIABLE, adj. Pliant in temper. Cokelbie Sow. 
 AFPONIT. EiTor for epponit ; opposed. Keith's 
 
 Hist. 
 To AFFORT, v. a. To bring ; to conduce.— Fr. apport- 
 er, id. B. Bruce. 
 AFFOSIT, part. pa. Disposed ; willing. Ab^d. Beg. 
 
 —Lat appotit-tu, apt, fit. 
 To APPREUE, Appeikvb, tj. a. To approve. Douglas. 
 
 — Fr. approuver, Lat. approbare. 
 To APPRISE, V. a. To approve ; used as signifying a 
 preference. BeUenden.—O. Fr. apretier, aprisier, 
 evaluer, estimer ; Lat. appretiare. 
 APPRISING, ». Esteem ; value. Bellenden. 
 
 APPRISIT, part. pa. Valued ; prized. Bellenden. 
 AFPROCHEAND, part. pa. Proximate ; ki the vici- 
 nity. Bellenden. 
 To AFFROPRE, Appropir, v. a. To appropriate. Act. 
 
 Audit. Aberd. Beg. — Fr. approprier, id. 
 AFFUY, s. Support ; a buttress ; a rest. Keith's Ilist. 
 
 — Fr. id. 
 APPUNCTUAMENT, s. A convention, or agreement, 
 
 with specification of certain terms. Acts Ja. V. 
 To APPURCHASE, v. o. To obtain ; to procure. Fit- 
 
 scottie. 
 To APUNCT, Apppnot, v. n. To settle. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 AR, Are. adv. 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, Ibl. 
 er-ia, A. S. er-ian. Alem. err-en, Genn. er-en, Gr. 
 ap-iiv, Lat. ar-are. Ihre views Heb. y"»t< ar-etz, 
 earth, as the fountain. 
 ARAGE, Arrage, Aryagb, Auarase, Average, s. 
 Servitude due by tenants, in men and horses, to 
 their landlords. This custom is not entirely abo- 
 lished in some parts of Scotland. ^^ Arage and car- 
 riage" is a phrase still commonly used in leases. 
 Skene. — L. B. averag-ium, f voa\ aver-ia, a beast for 
 work ; and this perhaps from Fr. onvre, work. 
 ARAYNE, part. pa. Arrayed. Douglas.— 0. Fr. 
 
 arraye, id. 
 To ARAS, Arrace, v. a. 1. To snatch or pluck away by 
 force. Wyntown. 2. To raise up. Douglas. This 
 sense is so different from the foi-mer, that it might 
 rather seem to be put for arraise, q. to rai.se up. — 
 Fr. arrach-er, to tear ; to pull by violence ; to pull 
 up by the roots, from Lat. eradic-are. 
 ARBY, s. The sea-gilliflower, or sea-pink. Orkn. 
 
 Neill. 
 ARBY-ROOT, s. The root of the sea-pink, or Statice 
 
 anneria. Orkn. Neill's Tour. 
 ARBROATH PIPPIN, s. The name of an apple, S. 
 
 V. OsLiN Pippin. 
 ARCH, Argh, Airgh, Ergh, (gutt.) adj. 1. Averse ; 
 reluctant ; often including the idea ef timidity as the 
 cause of reluctance, S. Douglas. 2. Apprehensive ; 
 filled with anxiety, S. ChaUcer, erke, weary, indo- 
 lent. Popul. Ball. — ^A. S. earg, desidiosus, iners, 
 slothful, sluggish-; earh, fugax, "timorous, and 
 ready to run away for fear." Somn. Isl. arg-ur, 
 reformidans ; arg-r, piger, deses ; Su. G. arg, igna- 
 vus. Among the Goths argur, L. B. arga, denoted a 
 poltroon, a coward. \ 
 
 To ARCH, Argh, v. n. To hesitate ; to be reluctant. 
 
 V. Ergh, v. 
 ARCHIE, s. Abbrev. of Archibald, S. 
 ARCHIEDENE, s. Archdeacon. Acts Ja. F7.— Lat. 
 
 archidiacon-us. 
 ARCHILAGH, Archilogh, Archilowb, s. The return 
 which 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 archilagh. Loth. South of S. 
 Rob Boy. V. Lawin, Lauch. 
 ARCHNES, Archness, s. 1. Reluctance ; backward- 
 ness. Wodrow. 2. Obliquely used for niggardliness, 
 q. reluctance to part with anything. Legend Bp. St. 
 Androis. 
 ARCHPREISTRIE, Archiprestrie, s. 1. A dignity in 
 collegiate churches during the time of Popery, no»t 
 in rank to the dean, and supeiior to all the canons. 
 2. Used as synon. with vicarage. Acts Cha. I. and 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. arche-prestre, a head-priest. 
 
ARE 
 
 13 
 
 AER 
 
 ARE, s. An heir. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Am. 
 
 To AREIK, Arkeik, v. a. To reach ; to extend. 
 
 Douglas.— k. S. arecc-an, assequi, to get, to attain. 
 AREIR, adv. Back. To rin areir, to decline ; synon. 
 
 with to miscarry. Lyndsay. — Fr. arriere, bacl^ward ; 
 
 Lat. a rttro. 
 AREIRD, adj. Confused ; disordered ; backward. V. 
 
 Arier, 
 To AREIST, ARREisT, V. a. To stop ; to stay. Douglas, 
 
 -Fr. arest-er, id. 
 AREIST, s. Delay. But-arreist ; without delay. 
 
 Douglas. 
 ARE MORROW, adc. Early in the morning. V. Air, 
 
 adv. 
 To AEEND, V. n. To rear ; applied to a horse when he 
 
 throws back his forepart, and stands on his hind legs. 
 
 Fife. — O.JFr. arriens, backward. 
 ARENT, e. Contraction for Anrntal rent. Acts 
 
 Cha. I. 
 ARER, s. An heir; Arekis, heii-s. Act. Audit. 
 ARESOUND, pret. Perhaps, called in question ; Fr. 
 
 aresoner, interroger, questioner, demand er ; ratio- 
 
 cinari ; Gl. Roquefort. Areson is used by R. Brunne 
 
 in the sense of persuade, or reason with. Sir Tristrem. 
 ARETTYT, part. fa. Accused, brought into judgment. 
 
 Barhow . — L. B, rect-are, ret-are, arett-are, ac- 
 
 cusare, in jus vocare, Du Cange. 
 ARGENT CONTENT. Ready money. Fr. arcent 
 
 comptant, id. Bellenden. 
 To ARGH, V. n. To hesitate. V. Arch and Ergh, v. 
 ARGIE, s. Assertion in a dispute, ihe specific plea 
 
 which one uses in disputation, S. B. — Su. G. ierga, 
 
 semper eadem obgannire. Isl. iarg^, keen conten- 
 tion. 
 To ARGTE-BARGIE, v. n. To contend. 
 To ARGLE-BARGLE, Aurgle-Bargin, v. n. To con- 
 tend, to bandy backwards and forwards, S. Argle- 
 
 bargin, Loth. Eaggle-bargin, synon. Ramsay. — Isl. 
 
 arg, enraged, j'arc-a, to contend. 
 ARGOL-BARGOLOUS, adj. Quairelsome ; contentious 
 
 about trifles. Gait's Provost. 
 To ARGONE, Argowne, Argwe, Aegew, v. a. 1. To 
 
 argue, to contend by argument. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 2. To censure, 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 of Arf/zts. 
 ARGUESYN, s. The lieutenant of a galley ; he who 
 
 has the government and keeping of the slaves com- 
 mitted to him. Knox. — Fr. argousin, satelles remi- 
 
 gibus regendis et custodi endis praepositus, 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. Cros- 
 
 raguel. — Lat. argument-ari, to reason. 
 ARI^, pret. of Ar. Tilled ; eared. V. Ar, Are, v. 
 ARK, Meal-ark, s. A large chest ; especially 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 which 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. I 
 
 ARK-BEIN, the bone called the os pubis, S. B. 
 To ARLE, v. a. 1. To give an earnest of any kind, S. I 
 
 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, arrhare, arrhis sponsam 
 dare, Fr. arrh-er, arr-er, to give an earnest. 
 
 ARLES, EKJ.IS, Arms Pennie, Airle-Penny, s. 1. An 
 earnest of whatever kind, a pledge of full possession, 
 S. A. Bor. Wyntoivn. 2. A piece of money given 
 for confii-ming a bargain, S. A. Bor. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 3. A piece of money put into the hands of a seller 
 when one begins 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. In Scotland a servant who has been 
 hired, and who has received arles, is supposed to have 
 a right to break the engagement, if the earnest has 
 been returned within twenty-four hom's. This, how- 
 ever, may have noother sanction than that of custom. 
 — Lat. arrhabo, arrha, Gael, iarlus, id. 
 
 ARLY, adv. Early. Barbour. A. S. arlice, matutine. 
 ARLICH, Arlitch, adj. Sore ; fretted ; painful, S. B. 
 
 V. Arr. — Su. G. arg, iratus, arg-a, laedere, Dan. 
 
 «/rrig, troublesome ; as we say, " an angry sore ;" or 
 
 from Su. G. aerr, cicatrix, whence aerrig, vulneratus, 
 ARMYN, Armyng, .«. Armour ; arms. Wyntown. 
 ARMING, s. Ermine. L. B. armin-ea, id. Coll. 
 
 Inventories, A. 1561, p. 128. 
 ARMLESS, adj. Unarmed ; without warlike wea- 
 pons. Spalding's Troubles. 
 ARMONY, s. Harmony. Douglas. 
 ARMOSIE, adj. Of or belonging to Ormus. InveU' 
 
 tories. V. Ormaise. 
 ARN, s. The alder, a tree, 8. Pronounced in some 
 
 counties, q. arin\ — C. B. uern, Arm. vern, quern, 
 
 Gael. /earn, alnus. ** 
 
 ARN, V. subst. Are, the third pers. plural ; Chaucer, 
 
 am. Sir Gawan. — A. S. aron, sunt. 
 ARNOT, s. Ley [lea] Ariiot. A stone lying in the 
 
 field, Aberd. ; q. earth-knot. 
 ARNOT, s. The shrimp, a fish, Aberd. 
 ARNS, s. pi. The beards of corn, S. B, synon. awns. 
 
 Franc, am, spica. 
 ARNUT, Lousy Arnot, s. Tall oat-grass or pignut ; 
 
 Bunium bulbocastanum, or flexuosum, Linn. S. 
 
 Yurnut, A. Bor. Lightfoot. — Corr. from earth-nut, 
 
 Teut. aerdnoot, id. 
 AROYNT thee. 0. E. Shakspere. V. RtiNT, v. 
 ARON, s. The plant Wakerobin, or Cuckoo's-pint. 
 
 Arun. maculatum, Linn., Teviotd. ; Sw. arons-oert, id. 
 ARORYS, s. pi. Errors. Aberd. Beg. 
 AROUME, adv. 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 smal)-pox, S. Lancash.— Su. G. aerr, Isl, 
 
 aer, cicatrix, a scar. 
 To ARRACE. V. Aras. 
 ARRAYED, part. adj. A term applied to a mare when 
 
 in season, Fife, 
 ARRAN-AKE, s. The speckled diver, Mergus stellatus, 
 
 Biunnich. P. I/uss, Dumbarions. Statist. Ace., xvii. 
 
 251. 
 ARRANGE, s. Arrangement. Acts Mary. 
 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, Pock-arred, marked by the 
 
 small-pox, S. — Dan. arred, cicatrized ; Isl. aerr a, 
 
 cicatrices facere. 
 
AKll 
 
 U 
 
 ASP 
 
 ARRUB, 4Mfo. Backward. To ryn arreir, rapiilly to 
 take a retrograde course. Lyndtay. Chaucer, arere, 
 id.— Fr. arriert ; Lat. a retro. 
 
 ARRONOBLL, t. The swallow, a bird. Bnrel.—VT. 
 omtidMe, hirondelle, from Lat. hintnth, id. 
 
 ARROW, adj. Averse ; reluctant, Aberd. ; the same 
 with .<lrcA, Argh, Ac. 
 
 *AiUUi, ». The bottom or hinder part of anything ; as, 
 a aack-arte^ the bottom of a sack. 
 
 AR&£-UUKU 0/ a cart. The boai-d which shuts in a 
 cart behind. 
 
 AH8EC0CKLE, «. A hot pimple on the face or any 
 part of the body, S. B. The term seems originally to 
 have been confined to pimples on the hips ; syuon. 
 with Teut. aert-blcyne, luberculus in ano. 
 
 ABSKENE, i. The quail. Hotdate.—A. S. aerschm, 
 coturnix ; also, arschenn, fi-om er«c and henn, q. 
 gallina vivarii. 
 
 AK^SELINS, adv. Backwards ; adj. backward, Clydes. 
 8. B. Rots.— Belg. aersd-en, to go backwards ; 
 aerteling, receding ; aerselincks, backwards. 
 
 ABSELINS COUP, $. The act of falling backwards on 
 the bams, Boxb. 
 
 ABS£-Y£ltSi<}, t. A sort of spell used to prevent the 
 house from fire, or as an antidote to Arson, from 
 which the term is supposed to be derived, Teviotd. 
 Probably borrowed from England. 
 
 ARSOUN, «. Buttocks. Barbour. 
 
 ABT, 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. 
 dnmkard, bastard ; Fr. babillard, a stutterer ; S. 
 bombard, bumbart, a drone ; stunkart, of a stubborn 
 disposition ; hastard, hasty, passionate. 
 
 ART and P-4RT. Accessory to, or abetting, a forensic 
 phrase, S. used in a bad sense. Art denotes the in- 
 stigation or advice. Part, the share that one has in 
 tiie commission of a crime. Erskine. — The terms are 
 frequently used in the way of discrimination, " Art or 
 part." Wyntown. Borrowed from the Latin phrase, 
 Artem, ei partem habuit. 
 
 ART AKD JURE. Literature, philosophy, and juris- 
 prudence. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 ARTAILYE, Artaillie, Artallie, s. Artillery ; ap- 
 plied to oflensive weapons of what kind soever, 
 before the introduction of fire-arms. Wallace. \. 
 Artillied. 
 
 ARTATION, $. Excitement ; instigation. BeUenden. 
 — L. B. artatio, from arto for arcto, are, to constrain. 
 
 ARTUURY'SUUFE, the name given to the constella- 
 tion, A returns. Douglas. V. Hoif. 
 
 ARTY, AiRTiE, adj. Artful ; dexterous ; ingenious, 
 Abei-d. Loth.— Teut. aerdigh, ingenious, solers, 
 argutus ; Dan. artig, id. ; Isl. artug-r, artificiosus. 
 
 ARTILLIED, part. pa. Provided with artillery, Fit- 
 tcottie. Fr. artill er, to furnish with ordnance. 
 
 ARTOW. Art thou ? used interrogatively, S. the verb 
 and pronoun being often, in colloquial language, 
 conjoined in Scottish, as in Germ and Isl. Isl. 
 ertu, id. King's Qxiair. Ertow, id. Twaine and 
 Gawin. 
 
 ARVAL, Arvil Supper, s. An entertainment after a 
 funeral ; or rather when the heirs of the deceased 
 enter on possession. Arvill, a funeral. Arvill- 
 Supper, a feast made at funerals, North. Grose. 
 Arval-bread, the loaves sometimes distributed among 
 the poor. The term has evidently originated from 
 the circumstance of this entertainment being given 
 bv one who entered on the possession of an inheri- 
 
 tance ; from arf, hereditas, and oel, convivlum, pri- 
 marily the designation of the beverage which we call 
 
 ale. 
 AS, conj. Than, S. ; syn. with nor ; as If. Kelly. 
 AS, Ass, AssE, Alse, s. Ashes ; plur. cLssis, S. ass .and 
 
 am ; A. Bor. ass, Cumberl. esse, id. Dunbar. — 
 
 Moes. G. cuja, Alem. asca. Germ, and Belg. asche, 
 
 Su. G. and Isl. aska, cinis. 
 ASCENSE, a. Ascent, roems 16th Cent. Lat. as- 
 
 cens-io. 
 ASCIIET, s. A large flat plate on which meat is 
 
 brought to the table, S.— Fr. assiette, "a trencher- 
 plate." Cotgr. 
 To ASCRIVE, AscRiUE, Ascryvb, v. a. 1. To ascribe. 
 
 Bollock. 2. To reckon ; to account. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 
 Fr. adscrire, to enroll, register, account, &c. Cotgr. 
 ASEE, s. The angle contained between the beam ami 
 
 the handle on the hinder side of a plough, Orkney. 
 
 Synon. Nick. 
 ASIIIEPATTLE, s. A neglected child, Shetl. Perhaps 
 
 from Isl. aska, ashes, a.ml patti, a little child ; a child 
 
 allowed to lie among the ashes. 
 ASHYPET, adj. Employed in the lowest kitchen-work, 
 
 Ayrs. "V. Assipet. 
 ASH-KEYS, Ashen-Ket. s. The seed-vessels of the 
 
 ash, S. Tales of my Landlord. 
 ASHLAR, adj. Hewn and polished ; applied to stones. 
 
 Spalding. — Fr. aisselle, a shingle, q. smoothed like 11 
 
 shingle. 
 ASIDE, s. One side. IcJi aside, every side. Sir 
 
 Tristrem. 
 ASIDE, prep. Beside ; at the side of another. Tannu- 
 
 hill's Poems. It seems formed q. on side, like E. 
 
 away. I 
 
 ASIL, AgiL-TooTH, s. The name given to the gi-inders, I 
 
 or denies molares ; the teeth at the extremity of the 
 
 jaw, Roxb. 
 ASYNIS, s. pi. Asses. BeUenden.— Fr. asne, Lat. 
 
 asin-us. 
 ASK, AwsK, s. An oft ; a newt ; a kind of lizard, S ; 
 
 cLsker, A. Bor. Wyntoiun. — Geim. eidechs, eidex ; 
 
 Franc, edehsa ; A. S. athexe ; Belg. egdisse, haag- 
 
 disse, id. Wachter 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 bp*e, Caithn. — Isl. as ; Su. G. das, a 
 
 pole, staff, or beam. 
 • To ASK, V. a. To proclaim two persons in the pari^ - 
 
 church, in order to marriage; to publish the banAj 
 
 Aberd. Loth. Syn. Cry. \| 
 
 ASKLENT, AscLENT, Asklint, adv. Obliquely ; 
 
 asquint; on one side, S. Aslant, E. Burns. B. 
 
 Bruce. — Swed. slant, obliquus, from slind, latus. 
 ASKOY, adv. Asquint ; obliquely, Kirkcudbright. — 
 
 E. Askew, Su. G. sA;e/, id. from s&a, s&o, disyuuctive 
 
 particle. 
 ASLEY. Horses in asley, are horses belonging to dif- 
 ferent persons, lent from one to another till each per- 
 son's land is ploughed, Orkn. 
 ASP AIT, adv. In flood, Clydes. Marmaiden of Clyde, 
 To ASPARE, V. a. To aspire. Aberd. Reg. 
 ASPECT, s. The serpent called the asp, or aspik. 
 
 Buret. — Fr. aspic. 
 ASPERANS, adj. Lofty ; elevated ; pompous, applied 
 
 to diction. Wallace.— St. aspirant, Lat. a^irans, 
 
 aspiring. 
 ASPERT, adj. Harsh ; cruel. King's Quair.—St, 
 
 aspre, Lat. asper, id. 
 
ASP 
 
 15 
 
 AT 
 
 !lSPYNE, «. From the connection, apparently meant 
 to denote a boat. Barbour. — Swed. esping, a long 
 boat, Teut. hespinghe, espinck, cymba, a small boat. 
 BASPOSIT, part. pa. Disposed. Aberd. Reg. 
 IaSPRE, adj. Sharp. V. Aspert. Wallace. 
 IaSPRESPER, s. Perhaps q. "sharp spear;" like 
 aspre bow, also used by Blind Harry. Wallace. — 
 Fr. a^per, dur, rude, baton nouaux. Gl. Roquefort. 
 jASPRIANCE, s. V. Akperans. 
 iToASS, V. a. To ask. Henry sone. — Germ. eisc7i-en, 
 
 Fran, etscon, id. 
 I ASS, s. Ashes. V. As. 
 ASSAYIS, s. Assize ; convention. Wyntown. 
 To ASSILYIE, V. a. To attack ; to assail. Wallace. 
 ¥t. assaill-ir ; L. B. adsal-ire, assal-ire, invadere, 
 
 aggredi. 
 ASSAL-TEETII, s. J3?. The grinders. V. AsiL. 
 ASSASSINAT, *. An assassin ; an improper use of the 
 
 Fr. word denoting the act of mmder. Law's 
 
 Memorialls. 
 ASSEDAT, 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, V. a. To besiege. Wyntown.— ¥r. 
 
 assieg-er, L. B. a^sidiare, obsidere ; from Lat. ad, 
 sedeo. 
 ASSEG E, s. Siege. Wyntown. 
 To ASSEMBLE, v. n. To join in battle. Wyntnwn.— 
 
 Fr. assembl-er, from Su. G. saml-a, Germ, saml-en, 
 
 Belg. zamel-en, congregare ; from Su. G. and Geim. 
 
 sam, a prefix denoting association and conjunction. 
 ASSEMBLE, s. Engagement ; battle. Wyntown. 
 ASSENYIIE, s. The word of war. Corr. from 
 
 Ensen-vie, q. V. Barbour. 
 ASSHOLE, s. 1. The place for receiving the ashes 
 
 under the grate. 2. A round excavation in the 
 
 ground, out of doors, into which the ashes are carried 
 
 from the hearth, Mearns. S. Lancash, esshole, ashole, 
 
 id. Tim Bobbin. V. As. 
 ASSIE, adj. Abounding with ashes. Loth. V. As, Ass. 
 ASSIEPET, s. A dirty little creature ; syn. with 
 
 Skodgie, Roxb., q. one that is constantly soiled with 
 
 ashes, or ass ; like a pet that lies about the fireside. 
 
 V. AsHYPET, and Ashiepattle. 
 lo ASSIG, V. n. Probably an error for Assign. If not 
 
 perhaps from 0. Fr. assegier, faire asseoir, poser, 
 
 placer. 
 ASSILAG, s. The stormy petrel, a bird ; Procellaria 
 
 pelagica. Linu. Martin. Perhaps from Gael, eascal, 
 
 Ir. eashal, a storm. 
 ASSILTRIE. s. An axle-tree. Douglas.— Yr. asseul, 
 
 assile, axis. 
 To ASSING, V. a. To assign. Aberd. Reg. 
 To ASSYTH, As&TiTH, Syith, Sithe, v. a. To make a 
 
 compensation to another ; to satisfy, 0. E. asseeth, 
 
 asseth, id. Act Ja. I — Lat. ad, and A. S. sithe, vice. 
 
 Skinner. Rather from Su. G. and Isl. saett-a, con- 
 
 ciliare ; reconciliare. Ir. and Gael, siotham, to 
 
 make atonement. 
 ASSYTH, Assythment, Syth, Sithement, «. Compen- 
 sation ; satisfaction ; atonement for an offence. 
 
 Assythment is still used as a forensic term, S. O. E. 
 
 aseeih, Wiclif. Wyntown. This word is still in use 
 
 in our courts of law, as denoting satisfaction for an 
 
 injury done to any party. Su. G. saett, reconciliation, 
 
 or the fine paid in order to procure it. 
 To ASSOILYIE, v. a. 1. To acquit ; to free from a 
 
 charge or prosecution ; a forensic term m uch used in 
 
 our courts, S. Reg. Maj. 2. To absolve from an ec- 
 cle;5astical censure ; as from excommunication, 
 Bellenden. 0. E. assoil, asoilcn, and aaoul, de- 
 note the absolution by a priest. P. PLouyhman. 
 3. To pronounce absolution 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 Bar- 
 bour. 5. Used improperly, in relation to the response 
 of an oracle ; apparently in the sense of resolving 
 what is doubtful. Douglas. 6. Also used improperly, 
 as signifying to unriddle. Z. Boyd. — 0. Fr. assoile, 
 absoille, decharge, absous, despeuie. Gl. Roquefort. 
 Corr. from Lat. absolv-ere. 
 To ASSONYIE, Essonyie, v. a. 1. To offer an excuse 
 for absence from a court of law. Stat. K. Will. 2. 
 Actually to excuse ; the excuse offered being sus- 
 tained. Quon. Attach. 3. To decline the combat ; 
 to shrink from an adversary. Wallace. — O. E. 
 asoyned, excused. R. Glouc. Essoine, a legal ex- 
 cuse. Chaucer. V. Essonyie, s. — Fr. essoyner, 
 exon-ier, to excuse from appearing in court, or going 
 to the wars. Su. G. son-a, Gei-m. sun-en, to reconcile, 
 to explain ; Moes. G. sunj-an, to justify. 
 ASSOPAT, part. pa. At an end ; put to rest ; laid 
 aside. Acts Cha. I. — Fr. assopir, to lay asleep, to 
 quiet. Cotgr. 
 ASSURANCE, s. 1. To take assurance of an enemy ; 
 to submit ; to do homage, under the condition of pro- 
 tection. Complaynt S. 2. This word, of old, was the 
 same with Lawborrows now. Spottiswoode. ~ Fr. 
 donner assurement, fidem dare ; L. B. asseair-are, 
 from Lat. ad and secur-us. 
 AST, jyret. v. Asked. Poems 16th Century. 
 To AST ABIL, v. a. To calm ; to compose ; to assuage 
 
 Douglas.— 0. Fr. establir, to establish ; to settle. 
 ASTALIT, part. pa. Decked, or set out. Gawan and 
 
 Gol.— Fr. estail-er, to display ; to show. 
 To ASTART, Astert, v. n. 1. To start ; to fly hastily. 
 2. To start aside from ; to avoid. King's Quair. — 
 Teut. steert-en, to fly ; Germ, starz-en, to start up. 
 ASTEER, adv. 1. In confusion ; in a bustling 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. Valuation. 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 better, 
 rather better ; astit was, rather was ; " I would astit 
 rin the kintiy," I would rather banish myself, La- 
 narks. 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. Asseb. 
 ♦ To ASTRICT, V. a. To bind legally ; a law term. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 ASTRIKKIT, 2)ar<.i5a. Bound ; engaged. Bellenden. 
 
 — Lat. astrict-us, id. 
 ASWAIP, adv. Aslant, Ettr. For. Of the same kin- 
 dred with A. S. swap-an, sweop-an, verrere ; Su. G. 
 swep-a, vagari. 
 A-SWIM, adv. Afloat. Spalding. 
 AT, conj. That ; 0. E. id. Gower. Barbour. Dan. 
 and Swed. at, quod ; Su. G. att, a conjunction cor- 
 responding to Lat. ut. 
 
AT 
 
 18 
 
 AU 
 
 AT, |irm». That; which ; what ; that which. Wyn- 
 
 * AT, prtp. In foil posMssion of, especially iu refer- 
 «nee to the mind, S. T. Uimssll. 
 
 AT ALL, ad«. "Altogether," Budd. Perhaps ; at 
 beat ; at any rate. DouqIcu. 
 
 AT ANE MAE WI 'T. At the last push ; q. about to 
 make one attempt more as the last, £ttr. For. Perils 
 HfMan. 
 
 ATANIS, Attikis, Atants, Atonis, cuiv. At onop ; 
 8. at aifue, V. Awis, Amrs. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 AT A' WILL. A vulgar phrase signifying, to the ut- 
 most that one can wish. 
 
 AT E'EN. In the evening. Saturday at e'en ; Sa- 
 turday evening. Guy Mannering. 
 
 ATCHKSON, Atchison, t. A billon coin, or rather 
 copper washed with silver, struck in the reign of 
 James VL, 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. 
 
 ATUARIST, Houlate, iii. 10. V. Citharist. 
 
 ATUE, AiTH, Attbb, t. An oath ; plur. athis. Bar- 
 bour.— Moei. G. aith, A. S. ath, Precop. eth, Isl. aed, 
 8u. G. ed, Dan. and Belg. eed, Alem. and Germ, eid, 
 id. 
 
 ATHER, conj. Either. R Bruce. V. Athir. 
 
 ATIIER, t. An adder, Clydes. 
 
 ATHER-BILL, «. The dragon-fly, Clydes. 
 
 ATHER, or Natter-cap, s. The dragon-fly, Fife. 
 
 A' THE TEEB,- A' that k'er. Scarcely ; with dilB- 
 culty ; corr. of all that ever. 
 
 ATHIL, Athill, Hathill, adj. Noble ; illustrious. 
 HotUate. — A. S. aethd, nobilis ; whence Aetheling, 
 Atheling, a youth of the blood-royal ; Su. G. adel, id. ; 
 adZma, juvenis nobilis ; deduced from ancient Gothic 
 aett, kindred. C. B. eddyl is also equivalent to Lat. 
 gens, cognatio. 
 
 ATHIL, Hathel, «. A prince ; a nobleman ; an illus- 
 trious personage ; plur. athilles {trtoueously achilles), 
 hathelet. V. the adj. Sir Gawan and Sir Gal. 
 
 ATHIR, Athtr, Ather, pron. 1. Either ; whichso- 
 ever. Wyntown. 2. Used in the sense of other. 3. 
 Mutual ; reciprocal. Belltndcn. — A. S. aegther, 
 nterque. V. Either. 
 
 ATHOL-BROSE, t. 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 occa- 
 sionally substituted for honey.— .ffear^ of Mid-Loth. 
 
 ATHORT, prep. 1. Through. 2. Across, S. ; athwart, 
 E. Baillie. V. Thortour. 
 
 ATIIORT, adv. Abroad ; far and wide. Baillie. 
 
 ATHOUT, prep, and adv. Without, Fife. V. Bethout. 
 
 ATH RAW, adv. Awry, Ayrs. Dumfr. The Siller Gun. 
 From a, or rather A. S. on, and thrawan, torquere. 
 
 ATICAST, s. A silly, helpless, odd sort of person, 
 Shetl.— Isl. atkast, Insultatio. 
 
 ATIR, Eatir, g. Gore ; blood mixed with matter 
 coming from a wound. Douglas.— A. S. ater, aetier, 
 aettor ; Alem. eitir, Isl. and Germ, eiter, Su. G. etter, 
 venenum ; from Alem. eit-en, to bum. 
 
 ATO, adv. In twain. Sir Tristrem. A. S. on twa, in 
 duo. 
 
 ATOMIE, «. A skeleton, S. ; evidently corr. from 
 anatomy. 
 
 ATOUR, s. Warlike preparation. Barbmir. Fr. 
 eUour, attire. 
 
 ATOUR, Attoprk, prep. 1. Over, S. Wallace. 2. 
 Across, S. Wallace. 3. Beyond, as to time ; ex- 
 ceeding. Quon. Attach. 4. Exceeding in number. 
 
 Wyntown. 5. In spite of; as, "I'll do this attour 
 ye" — in spite of you. — Fr. d tour, en tour, au tour, 
 circum ; or Su. G. at, denoting motion towards a 
 place, and oefwer, over. 
 
 ATOUR, Attocr, adv. 1. Moreover, By and attour, 
 id. Laws, S. Pitscottie. 2. Out from, or at in- 
 definite distance from the person speaJcingr, or the 
 object spoken of. Douglas. 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. 
 
 ATIIY, Attrie, adj. 1. Purulent ; containing matter; 
 applied to a sore that is cankered, S.- R. Bruce. 2. 
 Stern ; grim, S. B. ; attern, fierce, cruel, snarling, 
 Glouc. V. Atir, Eatir. Ross. 3. Peevish ; fretful ; 
 an atrie wamblin, a fretful, niisgrown child. — Belg. 
 etterig, full of matter ; eiter-en, to suppurate. 
 
 ATRYS, s. pi. Perhaps from Fr. atour, a French 
 hood. Watson's Coll. 
 
 ATRYST, s. Appointment; assignation. Dunbar. 
 
 V. Tryst. 
 
 ATTAMIE, s. A skeleton, S. Abbreviated from Fr. 
 
 anatomie. 
 To ATTEICHE, v. a. To attach. L. L. passim. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 ATTEILLE, Atteal, Attile, s. Apparently the 
 
 wigeon ; being distinguished from the teal. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. IsL tialld-r, turd us marinus. 
 
 ATTEliET), jyart. pa. Aimed. Sir Gatoan and Sir 
 Gal. V. Ettle. 
 
 ATTEMPTAT, s. A wicked or injurious entei-prise, 
 Bellenden. — L. B. attemptat-io, nefaria molitio, 
 scelus ; Gall, attentat ; Du Gauge. 
 
 ATTEMPTING, s. Perpetration, commission, with of 
 subjoined ; used in a bad sense ; synon. with At- 
 temptat. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To ATTENE, v. n. To be related to. Acts Ja. VI. 
 V. Affectioun. Fr. s'attenir d to be joined in con- 
 sanguinity with. Cotgr. 
 
 ATTENTLIE, adv. Attentively. Keith's Hist. 
 
 ATTENTIK, adj. Authenlic. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ATTER-CAP, Attir-cop, s. 1. A spider, S. Attercop, 
 attercob, id. A. Bor. Montgomery. 2. An ill-natured 
 person ; one of a virulent or malignant disposition, 
 S. — A. S. atter-coppe, atter-coppa, aranea, from alter, 
 venenum, and coppe, calix, q. " a cmj) full of venom ;" 
 like Isl. eitrorm, a serpent, i. e. " a poisonous worm." 
 
 ATTIR, s. Proud flesh, or purulent matter about a 
 sore, Aberd. ; the same with Atir, q. v. Douglas. 
 
 ATTIVILTS, s. Arable ground lying one year lea, 
 Shetl. V. AviL and Awal. \ 
 
 ATTOUR, prep. V. Atour. 
 
 ATWA, adv. In two, Clydes. 
 
 ATWEEL, At Well, adv. Truly ; assuredly ; from I 
 wat weel ; that is, I wot well. Ross. It is some- 
 times abbrev. to 'Tweel. 
 
 ATWEEN, prep. Between, S. V. Atweesh. 
 
 ATWEESH, prep. 1. Betwixt ; between. 2. Denoting 
 the possession of any quality, or relation to any par- 
 ticular state ; in a middling way, Aberd. Alween is 
 used in the same sense. Atween the twa, id., as, 
 "How are ye tlie day?" — "Only atween the twa," 
 that is, only so so, in respect of health, S. These are 
 often conjoined ; as, Atweesh an' atween, so so, 
 Aberd, Fmnc. tuisc, entuischan ; Belg. tuschen, 
 between. Home Tooke says, that E. betwixt, is the 
 imperative be, and the Gothic (i. e. Moes. G.) tivos, 
 or two. Divers, of Purley. 
 
 AU, interj. 1. Used like E. ha, as expressive of snr- 
 
AVA 17 
 
 prise, S. Dan. au, oh, expressive of pain. 2. As 
 augmenting the force of an affirmation or negation ; 
 as, ^i* aye, yes ; Au na, no, Aberd. In counties 
 towards the south, or ou is used instead of au. 
 
 AVA', adv. 1. Of all ; as denoting arrangement or 
 place, in connecllonmt'h first or last, S. 2. At all, S. 
 Boss. Corr. from af or of, and all. 
 
 AVAIL, AvALE, s. 1. Worth ; value. Acts Ja. VI. 
 2. Means ; property. Stewart's Abridgm. S. Acts. 
 
 AVAILL, s. Abasement ; humiliation. Dunbar. — Pr, 
 aval-er, avall-er, to fall down ; aval, en descendant, 
 au bas, en has ; ad vall-em. Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 AVAILLOUR, s. Value. Fr. valeur. V. Valoue. 
 
 AVAL, s. The same with Avil, Dumfr. 
 
 To AUALE, v. n. To descend. V. Availl. Douglas. 
 
 To AUALK, v. n. To watch. Nlcol Burnt.— h.. S. 
 awaecc-an, vigilare. 
 
 AVALOUR, s. AvaiL Acts Mary. 
 
 To AVANCE, n. a. To advance. Keith App.—Fr. 
 avanc-er, id. 
 
 AVANCEMENT, s. Advancement. Fr. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 AVAND, part. pi'. Owing ; v being used for w, and 
 vice versa. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 AUANT, AwANT, s. Boast ; vaunt ; Chaucer, id. 
 Douglas. 
 
 AVANTAGE, s, V. Evantage. 
 
 AVANTCURRIER, s. One of the forerunners of an 
 army, the same, perhaps, that are now called picquet- 
 guards. Godscroft. — Fr. avantcoureur, from avant, 
 before, and courir, to run. 
 
 AUCII AN, AcHAN, 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, as fir- 
 (feird, fourth) -Zoi is the 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, s. Two stones weight, or a peck measure, 
 being halfof the Kirkcudbright bushel, Galloway. Diet. 
 
 AUCHT, AwcHT (gutt.) pret. of Aw. 1. Possessed. 
 Auht, id. R. Brunne. Wyntown. 2. Owed ; was 
 indebted, id. R. Brunne. Wyntown. 
 
 AUCHT (gutt), v. 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, pos- 
 sidere. 
 
 AUCHT, s. Possession ; property ; what is exclusively 
 one's own. In aw my aucht, in all my possession ; 
 viewed at its utmost extent, S. Bannatyne Poems. 
 — A. S. aht, Moes. G. aigin, aihn, peculiaris ac 
 propria possessio. V. Best Aucht. 
 
 Bad Adght, s. A bad properly ; applied to an obsti- 
 nate, ill-conditioned child, S. 
 
 BcuNY Aught, s. A phrase applied to one con- 
 temptuously, S. B. Boss. 
 
 To AUCHT, V. a. 1. To own ; to be the owner of, 
 Aberd. 2. To owe ; to be indebted to ; used in a 
 literal sense. This verb is evidently used in two dif- 
 ferent senses. V. Aigh and Aight. 
 
 AVJCBT, part. pa. Owed. 
 
 AUCHT, (gutt.) adj. Eight, S. ; auhte, 0. E. id. R. 
 Brunne. Wyntown. — Moes. G. ahtau, A. S. eaht-a, 
 Geim. aht, Belg. acJit, Isl. and Su. G. att-a, Gael. 
 ocht, Lat. oct-o. 
 
 AUCHTAND, Auchten, adj. The eighth. Isl. aatunde, 
 octavus. Douglas. 
 
 AUK 
 
 AUCHTIGEN, AuCHTiKiN, s. The eight part of a 
 barrel, or a half firkin, Aberd. From aucht, eight, 
 and ken or kin, the Teut. termination used in the 
 names of vessels. 
 
 AUCTARY, s. Increase ; augmentation. Craufurd's 
 Univ. Edin. — Lat. auctari-um, advantage ; overplus. 
 
 AUCTENTY, adj. Authentic. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 AUDIE, s. A careless or stupid fellow. Gl. Surv. 
 Nairn. Probably allied to Isl. aud, Su. G. od, oed, 
 Teut. ood, facilis, inanis ; q. a man of an easy dispo- 
 sition, who may be turned any way. 
 
 To AVEY, V. n. Perhaps to see to ; to attend to ; to 
 advocate. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 AVENAND, adj. Elegant in person and manners. 
 Gawan and Gol. — Fr. advenant, avenant, handsome ; 
 also, courteous. 
 
 AVENTURE, s. 1. Chance ; accident. 2. Mischance. 
 V. AuNTER. Inaventure, adv. Lest ; perchance. 
 Bellenden. — Fr. a I'aventure, d'aventure, per- 
 chance. 
 
 AVER, AviR, AiVER, s. 1. A horse used for labour ; 
 a cart-horse, S. Bellenden. 2. An old horse ; one 
 that is worn out with labour, S. Dunbar. This, 
 although now the common signification, is evidently 
 improper, from the epithet auld being frequently 
 conjoined. 3. A gelded goat, S. Stat. Ace. V. 
 Hebrun. — L. B. afferi, affri, jumenta vel cavalli 
 colonici ; averia, averii, equi, boves, jumenta. Du 
 Cange. V. Aragk. 
 
 AVERENE. Meaning doubtful. Expl. Perhaps money 
 payable for the entry of oats ; from aver, oats. 
 
 AVERIE, s. Live stock, as including horses, cattle, 
 &c. V. Aver, etymon, sense 2d. 
 
 AVERIL, s. Apparently a diminutive from aver, a 
 beast for labour. Dunbar. 
 
 AVERILE, Avyryle, s. April. Wyntown. 
 
 AVERIN. AvEREN, AiVERiN, s. Cloudberry or knout- 
 berry, S. Rubus chamaemorus, Linn. ; eaten as a 
 dessert in the north of S. Boss. Perhaps from Germ. 
 aver, wild, aud en, a term now applied in Su. G. 
 tx> the berry of the juniper ; Gael, oidh'rac, oirak. 
 
 ■AVERTIT, part. pa. Overturned. Bellenden.— Vt. 
 evert-ir, Lat. evert-ere, to overthrow. 
 
 AUFALD adj. Honest. V. Afald. 
 
 ATJGHIMUTY, Auchuiutt, adj. Mean ; paltry ; as, 
 an auchimuty body. Loth. Perhaps from wac, waac, 
 wacc, weak, and mod, mind, i. e. weak-minded. 
 
 AUGHT, s. Of aught, of consequence ; of importance, 
 Ayrs. Gait's Ann. of the Parish. 
 
 AUGHT, part. pa. Owed. Act Dom. Cone. 
 
 AUGHTAND, part pr. Owing. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 AVIL, s. The second crop after lea or grass, Galloway. 
 V. Awat. 
 
 AVILLOUS, adj. Contemptible ; debased. Chron. 
 Scot. P. — Fr. avili, ie, in contemptionem adductus. 
 Diet Trev. 
 
 AUISE, s. Advice ; counsel. Avis, Chaucer ; avys, 
 R. Brunne ; Fr. avis. Douglas. 
 
 AVYSE, AwisK, s. Manner ; fashion. Douglas. — 
 A. S. wisa, wise, Alem. uuis, uuisa, Belg. wijse, 
 modes, manner ; with the common A. S. prefix a. 
 
 To AVISE, V. n. To deliberate ; to advise. Keith's 
 Hist — Fr. avis-er, to consider, to advise of. 
 
 AUISION, s. Yisioa ; Chaucer, id. Douglas.— Fr. 
 avision, vision, fantaisie. Gl. Boquefort. 
 
 AUISMENT, s. Advice ; counsel. Pari. Ja. J.— Fr. 
 avisement, id. 
 
 AUKWART, Awkwart, prep. Athwai-t ; across. 
 Wallace. 
 
AUL 
 
 18 
 
 AWA 
 
 ▲ULD, <. Aire. Apb. UamiUoun.—Ii. S. add, 
 MOMlQi, Mom. G. aldi, Mtaa. V. £iu>. 
 
 AULD,a<<;. Old. V. Ald. 
 
 AULD>AUNTIS, «. The aunt of one's father or 
 mother, Olydea. V. Adld-Fathbb. 
 
 AULD-rATHBB, a. A graudfaUier ; a term used by 
 ■OHM in the west of 8.— A. 8. eaUL-faeder, Belg. oud- 
 vaier, vrxu ; Dan. oMe-voder, a great grandfather. 
 
 ▲ULDFARRBN, AcU)-rAiuuin), adj. Sagacious, S. ; 
 mtifitrand, id. A. Bor. Bamsay.—Moea. Q. eUd, 
 dd, and8we<i./or-a, Germ, far-en, experiri : Swed. 
 /arm, Isi. /ar»nn, peritus ; Belg. aervaaren, skilful, 
 
 AULD-HEADIT, adj. Shrewd; sagacious, Clydes. 
 8yn. Lang-headit. 
 
 AULD LANGSYNE. A very expressive phrase, refer- 
 ring to days that are long past, S. V. uuder Syne. 
 
 AULD-MOU'D, adj. Sagacious in discoui-se ; some- 
 times Implying the idea of craft, S. B. ^s«.— From 
 QnUd, old, and num' or mow, the mouth. 
 
 AULD 800CH. V. under Sodch, s. 
 
 AULD THIKF, «. One of the designations given to 
 the devil. PeriU of Man. 
 
 AULD TUREEP, «. A superstition, Dumfries. V. 
 Thbepk. 
 
 AULD-UXCLE, #. The uncle of one's father or mother, 
 Clydes. 
 
 AULD-WARLD, adj. Antique; antiquated, S. Fer- 
 fftuoH. — From auld, old, and warld, world. 
 
 AULD TEAR. To "wauke the auld year 'into the 
 new,' 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 
 pint* and buttered cakes, eagerly waiting to be first- 
 foot, as it is termed, and to regale the family yet in 
 bed. Much care is taken, that the persons who enter, 
 be what are called sonsiefolk ; for on the admission 
 of the first-foot depends the prosperity or trouble of 
 the year." Cromek's NithsdaXe Song. V. Het- 
 PlHT. 
 
 ALtilN. ScotUi-aidin, Dirty Aulin, the arctic gull, 
 Orkn. Loth. Pennant. V. Scouti-Aulin, and 
 Skaitbird. 
 
 AULNAGER, t. Apparently a legal measurer of cloth. 
 Actt Ja. VI. — From Fr. aulnaee, measuring with an 
 ell, aulne, L. B. aZna, an ell. 
 
 AULTRAGES, Aulteragbs, s. pi. The emolimients 
 arising from the offerings made at an altar, or from 
 the rents appointed for the support of it. Spotswood. 
 — L. B. aitarag-ium, alterag-ium, obventio altaris. 
 Du Canoe. 
 
 AUMERIL, t. 1. One who has little understanding or 
 method in his conduct 2. Often applied to a mon- 
 grel dog ; perhaps from his having no steady power 
 of instinct, Selkirks. 
 
 AUMERS, t. pi. Embers. T. Aheris. 
 
 AUMOUS, AuMis, t. An alms, S. V. Almous. 
 
 AUMRIE, AwMRiB, ». A large press or cupboard, 
 where food and utensils for housekeeping are laid 
 up. Heart of Mid-Loth.— Yv. " aumoire, a cup- 
 board, ambrie, almstub." Cotgr. ; aumonerie, the 
 place in monasteries in which alms were deposited. 
 In 0. E. ambry denoted "the place where the arms, 
 plate, vessels, and everything belonging to house- 
 keeping were kept." V. Almeeie. 
 
 MucKLB AuMBiB, t. A figurative expression applied 
 to a big, stupid, or senseless person, Meams. The 
 idea seems borrowed frcra an empty press. 
 
 To AUNTER, Awotyb, v. a. To hazard ; to put into 
 the power of accident. Barbour.— Fi. aventur-er. 
 
 risquer, mettre au hazard. Diet. Trev. Aunter ii 
 used by Chaucer and Gower in a neuter sense. V, 
 Amtkb, v. 
 
 AUNTER, *. Adventure ; 0. B. amtre, R. Brunne 
 Sir Gawan and Sir Gal. — Fr. aventure, auettture, 
 abbreviated, 
 
 AUNTERENS, adv. Perchance; peradventiu-e, Ber 
 wicks. 
 
 AUNTEROUS, adj. Adventurous. Gl. Sibb.—O. Fr, 
 aventureux, basarde ; L, B. adventor-ius. Gl, 
 Roquefort. 
 
 To AYOY D of. To remove from. Lett.. Q. Mary, 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. vuider, to void, to evacuate. 
 
 To AVOKE, V. a. To call away ; to keep oiT. Lat, 
 avoc-are. Baillie. 
 
 AVGUTERIE, Advotjterib, s. Adultery. Gl. Sibb.- 
 0. Fr. avoutrie, Ital. avolteria, Lat. aduUer-ium^ 
 Teut. vouter-en, fomicare, camerare. 
 
 AVOW, AvowB, s. 1, A vow ; used in the same sense 
 by Chaucer. Douglas. 2. Discovery, declaration , 
 in modem language, avowal. Minstrelsy Bord.—¥t. 
 avou-er, to confess. 
 
 To AVOW, V. a. To devote by a vow. Bellenden. 
 
 To AVOW, V. n. To vow. Bellenden. 
 
 AUREATE, AwEBATB, adj. Golden. Douglas. L. B. 
 aureat-us. 
 
 AUSKERRIB, «. A scoop, Shetl, Sw. oes-kar, E, 
 scoop. From Su. G. oes-a, Dan. oes-er, Isl. aus-a, t( 
 draw, and Su. G. kar, a vessel ; literally, aus-kerrU 
 is a drawing vessel. 
 
 AUSTERN, AsTERNE, Astren, adj. 1. Having ar 
 austere look. 2. Having a frightful or ghastly ap 
 pearance ; like a dying person, Roxb. Selkirks. 
 
 AUSTIE, adj. Austere ; harsh. Henrysone. — A. S, 
 ostige, knotty, from ost, Teut. oest, a knot, properlj 
 in wood. Lord Hailes and others have viewed this 
 word as merely a corr. of austere. ' 
 
 AUSTROUS, adj. Frightful ; ghastly. Upper Clydes 
 Edin. Mag., May 1820. 
 
 AUTENTYFE, adj. Authentic. Golkelhie Sow. 
 
 * AUTHOR, s. 1. Ancestor ; predecessor ; frequent!] 
 used in this sense in our old Acts. 2. One who le 
 gaily transfers property to another ; a forensic term 
 S. Ersk. Inst. 3. An infoimer, Aberd. ; synon 
 with Lat. auctor, a reporter or teller. 
 
 AUWIS-BORE, s. The circular vacuity left in a piec< 
 of wood, from a knot coming out of it, S. B, Probabl] 
 the same as Elf-Bore, q. v. 
 
 AUX-BIT, s. A nick in the form of the letter V, cu 
 out of the hinder part of a sheep's ear, Ayrs. Back 
 bit, synon., Clydes. Perhaps from Moes, G. ausa^ 
 the ear, and Isl. bit, bite or cut. 
 
 AW, sometimes to be viewed as the third person singu 
 lar Of the v. ; signifying owed, ought. Wallac-e. 
 
 To AW, Awe, v. a. To owe, S. Wallace. — Isl. aa. 
 atte, debeo, debuit ; A. S. ag, ahte ; Su. G. a ; Moes. 
 G. aih, habeo, imperf. aiht-a. V. Aigh, Aucht, 
 
 AW, used for All, S. Bannatyne P. Wyth aw, withal, 
 Douglas, 
 
 AWA, adv. 1. Away ; the general pronunciation in S 
 2. In a swoon. 3. At all. In speaking of a deceased 
 relation, there is a peculiar and lovely delicacy ir 
 this national idiom. When one cannot avoid a re 
 ference to the departed, instead of mentioning the 
 name, or specifying the particular tie, as if it wer( 
 meant to prevent any unnecessary excitement o: 
 feeling, either in the speaker or in the hearer, or as 
 if naming the person were a kind of profanation o 
 the hallowed silence of the tomb, or as if the mos 
 
AW A 
 
 19 
 
 AWI 
 
 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 re- 
 moved to a still more respectful distance, than by a 
 more familiar use of the singular. 
 \AVA' I' THE HEAD. Deranged ; beside one's self, 
 
 Roxb. Syn. By himsell, by hersell. 
 To AWAIL, AwAL, V. 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. aval-er, to go, or fall, down ; also, to 
 let fall ; Teut. af-vall-en, decidere ; af-val, casus ; 
 Su. G. afal, affal, lapsus. 
 
 AWAIL, AwAiLL, s. Advantage ; superiority, Wal- 
 lace. 
 
 To AWAILL, AwAiLYE, v. n. To avail. Barbour. 
 
 AWAL, AwALD, s. A term applied to a field lying the 
 second year without being ploughed ; lea of the second 
 year, that has 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. ; avil, Galloway ; awat, more com- 
 monly award, Angus. V. Award-Crap. 
 
 AWAL-INFIELD, s. The second crop after bear. 
 Surv. Banffs. 
 
 AWAL-LAND, s. Ground under a second crop, 
 Banffs. 
 
 AWALL AITS. The second crop of oats after grasis, 
 Mearns. V. Awat. 
 
 AWALD OB AW ALT SHEEP. One that has fallen on 
 its back, and cannot recover itself. If not i-aised, it 
 sickens, swells, and dies, Roxb. Gl. Sibb. V. Awail. 
 
 AWALD, AwALT, part. adj. In a supine state ; lying 
 on the back, S. 
 
 To 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 awald, 
 S. A. 
 
 To Die Awald, To die in a supine state. S. A, 
 
 To AWANCE, V. a. To advance. Wallace.— Fi. 
 avanc-er, id. 
 
 To AWANT, V. a. To boast. Douglas. 
 
 AWARD-CRAP, s. A crop of corn after several others 
 in succession ; hence called award, ot awkward crops. 
 Agr. Surv. Berw. 
 
 AWART, adv. A sheep is said to lie awart, when it 
 has fallen on its back in such a situation that it can- 
 not rise again, Roxb. Synon. Await, q. v. 
 
 A-WASTLE, prep. To the westwaid of ; figuratively, 
 distant from, Etti-. For. 
 
 AWAT, s. Ground ploughed after the first crop from 
 lea. The crop produced is called the awat-a-ap ; 
 also pronounced award. Ang. avil ; Galloway, 
 aewall; Clydes. id.— A. S. o/ed, pastus, af-at, de- 
 pastus ; or, Su. G. awat, afat, deficiens ; or perhaps 
 from af-val, diminution, as the same with Awalt, 
 q. V. 
 
 AWA WARD, s. The vanguard. Barbour. Fr. avant- 
 garde. 
 
 AWAY. This word seems to have been used occasion- 
 ally as a verb. Barbour. — A. S. aweg, away, may be 
 viewed as the imperat. of awaeg-an, to take away, or, 
 awegg-an, to depai-t. 
 
 AWAYDRAWING, s. The act of drawing off, or turn- 
 ing aside ; applied to a stream of water. Act. Dam. 
 Cone. 
 
 AWAYMENTIS, t. pi. Consultations, Gl. Perhaps 
 
 preparations, or preliminaries, iryntown.— Perhaps 
 from 0. Fr. avoy-er, to put in train ; avoyment, en- 
 quete, ouverture ; de via. Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 AWAY-PUTTING, s. The complete removal of any- 
 thing, of that especially which is offensive ornoxious. 
 Acts J a. VI. 
 
 AWAY-TAKEN, part. pa. Carried off; removed. 
 Acts Cha. II. 
 
 AWAY-TAKER, s. The person who removes or carries 
 away. Acts Mary. 
 
 AWAY-TAKING, s. Removal ; act of carrying off. 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 
 To AWBAND, v. a. To bind with an Aweband, 
 Lanark s. 
 
 AWBYRCHOWNE, Awbercheoun, s. The habergeon, 
 or breastplate. Wyntown.—¥xaxiC. halsberge, Isl. 
 halsbeorg, collare chalybeum ; from h^ls, the neck, 
 and berga, to defend ; Fr. haubergeon ; L. B. halber- 
 gium. 
 
 AWBLASTER, s. 1. A crossbow-man ; alblastere, and 
 arblast, 0. E. Barbour. 2. The crossbow itself ; 
 Fr. arbaleste. Wallace.— Er. arbelestier, L. B. 
 arcuJ)alista, arbalista. 
 
 AW-BUND, AwBUN', adj. Not at liberty to act as one 
 would wish ; restricted by a superior, Roxb. V. Awe- 
 band. Or it may be compounded of awe and bund, 
 E. bound. 
 
 To AWCHT, AucHT, Aught, v. a. To owe. Peblis to 
 the Play. V. Aw. 
 
 AWCY, s. Perhaps pain ; tonnent. Sir Gawan and 
 Sir Gal. A. S. ace, aece, dolor. 
 
 AWEBAND, AwBAJJD, s. 1. A band for tying black 
 cattle to the stake ; consisting 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 restraint. 
 Bellenden. 3. Used 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 himself, 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, adv. Well. Guy Mannering. 
 
 To AWENT, V. a. To cool or refresh by exposing to 
 the air. Barbour. — A. S. awynd-ioian, ventilare, 
 from wind, ventus. 
 
 AWERT Y, AuERTY, adj. Cautious ; experienced ; auerty. 
 R. Brunne. Barbour. — Fr. averti, warned, advertised. 
 
 AWFALL, adj. Honest; upright. V. Afald. 
 
 AWFULL, AwFu', adj. Implying the idea of what is 
 very great; excessive; u.sed generally in a bad 
 sense, S. 
 
 A'WHERE, adv. Everywhere, S. A'wheres, Ettr. 
 For. Syn. Alquhare. 
 
 AWIN, AwYN, AwxE, adj. Own ; proper, S. awne; 
 Gl. Yorks , id. This is the common pron. of tiie 
 south of S. ; in other parts, ain. Wallace. — Moes. 
 G. aigin, aihn, propriu,s, A. S. agen, Germ, eighen, 
 Belg. eyglien, Su. G. egen, id., from their respective 
 verbs denoting right or property. 
 
 AWINGIS, s. pi. Arrears ; debts. " Dettis, awingis, 
 comptes." Abcrd. Meg, 
 
 AWISE, s. Manner ; fashion. V. Avysb. 
 
 AWISE, AWYSEE, adj. Prudent ; considerate ; 
 cautious, Barbour.— Fr. avise, prudens, cautus, 
 
AWl 
 
 20 
 
 BAG 
 
 TODslderatus ; deduced In Diet. Trev. ft-om Goth, 
 wit-an, A. S. vit-an, with ad prefixed, L. B. avisare. 
 
 AWISKLY.oJo. Prudently ; circumspectly. Barbour. 
 
 AWIsa, I. PotMhe*. Alurd. Jieg. 
 
 AWITTINS. Dbed In o<w\|unction with me, him, her, 
 Ac., M denutiDg wh»t Is without the privacy of the 
 penon r«fHrr«d to ; unwitting, Dumfr. The pronoun 
 may either b« yiewed as in the dative, as, umoitting to 
 m«, or in the ablative ab!>olute, as, me unwUting. 
 
 AWKIR, $. To dino to awkir, to dash to pieces, 
 Aberd. Perhaps from E. ochre. 
 
 AWM, «. Alum, S. 
 
 To AWM, V. a. To dress skins with alum, S. 
 
 AWM'T LEATHER. White leather. 
 
 AWMON, IliwjioN, t. A helmet. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 AWMOUS. $. A cap or cowl ; a covering for the head ; 
 printed awmtmt. Houlate MS.—L. B. almuc-ia, 0. 
 Pr. aumtuse, from Germ, mutte, S. mutch, q. v. If 
 it should be read avtmons, it may refer to a helmet. 
 
 V. AlTMON. 
 
 AWMOUS,*. Alms, S. The Antiquary . V. Almous. 
 
 AWMOUS-DISH, M. The wooden dish in which mendi- 
 cants receive their alms, when given in meat. Burns. 
 
 AWNER, AwMAB, ». An owner ; a proprietor. Hamil- 
 Umn't Cat. ColkelbieSow.—A. S. agn-ian, aegn-ian, 
 aAn-ian, possidere. 
 
 AWNS, ». pi. The beards of com, S. Anes, Prov. E. 
 Bar awns, the beards of barley. Ang. Perths. — 
 Moes. G. ahana, Su. G. agn, Gr. dxva, dxvrj, 
 chaff ; Alem. agena, id. ; also, a shoot or stalk. 
 
 AWNED, AwNiT, adj. Havingbeards;applied to grain, S. 
 
 AWNY, adj. Bejirded, S. Picken's Foems. 
 
 AWNIE, adj. Bearded, fl. Burns. V. Awxs. 
 
 AWONT, part. adj. Accustomed to. Aberd. Beg. — 
 A. S. amun-ian, accustomed to. 
 
 AWORTH, adv. " Worthily." Tytler. King's Quair. 
 — A. 8. awyrth-ian, glorificare. 
 
 AWOUNDERIT. part. pa. Surprised; struck with 
 wonder. Douglas. 
 
 AWOVIT, pret. Avowed. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 To AWOW, V. n. To vow. .Pitscottie. 
 
 AWOW, interj. Equivalent to Alas, S. B« ; also to 
 
 Ewhow. Rock and Wee Pickle Tow. 
 AWP, Whaup, s. The curlew, a bird, S. 01. Sibb. V. 
 
 QUHAIP. 
 
 AWRANOOUS, adj. Felonious; "^u;ran(;o«s away- 
 taking." Aberd. Reg. 
 AWRO. Probably a wro, a corner. Gl, Complaynt S. 
 
 Su. G. wra, pron. wro, angulus. 
 AWS, Awes of a mill-wheel, s. The buckets or projec- 
 tions 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, s. The newt or eft. V. AsK. 
 AWSOME, Awesome, adj. 1. Appalling ; awful ; 
 
 causing terror. Rutherford. The Antiquary. 2. 
 
 Exciting terror ; as supposed to possess preternatural 
 
 power. 3, Expressive of terror. Chiy Mannering. 
 AWSTRENE, adj. Stem ; austere. Henry sone. V. 
 
 AsTERNE. — Lat. auster-us, or A. S. styrn. 
 AWTAYNE, adj. Haughty. Wyntown.—O. F. hau- 
 
 tain, grand, sublime, elev^. Gl. Roquefort. From 
 
 Lat. alt-'us. 
 AWTE, s. 1. The direction in whic'i a stone, a piece 
 
 of wood, &c. splits ; the grain, Aberd. 2. Used, but 
 
 perhaps improperly, for a flaw in a stone. Gl. Surv. 
 
 Nairn and Moray. 
 AWTER, 8. An altar. Chaucer, id. 0. Fr. autiere, 
 
 Lat. altare. Barbour. 
 To AX, V. a. To ask, S. Asched, axcde, asked. R. 
 
 Glouc. Ruddiman. — A. S. ahsian, ax-ian, interro- 
 
 gare. 
 AXIS, AcKSYS, s. pi. Aches ; pains. Ax€g, id., Orkn, 
 
 King's Quair. — A. S. acce, dolor; egesa, horror; 
 
 Moes. G. agis, terror. Hence, E. agu^. 
 AX-TREE, s. An axle-tree, S.— A. S. eax, ex ; Alem. 
 
 ahsa ; Germ, achse, axis ; perhaps 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, V. n. 1. To cry as a calf, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 2. To bleat as a sheep, Ayre. "Gait. 
 BAA, s. The cry of a calf ; the bleat of a sheep. V. Bae. 
 
 BAA, «. A rock in the sea seen at low water. Ed- 
 motu. Zetl, Norw. boe, " a bottom, or bank in the 
 sea, on which the waves break." Hallager. 
 
 BAACH, a4j. Ungrateful to the taste. V. Bauch. 
 
 BAB, «. 1. A nosegay, or bunch of flowers, Picken's 
 Poems. 2. A tassel, or a knot of ribbons, or the loose 
 ends of such a knot, Fife ; whence the compounds 
 Lug-bah and Wooer-bah, q. v. 3. Applied to a 
 cockade, 8. " A cockit hat with a bob of blue rib- 
 bands at it." Old Mortality. 
 
 To BAB, V. n. 1. To play backwards and forwards 
 loosely, S. ; synon. with E. Bob. 2. To dance, Fife. 
 Hence Bab at the bowsler, or Bab wV the bowster, a 
 very old Scottish dance, formerly the last dance at 
 weddings and merrymakings. 
 
 To BAB, V. a. To close ; to shut, Ayrs. Train. 
 
 To BABBIS, V. a. 1. To scoff ; to gibe. 2. To brow- 
 beat. Ayrs. From the same origin with Bob, a taunt, 
 q.T. 
 
 BABY, s. 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 expectation, was 
 shown to the public, for the preservation of order the 
 price of admission was in proportion to the rank of 
 the visitant. The eyes of the superior classes being 
 feasted, their retainers and the mobility were ad- 
 mitted at the rate of six pennies each. Hence this 
 piece of money being the price of seeing the royal 
 Babie, it received the name of Babie." — Fr. bas-piece, 
 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. Y. Pickle. 
 
 BABTYM, s. Baptism. ^^ Baptym and mareage." 
 Aberd. Reg. Corr. from Fr. bapt&me. 
 
 BACGALAWREATT, s. The degree of Bachelor in 
 a university, or Master of Arts, Acts Cha 
 I. 
 
BAG 
 
 21 
 
 BAG 
 
 tACHELAB, ». A bachelor in. Arts. Crauf. Hist. 
 
 Univ. Edin. 
 JACHILLE, s. A pendicle, or spot of arable ground, 
 Fife. LamonVs Diary. — 0. Fr. bacfde denoted as 
 juch ground as twenty oxen could labour in one 
 hour. — Roquefort. 
 
 IBACHLANE, part. pr. Shambling. V. Bauchle. 
 
 \To BACHLE, v. a. To distort ; to vilify. V. Bauchle, 
 
 I V. a. 
 
 ]To BACHLE, V. n. To shamble, Ac. V. Badchlb, 
 V. n. 
 
 BACHLES, s. Old shoes, especially down in the heels. 
 
 I BACHLEIT, part. 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 »' dirt, an adhesive spot 
 of filth ; what has dropped from a cow on a hard spot 
 of ground, Dumfr. Gael, buachar, cow-dung, v. 
 Clcshan. 
 
 BACK, s. An instrument for toasting bread above the 
 fire, made of pot-metal, S. — Germ. bacJten, to bake. 
 Yorks. back-siane, "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. bak, a trough. 
 
 BACK, Backing, s. A body of followers, or supporters, 
 S. Baillie. From A. S. bac, baec, Su. G. bak, tergum. 
 
 A Strong Back, s. A la rge body of followers. 
 
 A Thin Back, s. A small party of followers. Ghithry's 
 Mem. 
 
 BACK, s. The hinder part of the body ; the outer part 
 of the hand or body, or of anything ; the rear. 
 
 * BACK, s. 1. The, baxk of my hand to you, I will havo 
 nothing to do with you ; addressed to one whose con- 
 duct or opinions we dislike. 2. The back is said to be 
 up, ovset up, as expressive of anger, as, " His back 
 was up in a moment," as a cat's. 
 
 BACK, adv. Behind ; toward things past ; whence one 
 came ; backwards. 
 
 BACK AT THE WA', Unfortunate ; in trouble. One's 
 back is said to be at the wa' when one is in an vmfor- 
 tunate state i» whatever respect. 
 
 To BACK (a letter). To write the direction on a letter ; 
 frequently applied to the mere manual performance, 
 as, ".4n ill-backit letter," one with the direction ill 
 written, S. 
 
 BACK, s. Applied to one who has changed his mode 
 of living ; as, " He's the back of an auld fanner," he 
 was once a fanner. 
 
 BACK, s. A wooden trough for carrying fuel or ashes, 
 Roxb. The same with Backet, q. v. Rob Roy. 
 
 BACK AND FORE. Backwai-ds and forewards, S. 
 
 BACKBAND, Bakband, s. A bond or obligation, in 
 which one person engages that another shall receive 
 no injury at law in consequence of a disposition, or 
 any similar deed, which the latter has made in favour 
 of the fonner; a bond which virtually nullifies a 
 former one that has bee a entered into to serve a 
 special purpose, S. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 BACK-BIRN, s. a back -burthen ; a load on the back. 
 Ross. 
 
 BACK -BIT, s, A nick on tlie 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 some- 
 thing that retards the patient's recoveiy. 2. A mis- 
 fortune ; something which, as it were, throrvs one 
 back from a state of prosperity into adversity, S. 
 Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 BACK-CAST, adj. Retrospective. Tannakill. 
 
 BACKCAW, Si The same as backcast, S. Only the 
 latter is formed by means of the v. cast, the other by 
 that of caw, q. v. 
 
 BACKCHALES, s. pi. Meaning doubtful. Old shoes ? 
 Perhaps the same as Back-fear, q. v. 
 
 BACK-COME, Back-coming, s. Return, Spalding. 
 
 To BACK-COME, v. n. To return. Spalding. 
 
 BACK-DOOR-TROT, s. The diaiThcea. Fy-gae-by, 
 synon. 
 
 BACKDRAUGHT, s. 1. The act of in.spiration in 
 breathing. 2. The convulsive inspiration of a child 
 in the hooping-cough, during a fit of the disease, S. 
 
 BACK-DRAWER, «. An apostate ; one who recedes 
 from his former profession or course, M' Ward's 
 Vontendings. 
 
 BACKE, s. The bat. V, Bak. Backie-bird. 
 
 BACK-END 0' HAIRST, s. The latter part of har- 
 vest, 8. 
 
 BACK-END 0' THE YEAR. The latter part of the 
 year, S. Trials of M. Lyndsay. 
 
 BACK-END, s. An ellipsis of the preceding phrase. 
 V. Fore-end. 
 
 BACKET, s. 1. A square, wooden trough, u.sed for 
 carrying coals, or ashes, S. ; called also Coal-backet, 
 Aiss-backet, S. 2. A trough for can-ying lime and 
 mortar to masons, Fife, Loth. 3. A small wooden box, 
 of an oblong form, with a sloping lid, (resembling 
 the roof of a house,) fastened 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, linter ; Belg. bak, a trough. — Fr. bacquet, a 
 small and shallow tub. 
 
 BACKET-STANE, s. A stone at the kitchen fire-side 
 for the Saut-backet. Duff'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 set, 
 or when the water is turned off the wheel, Roxb. 
 
 BACK-FEAR, s. An object of teiTor from behind. 
 Pitscottie. V, Backchales. 
 
 BACK-FRIEND, s. 1. One who supports another ; an 
 abettor. Bruce's Lectures. In E. the sense is directly 
 opposite. Johnson defines it "an enemy in secret." 
 2. Metaph. a place of strength behind an anny. 
 Monro's Exped. 
 
 BACK-FU', s. As much as can be carried on the back, 
 S. 
 
 BACKGAIN, s. A decline ; a consumption, S. 
 
 BACKGAIN, Back-Ga'en, adj. From the adv. back, 
 and V. gae, to go. 1. Receding ; a backga'in tide, a 
 tide in the state of ebbing. 2. Declining in health ; 
 as, a backgain bairn, a child in a decaying state. 3. 
 Declining in worldly circumstances ; as, a backga n 
 family, a family not thiiving in temporal concerns, 
 but going to decay, S. 
 
 BACKGANE, part a. Ill-grown ; as, a badcgane geit, 
 an ill-gi-own child, S. 
 
 BAC KG ATE, s. 1. An entry to a house, court, or 
 area, from behind. 2. A road or way that leads be- 
 hind. 3. Used in regard to conduct ; " Fe tak aye 
 backgates," you never act openly, but still use cir- 
 cuitous or shufliing modes, S. 4. It also signifies a 
 course directly immoral, S. 
 
 BACK-HALP, s. The worst half of anything. To be 
 worn to the back-half, to be nearly worn out. La- 
 narks. 
 
 To BACK-HAP, v. n. To draw back from an agree- 
 ment ; to resile, Aberd. 
 
 BACKIN, s. The day after a wedding. Ramsay. 
 
BAG 
 
 22 
 
 BAG 
 
 BACKINGS, «. jrf. Refuse of wool or flax, or what is 
 Ittfl after dressing It, usetl for coarser stulls, S. 
 StatiH. jIcc.— Swed. bakla Un, to dress flax. 
 
 BACKIN' TURF, s. A turf laid on a low cottape-ftre 
 at b«d-time, as a bade, to keep it alive till morning ; 
 or one placed against the hud, in i)utting ou a new 
 turf-flre, to support the side turfs, Teviod. 
 
 BACK-JAE, ». 1. A sly, ill-natured objection or oppo- 
 sition, 2, An artful evasion, Aberd. 
 
 BACKLIN8, adv. Backwards ; as. To gae backlins ; 
 to go with the face turne<l opposite to the course one 
 takes, 8. V. the terminat'ou Linois. 
 
 BACK-LOOK, t. 1. Retrospective view ; used literally. 
 
 2. A review ; denoting the act of the mind. Walker's 
 Pedeii. 
 
 BACKM AN, Bakman, «. A follower in war ; sometimes 
 
 equivalent to E. henchman, S. A. Hogg. 
 BACK-OWRE, ado. Behind ; a considerable way back, 
 
 S. 
 BACK-RAPE, i. The band that goes over the hack of 
 
 a horse in the plough, to support the theets or traces, 
 
 Clydes. 
 BACK-RBNT, s. A mode of appointing the rent of a 
 
 farm, by which the tenant was always three terms in 
 
 arrears, Berw. 
 BACKS, «. fl. The outer boards of a tree when sawed, 
 
 SB. 
 BACK-SEY, ». The sirloin of beef. V. Set. 
 BACK-SET, s. 1. A check ; anytliing that prevents 
 
 growth or vegetation, S. 2. Whatsoever causes a re 
 
 lapse, or throws one back in any course, S. Wodrow 
 
 — E. bcu:k and set. 
 BACKSET, s. A sub-lease, restoring the possession, 
 
 on certain conditions, to some of those who were 
 
 primarily interested in it. Spalding. 
 BACKSET, part. pa. Wearied ; fatigued. Buchan. 
 BACKSIDE, t. 1. The area, plot, and garden behind 
 
 the house. 2. Backsides, in Meams, denotes all the 
 
 ground between a town on the sea-coast and the sea. 
 
 3. The more private entrances into a town by the 
 back of it, Ayrs. 
 
 BACKSPANO, ». A trick, or legal quirk, by which 
 one takes the advantage of another, after everything 
 seemed to have been settled in a bargain, S. — Back 
 and spang, to spring. 
 
 BACKSPARE, t. BacJcspare of breeches ; the cleft, S. 
 V. Spark. 
 
 BACK-SPAULD, s. The hinder part of the shoulder. 
 The Pirate. 
 
 To BACK-SPEIR, v. a. 1. To trace a report as far back 
 as possible, S. 2. To cross-question, S. Back and speir, 
 to examine. V. Spebe, v. 
 
 BACK-SPEIRER, Back-Spearer, «. A cross-exami- 
 nator. S. Cleland. 
 
 BACKSPRENT, s. 1. The back-bone, S. from back, 
 and 8. rprent, a spring ; in allusion to the elastic 
 power of the spine. 2. The spring of a reel for 
 winding yam 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, Backtaks, «. A deed by which a wad- 
 setter, instead of himself possessing the lands which 
 he has In wadset, gives a lease of them to the reverser, 
 to continue in force till they are redeemed, on condi- 
 tion of the payment of the iiuerest of the wadset sum 
 as rent. LL. S. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 BACK-TREAD. «. Retrogression. 
 
 BACK-TREES, «. The joists in a cot-house, &c., Roxb, 
 
 BACK-WATER, «. The water in a mill-race whichl 
 gorged up by ice, or from the swelling of the riv 
 below, and cannot get oflf. When it can easily 
 away it is called TailwcUer. 
 BACKWIDDIE, Backwoodib, s. The band or cl 
 over the cart-saddle which supports the shafts of 1 
 cart, S. B. ; q. the withy that crosses the 
 Synon. Rigwiddie. 
 
 BAD BREAD, To he in bad bread. To be in a state 
 of poverty or danger. 
 
 BADDERLOCK, Badderlocks, s. A species of eatable 
 fucus, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 BADDOCK, «. Apparently the coal-fish, or Gadus car- 
 bonarius, Abei-d. The fry of the coal-fish. Statist. 
 Ace. 
 
 BADDORDS, s. pi. Low railleiy ; vulgarly bathers. 
 Ross. Corr. of bad words. 
 
 BADE, pret. of Bide, q. v. 
 
 BADE, Baii), s. 1. Delay, tarrying But bade, with- 
 out delay. Wallace. 2. Place of residence, abode. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 BADGE, s. A large, ill-shaped burden, Selkirks.— Isl. 
 bagge, baggi, onus, sarcina. 
 
 To BADGER, -u. a. To beat ; as, " Badger the loon," 
 beat the rascal, Fife. 
 
 BADGER-REESHIL, s. A severe blow. V. Reissil, 
 and Beat the Bapger. 
 
 BADGIE, s. Cognizance ; annorial bearing. Y.Batjgie. 
 
 BADLYING, s. A low scoundrel. Scot. Poems Re- 
 printed. — Franc, baudeling, a cottager. 
 
 BAD-MONEY, Bald-Money, «. The plant Gentian, 
 Roxb. 
 
 BADNYSTIE, s. Silly stuff. Douglas.— ¥t. badinage. 
 id. 
 
 BADOCH, s. A marine bird of a black colour. Silt- 
 bald. 
 
 BADRANS, Bathrons, s. A designation for a cat, S. 
 Henrysone. Burns. 
 
 BAE, s. The sound emitted in bleating ; a bleat, S. 
 Ramsay. Baa, E. — Fr. bee, id. 
 
 To BAE, V. n. To bleat ; to cry as a sheep, S. Tarry 
 Woo. Both these wonisare formed, apparently, from 
 the sound. 
 
 BAFF, Beff, s. 1. A blow ; a stroke. 2. A jog with 
 the elbow, S. B. Jamieson's Popular Ballads. — Fr. 
 bujfe, a stroke ; Su. G. baefw-a, Isl. bi/-a, to move or 
 shake ; bifan, concussion. 
 
 To BAFF, V. a. To beat, S. V. Beff. 
 
 BAFF, «. A shot, S. B. Gl. Antiquary. \ 
 
 BAFFLE, s. 1. A trifle ; a thing of no value, Orkn.^ 
 Sutherli 2. Used in Angus to denote what is either 
 nonseijsical or incredible ; as, ^^ That's mere baffle." 
 Perhaps dimin. from Teut. beffe, nugae, bt.ffen, 
 nugari. 
 
 BAFFLj;, 8. A portfolio, Meams. Synon. Blad. 
 
 BAG, pret. of v. Built ; from To Big, bigg, to build, S. 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 
 To BAG, V. a. To cram the belly ; to distend it by' 
 much eating. Hence, A. Bor. bagging-time, baiting- 
 time. Grose. 
 
 BAG, s. A quiver. Chrisfs Kirk.—D&n. &a?fl', a sheath, 
 a scabbard. 
 
 BAG, s. 1. To give or gie one the bag, i. e. to give 
 one the slip ; to deceive one whose hopes have been 
 raised, Loth. 2. To jilt in love, Lanarks. 
 
 BAG, Bagqage, s. Terms of disrespect or reprehension 
 applied to a child. — Teut. balgh, puer, said in con- 
 tempt ; E. baggage, a worthless woman. 
 
 BAG AND BAGGAGE. One's whole moveable property 
 
BAG 
 
 23 
 
 13AY 
 
 in the place from which the removal is made, as well 
 as tlie implements used for coutaining the property, 
 and for conveyinp; it away. Perhaps borrowed from 
 tlie custom of soldiers carrying tlieir whole stock of 
 goods in their knapsacks. 
 
 BAGATY, Baggety, s. The female of the lump, or 
 sea-owl, a fish, S. Sibbald. 
 
 BAGENIN, s. The name given to that indelicate toying 
 which is common between young people of diCferent 
 sexes on the harvest-field, I'ife. — Probably of Fr. ori- 
 gin ; as allied to bagenaud-er, to trifle, to toy, to 
 dally with. 
 
 BAGGIE, Baggit, s. A large minnow ; sometimes a 
 hag-mennon ; apparently from its rotundity, &c. 
 South of S. 
 
 BAGGIE, s. The belly, S. 0. From its being bagged 
 or crammed with food. Gl. Burns. Teut. balgh, id. 
 
 BAGGIER, s. A casket. Fr. baguier, a small coffer 
 for containing jewels, &c. 
 
 BAGGIT, adj. 1. Having a big belly ; generally ap- 
 plied to a beast. 2. Pregnant. Bellenden. 
 
 BAGGIT, s. 1. A contemptuous term for a child. 2. 
 An insignificant little person. Synon. Shurf. 3. 
 Applied to a feeble sheep, Koxb. 
 
 BAGGIT, Bagit Horss, s. A stallion. Dunbar. 
 
 To BAGHASH, v. a. To abuse with the tongue ; to 
 give opprobrious language to one, Perths. Fife. Per- 
 haps such an abuse of one's good name as might be 
 compared to the hashing or mincing of meat to be put 
 into the bag in which a haggis is made. 
 
 BAG LIN, s. A puny child with a large belly ; a mis- 
 grown child ; synon. Wamflin ; Caithn. Apparently 
 a dimin. from n. v. to Bag, 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 kinched to the cross-ropes, then tied 
 to what is called the pan-rape, and fastened witli 
 wooden pins to the easing or top of the wall ou the 
 outer side ; Ang. — Isl. bagge, fascis ? 
 
 BAGREL, s. 1. A chilcf, 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 snimals that have big bellies, 
 and are othei-wise ill-grown. V. Baggit. — Su. G. 
 bagge, p~uer. 
 
 BAGREL, adj. Expressing the ideas of diminutive- 
 ness and of corpulency conjoined; as, "He's a 
 bagrel body," that is, one who, although puny, is 
 veiy plump, Mearns. — Goth, bagge, sarcina ; bagur, 
 gibbosus, protuberant, bunching out. 
 
 BAGRIE, s. Trash. Herd's Coll. 
 
 BAGS, s. pi. The entrails, Ettr. For. Probably from 
 the use to which some of them are applied in Scottish 
 cookery ; as the haggis-bag, &c. 
 
 BAGWAME, s. A silly fellow who can only cram his 
 belly, Ettr. For. 
 
 BAY, s. The sound caused by the notes of birds. 
 Douglas. 
 
 BAICH, Baichie, s. A child, Perths. The tenn rather 
 betokens contempt. Polwart.—G. B. bachgen, Teut. 
 bagh, puer. 
 
 To BAICHIE, V. n. To cough, S. B. 
 
 BAYGHT, adj. Both. Aberd. Reg. A perverted 
 
 orthography. V. Bathe. 
 BAID,_pref. of Bide, to suffer. Suffered, S. V. Bide, Byde. 
 BAYED, adj. Bent, or giving way in the middle, 
 
 Aberd.— Isl. beig-a, flectere. 
 BAIGIS, s. pi. Knapsacks. N. Burne.—O. Fr. 
 a bag to carry what is necessary on a journey. 
 
 To BAIGLE, V. n. 1. To walk 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. — 1^1. 
 
 baekla, luxare. 
 
 BAIKBRED, s. A kneading-trough, S. B., Loth.— A. 
 
 S. bac-an, pinsere, and bred, tabula. 
 BAIKEN, s. 1. A baiken of skins or hides ; a burden 
 of skins. 2. A sort of flap ; as, " the fell with the 
 baiken," 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. Ang. 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 corresponding piece of 
 rope at top, which, after the baikie 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, narrowing 
 towards the bottom, for carrying coals to the fire, S. 
 backet. Loth. 2. A square, wooden trough for holding 
 provender for cows, horses, &c. ; as, "The cow's 
 baikie," Lanarks. 3. A wooden vessel, of a square 
 form, in which dishes are washed, Lanarks. Per- 
 haps Isl. baeki, a vessel or cup. 
 BAIKIEFU, s. The fill of a wooden trough, S. 0. E. 
 
 Gilhaize. 
 BAIKIN, s. Apparently a canopy carried over the 
 host by Roman Catholics. Corr. of Baldachin. V. 
 Bandkyn and Bawdekyn. 
 BAIKIN S, s. A beating ; a drubbing, Ettr. For.— 
 Isl. beckiar, levi injuria aflBcire, becking, molestatio ; 
 Su. G. boka, contundere. 
 BAIKLET, Becklet, Baiglet, s. 1. An under waist- 
 coat or flannel shirt worn next the skin, Dumfr. 
 Roxb. Perhaps corr. of back-clout, from A^ S. baec, 
 back, and clut, cloth. 2. A piece of dress, linen or 
 woollen, formerly worn above the shii-t of a young 
 child, Tweedd. — Isl. boegla, fascibus involvere. 
 BAIKS, s. pi. A pair of baiks ; a balance. Aberd. 
 
 Beg. V. Bauk, Bawk. 
 BAIL, Baile, Bayle, Ball, Bele, Belle, s. 1. A 
 flame or blaze of what kind soever. Barbour. 2. 
 A bonfire. Sir Gawan. 3. A fire kindled as a sig- 
 nal. Douglas. 4. Metaph. the flame of love. 
 Henrysone. — A. S. bael, Su. G. haul, a funeral pile, 
 Isl. baal, a strong fire. 
 BAILCH, g. A very lusty person, S. B. Ross. V. Belch. 
 BAYLE-FYRE, s. 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. 
 BAILLESS, Belless, s. Bellows. Inventories. 
 BAIL LESS, s. A kind of precious stones. V. Balas, 
 
 and Ballat. 
 BAILLIE, s. Meaning doubtful. Perhaps a court or 
 enclosure ; from C. B. beili ; Teut. balie, conseptum, 
 vallum. 
 BAILLIE, Bailie, s. 1. A magistrate second in rank, 
 in a royal borough ; an alderman, S. Lyndsay. 2. 
 The Baron's deputy in a bm-gh of barony ; called 
 baron-bailie, S. Statist. Acc.—Fr. baillie, an officer, 
 L. B. baliv-us. 
 BAILLIERIE, Bayllerie, Bailiary, s. 1. The extent 
 of a bailie's jurisdiction, S. Wodrow. 2. The extent 
 of a aherifiPs jurisdiction. Acts Ja. I. 
 BAYNE, Bane, adj. 1. Ready ; prepared, S. B. 
 Wallace. 2. Alert; lively; active. Wallace. — 
 lal. bein-a, expedire. 
 
BAY 
 
 21 
 
 13AI 
 
 BATNB, " Forte, • kind of fur." RmUl. Douglas. 
 
 BA'INO, «. A match at foot-ball, S. ; pronuuciatioo of 
 baUing, Arom 6a', a ball. Skinner. 
 
 BAINIK,a<0'. HavlDK larg^o bones. Bums. 
 
 BAYNLT, adv. ReadUy ; cheerfully. Wallace. 
 
 BAIR, Ba»«, Bar, t. A boar. Barbour.— A. 8. bar, 
 Germ, baer, Lat. verr-a, Id. 
 
 BAIRD, «. 1. A poet or bard. Act* Jo. VI. 2. This 
 term has also been explained, a railer, a lampooner. 
 Poemi Ittk Cent. C. B. bardh, Gael. Ir. bard. 
 
 Tb BAIRD, V. a. To caparison. V. Bard. 
 
 BAIRDIMQ, *. Scolding; invective. JV. Winyet's 
 Quest. 
 
 BAIROE, t. An affected, bobbing walk, Ettr. For. 
 
 To BAIBQE, t>. n. 1. To walk with a jerk, or spring 
 upwards, Ettr. For. 2. To strut, Aberd. Perhaps 
 Pr. berff-er, to wag up and down ; or from bercer, 
 berser, to rock, to swing. 
 
 BAIRLYO, adj. Bare-legged. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BAIRMAN, t. 1. A bankrupt, who gives up all his 
 goods to his creditors ; synon. with Dyvour. Skene ; 
 Jnd. Reg. Moq. 2. A man who has no property of 
 his own. Acts Ja. VI. E. bare, nudatus. 
 
 BAIRN, Barmb, «. 1. A child ; not only denoting one 
 in a state of childhood, but often one advanced in 
 life; as implying relation to a parent, B. 2. Con- 
 joined with the adjective good, it denotes one in a 
 state of due subjection, of whatever age or rank. 
 "The Lord Goi-don subscribed the covenant, and be- 
 came a frood bairn." Spalding. — Moes. G. barn ; 
 Alem. Germ. id. from bair-an, ferre, gignere, pro- 
 creare ; A. S. beam. V. Bern. 
 
 BAIRN HEID, Barnkheid, s. 1. The state of child- 
 hood. Inventories. 2. Childishness. Dunbar. 
 
 BAIRNIE, t. A little child. Ijaw's Memor. Pref. 
 
 BAIRNIE of the E'E. The pupil of the eye, Meams. 
 
 BAYRNIS-BED, s. " The matrix. Similar phrases 
 in common use are, calfs-bed, lamb's-bed." Gl. 
 Compl. S. 
 
 BAIRNLESS, s. Childless ; without progeny, S.— A. 
 8. beamJeas, id. 
 
 BAIRNLY, adj. Childish ; having the manners of a 
 child, S. — Sw. bamslig, puerilis. 
 
 BAIRNLINESS, .?. Childishness, S. 
 
 BAIRN KOR BIRTH. "She has neither bairn nor 
 birth to mind," ». e. She is quite free of the cares of 
 a young family, S. 
 
 To Part wi' Bairn. To miscarry, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 BAIRN'S-BAIRN, s. A grandchild, Aberd.— Su. G. 
 bama-bam, id. A. S. bearna beam, 
 
 BAIRNS' BARGAIN. 1. A bargain that may be easily 
 broken ; as, " I mak nae baimsf bargains," I make 
 no pactions like those of children, S. 2. A mutual 
 engagement to overlook, and exercise forbearance as 
 to all that has passed, especially 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. 
 
 B AUINS-PART of Gear, that part of a father's personal 
 estate to which his children are entitled to succeed, 
 an^ of which he cannot deprive them by any testa- 
 ment, or other gratuitous deed, to take effect after his 
 death, S. Stair. Syn. Legitim. 
 
 BAIRNS-PLAY, s. The sport of children, S. Ruther- 
 ford. 
 
 B.MRNS-WOMAN, t. A dry nurse, S. The Entail. 
 
 BAIRN-TYME, Barne-Teme, *. 1. Brood of children ; 
 all the children of one mother, S. Houlate. 2. The 
 course of time during which a woman has bom 
 
 children, Mearns.— A. S. beam-team, libcrorum so- 
 
 bolis procreatio. 
 BAIS, adj. Having a deep or hoarse sound. — Fr. bos, 
 
 E. base. Douglas. 
 BAISDLIE, adv. In a state of stupefaction or confu- 
 sion. Burel. V. Bazed. 
 BAISE, s. Haste; expedition, S. B.— Su. <J. bas-a, 
 
 ciUito graduire. 
 To BAISE, V. O: To persuade ; to coa:c, Strathmore. 
 
 Perhaps from Fr. baiser, to kiss ; or from Bazed, 
 
 q. V. 
 RAISED, part. pa. Confused; at a loss what to do. 
 
 V. Bazed. 
 To BAISS, V. 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 baissing, as above, S. 
 BAISSING-TIIREADS, Basing-Tureads, s. The threads 
 
 used in baissing, S. 
 BAISS, Baise, adj. 1. Sad ; sorrowful. 2. Ashamed, 
 
 Ettr. For. 
 To BAISS, V. a. To beat; to drub, Loth.— Su. G. bas-a, 
 
 caedere, ferire. 
 BAISSING, s. A drubbing, Selkirk s. 
 BAIST, part. pa. Apprehensive ; afraid, Dumfr. V. 
 
 Bazed. 
 To BAIST, V. a. To defeat ; to overcome ; pronounced 
 
 beast, S. B. — Isl. beyst-a, ferire. 
 BAIST, s. 1. One who is struck by others, especially 
 
 in the sports of children, S. B. 2. One who is over- 
 come, S. 
 BAISTIN, s. A drubbing, S. ; from E. and S. baste, to 
 
 beat. 
 BAIT, s. A boat. V. Bat. 
 To BAYT, V. a. To give food to. Barbour.-— Isl. 
 
 beit-a, to drive cattle to pasture, belt, pasture. 
 To BAYT, V. n. To feed. Gl. Sibb. 
 BAIT, Bed, s. The grain o^ wood or stone, Aberd. — 
 
 Isl. belt, lamina explanata. 
 BAIT, s. The ley in which skins are put. — Su. G. beta, 
 
 fermento macerare ; beta hudar, coria preparare fer- 
 
 mentando, i.e. to bait hides, or to soften skins by 
 
 steeping them in bait or ley. 
 To BAIT, V. a. To steep skins in a ley made from the 
 
 dung of hens or pigeons, to reduce 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 called a grainer. 
 To BAITCHIL, v. a. To beat soundly, Roxb. Dimin. 
 
 from A. S. beat-an, to beat. 
 BAITH, adj. Both. V. Bathe. 
 
 BAITH-FATT, s. A bathing-vat. A. S. baeth, ther- 
 mae, and faet, vat. 
 BAITTENIN', part. 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 pastm-e where 
 
 the grass is short, close, and rich, Selkirks. Pron. 
 
 also Settle. — Isl. beitinn, fit for pasture. 
 BAIVEE, s. A species of whiting. Sibbald. 
 BAIVENJAR, s. A tatterdemalion ; a raggamuffin, 
 
 Upp. Clydes — C. B. bawyn, a dirty, mean fellow ; 
 
 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 partridges, &c., Ettr. For. 
 
BAK 
 
 25 
 
 BAN 
 
 BAK, Baoke, Bakie-Bird, s. The bat or rearmouse, S. 
 
 Douglas. — Su. Gr. nattbacka, id. 
 BAK, «. On bak ; behind. A. S. on baec : whence E. 
 
 dback. 
 To BAKE, V. a. This term rather applies to kneading 
 
 than to firing bread. — A. S. bacan ; Su. G-. bak-a, 
 
 pinsere, to bake. When two persons are employed 
 
 in preparing bread, he who kneads is called the Jiak- 
 
 ster. 
 BAKE, t. A small cake ; a biscuit, S. Burns. 
 BAKE-BROD, s. The board for kneading. 
 BAKGARD, s. A rear-guard, S. Wallace. 
 BAKHEIR, s. Perhaps, backer, supporter ; or it may 
 
 be two words, badcing here, i. e. support, assistance, 
 
 here. 
 BAK IE, s. The black-headed gull, Orkn. 
 BAKIE, s. The uame given to a kind of peat which is 
 
 kneaded or baked from a prepared paste, S. JEss. 
 
 Highl. Soc. — E. bake, to knead. 
 BAKIE, s. A stake. V. Baikib. 
 BAKING-CASE, s. A kneading-trough. 
 BAKIN-LOTCH, s. A species of bread, perhaps of an 
 
 enticing quality. Evergreen. 
 BAK-LAND, 5. A house or building lying back from 
 
 the street, S. A house facing the street is called a 
 
 fore-land, 8. V. Land. 
 BAKMAN, s. A follower ; a retainer. V. Backman. 
 BAKSYD, s. The back part of a house. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. Baoksidb. 
 BAKSTER, Baxstbr, s. A baker, S. Burrow Lawes. 
 
 — A. S. baecestre, 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-PAT, 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. baii; 
 
 Palsgrave. — Fr. balais, bastard ruby. 
 BALAX, s. A hatchet, Aberd.— Isl. bolyxe, Su. G. 
 
 baalyxa, a large a.xe. 
 BALBEIS, 8. pi. Halfpence. V. Babie. Maltland 
 
 Poems. 
 BALI), adj. 1. Bold ; intrepid, S. Wyntown. 2 
 
 Irascible ; of a fiery temper, S. Douglas. 3. Pun- 
 gent 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 atmosphere, S. 
 
 Davidson. 5. Certain ; assured. Henrysone. 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 Ulk, S. Is). 
 
 buUdur, stultorum balbuties. 
 BALDERRY, s. Female-handed orchis ; a plant ; orchis 
 
 latifolia, S. LigM/oot. 
 BALD-STROD, s. Meaning not clear. 
 BALEEN, s. Name given by fisliers to the whalebone 
 
 of commerce. 
 BALEN, adj. Made of skin. V. Pauis. Douglas.— 
 
 Isl. Su. G. baelg, Gei-m. 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 surrounded by strong pali- 
 
 sades. Spotswood.—Jr. beyle, a banicado, L. B. 
 ball-ium, 
 
 BALK and BURRAL, a ridge raised very high by the 
 plough, and a barren space of nearly the same extent, 
 alternately, S. B. Statist. Ace. V. Bauk, s. 
 
 BALL, 5. Bustle ; disturbance, Aberd.— Isl. baul, boel, 
 uoxa, dolor. 
 
 BALL, s. A parcel ; used in the sense of E. bale. — 
 Teut. bal. fascis. 
 
 BALLANDIS, s. pi. A balance for weighing. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 BALLANT, s. A ballad ; the vulgar pronunciation 
 throughout Scotland. — Guy Mannering. 
 
 BALLANT-BODDICE, s. Boddice made of leather, 
 anciently worn by ladies in Scotland, S. B. V. Balbn. 
 
 BALLAT, Ballies, s. Ruby Ballat, a species of pale 
 ruby. Coll. of Inventories. 
 
 BALL-CLAY, Pell-Clay, s. Very adhesive clay, S. 0. 
 V. Pell-Clay. 
 
 BALLY-COG, s. A milk-pail, Banffs. Syn. Leglin. 
 
 BALLINGAR, Ballingebe, «, A kind of ship.— Fr. 
 Ballinjier. Wallace. 
 
 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 Uiat have fallen behind, 
 Linlithgow. 
 
 BALLOCH, Bellooh, *. A nan-ow pass, Stirlings. 
 Gael, bealach, id. 
 
 BALLOP, s. The flap in the fore part of the b»eeches, 
 S. Allied to Lancash, ballocks, testicula. 
 
 BALLOWNIS, s. Aberd. Reg. V. Ballion. Fr. bal- 
 lon, a fardel, or small pack. 
 
 BALOW, s. 1. A lullaby, S. Ritson. 2. A term used 
 by a nurse, when lulling her child. Old Song. — Fr. 
 bas. Id le loup, " be still, the wolf is coming." 
 
 To BALTER, v. a. To dance. Colkelbie Sow. Per- 
 haps corr. of L. B. balator, a dancer. 
 
 BAM, s. A sham ; a quiz, S. Bam, a jocular imposi- 
 tion, the same as humbug. Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 BAM LING, adj. A bambling chield ; an awkwardly- 
 made, clumsy fellow, Roxb. 
 
 BAMULLO, BOiMULLOCH, To gar one lauch, sing, or 
 dance Bamullo ; to make one change one's mirth into 
 sorrow, Ang. Perths. — C. B. bw, terror. Gael. 
 nmlla, mullach, gloomy brows, q, " the spectre with 
 the dark eye-brows." 
 * To BAN, Bann, v. n. 1. Often impropeily applied in 
 S. to those irreverent exclamations which many use 
 in conversation, as distinguished from cursing. 2. 
 Used to denote that kind of imprecation in which the 
 name of God is not introduced, S. 3. Applied to that 
 unhallowed mode of negation in which the devil's 
 name, or some equivalent tei'm, is introduced as 
 giving greater force to the language ; as, ' ' The d — 1 
 kaid ails you! that I should ban." A. Douglas. 
 M'Crie's Life of Knox. 
 
 BANCHIS, s. pi. Deeds of settlement.— Ital. banco, a 
 
 bank. Dunbar, 
 BANCKE. To beat a bancke; apparently to beat what 
 in Scotland is called a ruff, or roll, in military lan- 
 guage. Monro's Exped. — Su. G. 6anfc-a, pulsare, a 
 frequentative from ban-a, id. 
 BANCOURIS, s. pi. Coverings for stools or benches. 
 Teut. banekwerc, tapestry ; Fr. banquier, a bench- 
 cloth. 
 BAND, s. A hinge ; as, " the bands of a door," its 
 hinges. 
 
BAN 
 
 26 
 
 BAN 
 
 BAND. $. A strap of iMither ; a ropa by which black I 
 cattle are fa»teuea to the stake, S. I 
 
 BAND (To take), to unite ; a phrase borrowed from 
 arohitccture. Rutherford. I 
 
 BAND of a kill. The top or summit. Doufflas.— 
 Ocrtn. bann, hummltas, Gael, ben, beann, a moun- j 
 tain. 
 
 BAND, «. Bond ; obligation, 8. Wyntown. To mdk 
 hand, to come under obligaUou ; to swear allegiance. 
 Wallace. 
 
 BANDER, ». A person engaged to one or iipre in a 
 bond or covenant. 
 
 BANDY, «. The stickleback, a small fresh-water fish, 
 Aberd. V. Bassticklb. 
 
 BANDKYN, i. A cloth, the warp of which is thread | 
 of gold, and the woof silk, adorned with figures. I 
 Dou{fia».—L. B. bande-quin^us. V. Bawdekyn. j 
 
 BANDLESS, adj. Abandoned altogether to wicked- 
 ness ; without bonds, Clydes. 
 
 BANDLESSLIE, adv. Regardlessly, Ibid. | 
 
 BANDLESSNESS, t. Tlie state of abandonment to 
 wickedness, Clydes. 
 
 BANDOUNE, Bandown, ». Command ; orders. Wal- 
 lace, v. Abandon. — Germ, band, a standaixi. 
 
 BANDOUNLY, adv. Firmly ; courageously. Wallace. 
 
 BANDSMAN, s. A binder of sheaves in harvest, Gal- 
 loway. Syn. Bandster. 
 
 BAND-STANE, t. A stone going through on both sides 
 of a wall ; thus denominated, because it binds the 
 rest together, S. The Black Dwarf. 
 
 BANDSTER, Banster, s. One who binds sheaves after 
 the reapers in the harvest-field, S. Bitson.—A.. S. 
 Germ, band, vinculum. 
 
 BAND-STRING, s. 1. A string across the breast for 
 tying In an ornamental way. The Antiquary. 2. A 
 species of confection, of a long shape, S. 
 
 BANDWIN, BAjiwiN, s. The number of reapers served 
 by one bandster ; formerly eight, now, in Loth, at 
 least, six. 
 
 BANDWIN-RIG. A ridge so broad that it can contain 
 a band of reapers called a win. Agr. Surv. Berw. 
 
 BANE, King of Bane, the same with King of the Bean, 
 a character in the Christmas gambols. This designa- 
 tion is given to the person who is so fortunate as to 
 receive that part of a divided cake which has a bean iu 
 it ; Bexfabae. Knox. 
 
 " Now, now, the mirth comes, 
 With the cake full of plmug, 
 Where beau's the kiug of the feast here." 
 
 —Ilerrich 
 
 BANE, adj. Ready ; prepared. 
 
 BANE, s. Bone, S. Wyntown. — A. S. ban, Alem. bein, 
 id. A' f roe the bane. V. Bein, «. 
 
 BANE, adj. Of or belonging to bone ; as, a bane box, 
 a bane kaim, S. 
 
 BANE-DYKE (Gane to the). Reduced to skin and 
 bone ; good for nothing but to go to the dyke where 
 the bonex of dead horses lie. 
 
 BANE-DRY, adj. Thoroughly dry, Clydes. 
 
 BANE-GREASE, t. The oily substance produced from 
 bones bruised and stewed on a slow fire, S. 
 
 BANE-FYER, s. A bonfire. S. Acts Ja. F/.— Appa- 
 rently corrupted from Bail-fire. 
 
 BANE-IDLE, adj. Totally unoccupied, Lanarks. 
 
 BANEOUR, Banseourb, s. A standard-bearer. Bar- 
 bour. 
 
 BANE-PRICKLE, g. The stickleback, Clydes. V. 
 Bansticklk. 
 
 BANERER, ». Properly one who exhibits his own 
 distinctive standard in the field, q. " the lord of a 
 
 standard." Douglas. — Teut. bander-heer, baner-heer, 
 l)aro, satrapa. 
 
 BANERMAN, s. A standard-bearer. Wallace. Su. 
 G. banersman, vexillifer. 
 
 BANES BRAKIN, ». A bloody quarrel ; "the breaking 
 of bones," S. Poems Bitchan Dial. 
 
 BANFF, s. From a number of proverbs regarding this 
 town, it appears to have been viewed in a rather con- 
 temptible light. — " Gae to Banff, and buy bend- 
 leather;" West of S. "Gang to Banff, and bittle," 
 or bottle, "beans," or skate. " Gang to Banff, and bind 
 bickers," Loth. All these suggest the idea of useless 
 travel or idle labour. 
 
 To BANG, V. n. To change place with impetuosity; 
 as, to bang up, to start from one's seat or bed ; to bang 
 to the dove, to run hastily to the door, S. Ramsay. — 
 Su. G. baang, tumult, Isl. bang-a, to strike. 
 
 To BANG out, V. a. To draw out hastily, S. Ross. 
 
 To BANG aff or off, v. a. 1. To let off 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 wf a bang, S. 2. In a bang, in a huff, Aberd. 
 Ross. 3. A great number ; a crowd, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To BANG, V. a. To push off with a boat, in salmon- 
 fishing, without having seen any fish in the channel, 
 Aberd, Law Case. 
 
 To BANG, V. a. 1. To beat ; to overcome ; to over- 
 power. Loth. Roxb. Dumfr. 2. To surpass in what- 
 ever way. Roxb. 
 
 BANGEISTER, Bangister, Bangster, s. 1. A violent 
 and disorderly person, who regards no law but his 
 own will. Maitland Poems. 2. A victor, Ettr. For. 
 3. A braggart ; a bully, S. Ross. 4. A loose woman, 
 Clydes. — Isl. bang-a, to strike, bang-ast, to run on 
 one with violence. 
 
 BANGIE, adj. Huffish ; pettish ; irritable, Aberd. 
 
 To BANGISTER-SWIPE, v. n. To cozen ; to deceive 
 by artful means, Roxb. From Bangister, q, v. and 
 A. S. swipe; Teut. sweepe, flagellum, scutica. 
 
 BANGNUE, s. Bustle about something trivial ; much 
 ado about nothing, Selkirks. 
 
 BANG-RAPE, s. A rope with a noose, used by thieves 
 to carry off corn or hay, Clydes. Ayrs. 
 
 BANGREL, s. An ill-natured, ungovernable woman, 
 Ettr. For. Formed like Gangrel, Hangrel, &c., froi^ 
 the V. to Bang, as denoting violence. \ 
 
 BANGSOME, adj. Quarrelsome, Aberd. Christmas\ 
 Ba'ing. 
 
 BANGSTRIE, s. Strength of hand ; violence to an- 
 other in his person or property. From Bangster. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BANG-THE-BEGG AR, s. 1. A strong staff ; a power- 
 ful kent or rung, Roxb. 2. Humorously transferred 
 to a constable, Dumfr. And to a beadle in Derby- 
 shire. Grose, The v. Bang-a, to beat, seems to be 
 the origin of Teut. benghel, bengel, Su. G. baengel, a 
 strong staff or stick, the instrument used for beating. 
 
 To BANYEL, v. a. To bandy backwards and forwards. 
 
 BANYEL, s. A bundle ; used in a contemptuous way, 
 Upp. Clydes. Tpllyat, synon. — C. B, bangaw, bound 
 together, compacted. 
 
 BANYEL, 8. A slovenly, idle fellow, Roxb.— Teut. 
 benghel, Su. G, baengel, rusticus, homo stupidus. 
 
 BANIS. Mantillis of Bakis ; some kind of mantle. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
BAN 
 
 27 
 
 BAR 
 
 BANKER, s. A bench-cloth or carpet, V. Bankttre. 
 
 BANKER, «. One who buys corn sold by auction, Ettr, 
 For, 
 
 BANKERS, s. pi. Apparently the same with Ban- 
 couRis, q. V. 
 
 BANKING-CROP, s. The corn bought or sold by 
 auction, Niths. 
 
 BANKROUT, s. A bankrupt. Skene.— Vt. banquerout, 
 Ital. bancorotto, Teut. banckrote, id. 
 
 BANKSET, adj. Full of little eminences and acclivities. 
 Agr. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 BANKURE, s. The coveringof a seat, stool, or bench. 
 Pr. banquier, a bench-cloth. Teut. banck-werc, tapes. 
 
 BANNA, Banno, s. V. Bannock, 
 
 BANNA-RACK, s. The wooden frame before which 
 bannocks are put to be toasted, when taken from the 
 girdle, Ettr. For, From Barma and Rack, a wooden 
 frame. 
 
 BANNAG, s. A white trout ; a sea trout, Argyles. 
 Gael, ban, white, banag, anything white. 
 
 BANNATE, Baknet, &. Double Bannate. Perhaps 
 bonnet of steel, bonnet defer or skull-cap. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 NuiKiT Bannet. The square cap worn by tlie Romish 
 clergy. Pltscottie. V. Bonnet. 
 
 BANNET-FIRE, s. A punishment similar 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 intervening 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. 
 
 EANNET-FLUKE, s. The turbot ; so called from re- 
 sembling a bonnet, Fife. V. Bannock-Fluke. 
 
 BANNISTER, s. One of the rails of a stair ; sometimes 
 the hand rail. Pixibably a corn of E. Sallisier. 
 
 BANNOCK, s. One of the thirlage duties exacted at a 
 mill. Ersk. Inst 
 
 BANNOCK, BoNNOCK, Banno, Banna, g. A sort of 
 cake. The bannock is, however, in S. more properly 
 distinguished from the cake ; as the dough, of which 
 the foimei is made, is more wet when it is baked. It 
 is also toasted on a girdle ; whereas cakes are gene- 
 rally toasted before the fire, after haviBg 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. boinneog, bunna, Gael, bonnach, a cake or ban- 
 nock, 
 
 Bear-Bannock, s. A cake of this description, baked of 
 barley-meal, S. Ritson. 
 
 BANNOCK-EVEN, s, Fastrins-even, or Shrove-Tues- 
 day, Aberd. 
 
 BANNOCK-FLUKE, s. The name given to the genuine 
 turbot, from its flat form as resembling a cake, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. V. RODDEN-FLEtTK. 
 
 BANNOCK-HIVE, s. Corpulence ; induced by eating 
 
 plentifully, S. Morison. V. Hive. 
 BANNOCK-STIC H , s. A wooden instrument for rolling 
 
 out bannocks. Jacobite Relics. 
 BANRENTE, a. A banneret. Acts Ja. I. 
 B ANSEL, s. What is given for good luck, Perths. 
 
 Synon. Hansel. A. S. ben, precatio, and sell-an, 
 
 dare ; to give what is prayed for. 
 BANSTICKLE, Bantickle, ». The three-spined 
 
 stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, Linn. S. Ba^i'y. 
 
 BANWIN, s. As many reapers as may be served by 
 one bandster, S., Fife. S. A.— A, S. band, vinculum, 
 and win, labour. 
 
 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. Ritson. 2, A roll ; a 
 small loaf of wheaten bread, of an oblong foi-m, S. 
 
 BAPPER, s. A vulgar, ludicrous designation for a 
 baker ; from Bap. 
 
 BAPTEM, s. Baptism. Fr. Bapttme. 
 
 BAR, s. An infant's flannel waistcoat, Moray. V, 
 Barrib, 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, &c., S. B, In 
 other pavts of S. bear, bear-meal. — Moes. G. bar, 
 hordeiun. 
 
 BAR, s. A boar. V, Bair. 
 
 To BAR, V. n. To bar from botirdes, apparently to 
 avoid jesting. Bannatyne Poem^. — Fr. barr-er, to 
 keep at a distance, 
 
 BARBAR, «. A barbarian, M^ Ward's Contendings. 
 
 BARBAB, 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. Polwart. — 
 Fr. barbes, a white excrescence which grows under 
 the tongue of a calf, and hinders it from sucking. 
 
 BAKBLYT, part. pa. Barbed. Barbour. Fr. bar- 
 bele, id. 
 
 BARBCUR'S KNYFE, The ancient name of a razor. 
 Act. Dom,. Cone. 
 
 BARBULYIE, .?. Perplexity; quandary, Roxb. Hogg's 
 Winter Evening Tales. 
 
 To BARBULYIE, v. a. To disorder; to trouble, 
 Perths, Montgomery. Fr. barbouilU, confusedly 
 jumbled. 
 
 To BARD, Bairo, v. a. To caparison ; to adorn with 
 trappings. Lyndsay. V. Bardis. 
 
 BARDIT, Bairdit, pret. and part. pa. 
 
 BARDACH, Babdy, adj. 1. Stout ; fearless ; deter- 
 mined, S. B. Ross. 2. Irascible ; contentious ; and, 
 at the same time, uncivil and pertinacious in manag- 
 ing a dispute, S. R. Galloway, — Isl. barda, pugnax, 
 bardagi ; Su. G. bardaga, praelium. 
 
 BARDILY, adv. 1. Boldly, with intrepidity, S. 1. 
 Pertly, S, V. Bardach, 
 
 BARDIN, s. Trappings for horses; the same with 
 Bardyngis, only in singular. Inventories. 
 
 BARDIE, s. A gelded cat, Ang. 
 
 BARDINESS, s. Petulant fonvardness ; pertness and 
 irascibility, as manifested in conversation, S. 
 
 BARDYNGIS, s. pi. Trappings of horses, Bellenden. 
 
 BARDIS, s. pi. Trappings. Dov^glas. Goth, bard, a 
 pole-ax. 
 
 BARDISH, adj. Rude ; insolent in language. Baillie. 
 — From bard, S. baird, a minstrel. 
 
 BARD'S CROFT. The piece of land on the property of 
 a chief, hereditarily appropriated to the family Bard. 
 Waverley. 
 
 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 
 
fiAB 
 
 28 
 
 BAR 
 
 with ft little batt«r, withoot any meat baring been 
 boiled In It, Abeni. Taylor's SeoU Poem. V. Mus- 
 
 UR-KAIL, LbXTRTMI-KAIU 
 
 To BARQANE, v. n. To fight ; to contend. Wallace. 
 -8u. O. batr^ia, beargh<t, ferlre, pugnare. 
 
 BA ROANS, ». 1. Fight ; batUe ; aklrmlBh. Barbour. 
 a. Contention ; controTerey, 8. B. Rou. 8. Struggle, 
 8. B. Xou. 
 
 BARGANER, «. A fighter ; a bully. Durbar. 
 
 BAROANTNO, «. Fighting. Barbour. 
 
 BARpOHAI8T, «. "A ghost all in white, with large 
 saucer eyea, appearing near gates or stiles ; in Yorks. 
 oalledbara. Derired tiom bar &nd gheUt." Grose. 
 JRobBojf. 
 
 BARHSYD, a^. Bare-headed. Aberd. Beg, 
 
 IV BARK, t>. o. 1. To strip a tree of its bark, espe- 
 cially for the purpose of tanning, S. 2. To tan 
 leather, 8. Ckalmerl. Air.—Su. G. bark-a, decorti- 
 eare, barka Audor, coria glabra reddere. 
 
 To BARKEN, t>. 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. Buuunrr. Douglas. 
 
 BARKER, I. A tanner, 3. Balfour't Fract — Dan. 
 barker, id. 
 
 BARKING iND FLEEING, a phrase used to denote one 
 who, especially from prodigality, is believed to be on 
 the eve of bankruptcy. The property is then said to 
 be barking and fleeing. (Hd Mortality. 
 
 BAREIT, part. pa. Clotted ; hardened. " Barkitwi' 
 dirt," incrusted with dirt. 
 
 BAKKIT, part. pa. Stripped of the bark. Mob 
 Roy. 
 
 BARK-POTIS, ». jpZ. Tan-pits. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BARLA-BREIKIS, Baelky-Bbacks, ». pi. A game 
 generally played by young people ia a corn-yard. 
 Uence called Barlabracks about the stacks, S. B. One 
 stack is fixed on as the dule or goal ; and one person 
 is appointed to catch the rest of the company who run 
 out from the duie. He does not leave it till they are 
 all out of his sight ; then he sets off 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 j>ar^. This game was 
 well known in England. 
 
 BARLA-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 im- 
 properly, for a fall. Colvil. — Fr. parlez, foi melez, 
 " let us have a truce, and blend our faith." 
 
 BARLEY, «. A term used in the games of children, 
 when a truce is demanded, S. — Yr. parlez ; E. parley. 
 
 BARLEY-BOX, ». A small box of a cylindrical form, 
 now made as a toy for children, 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, i. Liquor made from barley; when 
 fermented, ale, beer, tc. ; when distilled, whisky. 
 The juice or broth of barley. 
 BARLEY CORN, t. A species of grain, Banff. 
 BARLEY-FEVER, s. SicKuess occasioned by intoxica- 
 tion, S. 0. V. BARREL-FETKltS. 
 
 BARLEY-MEN. T. Burlaw. 
 
 BARIiEY-SICK, adj. Intoxicated ; sick from too much 
 of the barley-bree, S. 0. St>ng, Wee Wi/ockie. 
 
 BARLEY-SICKNESS, s. Intoxication, S. 0. 
 
 BAllLICHOOD, s. A fit of obstinacy or ill-humour, 
 especially as the result of intemperance, S. Some- 
 times Barleyhood. Ramsay. — From barley; as ex- 
 pressing the effect of any intoxicating beverage. 
 
 BARLING, 8. A firepole. Rates. 
 
 BARM, !t. Yeast, S. A. S. bearm, id. 
 
 To BARM, V. n. To fret ; to fume ; to wax wroth, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 BARME HORS. A horse without a saddle, Aug. 
 Wyntown. 
 
 BARMY, adj. 1. Volatile ; giddy. Montgomery. 2. 
 Passionate ; choleric. " A barmy quean," a pas- 
 sionate woman, S. — From E. barm, yeast. 
 
 BARMY-BRAINED, adj. Volatile;, giddy. St. Romn. 
 
 BARMING, s. Interest arising from money, Ayrs. 
 The Entail. 
 
 BARMKYN, Bermkyn, s. 1. The rampart or outer- 
 most fortification of a castle. 2. An aperture for 
 musketry. Wallace. — Fr. barbacane; or Teut. barm 
 a mound, with the termination kin. 
 
 BARNAjGE, g. 1. Barons or noblemen, collectively 
 viewed. 0. Fr. Wallace. 2. A military company ; 
 including both chieftains and followers.. Douglas. 
 V. Barnb. 
 
 BARNAT, adj. Native. Our barnat land, q. the 
 land ot our barnheid or nativity. Wallace. 
 
 BARVE. ft The same with Damage. O. Fr. barnez, 
 nobility. Wallace. 
 
 BARNE, s. a child. V. Bairn. 
 
 BARN-DOOR FOWL, a. A dunghill fowl. Bride of 
 Lammermoor. 
 
 BARNE, s. Apparently for barme, bosom. Do-uglas. 
 
 BARNEAIGE, Barnage, s. Childhood. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BARNHEID, s. Childhood ; also, childishness. V. 
 Bairn. 
 
 BARN Y, s. Abbrev. of the name Barnaby or Barnabas. 
 
 BARNMAN, Barnsman, »► One who labours in ths 
 bam. 
 
 BARNS-BREAKING, s. 1. Any mischievous or in- 
 jurious action ; in allusion to the act of breaking up 
 a barn for canying off com, S, Fortunes of Nigel. 
 2. An idle frolic. Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 BARNYARD, Barntaird, ». An enclosure, or court, 
 adjoining the barn^, in which grain or sti'aw is stacked, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 BARNYARD BEAUTY, s. A buxom, fresh-coloured 
 girl, who appears handsome in the eyes of the vulgar, S. 
 
 BARRACE, Barras, Barres, Barrowis, s. 1. A bar- 
 rier ; an outwork at the gate of a castle. Wyntown. 
 2. An enclosm'e made of felled trees for the defence 
 of armed men. Wallace. 3. Lists for combatants. 
 Douglas. — 0. Fr. barres, palaestra. 
 
 B ARRAS-DORE, s. a door made of bars of wood, alike 
 
 distant from each other, Aberd. 
 BARRAT, s. 1. Hostile intercourse ; battle. WallarA. 
 2. Contention, of whatever kind. Dunbar. 3. Grief ; 
 vexation ; trouble. Gawan 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. Acts Ja. I.—L. B. buratria, from 0. Fr. 
 barat, deceit. 
 BARREL-FERRARIS. V. Ferraris. 
 BARREL-FEVERS, s. pi. A term used by the vulgar, 
 to denote the disorder produced in the body by intem- 
 perate drinking, S. V. Barlky-Fevee. The Dutch 
 
BAR 
 
 29 
 
 BAT 
 
 have a similar designation ; kelderkoorts, the cellar- 
 ague. 
 JI BARRIE, g. 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 ; unfeeling, cruel, 
 Perhaps barrat-full, fmmbarrat, hostile intercourse, 
 contention. 
 
 To BARROW, V. a. To jjorrow, S. 0. Beg. Daltm. 
 
 BARROWMAN, s. One who carries stones, mortar, 
 &c., to masons on a hand-6arrow. Tenani'^ Card. 
 Beaton. 
 
 BARROWSTEEL, s. Equal co-operation. Wlien a 
 man and his wife draw well together, each is said to 
 keep up his or her ain barrowsteel, Roxb. A. S. and 
 0. E. stele, a handle. In working together, each 
 keeps up the hands of the baiTow. 
 
 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, adj. Harsh ; husky. Allan. V. Bask. 
 
 BAR-STANE, s. One of the upright stones in which 
 the ribs of a grate are fixed, Roxb. Syn. Catstane. 
 
 BARTANE, #. Great Britain. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 BARTANE CLAYTH. Perhaps cloth of Britain or of 
 Bretagne, or of a town named Barton. 
 
 BARTANYE, Bertanye, s. Britany. Bellenden. 
 
 BARTENYIE. Bartenmie falcones. Bannatyne's 
 Journal. Perhaps artillery made in Britany. 
 
 BARTILL, Brattil, s. Abbrev. of Bartholomew. 
 
 BARTILL-DAY, s. St. Bartholomew's Day in the 
 Roman Catholic Calendar. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To BARTIR, V. a. To lodge, properly on free quarters. 
 — Teut. barteer-en, exigere mulctam. 
 
 BARTIZAN, Bertisene, g. 1. A battlement 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, 
 Mearns. — 0. Fr. bretesche, wooden towers used for 
 defence ; Ital. bretesca 
 
 BASE DANCE. A kind of dance, slow and formal in 
 its motions. Complayut £. — Fr. basse danse. 
 
 Tc BASH, V. a. 1. To beat to shreds. Loth. Smash, 
 synon. 2. To beat with severe strokes, S. 0. 3. To 
 dint or injure by crushing. — Su. (i. bas-a, to strike. 
 
 BASH, s. 1. A blow, S. 2. A dint caused by a blow, 
 Lanarks. S. A. 
 
 To BASH up, V. a. To bow or bend the point of an iron 
 instrument inwards. Loth. 
 
 BASHLE-BANDS, s. Bands to keep up shoe heels. 
 
 To BASHLE, v. a. V. Bauohle, v. 
 
 BASING, Bassing, s. A bason; pi. basingis. Bel- 
 lenden. Fr. bassin, id. 
 
 BASIT, part. pa. Apparently humbled ; abased. Bel- 
 lenden. 0. Fr. abais-er, to humble ; to abase. 
 
 BASK, adj. Very dry. A bask day ; a diy withering 
 day, Dumfr. 
 
 BASNATIS, s. pi. Apparently small bowls or basons ; 
 from Fr. basinette, 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. The inner bark of a tree, S. 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. 
 
 BASSANAT, Basnet, s. A helmet. Acts Ja. IV.—O. 
 Fr. bacinet, bassinet, 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 tenure." — " What may be defeated 
 by limitation or entry." Coke. 
 
 BASSEN'D, adj. V. Bawsand. 
 
 BASSIE, Bassy, Basey, s. A large wooden dish, used 
 for carrying meal from the girnal to the bakeboard ; 
 or for containing the meal designed for immediate 
 use, S. B. Boss. — Fr. bassin, a bason. 
 
 BASSIE, «. An old horse, Clydes. Loth,. V. Baw- 
 sand. 
 
 BASSIL, t. A long cannon, or piece of ordnance. 
 JPitscottie, Abbrev. from Fr. basilic. 
 
 BASSIN, adj. Of or belonging to rushes. — Douglas. 
 Teut. biese, juncus, scirpus. L. B. basse, a collar for 
 cart-horses made of flags. 
 
 BASSINAT, «. Some kind of fish. Bellenden. 
 
 BASSNYT, acy. White-faced. Gl. Sibb. V. Bawsand. 
 
 BAST, pret. Beat ; struck. — Su. G. basa, Isl. beysta, 
 to strike. V. Baist. 
 
 BASTAILYIE, s. A bulwark ; a block-house. Bellen- 
 den. — Fr. bOfSHille, a fortiess ; a castle furnished with 
 towers. 
 
 BAST ANT, ady. Possessed of ability. Monro's Exped. 
 — Fr. bastant, what is sufiicient. 
 
 BASTARD PYP. Probably a small pipe. "Ane 
 bastard pyp of fegis and raisingis." Aberd. Beg. 
 
 BASTIES, Bastish, adj. 1. Coarse, hard, bound ; 
 applied to soil. 2. Obstinate, applied 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, principally 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, v.a. To strike ; to beat. Ettr. For.— 0. Goth. 
 batt-a, Alem. batt-en. Fr. batt-re, id. 
 
 BAT, s. Condition; as, "About the auld bai," 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 bat- 
 talion. Barbour. 3. It seems to signify military 
 equipment. Barbour. — Fr. bataille, order of battle; 
 also, a squadron, battalion, or part of an ai-my; de- 
 duced from Gei-m. bati en, caedere; A. S. beatt-an, id. 
 
 * BATCH, s. A crew ; a gang, properly of those who 
 are viewed as of the same kidney 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 
 loth to more than two persons or things. Wynto'wn. 
 — Moes. G. ba, bai, 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 remonstrances. Syn. 
 Bother. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 BATHER, Baddeb, g. Plague ; trouble ; prating ; ap- 
 plied to a troublesome person. C. B. baldordd, 
 tattle. 
 
BAT 
 
 30 
 
 BAU 
 
 BATHIS, i. Abbrev. of the nam* Betkia, S. B. 
 BATHUB, i. A booth or hovel ; a summer shea ling ; a 
 hanttoff-Mftt ct boogbs, ic. Leg. o/Montrute. V. 
 
 BOTBIB. 
 
 BATIX, Bawtt, «. 1. A name for a dog, without any 
 particular respect to species; generally given, how- 
 ever, to those of a laiiger slse, S. Poemt Buchan 
 Did. %. Meteph. likaB. dog, a term of coutempt 
 for a man. 8. A common name for a hare, Roxb. — 
 —Perhaps from 0. Fr. baud, a white hound; baud-ir, 
 to excite dogs to the chase. 
 
 BATIS, Bawtib, adj. Round and plump; applied 
 either to man or beast, Clydes. Perhaps from A. S. 
 btU-an, Inescare, q. to bait well. 
 
 BATIE-BUM, Batik-Bommil, ». A simpleton ; an 
 inactive fellow. V. Buaitiebum. Maitland P.— 
 From batie, a dog, and bum, to make a humming 
 noise. Teut. bommel, a drone. 
 
 BATON, «. The instrument for beating mortar, Aberd. 
 
 BATBONS, «. A name given to the cat. Ayrs. Else- 
 where Badratu, Bauthrans, q. v. Picken's Poems. 
 
 BATS, t. pi. 1. The Bots; a disease in horses caused 
 by small worms. 2. Ludicrously applied to a bowel 
 complaint, and to the colic in men, S. 0. Polwart. — 
 Teut. botte, papula, a swelling with many reddish 
 pimples that eat and spread. Swed. bett, pediculi, 
 from bit-a, mordere 
 
 BATT, s. To keep one at the Batt ; to keep one steady. 
 JSoffo's Winter Tales.— ¥r. batte, " The boulster of 
 a saddle." Cotgr. 
 
 BATTALL, t. A battalion. V. Bataill. 
 
 BATTALLINE, s. Perhaps a projection or kind of 
 verandah of stone. Bescr. Chanonry of Aberd. 
 
 BATTALLING, Battelling, s. A battlement. Douglas. 
 — Fr. baitilli, batilU, turriculus fastigiatus. 
 
 BATTALOUSS, adj. Brave in fight. Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 BATTAR-AX, s. a battle-ax. Ihmbar.—¥r. battre, 
 Ital. battar-e, to strike ; also, to fight. 
 
 BATTART, Battabd, Batter, «. A small cannon. In- 
 ventories. — Fr. bastarde, " a demie-cannon or demie- 
 culverin ; a smaller piece of any kind," Cotgr. 
 
 BATTELL, adj. Rich for pasture. Bdlenden. V. 
 Baittlk. 
 
 To BATTER, v. a. 1. To lay a stone so as to make it 
 incline to one side, or to hew it obliquely ; a terra 
 used in masonry, S. 2. To give a wall, in building 
 it, an inclination inwards, S. — Fr. battre, to beat. 
 
 BATTER, *. 1. The slope given to a wall in building, 
 by which it is made narrower, from the bottom up- 
 wards. 2. Used also to denote an expansion or 
 widening as a wall rises. 
 
 BATTER, s. A species of artillery. V. Battart. 
 
 To BATTER, v. 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 produc- 
 ing adhesion ; paste, S. 
 
 BATTICK, t. A piece of firm land between two 
 rivulets, or two branches of the same river, Loth. V 
 Battock. 
 
 BATTILL-GERS. " Thick, rank, like men in order of 
 battle." Rudd. — This, however, may be the same 
 with baittle, applied to grass that is well stocked. 
 South of S. — Teut. battel and bottel-boom, denote the 
 arbutus, or wild strawberry tree. 
 
 BATTIRT, *. A small cannon. Inventories. V 
 Battart. 
 
 BATTLE, o<y. Thick; squat; .%s "a battle horse"; 
 otherwise called a punch pouy, Buchan. V. Battell. 
 
 BATTLE of Strae. A bundle of straw, Loth E. Bottle. 
 
 To BATTLE Strae. To make up straw in small parcels, 
 battlen, or E. bottles. 
 
 BATTOCK, s. A tuft of grass, a spot of gravel, or 
 ground of any kind, surrounded by water, Selkirks. 
 Gael, bad, a tuft. V. Bat, a holme. 
 
 BATWARD, «. A boatman ; literally, a boatkecper. 
 Wyntown. — Isl. bat, cymba, and vard, vigil ; Swed 
 ward, custodia. 
 
 BAVARD, adj. Worn out ; in a state of bankruptcy. 
 Baiver and baiver-like, are used in S. to signify 
 shabby in dress and appearance. Baillie. V. Bevah. 
 — Fr. bavard, baveur, a driveller; also, a bab- 
 bler. 
 
 BAVARIE, s. 1. A great-coat. 2. Figuratively, a 
 disguise, or what is employed to cover moi-al turpi- 
 tude. Picken's Poems. 
 
 BAUB, s. Beat of drum ; S. ruff. Perhaps of the same 
 origin with E. bob, to strike,' to beat; or allied to 
 Belg. babb-en, gan-ire, 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 a,poup6e, or doll, caj-ried by tiie fools or 
 jesters of former times. Lord Hailes. — ^Fr. babiole, 
 a toy, a gewgaw, 
 
 BAUCH, Baugh, Baach, (gutt.) adj. 1, Ungrateful 
 to the taste. In this sense waugh is now used, S. 
 Polwart. 2. Not good ; insufficient in wnatever re- 
 spect, S. ; as, "a baugh tradesman," one who is far 
 from excelling in his profession, Ramsay. Boiuch- 
 shod, a term applied to a horse wnen his shoes are 
 much worn, S. 3. Indifferent ; sorry ; not respectable, 
 
 5. Ramsay. 4. Not slippery. In this sense ice is 
 said to be bauch, when tliere 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 ; re- 
 luctant from timidity, Clydes. 8. Tired ; jaded. 
 South of S, Jacob, Rel. 9. Not thriving ; without 
 animation, Moray, 10, Ill-provided with food ; as. 
 " God never keepit a baiich house." — Isl. bag-ur, re- 
 luctans, renuens ; bage, jactura, nocumentum, 
 (offals) ; baga, bardum et insulsum carmen. 
 
 To BAUCHLE, Bachle, v. n. 1. To shamble ; to 
 move loosely on the hinder legs, S, 2. To walk as 
 those having fiat soles, Lanarks. V. v. a. 
 
 To BAUCHLE, Bawchyll, Bachle, (gutt.) Bashle, 
 V. a. 1. To wrench ; to distort ; to put out of shape ; 
 as, " to bauchle shoon," 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, hucatus, mem- 
 brorum jvaletudine violatus. 
 
 BAUCHLE, Bachel, s. 1. An old shoe, used as a 
 slipper, S. 2, Whatsover is treated with contempt or 
 disrespect. To mak a baurMe of anything, to use it 
 so frequently and familiarly, as to show that one has 
 no respect for it, S. A person set up as the butt of a 
 (fcmpany, or a laughing-stock, is said to be made a 
 bauchle of. Ferguson's Prov. 3, A mean, feeble 
 creature. Hogg. 
 
 BAUCHLES, s. pi. Two pieces of wood fixed longitu- 
 dinally one on each side of a cart, without the body, 
 to extend the surface, Perths. 
 
 BAUCHLY, adv. Sonily; indifferently, S. Ramsay. 
 From Baxuh, adj. 
 
BAU 
 
 31 
 
 BEA 
 
 BAUCHLING, s. Taunting ; scornful and contume- 
 lious rallying. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 BAUCHNESS, s. Want; defect of any kind, S. Ibid. 
 
 BAUD, Bawd, 5. A baud of whins; a quantity, or bed, 
 of whins growing closely together, covering a con- 
 siderable space. Loth. Gael, bad, a tuft. 
 ' BAUDRONS, s. A kindly designation for a cat, S. 
 Bord. Minstrelsy. V. Badraks. 
 
 To BAVER, V. n. To shake, Renf.— Teut. beven, Belg. 
 beeven, to tremble, beever, a trembler. 
 
 To BAUF, V. n. To make a clattering noise with the 
 shoes in walking, Dumfr, V. Baff, Beff, to beat, to 
 strike. 
 
 BAUGIE, s. An ornament ; as, a ring, a bracelet, 
 Z)oM(7/a.5.— Teut. bagge, gemma; Isl. baug-r ; Alem. 
 boug; A. S. beag; Fr. bague; Ital. bagua, annulus. 
 
 BAUK, Bawk, s. a strip of land left unploughed; two 
 or three 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, V. n. To leave small sti-ips of land not 
 turned up in ploughing, S. 
 
 BAUK, Bawk, s. 1. 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. 
 balck waeghe, a balance. We invert the term, making 
 it weigh-bauks. — Germ, lalk ; 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 Loup Bauk-Height. To spring as high as the cross- 
 beams in a house, S. TJie Farmer's Ha'. 
 
 To Stenn or Stend Bauk-Hbight. Same asabove, Aberd. 
 
 BAUKIE, s. The bat, S. B. V. Bak, Backiebird. 
 
 BAUKIE, s. A tether-stake, Buchan. V. Baikie. 
 
 To BAUKIE, V. a. To raise a person on one's shoulders 
 to any object beyond his reach, Ayrs. 
 
 BAUKIE, s. The razorbill, or Auk, Alca torda, Orkn. 
 Barry. 
 
 BAUKS AND BREDS. A beam and boards for weighing 
 bulky articles, as woo), Ac, 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 Ardkllald, S. 
 Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 BAULDLIE, adv. Boldly, S. JV. Burne. 
 
 BAULDNESS, *. Boldness ; audacity, g. JV. Burne. 
 V. Bald, Bauld, 
 
 BAUSY, adj. Big ; strong, Dunbar.— Su. G. basse, 
 vir potens. 
 
 BAUTIE, adj. Guileful, Clydes. Perhaps from Pr, 
 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, V. a. To hush ; to lull. Watson.— Yr. bos, 
 low. V. Balow. 
 
 BAW, J. 1. A ball, used in play, 9. Ramsay. 2. 
 Money given to school-boys by a marriage company, 
 to prevent their being maltreated ; as otherwise tliey 
 claim a right to cut the bride's gown, S. This is the 
 same with Ball money, E. V. Coles. — Corr, from E. 
 hall. 
 
 BAWAW, s. An oblique look, implying contempt or 
 
 scorn, S. B. Boss. 
 BAWAW, s. Used as a ludicrous term for a child, Ettr. 
 
 For. 
 BAWBEE-ROW, s. A halfpenny roll, S. St. Eonan. 
 BAWBIE, s. A half-penny. V. Babie. 
 BAWBREK, Bawbrick, s. A kneading-trough, or a 
 
 board used for the same purpose in baking bread. 
 
 Loth. Roxb. — A. S, bacan, or Dan. bager, to bake, 
 
 and Dan. brikke, a little round table. 
 BAWBRIE, s, A broil ; a great noise ; a gipsy term, 
 
 Roxb. 
 BAWBURD, Bawbret, s. The baking-board. V. Baw- 
 
 BREK. — 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, miol denotes a beast of whatever 
 kind ; miol bhuide, or boide, is a hare ; also patas. 
 
 BAWD-BREE, s. Hare-soup, Aberd. 
 
 BAWDEKYN, s. Cloth of gold.— Fr, baldachin, bald- 
 aquin, baudequin, L. B. baldachinum, tissue de fil d'or, 
 
 BAWGIE, s. The great black and white gull, Shetl. 
 Edmonstone. 
 
 To BAWME, V, a. 1, To embalm. Fr. embaum-er. 
 Wyntown. 2, To cherish ; to warm. Douglas. 
 
 BAWSAND, Bassand, Bawsint, adj. 1. Having a 
 white spot on the forehead or face ; a tenn applied to 
 a horse, cow, Ac, S. Douglas. 2. It seems to be 
 used as equivalent to brindled or streaked, S. A. 
 Minstrelsy Bord. Hence, it would seem, bassie, an 
 old horse, S. — Fr. balzan, balsan, a horse that has a 
 white mark on the feet ; deduced from Ital. balzano, 
 and this from Lat. bal-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, perhaps, 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 appear- 
 ance. 
 
 BAXTER, s. A baker, S. V. Bakster, Ramsay. 
 
 BAZED, Based, Basit, part. pa. Confused ; stupid ; 
 stupified ; synon. dosed. Watson's Coll. Maitland 
 Poems. — Teut. baesen, delirare ; Belg. hyse, bysen, 
 tm-batus ; 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, j/rep. 1. By ; as denoting the cause, agent, or in- 
 strument, S, Barbour. 2. Towards, in composition ; 
 as, be-east, towards the east; be-west, towards the 
 west, S. Wyntown. 3. Of, concerning ; as, be the, 
 concerning the. 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. 
 
 BE, part. pa. Been. Douglas. 
 
 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, V. a. 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 hurried or important busi- 
 ness, S. 
 
BEA 
 
 82 
 
 BED 
 
 BIAD, f . A cant term for a glass of spirits In Upp. 
 Lanarks. ; also in Edinburgh. 
 
 UAD-HOUSE, «. An alms-bouse, 8. B. V. Beds; or 
 under Bsdis. 
 
 • BBAOLB, ». 1. A bumbolliff. Siller Gun. 2. " A 
 pnUj beagU," one having an odd appearance from 
 being bespattered with mud, Ac, Teviotd. 
 
 BXAL, «. An opening between bills ; a narrow pass. 
 Leg. Montrote.—li. and Gael, beal, the mouth. 
 
 3r» BEAL, r. n. To suppurate. V. Bbil. 
 
 lb BEAM, Bbik, v. a. To beam the pot ; to warm or 
 •eaaon the tea-pot before putting in the tea.— Fr. 
 baign-er, to moisten, to wash. 
 
 BBAMFULT, adj. Indulged, Aberd.— Isl. beima, 
 domus, Siud fylla, implere, full of home. 
 
 BEAM-SHIN'D, adj. Having the shinbone rising with 
 a sort of curve, S, 
 
 BEAN, o<y. Comfortable ; snug. V. Bknb. 
 
 B&AUD, part. pr. Being. A. S. fceond, existeas, part. 
 pr. of beo7i, to be. Bellenden. 
 
 BEANSllAW. V. Bknshaw. 
 
 BEAN-SWAUP, 5. 1. The hull of a bean. 2. Anything 
 of no value or strength. Ferils of Man. 
 
 To BEAR, Bee, Bere, v. a. To bear on hand, to affirm, 
 to relate. Wyntown. — To bear upon, to restmin one's 
 self, S. B. Ross. To bear hand to, to support ; to 
 lend assistance to. Sruce. Bear a hand, lend your 
 aid, give your help. 
 
 BEAR, Bbek, s. Barley, having four rows of grains, S. 
 Ilordeum vulgare, Linn. Wyntown. — A. S. bere, 
 Moes. G. bar, hordeum. 
 
 BEAR-CURN, s. A sort of hand-mill, Fife, used instead 
 of the Bear-stane. V. Ccen, v. 
 
 BEAR-FEYS, «. Land appropriated to raising barley, 
 Galloway. 
 
 BEAR-LAND. Land appropriated for a crop of barley, 
 S. To go through the bear land with one, to tell him 
 all the grounds of umbrage at his conduct ; to pluck 
 a crow with him, S. 
 
 BEARrLAVE, Beae-Leavb, «. Ground the first year 
 after it has been cropped with bear, Lanarks. Ap- 
 parently, ground left by bear.—K. S. laf, laef, re- 
 liquiae. 
 
 BEARrMEAL-RAIK, g. A fruitless errand. Perhaps 
 originating from the disappointment 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, *. A mallet for beating the hulls off 
 barley. V. Knockijj-Mell. 
 
 BEAR-PUNDLAR, s. An instrument for weighing 
 barley, Orkn. V. Lesh-Pond. 
 
 BEAR-ROOT, Beee-Root, s. The first crop after bear 
 or barley. Agr. Surv. Banffs. 
 
 BEAR-SEED, Beee-Seed, Beie-Seed, g. 1. Barley or 
 big, S. 2. The labour appropriated to the raising of 
 barley. Acts Ja. VI, 3. The season for sowing bar- 
 ley. V. Bkie-Seid. 
 
 BEAR-SEED-BIRD, s. The yellow wagtail, 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 bea: d 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. 
 
 BEARDIE, *. The three-spined stickleback ; a loach, 
 S., called Beardie from the six small fibres or beards 
 on its upper mandible. 
 
 BEARDIE, «. The nibbing of a man's beai-d on a child's 
 cheek in sport. 
 
 BEARDIE-LOWIE, s. The stickleback ; Roxb. 
 
 To BEARGE, v. n. To persist in clamorous repetition 
 though disregarded. Gl, Surv. 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 interment. Beir-tree, how- 
 ever, signifies tlie bier itself, Aberd. 
 
 To BEAST, V. a. To vanquish. V. Baist, 
 
 BEAST, s. To Put the Beast on one's self, to take 
 shame on one's self. This, perhaps, refers to the 
 person called the baist, who submits to be struck in 
 the games of children. 
 
 ♦BEAST, s. 1. A ^y living creature in S. save man. 
 2. A horse, by way of eminence, is called the beast. 
 
 BEASTIB, 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. Appa- 
 rently the same with Byt, used in this sense by 
 Douglas. 
 
 BEAT OP 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. 
 
 To BEB, V. n. To drink immoderately ; to swill ; to 
 be addicted to intoxicating liquor, Ettr. For. E. 
 to bib. 
 
 To BEBBLE, v. a. 1, To swallow any liquid in small, 
 but frequent draughts ; whether the liquor be intoxi- 
 cating or not, S. 2. To tipple, v. n. " He's ay 6e6- 
 bling 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 in wet. 
 
 To BECHLE (gutt.), v. n. To cov^h, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BECHLE, s. A settled cough, tJpp. Clydes. 
 
 BECHT, part. pa. Tied ; Gl. Rudd. Germ, beig-en, 
 flectere, is probably the origin. 
 
 BECK, s. Probably a brook or rivulet. Sir A. Bal- 
 four's Lett. — A. S. becc, Su. G. baeck, Teut, beke, 
 rivus. 
 
 To BECK, Bek, v. n. 1. To make obeisance, 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, bieg-en, 
 to bow. 
 
 BECK, Bek, s. A curtsy, S. Maitland Poems. 
 
 BECKIE, s. Abbreviation of Rebecca, S. 
 
 BECKLET, s. An under-waistcoat, or flannel shirt. 
 V. Baiklet. 
 
 BED,j3r-ei. Abode, Poems lUh Century. A.^ 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, s. 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, 
 
BED 
 
 33 
 
 BEE 
 
 that they were making a bed, for servants not answer- 
 ing the bell or a call given in any way whatever. 
 SD-EVIL, s. Sickness, or indisposition, which con- 
 fines the patient to bed. Balfour's Pract. From A. 
 S. bed, lectus, and yfel, malmn. V. Bed-seik. 
 JEPF ALLOW, s. Used as equivalent to spouse or 
 wife. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 jiD-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, disease, &c. 
 JED-PLADES, s. pi. Blankets.— Gael, -plaide, a 
 
 blanket. 
 JED-SEIK, adj. Confined to bed by indisposition. 
 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, epilepiicus, or having the falling sickness. V. 
 Bed- Evil. 
 
 BEDDY, adj. Expressive of a quality in greyhounds ; 
 the sense uncertain. Watson'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. Proverb ; 
 " Breeding wives are ay beddie ;" Kelly, p. 75. " Co- 
 vetous of some silly things," N. In this sense it is 
 probably allied to Isl. beid-a, A. S. bidd-an, Moes. G. 
 bid-jan. Belg. bidd-en, to ask, to supplicate, to solicit. 
 
 BEDE, pret. Offered ; from the v. Bid. Sir Gawan 
 and Sir Gal. Chaucer uses the v. Bede as signifying 
 to offer. — A. S. baed, obtulit, from beodan. 
 
 BEDE-HOUSE, Bead-Hocse, s. A teim 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 appro- 
 priated for this purpose, S. Statist. Ace. 2. In the 
 Court of Exchequer, this term is used to denote one 
 of that class of paupers who enjoy the royal bounty. 
 Each of these beidmen, annually, on his Majesty's 
 birth-day, receives a blue great-coat, or gown, as it is 
 denominated (whence they are vulgarly called Blue- 
 gowns.) with a badge, which marks their privilege of 
 begging ; and at the same time, a loaf of bread, a 
 bottle of ale, a leathern puvse, and in it a penny for 
 every year of the king's life. Every birth-day, ano- 
 ther beidman is added to the number, as a penny is 
 added to the salary of each of them. The designation 
 has originated from some religious foundation, in 
 times of popery. Bedman occurs in 0. E. V. As- 
 soiltie, sense 3. The origin is A. S. bead, a prayer. 
 Hence, says Verstegan, the name of Beads, "they 
 being made to pray on, and Beadsman." 
 
 BEDELUIN, part. pa. Buried, hid under ground. 
 Douglas. — A. S. bedeJfen, sepultus, infossus ; be- 
 delf-an, circumfodere. 
 
 BEDENE, By Dene, adv. 1. Quickly, forthwith. 
 Barbour. 2. It seems also to signify, besides, more- 
 over, in addition, as respecting persons. Gawan 
 and Gol. 3. It undoubtedly signifies, in succession 
 or " one after another." Gawan and Gol. — As belyve, 
 very similar in sense, is undoubtedly 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. 
 
 BEBYIT, part. pa. Dipped. Douglas.— A. S. deag-an, 
 tingere. 
 
 To BEDINK, 17. a. To dress out trimly, Roxb. V. 
 Dink, Denk. 
 
 BEDIS, s. pi. Prayers. King's Quair. Germi bed-en ; 
 Germ, ge-bet, prayer.— Hence 0. E. bidde, and the 
 phrase, to bidde prayers, to ask, to solicit them. 
 
 BEDOYFE, part. pa. Besmeared, fouled. Douglas.— 
 Su. G. doft, dupt, pulvis ; or A. S. bedof-en, submer- 
 sus, dipped. 
 
 BEDOWIN,part.l)a. Douglas. — Rudd. expl. ftedowyne, 
 besmeared, deriving it from Belg. bedauwen, to be- 
 dew, or sprinkle. 
 
 BEDRAL, s. A beadle ; a sexton. Guy Mannering. 
 v. Betherel. 
 
 BEDRAL, s. A person who is bedrid. V. Orphelin. 
 
 BEDREL, adj. Bedrid, Galloway. Douglas.— Corr. 
 perhaps from A. S. bedrida, id. ; Teut. bedder, clini- 
 cus, Germ, bedreise. 
 
 BEDRITE, V. a. To befoul with ordure. Kelly. 
 
 BEDRITTEN, Bedieten, part. pa. Defiled with ex- 
 crement, S. Evergreen. 
 
 BEDS, s. The Hop-Scotch, or Pallall, a game of 
 children ; sometimes also called the Squares. In 
 Aberd. the spaces marked out are circular. 
 
 BEDSHANK, s. Buttermilk ; sour doock, Loth. 
 
 BEDUNDER'D, part. pa. Stupified, confounded, 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. bige, byge, flexus, 
 angulus, sinus ; big-an, byg-ean, flectere, curvare. 
 
 BEE, s. A hoop or ring of metal, put rouhd the handle 
 of anything into which a tine or prong is inserted, to 
 prevent its twisting asunder. — A. S. beaJi, beh, beage, 
 annulus. From A. S. bigan, to bend. 
 
 BEE. To hoe a Bee in one's bonnet, to be hairbrained, 
 S. St. Ronan. 
 
 BEE-HEADIT, adj. Hairbrained ; unsettled, S. ; 
 synon. Cat-wittit. 
 
 BEE-ALE, s. A species of beer, or rather mead, made 
 from the refuse of honey, S. B. This in Clydesd. is 
 called swats. 
 
 BEE-BREAD, s. The substance provided for the sus- 
 tentation of young bees till they are able to go abroad. 
 Maxwell's Bee-master. — A. S. beo-bread is by Lye ren- 
 dered 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 ; for baid or bade ; Aberd. pronun- 
 ciation. 
 
 To BEEK, V. n. To bathe, Roxb.— A. S. becc, Su. G. 
 baeck, Isl. beckr, rivus. 
 
 BEELD, V. Beild. 
 
 BEELDE, Beld, s. "Properly an image.— Model of 
 perfection or imitation." Gl. Wynt. Wyntown. — 
 A. S. bilith, bild, Belg. beeld, beld, Sw. bild, imago. 
 
 BEEN, V. subst. 1st pers. pi. Are. We been, we are. 
 Adam o' Gordon. 
 
 To BEENE, V. n. To make the staves of a vessel, when 
 they have shrunk, swell by steeping. — Su. G. bulna, 
 to swell, whence S. bolnit. Aberd. pronunciation 
 beenit. V. Boldin. 
 
 To BEENGE, Bynge, v. a. To cringe, in the way of 
 making much obeisance, S. V. Beck. Ferguson. — 
 This is undoubtedly from A. S. bens-ian, also written 
 boens-ian, to ask as a suppliant ; suppliciter 'petere, 
 orare ; bensiende supplicans. 
 
 BEENJIN, improperly written, is expl. "fawning." 
 J. Nicol. 
 
 BEENIE, s. Abbreviation of the name Robina, S. 
 3 
 
 ^ 
 
BEE 
 
 31 
 
 BEH 
 
 " nit head is in Ute but /' he is confused, 
 
 •tupMed, or Ught-headed. V. Bkis. 
 IbBIBT, v.a. To help, 4c. V. Bbit. 
 RUT, But qf lint, i. A sheaf or bundle of flax as 
 
 made ap for the mill, 8. The strick is far smaller.— 
 
 AUled, perhaps, to 8u. Q. bylte, a bundle ; or rather 
 
 to bit-Oy to bind up. 
 7V» BEET lint. To tie up flax in sheaves, S. 
 BESTINBAND, «. The strap which binds a bundle of 
 
 0ax, Ajrs. 
 lb BSBTLB, t». o. To beat with a heavy mallet, S. 
 
 Maxwdl't Sd. Trans. 
 BKBTRAW, BuTBiR, i. The red beet ; a root contain- 
 
 ing much saccharine matter, Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 Cart, from E. beetrave, id. Fr. bete, beet, and rave, a 
 
 radish. 
 BEETS, ». pi. Boots, Aberdeen pron. 
 BEEYIT, part. pa. Perhaps, installed as a knight. 
 
 Qamm and Gol.—k. S. beftht, cinctus, girded. Somn. 
 
 V. Palow. 
 To BEPP, Baff, ». o. To beat ; to strike, S. Beft, 
 
 beaten, pret. and part. pa. Douglas. — It is used more 
 
 simply as referring to the act of beating with strokes ; 
 
 applied to metal. Douglas. 
 DocN Beft, signifies beat down, overthrown. 
 BEFP, Baff, s. A stroke. V. Baff. 
 To BEPLUM, V. a. To befool by cajoling language, 
 
 conveying the same idea with the E. t;. to s?Min. 
 
 Waverley. V, Blefldm. 
 BEPLUM, s. Idle, nonsensical, or cajoling talk, S. 
 BEPORN, prep. Before. Wallace. It occurs also in 
 
 0. E. R. Brunne. — A. S. beforan, ante, coram. 
 BEPOROUTH, adv. Before ; formerly. Barbour. V. 
 
 FOEOWTH. 
 
 BEPT, part. pa. Beaten. V. Beff. 
 
 BEGANE, part. pa. Covered. Gold hegane, overlaid 
 with gold. Douglas. — Aurea tecta, Virg. According 
 to Rudd. q. gone over. Chaucer uses the phrase, 
 With gold begon, Rom. Rose, 943, " Painted over 
 with gold," Tyrwh. 
 
 BEG-AIRIES, s. pi. Stripes or slips of cloth sewed on 
 garments, by way of ornament, such as are now worn 
 in liveries ; pessments, S. synon. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To BEGARIB, v. a. 1. To variegate ; to deck with 
 various colours. Lyndsay. 2. To strike ; to varie- 
 gate with lines of various colours ; to streak. Begar- 
 yit, striped, part. pa. Douglas. 3. To besmear ; to 
 bedaub ; to bespatter. " S. begaried, bedirted." 
 Rudd. vo. Laggeeit. Lyndsay. — This v. has an 
 evident aflSnity to our Gair, gare, a strip of cloth, 
 and Gaired, gairy, q. v. The word is immediately 
 allied to Pr. begarr-er, to diversify ; begarri, of sun- 
 dry colours, mingled. 
 
 To BEGECK, Begaik, Begeik, v. a. To deceive ; par- 
 ticularly by playing the jilt, S. B. Dunbar. — Teut. 
 gheck-en, deridere, ludibrio habere ; Belg. beguyg-en, 
 illudere. V. Geck. 
 
 BEGEIK, Begink, Begcnk, s. 1. A 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. Begeik is the 
 more common term, S. B. Morison. 
 
 BEGES, Begess, adv. By chance ; at random. Ever- 
 green.— Irom be, by, and gess, guess ; Belg. 
 ghisse. 
 
 BEGG, «. Barley, Dumfr. Evidently the same as Big, 
 Cimiberl. — Dan. byg, IC bygg, hordeum, 
 
 BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR, s. A game at cards, 
 similar to that of Catch-honours, S. 
 
 BEGGAR'S-BROWN, s. Scotch snuff; that light 
 
 brown snuff which is made of the tobacco stems. 
 BEGGER-BOLTS, s. pi. " A sort of darts or missili 
 
 weapons. The word is used by James VI. in hi 
 
 Battle of Lepanto, to denote the weapons of the /or 
 
 ceats, or galley-slaves." Gl. Sibb. Hudson write 
 
 beggar's bolts. Afriendin Warwickshire says, "The; 
 
 were merely stones. We called them Beggars^ Bui 
 
 lets in the same ludicrous sense," The word ma; 
 
 have originated from contempt of the persons whi 
 
 used these arms, q. bolts of beggars. 
 BEGOYT, adj. Foolish ; as, " nasty begoyt creature,' 
 
 Banffs. — Fr. bigaut, an ass or fool. 
 To BEGOUK, V. a. To jilt in courtship ; to .slight j 
 
 woman, Peebles, 
 BEGOUK, Begowk, J. The act of jilting. Saxon am 
 
 Gael. Synon, with Begeik, sense 2, Perhaps fron 
 
 guych-en, ridere. 
 BEGOUTH, Begoddb, pret. Began. Wyntown. Be 
 
 goud is now commonly used, S.— A. S. gynn-an 
 
 beginn-an, seem to have had their pret, formed lik( 
 
 eode, from gan, ire ; Beginnan, begeode. 
 BEGRAUIN, part. pa. Buried ; interred. Douglas 
 
 — A, S. graf-an, fodere ; Teut. begraven, sepelire. 
 BEGRETTE, pret. Saluted. Douglas.— A. S. gret-an , 
 
 Belg. be-groet-en, salutare. 
 To BEGRUDGE, v. a. To regret ; to grudge, S. Per 
 
 haps from C. B. grwgn-ach, to murmur, to grumble 
 
 or 0. S. groetan, accusare. 
 BEGRUTTEN, part. pa. Having the face disflgurec 
 
 with weeping, S. — Sw. begrataude, bewailing. V, 
 
 Greit. 
 BEGUILE, s. A deception ; a trick ; the slip ; some 
 
 times a disappointment, S. Ruth. Lett. Ross. 
 * To BEGUILE, v. a. 1. To bring into error ; to caus( 
 
 to mistake ; as, "I'm saer beguiled," I have fallen int< 
 
 a great mistake, S. 2. To disappoint, S. Spalding 
 To BEGUNK, v. a. 1. To cheat ; to deceive, S. 2 
 
 To baulk ; to get the better of, Roxb. 
 BEGUNK, s. An illusion ; a trick. Waverley. V, 
 
 BEGUNKIT, part. adj. Cheated, Clydes. V. Begeck 
 
 BEGUNNYN, part. pa. Begun. — A, S, begunnen. 
 coeptus, inceptus. 
 
 BEHAD, pret. Demeaned, held, behaved. Bellenden, 
 Perhaps from A. S. behald-an, cavere, custodire ; oi 
 from behaefd, pret. of A. S. behabb-an, continere 
 comp. of be and habb-an, habere. 
 
 To BEHALD, Bbhaud, Behad, Behold, v. a. 1. T< 
 behold, S. Wyntown. 2, To have respect to ; t( 
 view with favour or partiality. Douglas. Special 
 Virg. A. S. beheald-an. 3. To wait ; to delay ; q. tc 
 look on for a while, S. ; used both as an active, and 
 as a neuter verb. Ross. 4. To permit. 5. To con- 
 nive at ; to take no notice of. Spalding. 6. To view 
 with an eye of watchfulness, scrutiny, or jealousy, 
 7. To warrant ; to become bound, as, " I'll beJiad he'll 
 do it." 
 
 Behold occurs in the same sense. Baillie. 
 
 BEHAND, adv. To come weel behand ; to manage 
 handsomely. Perils of Man. 
 
 BEHAUYNGIS, s. pi. Manners ; deportment, Bel- 
 lenden. — Mores, Boeth. V. Havingis. 
 
 To BEHECHT, v. n. To promise. Douglas.— C\i&mcqx^ 
 behete; A. S. behaet-an, id. ; R. Glouc. behet ; R. 
 Bnmne, be-hette, promised. 
 
 BEIIECHT, Behest, Behete, s. 1. Promise. Bellen- 
 den. 2. Engagement ; covenant. 3. Command, 
 Z>ottfifZ<M.— Chaucer, beheste, id. 
 
BEH 
 
 35 
 
 BEI 
 
 BEHIND, adv. Denoting the non-requital of a bene- 
 fit, or neglect of an obligation ; having with after it, 
 
 f and nearly equivalent to E. behindhand, s. He was 
 
 f never behind with any that put their trust in. him. 
 
 ' Walker's Life ofPeden. V. Ahind. 
 
 BEIIO, Bono, s. A laughing-stock. " To mak a boho" 
 of anything, to hold it up to ridicule, S. B. — Alem. 
 huohe, ludibrium. 
 
 To BEHUFE, v. n. To be dependent on. Douglas. — 
 
 , A. S. behof-ian ; Belg. behoev-en, to stand in need of, 
 egere, opus habere. 
 
 ^BEHUYD, pret. Behoved. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 I-BEUUIS, Behovest or behoves. 
 
 I'BEJAN CLASS. A designation given to the Greek 
 
 ; class in the Universities of St. Andrews and Aberdeen; 
 as, till of late, in tliat of Edinburgh. Hence, the 
 students in this class are denominated Bejans. It is 
 also written Bajan. — Fr. bejaune, a novice ; an ap- 
 l)rentice; a young beginner in any science, art, or 
 trade. Cotgr. derives bejaune from bee jaulne, 
 literally a yellow beak or bill. Du Cange observes 
 Uuit L. B. bejaunus signifies a young scholar of any 
 university, and bejaunium the festivity that is held 
 on his arrival. The term is thus very emphatic, 
 Ijeiug primarily used in relation to a bird newly 
 hatched, whose beak is of a deep yellow. — This is also 
 written Bajan. 
 
 Ba.tan, s. One belonging to the Bajaru class. Crau- 
 fiird's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 .Skmibajan Class. Apparently the Humanity Class. 
 Craufurd's Hist, Univ. Edin. 
 
 To BEJAN, V. a. When a new shearer comes to a 
 hai-vest-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 Horsing. 
 
 VA.WI, pret. Built. Aberd. Reg.— k.^. bycg-an, to 
 build ; or by-an, to inhabit, whence bye, ahabitation, 
 Su. G. by, id. 
 
 WAK. s. A hive of bees. V. Byke, 
 
 T<, REIK, Beke, Beek, v. a. and n. 1. To bask, S. 
 Barbour. 2. To wann ; to communicate heat to. 
 Ramsay. 3. It is often used in a neuter sense, S. 
 Ywaine. 4. To diffuse heat ; used to denote the 
 .trouial influence of the rays of the sun. Picken's 
 Poems. — Belg. baekcr-en in used in the same sense; 
 '-rrker-en een kindt, to warm a child. We say, To 
 t'ik in the sun ; so, Belg. baeker-an in de Sonne. But 
 ' ur word is more immediately allied to the Scandina- 
 vian dialects ; Su. G. bak-a, to wai-m. 
 
 BEIK, Beek, s. 1. The act of basking in the sun, or 
 at the fire, S. 2. That which communicates heat, ^. 
 0. 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 contempt." 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 ob- 
 served, that the latter is metaph. applied to a person. 
 V. Bejan. 
 
 BEIKAT, s. A male salmon. V. Btkat. 
 
 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. Wodrow. — 
 Belg. buyl-en, protuberare ? Ihre derives Su. G. bold, 
 a boil, from Isl. bolg-a, intumescere. 
 
 BEILIN, s. A suppuration, 8. 
 
 BEILD, BiELD, s. 1. Shelter ; refuge ; protection, S. 
 Gawan and Gol. — " Every man bows to the bush he 
 gets bidd frae," S. Prov. Every man pays court to 
 him who gives him protection. 2. Support ; stay ; 
 means of sustenance, S. Douglas. 3. A place of shel- 
 ter ; hence, applied to a house, a habitation, S. 
 Morison. 4. Lee ; the shelter found in going to lee- 
 ward. 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 doubtful whether 
 buildings or shelter be meant. Gawan and Gol. — 
 Isl. baele denotes both a bed or couch, and a cave, a 
 lurking-place ; cubile, spelunca. It is highly pro- 
 bable that baele is radically the same with Isl. boele, 
 domicilium, habitatio ; from bo, to build, to inhabit. 
 
 To BEILD, v. a. 1. To protect ; to shelter. Monastery. 
 To supply ; to support. Wallace. 2. In one pas- 
 sage it seems to signify, to take refuge, in a neuter 
 sense. Gawan and Gol. — This verb, it would seem, 
 has been formed from the noun, q. v., or has a com- 
 mon origin with Isl. bael-a, used to denote the act of 
 causing cattle to lie down. 
 
 BEILDY, adj. 1. Affording shelter, Ramsay.— 2. 
 Well-sheltered ; enjoying shelter. Waverley. 
 
 BEILD, adj. Bold. Houlate.—A. S. beald, id. A. S. 
 Alem. belde, audacia. 
 
 BEILED. An ancient sea-faring term ; perhaps moored, 
 and for E. belayed. 
 
 To BEILL, v. a. To give pain, or trouble to ; as, "I'll 
 no beill my head about it," Lanarks. 
 
 BEILL, «. Perhaps sorrow, care ;q, feat'K. Bannatyne 
 Poems. 
 
 BEIN, s. Bone, Ang. One is .said to be aw frae the 
 bein, 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. Bbinlier, comparative. 
 V. Bene. 
 
 To BEIN the 'pot. V^Beam, v. 
 
 To BEIN, V. a. To render comfortable. A house is 
 said to be bein'd when thoroughly dried, Roxb. V. 
 under Bene, adj. sense 2. 
 
 BEINLIKE, BiENLiKE, adj. Having the appearance 
 of abundance ; creditable in appearance. Gl. Siller 
 Gun. 
 
 BEINNESS, s. Snugness in temporal circumstances ; 
 moderate wealth ; comfort, S. V. under Bene. 
 
 "' BEING, Bein, s. Means of sustenance ; as, " He has 
 nae 6em' ava," he has no visible means of support, 
 Fife. 
 
 BEING, BiNG, s. The beach of the sea-shore, Meams. 
 
 BEIR, Beke, Bie, Birr, s. 1. Noise ; cry ; roar. 
 Douglas. The word is used in this sense by R. 
 Glouc. 2. Force ; impetuosity ; often as denoting 
 the violence of the wind, S. Vir, virr, Aberd. 
 Douglas. — 0. E. bire, byre, birre. The term, espe- 
 cially 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, surgere, 
 as their root. 
 
 To BEIR, Bere, v. s. To roar; to make a noise. 
 Wallace. Teut. baeren, beren, is expl. by Kilian ; 
 Fremere, sublate et ferociter clamare more m-sorum. 
 The learned writer seems thus to view it as a deriva- 
 
BEI 
 
 BEL 
 
 lire ftom boat, here, a bear. Perhaps, however, the 
 Teib la formed ftom the noun, q. v. V. Birb. 
 3I[RD, «. A baid ; a minstrel. Douglat. V. Baihd. 
 BITBD, pnt. Laid on a bier. Maitland Poems.— 
 
 From A. 8. haer, baere, feretrum. 
 BBIR-SKID, «. That portion of agricultural labour 
 which Is appropriated to the raising of barley. V. 
 BKAa-aiBO. 
 SKIRTH, Btethk, *. Burden ; encumbrance ; charge. 
 Gl. Slbb.— Dan. byrde, byrth ; Isl. byrd ; Su. G. 
 boerda; Belg. bwdt; A. S. byrth-in; from Moes. G. 
 bair-cH, So. G. b<ur-a, to bear. 
 BEYR-TREE, 4. The bier on which a corpse is carried 
 
 to the grave, Aberd. 
 BBI8, t>. «. Be is ; third pers. sing, subj., S. Douglas. 
 —Here the second pers. is improperly used for the 
 third. A. S. byst, sis ; Alem. Franc, bist, es, from 
 bin, simi ; Wafchter, vo. Bin. 
 BEI8, Bbes. One's head is said to be in the bees when 
 one is confused or stupified with drink or otherwise, 
 8. Shirrefs. — Teut. bies-en, aestuari, furente im- 
 petu, agitari ; or from the same origin with Bazed, 
 q. v. 
 BEIS, Bees, prep. In comparison with, compared 
 with ; as, " Ye're auld beis me ;" You are old in com- 
 parison 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. Btssym. 
 BEIST, Bbistyn, 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. hysting, id. 
 BEI8T-CHEESE, s. The first milk boiled to a thick 
 consistence, somewhat resembling new-made cheese, 
 Meams. Beistyncheese, id. Lauarks. 
 BEIST-MILK, s. V. Beist, Bkistyn. 
 To BEIT, Bete, Bet, Beet, v. a. 1. To help ; to sup- 
 ply ; to mend, by making addition. Bett, part. pa. 
 Ramsay. Henrysone. To beit the fire, or btdt the 
 ingle. To add fuel to Che fire, S. "To beet, to make 
 or feed a fire," Gl. Grose. To 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 sorrow ; to abate, 
 to mitigate. Wallace— A.. 8. bet-an, ge-bet-an, to 
 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. 8. bet-an fyr, corresponds to 
 the 8. phrase mentioned above, struere ignem. Wal- 
 lace. 
 BEIT, g. An addition ; a supply, 8. B. 
 BEITING, Betikg, t. Supply ; the act of aiding. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 BEIT-MISTER, s. That which is used in a strait, for 
 supplying any deficiency ; applied either to a person 
 or to a thing ; Loth. V. Beit, v. and Mister. 
 BEYZLES8. 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 bio* or tendency to the contrary. Used as adv. 
 and adj. 
 To BEKE, V. a. To bask. V. Beik. 
 BEKEND, part. Known ; 8. B. bekent. Douglas.— 
 Germ, bekaunt, id. ; Teut. be-kennen, to know ; A. S. 
 be-cunnan, experiri. 
 BEKIN, s. A beacon ; a signal, Bellenden.—A. S. 
 
 beacn, Dan. bakn, id. 
 BELCH, Belgh, Bailch, Bilch, t. (gutt.) 1. A mon- 
 
 ster. Douglas. 2. A term applied to a very lustj 
 person, 8. B. "^ bursen belcti," or bilch, one vrhi 
 is breathless from corpulence, q. burst, like a hors( 
 that is broken-winded. Boss. 3. A brat; a con 
 temptuous designation for a child ; synon. Belshagh 
 Strathmore. — Teut. balgh, the belly ; or as it is prou 
 bailg, Moray, from Su. G. bolg-ia, bulg-ia, to swell. 
 
 BELD, adj. Bald, without hair on the head, S. Burns 
 V. Bellit. — Seren. derives it from Isl. bala, plani 
 ties. With fully as much probability might it b( 
 traced to Isl. bael-a, vastare, prosternere, to lay flat 
 
 BELD, *. Pattern ; model of perfection. V. Beelde 
 
 BELD, imperf. v. Perhaps, took the charge of, or pro 
 tected. Houlate. — Fr. bail, a guardian. In thii 
 sense it is nearly allied to E. bailed, Fr. bailler, U 
 present, to deliver up. As, however, we have th( 
 word beild, shelter, protection, beld may possibl; 
 belong to a verb corresponding in sense. 
 
 BELD CYTTES, «. pi. Bald coots. Houlate.— Th 
 bald coot receives its name from a bald spot on it 
 head. It is vulgarly called bell-kite, S. 
 
 BELDIT, part. pa. Imaged ; formed. V. Beelde 
 Houlate. — Belg. beeld-en ; Germ, bild-en ; Sw. bild-a 
 formare, imaginari. A, S. bild, bilith ; Germ. Sw 
 bild, belaete, an image. 
 
 BELDNESS, Belthness, s. Baldness, Clydes. 
 
 To BELE, V. n. "To burn, to hlaize."—Wyntown.- 
 This, however, may mean, bellowed, roared, from A 
 S. bell-an, Su. G. bal-a, id. Chaucer uses belle in th 
 
 BELE, s. A fire ; a blaze. V. Bail. 
 
 To BELEAGUER, v. a. To surround in a threatenin 
 and violent manner. Chithry's Msm. 
 
 BELECHER, Beilcheb, Belcheib, s. Entertainment 
 victuals. Acts Ja. IV. Fr. belle there, good entei 
 tainment. Chere, " victuals ; entertainment for th 
 teeth," Cotgr. 
 
 BELEFE, s. Hope. Dmglas. 
 
 To BELEIF, v. a. To leave ; pret. beleft. Douglas.- 
 A. S. be, and leof-an, linquere. 
 
 To BELEIF, Belewe, v. a. To deliver up. Dougla 
 It is also used as a v. n. with the prep. of. BarboUi 
 — A, S. belaew-an, tradere ; belaewed, traditus. 
 
 To BELENE, v. n. To tany ; or, perhaps, to recline 
 to rest. Sir Gawan. — A. S. bilen-ed, inhabited. C 
 allied to Germ, len-en, recumbere. V. Leind. 
 
 BELEVE, s. Hope. Bellenden. V. Belefe. 
 
 BELEWYT, imperf. v. Delivered up. V. Belief, v. '. 
 
 BELFUFF, s. An ideal hill supposed to be nes 
 Heckie- or Hecklebirnie, which is fabled to be thr< 
 miles beyond hell. — Prov. "Gang ye to the back 
 Belfiiff," Aberd. 
 
 BELGHE, s. Eructation, E. belch. Z. Boyd. 
 
 To BELY, V. a. To besiege. Spotswood. 
 
 BELICKET, Feen't belicket; nothing. Perhaps ever 
 thing clean licked up. V. Blaokbelickit. 
 
 BELIE, adv. By and by, Berwicks. Corr, of Bblyv 
 Beliff. 
 
 BE-LIKE, adj. Probable. " That story's no ftg-Zt'&e 
 Lanarks. 
 
 BELYK, adv. Probably. E. Belike. Bannatym 
 Trans. 
 
 BELYVE, Beliff, Beliue, Belife, adv. 1. Immi 
 diately ; quickly, Douglas. 2, By and by, S. Ba 
 bour. This seems to be the only modei'n sense of tt 
 terrain S. 3. At length. Douglas. 4. It is used i 
 a singular sense, S. B. Littlebelive, or bilive, a sma 
 remainder. Popular Ball. — Chaucer, belive, bliv 
 quickly ; Gower, blyve, id. Hickes mentions Fran 
 
BEL 
 
 37 
 
 BEL 
 
 belibe, as signifying protinus, confestim; andJunius 
 refers to Norm, Sax. bilive. This is certainly the 
 same word ; from Alem. and Franc, belib-an, manere; 
 A. S. belif-an, id. 
 
 BELL, Bbl, s. a bubble in water or any liquid. 
 Saipbells, bubbles formed by blowing out soapy water, 
 S. Teut. belle, bulla, a bubble. V. Bellee. 
 
 ToBELL, V. n. To bubble up; to throw up or bear 
 bubbles, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 BELL, «. The blossom of a plant; as, "Lint in the 
 bell," flax in flower. Gl. Bmns. Heather-bells, &c. 
 Bell in E. the cup of a flower. 
 
 BELL on a horse's face. A blaze ; a white mark, S. 
 Armor, baill, a white spot or mark on a horse's face, 
 0. Fr. id. 
 
 BELL of the Brae. The highest part of the slope of a 
 hill. — C.B. bul denotes a prominence, or tfiat 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.—Yr. 
 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, «. The bald coot. V. Beld Cyttes. 
 
 BELL-PENNY, s. Money laid up, for paying the expense 
 of one's funeral ; from the ancient use of the passing- 
 bell. This word is still used in Aberbrothick. 
 
 BELLAM, «. A stroke or blow, S. B. ; radically the 
 same with Bellum, q. v. 
 
 BELLAN, g. Fight ; combat, Douglas.— Lsit. bellum. 
 
 BELLANDINE, *. A broil ; a squabble. Hogg's Wint. 
 Tales. 
 
 BELLA, s. Bonfire. V. Bail, 
 
 BELLEIS, Bellis, s. A pair of bellows. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To BELLER, v. n. To bubble up. Bp. Galloway. 
 Perhaps allied to Isl. bilur, impetus venti, or bilgice, 
 fluctus maris, or belgia, inflare buccas. 
 
 BELL-HEATHER, s. Cross-leaved heath, S. Erica 
 tetralix. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 To BELLY one's self o' Water. To take a bellyful of 
 water. Syn. with To 6aa one's self wi' water. Aberd. 
 
 BELLY-BLIND, s. The play called Blindman's-bufif, 
 S. A. : Blind Harie synon., S. Anciently this term 
 denoted the person who was blindfolded in the game. 
 Lyndsay. In Su. G. this game is called blind-bock, 
 i. e. blind goat ; and in Germ, blinde kuhe, q. blind 
 cow. It is probable, that the term is the same with 
 Billy Blynde, mentioned in the Tales of Wonder, 
 and said to be the name of " a familiar spirit, or good 
 genius." 
 
 BELLICAL, adj. Warlike ; martial. Iiat. hellic-us. 
 Acts Mary. 
 
 BELLICON, «. A blustering fellow, Ayrs. Fr. hel- 
 liqueux, warlike ; or baligaut, a bragger. 
 
 BELLICOUS, adj. Warlike. Hist. James VI. Lat, 
 bellicosus, id. 
 
 BELLIE-MANTIE, s. A name for the play of Blind- 
 man's-buflf, Upp. Clydes. As the principal actor was 
 not only blindfolded, but enveloped in the skin of 
 an animal, the latter pait of the word may be from 
 Fr. manteau, q. Billy with the mantle. V. Bellt- 
 Blind. 
 
 3ELLY-FLAUGHT. 1. To slay, or 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 pro- 
 vinces, in a sense considerably different ; as denoting 
 great eagerness or violence in approaching an object. 
 
 Ramsay. 3. It is also rendered, " fiat forward," /. 
 JVicol. 
 
 BELLY-GOURDON, s. a glutton, Fife. Perhaps 
 from Belly, and gurtl, goivrd, to gorge. — 0. Fr. gordin, 
 stupide, &c. 
 
 BELLY-HUDDRON. v. Huddroun. 
 
 BELLY-RACK, s. An act of gormandizing, Lanarks. 
 q. racking or stretching the belly. 
 
 BELLY-THRA, s. The colic. Gl. Complaynt.—A. S. 
 belg, belly, and thra, affliction. This term, I am in- 
 formed, is still used on the Border. 
 
 BELLING, s. The state of desiring the female ; a term 
 properly applied to harts. Douglas. — Rudd. derives 
 the phrase from Fr. belier, a ram ; but perhaps it is 
 rather from Isl. bael-a, bel-ia, baul-a, Germ, bell-en, 
 mugire, boare. 
 
 BELLIS, s. pi. This perhaps refers to the belling-time 
 of beasts, mentioned above. Wallace. 
 
 BELLIS, s. pi. Bells. Black bellis of Berwick, artil- 
 lery of BeiTvick ; so called, perhaps, when Berwick 
 was a bone of contention, and the air so often rung 
 with this harsh music. Spotswood. 
 
 BELLISAND, Bellisant, adj. Elegant ; of an im- 
 posing appearance. Forbes on the Rev. — Fr. belle, 
 used adverbially, and seant, decent, becoming, q. 
 having a good appearance. 
 
 BELLIT, adj. Bald. Fordun. Scotichron. V. Beld. 
 
 BELLONIE, s. A noisy, brawling woman, Ayrs. — Lat. 
 Bellona. 
 
 To BELLRAIVE, v. 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. hraufa, 
 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. Bbllwaver. 
 
 BELLUM, s. Force ; impetus. Syn. Bensel. 
 
 BELL- WARE, s. The sea-weed of which kelp is made, 
 Zostera marina. Agr. Surv. Caithn. 
 
 To BELLWAVER, v. n. 1. To straggle, to stroll, S. 
 Saint Patrick. 2. To fluctuate, to be inconstant ; 
 applied to the mind, S. 3. Applied to nan-ative, 
 when one does not tell a story coherently. I am in- 
 formed, however, that the pronunciation of the term 
 in some places in the west of S. is Bullwaver ; and 
 that it is primarily applied to a bull 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. wayvaire, to stray. Perhaps ttie al- 
 lusion may be to a ram or other animal, roaming with 
 a bell hung round its neck. The Monastery. 
 
 To BELOW one's self. To demean. J wadna below 
 mysdl sae far, Fife. Perths. 
 
 BELSHACH, s. A contemptuous designation for a 
 child ; equivalent to Brat, Strathm. Perhaps from 
 Gael, biolasgach, talkative, biolasgadli, prattling. 
 
 BELSHIE, adj. Fat, and, at the same time, diminutive, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BELT, s. Often used to denote a strip of planting. 
 
 To BELT, V. 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, signifies, to tumble headlong. 
 
 BELT, part. pa. Built. Dotcglas. 
 
 To BELT, V. a. 1. To gird, S. Hence, in our old bal- 
 lads belted knights are often introduced. Belt is 
 sometimes used as the part. pa. Douglas. 2. To 
 gird, as expressive of an honorary distinction. — Wil- 
 liam Hay, then constable of Scotland, was the first 
 
BEL 
 
 BEN 
 
 ria of InoU. PittcoUi^s Cron. 3. To gird, 
 
 meUph. used in relation to the mind. Bellenden. 
 4. To surround, to environ in a hostile manner. 
 BelUndm.—ia. belt-a, cingere eona. 
 
 BKLTKD PLAID, «. The plaid or mantle worn by High- 
 landers in full military dress, S. 
 
 BELTING, «. The ceremony of putting on the sword 
 and bOt in former times, in making a lord of parlia- 
 ment. AeU Ja. VI. 
 
 BSLTANK, Bbltiin, t. The name of a sort of festival 
 obaerred on the first day of May, 0. S. ; hence used 
 to denote the term of Whitsunday. Peblis 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 suc- 
 ceeding year.— The Gael, and Ir. word Beal-tine or 
 BtU-tine signifies Bel's Fire; as composed of ^aai! 
 or Belit, one of the names of the sun in Gael, and 
 Uin signifying fire. Even in Angus a spark of fire is 
 called a tein or teind. 
 
 BELTER, s. Perhaps beating or bickering ; from Gael. 
 biMl-am, to beat, buailte, beat, bimladh, beating, 
 bualtaire, one who beats or thrashes another. 
 
 BELTH, «. Douglas.— This, word may denote a whirl- 
 pool 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 signi- 
 fying figure, Image, from A. S. bilith, Alem. bilid, 
 bileth, id. 
 
 To BEMANG, v. a. To hurt ; to injure ; to over- 
 power, S. B. Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 To BEME, V. n. 1. To resound: to make a noise. 
 Douglas. 2. To call forth by sound of trumpet. 
 Gawan and Chi. — Germ, bomm-en, resonare ; or A. 
 8. beam, bema, tuba. It is evident that bema is 
 radically the same with bommen, because Germ. 
 bomme, as well as A. S. beam, signifies a trumpet. 
 
 BEBfS, s. A trmnpet ; Bkmys, pi. Gawan and Gol. 
 — O. K. beem, id. V. the v. 
 
 BEMYNG, s. Bumming ; buzzing. Douglas. 
 
 BEN, $. A kind of small salmon, generally from seven 
 to ten pounds in weight. They 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 
 b^inning of May. For this reason they are called 
 Wair-bens, that is, the fish that come in Spring. 
 Annandale. Perhaps 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-wame, from the redness of the 
 same part of the body. Wair is the Gothic designa- 
 tion of spring. 
 
 BEN, «. A mountain, used both in compositon and by 
 itself. Jacobite Relics. — C. B. ban, a prominence, or 
 what is high ; Ir. Gael, fc/'/inn, bein, a summit, a 
 mountain ; C. B. pen is .syuon. ; hence Lat. Penninv^s, 
 or Apennines. V. Bin. 
 
 BEN, adw. 1. Towards the inner apartment of a house ; 
 corresponding to But, S. Wyntovm. It is also used 
 
 as a preposition, 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 i.s, or wishes to be thought his superior; 
 He is far ben. ^^ O'er far ben, too intimate or 
 fkmiliai," Gl. Shirr. Lyndsay. Leg. as in edit. 
 1670, far ben. — A. S. binnan ; Belg. binnen, intus, 
 (within) ; binnen-kamer, locus secretoir in penetra- 
 libus domus ; Killian. Belg. binnen gaan, to go 
 within, S>. to- gae ben.; binnen brengen, to carry within, 
 S. to bring ben. 
 
 A But and a Ben, S. ; i. e. a house containing two 
 rooms. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To Come Ben. To be advanced ; to come to honour, S. 
 B. Boss. 
 
 BEN-END, s. 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 Dial. 
 
 BEN-HOUSE, s. The inner or principal apartment, S. 
 
 BEN, Benn, s. 'The interior apartment of a house. 
 Sir J. Carr. 
 
 Thb-Ben, adv. In the interior apartment, S. Ross. 
 
 There-Ben, adv. Within, in the inner apartment, S. 
 V. Thairben. 
 
 BEN-INNO, prep. Within, beyond, S. B, Journal 
 Lond. — From ben, q. v. and A. S. inne, or innon, 
 within ; Alem. inna ; Isl. inne, id. 
 
 BENMOST is used as a superlative, signifying inner- 
 most. Ferguson. — Teut. binnenste is synon. 
 
 BENCH, s. A frame fixed to the wall for holdingplates, 
 &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 incurva- 
 tion of the body which generally precedes a leap. 
 
 To BEND, V. -n. To spring ; to bound. Lyndsay. 
 
 BEND, Bend-Leather, s. Leather, thickened by 
 tanning, for the soles of boots and shoes. S. Rates, 
 A. 1670, 
 
 BEND, s. A muffler, kercher, or cowl, 
 
 BEND, s. 1. Band, ribbon, or fillet; pi. bendis. 
 Douglas. ^^ Bend, a border of a woman's cap, North ; 
 perhaps ft-om band," Gl. Grose. 2. It is used im- 
 properly for a fleece, Douglas. — A. S. bend, baende, 
 Moes./G. bandi. Germ, band, Pers, bend, vinculum. 
 
 To BEND, V. n. To drink hard; a cant term, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 BEND, s. A pull of liquor, S. Ramsay. 
 
 BENDER, «. A hard drinker, «. Ramsay. 
 
 BEND ANEUGH. Expl. Bravely enough, Aberd. 
 Skinner. 
 
 BENDIT UP, Boldened up. Pitscottie. 
 
 BENDROLE, Bandroll, Bedroll, s. 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, V. su^st. Are. Bellenden. Chaucer., ben, id, from 
 beon, third p. pi. subj. of the A. S, substantive verb. 
 
 BENE is also used for be. King's Quair. 
 
 BENE, Bein, Bevne, Bien, adj. 1. Wealthy, well-pro- 
 vided, possessing abundance, S. Henry sone. — This 
 is perhaps the most common sense of the term, S. 
 Thus we say, A bene ov bein farmer, a wealthy far- 
 mer, one who is in easy, or even in afliuent circum- 
 stances ; a bein laird, &c. 2, Warm, genial. In 
 
BEN 
 
 39 
 
 beh 
 
 this sense it is applied to a fire, S. Douglas. 3. 
 Pleasant, comfortably situated. Douglas. 4. Happy, 
 blissful, S. Ferguson. 5. Splendid, showy. Wal- 
 lace. 6. 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 in 0. E. 8. A bein cask, a cask 
 that is quite water-tight, Lanarks. Isl. bein-a, sig- 
 nifies to prosper, to give success to any undertaking. 
 Bein, as allied to this, signifies hospitable ; beine, 
 hospitality, hospitis advenae exhibita beneficentia. 
 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. 
 
 BENEPEIT, 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, s. Allowance to servants besides their 
 money wages, Galloway. 
 
 BBNELY, Be INLY, adv. 1, In the possession of ful- 
 ness. L. Scotland's Lament. 2. Well, abundantly. 
 Picken. 3, Exhibiting the appearance of wealth 
 R. Gilhaize. 4. Happily. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 BENEW, adv. Beneath ; below ; Aberdeen ; also 
 Benyau. 
 
 BENEW, prep. To clink, apparently to fasten. A. S, 
 beneoth, id. 
 
 BENJEL, s. A heap, a considerable quantity; as "a 
 benjel of coals," when many are laid at once on the 
 fire, S. B. Bensil, 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 honour. Kelly. — Dan, benk. 
 Germ, bank, scamnum ; Wachter. 
 
 BENN, s. A sash. Statist. Ace. V. Bend. 
 
 BENNELS, s. pi. A kind of mats, made of reeds woven 
 together, used for forming partitions in cottages ; or 
 laid across the rafters to form an inner roof, Roxb. 
 If not synon. with Teut. bendel, fascia, or allied to 
 Isl. bendla, concatenare. perhaps q. ben-walls, from 
 forming a separation between the ben and the but. 
 
 BENNELS, Lint-Bennels, s. pi. The seed of flax, 
 Roxb. ; synon. Bolls, Bows. 
 
 BENNYST, part. pa. Banished. Aberd. Beg, 
 
 BENORTH, prep. To the northward of; besouth, to 
 the southward of, S. Wyntown. 
 
 BENSELL, Bensail, Bent-sail, s. 1. Force, violence 
 of whatever kind, S. Douglas. 2. Exposure to a 
 violent wind ; as, " I am sure ye bade a sair 
 bensel," 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' a 
 fire, a strong fire. South and West of S. 6. 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 f 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, v. a. To bang, or beat, Gl. Sibb. 
 ^'■Bensel, to beat or bang. Vox rustica, Yorksh." 
 Gl. Grose. 
 
 BENSHAW, Beanshaw, s. A disease, apparently of 
 horses. Polwart. Formed perhaps from A. S. ban, 
 
 Teut. been, os, and hef, elevatio ; q. tlie swelling of 
 the bone. 
 
 BENSHIE, Benshi, s. Expl. " Fairy's wife." Pen- 
 nant. It has been observed, that this being, who is 
 still reverenced as the tutelar demon of ancient Irish 
 families, is of pure Celtic origin, and owes her title to 
 two Gaelic words, Ben and sighean, signifying the 
 head or chief of the fairies. But it seems rather 
 derived from Ir. Gael, ben, bean, a woman, said by 
 Obrien to be the root of the Lat. Venus, and sighe, a 
 fairy or hobgoblin. 
 
 To BENSIE, V. a. To strike impetuously, Aberd. Isl. 
 bangs-az, belluino more insultare. V, Bensell. 
 
 BENSOME, adj. Quarrelsome. Skinner. V. Bang- 
 some. 
 
 BENT, s. 1. A coarse kind of grass, growing on hilly 
 ground, S. Agrostis vulgaris, Linn. Common hair- 
 grass. 2. The coarse grass growing on the sea- shore, 
 S. denoting the Triticum junceum, and also the 
 Arundo arenaria. Lightfoot. 3. The open field, the 
 plain, S. Douglas. 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 talc the 
 countrie on his back. Henry sone. 5. To Tak the 
 Bent is used in the same sense ; although not always 
 implying that one leaves the countiy. Rob 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, j uncus, scirpus ; a binden, 
 vincire, quia sportas, sellas, fiscellas, et similia ex 
 j uncis conteximus ; Wachter. 
 
 BENTY, Bentet, adj. Covered with bentgrass, S. 
 Monroe's lies, 
 
 BENTINESS, s. The state of being covered with bent, S. 
 
 BENT-MOSS, s. A soil composed of firm moss covered 
 with a thick herbage of bent, Ayrs. 
 
 BENTER, s. The name of a fowl. Agr. Surv. 
 Sutherl. V. Bewteb. 
 
 BENT SYLVER, s. Perhaps corr. oi Fr. benit, blessed 
 money, because claimed on some saint's day. V. 
 Blbeze-Money, 
 
 BENWART. Inward ; towards the interior of a house. 
 Rauf Coilyear. "V. Ben. 
 
 BENWEED, s. Ragwort. 
 
 Kick-at-the-Benweed, adj. Headstrong ; unmanage- 
 able, Ayrs. The Entail. V. Bunwede. 
 
 BEOWL'D, part. adj. Distorted ; as, Beowl'd 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. Douglas, V. Bair. 
 
 BERE, s. Barley. Wyntown. 
 
 BERESSONE OF. By reason of. Aberd, Reg., passim. 
 
 To BERGE, V. n. To scold ; to storm ; generally in- 
 cluding the idea of the impotent wrath of women and 
 children, S. 0. V. Bearge. 
 
 BERGIN, part. pr. Storming; scolding. Peter's 
 Letters. 
 
 BERGLE, Bergell, s. The wrasse, a fish, Orkn. 
 Barry. — The first syllable of its name is undoubtedly 
 from Isl. berg, a rock. Had it any resemblance to 
 the eel, we might suppose the last from aaJ, q. the 
 rock eel. 
 
 BERGUYLT, s. The Black Goby, a fish. Edmon- 
 stone's Zetland. 
 
 BERHEDIS, s. pi. Heads of boars. Gawan and Gol. 
 V. Bkre. 
 
BER 
 
 40 
 
 BE8 
 
 Bkribcb, t». a. To inter, to bury. 
 -A. 8. 6yrtff-an, id. Junius says that A. S. 
 dyri9-«M Is litemUy, tumulare. It may, however, be 
 supposed that the primitive idea is found in Isl. 
 birg-ia, Franc, berg-an, to cover, to hide, to defend. 
 
 B£RY BBOUNE, a shade of brown approaching to red. 
 Onwm and CM.— We still say, "as brown as a 
 8.— A. 8. beria, bacca. 
 t. Perhaps, a burial, or a burial-place. 
 A. 8. biprgelt signifies both, gepulcrum, sepultura. 
 V. BiftiiS. 
 
 BERIALL, a<y. Shining like beryl. Douglas. 
 
 BERIIS, ». Sepulture.— A. S. byrigeh, sepultura. 
 Biritiit is accordingly used by Wiclif for tombs. 
 
 BEBTNBS, BuTKiss, ». Burial, interment, Barbour. 
 — A. 8. byrigneste, sepultura. 
 
 BERIT, imperf. V. Bkir, v. 
 
 BERLE, s. Beryl, a precious stone. jSoulate.—Vrovii 
 this «. Doug, forms the adj. beriall, shining like 
 beryl. 
 
 BERLT, a<2;. Apparently strong, mighty. Henrysone. 
 This word is tlie same, I suspect, with E. burly, 
 strong. If berly be the ancient word, either from 
 Germ, bar, vir illustris ; or from baer, ursus ; ospe- 
 cially as Su. Q. biom, id. was metaph. used to denote 
 an illustrious personage. 
 
 BERLIK MALT, t. Malt made of barley. Act. Audit. 
 
 BERLIN, ». A sort of galley. Cfuy Mannering. Also 
 written Bierling, q. v. 
 
 BERN, Beenb, s. 1. A baron. 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, although the degree of it be unknown. Gawan 
 and Gol. 3. A man in general. Douglas. — A. S. 
 beome, 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, t. A bam, a place for laying up and thrashing 
 grain. Gawan and Gol. — A. S. bern, id. Junius 
 supposes that this is comp. of bere, barley, and em, 
 place, q. "the place where barley is deposited," Gl. 
 Goth. 
 
 BERNE-YARD, t. The enclosure adjoining a barn, in 
 which the produce of the fields is stacked for preser- 
 vation during winter, S. barnyard. — A. S. bern, 
 horreum, and geard, sepimentum. 
 
 BERNMAN, ». A thrasher of corn, S. A. ; elsewhere 
 a bamman. 
 
 BERN-WIN DLIN, «. A ludicrous term for a kiss 
 given in the corner of a bam, Ettr. For. 
 
 BERNY, s. Abbreviation of Barnaby or Barnaias. 
 
 V. Barnt. 
 To BERRY, V. a. 1. To beat ; as, to berry a bairn, to 
 beat a child. 2. To thrash com, Roxb. Annand. 
 Dumfr. — Su. G. baer-ia. Isl. ber-ia, ferire, pulsare ; 
 item, pugnare. 
 BERSEREAR, Beeserker, «. A name given to men 
 said to have been possessed of preternatural strength 
 and extreme ferocity. The Pirate. V. Eyttyn, and 
 
 WARWOLy. 
 
 BERSIS; ». "A species of cannon formerly much used 
 at sea. It resembled the faucon, but was shorter, 
 and of a larger calibre," Gl. Complaynt S. — Fr. barce, 
 berche, " the piece of ordnacce called a base," Cotgr. ; 
 pi. barces, berches. 
 
 BERTH, s. Apparently, rage. Wyntovm.— Isl. and 
 8w. braede, id. 
 
 BERTHINSEK, Birdinsek, Burdinseck. The law ( 
 Berthinsek, a law, according 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 gebeor-a, portave. 
 BERTYNIT, Bertnyt, pret. and part. pa. Struck, 
 battered. Wallace. — This is evidently 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 Invei-bervie. Often called Bervies, S. 
 BERWARD, s. One who keeps bears ; E. bearward. 
 
 Colkelbie Sow. 
 ToBESAIK.v.a. To beseech. Aberd. Reg. V.Besbik. 
 UESAND, Beisand, s. An ancient piece of gold coin, 
 offered by the French kings at the mass of their con- 
 secration at Rheims, and called a Bysantine, 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. V. a. To beseech, to entreat. Douglas. 
 — A. S. be and sec-an, to seek ; Bolg. ver-soek-en, to 
 solicit, to entreat ; Moes. G. sok-jan, to ask, used 
 with respect to prayer. 
 BESEINE, Beseen, part. pa. 1. Well acquainted or 
 conversant with ; skilled in. 2. Provided ; furnished ; 
 fitted out. Pitscottie. — A. S. bese-on ; Teut. besi-en, 
 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, V. a. To become ; used as syn. with S. set. 
 Bollock. — Teut. be-sett-en, componere ; be set, decens, 
 aptus. V. Set, v. 
 BESHACHT, part. pa. 1. Not straight, distorted, 
 Ang. 2. Tom, tattered ; often including the idea of 
 dirtiness, Perths. The latter seems to be an oblique 
 use. V. Shacht. 
 BESY, adj. Busy. Wyntovm.— A. S. bysi, Belg. 
 besigh, id. ; allied perhaps to Teut. byse, turbatus, 
 bijs-en, violento impetu agitari, • From Su. G. besa, 
 a term used concerning beasts, which run hither and 
 thither with violence, when stung by gadflies. 
 BESID, pret. Burst with a bizzing noise like brisk beer. 
 
 Dunbar. The same with S. bizzed. 
 BESYNE, Bysene, Bysim, s. Expl. " whore, bawd,H 
 Gl. Sibb. V. BiSYM. ^ 
 
 BESYNES, s. 1. Business. Wyntown. 2. Trouble; 
 
 disturbance. 
 To BESLB, or Bezlb, v. n. To talk much at random, 
 to talk inconsiderately and boldly on a subject that 
 one is ignorant of, Ang. — Belg. beuzel-en, to trifle, to 
 fable ; Teut. beu^el-en, nugari. 
 BESLE, Bezle, s. Idle talking, Ang. Belg. bev^el, id. 
 BESMOTTRIT, partita. Bespattered, fouled. Douglas. 
 — A. S. besmyt-an, maculare, inquinare ; Belg. 
 besmodder-en, Germ, schmader-n, schmaUer-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. 
 BESOM-CLEAN, adj. As clean as a besom can make 
 a floor, contrasted with washing. " 
 
 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. 
 
 — Pr. loche. 
 BEST, adv. To best ; over and above ; gain ; saving, 
 SheU. 
 
BES 
 
 BEST AUCHT. The most valuable article, of a parti- 
 cular description, that any man possessed, commonly 
 the best horse or ox used in labour, claimed by a 
 landlord on the death of his tenant. V. Hkere- 
 
 TKLDB. 
 
 BEST, part. pa. Struck, beaten. Barbour. T. Baist. 
 
 BEST, pcert. pa. Perhaps, fluttering or shaken. Bar- 
 hour.— ls\. 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, baist, S. B. 
 
 BEST-MAN, s. Brideman ; as best-maid is bride-maid; 
 from having the principal offices in waiting on the 
 bride, S. Discipline. 
 
 BESTED, part. pa. Overwhelmed ; overpowered, S. 
 
 BESTIAL (off Tre), s. An engine for a siege. Wal- 
 lace. — It seems uncertain, whether this word be 
 formed from Lat. bestialis, as at first applied to the 
 engines called rams, sows, &c., or from Fr. bastille, a 
 tower ; L. B. bastillae. 
 
 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," Ac, Cotgr. 
 
 BESTIALITY, s. Cattle. Complaynt S.—Tj. B. 
 bestialia, pecudes ; Fr. bestail. 
 
 BESTREIK, part. pa. Drawn out ; gold bestrctk, gold 
 wire or twist. Buret. — Teut. he-streck-en, extendere. 
 
 BESTURTED, part. pa. Startled, alarmed, affrighted, 
 S.— Germ, besturz-m, to startle; besturzt seyn, to 
 be startled. Ihre views Isl. stird-r, rigid, immovable, 
 as the root, 
 
 BESWAKIT, part. pa. Apparently, soaked, drenched. 
 Dunbar. — Isl. socle, merger, saukv-a, mergi. 
 
 To BESWEIK, V. a. To allure ; to beguile, to deceive. 
 — A. S. swic-an, betwic-an, Isl. svik-ia. Alem. 
 bisuidi-en, Su. G-. swik-a. Germ, schwick-en, id. 
 
 To BET, Bete, v. a. To strike. V. Byt, S. 
 
 BET, pret. Struck. Gawan and Gol.—A. S. beat-an, 
 Su, G. bet-a ; tu bete, thou hast struck. 
 
 BET, part. pa. Bet dovan, beat or broken down, Bel- 
 lenden. 
 
 To BET, V. a. To defeat ; apparently for bedt. Crau- 
 furd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 To BET, V. a. To abate ; to mitigate. V. To Beit. 
 
 BET, Bett, pret. and jjari. Helped, supplied. V. Beit. 
 
 BET, part. pa. Built, erected. Douglas. — This is a 
 secondary and oblique sense of the v. Beit, q. v. 
 
 BET, adj. Better. King's Quair.—k. S. bet, Teut. 
 bat, bet, melius, potius, magis ; Alem. bos, baz, 
 melior, the compar. of bat, bonus. A. S. bet-an, 
 emendare, and the other synon. verbs in the Northern 
 languages, have been viewed as originating the term. 
 Bet, indeed, seems to be merely the past part., 
 mended, i. e. made better. 
 
 BETANE, part. pa. Perhaps, enclosed. Barbour. — 
 A. S. betien-en, betyn-an, to enclose, to shut up. 
 
 BETAUCHT, Betdk. Delivered, committed in trust ; 
 delivered up. V. Betech. 
 
 To BETECH, Beteach, v. a. To deliver up, to con- 
 sign ; betuk, pret. betaucht, pret. and part. pa. Bar- 
 bour. — Hence the common Scots expression, " God I 
 beteach me till," Rudd, ; and that used by Ramsay, 
 Betootch-us-to ; i. e. Let us commend ourselves to the 
 protection of some superior being, — 0. E. bitoke, 
 committed ; also bitaughten, bitakun, bitauht. A. S. 
 betaecan, tradere, concedere, assignare, commendare ; 
 to deliver, to grant, to assign or appoint, to betake or 
 recommend unto ; Somner. Beta^htc, tradidit. 
 
 41 BEV 
 
 BETHANK, s. In your bethank ; indebted to you, 
 
 Ayrs. Spaewife. 
 BETHANKIT, $. A ludicrous and irreverent term for 
 
 giving thanks after meat. Ayrs. Burns. 
 BETHEREL, Bethral, s. An inferior kirk -officer who 
 
 waits on the pastor in his official work, attends the 
 
 session when they meet, summons delinquents, &c. 
 
 Ayrshire Legatees. Coir, of E. beadle. 
 BETHLERIS. Leg. Bechlekis, Bachelors, Houlate. 
 BETHOUT, prep, and adv. Without, Fife. Synon. 
 ^ Athout, which is used in the same ^ense. Perhaps, 
 
 A. S. be-utan. 
 
 ♦ BETIMES, adv. 1. By and bye ; in a little, 2. At 
 times ; occasionally, S. 
 
 BETING, s. Reparation. V. under Beit, v. 
 
 To BETREYESS, Betrase, v. a. To betray. Barbour. 
 Betrasit, Douglas ; betraissed, Wallace ; betraised, 
 Chaucer ; betraist, R. Brunne. — Germ, trieg-en, 
 betrieg-en : Fr. trah-ir, id. trahi-son, treason. 
 
 To BETRUMPE, v. a. To deceive, Douglas. 
 
 * BETTER, adj. 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, *. pi. Ten betters ; ten times better, Aberd. 
 BETTER SCHAPE. Cheaper ; at a lower price. Acts 
 
 Ja. IV. 
 BETTY, s. Abbrev. of Elizabeth ; sometimes of the 
 
 old S. name Beatrix, S. 
 BETTIRNESS, s. 1. Superiority ; applied to land. 2. 
 
 Amelioration ; emendation ; applied especially as to 
 
 health. 
 BETTLB, s. Stroke ; blow. Diminutive from beat, a 
 
 blow, also a contusion, S. B. 
 BETWEESH, prep. Betwixt S. V. Atweesh. 
 BETWEKIS, prep. Betwixt. Aberd. Beg. V. At- 
 
 BEVAR, s. One who is worn out with age. Henry- 
 sone. — It is evidently from the same source with 
 Bavard, adj. q. v. We still say a, bevir-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 bug-an, to bend. 
 
 To BEUCHEL (gutt.), v. n. To walk with short steps, 
 or in a feeble, constrained, or halting manner ; to 
 shamble. " A beuchelin body," Boxb. — Teut. 
 loechel-en, buechel-en, niti, conari. 
 
 BEUCHEL, s. A little, feeble, crooked creature.— 
 Germ, bixgel ; Teut. beughel ; Su. G. bygel, curva- 
 tura ; Isl. beygl-a, tortuosum reddo, from beyg-ia, to 
 bend. 
 
 BEUCHIT (gutt.), part. pa. Bowed, crooked, S. 
 Douglas. — A. S. bug-an, curvare. 
 
 BEUGH (gutt.), s. A limb, a leg, Border. Evergreen. 
 Isl. bog, Alem. puac. Germ, bug, id. The term is 
 applied both to man and to other animals. Both 
 Ihre and Wachter view bug-en, to bend, as the origin ; 
 as it is by means of its joints that an animal bends 
 itself. V. Bought. 
 
 BEVEL, s. A stroke ; sometimes, a violent push with 
 the elbow, S. Many. — This is a derivative from Baff, 
 beff, q. V. 
 
 To BEVER, Baiver, Bevver, v. n. To shake, to 
 tremble ; especially from age or infirmity; as, "We're 
 auld beverin bodies;" " Beverin wi' the perils," 
 shaking with the palsy, Roxb. Berwicks. — A. S. 
 beoff-ian, tremere, tiepidare, bef-ian, bi/-gean, id. 
 beo/ung, bifung, tremor. V. Bevbrbn. 
 
BEU 
 
 42 
 
 BYB 
 
 «. A bearer. BeUenden. 
 
 BIVBRAOS, «. A salute given upon putting on a 
 |deoe of new dress, generally by a male to a female ; 
 •a, •' She gat the bevaroffe o' his braw new coat." 
 
 BEYBRKN, Bituand, part. pr. Sir Oawan and Sir 
 Gal. Perhaps from A. 8. b^er-an, circumdare ; or 
 as the same with beverand, which Sibb. renders 
 <' shaking, nodding;" deriving it from Tent, beven, 
 contremere. This is a provincial E. word. "Sever- 
 ing, trembling. North." Gl. Grose. V. Bever, v. 
 
 BEUQLB-BACKED, adj. Crook-backed. Watson.— 
 A. 8. bug-an, to bow ; Teut. boechd, gibbus ; Germ. 
 bttfftl, a dlmin. from buff, denoting anything curved 
 or circular. It is undoubtedly the same word that is 
 now pronounced boolie-backit, S. 
 
 BEVIE (of a fire), t. A term used to denote a great 
 fire ; sometimes, bevice, 8. Perhaps from E. bavin, 
 •'a stick like those bound up in faggots." Johnson. 
 It is thus used in 0. E. 
 
 BEVIE, «. A jog, a push, S. from the same source with 
 bevel. T. Baff, s. 
 
 BEVIL-EDGE, t. The edge of a sharp tool, sloping 
 towards the point; a term used by masons, S. V. 
 Bevel, tJ. B. 
 
 BE VIS. V. Bevar. 
 
 BEUKE, pret. v. Baked. Douglas.— A. S. boc, pret, 
 of bac-an, pincere. 
 
 BEULD, adj. Bow-legged, Ang, ; q. beugeld from the 
 same origin with beugle, in Beugle-^acked, q. v. 
 
 BEW, adj. Good ; honourable. £ew schyris, or 
 tchirrit, good Sirs. Fr. beau, good. Douglas. 
 
 To BEWAVE, Bewaue, v. a. To cause to wander or 
 waver. Police of Honour. — A. S. waj-ian, vacillare, 
 fluctuare. 
 
 To BEWAVE, Bewaue, v. a. 1. To shield ; to hide ; 
 to cloak. 2. To lay wait for ; to overpower by means 
 of some base stratagem, Ayrs. V. Bywauk. 
 
 BEWEST, prep. Towards the west, S. Bailli^t Lett. 
 V. Be, prep. 
 
 BEWIDDIED, part. adj. Deranged, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 — From be, and Teut. woed-en, insanire. 
 
 To BEW ILL, V. a. To cause to go astray, Buchan ; 
 syn. with E. bewilder. Tarras's Poems. From be, 
 and will, lost in error, q. v. 
 
 BEWIS, Bewys, s. pi. Boughs. Douglas. V. Beuch. 
 
 BEWIS, s. pi. Beauties. 0. Fr. beau, beauty. Mait- 
 land Poems. 
 
 BEWITII, s. A place of residence ; a domicile, Perths. 
 — Perhaps allied to A. S. by-an ; Su. G. bo, bo-a, 
 bu-a, to build, to inhabit ; Isl. by, in pret. buid, in- 
 habited ; whence bud ; Su. G. bod, mansio ; E. booth, 
 and S. bothie. 
 
 BEWITH, «. A thing which is employed as a substitute 
 for another, although it should not answer the end so 
 well, Ramsay. One who arrives when the regular 
 dinner is eaten, is said to get " only a bewith 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, V. a. To pervert, to distort. Douglas.— 
 Teut. wroegh-en, torquere, angere. 
 
 BEWTER, s. The bittern. Sir B. Gordon's Sutherl. 
 
 BBYONT, prep. Beyond, S. 
 
 Back-o'-Beyont, adv. At a great distance ; synon. 
 Fer outby, S. Tlie Anti'^uary. 
 
 BEZWELL, adv. However, Orkn. Perhaps abbrev. 
 for " It will be as well." 
 
 BHALIE, t. A hamlet or village, Gael. Clan-Albin. 
 V. Bal. 
 
 To BY, V. a. To purchase; to buy. Acts Mary.—- 
 A. S. bygan, emere. 
 
 BY, prep. 1. Beyond, S. Pitscottie. 2. Besides, over 
 and above. Pitscottie. 3. Above, more than, in 
 preference to. Davidsone's Schort Discurs. 4. lu a 
 way of distinction from, S. Wallace. 5. Without. 
 Pitscottie. 6. Away from, without regard to, con- 
 trary 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 signifying beyond ; perhaps 
 in allusion to an arrow that flies wide from the 
 mark. 
 
 BY, adv. 1. When, after; q. by the time that, Pits- 
 cottie. This idiom is very ancient. Moes. G. B\ 
 the galithun thai brothrjus is ; When his brethrec 
 were gone up. 2. As signifying although; as, "J 
 carena by," I don't care though I agree to your pro 
 posal, S. 3. Denoting approximation, or approact 
 from some distance ; used in the composition o; 
 various adverbs. 
 
 Down-by, adv. Downwards; implying the idea thai 
 the distance is not great. 
 
 In-by, adv. Nearer to any object ; q. v. 
 
 OuR-BY, adv. This, as well as Through-by, is used bi 
 neighbours in the phrase "Come our-by," or, " Corai 
 through-by," when parks, woods, streams, or some 
 thing that must be passed through or over, intervene 
 between their respective residences, S. 
 
 OuT-BY, adv. q. v. 
 
 Through-by, adv. V. Our-bt. 
 
 Up-by, adv. Upwards, S. 
 
 BY-COMING, s. The act of passing by or through i 
 a place, S. Melvill's Diary. 
 
 BY-COMMON, adv. Out of the ordinary line ; by sig 
 nifying beyond. Gait. 
 
 BY-COMMON, adj. Singular, Ayrs. JB. Gilhaize. 
 
 BY-EAST, Towards the east, V. Be, prep. 
 
 BY-GAIN, In thely-gain. 1. Literally, in passing, i: 
 going-by, Aberd. 2. Ia;;identally, Aberd, 
 
 BY-GATE, Byget, s. A by-way. Mayne's Siller Gm 
 
 BY-GOING, s. The act of passing. Monro's Expeo 
 Teut. bygaen signifies to approach, to come near. 
 
 BY -HAND, adv. Over, S. V. Hand. 
 
 BY HIMSELL or HERSELL. Denoting the waQt < 
 the exercise of reason ; beside himself or herself. Xl 
 
 HiMSELL. Y 
 
 BY ONE'S MIND. Deprived of reason. Pitscottie. 
 
 BY-HOURS, s. pi. Time not allotted to regular worl 
 S. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 BY-LYAR, s. A neutral, Knox.—Ytoxa the v. To h 
 fey, E. 
 
 BYAR, s. A purchaser. Aberd. Reg. V. By, v. 
 
 BIAS, a word used as a mark of the superlative degre( 
 bias bonny, very handsome ; bias hungry, vei 
 hungry, Aberd. V. Byous, which is perhaps th 
 proper orthography. 
 
 BIB, s. A term used to denote the stomach, Anj 
 Borrowed, perhaps, from the use of that small piec 
 of linen, thus denominated, which covers the breai 
 or stomach of a child. 
 
 BYBILL, s. A large writing, a scroll so extensive thi 
 it may be compared to a book. Detection Q. Mary.- 
 The word occurs in a similar sense in 0. E. As use 
 by Chaucer, Tyi-whitt justly renders it " any grei 
 book." In the dark ages, when books were scarci 
 those which would be most frequently mentions 
 would doubtless be the Bible and Breviary. Or, th 
 
 1 use of the word may be immediately from L. ] 
 
BIB 
 
 43 
 
 BYG 
 
 biblus, a book, (Gr. /3iS\oc), which occurs in this 
 sense from the reign of Charlemagne downwards. 
 IBLIOTHEC, s. A library. Nicol Burne.—l&t. 
 bibliotheca. 
 BIBLIOTHECAR, s. A librarian, ibid. 
 BICHMAN, s. Perhaps, for butkman, q. boothman, 
 one who sells goods in a booth. Dunbar. — In edit, 
 1508, it is buthman. 
 BYCHT. V. Lycht Houlate. 
 BICK, s. A bitch ; "the female of the canine kind." 
 
 S. — A. S. bicca, bicce, id. ; Isl. bickia, catella. 
 To BICK AND BIRR, v. n. To cry as grouse, Roxb, 
 Winter Ev. Tales. — Perhaps allied to Belg. bikk-en, 
 to beat, to chop, as denoting the noise made by its 
 wings. V. Bma, 
 To BICKER, Bykkr, v. n. This v., as used in S., does 
 not merely signify, "to fight, to skirmish, to fight off 
 and on," as it is defined in E. dictionaries. It also 
 denotes, 1. The constant motion of weapons ef any 
 kind, and the rapid succession of strokes, in a battle 
 or broil. Wallace. 2. To fight by throwing stones ; 
 S. 8. To move quickly; S. "He came down the 
 gait as fast as he could fttc&er. " 4. It expresses the 
 noise occasioned by successive strokes, by throwing 
 of stones, or by any rapid motion ; S. — C. B. bicre, a, 
 battle ; " Pers. pykar," id. Gi. Wynfc. 
 BICKER, BiKERiNO, s. 1. A fighs carnea on with 
 stones ; a term among schoolboys, 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 
 di.spositions, that delighted in chasing one another 
 from knoll to knoll with sticks and stones. Campbell's 
 Journey. .2. A contention, strife, S. Maillie. 3. 
 A short race, Ayrs. Burns. 
 BICKER, BiQUOUR, s. A bowl, or dish for containing 
 liquor ; properly, one made of wood ; S. JEvergreen. 
 — Germ, becker ; IsL baukur, bikare ; Sw. bagare ; 
 Dan, begere ; Gr. and L. B. fteiKapi, baccarium ; 
 Ital. bicohiere, patera, scyphus. 
 ^^BICKERPU', s. As much of anything as fills a bicker, 
 «1 S. The Pirate. 
 
 BICKERIN', s. Indelicate toying, Dumfr. Synon. 
 
 Bagenin, Fife. V, Bicker-raid. 
 BICKER-RAID, s. The name given to a kind of in- 
 decent frolic which formerly prevailed in harvest, 
 after the labourers had .finislied 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 0, E. 2. To care for, to 
 value. Douglas. From the same origin with Bedis, 
 q.v. 
 BIDDABLE, adj. Obedient; pliable in temper; as. 
 "^ biddable bairn" a child that cneerfully does 
 what is desired ; from, the E. v. to bid, to command. 
 BIDDABLENESS, s. Disposition to obey; compliant 
 
 temper, S. 
 BIDDABLIE, adv. Obediently. 
 To BIDE, Byde, v. a. 1. To await, to wait for. Kelly. 
 2. To wait for, as implying the idea of defiance. 
 Spalding. 3. To suffer, to endure. "He bides a 
 great deal of pain ;" S. Westmorel., id. Ross.— An 
 oblique sense of Moes. G. beid-an, A. S. bid-an, ex- 
 pectare. 
 To BIDE be, v. n. To continue in one state, S. 
 To BIDE or BYD at, v. n. and a. To persist. To abide 
 by. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To BYDE be or by, v. a. To adhere to ; as, " I'll no 
 
 byde be that agreement," S. ; the same as Byde at. 
 To BYDE KNAWLEGE, To bear investigation ; an 
 
 old forensic term. V. Knawlege. 
 BIDE, s. Applied to what one endures. A terrible 
 
 bide ; very acute pain. Loth. 
 BYDINGS, s. pi. Evil endured ; what one has to 
 
 suffer, Ang. Moss. 
 BIDINGS, s. pi. Sufferings. V. Bide, v. 
 BIEYFIR, s. The designation given to the double por- 
 tion of meat formerly allotted, by a chief, to his 
 Galloglach, or armour-bearer, in the Western Isles. 
 Martin's West. Isi.— 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, andAa/; 
 Dan. hav, the sea. 
 BIELD, s. Shelter. V. Beild. 
 To BIELD, V. a. To protect. V. Bktld. 
 BIELY, adj. Affording shelter. Gall. Davids(m's Sea- 
 sons. V. Beildy. 
 BIER, s. Expl. as signifying twenty threads in tlie 
 
 breadth of a web. V. Porter. 
 BIERDLY, BiERLT, adj. Poj/ular Ball.— It is viewed 
 as the same with Burdly, q. v. But to me it seems 
 rather to signify, fit, proper, becoming, from Isl. byr- 
 iar, ber, decet, oportet. 
 BIERLY, adj. Big ; burly. Skinner's Christmas 
 
 Ba'ing. 
 BIERLING, s. A galley, S. B. Statist. Ace. 
 To BIETTLE, Beetle, v. n. 1. To amend ; to grow 
 better ; applied to the state o7 one's health. 2. To 
 recover; applied to the vegetable kingdom; as, 
 "The crap's 6ee<Wn' now." Dimin. from A. S. 6eof- 
 ian, bet-ant couvalescere. 
 BIG, Bigg, s. A particular species of barley, also deno- 
 minated bear, S. Cumb. id. barley. Statist. Ace. 
 V. Chester Bear, — Isl. bygg, hordeum. Dan. byg, 
 Su. G. biugg, id. 
 To BIG, Byg, v. a. To build ; S. Cumb. Westmorel. 
 id. Wallace. — This word occurs in 0. E., although 
 not very frequently. A. S. bycg-an, Isl. bygg-ia, 
 Su. G. bygg-a, aedificare, instruere, a frequentative 
 from bo, id. ; as it is customary with the Goihs thus 
 to augment monosyllables in o ; as sugg-a, from so, a 
 sow. 
 To BIG, V. «. To build a nest. A common use of the 
 term in S. " The gray swallow bigs i' the cot-house 
 wa'." Remains Nithsdale Song. 
 To BIG round one. To surround, Aberdeen. 
 To BIG upon. To fall upon ; to attack, Aberd. ; per- 
 haps referring to the approaches made by a besieging 
 army. 
 BIG-COAT, *. A great-coat, S. 
 
 BYGANE, Bigane, Bygone, adj. 1. Past ; S. The 
 latter is mentioned by Dr. Johnson as "a Scotch 
 word." Acts Ja. I. 2. Preceding ; equivalent to E. 
 predeceased. Douglas- 
 BYGANES, Bigones, used as s. pi. denoting what is 
 past, but properly including the idea of transgression 
 or defect 1. It denotes offences against the sove- 
 reign, 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 money formerly due, 
 but not paid, S. Wodrow. 
 
BIG 
 
 44 
 
 BIL 
 
 BIOOAB, I. A builder, one who carries on a building. 
 AeU Mary. 
 
 BIQQIK, BiooiM, t. A linen cap. Ayrs.— Fr. beffuin- 
 V. BiaoNKT. 
 
 BIGGINO, Btoqyh, Btootnqk, «. A building ; a house, 
 properly of a larger sise, as opposed to a cottage, S. 
 WaUa(».—Biinfin, a buUdlng, Gl. Westmorel. Isl. 
 biffffino, Btructura. 
 
 BIGGIT, part. pa. BuiU.— This word is used in 
 various senses, 8. Bioait land, land where there 
 are houses or buildings, contrasted with one's situa- 
 tion in a solitude, or far from any shelter during a 
 storm, 8. Barbour. Weill biggit, well-grown, lusty. 
 MdvUV* MS. A Weill biggit body is one who has 
 acquired a good deal of wealth, S. B. 
 
 BIGGIT WA'S, t. pi. Buildings; houses, S. Guy 
 Mannering. V. To Bio, Byq. 
 
 BIGGIT, prH. Perhaps, inclined. Kinff Bart.— A.. 
 8. byg-an, flectere. 
 
 BIGHT, i. 1. A loop upon a rope. 2. The inclination 
 of a bay. Loth.— Teut. bigh-en, pandari, incurvari, 
 flecti ; Isl. bugt, cunratura, sinus. V. Bought 
 
 BIGHTSOM, adj. Implying an easy air, and, at the 
 same time, activity, S. B. ifortsora.— Perhaps q. 
 buxom, from A. S. bocsum, flexibilis ; 6ya-an, to bend, 
 
 BIGtY, Bygly, adj. 1. Commodious, or habitable. 
 Bludy Serk. 2. Pleasant, delightful. Bord. Minst. 
 —From A. S. big-an, habitare, and lie, similis. 
 
 BIGLIE, adj. Rather large, Ettr. For. From big, 
 large, q. big-like. 
 
 BIGONET, «. A linen cap or coif. Ramsay. — From 
 the same origin with E. biggin, " a Isind of coif, or 
 linen cap for a young child ;" Philips ; or rather from 
 Fr. beguine, a nun of a certain order in Flanders. 
 
 BIGS, Barbour xix. 302. Pinlc. ed. Leg. Lugis, lodges, 
 
 BYILYEIT, part. pa. Boiled. CKalmer^s Mary. 
 
 BYK. Apparently, an errat. for byt, bite. Dunbar. 
 
 BYKAT, Beikat, s. A male salmon ; so called, when 
 come to a certain age, because of the beak which 
 grows in his under jaw ; Ang. 
 
 BIKE, Byke, Byik, Beik, s. 1. A building, a habita- 
 tion, 8. Gawan and Gol. 2. A nest or hive of bees, 
 wasps, or ants, S. Douglas. 3. A building erected 
 for Uie preservation of grain ; Caithn. Pennant. 4. 
 Metaph. an association or collective body ; 8. Lynd- 
 tay. To ikail the byke, metaph. to disperse an as- 
 sembly of whatever kind ; S. 5. A valuable collec- 
 tion of wliatever kind, when acquired without labour 
 or beyond expectation. 6. In the North of S. it is 
 used in a similar sense, but only denoting trifles.- 
 Isl. biik-ar, denotes a hive, alvear ; and Teut. bie- 
 bock, bie-buyck, apiarium, alvearium, Kilian. The 
 Isl. word is probably from Su. G. bygga, 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 denoting a 
 a habitation. For what is a byke or bee-bike, but a 
 building or nabitation of bees ! 
 
 To BIKE, B. n. To hive ; to gather together like bees,. 
 South of S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 BYKING, t. A hive; a swarm. Syn. Bike, Byke, 
 Ettr. For, Hogg. 
 
 BYBLNYF, Byknife, ». A knife. Perhaps a house- 
 knife, from A. S. bye, habitatio, and cnif, a knife ; 
 or it may be a kn^e lying by one, or at hand. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BYKYNIS, », Bodkins. Aberd. Reg. V. Boikin. 
 
 BIL6IE, s. Shelter, residence; Ang. This, I appre- 
 hend, is a very ancient word. It may be either from 
 
 8u. G. byle, habitaculum, and by, pagus, conjoined, 
 as denoting residence in a village ; or more simply, 
 from Bolby, villa primaria ; from bol, praedium, and 
 by, a village. Thus bolby would signify a village 
 which has a praedium, or territory of its own, an- 
 nexed to it. 
 
 BILCH, (gutt.) ». 1. A lusty person. 2. In Selkirks., 
 a little, crooked, insignificant person. V. Belch. 
 
 To BILCH, {ch soft) V. n. To limp ; to halt, Tweedd, 
 Boxb. Syn. Hilch. Perhaps from Teut. bulcker, in- 
 clinare se ; or Isl, bylta, volutare, hillta, casus 
 lapsus. 
 
 BILCHER, s. One who halts, ibid, 
 
 BILDER, s. A scab, Ang, — A. S. byle, carbunculus, 
 Su. G. bolda or boeld, ulcus, 
 
 BILEDAME, s. A great-grandmother. Colhdbie Sow. 
 Like E. beldam, from Fr. belle-dame. It seems pro- 
 bable that this was an honourable title of consan- 
 guinity ; and that as E. grandam denotes a grand- 
 mother, in 0. Fr, grande-dame had the same sense 
 in common with grande-mere ; and that the next 
 degree backwards was belle-dame, a great-grand- 
 mother. Beldam seems to have fallen into equal 
 disrepute with Luckie, which, as well as JMckie- 
 minnie, still signifies a grandmother, transferred to 
 an old woman, and often used disrespectfully. 
 
 BILEFT, pret. Remained, abode. Sir Tristrem. — 
 A. S. belif-an, superesse, to remain ; 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, catulire, 
 
 BILES, Bylis, s. a game for four persons ; a sort of 
 billiards. Chal. Life of Mary.—TSx. bille, a small 
 bowl or billiard ball. 
 
 BILF, «, A monster. St. Patrick. V. Belch, Bilch. 
 
 BILF, s. A blunt stroke, Ayrs. Jjanarki. Gait's R. 
 Gilhaizt. Beff, Baff, syn, 
 
 BILGET, s. A projection for the support of a shelf, 
 Ac, Aberd. — Teut. bulget, bulga ; 0. Goth, bulg-ia, 
 to swell out. 
 
 BILGET, adj. Bulged, jutting out. Douglas. Su. G. 
 bulg-ia, to swell, whence Isl. bylgia, a billow. Or, 
 Isl. eg beige, curvo ; belgia huopta, inflare buccas. 
 
 To BILL, V. a. 1. To register, to record. Bp. Forbes. 
 2, To give a legal information against, to indict ; 
 synon. with Dtlate, Dilate. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BILL, s. Corr. of E. Bull. Davidson's POems— From 
 Sw. bod-a, Isl. baul-a, to bellow ; Isl. baula, a cow, 
 bauli, a bull. 
 
 To BILLY, V. n. 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, well, Billy 
 benty, I'se mind you for that I" S. From billy, a boy, 
 sense 8, and perhaps A. S. bentith, " that hath ob- 
 tained his desire ;" from bene, a request or boon, and / 
 tifh-ian, ge-tith-ian, to grant. / 
 
 BILLY BLYNDE, Billy Blin, s, 1. The designation 
 given to Brownie, or the lubber fiend, in some of the 
 southern counties of S, Rem. of Nith. Song. 2. 
 Blind-man' s-buflF. As the skin of an animal was 
 generally worn by him who sustained the principal 
 character in Blind-man's-buff, or Blind Harie, the 
 sport may be so denominated from his supposed re- 
 semblance to Brownie, who is always represented as 
 having a rough appearance, and as being covered 
 with hair. V. Blind Hakie. 
 
 BILLYBLINDER, i. 1. The person who hoodwinks 
 
BIL 
 
 45 
 
 BIN 
 
 another in the play of Blind-man's-buff, S. 2. 
 Metaph. used for ablind or imposition. Perils of Man. 
 
 BILLIE, Billy, s. 1. A companion, a comrade. 
 Minstrelsy Border. 2. Fellow, used rather con- 
 temptuously, S. ; synon. chield, chap. Shirrefs. 3. 
 As a term expressive of affection and familarity ; S. 
 Eamsay. 4. A lover, one who is in suit of a woman. 
 Evergreen. Still used in this sense, S. B. 6, A 
 brother, S. Minstrelsy Border. 6. Apparently used 
 in allusion to brotherhood in arms, according to the 
 ancient laws of chivalry. Minstrelsy Border. 7. A 
 joung man. In this sense it is often used ia the pi. 
 The billies, or the young billies, S. B. It is expl. " a 
 stout man, a clever fellow." Gl. Shirr. S. Sometimes 
 it signifies a boy, S. B. as synon. with callan. Boss. 
 — It is probably allied to Su. G. Germ, billig, Belg. 
 billik, equalis ; as denoting those that are on a footing 
 as to age, rank, relation, affection, or employment. 
 
 BILLYHOOD, s. Brotherhood, South of S. Brownie of 
 Bodsbeck. 
 
 BILLIT, adj. "Shod with iron," Rudd. Billit ax. 
 Douglas.— 'ihis, phrase is perhaps merely a circumlo- 
 cution for the bipennis, or large ax. V. Balax. 
 
 BILSH, s. 1. A short, plump, and thriving person or 
 animal; as, "A bilsh o' a callan," a thickset boy, 
 Lanark s. Roxb. Pilch is used in the same sense. 
 2. A little waddling fellow, Ettr. Eor. 
 
 BILSHIE, adj. Short, plump, and thriving, ibid. 
 
 To BILT, v. n. To go lame ; to limp ; also, to walk 
 with crutches, Roxb. 
 
 BILT, ^. A limp, ibid. 
 
 BILT, s. A blow, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 
 BILTER, s. A child, Dumfr. ; Isl. pilter, puellus. 
 
 BILTIE, adj. Thick and clubbish, Lanarks. 
 
 BILTINESS, s. Clubbishness ; clumsiness, ibid. V. 
 
 BULTT. 
 
 BILTIN', part. pr. Limping ; as, biltin' awa'. Syn. 
 Liltin', O. S. — Isl. billta, volutare, prolabi, inverti. 
 
 ToBlM,v.n. To hum, Renfrews. Avarietyof JSwrn, q. v. 
 
 BIM, s. The act of buzzing, ibid. 
 
 BIMMER, s. That which hums, ibid. 
 
 To BIN, V. n. To move with velocity and noise ; as, 
 "He ran as fast as he could 6f«," i. e. move his feet, 
 Fife ; syn. Binner. Allied, perhaps, to Isl. bein-a, 
 expedire, negotium promovere. 
 
 BIN. A sort of imprecation; as, "J?m 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. G. Galloway. — From Gael. 
 ben, id., Lomond bin, being synon. with Benlomond. 
 
 BIND, BiNDE, s. 1. Dimension, size ; especially with 
 respect to circumference. A barrel of a certain bind, 
 is one of certain dimensions, S. ; hence Barrel bind. 
 Acts Ja. III. 2. It is used more generally to denote 
 size in any sense. Acts Mary. 3. Metaph. to denote 
 ability. " Aboon my 6i/id," beyond my power. This 
 is often applied to pecuniary ability, S. This use of 
 the word is evidently borrowed from the idea of 
 binding a vessel with hoops. 4. Used in reference 
 to morals. A . Scott's Poems. 
 
 BIND-POCK, 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 bind. Teut. 
 bindel, ligamen. 
 
 BINDWEED, s. Ragwort, S. Wilson's Renfrews. 
 
 Y. BCNWEDE. 
 
 BIND WOOD, s. The vulgar name for ivy, S ; Hedera 
 helix, Linn. ; pron. binwud. — 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 benwood^ Statist. 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 ; im- 
 mediately designed as a funeral 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. 
 bing, Sw. binge, Isl. bing^, cumulus. 
 
 To BING, V. a. 1. To put into a heap. 2. Denoting 
 the accumulation of money. Tarras's Poems. 
 
 To BYNGE, V. n. To cringe. V. Beenge. 
 
 To BINK, V. a. To press down, so as to deprive any- 
 thing of its proper shape. It is principally used as 
 to shoes, when, by careless wearing, they are allowed 
 to fall down in the heels; S. — 0. Teut. banghen, 
 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 foi-ward in an awkward manner. Loth. 
 
 BINK, s. The act of bending down. A horse is said 
 to give a bink, when he makes a false step in conse- 
 quence of the bending of one of the joints. To play 
 bink, to yield. Loth. 
 
 BINK, s. 1. A bench, a seat ; S. B. Priests ofPeblis. 
 
 2. A wooden frame, fixed to the wall of a house, 
 for holding plates, bowls, spoons, &c., Aug. It is 
 also called a PZaie-racfc ; S. The Antiquary. Colvil. 
 
 3. The long seat beside the fire in a country house. 
 Tarras's Poems. Probably 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. Tarras's Poems. 
 
 BINK, 8. 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 op- 
 posite to it, cuts his peats. Stat. Ace. — Wachter 
 obseiTes that Genn. bank, Su. G. baenk, denote any 
 kind of eminence. V. Benk. 
 
 BINKIE, adj. Gaudy ; trimly dressed, Tweedd. Per- 
 haps 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 company. 
 
 BINNA, V. subst. with the negative afiQxed. Be not, 
 for be na. 
 
 BINNA, BiNNAE, prep. Except, save, but; as, "The 
 folk are a' cum, binnae 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 preserving grain, 
 South of S. — A. S. binne, praesepe. V. Bing, sense 3. 
 
 To BINNER, V. n. 1. To move with velocity, and with 
 a hmnming sound. A wheel is said to binner when 
 driven round with rapidity and emitting a humming 
 sound, Aberd. Mearns. Fife. Lanarks. Syn. Bicker, 
 Birl. 2. To run, or gallop, conjoining the ideas of 
 
mn 
 
 46 
 
 BIR 
 
 quickneM and carelessness, Aberd. Mearns.— Pro- 
 bulriy from 0. B. bmtMwr, swift, fleet; buanred, 
 i»pid ; firom Iman, id. 
 
 BIMNIB, BiiCMniiif, «. A bickering noise, S. B. 
 CkriihMi Ba'ino. At the binner, boiling briskly. 
 
 BINWISD. ▼. Bcirwsoi. 
 
 BTOUS, adj. Bxtraordinary. Byous weather, re- 
 maricable weather, Clydcs. Loth. Aberd. V. Bias. 
 
 BTOUS, adv. Very ; in a great degree. Byoui hungry, 
 jtrj hungry, ibid. 
 
 BTOUSLIB, adv. Extraordinarily ; xincommonly, 
 Loth. Clydes. 
 
 BYOUTOUB, BOOTTIR, «. A gormandizer ; a glutton, 
 Renfrew. Bootyert, SUrlings. Perhaps a metaph. 
 use of Bojftour, the S. name of the bittern, from its 
 supposed voracity. 
 
 BYPASSING, ». Lapse. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BYPAST, adj. Past; reckoned by Dr. Johnson "a 
 term of the Scotch dialect." 
 
 BYPTICIT, part. pa. Dipped or dyed, Houlate.— 
 Lat. baptito. 
 
 BIR, BiRB, t. 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. fioer, life, 
 Tigour, to which vir, virr, the term denoting force 
 Aberd. seems to have aflfinity. V. Beib, 
 
 BIRD, Bkird, Brid, Bcrd, 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, puUulus. Bird, as applied to a damsel, ap- 
 pears to be the common term used in a metaph. sense. 
 S. Used, also metaph., to denote the young of 
 quadrupeds, particularly of the fox. V. Tod's Birds. 
 Perhaps this definitien should rather belong to Bird, 
 Burd, offspring. 
 
 BIRD, Burd, s. Offspring. This term seems to be 
 generally used in a bad sense ; as, witch-burd, the 
 supposed brood of a witch , tvhore's-burd, &c. Loth. 
 Isl. byrd, nativitas, genus, familia. 
 
 BYRD, ». imp. It behoved, it became. Barbour. — 
 A. 8. 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- 
 tavlt ; Germ, berd, ge-baerd, id., sichberd-en, gestum 
 facere. Su. G. boer-a, debere, pret. borde, anciently 
 boerjade. 
 
 BIRD AND JOE, A phrase used to denote intimacy or 
 familiarity. Sitting bird and joe, sitting cheek by 
 jowl, like Darby and Joan, S. 
 
 BIRDIE, t. A diminutive from E. Bird, S. 
 
 BIRD-MOUTH'D, adj. Mealy-mouth'd, S. Ramsay. 
 
 ♦BIRDS, t. pi. "A' the birds in the air;" a play 
 among children, S. 
 
 BIRD'S-NEST, t. Wild carrot. Daucus carrota, Linn, 
 
 BIRDING, ». Burden ; load. Douglas.— A. S. byrthen ; 
 Dan. byrde, id. V. Birth, Byrth. 
 
 BYRE, t. Cowhouse, S. Byer, id. Cumb. Gawan and 
 Gol. — Perhaps allied to Franc, buer, a cottage ; byre, 
 Su. G. byr, a village ; Germ, bauer, habitaculum, 
 cavea; from Su. G. bo, bu-a, to dwell. Or from Isl. bu, 
 a cow ; Gael, bo, id.— Rather from 0. Fr. bouverie, a 
 stall for oxen, from bceuf, an ox. 
 
 BYREMAN, s. A man-servant who cleans the byre or 
 cowhouse on a farm, Berwicks. 
 
 BIRGET THREAD, Birges Threed. Perhaps Bruges 
 thread. Rates. 
 
 BIRK, g. Birch, a tree, S. P^itula alba, Linn. Dvug- 
 las. — A. S. birc ; Isl. biorki ; Teut. berck, id. 
 
 BIREIE, adj. Abounding with biicbes, S. 
 
 BIRK-KNOWE, «. A knoll covered with birches, S 
 Lights and Shadows. 
 
 BIRKIN, BiBKEN, adj. Of, or belonging to birch, S. 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. Gawan and Gol,— A. S. 
 beorcen, id. 
 
 To BIRK, V. n. To give a tart answer ; to converse in 
 a sharp and cutting way, 3. — A. S. birc-an, beorc-an, 
 to bark, q. of a snarling humour. Hence, 
 
 BIRKIE, adj. 1. Tart in speech, S. 2. Lively ; 
 spirited ; mettlesome. Gait. 
 
 BIRKY, «, 1. A lively young fellow ; a person of 
 mettle, S. Poems Buchan Dial. 2. Auld Birkie, 
 " In conversation, analogous to old Boy," Gl. Shir. 
 .Ramsay.— Allied perhaps, to Isl. berk-ia, jactare, to 
 boast ; or biarg-a, opitulari, q. one able to give assis- 
 tance. 
 
 BIRKIE, BiRKY, 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. Beggar-my-neighbour. From Isl. berk-ia, 
 to boast. 
 
 To BIRL, BiRLE, V. a. 1. This word primarily signifies 
 the act of pouring out, or furnishing drink for guests, 
 or of parting it among them. Douglas. 2, To ply 
 with drink. Minst. Border. 3. To drink plantifully, 
 S. Douglas. 4. To club money for the purpose 
 of procuring drink. " I'll birle my bawbie," I will 
 contribute my share of the expense, S. Ramsay.— 
 In Isl. it is used in the first sense ; byrl-a, infun- 
 dere, miscere potem. In A. S-. it occurs in sense 
 third, birl-ian, biril-ian, haurire. Hence byrle, a 
 butler. Isl. byrlar, id, Birle, 0. E. has the same 
 signification. 
 
 To BIRL, V. n. To drink in society, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 To BIRL, V: n. 1. To "make a noise like a cart di-iv- 
 ing over stones, or mill-stones at work." It denotes 
 a constant drilling sound, S. Popular Ball. 2. 
 Used improperly, to denote quick motion in walking, 
 Loth. 3. Sometimes it denotes velocity of motion in 
 whatever way. Davidson's Seasons. 4. To toss up, 
 Loth. Roxb. — Birl seems to be a dimln. from the v. 
 Birr, used in the same sense, formed by means of 
 the letter I, a common note of diminution. 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 jfi. T. We may 
 add, that this termination is frequently used in words 
 which denote a sharp or tingling sound ; as E. vthirl, 
 drill ; S, tirl, skirl, dirl. 
 
 BIRLAW-COURT, also Birlet-Court, V, Bbrlaw, 
 
 BIRLEY-OATS, Barley-Oats, s. pi. A species of 
 oats, S. Statist. Ace. — It seems to have received its 
 name from its supposed resemblance to barley. 
 
 BIRLIE, s. a loaf of bread, S. B. 
 BIRLIE-MAN, s. One who assesses damages ; a parish 
 arbiter; a referee. South of S. Loth. Expl. in Gl. 
 Antiquary ; " the petty oflBcer of a burgh of barony." 
 BIRLIN, s. A long-oared boat of the largest size, often 
 with six, sometimes with eight oars ; generally used 
 by the chieftains in the Western Isles. It seldom 
 had sails. Martin's St. Kilda.—Vroha\)lj of Scandi- 
 navian origin, as Sw. bars is a kind of ship ; and ber- 
 ling, a boat-staff, Seren. I am informed, however, 
 that in Gael, the word is written bhuirlin. 
 BIRLIN, s. A small cake, made of oatmeal or barley- 
 meal ; syn. Tod, Ettr. For. Tweedd. — Gael, builin, 
 signifies a loaf, and bairghean, a cake. 
 BIRLING, s. A drilling noise, S. 
 
BIR 
 
 47 
 
 BIS 
 
 RLING, *. A drinking match, in which, generally, 
 the drink is clubbed by the company. Bride of Lam- 
 mermoor. 
 
 RN, 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. bryn, a hill ; Su. Q. Irun, vertex mentis ; 
 Isl. hryn and brun, a height in a general sense. 
 To BIRN Lambs. To put them on a poor dry pasture. 
 Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 IRNY, adj. 1. Covered with the scorched stems of 
 heath that has been set on fire, S. 2. Having a 
 rough or stunted stem ; applied to plants, t. e. like 
 the stems of burnt heath, furze, &c., Loth. V. 
 
 BiRNS. 
 
 BIRN, g. 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. 
 hry, matrix, vulva. 
 I To BIRN, V. a. To burn. V. Bryn. 
 ' BIRN, BiRNE, s. 1. A burnt mark, S. Acts Cha. 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 abbreviation of A. S. byrthen, burden ; 
 if not from C. B. bwrn, onus, byrn-ia, onerare. 
 Davies. 
 
 BIRNIE, Btrnip, J. A corslet ; a brigandine. Douglas. 
 A. S. byrn, byrna ; Isl. hryn, 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 con- 
 sumed, S. Pennycuik. — A. S. byrn, incendium. 
 
 BIRR, s. Force. V. Beir. 
 
 To BIRR, V. n. 1. To make a whirring noise, especially 
 . in motion ; the same with birl, S. Douglas. It is 
 often used to denote the sound made by a spinning- 
 wheel. The Entail. 2. To be in a state of confusion, 
 S. B. It seems to signify the confusion in the head 
 caused by violent exercise. Skinner. V. Beir, S. 
 
 BIRR, Birl, s. The whizzing sound of a spinning- 
 wheel, or of any other machine, in rapid gyration. 
 Gl. Surv. 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, Btrss, Birssis, s. 1. A bristle ; "a sow's 
 birse," the bristle of a sow, S. Evergreen. 2. Me- 
 taph. for the beard. Knox. 3. Metaph. for the 
 indication of rage or displeasure. "To set up one's 
 lirse," to put one in a rage. The birse is also said to 
 rise, when one's temper becomes warm, in allusion to 
 animals fenced with bristles, that defend themselves, 
 or express their rage in this way, S. Course of Con- 
 formitie.—A. S. byrst ; Germ, borst, burst; Su. G. 
 borst, id. Ihre derives it from burr, a thistle. Sw. 
 saettia up borsten, to put one in a rage ; borsta sig, 
 to give one's self airs, E. to bristle up. Hence the 
 origin of E. brush ; for Sw. borst, is a brush, borsta, 
 to brush, from bcyrst, seta ; a brush being made of 
 bristles. 
 
 BIRSALL, i. A dye stufiT. Perhaps for Brasell, or 
 Fernando buckwood. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To BIRSE, BiRZE, Brize, v. a. 1. To bruise, S. 
 
 Watson. Police of Honour. Brise is common in 
 0. 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. brys-en ; Ir. bris-im ; Fr. 
 bris-er, id. 
 
 BIRSS Y, adj. 1. Having bristles ; rough, S. Douglas. 
 2. Hot-tempered ; easily irritated, S. 3. Keen ; 
 sharp ; applied to the weather. "A birssy day," a 
 cold, bleak day, S, B. 4. Metaph. used in regard to 
 severe censure or criticism. 
 
 BIRSE, Brize, s. 1. A bruise, S. Gait. 3. The act 
 of pressing ; the pressure made by a crowd ; as, " We 
 had an awfu' birse," S. 
 
 To BIRSLE, BiRSTLE, Brissle, v. 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. Bor. brusle, id. To diy; as, "The 
 sun brusles the hay," i.e. dries it. — Su. G. brasa, a 
 lively fire ; whence Isl. brys, ardent heat, and bryss-a, 
 to act with fervour, ec breiske, torreo, aduro ; A. S. 
 brastl, glowing, brastlian, to burn, to make a crack- 
 ling noise. 
 
 BIRSLE, Brissle, s. 1. A hasty toasting or scorching, 
 S. Apparently that which is toasted. 
 
 BIRST, s. Brunt. To dree or stand the birst ; to bear 
 the brunt, Roxb. — From A. S. byrst, berst, malum, 
 damnum, q. sustain the loss ; or byrst, aculeum. 
 
 To BIRST, V. n. To weep convulsively ; to birst and 
 greet, Aberd. This appears to be a provincial pro- 
 nunciation of E. burst ; as, "She burst into tears." 
 
 ♦ BIRTH, s. An establishment ; an ofiSce ; a situation, 
 good or bad, S. Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 BIRTH, Byrtd, s. Size ; bulk ; burden. Douglas. 
 "V. BuRDiNG. — Isl. byrd, byrth-ur, byrth-i ; Dan. 
 iyrde ; Su. G. boerd, burden ; whence byrding, navis 
 oneraria. The origin is Isl. ber-a ; Su. G. baer-a j 
 A. S. ber-an, byr-an, portare. 
 
 BIRTH, s. A current in the sea, caused by a furious 
 tide, but taking a diflferent 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, BiRUN, part. pa. Past; *^ By run rent." 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BY-RUNIS, Byrunnis, s. pi. An-ears. Slcene. This 
 is formed like By-ganes, q. v. 
 
 BYRUNNING, part. pr. Waved. Douglas. —Moes. 
 G. birinn-an, percm-rere. 
 
 BYSENFU', adj. Disgusting, Roxb.— Isl. bysn, a pro- 
 digy, 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, v. 
 
 BISHOP, s. 1. A peevish, ill-natured boy ; as, "A 
 canker'd bishop," Lanarks. This seems to have ori- 
 ginated among the common 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. Apologet. Relation. — A. S. biscoprice, 
 episcopatus. 
 
 BISHOP'S FOOT. It is said, The Bishop's foot has 
 been in the broth, when they are singed, S. Tyndale 
 
BYS 
 
 48 
 
 BIZ 
 
 This phmM aeems to hare had its origin in times of 
 Popery, when the clergy had such extensive influence, 
 that hardly anything could be done without their 
 interference. A similar phrase is used A. Bor. "TAe 
 Bi*kop has tet hit foot in it," a saying in the North, 
 used for milk that is burnt-to in boiling. 
 
 BY-SHOT, ». One who is set aside for an old maid, 
 Buchan. Tarra't Poems. 
 
 BY8YNT, adj. Monstrous. Wyntovm. V, Bismiko, 
 Ac. 
 
 BI8KET, f. Breast. V. Brisket. 
 
 BISM, Btstmk, BisNB, Bisink, t. Abyss ; gulf. 
 Dimglas. Pr. abysme ; Gr. atvaaog. 
 
 BISMARE, Btsmee, s. A steelyard, or instrument for 
 weighing resembling it ; sometimes bissimar, S. B. 
 Orlcn. Barry. V. Pundlar. — Isl. bismari, besmar, 
 libra, trUtina minor ; Leg. West. Goth, bismare ; Su. 
 G. besman ; Teut. bosem,er, id. stater ; Kilian. G. 
 Andr. derives this word from Isl. bes, a part of a 
 pound weight. 
 
 BISMARE, BisMERB, s. 1. A bawd. 2. A lewd woman, 
 in general. Douglas. — " P. ab A. 8. bismer, contu- 
 melia, aut bismerian, illudere, dehonorare, poUuere," 
 Rudd. 
 
 BISMER, «. The name given to a species of stickle- 
 baclc, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 BISMING, Byisming, Byisning, Btsenino, Bysynt, 
 adj. Horrible ; monstrous. Douglas. V. Byssym. 
 
 BISON, *. The wild ox, anciently common in S. 
 Pennant. 
 
 BYSPEL, Byspalb, s. A person or thing of rare or 
 wonderful qualities ; frequently used ironically ; as, 
 " He's just a byspel," he is an uncommon character, 
 Roxb. Teut. by-spel ; Germ, beyspiel, an example, 
 a pattern, a model. — A. S. bispell, bigspell, an 
 example, &c. ; also, a byword, a proverb ; from bi, 
 big, de, of, concerning, and spel, a story, a speech, 
 Ac. 
 
 BYSPEL, adv. Very, extraordinarily. Byspel weel, 
 very well, exceedingly well, Roxb. 
 
 BY-SPEL, s. An illegitimate child, Roxb. North of 
 E. id. Low E. bye-blow. 
 
 BYSPRENT, part. pa. Besprinkled ; overspread. 
 Douglas. Belg. besprengh-en, to sprinkle. 
 
 BISSARTE, BissKTTE, ». A buzzard ; a kind of hawk. 
 Acts Ja. II. — Germ, busert ; Fr. bussart, id. 
 
 To BYSSE, Bizz, v. n. To make a hissing noise, as hot 
 iron plunged into water, S. Douglas. — Belg. bies-en, 
 to hiss like serpents. 
 
 BISSE, Bizz, s. 1. A hissing noise, S. 2. A buzz ; 
 a bustle. Ferguson. 
 
 BISSET, s. Apparently plate of gold, silver, or copper, 
 with which some stiafiFs were striped. Chalmers's 
 Mary. Fr. bisete, bisette, id. 
 
 BYSSYM, Bysyh, Besuu, Bysn, Bissome, Bpssomb, 
 Bysnino, s. 1. A monster. Houlate. 2. A prodigy ; 
 something portentous 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. Macpherson, vo. Bysynt, mentions A. S. bys- 
 morfull, horrendus. Isl. bysmarfull has the same 
 sense ; bysna, to portend ; bysn, a prodigy, grande 
 quod ac ingens, G. Andr. 
 
 BISTAYD, BiSTODE, pret. Perhaps, surrounded. Sir 
 Tristrem. — A. S. bestod, circiundedit, from bestand-an; 
 Teut. besteen, circumsistero, circumdare. 
 
 BISTER, s. Expl. "a town of land in Orkney; as, 
 Hobbister, i.e. a town or district of high land ; Swan- 
 bister, corr. Swarribister, supposed to signify the town 
 
 of Sweno." " A considerable number [of names of 
 places in Orkney and Shetland] end in ster and bister ; 
 as, Swaraster, Kirkabister, &c. It is probable, how- 
 ever, that the names at present supposed to end in 
 ster, are abbreviations from seter. Both imply settle- 
 ment 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, s. A term of contempt, the 
 precise meaning of which seems to be lost. Folwart. 
 Several similar terms occur, as Fr. bistorie, crooked, 
 boister, to limp ; bustarin, a great lubber. 
 
 BIT, s. A vulgar term used for food, S, Bit and baid, 
 meat and clothing, S. B. Ross. Although baid be 
 understood of clothing, I suspect that it, as well as 
 bit, originally signified food, from A. S. bead, a tabic. 
 
 BYT, s. A blow or stroke, Aberd. Banflf. Douglas.— 
 A. S. byt, morsus, metaph. used. 
 
 * BIT, s. 1. Denoting a place, or particular spot ; as, 
 " He canna stan' in a, bit," he is continually changing 
 his situation. Chiy Mannering. 2. Applied to time ; 
 " Stay a wee bit," stay a short while. Black Dwarf. 
 3. The nick of time ; the crisis, S. 0. " In the bit o' 
 time." Burns. 4. Often used in conjunction with a 
 substantive instead of a diminutive ; as, a bit bairn, 
 a little child, S. Antiquary. 5. Used as a diminu- 
 tive 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 
 
 BITTIE, s. A little bit, S. B. Synon. with bittock, 
 S. A. Pron, buttie or bottie, Aberd.— Dan. bitte, 
 pauxillus, pauxillulus. 
 
 BIT AND BRAT. V. Brat, s. 
 
 BIT AND BUFFET WPT. One's sustenance accom- 
 panied with severe or unhandsome usage. S. Prov. 
 
 BITE, s. 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 neces- 
 saries of life, S. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 
 BYTESCHEIP, s. A contemptuous term, meant as a 
 play on the title of Bishop. Bite, or devour the 
 sheep. Semple. 
 
 BITTILL, BiTTLE, s. A beetle ; a heavy mallet, espe- 
 cially one used for beating clothes. Houlxte. The 
 Pirate. 
 
 To BITTLE, BiTTiL, v. a. To beat with a beetle ; as, 
 to bittle lint, to beat flax. Loth. 
 
 BITTLIN, s. The battlements of any old building. 
 Ayrs., q. battelling. 
 
 BITTRIES, s. pi. Buttresses. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BITTOCK, s. 1. A little bit, S. Glenfergus. 2. A small 
 portion, applied to space ; as, " A mile and a bittock." 
 Guy Mannering. V. the letter K. 
 
 To BYWAUE, V. a. To cover ; to hide ; to cloak. 
 Douglas. — A. S. bewaef-an ; Moes. G. biwaib-jan, id. 
 
 BYWENT, part. adj. Past, in reference to time; 
 synon. Bygane. Bellenden. — Moes. G. bi, postea; 
 A. S. wendan, ire. 
 
 BIZZ, s. To take the bizz ; applied to cattle when, 
 from being stung with the gadfly, they run madly 
 about. 
 
 To BIZZ, V. n. To hiss. V. Bysse. 
 
 To BIZZ, Bizz about, v. n. To be in constant motion , 
 to bustle, S. Su. G. bes-a, a term applied to beasts 
 which, when beset with wasps, drive hither and 
 
BIZ 
 
 49 
 
 BLA 
 
 thither; Teut. hies-en, hys-en, furente ac violento 
 I impetuagitari, Kilian. 
 
 [JIZZEL, s. A hoop or ring round the end of any tube, 
 I Roxb. This is merely a peculiar use of E.fiezei, 6e«if, 
 : that part of a ring in which the stone is fixed. 
 LUZZY, adj. Busy, S— A. S bysig ; Belg. besig, id. ; 
 
 or Su. G. besa, which denotes the violent motion of 
 
 an animal harassed ))y the gadfly. V. Besy. 
 JLA, Blae, adj. 1. Livid ; a term frequently 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 atmos- 
 phere. A blae day, a day when the sky looks hard 
 
 and lurid, e.specially when accompanied with a thin, 
 
 cold wind that produces shivering. — Su. Gr. blaa, Isl. 
 
 bla-r, Germ, blaw, Belg. blauw, Franc, plauu, 
 
 livid us, glaucus. 
 To BLAAD, V. a. To suMy ; to dirty ; to spoil ; as, 
 
 " the biaadin o' the sheets," Aberd. Perhaps the 
 
 same with Blad, v. sense 2. 
 BLAAD. s. A stroke, Galloway. V. Blaud. 
 BLAB, s. A small globe or bubble, Lanarks V. Blob. 
 To BLABBER, Blaber, Bleber, v. n. To babble, to 
 
 speak indistinctly. R. Bruce.— Te\A. blabber-en, 
 
 confuse et inepte garrire, Jan. vo Blab. Hence, 
 BLABEHING, s. Babbling. Douglas. 
 BLABER, s. A kind of cloth imported from France. 
 
 Keith's Hist. Perhaps from Fr. blafard, bloffard, 
 
 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 contradistinction 
 
 to that which is tinned, called White-airn, S. 
 BLACKAVICED, adj. Dark of the complexion, S. 
 
 from black, aud Fr. vis, the visage. Ramsay. 
 BLACKBELICKIT. Used as a s. and equivalent to E. 
 
 nothing ; as, "What did ye see ?" Blackbelickit, i. e. 
 
 " I saw nothing at all," Lanarks. In other parts of 
 
 S. DeHl 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 
 
 ofS. 
 BLACK-BOYDS, s. pi. 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 different monasteries. 
 
 Perhaps so denominated because they were written 
 
 with black ink, in contradistinction to the Rubrics, 
 
 wh^ch were written with red ink. 
 BLACK-BURNING, adj. Used in reference to shame, 
 
 when it is so great as to produce deep blushing, or to 
 
 crimson the countenance, S. Rammy. — Su. G. Isl. 
 
 blygd, shame, bl ashing ; blygd-a, to blush ; q. the 
 
 burning of blushes. 
 BLACK-COCK, s. The Heath-cock, black Game, S. 
 
 Tetrao tetrix, Linn. V. Penn. Zool. p. 266. Tetrao 
 
 sen Urogallus minor. — GalluspalustrisScoticus, 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. 
 
 Wavcrley. 
 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. Ac, 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 recently spawned. 
 V. Reid-Fische. 
 
 BLACK-FISHER, s. One who fishes illegally at night. 
 V. Black-Fishing. 
 
 BLACK-FISHING, s. Fishing for salmon, under 
 night, by means of torches, S. So termed, perhap.s, 
 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. v. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 BLACK-FROST. Frost without rime or snow lying on 
 the ground, as opposed to white frost, equivalent to 
 E. hoar frost. 
 
 BLACK-HEAD, s. The Powit-gull, Shetl. Neill. 
 
 BLACK-HUDIE, s. The coal-head, a bird, Roxb. 
 Black bannet, syn. Clydes. 
 
 BLACKYMORE, s. A negro ; the vulgar pron. of 0. 
 E. blackamore. 
 
 BLACKLEG, s. A disease in cattle ; the same as Black 
 Spaul, q. V. Ettr. For. 
 
 BLACK-LEG, *. A matchmaker. Syn. Black-foot. 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 BLACKLIE, adj. Ill-coloured ; having a dirty ap- 
 pearance ; applied to clothes that are ill-washed, or 
 that have been soiled in the drying, Ang. — From A. 
 S. bloc, blaec, and lig, similis, q. having the likeness 
 of what is black. 
 
 BLACK-MAIL. V. Mail. 
 
 BLACK MILL. A corn-mill of the ancient construc- 
 tion, with one wheel only, which lies horizontally 
 under the mill-stone, Argyles. 
 
 BLAC MONE, Black Money. The designation given 
 to the eai-ly copper currency of S. in the reign of 
 James III. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 BLACK-NEB, s. One viewed as disaflfected to govern- 
 ment, S. Antiquary. 
 
 BLACK-NEBBED, Black-Nebbit, adj. 1. Having a 
 black bill. 2. Applied to those who are viewed as 
 inimical to the existing 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. Antiquary. 
 
 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 sixpence ; sup- 
 posed 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 con- 
 stantly 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 Blackfoot. 
 
 BLACK SPAUL. A disease of cattle, S. " The Black 
 Spaul 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 
 lameness in the fore foot, and the common remedy is 
 4 
 
BLA 
 
 50 
 
 BLA 
 
 immediate bleeding." Prt« Essays, Uighl. Soc. S. 
 11. 207. 
 BLACK-STANB, BiacKSTONi, «. 1. The designation 
 given to a dark-coloured stone, uned in some of th<; 
 Scottish unlTerslties, as the seat on which a student 
 •its at a public examination, meant to test the pro- 
 gress he has made in his studies. This examination 
 is caUed 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 examinations is still literally retained." 
 Bower's Hist. Univ. 2. The term has been used 
 metaph. to denote the examination itself. MelvilVs 
 Diary. 
 BLACK SUGAR, s. Spanish licorice, S. 
 BLACK TANG, s. Fucusvesiculosus, 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, 
 
 8. MKenzi^s Inst. 
 BLACK-WATCU, s. The designation given, from the 
 dark colour of their tartan, to the companies of loyal 
 Highlanders, raised after the rebellion in 1715, for 
 preserving peace in the Highland districts. They 
 formed the nucleus of what was aftenvards embodied 
 as the brave 42d Regiment. Waverley. 
 BLACK WEATHER, ». Rainy weather, Selkirks. 
 BLACK WINTER, s. The last cart-load of grain 
 
 brought home from the harvest-field, Dumfr. 
 To BLAD, V. n. To walk in a clumsy manner, taking 
 long steps, and treading heavily, Dumfr. Lamp, 
 Loth. Clydes.— 'Teut. be-laed-en, degravare, onerare. 
 — Or, perhaps, to pass over great blads of the road in 
 a short time. 
 BLAD, s. 1. A long and heavy step in walking, 
 Dumfr. ; syn. Lamp, Clydes. 2. A person walking 
 with long and heavy steps, Dumfr. ; syn. a Lumper, 
 Clydes. 
 BLAD, Blaud, ». A large piece of anything, a con- 
 siderable portion, S. expl. " a flat piece of anything," 
 Gl. Burns. Polwart. " 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. Mel- 
 vilVs 3/.S — This word, as perhaps originally applied 
 to food, may be from A. S. blaed, fruit of any kind ; 
 blaed, bled, also denoted pot-herbs ; Ir. bladh, a part ; 
 bladh-am, I break. 
 Blads asd 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 constitution ; 
 whose strength is not in proportion to his size or 
 looks ; often applied to a young person, who has be- 
 come 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 com ; as 
 both often shoot out so rapidly as to give the idea of 
 weakness ; or, to Germ, blode, the original sense of 
 which is, weak, feeble. 
 BLAD, s. A portfolio, S. B. Picfccn.— A s,the E. word 
 is comp. of Fr. porter, to carry, and feuille, a leaf ; 
 the S. term has a similar origin, being evidently from 
 Su. G. blad, A. S. llaed, folium. 
 To BLAD. 1. Used impers. " Jts bladdin on o' weet" 
 the rain is driving on ; a i>hrase that denotes inter- 
 mitting showers accompanied with squalls, S. 2. To 
 slap, to strike ; to drive by striking, or with violence, 
 
 S, Dad. synon. Evergreen. 3. To abuse, to mal- 
 treat in whatever way, Aberd. Corn is said to be 
 bladdit, when overtlirowu by wind. 4. To use 
 abusive language, Aberd. S. A. 5. To spoil ; to 
 fatigue with wet and mire ; Gl. Surv. Nairn. — Germ. 
 Modern is used in the first sense. Es blodert, it 
 storms and snows ; also, blat-en, to blow. Isl. 
 blaegt-a indeed signifies, to be moved by the wind, 
 motari aura ; 0. Fr. plaud-er, to bang, to maul. 
 BLAD, Blaad, Blaud, s. A severe blow or stroke, S. 
 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 BLAD, s. A squall ; always including the idea of rain, 
 8. A heavy fall of rain is called "a Wad of weet," 
 S. B. 
 BLADDY, adj. Inconstant, unsettled ; applied 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. E. Bruce.— Taut. 
 
 blaeterije, jactantia, vaniloquentia. 
 BLADDERAND, Bladdrand. V. Blether. 
 BLADDERSKATE, s. Expl. "An indistinct or indis- 
 creet talker," South of S. Song, Maggy Lauder. — 
 Perhaps from Su. G. bladdra, to babble, and skata, a 
 Magpie. 
 To BLADE, V. a. To nip the blades off colewort, 8. 
 
 Edin. Mag. 
 BLADE, s. The leaf of a tree, S.— A. S. blaed, bled ; 
 Su. G. Isl. Belg. fiJad, Germ, blat, Alem. |)Ja«, id. ; 
 perhaps the part pa. of A. S. blew-an, blotvan, Horere, 
 to bud, to burgeon; blaewed, q. what is Mowed, or 
 shot forth ; just as Franc, bluat, flos, is from bly-en, 
 florere. 
 BLAD HAET. Nothing ; not a whit.—" Blad haet did 
 she say," she said nothing. Somewhat equivalent to 
 Fient haet, i.e. fient a whit : so Blad haet, bang the 
 haet, confound the bit ! V. Hait, Hate, and Blad, v. 
 BLADIE, Blaudie, adj. Applied to plants having a 
 number of large broad leaves growing out from the 
 main stem, and not on branches ; as, " blaudie kail," 
 blaudie beans, &c., S. V. Blad, Blaud, s. 
 BLADOCH, Bledoch, Bladda, s. Butteiinilk, S. B. 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Ir. bladh-ach, Gael, blath-ach, 
 id. C. B. blith, milk in general. 
 BLADRY, s. Expl. "trumpery." Kelly. — It may be 
 
 either the same with Bladarie, or Blaidry, q.v. 
 BLADROCK, s. A talkative, silly fellow, Dumfr. V. 
 
 Blether, v. 
 BLAE, adj. Livid. V. Bla. 
 
 To Look Blab. To look blank; bavteftheappearance 
 of disappointment. Hence a Mae-face, S. M. Sruee. 
 BLAENESS, s. Lividness. Upp. Clydes. V. Bla. "- 
 To BLAE, V. n. 1 To bleat as lambs do ; louder than 
 to Mae, Roxb. 2. Used in the language of reprehen- 
 sion, in regard to children ; generally, to Mae and 
 greet. — Fr. beler, signifies to bleat, and C. B. Maw, a 
 ciy. 
 BLAE, 8. A loud bleat, Roxb. 
 BLAE, s. A kinid of blue-coloured clay, or soft slate, 
 
 found as a substratum, S. 0. 
 BLAE, Blay, s. The rough parts of wood left in con- 
 sequence of boring or sawing, S. B. Germ, bleh, thin 
 leaves or plates ; lamina, bracteola, Wachter. Norw. 
 Moee, what is hacked small in woods. JIaUager. 
 BLAES, s. pi. Laminae of indurated clay, S. Law Case. 
 BLAE-BERRY, s. The Billberry ; Vaccinium myrtil- 
 lus, Linn. Ramsay. — Sw. Ma-haer, vaccinium, Seren. 
 Isl. blaber, myrtilli ; G. Andr. 
 
BLA 
 
 51 
 
 BLA 
 
 BLAFFEN, «. The loose flakes or lamina of a stoue. 
 Fluthers, syn. Fife.— Teut. blaf, planus. V. Blae 
 and Blaes. 
 To BLAFLUM, v. a. To beguile, S. Ramsay. V, 
 Bleflum. 
 
 BLAIDIT, part. pa. Apparently the same with Blad. 
 v., to slap, to abuse, &c; Pitscottie. 
 
 BLAIDRY, Bladdrie, s. 1. Nonsense ; foolish talk. 
 Bxmsay. 2. Sometimes it would seem equivalent to 
 E. flummery or syllabub, as if it denoted unsubstan- 
 tial food. M. Brace's Lict. 3. The phlegm ttiat is 
 forced up in coughing, especially when in a great 
 quantity. The Criefif beadle viewed this as the pri- 
 mary sense, when he said to an old minister, after 
 .preaching, " Ye'U be better now. Sir, ye hae gotten a 
 hantle blethrie aff your stammock the day." 4. Empty 
 parade ; or perhaps vain commendation, unmerited 
 applause. V. Bladry, and Blether, v. 
 
 BLAIDS, $. pi. A disease. Watson's Coll.— A. S. 
 blaedr, Su. G. blaedot, and Germ, blater, denote a 
 pimple, or swelling with many reddish pimples that 
 eat and spread. A. S. bleacth, leprosy. 
 
 BLATN, s. a mark left by a wound, the discolouring 
 of the skin after a sore, S. Rutherford. — A. S. 
 blegene, Belg. bleyne, pustula. But our term is more 
 closely allied to Isl. blina, which is not only ren- 
 dered pustula, but also, caesio ex verbere ; G. Andr. 
 Germ, blae-en, to swell. 
 
 .BLAIN, s. 1. A blank, a vacancy. A blain in afield, 
 a place where the grain has not sprung. Loth. 2. In 
 pi. blains, empty grain, Banflfs. — Probably a metaph. 
 use of the pi-eceding word ; or from A. S. blinne, 
 cessatio, intermissio. 
 
 BLAINY, adj. Applied to a field with frequent blanks 
 in the crop, from the grain not having sprung up. 
 Loth. 
 
 To BLAINOH, v. a. To cleanse.— From E. blanch, 
 Fr. blanch-ir, to whiten. 
 
 To BLAIR, Blare, v. n. 1. To make a noise ; to cry 
 loud, Ang, Roxb. 2. To bleat as a sheep or goat, S. 
 A. T. Scott. V. Blairand. 
 
 BLAIR, Blare, s. 1. A loud sound ; a cry, S; A. 
 Jacobite Relics. 2. The bleat of a sheep, Roxb. — 
 Teut. blaer-en, boare, mugire, Gael, blaer-am, to cry, 
 blaer, a ciy. 
 
 BLAIRAND, part. pr. Roaring ; crying.— Teut. blaer- 
 en, mugire. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 BLAIR, s. That part of flax which is afterwards used 
 in manufacture, properly after it has been steeped, 
 and laid out for being dried ; for, after being dried, it 
 it is called lint, S. This in E. is denominated harle. 
 — Sw. blaer, haids of flax ; but rather from Isl. blaer, 
 aura, because it is thus exi^osed to the drought. 
 
 To BLAIR, V. n. To become diy by exposure to the 
 drought, Ang. 
 
 BLAIRIN, s. The ground appropriated for drying flax, 
 Ang. This term also denotes the ground on which 
 peats are laid out to be dried, Ang. 
 
 BLAIS'D, part. pa. Soured, Ang. Fife. V. Blbeze. 
 
 BLAISE, Bleeze, s. The Blaise of wood ; those par- 
 ticles which the wimble scoops out in boring. Clydes. 
 V. Blae, Blay. 
 
 To BLAISTER, v. a. To blow with violence. A. S. 
 blaestan, insufflare. E. blunter seems to be originally 
 the samewoid. 
 
 BLAIT, adj. Naked ; bare, Pr. of Peblis. 
 
 BLAIT, Blate, Bleat, adj. 1. Bashful ; sheepish, S. 
 v. Blout, adj. 2. Modest; unassuming; not for- 
 ward; diffident. Old Mortality. 3. Curt; rough; 
 
 uncivil, Ang. Aberd. Spalding. 4. Stupid ; easilv 
 deceived. Gl. Surv. Nairn and Moray. 5. Blunt ; 
 unfeeling ; a secondary sense. Douglas. 6. Dull ; 
 in relation to a market ; as, "a blate fair." Ross. 
 7. Metaph. 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 bi-aird," Clydes.— 0. 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. Tlie word seems to be primarily applied 
 to things which are softened by moisture. Mollis, 
 limosus, maceratus. Hence ased to signify what is 
 feminine ; as opposed to huatar, masculine. It also 
 signifies, timid. Bleyde, softness, fear, shame ; hug- 
 bleith, softness of mind ; Germ. Su. G. blode^ Belg. 
 blood, mollis, tlmidus. 
 BLAITLIE, adv. Bashfully, S. 
 BLAIT-MOUIT, adj. Bashful ; sheepish ; q. ashamed 
 
 to open one's mouth. 
 BLAITIE-BUM, s. Simpleton ; stupid fellow. Lynd- 
 say. — If this be the genuine orthography, perhaps 
 from Teut. blait, vaniloquus ; or rather, blait, 
 sheepish, and bomme, tympanum. But it is gene- 
 rally written Batie-bum, q. v. 
 BLAIZE, s. A blow, Aberd. Christmas Ba'ing. — 
 Su. G. blaasa ; Teut. blaese, a wheal, a pustule ; the 
 efl'ect being put for the cause. S. B. bleach, syn. 
 DLAK of the EIE, the apple of the eye, S. R. Bruce. 
 BLAKWAK, s. The bittern. V. Bewter. 
 BLAMAKING, s. The act of discolouring or making 
 
 livid by a stroke. Aberd. Reg. 
 BLAN, pret. Caused to cease. Gawan 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, Blink. 
 BLANCHART, adj. White. Gawan and Gol.—Yv 
 blanc, blanche, id. The name blanchofrds is givea to 
 a kind of linen cloth, the yarn of which has been 
 twice bleached before it was put into the loom. Per- 
 haps immediately from Teut. blandce, 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 superior, in full 
 of all services, as an acknowledgement of his right, 
 either in money, or in some other subject, as a 
 penny money, a pair of gilt spurs," &c. Ersk. Inst. 
 The term may have originated fi'om the substitution 
 of payment in white, or silver money, instead of a 
 duty in the produce of the land. Hence the phiuse 
 Fre Blanche. 
 BLANCIS, s. pi. Ornaments worn by those who re- 
 presented Moors in the Pageant exhibited at Edin- 
 burgh, 1590. Watson'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. v. 
 BLAND, s. Some honourable piece of dress worn by 
 knights and men of rank. Maitland Poems — 
 Blanda, according to Bullet, is a robe adorned with 
 pui-ple, 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, V. a. To mix ; to blend. Douglas.— Sa. 
 G. Isl. bland-a, to mix. 
 
BLA 
 
 62 
 
 BLA 
 
 , BLAND, I. An engagement. Bavf Coilyear. Pro- 
 bably »n errat. for band. 
 
 BLAND, «. A very agreeable acid beverage used in 
 the Shetland Islands, made of buttermilk. Brand. 
 — Isl. blanda, cinnus, mixtura, pro potu, aqua mixto ; 
 8u. G. bland, dicebatur mel aqua permixtum. 
 
 BLANDED BEAR. Barley and common bear mixed, 
 B.'Statitt. vice.— From Su. G. Uand-a is formed 
 blantaed, meslln or mixed corn. 
 
 To BLANDER, v. a. 1. To diffuse .or disperse in a 
 scanty and scattered way ; often applied to seed-corn. 
 This is said to be blander'd, when very thinly sown, 
 Fife. 2. To babble ; to diffuse any report, such es- 
 pecially as tends to injure the character of another, 
 S. 3. Sometimes used to denote the want of regard 
 to truth in narration ; a thing very common with 
 tattlers, 8. B.— Perhaps from Isl. bland-a ; Dan. 
 bland-er, to mingle, as denoting the blending of 
 truth with falsehood. 
 
 BLANDISH, «, The grain left uncut by careless 
 reapers, generally in the furrows during a kemp, 
 Roxb. Perhaps q. "an interval." — Su. G. bland, 
 tbland, inter, between, from bland-a, miscere. 
 
 BLANDISH, J. Flattery, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems.— 
 O. Pr. blandice, blandys, caresse, flatterie ; Roque- 
 fort. 
 
 BLANDIT, part. pa. Flattered ; soothed. Dunbar.— 
 Fr. blandi, id. blander, to soothe ; Lat. blandiri. 
 
 BLANDRIN, s. 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, t. Meaning doubtful; perhaps, colours. 
 Spalding. V. Blue Blanket. 
 
 BLARDIT, part adj. Short-winded ; broken-winded, 
 Ettr. For. — A. S. blawere, couflator ; or from blaw-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 flalteiy — Fr. baliverne, a lie, fib, 
 gull ; also, a babbling, or idle discourse." Cotgr. 
 
 To BLART, V. n. To Mart down ; to fall flat in the 
 mud, Dumfr. 
 
 To BLASH, V. a. To soak ; to drench. ■"To blash 
 one's stomach," to drink too copiously of any weak 
 and diluting liquor, S. Picken's Poems. — Perhaps 
 radically the same with plash, from Germ, platz-en. 
 V. Plash. 
 
 BLASH, t. 1. A heavy fall of rain ; "ablash 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. 
 
 BLASHY, adj. 1. Deluging ; sweeping away by 
 inundation, S. Ramsay. 2. Applied to meat or 
 drink that is thin, weak, flatulent, or viewed as de- 
 bilitating to the stomach, S. Blashy, " Thin, poor ; 
 North umb." 
 
 BLASNIT, adj. Perhaps, bare, bald, without hair. 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Germ, bloss, bare, Uoss-en, to 
 make bare ; or rather, Teut. bles, calvus, whence 
 blesse frons capillo nuda. 
 
 To BLASON, V. a. To prochiim publicly by means of a 
 herald. Bellenden. 
 
 BLASOWNE, s. 1. Dress over the armour, on which 
 the armorial bearings were olazoned. Wyntown. 2, 
 The badge of office 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^u. G. blaesse. V. Bawsand. 
 To BLAST, V. n. 1. To pant ; to breathe hai-d, S. B. 
 Ross. 2, To smoke tobacco, S. B. ; v. a. To blast 
 tobacco, to smoke tobacco, S. 3. To blow with a wind 
 instrument. 'Gawan and Gol. 4. To boast ; to 
 speak in an o.stentatious manner, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. 5. To talk swelling words, or use strong lan- 
 guage on any subject ; to blast awa, S.— Su. G. 
 blaas-a, inspirare ; Germ, blas-en, flare ; Isl. blast- 
 ur, halitus, flatus. Hence, 
 
 BLAST, s. 1. A brag ; a vain boast, S. Z. Boyd. 2. 
 A blast of one's pipe, the act of smoking from one's 
 pipe. 
 
 To BLAST, V. a. To blow up with gunpowder. Statist. 
 Aoc. 
 
 BLASTER, s. One who is employed to blow up stones 
 with gunpowder, S, Pennant. 
 
 BLASTIN', s. A blowing up with gunpowder, S. 
 
 BLASTER, s. A boaster ; also, one who speaks extra- 
 vagantly in narration, S. 
 
 BLASTIE, s. A .shrivelled dwarf; a term of contempt 
 for an ill-tempered child, S. q. what is blasted. 
 Burns. 
 
 BLASTIE, Blastt, adj. Gusty. 27ie Provost. 
 
 BLASTING, «. The disease of cows called Cow-quake, 
 q. V. Roxb. 
 
 BLATANT, adj. Bellowing like a calf, S.— From A. S. 
 blaetan, balare ; blaetende, 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 Mashing, Roxb.-— Allied, per- 
 haps, to Su. G. bloet-a, to steep, to soak, bloet, moist. 
 
 To BLATHER, v. n. To talk nonsensically. 
 
 BLATHER, s. V. Blether. 
 
 BLATHRIE, adj. Nonsensical ; foolish. M. Bruce's 
 Led. V. under Blether, v. 
 
 BLATTER, s. 1. A rattling noise, S. Ramsay. 2, 
 Language uttered with violence and rapidity, S. 
 Antiquary. — Lat. blater-are ; Teut. blater-en, stulte 
 loqui. 
 
 BLAUCHT, adj. Pale ; livid. Palice of Hon.— k. S. 
 Mac, hlaec ; Su. G. Mek, Isl. Meik-r, E. bleak, palli- 
 dus. A. S. blac-ian ; Su. G. blek-na, to wax pale. 
 
 To BLAUD, V. a. To maltreat, Aberd. V. Blad, v. 
 
 BLAVER, Blavert, s. The corn-bottle, Roxb. Some 
 give the same name to the violet. V. Blawort. 
 
 BLAUGH, adj. Of a bluish or sickly colour, Roxb. 
 Apparently the same with Blaucht, q. v. 
 
 BLAVING, BLA0ING, s. Blowing. Gawan and Gol. 
 — A.S. blawan, byman, buccina canere. 
 
 BLAW, s. A blow ; a stroke. Wallace. Teut. 
 Maew-en, caedere. Blaw is used in this sense, Gl. 
 Westmorel. 
 
 To BLAW, V. Used both as a. and,n. 1. To blow ; in 
 a literal sense referring to the wind, S. Douglas. 
 —A. S. blaw-an, flare. 2. To breathe, S. Apb. 
 Hamiltoun. 3. To publish ; to make known, S. 
 Burel. E. Mow is used in the same sense. 4. To 
 brag ; to boast, S. Blast, synon. Barbour. Douglas. 
 — Genn. blaw, falsus, mendax, dolosus; Teut. blas-en, 
 flare et nimiis vanisque laudibus rem efferre, ac 
 inani flatu infarcire. 5. To magnify in nari-ation, 
 especially from a principle of ostentation, S. 6. 
 To flatter ; to conx. Baillie. S. Prov. "Ye first burn 
 me, and then blaw me." 7. To Blaw in one's lug, to 
 cajole or flatter a person, so as to be able to guide him 
 at will, S. Nicol Burnt. To blow in the ear, id. 0. E 
 
BLA 
 
 BLE 
 
 Su. G. blaas-a, to instil evil counsel; Teut. oor-blaesen, 
 not only signifies, in aurem mussare, sive mussitare, 
 obgannire in aurem, but is rendered, blandiri. 8. To 
 huff a man at draughts. I Uaw, or blow you, I take 
 this man, 3.— Su. G-. blaas-a, to blow, is used in this 
 very sense. Blaasa bort en bricka i damspel, Seren. 
 9. To Blaw appin locks or bolts, and to loose fetters, 
 by means of a magical power ascribed to the breath, 
 S. Satan's Invisible World. 10. To blaw out on 
 one, to reproach him ; also, formally 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 forensic phrase. 
 Wallace. 
 
 BLAW, s. 1< A blast ; a gust, S. Rudd. Gawan and 
 Gol. 2» The direction of the wind. Anent the blaw, 
 opposite to the quarter from which the wind blows, 
 Buchan. 3. The sound emitted by a wind instru- 
 ment. Jacobite Relics. 4. A boast ; a bravado ; a 
 gasconade, S. A. Scott. 5. Ostentation, as mani- 
 fested by action. The Har'st Riff. 6. A falsehood ; 
 a lie told from ostentation. He tells greit blaws. S. 
 B. Ramsay. 
 
 Blafcm, s. a pompous, empty person, Ayrs. ; chiefly 
 applied to males. V. Bleflum. 
 
 BLAW, s. A pull; a draught; a cant term, used 
 among topers, S. Ferguson. — Perhaps from Su. G. 
 blaw-an, infiare ; as referring to the act of drawing in 
 liquids. 
 
 BLAW,*. Blossom ; blow, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 To BLAW Lown, v. n. To make no noise ; to avoid 
 boasting, Ettr. For. Perils of Mun. 
 
 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, v. a. To fill one's mind with ground- 
 less hopes from unfounded representations, so as to 
 gain credit for what is false ; as, "I blew him up sae, 
 that he believed everything I said," S. 
 
 BLAW-I'-MY-LUG. «. 1. Flattery ; wheedling, Roxb. 
 White-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 ; applied to any- 
 thing by which one is mocked, S. Picken. V. Blef- 
 lum. 
 
 BLAWING-GARSS, *. Blue mountain-grass, an herb, 
 Melica Coerulea ; Linn. Lanaiks. 
 
 BLAWN COD. A split cod, half-dried, Ang. ; so de- 
 nominated, perhaps, because exposed for some time 
 to the wind.- 
 
 BLAWN DRINK, s. The remainder of drink in a 
 glass of which one or more have been partaking, and 
 which has been frequently blown upon by tire action 
 of the breath, S. Syn. Jairbles. 
 
 BLAWORT, s. 1. The blue bottle ; Centaurea cyanus, 
 Linn., S. Witch-bells, also Witches' Thumbles, S. B. 
 Neill. 2. The Round -leaved Bell-flower, Lanark s. — 
 From bla, livid, q. v. and wort, an herb. 
 
 To BLAWP, V. n. To belch ; to heave up water, Ayrs. 
 Perhaps q. blaw up, like Belg. op blaazen, to blow up. 
 
 To BLAZE, V. a. To vilify ; to calumniate, Renfr. 
 Tannahill. — Perhaps from the idea of blazing abroad; 
 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 0. E. A. S. bleoh, blio, 
 colour. 
 
 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, ver- 
 berare, 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, V. a. Apparently, to train, or to lead on 
 to the chase. Statist. J.cc.— Alem. blait-en, beleit-en, 
 comitari, conducere. 
 
 BLEAR, s. Something that obscures the sight. Ross 
 Blears, jjj. The marks of weeping. Tarras. V. 
 Bleirs. 
 
 To Blear one's E'e. To blind by flattery. Blearing 
 your e'e, blinding you with flattery ; Gl. Antiquary. 
 The V. in 0. E. was used metaph. as signifying to 
 beguile. " I blear one's eye," I beguile one. 
 
 BLEARED, "RL-EmJn, part.pa. Thin, and of a bluish 
 colour. Milk that is skimmed is denominated 
 bleared, Roxb. Hogg. V. Bleirie. 
 
 BLEATER, s. The cock snipe, so named from its 
 bleating sound, Ettr. For. 
 
 To- BLEB, V. n. To sip ; to tipple. He's aye blebbing, 
 he is still tippling, S. B. 
 
 BLEBBER. s. A tippler, S. B. 
 
 To BLEB, V. 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, ^Jari.jpa. Blurred ; besmeared. V Blobbit. 
 
 To BLECK, v. a. 1. To puzzle ; to reduce to a non- 
 plus, in an examination or disputation, S. 2. To 
 baffle at a feat of activity, dexterity, or strength, 
 Aberd. — Germ, black-en, plack-en, vexare, exagitare. 
 
 BLECK, s. 1. A challenge to a feat of activity, dexterity, 
 or strength. 2. A baffle at such feat. 3. Used as 
 a school term : " If A be below B in the class, and 
 during 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. 
 blic-an, stupefacere, perstringere, to amaze," Somner. 
 
 To BLECK, V. a. To surpass ; to excel ; as, " That 
 blecks a'," that exceeds everything, Ettr. For. — 
 Perhaps from Su. G, blek, pale ; or Isl. blygd-az, to 
 put to the blush, to suffuse with blushes. 
 
 To BLECK, Blkk, v. a. 1. To- blacken, literally, S. 
 Polwart. 2. To injure one's character. Bannatyne 
 Poems. 3. To cause moral pollution. Abp. Hamil- 
 toun. — A. S. blaec-an, denigrare ; Isl. blek, liquor 
 tinctorius. 
 
 BLED, part. pa. Perhaps, sprung. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 BLEDDOCH, s. Butter-mUk, Roxb. V. Bladoch. 
 
 BLEED, s. Blood, Mearns. Aberd. Ross. 
 
 * TO" BLEED, V. n. To yield ; applied to the produc- 
 tiveness of grain or pulse, when thrashed ; as, " The 
 aits dinna bleed weel the year, but the beer bleeds 
 weel," S. 
 
 BLEEDER, s. Applied as above to grain ; as, "a gude 
 bleeder," " an ill bleeder," S. O. 
 
 BLEED Y, adj. Bloody. Skinner. 
 
 BLEER'D, part. adj. Thin. V. Bleared. 
 
 BLEEVIT, Blevit, «. A blow, Buchan.— Moes. G. 
 bligg-wan, caedere ; or perhaps con-, of Su. G. blodr 
 vite, vibex, vel ictus sanguineolentus ; as originally 
 referring to a stroke which has left marks of blood. 
 
 To BLEEZE, v. n. 1. To become a little sour. Milk is 
 
BLE 
 
 54 
 
 BLE 
 
 mU to MWM, or to be bleexed, when it is turned, but 
 notooogMded, 8. ; blink, synon.— From Oerm. blaes- 
 en, to blow ; or blitM-m, fulgurare ; heat, especiiiHy 
 when accompanied by lightning, more generally pro- 
 ducing this effect. 2. The part, bleaed, signifies the 
 state of one on whom intoxicating liquor begins to 
 operate, 8. It especially denotes the change pro- 
 dueed in the expression of the countenance ; as, lie 
 looted bUeMed4ike. Perhaps bleezed in sense 2 is 
 •llied to Ft. bloM-er, gater, ait^rer. II a tant bud'eau- 
 de-Tle [aqua vitas] qu'il s'est blasi. Diet. Trev. 
 To BLSSZB, V. n. 1. To blaze. 2. To make a great 
 show, or an ostentatious outcry, on any subject, S. 
 Synon. Blast. Bob Boy. 
 BLEBZS, ». A lively fire made by means of furze, 
 
 straw, Ac, 8. Boss. V. Blbis. 
 To BLSfiZE, V. a. To bleeze away, to make to fly off 
 in flame suddenly, S. Jluf away, synou. Old 
 Mortality. 
 BLBEZB, I. Bleeze of wind, a sudden blast, applied 
 
 only to a dry wind, Fife. Teut. blaes, flatus. 
 To BLEEZE awa', or away, v. n. To gasconade ; to 
 brag; to tails ostentatiously, S. To Flaw away, 
 synon. 8. A. The Pirate. Alem. blas-an ; Su. G. 
 blaes-a ; T»'Ut. blaes-en, flare, spii-are. 
 BLEEZE-MONEY, Blkyis-Sylvkr, s. 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 obligation to in- 
 vite the whole school, that is, all the subjects for the 
 time-being. From S. bleis, bleise, a torch, bon fire, 
 or anytliiug that makes a blaze ; apparently because 
 contributed at Candlemas, a season when fires and 
 lights « ere anciently kindled. 
 BLEEZY, Blkezie, s. A small flame or blaze. Siller 
 
 Gun. 
 BLEEZE, s. A smart stroke with the fist, Roxb.— Fr. 
 
 hlesser, to hurt or wound. 
 BLEEZ'D, adj. Ruffled or made rough ; frettsd.— Fr. 
 
 blesser. 
 BLEFFERT, Bliffebt, s. 1. A sudden and violent 
 fall of snow, but not of long continuance, Mearus. 
 2. A squall ; generally conveying the idea of wind 
 and rain ; a storm, a hurricane, Mearns. Aberd. 3. 
 Metaph. transferred to the attack of calamity. 
 Tarras's Pocnis. — A. S. Uaew-an, to blow, seems the 
 radical term. Perhaps inverted from A. S. forth- 
 blaw-an, to l)elch, or break out. Somner. 
 BLEFLUM, Blkpucm, s. A sham ; an illusion ; what 
 has no reality in it, S. Butherford. — Isl. Jlim, irrisio, 
 carmen famosum. Hence flimt-a, difiamo, Jlimt, 
 nugae infames, G. Andr. p. 74 ; Su. G. flimm-a, il- 
 ludere. Or, perhaps, from S. Blaw and Fleume, q, 
 to blow pMegm, to raise air-bubbles. V. Blaflum, v. 
 BLEFLUMMERY, s. "Vain imaginations, S. 
 BLEIiAND, Blihand, adj. Sir Trist.—'' Blue, from 
 bleah, Sax, caeriUeus. Blehand brown. A bluish 
 bi-own," Gl. The word is merely A. S. bla-hewen a 
 little transformed. The idea seems, "a brownish 
 colour, inclining to pui-ple or violet." 
 BLEIB, s. 1. A pustule; a blister. "A burnt bleib," 
 a blister caused by burning, S. Bleb, a blister, A. 
 Bor. Gl. Grose. 2. Bleibs, pi. An eruption to 
 which children are subject, in which the spots ap- 
 pear larger than in the me^isles, Loth Border. V. 
 Blob. 
 BLEYIS-SYLVER. V. Blkeze-monkt. 
 To BLEIR, V. a. To asperse ; to calumniate.. To bleir 
 one's character, Fife. Probably a metaph. sense of 
 
 the E. V. blear, q. to defile tlie character, as when 
 the eyes or face are bleared, or fouled with iheum, or 
 by weeping. Isl. Mora, however, signifies invidia, 
 imputatio delicti. V. Bleiris. 
 
 BLEIRIE, s. A lie ; a fabrication, Ayrs. q. some- 
 thing meant to blear, or blind the eye. 
 
 BLEIRIE, adj. A term api)lied to weak liquor, which 
 has little or no strength ; as, bleirie ale, Fife. 
 
 BLEIRIE, Blearie, s. 1. Oatmeal and buttermilk 
 boiled to a consistence somewhat thicker than gruel, 
 with a piece of butter put into the mess, Lanark s. ; 
 syn. Lewands. 2. Also a name given to water-gruel, 
 Roxb. Probably allied to Isl. blaer, aura, as origi- 
 nally applied to liquids so affected by the air as to 
 lo.se their natural taste. V. Bleeze, v. 
 
 BLEIRING, part. pa. Blearing Bats. Polwart.— 
 This seems to be the botts, a disease in horses. 
 Bleiring may express the effect 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 allied to Su. G. blir-a, plir-a, oculis semiclausis 
 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 opposite 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, s. Stain or imperfection. Keith. Perhaps 
 the same with E. black, s. as denoting any spot of 
 black ; or from A. S. blaec ; Isl. blek, liquor tincto- 
 rius. 
 
 BLEKKIT. Legend Bp. St, Androis, p 307, expl. in 
 Gl. " blacked," but it seems to signify deceived. — Isl, 
 blek-ia, id. fallere, decipere. 
 
 BLELLUM, s. An idle, talking fellow, Ayrs. Burns 
 
 To BLEME, V. n. To bloom ; to blossom. Bannatyne 
 Poems. 
 
 BLEMIS, s. pi. Blossoms ; flowers. Houlate. — Belg. 
 bloem ; Isl. bloma ; Alem. bluom, flos, flosculus ; 
 Teut. bloem-en, florere. 
 
 BLENCH CANE. Cane or duty paid to a superior, 
 whether in money or in kind, in lieu of all other rent ; 
 apparently equivalent to E, Quitrent. Acts Ja. VI. 
 V. Cane. ^, 
 
 BLENCHED MILK. Skimmed milk, a little soured, 
 Aberd. V. Blink, v. in the same sense. 
 
 BLENCH-LIPPED, part. adj. White-mouthed.— Fr. 
 blanc, blanche, white. 
 
 BLENDIT BEAR. Bear or big mixed with barley, S. 
 Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 To BLENK, Blink, v. n. 1. To open the eyes, as one 
 does from a slumber, S. Barbour. 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. — 'B&lg. blenck-en, blinck-en ; Su. G. 
 blaenk-a, to shine, to glance, to flash as lightning. 
 T. Blink, v. 
 BLENK, Blink, s. 1. A beam ; a ray. Douglas. 2. 
 
 N 
 
I 
 
 BLE 
 
 BLI 
 
 " A glimpse of light," S. Sir J. Sinclair's Obsero. 
 p. 113. Minst. Bord. 3. Hence transferred to the 
 transient influence of the rays of the sun, especially 
 in a cold or cloudy day. Thus it is common to speak 
 of " a warm blink," " a clear blink," S. Sir J. Sin- 
 clair. 4. Applied to the momentaiy use of borrowed 
 light ; as, " die me a blink o' a candle," give me the 
 use of a candle for a moment, S. 5. A wink, the 
 act of winking ; at times denoting contempt or deri- 
 sion. Antiquary. Sw. blinka ; Belg. blikk-en, to 
 wink. 6. A gleam of prosperity, during adversity. 
 Godscroft. 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 con- 
 solations of the Spirit, accompanying the dispensa- 
 tion of the gospel. Walker's Remark. Passages. 
 
 10. A moment. " I'll not stay a blink," I will return 
 immediately. In a blink, in a moment, S. Ramsay. 
 
 11. Improperly, a little way, a short distance ; as, 
 " A blink beyond Balweary," &c. Jacobite Relics. — 
 Su. Q-. blink, oegonblink, is a glance, a cast of the 
 eye, oculi nictus ; Germ, blick, Belg. blik, oogenblik, 
 id. ; the twinkling of the eye, a moment. 
 
 BLENSHAW, s. A drink composed of meal, milk, 
 
 water, &c., Strathmore. Tr. blanche eau, q. whitish 
 
 water. 
 To BLENT up, v. n. The sun is said to blent up, that 
 
 is, to shine after the sky has been overcast, Loth. 
 To BLENT Fire, v. a. To flash, Fife. These are both 
 
 formed from Blent, the old pret. of the v. to Blink. 
 BLENT, pret. Glanced, expressing the quick motion 
 
 of the eye. Gawan and (?oi.— Perhaps allied to Su. 
 
 G. bliga, blia, intentis oculis aspicere, q. bligent. 
 BLENT, s. A glance. Douglas. 
 BLENT, pret. 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, deflciens. 
 BLENTER, s. 1. A boisterous, intermitting wind. 
 
 A. Douglas's Poems. 2. A flat stroke, Fife.— A. S. 
 
 blawend, bleowend, the part. pr. of blaw-an, bleow an, 
 
 flare, to blow ; blawung, 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/oir. 2. To talk nonsense. 
 
 3, To prattle, S.— Su. G. bladdr-a ; Germ, plauder-n, 
 
 to prattle, to chatter, to jabber; Teut. blater-en, 
 
 stulteloqui; Lat. blater-are, to babble ; Sw.pJadr-a, id. 
 BLETHER, Blather, s. Nonsense ; foolish talk, S. ; 
 
 often used in pi. Burns. Hamilton. 
 To BLETHER, Blather, Bladder, v. a. To talk 
 
 nonsensically, S. Ramsay. 
 BLETHERAND, part. Fordun. —AWiei, perhaps, to 
 
 Teut. blater-en, blaeter-cn, proflure fastum, gloriari, 
 BLETHERER, s. A babbler, S. Gl. Herd. 
 BLETHERING, s, 1. Nonsense ; foolish language. 
 
 2. Stammering, S. "Stammering is called fcie^Aertnfi'," 
 
 Gl. Herd. 
 BLEW. To look blew, to seem disconcerted. It conveys 
 
 both the idea of astonishment and of gloominess, S. 
 
 Peblis to the Play. — Blew, S. is often synon. with 
 
 blae, livid. 
 To BLEZZIN, V. a. To publish ; to propagate, Ayrs. ; 
 
 the same as E. blazon. 
 
 To BLTAUVE, v. n. To blow, Buchan. 
 
 BLIBB, s. The mark of a stroke. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 V. Blob, Blab, sense 2, also Blype. 
 
 BLICHAM, (gutt.) s. A contemptuous designation 
 for a person, Perths. 
 
 BLICHEN, Blighan (gutt.), s. 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. Raltleskull, 
 Lanarks. 5. A worthless person, Dumfr. Perhaps 
 derived from E. To blight, which is probably from A. 
 
 5. blic-an, fulgere, as denoting the effect of lightning 
 in blasting vegetable substances. — C. B. bychan, 
 signifies puny, diminutive ; Teut. blick, is umbra, &c. 
 
 BLICHER, s. A spare portion, Ettr. For. 
 
 BLIGHT, adj. An epithet expressive of the coruscation 
 of armour in the time of action. Houlate. — A. S. 
 blic-an, coruscare ; Meet, coruscatus ; Alem. blechet ; 
 Genu, blicket, splendet. 
 
 BLYDE, Blyid, adj. The pronunciation of blithe, 
 cheerful, in Fife and Angus. — Su. G. blid ; Isl, 
 blid-ur ; Alem. blid; Belg. blyde, hilaris. The E. 
 word retains the A. S. form. 
 
 BLIERS, s. pi. The eye-lashes, Aberd. ; also Briers. 
 
 BLIFFART, s. A squall, &c. V. Bleffert. 
 
 To BLIGHTEN, v. a. To blight. Maxwell's Sel. 
 Trans. 
 
 To BLIN, Bltn, Blyne, v. n. To cease ; to desist, S. ; 
 also blind. Wallace. — A. S. blinn-an, cessare, contr. 
 from bilinn-an, id. In Isl. and Su. G. it occurs in 
 its simple form, linn-a, also, lind-a, id. 
 
 To BLIN, V. a. To cause to cease. Chron. S. Poet. 
 
 BLIND-BELL, s. A game formerly common in Ber- 
 wicks. 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 partners in 
 the game. When he was taken, the person who 
 seized him was released fiom 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. Hogg. 
 
 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 com- 
 position, Roxb. 
 
 BLIND-COAL, s. A species of coal producing no flame, 
 Lanarks. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. In different languages, 
 the term blind denotes the want of a property which 
 an object seems to possess ; as, Germ, blind fenster, 
 Su. G. blind foenster, E. a blind window, Su. G. 
 blinddoer, a blind door, &c. Bald's Coal Trade. 
 
 BLIND HARIE. Blindman's-buff, S. Herd. Belly- 
 blind, synon. — In the Scandinavian Julbock, from 
 which this sport seems to have originated, the 
 principal actor was disguised in the skin of a buck or 
 goat. The name Blind Harie might therefore arise 
 from his I'ough attire ; as he was called blind, in 
 consequence of being blindfolded. Or it may signify. 
 Blind Master, or Lord, in ironical language. V. 
 Herie. 
 
 BLIND MAN'S BALL, or Devil's Snvff-box. Common 
 puff-ball, S. V, Flor. Suec. Lightfoot.—lt is also 
 called Blind man's een, i.e. eyes, S. B. An idea, 
 
HIA 
 
 56 
 
 BLO 
 
 Moording to Linn., prevails throughout the whole of 
 
 Swedon, that the dust of this plant causes blindness. 
 BLIND-M AN'S-BELLOWS, «. The puff-ball, or Devil's 
 
 Snuff-box, Roxb. 
 BLIND PALMIE or PAWMIE, «. One of the names 
 
 given to Blindmau's-buff, Roxb. 
 BLIND TAM. A bundle of rags made up by female 
 
 mendicants to pass for a child, and excite compassion, 
 
 Aberd. Synon. Dumb Tam. 
 BLYNDIT, pret. Blended. Oawan and Gol. 
 BLINDLINS, Bltndlinqis, adv. Having the eyes 
 
 doMd, hoodwinked. It denotes the state of one who 
 
 does anything as if he were blind, S. Douglas. — 
 
 Germ. Dan. blindlings, id. V. Lingis. 
 BLINDS, *. pi. The Pogge, or Miller's Thumb, a fish, 
 
 Couus Cataphractus, Linn. West of S, Statist. Ace. 
 
 — Perhaps it receives this name because its eyes are 
 
 Tery small. 
 To BLINK, V. n. To glance, 4c. V. Blenk, 
 To BLINK, vt n. 1. To become a little sour ; a term 
 
 used with respect to milk or beer, S. Bleeze, synon. 
 
 Chr. Kirk. 2. Metaph. applied to what is viewed as 
 
 the effect of Papal influence. Walker's Remark. 
 
 Pauages. 3. To be blinkit, to be half-drunk, Fife. 
 
 4. To be blinkit, to be bewitched. Su. G. blaenk-a ; 
 
 Germ, blink-en, coruscare, to shine, to flash, to 
 
 lighten ; q. struck with lightning, which, we know, 
 
 has the effect of making liquids sour ; or as denoting 
 
 that of sunshine, or of the heat of the weather. 
 To BLINK, V. 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. 
 
 Tarras. 
 BLINKER, t. A lively, engaging girl, Roxb. In Gl. 
 
 to Burns it is said to be a term of contempt. 
 BLINKER, s. A person who is blind of one eye, S. 
 
 Blinkert, id. Lancash. Gl. 
 BLINNYNG, part. pr. Leg. Blumyng. Maitland 
 
 Poems. 
 To BLINT, V. n. To shed a feeble, glimmering light, 
 
 Aberd. 
 BLINTER, s. Bright shining, Aberd. Tarras. 
 To BLINTER, v. n. To rush ; to make haste, Aberd. 
 
 v. BLENtEE. 
 
 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, ». A coat ; a shred ; applied to the skin, 
 which is said to come off in blypes, when it peels in 
 coats, or is rubbed off, in shreds, S. Burns. — Per- 
 haps radically the same with Flype, q. v. or a different 
 pron. of Bleib. 
 
 BLYPE, s. A stroke or blow. St. Patrick. 
 
 To BLIRT, V. n. 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, in the appearance 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 expre!=>.od by the v. " A blirt of 
 greeting," a violent burst of tears, accompanied with 
 crying, 8. B. 
 
 BLIRT, «. 1. A gust of wind, accompanied with rain ; 
 
 a smart, cold shower, with wind. Loth. 2. An inter 
 mittent drizzle, Roxb. 
 
 BLIRTIE, adj. 1. As applied to the weather, incon- 
 stant. 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. blurt, seems to be origi- 
 nally the same. 
 
 BLYTE, s. A blast of bad weather ; a flying shower, 
 Loth. Synon. Blout. 
 
 To BLYTER, v. a. To besmear, Aberd. Part, pa, 
 blyter't. Tarras. V. Bludder, Bluther. 
 
 To BLITHE, Blythe, v. 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, s. 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, blyd, blyid. I need not say, that this 
 word has its origin from the happiness occasioned by 
 a safe delivery. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 To BLITHEN, v. a. To make glad, Ayrs. E. Gil- 
 haize. V. Blithe. 
 
 BLITTER-BLATTER. A rattling, irregular noise, 
 Dumfr. Siller Gun. 
 
 BLYVARE. Perhaps for Blyther, more cheerful. 
 Houlate. A literary friend suggests that this is 
 meant for believer. 
 
 BLYWEST, adj., in thesuperl. Houlate.— " Blythest, 
 most merry." Gl. Perhaps it rather refers to colour ; 
 q. the palest. 
 
 To BLIZZEN, V. a. Drought is said to be blizzening, 
 when the wind parches and withers the fruits of the 
 earth, S. B.— Su. G. blas-a ; Germ, blas-en ; A. S. 
 hlaes-an, to blow. 
 
 BLOB, Blab, s. Anything tumid or circular, S. 1. 
 A small globe or bubble of any liquid. Bellenden. 
 
 2. A blister, or that rising of the skin which is the 
 effect of a blister or of a stroke, S. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 3. A large gooseberry ; so called from its globular 
 form, or from the softness 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, part. pa. Blotted, blurred. V. Blob. 
 Acts Ja. I. 
 
 To BLOCHER, (gutt.) v. n. To make a gurgling noise 
 in coughing, from cataiTh in the throat, Ang. Perths. 
 It is often conjoined with ano her term ; as, Cougherin' 
 and Blocherin'. Boich and Croichle denote a dry 
 hard cough. Perhaps from Gael, blaghair, a blast. 
 
 To BLOCK, V. a. 1. To plan ; to devise. Baillie. 2. 
 To bargain. 3. To exchange; as, "to iiocfc a shil- 
 ling," 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 bar- 
 gain. Minsheu. 
 
 BLOCKIN-ALE, s. The drink taken at the conclusion 
 of a bargain, Buchan. 
 
 BLOICHUM, s. A term usually applied to one who 
 has got a cough, Ayrs. Evidently allied to Blocker, 
 V. q. V. 
 
BLO 
 
 57 
 
 BLU 
 
 BLOIK, Blok, Block, s. 1. A scheme, a contrivance; 
 generally used in a bad sense. Douglas. 2. A bar- 
 gain, an agreement. Acts Ja. VI. 
 I BLOISENT, 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-coloured ;" Johns. — Teut. 
 blose, rubor, purpurissum, redness, the colour of purple; 
 blosen, rubescere ; blosende wanghen, rubentes genae, 
 pui-pled cheeks. 
 
 To BLOME, Blume, v. n. To shine, to gleam. Bar- 
 bour.— S\x. Gr. blomm-a, to flourish ; E. bloom, used 
 metaph. ; or perhaps from A. S. be, a common pre- 
 fix, and leom-an, to shine, as glearn is from geleom- 
 an, id. 
 
 BLONCAT, t. Bloncatt, Blunket, adj. Meaning 
 uncertain. Perhaps like Blunket, pale-blue, or 
 printed. 
 
 BLONK, Blodk, *. A steed, a horse, Gawan arid Gol. 
 — Alem. planchaz, equus paUidus, hodie blank ; 
 Schilter. Thus blonk may have originally meant 
 merely a white horse, q. Fr. blanc cheval. 
 
 BLONKS, s. pi. King Hart.— If this does not denote 
 horees, as above, it may mean blocks of wood. 
 
 BLOOD-FRIEND, s. A relation by blood. Spalding. 
 — Teut. bloed-vriend, cognatus, consanguineus ; 
 Kilian. Germ, blut-freund, a relation, a kinsman. 
 V. Frend, 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 pretend 
 to cure it by putting a live trout down the animal's 
 throat. Agr. Surv. Sutherl. 
 
 BLOOM, s. The efflorescent crystallization on the out- 
 side of thoroughly dried fishes, Shetl. Isl. bloevii, flos. 
 
 BLOOM-FELL, s.- Apparently yellow clover. Highl. 
 Soc. Trans. V. Fell-Bloom. 
 
 BLOOMS, s. pi. The name given, at Carron Iron- 
 works, to malleable iron after having received two 
 beatings, with an intermediate scouring. 
 
 To BLORT, V. 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. 
 blouze, a ruddy, fat-faced wench. Fr. bloss, mellow, 
 ripe. 
 
 To BLOT, V, a. To puzzle ; to nonplus. Duff'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 stolid us, 
 obtuens. 
 
 BLOUST, s. 1. An ostentatious account of one's own 
 actions, a brag, Roxb. Berwicks. ^ynon.Blaw. A. 
 ScotVs Poems. 2. Often applied to an ostentatious 
 person, ibid. 
 
 To BLOUST, V. n. To brag ; to boast. Synon. Blaw. 
 Apparently from Su. G. hlaast (pron. Most), ventus, 
 tempestas, from blaas-a (pron. bios- a), Isl. blaes-a. 
 flare, spirare. 
 
 BLOUT, adj. Bare, naked. Do^iglas.—Sn. G. Isl. 
 blott; Belg. Moot, id. The tautological phrase blott 
 och bar is used in Sw. V. Blait. 
 
 BLOUT, s. 1. The sudden breaking of a storm, S. 
 Bloutenin, Clydesd. 2. " A6/o«iof foul weather,"a 
 sudden fall of i-ain, snow, or hail, accompanied with 
 wind, S. The Ua'rst Rig. 3. A sudden eruption of 
 a liquid substance, accompanied with noise, S. — 
 Probably allied to Su. G. bloet, humidus ; bloeta 
 waegar, viae humidae. 
 
 BLOUTER, g. A blast of wind, Buchan. 
 
 BLOWEN MEAT. Fish or flesh dried by the wind 
 passing through dry-stone houses, Shetl. Isl. 
 blaasinn, exhalatus, exsiccatus is synon. ; from 
 blaes-a, to blow. V. Skeo. 
 
 BLOWY, adj. Blowing ; gusty. Loth. 
 
 BLUBBER, Blubbir, s. A bubble of air, S. Renry- 
 sone. V. Blob. 
 
 BLUBBIT, part. pa. Blubbered. From S. Blob, a 
 small globule of anything liquid, hence transferred 
 to tears. 
 
 BLUDCAT, adj. Meaning doubtful. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To BLUDDER, Bluther, v. a. 1. To blot paper in 
 writing, to disfigure any writing, S.— Su. G. pluttra, 
 incuriose scribere ; Moes. G. blothjan, iriitum red- 
 dere. 2. To disfigure the face with weeping, or in 
 any other way, S. Ross. Cleland. 3. To disfigure, 
 in a moral sense ; to exhibit in an unfair point of 
 view. 
 
 To BLUDDER, Bluther, v. n. To make a noise with 
 the mouth or throat in taking any liquid, S. Sluther, 
 synon. 
 
 BLUDIE-BELLS, s. pL Foxglove; Digitalis purpurea, 
 an herb, Lanarks. Syn. Dead-men's Bells. 
 
 BLUE, adj. 1. A blue day, a very chill, or frosty day, 
 Ro.xb. Perhaps synon. with "a blae day," in other 
 parts of S. 2. A blue day, a day in which any up- 
 roar or disturbance has taken place, ibid. 3. To look 
 blue. V. Blew. 
 
 BLUE-BANNET, s. The Blue Titmouse, Parus caeru- 
 leus, Linn ; Clydes. 
 
 BLUE-BLANKET. The name given to the banner of 
 the craftsmen in Edinburgh. " As a perpetual re- 
 membrance of the loyalty and bravery of the Edin- 
 burghers on the aforesaid occasion, the King [Ja. 
 III.] 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 Con- 
 vener of the Trades." Maitl. 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 Scabiosa succisa, 
 Linn. It is also called Devil's Bit, E., the end of 
 the root being, as it were, bitten ofi". This corres- 
 ponds with Sw. diefwuls-bett, Seren. This seems the 
 same with Blue-Bannets, Lanarks. Expl. Sheeps-6ii. 
 —In Gothland in Sweden, this plant has a fanciful 
 name somewhat similar, Baetsmansmyssa, the boat- 
 man's cap or mutch. 
 
 BLUEFLY, s. The flesh-fly or Bluebottle, S. 
 
 BLUE-GOWN, s. The name commonly given to a 
 pensionei-, who, annually, on the King's birth-day, 
 receives a certain sum of money, and a blu^ govm or 
 cloak, which he wears with a badge on it, S. V. 
 Bedeman. 
 
 BLUE-GRASS, Blce-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, s. 
 
 BLUE-SPALD, s. A disease of cattle ; supposed to be 
 the same with Blackspaul. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 BLUFF, s. To get the bluff; to be taken in ; to be 
 cheated, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 To BLUFFERT, v. n. To bluster, as the wind, Aberd. 
 Bluffertin, part. pr. Blustering ; gusty. V, Blef- 
 
BLU 
 
 68 
 
 BOA 
 
 BLUFFERT, ». 1. The blast sustained in encountering 
 » rough wind, Aberd. 2. A blow ; a stroke, Ang. 
 Meams. Bluffet is the term used in this sense, 
 Buchan ; which may be allied to Bleevit. 
 
 BLUFFLEUEADED, adj. Having a large head, ac- 
 companied with the appearance of dulness of intellect, 
 S. ; perhaps from B bluff. 
 
 BLUIU, Bludb, $. Blood, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 BLUID-RUN. adj. Bloodshot, S. Bleed-run, Aberd. 
 
 BLUIDY-FINOERS, ». The name given to the Fox- 
 glove, Galloway. Davidson's Seasons. — As this plant 
 has received Uie designation of Digitalis from its 
 resemblance to the fingers of a glove, the name 
 bloody-fingers would almost seem a literal version of 
 Diffitalis purpurea. In Germ, it is called fingerhut, 
 q. the covering of the finger ; Sw. fingerhattsgraess. 
 
 BLUIDVEIT, BLniDWYTB, s. A fine paid for efTusion 
 of blood. Skene. Reg. Maj.—A.. S. blodwite, pro 
 effuso sanguine mulcta ; from6/oci, sanguis, and wite, 
 poena, mulcta. 
 
 BLUITER, Blctteh, s. A coarse, clumsy, blundering 
 fellow, Loth. 
 
 To BLUITER, v. n. 1. To make a rumbling noise ; to 
 blurt, S. 2. To bluiter up with water, to dilute too 
 much, S. 3. To blatter, to pour forth lame, harsh, 
 and unmusical rhymes. Folwai t. — Germ plaudern, 
 nugari et mentiri, plauderei, mixta nugis mendacia. 
 In sense 2 it seems to be merely a dimin, from 
 Blout, q. V. 
 
 BLUITER, Blcttee, s. 1. A rumbling noise ; as that 
 sometines made by the intestines, S. 2. Apparently 
 used to denote filth in a li(iuid state. Cleland. 
 
 To BLUITER, v. a. To obliterate ; applied not only to 
 writings, but to any piece of work that is rendered 
 useless in the making of it ; S. B. pron. Bleeter. V. 
 Blcdoer. 
 
 BLUMDAMMES, s. Prunes; apparently corr. of 
 Plumbedames, q. v. 
 
 To BLUME, V. n. To blossom, S. bloom, E. 
 
 BLUNYIERD, s. An old gun, or any old rusty weapon. 
 Ettr. For, 
 
 To BLUNK, V. a. To spoil a thing, to mismanage any 
 business, S. Hence, 
 
 BLUNKIT, Blinkit, part. pa. " Injured by mis- 
 management, or by some mischievous contrivance." 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 BLUNK, s. " A dull, lifeless person," Gl. Tarras. 
 Aberd. Perhaps from Isl. blunda, dormio, a sleepy- 
 headed fellow. 
 
 BLUNKS, s. pi. Cotton or linen cloths which are 
 wrought for being printed ; calicoes, S. 
 
 BLUNKER,*, One who prints cloth, S. Guy Mannering . 
 
 BLUNKET, «. Expl. "Pale blue; perhaps any faint 
 or faded colour; q. blanched." Sibb. Sir Gawan 
 
 , and Sir Gal. 
 
 BLUNT, s. A stupid fellow, Roxb. 
 
 BLUNT, adj. Stripped, bare, naked. Douglas.— This 
 seems to be radically the same with Blout, q. v. 
 
 BLUNTIE, Blunty. s. A sniveller, a stupid fellow, S. 
 Bums. Teut. blutten, homo stolidus, obtusus, in- 
 cautus, inanis. 
 
 BLUP, s. One who makes a clumsy or awkward ap- 
 pearance. Loth. It is apparently the same with 
 Flup, q. V. 
 
 BLUP, s. A misfortune brovight on, or mistake into 
 which one falls, in consequence of want of foresight, 
 Tweedd. Belg. Beloop-en, to reach by running, to 
 overuke. Van eenen storm beloopen, to be caught 
 with a storm. 
 
 BLUS, «. Expl. "floo<l." Poems 16th Cent. Perhaps 
 should be^M«. V. Flous and Flusch, 
 
 To BLUSH, V. 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. Aboil. Su. G. 
 blosa, a blister ; Teut. bluyster, of the same origin. 
 
 BLUSHIN, s. A pustule, such as those of the small- 
 pox, full of matter, Dumfr. 
 
 To BLUSTER, v. a. To disfigure in writing. Baillie. 
 V. Blcudee, v. 
 
 BLUTE, s. An action ; used in a bad sense. A fail 
 blute, a foolish action, S. B. perhaps the same with 
 Blout, q. v. 
 
 BLUTE, Bluit, s. a sudden burst of sound, Bltr. For. 
 V. Blout. 
 
 To BLUTHER, v. a. To blot; to disfigure. V. 
 Bludder, v. a. 
 
 To BLUTHER, v. n. 1. To make a noise in swallow- 
 ing. 2. To make an inarticulate sound. 3. To 
 raise wind-bells in water, S. V. Bludder. 
 
 BLUTHRIE, s. Thin porridge, or water-gruel, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 BLUTHRIE, s. Phlegm ; as, " what a Uuthrie he 
 cuist aflf his stamack !" what a quantity of phlegm he 
 threw ofiF, S. 2. Figuratively, frothy, incoherent 
 discourse ; q. of a flatulent description, S. V. 
 Blathrib. 
 
 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., 
 "^e dare not say Bo to your blanket ;" that is, " He 
 dare not oflfer you the least injury," Kelly. Perhaps, 
 rather. No one can lay any impuftition 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. bauw, 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 magni- 
 ficus. In Sanscrit buka is the name of an evil spirit. 
 0. Teut. bokene, phantasma, spectrum. 
 
 BOAL, Bole, s. 1. A square aperture in the wall of a 
 house, for holding small articles ; a small press gene- 
 rally without a door ; 8. This is most common in 
 cottages. Ramsay. 2. A perforation through the 
 wall of a house, for occasionally giving air or light ; 
 usually with a wooden shutter instead of a pane 0f\ 
 glass, to be opened and shut at pleasure, often de- 
 nominated Window-bole, S. — C. B. bolch, bwlch, a 
 gap or notch, an aperture. 
 
 Barn-bole, s. A peifomtion in the wall of a bam ; 
 synon. Cat-hole, S. V. Bowall. 
 
 BOARDTREES, s. pi. A tenn 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, v a. To threaten. V. BoiST. 
 
 To BOAT, V. n. To take boat ; to enter into a boat ; as, 
 
 " That beast winna boat," S. 
 BOAT, s. A barrel ; a tub, S. 
 Beef-Boat, s. A barrel or tub in which beef is salted 
 
 and preserved, S. Hogg. Dan. boette, a pail or 
 
 bucket. 
 BoTrER-BoAT, s. A small vessel for holding melted 
 
BOA 
 
 59 
 
 BOE 
 
 _ butter at table, S. ; called in B. a sauce-tureen St. 
 A Ronan. 
 
 m TiLL-BoAT, s. An ale-barrel, S. A. 
 W BOATIE, s. A yawl, or small boat, S. ; evidently a 
 diminutive. 
 
 To BOB, Bab, v. n. 1. To dance, S. Herd. 2. To 
 courtsey, S. "When she cam ben she bobbit." Auld 
 Sang. 
 
 BOB, s. Gust, blast. V. Bub. 
 
 BOB, s. 1. A bunch ; used as synon. with cow, S. 
 Priests of Pehlis. 2. The same word, pronounced 
 hob, is used for a bundle of flowers, a nosegay, S, 
 Mountain Bard. — Fr. bube, a bunch ; Isl. bobbe, a 
 knot. 
 
 BOB, s. A mark, a butt, S. ; either 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. iJos*.— Teut. babb-en, 
 to prate; Isl. koinenn ibobba, oscorreptum, atbobsa, 
 babare (to bark) canum vox est ; Su. G. babe, senno 
 inconditus. 
 
 BOBBER, Babber, *. In fly-fishing, the hook which 
 plays loosely on the surface of the water, as distin- 
 guished from the trailer, at the extremity of the line, 
 8. V. Trailer, 
 
 BOBBY, s. A grandfather, S. B. Ross. Perhaps 
 allied to Gael, boban, which Shaw renders "Papa." 
 The term papa seems, indeed, the root ; b and p 
 being constantly interchanged, especially in the Celtic 
 dialects. Hence, 
 
 AoLD Bobbie. A familiar or ludicrous designation 
 given to the Devil, S. 
 
 BOBBIN, s. A weaver's quill, Ettr. For. Synon. Pirn, 
 S. — Fr. bobine, a quill for a spinning-wheel. 
 
 BOBBYN, s. 1. The seed-pod of birch. Loth. Ever- 
 green. 2. Bobbyns, pi. The bunch of edible liga- 
 ments attached to the stalk of Badderlocks, a species 
 of sea weed, eaten by both men and cattle ; Fucus 
 esculentus, Linn. Mearns. — Fr. tudon, a great bunch. 
 
 BOBBINS, s. The water-lily, S. B. Bobbins are pro- 
 perly the seed-vessels. V. Cambie-leaf. 
 
 BOBBLE, s. A slovenly fellow, Ayrs. Piclcen. C. B. 
 bawai, id., bawlyd, slovenly. 
 
 BOCE, s. A barrel or cask. Act. Dom Cone. V. 
 Boss. 
 
 BOCE ; Burel, Watson's Coll. ii. 26. V. Boss. 
 
 To BOCK, V. a. To vomit. V. Bok. 
 
 BOCK-BLOOD, s. A spitting, or throwing up of blood. 
 I Polwart. 
 
 BOD, s. A person of small size, a term generally ap- 
 plied, somewhat contemptuously, to one who is 
 dwarfish, although of full age, S. Picken. 
 
 BOD, s. A personal invitation ; distinguished from 
 Bodeword, 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 the best ad- 
 vantage. Perhaps a kind of hoi-se-market jockey 
 phrase. 
 
 BODAY. Meaning doubtful ; perhaps flesh-colour, q. 
 the complexion of the body. Beared, on the Clan 
 Campbell. 
 
 BODDUM, s. 1. Bottom. Douglas. 2. A hollow, a 
 
 valley. Douglas, 3. The seat in the human body ; 
 the hips; as, "Sit still on your boddum 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. 
 Gull. 
 
 BODE, s. A portent ; that which forebodes, Ayrs. 
 Gait. — Isl. bod, mandatum, bod-a, nuntiare, and so 
 on in the cognate dialects. Hence the compound 
 terms, A. S. forebod-an, praenuntiare ; Su. G. fore- 
 bod-a, to foretoken, E. forebode; Isl. fyribodan, 
 omen ; Teut. veur-bode, praenuncius et praesagium ; 
 such omens being viewed as communicated by a 
 messenger from tlie 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. Ramsay. 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 biet-en, to offer. Isl. bud, a proffer, from 
 bioth-a, offerre, exhibere, praebere. 
 
 BODE, s. Delay. Sir Egeir. 
 
 To BODE, V. a. To proffer, often as implying the idea 
 of some degree of constraint. " He did na merely 
 offer, but he boded it on me," S. 
 
 BODEABLE, adj. Marketable ; anything for which a 
 bode or proffer may be expected, Ettr. For. 
 
 BODEN, part. pa. Preferred. 
 
 BODEN, part. pa. Proffered. V. Bode, v. 
 
 BODEN, BoDiN, BODYN, part. pa. 1. Prepared, pro- 
 vided, furnished, in whatever way, S, Acts Ja. I. 
 Well-boden or ill-boden, well or ill provided, in 
 whatever respect, S. 2. It seems to be used in one 
 instance, in an oblique sense, as signifying matched. 
 V. BouN. Barbour.— Sn. G. bo, Isl. bo-a, to pre- 
 pare, to provide ; wael bodd, well provided against 
 the cold. 
 
 BODGEL, s. A little man. Loth. ; perhaps, properly, 
 bodsel. V. BoD. 
 
 BODY, s. Stren'^'th, bodily ability. Barbour. A. S. 
 bodig not only signifies the body in general, but 
 stature. 
 
 BODIE, BoDT. s. 1. A little or puny person ; 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. 
 
 ♦ BODILY, adv. Entirely ; as, " It's taen away bodily," 
 not a vestige of it remains ; q. the whole body is re- 
 moved. 
 
 BODY-LIKE, adv. In the whole extent of the cor- 
 poreal frame, Angus. Spalding. 
 
 BODY-SERVANT, s. A valet ; one who immediately 
 waits on his master. Guy Mannering. 
 
 BODLE, BoDDLB, s. A copper coin, of the value of two 
 pennies Scots, or the third part of an English half- 
 penny. Rudd. — These pieces are said to have been 
 denominated from a mint-master of the name of 
 Bothwell. 
 
 BODWORD, BoDWABT, Bodwobde, s. 1. A message, 
 S B. Wallace. 2. A prediction, or some old saying, 
 expressing the fate of a person or family. Marriage. 
 — A. S. boda. a messenger, and word. Su. G. Isl. bod- 
 word is edictum, mandatum. "V. Bode, a portent. 
 
 BOETINGS, Buitings, s. pi. Half-boots, or leathern 
 spatterdashes. Dunbar. — Teut. boten schoen, calceus 
 rusticus e crudo corio ; Kilian. 
 
BOG 
 
 CO 
 
 BOK 
 
 1^ BOO, «. n. To be bemired ; to stick in marshy 
 groond, S. ; Lair, synoa. From the E. noun. 
 
 n BOG, V. a. Metopb. to entangle one's self inex- 
 tricabl7 in a dispute, S. 
 
 BOOAN, BoooAM, BoooiM, *. A boll ; a large pimple 
 filled with white matter, chiefly appearing between 
 the fingers of children in spring, Berwicks. Ayrs.— 
 Isl. bolga, tumour, bolginn, tumulus, bolg-a, bolgn-a, 
 tumescere ; Gael, bolg-am, to swell or blister, bolg, a 
 pimple, bolgach, a boil, the small-pox ; G. B. bog, a 
 swelling. 
 
 BOO-BLUTER, ». The Bittern ; denominated 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. 
 
 BOQ-BUMPER, «. Another name for the bittern, 
 Roxb. FeriU of Man. V. Mirebumper, id. S. B. 
 
 BOGOARDE, s. A bugbear. Bollock. A. Bar. bog- 
 gart, a spectre. C. B. bieg, larva, terriculamentum. 
 
 BOGGIN, ». V. BoGAN. 
 
 BOG-GLED, «. The moor-buzzard, Palco aeruginosas, 
 
 To BOGG-SCLENT, v. n. Apparently to avoid action, 
 to abscond in the day of battle. Colvil. — Perhaps in 
 allusion to him who sklents or strikes oflF obliquely 
 from the highway, into a bog, to avoid being taken 
 prisoner. 
 
 BOGILL, or, Bogle about the Stacks, or simply, Eogle, 
 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. Bilson. 
 — It seems the same game with that called Barley- 
 bracks, q. V. The name has probably originated 
 from the idea of the huntsman employed being a 
 scarecrow to the rest. 
 
 BOGILL, Bogle, Bugil, *. 1. A spectre, a hwbgoblin, 
 S. A. Bor. Douglas. 2. A scarecrow, a bugbear, 
 S. Synon. doolie, cow ; being used in both senses. — 
 C. B. bugul, fear, bwgwly, to frighten. 
 
 PoTATO-BOOLE, s. A acarecrow erected among growing 
 potatoes, S. Potatodoolie, synon. S. B. Guy Man- 
 ner ing. 
 
 BOGILL-BO, s. A hobgoblin or spectre, S. Ramsay. 
 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 hobgoblin, q. " the 
 affrighting goblin," 
 
 To BOGLE, V. a. To terrify ; to enchant , to bewitch 
 or blind. Jtf ' Ward's Contend. 
 
 BOGLE about the Bush. Synon. with Bogill about the 
 stacks, S. ; used figuratively to denote circumvention. 
 Waverley. 
 
 BOGLE-RAD, adj. Afraid of apparitions or hobgoblins, 
 Roxb. V. Bogle, and Rad, adj. afraid. 
 
 BOGLIE, BoGiLLY, Boggly, ado. Haunted by hob- 
 goblins, S. Black Dwarf. 
 
 BOG-NUT, s. The Marsh Trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata, 
 Linn. S. Bogbean, E. 
 
 BOGOGER, «. Perhaps coarse stockings, bog-hogers. 
 Montgomery. V. Hogers. 
 
 BOGSTALKER, s. An idle, wandering, and stupid 
 fellow ; one who seems to have little to do, and no 
 understanding, S. V. Stalker, iZamsay.— Bor- 
 rowed, perhaps, from outlaws, who were seen at a 
 distance hunting in marshy places, where pursuit 
 was more difficult ; or from reople 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 nccessirily looked wistfully and 
 doubtfully around them, like people who did not ■ 
 know what to do. 
 BOYART, Boyert, *. A hoy ; a kind of ship, Aberd. 
 
 Reg. Belg. boeijer, id. 
 To BOICU (gutt.), v. n. To cough with difficulty, 
 Lanarks. Flandr. poogh-en, iviti, adJaborare. V. 
 Baichie. 
 BOICH, s. A short, difficult cough, ibid. 
 BOICUER, «. One having a short, difficult cough, 
 
 ibid. 
 BOIOHIN, s. A continuation of coughing with diffi- 
 culty, ibi*. 
 BOICHE, s. A kind of pestilence. Perhaps from 
 
 boichde, poverty, Aberd. Reg. 
 BOID, s. Maitland Poems. — Isl. bode, a term used to 
 denote a wave agitated by the wind ; unda maris cum 
 vadosis scopulis luctans. 
 BOYDS. Si pi. Blackberries. V. Bdackboyds. 
 BOYIS, s. In boy is, in fetters. Barbour. — Teut. 
 boeye, compes, pedica, vinculum ; boey-en, compedire. 
 BOIKIN, s. The piece of beef called the Brisket in E, 
 BOIKIN, s. A bodkin, S. Apparently a corr. of E. 
 word, to avoid the harshness of two consonan#s com- 
 ing 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 
 vel corporis. 
 BOIN, Boyn, Boyen, Bowyne,. s. 1. A washing-tub, 
 S. B. 2. A flat broad-bottomed vessel, into which 
 milk is emptied from the pail, a bowyne, Loth. — Un- 
 less from Tsl. boginn, curvus, or Dan. bugn-e, to 
 bend, as respecting its form : I can offer no conjecture 
 as to the origin. 
 BOYNFU', s: The fill of a tub or milk-vessel, S. 
 BOING, s. The act of lowing or bellowing, S. V. 
 
 etymon under Bu, Bue. 
 BOIS, adj. Hollow. V. Bos. 
 BOISERT, s. A louse, Ettr. For.— Germ, beissen, to 
 
 bite, or beiss, a bite, and art / q of a biting nature. 
 BOISSES. V. Boss. Knox's Hist. 
 * To BOIST, Boast, v. a. To threaten, to endeavour to 
 terrify. S. Douglas.— C. B. bost-io, to vaunt one's 
 self ; bost, vaunting ; boez, boss, elevation. 
 BOIST, Bost, s. Threatening, S. Wallace. 
 BOIST, s. Box or chest. Aberd. Reg. V. BniST. 
 BOIT, s. 1. A cask or tub used for the purpose of 
 curing butcher-meat, or for holding it after it is 
 cured ; sometimes called a beef-boat, S. 2. Used as 
 equivalent to E. butt. Ruddiman. — Germ, butte ; 
 Ital. botte, id., whence E butt. Su. G byttia, situla, 
 cupa; Teut. botte, id. doliuin, orca, cupa. 
 BOIT, BoYT, BoiTT, s. A boat. Aberd. Reg. 
 BOITSCHIPPING, s. Apparently a company belong- 
 ing to a boat. Aberd. Reg. 
 To BOITT, V. n. To enter into a boat ; to take boat, 
 S. to boat. Acts Ja. F/.— Teut. boot, scapha, limbus, 
 cymba. 
 BOYTOUR, Butter, s. The bittern. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 
 0. E. buttour ; Belg. buttoor, a bird. 
 To BOK, Bock, v. a. 1. To vomit, S. Gawan 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 of puke, to which no etymon 
 has been assigned. 
 
BOK 
 
 61 
 
 EON 
 
 K, Bock, Booking, s. The act of retching, S. Gait. 
 Cleland. 
 
 BOKEIK, s. Bopeep, a game. The word is now in- 
 verted ; as keekbo, q. v. Lyndmy. 
 iKS, s. pi. "Corner teeth," GI, Sibb. Maitland 
 Poems. 
 
 BOLDIN, BoLDTN, V. n. 1. To swell in a literal 
 sense. Douglas. 2. Transferred to the mind, as 
 denoting pride, courage, wrath, &c. PitscMie. 
 LDIN, BouLDEN, jjar^.jpa. swelled.— This is softened 
 into bowdin, bowden, S Often in the pret. and part. 
 it is written bolnys, swells, (Doug. V.) and bolnyt. 
 1 hesitate whether these are contr. from boldinnys. 
 boldinnyt, or the v. in another form, more nearly 
 resembling Su. Gr. buln-a, Dan. bul-ner. Su. G. 
 bvl-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. 
 
 SOLE, s. A square aperture, &c. V. Boal. 
 
 BOLE, s. A bull ; corresponding to taurus. Fordun. 
 — Isl bauli, taurus, from baul-a ; Su. G. boel-a, 
 mugire, whence also, baul, mugitus. 
 
 BOLGAN, s. A swelling that becomes a pimple ; the 
 same with Bogan, Roxb. 
 
 BOLGAN LEAVES, Nipplewort, an herb, S. B. Lap- 
 sana 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 
 efficacious in removing swellings. 
 
 To BOLYN, V. n. To lay tack aboard, Maitland 
 Poems. — 0. Fr. 6ohn-er, to sail by a wind, or close 
 upon a wind. 
 
 BOLL Lintseed Boll. V. Bow. 
 
 BOLLIT, pret. Perhaps, knocked on the head. — Belg. 
 boll-en, id. ; Teut. beulije, supplicium, tormentum. 
 
 BOLLMAN, s. A cottager. Orkn. Statist ^cc. —Per- 
 haps from Su. G. Isl. bol, villa, and man, q. the in- 
 habitant of a village. It is always pronounced bow- 
 man. 
 
 BOLAIE, s. A boom, a waterman's pole. Douglas. — 
 Germ, baum, Belg. boom, a tree. 
 
 BOLNYNG, s. Swelling. Benrysone. V. Boldin. 
 
 BOLNIT. V. Boldin. 
 
 BOLSTER, s. That part of a mill in which.the axletree 
 moves,. S. 
 
 BOMACIE, s. Perhaps, thunder ; thunderstorm, Ayrs. 
 
 BOMARISKIE, s. An herb, the roots of which taste 
 exactly like licorice ; perhaps the Astragalus gly- 
 cyphillus of Linn. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BOMBESIE, s. Bombasin; a stuff. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 BOMBILL, s. Buzzing noise ; metaph used for boast- 
 infC- Polwart. — Teut. bommele, 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. 
 
 BOMILL, s. Perhaps a cooper's instrument, q. wimble. 
 Aberd Reg. 
 
 To BOMMLE, v. n. To work confusedly, Ayrs. 
 Plcken. V. Bummil, v. 
 
 BON. Borrowed, begged ; " He that trusts to bon 
 ploughs, will have his land lye lazy," S. Prov. — Isl. 
 bon, gratis acceptio, mendicatio ; Su. G. boen, preces. 
 Hence, perhaps, E. boon. 
 
 BON, s. Apparently, bane, injury. Wallace. 
 
 BON ACCORD, s. 1. Agreement, amity. 2. A term 
 which seems to have been formerly used by way of 
 toast, as expressive of amity and kindness. Spald- 
 ing. 3. The motto of the town's arms, by which 
 
 term Aberdeen is fondly named by her sons. — ^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, BoNNAGB, s. The designation given to the 
 
 services due by a tenant to the proprietor, or by a 
 
 cottager to the farmer, Angus. Agr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 BONDAY WARKIS. The time a tenant or vassal is 
 
 bound to work for the proprietor. V. Bonnage, s. 
 BONE, s. A petition, a prayer Douglas. 0. E. id. 
 Isl. baen, precatio, oratio ; boon, petitio, gratis ac- 
 ceptio, mendicatio, G. Andr. A S ben, bene, id. 
 BONETT, s. "A small sail, fixed to the bottom or 
 sides of the great sails, to accelerate the ship's way 
 in calm weather." Gl. Compl. Douglas. — Fr. bon- 
 nette, 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 female peasantry, Roxb. Guy Manner- 
 ing. 
 BONIE, BoNYE, Bonny^ adj. 1. Beautiful, pretty, S. 
 Maitland Poems. Boniest, most beautiful. Mont- 
 gomerie. 2. It is occasionally used ironically, in the 
 same way with E. pretty, S. Priests of Peblis. 3. 
 Precious, valuable. Minstrelsy Border. 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, s. Beauty, handsomeness. 
 
 Philotv^. Herd's Coll. 
 BONK, s. A bank. Douglas. — Probably corr. from A. 
 S. bene. Isl. bunga, however, signifies tumor terrae. 
 BONKER, s. A bench, &c. V. Bunker. 
 BONNACK 0' KNAESHIP. A ceitaln duty paid at a 
 mill, Ayrs. This is the bonnack due to the servant, 
 (knave). V. Knawship. 
 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, s. A tenant bound by the terms of 
 his lease to reap, or use his hook, for the proprietor 
 in harvest, Aberd. 
 BONNAGE-PEATS, s. pi. Peats which, by his lease, a 
 
 tenant is bound to furnish to the proprietor, ib. 
 BONNAR, s. " A bond," Gl. Popular Ball. 
 BONNET. T. 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 
 unchristened child was considered as in the most 
 imminent danger, should the mother, while on the 
 straw, neglect the precaution of having the blue 
 bonnet worn by her husband constantly beside her. 
 When a cow happened to be seized with any sudden 
 disease (the cau.se 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 blue bonnet.' 
 'It's no wordie a dad of a bonnet,' was a common 
 phrase when expres.sing contempt, or alluding to any- 
 thing not worth the trouble of repairing." — Edin. 
 Mag., April, 1820. 
 
BON 
 
 62 
 
 BOO 
 
 ft ftU. aotfn BOWBT. To he equal to one in any re- 
 q>eot ; as, " He'll ne'er fill his bonnet," he will never 
 match lilm, 8. Old Mortality. 
 To RiVB one's Bo»nkt. To excel one in every respect. 
 " May he rivt his father't bonnet /" May he be 
 8Ut>erior to his father ; ot father-better . 
 BONNET-FLEUK, «. The Pearl, a fish. Neill's List 
 
 of Fishes. 
 BONNET-LAIRD, Binukt-Laird, t. A yeoman ; a 
 petty proprietor ; one who farms his own land. Synon. 
 Cock-Laird. The Entail. 
 BONNET-PIECE, «. A gold coin of James V. ; so 
 called, because on it the King is represented wearing 
 a bonnet. Monastery. 
 
 BONNY, BoNiB o't. A small quantity of anything. 
 " The bonie o't," Renfr. Roxb. 
 
 BONNILIE, adv. BeauUfully, S. Burns. 
 
 BONNY-DIE, t. 1. A toy ; a trinket, Loth. Anti- 
 quary. 2 Applied to money, as having the influence 
 of a gewgaw on the eye. Heart of Mid-Loth. V. 
 Die. 
 
 BONNIE WALLIES, s. pi. Gewgaws. The Pirate. 
 V. Walt, s. a toy. 
 
 BONNIVOCIIIL, s. The Great Northern Diver, Colym- 
 bus glacialis, Linn. 
 
 BONNOCK, *. A sort of cal£e, Ayrs. Burns. Syuon. 
 Bannock. 
 
 BONOCH, s. "A binding to tie a cow's hind legs 
 when she is a-millcing." Kelly. 
 
 BONODR, s. Perhap.s, bond. V. Bonnar. 
 
 BONSPEL, BoNSPEiLL, s. 1. A match at archeiy. Pit- 
 tcottie. 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 spel, play ; because the inhabitants of difl'erent 
 villages or districts contend with each other in this 
 sport, one parish, for example, challenging another. 
 Or, the first syllable may be traced to Su. G. bonde, 
 an husbandman. Stat. Ace. P. Muirkirk. V. Cdrl. 
 
 BONTE, s. A thing useful or advantageous ; a benefit. 
 — Fr. id. Bellenden. 
 
 BONXIE, s. The name given to the Skua Gull, Shetl. 
 Neill. 
 
 BOO, Bow, s. A term sometimes used to denote a 
 manor-Louse, 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 
 dwelling, also, a village ; Moes. G. baua, id. In the 
 Orkney Islands, where the Gothic was long presei-ved 
 in greater purity than in our countiy, 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, «, A bugbear; an object of terror, 
 Aberd. Synon. Bu, Boo. 
 
 BOODIES, pi. Ghosts, hobgoblins, Aberd. Journal 
 Lond. — It might be deduced from A. S. boda, a 
 messenger, from bodian, to declare, to denounce. 
 But it seems to be rather originally the same with C. 
 B. bugudhai, hobgoblins, Gael, bodach. a ghost. 
 Waverley. 
 
 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. 
 Baff, synon. V. Buff, v. and s. 
 
 BOOHOO. An interjection expressive of contempt, ac- 
 companied with a projection of the lips, Roxb. 
 
 BOOHOO, s. I wouldna gi'e a boohoo for you, ibid. 
 
 To BOOHOO, V. n. To show contempt in the mode 
 
 deso-ibed above, ibid. — Belg. boha, a noise, a boast. 
 
 BOOIT, s. A hand-lanthom. V. Bowet. 
 
 To BOOK, Beuk, v. a. To register a couple in the kirk- 
 
 scssion records for the proclamation of the banns, S. 
 
 Gait. 
 
 BOOKING, s. This act of recording is termed the 
 
 booking, Fife. 
 BOOL, s. A semicircular handle, &c. Bool of a pint- 
 
 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 bool," an old ro?ind or corpu- 
 lent fellow, S.— Su. G. bol, the trunk of thq l}ody,.as 
 distinguished from the head and feet.'V.' s ■' , . ,,. 
 To BOOL, BiiLE, V. n. 1. To weep, in a childish 
 manner, with a continued humming sound, Roxb. 
 2. To sing wretchedly, with a low, drawling note. 
 1/0(7(7.— -Isl. baul-a ; Su. G. bol-a, mugire ; Sw. boel-a, 
 to low, to bellow. 
 BOOL-HORNED, adj. Perverse, obstinate, inflexible, 
 S. apparently from the same origin with Bools. — 
 Boolie-horned, Border, and W. of S. A. Bor. buckle- 
 horns, short crooked horns turned horizontally in- 
 wards. 
 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 Pot, s. pi. Two crooked instruments of 
 iron, linked together, used for lifting a pot by the 
 ears, S. ; also called clips. — Teut. boghel, numella ; 
 Germ, bugel, anything that is circular or curved. 
 BOOLYIE, s. A loud threatening noise, like the bel- 
 lowing of a bull, Ettr. For. Apparently of the same 
 origin as the v. Bool ; the E. v. To Bawl, seems a 
 cognate term. 
 BOON of Lint. V. Bune. 
 
 BOON of Shearers. A band of reapers ; as many as a 
 farmer employs, Dumfr. Loth. — Isl. buandl, ruricola, 
 buanda, cives, from bu-a, habitare ; Su. G. bo, id. 
 BOON-DINNER, s. The dinner given on the harvest- 
 field to a band of reapers, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 BOONER, adj. Upper, Loth. (Comparative degree.) 
 200NERM0ST, adj. Uppermost. (Superlative.) Ja- 
 cobite Relics, v. BoONMOST. 
 BOONMOST, ad/j. Uppermost, S., pron. hunemist, 
 
 Ross. — A. S. bufan, hufon, above, and most. 
 BOORICK, s. A shepherd's hut. V. Bourack. 
 BOOST, V. imp. Behoved. V. Boot, v. imp. 
 BOOST, s. A box. V. Buist. 
 BOOT, BOUT, s. A sieve, Roxb. Apparently coiT. 
 
 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 hoot to do such a 
 thing ; he could not avoid it. It bit to he; it was 
 necessary that this should take place. Ross. Burns. 
 — Bus &nA bud occm in the same sense in Ywaine 
 and Gawin. It is a cont. of behoved, Belg. behoefl, 
 BOOT-HOSE, s. pi. Coarse ribbed worsted hose, with- 
 out feet, fixed by a flap under the buckle of the shoe, 
 and covering the breeches at the knee ; formerly worn 
 instead of boots, S. Synon. Gramashes. Heart of 
 Mid-Loth. 
 BOOTYER, s. A glutton. V. Byoutour. 
 BOOTS, Bootes, s. pi. An instrument of torture for- 
 merly 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- 
 shank's Hist. 
 BOOTIKIN, s. Diminutive of the above. 
 
1500 
 
 63 
 
 BOS 
 
 BOOZY, adj. Bushy. V. BousY. 
 
 BOR, BoiR, Bore, s. 1. A small hole or crevice ; a 
 place used for shelter, especially by smaller animals, 
 S. Sir Tristrem. 2. An 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. 
 Baillie. 3. To tak in, or up a bore, to begin to re- 
 form one's conduct, Mearns. ; synon. with "turning 
 over a new leaf." — Su. G. Germ, bor, terebra ; Isl. 
 bora, foramen ; A. S. bor-ian, to pierce. 
 
 liORAGE GROT, s. A kind of groat, or fourpenny 
 piece, formerly current in S. Perhaps so denomi- 
 nated from the use of borax as an alloy.— Teut. bora- 
 pie, buglos.sa. 
 
 EORAL, BoRALE, Borell, s. A wimble ; an instrument 
 for boring, one end of which is placed on the breast, 
 Teviotd. Hence called a breast-bore, Clydes.— Su. G. 
 Isl. bor, terebrum, whence bora, the oiifice made, 
 from bor-a, perforare ; Teut. boor-en, id. 
 
 BORAL HOLE, s. A hole made by a wimble, Selkirks. 
 Hogg. 
 
 r,ORAL-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, BowRCH, BOROW, s. 1. A surety. 
 The term properly denotes a person who becomes bail 
 for another, for whatever purpose. Wallace. 2. A. 
 pledge ; anything laid in pawn. Barbour. — The 
 tei-m occurs in both senses in 0. E. A. S. borg borh, 
 fide-jussor ; also, foenus ; Germ, burge, a pledge. — 
 Su. G. borgen, sureti-ship. Ihre derives Su. G. and 
 I si. borg-a, to become surety, from berg-a, a periculo 
 • ueri, to protect from danger. The idea is certainly 
 most natural : For what is suretlship, but warranting 
 tlie safety of any person or thing ? 
 
 1-ATTiN TO BoRGH. Laid in pledge. Lattin is the part. 
 pa. of the V. Lat, to let ; to lay. — Teut. laeten zijn, 
 l)onere. 
 
 To Strek, or Stryk a Boegh. To enter into suretiship 
 or cautionary on any ground. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 liORD, s. 1. A broad hem or welt, S. 2. The edge or 
 border of a woman's cap, S. — Fr. bord ; Belg. boord, 
 a welt, a hem, or selvage ; Isl. bard, bord, the extre- 
 mity 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 ex- 
 tremity. 
 
 BORDEL, s. A brothel, Dunbar.— Fr. bordel, id. ; Su. 
 G. A. S. bm-d, a house. The dimin, of this, Ihre says, 
 was L. B. bordellum, bordil-e, tuguriolum, cujus ge- 
 neris quum olim meretricum stabula essent. 
 
 BORDELLAR, s. A haunter of brothels. Bellenden. 
 
 BORE, s. A crevice. V. Bor. 
 
 BORE'S (or BOAR'S) EARS, s. pi The name given to 
 the Auricula, S. B. Primula 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. 
 
 BORGCHT, s. A surety. Aberd. Reg. V. Borch. 
 
 BORGH, s. A surety. V. Borch. 
 
 BORN, Wallace. — Born may have some affinity to Isl. 
 borgun ; Su. G. borgen, suretiship ; q. one under con- 
 tract or obligation. 
 
 BORNE-DOWN, part. adj. Depressed in body, in mind, 
 or in external circumstances, S. 
 
 BORN-HEAD, adv. Straight forward in an impetuous 
 manner, Ettr. For. ; synon. ITorn-Aead. Perils of Man. 
 
 BORNE-HEAD, adj. Headlong ; furious, Upp. Clydes. 
 — Perhaps from Teut. bor-en ; A. S. baer-en, toUere, 
 levare, prae se ferre ; A. S. boren, part pa. q. with 
 the head borne, or carried before, or pushing forward, 
 like a butting ox. 
 
 BORNE-MAD, adj. Furious. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BORNSHET, s. A composition for protection from 
 being plundered by an army. Monro's Exped. — Teut. 
 borgh-en, in tutum recipere, servare. Perhaps formed 
 from Sw. borgen, oail, security, and skatt-a, to rate, 
 to value ; or Teut. borghen, &ndL schatt-en, to tax, 
 whence sdiatting, taxation. 
 
 BOROW, s. 1. A surety. 2. A pledge. Aberd. Reg. 
 V. Borch. 
 
 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, s. Supposed the Bourtree, or com- 
 mon elder, as boys bore it for their popguns. 
 
 BORREL, s. An instrument for piercing ; a borer, 
 S. A. Rates. V. 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, v. a. 1. To give security for ; 
 applied to property. Wyntown. 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 
 frora borg-en, to pledge. "When one pledges SLnotimr 
 in company, he engages to drink after him ; and in 
 ancient times it was generally understood, that he 
 who pledged another, was engaged to drink an equal 
 quantity. 
 
 BORROWGANGE, Borrowgang, s. A state of sureti- 
 ship. Reg. Mag.—&\i. G. edgaang, laggaang, are 
 rendered by Ihre, actus jurandi, from gaa, ire ; bor- 
 rowgange may thus be merely the act of going or 
 entering as a surety. 
 
 BORROWING DAYS. The last three days of March, 
 Old Style, S. Complaynt ^.— These days being gene- 
 rally stormy, our forefathers have endeavoured to 
 account for this circumstance, by pretending that 
 March borrowed them from April, that he might ex- 
 tend his power so much longer. Those who are much 
 addicted to superstition will neither borrow nor lend 
 on any of these days, lest the articles borrowed should 
 be employed for the purposes 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 property of the 
 Egyytians. 
 
 BORROW-MAILL, Burrow-Mail, s. Annual duty 
 payable to the Sovereign by a burgh for enjoying cer- 
 tain rights. Acts Ja. VI. V. Mail, tribute. 
 
 BORROWSTOUN, s. A royal borough, S. Gait. 
 
 BORROWSTOUN, adj. Of or belonging to a borough, 
 S. 
 
 BOS, Boss, Bois, adj. 1. Hollow, S. Douglas. " A 
 boss 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 denote the 
 state of the stomach when it is empty, or after long 
 abstinence, S. Morison. 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 understanding, S. B. Ramsay. 4. Applied 
 to a person emaciated by internal disease. 6. A 
 large window forming a recess ; a bay window, or 
 
BOS 
 
 t>4 
 
 BOU 
 
 bow window, ntscottie. 6. Poor; destitute of 
 worldly subsUnce, S. B. i2<w».— Tcut. 6oj.se, umbo. 
 
 BOSKIE, ad}. Tipsy. Loth.— Teut. buys, ebrius, buys- 
 ' en, poculis Indulgere. 
 
 BOSKILL, t. An opening in the middle of a stock of 
 com, made by pieces of wood fastened at the top, 
 Roxb. Syn. Faosbhousb. Perhaps from its resem- 
 blance to a kiln, or kill, in form, and having nothing 
 within it ; q. a boss or empty kill. 
 
 BOSS, BocB, «. Anytliing hollow. Burel. 
 
 BOSS of the Side. The hollow between the ribs and the 
 haunch, S. 
 
 BOSS of the Body. The forepart, from the chest 
 downwards to the loins ; a phrase now almost ob- 
 solete, S. 
 
 BOSS, Boiss, «. 1. A small cask. Pitscottie. 2. It 
 seems to denote a bottle, perhaps one of earthen 
 ware, such as is now vulgarly called a gray-beard. 
 Dunbar. 3. In pi. 6oss«, 6ome5, a term of contempt, 
 conjoined with atdd, and applied to persons of a de- 
 spicable or worthless character. Knox. — From Fr. 
 hoire, to drink, whence boisson, drink, or busse, a 
 cask for holding wines. 
 
 BOSSINS, s. Vacancies in corn-stacks, for the admis- 
 sion of air to preserve the grain from being heated, 
 Lanark s. From Boss, hollow. V. Fause-House. 
 
 BOSSNESS, s. 1. Hollowness, S. 2. Emptiness, often 
 applied to the stomach, S. 
 
 BOT, cory But, often confounded with hut, prep, 
 signifying without. Douglas. — A. S. butan, huton, 
 are used precisely as S. but, without. 
 
 BOTAND, BuT-AND, prep. Besides. Percy. 
 
 BOTAND, adv. 1. But if; except. Barbour. 2. 
 Moreover ; besides. Maitland Poems.— In the latter 
 sense, it is from A. S. butan, praeter. 
 
 BOTANO, s. A piece of linen dyed blue. Fr. boutant, 
 a stuff which is made at Montpellier. 
 
 BOTCARD, s. A sort of artilleiy used in S. in the 
 reign of Ja. V. Pitscottie. — The same instruments 
 seem to be afterwards called battars, ib. Fr. bas- 
 tarde, "ademie-canuon, or demie-culverin ; a smaller 
 piece of any kind," Cotgr. 
 
 BOTE, Bute, s. 1. Help ; advantage ; E. boot, Doug. 
 2. Compensation ; satisfaction ; Acts Pari. pass. — 
 A. S. bote, id., from bet-an, emendare, restourare ; 
 Belg. hoete, a fine, a penalty. 
 
 KiN-BOTE, compensation, or " assithment for the 
 slaughter of a kin.sman ;" Skene, Verb. Sign. — A. S. 
 cyn, cognatio, and bote. 
 
 Mam-bote, the compensation fixed by the law for killing 
 a man, according to the rank of the person, lb. — 
 A. S. man-bot, id. 
 
 Theift-bote, compensation made to the king for theft. 
 
 Reg. Maj. 
 To BOTHER, v. n. To make many words. Burns. 
 BOTHER, s. The act of teasing or rallying, by dwell- 
 ing on the same subject, S. 
 To BOTHER, Bathee, v. a. To teaze one by dwelling 
 on the same subject, or by continued solicitotion, S. 
 Perhaps the same with E. Pother. 
 BOTHIE, Booth, Buith, s. A shop made of boards ; 
 either fixed or poitoble, S. Douglas. — Hence the 
 Luckeribooths of Edinburgh, wooden shops, made for 
 being locked up. Teut. boede, bode., domuncula, casa, 
 Kilian ; Su. O. boi, toberna mercatorum, apotheca ; 
 Isl. bud, id. V. LucKEJi". 
 BOTHIE, BooTHiE, s. 1. A cottage ; often used to de- 
 note 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 cottage ; Gael. 
 bothag, bothan, a cot. 
 
 BOTHIE-MAN, s. Equivalent to E. hind, and bor- 
 rowed from the circumstonce of hinds inhabiting 
 bothies, Perths. 
 
 BOTIINE, BoTiiENE, s. 1. A park in which cattle are 
 fed and enclosed. Skene. 2. A barony, lordship, 
 or sheriffdom. Assis. Reg. Dav. — L. B. bothena, 
 baronia, aut territorium. 
 
 BOTINYS, s. pi. Buskins; Gl. Sibb.— Fr. botine, 
 cothurnus. V. Boiting. 
 
 BOTION, s. Botching, Dumfr. Mayne'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. Orkney. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 * BOTTOM, s. The breech ; the seat in the human 
 body, S. V. BoDDUM. 
 
 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 * expressed, it is said that 
 one "has a, bottom-room in this or that pew." TAe 
 Provost. 
 
 BOTTREL, adj. Thick and dwarfish, Aberd. 
 
 BOTTREL, s. A thickset, dwai-flsh person, ibid.— Fr. 
 bouterolle, the shape of a scabbard, the tip that 
 strengthens the end of it ; Isl. but-r, truncus, but-a, 
 truncare. 
 
 BOTWAND, s. Perhaps a rod of authority or power ; 
 from Germ, hot, 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. bod-a, nun- 
 tiare. — In ancient times, among the Gothic nations, 
 when the men capable to bear arms wei'e summoned 
 to attend 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 principal 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. budkajle, from bud, a mes- 
 sage, and kafle, [S. cavet] a rod. The Croistara, or 
 fire-cross, anciently sent round through the High- 
 lands, was a signal of the same kind. 
 
 BOUCHT, Bought, s. A curvature, or bending of any 
 kind, S. "The bought of the aim," the bending of 
 the arm at the elbow. Journ Land. Where the sea 
 forms a sort of bay, it is said to have a bought, S. 
 Bight, E. — A. S. bogeht, arcuatus. crooked ; bug-an, 
 to bend ; Geiin. bug, sinus; bucht, curvatura litoris, 
 Wachter. 
 To BOUCHT, Bought, v. a. To fold down, S.— Isl. 
 
 bukt-a ; Teut. buck-en, flectere, curvare. Hence, 
 BOUCHTING-BLANKET, s. a small blanket laid 
 across a feather-bed, and tucked up under it on both 
 sides, to prevent it from spreading out too much, as 
 well as to secure the occupier of the bed against the 
 chillness 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. 
 
BOU 
 
 65 
 
 BOU 
 
 BOUGHT, Bought, Bccht, Bught, s. 1. A small pen, 
 usually put up in the corner of the fold, into which it 
 was customaiy to drive the ewes when they were to be 
 milked ; also called ewe-bucht, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 house in which sheep are enclosed, Lanark's. ; an im- 
 proper sense. Stat. Ace. 3. A square seat in a 
 church; a table-seat, S. Bucht-seat, id., Aberd.— 
 Teut. bocht, bucht, septum, septa, interseptum, sepi- 
 mentum clausum. 
 To BOUGHT, Bought, v. 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-GUKD. The droppings of- the sheep that 
 frequently fall into the milk -pail, but are taken out 
 by the ewe-milkers, Roxb. 
 BOUCHTING-TIME, Boughting-Time, s. T^iat time 
 in the evening when the ewes are milked. Herd's 
 Coll. 
 To BOUFF, V. a. To beat, Fife. It seems merely a 
 
 variety of Buff, v. a. V. Boof. 
 To BOUFF, Bowf, v. n. 1. To bark. Loth., Aberd. 
 Applied to the hollow sound made by a large dog, 
 Fife ; syn. Wouff and Youff. This is opposed to 
 to Yaffmg, which denotes the barking of a small dog. 
 2. To cough loud, Aberd. It is often conjoined with 
 the V. to Host. 
 BOUFF, BowF, t 1. The act of barking. 2. A loud 
 
 cough, Aberd. 
 BOUGtARS, s. pi. Cross spars, forming part of the 
 roof of a cottage, used instead of laths, on which 
 wattling or twigs are placed, and above these divots, 
 and then the straw or thatch, S. Chr. Kirk. — 
 Lincolns. bullcar, a beam ; Dau. biaelke, pi. bielcker, 
 beams. Su. G-. bialke, a small rafter, tigillum, in 
 Westro-Groth. is written bolkur. 
 BOUGAR-STAKES, s. pi. The lower part of couples, 
 or rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses, 
 Teviotd. V. Bougars. 
 BOUGAR-STIGKS, s. pi. Strong pieces of wood fixed 
 to the couples, or rafters, of a house by wooden pins. 
 BOUGE. Bougis, pi. Perhaps some kind of coffers 
 or boxes, like Fr. bou^ette, from bouge, a budget, or 
 great pouch. — Teut. boegie, bulga. 
 BOUGER, s. A sea-fowl and bird of passage of the 
 size of a pigeon, found in St. Kilda and the other 
 Western Isles, where it is called Coulterneb. Martin's 
 St. Kilda. — Perhaps from Isl. bugr, curvatura, as 
 the upper jaw is crooked at the point. 
 BOUGHT, s. The name given to a fishing-line in 
 Shetland of about fifty fathoms. — Dan. bugt, a wind- 
 ing, the line being so termed from its forming a coil 
 on being wound up. V. Bought, a curvature. 
 BOUGHTIE, BuGHTiE, s. A twig ; dim. of E. Bough, 
 
 Ayrs. Picken. 
 BOUGIE, s. A bag made of sheep-skin, Shetl. — Moes. 
 
 G. balg ; Su. G. baelg, uter. 
 BOUGUIE, s. A posy ; a nosegay, Ayrs. — Fr. bouquet, 
 
 id. 
 BOUK, 5. 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 
 originally from A. S. buce ; Isl. buk-ur, venter, alvus, 
 from the lie being composed of animal excrements ; 
 for in Teut. buyck-en, lintea lixivio purgare, retains 
 the precise form of buyck, 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. beuck-en, to beat or strike. 
 
 BOUKING-WASHING, Boukit-washino, s. 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, V. a. To steep foul linen in lie of this kind. 
 
 To bouk claise, S. Glenfergus. 
 BOUK, BuiK, s. 1. The trunk of the body, as dis- 
 tinguished from the head or extremity, S. A bouk 
 oftauch, all the tallow taken out of an ox or cow, S. 
 Germ, bauch von talge, id. A bouk louse, one that 
 has been bred about the body. — Teut. beu<:k, truncus 
 corporis. 2. The whole body of a man, or carcase of 
 a beast, S. Douglas. " I likena a bane in his bouk," 
 a strong expression of dislike. 3. The body, as con- 
 tradistinguished from the soul. B. Bruce. 4. Size, 
 stature, S. bulk ; Boukth, bulk, Gl. Lancash. J. 
 Nicol. 5. The greatest share, the principal part, S. 
 Cleland. 6. The whole of any bale, cask, or assort- 
 ment of goods. 
 To Bbeak Buik. To open goods and use a portion of 
 
 them. Aberd. Reg. 
 To BOUK, V. n. To bulk, S. Hence, 
 BOUKIT, BowKiT, BowKED, par^. pa. 1. Large, bulky; 
 S. Douglas. 2. Boukit and mucklt-boukit are used 
 in a peculiar sense ; as denoting the appearance which 
 a pregnant woman makes, after her shape begins to 
 alter. 
 LiTTLE-BoDKiT, part. adj. 1. Small in size ; puny, S. 
 2. Thin ; meagre, S. 3. Of little consideration, re- 
 gard, or consequence ; 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, maybe originally the same with 
 Su. G. bukig, obesus, qui magnum abdomen habet. 
 BOUKSUM, BuKSUM, Bouky, adj. 1. Of the same 
 sense with Boukit, S. Poems Bu^han Dialect. 2. 
 Honourable ; possessing magnitude in a moral sense, 
 jB. Bruce. 
 BOUKE, s. A solitude. Sir Gawan and Sir Gal. — A. 
 S. buce, secessus, " a solitary and secret place," Som- 
 ner. 
 BOUL, Bool, BuLE, s. 1. Any thing that is of a curved 
 form ; as, " the bool of the arm," 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 semicii-cular 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 
 theboul o' a pint-stoup, a proverbial expression, in- 
 dicating 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, tumi- 
 dus, turgidus ; or boghel, beughel, curvatura semicir- 
 cularis, 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 perforation. 
 BOULENA. A sea cheer, signifying, Hale up the 
 
 bowlings. Complaynt S. 
 BOULENE, s. The same with E. bowline. A 
 rope fastened to the middle part of the outside 
 of a sail. Complaynt S.—Bvf. bog-Una, id. from 
 bog flexus. 
 
 5 
 
BOU 
 
 66 
 
 BOU 
 
 BOULTELL RAINES. Bridle-reins of some kind.— 
 PertiapsfMin 0. Fr. boiUUtie, combat, joCite ; q. such 
 reins u were used In tournaments. 
 
 BOUN, BOUHB, BowN, adj. Ready, prepared, S. 
 Barbour.— Bone is used in the same sense, 0. E.— 
 8u. Q. bo, bo-a. to prepare, to make ready ; Isl. bu-a, 
 id. Boen or boin is the part pa. 
 
 To BOUN, BowN, v.a. 1. To make ready, to prepare. 
 Wallace. 2. To go, to direct one's course to a certain 
 place. Sir Egeir. 
 
 BOUND, Bund, part. pa. Pregnant, Douglas.— Germ, 
 entbund-en, to deliver, entbunden, brought to bed ; 
 literally unbound. 
 
 BOUNDE, s. Meaning doubtful. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 To BOUNDER, v. a. To limit ; to set boundaries to, 
 Roxb.— L. B. bon-are, bundrare, metas figere. 
 
 To BOUNT, V. n. To spring, to bound.— Fr. bondrir, 
 id. Buret. 
 
 BOUNTE, «. Worth, goodness. Barbour.— Er. bonti, 
 id. 
 
 BOUNTETH, Bocntith, s. 1. Something given as a re- 
 ward for service or good oflBces. Watson's Coll. 2. 
 It now generally signifies what is given to servants, 
 in addition to their wages, S. ; bounties, S. B. Bam- 
 tay.—Q&el. bunntais, seems merely a corr. of this 
 word. 
 
 BOUNTREE, s. Common elder. V. Bourtree. 
 
 BOUNTREE-BERRIES, s. pi. 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. Douglas. — A. S. bur, bure, conclave, 
 an inner chamber, a parlour, a bower. — Teut. buer, 
 id. Dan. buur, conclave, Su. G. Isl. bur, habitaculum. 
 — Isl. jungfrubur, gynaeceum, ubi olim filiae familias 
 habitabant ; literally, the young lady's bower. 
 Hence bmir-bourding, jesting in a lady's chamber, 
 Pink. BouROCK. 
 
 BOURACH, BowROCK, BOORICK, ». 1. An enclosure ; 
 applied to the little houses tiiat children build for 
 play, especially those made in the sand, S. Kelly. 
 ' ' We'll never big sandy bowrocks together." S. Prov. 
 Kdly. 2. A small knoll, as distinguished from a 
 bra^, Selkirks. Hogg. 3. A shepherd's hut, Gallo- 
 way. 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 6ouracA o/doise, Ang. Statist. Ace. 6. A 
 crowd, a ring, a circle of people, S. B. Poems Buchan 
 Dialect. 7. A cluster, as of trees, S. Ferguson. — 
 A. S. beorh, burg, an enclosure, a heap ; Su. G. borg. 
 
 BOURACH'D, Bcrrach'd, part. pa. Enclosed, en- 
 vironed, S. B. Ross. 
 
 To BOURACH, v. n. To crowd together confusedly, 
 or in a mass, S. ; syn. Crowdle. 
 
 BOURACH, BoRRACH, s. A band put round a cow's 
 hinder legs at milking, S. Gael. buMrach. 
 
 BOURBEE, s. The spotted Whistle fish, S. Sibbald. 
 
 To BOURD, V. n. To jest, to mock, S. Ramsay. — 
 Fr. bourd-er, id. But this seems to be merely an 
 abbrev. of behourd-ir, bohord-er, tojoust together with 
 lances. Bohord, behord, is originally a Gothic word, 
 as being used by old Northern writers. 
 
 BOURD, BouRE, s. 1. A jest, a scoff, S. Kelly. 
 Uoulate. 2. In "Gordon's History of the Earls of 
 Sutherland " it is used to denote a fatal encounter, 
 called the Bourd of Brechen. 
 
 BOUBIE, «. A hole made in the earth by rabbits, 
 or other animals that hide themselves there ; E. a 
 
 burrow. Monroe.— 'Stom the same origin with 
 
 BOURACH. 
 
 BOURTREE, Boretree, Bountreb, s. Common elder, 
 a tree ; Sambucus nigra, Linn. ; A. Bor. Burtree. 
 Lightfoot. — It seems to have received its name from 
 its being hollow within, and tiience easily bored by 
 thrusting out the pulp. 
 
 BOURTREE-BUSH, s. A shrub of elder. Lights and 
 Shadows. 
 
 BOURTREE, BouNTEY-GUN, 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 compressed air 
 between the two drives out the first with an explosion. 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 
 BOUSCHE, s. The sheathing of a wheel. V. Bush. 
 
 BOUSHTY, s. Expl. "bed." Aberd. Shirr efs.—Tht 
 same with Buisty, q. v. 
 
 BOUSTER, s. The bolster of a bed, S, V. Bowstar. 
 
 BOUSTOUR, BowsTOWRE, s. A military engine, 
 anciently used for battering walls. Wyntown.—^\x. 
 G. byssa, bossa, signifies a mortar, an engine for 
 throwing bombs ; Bombarda, Ihre ; formerly byssor ; 
 from byssa, theca, a box, or case ; because in these 
 tubes, as in cases, bullets are lodged. 
 
 BOUSUM, BowsoM, adj. 1. Pliant, tractable. Palice 
 of Honour. — A. S. bocsum, buhsum, obediens, trac- 
 tabilis, from bug-an, Belg. buyg-en, flectere. 2. 
 "Blythe, merry," Rudd. 
 
 To BOUT, BowT, V. n. To spring, to leap, S. " bouted 
 up," Rudd. vo. upboUit. Ross. Lyndsay. — Teut. 
 batten, op-bott-en, to rebound, 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 forward ; the rectangle in- 
 cluded 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. Agr. Surv. Jnvern. 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 anything. 
 
 BOUT-OLAITH, s. Cloth of a thin texture. The 
 name is probably borrowed from the primaiy use of 
 the cloth in bolting or boulting flour. — From Fr. 
 blut-er, contraction from beVut-er, to bolt. 
 
 BOUTEFEU, s. An incendiary. Guthry's Mem. If 
 not from bout-er, to push forward, perhaps from Su. 
 G. bot-a, reparare ; A. S. bet-an, whence a word of 
 similar fonnation with Boute-feu, Fyrbeta, a servant , 
 who has charge of the fire. | 
 
 BOUTGATE, s. 1. A circuitous road, a way which is 
 not direct, S. from about, and gait way. Ross. 2, 
 A circumvention, a deceitful course, S. R. Bruce. 
 3. An ambiguity, or an equivocation, in discourse. 
 Bp. Forbes. 
 
 BOUTOCK, s. A square piece of coarse cloth for cover- 
 ing one's shoulders, Orkn. — Dan. bow, Su. G. bog, 
 denotes the shoulder of an animal, and Isl. tog, the 
 coarser part of a fleece. Or Norw. bocte, a lap or 
 fragment of cloth. 
 
 BOUVRAGE, s. Drink ; beverage.— Fr. beuvrage. 
 
 BOUZY, BowsiE, Boozy, adj. 1. Covered with bushes ; 
 wooded, Roxb. 2. Having a bushy appeai-ance; 
 commonly applied to animals that are covered with 
 
BOU 
 
 67 
 
 BOW 
 
 hair or wool. Remains Nitli. Song. 3. Branchy ; 
 
 (spreading ; applied to trees, &c., which have a spread- 
 ing, umbrageous head, Lanark s. 4. Big ; swelling ; 
 distended ; expanded. Loth. 5. Fat and overgrown, 
 having at the same time a jolly, good-humoured ap- 
 pearance. This term may be merely a corr. of Biisliy, 
 or the more ancient, Bosky. — Sw. buskig. id. 
 j30UZY-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of disten- 
 sion or largeness of size. A pregnant woman whose 
 shape is considerably altered, is said to be grown 
 bouzy-like, Loth. 
 BOW, s. A boll ; a dry measure, S. Monroe. 
 BOW, Boll, Lintbow, s. The globule which contains 
 the seed of flax. Bow is the pron. S. Polwart. — 
 6erm. boll, id. oculus et gemma plantae, caliculusex 
 quo flos erumpit; Wachter. 
 BOW, BowE, s. 1- The herd in general ; whether en- 
 closed in a fold or not. Douglas. 2. A fold for cows, 
 S. Bannatyne Poems. — Su. G. bo, bu, either the 
 herd or the flock ; armenta, pecora, grex; Dan. boe, 
 a shed, booth, or stall. 
 I BOW, s. As applied to a house. V. Boo. 
 ■ BOW, s. The curve or bending of a street, S. "At 
 m the upper or northern end of the West-bow street, 
 I stands the public Weigh-house." Maitland's Hist. 
 JL Hdin. 
 
 HIBOW, s. A rude instrument of bent willow, formerly 
 ^P used for an ox-collar, Aberd.— Belg. boei, a shackle ; 
 H Teut. bogkd, numella, a.yoke or collar, from boglie, a 
 bow. 
 ;B0W, s. 1. Anarch, a gateway, S. Knox. 2. The 
 afch of a bridge, S. Muses Threnodie.— Teut. boghe, 
 id. arcus, concameratio ; from bogh-en, flectere ; A. 
 S. bog-a^ "An arch. of a bridge or other building ;" 
 Somner. 
 BOW, s. A buoy attached to nets or fishing lines. 
 BOW -BRIG, s. An arched bridge ; as distinguished 
 from one formed of planks, or of long stones laid 
 across the water, Aberd. 
 BOW-HOUGH'D, adj. Bow-legged, Aberd. 
 BOW-HOUGHS, s. pi. 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. Burns. 
 BOW-KAIL, adj. Of or belonging to cabbage, S. Burns. 
 BOW-STOCK, s. 1. Cabbage. "A bastard may be as 
 good as a bow-stock, by a time ;" S. Prov. Kelly. 
 2, A piece of wood, to which the 6010 is attached, and 
 through which it is inflated. 
 BOW-SAW, s. A thin and very narrow saw, fixed in 
 a frame, and used for cutting figured work, S. — Teut. 
 boghe-saghe, serrula arcuaria. 
 BOW-TOW, s.. The cord by which the bow is attached 
 to the line, &c. " Blethers an' bow-tows," the whole 
 apparatus, Meajrns. 
 BOW ALAND, part. pr. Making to bulge, Aberd. Meg. 
 
 — Teut. buyjL-en, protuberare. * 
 
 BO WALL, s. A square apertiure in the wall. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. V. BoAL. 
 BOWAND, adj. Crooked. Douglas. — A. S. bugend, id. 
 BOW AT, s. A hand-lantern. V. Bowet. 
 BOWBARD, s. A dastard,, a person destitute of spirit. 
 Douglas. — Teut. boeverje, nequitia. Or, shall we 
 rather view it as originally the same with Bumbart, 
 q. v.? 
 BOWBERT, adj. Lazy, inactive. Douglas. 
 BOW'D, Bow't, _part adj. Crooked. Burns. 
 BOWDDUMYS, s. pi. Bottoms. Aherd. Reg. 
 BO WDEN, jjarf. i)a. Swollen, V. Boldin. 
 
 BOWDING, s. Swelling. MelviWs MS. V. Boldin. 
 
 BOWELHIVE, s. An inflammation of the bowels, to 
 which children are subject, S. V. Hive, v. Penne- 
 cuik. 
 
 BOWEN, s. A broad shallow dish made of staves, for 
 holding milk, Perths. 
 
 BOWER, s. A bowmaker, S. ; bowyer, E. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 BOWERIQUE, s. Improper spelling of Bourick, or 
 Bourach, q. v. Remains Nith. Song. 
 
 BOWES AND BiLLES. A phrase used by the English in 
 former times, for giving an alarm in their camp or 
 military quarters ; q, " To your bows and battle- 
 axes." 
 
 BOWET, BowAT, s. 1. A hand-lantern, S. Bowit. 
 A. Bor. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. Metaph. transferred 
 to the moon, as supplying light to those who were en- 
 gaged in nocturnal adventures.. Hence, Macfarlane's 
 Bowat. Waverley. — Perhaps from Fr. bougette, a 
 little cofiFer; if not allied to bougie, a small wax- 
 candle ; or, boete, boette, boite, a small box. 
 
 BOWGER, s. The puffin, or coulter-neb, a bird ; Alca 
 arctica, Linn. Martin. 
 
 BOWGLE, s. A wild ox, a buffalo. " Bewgle, or bugle, 
 a bull, Hants." Grose. Duniiar. — Lat, bucul-v^, a 
 young ox. Hence bugle-horn. 
 
 BOWIE, s. 1. A small barrel or cask, open at one end ; 
 S. Ferguson. 2. It denotes a small tub for washing, 
 S, 3. It also sometimes signifies a milk-pail, S. 
 Ramsay. 4. A water-bucket with an iron or wooden 
 bow-handle. — Fr. buie, a water-pot or pitcher, Cotgr. 
 Hence, 
 
 BOWIEFU', s. 1. The fill of a small tub, S. J. Nicol. 
 2. The fill of a broad shallow dish ; properly one for 
 holding milk. Hogg. 
 
 BOWIK, s. The carcass of a beast. Aberd. Reg. 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 cultiva- 
 tion, and stocked ; or from Su. G. 60, bu, cattle, 
 whence, S. bowe, the herd ; also a fold for cattle. V. 
 Steel-bow. 
 
 BOWIT, part. pa. Secured ; enlisted. Perhaps a 
 metaph. use of Teut. bowet, gKebowet, aedificatus; 
 q. built in or incorporated in the same band. 
 
 BOWIT AND SCHAFFIT. ProvideU with bows and 
 arrows. Pari. Ja. I. Schaffit is evidently fiom 
 schafe, 1. 6., a sheaf of arrows. 
 
 To BOWK, V. 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. 
 BoDK, Buik. 
 
 To BOWL, V. a. and n. To boil ; the vulgar pron. of 
 
 Fife and some other counties. 
 BOVfij of a Pint-stoup. V. Bool, s. 
 To BOWL, V. n. To crook, Dumfr. Rowland (below) 
 
 is the part. pr. of this v: 
 BOWLAND, part: adj. Hooked, crooked, Douglas.— 
 Teut. boghel-en, arcuare.. Bowland is just the part, 
 pr. boghelend, 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. 
 
 Hogg. — Dan. boeyel, crookedness, boyelig, flexible. 
 
BOW 
 
 68 
 
 BRA 
 
 BOWLER, t. A kettle or boiler, Fife. This approaches 
 to the sound of Pr. bouUl-ir ; Hisp. bull-ir ; Goth. 
 bull-a, id. 
 
 BOWLIK, BoouB, adj. Crooked, deformed ; Boohe- 
 backit, humpbacked ; sometimes applied to one 
 whose shoulders are very round, S. Gait.— Germ. 
 hueklio, Dan. bugelt, id. from bu{;le, a bunch or hump ; 
 and this from bug-en, to bend ; Dan. boeyel, crooked- 
 ness, boe^eliff, flexible. V. Beugle-Backed. 
 
 BOWLIE, «. A term of derision for a person who is 
 bow-legged, Dumfr. 
 
 B0WL0CH8, s. pi. Ragweed, Senccio jacobaea, 
 Wigtons. — Gael, buaghallan, id. 
 
 BOWLS, «. pi. A name commonly given to the games 
 of Taw, Ac, which arc played with small bowls called 
 Marbles. 
 
 To BOWN, V. a. To make ready. V. Boitn, v. 
 
 BOWRUGIE, s. Burgess ; the thin! estate in a Parlia- 
 ment or Convention ; in resemblance of Fr. bourgeois. 
 Wallace. 
 
 BOWS, «. pi. To take one through the Bows, to call 
 one to a severe reckoning, Aberd. In allusion, per- 
 haps, to the punishment of the stocks. — Teut. boeye, 
 compes, vinculum pedis. 
 
 BOWS, s. pi. An old name for sugar-tongs in S. 
 
 BOWS of Lint. X. Bow, Boll. 
 
 BOWSIE, adj. Crooked, S.— Fr. bossu, id. 
 
 BOWSIE, s. A designation given in ridicule to a 
 crooked person, Dumfr. 
 
 BOWSIE, adj. Large ; bushy. V. Bauzy. 
 
 BOWSTAR, BocsTKE, s. The bolster of a bed, S. 
 BowsTKR, Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BOWSTING, s. Apparently a pole to be used as a how. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Sting. 
 
 BOWSUNES, s. Obedience. Wyntown.—k. S. boc- 
 sumnesse, obedientia. V. Bocsum. 
 
 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 in one position. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Bout. 
 
 BOWTING CLAITH, s. Cloth of a thin texture. V, 
 
 BOUTCLAITH. 
 
 To BOX, V. a. To wainscot, to panel walls with 
 wood, S. 
 
 BOXING, s. Wainscoting ; Sir J. Sinclair, p. 170, S. 
 
 BOX-BED, g. 1. A bed having the sides and top of 
 wood, with two sliding panels for doors, S. 2. It 
 also denotes a bed in the form of a scrutoire, or cheat 
 of drawers, in which the bed-clothes, &c., are folded 
 up during the day, S. ; called also a Bureau- 
 bed. 
 
 BOX-DRAIN, g. A drain in which the stones are care- 
 fully laid, so that there may be a regular opening for 
 the water, Forfars. 
 
 BRA, Brae, Bray, s. 1. The side of a hill, an accli- 
 vity, S. Barbour. 2. The bank of a river, S. Breea, 
 A. Bor. id. 3. A hill, S. Ross. 4. Conjoined with 
 a name, it denotes tlie 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 whatever sen.se ; to have the 
 losing side, S. Baillie's Lett. — C. B. bre, a mountain, 
 pi. breon, bryn ; Gael, h-.c, bri, brigh, a hill. Isl. 
 braa, cilium, the brow ; whence augnabraa, the 
 eyebrow ; and bratt signifies steep, having an ascpnt. 
 
 BRA', adj. Fine ; handsome ; pleasant ; worthy. V. 
 Braw. 
 
 To BRA, V. n. 1. To bray. 2. To make a loud and 
 disagreeable noise. Douglas. 
 
 BRAAL, s. A fragment. " There's nae a braal to the 
 fore," There is not a fragment remaining. Ang. 
 
 BRABBLACII, s. The refuse of anything ; as of corn, 
 meat, &c. Fife. — Gael, prabal, id. 
 
 BRACE, s. 1. A chimney-piece, a mantle-piece, S. 
 Train. 2. A chimney made of straw and clay, Ettr. 
 For. T. Bress. 3. Window-brace, that part of a 
 window on wliich the sash rests, S. 
 
 BRACE-PIECE, s. The mantle-piece. Gait. 
 
 To BRACEL, v. n. 1. To advance hastily and with 
 noise, Ettr. For. 2. To gallop, ibid. Syuon. Breessil, 
 q. V. 
 
 BRACHE, s. Rule of brache ; source of dissension. 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. breche, breach. 
 
 BRACHELL, s. A dog ; properly, one employed to 
 discover or pursue game by the scent. Brache is 
 used in the same sense. Wallace. — Alem. brak ; 
 Germ, brack, id. canis venaticus, forte investigator ; 
 0. Fr. brachez. Verel. expl. Isl. rakke, canis, deriv- 
 ing it from racka, frakka, cursitare. 
 
 BRACHEN (gutt.), Braikin, Brecken, s. The female 
 fern. Pteris aquilina, Linn. Burns. In Smoland 
 in Sweden, the female fern is called bracken ; Sw. 
 stotbraakin, id. In is a termination in Gothic, de- 
 noting the female gender ; as carlin, an old woman, 
 q. a female carl. 
 
 Royal Brachens, s. pi. The flowering fern, S. Os- 
 munda regalis, Linn. ; or ratlier Pteris Aquilina. 
 Lightfoot. 
 
 BRACK, s, A strip of uncultivated ground between 
 two shots, or plots of land, Roxb. Bauk synon.— 
 Teut. braeck, barren, braeck-liggen, to lie unculti- 
 vated. 
 
 BRACK, s. As saut's brack, that is, as salt as brack ; 
 used to denote what is very salt, but confined to 
 liquids or sorbile food, Fife, Dumf. — 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 con- 
 sequence of a thaw. 3. A sudden and heavy fall of 
 rain, Ettr. For.— Allied to Isl. brak-a, strepo, stre- 
 pito ; or Teut. braecke, fractura. 
 
 BRACKS, s. A disease of sheep. V. Braxy. 
 
 BRAD, part. pa. Roasted. V. next word. 
 
 To BRADE, V. a. To roast. Sir Gaivan and Sir Gal. 
 — A. S. braed-an, id. braedde, assatus. 
 
 To BRADE, Braid, v. n. 1. To move quickly, to take 
 long steps in rapid succession. Douglas. 2. To 
 spring, to start. Gawan and Gol. 3. To break out, 
 to issue with violence. Douglas. 4. To draw out 
 quickly ; used actively, especially with respect to the 
 unsheathing or brandishing of a sword, or other 
 weapon of this kind. Wallace. — Isl. braad-a, acce- 
 lerare. At bregd-a sverde, gladium evaginare vel 
 stringere. — A. S. braed-an, exerere, stringere. 
 
 BRADE, Braidej s. A start ; a spring, a quick motion 
 of the body. Dunbar. — Isl. bregd, versura. 
 
 BRADE, adj. ; S. V. Braid. 
 
 To BRADE, Braid, v. a. To attack, to assault ; Rudd. 
 — Isl. bregd-a manne nidur, sternere virum. 
 
 To BRADE, Braid, v. a. To turn round. Gawan and 
 Gol. — Isl. bregda, vertere. 
 
 To BRADE, Braid, Brede, Breed, v. n. 1. To re- 
 semble, to be like in manners ; especially as denot- 
 ing 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 i"ime but ane," 
 
BRA 
 
 69 
 
 BRA 
 
 S. Prov. 2. To appear, to be manifest. Dunbar. — 
 Isl. bregd-a, bregth-a, Su. G. bi-aa, denote the re- 
 semblance of children, in dispositions, to their pro- 
 genitors. Bregdur barni til aettar, progenitoribus 
 suis quisque fere similis 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, to 
 extend. 
 
 iniAE-FACE, s. The front or slope of a hill, S. 
 
 lUlAE-HAG, s. 7 The overhanging bank which has 
 
 BUAE-HAULD, s. ) been undermined by a river, 
 Roxb.— Dan. hald, a decline, a steepness, a declivity ; 
 Su. G. haell-a ; Isl. kall-a, inclinare ; whence E. 
 heel; as, "the ship AeeJs." 
 
 J)RAE-HEAD, s. The summit of a hill, S. Gait. 
 
 DRAE-LAIRD, Braes-laird, s. A proprietor of land 
 on the southern declivity of the Grampians, S. 
 Tarras's Poems. V. Brayman. 
 
 BRAE-SIIOT, s. 1. A quantity of earth that has fallen 
 from a steep, Lanarks. 2. A large sum of money, 
 Ac, to which one unexpectedly becomes heir ; " He's 
 gotten an awfu' brae-shot," Lanarks. — From S. brae, 
 and shot, corresponding with Teut. schot, ejectamen- 
 tum, 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. iSt. Patrick. 
 Nearly synon. with Brangill, q. v. 
 
 To BRAG, -y. a. 1. To reproach, to upbraid. Euddi- 
 man. 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. hrigd-a, exprobrare ; Isl. bregd-a, oppro- 
 brare. 
 
 BRAGING, s. Boasting. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 BRAGGIR, 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. bragod, id. 
 
 To BRAY, V. a. 1. To press ; to squeeze. 2. To push ; 
 to shove, Aberd. 
 
 BRAY, s. A squeeze, Aberd. 
 
 BRAID, s. Twist, or plaiting.— A. S. bredan, plectere, 
 to knit, to plait. 
 
 BRAID, s. The cry of a child when newly born. 
 Spottisw. MS. Diet. 
 
 BRAID, s. Assault, aim to strike. Douglas. — It is 
 used in a similar sense, 0. E, — Isl. bregd, nisus, an 
 attempt, an exertion. 
 
 To BRAID up the burde ; marked as used by James I. 
 Perhaps to put up the leaves of the table. 
 
 BRAID, Brade, adj. 1. Broad, S. Ritson. 2. Plain, 
 intelligible. Douglas.— MoQs. G. Isl. braid ; A. S. 
 bred, latus. 
 
 BRAID, Beade, 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 lying in braid-band, S. 2. To be laid in broad- 
 band, metaph. to be fully exposed ; or discussed, Z. 
 Boyd. To Faw Braid-band, a phrase used of a 
 young woman who submits to dalliance without any 
 opposition, Roxb. 
 
 BRAIDCAST, adv. Sowing with the hand, as opposed 
 to drill-sowing, S, 
 
 BRAIDNES, s. Breadth. 
 
 BRAIDYEANE, s. Standing in the Braidyeanc, a 
 punishment inflicted at Ayr in the sixteenth century ; 
 similar to that of the Juggs, q. v. — Gael, braighaidain, 
 a collar, from braghad, the neck. 
 
 To BRAIK, V. n. To retch. Lyndsay. V. Braking, 
 
 BRAIK, s, A threat. Douglas. — Isl. brak-a, strepo. 
 
 BRAIK, Break, s. An instrument used in dressing 
 hemp or flax, for loosening it from the core, 8- Wat- 
 son's Coll. — Teut. braecke, id. malleus stuparius, 
 vulgo linifrangibula. 
 
 BRAIK, s. 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. pi. The name given to those who in- 
 habit the southern declivity of the Grampian hills, 
 S, D. Buchanan. 
 
 BRAIN, s. Spirit; mettle. "He has a brain;" he 
 has a high temper. Loth. 
 
 BRAIN, s. Voice. " A hraw 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, Braingb, v. n. "To run rashly for- 
 ward," S. 0. Barns. To do anything hurriedly and 
 carelessly. — Shall we view this as an oblique sense of 
 Belg. brins-en, to neigh ? 
 
 BRAYNE, Brane, adj. 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, adj. 1. Mad, in a state of 
 insanity. Wyntown. 2. Acting with fury ; hurried 
 on with the greatest impetuosity, South of S. V. 
 Braynb and Wod, 
 
 BRAINGE, s. Confused haste, Galloway, Ayrs. 
 
 BRAINY, adj. 1. High-mettled ; unmanageable ; 
 applied to a horse. Loth, 2. Spirited; lively; ap- 
 plied to a man, S. 0. 
 
 To BRAINYELL, v. n. To rush up or forward head- 
 long ; to break forth violently, Roxb. Hogg. — Per- 
 haps from Isl. bran-a, to be hurried on, or to rush 
 forward like a goat. Brainyell may, however, be 
 merely a provincial pronunciation of the v. 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 animal growth ; as, 
 " That callan is a fine braird of a man," Clydes. V. 
 Breer. 
 
 BRAIRDIE,s. Abounding with sproutinggraln. Picken. 
 
 BRAIRDS, s. pi. 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.jjZ. Snares, gins. Douglas. — A. ?>. braegd, 
 figmentum, braegden, fraus ; gebraegdas, crafts, 
 frauds, subtle contrivances ; Isl. Su. G. bragd, fraus. 
 
 BRAISE, Braze, s. The Roach, a fish, S. i/^re.— Sw. 
 brazen, cyprinus brama, bream ; Teut. braesscm, id 
 cyprinus latus. 
 
 To BRAISSIL, V. n. To work hurriedly, Roxb. V. 
 Breessil. 
 
 BRAISSIL, s. The act of working hurriedly or un- 
 equally. To Work by Braissils, to work unequally, 
 making more exertion at one time than at another. 
 
 BRAITH, adj. Violent, severe. Wallace.— Js\. Su, 
 G. braede, ira, animi fervor. 
 
 BRAITHFUL, Bbeithful, adj. Sharp, violent, 
 Douglas. 
 
BRA 
 
 70 
 
 BRA 
 
 BRAITHLY, adv. VlolenUy, with great force. Wal- 
 loct, 
 
 BRAITHLIE, adj. The same with Braithfcl ; or 
 perhaps in the sense of struggling. Douglas.— ^n. Q. 
 Inyt-a, broU-as, Isl. briot-a, luctere. 
 
 To BRAK, V. n. To break generally, S. B. Boss.— 
 A. 8. In-ac-an, id. Isl. eg braaka, frango. 
 
 To Bbak^rkao. To Uste food ; to eat. " He wadna 
 brak bread," he would eat nothing, S. B. 
 
 To Brak Out. To block out ; to cut out roughly, Aberd, 
 
 To BRAK, r. n. To express great sorrow on any ac- 
 count. One says, " I'm like to brak," S. B.— This 
 is probably allied to Isl. braek, brek, wailing. 
 
 BRAK, Brakk, adj. Somewhat salt, brackish. 
 DotiiiUu.—Be\g. brack, salsus. 
 
 BRAK, ». Breaking up ; as, the brak of a storm ; the 
 brak of a market, S. B. V. Brack. 
 
 BRAK, s. Perhaps breach, q. breaking forth ; or noise, 
 uproar.— Teut. braecke, ruptura; or Isl. brak, 
 crepitus, stridor, fragor ; brak-a, crepare. 
 
 BRAK-BACK, Brack-back, s. A designation meta- 
 phorically given to the iiarvest-moon from the ad- 
 ditional labour she occasions to reapers, Aberd. 
 
 BRAKE, s. A large and heavy kind of harrow, chiefly 
 used for breaking in rough ground, S, 
 
 BRAKING, s. Puking, retching, S. B, ^oss.— Teut. 
 braeck-en, to vomit, braecke, nausea. 
 
 BRAKKINS, Braks, s. pi. The remains of a feast, 
 Aberd.— A. S. brecing, fractio. 
 
 BHALD, part. pa. Decked, dressed. Maitland Poems. 
 — Fr. brell-er, to glitter. 
 
 BRAMLIN, Brammin, BRAMMBa.-woRM. A species of 
 speckled or striped worm, found on old dung-heaps 
 in dairy farms, Roxb. Perhaps the same with E. 
 brandling. 
 
 BRANCE, s. Explanation, unknown ; perhaps errat. 
 for trance, or passage. 
 
 BRANCUERS, s. pi. 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 Gawan and Sir Gal. — Germ, braun.; Isl. brun, 
 limbus. 
 
 BRANDED, Brannit, adj. Having a reddish-brown 
 colour, as if singed by fire. A branded cow is one 
 that is almost entirely brown, S, Minstrelsy Bord. 
 — Germ, braun, id. 
 
 BRANDEN, part. pa. Grilled. V. Brid. 
 
 BRANDER, Brandreth, s. 1. A gridiron, Wyntown. 
 2. The grated iron placed over the entrance of a drain 
 or common s«wer, Roxb. Aberd. — S. brander, A. S. 
 brandred, " a brand -iron ;" Dan. brandrith ; Teut, 
 brandroede, brander, fulcrum focarium. 
 
 7o BRANDER, v. a. To broil on a gridiron, to grill, S. 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 BRANDER-BANNOCK, Brakdbr'D-Bannock, s. A 
 thick oat-cake baked on the gridiron ; a bannock, 
 Aberd. 
 
 BRANDERIS, «. pi. Frames of wood for supporting 
 tables. 
 
 BRANDY-CLEEK, «. Palsy in the leg in consequence 
 of hard drinking, Aberd. V, Cleiks. 
 
 BRANDIE, s. Abbrev. designation for a branded cow, 
 Roxb. 
 
 BRANDNEW, BREST New, a phrase equivalent to spick 
 and span, quite new, S. Soss. — Teut. brand new, 
 id., from brand, incondium, ustio ; or having just 
 received the maker's brand. 
 
 BRANDRETH. V. Brander. 
 
 BRANDUR, «. 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 wude, wood. 
 BRANG, pret. of the v. Brought, S. J. Nicol. 
 BRANGILL, s. A kind of dance. Douglas.— 'Er. 
 
 branle, " a brawle er daunce, wherein many men and 
 
 women move altogether ;" Cotgr. 
 BRANGLANT, adj. Brandishing, Ayrs.— Fr. brandiU- 
 
 er, to glisten, to flash. 
 To BRANGLE, v. n. I. 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. Gods- 
 a-oft. — branl-er, to shake ; Su. G. brang-as, cum 
 labore perrumpere velle. 
 
 BRANIT, part. pa. Brawned ; a term formed fVom 
 E. brawn, the fleshy or musculous part of the body. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 To DRANK, V. a. 1. To bridle, to restrain. '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. JRamsay. — Teut. brenken and 
 proncken both signify, ostentare se, dare se spec- 
 tandum ; Germ, prang-en, id. ; Su. G. prunk-a, 
 superbire. Wachter gives prang-en, as also signify 
 ing, preraere, coaretare. 
 
 BRANKEN, part. pr. Gay, lively, S. A. J. Nicol. 
 
 BRANKIE, adj. Gaudy ; pranked up, Peebles. Fife. 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 
 BRANKIN, p. adj. Making a great show, Fife ; syaou. 
 with Brankie. 
 
 BRANKIT, p. adj. Vain; puffed up, Aberd. V. 
 Brank, v. 
 
 BRANK-NEW, adj. ^uite new, q. having the new 
 gloss. St. Eonans. 
 
 BRANKS, s. pi. 1. A sort of bridle, often used by 
 country people in riding, and in tethering cattle. 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 frequently a kind of wooden noose resem- 
 bling a muzzle, S. Montrose's Mem. 12. An instru- 
 ment of civil and ecclesiastical punishment for female 
 scolds, or those adjudged 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 witchcraft. It was called The 
 Witch's Branks. Gael, brancas, a halter. But our 
 word seems originally the same with Teut. pranghe, 
 muyl-pranghe, postomis, pastomis, confibula ; instru- 
 mentum quod naribus equorum imponitur ; Kilian. 
 3. Branhs, I suspect, is sometimes used in S. as syn. 
 with jMOffirs or pillory. Howie. 
 
 BRANKS, s. pi. A swelling in the chops, S. A., from 
 the compression of the parts, as the chops of a horse 
 are compressed by the iran/cs which he wears; the 
 buffets, S. B. 
 
 BRANLIE, s. The name given to the Samlet in some 
 parts of Fife; elsewhere called tlie Par. Yorks. 
 Branlin. 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 brand- 
 
BKA 
 
 71 
 
 BP.A 
 
 BRANNOCK, s. The Samlet, or small fish generally 
 
 known in S. by the name of Par. Bratilin, Yorks. 
 BRASANJ), part. pr. Embracing. Douglas. — Fr, &ras, 
 
 the ai-m. 
 To ERASE, Brass, v. a. To bind, to tie. Wallace.— 
 
 Fr. embrass-er, to bind. 
 BRASERIS, Brasaris, s. pi. Vambraces, armour for 
 the arms. Wallace. — Fr. brassar, brassard, bras- 
 sart, id. ; brachiale ferreum ; from bras, the arm, 
 Lat. brachium. 
 To BRASH, Brasch, v. 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, Dumfr. V. Bresche. — Fr. 
 breche, a breach. Teut. broes-en, tempestuosum et 
 f urentem ventum spirare ; or from A. S. bereas-an, 
 impetuose proruere, irruere. 
 BRASH, Brashe, 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 ; as much as one can 
 
 do without resting, as in churning. 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 subject after being weaned, is called the 
 tpeaning-hrash. "We also speak of "a brash of the 
 teeth." This, perhaps, is merely a different sense of 
 the s. as explained above. Isl. breisk, however, sig- 
 nifies infirm, breiskleike, weakness, G. Andr. 
 BRASHY, adj. Delicate in constitution, subject to 
 
 frequent ailment, as horses, 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, bra^, mixtus, 
 commixtio. Hence, 
 BRASH-BREAD, s. Bread made of such a mixture, 
 
 Galloway. 
 BRASSY, s. The ancient Wrasse or Old Wife, a fish, 
 Firth of Forth, Neill's List of Fishes. V. 
 Bressie. 
 BRASSIN, adj. Brazen. Aberd. Reg.— A. S. braesen, 
 
 aereus, aeneus. 
 To BRAST, V. n. To burst. Douglas.— Br ast 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," Somner. C. B. brathay, rags. 4. A bib or 
 pinafore, S. B. a contemptuous name for a trouble- 
 some child, Meams. 5. Scum, S. It does not 
 necessarily signify refuse ; but is also applied to cream 
 which rises from milk, especially of what is called a 
 sour cogue, or the Jloatings of boiled whey. Statist. 
 Ace. 6. The clotted cover of pon-idge or flummery. 
 C. B. brat, a clout, piece, or rag. Owen. 
 BRATCHART, s. A contemptuous term equivalent to 
 E. whelp. Montgomerie. — 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, 
 from Teut. braecken, to scutch flax, S. braik, brack, I 
 the implement for scutching. I 
 
 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, "She 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 master. 
 
 To BRATH, V. a. To plait straw-ropes round a stack, 
 crossing them at intervals, S. B. — A. S. braed-an, to 
 weave together ; Isl. bregd-a, nectere flla in funem. 
 
 BRATHINS, s. pi. The cross ropes of the roof of a 
 thatched house or stack ; also called etherins, Ang. 
 — Isl. bragd, nexus. 
 
 BRATHLY, adj. Noisy. V. Braithlie. 
 
 To BRATT YL, Brattle, v. n. 1. To make a clashing 
 or clattering noise, S. Douglas. 2. To advance 
 rapidly, making a noise with the feet, S. Eavisay. 
 
 3. To run tumultuously. Skinner. 4. To make a 
 confused and harsh noise, Dumfr. Siller Gun. — Isl. 
 briot-a, bryt-a, exagitare, hue illucque movere, ut 
 luctantes ; Teut. bortel-en, tumultuari. 
 
 BRATTYL, Brattle, s. 1. A clattering noise, as that 
 made by the feet of horses when prancing, or moving 
 rapidly, S. Burns. Eoss. 2. Huriy, rapid motion 
 of any kind, S. Ramsay. 3. A short race, S. Burns. 
 
 4. Fury, violent attack, S. Burns. 
 BRAVE, adj. Handsome ; Bravest, most handsome ; 
 
 now pron. brawest, S. Dickson's Serm. V. Braw. 
 
 BRAVERY, s. A bravado, a gasconade. Spotswood. 
 — Fr. braverie, id. from braver, to brave, to play the 
 gallant. 
 
 BRAVERIE, s. 1. Show; appearance of splendour, S. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 2. Fine clothes ; showy 
 dress, S. — Fr. braverie, gorgeousness, or costliness in 
 apparel, 3. Metaph. applied to fine diction, or 
 ornate language. M^ Ward's Contend. 
 
 BRAVITY, s. Used as denoting courage ; bravery. — 
 Perhaps from 0. Fr. braveti, from L. B. bravium, 
 praestantia, excellentia. 
 
 BRAUITIE, s. 1. A show, a pageant. Burel. 2. 
 Finery in dress, S. V. Braw. Burel. — Fr. bravet4, 
 pour avoir de beaux habits ; Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 BRAUL, Brawl, s. The same as Brangle. Com- 
 playnt S. — Fr. bransle, branle. 
 
 BRAVOORA, s. Such a degree of irritation or fury, in 
 man or beast, as to assume the appearance of mad- 
 ness, Ayrs. — Span. Bravura as explained, " Ferocity 
 of an animal." 
 
 BRAUSHIE, adj. Stormy. V. Brash, v. 
 
 BRAW, Bra', ad/. 1. Fine, gaily dressed, S. Morison. 
 — Teut. brauwe, ornatus, bellus ; 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 ; surpassing in whatever respect, S. 6. 
 Stout ; able-bodied ; fit for warfare, S. ; synon. with 
 S. pretty. Waverley. V. Prettt, sense 4. 7. Often 
 used intensively, sometimes as a superlative when 
 joined by and to another word, whether acT;. or adv. ; 
 as, braw and able, abundantly able ; braw and weel, 
 in good health ; braw and soon, in full time. Braw 
 and canty, very cheerful. Braw is here stronger 
 than gey, gay ; for gey and canty signifies only 
 "moderately" or "indifferently cheerful." — Su. G. 
 braf, bonus, praestans. En braf man, the very 
 phrase still used by the vulgar in S. Genu, brav, id. 
 BRAW-WARLD, adj. Showy ; gaudy. Q. Durward. 
 BRAWEN, part. pa. Perhaps, boiled. Polwart. — A. 
 S. browen, coctus. 
 
BRA 
 
 72 
 
 BBE 
 
 To BBAWL, V. n. To run Into confusion ; part pr. 
 ir«noI<mcI. Barbour.— Ft. brouiller, to embroil, to 
 confound. 8u. Q.bryll-a, perturbare. 
 To BRAWL, V. n. To gallop, Moray. V. Bbekl, v. 
 BRAWLY, adv. Very well, S. sometimes brawlins, 
 Ang. ; brotoliei, browlins, Aberd. Journal Land.— 
 8w. Han mor bra/, He is well, Wideg. 
 BRAWLINS, t. pi. The trailing Strawberry tree, or 
 Beai^berry, S. B. Arbutus uva ursi, Linn. The 
 name ia sometimes applied to the fruit of the Vac 
 cinium vitis Idaea, or red bill-berry.— Gael, braoilag 
 denotes a whortleberry, 
 
 BRAWLINS, Brawliks, adv. Bravely; quite well, 
 Kinross, Ang. 
 
 BRAWLIT, part. pa. Perhaps, marbled, mixed ; from 
 the Fr. brouill-er, to jumble. L. Scotland's Lament. 
 
 BRAWN, ». A male swine ; a boar, Roxb, "Brawn, 
 a boar, Cumb." Grose.— Perhaps this term is bor- 
 rowed from the Danes ; for Isl. biarn and beam, Su. 
 G. and Dan. bioern, denotes 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 diflfers from that in which the 
 term is used in E., as denoting " the fleshy or 
 musculous parts of the body " in general. Lyndsay. 
 — Teut. brawe, sura, seems the radical word. 
 
 BRAWNY, Braunt, s. A cow, ox, or bull, that has its 
 skin variegated with black and brown streaks ; also 
 brawnit, id., Galloway. — Germ, braun, brown, in 
 compounds denotes a blackish colour. V. Branded, 
 Brannit. 
 
 BRAWS, s. pi. Fine clothes, one's best apparel, 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 description, 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. Surv. 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. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 BRAZARS, s. pi. Armour for the arms. V. Braseris, 
 
 BRAZE, s. A roach. V. Braise. 
 
 To BRE. K. Hart. V. Biggit. 
 
 BRE, Bree, s. The eyebrow, S. B. Douglas. " He 
 moved neither ee nor bree ; i. e. eye nor eyebrow." 
 Ross. — A. S. breg, palpebra ; Isl. braa. V. Bra. 
 
 BREACH, s. The broken water on the sea-coast, by 
 which sailors know their approach to land in a dark 
 night, Moray ; supposed 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, s. That food of children, which in E. 
 is called pap, S. Berry had been used in the same 
 sense. Mercur. Caled. Jan. 1661. — Perhaps from 
 bread and A. Bor, berry, to beat ; q. " bruised bread." 
 
 BREAD-MEAL, s. The flour ui peas and bariey ; be- 
 cause commonly used for making 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 morning. 
 
 BREAU-SPAAD, s. An iron spattle, shaped like a 
 
 spade, for turning bread on the girdle, Aberd. 
 BREADWINNER, s. 1. One who, by industiy, wins 
 bread for others, S. 2. Any instrument of a profes- 
 sion by the use of which one earns a sustenance. 
 Gait. 
 
 BREADLINGIS, adv. 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 fann, S. Statist. 
 Ace. 
 
 BREAK, s. The act of breaking ; a breach. Forbes's 
 Defence. 
 
 BREAK, Brake, s. A fuiTow in ploughing, S, Surv. 
 Banffs. 
 
 BREAK-FUR, Break-Furrowing, s. Rough plough- 
 ing, ibid. 
 
 To BREAK in, v. a. To go twice over ground with the 
 harrow, the first time that this implement is applied, 
 Fife. — Teut. braecken den acker, proscindere agrum. 
 
 BREAK, Break-harrow, s. A large harrow. V. 
 Brake. 
 
 To BREAK, v. a. To disappoint, S. B. Pse no break 
 you, 1 shall not disappoint you," Shirr. Gl.— Isl. 
 bregd-a, frustrari aliquem. 
 
 BREAK {of a hill) s. A hollow in a hill, S.— Isl. 
 breck-a, crepido, decllvitas. 
 
 To BREAK, V. a. To break a bottle, to open a full 
 bottle ; especially when it is meant only to take out 
 part of its contents, S. Hence a Broken Bottle, one 
 out of which part of its contents has already been 
 taken, S. 
 
 BREAK, s. An instrument for taking the rind ofif flax, 
 S. Brake, E. V. Braik. 
 
 BREAK, s. A break of folk ; a number of people ; a 
 crowd, Fife. — Isl. brak, strepitus, tiunultus, turba ; 
 from brak-a, strepere, tumultuari. 
 
 To BREAK, V. n. To burst off, as an animal in fleeing 
 from its pursuers ; to set out briskly. Rollock.— 
 Isl. brak-a, strepere, tumultuari. 
 
 To BREAK up, v. «.♦ To open an ecclesiastical conven- 
 tion with sermon. Guth. Mem. 
 
 BREAKING-BREAD on iAe 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 Dream- 
 ing 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 ofif 
 by this second hackling, is called backings. Edin, 
 Courant. 
 
 To BREAST a horse, a wall, &c., v. a. To mount it by 
 applying a person's breast to it to get up, S. 
 
 ■^BREAST, s. To make a clean breast of. V. Clean. 
 
 BREAST. In a breast ; abreast ; side by side, S. B. 
 Ross. 
 
 To BREAST, v. n. To spring up or forward ; 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. V. Boral. 
 
.1 BRE ■: 
 
 ^■BBEAST-PEAT, 8. A peat fcimed by the spade being 
 ^K pushed into the moss horizontally. 
 ^■BREAST-WOO DIE, s. That part of the harness of a 
 ^B carriage-horse which goes round the breast, S. B. 
 ^R Journal Lond. V. Rig-widdie. 
 ^BbBEATH, s. 1. Opinion ; sentiments ; tendency of 
 ^B thought; "I wad fain hear his ireath about this 
 ^H business." As A. S. braeth, signifies spiritus, the E. 
 ^B word is here used like Fr. esprit, for mind, thought, 
 ij^ opinion, disposition, inclination. 2. In a breath; 
 in a moment, S. 
 
 BREOHAME, Brbcham, s. The collar of a working- 
 horse, S. Bannatyne Poems. V. Haims. — Baurgh- 
 wan is used in the same sense, A. Bor. Gael. Ir. 
 braigh, the neck ; whence braighaidain, a collar. 
 The last syllable has more resemblance of Teut. 
 hamme, a collar. 
 
 BRECKAN, s. Brake ; fern. Burns. 
 
 BRECKSHAW, Breakshacch, s. The dysentery in 
 sheep. Loth. Roxb. "Dysentery, or Bi-axy, Breck- 
 shaw, Ac, Mr. Beattie. Breakshuach, or Cling, Mr. 
 J. Hogg," Essays Highl. Soc. 
 
 BRED, s. 1. A board ; a plank, Dumfr. 2. The lid or 
 covering of a pot or pan, Roxb, — A. S. bred, tabula ; 
 Germ, bret, a board, a plank. 
 
 Pot-Bred, s. The wooden lid of a pot, Roxb. 
 
 Ass-Bred, s. A wooden box, with handles, for canying 
 out ashes, Roxb. 
 
 BREDDIT, jiart. pa. Apparently, wreathed. Police 
 of Hon.— k. S. bred-an, Teut. breyd-en, to wreathe, 
 
 BREDE, Wynter-brkdb, s. Provisions for winter. 
 Douglas. V. Bee-brkde, This may be merely bread. 
 But Isl. braad is rendered, praeda, esca, carnivori 
 animalis ; which seems to indicate that A, S. breod 
 is but a restricted use of the radical word. 
 
 BREDIR, s. pi. Brethren. V. Brodir. 
 
 BREDIS. In Bredis. Uoulate.—In brede, as used by 
 Chaucer, is rendered abroad. \. Abreid. 
 
 BREE, Brie, S. B. Brew, Broo, S. s. 1. Broth, soup. 
 Moss, "^ree, broth without meal," Gl. Yorks. 2. 
 Juice, sauce, S. " Breati, 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 ; Uerring-bree, the brine of a herring-barrel, S. 
 — A. S. briw, Germ, brue, bruhe, id. liquor ; q. de- 
 coctum, according to Wachter, from brauen, to boil ; 
 Isl, brugg, calida coctio, from brugg-a, coquere. 
 
 BREE, s. Hurry, bustle. Shirr efs.—Su. Q. bry, tur- 
 bare, vexare. 
 
 BREE, s. The eyebrow. V, Bre. 
 
 To BREED of, to resemble. V. Brade, 
 
 To BREEGHLE, v. n. 1. A term expressive of the 
 waddling and bustling motion of a pei-son of small 
 stature ; as, He's breeghlin awa', Fife. 2. Applied 
 also to the mode in which a person of this description 
 does any kind of work ; to fiddle, to make little pro- 
 gress notwithstanding much bustling ; ibid. 
 
 BREEGHLIN, Brechlin, s. Motion conveying the idea 
 of considerable exertion, with but little progress, Fife. 
 
 BREEK, Brkik, s. One leg of a pair of breeches, S. pi. 
 breeks, breiks, breeches. Godscroft. — Anc. Goth, 
 and Isl, brok ; A. S. braec, brec ; Su, G. braeckor ; 
 C. B. bryccan ; Gael, brigis ; Ir, broages ; Lat. 
 bracca, id. From this dress, the Romans gave the 
 name of Gallia Braccata to one part of Gaul. 
 
 To BREEK, V. n. 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 gailn to breek the day V Loth. 
 
 J BEE 
 
 BREEK-BROTHER, s. A rival in love. 
 
 BREEKLAN, part. adj. Shabby in appearance, 
 whether in pei-son 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. Moyse's Mem. 
 3. Used in low proverbial language, in relation to 
 ability, but always in a negative form, as addressed 
 to one who boasts that he can do this or that ; IVs no 
 in your breiks, man, S. In this case it refers, per- 
 haps not very delicately, to physical strength. "Ji 
 is not in your breeks ;" an allusion to money in our 
 pockets, signifies our inability to effect or procure 
 such a thing. Kelly. 
 
 BREEKUMTRULLIE, s. 1. One whose breeches do 
 not fit him, Ayrs. 2. Also applied to a veiy little 
 boy who is considered too young to wear breeches. 
 Trulie is often used in S. as expressing contemptuous 
 or derisory admiration ; q. Breek him trulie ! 
 
 To BREEL, V. n. To move with rapidity. Border ; as, 
 to breel down the brae ; always, 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 ; brial-az, extra mentem 
 rapi, Su. G, bryll-a, perturbare, a frequentative 
 from bryd-a, id, 
 
 BREELLS, s. pi. Spectacles in general ; but more 
 strictly double-jointed spectacles, Clydes.— Germ, 
 brill, Su. G. briller, id. oculi vitrei, L. B. berill-us. 
 
 BREEM, adj. Keen ; fierce ; violent, Lanarks. V. 
 Brim, 
 
 To BREEM, V. n. A term applied to the female of a 
 swine when she desires the male, E. to brim,, id. — 
 O, Teut. brem-en, to bum with desire ; Ital. bram-are, 
 
 id. V, BRUiMMIN, 
 
 BREEMIN, A-breemin, 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. Ram- 
 say. 2. Metaph. transferred to the first appearance 
 of the seed of the word, after it has 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, Breee, Breard, v. n. To germinate, to 
 shoot fortli from the earth ; applied especially to 
 grain, S. Brerde, part. pa. Loth, brairded. Douglas. 
 
 BREIRDING, s. Germination ; used metaph. in re- 
 lation to divine truth, Rutherford. 
 
 BREERIE, adj. Sharp ; clever, Loth, A figurative 
 use of E. briery, full of briers. V. Bryrie. 
 
 BREESE, Breeze, s. 1. The act of coming on in a 
 hurry, Fife. 2, A quarrel, a broil. Loth. Ap- 
 parently 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 pronunciation. — A. S. briwas, pottage. 
 
 To BREESSIL, v. 11. To come on in a hurry, making 
 a rustling noise, Lanarks. V. the noun. 
 
 BREESSIL, Breishil, s, 1, The act of coming on in 
 a hurry, Fife. 2. A violent attack in whatever way. 
 Hence the phrase to bide a breessil, to endure a se- 
 vere onset, Fife.— A. S, brastl, crepitus, strepitus, 
 
BBE 
 
 74 
 
 BRE 
 
 br(utt-iam, crepltaro, •trepfere. Isl. hrys, aniens 
 calor ; trj/»»-a, fervide aggredl. 
 
 BRGGER, «. One giTen to broils and bloodshed. 
 Buret.— tr. briffuer, a quarrelsome, contentious, or 
 litigious person. The origin is most probably Su. G. 
 briifd-a, litigare. 
 
 DREHON, ». The name given to hereditary judges 
 appointed by authority to determine, on stated times, 
 all the controversies which happened witliin their 
 respective districts. By the Brehon law, even the 
 most atrocious offendera were not punished with 
 death, Imprisonment, or exile ; but were obliged to 
 pay a fine called Eric. Dr. Macpherson.—lr. 
 breathav, breitheav, still signifies a juige. Bullet 
 supposes that Breth has been used in this sense by 
 the ancient Gauls ; whence Vergobret, the name of 
 tlie supreme magistrate among them. Ir. Fear go 
 fraith literally signifies the man who judges. 
 
 To BREY, V. a. To terrify. Wyntown.—A. S. breg- 
 an, id. probably allied to Sw. bry, to vex. 
 
 To BREID, Beede, v. n. To resemble. V. Beadb, v. 
 senses. 
 
 BREID, s. Breadth. On breid, broad, or in breadth. 
 Lyndsay.—A. S. braed ; Su. G. bredd, id. Brede 
 occurs in 0. E. B. Brunne. 
 
 BREID, Bred, s. 1. Bread. 2. A loaf or mass of 
 bread by itself, whether large or small ; still vul- 
 garly used in this sense, S. Keith's Hist. 
 
 BREID, Bkked, s. A breadth of cloth, woollen or 
 linen, S. 
 
 To BREIP, Breve, Breue, Brew, v. a. 1. To write, 
 to commit to writing. Police oj Hon. 2. To com- 
 pose. Dunbar. — Alem. gebriaf-an, scribere ; Su. G. 
 bebref-wa, literis confirmare. L. B. breviare, in 
 breves redigere. 
 
 BREIP, Brief, Breef, s. A spell. Burns. — 0. Fr. 
 bref, brief, legende, talisman, de brevis ; L. B. brev- 
 ia. 
 
 BREYFE, Breve, .g. A writing. Wyntown. — A. S. 
 braue, literae ; Germ, brief, a letter ; Isl. Su. G. 
 bref, epistola, diploma ; Fr. brief, breve, a wilt. These 
 are all from Lat. breve. 
 
 BREIRD, s. The surface, the uppermost part, the top 
 of anything, as of liquids. MelvilVs MS. — Evidently 
 the same with Brerd, q. v. 
 
 BREITH, adj. Proceeding from fervour of mind. — 
 Su. G. braede, ira. V. Braith. 
 
 BREITHFUL. V. Braithfcx. 
 
 BREIVE, s. A kind of judge in the Western Islands 
 of S. It originally seems to be nearly the same with 
 Brehon. Gard. Hist. Suth. 
 
 BREK, 8. 1. Breach in a general sense ; as breach of 
 promise. 2. TFaKiV &reA;, the breaking out of water. 
 Douglas. 3. 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. Teut. schip-breke, naufragium. 
 
 BREE, s. Uproar, tumult. Douglas. — Isl. brak, 
 strepitus, tmnultus, eg brak-a, strepo, crepo, Su. G. 
 braak-a ; metaph. de molesto quovis labore. 
 
 BREKANE TYNIS, s. pi. Mis-spelling for Brigandines. 
 Records, ActsJa. IV. 
 
 BREKBENACH, s. A particular military ensign, 
 signifying the blessed or consecrated banner. Old 
 Chart. 
 
 BREME, adj. Furious, Wynt. V. Brim. 
 
 BRENDE, part. pa. Burnt, so as to be thoroughly 
 purified. V. Burst Silver. Sir Gawan and Sir 
 Gal. 
 
 BRENE, «. Corslet, habergeon. V. Birnib. Sir 
 Gaivan and Sir Gal. 
 
 To BRENN, Brin, v. a. To burn. Herd's Coll.— The 
 A. S. is byrn-an. Brenn and Brin resemble the Isl. 
 and Germ. v. Brenning, 
 
 BRENT, pret. and part. Burned ; S. brunt. Douglas. 
 — A. S. brenn-ing, burning ; Isl. hrenn, ardeo. 
 
 BRENT, adv. 1. Straight, directly; as, "lie 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 Hoe, or See, 
 a thing brent, to see it distinctly, as if directly before 
 one. Loth. — Probably allied to Isl. brana, audacter 
 ruere, caprino more ferri, bruna, progredi, currere. 
 
 BRENT, 8. 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 
 brow, as denoting a high forehead, as contradis- 
 tinguished from one that is flat. Douglas. — A. Bor. 
 brant, or brunt, steep. A brant hill, Northumb. It 
 is also used in Westmorel. Brent-brow, a steep hill ; 
 Su. G. bryn, vertex montis ; Isl. brun-a, to lift one's 
 self on high. Meo judicio bryn notat id, quod ceteris 
 superstat, aut prae aliis eminet ; Ihre. Isl. brun, 
 Germ, augbraunen, Alem, braane, the eyebrow. Sw, 
 brant, steep ; en brant klippa, a steep rock. 
 
 BRENT-BROWED, adj. Forward ; impudent, Perths. 
 
 BRENT-KNOLL, s. A steep, conical hill, Somersets. 
 
 BRENT-TORR, s» A rock of a similar character, 
 Devons. 
 
 BRENT-NEW, quite new. V. Brand-new. 
 
 BRERD, s. The whole substance on the face of the 
 earth. Gawan and Gol.- — A. S. brerd, summum. 
 
 To BRERE, v. n. To germinate. V, Breer, 
 
 BRESCHE, s. An attack. Knox.—Sa. G. brask-a, 
 sonitum edere, tumultum excitare denotat, a simplici 
 brask, sonitus ; Ihre. It may, however, be originally 
 the same with Brash, q. v. 
 
 BRESS, s. The chimney-piece ; the back of the fire- 
 place. The Entail. V. Brace. 
 
 BRESS, pi. Bristles. Dunbar, 
 
 BRESSIE, s. 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, V. n. To burst. Rollock.—Svf. brist-a, id. 
 V. Brist. 
 
 BRETH, s. Apparently, rage, wrath. Houlate. — Su. 
 G. Isl. braede, praeceps ira, furor. This is probably 
 allied to braad-a, accelerare. 
 
 BRETHIR, Brether, s. pi. Brethren. Wyntown. — 
 Isl. and Sw. breeder, Vjrethren A. S. brether, id. 
 
 BRETS. s. pi. The name given to the Welch or ancient 
 Britons, in general ; also to those of Strath-clyde, as 
 distinguished from the Scots and Picts. Lord Hailes. 
 Wyntown uses Brettys as the pi. — A, S. Brettas, 
 Britones ; Bryt, Brito, Britannus. 
 
 BRETTYS, s. A fortification. Wyntown.— L. B. 
 breteschia, briteschia. It properly denotes wooden 
 towers or castles ; Bretachiae, 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, V. a. To write. V. Breif. 
 
BEE 
 
 75 
 
 BRI 
 
 BREUK, s. A kind of boil ; apparently the same with 
 Bruick, q. V. 
 
 BREUKIE, s. A cant tenn for a smith's bellows, S. B. 
 Probably derived from the designation given to the 
 Blacksmith himself. V. Brookie, 
 
 BREW, s. Broth, soup, V. Breb. 
 
 BREW-CREESH, s. A term expressive of a duty paid 
 to a landholder or superior, 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-craver ; 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. 
 
 BRTCHEN, s. Breeches. G. Beatlie. 
 
 BRIGHT, Brycht, A young woman, strictly as convey- 
 ing the idea of beauty. Wallace. — Merely a poetical 
 use of the adj. drigrW ; in the same manner as an- 
 cient writers used /re, clere, &c. In modern E. /air 
 is. used in the same manner. 
 
 •BRICK, s. A loaf of bread of an oblong form', S. It 
 is applied to bread of different sizes ; as, a penny 
 trick, a threepenny brick, a quarter brick, i. e. a 
 quartern loaf. It is so denominated from its re- 
 semblance 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. — Teut. braecke, braecke- 
 land, land that is not taken in, or what is lying 
 barren. — But, perhaps, rather from the v. 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. SirGawan and 
 Sir Gal. — A. S. brid is used for chicken, as also S. 
 burd. 
 
 BRIDAL, s. A Craw's Bridal ; the designation given 
 to a numerous flight of crows, S. 
 
 BRYDE, s. Not understood. Perhaps, damsel ; as, 
 Brid in boure, for bird. 
 
 BRIDGES SATINE, s. Satin made at Bruges in Plan- 
 ders. V. Brug and Broig. 
 
 BRIDLAND, part- pre. Polwart. — Apparently, 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 at- 
 tached, S. A. Agr. Surv. Roxb. 
 
 *T}RIEP, adj. 1, Keen, Upp. Clydes, 2. Clever ; as, 
 a brief discourse, a good sermon; "He gae us a 
 very 6rte/ sermon," Ang. 
 
 To BRIEN, Brein, v. n. Apparently, t© roar ; to bel- 
 low, S. B. <Sffcmner.— Perhaps from Isl. bran-a, 
 audacter mere ; or from bran-a, caprino more feror ; 
 Dan. brummen, to roar. V. Brayne. 
 
 To BRIERD, v. n. To germinate. Bollock. V. Breer, v. 
 
 BRIGr, Breg, Bryg, s. a bridge, S. A. Bor. Lancash. 
 Wallace. — A. S. bricg, brigge, Su. G. brygga, Belg. 
 brug, id. Ihre views brygga as a diminutive from 
 bro, anc. bru, which has the same meaning. 
 
 "BiKlG: on a hair ; "Brig o' ae hair," Aberd. A very 
 narrow bridge, S, B. 
 
 To BRIG, V. a. To throw a bridge over ; to bridge ; 
 as, "Toftn'fir abarn,"Lanarks. Bannatyne' s Trans. 
 
 BIGANCIE, s. Robbery ; depredation ; violence. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — This word is synon. with Fr. brigandage 
 and briganderii ; but in form more nearly resembles 
 
 L. B. brigancii, modern terra br igands ; frombriga, 
 
 Fr. brigue, im-g'inra, rixa, pugna. 
 BRIGANER, s. pi. A robber, S. B.— Evidently from 
 
 brigand. Journ. Lond. Spalding. 
 BRIGDIE, Brigdb, s. The basking shark, Squalus 
 
 Maximus, Linn., North of S. Shetl. 
 BRIK, s. Violation ; breach. Keith. — A. S. brie, 
 
 raptura, fractio. 
 BRIKCANETYNES, s. Armour called Brigandines. 
 
 Act. Dam. Cone. 
 BRIL, s. The menythought of a fowl, Sibbald. — 
 
 Teut. bril, ossiculum circa pectus a specilli simili- 
 
 tudine dictum. Also called spectacles. V. Breels. 
 BRYLIES, s. pi. Bearberries. V. Brawlins. 
 BRYLOCKS, s. pi. Apparently, the whortle-berry ; or 
 
 Vaccinium vitis idaea, Gael, braoilag, breigh'lac, id. 
 BRIM, Bkym, Bkeme, adj. 1. Raging, swelling ; ap- 
 plied to the sea. Bellenden. Isl. brim, the raging 
 
 of the sea. The word is thus defined ; Aestus maris, 
 
 vehementibus procellis littus verberans ; Olai Lex. 
 
 Run. A. S. brim, brym, salum, aequor, mare, the 
 
 sea. 2. Fierce, violent. Bellenden. 3. Stern, 
 
 rugged ; applied to the countenance. Douglas. 4. 
 
 Denoting a great degree either of heat or of cold. 
 
 Douglas. Thus, "a 6rtm 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 MS. notes, mentions brim, as 
 
 signifying a scold, S. This has, most probably, been 
 
 the primary sense. 
 BRIME, s. Pickle ; E. brine. " As saut's brime," as 
 
 salt as brine, S. — A. S. Belg. Fris. bryne, muria. 
 
 But the S. pron. is from A. S. brym, salum ; Isl. 
 
 brim, fluctus, brimsalt, valde salsum. 
 BRYMLY, adv. Fiercely ; keenly. Wall. vii. 995. 
 
 V. Aktailye. 
 BRIMMIN, part. pr. Applied to a sow desirous of the 
 
 boar, V. Brummin. 
 To BRYN, Brin, Birn, v. a. To bum. Barbour.— 
 
 Su G. brinn-a ; Germ, brenn-an, id. ; A. S. bryne, 
 
 burning. 
 BRIN, Brinn, 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, v. a. To bring to the 
 
 world, S. ; equivalent to E. v. to bring forth. Pits- 
 
 cottie. 
 BRINGLE-BRANGLE, «. A very confused bustle, 
 
 Lanarks. A reduplicative term, of which Bbakgill, 
 
 V, 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. Bannatyne 
 
 Poems. — Su. G. brinna, to burn, or braecka, to roast. 
 BRYNSTANE, Bkynt-stane, s. Brimstone ; sulphur. 
 
 Douglas. — A. S. bryn, incendium, and stan, q. lapis 
 
 incendii sen incendiarius ; Sw. braensten, id. 
 BRYRIE, s. Lyk bryrie ; equivalent to the vulgar 
 
 phrase, like daft. Montgomery's Poems. 
 BRISKET, BiSKET, s. 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. 
 
 briosk, 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, s. The name given to Torsk, or Tusk, in 
 
 Shetland. 
 
BRI 
 
 76 
 
 ERO 
 
 BRiaSAL, adj. Brittie. Gl. Sibb.— Alem. bruzti, 
 tng\\it»a, Otfrld ; Fr. braUler, rompre, briser, mettre 
 en pltees. Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 BRISSBL-COCK, ». Apparently the turkey-cock. 
 Pt<j<»«i«.— Denominated, perhaps, from its rough 
 and bristly appearance ; or q. BrasU-cock, as, ac- 
 cording 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 Mexico." 
 
 To BRISSLE, V. a. To broil, Ac. V. Birsle. 
 
 To BRIST, Bbyst, t. To burst, Wyntown.—lsl. 
 brett-a ; Dan. brist-er, frangl, rumpl, cum fragore 
 (crepitu) disslllre. 
 
 BRISTOW, t. and adj. A designation given formerly 
 to white crystals set in rings, Ac, got at St. Vincent's, 
 a steep rock on the banks of the Avon, in the vicinity 
 of Bristol. 
 
 BRITH, «. A term which seems to mean wrath or con- 
 tention. Gawan and Gol. — Su. G. braede, anger, 
 briffd, controversy, brigd-a, to litigate. 
 
 BRITHER, s. The vulgar pronunciation of brother, S. 
 
 To BRITHER, v. a. 1. To match ; to find an equal to, 
 Lanarks. 2. To initiate one into a society or corpora- 
 tion, sometimes by a very ludicrous or filthy process, S. 
 
 To BRITHER DOWN, v. a. To accompany in being 
 swallowed ; to go down in brotherhood, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 To BRITTYN, Bryten, Bbetyn, v. a. 1. To break 
 down, in whatever way. Gawan and Gol. 2. To 
 kill ; applied both to man and beast. Douglas. — It 
 is also written bertyn. A. S. bryt-an ; Su. G. bryt-a ; 
 Isl. briot-a, frangere. V. Bertynit. 
 
 To BRITTLE, v. a. To render friable,— Formed from 
 the E. adj. brittle; originally from A. S. brytt-an ; 
 Su. G. bryt-a, britt-a ; Isl. briot-a, to break. 
 
 BRITTLE-BRATTLE, s. Hurried motion, causing a 
 clattering noise, Lanarks. V. Bkattyl. 
 
 BRITURE, Houlate, iii. 8, is in Bannatyne MS. brit ure. 
 
 To BRIZE, Biiizz, v. a. 1. To press. 2. To bruise, 
 
 S. V. BiRSE. 
 
 To BROACH, V. a. To rough-hew. Broached stones 
 
 are thus distinguished from aishler or polished work, 
 
 S. V. BitocHE, Broach, v. 
 BROACH, «. 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. Brooked. 
 BROAKIE, *. 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 ploughing ; also called a Hiddie- 
 
 giddie. This is clearly a diminutive from A. Bor. 
 
 brob, to prick with a bodkin. V. Brcb. 
 BROCARD, s. The first elements or maxims of the 
 
 law ; an old forensic term. Fountainhall. — Fr. 
 
 brocard ; L. B. brocardium ; Hisp. brocardico, juris 
 
 axioma. 
 BROCH, Brotch, «. A narrow piece of wood or metal 
 
 to support the stomacher, Gl. Sibb. — S. A. and 0., 
 
 apparently an oblique use of Fr. broche, a spit. In 
 
 0. Fr. the word is synon. with baton. 
 BROCHAN (gutt), s. Oatmeal boiled to a consistence 
 
 somewhat thicker than gruel, S. It difl'ers from 
 
 Crowdie, as this is oatmeal stirred in cold water. 
 
 Martin. — Gael, brochan, pottage ; also, gruel ; C. B. 
 
 bryhan, a sort of flummery. 
 
 To BROCHE, V. a. To prick ; to pierce, Douglas.— 
 Fr. brocher un cheval, to spur a horse ; properly to 
 strike him hard with the spurs. Hence, 
 
 BROCHE, s. 1. A spit. Gawan and Gol. 2. " A 
 narrow piece of wood or metal to support the sto- 
 macher." Gl. Sibb, 3. A wooden pin on which yarn 
 is wound. 4. As much yarn as such a pin contains. 
 S. Douglas. 5. A narrow-pointed iron instrument, 
 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, signi- 
 fies a spit, from bvoch-a, to pierce, transfigere. 
 Hence, 
 
 To BROCHE, Broach, v. a. To indent the surface of a 
 stone with this instrument, a broach, chisel, or 
 puncheon, S. When a broader tool is used, it is 
 said to be droved. Both operations are contrasted 
 with polishing, or complete dressing. 
 
 BROCHE, B uche, Broacu, 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. 
 Mu^es Threnodie. — Isl. bratz, signifies .^iuZa ; Su. G. 
 braz, ■ from Isl. brus-a, to fasten together ; Gael. 
 broiside, a clasp, broisde, a brooch, Shaw. 
 
 BROCHIT, part. pa. Stitched ; sewed. Inventories. 
 — Fr. broch-er, to stitch grossly, " to set or sowe with 
 (great) stitches." Cotgr. 
 
 BROCHLE, (gutt.) 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. Buck. 
 
 BROOKED, Broakit, adj. Variegated ; having a mix- 
 ture of black and white, S, A cow is sard to be 
 broakit, that has black spots or streaks, mingled with 
 white, in her face, S, B. Statist. Ace. Su. G. brokug, 
 brokig, party-coloured ; Ir. breach, speckled ; Gael. 
 brucach, speckled in the face ; Dan. broged, id. 
 
 The Brue o' the Bruckit Ewes. A metaphorical 
 phrase for mutton broth. 
 
 BROCKLIE, adj. Brittle. V. Broukyl. 
 
 BROD, s. 1. A board ;. any flat piece of wood ; a lid, 
 S. — A. Bor, breid, a shelf or board, Ray. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to an escutcheon 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, v.a. 1. To prick ;^ to job ; to spur, S. Douglas. 
 Complaynt S. 2. To pierce, so as to produce an 
 emissiouof air ; used metjiph., S. Ferguson. 3. To 
 incite ; to stimulate ; applied to the mind. Douglas. 
 Su. G, brodd, cuspis, aculeus ; Isl. brodd, the point 
 of an arrow ; sometimes 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, Erode, s. 1. A sharp-pointed instrument; 
 as the goad used todrive oxen forward, S. Wyntown. 
 2. A stroke with a sharp-pointed instrument, S. Com- 
 playnt S. 3. An incitement ; instigation. Douglas. 
 
 BRODDIT STAFF. " A staff with a shai-p point at the 
 extremity," Gl. Sibb. Also called a pike-staff, S. 
 This is the same with broggit-staff. V. Brog. 
 
 BROD, s. Brood ; breed, Loth, — A. S. brod, proles, 
 from bred-an, fovere. Hence, 
 
 BROD- HEN, s. A hen that hatches a brood of chickens. 
 
BllO 
 
 77 
 
 BRO 
 
 BROD MALE, Buodmell, s. The brood brought forth, 
 or Uttered, at the same time. Douglas. — From A. S. 
 brod, proles, and mael, tempus ; or 0. Germ, mael, 
 censors, socius, whence ee-ghemael, conjunx, Kilian. 
 
 BROD SOW. A sow that has a litter. Polwai t. 
 
 BRODMOTHER, Bkodsmother, s. 1. A hen that 
 hatches a brood of chickens, Ang. Loth. 2. Metaph. 
 applied to a female who is the mother of a family. 
 
 BRODDIT AITIS, s. Supposed to be the same with 
 Bearded oats. Act. Audit.— Sa. Q. brodd, the first 
 spire of grain, as well as anything that is shai-p- 
 pointed. 
 
 BRODERRIT, part. iM. Embroidered. Inventories. 
 — Pr. brod-er, to embroider ; whence brodeur, an 
 embroiderer; Su. G. border-a, acu pingere. V. 
 
 BtiOD, V. 
 
 BRODIE, s. Fry of the rock-tangle or hettle ; codling, 
 Fife. — A. S. brod, proles, E. brood 
 
 BBODYKYNNIS, s. pi. Buskins or half-boots. Still 
 used in this sense in Aberd. V. Brotekins. 
 
 BRODINSTABE, Brodinster, s. An embroiderer In- 
 ventories. V. Browdinstar 
 
 BRODYRE, Brodir, s. A brother ; pi. bredir, bredyre. 
 Wyntown. — Isl. brodur, pi. breeder. 
 
 BRODIR-DOCHTER, s. A niece, S. Wyntown. 
 Brodir-son or brother-son, and sister-son, are used in 
 the same manner ; and brother-bairn for cousin, S. — 
 A. Sw. idiom : Brorsdotter, niece ; brorson, nephew ; 
 brorsbarn, the children of a brother. 
 
 BROE, s. Broth ; soup ; the same with Brew. Taylor's 
 S. Poems- 
 
 To BROG, V. a. To pierce ; to strike with a sharp in- 
 strument, S. Acts Ja. I. Hence broggit staff, 
 mentioned as a substitute for an axe. The termjpj-oflr- 
 staff is now used in the same sense, q. v. 
 
 BROG, s. 1. A pointed instrument, such as an awl ; a 
 brad-awl, S. 2. A job with such an instrument, S. 
 
 BROG, Brogce, 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 rightful possession ; 
 Ye maun bring brogh ani hammer (or hammel) for't, 
 i. e.. You must bring proof for it. Loth.— In the 
 north of Germany, the phrase burg und emmer 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, Bkoggle, v. n. 1. To persist ineffectually, 
 to strike a pointed instrument into the same place, 
 Lanarks. 2, To fail in doing any piece of work in 
 which one engages ; to be unable properly to finish 
 what one has begun, Benvicks. Selkirks. 3. v. a. 
 To botch ; to bungle ; to spoil, ibid. 
 
 BROGLE, Broggle, s. An ineffectual attempt to strike 
 a pointed instrument into a particular place, Lanarks. 
 
 BROGGLER, s. 1. The pe^-son who makes this in- 
 effectual attempt, ibid. 2. A bad tradesman ; a 
 bungler, Selkirks. Brogle seems to be a frequenta- 
 tive from the v. to Brog, to pierce. 
 
 To BROGLE, Broggle, v. a. To prick, Loth. Brog, 
 Job, synon. 
 
 To BROGLE up, v. 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.— ls\. 
 
 brogd, astus, stratagemata, Verel. brigd, id. 
 BROG-WORT, Broug-woet, s, A species of mead 
 Fife. V. Bragwort. 
 
 BROICE. Leg. Broite. Barbour, 
 
 BROICH, Broigh, {gutt.) s. Fume. A broichofheat ; 
 
 a violent heat; a state of complete jierspiration, 
 
 Lanarks. Berths. 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. Baikin. 
 To BROICH, V. n. To be in a fume of heat ; to be in 
 a state of violent perspiration and panting, Lanarks. 
 V. Brothe, 
 To BROIK, Brock, v. a. To possess ; to enjoy, S. 
 Act. Bom. Cone. — A. S. bruck-an ; Teut. bruyck-en, 
 frui, potiri. E. brook is properly to endure. 
 lo BROILYIE, 13. a. This term is applied to what is 
 first parboiled, and then roasted on the brander or 
 gridiron, Fife. — 0^ Fr. bruill-er, griller, rotir, secher ; 
 Roquefort, 
 BROILLERIE, s. A state of contention. Godscroft.— 
 
 Fr. brouillerie, confusion. V. Brulvib. 
 BROIZLE, Broozle, v. 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 minimas micas frangere. 
 BROK, s. X"se. — A. S. broce ; Teut. broke, bruyk, 
 
 ghe-bruyk, id. V. Bruik- 
 BROK, Brock, Broks, s. 1. Fragments of any kind, 
 especially of meat, S. Bannatyne Poems. 2. Trash ; 
 refuse, Fife. — ]\*»)es. G. ga-bruko ; Alem. bruch, id. 
 Hence also Gei-m. brocke, a fragment. 
 To BROK, Brock, v. a. To cut, crumble, or fritter 
 anything into shreds or small parcels, S. — Apparently 
 formed as a frequentative, from break, if not im- 
 mediately from the s. 
 BROKAR, s. A bawd; a pimp. Douglas.— 1h\^ is 
 
 merely a peculiar use of E. broker. 
 BROKED, adj. Variegated. V. Brocked. 
 * BROKEN, part. pa. Individuals under sentence of 
 outlawry, or who lived as vagabonds and public de- 
 predators, or were separated from their clans in 
 consequence of crimes, were called Broken Men. 
 Acts Ja. VI. Spalding. 
 BROKEN-WINDED, adj. Short-winded; asthmatic, 
 
 generally applied to horses. S- 
 BROKYLL, adj. Brittle. V. Brukyl. 
 BROKIN STORIT. 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. Douglas. — Fr. brocart, id. 
 BRONCHED, jpre«. Pierced. Sir GawanandSir Gal. 
 
 — Probably an error for broched, from Fr. brocher. 
 BRONDYN, part. pa. Branched. Houlatc—lPr. 
 
 brondes, green boughs or branches. 
 BRONGIE, s. A name given to the Cormorant, Shetl. 
 
 Penn. Zool. 
 BRONYS, Brottnts, Brownis, s. pi. Branches ; boughs. 
 
 Douglas. — From the same origin with Brondyn. 
 To BRONSE, V. n. To overheat one's self in a wann 
 sun, or by sitting too near a strong fire, S. — Isl. bruni, 
 inflammatio ; Moes. G. brunsts, incendium. 
 BRONT, part. pa. Burnt, S. brunt. Douglas. V. 
 
 Bryn, v. 
 BROO, s. "I hae naebroo of themava," I have no 
 
 favourable opinion of them. Old Mortality. 
 BROO, s. Broth, juice, &c. V. Bkeb. 
 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 l)roodie hen, S. 2. Brudy, applied to either 
 
BRO 
 
 78 
 
 BRO 
 
 MX. BdUnden. 3. Fruitful ; in a general sense, 
 8. £. Boyd. A. S. brodigc, incubans. 
 
 To BROOFLE, Brufle, t>. n. To be in a great hurry 
 synon. with Broostle, Ettr. For. This seems to be 
 the same with Bruffle, q. V. 
 
 BROOFLE, Bkuklb, s. Impetuous haste, Ettr For, 
 
 BROOK, s. Soot adhering to anything, S. B. 
 
 To BROOK, t>. o. To soil with soot, S. B. 
 
 BROOKET, adj. Having a dirty face, S. V. Bhoukit. 
 
 BROOKIE, adj. Dirtied with soot : sooty, ib. 
 
 BROOKIE, s. 1. A ludicrous designation for a black- 
 smith, from his face being begrimed, S. B. Tarras's 
 Poems. 2. A designation for a child whose face is 
 streaked with dirt, S. 
 
 BROOKABLE, adj. What may be borne or endm-ed, 
 S. ; from E. brook, v, 
 
 BROOM-DOG. s. An instrument for grubbing up 
 broom, Meams. 
 
 BROOSE, s. A race at country weddings. V. Brusk. 
 
 BROOST, s. Apparently, a spring or violent exertion 
 forward. Perhaps a corr. of the v. to breast, used in 
 the same sense ; afld from Moes. G. brust, the breast. 
 
 BROOSTLE, s. 1. A very bustling state ; coming for- 
 ward impetuously, Ettr. For. 2. Applied to a keen 
 chase. Hogg. This differs from Breessil, Fife, 
 merely in the change ef the vowels. — Isl. brm-a, 
 aestuare, broesur, contentiosus ; Dan. brus-er to 
 rush, to foam, to roar ; applied ta the waves of the 
 sea. 
 
 To BROOSTLE, Brustlb, v. n. To be in. a bustle about 
 little ; to be in a great hurry, Ettr. For. ; pron. q. 
 Brussle. 
 
 To BROOZLE, Bkuizle, v. n. To perspire violently 
 from toiL, Teviotd. — Belg. broeijen, to grow warm or 
 hot ; or Teut. bruysen, to foam, as we speak of a 
 brothe of sweat ; Isl. braedsla, fusio, liquefactio, 
 brus-a, aestuare. 
 
 BROSE, s. 1. A kind of pottage made by pouring boil- 
 ing 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, water-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. ; briwas uiman, to 
 take pottage or brosa- 
 
 BROSE-MEAL, s. Meal of peas much parched, of 
 which ^eas-6?-ose is made, S. 
 
 BROSE-TIME, s. Supper-time. dfl. Antiquary. 
 
 BROSY-FACED, adv. Having a fat and flaccid face, 
 S. St. Johnstown. 
 
 BROSIE, Bkost, adj. 1. Semifluid, S. 2. Metaph, 
 soft ; inactive, Lanarks. 3. Bedaubed with brose or 
 porridge, S. 4. Making use of brose in one's profes- 
 sion, S. O. 
 
 BROSILIE, adv. In an inactive manner, Lanarks. 
 
 BROSINESS, s. 1. State of being semifluid. 2. Metaph. 
 inactivity, proceeding from softness of disposition, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 BROT, B. OTACH, s. A quilted cloth or covering, used 
 for preserving the back of a horse from being ruffled 
 by the Shimach, on which the pannels are hung, 
 being fastened to a pack-saddle, Mearns. — Isl. brot, 
 plicatura. 
 To BROTCH, V. a. To plait straw-ropes round a stack 
 of com, S. B. ; synon. Brath. q. v.— Isl. brus-a, to 
 fasten. 
 BROTEKINS, Brotikins, « pi. Buskins; a kind of 
 half -boots. Lyndsay. — Fr. brodequin ; Teut. brose- 
 ken, a buskin. 
 
 BROTHE, s. "A great brothe of sweat," a vulgar 
 phrase used to denote a violent perspiration, S — The 
 word may be radically tlie same with /7-oth ; or allied 
 to Isl. braede, braedde, liquefactio. 
 
 To BROTIIE, V. n. To be in a state of profuse per- 
 spiration, S. Chron. S. Poet. 
 
 To BROTHER, v. a. 1. To admit to the state, and to 
 the privileges, of brotherhood 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. practical parody on 
 them, S. V. Bkither. 
 
 BROTHER-BAIRN, s. The child of an imcle ; a cousin, 
 S. Pitscottie. 
 
 BROUAGE. Salt Brouage. Salt made at Brouage in 
 France. 
 
 BROUDSTER, s. Embroiderer. Pitscottie.— "Er. brad- 
 er. to embroider. V. Bkowdin 
 
 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 Bkocked, 
 Bkoakit. We may add to the etymon there given, 
 Dan. broged, variegated ;. speckled ; grisled.. 
 
 BROW, s. " JV^ae ferow," no favourable opinion. "An 
 ill brow,'" an opinion preconceived to the disadvant- 
 age of any person oi- thing, S. Mary Stewart. \.. 
 Broo. 
 
 To BROW, V. a. To face; to browbeat, Ettr. For. 
 Sogg. — From brow. s. supercilium. 
 
 BROW s. A rising ground. Gait. The brow of a 
 hill is an E. phrase, but brow does not seem to be 
 used in this sense by itself.~A. S. bruw-a, interci- 
 lium. 
 
 BROWCALDRONE, s. A vessel for brewing. Aberd. 
 Reg- 
 
 BROWDEN'D, part, pa Arrayed ; decked, Aberd. 
 Skinner, 
 
 BROWDIN, Browden, part. pa. Fond ; warmly 
 attached ; eagerly desirous ; having a strong propen- 
 sity, S. It often implies the idea of folly in the 
 attachment, or in the degree of it. Montgomerie. 
 " To browden on 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, part. pa. Embroidered. Wyntown. — 
 C. B. brod-io, and Fr. brod-er, to embroider ; Isl. 
 brydd-a, pungere. brodd, aculeus. 
 
 BROWDIN, part. pa. Expl. " clotted ; defiled ; filthy," 
 Gl. Sibb. Chr. Kirk. — Teut. brodde, sordes. 
 
 BROWDYNE, part. pa. Displayed ; unfuried. Bar- 
 bour. — A. S. braed-an, to dilate ; to expand. 
 
 BROWDINSTAR, s. An embroiderer. Coll. of In- 
 ventories. 
 
 BROWDINSTERSCHIP, s. The profession of an 
 embroiderer. Formed from part. pa. Browdyn, q. 
 v. with the addition of the termination ster, which 
 originally marked a female. V. Browster. 
 
 BROWIN, part. pa. Brewed. Acts Mary.— A. S. 
 browen, coctus, concoctus. 
 
 BROWIS, s. i)L Expl. "brats." Keith's Hist.— Tei- 
 baps from Teut. bruys, spuma. 
 
 * BROWN, adj. The broth-pot is said to play brown, 
 or to boil brown, when the soup is rich with animal 
 juice, S. Remains Nith. Song. 
 
BEO 
 
 79 
 
 BRU 
 
 To Look Brown, v. n. To appear discontented. Ross. 
 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 
 sei-vants, if they treated him well ; for whom, while 
 they took their necessary 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 coiTespond- 
 ing with the Swartalfar, i. e. swarthy or black elves 
 of the Edda, as the Liosalfar, whitC; or fair elves, 
 are analogous to our Fairies. 
 BROWNIE-BAE, s. A designation given to Brownie, 
 Buchan. The addition to the common name may 
 have originated from Brownies being supposed oc- 
 casionally to frighten women and children with a 
 ■wild cry resembling that of a brute animal. 
 BROWNIE'S-STONE. An altar dedicated to Brownie. 
 
 Martin's West. Islands. 
 
 BROWN JENNET or JANET, s. 1. A cant phrase for 
 
 a knapsack. 2. Brown Janet is also explained as 
 
 signifying a musket. Pitken's Gl. 
 
 BROWN MA.N OF THE MUIRS. A droich, dwarf, or 
 
 subterranean elf. Gl. Antiquary. The Brown Man 
 
 of the Muirs is a fairy of the most malignant order, 
 
 the genuine duergar. Bord. Minst. 
 
 BROWST, Beowest, s. 1. As much malt liquor as is 
 
 brewed at a time, S. Burrow Lawes. 2. Used 
 
 metaph. to denote the consequences of any one's 
 
 conduct, especially in a bad sense. This is often 
 
 called "an ill browsi," S. " Stay and drink of your 
 
 browst," S. Prov., Take a share of the mischief you 
 
 have occasioned. Kelly. — Isl. brugg-a raed, in- 
 
 venire callida ccnsilia, brugga suik, struere insidias. 
 
 BROWSTER, Browstare, s. A brewer, S. Iiouglas. 
 
 — A. S. briw-an, coquere cerevisiam, to brew ; Teut. 
 
 brow-en, id. ; Isl. eg brugg-a decoquo cerevisias. 
 
 In the ancient Saxon, the termination ster affixed to 
 
 as. masculine, makes it feminine. Thus, baecestre 
 
 properly signifies ^wirtx, " a woman-baker," Somn. 
 
 BROWSTER-WIFE. A female ale-seller, especially in 
 
 markets, S, Tarras's Poems. 
 To BRUB, V. a. To check, to restrain, to keep under, 
 to oppress, to break one's spirit by severity, S. B. ; 
 allied perhaps to A. Bor. brob, to prick with a bodkin, 
 Gl. Grose. 
 PRUCHE, s. V. Brochk. 
 
 BRUCKILNESS, Brokilness, s. 1. Brittleness, S. 2. 
 Apparently, incoherence, or perhaps weakness ; used 
 metaphorically. King's Quair. 3. Moral inability. 
 Poems IQth Century. From Bruckle, adj. 
 BRUCKIT, adj. V. Brogked. 
 BRUCKLE, adj. Brittle. V. Brckyl. 
 BRTJCKLIE, adv. In a brittle state or manner, Clydes. 
 
 V. Brukyl. 
 BRUDERIT, part. pa. Fraternized.— Isl. brudur ; 
 
 Germ, bruder, a brother. V. Brother, v. 
 BRUDERMAIST, adj. Most affectionate ; literally, 
 
 most brotherly. Dunbar. 
 BRUDY, adj. Prolific ; applied to either sex. Bellen- 
 
 den. v. Broodib. 
 BRUE, s. V. Breb. 
 To BRUFPLE, v. n. To bruffle and sweat ; to moil and 
 
 toil ; to be turmoiled and overheated, Dumfr. 
 BRUG SATINE. Satin made at Bruges. 
 BRUGH, Brogh, Brough, Btjrgh, s. 1. An encamp- 
 ment of a circular form, S, B. In Lothian, encamp- 
 
 ments of the circular form are called Ring-forts, from 
 A. S. hring, orbis, circulus. 2. This name is also 
 given to the stronger sort of houses in which the Picts 
 are said to have resided. Brand. 3. A borough. 
 " A royal brugh ;" " A brugh of barony," as distin- 
 guished from the other, S. B. V. Bukch. 4. A hazy 
 circle round the disc of the sun or moon, generally 
 considered as a presage of a change of weather, is 
 called a brugh or brogh, S. Statist. Ace. 5. The 
 name given to two circles which are drawn round the 
 tee on the ice appropriated for curling, Clydes. — A. S. 
 beorg, borh, munimentmn, agger, arx, " a rampire, a 
 place of defence and succour," Somner ; burg, cas- 
 tellum, Lye. The origin is probably found in Moes. 
 G. bairgs, mons. 
 BRUGHER, Brucher, s. "A stone which comes 
 within the circles drawn round the tee, in curling," 
 ibid. 
 To BRUGHLE, v. n. To be in a state of quick motion, 
 and oppressed with heat. He's brughlin up the brae, 
 Perths. 
 BRUGHTINS, s. pi. 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 Brughtins. 
 BRUGHTIN-CAKE, Braugutin, *. 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, brochan. Fris, brugghe, 
 however, denotes bread besmeared with butter ; Teut. 
 bruwet, jus, jusculum, and Isl. bruggu, calida coctio. 
 V. Brochan. 
 BRDICK, 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, v. a. To enjoy, to possess. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. — A. S. bruc-an, Franc, gebruch- 
 en, Su. G. Isl. bruk-a, Belg. bruyck-en, Germ. 
 braux-h-en, to use. 
 To BRUILYIE, Brulyie, v. n. To fight ; to be en- 
 gaged in a broil, Aberd. Skinner. — Fr. brouill-er, 
 to make a great hurlyburly, to jumble. 
 To BRUILYIE, Brulye, v. a. To bruilyie up, to put 
 
 into a ferment, Fife. 
 To BRUIND, V. n. To emit sparks, &c. V. Brund. 
 BRUINDIN, s. The emission of sparks. 
 BRUISK, adj. Brisk; Uvely; 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 matters. Baillie. Or of one's personal 
 concerns when in a state of disorder. Waverley. 3. 
 Variable, unsettled, as applied to the weather. The 
 Har'st Rig. 4. It seems to signify soft, pliable, as 
 applied to the mind. Wyntown. 5. Fickle, incon- 
 stant. Wallace. 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. Abp. Hamiltoun. — Teut. brokel, fragilis, 
 from brok-en, f rangere ; Sw. braeckelig, id. ; Germ. 
 brocklicht, crumbling. 
 BRUKILNESSE, s. V. Brtjckilness. 
 BRUKIT, adj. Having streaks of dirt. V. Brou- 
 
BRU 
 
 80 
 
 BUG 
 
 To BRULYIE, r. a. To broil ; properly to roast cold 
 boiled meat on the gridiron, Fife.— Fr. brusler, bruler, 
 to scorch. 
 To BRULYIE, v. n. To be overpowered with heat ; 
 
 synon. with Brothe. 
 BRDLYIE, Brulybmbnt, «. 1. A brawl, broil, fray, or 
 quarrel, 8. Eoa. Ramtay. 2. Improperly used 
 for a battle. Hamilton.— Vr. brouiller, to quarrel ; 
 So. G. brylla, foerbrilla, to embroil, a frequentative 
 from bry. anc. bryd-a, vexare, turbare. 
 To BRUMBLE, v. n. To make a hollow murmuring 
 noise, as that of the rushing or agitation of water in 
 a pool, S. 0.— Teut. brummel-en, rugire, mugire ; 
 Isl. bruml-a, murmumre, Su. G. brmnm-a, id. 
 BRUMMIN, part. pr. Applied to a sow desirous of 
 the boar, Fife, Border. Brimmin, id., Loth. V. 
 Brbbuin. 
 
 To BRUND, Bruixd, v. n. 1. To omit sparks asaflint 
 does when struck. — IVs brundin, the fire flies from it, 
 S. B. 2. To glance, to sparkle ; applied to the eye, 
 as expressing either love or anger. Campbell.— Su. 
 G. brinn-a, to burn. 
 BRUNDS, Brdndis, Brwtnds, s. pi. 1. Brands, pieces 
 of wood lighted. Wallace. 2. It seems to signify 
 the remains of burnt wood, reduced to the state of 
 charcoal, and as perhaps retaining some sparks. 
 Barbour. 3. The term is still commonly used in 
 Aug., only with greater latitude. — A. S. brand may 
 be the origin ; as in the second sense it merely de- 
 notes a firebrand almost entirely burnt out. — Bronde 
 is the 0. E. orthography for what is now written 
 brand. 
 BRUNGLE, s. A job ; a knavish piece of business, 
 Clydes. Apparently originally the same with Brangle. 
 BRUNSTANE, s. Sulphur ; brimstone, Ayrs. Jacobite 
 Relics. — Germ, born-steen, id. ; from Belg. born-en, 
 ardere. 
 BRUNSTANE, adj. Of or belonging to sulphur, S., ibid. 
 BRUNSTANE-MATCII, s. A match dipped in sulphur ; 
 
 vulgarly denominated a spunk, S. 
 BRUNT, adj. Keen ; eager, Perths.— Teut. brunst, 
 
 ardor, catulitio. 
 BRUNT, pret. and part. pa. 1. Burned or burnt, S. 
 Pitscottie. 2. Illegally touched ; a term used in 
 Curling, and various games, Clydes. 
 BRUNTLIN, ». 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. Douglas. — Belg. bruyssch- 
 en, to foam or roar like the sea ; Su. G. brus-a, 
 sonare ; De aquis cum impetu ruentibusautfluctibus 
 maris ; Ihre. 
 To BRUS, Brusch, v. a. To force open, to press up. 
 
 Wyntown. — Sicamb. bruys-en, premere, strepere. 
 To BRUSCH, V. n. To burst forth, to rush, to issue 
 
 with violence. Wallace. V. Bros, s. 
 BRUSE, Broose, Bruise, s. To ride the bruse, 1. To 
 run a race on horseback at a wedding, S., a custom 
 still preserved in the country. Those who are at a 
 wedding, especially the younger part of the company, 
 who are conducting the bride from her own house to 
 the bridegroom's, often set otf, at full speed, for the 
 latter. This is called, riding the bruse. He who 
 first reaches the house, is said to win the bruse. 
 Burns. 2. Metaph. to strive, to contend in whatever 
 way. R. Galloway. 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 gie a brush at any kind of work ; to 
 assist by working violently for a short time, S. — Dan. 
 brus-er, to rush. 
 BRUSHIE, adj. Sprucely dressed, or fond of dress; 
 as, "He's a little brushie fallow," Roxb. — Teut, 
 bruys, spuma, bruys-en, spumare. 
 BRUSIT, part. pa. Embroidered. Houlate.—'L. B. 
 brusd-us, brust-us, acupictus ; DuCange. V. Burde, s, 
 BRUSKNESS, s. Unbecoming freedom of speech; 
 rudeness ; incivility, S. Dowglasse'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. Bressil. 
 BRUSSLE, s. Bustle, Loth.— A. S. brastlian, strepere, 
 
 mui-murare. V. Bressil. 
 To BRUST, V. n. To burst. R. ^ruce.— Teut. brost-en, 
 
 brust-en, Sw. brist-a, id. 
 BRUSURY, s. Embroidery. Bouglas\ 
 BRUTE, s. Report ; rumour. The same with E. 
 
 Bruit. Bell. Cron. 
 BRUZZING, s. A tenn used to denote the noise made 
 by bears. Urquhart's Rabelais.— Teut. bruys-en, 
 rugire, strepere. 
 BRWHS, s. Apparently, the same with Brus. Wyn- 
 town. 
 To BV, Bue, v. 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. 
 Presb. Eloquence. 2. A bugbear, an object of terror, 
 ibid. — Belg. bauw, a spectre ; C. B. bo, a hobgoblin. 
 BU-KOW, s. Anything frightful, as a scarecrow, ap- 
 plied also to a hobgoblin, S.— From bu, and kow, cow, 
 a goblin. V. Cow. 
 BU-MAN, s. A goblin ; the devil, S. Used as Bu-kow. 
 BUAT, s. A lantern. V. Bowet. 
 BUB, Bob, s. A blast; a gust of severe weather. 
 Douglas. — Allied perhaps to Isl. bohbe, malum, noxae ; 
 or E. bob, to beat, as denoting the suddenness of its 
 impulse. 
 * BUBBLE, s. Snot ; as much snot as comes from the 
 
 nose at once. 
 To BUBBLE, v. 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 effusion 
 of mucus from the nostrils. Walker's Remark. Pas. 
 BUBBLY, adj. Snotty, S., A. Bor. 
 BUBBLYJOCK, s. The vulgar name for a turkey-cock, 
 S. Synon. Polliecock, S. B. Saxon and Gael, Grose. 
 — The name seems to have originated from the shape 
 of his comb. 
 Buchan Sergeant, s. A cheese. 
 BUCHT, s. A bending ; a fold. Also a pen in which 
 
 ewes are milked. V. Bought. 
 BUCHT, Bught, s. A measure of fishing lines being 
 fifty-five fathoms, Shetl. Evidently from the different 
 folds in these lines. V. Bought, s., a curvature. 
 BUCK, s. The carcass of an animal. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 V. BOUK, BuiK. 
 BUCK, s. The beech-tree.— A, S. boc ; Su. G. bok ; 
 
 Teut. buecke, fagus. V. Bum, Buk, a book. 
 To BUCK out. To make a gurgling noise, as liquids 
 when poured from a strait-necked bottle, S. Pro- 
 bably formed from the sound. 
 To BUCK, V. n. To push, to butt. Berths.— Al em. 
 bock-en, to strike ; whence Wachter derives bock, a 
 he-goat. Su. G. bock, impulsus, ictus. 
 To BUCK AND Crune. To show extreme solicitude for 
 the possession of anything. " Ye needna insist on't. 
 
BUG 
 
 81 
 
 BUF 
 
 for ye sanna get it, if ye soud bmk and crune for't ;" 
 Dumfr. It perhaps refers to the conduct of the bttck, 
 when rutting, in expressing his eagerness for the doe. 
 Isl. bucJc-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 dis- 
 satisfied. V. Ckoyn. 
 
 15UCKALEE. A call to negligent herds, who allow the 
 cows to eat the corn, Mearns. 
 
 BUCKASIE, BucKAcr, s. A kind of buckram or cala- 
 manco. Act. Audit.— Ft. boccasin, fine buckram, 
 resembling taffeta ; also calamanco, 
 
 BUCKAW, s. The name given to the short game by 
 which a bonspel, or match at curling, is generally 
 concluded, Lanarks. — Isl. buck-a, domare, subigere, 
 and all ; q. that which settles all, the conquering 
 game. 
 
 BUCKBEAN, s. A name given in Roxb. to the com- 
 mon trefoil. It seems rather to be the Menyanthes 
 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, s. A name given to a species of whale, 
 West of S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 BUCKETIE, s. The paste used by weavers in dressing 
 their webs, S, 0. ; corr. from Buckwheat, the grain 
 from which it is made. 
 
 BUCKIE, s. A smart blow, especially on the chops, 
 Aberd. Mearns. — Su. G. hock, impulsus, ictus ; Alem. 
 hock-en, ferire. 
 
 BUCKIE, s. Apparently, the hind quarters of a hare, 
 Banffs. — Teut. buy-ek, venter ; et uterus. 
 
 BUCKIE, BuCKY, s. 1. Any spiral shell, of whatever 
 size, S. Muses Threnodie. The Roaring Buckie, 
 Buccinum undatura, Linn., is the common gi-eat 
 wilk. — Teut. buck-en, to bow, to bend ; as this ex- 
 presses the twisted form of the shell. 2. A perverse 
 or refractory person is denominated a fhrawn buckie, 
 and sometimes, in still harsher language, a Deil's 
 buckie, S. Waverley. Ramsay. 
 
 BUCKIE INGRAM, that species of crab denominated 
 Cancer bernhardus, Newhaven. 
 
 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-TYAUVE, s. A struggle ; a good-humoured 
 wrestling match, Banffs. — 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, V. a. To beat with smart strokes, 
 Aberd. — Teut. boock-en, bok-en, tundere, pulsare, 
 batuere ; Fr. buquer ; Germ, bock-en, beuk-en ; 
 Su. G. bok-a, id. The origin seems to be Germ. 
 hock, Isl. b-uck-r, a ram or goat, as striking with 
 its horn. 
 
 To BUCKLE, V. n. To be married. Reg. Dalton. 
 
 To BUCKLE, V. a. 1. To join two persons in marriage ; 
 used in a low or ludicrous sense, S. Macneill. 2. 
 To buckle with a person, to be so engaged in an argu- 
 ment as to have the worst, Fife. 3. To be buckled 
 with a thing, to be so engaged in any business as to 
 be at a loss to accomplish it ; "I was fairly buckled 
 wi'r," Fife. 
 
 BUCKLE-THE-BEGGARS, s. One who marries persons 
 in a clandestine and disorderly manner, S. 
 
 To BUCKLE TO, v. a. To join in marriage. Train's 
 Poetical Reveries. 
 
 BUCKSTURDIE, adj. Obstinate, Strathmore.— Per- 
 haps from Isl. bock, caper, and stird-ur, rigidus, stiff 
 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, BcDE, V. impers. Behoved. Hogg. V. Boot, 
 
 BUD, s. A gift ; generally one that is meant as a 
 bribe. Acts Ja. I.—G. B. budd. Corn, bud, profit, 
 emolument. Or shall we view it as formed from A. 
 S. bude, obtulit, q. the bribe that has been offered f 
 
 To BUD, Budd, v. a. To endeavour to gain by gifts, 
 to bribe. Pitscottie. 
 
 BUDTAKAR, s. One who receives a bribe. V. Bud. 
 
 BUDDEN, part. pa. Asked; invited; as, "I'm 
 budden to the waddin'," I am invited 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 warfare. Douglas. 
 — 0. Fr. bouge, boulge, faucille, serpe ; Roquefort. 
 
 BUDNA, Behoved not ; might not, Roxb. A. Scott. 
 
 To BUE, V. n. To low as a bull. Mue denotes the 
 lowing of a cow. — C. B. 6m, buwch, signify both bos 
 and vacca ; Isl. bu, armenta, 
 
 BUF, Baf. A phrase which seems to have been 
 formerly used in S. expressive of contempt of what 
 another has said. Nicol Burne. 
 
 BUFE, s. Beef, S. B.— Fr. boeuj, id, Isl. bufe, cattle ; 
 from bu, an ox. 
 
 To BUFF, V. n. To emit a dull sound, as a bladder 
 filled with wind does, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 BUFF, s. A term used to express a dull sound, S. It 
 played buff it made no impression. — Belg. boff-en, to 
 puff up the cheeks with wind ; Fr. bouff-er, id. 
 
 To BUFF, V. a. To buff corn, to give grain half thrash- 
 ing, S. " The best of him is buft," a phrase com- 
 monly used to denote that one's natural strength is 
 much gone, S. — Alem. buff-en, pulsare. — To buff her- 
 ring, to steep salted herrings in fresh water, and 
 hang them up, S. 
 
 BUFF, s. A stroke, a blow, S. Chr. Kirk.—Er. houffe, 
 a blow, L. B. buffa, alapa. 
 
 To BUFF out, V. n. To laugh aloud, S.— Fr. houffee, a 
 sudden, violent, and short blast, buff-ir, to spurt. 
 
 BUFF, s. Nonsense, foolish talk, S. Shirrefs.— Teut. 
 beffe, id., nugae, irrisio ; Fr. huffoi, vanite ; also 
 moquerie. 
 
 BUFF, s. Skin. Stript to the buff, stript naked, S.— 
 Perhaps from E. buff, as denoting leather prepared 
 from the skin of a buffalo. 
 
 BUFF NOR STYE, He cou'd neither say 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 neiHier buff nor 
 stye with him, S. B. It is used in another form, to 
 ken, or know, neither buff' nor xtye : ana in Ayrs. it 
 Is used differently from all these examples. "He 
 would neither buff nor stye for father nor mother, 
 friend nor foe." The Entail. — Teut. bof, celeusma, 
 a cheer made by mariners. Stye might be viewed as 
 referring to the act of mounting the shrouds, from 
 Su. G. stig-a, to ascend. 
 
 BUFFER, s. A foolish fellow ; a term much used 
 among young people, Clydes. — Fr, bouffara, "often 
 pufiBng, strouting out, swelling with anger," Cotgr. 
 
 BUFFETS, s. pi. A swelling in the glands of the throat, 
 Ang. {branks, synon.) Probably from Fr. bouffe, 
 swollen. 
 
BUP 
 
 BUK 
 
 BUFPETSTOOL, «. A stool with sides, In form of a 
 aqaara table with leaves, when these are folded down, 
 8. Lincolns. Id. A. Douglas. — Fr. buffet, a side- 
 boaid ; expl. by Roquefort, dressoir, which denotes a 
 board for holding plates, without box or drawer. 
 
 BUFFIB, ;Bdfflb, adj. 1. Fat; purfled; applijed to 
 the face, 8. 2. Shaggy; "as, a buffie head," when 
 the hair is both copiousand dishevelled, Fife. Synon, 
 Towtie. — Fr. bouff^, blown up, swollen. 
 
 BUFFIL, adj. Of or belonging to the buffalo ; as, 
 " Aru buffil coat," a coat of leather ; ane buffil belt, a 
 buff belt. This shows that the leather we now call 
 ftitlfwas originally called buffil, or buffalo. Aberd. 
 Seff- 
 
 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, ». pi. Pantomimic dances ; so denominated 
 from the buffoons, les boufons, by whom they were 
 performed. Gl. Compl.—Fr. boufons, those by whom 
 they were performed. V. Branglis. 
 
 BUG, pret. Built. Minstrelsy Border. V. Big, v. 
 
 BUG SKIN, s. A lamb's skin dressed. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 BUGABOO, s. A hobgoblin, Fife ; pron. as buggabu. 
 — Perhaps from S. bugge, bugbear, and boo, bu, a term 
 expressive of terror. V. Bu. 
 
 BUGASINE, s. A name for calico. Mates. 
 
 BUGE, s. "Lamb's fur; Fr. agnelin." Rudd. 
 Douglas.— Ft. bouge, E. budge, id. 
 
 BUGGE, s. A bugbear. V. Boggabdb, 
 
 BUGGEN, part. pa. Built ; from the v. to Big, Clydes, 
 
 BUGGLE, s. 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 mouth, Aberd. Reg. Bughe 
 appears to be a corr. Irom Fr. bouche, the mouth ; 
 as pain de bouche signifies light and savoury white 
 bread. 
 
 BUGHT, s. A pen in which the ewes are milked. V. 
 
 BOUCUT. 
 
 BUGIL, BuGiLL, B. A buglehorn. Douglas.— Q,. 
 buculae cornu, the horn of a young cow ; or from 
 Teut. boghel, Germ, bugel, curvatura. Rather per- 
 haps the horn of a bull, as bunle and bull are in- 
 flections of the same word. 
 
 BUGLE LACE, s. Apparently, lace resembling the 
 small bead called a bugle. Rates. 
 
 BUICK. Meaning uncertain. Perhaps, Teut. beuck 
 van I'schip, carina. 
 
 BUICK, pret. Curtsied ; from the v. Beck. Ross. 
 
 To BUIGE, t>. n. To bow, to cringe. Maitland Poems. 
 — A. S. bug-an, to bend. 
 
 BUIK, s. The body. V. BouK. 
 
 BUIK, BcKE, pret. Baked, Dunbar. — A. S, boc, 
 coxit, from bac-an. 
 
 BUIK, BuK, BuKE, Beuk, s. 1. A book, 8. Dunbar. 
 2. The Buik, the Holy Bible ; a phrase of respect re- 
 sembling Lat. Biblia, S. Hence, To Tak the Bcik, 
 to perform family worship, S. Cromek's Remains.— 
 Germ, buch, Alem. bou^h, Belg. boek, A. S. boc, Moes. 
 G. Isl. Su. G. bok, 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, 
 bok signifying a beech trep 
 
 BUIK-LARE, s. Learning, the knowledge acquired by 
 means of a regular education, S. Sometimes merely 
 instruction in reading. 
 
 BUIK-LEAR'D, Book-lear'd, adj. Book-learned, S. 
 A. Nicol. — Isl, boklaerd-ur, id. V. Lake, v. and «. 
 
 BUIKAR, s. Apparently, a clerk or bookkeeper. — A. 
 S. bocere, scriptor, scriba ; interpres ; Moes. Q. boka- 
 reis, scriba. 
 
 BUIL, s. Apparently, a sheep-fold ; a byre, Shetl.— 
 Su. G. boele, byle, domuncula. 
 
 To BUIL, Build, v. a. To drive sheep into a fold, or 
 to house cattle in a byre, Shetl. ; synon. with Bucht. 
 
 BUILDING, $. The act of enclosing sheep or cattle, 
 ibid. 
 
 BUILYETTIS, Bulyettis, s. pi. Probably, pendants. 
 Inventories. — 0. Fr. bullettes, " such bubbles or bobs 
 of glasse as women weare for pendants at their eares," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 BUILYIE, s. A perplexity ; a quandary. — Isl. bull, 
 confusio. 
 
 BUIR, Leg. Leuir. Wallace. 
 
 BUIRE, pret. Bore ; brought forth. Pitscottie. 
 
 BUISE, To shoot the buise. CZeZajid.— Apparently, to 
 swing, to be hanged ; perhaps from Ital. busco, the 
 shoot of a tree ; q. to spring from the fatal tree. 
 
 BUIST, s. A part of female dress, anciently worn in 
 S. ; perhaps stays, Maitland P. — Fr. busq, or buste, 
 a plaited body, or other quilted thing, worn to make 
 or keep the body straight. Ital. busto, stays or 
 bodice. 
 
 BUIST, s. A thick and gross object ; used of animate 
 beings ; as. He'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, V. a. To enclose, to shut up. Mont- 
 gomerie. 
 
 BUIST, V. impers. Behoved, Y. Boot, But. 
 
 BUIST, Buste, Boist, s. 1. A box or chest, S, Meal- 
 buist, chest for containing meal. Acts Ja. II. 2. A 
 coffin ; nearly antiquated, but still sometimes used 
 by tradesmen, Loth. 3. The distinctive 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 cha- 
 racteristic of a fraternity. Monastery. — 0. Fr. boiste. 
 Arm. fiowes^,' a box. 
 
 To BUIST, V. a. To mark sheep or cattle with the 
 proprietor's distinctive mark, Roxb. Tweedd. 
 
 BUISTIN'-IRON, s. 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. 
 
 BUISTY, s. A bed, Aberd. Gl. Shirr, ; used perhaps 
 for a small one, q. a little-box. V. Booshty. \ 
 
 BUITH, s. A shop. V. Bothe. 
 
 BUITHHAVER, s. One who keeps a shop or booth. 
 
 BUITING, s. Booty. Montgomerie.—Si. butin, Ital. 
 
 butino, id. 
 BUITS, s. pi. Matches for firelocks. Baillie's Letters. 
 
 — Gael, buite, a firebrand. 
 To BUITTLE, Boqtlb, v. n. To walk ungracefully, 
 taking short steps, with &stotting or bouncing motion, 
 Roxb. 
 BUKASY, Bukkesy, s. Fine buckram or calamanco ; 
 a stuff formerly used for female dress. V. Buckasib. 
 BUK-HID, BuK-HUD, s. Henrysone. — This seems to 
 be an old name for some game, probably Blindman's- 
 buff, Bo-peep, or Hide and Seek. V. Belly-blind. 
 To BUKK, v. a. To incite, to instigate. Evergreen. — 
 Germ, boch-en, to strike, bocken, to push with the 
 horn ; Su. G. bock, a stroke ; Isl. buck-a, calcitrare. 
 
BUL 
 
 83 
 
 BUM 
 
 BTJLDRIE, 9. Building, or mode of building. Bu't-el. 
 BULFIE, adj. Apparently, buffieheaded ; dull ; stupid, 
 
 Aberd. 
 BULGET, ft Perhaps, bags or pouches. Balfour's 
 
 Pract. — Fr. houlgstte. 
 BULYIEMENT, s. Habiliments ; properly such as are 
 meant for warfare. Ross. — Bulyiements is still used 
 , ludicrously for clothing, S.. V. Abulyiement. 
 BULYETTIS, s. pi. Mails or budgets.— From Fr. 
 
 houlgette, id. V. Bclget. 
 BULYON, s. Perhaps, crowd ;.collection, St. Patrick. 
 
 — Gael, bolgan, a budget. 
 BULIS, s^. pi. Pot-bulis. Bools of a pot. V. Bohl, s. 
 BULKIE, s. A policeman, Aberd. 
 BULL, Si Properly the chief house on an estate ; now 
 genei-ally applied to the principal farm-house. 
 Eentall of Orkn. — Isl. boel, civitas, praedium ; S. G. 
 bol, domicilium ; Norw. bu signifies a dwelling-house. 
 V. Boo, Bow. 
 BULL, s. A dry, sheltered place, Shetl. 
 BULL, s. Black Bull of Norroway ; a bugbear used 
 
 for stilling children, Ang. 
 To BULL in, v. a. To swallow hastily and voraciously, 
 ^'I was bulling in my breakfast," I was eating it as 
 fast as possible. Loth. 
 To BULL, V. n. To t ike the bull ; a term used with 
 respect to a cow. loth^the v. and s. are pron. q. bill. 
 S. — Bill-siller, S., is analogous to Teut. bolle-gheld, 
 merces pra admissura tauri. 
 BULLAOE, s. An axe. Morays. V. Balax. 
 BULLING^ A-BULLiNG, part. pr. ' ' The cow's a-bul- 
 ling," she is in season, and desires the male. V. the 
 V. to Bull, 
 BULLE, s. A Shetland oil measure, — Sw. bulle, 
 
 cratera fictilis ; the same with E. bowl. 
 To BULLER, v. n. 1. To emit such a sound as water 
 does, when rushing violently into any cavity, or forced 
 back again, S. Douglas. — Su. G. bullr-a tumultuari, 
 strepitum edere. 2. To make a noise with the throat, 
 as one does when gargling it with any liquid, S. ; 
 guUer, synon. BeUenden. 3. To make any rattling 
 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. bollar, 
 Ang. — Isl. baul-a, mugire, baul, mugitus. 5. It is 
 used as v. 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 Aberdeen- 
 shire. — Su. G. buller, strepitus. 2. A bellowing 
 noise ; or a loud roar, S. B. V. the v. 
 BULLETSTANE, s. A round stone, B.— Isl. bollut-ur, 
 
 round ; bollut, convexity, 
 BULLPIT, s. A martin ; a swift, Dumfr. 
 BULLFRENCH, s. Corr. of Bullfinch ; as the Green- 
 finch is called Greenfrench, and Goldfinch, Gowd- 
 french. 
 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 heeze 
 or throw the whole mass over ou 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 ; O. Teut. b»-el, ancilla, concu- 
 biua. 
 
 To BULLIRAG, v. a. To rally in a contemptuous way, 
 to abuse one in a hectoring manner, S. Campbell. — 
 Isl. baul, bol, maledictio, and raegia, deferre, to re- 
 proach. 
 
 BULLIRAGGLE, s. A noisy quarrel, in which oppro- 
 brious epithets are bandied, Upp. Clydes. V. Bulli- 
 
 RAG. 
 
 BULL-OF-THE-BOG, s. A name given to the bittern, 
 
 Guy Manner ing. 
 BULLS, s. pi. Strong bars in which the teeth of a 
 harrow are placed, S. B. Statist. Ace. — Su, G. bol. 
 Isl. bolr, truncus. 
 BULLS-BAGS, s. The tuberous Orchis, Orchis morio, 
 and mascula, Linn. Ang. and Mearns. — "Female 
 and Male Foolstones ;" Lightfoot. It receives its 
 name from the resemblance of the two tubercles of 
 the root to the testes.. 
 BULL'S-HEAD. A signal of condemnation, and pre- 
 lude of immediate execution, said to have been an- 
 ciently used in Scotland, To present a bulVs-head 
 before a person.at a feast, was in the ancient turbu- 
 lent times of Scotland, a conunon signal for his as- 
 sassination. Pitscottie. 
 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. bull, gibbus, tuber ; Belg, bull, a bunch, bultje, 
 a little bunch ; Isl. buld, crassus. 
 BULWAND, s. The name given to common mugwort, 
 
 Orkney, Caithn. Neill. 
 BUM, s. A lazy, dirty, tawdry, careless woman, chiefly 
 applied to women of high stature. — Perhaps Isl. 
 bumb-r, venter, 
 BUM, s. A humming noise, the soimd emitted by a 
 
 bee, S. V. the v. 
 To BUM, V. n. 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. Hamilton. 
 3, As expressing the sound emitted by the drone of a 
 bag-pipe, S. Ferguson. 4. Used to denote the free- 
 dom of agreeable conversation among friends, S. B. — 
 Belg. bomm-en, to resound ; Teut- bomme, a drum. 
 BUMBARD, adj. Indolent, lazy.— Ital, bornbare, a 
 
 humble-bee. Dunbar. 
 BUMBART, s. 1. The drone-bee, or perhaps a flesh- 
 fly, MelvilVs MS, 2. A drone, a driveller, Dun- 
 bar. 
 To BUMBAZE, v. a. To stupefy ; to confuse. 
 BUMBAZED, Bombazed, adj. Stupefied, S. Ross.— 
 Q. stupefied with noise ; from Teut. bomm-en, re- 
 sonare, and baesen, delirare. V. Bazed, 
 BUMBEE, s. a humble-bee, a wild bee that makes a 
 great noise, S. BumAle-bee, id, A. Bor, — Q. the bee 
 that bums. 
 BUMBEE-BYKE, s. a nest of humble-bees. David- 
 son'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. 
 BUMFLE, *. A large pucker. 
 
 BUM-FODDER, s. Paper for the use of the water-closet, 
 BUMLACK, BuMLOCK, s, A small, prominent, shape- 
 less stone, or whatever endangers one's falling, or 
 proves a stumbling-block, Aberd. — Perhaps from Isl. 
 hunga, tumor, protuberantia. 
 BUMLING, s. The humming noise made by a bee. — 
 Lat. bombil-are, to hum ; Isl. buml-a, resonare. 
 
BUM 
 
 84 
 
 BUR 
 
 BUMMACK, BlWMOOK, «. 1. An entertainment an- 
 cieDtly £riv«Q i^t Christmas by tenants to tlieir land- 
 lords, Orkn. Wallace't Orkn. 2. A brewing of a 
 large quantity of malt, for the purpose of being druuk 
 at once at a merry meeting, Calthn, — Isl. bua, pa- 
 lare, and mc^ge, socius, q. to make preparation for 
 one's companions ; or bo, villa, iucola, and maoe, the 
 fellowship of a village or of its inhabitants. 
 
 BUMMELEB, BCMLIB, ». A blundering fellow, S. 
 
 BUMMER, «. A thin piece of wood with which 
 children play, swinging it round by a cord, and mak- 
 ing a booming sound. Evidently named from the 
 sound which it produces. 
 
 BUM M IB, s. A stupid fellow ; a fool, Perths. Stirlings. 
 — Teut. bomme, tympanum, q. empty as a drum ; or, 
 perhaps, from Bumbil, a drone, q. v. 
 
 BUMMIL, BuMMLB, BOMBELL, s. 1. A wild bee. 
 Davidxan. 2. A drone, an idle fellow. Bwrns. 3. 
 A blunderer, Galloway. Davidson.— 1&\xt. bommele, 
 fucus. V. Battik-Bummil. 
 
 To BUMMIL, V. a. To bungle.; also, as v. n. to 
 blunder, S. Bamsay. 
 
 BUMMING DUFF. The tambourine ; a kind of drum, 
 struck with the fingers. 
 
 BUMMLE, s. A commotion in liquid substances, oc- 
 casioned by the act of throwing something into them, 
 Shetl. — Isl. buml-a, resonare. 
 
 BUMP, t. 1. A stroke. " He came bump 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 again6t any object, bomp-a, cita 
 ruina fern. 
 
 BUMPLEFEIST, s. A sulky humour ; a fit of spleen. 
 v. Amplkkkyst and Wimplefeyst. 
 
 BUN, BuNN, s. A sweet cake or loaf ; generally one of 
 that kind which is used at the new year, baked with 
 fruit and spiceries ; sometimes, for this reason, called 
 a sweetie-scone, S. Stat. Ace. — Ir. bunna, a cake. 
 
 BUN, ». 1. The same as E. bum. Lyndsay. Boss. 
 2. This word signifies the tail or brush of a hare, 
 Border ; being used in the same sense with fud. 
 Watson's Coll. — Ir. bon, bun, the bottom of anything ; 
 Dan. bund, id. ; Gael, bun, bottom, foundation. 
 
 BUN, t. A large cask placed in a cart, for the pur- 
 pose of bringing water from a distance ; Ang. — 
 This may be radically the same with S. boyn, a wash- 
 ing tub. 
 
 BUNCE, inter j. An exclamation used by boys at the 
 Edinburgh High School. "When one finds any thing, 
 he who cries Bunce 1 has a claim to the half of it. 
 ^^ Stick up for your bunce," stand to it, claim your 
 dividend. — Perhaps from bonus, as denoting a pre- 
 mium or reward. 
 
 To BUNCH aiout. To go about in a hobbling sort of 
 way ; generally applied to one of a squat or corpulent 
 form, Roxb. 
 
 BUND-SACK, t. A person of either sex who is en- 
 gaged, 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, aftei-wards called 
 ihaws, Ang. Been, id., Moray s. 
 
 BUNER, adj. Upper; comparative, Upp. Clydes. 
 Loth. V. BOONER, BooNMnsi. 
 
 BUNEWAND,«. The cow-parsnip, Heracleum sphondy- 
 lium, is called Bunwand, S. B. Montgomerie, Also, 
 perhaps, a hempstalk pilled, bullen, Grose. — This 
 appears to be of the same meaning with Bunwede. 
 
 BUNG, adj. Tipsy ; fuddled ; a low word, S. Ramsay. 
 
 Q. smelling of the bung. 
 
 To BUNG, V. n. To emit a booming or twanging sound, 
 
 as when a stone is propelled from a sling, or like a 
 
 French top thrown olT, West and South of S. 
 
 BUNG, ». 1. The sound thus emitted when the stone 
 
 or top is thrown off. 2. Improperly used to denote 
 
 the act of throwing a stone in this way, S.— -Teut. 
 
 bunge, bonghe, tympanum. Ihre views G erm. bunge, 
 
 adrum, as derived from Su. G. fcungr-a, to beat or strike. 
 
 BUNG-TAP, s. A humming-top ; so denominated 
 
 from the sound it makes when in rapid motion. 
 To BUNG, V. 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. 1. 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. 
 
 BUNYAN, s. A corn ; a callous substance. 
 
 BUNYOCH, s. The diarrhoja. 
 
 BUNKER, BcNKART, s. 1. A bench, or sort of low 
 chest, serving for a seat. Ramsay. 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 bo 
 the same word which is used to denote an earthen 
 seat in the fields, Aberd. Law Case. — A. 3. bene ; 
 Su. G. baenck, a bench ; Isl. buncke, acervus, strues, 
 a heap. 
 
 BUNKLE, s. A stranger. "The dog barks because he 
 kens you to be a bunkU." This word is used in 
 some parts of Angus. — Perhaps, originally, a mendi- 
 cant, from Isl. bon, mendicatio, and karl, vulgarly 
 kail, homo. 
 
 BUNNEL, s. Ragwort. Senecio Jacobaea, Linn. Upp. 
 Clydes. V. Bunw-^de. 
 
 BUNNERTS, s. pi. Cow-parsnip, S. B. Heracleum 
 sphondylium, Linn. — Perhaps q. biorn-oert, which 
 in Sw. would be, the bear's wort; Isl. buna, however, 
 is rendered by Haldorson, Pes bovis, vel ursi. 
 
 BUNNLE, s. The cow-parsnip, Heracleum sphondy- 
 lium, Linn., Lanarks. 
 
 BUNT, s. The tail or brush of a hair or rabbit. 
 Synon. Bun and Fud. — Gael, bundun, the fundament, 
 bunait, a foundation ; C. B. bontin, the buttock. It 
 may, however, be allied to Belg. bont, fur, skin. 
 
 BUNTA, s. A bounty. V. Bounteth. 
 
 BUNTY, s. A hen without a rump.— Dan. bundt; Su 
 G. bunt, a bunch. Or, rather, V. Bunt. 
 
 BUNTIN, adj. Short and thick ; as, a buntin brat, a 
 plump child, Roxb. 
 
 BUNTLIN, CORN-BUNTLIN, s. 1. Bunting, E. The 
 Emberiza miliaria, a bird, Mearns, Aberd. 2. The 
 Blackbird, Galloway. 
 
 BUNTLING, adj. The same as Buntin, Strathmore. 
 Su. G. bunt, fasciculus. 
 
 BUNWEDE, s. Ragwort, an herb ; Senecio Jacobaea, 
 Linn. S. binweed ; synon. weebow. Houlate. — This 
 name is also given, S. to the Polygonum convolvulus, 
 which in Sw. is called Binda. 
 
 BUNYEL, s. A beggar's old bags. 
 
 BUR. V. Creeping-Bur, Upright-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 
 
 85 
 
 BUR 
 
 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 BT?RBLE, v. n. To purl. Hudson. — Teut. borbel- 
 
 eii, scaturii'e. 
 BURBLE, s. Trouble ; perplexity ; disorder, Ayrs. — 
 
 Fr. barbouill-er, to jumble, to confound ; whence also 
 
 the V. Barbulyie. 
 BURBLE-HEADED, adj. Stupid ; confused, Dumfr. 
 BURCH, BwRCH, BcROWE, s. Borough ; town. Dunbar 
 
 — Moes. G. baurgs ; 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. bord, id. 
 BURD, s. Offspring, S.— A. S. byrd, nativitas. 
 BURDALANE, s. A term used tc 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, s. A table-cloth, S. Westmorel., id, 
 
 Dunbar. — From burd. and claith, cloth. 
 BURD-HEAD, Boord-ke/d. si The head of the table ; 
 
 the chief seat, S. Ramsay. 
 BURDE, s. Ground ; foundation. Bellenden.—Sn 
 
 G. bord, a footstool. 
 BURDE, s. A strip ; properly an ornamental selvage ; 
 
 as, a " bu7-de of silk," a selvage of silk. Dunbar. — 
 
 Su. G, borda, limbus vel praetexta ; unde silkesborda, 
 
 cingulum sericum vel limbus , . gullbord, limbus 
 
 aureus ; Teut. boord, limbus, 
 BURDENABLE, adj. Burdensome. Spalding. 
 BURDIE, s. A small bird ; a young bird. Diminutive 
 
 from E. bird. 
 BURDYHOUSE, s. Gang to Burdy\ouse I A sort of 
 
 malediction uttered by old people to those with whose 
 
 conduct or language they are, o)- pretend to be, greatly 
 
 dissatisfied.— From Fr. Bourdeaux. 
 BURDYN, adj. Wooden ; of or belonging to boards. 
 
 Wallace. — A. S. bord ; S, burd, buird, a board, a 
 
 plank, 
 BURDING,^. Burden. Montgomerie. V. Birth, Byrth. 
 BURDINSECK. V. Berthinsek. 
 BURDIT, part. pa. Stones are said to be burdit, when 
 
 they split into laminee, S. Perhaps from burd, a 
 
 board ; q. like wood divided into thin planks. 
 BURDLY, BuiRDLY, 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, propriae vires ; af buvdur menn, excellent 
 
 men. 
 BURDLINESS, Buirdliness, s. Stateliness, S. V. 
 
 BURDLY. 
 
 BURDOCKEN, s. The burdock, Arctium lappa. 
 Train's P. Reveries. V, Docken. 
 
 BURDON, BuRDOUN, Bcrdowne, s. 1. A big staff, such 
 as pilgrims were wont to carry, Douglas. — Fr. 
 bourdon, a pilgrim's staff ; 0. Fr. bourde, a baton ; 
 Isl. broddstafur, scipio, hastulus, hastile. 2. Be 
 staff and burdon, a phrase respecting either investi- 
 ture or resignation. Bellenden. 
 
 BURDOUN, s. " The drone of a bagpipe, in which 
 sense it is commonly used in S." Ruddiman. — Fr. 
 bourdon, id. 
 
 BURDOWYS, s. Men who fought with clubs. Bar- 
 bour. — Burdare (Matt. Paris) is to fight with clubs, 
 after the planner of clowns, qui, he says, Anglis 
 Burdons. 
 
 BUREDELY, adv. Forcibly ; vigorously. Sir Gawan 
 and Sir Gal. V Burdly. 
 
 BUREIL, BURAL, adj. Vulgar ; rustic. Wallace. — 
 Chaucer, borel, id. ; L. B. burell-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 moun- 
 tain. Eisberg is the common term among the Danes, 
 Swedes, and Dutch and German navigators, for the 
 floating mountains of ice. 
 
 BURGENS, J. pi. Burgesses. Wynt. — Lat. burgens-es. 
 
 BURGEOUN, s. A bud ; a shoot. Douglas.— Tr. 
 burgeon, id. , Su. G. boerja, oriri ; Isl. bar, gemma 
 arborum. 
 
 BURGEOUN, V. n. To flourish Sir W. Scott. 
 
 To BURGESS, v. a. 1. In riding the marches of a 
 town, it was an ancient custom of the burgesses in 
 their progi-ess to seize their new-made brethren by 
 the arms and^legs, and strike their buttocks on a 
 stone. This was termed burgessing, Fife. 2. The 
 same term was used by the rabble in Edinburgh, who 
 were wont, on the king's birth-day, to lay hold of 
 those who were on their way to the Parliament-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 
 wooden boxes then used to cover the water-plugs. 
 This they called making them free of the good town. 
 V. Bejan, v. 
 
 BURIALL, s. A place of interment ; a burying place. 
 — A. S. byrigels, sepultura, sepulcrum, Ac. 
 
 BURIAN, s. A mound ; a tumulus ; or a kind of forti- 
 fication, S Aust. Stat, ^cc— From A. S. beorg, 
 burg, mons, acervus ; or byrigenn, byrgene, sepul- 
 crum, monumentum, tumulus. 
 
 BURIEL, s. Probably, a coarse and thick kind of cloth. 
 Hay's Scotia Sacra. — Perhaps from Fr. burell ; L. B 
 bvrell-u^s, id. 
 
 BURIO, BOREATJ, BURRIO, BURIOR, BCRRIOUB, s An 
 
 executioner. Bellenden. — Fr. bourreau, id. 
 
 BURLAW, Byrlaw, Birley, Barley. Byrlaw Court, 
 a court of neighbours, residing in the country, which 
 determines as to local concerns. Skene. Reg. Maj. 
 — From Belg. baur, (boer,) a husbandman, and law ; 
 or as Germ, bauer, A. S. bur, Isl. byr, signify a 
 village, as well as a husbandman, the term may 
 signify the law of the village or district. 
 
 BURLIE-BAILIE, s. An oificer employed to enforce 
 the laws of the Burlaw Courts. Ramsay. 
 
 BURLED, BuRLiT, part. pa. Acts Ja. JI. Does this 
 signify burnt, from Fr. brul-er f 
 
 BURLET, s. A standing or stufifed neck for a gown. — 
 Fr. bourlet, bourrelet, "a wreath. or a roule of cloth, 
 linnen, or leather, stuffed with flockes, haire, &c. ; 
 also, a supporter (for a ruffe, &c.) of satin, cafl'ata, 
 &c., and having an edge like a roule," Cotgr, 
 
 BURLY, s. A crowd ; a tumult, S. B. — Teut. borl-en, 
 to vociferate. Hence E. hurly-burly. 
 
 BURLY, Bpirlie, adj. Stately ; rough ; strong ; as 
 applied to buildings. Wallace. — Teut. boer ; Germ. 
 bauer, a boor, with the teimination lie, denoting re- 
 semblance. Hence, 
 
 BURLY-HEADED, adj. Having a rough appearance , 
 as, "a burly -headit fallow," Roxb. 
 
 BURLY-TWINE, s. A kind of strong, coarse twine, 
 somewhat thicker than pack-thread, Mearns. 
 
 BURLINS, s. pi. The bread burnt in the oven in bak- 
 ing, S., q. burnlins. 
 
 BURN, s. 1. Water ; particularly that which is taken 
 from a fountain or well, S. Ferguson. — Moes. G. 
 brunna ; Su. G. brunn ; Isl. brunn-ur ; Germ, brun ; 
 
BUR 
 
 80 
 
 BUS 
 
 Teut bum, borne, a well, a fountain ; Belg. bomwater, 
 water from a well. 2. A rivulet; a brook, S. A. 
 Bor. Dousjlat.—E. bourn. In this sense only A. S. 
 6wm 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 bum," mingere.— 
 Germ, brun, urina. 
 
 BURN-BRA K, ». The aocUvity at the bottom of which 
 a rivulet runs, S. 
 
 BURN-GRAIN, t. A small rill running into a larger 
 stream, Lanarks. V. Geain, Gkank. 
 
 BURNSIDE, s. The ground situated on the side of a 
 rivulet, S. Antiquary. 
 
 BURN-TROUT, s. A trout bred in a rivulet, as dis- 
 tinguished from trouts bred in a river, S. 
 
 BURN IE, BiTRNY, is sometimes used as a dlmin , de- 
 noting a small brook, S. Beattie. 
 
 To BURN, V. a. 1. One is said to oe burnt when he 
 has suffered in any attempt. Ill burnt, having 
 suffered 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. v. 3. To derange any part of a 
 game by improper interference ; as in curling, to 
 6urn a stane, t. e. to render the .move useless by 
 playing out of time, Clydes. 
 
 To BURN, V. n. In children's games, one Is said to 
 burn when he closely 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' 6rMni 
 wi' ae bum-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 
 ofS. 
 
 BURN WOOD, s. Wood for fuel. Brands Zetland. 
 
 BURNECOILL, s. Grite burnecoill. Great coal. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BURNEWIN, ». A cant term for a blacksmith, 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, Beint Silver. Silver refined in the 
 furnace, or coin melted down into bullion, to be re- 
 coined. Acts Ja. II. — Isi. brendu silfri, id. Snorro 
 Sturleson shows that skirt silfr, i. e..pure silver, and 
 brennt silfr, are the same. 
 
 BURNET, adj. Of a brown colour, Douglas.— "Er. 
 brunette, a dark-brown stuff formerly worn by persons 
 of quality. 
 
 BURR, BuERH, s. The whirring sound made by some 
 people in pronouncing the letter r ; as by the in- 
 habitants of Northumberland, S. Statist. Ace. This 
 word seems formed from the sound which is produced 
 by the root of the tongue. 
 
 BURRA, s. The name in Orkn. and Shetl. of the com- 
 mon kind of rush, Juncus squarrosus. 
 
 BURRACH'D, part. pa. Enclosed. V. Boweach'd. 
 
 BURREL, s. A hollow piece of wood used in twisting 
 ropes, Ayrs. V. Cock-a-piiNDY. 
 
 BURREL, s. Provincial pronunciation of E. Barrel, 
 Renfr. A. Wilson's F. 
 
 BURREL LEY. Land, where at midsummer there was 
 only a narrow ridge ploughed, and a large strip or 
 
 batilk of barren land between every ridge, was called 
 burrel ley.—lsX. buraleg-r, agrestis, incomptus ; S. 
 Bureil, bural, rustic. The term might denote ley 
 .that was not jiroperly dressed. * 
 
 BUllRIE, s. A game among children, Mearns. 
 
 BURRY, adj. Henrysone. — Either rough, shaggy, 
 from Fr. bourru, "flockie, hairie, rugged," Cotgr. ; 
 or savage, cruel, from Fr. bourreau, an executioner. 
 V. BuRio. 
 
 To BURRIE, V. a. To overpower in working ; to over- 
 come in striving at work, S. B. — Allied perhaps to 
 Fr. bourrer, Isl. ber-ia, to beat. 
 
 BURRY -BUSH, s. Supposed an errat for Berry-bush. 
 
 BURRICO, s. Perhaps an errat. for Burrio, i. e., 
 executioner. 
 
 BURRIS, s. ,pl. Probably, from Fr bourre, flocks, or 
 locks of wool, hair, &c. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BURROWE-MAIL. V. Mail. 
 
 BURS, Burkes, s. The cone of the fir. V. Bab. 
 
 BURSAR, s. One who receives the benefit of an en- 
 dowment in a college, for bearing his expenses during 
 his education there, S. Buik of Discipline. — L. B. 
 bursar-ius, a scholar supported by a pension ; Fr. 
 boursier, id., from L. B. bursa, an ark, Fr. bourse, a 
 purse. Bourse also signifies " the place of a pensioner 
 in a college," Cotgr. 
 
 BURSARY, BtTRSE, s. 1. The endowment given to a 
 student in a university.; an exhibition, S. Statist. 
 Ace. .2. A purse; " Ane commound fcurss." Aberd. 
 Beg. 
 
 BURSE, .s. A court consisting of merchants, con- 
 stituted forgiving prompt determination in mercantile 
 affairs, resembling the Dean of Guild's court in S. — 
 From Fr. bourse. 
 
 BURSIN, BuRSEN, BuRSTEN, part. pa. 1. Burst. S. 
 Lyndsay. 2. Overpowered with fatigue ; or so over- 
 heated by exertion as to drop down dead, S. The s, 
 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. 
 
 BVS,'(¥r.u) interj. Addressed to cattle ; equivalent 
 to " Stand to the stake I" Dumfr. Evidently from 
 Buse, a stall, q. v. 
 
 BUS, s. A bush, S., buss. Douglas. V. BtrsK. 
 
 BUSCH, s. Boxwood, S. B. Douglas.— Balg. basse- 
 boom, busboom ; Fr. bonis, buis ; Ital. bu^so, id. 
 
 To BUSCH, V. n. To lay an ambush ; pret. buschyi. 
 Wallace. 0. E. bussed, R. Brunne. — Ital. bosc-are, 
 imbosc-are, from bosco, q. to lie hid among bushes. 
 
 BUSCHEMENT, s. Ambush. Wallace.— 0. E. bus- 
 sement, R. Brunne. 
 
 BUSCH, Bus, BusHE..«. 1. A large kind of boat used 
 for the heiTing fishing', S. ; buss, E. 2. Anciently, a 
 small ship. 
 
 BUSCHE-FISHING, s. The act of fishing in busses, S. 
 
 To BUSE, Bust, v. 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, Lanark. ; 
 the same with E. boose. 
 
 Weir-Buse, s. a partition between cows, Lanarks. — 
 Flandr. 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, V. a. To sheathe ; to enclose in a case or 
 box, S. ; applied to the wheels of carriages.— Su. G. 
 
BUS 
 
 BUT 
 
 losse ; Germ. Mchse ; Belg. bosse, a box or case of any 
 kind ; Sw. huilbosse, the inner circle of a wheel which 
 encloses the axletree, 
 
 BUSCH, BocrscHE, s. A sheath of this description. 
 
 BUSH, inter j. Expressive of a rushing sound ; as that 
 of water rushing out, Tweedd. J. Nicol. — L. B. 6ms- 
 bas, a term used to denote the noise made by fire- 
 arms or arrows in battle. 
 
 BUSHEL, s. A small dam, Fife. Synon. Gushel, q. v. 
 
 BUSK, s. A bush. Douglas.— Sn. G. Isl. buske ; 
 Germ, busch ; Belg. bosch, frutex ; Ital. bosco, a wood. 
 
 To BUSK, V. a. 1. To dress ; to attire one's self ; to 
 deck, S. ; bus, A, Bor., id. Douglas.— Germ, butz-en, 
 buss-en ; Belg. boets-en ; Su. G. puts-a, puss-a, or- 
 nare, decorare ; Germ, butz, buss, ornatus ; hence, 
 butz frauu, a well-dressed woman. 2. To prepare ; 
 to make ready, in general, S. Sir Tristrem. 3. To 
 prepare for defence ; used as a military term. Spald- 
 ing. 4. V. n. To tend ; to direct one's course towards. 
 Gawan and Gol. 5. It sometimes seems to imply the 
 idea of rapid motion ; as equivalent to rush. Barbour. 
 
 BUSK, BusKEY, s. Dress ; decoration. M' Ward's 
 Contendings. 
 
 To BUSK HUKES. To dress fishing-hooks ; to busk 
 flies, id., S. Waverley. 
 
 BUSKENING, s. Sir i^cretV.— Apparently high-flown 
 language, like that used on the stage ; from E. buskin, 
 the high shoe anciently worn by tragedians. 
 
 BUSKER, s. One who dresses another. 
 
 BUSKIE, adj. Fond of dress, S. Tarras. 
 
 BUSKING, s. Dress ; decoration. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BUSS, s. A bush. Picken. 
 
 BUSSIE, adj. Bushy, S. 
 
 BUSS-TAPS. To gang o'er the buss-taps, to behave 
 extravagantly ; q. to go over the tops of the bushes, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To BUSS, r. a. 1. To deck, Lanarks; synon. Busk, 
 q. y. 2. To dress ; as applied to hooks, Roxb. A. 
 Scott's Poems. — Germ, buss-en, ornare. 
 
 BUSS, s. A small ledge of rocks projecting into the 
 sea, covered with sea-weed ; as, the Buss of New- 
 haven, the Buss of Werdie, &c. 
 
 3USSIN, s. A linen cap or hood worn by old women, 
 much the same as Toy, q, v. West of S. — Perhaps 
 from Moes. G. bu^sus, fine linen ; Gr. ^vffvivov, id. 
 
 BUSSING, s. Covering. Evergreen. — Perhaps 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 tar bust or box. 
 
 To BUST, V. a. To powder ; to dust with flour, Aberd. 
 Must, synon. — This v. 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 16th Cent. V. Buss, v. 
 
 BUST, (Fr. u) v. 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., and 
 
 Beet, that of Aberd. V. Boot, But, v. imp. 
 
 BUSTIAM, BusTiAN, s. A kind of cloth, now called 
 
 Fustian, Ayrs. Picken' s Gl. 
 BUSTINE, adj. "Fustian, cloth," Gl. Ramsay.— Ver- 
 haps 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 ; powerful. Lyndsay. 3. 
 
 "Terrible; fierce," Rudd. — C. B. bwystus, brutal, 
 ferocious ; from bwyst, wild ; ferocious ; savage. 4. 
 Rough ; unpolished. Douglas. — Su. G. bus-a, cum 
 impetu ferri ; Teut. boes-en, impetuose pulsare. 
 
 BUSTUOUSNESS, s. Fierceness ; violence. Douglas. 
 
 BUT, prep. Without; as, "Touch not the ca.t but a 
 glove." Motto of the. Macintoshes. 
 
 BUT, conj. and adv. 1. Marking what has taken place 
 recently as to time ; only, that, but that. 2. Some- 
 times used as a conj. for that. Spalding. 
 
 BUT, adv. 1. To, or towards the outer apartment of a 
 house ; as, " He gaed 6m< just now," he went to the 
 outer apartment 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, prep. Towards the outer part of the house; 
 " Gae but the house," go to the outer apartment, S. 
 Ross. — A. S. bute, buta ; Teut. buyten, extra, foras, 
 forth, out of doors. V. Ben. 
 
 BUT GIF, conj. Unless. Keith's Hist. 
 
 BUT, BuT-HousB, «. The outer apartment of a house, 
 S. Dunbar. 
 
 BUT, ^wep. Besides. Barbour. — A. S. 6«ton, praete»» 
 
 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, V. a. To slaughter ; to kill for the market, 
 S. ; pron. q. Bootch, Westmorland, id. 
 
 Tg BUTE, v. a. To divide ; as synon. with part.—Su. 
 G. Isl. byt-a, pronounced but-a, primarily signifies to 
 change, to exchange, in a secondaiy sense, to divide, 
 to share ; Teut. buet-en, buyt-en, permutare, commu- 
 tare, and also praedari, praedam facere ; Su. G. Isl. 
 byte, denotes both exchange and spoil. V. Baiting. 
 
 BUTELANG, s. The length or distance between one 
 butt, used in archery, and another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BUTER, Butter, s. Bittern. V. Bottoue. 
 
 BUTIS, s.pL Boots, " Ane pair of 6mWs." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BUTOUR, s. Perhaps, the foot of a bittern. In- 
 ventories. — 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. bout, end, extremity ; L. B. 
 butta terrae, agellus. 3. Those parts of the tanned 
 hides of horses which are under flie crupper, are 
 '( called butts, probably as being the extremities, S. 
 
 BUTT-RIG, s. A ridge. V. under Rig, Rigg. 
 
 BUTT, s. Ground appropriated for practising archery, 
 S. An oblique use of the E. teixa, 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, v. a. To drive at a stone lying near the 
 mark in curling, so as, if possible, to push it away, 
 Galloway ; To ride, synon. Ang. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 To BUTTER, v. a. To flatter ; to coax. A low word, 
 S. ; from the idea of rendering bread more palatable, 
 by besmearing it with butter. 
 
 BUTTERIN', s. Flattery, S. 
 
 BUTTER and BEAR-CAFF. Gross flattery. It's a' 
 butter and bear-caff, S. B. 
 
 BUTTER-BOAT, s. V. Boat. 
 
 BUTTER-BRUGHTINS, s. pi. V. Braughtens. 
 
 BUTTER-CLOCKS. Small morsels of butter floating on 
 the top of milk, Roxb. 
 
 BUTTLE, Battle, s. A sheaf; a bundle of hay or 
 straw. Originally the same with E. bottle; and 
 allied to Teut. bussel, fascis. 
 
Bur 
 
 88 
 
 CAI 
 
 BUTTOCK MAIL, $. A ludicrous designation given to 
 the fine exacted by an ecclesiastical court as a com- 
 mutation for public satisfaction in cases of fornication, 
 &c., S. V. Mail, t. as denoting tribute, &c. 
 
 BUTWARDS, adv. Towards the outer part of a room, 
 or house, S. B. Ross. 
 
 BWIQHT, s. A booth. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BVVNIST, adj. Uppermost. Dunbar. — From boon, contr. 
 from abone, above, corresponding to modern boonmost, 
 uppermost, q. v. Belg. bovenste, id. from boven, above. 
 
 BYAUCH, (gutt. monos.) s. Applied to any living 
 creature, rational or irrational ; as, "a peerie byauch," 
 a small child ; a puny ciilf, &c., Orkn. Caithn. This 
 seems to differ little from BaicJi, Baichie, a child. 
 
 CA, Caw, t. A walk for cattle, a particular district, S. 
 B. V. Call, Caw, v. Ross. 
 
 CA, t. A pass or defile between hills, Sutherl. Statist. 
 Ace. 
 
 To CA', V. a. To drive, &c. V. under Call. 
 
 To CA' in a Chap. To follow up a blow, Aberd. ; un- 
 doubtedly borrowed from the act of driving a nail, &c. 
 
 CA' o' the Water. The motion of the waves as driven 
 by the wind ; as. The ca' o' Vie water is west, the 
 waves drive towards the west, S. V. Call, v. 
 
 To CA', Caw, v. a. To call, S. 
 
 CA', «. Abbrev. for calf ; a soft, foolish person, Roxb, 
 
 To CA', 13. n. To calve, S. 0. Gl. Picken. 
 
 CA, Caw, s. Quick and oppressive respiration ; as, 
 " He has a great caw at his breast," S. 
 
 To CAB, V. a. To pilfer, Loth. ; perhaps originally the 
 same with Cap, q. v. 
 
 CABARR, s. A lighter. Spalding. V. Gabebt. 
 
 CABBACK, s. A cheese. V. Kebbuck. 
 
 CABBIE, Kebbib, s. A box, made of laths, narrow at 
 the top, used as a pannier for cariying grain on horse- 
 back ; one being carried on each side of the horse ; 
 Sutherl. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CABBRACH, adj. Rapacious, laying hold of every- 
 thing, S. B. i2o«s.— Gael, cabhrach, an auxiliary. 
 
 CABELD, adj. Reined, bridled. Dunbar.— Teut 
 kebel, a rope. 
 
 CABIR, Kabab, Kebbee, s. 1. A rafter, S. Douglas, 
 The thinnings of young plantations are in the High- 
 lands called Kebbres. Kebbres do not mean rafters, 
 only the small wood laid upon them, immediately 
 under the divots or thatch. 2. The same term is 
 used to denote the transverse beams in a kiln, on 
 which grain i* laid for being dried, S. 3. Used in 
 some parts of S. for a large stick ; like kent, rung, &c. 
 — C. B. keiber ; Corn, keber, a rafter ; Ir. cabar, a 
 coupling ; Teut. keper, a beam, a brace. 
 
 CABOK, s. A cheese. V. Kebbuck. 
 
 CABROCII, adj. Lean, meagre ; skeebroch, Galloway. 
 Evergreen. — Ir. Gael, scalar, thin. 
 
 CAGE, Cais, s. Chance, accident. On cace, by 
 chance. Douglas. — Fr. cos. Lat. casus, id. 
 
 To CACHE, V. n. To wander; to go astray. Rauf 
 Coilyear. — 0. Fr. cach-ier, agiter, expulser. 
 
 To CACHE, Caich, Cadge, v. a. To toss, to drive, to 
 shog, S. Douglas.— Belg. kaats-en, to toss, Ital. 
 cacc-iare, to drive. 
 
 CACHE-KOW, s. A cow-catcher, a cow-stealer. 
 Douglas. Rather, perhaps, a poinder, or officer ap- 
 pointed to seize and detain cows or other cattle found 
 feeding on the property of anotht-r. V. Pundleb. 
 
 CACHEPILL, 5. Perhaps tenuis-court. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CACHE-POLE, Catchpule, s. The game of tennis. 
 Chalmers' ifary.— 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 doubtful. V, Cache- 
 pill. 
 
 To CACKIE, 13. n. To go to stool ; generally used in 
 regard to children, S. 
 
 CACKS, Cackiks, s. pi. Human ordure, S. Both the 
 13. and s. have been of almost universal use among 
 the western nations. — C. B. cach-u ; Ir. Gael, cac-am ; 
 Teut. kack-en ; Isl. kuck-a ; Ital. cac-are ; Hisp. 
 .cag-ar ; Lat. cac-are ; 0. E. cacke, to go to stool ; A. 
 S. cac ; Teut. kack ; Isl. kuk-r ; C. B. Armor, each ; 
 0. Fr. cac-a, cac-ai ; Hisp. cac-a ; Lat. cac-atus, 
 stercus, foria, merdus, &c, ; A. S. cac-7m«; Teut. 
 kack-huys, latrina, a privy. 
 
 CABLES, s. A kind of woollen cloth. Inventories. — 
 Fr. cadis, a kind of drugget. 
 
 CADDIS, s. Lint for dressing a wound, S. Gael, cadas, 
 a pledget. 
 
 CADDROUN, s. A caldron. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 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. Ferguson. 
 
 CADIE, s. 1. One who gains a livelihood by running 
 eri-ands, or delivering messages ; a member of a society 
 in Edinburgh, instituted for this purpose, S. Fergu- 
 son. 2. A boy ; especially as employed in running 
 errands, or in any inferior 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 fami- 
 liarity, S. Picken. — Fr. cadet, a younger brother. 
 
 CADOUK, Caddouck, s. A casualty. Monro's Exped. 
 L. B. caducum, haereditas, (from cad-cre,) something 
 that falls to one, in whatever way. E. a windfall. 
 
 CADUC, adj. Frail, fleeting. Complaynt S.—^r. 
 caduque, Lat. caduc-us, id. _ 
 
 CAFF, s. Chaff, S. Ramsay.— A.. S. ceaf, Germ, kaf, 
 id. palea. 
 
 CAPLIS, s. pi. Lots. v. Cavel. 
 
 CAFT, pret. v. Bought ; for coft. Tannahill. 
 
 CAGEAT, s. A small casket or box. Inventories. — 
 Apparently corr. of Fr. cassette, 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. Evergreen. 2. 
 A small or private apartment of 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. 
 
 CAICEABLE, adj. What may happen ; possible. 
 Probably different from Caseable, q. v., and allied to 
 On cace, by chance. 
 
CAI 
 
 89 
 
 CAL 
 
 CAICHE, 5. The game of hand-ball. V. Caitche. 
 CAIDGINESS, s. 1. Wantonness, S. 2. Gaiety ; 
 sportiveness, S. 3. Affectionate kindness, Lanarks. 
 CAIF, Kaif, adj. 1. Tame, South of S. 2, FamiUar, 
 
 Roxb. Gl. Sibb.— Sw. kufw-a, to tame. 
 To CAIGE, Caidge, v. n. To wanton, to wax wanton. 
 
 Philot^s.—&n. G. kaett-jas, lascivire. 
 CAIGH, s. Caigh and care ; anxiety of every kind, 
 
 Renfr. 
 CAIGIE, Caidgt, Cady, Ready, adj. 1. "Wanton, S. 
 
 Kiddy, Ang. Lyndsay. 2. Cheerful, sportive ; 
 
 having the idea of innocence conjoined, S. Ramsay. 
 
 3. Affectionately kind, or hospitable, Lanarks. Dumfr. 
 
 Roxb.— Dan. kaad, Su. G. Ica^t, salax, lascivus ; Isl. 
 
 Jcaat-ur, hilaris. 
 CAIK, s. A stitch, a sharp pain in the side, South of 
 
 S. Gl. Sibb.— Teut. koeck, obstructio hepatis, 
 CAIK, s. A cake of oatmeal, S, Knox. 
 CAIKBAKSTER, s. Perhaps a biscuit-baker. Caik- 
 
 backsteris, Aherd. Reg. 
 CAIK-FUMLER, s. A parasite, a toad-eater, a smell- 
 feast ; or perhaps a covetous wretch. Douglas. 
 CAIKIE, s. A foolish, silly person, Peebles; viewed 
 
 as synon. with Gaikie, id., Selku'ks. V. Gawkie. 
 CAIL, s. Colewort, S. V. Kail, 
 CAILLIACH, s. An old woman, Highlands of S, 
 
 Waverley. — Gael. Ir. cailleach, id. 
 CAYNE, s. An opprobrious term, used in his Flyting 
 
 by Kennedy. 
 CAIP, s. A kind of cloak or mantle anciently worn in 
 
 S. Inventories. — Su. G. kapjpa, pallium. 
 CAIP, Cape, s. The highest part of anything, S. 
 
 Hence, caip-stane, the cope-stone, S. — Teut. kappe, 
 
 culmen ; C. B. koppa, the top of anything. 
 To CAIP o roof. To put the covering on the roof, S, 
 To CAIP a wall. To crown a wall. 
 CAIP, s. A coffin, jlenrysone. — A. S. cofe, cavea. 
 
 v. Cofe, 
 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'll get nae thick." — ' ' Care, to rake up, to search 
 
 for, [as, " To cair amd' the ase ;"] Sw. kara, colligere, 
 
 Teut. karen, eligere ;" Gl. Sibb 
 CAIR, s. The act of extracting the thickest part of 
 
 broth, &c., as above. 
 To CAIR, Kair, v. a. 1. To drive backwards and 
 
 forwards, S. Care. Gl. Sibb. 2. To extract the 
 
 thickest part of broth, hotch-potch, &c. with the 
 
 spoon, while SM2>pm£r. This is called '^cairin' the 
 
 kail," TJpp. 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. Wallace. 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-handit, left-handed, S. 
 
 V. Ker. 
 CAIRBAN, s. The basking shark. V. Brigdie. 
 CAIR-CLEUCK, s. The left hand, S, B. V. Cleuck. 
 CAYRCORNE, s. Perhaps, inferior corn for cattle. 
 
 Aherd. Reg. — Gael, ceathera, pron. caira, cattle, 
 
 four-footed beasts. 
 CAIRD, Card, Kaird, s. 1. A gipsy ; one who lives by 
 
 stealing, S. Ross. 2. A travelling tinker, S. Burns. 
 
 3. A sturdy beggar; S. ; synon. with Sornar. 4. A 
 
 ecold, S. B. — Ir. ceard, ccird, 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. carneddaw, id. Ed. Lhuyd 
 asserts that in C. B. " kaern is a pi-imitive word ap- 
 propriated to signify such heaps of stones." 
 CAIRNY. Abounding with cairns, or heaps of stones, 
 
 S. Tannahill. 
 CAIRNGORM, Cairngorum, s. 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 Invercauld. Shaw's Moray. 
 CAIRN-TANGLE, s. Fingered Fucus, Sea-Girdle, 
 
 Hangers ; Fucus digitatus, Linn. Aberd. Mearns. 
 CAIRT, s. A chart or map. Buret.— Teut. 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. pi. 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. — Teut. ketsc, ictus pilae, kaets-en, 
 
 ludere pila. 
 
 CAITHIE, s, A large-headed fish ; Lophius Piscatorum. 
 
 To CAIVER, Kaiver, v. n. To waver in mind ; to be 
 
 incoherent, as persons are at the pointof death, Roxb. 
 
 CAIZIE, s. 1. A fishing-boat. 2. A chest, Shetl.— 
 
 Teut. kasse, capsa. 
 * CAKE, s. Distinctive designation in S, for a cake of 
 
 oatmeal. 
 CALCHEN, (gutt.) 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. kialke, 
 a sledgC; sperru-kialki, rafters. 
 ToCAJjC\JL,v.a. Tocalculate. Aberd. Reg. V.Calkil. 
 CALD, Cauld, adj. 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. ccald, Alem. chalt, 
 IsL kalt, frigidus. 
 CALD, Cauld, s. 1. Cold, the privation of heat, S. 
 
 Wyntown. 2. The disease caused by cold, S. 
 CALDRIFE, Cauldrife, adj. 1. Causing the sensa- 
 tion of cold, S. Ross. 2. "Very susceptible of cold, 
 S. 3. Indifferent, cool, not manifesting regard or 
 interest, S. Ferguson.— Cold and rife, q. "abound- 
 ing 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 been brought up, S. ; Calf 
 being pron. Cawf. 
 CALFING, s. "Wadding. V. Colf. 
 CALFLEA, s. Infield ground, one year under natural 
 grass ; probably thus denominated 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-LO"VE, adj. Of or belonging to very early affec- 
 tion, S. The Entail. 
 CALF-SOD, s. The sod or sward bearing fine grass, 
 Roxb. Perhaps as affording excellent food for rear- 
 ing calves. 
 
CAL 
 
 90 
 
 CAM 
 
 CALF-WARD, ». A small enclosure for rearing calva, 
 8. Bums. 
 
 CALICRAT, t. Apparently an emmet or ant. Buret. 
 
 7V» CALKIL, V. a. To calculate.— Fr. calcul-er, id. 
 Cfomjaiaynt S. 
 
 To CALL, Ca', Caa, Caw, v. a. 1. To drive, to impel 
 in any direcUon, 8. Barbour. 2. To strike, with 
 the prep, at, S. Sir Egtir. 3. To search by travers- 
 ing ; as, *' I'll caw the haill town for't, or I want it," 
 8.— Dan. kagc, leviter verberare. 
 
 CALL, Caw of the water, the motion of it in consequence 
 of the action of the wind, S. 
 
 To CALL, Caw, Ca', v. n. 1. To submit to be driven, 
 8. '• That beast winna caw, for a' that I can do," S. 
 2. To go in or enter, in consequence of being 
 driven, 8. Bord. Minst. 3. To move quiclcly, S. Ross. 
 
 CALLAN, Calland, Callant, s. 1. A stripling, a lad ; 
 " a young caiiand," a boy, S. Baillie. 2. Applied 
 to a young man, as a tenn expressive of affection, S. 
 Waverley. 3. Often used as a familiar term expres- 
 sive of affection to one considerably advanced in life, 
 S. Ramsay.— Fr. gallant. Douglas uses gallandis 
 for juvenes. 
 
 CALLAN, s. A giri, Wigton shire. —Ir. caile, denotes a 
 country-woman, whence the dimin. cailin, "a mar- 
 riageable girl ; a young woman," Obrien. Expl. by 
 Shaw, "a little girl." 
 
 CALLEE, s. One who drives horses or cattle under the 
 yoke. Barry. 
 
 CALLER, adj. Fresh, Ac. V. Callocr, 
 
 CALLET, s. The head, Roxb.— Teut. kalluyte, 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 woman's head, with- 
 out a border, Ang. — Fr. calotte, a coif. 
 
 CALLOUR, Callee, Cauler, adj. 1. Cool, refreshing ; 
 " a callour day," a cool day, S, Douglas. 2. Fresh ; 
 not in a state of putridity, S., as callour meat, callour 
 fish, &c. Bellenden. Also applied to vegetable 
 substances that have been recently pulled, which are 
 not beginning to fade; as, " T/iae greens are quite 
 callour, they were poo'd this morning," S. Ross. 3. 
 Expressive of that temperament of the body which 
 indicates health ; as opposed to hot, feverish, S. 
 Boss. 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, kalldur, frigidus. 
 
 CALL-THE-GUSE. A sort of game. 
 
 CALMERAGE, adj. Of or belonging to cambric. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Cammeraige. 
 
 CALMES, Cadms, s. pi. 1. A 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 caulm^, in the state of being framed or 
 modelled, metaph. Baillie. — Germ, quemen, quad- 
 rare ; Su. G. bequuem, Belg. hequaam, 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. 
 Jforison.— Isl. kals-a, irritiere, kalzug-ur, derisor. 
 
 CALSUTER'D, adj. Apparently for calfuter'd, caulked. 
 Chron. S. Poet. — Fr. caljeutrer, Dan. kalfatrer, to 
 caulk. 
 
 CALVER, 8. A cow with calf, 8.— Teut. kalver-koe, id. 
 
 CALUERIS, ». 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, 8. B. 
 
 V. Cammock. 
 
 CAMBIE LEAF, s. The water-lily, Nymphaea alba 
 et lutea, Linn. S. B. 
 
 CAMBLE. To prate saucily, A. Bor. V. Campy. 
 
 CAMDOOTSHIE, adj. Sagacious, Perths. ; synon. 
 Auldfarand. 
 
 CAMDUI, s. A species of trout. Sibbaid. — Gael, cam, 
 crooked, and dubh, black. 
 
 CAME, s. A honeycomb, S. Picken'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 ; camwyr, bending ob- 
 liquely ; from cam, crooked, awry. 
 
 CAMERJOUNKER, s A gentleman of the bed- 
 chamber. Monro's Exped. — From Sw. kammar, a 
 chamber, and junker, the spark ; or Belg. kamer, and 
 jonker, a gentleman. 
 
 CAMESTER, s. A wool-comber. V. Kemester. 
 
 CAMY, Camok, adj. 1. Crooked. Maitland Poems. 
 2. Metaph. used to denote what is rugged and un- 
 equal. Douglas.— It. Gael, cam, C. B. kam., L. B. 
 cam-US. 
 
 CAMYNG CLAITH. A cloth worn round the shoulders 
 during the process of combing the hair. Inventories. 
 
 CAMYNG CURCHE. A particular kind of dress for a 
 woman's head. 
 
 CAMIS, s. pi. Combs. Pron. cairns, S. 
 
 CAMLA-LIKE, adj. Sullen, surly; Aberd. Journ. 
 Lond. — Isl. kamleit-r, id., tetricus. 
 
 CAMMAC, 5. A stroke with the hand, Orkn. 
 
 CAMMAS, 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. Hangrel synon., 
 Lanarks, 
 
 CAMMELT, adj. Crooked ; as, " a cammelt bow," 
 Roxb. — C. B. camzull, pron. camthull, a wrong form, 
 from cam, crooked, 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 rather what Phillips calls camic-a, "in ancient 
 deeds ; camlet, or fine stuff, made at first purely of 
 camel's hair." 
 
 CAMMICK, s. A preventive ; a stop, Shetl.— 0. Germ. 
 kaun signifies languor, kaumig, morbidus ; Franc. 
 kumig, aegrotus, and kaum, vix, used adverbially as 
 denoting what can scarcely be accomplished. 
 
 CAMMOCK, Cammon, s. 1. A crooked stick, S. 2. 
 The game also called Shinty, Perths.— Celt, cambaca, 
 id. Bullet. Gael, caman, a hurling-club. 
 
 CAM-NOSED, Camow-Nosed, adj Fla^nosed. Pol- 
 wart. — 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, Benv. — Isl. kamp-r, 
 caput parietis ; also, clivus. 
 
 CAMP, adj. Brisk ; active ; spirited, Selkirks. My 
 horse is very camp the day, he is in good spnits. The 
 
CAM 
 
 91 
 
 CAN 
 
 same term is applied to a cock, a dog, &c. It is nearly 
 synon. with Crous. — Su. G. kaempe, a wrestler. 
 
 CAMP, s, A romp ; applied to both sexes, Loth.— In 
 Teut. the term kampe, kempe, has been transferred 
 from a boxer to a trull ; pugil ; pellex, Kilian. 
 
 To CAMP, V. n. 1. To contend. MdvilVs MS. 2. 
 To play the romp, Loth. — Germ, kamp-en, certare, 
 V. Kem. 
 
 CAMPERLECKS, s.pl. Magical tricks, Buchan; synon, 
 Cantraips. — Perhaps Teut. kaempir, 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-na- 
 tured, contentious. Loth. V. Camp, v. 
 
 CAMPIOUN, s. A champion. £ellenden.—It&l. cam- 
 pione, id, 
 
 CAMPRULY, adj. Contentious, S. A.— Isl. kempa, 
 pugil, and rugla, turbare. Or perhaps, q. Eule the 
 Camp. V. RuLiE. 
 
 CAMREL, Cammeril, s. A crooked piece of wood, 
 passing through the ancles of. a sheep, or other car- 
 cass, lay means of which it is suspended till it be 
 flayed and disembowelled, Dumfr. — Cam, in C. B. 
 and Gael., signifies crooked. 
 
 CAMSCHO, Camschol, Campsho, Camshack, adj. 1. 
 Crooked. Douglas. 2. Denoting a stern, grim, or 
 distorted countenance. Ramsay. 3. Ill-humoured, 
 contentious, crabbed ; Ang. V. Camy. 
 
 To CAMSHACIILE, Camshauchle, v. 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. Shaitchlit pro- 
 perly signifies distorted in one direction ; but cam- 
 shauchlit, distorted' both ways, 2, To oppress or bear 
 down with fatigue or confinement, 
 
 CAMSHATJCHL'D, part. adj. 1. Distorted, awry ; 
 having .the legs bent outwards. South of S. Nicol. 
 2. Angry, cross, quarrelsome, S,— 'Cam, croaked, and 
 shackle, distorted, q. v. 
 
 CAMSHACK, adj. Unlucky, A"berd. Skinner. Cam- 
 shack-kair, " unlucky concern," Gl. — This seems 
 to acknowledge a common origin with Camscho, 
 q. V. 
 
 CAMSTANE, Camstone, s. 1. Common compact lime- 
 stone, S. 2. White clay, indurated. Loth, Guy 
 Jdannering. — ^Teut. kalmey-steen, l^pis calaminaris. 
 
 CAMSTERIE, Camstairie, Camstrajry,, adj. Froward, 
 perverse, unmanageable, S. Riotous, quarrelsome .; 
 Sibb.— ( erm kamp, battle, and starrig, stiff, q. ob- 
 stinate n fight. Gael, comhstri, striving together, 
 from comh, tog;ther, and stri, strife. 
 
 CAMSTRUDGEOUS, adj. The same with Camsterie ; 
 Fife. — Isl. kaempe, miles, and string, animus incen- 
 sus ; 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, V. a. To know. Henrysone. — Teut. konn-en, 
 noscere ; posse, 
 
 CAN, Cann, s. 1. Skill, knowledge, S. B. Boss. 2. 
 Ability, S, B. Boss. 
 
 CAN, pret. for Gan, began, Wallace. 
 
 CANAGE, s. The act of paying the duty, of whatever 
 kind, denoted by the term Cane. 
 
 CANALYIE, Cannailtie. The rabble, S. Fr. canaille, 
 id. J. Nicol. 
 
 CANBUS, This seems to signify bottles made of 
 gourds. — From Fr. cannebasse, id., the same as cale- 
 basse, Cotgr. 
 
 CANDAVAIG, s. 1, A foul salmon, that has lien in 
 fresh water till summer, without migrating to the 
 sea ; Ang. 2. Used as denoting a peculiar species 
 of salmon, Aberd. Statist, ^cc— Gael, ceann, head, 
 and dubhach, a black dye ; foul salmon being called 
 black fish. 
 
 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, 
 M^ Ward's Contendings. 
 
 CANDENCY, s. Fervour ;hotnes8.— Lat. candentia,Md. 
 
 CANDY-BROAD SUGAR Loaf or lump sugar, Candi- 
 brod, id., Fife. 
 
 CANDY-GLUE, s. Treacle boiled to a consistency, Aberd, 
 
 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-Ooal, s. A species of coal 
 which gives a strong light ; parrot coal, S. 
 
 CANDLE-FIR, s. Fir that has been buried 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. ; else- 
 where, Candlemas Offering. V. Bleeze-money, 
 
 CANDLEMAS CROWN. A badge of distinction con- 
 ferred, at some grammar schools, on him who gives 
 the highest gratuity to the rector, at the term of 
 Candlemas, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CANDLESHEARS, s. pi. Snuffers, S. 
 
 CANE, KAtN, Canage, 5, 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. Minst. 
 
 To Pay the Cain, To suffer severely in any cause, S. 
 Ritson. 
 
 To CANGLE, v. n. 1. To quarrel, to be in a state of 
 altercation, S, Ramsay. 2. To cavil, Mearns.— 
 Isl. kiaenk-a, arridere ; Gael, caingeal, a reason, 
 caingnam, to argue. 
 
 CANGLING, s. Altercation, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 CANGLER, s. A jangler, S. Ramsay. 
 
 * To CANKER, v. n. To fret ; to become peevish or 
 ill-humoured, S. 
 
 CANKERY, Cankrie, adj. Ill-humoured. Synon. 
 Cankert. Cankriest, 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. A very common game in Aberd., played 
 by a number of boys, one 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 one of the other 
 boys presume to enter, and be caught by Canlie be- 
 fore 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 Tig or Tick. 
 
 CANNA DOWN, Cannach, s. Cotton grass, Eriophorum 
 vaginatum, Linn. S. Gael, cannach, id. Grant. 
 
CAN 
 
 92 
 
 CAN 
 
 CANNA, Oannik, csmnot ; compounded of can, v., and 
 na or nae, not, 8. Percy. Dinna, do not, Sanna, 
 shall not, Winna, will not, Downa, am, is, or are not 
 able, are used in the same manner, S. 
 
 CANNABIE, Gamibib, «. Corr. of Canopy. Jnven- 
 torit$. Poemt I6th Cent. 
 
 CANNAOH, CoNNAOH, t. A disease to which hens are 
 subject, in which the nostrils 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, con<ich, the murrain among 
 catUe. 
 
 CANNAS, Caknes, «. 1. Any coarse cloth, like that of 
 which sails are made, S. B. — Fr. canevas ; Sw. kan- 
 /cu$ ; E. canvas. 2. A coarse sheet used for keeping 
 grain from falling to the ground when it is winnowed 
 by means of a wechi, 8. B. 3. Metaph. the sails of a 
 ship, S. B. Poems Buck. Dial. 
 
 CANNES-BRAID, s. The breadth of such a sheet, S. 
 B. Ross. 
 
 CANNEL, s. Cinnamon. Statist. Ace. — Fr. cannelle, 
 Teut. Dan. leaned, Isl. kanal. 
 
 CANNEL- WATERS, s. pi. Cinnamon waters, S. 
 
 To CANNEL, v. a. To channel ; to chamfer, 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 cannel of an axe," Roxb. Bevel-edge synon. 
 V. Cannel, v. 
 
 CANNELL-BAYNE. The collar-bone.— TFaZZace.—Fr. 
 canneau du col, the nape of the neck. Cannel bone 
 occurs in 0. E. 
 
 CANNELL-COAL. V. Candle-coal. 
 
 CANNYCA', s. The woodworm, Fife. Apparently de- 
 nominated from the softness of the sound emitted by 
 it, q, what caws or drives cannily. 
 
 CANNIE, or CANNON NAIL, the same with CatJiel 
 Nail, S. A. 
 
 CANNIE, Kannie, adj. 1. Cautious; prudent, S. 
 Baillie. 2. Artful ; crafty, S. Rutherford. 3. At- 
 tentive ; wary ; watchful, S. Ramsay. 4. Frugal ; 
 not given to expense, S. Burns. &. Moderate in 
 charges, S. 6. Moderate in conduct ; not severe in 
 depredation or exaction. Waverley. 7. Useful ; 
 beneficial, S. Ross. 8. Handy ; expert at any bu- 
 siness ; often used in relation to midwifery, S. Forbes. 
 9. Gentle; so as not to hurt a sore, S. 30. Gentle 
 and winning in speech. 11. Soft ; easy ; as applied 
 to a state of rest, S. Ramsay. 12. Slow in motion. 
 " To gang canny,'' to move slowly ; "to eaw canny," 
 to drive softly; also, to manage with frugality, S. 
 Burns. 13. Metaph. used to denote frugal manage- 
 ment; as, "They're braw cannie folk," i. e., not 
 given to expense, 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. Com- 
 posed ; deliberate ; as opposed to Jlochtry, throwther, 
 S. 17. Not hard ; not difficult of execution, S. 
 Burns. 18. Easy in situation ; snug ; comfortable ; 
 as, "lie sits very canny," "He has a braw canny 
 8eat,"S. Ramsay. 19. Fortunate; lucky, S. Pen- 
 necuik. 20. Fortunate ; used in a superstitious sense, 
 S. jB. Galloway. No canny, not fortunate ; ap- 
 plied both to things and to persons. Ramsay. 21. 
 Endowed 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, 
 prudens ; callidus, astutus ; kaeni, fortis et prudens ; 
 from kenna, no.scere. Isl. kyngi, s. knowledge ; in 
 a secondary sense it is applied to magic. 
 
 CANNIE MOMENT. The designation given to the 
 time of fortunate child-bearing, S. ; otherwise called 
 the happy hour; in Angus, canny mament. Guy 
 Mannering. 
 
 CANNIE WIFE. A Common designation for a midwife, 
 S. Rem. Niths. Song. 
 
 CANNIKIN, s. Drinking vessel. Poems 16th 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 violently, S. Baillie. 3. Easily, 
 so as not to hurt or gall, S. Rutherford.. 4. Gently, 
 applied to a horse obeying the rein, S. Waverley. 
 
 CANNINESS, s. 1, Caution, forbearance ; moderation 
 in conduct, S. Baillie. 2. Crafty management. 
 Baillie. 
 
 CANOIS, Canos, Canous, adj. Gray, hoary, Lat. 
 can-US. Douglas. 
 
 To CANSE, V. 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, 
 " Yere sae cansie," ibid, 
 
 CANSHIE, adj. Cross ; Ill-humoured, Berwicks. 
 Merely a variety of Cansie, 
 
 To CANT, V. 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 auld cant, an an- 
 cient traditionary custom, Aberd. Nearly synon. 
 with Cantraip. 
 
 To CANT, V. a. 1. To set a stone on its edge ; a term 
 used in masonry, S. — Germ, kant-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 ef turning any body on its edge,, 
 or side, with dexterity, S. B. 2. Slight, S, B. 
 
 To CANT o'er, v. n. To fall over ; to fall backwards, 
 especially if one is completely overturned, S. 
 
 To CANT o'er, v, a. To turn over ; to overturn, S. 
 
 To CANT, V. n. To ride at a hand-gallop, S, B, Canter, 
 S. 
 
 CANT, adj. Lively ; merry ; brisk. Barbour. 
 
 CANTY, adj. 1. Lively ; cheerful ; applied both to 
 persons and to things, S. Burns. 2. Small and 
 neat ; as, "A canty creature !" S. B. — Ir. cainteach, 
 tiilkative ; prattling ; Su. G. gant-a, Judificare, 
 
 CANTILIE, adv. Cheerfully, S. 
 
 CANTINESS, s. Cheerfulness, S. 
 
 CANTIE-SMATCHET, s. A cant term for a louse, 
 Roxb. ; apparently from the liveliness of its motion. 
 
 CANTAILLIE, s. A corner-piece. Inventories. — Fr. 
 chanteau, chantel, a corner-piece; Teut. kanteel, 
 mutulus ; expl. by Sewel, "a battlement." 
 
 CANTEL, Cantil, s. A fragment. Sir Egeir.— Teut. 
 kanteel, pinna mina, Fr. chantel, a piece broken off 
 from the corner or edge of a thing. 
 
 CANTEL, s. A juggling trick. IJoulate. L. B. '■^n- 
 iell-ator, praestigiator, magus. 
 
CAN 
 
 93 
 
 CAP 
 
 CANTELEIN, s. Properly, an incantation, used to 
 denote a trick. Lyndsay. — Lat. cantilen-a, a song. 
 
 OANTEL, Cantle, s. 1. The crown of the head, Loth. 
 Nigel. Teut. kanteel, a battlement. 2. The thick, 
 fleshy part behind 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. eschantillon, "a small cantle, 
 or corner-piece ; a scantling," &c., Cotgr.~The origin 
 is Teut. leant, a corner ; a word of very great anti- 
 quity. 
 
 CANTON, s. An angle, or corner.— Fr. id. , "a corner, 
 or crosse way, in a street," Cotgr. 
 
 CANTRAIP, Cantrap, s. 1. A charm, a spell, an in- 
 cantation, S. Ramsay. 2. A trick, a piece of mis- 
 chief artfully or adroitlj performed, S. Waverley.— 
 Isl. gan, gand, witchcraft, or kiaen, applied to magi- 
 cal arts, and trapp, calcatio. 
 
 CANTRIP-TIME, *. The season for practising magical 
 arts. 
 
 CANT-ROBIN, s. The Dwarf Dog-rose, wiih a while 
 flower, Fife. 
 
 CANT-SPAR, s. Expl. fire-pole. Eateg. 
 
 CANWAYIS, 8- Canvas. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To CANYEL, v. n. To jolt; applied to any object 
 whatsoever, Upp. Lanark s. 
 
 To CANYEL, V. a. fo cause to jolt ; to produce a jolt- 
 ing motion, ibid. 
 
 CANYEL, «. A jolt ; the act of jolting, ibid. 
 
 CAOLT, s. "A connexion by fosterage," Highlands 
 of S. Saxon and Gael. — Gael, comhalla, a foster 
 brother or sister ; comhaltas, fosterage ; from comh, 
 equivalent to Lat. con, and alt, nursing ; q. nursed 
 together. Al signifies nurture, food. Lat. con, and 
 and al-ere, to nourish, would' seem to give the 
 origin. 
 
 To CAP, V. n. To uncover the head, in token of 
 obeisance ; q. to take off one's cap. Baillu. 
 
 CAP, Capfou', Capfo', s. The fourth part of a peck ; 
 as, " a capfu' o' meal, salt," &c. Clydes., S. A. For- 
 pet and Lippie, syn. 
 
 CAP, s. A wooden bowl for containing meat or drink, 
 S. Ramsay. — Su. G. koppa, cyathus ; Arab, kab, a 
 cup. Hence, perhaps, 
 
 CAPS. «. pi. The combs of wild bees, S. 
 
 To Kiss Caps wi' one. To drink out of the same vessel 
 with one ; as, "I wadna kiss caps wi' sic a fallow," S. 
 
 CAP-OUT. To drink cap-out, in drinking to leave 
 nothing in the vessel, S. Rob Roy. V. Copout. 
 
 Clean-cap-out, drinking deep, S. Picken. 
 
 To CAPSTRIDE, v. 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, ro. a. To excel. Loth,— Teut. kappe, the 
 summit. 
 
 To CAP, V. a. To direct one's course at sea. Doug- 
 las. — Teut. kape, signum litorale. 
 
 To CAP, V. a. 1. To seize by violence, to lay hold of 
 what -is not one's own, S. 2. To seize vessels in a 
 privateering way. Fountainhall. 3. To entrap, to 
 ensnare. K. Ja. FJ.— Lat. cap-ere, Su. C kipp-a, 
 rapere. 
 
 CAPER, s. 1. A captor, or one who takes a prize, 2. 
 A vessel employed as a privateer. — Belg. Su. G. Dan. 
 kapare, a pirate. 
 
 CAP-AMBRY, s. A press or cupboard, probably for 
 holding wooden vessels used at meals. Spalding. 
 V. Almeeib. 
 
 CAPER, Kaper, s. a piece of oat-cake and butter, 
 with a slice of cheese on it, Perths. Clan-Albin. — 
 Gael, ceapaire, id. 
 
 CAPERCAILYE, Capercalteanb, s. The mountain 
 cock, Tetrao urogallus, Linn. S. Bellenden. — Gael. 
 capullecoille, id. Perhaps from Gael, cabar, a 
 branch, andcaolach, acock, L e., acock of the branches. 
 
 CAPERNOITEDNESS, s. Obstinacy ; perversity. J)r. 
 Chalmers. 
 
 CAPERNOITIB; Capernoited, adj. Crabbed ; irri- 
 table ; 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 tuberosus, Linn., 
 Clydes. The Knapparts of Mearns, and Carmele, or 
 Carmylie of the Highlands. 
 
 CAPERONISH, adj. Good ; excellent ; generally ap- 
 plied to edibles, Lanarks., Edinr. — Teut. keper-en 
 signifies to do or make a thing according to rule; 
 from keper, norma. But probably it was originally 
 applied to what was showy or elegant ; from Fr. 
 chaperon, 0. Fr. caperon, a hood worn in high dress, 
 or on solemn occasions. 
 
 CAPES, s. pi. 1. The grains of corn to which the husk 
 continues to adhere after thrashing, and which appear 
 uppermo.st in riddling. Loth. 2. The grain which is 
 not sufiBciently 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. Morison. 
 
 CAPE-STANE, s. 1. The cope-stone. 2. Metaphori- 
 cally, a remediless calamity. Burns. 
 
 CAPIDOCE, Capydois, s. Aberd. Reg.— Teut. kappe, 
 a hood, (Belg. kapie, a little hood,) and doss-en, 
 vestire duplicibus ; q. " a stuffed hood " or " cap " ? 
 In Aberd., a cap, generally that of a boy, as, for 
 example, what is called "a hairy cap," still receives 
 the name of Capie-dossie. 
 
 CAPIE-HOLE, s. A game at taw, in which a hole la 
 made in the ground, and a certain line drawn, called 
 a strand, behind 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. ; but the old designation is not 
 yet quite extinct. In Angus it is played with three 
 holes at equal distances. V. Kype. 
 
 CAPYL, Capul, s. a horse or mare. Douglas.— Gael, 
 capull ; Ir. kabbal ; C. B. keffyl ; Hisp. cavallo, id. 
 
 CAPILMUTE, Cabalmute, Cattelmute, s. The legal 
 form or action by which the lawful owner of cattle 
 that have strayed, or been carried off, proves his right 
 to them, and obtains restoration. 
 
 CAPITANE, s. Caption ; captivity. Bellenden. 
 
 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, fromkappe, 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. 
 
CAP 
 
 91 
 
 CAB 
 
 CAPPER, I. A spider, Mearns.— From wppt, the latter 
 part of the A. S. name, (V. AUercap ;) or perhaps 
 from its rapacious mode of living, ftrom Caper, a 
 pirate, or Capper, v. , to seize. 
 
 To CAPPER, V. a. 1. To seize ships ; to go »-prlva- 
 teering, Ang. 2. To catch, to seize, violently to lay 
 hold of ; used in a general sense, Aug.— Dan, kapre, 
 to exercise piracy. 
 
 CAPPIE, Cap-Alk, «, A kind of drink between tiible- 
 beerand ale, formerly in much requisition ; so termed 
 because it was drunk out of caps or qiiaiciis. 
 
 CAPPIE,*. Ao.Sur.Shet. Meaning unknown. Kedge? 
 
 To CAPPILOW, V. a. To distance another in reaping. 
 One who gets a corsiderable way before his com- 
 panions on a ridge, is said to cappilow them ; Roxb. 
 — This term would seem to be softened from Dan. 
 kaplocl/-er, to run with emulation, to strive, to con- 
 test in speed ; kaploeb, competition, a contest in 
 running. 
 
 CAPPIT, adj. Crabbed ; ill-humoured ; peevish, S. 
 Fhilotui. — Isl. kapp, contention, or Flandr. koppe, 
 a spider ; as we call an ill-humoured person an etter- 
 cap, S. 
 
 CAPRAVEN, s. Perhaps corr. from Teut. kappruyn ; 
 Belg. kaproen, a hood ; Isl. kapruyn, cucullus, ca- 
 putium cum collari. 
 
 CAPREL, s. A caper, as ia dancing. Polwart.—¥i. 
 capriole, id. 
 
 CAPROWSY, s. A short cloak furnished with a hood. 
 Evergreen. — Fr. cappe-roiin, a red coloured cloak. 
 
 CAPTAIN, s. A name given to the Gray Gurnard, on 
 the Firth of Forth. — " Trigla Gurnardus, Crownsr. 
 — It is known by a variety of other names, as Cap- 
 tain, Hardhead," &c. Neill's List of Fishes. Y. 
 Croonee. 
 
 CAPTION, s. The obtaining of anything that is valu- 
 able or serviceable ; a lucky acquisition ; Aberd. — 
 L. B. captio, synon. with Prisa ; Du Cange. 
 
 CAPTIUER, s. A captor, one who leads into captivity. 
 Forbes on Revelations. 
 
 •CAPTIVITY, s. Waste, destruction ; as, " It's a' 
 gane to captivity," Roxb. 
 
 CAPUL, s. A horse. "V. Capyl. 
 
 CAPUSCHE, s. Apparently, a woman's hood. Aberd. 
 Reg. — From Fr. capuce, E. capouch, a Monk's hood ; 
 whence the designation of Capuchin friars. 
 
 CAR, Caab, s. a sledge ; a hurdle, S. Wallace.— Ir. 
 carr, id. 
 
 CAR, g. pi. Calves, Mearns. V. Caurk. 
 
 CAR, the initial syllable of many names of places in 
 the West and South of S., as Car-stairs, Car-michael, 
 Car-luke, Car-laverock, Ac, signifying a fortified 
 place. — C. B. caer, signified a city, one of that de- 
 scription 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. cair. 
 
 CAR, an inseparable particle, forming the first syllable 
 of many words in the S. language. — 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. 1. 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. Kbb. 
 
 CAR-SHAM- YE, interj. An exclamation used in the 
 game of Shintie, when one of the antagonists strikes 
 the ball witli 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, s. V. Arage. 
 
 CARALYNGIS, «. pi. Dancing. JIoulate.—¥r. caroll- 
 er, to dance, to revel. 
 
 CARAMEILE, s. An edible root. V. Carmele. 
 
 CARAVAN, s. 1. A covered travelling cart without 
 springs, S. 2. Such a waggon as is used, for trans- 
 porting wild beasts, S. 
 
 To CARB, Garble, v. n. To cavil, Aberd. Carb might 
 appear to be merely a corr. of the E. v. to carp, id. 
 But Isl. karp-a, signifies obgannire, and karp, con- 
 tentio. 
 
 CARB, Carabin, s. A raw-boned loquacious woman, 
 Upp. Olydes.— C. B. carbwl, signifies clumsy, awk- 
 ward, and carp, a raggamuffin. 
 
 To CARBERRY, v. n. To wrangle, to argue perversely ;, 
 communicated as a Garioch word. 
 
 CARBIN, Caieban, Carfin, s. The basking shark. 
 Squalus maximus, Linn. V. Sail-fish. 
 
 CARCAT, Carkat, Cark.et, Cabcant,,.s. 1. A necklace ; 
 E. carcanet. Mailland Poems. 2. A pendant orna- 
 ment of the head. Watson's Coll. 3. A garland ot 
 flowers worn as a necklace, S. Discipline. 
 
 To CARCEIR, V. a. To im4)risoa. — L. B. career-are, 
 in carcerem conjicere ; Du Cange. 
 
 CARCUDEUGII, adj. Intimate,. Gl. Picken, Ayrs. V. 
 
 GURCUDDOCIL 
 
 To CARD. V. a. To reprehend sharply ; To gie one a 
 carding, id. Perths. Perhaps from the use of cards in 
 teasing, or from caii'd a tinker, used also for a scold. 
 
 CARDINAL, s. A long cloak, or mantle, worn by 
 women, S. Statist. Ace. Perhaps so named, as it 
 was oi-iginally scarlet, from the dress worn by the 
 Cardinals of Rome. 
 
 To GARDOW, GoRDOW, v. a. To botch, to mend, to 
 patch, as a tailor, Tweedd. 
 
 CARDOWER, s. A botcher or mender of old clothes, 
 Ayrs. V, Curdoo. 
 
 CARDUI, s. A species of trout in Lochleven, ap- 
 parently 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 th€ under- 
 fins of a beautiful crimson edged with a snow white. 
 It is a rare fish. 
 
 To CARE, V. a. To rake, &c. V. Cair. 
 
 * To CARE, V. a. To regard, to care for. Pitscottie. 
 
 * To CARE, V. n. Always accompanied with the 
 negative ; as, "I dinna care to gang wi' you a bit," 
 I have no objection to go, &c. "He wad?ia [hae] 
 cared to hae strucken me," he seemed disposed to 
 have done so, S. Skinner. — It has been supposed 
 that the v. as thus used, signifies ' ' not to be inclined." 
 But I apprehend that it merely signifies that it would 
 cause no care, pain, or regret to the person to go, to 
 strike, &c. 
 
 To CARE by, v. n. She car'd na by, she took no interest, 
 she was totally indifferent, S. Pidcen. 
 
 To CARE, V. a. To drive. V. Cair. 
 
 CARE-BED LAIR. A disconsolate situation ; 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 Pastern's e'en in dif- 
 ferent parts of S. V. Skair-skon. 
 
CAR 95 
 
 Blood-Kercake, s. a car-cake, made of blood and 
 
 oatmeal, and prepared in a frying-pan. Hogg, 
 CARE SONDAY, Car Sonday. According to some, 
 
 that immediately preceding Good Friday, but gene- 
 rally used to signify the fifth in Lent, S. Bellenden. 
 
 — Germ, kar, satisfactio, from karr-en, ker-en, emen- 
 
 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 substance, Dumfr. — A. S. 
 
 cearf-an, secare, whence E. to carve; Teut. kerf, 
 
 crena, incisura. 
 To CARFUDDLE, v. a. To discompose; to rumple, 
 
 Strathmore. Syn. Curfuffle. 
 To CARFUFFLE, v. a. To disorder; to tumble; to 
 
 crease. V. Curfufflb. 
 CARFUFFLE, Curfuffle, s. Tremour; agitation, 
 
 South of S. Antiquary 
 To CARFUMISH, Curfumish, v. a. 1. To diflfuse a 
 
 very bad smell, Fife. 2. To overpower by means of 
 
 a bad smell, ibid. Forscomfis synon. 
 CARGE. To carge, in charge, in possessioa Wallace. 
 
 —0. Fr. carguer, used as charger. 
 CARYARE, s. A conveyer ; one who removes a thing 
 
 from one place to another by legerdemain.— Fr. 
 
 chari-er, to carry. 
 CARYBALD, s. Maitland Poems.— Perhaps from Fr. 
 
 charavel, 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. 
 CARKIN, part. pr. Scratching , or rather, grating. — 
 
 A. S. cearc-tan, crepitare ; also stridere, "to crash 
 
 or gnash ; to creak ; to make a noise ; to charke." 
 
 V. Chirk. 
 CARKINING, s. A collar. Houlate. V. Carcat, 
 CARL, Cairlb, 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 carl," " a rich carl." 
 
 A. Bor. id. — A. S. carl ; Isl. karl ; 0. Teut. kaerla, 
 
 masculus. 2. Man as distinguished from a boy. 
 
 Wyntown. 3. A clown ; a boor, S. A. Bor. Wyn- 
 
 town. — A. S. ceorl ; Isl. karl ; Belg. kaerle, rustic us. 
 
 4. One who has the manners of a boor. Kelly. 5. 
 
 A strong man. Wallace. — Germ, kerl, fortis, cor- 
 
 pore robusto praeditus. 6. An old man, S. A. Bor. 
 
 Wyntown. — Su. G. Isl. karl, id. 
 CARL-CAT, s. A male cat. The female cat is called 
 
 ♦' A wheen-cat," more properly 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 marriage; to take a husband," 
 
 Somner. 
 To CARL-AGAtN, v. n. To resist ; synon. to he cam- 
 
 stairy : to gi ve a Rowland for an Oliver, Fife. 
 CARL-AGAIN. To play Carl-again, to return a blow ; 
 
 to give as much as one receives, Ang. 
 CARL and CAVEL. A proverbial phrase for honest 
 
 man and rogue ; or all without distinction. V. 
 
 Kavel. 
 CARLAGE, adj. Churlish. V. Carlish. 
 CARL-CRAB, s. The male of the Black-clawed crab. 
 
 Cancer pagurus, Linn. S. Sibbald. 
 j^, CARL-DODDIE, s. A stalk of rib-grass, that bears 
 
 the flower, S. Plantagolanceolata, 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 denote firmness of mind. Burns. 
 
 CAR 
 
 CARLIE, s. 1. A 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. 1. An old woman, S. Philotm. 
 2. A contemptuous term for a woman, although not 
 far advanced in life, S. Douglas. 3. A witch, Loth. 
 Tweedd. Pennecuik. 4. The last handful 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 fi-om 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.— TeucA, S., tough. 
 CARLING, s. The name of a fish, Fife. Supposed to 
 
 be the Pogge, Cottus cataphractus, Linn. 
 CARLINGS, s. pi. Peas birsled or broiled, Ang. Ac- 
 cording to Sibb., " pease broiled on Care-Sunday." 
 Hitson. 
 CARLISH, Carlitch, adj. 1. Coarse ; vulga». Dun- 
 bar. — A. S. ceorlic, vulgaris. 2. Rude ; harsh in 
 manners. Popul. Ball. 
 CARL-TANGLE, s. The large tangle, or f ucus, Meams. 
 — 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 inter- 
 feres too much in household affairs ; a cotqueau, 
 Lanarks. — From karl, a man, and wife, 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. Knapparts. 
 CARMILITANIS, s. pi. The friars properly called 
 
 Carmelites. 
 CARMUDGELT, part. adj. Made soft by lightning; 
 applied either to a person or a thing, Ayrs. — From C. 
 B. car-iaw, to bring, or rather cur-aw, to beat, to 
 strike, and medhal, mezal, soft, mezal-u, to soften. 
 CARNAIL, adj. Putrid. Wallace. — Fr charogneux, 
 
 putrified ; full of carrion, Cotgr. 
 CARNAWIN', CuRNAWiN', s. A painful sensation of 
 hunger, Kinross. — Perhaps from E. core, and the v. 
 to gnaw ; Heart-gnawing 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, s. The large, long fucus, with roots 
 not unlike those of a tree, cast ashore on the beach 
 after a storm at sea, Aberd., Meams. 
 CARNWATH-LIKE, adj. 1. Having the appearance 
 of wildness or awkwardness, S. 2. Applied to what 
 is distoi-ted, S. ; synon. thrawn. An object is said 
 to lie very Carnwath-like, when it is out of the pro- 
 per line. 
 CAROL-EWYN, s. The name given in Perths. to the 
 last night of the year ; because 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 re- 
 late, whether verbally, or in writing. Wyntown. 
 O. E. id. P. Ploughman. 2. To sing. Minstrelsy 
 Border. — Lat. carpere, to cull. 
 
CAR 
 
 96 
 
 CAS 
 
 CARPING, s. Narration. 0. B Id. V. the v. 
 
 C ARRALLE3, ». pi. Carols, or songs, sung within and 
 about kirks on certain days ; prohiibited by act of 
 Parliament. AcU Ja. VI. V. Caralysois and 
 OrsAB. 
 
 CARREL, t. " Carrels, the peece, conteinlng 15 elnes, 
 viij. 1." Rates, A. 1611. 
 
 CARRY, ». Tiie bulk or weight of a burden, q. that 
 which is carried, Aberd. 
 
 CARRY, t. 1. A term used to express the motion of 
 the clouds before the wind, S. B. 2. Improperly 
 used for the firmament or sky. Tannahill. 
 
 CARRICK, s. 1. The bat of wood driven by clubs, or 
 sticks hooked at the lower end, in the game ofShintie, 
 Kinross. Perths. 2. The old name for the game of 
 Shinty, Fife ; still used in the eastern part of that 
 county. Hence, 
 
 CARRICKIN', «. A meeting among the boys em- 
 ployed as fierds, at Lammas, for playing at Shinty, 
 on which occasion they have a feast, ibid. 
 
 CARRIE, s. A two-wheeled barrow, Loth. 
 
 •CARRIED, CJiRRYn, part. pa. 1. Applied to a per- 
 son whose mind is in so abstracted a state, that he 
 cannot attend to what is said to him, or to the busi- 
 ness he is himself engaged in, S. 2. In a wavering 
 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 gotten an heir- 
 scaip left her, and she's just carry it about it." 
 Sometimes, carryit up in the air, Roxb. 
 
 CARRIS, s. Flummery, Wigtons. Sowens, or Sweens, 
 in other counties. — Evidently corr. from Gael, cath- 
 bhrith, cathbruith, id. Shaw. This must be com- 
 pounded of cath, pollard, husks, and bruith, boiled ; 
 a very accurate description of the dish, q. "boiled 
 pollard." 
 
 CARRITCH, Caritch, s. 1. The vulgar name for a 
 catechism ; more commonly in pi., caritches, S. 
 Magopico. 2. Used somewhat metaph. Ferguson. 
 3. Often used in the sense of reproof. / gae him his 
 carritch, I reprehended him with severity, Ang. 
 
 CARRYWARRY, 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-pow or poll. 
 The English use carroty as an adj. in this sense. 
 
 CARSACKIE, s. 1. A coarse covering, resembling 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. kasjacba ; Teut. 
 kasacke, a short cloak. 
 
 CAR-SADDLE, s. The small saddle put on the back 
 of a carriage-horse, for supporting the trams or shafts 
 of the carriage, S. Cursaddle, Upp. Clydes. Herd's 
 Coll.— ¥rQm car, Dan. karre ; Su. G. kaerre, vehi- 
 culum, deduced from koer-a, currum agere ; Germ. 
 karr-en, vehere ; and saddle. 
 
 CARSAYE, 8. The woollen stuff called kersey. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 CARSE, Kerss, t. Low and fertile land, generally 
 that which is adjacent to a river; as, The'Carse of 
 Gowrie, The Carse of Stirling, &c., S. Barbour. — 
 
 Su. O. 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, Carcage, s. Apparently for carcoss, 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. kertuyn ; A. S. 
 craet, id. 
 
 CARTES, s. pi. The cartes, the game of cards, rather 
 pronounced as catris, S. Playing cards. Antiquary. 
 
 CARTIL, s. A cart-load, Ang ; perhaps contr. from 
 cart, and fill or full. 
 
 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. 
 
 CARTUW, s. A great cannon; a battering piece. 
 Spalding.— Tevit. kartouwe, id. 
 
 CART-PIECE, ^ A species of ordnance anciently used 
 in Scotland, apparently borne on a carriage or cart. 
 Spalding. 
 
 CARVE Y, Carvies, s. pi. Confections in which cara- 
 way seeds are enclosed, S. 
 
 CARUEL, Kervel, s. A kind of ship. Douglas.— Er. 
 caravelle, id. ; Teut. kareveel ; Hisp. caravela ; Isl. 
 Jcarf. 
 
 CARVY, Carvib, Carvet, s. Caraway, S. 
 
 CARWING PRIKIS. Supposed to be skewers. 
 
 CASAKENE, s. A kind of surtout.— Ital. casachin-o ; 
 O. Fr. casaquin, camisole, petite casaque a l' usage 
 des femmes ; Roquefort. 
 
 CASCEIS, s. Inventories. — L. B. cassus, is defined by 
 Du Cange, pars vestis major, qua corpus tegitur, 
 exceptis brachiis. 
 
 CASCHET, Cashet, »-. The facsimile of the king's 
 superscription. Acts Ja. FJ.— From Fr. cachet, a 
 seal. This term has the same signification with 
 caschet, S. 
 
 CASCHIELAWIS, s. pi. An instrument of torture. 
 V. Caspicaws. 
 
 CASE, Caise, s. Chance. Of case, by chance ; ac- 
 cidentally. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 CASEABLE, adj. Naturally belonging to a particular 
 situation or case. Baillie. 
 
 CASEMENTS, s. pi. The name given by carpenters in 
 S. to the kind of planes called by English tradesmen 
 hollows and rounds. 
 
 CASHHORNIE, s. 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 an- 
 tagonists, while the latter strain every nerve to pre- 
 vent this, Fife. 
 
 CASHIE, adj. 1. Luxuriant and succulent ; spoken 
 of vegetables and the shoots of trees, Upp. Clydes. 
 Dumfr, — Isl. koes, congeries ; whence kas-a, cumu- 
 lare; or, perhaps, rather allied to Isl, kask-ur, 
 strenuus, as radically the same with Hasky, rank, q. 
 V. 2. Transferred to animals 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, whether vegetable or animal, 
 which shoot up very rapidly and rankly, are destitute 
 of vigour. 4. Flaccid, slabby; applied to food. 
 Roxb. 
 
r 
 
 CAS 
 
 97 
 
 CAS 
 
 CASHIE, adj. 1. Talkative, Roxb. 2. Forward, ibid. 
 — ^This, I suspect, is originally tlie same with Calshie. 
 To CASHLE, Cashel, v. n. To squabble, Mearns. 
 CASHLE, s. A squabble ; a broil.— Su. Q. kaex-a, 
 
 rixari ; Teut. Tcass-en, stridere. 
 CASHMARIE3, .?. pi. Fish-carriers, or people who 
 drive fish from the sea through the villages. — Fr. 
 chasse-mar^e. 
 CASPIECAWS, Caspitaws, Caspie laws, s. pi. An 
 instrument of torture formerly used in S. Maclaurin's 
 Crim. Cases. — Perhaps from Teut. kausse, kousse, 
 (Fr. cJiausse,) a stocking, and lautv, tepidus, q. " the 
 warm hose." 
 To CASS, V. a. To make void ; to annul. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 Fr. cass-er, id. ; L. B. cass-are, irritum reddere. 
 CASS, s. 1. Chance ; accident, 0. E. id. Wallace. 
 2. Work ; business. Barbour. — Fr. cos, matter, 
 fact, deed. 
 CASSEDONE, s. Chalcedony, a precious stone.— L. B. 
 cassidon-ium, munha, species lapidis pretiosi ; Gall. 
 cassidoine. 
 CASSIE, Cazzie, s. 1. A sort of basket made of straw, 
 which may contain a boll of meal, S. B. Brand. It 
 is also written 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, 
 clsta ; Fr. casse ; Ital. cassa ; L. B. cassa, id. ; Su. G. 
 kasse, reticulum, in quo pisces portantur, &c. 
 CASSIN, part. pa. Defeated; routed. Bellenden. — 
 
 Fr. cass-er, to break ; to crush. 
 OAST, s. 1. A twist ; a contortion ; as, JTis neck has 
 gotten a cast, or, a xvrang cast, S. 2. Opportunity ; 
 chance, S. Old Mortality. 3. A turn ; an event of 
 any kind, S. Ross. 4. Lot ; fate. Hamilton. 5. 
 Aim ; object in view. Douglas. 6. Subtle contriv- 
 ance ; wile ; stratagem. Wyntown. 7. Facility in 
 performing any manual work, such especially as re- 
 quires ingenuity or expertness, S. Douglas. 8. Le- 
 gerdemain ; sleight-of-liand. Houlate. 9. The effect 
 of ingenuity, as manifested in literary works. Doug- 
 las. 10. A cast of one's hand, occasional aid, such 
 as is given to another by one passing by, in perform- 
 ing a work that exceeds one's strength. 11. 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. 1. A district ; a tract of country, S. 2. That 
 
 particular course in which one travels, S. Ross. 
 CAST, s. A cast of herrings, haddocks, oysters, &c., 
 four in number, S. — Su. G. kast-a, to cast, to throw. 
 Elt kast sill, quaternio halecura. 
 To CAST, V. a. To use ; to propose ; to bring forth. 
 "To cast essonyies," LL.S., to exhibit excuses. — 
 Su. Gr. kast-a, mittere. 
 To CAST, V. a. To eject from the stomach, S. B. Keest, 
 
 pret. Ross. To cast up, E. 
 To CAST, V. a. Applied to eggs. 1. To beat them up 
 for pudding, Ac, S. 2. To drop them for the pur- 
 pose of divination ; a common practice at Hallowe'en, 
 S. 
 To CAST, V. a. To give a coat of lime or plaster, S. ; 
 pret. Kest. — The v. is often used in this sense by it- 
 self. 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.— Al- 
 though used like E. swarm, as a v. »., it must have 
 
 been originally active, q. to send forth ; to throw oflfa 
 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 concern- 
 ing the entries and covers of hives," Maxwell's Bee- 
 ma<:ter. 
 To CAST a clod between persons, to widen the breach 
 
 between them, S. B. Ross. 
 To CAST a stone at one, to renounce all connexion with 
 
 one, S. 
 To CAST OUT, V. 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 discon- 
 tinue ; E. to throw up. Spalding.— Sw. kast-a up; 
 Dan. opkast-er, to throw up. 
 
 To CAST UP, V. n. 1. To occur ; to come in one's way 
 accidentally ; pret. coost up, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 This idiom has, perhaps, been 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, although presently out of the way. 
 It most generally denotes an accidental reappearance, 
 or the discovery of a thing when it is not immediately 
 sought for, S. 
 
 To CAST UP, V. n. The clouds are said to cast up, or 
 to be casting up, when they rise from the horizon, so 
 as to threaten rain, S. V. Upcasting. 
 
 To CAST Words, to quarrel, S. B. Wyntown.— Sn. G. 
 ordkasta, to quarrel. 
 
 To CAST, V. n. To clear ; used to denote the appear- 
 ance of the sky when day begins to break, S. B.— The 
 sky now casts, an' the birds begin to sing. 
 
 It's Castin' up. The sky is beginning to clear, after 
 rain, or very louring weather, S. 
 
 To CAST, V. n. To warp ; to shrivel, S.— "The larix 
 is liable to cast, as we call it, or to warp, after having 
 been 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 Schadow. 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 overboard, 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, v. a. To open suddenly, S. Spald- 
 ing. 
 
 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 Drauxiht Ewe, q. v. Roxb. 
 
 CAST-OUT, s. A quarrel, S. ; syn. Outcast. 
 
 7 
 
GAS 
 
 CAT 
 
 OASTLEMAN, «. A castellain ; the constable of a 
 castle. Balfour. — Lat. coitMan-us, custos castri, 
 Du Cange. Skene renders it Castellane ; in the 
 margent, "Keipar of the Kingis Castell." 
 
 CASTELWART, 4. The keeper of a castle. Wyntovm. 
 — From castle and ward. 
 
 CASTING OF THE HEART. A mode of divination 
 used in Orkn. — " They have a chai-m also whereby 
 they try if persons be in a decay or not, and if they 
 will die thereof, wliich they call Casting of the Heart." 
 Brandos Orkn. 
 
 CASTING HOIS. •• Ane pair of casting hois," Aberd. 
 Reg.—Tr. castaign, chestnut coloured. 
 
 CASTINGS, s. pi. Old clothes ; cast clothes ; the per- 
 quisite of a nurse or waiting-maid, S. Boss. 
 
 CASTOCK, Castack, Custoc, s. 1. The core or pith of 
 a stalk of colewort or cabbage ; often kail-kastock, S. 
 Journal Land. — 2. The stems or roots themselves. 
 
 •' There's cauld kail in Aberdeen, 
 An' c.i8tock£ iu Stra'bogie." 
 
 Belg. keest, medulla, cor. matrix arboris, the 
 
 pith. 
 CAT, $. 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, «. A handful of straw, with or without com upon 
 
 it, or of reaped grain, laid on the ground by the 
 
 reaper without being put into a sheaf, Roxb. Dumfr. 
 
 — Perhaps from the Belg. word katt-en, to throw, the 
 
 handful of corn being cast on the ground ; whence 
 
 kat a small anchor. 
 CAT, s. The name given to a bit of wood, a horn, or 
 
 any thing which is struck in place of a ball in certain 
 
 games. V. Hornie-holes. 
 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 Cat 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. — 
 
 Genn. kette, a chain, and band. 
 CAT-BEDS, «. pi. The name of a game played by young 
 
 people, Perths. 
 CATCHROGUE, s. Cleavers or goosegi-ass ; an herb 
 
 generally growing in hedges, and adhering to the 
 
 clothes of those who attempt to break through them, 
 
 S. Galium aparine, Linn, 
 CATCH-TIIE-LANG-TENS. Catch-the-ten, s. The 
 
 name of a game at cards ; Catch-honours, Ayrs. 
 CATCHY, adj. Disposed to take the advantage of 
 
 another, S. ; from the E. v. catch. 
 CATCHIE, adj. " Meriy," jocund ; Gl. Aberd.— Su. 
 
 G. kaete; Isl. kaeti, laetiua, kat-r, laetus, kiaete, 
 
 exhilaror. 
 CATCHIE, Catch-hammer, s. One of the smallest 
 
 hammers used by stone-masons, for pinning walls, 
 
 Ac, Roxb. — Teut. kaetse, ictus, percussio. 
 
 CATCLUKE, Catlukb, ». Trefoil ; an herb, S. Lotus 
 corniculatus, Linn. Douglas. — "Named from some 
 fanciful resemblance it has to a cat (cat's) or a bird's 
 foot ;" Rudd. Dan. katte-cloe, a cat's claw or clutch j 
 Sw. katt-klor, cat's claws. 
 
 To GATE, Cait, v. n. To desire the male or female ; a 
 term strictly applied to cats only. Colvil. — Su. G. 
 kaat, salax, lascivus, kaett-ias, lascivire. V. Caige, 
 Caigie. 
 
 To CATER, V. n. A term applied to a female cat, in 
 the same sense with Cate ; as, "TAe cat's caterin," 
 pron. q. caiterin, Fife.— Isl. katur, kater, laetus, 
 salax. V. Cate. 
 
 CATECHIS, s. A catechism. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 ♦ CATEGORY, s. Used to denote a list, or a class of 
 persons accused. Spalding. 
 
 CATER, s. Money, S. B. ; q. what is catered. Shir- 
 refs. 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 what- 
 ever pleased them, from those who were not able to 
 make resistance, S. Kaitrine, Kettrin. Stat. Bob. 
 II. — Ir. ceatharnach, a soldier ; ceatharb, a troop. 
 
 CAT-FISH, Sea-Cat, s. The Sea-wolf, S. Anarhicas 
 lupus, Linn. Sw. haf-kat, i. e., sea-cat. Sibbald. 
 
 CAT-GUT, s. Thread fucus, or Sea Laces, Fucus filum, 
 Linn. Orkn. Neill's Tour. 
 
 CAT-HARROW, s. ' ' They draw the Cat-Harrow ; that 
 is, they thwart one another," Loth. Ang. Lyndsay. 
 
 CATHEAD BAND. The name given by miners to a 
 coarse iron-stone, Lanarks, — Can this have a refer- 
 ence to S., Catband, as binding the different strata 
 together ? 
 
 CAT-HEATHER, s. A finer species of heath, low and 
 slender, growing more in separate upright stalks than 
 the common heath, and flowering only at the top, 
 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-THRO', s. A great disturbance. South of S. , Lanarks. 
 Antiquary. Gae-through, synon. From the «. Caw;, 
 to drive, and the prep, through, 
 
 CA'-THROW, s. A great disturbance ; a broil ; a tu- 
 mult, V. under Call, Ca', v. 
 
 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 guai-d this enclosure from the effects of 
 the fire. 
 
 CATINE, s. Unexplained. A chain, a row ? Polwart. 
 
 CAT r 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 ; the seventh stands at a cer- 
 tain 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 neighboui''s hole, 
 
CAT 
 
 99 
 
 CAV 
 
 and putting his stick in the hole which he has newly 
 seized. In making 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 in the 
 Hole, it is against the laws of the game to put the 
 ball into it. 
 
 CATYOGLE, s. " Strix Bubo, (Linn, syst.) Katyogle, 
 Great horned owl." Edmonstone's Zetl. V. Katogle. 
 
 To CATLILL, v. a. To thrust the finger forcibly under 
 the ear ; a barbarous mode of chastising, Dumfr. ; 
 syn. with Gull. 
 
 CATLILLS, s. pi. To gie onehis 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 leap. Hogg. 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. ' 
 
 C ATM AW, s. "To tumble the catmaw ;" to gc topsy- 
 turvy, to tumble, S. B. 
 
 CATOUR, s. A caterer ; a provider. Wallace. — 0. 
 Teut. kater, oeconomus. V. Katouris. 
 
 To CATRIBAT, v. n. To contend ; to quarrel, Roxb. 
 
 CATRICK, s. A supposed disease to which the roots 
 of the fingers are subject from handling cats too fre- 
 quently. — 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 per- 
 son the cat leaps over will become blind. The sup- 
 posed danger, in such circumstances, has been traced 
 to a laudable design to guard the bodies of the dead 
 from this carnivorous animal. V. Cattkr. 
 
 CATRIDGE, Catrous. Expl, "a diminutive person 
 fond of women," Strathmore. 
 
 CAT'S CARRIAGE. The same play that is otherwise 
 called the King's Cushion, q. v.. Loth. 
 
 CAT'S CRADLE, s. A plaything for children, made of 
 packthread on the fingers of one person, and trans- 
 ferred from them to those of another, S. 
 
 CATS-HAIR, s. 1. The down that covers unfledged 
 birds, Fife ; synon. Paddockhair. 2. The down on 
 the face of boys, before the beard grows, S. 3. Ap- 
 plied also to the thin hair that often grows on the 
 bodies of persons in bad health, S. 
 
 CAT-SILLER, s. The mica of mineralogists, S. ; the 
 katzen silber of the vulgar in Germany. — Teut. 
 katten-silver, amiantus, mica, vulgoargentumfelium ; 
 Kilian 
 
 CAT'S-LUG, s. The name given to the Auricula ursi, 
 Linn., Roxb. 
 
 CAT'S-STAIRS, s. A plaything for children, 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 sup- 
 port a grate, there being one on each side, Roxb. 
 Since the introduction 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, s. The flat top of the Cat-stane, 
 ibid. 
 
 CATSTEPS, s.pl. The projections of the stones in the 
 slanting part of a gable, Roxb. Corbie-steps synon. 
 
 CATS-TAILS, s. pi. Hare's-Tail-Rush, Eriophorum 
 vaginatum, Linn. Mearns. ; also called Canna-down, 
 Cat-Tails, Galloway. 
 
 CATTEN-CLOVER, Cat-in-clover, s. The Lotus, 
 South of S. Sw. katt-klor, cat's claws. V. Catsiller. 
 
 CATTER, Caterr, s. 1. Catarrh. Bellenden. 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, v. n. To wrangle ; at times im- 
 plying the idea of good humour, Tweedd. ; evidently 
 from the same oi'igin with the preceding. 
 
 CATTLE-RAIK, s. A common, or extensive pasture, 
 where cattle feed at large, S. — From cattle, and raik, 
 to range. V. Raie. 
 
 CATWITTIT, adj. Harebrained ; unsettled ; q. having 
 the wits of a cat, S. 
 
 CAVABURD, s. A thick fall of snow^ Shetl. 
 
 To CAUCIIT, V. a. To catch, to grasp. Douglas.— 
 Formed from the pret. of catch. 
 
 To CAVE, Keve, v. a. li 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 over, v. n. To fall over suddenly, S. Mel- 
 vilVs MS. 
 
 CAVE, s. 1. A stroke, a push, S. 2. A toss.— Isl. 
 akafr, cum impetu, vehementer. 
 
 To CAVE, V. a. 1. To separate grain from the broken 
 straw, after threshing, S. B. 2. To separate corn 
 from the chafi", S. A. — Teut. kav-en, eventilare 
 paleas ; or the v., both as signifying to toss and to 
 separate, may be viewed as the same with Isl. kaf-a, 
 volutare ; kafa i heya, to toss, ted, or cave hay. 
 
 CAVE, s. A deficiency in understanding, Aberd. — 
 Teut. kei/e, stultus, insanus. 
 
 CAVEE, s. a state of commotion, or perturbation of 
 mind, Aberd. ; perhaps q. Fr. cos vif, a matter that 
 gives or acquires activity ; like S. Paoie. 
 
 CAVEL, Cavill, s. A low fellow. 
 
 CAVEL, Cauil, Cafle, Kavel, Kevil, s. 1. Expl. 
 "a rod, a pole, a long stafi"." Chr. Kirk.—Hu. G. 
 kajle, pevtica, bacillus ; Germ, keule, a club. 2. A 
 lot, S. keul, S. A. Hence, "to castcavefs," to cast 
 lots. Cavel, id. North umb. Wallace. 3, By Rudd. 
 cavillis is not only translated lots, but "responses of 
 oracles." Douglas. 4. State appointed, allotment 
 in Providence, S. B. Ross. 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 
 com, especially where the custom of run-rig is re- 
 tained, Perths.— Su. G. Isl. kafle, which primarily 
 means a rod, is transferred to a lot in general ; Teut. 
 kavel, a lot, kavel-en, to cast lots. 
 
 To CAVELL, V. a. To divide by lot, S. B. Law Case. 
 
 Raveling and Deling, casting lots and dividing 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 western coast of S. ; pro- 
 bably from the v. Cave, to drive ; q. one which drives 
 a vessel forward in its course, or perhaps as including 
 the idea of tossing ; synon. Sawr. 
 
 To CAVIE, V. n. 1. To rear, or prance, as a horse, 
 Aberd. Mearns. 2. To toss the head, or to walk with 
 an airy and affected step, ibid. A diminutive from 
 Cave, Keve, v. 
 
 CAVIE, s. 1. A hencoop, S. J. Nicol. 2. In former 
 limes the lower part of the aumrie, or meat-pres.«. 
 
CAV 
 
 100 
 
 CAW 
 
 was thus denominated.— Teut. kevie, id., aviarium ; 
 
 GAVIN, t. A convent ; pron. like E. cave. That this 
 was anciently in'u.se, appears from the name still 
 given to a burial-place in Aberbrothick, the cavin kirk- 
 yard, i. «., the chua-hyard of the convent; pron. q. 
 Caivin—0. E. couent ; Palsgr. 
 OAVINOS. s. pi. The short, broken straw from which 
 the grain has been separated by means of the barn- 
 rake. Loth, V. Cavk, t>. 
 
 CAUIS, 6(1 p. ting. Falls suddenly over. Douglas. 
 V. Cavb over, v. 
 
 OAUITS, t. pi. Apparently, cat-calls.— From S. caw, 
 to call. Henrysone. 
 
 To CAUL, or Caitld, v. a. To caul the bank of <i river, 
 in to lay a bed of loose stones from the channel of the 
 river backwards, as far as may be necessary, for de- 
 fending the land against the inroads of the water, 
 S. A. 
 
 CAULD, Cacl, s. a dam-head, S. A. Lay Last 
 Minstrel.— Veut. kade, a small bank. 
 
 CAULD BARK, " To lie in the cauldbark," to be dead, 
 S. B. i2o««.— Perhaps a corr. of A. S. beorg, sepul- 
 chre ; q. cold grave. 
 
 CAULD-CASTEN-TO, adj. Lifeless; dull; insipid, 
 Aberd. ; pron, Caul-cassin-tee. — Metaph. taken from 
 the brewing of beer. If the wort be cauld casten to 
 the barm, ». «., 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 blaw at, " He 
 is engaged in work that promises no success," S. 
 Prov, 
 
 CAULD COMFORT. 1, Any unpleasant communica- 
 tion, especially when something of a different descrip- 
 tion has been expected, S. 2. Inhospitality, Roxb. 
 This generally includes the idea of poor entertain- 
 ment, 
 
 CAULUKAIL-HET-AGAIN, s. 1. Literally, broth 
 warm and served up the second day, S. 2. Sometimes 
 applied to a sennon preached a second time to the 
 same auditory, S. 3. Used as an adj. in denoting a 
 flat or insipid repetition in whatever way, S. The 
 Entail. 
 
 CAULDLIE, adv. Coldly, S. 
 
 CAULD-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of being 
 cold, 8. 
 
 CAULDNESS, s. Coldness, in regard to affection, S 
 KeitKs Hist. 
 
 CAULDRIFENESS, Coldrifeness, s. 1. Susceptibi 
 lity of cold ; chillness, S. 2. Coolness, want of 
 ardour, S, Baillie. 
 
 CAULD ROAST AND LITTLE SODDEN, A proverb 
 ial phrase for an ill-stored larder ; 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-Sked. Late peas ; opposed to 
 Hot seed, early peas. Agr. Surv. Roxb. 
 
 CAULD SHOUTHER. To show the cauld shouther, 
 to appear cold and resei-ved. South of S. Anti- 
 quary. 
 
 CAULD STEER. Sour milk and meal stirred together 
 in a cold state, S. B. This phrase in Roxb. is ap- 
 plied to cold water and meal mixed together. 
 
 CAULD STRAIK. A caut term for a dram of unmixed, 
 or what is called raw, spirituous liquor, Roxb. 
 
 CAULD-WIN', «, Little encouragement ; q. a cold 
 ■wind 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 horseshoe .sharp- 
 ened, &c. V. Cawkkr. 
 
 CAULMES. V. Calmes. 
 
 To CAUM, V. a. To whiten with Camstone, or pipe- 
 clay, S. V, Camstone. 
 
 CAUPB, 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 benevolence. 
 This was generally the best horse, ox, or cow the re- 
 tainer had in his possession. Acts Ja. IV. — Isl. 
 kaup denotes a gift ; Su. G. koep-a, dare. 
 
 CAUPONA, Expl. "a sailoi-'s cheer in heaving the 
 anchor." Complaynt S.—Fr. a un coup, at once, all 
 together. 
 
 CAURE, s. Calves ; the pi. of cauf, a calf. It is com- 
 monly used in the West of S, Pop. Ball. I am as- 
 sured that the word is the same in Norway. — A. S. 
 caelfru, id. 
 
 CAUSEY, Causat, s. A street, S. Douglas.— TavLt. 
 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 necessity 
 of skulking, or taking obscure alleys, S. Rutherford. 
 2. To Tak the Grown of the Causey, to appear with 
 pride and self-assurance. Baillie. 
 
 CAUSEYER, s. One who makes a causeway, S. 
 
 CAUSEY-CLOTHES, «. pi. Dress in which one may 
 appear in public, 3. Baillie. ^ 
 
 CAUSEY-FACED, adj. One who may appear 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- 
 webs, who neglects his er her work, and is too much 
 on the street, Aberd. 
 
 CAUTELE, s. Wile, stratagem. Acts Ja. FJ. —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 perform- 
 ance of facts ; or conditional, depending on certain 
 events. Spottiswoode's MS. vo. Cautio. This term V 
 has been borrowed from cautio, id., in the Roman \ 
 Law. 
 
 To Find Caution, to bring forward a sufficient surety, 
 S , ibid. 
 
 To Set Caution, to give security ; synon. with the pre- 
 ceding phrase. Spalding. 
 
 CAUTIONER, s. A surety.; a sponsor, S., a forensic 
 
 term. Acts Ja. V. 
 CAUTIONRY, s. Suretiship, S. Acts Cha. 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 re- 
 ports, 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. 
 To Caw a Nail to the Head. To drive anything to an 
 
 extremity, S. Ross. 
 To Caw on. To fix or fasten ; as, " To caw on a shoe," 
 to fix a shoe on the foot of a horse. 
 
CAW 
 
 101 
 
 CHA 
 
 To Caw out. To drive out. 1. To Caw the Cows out o' 
 a Kail-yard, S. "He has uae the sense to ca' the 
 cows out o' a kail-yard," an old proverb signifying 
 that degree of incapacity which unfits a man for the 
 easiest ofi&ces of life." Gl. Antiquary, iii. 359. 2. 
 ^'No worth the cawing out o' a kail-yard," a phrase 
 very commonly used to denote any thing that is of 
 no value, that is unworthy of any concern, or of the 
 slightest exertion in its behalf, S. 3. " J wadna caw 
 him out o' my kale-yard," a proverbial phrase con- 
 temptuously spoken of a very insignificant person, 
 of one of whom no account is made ; in allusion, as 
 would seem, to the driving of any destructive animal 
 out of a kitchen-garden. 
 
 To Caw Sheep. To stagger in walking ; a vulgar 
 phrase used of one who is. drunken, 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. Eoss. 
 
 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. Per- 
 haps a kind of secondary sense of Again-call, v. to 
 revoke. 
 
 CAWAESKYNNIS. " Lamskynnisandcatoar sfev^i'-^" 
 A herd. Reg. Apparently calf skins. — Su. G. kalfwar, 
 ca-lves. 
 
 CAWA WD, part. pa. Fatigued, wearied of any thing 
 lo disgust. Loth. — Perhaps an allusion to the fatigue 
 of cattle, when driven far, from Caw, to drive, and 
 Awa ; q. driven away. 
 
 CAWP, s. A calf, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CAWF-COUNTRY, Cawf-grund. V. Calf-cocntry, 
 
 CAWILL, s. A lot. V. Cavel, and to Coutch be 
 Cawill. 
 
 CAW YNG, s. The act of driving, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CAWK, s. Chalk, S. Caulk, A. Bor. Wallace.— 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 
 denote mental acrimony. Guy Mannering. G. 
 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. cowl. Clelland. 
 
 To CAWMER, V. a. To quiet, to calm, Upp. Clydes. ; 
 synon. with Chammer, q. v. 
 
 CAWMYS, .^. A mould. Acts Ja. V. V. Calmes. 
 
 CAZARD, s. Apparently, an emperor, or Caesar ; as 
 the latter is sometimes written Caser. Cliron. S. Poet. 
 
 CA ZZIE, s. A sort of sack or net made of straw, S. B. 
 — Sw. cassa, a fish net. V. Cassib. 
 
 CAZZIE-CHAIR, 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. Surv. Nairn and Moray. 
 Pron. like E. Sea. Thus it is evidently the same 
 with Say, Saye, q. v. 
 
 CEAN KINNE, a Gaelic designation, used to denote 
 the chief of a clan, Highlands of S. C pron. hard, 
 as k. Waverley. 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 resig- 
 nation ; a forensic term; Lat. ced-ere. Acts Ja. 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, v. a. To search. Douglas.— ¥t. 
 cherch-er ; Ital. cere-are, id. 
 
 CELATIOUNE, s. Concealment. Acts Mary. 
 
 CELDR, Celdre, s. A chalder, or sixteen bolls of 
 Scots measure. — L. B. celdra is used in the same 
 sense. 
 
 To CELE, V. a. To conceal, to keep secret. Balfour's 
 Frac. — Fr. cel-er ; Lat. eel-are. 
 
 CELICALL, adj. Heavenly ; celestial. Douglas. 
 
 CELT, s. 1. The longitudinal and grooved instrument 
 of mixed metal (bronze), often found in S. The Pirate. 
 2. Stone Celt, the name given to a stone hatchet, S. 
 
 CENCRASTUS, s. A serpent of a greenish colour, 
 having its speckled belly covered with spots re- 
 sembling millet-seeds, Watson's Coll. — Fr. cenchrite, 
 Lat. cenchrus, id. 
 
 CENSEMENT, s. Judgment. V. Senskment. 
 
 CERCIOUR, s. A searcher. " Cerciouris, vesiaris,'' 
 &c. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To CERSS, V. a. To search. Acts Ja. JV.—¥r. 
 cherch-er. 
 
 CERT. For cert, with a certainty ; beyond a doubt, 
 Fife.— Fr. d la certe, id. V. Certy. 
 
 CERTAINT, adj. Corr. from E. certain, the mode of 
 pronunciation in the northern counties of S. Spald- 
 ing. 
 
 CERTY, Certie, s. By my certy, a kind of oath 
 equivalent to troth, S. Saxon and Gael.— It is pro- 
 bable that Fr. certe had been anciently pronounced 
 cert&. 
 
 CERTIONAT, part. pa. Certified. A forensic term. 
 — L. B. certionrare, securujn reddere. 
 
 CESSIONAR, Gessioxare, s. The person to whom an 
 assignment of property is legally made ; syu. with 
 Assignay. Balfour. 
 
 CEST, Cessit, pret. Seized. Wallace. 
 
 CH. Words of Goth, origin, whether S. or E., be- 
 ginning with ch, sounded hard, are to be traced to 
 those in the Germ, or northern languages that have 
 k, and in A. S. cf which has the .same power with k. 
 
 CHACHAND, part. pr. Cliachand the gait, pursuing 
 his course. R. Coilyear.—O. Fr. chach-ier, to chase ; 
 to pursue. 
 
 To CHACK, V. n. To clack, to make a clinking noise, 
 S. Cleland. 
 
 To CHACK, V. a. 1. To cut or bruise any part of the 
 body by a sudden stroke ; as when the sash of a win- 
 dow falls on the fingers, S. 2. To job ; synon. Frob, 
 Stob, Dumfr. 3. To give pain in a moral sense, S. 
 4. To lay hold of anything quickly, so as to give it a 
 gash with the teeth, Ettr. For.— E. check ; Teut. kajck- 
 en, kek-en, increpare ; synon. S. B. Chat, q. v. 
 
 CHACK, Chatt, s. A slight repast, taken hastily, S. 
 Gait. — Q. a check for hunger. 
 
 Family-Chack, s. a family dinner, excluding the idea 
 of ceremonious preparation, S. Rob Roy. — It is also 
 pronounced check. 
 
 CHACK, Check, s. The Wheat-ear, a bird, Orkn. 
 Motacilla oenanthe, Linn. Barry. — Nearly the same 
 with the last part of its Germ, name, stein schwaker. 
 v. Stjne-Chacker. 
 
 To CHACK, V. n. To check, S. Heoce, 
 
 CHACK-REEL, Check-Reel, s. The common reel for 
 winding yarn. It is thus denominated, because it is 
 
OHA 
 
 102 
 
 CHA 
 
 ooQstnicted with a check ; or perhaps from its clack- 
 ing noise, when the quantity of yarn legally required 
 for • cut has been wound on it, S. 
 
 CUACK (In a road), «. A rut, the track of a wheel, 
 Loth. Hence, 
 
 CUACKIE, acfj. 1. Uncqutil ; as, a chackie road, a 
 road that is full of ruts, or has many ine<iualities in 
 it. Loth, 2. Applied to ground that has much gravel 
 in it, South of S. 
 
 CHACK-A-1'UDDINCf. s. A selfish fellow, who, either 
 in eating, or in wh;,tsoever other way, lays hold of 
 any thing that is good, Ettr. For.— Perhaps a con-, of 
 K. Jack-jnuiding. 
 
 CHAUKAUALLY, s. Apparently some kind of check- 
 ered or variegated cloth. Watson's Coll. 
 
 CUACKART, Chackik, s. The stone-chatter, a bird, 
 Buchan. Tarras't Foems. V. Stane-Chaker. 
 
 CHACKE-BLYND-MAN, s. Blindman's-buJ. Bp. 
 Forbes. Jockie-blind-man, Angus, id. 
 
 CHACKIE-MILL, *. The death-watch, Angus. V. 
 Dkdechack. 
 
 CUACKIT, part. adj. Chequered, S. Torras.— -Fr. 
 
 CHACKLOWRIE, s. Mashed cabbage, mixed with 
 barley-broth, Abeixl. 
 
 CHAD, s. Gravel, such small stones as form the bed 
 of a river, S. B. — Teut. kade, liius, ora. 
 
 CHADDY, adj. Gravelly ; as, chaddy ground, that 
 which chiefly consists of gravel, S. 
 
 7*0 CUA'FAUSE, v. n. " To suffer ;" Gl. Ross, Ang. 
 
 To CHAFF, V. n. To chatter, to be loquacious, Loth. 
 — Teut. keff-en, gannire, lati-are, q. to bark. 
 
 CHAFFER, s. The round-lipped whale, Shetl. "Del- 
 phinus Orca, (Linn. Sjst.,) 'Chaffer-whale, Grampus." 
 Edmonstone's Zetl., ii. 300. 
 
 To CHAFFLE, v. n. To chafifer or higgle ? Saint 
 Patrick. 
 
 CHAFFRIE, s. Refuse, Lanarks.— This seems formed 
 from E. chaffer, merchandize ; from A. S. ceap-an, 
 Alem. chauph-en, Moes. G. kaup-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. 
 Feblis to the Flay.Sn. G. kiaeft, kaeft ; Isl. ki'aft- 
 ur, the jaw-bone. A. Bor. chafts, chefts, id. Hence 
 also £. chops. 
 
 CHAFT-BLADE, s. The jaw-bone, S. 
 
 CHAFT-TALK, s. Talking, prattling, Aberd. ; from 
 chaft, and talk. Poems Buchan Dial. 
 
 CHAFT-TOOTH, s. A jaw-tooth, S. 
 
 CHAIP, s. Purchase ; bargain ; E. cheap. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 To CHAIPE, V. n. To escape. Wallace. To chape or 
 chaip still signifies to escape. Upp. Clydes. — Fr. 
 eschapp-er, Ital. scapp are, id. 
 
 CHAIPES, Chapis, «. pi. Price, rate, established 
 value of goods. Acts Ja. I. — A. S. xap, price ; from 
 ceap-an, to buy. 
 
 To CHAISTIFIE, v. a. To chastise. Bellenden. 
 
 To CHAK, V. a. To check. Wallace. 
 
 CHAK, s. The act of checking, stop. V. Char. 
 
 To CHAK, V. n. 1. To gnash, to snatch at an object 
 with the chops, as a dog does, S. Douglas. 2. It 
 expresses the sharp sound made by any iron sub- 
 stance, as the latch, or sncck, of a door, when enter- 
 ing into its socket; to click, S. 3. Tochakto, to shut 
 with a sharp sound. Bellenden 
 
 CUAKER, s. A chess-board. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CIIAKIL, ». The wrist. Watson's ColU V. Shackle- 
 Bank. 
 CHAKKIR, a. The Exchequer. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 
 Chekbr. 
 CHALANCE, Challancr, s. Challenge ; exception 
 
 used in a forensic sense. Act. Audit. 
 CIIALANDRIE, «. Probably, imitations of singing 
 
 birds. Buret. — Fr. calandre, a species of lark. 
 CHALDRICK, Chaldbr, s. The name given in the 
 
 Orkney Islands to the Seapie, Hoematopus ostralegus, 
 
 Linn. Statist, ^cc.— Isl. tialldur, id.. Pennant's 
 
 Zool. 
 CHALFER, s. Apparently, a chaffern. Inventories. 
 
 — Fr. eschauff-er, to chafe ; to heat. 
 CHALLENGE, s. Removal by death ; summons to 
 
 the other world; as, "He has gotten a hasty dial- 
 
 lenge," i. e., a sudden call, Aberd. 
 CHALLENGEABLE, adj. Liable to be called in 
 
 question. Acts Cha. I. 
 CHALMER, s. Chamber. Douglas. 
 CII ALMER 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. Chambradkesk. 
 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." 
 
 Chalmers' Mary. V. Chiel, Chield. 
 CHALMER-GLEW, s. "Chambering, secret wanton- 
 ness," Gl. Sibb. V. Glew. 
 CHALMERLANE, s. Chamberlain. Acts Ja. I. 
 CHALMERLANRIE, s. The office of a chamberlain ; 
 
 chamberlainship. Acts Ja. VI. 
 CHALMILLETT, s. The stuff called camlet, made of 
 
 silk and wool. Inventories.— In 0. E. chamlet, Fr. 
 
 camlot ; being originally made of the hairof the camel. 
 CHALOUS, Sir Gawan and Sir Gal. i. 11. V. Cholle. 
 CHAMBERERE, s. A chamberlain. King's Quair. 
 
 Fr. chambrier, id. Sw. kainerer. 
 CIIAMBRADEESE, s. 1. A parlour, a name still use<l 
 
 by some old people, Fife. Properly, Chamber of 
 
 dais. 2. Sometimes, the bed-room. — Fr. chambre au 
 
 dais, a chamber with a canopy. V. Deis. 
 CII AMLANRIE, s. The office of a chamberlain.— From 
 
 O. Fr. chamellan, a chamberlain. V. Chalmerlane. 
 CIIAMLOTHE, Cuamlet, s. Camelot, or camlet.— 
 
 From Fr. chavieau, a camel ; this cloth being 
 
 originally made of camel's hair. 
 To CHAMMER, v. a. To quash ; to silence ; to settle ; 
 
 as, " If I had heard him, I wad hae chammer'd his 
 
 talk till him," Roxb. — Teut. kommer-en, manus in— ^ 
 
 jicere, retinere ; arrestare ; kamer-en, in cella con- y 
 
 dere, q. to confine ; to restrain. 
 To CHAMP, V. a. To chop, to mash, to chew, S. 
 
 Cfiomp, Lancash., to cut things small. Godscroft. — 
 
 Germ. Belg. kapp-en, id. Or rather from Isl. kamp-a, 
 
 masticare. 
 CHAMP, s. A mire; as, "That's a perfect cAamp," 
 
 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, champ d'une tapisserie ; but the term, according 
 
 to its primary sense, denotes the area, or field, on 
 
 which the figures in tapestiy are raised. 
 CHAMPARTE, s. Field-rent ; that portion of the fruits 
 
 of the soil paid by a tenant to his lord. — Fr. champar, 
 
 or diampart, id. 
 CHAMPIES, s.pl. Mashed potatoes, Berwicka. 
 
CHA 
 
 103 
 
 CHA 
 
 CHx\MPIT, adj. Having raised figures, embossed, 
 diapered. Palice of Honour. — Taut, schamp-en, 
 radere, scalpere. 
 CHANCELLARIE, s. Chancery. Acts Ja. VI.— Yr. 
 chancelerie, id. Johnson conjectures that E. chancery, 
 has been, " probably, chancellery, then shortened." 
 CHANCELLOR of a Jury. The foreman of it, S- 
 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 To CHANCH, V. a. To change. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 CHANCY, adj. 1. Fortunate, happy, S. Douglas.— 
 ¥r. chanceaux, id. 2. Foreboding good fortune, S. 
 Any persoa or thing viewed as inauspicious, is said 
 to be no cliancy, S. This tei-m is veiy commonly 
 applied to one who is supposed to be conversant with 
 magical arts. 3. Safe in a literal sense ; but com- 
 monly used with the negative prefixed ; not chancy, 
 not safe, dangerous. Ross. 
 
 CHANDLER, Cbanlfr, s. A candlestick, S. Ramsay. 
 — Fr. cfiandelier, a branch for holding candles, used 
 obliquely. Grose mentions chaundler. 
 
 CHANDLER-CHAFTS, Chan'ler-Chafts, s. -pi. Lan- 
 tern-jaws ; thin cheek-blades, S. Skinner. 
 
 CHANG, a. Apparently, reiteration of one thing, 
 Aberd. Chirmin' chang. Skinner. — This word 
 seems to be used in a similar sense with Channerin ; 
 allied, perhaps, to Isl. kiaenk, avium vox ; crocitus, 
 q. "a croaking sound." V. Chirmb. 
 
 CHANGE, s. Custom; as denoting the practice of 
 buying from certain persons, S. Train's Mountain 
 Muxe. 
 
 CHANGE, Cbange-Housb, Chainge-House, s. A 
 small inn or alehouse, S. Smollett. 
 
 CHaNGE-KEEPER, s. Cue who keeps an alehouse, 
 or a petty inn, Perths. Lanark s. 
 
 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 
 I seated, he who has no seat stands in the middle, re- 
 i peating the words, " Change seats, change seats," &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 consequence of every one's endeavour- 
 ing to avoid the misfortune of being the unhappy 
 individual who is left without a seat. Rob Roy. 
 This game, although childish, is evidently meant to 
 ridicule the political scramble for places on occasions 
 of a change of government, or on the succession. 
 
 CHANLER-GKAFTED, adj. Lautem-jawed ; having 
 chops like a chandler or candlestick, S. B. Journ. 
 Lond. 
 
 CHANNEL, s. A gutter ; a kennel. Balfour'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. cAad.)— Perhaps 
 from channel, the bed of a river. V. Chinglb. 
 
 CHANNELLY, adj. Gravelly, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CHANNEL-STANE, s. The name given to the stone 
 used in the diversion of curling. Gall. — Perhaps 
 thus denominated, as they are generally such as are 
 taken from the bed of a river. 
 
 CHANNER, s. Gravel ; often Channers ; synon. with 
 Channel, Aberd. 
 
 To CHANNER, v. n. To fret, to be in a chiding hu- 
 mour, S. Minstrelsy Border. — Ir. cannr-an, to > 
 
 mutter or grumble ; Gael. id. cannran, contention, 
 
 grumbling. 
 CHANOS, adj. Gray ; hoary. Douglas.— Jj&t. canw. 
 
 V. Canois. 
 CHANRY-KIRK, Channery-Kirk, s. Corr. of Cha- 
 nonry, or Canonry kirk, i. c. Kirk of the Canons, S. 
 Spalding. 
 CHANTER, s. The flute-like tube of the bagpipe, on 
 which the tune is played, S. Lady of the Lake. — 
 Gael, cantair, chanter, (Shaw,) apparently a singer ; 
 primarily applied to the person ; hence, perhaps, to 
 the instrument. 
 CHANTERIS, s. pi. Laics endowed with ecclesiastical 
 
 benefices. Bannatyne Foem^. 
 CHANTY, Chantib, s. A chamber-pot ; an urinal ; a 
 
 cant term, Roxb., Ayrs., Fife, Aberd. Picken. 
 CHANTICLEER, s. A name given to the Dragonet, 
 Firth of Forth. — " Callionymus Lyra, Dragonet ; 
 Chanticleer, or Gowdie." NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 This name is also given to a cock, Scot, and Eng. 
 CHANTIE-BE AK, s. A prattling child ; a chatte»-box, 
 Roxb. — Apparently from Fr. chant-er, to warble, (E. 
 chant,) as expressive of cheerfulness, and bee, the bill 
 or beak. V. Bbik, s. 
 CHANTIN', adj. Loquacious, and at the same time 
 
 pert, Roxb. 
 CHAP, s. 1. A fellow, a contemptuous term ; some- 
 times chappie, or " little chap," S. Burns. 2. Like 
 chield, it is also applied to a female, S. B, Ross. — 
 Su. G. kaeps, keips, kaebs, homo .servilis conditionis. 
 To CHAP, V. a. 1. To strike with a hammer, or any 
 instrument of similar use, S. — Teut. kapp-en, inci- 
 dere ; 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, conscindere minutim. 
 To CHAP hands, to strike hands, especially in conclud- 
 ing a bargain, S. Ross. 
 To CHAP aff, to strike off.— Su. G. kapp-a, to ampu- 
 tate. 
 To CHAP. v.n. 1. To strike ; " the knock's chappin," 
 the clock strikes, S. Chiy Mannering. 2. To chap 
 at a door, to knock, to rap, S. Sir Egeir. 
 CHAP, Chaup, Chopfe, s. 1. A stroke of any kind ; a 
 blow, S. Burns. — Teut. kip, ictus ; Moes. G. kaupat- 
 jan, colaphos ingerere. Or perhaps Su. G. kaepp, 
 baculus, a stick. 2. A tap or rap, S. Minst. Bord. 
 Z, Boyd uses choppe in the same sense. 
 To CHAP, Chaup out, Chaups, v. a. 1. To fix upon 
 any person or thing by selection, S. Hence the 
 phrase, Chap ye, chuse ye. Ramsay. 2. Suddenly 
 to embi-ace a proposal made in order to a bargain ; to 
 hold one at the terms mentioned, S. — Belg. kipp-en, 
 to choose ; which seems only a secondary sense of the 
 V. in Teut, as signifying to lay hold of. 
 CHAP, s. The act of choosing ; Chap and choice, great 
 
 variety, S. B. Ross. 
 CHAP, s. A shop. Many. 
 To CHAP out, V. a. To call out by a tap on a pane of 
 
 the window, S. Blackw. 
 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. Shirrefs. 
 To Tak a Chappin, is a circumlocution commonly used 
 
 to express an attachment to intoxicating liquor, S. 
 CHAPIS, s. pi. Established prices and i-ates. V. 
 Chaipks. 
 
CHA 
 
 104 
 
 CHA 
 
 CHAPYT. V. Cbaipb. 
 
 CHAPLINa, a. The term used when, at an elecUon, 
 
 merchants or craftsmen lose Uicir individual votes, 
 
 and go with the majority of their guild or crafft— Su. 
 
 G. kaeppl-a, to gag, bacillo os obturarc ; from kaepp, 
 
 baculus. 
 CHAPMAN, «. A pedler, a hawker, S., a merchant, 
 
 O. E. Stat. Ace.— A. 8. uapman ; Sw. koepman, a 
 
 merchant. 
 CHAP-MILL, «. Clappers. 
 OHAPPAN, adj. "Tall of stature; clever." Gl. 
 
 Picken. Ayrs. also expl. "lusty," Ed. 1813.— This 
 
 must be merely a Scottish modification of the E. word 
 
 chopping, used in the first sense. 
 CHAPPED BY, pret. Apparently got out of the way, 
 
 Pittcottie. V. Chap yont. 
 CHAPPER, «. An instrument for bruising potatoes, 
 
 Ac, Aberd. 
 CUAPPIE, s. A litUe fellow, S. Gait. 
 CHAPPING-STICKS, s. Any instrument which one 
 
 uses for striking with, S. Kelly. 
 CUAPTERLY, adv. A presbyteiy is said to be chap- 
 
 tcrly met, or convened, when all the members are 
 
 present ; formerly written Chaptourly. — The term has 
 
 been transmitted from the times of popery ; from 
 
 chapter, chaptour, ' ' an assembly of the clergy of a 
 
 catliedral or collegiate church." 
 CHAR, 5. Carriages. Barbour.— Er. char, a wagon, 
 
 a car. 
 CHAR, «. A certain quantity of lead. Balf. Pract.— 
 
 It seems properly to signify a carMoad-f ul. V. Char, 
 
 «. Carriages. 
 To CHAR, V. a. 1. To stop. Douglas. 2. To char by, 
 
 to turn aside. Douglas. — A. S. cerr-an, to tui-n, to 
 
 turn from, divertere. 
 CHAR. On char, to a side. Douglas. — A. S. cerre, 
 
 turning, bending, winding. * 
 
 To CHAR. Chardoute. Perhaps, " muimur, distrust." 
 
 Barbour. — A. S. cear-ian, to complain, to mmmur. 
 CHARBUKILL, s. 1. A carbuncle. Douglas. 2. An 
 
 ulcer. Polwart.—¥r. escarboucle, carboucle, the 
 
 pestilent blotch or sore, termed a carbuncle. 
 CHARD, pret. V. Chier. 
 CHAR'D. Expl. " leaning place." 
 CHARE, s. A chariot. Douglas. — Fr. char, id. 
 CHARE, s. Care, charge. Ross.— Like E. charie, 
 
 from A . S. car, cura, or cearig, solicitus. 
 CHARGES, s. pi. Rents. Buik of Discipline.— "Er. 
 
 charge, pension, rente. 
 ToCHARK, v.n. 1. To make a grating noise, as the 
 
 teeth do when grinding any gritty substance ac- 
 cidentally mingled with one's food, Dumfr. Clarke, 
 
 q. V. synon. To be habitually complaining ; to be 
 
 constantly in a querulous humour, ibid. 
 CHARKAR, a. Meaning doubtful. 
 CHARKER, s. A cricket, Dumfr.— Probably from A. 
 
 8. cearc-ian, stridere, " to creake, to make a noise ; 
 
 to charke, or chirke," Somner. 
 CHARLEWAN, Charlewayne, s. The constellation 
 
 Ursa Major, also called the Plough, S. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. carleaswagn ; Su. G. karlwagn ; Ba,n.karlvogn. 
 CHARNAILL BANDIS, s. pi. Strong hinges used for 
 
 massy doors or gates, riveted, and often having a 
 
 plate, on each side of the gate, S. ; centre-hinges, E. 
 
 Wallace. — Fr. diarniere, a hinge, a turning-joint. 
 CUARNALE, s. Perhaps corr. from Fr. charniere, a 
 
 hinge, or turning-joint. Inventories. V. Charnaill 
 
 Bandis. 
 CHARRIS. V. Cdab, v. 
 
 CUARTER-HOUSS, s. The name given to the 
 monastery of the Carthusians. — Fr. chartreux. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 CHARTOUR, «. A place for holding writings. 
 
 CHARVE, adj. Great, Orkn. 
 
 CHAS, s. The game of chess. Inventories. 
 
 CHASBOL, CuESBOL, Cuesbowk, s. Poppy. C^m- 
 playnt S. Douglas. 
 
 CHASE, s. Brack a chase, perhaps begun a pursuit. 
 Knox. 
 
 CHASER, s. A ram that has only one testicle, Selkirks. 
 Hogg. 
 
 CHASS, *. Case, condition. Wallace. 
 
 To CHASTY, V. a. To chastise, to correct. Barbour. 
 — Fr. chasti-er, id. 
 
 To CHASTIFY, v. a. To make chaste.— Perhaps meant 
 as strictly signifying emasculare, like Fr. chastr-er. 
 However, L. B. castificare se, signifies, se castum 
 exhibere, servare, Du Cange. 
 
 To CHASTIZE, v. a. To abridge. — Evidently a 
 metaph. use of the E. v. 
 
 CHASUBYL, s. The same with Chesybil. 
 
 To CHAT, V. a. 1. To bruise slightly. 2. To chafe, 
 S. ; synon. chack. 
 
 CHAT THE, "Hang thyself;" Rudd. DoMf/Zos.— Ac- 
 cording to Sherrifs, Chat is ' ' sometimes a cant name 
 for the gallows," Gl. Aberd. 
 
 CHATON, Chatton, s. "The beazlU, collet, head, or 
 broadest part of a ring, &c., wherein the stone is set," 
 Cotgr., Fr. 
 
 To CHATTER, v. a. 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, v. n. To eat as a lamb, or a young 
 child ; to nibble ; to chew feebly, Ettr. For. — This 
 may be a dimin. from A. S. ceow-an, or Teut. kauu>- 
 en, kouw-en, id., mordere. 
 
 CHAUDMALLET, s. A blow; a beating, Aberd. 
 Evidently a relique of ChaudmelU, q. v. 
 
 CHAUDMELLtJ, s. A sudden broil or quarrel. Skene. 
 — Fr. Ckaude, hot, and meslee, melee, broil. 
 
 CHAUD-PEECE, s. Gonorrhoea. Pohvart.-Fr.chaude- 
 pisse, id. 
 
 CHAVELING, Shavelin, s. A tool especially em- 
 ployed by cartwrights and coachmakers, for smoothing 
 hollow or circular wood, S. Synon. S. with Spoke- 
 shave, Aberd. Reg.— A. S. scafa, a shaving instru- 
 ment ; Teut. schau^, dolabra, planula, from schauen, 
 to smooth with a plane. 
 
 CHAUFFRAY, s Merchandise.— C^ofiTare, id., Chau- 
 cer ; from A. S. ceapian, to buy ; also to sell. R. 
 Coilyear. 
 
 CHAUKS, s. A sluice, Roxb. ; syn. Flews. Perhaps 
 q. what chacks, i. e., checks or restrains the water, 
 when apt to overflow. 
 
 To CHAUM, V. n. To chew voraciously ; to eat up, 
 Ettr. For. — Isl. kiammi, maxilla, kiams-a, buccas 
 volutare, kiaint, motio maxillarum. 
 
 CIIAUVE, adj. 1. A term denoting that "colour 
 in black cattle when white hair is pretty equally 
 mixed with black hair." Surv. Nairn and Moray. 
 2. Also applied to " a swarthy person " when " pale," 
 ibid. — It is, undoubtedly, the same with Haw, Haave, 
 q. V. ; for Chauve is always pron. as if written with 
 the Gr. x- 
 
 To CHAW, V. a. 1. To chew, S., as in E. 2. To fret 
 or cut by attrition, Aberd. 
 
OHA 
 
 105 
 
 CHE 
 
 To CHAW, tJ. a. 1. To fret, to gnaw. Douglas. 2. To 
 provoke, to vex, S. — 0. Fr. chaloir, to put in pain ; 
 Fr. choiXd, "diriappointed, frustrated," Cotgr. 
 
 CHEAP O'T. A Scottish idiom commonly applied to 
 one who superabundantly deserves any affront or mis- 
 fortune he has met with ; q. cheap of it. 
 
 CHEARY, Cheerie, adj. Cheerful, S. Piche.n. 
 
 CHEATRIE, Cheatry, s. 1. Deceit; fraud, S. Foun- 
 tainhall. 2. The act of cheating ; fraud ; deceit in 
 mercantile dealings, play, or otherwise, S. 
 
 CHEATRIE, Cheatry, adj. 1. Fraudful ; deceitful ; 
 "a cheatrie 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," i. e., 
 false play will show itself sooner or later. — A. S. 
 ceatt, circumventio ; Su. G. kyt-a, mutare, 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 gal- 
 lows. Bob Roy. V. Widdie, 
 
 CHEATS, Chits, s. The sweet-bread. Chits and 
 nears, a common dish in S, t, c, kidneys and sweet- 
 breads. Watson's Coll. 
 
 CHECK, s. A bird. V. Chack. 
 
 CHECKS? AIL, s. A box on the ear ; a blow on the 
 cheek or chops ; q. cheekplay. — From Teut. spel, also 
 spiel, ludus. Cheekspool, Fife. 
 
 CHEDHER, s. Chedher Male, an unintelligible phrase 
 Chart. Sancti Andr. V. Chodreme. 
 
 CHEECKIE, Cheekie, Checkie, adj. Full of cunning, 
 Aberd. Tarras. — Teut. kecke, fallacia, dolus. 
 
 To CHEEK, V. a. " To flatter," Gl. Shirrefs, Aberd, 
 Teut. kaeck-en signifies to pilfer, suppilare, manticu- 
 lari ; or from the same origin with Cheeckie. 
 
 CHEEK of the Fire. The side of the fire, Koxb. Ingle 
 cheek, synon. 
 
 CHEEK-BLADE, s. 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. 
 kiammi, maxilla. 
 
 CHEERER, s. A glass of spirits mixed with warm 
 water and sugar ; a tumbler of toddy, South of S., 
 Ayrs. Guy Mannering. 
 
 CHEESE-HAKE, s. A frame for d)-ying cheeses when 
 newly made, S. V. Hake. 
 
 CHEESE-RACK, s. The same with Cheese-hake, S. 
 Fergiison. 
 
 CUEET, interj. 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 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 dwelling-place, 
 or manor-house. Acts Ja. VI. V. Chemys. 
 
 CHEIFTYME, s. Reign ; q. the time of one's being 
 chief, or sovereign. Coilyear. 
 
 To CHEIM, V. a. To divide equally ; especially in 
 cutting down the backbone of an animal, S. B. — Ap- 
 parently corr. from the E. v. chine, used in the same 
 sense, from chine, the backbone. Fr. eschin-er, id. 
 To CHEIP, Cuepe, v. n. 1. To peep, to chirp, as 
 young birds in the nest, S. Complaynt S. Cheepe, 
 O. E. 2. To squeak with a shrill and feeble voice, S. 
 Godscroft. 3. To mutter ; applied metaph. to man, 
 
 S. Bannatyne Poems. 4. To creak, S.— Isl. keyp-a, 
 vagire modo puerorum ; keipar, puerorum vagitus. 
 CHEIP, Cheep, s. A whisper ; the slighest hint or 
 inuendo, S. It admits of the same various signifi- 
 cations as the V. It is alao used, in a general sense, 
 to denote noise of any kind. " Idid not hear a cAeip," 
 i. e., there was not the least noise, S. 
 CHEIPER, s. The cricket, an insect ; denominated 
 from the noise it makes, Loth. When cheipers come 
 to a house, it betokens good luck, Roxb. 
 CHEIPER, s. The Bog Iris ; so called, because 
 
 children make a shrill noise with its leaves, Roxb. 
 CHEIPING, Cheeping, s. Shrill squeaking, S. 
 To CHEtPS, V. a. To buy or sell. Maitland Poems. 
 — A. S. ceap-an, emere, vendere ; whence E. cheapen. 
 To CHEIS, Cheiss, Ches, Chese. 1. To choose. For- 
 dun. 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, v. n. To chirp ; to chatter or warble ; 
 applied to the sounds emitted by small birds when 
 they sit upon their young, or feed them, Kinioss. 
 Perths. — It must be viewed as radically the same 
 with Teut. quedel-en, garrire, modulari. 
 CHEITRES, Dunbar, Maitland Poems, p. 48, read 
 
 chekis. 
 CHEK, s. 1. Cheek. Douglas. 2. Thepost of agate. 
 Douglas. The posts of a door are still called the 
 door-cheeks. 
 CHEKER, Checker, s. The exchequer. Stat. Rob. 
 
 III. 
 CHELIDERECT, s. A kind of serpent, £urel.—¥r. 
 
 chelydre ; Lat. chelydrus, id. 
 CHEMAGli. Wallace. Chemes hie, i. e., high dwell- 
 ing, seems the true reading. V. Chemys. 
 CHEMER, s. 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.— 0. Fr. 
 chefmez, chefmnis, the chief mansion-house on an 
 estate ; L. B. caput mansi. 
 CHENYIE, Cuenyjs, s. A chain. Hanged in a Cheynie, 
 
 hung in chains. Complaynt S. 
 CHENNONIS, s. pi. Canons belonging to a Cathedral. 
 
 Houlate, 
 To CHEPE, V. n. To chirp. V. Cheip. 
 CIIERITIE, Cherite, s. Meaning doubtful. 
 To CHERK, V. n. To emit a grating sound, South of 
 
 S. Hogg. 
 CHERRY of Tay. The name formerly given to a 
 species of sea-fish in the firth of Tay ; supposed to be 
 the Smelt, S. Spirting. 
 CHEgBOW, s. The poppy. V. Chasbol. ,. ,; -. ,, "cj 
 To CHESE, V. a. To choose. V. Cheis, ' ' ■ - 
 
 CHESYBIL, s. An ecclesiastical dress, 0. E. chesuble, 
 a short vestment without sleeves. Wyntovm.—L. B. 
 casubla ; Fr. casuble, id., a little cope. 
 CHESOP, s. An ecclesiastical dress. Abbrev. from 
 
 Chesybil, q. v. Inventories. 
 CHESS, s. The quarter, or any smaller division of an 
 apple, pear, &c., cut regularly into pieces. "The 
 chass of an orange," one of the divisions of it, Roxb. 
 — Fr. chasse, " that thing, or part of a thing, wherein 
 another is enchased," Cotg. 
 CHESS, s. 1. The frame of wood for a window ; 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. 
 
CHE 
 
 106 
 
 CHI 
 
 CHBSSABT, s. A cheese-Tat, S. 0. CheuiH, Chuwirt, 
 Fife. 
 
 CIIES8EL, «. A cheese-rat ; the same with Cheswell, 
 and Ckeuart, Nithsd. 
 
 CHESSFORD, Cukkskfoed, t. The mould in which 
 cheese is made, Roxb. Synoo, Chizzard, and Kai- 
 tart, S. B. 
 
 To CHESSOUN, v. a. To subject to blame, to accuse. 
 Pritstt of PMis.—'FT. achoisonn-er, id, 
 
 CHESSOUN, Chesownb, «. Blame; accusation; ex- 
 ception. Priests of Peblis.—YT. acAoison, accusation. 
 
 • CHEST, t. Frequently used for a coffin, S. Spalding. 
 To CHEST, V. a. To enclose in a coffin, S. V. Kisx, 
 
 «. and V. 
 
 CHESTER, t. 1. The name given to a circular forti- 
 fication in some parts of S. Statist. Ace. 2. The 
 designation of a number of places, such as farm-towns. 
 In the South of S., either by itself or in conjunction 
 with some other word, as liighchester, Bonchester. 
 Whitechester, Chesterhonse, ChesterhaAl, &c.— Lat. 
 eastra, adopted into A. S. in the form of ceaster, a 
 fort, a castle. 
 
 CHESTER BEAR. The name commonly given, in 
 Angus and Perths., to big, as distinguishing it from 
 Barley-bear, which denotes what is, in England, 
 strictly called barley. 
 
 CHESWELL, s. A cheese-vat. Kelly. 
 
 CHEVELRIE, s. Cavalry. V. Cuewalry. 
 
 CHEVERON, s. Armour for a horse's head. Sir 
 Gawan and Sir Gal.—L. B. chamfrenum, Du Gauge ; 
 Fr. ckanfrain, chanfrein. 
 
 CHEVIN, part. pa. Succeeded ; prospered ; achieved. 
 Maitland Poems. Fr. clievir, to obtain, also to make 
 an end. 
 
 CHEVISANCE, s. Procurement ; means of acquiring. 
 Acts Ja. I. 
 
 CHEVRON, s. A glove.— Originally, perhaps, a glove 
 made of kid leather ; from Fr. chevreau, a kid. 
 
 To CHEW, V. a. To stew, Lanarks. ; a corrupt pro- 
 vincialism. 
 
 ClIEWAL, adj. Distorted. V. Shkvel and Showl. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 CHEWALRY, «. 1. Men in arms, of whatever rank. 
 Barbour. 2. Cavalry. Bellenden. 3. Courage ; 
 prowess in arms, Barbour. — Fr. chevalerie, knight- 
 hood, transferred to armed men without distinction. 
 It also signifies prowess. 
 
 CHEWALROUS, adj. Brave, gallant. Barbour. — 
 0. Fr. chevaleureux, illustris, nobilis. 
 
 CHEWALRUSLY, adv. Bravely ; gallantly. Barbour. 
 
 To CHEWYS, V. a. To compass ; to achieve ; to ac- 
 complish. Barbour. 
 
 CHEWYSANCE, Cuewysans, s. Acquirement; pro- 
 vision ; means of sustenance. Wallace. 
 
 CHIAR, «. A chair. The vulgar pronunciation nearly 
 resembles this. Cheyr, S. Bellenden. 
 
 To CHICK, V. n. To make a clicking noise, as a watch 
 does, S. — Teut kiclc-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 vrV 
 ane anither,"S. Synon. Grit, Thrang, Pack, Freff, &c. 
 
 CHIEL, s. Used in the sense of child, Aberd. " Chiel, 
 child ; TFi' chiel, with child." Gl. Shirrefs.—Per- 
 haps the word in this form, has more affinity with 
 Su. G. kull, proles, than with A. S. did, infans. 
 
 CHIEL, Chield, s. 1. A servant. Chamber-chiel, a 
 servant who waits in a gentleman's chamber ; a valet. 
 
 Pitsoottie.— 8a. O. kuUt, a boy ; kulla, a girl ; kulle, 
 offspring. Or Child, q. v. corr. from O. E. ; pro- 
 nounced by the common people in E. Cheild or Cheeld. 
 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 indilTerently to a young man or woman, 
 S. B. Ross. 4. An appellation expressive of fond- 
 ness, S. B. Ross. 
 
 CIIIELor CIIARE. One that a person takes a particular 
 interest in, or to whom he acts as guardian, S. B. ; 
 t. c, "a child of his own, or a ward." Ross. V, 
 Charr, s. 2. 
 
 To CHIER, Chkir, v. a. To cut ; to wound. Chr. 
 Kirk. — A. S. scear-an, scer-an, tondere. Chard, 
 which occurs in the same stanza, seems to be the 
 pret. of the v. 
 
 CHIERE, s. Chair. King's Quair. 
 
 CIIIFFERS, s. pi. Cyphers.— Fr. chifres, id. 
 
 CHILD, Chyld, s. A servant ; a page. Wallace. In 
 0. 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 sovereign. 
 
 CHILDER, pi. 1. Children, S., Lancash. Wallace. 
 2. Retinue ; attendants, 3. Used to denominate 
 servants on shipboard, or common mariners in rela- 
 tion 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. Bar- 
 bour. 
 
 To CHIM, V. n. " To take by small portions ; to eat 
 nicely," Ettr. For. — By the usual change of Goth, k 
 into ch, this seems to originate from Isl. kei n-r, sapor. 
 
 CHYMES, s. A chief dwelling. V. Chemys. 
 
 CHIMLEY, Chisila, Chimney, Chimblay, s. 1. A 
 grate, S. Burrow Lawes. 2. A fire-place, S. 3, In 
 the proper sense of E. chimney, as denoting " the 
 turret raised for conveyance of the smoke," S. — Corn. 
 tschimbla, a chimney. 
 
 CHIMLA-LUG, s. The fire-.side, S. Burns. 
 
 CHIMLEY-BRACE, s. 1. The mantel-piece, S. 2. 
 The beam which supports the cat-and-clay chim- 
 neys in cottages ; pron. chumla-brace, Teviotd. 
 
 CHIMLEY-CHEEKS, «, pi. The stone pillars at the 
 side of a fire, S. 
 
 CHIMLEY-NEUCK, s. The chimney-comer, S. Old 
 Mortality. 
 
 CHYMOUR, 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. chamarre, a loose and light gown ; Ital. 
 ciamare ; Belg. samare. 
 
 CHYNA, s. A chain. Act. Audit. 
 
 CHINE, s. The end of a barrel, or that part of the 
 staves which project beyond the head, S. Acts Cha. 
 J. — Isl. kani, prominula 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, extremum dolii. 
 
 CniN'lILY, adj. Gravelly, S. Statistical Account. 
 
 CHINGLE, s. Gravel, S. ibid. V. Channel. 
 
 CHINK, s. A cant term for money, Galloway. De- 
 nominated from the sound made by silver. 
 
 CHINLIE, adj. Grxvelly, Moray. The same with 
 Channelly and Chinjlie. Shaw's Moray. 
 
CHI 
 
 107 
 
 CHO 
 
 CHINTIE-CHIN, «. A long chin ; a chin which pro- 
 jects, Perths. 
 
 To CHIP, Chyp, v. n. 1. A bird is said to \iQ chipping, 
 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 preparation necessary to the 
 flight of a person. Minst. Bord. 4. Transferred to a 
 woman who is in the early state of pregnancy, S. 6. It 
 is applied to ale when it begins to ferment in the work- 
 ing-vat, S. 0. — Belg. kipp-en, to hatch ; to disclose. 
 
 CHIPERIS, s. pi. Most probably, gins ; snares ; 
 allied, perhaps, to Teut. kip, decipulum, from kipp- 
 en, capere. 
 
 CIIIPPIE-BURDIE, s. A term used in a promise made 
 to a child, for the purpose of pacifying or pleasing it ; 
 ni gie you a chippie-burdie, JiOth,— Perhaps a child's 
 toy, called a ckeepy-burdie, from the noise made when 
 the air is forced out ; or a corr. of Fr. chapeau borde, 
 a cocked, or, perhaps, an embroidered hat. 
 
 CHYPPYNUTIE, s. A mischievous spirit. Palice of 
 Honour. V. Skrymmorie. 
 
 CHYRE, s. A ctiair. Inventories. 
 
 CHYRE, s. Cheer ; entertainment. Dunbar. 
 
 To CHIRK, JiRK, JiRG, Chork, v. n. 1. To make a 
 grating noise, S. Popular Ball. To chirk with the 
 teeth, also actively, 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. cearc-ian, crepitare, stridere, to 
 gnash, te creak ; Chaucer, to chirke. 
 
 CHIRK, s. The sound made by the teeth, or by any 
 hard body, when rubbed obliquely ag&inst another. 
 
 To CHIRL, V. n. 1. To chirp, Roxb. ; syn. Churl. 
 2. To emit a low, melancholy .sound, as birds do in 
 winter, «r 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, ceorr-ian, queri, murmurare. 4, To whistle 
 shrilly, Roxb. 
 
 CHIRL, s. The single emission of a low, melancholy 
 sound, Clydes. 
 
 CHIRLINGr, s. Such a sound continued, ib. 
 
 To CHIRL, V. n. To laugh immoderately, Dumfr. 
 Synon. to kink with lavxhin. — Perhaps in allusion to 
 the sound made by a moor-fowl, or partridge, when 
 raised. V. Churr, Churl. Ihre, rendering the 
 terin Knrra, murmurare, mentions Germ, kurrel-n, 
 as synon. 
 
 CHIRLE, s. The double-chin ; the wattles of a cock, 
 Renfr. V. Choler. 
 
 CHIRLIE, s, A small bit of anything, especially of 
 edibles, Lanark.— Allied, perhaps, te Teut. schier-en, 
 partiri. 
 
 CHIRLES, s. pi. Pieces of coal, of an intermediate 
 size between the largest and chows, which are the 
 smallest, except what is called culm, Fife. 
 
 CHIRM, s. Chirms of grass, the early shoots of grass, 
 Roxb. — This, it is supposed, has been corr. from E. 
 germ, or Pr. germe, id. 
 
 To CHIRM, V. a. To warble, S. Piclcen. 
 
 To CHIRME, V. n. 1. Used to denote the mournful 
 sound emitted by birds, especially when collected 
 together before a storm, S. Douglas. 2. To chii-p, 
 without necessarily implying the idea of a melancholy 
 note, S. Ferguson. 3. To be peevish ; to be habitually 
 complaining, S.— Belg. kerm-en, lamentari, quiritari ; 
 I.sl. jarmr, vox avium, garritus ; Dan. karmer, to 
 grieve or fret. 
 
 CHYRMB, s. 1. Note ; applied to birds. Douglas. 
 2. A single chirp. Train. 
 
 To CHIRPLE, V. n. To twitter as a swallow, S, B. A 
 dimin. from E. v. to chirp. 
 
 CHIRPLE, s. A twittering note, S. B. 
 
 To CHIRR, V. n. To chirp, Clydesd. — 0. E. chiire, 
 id. ; Germ, kirr-en, girr-en, to coo as a dove ; also 
 to emit a shrill sound. 
 
 To CHIRT, V. a. 1. To squeeze ; to press out, 8. 
 Douglas. 2. To act in a gripping manner ; also, to 
 squeeze or practise extortion, 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 i-,t stool, S. Picken. 
 
 To CHIRT in, v. n. To press in, S. 0. 
 
 To CHIRT, V. n. Expl. in Gl. to " confine laughter," 
 Galloway. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 CHIRURGINAR, s. Surgeon. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To CHISELL, Chizzel, v. a. To press in a cheese-vat, 
 S. 0. 
 
 CHIT, s. A small bit of bread, or of any kind of food, S. 
 
 To CHITTER, v. n. 1. To shiver; to tremble, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. To chatter. The teeth are said to 
 chitter, when they strike against each other, S. — Teut. 
 tsitter-en ; Germ, schutt-ern, to quiver. 
 
 To CHITTER, v. a. To warble ; to chatter, Galloway. 
 Davidson's Seasons. — Germ, zwitcher-n denotes the 
 chirping or chattering of birds. 
 
 CHITTER-LILLING, s. An opprobrious tenii. Dun- 
 bar. — Perhaps the same as E. chitterlin, the in- 
 testines. 
 
 To CHITTLE, Tchittle, v. a. To eat corn from the 
 ear, putting ofif the husks with the teeth, Dumfr. — 
 Isl. tutl-a, rostro quatere, vel avellere ; tutl, the act 
 of tearing or peeling. 
 
 To CHITTLE, v. n. To warble; to chatter, Dumfr. 
 Synon. Quhitter. R. Nith. Song. 
 
 CHIZZARD. V. Kaisart. 
 
 To CHIZZEL, V. a. To cheat ; to act deceitfully, S. B. 
 Chouse, E. — Belg. kweez l-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 suffocation. 
 
 CHOFFER, s, A chaffing-fish, S,— Fr. eschauff-er, to 
 chafe, eschavff-ure, a chafing. 
 
 CHOFFING-DISH, s. The same. 
 
 To CHOISE, Choyse, Choyce, v. a. 1. To choose ; 
 to elect, S. Blue Blanket. 2. To prefer, S. Max- 
 well's Bee-master. 
 
 CHOK-BAND, s. The small strip of leather by which 
 a bridle is fastened around the jaws of a horse, S. 
 
 CHOKKEIS, pronounced chouks, s. pi. The jaws ; 
 properly the gladular parts under the jaw-bones, 8. 
 Wallace. — Isl. kalke, kialke, maxilla, the jaws ; 
 kouk, gulla, faux, bruti. V. Chukis. 
 
 CHOL, Chow, s. The joleor jowl. Evergreen.— A. S. 
 ceole, faucis, ceolas, fauces, the jaws. Cheek for 
 chow, S., cheek byjole. Ramsay. 
 
 CHOLER, CnuLLER, Churl, s. 1. A double chin. 8. 
 Journal Lond. 2. Chollers, pi., the gills of a fish, 
 Upp. Clydes. Roxb. ; ChuUers, Dumfr. — Perhaps 
 from some supposed resemblance between the infla- 
 tion of the lungs and that of the double chin, es- 
 pecially under the influence of anger, 
 
 CHOLLE, s. Perhaps the chough. Sir Gawan andSir 
 Gal. 
 
CHO 
 
 108 
 
 ClIU 
 
 L 
 
 CIIOOP, Ciioup, ». The fruit of the wiUl briar, Rubus 
 major. Synon. Hip, Dumfr. Roxb. Ayrs. Perhaps 
 A. 8. heopt, hiope, id. 
 
 To CIIOOWOW, V. n. To grumble ; to grudge, Fife. 
 V. Chaw. 
 
 CUOOWOWIN', «. The actofgrumbling or grudging, id. 
 
 CHOP, CuoPE, CuoiP, «. A shop. This is the vulvar 
 pronunciation, generally, throughout S. V. Chap. 
 Pofms I6th Cent. 
 
 To CHORK. V. Chirk. 
 
 To CHORP, V. n. To emit a creaking sound, as shoes 
 with water in them, Loth. Synon. Jubob. 
 
 CHOSS, «. Choice. Barbour. 
 
 CHOUKS. V. Chokkeis. 
 
 CHOUSKIE, g. A knave. Shell.— Apparently 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 v. E. cliouse is, undoubtedly, a 
 cognate term, and, most probably, cozen. 
 
 CHOW, «. The jowl. V. Chol. 
 
 CHOW, «. 1. A wooden ball used in a game like 
 Shinty, played with clubs, Moray, Banffs. 2. The 
 game itself is hence denominated The Chmo. — Per- 
 haps from Dan. kolle ; Tout, kolti^, a bat or club ; or 
 from Isl. kug-a ; Dan. hue, cogere. 
 
 To CHOW, V. a. To chew, S. 
 
 CHOW, Chaw, s. 1. A mouthful of anything that one 
 chews, S. 2. Used, by way of eminence, for a quid 
 of tobacco, S. Ballad Muirland Willie. 
 
 CHOW'D MOUSE. A worn-out person ; one whose 
 appearance in the morning shows that he has spent 
 the night riotously. He is called "a chow'd mouse," or 
 said to " look like a chow'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,) v. n. 1. To 
 chowl one's chafts, to distort one's mouth, often for 
 the pui-pose 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 children, Fife. As regarding 
 Children, it always includes the idea that they have 
 no proper reason for their whining. 
 
 CUOWL, Chool, s. A cry of the kind described above, 
 a whine, ibid. 
 
 CHOWPIS, pres. v. Chops about. Douglas. 
 
 CHOWS, «. pi. A smaller kind of coal, much used in 
 forge-s, S.— Perhaps from Fr. chou, the general name 
 of coal.— ^tof. Ace. 
 
 To CHOWTLE, CnnTTLE, v.n. To chew feebly, as a 
 child or an old person docs, S. — Isl. jodla, inflrmiter 
 mandere. 
 
 CHRISTENMASS, s. Christmas, Aberd. 
 
 CHRISTIE, Cristie, s. 1. The abbreviation of Chris- 
 topher, when a man is referred to, S. 2. The abbre- 
 viation of Christian, if the name of a woman ; more 
 commonly pron. q. Kirsty, S. 
 
 CIIRYSTISMES3, «. Christmas. Wallace. 
 
 CURISTSWOORT, Cristmas Flower. Names former- 
 ly given in S. to Bleak Hellebore. 
 
 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 Taw, or 
 marbles, Dumfr. 
 
 CHUCKET, s. A name given to the Blackbii'd, Island 
 of Hoy, Orkney. Low's Faun, Oread. 
 
 CIIUCKIE, «. 1. A low or cant term of a hen, S. Guy 
 Mannering. 2. A chicken. — Belg. kuyktn, a chicken. 
 
 CHUCKIE-STANE, s. A small pebble, S. ; a quartz 
 crystal rounded by attrition on the beach. — This may 
 be from Teut. keyken, a small flint, parvus silex, 
 Kilian, But rather, I suspect, from the circumstance 
 of such stones being swallowed by domestic fowls. 
 
 CH UCKIE-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 
 gathered, and the falling pebble caught in its descent 
 in the same hand with them. 
 
 CHUCKLE-HEAD, s. A dolt, Aberd. 
 
 CHUCKLE-HEADED, adj. Doltish, ibid.— This is a 
 cant. B. word ; Grose's Class. Diet. Can it have any 
 affinity to Germ, kuyghel, kugel, globus, sphaera; as 
 we say Bullet-head t 
 
 CHUDREME, Cudreme, v. The designation of what 
 is called a stone-weight. — " The Chudreme," Mr. 
 Chalmers has justly observed, "is the Irish Cwl- 
 throm, the (ih) being quiescent, which signifies 
 weight- " So, Clach-ar-cudrim means, literally, a 
 stone-weight ; punt-ar-cudrim, a pound-weight. Mac- 
 donald's Gael. Vocab. 
 
 CHUF, s. Clown. Maitland Poems, Evidently the 
 same with Cufe, q. v. 
 
 CHUFFIE-CHEEKIT, adj. Having full and flaccid 
 cheeks, S. 
 
 CHUFFIE-CHEEKS, s. A ludicrous designation given 
 to a full-faced child, S. V. Chuffy, E. 
 
 To CHUG, V. n. To tug at an elastic substance, Upp. 
 Clydes.— Germ, zug, zuge, the act of drawing out; 
 from Alem. zeoh-an, Germ, zieh-en, trahere, attra- 
 here. 
 
 CHUK, s. Asellus marinus. Sibbald. 
 
 CHUKIS, s. pi. Apparently, a swelling of the jaws. 
 Gl. Complaynt. — A.S. ceacena swyle, faucium tumor. 
 
 CHUM, 9. Food ; provision for the belly, Clydes. Scaff, 
 synon, 
 
 CHUN, s. A term applied to the sprouts or germs of 
 barley, in the process of making malt ; also to the 
 shoots of potiitoes, when they begin to spring in the 
 heap, Galloway, Dumfr. 
 
 To CHUN, V. a, 1. 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, tts- 
 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 CHURM, V. 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. Appar- 
 ently the same with Chirme, sense 3. Gait. 
 
 CHURME, s. Used to denote a low, murmuring, and 
 mournful conversation, ibid. 
 
 To CHURR, Churl, Chirle, v. n. 1. To coo ; to 
 murmur. Sibb. writes cAtVZe, rendering it, "to chirp 
 like a sparrow," South of S. 2. Used to denote the 
 cackling noise made by the moorfowl when raised 
 from its seat, Dumfr. — Cimbr. kur, murmur ; A.S, 
 ceor-ian, murmurare, 
 
 CIETEZOUR. s. A citizen. Bellenden. 
 
 CYGONIE, s. The stork. Buret.— ¥i: cicogne, id. 
 
 CYLE, s. The foot, or lower part of a couple or rafter ; 
 synon. Spire, Roxb. — A.S. syl, syle, syll, basis, 
 fulcimentum ; Su. G. syll, fundamentum cujusvis rei. 
 
 CYMMING, CuMYEONE, CuMMiNG, s. 1. A lai-ge ob- 
 long 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 
 
CYN 
 
 109 
 
 CLA 
 
 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 cir- 
 cuit ; Fr. id. ; Lat. circuit-us. 
 
 CIRCULYE, adv. Circularly. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To CIRCUMJACK, v. 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 CIRGUMYENE. Circumveen, v. a. 1. To environ. 
 Bellenden. 2. To circumvent. Acts Ja. V, — Im- 
 mediately from Lat. circumven-ire, like Fr. circonven- 
 ir, which are used in both these senses. 
 
 CYSTEWS, s. pi. Cistercian monks.— Fr. Cistaws. 
 Wyntown. 
 
 CITEYAN, CiETETAN, ». A citizen.— Fr, citoyen. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 CITHARST, s. The harp. Houlate. 
 
 CITHERAPES, $. pi. The traces by which a plough 
 is drawn in Orkney; TJieets, thetes, synon. S. Agr. 
 Surv. Orkn. 
 
 CITHOLIS, s. A musical instrument. Houlate. — L. 
 B. citola; Fr. citole, an instrument with chords. 
 
 CITINER, CiTiNAR, s. A citizen. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CIVIS, s. pi. A misnomer for an old English penny. 
 Perils of Man. 
 
 CLAAICK, Clawick, s. 1. The state of having all the 
 corns on a farm reaped, but not inned, Aberd. Banff. 
 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 Car- 
 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, Olyack-Supper, g. The feast 
 given about thirty years ago, on the cutting down of 
 the corn on a farm ; now, that the entertainment is 
 deferred till the crop be inned, rather inaccurately 
 transferred to the feast of Harvest-home, ibid. 
 
 CLAAR, «. A large wooden vessel. Clan-Albin. — 
 Gael, clar, a board, trough, &c. 
 
 CLACHAN, Clauchanne, s. A small village, border- 
 ing on the Highlands, in which there is a paiish 
 church, S. Elsewhere, it is called the kirk-town. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — From Gael, clachan, "a circle ot 
 stones ; " as churches were erected in the same places 
 which, in times of heathenism, had been consecrated 
 to Druidieal worship 
 
 CLACH-COAL, s. The term formerly, if not still, given 
 in the district of Kyle, to Candic-coal ; called Par- 
 rot-coal in Canick and elsewhere. — If not from Gael. 
 clac, a stone, q. stone-coal, like Belg. steen-koolen ; 
 perhaps allied to Teut. klack-en, Lil. klak-a, 
 clangere, as referring to the noise in burning ; as it 
 seems, for the same reason, to be designed Parrot-coaL 
 
 To CLACHER, Clagher, v. n. To move onwards, or 
 get along with difficulty, and slowly, in a clumsy, 
 trailing, loose manner. Loth. 
 
 CLACHNACUIDIN, s. The stone of the tubs or euidies; 
 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 impertinent dis- 
 course." Gl. Shirrefs. Aberd. 
 
 CLACK, s. The clapper of a mill, S.— Teut. klack. 
 sonora percussio. 
 
 CLADACH, s. Talk. V. Cleitach. 
 
 CLAES, pL Clothes. V. Claith. 
 
 CLAFF, s. The cleft or part of a tree where the 
 branches separate, Galloway. — Su. G. klofwa, rup- 
 tura ; Isl. klof, fcemorum intercapedo ; ttomklyfw-a, 
 to cleave. 
 
 CLAFFIE, adj. Disordered ; as, claffic hair, dishev- 
 elled hair, Berwicks. Perhaps q. having one lock or 
 tuft separated from anothei. — Isl. hlyf, findo, diffindo, 
 klafin, fissus. 
 
 CLAFFIE, s. A slattern, ibid. 
 
 CLAG, Clagg, s. 1. An encumbrance, a burden lying 
 on property ; a forensic term. S. Dallas. 2. Charge ; 
 impeachment of character; fault, or imputation of 
 one, S. Ritson. — Teut. klaghe, accusatio; Dan. 
 klage, a complaint, a grievance. 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 cZa!7 o' dirt sticking to his shoe." — Isl. kleggi, 
 massa compacta alicujus rei, Haldorson. 
 
 To CLAG, V. a. To obstruct ; to cover with mud or 
 any thing adhesive, S. Wallace. Clog, E. "The 
 wheels are a' claggit wi' dirt." — Dan. klaeg, viscous, 
 glutinous, sticky ; Isl. kleggi, massa compacta. 
 
 CLAGG Y, adj. Unctuous ; adhesive ; bespotted with 
 mire. V. the v. 
 
 CLAGGIM, s. A preparation of treacle, sold to chil- 
 dren ; q. clag him. Aberd, 
 
 CLAGGINESS, s. Adhesiveness in moist or miry 
 substances, S. 
 
 CLAGGOCK, s. " A dirty wench," Gl. Sibb. A drag- 
 gletail. Lyndsay. 
 
 CLAHYNNHE, Clachin, s. Clan or tribe of people 
 living in the same district. Wyntown. — Gael. Jr. 
 clan, id.; Bloes. G. klahaim, children. 
 
 CLAYCHT, s. Cloth. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CLAYERS, Clyers, s. jyl. A di.sease in cows, similar 
 to Glanders in horses, Ro.\b. V. Clykrs. 
 
 CLAYIS, s. pi. Clothes, S. V. Claith. 
 
 To CLAIK, V. n. 1. To make a clucking noise, as a 
 hen does, especially when provoked, S. 2. To cry 
 incessantly, and impatiently, for any thing, S. 3. 
 To talk a great deal in a trivial way, S. ; to clctck, 
 E. 4. To tattle ; to report silly stories, S, — Isl. 
 klak-a, clango, avium vox propria, klack-a, to prattle; 
 Su. G. klaek, 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. Bellend/'n. — 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, V. a. To bedaub or dirty with any adhe- 
 sive substance, Aberd. " CtoiVctf, besmeared." Gl. 
 Shirrefs. 
 
 CLAIK, s. A quantity of any dirty, adhesive sub- 
 stance, ibid. 
 
 CLAIKIE, adj. Adhesive, sticky, dauby, id. 
 
 CLAIKRIE, s. Tattling; gossiping, S. 
 
 CLAYMORE, s. 1. Used for a two-handed sword. 2. 
 The common basket-hilted broad-sword worn by 
 Highlandei-s, S. This has long been the appropriate 
 signification. — Gael, claidamh mor, literally "the 
 
GLA 
 
 110 
 
 CLA 
 
 great sword." Claidamh is evidently the same word 
 with Ir. eloidkeav, C.B. kledhyv, Armor, kledh, id. 
 Uence, also, Fr. fflaiwi, and E. glave. Su. G. glaf- 
 %oen, anc. glaef, lancea, must be viewed as radically 
 the siune ; as well as Alem. ol''/, Olev, Teut. glavie,&c. 
 
 CLAIP, », The clapper of a mill. V. Clap. 
 
 To CLAIR, V. n. To search by raking-or scratching, 
 Berwick 8. To dair for, and to clair out, are used 
 synonymously, ibid. 
 
 CLAIR, adj. 1. Distinct; exact, S.B. Ross.— ¥t. clair, 
 evident, manifest; Lat. cJariw. 2. Ready, prepared, 
 S.B.; clar, Orkn.— Dan. klar, id. Pennecuik. 
 
 To CLAIR, V, a. To beat; to maltreat. Folwart. 
 CUaringt is used metaph. both for scolding and for 
 beating, Clydes. 
 
 CLAIRSHOE, t. A musical instrument, resembling 
 the harp, of which the strings are made of brass wire. 
 — It is this, perhaps, that is called the Clarche Pipe, 
 q. V. V. also Claresuaw. 
 
 CLAIRT, Clort, s. 1. A quantity of any dirty or de- 
 filing substance, Aberd. 2. Applied to a woman who 
 is habitually and extremely dirty, ibid. 3. Any 
 large, awkward, dirty thing, ibid. From Clart. 
 
 To CLAIRT, V. n. To be employed in any dirty work, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To CLAIRT, V. a. To lay on any smearing substance, 
 ibid. 
 
 CLAISE, Clothes. V. Claith. 
 
 CLAISTER, «. 1. Any sticky or adhesive composition, 
 Roxb. 2. A person bedaubed with mire, ibid. — Un- 
 doubtedly, from a common origin with Isl. klistr, 
 Dan. klister, gluten, lutum, Su. G. Mister, id. 
 
 To CLAISTER, v. a. To bedaub, ibid. 
 
 CLAITH, Clayth, s. Cloth, S. ; Westmorel. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun. Clais, claise, claes, S. pi., Westmorel.; 
 also, Cumb. — A.S. clath, cloth ; clatha, Isl., Su. G. 
 klaede, clothes. 
 
 CLAITH nor Waith. A proverbial expression, appar- 
 ently signifying neither cloth in the piece, nor cloth 
 made into garments. Philotus. V. Waith, s. 1. 
 
 CLAITHM AN, «, The old designation for a clothier or 
 woollen-draper. 
 
 To CLAIVER, V. n. To talk idly or foolishly. V. 
 Claver. 
 
 CLAM, adj. Mean ; low ; applied to any action which 
 is reckoned unworthy. This is a very comm.on 
 school term in Edinburgh. — 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. klam, 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. Mam, tenax, 
 et humidus. 
 
 CLAM, Clam-Shell, «. 1. A scallop-shell, S. Ostrea 
 opercularis, Linn. Sibbald. — Probably from 0. 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, v. n. To giope or grasp ineffectu- 
 ally, Ayrs. Gait. — This may be merely a provincial 
 variety of glaum, q. v. It may, however, be allied to 
 Isl. Memm-a, coarctare, compingere. 
 
 CLAMANCY, r. The urgency of any case arising from 
 necessity, S. 
 
 CLAMANT, €kdj. Having a powerful plea of necessity; 
 as, " This is a very clamant case, S. 2. Highly 
 aggravated, so as to call aloud for vengeance. 
 M^ Ward's Contendings. — Fr. clamant; Jjat. dam- 
 ans, crying out. 
 
 CLAMEHEWIT, Claw-me-hewit, s. 1. A stroke; a 
 drubbing, S. Ferguson. 2. A mi.sfortune, Ang. ; 
 q. claw my heved, or head, scratch my head, an 
 ironical expression. / ^ . 
 
 CLAMYNG, climbing. Aberd. Reg.. ^ '^?«^/ 
 
 CLAMJAMPHIRE, Clanjamfrie, s.> 1. A terin used 
 to denote low, worthless people, or those who are 
 viewed in this light, S. Guy Mannering. 2. Fre- 
 quently 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. Clamjamfry is used in Teviotd. 
 in the sense of trumpeiiy ; as, " Did you stop till the 
 roup was done?" "A' was sell'd but the clam- 
 jamfry." 4. Nonsensical talk. West of Fife.— C/an- 
 jamph is sometimes used in the same sense with 
 clanjamphrie, in the higher parts of Lanark s, as if 
 it were compounded of clan, and the v. to jamph, to 
 spend time idly, or jampher, q. "the clan of idlers." 
 The termination may be viewed as expressive of 
 abundance. V. Jampu, and Rie, Ry, termina- 
 tion. 
 
 To CLAMP, Clamper, v. n. 1. To make a noise with 
 the shoes in walking, S. 2.. To crowd things to- 
 gether, as pieces of wooden furniture, with a noise, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 CLAMP, *. A heavy footstep or tread. Ferguson. 
 
 To CLAMP up. Clamper, v. a. 1. To patch ; to make 
 or mend in a clumsy manner, S. Chron. S. Poet. 2. 
 Industriously to patch up accusations. — Germ. 
 klempern, metallum malleo tundere; klempener, one 
 who patches up toys for children. 
 
 CLAMPER, s. 1. A piece, properly of some metallic 
 substance, with which a vessel is mended ; also that 
 which is thus patclied up, S. 2. Used metaph. as to 
 arguments formerly answered. M. Bruce. 3, A 
 patched up handle for crimination. — Isl. Mampi, 
 fibula; Germ. /clemjjer-n signifies to beat metal; the 
 idea seems to be, " something to hammer at." 
 
 CLAMPET, s. A piece of iron worn on the fore-part 
 of the sole of a shoe, for fencing it, Roxb. — Teut. 
 Mampe. retinaculum ; or klompe, solea lignea. 
 
 CLAMPERS, s. pi. A sort of pincers used for castrat- 
 ing bulls and other quadrupeds, Roxb. Clams. 
 synon. " Clamps, andirons, Northumb.;" Gi"ose. — 
 Teut. Mampe, uncus, harpago. 
 
 CLAMP-KILL, 9. 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 em- 
 ployed for castrating horses, bulls, &c., Roxb. 3. 
 A vice, generally made of wood, used by artificers for 
 holding any thing fast, S. 4. The instrument, re- 
 sembling a forceps, employed in weighing gold. 
 Shirrefs. — Belg. klemm-en, arctare, to pinch ; Dan, 
 klemme-jern, a pair of nippers or pincers, from 
 klemm-er, to pinch ; Sw. klaemm-a, to pinch, to 
 squeeze. 
 
 CLANGLUMSHOUS, adj. Sulky, Lanarks ; q. be- 
 longing to the dan of those who glumsh or look sour. 
 V. Gldmsh. 
 
CLA 
 
 CLANK, s. A sharp blow that causes a noise, S. 
 
 Ramsay.— Tent, klanck, clangor. 
 To CLANK, V. a. 1. To give a shai-p stroke, S. Minst. 
 Bord. 2. To take a seat hastily, and rather noisily, 
 S. Tarras. 
 To CLANK down, v. a. To throw down with a shrill, 
 
 sharp noise. MelvilVs MS. 
 To CLANK down, v. n. To sit down in a hurried and 
 
 noisy way, S. Har'st Riff. 
 CLANK, s. A catch ; a hasty hold taken of any ob- 
 ject, S. Claught, synon. Ross. 
 CLANNISH, adj. Feeling the force of family or na- 
 tional ties, S. ; from dan. Heart of Mid-Loth. iv. , 32. 
 CLANNIT, Clanked, part. pa. Of or belonging to a 
 
 clan or tribe. Acts J a. VI. 
 CLANSMAN, s. One belonging to some particular 
 
 Highland clan, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 CLAF of a Mill, a piece of wood that makes a noise in 
 the time of grinding, S. Clapper, E. Burns.— T^iis. 
 klappe, Belg. kleppe, crotalum, crepitaculum. 
 CLAP AND Happer, the symbols of investiture in the 
 property of a mill, S. — " The symbols for land are 
 earth and stone, for mills clap and happer." Ersk 
 Inst. 
 To CLAP, V. a. 1. To press down. Clappit, part, pa., 
 applied to a horse or other animal that is much 
 shrunk in the flesh after being greatly fatigued ; as, 
 " he's sair clappit," — " his cheeks were clappit," i. e. 
 collapsed, as it is expressed by medical men, S. 2. 
 To clap down claise, to prepare linen clothes for 
 being mangled or ironed, S. 
 To CLAP, V. n. 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. Ccttie-clap. 
 To CLAP, V. n. To stop ; to halt ; to tarry ; as, clap 
 
 a gliff, step in, and stop for a little, Fife. 
 To CLAP THE Head. To commend ; conveying the 
 
 idea of flattery, S. Ramsay. 
 CLAP, s. A stroke. Dedis clap, the stroke of death. 
 
 Douglas. — Belg. klap, a slap ; a box on the ear. 
 CLAP, s. A moment; in a clap, instantaneously. 
 Baillie. — The idea is a clap of the hand ; for hand- 
 clap is used, S. B. 
 CLAP of the Hass. The vulgar designation for the 
 
 uvula, S. Syn. ru.p of the Hass. 
 CLAP, s. A flat instrument of iron, losambHng a box, 
 with a tongue and handle, used for making proclama- 
 tions through a town, instead of a drum or hand-bell, 
 S. Chron S. Poet. — Teut. klepp-en, 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. klapperman, 
 
 a watchman with a clapper. 
 CLAPPE, s. A stroke ; a discomfiture.— 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. Syn. Clap-mill, Mearns.— Teut. klapper- 
 en, crepitare. 
 CLAPPERS, s. pi. Holes intentionally made for rab- 
 bits to burrow in, either in an open warren, or with- 
 in an enclosure. — Fr. clapier, id. ; Su. G. Mapper, 
 lapides minuti et rotundi. 
 • To CLAPPERCLAW, v. n. To fight at arm's length, 
 to strike a blow as a spider at a fly, Aberd. I 
 
 111 
 
 CLA 
 
 CLAPPIT, adj. Used in the sense of flabby, Aberd. 
 
 V. Clap, v. a. 1. To press down. 
 CLAPSCHALL, s. Apparently corr. from knapskcUl, 
 
 a head-piece. 
 CLARCHE PIPE. Watson's Coll. 
 CLARE, adv. Wholly; entirely, S. Douglas. 
 CLAREMETHEN. According to the law of Clareme- 
 then, any person who claims stolen cattle or goods, 
 is required to appear at certain places particularly 
 appointed 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, s. Erudition. Priests Peblis.— 
 
 Fr. clergie, id., from Lat. dericus. 
 To CLARK, V. a. To act as a scribe or amanuensis, S. 
 
 V. Clerk. 
 To CLART, V. a. To dirty ; to foul ; to bedaub with 
 
 mire, S. Clort, Perths. 
 CLARTS, s. pi. Dirt ; mire ; any thing that defiles, S. 
 
 Hence, 
 CLART Y, adj. 1. Dirty ; nasty, S. Maitland Poems. 
 Clorty, Perths. Clairty, Aberd. 2. Clammy, dauby, 
 adhesive, Aberd. Clart, to spread or smear. Clarty, 
 smeared, A. Bor. 
 To CLASH, v.n. 1. To talk idly, S. Cldand. 2. To 
 tittle-tattle ; to tell tales, S. — Germ, klatschen, id., 
 Matcher ey, idle talk. 
 CLASH, s. 1. Tittle-tattle ; prattle, S. Satan's Invis. 
 World. 2. Vulgar fame ; the stoiy of the day, S. 
 Burns. 3. Something learned as if by rote, and re- 
 peated in a careless manner ; a mere paternoster, S. 
 Waverley. 
 To CLASH, V. a. 1. To pelt ; to throw dirt, S. Dun- 
 bar. 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. klets-en, resono ictu verberare ; Dan. klatsk- 
 er, to flap. 
 CLASH, s. 1. A quantity of any soft or moist sub- 
 stance thrown at an object, S. Gait. 2. A dash ; 
 the act of throwing a soft or moist body, S. 3. A 
 blow ; a stroke.— Genu. Match, id. 4. CLa^h o' weet, 
 any thing completely drenched with water, Ayrs. 
 Gait. 
 To CLASH, V. n. To emit a sound in striking. South 
 
 of S. — Germ, klatsch-en, cum sono ferire, Wachter. 
 CLASH, s. The sound caused by the fall of a body ; 
 properly a sharp sound, S. Clank, synon. Rob 
 Roy. 
 CLASH, s. 1. A heap of any heterogeneous sub- 
 stances, S. 2. A large quantity of any thing. — Isl. 
 klase, rudis nexura, quasi congelatio ; Dan. Mase, a 
 bunch, a cluster. 
 CLASH, Claisch, s. A cavity of considerable extent 
 
 in the acclivity of a hill, S. 
 To CLASH up, V. a. To cause one object to adhere to 
 another, by means of mortar, or otherwise. It gener- 
 ally implies the idea of projection on the part of the 
 object adhering, 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. Clish-ma-daver. 
 CLASH-MARKET, *. A tattler ; one who is much 
 given to gossiping ; q. one who keeps a market for 
 dashes. Loth. 
 CLASH-PIET, s. A tell-tale, Aberd. Apparently from 
 
CLA 
 
 112 
 
 CLA 
 
 the chattering propensity of the magpie, as for this 
 reason the Latins applied to it tlie epithet gar- 
 rulus. 
 
 CLASPS, s. 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, Claht, v. a. 1. To rake together dirt or 
 mire, S. 2. To rake together, in a general sense, S. 
 — Su. G. kladd, filth. 3. To scrape ; to scratch any 
 thing together. Burns. 4. To accumulate by grip- 
 ing, or by extortion, S, Trials M. Lindsay. 
 
 CLAT, Claut, s. 1. An instrument for raking to- 
 gether dirt or mire, S. 2. A hoe, as employed in the 
 labours of husbandry, S. 3. The act of raking to- 
 gether, 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. 
 
 CLATCII, s. A sudden grasp at any object, Fife; synon. 
 Claucht, S. 
 
 CLATCII, s. The noise caused by the fall of something 
 heavy, Ettr. For. — Teut. Mets, kletse, ictus resonans, 
 klets-en, resono ictu verberare. 
 
 To CLATCII, V. a. 1. To daub with lime, S.; JBTarle, 
 synon. 2. To close up with any adhesive substance. 
 Isl. kleose, kleste, lino, oblino. 
 
 CLATCII, s. Anything thrown for the purpose of daub- 
 ing. — Isl. klessa, any thing that bedaubs. 
 
 ToCLATCH, Sklatch, v. 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 su- 
 tura. 
 CLATCII, 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 clatch," Perths. Roxb. 
 
 4. U.sed also as a contemptuous personal designation, 
 especially referring to loquacity; as, "A claverin' 
 clatch," a loquacious, good-for-nothing pereon, Roxb. 
 
 CLATII, Claith, s. Cloth, S. V. Claith. 
 
 CLATS, s. pi. The layers of Cat a7id Clay, South of 
 
 S. — Allied perhaps to C. B. clawd, a thin board, a 
 
 patch ; or Isl. kletti, massa compacta. 
 To CLATT, t>. a. To bedaub ; to dirty, S. Clate, to 
 
 daub, A. Bor. 
 To CLATTER, v. a. 1. To prattle ; to act as a tell-tale, 
 
 5. Dunbar. 2. To be loquacious; to be talkative, 
 S. 3. To chat, to talk familiarly, S.— Teut. kletter-n, 
 concrepare. 
 
 CLATTER, s. 1. An idle or vague rumour, S. Hudson, 
 2. Idle talk ; frivolous loquacity, S. J. Nicol. 3. 
 Free and familiar conversation, S. Shirrefs. 4. Ill 
 clatter, uncivil language, Aberd. 
 
 CLATTER-BANE, i. "Your tongue gangs like the 
 datler-bane o' a goose's arse;" or "like the claik- 
 hane in a duke's [duck's] backside ; " spoken to peo- 
 ple that talk much and to little purpose. Kelly. S. 
 Prov. Both terms convey the same idea ; claik- 
 bane, q. clack-bane, being evidently allied to Teut. 
 klack-en, verberare resono ictu. 
 
 CLATTER-BANES. Two pieces of fcone or slate placed 
 between the first and second, or second and third 
 finger.s, wliich are made to produce a sharp or clatter- 
 ing noise, similar to that produced by castanets, 
 Teviotd. — Perhaps from the clattering sound ; or, 
 
 Immediately from Teut. klater, defined by Kilian, 
 Crotalum, Crepitaculum, sistrum. 
 CLATTERER, s. A tale-bearer. S. Lyndsay. 
 CLATTERMALLOCII, s. Meadow trefoil, Wigtonshire. 
 CLATTERN, s. A tattler ; a babbler, Loth. Ramsay. 
 CLATTIE, adj. 1. Nasty ; dirty, S. Claity, id., Cumb. 
 Z. Boyd. 2. Obscene, Clydes.— Su. G. kladd, sordes, 
 kladd-a sig ned, se vestesque suas inquinare ; Belg. 
 kladd-en, to daub, kladdig, dirty. 
 CLATTILIE, adv. 1. Nastily, in a dirty manner, S. 
 
 2. Obscenely, Clydes. 
 CLATTINESS, s. 1. Nastiness, S. 2. Obscenity, 
 Clydes.— Dan. kladd-er, to blot, to blur, to daub, 
 klad, a blot, a blur, kladderie, daubing ; Belg. klad- 
 degat, a nasty girl, a slut. 
 CLAUCUANNE, s. A village in which there is a 
 
 church. V. Clachan. 
 To CLAUCHER up, v. n. To use both hands and feet 
 
 in rising to stand or walk, Upp. Lanarks. 
 To CLAUCHER up, v. a. To snatch up; as, •'He 
 clau^herit up the siller ; " he snatched the money 
 with covetous eagerness : ibid. V. Claught, pret. 
 To CLAUCHER to or till, v. a. To move forwards to 
 seize an object of which the mind is more eagerly 
 desirous than is correspondent with the debilitated 
 state of the body, Lanarks. 
 To CLAUCHT, v. a. To lay hold of forcibly and sud- 
 denly ; formed from the preterite. Jacobite Relics. 
 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. Cleik, q. v. 
 CLAUCHT, Claught, s. A catch or seizure of any 
 
 thing in a sudden and forcible way, S. Ross. 
 CLAVER, Clahir, s. Clover, S. Douglas..— A. S. 
 claefer ; Belg. klaver, id., from A. S. deaf an, to 
 cleave, because of the remarkable division of the 
 leaves. 
 To CLAVER, V. a. 1. To talk idly, or in a nonsensi- 
 cal manner, S. Pron. claiver. Ramsay. 2. To chat; 
 to gossip, S. Morison. — Germ, klaffer, garrulus ; 
 Gael, cldbaire, a babbling fellow. 
 CLAVER, Claiver, s. 1. Frivolous talk ; prattle, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 2. A vague or idle report. The Pirate. 
 CLAVER, s. A person who talks foolishly, Roxb.; in 
 
 other counties Claverer. 
 CLAVERER, s. An idle talker, S. Rollock. 
 To CLAURT, V. a. To scrape, Dumfr. 
 CLAURT, s. What is thus scraped, ib. V. Clat. 
 CLAUSURE, s. An enclosure. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To CLAUT, Clawt, v. a. To rake together, Ac. V. 
 
 Clat, v. 
 CLAUTI-SCONE, s. 1. A species of coarse bread, 
 made of oatmeal and yeast, Kinross. 2. It is ap- 
 plied to a cake that is not much kneaded, but put to 
 the fire in a very wet state, Lanarks, — Teut. Icloet, 
 Moot, globus, massa 1 
 CLAUTS, Clatts, s. pi. Two short wooden handles, 
 in which iron teeth were fixed at right angles with 
 the handles ; used, before the introduction of ma- 
 chinery, by the country people, in tearing the wool 
 asunder, so as to fit it for being spun on the little 
 wheel, Roxb. E. Cards. 
 CLAW, s. A kind of iron spoon for scraping the bake- 
 board, Ang. — Teut. klauw-en, scalpere, klauwe, 
 rastrum. 
 * To CLAW, V. a. To scratch. This term is used in 
 various forms which seem peculiar to S. — "I'll gar 
 ye daw whar ye dinna youk." or "whar ye're no 
 
CLA 
 
 113 
 
 CLE 
 
 youkie ;" the language of threatening, equivalent to 
 " I will give you a beating," or "a blow," S. " Ye'U 
 no claw a tume Icyte ;" spoken to one who has eaten 
 a full meal, S. 
 
 To CLAW one's back. To promote one's interests. Ross. 
 
 To CLAW an auld man's pow. A vulgar phrase, sig- 
 nifying, to live to old age. It is often addressed 
 negatively to one who lives bard, Ye'll never claw, 
 Ac. S. Picken. 
 
 To CLAW off, V. a. To eat with rapidity and voracious- 
 ness, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 To CLAW up one's Mittens. V. Mittens. 
 
 To CLAY, Clay up, v. a. To stop a hole or chink by 
 any unctuous or viscous substance, S. Ferguson. 
 
 CLEADFU', adj. Handsome, in regard to dress, 
 Buchan. Tar r as. 
 
 CLEAN, s. The secundines of a cow, S.— A. S. claen, 
 mundus. Hence, 
 
 CLEANSING, s. The coming off of the secundines of 
 a cow, S. — A. S. claens-ian, mundare, purgare. 
 
 CLEAN-BREAST. To make a clean breast of. 1. To 
 make a full and ingenuous confession, S. St. Ronan. 
 2. To tell one's mind roundly, S. The Entail. 
 
 CLEAN-FUNG, adv. Cleverly. Shirr e/s.—lsl. foeng 
 is rendered, facuUatee. 
 
 * CLEAR, adj. 1. Certain ; assured ; confident; posi- 
 tive, Aberd. ; clair synon., Ang. 2. Determined, 
 decided, resolute, Aberd. 
 
 CLEAR, adv. Certainly ; used in affirmation, ibid. 
 
 CLEAR-LOWING, adj. Brightly burning, S. Lights 
 and Shadows. V. Low. 
 
 CLEARY, s. Apparently, sharp or shrill sound. Ja- 
 cobite Relics. 
 
 CLEARINGS, e. pi. A beating. V. under Clair, v. 
 
 CLEAVING, s. The division in the human body from 
 the OS ptibis downwards, S. Ramsay.— Isl. klof, fe- 
 morum intercapedo. V. Clof. 
 
 To CLECK, V. a. To hatch. V. Clek. 
 
 CLECKER, s. A hatcher, S. V. Clsk. 
 
 CLECKIN, s. 1. A brood of chickens, S. 2. Metaph. 
 a family of children, S. 
 
 CLECKINBORD, Cleckenbrod, s. A board for strik- 
 ing with at hand-ball, Loth. Bawbrod, i. e., ball- 
 board, synon. — Isl. klecke, leviter verbero. 
 
 CLECKIN-TIME, s. 1 . Properly, the time of hatching, 
 as applied to bi^ds, S. 2. The time of birth, as trans- 
 ferred to man, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 CLECKIN STANE, s. Any stone that separates into 
 small parts by exposure to the atmosphere, Roxb.— 
 Germ, kl-eck-en, agere rimas, biare. 
 
 CLED SCORE. A phrase signifying twenty-one in 
 
 number, S. Stat. Ace. Q. clothed with one in addition. 
 
 To CLEED, Cleith, 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 died bow, the measure of a boll heaped, 
 
 Roxb. V. Cled Score. 
 
 CLED with a husband, married ; a forensic phrase. 
 
 Cled with a richt, legally possessing a title, vested 
 
 with it. Balf. Fract.—lsh Su. G. klaed-a ; Germ. 
 
 kleidren ; Belg. kleed-en ; Dan. klaed-er, to clothe. 
 
 CLEED, Ci.KAD, .s. Dress, Buchan. Tarras. "V. 
 
 Cleeding. 
 CLEEDING, Cleading, s. 1. Clothing ; apparel, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. A complete suit of clothes, Clydes.— 
 Germ, kleidung, id. 
 CLEEKY, s. A cant term for a staff or stick, crooked 
 at the top, Loth. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 CLEEPIE, Cleept, ». 1. A severe blow ; properly in- 
 cluding the idea of the contusion caused by such a 
 blow, or by a fall, Tweedd., Ang. 2. A stroke on the 
 head, Orkn. — Isl. klyp-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 pro- 
 nounced gleg, S. B. ; cleg, Clydes., A. Bor., id. Hud- 
 son. — Dan. klaeg, id., tabanus. 
 CLEG-STUNG, adj. Stung by the gad-fly, S. 
 CLEIDACH, s. Talk. V. Cleitach. 
 CLEIK, adj. Lively ; agile ; fleet. Loth. V. Cleuch, adj. 
 To CLEIK, Clek, Cleek, v. a. 1. To catch as by a 
 hook, S. Ramsay. 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. Peb- 
 lis to the Play.— Isl. hleik-ia, to bind with chains. 
 To click up, to snatch up. 
 CLEIK, Clek, s. 1. An iron hook. Acts Ja. I. 2. 
 A hold of any object, S. 3. The arm, metaph. used. 
 A. J\icol. — Is\. kldkr, ansa clitellarum, hleck-r, an 
 iron chain. 
 CLEIKY, adj. Ready to take the advantage ; in- 
 clined to circumvent, S. Rem. Nithsdale Song. 
 CLEIK-IN-THE-BACK, s. The lumbago or rheuma- 
 tism, Teviotd. ; q. what takes hold of one as a hook 
 does. 
 To CLEIK THE CUNYIE. A vulgar phrase, signify- 
 ing, to lay hold on the money, S. Waverley. 
 CLEIKS, s. pi. A cramp in the legs, to which horses 
 
 are subject. Montgomerie. 
 CLEYNG. Perhaps a dark substance. Sir Gawan 
 
 and Sir Gal. 
 To CLEISH, V. a. To whip, Roxb. ; synon. Skelp. 
 Clash, Fife, Loth. — Hence, it is supposed, the ficti- 
 tious name of the author of the Tales of my Land- 
 lord, Jedidiah Cleishhoth&m, q. flog-bottom. — Teut. 
 hlets-en, resono ictu verberare. 
 CLEISH, s. A lash from a whip, ibid. 
 CLEIT, s. A cot-house ; Aberd. iJei?.— Gael, death, a 
 
 wattled work ; cleite, a penthouse. 
 To CLEITACH, Clytach, Clydich, (gutt.) v. n. 1. 
 To talk in a strange language ; particulaily applied 
 to people discoursing in Gaelic, Aberd. 2. To talk 
 inarticulately, to chatter ; applied to the indistinct 
 jargon 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 applied to the Gaelic language." 
 Gl. Shirrefs. — This word is undoubtedly Gothic ; Isl. 
 klida conveys an idea perfectly analogous. 
 CLEITCH, Cleite, s. A hard or heavy fall, Ettr. For. ; 
 
 synon. Cloit.—Fov etymon see Clatch, g. 
 To CLEK, Cleke, v. a. 1. To hatch ; to produce 
 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 
 puUos. 
 CLEKANE-WITTIT, adj. Apparently, feeble-minded ; 
 childish ; having no more wit than a chicken when 
 clecket, or hatched. — Isl. klok-r, however, signifies 
 mollis, infirmus. 
 CLEKET, s. The tricker of an engine. Barlotir.—^ 
 clicket, the knocker of a door ; Fr. cliquet, id. 
 
 8 
 
CLE 
 
 114 
 
 CLI 
 
 CLEM, adj. 1. Mean ; low ; scurvy ; as, a clem man ; 
 a paltry fellow, Loth. 2. Not trustworthy ; unprin- 
 cipled, lloxb. 3. Used by the High School boys of 
 lldinburgh in the sense of curious, singular ; a clem 
 fdlov) ; a queer fish. — Isl. kleima, macula ; kleim-a, 
 maculare ; q. having a character that lies under a 
 stain. V. Clam. 
 
 To CLEM, V. a. 1. To stop a hole by compressing, S. 
 2. To stop a hole by means of lime, clay, &c. ; also 
 to dem up, S. — A. S. cleam-ian, id. 
 
 CLEMEL, Clemmel, 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, V. n. To limp ; the same with Clinch. 
 Meston's Poems. 
 
 CLENCIIIE-FIT, s. A club-foot, Meams. 
 
 CLENGAR, s. One employed to use means for the re- 
 covery of those affected with the plague. Ahtrd. 
 Reg. 
 
 To CLENGE, v. a. 1. Literally, to cleanse. Aberd. 
 Reg. 2. Legally to exculpate ; to produce proof of 
 innocence ; a forensic teim corr. from the E. v. to 
 cleanse. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To CLEP, Clepe, v. a. To call ; to name. Wallace. 
 — A. S. cleop-an, clyp-ian, vocare. 
 
 CLEP, s. A more solemn form of citation, used espe- 
 cially in criminal cases. Skene. 
 
 To CLEP, V. n. 1. To act the tell-tale, S. Ramsay. 
 2. To chatter, to prattle ; especially as implying the 
 idea of pertness, S. — Belg. klapp-en, to tattle, to 
 betray. This term, however, seems to have been 
 of general use, as common to Gotlis and Celts. For 
 C. B. clep-ian, signifies to babble, and clepai, also 
 clejnwr, a talkative gossip, a babbler. Owen. 
 
 CLEP, s. Tattle ; pert loquacity, S.— Belg. ydele klap, 
 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. klappeye, garrula, lingulaca, 
 mulier dicax. Kilian. 
 
 CLERGY. V. Clargie. 
 
 To CLERK, Clark , v. n. To act as a clerk or amanu- 
 ensis to another, S. 2. To compose, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 CLERK-PLAYIS, s. pi. Properly, those theatrical 
 representations the subjects of which were borrowed 
 from Scripture. Calderwood. 
 
 CLET, Clett, s. a rock or cliff in the sea, broken off 
 from the adjoining rocks on the shore, Caith. 
 Brand's Orkn. and Zetl. — Isl. klett-ur, rupes man 
 immiens. 
 
 CLEUCH, Cleugh (gutt.), s. 1. A precipice ; a rug- 
 ged ascent, S. B. Heuch, synon. Wallace. — Ir. 
 cloiche, a rock. 2. A strait hollow between precipi- 
 tous banks, or a hollow descent on the side of a hill, 
 S. Evergreen. — A.S. dough, rima quaedam vel fis- 
 sura ad mentis clivum vel declivum. 
 
 CLEUCH, adj. 1. Clever ; dexterous ; light-fingered, 
 S. B. 2. Niggardly and severe in dealing, S. B. — Isl. 
 klok-r, callidus, vafer ; Germ, klug, id. 
 
 CLEUCK, Cluke, Cluik, Clook, s. 1. A claw or talon ; 
 Lyndsay ; pincers of a crab, Meams. 2. Often used 
 in the pi. as synon. with E. chdches. Scots Presb. 
 Eloq. 3. Used figuratively lor the hand. Hence 
 cair-cleuck, the left hand, S.B. J/orwon.— Perhaps 
 a dimin. from Su. G. klo, Teut. klauwe, a claw or 
 talon. 
 
 To CLEUCK, Cledk, r. a. 1. Properly, to seize, or 
 
 1 to scratch with the claws ; as, " The cat'll clewk ye, 
 , an' ye dinna take care," Ab«i-d. 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, kleve, A. S. 
 dif, clivus. 
 
 To CLEVER, V. n. To climb ; to scramble. A. Bor. 
 Id. King's Quair. — Teut. klaver-en, klever-en, sur- 
 sum reptare unguibus fixis ; Isl. klifr-a, id. 
 
 CLEVERUS, adj. Clever. V. Cleuch. 
 
 CLEVIS, Leg. clevir, i. e., clover. Maitland Poems. 
 
 CLEVKKIS, s.pl. Cloaks, mantles. 
 
 * CLEW, s. A ball of thread. Winding the blue clue, . 
 I one of the rites used at Hallow-mas, in order to ob- 
 I tain 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, towards the latter end. something 
 will hold the thread; demand, Wha haudst i.e., 
 who holds ? and an answer will be returned from the 
 kiln-pot, by naming the Christian [name] and sur- 
 name of your future spouse." Bums. 
 
 To CLEW, V. n. To cleave ; to fasten. Wyntown. — 
 Teut. klev-en, id. 
 
 CLEWIS, s.pi. Claws; talons. Douglas. V. Cleuck. 
 
 CLIBBER, Clubber, s. A wooden saddle ; a pack- 
 saddle, Caithn. Orkn. Statist. Ace. — Isl. klifberi, 
 clitellae, from klif, fascis, sarcina, and beri, porta- 
 tor, bearer. 
 
 CLICHEN, Cleighin, {gutt.) s. ^Something, compara- 
 tively speaking, very light, Teviotd. — This seems to 
 be merely Teut. kleye, klije, Su. G. kli, furfur, palea, 
 bran, chaff. 
 
 CLICK-CLACK, s. Uninterrupted loquacity, S. From 
 E. click and clack, both expressive of a shai-p suc- 
 cessive noise ; or Teut. klick-en, crepitare, klack-cn, 
 verberare resono ictu. 
 
 To CLYDIGH, v. n. To talk inarticulately, to chatter. 
 V. Cleitach. 
 
 CLIDYOCH, Clydyoch, s. The gravel-bed of a river, 
 Dumfr. — Celt, cleddiwig, a stone 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. Surv. Dumfr, V, Clyre. 
 
 CLYFT, Cliftb, s. This term, the same with E. 
 cleft, may be used as equivalent to thickness. Acts 
 Ja. III. 
 
 CLIFT, s. The place where the limbs separate from 
 the body, Aberd. ; Cleaving, synon.— From A. S. 
 cleofed, cleafed, cleft, the part. pa. of cleof-ian, 
 findere. ^'Ilka stap was to my clift." 
 
 CLIFT, s. A spot of ground, S. — A.S. cWf-an, to 
 cleave, because parted from the rest. 
 
 CLIFTY, adj. Clever, fleet; applied to a horse of 
 alight make that has good action, Selkirks. — Prob- 
 ably from Teut. klyv-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. 
 
CLI 
 
 116 
 
 CLY 
 
 To CLIMP up, V. a. To catch up by a quick move- 
 ment, Fife. Hence, 
 CLIMPY, adj. A climpy creature, applied to one dis- 
 posed to purloin, ibid. 
 To CLIMP, v. n. To limp, to halt, Ettr. For, 
 To CLINCH, Clynsch, v. n. To limp, S. Douglas. 
 
 — Su. G. link-a, claudicare. 
 CLINCH, s. A halt, S. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 * To CLING, V. n. To shrink in consequence of heat : 
 a term applied to vessels made with staves, when the 
 staves separate from each other^ S. Geizen, synon. 
 — A. S. clingan, marcescere. 
 CLING, s. The diarrhoea in sheep. Loth. Roxb. — 
 Perhaps from A. S. cUng-an, marcescere, '' to pine, 
 to cling, or shrink up." Somner. 
 To CLINK ,^ V. a. 1. To beat smartly, to strike with 
 smart blows, Aberd. — Teut. Jclincke, alapa, colaphus. 
 2. To unite two pieces of metal by hammering, S. 
 Dan. klink-er, id. from klinke, lamina. 3. To clasp, 
 Aberd. Tarras. 4. Used improperly, as signifying 
 to mend, patch or join ; in reference to dress, Ang. 
 Ross's Mock, &c. V, Benew. 6. 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. A;?inc/ce, id. ; alapa, colaphus. 
 CLINK, s. Money; a cant tei-m, S. Burns.— 'Ftova. 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, V. a. To propagate scandal, Upp. Lanarks. 
 To CLINK, V. n. To fly as a rumour. It gaed clinkin 
 
 ■through the town, S. ; the report spread mpidly. 
 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. lencke, 
 a chain, a link, q. gelencke. 
 CLINKER, s. A tell-tale, Lanarks.— I hesitate whether 
 to view Belg. klink-en, to make a tinkling sound as 
 the origin. The n. v. seems intimately allied. 
 Klikk-en, however, signifies to tell again, and hlik- 
 ker, an informer, Sewel. 
 CLINKERS, s. pi. Broken pieces of rock ; Upp. La- 
 narks.; apparently from the sound. 
 CLINKET, pret. " Struck ;" Gl. Antiq. South of S, 
 CLINK-NAIL, s. A nail that is clinched, ibid. 
 CLINKUMBELL, *. A cant term for a bellman- ; from 
 
 the clinking noise he makes, S. 0. Burns. 
 CLINT, s. 1. A hard or flinty rock. Gl. Sibb. " Clints. 
 Crevices amongst bare limestone rocks, North." Gl. 
 Grose. 2. Any pretty large stone, of a hard kind, S;.A. 
 3. The designation given to a rough coarse stone always 
 first thrown off in curling, as being most likely to 
 keep its place on the ice, Clvdes. Gall. 4. Clints, 
 pi. Limited to the shelves at the side of a river. 
 CLINTER, s. The player of a dint in curling, 
 
 Clyde s. 
 CLINT Y, Cltnty, ctdj. Stony, Loth. Douglas.— S\i. \ 
 G. klint, scopulus. j 
 
 CLIP, s. 1. An appellation probably bon'owed from i 
 a sheep newly shorn or clipped. Evergreen. 2. A j 
 colt, the male or female foal of a mare ; Aberd. A colt 
 that is a year old. Buchan. — Gael, cliobog denotes 
 a colt, from which clip might be abbreviated ; and 
 Teut. klepper, is a palfrey, an ambling horse. 
 
 To CLIP, Clyp, v. a. 1. To embrace. King'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, Jlearns. Tarras. 
 — Perhaps from klipp-en, sonare, resonare. Cloit, 
 or Clyte, is the term more generally used, 8. 
 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, klip-a, angustiae. 
 CLYPE, s. A drudge, Aberd. 
 
 CLYPE, s. An ugly ill-shaped fellow ; as, " Ye're an 
 ill-far'd clype," Mearns, Buchan. — Isl. klippi, massa, 
 synon. with Dan. Mump, with which corresponds our 
 S. clump, applied to a clumsy fellow. 
 To CLYPE, V. n. 1. To be loquacious ; to tattle ; to 
 prate, Roxb. Aberd. Ayrs. 2. To act as a tell-tale, 
 Abeid. "To clype, i.e., talk freely," Ayrs. Gl. 
 Sarv. p. 691. The same with clep, but more nearly 
 resembling A. S. clyp-ian, loqui. Hence, 
 CLYPE, s. A tell-tale, Loth. Always applied to a 
 
 female, Clydes. 
 CLYPER, s. A tell-tale ; used more generally, as ap- 
 plied 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 Jh. 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. Ise gi'e thee a clypock, 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. kleps, dicax, or the E. v. clip. 
 CLIPPYNET.s. 1. " An impudent girl." Ayrs. Gl.Surv. 
 2. A talkative woman ; synon, with Clippie, Lanarks. 
 — It may be observed, that this nearly resembles 
 Teut. kleppenter, crotalus, homo loquax, sonora ad- 
 modum et tinnula voce pronuncians ; Kilian. 
 CLIPPING-TIME, s. The nick of time, S. Antiquary. 
 CLIPPS, CuppES, s. An eclipse. Bannatyne Poems. 
 CLIPS, pres. v. Suffers an eclipse. Complaynt Scot. 
 CLIPS, s. pi. Stories ; falsehoods, Ayrs. 
 CLIPS, Clippys, s.pl. 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 pulling thistles out of stand- 
 ing corn, Ayrs. Gl. Picken^ 
 CLIPS, s. pi. " Shears ;" GL Bums, S. 0.— Isl. klipp- 
 
 ur, id., forfices, klipp-a, tondere. 
 CLIP-SHEARS, s. The name given to tlie ear-wig, 
 Loth. Fife ; apparently from the form of its feelers, 
 as having some resemblance to a pair of shears or 
 scissors. 
 CLYRE, s. 1. " A dyreinmeat,"a gland, S. Teut. 
 kliere, id. 2. To leave no Myres 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, upright 
 man, Clydes. 3. Clyres in pi. diseased glands in 
 cattle. V. Clybrb. 
 CLYRED, adj. Having tumours in the flesh. Cle- 
 land. 
 
CLI 
 
 116 
 
 CLO 
 
 To OLISII, V. a. Expl. as signifying to repeat an idle 
 story, Fife. Hence, 
 
 CLISH-CLASII, t. Idle discourse, bandied backwards 
 and forwards, S. Apparently a reduplication of 
 clash, q. V. 
 
 CLISH-MA-GLAYRR, s. Idle discourse, silly talk, S.; 
 a low word. Ramsay. 
 
 To CLISHMACLAVEH, v. n. To be engaged In idle 
 discourse, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 'CLYTE, Klytk, adj. Splay-footed, Roxb. 
 
 To CLYTE, V. n. To fall heavily, Lotii. 
 
 CLYTE, t. 1. A hard or heavy fall, ibid. 2. A lump, 
 Meui-ns. V. Cl-oyt. 
 
 •CLYTIE, t. A diminutive from Clyte, generally ap- 
 plied to the fall of a child, ibid. V. Cloit, v. and s. 
 
 CLYTRIE, ». Filth ; offscourings, S. 
 
 OLYTRIE-MAID, s. A female servant employed in 
 carrying off filtli or refuse, Loth. V. Cloitee. 
 
 CLITTER-CLATTEIl, adv. A term used to denote a 
 succession of rattling sounds, Dumfr. Mayne's Siller 
 Gun. 
 
 CLITTER-OLATTER, s. Idle talk, bandied backwards 
 and forwards, S. Cleland. V. Clatter, «. and v. 
 
 CLIVACE, *. A. hook for catching the bucket in which 
 coals are drawn up from the pit. Loth. 
 
 CLIVVIE, e. 1. A cleft in the branch of a tree, Banffs. 
 2. An artificial cleft in a piece of wood, for holding a 
 rush-light, ibid.— Evidently from 8u. G. klifw-a, to 
 cleave. 
 
 CLO A, 5. Coarse woollen cloth. Isle of Skye. Stat. 
 Ace. — Gael, do, raw cloth. 
 
 CLOBBERIIOY, s. A dirty walker, one who in walking 
 clogs himself with mire, Ayrs. — Gael, clabar, clay, 
 dirt, filth. 
 
 CLOCE. V. Close. 
 
 To CLOCH, Clogh, Clouoh, (putt.) v. n. To cough 
 frequently and feebly. Loth. ; obviously from a com- 
 mon origin with Clocher. 
 
 CLOCHARET, ». The Stonechatter, S, Motacilla 
 rubicola, Linn. Statist. Ace. — Gael, cloichran, id., 
 from cloich, a stone, and perhaps ran?*, a song. 
 
 To CLOCHER, (gutt.) v. n. To cough frequently, with 
 a large defluxion of phlegm, and copious expectora- 
 tion, S. — Gael, clochar, wheezing in the throat. 
 Shaw, 
 
 To CLOCK, Clok, v. n. 1. To cluck, to call chickens 
 together. Douglas. — A. S. clocc-an, Teut. Mock-en, 
 glocire. 2. To hatch, to sit on eggs, S. Kelly. 
 
 CLOCK, Cluok, 8. 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. Goladh, synon. 
 S. B. — Sw. klock-a, an earwig. 
 
 CIX)CK-BEE, s. A species of beetle. Fleeing goUidh, 
 sjmon. 
 
 CLOCKER, s. A hen sitting on eggs, S. B. 
 
 CLOCKIEDOW, Clokie-I)oo, s. The pearl-oyster, 
 found in rivei's, Ayrs. Upp. Clydes. Synon. Horse- 
 mussel. 
 
 CLOCKING, s. 1. The act of hatching, S. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to a young female, who is light-headed, and 
 rather wanton in her carriage. Of such a one it is I 
 sometimes said, " It were an amows to gie her a gude | 
 doukin' in the water, to put the clockin' frae her,' 
 Angus. 
 CLOCKING-HEN, «. 1. A hen sitting on eggs, S. A, 
 Bor. id. Expl. by Grose, " a hen desirous of sitting 
 to hatch her eggs." Clticking is also used in the i 
 
 same sense, A. Bor. 2. A cant phrase for a woman 
 past the time of childbearing, S. 
 CLOCKLEDDIE, s. The Lady-bird, S. 0. V. Lan- 
 ders. 
 CLOCKS, CLOUK.S, s. pi. The refuse of grain, remain- 
 ing in the riddle after sifting, Roxb. — Isl. kluka, cu- 
 mulus 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, Lanark s.— Teut. kloeck, 
 
 kloeck-sinning, alacris, kluchtigh, festivus, lepidus. 
 CLOD, t. A clew ; as, " a clod of yarn," Dumfr. — Isl. 
 
 kloet, globus, sphaera. 
 * To CLOD, V. a. In E. this v. signifies " to pelt with 
 clods," Johns. In the South of S. it signifies to throw 
 forcibly, most probably as one throws a clod. Guy 
 Mannering. 
 To CLOD, V. a. To Clod Land, to free it from clods, S. 
 CLOD, s. A flat kind of loaf, made of coarse wheaten 
 flour, and sometimes of the flour of peas, S. Shirrefs. 
 Qu. resembling a clod of earth ? 
 CLODS, 8. pi. Small raised loaves, baked of coarse 
 flour, of which three were sold for five farthings. — 
 They have disappeared with the Lugget rows. Loth. 
 Sdtors' 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 breaking the clods 
 of the field, especially on clayey ground, before har- 
 rowing it, Berw. Aberd. 
 CLOFF, s. 1. A fissure of any kind. 2. What is other- 
 wise S. called the cleaving. Lyndsay. — Lat. inter- 
 capedo. 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. kloff wa, a fissure. 
 CLOJFFIN, s. The act of sitting idly by the fi^-a, Roxb. 
 — Isl. klof-a, femora distendere, q. to stretch out the 
 limbs ; or C. B. claf, aegrotus, clwyf, clef yd, mor- 
 bus. 
 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 shortcut 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 com- 
 monty or enclosed, to which sheep or cattle have be- 
 come attached in consequence of having been accus- 
 tomed to feed there. Barry's Orkn. 
 CLOICn, (gutt.) 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 
 Ckuch. 
 CLOIS, Cloiss, ^. A close ; an alley. Aierd. Beg. 
 CLOIS, s. A crown. Douglas. — Teut. klos, globus. 
 CLOYS, s. A cloister. i)oM(7tos.— Teut. kluyse, clau- 
 
 sura, locus clausus, L. B. clusa. 
 CLOIT, s. A clown, a stupid, inactive fellow, S.— 
 
 Teut. kloete, homo obtusus, hebes. 
 To CLOIT, ». n. 1. To fall heavily, S. Hamilton. 2. 
 To squat down, Galloway. " CJ.oited, squatted down, 
 sat down ;" Gl. Davidson.— Belg. Mots-en, to beat 
 with noise. 
 CLOIT, Cloyt, s. a hard or heavy fall, S. 
 CLOYT, s. "A heavy burden," Ayrs. Gl. Surv.— 
 Teut. kloet, globus, contus, hasta nautica, kluyte, 
 gleba, massa, clud, vectura, sarcina. 
 
CLO 
 
 117 
 
 eLu 
 
 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. 1. Work which is not only wet and 
 nasty, but slimy, Loth. Mearns. 2. Filth or oflfals of 
 whatever kind ; generally conveying the idea of what 
 is moist, or tends to defile one, S. Hence, 
 
 CLOITERY-M ARRET, s. The market in Edinburgh in 
 which the offals of animals are sold. 
 
 CLOITERY -WIFE, s. A woman, whose work it is to 
 remove filth or refuse ; who cleans and sells offals, as 
 tripe, Ac, Loth. V. Clytrik. 
 
 To CLOK, V. n. To cluck. V. Clock. 
 
 CLOLLE, s. Apparently, skull. Sir Gawan and Sir 
 Gal. " Clol, the crown of the head, the skull," 
 Owen; Clol, pericranium, Davies ; Boxhoru. — Germ. 
 kleuel, glomus. 
 
 To CLOMPH, Clamph, v. n. To walk in a dull, heavy 
 manner ; genemlly said of one whose shoes are too 
 large, Ettr. For. Synon. Cloff. V. Clamper up. 
 
 CLOOK, g. A claw or talon, &c. V. Cleuck. 
 
 CLOOR, «. A tumour. V. Clour. 
 
 CLOOT, s. The same with Clute. 
 
 CLOOTIE, Clutie, s. A ludicrous designation given 
 to the Devil, rather too much in the style of those 
 who " say that there is neither angel nor spirit ; " 
 sometimes Auld Clootie. S. 0., Mearns. V. 
 Clute, 
 
 CLORT, s. 1. Any miry or soft substance, especially 
 that which is adhesive and contaminating, S. B. 2. 
 The thick bannocks baked for the use of the peasan- 
 try are denominated Clorts, Buchan. 3. An inac- 
 tive ill-dressed woman, Mearns, Hence, 
 
 To CLORT, V. a'. To elori on, to prepare bread of this 
 description, ibid, 
 
 CLORTY, adj. Dirty. V. Clarty, 
 
 CLOSE, s. 1. A passage ; an entry, S. cToce, 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., are deposited, S. 4. An 
 enclosure, a place fenced in. — Belg. kluyse, clau- 
 sura. 
 
 • CLOSE, adv. Constantly ; always ; by a slight tran- 
 sition from the use of the term in E.; "Do you 
 aye get a present when you gang to see your auntie 1" 
 •' 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, s. "The Uaill closeevie," 
 
 the 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. Acta 
 
 Cha. I. 
 CLOSERIS, Clousouris, s. pi. Enclosures. Douglas. 
 CLOSERRIS, s. pi. Perhaps clasps, or hooks and eyes. 
 
 0. Fr. closier, custos. 
 
 * CLOSET, s. 1. A sewer. 2. A night-chair. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. — Lat. cloaca. 
 CLOSTER, s. A cloister, S. 
 
 To CLOTCII, V. a. and n. 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. 
 CLOUGH, t. A precipice, V, Cleuch. 
 
 CLOVE (of a mill), «. That which separates what are 
 called the bridgeheads, S. V. Cloft. 
 
 CLOVES, s. pi. An instrument of wood, which closes 
 like a vice, used by carpenters for holding their saws 
 firm while they sharpen them, S. V. Cloff. 
 
 CLOUYS, s. pi. Claws. Douglas.—Sn. (i. klaa, pron. 
 klo, a claw. 
 
 To CLOUK, V. a. To cluck as a hen, Clydes. V. Clock, 
 Clok, «. 
 
 CLOUP, s. A quick bend in a stick, Dumfr. 
 
 CLOUPIE, s. A walking-staff having the head bent 
 in a semicircular form, ibid. Synon. Crummie-staff. 
 — C. B. clopa, a club or knob, clivpa, a club at the 
 end of a stick ; Teut. kluppal, stipes, fustis, baculus, 
 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 adimple, S, Poems Buchan 
 Dial. 
 
 CLOUR, s. 1. A bump ; a tumour, in consequence of 
 a stroke or fall, S. S. P. Repr. 2. A dint caused 
 by a blow, S. 3. A stroke, Bord. Guy Mannering. 
 
 CLOUSB, CUJSH, s. A sluice, S. Acts Ja. IV.— ¥x. 
 ecluse, id. Arm. clewz^ a ditch. 
 
 To CLOUT, V' a. To beat ; to strike ; properly with 
 the hands, S. Ferguson.— Teut. klots-en, pulsare. 
 
 CLOUT, g. 1» A cuff ; a blow, S. Ritson. 2. It is used 
 to denote a drubbing, a defeat. 
 
 To Fa' Clout. To fail, or come to the ground' with 
 considerable force. To- come with a douss, synon., 
 Fife. 
 
 CLOW, Clowe, s, li The spice called a clove, S.— 
 Fr. dou, id., as Johns, justly observes, from its simi- 
 litude to a nail. 2. One of the laminae of a head 
 of garlic, S. ; like clove, E. 3. The ciove-gilliflower, 
 Mearns. 
 
 To CLOW, V. a. To beat down, Galloway ; used both 
 literally and metaphorically. 
 
 To CLOW, V. a. To eat or sup up greedily, Ettr. For. 
 
 CLOWE, s. A hollow between hills. Sir Gawan and 
 Sir Gal. The same with Cleueh, 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 cf the door, to keep it close, Renfrews. 
 — Most probably from E. clog, as denoting a hind- 
 rance. 
 
 CLO WIS, «. pi. Small round pieces. Gawan and Gel. 
 — A. S. cleow ; Teut. klouioe, sphaera. 
 
 GLOWIT, part. pa. " Made of clews, woven." Rudd, 
 Douglas. — Teut. klouwe, glomus. 
 
 CLOWNS, a. pi. Buttenvort, an herb, Roxb.; also 
 called Sheep-rot, q. v. 
 
 To CLOW TTER, v. n. To work in a dirty way, or to 
 perform dirty work, Fife. Clutter, Ang. V. Cloiter. 
 
 ♦CLUB, g. 1. A stick crooked at the lower end, and 
 prepared with much care, for the purpose of driving 
 the bat in the game of ^Ain^y, S. 2. Transferred to 
 the instrument used in the more polished game of 
 Golf; a Golf; or Gov f -club, S. V. Golf. 
 
 CLUBBER, s. V. Clibber. 
 
 CLUBBISH, adj. Clumsy ; heavy ; and di^ropor- 
 tionably made, Roxb. — Su. G. klubba, clava ; E. 
 club ; or klubb, nodus ; a knot in a tree. 
 
 CLUBBOCK, 5. The spotted Blenny, a fish. Blenuius 
 gunnellus, Linn, Statistical Account. 
 
 CLUB-FITTIT, part. adj. Having the foot turned too 
 much inward, as resembling a clvib, Loth. 
 
CLU 
 
 118 
 
 coc 
 
 CLUBSTDES, YOU. A phrase used by boys at SJiinny 
 
 or Shinty, when a player strikes from the wrong 
 
 hiind, Aberd. Perhaps q. " Use your dtib on the 
 
 right side." 
 
 CLUDPAWER, ». A spurious child, Tevlotd.; q. fallen 
 
 from the clouds. 
 CLUP, Clcif, «. 1. A hoof, Rudd.; du, S. B.— Su. G. 
 klof, ungula. 2. A claw, Rudd.— Teut. khcyce, un- 
 guis. 
 To CLUPP, tj. a. T« strike with the fist ; to slap ; to 
 
 cuff, Roxb. 
 CLUPP, *. A stroke of this description ; a cuff ; also 
 
 expl. " A blow given with the open hand," ibid.— 
 
 Belg. klouw-en, to bang ; klouw, " a stroke or blow ; 
 
 most properly with the fist ;" Sewel. 
 CLUKIS. V. Clkuck. 
 CLUM, part. pa. Clomb or climbed, Roxb.; Clum, 
 
 pret. S. 0. 
 CLUMMYN, part. pa. of Climb. Dnvglas. 
 CLUMP, a. A heavy, inactive fellow, S.— Su. G. Hump, 
 
 Teut. klompe, a mass. 
 To CLUMSE, V. n. Expl. " to die cf thirst," Shetl. 
 CL\]NQ,part.pa. Empty, applied to the stomach or belly 
 
 after long fasting, S.— From E. cling, to dry up. Bqss. 
 To CLUNK, V. n. To emit a hollow and interrupted 
 
 soimd, 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-a, resonare. 
 CLUNK, s. The cry of a hen to her young, when she 
 
 has found food for them, South of S. Clmk, E. 
 CLUNK, s. A draught, West Loth.— Sw. klunk, id. 
 CLUNKER, s. A tumour ; a bump, Ang. 
 CLUNKERD, Clunkert, part. adj. Covered with 
 
 clunkers ; applied to a road, or floor, that is overlaid 
 
 with clots of indurated dirt, S. B. 
 CLUNKERS, s. pi. 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, part. pr. Cluphin about the fire ; spend- 
 ing time in an idle and slovenly way, ibid.; synon. 
 
 Cloffin, s. 1. 
 CLUSHAN, Cow-Clushas, s. The dung of a cow, as 
 
 it drops in a small heap, Dumfr.— Isl. klessing-r, 
 
 conglutinatio ; klessa, litura. V. Tushlach. 
 CLUSHET, *. 1. The udder of a cow, Roxb.— Perhaps 
 
 fi-om S. douse, clush, 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. Aberd. Reg, — Teut. 
 
 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.—Genn. clvft, fissura, or A. S. cleofed, Sssus. 
 To Tak the Clutb. To run. off ; applied to cattle, S. 0. 
 
 Pideen. 
 CLUTHER, s. A heap ; a crowd, Galloway. 
 CLUTIE, s. A name given to the devil. T. -Olootie. 
 CLUTTERING, part. pr. Doing any piece of business 
 
 in an awkwai-d and dirty way, S. B. — Teut. kleuter- 
 
 en, tuditare. 
 COACT, CoACTiT, part. pa. Forced, constrained. — 
 
 Lat. coact-ixs. 
 COAL-GUM, «. The dust of coals, Clydes. A corr. of 
 
 coal-coom. Y. Paitwood, 
 
 OOAL-IIOODIE, s. The black-headed Bunting, Mearns. 
 
 COALMIE. V. CoLMiB, 
 
 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 Are. 
 
 A Cauld Coal to Blaw at. A proverbial phrase still 
 commonly used to denote any work that eventually is 
 quite unprofitiible, S. M. liruce's Lectures. 
 
 COALSTEALER RAKE. A thief; a vagabond; or 
 one who rakes during night for the purpose of depre- 
 dation, Roxb. — Rake, from A. S. rac-an, dilature ; 
 Su. G. rak-a, currere. 
 
 COATS, CoiTTis, s.pl. A modification of quotts, q. v. 
 
 COAT-TAIL. To sit, 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. Ap- 
 parently 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, Coi denotes a bloiv, Derbyshire, v. Grose. — 
 C. B. cob, " a knock, a thump ; cob-iaw, to thump ; 
 cobiur, a thumper," Owen. 
 
 COBLE. KoBiL, s. 1. A small boat ; a yawl, S. A. S. 
 couple, navicula. Wyntown. 2. A larger kind of 
 fishing boat, S. The term is now generally used to 
 denote a flat-bottomed boat. 3. Malt coble, a plac3 
 for steeping malt, in order tc brewing, S. — Germ. 
 kubel, a vat or tub. 
 
 Net and Coble, the means by which sasine is given in 
 fishings, S. — "The symbols for land are earth and 
 stone ; for mills, clap and happer ; for fishings, net 
 and coble," Ersk. Inst. 
 
 To COBLE, V. 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 amusement of chil- 
 dren ; a beam being placed across a wall, with the 
 ends equally projecting, so that those who are placed 
 at each end may rise and fall alternately ; a see- 
 saw ; or titter-totter, Roxb. 2. The amusement it- 
 self, ibid. 
 
 To COBLE, V. n. 1. To take this 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. Cowble. 
 
 COBLIE, adj. Liable to such rocking or nndolatory^ 
 motion, ibid. Synon. Cogglie Cockersum, S. 
 
 COBOISCHOUN, CoBOSCHOUN, Caeoschoun, 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. 
 
 COBWORM, s. The larva of the Cockchaffer, Scarabaeus 
 melolontha. Statist. Acct. 
 
 COCIIACHDERATIE, s. An office said to have been 
 anciently held in Scotland. — Apparently corr. of 
 Toscheoderach, deputy of the Mair of fee, which latter 
 office seem s to have been equivalent to that of our 
 Sheriff-substitute, 
 
 COCHBELL, s. An earwig, Loth. 
 To COCK, V. a. 1. To mount a culprit on the back of 
 anotlier, 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. 
 
coo 
 
 119 
 
 coc 
 
 To COCK, V. n. To miss ; a word used by boys in /COCKERNONNY, *. The gathering of a young wo- 
 
 playing at taw or marbles, Aberd. 
 To COCK, V. n. Expl. " to resile from an engagement; 
 to draw back or eat in one's words, "Roxb. Celt, coc, 
 coq, a liar. V. To cry Cok, vo. CoK. 
 COCK, 8. The mark for which curlers play, S, 
 
 in 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 determine the origin ; 
 q. the cock seated on the top of his roost. 
 COCKALAN, s. 1. A comic or ludicrous representa- 
 tion. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. coq d Vane, a libel, a pas- 
 quin, a satire. Defined in the Dictionary of the 
 Academy, "Discoursqui n'a point de suite, de liai- 
 son, de raison." 2. An imperfect writing. 
 COCKALORUM-LIKE, adj. Foolish ; absurd, Ayrs. 
 
 The Entail. 
 COCKANDY, s. The Puffin. Alca arctica, Linn. S. 
 
 Taminorie, Tomray -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 live 
 
 and act above his income, Ayrs. 
 COCKAWINIE, Cackawtnnie. To ride cockawinie, to 
 ride on the shoulders of another, Dumfr. Syn. with 
 Cockerdehoy, S. B. 
 COCK-BEAD-PLANE, s. A plane for making a mould 
 ing which projects above the common surface of the 
 timber, S. — As iead 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 yoursel sic airs ; you're no cock-bird-hight yet," 
 S. 2. Metaph. transferred to elevation of spirits. 
 COCK-EREE, s. Cock-broth, Roxb. Cockie-leekie, 
 
 synon. St. Ronan. 
 COCK-CROW'N KAIL. Broth heated a second time ; 
 supposed to be such as the cock has crow'd over, 
 being a day old, Roxb. Synon. Cauld kail het 
 again, S. 
 COCKEE, «, 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, gene- 
 rally marked by a cross, within a circle, S. A. ; Cock, 
 Loth. Davidson's Seasons. 
 COCKER, CocKiN, s. The sperm of an egg ; the sub- 
 stance supposed to be injected by the cock, S. 
 To COCKER, V. n. To be in a tottering state, Loth. 
 
 Hence, 
 COCKERING, part. pr. Tottering ; threatening to 
 tumble ; especially in consequence of being placed 
 too high, ibid. 
 COCKERDECOSIE, adv. Synon. with Cockerdehoy, 
 
 M earns. 
 COCKERDEHOY. To ride cockerdehoy ; to sit on the 
 shoulders of another, in imitation of riding on horse- 
 back, S. B. — Fr. coquarde.au, a proud fool. 
 COCKERIE, adj. Unsteady in position, Perths. The 
 
 same with Cockersum. 
 COCKERIENESS, s. The state of being Cockerie, id. 
 
 hair, when it is wrapt up in a band or fillet, 
 commonly called a. snood, S. Ramsay. — Teut. koker, 
 a case, and nonne, a nun ; q. such a sheath for fixing 
 the hair as the nuns were wont to use. 
 Called LCOCKERSUM, adj. Unsteady in position; threaten- 
 ing to fall or tumble over, S. — Fr. coquarde, a cap, 
 worn proudly on the one side, 
 LfcOCK-HEAD, s. The herb All-heal, Stachys palustris, 
 *■ Linn., Lanarks. 
 
 COCKY, adj. Tain ; affecting airs of importance, S, 
 B. From the E. V. iococfc. Boss. 
 
 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. ihe same with Cockerdehoy, 
 Fife. — Isl. kock-r, coacervatus, and Sw. brek-a, diva- 
 ricare, to stride. 
 
 COCKIE-LEEKIE, s. Soup made of a code boiled with 
 leeks, S. 
 
 COCKIELEERIE, s. A tenii expressive of the sound 
 made by a cock in crowing, S. — Teut. kockeloer-en, to 
 cry like a cock. 
 
 COCKTE-RIDIE-ROUSIE, s. 1. A game among child- 
 ren, 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 punish- 
 ment inflicted by children on each other, for some 
 supposed misdemeanour. 
 
 COCKILOORIE, s. A daisy, Shetl.— Perhaps from 
 Su. Gr, koka, the sward, and lura, to lie hid ; q. what 
 lies hidden during winter in the sward. 
 
 COCKLAIRD, *. A landholder, who himself possesses 
 and cultivates all his estate ; a yeoman, S. 
 Kelly. 
 
 COCKLE, CoKKiL, s, A scallop.— Fr. coquille. The 
 Order of the Cockle, that of St. Michael, the knights 
 of which wore the scallop as their badge. Com- 
 playnt S. 
 
 To COCKLE the cogs of a mill, to make a slight inci- 
 sion 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. koghel, Germ, kughel, a globe, any thing 
 round. 
 
 To COCKLE, V. n. "To cluck as a hen," Roxb. — 
 From the same origin with E. cackle, Teut. kaeclcel- 
 en, Su. G. kakl-a, glocitare. 
 COCKLE-CUTIT, adj. Having bad ancles, so that the 
 feet seem to be twisted away from them ; lying out- 
 wards, Lanarks. — Isl. koeckull, condylus ; q. having 
 a defect in the joints. 
 COCKLE-HEADED, adj. Whimsical ; maggoty ; sin- 
 gular in conduct, S. Cock-brained is used in the 
 same sense in E. Rob Roy. — C. B. coegvalch signi- 
 fies 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. Dv^stymelder, synon. As this 
 melder contains more refuse (which is called dtist) 
 than any other, it may be thus denominated, because 
 a larger share of it is allowed to the dunghill- 
 fowls. 
 
 COCK-PADDLE, s. The Lump, a fish ; Cyclopterus 
 lumpus, Linn. The Paddle, Orkn. Sibbald. 
 
 COCK-RAW, adj. Rare ; sparingly roasted, or boiled, 
 Loth. Roxb. Synon. Thain 
 
coc 
 
 120 
 
 coa 
 
 COCKREL, s. The same with E. cockerel, a young 
 cock ; used to denote a young male raven. David- 
 son's Seasons. 
 
 COCK ROSE, 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 Cuckoo Flower, 
 Lychnis flos cuculi, Lanarks. 
 
 COCK'S-COMB, s. Adder's tongue. Ophioglossum 
 vulgatum, Linn., Roxb. 
 
 COCKS CROWING. If cocks crow before the Ha'-door, 
 it is viewed as betokening the immediate arrival of 
 strangers, Teviotd. 
 
 COCKSIE, adj. Affecting airs of importance, Lanarks. 
 Synon. witli Cocky, q. v. 
 
 COCKSTRIDE, s. A very short distance ; q. as much 
 as may be included in the stride of a cock. Ettr. 
 For. Hoag. 
 
 COCK-STULE, CuKSTULB, s. 1. The cucking-stool or 
 tumbrell. Bur. Lawes. — leut. kolcken, ingurgitare, 
 or kaecke, the pillory. 2. This term has, accordingly, 
 been used in later times to denote the pillory, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 COCKUP, s. A hat or cap turned up before. 
 
 COD, s. 1. A pillow, S. A. Bor. Complaynt S. 2. 
 In a secondary sense, a cushion, S. 3. In pi. cods 
 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. Sonlcs, Sunks. — A. S. 
 codde, a bag ; Isl, kodde, a pillow. 
 
 To COD out, V. n. Grain which has been too ripe be- 
 fore being cut, in the com-se of handling is said to 
 cod out, Roxb. ; from its separating easily from the 
 husk or cod. 
 
 CODBAIT, 5. 1. The Lumbricus 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., Selkirk s, from cod, a pillow, and crune, as denot- 
 ing a murmuring or complaining sound. — Teut. 
 kreun-en, conqueri. It is otherwise called aBowster- 
 (t. e. bolster) lecture. V. Ceoyn. 
 
 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-ware. 
 
 To CODLE (corn), v. a. To make the grains fly out 
 of the husks by a stroke, S. B. Perhaps from cod, the 
 pod. 
 
 CODROCH, adj. 1. Rustic, having the manners of 
 the country, Loth. Fife. Ferguson. 2. Dirty, slovenly, 
 synon. hogry-mogry. Loth. — Ir. cudar, the rabble ; 
 Gael, codromtha, uncivilized, ^drymach, a rustic. 
 
 CODRUGH, adj. Used as synon. with Caldrife, 
 Strathmore, — Perhaps of Teut. origin, from koude, 
 cold, and rijck, added to many words, as increasing 
 their signification ; blind-ryck, q. rich in blindness ; 
 doof -rijck, very deaf ; dul-rijck, &c. 
 
 CODWARE, s. A pillow-slip, S.— A. S. waer, retina- 
 culum, Su. G. war, id., from waeri, to keep, to 
 cover. 
 
 COELTS, s. pi. Colts. Monroe. 
 
 To COFF, CoFFB, V. a. 1. To buy ; to purchase, S., 
 most commonly in the pret. coft. Shirrefs. 2. To 
 procure, although not in the way of absolute pur- 
 chase; 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 barter or ex- 
 change. — This seems originally the same with Coup, 
 exchange, q. v. Sw. koep signifies a purchase, a bar- 
 gain. But cofe in form more nearly resembles Germ. 
 kauff, id. V. Coff, v. 
 
 COFFE, Cofe, Coife. A merchant ; a hawker ; 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 denot- 
 ing exchange or barter. 
 
 COFFING, Cofyne, s. 1. A shrine ; a box. Wyntown. 
 2. The hard crust of bread. Douglas.— ha.t. cophin- 
 tis, a basket. 
 
 COFT, pret. and part. pa. Bought. V. Coff. 
 
 To COG, V. 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 ves- 
 sel of a circular form for holding milk, broth, &c. 8. 
 Watson's Coll. — Germ, kavxh, a hollow vessel; C. B. 
 cawg, a bason ; Gael. cuacJian, also coggan, a bowl, 
 a cup. 2. A measure used at some mills, containing 
 the fourth part of a peck, S. B. 3. This term is some- 
 times metaph. used to denote intoxicating liquor, 
 like E. bowl. Tannahill. 
 
 To COG, Cogue, « a. To empty into a wooden vessel. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 COG, Cogge, s. a yawl or cockboat. Wyntown. — Teut. 
 kogghe, celox ; Su. G. kogg, navigii genus, apud 
 ve teres. 
 
 COGFUL, Cogfu', s. As much as a cog or wooden 
 bowl contains, S. Corr. cogill, Angus. The Pirate. 
 
 COGGIE, s. A small wooden bowl, S. A dimin. from 
 Cog. Jacob. Relics. 
 
 To COGGLE up, v. a. To prop ; to support, Ang. Synon. 
 to Stut. 
 
 COGGLIE, COGGLT, adj. Moving from side to side ; 
 unsteady as to position ; apt to be overset, S. Coclcer- 
 sum, synon. Gait. 
 
 COGGLIN, s. A support, Ang. Synon. Stut. 
 
 COGLAN-TREE. It is supposed that this is a coit. of 
 Covin Tree, q. v. 
 
 To COGLE, Coggle, v. 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 that is so 
 easily overset. Or from Teut. koghel, Dan. kughle, 
 globus, kvgled, globular. 
 
 COGNOSANCE, s. A badge in heraldiy.— E. cogniz- 
 ance; 0. Fr. Cognoissance. 
 
 To COGNOSCE, v. n. To inquire ; to investigate ; 
 often in order to giving judgment in a cause. Spald- 
 ing. 
 
 To COGNOSCE, v. a. 1. To scrutinize the character 
 of a person, or the state of a thing, in order to a 
 decision, or for regulating procedure. Ibid. 2. To 
 pronounce a decision in consequence of investigation. 
 Chalmers's Mary. 3. To pronounce a person to be 
 an idiot, or furious, by the verdict of an inquest ; a 
 forensic tei-m, S. Erskine's Inst. 4. To survey lands 
 in order to a division of property. — Lat. cognosc-ere, 
 pro Jurisdictionem exercere. Cooper. 
 
 To COGNOST, V. n. Spoken of two or more persons 
 who are sitting close together, 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 to- 
 gether; " and with the 0. E. v., still used in S., to 
 
COG 
 
 121 
 
 COL 
 
 • Colleague. — From cognosce, as used in the S. law to 
 denote the proof taken in order to pronounce a man 
 an idiot or insane. 
 
 COGNOSTIN, t. The act of sitting close together in 
 secret conference, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 COGSTER, s. The person who, in the act of swingh'ng 
 flax, first breaks it with & swing-bat, and then throws 
 it to another, Roxb. 
 
 COG-WAME, ». A protuberant belly; q. resembling 
 a coag. HerWt Coll. 
 
 COG-WYMED, adj. Having a protuberant 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, interj. Used at Hide and seek, Aberd. Also 
 written Cahow, q. v. 
 
 To COY, V. 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. eoi, coy, id., 
 from Lat. quiet-us. 
 
 COIDOCH, CoYDYOCH, *. A term of contempt 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, itt 
 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, and jett-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. Stook, 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. — Vr. coin, id.; 
 It. cuinne, a corner, an angle. 
 
 To COINYELL, v. a. 1. To agitate, as in churning 
 milk; "Gi'e this a bit coinyelUng," Ayrs. 2. To 
 injure any liquid, by agitating it too much, ibid. — 
 Perhaps a dim. from Gael, cuinneog, a churn. 
 
 To COIS, V. n. To exchange. V. Cose. 
 
 COISSING, Cherrie andSlae. 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. cocLst, Lat. 
 ora. Douglass. 
 
 COIST, s. 1. Expense ; cost. Douglas. 2. The pro- 
 vision made for watching the borders. Acts Ja. II. 
 — Belg. Su. 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, food. 
 COYST, adj. A reproachful epithet. 
 To COIT, V. n. To butt ; to jostle. Fordun.—¥r. cott- 
 er, to butt; Isl. kuettr, torvus, kueita, violcuter 
 jactare. 
 COIT, CoYT, s. A cot. Aberd. Keg. 
 
 To COIT, QcoiT, V. n. A term used in Ayrs. as equiva- 
 lent to the V. Curl ; to amuse 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. 
 
 COTTTS, s. pi. Used for Quotts. V. Coats. 
 
 COIVIE, s. The name given in Gaelic to the arch- 
 druid, written Cuimhi or Chiobhidh. 
 
 COK, s. Meaning doubtful. 
 
 COK. To cry cok, to acknowledge that one is van- 
 quished. Douglas. — 0. Celt, coc, mediant, vile. 
 
 COKEWALD, s. A cuckold. Chauc —Isl. qvonkall, 
 curruca, seu cornutus ; from kvon, uxor, and kvola, 
 maculare ; G. Andr. 
 
 COLE, s. A cock of hay, Ang. V. Coll. 
 
 COLE, g. A cant term for money, S. 0. 
 
 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. Coal- 
 hood. Sibbald. 
 
 COLEMIE, CoALMiE, s. The Coalfish, Asellus niger, 
 Ang. — Germ, kohlmuhlen, id. 
 
 To COLF, V. a. To calk a ship.— Fr. calfat-er, Teut. 
 kallefaet-en, id. 
 
 COLFIN, CALFtNG, s. The wadding of a gun, S. Wod- 
 row. 
 
 To COLFIN, Calfin, v. a. To fill with Wadding, S. 
 Piper of Peebles. 
 
 COLIBRAND, s. A contemptuous designation for a 
 blacksmith, Border. Watson's Coll.—Sn. G. kol, 
 carbo, and brenna, urere ; q. the coal-burner. 
 
 COLK, s. The Eider duck, a sea-fowl, S. The Duntur 
 Goose of Sibbald. Monroe. 
 
 COLL, Cole, s. A cock of hay, S. B., A. Bor. Boss.— 
 Fr. cueill-er, to gather ; E. to coil. 
 
 To COLL, V. a. To put into cocks ; as, " Has he coll'd 
 yon hay ? " S. B. 
 
 To COLL, V. a. 1. To cut ; to clip. To coll the hair, 
 to' poll it, S. 2. To cut anything obliquely, S.— Su. G. 
 kull-a, verticis capillos abradere. Y. 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 hogi, and is thrown aside, 
 as not being counted in the game, Angus ; Collie or 
 Coalite, Stirlings. Hog-score, synon. 
 
 C0LLADY-3T0NE, s. A name given to quartz, Roxb. 
 It is also pron. Cow-lady -stone. — Perhaps corr. 
 from Fr. cailleieau, "a chack-stone, or little flint- 
 stone." 
 
 COLLAT, Collet, s. A collar.— Collet was used in the 
 same sense in 0. 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, id. Stair. 
 
 COLLATYOWN, s Conference ; discourse. Wyntovm. 
 — Lat. collatio. 
 
 To COLLECK, v. n. To think ; to recollect, Aberd. 
 Nearly allied to the use of the E. v. to collect himself. 
 
 COLLECTORY, Collectorie, s. 1. The charge of 
 collecting money. Aberd. Reg. 2. Money collected. 
 V. Keage. 
 To COLLEGE, v. a. To educate at a college or univer- 
 sity, S. Campbell. 
 COLLEGENAR, Collegioners, s. A student at a 
 
 college, S. Spalding. 
 COLLERAUCH, Collereth, Colkraith, s. A surety 
 given to a court. Balfour's Pract. V. Culreach. 
 
 I COLLIE, Collet, s. 1. The shepherd's dog, S. A. 
 
COL 
 
 122 
 
 COM 
 
 Bor. Bums.— It. aiilean, Gael, culie, a little dog. 
 ?. One who follows another constantly, 8. 3. A 
 lounger, one who hunts for a dinner. Calderwood. 
 
 To COLLIE, V. a. 1. To abash ; to silence in an argu- 
 ment ; 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 signifying to entangle 
 or bewilder, S. A. 4. To wrangle ; to quarrel with, 
 as shepherds' dogs do. " We cou'd hardly keep them 
 frae coUeyin' ane anither," Roxb. 
 
 To COLLIE, Coi-LEY, V. n. To yield in a contest ; to 
 knock under, Loth. 
 
 COLLIEBUCTION, s. A squabble, Kinross. V. Ccl- 
 
 LIEBUCTION. 
 
 COLLIESHANGIE, s. 1. An uproar ; a squabble, S. 
 Hoss. 2. Used in some places for loud, earnest, or 
 gossiping conversation, S. B. 3. A ring of plaited 
 grass or straw, through which a lappet ot a woman s 
 gown, or fold of a man's coat is clandestinely thrust, 
 in order to excite ridicule, Ang.— Perhaps from collie 
 and shanffie, q. v. Collieshang, Roxb. 
 
 COLLINHOOD, s. WUd poppy, Roxb. Loth. 
 
 To COLLUDE, V. n. To have collusion with. — Lat 
 collud-ere, id. 
 
 COLMIE, s. A full-grown coal-fish, Mearns. Synon. 
 Comb, Banffs. V. Gkrrack. 
 
 COLOUR-DE-ROT, *. Ahtrd. Reg.— Fr. couleur de 
 Hoy, " in old time purple, now the bright tawny," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 COLPINDACH, s. A young cow that has never«calved. 
 Skene. — Gael, collhtach, a cow calf. 
 
 COLRACH, s. A surety, V. Collerauch. 
 
 COLSIE, «dji. Comfortable : snug , cosie. 
 
 COLUMBE, t. An ornament in the form of a dove 
 Inventories. 
 
 COLUMBE, adj. A kind of violet colsur, or rather 
 between red and violet. Inventories. 
 
 COM, Come, s. Act of coming ; arrival. Barbour.— 
 A. S. cum, cyme, adventus. 
 
 COMASHES, s. pi. Unknown ; perhaps a precious 
 spice. Bates. 
 
 COMB, 8. A coal-fish of the fifth year. V. Colmie. 
 
 To COMBALL, v. n. To meet together for amusement, 
 Fife. — Apparently corr. from E. cabal. Gael, comh- 
 bualack, however, signifies contact. 
 
 COMB'S-MASS, s. The designation generally given to 
 the term of Whitsunday in Caithness. — The word 
 undoubtedly is Colm's-JUass, i. e., the mass of the ce- 
 lebrated St. Columba, abbot of lona. 
 
 COMBURGESS, ». A fellow-citizen.— Fr. co^nbourgeois, 
 id. 
 
 COME, s. Growth ; the act of vegetation ; as, There's 
 a come in the grund, there is a considerable degree 
 of vegetation, S. 
 
 COME. s. A bend or crook. V. Cum. 
 
 To COME, V. n, 1. To sprout, to spring ; applied to 
 grain when it begins to germinate, S. 2. To sprout 
 at the lower end ; applied to grain in the process of 
 malting, S. Chalm. Air. — Isl. Iceim-u, Genu, kicm- 
 en, id. 
 
 COME-O'-WILL, s. 1. An herb, shrub, or tree, that 
 springs up spontaneously, not having been planted ; 
 q. comes of its own will, Roxb. 2. Hence applied to 
 any animal that comes, of its own accord, into one's 
 possession, ibid. Cumlin, 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. Guy Mannering. 
 
 COMER, CoMERB, «. A gossip. V. Cummer. 
 
 To COMERA'DE, v. n. To meet together for the pur- 
 pose of having a social confabulation. Pron. as ot 
 three syllables. 
 
 COMERA'DE, s. A meeting of this description. 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, camer- 
 a, a chamber. 
 
 COMERA'DIN, s. A term used to denote the habit of 
 visiting, day after day, with little or no interruption, 
 Roxb. 
 
 OOMERWALD, adj. Hen-pecked. Dnnbar.— Comer, 
 a gossip, and A. S. wald, power. 
 
 COMESTABLE, adj. Eatable ; fit for food.— From 
 Lat. comed-o, comcst-um, to eat. 
 
 COMFARANT-LIKE, adj. Decent; becoming, Ber- 
 wicks. — This must be a corr. of Confeerin, q. v. 
 
 To COMFLEK, v. n. To reflect, Bei-wicks.— From Lat, 
 covflect-ere, to bend, or complect-i, to comprehend, as 
 applied to the mind. 
 
 COMITE, CoMMiTE, s. A term which frequently oc- 
 curs in our old legal deeds, as denoting the common 
 council of a burgh, now generally called the Tovm- 
 Council. — L. B. comitatus. 
 
 COMMANDIMENT, Commandement, a. A mandate. 
 
 COMMEND, s. A comment ; a commentary. Douglas 
 
 COMMEND, s. A benefice in commendam. Douglas 
 — Fr. commende, L. B. commenda, id. 
 
 COMMEND, s. Commendation, S. Rollock. 
 
 COMMESS, s. A deputy. Inventories— ¥r. commis, 
 id. 
 
 COMMISSARE, s. A commissioner ; a delegate. Acts 
 Ja. I. — Fr. commissaire, id. 
 
 COMMISSE CLOTHES. The clothes provided for 
 soldiers, at the expense of the government they 
 serve. Monro's Exped. 
 
 COMMISSER, s. A commissary of an army. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 COMMON. By common, strange; out of the common 
 line ; extraordinary, S. 
 
 COMMON, CoMMOUN. To be in one's common, to be 
 obliged to one, S. Pitscottie., To quite a commoun, 
 to requiifce. iTnox.— From commons, as signifying 
 fare. 
 
 COMMONTY, COMMOUNTiE, «. 1. A common, S.— 
 Lat. communit-as. 2. Community ; common pos- 
 session. Acts Ja. VI. 3. A right of pasturage in 
 common with others, S. 4, Jurisdiction or terri- 
 tory, S. Balf. Pract. 5. Commonalty; the com- 
 mons, as distinguished from the higher ranks, ibid. 
 
 COMMOTION, s. A commission. "Ane commotion &, 
 full power," &c. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To COMMOVE, V. a. 1. To bring into a state of com- 
 motion. 2. To offend ; to displease. Pitscottie. — 
 Fr. commouv-oir, to move, to trouble, to vex ; Lat. 
 commov-ere. 
 
 COMMOUND, adj. Common. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 COMMUNION, s. The name given in some places, by 
 way of eminence, to the Sacrament of the Supper, S. 
 — For the same reason it is denominated, as if ex- 
 clusively, the Sacrament ; sometimes the Occasion ; 
 in the North of S. Die Ordinance, and pretty gener- 
 ally, from the number of discourses, the Preachings. 
 It is singular, that in S. it very seldom receives the 
 scriptural designation, " the Lord's Supper." 
 
 To COMJIUVE, V. a. To move, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 COMPANIONRY, j. Fellowship ; companionship. Rol- 
 lock. 
 
cox 
 
 123 
 
 CON 
 
 COMPARE, adj. Equal; comparable with. Bellenden. 
 — Lat. compar. 
 
 To COMPARE, V. n. To appear ; to be made mani- 
 fest. The same with Compeir, q. v. Bellenden. 
 
 COMPARGES. Leg. connpaignyies, companies. JIou- 
 late. 
 
 COMPEARANCE, s. The act of presenting onS's self 
 in a court, S. Baillie. 
 
 To COMPEIR, Compear, v. n. 1. To appear in the 
 presence of another, Bellenden. 2. To present one's 
 self in a court, civil or ecclesiastical, in consequence 
 of being summoned, S. ^Priests Peblis.—^r. compar- 
 oir, to appear ; Lat. compar-ere, id. 
 
 COMPEIRANT, s. One who makes his aj)pearance, 
 when called, in a court. 
 
 COMPENSER, s. One who makes compensation. 
 Harcarse, Suppl. Bee. 
 
 COMPER, s. The Father-lasher, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 To COMPESCE, V. a. To restrain ; to assuage. Baillie. 
 Lat. compesco. 
 
 To COMPETE, V. n. To be in a state of competition, 
 S. Guthrie.— Lat. compet-ere. 
 
 • To COMPLAIN, CoMPLEiN,.^. n. To ail, S, Macneill. 
 This is a metonymical use of the B. term, the effect 
 being put for the cause. 
 
 COMPLENE. Thelast of the canonical hours. Douglas. 
 L. B. complendae, officium ecclesiasticum, quod 
 cetera diurna officia compUt et claudit. 
 
 COMPLENE SONG. The song sung at the last of 
 the canonical hours ; the evening song. V. Com- 
 pline. 
 
 •COMPLIMENT, s. A present ; a gift, B. Sir ^. 
 Sinclair. 
 
 To COMPLIMENT with. v. a. To presentoue with, S. 
 
 To COMPLUTHER, v. n. 1. To comply ; to accord. 
 " I wou'd marry her, but she'll no compluther," 
 Roxb. Complouter, Mearns. — 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. JR. Bruce. 
 
 To COMPONE, V. n. To compound. Baillie. 
 
 COMPONIT, adj. Compound ; in grammar. 
 
 COMPONITIOUNE, s. Composition ; settlement of « 
 debt. Act Audit. V. Compone. 
 
 COMPOSITIOUN, s. "Admission to membership in 
 a society." Afjerd. Beg. 
 
 COMPREHENSS, s. The act of comprising or includ- 
 ing. Acts Mary. 
 
 To COMPRYSE, v. a. Legally to attach for debt, ac- 
 coi'ding to the ancient form ; a forensic term, S. 
 Balfour' sJPr act. — Fr. comjyrendre, compris. 
 
 COMPRYSER, s. The person who attaches tlie estate 
 of another for debt, S. 
 
 COMPRYSING, s. Attachment for debt. 
 
 To COMPROMIT, v. a. To engage themselves con- 
 junctly ; used of those who pledge themselves mu- 
 tually to any effect. Compromit is sometimes used 
 as the pret. Pitscottie. — Lat. cnmpromitt-ere, id. 
 
 To COMPROMIT, v. n. To enter into a compromise ; 
 a forensic term. 
 
 COMPROMIT, s. A compromise. Balf. Pract. 
 
 COMPTAR, Compter, Compteh-Clayth, e. Meaning 
 doubtful. Perhaps a coverlet for a bed, or counter- 
 pane ; or from Fr. comptoir, a table for casting 
 accounts, or a coffer for holding m«uey. Aberd, Beg. 
 
 COMTHANKFOW, adj. Grateful ; thankful, Berwicks. 
 Evidently for conthankfow, from the phrase to con 
 (hank. 
 
 CON, s. The squirrel, A. Bor., id. Montgomerie. 
 To CON, V. a. To Con Thank. V. Ccn. 
 CONABILL, CoNNABLE, adj. Attainable. Barbour. 
 j — Lat. conabilis, what may be attempted. 
 CON AND, part. pr. Knowing.; skilful.— From Cun, to 
 I know, q. v. Wyntown. 
 
 To CONCEALE, Conceil, <v. a. To conciliate , to 
 I reconcile. More. — Lat. concil-io. 
 CONCEITY, CoNCEATT, adj. 1. Conceited, S. Gait. 
 I 2. Indicating affectation or self-conceit, S. 
 ' CONCEIT-NET, s. A fixed net, used in some rivere, 
 i S. B. 
 
 ' To CONCELISE, v. a. To conceal. Inventories. 
 I "' CONCERNS, s. pi. A term used to denote relations, 
 whether by blood or marriage, S. — From Fr. concern- 
 I er, to belong to. 
 
 I CONCIOUN, s. 1. An assembly. 2. An address made 
 to an assembly. Bellenden. — Lat. vocari ad concio- 
 I nem. Fr. concion is used in both senses. 
 CONCURSE, s. ConcuiTence ; cooperatioR. Acts 
 Assembly. — Concurs-us, as bearing this sense, is a 
 term of common use in the Lat. of scholastic theolo- 
 gians. 
 I * To CONDEMN, v. a. To block up in such a manner 
 I as to prevent all entrance or passage ; sometimes im- 
 plying the idea of corporeal danger, S. Pitscot- 
 j tie. 
 \ To CONDESCEND, v. a. To specify ; to particularize ; 
 
 most generally with the pr^p. upon added, S. Guthrie's 
 
 Trial. 
 To CONDESCEND, t). n. To agree, S. •Complaynt S. 
 
 — Fr. condescendre, to vouchsafe, to jield, to grant 
 
 unto ; Cotgr. 
 CONDESCENDENCE, s. A specification of particulars 
 
 on amy subject, S. Spalding. 
 CONDET, CoNDiCT, CoNDYT, s Safe conduct ; pass- 
 port. Wallace. 
 CONDY, s. A conduit, S. 
 CONDICT, s. Conduit; passage X^owfir^as.— Teut. 
 
 konduyt ; Fr. conduit, id. 
 CONDINGLY, adv. 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," 
 
 8. B. — An oblique use of E.<;ondignly. 
 To CONDUCE, V. a. To hire. Pitsootiie.—La.t. con- 
 
 duc-ere, id. 
 CONDUCER, s. One who hires. V. the v. 
 CONDUCTIOUN, s. 1. The act of hiring in general.— 
 
 l&t. conductio, \A. 2. The hiring of troops, ActsJa. 
 
 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," Ac, 
 
 Cotgr. 
 CONFECTS, s. pi. Sweetmeats ; comfits. 
 CONFEERIN, part. adj. Consonant, S. B. Boss.— 
 
 Lat. conferr-e, to compare. 
 CONFEIRIN, conj. Considering. Journ. Land. 
 CONFEISED, part. pa. Confused ; the pronunciation 
 
 of the north of S. 
 CONFERENCE, Conferrence, g. Analogy; agree- 
 ment. — L. B. conferent-ia, collatio, confcederatio. 
 ♦ To CONFESS, V. 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. 
 
CON 
 
 124 
 
 CON 
 
 CONFIDER, aclj. Confederate. Douglas.— ¥r. con- 
 feder-ez, id. 
 
 To CONFISKE, v. a. To confiscate. Sdlenden.—Vr. 
 conjisqu-er, id. 
 
 CONFORME, Conform, adj. Conformable. Aberd. 
 Reg. — Fr. con/nrme, id. 
 
 CONFORT, s. Comfort, S. ; same orOiography in 
 Chaucer. 
 
 CONGEY, s. Leave ; permission.— Fr. congi. 
 
 To CONGYIE, V. a. To strike money ; to coin. Aberd. 
 Reg. V. CuiNYiK. 
 
 CONGREGATION, «. 1. The designation which Uie 
 Reformers in S. took to themselves collectively, dur- 
 ing the reign of Queen Mary ; when more fully ex- 
 pressed, 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 situa- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 CONGREGATIONERS. A derivative from the pre- 
 ceding term, apparently formed by Keith, from con- 
 tempt of the Reformers in Scotland. 
 
 CONYNG, s. Knowledge ; skill. King's Quair. 
 
 CONINGHIS, 9. 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 perjured. 
 Pitscottie. 
 
 To CONN, V. a. To know. Barbour. 
 
 To CONNACII, V. a. 1. To abuse or spoil, in whatever 
 way, Aberd. Pennecuik. 2. To trample on. 3. To 
 lavish or waste, Aberd. Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 CONNAND, CoNAND, s. 1. Engagement ; contract. 
 Barbour. 2. Proffers ; terms previous to an engage- 
 ment. Wallace: — Er. convenant, from conven-ir, to 
 agree. 
 
 CONNERED, part. pa. Curried. Chalmerl. Air.— 
 Fr. conroy-er, to euny. 
 
 CONNIE, CoNNEis, s. Pei-haps-provisions. Chron. S. 
 P. — O. Fr. convis, necessaries ; Fr. convoi. 
 
 CONNYSHONIE, s. A silly, gossiping conversation, 
 S. B. 
 
 To CONNOCH, V. a. V. Connach. 
 
 CONNOCH, s. A disease. Polwart. — Gael, connach 
 is the murrain. 
 
 To CONQUACE, CONQUES, v. a. 1. To acquire, whether 
 by art or valour. Douglas. 2. To acquire by con- 
 quest. Wallace. 5: To purchase with money. Reg. 
 Maj. 
 
 CONQUACE, CoNQUESE, s. 1. Conquest, Wallace. 
 2. Acquisition by purchase. Quon. Attach. — L. B. 
 conquestus, id. 
 
 CONRADIZE, adj. Perhaps perverse, or contumacious. 
 W. Guthrie's Serm. 
 
 CONRYET, pret. Perhaps disposed. Wallace.— 0, 
 Fr. conraer, to prepare ; whence conroi, order of 
 battle. 
 
 CONSCHAIFT, Coxshaft, s. Intelligence. Monro's 
 Exped. — Belg. kundschap. 
 
 CONSERUATOUR, Conservator, s. The name given 
 to the person appointed to watch over the interests of 
 Scottish merchants in the Netherlands, S. Ersk. 
 Inst. 
 
 CONSTABLE, s. A large glass, the contents of which 
 he is obliged to drink who has not drunk as much as 
 the rest of the company, or who transgresses its 
 rules, S. 
 
 CONSTANCY, Constant, s. Wi' a constancy, inces- 
 
 santly ; uninterruptedly, Aberd. For a constant, id., 
 Ang. Wi' a continuance, id., Aberd. 
 
 CONSTANT, adj. Evident ; manifest. Acts Cha. II. 
 O. Fr. const-er ; etre certain et Evident, etre assur^ 
 d'un fait ; de constare. Roquefort. 
 
 CONSTERIE, CONSTRY, s. Consistory. Forb. 
 
 To CONSTITUTE, v. a. To open an ecclesiastical court 
 with prayer, S. 
 
 To CONSTITUE, v.n. To constitute; constituande. 
 constituting ; Fr. constitu-er, part. pr. constitvunt. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CONSTRE, s. Aberd. Reg. V, Consterie. 
 
 * To CONSTRUE, v. a. To apply the rules ot Syntax 
 to, S. V. Rudd. Vind. Buch. 
 
 CONTAKE, s. Contest. Douglas. 
 
 To CONTEYNE, v. s. Tocontinue. Wallace. 
 
 CONTEMNANDLIE, adv. Contemptuously ; in coE- 
 tempt. Acts Mary. 
 
 CONTEMPNALY, adv. Contemptuously. 
 
 CONTEMPTION, Contempoioun, s. 1. Contempt. Bel- 
 lenden. 2. Disobedience to legal authority. 
 
 To CONTENE, v. n. To demean one's self. Barbour. 
 
 CONTENEU, s. Tenor. Complaynt Scot.—Yr. contenu, 
 id. 
 
 CONTENING, s. 1. Demeanour. Barbour. 2. Mili- 
 tary discipline, ibid. 
 
 To CONTENT, v. a. To content and pay, i. e. to pay 
 to the satisfaction of the creditor ; to satisfy, by full 
 payment, according to the just extent of the claim. 
 — L. B. content-are, satisfacere, nostris content-er. 
 
 CONTER. A conter, to the contrary. Ross.— Fr. contre, 
 against. 
 
 To CONTER, V. a. 1. To thwart, S. B. 2. To contra- 
 dict, ibid. V. Contrare, v. . 
 
 In Contars, prep. In opposition to ; in spite of, 
 Buchan, Tarras's Poems. 
 
 CONTER, s. Whatsoever crosses one's feelings or in- 
 clinations, S. B. V. Contrare. 
 
 CONTERMASHOUS, Contramashous, adj. Perverse, 
 Fife. Evidently corr. from E. contumacious. 
 
 CONTERMIST, part. pa. Firmly set against. Wallace. 
 Fr. contremet-tre, to oppose. 
 
 CONTER-TREE, s. A cross bar of wood, a stick at- 
 tached by a piece of rope to a dxior, and resting on 
 the wall on each side, thus keeping the door shut 
 from without, Aberd. Mearns. — The word is evi- 
 dently from E. counter, (Fr. contre,) against, and 
 tree. 
 
 CONTIGUE, adj. Contiguous, Fr. 
 
 CONTINUACIONE, s. Prorogation. V. the n. 
 
 To CONTINUE, v. a 1. To delay. Spotswood. 2. To 
 prorogue. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 CONTRACT, s. The application made to the clerk of 
 the parish to enregister the names of a couple for 
 proclamation of the bans. — "When a couple are to 
 marry, the bridegroom, accompanied by the bride's 
 father, and a few friends, waits upon the session- 
 clerk for— getting the bans published. This always 
 takes place on a Saturday evening, and is termed 
 ' the contract 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, neither must attend either wedding or 
 funeral ; 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." — Edin. 
 Mag. Nov, 1814, p. 411. 
 
 To CONTRACT, v. a. To give in the names of a couple 
 for proclamation of bans. 
 
CON 
 
 126 
 
 COO 
 
 To CONTRAPATT, CoNTRAjfij, v. a. 1. To counterfeit. 
 
 2. Used also in the sense of E. imitate. — From L. B. 
 
 contrafac-ere, ict. contrafact-tis- 
 CONTRAMASHOUS, adj. Self-willed ; opposed to all, 
 
 Lanarks. V. Contermashgus. 
 CONTRAIR, adj. Contrary, Fr. Baillie. 
 CONTRAIR, prep. In opposition to, S. Pitscottic. 
 In Contrare, prep. Against ; in opposition to ; In 
 
 the contrair, to the contrary ; In our contrare, against 
 
 or in opposition to us, ibid. — Fr. contraire, against ; 
 
 au contraire, on the contrary. 
 To CONTRARE, Conter, v. a. To thwart; to oppose, 
 
 S. Wyntown. — 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, 
 CONTRARISUM, adj. Perverse ; of a froward humour, 
 
 Ang. 
 CONTRECOUP, .«. Opposition ; a repulse in the pur- 
 suit of any object, Ayrs. — Fr. contre, against, and 
 
 coup, a stroke. 
 CONTRIMONT, adv. Against the hill ; upwards. 
 
 Doug. — Fr. contremont, directly against the stream ; 
 
 0. Fr. countremont, en haut, en remontant ; contra 
 
 montem. 
 To CONTROVENE, v. a. To be subjected to. Syn. 
 
 with E. incur. Acts Ja. VI. — liat. contraven-ire, to 
 
 come against ; like incurrere, to run upon. 
 To CONTRUFE, v. a. To contrive ; contruwit, part. 
 
 pa. Douglas. — Fr. controuver, id. 
 CONTRUWAR, s. A contriver. 
 CONTXJMACEJ), part. pa. "Accused of contumacy." 
 
 Gl. Spalding. Perhaps acted contumaciously, or was 
 
 pronounced contumacious. — JFrom Fr. contuma^-er. 
 CONTUMAX, adj. Contumacious, Lat. 
 CONVABLE, adj. Convenient ; eligible. Aberd. Reg. 
 CONVEEN, s. A meeting ; a convention, Aberd. W. 
 
 Beattie's Tales. 
 To CONVEL, V. a. To confute ; to set aside.— This 
 
 term is very forcible, being from Lat. eonvell-ere, to 
 
 pluck up by the roots. 
 To CONVENE, Conveane, CoNnKi«, v. n. To agree. 
 
 Forbes. — Fr. conven-ir ; Lat. conven-ire, id. 
 CONUENIABLE, adj. Convenient.— Fr. convenaJble, 
 
 id. Acts Ja. I. 
 CONVENIENT, adj. Satisfied ; agreeing to; used as 
 
 synon. with greable. Acts Ja. III. — Fr. convenant, 
 
 id., from conven-ir. i 
 
 CONVETH, CCNEVETHE, CCNVETH, CUNEVETHE, S. A 
 
 duty formerly paid in S. to the superior or ecclesias- 
 tical superiors. — Apparently from Lat. convict-vs, 
 signifying ordinary food, meat, and drink, &c., espe- 
 cially as intended for those who lived in society ; 
 from con and vivo. Ancient name of Laurencekirk. 
 CONVICT, s. A verdict or judgment finding a person 
 guilty ; an old forensic teim. Acts Mary. — Lat. 
 convict-io. 
 
 CONUYNE, CONUEI^E, CONWYNJE, COVYNB, COWTNE, 
 
 Cdwyn, s. 1. Paction ; convention. Douglas.— ¥r. 
 convent, id. 2. Condition ; state. Barbour, 3. 
 Stratagem ; conspiracy. Wyntown.— 0. Fr. convine, 
 couvine, pratique, intrigue. 
 
 To CONVOY, V. a. To accomplish any purpose, espe- 
 cially by artful means. Douglas. 
 
 CONVOY, s. 1. Mode of conveyance. Baillie. 2. A 
 trick. Poems 16th Cent. 3. Prudent or artful ma- 
 nagement. Pitscoitie. 
 
 nCONVOYANCE, s. Art ; finesse. Spalding. 
 
 • CONVOY, s. 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 accom- 
 panying," Cotgr. 2. The company at a marriage that 
 goes to meet the bride, S. B. 3. A Scots convoy, ac- 
 companying one to the door, or, "o'er the dorestane," 
 S. In Aberd. it is understood 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. Shirrefs. — Isl. kutte, tonnula; Gael. 
 
 ciotad, a tub. 
 
 COOF, CuFE, s. 1. A 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, kueif, one who is cowardly and 
 
 feeble. 
 
 To COOK, CouK, V. n. 1. To appear and disappear bj 
 
 fits. Burns. 2. To hide one's self. Kennedy. — 
 
 Isl. kvik-a, moto, qvika, inquieta motatio ; or Germ. 
 
 kujck-en, synon. with guck-en, spectare, prospectare. 
 
 To COOKE, V. a. To take a long draught or pull of any 
 
 liquid, (pron. long,) Ettr. For. Obviously the same 
 
 with Isl. kok-a, also quok-a, deglutire, from kok, 
 
 quok, OS, sive gula vel fauces, the mouth, throat, or 
 
 jaws. 
 
 COOKE, s, 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, libum ; Belg. koekie, a 
 little cake. 
 COOLIN, s. A sport, transmitted from very remote an- 
 tiquity; which is still retained in the Hebrides and 
 VTest Highlands of S. on the last night of the year. 
 Clan-Albin. 
 COOLRIFE, adj. 1. Cool ; cold, S. Ross. 2. Indiffer- 
 ent, 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 
 coflSn, from its being arched, Fife, Roxb. Allied, 
 perhaps, to Queme, q. v. 
 COOM, s. 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 foretokening the ar- 
 rival of strangers, within twenty-four houre, pro- 
 vided 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. Smiddy Coom, the ashes of a 
 blacksmith's furnace, Mearns. — Fr. ecume, dross. 
 COOMY, adj. Begrimed with the dust of coals, S. The 
 
 Entail. 
 COOMB, s. The bosom of a hill, having a semi-circu- 
 lar form. South of S. ■Queen's Wake. — C. B. cwmm, 
 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, v. a. To give a drubbing to, applied 
 either to man or beast ; as, " to coonjer a dog," 
 Clydes. Roxb. 
 COONJERS, s. pi. A scolding, ibid. 
 COOP, Coup-Cart, s. 1. A cart made close with boards. 
 
000 
 
 126 
 
 COB 
 
 S. Stat. Ace. 2. A cart, the box of which moves 
 upon its sliafts by hinges, by which means it may be 
 emptied of its load without unyoking the horse, S. 
 From the v. to Coup, to overturn. — Teut. kui>e, a 
 large vessel for containing liquids. 
 
 To COOP, V. a. Ta hoop ; to bind with hoops. J(tco- 
 bite .BeZtci.— Teut. kuyp-en, viere, coassare, coaxare 
 dolia. 
 
 COOP, s. A small heap ; as, " A coop of muck," aheap 
 of dung, Lanarks. — Germ, fcop/, 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 par- 
 ticular line, or wJio 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, Liddesdalfi; — Lil. kost-r, pinguedo. 
 
 COOST, V. pret. Cast. 
 
 COOSTEN, part. pa. Cast. 
 
 * COOT, s. This name is given to the Guillemot, 
 Colymbus Troile, Mearns. 
 
 COOT, s. The ancle. V. Cute. 
 
 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. 2. The liquid 
 contained in such a vessel, Ayrs. Local pronuncia- 
 tion of Coodie, Cudie, q. v. a small tub. It ap- 
 proaches more nearly, indeed, to Gael, ciotag, id. 
 3. A bucket shaped like a barrel, Lanarks. 
 
 COOTIE, adj. A term applied to fowls whoseiJegs are 
 clad with feathers, S. Burns. 
 
 COP, Cope, «. A cup or drinking vessel. Dunbar. — 
 A. S. cop ; IsL kopp, id. 
 
 COPAMRY, s. A press Ibr holding cups, &c. Aberd. 
 Reg. v. AcMRiE. 
 
 COPE, s. A coffin; ^'^s^cope of leid," a leaden coffin. 
 Knox. I V. Caip. 
 
 To COPE betuene, to divide. King Hart. — Fr. coup-er, 
 to cut, to cleave. 
 
 COPER, s. A dealer. V. Cocper. 
 
 COPHOUSE, s. A place for keeping cups.— Ifl. Topp, 
 Dan. Belg. kop, Hisp. copa, Ital. coppa, Fi. cjupe, 
 sc3?phus, crater. 
 
 COPY, s. Plenty; abundance. Wyntown. — Lat. copza. 
 
 COPILL, s. A variety of Coble, cobill, a small boat. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 COPMANHAWIN, Cosmanhavin, s. Copenhagen, 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 COPOUT. " To play copout," to drink off all that is in 
 a cup or drinking vessel. Cap-out,^. Douglas. 
 
 COPPER, s. A cup-bearer. Palice of Ifora.— Evi- 
 dently from A. S. cop, a cup. 
 
 COPPIN, part. pa. Coppin in hevin, elevated to 
 heaven. King's Quair. — A. S. cop, the summit. 
 
 COR, Cur, Car, an inseparable particle, entering into 
 the composition of a considerable number of Scot- 
 tish words, those especially spoken in Menteith. V. 
 Cue. 
 
 CORANICH, CoRRENOTH, CoRRiNOCH, t. 1. A dirge ; 
 a lamentation for the dead, S. Lyndsay. — Ir. Gael. 
 coranach, from cora, a quoir ; Lat. chorus. 2. A cry 
 of alarm ; a sort of war-cry. Bannatyne Poems. 3. 
 A proclamation of outlawry by means of the bagpipe. 
 Warton^ 
 
 CORBACK, ». The roof of a house, Dumfr.— C. B. cor, a 
 point, haUh, prominent, towering ; q. "the towering 
 point" of a house. Itmay, however, be allied to S.fcaufcs. 
 
 CORBAUDIE, *. " There comes in Corbaudie," That 
 is the obstacle ;. used in regard to a plausible hypo- 
 thesis, which is opposed by some great difficulty that 
 occurs. Upp. Clydes. — C. B. corbwyad, a domineer- 
 ing or keeping down, Owen. 
 
 CORBIE, Corby;, s. A raven ; Corvus corax, Linn,, 
 S. Heurysone. This, like the Pyat or Magpie, as 
 well as the harmless crow, is, in the estimation of 
 the vulgar and superstitious, a bird of evil omen. — 
 Fr. corbcau ; Ital. corvo ; Lat. corv-us, id. 
 
 CORBIE-AITS, s. pi. A species of black oats, deno- 
 minated, perhaps, from their dark colour, S. B. 
 
 CORBIE MESSENGER. A messenger who either 
 returns not at all, or too late ; alluding to Noali's 
 raven, S. Houlate. 
 
 CORBIE-STEPS, s.pl. The projections of the stones 
 on the slanting part of a gable, resembling steps of 
 stairs, S. — Fr. corbeau, a corbeil in masonry. 
 
 CORBIT, adj. Apparently crooked. Maitland. — Fr. 
 courbi, id., courbette, a small, crooked rafter. 
 
 CORBUYLE, s. Leather greatly thickened, and hard- 
 ened in the preparation ; jacked leather. Douglas. — 
 Fr. cuir bouilU, corium decoctum. 
 
 COllCHAT, s. Crotchet, a term in music. Dunbar. 
 ,CORCOLET, s. A purple dye. Shell. 
 
 CORCUDDOCH, adj. Kindly ; good-humoured, Aberd. 
 
 V. CURCUDDOCH. 
 
 CORD ALE, s. A term formerly used for tlie tackling 
 
 of a ship. Aberd. Reg. — Fr. cordaille, id. 
 CORDELERIS KNOTTIS. An ornament in embroi- 
 dery anciently worn by ladies in S. Inventories. — 
 
 Fj. cordelerie, "knotted cord-worke in embroidery," 
 
 Cotgr. 
 CORDEVAN, adj. A term applied to seal-skin or 
 
 horse-skin, used as leather, S. Corr. from Gordowan. 
 
 q. v> 
 CORDYT, pret. v. Agreed. Wallace.— TSr. accordie. 
 CORDON, s. A band ; a wreath. Z. Boyd.—Fr. id. 
 CORDONIT, part. pa. Perhaps, wreathed.— Fr. cor- 
 
 donni, twined, plaited, wreathed, made into a cord. 
 CORD AW AN, s. Spanish leather, GL Sibb. Tanned 
 
 horse-leather, S. — From Cordova. 
 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. cosur, id. 
 CORE, s. A company ; a body of men ; often used for 
 
 corps. Hamilton. 
 In Core. In company; together, Aberd. — Isl. kor, 
 
 Teut.. fcoor, chorus. 
 CORF, ». 1. A basket used for carrying coals from the 
 
 pit, Loth. 2. Anciently a basket, in a general sense. 
 
 3. Basket-work in silver. Inventories. — Belg. korf; 
 
 Isl. koerf ; Lat. corb-is, id. 
 CORF, s. A temporary building; a shed. Bannatyne 
 
 Poems. — A. S. cruft, a vault ; Teut. krofte, 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, part. pa. Corft fish, are fish boiled with salt 
 
 and water, S. B. 
 To CORIE, V. a. To curry leather. V. the s. 
 GORIER, s. A currier. — Fr. corroy-er, courroy-er, to 
 
 curry ; whence courroyeur, a currier. 
 CORK, s. 1. An overseer ; a steward ; a cant term. 
 
COR 
 
 127 
 
 CUR 
 
 "Upp. Lanarks. 2. A name given by operative weavers 
 to the agents of manufacturers, Clydes. 3. The 
 same term is applied by journeymen tailors to their 
 masters, Loth. 
 
 CORKES, s. The ancient name for the Lichen ompha- 
 lodes, now in S. called Cudbear, q. v. — Gael, corcar, 
 the Lichen tartareus, Lightfoot, p. 812. Shaw gives 
 corcuir 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 person ; or one 
 whose wisdom floats on the surface, Roxb. 
 
 CORKIE, s. The largest kind of pin ; a bodkin-pin, 
 Fife. Corking-pin, E. 
 
 CORKIN-PREEN, s. Corking-pin, S. 
 
 CORKIR, s. The Lechanora tartarea of the Highlands 
 and Isles, V. Corkes. 
 
 CORMOLADE, s. Perhaps rotten-hearted, worthless 
 persons. — From Fr. ceeur malade. Belhaven MS. 
 
 CORMUNDUM. To cry Cormundum, to confess a fault. 
 Kennedy. — In allusion to one of the Penitential 
 Psalms. 
 
 To CORMUNDUM, v. n. To confess a fault ; to own 
 one's self vanquished ; to sue for peace, Ayrs. 
 
 CORN, s. The name commonly given in Scotland to 
 oats before they are ground. In E. and other 
 northern languages this wwd signifies grain in gene- 
 ral ; but Ihre observes 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, V. a. 1. To give a horse the usual quantity 
 of oats allotted to him, S. To feed, E. Barns. 2. 
 Applied metaphorically to a man who has got such a 
 modicum of intoxicating liquor as to. be exhilarated ; 
 as, " Thae lads are weel corned," S. 
 
 CORN-CART, s. An open spoked cart, E. Loth. 
 
 CORNCRAIK, s. 1. The Crake or Land-rail ; Rallus 
 crex, Linn. Houlate. 2. A hand-rattle, used to 
 frighten birds from sown seed or growing corn ; de- 
 nominated from its harsh sound, as resembling the 
 cry of the rail. V. Ceaik. 
 
 CORN-HARP, s. An instrument made of wire for 
 freeing grain from the seeds of weeds. Agr. Surv. 
 ]\airns. and Morays. 
 
 CORNEILL, CoRNELiNG, CoRNELLiNG, s. Apparently 
 the stone called Cornelian. 
 
 * CORNER, s. To put one to a corner, to assume pre- 
 cedency or authority in a house. Foord, Suppl. Dec. 
 
 CORNETT, s. The ensign of a company of cavalry.— 
 Fr. cornette, id. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CORNETTIS, s. pi. A kind of female head-dress dis- 
 tinct from the coif. Inventories. 
 
 CORNY, adj. Fruitful or plentiful in gi-ain ; as, " The 
 last was a corny year," Aberd. 
 
 CORNIE WARK. Food, properly that made of grain. 
 Teut. koren-werck, bread, panificium ex frumento, 
 Kilian. 
 
 CORNIESKRAUGH, s. The rail, a bird, Moray, S. 
 Corncraik ; skraugh being syn. with craik, as de- 
 noting a cry. 
 
 CORNKYLE, s. A chronicle. Wallace. 
 
 ■CORNYT, CoRNiT, part. pa. Provided with grain. Acts 
 Ja. II. 
 
 CORNOY, s. Sorrow or trouble, Berwicks. — Supposed 
 to be from Fr. cceur noyi, 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 body. 
 
 CORPERALE, Corporall, s. The linen in which the 
 host was kept. Inventories. — 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 de- 
 ceased. Knox. — Fr. corps and present-er, q. to 
 present the body for interment; or Fr. present, a 
 gift. 
 
 CORRACH, CoRRACK, s. A pannier, Ang. — Su. G. 
 korg, a pannier or basket. 
 
 CORRENOY, s. A disturbance in the bowels ; a rumbl- 
 ing noise in the belly, Fife. — Perhaps from the Fr. ; 
 q. coeur ennuyi, internally disquieted ; as we speak 
 of a heart-colic. 
 
 CORRIE, s. A hollow between hills, or rather in a hill, 
 Gael, ; also cnrehead^ S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To CORRIE ON. To hold intimate correspondence in 
 a low sort of way, to the exclusion of others ; to gos- 
 sip together ; generally 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. tocom'e in the neuk or corner. V. preced- 
 ing word. 
 
 C0R8, Corse, a. 1. The cross or rood, S. Wyntown. 
 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 o£ a cross. 5. 
 The designation of the signal formerly sent round 
 for convening the inhabitants of Orkney. V. Fyre 
 Groce. 
 
 CORS, CORSS, s. An animated body. Douglas.— ^r. 
 
 corps. 
 CORSBOLLIS, pi. Crossbows. Complaynt S. 
 CORSES, s. pi. Money, from its bearing the figure of 
 
 the cross. Dunbar. 
 CORSGARD, s. Used metaphorically to denote a place 
 
 of residence. — Fr. corps de garde, "a court of gard, 
 
 in a campe, or fort," Cotgr. 
 CORSYBELLY, s. A shirt for a child, open before, 
 
 5. B. Boss. — Q. a shirt that is folded across the 
 belly. Applied to two pins laid across. 
 
 CORSPRESAND, s. Synon. Corps-present. 
 
 To CORSS, Corse, v. a. To cross, to lay one body 
 
 athwart another. — Sw. korsad, crossed. Seren. 2. 
 
 To cross, to go across, Buchan. Tarras. 3. To 
 
 thwart, Gl. ibid. 
 CORSSY, adj. Big-bodied ; corpulent. Douglas. 
 CORTER, s. 1. A quarter. Corr. from quarter, Aberd, 
 
 2. A cake, because quartered, 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.pl. 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. 
 
COR 
 
 128 
 
 COU 
 
 CORUIE, s. A crooked iron for pulling down build- 
 in j;;s. Jfutbon. — Fv. corbeau, " a certain warlike in- 
 strument," Cotgr. 
 
 COKUYN, s. A kind of leather. Douglas. Corr. from 
 Cordowan, q.v. 
 
 COSCH, CoHHE, s. A coach, Bruce. — Pr. coche. 
 
 To COSE, Coss, Coiss, v. a. To exchange. Coss, Loth. 
 Berwicks. Wallace, 
 
 COSH, adj. Denoting such a position that a hollow is 
 left below an object, Galloway. V. Tosch, Tosche, adj. 
 
 COSU, adj. 1. Neat ; snug ; as denoting a comfort- 
 able situation, S. Ferguson. 2. Comfortable ; as 
 including the idea of defence 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, adv. Snugly, S. Ferguson. 
 
 COSIE, .«. 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 of being com- 
 fortable ; to exhibit symptoms of good-humour, Fife, 
 Dumfr. — Gael, coisagach, snug. V. Colsie. 
 
 COSIELY, adv. Snugly ; comfortably, S. Ramsay. 
 
 COSINGNACE, Consignaxce, 5. 1. A relation by 
 blood ; a cousin. Bellenden. 2. A grand-daughter, 
 or a niece, ibid. 
 
 To COSS, V. a. To exchange. V. Cose. 
 
 COSSING, s. The act of exchanging. Skene. 
 
 COSSNENT, s. To work at cossnent, to receive 
 wages without victuals, S. To work black cossnent, 
 to work without meat or wages, Ayr. — Fr. const 
 aneanti, cost abrogated, q. expenses not borne. 
 
 COST, s. Side. V. Coist. 
 
 COST, s. 1. Duty payable in kind, as distinguished 
 from that paid in money. It frequently occurs in 
 old writs or rentals in Orkney, corresponding with 
 Cane in our old deeds, S. Acts J a. VII. 2. This 
 term seems latterly to have been, in Orkney, in a 
 special manner appropriated to meal and malt, ibid. 
 3. It is also used, in Orkney, to denote the suste- 
 nance 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 subsistence in kind, 
 such as a certain quantity of meal per week. This 
 is evidently the same with Coist. 
 
 COSTAGE, s. Expense. Douglas. 
 
 To COST AY, r. n. To coast. Wyntown. 
 
 COSTER, s. A piece of arable land. — Perhaps from 
 L. B. coster-ium, a corner of land. 
 
 COT, s. 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, Ber- 
 wicks. 
 
 COTIIIE, adj. Warm ; snug ; comfortable, Perths. 
 Synon. with Cosie. Of the same stock with Couth, 
 Couthie, q. v. Duff's Poems. 
 
 COTHIELY, adv. Snugly, Fife. Campbell. 
 
 COTHRUGH, adj. Rustic, Ac. V. Codroch. 
 
 COTLANDER, s. A cottager who keeps a horse for 
 ploughing his small piece of land, E. Loth. — From 
 0. E. coiland. 
 
 COTMAN, «. A cottager, Galloway. 
 
 COTT TAIL. V. Coat-tail. 
 
 COTTAR, Cotter, s. One who inhabits a cot, or cot- 
 tage, dependent on a farm, S. Statist. Acc.—L. B. 
 cottar-iu^ ; Fr. cottier, id. Hence S. cotterman, 
 cotter fouk, &c. 
 
 COTTAR-WARK, s. Stipulated work done by cot- 
 tagers to the farmer on whose land they dwell, S. 
 Agr. 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. koier-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, depend- 
 ent on the principal farm, S. Agr. Surv. Forfars. 
 
 COVAN, s. A convent. Dunbar. Anciently written 
 covent. Sir Gawan. — In S. caivin is still used for 
 convent. 
 
 C0UATY3E, Covetise, Cowatyss, s. 1. Covetous- 
 ness. Douglas. — 0. Fr. couvoitise, id. 2. Ambition, 
 or the lust of power. Barbour. 
 
 COUBROCJN, adj. Low-born, or rustic. 
 
 To COUCHER, V. a. To be able to do what another 
 cannot accomplish, who contends in a trial of strength 
 or agility. He who fails is said to be coucher'd, S. — 
 Fr. .^ouch-er ; Teut. koets-en, cubare. 
 
 COUCHER, s. A coward ; a poltroon, S. Butherford. 
 From the E. v. couch, Fr. couch-er. 
 
 COUCHER'S BLOW. 1. The blow ^iveu by a cowardly 
 and mean fellow, immediately before he gives up, S. 
 2. It is also used in a passive sense, as denoting the 
 parting blow to which a dastard submits ; as, I gied 
 [gave] him the coucher-blow, S. 0.; i. e., he submitted 
 to receive the last blow. 
 
 COUDIE, adj. V. Cocth. 
 
 To COUDLE, V. 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. Bellenden.— A. S. 
 cafe. Isl. kofe, id. 
 
 CO VER ATOUR, s. A coverlet for a bed. Inventories. 
 Fr. couverture, id. -J- 
 
 COVETTA, s. A plane used for moulding framtM 
 work, called also a Quarter-round, S. 
 
 To COUGHER, (gutt.) v. n. To continue to cough. 
 Used in this form, Cougherin' and Blocherin'. Evi- 
 dently a derivative from E. cough, or Teut. kuch-en, 
 id. v. Blocker, v. 
 
 COUGHT, for couth. Could. S. P. Bep. 
 
 COUHIRT, s. Cow-herd. Dunbar. 
 
 CO VINE, s. Fraud ; artifice. " But fraud or corine," 
 South of S. — This is an old Scottish law phrase. V. 
 
 CONUYNE. 
 
 COVIN-TREE, s. A large tree ia the front of an old 
 Scottish mansion-house, where the laird always met 
 his visitors, Roxb. Similar to Trysting-Tree. V. 
 
 CONUYNK. 
 
 To COUK, V. n. To retch. V. Cook. 
 To COUK, v. n. A term used to denote the sound 
 emitted by the cuckoo, Montgomerie. 
 
cou 
 
 129 
 
 COU 
 
 COUL (pron. like E. cool), s. A night-cap ; in some 
 places Coulie, S. Apparently from E. Cowl, a hood 
 worn by monks. 
 
 COULIE, CowLiE, s. 1. A bey, S. Su. G. kullt, id. 
 2. A term applied to a man in the language of con- 
 tempt, S. Cleland. 
 
 COULPE, s. A fault. Complaynt S.—lPt. coulpe, 
 Lat. culp-a. 
 
 COULPIT, part. pa. Apparently, bartered, for coupit. 
 Maitland Poems. 
 
 COULTER-NEB, s. A sea-fowl and bird of passage, 
 Western Isles. V. Bouger. 
 
 COULTER-NIBBIT, adj. Having a, long nose. Ferils 
 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. cwm, a rounding 
 together, Owen. 
 
 COUNCIL-POST, s. A term, in Scotland, for a 
 special messenger, such as was formerly sent with 
 despatches by the Lords of the Council. Boswell's 
 Journal. 
 
 To COUNGEIR, v. a. To conjure, Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 COUNGERAR, s. A conjurer, ibid. 
 
 To COUNJER, V. a. To intimidate or still by threat- 
 ening, Clydes. V. Coonjkr. 
 
 COUNYIE, s. Perhaps, motion. Dunbar. — Tr. 
 coign-er, to beat, to strike. 
 
 COUNT, s. An accompt, S. 
 
 COUNTER, s. A person learning arithmetic. "A 
 gude counter," one who is skilful 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. a. 1. To overcome ; to sur- 
 mount, Ayrs. 2. To repulse, ibid. 3. To overturn, 
 ibid. 4. To destroy, ibid. 
 
 To COUNTEREACTE, v. n. To counterfeit. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 COUNTING, s. The common name for the science of 
 arithmetic ; as, "I gat nae mair learning than read- 
 ing, writing, and counting," 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 cf the person who has done so, 
 " I'll count kin wi' him whenever he likes," S. — This 
 evidently refers to the genealogical accounts kept of 
 families, especially in feudal times. 
 
 COUNTYR, CowNTiE, s. 1. Encounter. Douglas. 
 2. A division of an army engaged in battle. Wal- 
 lace. 
 
 COUNTRY, s. In the Highlands of S. country is used 
 to denote a particular district, though very limited. 
 Clan-Alhin. 
 
 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. Ross. 
 
 COUNTRY -KEEPER, s. One employed in a particu- 
 lar district to apprehend delinquents, S. Tales of 
 lay Landlord. 
 
 COUNTRY-SIDE, s. The common term witli the vul- 
 gar in S., for a dictriot or tract of country. Anti- 
 quary. 
 
 COUP, s. Leg. Caup, i. e„ cap or bowl. Hogg, 
 
 To COUP, Cowp, V. a. 1. To exchange, to barter, S. 
 A. Bor. 2. To expose to sale, Roxb. 3. To buy and 
 sell ; to traflSc ; 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. 1. Exchange, S. Maitland Poeins. 2. A 
 good bargain ; any thing purchased below its just 
 value ; used ironically, as, " ye'll get a coup o' him." 
 Gl. Surv. Moray. — Sw. koep, purchase, bargain. 3. 
 A company 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 ; to 
 tilt, as a cart, 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. gupp-a, to tilt up. 
 
 COUP, Cowp, s. 1. A fall, S. Couppis, S. B. Lyndsay. 
 2. A sudden break in the stratum of coals, S. Statist. 
 Ace. E. Fault. 
 
 To COUP owre, v. 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, espe- 
 cially 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-coupin', S. ; i. e.. 
 She is very near the time of childbirth. 
 
 To COUP CARLS, to tumble heels over head, (synon. 
 to Coup the Creels,} Galloway. — Allied, perhaps, to 
 Gael, cairl-eam, to tumble, to toss, cairl, tumbled. 
 
 To COUP THE CRANS. 1. To be overturned, S. Rob 
 Roy. 2. It is also occasionally used to denote the 
 misconduct of a female, S. 
 
 To COUP THE CREELS. 1. To tumble heels over 
 head, S. Rob Roy. 2. To bring forth an illegitimate 
 child, Roxb. To cast a lagen-gird, synon., S. 3. To 
 die, Roxb. 
 
 COUP-THE-LADLE, g. The play of see-saw, Aberd. 
 
 COUP-CART, Cowp-CART, s. V. Coop. 
 
 COUPAR. A town in Angus referred to in a com- 
 mon S. proverb, "He that will to Coupar maun to 
 Coupar." The idea is, that when the will is obstin- 
 ately set on any course, it is an indication of neces- 
 sity, and is sometimes to be viewed as a symptom of 
 fatality. 
 
 * COUPE-J ARRET, s. One who hamstrings another. 
 Waverley. — Fr. couper lejarret, to hough, to cut the 
 hams. 
 
 COUPEN, s. A fragment. V. Cowpon. 
 
 COUPER, Coper, s. 1. A dealer; as, horse-couper, 
 cow-couper. Chalmer. Air. Cope-man occurs in 
 0. E. in the sense of purchaser, chaiferer, or chapman 
 in modem language. 2. One who makes merchand- 
 ise of souls. Rutherford. 
 
 COUPER- WORD, s. The first word in demanding boot 
 in a bargain ; especially applied to horse dealers, 
 Roxb. From couper, a dealer. 
 
 COUP-HUNDED, adj. Unexpl. Applied to a horse. 
 
 CO UPIT, part. pa. Confined to bed from illness of any 
 kind. Loth. Roxb. 
 
 COUPLE, CuPFiL, s. A rafter, S. Wyntown.—G. B. 
 kupid ty, id. 
 
 COUPLE-YILL, KiPPLE-YiLL, s. A potation given 
 to house-carpenters at putting up the couples, or 
 rafters, on a new house, Teviotd. 
 
 9 
 
cou 
 
 130 
 
 COW 
 
 To COUR, V. n. To stoop ; to crouch, S. Cower, E. 
 
 To COUR, V. n. To recover. V. Cowkr. 
 
 COURAGE-BAG, *. A modest designation for the 
 tcrotum, Galloway. 
 
 COURANT, s. A seveie reprehension; the act of 
 scolding, Dumfr. 
 
 COURCHE, t. A covering for a woman's head, S. 
 Curchey, Dunbar. Wallace. — Fr. couvre-chef. 
 
 COURERS, CuRERS, s.pl. Covers. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 COURIE, adj. Timid ; easily alarmed, Peebles. Ap- 
 parently from the v. to Cour. V. Curr. 
 
 COURIE, s. A small stool, Lanarks. V. Currib. 
 
 COURSABLE, Cursable, adj. Current. 
 
 COURTHAGIS, s. pi. Curtains, Aberd. Reg. Probably 
 a contr. from Fr. courtinages, id. 
 
 COURTIN, s. A yard for holding straw, Berw. — 
 Probably an oblique use of 0. Fr. curtin, a kitchen- 
 garden. 
 
 COUSIGNANCE, s. A relation by blood. V. Cosing- 
 
 NACE. 
 
 COUSIGNES, s. A female cousin-german. " It was 
 the custom to say Cotisigne for the male, and Covr 
 signes for th^ female." Keith's Hist. This expl. the 
 proper meaning of Cosingnace, q. v. 
 
 COUSIN-RED, s. Consanguinity ; kindred ; South of 
 S. A term strangely compounded, cousin being from 
 Lat. consanguineus, and red contracted from A. S. 
 raeden, conditio, status, as in manred, kindred, &c. 
 
 COUT, CowT, s. A young horse, S. Corr. from colt. 
 
 To COUTCH, V. a. To lay out, or lay down, applied 
 to land in regard to a proper and convenient divi- 
 sion among joint proprietors 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 pro- 
 perly laid together, by lot. 
 
 COUTCHACK, CuTCHACK, s. The clearest part of a 
 fire, S. B. Tarras. " A small blazing fire ;" Gl. 
 
 To COUTCHER down, v. n. To bow down ; to crouch, 
 Roxb. 
 
 COUTCHIT, part pa. Inlaid ; stuffed. Douglas.— 
 Fr. couch-er, to lay. 
 
 COUT-EVIL. A disease incident to young horses, 
 Border. E. strangles. Polwart. 
 
 COUTH, aux. v. Could. Barbour.— K. S. cuthe, novi, 
 from cunn-an, noscere. 
 
 COUTH, part. pa. Known. Douglas. 
 
 COUTH, s. Enunciated sound ; a word. Popular 
 Ball. — Isl. qwaede, syllaba, qwed-a, efifari. 
 
 COUTH, CouTHY, CouDY, adj. 1. Affable ; facetious ; 
 familiar, S. Ramsay. 2. Loving ; affectionate, S. 
 Burns. 3. Comfortable. Popular Ball. 4. Plea- 
 sant 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 suffering. 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. 
 cuth, familiaris ; Teut. koddig, facetus. 
 
 COUTHILY, adv. 1. Kindly, familiarly, S. Ross. 
 2. Comfortably; agreeably, in regard to situation. Ross. 
 
 COUTHY-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of 
 being kind, familiar, or agiveable, S. Ross. 
 
 COUTHINESS, CouDiNESs, s. Facetiousness ; kind- 
 ness, S. 
 
 COUTHLESS, adj. Cold ; unkind.— From couth, and 
 less, as signifying, without affection. J 
 
 COUTRIBAT, g. Confused struggle ; a tumult, Ettr. 
 For. Read Cautribat, often applied to dogs' quar- 
 rels. — Perhaps q. cout-rippet, disturbance made by 
 colts ; or Isl. koettr, felis, and rifbalde, violentus ; 
 q. an uproar of cats. 
 
 COUTTERTHIRL, s. The vacuity between the coulter 
 and the ploughshare, S. V. Thirl. 
 
 COW, 8. A rude shed erected over the mouth of a 
 coal-pit, Dumfr. — Su. G. koja, Belg. kooi, kou, kouw, 
 Germ, koie, tuguriolum. 
 
 COW, Kow, s. A twig of any shrub or plant, S. 
 Priests Peblis. 2. Used to denote a bush. Minst. 
 Bord. 3. A besom made of broom, S. Warton. 4. 
 An instrument 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. Hamilton. Hence 
 the compound word a worrie-coiv. 2. A hobgoblin, 
 S. Philotus. 
 
 To Play Kow. To act the part of a goblin. Roull. — 
 From E. cow, to intimidate ; or Isl. kug, suppressio. 
 
 COW. Brown Cow, a ludicrous designation given by 
 the vulgar to a barrel of beer or ale, from its colour, 
 as contradistinguished from that of milk, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To COW, V. a. 1. To depress with fear. 2. To up- 
 braid ; to rate ; to scold an equal or superior ; not 
 used of an inferior, Dumfr. — Su. G. kufw-a, Isl. id.; 
 also kug-a, supprimere, insultare. 
 
 To COW, V. a. To exceed ; to surpass ; to excel ; to 
 overcome; as, "That cows a'," that exceeds every 
 thing, Clydes. Loth. Fife, Mearns. — Allied perhaps 
 to Su. G. kufw-a, supprimere. 
 
 To COW, V. a. 1. To poll the head, S. Bellenden. 2. 
 To clip short, in general. Pollwart. 3. To cut ; to 
 prune ; to lop off. V. Coll, v. To cow out, to cutout. 
 4. To eat up as food, S. Popul. Ball. 5. To be 
 cowit, to be bald. Dunbar. 6. It occurs as signi- 
 fying shaven ; applied to the Roman tonsure. Cle- 
 land — Isl. kolW, tonsum caput. 7. Often used 
 metaph., S., like E. snib. Ramsay. 
 
 COWAN, s, A fishing boat. Wodrow.—Sn. G. kogge, 
 C. B. cwch, linter. 
 
 COWAN, CowANER, s. 1. One who does the work of 
 a mason, but has not been regularly bred, S. 2. One 
 who builds dry walls, S. Statist. Ace. — Su. G. kujon, 
 homo imbellis; Fr. coion, a base fellow ; from Su. G. 
 kufw-a, supprimere, insultare. 
 
 To COWARDIE, v. a. To surpass, especially in ath- 
 letic exercises, Mearns. Syn. Cw./ie, Fife, • and Com- 
 cher, S.— Fr. couard-er; but Su. G. kufw-a, sup- 
 primere, insultare, i.s certainly the radical term. 
 
 COWARDIE, s. The act by which one is surpassed in 
 such exertions, Mearns. Cufie, Fife, id. 
 
 COWARDIE-SMIT, s. An insult to provoke to fight ; 
 a challenge ; commonly given by smiting the cheek 
 by the finger moistened with saliva. Y. v. Spit. 
 
 COWART, s. Covert. Wallace. 
 
 COWARTRY, s. Cowardice. Bellenden. 
 
 COWATYSS. V. CouATYSB. 
 
 COW-BAILLIE, s. 1. The male servant on a farm who 
 lays provender before the cows, 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 designa- 
 tion for a cow-herd, Upp. Clydes. ; q. one whose 
 magistratical authority does not extend beyond his 
 drove. 
 
 COWBECK, s. The name given to a mixture of hair 
 and wool ; a hat made of this stuff. Rates. 
 
cow 
 
 131 
 
 COW 
 
 To COWBLE, xi: 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 sphondylfum of Linn, is called the Cow 
 
 parsnip. But this seems rather to bg^the Pastinaca 
 
 sylvestris, 
 
 COW-CARL, Si A bugbear ; one who intimidates 
 
 others, Dumfr. 
 COW-CRAIK, s. A mist with an easterly wind ; as, 
 " The cow'craik destroys a' the fruit," Lanarks. 
 Syn. Haar, Mearns, Aberd. 
 
 COWCLYNK, s. A harlot, iyndsay.— Perhaps from 
 cow, and clinic, money; q. one who prunes the purse. 
 
 COW-CLOOS, s. pi. Common trefoil, S. B. Trifolium 
 
 pratense, Linn. 
 To COWD, V: TK I. To float slowly, with the motion 
 aflfected a little by slight waves ; as, " The boat 
 cowds finely awa," Upp. Clydes. 2. It is also expl 
 to swim, ib. 
 
 eOWD, s. 1. "A short and pleasant sail," ibid. 2. 
 " A single gentle rocking, or motion, produced by a 
 wave," ibid. 3. The act of swimming, ibid. 
 
 GOWDA, s. A small cow, Roxb. Cowdie, Dumfr. 
 " Cowdy, a little cow. a Scotch runt without hwns. 
 North ;" Gl. Grose. V. Cowdach. 
 
 COWDACH, s. A heifer. Cuddoch, Calloway ; expl. 
 " a big stirk ; a little nolt beast." — This seems formed 
 from Quoyach by the insertion of the letter d, eu- 
 phoniae causa, V. Cuddoch and Quet. 
 
 GOWDAS, «>. pi. Heifers ; pi. of Cowdach. 
 
 COWDER, ^ "A boat that sails pleasantly," Clydes. 
 ibid. — Most probably a G. B. word, transmitted from 
 the Welijh inhabitants of Clydesdale; cwyd-aw, to 
 stir, move, or agitate. 
 
 To COWDLE, V. n. A diminutive from Cowd, "ex- 
 pressive of rather more motion produced by the 
 waves," Clydes,, ibid. 
 
 COWDOTHE, s. Some kind of pestilence. 
 
 COWDRUM, s. 1, A beating ; as, " Ye'll get cowdrum 
 for that ;" you will get a beating, Mearns. 2. Severe 
 reprehension, ibid. — Perhaps from Teut. kvdde, 
 clava. and drumm-er, premere. 
 
 To COWER, CowYR, CoDR, Cowr, v. a. To recover 
 Barbour. — Abbrev. from Fr. recouvrir. 
 
 COWERING, s. Recovery. Barbour. 
 
 COW-FEEDER, s. A dairyman who sells milk ; one 
 who keeps cows, feeding them for their milk in the 
 meantime, and to be sold when this fails, S. S. 
 Mid-Loth. 
 
 COWFYNE, s. A ludicrous term. Evergreen. 
 
 COW-FISH, 3. 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, Selkirks. Per- 
 haps originally cow-hoof, from a supposed resem- 
 blance to the hoof of a cow. 
 
 COWHUBBY, s. A cow-herd. Evergreen.— Be\g. 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 appa- 
 rent ears, and as resembling an animal that has no 
 horns. 
 
 COWIE, s. A cow wanting horns. V. Cow, v. 
 
 COWIE, adv. Very ; as- oowie weel, very well, La- 
 narks. 
 
 COWIE, adj. Odd ; queer, Lanarks. 
 
 COW-ILL, s. Any disease ta which a coio is subject, 
 S. Antiquary. 
 
 GOWIN', s. An alarm ; a fright, S. From the v. cow. 
 to depress. St. Patrick. 
 
 COWINS, pi. Apparently what is cowed, cut or 
 broken off, Renfr. A. Wilson. 
 
 COWIT, part pa. 1 . Closely cut. 2. Having short 
 and thin hair. V. Cow, v. 
 
 To COWE; KouK, V. n. To retch ineffectually, in con- 
 sequence 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 can- 
 not 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 probably a corr. 
 pronunciation of E. cully. 
 
 COWMACK, s. An herb supposed to have great virtue 
 in making the cow desire the male, S. B. 
 
 COWMAN, s. A name for the devil, S. V. Cow, s. 
 
 COWNTIR, s. Rencounter. Wallace. 
 
 GOWNTYR PALYSS, Contrary to. Wallace.— Fv. 
 contrepaU, a term in heraldry, signifying that one 
 pale is opposed to another. 
 
 COWOID, pret. Convoyed. Leg. conwoid. Barbour. 
 
 COWPAR, s. A horse-dealer, S. 
 
 COWPENDOCH, CowPENDOW, s. A young cow. V. 
 
 COLPINDACH. 
 
 GOWPES, Gowpis, ft pi. Baskets for catching fish, S. 
 Acts Ja. IIL A. Bor. coop, id.— Teut. kuype, 
 septa. 
 
 JOWPER-JUSTICE. Trying a man after execution ; 
 the same with Jeddavt, or Jedburgh Justice, S. 
 Cleland: 
 
 COW-PLAT, s. Cow'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 2)Z. shatters, shivers ;. pron. Cooptns, Aberd. — 
 Fr. coupon; L. B. copo, a piece cut off from a thing. 
 
 COW-QUAKE, s. 1. An atfection of cattle, caused by 
 the chillness of the weather, S. Kelly. 2. The 
 name is transferred, on the East coast of Loth. , to the 
 cold easterly 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 summer, Clydes. 
 
 COW'S BACKRIN. Cow's dung dropped in the fields, 
 Galloway. Synon. Puslick, Dumfr. — A. S. baa, ter- 
 gum, and ryne, profluvium ; 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 boiTowed money he gave the cow's 
 band in pledge ; which 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 t& certain kinds of 
 marl, of a gray or brown colour. 
 
 COWSLEM, s. An ancient name given to the evening 
 star, Roxb. 
 
 COWSMOUTH, s. The vulgar name for the cowslip, 
 or Primula, Loth. 
 
 COW'S THUMB. "Ye'reno a, cow's thumb frae't," a 
 phrase used to denote that one has hit on the proper 
 
cow 
 
 132 
 
 CRA 
 
 plan of doin? any thinf;, that it exactly corresponds 
 with one's wisli, Stirliu(?3. 
 
 COWT, ». A strong stick ; a rung, Fife. Apparently 
 the same with Cud, q. v. 
 
 COW-THE-GOWAN, s. A compound term used in the 
 South of S. for a fleet horse, for one that cuts the 
 ground. It is also said of such a horse, lie cows the 
 gowant. 
 
 COWZIE, adj. 1. Boisterous ; as, a cowzie day, one 
 distinguished by a high wind, Renfrews. 2. Inspir- 
 ing fear ; as, a cowzie carle, a temfic old man, ibid. 
 — Dan. kysen signifies frightful, terrible, horrid, &c., 
 from kys-er to frighc, to scare or terrify, 
 
 COXY, adj. Coxcomical, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To COZAIN, V. a. To barter or exchange one thing 
 for another, Orkn. This is evidently from the same 
 source with Coss, Loth., id. V. Cosb. 
 
 COZY, adj. Snug. V. Cosie. 
 
 To CRAB, Crabk, v. n. To fret. Bannatyne Poems. 
 — Belg. kribbig, Su. G. krepsk, morosus. 
 
 To CRAB, w. a. To irritate ; to provoke. Lyndsay. — 
 Teut. TcroLbb-en, lacerare unguibus. 
 
 CRACK, s. A blow producing a sharp sound, S. Syn. 
 Clink — from Teut. crack, crepitus. 
 
 CRACK, adj. Crack-brained, Aberd. 
 
 To CRACK, V. a. — 1. To crajck 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. Ramsay. — 
 Crack is sometimes used without the prep, in before 
 it, although precisely in the same sense, S. " Ablins 
 ye ne'er heard o' the highlandman and the pauger, 
 I'll no be a crack o' tellin' it." Saxon and Gael, i. 
 37. — Fr. crac, id. 
 
 To CRACK, Crak, v. n. 1. To talk boastingly, Ever- 
 green. 2. To talk freely and familiarly, S. Ramsay. 
 3. To talk together in a confused manner; often 
 as also implying extension of voice, S. 4. To 
 talk idly, S. — Germ, kraken, to make a noise ; or 
 Fr. craquer, to boast. 
 
 CRACK, Crak, s. 1. Boasting, S. Dunbar. 2. Chat ; 
 free conversation, S. Ross. 3. Any detached piece 
 of entertaining conversation, S., ibid. 4. A rumour ; 
 generally used in pi. Ramsay. 5. Idle or unmeaning 
 conversation ; " idle cracks," S. 
 
 CRACKER, Crakkar, s. A boaster. Lyndsay.— Belg. 
 kraecker, id. 
 
 CRACKER, s. A hard water-biscuit, Roxb. Appa- 
 rently a cant term, from the noise made in breaking 
 it. 
 
 CRACKER, s. The lash of a whip, Aberd. 
 
 CRACKERS, s. V. Clatter Banes. Aberd. 
 
 CRACKERHEADS, s. pi. The roots of big tangles, or 
 Alga marina, eaten by young people, Ang. 
 
 CRACKET, s. The cricket, Dumfr. 
 
 CRACKY, adj. 1. Talkative ; often denoting the 
 effect of one's being elevated by means of strong 
 drink, S. 2. Affable ; agreeable in conversation, S. 
 
 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, often 
 Crackie-stool, Roxb., Berwicks. 
 
 CRACKLINGS, s. pi. 1. The refuse of tallow, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. Tallow, when first bruised by the 
 candlemaker, in its impure state, S. — Su. G. krak, 
 quisquiliae. 
 
 CRACKMASSIE, s. A term applied to one who is 
 chargeable with vain boasting. You are talking 
 crackmassie ; You speak like a braggadocio, Loth. 
 
 CRACK-TRYST, s. One who does not fulfil an engage- 
 ment to meet with another ; properly implying that 
 time and place have been fixed, 8. From Crack to 
 br6ak, and Tryst, q. v. 
 
 CRADDEN, 8. A dwarf, Lanarks. — Gael, cruitecan, id. 
 cruitin, a humpbacked man, Shaw. 
 
 CRADEUCII (gutt.), s. A diminutive person, Upp. 
 Clydes. — Gael, craite signifies shrunk. 
 
 CRADILL, " Ane cradill of gl&ss," a, basket, 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 resembl- 
 ance to a cradle, S. V. Round- About. 
 
 * CRAFT, s. A corporation, S. Siller Gun. 
 
 CRAFT, s. Croft ; a piece of ground adjoining to a 
 house. Picken. — A. S. croft, id. 
 
 CRAFTER, Crofter, s. One who rents a small piece 
 of land, S. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 CRAFTISCHILDER, s. pi. Workmen ; craftsmen. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Childer. 
 
 CRAG, Crage, Craig, s. 1. The neck, S. Complaynt 
 S. 2. The throat, S. Ferguson.— Tent, kraeghe, 
 jugulus. 
 
 Lang Craig. " A cant term for a purse," Aberd. Gl. 
 Shirrefs. 
 
 CRAGBANE, s. The collar-bone. Wallace. 
 
 CRAGE CLAITH, s. A neckcloth ; a cravat, S.— Sw. 
 krageclud, id. 
 
 CRAYAR, Crear, s. A kind of lighter, or bark. Acts 
 Marie. — L. B. craiera, id. ; Sw. krejare, a small 
 vessel with one mast ; Dan. kreiert, a sloop, a small 
 vessel. It is used by various 0. E. writers. V. 
 Todd's Johns., vo. Cray. 
 
 CRAID, s. Perhaps, yellow clover. — Gael, criadh sig- 
 nifies earth, clay. But see Croyd. 
 
 CRAIG, s. A rock, S. Ramsay.— C. B kraig, Gael 
 creag, rupes. 
 
 CRAIG, s. The throat. V. Crag. 
 
 CRAIGAGEE, adj. Wi7-necked. V. Agee. 
 
 CRAIGED, adj. Having a neck or throat, S. Ram- 
 say. 
 
 CRAIG-FLOOK, s. a species of flounder. Sibbald. 
 
 CRAIG-HERRING, s. The shad, ibid. 
 
 CRAIGHLING, adj. Coughing. Entail. 
 
 CRAIGY, adj. Rocky, Ramsay. 
 
 CRAIGLUGGE, s. The point of a rock, S. Brand. 
 Aberd. 
 
 CRAIGSMAN, Cragsman, s. One who climbs craigs 
 or cliffs overhanging the sea, for the purpose of 
 procuring sea-fowls or their eggs, S. Shetl. Anti- 
 quary. 
 
 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. Polwart. 2. 
 To call for any thing with importunity and impa- 
 tience, S. 3. To croak ; to emit a hoarse sound, S. 
 — Teut. kraeck-en, crepare, strepere. 
 
 CRAIK, s. The landrail ; E. crake. 
 
 To LISTEN THE Craik IN THE CORN, to Carry on court- 
 ship by night, under the canopy of heaven, South 
 of S. 
 
 CRAIL-CAPON, ^. 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. 
 
CPiA 
 
 138 
 
 CKA 
 
 To CRAIZE, V. n. 1. To creak, Clydes., Roxb. 2. 
 
 One is said to craize, who, when sitting on a chair, 
 
 moves it bacliwards and forwards, with the whole 
 
 weight on the hinder feet of it, ibid.— Ital. crosc-iare, 
 
 to make a creaking noise. 
 CRAIZIN, s. The act of creaking, ibid. 
 To CRAK. v. Crack, v. n. 
 CRAKER, s. The Rail, or Corn-craik. Rallus •rex, 
 
 Linn, Martin's Western Isles. 
 CRAKYNG, s. The clamour of a fowl, S. Wyntown. 
 CRAKYS, s. pi. Great guns ; cannons. Barbour.— 
 
 From the noise they make when fired • or, Teut. 
 
 kraecke, arcubalista. 
 CRAKLENE POKIS. Bags for holding artificial fire- 
 works. Complaynt S.—¥r. craquer, to crackle. 
 CRAME, Ckamery. V. Cream, Creamery. 
 CRAMESYE, Crammesy, s. Cloth of crimson, a grain 
 
 colour. Douglas. — Fr. cramoisi, id. 
 CRAMMASY, adj. Of or belonging to crimson ; in- 
 grained. Inventories. 
 To CRAMP, V. n. To contract. Henrysone. — Teut. 
 
 kromp-en, Sw. krymp-a, contiuhi. 
 CRAMPET, Cramp-bit, s. 1. A cramping-iron, S. 
 
 2. An iron with small pikes for keeping the foot firm 
 
 on ice, S. Graeme. 3. The guard of the handle 
 
 of a sword. Watson's Coll. 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. Bannatyne P.—Bw. 
 
 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, *. To Coup the Crans ; to be overset. V. Coup, 
 
 V. a._ 
 CRANCB, s. Probably some stuff made of hair. — 
 
 Teut. krants, 0. Fr. crans, hair, 
 CRANCE, s. A crack or chink in the wall through 
 
 which the wind blows, Fife. — Fr. cren, 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 ancient warfare. — Cotgr. 
 
 mentions Fr. cranequin as "an engine for batterie, 
 
 used in old time." 
 CRANE (of herrings), s. As many fresh herrings as 
 
 fill a barrel, S. Statist. Ace. 
 CRANGLING, part. pr. Winding Hudson.— TquI. 
 
 kronckel-en, intorquere, sinuare. 
 CRANY-WANY, s. "The little finger," Aberd. Gl. 
 
 Shirrefs, 
 * CRANK, s. An iron attached to the feet in curling, 
 
 to prevent sliding on the ice, Roxb. Synon. 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 
 
 cranA; word," a word hard to be understood, Aberd. 
 
 Mearns, Roxb. 3. Crooked, distorted, Aberd. Mearns ; 
 
 as crank-handed, a crank 6a«d.— Teut. krank, id, 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 CRANK, s. 1. The noise of an ungreased wheel, S. 2. 
 
 Used metaph. to denote inharmonious poetry. Burns. 
 CRANKOUS, adj. Fretful ; captious, S. Burns.— 
 
 Gael, crioncan, strife. 
 CRANNACH, s. Pottage, Ang. Aberd. 
 
 * GRANNIE, s. A square or oblong aperture in the 
 wall of a house, Galloway. Synon. Boat. 
 
 CRANREUCH, Crainroch, Cranreugh, Crandruch, 
 g. Hoar frost, S. 0. Burns. Agr. Surv. Peeb.—' 
 Gael, cranntarach, id. 
 
 CRANROCHIE, Craunrochie, adj. Rimy ; abounding 
 with hoar-frost, S. 0. 
 
 CRANSHACH, Cranshak, s. A distorted person, S 
 B. Boss. — Gael, crannda, decrepid. 
 
 CRANTZE, s. The Common Coralline Millepora 
 polymoi-pha, Linn. Shetl. 
 
 CRAP, s. 1. The highest part or top of any thing, S. 
 Crop, E. Baith crap and root, literally, top and 
 bottom ; metaph. beginning and end, S. 2. The 
 cone of a fir-tree, S. B.— A. S. croppa, Su. G. Jcroppa, 
 id. 
 
 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 proverbial 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 express resentment. It stuck in my 
 crap ; I could not digest it, S. — Teut. krop, ingluvies, 
 stomachus. 
 
 To CRAP, V. a. To fill ; to stuff, S. — Teut. kropp-en, 
 saginare, turundis farcire. 
 
 To CRAP, V. a. To crop ; to lop, S. Ferguson.— Teut. 
 krapp-en, abscindere. 
 
 CRAP and ROOT, adv. 1. "Wholly, entirely;" Gl. 
 Ross, S. B. 2. Metaph. both beginning and end, S. 
 
 CRAP, s. The quantity of grain put at one time on u 
 kiln, to be dried, Aberd. 
 
 CRAP, pret. v. Did creep ; crept, S. 
 
 CRAPIN, Crapine, Crappin, s. The maw or stomach 
 of a fowl, S. Crop, E., the craw of a bird Synon. 
 Crap. Hogg. 
 
 CRAPPIT HEADS. A compound made of oatmeal, 
 suet, onions, and pepper, with which the heads of 
 haddocks are stuffed, S. Guy Mannering. Syn. 
 Stappit heads. — Belg. kropp-en, to 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 stammock, ap- 
 plied 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. 
 kraeda, moUities, kregda, infans morbidus vel tenel- 
 lus, Haldorson ; kregd, parva statura, Verel. J'er- 
 haps we may view Crat as nearly akin to Croot, q. v. 
 
 CRAUCH. To cry crauch, to acknowledge one's self 
 vanquished. Dunhar. — Arm. cracq, a bastard. 
 
 CRAUCHMET, (gutt.) s. An exaction made by men 
 in a state of war. MS. Chron. 
 
 * To CRAVE, V. a. 1. To demand a debt importun- 
 ately ; 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 with 
 Crag. Craig, q. v. 2. The weasand, ib. 
 
CRA 
 
 134 
 
 CRE 
 
 CRAVING, «. The act of dunning, S. 
 
 To CRAUK, V. n. " To fret; to complain," Ayrs. Gl. 
 Picken. Apparently the same with Craik, v., 
 sense 2. 
 
 CRAUP, pret. of the v. to Creep, S. 
 
 To CRAW, Ckawe, v. n. and a. To crow. 
 
 CRAW, s. A crow, S. The craw 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 in the dark, S. 
 
 To CRAW, V. n. 1. To crow. Crawin, part. pa. 
 Douglas. 2. To boast ; to vapour, S. Ferguson. 
 A crawing hen is viewed as very unsonsie or uncan- 
 nie, Teviotd. Old proverb, "A crooning cow, a 
 crowing hen, and a whistling maid, boded never luck 
 to a house."— A. S. craw-an, id. V. Croyn, v. 
 
 CRAW, s. The act of crowing, S. Burns.— A. S. crawe, 
 Alem, craue, id. 
 
 CRAW-CROOPS, s pi. Crow-berries, S. B. 
 
 To CRAW DAY. May I ne'er craw day I "May I 
 never see the morning ! " an imprecation used in 
 Dumfr. Evidently alluding to the cock's announc- 
 ing the dawn. 
 
 CRAWDOUN, s. A coward. Douglas.— Tr. creant, 
 and donn-er, to do homage. 
 
 CRAW -DULSE, s. Fringed fucus, S. Fucus ciliatus, 
 Linn. 
 
 CRAW-MILL, g. A large rattle for frightening crows. 
 Mearns. Synon. Corn-craik. 
 
 CRAWS. Waes my craws! Woe'smy heart ! Mearns. 
 Teut. krauweye, the diaphragm. 
 
 CRAWS-COURT, s. A court of judgment held by 
 crows, 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 an-ived, a 
 very general noise and croaking ensue, and shortly 
 after, the whole fall upon one or two individuals, whom 
 they persecute and beat imtil they kill them. When 
 this has been accomplished, they quietly disperse." 
 Edmonstone's Zetl. ii. 234. — Isl. krakanot only signi- 
 fies a crow, but a bird of evil omen. 
 
 CRAW-SILLER, s. Mica, Shetl. 
 
 CRAW-TAES, Craw-Foot, s. pi. 1. Crowfoot, 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. Cal- 
 trops, an instrument made with three spikes, for 
 wounding the feet of horses, S. Antiquary. 
 
 CRAZE, s. 1. A degree of wrong-headedness ; crazi- 
 ness, S. 2. Dotage ; foolish fondness, Abevd. 
 
 CREAGH, «. An expedition for the purpose of forcibly 
 driving off cattle from the grounds of the lawful 
 owner ; a kind of foray. Waverley. — Gael, creach, 
 plunder, an host, Shaw ; Ir. creach, id. 
 
 •CREAM,*. A lick of cream, a proverbial phrase, 
 synon. with that in England, a sugar-plum. Guthry's 
 Mem. 
 
 CREAM, Craim, Crame, s. 1. A merchant's booth, S. 
 A stall in a market. Acts Sed. — Teut. kraem, ta- 
 berna rerum venalium. 2. A pack of goods for sale. 
 Skene.— Teut. kraem, Dan. fc'am, merchandise. 
 
 To CREAM, V. a. To hawk goods, S. B. 
 
 CREAMER, Craimer, s. 1. A pedler, S. B. Skene. 
 2. One who keeps a booth, S. — Su. G. kraemare, 
 Teut. kraemer, id. 
 
 CREAMERIE, Cramert, s. Merchandise ; goods sold 
 
 by a pedler, Abcrd. Lyndsay. — Teut. Iraemerije, 
 merx. 
 
 CREAM-WARE, Creme-Ware, s Articles sold by 
 those who keep booths. Brand. 
 
 CRHAM-WIFE, Crame-wife, s. A woman who keeps 
 a stall in a market at fairs, Roxb. 
 
 CREAR, s. A kind of lighter. V. Crayab. 
 
 CREDOMEZ, s. Credence. 
 
 To CREE, V. a. Genemlly used negatively ; No to 
 oree legs wV, not safe to meddle with, Ettr. For. — 
 Teut. kriegh-en, bellare, concertare. 
 
 CREECH, (gutt.) «. A declivity encumbered with 
 large stones, Upp. Lanarks. — Gael, carraic, rock ; S. 
 craig. 
 
 CREED, s. A severe reprehension ©r rebuke ; as, " to 
 gi'e one an awfu' creed," Clydes. 
 
 CREEK of day. The first appearance of the dawn, S. 
 Boss. Skreek, S. B, Bamsay. — Teut, kriecke, aurora 
 rutilans. 
 
 CREEL, s. A large deep basket, in which fisher-women 
 carry fish to market, Mearns., Aberd., &c« 
 
 CREELING, s. A foolish and indelicate custom, on 
 the second day after marriage, still retained among 
 the vulgar in some places, S. 
 
 CREEP, s. KJauld creep, that sensation of rigour which 
 extends itself over the surface of the body in conse- 
 quence of exposure to severe cold, or of some sudden 
 alarm, S. 
 
 To CREEP, V. n. The flesh is said to creep, when the 
 skin rises up, so as to resemble that of a fowl newly 
 plucked ; as, " My flesh is a' creepin'," S. Synon. 
 (xToose. 
 
 To CREEP IN, v. w. To shrink. Cnt/^pen in, shrivelled, 
 S. — Isl. kropna, contrahi. 
 
 CREEPERS. V. Creparis. 
 
 CREEPY, Creepie, s. 1. A low stool, occasionally used 
 in a pulpit for elevating the speaker, S. 2, The 
 stool of repentance, on which culprits formerly sat 
 when making public satisfaction in the church, 
 S. Bamsaj. 3. A child's stool, or footstool, S. B. 
 4. It denotes any small stool, used as a seat in 
 houses, Mearns, Lanarks. 
 
 creep: N' BUR, s. Agr. Surv. Caifhn. " The creep- 
 ing bur is Lycopodium clavatum." V. Upright Bur, 
 
 CREESE, Creeze, s. Crisis. Boss. 
 
 CREIGHLING, s. Coughing, Ayrs.— Teut, krieckel-en, 
 rutilare. 
 
 CREIL, Creel, s. 1. An ozier -basket, S. Banna- 
 tyne P. 2. Panniers are also called creils. Dunbar. 
 3. Often applied to the belly, as a nursery term ; 
 creelie, id. " Is your creil" or " creelie fu' yet ?" 
 In a creel, in a state of mental stupefaction or con- 
 fusion, S. — Ir. crilin, id. ; Gael, criol, a chest. 
 
 To CREIL, V. a. 1. To put into a basket, S. 2. It is 
 used metaph. in this foitm, " He's no gude to creel 
 eggs wi'," i;e., not easy, or safe, to deal with, Roxb. 
 Syn. " Kittle to shoe." 
 
 CREILFOW, Creelfu', s. A basketful, S. St. Bonan. 
 
 To CREIS, II. n. To curl. Douglas.— T^nt. kroes-en, 
 Germ, kraus-en, crispare. 
 
 To CREISCII, V. a. 1. To grease, S. Kelly. 2. Me- 
 taph. 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, Creesh, s. 1. Grease, S. Dunbar.— Fr. 
 graisse, id. 2. A stroke, a blow, S. Ferguson. 
 
 CREISCHIE, Creishy, adj. Greasy, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 CREISCHINESS, s. Greasiness, S. 
 
 To CREISH, V. a. To thrash ; to beat soundly. Hence 
 
CRE 
 
 135 
 
 CRO 
 
 the low phrase, I gae him a gude creisldn, I gave 
 him a sound beating, S. 
 
 CREYST, s. One who is both diminutive and loqua- 
 cious. Border. — Teut. kroes-en, to contract ; Dan. 
 kryster, a simpleton. 
 
 CREYT, s. A species of the Polypody Fern, Dunbar- 
 tons. 
 
 CREITCH, s. A term borrowed from the Germ, or 
 Belg. to denote a circle or district. Monro's Exped. 
 — Germ, kreis, Belg. kreyts, a circle, a circuit. 
 
 CREPARIS, s. pi. Grapnels of iron, S. Creepers. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 CRE PIN ALL, 5. Perhaps, knave. 
 
 CRESIE, s. 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 Grampiis. — Corr. from 
 L. B. craspiscis. 
 
 CREVISH, s. A crayfish. Baillie. 
 
 CREWIS, pres. v. Perhaps, craves. Houlate. — A. S. 
 craf-ian, id. 
 
 To CRY, V. a. To proclaim the bans of marriage, S. 
 
 To CRY, V. n. To be in labour, S. 
 
 To CRIAUVE, V. n. To crow, Buchan. V. the 
 letter W. 
 
 CRIB, s. Synon. with a bicker o' brose ; as, "Haste 
 ye, and gi'e me ma [my] crib, guidwife," Roxb. — 
 Perhaps from Isl. krubba, ampulla, a flask or vessel 
 with two ears. 
 
 CRIB, s. The aame ot the reel for winding yam, 
 Roxb. 
 
 CRIBBIE, s. A term used by women in Roxb., Ac, in 
 reeling yam, as expressive of the quantity reeled ; 
 Ae cribbie, twa cribbie. A cribbic is as much yarn as 
 goes half round the reel. — Isl. kryppa, signifies a 
 winding. V. Pup. 
 
 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, hay, and schrick-en, to 
 leap, like the E. tei-m, also the Fr. sautereau ; q. a 
 leaper. 
 
 CRICKLET, s. The smallest of a litter ; the weakest 
 bird of the nest, Ayrs. Syn. Wallydrag, Wrig, 
 Croat. — Isl. kreklott-r, signifies distorted; but per- 
 haps rather allied to Belg. krekel, a cricket. V. 
 Ceike. 
 
 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., Galloway. Ayrs. 
 Legatees. 
 
 CRYIN' SILLER. The fee paid to the parish clerk 
 for publishing the bans, S. 
 
 CRIKE, s. 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, Cryle, s. 1. A dwarf, S. A. Hogg. 2. A 
 child or beast that is unthriven, Roxb. V. Croil, 
 Croyl. 
 
 CRYL'T, part. pa. Unthriven ; stunted, ib. 
 
 CRIMINALS, s. pi. Criminal causes. 
 
 ro CRIMP, V. a. To plait nicely, S.— Sw. krymp-a, 
 
 to shrink. 
 CRIMPE, adj. Scarce; scrimp. 
 CRIMPING-PIN, s. An instrument for pinching or 
 
 puckering the border of a lady's cap. Loth. — Teut. 
 
 krimp-en, contrahere. 
 To CRINCH, Crunch, v. a. 1. To grind with the 
 
 teeth. 2. To masticate what is hard, as biscuit ; or 
 
 rank, as unboiled vegetables ; including the idea of 
 
 the sound made, S. Gait. 3. To crinch the teeth, 
 
 to gnash. Fr. grinc-er les dents, id. 
 CRINCH, s. A very small bit of anything, S. 
 To CRINE, Crynb, v. n. 1. To shrivel, S. Evergreen. 
 
 2. To diminish money by clipping it. Douglas. — Ir, 
 
 krion-am, to wither. 
 CRINKIE-WINKIE, ,». A contention, S. B.— Su. G. 
 
 kraenka, to be vexed, 
 CRYP, Craip. Apparently used for what is now called 
 
 Crape. Aberd. Reg. 
 CRIPPLE-JUSTICE, s. A designation contemptuously 
 
 given to one who is lame, and, at the same time, 
 
 proud of his personal appearance, Clydes. 
 CRIPPLE-MEN, s. pi. Oat-cakes toasted before the 
 
 fire, Fife. Probably denominated from the crooked 
 
 shape they often assume from being set on edge 
 
 while toasting. 
 CRISE, s. Crisis. Wodrow. V. cTreese. 
 To CRISP, V. n. 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 Burel. — Fi-, crespe, 
 
 id. 
 CRYSTE, s. 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. Beg. Maj. — 
 
 Gael, cro, cows, the reparation being made in cattle ; 
 
 or Ir. cro, death. 
 To CROAGH (gutt.), v. a. To strangle, Fife.— Teut. 
 
 kroegh-en, jugulare. 
 To CROCE, V. a. To go across. Acts Cha. I. 
 CROCE, Croys, s. One of the sails in a ship. Douglas. 
 
 — Sw. kryss-top, the mizzen-top. 
 CROCHE, Crochert. V. Hagbut. 
 CROCHIT, part. pa. " Covered." Gawan and Gol. 
 CROCK, Crock Ewe. An old ewe that has given 
 
 over bearing, S. The same with Grok, q. v. Blackw. 
 
 Mag. 
 CROCK ATS, s. pi. To put out, or set up one's crockats, 
 
 a phrase applied to a young person, or to one who 
 
 is an inferior, when showing ill-humour, or giving 
 
 an indiscreet answer ; as, " Wilt thou dare to setup 
 
 thy crockats to me ? " 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. Anything bruised to pieces. 
 
 Buchan. 
 
 CROFTER, S. V, CXAFTER. 
 
 CROFTING, s. 1. The state of being successively 
 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 
 
CEO 
 
 186 
 
 CRO 
 
 denote a bowl, or vessel of a similar snape, for hold- 
 ing milk. Clan-Albin. — It is evident that crogan is 
 allied to Gael, croc, which denotes an earthen vessel. 
 But it more closely resembles C. B. crochan, "a 
 boiler, a pot ; " Owen. That this properly denotes 
 an earthen vessel, appears from its cognate, crochen-u, 
 " to make pottery ; " ibid. 
 
 CROY, s. 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 catch- 
 ing fish, Argyles. When the sea flows, the fish come 
 over it, and are left there, in consequence 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 Croy, a town in France. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To CROICHLE, Croighle, (guft.) To have a short 
 dry cough, Upp. Lanarks. Renfrews. Tannahill. 
 
 CROICHLIES, s. pi. A disease affecting the legs of 
 cattle on the coast of Moray. 
 
 CROYD, s. Yellow clover, Ayrs. I find no word 
 resembling this, save the terms which denote an 
 herb in general. — Teut. kruyd, Germ, krout, Su. G. 
 krydda, &c. 
 
 CROY DIE, adj. A croydie lea, a field on which there 
 is a great quantity of foggage for sheltering game, 
 Renfr. 
 
 CROIGHLE, s. A slight, or short dry cough, Renfr., 
 Tannahill. — Isl. hrygla, excrementum, screatus e 
 pectore ; G. Andr. 
 
 CROIL, Croyl, s. a distorted person ; a dwarf. Pol- 
 wart. — Teut. kriel, pumilus. 
 
 To CROYN, Crone, Crune, v. n. 1. To cry as a bull 
 does, in a low and hollow tone, S. Maitland Poems. 
 — Belg. kreun-en, to whimper; Isl. hryn-a, grunnire. 
 
 2. To whine ; to persist in moaning, S. 3. To hum, 
 or sing in a low tone, S. Burns. 4. To purr, ap- 
 plied to a cat. South of S. 
 
 CROYN, Crune, Croon, s. 1. A hollow continued 
 moan, S. Douglas. 2. An incantation. 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 Gurnard. Neill's List of 
 Fishes. 
 
 CROIPIN, part. pa. Crept. Keith. 
 
 To CROISE, V. a. To burn with a mark, Ettr. For.— 
 Fr. croisier, perhaps because the sheep were origi- 
 nally marked with a cross. 
 
 To CROISE, V. n. To gossip; to talk a great deal 
 about little, S. B, In Angus it is pronounced croise; 
 in the northern counties, as Moray, arose.— Su G. 
 krusa, ficta in verbis civilitate uti. 
 
 CROISHT ARICH, s. The fire-cross, or signal of war ; 
 a stake of wood, the one end dipped in blood, 
 and the other burnt (as an emblem of fire and 
 sword), which was conveyed with the greatest expe- 
 dition, till it went through the whole ti"ibe or country. 
 — Gael, croistara ; perhaps from crois, a cross, and 
 tara, a multitude. V. Fyre Croce. 
 
 CROK, s. A dwarf, Ang. — Su. G. kraek, animal 
 quodvis exiguum ; Isl. kracke, kroge, tener puellus 
 vel pullus. 
 
 CROK, s. An old ewe that has given over bearing, S. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 To CROK, V. n. To suffer decay from age, Gl, Sibb. 
 
 CROKONITION, s. Destruction, Aberd. 
 
 CRONACH, «. A dirge ; a lamentation for the dead, 
 V. Coranioh. 
 
 CRONACIIIB, 8. A nursery designation for the little 
 finger, Ang. V. Crany-wany and Pirlie-winkie. 
 
 CRONACHIN, part. pr. Gossiping in a tattling way, 
 S. B. — Perhaps from Coranich, q. v. 
 
 CRONDE, s. Leg. croude, a fiddle, Houlate. 
 
 To CRONE, V. n. To use many words in a wheedling 
 way, Buchan. 
 
 CRONY, s. A potato, Dumfr. 
 
 CROO, s, 1. A hovel. Jacobite Relics. 2. A sty, 
 S. B. — C. B. craw, and Armor, crou, denote a sty ; 
 Ilara, Boxhorn. V. Crufe. 
 
 CROOBACKS, s.pl. A sortof panniers borne by horses, 
 and used in mountainous districts, for carrying 
 home corn, peats, &c. — Isl. koerf, a basket, a hamper; 
 Dan. kurv, id. These are evidently allied to Lat. 
 corb-is, which exactly corresponds in signification. 
 
 To CROODLE, Croudle, v. n. 1. To coo, Renfrews. 
 2. To purr, as a cat. Tannahill. 3. To hum a 
 song ; to sing with a low voice, Ayrs. Bui-ns. —This 
 is evidently a dimin. from the v. Croud, to coo, pro- 
 nounced crood. 
 
 To CROOK, V. n. To halt in walking, S. Ramsay.— 
 Sw. krok-ia, id. 
 
 CROOK, s. 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. IS aim. "As 
 black's the crook," a phrase applied to any thing 
 that is very black, S.— Su. G, krok, Isl. krok-r, Dan. 
 krog, uncus, uncinus, a hook. 
 
 2'o CROOK, V. a. To bend. This term is used in 
 various forms unknown in E. 
 
 To CROOK A Finger, to make an exertion of the 
 slightest kind ; as, " He didna crook a finger 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 PassagesL 
 
 To CROOK one's Mou'. 1. To bring the lips together, 
 so as to be able to articulate, S. 2. To disfigure the 
 face as one does who is about to cry. 3. To manifest 
 anger or displeasure by a distortion of the mouth, S. 
 Herd's Coll. 4. Used as expressive of scorn, S. 
 Donald and Flora. 
 
 To CROOK the Elbow. To use too much freedom with 
 the bottle ; q. bending the elbow in reaching the 
 drink to the mouth, S. 
 
 CROOKED MOUTH. A species of flounder. Pleuron- 
 ectes Tuberculatus. Arbuthnot's Peterhead. 
 
 CROOKIE, s. A low designation for a sixpence, 
 Lanarks. Obviously from its having been usually 
 crooked before the introduction of the new coin- 
 age. 
 
 CROOKS, s. pi. The windings of a river. V. Crckis. 
 
 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. krok, quicquid aduncum vel incurvum 
 est ; Belg. krook, Fr, croc, id. ; C. B. crwcca, curvus, 
 incurvus. 
 
 CROOKSADDLE, s. A saddle for supporting 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, s. A cross beam in a chimney from 
 which the crook is suspended, Roxb. Synon. Rannel- 
 
CEO 137 
 
 q. that which keeps the crook 
 
 tre&i or Rantle-tree 
 steady. 
 
 CROOK-TREE, s. A beam of wood, or bar of iron, 
 which runs across the chimney of a cottage, on which 
 the crook is hung, Roxb. Synon, Crook-studied 
 
 To CROON, V. n. To emit a murmuring sound. V. 
 Crotn. 
 
 CROONER, Crowner, s. The Trigla lyra, a fish. S. 
 |>enominated from the cruning noise it makes after 
 
 ,^ being taken. Barry. 
 ' To CROOP, V. n. To croak. V. Croup. 
 
 To CROOT, V. n. To make a croaking noise. V, 
 Croctt. 
 
 CROOT, s. 1. A puny, feeble child. Loth. 2. The 
 youngest and feeblest of a nest, or of a litter, South 
 of S. Synon. wrig, or wrigling. — Arm. crot, petit 
 enfant ; or Isl. hrota, effoetum animal decrepitae 
 aetatis, V. Crat, which seems nearly allied. 
 
 CROOTLES, *. 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 body, Roxb, 
 
 CROOZUMIT, s. 1. A 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 Teut. kroes-en, kruys-en, crispare ; q. drawn 
 together, shrunk up. 
 
 To CROP the Causey ; to appear openly and boldly in 
 the street ; q. to keep the crown of the causey. 
 Spalding. 
 
 To CROP out, V. n. To appeal through the surface of 
 the ground, applied to minerals, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CROP OF WHEY, The thick part of whey ; q. what 
 goes to the crop or top, Dumfr. 
 
 CROP AND ROOT. A proverbial phrase signifying en- 
 tirely, completely; literally top and bottom ; metaph. 
 beginning and end. Spalding. 
 
 CROPEN, part. pa. Crept. V. Cruppen. 
 
 To CROSE, V. n. To whine. V. Ckoise, v. 
 
 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 puna, punctum. 
 
 CROSS-BRATH'D, adj. Braided across.— Teut, 6re2/d- 
 en, contexere, nectere. 
 
 CROSS-FISH, s. The name given to the star-fish, 
 Shetl.— Norw. ^' Kors-fisk, or A;ors-trold, the Stella 
 Marina, star-fish, or sea-star." Pontoppidan. 
 
 To CROSS-NOOK, v. a. 1. To check; to restrain, 
 Aberd. 2. To sit close — into the noofcs — to make room 
 for a new-comer, at the fire. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 CROSS-PUTS, S. pi. Y. COEPS-PRESENT. 
 
 CROTAL, Crottle, s. Lichen omphalodes, now called 
 Cudbear, Lightfoot. — Gael, crotal, and crotan, Shaw. 
 
 CROTE, s. The smallest particle. Wyntown.—Sw. 
 krut, powder. 
 
 CROTESCQUE, s., Fr. Grotesque painting, 
 
 CROTTIL, s, A small fragment of any hard body, such 
 as coal, stone, &c. — 0. E, crotels, "the ordure or 
 dung of a hare," Phillips. This is deduced by Skin- 
 ner from Fr. crottes, the dung of sheep, goats, &c. 
 
 CROTTLIE, adj. Covered with lichen, S, 0. Train's 
 Mountain Muse. V, Crotal. 
 
 CROUCHIE, adj. Having a hunch on the back, S.— 
 Perhaps it is immediately formed from Fr. crochu, 
 hooked, crooked. 
 
 CROUCHIE, s. One that is hunchbacked, S, Burns. 
 — Su. G. krok, incurvus. 
 
 CRO 
 
 To CROUD, Crowde. v. n. 1. To coo as a dove, 
 
 Douglas. ' 2. To croak, S. Ruddiman. 3. Metaph. 
 
 to complain, Z. Boyd.—C. B, gridhuan, 
 
 Belg, kryt-en, to cry. 
 
 s. A musical instrument formerly used 
 
 to groan 
 
 gemere ; 
 
 CROUDE, 
 
 CROUDS, s. pi. Curds, " Crouds and ream, curds 
 and cream," S. B. Gl. Shirrefs.— This, in its form, 
 resembles the E. v. to curdle, of uncertain etymo- 
 logy. The most probable origin is Gael, gruth, 
 which signifies curds, gruthach, curdled, Macfarlan, 
 Lhuyd gives Ir. kruth in the same sense. 
 
 GROVE, 5. A cottage. V. Crufe. 
 
 To CROUP, Crupe, Crowp, v. n. 1. To croak ; to 
 cry with a hoarse voice. — Complaynt S. 2. To speak 
 hoarsely, as the effect of a cold, S. — Moes. G. hrop- 
 jan ; Isl. hrop-a, clamare, 
 
 CROUP, s. A» disease affecting the throat of a child, 
 S. Cynanche trachealis. Synon. chock, stuffing, 
 closing. Bwchan. From the noise made in breathing. 
 
 CROUP, s. A beriy, GUSibb.— A. S. crop, uva, V. 
 Crawcroops, 
 
 GROUPIE, Croupik-Craw, t. A raven, " Ae croupie 
 'ill no pike out anither's een," Fife. In other coun- 
 ties corbie is generally used. From the v. Croop, to 
 croak. 
 
 CRO US, Crohse, adj. Brisk ; lively ; apparently brave, 
 S. Peblis to the Play. — Fr. courrouci, chafed ; or 
 Su. G. krus, curled. 
 
 GROUSE, adv. Boldly, S. ; as in the phrase " He 
 cracks very arouse," or " o'er crouse," S. 
 
 GROUSE, s. 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 murmur- 
 ing noise, as frogs do, S. Popular Ball. 2. To coo, 
 S. Complaynt S^ 3. Used to express the murmur- 
 ing of the intestines, S. Tarras's Poems. V. 
 Crocd. 
 
 CROW-BERRY, s. The name given, in Moray, to a 
 berry which grows singly on a bright-green plant ; 
 the Vacoinium Myrtillus, or bilberry-bush. 
 
 GROWDIE, s. 1. Meal and water in a cold state, 
 stirred together, so as to form a thick gruel, S. Ritson. 
 
 2. Food of the porridge kind in general. Ramsay. 
 
 3. In some parts of the north of S., a peculiar pre- 
 paration 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 
 properly 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 breakfast, S. 
 Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 CROWDY-MOWDY, s. This generally denotes milk 
 and meal boiled together, S. B. 
 
 To CROWDLE, v. a. To crawl as a crab, Fife. Per- 
 haps a frequentative, from the v. Crowl, q. v. — C. B. 
 croth, however, denotes 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 Crowdle 
 (diminutive of Crowd), to keep close together, as chil- 
 dren round the fire, or chickens under the hen," Yorks.; 
 Marshall 
 
CRO 
 
 138 
 
 CRU 
 
 CROWDLE, s. A heap ; a collection, Fife,— Teut. 
 kruyd-en, pellere, protrudere ; Su. G. krota, con- 
 geries, confertaturba ; A. S. cruth, multitudo, turba 
 confertissima. 
 
 CROWL, s. A term transmitted to me as synon. with 
 Croat, a puny, feeble child, Ang. — Belg. kriel, par- 
 vulus, pumilus, Kilian ; Isl. kril, res perparva. 
 
 To CftOWL, V. n. To crawl, S. J?ums.— Belg. kriol- 
 en, id. 
 
 CROWNARIE, Croavnry, s. The office of a crowner ; 
 the same as Crownarship. 
 
 CROWNARSIIIP, s. The office of a crowner. Robert- 
 son. 
 
 CROWNELL, s. A coronet. Douglas.— L. B. coronula, 
 parva corona. 
 
 CROWNER, s. The name of a fish. V. Crooner. 
 
 CROWNER, Crownare, Crounal, s. 1. An officer, to 
 whom it belonged to attach all persoA, against whom 
 there was an accusation in matters pertaining to the 
 crown. E, coroner. Wyntown. 2. The commander 
 of the troops raised in one county. Baillie. 
 
 CROWPING, s. A hoarse sound. Douglas. 
 
 CROW-PURSE, s. The ovarium of a skate, Orkn, 
 
 CROZIE, adj. Fawning ; wheedling, Buchan. 
 
 ■To CRUB, V. a. To curb, S. 
 
 CRUBAN, s. A disease of cows, S. B. Ess. Highl. 
 Soc. 
 
 CRUBAN, s. A wooden pannier fixed on a horse's 
 back, Caithn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To CRUCK, V. a. To make lame ; as, " You'll fa' and 
 cruck yoursell," Lanarks. Evidently a peculiar use 
 of the E. V. to Crook. The word, in this form, gives 
 the hard pronunciation of Clydes. V. Crcke, v. 
 
 CRUDDY BUTTER. A kind of cheese, of which the 
 curds, being poor, are mixed with butter, S. Sir J. 
 Sinclair. 
 
 To CRUDDLE, v. n. To coagulate, S. 
 
 CRUDELITE, Crcdelitie, s. Cruelty.— Fr. crudelite. 
 
 To CRUDLE, Cruddle, v. a. To curdle ; to congeal ; 
 to cause to coagulate, S. Junius gives Crude as 
 synon. with Curdle. — Ir. crtdh, curds, Lhuyd. 
 
 CRUDS, s.pl. Curds, S. Shirrefs. 
 
 CRUE, s. A sheep-pen, or smaller fold, Shet!. — Isl. 
 lamba kroo, caula agnorum, 
 
 CRUE-HERRING, s. The Shad. Tupea Alosa, Linn. 
 Fervnant. 
 
 CRUEL RIBBAND. V. Caddis. 
 
 CRUELL, adj. 1. Keen in battle. Wallace. 2. Re- 
 solute ; undaunted. Wallace. 3. Terrible. Wal- 
 lace. 4. Acute ; " Cruel pain," acute pain, S. — 
 Cruel is used in E. as forming a superlative ; "Very, 
 extremely ; as cruel cross, very cross ; cruel sick ; 
 very ill, Cornw. and Devons. ;" Grose. 
 
 CRUELS, s. The king's evil ; scrofula, S. Wodrow. 
 — Fr. ecrouelles, id. 
 
 CRUER, s. A kind of ship ; apparently the same 
 with Crater, q. v. Melvill's MS. 
 
 CRUFE, Cruife, Cruive, Crovb, s. 1. A hovel, S. 
 cru, S. B. Henry sone. 2. A sty, Skene. — Isl. Uroo, 
 hroof, structura vilis. 
 
 CRUGGLES, s. pi. A disease of young kine, S. B. 
 "In this disease, the animal is affected with a con- 
 vulsive movement in its limbs, by which they are 
 contracted, and intertwined among each other ; and 
 soon become unable to stand, it dies, seemingly, of 
 pure weakness." Agr. Surv. Kincard. Corr., per- 
 haps, 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 projecting from it, used 
 for twisting, forming horse-shoes, &c. 
 
 CRUISKEN of whisky. A certain measure of this 
 liquor, Ang. — Dan. jcruus, a cup ; 0. Fr, creusequin, 
 id. Roquefort. 
 
 CRUIVE. V. Cruve, 
 
 To CRUKE, V. a. To lame.— Su. G. krok-a, Teut. 
 krok-en, curvare. 
 
 CRUKE, 8. A circle. Douglas.— Teut. krok-en, cur- 
 vare. 
 
 CRUKIS, Crooks, ». pi. 1. The windings of a river, 
 S. Wallace. 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, V. a. To contract ; to draw together, S, 
 Shirrefs. — Teut, kruU-en, intorquere, sinuare, 
 
 CRULGE, s. A confused coalition, or conjunction, S. 
 — Isl. krull, confusio. 
 
 To CRULL, V. n, 1. To contract, or draw one's self 
 together, Upp. Clydes. — This is precisely the same 
 with Teut. krull-en, kruyll-en, intorquere. 2. To 
 stoop ; to cower, ibid. V. CRnLOE. 
 
 * CRUM, s. Used to denote a small bit of any thing ; 
 as, " a crum of paper," S. 
 
 GRUMMET, adj. Having crooked horns, Galloway. 
 Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 CRUMMIE, Crummock, s. A name for a cow that has 
 crooked horns, S. Ramsay. Isl. Jcrumme, Gael. 
 crom, crooked. 
 
 CRUMMILT, adj. Crooked ; as. The cow with the 
 crummilt horn, Roxb. The same with Crummet, 
 which seems the corruption of Crummilt. 
 
 CRUMMOCK, Crummie-Stick, s. A staff with a 
 crooked head, on which the hand leans, S. Burns. 
 — Gael, cromag, id. 
 
 CRUMxMOCK, s. Skirret, a plant, S. J5rand. — Gael. 
 crumag, id. 
 
 To CRUMP, V. a. To make a crashing noise in eating 
 what is hard and brittle, S. Morison. 
 
 CRUMP, Crumpie, adj. Crisp ; brittle, S. Burns. 
 
 To CRUMP, V. n. To emit a crashing noise ; to give 
 such a sound as ice or frozen snow does, when it 
 yields to the foot, S. 
 
 CRUMPILT, Crumpled, part. adj. Crooked, espe- 
 cially applied to horns ; as, the cow with the crumpilt 
 horn, Fife, — Sw. krymp-a, to shrink, to be con- 
 tracted ; krympling, a cripple. E, crumple is used 
 in a similar sense. 
 
 To CRUNCH, V. a. To grind any hard or rank sub- 
 stance with the teeth. V, Crinch, v. 
 
 To CRUNE. V. Croyn. 
 
 CRUNER, s. A fish of the Trigla kind, V. Crooner. 
 
 To CRUNKLE, v. a. 1. To crease ; to rumple, S. 
 Tennant's Card. Beaton. 2. To shrivel ; to con- 
 tract, S. Tarras. — Teut. kronckel-en, to wrinkle. 
 
 CRUNKLE, s. A crease ; a wrinkle, S. 
 
 CRUNT, *. A smart stroke or blow on the head with 
 a cudgel, S. Burns. 
 
 CRUPPEN, Cruppin, part. pa. Crept, S. H. Mid- 
 Loth. Cruppen thegither, contracted, S. ; a phrase 
 used of one who is bowed by age, or who shrinks in 
 consequence of cold. — Isl. kropn-a. Eg kropna, 
 frigore stupesco et rigesco ; G. Andr. 
 
 CRUSHIE, s. A familiar name for a shepherd's dog ; 
 a cur, Upp. Lanarks. Collie, synon. — Perhaps from 
 Teut. Jcruys, crispus, as the hair of this species is 
 often rough and ciurled. 
 
 CRUSIE, Crusy, 8. 1. A small iron lamp with a 
 
CRU 
 
 139 
 
 GUI 
 
 handle, S. B.— From the same origin with E. cruse, 
 cruise, a small cup, q. a cup for holding oil. — Teut. 
 kroes, cyathus, kruyse, vas potorium. 2. A sort of 
 triangular candlestick made of iron, with one or more 
 sockets for holding the candle, with the edges turned 
 up on all the three sides, Dumfr. 3. A crucible, or 
 hollow piece of iron used for melting metals. South of 
 S.— Isl. kriis, testa, crater testaceus. 
 To CRUSIL, V. a. To contract the body in sitting. 
 South of S. Hoker, Hurkle, syn. Crusilt, part, pa., 
 applied to one who sits bowed together over the fire, 
 — It may be allied to Germ, kreusel-en, krausel-en, 
 crispare, because what is curled is shrivelled or con- 
 tracted ; kraus, crispus. 
 CRUTE, s. A decrepit person, Roxb. The same with 
 Croot, although differently pronounced, 
 
 CRUTLACHIN, part. pr. Conversing in a silly, tattl- 
 ing 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. Jlcfs Ja. I, 
 — Su. G-. kriibba, praesepe. 
 
 •CUBE, CuBiE. Probably the abbrev. of Cuthbert. 
 Cuddie is:the ierm now used. 
 
 tCUBICULARE, s. A groom of the bed-chamber. — , 
 Fr. eubiculaire, Lat. cubicularius. 
 
 'CUCHIL, Cdthil, s. A forest or grove. Douglas. — 
 C. B. coedawl, belonging to a forest. 
 
 CUCKING, s. A term exja-essive of the sound emitted 
 by the cuckoo. — Isl. gauk-a, Dan. gukk-er, cucu- 
 lare. 
 
 ^CUCKOLD'S-CUT, s. The first or uppermost slice of 
 a loaf of bread. Roxb. The same with the Loun's- 
 piece. In E. Kissing crust. 
 
 CUCK-STULE, Cpkstdle. V. Cockstulk. 
 
 CUD, aux. Could. 
 
 CUD, s. A strong staff, S.— Teut. kodde, a club. 
 
 To CUD, V. a. To oudgel, S. 
 
 CUDBEAR, s. The Lichen tartareus, Tuinn. ; dark 
 purple dyei-'s lichen, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 CUDDIE, s. Abbrev. of the Christian name Cathbert, 
 S. ; as, Cuddie 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, CcDDY-Ass, s. An ass, S.— This word is 
 most probably of oriental origin, and may have been 
 imported by the Gypsies, this being their favourite 
 quadruped. Pers. gudda signifies an ass ; and I 
 am informed that Ghudda has the same signification 
 in Hindostanee. 
 
 CUDDIE, CuDDiff, CuTH, s. The cole-fish ; Gadus 
 carbonarius, Linn. Statist. .Ace. 
 
 CUDDING, s. The char, a fish, Ayrs. Statis. Ace. 
 
 CUDDY-RUNG, s. A cudgel, Dunbar. 
 
 To CUDDLE, CcDLE, v. n. To embrace, S. Ramsay. 
 — Teut. kudd-en, coire, convenire. 
 
 To CUDDLE, V. a. To embrace ; to fondle. South of 
 S., Fife. Tennant. 
 
 CUDDLIE, s. A secret muttering among a number of 
 people, S. B. — Teut. quedel-en, garrire. 
 
 CUDDOCH, s. A young cow or heifer ; one of a year 
 old, Galloway, Dumfr. 
 
 CUDDUM, s. A custom ; knack. Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 To CUDDUM, CuDDEM, v. a. 1. "To cuddum a 
 beast ;" to make it tame and tractable, S. B. 2. To 
 bring into domestic habits ; applied to persons, S. 
 Ross. — Pr. accoutum-er, to accustom. I 
 
 CUDDUM, adj. Tame ; usually applied to a beast, S. B. 
 CUDE, CuDiE, s. (pron. as the Scots pron. Gr. v.) 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 ; appearing as one 
 deranged, Border. Synon. skeer. — Isl. kuid-a, to 
 fear. 
 CUDEIGII, s. 1. A 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, cuidaigh-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 Blow. 
 CUDYUCH, s. 1. An ass, Dumfr, 2. A sorry ani- 
 mal ; used in a general sense, ibid. V. Cuddie. 
 CUDREME, s. A stone weight. V. Chudreme. 
 CUDUM, Cuddum, s. Substance or largest share, 
 
 Dumfr. — Gael, cuid, a share. 
 CUDWEED, s. A plant, Roxb. Apparently the same 
 
 with Cudbear, q. v. 
 CUDWUDDIE, s. V. Cutwiddib. 
 To CUE, V. n. To fuddle, Loth. Hence, 
 CUER, s. One who intoxicates others, ibid. Appa- 
 rently a cant term. 
 CUFE, s. A simpleton, S. V. CooF. 
 CUFF of the neck ; the fleshy part of the neck behind, 
 
 S. Gait. — Isl. kuf-r, convexitas. 
 To CUTIE, V. a. To outstrip ; to overcome, especially 
 at athletic exercises ; as, " I'll cufie you at loupin',"' I 
 will have the advantage of you in leaping, Fife, To 
 Cowardie, Mearns, id. Evidently from the same 
 origin with Cufe, Coof. — Su. G. kufw-a, supprimere, 
 insultare ; Isl. fcufir-a, coge re, adigere ; subjugare, 
 supprimere, Verel. The E. synonyme to cow, " to 
 depress with fear," retains the form of the Isl. v., 
 while S. cufie, 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, V. a. To coin ; to strike money. Acts 
 
 Ja. II. — Fr. coign-er, id. L. B. cun-ire. 
 CUINYIE, s. 1. Coin, S. B. Acts Ja. IV. 2. The 
 
 mint. Acts Ja. IV. 
 CUINYIE-HOUSE, s. The mint. Skene. 
 CUINYIOURE, s. The master of the mint. 
 CUIR-BERAR, s. One who has charge of any thing. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 CUIRE, s. Cover. Poems 16th Cent. 
 CUIRIE, s. Stable, mews. Pitscottie. — Fr. escurie, 
 
 id. V. QuiRiE. 
 CUISSE-MADAME, s. The name given to the French 
 
 jargonelle, S. Neill. 
 CUISSER, CussER, s. A stallion, S. Fergusson. V. 
 
 CURSOUR. 
 
 CUIST, s. A reproachful term. Polwart. V. Quaist. 
 
 CUIST, pret. of the v. to cast, S. 
 
 CUITCHOURIS, s. pi. Gamblers ; also smugglers. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 To CUITLE, V. a. To wheedle. V. Cutle, 
 To CUITLE up, V. a. To effect an object in view by 
 
 wheedling another, S. 
 
GUI 
 
 140 
 
 CUM 
 
 CUITTIE, s. A measure of aqita-vitae or beer, Roxb. 
 Used in E. Loth, for a cap or bowl containing liquor. 
 — Isl. kut-r, congius, a gallon. 
 
 To CUITTLE, v.a. 1. To tickle ; used in a ludicrous 
 sense. Waverley. 2. To wheedle. V. Cutle, v. 
 
 CUK-STULE, s. The Cucking-stool, V. Cock-stulb. 
 
 CULDEES, s. pi. A body of teaching presbyters, who, 
 from the sixth century downwards, had their estab- 
 lishments in Ireland, the Hebrides, Scotland, and 
 Wales ; were greatly celebrated for their piety ; and, 
 acknowledging no bishop, were subject to an abbot 
 chosen by themselves. X>. Buchanan. — Gael, cuild- 
 each, a sequestered person, fromcui^, a retired comer, 
 a cave, a cell, 
 
 CULE-AN'-SUP. A term used to denote a state of 
 poverty; thus, "It's been cul-an'-sup wi' them a' 
 their days," Teviotd. ; q. cool and sup, as if obliged 
 to swallow every meal, scarcely allowing sufficient 
 time to cool it, 
 
 CULE-THE-LUME, s. A person who is extremely in- 
 dolent 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 CULYE, Cdlyie, v. a. 1. To coax ; to cajole, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To soothe. Douglas. 3. To cherish ; 
 to fondle. Douglas. 4. To gain ; to draw forth. 
 Kelly. 5. To train to the 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 couillage, culaige, tribu- 
 tum a subditis matrimonio jungendis, domino exsol- 
 vendum. 
 
 CULLESHANGEE, s. An uproar; the same with 
 Collieshangie, q. v. Meston's P. 
 
 CULLIEBUCTION, Colliebuction, s. A noisy squabble 
 without mischief. Moray, Fife, Perthshire. 
 
 CTJLLIONRY, s. The conduct of a poltroon. Baillie. 
 
 CULLISHANG, s. A broil ; a squabble. Roxb. 
 
 CULLOCK, s. A species of shell-fish, Shetl. JVeill. 
 
 CULLONARIS, Colennaris, s. pi. The inhabitants of 
 Cologne, 
 
 CULLS, s. pi. The testicles of the ram, Roxb.— Teut. 
 kul, coleus, testis, testiculus ; whence, perhaps, Fr. 
 couillon, if not immediately from Lat. col-eus, id. 
 Isl. kijll, cujeus, scrotum, claims a common origin ; 
 as well as Su, G. gaell, and C. B. caill, testiculus. 
 
 CULMES, CuLMEZ, s. A rural club. Douglas. 
 
 CULPIS, CuLPPis, s. pi. Cups, 
 
 CULPIT, part. pa. Leg. cuplit, coupled, Lyndsay. 
 
 CULREACH, s. A surety given to a court, when one 
 is repledged from it, Quon. Attach. — Gael, cul, cus- 
 tody, and reachd, a law. V, Repledqe. 
 
 CULRING, s. A culverin, a species of ordnance. 
 Nicol Burne. 
 
 CULROUN, s. A rascal ; a silly fellow. Douglas.— 
 Belg. kul, testiculus, and ruyn-en, castrare, 
 
 CULTELLAR, s. A cutler. Aberd. Reg.—L. B. cul- 
 tellar-iv^, whence Fr. coutelier, id. I need scarcely 
 add, that it is from cultdl-us, a small knife. 
 
 CULTIE, s. 1. A nimble-footed little beast, Kinross, 
 Sometimes used as synon. with Sheltie. — Perhaps 
 from E. colt, in Sw. kulting. 2. Applied to the feet, 
 and syn. with the cant term Trotters, ibid. 
 
 To CUM, Comb, v. n. Used in the definition of the 
 future ; as, " This time come a year," i. e., a year 
 hence, S. 
 
 To CUM, V. a. To bring ; to fetch ; applied to a stroke, 
 with different prepositions added. 
 
 To CUM to, V. n. 1, To recover, S. Knox. 2. To 
 make advancement in art, S. 3, To regain one's 
 usual serenity, after being discomposed or angry, S. 
 4. To come near in respect of local situation ; or, to 
 come close up to, S. B. Ross. 6. Used of one who 
 seems shy about a bargain, or reluctant to enter into 
 any engagement, &c., when there is reason to sup- 
 pose 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 seems to fall off. 6, To 
 rise to a state of honour, S. Presb. Eloq. 
 
 To CUM at, V. a. 1. To strike at, S. B. 2. To hit with 
 satire, ibid. 
 
 To CUM athort. To strike athwart or across, S. Skinner. 
 
 To CUM or COME in, v. n. 1. To be deficient ; to fall 
 short ; to shrink, S. To cae in, synon., Angus. 2. Used 
 in a moral sense, in i*egard to any thing viewed 
 as exuberant or excessive; as, " Gi'e him time, 
 he'll come in o' that," S. V. Ind. 
 
 To CUM Gude for, v. n. To be surety for ; as, " Pll 
 cum gude for him, that the money shall be paid when 
 it falls due," S. 
 
 To CUM, or COME o'er or oroer, 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 circumvent; to 
 take in by craft, S, Gait. 
 
 To CUM ower, or out ower, v. a. " As I cam a straik 
 out ower his shouthers," Renfr, 
 
 lo CUM o'er wi'. To strike a person or thing with ; 
 as, " He cam o'er his pow wi' a rung," S. 
 
 To CUM upo', or upon, v. a. " He cam a yark upo' 
 me," he gave me a severe blow, Aberd. 
 
 To CUM about, or about again, v. n. To recover from 
 sickness, S. 
 
 To CUM on, V. m To rain, " It's cumin on," it be- 
 gins to rain, S. Hence oncum, oncome, a fall of rain, 
 Loth. 
 
 To CUM out, v.. n. To dilate, to widen ; opposed to 
 the idea of contraction or shrivelling, S. 
 
 To CUM throw, v. n. To recover from disease, S. ; 
 affliction 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, s. A bend, curve, or crook, Lanark s- 
 — Allied, perhaps, to C. B, cam, crooked ; cammu and 
 cemi, a bend, a curve. 
 
 CUMBER, adj. Benumbed. In this sense the hands 
 are said to be cumber'd. West Loth, — Teut. komber, 
 kommer, aegritudo ; angor, moeror. 
 
 CUMBLUFF, adj. To look cumblvff, to have the ap- 
 pearance of stupefaction, Perths. Bombazed, synon. 
 
 CUMD, part. pa. Come, Loth. Buret. 
 
 CUMERB, s. V. Cumerlach. 
 
 CUMERLACH, Cumberlach, s. Apparently a desig- 
 nation of an inferior class of religious in the Culdee 
 monasteries. — According to analogy, Cumerlach cor- 
 responds with Ir. and Gael, comhairleach, a coun- 
 sellor, an adviser ; from comhairlighim, to advise, to 
 consult. 
 
 CUMLIN, s. Any animal that attaches itself to a per- 
 son or place of its own accord, S, E, comeling, one 
 newly come. 
 
 CUMMAR, s. Vexation ; entanglement, E. cumber. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. — Belg, kommer, id. Cummeb. id. 
 Acts Mary. 
 
CUM 
 
 141 
 
 CUR 
 
 CUMMER, Comer, Kimmer, s. 1. A gossip, S. Kelly. 
 — Pr. commere, a she-gossip. 2. It sometimes oc- 
 curs in the sense of god-mother, in relation to bap- 
 tism. Spalding. 3. A midwife, Moray, Gl. Surv 
 Ayrs., Shetl. Train. 4. A common designation for 
 a girl, corresponding to calland for a boy, Ang. 5. 
 A young woman, Dumfr. 6. Applied to a female, 
 without respect to her age, as expressive of contempt 
 or displeasure, as, '^ She's a gay cummer that," S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 7. Used to denote one supposed 
 to be a witch, Dumfr. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 CUMMER, s. Vexation, &c. V. Ccmmar. 
 
 CUMMERFEALLS, s.pl. An entertainment formerly 
 given in S. on the recovery of a female from inlying. 
 Marriage. — Fr. commere, a gossip, and veille, a 
 vigil, a wake, a feast ; q. " the gossip's waice, or feast." 
 
 CUMMERLYKE, adj. Like cummers, or gossips, 
 Dunbar. 
 
 CUMMER-ROOM. In cummer-room, an encumbrance; 
 appearing as an intruder. 
 
 CUMMING, CuMYEONE, s. A vessel for holding wort. 
 Inventories. V. Cymming. 
 
 CUMMIT, part. pa. Come. Nicol Burne. 
 
 CUMMOCK, s. A short staff with a crooked head, S. 0. 
 Burns. — Gael, cam, crooked, with the mark of dimi- 
 nution added. 
 
 CUMMUDGE, adj. Snug; comfortable, Berwicks. 
 Piobably a cant term. 
 
 CUM-OUT-AWA, s. A swindler, Upp. Clydes. ; q. 
 Come-out-away, begone. 
 
 To CUMPLOUTER, v. n. To accord. V. Complutheb. 
 
 CUMPTER PACISS. "Tua cumpter paciss of leid ;" 
 as the weights in a clock are still called paces, S., 
 probably two leaden <:ounterpoises. 
 
 CUMRAYD, pret. v. Encumbered ; «mbarrassed. 
 Wyntown. 
 
 To CUN, V. a. 1. To learn ; to know. E. con. Dou- 
 glas. 2. To taste, Dumfr. Montgomerie.—A. S. 
 cunn-an, scire. 
 
 To CUN, or CUNNE THANKS. 1. To give thanks ; 
 to express a sense of obligation, S. Skinner. 2. 
 To feel grateful ; to have a sense of obligation ; ex- 
 pressive of what passes in the mind, S. Often in 
 sing, con thank, S.— Su. G. kaenn-a, signifies to con- 
 fess, 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 cundie ; synon. rumbling 
 syver. 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 con- 
 veyed into the common shore, Ang.— 0. Fr. conduit, 
 a shop, boutique ; also, an aqueduct, or canal for the 
 conveyance of water. 
 
 CUNDIE-HOLE, s. A conduit, as one across a road, 
 Roxb. — Way-side Cottaaer. 
 
 CUNYIE, s- A corner formed by the meeting of two 
 right lines, Roxb. Berw. The same with Coin, 
 Coynye, q. v. 
 
 CUNYIE-HOUSE, s. The mint ; by the ignorant or- 
 thography of early copyists, written Cunzie-house. V. 
 
 CUINYIE. 
 
 CUNYIE-NUIK, s. A very snug situation ; literally 
 
 the corner of a comer, Roxb. 
 CUNING, s. A rabbit ; S. hinnen, E. conie. Dunbar. 
 
 Belg. konyn, Sw. kanin, Gael, coinnin, id. ; Lat. 
 
 cuniculv^. 
 
 CUNINGAR, CuNNiNGAiRB, s. A warren, S. Acts Ja. 
 I. — Sw. kanningaard, horn kanin, a rabbit, and 
 gaard, an enclosure. V. Yaire. 
 
 CUNYSANCE, s. Badge ; cognizance, — Gawan and 
 Gol. Fr. cognoissance, id. 
 
 CUNNAND, jpartiw. Knowing; skilful. Wyntown. 
 
 CUNNAND, s. Covenant. Barbour. V, Connand. 
 
 To CUNNER, V. n. To scold, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 CUNNER, s. 1. A scolding, ibid. 2, A reprimand ; 
 a reproof. — Gael, cain-am, signifies to dispraise, 
 cainseoir, a scolder, and cainseoinadht, scolding ; 
 cannran-am, to grumble, and cannran, contention. 
 
 CUNNIACK, s. A chamber-pot, Galloway.— This is, 
 most probably, from Ir. cuineog, a can ; C. B. kin- 
 nog, id. 
 
 CUNNING, s. Knowledge. Acts Ja. I.— A. S. cun- 
 nyng, experientia. 
 
 CUNSTAR, s. Aberd. JRefif.— Undoubtedly allied to 
 Teut. Dan. kunst, art, science ; if not corr, from 
 kunstner, an artist. 
 
 CUNTENYNG, s. Generalship. V. Contenynq. 
 
 CUNVETil, 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, obstinately 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 probably originates from 
 the resemblance of the fructification to cups. V, 
 Cudbear, 
 
 CUPPELL, s. Perhaps a small tub ; a dimin. from 
 Teut. kuyp, a tub ; if not tubful, 
 
 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 backbone, S. B. 
 
 CURAGE, s. Care ; anxiety, Douglas. 
 
 CURALE, ad/. Of or belonging to coral, S Inventories. 
 
 CURBAWDY, s. Active courtship ; as, "She threw 
 water at him, and he an apple at her ; and so began 
 Curbawdy," Dumfr. This nearly resembles Cor- 
 bawdie, although quite different in signification — 
 It might seem to be from Fr. cceur, and baud-ir, q. 
 what gladdens the heart. 
 
 CURBLYAV, g. A braggard. Aberd. 
 
 CURCUDDOCH. 1. To dance curcuddoch or cur- 
 cuddie, a play among children, in which they sit on 
 their houghs, and hop round in a circular form, S. 
 2. Sitting close togethei-, 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 tete-a-tete, S. B. 
 
 To CURDOO, CuRDOw, v. a. To botch ; to sew in a 
 clumsy manner ; a term applied to inferior tailors. 
 Loth. Tweedd. V. Cardow. 
 
 CUR-DOW. An imitative term, used to express the 
 cooing of the dove, S. Sogg.—Su. G. kurr-a, mur- 
 murare. 
 
 To CURDOW, CuRDOo, v. n. To make love, Ayrs. 
 The Entail. From Curr, to coo. and dow, pigeon ; 
 q. to coo as a dove. 
 
CUR 
 
 142 
 
 CUR 
 
 CURDOWER, s. 1. One who works at any trade within 
 a burgh in which he is not a freeman, Roxb. 2. A 
 tailor or sempstress, who goes from liouse to house 
 to mend old clothes, ibid. Cardower, Ayrs. 
 
 To CURE, V. a. To care for. Lyndsay. 
 
 CURE, s. Care ; anxiety, Fr. Police Hon. 
 
 CURER, s. A cover, a dish. Houlate. 
 
 To CURFUFFLE, v. a. To discompose ; to dishevel, 
 
 S. Ross. V. FUFFLE. 
 
 CURFUFFLE, s. Tremour ; agitation, S. Antiquary. 
 
 CURFURE, s. The curfew bell. V. Curpuour. 
 
 CURGELLIT, part. adj. Having one's feelings shocked, 
 by seeing or hearing of any horrible deed, Ayrs. 
 Expl. as synon. with, " It gars a' my flesh creep." — 
 ccRur, and gel-er ,• q. " to freeze the heart ? " 
 
 CURGES, «. pi. Undoubtedly meant to denote 
 curches, kerchiefs, or coverings for the head. Chalm. 
 Mary. V. Courche. 
 
 CURGLAFF, s. The shock felt in bathing, when one 
 first plunges into the cold water, Banffs. 
 
 CURGLOFT, part. adj. Panic-struck. MestorVs Poems. 
 
 CURIE, s. Search ; investigation. Doitglas. Fr. 
 quer-ir, to inquire. 
 
 CURIOUS, adj. Anxious ; eager ; fond, S. Bailie. 
 — 0. Fr. curios, curious, empress^, plein de zele, 
 d'aflfection, soigneux, attentif ; Gl. Rom. Roquefort. 
 
 To CURJUTE, V. a. 1. To ovei-whelm ; to overthrow ; 
 a term much used by children, especially with respect 
 to the small banks or dams which they raise, when 
 these are carried ofif by the force of the water, Fife. 
 2. To ovei-power by means of iatoxicating liquor; 
 Curjuttit wi' drink, ib. 
 
 CURKLING, s. The sound emitted by the quail. 
 Urquhart's Rabelais. V. Cheiping. 
 
 To CURL, CuRLE, s. To cause a stone to move along 
 ice towards a mark, S. Pennecuik. 
 
 CURLDODDY, s. 1. Ribgrass. Evergreen. Border 
 Minstrelsy. 2. Natural clover, S. Orkn, Neill. 
 v. Carldoddy. 
 
 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. pi. The name given to a sort 
 of sugar-plums, rough with confectionary on the out- 
 side, given to children, Roxb. 
 
 CURLIE-FUFFS, s. pi. 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, Fcff, v. 
 
 CURLIES, s. pi. Colewort, of which the leaves are 
 curled, S. B. 
 
 CURLY KALE. The same with Curlieg, «.— Isl. 
 krullkael, i. e., curled kail ; in Dan. Tcruskael, or 
 crisped colewort. 
 
 CURLIEWURLIE, s. A figure or ornament on stone, 
 &c. Synon. Tirly-wirly. Rob Roy. Curliewurlies, 
 fantastical circular ornaments. Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 CURLING, s. An amusement on the ice, in S., in 
 which two contending parties push, or slide fonvard, 
 great stones of a hemispherical form, of from forty 
 to seventy 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 Scot. — Perhaps from Teut. kroll- 
 
 en, IcruU-en, sLnuare. flectere, whence E. 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. *. A stone used in curling, 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.pl. The earth-nut: the pig-nut; Bu- 
 nium bulbocastanum, Linn., Galloway. Synon. 
 Lousy Arnot. 
 
 CURMOW, s. An accompanibient.; a convoy, Fife.. — 
 Gael, coirmeog, denotes a female gossip, coirme, a 
 pot-companion ; from coirm, cuirm, ale. 
 
 CUR51UD, adj. 1. Conjoining the ideas of closeness 
 of situation, and of apparent cordiality or intimacy. 
 South of S. Lanark s. A. Scott's P. 2. Intimate ; 
 in a state of great familiarity, Roxb. Tweedd. It is 
 often used: ia a bad sense ; as, They're o'er curmnd 
 thegither, signifying, that a man and woman are so 
 familiar as to excite suspicion. 3. Snug ;. comfort- 
 able, Selkirks. 
 
 To CURMUD, V: nw To sit in a state of closeness and 
 familiarity. They're curmuddin thegither, Angus. 
 
 CURMUDGE, s. A mean fellow, Fife. B. cur- 
 mudgeon. 
 
 CURMUDGEOUS, adj. Mean,. niggardly, ib. 
 
 CURMUDLIE, Carmudue, s. Close contact ; a. state 
 of pressure on each other, S. B. — The origin may be 
 Isl. kur-a, to sit at rest, (V. Curr) ;, and mot, oppo- 
 site to, or rather Dan. mod, by, aside. 
 
 CURMURRING, s. Grumbling ; that motion of the 
 intestines produced by slight gripes, S. Burns. — 
 Teut. koer-en, gemere, morr-en, murmurare. 
 
 CURN, KtTRN, s. 1. A grain ; a single seed, S. 2. A 
 particle ; part of a grain, S. Chalm, Air. 3. A 
 quantity, an indefinite number, S. 4. A cum o' 
 bread, a small piece of bread, Roxb. 5. A number 
 of persons, S. Jour.n. Land. — Moes. G. kaurno, Su. 
 G. kom, a grain. 
 
 CURN, CuRNE, s. A hand-mill, Fife. E. Quern. 
 
 To CURN, CuRNE, V. a. To grind, Fife. 
 
 BEKE-CnKKE, s. Expl. " the bere-stane." — Curne is the 
 same with E. quern, Moes. G. quairn, A. S. cwaern, 
 cweorn, cwyrn, Su. G. quern, quarn, mola. Su. G. 
 wir^a, circumagere, or hurr-a in gyrum agitare, has 
 been viewed as the root. Perhaps hwerfw-a, id., has 
 as good a claim. 
 
 Pepper-Curne, *. A mill for grinding pepper. 
 
 To CURNAB, V. a. To pilfer, Fife.— The last part of 
 this V. is evidently E. nab, to seize without warning. 
 In S. it properly signifies to seize in this manner what 
 is not 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, Cdrnie, s. A small quantity or number, 
 South of S. Q. Durward. 
 
 CURNY, CuRNEY, adj. 1. Grainy, S. Old Mortality. 
 2. Knotted, candied ; as honey, marmalade, &c. 
 Roxb. Quernie, id., Kinross. — Germ, kernicht. 
 
 CURNIE, s. A nursery-term for the little finger ; 
 sometimes curnie-wurnie, Fife. 
 
 CURNOITTED, adj. Peevish, Mearns. 
 
 CURPHOUR, CuRFURE, s. The curfew bell, or even- 
 ing peal. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 CURPLE, s. A crupper, S.— Fr. croupe. 
 
 CURPON, CuRPiN, s. 1. The rump of a fowl, S. 2. 
 Applied ludicrously to the buttocks of man. S. Burns. 
 
CUK 
 
 143 
 
 CUT 
 
 3. Curpin is the common term in S. for the crupper 
 of a saddle. — Fr. cropion, the rump. 
 
 To Pay one's Ccrpin, s. To beat one. 
 
 Ape's Curpon, a designation applied to a child, expres- 
 sive of displeasure and contempt, Ang. 
 
 To CURR, V. n. To lean.— Isl. kure, avium more 
 reclinatus quiesco. 
 
 To CURR,'f. n. Used in the same sense with E. cower. 
 Boss. 
 
 To CURR, V. 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, kaur, 
 murmur. 
 
 CURRACH, CuRKOK, s. A sliifF or small boat. Bel- 
 lenden. — Gael, curach. 
 
 CURRACK, CuRROCH, s. A small cart made of twigs, 
 S. B. Statist. Ace. — Gael. cuingreach, acartovvfSigon. 
 
 CURRAN-BUN, s. The vulgar name for the sweet 
 cake used at the New-year, from the currants with 
 which it is balied, S. Picken. 
 
 CURRAN-PETRIS, s. The name given to a certain 
 root. South Uist. — Gael, curran denotes a carrot ; 
 perhaps St. Peter's Carrot ; it being very common, 
 in the Highlands and Islands of S., to denominate 
 objects from some favourite Saint. 
 
 CURRIE, CouRiE, s. A small stool, Lanarks. ; deno- 
 minated perhaps from the v. to Curr, to sit by lean- 
 ing on the hams ; or Cour, to stoop, to crouch. 
 
 To CURRIEMUDGEL, v. a. To beat in good humour, 
 Fife. Curriemudge is used in Loth, One takes hold 
 of a child, and rubbing the child's ears in good hiunour, 
 says, " I'll atrriemMdce you." 
 
 CURRIE-WIRRIE, adj. Expressive of a noisy, habi- 
 tual growl, Ayrs. Synon, Tirwirring. 
 
 To CURRIT, V. n. A term applied to a smooth-going 
 carriage or vehicle of any kind ; as, " It currits 
 smoothly alang," Roxb. Perhaps from the Lat. v. 
 currere, to run. 
 
 CURROCK-CROSS'T, adj. Bound toa cMrrocfc, Buchan. 
 Tarras's Poems. 
 
 To CURROO, v.n. " To coo ; applied to the lengthened 
 coo of the male pigeon," Clydes. — Isl. kurr-a, mur- 
 murare, minurire instar palumbum ; Haldorson. — 
 Teut. koer-en, gemere instar turturis aut columbae. 
 
 CURSABILL, adj. Current. Aberd. Eeg.—Fi. cours- 
 able, id. 
 
 CURSADDLE, s. V. Car-saddle. 
 
 CURSCHE, s. A covering for a woman's head. S. 
 Aberd. Beg. V. Courchb. 
 
 To CURSEESE, v. a. To reprove ; to punish, Aberd. 
 
 CURSELL, s. Pyle and cursell, a technical phrase, 
 formerly used in the mint, apparently denoting the 
 impression made on each side of a piece of money, 
 and equivalent to E. cross and pile. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Yx.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 
 cross, 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 origi- 
 nated from the tidings of a severe defeat of the Scots 
 having been written on the back of this card. South 
 ofS. 
 
 CURSOUR, S. CouSER, CussER, s. A stallion ; origi- 
 nally a war-horse. Wallace. — Fr. coursiere, a tilting 
 horse. 
 
 CURTALD, s. A kind of cannon.— Fr. courtault, O.E. 
 
 courtaud, " a kind of short piece of ordnance, used 
 at sea ;" Phillips, From Fr. court, short. 
 
 CURTEONS, s. pi. Apparently corr. from Fr. carton, 
 thick paper or pasteboard. 
 
 CURTILL, s. A slut. Gl. Lyndsay. 
 
 CURTILL, adj. Sluttish.— Mr. Chalmers properly 
 refers to 0. 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 housse, which itself includes the idea of shortness. 
 
 CURWURRING, s. Synon. with Curmurring, Loth.— 
 Isl. kurr-a, murmurare, and verr-a, or urr-a, hirrire. 
 
 CUSCIIE, Cussis, s. Armour for the thighs, Wyntown. 
 Fr. cuissot, id., from cuisse, the thigh. 
 
 CUSCHEtTE, s. A ringdove. V. Kowsckot. 
 
 CUSHIE, CusHiE-Dow, s. The ringdove, S. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun. V. Kowschot. 
 
 CUSHIE-NEEL, s. Cochineal, as the word is still pro- 
 nounced by the vulgar in S. 
 
 ♦ CUSHION, s. Set beside the cushion, laid aside ; 
 equivalent to the modern phrase, ' ' laid on the 
 shelf." Spalding. 
 
 CUSHLE-MUSHLE, s. Earnest and continued mut- 
 tering, S. B. Ross. — Su. G. kusk-a, to soothe, 
 musk-a, to hide. 
 
 CUSYNG, s. Accusation. Wallace. 
 
 CUSSANIS, s. pi. Perhaps, armour for the thighs. 
 Fr. cuissots. 
 
 CUSSELS, s. The viviparous Blenny, Fife. Synon. 
 Greenbone. 
 
 CUSSER, CoosER, s. v. CuRSOUR. 
 
 OUST, s. Perhaps abbrev. of Custroun, 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, s. V. Castock. 
 
 CUSTODIER, s. One who has any thing in trust, in 
 order to its being carefully kept; a depositary, S. 
 The Abbot.— h. B. custodiar-ius, custos ; Du Cange. 
 
 CUSTOMAR, Customer, s. One who receives duty on 
 goods, S. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 CUSTRIL, KoosTRiL, s. A sort of fool or silly fellow, 
 Roxb. — 0. E. custrell denoted the servant of a man- 
 at-arms ; and 0. F. costereaux, peasantry outlaws. 
 
 v. CuSTROtJN. 
 
 CUSTROUN, s. A low-bom fellow ; perhaps a beggar. 
 Polwart.—O. Fr. coestron, batard, enfant illegitime ; 
 Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 CUSTUMABLE, Customable, adj. This word, be- 
 sides signifying, as in E ,'" according 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 customs. Acts Ja. 
 V. — Fr. coustumerie, id. 
 
 To CUSTUME, V. 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 yam, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CUTCHACH, s. V. Coutchack. 
 
 CUTCHIN, adj. Cowardly; knocking under. The 
 same with E. couching. V. Coucher. 
 
 CUTE, Coot, Cuitt, s. The ancle, S. Lyndsay, Dun- 
 bar.— Teut. kyte, 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, "J let him 
 cule his cutes at the dore," or "in the lobby." 
 
CUT 
 
 144 
 
 CWA 
 
 CUTIT, C0TIT, part. adj. Having ancles ; as, sma'- 
 cuitit, having neat ancles, thick-cuitit, &c. 
 
 CUTE, s. A thing of no value. Dunbar. 
 
 CUTE, adj. Shrewd ; sharp-sighted ; acute, S. 2. 
 Deep ; designing ; crafty, S. B.— A. S. cuth, ex- 
 pertus. 
 
 To CUTE, V. n. To play at the amusement of curling. 
 — This term is used in the higher part of Clydes. 
 V. CoiT, v., 2. 
 
 To CUTER, V. 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 finger. 2. Applied also to one 
 who leaves a company abruptly, or makes what is 
 termed a stown jouk ; as " He's gane away unco cut- 
 finger't-wise" Roxb. 
 
 CUTH, CooTH, s. The coalfish, before it be fully grown, 
 Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CUTH BERT'S (St.) BEADS, s. pi. A name given to 
 the Entrochi, S. 
 
 CUTHERIE, CuDDERiB, adj. Very susceptible of cold, 
 S. B.— Belg. koud, cold, and ryk, denoting full pos- 
 session of any quality. 
 
 CUTHIL, s. A word used to denote com carried to 
 another field than that on which it grew, Perths. 
 
 V. CUTLE, V. 
 
 CUT-HORNIT, part. adj. Having the horns cut 
 short. Aberd. Eeg. 
 
 CUTHRIE, adj. Having the sensation of cold ; fond 
 of 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. cwd, 
 " a projecting, ejecting, or throwing off ;" Owen. 
 
 CUTIKINS, s. pi. Cutikins, now called gaiters, are 
 short ; Spatterdashes, Scotice leggins, cover the 
 whole leg. From cute, the ancle. Antiquary. 
 
 To CUTLE, CuiTLE, CuiTTLE, V. n. To wheedle ; To 
 cutle in with one, id., S. The Abbot.— Teut. qwdel-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 damp to 
 a dry position, with the same view ; from a lown or 
 sheltered spot to one that is exposed to the wind. 
 The same term is used, when corn is removed from 
 a distant part of a field, or of the farm, to one that 
 is nearer ; that when ready to be stacked, or housed, 
 it may not be necessary to fetch it far in bad roads, 
 W. Loth. Cuthil, Perths.— Sax. kaut-en, Su. Or. 
 kiut-a, mutare. 
 
 CUTLE, s. The com set up in this manner, W. Loth. 
 It is sometimes removed to give liberty to the cattle 
 to eat the foggage. 
 
 CUTLING, s. A flatterer; one who coaxes; a wheedler; 
 from Cutle, v. Jacob. Bel. , 
 
 CUT POCK, s. The stomach of a fish, S. B. Ross. 
 
 CUTTABLE, adj. What may be cut or mowed. 
 
 CUTTETLIE, Cuttedly, adv. With quick but unequal 
 motion. Buret. 2. Suddenly ; abruptly, S. 3. La- 
 conically and tartly, S. Baillie. 
 
 CUT-THROAT, s. 1. A dark lantem or bowet, in 
 which there is generally horn instead of glass ; but 
 so constructed, that the light may be completely ob- 
 
 scured, when that is found necessary for the perpe- 
 tration of any criminal act, S. 2. The name formerly 
 given to a piece of ordnance. 
 
 CUTTY, KiTTiE, s. A light or worthless woman. 
 
 CUTTY-QUEAN, s. 1. A worthless woman, S. 2. 
 Ludicrously applied to a wren. Herd's Coll. V. 
 
 KiTTIE. 
 
 CUTTY, CoTTiE, adj. 1. Short, S. 2. Tfesty ; hasty ; 
 or to expl. it by another, S. idiom, '^ short of the 
 temper," Fife. — Gael. cwfocA, short, bobtailed. Hence, 
 
 CUTTIE, Cutty, Cutie, s. 1. A popgun. Bp. Gallo- 
 way. 2. A spoon, S. — Gael, cutag, id. Ross. 3. 
 A short tobacco pipe, S. Ramsay, Beattie. 4. "A 
 short stump of a girl," Dumfr. 
 
 CUTTY-GUN, s. A short tobacco-pipe, ^Meams. 
 Cuttie, synon. 
 
 CUTTIE, s. A hare, Fife, Perths., Berwicks. "Lepus 
 timidus, Common Hare, S. Maukin, Cuttie." — C. B. 
 cwt, a rump or tail, a scut. 
 
 CUTTIE-CLAP, s. 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. Cutag, according to Shaw, 
 denotes "any short thing of feminine gender." 
 Armor, gat, a hair. 
 
 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 designation 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 GuUlemot, S. 0. Fleming. 
 
 CUTTIE-BOYN, s. A small tub for washing the feet 
 in, Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 
 CUTTY-FREE, adj. Able to take one's food, S. B. 
 
 CUTTY-MUN, s. Cutty-mun and Tree-ladle. Sup- 
 posed to be the name of an old tune. Cutty-mun, if 
 denoting a spoon with a very short handle, as its con- 
 nexion with Treeladle, a wooden ladle, would inti- 
 mate, must be viewed as tautological ; Munn itself, 
 q. v., bearing this sense. 
 
 CUTTY-STOOL, s. 1. A low stool, S. 2. The stool of 
 repentance, S. Sir J. Sinclair. — From cutty, kittie, 
 a light woman. V. Kittie. 
 
 CUTTIE-STOUP, s. A pewter vessel holding the eighth 
 part of a chopin or quart, S. Burns. Modern S., a 
 Gill. 
 
 CUTTIT, CuTTED, adj. 1. Abrupt, S. R. Bruce. 2. 
 Laconic and tart, S. 
 
 CUTTITLIE, adv. V, Cuttetlib. 
 
 To CUTTLE, V. n. To smile or laugh in a suppressed 
 manner, Teviotd. Synon. Smurtle. 
 
 CUTTUMRUNG, s. That part of the Tree-and-trant- 
 lum 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. 
 Cutwiddies, pi. The links which join the swingle- 
 trees to the threiptree 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 Come awa' or away, S. 
 
145 
 
 DA 
 
 DA, s. Day. Douglas. V. Daw. 
 
 DA', Dae, Dat, s. A doe. Acts Ja. Yl.—k. 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 portion, { 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, v. a. 1. To peck, as birds do, S. J. 
 Nicol. 2. To prick. Popular Ball.— Tent, dabb-en, 
 sulTodere, 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, diobadh, however, 
 is a prick, a point. 
 
 To DABBER, 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 pro- 
 vincial variety of Dauer, Daiver, v. a. 
 
 To DABBER, v n. To jar ; to wrangle, Aberd.— Gael. 
 deabh-am signifies " to battle, to encounter ;" Shaw. 
 
 DARBIES, s.pl. Holy, Holy, or Helly, Dabbies. 1. 
 The designation still given, in Galloway, to the 
 bread used in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 
 This is not baked in the form of a loaf, but in cakes 
 such as are generally called Shortbread. 2. The 
 vulgar name still given in Edinburgh to a species of 
 cake baked with butter, otherwise called Petticoat- 
 tails ; in Dundee, Holy Doupies. — They have ob- 
 viously been denominated Dabbies, as being punc- 
 ^ tured, from the v. to Dab ; and Haly, Helly, or Holy, , 
 as being consecrated 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 sense it is often used to sig- 
 nify the rags of a tattered garment, from its resembl- 
 ance to long sea -weed. 3. Applied to the hair of the 
 head, when hanging in lank, tangled, and separate 
 locks, ibid. Syn. Badderlocks. 
 
 DABLET, s. An imp; a little devil. Watson's Coll. 
 — Fr. diableteau, id. 
 
 DA CHAN, {autt.)s. A puny dwarfish creature, Buchan. 
 Synon. with Ablach, Wary-drag, &c. — Gael, daoch, 
 a periwinkle ; Teut. doclce, a puppet. 
 
 DACKER, s. Struggle, Ang. Ross. 
 
 To DACKER, Daiker, v. a. 1. To search ; to exa- 
 mine ; to search for stolen goods, S. B. Ross. 2. 
 To engage ; to grapple, S. B. Poems Buck. Dial. 
 v.n. 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 employed, S. 6. To be engaged about 
 any piece of work in which one does not make great 
 exertion, S. 7. To stroll, or go about in a careless 
 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 to be engaged in any business, in a state of 
 irresolution whether to quit it or not; to hang on, 
 S. Rob Roy. 10. To Daiker up the Gate, to jog or 
 walk slowly up a street, S. ibid. — Gael, deachair-am, 
 to follow ; Flem. deacker-en, to fly about. 
 
 DACKLE, s. 1. Suspense; hesitation; applied both 
 
 DAF 
 
 to inanimate objects, and to the mind, S. B. 2. The 
 fading of the fire. Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 DACKLIE, adj. 1. Of a swarthy complexion. Ayrs. 
 2. Pale ; having a sickly appearance, ibid. — Isl. 
 dauck-r, doeck-r, obscurus. It is conjoined with 
 many other words ; as, daukkblar, nigro-coeruleus, 
 dark-blue ; daukkraud-r, nigro-ruber, dark-red, &c. 
 
 DACKLIN, part. pr. 1. In a state of doubt, S. B. 2. 
 Slow ; dilatory, S. B. 
 
 DACKLIN, s. A slight shower ; " a dacklin of rain,* 
 S. B. 
 
 To DACRE one, v. a. To inflict corporal punishment 
 on one ; as, " I'll dacre ye," spoken jocosely, Dumfr. 
 
 DAD, s. A large piece. V. Dawd. 
 
 DAD. Dad a bit, not a whit ; a minced oath, dad 
 being expl. as equivalent to devil, Mearns. Taylor's 
 S. Poems. 
 
 To DAD, Daud, v. a. 1. To thrash, S. B. Saxcn and 
 Gael. 2. To dash ; to drive forcibly, S. Knox. 3. 
 To throw dirt so as to bespatter, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 DAD, s. 1. A sudden and violent motion or stroke. 
 It is also used to denote a blow given by one person 
 to another, Galloway, South of S. Ramsay. 2. Used 
 to denote the act of beating with the hands, as ex- 
 pressive of a plaudit, Dumfr. Siller Gun. 
 
 To DAD Down, v. n. To fall or sink down, forcibly 
 and with noise, S. Ramsay. 
 
 DADDIE, s. A father ; the term most commonly used 
 by the children of the peasantry, S. Song Herd's 
 Coll. 
 
 DADDINS, s. pi. A beating ; Pse gi'e you your dad- 
 dins, I will beat you, Fife. 
 
 To DADDLE, Daidle, v. a. 1. To draggle, S. 2. To do 
 any work in a slovenly way, Ang. 
 
 To DADDLE, Daidle, v, n. 1. To be slow in motion 
 or action, S. 2. To waddle ; to wriggle, S. 3. To be 
 feeble or apparently unfit for exertion, S. 4. To dad- 
 die and drink, to tipple, S. 5. Applied to one ad- 
 dicted to prostitution, Ayr. V. Dawdie. 
 
 DADDLE, Daddlie, s. A pinafore, a larger sort of 
 bib. S. 
 
 To DADE. Perhaps to suck. 
 
 To DAFF, 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. 0. Picken's 
 Poems.— Sax. dav-en, insanire ; Su. G. dofw-a, 
 sensu privare, dofn-a, stupere. 
 
 DAFFERY, s. 1. Romping ; frolicksomeness, S. 2. 
 Thoughtlessness ; folly, S. B. Ross. 
 
 DAFFICK, s. A coarse tub or trough, Orkn. 
 
 DAFFIN, Daffing, s. 1. Folly in general, S. Ram- 
 say. 2. Pastime ; gaiety, S. Lyndsay. 3. Exces- 
 sive diversion. Kelly. 4. Matrimonial intercourse. 
 S. P. Repr. 5. Loose conversation ; smutty lan- 
 guage, S. Old Mortality. 6. " Dallying ;" indeli- 
 cate toying, S. Gl. Shirrefs. 7. Derangement; 
 frenzy. Melvill's MS. 
 
 DAFFING, part adj. Merry ; gay ; light-hearted, S. 
 Petticoat Tales. 
 
 DAFT, adj. 1. Delirious ; stupid, S. Bellendm. 2. 
 Foolish ; unwise, S. Lyndsay. 3. Giddy ; thought- 
 less, S. Dialloff. 4. Playful ; innocently gay, S. 
 Ramsay. 5. Gay to excess, S. Ross. 6. Wanton, 
 S. Shirrefs. 7. Extremely eager for the attain- 
 10 
 
DAF 
 
 146 
 
 DAI 
 
 ment of any object, or foolishly fond in the possession 
 of it, S. — Isl. dauf-r, dauft, fatuus, subtristis ; Su. 
 G. doef, stupid us. 
 
 DAFT DAYS. The Christmas holidays, and those at 
 the New-year, S. Ferguson. 
 
 DAFTISII, adj. In some degree deranged, S. A 
 diminutive from Daft. 
 
 DAFTLY, adv. 1. Foolishly, S. Ramsay. 2. Mer- 
 rily ; gaily, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 DAFTLIKE, adj. 1. Having the appeamnce of folly, 
 S. Ramsay. 2. Having a strange or awkward appear- 
 ance, S. Hogg. 3. Resembling derangement, S. Gait. 
 
 DAFTNESS, s. 1. Foolishness. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. 
 Fatuity ; insanity, S. Entail. 
 
 To DAG, V. a. To shoot ; to let fly. Knox. 
 
 To DAG, V. n. To rain gently ; used impersonally, It's 
 daggin on, there is a small rain, S. — Isl. dogg-ua, 
 rigo ; Sw. dugg-a, to drizzle. 
 
 DAG, t. 1. A thin or gentle rain, S.— Isl. daugg, 
 pluvia ; Sw. dagg, a thick or drizzling rain. 2. A 
 thick fog ; a mist, S. 3. A heavy shower, Ayrs. — 
 Su. G. dagg, dew. 
 
 D AGGIE, adj. Drizzling. A daggie day, S., a day 
 characterized by slight rain. Daiokie, synon. 
 
 To DAGGLE, v. n. To fall in torrent.';, Ayrs. 
 
 DAGGLER, *. A lounger ; an idler, Fife. 
 
 DAGE, s. A trollop ; a dirty, mismanaging woman, 
 Teviotd. — Thig is probably the same with Daw, Da, 
 s. as used in sense 2., only differing in pronunciation. 
 
 DAGH, s. Dough. V. Daigh. 
 
 DAY, s. A canopy. Inventories. — 0. Fr. day is synon. 
 with dais, "a cloth of estate, canopie, or heaven, that 
 stands over the heads of princts 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 f Waverley. The same idiom ap- 
 pears in the morn, the phrase invariably used in our 
 vernacular language for to-morrow. 
 
 DAY AND WAY. 1. To make day and way o't ; to 
 support one's self for the day, so as to clear one's 
 way, without any ovei-plus, S. 2. " Ye've made the 
 day and the way alike lang ;" 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, s. Dawn of day, mte.—Tennant's Card. 
 Beaton. V. Daw, v. 
 
 DAY-NETTLES. Dead nettles, an herb, S. Lamium 
 Album, Linn. 
 
 DAY KOR DOOR. It is said that one can hear neither 
 day nor door, when a person cannot distinguish one 
 s'3und from another. It is more generally used, I 
 think, to express the stunning effect of loud noise, S. 
 Old Mortaliiy. 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 B frae a Bull's fiti S. 
 Ought it not to be, neither Day nor Doer t i. e. , neither 
 the time nor the agent of an action ? 
 
 To DAIBLE, ». a. To wash in a slight way, Roxb. 
 E. dabble is synon. 
 
 DAIBLE, s. A slight washing; as, "The claise has 
 gotten a bit daible," ibid. — Teut. dabbl-en, subigere. 
 
 To DAIBLE, V. n. To go about in an inactive and 
 feeble way ; generally applied to children, Ettr. For. 
 — Fr. debile, feeble, infirm ; Lat. debil-is, id. 
 
 To DAICKLE, v. n. To hesitate ; to feel reluctant, 
 Ayrs. V. Dacklk. 
 
 DAIDLE, Daidlie, g. A larger sort of bib, used for 
 keeping the clothes of children clean ; a pin-afore, 
 S. Jac. Relics. 
 
 To DAIDLE, V. n. To trifle ; S. V. Daudle. 
 
 DAIDLER, s. A trifler, Dumfr. 
 
 DAIDLING, part. pr. Silly; mean-spirited; pusilla- 
 nimous, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 DAIGH, Dagh, s. Dough, S. Ramsay.— A.. S. dah, id. 
 " The rain will make (that god) dacA again." J.Knox. 
 
 DAIGHIE, s. 1. Doughy, S. 2. Soft ; inactive ; des- 
 titute of spirit, S. 3. Applied to rich ground; com- 
 posed of clay and sand in due proportions, Banffs. 
 
 DAIGHINESS, s. The state of being doughy. 
 
 DAYIS. To hald dayis, to hold a truce. Wintown, 
 — Su. G. dag, a truce, also the time of the observa- 
 tion of a truce ; daga, to come to terms, to enter into 
 an agreement. 
 
 DAYIS. A corrupted spelling of Agnus Deis, " those 
 little amulets, as one may call them, commonly 
 made of fragments of the wax lights used at Easter, 
 and impressed with the figure of the Paschal Lamb." 
 Inventories. V. Angus Davis. 
 
 DAYIS-DARLING, s. A sweetheart, Lyndsay. 
 
 DAYITHIS, s. pi. Debts, Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To DAIK, V. a. To smooth down ; as, " to daik the 
 head," to smooth down the hair, Mearns. — Perhaps 
 a provincial pronunciation, and oblique use of the 
 E. V. to Deck. 
 
 To DAIKER, V. n. V. Dacker. 
 
 To DAIKER out, v. a. To dispone in an orderly way, 
 West of S. V. Dacker. 
 
 DAIKER, s. A decade. Skene.— Su. G. dektr, id. 
 "Deker skin," says Ibre, "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 wi'h E. 
 dickens; which, according to Dr. Johns,, seems to 
 "import much the same with the devil." Bailey 
 gives it devilkin, i. e., little devil, 
 
 DAIKIT, part. pa. " It has ne'er been daikit," it has 
 never been used, Ang. 
 
 DAIL, s. 1. A part; a portion. E. deal. 2. A 
 number of persons. Chr. Kirk. 8. X^ae great dail, 
 of no great worth or value, Aberd. 
 
 To HAVE Dale. To have to do. Douglas. 
 
 DAIL, s. A ewe, which not becoming pregnant, is 
 fattened for the butcher. Complaynt S. 
 
 DAIL, s. A field, Fife.— Teut. dal, dael, vallis ; A. S. 
 dael; Su.G. dal, id.; Gael, dal, "aplainfield ; adale." 
 
 DAILY-DUD. The dish-clout. V, Dud. 
 
 DAYLIGAUN, s. The twilight. This is almost the 
 only term used in this sense in Clydes. ; q. daylight 
 gain or going. Synon. Gloamin. 
 
 DAILL, s. Used in the sense of E. dealing as denot- 
 ing intercourse. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 DAILL-SILVER, Daill-Siluer, s. Money for distri- 
 bution among the clergy on a foundation. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — From A. S. dael, Teut. deel, deyl, pars ; whence 
 deyl-brood, panis qui elemosynae loco egenis distri- 
 buitur. V. Aniversary. 
 
 DAIMEN, adj. Rare ; occasional, S. Auntrin synon. 
 
 DAIMEN-ICKER, s. An ear of corn met with occa- 
 sionally, S. Burns. — From A. S aeeer, an ear of 
 corn, and perhaps diement, counted, from A. S. 
 dem-an, to reckon. 
 
DAI 
 
 147 
 
 DAM 
 
 To DAIMIS, V. a. To stun, Aberd. The same with 
 Dammish, q. v. 
 
 DAINE, adj. Gentle ; modest ; lowly.— Perhaps from 
 the Fr. v. daign-er, to vouchsafe. 
 
 DAINSHOCH, adj. Nice or squeamish ; puling at one's 
 food, Fife, Berwicks. E. dainty.— Gsiel. deanmh- 
 asach, prim, bears some resemblance. 
 
 DAINTA, Daintis, interj. It avails not, Aberd. Boss. 
 Teut. dien-en, to avail, and intet, nothing. 
 
 DAYNTE', s. Regard. Wyntown. 
 
 DAINTESS, X. A rarity ; a delicacy, Aug.— It appears 
 to be merely a corruption of the s. Daintith as used 
 in the plural. 
 
 DAINTY, s. 1. Large, as applied to inanimate 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 well-grown person, S. 
 B. 3. Nearly as synon. with E. comely, S. 4. Plea- 
 sant ; good-humoured, S. 6. Worthy ; excellent, S. 
 Burns. 6. Liberal ; open-hearted. She^s a dainty 
 wife ; she'll no set you awa' tume-handit, S. This 
 sense is very common in the North of S. 7. It is 
 sometimes used ironically; TJiat is a dainty bit, 
 truly ! applied to a scanty portion, S. B. — Isl. daindi, 
 excellenter bonum quid ; dandis madr, homovirtuo- 
 sus ; rendered in Dan. en bravmand, S. &braw man ; 
 perfectly synon. with " a dainty man." 
 
 DAINTITH, s. A dainty, S. Kelly. 
 
 DAJON-WABSTER, i. A linen-weaver, Ayrs. 
 
 To DAIR AWAY, v. n. To roam ; to wander ; applied 
 to sheep, forsaking their usual pasture, Roxb. — It 
 may be merely a softened, provincial pronunciation 
 of Daver, Daiver, to become stupid. 
 
 DAIRGIE, s. The entertainment given to the com- 
 pany after a funeral, Ang. Probably a corr. of 
 Dirge, E. V. Dregy. 
 
 DAIS, s. V. Deis, and Chameradbesb. 
 
 Chamber of Dais. V. Chambradeesb. 
 
 I> AYS, pi. A' the Days of the Week, a game among 
 children. V. Birds. 
 
 DAYS of LAW, Lawdatig. The term of the session, 
 or the time when those are summoned to attend, 
 who have interest in a court of justice. Wallace. — 
 Isl. lag-dag, dies lege praeflnitus. 
 
 DAIS'D, part. pa. A term applied to wood, when it 
 begins to lose its proper colour and texture, S. V. 
 Dase, v. 
 
 DAISE, 8. 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. Da#b, Daisk, v. 
 
 To DAISE, V. a. To stupify. V. Dase. 
 
 To DAISE, V. n. 1. To wither ; to become rotten or 
 spoiled, from keeping, dampness, &c., Roxb. 2. To 
 be cold or benumbed, ibid. V. Dase, v. 
 
 DAISIE, Daizie, adj. Applied to the weather ; as, 
 "a datsie day," a cold, raw day, without sunshine, 
 Roxb. Dumfr. — Perhaps as having the power to be- 
 numb, from Dase, Daise, v. 
 
 DAISING, s. A disease of sheep, called also Pining 
 and Vanquish, S. — Isl. das, languor, das-az, langues- 
 cere. 
 
 DAY-SKY, s. The appearance of the sky at break of 
 day or at twilight, Ettr. For. 
 
 DAIT, s. Determination ; destiny. Wallace. 
 
 To DAIVER, V. a. 1. To stun, Ac, S. V. Dacer 9. 
 This term is used in an imprecation. — Daiveif-ye, I 
 
 which seems equivalent to the unwarrantable lan- 
 guage of wi-ath, " Confound you," Dumfr. 
 
 DAIVILIE, adv. Listlessly ; Lanark*.— This is evi- 
 dently formed from the old adj. Daue, q. v., synon. 
 with Isl. Su. G. dauf, stupid us. See its cognates 
 under Dowf and Daw. 
 
 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. daegioeorc, id. V. Darg, 
 
 DAKYR, s. The same with Daiker, q. v. 
 
 DALE, s. Part ; interest ; management. To Have 
 Dale. V. Dail, s. 1. 
 
 DALEIR, s. 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 inhabitant of the 
 lower ground, Clydesd. 
 
 DALESMAN, s. An inhabitant of a small valley or 
 dale, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 DALK, s. Varieties of slate clay, sometimes 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 originally the 
 same with Daw, 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 p. s. V. Dawns. Godly Ball. 
 
 DALLOP, s. Train's- Mountain Mu^e. \. DooLLOur. 
 
 DALMATYK, s. A white dress worn by kings and 
 bishops ; at times bypriests and deacons. Wyntown. 
 Thus denominated, as being brought from Dalmatia. 
 
 DALMES, s. Damask cloth. Inventories. 
 
 DALPHYN, 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, daltan, id. 
 
 ■" DAM, s. Improperly used to denote what is other- 
 wise called a mill-lead, Kinross. 
 
 DAM, s. The quantity of urine discharged at once ; a 
 term generally applied to children, S. 
 
 To Mak one's Dam. To urine. 
 
 To Tyne one's Dam. To bepiss one's self, S. Burns. 
 
 To DAM, -a. n. To urine. Maitland Poems. 
 
 DAMALL COMBRONE. A designation anciently given 
 to the usher of a grammar school. 
 
 DAMBRODED, adj. Having square figures. Also 
 called diced. 
 
 DAMBROD. V. Dams. 
 
 DAMMAGEUS, adj. Injurious. BMenden. 
 
 DAMMER, s. A miner, S. 
 
 DAMMERTIT, part. adj. Stupid, Renfr. Synon. 
 Doitit:^PerhaTps from Teut. dom, stupid, and aerd, 
 Belg. aart, nature, disposition ; q. of a stupid natvu-e. 
 
 DAMMES, DAMiiAS, & Damask-work. 
 
 DAMMIN AND LAVIN'. A low poaching mode of 
 catching fish in rivulets, by damming and diverting 
 the course of the stream, and then laving or throwing 
 out the water, so as to, get at the devoted prey, S. 
 DAMMYS, s. The city of Damascus. 
 DAMMYS, Dammbis, *, Damage. Gl. Sibb— Fr. 
 dommapa. 
 
DAM 
 
 148 
 
 DAR 
 
 :To DAMMISH, v. a. To stun ; to stupify, 8. Rollock. 
 — Germ, damisch macheti, to stun one's head. 
 
 DAMMIT, part. pa. The same as damish't, stunned, 
 Ang. — Allied perhaps to Teut. dom, obtusus, stu- 
 pidus, stolidus. 
 
 To DAMPNE, V. a. To condemn. 
 
 DAMPNIS, s. pi. Damages; or perhaps expenses. 
 Aberd. Reg. — From Lat. damn-um. 
 
 DAMS, Damks, s. pi. The game of draughts, S. Saxon 
 and Gael. — Sw. dam, dampsel, id. ; dambraede, S., 
 a dambrod. 
 
 .DAMSCHED, s. A portion of land bordering on a dam. 
 •V. Shbd. 
 
 .DAN, g. A term equivalent to Lord, Sir, Douglas. 
 —0 Fr. 
 
 iDAN, Daxd, Dandik. Contracted forms of the name 
 Andrew, used in the South of S. 
 
 ♦ To DANCE, v.n. " Ye'U neither dance, nor hand 
 [hold] the candle," S. Prov., You will neither do one 
 thing nor another ; you will neither act your ov.n 
 part, nor assist another. 
 
 To DANCE his or her lane. A phrase expressive 
 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, Soxb. Apparently 
 in allusion to a child's toy. V. Lufs, 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, Daunkb, s. The act of sauntering, S. 
 Dauner, Renfr, 
 
 To DANDER, v. n. 1. To roam, S. 2. Togo about 
 idly ; to saunter, S. Eamsay. 3. To roam, with- 
 out a fixed habitation, S. Ferguson. 4. To trifle ; 
 to mispcnd one's time, S. 6. To bewilder one's self, 
 from want of attention, or stupidity, S. Burel. 
 
 DANDERER, Daunderer, 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 
 whatever way, S. R. Galloioay. V. Dainty. 
 
 DANDIEFECHAN, ». A hollow stroke on any part 
 of the body, Fife. 
 
 To DANDILL, v. n. To go about idly. Burel.— Vt. 
 dandin-er, "to go gaping ill-fa vouredly," Cotgr. 
 
 DANDILLY, Dandilv, adj. Celebrated, especially for 
 beauty, S. B. Ross. 
 
 DANDILLY, s. A female who is spoiled by admira- 
 tion, S. *Cldand. Perhaps from the same origin 
 with Dandil, 
 
 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 unequal sound. 
 Ecergreen. — Teut. donder-en, tonare. 
 
 DANE, Daine, adj. Gentle ; modest. Lyndsay.—O. 
 Fr. dain, dainty, fine. 
 
 DANE, part. pa. Done, Aberd. Gl. Shirre/s. 
 
 DANG, pret. of Ding, q. v. 
 
 DANGER, Dawnoer, ». 1. The great exertion made 
 by a pursuer, exposing another to imminent danger. 
 Wallace. 2. In his dawnger, in his power as a cap- 
 tive. Wyntown. It sometimes conveys the idea of 
 being subject to a legal prosecution. 3. But daivn- 
 gere, without hesitation. Barbour. — 0. Fr, danger, 
 power, dominion. 
 
 DANGER, adj. Perilous. Wallace. 
 
 To DANYEL, v. n. 1. To dangle, Upp. Ciydes. 2. 
 To jolt as a cart on a rough road, ibid. This scorns 
 radically the same with E. Dangle, as denoting in- 
 constancy of motion. — The origin is Isl. dangl-a, 
 which is used in two senses, pul.sare ; also, vibrar i. 
 We may add Su. G. daengl-a, dingl-a, pendulum, 
 motitari. 
 
 DANNARD, part. adj. In a state of stupor, Ayr*. 
 Train's Poet. Rev, V. Donnard. 
 
 To DANNER, v. 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 obliquely, or in a neuter 
 
 DANT, s. Priests Peblis. V. Dent. 
 
 To DANT, V. a. To subdue. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 DANTER,j. A tamer ; a subduer. Douglas. 
 
 To DANTON, r. a. 1. To subdue, S. Pitscottie. 2. 
 To break in or tame a horse. Skene. 3. Still used 
 in the same sense with the E. v. to Daunt, 3., to in- 
 timidate. Htrd's Coll. — Fr. domter, dunter, id. 
 
 DAPILL, adj. Perhaps, severe ; harsh. — Gael, diofal 
 signifies severe. 
 
 DAPPERPY, adj. Of diapered, or variegated woollen 
 cloth. .Bord. Minst. 
 
 To DARE (pron. dair), v. n. To be afraid ; to stand 
 in awe, Ang. — Sw. darr-a, to quake, to tremble. 
 
 To DARE. Perhaps to hurt. Sir Gawan. V. Derb. 
 
 DARE, adj. Stupid ; dull. Houlate. — Su. G. daerz, 
 stultus. 
 
 DARE-THE-DIEL, s. One who fears nothing, and 
 who will attempt any thing, S. Waverley. 
 
 DARG, Dark, s. 1. A day's work, S. Anciently day- 
 loerk, q. V. Stat. Account. 2. A certain quantity 
 of work, whether more or less than that of a day. 
 Kelly. 3. Transferred to the ground on which a 
 particular kind of work is done, as denoting its ex- 
 tent, Perths. Sometimes a day's darg. 
 
 Love-Darg, s. a piece of work or service done, not 
 for hire, but merely from afifection, S. 
 
 DARG-DAYS, s. pi. Cottars were formerly bound to 
 give the labour of a certain number of days to the 
 superior, in lieu of I'ent, which were called darg- 
 days, i. e., days of work, S. B. 
 
 BARGEIS, s. pi. Dirges. .Bannatyne P. 
 
 DARGER, s. A day-labourer, S. Minst. Border. 
 
 DARGING, DARGUING,^s. The work of a day-labourer, 
 S. E.: Galloway. 
 
 DARKENING, s. Evening ; twilight. Syn. Gloamin 
 and Da^Ugaun, S. Derkninsi, Roxb. Waverley. 
 Formed fron> the E. v. Darken. — It corresponds to 
 A. S. deorcung, crepnsculum, Gl. Aelfr. 
 
 DARKLINGS, adv. In the dark, S. Burns. 
 
 DARLE, s. 1. A £mall piece; properly applied 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, v. a. To conceal, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To DARN, Dern, v. n. 1. To hide one's self. Hud- 
 son. 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 keeping himself in darkness. 3. To loiter 
 at work ; a still more oblique sense, as listeners 
 generally slacken their diligence, Fife. 4. To muse ; 
 to think, Fife. Perhaps q. to conceal one's mind. 
 5. To Dern behind, to fall back, Fife.— A. S. dearn-an, 
 occultare. 
 
DAR 
 
 149 
 
 DAW 
 
 DARN, Darne, Dern, adj. Secret, S. Wallace. 
 Waverley. In dern, adv. In secret. Bannatyne 
 Poems. 
 
 DARN, s. A disease of cattle, said to be caused by 
 eating the Wood Anemone, Aberd. Also called 
 Rinnin Darn, q. v. Agr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 DARRAR, adj. 1. Dearer. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. 
 Higher in price, S. B. 
 
 To DARREN, v. a. To provoke. Douglas. — A. S. 
 dearr-an, audere. 
 
 DARREST, superl. 1. Most dear; most beloved. 2. 
 Highest in price. Balf. Pract. 
 
 To DASCAN, V. n. To contemplate ; to scan. Buret. 
 — Lat. de, and scando, whence E. scan. 
 
 To DASE, Daise, v. a. 1. To stupify, S. Wyntown. 
 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, dosed, daised, dazed, 
 is applied to auy thing that has lost its freshness and 
 strength. Daised Wud, rotten wood, S.— Su. G. 
 das-a, languere, dase, stupidus. 
 
 DASE. On dase, alive, q. on days. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To DASH, V. a. 1. To flourish in writing, S. 2. To 
 make a great show, S. 
 
 DASH, s 1. A flourish in writing, S. 2. A splendid 
 appearance, S. Fergusson. 
 
 DASH, s. A Dash o' wee(, 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. Dise you. 
 
 DAS KANE, «. Singing in parts. Montgomerie. — 
 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-lilce he looks ! his plaid is torn," 
 Perths. 
 
 DATCHIE, adj. 1. Penetrating ; applied to intellec- 
 tual power.«^ Ayrs. 2. Sly ; cunning, ibid. 3. Hid- 
 den ; secret, ibid.— Shall we tiace this to 0. Goth. 
 dae, denoting excellency and wit, skill, knowledge, 
 like dae-\oenn, dae-fryd-r, eximie formosus ? 
 
 To DATCHLE, v. 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. v. to Daub, to besmear. 
 
 DAUCH, s. "A soft and black substance, chiefly of 
 clay, mica, and what resembles coal-dust." Ure's 
 Hist, of Rutherglen. This seems to be the same 
 with Dalk, q. v. 
 
 DAUD, s. A large piece. V. Dawd. 
 
 DAUDNEL, adj. Shabby in appearance, Lanarks. 
 Apparently from the same origin with Dawdie, q. v. 
 
 DAUE, adj. Listless ; inactive. Dunbar. V. Daw. 
 
 D.iVEL, Devel, s. a stunning blow, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To DAVEL, Devel, v. a. To strike with violence, 
 West of S. Tannahill. 
 
 DAVELIN, s. The flat planks on the centres, for sup- 
 porting the arch-stones of bridges, during the time of 
 their being built, Ayrs. 
 
 To DAUER, Daiver, v. a. 1. To stun ; to stupify^ 
 Loth. 2. To weaken. 
 
 To DAUER, Daiver, v. n. 1. To become stupid. 
 Buret. 2. To be benumbed, S. B. Jmrn. Lond. 3. 
 To go ont of one's road from stupor, Aug. Synon. 
 staiven St. Kathleen.— S\i. G. daur-a, infatuare ; 
 Teut. daver-en, tremere. 
 
 DAVERT, part. adj. 1, Knocked down ; stupified, 
 Roxb. 2. Become senseless, from whatever cause, 
 ibid. 
 
 DAUGH, pret. v. Had ability, Renfrews. Ayrs. The 
 same with Dougkt. Train. 
 
 DAUGH, s. A certain division of land, determined by 
 its being able to produce forty-eight bolls, S. B, V. 
 Dawachb. 
 
 DAUGH, ^. A very heavy dew, or drizzling rain, 
 Stirlings. Synon. Dag, Angus, Dauk, Fife, Hence 
 the adj. Daughy. V. Dawe and Dawky. 
 
 DAVIE, s. Dimin. of the name David, S. 
 
 DAUK, adj. Dark ; murky, Buchan, Tarras. — Isl. 
 davxk-r, doeck-r, niger, obscurus. 
 
 DAUKY; adj. Moist ; damp. V. Dawk. 
 
 DAULER, s. A supine, delicate person^ Roxb. Evi- 
 dently allied to Dawtie. 
 
 DAUNIE, s. The abbrev. of Daniel, S. 
 
 DAUNTIT, part. pa. Broken in. V. Danton, v. 
 
 DAVOC, s. A dimin. of David, S. 0. Burns. 
 
 DAUPET, Daupit, Dawpit, part. adj. 1. " Silly ; in- 
 active." Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 2. "Stupid ; unconcerned; 
 foolish." Gt. Picken. 3. In a state of mental im- 
 becility, Ayrs. — Moes. G. daubata, sensu carens; 
 Su. G. dofw-a, stupefacere ; Isl. dap-ur, deficiens, 
 moestus. V. Dowf. 
 
 To DAUR, t>. n. To be afraid ; to stand in awe, Ang. 
 Fife. V. Dare. 
 
 DAUR, g. A feeling of awe or fear, ibid. 
 
 To DAUR upon, v. a. To affect ; tomake impression, 
 Aberd. V. Dere upon. 
 
 To DAUT, V. a. To fondle, S. V. Dawt. 
 
 DAUTING, Dadteing, s. The act of fondling. Dunbar. 
 
 To DAW, V. n. To dawn. Wallace. This v. is still 
 used in the West of S. In 0. E. it seems to have 
 borne a' sense nearly allied. — A. S. daeg-ian, Sw. 
 dag-as, lucescere. 
 
 DAW, s. Day.— 0. E. dawe. 
 
 DwNE OF Daw. Dead. Wyntown. 
 
 DAW, Da, s. 1. A sluggard, S. Douglas. 2. Appro- 
 priated to a woman, as equivalent to E. drab, S. B. j 
 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, s. A considerable tract 
 of land ; a small district, including several ox-gangs, 
 S. Qu^on. ^«.— Gael, damh, pron. dav, an ox, and 
 ach, field. V. Da ugh. 
 
 DAWAYTT, s. A thin, flat tui-f ; a divet. 
 
 To DAWCII (gutt.), v. a. To moisten, as with dew ; 
 
DAW- 
 
 ISO 
 
 DEB 
 
 to (lamp, Ayrs. — Isl. doegg-va, Dan. dugg-er, rigare, 
 inigare. V. Dawk, and Dawkik. 
 DAWCH, Daw, adj. Ai)i)arently the same with Daue, 
 
 inactive, listless. Wallace. 
 DA WD, Daod, s. a considerably large piece of any 
 
 thing, S. Kelly. — Isl. todde, portio, tomus. 
 DAWDGE, s. A tatterdemalion, Lanarks. This appa- 
 rently claims the same origin with Dawdle, t]. v. It 
 
 may be observed that E. dowdie is syn. with om- 
 Dawdie. 
 DAWDIE, s. A dirty, slovenly woman, S. B, 0. E. 
 
 dowdy. — Isl. dauda dojrpa, foemella ignava. 
 DAWdIe, adj. Slovenly, sluttish, S. B. 
 To DAWDLE, v. n. To be indolent or slovenly, Perth- 
 shire. 
 DAWDS AND BLAWDS. 1. The bludes of colewort 
 
 boiled whole, and eaten with bannocks, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 2. The phrase appears to be sometimes used to de- 
 note the greatest abundance, Fife. 
 DAWERK, Dawark, s. V. Daywerk. 
 DAW-FISH, s. The smaller Dog-fish, Orkn. Barry. 
 DAWGHIE, adj. Moist ; damp ; as, ^^adawghie day," 
 
 Ayrs. V. Dawkie. 
 DAWIKIS, s. pi. Apparently a corr. of dawrkis, or 
 
 dawerkis, i. e., occasional sei-vices by day's labour. 
 
 V. Dawbrk, and Dakg. 
 D AWING, s. Dawn of day. Barbour. — A.S.dagung, 
 
 aurora. 
 DAWK, s. A drizzling rain, Fife, Loth. Ayrs. 
 To DAWK, V. n. To drizzle, ibid. 
 D.\WKIE, Dawky, Dauky, adj. Moist ; as, " a dawkie 
 
 day," a day characterized by thick mist, or by drizzling 
 
 rain, ibid. Tennant's Card. Beaton. — Sax. dak-en is 
 
 nearly synon. 
 DAWLESS, adj. Lazy ; inactive ; destitute of energy, 
 
 Roxb. — Perhaps from A. Bor. daw, to thrive, or daw, 
 
 to rouse, with the negative particle less. 
 DAWLIE, adj. Slow in motion, Ayrs. Apparently 
 
 from Daw, or Dall, a sluggard. 
 To DAWNER, v. n. " To wander, as if a person tnew 
 
 not whither ; to saunter." Gl. Picken- 
 DAWNER, Dauner, s. A stroll, Ayrs. GaV. 
 DAWPIT, part. adj. Having lost vigour of mind ; in 
 
 a state of mental imbecility, Ayr. V. Dowf, and 
 
 Daupet. 
 DAWRD, $. "A pu.sh or fling." Gl. Aberd. Skinner's 
 
 Misc. 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. Teut. dwaes, stultus, insanus ; 
 
 dwaes-en, desipere. Thus, it is evidently akin to 
 
 Dose, V. The common fountain may be seen under 
 
 Daw, a sluggard. 
 To DAWT, Daut, v. a. 1. To fondle ; to caress, S. 
 
 Ross. 2. To dote upon. Jiajnsay. — Isl. dad-ur, 
 
 ge-stus amatorius. 
 DAWTIE, Dawty, s. 1. Kindness ; endearment. 
 
 Dunbar. 2. A darling ; a favourite, S. Shirrefs, — 
 
 To some it may appear that S. dawtie may have had 
 
 its origin from Gael, dalt, which in the Hebrides de- 
 notes a foster child. V. Dalt. 
 DAWTIT, Dauted, part. pa. Foudled. 
 To DE, Dee, v. n. To die. Djuglas. 
 Done to jde. 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 ; sup- 
 
 posed by the superstitious to announce the death of 
 some relation of the person who hears it ; but pro- 
 bably arising from expansion in cooling, S. 
 DEAD-LOWN, adj. Completely still ; applied to the 
 
 atmosphere, Lanarks. V. Loun, adj. 
 DEAD MEN'S BELLS. Foxglove, S. 
 DEAD MEN'S SHOON. To wait for dead men's shoon, 
 to wait for a place till it become vacant by the death 
 of the present possessor, S. 
 DEAD RIPE, adj. So ripe that all growth has ceased, 
 
 S. Agr. Surv. E. Loth. 
 DEAD-SWEIR, adj. Extremely adverse to exertion ; 
 
 as lazy as if one were dead, 8. Kelly. 
 DEAD-TIIRAW, s. The last agonies of expiring na- 
 ture. V, Dede-tiiraw. 
 DEAF, adj. 1. Flat, applied to soil, S. — Su. G. davf- 
 jord, terra sterilis. 2. Without vegetable life ; often 
 applied to grain, S. — A. S. deaf corn, frumentum 
 sterile. 3. Rotten ; as, a deaf nit, a nut whose ker- 
 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. daelas, por- 
 tiones. V. Deil, Deille. 
 DEAM, s. Apparently for E. dam. 
 DEAM, s. A girl, Berwicks. Corrupted from E. dame, 
 and generally expressive of contempt or displeasure. 
 DEAMBULATOUR, s. A gallery. Douglas.— ha.t. 
 
 deambulator-ium, id. 
 DEAN, Den, s. 1. A 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. n. To savour. Polwart. 
 To DEAR, V. a. To hurt ; to injure. 
 DEARCH, Derch, s. A dwarf. Evergreen. V. Dkoich. 
 DEARIE, Deary, s. A sweetheart ; a darling, S. Di- 
 
 min. from E. dear, id. Siller Gun. 
 To DEART, Dearth, v. a. To raise the price of any 
 thing ; daarted 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 Gowrie. 
 DEARTHFU', adj. High-priced, S. 0. Burns. 
 DEAS, s. A turf-seat on tlie outside of a cottage. V. 
 
 Deis. 
 DEASIE, adj. "A deasie day." a cold, raw, uncom- 
 fortable day, Roxb. V. Daisie. 
 DEASOIL, Deisheal, Deas-iul, contrary to wither- 
 shins, s. Motion according to the course of the sun, 
 Gael. 
 DEATH-CANDLE, s. The appearance of what is 
 viewed by the vulgar as a preternatural light, giving 
 warning of death, S. St. Kathleen. 
 DEATH-ILL, s. Mortal sickness. V. Dede-ill. 
 DEATHIN, s. Water hemlock, Phellandrium aqua- 
 ticum, Linn., Teviotd. ; denominated perhaps from 
 the deadly nature 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, t'. n. To rain gently ; to drizzle, S. B. — 
 
 A. S. deaw-ian, Belg. daw-en, id. 
 DEBAID, s. Delay. Barbour. 
 To DEBAIT, V. a. To protect. Bellenden. 
 To DEBAIT, V. a. To lower. Douglas. 
 To DEBAIT, V. a. To be diligent in procuring any 
 
 thing. Bellenden. — Fr. debat-tre, to strive. 
 To DEBAIT, V. n. When one has eaten as much at a 
 meal as he deems sufficient, and thinks it is time to 
 
 I 
 
DEB 
 
 151 
 
 DED 
 
 lay down his knife and fork, he sometimes says, PK 
 
 debait now, S. A. 
 DEBAITMENT, s. Contention. Police Honour.— Ft. 
 
 debatement, id. 
 DEBATEABLE, adj. A debateable person, one who 
 
 makes a good shift to gain a livelihood, Galloway. 
 
 Synon. Fendie. 
 DEBAURD, s. Departure from the right way. 
 To DEBAUSCH, v. a. To squander ; to dissipate. 
 
 Foord, Suppl. Dec.—O. Fr. desbamh-er, "to marre, 
 
 corrupt, spoyle," Cotgr. 
 To DEBORD, Deboard, v. n. To go beyond proper 
 
 bounds. More. — Fr. debord-er, to exceed rule. 
 DEBORDING, «. Excess. 
 To DEBOSH, V. n. To indulge one's self in the use of 
 
 any thing to excess ; as tea, snuff, &c. The prep. 
 
 vnth, following the v. 
 To DEBOUT, V. a. To thrust from. Godscroft.—Fr. 
 
 debout-er. 
 * DEBT, s. To come in the debt o\ to break ; to des- 
 troy ; to make an end of, Aberd. 
 DEBTBOUND, part. pa. Bound by engagement, or 
 
 legal obligation. Acts James VI. 
 DEBTFULL, adj. 1. Due ; honest. Keith's Hist. 
 
 2. Indebted. V. Dett. 
 To DEBUCK, V. 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. This is called a de- 
 
 buction, ib. 
 To DEBURSE, v. a. To disburse.— Fr. debours-er, 
 
 Acts Mary. 
 DEBURSING, s. Disbursement. Acts James VI. 
 DEBUSH, s. 1. Excess ; intemperance, Aberd. 2. 
 
 One who is intemperate in the use of any thing, ibid. 
 DECADEN, adj. Apt to fall. Aberd. Reg. 
 To DECAID, V. n. To fail. Aberd. Reg.—Lsit. de 
 
 and cad-o. 
 DECAY, s. A decline, a consumption, S. Brand. 
 DECANTED, part. pa. What is much spoken of. 
 
 Forbes, Suppl. Dec. — Lat. decant-are, " to report or 
 
 speak often." Cooper. 
 DECEDENT, s. Used to denote one who has demitted 
 
 an oflBce. Craiifurd's Hist. Univ. Edin. — Lat. 
 
 deced-ere, to depart, to retire. 
 DECEIVERIE, s. A habit or course of deception, 
 
 Clydes. 
 To DECERN, v. a. To adjudge. Spalding. 
 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 p9,yment of a debt. Newbyih, 
 
 Suppl. Dec. 
 To DECEST, Decist, Digest, v. n. A strange ortho- 
 graphy for desist. 
 DECHLIT, part. pa. Wearied out and wayworn, 
 
 Roxb, or Clydes. — Perhaps of Welsh origin ; C. B. 
 
 diffygiawl, wearied. Shaw gives Gael, duaigh, 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 
 
 jurisdictionof any judge, or court, isdeclined ; aterm 
 
 used both in civil and in ecclesiastical courts, S. 
 
 Ersk. Inst. — Fr. declinatoire, "an exception taken 
 
 j against a judge, or to th^ jurisdiction of a court of 
 I justice ;" Cotgr. 
 
 DECOIRMENT, Decorment, ». Decoration ; ornament. 
 i Acts Cha. I. — Fr. decorement. 
 
 DECOMPONIT, part. adj. Decompounded ; com- 
 ' pounded a second time. Lat. 
 I DECOMPT, s. An account. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To DECORE, V. n. To adorn. R. Bruce.— Yr. 
 I decor-er. 
 
 DECOURTED, part. pa. Dismissed from court. Mel- 
 j vill. 
 
 To DECREIT, v. a. To decree. Acts Cha. I.—L. B. 
 I decret-are, decernere, Du Cange. 
 ! DECREIT, Decreet, s. The final sentence of a judge. 
 Spalding. — Lat. decret-um. 
 
 DED-BED, s. Death-bed. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 DEDE, Deid, s. 1. Death, S., 0. E. Dunbar. 2. The 
 cause of death, S. Minstrelsy Border. 3. It is, by 
 way of eminence, used as denoting the pestilence 
 which desolated Europe in the middle of the four- 
 teenth century. Aberd. Reg. 4. The manner of 
 dying. Wyntown.—A. S. ded, Su. G. doed, id. 
 
 DEDE-AULD, adj. Extremely old, Aberd. 
 
 DEDE-BELL, s. 1. The passing-bell, the bell of death, 
 S. Herd's Coll. 2. The designation given by the 
 superstitious to a ringing in the ears. South of S. 
 Hogg. 
 
 DEDE.CANDLE, s. A preternatual light, like that 
 of a candle, seen under night by the superstitious, 
 and viewed as the presage 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 chuich-yard 
 where he is to be interred, S. B. 
 
 DEDECHACK, s. 1. The sound made by a wood- 
 worm in houses ; so called from its clicking noise, 
 and because vulgarly supposed to be a premonilim 
 of death, S. It is also called the chackie-mill, S. B., 
 because of its resemblance to the sound of a mill. In 
 E. it is denominated the death-watch. V. Elfmill. 
 2. The dinner prepared for the magistrates of a 
 borough after a public execution. 
 
 DEDE-CHAP, Dead-chap, s. A shai-p stroke supposed 
 to be a premonition of death, S. Dead-swap, synon. 
 
 DEDE-DEAL, Dead-deal, s. The stretching-board for 
 a dead body, S. Bride of Lam. 
 
 DEDE-DOLE, s. A dole given at funerals, S., ibid. 
 
 DEDE-DRAP, s. a drop of water falling intermit- 
 tingly and heavily on a floor, viewed by the super- 
 stitious as a premonition of death, S. 
 
 DEDE-ILL, s. 1. Mortal sickness. Wyntown. 2. 
 A deadly hurt ; a mortal injury, Aberd. 
 
 To DEDEINYE, Dedane, v. n. To deign. Douglas. 
 
 DEDE-LIGHTS, s. pi. The luminous appearance 
 which is sometimes observed over putrescent animal 
 bodies, and which arises probably from the disen- 
 gagement of phosphorated hydrogen gas. Blackw. 
 Mag. 
 
 DEDE-MAN'S-SNEESHIN, s. Thedustof the common 
 Puff-ball, Mearns. The idea mentioned by Linnaeus, 
 as prevailing in Sweden, that the dust of this plant 
 causes blindness, is also prevalent in this countij. 
 
 To DEDEN, V. n. To deign. 
 
 DEDE-NIP, s. A blue mark in the body, ascribed to 
 necromancy. Witch's nip synon., S. — Teut. doode- 
 nep, id. 
 
 To GIB one the Dede-nip. Suddenly and effectually to 
 check one, Clydes. 
 
 J 
 
DED 
 
 162 
 
 DEG 
 
 DEDE-RATTLE, Death-rattlb, $. 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. Liohts and Shadows. V. Dkdk- 
 
 KUCKLE. 
 
 DEDE-RUCKLE, Dead-kucklk, DEATn-RUCKLB, «. The 
 same with Dede-rattle, q. v. Guy Mannering. — 
 Teut. ruchel-en, rauca voce tussire, screare cum mur- 
 mure, &c., reeuwssel, spuma lethalis ; Sw. rackl-a, to 
 hawk, to force up phlegm with a noise ; Isl. krigla, 
 asthma, in special! moribundorum. 
 
 DEDE-SPALE, s. That part of the grease of a candle, 
 which, from its not being melted, falls over the edge 
 in a semicircular form ; denominated from its resem- 
 blance to the shavings of wood, S. This, by the vul- 
 gar, is viewed as a prognostic that the person to whom 
 it is turned will soon die. By the E. it is called a 
 winding-sheet. 
 
 DEDE-SWAP, Death-swap, «. The same with Dede- 
 chap, q. v. South of S. Hogg. 
 
 DEDE-TIIRAW, s. 1. The agonies of death. Bellenden. 
 — A. S. Ihrawan, agonizare, 2. Meat is said to be 
 in the dead-thraw when neither cold nor hot, S. 3. 
 Lfft in the dead-thraw, left unfinished, S. 4. This 
 term is used concerning the weather, when the tem- 
 perature of the atmosphere is in a dubious state be- 
 tween frost and thaw, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 DEDE, OR DEAD TIME, 0' THE YEAR. Midwinter, 
 when there is no vegetation, S., Ruddiman vo. Mort. 
 The same with the E. phrase, dead of winter. 
 
 DEDE-WATCH, Dead-Watch, s. The death-watch, S. 
 The same with Dede-chack. 
 
 DEDLYKE, adj. Deadly. Wyntnwn.—K. S. deadlic. 
 
 DEE, s. A dairy-maid, Loth. Tweedd. V. Dky. 
 
 To DEE, V. n. To die. V. De. 
 
 DEED, adv. Abbreviation of E. Indeed, S. 
 
 DEED, s. Upo' my deed, upon my word, Aberd. 
 
 DEED-DOER, s. The perfomier of any act ; in a bad 
 sense, the pei-petrator. Spalding. 
 
 To DEEDLE, v. a. To dandle, as one does an infant, 
 Fife ; doodle, Lanarks. 
 
 To DEEDLE, v. n. To sing in a low key ; generally, 
 to deedle and sing. Fife. Deedle denotes an inter- 
 mediate key batween craning or humming, and 
 lilting, which signifies lively singing ; while lilting 
 does not convey the idea of the same elevation of 
 voice with gelling. V. Gell. 
 
 DEEDS, s. pi. The gravel, or coarse soil, &c., which is 
 taken out of the bottom of a ditch, S. A. — C. B. dy- 
 wod and tywood 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 dis- 
 cover, to find out. 
 
 DEEMER, s. One who judges, or forms an estimate of 
 the conduct of another. "I'll doers, ill-deemers," 
 S. Prov. " suspecters." Kelly. Alii, ill-dreaders. 
 
 DEEMIS, s. A deemis of money, a great sum, Kinross. 
 
 DEEMIS, adj. A deemis ejcpense, great cost, ibid. 
 Undeemis money, a countless sum, Ang. 
 
 DEEN, part. pa. Done. Aberd. 
 
 DEEN-OUT, adj. Exhausted, Syn. Forfoughten. 
 Aberd. 
 
 DEEP, s. The deepest part of a river. Law C. 
 
 DEEPDRAUCHTIT, adj. Designing ; crafty, S, From 
 deep, and draucht, a plan. 
 
 DEEPIN, s. A net, Ayrs. Hence, 
 
 DEEPIN-WORKERS, «. pi. Net* weavers, ibid. Gl. 
 Picken. — Gael, dipinn, a net. 
 
 DEEP-SEA-BUCKIE, s. The Murex Corneus ; Long 
 
 Wilk. Arbuthnot's Pelerh. Fishes. 
 DEEP-SEA-CRAB, «. The Cancer Araneus ; Spider 
 
 Crab, ibid. 
 DEER-HAIR, Deers-Hair, s. Heath club-rush, a 
 coarse species of pointed gra.ss, 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. Reg. 
 — Fr. defalqu-er. 
 
 To DEFAILL, v. n. To wax feeble. Wallace.— Ft. 
 defaill-er. 
 
 DEFAISANCE, s. 1. Acquittance from a claim. 2. 
 Excuse ; subterfuge. Acts Ja. IV. 3. Defalcation ; 
 deduction. Acts Mary.—O. Fr. desfaicte, a riddance. 
 
 To DEFAISE, Defese, Defease, v. a. 1. To discharge, 
 to free frooi, to acquit of. Act. Bom. Cone. Fr. se 
 defaire de, " to rid or deliver himself from." 2. To 
 ded uct. A cts Mary. 
 
 DEFAIT, Defaite, part. pa. A ierm used to denote 
 the overpowering effect of sickness, or fatigue, S. 
 Defett, Aberd. Saxon and Gael. — Fr. de/aict, part, 
 pa. of defaire, to defeat. 
 
 To DEFALT, v. a. To adjudge as culpable ; a forensic 
 term. Skene. 
 
 DEFAME, s. Infamy. Douglas. 
 
 DEFAWTYT, part. pa. Forfeited. Barbour.— Ft. 
 defaill-er, to make a default. 
 
 To DEFEND, v. a. To ward off. King's Quair.—Fr. 
 defend-re, id. 
 
 To DEFER, Differ, v. a. 1. This old law tei-m seems 
 used as nearly allied to E. yield, or pay regard to, in 
 relation to the judgment of a cause, or the evidence 
 necessary for this end. 2. It is used where refer 
 would be substituted in modern language ; to submit. 
 — Fr. dffer-er a un appel, " to admit, allow, or ac- 
 cept of ; to 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, v. a. Y. Defaise. 
 
 To DEFIDE, V. n. To distrust. V, Diffidb. 
 
 To DEFINE, V. n. To consult; to deliberate. Aberd. 
 Reg. — Lat. defin-ire, to determine, to discuss. 
 
 To DEFORCE, v. a. To treat with violence : as to take 
 any thing out of the possession of another by forcible 
 means, S. — Fr. deforc-er, " to dispossesse, violently 
 take," &c. ; Cotgr. 
 
 DEFORCE, Deforss, s. Violent ejection. In the E. 
 law deforcement. 
 
 To DEFOUL, V. a. 1. To defile. Douglas. 2. To dis- 
 honour. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To DEFOUND, v. a. To pour down. Douglas.— lAt. 
 defund-o. 
 
 DEFOWLE, s. Disgrace. "yVyntoivn. 
 
 DEFRAUD, Defraddb, s. Act of defrauding. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 DEFTLY, adv. Fitly; in a proper manner; hand- 
 somely, Ayrs. Obsolete in E. Tannahill. 
 
 To DEG, V. a. 1, To strike a sharp-pointed object into 
 any thing, by means of a smart stroke. R. Gilhaize. 
 2. To pierce with small holes or indentations by 
 means of smart strokes with a shai-p pointed insti-u- 
 ment, 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, dig-er, id., may be the origin. Or it may 
 have been primarily applied to the use of a dagger. — 
 
DEG 
 
 153 
 
 DEM 
 
 Teut. daaghe, Fr. dague, whence dag-uer, to stab with 
 a dagger. 
 
 To DEGENER, v. n. To degenerate. Forbes's Defence. 
 — Fr. degener-er. 
 
 DEGEST, adj. Grave. Douglas.— JjSit. digest-tis. 
 
 DEGESTEABLE, adj. Concocted. Wallace.— 'Ft. 
 digest-er, to concoct. 
 
 DEGESTLIE, adv. Sedately ; deliberately. Douglas. 
 
 DEGYSIT, part. pa. Disguised. King's Quair.—Fi: 
 deguis-er, to disguise. 
 
 DEGOUTIT, part. pa. Spotted, ibid. 
 
 DEY, s. A dairy -maid, S. B. Ross.— Dee, Loth. Sw. 
 deja, a dairy-maid. 
 
 To DEY, V. n. To die. Wyntown. 
 
 DEY, (pron. as Gr. Set) s. A father ; Grand-dey, a 
 grandfather ; terms most commonly used by children, 
 Fife. — In the language of Estonia, die or }hie signifies 
 a father, diar, fathers. 
 
 DEID, s. Death ; also pestilence. V. Dede. 
 
 DEIDI3 PART. That portion of his moveable estate, 
 which a person deceased had a right to dispose of be- 
 fore his death, in whatever way he pleased, S. Bal- 
 four's Pract. 
 
 To DEIGH, Dech, v. a. To build, applied to turfs ; 
 as, " Ye're deighen your toors," Fife. — Teut. dijck-en, 
 aggerare, aggerem jacere, q. to malie a dike or wall 
 of them. 
 
 DEIL, Deille, s. Part ; quantity. A deille any 
 thing. Wallace. Half dele, the one half. Douglas. 
 
 DEIL, Deel, s. The devil, S. Ramsay. ^^ Between 
 the deel and the deep sea ; that is, between two diffi- 
 culties equally dangerous. Kelly's S. Prov. 
 
 DEILPERLICKIT, s. Nothing at all; as, "Hae ye 
 gotten ony thing ?" " Na, deilperlicket," Mearns. 
 
 DEILISMAN, 5. A divider ; an apportioner ; a dealer ; 
 also a partner.— A. S. dad, gen. daeles, apart, 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 Devil' s-bit ; Morsus Diaboli, Linn. Flor. 
 Suec, 
 
 DEIL'S BUCKIE. J^.PapilIus pui-pureus. 2. A per- 
 son of a pei-verse disposition, an imp of Satan, S. 
 Waverley. V. Bcckie. 
 y DEIL'S-DARNING-NEEDLE, s. A name given to the 
 Dragon-fly, Ayrs. 
 
 DEIL'S DOZEN. The number thirteen, S. Appa- 
 rently from the idea, that the thirteenth is iliQ devil's 
 lot. Has this a reference to Judas ? 
 
 DEIL'S DUNG. Asafoetida, named from its stench, S. 
 ^^EIL'S-KIRN STAFF, s. Petty spurge, Euphorbia 
 '^ peplus, Linn, S. 0. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 DEIL'S SNUFFBOX. The common puff-ball, 
 
 Lycoperdon bovista, Linn. 
 DEIL'S SPOONS. 1. Great water plantain, S. 
 
 Broadleaved pondweed, S. 
 DEIN, adv. Very ; in a great degree ; the pron 
 
 Aberd. for S. doon. V. Doyn. 
 DEIR. adj. Bold ; daring. Gawan and Gol. 
 DEIR, adj. Wild. Gawan and Gol.—ls\. 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 
 
 S. 
 
 of 
 
 church, S. B. Popular Ball. 5. A seat on the 
 
 outer side of a countiy-house or cottage, S. A. Bord. 
 
 Minst. — 0. Fr. dais, a throne or canopy. 
 DELACIOUN, s. Procrastination ; delay. Bellenden. 
 
 — Lat. Dilationem. — Fr. dilation, id. 
 To DELASH, v. a. To discharge. R. Bruce.— 0. Fr. 
 
 deslach-er, id. 
 To DELATE, v. a. To accuse ; a law term, S. Rol- 
 
 locke. — L. B delat-are, id. 
 DELATION, s. An accusation. Spalding. 
 DELATOR, s. An accuser, S. Rollocke. 
 To DELE, V. a. To divide, S. Deal, E.— Teut. deel-en, 
 
 deyl-en, A. S. dael-en, id. V. Deil, s. 1 and Ca- 
 
 VELL, V. 
 
 DELF, s. 1. Apit. Douglas. 2. A grave. Wyntovm. 
 — Belg. delve, a pit ; delv-en, to dig. 3. Crockery, S. 
 Hence deJf-house, a pottery, S. 4. A sod. In this 
 sense the term delf is used, Lanarks. and Banffs. ; 
 q. what is delved. 
 
 DELF, adj. Of or belonging to crockeiy, S. Guy Man- 
 nering. 
 
 DELGIN, Dalgan, s. The stick used in binding 
 sheaves, Fife ; Dally, Border. — A. S. dale, a clasp ; 
 Gael, dealg, a pin, a skewer. 
 
 DELICT, s. A term used in the Scottish law to denote 
 a misdemeanour. Erskine's Institutes. — Lat. delict- 
 um, a fault. 
 
 DELIERET, Delirie, adj. Delirious. Burns. 
 
 DELIRIETNESS, «. Delirium, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To DELYVER, v. n. 1. To deliberate. Wyntown. 2. 
 To determine. Bellenden. Lat. deliber-are. 
 
 DELIVERANCE, s. 1. Deliberation ; consultation. Bd- 
 lenden. 2. Determination ; sentence. Pitscottie. 
 
 DELIUER, adj. 1. Light ; agile. Barbour.- 0. Fr. 
 delivre, libre, degage. 2. Disburdened of a child. 
 The Bruce. 
 
 DELIUERLY, adv. 1. Nimbly ; cleverly. Barbour. 
 2. " Incessantly ; continually." Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 DELL, *. The goal in games, Aberd. Perhaps merely 
 the provincial corr. of Dule, q. v. Teut. delte, how- 
 ever, is expl. by Kilian, 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 retired habits of one devoted to 
 a literary life, ibid. 
 
 DELTIT, part. pa. Treated with great care, for pre- 
 venting injury ; petted; Banffs.— Isl. dealla, indul- 
 gentius, dalaeti, admiratio ; vera i dalaeti, haberi in 
 delitiis. 
 
 To DELUGE, v. n. To dislodge. Lyndsay.—Ft. delog- 
 er, to remove. 
 
 To DEMAINE, Demean, v. a. To punish by cutting off 
 the hand. Crookshank. — Lat. de and manus, Fr. 
 main, hand. 
 
 To DEMANE, Demaine, v. a. To treat ; generally to 
 maltreat, S. B. Dunbar. — 0. Fr. demain-er, traiter. 
 
 BBMANYT, part. pa. Demeaned. Barbowr. 
 
 DEMELLE, s. Rencounter. Ruddiman. — Fr. demel- 
 er, to contest, 
 
 DEMELLIT, part. pa. Hurt ; injured, Ang. 
 
 DEJIELLITIE, s. A hurt, Ang. ; q. the effects of a 
 broil. 
 
 To DEMEMBER, v. a. To dismember ; to maim, to 
 mutilate. Acts Ja. TV. — Fr. desmembr-er. 
 
 DEMEMBRARE, s. One who mutilates or maims ano- 
 ther. V. the V. 
 To DEMENT, v. a. To deprive of reason. Baillie. 
 DEMENTATION, s. Derangement. Wodr. 
 
DEM 
 
 154 
 
 DER 
 
 DEMENTED, adj. 1. Insane, 8. Wodrow, 2. Un- 
 settled in mind, S. BaiUie. 3. Foolish ; stupid ; 
 nonsensical. Walker's Peden. — Lat demens, in- 
 sane. 
 
 DEM-FOW, adj. Quite full. It is sometimes said 
 that the hands are dem-fow, 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. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 DEMYOSTAGE, ». A kind of taminy or woollen stuff. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Hogtone. 
 
 DEMISSION. DiMissiON, s. The act of laying down an 
 oflBce, S. MelviU's Mem. 
 
 To DEMIT, DiMiTT, V. a. To resign ; to abdicate ; to 
 give up ; generally applied to an office, S. Spalding. 
 — Lat. demitt-ere. 
 
 To DEMIT, V. a. To give intimation of ; to announce. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 To DEMIT, V. a. To dismiss ; to permit to depart. 
 Guthry's Mem. 
 
 DEMMIN, adj. Rare ; occasional, Dumfr. Ed. Mag. 
 V. Daimen. 
 
 To DEMONT, v. n. To dismount. Bdle'nden.—'ET. 
 desmant-er, demont-er, id. 
 
 DEMPLE, Dimple, s. An instrument for setting po- 
 tatoes ; a dibble, Aberd. 
 
 DEMPSTER, Demster, s. 1. A judge, S. B. 2. The 
 officer of a court, who pronounces doom. Jtist. Air. 
 — A. S. dem-an, to judge, 
 
 DEMSTARY. The office of demstary ; probably that of 
 pronouncing doom. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 DEMT, part. pa. Judged ; doomed. Barbvur. 
 
 DEN, t. A hollow ; a dingle. V. Dean. 
 
 To DEN, V. n. To get into a cavern or den, often ap- 
 plied to the fox, Roxb. 
 
 To DEN, V. a. To conceal ; to secrete, Ayrs. I)enf, pret. 
 R. Gilhaize. — Perhaps from Teut. denne, antrum, 
 cavema. 
 
 To DEN, V. a. To dam ; to shut up water, Barbour. 
 
 DEN, s. 1. A respectful title prefixed to names. 
 Wyntown. 2. A title of honour to religious men. 
 Chart. Aberbroth. V. Dan, 
 
 DENCE, adj. Danish. Godly Ball. 
 
 DENEIR, Dennetr, s, 1, A denomination of coin 
 fonnerly 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, adj. 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 breakfast, the food thus taken is called 
 the little dennar, Roxb. 
 
 DENSATXES, s. i^t. Danish axes. Statist. Ace. "A 
 Danish axe was the proper name of a Lochaber axe ; 
 and from the Danes the Islesmen got them." Note, 
 Sir W. S. 
 
 DENSHAUCH (gutt.) adj. Nice ; hard to be pleased ; 
 applied especially to food, Berwicks. 
 
 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 Daradic.— Perhaps from Isl, daeends. 
 
 DENT, part. pa. Indented. Gawan and OoL—Tr. 
 denti, id. 
 
 To DENT, V. a. To indent ; to leave an impression, 3. 
 
 DENTA, ». Affection ; regard, Aberd. The same 
 with Dent, Dint. 
 
 DENTELION, s. The vulgar name in 3. for the herb 
 Dandelion ; Leontodon taraxacum, Linn. Appa- 
 rently immediately formed from Fr. dent de lyon. 
 
 DENTILIOUN, s. Dandelion, an herb, S. Douglas. 
 Fr. dent de lyon. 
 
 DENTIS, adv. Equivalent to E. very well, just so ; 
 spoken in a careless and indifferent way, Mearns. — 
 Perhaps from Gael, deontas, willingness. 
 
 To DENU'M, V. a. 1. To confound ; to perplex ; to 
 stupify ; used in a general sense, Aberd. 2, To 
 stupify by incessant foolish tfilk, Mearns.— Formed 
 perhaps from E, numb, or corr. from benumb. 
 
 DEPAYNTIT, Depeyntit, part. pa. Painted. King's 
 Quair. 
 
 To DEPAIR, V. a. To ruin ; to destroy. Police Hon. 
 Fr. deper-ir, to perish. 
 
 To DEPART, Depeet, v. a. To divide ; to separate. 
 Barbour — Fr. depart-ir, id. 
 
 To DEPART with, V. a. To part with ; to dispose of. 
 Inventories.— ¥r. se departir de, to quit, renounce, &c. 
 
 DEPARTISING, g. Division ; partition. Act Audit. 
 V, Depart, v. 
 
 To DEPAUPER, v. a. To make poor ; to impoverish ; 
 E. depauperate. Acts Ja VI. — Lat. depauper-are. 
 
 To DEPESCHE, Depische, v. a. To send away ; to 
 despatch. Bellenden. — Fr. despesch-er, id, 
 
 DEPESCHE, g. A despatch ; a letter or message. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 DEPYIT, part. pa. Cut off. Aberd Reg.—O. Fr. depies, 
 mutilation. Hence the legal phrase, depie de fief, 
 the dismembering of an Inheritance. L. B. depitare, 
 discerpere, in petias mittere, Fr. depiec-er. For the 
 word is traced to Fr, piece, L. B, petia, pecia, frag- 
 mentum. 
 
 DEPOIS, Depose, s. Deposit. Coll. of Invent.— In 
 depots seems exactly to correspond 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, *, One who makes oath in a court ; E. de- 
 ponent, the term now used in S. Acts Ja. VI, . 
 
 To DEPONE, V. a. To deposit, Lat. Foord, Suppl. 
 Dee. 
 
 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. Dam. Cone. 
 
 DEPOSITATION, s. The act of depositing for the pur- 
 pose of safe keeping. Inventories. 
 
 To DEPRISE, V, a. To depreciate. Lyndsay.— ¥i: 
 despris-er. 
 
 To DEPULYE, v. a. To spoil. Douglas.— Fr. depouill- 
 er. 
 
 To DEPURSE, V. a. To disburse. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 DEPURSEMENT, s. Disbursement, ibid.— Fr. desbours- 
 er, id. 
 
 DEPUTRIE, s. Vicegerency. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To DER, v. a. To hazard ; to dare. Barbour.— A. S. 
 dear-ian, Belg. derr-en, id. 
 
 DERAY, s. 1. Disorder. Barbour. In Aberd. Reg. 
 it is, singularly enough, used for array. 2. Mirth- 
 ful noise at a banquet. Douglas. — Fr, desroy, deroi, 
 disorder. 
 
 DERCHEDE, g. Derchede male, meaning unknown. 
 Chartulary of St. Andrews. 
 
DER 
 
 165 
 
 DEW 
 
 / 
 
 To DERE, Deir, Dear, v. a. 1. To hurt. Douglas. 
 2. To dere upon, to make impression, S. B. — A. S. 
 der-ian, nocere. 
 
 DERE, Der, Detr, 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. Wyn- 
 town. — A. S. dear, Su. G. diur, Isl. dyt; id. 
 
 DERE, s. A precious person. Houlate. 
 
 DEREGLES, s. pi. 1. Loose habits ; irregularities, 
 Ayrs. 2. Also expl, "deceptious, fraudulent infor- 
 mations," ibid. — Fr. se deregl-er, to be disorderly. 
 
 To DEREYNE, Deeene, Deresye, v. a. To determine 
 a controversy by battle. — Barbour. — 0. Fr. derainier, 
 prouver son droit en justice ; Roquefort. 
 
 DEREYNE, Derenye, s. Contest ; decision. Barbour. 
 
 To DERENE, v. a. To disorder. Dunbar. 
 
 DERETH, s. Some kind of office anciently held in S. 
 Chart. Dunfermline. 
 
 DERF, adj. 1. Bold and hardy. Douglas. 2. Cap- 
 able of great exertion. Douglas. 3 Possessing a 
 sullen taciturnity, S. B. Wallace. 4. Severe ; cruel. 
 5. As applied to inanimate objects, it signifies mas- 
 sive, capable of giving a severe blow, Buchan. 
 Tarras. — Isl. diarf-ur, Su. G. diaerf, daring. 
 
 DERPFLY, adv. Vigorously. Wallace. , 
 
 DERGAT, s. Tai-get. Wyntown.—Ga.e\. tarpaid. 
 
 DERGY, Dergie, s. An entertainment or drink given 
 after a funeral, S. V. Dregy. 
 
 DERYT, part. pa. Raised in price. Acts .Ja. I. — 
 From A.S. deor, Dan. dyre, Isl. dyr, Teut. dier, 
 carus, pretiosus. 
 
 DERK, adj. Dark ; the pronunciation of Roxb. — 
 A.S. deorc, id. 
 
 DERKENING, *. The evening twilight, ibid. V. 
 Darkening. 
 
 To DERN, V. 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 
 cake or scone, Upp. Clydes. — C. B. dryll, a piece, a 
 fragment, a part. 
 
 DERRIN, s. A broad thick cake or loaf of oat or 
 barleymeal, or of the flour of pease and barley mixed, 
 baked in the oven or on the hearth 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-en, darr-en, 
 derr-en, dorr-en, to dry, to parch. 
 
 To DERT, V. a. To dart. King's Quair. 
 
 To DESCRIVE, Discryvb, v. a. To describe, S. Ha- 
 milton. — E. id. 
 
 To DESERT fhe Diet, to relinquish the suit or prosecu- 
 tion for a time ; a forensic phrase, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 DESERT, part. pa. Prorogued, adjourned ; used in- 
 stead of deser tit. Acts. Ja. V. — This seems borrowed 
 from Fr. desert, used for desertS, as in the phrase 
 Appel desert, an appeal that is not followed. 
 
 To DESPITE, V. n. To be filled with indignation, S. B. 
 — Fr. se dcspit-er. 
 
 DESTRUCTIONFU', adj. Destructive ; wasteful ; q. 
 full of destruction, Roxb 
 
 DET, s. Duty. Police Hon.—Vr. dette. 
 
 DETBUND, adj. Predestinated. Douglas.— 0. Fr. 
 det, a die. 
 
 DETERIORAT, part. pa. Injured ; rendered worse. 
 — L. B. deter iorat-us. 
 
 To DETERME, v. a. To determine ; to recede. 
 Keith's His. App. 
 
 DETFULL, adj. Due. Knox. 
 
 DETFULLY, adv. Dutifully, as bound in duty. Acts 
 Ja. ITT. 
 
 DETRUSARE, s. R. Bannatyne Trans.— Perhaps 
 from Lat. delrud-o, detrusi, to thrust down, as denot- 
 ing a violent opposer. It may, however, be traced 
 to Fr. detrousseur, a robber. 
 
 DETTIT, part. pa. Indebted. Bellenden. 
 
 To DETURNE, v. a. To turn aside. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Fr. destourn-er, detourn-er, to turn aside, to divert, Ac. 
 
 To DEUAIL, Dedal, v. n. 1. To descend. Dov.glas. 
 2. V. a. To let fall. Palice Hon. — Fr. devall-er, 
 
 DEVAILL, s. An inclined plane for a water-fall, 
 Lanarks.— 0. Fr. devalee, devallee, a descent, & fa,l\ 
 in ground ; Armor, deval, id. 
 
 DEVALL, s. A sunk fence, Clydesd. 
 
 To DEVALL, Devald, v. n. To cease ; to intermit, S. 
 Fergusson. — Su. G. dwal-a, to delay. 
 
 DEVALL, Devald, s. A cessation, S. — Isl. duaul, 
 mora. 
 
 DETICH, Teuch, s. 1. A draught ; a potation, S. 2. 
 Drink in general, S. B. V. Teuch. 
 
 DEUCHANDORACH, Deuchandoris, s. 1. A drink 
 taken at the door before leaving it ; the stirrup-cup, 
 S. 2. Equivalent to stark-love and kindness, S. — 
 Gael, deoch an doruis, the parting drink. 
 
 To DEVE, Deave, v. a. To stupify with noise, S. King 
 Hart.—Sn. G. doef-wa ,; Isl. deyf-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. Daper, 
 Daiver. 
 
 DEUGIND, adj. Wilful ; litigious, Caithn. 
 
 DEVILOCK, s. A little devil, an imp, Aberd. Deilie 
 is used in the same sense, S. 0. 
 
 DEVILRY, Deevilry, s. 1. Communication with the 
 devil. Brown's Diet. Bible. 2. Used to denote mis- 
 chief, but rather of a sportive kind ; or a disposition 
 to this, S. 
 
 DEVINT, part. adj. Bound under obligation. — Ads 
 Ja. VI. Lat. devinct-us. 
 
 To DEVISE, Diuiss, Deuys, v. a. To talk. Barbour. 
 — Fr devis-er, id. 
 
 DEUK, s. Covert ; shelter, S. B. V. Jodk. 
 
 DEUKE, s. A duck, S. Antiquary. 
 
 DEULE WEEDS ; mourning weeds. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 Fr. deuil, mourning. 
 
 To DEUOID, Dewoid, Dewip, v. a. 1. To clear ; to 
 evacuate. Act. Audit. 2. To leave ; to go out 
 from. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 DEVORE, Deuore, s. Service ; duty. Wyntown. 
 2. Good offices ; exertions. Acts Ja. VI — Fr. devoir. 
 
 DEUORIE, s. A duty payable from land, or belonging 
 to one from office. Acts Mary. — 0. Fr. debvoir, de- 
 voir, denotes both the homage or act of submission 
 done to a landlord or superior, and a fee or toll due. 
 
 DEVVEL, V. Devel. 
 
 DEW, adj. Moist. Douglas. 
 
 DEW, pret. Dawned. Wallace. V. Daw. 
 
 DEW-CUP, s. The herb called Ladies Mantle; 
 Alchemilla vulgaris, Linn. Hogg. 
 
 DEWGAR, s. A salutation. Wallace.— Vr. Dieu 
 garde. 
 
 DEWGS, s. pi. Rags ; shreds, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To DEWID, V. a. V. Deuoid. 
 
 To DEWYD, Dewoyd, v. n. To divide. Wallace. 
 
 To DEWYSS, Dujiss, v. a. To divide. Barbour.— 
 Fr. devis-er, id. 
 
DEW 
 
 156 
 
 DYK 
 
 DEWYT. Deafened ; stunned. V. Dkvb. 
 
 To DEVVITT, V. a. To murder, to assassinate. 
 Brand's Orkn. <£c. — The formation of this term 
 affords a proof of the general detestation which the 
 fate of the celebrated John and Cornelius De Witt, 
 in IloUand, excited in our country. 
 
 DEWOR, Dkworv, s. Duty. Barbour. 
 
 DEW -PIECE, s. A piece of bread given to servants 
 when going out early to their work, S. B. Sinclair. 
 
 DGUIIARE, Houlate. i.eg. Alquhare. 
 
 DIACLE, s. The compass used in a fishing-boat. Agr. 
 Surv. Shetl. 
 
 DIB, s. A small pool of rain-water ; the same with 
 Dub, q. V. A yrshire Lerjatees. 
 
 DIBBER-DEllRY, s. Confused debate, S. B. Ross. 
 
 To DIBBLE, V. a. To plant by means of the instru- 
 ment in S. and E. called a dibble. Remains Niths- 
 dale Sonp. 
 
 DIBBLE-DABBLE, s. Uproar, accompanied with vio- 
 lence, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 
 DIBLER, s. A large wooden platter. Burrow Lawes. 
 — E. dobeler ; 0. Fr. doublier, assiette. 
 
 To DICE, V. a 1. Properly, to sew a kind of waved 
 pattern near the border of a garment, S. B. 2. To 
 weave in figures resembling dice. Herd's Coll. 3. 
 Used figuratively, as signifying to do any thing 
 quickly and neatly. Ross. 
 
 DICHELS, DiGHALs, {gutt.) s. pi. 1. Reprehension ; 
 correction. " / gat my dichals," I was severely re- 
 proved, Renfrews. Synon. Dixie. 2. Used also to 
 denote a drubbing, ibid., Dumfr.; as, "Well, my lad, 
 I think- ye'U get your dichels." Poems Eng. Scot. 
 Lat. Perhaps akin to C. B. digiawl, tending to 
 anger, dikl-honed, 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, Galloway. Synon. 
 licks, 2. Severe retribution in whatever way, Sel- 
 kirk s. Hogg. Merely a variety of X>icAeZs, q. V. 
 
 To DICIIT, Dycht, r. 1. To prepare. Douglas. 2. 
 To deck, S. Douglas. 3. To dress food. Ritson. 
 
 4. To polish. Douglas. 5. To make clean ; to wipe, 
 
 5. Colvil. 6. To dry by rubbing, S. Ross. 1. To 
 sift, S. Burns. " To dight corn ; to cleanse it from 
 the chaff by wir^nowing, 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. Hamilton. 
 11. To make an end of ; to destroy. Douglas. — A. S. 
 diht-an, Germ, dicht-en, parare ; Belg. dicht-en, Su.G. 
 dicht-a, to compose. 
 
 To DICHT one's Doublet. To give one a sound drubb- 
 ing, to curry one's hide. Hamilton's Wallace. 
 
 DICHTINGS, s. pi. 1. Refuse, S. Ross. 2. The re- 
 fuse of corn, S. Synon. shag. 
 
 DICKIE, s. Filth ; ordure, Aberd. 
 
 DICKIES, s. pi. Severe reprehension, Upp. Clydes.— 
 This is merely a variety of Dixie. V. also Dichels, 
 
 DiOHALS. 
 
 To DICT, V. a. To dictate. V. Ditk. 
 
 DICTAY, «. Indictment. V. Dittay. 
 
 To DIDDLE, V. a. To shake ; to jog, Roxb. A. Scott's 
 Poems. 
 
 DIDDLE, t. A jingle of music, Ayrs. Train's Poet. 
 Rev. 
 
 To DIDDLE, V. n. 1. To move like a dwarf, S. Ram- 
 say. 2. To shake ; to jog. .Burm.— -Isl. dudd-est, 
 segnipes esse. 
 
 DIE, «. A toy ; a gewgaw, Ix)th, 
 
 DYED I' THE WOO', ». e. wool. A proverbial phrase 
 signifying naturally clever, Kinross. 
 
 DIET, DvETT, s. 1. An excursion ; a journey. Pit- 
 scottie. 2. Used to denote the discharge of some 
 part of ministerial duty at a fixed time ; as, a diet o/ 
 examination, a diet of visitation, on such a day. 
 3. Used also in relation to the order in which minis- 
 ters officiate in succession; as A. has the first diet 
 of preaching, B. the second, S. 4. The fixed day for 
 holditxg a market. 
 
 DIET-BOOKE, s. A diary, Calderwood.—L. B. diet-a, 
 iter unius diei. 
 
 DIFFER, s. A difference, S. Bp. Forbes. 
 
 To DIFFER, V. a. To cause difference between ; to 
 divide, 8. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To DIFFER, V. a. To yield to ; to submit. 
 
 BIFFERIT, pret. Submitted. V. Defer. 
 
 To DIFFERR, v. a. To delay. E. defer. Keith's Hist. 
 — Fr. differ-er, Lat. differr-e, id. 
 
 DIFPERRENCE, s. Delay ; procrastination, ibid. 
 
 DIFFERRER, s. Delayer ; the person who delays, ibid. 
 
 DIFFICIL, adj. 1. Difficult. Complaynt S. 2. Back- 
 ward ; reluctant. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To DIFFICULT, v. a. To perplex > to render difficult 
 to, S. Kame's Suppl. Dec. — Fr. difficult-er, id. 
 
 To DIFFIDE, Defide, v. n. To distrust, with the prep, 
 o/ added. Pitscottie. Lat. diffid-ere, id. 
 
 To DIFFOUND, v. a. To diffuse. Douglas. 
 
 DIGESTLIE, adv. Deliberately. Acts Ja. VI.— Vr. 
 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. dwgan denotes a trull, a 
 drab ; in pi. dugod. 
 
 DIGHTER, s. One who is employed in winnowing 
 grain, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 DIGNE, adj. Worthy. V. Ding. 
 
 To DIGNOSCE, v. a. To distinguish. Acts (7ha. I.— 
 Lat. dignosc-ere. 
 
 To DYIT, V. a. To endite. The same with Dite, q. v. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 To DYK, V. a. 1. To enclose ^ith ramparts or ditches. 
 Barbour. 2. To surround with a stone wall, S. Bal- 
 four's Pract. 
 
 DIKE, Dyk, s. 1. a wall, S. Kelly. 2. A vein of 
 vihinstone, traversing the strata of coal, S. Statist. 
 Ace. 3. A ditch. Wallace.— A.. 3. die, Su. G. 
 dike, id. 
 
 Dky-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 kiud 
 of digging in which it is required to make only a small 
 hole; as, "to dike a bumbee-byke ;" also, to dike 
 out, as, " to dike out the een," to pick the eyes out,^ 
 Roxb. Hogg. — Teut. dyck-en, fodere. 
 
 DYKE-LOUPER, «. 1. A beast that transgresses all 
 fences, S. 2. A person given to immoral conduct, 
 Roxb. 
 
 DYKE-LOUPIN', t. 1. Primarily applied to cattle, 
 that cannot be kept within walls or fences, S. 2. 
 Transferred to loose or immoral conduct, Roxb. 
 
 DIKER, Dyker, s. One who builds enclosures of 
 stone, generally without lime ; also dry-diker, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 DYKIE, s, A low or little wall ; or, perhaps rather a 
 small ditch, Aberd. Hence the metaph. but unfeel- 
 ing phrase, 
 
DIL 
 
 157 
 
 DIN 
 
 To Loup the Dtkib, to die, ibid. 
 
 To DILATE, V. o. Legally to accuse. V. Delatb. 
 
 DILATOR, s. An informer ; the same with Delator, 
 
 q. V. Acts J a. VI. 
 DILATOR, s. A delay ; old law term. Baillie.—L. B. 
 
 dilatare, to delay. 
 DILATOURE, Dyi.atour, adj. Having the power to 
 cause delay. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 DILDERMOT, s. An obstacle ; a great difficulty, Ayrs. 
 — The last syllable seems to claim a Goth, affinity ; 
 mot, conventus, Isl. duldur, occultatus, q. a secret 
 meeting ; or from dvel-ia, pret. dvalde, cunctari, q. 
 " a meeting which caused delay." 
 
 DILIP, s. A legacy, Perths. This is merely GaeL 
 diolab, id. 
 
 To DILL, V. a. To conceal. Callander.— Isl. dyll-a, 
 Su. G. doel-ja, occuLtare. 
 
 To DILL, V. a. To still ; to calm ; to assuage or re- 
 move. Bannatyne Poems. — A. S. dilg-ian, delere ; 
 Isl. dill-a, lallare. 
 
 To DILL Down, v. n. To subside. Baillie. 
 
 DILLAGATE, Delagat, g. 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 influx of the tide, until they are 
 dispossessed of it by the waves demolishing it, 
 Mearns. — Allied perhaps to A. S. digle, digel, secre- 
 tus. Su. G. doel-ja, anciently dylg-a, occultare ; q. 
 a hiding-place. 
 
 To DILLY-DALLY, v. «. To trifle; to spend time 
 idly, Fife. — Teut. dill-en, fabulari, 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. Billy is most probably from 
 Isl. dill-a, lallo, referred to under vo. Bill, v. 2, 
 whence dillildoo, amplexatio, G. Andr. V. Daw, 
 which itself denotes a slattern. 
 
 DILLOW, s. A noisy quarrel ; as, " What a great 
 dillow thai twa malf,"Teviotdale. — Isl. deila, dissen- 
 sus ; Su. G. dela, lis. 
 
 DILP, s. A trollop. Boss. — Sw. toelp, an awkward 
 fellow. 
 
 DILSER, s. The Rock or Field lark ; Alauda campest- 
 ris, 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 Bilse or Dulse. 
 
 DIM, s. The head of the dim, mid-night, Shetl. Isl. 
 dimma, tenebrae, caligo, at dimma, tenebrescere. 
 A. S. dim, dym, tenebrosus. 
 
 To DYMENEW, v. a. To diminish. Douglas. 
 
 To DIMIT, V. n. To pass into ; to teiminate. 
 Fountainh. Suppt. Bee. — 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. Bom. 
 
 Cone. v. DiNMONT. 
 
 DIN, adj. Dun, of a tawny colour, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. — C. B. dy. Armor, diu, Ir. dunn, id. The 
 Scottish language often changes u into i ; as hill for 
 bull, pit iovput, (Lat. pouere,) nit for nut, &c. 
 
 To DIN, Dyn, v. n. 1. To make a noise. Gawan and 
 Gol. 2 To resound. Barbour. — A. S. dyn-an, id. 
 
 DYND, part. ^a. Bannatyne Poems. — Perhaps from 
 dwined, wasted ; or Germ. <£ien-en, to humble as a 
 servant, to reduce to a state of servitude. 
 
 DINE, a. Dinner, Burns. — O. Fr. dine, repas que 
 Ton prend a midi ; Roquefort. 
 
 DYNE, $. Used for den, a dale. Poems 16th Century. 
 To DING, V. a. 1, To drive, S. Bellenden. 2. To 
 exert one's self. Henrysone. 3. To beat. Wyn- 
 town. 4. To strike by piercing. Bellenden. 6. To 
 scourge ; to flog. Acts Ja. I. 6. " To smash ; beat 
 to powder," Shirre/s. 7. To overcome, S. Fergu- 
 son. 8. To excel, S. Ramsay. 9. To discourage, 
 S. B. Ferguson. 10. To Bing off, v. a., to drive or 
 knock ofl", S. V. Ding off. 11. To ding back, to 
 beat back ; applied to a state of warfare. 12. To 
 Bing by, v. a-, to thrust aside ; to displace ; to set 
 aside ; to discard ; to supersede, Abei-d. To reduce 
 to a state of inability or disqualification ; to be frus- 
 trated, by some intervening circumstances, as to the 
 accomplishment of one's purpose; as, " I meant to 
 hae gaen to see my friends in the country, but 
 something cam in the gait, saethat I was dung by't," 
 S. To bring on bad health, by imprudent exertion. 
 To be dung by, to be confined by some ailment, Aberd. 
 13. To ding in, to drive in, S. Spalding. 14. To ding 
 down, to overthrow, S. Barbour. 15. To ding off, to 
 drive from. Bouglas. 16. To dmfl' on, to attack with 
 violence. Barbour. 11 . To ding out, to ex^eX. Bellen- 
 den. 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 Bial. 19. To 
 ding throw, to pierce. Bellenden. 20. To ding up, 
 to break up ; to force open. Ilist. James the Sext. 
 21. To ding to dede, to kill with repeated strokes. 
 Wallace. — Isl. daeng-ia, Su. G. daeng-a, tundere. 
 
 To DING, V. n. 1. To drive. Douglas. 2. To ding 
 down, to descend. Lyndsay. Z. To ding on. It is 
 used impersonally, and applied to rain, hail, or snow ; 
 as, "It's dingin' on," or ^^ dingin' on o' weet," S. 
 Spalding. 
 
 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 difi'erently from E. 
 ding-dong. 1. It denotes rapid succession, one on 
 the heels of another ; as, " They cam in ding-dang," 
 S. Gl. Picken. 2, Pell-mell; helter-skelter; in 
 confusion ; as, " They faucht ding-dang," S, 
 
 To DINGYIE, V. a. To deign. Knox. 
 
 To DINGLE, V. n. To draw together ; to gather, Gypsy 
 language, Fife. 
 
 DINGLE, s. The state of being gathered together ; a 
 group, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 
 DINGLE-DANGLE, adj. Moving backwards and for- 
 wards, 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 du^ig, dizzy. 
 
 DING-ME-YAVEL, lay me flat, Aberd. V. Yavil. 
 
 To DINK, V. a. To deck ; to dress neatly, often with 
 the prep, out or up subjoined, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 DINK, Denk, adj. 1. Neat; trim, S. Evergreen. 
 2. Precise; saucy, Fife. A. Douglas. — Alem. ding, 
 gay. 
 
 DINKET, part. pa. Finely dressed, Ang. 
 
 DINKLY, adv. Neatly. R. Galloway. 
 
 To DINLE, DiNNLE, V. a. To produce a tremulous 
 motion ; as, " Dinna dinnle the table," S. 
 
 To DINLE, Dynle, v. n. 1. To tremble, S. Douglas. 
 2. To make a great noise. Ferguson. 3. To thrill ; 
 to tingle. J. Nicol. 
 
 DINLE, s. 1. Vibration, S, 2. A slight and tempor- 
 
DIN 
 
 168 
 
 DIS 
 
 ary sensation of pain, similar to tliat caused by a 
 stroke on the elbow, S. 3, A slight sprain, Roxb. 
 4. Thrilling sensation, as applied to tlie mind, S. 
 Heart of Mid-Lothian. 6. A vague report, S. B. 
 
 DINMONT, Dynmont, Dimmest, Dilmond, s. A wed- 
 der in the second year, S. ; or rather from the first to 
 the second shearing, S. Gl. Sibb. Q. twelve months. 
 Complaynt S. 
 
 DINNA Do not, S. ; the imperat. conjoined with the 
 negative particle. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 
 DINNAGOOD, adj. Worthless, in a moral sense, id. 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 DINNAGUDE, Do-nae-gude, «. A disreputable per- 
 son, one of whom tliere is no hope that he will ever 
 do good, Roxb. 
 
 DINNEN SKATE. The young of the Raia Batis. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 To DINNER, V. n. To dine, S. ; more commonly 
 Denner. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 DYNNIT, pret. Made a noise. 
 
 DINNOUS, adj. Noisy ; from E. din. Saint Patrick. 
 
 DINSOME, adj. The same with Dinnous, S. Burns. 
 
 DINT, s. An opportunity, S. Ross. " Stown dints 
 are sweetest," S. Prov. 
 
 DINT, s. Affection, V. Dent. 
 
 DYOUR, Dyvocr, s. A bankrupt. Dunbar. 
 
 DIPIN, s. 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. 0. Picken. 
 Perhaps, q. steps for dipping, 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 resisting dampness, S. 
 
 DIRA. Apparently, saying. P. \Qth Cent. 
 
 DIRD, s. An achievement ; used ironically, S. B. 
 Poems Buchan Dial.— Teut. daghvaerd, Isl. dagferd, 
 a day's journey. 
 
 DIRD, s. A stroke, Aberd. Ross. — Fr. dourd-er, to 
 beat. 
 
 DIRDY, s. An uproar. V. Diedum. 
 
 To DIRDOOSE, v. a. To thump, Aberd.— A. S. dir- 
 ian, laedere, " to hurt or harm, to annoy ;" Somuer; 
 and douss, doyce, dusch, a stroke or blow. 
 
 DIRDUM, s. Deed ; achievement, S. B. 
 
 DIRDUM, «. 1. An uproar ; a tumult, S. King 
 Hart. — C. B. dowrd, sonitus, strepitus. 2. Damage. 
 " To dree the dirdum ;" to do penance, S. B. Old 
 Mortality. 3. Passion ; ill humour, 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 denote 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 ; scofiing ; sometimes disgustful 
 slanderings, Ayrs. — As this word, in sense 2, denotes 
 the disagreeable consequence of any action or event, 
 it might seem allied to Isl. dyradom-r, a judicial 
 sentence, properly one pronounced at the door or 
 gate, judicium ad fores veterum; or to dyri-dom-r, 
 extremum judicium, Haldorson. — Gael, diardan, 
 surliness, anger. 
 
 DIRDUM-DARDUM, s. A term expressive of con- 
 tempt for an action. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 DIREiMPT, part. pa. Broken oS. Pitscottie.—La,t. 
 dirempt-us. 
 
 DIRK, adj. Thick-set ; strongly made. V. Durk. 
 DIRK. s. A dagger. V. Durk. 
 DIRK, Dyrk, at//. Dark. Wallace.— A. S. deorc. 
 To DIRK, V. n. To grope in utter darkness. Fer- 
 guson. 
 To DIRKIN, V. n. To act clandestinely. Dunbar. 
 To DIRKIN, V. a. To darken. Douglas. 
 
 DIRKIT, part. adj. Darkened. Dunbar. 
 
 DIRKNESS, s. Darkness. Dunbar. 
 
 DIRL, s. 1, A slight tremulous stroke, S. 2. The 
 pain caused by such a stroke, S. 3, A vibration ; a 
 tremulous motion, S. Burns. 4. Applied to the 
 mind, denoting a twinge of conscience, or what 
 causes a feeling of remorse, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 To DIRLE, V. a. To pierce, E. drill. Bannatyne MS. 
 — Su. G. drill-a, perforare. 
 
 To DIRLE, V. n. 1. To tingle ; to thrill, S, Ramsay. 
 2. To emit a tingling sound, S. Burns. 3. To 
 move with the wind, Border. 
 
 DIRLING, s. 1. The sound caused by reiterated 
 strokes on the ground, or on a floor, S. Rem. Niths. 
 Song. 2. A short-lived smarting pain, S. Douglas. 
 
 DIRR, adj. 1. Torpid; benumbed, Loth. 2. In- 
 sensible, destitute of feeling ; used in a moral sense, 
 Loth. — Su. G. daer-a, infatuare. 
 
 To DIRR, V. n. To be benumbed ; as. My fit dirrs ; a 
 phrase used in relation to the foot, when there is a 
 stoppage of circulation. It seems origiaally the same 
 with E. dor, to stun, which Seren. derives from Sa. G. 
 daer-a, infatuare, ibid. 
 
 DIRRAY, s. Disoi-der. V. DERiY. 
 
 DIRT, s. 1. E.Kcrement, S. 2. An expression of con- 
 tempt for a mean insignificant person, or for a 
 troublesome child. 
 
 DIRTENLY, adv. In a dirty way. Kdly. 
 
 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, Meston'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 duag-hills, 
 S. Musca stercoraria. 
 
 DIRT-FLEY'D, adj. The same with Dirt-feafd. 
 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. 1. 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, v. a. 1. To misuse ; to abuse, S. Dis- 
 abeeze, 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. Reg. 
 
 DISBUST, s. An uproar ; a broil. Loth.— Fr. desboisti, 
 " unboxed, out of its right box." 
 
 DISCENSE, s. Descent. Douglas. — Lat. descens-us. 
 
 DISCEPCIONE, s. Apparently the determination of 
 causes referred to in consequence of debate, without 
 the necessity of renewed citation. — Fr. discept-er, to 
 debate or plead a cause ; to arbitrate, or examine a 
 controversy ; Lat. discept-are, id. 
 
DIS 
 
 159 
 
 DIS 
 
 To DISCERNE, v. a. To decree ; the same with De- 
 cerne, q. v. — Fr. decern-er, id. 
 
 ♦ To DISCHARGE, v. a. To prohibit ; to forbid, S. 
 Acts Assembly. 
 
 To DISCHONE, v. n. To take breakfast.— ^cfs Ja. VI. 
 V. DisJUNE, from which this is corrupted. 
 
 DYSCHOWYLL, adj. Undressed. Wallace.— ¥v. 
 deshabille, id. 
 
 DISCLAM ATIOUN, s. The act of disowning 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. Half. 
 Pract. — Fr, desconfiz, id., Cotgr. 
 
 DISCONTIGUE, adj. Not contiguous, lb. 
 
 DISCONVENIENCE, s. Inconvenience, Aberd. 
 
 To DISCONVENIENCE, v. a. To put to inconvenience, 
 ibid. 
 
 DISCONVENIENT, adj. Inconvenient, ibid— 0. Fr. 
 desconvenue, desconvenance, malheur, defaite, douleur, 
 &c., Roquefort. 
 
 DISCOURROUR, «. A scout. Barbour. 
 
 To DISCOURSE, v. a. To converse with, or speak to ; 
 as — appoints the Moderator to discourse him more 
 fully. Preb. Aberd., 1697. 
 
 DISCOURSY, adj. Conversible, Aberd. 
 
 DISCREET, adj. 1. Civil, or obliging. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 2. Not rude ; not doing anything inconsistent with 
 delicacy towards a female, S. Thomson. Dr. John- 
 son renders it "modest, not foi-ward." This, how- 
 ever, does not fully express its meaning, as used in 
 Scotland. 
 
 DISCRETION, s. 1. Propriety of female conduct, as 
 opposed to lightness or coquetry, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. 2. Kindness shown to a stranger in one's 
 house ; nearly the same with E. Hospitality, S. 
 
 To DISCRIUE, V. a. To describe. Douglas. 
 
 To DISCURB, V. a. To observe accm*ately. Douglas. 
 — Fr. discour-ir, to survey. 
 
 DISDOING, adj. Not thriving, Clydes. 
 
 To DYSE, V. a. Dyse you, a phrase commonly used in 
 Lanarks. as an imprecation. 
 
 DISEIS, DissESE, s. 1. Want of ease. Barbour. 2. 
 State of warfare. Wyntown. — Fr. desaise, " a being 
 ill at ease ; " Cotgr. 
 
 DISFORMED, adj. Defoi-med, Aberd. 
 
 DISFREINDSCHIP, s. Disaffection ; animosity. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 To DISGEST, V. a. To digest, S. Monro's Exped. 
 
 DISGEST, i. The digestion. An ill disgest, a bad 
 digestion, S. 
 
 To DISH, V. a. To push or strike with the horn, 
 Lanarks. Renfrews. A dishing cow, a cow that 
 bute. Synon. Put, 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 
 Dusche, a stroke. — It especially resembles Teut. 
 does-en, to strike with force. V. Ddsch. 
 
 To DISH, V. a. To destroy ; to render useless ; as, 
 "I'm completely disA'd wi' that journey," S. — This 
 term has great resemblance to Isl. dus-a, cubare 
 anhelitus 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 
 dished, when made to lie towards the axis, not hori- 
 zontally, but obliquely, S 
 
 To DISHABILITATE, v. a. Legally to incapacitate, 
 S. Stair Suppl. Dec. — L. B. habilit-are, Fr. habilit-er, 
 signify idoneum, habilem reddere. 
 
 DISHABILITATIOUN, s. The act of legally depriving 
 a person of honours, privileges, or emoluments for- 
 merly enjoyed. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 DISHLAGO, s. The vulgar name of Tussllago or colt's 
 foot, s. 
 
 DISH ALOOF, s. A sport of children, Roxb. 
 
 To DISHAUNT, v. a. To leave any place or company. 
 Spotswood. — Fr. deshanter. 
 
 DISHEARTSUM, adj, Saddening; disheartening, Fife. 
 
 DISHERING, s. The ac£ of disinheriting. 
 
 To DISHERYS, v. a. 1. To disinherit. Barbour. 2. 
 To put in disorder ; to put any thing out of place. In 
 consequence of a person's meddling with it who has 
 no right to do so. Loth. Apparently used metaph , 
 from the idea of putting one out of the proper line 
 of succession. 
 
 DISHERYSOWN, s. The act of disinheriting. Wyn- 
 town, 
 
 DISH-FACED, adj. Flat-faced ; applied both to man 
 and beast, S. ; q. "having the face so hollow as to 
 resemble a dish." 
 
 DISHINS, a. pi. A beating ; a drubbing, Etlr. For. 
 This may be viewed as a derivative from the old v. 
 to Dusch, q. V. ; also Doyce. It seems nearly allied 
 to Teut does-en, pulsare cum impetu et fragore. 
 
 DISHORT, pissHOiiT, s. 1. Displeasure. Chron.S.P. 
 2. A disappointment, Aberd. 3. Any thing prejudi- 
 cial, S. 4. Deficiency ; as, " There was a disshort 
 in the weight," Roxb, — From dis, and shcrrt, v., to 
 recreate, 
 
 DISJASKIT, part. pa. 1. Disjaskit'like ; exhibiting 
 every appearance of a decay in circumstances, S. B. 
 Probably allied to Dan. jask-er, hask-er, sordide 
 habeo. 2. Having a downcast look, S. B. 3. Ex- 
 liausted, whether in body or mind, S. 0. Gait. 4. 
 Disjasked-looking, adj., having the appearance of 
 neglect or disrepair. Old Mortality, 
 
 DISJUNE, DisJOON, DiSioNE, s. 1. Breakfast, S. B, 
 Boss. 2. To make a disjune of, to swallow up at 
 once. Baillie. — 0. Fr. desjune. 
 
 To DISLADIN, v. a. To unload. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To DISLOADIN, v. n. The same. V. Laden. 
 
 DISMAL, s. A mental disease ; probably melancholy, 
 Polwart. 
 
 DYSMEL, s. Apparently necromancy. Priests Peblis. 
 — A. Goth, dys, dea mala, et mal, Moes. G. mel, 
 tempus praefiuitum. Inde dismal, dies vindictae, 
 Seren. 
 
 DISMISSAL, s. Dismission. 
 
 DISNA. Does not. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 DYSOUR, «. One who plays at dice. Dunbar. 
 
 DISPARAGE, s. Disparity of rank. Skene. 
 
 DISPARASSING, «. A term used in relation to mar- 
 riage, 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 excessive ; and even as an adv. in 
 the sense of excessively, S. B. In the same sense 
 dispard occurs. 
 To DISPARPLE, v. n. To be scattered. Hudson. Y. 
 
 Spaepel. 
 To DISPARPLE, v. a. To divide. 
 DISPEACE, s. Disquiet ; dissention, S.— L. B. dis- 
 
 pacatus, iratus, minime pacatus. 
 DISPENCE, Dyspens, s. Expense.— TFynfoww.-Fr. 
 
 despens. 
 To DISPEND, V. a. To expend. Barbour.— Ft. dis- 
 
 pend-re. 
 
DIS 
 
 160 
 
 DIX 
 
 DISPENDINO, s. Expenses. Barbour. 
 DYSPYTUWS, adj. Despiteful. Wyntown. —Vr. 
 
 defpiteux. 
 To DISPLENISn, V. a. To disfuruish, S. Baillie. 
 
 V. Plknys, t>. 
 DISPLESANCE, s. Displeasure. —Fr. desplaisance. 
 
 Acts Ja. HI. 
 To DISPONE, V. a. To make over, or convey to an- 
 other, in a legal form, Spalding. 
 To DISPONE of. To dispose of; used in a general 
 
 sense. Pitscottie. 
 To DISPONE vpoun. Syn. to Dinpone of. 
 DISPONEE, s. The person to whom any property is 
 
 legally conveyed, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 DISPONER, s. The person who legally transfers pro- 
 perty from himself to another, S., ibid. V. Disponee. 
 To DISPOSE upon, v. a. To apply to any purpose or 
 
 use ; like E. dispose of, S. 
 DISPOSITION, s. Deposition ; equivalent to forfaltrie 
 
 or forfeiture. Gordon's Hist. Earls of Sutherl. 
 To DISPURSE, V. a. To disburse. Acts Cha. I. V. 
 
 Depurse. 
 DYSS OF IRNE. Perhaps for dies; used to denote 
 
 moulds. Inventories. 
 DISSAIF, s. Insecurity. Wallace. 
 To DISSASSENT, v. n. To dissent. Keith. 
 DISSASSENT, s. Dissent. Acts Cha. I. 
 DISSEMBILL, adj. Unclothed. Wallace.— Ft. de- 
 
 shabill-S, id. 
 DISSENTMENT, s. Dissent; disagreement. Con- 
 tend, of Soc. — Fr. dissentiment, id. 
 To DISSIMILL, V. a. To simulate ; to dissemble. 
 
 Bellenden. — From Lat. dissimul-are. 
 To DISSLE, V. n. To drizzle. Loth. 
 DISSLE, s. 1. A slight shower, Lanarks. Loth. A 
 
 drizzling rain, E. Walker's Remark. Passages. 2. 
 
 A slight wetness on standing corn, the effect of a 
 
 drizzling rain, Lanarks. 
 DISSLE, s. Expl. as signifying an attack, Dumfr. ; 
 
 and as synon. with Bensel ; as, " Ye bade an unco 
 
 disslc." Perhaps a provincial variety of Taissle, 
 
 Teazle, p. v. 
 To DISSLiJ, V. n. To run; as, "to dissle throw the 
 
 dubs," Dumfr. 
 DISSOBESANCE, s. Disobedience.— Fr. desobeissance. 
 
 Acts Ja. III. 
 DISSOLAT, adj. Desolate. Keith's Hist. 
 DYST, DoiST, s. A dull, heavy stroke, Aberd. V. 
 
 DOYCE. 
 
 DISTANCE, s. Diflference; distinction, Aberd.— Lat. 
 
 distant-ia, id. 
 To DISTANCE, v. a. To distinguish, ibid. 
 DYSTANS, DisTAWNS, s. Dissension. Wyntown. — 
 
 L. B. distenc-io, contentio, lis. 
 DYSTER, s. A dyer, S. Synon. Litster. 
 DISTYMEILLER. V. DasTiE-MELDER. 
 DISTY-MELDER, s. 1. The last quantity of meal made 
 
 of the crop of one year, S. 2. Metaph. one's latter 
 
 end, S. B. Jour. Lon. 
 To DISTINCT, V. a. To distinguish. Keith. 
 To DISTRACT, v. n. To go distracted, S. B. .Ross. 
 DISTBIBULANCE, s. The same with Distrublance. 
 
 Acts Ja. II. 
 To DISTRINYIE, v. a. To distrain. Spald. 
 To DISTRUBIL, Distroublk, v. a. To disturb. 
 
 Douglas. 
 DISTRUBLANCE, s. Disturbance. Act. Audit. 
 DISTBOWBLYNE, DiSTEDBLiN,s. Disturbance. Bar- 
 hour. 
 
 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, v. a. To close up, S. Douglas.— 
 A. S. dytt-an, occludere, obturare. 
 
 To DITE, Dyte, Dict, v. a. 1. To indite, S. Wallace. 
 2. To dictate to an amanuensis, S. Baillie. 3. To 
 point out as duty ; todirect ; denoting the act of con- 
 science. Pitjcottie. 4. To indict. Henry sone. — 
 Teut. dicht-en ; Sw. dickt-a, to compose ; Germ. 
 dicht-en, sententiam dicere, Uteris mandare. 
 
 DYTE, s. Compositioii. Wyntown. 
 
 To DYTE, V. n. To walk crazily, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 DITEMENT, s. Any thing indited, or dictated by an- 
 other. Sir W. More. 
 
 DITION, s. Dominion ; jurisdiction. — Lat. ditio, 
 Nicol Burne. 
 
 DYTIT, adj. Stupid, ibid. V. Doitit. 
 
 DITON, s. A motto. — Fr. dicton, an inscription. 
 
 DITTAY, Dyttay, Dictay, e. Indictment. Wallace. 
 
 DIV, for Do. I div, I do, S. Antiquary. 
 
 DIVAN, Devan, s. A lai^ge divot, or other turf of a 
 larger size, Renfr. 
 
 DIVAN, e. A small, wild plum, or kind of sloe, 
 Renfr. 
 
 DIVE, s. The putrid moisture, which issues from the 
 mouth, &c., after death, 3. B. 
 
 DIVERT, s. Amusement, Benvieks. 
 
 To DIVERT, V. n. 1. To turn aside. Baillie.— Lat. 
 divert-ere. 2. To part : to separate from each other; 
 applied to husband and wife. Forbes, Suppl. Dec. 
 
 DIVES, adj. Luxurious ; as, "a dives eater," an 
 epicure, Edinburgh. Evidently from the history of 
 Dives, or the rich man in the Gospel, who " fared 
 sumptuously every day." 
 
 DIVET, DiFFAT, Divot, s. 1. A thin flat oblong turf, 
 used for covering cottages, and also for fuel, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. A short, thick, compactly made 
 person, Etti*. For. Sod E. is metaph. used in a diffe- 
 rent sense. — Lat. defod-ere, to dig. V. Sod. 
 
 To DIVET, V. a. To cover with divots, Aberd. 
 
 To DIVET, V. n. To cast or cut divots, ib. 
 
 DIVET-SEAT, s. A bench, at the door of a cottage, 
 formed of divots, S. Hogg. 
 
 DIVIE, adj. Having much dive, S. B. 
 
 DIVIE-GOO, s. " The Black -backed Gull ; Larus ma- 
 rinus," Linn., Mearns. The great Black and White 
 Gull. — Goo is a corr. of Gull ; Divie, as would seem, 
 of Gael, dubh, black. V. Gow, s. 
 
 DIUINE, s. A soothsayer. Douglas. — Fr. devin, id. 
 
 DIVINES. To serue in the divines, to serve in the 
 church, &c. 
 
 DIVISE, s. A term denoting a boundaiy by which 
 land is divided ; also a portion of land, as defined 
 by its boundaries. Balfour's Pract. — L. B. divisa, 
 divism, fines, limites, metse locorum et pra;diorum, 
 Du Cange. 
 
 DIUISIT, part. pa. 1. Appointed. 2. The same 
 with E. devised. Acts Ja. V. — Fr. devis-er, to dis- 
 pose of. 
 
 DYVOUR, s. A bankrupt. Skene.— Vr. devoir, duty. 
 
 DYUOURIE, s. Declaration of bankruptcy. Skene. 
 
 DIXIE, «. Severe reprehension, S. ; q. the sentence of 
 a pedagogue, Lat. dixi, " I have said it." 
 
 DIXIE-FIXIE, 5. An alliterative |erm, of a ludicrous 
 kind, used to denote a state of confinement ; inti- 
 mating that one is imprisoned, or put into the stocks, 
 Ayrs. Perhaps from Dixie, «., q. v., and the E. v, 
 to Fix, or S. Fike, to give trouble. 
 
DIZ 
 
 161 
 
 Doa 
 
 ^ 
 
 DIZZEN, s, 1. A dozen, S. 2. In spinning, used to 
 denote a certain quantity of yarn, which is a suffi- 
 cient daily task for a woman ; amounting to a hank 
 or hesp, i.e., a dozen of cuts, S. Burns. 
 0, (pron. doe,) s. A piece of bread, S. A. — Evidently 
 0. Fr. 6,0, in plur. dos, un don, un present ; donum; 
 Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 To DO, V. a. To avail. Wallace. V. Dow. 
 
 To DO in-to; to bring into, Wyntown. 
 
 * To DO, Doe at. To take effect ; to make impression 
 upon. Pitscottie. 
 
 DOACH, DoAGH, s. A wear or cruive. St. Ac. 
 
 DOB, s. The Razor-fish, Fife. Syn. Spout. Often used 
 as bait by the fishermen, 
 
 DOBIE, DoBBiB, s. 1. A soft, inactive person; a 
 stupid fellow ; a dolt, Roxb. Berwicks. 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. stupens; Su. G. 
 doef, stupidus; Alem. toub. Germ, tavl), id. ; Dan. 
 taabe, a fool, a sot, a blockhead; Isl. dofi, torpor, 
 ignavia. 
 
 To DOGE down. V. Doss down. 
 
 DOCHER (gutt), 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. dochtig. Houlate. 
 
 DOCHT, pret. Could ; availed. V. Dow, 1. 
 
 DOCHTEU, DoucHTYE, s. Daughter, S. Bellendcn. 
 
 DOCHTER-DOCHTER, s. Grand-daughter, Wyn- 
 town. — Sw, doter doter, id. 
 
 DOCHTERLIE, adj. Becoming a daughter, Aberd, 
 
 V. SONELIB. 
 
 DOCHTY, adj. Malapert, S. An oblique sense of E. 
 doughty. 
 
 To DOCK, V. a. To flog the hips, S. ^oss.— 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, com- 
 posed of ground apparently alluvial. Small vessels 
 come up to this bank. — Isl. dok, a marshy place. 
 
 To DOCK, V. 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. Docker, q. v. 
 
 DOCKEN, DOKEN, s. The dock, an herb, S, Saxon 
 and Gael. Mitson. 
 
 A Day amang the Dockens. 1. A stormy day, at what- 
 ever season of the year, Roxb, 2. Sometims a day 
 distinguished by a quarrel, ib. 
 
 DOCKER, s. Struggle, S. B. Mosi. V. Dock, v. 
 
 DOCKETIE, adj. Expl. "Short, round, and jolly," 
 Roxb. Apparently from Dockit, 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, Lanarks. 
 
 DOCKUS, s. Any thing very short, S. 
 
 DOCTOR, s. The title anciently given to the masters 
 of the High-School of Edinburgh. The rectorship of 
 the High-School was once reckoned a more honour- I 
 
 able station than that of Professor of Humanity In 
 the University. Craufurd's Univ. Edin. 
 
 To DOCTOR one, v. a. To kill one ; to do one's busi- 
 ness completely, Clydes. ; aphrase evidently borrowed 
 from the prejudice of many of the vulgar against re- 
 gular practitioners of medicine. 
 
 To DOCUMENT, v. a. To prove ; to bring sufficient 
 evidence of, S. Blue Blanket. 
 
 DOCUS, *. A stupid fellow, S. — Germ, docke, a pup- 
 pet. 
 
 DOD, s. A slight fit of ill-humour, S.— Gael, sdoid, id. 
 
 To Tak the Dods. To be seized with a fit of suUen- 
 ness or ill-humour. The Entail. V. the s. 
 
 To DODD, V. n. To jog, Fife, —Isl, duddest, segnipes 
 esse. 
 
 DODDERMENT, s. pi. 1. A recompense ; what one 
 deserves, Ayrs. Apparently used in regard to de- 
 merit. 2. To put one throw his dodderments, to 
 interrogate with sharpness or severity, ibid. 
 
 DODDY, adj. Pettish, S. GaZ«.— Gael, sdodach. 
 
 DODDY, DoDDiT, adj. 1. Without horns, S. Hoggs. 
 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 abo^at, v. n. To wag about ; spoken of 
 something heavy or unwieldy moving now in one 
 direction, then in another, 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, Rox. Loth. Syn. Junt. — Isl. toddi, integrum 
 frustum, vel membrum rei, Haldorson. 
 
 To DODGE, V. n. To jog, S. A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 DODGEL, s. A large piece or lump ; as, " a dodgel o' 
 bannock," Roxb. 
 
 To DODGEL, Dudgel, v. 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 pedibus insistere. 2. To jog on ; to trudge 
 along, Lanarks, The same with Dodge, q. v. 
 
 DODGEL-HEM, s. The name given to that kind of 
 hem which is also called a splay, Lanarks. 
 
 DODGIE, adj. Thin-skinned ; irritable, Fife. Per- 
 haps originally the same with Doddy, id. 
 
 DODLIP, s. When a person is In ill-humour, or dis- 
 concerted at any thing, he is said to "hang a dod- 
 lip," Roxb. Apparently from Dod, a slight fit of ill- 
 humour, and Lip. Synon. with " hanging the faiple." 
 
 DODRUM, s. A whim ; maggot, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 DOE, s. The wooden ball used in the game of Shinty, 
 Fife. Synon. Knowt. 
 
 * DOER, Doare, s. 1. A 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 absence ; synon. 
 with factor, as used in E., "a substitute in mercan- 
 tile affairs," S. Act- Dom. Cone. 
 
 DOFART, adj. Stupid. V. Duffart. 
 
 DOG, DoGHEAD, s. The hammer of a pistol or firelock. 
 Law's Memorialls- 
 
 DOG, s. A lever used by blacksmiths in shoeing, i. e., 
 hooping cart-wheels, Ac, Roxb. — Teut. duyghe, de- 
 notes a stave, or a beam. 
 
 DOG, Sea-Dog. a name given by mariners to a 
 meteor seen close to the horizon, generally before 
 sunrise, or after sunset ; viewed as a certain prog- 
 nostic of the approach of bad weather, S. 
 
 11 
 
DOG 
 
 162 
 
 DOL 
 
 A state of 
 Ramsay. 
 
 DOG-DRIVE, DOQ-DRAVB, Doq-drivinq, s. 
 
 ruin ; often used to denote bankruptcy. 
 
 Saxon and Gael, 
 To GO TO THB DOQ-DRIVB. To go to wicck in one's 
 
 affairs. 
 DOG-DRUG, s. "At tlie dog-drug," in ruinous cir- 
 cumstances, Abeiil. 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 carrion, every 
 
 one his own way. 
 DOGGAR, s. Coarse iron-stone. 
 DOGGERLONE. He's aw gane to doggerlone, 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. Invent. 
 * 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, s. Macaronic Latin, S. Rudd. 
 DOG-NASHICKS, s. Something resembling the gall- 
 nut, produced by an insect depositing its ova on the 
 
 leaves of the Trailing willow, S. B. 
 DOGONIS, s. pi. Suitors. Dunbar. 
 DOG-ROWAN-TREE, s. The red elder, Lanarks, 
 
 DoG-RowANS, s. pi. The berries 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 deno- 
 minated, perhaps, from their keeping hold as dogs 
 
 do with their teeth. 
 DOG'S CAMOVYNE. Weak -scented fever-few ; also 
 
 Dog-gowan, 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. pi. Dog-hips, Aberd. 
 DOGS-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. Fox-glove, ot Digitalis, Fife. Ap- 
 parently denominated from the resemblance of the 
 
 leaves to the ears of a dog. 
 DOG'S SILLER. Yellow rattle, or Cock's comb, S 
 DOG'S TANSY, s. Silver-weed, S. 
 DOG'S- WAGES, s. pi. An emphatical term used in S., 
 
 when one receives nothing for service more than 
 
 food. 
 DOG-THICK, adj. As intimate as dogs, S. Tanna- 
 
 hill's Poems. V. Thick. 
 To DOYCE, V. 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. Dusch. 
 DOID, V. imp. It becomes. Henrysone. — Fr. doit. 
 DOID, s. A fool ; a sot ; often drucken doid, Lanarks. 
 
 v. under Doytt, v. 
 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. Polwart. 
 
 2. Crazed, S. Gl. Shirr.— Su. G. dwal-a, stupor; 
 
 ligga i dwala, jacere in sopore. 
 DOYN, Done, Doon, Doons, Dunze, adv. Very, in a 
 
 great degree, a mark of the superlative, S. BeUenden. 
 Doon weil, or dunze weil, very well. S.— Isl. daeends, 
 id. as daeends wael, excellently; dae waenn, very 
 beautiful, from daa, an old primitive or particle de- 
 noting any thing good, worthy, 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 any circumstances that may be 
 apt to interrupt, or may seem to call for a change of 
 of conduct, S. Moyse's Memoirs. 2. To rest satis- 
 fied ; to be contented in any particular situation, or 
 with any thing referred to, S. This is evidently a 
 secondary sense of the phrase. 3. To bear with ; to 
 exercise patience under, S. " He that has a good 
 crap, may be doing with SMne thistles," S. Prov. 
 " If a man hath had a great deal of 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 fall with a heavy sound, Aberd. 
 
 To DOYST, V. a. To throw down, ibid. 
 
 DOYST, s. 1. " A sudden fall attended with noise," 
 S. B. Gl. Shirrefs. 2, The noise made by one fall- 
 ing, ibid. — Isl. dus-a nidr, cernuare, to throw one on 
 his face. 
 
 DOISTER, Dystar, *. A storm from the sea, Aug.— 
 Isl. thustar, aer incipit inclemens fieri, 
 
 DOISTERT, part. adj. Confused ; overpowered 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 autillo 
 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. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 DOIT, s. A small copper coin, formerly current in S. ; 
 said to have been equal to one penny Scots, half a 
 bodle, or the twelfth part of an English penny. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 
 
 DOIT, s. A disease ; perhaps stupor. Watson. 
 
 DOIT, s. A fool ; a numskull, S. 
 
 To DOITER, V. n. 1. To move with an appearance of 
 stupor and indolence, S, Syn. with Doit, sense 2, 
 2. To walk in a tottering way, as one does under the 
 infirmities 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, part adj. Stupid ; confused, S. 
 Dunbar. — Belg. dot-en, delirare, Dan. doede, stupid. 
 
 To Fall Doited. To become stupid, or be infatuated. 
 M. Bruce. 
 
 DOITRIFIED, part. pa. Stupified, S. Hogg, 
 
 To DOYTT, v.n. 1. To dote. Lyndsay. 2. To move 
 as indicating stupidity, S. 
 
 DOITTERT, adj. In a state of dotage or stupor, S, 
 
 DOITTRIE, s. Dotage, S. Philotus. 
 
 ^DOKEN, s. The dock. V. Docken. 
 ^ • DOLBERT, *. A stupid fellow ; a blockhead, Ettr, 
 For. Synon. Dunderhead. 
 
 DOLE, s. 1. Fraud ; a design to circumvent ; a foren- 
 sic term, S. Ersk. Inst. 2. Malice ; also used in this 
 sense in our courts of law, S., ibid. — ^Fr. dol, Lat, 
 dol-us, id. I 
 
 DOLE, s. A doxy. Gl. Sliirr. | 
 
 DOLENT, adj. Mournful. Lyndsayl 
 
 DOLESS, DowLESs, adj. Without exertion, S. Doing- 
 less, id. Tannahill. — Sw. dugloes, 
 
 DOLF, adj. Y. Dowf. 
 
DOL 
 
 163 
 
 DOO 
 
 DOLFISH, $. Leg. Dog-fish- Statist. Ace. 
 
 DOLFNESS, s. Want of spirit. Douglas. 
 
 DOLL, s. Dung ; applied only to that of pigeons ; 
 called Dow's-doll, Banflfs. 
 
 DOLLY, DoLiE, Dully, Dowie, adj. 1, Dull, S. Doug- 
 las. 2. Vapid; spiritless; applied to.the mind, S. 3. 
 Possessing no power of excitement, S. Skinner's 
 TuUochgorum. 4. It is sometimes used as denoting 
 the visible effect of age on poetical composition, 
 ibid. — Su. G. daalig, tristis. 
 
 DOLLYNE, part. Buried. Dunbar. — A. S. le-dolfen, 
 id, ; Teub. dolv-en, inhumare, humo tegere, sepelire, 
 Kilian. 
 
 DOLLY -OIL, or Eel-Dolly, s. Oil of any kind, Aberd, 
 — Fr. Imile d'olive. V, Oyl Dolly. 
 
 DOLPE, s. A cavity, S. dowp. Douglas.— Belg. dvv, a 
 shell or husk. 
 
 DOLPHIN, Ualphyk. The denomination of a French 
 gold coin, formerly current in S. Acts. Ja. II. 
 
 DOLVER, s. Any thing large; as, "A great dolver ot 
 an apple," an apple uncommonly large, Fife. Syn. 
 with Dtdd&)', Aug., and perhaps from the same 
 origin with E. dole. 
 
 DOME, s. Judgment; sentiment, S. P. Sepr. 
 
 DOMEROR, s. Said to signify a madman, Teviotd. 
 
 To DOMINE, V. n. To rule; to act the dominie. Forh. 
 Def.— Er. dominer. 
 
 DOMINIE, *. 1. A pedagogue, S. Forbes. From the 
 practice of addressing the teacher in Latin, domine. 
 2. A contem-ptuous name for a minister, S. Ritson. 
 
 DOMLESS, adj. Inactive; in a state of lassitude ; ap- 
 plied to both man and beast, Orkn. It is tj-ansferred 
 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. — Tsl. 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. Gait. 2. One who is com- 
 pletely worthless, S. Syn. Ne'er-do-weel. Guy Man. 
 
 DONATORY, Donatour, s. One to whom escheated 
 properly is, on certain conditions, made over, S. 
 Ersk. Inst. — Fr. donataire, L. B. donator-ius, is 
 cui aliquid donatur. 
 
 DONCIE, s. A clown; a booby. V. Donsib. 
 
 DONGYN, DouNGiN, part. pa. of Ding. 
 ,^-DONIE, s. A hare, Aug.— A. S. don, damula. 
 
 DONK, adj: Damp, E. dank. Douglas.— Su. G. 
 dunk-en, id. 
 
 DONK, s. Moisture ; perhaps mouldiness. Douglas. 
 
 DONKISH, adj. Rather damp. V. Donk. 
 
 To DONNAR, v. a. To stupify, Fife. A. Douglas. 
 
 DONNARD, Donner'd, s. In a state of gross stupor, 
 S. Raimay— Germ. donr,er-n, to thunder; q. stupi- 
 fied 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-nothing, idle person," Yorks. 
 Grose. 
 
 DONN'D, part. adj. Fond ; greatly attached ; as, 
 " That cow's a donn'd brute," i. e., very fond of its 
 owner, Meams. — Probably allied to Su. G. daan-a 
 (pron. don-aX animo alienari, deliquium pati ; Isl. 
 dan-a, id. 
 
 DONSIE, DoNCiE, s. A stupid, lubberly fellow, Roxb. 
 — Teut. donse, sceptrum morionis. This S. term 
 seems to have a common origin with E. Dujice, " 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-importance, S. Ramsay. 
 2. Obliquely signifying pettish ; testy, S. 3. Saucy ; 
 malapert, Galloway. David. Seas. 4. Restive ; ap- 
 plied to a horse, S. Burns. 5. Heavy ; severe ; ap- 
 plied to strokes, Galloway, 6. Unlucky; ill-fated, 
 in regard to accidents of an unfortunate kind, Gallo- 
 way. David. SeaSi 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, perhaps Donsie, as signify- 
 ing unlucky, &c. is radically a different word, and 
 allied to Ir. and Gael, donas, donus, distress, misery, 
 ill-luck, Obrien. 
 
 ©ONTIBOURS, DouNTiBOURis, s.pl. Probably courte- 
 sans. 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. 
 
 DOBIB, DOBBIE. 
 
 DOOCK, Duck, s. Strong coarse cloth, Ang. Sail- 
 doock, that used for sails. Pron. doock. Stat. Ace. 
 Teut. doeck, id. ; Su. G. duk. 
 
 To DOODLE, V. 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, Ilaldorson ; pret. dud, 
 dude ; Dudis, motabat, quassabatur, G. Andr. — Fr. 
 dodin-er, dodeliner, id. 
 
 DOOF, s. A stupid fellow. V. Dowk. 
 
 DOOF, DooFF, s. 1. A blow with a softish body, as 
 with a peat, cloth, book, &c., Clydes. Loth. South of 
 S. 2. A hollow-sounding fall, like that of a loaded 
 sack coming to the ground, Ettr. For. Hogg. — Belg. 
 doff-en, to push, to butt ; dof, a push, thrust, or shove. 
 V. DUFB. 
 
 DOOK, s. A peg, S.— Belg. demig, id. 
 
 DOOL, s. The goal in a game. V. Dule. 
 
 DOOL, s. To thole the dool; to bear the evil conse- 
 quences 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 scarecrow; a 
 bugbear, S. B. — A. S. deoul, diabolus; 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, dolle, pugio, sica. 
 
 DOOL, s. A blow or stroke; probably one of a flat 
 description, Fife, 
 
 DOOL-AN'EE, int&rj. Alas; alackaday, Ayrs. Dool- 
 anee. Picken. Dool evidently means sorrow. E. 
 dole. The termination is the same as in Alackanee, 
 q. V. Perhaps it may be q. Dool an' wae, "Grief 
 and misery." — A.S.wea, wa, miseria, as in Walawa. 
 
 DOOLLOUP, s. "A atee^ shank, or glen, where two 
 haughssLTQ exactly opposite to each other," Ayrs — 
 Perhaps a combination of dal, C. B. dSl, and hop. 
 hope, "a sloping hollow between two hills." 
 
 i 
 
DOO 
 
 164 
 
 DOT 
 
 .DOOLZIE, t. A frolicsome and thoughtless woman, 
 Ayrs. — Tent, dul, mente captus, dol-en, errare ; Su. 
 G. dolsk, onceps animi, inconstans. 
 
 DOOMS, adv. Very; absolutely. South of S. Guy 
 Mannering. V. Doyn, and DooN. 
 
 DOOMSTEll, s. One who pronounces doom. Rutherf. 
 
 DOON, s. .1. The goal in a game, Dumfr. Galloway. 
 Synon. 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, 
 t&yn, a hilloclc, also a plain, a green, or level place ; 
 Pryce. C. B, ton, a green. 
 
 To DOON, Doun, v. a. To upset ; to overturn ; to 
 throw over, as in wrestling, Boxb. Most probably 
 formed from the prep. 
 
 DOON, Doons, adv. Very; in a great degree. V. 
 DoTN, and Dkuj. 
 
 DOONLINS, adv. The same. No that doonlins ill, 
 not very bad, S. B. 
 
 DOONSIN, adv. Very; the note of the superlative, 
 Roxb. A. Scott's.Foems. 
 
 DOOR, «. To be put to the Dow, to be ruined, S. 
 
 DOOR, s. Dark and door. Bition.—ls\. daur, also 
 door, signifies a sword. 
 
 Open Doors. It is a proverb . universally known in 
 8., " At open doors 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 tantamount to 
 an invitation to evil spirits. They are therefore 
 carefully shut, in order to keep out these unwelcome 
 visitors, Teviotd. 
 
 To Tak the Dobe on one's Back. To pack off ; to he 
 gone ; a low phrase, S. JPerhaps the original mean- 
 ing had been. Carry oflf the door with you, as one 
 who has no intention ef returning ; to shut the door 
 as one goes out. 
 
 To DOOSSIL, V. a. To beat ; to thump. 
 
 DOOSSIL, s. A stroke; a thump, ibid. Perhaps a 
 dimin. from Douce, Doyce, Dusoh, 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. dusill, servus, servulus. 
 
 DORBEL, s. Any thing that has an unseemly appear- 
 ance, Ayrs. — Gael, dairbh, darb, a worm, a reptile. 
 
 DORDERMEAT, s. A bannock given to farm-servants, 
 after loosing the plough, between dinner and supper, 
 Ang. — Su. G. dagwerd, a meal, from dag, day, and 
 ward, food, sometimes dogoerdar. 
 
 To DORE, V. a. To make one deaf with noise, Orkn. 
 It seems, properly, to denote the stupor occasioned 
 by din. — From Su. G. daare (pron. dare), stultus ; 
 Alem. dor, Su. G. daar-a, (i.e., dor-d), 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, '^ Dor en tak you!" viewed as equivalent to if ts- 
 chief, Sorrow, Devil, &c., take you, V. Tbow, v., 2. 
 
 DOREN. Probably dare. Wallace. 
 
 D0RE6TANE. s. The threshold, S, 
 
 DORE-STEP, DoBE-STAP, s. 1. The threshold, S. Synon. 
 with Dore-stane. Rem. Niths. Song. 2. The land- 
 ing-place at a door, South of S. Hogg. 
 
 DORY (JOHN). The name given to the Doree, a fish, 
 Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 
 DORLACII, DORLOCH, *. A short sword; a dagger.— 
 
 Isl. dour, door, a sword. V. Door. 
 DORLACn, s. A bundle or truss, Gael. Baillie. 2. 
 
 A portmanteau. Waverley. 
 DORNEL, s. The fundament of a horse ; a term used 
 
 by horse-dealers. South of S. 
 DORNELL, s. Lolium, E. darnel. 
 DORNICK, DoENiQUK, Dornewik, s. Linen cloth 
 
 used in S. for the table ; from Tournay. Lyndsay. — 
 
 Teut. dornick. 
 DORNICLE, s. The Viviporous Blenny, S. B. Eelpout 
 
 synon., S. — Perhaps from Teut. doorne, a thorn; 
 
 Belg. doornig, thorny; as, "at the nostrils are two 
 
 small beards," Pennant. 
 DORNYK, adj. Of or belonging to Dornick, S. " A 
 
 domyk towall." Aberd. Reg. 
 DORNOCH LAW. " To hang a man to-day, and try 
 
 him to-morrow," S. B. Thisresembles Jeddart Justice, 
 
 q. V. 
 DOROTY, s. 1. A doll, 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. 
 DORSOUB, s. A cloth for hanging on the walls of a 
 
 hall or chapel. Inventories. 
 DORT, s. Pet ; sullen humour ; commonly in pi. 
 
 Darts. Ross. 
 To DORT, V. n. To become pettish, S. Shirre/s. 
 DORTY, adj. 1. Pettish, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 2. 
 
 Saucy ; malapert, S. 3. Applied to a female who is 
 
 saucy to her suitors, S. Ramsay. 4. Applied to 
 
 plants, when difficult to rear, S. B.— Gael, dorrda, 
 
 austere. 
 DORTILIE, adv. Saucily ; applied to the demeanour of 
 
 one who cannot easily be pleased, S. 
 DORTYNESS, s. Pride ; arrogance. Douglas. 
 To DOSEN, V. a. To stupify, &c. V. Dozen. 
 DOSK, adj. Dark-coloured. Douglas. 
 DOSOTJRIS, s. pi. — Fr. dossier, denotes a back-stay; 
 
 also a canopy. 
 DOSS, s. A tobacco pouch, Aberd. — Isl. dos, Geran. 
 
 dose, a box. Shirrefs. 
 To DOSS, DossiK Down, ■». a. To pay ; to throw down ; 
 
 applied to money, S. Ferguson. .V. Doss, v. «. 
 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 MP, V. a. To trim ; to make neat, Lanarks. 
 
 Hence Dost up, q. v. 
 To DOSS about, v. 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 ap- 
 plied to one of a small size, Lanarks. Roxb. 
 DOSSINS, s. pi. Human excrement, Upp. Clydes. 
 DOSSLIE, adv. Neatly, but simply ; giving tiie idea 
 
 of Horace's Munditiis simplex, ibid. 
 DOSSNESS, s. Neatness conjoined with simplicity, 
 
 ibid. 
 DOST up, part. Dressed sprucely. Kennedy. 
 DOT, s. 1. A dotard. Sir Tristrem. 2. A state of 
 
 stupor. Z. Boyd. 
 
DOT 
 
 165 
 
 DOU 
 
 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 wad- 
 dle," Grose's Class. Diet, (The expression seems to 
 be borrowed from the phrase used by a learner in 
 the process of simple addition). 
 
 DOTAD, part. pa. Endowed. Bellenden. 
 
 To DOTCH, V. n. To dangle, Upp. Clydes, A pro- 
 vincial variety of Dodge, v., q. v. 
 
 DOTE, 5. A dowry ; marriage portion, Aberd. Synon. 
 Tocher. — Lat. dos, dot-is. 
 
 DOTED, part. pa. Given as a donation. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 DOTHER, s. Daughter, Ang. Ross. 
 
 DOTHIRLIE, adj. What belongs to a daughter. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To DOTTAR, Dothir, Dotter, v. n. 1. To become 
 stupid. Evergreen. 1. 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. ver- 
 doetelt, repuerascens. 
 
 To DOTTLE, v. n. To be in. a state of dotage or 
 stupor, Moray, Aberd- 
 
 To DOTTLE, v. n. To move in a hobbling way. A 
 small pony, that takes very short steps, is said to be 
 a dottlin creature, Loth. Peihaps radically the same 
 wJttJ Toddle, q. V. 
 
 DOTTLE, s. A stopper or stopple. 
 
 DOTTLE, s. The refuse of a pipe of tobacco ; what is 
 left at the bottom of the pipe. Loth. Fife.— Su. G. 
 doft, Isl. dupt, pulvis, dupt-a, pulverem ejicere, 
 
 DOTTLFI, part. adj. In a state of dotage, S. B. Per- 
 haps rather more emphatical than Doitit. 
 
 DOVATT, s. A' thin turf; the same with Divet. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 DOUBLE, a4j. Applied to capital letters in the 
 alphabet ; as, "a double letter," a capital letter. 
 Aberd. Partly exemplified in E. double U, i. e. W. W. 
 Beatlie's P. Syn. Muckle ; as " muckle a," or A. 
 
 DOUBLE, DowBLE, s. An exact copy ; a duplicate, 
 9r. Baillie. 
 
 To DOUBLE, V. a. To take a duplicate of, id. 
 
 BOUBLE-SIB, adj. Related both by father and 
 mother, S. V. Sib. 
 
 DOUBLET, DowBLET, s. — Fr. doublet, "a jewel, or 
 stone of two pieces, joined or glued together," Cotgr. 
 
 DOUBLET, s. A jacket, or inner waistcoat. To 
 Dress one's DouMet, to giye one a sound drubbing, 
 S. B. Meston's P. 
 
 DOUBTIT, adj. Held in awe ; reboubted. Pitscottie. 
 0. Fr. dout-er, craindre, redoubter ; doutS, crainte, 
 pcdoute. 
 
 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 ap- 
 plied to music. — Fr. douw, dottce, mild, gentle ; Dan. 
 duus, id. 
 
 To DOUCE, V. a. To knock, Fife. A. Douglas. — The 
 same with Doyce, Aug., and Dusch, q. v. 
 
 DOUCE, s. A stroke; a blow, S. V. the v., and 
 DowsT, Todd. 
 
 DOUCE-GAUN, adj. Walking with prudence and cir- 
 cumspection ; used as to conduct, Buchan. Tarras's 
 Poems. 
 
 DOUCELY, adv. Soberly; prudently; sedately, S. 
 
 DOUCENESS, «. Sobriety; sedateness; decency, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 DOUCHERIE, s, A dukedom. R. Collyear. 
 
 DOUCHT {gutt.), s. A stroke or blow. Buchan. — 
 Gael, dolchte, denotes pangs ; Teut. doclcen, dare 
 pugnos, ingerere verbera. 
 
 DOUGHTY, DuGHTiB, adj. 1. Valiant; courageous; 
 like E. doughty. 2. It is now almost entirely con- 
 fined 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. 
 Scott's P. 
 
 To DOUDLE, V. a. To dandle. V. Dooblb. 
 
 DOUDLE, s. The root of the iommon Reed-grass, 
 Arundo phragmites, fonnd, partially decayed, in 
 morasseSj of which the children -in the South of S. 
 make a sort of musical instrument similar to the 
 oaten pipe of the ancients, Roxib. — Perhaps C. B. 
 deodawl, " en unciative speaking." 
 
 To DOVE, V. 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. Surv. Caithn. 
 
 To DOVER, V. a. Used as signifying to stun ; to 
 stupify, Ettr. For. ; but Daiver is the proper pro- 
 nunciation. Hogg. V. Dauer, Daiver. 
 
 To DOVER, V. n. To slumber, S. ; synon. sloovn, S. B. 
 A. Douglas. — Isl. dofw-a, stupere. — Isl. dur-a is 
 rendered by Haldorson, per intei-valla dormire, which 
 exactly expresses the sense of our word. 
 
 DOVER, s. A slumber, S. — Isl. dur, somnis levis. 
 
 DOVERIN', part. adj. Occasional ; rare. 
 
 DOUERIT, Dowerit, part. pa. Drowsy. Douglas. 
 
 DOUF, Doop, s. A dull stupid fellow. Dunbar. 
 
 To DOUF, V. n. To become dull. To doufand stupe, 
 to be in a state of languor and partial stupor, Loth. 
 V. Dowp, DoLF> adj: 
 
 To DOUF on, v. n. To continue in a slumbering 
 state, Selkirks. — Evidently the same with Su. G. 
 dofw-a, stupefacere, hebetare, stupere. V. Dowf, adj. 
 
 To DOUFF, V. a. To strike forcibly ; as, Te've douft 
 your ba' o'er the dike. You have driven your ball 
 over tiie wall. Loth.— Belg. doff-en, to push, to beat; 
 or from E, Doff, v. 
 
 DOUFF, s. A dull, heavy blow, Aberd. 
 
 DOUFNESS, s. Dulness ; melancholy, S. 
 
 DOUGH, s Expl. "a dirty, useless, untidy, ill-dressed 
 person," Roxb. — Probably a metaph. use of the E. 
 term, as denoting the material of bread ; especially 
 as Daighie is used in a similar sense, and Isl. deig. 
 V. Daigh. 
 
 DOUGHT, s. 1. Strength; power, Ayrs. Picken.— 
 A. S; du^uth, virtus, valor, potentia ; from dug-an, 
 valere, 2. A deed ; an exploit, Fife. 
 
 DOUGLAS GROAT. The name of a groat of the reign 
 of James V. Pitscottie. 
 
 DO VIE, adj. Stupid ; having the appearance of men- 
 tal imbecility, Fife. Hence, 
 
 DOVIE, s. A person of this description, ibid. — Su. G. 
 dofw-a, dofv-a, stupefacere, hebetare; dofw-a, stupere; 
 doef, stupidus ; Isl. dofi, torpor, dofin, ignavus, &c. 
 V. Dowf, and Daw, s. 1. 
 
 To DOUK, DowK, DooK, v. a. To plunge into water; 
 to put under water. Douglas. 
 
DOU 
 
 166 
 
 DOW 
 
 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 water, S. 2. 
 The state of being drenched with rain, S. The 
 Har'st Big. 
 
 DOUK, a. The quantity of ink taken up by the pen, 
 Upp. Lanarks. ; q. a dip of ink, or a stoUum. 
 
 To DOUK, V. n. 1. 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 un- 
 seemly way ; as, in drinking, &c., S. — Teut. duyck- 
 en, verticem capitis demittere ; caput demittere, in- 
 clinare, Kilian. 
 
 DOUKAR, s. A water-fowl ; called also Willie-fisher, 
 Dumfr. This seems to be the Didapper, or Ducker, 
 Colymbus auritus, Linn. 
 
 DOUL'D, part. pa. Fatigued, Fife. A. Douglas. V. 
 
 DOUD. 
 
 DOULE, g. A fool. Houlate.—A. S. dole, fatuus. 
 
 DOULE PALE. A paU ; now called a mort-doth, S. 
 Inventories. 
 
 DOUNCALLING-, «. Depreciation by public proclama- 
 tion. '^ Douncalling of the dolouris [dollars]." 
 Aberd Reg. 
 
 DOUN-DING, «. Sleet or snow, Fife ; syn. Qnding ; 
 from the prep, doun, down, and ding, to drive. 
 
 DOUNG, part. pa. Struck ; beaten. V, Ding, v., 
 sense 3. 
 
 DOUNGEOUN, s. 1. The strongest tower belonging to 
 a fortress. Barbour. 2. A tower ia general. 
 Lyndsay. — Fr. donjon. 
 
 DOUNHAD, s. Any thing that depresses one, whether 
 in regard to growth or external circumstances. Thus, 
 it is said of a puny child who has not grown in pro- 
 portion to its years, " Illness has been a greit doun- 
 had," S. B., Fife. 
 
 DOUNHADDIN', part. adj. Depressing, in what way 
 soever, ibid. ; q. holding down. 
 
 DOUNNINS, adv. A little way downwards, Stirlings, 
 
 DOUNPUTTING, s. Dejection, as by dethronement, 
 S. Also the act of putting to death violently. Fit- 
 scottie. 
 
 DOUNSETTING, s. The setting of the sun. 
 
 DOUNT, s. A stroke ; a blow. V. Dunt, s. 
 
 DOUNTAKING, s. Reduction in price. 
 
 To DOUNTHRAU, v. a. To overthrow. JSTicol Burne. 
 — A. S. a-dun, deorsum, and thraw-an, jacere. 
 
 To DOUN THRING, v. a. 1. To overthrow. Lyndsay. 
 2. To undervalue. Douglas. V. Thking. 
 
 DOUNTHROUGH, adv. In the low or flat country 
 as, " I'm gaun dounthrough," I am going to the 
 lower part of the country. ' ' He bides dounthrough," 
 he resides in the lower part, &c., Clydes., S. B. V. 
 Upthrough. 
 
 DOUNWITH, adj. Descending ; as, A dounwith road, 
 opposed to an acclivity, S. 
 
 DOUNWITH, adv. 1. Downwards, S. Wallace. 2. 
 A s a s. To the Dounwith, downwards, S. 3. Me- 
 taph. used to denote a fall from rank or state, as 
 contrasted with elevation, S. Kelly. — A. S. adun, 
 deorsum, and with, versus. 
 
 To DOUP, «. 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 douping down," i. e., the gloom of night 
 is beginning to approach, ibid. — Teut. dupp-en, 
 verticem capitis demittere. 
 
 DOUP. In a doup, adv. In a moment. Ramsay. I 
 
 DOUP, Dowp, DoLP, s. 1. The breech or buttocks, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. The bottom, or extremity of any thing. 
 Ruddiman. 3. A cavity, S. Ferguson. Doup an' 
 Hole. A mode of building dykes with boulders. 
 Aberd. — Isl. doe/, clunes, posterior pars beluae. 
 
 DOlUP-SCOUR, s. A fall on the buttocks ; as, " I'll 
 gi'e ye a doup^cour," Aberd. 
 
 DOUR, DouEK, adj. 1. Hard. Lyndsay. 2. Bold ; 
 intrepid. Douglas. 3. Hardy, synon. with derf. 
 Douglas. 4. Inflexible.; obstinate, S. Douglas. 5. 
 Stern ; a dour look, S. Wallace. 6. Severe, ap- 
 plied to the weather, S. Burns. 7. Slow in growth ; 
 applied to vegetation, Loth. V. Dourseed. 8. Im- 
 practicable ; applied to soil that defeats all the 
 labour of the husbandman, S. 9. Unteachable ; 
 slow in receiving learning ; as, " lie's veiy dottr at 
 his lare," Fife, S. B. 10. It is sometimes applied to 
 ice that is not smooth and slippery ; as signifying 
 that one moves on it with difiiculty. Loth. Clydes. 
 Syn. baugh, S. B. — Lat. dur-us ; C. B. dewr, audax. 
 
 DOURDON, s. Appearance, Ayrsh. Renfrews. — C. B. 
 dwyre, to appear, to rise up into view, dwyread, a 
 rising into view. 
 
 DOURIN'. part. pr. Apparently a contraction of do- 
 verin\ i.e. doting, slumbering. Tannahill. 
 
 DOURLY, adv. 1. Without mercy. Lyndsay. 2. 
 JPertinaciously. Bannatyne Poems. — Lat. durus, 
 hard. 
 
 DOURNESS, DooRNESS, s. Obstinacy; sullenness, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 
 DOUR-SEED, s. The name given to a late species of 
 oats, from its tardiness in ripening. Agr. Surv. 
 Mid-Loth. 
 
 DOURTY, Leg. dourly. Gawan 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, v. a. To throw it away as useless ; 
 properly by striking it ofif from the course. Loth. V. 
 Doyce, and Dusch, v. 
 
 To DOUSSLE, DoosLE, v. a. To beat soundly, Roxb. 
 This is evidently a diminutive from Douss, a blow, 
 or the V. to Douce. 
 
 To DOUT, V. a. To fear; to venerate. Foems 16th 
 Cent. V. DowTiT. 
 
 DOUT, DouTE, s. 1. Fear, S. Barbour. 2. Ground 
 of apprehension. Wyntown. — Fr. doute, id. ; Lat. 
 diibitare. 
 
 DOUTANCE, s. Doubt. Lyndsay.— Yr. douhtance, 
 
 DOUTET, part. pa. For dotit, i. e., endowed. Poems 
 16th Cent. 
 
 DOUTH, adj. 1. Dull ; dispirited ; melancholy, Sel- 
 kirks. Hogg. 2. Gloomy ; causing melancholy. 
 Dowie, syn., Ettr. For., id. 
 
 DOUTH, adj. Snug ; comfortable ; in easy circtUn- 
 stances, Loth. 
 
 DOUTISH, adj. Doubtful, Tweedd. 
 
 DOUTSUM, adj. 1. Hesitating. Nat. Cov. 2. Un- 
 certain as to the event. Bellenden. 
 
 To DOW, V. n. 1. To be able. Fret, docht, dought. 
 Dunbar. — A. S. dug-an, valere. 2. To avail ; to 
 profit. Douglas. 3. With a negative affixed, it de- 
 notes that reluctance which arises from mere ennui, 
 or the imaginary incapacity which is produced by in- 
 dolence. The phrase, '^ I downa rise," does not sig- 
 nify real inability to get up, but reluctance to exert 
 one's self so far ; the canna-be-fashed sort of state, S. 
 
DOW 
 
 167 
 
 DOW 
 
 4. It denotes inability to endure, in whatever sense. 
 " He downa be contradicted," he cannot bear contra- 
 diction. "They downa be beaten," they cannot 
 submit to be defeated, South of S. 5, To dare, 
 Aberd. — Teut. doogh'Cn, prodesse. 
 
 DOW, s. Worth ; avail. Gl. Sibb.— Teut. doogh, 
 commodum. 
 
 DOW, s. 1. A dove, S. Douglas. — A. 8. duua, Dan. 
 due, id. 2. A fondling term, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 To DOW, V. 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, v,n. 1. To fade ; to wither, S. Ferguson. 
 2. To lose freshness, S. Ramsay. 3. To dose, S. B, 
 Ross. 4. To neglect, S. B. Morison. 5. The part. 
 dow'd is applied ts meat presented in a lukewarm 
 state, Roxb. — Alem. douu-en, perire. 
 
 To DOW, iJ. a. Expl, "To go quickly; to hasten," 
 Mearns ; with the pron. following ; as, " Ye'U dam 
 ye dcune to yon change-house." Old Song- 
 
 DOWATT, 8. A thin, flat turf ; the same with Diwt. 
 q. v. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 DOWATTY, s. A silly, foolish person, Edin.— Per- 
 haps a corr. of E. dowdy. But V, Daw. a sluggaid. 
 
 DOWBART, i. A stupid fellow. Dunbar. V. Dow- 
 
 FAKT. 
 
 DOWBRECK, s. A species «f fish, Aberd.— Gael. 
 dubhbreac, a smelt. 
 
 DOWCATE, s. A pigeon-house ; pronounced Dookit 
 Acts Ja. IK 
 
 DOWCHSPERIS, DowsT Peris, *. pi. The twelve 
 peers, the supposed companions of K. Artliur. Wyn- 
 town. — 0. Fr, les douxpers, or pairs. 
 
 BOWEB, pret. Was able. South of S. Antiquary. V, 
 Dow, V. 
 
 DOWF, DOLF, adj. 1. Destitute of courage or anima- 
 tion, S. Douglas. 2. Melancholy; gloomy, S. 
 Ramsay. 3. Lethargic. D&uglas. 4. Hollow ; 
 applied to sound, S. 5, Silly ; frivolous, S. Burns. 
 6. Inert ; wanting force for vegetation, applied to 
 ground ; dowf land or ground, Loth, and other 
 counties.— Su. G. doef, id. 7, Wanting the kernel 
 or substance ; a doufnit, a rotten nut, S, 8. Dull 
 to the eye ; thick ; as, " a dowf day ;" a hazy day ; 
 a phrase used by old people, Loth. 9. Unfeeling; 
 unimpressible, Galloway. — Su. G. dauf, stupidus ; 
 Isl. davp-r, subtristis. 
 
 DOWFART, DoFART, adj. 1. Destitute of spirit, S. ; 
 pron. as Gr. v. Poems Buchan Dial. 2. Dumpish ; 
 melancholy, S. 3, Feeble; inefficient, S.— From 
 dowf, and Su, G. art, Belg. aert, disposition. 
 
 DOWFART, DooFART, s. A dull, inactive fellow, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 DOWY, DowiE. V. Dolly. 
 
 DOWYD, pret. Endowed. Wyntown.—'Fr. dou-er. 
 
 DOWIELY, adv. 1. Sadly, S. M'JVeill. 2. Causing 
 the feeling of dreariness and melancholy, S. B. 
 
 DOWKAR, s. A diver. Kennedy.— S\i. G. dokare, 
 Belg. duycker, id. 
 
 DOWL, s. A large piece ; as, " Dowls of cheese," Fife ; 
 synon. Dawd. — Apparently the same with E. dole, 
 which has been usually derived from A. S. dael-an, 
 to divide. 
 DOWLESS, otJ/. 1. Feeble; without energy, ^^ Dow- 
 less, more commonly Thowless or Thawless, void of 
 energy," Gl. Sibb. Roxb, V, Doless. 2. Unhealthy, 
 Ayrs. PicJcen. V. Dow, to thrive. 
 To DOWLCAP, V. 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.— Sa. G. 
 doelja, to conceal, to hide, and Sa. G. kappa ; Dan. 
 kappe, a long and wide gown, a cloak. Thus, to 
 dowlicap might.&\gmfy, to cover or conceal the head 
 in the lap of one's cloak or mantle. 
 
 DOWLIE-HORN, s. A horn .hat hangs down, Ettr. For. 
 
 DOWLIE-HORN'T, adj. Having drooping horns, ibid 
 — Perhaps from C, B. dol, a wind, bow, or turn, 
 dolen, id., dolen-u, to curve, to bend, or bow, to wind 
 round. 
 
 DOWNA. 1, Expressive of inability ; as, I downa, I 
 am not able, S. 2. Occasionally denoting want of 
 inclination, even reluctance or disgust, S. V. Dow, 
 V. n. 
 
 Downa do. Exhaustion of age. Burns. 
 
 DOWNANS, s. pi. Green hillocks, Ayrs. Burns.— 
 Teut. duynen, sand-hills or hillocks; 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, DocNCOME, s. 1. Act of descending. 
 Douglas. 2. A fall, in whatever sense, S. 3. Over- 
 throw. Ruddiman. i. Degi-adation in rank, S, 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 
 DOWN-DING, s. A very heavy fall of rain. Synon. 
 Even-doun-pour, Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 DOWNDRAUGHT, «. Whatsoever depresses, S. 
 Picken's Poems. 
 
 DOWNDRAW, s. 1. Overloading weight. The same 
 with Downdraught, Ayi-s. Picken. 2. Some unto- 
 ward circumstance in one's lot ; as, a profligate son 
 is said to be "a downdraw in a family." It is used 
 to denote anything that hangs as a dead weight on 
 one, Roxb. 
 
 DOWN-DRUG, s. What prevents one from rising in 
 the world, Banffs. 
 
 DOWNE-COMMING, *. Descent ; the act of descend- 
 ing. Forbes on the Revelation. 
 
 DOWNE-GETTING, s. Success in obtaining a reduc- 
 tion. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 DOWNFALL, Downfa', s. 1. A declivity in ground ; 
 a slope, Ettr, Forr, Hogg. 2. Winter downfall, 
 the practice of allowing the sheep to descend from the 
 hills in winter to the lower lands lying contiguous, 
 S. A. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 DOWN-HEARTED, adj. Dejected, S. Gait. 
 
 DOWN-I'-THE-MOUTH (pron. doon), adj. Dejected ; 
 as. He's aw doun f the mouth wi' that news, S. This 
 seems exactly analogous to the E. term chop-fallen. 
 Picken. 
 
 DOWN-LYING, s. The act of taking a position before 
 a fortified place, iu order to besiege it. Monroes 
 Exped. 
 
 DOWNLYING, s. The state of partm-ition. At the 
 down-lying, about to be brought to bed, S. An7tals 
 of the Parish. 
 
 DOWN LOOK, s. 1. Dissatisfaction, or displeasure, as 
 expressed by the countenance. Pitscottie. 2. Scorn ; 
 contempt, S. Ross. 
 
 DOWNMOST, DowNERMOST, adj. Farthest down, S. 
 
 The latter is used, Peebles. Jacobite Relics. 
 DOWN-POUR, s. An excessively heavy fall of rain, S. 
 Agr. Surv. Hebrides. In the South of S. this word 
 is generally conjoined with even; as, an even-down- 
 pour. 
 DOWN-POURING, s. Efifusion, S. 
 DOWN-SEAT, s. Settlement as to situation, S. 0, 
 Gait's Entail. 
 
DOW 
 
 168 
 
 DRA 
 
 DOWNSET, s. 1. A beginning in any line of business, 
 implying thfe idea of situation ; an establishment, S. 
 Marriage. 2. Any thing that produces great de- 
 pression ; as o downset of work, such work as over- 
 powers with fatigue. It is also applied to calamitous 
 events, which humble pride, or injure the worldly 
 circumstances ; as, lie has gotten a dreadful dotvn- 
 tet, S. 
 
 DOWNSITTING, *. Session of a court, S. BailUe. 
 
 At a Dounsittin', To do any thing at a dounsittin' ; 
 to do it all at once ; to do it without rising, S. Sede- 
 runt. 
 
 DOWN-STROY, v. a. To destroy. Skinner. 
 
 POWNTAK, *. Cause of imbecility, S. 
 
 To DOWP down, v. n. V. Doup, v. 
 
 DOWRE. Q. dourly, hardly. Wyntown. 
 
 DOWRIER, DowARiAR, «. 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 founda- 
 tion, Ang. ; equivalent to the E, phrase, to draw a 
 long bow. 
 
 A Shot amang the Dows. A phrase applied to any 
 thing that is done at random, E. Loth. 
 
 DOWTIT, part. pa. Feared, Barbour.— Fv. douU-er, 
 to dread. 
 
 DOXIE, adj. Lazy ; restive, S.— Isl. do$k-a, to delay, 
 dosk, inactivity. 
 
 DOZ'D, part. adj. Applied to things In an unsound 
 state ; as, " doz'd timber;" "a doz'd raip ;" wood, oi 
 a rope that are unBt for use, S. V. Daise, $. and v. 
 
 DOZE, s. A dose ; as much as one tal:es at a time. 
 A dose o' rum. Moss. 
 
 ♦ To DOZE, V. 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, DosB^ V. a. To dose a tap ; to bring a ton 
 into such a rapid but equable motion, that its rota- 
 tion is scarcely discernible 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, DosKN, v. a. 1. To stupify. Barbour. 
 2. To benumb. Dozent with cauld, S. 3. Used to 
 denote the exauimating effects of a life of idleness. 
 4. Denoting impotency. Ramsay. — Su. G. daase, 
 stupifled ; Isl. das-ast, languere. 
 
 To DOZEN, V. n. To become toi-pid, S., ib. 
 
 To DRAB, V. a. To spot ; to stain, Aberd. 
 
 DRAB, s. A spot ; a stain, ibid.— Dan. draabe, a drop ; 
 A. S. drabbe, faeces; Tent. drai)be, faex, drabhigh, 
 feculentus. 
 
 To DRABLE, Deabble, Draible, v. a. 1. To befoul ; 
 to slabber, S. 2. To besmear. 
 
 DRABLE, s. Perhaps a servant. Houlate. 
 
 DRABLES, Draibles, s. pi. Spots of dirt ; or drops of 
 liquid food allowed to fall on the clothes, when one 
 is eating, S. 
 
 DRABLOCH (gutt.), s. Refuse, trash ; as, the smallest 
 kind of potatoes, not fully grown, are called mere 
 drabloch, Fife. The same tcun is applied to bad 
 butcher-meat.— Teut. drabbe is rendered dregs ; Belg. 
 drabbig, muddy. Thus the term might be borrowed 
 from liquors. Gael, drabh, is evidently allied, signi- 
 fying 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, V, 
 DRAFF, s. 1. Grains, S. Wallace. 2. Metaph., any 
 moral imperfection, S.— Teut. Isl. draf, siliquae ex- 
 coctae. 
 DRAFF-CHEAP, adj. Low-priced ; q. cheap as grains, 
 
 Renfrews. Tannahill. 
 DRAFFY, adj. Of inferior quality; applied to liquor 
 brewed from malt, in allusion to the grains, S. B. 
 Skinner's .Misc. Poet. 
 DRAFF-POCK, s. 1. A sack for carrying grains, S. 
 
 2. Metaph., any imperfection. S. Prov. 
 DRAG, s. A toil ; a hlnderance ; an encumbrance, 
 Aberd. Mearns ; q. what one is obliged to drag after 
 one. W. Beattie. 
 DRAGGLE, s. A feeble ill-grown person, Ayrs. 
 
 Train's Poet. Rev. V. Wallidrag. 
 DRAGON, s. A paper kite, S. 
 DRAGOONER, s. A dragoon- "Spalding. 
 DRAGOUN, *. To raiss dragoun, to give up to mili- 
 tary execution. Barbour. 
 DRAIBLY, adj. Spotted with draMes, 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 (gutt.), s. A lazy, lumpish, use- 
 less person, Peebles. This seems to claim a common 
 origin with Dreich, adv. slow, q, t. 
 DRAIDILT, part. pa. Bespattered, Fife. 
 DRAIF FORE. Drove away. Bellenden. 
 DRAIG, 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 " Mospha-cZrai(7 ;" Gl. 
 Antiq. B. Mossfa'-draig, South of S. — Teut. dreck, 
 coenum, lutum, Su. G. draegg ; Isl. draegg-ier, faex. 
 DRAIGLE, s. A small quantity of any thing, S, 
 ■ Synon. Dreggle, q. v. Campbell. 
 DRAIKS, s. In the draiks, in a slovenly disordered 
 
 state, S. B. Popular Ball. 
 To DRAKE, Draik, Drawk, v. a. To drench, S, 
 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Isl. dreck-ia, aquis obruo. 
 DRAM, adj. 1. Melancholy, S. B. Brum, synon. 
 Douglas. 2. Indifferent, S. B. Ross. — Isl. draums, 
 melancholicus. 
 DRAM-HEARTED, adj. Depressed in spirit, E. Loth. 
 DRAMOCK, Dkammach, Drummock, s. 1. Meal and 
 water mixed in a raw state, S. Watson's Coll. — 
 Gael, dramaig, 2. Any thing boiled to the state of 
 pulp, Ang. 
 DRANDERING, s. The chorus of a song, Ayrs.— 
 Perhaps from Gael, drandan, "humming noise or 
 singing," Shaw. 
 To DRANGLE, v. n. To loiter behind others on a road, 
 Loth. Druttle synon. Har'st Rig. Apparently a 
 dimin. from Bring, 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. — Isl. dryn, drunde, mugire ; Dan. drunt- 
 er, " to tarry, loiter, linger," Wolff. 
 DRANT, Draunt, s. 1. A drawling enunciation, 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, " Auldfolk are e'en drappin' awa;" 
 t. e., dying one after another, S. 3. To descend 
 
DRA 
 
 169 
 
 DRE 
 
 from a high perpendicular place, not by leaping, but 
 by letting go one's hold It is used both as v. a. and 
 n. ; as, " He drappit the wa," i. e., the wall ; or, 
 " He drappit frae the window." 
 
 DRAP-DE-BERRY, s. Fine woollen cloth, made at 
 Berry in France. Watson's Coll. 
 
 DRAP IN THE HOUSE. " There's a drap t* the 
 house," a proverbial phrase used to intimate that 
 there is some person in company 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 insuflSciency 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 
 fiying-pan, 8. 
 
 DRAPS, g. pi. Lead draps, small shot of every de- 
 scription, S. 
 
 To DRATCH, Drktch, v. n. To linger, S. B.— Isl. 
 dratt-a, segniter procedere. 
 
 To DRAUGHT, v. a. To draw the breath in long 
 convulsive throbs, S. — Sw. dragas, id. 
 
 DRAUGHT TRUMPET. War trumpet. Douglas. 
 
 DRAUGHT, Draught, s. Lineament of the face. Z. 
 Boyd. 2. An artful scheme, S. Rutherford. — Teut. 
 draght, vestigium. 
 
 DRAUGHT, 9. The entrails of a calf or sheep ; the 
 pluck, S. 
 
 To DRAUGHT, v. a. To make a selection in a flock 
 by choosing out and selling off the bad, S. 0. Agr. 
 Surv. Gall. 
 
 DRAUGHT EWE. A ewe that is not reckoned 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. Designing ; 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, s. A draft for money, S. Ross. 
 
 DRAVE, s. 1. A drove of cattle, S. 2. A shoal of 
 fishes, S. Statist. Ace. 3. A crowd, S.— A. S. 
 draf, agmen. 
 
 To DRAUK, V. a. To drench; to soak, Galloway. 
 Rem. Niths. Song. V. Drake. 
 
 DRAW, s. A halliard ; a sea term, Shetl. — Isl. drag- 
 reip, funis ductorius, from drag-a, to draw. 
 
 * To DRAW, V. n. 1. To be drawn out in spinning. 
 Aherd. Reg. 2. To filter; to ooze, S. B. 
 
 To DRAW over, v. n. To be delayed. Pitscottie. 
 
 To DRAW to or till, v. a. "It'll dra^v forain;" 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 Sw. idiom. 
 
 To DRAW to or till, v. n. 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. 
 
 To DRAW to a head. To approach to a state of ripe- 
 ness, S. Spalding. 
 
 To DRAW one's Pass. To give over. Shirrefs. 
 
 To DRAW up with. 1. To enter into a state of fa- 
 miliar 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. 
 
 ♦ DRAWBACK, s. A hinderance ; an obstruction, S. 
 DRAWIN GLAITH. Cloth drawn out so as to make 
 
 it measure more than it ought to do. Acts Ja. V. 
 To DRAWL, V. n. To be slow in action, S.— Teut. 
 
 drael-en, cunctari. 
 DRAWLIE, adj. Slow, and at the same time slovenly, 
 
 Lanarks. — Teut. Draeligh, cunctabundus, deses, 
 
 ignavus ; from drael-en, cunctari, tardare. 
 DRAWLING, s. 1. Bog Cotton, or Moss-crop, a 
 
 plant, Peebles. Pennecuik. 2. The Scirpus caespi- 
 
 tosus, Linn. V. Ling. 
 To DRE, Dree, Drey, v. a. To endure, S. Barbour. 
 
 — A. S. dreog-an, pati. 
 *To DREAD, V. 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. dreede)-. S. Prov. " 111 doers are aye ill dreaders." 
 
 * To DREAM. An old rhyme has been transmitted 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 
 bride's cake, pieces of which are carried home by 
 young people, and laid under their pillows. A piece 
 of this cake, when slept on, is believed to possess 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 
 garment 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 characters, or sug- 
 gesting the idea of dreariness, S. B. Ross. — A. S. 
 dreorig, moestus, and som, similis. Dull. 
 
 DREGHOUR, s. A lingerer. Colkelbie Sow. V. 
 Dratch, Dretch, v. to linger. 
 
 DRED, pret. Dreaded. Bellenden.—k. S. adraed-an, 
 timere. 
 
 DREDGE- BOX, s. A flour-box, with holes perforated 
 in the lid, S. Dredger, E. ; Bailey, Todd. GalVs 
 Steam Boat. 
 
 DREDOUR, Dridder, s. 1. Dread; drither, S. B. 
 Douglas. 2. Apprehension, S. B.— A. S. draed, timor. 
 
 DREEL, s. A swift violent motion, S. Skinner. — A 
 dreel o' wind," a hurricane, blowing weather," Gl. 
 
 To DREEL, V. n. 1. To move quickly, Ang. Ross. 2. 
 To cany on work with a speedy motion, S. B. Far- 
 mer's Ha'. — Teut. drill-en, motitare. 
 
 DREEN, part. pa. Driven, South of S. 
 
 DREPYD, pret. Drave. Wallace. 
 
 DREG, s. A very small quantity of any liquid, 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. 
 dregel, saliva. 
 
 DREGY, Dergy, Dirgie, s. 1. The funeral service. 
 Dunbar. 2. The compotation of the funeral com- 
 pany after the interment, S. Herd. — From the Lat. 
 word dirige, frequently repeated in the office for the 
 dead. 
 
 To DREGLE, Draigle, v. n. To be tardy, S. V. 
 Dreich. 
 
 DREG-POT, s. A tea-pot, Gl. Picken, S. 0. This 
 seems to be merely a corr. of Track-pot, q. v. 
 
 DREIGH, Dreegh, s. A stunted, dwarfish person,^ 
 Roxb. ; merely the provincial pron. of Droich, q. v. 
 
DRE 
 
 170 
 
 DRI 
 
 DREICH, Dbbkqh, adj. 1. Slow, S. Ross. 2. Tedious ; 
 wearisome, S. Montgomerie. 3. Denoting distance 
 of situation. Ritson. — Goth, drig, driug-r, prolixus. 
 
 DREICH, Dreoh. Oh dreich, adv. 1. At a slow 
 pace. Douglas. 2. At a distance. Bellenden. 
 
 DREICH o' drawin'. Applied to one who is slow in 
 making ready to move from a place ; who makes 
 little progress in the necessary preparation, S. 
 
 DREICH LIE, adv. Slowly, as denoting long continu- 
 ance, S. Rau/ Coilyear. 
 
 DREICHNESS, s. Slowness ; tediousness, S. 
 
 DREIK, f. Excrement.— Teut. drtck. Gl. Sibb.— A. 
 S. drup-an, Isl. dreip-a, id. 
 
 To DREIP, V. n. 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 Dreeping weet, 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- 
 I)arently borrowed from the slow descent of water, 
 when it falls drop by drop. 5. To do any piece of 
 business slowly, and without any apparent interest, S. 
 
 To DREIP, Dreep, v. a. 1. To remove the remains of 
 any liquid by dripping ; as, Drcep the graybeard, 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. deire, hurt. Fordun. 
 
 DREMURT, part. adj. Downcast ; dejected, Ettr. 
 For. ; obviously corr. from E. demure. V. Drum- 
 murk. 
 
 DRENE, s. Constant repetition. Dunbar. 
 
 To DRESS, v.a. 1. To treat well or ill. Wyntown. 
 2. To chastise ; to drub, S. — Teut. dressck-en, ver- 
 berare. V. Doublet. 3. To iron linens, S. Dress- 
 ing-iron, a smoothing-iron, S. 
 
 DRESSE, s. Exhibition. Godly J?ai?.— Perhaps 
 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, part. pa. Disposed ; put in order. Bel- 
 lenden. 
 
 DRESSING, s. Chastisement, S. 
 
 To DRETCII, V. n. To loiter, Dumfr. V. Dratch. 
 
 DREVEL, s. A driveller. Dunbar. 
 
 DREUILLYNG, Driuylling, s. The vagaries of the 
 mind, during unsound sleep. Douglas. — Isl. draejl, 
 drafl, 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. Police Honour. 
 
 DRY (in a stone,) s. A flaw, Aberd. 
 
 * DRY, adj. Cold ; without affection ; applied espe- 
 cially to manner, S. Ross. 
 
 DRIB, Dribble, s. 1. A drop, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Drizzling rain, S. Burns. 3. " Slaver," Gl. Bums, 
 Ayrs. 4. Metaph. applied to a small portion of in- 
 tellectual nourishment. Tennant.—Belg. druppel, a 
 drop. 
 
 To DRIBBLE, v. n. To tipple. 01. Shirrefi. 
 
 DRY BURROW. An inland burgh ; one not situated 
 
 on the coast. Acts Mary. 
 DRYCHYN, Dryciiyng, s. Delay. Wallace. V. 
 
 Dreich. 
 DRICHTIN, s. Lord. Gawan and Ool.—k. S. drich- 
 
 ten, Alem. drohtin, id. 
 DRICHTINE, s. The Lord. V. Drichtin. 
 DRY-DARN, s. Costiveness in cattle, Aberd. Opposed 
 
 to Rinnin Dam. V. RiN, v. 
 To DRIDDER, v. a. To dread, S. B. Ross, V. 
 
 Dredour. 
 To DRIDDLE, v. n. 1. To spill from carelessness, 
 
 Loth. 2. To have a diarrhoea. Montgomerie. 3. 
 
 To urinate in small quantities, Fife. — Isl. dreitill, 
 
 guttula humoris ; dreitl-a, stillare. 
 To DRIDDLE, v. n. 1. To move slowly, S. B, ; same 
 
 as druttle, q. v. 2. To be diligent without progress, 
 
 Border. 
 DRIDDLES, s. pi. 1. The buttocks. 2. The intestines 
 
 of a slaughtered animal, Fife. 
 DRIDDLINS, s. pi. The knotted meal left after bak- 
 ing, S. — Germ, trodel, treidl, 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. 
 DRIESHACH, 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. Z>ry and Farand, 
 
 seeming, q. v. 
 DRIFFLE, s. A drizzling rain, Ettr. For. 
 To DRIFFLE on, v. n. To drizzle, ibid.— Isl. drey/-a, 
 
 spargere ; drif, sparsio ; q. a sprinkling of rain. 
 DRIFLING, Driffling, s. A small rain. Baillie. — 
 
 Isl. dreif-a, spargere. 
 DRIFT, s. Drove ; as, a driving of cattle, Ayrs. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI.— Teut. drifte, id. 
 To DRIFT, V. n. To delay. R. Bruce. 
 To DRIFT, V. a. To put off. Z. Boyd. The phrase, 
 
 to Drift time, also oocurs, Foord. 
 DRIFT, s. Procrastination ; delay. R. Bruce. 
 DRIFT, s. Flying snow— especially including the 
 
 idea of its being forcibly driven by the wind, S. 
 
 Thomson's Winter. — This word is evidently fonned 
 
 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, V. impers. It's drifting the snow is driven 
 
 by the wind, S. 
 DRIFTY, adj. Abounding with saovi-drift. A drifty 
 
 day, 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 jiaid to the 
 
 mill, whether the payers grind or not." Diet. Summ. 
 
 Feud. Law. 
 DRYNESS, s. Coldness ; want of affection, S. Spalding. 
 To DRING, V. a. To sing in a slow and melancholy 
 
 manner, Aberd. Tullochoorum.—l&l. dryn-ia, mu- 
 
 gire, drunginn, grandisonus. 
 
DRI 
 
 171 
 
 DRO 
 
 To DRIXa, V. a. To obtain with difficulty, S. B. 
 //enrysone.— Belg. dring-en, to urge; to press. 
 
 To BRING, V. n. To be slow, S. B. 
 
 BRING, adj. Bilatory, S. B. Ross. 
 
 To BRING, Bringe, v. n. To sound as a kettle before 
 boiling. Ramsay. 
 
 BRING, s. The noise of a kettle before it boils. 
 
 BRING, s. 1. A servant. Lyndsay. 2. A miser, 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Sw. dreng, id. 
 
 To BRINGLE, v. n. To be dUatory, S.; a dimin. from 
 Dring. 
 
 To BRIxNK BEFORE one. To anticipate what one vas 
 just about to say,- S, Kelly. 
 
 BRINK-SILVER, s. 1. Anciently one of the perqui- 
 sites of office in Chancery. Acts Cha. I. 2. Vails 
 given to servants, S. Rutherford. 
 
 BRINKIN-SOWENS, s. pi. Flummer>' so thin that it 
 may be drunk, contrasted with suppin-sowens, q. v. 
 
 BRYNT, pret. Browned. Douglas. — A. S. adrenct, 
 mersus. 
 
 To BRIPPLE, Breeple, v. n. The same with E. 
 dribble, Aberd. 
 
 BRY SCHELIS. Dry Schde, the pan of a night-stool, 
 or night-box. — Teut. schael, scyphus, S. skeel. 
 
 BRYSOME, adj. Insipid, Jlttr. For. Hogg. 
 
 BRYSTER, s. 1. Theperson who has the charge of turn- 
 ing and drytnfif tbe grain m a kiln. Fife. Lamonf'S 
 Diary. 2. One whose business is to dry cloth at a 
 bleachfield, S. 0. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 BRY STUILL. A close stool; sometimes called a 
 Dry Seat, S. V. Bry Schelis. 
 
 BRY TALK. A phrase apparently used in the High- 
 lands of S. to denote aay agreement that is settled 
 without drinking. Sitxon and Gael. 
 
 To BRITE, V. n. Exonerare ventrem ; pret. drate, 
 dretfS. Pinkerton. This isa word of greatantlquity ; 
 as being the same with Isl. dryt-a, egerere, cacare. 
 
 To BRITHER, v. n. 1. To fear ; to dreaii, Ayrs. 2. 
 To hesitate, ibid. V. Bredour. 
 
 BRITHER. «. Bread. V. Bredoub. 
 
 * To BRIVE, V. a. To delay, or to prolong. Rollock. 
 
 BRYVE, s. V. Kipping Lyme. Perhaps a line for 
 floating. 
 
 To BRIZZEN, V. n. To low as a cow or ox, Ang. 2 
 Applied to a sluggard groaning over his work, S. 0. — 
 Teut. druyssch-en, strepere. 
 
 BRIZZLE, s. "A little water in a rivulet scarce ap- 
 pearing to run." Cfl. Shirrffs. 
 
 To BRIZZLE, V. n. To walk slow, Gl. Shirr.— ls\. 
 drosl-a, haesitanter progredi. 
 
 BRIZZLING, s. Slaver. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 To BROB, V. a. To prick, Ad^. — Isl. drep-a, perforare. 
 
 BROB, s. A thorn ; a prickle, Perths. 
 
 BROCH, s. A pigmy. V, Broich. 
 
 BROCHLIN, Broghling, adj. 1. Puny ; of small 
 stature ; including the ideas of feebleness and stag- 
 gering, Aberd. Skimmer. 2. Lazy ; indolent, Clydes. 
 3. DroQhling and Coghling, "wheezing and blow- 
 ing." Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 BROB, s. A rude candlestick used in visiting the offices 
 of a farm-house under night, Ayrs. — Perhaps from 
 Gael, drud, an enclosure, driuiam, to shut, the light 
 being confined. 
 
 BROB, s. A short, thick, clubbish person ; as, " He is 
 a drod of a bodie," Clydes.— Isl. drott-r, piger pedis- 
 sequus. V. Broud, 
 
 BROBDUM, s. The breech. Bums. 
 
 To BROBGE, v. n. To do servile work ; to drudge, 
 Jjanarks. 
 
 BROBLICII, {gutt.) s. A useless mass, Fife. 
 BROBS, s. pi. What is otherwise called the pet, Clydes. 
 
 — Gael, troud, scolding, strife, troid, quarrelling; 
 
 C. B. drud, raging, 
 BROG, s. A buoy attached to the end of a harpoon 
 
 line, S. 
 BROGARIES, s.pl. Brugs. Bellenden.—Fr. drogueries, 
 
 id. 
 BROGESTER, s. A druggist. Law's Mem. 
 BROGGIS, s. pi. Confections. 
 BROGS, s. pi. Brugs ; the vulgar pronunciation, S. 
 
 Hogg. — Fr. drogue, id. 
 BROGUERY, s. Medicines ; drugs, Ayrs. Gait. V. 
 
 Brogaries. 
 BROICH, s. A dwarf ; droch ; S. B. dreick. Border. 
 
 Bannatyne Poems.— A. S. dweorh, Isl.droeg, homun- 
 
 cio. 
 BROICIIY, adj. Bwai-fish, S. 
 BROILE, s. A slave ; Z. Boyd. Isl. drioU, id. 
 BROYTES, s. pi. The name given by the country 
 
 people, in Aberdeenshire, to the Druids. 
 BROLL, adj. 1. Amusing ; exciting mii-th, S. Ol. 
 
 Surv. Ayrs. 2. Singular; not easily to be accounted 
 
 for, S. 
 BRONACH, s. Penalty ; punishment, S. B.— Isl. 
 
 drungi, molestia, onus. 
 BRONE, s. 1. The pipes that produce the bass of the 
 
 bagpipes. 2. The backside; the breech, Aberd. Upp. 
 
 Clydes. Ross. — Gael, dronnan, the back. 
 BRONE-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 BROOL, V. 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. 
 BROOPIT, part. adj. Weakly; infirm, Ettr. For. 
 
 The same with E. drooping, as referring to the state 
 
 of bodily health. 
 BROOP-RUMPL'T, adj. Brooping at the crupper; 
 
 applied to horses, S. Burns. 
 BROPPY, Bropping, 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. 
 * BROSSY, adj. Having that grossness of habit which 
 
 indicates an unwholesome temperament, or bad con- 
 stitution, Ang. — From A. S. dros, faex, q. full of 
 
 dregs or lees. 
 To BROTCH, V. n. To dangle ; to be in a pendulous 
 
 state, Upp. Clydes. 
 BROTCHEL, s. " An idle wench ; a sluggard. In 
 
 Scotland it is still used," Johns. Bict. V. Bbatch. 
 
 Bretch, v. »., to linger. 
 BROTES, s.pl. 1. Nobles. Sir Gawan. 2. A term 
 
 given derisively to uppish yeomen or cock-lairds, 
 
 Ayrs.— Su. G. drott, a lord. 
 BROUBLY, Brublie, adj. 1. Bark ; troubled. 
 
 Dunbar. 2. Muddy ; applied to water. Henry sone. 
 
 — Teut. droef, tuvbidus. 
 BROUB, s. 1. A cod-fish, Ayrs. Blackw. 2. Meta- 
 phorically a lazy, lumpish fellow, Ayrs. Gait. 3. 
 
 Also applied to worthless females, Ayrs. 4. A wattled 
 
 sort of box for catching herrings. — Perhaps from Isl. 
 
 drott-r, piger pedissequus ; 0. Fr. drud, druts, gros, 
 
 fort, robuste ; C. B. drud, fortis, streuuus, Boxhom. 
 To BROVE cattle or sheep, to drive them, Fife. 
 DROVE, s. The broadest iron used by a mason in 
 
 hewing stones, S. 
 To BROVE, V. a. To hew stones for building by 
 
DRO 
 
 172 
 
 DBU 
 
 means of a broad-pointed instrument, S. — Teut. 
 drijv-en, siRnifics to engrave, to emboss, caelare. 
 
 DROUERY, Droury, t. 1. Illicit love. Barbour. 2. 
 A love-token. Douglas. 3. A gift of any kind. 
 Douglas. 4. Drowry, is used as synon. with Morwyn 
 gift, or as denoting the gift conferred by a hu.sband 
 on his wife on the morning after marriage. Acts Ja. 
 VI. 0. Fr. drurie, la vie joyeuse. 
 
 To DROUK, V. a. To drench, S. Douglas. Perhaps 
 foi-med from douk, by the interposition of r. Rudd. 
 
 DROUK, s. A drenching, Clydes. 
 
 DROUKIT-LIKE, Droukit, adj. ExhiWtinf the appear- 
 ance of having been drenched, S. 
 
 DROUKITNESS, ». The state of being drenched, S. 
 
 To DROUBLE, v. n. Used as signifying to bellow ; 
 applied to the hart belling for the doe, Ettr. For. 
 Hogg. V. Drool, v., sense 2. 
 
 DROUTH, s. 1. Drought, S., Chron. S. P. 2. Thirst, 
 S. jR. Bruce. — K. S. drupoih, siccitas, ariditas, 
 third person sing, of the v. drig-an, drug-an, ares- 
 cere, to dry. Home Tooke. 
 
 DROUTHIELIE, adv. Thirstily, S. 
 
 DROUTHY, ad}. 1. Droughty, S. 2. Thirsty, S. 
 Fennecuick. 
 
 DROUTHIESUSI, adj. Addicted to drinking, Glydes. 
 
 DROUTHIESUMLIE, adv. In the manner of one ad- 
 dicted to drinking, ibid. 
 
 DROUTHIESUMNESS, s. The state of being addicted 
 to drinking, ibid. 
 
 DROW, s. 1. A fainting fit, Ang. 2. Any fit of sick- 
 ness, especially what is tedious and lingering ; as, 
 "He's taen an ill draw," Aberd. 3. A qualm. 
 Walker's Peden. — A. S. throw-ian, pati. 
 
 DROW, s. A squall ; a severe gust. Mellvill's MS. — 
 Gael, drag, motion of the sea. 
 
 DROW, s. A melancholy sound, like that of the dash- 
 ing of waves heard at a distance, East Loth. — Teut. 
 droef, droeve, tristis, moerens. 
 
 DROW, s. 1. A cold mist approaching to rain, Loth. 
 Roxb. Syn, Dagg. Rob Roy. 2. A drizzling shower, 
 Upp. Clydes. 3. A drop, Wigtonshire. 
 
 DROWIE, adj. Moist ; misty ; as, a drowie day, 
 Loth. Roxb. — Teut. droef, turbidus, droef weder, 
 coelum tenebrosum, nubilum, turbidum, Kilian. 
 
 It's DaowiN on, impers. v. Used to denote a thick 
 wetting mist, ibid. 
 
 DROWP, s. A feeble person. Dunbar. Isl. driup-a, 
 tristari, 
 
 DROWPER, ». One who gives way to dejection of 
 spirits. Hutcheson. — The immediate origin is the E. 
 V. Droop. V. Drocp. 
 
 DROWRIER, s. Dowager, " Q,\iene drowrier." Aberd. 
 Reg. — Corr. from Fr. douairiire, id. 
 
 DROWS, s. pi. A class of imaginary beings, between 
 dwarfs and fairies, Shetl, Trows, synon. " The 
 Drows or Trows, the legitimate successors of the 
 northern Duergar, 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 malevolent." V. 
 Trow, Trowb, s. The Pirate. 
 
 DKVCKET^!, part. pa. 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 intox- 
 icating liquors; addicted to intemperance, S. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 To DRUG, V. a. To pull forcibly, S. Douglas.— lA. 
 thrug-a, premere, vim inferre. 
 
 DRUG, s. A rough pull, S. B. Ross. 
 
 DRUGGARE, adj. Drudging. King's Quair.— Isl. 
 droogur, tractor, bajalus. 
 
 DRUG SAW. A saw for cross-cutting timber, South of 
 S. Synon. Cross-cut-saw, S. Inventories. 
 
 To DRUIDLE, v. n. To idle away one's time, Upp. 
 Lanark s. This is merely a variety of Druttle, 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. 
 Gl. Shirref^.. 
 
 DRULIE, adj. Muddy ; troubled. Synon. with 
 Drumly, but more commonly used, especially by old 
 people, as, "drulie water," when discoloured with 
 clay, &c. Roxb.— Teut. droef, turbidhs, feculentus. 
 
 DRUM, s. 1^ The cylindrical part of a thrashing- 
 machine, upon which are fixed the pieces of wood 
 that beat outthe grain, S. 2. Also a cylinder attached 
 to printing and other machines. 
 
 DRUM, adj. Melancholy, S. B. V. Dram.— Isl. 
 thrums, taciturnus, Haldorson. 
 
 DRUM, s. A knoll ; a ridge, S. Statist. Ace. Applied 
 S. B. to little hills, which rise as ridges above the 
 level of the adjacent ground. — Gael, druim, id. 
 
 To DRUMBLE, v. n. 1. To make muddy, S. 2. To 
 raise disturbance. iZamsay. 3. To trouble; used 
 metaphorically. 
 
 DRUMLY, Drumbly, adj. 1. Troubled. Douglas. 2. 
 Muddy, 9. Douglas. 3. Having a gloomy aspect, S. 
 Ramsay. 4. Confused, as to mind. Fergusson. 5. 
 Troubled ; applied to the state of public matters, S. 
 Baillie. 
 
 DRUMLIE-DROITS, s. pi. Bramble-berries, Kinross, 
 Perths. Black Boids, West of S. 
 
 DRUMMOCK, s. Meal and water mixed. 
 
 DRUMMURE, adj. Grave; serious; sad, Dumfries. 
 Dremur't, Ettr. For. — Corr. of E. demure. 
 
 DRUMSHORLIN, adj. Sulky ; pettish, Lanarks. 
 
 DRUNE, s. 1. The muj-muring 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 cry- 
 ing, S. 
 
 To DRUNE, V. n. To low in a hollow or depressed 
 tone, Ang. — l&l. dryn-ia, Sw. droen-a, mugire. 
 
 DRUNT, s. A drawling enunciation, S. 
 
 DRUNT, s. Pet ; sour humour, S. Bums —0. Fland. 
 drint-en, tumescere. 
 
 To DRUNT, V. n. Same with Drant, Ang. 
 
 DRUSCHOCH, s. 1. Any fluid food, consisting of he- 
 terogeneous materials, and of a nauseous appearance ; 
 as, "I ugg at sic druschoch." Dimin. from Drush, 
 atoms, fragments, q. v. 2. A compound drink ; ge- 
 nerally applied to drugs, Ayrs. 
 
 DRUSH, s. 1. Atoms ; fragments. Watson. 2. 
 Dross ; refuse ; scum ; applied to men, Aberd. 3. 
 The dross of peats, Banfifs. — Moes. G. drauhsna, 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. drcutel-en, 
 pumilionis passus facere. 
 To DRUTLE, v. n. Applied to a dog or horse that fre- 
 quently stops in its way, and ejects a small quantity 
 
 , of dung at intervals, Fife. — Teut. dreutel, drotel, 
 pilula, stercoraria. 
 
DUA 
 
 173 
 
 DUL 
 
 DUALM, DwALM, DwACM, s. 1. A swoon, S. Boss. 
 2. A sudden fit of sickness, S. Bitson.—Alem. 
 dualm, caligo mentis stupore correptae. 
 
 DUALMYNGr, Dwauming, s. 1. A swoon. Douglas. 
 2. Metaph. the fall of evening, S. B. Shirrefs. 
 
 DUB, s. 1. A small pool of rain-water, S. Douglas. 
 Dib. Loth. Ayrs. 2. A gutter, S.— Ir. do&, a gutter ; 
 Celt. dvM,, 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 Dipping, q. v. 
 
 DUBIE, adj. Doubtful.— Lat. dubi-us. 
 
 DUBLAR, s. V. DiBLER. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 DUBLATIS, s. pi. Probably an erratum for dublaris, 
 from Dublar, a flat, wooden plate, q. v., and Dibler. 
 
 DUB-SKELPEU, 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 ex- 
 pressed, who " gaes through thick and thin," S. ,2. 
 Used contemptuously for a rambling fellow, S. 3. 
 Applied, in a ludicrous way, to a young clerk in a 
 banking-oflace, whose principal work is to run about 
 giving intimation when bills are due, &c., Edin. 
 
 DUCH AL, s. An act of gormandizing, Lanarks. 
 
 DUCHAS (gutt.), s. 1. "The paternal seat; the 
 dwelling of a person's ancestors." Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 2. The possession of land by whatever right, whether 
 by inheritance, by wadset, or by lease ; if one's an- 
 cestors have lived in the same place, Perths. Men- 
 teith.— Gael. dvx:has, duthchas, " the place of one's 
 birth, an hereditary right," Shaw. Ir. du, signifies 
 a village, a place of abode. 
 
 DUCHERY, s. Dukedom. Bellenden. 
 
 DUCK, s. A leader. V. Dukb. 
 
 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 at- 
 tempted to be hit off by the players at the distance of 
 a few paces." Blackw, Mag. Dock, M«arns. 
 
 DUCK-DUB, s. A duck-pool. V. Duke-d0B. 
 
 DUCKIE, s. A young girl, or doll, Shetl.— Su. (i. 
 docka, Germ, docke, pupa, icuncula ; Dan. dukke, a 
 baby, or puppet. 
 
 DUD, s. 1. A rag, S. Boss. Daily-dud, the dish-clout, 
 S. B. 2. Duds, dudds, pi. clothing, especially of 
 inferior quality, S. Polwart. 3. Metaph. applied 
 to a thowless fellow, but more strictly to one who is 
 easily injured by cold or wet ; as, "He's a saft dud," 
 Roxb.— Gael, dud, a rag, and dudaeh, ragged ; Isl. 
 dude, indumentum levioris generis. 
 
 DUDDY, adj. Ragged, S. Bamsay. 
 
 DUDDIE, s. A dish turned out of solid wood, having 
 two ears, and which is, generally, of an octagonal 
 form on the brim, Roxb. This is different from a 
 Luggie. 
 
 DUDDINESS, s. Raggedness, S. 
 
 DUDDROUN, s. Sloven ; drab. Dunbar.— Isl. dudr-a, 
 to act in a slovenly manner. 
 
 DUDE, for do it, S. Diallog. 
 
 *DUE, adj. Indebted; as, "I'm due him a groat," 
 I owe him a groat, S. Ingram's P. 
 
 To DUE. V. n. To owe ; to be indebted, Aberd. 
 
 To DUEL, DuBijL, Dwell, t>. n. 1. To delay; to 
 tarry. Douglas. 2. To continue in any state. Bar- 
 bour. 3. To cease or rest. Wallace. 4. Dwelt 
 behind, left behind. Barbour. — Su. G. dwad-ias, 
 id. ; Isl. duel, moror. 
 
 DUELLING, s. Delay ; tarrying. Barbour. 
 
 DUERGH, s. A dwarf. Gawan and Gol. V. Deoich. 
 
 To DUFE, V. a. (like Gr. v.) To give a blow with a 
 softish substance, Clydes. Loth. Roxb. Synon. Baff. 
 
 DUFE, s. 1. A 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. 0. V. Dowf. 
 
 DUFF ART, s. 1. A blunt, stupid fellow, Ayrs. Duffar, 
 Roxb. 2. Generally applied to dull-burning coal, 
 ibid. V. DowFART. 
 
 DUFF ART, adj. Stupid. V. under Dowf. 
 
 DUFPIE, 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 completely drained of the few 
 drops remaining in it ; as, " I'll duffifie the bottle," 
 Aberd. 
 
 DUFFINESS, s. Sponginess, Clydes. 
 
 DUFFINGBOUT. A thumping or beating, ibid.— Isl. 
 dubba, caedo, verbejo, percutio ; hence applied to 
 dubbing a knight, from the stroke given. 
 
 DUGEON-TRE, Dudgeon, s. Wood for staves.— Belg. 
 duyg, a staff of a cask, duygen, staves. 
 
 DUGON, «. A term expressive of contempt, Ettr. For. 
 Hogg. 
 
 DUIKRIE, Dtjkrie, s. Dukedom. — The termination 
 is equivalent to that of dom, being the same with 
 A. S. rice, dominium. 
 
 DUIRE, adj. Hard. Poems l&th Cent.— 'St. dur, 
 dure. 
 
 DUKATE, s. A pigeon-house ; a variety of Dowcate, 
 i. e., a dove-cat. Act&. Ja. V. 
 
 DUKE, Duck, s. A general. Evergreen. 
 
 DUKE, DuiK, s. A duck, S. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 DUKE-DUB, .s. A pool for the use of dMcks, S. Herd's 
 Coll. 
 
 DUKE'S-MEAT, s. The lierb in E. called Duckmeat, 
 S. 
 
 DUK HUDE. This seems to signify "a hood of cloth," 
 from Teut. doeck, pannus. 
 
 DULBART, DuLBERT, s. A heavy, stupid person, 
 South of S. — Isl. dul, stultitia, and birt-a, manifest- 
 are, q. one who shows liis foolishness ; C. B. delbren, 
 a dolt. 
 
 DULCE, adj. Sweet. — Lat. dulcis. Lyndsay. 
 
 DULDER, s. Any thing large, S. B. 
 
 DULDERDUM, acZJ. Confused ; in a state of stupor ; 
 silenced by argument, Ayrs. — Isl. dumbi, signifies 
 mutus, duld-r, is coecus, q. blind and dumb. 
 
 DULDIE, s. " A greit duldie," a large piece of bread, 
 meat, Ac, Ang. V. Dulder. . 
 
 To DULE, V. n. To grieve. Dunbar.— Sr. doul-oir, 
 Lat. dol-ere. 
 
 DULE, DooL, s. Grief, 9>. Wyntown. To sing dool, 
 to lament. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 DULE, Dool, e. 1. The goal in a game. Clir. Kirk. 
 2. Dule is used to denote a boundary of land, Fife. 
 Loth. Where ground is let for sowing flax, or plant- 
 ing potatoes, a small portion of grain is thrown in to 
 mark the limits on either side ; sometimes a stake is 
 put in, or a few stones. To either of these the name 
 of dule is given, as being the boundary.— Teut. doel, 
 aggesta terra, in quam sagittarii jaculantur sagittas. 
 
DUL 
 
 174 
 
 DUN 
 
 To DULE off, V. a. To mark out the limits ; to fix the 
 boundaries, in whatever way, ib. 
 
 DULENCE, interj. Alas ; wo is me I Dumfr.— Perhaps 
 from Lat. dolens, as originally used at school ; or the 
 Pr. derivative dueil, 8. dule, sorrow. 
 
 To DULL, V. n. To become torpid. BdUnden. The 
 V. 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. From Dull, and Art, Ard, q. v. 
 
 DULLION, s. A large piece, Fife. Dawd synon. 
 Perhaps from the same origin with E. dole, anything 
 dealt out. 
 
 DULSE, adj. Dull ; heavy, S. B.— Isl. dolUa, appen- 
 dere ignavum. 
 
 DULSE, 5. A common species of edible seaweed, S. 
 Martin. Pitcus palmatus, Liun. — Gael, duilliasg, 
 Ir. dulisk, id. — From Duille, a leaf, and Uisge, 
 water ; literally, the leaf of the water. 
 
 DULSHET, s. A small bundle, Aberd.— Isl. dols, tar- 
 da tio, doh-a, impedire, 
 
 DULT, s. A dunce, S. Doli, E. 
 
 DUMBARTON YOUTH. A phrase appropriated to a 
 male or female who is, at least, thirty-six years of 
 age, S. €ralt. 
 
 DUMBIE, s. pron. Dammie. One who is dumb, S. Z. 
 Boyd. 
 
 To DUMPOUNDER, v. a. To confuse ; to stupify, S. 
 Hogg. — Perhaps from Dan. dwm, stupid, and Fr. 
 fondre, to fall. 
 
 To DUMFOUTTER, v. a. The same with Dumfounder, 
 Ang. 
 
 DUMMYIS, s. pi. Corr. of Demyis. V. Demy. 
 
 To DUMP, V. a. 1. To beat ; to strike with the feet, 
 Ang. 2. A term used at taw, to denote the punish- 
 ment sometimes inflicted on the loser. He closes his 
 fist, and the winner gives him so many strokes on the 
 knuckles with themarbles, Fife. — Sw. domp-a, rudius 
 palpare. 
 
 DUMP, s. A stroke of this description, ibid. 
 
 To DUMP about, v. n. To move about with short steps, 
 Fife ; the idea being apparently borrowed from the 
 thumping noise made with the feet. 
 
 To DUMP in, v. a. To plunge into ; q. to put in the 
 dumps. — Allied, perhaps, to Teut. domp-en, Su, &. 
 daemp-a. Germ, daempf-en, suEfocare. 
 
 DUMPH, adj. Dull ; insipid, Buchan. Tarras.— 
 Su. G. Dan. and Germ, dum, is used in the same 
 sense ; stupid us, stolidus. V. Dump, v., preceding, 
 and TuMFiE. 
 
 DUMPY, adj. 1. Short and thick ; also used as a a., 
 S. 2. Expressive of coarseness and thickness ; ap- 
 plied to cloth, Upp. Clydes. — Isl. doomp, ancillula 
 crassa. 
 
 DUMPINESS, s. 1. The state of being thick and short, 
 S. 2. Coarseness and thickness ; applied to cloth, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 * DUMPLING, s. A bannorJc, made of oatmeal 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. Dump, v. 
 
 * DUMPS, i. pi. Mournful or melancholy tunes, Roxb. 
 — Evidently from the signification of the E. word ; 
 such tunes tending to throw the hearer into the dumps. 
 
 DUMSCUM, «. A game of children, much the same as 
 
 pallall, or the beds. 
 DUM TAM. A bunch of clothes on a beggar'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 regular building ; 
 commonly called "aDanish fort," S. ibid. — A. S. dun, 
 mons ; Gad. id., a fortified hill. 
 
 DUNBAR WEDDER. The name given, by some of 
 the lower classes, to a salted herring, Teviotd. 
 
 To DUNCH, DoNSH, v. a. 1. To push or jog with the 
 fist or elbow, S. 2. T& push or jog in any way, S. A. 
 Bride of Lamnner. 3. To push as a mad bull ; as, 
 "a dunshin bill." Synon. Rinning on, Clydes. 
 Dumfr. — Teut. dons-en, pugno percutere. 
 
 DUNCH, s. One who is short and thick, S. 
 
 DUNCHY, adj. Stiuat, S. 
 
 DUNCY, adj. Perhaps saucy; malapert. 
 
 DUNDERHEAD, s. A blockhead. Loth. V. Donnart. 
 
 DUNDIEFECKEN, s. A stunning blow, Ayrs. ; the 
 same as Dandifechan, q. v. 
 
 DUNG, part. a. 1. Overcome by fatigue, infirmity, or 
 disease, S. V. Ding, v. sense 6. 2. Disconsolate ; 
 dejected ; as, " He was quite dung," he was very 
 much dejected. V. Ding, v., sense 8. 
 
 DUNGEON of wit. One having a profound intellect, 
 S. Boswell's Tour. 
 
 DUNGERING, s. The d lageouof a castle, S^P. Repr. 
 
 To DUNYEL, v. n. To jolt, as including the idea of its 
 being accompanied with a hollow sound, Upp. Lan- 
 arks. Nearly the same with Dinle, of which it is 
 most probably a provincial variety. Armor, tinl-a 
 signifies tinnire, to tingle. 
 
 DUNIWASSAL, Ddniwessle, Doin-Wassal, s. 1. 
 A nobleman. Colvil. 2. A gentleman of secondary 
 rank. Garnet. 3. Used to denote the lower class of 
 farmers, generally in a contemptuous way, Ayrs. — 
 Gael, duine, a man, and uasal, noble. 
 
 DUNK, adj. Damp, Mearns. V. Donk. 
 
 DUNK, s. A mouWy dampness, Roxb. 
 
 DUNKLE, s. 1. The dint made, or cavity prod aced, 
 by a blow, or in consequence of a fall, S. 0. ; expl. a 
 dimple, Clydes. 2. Us6d in a moral sense, as denoc- 
 ing an injury done to character. Gait. 
 
 DUNKLET, part. pa. Dimpled, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To DUNNER, Dundbb, v. n. To make a noise like 
 thunder ; to clatter. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 DUNNER, s. 1. A thundering noise, Dumfr. Border. 
 Davidson's Seas. 2. This is expl. " a short hollow 
 thundering noise ;" as, " The dunner of a cannon," 
 the noise of a cannon heard at a distance, Clydes. 3. 
 Expl. "reverberated sound," Dumfr. — Teut. dander, 
 tonitus, ruina coeli ; Su.. G. dunder, strepitus. 
 
 DUNSEKE, s. Apparently formed from E. Dunce, to 
 suit the rhyme of Brunswick. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 DUNSHING, s. The act of pushing, Dumfr. Galloway. 
 
 To DUNT, u. n. To palpitate. Ramsay. 
 
 To Play Dunt. To palpitate from fear. 
 
 To DUNT, V. a. 1, To strike so as to produce a dull 
 hollow sound, S. Pop. Ball. 2. Dune and duntit 
 on ; a proverbial phrase, sometimes applied to an 
 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 out, 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 hol- 
 low sound, S. 0. E. id. Peblis to the Play. 2. The 
 sound caused by the fall of a hard body that in some 
 degree rebounds, S. 3. Palpitation of the heart, S. 
 Ross. 4c. A gibe ; an insult ; also a slanderous 
 falsehood, Ayrs. 
 
 At a Dunt, adv. Unexpectedly, Stirllngs. ; q. with a sud- 
 
DUN 
 
 175 
 
 DWA 
 
 den stroke; synoa. in 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 termina- 
 tion, S. Boss. 2. To come to a thorough explana- 
 tion, after a variance, S. — Su. G. dunt, ictus. 
 
 DUNT, s. A large piece, Ayrs. ; synon. Junt. Picken. 
 — Allied perhaps to Fris. duyn-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, v. 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. 8. Some- 
 times 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. — Sm. 
 Q. dun., down, and taer-a, to gnaw, because it plucks 
 the down from its breast. 
 
 DUNTY, s. A doxy. Gl. Ramsay. 
 
 DUNTING, s. Continued beating, causing a hollow 
 sound, S. Mdvil. 
 
 DUNTING-CASE. V. DONTIBOCRS. 
 
 DUNZE. V. DOTN. 
 
 DUR, Dure, s. Door. Wynt.—k. S. dure, id. 
 
 DURANDLIE, adv. Continually ; without intermis- 
 sion ; from Fr. durant, lasting. R. Coilyear. 
 
 DURGY, adj. Thick ; gross, Loth.— -Isl. driug-r, 
 densus. 
 
 DURK, s. A dagger, S. P. Buck. X>iai.— Gael, dure, 
 a poniard ; Teut. dolck, sica. 
 
 To DURK, Dirk, v. a. 1. To stab with a dagger, S. 
 Cleland. 2. To spoil ; to mismanage ; to ruin, S. 
 
 DURK, Dirk, adj. Thick-set ; strongly made, Roxb. 
 This seems originally the same with Durgy, id. q. v. 
 
 To DURKEN, v. a. To afTright. Sir Gawan. Perhaps 
 this V. may signify to chase ; as a frequentative fi-om 
 Isl. dark-a, velociter ambulaVe. 
 
 To DURNAL, v. n. Used to denote the motion of the 
 cheek when a flabby person runs or walks fast, Ayrs. 
 
 To DURR, V. 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-a, infatuare. 
 
 DURSIE, adj. Obdurate ; relentless ; hard-hearted, 
 Ayrs. — Gael, diorasach, froward, rash; A. S. dyrstig, 
 audax, temerarius, from dyrr-an, to dare. 
 
 DURT, s. Dirt. Bollock. 
 
 To DUSCH, V. n. 1. To move with velocity. Douglas. 
 2. To twang. Douglas. 3. To dusch doun ; to fall 
 with noise. Douglas. — Germ, dosen, strepitum edere ; 
 Isl. thus-a, tumultuose proruere. 
 
 DUSCHE, s. 1. A fall ; as including the crash made 
 by it. Douglas. 2. A stroke ; a blow. Barbour. — 
 Isl. thys, Alem. thuz, dos, fragor. V, Doycb. 
 
 DUSCHET, DussiK, s. A musical instrument. Poems 
 16th Cent. 
 
 DUSCHET, DussiE, s. An indorsement. Leg. Bp. St. 
 Androis. — Fr. dotiss-er, to indorse. 
 
 To DUSH, V. a. To push as a ram, ox, &c., S.— Teut. 
 does-en, pulsare cum impetu ; Isl. du$k-a, verbera in- 
 fligo, 
 
 DUSHILL, s. A female who performs her work in a 
 very slovenly way, Ayrs.— Isl. dusill, servus ; pro- 
 bably from dus-a, cubare anhelans et fessus, to re- 
 cline breathless and fatigued ; dusa, talis incubatio ; 
 G. Andr. 
 
 To DUSHILL, V. a. To disgust, ibid. ; apparently 
 from the display of slovenliness. 
 
 DUST, s. A tumult ; an uproar. Guy Mannering. — 
 Su. G. dyst, id. 
 
 To DUST, V. n. To raise a tumult or uproar, Fife. 
 
 DUST of a mill. The beard of the kernel or grain, 
 produced by taking off the outer rind, S, Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Teut. duyst, pollen. 
 
 DUST of lint. What flies from flax in dressing, S.— 
 Teut. doest, lanugo lintei. 
 
 DUSTIE-FUTE, Dustifit, s. 1. A pedlar. Skene. 2. 
 One who is not resident in a country. Burr. Lawes. 
 3. Used to denote revelry. Godly Ball. 
 
 DUSTIE-MELDER, s. The designation given to the 
 last quantity of grain sent, for the season, by a far- 
 mer to the mill, S. Disty Meiller, Aberd. V. 
 Melder. 
 
 DUSTIE-MILLER, *. The plant Auricula, so deno- 
 minated from the leaves being covered with a whitish 
 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 Platessa. " When small 
 they are called Fleuks ; when large Dutch Plaise." 
 Neill's List of Fishes, 
 
 To DUTE, DuTT, V. n. To dose, S. B. It appears 
 that this is the same with E. dote. RoUock uses the 
 phrase, ^^ dote and sleep." — Belg. dutt-en, to set a 
 nodding. 
 
 DUTHE, adj. "Substantial; efficient; nourishing; 
 lasting." Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 DWABLE, DwEBLE, adj. 1. Flexible ; limber, S, 
 Ross. 2. Weak ; feeble ; infirm ; generally signify- 
 ing that debility which is indicated by the flexible- 
 ness of the joints, S. Skinner. — Su. G. dubbel, 
 double. 
 
 DWAFFIL, adj. Pliable ; opposed to what is stiff or 
 firm ; as dwaffil as a clout," Fife. In this county 
 Dwable is also used ; but it strictly signifies, destitute 
 of nervous strength. Dwaffil is synon. with Dwable 
 and Weffil, in other parts of S. 
 
 To DWALL, V. n. To dwell, S. ; pret. dwalt. 
 
 DWALLING, s. Dwelling, South of S. It has been 
 justly observed, that the Scots almost always pro- 
 nounce short e as broad a, as twall, for twelve, wall 
 for well, wat for wet, whan for when, &c. 
 
 DWALM, DwAUM, *. V. Dualm. 
 
 To DWANG, V. a. 1. To oppress with labour, S. B. 
 2. To bear, or draw, unequally, S. B. 3. To harass 
 by ill-humour, S. B. — Teut. dvnngh-en, domare, 
 arctare. 
 
 To DWANG, ■». n. To toil, S. B. Morison. 
 
 DWANG, s. 1. A rough shake or throw, S. B. Mori- 
 son. 2. Toil ; labour ; what is tiresome, Aberd. V. 
 example under what is misprinted Adwang. 3. A 
 large iron lever, used by blacksmiths for screwing 
 nuts for bolts, Roxb. Aberd. Mearns. Synon. Pinch. 
 It is also used by quariymen and others for raising 
 large stones, «fec. — From Teut. dweng-en, cogere, be- 
 cause of the force employed in the use of this instru- 
 ment. 
 
 To Turn the Dwang. Turning the Dwang is a pas- 
 time among men for the trial of strength. The per- 
 son who attempts to turn the Dwang holds it by the 
 small end, and endeavours to raise the heavy end 
 from the ground, and to turn it round perpendicu- 
 larly, Meanis. Synon. to toss the caber. 
 
 DWAUB, s. A feeble person ; a term generally ap- 
 
DWA 
 
 176 
 
 EDD 
 
 plied to one who has not strength in proportion to 
 
 size ; as, She'sweel grown, but she's ameredwarib, Ang. 
 To DWAUM, V. a. To fade ; to decline in health. It 
 
 is still said in this sense, He dwaum'd away, Loth. 
 
 V. Ddalm, t. 
 DWYBE, «. "An over-tall slender person." Gl. 
 
 Picken. Ayrs. V. Dwaub. 
 To DWYN, t). a. To cause to languish. Montgomerie. 
 DWINE, g. Decline ; waning ; applied to the moon. 
 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 To DWYNE, V. n. 1. To pine, S. A. Nicol. 2. To 
 
 fade ; applied to nature. Fergiisson. 3, To dwindle, 
 
 S. Poems Buck. 2>ioI.— Teut. dwyn-en, attenuare, 
 
 eztenuare. 
 
 ToDWINQLE, v. n. To loiter; to tarry, Roxb. A. 
 
 Scott's Poems. — Probably from E. dangle, or the Isl. 
 
 synon. dingl-a, motari pendens. 
 DWYNING, s. A decline, S.— Isl. dwinar, diml- 
 
 nutio. 
 To DWINNIL, V. a. The part. pa. of this v. is most 
 
 commonly used. Dwinnilt out of a thing, deprived 
 
 of it, or prevented from obtaining possession, by 
 
 means of cozenage, Renfr. This seems merely an 
 
 oblique use of E. dwindle. 
 DWMM YSMAN, s. A j udge ; doom's-man. Synon. a 
 
 dempster. Wyntown. 
 DWN, pret. of the v. Do. Wyntown. 
 DWNE OF DAW. Dead ; deceased. V. Daw. 
 
 E. 
 
 E long, or ee, is, in Annandale, changed into the diph- 
 thong ei or ey ; hence, beis for bees, tei or tey for tea, 
 sey for sea, feid 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 (gutt), 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 nations. — Isl. eik-ur, equus, jumentum ; per- 
 haps from ek, fero, veho, as the s. is properly applied 
 to a beast of burden ; Dan. oeg, id. Lat. equ-us, would 
 appear to acknowledge the same root. 
 ^^0 EAND, V. n. To breathe. V. Aynd, v. 
 
 EAREST, adv. Especially. V. Ebast. 
 
 EARLEATHER-PIN, s. An iron pin for fastening the 
 chain by which a horse draws in a cart, Fife. 
 
 To EARM. V. YiRM. 
 
 To EARN, r. n. 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. 
 
 EARN-BLEATER, s. The snipe. Ross.—S. B. earn- 
 bliter. 
 
 EARNY-COULIGS, s. pi. Tumuli, Orkn.— Isl. ern, 
 ancient, and kulle, tumulus ; Su. G. summitas 
 monlis. 
 
 EARNIiNG, Yearning, s. Rennet or runnet, S.— 
 A. S. gerunning, id. 
 
 EARNING-GRASS, s. Common butterwort, Lanarks. 
 Lightfoot. 
 
 EAROCK, s. A hen of the first year. V. Eirack. 
 
 EARS, s. pi. Kidneys, Dumfr. Loth. — Ir. ara, a kid- 
 ney, also C. B. aren, whence Gael, airne, id. Neirs, 
 q. V. is evidently from the Gothic. 
 
 EARS-SKY, s. V. under Sky. 
 
 EARTH, s. The act of earing, S. B. Stat, ^cc.— Sw. 
 ard, aratio, from aer-ria, to ear. 
 
 EASEDOM, s. Intermission from pain ; relief; com- 
 fort. 
 
 EASEL, Eassel, adv. Eastward ; towards the east. 
 South of S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 EASEFUL, adj. Convenient. Aberd. Reg. V. Esful. 
 
 EASING, Easingdrap, «. The eaves of a house, from 
 which the drop is carried, S. — A. S. e/ese, Belg. 
 oosdruyp, id, 
 
 EASING, EisiN, s. That part of a stack whence it 
 begins to taper, S, 
 
 EASIN-GANG, *. A course of sheaves projecting a 
 
 little at the easin, to keep the rain from getting in, 
 
 Clydes. 
 EASSIL, adv. Towards the east, Roxb, 
 EASSIL, adj. Easterly, ibid. V. Eastilt, 
 To EASSIN, EisiN, V. n. 1. To desire the bull, S. 
 
 2. Applied to strong desire of any kind. Ferguson. 
 
 — Isl. yxna or oxna, vitula appetens taurum. 
 EASSINT, part. Having taken the bull, Loth, It is 
 
 also written Eicen, 
 EASTIE-WASTIE, s. An unstable person, Ang. ; q. 
 
 one who veers from east to west. 
 EASTILT, adv. Eastward, westlit, westward. Pron. 
 
 eassilt, wessilt, Loth. —A. S. east-daele, plaga orien- 
 
 talis. 
 EASTLAND, s. The eastern part of Europe. Pitscottie, 
 EASTLAND, adj. Belonging to the east. Baillie. 
 EASTLE, prep. To the eastward of ; as, " eastle the 
 
 know," to the east of the knoll, Roxb. 
 EASTLIN, adj. Easterly, S. Ramsay. 
 EASTLINS, adv. Eastward, S. Ross.— A.. 8. east- 
 
 laeng, orients tenus. 
 EASTNING WORT. Scabious, an herb, S. A. Penne- 
 
 cuick. 
 EAT, s. The act of eating, S. B.— A. S. aet, Teut. aet, 
 
 food. 
 EATCHE, s. An adze or addice, 3, 
 EATEN BERRIES. Misprint for Etnagh, q, v. Ross. 
 EAVE, s. Corr. of the nave of a cart or carriage 
 
 wheel, Roxb. 
 EBB, adj. Shallow ; not deep, S. Rutherford, 
 EBBNESS, s. Shallowness. Rutherford. 
 EC, conj. And. V. Ac. 
 ECCLEGRASS, «. Butterwort, or sheep-rot, Orkn. 
 
 JVeill. 
 ECHER, IcKER, s. An ear of corn, S. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. aecer, aechir, id, 
 ECHT, s. Ought. Barbour. 
 ECHT. The same as Aucht, Aberd. " Fa's eeht the 
 
 beast ? " to whom does it belong ?— Su. G. aeg-a, 
 
 Isl. eig-a, possida-e. 
 ECKIE, Ekie, 5. "The abbreviation of the name Hector, ^ 
 
 S. Sometimes Heckle, S. 0. 
 ECKLE-FECKLE, adj. 1, Cheerful; merry; gay, 
 
 Ayrs. 2. Applied also to one who possesses a sound 
 and penetrating judgment, ibid. 
 EDDER, s. 1. The udder of a beast, Aberd. 2. Used 
 by the lowest class of the vulgar to denote the breast 
 
 of a woman, ibid. 
 EDDER, V. Ether. 
 
EDG 
 
 177 
 
 EFR 
 
 EDGAR, s. The half-roasted, half-ground grain of 
 which Burston is made, Orkn. — Dan. aed-e, Isl. oet-a, 
 to eat, and aorr, Su. G. goer, made, prepared ; q. 
 prepared food. 
 
 EDGE, Ege, s. The highest part of a moorish and 
 elevated tract of ground, of considerable extent, gen- 
 erally that which lies between two streams ; a kind 
 of ridge, South of S. It is used both by itself, and in 
 composition, as Caverton-edge, Kingside-edf/e, &c. 
 
 EDGE or URE, s. V. Ure, s. 3. 
 
 To EDGIE, V. n. To be quick or alert in doing any 
 thing, Roxb. — Fr. agir, to operate ; Lat. age, go to ; 
 Isl. egg-a, Su, G. aegg-a, incitare, acuere ; q. to put 
 an edge on. 
 
 EDGIE, adj. Clever, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 EDIE, s. The abbreviation of Adam, S. 
 
 EDROPPIT, part. pa. Dropsical. Bellend. 
 
 EE, s. Eye. V. E. 
 
 EE of the Day. Noon ; mid-day, S. B. 
 
 EE, s. Ae ee, a darling, chief delight, Aberd. q. a 
 person's "one eye." 
 
 EEAN, s. A one-year-old horse or mare, Aberd. Per- 
 haps fi-om Gael, eang, a year, like the synon, term, 
 Tear-auld. 
 
 EEBREE, s. Eyebrow, Aberd. Nithsdale. Rem. Nith. 
 Song. V. Bee, Bree. 
 
 EEBREK CRAP. The third crop after lea, S. B. 
 
 EE-FEAST, s. 1. A rarity ; any thing that excites 
 wonder, Ayrs. ; q. a feast to the eye. 2. A satisfying 
 glance, what gratifies one's curiosity, ibid , Renfr. 
 
 EEGHIE NOR OGHIE. lean hear neither eeghie nor 
 oghie, neither one thing nor another, Ang. Eoss. — 
 Su. G. igh, or eighi, not. 
 
 EEK, s. An augmentation, S. V. Eik. 
 
 EEKFOW, adj. Equal; also just, Ang.— Su. G. ekt-a, 
 Germ, eicht, Justus. 
 
 EEKFOW, adj. Blythe ; having an afifable demea- 
 nour, Ayrs. 
 
 EEKFULL, s. A match ; an equal. Boss. 
 
 EEKSIE-PEEKSIE, adj. Equal, Ang. 
 
 EEL. A nine-ee'd eel, a lamprey, S.— Su. G. neio- 
 noogon. Germ, neunauge, id. Neill. 
 
 EELA, s. A fishing place, or ground for fishing, near 
 the shore, Shetl. 
 
 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 capable 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, desiderium, like eardes lyste, patriae amor. Our 
 term exactly corresponds with Dan. oeyns lyst, " the 
 lust or delight of the eye," Wolff. 
 
 EE-LIST, Eye-List, Eye-Last, s. 1. A deformity ; an 
 eye-sore. R. Bruce. 2. An offence. Godscroft. 3. 
 A break in a page, S. Gl. Sibb. 4. Legal defect ; 
 imperfection, such as might invalidate a deed ; used 
 as a forensic term. Acts Ja. VI. 5. A cause of re- 
 gret, Dumfr.— A. S. eag, oculus, and laest, defectus. 
 
 EELPOUT, s. The viviparous Blenny, S. 
 
 EEMOST, adj. Uppermost, Aberd, Timost, 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 oatmeal with 
 
 yeast, and baked in an oven, Oon-cake, S. 
 EEND, adj. Even ; straight, Roxb. 
 To EENIL, V. a. To be jealous of ; applied to a wo- 
 man who suspects the fidelity of her husband, Fife, 
 
 nearly obsolete, 
 EENKIN, s. Kindred in all its extent, Dumfr, Synon. 
 
 with Kith and Kin. 
 EENLINS, s. pi. Of equal age, Perths. 
 EENOW, s. Presently ; even now, S, B, 
 EENS, "even as," Sibb., S, Properly e'ens, 
 EENT, Abbrev, used in aflBrmation ; as, "That's no 
 
 what I bade you do ;" " It's eent," 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. Saxon and Gael. 
 EERIE, adj. Timorous. V. Ery, 
 EERY-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of that 
 
 which causes fear ; dreary, S, Ross. V, Ery, 
 EERISOME, adj. Causing fear; that, especially, 
 
 which arises from the idea of something preterna- 
 tural, Clydes, 
 EERTHESTREEN, s. The night before yesternight, S, 
 
 V, Hereyesterday, 
 EESE, s. Use, Aberd. 
 EESOME, adj. Denoting that which attracts or fixes 
 
 the eye ; what it is gratifying to look at, S. Reg. 
 
 Dalton. 
 EE-STICK, EiSTiCK, s. Something singular or sur- 
 prising ; q. that which causes the eye to stick or fix, 
 
 S. Fergusson. 
 EESTICKS, pi. Dainties, Aberd. 
 EE-SWEET, 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 nearly obsolete, 
 
 Roxb. Apparently changed from C. B. newynog, 
 
 newynoug, hungry ; famished ; from newyn, hunger ; 
 
 famine. — Ir. and Gael, nuna, id. 
 EEVERY, adj. Hungry, Ayrs. Gl. Surv. Every, 
 
 Roxb. — Isl. gifur, vehemens, avidus. 
 EE-WINKERS, s. The eye-lashes, S. Rutherford. 
 EEFAULD, adj. Upright ; honest. V. Afald. 
 EEFAULDLIE, adv. Uprightly. Acts C. I. 
 EFFE, Effie. Abbrev. of the name Euphemia, as is 
 
 also i^'amie. Act. Audit. 
 EFFECFULL, adj. Effectual. Acts Mary. Apparently 
 
 the origin of the modern S. term, Feckfow, q. v. 
 
 under Feck. 
 EFFECTUOUS, adj. 1. Affectionate. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Powerful ; efficacious. JV. Burne.-^li. B, affectu^s-us, 
 
 id. 
 EFFECTUOUSLIE, adv. Affectionately. Pitscottie. 
 To EFPEIR, v.n. 1. To become ; to fit, Chr. Kirk. 
 
 2. To be proportional to. Knox. 
 EFFEIR, s. 1, What is becoming, Maitland Poems. 
 
 2. A property ; quality, Dunbar. 
 To EFFEIR, V. n. To fear. Lyndsay. 
 EFFEIRANDLIE, adv. In proportion. Acts Mary. 
 To EFFERE, Effeir, v. a. 1. To fear. Lyndsay. 2. 
 
 To affright. Douglas.^k. S. afaer-an, terrere. 
 jBFFORE, 2>rep. Before; afore, 
 EFFRAY, Effraying, s. Terror. Barbour. — Fr. 
 
 effray-ir. to affright. 
 EFFRAYITLY, adv. Under affright. Barbour. 
 Best. Houlate. — Isl. ypprist. 
 12 
 
EFT 
 
 178 
 
 EYT 
 
 EFT, adv. After. Wallace.— k. S. id. 
 
 EFT CASTEL. Hinder part of the ship. Douglas. 
 
 EPTER, Eftib, prep. After. Abp. Hamiltoun. — A. S. 
 eftyr, id. 
 
 EPTER-CUMMARE, s. a successor. 
 
 EFTKRHEND.prep. After, id. 
 
 EFTIR ANE, adv. Uniformly, S. Douglas. 
 
 EFTIR-FALLIS, s. pi. Apparently, remains ; resi- 
 due ; perhaps equivalent to proceeds ; results. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 EFTIRHEND, adv. Afterwards, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 — Su. G. efter, and haen, hence, dehinc, posthac. 
 
 EFTREMESS, s. A dessert. Barbour.— A. S. aefter, 
 and mess, a meal. 
 
 EFTSYIS, adv. Ofttimes, Rudd. Douglas.— A. S. 
 eft, iterum, and sithe, vice. 
 
 EFTSONYS, adv. Soon after ; in a short time.— 0. E. 
 eftsoons, A. S. eft-sona, cito post. 
 
 EGAL, adj. Equal, Fr., Mearns. Meston. 
 
 EGE OE VRE. V. Ure, sense 3. 
 
 * EGG. One of the childish modes of divination 
 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, Ac, appears, as intei-preted 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-BEB, s. The ovarium of a fowl, S. 
 
 EGGLAR, s. One who collects eggs for sale, S. A. 
 Statist. Account. 
 
 EGGS, s. pi. Ye're aff your eggs, a phrase applied to 
 one who is under a mistake as to any matter of fact, 
 or who forms an unjust conclusion from facts. 
 
 To Dream of Eggs, is viewed as foretokening anger ; 
 but if they are broken, the power of the charm is lost, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 EGG-SHELL. Breaking of an egg-shell. " Here [in 
 Angus] Noroway 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. Mag., Feb. 1818, p. 147. 
 
 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. GowD- 
 
 ANOOK. 
 
 EGYPTIANS, 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 needlework. Inven- 
 tories. — Fr. aiguilU, eguille, wrought or pricked 
 with needles, from aiguille, a needle. 
 
 EY. A termination of the names of many places ; sig- 
 nifying an island. Also written 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. Fennant. 
 — Sw. eider dun, id. 
 
 EYE-LIST, s. A flaw. V, Ee-List. 
 
 EYEN, pi. Eyes. V. Een. 
 
 EYE-WHARM, s. An eye-lash, Shetl.— Isl. hwarmur, 
 palpebrae. 
 
 EIFFEST, adv. Especially. Barry. — Isl. efst-r, su- 
 premus. 
 
 EIK, s. 1. Liniment used for greasing sheep, S. A. 
 
 2. A sort of unctuous perspiration that oozes through 
 
 the pores of the skin of sheep in wann weather, 
 
 Koxb. Often called Sheep-eik. Acts Cha. J.— 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. 
 EIK, pron. Each. Douglas. 
 EIK, Eek, s. An addition, S. Baillie. 
 To EIK, V. a. To add.— E. eke. 
 To EIK, V. n. To add ; to subjoin. Spalding. 
 EIKEND, s. The short chain which attaches the 
 
 theets, or traces, to the swingle-trees in a plough, 
 
 Clydes. — Perhaps compounded 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. Fill, Annandale. V. Yeld. 
 To EILD, Eld, v. n. To wax old. Bellenden.—A. S. 
 
 eald-ian, 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. Wyntown. 
 
 4. The advanced period 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. efen-eald, coaevus, inverted. 
 EILDIT, part. pa. Aged. Douglas. 
 EYLL, s. The aisle of a church. Aberd. Beg. 
 EYN (ey, as Gr. h,) adv. Straight forwards, Clydes. 
 
 — Perhaps from A. S. pftn, 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 
 
 signifying breath. 
 To EYNDILL, v. n. . To be jealous of. Eenil, Fife. 
 
 Maitland Poems. 
 EYNDLING, Eyndland, part. pr. Jealous. Semple. 
 EIR, s. Fear, Ang. V. Ery. 
 EIRACK, 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, eirag, id., Germ, jahrig, one year old. 
 EIRD AND STANE. V. Sasine. 
 EYRE FALCONS. Leg. Gyre. Houlate. 
 EISDROP, s. The eaves. Aberd. Reg. V. Easing. 
 EISSEL, adj. Easterly, S. A. Hogg.— A. S. east-dele, 
 
 ortus ; as eassilt, Loth., is from A. 3. east-led, 
 
 orientalis. 
 EISTIT, adv. Rather. Also pron. astit, Ayrs. 
 EISTLAND, adj. A term applied to the countries 
 
 bordering on the Baltic. Hence, Eistland iymmer, 
 
 wood from Norway, &c. Inventories. 
 EITCH, s. An instrument used by a cooper, S. Addice 
 
 or adze, E. Rates. — A. S. adesa, "an axe; an 
 
 addice, or cooper's instrument," Somner. 
 EITH, Eyth, Eth, adj. Easy, S. Barbour. Eith is 
 
 also used adverbially. Ramsay. — A, S. eath, facilis. 
 EITHAR, Ethar, comp. Douglas. 
 EITHER, adv. Or. Knox.— Ang. Isl eda, edr, seu. 
 EITHLY, adv. Easily, S. 
 EYTTYN, Ettyn, Etin, Eaten, s. A giant. Com- 
 
 playnt S. — Isl. jautun, jotun. 
 
EIZ 
 
 179 
 
 ELS 
 
 Red Eitin. 1. A phmse used in Fife, and perhaps in 
 some other counties, to denote a person of a waspish 
 disposition. 2. Red-eaten occurs as if equivalent 
 to Cannibal. MelvilVs MS. 
 
 ElZEL, AiKLE, IsiL, ISEL, s. 1. A hot ember, S. 
 Burns. 2. Wood reduced to the state of charcoal, S. 
 3. In pi. metaph. for the ruins of a country deso- 
 lated by war. Douglas. — A. S. ysle, embers; Isl. 
 eysa, carbones candentes sub cinere. 
 
 EKIE, s. A proper name. V. Eckie. 
 
 ELBOCK, Elbcck, s. Elbow, S. Ramsay.— k. S. 
 elboga, Alem. elnboga, from A. S. eln, the arm, and 
 boge, curvatura. 
 
 ELBOW-GREASE, s. 1. Hard work with the arms, S. 
 The Entail. 2. Brown rappee, Ang. 
 
 ELBOWIT GRASS. Flote Foxtail-Grass. Alopecurus 
 geuiculatus, Linn., Lanarks. Denominated elbowit, 
 OB elbowed, for the same reason for which it bears the 
 name of Geniculatust, as being kneed, or having 
 many joints. 
 
 ELDARIS, Eldrys, s. pi. Ancestors. Barbour. — 
 A. S. aider, Su. G. aeldre, senior. 
 
 ELDER, s. Among Presbyterians, one ordained to 
 the exercise of government, in Church courts, with- 
 out having authority to teach, S. Buik of Discipline. 
 
 ELDERSCHIP, s. 1. The ecclesiastical court, now 
 called a Presbytery. Buik of Discipline. 2. The 
 Kirk-Session of a particular congregation, S, Baillie. 
 — A. S. ealdor-scipe, principatus. 
 
 ELDFADER, s. 1. Grandfather. Barbour.— A. S. 
 eald-fader, id. 2. Father-in-law. Dovglas. 
 
 ELDIN, Elding, Eilding, s. Fuel of any kind, S. 
 Ferguson. A. S. aeled, Su. G. dd, fire. 
 
 ELDIN-DOCKEN, s. Rumex aquaticus, Linn., the 
 Water-dock, found by the sides of rivers, often cut, 
 dried, and used aseWtn, or fuel, by the lower classes ; 
 thence supposed to have its name, Roxb. 
 
 ELDING, s. Age. Maitland P. V. Eild. 
 
 ELDIS, adv. On all sides. Douglas. A. S. — eallis, 
 omnino. 
 
 ELDMODER, s. Mother-in-law. Douglas. —A. S. 
 ealde-moder, avia. 
 
 ELDNING, EldcPvIKQ, s. Jealousy. Dunbar.— A. S. 
 ellnung, zeal, emulation. 
 
 ELD REN, Elderin, adj. Elderly, S. Ross. — Dan. 
 aldrende, Isl. aldraen, senex. 
 
 ELDURING. Dunbar. T.Eldning. 
 
 * ELEMENTS, s. pi. The sky ; the firmament ; the 
 heavens, S. 
 
 ELEST, s. An offence. Keith. V. Eb-liht. 
 ELEVEN-HOURS, s. A luncheon, S. 
 
 * ELF, s. A puny creature, S, R. Forbes. 
 ELF-BORE, s. A hole in a piece of wood, out of which 
 
 a knot has dropped, or been driven ; viewed by the 
 superstitious as the operation of the fairies, S. V. 
 
 AWISBORE. 
 
 ELF -CUP, s. The name given to small stones, "per- 
 forated by friction at a water-fall, and believed to be 
 the workmanship of the elves," Dumfr. Rem. Niths. 
 Song. 
 
 ELF-MILL, «. The sound made by a wood-worm, 
 viewed by the vulgar as preternatural, S., q. "fairy- 
 mill." 
 
 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. Glan- 
 ville. 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, ellskud, i.e., elfshot. 
 ELF-SIIOT, adj. Shot by fairies, S. Ramsay. 
 
 ELGINS, S. pi. V. ElDIN-DOCKEN. 
 
 To ELY, V. n. 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 imperceptibly, ibid. 
 
 * To ELIDE, V. a. To quash. Acts Ja. VI.— Yt. 
 elid-er, id. ; Lat. elid-ere. 
 
 ELIKE, adj. Alike ; equal. Douglas. 
 
 ELIK WISS, Elikwys, adv. In like manner ; like- 
 wise. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ELYMOSINER, Elymosinar, s. An almoner. Spald- 
 ing. — L. B. eleemosynariux, id. 
 
 ELIMOSINUS, adj. Merciful. Burd. 
 
 ELYTE, s. One elected to a bishopric. Wyntown.— 
 0. Fr. elite. 
 
 ELIWISS, adv. Also. Aberd. Reg. Apparently for 
 elikwiss. 
 
 ELLANGOUS. prep. Along. V. Alang. 
 
 ELLER, s. The Alder, a tree, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 ELLION, s. "Fuel, chiefly of peat." Gl. Surv. 
 Nairn. Corr. pron. of Eldin, q. v. 
 
 ELLEWYNDE, adj. Eleven. Brechine Reg. 
 
 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 ivlth the 
 lang Ell or Elwand, to take the advantage of ano- 
 ther, by taking more goods than one gives value for. 
 S. Monro's Exped. To Measure with the Short Ell 
 or Elwand, a phrase used to denote the dishonesty 
 of a merchant or chapman who slips back his thumb 
 on part of the cloth he has already measured, taking, 
 perhaps, an inch from every ell, S. 
 
 ELPHRISII, adj. Inhabited by elves or spirits. 
 Forbes on Rev. This form of the word throws further 
 light on the origin of ElrdscTie, q. v. 
 
 ELRISCHE, Elriche, Elraige, Elrick, Alrisch, 
 Alry, adj. 1. Expressing relation to evil 
 spirits. Dunbar. 2. Preternatural, as regarding 
 sound, S. Douglas. 3. Hideous, respecting the 
 appearance. Douglas. 4. Frightful, respecting 
 place, S. Burns. 6. 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. aelf, and ric, rich ; q. abounding 
 in elves. V. Allerish, also Elphrish. 
 
 ELS, Else, adv. Already. V. Ellis. 
 
 ELSHENDER, s. A corruption of i\i% n&vnQ Alexan- 
 der, S. 
 
 ELSHIE. 1. The abbreviation of the female name 
 Alison ; now more commonly Elsie, S. 2. That of 
 the masculine name Alexander. Black Dwarf. 
 
 ELSYN, Elson, s. An awl, S. Ramsay. In Shetl. 
 pron. alison. — Teut. 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 Elsvet, Elspa, Eppie, 
 and Eps. 
 
ELW 
 
 180 
 
 ENG 
 
 tELWAND, Elnwand, t. 1. An instrument for measur- 
 ing, S. Burr. Lawes. 2. Orion's girdle, a constel- 
 lation. Douglas. From eln, and wand, a rod. 
 
 EMAILLE, *. Enamel. V. Amaillk. 
 
 EM BER aOOSE, s. A fowl which inhabits the seas about 
 Orkney. Sibbald. 
 
 IME, Eymk, Eam, *. Uncle. Wallace. — A. S. earn, 
 Franc, oheim, Germ, ohm, avunculus. 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, «. i)I. 'Immunities. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 EMERANT, s. Emerald. King's Quair. 
 
 EMERANT, Emkrand, adj. Green. Douglas. 
 
 To EMERGE, r. n. To appear unexpectedly. Forbes's 
 Suppl. Dec. 
 
 EMERGENT, s. Any sudden occasion ; a casualty; E. 
 emergency. Guthry's Mem. 
 
 EMMELDYNG, s. Unexplained. St. Pat. 
 
 EMMERS, s. pi. Red-hot ashes, Dumfr.— A. S. aemy- 
 rian, cineres ; Isl. eymyria, favilla ignlta, minutae 
 prunae, from eime, ignis, and aer, oer, particula 
 terrestris minima, Seren. 
 
 EMMIS, Immis, adj. 1. Variable, Ang. 2. An immis 
 nicht, a chill, gloomy night, Banffs. Ayrs. It is also 
 used in relation to an object that is placed insecurely, 
 or threatens to fall ; as, " That steen stands very 
 eemis," that stone has not a proper bottom, Ang. 
 Coglie, Cockersum, synon. — Su. G. ymsa, oemsa, to 
 vary, alternare ; Isl. yms, ymiss, varius. 
 
 EMMLE-DEUG, s. Something flying loose ; some loose 
 piece of dress ; spoken in derision, or with contempt, 
 Galloway. — Perhaps allied to A. S. ameallud, exi- 
 nanitus, " emptied," Somner. Dewg denotes a rag. 
 V. Dewgs. 
 
 EMMOCK, s. A pismire ; an ant, Loth. >Roxb. — Corr. 
 from A. S. aemete, id. 
 
 EMPASCHEMENT, s. Hinderance. Acts Ja. VJ. 
 V. Empash, v. 
 
 To EMPASCH, Empesche, v. a. To hinder. Bellenden. 
 — 0. E. id., Fr. empescher. 
 
 EMPHITEOS, s. A grant in feu-farm. Ersk. 
 Inst. 
 
 EMPLESANCE, s. Pleasure. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 EMPLESEUR, s. Same with Emplesance. ^ 
 
 To EMPLESS, V. a. To please. Act. Audit. 
 
 EMPRESOWNfi, s. A prisoner. Wyntotim.—¥r. em- 
 prisonnS, imprisoned. 
 
 EMPRESS, Empriss, Empeise, Enpeess, ». Enterprise. 
 Barbour. — Fr. empris. 
 
 EMPRIOURE, s. 1. A general. Bellenden. 2. An 
 emperor. Lyndsay. 
 
 ENACH, s. Satisfaction for a trespass, JReg. Mag. — 
 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. Syn. Emantin, Mearns. 
 
 ENARMED, part. pa. Armed. Douglas. 
 
 ENARMOURE, s. Armour. Douglas. 
 
 * ENAUNTER, adv. Lest. Spenser. 
 
 ENBRODE, part. pa. Embroidered. 
 
 To ENBUSCH, V. a. To lay in ambush. Barbour. — Fr. 
 embusch-er, id., q. en bois. 
 
 ENBUSCHT, s. Ambuscade. Barbour. 
 
 ENBUSCHMENT, s. 1. Ambush. Barbour. 2. Used 
 in describing the Testudo. Doug. 
 
 To ENCHAIP, V. n. Perhaps to cover the head.— Fr. j 
 enchapp-er, id. | 
 
 To ENCHEIF, v. n. Enchiefm&j signify to achieve ; 
 
 accomplish. 
 ENCHESOUN, s. Reason ; cause. Barbour.— 0. Fr. 
 
 acheson, occasion. 
 END, Eynding. Breath. Polwart. V. Aynd. 
 ENDAY, s. Day of death. Wyntown.—Sw. G. and-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. Burns. 
 ENDIE, adj. 1. Attached to one's own interest; sel- 
 fish, Roxb. Berwicks. 2. Full of schemes ; fertile in 
 expedients, Roxb. 3. Also expl. shuflSing ; shifting ; 
 as, " an endie man," a man of devices, ibid. ; q. one 
 who has still a selfish end in view. 
 ENDLANG, Endlangis, adv. 1. Along. Barbour. — 
 S.enlang, O.E. endlong, endelong, Ch. A. S. andlang, 
 per ; Su. G. aendalongs, id. 2. " Endlang, in unin- 
 terrupted succession." Gl. Antiquary. 
 To ENDLANG, v. a. To harrow the ridges in a field 
 from end to end ; as opposed to thortering, Clydes. 
 This V. is evidently from the adverb. 
 ENDORED, part. pa. Adorned. Sir Gawan. — Fr. 
 
 endori, Lat. inaur-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 proverbial 
 phrase evidently borrowed from the last, signifying 
 to make ready for departure, S. Gait. 
 END'S ERRAND. The special design, S. -Gait.— 
 This phrase has always appeared to me to be pro- 
 nounced anes errand, i. e., "the single errand," 
 from A. S. anes, the genit. of cm, unus, solus, and 
 aerend, nuntius, legatio, q. " having no message to 
 deliver, or business to do, save one." 
 ENDWAYS, adv. To get endways with any piece of 
 work, to get pretty well through with it ; to succeed 
 in any undertaking, Roxb. 
 ENE, pi. Eyes. V. Een. 
 
 ENEMY, s. A designation for the devil, S. Waver- 
 
 ley. 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 Enemy. 
 
 ENEMY, s. An ant, Fife.— Probably corr. from A. S. 
 
 an aemet, id. 
 ENERLY. y. Aneely. 
 
 ENEUCH, Ynewch, s. Enough, S., pi. yneiw. Wal- 
 lace. — A, S. genoh, satis. 
 ENEUCH, Eneogh, adv. Enough. Weel eneugh, 
 
 pretty well, S. A . Scott's Poems. 
 ENFORCELY, adv. Forcibly. Barbour. 
 ENFUNDEYING, s. Perhaps asthma. Barbour.— Sn. 
 
 G. andfaadd, cui spiritus praeclusus est. 
 ENGAIGNE, s. Indignation. Barbour. — Fr. engain, 
 
 choler. 
 ENGLISH AND SCOTCH. A common game among 
 young people, S. " The English and Seots used to 
 be played by parties of boys, who, divided by a fixed 
 line, endeavoured to pull one anothei- across this 
 line, or to seize, by bodily strength or nimbleness, a 
 wad (the coats or hats of the players) from the little 
 heap deposited in the different territories, at a con- 
 venient distance." JBlackw. Mag., Aug. 1821, p. 35. 
 He who is taken witJiin the line, is carried off as a 
 prisoner, and kept at a distance. He obtains no 
 relief from captivity, unless one of (his comrades can 
 touch him, and return t( his own party unmolested 
 by his assailants. It is said, that when the artful 
 
ENG 
 
 181 
 
 ERD 
 
 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 amusing them- 
 selves. If they were acting as soldiers, she con- 
 sidered it as a proof that it was time for her to arm. 
 
 ENGLISH WEIGHT, Avoirdupois weight. Thus de- 
 nominated, because the pound in England contains 
 sixteen ounces, S. 
 
 To ENGRAGE, v. a. To irritate, especially by holding 
 up to ridicule by means of satire, Ayrs. This seems 
 to be the same with Engrege, to aggravate. 
 
 * ENGRAINED, part. adj. Any thing is said to be 
 engrained with dirt, when it cannot be cleaned by 
 simple washing ; when the dirt is, as it were, incor- 
 porated with the grain, or texture, of the substance 
 referred to, S. 
 
 To ENGREGE, v. a. To aggravate. Diallog.—'Sr. 
 engreg-er, id. 
 
 To ENGREVE, Engrewe, v. a. To vex. Barbour.— 
 Fr. grev-er, id. 
 
 ENKEERLOCH, adj. Having a difficult temper, Ayrs. 
 — Allied, perhaps, to Teut. ont-keer-en, immutare, or 
 as signifying avertere ; or from Germ, ent, against, 
 also used intensively, and kehr-en, to turn. 
 
 ENKERLY, Encrely, Inkirlie, adv. 1. Inwardly. 
 Barbour. 2. Ardently ; keenly. Douglas. — Fr. en 
 ccRur, q. in heart. 
 
 ENLANG, adj. What regards the length of any object, 
 S. V. Endlang. 
 
 ENNER, adj. Nether ; having an inferior place, 
 Lanark s. Perhaps a corr. of under. 
 
 ENNERMAIR, adj. More in an inferior situation, ibid. 
 
 ENNERMAIST, adj. Nethermost, ibid. 
 
 ENORM, adj. Very great ; excessive. Balfour's 
 Pract. — Fr. enorme, Lat. enorm-is. 
 
 ENORMLIE, adv. Excessively ; enormously. Acts 
 Ja. V. 
 
 ENPRISE, s. Enterprise ; emprise ; exertion of power. 
 King's Quair. Y. Empress. 
 
 ENPRUNTEIS, Empruntis, «. pi. Apparently the act 
 of levying or boiTOwing money. Jets Ja. VI. — Fr, 
 emprunt, a borrowing, emprunt-er, to borrow. 
 
 ENRACINED, part. pa. Rooted. Gordon's Hist. 
 Earls of Sutherl. — Fr. enracini, id. 
 
 ENS, Enze, adv. Otherwise, S. This is used in vul- 
 gar conversation for E. else. — Su. G. annars, signi- 
 fies alias, otherwise, from annan, alius. 
 
 ENS, Ense, conj. Else, Loth. S. 0. Marriage. 
 
 ENSEINYIE, Ensenye, Ansenye, s. 1. A mark, or 
 badge. Lyndsay. 2. An ensign, or standard. Knox. 
 3. The word of war. Barbour. 4. A company of 
 soldiers. Knox. — Fr. enseigne. 
 
 ENSELYT, prret. 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. 
 
 ENTAILYEIT, pari. pa. Formed. Police of Hon.— 
 
 Fr. entaill-er, to carve. 
 ENTENTELY, adv. Attentively. Barbour. 
 
 ENTENTIT, part. pa. Brought forward judicially. 
 
 Acts Mary. V. Intent. 
 ENTENTYVE, adj. Earnest ; intent. Barbour.— ¥r. 
 
 ententif. 
 ENTRAMMELS, 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. 
 EXTREMELLYS, s. pi. Skirmishes. Barbour.— Yr. 
 entremel-er, to intermingle. 
 
 ENTRES, Ekteres, s. Access; entry. Bellenden.— 
 
 Fr. entrie. 
 ENTRES, s. Interest ; concern. Acts Sedt. 
 ENTRES SILUER. The same with Gersome, q. v. 
 
 ActsJa. ri. 
 ENVYFOW, adj. 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. hpie, cpce, a sword. 
 EPISTIL, s. A harangue or discourse. Dunbar. 
 EQUAL-AQUAL, adj. Alike, Loth. Dttmfr. 
 To EQUAL-AQUAL, v. a. To balance accounts; to 
 make one thing equal to another, Loth. Anti- 
 quary. 
 EQUALS-AQUALS, adv. In the way of division strictly 
 
 equal. South of S. Pirate. 
 EQUATE, pret. and part. pa. Levelled. Bellenden. 
 
 — From Lat. aequa-re, aequat-us, id. 
 EQUYRIER, s. An equerry. Acts Ja. 77.— From 
 
 Fr. escuyer, ecuyer, id. 
 ER. 1. The termination of many words expressive of 
 office 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 ter- 
 mination, which is also used in Germ., and the other 
 northern languages, as having the same signification 
 with Lat. vir, and C. B. ur, a man. This idea re- 
 ceives powerful confirmation from what he subjoins, 
 that er and man are used as synon. terminations ; as, 
 Belg. schipper and schipma?i, nauta, plower and 
 plowman, arator, kaufl'er and kauffman; mercator, 
 Ac. 2. In other words, into which the idea of man 
 does not enter, it is simply used as a termination, 
 like Lat. or, in canddr, splendor^ &c. Vi Wachter, 
 Fl'ol. sect. vi. 
 ER, adv. Before. Barbour. V. Am. 
 ERAND-BEARER, s. A messenger. 
 ERANDTS, s. pi. Affairs ; business. Atts Ja. V. — 
 A. S. aerend, negotium ; Leg. Cnut. Caedmon. This 
 is only a secondary sense, as it primarily means a 
 message. 
 ERAR, Earer, comp. 1. Sooner. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 2. Rather. Wyntown. 
 ERAST, superl. 1. Soonest. Wyntown. 2. Erast is 
 used, by Ninian Winyet, in the sense of chiefly, 
 especially, most of all. E. earliest. 
 ERCHIN Igutt.). s. A hedgehog, Fife. Urchin, E. 
 
 Armor, heureuchin, id. 
 ERD, Erde, Yerd, Yerth, s. 1. The earth, S., pron. 
 yird. Wyntown. 2. Ground ; soil, S. — A. S. card, 
 I.«l. jaurd, id., from Isl. 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. Poe'ms 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 Recogni- 
 tion, by which the right of property is returned to the 
 superior. Ersk. Inst. 
 ERDDYN, Yirden, s. 1. An earthquake. Wyntown. 
 —A. S. eorth-dyn, terrae motus. 2 Thunder, S. B. 
 ERD-DRIFT, Erdrift, s. A word commonly used in 
 the counties of Aberd. and Mearns, to denote snow 
 or hail driven violently by the wind from off the 
 eai-th ; opposed to Yowden-drift, which signifies 
 
EKD 
 
 182 
 
 EST 
 
 snow or hall blown directly and forcibly from the 
 heavens. V. Exdrift, and Yoddkndrikt. 
 
 ERD II0USE3, Habitations formed underground.— 
 Isl. jard-hus, domas subterranea. 
 
 KRDLY, EiROLiR, adj. Earthly. Keith. 
 
 EHE, EiR, s. Fear ; dread, Ang. V. Eky. 
 
 EKF, adj. 1. Averse ; reluctant, Loth. Fife. 2. Re- 
 serveil ; distant, Loth. V. Ergu. 
 
 ERF, Erfk, 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 erph boiled," Loth. 
 
 To ERGU, Argh, Erf, v. n. 1. To hesitate ; to feel 
 reluctance, S. Baillie. 2. To be reluctant from 
 timidity, S. Bofusay.—k. S. earg-ian, toi-pescere 
 prje timore. 
 
 EKGII, adj. 1, Hesitating; scrupulous, S. 2. Ti- 
 morous, S. B. 3. Scanty; not sufficient; 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 ; reluctant to 
 part with one's property, Roxb. 
 
 ERGII, Erghing, s. 1. Doubt ; apprehension, S. 2. 
 Fear; timidity, S.— A. S. yrhth, id, 
 
 ERY, EiRT, Eerie, adj. 1. Affected with fear, from 
 whatever cause. Douglas. 2. Under the influence 
 of fear excited by wildness of situation. Douglas. 
 3. Denoting the feeling inspired by the dread of 
 ghosts, S. Ross. 4. Causing fear of spirits, S. Burns. 
 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 preter- 
 natural, is yet out of the ordinary course, and tends 
 to excite the feelings, or to awaken painful recollec- 
 tions, S. 0. Cottagers of Glenburnie. 6. Melan- 
 choly ; dreary ; in a more general sense, as applied 
 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, Erlsland, Ecsland, s. A denomination 
 of land, OrVn. Barry. — Su. G. oereslaiid, the 
 eiphth part of a markland. 
 
 roERLE, r. a. To betroth. V. Arle, r. 
 
 ERLIS, s. Earnest. V. Arles. 
 
 ERLISH, adj. Elvish ; preternatural. 'V. Elrische. 
 7 ERMIT, s. An earwig, Loth. — This seems originally 
 the same with Sw. oermatk, id., i. e., a wonn or mag- 
 got that enters the ear. 
 
 To ERN, V. a. Nae sae muckle asxvould ern your ee, 
 a phrase used to denote the Itjast bit, or .smallest 
 particle ; sometimes equivalent to. not a drop, Aberd. 
 V. Urn, to j'ain, to torture. 
 
 ERN, EitsE, EiKN-E, Earx, s. 1. The eagle, 6. B. 
 Douglas. 2, The osprey. IIoulate.—A. S. earn, 
 Isl. aurn, ern, Alem. aren, arin, aquila. 
 
 ERN AND, j)a¥t. pi'. Running. Maitlandf.F.—k.. S. 
 eorn-an, currere. 
 
 ERN-FERN, 5. The brittle fern, S., q. "the eagle- 
 fern." 
 
 ERNISTFULL, adj. Eager ; ardent. 
 
 ERN-TINGS, s.iJJ. Iron tongs, S. A. Ungg. 
 
 To ERP, V. 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 «. The dialect of the Celtic 
 spoken by the Highlanders of S., i. e. Ir.sh. 
 
 To ERT, V. a. To urge ; to prompt, Gl. Davidson. V. 
 
 AiRT, V. 
 
 To ERT on, v. a. To urge forward. 
 
 ToEKH up, V. a. To incite; to irritate, Upp. Clydes. 
 — I.sl. ert-a, irritare. 
 
 ERTAND, part. pr. Perhaps ingenious, from Airt, v., 
 to aim. Gawan and Got. 
 
 ERTIENIG, adj. Ingenious ; having the power of 
 laying plans, &c., Ayrs. A derivative from art. 
 
 ESCII, s. The ash, a tree. Douglas. 
 
 ESCHAY, s. Issue ; termination. 
 
 To ESCHAME, v. n. To be ashamed. Douglas. 
 
 ESCHEL, EsoHEiLL, s. A division of an army. Bar- 
 bour.— 0. Fr. esthielle, a squadron. 
 
 ESCHELLIT, Eschellett, s. " Ane eschellit schod 
 with yron without ane bolt!" Inventories. 
 
 To ESCIIEVE, Eschew, tj. a. To achieve. Barbour. 
 — Fr. achev-er. 
 
 ESCHEW, s. An achievement. Barbour. 
 
 ESCHEW, pret. Showed ; declared. Bellenden. 
 
 ESCHIN, adj. Belonging to the ash. Douglas. 
 
 ESEMENT of HOUSHALD. Apparently lodging ; 
 accommodation by living in a house. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 ESFUL, adj. Producing ease. Wyntown. 
 
 ESK, s A newt, S. V. Ask, 
 
 To ESK, Eesk, Yesk, v. n. To hiccup, S. B.— A. S. 
 gisc-ian, id. 
 
 ESKDALE SOUPLE. a figurative designation for a 
 broad-sword, or a two-handed one. Hogg. 
 
 ESKIN, Eeskuv, s. The hiccup, S. B.— A. S. geocsung, 
 Belg. hickse, id. 
 
 ESPAYNE, s. Spain. Acts Ja. 'IV,— ¥v. Efpagne, 
 Lat. Hispania. 
 
 ESPED, part. pa. The same with Expede, 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, spinel.— Fr. espinelle. 
 Burel. 
 
 ESPLIN, s. A stripling, ]Mearns. Syn. Callan. This 
 seems to be originally the same mth Haspan, lias- 
 pin, South of S., q. V. 
 
 ESPOUENTABILL, adj. Dreadful. — Lyndsay. — 
 0. Fr. espotiventabls. 
 
 ESS, s. Ace. Bannatyne P. 
 
 ESSCOCK, s. Same as Arsecoclde, Aberd. 
 
 ESSIS, s. pi. Ornaments in jewellry, in the form of 
 the letter S. ; Fr. esse, " the leUer 8. ; also the form 
 of an S in any workmanship," Cotgr. 
 
 ESSYS, s. pi. Advantages. Wynt. — Fr. aise. 
 
 E3S0NYIE, -s. Excuse offered for non-appearance in 
 a court of law. Reg. Maj. — Fr. essoine, id. 
 
 ESSONYIEU, s. One who legally offers an excuse for 
 the absence of another. / 
 
 EST, s. A corruption of A^est, Roxb. lleuce, a bii-d- 
 est, a bird's nest. Hogg. 
 
 ESTALMENT, s. Instalment ; payment in certain 
 proportions at fixed times. 
 
 * ESTATE, EsTAiT, s. One of the constituent branches 
 of parliament. The Three Estatis, the lords, includ- 
 ing the prelates, the barons, and the burgesses. 
 Acts Ja. I. — This is a Fr. idiom, Les estats, and les 
 gens de 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. 
 
EST 
 
 183 
 
 EVl 
 
 To ESTIM Y, V. a. To form a judgment of ; to estimate. 
 
 — Fr. estimer, to prize, to value. 
 ESTLER, EsTLAR, adj. Hewn ; polished. Ramsay. 
 
 V. AlSLAIR. 
 
 ESTLINS, adv. Rather, Ayrs. Renfrews. PicTcen.— 
 A. S. atst, est, estimatio, " estimation, value, esteem ;" 
 Su. (3c. Isl. ast, amor, astwin, cams. Lins is the 
 termination of adverbs which is so common in our 
 vernacular language, as denoting quality. Thus, 
 estlins is equivalent to willingly, with good will, and 
 has an origin analogous to another S. word, also sig- 
 nifying rather. This is Lever, Leuer, Leuir, Loor, 
 Lourd, Ac, as corresponding with E. as liff, of which 
 it is merely the comparative. While as lief signi- 
 fies "as willingly," lever is stronger; the literal 
 meaning being, " more willingly," or "with greater 
 affection." V, Lingis, Lings. 
 
 ETERIE, Etrie, adj. 1. Keen ; bitter ; applied to 
 weather, Roxb. "An etry sky," Dumfr. 2, Ill- 
 humoured ; ill-tempered, Roxb. 3. Hot-headed ; 
 fiery ; having an angiy look, Dumfr. Roxb. — This 
 term, though here used metaph., seems to be merely 
 Teut. etterigh, Belg. etterig, saniosus, from etter 
 venom. When the cold is very keen, it is sometimes 
 said to be venomous. 
 
 ETH, adj. Easy. V, Eith. 
 
 To ETHER, Edder, v. a. To twist ropes round a 
 stack, or fence it with ropes, Aberd. — A. S. heather- 
 ian, avcere, cohibere, 
 
 ETHERGAP, s. A variety of Etter-cap, Lanark s. 
 Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 ETHERTNS, adr. 1. Either, S. 0. 2. Rather, Berwicks. 
 
 ETHERINS, EiTHERENS, s. pi. The cross ropes of a 
 thatched roof or stack, S. B. — A. S. ether, a covert, 
 heather-ian, arcere. 
 
 ETHIK, Etick, adj. 1. Hectic. Bellenden. 2. De- 
 licate, S. B.— Fr, etique, hectic. 
 
 ETIN, s. A giant. V. Eyttyn, 
 
 ETION, J. Lineage, S. B. Poems Buchan Dial.— 
 &u. 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. halt, haette, manner, nature of a 
 thing ; Ihre views Su. Q. 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 quality. 
 
 To ETTER, V. n. To emit purulent matter, S. ; also 
 used metaphorically. The Provost. V, Atrie, 
 Attrie, 
 
 ETTERCAP, s. 1. A spider, S. 2. An ill-humoured 
 person, S. Waverley. V. Attircop. 
 
 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 frequently 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. Houlate. 5. To aspire ; 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. aetla, destinare. 
 
 ETTLE, Etling, s. 1. A mark, S. Ross. 2. Aim ; 
 attempt, S. Burns. 3. Design, Barbour. 4. 
 Expectation. 
 
 ETTLER, s. One who aims at any particular object, 
 or has some end in view, S. 0. 
 
 To EVAIG, V. n, To wander ; to roam, Bellend. T. 
 Liv. Vagari, Lat. — Fr. evaguer, id. 
 
 EVANTAGE, Avantage, s. A term, borrowed from 
 the laws of France, expressive of certain rights be- 
 longing to children 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. Forfar s. 
 
 To EVEN, V. a. 1. To equal, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 2. 
 To bring down to a certain level. Rutherford. 3. 
 To talk of one as a match for another in marriage, S, 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 EVENDOUN, adj. 1, Perpendicular, S. 2. Denot- 
 ing 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 men- 
 tioned, 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. 
 
 EVENMER, s. An instrument used by weavers for 
 spreading out the yarn on the beam, Loth. V, 
 Raivel, "■'■-,, ■ , 'Vf. ■ .- f f' , 
 
 EVENTURE, s. Fortune. Pitscottie. Synon, with 
 Aventure, E. adventure ; from Lat. adven-ire, q, 
 "what comes to one." — L, B. eventur-a, fortuna. 
 
 EVER, IvER, adj. A term applied to places where 
 there are two of the same name, denoting that which 
 is uppermost, or farthest up the hill, reckoning from 
 the bed of the nearest river; as Tver JVisbet, Iver 
 Crailing, Teviotd, This was originally the same 
 with Uver and Ou^r, q. v. 
 
 To EVER, V. a. To nauseate, Clydes. 
 
 EVER BANE. Ivory, Inventories. 
 
 EVERICH, adj. Every. Everichone, every one. 
 King's Quair. — A. S, aefre eac, id. 
 
 EVERYESTREEN, s. Used for Here-yestreen ; the 
 evening before last, Galloway. 
 
 EUERILK, adj. Every. Lyndsay. A. S. aefre ealc, id. 
 
 EVERLIE, adv. Constantly, perpetually, without in- 
 termission, Ang. Fife, Roxb, 
 
 EVEROCKS, s. The cloudberry, knoutberry, or Rubus 
 chamaemorus. Syn. Averins. 
 
 EVERSIYE, adj. Causing, or tending to, the over- 
 thiow of, Crookshank. 
 
 EVIDENT, s. A title-deed, S. Spalding. 
 
 EVIL-HEIDIT, adj. Prone to strike with the head ; 
 a term applied to an ox accustomed to butt. Balfour's 
 Pract. 
 
 EVILL, adj. In bad preservation ; nearly worn out. 
 Inventories. — A. S. yfel, vilis, inutilis. 
 
 EUILL-DEDY, adj. Wicked. Lyndsay.— k. 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-will-an, 
 male velle, male intendere ; part. pr. yfel-will mde, 
 malevolus. 
 
EUI 
 
 184 
 
 EXT 
 
 EUILL-WILLIE, adj. EvU-dlsposed ; malevolent, S. 
 
 lU-willie, q. v. 
 EVIN, od;. Equal; indifferent; impartial; synon. 
 
 Evinly. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 EUIN-EILD, adj. Equal in age. V. EiU). 
 EVINLY, odr. Equally. Act. Audit. 
 EVINLY, adj. 1. Equal. Douglas. 2. Indifferent ; 
 
 impartial. Wyntown. Euinly. Aberd. Keg. —A. S. 
 
 efen-lic, aequiilis, aequus. 
 EUIRILKANE, adj. Every one. Barbour. 
 EVIRLY, adv. Constantly ; continually, S. B. 
 To EVITE, V. a. To avoid. Cleland.—L&t. evit-are. 
 EULCRUKE, s. Apparently oil vessel ; Ulie being the 
 
 term for oil, S. B., and cruke the same withE. crock, 
 
 a vessel made of earth. Burrow Lawes. 
 EVLEIT, adj. 1. Active; nimble. 2. ^wZeifis ren- 
 dered handsome, Ayrs. 3. Also expl. "sprightly; 
 
 cheerful ; vivacious," ib. V. Ought. 
 EUOUR, EvKYR, s. Ivory. Douglas. 
 EUPHEN, s. An abbreviation of Euphemia, S. V. 
 
 Famie. 
 EVRIE, adj. Having a habitually craving appetitej 
 
 Dumfr. V. Yevert. 
 EW, s. Yew. Aberd. Beg. 
 EWDEN-DRIFT, s. Drifted snow, Aberd. Shir- 
 
 refs. V. YOUDEN-DRIFT. 
 
 EWDER, EWDRUCH, s. 1. A disagreeable smell, S. B. 
 Clydes. Journal Land. 2. The steam of a boiling 
 pot, Ac., Aberd. 3. Ewdroch, Ayrs., is used to de- 
 note dust, or the lightest atoms; as, "There's a 
 ewdroch here like the mottie sin [sun]." — Fr. odeur. 
 
 EWDER, s. A blaze, S. B. Poems Buchan Dial. 
 
 EWEL, interj. Indeed ; really, Ettr. For.— A. S, wel, 
 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 grey 
 corn, E. Loth. 
 
 EWER, adv. 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 nearest, or most convenient. Expl. 
 " adjacent ; standing or lying convenient," Dumfr. 
 It is written ewoss and ewous. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 EW-GOWAN, s. Common Daisy. 
 
 EWHOW, interj. 1. Ah, alas. South of S. Old Mor- 
 tality. 2. Used also as an exclamation expressive of 
 • surprise, Roxb. V. Hegh How. 
 
 EWIN, adv. Straight ; right. Dunbar. 
 
 EWIN DRIFT, s. Snow drifted by the wind. Gordon's 
 Hist. Earls of Sutherl. V. Ewdendrift, Yowden- 
 DRiFT and Endbift. 
 
 EWYNLY, adv. Equally. Barbour. 
 
 EWTEUTH, prep. Without. Act Audit. V. Out- 
 
 WITH. 
 
 To EXAME, V. a. To examine, S. Diallog. 
 
 EXAMINE, s. Examination, S. LamonVs Diary. — 
 Fr. examen, id., Cotgr. 
 
 To EXCAMBIE, v. a. To exchange, S.— L. B. excamb- 
 iare. 
 
 EXCAMBION, s. Exchange, S. Spotswood. 
 
 EXCRESCE, s. Increase ; augmentation. Forbes, 
 Suppl. Dec. — Lat. excresc-ere, to grow out ; to in- 
 crease. 
 
 EXECUTORIAL, s. Any legal authority employed for 
 executing a decree or sentence of court. Act Cha. I. 
 
 To EXEME, Exeem, v. a. To exempt. Skene. 
 
 To EXERCE, V. a. To exercise. Acts Ja. VI.— Er. 
 exerc-er ; Lat. exerc-ere, id. V. Exercitiodn. 
 
 EXERCEISS, ExBRCiSB, t. 1. The critical explication 
 
 of a passage of Scripture, at a meeting of Presbytery, 
 by one teaching Presbyter, succeeded by a specifica- 
 tion of the doctrines contained in it by another ; both 
 exhibitions to be judged of, and censured 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 Presbytery 
 itself. Acts Ja. VI. 3. The name given to part of 
 the trials to which an expectant is subjected, before 
 being licensed, or ordained, S. Acts Ass. 4. Family 
 worship ; or, as expressed in E., family prayers, S. 
 Gait. It is sometimes called family-exercise. 
 
 EXERCITIOUN, s. 1. Bodily exercise ; Keith's Hist. 
 2. Military exercise ; the act of drilling. Acts Ja. V. 
 — Lat. exercitatio. 
 
 EXHORTANS, s. Exhortation ; part. Lat. Crau- 
 furd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 EXIES, s. pi. The hysterics. South of S. Antiquary. 
 Perhaps an oblique use of the Northumbrian term 
 aixes, which denotes the ague. V. Trembling 
 
 ExiES. 
 
 EXINTRICATION, s. The act of disembowelling a 
 dead body. Fountainh. Suppl. Dec. 
 
 To EXONER, v. a. To exonerate ; to free from any 
 burden or charge. Fountainhall. — Lat. exonerare. 
 
 EXPECTANT, s. A candidate for the ministry, not 
 yet licensed to preach the gospel. Acts Assem- 
 bly. 
 
 EXPECTAVIS, s. pi. Apparently in reversion or ex- 
 pectance. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To EXPEDE, v. a. To despatch ; to expedite, S. 
 Expede, part. pa. Spalding. — Fr. exped-ier, id. 
 
 To EXPISCATE, v. a. To fish out by inquiry, S. 
 Wodrow. — Lat. expisca-ri, id. 
 
 EXPLOSITIOUNE, s. Disgraceful expulsion. Aberd. 
 Beg. — Fr. explod-ere, to drive out by hissing, or clap- 
 ping of hands; part. pa. explos-us ; from ex and 
 plaudere. 
 
 To EXPONE. 1. To explain. Baillie.—L&t. expon- 
 ere. 2. To expose to danger. Knox. 3. To repre- 
 sent ; to characterize. Spalding. 
 
 To EXPREME, v. a. To express. Douglas. 
 
 EXPRES, adv. Altogether. Douglas. — Fr. par 
 expr^s, expressly. 
 
 To EXTENT, v. a. To assess ; to lay on, or apportion 
 an assessment; S. to stent. Acts Ja. I. — L. B. 
 extend-ere, aestimare, appretiare. Du Cange views 
 this use of the term as of English origin. 
 
 To EXTENT, v. n. To be taxed. Maitl. Hist. 
 Edin. 
 
 EXTENT, s. An ancient valuation of land or other 
 property, for the purpose of assessment. Acts Ja. 
 I. V. Stent. 
 
 EXTENTOUR, s. An assessor ; one who apportions a 
 general tax ; now S. stent-master, ibid. — L. B., exten- 
 sor, aestimator publicus. 
 
 EXTEIIICS, s. pi. A common corr. among the vulgar, 
 of the name of the disease called Hysterics, S. 
 
 EXTERMINIOUN, s. Extermination. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 EXTERNE, adj. Outward ; Lat. extern-us. 
 
 To EXTINCTE, v. a. To erase ; used as synon. with 
 deleit. Acts Ja. VI. — Lat. part, extinct-us. 
 
 To EXTIRPE, V. a. To extirpate. Acts Ja. VI.— ¥t. 
 extirp-er. 
 
 To EXTORSS, v. a. To exact upon ; to use extortion. 
 Acts Ja. VI. From the Lat. supine or part. pa. 
 extors-um, or extors-us. 
 
 To EXTORTION, v. a. To charge exhorbitantly ; part, 
 pa. Extortioned. Spalding. 
 
EXT 
 
 185 
 
 FAI 
 
 EXTRANEANE, Extranear, ad). Extraneane cord- 
 anaris, coidwainers coming from a distance, or not 
 enjoying the liberties of a burgh. Aberdeen 
 Reg. 
 
 EXTRANEAN, s. A scholar in the higher classes of 
 the Grammar School, Aberdeen, who has received 
 the previous part of bis education at another 
 school. 
 
 To EXTRA V AGE, v. n. To deviate in discourse. 
 
 Fountainhall. V. Stravaig. 
 EXTRE, s. Axle-tree, S. Douglas. V. Ax-tree. 
 EXULAT.^arf.pa. Exiled. Aberd. Reg.-h.B.exul-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, ElZEL. 
 
 F. 
 
 FA, V. and s. V. Faw. 
 
 FA', Fae, s. Foe. Douglas. — A. S./a, 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 marriage, S. 
 
 To FA' 0' (of). To abate, Aberd. 
 
 To FA', V. n. To fall. 
 
 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 confined, S. 
 
 To FA' throw, v. a. 1. To relinquish any 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/eK 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 mismanagement. 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 denoting a 
 tobacco-pouch. South of S. A. Scott's Poems. — 
 Germ.fuppe, loculus. 
 
 FABORIS, s.pl. Suburbs. Wallace.— ¥r.fauxbourg, id. 
 
 FABOURDON, s. Counterpoint in music. Buret.— 
 Fr. faux-hourdon. 
 
 * FACE, s. The edge of a knife, or of any other sharp 
 instrument, S. — Tablet d Face, cut into several sharp 
 angles. V. Fast. 
 
 FACHENIS, pi. Falchions. Douglas.— ¥r. fauchon, 
 a short crooked sword. 
 
 FACHERIE, Fr. Fashrie, s. Trouble, S. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 FACHT. Leg.flicht, flight. Houlate. 
 
 FACIE, adj. 1. Bold ; fearless. Thus a sheep is 
 said to be facie when it stands to the dog, when it 
 will not move, but fairly faces him, Teviotdale. 2. 
 Forward ; impudent, ibid. 
 
 FACILE, adj. 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 disposi- 
 tion that he is liable to be easily wrought upon by 
 others. 
 
 FACOUND, adj. Having a graceful utterance. Bel- 
 lenden.— Lat. facund-us, id. 
 
 FACTOR, Factocr, s. 1. A land-steward, or one who 
 has the charge of an estate, who lets the lands, col- 
 lects the rents, &c. Bosioell's Journal. 2. A per- 
 son legally appointed to manage sequestrated pro- 
 perty, S. Ersk. Inst. 3. One to whom escheated 
 property is given ; equivalent to Donatory, q. v. S. 
 
 FACTOBIE, s. Agency. Lettrez offactorie, letters em- 
 powering one person to act for another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FADBIS, 3. i^Z. Boats. Bellenden.—Ga,Q\. fada. 
 
 To FADDOM, v. a. V. Fadom. 
 
 FADE, Fede, adj. Appointed. Sir Tristrem.—k. S. 
 
 fad-an, ordinare. 
 FADE, 8. A company of hunters. Douglas. — Isl, 
 
 veid-a, to hunt ; Gael, fiadh, a deer. 
 To FADE, V. a. To fall short in. Wyntown.— Isl. fat- 
 
 ast, deficit. 
 FADER, Fadyr, s. Father. .Baj^owr.— Aberd., A. S. 
 
 faeder, Isl. fader, id. 
 FADERLY, adj. Fatherly. Bellenden. 
 FADGE, s. A bundle of sticks, Dumfr. — Sw. fagg-a, 
 
 onerare. 
 ', FADGE, Fage, s. 1. A large flat loaf, or bannock, Gl. 
 ! Sibb. 2. A flat wheaten loaf, Loth. Ramsay. — 
 
 Teut. wegghe, libum oblongum ; Fr. fouace, a thick 
 
 cake. 3. A lusty and clumsy woman, S. Bitson. 
 ■ To FADLE, Faidle, v. n. To waddle, Ang. 
 FADOM, s. A fathom, S.— Isl. fadm-r. 
 To FADOM, Faddom, v. a. 1. To measure, used in a 
 
 literal sense, S. 2. To encompass with the arms, S. 
 
 and 0. E. Burns. 3. To comprehend; applied to 
 
 the mind, S. — Isl. /adm.-a, amplecti, 
 FAE, Fa, pron. Who, Aberd. Gl. Antiq. 
 FAE, prep. From ; as, /a« hame, from home, 
 
 Aberd. 
 FAG, s. The sheep-louse, S. 0. Surv. Agr. 
 FAGALD, s. 1. Fagot. Barbour. 2. A bundle of 
 
 twigs or heath, tied with straw ropes, formerly used 
 
 in Ettr. For. for shutting up the doorway under night, 
 
 when there was no door. 
 FAGGIE, adj. Fatiguing ; as, a faggie day, one that 
 
 tires or fags one by its sultriness, Stirlings. 
 FAG-MA-FUFP, s. A ludicrous term for a gairulous 
 
 old woman, Roxb. 
 FAGS, s. The name given to a disease of sheep ; sup- 
 posed lousiness, S. 
 FAG SUM, adj. Producing weariness or fatigue ; tire- 
 some, Perths. 
 FAGSUMNESS, s. Tiresomness, ibid.— Perhaps Sw. 
 
 fagg-a paa sig, se onerare. 
 FAY, s. 1. Faith. Wyntoum.—O.Yr.fe. 2. Fidelity; 
 
 allegiance. Barbour. 
 FAY, adj. On the verge of death ; the same with Fey, 
 
 q. V. 
 To FAID, t'. ». To frown, Ork.— Isl. faed, aversio, 
 
 displicentia, Verel, 
 FAIK, s. A corr. of Faith. Infaik, in faith, Dumfr. 
 ToYKIK,v.a. To grasp. Douglas. — riand./acA;-en, 
 
 apprehendere. 
 To FAIK, V. a. To fold ; to tuck up, S. Burns. Fecket, 
 
 folded. — Sw. veck, a fold. 
 FAIK, s. 1. A fold, S. B. Bannatyne P. 2. A plaid, 
 
 Ang. Faikie, Aberd. 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 commo- 
 
FAI 
 
 186 
 
 FAI 
 
 dity, Loth, Perths. Oalt. 2. To let go with im- 
 punity, Loth.— Su. Q. falk-a, to cheapen. 
 
 To FAIR, Faick, v. n. To fail, S. B. Boss. Su. G. 
 tvik-a, cede re. 
 
 To FAIK, V. a. To stop ; to intermit, S. B. Ross. 
 
 FAIKINS. Gudefaikins, a miuced outh. South of S. ; 
 Fegains, S. B. V. Feos. 
 
 FAIKS, pi. My faiks, a minced oath, by my faith, 
 Roxb. ; synon. Feos, q. v. 
 
 FAIL, adj. Fiuil ; in a failed state as to corporeal 
 ability, Roxb.— Su. G. Jel denotes both moral and 
 physical defect ; Teut. /aci, \A. fael-a, deficere. 
 
 FAIL, Fale, Fkal, s. 1. Any grassy part of the sur- 
 face of the ground. Douglas. 2. A flat grassy clod 
 cut from the sward, S. J5e«cnden.— Su. G. wall 
 (pron. vail), sward. 
 
 FAIL-DYKE, s. A wall built of sods, S. Minstrelsy 
 Border. 
 
 To FAILYE, Failyib, v. n. 1. To fail. Acts Cha. I. 
 2. To be in want of any thing. Barbour.— ¥r. faillir, 
 id. * 
 
 FAILYIE, Faylyhe', s. 1. Failure. Act Sedt. 2. 
 Legal subjection to a penalty, in consequence of dis- 
 obedience. 3. Penalty in case of breach of bargain, 
 S. Spalding. 
 
 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. thav), damp, moist. 
 
 To FAYND, Fand, v, a. 1. To tempt. Wyntown. 2. 
 To put to trial. Sir Tristrem. 3. To endeavour. 
 Barbour. — A. S. fand-ian, tentare. 
 
 To FAYND, V. n. To make shift for one's self. Wal- 
 lace. V. Fend. 
 
 FAYNDING, s. Perhaps, guile. Barbour. 
 
 FAINY, adv. Not understood. Iloulate. 
 
 To FAINT, V. a. To make faint ; to enfoeble. Guthry's 
 Trial. 
 
 FAINTICE, s. Dissembling. Barbour. — Yr.faintise. 
 
 FAINTIE GRUND. Ground in the course of a journey" 
 or excursion, on which, when one passes over it, the 
 superstitious believe it to be necessary to have a bit 
 of bread in one's pocket, in order to prevent the per- 
 son from fainting, Lanarks. ; Hungry grund, synon. 
 
 FAINTS, s. pi. Distilled spirits of an inferior quality, 
 or low wines. 
 
 FAIPLE, s. 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 ani- 
 mals, 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 chopfallen, S.; 
 also, to cry ; to weep, A. Scott. 
 
 FAIR, adj. Calm, Orkney. 
 
 FAIR, Fere, Feye, s. Appearance. Douglas. — A. S. 
 feorh, vultus. 
 
 FAIR, Fayr, Far, s. 1. Solemn preparation. Bar- 
 bour. 2. Funeral solemnity. Gawan and Gol. — 
 Germ./eyr-en, to celebrate. 
 
 FAIR. V. Fairin. 
 
 FAIR, s. Affair. Priests of Feblis. 
 
 ♦FAIR, adj. Apt; ready ; likely "Gin he gang 
 into that trade, he'll be fair to lose the wee pennie 
 that he has to the fore," Reuirews. Apparently an 
 ellipsis for '' he will be in a fair way." 
 
 FAYR, ad;. Proper. Barbour. — Moes. G/agrr, idoneus. 
 
 To FAIR, V. n. To clear up ; applied to the atmos- 
 phere in reference to preceding rain, S. The Smug- 
 glers. 
 
 FAIR-CA'IN, part. adj. 1. Smooth-tongued ; having 
 great appearance of civility, Loth. Fife ; synon. 
 Fair fassint. Saxon and Gael. This is evidently 
 q. ca'ing, or driving fairly or cautiously. 2. Flat- 
 tering ; wheedling; cajoling, ibid. Stirlings. 
 
 FAIRD, s. 1. Course. Complaynt S. 2. Expedition ; 
 enterprise. Calderwood. Perhaps rather ''a hasty 
 and violent effort ; a strong temporary or momentary 
 exertion." This is the only sense in which it con- 
 tinues to be used by the peasantry in Lothian ; as, 
 " Let them alane ; it's but afaird ; it'll no last lang ; 
 they'll no win far afore us." 
 
 FAIRDED,2>ar^.po. Painted. V. Fard, i). 
 
 FAIRDIE, adj. Passionate ; irascible. To grow fair* 
 die, to get into a passion, Ayrs.— Gael, feargacli, 
 angry ; passionate ; fearg-am, to vex; to fret. 
 
 FAIRDING, s. Violent blowing. Burel. 
 
 FAYRE, Fare, s. Course. Wyntown.— Is\. far, iter. 
 
 To FAIREWELL, v. a. To bid farewell to. Bollock, 
 
 FAIR FA'. Well betide ; good luck to. Fairfaw ye ; 
 an expression of one'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-FASIIIONED, Fair-Fassint, adj. Having great 
 appearance of discretion without the reality ; having 
 great complaisance in manner, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 FAIRFASSINT. V. Fair-fashioned. 
 
 FAIRFLE, s. A great eruption of the skin. When 
 this takes place, one is said to be in a perfect fairfle, 
 Selkirks. It also signifies 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 denomi- 
 nated from the whiteness of the under part of the 
 leaf, Teviotdale. 
 
 FAIR-HAIR, s. The name given to the tendon of the 
 neck of cattle or sheep, Stirlings. Fisrfax, 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 
 superstitious to be the spot on which the fairies hold 
 their dances, S. Edin. Mag. 
 
 FAIRY-IIAMMER, s. A species of stone hatchet, S. 
 Clan-Albyn. 
 
 FAIRY-HILLOCKS, s.pl. Verdant knolls, denominated 
 from the vulgar idea that these were anciently inha- 
 bited by the fairies, or that they used to dance there, 
 S. Bord. Minst. 
 
 FAIRIN, Fairing, s. 1. A present given at a/air ; like 
 ^.fairing. 2. Metaph. a drubbing, S. Reg. Dalton. 
 
 FAIRIN, Farne, part. pa. Fared. Barbour. y 
 
 FAIRY RADE. The designation given to the expedi- 
 tion made by the Fairies to the place in which they ' 
 are to hold their great annual banquet on the first of 
 May, S. Rem. Nilhs. Song. V. Rade. 
 
 FAIRLY, adv. Surprisingly ; fairly few, wondrous 
 few, S. B. Ross. V. Ferly. 
 
 To FAIRLY. V. Ferly, v. 
 
 FAIRNEY-CLOOTS, s. pi. The small horny substances 
 above the hoofs, where the pastern of a horse lies, 
 but said to be found only in sheep or goats, Ettr, 
 For. Hogg. 
 
 FAIRNTICKL'D, adj. Freckled. 
 
 FAIRNTOSH, s. The name appropriated to aqua- 
 
FAI 
 
 187 
 
 FAM 
 
 vitae, formerly distilled in the district of this name 
 in Boss-shire, distinguished by the strong flavour it 
 has acquired 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. pi. The stringy parts of cloth, resembling 
 the lint (S. caddis)., applied to a wound, S. ; Feaz- 
 ings, Roxb. 
 
 FAIT, s. To lose fait of, to lose one's good opinion, or 
 faith of, S. — Yy. fair e fete de, to joy in. 
 
 To FAYT, V. a. Perhaps, frame. Sir Trist. 
 
 FAIZART, Fesart, s. 1. A hermaphrodite of the gal- 
 linaceous tribe, Roxb. 2. Applied 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, v. n, 1. A 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 instrument, turned 
 out to a side, instead of being blunted, by use." Gl. 
 Surv. Nairn. — Teut. vaese, vest, fibra capillamentum, 
 festuca ; Kilian, Hence Belg. vezd, a hairy string, 
 as that of a root ; vezel-en, to grow stringy ; vezelig, 
 stringy. 
 
 To FAIZLE, V. a. To flatter, S. B.— Su. G.fios-a, id. 
 
 To FAKE, V. a. 1. To give heed to, Orkn. 2. To be- 
 lieve ; to credit, ibid. — Tent, fack-en, apprehendere ; 
 Isl. faa. faeck, capere, accipere, adipisci. 
 
 FAKES. By my fakes, a minced oath, Aberd. W. 
 Beattie's Tales. V. Faik, and Fairs. 
 
 FALD, Facld, s. 1. A sheep-fold, S. Eoss. 2. An 
 enclosure of any kind. Douglas. A. S. Isl. fald, 
 septum animalium. 
 
 To FALD. Fadld, v. a. To enclose in a fold, S. Burns. 
 — Svr. faella, id. 
 
 To FALD, V. n. To bow, S. Garden.— A. S.feald-an, 
 plicare. 
 
 To FALD, Facld, v. a. To enfold, S. ieeni. Miths. 
 Song. — A. S. feald-an, plicare. 
 
 FALD. V. Anefald, i. e., upright, 
 
 FALD-DIKE, s. a wall of turf, surrounding the space 
 appropriated for a fold, S. 
 /FALDERALL, s. 1. A gewgaw ; most commonly in 
 pi., S.; synon. Fall-atl. Hogg. 2. Sometimes used 
 to denote idle fancies or conceits, S. A term appar- 
 ently formed from the unmeaning repetitions in some 
 old songs. 
 
 FALE, s. Turf, &c. V. Fail. 
 
 ToFALE, «. n. To happen. Wyntown. 
 
 FALK, Fauk, s. The razor-bill. Martin. 
 
 FALKLAND-BRED, adj. Equivalent to "bred at 
 court ;" Falldand in Fife having been the favourite 
 residence of several princes of the Stuart family. 
 Chr. Kirk. 
 
 To FALL, Fa', v. n. To dissolve, as burnt lime-stone, 
 ■in consequence of being slaked, or as clay when 
 frostbitten, S. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 To FALL, V. n. To be one's chance ; to happen. Sir 
 A . Balfour's Lett, 
 
 To FALL by, v. n. 1. To be lost, or disappear, S. 
 Butherford. 2. To be sick, or affected with any ail- 
 ment. 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, "Ilis een's 
 fa'n in,-" his eyes are sunk in his head, S. This is 
 
 a Sw. idiom ; Oegonenfalla in, the eyes sink, Wideg. 
 2. To become hollow ; as, " His cheeks are/a'?* mi ;" 
 his cheeks are collapsed, S. 3. To subside. The 
 water's sair fa'n in; the river has subsided much; 
 applied to it after it has been swelled by rain, S. 
 
 To FALL, or Fa' tn twa. A vulgar phrase used to de- 
 note childbearing, S. Picken. 
 
 To FALL in wi', v. a. To meet with, either accident- 
 ally, or in consequence of search ; applied both to 
 persons and to things, S. Gait. 
 
 To FALL out^ V. n. To make a sally. Monro's Exped. 
 — Belg. uytval-en, id. 
 
 To FALL, or Fa', wi' bairn. To become pregnant, S. 
 Picken's Poems. 
 
 FALL, s. Apparently scrap or oigi'al, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 To FALL, V. n. 1. To fall to, as one's portion, pron. 
 faw, S. Peblis to the Play. 2. To be one's turn. 
 It fawis me now, S. 
 
 FALL (pron. faw), s. A measure six ells square, S. 
 Skene.— Sa. G.fale, pertica, a perch. 
 
 FALL, Faw, s. A trap, S. Evergreen.-Geim.falU; 
 Su. G.falla, decipula. 
 
 FALLALLS, Falalls,- s. pi. A term used to denote 
 the gaudy and superfluous parts of attire ; super- 
 ficial ornaments, S. It is more commonly applied 
 to females. Old Mortality. 
 
 FALLAUGE, Falawdge, adj. Profuse ; lavish, Aberd. 
 — Fr. volage, giddy. 
 
 FALL-BOARD, s. The wooden shutter of a window 
 that is not glazed, which moves backwards and for- 
 wards on hinges or latches, S. 0. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 PALLBRIQ-, s. A bridge used in a siege, which the 
 besiegers let/aW on the walls, that they might enter 
 by it. Barbour. 
 
 FALLEN STARS, s. Jelly tremella, S. Tremella Nos- 
 toc, 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 
 ffiquorea, or sea-nettle, Linn. 
 
 To FALLOW, V. a. To follow, S. Douglas. 
 
 To FALLOW, V. 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, V. a. To falsify. Bellenden. 
 
 FALSAR, Falsarie, s. A falsifier. Acts Mary. 
 
 To FALSE o dome. To deny the equity of a sentence 
 and appeal to a superior court. Acts. Ja. HI. — 
 L. B. falsare judicium, appellare a judicio. 
 
 FALSED, Falsette, s. 1. Falsehood. Dunbar. 2, 
 A forgery. Acts Mary. — 0. ¥r.faulsete. 
 
 FALT, Fattte, Fawt, s. Want. Barbmir.—O. Fr. 
 faule, want of whatever kind. 
 
 FALTEN, s. A fillet, Argyles.— This is evidently Gael. 
 /aZian," a welt; belt; ribbon for the head ;s)iood,"*SAaw. 
 
 FALTIVE, adj. Faulty. Blue Blanket.— Fv.faultif, 
 fault ive, id. 
 
 FAME, Faim, Feim, s. 1. Foam, S. Douglas. 2, 
 Passion, S. B — A. S.fam,fae.m, spuma. 
 
 To FAME, V. n. To be in a rage, S. 
 
 FAMELL, adj. Female. Colk. Sow. 
 
 PAMEN, 2>i. Foes. Wallace. — A. S. /a^mo7i, foe-man. 
 
 FAMH, s. A small noxious beast. Statist. Ace. Kirk- 
 michael. 
 
 FAMYLE, Famell, s. Family ; race. Douglas, — Fr. 
 famille. 
 
 * FAMILIAR, adj. Used in the sense of confidential, 
 in the phrase "■familiar servant." Pitscottie. 
 
FAM 
 
 188 
 
 FAR 
 
 FAMOUS, adj. 1. Of good character. Wodrow. 2. 
 Injurious to the character of another ; libellous ; 
 calumniatory; slanderous. Balfour's Pract. — Fr. 
 fameux, of much credit. 
 
 FAMDLIT, pret. Perhaps stammering, unintelligible, 
 from want of teeth. — Dan. faml-er, to hesitate ; to 
 stammer. 
 
 FAN, adv. When, Aberd. Meams, Angus. 
 
 To FAND. V. a. To try. V. Faynd. 
 
 FAND, pret. v. Found, S. Hudson. 
 
 To FANE, V. a. To protect. Dunbar. 
 
 FANE. //I /ane, fondly. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 FANE, s. An elf; a fairy, Ayrs. Train's P. Reveries. 
 — Teut. veyn, socius, sodalis ; as the fairies are com- 
 monly designed good neighbours, Gr. Andr. how- 
 ever, 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 B. fanners, the 
 instrument for winnowing grain. 
 
 FANG, s. 1. Capture. Wallace. 2. The power of 
 apprehending. 3. What is seized or carried off, Ang. 
 Morrison. 4. A prize or booty. 6. 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. fang, 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 
 Shale spere ; vang, id. Devonsh. 
 
 To Lose the Fang, v. 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 in one's 
 expectixtion of success. Loth. V. Fang, s., sense 2. 
 
 To FANG a well. To pour water into a pamp, for re- 
 storing its power of operation, S. 
 
 FANK, s. A sheep-cot, or pen ; a term generally used 
 in Stirlings. and Perths. 
 
 To FANK, V. a. To fold ; as, tofank the sheep, ib. 
 
 To FANK, Fankle, v. a. 1. To entangle, especially by 
 means of knots or nooses. A line is said to hefankit, 
 or fanklit, when it is so entangled and warped that 
 it cannot 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 can- 
 not be done, to wrap the rope about him, so as to 
 entangle him, S. 3. To coil a rope, Lanarks. — Teut. 
 vanck, tendicula. 
 
 FANK, s. A funk o' tows ; a coil of ropes, S. 
 
 FANNER, 8. or in pi. Fanners. The in.strument which 
 creates wind for winnowing the chaff from grain, S. ; 
 called a fan, E. Stat. Ace. — Fr. van, Teut. wanne, 
 Su. G. wanna, id. Teut. wann-en, ventilare. 
 
 FANNOUN, Fannowne, s. The sudarium, a linen 
 handkerchief carried on the priest's arm at mass. 
 Wyntovm. — Fr. fanon. 
 
 FANTISE, s. Vain appearance. K. Quair. 
 
 To FANTISIE, v. a. To regard with affection ; used 
 in the sense of the E. v. to fancy. G. Buchanan. — 
 Tr.fantas-ier. 
 
 FANTON, s. Swoon; faint. 2'alice of Hon. 
 
 FANTOWN, adj. Fantastic. Wyntown. 
 
 FAOILTEACH, s. The Gaelic designation for what 
 the Lowlanders denominate The Borrowing Days. 
 V. Borrowing Dats. 
 
 FAPLE, s. To hang a/aple. V. Faiple. 
 
 FAR, s. Pompous preparation. V. Fair. 
 
 FAR, s. Appearance. Barbour. V. Fair. 
 
 FAR, Fayre, Fayr, i. Expedition ; journey. Barbmir. 
 
 —A. S. fare, Isl. far, id. 
 FARAND, Farrand, adj. Seeming; having the ap- 
 pearance of. Douglas. 
 Auld-Farand, adj. Sagacious ; prudent, S. 
 Fair-Farand^ adj. 1. Having a goodly appearance. 
 
 S. P. Repr. 2. Having a fair carriage. Houlate. 
 
 3. Having a specious appearance, S. 
 Ecil-Farand-, adj. Unseemly. Douglas. 
 Foul-Farren, adj. Having a bad appearance. Kelly. 
 Weill-Farandj adj. 1. Having a goodly appearance. 
 
 Barbour. 2. Handsome. Wallace, — Su. Q.far-a, 
 
 agere ; Teut. vaer-en, gerere se. 
 FARAND, part, prp, Travelling. Barbour. 
 FARANDAINS, s. pi. A species of cloth, partly of 
 
 silk, and partly of wool, 
 FARANDMAN, s. A traveller. Skene.— k. S. fa- 
 
 rende, itinerant. 
 FARAR, s, A traveller or voyager. Douglas. 
 FARAR, compar. Better. Gawan and Gol. 
 FAR-AWA', Faraway, adj. 1. Distant ; remote, as to 
 
 place, S. Antiquaryi 2. Distant, as to consan- 
 guinity, S. Rob Roy. 
 FARAWA'-SKREED, s. Foreign news, or a letter 
 
 from a foreign country, Ayrs. 
 FARCOST, s. A trading vessel. Stat, ^cc— Su. G. 
 
 farkost, any instrument of travelling. 
 To FARD, Faird, v. a. 1. To paint. Z. Boyd. 2. To 
 
 embellish. Compl. /S.— Fr. /artZ-er, id., /ard, paint. 
 FARD, s. Paint. Z. Boyd. 
 
 FARD, adj. Weill-fard, well-favoured. Lyndsay. 
 FARD, Farde, Faird, s. 1. Course; motion. Douglas. 
 
 2. Force ; ardour ; violence. Bellenden. 3. Blast ; 
 
 q. a current of wind. Douglas. 4. To make a faird, 
 
 to make a bustle. Ramsay. — Su. G. faerd, cursus, 
 
 iter. 
 FARDER, adj. Further, S. R. Bruce. 
 FARDILLIS, s. pi. Shivers. Gaioan and Gol.— 
 
 Teut. ier-deel, quadra. 
 FARDING,.s. A farthing, S., Cumb. 
 FAREFOLKIS, s. pi. Fairies ; fair-folk, Banffs. 
 
 Douglas. — Q. fhir 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 /ares." — Isl. farveg and Su. G. farwaeg denote 
 
 a high road, via publica. But Haldorson expl. far- 
 
 veg-r as primarily signifying alveus, canalis. 
 FAR-HIE-AN-ATOUR, adv. At a considerable dis- 
 tance, Aberd. 
 FARY, Farie, s. 1. Bustle ; tumult. Dunbar. 2. 
 
 Confusion; consternation. Douglas. V. Fiery. 
 FARING, s. Leading of an army. Barbour. — Isl. 
 
 faer-a, Su. G.foer-a, ducere, ducem e.sse. 
 PARLAND, adj. Coming from a distant countrji^ 
 
 Maitland P. — A. S., feorlen, feorlend, longinquus. 
 FA RLE, Farthel, Ferle, s. Properly, the fourth part 
 
 of a thin cake, whether of flour or oatmeal ; but now 
 
 used often for a third, S. Wodrow. — Teut. vier-deel ; 
 
 A. S. feorlh-dael, quarta pars. 
 FARM, s. Rent. V. Fermb. 
 FARM-MEAL, s. Meal paid as part of the rent, S. 
 
 Agr. Surv. Aberd. 
 FAROUCHIE, adj. Savage; cruel ; ferocious, Ayrs. ; 
 
 slightly varied from Fr. farouche, wild, savage, cruel, 
 
 &c. 
 FARRACH, s. Force; vigour, S. B. Poems Buchan 
 
 Dial. — Isl. faer, validus ; Gael. /arracA, force. 
 
FAR 
 
 189 
 
 FAU 
 
 PARRANT, adj. Sagacious, Selkirks. Hogg. Used 
 elliptically for auld-f arrant. V. Fakband. 
 
 FARSY, adj. Having the farcy, or leprosy of horses. 
 Dunbar. — Fr. farcin. 
 
 FARTHING-MAN, Ferdingman, s. A designation 
 given to the Dean of Guild. Stat. Gild. 
 
 FARTIGAL, s. A fardiugale. Maitland P.— Fr. 
 vertugale, id. 
 
 FAS, s. A knot or bunch. V. Fassis. 
 
 FAS, s. Hair. Douglas. — A. S./eox, id. 
 
 FAS CAST. Scheme, Gl. 0. Fr. face is used for faitj 
 factus ; q. a new-made device. 
 
 To FASCH, Fash, v. a. 1. To trouble ; applied to the 
 body, S. Baillie. 2. Denoting what pains the mind, 
 Baillie. 3. To molest, in a general sense, S. Ever- 
 green. 
 
 To Fash one's Thumb. To give one's self trouble, S. 
 Ramsay. The phrase is generally used negatively ; 
 as, " Ye neednafash your thumb about it ;" you need 
 not take the slightest trouble ; perhaps in allusion 
 to the use of the thumb in making or confirming a 
 bargain. V. Thumb-licking. 
 
 To FASCH, V. n. 1. To take trouble, S. Gait. 2. To 
 be weary of, S. Chron, ^ P. 3. To intermeddle, so 
 as to subject one's self to trouble, S. — Fr. se fach-er, 
 to grieve ; Su. G. faas widen, tangere aliquem, to 
 fasTi with, S. 
 
 FASCH, Fash, s. 1. Trouble, S. Burns. 2. Pains 
 taken about any thing, S. 3. Denoting a trouble- 
 some 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. 
 Boss. 
 
 FASHEOUS, FiiSHious, adj. Troublesome. Baillie. 
 — Yt. facheux, facheuse, id, 
 
 FASHIOUSNESS, s. Troublesomeness, S. 
 
 FASKIDAR, s. The Northern Gull, Larus parasiticus, 
 Linn. ; the Scouti-aulin of Orkn. 
 
 FASSE, s. A hair. S. P. Repr. 
 
 FASSIS, «.j?i. Knots ; bunches. Inventories — 0. Fr. 
 faissie, bande en general, fais, a bunch. 
 
 FASSIT, part. pa. Knotted, 
 
 FASSON, s. 1. Fashion, S. B. fassin. Complaynt S. 
 2. The expense of making any article.— Fr. fagon 
 does not merely denote the form of any thing, but 
 the " making, workmanship," Cotgr. 
 
 FAST, Fassit, part. pa. Cut in facets, little faces, or 
 small angles ; applied to precious.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 plusieurs angles. Diet. Trav. 
 
 FAST, adj. 1. Forward ; prone to rashness of conduct, 
 S. 2. Hasty in temper ; irascible, S. 3. Applied to a 
 person already engaged, or a utensil employed for a 
 purpose from which it cannot be spared, Aberd. 
 
 FASTA, s. A stone anchor for a boat, Shetl.— Isl. 
 
 faest-a, firmare,, ^o/asi!en, 
 FASTAN REID DEARE. Deer of a deep red colour. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 FASTRINGIS-EWYN, s. The evening preceding the 
 first day of the Fast of Lent. Fastern's-een, S, 
 Shrove Tuesday, E. Barbour.— Be\g. Vastenavond, id. 
 FAT, s. A cask or barrel. Stair. Suppl. Dec.— A.. S. 
 fet, vas; Su. Q.fat, vas cujuscunque generis ; Teut. 
 vat, id. The E. term has been greatly restricted in 
 its sense ; being confined to a vessel that contains 
 liquids for fermentation. 
 
 FAT, pron. 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.-lPmm. 
 fat-eor, Lat. 
 
 FATHER-BETTER, adj. Surpassing one's father, S. 
 B. Baillie. — Isl. faudrbetringr, id. 
 
 FATHER-BROTHER, s. A paternal uncle, S. Skene. 
 
 FATHER-SISTER, s. A paternal aunt. Id. 
 
 FATHER- WAUR, adj. Worse than one's father ; fal- 
 ling short in goodness, Clydes. ; used in opposition to 
 Father-better, q. v. 
 
 FATHOLT, s. Aberd. Reg. Probably a denomination 
 of wood from some place in Norway ; as holte denotes 
 a smaU wood. 
 
 FAT-RECKS. Aberd. pron. of What-recks. Tarras. 
 V. Raik, Rak, s. Care. 
 
 To FATTER, v. a. To thresh the awns or beards of 
 barley, Dumfr. — C. B, fat, a smart blow ; a stroke ; 
 fat-iaw, to strike lightly ; fatiwr, one who strikes 
 lightly. 0. Su. G. bat-a, to beat. 
 
 FATT'RILS, s. pi. 1. Folds or puckerings, S. 0. 
 Burns. 2. "FattreJs, ribbon-ends," &c. Gl.Picken. — 
 O. Fr. fatraille, trumpery. 
 
 FAUCH, Faw, Fewe, adj. Pale red ; fallow ; dun, 
 Aberd. Douglas. — A. S. fah, fealg, fealh, helvus. 
 
 To FAUCH, Faugh, v. a. 1. To fallow ground, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 2. To beat. He faught him well, 
 S. B. Gl Shirr.— Isl. faag-a, Su. G.faei-a, purgare, 
 
 FAUCH, Faugh, adj. Fallow, not sowed, S. 
 
 FAUCH, Faugh, s. 1. A single furrow, from lea, Ang. 
 2. The land thus managed, S. B. Statist. Ace. 3. 
 Applied metaph, to the tearing of one's character to 
 pieces ; probably from the rough work that the plough 
 makes in ground that has been lying in grass, Ang, 
 
 FAUCHENTULIE (gutt.), s. A contentious argument, 
 Mearns. The latter part of the word is undoubtedly 
 Tuilyie, a broil or quarrel. Gael, fachaim, is mat- 
 ter, cause ; fachain, fighting. 
 
 To FAUCHENTULIE, v. 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 fallowing, S. B. Agr. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 FAUCHT, ^re«. Fought. V. Fecht. 
 
 FAUCUMTULIES, s. pi. Perquisites due by the 
 tenant to the proprietor of land, according to some 
 leases ; as fowls, &c. Ang. 
 
 PAVELLIS, pi. 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. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 FAULTOUR, s. A transgressor^ Lyndsay. 
 
 FAUSE, adj. False ; the common pron. among the 
 vulgar, S. ; A. Bor. id. Burns. 
 
 FA USE-FACE, s, A visor ; a mask, Rob Roy. 
 
 FAUSE-HOUSE, s. A vacancy in a stack for preserv- 
 ing corn, q. false house. Burns. 
 
 To FAUT, Fawt, v. a. To find fault with ; to accuse ; 
 to criminate, Aberd. 
 
 FAU'T, s. Naefau't, and It were rva fau't ; expres- 
 sions strongly indicative of contempt ; applied to one 
 who assumes undue importance, or affects a niceness 
 or delicacy, which one is supposed to have no claim 
 to, S. 
 
 FAUTE, Faut, Fawt. Want. Tohaefaut o', to have 
 
FAU 
 
 190 
 
 FED 
 
 need of. " Jlad faut o't, needed it much ;" Gl. 
 Sure. Ayrs. V. Falt. 
 
 F AUTYCE, Faultisk, ad;. Guilty; culpable. ActsJa.I. 
 
 FAUXBURGHE, ». A suburb; Ft. fauxbourff. Hist. 
 James the Sext. 
 
 To FAW, Fa', v. a. To befal, S. The E. v. n. is used 
 in the same sense. Fair faw ye I May you be for- 
 tunate. Fold faw ye ! evil betide you. Foul faw 
 the liars! A kind of imprecation used by one who 
 means strongly to confirm an assertion he has made, 
 and which has been contradicted. Ross. 
 
 FAW, t. A trap. V. Fall. 
 
 FAW, adj. Pale ted. V. Fauch. 
 
 FAW, adj. Of diverse colours. Gawan and Gol.— 
 A. S.fag,fah, versicolor. 
 
 To FAW, Fa', v. a. 1. To obtain. Bva^ns. 2. To have 
 as one's lot, S. Popular Ball. 
 
 FAW, Fa', s. 1. Share ; q. what falls to one, S Ross. 
 2. Lot ; chance, S. Burns. 
 
 FAW, Fa', s. a fall, S. 
 
 To Shak a Fa', s. 1. To wrestle, S. Ross. 2. To 
 strain every nerve, S. B. Baillie. 
 
 FAW-CAP, s. A stuflfed cap for guarding a child's head 
 from the bad effects of a. fall, S. B. 
 
 FAWELY, adv. Few in number. Wallace. 
 
 FAWICHIT,jpref. Fallowed. V. Fadch, v. 
 
 To FAWITH, V. a. To fallow. V. Fauch. 
 
 FAWN, s. A white spot on moorish and mossy 
 ground, Ettr. For — Perhaps A. S. faen, fenn, feon, 
 palus. 
 
 FAX, s. Face ; visage. Douglas. — Isl. fas, conspec- 
 tus, gestus. 
 
 FAZART, adj. Dastardly ; cowardly. Kennedy. — 
 Su. G. fasar, boireo. 
 
 FAZART, s. A dastard. Montgomerie. 
 
 FE, Fee, Fey, Eik, s. 1, Cattle. Barbour. 2. Small 
 cattle, sheep or goats. Douglas. 3, Posses- 
 sions in general. Barbour. 4. Money. Wyntown. 
 6. Wages, S. Statist. Ace, 6. Hereditary pro- 
 perty in land. Wyntown. 7. Hereditary succes- 
 sion. Barbour. 8. Absolute property, as distin- 
 guished from liferent, LL. S. Skene. — Isl. fe, Su. G. 
 fae, A. S. feo, pecus, pecunia. 
 
 FEAD, s. Feud ; hatred ; quarrel. 
 
 FEAKE, s. That part of a sack, which, when full, is 
 drawn together at top by the cord with which the 
 sack is tied, Roxb. ; apparently the same with Faik, 
 a fold, q. v. 
 
 FEAL, s. Turf, &c. T. Fail. 
 
 FEALE, Feall, s. Salary ; stipend. Acts Mary. 
 
 FEALE, s. A liege-man ; a faithful adherent. Bal- 
 four's Practicks. 
 
 FEALE, culj. 1. Faithful ; loyal. Bannatyne Poems. 
 2. Just; fair; proper. Acts Ja. VI.—¥r.feal, 
 faithful, honest, true. 
 
 To FEAM, V. n. 1. To foam with rage, S. B. ; fame, 
 S. Ross. To be in a violent passion, S. V. Fame. 
 
 FEAR, s. A fright, Roxb. 
 
 FEAR, FiAR, s. 1. One to whom property belongs in 
 reversion, S. 2. Connected with the term conjunct, 
 a Uferenter, S. Skene. 
 
 FEAR'D, paH. adj. Afraid, S. 
 
 FEARIE, adj. Afraid ; fearful, Selkirk s, 
 
 FEARN, s. Gut, Roxb. V. Therm. 
 
 FEARSOME, adj. Frightful ; causing fear, S. Guy 
 Manner ing. 
 
 FEARSOME-LOOKING, adj. Having a frightful ap- 
 pearance, S. Ibid. 
 
 FEASIBLE, adj. Neat ; tidy, Roxb. 
 
 To FEAT, V. a. To qualify; to preparg. Forbes on 
 the Revelation. 
 
 FEATHER CLING. A disease of black cattle, S. Eis. 
 Highl. Soc. 
 
 FEATLESS, adj. Feeble. Kelly. 
 
 FEAUK, *. A plaid, Aberd V. Faik. 
 
 roFEAZE, V. n. ; also Feazings. V. Faize, 
 
 7*0 FEBLE, u. n. To become weak. Barbour. 
 
 FEBLTNG, s. Weakness. Douglas. 
 
 To FEBLIS, V. a. To enf&eb\e.—Fr. foiblesse, weakness. 
 
 FEBRUAR, s. The month of February, S. This was 
 anciently written Feueryhtr, Fcuiryher. Wallace. 
 
 To FECHT, V. a. 1. To fight ; pret. faucht, fawcht. 
 Wyntown. 2. To toil, S. Burns.— A. S. feaht-an, 
 Gevm. fecht-an, id. 
 
 FECHT, Facht, Faught, s. 1. Fight, S. Douglas. 2. 
 Struggle, of whatever kind, S: Burns. 
 
 FECHTAR, s. One engaged in fight, S. Wallace. 
 A. S.feohtere, pugnator. 
 
 FEGHIE-LEGHIE, adj. A coniemptuous term, con- 
 joining the ideas of insipidity, inactivity, and dimi- 
 nutive size, Aberd. 
 
 FECK, Fek, s. 1. A term denoting both space and 
 quantity, or number, S. Dunbar. 2. The greatest 
 part, S. Wallace. 3. Of feck, of value. Mont- 
 gomerie. 4. Ony fek, any consideration or conse- 
 quence, S. 0. E. "of any effect."— A. S.faec, space, 
 or Fr. effect. 
 
 To PECK, V. a. To attain by dishoaourable means, 
 Loth,; a term much used by the boys of the High 
 School of Edinburgh. It is not so strong as E. filch ; 
 but implies the idea of samething fraudulent. — This 
 may be either from A. S. fecc-an, tollere, "to take 
 away," Somner ; whence H. fetch;, or allied to /ocn, 
 fraud, guile. 
 
 FECK, adj. Vigorous ; stout. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 PECK, 5. 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, Pectfdl, adj. 1. Wealthy, S. 
 Feckfow-like, having the appearance of wealth. S. 2. 
 Possessing bodily ability, S. Hamilton. 3. Power- 
 ful. Ramsay. 
 
 FECKY, adj. Gaudy, S. B. Ross. 
 
 FECKLESS, adj. 1. Weak ; applied to the body, S. 
 Ross. 2. Feeble in mind. Polwart. 3. Spiritless, 
 Ang. 4. Not respectable ; worthless, Loth. The 
 Har'st Rig. 
 
 FECKLESSNESS, s. Feebleness, S. Rutherford. 
 
 FECKLY, Fectlie, adv. 1. Partly, S. Watson. 2. 
 Mostly ; most part of, S. Ross. 
 
 FECKLINS, adv. Partly ; or nearly ; like feckly, Fife. 
 
 FECTFULLY, adv. Powerfully ; effectually, 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 uudount- 
 edly the proper orthography. 
 
 FEDDER, s. A feather, Aberd. 
 
 FEDDERAME, Fedrem, s. pi. Wings. Douglas.— 
 A. S.faether-han, a dress of feathers. 
 
 To FEDE, V. a. To nurture. Sir Trist.—A. S. ftd-an, 
 educare ; Su. G./oei-a, alere. 
 
 FEDGAN, s. A long, low, and narrow chest, extend- 
 ing the whole length of a wooden bed, and used as a 
 step for going into bed ; viewed as a corr. otfootgang, 
 Berwicks. V. Fit-gang. 
 
 FEDYT, part. pa. Under enmity; or exposed to 
 hostility. V. Feidit. 
 
FED 
 
 191 
 
 FEI 
 
 FEDMEL, Fedmil, Fedmal, a. 1. Fattened ; fit for 
 
 the mdl or maul. 2. Gluttonous; fat and lazy, 
 
 Aberd. Banff s. 
 FEDMIL. V. Fedmit. 
 FEDMIT, adj. Gluttonous, Aberd. 
 FEDMIT, s. A glutton, ibid.— Dan. fedme, fatness, 
 
 corpulency ; Su. Ot.fetma, 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, v. a. To hire, S. Knox. Y. Fb. 
 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 of peps. 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, s. V. Fleegarie, 
 FEEL, Feil, adj. Foolish; Aberd. pronunciation for 
 
 fule ; used adjectively in S. Skinner. S. a fool, id. 
 FEEL, adj. Smooth, &c. V. Feil. 
 To FEEL, V. a. To smell, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 FEELLESS, adj. Insensible ; without feeling, Clydes. 
 
 Marmaiden of Clyde. 
 FEENICHIN, {guit.) adj. Foppish ; fantastical, Fife ; 
 
 corr. from 'E. finical. 
 To FEER, Fiee, v. 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 
 
 Su. Gt.fora, id., and fora, a furrow. 
 FEER FOR FEER. Every way equal, S. B. V. Febe, 
 
 companion. 
 FEERY o' the Feet. Active in moving the feet. But 
 
 it is more generally used negatively. 
 FEERICHIN, adj. Bustling, S. B. V. Fiery. 
 FEERIE, adj. Clever ; active. V. Fery, 
 FEERIE, adj. Looking weakly ; in a state of bad health, 
 
 Fife. Loth. — Isl. far, morbus epidemicus. V. Fery, 
 FEERILIE, adv. Cleverly. 
 FEEROCH, Feiroch, s. 1. Ability ; activity ; agility, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. Perhaps from Fere, Fier, sound, entire, 
 
 if not from A. S.feorh, anima, vita, spiritus. 2. Rage, 
 
 Perths. V. Fiery. 
 FEEROCHRIE, s. The same with Feeroch. 
 FEET. Change your feet, i. e., change your shoes and 
 
 stockings, Aberd, 
 FEETH, Feith, s. A net, fixed and stretching into the 
 
 bed of a river, Aberd. Stat. ^cc. —Moes. G, fatha, 
 
 sepes ; Dan. nod, a net. 
 FEETS. Fit-out-o'-the-feets ; a designation given to one 
 
 who betrays a genuine spirit of contradiction, Teviotd. 
 
 A corr, of Theets. V. Thetis, 
 FEETSIDES, s. pi. Ropes, used instead of chains, 
 
 which are fixed to the Thames before, and to the swingle- 
 tree behind, in ploughing, Berwicks. 
 FEET-WASHING, s. 1. A ceremony performed, often 
 
 with some ludicrous accompaniments, in washing the 
 
 feet of a bride or bridegroom, the night preceding 
 
 marriage. 2. Transferred to the night on which this 
 
 custom is observed, S. 
 To FEEZE, V. 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, V. a. To unscrew, S. 
 To FEEZE ON, V. a. To screw, S. 
 
 To FEEZE UP, V. a. 1. To flatter, S. 2. To work up 
 into a passion, S. — Su. G. fias-a. 
 
 To FEEZE into. " To insinuate into unmerited con- 
 fidence or favour." Surv. 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. 
 
 FEFT, part. pa. 1. Legally put in possession, S. ; 
 feojfed, E. Act. Audit.— 'Sv. fieffer, L. B. feoff-are, 
 id. 2. Used to denote a preferable claim; as, "a 
 fft seat," '■'afeft place," S. Anything indeed is 
 said to be feft which is particularly claimed, or sup- 
 posed to be held by right, or in consequence of long 
 possession ; q. that in which one is as it were seized 
 or enfeoffed. 
 
 FEG, Fegg, s. 1. A fig. This is the common pron. 
 in S. Lamont's Diary. 2. What is of no value, S, 
 Burns. — Teut. feige, id., from Lat. fic-us. 
 
 To FEG, V. a. 1. To propel a marble with the thumb 
 from the curved middle of the forefinger, Clydes. 2. 
 Feg, in Ayrs. signifies to knock off a marble that is 
 lying beside another.— A. S, feg-an, ge-feg-an, com- 
 ponere, compingere ; as referring to the fitting or 
 disposing of the finger and thumb so as to give the 
 proper impetus. 
 
 FEGS, interj. A petty oath used by the vulgar in S., 
 viewed as corr. from faith. Feggins, id. S. B. V. 
 Faikins. 
 
 FEY, s. Croft or infield land, Galloway. Evidently 
 allied to Fey, A. Bor. to cleanse, /aw£/7i, S. — Teut. 
 vaegh-en, vegh-en, purgare, tergere ; Su, G. fei-a, 
 faei-a, Isl. faegia, Qerm. fegen, id. 
 
 FEY, Fee, Fie, adj. 1. On the verge of death, S. 
 Wallace. " There's fey bleed in that laddie's heed,'' 
 Aberd. 2, Unfortunate ; unhappy. Douglas. 3. 
 A fey puckle, a grain of corn that has lost its sub- 
 stance, S. B.— Isl. feig-r, Su. G. feg. A, S. faege, 
 moribundus, morti appropinquans ; Belg. veeg, Fr. 
 fee, fatal. 
 
 FEY, s. 1. A fief held of a superior. Barbour. 2. 
 A kingdom, improperly. Wyntown. 
 
 FEY, s. A foe. Maitland Poems. V. Fa. 
 
 FEID, Fede, s. Enmity ; a quarrel, S. Wallace. — 
 Isl. faide, fed, Su. G. fegd, A. S.faehth, E. feud. 
 
 FEIDIT, Fedyt, part. pa. Under enmity from some 
 other party ; exposed to hostility, or the effects of 
 hatred. V. Feid, Fede. 
 
 FEIDOM, s. Enmity. Evergreen. 
 
 FEYDOM, s. The state of being near death, or that 
 conduct which is supposed to indicate it, S. 
 
 FEIFTEEN. The Feiftein. V. Fifteen. 
 
 FEIGH, Feech, inter;. Fy, S. Eamsay.—Alem. fig- 
 en, A. S. fian, odisse. 
 
 FEYK, s. Restlessness proceeding from nervous affec- 
 tion ; the fidgets. Polwart. V. Fyke. 
 
 FEIL, Feele, adj. 1. Soft and smooth like velvet ; 
 silky to the touch, Roxb. Dumfr. Hogg. 2. Clean ; 
 neat; comfortable; as, "a/ei7room;" a clean place 
 or apartment, ibid. 3. Comfortable ; in agreeable 
 circumstances ; as, one who has thoroughly warmed 
 himself after being very cold, says that he is "/ei7 
 now," ibid. — Isl. felld-r, habilis, idoneus. 
 
 FEIL, Feile, Feill, Fele, od/. Many. Barbour. — 
 Isl. fiol, pluralitas ; A. S. feala, fela, many. 
 
 FEIL, Fell, Fiel, adv. Very ; denoting degree, S. ; 
 as, fell Weill, very well. Burns. 
 
 To FEIL, V. a. To understand. Wallace. 
 
 FEIL, Feille, s. Knowledge. Dunbar. 
 
 FEIM, Feme, s. 1. Foam. 2. A great heat diffused 
 
FEI 
 
 192 
 
 FEN 
 
 over the body, accompanied with violent perspiration, 
 Ang. V. Famk. 
 
 To BB IN A Fkim, v. n. 1. To be very warm, ib. 2. To 
 be in a violent heat of temper, ibid. — A, S. faem, 
 spuma ; Isl. fum-a, signifies multum festlnare ; and 
 fum, incousiderata festinatio. 
 
 FEIR, s. Demeanour. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 FEIR, Fkark o/Wkrb. A warlike expedition. Dun- 
 bar. — A. S. far-an, proflcisci, fare, cxpeditio, 
 
 FEIR, 5, Perhaps the town of Cam pr ere in Zealand. 
 
 FEYR. in /eyr, in company. V. Fkbb. 
 
 FEYRD. Fourth. V. Ferd. 
 
 FEIRIE, adj. Sturdy. Burns. 
 
 FEITH. V. Fekth. 
 
 FEIRINDELL, s. V. Firndaill. 
 
 FEIRIS. Belongs. Houlate. 
 
 FEIRIS, s. pi. The prices of grain legally fixed. Acts 
 Ja. VI. V. FiAKS. 
 
 FEIST, s. The act of breaking wind in a suppressed 
 manner from behind, Loth. — Teut. veest, vijst, crepi- 
 tus ventris, flatus ventris ; Fr. vesse, 0. E. fiest. 
 
 FEIT, pret. v. Held in fee. V. Fe, Fee. 
 
 FEIT, part. pa. Hired; from Fee, v. q. v. 
 
 FEKIT, Fykit. Troubled. Wallace. 
 
 FELCOUTH. L. selcouth, strange. Wallace. 
 
 To FELL, V. a. To kill, S. P. Buchan Dial. 
 
 FELL, adj. 1. Hot ; biting, S. Burns. 2. Singular ; 
 strange; as, "He's a fell fallow," S. 3. Clever; 
 mettlesome ; as, a fell beast, S. Keith. 4. Capable 
 of enduring great fatigue, Roxb. 5. Acut« ; trans- 
 ferred to mind, S. 
 
 To FELL, Fell off, v. a. To let out a net from a 
 boat, S. B. Law Case. — Su. Qt. faell-a, dejicere, de- 
 mittere. 
 
 FELL, s. 1. A wild and rocky hill, S. Wyntown. 2. 
 High land, only fit for pasture, S. A. In pi. it de- 
 notes 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 signi- 
 fying "a field pretty level on the side or top of a 
 hill," Perths, — Su. Q-. fiaell, 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 imme- 
 diately under the skin. Gl. Burns. More propeily 
 it denotes the cuticle immediately above the flesh. 
 
 FELL, adv. Very. V. Feil. 
 
 FELL, s. A large quantity ; as a. fell of shaggy hair, 
 Roxb. Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 To FELL, V. n. To befall. Ross. 
 
 FELL, s. Lot ; fate ; destiny, Aberd. Ang. Meams ; 
 Faw synon. "Wae's my fell I" "Alas mj fell t" 
 Aberd. Wo is me is the nearest E. phrase ; but these 
 are more emphatical. — Teut. val, fortuna. 
 
 FELL-BLOOM, s. The flower of Lotus comiculatus, 
 or Bird's-foot trefoil, S. 
 
 FELL'D, Fell't-sick, adj. Extremely sick, 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. 
 Surv Roxb. 
 
 FELLIN, s. A disease of cattle, S. 
 
 FELLIN, adv. Used in the sense of E. pretty. Fellin 
 Weill, sometimes as equivalent to remarkably or won- 
 derfully well, S.— Corr. of Fell and, like Gey-an, for 
 Gey and. V. Fell Weili.. 
 
 FELLIN-GRASS, s. The plant called Angelica, Roxb. 
 Probably viewed as a specific in the disease of cattle 
 called the Fellin. 
 
 FELL-ROT, s. A species of rot in sheep ; apparently 
 denominated from its affecting 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. Barbour. 2. 
 Violent ; dreadful. Douglas. 3. Denoting any 
 thing extreme. Wallace.— Ji: felon, fellon, 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 lan- 
 guage, this is distinguished from what is called the 
 Felt, or Felty gravel. 
 
 To FELTER, v. a. To entangle, S. B. Ross.—Tr. 
 feuUrer, to cover yfith felt. 
 
 FELT OR FELTY GRAVEL. The sandy graveL 
 Spotswood. 
 
 FELTIFARE, s. The Redshank, S. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 FELTY-FLYER, s. The fieldfare, Tardus pilaris, a 
 bird ; Roxb. Loth. Lanark s. 
 
 FEMLANS, s. pi. The remains of a feast, E. Loth. 
 
 To FEMMEL, v. a. To select, including the idea of 
 the refuse being thrown out, Ayrs. 
 
 FEMMIL, adj. 1. Firm; well-knit; athletic, Fife, 
 Roxb.; synon. Ferdie. 2. Active ; agile, Roxb. 
 
 FEMMIL, s. Strength ; substance ; stamina, Roxb. — 
 This seems of Scandinavian origin ; fymrr, agilis ; 
 fymlega, agiliter ; fymleiki, agilitas. 
 
 FEN, s. Mud; filth. A.S.fenn. Douglas.— A. S. 
 fenn, lutum, sordes ; Moes. G.fani, lutum. 
 
 To FEN. V. Fend, v. 2, 
 
 To FENCE, Fenss, v. 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 parti- 
 cular form of words. Spalding. 2. To fence the 
 Lord's Table, or the Tables ; a phrase used to sig- 
 nify the directions addressed to those who design to 
 communicate, succeeding what is denominated the 
 Action Sermon, S. 
 
 FENCE, s. The act oi fencing a court. 
 
 To FEND, V. a. To tempt. Barbour. V. Favnd. 
 
 To FEND, Fknde, v. a. 1. To defend, S. Wallace. 
 2. To support. Minst. Bord. 3. To provide for one's 
 self. Rutherford. 4. To ward off; as, "To /end a 
 stroke," to ward off a blow, Roxb. Aberd. Tarras. 
 — ^Fr. de-f end-re, to defend. 
 
 To FEND, Fen, v. n. 1. To shift, S. Chron. S. P. 
 2. To fare in general, S. 
 
 FEND, Fen, s. 1. The shift one makes, S. Douglas. 
 2. Used in a general sense for provisions, 3. B. 
 
 To FEND AFF, v. a. To defend against, S. Anti- 
 quary. 
 
 FEND-CAUL, adj. What is adapted for warding off 
 the cold, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 To FENB FOR, v. a. To make shift for. 
 
 FENDFOU, adj. Full of shifts ; good at finding expe- 
 dients, Dumfr. Blaclcw. Mag. 
 
 FENDIE, adj. Good at making shift, S. Sir J. Sin- 
 clair. 
 
 FENESTER, s. A window. Douglas. L. fenestra. 
 
 FENNY, adj. 1. Making a shift, Galloway ; softened 
 from Fendie. 2. Convenient, Behfr. A. Wilson's 
 Poems. 
 
 FENSABILL, adj. Sufficient for defence. 
 
FEN 
 
 193 
 
 FES 
 
 To FENSS a Court. V. Fence. 
 
 FENT, s. An opening in a sleeve, shirt, coat, petti- 
 coat, &c., S. — ¥v.fente, id. ' 
 
 FER, s. Preparation. Barbour. V. Fayr. 
 
 FEK, adv. Far, Roxb. Douglas. 
 
 Apox Fee. At a distance. Barbour. 
 
 FERCOST, s. A bark. Skene. V. Farcost. 
 
 FERD, Feird, Feyrd, adj. Fourth. Douglas.— Su. Q. 
 fiaerde, Isl. fiorda, id. 
 
 FERD, s. Force. Baillie. V. Faird, 
 
 FERDE, s. An ai-my. Sir Gawan. — A. S. faerd, id. 
 
 FERDELY, adv. Perhaps actively. Wallace. 
 
 FERDER, adv. Farther. Douglas. 
 
 FERDY, Feirdy, ad?. Strong; active, S. P. Buchan 
 Dial. — Su. G.faerdig, paratus. 
 
 FERDINGMAN, s. V. Farthing-man. 
 
 FERDLY, adv. Fearfully, Bord. Wallace. 
 
 FERDLIE, adv. Fourthly. Acts Mary. 
 
 FERE, s. A puny or dwarfish person, Aberd. — Allied, 
 perhaps, to Gael, fiar, crooked. 
 
 FERE, adj. Fierce. K. Quair. — Lat. ferus. 
 
 FERE, s. Appearance ; show. V. Fair. 
 
 FERE, Feer, s. a companion. Barbour. In fere, 
 together. Gawan and Got. 
 
 Yfere, Yferis. The same. Douglas. — A. S. gefera, 
 socius. 
 
 FERE, Fer, adj. Entire. Hale and fer, whole and 
 entire, S. Barbour.— Isl. /aer, Su. Q. foer, validus. 
 
 FERE OF WEIR. V. Feir. 
 
 FERETERE, s. A bier. Douglas. 
 
 FERY, Feirib, Feerie, adj. Vigorous ; active, S. 
 Douglas. — Germ./eWj7, expeditus, alacer. 
 
 FERYALE, Feriale, Feriall, "Feriell, adj. The 
 same with Feriat ; denoting that which is conse- 
 crated to acts of religion, or at least guarded by a 
 protection against legal prosecution. — Lat. ferial-is, 
 id. ; synon. with feriat-us. 
 
 FERIAT, adj. Feriat times, holidays. Acts Scdt. — 
 h&t. ftriati dies, feriae, holidays. 
 
 FERIE-FARIE, 5. Bustle ; disorder. V. Fary. 
 
 PERILIE, Feerelie, adv. Cleverly, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 FERINE, s Meal. Abird.Reg.—¥r.farine,\6.. 
 
 FERINNESS, s. Adhesiveness, or consolidation. Agr. 
 
 ■ Surv. Bavffs. 
 
 FERIS, V. n. Becomes. Douglas. V. Afferis. 
 
 FERYS, s. pi. Marks. Douglas. V. Fair. 
 
 FERYT, Fereyit, pret. v. Farrowed. Barbour.— Sw. 
 
 faerria, 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, congeries ; q. to go into a heap or 
 gathering ? 
 
 To FERLY, Fairly, v. n. To wonder. Douglas. 
 
 FEBLIE, Ferely, Farlie, s. A wonder, S. Douglas. 
 — A. ^. faerlic, ferlic, repentinus, also horrendus. 
 
 FERLYFULL. Fairlyfu', adj. 1. Surprising. Bar- 
 bour. 2. Filled with wonder or surprise, Buchan. 
 Tarras. 
 
 PERLYST. Lege 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. FiRMANCE. 
 
 To FERME, V. a. To shut up. Douglas.— ¥x. ferm-er. 
 To FERME, V. a. To make firm. Douglas. 
 FERME, s. Rent, Fr. Acts Ja. VI. 
 FERMELANDE, s. Mainland, terra firma, as contra- 
 distinguished fi'om islands. Acts Ja. IV. — In Sw. 
 
 the mainland is denominated /asfa landet, " the fast 
 
 land." ' 
 
 FERMORER, s. A fanner. Knox.—L.B.firmar-ius. 
 FERM, Fearn, s. Prepared gut, S. ; tharm, E. Gl. 
 
 Sibb. 
 FERNY-BUSS, s. A bush of fern. " It's either a tod 
 
 or a, ferny-buss." Prov. S. B. 
 FERNYEAR, Farne-yeir, s. The preceding year, S. 
 
 L. Hailes. — A. S. faren, past ; or Moes G. fairni, 
 
 old. 
 FERNYEAR'S TALE. A fabrication. Sir Egeir. S. 
 
 Fernyear's news, any intelligence that has been 
 
 known long ago. 
 FERNY-HIRST, s. A hill-side covered with ferns, 
 
 Roxb. V. Hirst. 
 FERNITICKLED, Fairntickl'd, adj. Freckled, S, 
 
 Ritson. 
 FERNITICKLES, Fairntickles, s. pi. Freckles, S.— 
 
 Dan. fregne, 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.— Perhaps from 
 
 A. S. faer, vacuus, cassus, inanis ; void, made void. 
 
 V. Ferry Cow. 
 FERRARIS, s. pi. Barell ferraris, casks for carrying 
 
 liquids. Barbour. — Fr. ferriere, a large leathern 
 
 bottle. 
 FERREKYN, s. A firkin. Aberd. Beg. 
 FERRELL, s. " Ane ferrell of tallow." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 Quarter ? — Teut. vierdeel, id. 
 To FERRY, V. a. " To farrow ; to bring forth young," 
 
 South of S. Gl. Sibb.— Su. G.faerr-ja, porcellos pa- 
 rere, from farre, verres. 
 FERRY A R, Ferrear, s. A ferryman. Douglas. 
 
 Acts Ja. I. 
 FERRICHIE, (gutt.) adj. Strong ; robust, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 — Germ, fei-ig, expeditus, alacer. V. Feery, adj. 
 
 and Feerochrie. 
 FERRY COW. A cow that is not with calf S.— Belg. 
 
 vare koe, a cow that yields no more milk. 
 FERS. On fers, perforce. Henrysone. 
 FERSIE, s. The farcy, S. Ferguson. 
 FERTER, s. A fairy, Caithn. 
 FERTER-LIKE, adj. Appearing ready for the bier or 
 
 coffin, Aberd. Foems Buchan Dial. V. Fertour. 
 FERTOUR, Pertor, s. A little chest. Bellenden. — 
 
 L. B. fereti-um, a sarcophagus, whence O. Fr. fiertre, 
 
 a chest in which relics of saints were kept. 
 FERTURE, s. Expl. " wrack and ruin," Strathmore. 
 
 Apparently from a common origin with Ft/ter-like. 
 FESART, s. An impudent person. 
 To FESH, V. a. To fetch, S.— Germ. /ass-en, id. 
 To FESH, V. n. Ross. Probably for fash ; " Put 
 
 yourself to no more trouble." 
 To FESSIN, V. a. To fasten. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 To FEST, V. a. 1. To fix. Gawan and Gol. 2. To 
 
 confirm by promise or oath. Wallace. — Su. G. 
 
 faesta, to fasten. 
 To FESTER, v. a. Apparently to roof. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 — O ¥i:feit-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. Fitlkss Cock. 
 To FESTYN, v. a. To bind. The same with E. fasten, 
 
 used in regard to the legal engagement of one person 
 
 to work under another. Acts Ja. I. 
 13 
 
FES 
 
 194 
 
 FIC 
 
 FESTYNANCE, Fbstinbns, ». Confinement ; durance. 
 Bdlenden.— Con: fi-om A. S. faestenesse, a fortress, 
 ttc. 
 
 FE8TNYNG, «. Confirmation. Wyntoum.—A. S. 
 faestnunff, id. 
 
 To FETCH, V. n. To make inspirations in breathing, 
 S. A. Scott's P. 
 
 FETCH, t. The deep and long inspiration of a dying 
 person, S. Draucht, synon. 
 
 To FETCH, V. a. To pull intermittently. Gl. Burns. 
 
 To FETHIR, Feather, v. n. To fly. Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 FETHIR LOK. A lock which has what is called a 
 ftather-sprino . 
 
 FETHOK, s. A polecat. V. Fitiiowb. 
 
 To FETYL, V. n. To join closely. Wy^itown.— 
 Su. O. faetil, lipramen. 
 
 FETOUS, adj. Neat ; trim. Ruddiman. 
 
 FETTIL, Fettle, s. 1. Energy ; power, S. B. "Her 
 tongue tint fettle," her tongue lost the faculty of 
 speech. Ross. 2. It is used precisely in the sense 
 of state or condition, 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, v. 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-knit, S. B. 3. Applied to an object 
 that is exactly fitted to another ; well adapted, Roxb. 
 
 To FETTLE to any work. 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 otherwise, S. View Feud. Law. 2. To take in 
 feu, S. 
 
 FEU, Few, s. A possession held on payment of a cer- 
 tain yearly rent. The mode of possession is also 
 called /ew-/erme, the rent, few-dutie, or few-maill, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — A. S. feo, pecunia. 
 
 SuBFEU, SuBFEW, s. A fcu granted by one who himself 
 holds his property as subject to a superior, S. JErsk. 
 Inst. 
 
 To SuBFEU, V. a. To grant a right to heritable pro- 
 perty, on condition of the payment of a certain duty 
 to one who is himself a vassal ; a forensic term, S. 
 ibid. — L. B. subfeod-are, donner in arriere fief. 
 
 FEUAR, Fewar, s. One who holds lands in feu, S. 
 
 To FEUCH, Fedgh, v. n. To take a whiff, S. B. Journ. 
 Lond. — IsL fiuk-a, vento agitari. 
 
 FEUCH, s. A whiff, S. B. 
 
 To FEUCH, Feugh, v. a. To smoke, S. 
 
 FEUCH, s. A sounding blow, S. B. Shirref^. 
 
 FEUCHIT, (gutt.) s. A sharp and sudden stroke, Fife. 
 V. Feuch. 
 
 FEUCHTER, s. A slight fall of snow, Angus. 
 
 FEUD, s. The Supreme Judge in the Lawting, for- 
 merly held in Orkney and Shetland. V. Foud. 
 
 ♦ FEUD, Feude, s. 1. Quarrel ; contention, S. 2. It 
 also denotes enmity, S. Monro's Erped. 
 
 FEVERFOULLIE, s. Feverfew, S. Feather wheelie, S. B. 
 
 FEUERYHER, «. February. V. Februar. 
 
 FEVER-LARGIE, s. Expl. two stomachs to eat, and 
 one to work. 
 
 FEUG, «. A smart blow, Bleams. 
 
 FEUGH, g. A sounding blow. 
 
 FEUGHIN, part. pa. Fought, Stirlings, Lanarks. 
 
 FEURE, s. Furrow. V. Pur. 
 
 FEW, s. The sound made in the air by swift motion, 
 S. B. Rudd. V. QcHEW. 
 
 FEW-ANNUAL, s. That which is due by the Red- 
 dendo of the property of the ground, before the house 
 was built within burgh. View Feud. Law. 
 
 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 property 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. Houseleek, S. 
 Sempervivum tectorum, Linn. A cataplasm of the 
 leaves is reckoned very efficacious in burns and hot 
 ulcers. The term Fews seems to be of Welsh origin. 
 Richards renders houseleek y fyw-lys. 
 
 FEWTE, s. Fealty. Barbour.— Fr. feaute. 
 
 To FEWTER, Foter, v. a. To lock together, Douglas. 
 — Isl. fiaetr-a, conipedibus constringere. 
 
 FEWTIR, s. Rage. Wallace.— Isl. fadra, efflagro. 
 
 FY, interj. Make haste ; quickly, Upp. Lanarks. 
 " Fy let us a' to the bridal." 
 
 Herd's Coll. 
 
 FIAL, FiALL, s. 1. One who receives wages. Spald- 
 ing. 2. A vassal, Knox. — 0. Fr. feal, id. 
 
 FIALL, Feai.e, *. Vassalage.— As L. B. fidelis, signi- 
 fies subditus, vasallus, infiall, seems equivalent to 
 infideli, i. e. on condition of acting a faithful part ; 
 0. Fr. feall, feal, feiaul, id. V. Gloss. Carpentier. 
 
 FIAR, s. One who has the reversion of property, S. 
 " I amfiar of the lands, she a liferenter." Tales of 
 My Landl. 
 
 FIARS, s. pi. The prices of grain legally fixed for the 
 year, S. Fr. fetir, estimatio venallum ; or Isl. fiar, 
 fear, the gen it. offe, fie, pecunia, opes. 
 
 FICHE. s. A fish. Buret. 
 
 F YCHEL (gutt.), s. A young foal ; a kind of fondling 
 term, Upp. Clydes.— I.sl. fyl, id. But whence the 
 guttural sound ? Sibb. gives Feyhal in the sense of 
 foal. 
 
 To FICHER {gutt.), v. n. 1. To work slowly and 
 awkwardly at any little or insignificant 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 indeli- 
 cate manner, with a female, Aberd. 
 
 FICHERING, s. The state of being apparently bu*y 
 in a trifling way, ibid.— Perhaps from Su. G. fik-a, 
 desiderare ; Isl. fyk-iaz, avide appetere. 
 
 FICIIYT, part. pa. Fixed. Barbour. 
 
 FYCHYT, pret. Fetched. Wyntoivn. 
 
 FICH PLEW. Apparently the same with what is now ' 
 called a, fotch plough. 
 
 FICKFACK, s. The tough, strong, elastic ligament, 
 running along the vertebrae of the back ; the liga- 
 mentum Neuchae^ Clydes. Also Fixfax and Camel's 
 Hair. 
 
 FICK-FACKS, *. pi. Silly jargon ; trifling sayings, 
 Fife. — Su. G. fick-fack, praestigiae, quicquid clancu- 
 lum ad decipiendos alios suscipitur, Ihre. 
 
 To FICKLE, V. a. To puzzle. Loth. Wallace. 
 Fickle, to make to fike, or fidget ; to puzzle. Gl. 
 Waverley. — A. S. ficol, versipellis ; Su. G. vickla, 
 complicare, in-veckla, to puzzle. 
 
FIC 
 
 195 
 
 FIK 
 
 FICKLE-PINS, s. pi. A game, in which a number of 
 rings are taken off a double wire united at both ends, 
 Perths. Kinross. 
 
 PICKLY, adj. Puzzling, Loth. 
 
 PICKS, 5. A disease of sheep, S.— Perhaps the same 
 with the Fykes, and of Teut. origin ; Fyck-en, fricare, 
 to rub, to scratch, fyck, a boil, an inllamed tubercle. 
 V. Fags. 
 
 To FID, V. 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, re- 
 tro rsum flectere. 
 
 FIDDER, s. A multitude. Burel. V. Fudber. 
 
 To FIDDER, V. n. To make a motion similar 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 Teut. veder-en, plum- 
 are, plumas emittere, or Isl. fidr-a, leviter tangere. 
 
 To FIDDLE, V. n. To trifle, though apparently busy, S. 
 — Isl. fitl-a, leviter attingere. 
 
 * FIDDLE, s. To find a fiddle, applied to the finding 
 of a child dropped by the gypsies. Ross. 
 
 IIDDLE-FYKE, s. 1. Troublesome peculiarity of 
 
 conduct, Perths. 2. A complete trifler, Strathmore. 
 
 Compounded of the E. v.. to Fiddle, nugare, and S, 
 
 Fyke, q. v. 
 FIDDLE-MA-FYKE, s. A silly, punctilious 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. 
 
 FIDRING, s. Confederation. Burel. 
 
 FIE, s. Sheep. V. Fe. 
 
 FIE, adj. Predestinated. V. CussoR, and Fey. 
 
 FYE, adj. On the verge of death, S. Aberd. Also 
 used as as. Stat. Aec. V. Fey. 
 
 FIE-GAE-TO, s. Much ado ; a great bustle. Fie 
 make haste, Roxb. Hogg. 
 
 FYE-HASTE, s. A great hurry ; used ludicrously, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 FIEL. Bums. V. Fkil, adj. 
 
 To FIELD, V. a. To sink a margin round a panel of 
 wood, S.. 
 
 FIELDING-PLANE, s. The plane used in fielding, 
 i. e. in sinking the margin round a panel, S. 
 
 FIELD-MAN, s. A peasant ; a boor, BalJ. Pract.— 
 G«rm. feldman, id. 
 
 FIELDWART. Afieldwart, from home; abroad, S. 
 Ross. Afield is used by E. writers ; afieldwart is, 
 literally, " towards the field," or in a course the con- 
 trary of homeward. 
 
 FYELL, Phioll, s. A round, vaulted tower. Police 
 Hon. — Lat. Phalae, towers of an oval form. 
 
 FIENDIN, s.. The devil, Shetl,— Su. G. fiaenden, 
 cacodaemon. V. Finnin. 
 
 FIENT, s. Corr. from ^nd, S. Used, perhaps, by 
 some who are not aware that it is, in fact, an invoca- 
 tion of the devil's name ; as, Fient a bit, never a bit; 
 Fient hait, not a whit, &c. Rem. Niths. Song. 
 
 To FIER, V. n. To mark out ridges with a plough. 
 V. Feer, v. 
 
 PIER, Peer, s. A standard of any kind. Yarn is 
 said to be spun by, i. e. past or beyond, the fier, 
 when it is drawn smaller than the proper thickness. 
 It is also applied to a very tall person who has not 
 
 thickness proportioned to his height, Roxb. Ap- 
 parently from the same origin with Fiars. 
 
 FIER, s. Sound; healthy. A. Douglas. V. Fere, Per. 
 
 FIERCELINGS, adj. Yiolent, S. B. Ross. 
 
 FIERCELIXGS, adv. Violently, S. B. Ross. 
 
 FIERD, s. A ford, Aberd. Tarras. — Su. E. fiaerd, 
 fretum, a firth; A. S ford, vadum. 
 
 FIERY, s. 1. Bustle ; confusion, S. 2. Rage ; pron. 
 fieroch, faroch, Perths. — Su. G. fir-a, to celebrate. 
 
 FIERIE-TANGS, s. pi. A name, in Angus, for the 
 crab and lobster. 
 
 FIERY-FARY, s. 1. Bustle, S. Lyndsay. 2. Show ; 
 pretended bustle. Baillie. 
 
 FIERSDAY, s. Thursday, Aberd. 
 
 PIESE WILK. Striated wilk. Sibbald. V. Feeze. 
 
 PIEVALIS, 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 bee in their bonnet. 
 
 FIFT. Houlate. Lege in-fist. 
 
 FIFTEEN, Feifteen. The Fyfeteen. 1. A vulgai 
 designation for the Court of Session, as formerly con- 
 sisting of Fifteen Judges, S. WaverLey. 2. Used 
 also to distinguish the Rebellion, A. d. 1715, ibid. 
 Called also Shirra^muir, and Mar's 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, 
 
 5. A. V. Fix-Fax. E. Packwax. 
 FIGGLE-FAGGLE, s. 1. Silly or trifling conduct, 
 
 Ayrs. 2. Applied to conduct which is ludicrous or 
 unbecoming, ibid. — Evidently a modification of Fick- 
 facks, if not from A: S. ficol, inconstant. 
 
 FIGGLE-FAGGLER, s. One who destroys good morals, 
 ibid. 
 
 FIGGLELIGEE (g hard), adj. Finical ; foppish ; 
 ostentatiously polite, Aberd, 
 
 PIGMALIRIE, s. A whim. Ramsay. Apparently 
 the same with Whigmaleerie, q. v. 
 
 To PIKE, Fyke, Feik, v. n. 1. To be in a restless 
 state, without change of place, S. Cleland. 2. To 
 move from place to place unsteadily, S. Burel. 3. 
 To be at trouble about any thing, S. Guy Manner ing. 
 4. To dally with a female ; but not as necessarily 
 including the idea of indelicacy of conduct; to flirt, 
 Aberd. Tarras. 5. As connected with fling, 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 appearing to be 
 busy, S. Ross. Su. G. fik-a, cursitare, fiack-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 PIKE, Feik, v. a. 1. To vex ; to perplex, S. 2. 
 To do any thing in a diligent but piddling way, S. 
 Kelly. 3. Expl. to shrug. Gl, Skinner's Poems. 
 
 PIKE, Fyke, s. t: Bustle about what is trifling, S. 
 Hamilton. 2. Any trifling peculiarity in acting, 
 which causes trouble ; teasing exactness of opera- 
 tion, S. "I dinna fash wi' sae laony fykes." Cottag. 
 of Glenburnie. 3. Restlessness, from whatever 
 cause. Ramsay. 4. A restless motion ; synon, 
 with fidge, S. Macaulay's Poems. 6. Flirtation ; 
 as, " He held a grea,t fike wi' her," S. 6. Such a de- 
 gree of intimacy as suggests the idea of attachment, 
 or of com-tship, Aberd. Cock's Simple Strains. 
 
FIK 
 
 196 
 
 FIR 
 
 FIKE, s. Burnt leather, South of S. 
 
 FYKK, 1. The Medusa's heud, a tish, Buchan. Pro- 
 bably denominated from the pain caused by touching 
 this tish. 
 
 FIKEFACKS, ». pi. 1. Minute pieces of work, causing 
 considerable trouble, S. 2. Little troublesome pc- 
 cullariUes of temper, S.— Teut. fick/ack-en, agitare, 
 factitare. 
 
 FIKE-MY-FACKS. «. pi. Used in Loth, in the same 
 sense with Fick-facks, q. v. 
 
 FYKEUIB, FiKKRY, s. Minute exactness ; petty 
 trouble about trilles, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 FIKIE, FiKV, adj. 1. Minutely troublesome, S. 2. 
 lu 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, 8. pi. Rags patched or fastened together, 
 Auir. 
 
 To FYLE, File, v. a. 1. To defile, S. Douglas. 2. 
 To dJfluse contagion. Acts. Ja. II. 3. To sully; 
 used in a moral sense. I>(mgla.<>. 4. To accuse ; a 
 law term. Fountainhall. 5. To pronounce guilty, 
 S. Reg. Maj.—A. S. ge-fyl-an, to defile. 
 
 To FY'LE the fingers. To meddle in any business thst 
 is viewed as debaang, whether in a physical or moral 
 sense ; as, " I wadna/y?e my fingers wi't," S. 
 
 FYLE, s. A fowl, Houlate. 
 
 FILIBEG, PiiiLiBicG, Feil-bkg, s. A piece of dress 
 worn by men, in the Highlands, instead of breeches, 
 S. Boswell. — Gael, filleadh-beg, filleadh, fold, and 
 beg, little. 
 
 FILL, 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. 
 
 QUUILL, 
 
 FILL,*. Full, S. K.Quair.—Su.G.fylle. 
 
 FILL AND FETCH MAIR. A proverbial phrase de- 
 noting riotous prodigality, S. Bob Roy. 
 
 FILLA'i, FiLLKT, «. The flank. Douglas.— Yr. filet, 
 id. 
 
 FILLER, s. The only term used for a funnel, S. Sir 
 J. Sinclair. 
 
 FILLIE, s. That part of a wheel on which the iron 
 ring is laid when shod, Roxb. Gunnis Fillies. In- 
 ventories.— T.>. felloe or ftlly, 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. 
 
 FILLOK, Filly, s. 1. A young mare, S. 2, A giddy 
 young woman. Douglas. 3. Filly, a frothy young 
 man. Bannatyne P. — Isl. foelja, fem. oifil, puUus 
 equinus. 
 
 FII/P, s. A fall off one's feet, Dumfr.— Teut. flahbe, 
 fiebhe, alapa, colaphus. This is probably the origin 
 a^Yi. fillip. 
 
 FILSCII, s. A thump ; a blow, Aberd. 
 
 FILSCII, adj. Empty ; faint. Loth. 
 
 Fl LSCU, s. Weeds or grass covering the ground, S. B. 
 — Su. G. fel-a, fial-a. to cover. 
 
 FILSCHY, adj. Applied to a sheaf when swelled up 
 with weeds or natural grass, S. B. 
 
 FILTER, s. A fault in weaving, Fife. 
 
 Tfi FILTER, V. n. To weave any piece of cloth in a 
 
 faulty way, ibid.— Teut. fielt, homo turpis, sordidus- 
 
 fielterye, nequitia, spurcitia. 
 FIN', s. 1. Humour; mood; temper; disposition; 
 
 a.s. " in the.^n' of singin," in the humour of singing, 
 
 Aberd. Qu. if corr. from E. vein, id. ? 2. A state 
 
 of eagerness, or of eager desire ; as, " He was in a 
 
 fill' about winnin awa," he was very desirous to get 
 
 away, ibid. 3. Auger ; as, " To be in a gey yln'." 
 FIN, s. Humour ; q./un. Gl. Shirr. 
 FINANCE. To make Finance. 1. To raise or collect 
 
 money. Act. Dom. Cone. 2. To make a compo.u- 
 
 tion 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 perceive 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, adinventio. 
 FINDON-HADDOCK. A species of peat-smoke-dried 
 
 haddock, S. The name is always pronounced q. 
 
 Finnin. Hist. Aberd. 
 FINDSILY, adj. Apt to find, Kelly.— K. S, find-an 
 
 and saelig, felix, 
 FYNE, s. End. Pitscottie.—Yr. fin, 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. 
 FINGIIOMS, s. pi. Woollen cloth, denominated, 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. 
 ¥YNYST, part. pa. Bounded. Douglas. 
 FYNKLE, s. Fennel. S. F. Repr.—L&i. foenicul-um. 
 FINNACK, FiNNOc, Finner. A white trout, S. B. 
 
 Statist. Ace. — Gael. /ea?i?toflr, id. 
 FINNER, s, A species of whale. Stat. Ace. 
 FINNIE, s. A salmon not a year old, S. B. 
 FINNIN, s. A fiend, Ang. Pitscottie.—^\x. Qr.fanen, 
 
 fianden, fanden, cacodaemon. 
 FINNIN HADDOCK. V. Findon. 
 FINNISON, s. Anxious expectation, Fife. — Teut. 
 
 vinnigh, acer, vehemens. 
 FINTOCK, s. The cloudberry, or knoutberry, Rubus 
 
 chamaemorus, Linn, otherwise called ^i-erj/i, Perths. 
 
 — This is evidently from Gael, fiundac, id. 
 FINTRUMSPELDIN, s. A small dried haddock, S. 
 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 FINZACn, s. Knot-grass, Polygonum aviculare. 
 
 Surv. Banffs. 
 To FIPPIL, V. n. To whimper ; to whine ; to act in 
 
 an unmanly manner. Peblis Play. 
 FIPPILLIS. Maitland Poem?.—\s\. fipla, attrectare, 
 FIPPLE, s. The under lip. V. Faiple. 
 FIR, Fir-Candle, s. A splinter from a m/ss-fallen 
 
 fir tree, used as a light, Aberd. Also called Candle- 
 fir, S. W. Beattie. 
 FIR, adv. Far. Gawan and Gol. 
 To FIRE, V. a. To bake bread, S. J. Nicol. 
 * To FIRE, V. a. 1. To toast; as, The bread's no 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 liglu 
 
FYR 
 
 107 
 
 FIT 
 
 or kindling, to any superstitious neighbour, would be 
 ill received, as Indicating some evil design towards 
 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 sovereign, to his vassals or subjects, to 
 repair in arms, within a limited time, to tlie place of 
 rendezvous appointed. llcg. Privy Seal. Y. 
 rRoisnTARicn. 
 riREFANG. Having the quality of a dunghill im- 
 paired by too high a degree of the fermenting heat. 
 Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 FIREFANGIN, s. Injury produced by fermentation 
 
 in a cheese, S. 0. 
 FYREFANGIT, part. pa. 1. Laid hold of by fire. 
 Douglas. 2. Applied to chee.'^e when swelled and 
 craclced, from being exposed to too much heat before 
 it has been dried, S. 
 
 PTREFANGIT:<ESS. s. state of being. ^rc/anjyed, S. 0. 
 
 riREFLAUCHT, Fyirslaucut, s. Liglitning, S. 
 Douglas. — Teut vicr, tgnis, and vlack-en, spargere 
 flammam, vierslaen, excutere ignem. 
 
 FIRE-KINDLING, s. An entertainment which a per- 
 son, on changing his place of residence, gives to his 
 new neighbours, Aberd. Synon. House-heating. 
 
 FIRE-LEVIN, s. Lightning, Teviotd. 
 
 FIRE OF STANES. To big afre of stanes, is to make 
 a pile of stones on the hearth, in form resembling a 
 fire, which is sometimes left in the desolate house by 
 a removing 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, s. pi. Apparently lances used for setting 
 fire to the advanced works of besiegei s. Inventories. 
 
 FIR-FUTTLE, s. A large knife used for splitting 
 cnndle-fir, Aberd. Corr. from Whittle. 
 
 FIRING-STICK, s. Used to denote candle-fir, or tliat 
 wood which, being easily kindled, is used as touch- 
 wood, Aberd. 
 
 FIRYOWE, s. The cone of the fir or pine, Mearns. 
 
 VYRlT,pret. V. Perhaps dragged. BeJIenden. 
 
 To FIRK, V. a. To pilfer ?— Isl. fiaerk-, longe remov- 
 ere. Verel. 
 
 To FIRL corn. To measure it, Roxb. 
 
 To FIRL, V. n. Unexplained. 
 
 FIRLOT, Fyelot, Furlet, s. 1. The fourth part of a 
 boll of corn, S. Acts Ja. I. 2. The quantity of 
 grain, flour, &c. contained in a measure of this des 
 cription, S.— A. S.feorth, and lot, quarta portio. 
 
 FIRMANCE, s. Stability.— Fr. /e?-ma?zce, id. 
 
 FIRMAN CE, 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- 
 d/'el, a fourth part. 
 
 FIRNIE, s. 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. Firkon. 
 
 FIRRYSTOICII, .0. A bustle ; a tumult; also expl. a 
 broil ; a fight, Ayrs. 
 
 FIRRON, Farren, acy. Belonging to the fir. Douglas. 
 
 FIRSTIN, adj. First. Poems lUth Cent. 
 
 FIRTH, s. 1. An estuary, S. Bellenden. 2. A bay. 
 
 Douglas.— Sm. G. fiaerd, Is.1. fiord-r, fretum ; E. 
 
 frith. 
 FIRTII, Fyrth, s. A sheltered place ; an enclosure. 
 
 Gawan and Gol. — A. &. friih-ian, tueri, protegere. 
 FISH AN' SAUCE. Fresh haddocks cooked in sauce, 
 
 Morays. Syn. Fresh fish, Mearns. 
 FISCIIGARTIIE, 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. Turras. 
 FISII-CURRIE, s. Any deep hole or secret recess, in 
 
 a river, in which the fishes hide themselves ; often 
 
 by itself, Carrie, Perths. — Gael, corr and cur r, and 
 
 C. B. cwr, a corner, a nook. 
 FISH-GOURIES ; s. pi. Garbage of fish, Jlearns. 
 FISHICK, 5. The Brown Whistle-fish. Barry's Orkn. 
 
 A dimin. fromfish, because of the smallness of the size. 
 FISHING-WAND, s. A fishing-rod, S. Wavei-ley. 
 FYSIGUNKCS, s. ExpL " a man devoid of curiosity," 
 
 Perths. 
 FISSENLESS, adj. Destitute of substance, or pith, S, 
 
 V. Poison. 
 To FISSLE, V. n. 1. To make a slight continued 
 
 noise ; to rustle, S. A-ntiqnary. 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, orlsl.fys-a, sufflare, ventilare. 
 FISSLE, FisTLE, .S-. Bustle ; fuss, S. Ross. 
 FISTAND, part. pr. Breaking v/ind backward with- 
 out noise. Lyndsay. — Y>&Q.fyst-en, l^].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. 
 To FIT the Floor. To dance. To hae a guecd fit 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 first enters a house 
 
 on any day which is particularly regarded as influenc- 
 ing the fate of a fam.ly, S. J. Nicol. 
 To Tyke ose's Fit. To slip ; as, I tint the fit, or tint 
 
 my fit, S. B. Skinner. 
 Tak up your Fit. Begone. 
 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 exactness ; as, 
 
 " I followed him fit for fit." 
 To GiE ONE UP Ills Fit. To rate one. 
 To pit in a Fit. To walk quickly ; as, " She pits in a 
 
 fit now," she walks more quickly, Dumfr 
 Upon the Fit. 1. To sell grain upon the fit, to sell it 
 
 along with the straw before it is thrashed off. Agr. 
 
 Surv. Stirlings. 2. Convalescent, with again. 
 To FITCH,. V. a. 1. To move any thing a little way 
 
 from itsformer place ; to fitch a march-stane, to make 
 a slight change in the situation of a landmark, Lan- 
 ark s. 2. To lift and lay down again ; to touch a 
 thing frequently, ibid. 
 To FITCH, V. n. 1. To move by slow succussations. S. 
 E. to hitch. 2. To move at the game of draught;;, 
 Upp. Clydes. — Teut. wijck-en, cedere, abscedere. 
 FITCH, s. A move at draughts, ibid. 
 FIT-FALL, s. A giown-up lamb, Roxb. 
 FIT-FEAL, s. The skin of a lamb between the time of 
 castration and that of being weaned, Roxb. Ftal 
 would seem to be the same with/eW, a skin. 
 
FIT 
 
 198 
 
 FLA 
 
 FIT-G ANO, g. 1. As much ground as one can move 
 on, S. Saxon and Gael. 2. A long, narrow chest, 
 extending alongside a wooden bed. Benvicks. Y. 
 Fkdqan. 
 
 FITIIER, FoTHBR, ad. Whether, Aberd. 
 
 FITIIIT. Used as an exclamation equivalent to 
 nevertheless, notwithstanding ; as, " Will you 
 walk ?" Na. fithit I Q. No. faith I No, in faith ! 
 
 FITIIOWE, FiTHAWK, ». A polecat. Acts J a. I. 
 
 FITLESS, adj. Apt to stumble, or to fall, from debi- 
 lity or carelessness, S. A horse of this description 
 is said to be nfitless beast, S. 
 
 FITLESS-COCK (footless). A cake baked of lard and 
 oatmeal, and boiled among broth. Also denomi- 
 nated a sodden bannd' ; usually made about Fastern's 
 E'en, or Shrovetide, Roxb. 'V. Festycock. 
 
 FIT-NOWT, s. The hindmost pair, abreast, of a team 
 of oxen, Aberd. 
 
 FIT- HOT, 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. Gl. Shirr. S. B. 
 —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 staa, to stand. 
 
 FITSTED, s. Print of the 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 ; applied to a child who 
 is learning to go out, but seems stilL ready to fall, S. 
 — Belg. voeteer-en, to foot it. 
 
 FITTERIN, s. The noise.inade by frequent and rapid 
 motion of the feet, S, 
 
 FIT-THE-GUTTER, s. A low, loose Slipper, Roxb. 
 
 FITTY, FuTTY, adj. JGxpcditious, S. A. Gl. Sibb. , 
 
 FITTIE, s. A teim used by school-boys or young 
 people, to denote the state of the /oof when tliey have 
 stepped into mud, S. 
 
 FITTIE, adj. Neat ; trim, Clydes. This seems the 
 same with E. feat. — 0. Fr. faitis, faictis, " neat, feat, 
 handsome, well-made." 
 
 FITTIE-FIES, s. pi. Quirks or quibbles, Aberdeen. 
 Skinner. Elsewhere whitLie-whaws. 
 
 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 taks the fit or foot, i. e. 
 begins to wait, Aberd. 
 
 FITTING, s. Footing, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 FITTINGS, s. pi. Turfs set on edge, two and two, for 
 the purpose of drying, Teviotdale. 
 
 FITTININMENT, s. Interest, S, B. P. Buchan 
 Dial. 
 
 FYVESUM, adj. Five together, S. A. 
 
 FIXFAX, s. 1. The tendon of the neck of cattle, S. 
 E. Packwax. 2. Figuratively, the punishment of 
 the juogs or pillory, Ayrs. 
 
 FIXFAX, s. Hurry, S. B. Eoss.—Su. G. fiks, alacer. 
 
 To FIZZ, V. n. To make a hissing noise, S. Burns. 
 — Isl. fys-a, sufflare. 
 
 FIZZ, FizK, s. 1. A hissing noise, S. 2. Fuss; dis- 
 turbance, S. Tarras. 
 
 To FIZZ, Fizz abcut, v. n. 1. To be in a bustling 
 state, S. 2. To be in a rape, S.— A. S. fys-an, 
 festinare ; Isl./ys-a, instigare. 
 
 FIZZ, s. 1. A great bustle, S.— Su. G. fias, id. 2. 
 Rage ; heat of temper, S. 
 
 FIZZEN, s. Pith ; force ; energy. Loth. S. A. "The 
 pump has lost the fizzen." V. Foisos. 
 
 FIZZENLESS, adj. 1. The same with Foisonless. 
 
 Used as signifying insipid ; useless, Berwicks. 2. 
 
 Insipid ; applied to the mind ; as, *' a silly, fizzen- 
 
 less creature," ibid. V. Foison. 
 FLA,s. A flea. A. S. id. Palice ITon. 
 FLA A, s. A thin turf. Synon. Flag, S. Edmonston's 
 
 Zetl. — Dan.^aa, IsX.flae, excoriare. 
 FLAB, s. Apparently a mushroom. 
 To FLABRIUAST, v. n. To gasconade, Perthshire. 
 
 Flahrigastit, part, extremely fatigued. 
 FLACAT, s. Perhaps something resembling the 
 
 modern reticule. Inventories. 
 FLACIIIN, (putt.) s. A stroke given by something in 
 
 the hand, Orkn. — Isl. fleig-ia, dejicere, praecipitare; 
 
 Su. Q.fiekt-a, motitare. 
 FLACIITER-SPADE, s. V. Fi.aitchter. 
 FLACK, Flaik, s. A square plaid, Mearns. — Perhaps 
 
 because of its form, from Teut. vlack, Dan. flak, 
 
 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 flayed 
 
 off. 
 FLAE, Flay, s. A flea, S. St. Patrick. 
 FLAEIE, adj. Abounding in fleas, S. 
 To FLAF, Flaff, v. n. 1. To flap, S. Hudson. 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 fluffs or 
 
 flutters about. 
 To FLAFF, V. n. To fly off; to go off as gunpowder 
 
 with a puff, Fife. Synon. Fluff, q. v. TtnnanVs 
 
 Card. Beaton. 
 FLAFFER, s. The act of fluttering, S. 
 To FLAFFER, v. n. To flutter, S. B. Tarras. 
 FLAFFERIE, adj. Light ; easily compressible, 
 
 Lanarks. Syn. with Flownie. 
 FLAFFIN, s. 1. The act of flappin, 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. — l&\.flag-a, glebas tenues exscindere. 
 FLAG, s. A squall. Doug. — Tent.vlaeohe. 
 FLAG, s. A flash of lightning. Douglas.— "Y^xii. 
 
 vlack-en, vibrare instar flammae. 
 FLAG, s. A flake of snow, Moray.— Su. G. flage, 
 
 pars avulsa, sno/'flage, flocculus nivis. 
 FLAGARYING. V. Fleegarying. 
 FLAGARTIE, adj. "A cant word ; flouncing;" or 
 
 rather stormy.— From Flag, a squall (Teut. vlaeghe, 
 
 procella), and art, disposition ; q, '' of a stormy 
 
 nature." 
 FLAGGIS, s. pi. Flanks. Dvnbair, 
 FLAGRUM, s. A blow ; a thump, Aberd.— Lat. id. a 
 
 whip, a scourge, 
 FLAG-SIDE of a split haddock. The side without the 
 
 bone, Aberd. — IsX flak-a, discindere. 
 FLAY, s. Fear ; affright, Aberd. 
 To Tak Flay, v. n. To be panic-struck, S. D. Ander- 
 son'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. Lege slayis. Barbour. 
 FLAIK, Flake, Flate, s. 1. A hurdle, Wallace. 
 
 2. In pi. temporary folds or pens, S. P. -Bruce. 3. 
 
 A frame above the chimney-piece for holding a gun, 
 
FLA 
 
 199 
 
 FLA 
 
 Galloway. David. Seas.— ¥iis. vlaec7c, Su. G. flake, 
 crsiiiis, flaet-a ; Teut. vlecht-en, nectere. 
 
 FLAIK, s. A square plaid. V. Flack. 
 
 FLAIK-STAND, s. The cooling vessel through which 
 the pipes pass in distilling ; a refrigerator, Aberd. 
 
 FLAIN, Flaue, s. An arrow. Douglas. — A. S Jlane, id. 
 
 FLAIP, Flep, Flipe, s. 1. An unbroken fall ; some- 
 times 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 pro- 
 ducing a dull, flat .sound, Selkirks. Flaip seems 
 merely a variation of E. Jlap, as expressing the 
 stroke received in a fall, 
 
 FLAIPER, s. A very severe fall. 
 
 FLAIR, s. The skate ; a flsh. Sibbald. 
 
 To FLAIRY, V. a. To cajole. V. Flare. 
 
 FLAYT, pnst. Scolded, V. Flyte, v. 
 
 FLAIT, pret. of the v. to Flit. To transport in what- 
 ever way, S, B. Tarras. 
 
 To FLAITHER, v. n. To ase wheedling language, 
 Perths. V. Flether, v. 
 
 FLAKET, s. Apparently a small flagon. — Fr. flasquet, 
 a small flask ; C. B. Jlacced, lagena, uter, obba, am- 
 pulla. V. Flacat. 
 
 FLALAND-CLAITH, Acts Ja. V. V. Drawaeis op 
 Claithe. 
 
 FLAM, s. A sudden puff of wind, Ang, — A. S.Jleam, 
 fuga. 
 
 To FLAM, V. n. To fly out and in, S. B. V. Flem, 
 
 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. — Fr. 
 flamber, id. 
 
 FLAMFOO, s. 1. 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 0. E. Flameftw, " the 
 moonshine in the water," Barrett's Alvearie. 
 
 FLAMP, adj. Inactive ; in a state of lassitude, Orkn, 
 Domless, synon. 
 
 FLAN, Flann, s. 1. A gust of w^ind, S. Brand. 2. 
 Smoke driven down the chimney by a gust of wind ; 
 as, " ajlan o' reek," S. B. The use of the word Flan 
 in Shetl. clearly shows that it is of Northern origin. 
 Isl. Jlana, praeceps ferri. 
 
 To FLAN, Flann, v. n. To come in gusts ; applied to 
 the wind ; as, " the wind's^annin down the lum," S. 
 
 FLAN, adv. Expl. "flat ; not very hollow," Roxb. — 
 This might seem to have a common origin with Lat, 
 plan-iis Armor, splan is used in the same sense. 
 
 FLANDERKIN, s. A native of Flanders ; a Fleming. 
 Jacobite Relics. — From Germ. Flandern, Flanders, 
 and kind, a child. 
 
 FLANE, s. An arrow. V. Flain. 
 
 FLANNEN, s. The name invariably gives by the vul- 
 gar to flannel, S. Burns. 
 
 FLANNEN, adj. Of or belonging to flannel ; as, a 
 flannen sark, a shirt made of flannel, S. — Sw.flanell, 
 Belg. flannel, Fr. flanelle. 
 
 To FLANSH, v. a. To flatter ; to wheedle, Moray.— 
 ls\. flens-a, lambere, lingere. 
 
 To FLANTER. 1. To waver ; to be in some degree 
 delirious, Ang. 2. To falter in evidence or narra- 
 tion, Ang. 3. To quiver, as denoting a state of tre- 
 mulous agitation, Ang. Ross. — Isl. fane, erroneus, 
 praeceps, fatuus. 
 
 FLAP of a coat, s. The lap, S, — E. flap originally de- 
 notes any thing pendulous ; Su, G. flabbe, labium 
 pendulum. 
 
 To FLAP, V. a. To turn inside out, Aberd. Synon. 
 
 with Flipe. 
 To FLARE, V. a. To cajole, lioth.; flair y, Fife.— Isl. 
 
 flaar, crafty, flaerd, guile. 
 FLARE, s. Flattering language. Loth. 
 FLASCHAR, s. A butcher. V. Fleshee. 
 FLASCIIE, s. Flesh. Complaynt S. 
 FLASH, s. A depository for timber. Loth. 
 FLASK, s. A frame for a piece of ordnance. ActsJa. 
 
 VI. — Fr. flasque signifies the carriage of a piece of 
 
 ordnance, also the frame on which it lies, Cotgr. 
 To FLAST, V. n. To gasconade, S.— Isl. .^as-a, praeceps 
 
 feror. 
 To FLAT, V. a. To flatter. Douglas.— Fr.flat-er, id. 
 FLAT, s. A field. Douglas. 
 FLAT, s. Floor of a house. V, Flet. 
 PLAT 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 FLATfcll, V. a. To fold down. Loth. 
 FLATE, pret. Scolded, S. Picken. V. Flyte, 
 FLATE, s. A hurdle. V. Flaik. 
 FLATLYNYS, Flatlings, adv. Flat. Barbour. 
 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. — Teut. vlaegh-en, 
 
 deglubere, pellem detrahere. 
 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 
 
 Su. G.flaeck-a, findere, partiri.- 
 FLAUCHT, s. A considerable number of birds on 
 
 wing ; a flight, Clydes. 
 FLAUCHT, Flacchter, Flauchin, s. A flake, S. 
 
 Flaffin is used as well as flauch-in, Fife ; flichin or 
 flighin, Loth. A. Scott.— Su. G. snoejiage, a flake of 
 
 snow» 
 FLAUCHT, Flaught, s. A handful, S. B. Ross. 
 FLAUCHT of land. A croft, Ang. 
 FLAUCHTBRED, adv. 1. At full length, S. Q. 
 
 spread out in breadth. Ross. 2. With great eager- 
 ness, S. iEoss.— Su. G. flaeckt, spread. 
 To FLAUCHT, v. a. To Flaucht woo ; to card wool 
 
 into thin flakes, Perths. Roxb. 
 FLAUCHTER, s. A skinner, Fife. 
 FLAUCHTER, s. A person employed in carding 
 
 wool, South of S. 
 To FLAUCHTER, v. a. To pare turf from the ground, 
 
 S. B. V. Flag, s. 1. Gl. Shir. 
 FLAUCHTER, Flaughtee, s. A man who casts turfs 
 
 with a Flauchter spade, Roxb. 
 FLAUOHTER-FAIL, s. A long turf cut with a 
 
 flauchter-spade, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 FLAUCHTER-SPADE, s. A long two-handed instru- 
 ment for casting turfs, S. Statist. Ace. 
 FLAUCHTS, s. pi. Instruments used in preparing 
 
 wool, Roxb. 
 FLAYER, s. Gray-bearded oats, Avena fatua, Linn. 
 
 Agr. Surv. Dumfr. 
 FLAUGHT 0' FIRE. A flash of lightning, Ayrs. 
 
 Blackw. May. V. Fieeflaucht. 
 FLAUGHT, adv. 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, Galloway. 2. 
 
FLA 
 
 200 
 
 FLE 
 
 To shine fitfully ; to flicker, South of S. Antiquary. 
 — Teut. vlaggher-en, fiagger-en, volitare ; Su G. 
 flackt-a, motitare. As Uiis, and other words of a simi- 
 lar form, such as E. 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.Jleog-an, Su. Qt.flyg-a, Ac. volaie. 
 
 FLAUGUTER, s. A fluttering motion, Galloway; 
 Flaffer, synon. Davidson. 
 
 FLAUGUTERIN', s. A light shining fitfully ; flicker- 
 ing, South of S. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 FLAUNTY, adj. Capricious ; unsteady ; eccentric, 
 Ayrs. GaU.—l&\. flan-a, praeceps ruere, ferri ; Jlan, 
 praecipitantia. 
 
 FLAUR, s. A strong smell, Upp. Clydes. ; merely a 
 corr. of "El.Jlavour. 
 
 FLAURIE, s. A drizzle, Clydes. ; synon. Drow.— 
 Teut. vlaeghe, nimbus. 
 
 FLAW, s. 1. A blast of wind. Douglas. 2. A storm 
 of snow ; /laws, snow flakes, Ang. Statist. Ace. 3. 
 A sudden flash of fire. Wyntown. 4. Rage ; pas- 
 sion, Aug. — Norw. Jlage, flaag, expl. (in Dan.) "a 
 sudden gust of wind ; also, snow, rain, or hail, which 
 comes suddenly, and goes quickly off again," Hal- 
 lager. V. Flag. 
 
 FLAW, prtf. Flew. Douglas.— A. S.fleah. 
 
 FLAW, Fiery Flaw. The sting ray. Sibbald. 
 
 FLAW, s. 1. An extent of land under grass, Orkn. 
 2, A broad ridge, ibid. — Isl.^a, planus, latus. 
 
 To FLAW, V. n. 1. To lie or fib. Ramsay. 2. To 
 flaw away, to magnify in narration, South of S. 
 l?yuon. Bleeze awa'. 
 
 FLAW, s. A fib ; a falsehood, S. Ramsay. Allied, 
 perhaps, to 0. Flandr. fleew-en, Teut. vley-en, blan- 
 diri ; if not toflauw-en, 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.flage, 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. Scott. — Evidently allied to Isl. 
 flag, terra nuda, post excissam glebam ; or q. the 
 quantity of peats cast, i. e. flayed. 
 
 FLAWKERTIS, s. pi. Armour for the legs. Douglas. 
 
 FLAWKIT, part. adj. White in the flanks ; a term 
 applied to cattle, Banffs. 
 
 FLXWMM^D, part. pr. Displayed. Barlour. V. 
 Flam, v. 
 
 FLAWMONT, s. A narrative ; a history, Ayrs. Renfr. 
 —Isl. flam, flim, carmen famosum. 
 
 FLAW-PEAT. A soft and spongy peat, pron. flaw- 
 peat, S. Walker. V. Flow. 
 
 FLAZE, V. n. When the threads of the warp get dis- 
 entangled from the woof, in consequence of wanting 
 a hem, the cloth is said to fiaze. E. faze, loc. 
 
 FLEAKS, s. pi. The fissures between the strata of a 
 rock, Fife. — Isl. flak-a, discindere,jfiafc, segmentum. 
 This may be viewed as an oblique use of E. flake. 
 
 FLEA LUGGIT, adj. Unsettled ; hare-brained, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 FLEA SOCKS, *. 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.fl^ah. 
 
 To FLECH (jjutt.) one's self. To hunt for, or catch 
 fleas, S. B. 
 
 FLECHY (gutt.), adj. Covered with fleas, S. B, 
 
 FLEOHIN, g. A flake of snow. V. Flichin. 
 
 FLECHTS, Flights (gutt.), s. pi. The flecJits of a 
 si)inning-wheel are the pronged or forked pieces of 
 wood in which the teeth are set, IMearns. This is 
 equivalent to B.fly, as applied to machinery ; as the 
 fly of a jack ; Su. G. flygt, A. S. flyht, Belg. vluchl, 
 volatus. 
 
 FLECKER, 8. The act of fluttering, Ettr. For. V. 
 Flekker, v. 
 
 FLECKERIT, adj. Spotted. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 FLECKER'T, adj. Rent ; torn ; generally used when 
 any part of the human body has been mangled, and 
 the skin hangs down half covered with blood, Roxb. 
 — l&l. flak-a, solutus haerere. 
 
 FLECKIE, Flecky, s. A fondling name for a spotted 
 cow, S. A. Dtimfr. Courier. 
 
 FLECKIT, s. A small flask for carrying spirits, Merse; 
 flacket, A. Bor. a bottle made in fashion of a barrel, 
 Ray. V. Flaket. 
 
 FLECKIT, Flecked, adj. Having large distinct white 
 spots, 8. 0. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 FLECKIT FEVER. A spotted fever, S. B.— Sw.^ec*;- 
 feber, derm, fleck-fieber, id. 
 
 ELECT, s. A town, as distinguished from a city. — 
 Germ, fleck, a borough, a market town ; Belg.^eA; 
 (open steedtje,) a town ; Flem. flecke, a village, bourg. 
 
 FLEDGEAR, s. One who makes arrows. Acts Ja. II. 
 — Gexxa. flitsch, Fr. jleche, an arrow. 
 
 FLEE, s. A fly, S. Z. Boyd.— Belg. vliege. 
 
 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, V. 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. vlieg-en, verberare 
 aera pennis, Germ flieg-en, ISIod. Stix. fl/ig-en, id. 
 
 FLEE, s. The smallest thing ; a whit ; a jot ; always 
 preceded by a negative, S. B.; synon. Flow. — Perhaps 
 a metaph. borrowed from the smallness of a fly ; A. S. 
 flege, Teut. vliegh, musca. 
 
 To FLEECH, v. a. To flatter. V. Fleich. 
 
 FLEECIIIN, adj. Applied to the weather, when it 
 falsely assumes a favourable appearance ; 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, Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 Picken's Poems. 
 
 FLEEGARYING, Flagakving, part. pr. Busying 
 one's self about trifling articles of dress, Upp. Clydes. 
 Dumfr. 
 
 FLEEGERIE, Fleeoakie, 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. Feegaries, Dumfr. 
 
 FLEEGEST, s. A piece of cut paper, hung up for at- 
 tracting flies, Berwick. 
 
 FLEEGIRT, s. A small quantity of any thing ; as, 
 " afl^egirt o' butter," supposed to signify, as much 
 as would gird or surround &fly, S. A. 
 
 FLEEING ADDER. A dragon-fly, Roxb. 
 
 FLEEING MARCHANT. A pedlar; an itinerant 
 merchant, Aberd. 
 
 FLEEP, s. A stupid fellow, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 To FLEER, V. a. To gibe ; to taunt. Picken 
 
 FLEER, s. Floor, Aberd. 
 
 FLEESOME, adj. Frightful, S. 0. V. Flet. 
 
FLE 
 
 201 
 
 FLI 
 
 FLEESOMELIE, adv. Frightfully, Clydes. 
 
 FLEESOMENESS, s. Frightfulness, ibid. 
 
 To FLEET, V. n. To flow ; also, to float, Loth. Roxb. 
 V. Fleit, v. n. 
 
 To FLEET owre. To overflow, Roxb. 
 
 FLEET-DYKE, s. A dike erected for preventing in- 
 undation. South of S. Teut. vliet, flumen, vliet-en, 
 fluere, abundare. 
 
 FLEET-WATER, s. Water which overflows ground, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To FLEa, V. a. To affright, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To FLEG, V. n. To take fright, S. B. 
 
 FLEG. To tak Fleg, v. n. ; to take fright, Ang. 
 
 FLEG, s. A fright, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To FLEG, V. n. To fly from place to place, Dumfr. 
 Davidson. — A. S. fleog-an, volare. 
 
 FLEG, s. 1. A stroke ; a random blow. Hamilton, 
 Ficken. 2. A kick. Gl. Burns. 3. A fit of ill- 
 humour, Ayrs. 
 
 FLEGGAR, s. One who magnifies in narration, Loth.; 
 a proclaimer of falsehoods. — Su. G.Jlick-a, to patch ; 
 sJcoflick-are, a cobbler. 
 
 FLEG GIN, s. A lazy, lying fellow, running from door 
 to door, Dumfr. 
 
 FLEGHINGS, s. pL The dust which comes from flax 
 in the dressing, Strathmore ; synon. Stujff, Stew. — 
 Teut. vlaegh-en, deglubere ; because the flax is as it 
 were flayed off, when it is separated from the 
 stem. 
 
 To FLEY, Flee, v. a. 1. To frighten, S. Douglas. 
 2. To put to flight, S. Mayne. 
 
 To FLEY, Fly, v. n. To take fright, S. B. Ross. 
 
 FLEY, s. A fright, S. B. Dumfr. Tarras. 
 
 FLEY. Lege 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 ofi' it, by toasting it before the 
 fire, Fife. Perths. 
 
 To FLEICH, Fleitch, v. a. To wheedle; to flatter, S. 
 Barbour. — Tent, flets-en, adulari, blandiri. 
 
 FLEICH, Fleech, s. A piece of flattery. Kelly. 
 
 To FLEICH AND FECIIT. One while to cajole, next 
 moment to scold, Roxb. 
 
 FLEICHER, Flechour, Flbitschour, s. A flatterer. 
 Wyntown. — Teut. fletser. 
 
 FLEICHIXG, Flechyng, s. Flattery, S. Douglas. 
 
 FLEIG, s. Flight. Bellenden. 
 
 FLEYITNESS, s. Aflfright. Com flay nt S. 
 
 FLEYNE. Vntofieyne. On flight. Douglas. 
 
 To FLEIP, V. a. V. Flype. 
 
 To FLEYR, Fleyr-up, v. n. To make wry faces ; also, 
 to whimper, Ang. 
 
 FLEYSUM, adj. Frightful, S. V. Fley. 
 
 To FLEIT, V. a. To flee from. Douglas.— ^G\g. vlied- 
 en, id. 
 
 To FLEIT, Flete, v. n. 1. To flow. DUnbar. 2. To 
 float. Evergreen. 3. To sail. Barbour. 4. To 
 abound. Lyndsay.—Su. G. flyt-a, Teut. vliet-en, 
 fluere. 
 
 VhEIT, par', pa. Afraid, S. Keith's Hist. 
 
 FLEIT, s. Overflowing of water, Loth.; synon. Spate. 
 V. Fleet, v. 
 
 FLEYT, pret. of the v. Flyte, scolded ; more generally 
 pron. flait. Waverley. 
 
 FLEITNES, s. Fear ; affright. Keith's History. 
 
 To FLEKKER, Flykee, v. n. 1. To flutter, S. Wal- 
 lace. 2. To quiver; to tremble. Douglas. — Su. G. 
 fleckra, motitari ; A. S. fliccer-ian, id. 
 
 To FLEM, Fleme, v. a. To banish ; to expel. Wallace. 
 
 — A. S. ge-fl,em-an, fugare; Isl.^aeme, exulare facio, 
 
 whence fiaemingr, an exile, an outlaw. 
 FLEM ENS-FIRTH, s. An asylum for outlaws. Lay 
 
 Last Minstrel, 
 FLEMING-LAUCHE, s. Indulgence granted to Uie 
 
 Flemings who anciently settled in S., to retain some 
 
 of their nationalusages. 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. 
 
 Douglas. — Balg.flenters, splinters, fragments. 
 FLEOURE, Fleure, Fleware, Flewer, Fleowre, s. 
 
 Flavour ; generally used in a bad sense. Wyntown. 
 
 — ¥r. flair, odor, C. B. fflair, putor, foetor. 
 FLEP, s. A fall. V. Flaip. 
 FLESCHE, s. Fleece. Duiibar.—A.S.fleos,Jllys,'id.; 
 
 Lat. vellus. 
 FLESCHOUR, s. A hangman ; an executioner. 
 
 Bellenden. 
 FLESH, Flesche, s. 1. The carcase of any animal 
 
 killed for food. Acts Cha. I. 2. Butcher meat. 
 
 Aberd. Reg , S. 
 FLESHARY, s. The business of a butcher ; now 
 
 called Fleshing. Aberd. Reg. 
 FLESHER, Fleshour, s. The common designation of 
 
 a butcher, S. Balfour. 
 FLET, pret. v. V. Flyt, to scold. 
 FLET, adj. Prosaic. Complaynt S. E. flat. 
 FLET, Flete, Flett, s. 1. A house. Ross. 2. The 
 
 inward pari of a house. LL.S. 3. A floor, or story 
 
 of a house ; commonly ^a<, S. Courant. — A. &. flett, 
 
 a house. 
 FLET, Fleat, s. A mat of plaited straw, for preserv- 
 ing a horse's back from being injured by his load, 
 
 Caithn. Statist. Ace. 
 FLET, s. A saucer, S.—Isl. ^cia, id. 
 FLET, pret. Floated. V. Fleit. 
 FLETE, s. Product. Douglas. — Belg. vliet-en, abun- 
 dare. 
 To FLETIIER, v. a. To decoy by fair words. Burns. 
 
 V. Fludder, 
 To FLETIIER, Flaither, v. n. To use wheedling or 
 
 fawning language, Perths. — Isl. fl^xdr-a, adulari, 
 
 flate, adulatio ; Su. G.flaeder, nugae. 
 FLETHERS, s. pi. Fair words, South of S. 
 FLEUK, «. A flounder, Dumfr. V. Flook. 
 FLEUME, Feume, s. Phlegm. Complaynt S. 
 To FLEURIS, u.^ n. To flourish. Lyndsay. 
 FLEURISE. Flcreise, s. Blossom, S. Complaynt S 
 FLEWET, Fluet, s. A smart blow. Kelly. 
 FLEWS, s. A sluice for turning water off an irrigated 
 
 meadow, Roxb. ; pron. q. Fleuss. Hogg. — Teut. 
 
 fluyse, aquaeductus. 
 To FLY, v. a. To afifright. Spalding. 
 FLY, s. The common designation for a Diligence, S. 
 
 Antiquar'!/. 
 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, Flichan, Flighen, Flecuin, s. 1. Any 
 
 thing very small, Dumfr. 2. A flake of snow, ibid., 
 
 Loth. 
 FLIGHT (gutt.), s. A mote or small speck of dirt, 
 
FLI 
 
 202 
 
 FLI 
 
 amonprst food, Roxb. — Su. G. Jlecl-t-a, motitare, q. 
 any light thing carried iuto oue's food by the agita- 
 tion of the air. 
 
 To FLIGHT, V. n. To fluctuate. Dunbar.— A. S. 
 floof-tt-an, id. 
 
 To FLICHT, V. n. Same with Flyte. Lyndsay. 
 
 FLIGHT, s. That part of a spinning wheel which 
 twists the thread, and, by means of teeth, guides 
 it to the pirn. V. Heck. 
 
 FLICIITEll ofsnaw. A flake of snow. 
 
 FLICHTER (gutt.), s. A great number of small ob- 
 jects flying in the air ; as aflichter of birds ; ajlichter 
 of motes, &c. Upp. Lanarks. Perhaps from Flichter, 
 V. as respecting their fluttering motion. V. Flek- 
 
 KER, V. 
 
 To FLICIITER, Fltchter, FucnTER, v. n. 1. To 
 
 flutter, S. Buret. 2. To run with outspread arms, 
 
 as children, to those to whom they are much 
 
 attached, Dumfr, 3. To quiver ; to tluob. Douglas. 
 
 4. To startle ; to alarm, S. B. V. Flekker. 
 Jo FLICIITER, Fltghter, r. a. To pinion, S. Wod- 
 
 row. — Teut. vlicht-en, nectere, 
 FLICHTERIFF, adj. Unsteady; fickle; changeable, 
 
 Ruchan. Tarras. It is also used as if a s. 
 FLICHTERS, s.pl. That part of the fanners which 
 
 generates the wind, Clydes. V. Flichter, to 
 
 flutter. 
 To FLICKER, v. a. To coax, S, — Su. G. fleckra, 
 
 adulari, 
 -To FLICKER, v. n. To flirt. Popul. Ball. 
 To FLYDE, V. n. To fly. Maitland P.— Teut. 
 
 vlied-en, id. 
 FLIEP, s. A fool ; a silly inactive fellow, Aberd. ; 
 
 Tai-ras. V. Flup. 
 FLIET, s. Flute, Aberd. Tarras. 
 FLIGIIT-SIIOTT, s. Apparently a bow-shot, or the 
 
 flight of an arrow. Pitscottie. 
 FLIGMAGEARIE, s. The effect of great eccentricity 
 
 of mind, a vagary; as, "a wild fligmagearie," 
 
 West of S. 
 FLYING-DRAGON. A paper kite, S. 
 FLYING-DRAGON, s. The dragon-fly, S. The 
 
 Scottish form of the word is Fleein' -dragon. It is 
 
 also called the Ather-bill, Clydes. and Fleein' -Adder, 
 
 Roxb. 
 
 l^ FLI.M, s. A whim ; an Illusion, Ayrs ; apparently the 
 '"^ same with E.^am. Train. — Isl. ^im, irrisio. 
 
 To FLINCH, V. a. To slice the blubber from the body of 
 
 a whale. Shell. The Pirate.— Sw . flank-a, to slice. 
 FLYND, s. Flint. Gawan and Gal. 
 To FLINDER, v. n. To run about in a fluttering 
 
 manner, Ang. — Isl. ^an-a, praeceps feror. 
 FLINDERS. V. Flendris. 
 FLYNDRIG, s. Expl. " an impudent woman ; a d-e- 
 
 ceiver," Ayrs. 
 To FLYNDRIG, v. a. To beguile, ibid —Dan. J?ane, a 
 
 giddy-brained man or woman ; Teut. vlinder, papilio. 
 FLINDRIKIN, Watson's <!oll. V. Fltnder, v. 
 FLINDRIKIN, adj. Flirting, Fife. 
 To FLING, V. a. 1. To baffle; to deceive, S. 2. To 
 
 jilt, 8. Morison. 
 FLING, s. 1. A disappointment in general, S. 2. A 
 
 disappointment in love, in consequence of being 
 
 jilted, S. A.Douglas. 3. A fit of ill humour. To 
 
 tak the fling ; to become unmanageable. Bannatyne 
 
 Poems. 
 * To FLING, V. n. To kick as a horse ; to strike with 
 
 the feet ; as, " a flinging horse," S.— Su. G. fleng-a, 
 
 tundere, percutere. 
 
 FLING, s. The act of kicking, S. 
 
 To FLING, V. n. To daucf. Knox. 
 
 FLING, s. The act of dancing, s. Neill. 
 
 FLING, HiGULAND Fung. The name of a well-known 
 
 Highland dance, in which there is much exertion of 
 
 the limbs. Lights and Shadows, 
 FLINGER, 8. 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. Jacobite Relics. 
 To FLIPE, Flype, v. a. 1. To ruffle the skin. 2. To 
 
 pull off any thing, by turning it inside out, S. Lynd- 
 say. — Isl.flip-a, the pendulous lip of a wound. 
 FLIPE, s. A fold ; a lap, S. Cleland. 
 FLYPIN,par^ adj. "Looking abashedly ;" Gl. Buchan. 
 
 Tarras. — Isl.flipa, labrum 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 unsubstantial ; 
 
 as, "a thin /Jird," Roxb. Ayrs. Picken. 3. In pi. 
 
 worn-out clothes, Roxb. ibid. Obviously the same 
 
 with A. S.fleard, nugae, " toys ; trifles," Somner. 4. 
 
 " Flirds, vain finery," Gl. Picken. V. Flyrd. v. 
 To FLIRD, V. n. To flutter, Roxb. Apparently from 
 
 the same origin with Flyrd, to flirt. 
 To FLYRD, V. n. To flirt. Dunbar.— A. S.fleard-ian, 
 
 nugari. 
 FLIRDIE, adj. Giddy ; unsettled ; often applied to a 
 
 skittish horse, Loth. 
 FLIRDOCH, s. A flirt, Aberd. 
 To FLIRDOCH, v. n. To flirt. V. Flyrd, v. 
 FLYRDOME, s. Perhaps E. flirting. 
 FLIRDON, s. Not known. Montgomerie. 
 To FLYRE, V. n. 1. To gibe ; to make sport, S. B. 
 
 Houlate. 2. To leer, S. B. Popular Ball. 3. To 
 
 look surly, Ang. Morison. — Isl. flyr-a, subridere, 
 
 E fleer. 
 To FLYRE, V. n. 1. To go about muttering complaints 
 
 and disapprobation, Roxb. ; synor., 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. 
 
 flyre, saepius rideo ; flaar, patulus, laxus, G. 
 
 Andr. 
 FLYROCK, s. A term of contempt. Dunbar. 
 To FLIRR, V. a. To gnash, S. B. Gl. Skinn. 
 To FLISK, 1). n. 1. To skip; to caper, S. Cleland. 
 
 2. To fce^isfce^ ; to be fretted, Fife. A.Douglas. — 
 
 Su. G. flas-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 ; lightheaded, S. 
 
 Hogg's Mountain Bard. 
 FLISKMAHAIGO, adj. Trivial ; light ; giddy, Ayrs. ; 
 
 generally applied to females. Perhaps merely a 
 
 provincial variety of Fliskmahoy, used adjectively ; 
 
 or q. Flisk-ma-hey-go, i.e., hey ! let us go. 
 FLISKMAHAIGO, s. A giddy, ostentatious person, 
 
 Ayrs. 
 
FLT 
 
 203 
 
 FLO 
 
 FLTSKMAIIOY, «. A giddy, gawky girl ; synon. Gill- 
 fi'rt, Koxb. Antiquary. 
 
 To FLIST, v.n. 1. To fly off, S. 2. To be in a rage 
 or violent emotion, S. B. Ross. 3 It's Jl'stin; it 
 rains and blows at once, S. 13. — Teut. Jlits-en, evo- 
 laie, Sw. ^aes-a, anhelare. 
 
 FLIST, s. 1. A squall, Ang. 2. A flying shower of 
 snow. 8. A fit of anger. Ang. 4. A small quantity of 
 powder exploded, Aberd. 
 
 FLISTY, adj. 1. Stormy ; squally, Ang. 2. Pas- 
 sionate ; irascible, Ang. 
 
 FLISTIN, s. A snght shower, Ayrs, ; the same with 
 Flist. 
 
 To FLIT, Flyt, v. a. 1. To transport, in whatever 
 way, S. Burns. 2, To transport by water. Bar- 
 hour. 3. To cause to remove ; used in a forensic 
 sense. Balfour's Pract. — Su G.^j/«-a, transportaie 
 ab uno loco ad alterum ; IsX. fiytt-ia, vecto. 
 
 To FLIT, Flyt, v. n. To remove from one house to 
 another, S. Kelly. — Dun. f,ytt-er, id. 
 
 To FLITCIIER, v. n. " To flutter like young nestlings 
 when their dam approaches,'' Gl. Shirrefs. Perhaps 
 Flichter. 
 
 To FLYTE, Flite, t. n. 1. To scold, S. pret. flet, 
 anciently flayt. Douglas. 2. To pray in the lan- 
 guage of complaint, or remonstrance. Wallace. 3. To 
 debate, to dispute, although without scolding or vio- 
 lent language. P. IQih Cent. — A S. fi.tan, rixare, 
 to brawle, Somner. 
 
 FLYTE, Flyt, s. 1. A severe reprehension, continued 
 for some time, S. Rltson. 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. Rollocke. 
 
 FLYTEWITE, Flycht-vyte, s. A fine for verbal 
 abuse or broils. Skene. — A. S.fiitwite, id. from flit, 
 strife, and wite, a fine. 
 
 FLIT-FOLD, s. A fold so constructed that it may be 
 moved from one place to another, S. A. Maxwell's 
 Sel. Trans. 
 
 FLYTING, ;s. 1. The act of scolding, S. Eaillie. 2. 
 Poetry of that kind which -the French call tenson. 
 Evergreen. 
 
 FLYTING-FREE, acy. 1. So familiar with another as 
 to scold him, S. 2. Expl. as signifying "blameless, 
 and therefore /ree, or entitled, to reprimand those 
 who are guilty," Clydes, 
 
 To tak the first -word o'Flyting. To begin to find 
 fault with those who are likely to complain of y«u; 
 to be the first to scold those wlw), you suspect, are 
 about to scold you, S. 
 
 Ill-Flitten, par*t. adj. A term used when the crimi- 
 nations or reprehensions of another are supposed to 
 come with a very bad grace from him, as being equally 
 or more guilty in the same-or a similar respect, 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 deserving of reprehension, S. 
 
 To FLITTER, v. n. To flutter. Hogg. 
 
 FLITTERS, s. pi. Small pieces; splinters, Roxb.; 
 synon. Flinners. — Isl. flttt-a, difiindere, whence 
 fletting, segmentum ligni. 
 
 FLITTING, s. The act of removing from one place of 
 residence to another, S. 2. The furniture, Ac, re- 
 moved, S. Wyntown. 3. A moonlighf flitting ; re- 
 moval 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. 
 
 Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 FLOAMIE, s. A large or broad piece, Shetl. — Isl. 
 
 flaemi, vasta area, vel vas ; "something wide and 
 
 strong ;" Ilaldorson. 
 To FLOAN, Floan on, v. a. To show attachment, or 
 
 court regard, in an indiscreet way ; a term applied to 
 
 females, S. B. Ross. — Isl. flon, stolidus, flana, 
 
 praeceps feror. 
 FLOAT, s. The act of floating. At the float, floating, 
 
 Ang. Ross. 
 FLOATIIING, s. Equivalent to a thin layer, or stra- 
 tum. Maxwell's Sel. Trans.— Ihl. floet, area plana, 
 
 parva planities. 
 FLOBBAGE, s. Phlegm. Lyndiay.—B\r.flabb,hucca,, 
 
 Dan. flab, the mouth. 
 FLOCIIT, Flought, s. 1. On flocht, on wing. Doug- 
 las. 2. State of being fluttered, S. B. A flocht, id. 
 
 Buret. 3. Fluctuation, Dunbar.— Alum, flaght, 
 
 flight; A. S.flogett-an, fluctuare. 
 To FLOCIITER (gult.), v. n. To give free scope to 
 
 joyful feelings, Dumfr. 
 FLOCIITERSOME, adj. Under the impulse of joy, 
 
 ibid. V. Flochtey, to which both v. and adj. are 
 
 nearly allied. 
 FLOCIITY, adj. Unsteady ; whimsical ; volatile, 
 
 Aberd. 
 FLOCIITRY, F>lopghtp.ous, adj. Fluttered ; in a 
 
 flurry, S. B. Ross. 
 FLOCKMELE, adj. In flocks, Teviotd.— A. S. Flocc- 
 
 maelum, gregatim, catervatim. 
 FLOCK-KAIK, s. A range of pasture for a flock of 
 
 sheep. Sv,rv. Berwicks. 
 To FLODDER, Plotter, v. a. 1. To overflow. Doug- 
 las. 2. To blur, by weeping ; synon. bluther. 
 
 Douglas. 
 FLOICIIEN (ffutt.), e. An uncommonly large flake of 
 
 snow or soot, Ayrs. — Belg. fl^kken, vlakken, flakes 
 
 of snow. 
 FLOYT, s. A flKte.— Teut.^M2/<e, id. 
 FLOYT, s. 1. A flatterer or deceiver. Polwart. 2. 
 
 A petted person, Dumfr.— Teut. fluyte, mendacium 
 
 blandum ; fluyt-en, mentiri, blande dicere. 
 FLOKKIT, part. pa. Having a nap raised, or being 
 
 thickened. Acts Ja. VI. — Belg. vlok, "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 liveiy, Dumfr. V. Flunkte. 
 FLOOR, s. A diarrhoea, South of S., fleuk, fluke, id., 
 
 S. B.; corr. from E. flux. 
 FLOOK, i^UKE, LiVER-FiUKE. A flat insect which 
 
 breeds in the livers of slieep and other quadrupeds, 
 
 when in bad condition, Loth., S. B. 
 FLOOK, Fleuk, s. 1. A generic name for various 
 
 kinds of flat fish, S. Sibbald. 2. Most generally 
 
 used to denote the common flounder, S. — A. S. Jloc, 
 
 passer. 
 Fresh-water Fleuk. The flounder which is found in 
 
 rivers. 
 FLOORED, adj. Barbed. Z. Boyd. 
 FLOOR-MOWD, adj. Having a crooked mouth, or 
 
 mouth to the one side, S. B. 
 To FLOOR, V. a. To bring forward in argument ; 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. 
 
FLO 
 
 204 
 
 FLU 
 
 FLORY-HECKLES, ». A vain empty fellow, "lie's 
 but ajlory-hecldes," Loth. 
 
 FLOSIl, «. A swamp ; a body of standing water, 
 
 ' grown over with weeds, leeds. &c. Galloway. 
 
 FLOSHIN, Floshan, s. A puddle of water, larger 
 than a dub, but shallow, ib. 
 
 FLOSK, s. The Sepia Loligo, Sea Sleeve, or Anker 
 Fish. Arbtithnut's Peterhead — Isl. Jhesku, is ap- 
 plied to what is round. Calamary. 
 
 FLOSS, ». The leaves of reed caDai7 grass ; the com- 
 mon rush. Barry's Orkn. 
 
 FLOT, s. The scum of broth when boiling, S.— Su. G. 
 flot, adeps, qui juri superuatat. 
 
 FLOTCH, s. A big, fat, heavy, dirty person ; applied 
 chiefly to women, lloxb. It also- conveys the ideas 
 of tawdriness and of ungracefulness in motion. — 
 0. ¥r. Jiosche, "weak, soft; as a boneless lump of I 
 Hesh." 
 
 To FLOTCH, V. n. To move in a confused or ungrace- 
 ful manner, and awkwardly dressed.— Dan. j^xer, to 
 frisk about. 
 
 To FLOTCII, V. n. To weep ; to sob, S. B. 
 
 FLOTE, «. A fleet. Barbour.— A. S.Jlota. 
 
 FLOTE-BOAT, s. A yawl, or perhaps what we now 
 call a pinnace. Balf. Pract. 
 
 FLOTHIS, a. jpZ. Floods. Wallace.— Warn, flmt, a 
 strciim. 
 
 FLOTSOME AXD JETSOME. "Flotsam, is when a 
 ship is sunk or cast away, and the goods are floatinfj 
 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. — Is\.flut-a, 
 supernatare. Jetsome is traced to Fr. jet-er, to 
 throw. 
 
 To FLOTTER. V. Flodder. 
 
 FLOTTINS, s. pi. Flot-whey, q. v. Aberd. 
 
 FLOTTRYT, j^ef. Splashed. IFaliace.— Belg. Jlod- 
 der-en, to flap. 
 
 FLOT-WHEY, s. Those curds, left in whey, which, 
 when boiled, float oxx the top, Clydes. Flcetings, 
 Ang. Com play nt S. 
 
 FIX)UGHT, s. Flutter. V. Flocht. 
 
 FLOUNGE, s. The act of flouncing, Renfr.— Su. G. 
 fl-uns-a, immeigere. 
 
 FI/3UR, s. The meal of wheat, S, 
 
 FLOUR-BREAD, s. Wheaten bread. S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 FLOURE JONETT, s. Perhaps, flowers in July, in 
 0. Fr. called Junet. K. Quair. 
 
 FLOURICE, s. A steel for striking fire from flint, 
 Aberd.— Sw.j^i^ref, Dan floretlo,,& foil. 
 
 FLOURIS, s. pi. Prime of life. Lyndsay. 
 
 FLOURISH, s. Blossom, S. V. Flourice. 
 
 FLOUR THE LIS. An ornament resembling the Ii is 
 or Flower de Luce. Inventories. — Fr. j^ur de lis, id. 
 literally the lily-flower. 
 
 To FLOUSE, Fluze (Fr. w)- v. a. To turn back the 
 edge of a tool, or the point of a nail. Flm'd, blunted 
 by having the edge or point turned back, Galloway. 
 
 FLOUSS, s. A flood.— Germ. ^Mss. Barbour. 
 
 FLOW, s. A jot; a p.article, S. B. Tarras. — k. ». 
 floh, a fragment, a crumb. 
 
 FLOW, Flowe, Flow-moss, «. 1. A wateiy moss ; a 
 morass, S, Pitsatttie. 2. A low-lying i)iece of 
 rough watery land, not broken np, Loth. — Isl. floe, 
 loca palustria, wflne, fluo. 
 
 FLOW, s. A flue, open at one side, and turning round 
 with the wind, placed on a chimney-top for prevent- 
 ing smoke. Loth. In S. this is frequently called an 
 Auld TFi/e.— Teut. vloegh, canaliculi. 
 
 To FLOW, V. n. To exaggerate in relating any thing, 
 
 Clydes. Synon. Splute. 
 FLOW, s. An exaggerated story, Owen. 
 FLOWAND, arf/. Inconstant ; II actuating, Bellenden. 
 
 — \s\.Jlng, vagus. 
 FLOW DIKE. Apparently a small drain for carrying 
 
 oir water. Surv. Banffs. 
 FLOWER, s. An edge-tool used in ckauiug laths ; an 
 
 old word, Roxb. 
 FLOWER'D, Floue'd, adj. A term applied to sheep, 
 
 when they begin to become scabby, and to lose their 
 
 wool, Teviotd. 
 PLOWERIE, Fleurir, «. The ace of spades, Teviotd.; 
 
 perhaps from the ornaments which appear on this 
 
 card. 
 FLOWNRIE, adj. 1. Light ; downy ; applied 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. — Isl. /tofir, volatilit^is. 
 FLOWNIE, s. A small portion of any volatile sub- 
 stance, as of meal thrown on a draught of water, Ang. 
 FLUCHRA, Flughu.i, s. Snow in broad flakes. Shell. 
 FLUD, Fi.CDE, s 1. Inundation, S. Wynloion. 2. 
 
 Flux of tide, S. id. 1&. flood. 
 To FLUDDER. V. Flutuer, v. 
 
 To FLUDDER, Fluthek, v. n. To exhibit the appear- 
 ance of gi'eat I'egard to any one ; to cajole. — Isl. 
 
 fladra, adulari. «S'. P. Repr. 
 FLUD-MARK, 9. Water-mark, S. 
 FLUET, s. A slap ; a blow. V. Flewet. 
 To FLUFF, V. a. To fluff powder, to burn gunpowder; 
 
 to make it fly off, S. 
 FLUFF,.'?. l."Puff, Lanarks.; as, ''a-fluffoi wind '» 
 
 2. A slight explosion of gunpowder, S. V. Flist . 
 FLUFF'D, part. pa. Disappointed. Shirr. 
 FLUFFY, adj. Applied to any powdery substance 
 
 that can be easily put in motion, or blown away ; as, 
 
 to ashes, hair-powder, meal, &c. Lanarks. 
 FLUF-GIB, s. Explosion of gunpowder, S. A. " Fluf- 
 
 gibs. squibs," Gl. Antiq. 
 To FLUGIIT, r, n. 1. To flutter ; to make a great 
 
 show, Renfrews. TannahilL 2. To flirt, ibid. Y. 
 
 Flocht. 
 FLUKE, s. An insect, Ac. V. Flook. 
 FLUKE, s. A diarrhoea. V. Flook. 
 FLUM, s. Flattery. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 FLUM, s. Flow ; flood ; metaph. used like flnmen 
 
 ingenii, Cic. ; a speat of language. Douglas.^0. Fr. 
 
 flum; water, a river. 
 To FLUN«E, V. n. To skip ; to caper, Lanarks. Syu. 
 
 Fiisk. V. Flol'Nge. 
 FLUNKIE, *. A lively servant, S. Burns.— A. S. 
 
 vlonce, pride. 
 FLUP, s. One both awkward in ap]>earance and 
 
 foolish, Ang. Clydes. ^Fliep, Aberd. Floip, Perths. 
 
 - Isl. fleip, ineptiae ; Su. G. fleper, homo ignavus. 
 FLUP, s. Sleet, Menteith. 
 
 FLURDOM, Flyrdo.m, s. Not understood. Kennedy. 
 FLURISFEYER, s. The scarlet fever, S. B. denomi- 
 nated from the ruddiness of the skin. 
 FLURISH, Floculsh, s. Blossom, S. Hume. 
 FLUIIRIKIN, part. adj. Speaking in a flurry, La- 
 narks. 
 FLUSCH, s. 1. A run of water. Douglas. 2. Snow 
 in a state of dissolution. This in Scotland is com- 
 monly named slush. 3. Abundance, generally ap- 
 plied to liquids, S.— Germ ;ftws5, aqua vel humor 
 fluent 
 
FLU 
 
 205 
 
 FOL 
 
 FLUSH, adj. 1. Full, in whatever respect, S. Skinner, 
 2. Affluent; as, Jlush of money, S. — Teut. fluys-en, 
 to flow. 
 FLUSH, s. A piece of moist ground ; a i)lace where 
 
 water frequently lies ; a morass, Roxb. V. Plosh. 
 To FLUSTER, v. n. To be in a bustle, ^.—ls\.Jlaust-r, 
 
 praecipitautia,^aMst>--a, iucaute festinare. 
 FLUSTER, s. Bustle ; confusion proceeding from 
 
 hurry, S. 
 FLUTCH, s. An Inactive person, Loth. — Teut. ^auw, 
 
 languid us. 
 FLUTCHY, adj. Inactive, Loth, 
 ro FLUTHER, V. n. To be in a great bustle. AJluth- 
 erin' creature ; a bustling, confused person, S. — Su. 
 Q.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 discolour the 
 water, though not so great as a speat, S. B. V. 
 Flodder. 
 FLUTHERS, s. pi. The loose flakes or lamincB of a 
 stone. Blaffen, syn. Fife. — ItA flus, crusta, cortex ; 
 Su. G. flitter, bractea. 
 FLUXES, s. pi. Old name in S. for a flux. 
 To FLUZE, I), 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 ttrm for the snot hanging 
 or running down from a child's nose, Roxb. ; fit sig- 
 nifying foot. 
 To FOB, V. n. 1. To breathe hard. 2. To sigh. It 
 often denotes the sho: t interrupted anhelatiou of a 
 child when crying. Tarras. 
 FOCHE, s. A pretence. Diallog.—'&n. G. puts, a 
 
 fetch, techna. 
 FOCHTIN MILK {giitt.). Butter-milk. Buchan. Per- 
 haps from its being produced hy fighting at the churn. 
 FODE. FoouE, FwDE, s. 1. Brood : offspring. Rilson. 
 2. Expl. a man.— Su. G. affoeda, id. fvom Joed-a, 
 gignere. V. Foct. 
 FODE. The pret. of the v. to feed, Aberd.— Moes G, 
 
 fod-an, A. S.foed-an, pascere, alere. 
 FODGE, s. A fat, plvffy-cheekit person, Roxb.; evi- 
 dently the same with Fadge. 
 FODGEL, adj. Squat and plump, S. 0. Burns.— 
 
 Teut. voedsei, Isl. faedsla, cibus. 
 FODYELL, s. A fat, good-humoured person. Ettr. 
 For.— Formed perhaps from Dan. foede, nutriment, 
 feeding. 
 FODYELLIN, adj. Used to denote the motion of a 
 
 lusty person ; nearly synon. with E. waddling, ib. 
 FOG, PocuE, «. Moss, S. Dunbar.— Ban. fug, mossi- 
 ness. 
 To FOG, V. n. 1. To be covered with moss, S. Fenne- 
 
 cuik. 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. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Dull ; lumpish ; from Fog, mist. Z. Boyd. 
 FOGGIE, FoGiE, s. 1. An invalid, or garrison sol- 
 dier, 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. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 FOGGIT, adj. 1. Covered with moss. 2. Supplied 
 with moss ; metaph. supplied in any respect ; weel 
 foggit, well-furnished, S. Shirrefs. 
 
 FOG-THEEKIT, part. adj. Covered, i. e. thatched, 
 with moss. Tarras. 
 
 FOY, s. An entertainment given to one about to 
 leave any place of residence, or to go abroad, S. 
 Morisim. 2. Metaph. as equivalent to wishing one 
 a good journey. — Belg. defooi geeven, Sw. drickafoi, 
 coenain profectitiam dare. Rather from Teut. voye, 
 also foye, a compotation before setting out on a jour- 
 ney ; from Fr. voye, a way. 
 FOYARD, s. A fugitive, Ayrs. — Fr. fuyard, a flyer, 
 
 or runaway, from/u-iV, to fly. 
 FOICHAL, FoiciiEL (gutt.), s. A cant term for a girl 
 from sixteen to twenty years of age, Lanarks. Dun- 
 barton.s. Applied to a little thick-set child, Stirlings. 
 
 FOYNIE, Fu.wiE, s. The wood-martin, or beech-mar- 
 tin, S. K. Quair. — Fr. fouine. 
 
 FOIR COPLAND. A phrase used in a deed regarding 
 Orkney and Zetland. 
 
 FOIRGAIT, s. The high or open street. 
 
 FOIRGRANDSYR, Foregrantschir, s. 1. Great- 
 grandfather ; also, great-great-grandfather. Acts Ja. 
 I. 2. A predecessor ; used in a moral sense. JV. 
 Burne. 
 
 FOIRSENE, part. pa. Thoroughly understood. V. 
 Foreseen. 
 
 FOIRSYCHT. s. V. Forbreist. 
 
 FOIRWAGEIS, s. Wages given before the perform- 
 ance of any work. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FOISON, FusiouN, s. 1. Abundance. Barbour. 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 ? Ye'U 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 
 naefoison in him ;" he has no understanding, or men- 
 tal energy. Loth. — Fr. foison, abundance. 
 
 FOISONLESS, adj. 1. Without strength or sap ; dried ; 
 withered, S. Kelly. 2. Insipid ; pithless ; without 
 substance, S. 3. Unsubstantial; used in a moral 
 sense, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 FOISTERING, Foistring, Foishterixg, s. Expl. 
 "disorder in working," Ayrs.; expressing the idea 
 conveyed by Hashter or Huskier. Gait. 
 
 FOISTEST, adj. A ., Wilson. — Gael, foigseasge, signi- 
 fies next, proximate, foigse, id. Can this be an 
 errat. fov foster f 
 
 FOITER'D, part. adj. In difficulty ; puzzled, Fife. 
 V. Fewter. 
 
 FOLD, s. Ground. Wallace.— k. S. folde, id. 
 
 FOLDINGS, s. pi. Wrappers ; a term applied to that 
 part of dress which involves the posteriors. To have 
 foul Foldings, to lose the power 6f retention ; in 
 allusion to the swaddling-clothes of children. 
 Spalding. 
 
 FOLY, adj. Belonging to fools. Douglas.— Sa. G. 
 fiollig, foolish. 
 
 FOLIFUL, adj. Foolish. Complaynt S. 
 
 * FOLK (pron./ucfc), s. Used to denote relations ; as, 
 "How's your /oc&r' How are your kindred ? South 
 of S. — A sense peiliaps transmitted from the A. S. 
 use of folc for family. 
 
 ■* FOLLY, s. A term applied by the vulgar to a build- 
 ing more for ornament than use ; or to a dwelling- 
 house that exceeds the station, or has ruined the cir- 
 cumstances of the proprietor ; as, Craigland's Folly. 
 
FOL 
 
 206 
 
 FOR 
 
 FOLLOWER, ». Used as an equivalent to E. foaX.— 
 Su. G.fole, Sw.foelja, puUus etiuiuus. 
 
 FOLLOWING, s. A term formerly used in tlie Iligh- 
 lauds, and on the boixlers of the Ilijrhlands, to 
 denote the retainers of a chief. — Sw. foelje, comi- 
 tatus. 
 
 To FOLM, FoLM up, V. a. To set any vessel on its 
 mouth, Aberd.— Provincial modification of E. whelm, 
 allied to Isl. hilma, obtegere. 
 
 To FOLOW, FoLowK, v. n. To pursue at law ; a fo- 
 rensic term. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 FOLOWAR, s. A legal pursuer. 
 
 FON, FoNE, s. pi. Foes. K. Quair. 
 
 To FON, V. n. To play the fool. Lyndsay.—O. E, 
 fonne, id. ; Isl. faan-a, fatue se gerere. 
 
 To FONDE, Found, v. n. 1. To go. Barbour. 2. To 
 found off, to go from. Wallace.— A. B. fund-ian, 
 tendere. 
 
 To FONE. V. a. To fondle. Feblis Play. 
 
 FONERIT. Read Seuerit. Dunbar. 
 
 FONNED, adj. Prepared. Illjonned, ill-prepared, 
 Ang. — A. S. fund-ian, dlspouere. 
 
 FONTE, s. Casting ; melting of metals. 
 
 FOOL, FuLK, adj. Foolish, S — Fr./oi, id. 
 
 FOOLYIE, s. Gold leaf, S.— Bel. foeli, id. 
 
 FOOR-DAYS. V. Furedays. 
 
 FOORIOCHLE, FouRiOGHiE, acy. Hasty; passionate, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 FOOROCH, FoORiGH, (gutt), s. Bustle ; confusion 
 caused by haste, or proceeding from tremor, Aug. 
 Perhaps it is the same with Fiirich. 
 
 FOOSE, s. pi. The Houseleek. V. Fews. 
 
 FOOST, FoosTiN, s. A nausea, Sellfirks. Hogg. — Fr. 
 fiist, fustiness. 
 
 To FOOT, V. a. To kick ; to strike with the /oof, Ang. 
 Used with respect to horses. 
 
 To FOOT THE PEATS. To set peats on end to dry. 
 Agr. Surv. Peebles-shire. 
 
 FOOT-BRAID, s. The breadth of a foot, S. B. Ross. 
 
 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 Joot. 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 implies nega- 
 tion, excess, intension, or vitiation. 
 
 FOR, conj. Because. Wyntown. 
 
 FOR, prep. Denoting quality.— Su. G. foer, id. 
 
 FOR, prep. Against. Barbour. — A. S. id. 
 
 FOR, adv. Used as E. fore, before, previously. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FOR-A-BE, adv. Although ; notwithstanding, Fife ; q. 
 for all that may be. 
 
 FORAIVERT, part. pa. Much fatigued, S. B. 
 
 FOR-AS-MEIKLE-AS, covj. ¥ov as much as, South of 
 
 S. "V. FORSAMEKILL. 
 
 FORAT, adv. Forward, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 FOR-A'-THAT, adv. Notwithstanding, S. 
 
 FORBEAR, s. An ancestor ; a forefather. 
 
 FORBEFT, part. pa. In great perturbation. Bar- 
 bour. — A. S. for, and benf-ian, tvcpidare. 
 
 FORBEIT, jn-et. licge for leit. Dunbar. 
 
 FORBY, prep. 1. Past. Barbour. 2. Over and 
 above ; besides. Bellenden. — Su. G. foerbi, Dan. 
 forbie, by, past. 
 
 FORBY, FoREBYE, adv. 1. Past. Minst. Bord. 2. 
 
 Besides, S. Buret. 3. Out of the usual way; 
 applied to one who excels, or who does somellung 
 quite beyond expectation ; as Foreby good, very 
 good, passing good. 
 
 FORBY, adj. Extraordinary; as &forbym&n, Renfr. 
 Svnon. Byous, Clydes. 
 
 FORBLED, part. pa. Faint, from loss of blood. 
 Douglas. 
 
 FORBODIN, part. pa. 1. Forbidden. R.Bruce. 2. 
 UnlawfuL Douglas. 3. Unhappy, S. Ruddiman. 
 —A. 8. forbiod-an, to forbid, 
 
 FORBOT, imperat. v. Forbid. Coilyear. 
 
 FORBREIST, s. 1. Fore-part of a coat, Ac. Douglas. 
 2. The foi-e-part or front of any thing ; as " the /ore- 
 breist of the laft," S. B. 3. Van of an army. Wallace. 
 —A. 8. fore-breost, thorax. V, Foke-breast. 
 
 FORBUITHT, s. A foreshop. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FORCAT, FoiRCHET, s. A rest for a musket. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Fr. Fourchette, primarily "a forket, or small 
 forke; aLso a musket-rest," Cotgr. V. Bendrole. 
 
 FORCE, s. Consequence ; importance. 
 
 FORCEAT, s. A galley-slave. Hudson.— ¥r, forgat, 
 idem. 
 
 FORCED FIRE. V. Nkiu-fyre. 
 
 FORCELY, adv. Vehemently ; violently. 
 
 FORCHASIT, part. pa. Overchased. K. Hart. 
 
 FORCY. V. Forsye. 
 
 FORCOP, s. A species of duty, distinct from scat, 
 wattil, &c., payable by the tenant to the proprietor 
 or superior of landed property. 
 
 FOR-CRYIT, part. pa. Worn out with ciying. Dun- 
 bar. — Belg. verkryt-en, Id. 
 
 FORD, s. 1. Way. Wallace. 2. Motaph. means to 
 attain an «nd. Wallace.— Su. G. fort, via com- 
 munis. 
 
 FORDALS, s. pi. Stock not exhausted, Buchan. 
 
 FORDEDDUS, s. Violence ; applied to a blow, Angus. 
 
 FORDEIFIT, part. Deafened. Pal. Hon. 
 
 FORDEL, s. 1. The precedence. Douglas. 2. Pro- 
 gress, S. B. — Teut. veur-deel, primae partes, pro- 
 motio. 
 
 FORDEL, adj. Applied to what is in readiness for 
 future use ; as implying that it is not meant to be 
 used immediately. Fordel Work, &c. W. Beattie. 
 
 FORDELYD, part. pa. Wasted. Wyntown.— A. S. 
 fordilg-ian, delere, obruere. 
 
 To FORDER, v. n. To promote ;. forward, S. KeiilCs 
 Hist. — Su. Q.fordr-a, id. 
 
 To FORDER, v. a. To have success ;. to make advance- 
 ment, S. David. Seas. 
 
 FORDER, adj. 1. Further ; progressive, ibid. 2. 
 Anterior ; equivalent to E. fore, S. B. V. Forthir. 
 
 FORDER, Fordir, adv. Further ; moreover, Keith's 
 Hist. — Teut. voorder, ultra, ultedus; Germ, forder, 
 idem. 
 
 FORDERANCE, s. Advancement. E. furtherance. 
 Acts. Ja. VI. 
 
 PORDER-'IM-HITIIER, 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. B. Ramsay. 
 
 FORDYD, jpref. Destroyed. Barbour. — A.S.fordo-n, 
 to waste. 
 
 To FORDYN, v. n. To make a great noise ; to re- 
 sound. Douglas. — For intensive and A. S. dyn-an, 
 strepere. 
 
 To FORDYN, t). a. To overpower with noise. Douglas. 
 
 FORDNAIT, s. Fortnight. Aberd. Reg. 
 
FOR 
 
 207 
 
 FOK 
 
 FORDOUERIT, part. pa. Stupified ; over-toiled. 
 
 Douglas. — Teut. verdoor-en, infatuare. 
 To FORDRIUE, v. a. To drive out of the right course. 
 
 Douglas. — A &. fordrif-an, abripere, 
 FORDRUNKIN, part. pa. Very druak. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. for-drenc-an, inebriare. 
 FORDULLIT, part. pa. Greatly confused ; made dull. 
 
 Pal. Hon. 
 FORDWARD, Fordwart, Forthwart, s. A paction. 
 
 Wallace. — A. '&. for-word, pactum. 
 FORDWARTE, adv. Forward. Douglas. 
 FORDWEBLIT, part. adj. Greatly enfeebled, S. B. 
 
 Pop. 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. signifying, 
 
 in consideration of, or in comparison with. 
 Of Fore, adv. Before. Act. Dora. Gone. 
 FORE, s. Any thing thrown ashore as a wreck ; some- 
 times Sea-fore, Galloway. — Su. G. fuer-a, ferre, ad- 
 
 f erre ; q. " what is brought to land by the motion of 
 
 the sea." 
 FORE, s. Help ; furtherance, S. 0. 
 FORE-ANENT, Fornexce, Forj^ens, Fornentis, Foe 
 
 NENT, prep. 1. Directly opposite to, S. Bellenden. 
 
 2. Against, as signifying, "in provision for;" to 
 
 meet. 
 FOREBEARIS, s. pi. Ancestors, S. Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 fire, before, and bear-an, to bring forth. 
 FORE-BYAR, s. One who purchases goods in a mar 
 
 ket before the legal time ; a forestaller. Skene. 
 FORE-BREAST o' the Laft. The front seat of the 
 
 gallery in a church, S. 
 FOREBROADS, s. pi. The milk which is first drawn 
 
 from a cow when she is milked. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 FORECASTEN, part. pa. Neglected. Rutherford.— 
 
 Su. Or. foerkast-a, abjicere. • 
 
 FORE-CRAG, s. The anterior part of the throat. Law's 
 
 Memor. 
 FORE-DAY, s. That cart of the day which elapses 
 
 from breakfast-time till noon, Roxb. Hogg. — Germ. 
 
 vormittag, forenoon. 
 FOREDONE, part. adj. Quite worn out, Dumfr. 
 FORE-DOOR, s. The door in the front of a house, 
 
 S. 0. Agr. Surv. Ayrs, 
 FORE-END, s. Anterior part. Fore-end o' Har'st, 
 
 the anterior part of harvest, S. Antiquary. 
 FORE-ENTRESSE, s. A porch or portico. Wedder- 
 
 burne's Vocab. 
 To FORE-FAIR, v. a. To abuse. 
 To FOREFIGIIT one's self v. a. To take exercise so 
 
 as to weary one's self. V. Forefought, Fore- 
 
 foughten, the part. pa. of this obsolete verb. 
 FOREGAIT, FoiRGAiT, s. The high or open street. 
 
 Balfour. V. Gait. 
 FOREGANE, FoREGAiNST,^ep. Opposite to. Douglas. 
 FOREGRANDFATHER, s. Great-grandfather. V. 
 
 FOIRGRANDSYR. 
 
 FOREHAMMER, Poirhammer, s. 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 obtained over another, S. 
 
 FORE-HAND, adj. First in order, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 FOREHANDIT, adj. Rash, S B. 
 
 FORE-HAND-RENT, Forerent, s. A mode of ap- 
 pointing the rent of a farm, by which the tenant must 
 pay it when it becomes due six months after entry. 
 Agr Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 FOREYEAR, s. The eariier part of the year, as the 
 spring, Loth. — Teut. veurjae.r, annus incipiens; etver. 
 
 FORELAND, s. A house facing the street, as distin- 
 guished from one in a close or alley, S. Act. Audit. 
 V. Land. 
 
 FORELDERIS, s. pi. Ancestors. Wyntown.—Sn. G. 
 foeraeldrar, id. 
 
 To FORELEIT, v. a. To forsake ; to desert. V. 
 
 FORLEIT. 
 
 FORE-LOOFE, s. A furlough. Monro's Exped. — 
 Su. G. foerlof id. from foerlofwa, promittere ; ex- 
 auctorare; from lofw-a, permittere, to give leave ; and 
 this, as Ihre shows, is simply and beautifully derived 
 from lofwe, vola manus, S. lufe, because it was cus- 
 tomary in making promises or engagements, to give 
 the hand. D-du.forlov, leave to go forth. 
 
 FORENAIL'D, part. pa. Applied to money which is 
 spent before it be gained. — Teut. verniel-en, con- 
 sumere. 
 
 FORENAME, s. The christian name, as distinguished 
 from the surname, S. — Teut. veur-naem, praenomen. 
 
 FORENICHT, s. The interval between twilight and 
 bed-time, S, Dumfr. Cour. — Teut. veur-nacht, prima 
 pars noctis. 
 
 FORENICKIT, part. pa. Prevented by a trick. 
 
 FORENOON, Forenoon BREAD, s. A luncheon eaten 
 by the peasantry, hinds, &c. Roxb. ; synon. Nacket, 
 Nocket. 
 
 FORENTRES, s. An entry to a house from before; a 
 court, or a porch. 
 
 FORES, s. pi. Perquisites given by bargain to a ser- 
 vant besides his wages, Selkirks. V. Fore, s. help. 
 
 FORESEENE, 7)ari. 2)a. 1. Provided; supplied.— Sw. 
 foerse, id. 2. Acquainted. 3. Thoroughly under- 
 stood. Acts Ja. FJ.— Teut. ver-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 
 Paper. 
 
 FORP]SHOT, s. 1. The whisky ih&t first runs off in 
 distillation, which is always the strongest, S. 2. In 
 pi. foreshots is the designation given to the milk 
 which is first drawn from a cow, Lanarks. 
 
 FORESTCHTIE, 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, before, and the termination skip, E. ship, Sw. 
 skap, denoting state or condition. 
 
 To FORESPEAK, v. a. V. Forspeak, 
 
 FORESPEAKER, s. 1. An advocate. Meg. Maj. 2. 
 Ferespekar, the foreman of a jury. 'Aberd. Beg. — 
 A. S forespeca, prolocutor. 
 
 FORESPEAKING, s. Such commendation as is sup- 
 posed to injure the person or thing spoken of, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 To FORESTA, v. a. To understand. V. Forstaw. 
 FORESTAM, s. 1. Prow of a ship. Douglas. 2. The 
 forehead, S, B. Ruddiman. — Su. G. stamm, pars 
 navis prima. 
 FORESTART, s. "A start in running a race," Roxb. 
 It would seem to denote the advantage gained in 
 leaving the goal first. 
 
FOR 
 
 208 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORESUPPER, s. The interval between the time that 
 servants leave off working and that of svpprr, wlien 
 tlxey gather round the fire, Lauarks. The interval 
 between supper and the time of going to bed Is called 
 Afta'supper, ibid. 
 
 FORETERES, s. Fortress. Douglas. 
 
 FORETIIINKING, s. Repentance, Z. Boyd. 
 
 FORETUOUOHTIE, adj. Cautious ; provident, Fife. 
 Roxb. 
 
 FORE-TROOPES, s. pi. The vanguard of an army. 
 Monro's Exped. — Germ, vor-trouppen, Sw. foer- 
 trnppar, id. 
 
 FOREVVORXE, part. pa. Exhausted with fatigue, S. 
 JIoQg. Rather forworne ; from for, intensive, and 
 wear, q. worn out. 
 
 To FORFAIR, v. a. To waste. Reg. Maj. 
 
 To FORFAIR, Forkar, v. n. To perish. Wallace.— 
 AJ S. for/ar-an, perdere, perire. 
 
 FORFAIRN, part. pa. 1. Forlorn, S. Ross. 2. Old- 
 fashioned, S. B. Ross. 3. Worn out; jaded, S. Burns. 
 
 Jo PORFALT, FoRFAULT, u. o. To attaint. Bellenden. 
 
 FORFALT, s. Forfeiture. Bellenden. 
 
 FORFANT, adj. Overcome with faintness. Burel. 
 
 FORFAUGHLIT, part. adj. Worn out; jaded with 
 fatigue, Roxb. ; nearly synon. with Forgesket. V. 
 Wauchle. 
 
 FORFAULTOURE, Forfavlture, s. Forfeiture. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 FORFAULTRIE, s. Forfeiture. Baillie. 
 
 FORFLEEIT, part. pa. Terrified ; stupified with terror, 
 Clydes. 
 
 FORFLITTEN, part. pa. Severely scolded, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To FORFLUTHER, v. a. To disorder, Lanarlcs ; from 
 for, intensive, and Fludder, q. v. 
 
 FORFORN, part. pa. Having the appearance of being 
 exhausted or desolate, Perths. Duff's Poems. The 
 same with Forfairn, q. v. 
 
 rORFOUCHT, FofxFoucnTEN, Forfaughen, part. pa. 
 1. Exhausted with fighting. Wallace. — Belg. ver- 
 vecht-en, id. 2. Greatly fatigued. Sir Egeir. 
 
 FORFOWDEN, 25or<. adj. Exhausted ; greatly fatigued, 
 Aberd. ; synon. Forfouchien. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 To FORGADER, Forgathkr, v. n. 1. To meet ; to 
 convene. Douglas. 2. To meet in a hostile man- 
 ner. Pitscottie. 3. To meet accidentally, S. Ramsay. 
 4. To be united in marriage, S. B. Ross. — Teut. 
 ver-gaedcr-en, congregare, convenire. 
 
 FORGANE. V. Foregainst. 
 
 FORGANE, Foregainst, prep. Opposite to. Douglas. 
 
 To FORGATHER, v. n. V. Forgader. 
 
 FORGATHERIN, s. Meeting, S. Tennant. 
 
 FORGEIT, 2we(. Let fly. Chr.Kirk.—A.S.forga-n, 
 dimittere. 
 
 FORGET, s. An act of forgetfulness, S. A. St. Ronan. 
 
 FOUGETTJL, adj. Forgetful, S. B.— A. S.forgytel, id. 
 
 FORGETTILNESS, s. Forgetfulness. 
 
 FORGEUANCE, Forgexys, s. Forgiveness. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To FORGTE, v. a. To forgive, S. Waverley. 
 
 FORGIFFYNE, s. Donation.— A. S. forgif-an, to 
 give, concedere, dare, donare. Teut. vergheev-en, 
 Germ, vergeb-en, condonare. For and ver are here 
 merely intensive. 
 
 FORGIFIXS, s. Forgiveness. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FORGRANTSIRE, Foregraxt.=cijir, s. Great-grand- 
 father. V. FOIRGRANDSYR. 
 
 PORHOUS, s. A porch, or an anterior building, as re- 
 ferring to one behind it ; more properly Forehonse. 
 Aberd. Reg. — Sw. f<Brhus, portal, gatehouse. 
 
 To FORHOW, V. a. To forsake, S. B. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. forhog-ian, spernere. 
 FORIIOWARE, s. A deserter. Douglas. 
 FOliJKSKTiT, part. pa. Jaded, S. Burns.— D&n. for, 
 
 and jask-er, to rumple. 
 ¥0R31DGED,part.pa. Same yrlO:! for jesket, S. B.— 
 
 O. Yr.forjug-er, to condemn wrongfully. 
 FORINGIT, part. pa. Banished. King's Quair.— 
 
 Fr. forain. 
 FORK. To stick a fork in the waw, to throw the pains 
 
 of a woman in labour on her husband, S. 
 FORKY, adj. Strong. Dunbar. 
 FORKIN, Forking, s. 1, Synon. with Cleaving, or 
 
 the 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 
 
 anything ; as, " Forkin' for siller," being in quest 
 
 of money; "i^orA:ira' for a job," looking out for em- 
 ployment in work, Aberd. 
 FORKIT-TAIL, Forky-tail, g. The earwig, Aberd. 
 FOR-KNOKIT, part. pa. Woiu out with knock- 
 ing. 
 To FORLAY, v. n. To lie in ambush. Gl. Sibb.— 
 
 Teut. verlaegh-en, insidiari. 
 To FORLANE, v. a. To give. Gl. Sibb.— Su. G. 
 
 foerlaen-a, donare. 
 FORLAINE, pai-t. pa. Left alone. Henrysone. — A. S. 
 
 forlaeg-an, negligi. 
 FORLANE, part. pa. Lain with carnally. Douglas. 
 
 — A. a. forleg-en, fornicata est. 
 FORLANjiJ, adj. Importunate. Dunbar. — Su. G. 
 
 foerlaegen, solicitus. 
 FORLE, s. Whorle, Mearn.s. 
 To FORLEIT, Forlete, Foreleit, Forleet, v. a. 1. 
 
 To forsake. Chr. Kirk. 2. To forget, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 — A. S forlaet-an, Su. Q.foerlad-a, id. 
 To FORLEITH, v. 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, part. pa. Fatigued witb lying too long 
 
 in bed. King's Quair. — Teut. verleghen, fessus. 
 FORLYNE, part. pa. V. Forly. 
 FORLOFF, s. A furlough. Spalding.— Su. G. foerlof, 
 
 id. V. Fore-loofe. 
 To FORLOIR, V. n. To become useless from languor. 
 
 Dunbar. 
 FORLOPPIN, part. pa. Fugitive. Douglas.— Tent. 
 
 verloop-en, to run away. 
 FORLORE, part. pa. Forlorn, — A. S. forleor-an, 
 
 perdere. 
 FORMALE, Formaling, s. Rent paid per advance. V. 
 
 under Mail, tribute, &c. 
 FORMEKIL, adj. Very great. Douglas. 
 FORMER, s. A kind of chisel, S. Syn. forming-iron. 
 FORMOIS, ad/. Beautiful. Lyndsay. — Lat. /ormos-ws. 
 FORN, pret. Fared, S. B. Ross. 
 To FORNALE, Forenail, v. a. To mortgage, by 
 
 pledging the future rents of a property, or any sums 
 
 of money, for a special payment, before they be due, 
 
 S. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 FORNE. Toforne, adv. Formerly. Douglas.— A. S. 
 
 forne, priui. 
 FORNENT, prep. 1. Opposite to. 2. Concerning. 
 
 Watson. 3. Used in a singular sense, in relation to 
 
FOR 
 
 209 
 
 FOR 
 
 mamage. "Such a one is to be married." "Ay! 
 vrha foment f" i. e. to whom ? Roxb. V. Foreanent. 
 
 To EORNYAUW, V. a. To fatigue, Ayrs,— Taut, ver- 
 noey-en, id. taedere, taedium adferre. 
 
 FORNYAW'D, part. pa. Having the appearance of 
 being exhausted with fatigue, Ayrs. ; given as synon. 
 with Disjaskit, For jeskit.— Perhaps from Teut. ver- 
 noyt, pertaesus. 
 
 FOBOUCH, FoROUTH, prep. Before, as to time, 
 Barbour. 
 
 FOROUTH, FoRROW, A forrow, adv. 1. Before, as 
 to time. Dunbar. 2. Before, as to place. Barbour. 
 — Germ, vorig, prior ; Sw. foerut, before. 
 
 FOROWSEIN. Foreseen. Barbour. 
 
 FOROWT, FoROWTYN, 25rep. 1. Without, Barbour. 2. 
 Besides, Wyntown. — ^vr.foerutan, absque, praeter. 
 
 FORPET, s. The fourth part of a peclc, S. Mitson. 
 
 FORPLAICHT of wool. A certain quantity of wool. 
 Records of Aberd. 
 
 FOR-PLEYNIT, part. pa. Worn out with complain- 
 ing. Kino's Quair. 
 
 rORRA COW. One that is not with calf, Fife. ; Ferry 
 Cow, Ang. V. Forrow. 
 
 To FORRAY, v. a. To pillage, Barbour.— 'Ft. four- 
 rag-er, to ravage, 
 
 FORRAY, «, 1. The act of foraging. Barbour. 2. A 
 predatoiy excursion. Wallace. 3. The party em- 
 ployed in carrying off the prey. WaUace. 4. The 
 prey itself. 5. Advanced guard of an army. Wyn- 
 town. 
 
 FORRARE, adv. Farther. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 FORREOURIS, s. pi. A foraging party. Wallace.— 
 0. F. forrier. 
 
 FORREST-WORK, adj. A species of tapestry, dis- 
 tinguished from .4rras. ^'Forrest-work hangings." 
 Pinlithgow 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, FoREAT, Forrit, adv. Forward, S. Ross. 
 
 To GET FORRAT, V. 71. This phrase is used in a singu- 
 lar way in Dumfr. ^' He's getting forrat." He is 
 becoming intoxicated, q. getting on. He's makin' is 
 sometimes used in the same sense, S. 
 
 FORRETSOME, adj. Forward in disposition. A 
 forretsome lass, one who is very coming in her man- 
 ner, who does not wait on the formality of com-tship, 
 but advances half way, Roxb. 
 
 To FORREW, V. n. To repent exceedingly, Wyntown. 
 Forrwyd, pret. 
 
 FORRYD AR, s. One who rides before an armed party. 
 Wallace.— ^Mf. foerridare. 
 
 FORRIDDEN, part. pa. Overpowered with the fatigue 
 of hard riding, Clvdes. 
 
 FORROW. V. FoRREW, 
 
 FORROW COW, One that is not with calf, and there- 
 fore continues to give milli ; the same with Ferry 
 Cow, q. V, Roxb. 
 
 FORROWN, FoERUN, part. pa. Exhausted with runn- 
 ing. Wallace. 
 
 FORS, FoRss, s. A current ; a cataract, Wallace.-- 
 Su. Gr./o?-s, cataractafluminis. 
 
 To FORS, V. n. To care. Dunbar.— Ft. f aire force, id. 
 
 FORS, Force, s. Necessity. Offfors, on force, of ne- 
 cessity. Douglas. 
 
 * To FORSAKE, v. n. To leave off. Wallace. 
 
 FORESAMEKILL, conj. For as much. Stat. Dav. II. 
 
 FORSARIS, s. pi. Galley slaves. Knox's Hist.—Fr. 
 forsaire, a galley slave, Cotgr, 
 
 FORSCOMFIST, part. pa. 1, Overcome with heat, S. 
 
 2. Nearly suffocated by a bad smell, S. V. Scomfist. 
 To FORSEE, V. a. To overlook ; to neglect. 
 To FORSEE one's self. To neglect what respects one's 
 
 own interest. — A. S. forse-on, spernere, negligere, 
 
 " to despise ; to neglect." 
 FORSEL, s. A mat for defending a horse's back, 
 
 Orkn. — Su. G, foer, before, and Isl. site, the handle 
 
 of the dorsets. 
 To FORSET, V. a. 1. To overpower with work, 6. 2. 
 
 To surfeit, S. — Teut. versaet-en, obsaturare. 
 FORSET, s. 1, The act of overpowering, S. 2, A 
 
 sui-feit, S. 
 FORSY, FoRCT, FoRSS, adj. Powerful. Superl. foi'- 
 
 seast. Wallace. 
 FORSLITTIN, part. pa. Read forflittin, scolded to 
 
 excess, Philotus. If not an errat. for Forjlittin, 
 
 perhaps it should be explained worn out ; Sw. 
 
 foersliten, id. 
 FORSLITTING, s. Castigation ; chastisement ; ako, 
 
 expl. a satirical reprimand, Ayrs. — A, S. forsliet, 
 
 internecio ; forsliten, ruptus, fissus. 
 To FORSLOWE, v. a. To lose by indolence, Sadler's 
 
 Pap. — A. S. forslaw-ian, plgere. 
 FORSMENTIS, s. pi. Acts of deforcement. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. — Fr. forcement, a constraining or break- 
 ing through, Cotgr. 
 To FORSPEAK, v. a. 1. To injure, according to vul- 
 gar superstition, by immoderate praise, S., 0. 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 of S. Hogg. 4. To 
 
 consecrate by charms. Hence, Fore-spoken water, 
 
 Orkn. Brand. — Belg. vowspook, an omen, 
 FORSPEAKERS /or Cost, "are advocates who plead 
 
 before the Parliament, called for cost, to distinguish 
 
 them from those who plead for nothing, as friends 
 
 and relations, who were termed Prolocutors," View 
 
 Feud. Law, Gl. 
 To FORSTA', V. a. To understand, S, Ross.—Su. G. 
 
 foersta-n, id. 
 To FORSTA Y, v. a. To forestall. Ab. Reg. 
 FORSTARIS, s. A female inhabitant of a forest. 
 
 Douglas. 
 To FORSURNE, v. a. To spend. K. Hart.— Teut. 
 
 versorg-en, curare. 
 FORSWIFTIT, part. pa. Strayed, Doug.—Sw. foer, 
 
 intensive, and swaef-a, to wander. 
 FORTAIVERT, part. pa. Much fatigued, S. 
 FORTALICE, s. A fortress. Acts Cha. I. 
 To FORTE, V. a. To fortify. Sadler's Pap.—L. B. 
 
 fort-are, fortem reddere, 
 FORTELL, s. Benefit. Monro'sEzped.—'Dan.fordeel, 
 
 advantage, profit. V. Foruel. 
 FORTH, s. An inlet of the sea. 
 FORTH, adv. The forth ; without, out of doors, Aberd. 
 
 D. Anderson. 
 FORTH, FoiRTH, Forthe, s. A fort, Pitscottie. 
 FORTHENS, adv. At a distance. Doug. 
 FORTHERSUM, Fordersum, adj. 1. Rash, S. B. 
 
 Ross. 2. Foi-ward in manner, S. B. Ross. 3. Of an 
 
 active disposition, S. B. 
 FORTHERT, adv. Forward ; pron, fordert, S. B. 
 
 Ross. V. Fordwarte. 
 FORTHGENG, s. The entertainment given when a 
 
 bride leaves her father's house, Ang. — A. S. forth- 
 
 gang, exitus. 
 
 14 
 
FOK 
 
 210 
 
 FOU 
 
 FOR-THI, FoRTHT, conj. Therefore. TTynfown.— This 
 is properly the A. S. pronoun signifying this or these, 
 governed by the prep. /or. Nochtforthi, neverthe- 
 less. Barbour. 
 
 I'ORTHY, od;. Forward ; or perhaps, frank ; familiar 
 In manner. Pitscottie. V. Furthy. 
 
 FORTHILY, adv. Frankly ; freely ; without embar- 
 rassment, S. Thom'i Works. 
 
 To FORTIIINK, v. a. To repent of. TTaZ.— A. S. 
 forthenc-an, perperam 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 
 velvot." Inventories. V. Forden. 
 
 FORTHYR, s. Furtherance ; assistance. Wallace. 
 
 FORTHIRLYARE, ado. Furthermore ; still more. — 
 A sort of compar. adv. formed from Forthirly, which 
 has been used as a derivative from Forthir, further. 
 
 FORTHWART, «. Precaution; prudence. Wallace. 
 — A. S. forward, id. 
 
 FORTY, adj. Brave. Douglas.— Vr. fort. 
 
 To FORTOUN, v. a. To cause to befal; to allot. 
 Bannatyne's Journal. — Fr. fortuner is used actively; 
 to bless with good hap. 
 
 FORTRAVALIT, Fortrawaillxt, part. pa. Greatly 
 fatigued, S. Barbour. 
 
 To FORVAY, FoRUEY, Forwat, v. n. 1. To go astray. 
 Doug. 2. To err either in judgment or practice. For 
 negative and way. 
 
 FORWAY, s. An error. Douglas. 
 
 FORWAKIT, part. pa. Worn out with watching, S. 
 Wyntown. — Belg. vervaakt. 
 
 FORWALLOUIT, part. pa. 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 disfigured with 
 weeping. King's Quair. 
 
 FORWONDRYT, part. pa. Greatly surprised ; aston- 
 ished. Barbour. 
 
 FORWORTHIN, part. pa. Execrable. Dunbar.— 
 A. S. for-weorth-an, perire. 
 
 FORWROCHT, part. pa. Overtoiled. Douglas. — 
 Belg. verwerkt, id. 
 
 FORYAWD, part. adj. Worn out with fatigue. Loth. 
 Perhaps for foryede, q. over-walked. V, Fornyawd. 
 
 To FORYIELD, v. a. Ta recompense. Douglas. — 
 A. S. for-geild-an, compensare. 
 
 FORYEING, part. pr. Foregoing. Dunbar.— A. S. 
 forga-n, prseire. 
 
 To FORYET, Foryhet, v. a. To forget, S. B. Wyntown. 
 
 J'ORYOUDENT, adj. Overcome with weariness, Ang. 
 Perhaps q. over-yielded. From /or, intensive and the 
 old pret. yode, went, like Foryawd; or yoldin, q. 
 yielded, given up. 
 
 FOS, Foss, s. Pit for drowning. V. Pit. 
 
 FOSSA, B. Grass growing among stubble, Ang.— L. B. 
 fossae. 
 
 FOSSET, FossETiN, s. A mat of rushes or sprats, laid 
 on a horse, to prevent his skin from being fretted by 
 the Currack, Aberd.— Germ, fotse, fotz, villus, pan- 
 nus villosus, 
 
 FOSTEL, s. A cask. King Hart.—Er. fustaille, id. 
 
 FOSTER, «. Progeny. Gl. Sibb -Sw. id. 
 
 To FOTCH, V. n. To flinch. Evergreen.-lsl. fetta, 
 retrorsum flectere. 
 
 To FOTCH, FouTCH, FoCH, v. a. 1. To change situa- 
 tion. R. Bruce. 2. To shift horses in a plough. 3. 
 To exchange in any way, S. B. 
 
 FOTCH-PLEUCH, s. 1. Apparently, a plou-h em- 
 ployed by more tenants than one. Keith's Hist. 2. 
 A Fotchpleuch now signifies one that is employed in 
 two yokings each day, Loth, S. The term is also 
 used as denoting a plough used for killing weeds, as 
 in the dressing of turnips; also called a Marrow- 
 plough, Loth. T. FoTCH, V. sense 2, 
 
 FOTHYR, s. A cart-load. V. Fudder. 
 
 FOTINELLIS, s. pi. Perhaps originally Fotmel, a 
 weight of lead of ten stone. 
 
 FOTS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, Ettr. For. Synon, 
 Loags ; moggans. 
 
 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 female wool- 
 gatherer ; one who went from place to place for this 
 purpose, ibid.— Allied perhaps tO' Dan. foeite, "a 
 gadder, a gadding hussy," Wolff. 
 
 FOTTIT THIEF. A thief of the lowest description, q. 
 one who has only worn fats, hoeshins, or hoggars, ou 
 his legs in bis early years, Dumfr. 
 
 FOU, FOW, s. A firlot or bushel, South of S. ; q. the 
 full of a measure ; as, "a/owof potatoes," " onions," 
 Ac, Clydes. Burns. 
 
 FOU, s. A pitch-fork. Buchan. 
 
 FOU, V. Fow. 
 
 FOUAT, s. A cake baked with butter and currants, 
 something like the Scottish bun, Roxb. — A. S. foca, 
 a cake baked under the ashes. V. Fadge. 
 
 FOUAT. How that. Aberd. 
 
 FOUAT, FouET, s. The houseleek, S. Fortunes of 
 Nigel. V. Fews. 
 
 FOUD, s. The president of the Supreme Court for- 
 merly held in the Orkney and Shetland islands, 
 Barry. — Su. Q . fogde, fougte, praefectus. 
 
 To FOUGE, FooDGE, v. n. To take undue advantage 
 at the game of marbles, by moving the hand too near 
 the mark before projecting the b©wl, Roxb. 
 
 FOUGE, 9. The act of playing in this unfair manner, 
 ibid. 
 
 FOUGER, s. The person who. takes this advantage, 
 ibid, — Teut. vuegh-en, megh-en, aptare, accommo- 
 dare. Fou^e, however, seems radically the same 
 with Fotch, V. to change situation, 
 
 FOUR, s. Folk, 
 
 FOUL, s. Used as equivalent t& evil or ill ; generally 
 as a sort of oath or imprecation ; as foul a bit, not a 
 whit ; foul a styme, not a gleam ; foul fa' me, evil 
 befal me ; foul tak ye, &c. S. Picfcere,— Perhaps an 
 ellipsis for The Foul Thief, the Devil, 
 
 FOUL, adj. 1. Wet; rainy, S, Ross. 2. Guilty ; a 
 forensic term. Balfour. This corresponds to the 
 sense of the v. Fyle, to find or pronounce guilty. 
 
 FOUL-BEARD, s. A blacksmith's mop for his trough, 
 Dumfr, ; a ludicrous name, evidently from its being 
 always begi-imed or foul. 
 
 FOUL EVIL, An antiquated phrase, of the same 
 meaning with Foul Thief. 
 
 FOUL FARREN, adj. Having a bad appearance. V. 
 Farand. 
 
 FOUL-FISH. Fish in the spawning state, or such as 
 have not for the current year made their way down 
 to the sea to purify themselves, S. V. Shedders. 
 
 FOUL THIEF. The devil, S. Jamieson's Ballads.— 
 As A, S. ful, Teut. vuyl, unclean or impure ; the 
 term is here used metaphorically. 
 
FOU 
 
 21.1 
 
 FOZ 
 
 To BOUND, t). n. To go. V. Fonde. 
 
 FOUND, s. 1. Foundation, applied to a building of 
 any kind, S. 2. The area on which the foundation 
 is laid. 3. Foundation, in a moral sense, as denot- 
 ing consistency with truth ; as, That story never had 
 ony found, Aug.— Fr. fond, "a bottome, floore, 
 ground, foundation, &c. ; a plot, or peece of ground," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 FOUND, Cannonis of found ; artillery of cast metal. 
 Inventories. ^-"Kr. fond-re, to melt or cast. Hence, 
 Founder, the designation of that tradesman who casts 
 metals. 
 
 To FOUNDER, v. a. To fell, S. 
 
 FOUNDIT, JVae foundit, nothing at all ; nothing of 
 any description. 
 
 I FOUNDIT, also Foundit-hate. Used for forcibly ex- 
 pressing want in any particular respect, Berwicks. 
 The same with Fient hate, fient a bit, &c. used in 
 other places of S. ; q. fiend whit ; fiend being synon, 
 with deil or devil. V. Hate, 
 ipUNDMENT, s, 1. Foundation of a building.— Fr. 
 mfondement. Acts Ja. VI. 2. Foundation in a moral 
 ■sense. Keith's Hist. 
 feUNE, adj. Belonging to fawns. Douglas. 
 BuRHOURS, s. The time of drinking tea; four 
 • being the ancient hour for the afternoon beverage, S. 
 Watson. The tea itself ; as, "hae you aoiten your 
 four hours ?" The slight refreshment taken by work- 
 men in Birmingham is called & four o' dock. 
 FOURNEUKIT, adj. Quadrangular, S. Bellenden. 
 FOURSOM. Used as a s. Four in company, Lanarks. 
 
 King Hart- 
 FOURSUM, adj. Applied to four acting together; as, 
 
 '^nfoursum reel," S. 
 FOUSEE, Fousy, s. A ditch. Douglas.— ¥r. fosse. 
 FOUSOME, adj. Fulsome. V. Fowsum. 
 FOUSTICAT, s. A low and foolish term used to denote 
 any thing of which the designation is forgotten, S. 
 This must be resolved into, Hoiu is it ye call itf 
 FOUT, s. A mother's font, a petted, spoiled, peevish 
 child, Roxb, This is certainly the same with our old 
 term, Fode, Food, Fwde, brood, offspring,, q. v. ; also 
 Fud. — Dan. /oe(Z signifies "born, brought into the 
 world," Wolff. 
 To FOUTCH, V. a. To exchange. V. Fotch* 
 FOUTCH, s. An exchange, S. B. 
 To FOUTER, Footer, d. a. and ». To bungle, Aberd. 
 
 v. FOUTTOUE. 
 
 FOUTH, FowTH, s. Abundance ; plenty, S. Douglas. 
 — Q. fulth, or Teut. vulte, id. 
 
 FOUTH, adj. Abundant ; copious, Kelly, 
 
 FOUTHY (pron. q. Foothy), adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of fulness. 
 
 FOUTHY-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of 
 abundance ; applied to a peasant whose bodily habit 
 or dress exhibits no symptoms of poverty. Loth. V. 
 
 FODTH. 
 
 FOUTY, FuTiB, adj. 1. Mean ; base, S. Hamilton. 
 
 2. Unchaste ; indecent ; indecorous ; as applied to 
 
 language, Lanarks. Smutty synon., E. — Fr. foutu, 
 
 a scoundrel. 
 FOUTILIE, adv. 1. Meanly ; basely, S. 2. Obscenely, 
 
 Clydes. 
 FOUTINESS, s. 1. Meanness, baseness, S, 2. Obscene- 
 
 ness, Clydes. 
 FOUTRACK, interj. An exclamation expressive of 
 
 surprise, S. B. It is the same with Whatreck in the 
 
 South of S. 
 FOUTRE, Footer, s. Activity; exertion; implying 
 
 the idea of the end being gained, Fife ; synon. 
 Throw-pit. — Gael, fuadar, haste, preparation to do 
 a thing. 
 
 FOUTSOME, adj. Forward, officious, or meddling, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 FOUTTOUR, FouTEE, s. A term expressive of the 
 greatest contempt, S. Lyndsay.—¥r. foutre, to 
 lecher. 
 
 FOW, Fu', adj. 1. Full, S. Diallog. 2. Saturated 
 with food, S.- Kelly. 3. Drunk, S. Boss. 4, One 
 in the lower ranks who is in good circumstances, is 
 denominated "a fow body, "Roxb. — Su. (i. fall, 
 drunk. 
 
 Half-foav, adj. Fuddled, S. — Sw. half full. 
 
 FOW, s. A club. Priests Peblis.--Fr. fat. 
 
 FOW, s. A houseleek. V. Fews, Fouets. 
 
 To FOW, Fu', V. a. and n.. To fill, Aberd.— Moes. O. 
 full-jan, Alem. full-en, id. 
 
 FOW, s. Apparently /ew-duty. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FOW (pron. like E. how), 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, 5. A mow or heap of corn in the sheaves, or of 
 bottles of straw after being thrashed, Ayrs. — Isl. 
 fulga, foeni cumera. 
 
 FOWDRIE, FouDRiB, Fauderie, s. 1. The office of 
 chief governor of Shetland. 2. The extent of the 
 jurisdiction of the Foud, Orkn. Shetl. Acts Ja. VI. 
 ■ — Su. Gr. foegderi, praefectura, Dan. fogderie, " a 
 bailiwick, a stewardship." The termination seems 
 tobeproperlyrifce, regnum, jurisdictio, the same with 
 A. S. ric in bishopric, in our old writings bishopry. 
 
 FOWE AND GRIIS. Different kinds of fur. Sir 
 Tristrem. 
 
 To FOWFILL, t): a. To fulfil. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FOWIE, adj. Posse s.sing a comfortable independence, 
 Roxb, It is never used like Bene, as a term of re- 
 spect ; but always in such connection as to suggest a 
 different 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. Acts Ja. I.—O. Fr, 
 ful, fetid, and merder, a martin. 
 
 FOWN, adj. Of or belonging to a fawn. 
 
 FOWRNIT, pret. Furnished ; supplied, Fr. 
 
 FOWS, FoosE, s. pi. The houseleek. V. Fews. 
 Fowets. 
 
 FOWSUM, adj. Somewhat, too large, S. B. from fow, 
 full. 
 
 FOWSUM, FousuM, adj. 1. Luscious; ungi-atefully 
 sweet, S. Ferguson. 2. Obscene ; gross. Chron. 
 S. P. 3. Nauseous, E. /wZsome, Ross. 4. Filthy; 
 denoting bodily impurity. Bellenden. A. S. ful, 
 impurus, obscoenus,.and sum. 
 
 FOWSUM LIE, acZv. Loathsomely large. Bellenden. 
 
 FOWSUMNESS, s. Lusciousness, Clydes. 
 
 To FOX, V. n. To dissemble. Baillie-.—lal. foz-a, 
 fallere. 
 
 FOXTERLEAVES, s. pi. The fox-glove, an herb, 
 Roxb. Hogg. 
 
 To FOZE, V. n. To lose the flavour ; to become mouldy, 
 Perths. ; E. fust. — Fr. fusti, taking of the cask, 
 from fuste, a cask. 
 
 To FOZE, V. n. To emit saliva, Fife. Tennant. 
 
 FOZY, adj.. 1. Spongy ; porous, S. 2. Applied to 
 one who isjwr/ZecZ, or bl awn up, S. B. 3, Deficient 
 in understanding, S. B. — A. S. wosig, humid us; 
 Teut. voos spongiosus. A fozy neep. 
 
FOZ 
 
 212 
 
 FRE 
 
 .FOZINESS, ». 1. Sponginess, S. ; Duffiness, synon. 
 
 2. Metaph. obtuseness of mind. 
 PRA, Frav, Frae, prep. 1. From, S. Douglas. 2. 
 
 From the time that. Barbour.— A. S. Isl. fra, ab, 
 
 ex. 
 Jea Tymb, adv. From the time tliat ; forthwith ; as 
 
 soon as. Pitscottie. 
 To AND Fra. To and fro. Acts Ja. VI. 
 FRA, conj.' Since ; seeing, S. Barbour. 
 FRAAT, conj. Nevertheless ; corr. of for a' that, S. 
 
 Boss. 
 FRACK, Feak, Fbeck. 1. Ready ; active, Diallog. 
 
 2. Vigorous, though advanced in life, S. B, ; as, A 
 
 freak carl. 3. Stout ; firm ; without regard to the 
 
 time of life, Ayrs. Picken. 4. Open ; ingenuous. 
 
 Pitscottie. 
 To MAiK Fragk. To make ready, ^nox.— Su, G. 
 
 fraeck, Isl.frek-r, strenuus, citus. 
 FRACTEM MENTAR. Read Fructum. Perhaps 
 
 unufructuary ; one who has the temporary use or 
 
 profit of a thing, not the property. Aberd. Reg. 
 FRACTIOUS, adj. 1. Peevish ; fretful, S. 2. Irri- 
 table ; irascible, S. Wamrley — Lat. fractus. 
 FRACTIOUSLIE, adv. Peevishly, S. 
 FRACTIOUSNESS, s. Peevishness, S. 
 FRAEMANG, prep. From among ; contraction of frae 
 
 amang. Hardyknute. 
 FRAESTA, adv. " Do sae, fraesta," by some given as 
 
 synon. with Pray thee; by others, with Frithit, q. v. 
 
 Roxb. 
 FRAGALENT, adj. 1. Advantageous ; profitable, 
 
 Ayrs. Ang. 2. It bears a very different sense, Renfr. ; 
 
 for it signifies undermining. 
 To FRAY, V. n. To be afraid. Baillie. 
 FRAY, s. Fear. Baillie.— Fr. effray. 
 FRAYDANT, adj. Ill-humoured. Maitl. P.— A. S. 
 
 freoth-an, to fret, to chafe. 
 FRAYING, 5. Friction. Barbour.— 'Er. fj-ay-er, to 
 
 rub. 
 FRAYIT, part. pa. Afraid. V. Frat. 
 To FRAIK, Frkak, v. n. To cajole ; to wheedle ; to 
 
 coax, Loth. — Isl. fraeg-ia, celebrare, laudare. 
 FRAIK, Fraikin, s. 1. Flattery, S. 2. Fond dis- 
 course, having the appearance of flattery, Fife. A. 
 
 Douglas. 
 FRAYL, s. A basket made of rushes; in modern E. 
 
 frail. Balfour's Practicks. 
 FRAIL, «. E.\-pL.^ai7. J. Nicol. 
 FRAIM, adj. Strange. V. Frem. 
 FRAINE. Poems 16th Cent. p. 350, an errat. for 
 
 Frame, q. v. 
 FRAYOR, s. That which causes terror. — Fr. frayeur, 
 
 affrighting. 
 To FRAIS, V. n. To make a crashing noise. Douglas. 
 
 — Su. G.fraes-a, stridere. 
 FRAISE, s. A cajoling discourse, S. To make a 
 
 fraise. V. Phrase. 
 FRAISE, s. The pluck of a calf, S.— Teut. frase, Fr. 
 
 fraise, 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. 
 To FRAIST, Frastyn, Frest, Frestin, v. a. To try ; 
 
 to prove ; to make an attempt upon. Gawan and 
 
 Gol.—Sn. G.frest-a, Isl. freist-a, id. 
 FRAIST, Fraiz'd, part. adj. Greatly surprised ; 
 
 having a wild, s*:aring look. One overpowered by 
 
 astonishment, is said to " look like & fraiz'd weasel," 
 
 Roxb. — Isl. frys-a, fremorem naribus spirare ; frys, 
 
 equorum fremitus ; as expressive of the noise made 
 
 by a startled horse. 
 To FRAITU, V. n. To foam ; to froth, Buchan, Tar- 
 
 ras's Poems. V. Freith. 
 To FRAITH, V. a. To make to froth. Ramsay. 
 To FRAK, V. n. To move swiftly. Doug. 
 FRAKLY, adv. Hastily. Douglas. 
 To FRAME, V. n. To succeed. Wodrow. — A. S. 
 
 frem-ian, prod esse. 
 To FRAMPLE, v. a. To swallow or gobble up. Bol- 
 lock. 
 To FRAMPLE, v. a. To put in disorder. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 — Teut. ve^-rompel-en, con-ugare. 
 PRANCIIIS, s. pi. Frenchmen. 
 FRANCIIIS, s. Sanctuaiy. Douglas.— ¥r. franchise. 
 FRANDIE, s. A small rick of sheaves, such as a man, 
 
 standing on the ground, can build, Fife ; synon. 
 
 Hand-hut, S. — Abbrev. perhaps from /ra hand; q. 
 
 erected /rom the hand. 
 To FRANE, Frain, v. n. To insist ; to urge ; appa- 
 rently as including the idea of some degree of impa- 
 
 tience or discontentedness, the v. to Orp being given 
 
 as synon. Fife. 
 To FRANE, Frayn, v. a. To inquire ; to interrogate. 
 
 Dunbar. — A. S. fraegn-ian, Isl. fregn-a, interrogare. 
 FRANE, s. Inquiry. Chron. S. P. 
 FRANENTE, prep. Opposite to. Keith's Hist.— 
 
 Contr. from Fore-anent, q. v. 
 FRANK, s. A denomination of French money, worth 
 
 about tenpence. 
 PRANKTEXEMENTARE, s. A freeholder.— L. B, 
 
 franc-US, liberus, and tenementar-ius, tenens, feuda- 
 
 torius ; Fr, tenement-ier, id. 
 To FRAP, V. a. To blight; to destroy, Ayrs.— Fr, 
 
 frapp-er signifies not merely to strike, (to dash, but 
 
 to blast. 
 FRA'T, conj. Notwithstanding, S. Ross. 
 To FRATE, V. n. To chafe by friction. Douglas.— 
 
 Su. G. fraet-a, to gnaw. 
 FRATERIE, Fratour, s. The room or hall in a mo- 
 nastery, in which the monks eat together ; the 
 
 Frater-hall. Fernie's Hist. Dunfermline. 
 FRATH, adj. Distant in manner; reserved, Ber- 
 
 wicks. Freff, Fife, synon. 
 FRATHYNE, adv. Thence. Acts Mary. 
 FRATHYNEPURT, Frathinfcrth, adv. From thence- 
 forth. Keith's Hist. Comp. of fra, from, and 
 
 Thine-Furth, q. v. 
 FRATT, s. Synon. with E. /?•e^?«orfc. Inventories. — 
 
 A, S.fraet-wan, ornare. 
 To FRAUGHT, Frawcht, v. a. To freight, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. IV. — Teut. vracht-en, vectare ; Sa.x.fracht-en. 
 FRAUGHT, Frawcht, s. 1. Freight of a vessel, S. 
 
 Wyntown. 2. The fare, S. Kelly.— Teut. vracht. 
 FRAUGHTISMAN, s. One who has the charge of 
 
 loading a vessel. Acts Ja. III. 
 FRAUGHT LESS, ad/. Insipid? Tarras's Poems. V. 
 
 Mow-feachty. 
 FRA WART, Frawartis, prep. From. Douglas. — A. 
 
 8. fra, and weard, denoting place. 
 FRAWFU', adj. 1. Bold ; impertinent, Ajts. 2. 
 
 Sulky ; scornful, Renfr. — A. S. fraefel, fraefol, pro- 
 
 cax, protervus. 
 FRAWFULL, adj. Perhaps, malapert. Dunbar. — A. 
 
 S. fraefel, praecox. 
 To FRE, 1). 71. To inquire. Maitland P.—Su. G.fra, 
 
 Isl. frae, id. 
 
FRE 
 
 213 
 
 FRE 
 
 FRE, o(7j. Noble. Wallace.— A. S.freo, ingannus. 
 
 FRE, adj. Beautiful. Wyntown.—O. Su. G. fri, 
 pulcher, 
 
 FRE, s. A lady, from the adj. Maitland P. 
 
 To FREAK, V. n. To cajole ; to coax ; to wheedle, 
 Loth. V. Fraik. 
 
 FREARE, s. A basket made of rushes or reeds.— Ap- 
 parently the same with ^. frail. 
 
 To FREATH, v. n. To froth, S. Burns. 
 
 To FREATH, v. a. To work up into froth, S. Ramsay. 
 
 FREATH, s. Froth, S.— Dan. /made, 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 FREAZqCK up, v. a. To coax ; to wheedle ; to 
 cajole, Ayrs. ; apparently a provincial diminutive 
 from the v. to Fraise. 
 
 FRE BLANCHE. V. Blanche. 
 
 FRECHURE, s. Coolness. Chron. S. P.— Fr. frais- 
 chure, id. 
 
 FRECK, adj. V. Frack. 
 
 FRECKLE, adj. Hot-spirited. Boga. 
 
 FREDE. Apparently, freed ; liberated. 
 
 FREDFULL, adj. Read frendfull, friendly. Wallace. 
 
 FREEDOM, s. Liberality ; generosity. Wall. 
 
 * FREE, adj. 1. Often used singly, denoting liberty 
 of conscience to do any thing ; as, I'm not free 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, adj. Brittle, S. B. Lamont's Diary. 2. Ap- 
 plied to corn which is so ripe as to be easily shaken, 
 S. B. 
 
 FREELAGE, s. An heritable property, as distin- 
 guished from a farm, Roxb. 
 
 FREELAGE, adj. Heritable, ibid. A. Scott. 
 
 * FREELY, adv. Very ; as, freely lucky. 
 FREE-MARTIN, s. A cow naturally incapable of hav- 
 ing a calf. Loth. 
 
 To FREESK, v. a. To scratch ; to curry, Ang. 
 
 FREESK, s. A hasty rub ; metaph. any work done ex- 
 peditiously, Ang. 
 
 FREET, s. A superstition. V. Freit. 
 
 FREFF, adj. 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 com- 
 monly, a petulant young man. Douglas. — Su. G. 
 fraeck, tumid us, insolens. 
 
 FREIRIS, s. A friary, or convent of friars. Bellenden. 
 — 0. Yr. frairies, id. 
 
 FREIE. KNOT, Frere Knot. Some kind of knot 
 anciently made with precious stones. Inventories. 
 
 FREIS, adv. Freisclaith of gold. Perhaps cloth raised 
 or crisped in the weaving, like frieze. Inventories. 
 
 FREIT, Freet, Fret, s. 1. A superstitious notion, 
 with respect to any thing as a good or bad omen, S. 
 Wynt. 2. A superstitious observance ; a charm, S. 
 K. Ja. VI. 3. Any act of worship, proceeding from 
 superstition. More. 4. To stand on /refs, to stickle 
 at trifles, S. B. Ross. — Isl. fraett, frett, an omen or 
 oracle. 
 
 To FREITH, Freth, v. a. 1. To protect. Douglas. 
 2. To secure. — A. S. frith-ian, id. 
 
 To FREITH, V. a. 1. To liberate, Wallace. 2. Used 
 as a forensic term, signifying to release fiom an 
 obligation, or pecuniary burden. Ba'f Fract. — A. 
 ^ S. ge-frith-ian, id. 
 
 To FREITH, V. n. 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. 
 
 Freatiie, v. 
 FREITTY, Fretty, adj. 1. Superstitious, S. 2. Of 
 
 or belonging to superstitious ideas or observances, S. 
 FRELAGE, s. Freedom. Douglas.— Germ, frilatz, 
 
 free. 
 FRELY. Frely fute, noble woman. Barbour. — A. S. 
 
 freolic, liberalis. V. Fode. 
 FRELY, s. A beautiful woman ; the adj. used as a s. 
 
 Wallace. 
 FRELY, Freely, adv. Entirely, S. Dunbar. 
 FREM, Fremyt, Frejimyt, Frajiet, adj. 1. Strange ; 
 
 foreign, S. 2. Acting like a stranger, S. Kelly. 3. 
 
 Having no relation, S. Ruddiman. 4. Unlucky ; 
 
 adverse ; unfriendly. King's Quair. — A. S. fremd, 
 
 Moes. G.framathja, peregriuus. 
 FREMMITNESS, s. Strangeness. — A. S. fremdnysse, 
 
 peregrinatus. Maitl. Poems. 
 FREM-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. vremd, alienus, 
 
 and sted-en, sistere, ov be-sted-en, locare, q. "placed 
 
 among strangei's." 
 FRENAUCH, s. A crowd. Hogg. 
 FRENCII-GOWS, s. pi. Perhaps gauze. Watson. 
 FllEND, Friend, s. 1. A relation, S. Wyntown. 2. 
 
 One allied by marriage, S. Kelly.— Sn. O. fraende, 
 
 a kinsman. 
 FRENYIE. s. A fringe. S. P. Re2yr.— Teat, frengie, 
 
 id. 
 To FRENYIE, v. a. To fringe. 
 FRENISHEN, s. A state of mental confusion. V. 
 
 Frennisin. 
 To FRENN, V. n. To rage, Ang. 
 FRENNISIN, s. Rage, Aug.— Fv. phrenesie. 
 FRENSCHE LEID. Probably black lead. 
 FRENSCHLY, adv. Frankly. Douglas. 
 FRENSWM, adj. Friendly. Wyntoiun. 
 To FREQUENT, v. a. To acquaint, Ang. 
 FREQUENT, adj. Great ; as denoting concourse. 
 
 Baillie. 
 FREQUENTLY, adv. Numerously. Baillie. 
 FRER, Frere, Fr., s. A Friar. Wy7itoion. 
 FRERIS, s. A friary, or convent of friars. 
 FRESH, adj. 1. Open ; opposed to frosty, S. Sir J. 
 
 Sinclair. 2. In a state of sobriety ; opposed to that 
 
 of intoxication, S. " Ye needna speak to him when 
 
 he's fow ; wait till he he fresh," S. 
 FRESH, s. 1. An open day ; open weather ; not a 
 
 frost, S. B. 2 A thaw, Aberd. 3. A slight flood in 
 
 a river, S. Law Case. 
 FRESH WATER MUSCLE. Pearl Mussel, S. B. Mya 
 
 margaritifera, Linn. 
 FRESIT, part. pa. Perhaps wrought like frieze. 
 FRESON, s. A Fri sic steed. Sir Gawan.—Fr.frison. 
 To FREST, Frestin. V. Fraist. 
 FREST, s. Delay. Barbour.— Sn. G. frest, temporis 
 
 intei-vallum. 
 To FRET, V. a. To devour ; to eat ravenously. 
 
 Douglas. — A. S.fret-an. 
 FRET, s. A superstition. V. Freit. 
 FRETCII, s. A flaw, Roxb.— Old Teut. vraet, inter- 
 trigo, a galling ; Su. G. fraet-a, terere, rodere. 
 FRETE, s. Perhaps a large ring, or a hoop. 
 
FRE 
 
 214 
 
 FRU 
 
 FKETIIIT, part. pa. Liberated. V, Frkith. 
 
 FllETMENT, «. Sadler's Papers.— Afp&rantlj, freight. 
 — From Fr.fret-ir, to fmught. 
 
 FUEUALT. Leg. Sentall, servile. Wallace. 
 
 FREUCII, FRKwcn, Fkoocb (gutt), adj. 1. Frail ; 
 brittle, S. B. Journal Xond. 2. Dry ; applied to 
 corn, Ang. Pal. Hon. — Su. Q.fraeken, friabilis. 
 
 FREVOLL, adj. Frivolous. V. Frkwall. 
 
 FllEWALL, Frewell, adj. 1, Frivolous. Act. Cone. 
 '1. Used in the sense of fickle. Wallace. — Teut. 
 frevel. 
 
 FREWP, s. Perhaps, frippery. Iloulate. 
 
 FREZELL, s. An iron instrument for striking fire. 
 Z. Boyd. 
 
 FRY, s. A tumult, S. B. Fray, E. Ross. 
 
 FRIAR-SKATE, s. The sharp-nosed Ray, Firth of 
 Forth. Neill. 
 
 To FRIBBLE, v. a. To frizzle, Ayrs.— Teut. frevel, 
 vanitas ; frevel-en, perturbare. 
 
 FRICKSOME, adj. Vain ; vaunting, Aberd. 
 
 FRIDOUND, pret. v. Quavered. Montgomerie. — 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 be friends with one, a Scottish idiom, 
 signifying, to be on good terms with one, after some 
 difference or degree of animosity ; as, Tm friends 
 with you, I'm in a state of amity with you ; I'm no 
 friends with you, I am displeased at you ; Pll be 
 friends with you, I will be reconciled to you, S. 
 
 FRIEND-STEAD, adj. Possessing a friend, liuther- 
 ford. 
 
 FRIGrGIS, s.pl. Perhaps, q-frekis, stout men. Chr. 
 Kirk. 
 
 FRIGGLE-FRAGGLES, 8. pi. Toys; trifles; gew- 
 gaws ; often used to denote vain pieces of dress, 
 Ayrs. Corr. from Figglefaggle. 
 
 FRYME. Read signe. Hmdate. 
 
 FRIM-FRAM, s. Trifle. Presb. Eloq. 
 
 To FRYNE, V. n. To fret from ill-humour or discon- 
 tentment. " A frynin' body ;" a peevish, discon- 
 tented person, Lauarks. Loth. 
 
 FRYNIN, s. The act of fretting, ibid.— Perhaps from 
 Isl. fry-ia, fryg-ia, cai'pere, exprobare, vilipendere ; 
 &sfrynlaust signifies, sine exprobatione ; Verel. 
 
 To FRIST, V. a. 1, To delay. Rutherford. 2. To 
 give on credit, S, Chron. S. P. — Isl. frest-a. 
 
 FRIST, Fbisting, s. 1. Delay. Rutherford. — Isl, 
 frest-r. Germ, frist, id. 2. Tofrist, afrist, on credit. 
 Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 FRYST, adj. First. Barhmr. 
 
 FRITHAT, Frithit, adv. Notwithstanding ; never- 
 theless, Fife, Dumfr. Roxb. Perhaps a corrupt ab- 
 brev. of for a' that, i, e. for all that, V, Fraat. 
 
 To FRYTHE, v. n. To fry ; as metaph. used in S. to 
 denote indignation, Renfr. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 FRYTHING-PAN, s. Frying-pan. Jac. R. 
 
 FRITTE, s. Pei-haps, protection. Iloulate. — Germ. 
 friede. 
 
 To FRIVOLE, V. a. To annul ; to set aside. From 
 Ir.frivole, frivolous. Bellenden. 
 
 FRIZZLE, s. 1. The steel used for striking fire by 
 means of a flint, Roxb. 2. The hammer of a gun or 
 pistol, ibid. — Apparently corr. from Fr. fusil, a fire 
 steel for a tinder-box, Cotgr.— Isl./wct7e, 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. Thomas Hist. 
 Aberd. — This is often called a Guernsey Frock. 
 
 FROCK, s. A term used in distinguishing the differ- 
 ent pairs of a team of oxen in a plough ; Hind-Frock, 
 Mid-Frock, Fore Frock, Aberd. V. Fit-Nowt. 
 
 FRODY, adj. Read/reZie, Lyndsay. 
 
 FROE, s. Froth, S. 0. ; Frole, Roxb. Perhaps allied 
 to Moes. G. fraiw, Isl. Dan. /roe, semen. In Su, 
 G, the frog is supposed to have its name froe—Sk 
 copioso semine quod vere emittit ; Ihie, 
 
 FROG, s. An upper coat, Barbour. — 0, Flem. /roc/c, 
 suprema vestis. 
 
 To FROG, V. n. To snow or sleet at inten'als. Ang. 
 
 FROG, s. A flying shower of snow or sleet, Aug. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 FROG, s. 1. A young horse. -Budhan. 2. Frojue, a 
 colt, male or female, about three years old. Gl. Surv. 
 Nairn. 
 
 FROICHFTI', {gutt.) adj. Denoting a state of perspi- 
 ration, Ay?s. ; evidently allied to E. froth.— Su. G. 
 fragga, spuma, 
 
 FRONE, s. A sling, Ayrs, — Fi.fronde, id. 
 
 To FRONT, V. n. Applied to meat when it swells in 
 boiling, Ang. 
 
 FRONTALE, s. 1. Perhaps the curtain of a bed to- 
 wards which the head of a person lies. 2. A curtain 
 hung before au altar. Inventories. 
 
 FRONTER, s. A name given to a ewe four years old, 
 Roxb. V, Frunter, 
 
 To FROST, V. a. 1. To injure by frost.; as, " the pota- 
 toes are a'frostit," S, 2. ffo calk. 
 
 To FROST, V. n. To become frost-bitten, S. Frostit, 
 frost-bitten. 
 
 FROUNSIT, part. pa. Wrinkled. Henrysone.—Fx. 
 frons-er, to wrinkle. 
 
 FROW, s. A lusty female, S. Froto, an idle, dirty 
 woman. North. Grose.— *Germ, fraw, Belg. vrowe, 
 a woman. 
 
 FROWDIE, s. A big lusty woman, S. B.— Sw, frodig, 
 plump. 
 
 FROWDIE, Frowdie-Mutch, s. A cap worn by old 
 women, Aug.— Su. G.fru-tyg, a lady's cap. 
 
 To FRUCT, V. n. To bear fruit. 
 
 FRUCT, s. Increase ; fruit. — Fr.fniict, L&t. fruct-its. 
 
 FRUCTUOUS, adj. Fruitful. Douglas. 
 
 FRUESOME, adj. Coarse-looking; frowsy, Roxb. 
 Hogg. 
 
 FRUGAL, ac?/. Frank, kind, afl"able, Aberd. 
 
 FRUMP, s. An unseemly fold or gathei-ing in any 
 part of one's clothes, Dumfr. 
 
 To FRUMPLE, v. a. To crease; to crumple, Upp, 
 Lanark s. V. Frample. 
 
 To FRUNSH, V. n. To fret ; to whine, Roxb. Teut. 
 fronss-en het veur-hood, contrahere supercilium, to 
 knit the brows. — Fr.fron-ser le front, id. 
 
 FRUNSIT, ^ar«. pa. Puckered. Invent— Ft. fronci, 
 fronsS, id. from fronc-er, frons-er, " to gather, plait, 
 fold — crumple, frumple," Cotgr. 
 
 FRUNT, s. In f runt, in the front. 
 
 FRUNTER, Fronter, s. A ewe in her fourth year. — 
 From A. S. feower-wintra, quadriennis— " of four 
 yeares," Somner. 
 
 FRUNT Y, Fronty, adj. 1. Free in manner, Fife. A. 
 Douglas. 2, Healthy-looking ; having the appear- 
 ance of health, Kinross. — Fr. effrontS, over bold. 
 
 To FRUSCH, V. a. 1. To dash. Douglas. 2. To 
 break in pieces, Barbour. 0. E. id, 3, To over- 
 throw. Wallace.— Fr.froiss-er, to dash. 
 
 To FRUSCH, V. n. To break. Wallace. 
 
FKtJ 
 
 215 
 
 FUL 
 
 FRUSCH, Frush, adj. 1. Brittle, S. Minst. Bord. 
 2. Dry ; crumbling ; applied to soil, Roxb. 3. Used 
 to express the fragility of the human frame, espe- 
 cially in childhood. Gait. — Teut. broosch, fragilis. 
 
 FRUSCH, s. Breaking. Barbour. 
 
 FRUSH, adj. Frank, forward. Skinner. 
 
 FRUSHNESS, s. BrittlenesB ; applied to plants, wood, 
 &c., S. 
 
 To FRUSTIR, V. a. To render useless. Dunbar. — 
 Fr.fi-usir-er, id. 
 
 FRUSTIR, adj. 1. Frustrated. Wallace. 2. Vain ; 
 empty. Dunbar. 
 
 FU', s. A firlot. V. Fow, and Full, s. 
 
 FU', adv. Pron. of IIoio, in Aberd. and other northern 
 counties. Skinner. 
 
 To FUD, V. TO. To scud ; to whisk, Aberd. pronuncia- 
 tion of Quhid, q. v. 
 
 FUD, FuDE, s. 1. The matrix. Wallace.— A. S. 
 foih, Isl. fvd, id. 2. The backside, S. B. Ritson. 
 8. A hare or rabbit's brush, S. Burns. 4. Ludi- 
 crously used to denote the buttocks of a man. Tarras. 
 6. A queue, or the hair tied behind. Loth. 
 
 FUDDER, FuDER, Fgthyr, Futhir, Fikder, s. 1. A 
 large quantity ; a cart-load. Barbour. 2. A certain 
 weight of lead. Skene. 8. A great number. Clir. 
 Kirk. 4. Equivalent to E. pack, a confaderacy ; 
 and like this term, which primarily signifies a 
 bundle, load, &c. N. Burne. — A. S. /other, a wain- 
 load. 
 
 FUDDER, s. Lightning. Burel.—¥i: foudre, id. ; 
 Isl. fudr, 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, Aberd. 2. 
 The shock, impulse or resistance, 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, Buchau. — Perhaps a provincial pro- 
 nunciation of Quhidder, a whizzing noise, q. v. 
 
 FUDDY, s. 'The bottom of a corn-kill ; the killfuddy, 
 Aberd. — Probably from Fud, s. sense 2. 
 
 FUDDY, s. A designation given to the wind, Aberd. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. — Isl. ,fud-r, motus, or Jiwida, 
 aer. 
 
 FUDDIE, s. A hare, Aberd. Banffs. V. Whiddie. 
 
 FUDDIE-HEN, s. A hen without a tail, or with a 
 veiy 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. B. fwd, a 
 quick motion. 
 
 To FUER, V. a. To conduct a body of troops. Monro's 
 Exped. V. FuRE, v. 
 
 To FUF, FuFF, V. TO. 1. To blow ; to puff, S. Douglas. 
 2. Applied to a cat when she makes a puffing sound, 
 or spits at one, S. — Germ, pfvffen, to blow. 
 
 To FUFF, V. a. To blow intermittently, S. Burns. 
 
 FUFF, s. 1. A blast, S. ; synon, with Puff, E. Lind- 
 say. 2. A sound emitted, resembling a blast of 
 wind, S. Tarras. 3. Used to express the sound of 
 powder, not in a confined state, when ignited, S. 
 Siller Gun. 4. A sudden burst of passion, Fife. 6. 
 Metaph. transferred to the first onset of a lusty per- 
 son, " The first /m^ of a fat haggis is the worst." 
 
 FUFF, interj. Expressive of dissatisfaction. Tarras. 
 
 — E. Pshaw. 
 FUFFARS, s. pi. Bellows, Ang. 
 FUFFIN, s. A puffing, S. 
 
 FUFFING, .«. 1. The noise made bj a cat when she 
 spits, S. 2. To sniff, as conjoined with Greet; to 
 make a noise through the nostrils when one is about 
 to cry, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 To FUFFLE, v. a. To put dress or any thing in disor- 
 der, S. — Isl. .fipla, contrectare. 
 FUFFLE, s. Fuss ; violent exertion. Hogg. 
 FUFFLE-DADDIE, s. A foster-father, Fife. One who 
 plays the fool with a child by indulgence. — ls\.fifl-a, 
 ludificare. 
 FUG, 5. Moss, Ayrs. Fog, S. Picken, 
 FUGE, s. Perhaps a kind of pick-axe. K. Hart.— 
 
 'Er.fouaige, id. 
 FUGE, FtJGiE, adj. Fugitive. Douglas. 
 FUGE, FuGiE, s. 1. A fugitive, S. Poems Buchan 
 
 Dial. 2. One who flies from the fight, S. Brand. 
 FTJGGY, adj. Mossy, ibid. A.Wilson. 
 FUGIE WARRANT. A warrant granted to appre- 
 hend a debtor, against whom it is sworn that he de- 
 signs to fly, in order to avoid payment, or that he is 
 in meditatione /ufifae, S. Antiquary. 
 FUGITOUR, s. A fugitive ; Lat. fugitor. 
 To FUILYIE, -0. a. To " get the better of," Gl. Aberd. 
 
 Skinner. — ¥r.foul-er, to press, oppress. B./oil. 
 FUILTEACHS, s. pi. The deaguation given to the 
 two weeks preceding, and the two following, Candle- 
 mas. 
 To FUYN, V. n. Apparently the same with E. foin ; 
 
 to push in fencing. Douglas, 
 FUIR, t. 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, nocte longe provecta. V. Fuke-days. 
 PUISH, pret. Fetched, S. Moss. 
 FUISHEN, FusHEN, part. pa. Fetched, South of S. 
 
 Glenfergus. 
 FUISSES,23i. Ditches. Acts Cha.I.—O. Yt.fousseis.- 
 fosae, retranchement ; ha.t.J'ossa ; Roquefort. 
 FUIST, s. A fusty smell, S. 
 
 To FUIST, V. TO. To acquire a fusty smell, S. Whence, 
 FUISTIT, part. adj. Fusty, S. 
 
 FULE, adj. Foolish; us, Fule thing ; ioo\ii\h creature, S. 
 To FULE, V. TO. To play the fool. Barbour.— Qoth. 
 
 fol, Su. G. fioll, fatuus ; C. B.ffol, Fr. fol. 
 FULEGE, adj. Foolish. Keith. 
 FULEGENES.s. Foohshness, ib. 
 FULE-THING, Fool-thing, s. A foolish creature ; 
 often used of silly, giddy, or coquettish females, S. 
 Herd's Coll. 
 * To FULFILL, v. a. To complete.; to fill up. Bell- 
 end, T. Liv. 
 FULYE, s. 1. A leaf. Douglas. 2, Leaf gold, S. 
 
 'Gavmn and Gol. — Fr. feuille, id. 
 FULYEAR, s. One who pollutes. Bellend. 
 To FULYIE, v.a To defile. Bellenden. 
 FULYIE, s. 1. The dung of a town, S. Act. Sedt. 2. 
 
 Transferred to manure. Kelly. 
 FULL, s. Afirlotorbushelof grain. South of S. Stat. 
 
 Ace. V. Fou, Fow. 
 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. vull-en, implere. 
 FULMAR, s. A species of petrel. Martin. 
 
FUL 
 
 216 
 
 FUR 
 
 • FULSO^IE, adj. Applied to the stomach when over- 
 charged with food, South of S. A. Scott. 
 FUM. Whom, S. B. Abertl. Ross. 
 FUMART. V. FowMARTE. 
 
 FUMLER, s. Caikfumler, a parasite. Douglas. 
 FUMMERT, part. pa. Benumbed ; torpid, E. Loth. 
 
 Selkirks. 
 FUMMILS, WnuMMiLs, s. pi. A scourge for a top, 
 
 Aberd. 
 To FUN, V. n. To speak in jest, Aberdeen. V. Funnib. 
 FUNABEIS, adv. However, S. B. Ross. V. Whena'bb. 
 FUXDATOR. s. A founder. Aberd. Reg. 
 To FUNDY, FcNNT, v. n. To become stilT with cold. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 PUNDYN, part. pa. 1. Found. Barbour. 2. Sup- 
 plied, id. — A. S. find-an, suppeditare. 
 FUNDMENT, s. Founding, or foundation. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. 
 To F UXG, V. n. To emit a sharp whizzing sound, as 
 
 wlien a cork is drawn, Mearns. 
 FUNG, s. 1. A sound of this description, ibid. 2. A 
 
 stroke, Upp. Clydes. Aberd. S. 0. Funk, synon. 
 
 A. Wilson. 
 To FUNG, V. a. To thrust, or throw with violence, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras. 
 FUNGAR, FuNGER, s. A whinger, or hanger, Aberd. 
 FUNGEL, s. An uncouth, suspicious-looking person 
 
 or beast, Ang. 
 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 individually, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 FUNYIE, s. A polecat. V. Fovsr. 
 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, s. 1. A stroke, S. 2. A kick, S. 3. Ill 
 
 humour. Loth. — Teut. in defonck zijn, turbari. 
 To FUNK, V. n. To faint; to become afraid ; part. pa. 
 
 funkit ; as, " You're/wnfeif ;" you have lost courage, 
 
 Lanarks. 
 FUNK, 5. Fright; alarm; perturbation. To be i?i a 
 
 funk, to be much afraid, S. — Teut. fonck, turba, tur- 
 
 batio. perturbatio. 
 FUNKER, s. One that kicks or flings ; a term applied 
 
 to horses or cows ; as, " Dinna buy that beast, she's 
 
 afunker," Roxb. 
 FUNKIE, s. One who shuns the fight. "He got the 
 
 fugie blow, and became afunkie" Lanarks. 
 FUNKING, s. The act of striking behind, S. 
 FUNNIE, adj. 1. Full of merriment; facetious, 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 afunnie thins she had on ?" S. 
 FUNSAR, FcNSART, 8. An unshapely bundle of clothes, 
 
 Ang. 
 FUNSCHOCH, FuNSHiCK, s. 1. Energy and activity 
 
 in operation, Fife. Throwpit, synon. 2. A sudden 
 
 grasp, Fife ; synon. Clatch. 
 FUP, s. A stroke or blow, Buchan ; the provincial 
 
 pron of Whip ; a term employed in the reeling of 
 
 thread; as, "a fup, an' a jig, an' a double doun- 
 
 come." Synon. " ane, pairt o' ane, ane hale," which 
 
 was equivalent to three lengths of the reel-stick. 
 FUPPERTIEGEIG, (gr hard), s. A base trick, Banffs. 
 FUR, FcRE, Feurb, s. 1. A furrow, S. Wallace. 2. 
 
 What resembles a furrow. Douglas. 3. The act of 
 
 ploughing. To get a fur, to plough one, S. — Dan. 
 
 far, A. S.furh, id. 
 
 FUR, prct. 1. Went. Wallace. 2. Fared ; with respect 
 
 to food. Wallace. 
 FURAGE, s. Apparently wadding ; synon. Colfin. 
 
 Kirkton's Hist. 
 FURC, s. Gallows.— Lat. furca, id. V. Pit. 
 FURCHTGEWING, s. The act of giving out. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. 
 To FURE, V. a. 1. To carry. Acts Ja. III. 2. To 
 
 conduct. Bellenden. — Su. G. 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. Fert. 
 FURE, s. A strong man. Dunbar.— 8n. G. foer, 
 
 fortis. 
 FURE-UAYS, Fuib-Days, Foor-Dats. 1. Late in the 
 
 afternoon, S. B. 2. Fairf -ir days, broad daylight, 
 
 S. Ramsay. — A. S. forth dages, die longe provecta; 
 
 Teut. veur-dagh, tempus antelucanum. 
 FUREING, s. Fare; freight. Balfour's Rract.'— 
 
 Su. G. fora, vectura ; Belg. veering, carrying. 
 FURFELLES, s. pi. Furred skins. Skene. 
 FURFLUTHER'D, part. pa. " Disordered ; agitated." 
 
 Surv. Ayrs. 
 FUR-HORSE, s. The horee on the ploughman's right 
 
 hand ; q. the horse that treads in the furs, S. B. 
 FURICH, s. Bustle. V. Fooroch. 
 FURIOSITE, Fdriositie, s. Madness, as distinguished 
 
 from folly, which expresses a lower degree or species 
 
 of insanity. Acts Ja. III. 
 FURIOUS, adj. Extraordinary ; excessive, Aberd. ; 
 
 pron. Jeerious. Also used as an adv. in the sense of 
 
 uncommonly, excessively. 
 FURISINE, s. A steel to strike fire with. Bellenden. 
 
 — Teut. vuer, fire, and ijser, steel. 
 FURK AND FOS. Gallows and pit. 0. Chart.— lat. 
 
 furc-a, fos-sa. 
 FURLENTII, s. The length of a furrow. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. V. Fur. 
 FURLET. V. FiRLOT. 
 
 FURMAGE, s. Cheese. Henrysone. — Fr. fromage. 
 FURME, s. A form ; a bench. Bannat. P. 
 FURMER, s. The name given by carpenters in S. to 
 
 the tool called in E. ajlat chisel. — Fr. fremoir, id. 
 FURRENIS, s. pi. Furs ; or vather furrings. 
 FURRIER, s. A quarter-master. Monro's Exped. — 
 
 0. Fr. forrier. 
 FURROCHIE, adj. Feeble ; infirm ; generally ap- 
 plied to those who are afilicted with rheumatism, or 
 
 oppressed with age, Ayrs. Renfr, 
 To FURROW, V. a. Godscroft. V. Forrat. 
 FURROW COW. A cow that is not with calf. V. 
 
 Ferry-cow and Ferrow. 
 FURSABIL, adj. What can be driven away, Mait- 
 
 land P. — Fr. farceable. 
 FURSDAY, FuRiSDAY, s. Vulgar pronunciation of 
 
 Thursday, S. Act Ja. V. 
 FURSIDE, s. The iron plate in a plough, for turning 
 
 over the furrow; an old term, Teviotd. V. Mowdxe- 
 
 BROD. 
 
 FURTH, adj. Forth ; out of doors, S. Skinner.— 
 
 Lat. fords, forth. 
 FURTH. !Z7iemucfcie/Mri7i, the open air, S. B. Gl. 
 
 Shirr. 
 FURTH-BERING, s. Support ; maintenance. ActsJa. 
 
 V. — A. S. forth-ber-an, proferre, efferre, perhibeie. 
 
 V. QUHARB. 
 
 FURTH-BRINGING, s. The act of bringing out of -a 
 place. Acts Mary. 
 
FUR 
 
 217 
 
 GAB 
 
 FURTHCASTING, s. Ejection. Act Audit. 
 
 To FURTHEYET, v. a. To pour out. S. P. Eepr.— 
 A. S. forth-geot-an, profundere. 
 
 FURTHFILLING, s. Fulfilling. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 FURTHY, adj. 1. Forward. Sir Egeir. 2. Frank ; 
 affable, S. Saxon and Gael. 3. Unabashed. A. 
 Douglas. V. Forthy, adj. 
 
 FURTHILTE, adv. Frankly ; without reserve, S. 
 
 FURTHINESS, s. 1, Frankness ; affability, S. 2. 
 An excess of frankness, approaching to giddiness, in 
 the female character. Durham. 
 
 FURTH OF, prep. Out of ; in a state of deviation 
 from. Keith's Jpp. 
 
 FURTH-PUTTING, s. 1. Diffusion ; general distribu- 
 tion. Acts Ja. IV. 2. Ejection; expulsion. ^6erd. 
 Eegister. 
 
 To FURTH-RUN, v. n. To expire ; to elapse. Keith. 
 
 To FURTHSCHAW, v. a. To manifest. Crosra- 
 guell. 
 
 To FURTHSET, v. a. To exhibit ; to display ; convey- 
 ing the idea of splendour. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FURTUSETTER, s. A publisher; sometimes an 
 author, Ayrs. 
 
 FURTHTAKING, s. The act of liberating from con- 
 finement. Act Audit. 
 
 FURTH-THE-GAIT. Fair furth the gait ; honestly, 
 without prevarication, or concealment of the truth ; 
 q. holding a straight-forward course, S. B. 
 
 FUSCAMBULUS, adj. Melville's Z>mr?/.— Evidently 
 an error from Lat. funambulus, a rope-dancer, from 
 funis a rope, and ambul-are, to walk. 
 
 PUSH, pret. v. Fetched. Ramsay. 
 
 FUSHICA'D, FusHiCA'iM, s. A foolish term, used as 
 an apology when the name of any thing or person is 
 forgotten, or is pretended to be forgotten ; or delicacy 
 forbids it to be named, S. The first is a corruption 
 of How shall I call it ; the second of How shall I 
 call him. 
 
 FUSHLOCH, (gutt.) s. The waste of straw about a 
 barn-yard, Upper Ward of Lanarks. — Tent, futsel-en, 
 agitare ; Isl. fys-a, flare, q. what is driven about by 
 the wind. 
 
 FUSIIT, interj. Hush, tush, S. B.; synon. with Whisht, 
 ivh being changed by provincial usage into/. 
 
 FUSIE, s. A ditch ; corr. from Fr. fossa. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FUSIONLESS, adj. V. Foisonless. 
 
 To FUSLE, V. a. To whistle. 
 
 FUSLE, s. A whistle. 
 
 FUSLIN', part. adj. Trifling ; synon. Powslin', Fife, 
 — Tuet. futsel-en, nugari, frivola agere. The v. to 
 Fissle seems radically the same. 
 
 FUST, adj. Perhaps, at rest. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 FUSTIE, Fdstit, adj. Musty; " a /«si!i« 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 entei-tainment given when a woman 
 first gets out of bed, after childbirth. Pron. fit-ale, 
 S. 
 
 FUTEBAND, Futband, s. Infantry. PinJcerton's 
 Hist. Scot. 
 
 FUTEBROD, s. A footstool, S.— Jloes. G. fotabord, id. 
 
 FUTE HATE, Fute Hote. 1. Straightway ; a term 
 borrowed from the chase, q. hotfoot. Barbour. 2. 
 Closely ; accurately. Douglas. 3. Denoting proxi- 
 mity of place. Douglas. 
 
 FUTFAILL, FuTFELL, Fitfeal, s. A species of dressed 
 skin formerly exporte<l from Scotland. Footfalls, I 
 am informed, are the skins of those lambs that have 
 died soon after they were dropped ; perhaps q. fallen 
 at the dam's foot. V. Scorlixg. 
 
 FUTfAIL, Fytwall, adj. Of or belonging to the 
 skins described above. Aberdeen Reg. 
 
 FUTHIR, s. The whizzing sound caused by quick 
 motion, Aberd. Rudd. vo. Quhidder, s. 
 
 FUTIE, adj. Mean, S. V. Fouty. 
 
 FUTIT, part. pa. Perhaps q. footed, i. e. set on foot. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 FUTITH, FuTOTH, FooTiTH, FuTTiTH, s. 1. Bustle ; 
 pucker; as, "In a sad futith;" in a great bustle, 
 Dumf. 2. A riot ; as, " There was a great futoth at 
 the fair," Roxb. 3. An awkward predicament; a 
 dilemma ; as, " He was in an nnco futith." 
 
 FUZZY, adj. Making a hissing or buzzing noise, 
 Buchan. Tarras. V. Fizz, 
 
 G. 
 
 The letter G in Gael, has generally the sound of Gr. 
 Kainra ; although there is no such letter in the 
 Gael, alphabet as K. 
 
 To GA, Gae, v. n. 1. To go ; used in a general 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 i' tiva, to break over ; to snap ; to 
 divide into two pieces, S. 7. To Gae out, v. n. to go 
 on a warlike expedition ; to appear in anns ; 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 gait, 
 to depart, S. 10. To Gae or Gang owre, to transcend ; 
 as, " That gaes owre me," it surpasses my ability, S. 
 B. 11. 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 with, to go to 
 wreck, S. 16. To Gae or Gang up the gait, v. n. To 
 die ; to go to wreck ; a phrase slightly ludicrous, 
 Clydes. 
 
 GAADYS, s. pi. Meaning uncertain. " It sets you 
 well to slaver, you let such gaadys, (gawdis ?) fall," S. 
 Prov. ; ironically signifying, that what he is saying, 
 or doing, is too assuming for him, N. 
 
 GAAR, Garr, 5. 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. — Ir. gob. 
 
 To Steek the Gab. To be silent, Aberdeenshire. 
 
 To GAB, v. n. 1. To mock. Barbour. 2. To prate, 
 S. Sir J. Sinclair. 3. It is sometimes used in- 
 definitely, as signifying to speak, S. B. Skinner. — 
 Isl. gabb-a, A. S. gabb-en, deridere. 
 
GAB 
 
 218 
 
 GAI 
 
 GAB, s. 1. Prating, S. 2. Entertaining conversation, 
 
 S, Burns. 
 GAB, s. The name given to the hook, on which pots 
 
 are hung, at the end of that 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, adj. 1. Loquacious, S. B. Ramsay. Auld- 
 
 Oabbit, sagacious, S. 2. Passed through the mouth ; 
 
 as, " gabbed milk," Morays. 
 To GABBER, v. n. To jabber, S.— Belg. gabber-en, id. 
 GABBER, s. A prater ; one who is loquacious, and 
 
 rather impudent in conversation, Clydes. S. B. 
 GABBY, adj. 1. Having fluency of speech, S. Hamil- 
 ton. 2. Loquacious ; chatty, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 GABBIE-LABBIE, s. " Confused talking ; the way 
 
 in which we think foreigners talk when we know not 
 
 their language." Gall.Encycl. V. Kebbie-lebbie, -u. 
 GABBING, s. 1. Mockery. Barbour. 2. Jeering; 
 
 raillery. Douglas. — A. S. gabbung, derisio. 
 GABBIT, s. A fragment, S. B.— 0. E. gobet, Fx. gob, a 
 
 morsel. 
 GABER, s. A lean horse, Stirlingshire. 
 G ABERLUNYIE, s. A wallet that hangs on the loias. 
 
 Ritson. 
 GABERLUNYIE-MAN, s. The man who carries the 
 
 wallet. Callander. 
 GABEROSIE, s. A kiss, Roxb. Synonym. Smeeg^ 
 
 Perhaps from gab, the mouth. 
 GABERS, s. pi. Shivers ; applied to what is dashed 
 
 to pieces, Perths. 
 GABERT, s. A lighter, S. Statist. Acc.—Fr. gabare. 
 GABERTS, s. pi. 1. A kind of gallows for supporting 
 
 the wheel of a draw-well, Ang. 2. Three poles of wood, 
 
 forming an angle at the top, for weighing hay, Ang. 
 GAB-NASH, s. Petulant chattering, Roxb.— From S, 
 
 gab, prating, and Teut. knassch-en, stridere. 
 GAB-STICK, s. A spoon, Teviotd. Loth. " Gobstick, 
 
 a wooden spoon, North," Grose. Obviously from 
 
 Gab, the mouth. 
 GACK, s. A gap, Fife ; synon. with Slap, S. ; as, "a 
 
 gack in a hedge."— C. B, Gael, siag, an apertui-e ; a 
 
 cleft, a chink. 
 
 GAD, Gade, s. 1. A rod, S, Skene. 2. A spear. 
 Dalyell. 3. A fi.shing-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. 
 gaad, nix condensata. Apparently from gaad-a, 
 coarctare, •coassare. 
 
 GADDRYING, s. Assembly. Wyntown. From 
 gadyr, to gather. 
 
 To GADGE, V. n. To talk idly with stupid gravity. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 To GADYR, V. a. To gather, Wyntown.—K. S. gaeder- 
 an, id. 
 
 GADMAN, s. The man or boy, who was formerly em- 
 ployed to direct oxen (when four were used in a 
 plough, or two horses and two oxen abreast) ; deno- 
 minated from the long gad, gaud, or pointed stick, 
 by which these animals were impelled, 8. 
 
 GADMUSSIS, s. pi. V. R©ubbouris. 
 
 GADWAND, s. A goad for driving cattle, S. Douglas. 
 
 GADZA, s. Some kind of stuff ; perhaps, the same 
 DOW called Gauze. — 0. 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-doun, a keen appetite, S. 2. A 
 guzzling or drinking match, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 GAE-THROUGH, «. A great tumult, or prodigious 
 bustle, often about a small affair, Roxb. Ca-through 
 synon. 
 
 GAE-TO, s. 1. A brawl or squabble, Lanarks. ; from 
 the idea of going to, or engaging with each other. 
 To-gdin, 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. 
 
 To GAFF AW, v. n. To laugh aJoud, S. Ramsay. V. 
 
 Gawf. 
 GAFFAW, s. A loud laugh, S. V, Gawp. 
 GAFFER, s. A loquacious person, ibid.—" Gaffer, 
 
 gaiTulous or talkative person," Gl. Sibb. 
 GAFFOL-LAND, s. 1. Land liable to taxation, Roxb. 
 
 2. Also denoting land rented, ibid.— A. S. '^gaffold- 
 
 land, gaful-land, terra censualis, land liable to 
 
 taxes, rented land, or land letten for rent," Somner. 
 
 Gafol, exactio. 
 GA-FUR, GAA-F0R, s. k furrow for a run of water, q 
 
 for letting the water go. Loth. 
 To GAG, Geg, v. a. To play on one's credulity; a 
 
 cant term used in Glasgow. It is pronounced Geg. 
 
 GAG, Geg, s. 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 this illusion, 
 
 ibid. 
 GAGGERY, s. Deception practised in this way, ibid. 
 
 Perhaps having reference to smuggling the gegg, q. v. 
 To GAGOIUN, V. a. To slander ; to ridicule. Godly 
 
 Ball. — 0. Fr, gogay-er, to mock. 
 GAY, adj. Moderately. V. Gfiy, 
 GAY, s. Observation ; attention. Rauf Coilyear. — 
 
 Isl. gaa, attentio. 
 GAIBIE, s. A stupid person, Boxb. Probably from 
 
 gab-er, to gape, to jawn. 
 GAID, pret. Went, S. R. Bruce. 
 GAIDIS, s. pi. Tricks ; Legend. Bp. St. Androis. V. 
 
 Gaud. 
 GAIG, s. "A rent or crack in flesh brought on with 
 
 dry weather." Gall. Encycl. — C. B. gag, an aper- 
 ture ; gagen, a cleft, a chink, a chap, Owen ; Ir. 
 
 gag, id. V. Geg, v. 
 GAYING, part. pr. of the v. to Gae, going, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. ri. 
 To GAIL, Gale, v. a. " To pierce, as with a loud and 
 
 shrill noise. — Isl. at gal-a, aures obtundere," ■Gl. 
 
 Sibb. 
 To GAIL, Gale, v. n. To break into chinks ; applied 
 
 to inanimate objects, as unseasoned wood, Roxb. 
 
 Ayrs. 
 GAIL, s. A chink, ibid. This is merely a variety in 
 
 the pronunciation of Gell, v. and s., q. v. 
 To GAIL, Gale, v. n. To ache, Roxb. V. Gell, v. 1. 
 GAIL, Ga'ill, s. Gable, Aberd. ; for S. Ga/vel. 
 
 Skinner. V. Gavbl. 
 To GAIN, V. a. To fit .; to suffice. V. Ganb. 
 GAINAGE, s. 1. The instruments of tillage, Roxb. 
 
 2. The lands held by base tenure; by sockmen or 
 
 villani ; an old term, ibid. — Isl. goegn, instrumenta 
 
 et utensilia familiaria, G. Andr. ; 0. Fr. gaignage, id. 
 GAYN-CUM, s. Return. Wyntown. 
 To GAINDER (g hard), v. n. To look foolish, Ettr. 
 
 For.— Perhaps originally the same with Gaixter, q. v. 
 
GAY 
 
 2iy 
 
 GAL 
 
 ^AYNEBY, adj. Tast. " Intyme gayneby " Brechine 
 Reg. 
 
 aAYNE-COMEINa, Gaincoming, s. Return, second 
 advent. Keith's Hist. 
 
 GAIN GEAR. 1. The moving machinery of a mill, 
 as distinguished from stannin graith, i. e. the fix- 
 tures, 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 admits of a 
 very opposite sense, when applied to per.sons. It 
 denotes that they are going to wreck, S. 
 
 GAIN, _par«. Going. 
 
 GAINGO, s. Human ordure, Ayrs..; the same with 
 Geing, q. v. 
 
 GAYNIS, s. Perhaps gaiety. Maitl. P. 
 
 To GAINTER, .v. n. To use conceited airs and ges- 
 tures ; Gainterin', having the appearance of assvmi- 
 ing conceited airs, Upp. Clydes. V. Gainder, v. 
 vGAINTERER, s. One who puts on conceited airs, 
 ibid. — Isl. gant-a, ludificare, scurrare, to act the 
 buffoon ; gant-e, scurra ; morio, fatuus ; Su. G. 
 gant-as, pueriliter ludere, aut ut solent amantes ; 
 ganteri, facetiae, ludus. 
 
 «GAIR, Gaue, s. 1. A triangular piece of cloth in- 
 serted at the bottom of a shift or robe, S. Also Gore. 
 Henrysone. 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 strip 
 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, Jife. 5. A crease in cloth. Loth.; perhaps 
 from the resemblance of folds-or creases to pieces in- 
 serted. — Isl. geir, segmentum panni figuratriquetra. 
 
 GAIR, adj. Keen ; covetous,.S.; the same with Gave, 
 q. V. Sir A. Wylie. [sone. 
 
 GAIRDONE, s. Perhaps for fiiMerdon, reward. Henry - 
 
 GAIRED, Gairt, adj. 1. Having streaks of different 
 colours, S. A gairy cow, or a gaired ouse, a cow or 
 ox 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. Statist. Ace. 
 
 GAIRIE^BEE, Gairock, s. So called from its black 
 and yellow streaks. Apis terrestris, S. 
 
 GAIS, imperat. of Ga, to go, Wy^itown. 
 
 GAIS, s. Gauze. Inventories. — Fr. gaze, "cushion 
 canvass ; also, the sleight stuff e, tiffany," Cotgr. 
 
 GAISHON, s. 1. A skeleton ;. a hobgoblin, Stirlings. 
 Dumfr. Hogg. 2. An obstacle or impediment, Fife. 
 Hence, iH-{;aw7ion'd, mischievously disposed, ibid. 
 
 GAISLIN, s. A young goose, S. Ferguson.— Su. G. 
 gaasling, id. 
 
 GAIST, Ghaist, Gast, s. 1. The.eoul. Wyntown. 2, 
 A ghost, S. Douglas. 3. A piece of dead coal, S. — 
 A. S. ga^te, Belg. gheest, a ghost. 
 
 GAISTCOAIi, s. "A coal, that, when it is burned, 
 becomes white." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GAIT, Gate, s. 1. Away, S. Wallace. 2. An indefi- 
 nite space. Wallace. 3. A street, S. Buret. — 
 Su. G. gata, id. 4, A warlike expedition. Gawan 
 and Got. 5. As an adv. Sa gat, so ; How gats, in 
 what manner ; Thus gatis, after this manner ; Mony 
 gatis, in various ways. 6. To Tak the Gait, to de- 
 part ; to run away ; also to begin to walk out, S. 7. 
 To Had the Gait, to prosper. Gl. Ramsay. 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 
 Bruce's Lectures. — Su. G. Isl. gata, semita, via. 
 
 A Gaitward, adv. Directly on one's way. Banna- 
 
 tyne's Journal. \oat, id. 
 
 GAIT, s. A goat, S. Ramsay.— Svl. G. get, A. S. 
 To GAIT, V. 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. gait, A. S. 
 
 gat, Su. G. get, a goat. 
 GAITER-TREE, s. An old name given to the bramble, 
 
 Teviotd. 
 GAITEWUSS. Street adjacent. Ab. Reg. 
 GAIT-GLYDIS. Maitl. P. V. Glyde. 
 GAITIN, Gating, s. 1. A setting up of sheaves 
 
 singly on .their ends to dry, .S. B. Agr. Surv. 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, prep. Towards, S. B. ^' Gatelins, the 
 
 way to." Gl. Shirrefs. 
 GAITSMAN, Gaitisman,^. One employed in a coal- 
 pit for making the passages. Acts Cha. I. 
 To GAIVEL, V. n. 1. To stare wildly ; most commonly 
 
 used in the part. pr. Gaivellin', Roxb. It seems 
 
 radically the same with " Gauve, to stare about like 
 
 a fool. Geb, to hold up the eyes and face. — A. Bor. 
 
 Grose ; and S. Gojf, Gove, &c. q. v. 2. To toss the 
 
 head upwards and downwards, as a horse that needs 
 
 a martingale, Loth. 
 GAKIE, s. Venus mercenaria, a shell. Sibb. 
 To GALAY, V. n. To reel. Barbour. 
 GALAY, s. " A kind of great gun ; O.Fr. galez." Lynd- 
 
 say's Ep. Nuncup. Works. 
 To GALASH, v. 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.jjL 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. 
 
 Gysard&. 
 GALBERT, s. "A mantle: Fr. gabart, gabardine." 
 
 0. E. gabardine. Gl. Lyndsay. 
 GALCOTT, Gelcoit, s. " Ane new sark, ane galcott 
 
 & ane pare of schone." Aberd. V. 16. " An gelcoit of 
 
 quhittertane."ibid. V. 20. Perhaps a jacket is meant. 
 GALDEIS, s. pi. "Item, ane pair of beidis of raisit 
 
 wark with galdeis of aget." Inventories. 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 galdeit 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 signifying usury, ibid, — This may be a 
 
 corruption of A. S. gafol-gyld, census ; item, usura. 
 
 But perhaps the tenn may be from Dan. giaelld, Isl. 
 
 giald, which signify money, 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, venefica, saga, from galdur, in- 
 
 cantatio, and kona, foemina. 
 GALDROCH, s. "A greedy, long-necked, ill-shaped 
 
 person." Gall. Encycl. This might seem to be 
 
 compounded of Isl. galli, vitium, naevus, and droch. 
 
 homuncio. 
 
GAL 
 
 220 
 
 GAM 
 
 GALE, s. A gale of geese, a flock of geese, TevioLd. 
 This is s<aid to be a very ancient phrase. — Isl. gagl 
 signifies pullus anserinus, a gosling, and might be 
 transferred to a brood of young geese. 
 
 To GALE, Gail, v. n. Applied to the note of the 
 cuckoo. Douglas. — Su. G. gal a, to sing ; Dan. 
 gal-er, to crow. 
 
 GALENYIE, s. A cavil ; a quibble; a quirk. Bell- 
 end. T. Liv. This seems to be the same term which 
 was in a later age pronounced Gvlinyie, q. v. ; also 
 Golinger, and Gileynor. 
 
 GALY, s. " Expl. reel ; abbrev. of Galliard, a quick 
 dance," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 GALYARTLLE, adv. In a sprightly manner. Lynd- 
 say. 
 
 GALYEARD, Galliard, adj. 1. Sprightly. Douglas. 
 2. ^Vanton. Douglas. — Fr. gaillard, id. ; A. S.gal, 
 lascivus. 
 
 To GALYIE, Gallyie, v. n. To roar ; to brawl, Ang. 
 — Su. G. gaell-a, Isl. giall-a, to vociferate. 
 
 GALYIE, Gallyie, Gellie, s. A cry of displeasure, 
 Ang. Goul, synon. — Su. G. gaell, vociferatio. 
 
 GALLAGHER, (gutt.) s. An earwig, Clyde s. ; the 
 horn-golach of the north of S. 
 
 GALLAYNIEL, s. A big, gluttonous, ruthless man, 
 Roxburgh. Brownie of Bodsbeck. — Cotgr. defines 
 Fr. galin-galois, "a merry scabd whoreson." 
 
 GALLAND, s. A young fellow. V. Callan. 
 
 GALLANT, adj. Large, S. B. Jour. Lond. 
 
 To GALLANT, v. a. To show attention to a female ; 
 to escort her from place to place; as, "I saw Wil- 
 liam gallantin' a young leddy," S. Mr. Todd has 
 inserted this as an E. word in the same sense, giving 
 a single example. — From the E. s., q. to play the 
 gallant, or Hisp. galant-ear, to pay court to a female ; 
 O. Fr. galant-ir, faire le galant ; Roquefort, vo. 
 Galantiser, 
 
 To GALLANT, v. n. A term applied to women, who 
 gad about idly, and with the appearance of lightness, 
 in the company of men, Fife, Ayrs. Tarras. Hence, 
 
 GALLANTISH, adj. Fond of strolling about with 
 males, S. Life of Knox. 
 
 GALLAN-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 fisher- 
 men distinguish from all others by the name of the 
 Gallan-whale ; because they never see it but at the pro- 
 montory of that name." Martin's Western Islands. 
 
 GALLBUSHES, s. pi. " A shrub which grows plenti- 
 fully in wild moorland marshes. The scent of it is 
 extremely strong," &c. Gall Encycl. This appears 
 to be the Gale Myrica, or Gale. 
 
 GALLEHOOING, *. A stupifying noise without any 
 sufficient reason, Ayrs. — Perhaps from Isl. gaul-a, 
 boare, or gaul, stridor, and ho-a, properly conclamare 
 greges. 
 
 GALLEY, s. A leech, Perths. V. Gell. 
 
 GALLEIR BURDE. Apparently a table used in a 
 gallery, supported by a frame, which might be set up 
 and taken down as conveniency required. Inventories. 
 
 GALLEPYN, Galopin, s. An inferior servant in a 
 great house. Chalmers's Mary. 
 
 GALLET, s. Used nearly in the same sense with E. 
 Darling, Moray. — Gael, gallad, a lass ; a little girl, 
 Shaw. 
 
 GALLIARD, s. One who is gay, but dissipated. 
 Minst. Border. 
 
 GALLION, s. A lean horse, Tweedd. 
 
 GALLYTROUGH, s. The char, Fife. Statist. Account. 
 
 To GALLIVANT, v. n. To gad about idly, Teviotd. ; 
 
 apparently corr. of Gallant, v. n. 
 GALLIVASTER, *. A gasconading fellow ; including 
 
 the idea of tallness, Aberd. — Probably allied to Gael. 
 
 galahhas, (pron. galavas), a parasite. 
 GALLOGLAOH, s. Expl. "armour-bearer." Mar- 
 tin's West. Is. — Perhaps q. giollagleac, a fighting 
 
 servant, from giolla, a servant, and gleac, fight, con- 
 flict. 
 GALLOPER, s. A field-piece used for rapid motion 
 
 against an enemy in the field. Lord Loudoun's Ace. 
 
 of Battle of Preston. 
 GALLOWAY, s. A horse not more than fourteen 
 
 hands high, S. 
 GALLOWAY-DYKE, s. A wall built firmly at the 
 
 bottom, but no thicker at the top than the length of 
 
 the single stones, loosely 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. pi. Braces for holding up the 
 
 breeches, S. 
 GALLOWS-FAC'D, adj. Having a bad aspect, or the 
 
 look of a blackguard, S. ; like E. Tyburn-looking. 
 GALL WINDE. A gale. Z. Boyd.—M. gol, ventus 
 
 frigidior. 
 GALMOUND, Gamount, s. A gambol. Dunbar. 
 
 V. Gambet. 
 GALNES, s. Satisfaction for slaughter. Reg. Maj. — 
 
 Gael, gial, geal, a reparation, and meas, estimate. 
 To GALOPE, V. n. To belch ; an old word, Teviotd. 
 GALOPIN, s. V. Gallepyn. 
 GALORE, s. Plenty. V. Gelore. 
 To GALRAVITCH, v. n. To feed riotously, Ayrs. V. 
 
 Gilravage. 
 GALT, s. A young sow, when castrated ; also Gilt, 
 
 Gaut, Roxb. — Su. G. gallt, sus exsectus et adultus, 
 
 from gaell, testiculus, or rather immediately from 
 
 gaell-a castrare, to geld, 
 GAM, adj. Gay ; sportive. Pal. Honor, — A. S. 
 
 gam-ian, ludere. 
 GAM, s. A tooth, S. B. Douglas. 
 GAM-TOOTH, an extra tooth growing on the outside 
 
 of the gum. Mearns, q. gum-tooth. 
 GAMALEERIE, adj. Tall, raw-boned, and awkward ; 
 
 commonly used of a female, S. Sometimes gama- 
 
 reerie, 
 GAMALEERIE, s. A foolish person, Perths. Gillie- 
 
 gapus, synon. — Isl. gamalaer, an old dotard. 
 GAMASHONS, Gramashons, s. pL " Gaiter.s," Ayrs. 
 
 Gl. Surv. — This is originally the same with Game- 
 sons, q. V. 
 GAMAWOW, s. A fool, Perths.— Allied perhaps to 
 
 Gael, gamal, id., or Isl. gamma, jocari. 
 GAMBET, s. A gambol. Douglas. — Fr. gambade, id. 
 
 from gambe, crus. 
 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. pi. Armour for defending the fore part 
 
 of the body. Sir Gawan. — Fr. gamboison, a quilted 
 
 coat. 
 To GAMF, V. n. 1. To gape, Galloway. ^' Gam fin. 
 
 Gaping like an half-hanged dog." Gall. Encycl. 2. 
 
 To be foolishly merry, Lanarks. V. Gasip, v. 1, 
 
 and 2. 
 GAMF, s. "An idle meddling person." Gall. Encycl. 
 
GAM 
 
 221 
 
 GAN 
 
 GAMFLIN, part. adj. 1. Neglecting work from foolish 
 merriment, S. B. 2. Spending time in idle talk, or 
 dalliance with young men, Ang.— Su. G. gaffla, to 
 laugh immoderately, or Isl. giamm, hilares facetiae. 
 
 GAMYN, s. Game. Barbour.— A.. S. gamen, id, 
 
 GAMMERSTEL, s. A foolish girl ; synon. with 
 Gaukie, Lanark s. 
 
 GAMMONTS,' Gammons, s. The feet of an animal; often 
 those of pigs, sometimes called petit-toes, Roxb. — 
 From Fr. jambe, the leg or shank ; whence jambon, 
 E. gamyion. 
 
 To GAMMUL, v. 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. ; synon. Gawp. 
 A . ScotVs Poems. 
 
 To GAMP, Gaump, v. 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, Mearns. 
 
 GAMPII, s. The act of snatching like a dog, Tweedd. ; 
 synon. Hansh, q. v. 
 
 GAMPHER'D, Gawmfert, part. adj. Flowery ; be- 
 spangled ; adorned, Ayrs. V. Goupheed. 
 
 GAMPHRELL, s. 1. A fool, Roxb. 2. A presump- 
 tuous, forward person. Gl. Surv. Ayrs. V. Gom- 
 
 KELL. 
 
 GAN, pret. Began. Barbour. 
 
 GANARIS, s. pi. Ganders. Houlate. 
 
 GANDAYS, Gaundays. The designation given to the 
 last fortnight of winter, (the two last weeks of Jan- 
 uary), and the first fortnight of spring, Sutherland. 
 — Norw. gangdagene, denoted the days of Rogation, 
 or Perambulation, obseiTed in the times of popery. 
 V. Gangdayis. 
 
 To GANDY, V. n. To talk foolishly in a boastingway, 
 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. gante, scurra, 
 morio, ineptus ; gant-a, ludificare, scurrari ; Su. G. 
 ganteri, ineptise. 
 
 GANDIEGOW, s. A stroke ; also punishment, Shell. 
 Origin uncertain. 
 
 To GANE, Gayn, v. n. 1. To be fit. Wallace. 2. 
 To belong to. Douglas. — Su. G. gagn-a, Isl. gegn-a, 
 prodesse. 
 
 To GANE, V. a. 1. To fit, S. 2. To wear with one. 
 Ritson. 3. To suflBce, S. Minst. Border. 
 
 GANE, Gayn, adj. 1. Fit; proper; useful. Sir Tris- 
 trem. Gaynest, superl. 2. Near ; applied to a way, 
 S. B. Boss. " Gain, applied to things, is conve- 
 nient ; to persons, active, expert; to a way, near, 
 short. Used in many parts of England," Ray's Coll. 
 Gainer, 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. Revocation; a for- 
 ensic term. Acts 31ary. 
 
 GANELIE, adj. Proper ; becoming ; decent, Loth. — 
 Su. G. gagnelig, commodus, utilis. 
 
 GANENYNG, s. Necessary supply. Lynds. 
 
 GANER, s. Gander, S. V. Ganaris. 
 
 GANERIT, part. 2m. Gendered ; engendered. V. 
 
 ElFFEST. 
 
 GANE-TAKING, s. The act of forcibly taking again. 
 Aberd. Beg, 
 
 To GANG, Gange, Geng; S. B. v. n. 1. To go. Abp. 
 Hamilt. 2. To go out, S. Lynds. 3. To proceed in 
 discourse. Wallace. 4. To walk ; opposed to rid- 
 ing, 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. Acts Ja. IV. 8. 
 To be in the state of being used ; to be employed in 
 work, S, Acts Ja. VI. 9. To Gang awa\ v. 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 
 thegither, to be married, S. Ross. 13. To Gang to, 
 to set ; applied to the sun, S. Hence, Gain-to, 
 Gangin-to, of the sun, S. The setting of the sun, S. ; 
 " or the sone ganing to," before sunset. Aberd. Reg. 
 14. To gang to gait, 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 wa's, to go away ; to take one's self 
 off, S. ; as, " Gang your wa's, my man ; " " He gaed 
 his wa's veiy peaceably," S. V. Wa's. 18. To Ga^ig 
 wi', V. n. To go to wreck; to lose all worth, S. V. Ga, 
 V. sense 5. 19. To Gang wi', v. a. (1.) To break 
 down ; as a fence, gate, &c. Roxburgh. (2.) To des- 
 troy what ought to be preserved ; as, '■ The weans are 
 gaun wi' the grosets," the children are destroying the 
 gooseberries, Roxburgh. Loth. Upp. Lanarks. V. 
 With, prep. 
 
 GANG, s. 1. A journey, S. B. 2. A walk for cattle, S. 
 3. As much as one carries at once, S. 4. In composi- 
 tion, a passage. Throwgang, 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 II. pass- 
 able, ibid. 3. Used in reference to money that has 
 currency, ibid. 
 
 GANGAR, Genger, s. 1. A walker, S. B. 2. A pedes- 
 trian ; one who travels on foot, as distinguished from 
 one mounted on horseback. Pari- Ja. I. 
 
 GANGAREL, Gangrel, s. 1. A stroller, Ang. Dunbar. 
 2. A child beginning to walk, Ang. Ross. 3. Metaph. 
 a novice. Ross. 
 
 GANGARRIS, s. pi. A cant term for feet. Dunbar. 
 
 GANG-BY'E, s. The go-by, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 GANGDAYIS, s.pJ. Days of perambulation in Rogation 
 week. Bellenden. — A. S. gang-dagas, Su. G. gang- 
 dagar. V. Gandays. 
 
 To GANGE, Gaunge, v. n. 1. To prate tediously, 
 Moray. 2. To Gaunge, Gaunge up, expl. " to chat 
 pertly," Aberd. V. Gadge, v. 
 
 GANGIATORS, s. pi. An erratum. V. Gaugiators. 
 
 GANGING, s. Progress. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 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 hereditary process 
 in a court of law, S. Antiquary. 
 
GMi 
 
 22Si 
 
 QJ^ 
 
 GANGLIN*; part. adj. Straggling, Roxburgh. A di- 
 minutive from Gang, v. to go ; or Isl, gang-a, id. 
 
 GANGUEL, Gangril, adj. Vagrant; strolling, S. R 
 Roxbuigh. Sir W. Scott. 
 
 GANGREL, s. A child beginning to walk. S. 
 
 GAXG-THERE-OUT, adj. A'agrant; vagabond ; lead- 
 ing a roaming life, South of S. Sir W. Scott. 
 
 GANYE, Gainve, Genyik, Gaynyhe, s. 1. An arrow ; 
 a javelin. Douglas. 2. An iron gun ; opposed to the 
 bow. Wallace. — Ir. gain, arrow, or an abbrev. of 
 Fr. engin. 
 
 GANYEILD, Genyell, s, A recompense. Douglas^ — 
 A. S. gen, again, and gild-an, to pay. 
 
 GANIEN, s. Ehodomontade, Bang's. — Isl. gan-a, prae- 
 ceps ruere. 
 
 GANK, s- Unexpected trouble, S. B.. Ross. 
 
 GANS, s. pi. The jaws without teeth, Roxburgh. — 
 Allied, perhaps, to Com. ganau, gene, C. B. genae, 
 Armor, genu, Ir. Gael, gioji, all signifying the mouth. 
 
 GANSALD, Gansell, s. 1. A severe rebuke, S. Ruddi- 
 man. 2. Also expl. as equivalent to " an ill-natured 
 glour," Perths. — Su. G. gen, against, and sael-ia 
 to pay. 
 
 GANSCH, s. 1. A snatch ; applied to a dog, S. 2. The 
 act of gaping wide, Roxburgh. 3, The person who 
 gapes in this manner, ib. 
 
 To GANSCH, Gaunch, v. n. 1. to make a snatch with 
 open jaws, S. Jacobite Relics. 2. Expl. " to snarl ; 
 to bite ;" properly applied to a dog, Lanarks.. 
 
 GANSELL, s. A severe rebuke. V. Gansald. 
 
 To GANT, Gackt, 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. R, Bannatyne's Transact. 
 
 GANTREES, s. A stand for ale-barrels, S. Ramsay. 
 — Teut. gaen, fermentescere. 
 
 GAPPOCKS, «. pi. Gobbets. Bitson.— Isl. gap-a 
 hiare.. 
 
 GAPUS, s. A fool ; also gilly-gapus, gilly-gawpy, 
 and gilly-gacus, S. Journ. Lond. — Isl. gape, id. 
 
 To GAR, Ger, v. a. 1. To cause, S. Barbour. 2. To 
 force, S. Wynt. — Su. G. goer-a, anc. giaer-a, facere. 
 
 GARA'YITCHING, s. Applied to high living. Ayrs. 
 Legatees. Y. Gilravage. 
 
 GARB, s. 1. A young bird, Ang. 2. Metaph. a child, 
 Ang ; gorbet, syn. — Norw. gorp, a raven. 
 
 GARBEL, s. A young, unfledged bird, Fife. Y. Gor- 
 bet. 
 
 To GARBEL, v. n. To produce such a noise as pro- 
 ceeds 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. Y. Garbel, v. n. 
 
 GARDELOO, s. Beware of the water !— 0. Fr. gare 
 de Veau. Y. Jordeloo. 
 
 GARDENAT, ». Tnexplained. Act. Cone. 
 
 GARDENER'S-GARTE^S, s. pi. Arundo colorata> S. 
 
 GARDEROB, s. Wardrobe, Fr, Acts James VI. 
 
 GARDEYYANCE, s. A cabinet. Dunbar. It is also 
 written Gardeviant. — Fr. garde de viandes, a cup- 
 board. 
 
 GARDEYIANT, s. A cabinet. Inventories. Y. Gar- 
 
 DEXTfAXCE. 
 
 GARDEYINE, s. "A big-bellied bottle," Dumfries. 
 Expl. " a square bottle," Ayrs. The Provost. "The 
 Scotch Gardevine holds two quarts." Also a cellaret 
 for containing wine and spirits in bottles. 
 
 GARDY, Gaijidt, «. Thearm, S. B. Douglas.— Q&el, 
 
 gairdain, id. 
 GARDY-BANE, s. The bone of the arm. S. B. Skin- 
 ner's Misc. Poet. 
 
 GARDY-CHAIR, s. An elbowrchair, Aberd. Journal 
 Lond. 
 
 GARDY-MOGGANS, s. pi. Moggans for putting on 
 the arms, Aberd. 
 
 GARDY-PICK, 9. "An expression of great disgust." 
 Gall. Encycl.. 
 
 GARDIN, s. A large urinal or night-pot. 'E.jorden, 
 jurden. Y,. Jourdan. ' 
 
 GARDIS, Si pi. Yards. Douglas..— A. S.geard, a rod, 
 
 GARDMAR, 5. " A pardmar of bress," [brass]. Aberd. 
 Reg. Unexplained. 
 
 GARDMET, s. Aberd. iJef/.— Perhaps, a meat-safe, q. 
 what guards meat. 
 
 GARDNAP. Aberd. Reg.—lPr. gardenappe, " a wreath, 
 ring, or circlet of wicker, &c. set under a dish at 
 meale times, to save the table-cloth from soyling," 
 Cotgr. ; q. a guard for the napery. 
 
 GARDROP, s. The same with Garderob, a wardrobe. 
 Inventories. 
 
 GARE, Gair, adj. 1. Keen. Douglas. 2. Rapa- 
 cious, Renfrew. Ramsay. 3. Parsimonious ; intent 
 on making money ; eager la the acquisition of wealth, 
 Dumfries. 4, Active in the management of house- 
 hold affairs, ibid. — A. S. gearo, expeditus. 
 
 GARE, s. The Great Auk. Sibbald.—ls\. gyr, id. 
 
 GARE, s. A stripe of cloth. Y. Gair. 
 
 GARE-GAUN, Gatr-gaun, adj. Rapacious; greedy, 
 Roxburgh. 
 
 GARGRUGOUS, adj. Austere, both in aspect and in 
 manners ; at the same time inspiring something ap- 
 proaching to terror, from the size of the person j a 
 gargrugous carl, Fife. 
 
 GARMUNSHOCH, adj. Crabbed ; ill-humoured. It 
 is thus used : "What for are ye sae garmvnshoch to 
 me, whea I'm sae curcudget to you?" Curcudget 
 seems merely a provincial corruption of Curcuddoch, 
 cordial, q. v. 
 
 GARNEL, s.. A granary, Ayrs. Y..Girnall. 
 
 GARNESSING, Garnissing, s. Garnishing ; decora- 
 tion in dress ; particularly applied to precious stones. 
 
 Back Garnessing. The ornamented string for the 
 hinder part of a bonnet. Invent. 
 
 FoiR Garnessing. That for the fore part. 
 
 GARNET, Apple-Garnet, s. A pomegranate. "Mala 
 granata, apple-garnets." Wedderburn's Vocab. 
 
 GARNISOUN, s. 1. A garrison. Douglas. 2. A 
 body of armed men. Douglas. 
 
 GARRAY, s. Preparation. Pcblis Play.— A. S. 
 gear a, apparatus. 
 
 GARRAIYERY, s. Folly and rioting of a frolicsome 
 kind ; revelling, Fife. — This is evidently corr. from 
 Gilrevery, which see, vo. Gilravaging. 
 
 GARRIT, Garret, Gerret, s. 1. A watch tower. 
 Wallace.— ¥t. garite, id. 2. The top of a hill. Rwl- 
 diman. — 0. 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. 1. A small horse, S. Stat. 
 Ace — Ir. id. a hackney. 2. An old stiff horse. 
 Loth. 3. A tall stout fellow, Aug.— Ir. garran, a 
 strong horse. 
 
 GARRON NAILS. Spike nails, S. 
 
GAR 
 
 22S 
 
 GAU 
 
 GARRGWN, *. Aberd. Reg. Meaning doubtful. 
 
 GARSAY, s. Apparently the cloth now called kersey. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 GARSON, », An attendant. SirGawan.—^v.gar^on, 
 a boy. 
 
 GARSTY, s. The resemblance of an old dike, Orkney. 
 — 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 GARTANE, v. a. To bind with a garter, S. 
 
 GARTANE-LEEM, s. A portable loom for weaving 
 garters. Mearns. 
 
 GARTEN BERRIES. Bramble berries, GL Sibb. 
 
 GARTH, s. 1. An enclosure. Wallace. 2. A gar- 
 den. Dunbar. — A. S. cea^'d, used in both senses. 3. 
 In Orkney, garth denotes a house and the land attach- 
 ed to it. 4. An enclosure for catching fish, especially 
 salmon. Acts James VI. It is also used in compo- 
 sition. Y. FiscHGARTHE, and Yair. 
 
 GARVIE, s. The sprat, a fls^, S. Sibbald. Garvock, 
 InTerness. 
 
 GARWHOUNGLE, s. 1. The noise made by the bit- 
 tern, when it rises from the bog, Ayrs. 2. Trans- 
 ferred 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. ; properly Cascromh. — Gael, cas- 
 eromh, from cas, foot, and cromh, crooked ; literally, 
 " the crooked foot." 
 
 To GASH, V. n. 1. To talk a great deal in a confident 
 way, S. 2. To talk pertly, or insolently, S. 3. To 
 talk freely and fluently, S. Synon. Gab. Burns. — 
 Fr. gauss-er, to gibe. Roquefort gives 0, Fr. gas, 
 gaz, as merely a variation of gab, plaisanterie, mo- 
 querie, 
 
 GASH, s. 1. Prattle, S. Synon. Gab. 2. Pert lan- 
 gaage, S. 
 
 GASH, adj. 1. Shrewd in conversation ; sagacious, 
 S. Watson. 2. Lively and fluent in discourse, S. 
 Ramsay. 3. Having the appearance of sagacity 
 conjoined with that of self-importance, S. Burns. 
 4. Trim ; respectably dressed, S. R. Galloway. 6. 
 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 contempt, S. — Fr. gauche, 
 awry ; gauch-ir, to writhe. 
 
 GASH-GABBIT, part. adj. 1. Having the mouth dis- 
 torted, 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, v. a. To distort ; to writhe ; as, " He's 
 gashlin' his beik ;" he is making a wry mouth, 
 Aberd. Evidently a dimin. from gcbsh, 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. 
 
 G A SKINS, s. pi. The name commonly given to a 
 rough green gooseberry, originally brought from 
 Gascony, S. 
 
 GAST, Ghast, s. a fright. To get a gast, to be ex- 
 ceedingly frightened, Roxb, V. Gastrods. 
 
 GAST, s. A gust of wind, S. B.— A. S. gest, id, 
 
 GASTREL, Castrel, s. A kind of hawk. " Fr. cer- 
 cerelle," 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 ; 0. 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 gatewards, 
 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, v. 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. 
 
 T» GATHER one's feet. To recover from a fall ; used 
 both in a literal and in a moral sense, S. — The phrase 
 to 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, s. 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 the fiery, cross was by the High- 
 landers." Gl. Antiq. 
 
 GATING, pari. pr. Perhaps looking around ; gazing. 
 Buret. — Isl. giaet-a, observare. 
 
 GAVAULING, Gavaulling, Gavawlling, s. Gadding 
 about in an idle or dissipated way, Ayrs.. — Fr. guaive, 
 waif, and alter, to go. 
 
 GAUBERTIE-SHELLS, s. The name given to a hob- 
 goblin who, till within a few years past, has been 
 heard to make a loud roaring, accompanied with a 
 barking similar to that of little dogs, and at the 
 same time with a clattering resembling that of shells 
 striking against each other, Lanarks. 
 
 GAUCY, Gawsy, adj. 1. Plump ; jolly, S. Journal 
 Lond. 2, Applied to anything 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 Gaesi. 
 
 GAX7GINESS, s. Stateliness in appearance ; arising 
 from size, S. 
 
 GAUCKIT, adj. Stupid. V. Gowkit. 
 
 GAUD, Gawd, s. 1. A trick. Douglas. 2. A bad 
 custom or habit, S. B. — Fr. gaud-ir, to be frolicsome ; 
 Su. G. gaed-as, laetari, from Isl. gaa, gaudium. 
 
 To GAUD, V. n. To make a showy appearance ; to be 
 gaudy, Fife. — Isl. gaed-a, ornare. 
 
 GAUD, s. A rod or goad. V. Gad, Gade. 
 
 GAUDEAMUS, s. A feast or merrymaking, Roxb.— 
 Evidently the Lat. word, Letus rejoice. V. Gaude-Day. 
 
 GAUDE-DAY, s. a festive day ; synon. with gaude- 
 amu^. Antiquary. 
 
 GAUDEIS, Gawdes, s. J)?. Inventories. This is synon. 
 With gowdy, a jewel, or any precious ornament. — 
 Evidently from Lat. gaudete. V. Galdeis. 
 
 GAUD FLOOR. The Saury Pike, S. 
 
GAU 
 
 224 
 
 GEA 
 
 GAUDY, adj. Tricky ; mischievous, Loth. 
 
 GAUDNIE, s. Expl. "a semi-aquatic bird, which al- 
 ways has its nest in the bank of a rivulet ; somethinK 
 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. — Probably 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. gafwel, Belg. gevel, id. 
 
 ♦GAA'ELKIND. "A custom in Shetland, as well as in 
 Kent, whereby upon the father's death, the youngest 
 got the dwelling-house, while the other property was 
 divided equally," MS. Explic. of Norish words. 
 
 G AVELOCK, s. An earwig ; also gelloch, Ayrs, ; 
 golach, Loth. 
 
 GAVELOCK, Gavelok, s. An iron lever, S.— A. S. gafe- 
 Ittcas, hastilia, gajia, furca. 
 
 GAUFFIN, Gaffin, adj. Lightheaded ; foolish ; 
 thoughtless ; giddy, Roxb. Hogg. 
 
 GAUGES, s. pi. Wages. Acts Sederunt — 0. Fr. guaige. 
 
 GAUGIATORS, s. pi. " In Scottish law, officers whose 
 business is to examine weights and measures," 
 Kersey. Hence, Gangers. [A'eill. 
 
 GAUGNET, s. The sea-needle, a fish. Firth of Forth. 
 
 GAVILEGER, s. The provost-marshal of an army. 
 Monro's Exped. — Undoubtedly from Isl. gaa, curare, 
 and Zefirer, 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, V. n. The same with gauk, Roxburgh. 
 
 GAUKIE, Gawky, s. A foolish person. Eamsay.—Bw. 
 gack, id. V. Gowk. 
 
 GAUKIT, Gawkie, Gawky, adj. Foolish ; giddy ; 
 awkward, S. Morison. 
 
 GAUL, s. Dutch myrtle. V. Scotch-gale. 
 
 GAULF, Gawf, Gaffaw. A horse-laugh ; a loud 
 laugh, S. Knox. V. Gawf. 
 
 To GAUMP, V. a. Expl. " to sup very greedily, as if 
 in danger of swallowing the spoon," Roxburgh. — 
 Isl. giaeme, hio. 
 
 GAUN, Gaund, s. The butter-bur, Tussilagopetasites. 
 It is called Gaun in Upper Lanarks. ; Gaund in 
 Dumfries. 
 
 GAUN, The vulgar orthography of the gerund or 
 part, pr. of the v. to ga, going ; pron. long. V. 
 Gain Gear. 
 
 jAUN-A-DU, s. A term used to express a resolution 
 never reduced to practice; as, "That's amang my 
 gaun-a-du's," Loth. Corr. from gaun or gain, i. e., 
 going to do. 
 
 To GAUNCH, V. n. To snarl. V, Gansch, v. 
 
 GAUNCH, s. A snatch. V. Gansch, s. 
 
 GAUND, s. V. Gaun, s. 
 
 GAUN DAYS. V. Gangdayis. 
 
 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 Far. 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 approximating to death 
 
 To GAUP, V. n. 1. To gape, Buchan. 2. To look up 
 in a wild sort of way, or as expressive of surprise ; 
 often, to gaup up, ibid. V. Goif, v. 
 
 GAUT, s. A hog, or sow, S. Sir J. Sinclair.— I&l. 
 gait, sus exsectus. 
 
 GAUTSAME, s. "Hog's lard," Gall. Eucycl. ; from 
 ^^gaut, a male swine," ibid, V. Galt, 
 
 To GAW, V. a. 1. To gall, S. Ferguson. 2. Metaph. 
 to fret, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To GAW, V. n. To become pettish, Loth, Ramsay. 
 
 GAW, s. A gall-nut. Ramsay. 
 
 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. Polwart. 2, Used metaph. in relation 
 to a habit ; as, " That's an auld gaw 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 in- 
 dignity, S. 
 
 GAW, s. The gall of an animal, S. 
 
 GAW o' the Fot. The first Tunnings of a still, Aberd. 
 
 GAWD, 5. A goad, £. Ross. 
 
 GAWNDIE, GowNDiE, Gowdie, s. The yellow gur- 
 nard, S. Sibbald. Q. groZd-fish. 
 
 To GAWE, V. n. To go about staring in a stupid 
 manner ; the same with Gauve, Teviotd. V, Goir, v. 
 
 To GAWF, Gaff, v. n. To laugh violently, S. Ram- 
 say. — Su. G. gaffla, id ; Germ, gaffen, to gape. 
 
 GAWF, Gaffaw, s. A horse-laugh. Knox. 
 
 GAW-FUR, s. A furrow for draining off water, E, 
 Loth. Renfr, V. Gaw, s. 
 
 GAWIN, s. Gain ; profit ; advantage. Rauf Coil- 
 year. — Either from Fr. gaigna, gain, or from A. S. 
 ge-ivin, lucrum, gain. 
 
 GAWKIE, s. The horse-cockle, a shell, Venus Islan- 
 dica, Linn, Loth. 
 
 GAWKIE, adj. Foolish, S. V. Gaukit. 
 
 GAWLIN, s. "The gawlin is a fowl less than a 
 duck." Martin's Western Isl. 
 
 To GAWMP, V. a. To mock. V. Gamp. 
 
 GAWP, s. A large mouthful, S. 
 
 To GAWP, V. n. To yawn. Loth. 
 
 GAWPIE, s. A silly fellow. 
 
 GAWPISH, adj. Disposed to yawn, ibid.— Isl. Su. G. 
 gap-a, hiare. 
 
 To GAWP UP, V. a. To swallow voraciously, S, 
 Ramsay. — Sw. gulpa, buccis vorare deductis. 
 
 GAWRIE, s. The red gurnard, S. Sibbald. 
 
 GAWSIE, adj. Jolly, V. Gaucy. 
 
 To GEAL, v.n. To congeal, Aberd.— Pr. 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 ; 
 frostiness, Aberd. 
 
 GEAN, Geen, (flr hard), s. A wild cherry, S. Statist. 
 Ace. — Fr. guigne, 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. Gee, Gere. 
 
 GEARKING, part. adj. Vain, Lyndsay. — A. S. 
 gearc-ian, apparare. 
 
 GEASONE, adj. Stunted ; shrunk. Fitscottie^s Cron. 
 — Isl. gisin, rarus. V. Geize. 
 
 GEAT, s. A child. V. Get 
 
GEA 
 
 225 
 
 GEL 
 
 To GEAVB, (jj hard), «. n. To look in an unsteady 
 
 manner, Ettr. For. 
 GEBBIE, G-ABBiE, s. The crop of a fowl, S. Ferguson. 
 
 — G-ael. c.iahan, the gizzard. 
 To GECK, Gekk, v. a. To sport, Ang. 2. To deride, 
 
 S. Philotm. 3. To befool. Leg. St. Androis. 4. 
 
 To jilt, S. 5. To toss the head disdainfully, S. 
 
 Ramsay. — Teut. gheck-en, deridere ; Su. G. geck-as, 
 
 ludificari ; Sw. gacck-a, to jilt. 
 GECK, Gekk, s. 1. A sign of derision. Dunhar. 2. 
 
 A jibe. Montgomerie. 3. Cheat, S. Poeim \Qth 
 
 Cent. To gie one the, geek, to give him the slip ; 
 
 generally including the idea of exposing him to de- 
 rision, S. — Teut. geek, jocus. 
 GECK-NECKIT, adj. Wry-necked, Aberd.— Gael. 
 
 geochd, a wry neck, geochdach, having a wry neck. 
 
 GED, (fif hard), s. 1. The pike, a fish, S. Barbour. 
 — Su. G. Isl. gaedda, id. 2. A gre'edy or avaricious 
 person ; as, " He's a perfect ged for siller," Clydes. 
 
 GEDDERY, s. A heterogeneous mass, Upp, Clydes. 
 Perhaps from gadyr, to gather. 
 
 GED LING, s. Ravf Coilyear. Perhaps for Gadling, 
 " an idle vagabond," Chauc. 
 
 GED-STAFF, s. 1. A staff for stirring pikes from 
 under the banks. Douglas. 2. A pointed staff ; 
 from Su. G. gadd, aculeus, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 GED WING, s. '* An ancient-looking person ; an an- 
 tiquary." Gall. Encyd. The author also explains 
 it "a fisher of geds," i.e. pikes. 
 
 GEE, (fif hard), s. To give. V. Gie. 
 
 GEE, (g hard), s. To tak the gee, to become pettish 
 and unmanageable, S. Ross.—lal. geig, olTeusa. 
 
 To GEE, (g soft), v. n. To stir ; to move to one side. 
 V. Jee. 
 
 To GEEG, Gig, {g hard), v. 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. 
 
 GEENYOCH LY, adv. 1. Gluttonously, Ayrs. 2. 
 Greedily, ibid. 
 
 GEENYOCHNESS, s. 1. Gluttony, ibid, 2. Covet- 
 ousness, ibid. 
 
 GEENOCH, s. A covetous insatiable person ; expl. as 
 nearly allied in signification to gluttonous, Ayrs. — 
 Gaelic, gionach, 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 
 anything deposited, as a key, a penknife, &c. 
 Having received this, they conceal themselves, and 
 raise the cry, "Smugglers." On this they are pur- 
 sued by the ins ; and if the gegg — for the name is 
 transferred to the person who holds the deposit — 
 be taken, they exchange situations, the outs be- 
 coming ins, and the ins, outs. This seems to be 
 merely a corr. pronunciation of Fr. gage, a pawn, a 
 pledge, a stake at play. Qu. Kegf 
 
 To GEG, (g hard), v. n. To crack, in consequence of 
 heat, Upp. Clydes. Gell, syn. 
 
 GEG, s. 1. A rent or crack in wood ; a chink in con- 
 sequence of dryness, Lanarks. 2. A chap in the 
 15 
 
 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 king the geggers, to 
 let the under lip fall ; to be chopfallen, Perths. 
 Apparently a cant term. 
 
 GEGGERY, s. A deception ; a cant term commonly 
 used in Glasgow in regard to mercantile transactions 
 which are understood to be not quite correct in a 
 moral pointof view. — Isl. gaeg-r, denotes guile, dolus. 
 V. Gaggery. 
 
 GEY, Gay, {g hard), adj. 1. Tolerable. S. P. Repr. 
 2. Considerable ; worthy of notice. Bellend. 3. It 
 is often used in connection 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 haug'd to you," S. 4. A gpy 
 wheen, a considerable number. 
 
 GEY, Gay, adv. Indifferently. Ramsay. Gey and 
 weil, pretty well, S. 
 
 GEYELER, s. Jailor. Wallace. 
 
 To GEIF, Geyff, v. a. To give. Douglas. 
 
 GEIF, conj. If. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To GEIG, (g soft), v. n. To make a creaking noise, S. 
 Douglas. — Germ, geig-en, fricare. 
 
 GEIG, s. A net used for catching the razor-fish. 
 Evergreen. — Belg. zeege, a sean, Sewel; i. e. a seine. 
 
 GEIK-NECK, (fif 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, Geill, s. Jelly, S. Lynds.—'Sr. gel. 
 
 GEILY, Gayly, Geylies, adv. Pretty well, S. Kelly. 
 — Teut. gheef, sanus ; Su. G. gef, usualis. 
 
 GEILL POKKIS. Bags through which calfshead jelly 
 is strained. Maitl. P. 
 
 GEING, (g hard), s. Intoxicating liquor of any kind, 
 Ang. — Isl. gengd, cerevisiae motus. 
 
 GEING, (flf hard), s. Dung, Boid.— A. S. geng, 
 latrina. 
 
 GEIR, s. Accoutrements, &c. V. Geb. 
 
 GEIST, s. 1. An exploit ; 2. The history of any 
 memorable action. Doug. — Lat. gesta. 
 
 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. [Getit. 
 
 GEITIT, part. pa. Fenced.— Fr. guet, ward. V. 
 
 GEYTT, adj. Of or belonging to jet. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To GEYZE, Geisin, Gizzen, (g hard), v. n. 1. To be- 
 come leaky for want of moisture, S. Ferguson. 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 undoubtedly 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 quick- 
 ly 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'm the 
 market the day," there is a pretty quick sale, ibid. 
 
GEL 
 
 22C 
 
 GET 
 
 2, In great ffell, in great glee ; in high spirits ; ex- 
 pressive of joy or delight, Fife. 3. On the gell, a 
 
 phrase used in regard to one who is bent on malting 
 
 merry, Upp. Lanarks — Isl. gall, laetus fervor. 
 To GELL, ((7 hard), v. n. To thrill with pain, S. Sir 
 
 Egeir. — Germ, gell-eii, to tingle. 
 To GELL, (g hard), v. n. To crack in consequence of 
 
 heat, S. — Isl. geil, fissura. V. Geg, v. 
 GELL, s. A crack or rent in wood, S. V. Geo, s. 
 GELL, (g hard), s. A leech, S. B. Gellie, Perths. — 
 
 Su. G. igd, id. ; C. B. gel, a horse-leech. 
 GELLY, adj. Apparently, pleasant ; agreeable, Ayrs. 
 GELLIE, adj. Davidsone. The same perhaps with 
 
 Jelly, adj. q. v. 
 GELLOCII, s. A shrill cry; a.yell, Selk. V. Gale and 
 
 Galyie. 
 GELLOCH, s. An earwig, Ayrs. Dumfr. j also Gave- 
 
 lock. Gellock, Galloway. 
 GELLOCK, s. An iron crowbar. 6reWocfc is merely the 
 
 provinc. pron. of Gavelock, q. v. 
 GELORE, Galore, Gilore, s. Plenty, S. Eoss.—G&el. 
 
 go leoir, enough. 
 GELT, s. Money. V. Gilt. 
 GEMLICK, Gemblet, s. A gimlet, a carpenter's tool, 
 
 Roxb. — In the latter form-lt nearly resembles 0. Fr. 
 
 guimbelet, id. 
 GEMMLE, s. *' A long-legged man." Gall. Encycl. 
 GEN, prep. Against. — A. S gean, id. 
 GEND, (or hard), adj. Playful, ^f. P. Eepr.— Isl 
 
 gant-a^ ludificare. 
 GENER, 5. A gender in grammar ; pi. greneres, Lat. 
 
 Vans' Rudiments. 
 GENYEILD, Genyell, s. V. Ganyeild. 
 GENYIE, s. 1. Engine of war. Minst. Bord. 2. A 
 
 snapwork, or apparatus for bending a cross-bow. 
 
 Balf. Pract. 
 GENYOUGH, Gineouch, 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. — Pr. gene, 
 
 id. from Lat. gehenna. 
 GENYUS CHALMER. Bridal chamber. Douglas. 
 GENT, s. 1. A very tall person, Roxb. 2. Anything 
 
 very tall, ibid, V. Gekty. 
 To GENT, (g soft), v; n. To spend time idly, Roxb.— 
 
 Su. G. gant-as, to be sportive like children. 
 GENTY, (g soft), adj. 1. Neat ; limber ; elegantly 
 
 formed,. S. Ramsay. 2. Also applied to dress, as 
 
 denoting that a thing is neat, has a lightness of pat- 
 tern, and gives the idea of gentility, S. — Teut. jent, 
 
 bellus, eleganSi 
 GEN TIL, ad;/. Belonging to a nation. Doug. 
 GENTILLY, adv. Completely, Ang, Barbour. 
 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. !<. Honourable birth. 
 
 Dunb. 2. Genteel manners. Wal. 3. Gentleness ; 
 
 softness. Henrysone. 4. It seems to be used as 
 
 equivalent to discretion, in the following phrase ; " I 
 
 wadna put it in his gentrice." Fife. 
 GEO, (g hard), s. 1. A deep hollow, Caithn. 2; A 
 
 creek or chasm in the shore is called geow, Orkn. — 
 
 Isl. gia, hiatus oblongus. V. Goe. 
 GEORDIE, s. 1. Diminutive of Georfire, S. 2. Yellow 
 
 Geordie, a guinea. Burns. 
 GER, Gere, Geir, Gear, (g hard), s. 1. Warlike 
 
 accoutrements. Barbour. 2. Goods ; stuff. Goods 
 and gear, a law phrase, S. Ruddiman. 3 Booty. 
 Minst. Bord. 4. All kind of tools for business, 8. 
 Ruddiman. 5. Money, S. Watson. — Isl. geir, 
 lancea ; Dan. dyn geira, strepitus armorum. 
 
 GERIT, Geared, part, adji Provided with armour, 
 Wallace. 
 
 GERLETROCH, s. V. Gablytrocgh. 
 
 GERMOUNT, s. A garment. N. Winyet. 
 
 GEROT, adj. Perhaps q. gairit, streaked. Colkelbie 
 Sow;, V, Gaired. 
 
 GERRACK, s. The name given to the Coal-fish 
 (Gadus Carbonarius, Linn.) of the first year, Banffs. 
 v. Seath. 
 
 GERRIT, Gerrat, (£fhard),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.—k. S. goers, 
 Belg. gars, gers, id. 
 
 GERSE-CAULD, Grass-Cold, s. A slight cauld or 
 catarrh affecting horses, Agr. 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, S. Dunbar. — A. S. gaersuma, 
 gersume, a compensation. 
 
 GERSOMED, Gressomed, part. adj. Burdened with a 
 Gen-some, Aberd, 
 
 To GERSS, V. 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 
 inclination 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 gerssing. The phrase 
 is evidently borrowed from the custom of putting out 
 a horse to graze, when there is no immediate occa- 
 sion for his service. 
 
 GERSS-FOULK, Girss-Fodk, s. pi. The same with 
 Cottar-fouk, Aberd. 
 
 GERSS-HOUSE, s. A house possessed by a tenant 
 w^ho has no land attached to it, Ang. 
 
 GERSS MALE. R>nt for grass, or the privilege of 
 grazing. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 GERSS-MAN, Grass-Man, s. A tenant who has no 
 land ; a cottar. Spalding. — Su. G. graessaeti, id. 
 
 GERSS-TACK, Si The lease which a gerssman has, 
 Ang. 
 
 GERT, pret. Caused. V. Gar, Ger, 
 
 To GE&, V. n. To guess.' Wyntown. 
 
 GESNING, Gestning, Guestning, {g hard), s. 1. 
 Hospitable reception. Douglas. — Isl. gistning, id. 
 from gest-r, a guest. 2. Reception as a guest, with- 
 out including the idea of kindness. Rollock. — Sw. 
 gaestning, receiving of guests. 
 
 To GESS, (g hard), v. n. To go away clandestinely, 
 Upp. Lanarks. — Isl. geys-a, cum vehementia feror. 
 
 GESSERANT. Sparkling. K. Qicair.— Teut. gkester, 
 a spark. 
 
 GEST, S; Ghost. Houlate. V. Gaist. 
 
 GEST, s. Motion of the body ; gesticulation. — ^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. The conduct of one who acts as an heir ; 
 a forensic term. Ersk. 
 
 * To GET, V. n. To be struck; to receive a blow, S. B. 
 
GET. 
 
 227^ 
 
 GIL 
 
 To GET, Vi a. To get it. 1. To be chastised; to 
 suffer ; to pay for it, S. 2. To be deceived ; to be 
 taken in, S. B. 
 
 GET, Gett, Geat, Geit, s. 1. A child. Wyntown. 
 
 2. A contemptuous designation for a child, S. Knox. 
 
 3. Progeny. Wyntown. 4. Applied to the young 
 of brutes. Douglas. — Goth, get-a, gignere. 
 
 GET, s. Jet. V; Geytt, adj. 
 
 GETIT, Geitit, j)a»-«. pa. Inventories. — Probably, 
 
 guarded, fenced, from French guett-er, to ward. 
 GETTABLE, adj. Attainable, Aberd. 
 GETTWARI), adv. Directly towards, Gordon's Hist. 
 
 V. Gaitward. 
 GEVE, conj. If. Acts Mar^f. V. GiF. 
 GEWB, conj. If. V. Gif. 
 GEWGAW, s. A Jew's harp, Roxb. also A. Bor. 
 
 Perhaps only a generic sort of designation, as expres- 
 sive of contempt for tibis small musical instrument. 
 
 V. Tkdmp. 
 GEWLICK, s. An earwig, Roxb. Vv Golach, sense 2. 
 GEWLOCK, Gewlick, s. An iron lever, Roxb. ; the 
 
 same with gavelock, q. v. 
 GY, s. " A rope," Gl. Antiq. Apparently a tenn used 
 
 by Scottish seamen. Antiq. 
 GY, s, A strange hobgoblin-looking fellow, South of S. 
 
 Ayrs. E. Guy. 
 GY, s. 1. Scene ; show-, Aberd. Tarras. 2. Estima- 
 tion ; respect, ibid. 
 To G Y, Gye, v. a. To guide. K. Quair.—O. Fr, firmer, id. 
 GY, s. A guide. Wallace. — Hisp. fifwm. 
 GY', s. A proper name; Guy, Earl of Warwick. Banna- 
 
 tyne Poemsi 
 GIB, Gibbie, (g hard), s. A gelded cat, S. Henrysone. 
 
 — Fr. gibb-ier, to hunt. 
 ^ -^GIB, (fit 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. Hob Gibb's Contract, a common toast in S. ex- 
 pressive of mere friendship. 
 GIBBERS, s. Gibberish ; nonsense, Aberd. 
 GIBBERY,*. Ginger-hread. Aberd. 
 GIBBLE, (g hard), s, A tool of any kind, S. ; whence 
 
 giblet, any small iron tool, Ang. Morison. — Teut. 
 
 gaffel, furca. 
 GIBBLE-GABBLE, s. Noisy confused tolk, S. Gl. 
 
 Shirr.— Is], gofia, blaterare. 
 To GIBBLE-GABBLE, v. n. To converse confusedly ; 
 
 a number of persons speaking at once, S. B. 
 GIBLICH, RawGiblich, (gutt.) s. An unfledged crow, 
 
 Roxburgh. 
 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 ffeci, 
 
 q. V. Shaw's Hist, of Moray. 
 GIDDACK, $. The sand-eel, Shetl. Ammodytes 
 
 Tobianus, Linn. Edmonstone. 
 GIDE, Gyde, s. Attiie. Wallace.— A. S. giwaede, id. 
 GYDSCHIP, s. Guidance ; management, treatment. 
 
 AvlS'Ja. F. 
 To GlE, V. a. To give, is often used as signifying to 
 
 strike ; to give a blow ; as followed by the prep, in, 
 
 on, or o'er, immediately before mentioning the part of 
 
 the body or object struck ; and by with, before the 
 
 instrument employed, S. V. Gie. 
 To GIE o'er, v. n. To stop in eating, S. 
 To GIE o'er, v. 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 the argument ; as, " I trow I gied him up 
 his fit." 
 
 To GIE, (a hard), v. n. To pry, Galloway. 
 
 GIEAN CARLINS. " A set of carlins common in 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 heerawns 
 and butter." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GIED, pret. Gave, S. David. Seasons. 
 
 GIELAINGER, s. A cheat. V. Gileynocr. 
 
 GIEST. A contr. of give us it, S. Henrysone. 
 
 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, Gelb, Gewe, conj. If. Douglas. — Moes, 
 G. gau, id. ; Su. G. jef, dubium. 
 
 GIFF-GAFF, s. Mutual giving, S. Kelly.— A. S. gif 
 and gaf, q. I gave, he gave. 
 
 GIFFIS, Gyffis, imper. v, Gif. Douglas. 
 
 GIFT, s. A disrespectful and contemptuous term fur 
 a person, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To GIG, 15. n. To make a creaking noise. V. Jegg. 
 
 GIG, «. Expl. "a curiosity;" also "a charm," GL 
 Picken ; probably Ayrs. 
 
 GIGGIE, {g soft), adj. Brisk ; lively, Buch. 
 
 GIGGLE-TROT, s. A' woman who man-ies when she 
 is far advanced in life, is said to tdk the giggle-trot, S. 
 
 GYILBOYES, s. pi. Inventories. A piece of female 
 dress ; apparently a kind of sleeves. 
 
 GYIS, Gyss, s. 1. A mask. Dunbar. 2. A dance 
 after some particular mode. Henrysone. — 0. Fr. gise. 
 
 GYKAT. MaitlandP. Read Gillot. 
 
 GIL, (fir hard), s. 1. A cavern. Douglas. 2. A steep 
 narrow glen ; a ravine, S. and W. of S. It is gene- 
 rally 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. Ai Hume. Gild of 
 latKhin, loud laughter, Fife. — Isl. gelid, clamor, 
 giel, vocifero. 
 
 GILD, adj. Loud, S. B. 
 
 GILD, ad/. 1. Strong ; well-grown. Skene. 2. Great. 
 A gild rogue, a great wag. Buddiman. — Su. G. 
 gild, validus, robustus. 
 
 GILD, GiLDE, s. A fraternity instituted for some par- 
 ticular purpose, S. Stat. Gild, — A. S. gild, fiater- 
 nitas, sodalitium. 
 
 GILD-BROTHER, s. A member of the gild, S. 
 
 GILDEE, s. The whiting pout. Stat. Ace. 
 
 GILDEROY. The name given to a celebrated out- 
 law in a beautiful song, ascribed, in Johnston's 
 Scots Musical Museum, to Sir Alexander Halket. 
 
 Gilderoy was a bonny boy, 
 Had roses till his shune, 4e. 
 
 GILDRIE, s. i: That body in a burgh which con- 
 sists 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.— Teut. ghijl, cremor 
 cerevisiae. 
 
 GYLE-HOUSE, s. A brew-house. Lamont's Diary. 
 
 GILEYNOUR, Gilainger, s. 1. A deceiver. Kelly. 
 2. "An ill debtor." Gl. Ramsay. — Su. G. gil-ia, to 
 deceive, gyllningar, fraudes. 
 
GIL 
 
 223 
 
 GYM 
 
 GILL,^. A strait small glen, Roxb. V. Gil. 
 
 GILL, s. A leech, Galloway, M'Taggart's Encycl. 
 V. Qkld, s. 
 
 GILLEM, s. A tool in which the iron extends 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 anple across the sole of the plane, 
 it is called a skewed gillem. 
 ^filLLET. s. A liglit giddy girl. V.JTillet. 
 
 GILLFLIUT,*. A thoughtless giddy girl, S. Brownie 
 q/" Bodsbeck. V. Flykd. 
 
 GILL-GATHERER, s. One who gathers leeches in 
 the mai-shes, Galloway. 
 
 GILL-HA', s, .1. A house which cannot defend its in- 
 habitants 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. 
 
 GILLHOU, s. A female who is not reckoned econom. 
 ical, Ayrs. 
 
 GILLIE, GiLLT,«. .1. 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. 
 
 y 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 ^"BTn 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. Mrs, birse, be- 
 cause of the bristly texture of a cushion of this des- 
 cription. The first syllable may be immediately from 
 gillie as signifying a giddy young woman. 
 
 GILLIE-CASFLUE, *•. "That person of a chieftain's 
 body-guard, whose business it was to carry him over 
 fords." Clan Albyn. — As gillie signifies servant, cas- 
 que, I suppose, is compounded of Gaelic cas, afoot, 
 anA fliiLch, wet, moist. Thus, it appears that gillie- 
 wetfoot, q. V. is merely a literal translation of this 
 teiTB. V. Gillie, a boy. 
 
 GILLIE-GAPUS, ad/. Foolish and giddy, S. Tennant's 
 Card. Beaton. 
 
 GILLIEGAPUS, Gillieqacus, s. V. Gapus. 
 
 To GILLIEGAWKIE, v. n. To spend time idly and 
 foolishly, Loth. V. Gauky. 
 
 GILLIEWETFOOT, Gilliewhit, (g hard), g. .1. A 
 worthless fellow who gets into debt and runs off, 
 Loth. 2. A running footman ; also a bum-bailLff. 
 Colvil. Sir Walter Scott says, "This I have always 
 understood as the Lowland nickname for the barefoot- 
 ed followers of a Highland chieftain, called by them- 
 selves Gillies." — Prom gillie, a page, and wet foot. 
 
 GILLMAW, (g soft), s. A voracious person ; one 
 whose paunch is not easily replenished; as, "a 
 greedy gilmaw," one who is not nice in his taste, but 
 devours by wliolesale, Roxb. The same with goul- 
 maw. V. GoRMAW. 
 
 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. guil, gwil, equa, a mare. It has been con- 
 jectured that Gillot is retained, in a metaph. 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, GiLLORB, 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. 
 
 GILL-RUNG, 8. A long stick used by Gill-Gatherers, 
 which they plunge 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. 
 Shirrefi. 2. To get the gill-wheep, to be jilted, S. li.— 
 Isl. gil-ia, amoribus circumveuire, and hwipp, celer 
 cursus. 
 
 GYLMIR. V. GiMMER. 
 
 3'o GILP, V. 71. 1. To be jerked, ibid. Tarras. 2. It\ 
 seems used to denote what is thin or insipid, like J 
 Shilpit, ibid. Cft-iginally the same with Jawp, v. q. v. / 
 j[fllp is indeed the pronunciation of Angus and some \ 
 other northern counties. f 
 
 To GILP^ (fif soft), V. a. 1. To spurt ; to jerk, Aberd. I 
 2. To spill ; as water from a vessel, not by oversett- / 
 ing it, but by putting the water in motion, ibid. 
 
 GILP, s. Water spilled, as described above ; a flash of 
 water, ibid. 
 
 GILPY, Gilpey, 8. A roguish boy ; a frolicsome boy 
 or girl, S. Ramsay. — A.S ctVj;, ostentation, arrogance. 
 
 TioGILRAVAGE, GiLRAiviTCH, Galravitch. Gulerav- 
 AGE, V. n. 1. To hold a meiTy-meeting with noise 
 and riot, although without proceeding to a broil, or 
 doing corporal injury to any one. It seems general- 
 ly, 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 consideration, Roxb. Belraive, synon. 4. 
 lu Lanarks. the term properly respects low merri- 
 ment. 
 
 GILRAVACHER, Gilravager, s. 1. A forward 
 I'ambling fellow, Ayrs. 2. A wanton fellow, S. 
 Fortunes of Nigel. 3. A depredator. Rob Roy. 
 
 GILRAVAGE, GiLEAiviTCH, s. 1. A tumult, a noisy 
 frolic ; generally denoting what takes place amoikg 
 young people, and conveying the idea of good- 
 humour, S. 2. Great disorder, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 8. Confusion, conjoined with destruction ; as that of 
 a sow, &c., destroying a garden, by rooting up the 
 plants, Roxburgh. 
 
 GILRAV AGING, 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 connection with reaverie, 
 robbery, S. 2. Used to denote depredation. Rob 
 Roy. 
 
 GILSE, s. A young salmon. V. Grilse. 
 
 GILT, pret. v. Been guilty. K. Quair. — A. S. gylt-an, 
 reum facere. 
 
 GILT, s. Money. S. gelt. Watson.—Qerxn.gelt, id. 
 from gelt-en, to pay. 
 
 GILTY, adj. Gilded. Douglas. 
 
 GILTING, adj. Used for gilt, i. e. gilded. Inventories. 
 
 GILTIT, adj. Gilded, S.— 0. E. '' gylted, as a vessel 
 or any other thyng 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. 1. A ewe that is two 
 years old, S. >Compl. S. 2. A contemptuous term 
 for a woman, S. Ferguson. — Su. G. gimmer, ovicula, 
 quae semel peperit. 
 
 GYMMER, compar. of Gym. Evergreen. 
 
 To G YMP, (g soft), v. n. To gibe ; to taunt. Ruddi- 
 man.— Isl. skimp-a, Su. G. skymf-a, to taunt. 
 
GYM 
 
 229 
 
 GIR 
 
 GYMP, Jtmp, s. 1. a witty jest ; a taunt, S. B. 
 
 Douglas. 2. A quirk ; a subtlety. Henrysone. — 
 
 Belg. schimp, a jest, a cavil. 
 GYMP, Gimp, Jimp, adj. 1. Slim; delicate, S. 
 
 Douglas. 2. Short; scanty, S.— Su. G. skatnt, 
 
 short, skaemt-a, to shorten. 
 GIMPLY, JiMPLY, adv. Scarcely, S. 
 GIN, (g hard), conj. If, S. Sel. Ball. 
 GYN, Gene, s. Engine for war. Darb. Gynnys for 
 
 crakys, great guns. Barb. 2. The bolt or lock of a 
 
 door, S. Euddiman. 
 GYN, s. A chasm. Douglas. — A. S. gin, hiatus. 
 To GYN, V. n. To begin. K. Quair. 
 GIN, prep. Against, in relation to time, Aberd. Ang. 
 
 Ayrs. Fife ; more commonly gen, S. V. Gen. 
 GINCH, adj. Corr. from ginger-bread. Tar. 
 GINEOUGH, adj. Voracious. V. Genyeough. 
 GINGEBREAD, adj. This term is oddly used in an 
 
 adjective form as expressive of affectatiQn of dig- 
 nity, S. B. 
 GINGEBREAD-WIFE, «. A woman who sells ginger- 
 bread ; or the figure of a woman made of ginger- 
 bread, S. 
 GINGE-BRED, s. Gingerbread, S. Pitsc. 
 GINGICH, s. The designation given in South Ulst to 
 
 the person who takes the lead in climbing rocks for 
 
 sea-fowls. Martin. 
 To GINK, ((7 hard), v. n. To titter; to laugh in a 
 
 suppressed manner, Aberd. 
 GINK, s. The act of tittering, ibid. 
 GINKER, s. A dancer. Watson. — Germ, schwinck-en, 
 
 celeriter movere. 
 GYNKIE, (fir hard), s. A term of reproach applied to a 
 
 woman; a giglet, Renfr. Ang. — Isl. ginn-a, decipere. 
 GINKIE, adj. Giddy ; frolicsome, Fife. 
 GINKUM, (g hard), s. Inkling ; hint. Mearns. 
 GINNELIN, s. The act of catching fi?h with the 
 
 hands, ibid. — C. B. genau, denotes the jaws, genohyl, 
 
 the mandible or jaw. [q. v. 
 
 GINNERS, s. pi. The same with ginnles, Galloway, 
 Gl'^NNYNG, s. Beginning. Wyntown. 
 To GINNLE, V. a. To fish with the hands, by groping 
 
 under banks and stones, Roxb. Ayrs. Lanarks. 
 
 Synon. guddle, Clydes. gump, Roxb. 
 GINNLES, (flf hard), s. pi. The gills of a fish, Ayrs. 
 GYNOUR, s. Engineer. Barbour. 
 GIO, (g hard), s. A deep ravine which admits the sea, 
 
 Shetl. Orkn. This is the same with geo, q. v. alsocoe. 
 GIOLA, s. " Thin ill-curdled butter-milk," Shetl. 
 GYPE, (g hard), s. A silly person; a fool, Aberd. 
 
 Mearns. — Is], geip-a, exaggerare, effutire, flretp, futilis 
 
 exaggeratio, nugae. 
 GIPE, s. One who is greedy or avaricious. Watson. 
 
 — Isl. gypa, vorax. 
 GYPE, (fir hard), adj. 1. Keen ; aixient in any opera- 
 tion, Ettr. For. 2. Very hungry ; voracious, ibid. 
 GYPELIE, adv. Quickly and eagerly ; nimbly, ibid. 
 GIPES, s. An expression of puerile invective 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. Shirrefs. 
 GIPSEY HERRING. The pilchard, S. Ess. Highl. 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, Perflis. Fife.— Su. G. 
 giord, ciugulum. 
 
 GIRD, Gykd, s. 1. A hoop, S. ; also girr. Minst. 
 Bard. 2. A stroke, S. Barbour. — A. S. gyrd, Isl. 
 girde, vimen. 
 
 To GIRD, V. a. To strike ; with th« adv. throw. 
 Douglas. 
 
 To LET Gird. 1. To strike. Chr. Kirk. 2. To let 
 fly. Douglas. 
 
 To GIRD, V. n. To move with expedition and force. 
 Barbour. 
 
 To GIRD, V. n. To drink hard, S. B. Forbes. 
 
 GIRD, s. A trick. Douglas.— Sa. G. goer-a, incan- 
 tare, utgiord, magical art. 
 
 GIRDER, s. A cooper. Loth. 
 
 GIRDLE, s. A circular plate of malleable or cast iron, 
 for toasting cakes over the fire, S. Colvil. — Su. G. 
 grissel, the shovel used for the oven ; from graedd-a, 
 to bake. 
 
 GIRDLE. Spaeing by the girdle, a mode of divination, 
 still occasionally practised in Angus, and perhaps in 
 other counties, especially for discovering who has 
 stolen anything that is missing. The girdle, used 
 for toasting cakes, is heatod till it be red-hot ; then 
 it is laid in a dark place, with something on it. 
 Eveiy one in the company must go by himself, and 
 bring away what is laid on it, with the assurance 
 that the devil will carry ofif the guilty person, if he 
 or she make the attempt. The fear which is the 
 usual concomitant of guilt generally betrays the 
 criminal, by the reluctance manifested to make the 
 trial. 
 
 GIRDSTING, Gykchtsting, Gyrthsting, Griusting, 
 s. Apparently a sting or pole for making a gird or 
 hoop. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 GYRE-CARLING, {g hard), s. 1. Hecate, or the 
 mother-witch of the peasants, S. Lyndsay. Gy-car- 
 lin, Fife ; Gay-carlin, Bord. 2. A hobgoblin. Ban- 
 nat. Journ. 3. A scarecrow, S. B. Journ. Loud. — 
 Isl. Getra, the name of one of the Fates, and kar- 
 linna, an old woman. 
 
 GYRE FALCON, s. A large hawk. Houlate.—Ge-na. 
 geir, a vulture, and falke, a falcon. 
 
 GYREFU', adj. Fretful ; ill-humoured ; discontentr 
 ed ; as, "a gyrefu' carlin," a peevish old womau, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 To GIRG, Jirk, v. n. To make a creaking noise, S. 
 Douglas. V. Chirk. 
 
 GYRIE, (g soft), s. A stratagem; circumvention, 
 Selkirks. V. Ikgyre. 
 
 GIRKE, s. A stroke ; E. je^-k. Z. Boyd.— Ish jarke, 
 pes feriens. 
 
 GIRKIENET, s. A kind of bodice worn by women. 
 
 V. JlRKIXET. 
 
 To GIRLE, GiRREL, V. n. 1. A term used to denote 
 that afifection 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 
 honor, ibid. 4. To shudder ; to shiver. Synon. 
 Groose, ibid. V. Grill, v. 
 
 GIRLSS, s. The same with grilse, q. v. Act, Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 To GIRN, V. n. 1. To grin, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 snarl, S. Ramsay. 3. To whine and cry, from ill- 
 hiunour, or fretfulness in consequence of disappoint- 
 ment ; applied to children, S. To girn and greet, 
 to conjoin peevish complaints with tears ; in this 
 sense, in like manner, commonly applied to children, 
 S. 4. To gape ; applied to dress, S. 
 
GIU 
 
 230 
 
 GLA 
 
 ■To GIRN, V. a. 1. To catch by means of a gim. 
 Thus hares, rabbits, &c. are taken in 8. 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, Gyrnk, s. a. a grin, S. Bellenden. 2. A 
 snare of any kind. Jiamsay. — A. S. gim, Isl. 
 gime, id. 
 
 GIRN, s. A tent put into a wound ; a seton, Bord. 
 — Isl. gime, chorda. 
 
 GIRN-AQAIN, s. A peevish, ill-humoured person, 
 Clydes. 
 
 GIRNALL, GiBXELL, Grainel, Garnell, s. 1. A 
 granary, S. Knox. Girnal-ryvtr, the robber of a 
 granary. Evergreen. 2, A larfre chest for holding 
 meal, S. — Fr. gernier, id. V. Garnel. 
 
 To GIRNAL, V. a. To store up in granaries, S. Acts 
 Ja. II. 
 
 GIRNIE, ad;. Peevish, S. B. V. Gibn, u. 
 
 GIRNIGO, GiRNiGAE, s. A contemptuous term for a 
 peevish person, S. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 GIRNIGO-GIBBIE and GIRNIGO-GASH, s. Of the 
 same sense with Girnigo, S. Also^a peevish child, 
 
 GYRNING, adj. 1. Grinning, S. 2. Crabbed ; ill- 
 tempered, S. — Gyrnin' gyte, an ill-natm-ed, peevish 
 child, S. B. 
 
 GYRNING, g. Grinning. Barbour. 
 
 GIRNOT, s. The Gray Guinard ; vulgarly garnet, 
 Loth. Statist. Ace. 
 
 GIRR, s. A hoop, S. The same with Gird. Edin- 
 burgh. To play at the gii'r, to play at trundle- 
 hoop, S. 
 
 GIRR AN, s. A small boil, Dumfr. V. Guran. 
 
 GIRREBBAGE, s. An uproar ; a corr, pron. of Gil- 
 ravage, q, T. 
 
 To GIRREL, t>. n. To thrill, &c. V. Girle. 
 
 GYRS, Gir.ss, Girs, s. Grass, Angus. V. Gers. 
 
 To GIRSE, GiRSs, V. a. To turn out of office before 
 the usual and regular period of retiring ; not ta' 
 re-elect, though it be legal, customaiy, and expected, 
 S. B. V. Gerss, v. [S. B. 
 
 GIRSE-FOUK. Formerly the same with Cottar-Jouk, 
 
 GIRSE-GAWD, adj. Girs-gaw'd'taes, ■& phrase ap- 
 plied to toes which are galled or chopt by walking 
 barefoot among grass, S. 
 
 GIRSE-MAN, s. Formerly synon. with Cotter-man, 
 Aberd. V. Gerss-man. 
 
 GIRSILL, s. A salmon not fully grown. ActsJa. III. 
 
 GIRSING, GiRSiN, Ffealing and girsing. 1. The 
 place for cutting /eaZs or turfs, and for grazing cattle. 
 Gordon's Earls ofSutherl. 2. The privilege of graz- 
 ing in a particular place, ibid. 
 
 GIRSKAIVIE, ad;. Harebrained, Mearns. V. Skaivie. 
 
 GIRSLE, s. Gristle, S. 
 
 GIRSLIE, adj. Gristly, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 GIRSLIN (of frost), s. A slight frost ; a thin scurf of 
 ice, S. Not, as might seem at first view, from Glrsle 
 mentioned above, but from Fr. ^'gresille, covered, or 
 hoare, with reeme," Cotgr. i. e. hoar-frost. 
 
 GIRST, s. The grain which one is bound to have 
 groundatamilltowhichoneis</iMed, Roxb. E. grist. 
 
 GIRT, adj. Great ; large, Ayrs. Reafr. Lanarks. 
 
 GIRT, pret, v. Made, for gert. Ululate. 
 
 GIRTEN, s. A garter. Buret. 
 
 GIRTH, GvRTH, GiRTHOL, s. 1. Protection. Wall. 
 2. A sanctuary. Barbour. 3. The privilege granted 
 to criminals during certain holidays. Baron Court. 
 4. Metaph. in the sense of privilege. Wynt. St. Girth 
 
 has also beenexplainedas denoting the cir6le of stones 
 which environed the ancient places of judgment. 
 
 ♦GIRTH, s. The band of a saddle, E. 
 
 To Sup tue Girths. To " tumble down, like a pack- 
 horse's bui-den, when tlie girths give way." Gl. Antiq. 
 South of S, 
 
 GIRTHSTING, s. V. Girdstinq. 
 
 GIRZY. The familiar corr, of the name Grizel, from 
 Grizelda. V. Rock and Wee Pickle Tow. 
 
 To GYS, V. a. To disguise. V. Gvis. 
 
 GYSAR, Gysard, s. 1. A harlequin ; a term applied 
 to those who disgui.se themselves about the time of 
 New-Year, S. gysart. Maitl. P. 2. One whose 
 looks are disfigui-ed by age, or otherwise, S. Journal 
 Lond. 
 
 GYSE, s. Mode ; fashion. E, guiae. Spald. 
 
 To GYSEN. V. Geize. 
 
 GI^ARME, GissARNE, GiTRERN, 3. A haud-axe ; a 
 bill. Doug. — 0. Fr. gisariue, hallebard, from Lat. 
 gesa, hasta, Roquef. 
 
 GYST, s. Apparently, a-written account of a transac- 
 tion. — L. B. gest-a, historia de rebus gestis. 
 
 GITE, s. A gown, Chauc. Ilenrysone. 
 
 GYTE. To gang gite, 1. To act extravagantly, S. ; 
 kite, S. B. Loth, Ramsay. 2. To be enraged, S. 3. 
 "To be outrageously set on a thing; giddy," Gl. 
 Picken, S. 0. — Isl. gael-ast, laetari. 
 
 GYTE, s. Rendered, a goat, S. B. Skinner. 
 
 GYTE, Gyteling, s. Applied contemptuously, or in 
 ill humour, to a young child ; as, "a noisy gyte," 
 Ang. Fife. V. Get. 
 
 GITHERN. Douglas. V. Gissakme. 
 
 GYTHORN, s. A guitar. IIoulate.—¥r. giterne, 
 from Lat. cithara. 
 
 GITIE, adj. Shining as agate. Watson. 
 
 GYTLIN, adj. E.xpl. "belonging to the fields; 
 rural." Gl. Buchan, Tarras. 
 
 GITTER, s. Mire, Dumfr. iW. Gutter. 
 
 * To GIVE, V. n. To yield ; to give way ; as, " the frost 
 gives f a phrase expressive of a change in the morn- 
 ing, from frost to open weather, S.;synoH. Togaeagain. 
 
 GIZZ, s. Face ; countenance ; a cant term, Aberd. 
 
 To GIZZEN, V. n. To become leaky from drought. V. 
 Geyze. • 
 
 GIZZEN, (■gf hard), adj. .1, To pangirizzen ; to break 
 out into chinks from, want of moisture ; a term applied 
 to casks, &c., S. B. 2. Figuratively transferred to 
 topers, when drink is withheld. Tarras. 
 
 GIZZEN, s. Childbed. V. Jizzkn-bed. 
 
 To GLABBER, Glebber, v. n. 1. To speak indistinct- 
 ly, 8. 2. To chatter ; to talk idly, Roxb. Dumfr.— 
 Gael, glafaire, a babbler. 
 
 GLACK, s. 1. A defile between mountains, Perths. 
 Ang. 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, Aug. Ross. 
 
 2, As much grain as a reaper holds in his hand, Aug. 
 
 3. A snatch ; a slight repast, Ang. — Gael, glaic, a 
 handful. 
 
 To G LACK one^s mitten. To put money into one's hand, 
 S. B. Journal Lond. — Gael, glac-am, to receive. 
 
 GLAD, Glaid, Glade, Glid, adj. 1. Smooth; easy in 
 motion, 8. Ruddiman. 2. Slippery ; glid ice, 8, B. 
 3. Applied to one who is not to be trusted, S, B.— A, 
 I S. glid, Belg. glad, Su. G. glatt, lubricus. 
 
GLA 
 
 2C1 
 
 GLA 
 
 OLADDERIT, part. pa. Besmeared. i?Mn6ar.— Teut. 
 
 kladder-en, to bedaub. 
 
 GLAFf , s. A sudden blast ; as, "a glaff o' wind ;" a 
 puff ; a slight and sudden blast, Upper 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 anything that produces 
 reflection. Adamson. 4. A transient ray ; a pass- 
 ing gleam, Ayrs. The Entail. 5. A deception ; a 
 trick. Lyndsay. To Fling the Glaiks in one's een ; 
 to deceive, to impose on one, S. To get the Glaik, 
 to be gulled or cheated, S. B. Leg. St. Androis. To 
 hunt the Glaiks, to pursue witli perpetual disap- 
 pointment. Colvil. To play 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. Kirk. 8. Used as a 
 term of reproach for a woman, expressive of folly or 
 light-headedness, S. 9, A bat. Loth.— A. S. glig, 
 ludibrium. 10. Glaiks, pi. A puzzle game, con- 
 sisting in first taking a number of rings off one of a 
 large size, and then replacing them, Roxb. Mearns. 
 11. A toy for children, 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 play- 
 fully, S. Buret. 
 
 GLAIKIE, Glackie, adj. Expl. " pleasant ; charm- 
 ing ; enchanting," Ayrs. — Allied, perhaps, to Teut. 
 glick-en, nitere. 
 
 GLAIKING, s. Folly. Dunbar. 
 
 GLAIKIT, Glakyt, part. adj. 1. Light ; giddy, S. 
 Compl. S. 2. Foolish ; rash. Wallace. 3. Giddy ; 
 including the idea of coquetry, S. Lyndsay. 4. 
 Stupid. Syn, with dotiif, Roxb. 
 
 GLAIKITNESS, s. Giddiness ; levity, S. 
 
 GLAIKRIE, Glaik ERY, s. Lightheadedness ; giddi- 
 ness, Berths. Nicol Burne. 
 
 GLAYMORE, s. A two-handed sword, BosweU. 2. 
 the common broad-sword, claymore, S. BosweU. — 
 Gael, claidhamh, a sword, more, great. 
 
 vGLAIR-HOLE, s. A mire, Tweedd, from Glaur, q. v. 
 Synon. Champ. 
 
 GLAIRIE-FLAIRIES, s. pi. Gaudy trappings, Ang. 
 
 GLAIRY-FLAIRY, adj. Gaudy; showy, S. B.— E. 
 glare, andjlare. 
 
 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. glaestr, pruina, vel nive albicans. 
 
 GLAISTERIE, adj. 1. A glaister ie day, one on which 
 snow falls and melts, ibid. 2. Miry, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 GLAIZIE, adj. Glittering; glossy, S. Burns. 
 
 GLAMACK, s. A grasp, Aberd. V. Glammacii. 
 
 GLAMER, s. Noise. Diallog. — Isl. glamr-a, strepi- 
 tum edere. 
 
 GLAMER, Glamour, s. The supposed influence of a 
 charm on the eye, causing it to see objects difl"erently 
 from what they really are. Hence, To cast glamer 
 o'er one, to cause deception of sight, S. Ritson. — Isl. 
 Olam, glaucoma in oculis gestans, fascinatis oculis. 
 
 GLAMERIE, Glaumerie, Glammeeie, s. The same 
 with Glamer, Glamour, Ayrs, 
 
 GLAMMACII, s. A snatch ; an eager grasp, Ang, 2. 
 
 A mouthful, Ang. Glam, glammie, S. A.— Gael. 
 
 glaimm, a gobbet, glamham, to catch at greedily. V, 
 
 Glamack. 
 GLAMMIS, Glaums, s. pi. 1. Pincers. Inventories. 
 
 2. " Glaums, instruments used by horse-gelders, 
 when gelding." Gall. Encycl.—1h\^ is evidently 
 the same with Clams, id. q. v. 
 
 GLAMOUIT, part. adj. Fascinated. Evergreen. 
 
 GLAMOUR-GIFT, s. The power of enchantment; 
 metaph. applied to female fascinations. Picken. 
 
 GLAMOUR-MIGHT, s. Power of enchantment. Lay 
 Last Minstrel. 
 
 To GLAMP, V. n. 1. To grasp ineffectually, S. B. 
 Jtoss. 2. To endeavour to lay hold of anything be- 
 yond one's reach, S. B. 3. To strain one's self to 
 catch at anything. 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. 
 
 GLAMPIT,, part. pa. 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. applied to a minister of the gospel, 
 who makes a great show, without possessing soli- 
 dity. Walker's Remarkable Passages. 
 
 GLANT, pret. Literally, shone ; from Glent, Glint. 
 Tarras. 
 
 GLAR, Glaor, 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, pret. Glazed, supplied with 
 glass. Addic. Scot. Cron. — Teut. glasen, vitreus. 
 
 GLASGOW MAGISTRATE, s. A red herring, S. A. 
 
 GL.\SHIE, ad;. Hudson. " Quaere, (/Zassy ? " Sir 
 W. Scott. 
 
 GLASIITROCH, adj. A term expressive of continued 
 rain, and the concomitant dirtiness of the roads, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 GLASINWRICHT, Glastnwrtcht, s. The old term 
 in S. for a glazier. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To GLASS-CHACK, v. 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. 
 
 GLASS0CK,.5. The Coal-fish, Sutherl. Statist. Ace. 
 In the Hebrides, cuddies; in Orkney, cooths ; in 
 Shetland, piltcocks. NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 
 To GLASTER, v. n. 1. To bark ; to bawl, Rudd. Gl. 
 Shirr, glaister. .2. To boast. Douglas. — Fr. glast-ir, 
 to bark ; Su. G. glafs-a, id. ; also to speak foolishly. 
 
 3. To babble ; pron. glaister, Clydes. 
 GLASTERER, s. A boaster. Calderwood. 
 GLASTRIOUS, adj. Apparently, contentious ; or, 
 
 perhaps, expressive of the temper of a braggadocio. 
 
 H. Blyd's Cont. 
 GLATTON, s. 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. n. 1. To grope, especially in the dark, 
 
 S. 2. To grasp at anything ; generally denoting a 
 
 feeble and inefl'ectual attempt, S. Burns. 3. " To 
 
 take hold of a woman indecorously." Gl. Surv. 
 
 Ayrs. — Su. G. taga i glims, eri-are in capiendo, 
 
 frustrari. V. Glaump, v. 
 
GLA 
 
 232 
 
 GLl 
 
 GLAU^f , s. A grasp, especially one that is Ineffectual, 
 
 Ang. 
 GLAUND, Glaun, s. A clamp of iron or wood, Aberd. 
 GLAUR, t. Mire ; dirt ; as, " a gowpen o' glaur." 
 To GLAT7R, Glawr, v. a. 1. To bemire, S. 2. " To 
 
 make slippery." 01. Aberd. Skin. 
 G LAURIE, 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. [Dial. 
 
 GLEAM. Gane gleam, taken fire, S. B. Poems Buchan 
 To GLEBBER, v. n. To chatter. V. Glabbkr. 
 GLEBBER, ». 1. Chattering, Roxb. ; synon. Clatter. 
 
 2. In pi. idle absurd talking. 
 GLED, s. The kite, S.— A. S. glida, glide. V. Glaid. 
 To GLEUGE, v. n. I. 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, Roxburgh. Dumfr. V. Glet. 
 GLEDGE, g. 1. A glance ; a transient view i'^ I gat a 
 
 ffledge 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 anything that has 
 
 got into greedy keeping, that it has got into the gled's- 
 
 claws, 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;"*, e. there is no 
 
 chance of his escaping, S. 
 GLED'S-WHUSSLE, s. Metaph. used to denote an ex- 
 pression of triumph, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 GLEED-WYLIE, s. The same game with Shm-Gled- 
 
 Wylie, and apparently with Greedy-Gled, q. v. 
 GLEED, s. A spark, &c. V. Gleid. 
 To GLEEK, V. n. To gibe. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 GLEEMOCH, s. A faint or deadened gleam, as that of 
 
 the sun when fog intervenes, Ayrs. Dimin. of gleam, 
 GLEESOME, adj. Gay ; merry, S. B. ; gleeful, E. 
 To GLEET, V. n. To shine; to glance. A. Scott's 
 
 Poems. — Isl. glitt-a, splendere, glitta, nitela ; Su. G. 
 
 glatt, nitidus. It is obviously from a common origin 
 
 with S. Gleid, a burning coal, q. v. 
 GLEET, s. A glance ; the act of shining. 
 GLEG, s. A gad-fiy. V. Cleg. 
 GLEG, adj. 1. Quick of perception, by means of any 
 
 one of the senses, S., a,s gleg of the ee, S. Fordun. 
 
 2. Bright ; vivid. Bellend. 3. Keen ; applied to 
 
 edged tools, S. J. Nicol. 4. Clever; expeditious, S. 
 
 Burns. 6. Lively; brisk. Loth, Heart of Mid-loth. 
 
 6. Shai-p ; pert in manner, Ayrs. 7. Attentive, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 8. Smooth ; slippery ; as gleg ice, S. 8. 
 
 Quick of apprehension, S. Ferguson. 10 Conjoined 
 
 with the idea of avarice. Ramsay. 11. Eager ; keen. 
 
 — Isl. gloegg-r, acer visu, acutus, attentus, consider- 
 
 atus, parcus ; from Su. G. glo, attentis oculis videre. 
 GLEGLY, adv. 1. Expeditiously, S. 2, Attentively, 
 
 S. Ross. 
 GLEG-LUG'D, adj. Acute in hearing, S. Tarras. 
 GLEGNESS. s. Acuteness ; sharpness, S. 
 GLEG-TONGUED, adj. Glib ; voluble, S. Heart of 
 
 Mid-Lothian. 
 To GLEY, Glye, v. 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 belongs to the north of S. 
 GLEY'D, Gleid, Glyd, part. pa. 1. Squint-eyed, S. 
 
 Wallace. 2. Oblique ; used generally, S. 3. A' 
 
 gley'd, insufficient to perform what one undertakes, 
 
 out of the proper line, S. 4. Used to denote moral 
 delinquency ; as, " He gaed gleyd," he went wrong 
 in conduct. He's gaen aw gley'd, he has gone quite 
 out of the right way, S.— I.sl. gloe, gloedt, lippe pro- 
 specto, or gleid-a, distendere, gleid, distentus. 
 
 GLEID, Glede, s. 1. A burning coal, S. Doug. 2. 
 A strong or bright fire, S. Wall. 3. Fire, in gene- 
 ral. Doug. 4. A temporary blaze. Lord Hailes. 
 6. 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.. g. gled, Su. G. gloed, pruna, 
 
 GLEYD, Glyde, s. An old horse, S. B. Bannatyne 
 Poems. Isl. glad-r, equua gradarius. 
 
 To GLEID, Gleed, v. a. To illuminate, A. Laing. 
 
 GLEIDNESS, Gleytness, Gleeitness, «. 1. The state 
 of being squint-eyed, S, 2. Obliqueness, S. 
 
 GLEYIT, part. pa. The same with Gley'd. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 GLEIS, s. Splendour. Evergreen. — Isl, glis, nitor. 
 
 To GLEIT, Glete, v. n. 1. To glitter. Doug. 2. 
 Denoting the polish given to language. Police 
 Honor. — Isl. glitt-a, fulgere. 
 
 GLE-MEN, s.pl. Minstrels. Dunbar.— k. S. gli- 
 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 glanders, a disease of 
 horses. 
 
 GLENDER-GEAR, s. Ill-gotten substance, Fife, 
 
 GLENDRIE-GAITS, Expl. ' ' far away errands," Fife. 
 
 GLENGORE, Glengour, Grandgoke, s. Lues venerea. 
 Dunbar. — Fr. gorre, id., also grande gorre, Roque- 
 fort ; or q. glandgore. 
 
 GLENLIVAT, s. The name given to a very fine kind 
 of Highland usquebaugh, from the northern district 
 in which it is distilled, S. Glenlivet, Stat. Account. 
 
 To GLENT, Glint, v. n. 1. To glance, S. Ramsay. 
 2. To pass suddenly, S. Minst. Bord. 3. To peep 
 out, S. Burns. 4. To squint, S, B. Cleland. 
 
 GLENT, Glint, s. 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 hafiets ;" " He gae 
 him a glent," Dumfr. — Teut. giants, .splendour. 
 
 GLENTIN STANES. Small white stones struck or 
 rubbed against each other by children, to strike fire, 
 which they emit, accompanied with a smell resem- 
 bling that of sulphur, Dumfr. V. Glent, v. 
 
 To GLEP, V. a. To swallow down, Orkn. — Isl. glepp-a, 
 voro, deglutio. 
 
 GLESSIN, jpari. a^y. Glazed. " Ane glessin vyndok ." 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Glasenit. 
 
 To GLEUIN, V. n. To glow. Douglas. V, Gliffin. 
 
 To GLEW, V. a. To make merry. King Hart.— A. S. 
 gleow-ian, ioca.Y\. 
 
 GLEW, s. Sport. V. Gle. 
 
 GLIB, adj. 1. Smooth ; slippery, S. ; as in E. 2. 
 Applied to anything that is easily swallowed, S. 3. 
 Applied to what is quick or sharp, Galloway. 4. 
 Metaph. transferred to one who is rather sharp in 
 his dealings, ibid. 
 
 GLIBBANS, s. "A glibh person;" i.e. one who is 
 shai-p. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GLIBBE, Glib, s. A twisted lock of hair. Tales 
 Landl. — Ir. glib, a lock of hair, O'Brien. 
 
 To GLIBBER-GLABBEIl, v. n. To talk idly and con- 
 fusedly, Fife. To gibber-gabber^ Ang. id. 
 
GLI 
 
 2Z'i 
 
 GLO 
 
 GLIBBER-GLABBER, s. Frivolous and confused talk, 
 
 Fife ; synon. lig-lag ; E. gibhle-gabhle. 
 GLIB-GABBET, adj. Having a glib tongue, S. Burns. 
 GLID, adj. Slippery. V. Glad. 
 GLYDE, s. A sort of road ; or, perhaps, more pro- 
 perly an opening, Aberd. 
 GLYDE, s. An old horse, Aberd. Gloyd, id. Mearns. 
 
 Banffs. V. Gloyd. 
 GLIDE-AVER, s. An old horse or mare. South of S. 
 
 Hogg. V. Gleyd, Glide. 
 To GLIFF, Gloff, Gluff, v. n. To be seized with 
 
 sudden fear, S. Journal Lond. 
 To GLIFF, V. a. To affright ; to alarm, S. A. It glift 
 
 him, Loth. Gluft, id. Caithn. 
 GLIFF, Gloff, Gluff, s. 1. A sudden fear, Loth. 
 Ramsay. 2. The shock felt in plunging into water, 
 S. B. Eoss. 3. Glow ; uneasy sensation of heat, 
 Ang. 
 GLIFF, s. 1. A transient view, S. 2. A moment, S. 
 
 Gtiy Mann. 3. A short sleep, Dumfr. 
 GLIFFIE, Gliffy, s. A moment, S. ; a diminutive 
 
 from Gliff. 
 GLIFFIN, s. 1. A surprise, Ayrs. Picken. 2. A 
 
 sudden glow of heat, Ayrs. Gl. Piclcen. 
 To GLIFFIN, V. n. To open the eyes at intei-vals, in 
 awaking from a disturbed sleep. Barbour. V. 
 Gleuin. 
 GLIFRING, s. A feeble attempt ; as to grasp at any- 
 thing ; apparently synon. with Glaum. EoLlock an 
 1st 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 disap- 
 point one, Aberd. 
 GLIM, adj. Blind, Aberd. — Isl. glam, visu hebes. 
 To GLIME, V. n. 1. To look askance or asquint, 
 Roxb. 2. To cast a glance on ; used in a general 
 sense, Selkirks. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 3. To view 
 impertinently with a stolen side look, continued for 
 some time, Upp. Lanark s. 
 GLIME, s. An indis^^reet look directed sideways to- 
 wards 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, v. n. To blink ; to wink, S. 
 GLIMMER, s. Mica of mineralogists. Loth. V. 
 
 Sheeps-silleb. 
 GLIMMIE, s. The person who is blindfolded in the 
 
 sport of Blind-man's buff, Aberd. Dimiu. of glim. 
 To GLINK, V. n. To look obliquely ; to cast a glance 
 
 to one side, Ayrs. 
 GLINK, s. A side-look, ibid. 
 
 To GLINK, V. 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 gie one the glaiks. 
 To GLINT, V. n. To glance, &c. V. Glent, v. 
 GLISK, s. 1. A glance of light; a transient ray, 
 Dumfr. 2. A transient view, S. J. Nicol. 3. It is 
 sometimes used to denote a light affection in any 
 way ; as, " A glisk o' cauld," a slight cold, Fife.— 
 Isl. glis, nitor. 
 GLISNYT, Glisint, pret. Blinked, like one newly 
 
 awakened. Douglas. — A. S. glisn-ian, coruscare. 
 To Ghl&S, V. n. 1. 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. 
 
 Keith's Hist. 
 GLISTER, s. Lustre. JS:noa;.— 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 surface ; often 
 applied to that which has become 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. [Aberd. 
 
 GLO AM. It gloams, v. imp. ; twilight comes on, 
 
 GLOAMD, s. The evening twilight. Loth. ; synon. 
 with Gloamin. This appears to be the same with 
 Gloam't, q. v. 
 
 GLOAMIN, Glominq, s. Evening ; twilight, S. A. 
 Hume. — A. S. glomung, id. 
 
 GLOAMIN, adj. Belonging to the evening twilight, S. 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 
 GLOAMING-FA', s. The fall of evening. South of S. 
 
 GLOAMIN-SHOT, s. A twilight interval which work- 
 men within doors take before using lights, S. Burns. 
 
 GLOAMIN-STAR, s. The evening-star. Loth. 
 
 GLOAM'T, part. adj. In the state of twilight. St. 
 Patrick. 
 
 GLOAN, s. Substance ; strength ; as, " It has nae 
 gloan," it has no substance, Aberd. 
 
 To GLOCK, V. a. To gulp, including the idea of sound, 
 Ang. Wacht, synon.— Teut. klock-en, sonitum 
 reddere, qualem angusti oris vasculum solet. 
 
 GLOCK, s. A gulp, Ang. 
 
 To GLOCKEN, v. a. To astound, Dumfr. 
 
 GLOCKEN, Glockenin', s. 1, " A start, from a 
 fright." Gall. Encycl. 2. An unexpected disaster, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 GLOFF, s. A sudden fright, S. V. Gliff. 
 
 To GLOFF, Gliff, v. n. 1. To feel a sudden shock in 
 consequence of plunging 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 transitory change 
 of the atmosphere surrounding a person, caused by a 
 change in the undulation. Ettr. For. 2. The sensa- 
 tion produced by this change ; as, "Ifandagreat 
 gloff o' heat," S. 3. It is also applied to darkness, 
 when occasionally it appears denser to the eye ihan 
 in other parts of the atmosphere, Ettr. For. 
 
 To GLOFF, V. n. To take unsound sleep, Fife. 
 
 GLOFF, s. Unquiet or disturbed sleep, ib. [ibid. 
 
 GLOFFIN, s. Unquiet sleep of very short duration, 
 
 GLOG, adj. Black ; dark ;. having the appearance of 
 depth; as, " That is a c'ioe' hole," Roxb. Perhaps 
 Dan. glug, a hole. 
 
 GLOG, adj. Slow. Glog-rinnin water, a river that 
 runs slowly, Perths. — Gael, glog, a soft lump, gliogar, 
 slowness. 
 
 To GLOG owre, v. 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. Douglas. 2. Oaten straw, Orkn. 3. A 
 hasty thrashing, so as only to beat out the best grains, 
 Clydes. — Fr. gluy, HoU. gluye, stramen arundi- 
 naceum 
 
GLO 
 
 23-1 
 
 GLU 
 
 To GLOY, V. a. To give grain a rough thrashing, Loth. 
 GLOYD, s. An old horse, Mearns. BanBTs. ; the same 
 witli glyde. This term is used only by old people, i. e. 
 people who were old when this Dictionary was com- 
 piled, Taylor's S. poems, 
 GLOIS, s. A blaze. V. Glosb. 
 To GLOIT, V. n. 1. To work in something liquid, miry, 
 or viscous, Ang. 2, To do any thing in a dirty and 
 awkward manner, Ang. — Sw. gloet-a, to grope for fish. 
 GLOIT, s. 1, "A lubberly inactive fellow," Ayrs. Gl. 
 Picken. 2. " A soft delicate person," Gall. Encycl. 
 GLOITRY. V. Gluddery. 
 
 GLONDERS, s. pi. In the glanders, in a state of ill- 
 humour. Loth. Knox.—li\. glundr-a, confundere, 
 turbare. 
 To GLOOM, Glowm, v. n. 1. To grow dark, S. B. 
 Ross's Eelenore. 2. To look morose or sullen ; to 
 frown ; to have a cloud on one's aspect, S. 
 To GLOPPE, Gloppen, -o. n. To let the countenance 
 fall, as when one is about to cry or weep. Sir Gawan. 
 — Isl. glupn-a, vultum deniittere, contristari, ad 
 lacrymas bibulas eflfundendum moveri. 
 GLORR, s. Glory. Douglas. — Fr. gloire. 
 To GLORE, V. n. To glory. Douglas. 
 To GLORG, V. n. To work in some dirty business, Ang. 
 GLORG, s. A nasty compound of any kind, lb. 
 GLORGIE, adj. Glorgit, part, pa., bedaubed, from 
 being engaged in dirty work, or travelling in a miry 
 road, Ang. 
 GLORGIE, adj. Sultry ; applied to a warm suffocating 
 
 day, with a darkened sun, Ayrs. 
 GLOSE, Glois, s. 1. Ablaze, S. 2. The act of warm- 
 ing one's self at a quick fire, S. Philotus. — Germ, 
 glauz, Isl, glosse, flamma. 
 To GLOSE, Gloze, v. n. To blaze. S. 
 GLOSS, s. Peihaps the same with glush. Wallace. 
 GLOSS, s. 1. A 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 gloss," Iioth. Y. Glose. 
 GLOSSINS, s. pi. Flushings in the face, Teviotd.— 
 
 Isl. gloss, glossi, flamma. 
 ToGLOTTEN, v. 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 eon- 
 sequence 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, turbid us. 
 GLOUM, Glowme, Gloom, s. A frown, Z. Boyd. 
 GLOUMER, s. One who has a downcast frowning 
 
 look, Clydcs, 
 To GLOUR out, V. a. To glour out the een, to dazzle 
 
 the sight by constant gazing, S. 
 To GLOUR, Glowr, v. n. To stare, S, Dunbar. — 
 
 Belg. glurr-en, to peer. 
 GLOUR, s. 1. A broad stare, S. Pennecuik. 2. 
 Sometimes used for the power of vision in general. 
 Gleg o' the glour, sharp-sighted, S. 
 GLOURER, s. A starer, S. 
 
 GLOUSHTEROICH, s. The offals of soup, Ayrs. 
 GLOUSTERIE, Glousteroich, Glousterin, part, 
 adj. Boisterous. The phrase, a glotosterin day, 
 denotes that unequal state of the weather, in con- 
 
 sequence of which it sometimes rains, and at other 
 times blows, Perths, In Tweedd. it is applied to a 
 day in which there is rain accompanied with a pretty 
 strong wind ; pron, also glysterie, glysterin'. When 
 there is some appearance of a fall of snow, the term 
 gloushterioch is applied to the weather, Ayrs. 
 To GLOUT, V. n. To pout.— -i'ir J. Sinclair.— la). 
 
 glott-a, indignanter subridere. 
 
 GLU, s. A glove, S. B. Wyntown.— Goth, gloa, id. 
 
 To GLUDDER, (pron. gluther) v. n. 1. To do any 
 
 dirty work, or any work in a dirty manner, S. B. 2. 
 
 carry on in a facetious, but low and cajoling style. 
 
 Dunbar. — Isl. glutr-a, prodigere, glutrun, vita dis- 
 
 soluta, V. Gloit. 
 
 GLUDDER^s. The sound caused by a body falling 
 
 among mjjfc, Ayrs, Gait. 
 To GLUDDER, v. n. To swallow one's food in a dis- 
 gustful manner, Ayrs. — C. B. glwth, denotes a 
 glutton. 
 GLUDDERY, Gloittry, adj. Denoting work which 
 
 is not only wet, but unctuous to the louch, S. B. 
 To GLUFF, V. n. V. Gliff, v. n. 
 GLUFF, adj. To look gluff, to be silently sullen, 
 whether seriously or under pretence, Dumfr.— Isl. 
 gliup-ur, tristis vel vultu nubilo. 
 To GLUFF, V. a. To affright, Orkn. V. Gliff, v. a. 
 GLUFF o' heat. V. Gliff, s. 
 GLUFF, s, A glove. Aberd. Reg. , 
 
 To GLUGGER, v. n. To make a noise in the throat 
 in swallowing any liquid, Teviotd. — Gael, glug, the 
 motion and noise of water confined in a vessel. 
 GLUGGERY, adj. Flaccid ; applied to young and 
 
 soft animal food, Ang, 
 GLUM, adj. Gloomy ; dejected, S. ^^Glum, gloomy, 
 sullen, Noif." Grose. Antiquary. V. Gloum, v. 
 To GLUMP, V. n. To look gloomy, unhappy, or dis- 
 contented, Loth, Aberd. Tarras. 
 GLUMP, s. A sour or morose person, Buchan, Gall. 
 
 Tarras. 
 GLUMPII, s. A sour-looking fellow, Ayrs, 
 GLUMPIE, Glumpish, adj. Sour-looking ; morose. 
 
 Loth, Fife. 
 GLUMPS, s. pi. In the glumps, in a gloomy state ; 
 
 out of humour, ibid. 
 To GLUMSH, Glumch, v. n. To pout; to be in a 
 state approximating to that of crying, Fife. Doug- 
 las 's Poems. 
 To GLUNGH and GLOUM, v. n. To look doggedly, S. 
 GLUNDERIN, part. adj. Glaring ; applied to any- 
 thing very gaudy, calculated to please a vulgar 
 taste, Roxb. Loth, Isl. glindr-a, nitescere. 
 GLUNDIE, adj. Sullen, Lanarkshire. 
 GLUNDIE, s. 1. .A stupid person, Ayrshire, 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 onewho.se 
 work is to attend the plough for removing earth, &c. 
 from the coulter. 
 GLUNYIE-MAN, s. A rough, unpolished, boorish- 
 looking man ; a term generally applied to a High- 
 lander, Banffs. 
 GLUNIMIE, s. Meston's Poems. This seems to be 
 
 originally the same with Glunyie^man, q, v. 
 GLUNNER, s. " An ignorant, sour-tempered fellow." 
 Gall. Encycl. This is apparently formed from 
 Glundie. 
 GLUNSCHOCH, s. One who has a morose look. 
 Dunbar. 
 
GLU 
 
 235 
 
 GOD 
 
 To GLUNSO, V. n. 1. To pout, S. ; plumsh, Fife. 
 Burns. 2. To be in a dogged humour, Roxb.— Isl, 
 glenska, jocus, mordax. 
 -GLUNSH, s. 1. A sour look, S. Burns. 2. A fit of 
 dogged uess, Roxb. 
 
 GLUNSH, Glunch, adj. Having a sour or discon- 
 tented look, Loth. South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 GLUNSHYE, Glunchye, adj. 1. Morose; in bad hum- 
 our, Selkirks. Hogg. 2. Dogged, Roxb. Wint. 
 Even. Tales. 
 
 To GLUNT, V. n. To emit sparks, Ang. V. Glent. 
 
 To GLUNT, V. n. To pout ; to look sour, Perths. Fife. 
 In Fife it is used with greater emphasis than Glout. 
 To glunt at one, to look at one with displeasure, 
 Roxb. Fife. 
 
 GLUNTER, s. One who has a morose or sour look, ibid. 
 
 GLUNTIE,' s. A sour look, ibid. 
 
 GLUNTIE, adj. Tall, meagre, and haggard, Roxb. 
 
 GLUNTIE, s. An emaciated woman, ibid. 
 
 GLUNTOCII, s. A stupid fellow, Roxb. Evidently 
 from the same origin with Glundie. 
 
 GLUPE, s. A great chasm or cavern, Caithn. Stat. 
 '.^cc.— Isl. gliuf-r, hiatus, per quem precipitantur 
 flumina. 
 
 OLUSH, 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' glushie," Ang. 
 Synon. Slv^hie, S. 
 vGI-UTHER, s. A rising or filling of the 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. Cruller, synon. Perils 
 of Man. V. Gludder, s. 
 
 To GLUTHER, v. n. 1. To be affected in the way 
 described above ; to make a noise in the throat, as a 
 person drowning, ibid. H. To swallow food voraci- 
 ously and ungracefully, so as to make a noise with 
 the throat, S. Synon. Slubber. — In this sense it 
 approaches nearly to 0. Fr. gloutoy-er, manger goulu- 
 ment ; Lat. glutir'i. V. Gludder, v. 
 "GLUTHER, s. The ungracefiil noise made in swallow- 
 ing, S. 
 • GLUTS, s. pi. 1. Two wedges used in tempering the 
 plough. The end of the beam being moveable in the 
 stilt into which it was inserted, these wedges were 
 anciently employed in raisingor depressing it, Clydes, 
 2. The same name is given to the wedges -used in 
 tightening the hooding of a flail, ibid. 
 
 vGLUTTRfi, s. Gluttony. Wallace. 
 
 GNAFF, s. Any small or stunted object. Loth. Neffit, 
 nyeffit, q. v. is nearly allied ; but properly applied to 
 persons. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To GNAP, V. n. To chirp. Pa Wee .ff on. — Teut. knapp- 
 en, crepitare. 
 
 To GNAP, V. a. To eat, S. B. V. Gntp. 
 
 GNAP, s. A bite, S. B. Ross. 
 
 To GNAP, V. n. 1. To attempt, S. B. Gl. Shirr. 2. 
 To bite at. Melvill's M. iST. 
 
 GNAP, s. The act of attempting to speak after the 
 English manner ; the act of clipping words, S. B. V. 
 Knap, Knop, v. n. 
 
 GNAPING, part. pr. Expressive of eagerness. Ross. 
 — Isl. gnap-a, intentus intueri. 
 
 G N ARR, s. A hard knot in wood, S. — Teut. knorre, id. 
 
 To GNAT, V. a. 1. To gnaw, Ang. 2. To grind the 
 the teeth, Ang. — Isl. gnat-a, coUidi. 
 
 GNAT, ». 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.— Su. G. 
 
 nocka, creua, incisura ; E. Nick. 
 GNEEP, Gneip, s. A foolish fellow ; a booby ; a 
 
 ninny ; as, Te blind gneep, Aberd. 
 GNEIGIE, adj. Sharp-witted, Morays. Fop. Ball. 
 
 V. Knacky. 
 To GNEISLE, v. a. To gnaw, Aberd.— Su. G. gnisl-a, 
 
 stridere, stridulum sonare. 
 GNEW, pret. of the v. to gnaw. Ross's H. 
 GNIB, adj. 1. Clever in motion or action, S. B. 
 
 Ross. 2. Light-fingered, S, B. — Su. G. Jmappe, 
 
 citus, knapphaendig, qui manu promptus est ; Dan. 
 
 knibe, arete tenere. 
 ToGNIDGE, V. a. 1. To press ; to squeeze, S. Poems 
 
 Buch. Dial. 2. To knidge aff, to rub off, S. B. 
 
 Ross. — Isl. knos-a, to thrust ; Teut knuds-en, to beat. 
 To GNYP, Gnip, Gnap, v. a. 1. To crop ; to gnaw. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To eat, S. B. — Germ, kneipp-en, Isl. 
 
 knyp-a, vellere. 
 GNIPPER FOR GNOPPER. An alliterative phrase 
 
 used to express the sound made by a mill in grinding. 
 • Pop. Ball. — Su. G. knaepp-a, to knap. 
 To GNOW,v. a. To gnaw. Ressoning betuix Crosra- 
 
 guell and J. Knox. 
 GO, s. A person is said to be upon 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. gatulopp, 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 GOAM, Gome, v. 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 notto take notice of any object, ibid. 
 ■To GOAM, V. n. To gaze about wildly ; applied either 
 
 to man or beast. Loth. ; syn. Goave. 
 To GOAN, V. n. To lounge, Aberd. 
 GOAN, s. A wooden dish for meat. Loth. Ramsay. — 
 
 Isl. gogn, utensilia familiaria. 
 GOARE, s. A hurt ; a wound. Bp. .Forbes. — C. B. 
 
 gor, pus. 
 GOAT, s. 1. A narrow cavern or inlet, into which the 
 
 sea enters, Ang. 2. A small trench. Wedderb. 
 
 Vocab. — Isl. gioota, caverna terrae, gat, foramen. 
 To GOAT, V. a. To drive into a trench ; a term for- 
 merly, at least, used at golf. V. the s. 
 GOAT-CHAFFER, s. Cerambyx sedilis. Sibbald. 
 GOAVE, s. A broad vacant stare, Roxb. V. Goif, v. 
 To GOAVE, V. n. Roxb. V. Goif. 
 GOB, s. 1. The mouth. Chr. Kirk. 2. The stomach, 
 
 S. gebbie. Maitl. P.— Gael, gob, the bill. 
 GOBICH, s. The goby, a fish. Stat. Ace. 
 GOCK, Gockie, s. a deep wooden dish, Aberd. ; 
 
 probably from a common origin with Cog, Coag, q. v. 
 GOCKMIN, Gorman, s. A sentinel. Mar«n.— Gael. 
 
 gochdman, a watchman. 
 GODBAIRNE, s. Godchild. Lyndsay.—A. S. god- 
 
 bearn, puer lustricus. 
 
GOD 
 
 236 
 
 GON 
 
 GODDERLITCTI, adj. Sluttish, Abei-d. ; apparently 
 the same with Gutherlisch, q. v. 
 
 GODRATE, adj. Cool ; deliberate, Gall. 
 
 GODRATELIE, adw. Coolly, ibid. Probably from A. S. 
 god, bonus, or as signifying Deus, and raed, consilium. 
 
 GOD-SEND, s. 1. Any benetit which comes to one 
 unexpectedly in a time of necessity ; q. what has 
 been sent immediately by God, S. TAe 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, Ge0, s. a creek. Neill. V. Geo. 
 
 GOFE, Goif, Goyff, Gowff, Gowcut, Gow, s. 
 Aberd. Reg. It would appear that this term, which 
 assumes so many forms, properly denotes the juggs 
 or pillory. — Perhaps from C. B. gefyn, gevyn, a fetter, 
 a oyve ; a manacle, a shackle. Hence E. gyve. V. 
 
 GOWISTAIR. 
 
 GOFF, s. A fool, Roxb.— " A. Bor. gaffe, a foolish 
 clown, North," Grose. V, Guff, Govus, and Goafish. 
 
 To GOFFER, v. a. To pucker. V. Goopherd. 
 
 GOG, «. The object set up as a mark in playing at 
 quoits, Pitch-and-Toss, &c., Roxb. Loth. 
 
 GOGAR, s. Whey boiled with a little oatmeal, and 
 used as food, Roxb. Termed in Fife whillins. 
 
 GOGAR-WORM. A worm of a serrated form (a species 
 q. Nereis, Lin.), used for bait in fishing ; different 
 from the lug, Fife. Apparently a Scandinavian 
 term. — Isl. goggr, uncus ferreus piscatorum, q. the 
 hook-worm. 
 
 To GOGGE, V. a. To blindfold. Z. Boyd. 
 
 GOGGIE, adj. Elegantly dressed, Fife, 
 
 GOGGLES, 4-. pi. Blinds for horses, S. 
 
 GOGLET, s. A small pot with a long handle, Moray. 
 Shall we view this as corr. from E. goblet f 
 
 GOHAMS, s. pi. Apparently synon. with hames. 
 Hope's Minor Practiclcs. V. Hochimes. 
 
 GO-HARVEST, Go-uar'st, s. The fall, when the 
 season declines, or is about to go away ; including 
 the time from the ingathering of the crop till the 
 commencement of winter, S. Northern Antiq. 
 
 To GOY, GoY ottrre, v. a. To allure ; to seduce ; to 
 decoy, Aberd. 
 
 To GOIF, GocE, Gove, Goavb, Goup, v. n. 1. To 
 stare ; to gaze ; to look with a roving eye, S. Gawve, 
 A. Bor. Doug. 2. To investigate. DotLg. 3. To 
 look steadfastly, holding up the face, S. B. Burns. 
 
 4. To throw up the head, tossing it from side to side, 
 
 5. 5. Goave is expl. *'to gaze with fear," Gall. 
 Encycl. 6. To flaunt ; to play the coquette, S. — 
 Germ, gaff-en, adspectare ; Sw, gap-a, avide intueri ; 
 Isl. gap-a, circumspicere. 
 
 GOIF-BAW, s. A ball for playing at golf. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 GOIFF, s. A game. V. Golp. 
 
 GOYIT, adj. Silly ; foolish, Aberd. Probably the 
 
 part. pa. of Goy, to allure. This term also appears 
 
 with the prefix Begoyt, q. v. 
 GOYLER, s. Supposed to be the Lestris Parasiticus or 
 
 Arctic Gull.— Gael, godhler, or gobhler. Martin's 
 
 Western Isl. 
 GOIT, s. A young unfledged bird, Gall. 
 GOLOCH, s. 1. The generic name for a beetle, Ang. 
 
 2. The eai-wig, Loth.— Gael, forchar-gollach, id. V, 
 
 GULCHY. 
 
 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 crv S. — Isl. gaul, boatus ; 
 
 A. S. galdor, incantatio. 
 
 GOLDPOOLYIE. s. Leaf-gold, S. V. Fplye. 
 GOLDIE, GOOLDIE, GowDiK, s. A vulgar or boyi.sh 
 
 term u.sed to denote the Goldfinch, S. ; abbreviated 
 
 from Goldspink, q. v. 
 GOLDING, s. A species of wild fowl. Acts Jx. VI, 
 GOLDSPINK, s. The Goldfinch, S. soudspink. 
 
 Lyndsay. 
 GOLES, Gules, s. pi. The corn marigold, Mearas. 
 
 V. GUILDE, GOOL. 
 
 To GOLF, V. n. To move forward with violence, 
 Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 GOLF, GoFF, GouF, s. 1. A game 'n Scotland, in 
 which hooked clubs are used for strikiuf.' balls, stuffed 
 very hard with feathers, from one hole to another. 
 He who drives his ball into the hole frith fewest 
 strokes is the winner. Acts Ja. IT. The earliast 
 mention of this game that I have met with, is in 
 Aberd. Reg. A. 1538. 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. kolf-bal, pila clavaria. V. Goif-Baw. 
 
 GOLFER, GowFER, s. A player at golf, S. Ramsay. 
 
 GOLINGER, s. A contemptuous term, Dumfr. — Isl. 
 goelengar, illecebrae. V. Gileynour. 
 
 GOLIN YIE, s. Apparently a subterfuge, Colvil. V. 
 preceding word. 
 
 GOLK, s. Cuckoo. V. GouK. 
 
 GOLKGALITER, s. Some kind of disease. RoulL— 
 Germ, koken, evomere, and A. S. gealla, bile. 
 
 To GOLLAR, Goller, v. n. 1. To emit a guggling 
 sound, Roxb. Hogg. 2. To speak in a loud, pas- 
 sionate, thick, and inarticulate manner. It is 
 frequently applied to dogs, when, in challenging 
 suspicious persons, they bark in a thick and violent 
 manner, Roxb. Most probably the same with the 
 V. to Gutter, q. v. 
 
 GOLLERING, s. A guggling sound, as that emitted by 
 an animal in the state of strangulation, Roxb. V. 
 
 GULLER. 
 
 GOLLIE, s. The act of bawling, Dumfr. Evidently 
 from the same origin with Goul, v. q. v. 
 
 To GOLLIES, V. n. To scold, Ayrs. This is evidently 
 a provincial variety of Galyie, Gallyie, or of Goul, 
 both having the same signification. 
 
 GOLLIMER, s. One who eats greedily, Teviotdale. — 
 Fr. gueule, the throat, and mere, mere, entire ; q. 
 "all throat." 
 
 GOLOSHIN, s. A stupid fellow ; a ninny, South of S. ; 
 synon. Sumf. 
 
 GOME, GuYM, «. A man ; sometimes a brave man, 
 Roxb. Wallace. — Moes. G. guma, vir, A. S. goma, 
 vir nubilis. 
 
 GOME-GRAITHE, s. Furniture for war. Sir Gawan. 
 
 GOMER, adj. A teim formerly used about Crawford 
 Muir, in relation to the chase. She was Gomer. But 
 whether spoken of the gru or the hare, is uncertain. 
 
 GOMERIL, GoMRAL, adj. Foolish ; nonsensical, South 
 of S. Fife. Hogg's Brownie. 
 
 GOMF, s. "A fool, or one who wishes to seem so," 
 Gall Encycl. V. Gumphie and Gumpus, id. 
 
 GOMRELL, Gamphrell, s. A stupid fellow, S. Ram- 
 say.— ¥t. goimpre, one who minds nothing but his 
 belly ; Isl. gambr-a, blaterare, jactare. 
 
 GONYEL, s. 1. A lai^e, ill-shaped person, Roxb. 2. 
 A stupid fellow, ibid. ; synon. Gomrell. A . Scott's 
 Poems. [Gunk. 
 
 GO^KET), part. pa. "Cheated." Gall. Encycl. V. 
 
 GONTERNIBLICKS, s. Expl. "Gladness," Roxb. 
 I GONTERNICKLES, interj. An exclamation, ibid. 
 

 GON 
 
 237 
 
 GOR 
 
 GONTERNS, Gontbins, interj. A teiin expressive of 
 joyous admiration, ibid. 
 
 GONTRUM-NIDDLES. An expression of the same 
 kind, ibid. 
 
 GOO, Gu', s. A gull ; merely the Scottish pronuncia 
 tion of the E. name of this species of bird, Mearns, 
 V. Gow, id. 
 
 GOO, s. A particular taste or savour, generally of an 
 ungrateful kind, S.— From Fr. gout, id. 
 
 To GOO, V. n. To coo ; a tenn used with respect to 
 infants, S. — C. B. cuaw, to be loving. 
 
 To GOOD, GuDiN, V. a. To manure. V. Gudb. 
 
 GOODMAN, s. 1. A proprietor of land, S, Melville. 
 V. GuBE, adj. sense 3. 2. The owner of a single 
 farm which he himself occupies. Bp. Galloway. 3. 
 A farmer, S.Burns. 4. A husband. V. Gudeman 
 5. The master of a family, S. Dunbar. 6. Equivalent 
 to man. K. Hart. 7. A jailor. Wodrow. 8. By in 
 version this designation has been given to the devil. 
 Arnot. 9. Young Gudeman, Young Goodman, "a 
 man newly married," S. Gl. Bur7is. 
 
 GOODMAN'S MILK. The milk that is first skimmed 
 from a sour cofif, after the cream has been taken 
 for the churn. As, if possible, none of the milk must 
 be mixed with the cream, a portion of the latter re- 
 mains ; 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 
 exclusively belonging to the head of the family, be- 
 cause of its superior quality, S, 
 
 GOOD NEIGHBOURS. 1. A title given to the Fairies, 
 S. Montgomerie's Flyting. 2. A flattering designa- 
 tion 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. Good- 
 man. 2. A farmer's wife, S. 3. A female farmer ; 
 a woman who manages a farm, S. 4. Simply, a 
 wife, S. V. GuDwiFE. 6. The mistress of a house ; 
 a housewife, S. 6. 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. geoguih, 
 youth. 
 
 GOOL, GuLE, adj. Yellow. Dunhar. — A. S. geolu, 
 guul, Su. G. gul, id. 
 
 GOOL, GooLD, s. Corn marigold. V. Guilds. 
 
 GOOLGRAVE, s. Strong manure, Shetl.— Isl. gull, 
 flavus, and graf, sanies ? 
 
 To GOOSE, V. a. To iron linen clothes, S. From a 
 tailor's goose. 
 
 GOOSE-CORN, s. Field Brome-grass, S. Named in 
 Fife Goose-girs. — Sw. gaasliafrc, 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. 
 
 GOOSSY, GussiE, s. Properly, a young sow; some- 
 times used more generally, S. Hogg's Br. of Bodsb. 
 V. GUSSIE. 
 
 To GOPE, V. n. To palpitate ; to beat as a pulse. V. 
 
 GODP. 
 
 GORAVICH, s. Uproar. V. Gileavage, 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 Treb. — Isl. gior-a, facere, and balk-r, strues. 
 GORBEL. V. GoRBi.iNG. 
 
 GORBET, s. 1. A young unfledged bird, S. B. Lynd- 
 say. It is also pron. Gorblet, Dumfr. 2. Metaph. 
 a child, Ang. V. Garb. 
 
 GORBY, s. A raven, S. corby. Douglas.— "Hoiw. 
 gorp, Isl. gorbor, id. ; Lat. corvu^. 
 
 To OORBLE UP, v. a. To swallow with eagerness, 
 Loth. Ramsay. 
 
 To GOBBLE, v. n. " To eat ravenously." Gall. 
 Encycl, V. To Gorble up. 
 
 GORBLET-HAIR, s. The down of unfledged birds, 
 Aberd. Mearns ; synon. Gorlin-hair. 
 
 GORBLING, GouLiNG, s. An unfledged bird, S. gorbel, 
 Mearns ; Moray. Ramsay. 2. A very young per- 
 son. Loth. id. 
 
 GOR-COCK, s. The red cock, or moorcock. Burns. 
 
 GORDED, part. pa. Frosted ; covered with crystalli- 
 zations, Gall. '^Gorded Lozens, 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. Goldinq. 
 
 GORDS, s. pi. Lands now waste, that had formerly 
 been cultivated, Orkn.— Su. G. gord, sepimentum, 
 area clausa. [Gaar. 
 
 GORE, s. Hardened rheum from the eyes, S. V. 
 
 GORE, s. A strip of cloth. V. Gair, and Guschet. 
 
 GORE, interj. Expressive of surprise, Upp. Clydes. 
 Viewed as, like Gosh, a profanation of the name of 
 God ; perhaps contr. from God be here I 
 
 GORE-CROW, s. Apparently, the can-ion crow. 
 Blackw. Mag. June 1820. 
 
 GOREHIRDING, s. The harvest-home, Shetl.— Isl. 
 gor, maturus, and Sw. groeda, the harvest. 
 
 GORE-PATE, interj. An exclamation used by the 
 vulgar in Roxb. V. Gore, interj. 
 
 GORESTA, s. 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, V. 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. Harigalds. 
 
 GORGOULL, s. Perhaps harpy. Burel. 
 
 GORKIE, adj. Nauseous ; applied to anything that 
 excites disgust, Perths. 
 
 To GORL, V. a. To surround the thatch of a stack 
 with straw-ropes. Loth. — Su. G. giord-a, cingere. 
 
 GORLIN, s. A neckcloth, Loth. — Su. G. giord-a, cin- 
 gere. 
 
 GORLIN, adj. Bare ; unfledged, S. A. V. Gorbling. 
 
 GORLIN G, Gorlin, s. A nestling; an unfledged bird, 
 Clydes. Roxb. Dumfr. ; also pron. gorblin. 
 
 GORLIN-HAIR, s. The down of unfledged birds, 
 Clydes. V Gorbet. 
 
 GORLINS, . pi. The testicles of a ram, Lanarks. 
 
 GORMAND, s. A glutton, Fr. Lyndsay. 
 
 GORMAND, adj. Gluttonous, ibid. 
 
 GORMAW, S. GouLMAW, s. 1. The Coi-morant. 
 Compl. S. 2. A glutton, Lanarks. — Teut. gorre, 
 valde avarus, maeghe, stomachus; Sw. gorma, to 
 gobble up. 
 
 To GORROCH, (gutt.), v. a. " To mix and spoil por- 
 ridge." Gall. Encycl. 
 GORSK, s. Strong rank grass, Banffs. ; synon. Gosk, 
 q. V. Surv. Banffs. 
 
GOS 
 
 238 
 
 OOU 
 
 GOSn, «. A very low profanation of the name of 
 Otod, as Losh seoms to be of Lord ; used as an irre- 
 ligious prayer, Gosh guide us I S. 
 
 GOSIIAL, s. A gosJiawk. Rates. 
 
 GOSK, s. Grass piowing through dung, Ang. 
 
 GOSKY, adj. 1. Ilauk ; luxuriant, Ang. 2. Large in 
 size, but feeble, ibid.— Isl. groska, gramen vernaus. 
 
 GOSLIN, «. 1. An unfledged bird, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 Apparently an improper use of E. gosling. 2. Com- 
 monly used to denote one viewed as a fool ; as, lie's 
 a mere goslin, or gaislin" S. 
 
 GOSS, s. 1. A silly good-natured man, S. Ramsay. 
 2. A mean, griping person, Loth. — Isl. gose, servu- 
 lus ; Fr. gossee, one who is made a laughing-stock. 
 
 GOSSE, «, Ahhrev. of gossip. J'hilotus. 
 
 GOSSEP, Gos.^op, s. Gossip. Wallace.— A. S. god- 
 sib, Su. G. gudsif, lustricus ; from God and sib, one 
 1 elated by a religious tie. 
 
 GOSSIE, s. A gossip, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. Obviously 
 a corr. of the E. word. 
 
 GOSSIPRIE, s. Intimacy. MdvilVs MS. [ing 
 
 GO-SUMMEll, s. The latter end of summer, S. Spald- 
 
 GOT, GoTE, s. 1. A drain, S — Belg. gate, geute, id. ; 
 Su. G. giut-a, fluere. Hence E. gutter. 2. A 
 slough ; a deep miry place, Lauarks. 
 
 GOTH, interj. A corruption of the divine name, 
 Angus, Galloway. V. Gothill. 
 
 GOTUERLIGH, adj. Confused ; in a state of dis- 
 order ; applied often to persons, Banffs. This may 
 be originally the same with Gotherlisch, q. v. 
 
 GOTHERLISCU, adj. 1. Used in the sense of E. 
 godly, but always as a term expressive of ridicule or 
 contempt ; as, a godderlisch gouk, one who affects a 
 great deal of sanctity, and introduces religion with- 
 out regard to the season or any exercise of prudence, 
 Kincardines. 2. Foolish or even godless in a gene- 
 ral sense, ibid. 
 
 GOTHERLITCII, s. " Want of delicacy, either in 
 sentiment or manners." Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 GOTHILL. An Gothill, if God will, Mearns. 
 
 GOVANCE. Expl. "well-bred," Fife ; but it seems to 
 be rather a s. signifying good breeding. — Isl. gofg-a, 
 venerarl. 
 
 GOUD, s. Gold, S. Teut. Ramsay. 
 
 GOUDIE, s. A blow, Ang. — Isl. gud, pugna. 
 
 GOUDSPINK, s. V. GoLDSPiuK. 
 
 To GOVE. V. GoiF. 
 
 GOVE-I'-THE-WIND, s. Afoolish, vain, light-headed 
 fellow, Roxb, V. GoiP. 
 
 GOVELLIN, part. adj. Hanging loosely and ungrace- 
 fully, Ang. 2. Indicative of the appearance of the 
 eyes when one is intoxicated, Ang. From Goif^ q. v, 
 
 GOUERNAILL, s. Government, Fr. Wallace. 
 
 GOUFF, 5. 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 different colours. Loth. ; most probably a 
 cant tei-m that has owed its origin to some trivial 
 circiunstance, or fanciful flight. 
 
 GOVIE, GoviE-nicK, interj. Expressive of surprise ; 
 most commonly used by children, Loth. 
 
 GOVIRNANCE, s. Deportment. Dunbar. 
 
 GOy IT, part. adj. Hollowed out, Clydes.— C. 1?. a 
 geuwd, hollowed. 
 
 To GOUK, V. n. 1. To gaze about in a vacant or foolish 
 manner, Ang. 2. To expect foolishly. Doxiglas. — 
 Germ, guck-en, spectare, pvospectare. 
 
 GOUK, s. The Cuckow. V. Gowk. 
 
 GOUK, s. A fool. V. Gowk. [Gauckit. 
 
 QOVKED, part. adj. Foolish ; absurd. V^ Gowkit, 
 
 GOUKEN, s. The corr. pronunciation of Goupen, a 
 handful, Ayrs. 
 
 GOUKMEY, s. One of the names given to the Grey 
 Gurnard, in the Firth of Forth. JVeill. 
 
 To GOUL, V. n. 1. To howl, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 scold, Lanarks, — Isl. goel-a, gaul-a, horrendum 
 triste et incouditum vociferare ; gaul, talis clamor. 
 
 GOUL, s. 1. A yell, S. 2. A cry of indignation, S. 
 3. The loud threat or challenge of a dog, 8. 
 
 GOULE, s. The throat. Douglas.— Er. gueule, id. ; 
 Lat. gula. 
 
 GOULIE, adj. Sulky ; scowling. Renfrews. 
 
 GOULING, part. pr. A term applied to stormy 
 weather. A gouling day, one marked by strong 
 wind, Loth. 
 
 GOULING, s. The act of yelling. Doug. 
 
 GOULKGALITER, Goulkgalister, s. 1. Expl. "a 
 pedantic, prideful knave," Ayrs. 2. A simpleton ; a 
 wanton rustic," ibid. 
 
 GOULL-BANE, s. That bone which is the top of the 
 Femur, S. B. 
 
 GOULMAU. V. GoRMAW. 
 
 To GOUP, Gowp, v: n. 1. To beat with strong pulsa- 
 tion ; applied to the veins. Loth. Roxb. Lanarks. 2. 
 To throb with violence ; applied to any part of the 
 body, where sores fester; as, "I think my finger's 
 gauu to beel, it's gouping sadly," ibid. Gope, Dumfr. 
 3. To ache, Lauarks. — Isl. gauf-a, palpitare. 
 
 To GOUP, V. n. To stare. V. Goif. 
 
 GOUPHERD, ^arf . J9A. Puffed. Watson. Goffer in 
 still used in this sense, Selkirks. — Fr. gauffr-er, to 
 adorn a garment with cuffs. V. Goffer. 
 
 GOUPIN, GowpiN, Gouping, s. 1. The hollow of the 
 hand, contracted in a semi-circular form to receive 
 any thing, S. B. goupins, both hands held together in 
 form of a round vessel, S. Ramsay. 2. A handful, 
 S. ; al.so goupevfow. Bellenden. Not a handful, but 
 " the fill of both hands held together." A handful 
 is called a nieve/u, q. v. 3. Used in our law, to de- 
 note one of the perquisites allowed to a miller's 
 servant, S. Erskine. 4. Gowd in gowpenss great 
 store of money, S. — Isl. gaupn, Su. G. goepn, manus 
 con cava. 
 
 GOURD, adj. li Applied to what is stiffened by ex- 
 posure 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, benumbed, stiff. 
 
 GOURDED, part. adj. Gorged ; applied to water when 
 pent up, S. B. V. GoRD. 
 
 GOURDNESS, s. 1. Stiffness, Clydes. 2. Want of 
 slipperiness, ibid. 
 
 GOURIE, s. Garbage of salmon, Aberd. Spalding. 
 Fish-gowries , the offal of fish in general. Mearns. — 
 Isl. gor, gorr, sanies. 
 
 GOURL. V. GuRL. 
 
 GOURLINS, s. j)L "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 Earthnut or 
 Bunium flexuosum. Hornecks is supposed to be a 
 corr. of Arnuts. 
 
 GOUSTER, s. A violent or unmanageable person ; a 
 swaggering fellow. Culloden Papers. 
 
 GOVSTY, adj. Tempestuous; as, "a govJtty day," 
 Roxb. ; merely a slight change from E. gtuty. 
 
GOU 
 
 239 
 
 GOW 
 
 GOUSTY, adj. 1. Desolate ; dreary, S. Douglas. 2. 
 Ghostly; preternatural. Pop. Ball. 3. Applied to 
 a person whose haggard appearance marks his being 
 wasted by age or disease ; emaciated and ghastly, 
 Aberd. — O. Fr. gast, wasteness, guast-er, to desolate. 
 
 GOUSTROUS, adj. 1. Dark ; wet ; stormy. Dumfr. 
 2. Frightful, ibid. Ayrs. 3. Strong and active. Loth. 
 4. Boisterous, rude, and violent, ibid. — Isl. giostr, 
 ventus frigid us. 
 
 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. 
 
 GOUTHERFOW, adj. Having the appearance of as- 
 tonishment; staring wildly, Ang. — l&l. galldr, incan- 
 tatio, q. galldur-full, under the power of incantation. 
 
 GOUTTE, s. A drop, South of S. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 — Fr. id. Li. gutta. 
 
 GOVUS, s. A simple, stupid person, Fife. — From Fr. 
 goffe, Ital. goffo, a fool. V. Guff, 2. 
 
 GOW, s. The old generic name for the gull, s. " Gavia, 
 a gow." Wedderb. Vocab. V. Gormaw. 
 
 GOW, s. A fool, Gall. This must be viewed as ori- 
 ginally the same with Goff, id. 
 
 GOW, s. A halo ; a cloudy, colourless circle surround- 
 ing the disc of the sun or moon, Ang. Brugh, 
 synon. — Isl. gyll, parhelion. 
 
 GOW, s. To tak the gow, to nin off without paying 
 one's debts, Ang. — 0. Teut. gouw, a country. 
 
 GOW AN, s. 1. The generic name for daisy, S. Brand. 
 2. Singly, it denotes the mountain-daisy, S. Burns. 
 — Gael, gugan, a daisy. 
 
 EwE-GowAN, s. The common daisy, S. B. ; probably 
 from the ewe, as being frequent in pastures, and fed 
 on by sheep. 
 
 HoRSK-GowAN, s. The Leontodon, the Ilypochaeris, 
 and the Crepis, S. 
 
 Large White Gowan. The ox-eye, S. 
 
 LucKEN-GowAN. The Globe-flower, V. Lucken. 
 
 WiTCH-GowAN, s. " Witch-gowan Jlowers are large 
 yellow gowans, with a stalk filled with pernicious 
 sap, resembling milk, and called by the peasantry 
 Witches' milk." Remains Nithsdale Song. 
 
 Yellow-Gowan. In S, denoting different .species of 
 the Ranunculus, the Marsh Marigold, and Com 
 Marigold. Ramsay. 
 
 GO WAND, s. Apparently equivalent to young man. 
 Henrysone. — A. S. gowen, tyrocinium ; q. in a state 
 of apprenticeship. 
 
 GOWAN'D, part: adj. Covered with the mountain 
 daisy. Tarras. 
 
 GOWAN-GABBIT, adj.. 1. A term applied to the sky, 
 when it is veiy clear in the morning; as, "We'll 
 hae rain or night, this morning's o'er gowan-gabbit," 
 Loth. Roxb. "A gowan-gabbit day," a sunshiny 
 day, when the gowans have disclosed themselves, 
 Roxb. 2. Transferred to the human face ; having 
 much red and white ; viewed as a mark of delicacy 
 of constitution, Roxb. 
 
 GOWANY, adj. 1. Aljounding with daisies, S. Ram- 
 say. 2. Having a fair but deceitful appearance ; as, 
 a gowanie day, Fife. Fleechin^ synon. 
 
 GOWAN-SHANK, s. The stalk of a mountain-daisy, 
 Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 GOWCHT, s. V. Goff, Goif, &c. 
 
 GOWD, s. Gold. 
 
 GowD IN GowPENS. Money in great store, or without 
 being counted. V. Goupen. 
 
 To Lay Gowd. To embroider. V. Lay. 
 
 GOWDANOOK, s. The Saury Pike, a fish. Frith of 
 Forth. Neill. " It seems to be rare in the southern 
 or English seas; but it is not uncommon in the 
 north of Scotland ; and almost every autumn it 
 enters the Frith of Forth in considerable shoals. 
 Here it is named Gowdnook, Gowdanook, or Gauf- 
 nook, and sometimes, Egypt-herring." KeilVs List 
 of Fishes. 
 
 GOWDEN-KNAP, s. A species of very small sweet 
 pear, Stirlings. 
 
 GOWDY, s. 1. A jewel. Evergreen. Chaucer, 
 gaudee, Fr. 2. Gowdy is used as a fondling term in 
 addressing a child, or any beloved object, as, My 
 gowdy, Caithn. 
 
 GOWDIE. Heels o'er gowdie, topsy-turvy, S. Burns. 
 
 GOWDIE, s. The Dragonet, a fish, Loth. NeiWs 
 List of Fishes. The Gurnard, Mearus. V. Cuanti- 
 cleer. 
 
 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] gowdie 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. G oldie. 
 
 GOWDIE-DUCK, s. The golden-eye, Shetl. Anas 
 Clangula, Linn. 
 
 GOWNDIE, s. That species of duck called Anas 
 Clangula, Linn. Fife ; corrupted from E, name 
 golden-eye. 
 
 GOWDSPRING, s.. A provincial name for the gold- 
 finch, Lanarks. It is also Goldie or Gooldie. 
 
 GOWF, s. A blow that causes a hollow sound. A 
 gowfin the haffit, a blow behind the ear, S. 
 
 GOWF, s. To the gowf, to wreck, to ruin, Aberd. 
 Perhaps q. driven off like a ball by the club. 
 
 To GOWFF, V. a. To strike, S. Ritson. 
 
 GOWFFIS, *. pi. V. GoFE, GoYFF. 
 
 GOWFRE, s. Inventories. Cloth with figures raised 
 on it by means of printing-irons.- — From Fr. gauffri, 
 "printed," 
 
 GOWGAIR, s. A mean, greedy, selfish fellow, 
 Teviotd. Perhaps from gowd-gair, greedy of gold. 
 
 GOW-GLENTIE, s. ExpL "a sharp, interesting 
 child," Dumfr. 
 
 GOWINIS, s. pi. Gowns. Henrysone. 
 
 GOWIS, s. pi. A species of punishment. V. Gofe. 
 
 GOWISHNESS, s. Folly, Galloway. 
 
 GOWISTAIR, s. " A woman sentenced to stand in the 
 Gowistair for two hours." Ab. Reg. This probably 
 denotes the stair, or elevated steps, on which the 
 juggs were fixed. V. Gofe, Gowis, &c, 
 
 GOWK, GouK, s. A fool, S. Ramsay.— Franc, gouch, 
 stolidus ; Germ, gauch. 
 
 GOWK, GoLK, s. The cuckoo, S. gov^koo, S, B. gock, 
 Stirlings. Dunbar.— Sn. G. goek, Isl. gouk-r, id. 
 
 To SEE THE Gowk. in one's sleep. 1. To imagine a 
 thing without any solid foundation ; to be given to 
 vagaries, Fife. 2. Used as a proverbial phrase, de- 
 noting a change of mind, in consequence of conviction 
 that one was in an error, Fife. 
 
 GOWK-BEAR, s. Great golden Maiden-hair, Ayrs. 
 " Gowk bear, Polytrichum commune," Agr. Surv. 
 Ayrs. 
 
 GOWKIT, Gauckit, Guckit, part. adj. 1. Foolish, S. 
 Lyndsay. 2. Light ; applied to young women. 
 Peblis Play. 
 
 GOWKITLIE, adv. Foolishly. Maitl. P. 
 
 GOWK-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of folly, 
 S. 0. Rig. Dalton. 
 
GOW 
 
 240 
 
 GRA 
 
 GOWK'S ERRAND. A fool's errand, S. To hunt the 
 gowk ; to go on a fool's errand. Kavisay. 
 
 GOWK'S-HOSE, a. Canterbury bfells, S. Wild hyacinth, 
 Dumbartons. 
 
 GOWK'S-MEAT, g. Wood sorrel, S. Lightfoot. 
 » GOVVK'S-SHILLINS. Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus 
 Crista galli, Linn. Lanarks. 
 
 GOWK'S-SPITTLE, The frothy matter frequently seen 
 on the leaves of plants, S. 
 
 GOWK'S-STORM, s. 1. A storm consisting of several 
 days of tempestuous weather, believed by the pea- 
 santry 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. Sir G. 
 Mackenzie's Mem, 
 
 GOWL, s. A term, expressive of magnitude and empti- 
 ness ; applied to a house ; as, " It's an unco gowl o' 
 a house that ;" that is, a large, wide, empty house, 
 Lanarks.— Teut. ghioole, cavea; Gr. koiK-oq, con- 
 cavus. 
 
 GOWL, s. A hollow between hills, Perths. Muse's 
 Threnodie. The goul o' a stook, the opening between 
 the sides of a shock of corn. Aberd. — Isl. gaul, any 
 chasm or aperture. 
 
 GOWLING, s. The act of reprehension in a loud and 
 angry tone, S. 
 
 GOWLTS, s. pi. Gules, in heraldry. Dunbar. 
 
 GOWLSOME, adj. Large, empty. 
 
 GOWN-ALANE, " with her gown only; without a cloak, 
 or any upper covering on the body, " S. B. Gl. 
 Shirr efs. 
 
 To GOWP, V. a. To gulp, Lanarks. 
 
 GOWP, s. A mouthful. E. gulp. Philot. 
 
 GOWP, s. A single beat of pain, ibid. 
 
 To GOWPEN, V. a. To lift, or lade out, with the hands 
 spread out and placed together, Clydes. 
 
 GowpEN, s. As much as can be lifted by the hands ex- 
 tended and united. 
 
 GOWPIN, s. The beating from a wound, Lanarks. — 
 Isl. gauf, palpitatio. 
 
 GOWPINFULL, GO0PKNFOW, s. 1. The fill of the 
 gowpin, as much as can be contained in both hands 
 held in a concave form, S. 2. A gowpinju' o' a' 
 thing, a contemptuous phrase, applied to one who 
 is a medley, or composition of every thing that is 
 absurd. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To GOWST, V. n. To boast, Galloway. 
 
 To GRAB, V. a. 1. To seize with violence a consider- 
 able numbei- 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. Renfrew. — 
 Su. G. grabb-a, arripere. 
 
 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. 
 Encyc. Brit. 
 
 GRACIE, adj. 1. Well-behaved, Ang. It is a com- 
 mon Prov. in Angus. " A wife's ae dochter's never 
 gracie ;" i. e. an only daughter is so much indulged, 
 that she is never good for anyihing. 2. This word 
 is used in the sense of devout, religious ; as, " He's 
 no very gracie," he does not pay much regard to 
 religion, S. O. 
 GRACIE, Graicie, «. Apig, Roxb. V. Gris, Gryce, 
 from which this is a dimin. 
 
 To GRADDAN, v. a. To prepare grain by scorching 
 the ears, S. BoswelL—Sn. G. graedd-u, igne tor- 
 rere; Gael, graed-am, id. 
 GRADDAN, s. 1. Grain burnt out of the ear, 8. 2. 
 That kind of snuEf which is commonly called bran, as 
 consisting of large grains, S. 3. The name given to 
 the small snuff formerly used in Scotland, and gene- 
 rally known by the name of Scotch snuff, Fife.— Gael. 
 greadan, snuff, 
 GRAF, Grawe, s. a grave, Loth, graff. Stat. Will, 
 
 —A. S. graef, Alem. graua, id. V. Graip. 
 GRAFF, adj. 1. Coarse ; vulgar; applied to language, 
 Lanarks. Gruff, E. 2. Gross ; obscene, Renfrews. 
 The same with Groff, sense 3. 
 GRAFFE, 8. 1. A ditch, trench, or foss. Monro's 
 Exped. 2. Metaph. used, a channel. lb.— Belg. 
 graft, a ditch or trench. 
 GRAGGIT, part. pa. Wrecked ; excommunicated. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 GRAGRIES, s. A species of fur. Balfour's Practicks. 
 V, Griece. 
 
 GRAY, s. The Gray, twilight, S. V. Grey. 
 
 GRAY, 8. A term used to denote a drubbing; as, 
 " Ye'll get your gray," you will be well trimmed, 
 " I'll gie him his gray," a threatening of retaliation 
 on the person addressed, Roxb. — Perhaps a ludicrous 
 use of Fr. gre, will, wish, desire, recompense ; or 
 from the phrase Faire gre, payer, satisfaire a ce que 
 I'on 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 spirit- 
 uous liquor, S. Waverly. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 GREY BREID. The designation given, in our old laws, 
 to bread made of rye ; extending perhaps to oats. 
 Balf. Practicks. 
 
 To GRAID, V. a. To make ready ; as, to graid a horse, 
 to put on the necessary fui-niture for riding or work, 
 Fife. From the same origin with Graith, q. v. 
 
 GRAID, part. pa. Dressed ; made ready ; synon. 
 Chraithed. Rauf Coilyear. — l&\.greid-r, expeditus ; 
 Teut. ghereed. paratus. 
 
 GRAY DOG. The name given to the Scottish hunting 
 dog, S. — "Canis Scoiicus venations, Gesn. Scot, the 
 Grey Bog, the Deer Dog, the rough greyhound, the 
 Ratche." Dr. Walker's Hat. Hist. 
 
 To GRAIF, Grawe, V. a. To bury. Barbour. — A. S. 
 graf-an, Su. G. be-grafw-a, id. 
 
 To GRAYF, V. a. To engrave. Douglas. 
 
 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 Dwarf. 
 
 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 undei-value anything 
 very much, or represent it as totally worthless, S. 
 Herd. 
 
 GRAY HEADS, s. pi. ^^ Heads of grey -coXoMredi 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 evidently corr. from O. E. 
 gramercy. The Fr. phrase is grand merci, great 
 
GRA 
 
 241 
 
 GRA 
 
 mercy. It retained its original form in Chaucer's 
 time. 
 
 Grand mercy lord, God thank it you (quod she) 
 
 That ye ban saved me luy children dere. 
 
 Clerkes Tale. 
 
 GRAIN, Grane, s. 1. The branch of a tree, S. B. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. The stem of a plant. Doug. 3. 
 A branch of a river, S. JDoug. 4. 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. Ot. gren-a, 
 Isl. grein-a, dividere, grein, distinctio. 
 
 To GRAINE, Grane, v. n. To groan, S. Douglas. 
 — A. S. gran-ian, Belg. gran-en, id. 
 
 GRAINE, Grane, s. A groan, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 GRAINER, s. The name given to the knife used by 
 tanners and skinners for taking off the hair from 
 skins, S, — Teut, graen-er, synon. with gaerw-en, 
 pelles conficere. 
 
 GRAINTER, s. One who has the chaise of granaries. 
 Lyndsay. — Fr. grenetier, id. 
 
 GRAINTLE-MAN, s. The same with Grintal-Man, q. v. 
 
 GRAY OATS. A species of oats, S. P. Blacljord. 
 Perths. Stat. Ace. 
 
 To GRAIP, V. a. 1. To grope, S.— A. S. grap-an, id. 
 
 2. To feel, in general. Lynds. 
 
 GRAIP, Grip, s. 1. The griffin. Buret. 2. The vulture. 
 Bellenden's T. Liv. — Goth, greip, a, ravenous bird. 
 
 GRAIP, s. A dung fork, S. Burns.— Sa. G. grepe, id. 
 
 GRAY PAPER. Brown packing paper, S, 
 
 GRAYS, s. pi. "A dish used by the country people m 
 Scotland, of greens [colewoi'ts] and cabbages beat to- 
 gether," Ayrs. Gl. Picken. Probably denominated 
 from its mixed colour. 
 
 GRAY SGOOL. The designation given in Annandale 
 to a particular shoal of salmon. 
 
 To GRAITH, Gkathe, v. a. 1. To make ready, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To put on military accoutrements. 
 Wallace. 3. To dress food. Chalm. Air. 4. To 
 steep in a ley of stale urine, &c. S. Glenfergus. — 
 A. S. geraedian, parare ; Isl. greid-a, expedire. 
 
 GRAITH, adj. 1. Ready. Barbour. 2. Not embar- 
 rassed. Wallace. 3. Straight: direct, ib 4. Ear- 
 nest, as to observation, ib. 
 
 GRAITH, s. 1. Apparatus of whatever kind, S. Gear, 
 synon. Douglas. IfoMse-£frai<7i, furniture of a house, 
 S. Horse-graith, the accoutrements necessary for a 
 horse, whether as employed for riding or for draught, 
 S. Maister-graith, the beam by which horses are 
 joined to a plough or harrow, Ang. V. Swingle- 
 TEEE. Riding-graith, furniture necessary for riding, 
 S. Burrts. 2. Accoutrements for war. Lyndsay. 
 
 3, Substance ; riches. Philotus. 4. Wearing ap- 
 parel. Chalm. Air. 6. Any composition used by 
 tradesmen in preparing 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 Heddles. Aberd. 
 Reg. 10. Small shot; as, "a shot of graith," 
 Aberd. — A. S. ge-raede, apparatus. 
 
 GRAITHLY, adv. 1. Readily. Barbour. 2. Eagerly. 
 
 Douglas. 
 GRAM, s. 1. Wrath. Palice Honor.— A. S. Su. G. 
 
 gram, id. 2. Sorrow. Doug.— A. S. id. molestia. 
 GRAM, adj. Warlike. Gawan and Gol.—Sa. G. 
 
 gram, A. S. grame, iratus. 
 GRAMARYE, s. Magic. Lay Last Minst.—lEr. 
 
 grammaire, grammar^ 
 
 16 
 
 GRAMASHES, s. 1. Gaiters reaching to the knees. 
 
 2. A kind of stockings worn instead of boots, S. 
 Colvil. — Fr. gamaches, id. 
 
 GRAMLOCH, adj. Avaricious ; taking much pains to 
 scrape substance together, Upp. Clydes. — Gael. 
 greimagh-am, to take hold, to hold fast ; greimail- 
 teach, fast holding. 
 
 GRAMLOCHLIE, adv. In an extremely avaricious 
 manner, ibid. 
 
 GRAMLOCHNESS, s. An extremely worldly disposi- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 GRAMMARIOUR, s. The teacher of grammar in a 
 college ; apparently, the same with the Professor of 
 Humanity in our times. Acts Ja. VI 
 
 GRAMMAW, s. A voracious eater, S. V. Gormaw. 
 
 To GRAMMLE, v. n. To scramble, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 GRAMPUS, s. Expl. "an ignoramus," Teviotdale; 
 apparently a cant term, borrowed from the whale 
 thus denominated. 
 
 GRAMSHOCH, (gutt.) adj. Coarse, rank ; applied to 
 the growth of grain, vegetables, &c. Ayrs. This 
 might seem formed from Ramsh, strong, by having 
 A. S. ge prefixed. 
 
 GRAMSHOCH, (gutt.) s. Such an appearance in the 
 sky as indicates a great fall of snow or hail, Ayrs. 
 
 GRAMULTION, s. Common sense ; understanding. 
 Fife ; synon. with Rumblegumtion, S. 
 
 GRANATE, Gbanit, adj. Ingrained. Pal. Honor. 
 
 GRAND-DEY, s. A grandfather, Fife. V. Dey. 
 
 GR.'^DGORE, s. V. Glengore. 
 
 GRANDSCHIR, Grandsheb, Grantschir, s. Great- 
 grandfather. Quon. Att., Acts Ja, J., Ch. I., Mary. 
 V. Gutcheb. 
 
 To GRANE, V. n. To groan. T. Geatnb. 
 
 GRANGE, s. 1. The buildings pertaining to a corn 
 farm. Douglas. 2. The place where the rents and 
 tithes of religious houses, paid in grain, were delivered 
 and deposited. Nimmo. — Fr. grange, id. 
 
 GRANIT, part. adj. Forked. Douglas. V. Grain. 
 
 GRANITAR, s. An officer, belonging to a religious 
 house, who had the charge of the granaries ; used as 
 synon. with Gryntar, Chart. Aberbroth, V, 
 Graintee, 
 
 GRANK, s. The groaning of a wounded hart. Eudd. 
 — Belg. geronk, a snoring. 
 
 GRANNIE, Granny, s. 1. A childish term for a grand- 
 mother, S. Burns. 2. An old woman, S. Gl. Picken. 
 
 3. Sometimes ludicrously transferred to an old tough 
 hen; as, "That's a granny, I'm sure," S. 
 
 GRANNIE MOIL. "A very old, flattering, false 
 woman." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GRANTEINYEIT, part. pa. Meaning not clear; 
 perhaps, figured. Inventories. 
 
 GRANZEBENE, s. The Grampian mountains in S, 
 Bellenden. 
 
 To GRAP, Grape, v. a. 1. To grope, S. Burns. — 
 A.S.flrj-op-ian, id. 2. Metaph. to examine. Douglas. 
 
 GRAPE, s. A vulture. V. Graip, s. 
 
 GRAPE, s. A three-pronged fork. V. Geaip. 
 
 GRAPIS OF SILUER. Act. Dom. Cone. It may sig- 
 nify three-pronged forks of silver. 
 
 GRAPPLING. A mode of catching salmon, S. Sta- 
 tist. Ace. 
 
 GRAPUS, s. The devil, or a hobgoblin, Ang. 
 
 GRASCHOWEHEIDET, adj. Dunbar.— Fr. grais- 
 seux, greasy ? 
 
 GRASHLOCH, Geashlagh, adj. Stormy ; boisterous ; 
 as, "a grashloch day," a windy, blustering day, 
 Ayrs. Lanarka. 
 
GRA 
 
 242 
 
 ORE 
 
 To ORASSIL, Gbissel, Girssil, v. n. To rustle. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. gresill-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 Orass-ill." Prize Ess, Highl. Soc. 
 
 Scotland. 
 GRASSMAN, Gersman, Girskman, «. The tenant of 
 
 a cottage in the country, who has no land attached 
 
 to it. Spalding. This word has now fallen into 
 
 disuse, but is still perfectly intelligible to elderly 
 
 people, Aberd., who recollect the time when Girse- 
 
 mati and Cottar were used as quite syuon. 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. Gersome. 
 GRATE, adj. Grateful. Davidsone. 
 To GRATHE, v. a. To make ready. V. Graith. 
 GRATHING. L. gruching. Wallace. 
 GRATINIS. L. gratius, gracious. Houlate. 
 GRATITUDE, s. A gift made to a sovereign by his 
 
 subjects . Acts Ja. V.—L. B. gratuitas, gratia, bene- 
 
 ficium. 
 GRATNIZIED, part. pa. Quilled. Wateo».»-Er. 
 
 gratigni, scratched. 
 GRA YIN, Grawyn. Interred. V. Graif, v. 1. 
 GRAUIS, s. pi. Groves. Douglas. — A. S. graf, lucus. 
 To GRAVITCH, v. n. To gad about in a dissipated 
 
 way, Ayrs. This is viewed as a corruption of Gilra' 
 
 vage, q. v. 
 GRAUITfi, s. Enormity. Aberd. Beg. — Fr. gravite, 
 
 grievousuess, 
 GRAULSE, Grawl, s. A young salmon. V. Grilse, 
 
 GiLSE. 
 
 GRAUNT, adj. Great. Barbour. 
 
 GRAUSS. " Ane womannis gownn of tanny grauss." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. Perhaps dusky-coloured gray. — Belg. 
 
 grauw, grys, id. 
 GRAYMERCIES, s. pi. V. Gray mercies. 
 GRE, Gree, Grie, s. 1. A step. Pal. Hon.— l&t. 
 
 gradus. 2. Degree ; quality. Douglas. 3. The 
 
 superiority. Houlate. To wyn the gree, to be victor, 
 
 5. 4. The prize. To bear the gre, to cany off the 
 prize, S. Douglas. 5. Vogue ; celebrity. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 6. Humour. Tf^inr/e^ 7. Degree in measurement. Bel- 
 lenden. 8. Degree of affinity. Wynt. 9. Grada- 
 tion, in an argument or in a climax. Knox. 
 
 GRE ABLE, adj. Satisfied, ^cte .7a. ///.— Abbreviated 
 
 from Fr. agreable. V. Gree, v. n. 
 ♦ GREAT, adj. Swelled with rain ; applied to a body. 
 
 of running water. V. Grit, adj. 
 GREAT- YOU, Great-ewe, s. A ewe big with young, S. 
 GRECHES, V. Perhaps, frets. Sir Gawan. 
 GRECIE, s. A little pig, Aberd. ; a dimin. from Gryce. 
 
 V. Gris. 
 GREDDON, s. "The remains of fuel ; the sweeping 
 
 out of the peat-claig." Gall. Encycl. 
 GREDUR, s. Greediness. Burel. 
 To GREE, V. n. To agree, S. Ross. — Fr. gre-er, id. 
 To GREE, V. a. To reconcile those at variance, S. 
 
 Jacob. Relics. 
 GREE, 8. 1. Tinge ; dye. Ross. 2. The ichor which 
 
 oozes from a sore in a brute animal, Ang. 
 
 GREE, s. Pre-eminence, superiority. Y. Gbb, 
 
 GREEANCE, s. Concord, agreement, Lan. 
 
 GREED, s. Covetousness, S. Psalm cxix. 36. 
 
 To GREED, V. a. To covet, Aberd. 
 
 GREED Y-GLED, s. The name of a sport among child- 
 
 ren, Ang. Kincardines. " It seems to be the same 
 
 with that in Fife, denominated Shue-Gled- Wylie, q. v. 
 GREEK, (of stones), s. The grain, S. Stat, ^cc.— Su. 
 
 G. gryt, id. 
 GREEMENT, s. The same with Greeance, S. ' *' 
 
 To GREEN, V. n. To long. Y. Grene. % .'f,,;,. " 
 * GREEN, adj. 1. Not old ; applied to th6 milk of a 
 
 nurse, Ang. 2. Fresh, not salted, S. ; as, green fish. 
 
 3. Recently opened ; applied to a grave. Aberdeen. 
 
 Reg. 4. As opposed to diy or sapless. To keep the 
 
 banes green ; to sustain the body, to preserve it in 
 
 ordinary health, S. St. Ronan. — Teut. groen, recens. 
 GREENBONE, s. 1. Yiviparous Blenny, Orkn. Firth 
 
 of Forth. Barry. 2. The Sea-needle. Sibbald. 
 GREEN BREESE. A stinking pool, Banffs. 
 GREEN COATIES, s.pl. 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 in Angus, Roxb. 
 GREEN GOWN. The supposed badge of the loss of 
 
 virginity, Roxb. 
 GREEN GOWN. A phrase u.sed to denote the turf or 
 
 sod that covers a grave. Loth. 
 GREEN YAIR. A species of pear, S. Neill. 
 GREEN KAIL, s. 1. The name given to that plain 
 
 species of green colew9rt 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, s. 1. A catei-pillar, S. 2. Me- 
 
 taph. applied to one who has a puny appearance or 
 
 girlish look. Hogg. 
 GREEN LINTWHITE. Green finch, S. 
 GREEN SLOKE. Oyster green, S. UlvaLactuca, Linn. 
 GREEP, s. Gl. Surv. Nairn. Y. Grupe. 
 GREESHOCH, s. A fire without flame, Y. Grieschoch. 
 GREESOME, adj. Understood to be an errat. for 
 
 Grousome. Hogg's 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 synon. 
 GREETIN'-FOW, adj. In the state of inebriety which 
 
 produces great tenderness of affection, even to the 
 
 shedding of tears, S. E. Maudlin. 
 GREETIN' WASHING. The designation given to the 
 
 last washing that a servant puts through her hands 
 
 before leaving a family ; from the circmnstance of 
 
 tears being often shed at the idea of parting, S. 
 GREGIOUN, s. A Greek. Douglas. 
 GREY, s. A badger. King's Quair. 
 GREY, s. A greyhound. V. Grew. 
 GREY, Gray, s. 1. Grey o' the Morning, dawn of day, 
 
 S. T. of My Landl. 2. The twilight, S.— Dan. gryer, 
 
 to peep or dawn. 
 GREYBEARD, s. An earthen bottle. 
 GREYB, part. pa. Graduated. Wyntown. [Gray. 
 GREY DOG, Grey Geese, Grey Scool. Y. under 
 GREIF, s. 1. A fault. Douglas. 2. Indignation for 
 
 offences, id. 
 GREIF, Grieve, s. 1. A monitor. Henrysone. 2. 
 
 The manager of a farm, or overseer of any work, S. 
 
 Kelly.— 0. Teut, graef, praefectus; A. S. gerefa, 
 
 praeses. 
 
GEE. 
 
 243 
 
 GRI 
 
 GREYHEAD, «; The name of a fish taken on the coast 
 
 of Galloway. 
 To GREIN, V. n. To long. V. Green. 
 GREIS, s. J9L Greaves. Wallace.— ¥r.greves, id. 
 To GREIT, Grete, Greet, v. n. To weep ; to cry, S. 
 
 5ar6o!tr.— Moes. G. gret-an, Su. G. graet-a, flere. 
 GREIT, Gretb, Greting, s. The act of weeping, S: 
 
 Douiflas. 
 GREITIN-FAC'D, adj. Having such a cast of counten- 
 ance, as one about to cry, S. 
 GREKING, Grykisg, «. Peep of day,. S. DouglaSi \ . 
 
 Creek. 
 GRENALD, s. Garnet. Inventories.— ^r. grenat, 
 
 "the precious stone called a granat, or garnet." 
 
 Cotgr. 
 GRENDES, s. pL . Grandees. Sir Gawan. 
 To GRENE, Grein, v. n. 1. To long for, S. Evergreen. 
 
 2. To long, as a woman with child, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 — A. S. georn-an, desiderare. 
 GRENE-SERENE, s. The green finch. ComplayntS. 
 
 — Fr, serin. 
 
 GRENING, Greenikg, s. 1. Longing, S. Forbes. 
 
 2. The object of this longing. Montgomerie. 
 GRENTULAR, Grental-man, s. One who has charge 
 
 of a granary, Aberd. V. Grainter. 
 GRESSOUME. V. Gersome. 
 GRETE, adj. A denomination of foreign money. 
 
 Acts J a. IV. 
 GRETE, s. Gravel in rivers. Douglas.— k. S. greot, 
 
 Su. G. gryt, Isl. griot, id. 
 GRETE, s. A stair. TFaZZace.— Teut. graet. 
 GRETUMLY, Grytumly, adx. . Greatly. Barbour. 
 GREDE, s, A grove. Sir Gawan. 
 GREW, s. A greyhound, gi-u, S. Bellend. 
 GREW, s. Favourable opinion ; S. ; synon. Broo. 
 GREWAN, s. The same with Grew, a greyhound, 
 
 Kinross. Fife. — Isl. grey, canicula. 
 GREWE, s. 1. Greece. Henrysone. 2. The Greek 
 
 language. Doug. — O. Fr. griu, id. 
 GREWHUND, Grewhound, s. A greyhound. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. 
 GREWING, Growing, s. A shivering; an aguish 
 
 sensation of cold ; as, "a greviing in the flesh," S. 
 
 V. Groue, Growe, t). 
 GREWING, s. Grievance. Barbour. 
 GREWSOME, adj. Frightful. V. Grousdm. 
 GRIDDLED, part. pet. Completely entangled ; 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. 7J.— Germ, greis, gray. ^ 
 
 GRIES, s. Gravel. Dal. Hon.— Germ, gries. 
 GRIESHOCH, .9. 1. Hot embers, Ayrs. Minst. Bor- 
 der. 2. A glowing affection ; metaph. used, Ayrs. 
 
 — Gael, griosach. 
 
 GRIEVE, s. An overseer. V. Greif. 
 
 To GRIEVE, V. a. To oversee, S. Dalice Honor. 
 
 GRYFE, s. A claw ; a talon ; used in a general sense, 
 Ayrs.— Fr. grife, griffe, id. 
 
 To GRYIS, Grise, v. a. To affright.— A. S. agris-an, 
 horrere. 
 
 GRYKING, s. Peep of day. V. Greking. 
 
 To GRILL, Girl, v. 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, v. 
 
 To GRILLE, V. a. To pierce. Sir Gawan. 
 
 GRYLLE. adj. Horrible. Sir Gawan 
 
 GRYLLES, s. pi. Sir Gawan 
 
 GRILSE, GiLSE, s. A salmon not fully grown, by 
 
 some viewed as a distinct species, S, Stat. Rob. 1. 
 
 — Sw. graelax, id. q. a gray salmon. 
 GRIME, s. Expl. " coal coom," (E. culm), Dumfries. 
 GRIMIE, adj. 1. Blackened with soot or smoke, 
 
 Roxb. 2. Swarthy in complexion, Ettr. For, 
 GRYMING, s. A sprinkling ; a thin covering, S. A. 
 
 Minst. Bord. — Isl. gryma, nox pruina, G. Andr. 
 GRINALE, s. Granary. Act. Dom. Conc.—¥i: gre- 
 
 naille, seed, grain. V. Girnall. 
 * To GRIND, V. a. To prepare a student for passing 
 
 his trials in medicine, law, «fec. 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, Orkney, 
 
 Shetland.. 
 GRINDER, s. The designation given to one who pre- 
 pares others for an academical trial, S. 
 GRINTAL-MAN, s. The keeper of a granary, Aberd. 
 
 V. Graintle-man. 
 GRYNTARIS, s.pl. Lynds. V. Grainter. 
 GRIP, s. The trench behind cattle in a cowhouse, 
 
 for receiving the dung, &c. ; as, "a byre-grip," 
 
 Clydes. V. Grupe. 
 To GRIP, Gripp, v. a. 1. To seize forcibly; applifd 
 
 to the seizure of lands or goods ; pron. q. Grup. S. 
 
 2. To catch, or lay hold of, after pursuit, S. 
 GRIP, s. Possession. Gawan and Gol. 
 GRIPPY, adj. Disposed to defraud, S.— A. S. grife, 
 
 avarus. 
 GRIPPY FOR GRIPPY. One grasp of the hand in 
 
 return for another, South of S. 
 GRIPPILL, adj. 1. Tenacious. Douglas. 2. Rapa- 
 cious, S. A. Waverley. 
 GRYPPIT, jpre«. Searched. Douglas. 
 GRIS, Grys, Gryce, s. A pig, S. griskin, Ang. 
 
 Douglas. — Sn. G. grys, id. 
 To GRISE, Gryse. V. Gryis. 
 To GRISE, V. n. To shudder. Douglas. 
 GRISK, adj. Greedy ; avaricious, Roxb. 
 To GRISSILL, V. a. To gnash. Douglas. 
 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, V. a. To grind and dress grain, S. 
 GRISTER, s. One who brings gi'ain to be ground at 
 
 a mill, S. 
 GRISTIS, s. pi. Unexplained. Inventories. 
 IBRIT, Gryt, adj. 1. Great, S. S. B. grite. Ross. 2. 
 '' Large ; big, S. Buret. 3. Thick ; gross, S. Dunbar. 
 
 4. In a state of intimacy, S. Ramsay. 6. Swelled 
 
 with rain, S. Spalding. 6. The heart is said to be 
 
 grit, when one is ready to cry, S. Minst. Bord. 
 
 Grit-hearted, adj. used in the same sense, S. 7. In 
 
 a state of pregnancy, S. Herd. — A. S. grith, Isl. 
 
 grid, pax. 
 GRIT, s. The grain of stones, S. Stat. Acc.—C. B. id. 
 
 lapis arenosus. 
 GRYTH, s. Quarter in battle. Wallace. 
 GRITHT, s. A hoop. Aberd. Reg. 
 GRYT LYENFISCHE.^ Such as are taken with a strong 
 
 line, S. B. 
 GRYT LINES, s. pi. Linesfordeep-seafishing. Mearns. 
 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 goosebeny, Dumfr. V. Grosel, Gboset. 
 
GRO 
 
 244 
 
 GRO 
 
 GROATS, s. pi. Oats with the husks taken off, S. 
 
 Kelly.— A. S. prut, far. 
 To GROBBLE, Groubijb, v. a. To swallow hastily and 
 
 greedily, Ayrs. Clydes. 
 GROFP, adj. 1. Having harsh features, S. 2. Un- 
 
 polisheti, S. Watson. 3, Obscene ; smutty, S, 4. 
 
 Used in a peculiar sense ; " A grouff guess," i. e. a 
 
 rough or inaccurate calculation, or conjecture. Loth. 
 
 — Teut. ffrof, rudis. 
 GROPLINS, adv. In.a grovelling posture. Pitscottie. 
 
 V, Grdfklingis. 
 OROLE, s. Another nameior porridge, Aberd. ; mere- 
 ly a corr. of Gruel, a term used in some counties in 
 
 the same sense. 
 GROME, Groymb, Gecmk, «. ,1. A man. K.Hart. 2. 
 
 Paramour ; lover. Evergr. V. Gome. 
 GROO, Grub, Grcse, «. The designation given to 
 
 water, when passing from the liquid state to that of 
 
 ice ; water only in part congealed, Selkirks. 
 To GROO up, V. 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. On one's firroo/ ; flat, lying with 
 
 the face downward, S. 
 GROOGL'T, part. pa. Disordered ; disfigured. V. 
 
 Gruggle, v. 
 GROOL, s. A kind of moss beat into peat, Renfr. 
 To GROOSE, V. n. To shudder. V. Geuze. 
 GROOSH, adj. Very good ; excellent ; a tenn much 
 
 used by young people, Loth. 
 GROOSIB, adj. As regarding the face ; having a 
 
 coarse skin, with a greasy appearance, S. — Belg. 
 
 gruyzig, nasty. 
 To GROOZLE, v. n. To breathe with difficulty. Y. 
 
 Grozzle. 
 GROOZLINS, Gruzlins, s. pi. Intestines, Lanai-ks. 
 
 I had a grumbling in my groozlins ; I was seized 
 
 with gripes. Curmurring in the guts; Correnoy, 
 
 synon. 
 GROPSEY, s. "A glutton," Ayrs. Picken. 
 GROSE, s. Style of writing. Douglas. — :Fr. .grosse, 
 
 engrossment of a deed. 
 To GROSE, V. a. 1. To rub off the wiiy edge of a tool. 
 
 Loth. 2. To rub off part of one's skin, ibid. — Dan. 
 
 groett-er, to bruise. 
 GROSET, Groser, Grosert, s. A gooseberry, 8. 
 
 Burns. — Gael, sgrosaid, Su. G. krusbaer, id. 
 GROSE. In grosse, at random. Muse's Thren. 
 GROU, (pvou. groo), adj. Ugly ; as a grou wamblin, 
 
 applied to a misgrown or rickety child ; agrmfairy, 
 
 id. Caithn. 
 GROU, s. Shivering ; horror, Lanarks. 
 To GROUBLE, v. a. V. Grobble. 
 To GROUE, Growe, v. n. 1. To shudder ; to shiver, 
 
 S. groose, Loth. 2. To be filled with terror. Barbour. 
 
 3. To shrink back. Iloulate. 4. To feel horror, S. 
 
 Barbour. — Teut. grouw-en, Dan. gru-er, horrere. 
 GROUF, Gruf, s. The disturbed sleep which one has 
 
 during sickness, S. 
 To GROUF, Grcfe, v. n. This term does not merely 
 
 denote the distm-bed sleep of a sick person, but 
 
 immediately respects the sound emitted by the nostiils 
 
 in consequence of breathing hiph through them, Ang. 
 
 Fife, Loth. Often, to Gro;:f in sleep. " Grouf, to 
 
 sleep restlessly." Gall. Encycl. 
 GROUFF, adj. Vulgar, Liddisdale, Roxb. ; the same 
 
 with Groff, sense 2. 
 GROUFFIN, Gruffin, s. The act of breathing loudly 
 
 through the nostrils in a disturbed sleep, Fife. 
 
 GROUGROU, s. The corn grub, Lanarks.; pron. like 
 
 00 in E. 
 To GROUK, v. n. To become enlivened after awaking 
 
 from sleep, Dumfr. 
 To GROUK, V. n. To overlook with a watchful and 
 
 apparently suspicious eye, Aug.— Teut. ghe, and 
 
 roeck-en, curare. 
 To GROUNCH, Gruntsch, v. n. 1. To grunt. Ruddi- 
 
 man. 2. To grumble, S. B. Douglas.— 0. Fr. 
 
 gronch-er, id. 
 GROUNDIE-SWALLOW, s. Groundsel, S. 
 GROUND-LAIR, s. The buiying-ground appropriated 
 
 to a family, S. Ab. Chron. 
 GROUND-MAIL, s. 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. Pob. 
 GROUND-WA-STANE, s. The foundation-stone. 
 
 Pink. Sel. Scot. Ball.~A. S. grund-wealle ; Su. G. 
 
 grundwal, fundamentum ; from grund, fundus, and 
 
 wealle, wal, wall, murus. 
 To GROUNGE, Grunge, v. a. .1. To look sullen or 
 
 sulky, Roxb. 2. To griunble ; to murmur ; as, 
 
 " He's aye groungin' about something," ibid. This 
 
 seems nothing more than a provincial variety of 
 
 Grounch, Gruntsch, v. q. v. 
 GROUSUM, Groosum, adj. 1. Frightful, S. Mob 
 
 Roy. 2. Very uncomely, S. Burns. — Germ, grau- 
 
 sam, dreadful, ghastly. [Clydes. 
 
 GROUTIE, adj. Given as synon. with Rouchsome, Upp. 
 GROW, adj. Grow weather is a phrase commonly 
 
 applied to weather that is favourable to vegetable 
 
 growth, S. — Dan, groed veiger, groe veger, growing 
 
 weather. 
 GROW.iS. Growth, Aberd. Ang. Ross. 
 To GROW to a Head. To gather strength ; so to in- 
 crease in power or numbers as to be ready for action, 
 
 S. Spalding. 
 GROW AT, s. A cruet for holding liquids. Inventories. 
 ''6R0WNNESS, Geocnness, s. Corpulency ; unwieldi- 
 
 ness. Pitscottie. 
 GROWP, s. A greedy person, Upp. Clydes. — A. S. 
 
 griop-an, grip-an, prehendere, rapere. 
 GROWTH, s. Any excrescence on the body, S. 
 GROWTHY, ad/. 1. Fertile, S. .2. Promoting vege- 
 tation ; as, "a growthie day," "fine growthie 
 
 weather," S. 
 GROWTHILIE, adv. Luxuriantly, S. 
 GROWTHINESS, s. The state of strong vegetation or 
 
 luxuriance, S. 
 GROZEL, s. Used, as well as Grozet, to denote a 
 
 goosebeny, Roxb. Dumfr. Grozzle is also used, 
 
 Dumfr. Grazer occurs in some of our old books. 
 
 " Uva crispa, a grozer," Wedderburn's Vocab. Gro- 
 
 zer is still used in Fife. 
 GROZLIN, part. adj. Breathing with difficulty 
 
 through the nose, Fife. V. Gboozle. 
 GRU, s. The crane. Buret. — Fr. grue. 
 GRU, s. 1. A particle ; an atom, S. 2. Applied to 
 
 the mind. He has na a gru of sense, S. — Gr. ypv, 
 
 quicquid minutum est. 
 GRUAN, s. A greyhound, Roxb. V. Grewan. 
 To GRUB, V. a. To plant, or to prune.— Moes. G. 
 
 grab-an, fodere, pret. grab. 
 To GRUCH, V. n. To grudge. Wyntown. 
 GRUCHING, Growch, s. Repining. Wallace. 
 To GRUDGE, v. a. "To squeeze; to press down," 
 
 S. B. Gl. Shirrefs. — Fr. grug er, " to crumble, or 
 
 breaks into small pieces ;" Cotgr. V. Grush. 
 
GRU 
 
 245 
 
 GUC 
 
 To GRUDGE up, v. n. Applied to water interrupted 
 
 in its course, then said to be grudg'd up, Roxb. ; ob- 
 viously 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 is said to grudge 
 
 it up, ibid. 
 To GRUE, V. n. The Jlesh is said to grue, when a 
 
 chilly sensation passes over the surface of the body, 
 
 accompanied with the rising of the skin, S. 2'he 
 
 Pirate. V. Growe, Groue, v. 
 GRUFE, Groufe. On groufe, flat, with the face 
 
 towards the earth. To be on one's grvfe, to be in 
 
 this manner, S. Henrysone. — Isl. gruf-a, cernuare, 
 
 a grufwa, cernue, liggia a grufu, in faciem et pectus 
 
 cubare. 
 GRUFELING, part. pr. To he 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. Souglas. 
 GRUFF, s. A slumber ; a discomposed sleep ; often 
 
 applied to that of a sick person, S. V. Grouf. 
 To GRUGGLE, v. a. To put anything out of order by 
 
 much handling, S. Tarras. V. MisgR0GLE. 
 GRUGOUS, adj. Grim. V. Gruocs. 
 GRUISHACK, s. Hot embers, Dumfr. V. Grieshoch. 
 To GRULL, Grool, v. a. To bruise to dust. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 GRULL, Grool, s. " A stone bruised to dust/' Dumfr. 
 
 Gall. Encycl. [Gall. 
 
 GRULSH, Grulch, s. A thick squab object, Lanarks. 
 GRULSHY, adj. Gross ; coarse ; clumsy. Annals 0/ 
 
 the Parish. V. Grushie. 
 GRUME, s. A man. V. Gromb. 
 GRUMLY, adj. Muddy; dreggy, Ang. Grumlie, S. 0. 
 
 Burns. — Su. G. grumlog, id. 
 GRUMMEL, s. Mud ; dregs, Ang. Godscroft.—l&\. 
 
 groml, coenum, turbida aqua ; Su. G. Grummel, id. 
 GRUMMELY, adj. Gravelly, Selkirks. It has evi- 
 
 diently the same origin with Grummel, q. v. 
 To GRUMPH, V. n. 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, Ramsay. 
 
 Burns. 
 To GRUMPLE, v. n. To feel with the fingers ; togrub- 
 
 ble, South of S. ; allied to Germ, grappel-n, palpare. 
 GRUN, s. Ground. 
 GRUND, s. The bottom or channel in water, S.— Isl. 
 
 grunn, fundus aquae et maris. 
 Jo GRUND. V. a. 1. To run agiound, S. 2. To bring 
 
 to the ground ; to- bring down ; applied to shooting, 
 
 Roxb. Hogg. 
 To GRUND, V. a. To grind ; to cuttle ; often pron. 
 
 Grun', S. — Isl. grenna, attenuare. 
 GRUNDAVIE, s. The vulgar name for Ground-ivy. 
 GRUND-GRUE, s. Water beginning to congeal, at 
 
 the lower part of a stream, Selk. 
 GRUNDIN, part. pa. Whetted ; old part, of grund. 
 
 Douglas. 
 GRUND-ROTTEN, s. The brown rat, S. E. Norway 
 
 rat ; S. Grund-rotten. 
 GRUND-STANE, Grdnstane, s. A grinding stone, S. 
 To GRUNGE, v. n. To look sullen. V. Grodnge. 
 GRUNYE, s. Promontory. Barbour. — 0. Fr. groign, 
 
 promontoire, Roquef. 
 GRUNYIE, s. 1. The mouth, ludicrously, S. Euddi- 
 
 man. 2. A grunt. Dunbar.— Fr. groin, the snout ; 
 
 Isl. graun, os et nasus. 
 
 GRUNKLE, s. The snout of a sow. The gab and 
 
 grunlcle is a common phrase, Stirlings. ; a corr. of 
 
 Gruntle, q. v. 
 GRUNNISIIULE, Grunistule, s. Groundsel, an herb, 
 
 Senecio vulgaris, Clydes. 
 GRUNSIE, s. Expl. "a sour fellow," Gl. S. B. Skin- 
 ner. — This seems immediately allied to German 
 
 grunz-en, grunnire. 
 GRUNTILL, Gruntle, s. 1. The snout Lynds. 2. 
 
 The face in general, S. Burns. 
 GRUNTILLOT, s. The designation of a sow ; probably 
 
 fromS. Gruntle, v. Colkelbie Sow. 
 To GRUNTLE, e. n. 1. To grunt on a lower key, as 
 
 denoting the souad emitted by pigs. Bollock. 2. 
 
 To coo, as infants when highly pleased, S. — 0. Fr. 
 
 grondiler, murmurer. 
 GRUNTLE, s. 1. The sound made by infants, S. 2. 
 
 A grunting sound of any kind, S. Cleland. 
 GRUNTLE-THRAWN, adj. Wry-faced, Ayrs.— From 
 
 Gruntill, the snout or face. 
 To GRUNTSCH. V. Grounch. 
 GRUOUS, Grugous, s. Grisly, S. R Jour. Lond. 
 
 V. Groue. 
 To GRUP, V. a. To lay hold of firmly, S. ; to gripe, E. 
 GRUPE, Groop, s. a hollow behind the stalls of 
 
 horses or cattle, for receiving their dung and urine, 
 
 S. ; as, "A grape into a grupe to grub." — A. S. 
 
 groepe, a small ditch. Herd. 
 GRUPPIT, part. Sprained, S. B. 
 To GRUSE, V. a. To press, Fife.— Germ, grus-en, 
 
 comminuere. 
 GRUSE, s. Water in a half-congealed state. V. Grog. 
 To GRUSH, V. n. To crumble, Lanarks.— This is 
 
 evidently a very ancient word ; the same with Teut. 
 
 gruys-en, redigere in rudus. The B. v. to crush, is 
 
 radically the same, also to crash'.. 
 GRUSH, s. Any thing in a crushed state ; what has 
 
 crumbled down ; as, " IVs a' gane to grush," or "It's 
 
 a' to grush," Lanarks. 
 GRUSH, adj. The same with grushie, Roxb. A. 
 
 Scott's Poems. 
 GRUSHIE. Of thriving growth ; thick, Ayrs. Burns. 
 
 — Teut. grootsigh, amplus ; Flaudr. groese, vigor. 
 GRUTTEN, ^ar«. pa. Cried, S. Ramsay. V. Greit. 
 To GRUZE, Grooze, v. n. To shiver, Roxb. ; syuon. 
 
 groue, growe, q. v, 
 GRUZIN, Grcozin, s. A shivering; "a creeping of 
 
 the flesh," ibid. — Germ, grau^, horror. 
 To GRUZZLE, v. a. To bruise; to pvess together, 
 
 Fife. A dimin. from the v. to gruse, q. v. 
 To GRUZZLE, v. n. 1. To move the lips as if one 
 
 were sucking, so as to articulate indistinctly, Loth. 
 
 2. This term is used somewhat differently in Ren- 
 
 frews. There it denotes the half-plaintive sound 
 
 emitted by an infant when it awakes, or between 
 
 sleeping and waking. 3. To make a continued sup- 
 pressed grunting, Clydes. 4. To eat voraciou.sly, 
 
 with an ungraceful noise occasioned by the mode of 
 
 eating, Lanarks. V. Gruse. [Dumfr. 
 
 GRUZZLE, s. A continued suppressed grunting, 
 GUARD-FISH, s. The Sea-pike, Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 GUBERNAMENT, Guvebnament, «. Government. 
 
 Acts Ja. VJ. 
 GUBERT, adj. With wreathed figures. Watson. — 
 
 Fr. guipure, wreathed work. 
 To GUCK, V. n. To trifle. Montgomerie.—leui. 
 
 guygh-en, nugari. 
 GUCKIT, adj. Foolish. V. Gowkit. 
 GUCKRIE, «. Foolishness. Philotm. 
 
GUD 
 
 2i6 
 
 GUE 
 
 GUD, ». 1. Substance. 2. Provisions. Wallace. 3. 
 Used to denote live stock. Acts C. I. 
 
 GUD, GuDK, *. Used for the name of God, S. Bur7it. 
 — Goth, ffud, id. traced to gud, bonus. 
 
 GUD, GuDK, adj. 1. Good, S. 2. Diave. Wynt.~ 
 Su. G. ffod, id. 3. Well-bora, S. Wallace.— Moub. G. 
 (nids, Alero. guot, Su. G. god, nobilis. 4. In com- 
 position, denoting the various relations of blood or 
 alliance. 5. Als gude, As gude. With als or as 
 preceding, also frequently following, equal in value 
 or quality ; equivalent ; applied to what is given in 
 return for something else, though different in kind, S. 
 6, Used in the language of threatening ; conveying 
 the idea of ample retaliation, S. Kedgauntlet. 7. 
 This phmse is also metaph. used. It is said of one 
 who, in reasoning or scolding, makes a shai-p retort, 
 " He gae as gude as he got ;" or, " lie gae as gude 
 again,'' i. c. in return, S. 8. Used as denoting 
 quantity, for much ; as, " Ye have as gude's a puiid 
 wecht," S. 9. In regard to number, signifying 
 many ; as, " There were as gude as twenty there," S. 
 As gueed, Ac, Aberdeen. 
 
 GUD-BROTHER, «. Brother-in-law, S. Minst Bord. 
 
 GUDDAY, *. A salutation, bidding gcnd day ; as, 
 " He gae me a gudday," S. 
 
 GUDDAME, 3. Grandmother, 8. Wynfown. 
 
 GUDDICK, s. A riddle, Shetl.— A dimin.from Isl. Su.G. 
 gaet, aenigma, from gaet-a, divinare ; Dan. gaade, id. 
 
 To GUDDLE, v. a. To mangle ; to haggle, S.— Fr. 
 couteU, slaughterefl. 
 
 GUDDLE, s. Work of a dirty and unctuous nature, 
 Upp. Clydes. Edin. 
 
 To GUDDLE, «. n. To be engaged in work of ttiis 
 description, ibid. 
 
 To GUDDLE, v. a. To catch fish with the hands, by 
 groping under the stones or banks of a .stream, 
 South of S. Lauarks. Chimp, synon. Boxb. Ginnle, 
 Lanark s. Hogg. 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 gvdin. 
 Monroe. — Su. G. goed-a, stercorare. 
 
 GUDE, adv. Well, S. This is used in the way of 
 menace. To one who is about to do what another dis- 
 approves, it is commonly said, '* Ye had as gude no," S. 
 
 GUDE, GuiD, s. Substance ; also, rank. 
 
 Man of Guid. 1. A man of property or respectability. 
 Aberd. Reg. 2. A man of high birth. Leg. Bp. Ht. 
 Androis. V. Gcde, adj. 3. Well born. 
 
 GUDE, t. 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 one^. 
 
 GUDE BREAD. Bread baked for marriages, baptisms, 
 and funerals, Berwicks. 
 
 GUDE'EN, s. Used as a salutation, equivalent to 
 Good-evening, S. Hence the phi-ase, 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 beneficial nor hurtful. 
 
 GUDELIE, adv. With propriety ; in a becoming man- 
 ner. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 GUDELIIIED, s. Beauty. K. Quair.—A. S. godlic, 
 
 pulcher, and had. 
 GUDEMAN, s. 1. The master of a family. 2. A hus- 
 band, S. Ross. 
 GUDEMANLIKE, adj. Becoming a husband, Ayrs. 
 
 The Entail. 
 GUDEWILL, 8. 1. 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, 9. 1. Father-in-law, S. Bellenden. 2. 
 
 A step-father, S. 
 To GUDGE, V. a. To cause to bulge. To gudge a 
 
 stone from a quarry, to press it out with a pinch or 
 
 lever, Fife. 
 To GUDGE, V. n. To poke for fish under the banks of 
 
 a river or stream, Roxb. 
 GUDGEON, s. A strong iron pivot driven into the 
 
 end of the axle-tree of a whjel. 
 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. 
 
 GuDOE, V. a. to cause to bulge. 
 GUDGET, s. 1. A trull. FhUottis.—'Er. gonjate, id. 2. 
 
 A servant attending the camp. Rollock. — 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 denomination (rf 
 
 foreign gold coin. Acts C. I. 
 GUDLINIS, s. Base metal mixed illegally with gold. 
 
 Lyndsay. 
 GUD-MODER, s. 1. Mother-in-law, S. Baillie. 2. 
 
 A step-mother, S. Bellenden. 
 GUD^SYR, GuD-ScHiR, Gudsher, (jpvon.gutsher), s. A 
 
 grandfather, S. Wyntown. 
 GUD-SISTER, s. A sister-in-law, S. 
 GUD-SONE, s. .1. A son-in-law, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 
 step-son, S. 3. A godson. Colkelbie Sow. 
 GUD-WIFE, s. Simply, a wife ; a spouse, S. 
 GUDWILLIE, GuDWiBLiT, adj. 1. Liberal, S. Wat- 
 son. 2. Cordial. Burns. 3. Acting sponJ.aneously. 
 
 Bellenden. — Su. G. godwillig, benevolus ; Isl. god- 
 
 villie, spontaneous. 
 GUE, s. A musical instrument formerly used in 
 
 Shetland. The Pirate. 
 GUEDE, s. No guede, not a whit. Sir Tristrem. — Fr. 
 
 ne goute, nothing. 
 GUEED, acy. Good, S. B. Ross. V.Gudb. 
 GUEEDLY, adj. Religious; as, " That' s a firweedZy 
 
 buik ;" a godly book, Aberd. The word seems a corr. 
 
 of E. godly. 
 GUEEDLY, GuiDLY, adv. 1. Easily^ conveniently. 
 
 2. Properly ; with a good grace, ibid. 
 
 I — caiina guidly recommend it. — Shirre/i. 
 GUEEDS, s. pi. Goods, S. B. Ross. 
 GUERGOUS, adj. Having a warlike appearance ; as, 
 
 ''aguergous look," a martial aspect, Ayrs. — Fr. guerre, 
 
 war, and guise, manner. 
 GUERRA, Courts of. Courts which seem to have been 
 
 held by inferior ofBcers, for punishing the violence 
 
 committed by individuals, or perhaps the feuds, be- 
 tween one family and another. L. B. and ItaL 
 
 guerra, war. 
 
GUE 
 
 247 
 
 GUL 
 
 • GUESS, s. Used pretty generally in S. to denote a 
 riddle ; an enigma. 
 
 • GUEST, s. The name given by the superstitious in 
 the South of S. to any thing which they consider as 
 the prognostic or omen of the approach of a stranger. 
 Hogg'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 entertainment. 
 Rutherford. — A. S. gest-hus, id. 
 
 GUESTNING, s. Entertainment. V. Gesning. 
 
 GUFF, s. A savour ; a smell, S.—Weffe occurs in the 
 same sense, 0. E. — Isl. gufa, vapor. 
 
 GUFF, GoFP, s. A fool, Gl. Sibb, South of S. W. 
 Loth.— Fr. goffe, id. ; Isl. gufa, vappa, homo 
 nihili. 
 
 To GUFF and TALK. To babble ; to talk foolishly, 
 Teviotdalo. V. Gdff, Goff, s. 
 
 GUFF nor STYE. Used in Fife for Buff nor Stye. 
 
 GUFFA, s, A loud burst of laughter, S. Antiquary. 
 V. Gaffaw, which is the preferable orthography. 
 
 •GUFFER, s. Viviparous Blenny. Sibbald. 
 
 GUFFIE, adj. Stupid ; foolish, S. 
 
 GUFPIE, s. Used in the sense of Guff, a fool, q. v. 
 
 GUFFIE, adj. Thick and fat about the temples or 
 cheeks ; chubbed ; chuffy, Clydes. — Fr. gouffe, 
 stufifed with eating. 
 
 GUFFINESS, s. Thickness and fatness about the 
 temples or cheeks, ibid. 
 
 GUFFISH, adj. The same with Guffie, Roxb. 
 
 GUFFISHLIE, adv. Foolishly, ibid. 
 
 GUFFISHNESS, s. Foolishness, ibid. 
 
 To GUPFLE, 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. Invent. 
 
 GUHYT. L. Gthyt, pret. Hid. Wallace.— A. S. 
 gehyt, occultat. 
 
 To GUID, V. a. To manure. V. Gude. 
 
 GUID, s. Substance, Aberd. V. Gudb. 
 
 GUIDAL, s. Guidance, S. 0. Tannahill. 
 
 To GUIDE, V. a. Besides the usual acceptations in E. 
 it signifies, 1. To treat ; to use ; the connection de- 
 termining 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 un- 
 kindly. Ross's Hehenm-e. 2. To manage economi- 
 cally; as, "Gude gear i7Z-fifuidiY," S. Burns. My 
 Nannie 0. 
 
 GUIDE, s. A gude guide ; a person who takes proper 
 care of his money or efifects ; a good economist. An 
 ill guide ; one who wastesor lavishes his property, S. 
 
 GUYDER, s. One who manages the concerns of 
 another. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 GUIDESHIP, GuiDSCHip, Guideschip, s. 1. Guidance ; 
 government. Pitscottie. 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 wise, Pitscottie's 
 Cron. 
 
 ToGUIK. L.Hailes. V. Gouk. 
 
 G UILD, s. The name given to the barberry [Berberis 
 pedunculis racemosis, Linn.] inSelkirks. ; also deno- 
 minated the Guild tree. The reason assigned for the 
 designation is, that its inner bark is yellow, from 
 Dan. guild, flavus. 
 
 GUILDE, Guild, Gool, s. Corn marigold, ^.— Gules, 
 S. B., Su. G. gul, gol, yellow. 
 
 Gool Riding, s. Riding through a parish to observe 
 the growth of guild, and to fine the negligent farmer, 
 S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 GUILDER-FAUGH, s. Old lea-land, once ploughed 
 and allowed to lie fallow, Ayrs. It was conjectured 
 by the late Sir Alexander Boswell, Bart, of Auchin- 
 leck, who communicated this and a variety of other 
 Ayshire words to me, that the term might perhaps 
 refer to some mode of fallowing introduced into S. 
 from Guelderland. V. Faoch, Faugh, v. 
 
 GUILT, s. Money. Monro's Exped. " Nummus, a 
 penny. Pecunia, coin or guilt." Wedderb. Vocab, 
 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. The Pirate. V. Gysar, 
 Gtsard. 
 
 GUK GUK. A ludicrous reiteration, meant to imitate 
 the chanting of the Popish service. Poems Sixteenth 
 Cent. The design of this term, especially as re- 
 peated, seems to be to compare the chanters to the 
 cuckoo. 
 
 GUKKOW,.s. The cuckoo. V. Gowk. 
 
 GUKSTON GLAIKSTON. A contemptuous designa- 
 tion expressive of the combination of folly and vain- 
 glory. Knox. — From gowk, a fool, and glaiks, the 
 unstable reflection of rays of light. 
 
 GULBOW, s. Intimacy, Orkn. — Isl. gilld, sodalitium, 
 and bo, incola. 
 
 GULCH, s. A thick, ill-shaped person. Roxb. V. 
 
 GULSACH. 
 
 To GULDAR, Guldeb, v. n. To speak in a rough 
 
 threatening manner. Gulderan, boisterous, a term 
 
 restricted to the larger animals; as "a gulderan 
 
 dog." It is never applied to the wind, Gall. Dumfr. 
 
 This seems to have been originally the same with 
 
 Guller, V, 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 admonition, ibid. 
 GULDERSOME, a. Passionate ; boisterous. Dumfr. 
 GULDIE, s. "A tall, black-faced, gloomy-looking 
 
 man ;" Gall. Encycl. Gael, goill, a swollen angry 
 
 face, Shaw. 
 GULE, Gules, s. Corn-marigold. V. Guildb. 
 GULE, adj. Yellow. V. Gool. 
 GULEFITTIT, adj. Yellow-footed, or having legs of 
 
 a yellow colour; applied especially to fowls, S. V. 
 
 Gool. 
 GULGHY, s, A beetle ; a clock, S. B. V. Golach. 
 GULL, adj. Chill ; as, a cauld gull nicht, a chill 
 
 evening ; one marked by a cold wind, Banffs. Isl. 
 
 gull, aeris frigor. 
 GULL, s. A large trout, Dumfr. ; called also a Bod- 
 
 dom-lier, i. e. a fish thac lies at the bottom. — Holl. 
 
 guile, a codfish. 
 To GULL, V. a. To thrust the finger forcibly in below 
 
 the ear, Annandale ; synon. Catlill. — Isl. gull, 
 
 bucca. 
 GULL A, (I liquid), s. A midwife, Shetland, 
 To GULLER, v. n. 1. To guggle, S. Buller, synon. 
 
 2. To make such a noise as a dog makes when 
 
 about to bite ; to growl, Dumfries. — Sw. kolr-a, to 
 
 guggle. 
 GULLER, s. A sound of this description, ib. 
 
GUL 
 
 248 
 
 GUR 
 
 GULLER, ff. 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. The 
 
 boiling of the water which causes a gurgling noise, 
 
 South of S. 
 GULLY, «. 1. A large knife, S; Ramsay. 2. To 
 
 (niide the gully, to have the chief management, S. 
 
 Ross. 3. A warlike weapon, S. B. Poems Buchan 
 
 Dialect. 
 To GULLIEGAUP, v. a. To injure severely, especial- 
 ly as including the idea of taking one by the throat, 
 
 and subjecting to the danger of strangulation, Moray. 
 
 Perhaps from Isl. gull, (Lat. gul-a), the throat, and 
 
 oap-a, hiare. 
 GULLIEGAW, «. A broil, Fife. Perhaps from (?«%, 
 
 a knife, and Gau, to gall. 
 GULLIEWILLIE, s. 1. A quagmire covered with grass, 
 
 Ac. Ayrs. 2. A noisy, blustering, quarrelsome fool, ib. 
 To GULLIGAW, v. a. To wound with a knife in a 
 
 quarrel, L. B. — From gully, and gaw, to excoriate. 
 GULLION, s. A quagmire, Loth,— Su. G. goel, O. 
 
 Germ, guile, Torago. 
 GULLION, s. A mean wretch, Upp. Clydes.— C. B. 
 
 gvoael, low, base, vile, 
 GULOCH, s. An iron lever used in quarrying stones, 
 
 South of S. ; synou. Pinch. V. Gewlick. 
 GULP, *. A big unwieldy child, Ang. 
 GULPIN, *. A young child, Angus. 
 GULPIN, s. A raw, unwieldy fellow, Waverly. This 
 
 teiTu seems to contain an allusion to a young fish. 
 GULSACH, s. A surfeit, S. B. Allied most probably 
 
 to Gnlsoch, gluttony. 
 GULSCHY, adj. Gross in the body, Clydes. — Teut. 
 
 gulsigh, voracious. 
 GULSCHOCH, GuLSACH, {gutt.) s. The jaundice. 
 
 Compl. S. — Su. G. gulsot, Belg. geelzucht, id, i. e. 
 
 the yellow sickness. 
 GULSCHOCH, adj. Having a jaundiced appearance. 
 
 Evergreen. 
 GULSOCH, s. Voracious appetite, Fife, Ang,— Teut. 
 
 gulsigh, gulosus. V. Gulsach. 
 GUM, s. 1. A mist. Doug. 2. Variance ; lunbrage, 
 
 S. — Arah. ghum, sorrow. 
 GUM, s. The dross of coals, Lanarks, V. COOM. 
 To GUMFIATE, v. a. 1. ApparenUy, to swell. Ayrs. 
 
 Legates. — Ital. gonfiare, to swell. 2. Expl. to 
 
 peq)lex, or bamboozle. 
 GUMLY, adj. Muddy. V. Grumly. 
 To GUMMLE, v. a. 1. To make muddy ; as, " Ye're 
 
 gummlin' 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 under banks and stones, 
 
 ibid. Berwicks. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 GUMP, s. Expl. "the whole of any thing." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 GUMP, s. A plump child; one that is rather over- 
 grown, Ang. Fife. 
 GUMP, s. A numscull ; a term most generally applied 
 to a female, conveying the idea of great stupidity, 
 Fife. V. Gdmphie. 
 To GUMPH, V. a. To beat; to baffle ; to defeat ; to get 
 
 the better of, Aberd. 
 GUMPHIE, s. A fool, Aug.— Isl, gumps, frustratio ; 
 
 Dan. kumse, a blockhead. 
 GUMPHION, GuMPHEON, s. A funeral banner. Guy 
 
 Mannering. — Ital. govfalone, a banner. 
 GUMPING, s. The act of catching fish with the hands, 
 Roxb. Selk. Br. of Bodsb. 
 
 GUMPING, «. " A piece cut off the gump, qt whole 
 of any thing." Gall. Encycl. When part of a ridge, 
 separated from the rest, is left uncut, this piece is 
 called the gumping. Hence the phrase, 
 To CUT THE GuMPiNQ, Gall. "Two cronies, or a lad 
 and lass in love, never cut the gumping on one an- 
 other," ibid. 
 GUMPLE, GuMPLE-FEAST, s. A surfeit, Strathmore. 
 
 GUMPLEFACED, adj. Chopfallen, S.— 0. Fr. guimple, 
 a veil worn by nuns ; q. having the aspect of a nun, 
 
 GUMPLE-FOISTEDj adj. Sulky, in bad humour. 
 Rtdgauntlet. 
 
 GUMPS. To tak the Gumps, to be in an ill humour ; 
 to become pettish, Fife. 
 
 GUMPTION, s. Understanding ; common-sense, S. 
 Gawmtion, A. Bor, id, J. Nicol. — Moes. G. gaum- 
 jan, percipere. 
 
 GUMPTIONLESS, adj. Foolish ; destitute of under- 
 standing, S. ; also written Gumshionless. Gawmless, 
 North of E. id. 
 
 GUMPUS, s. A fool, S. 
 
 GUN, s. A great gun, one who acquires great cele- 
 brity, especially as a preacher or a public speaker ; 
 a commou figure, borrowed from the loud report made 
 by artillery, S. St. Ronan. 
 
 To GUN, V. a. To talk in a gossiping way, 
 
 GUNDIE, adj. Greedy ; rather as expressive of vora- 
 city, Roxb. — Isl. gyn-a, hiscere, os pandere. Hence, 
 
 GUNDIE-GUTS, s. A voracious person, ibid. "A 
 fat, pursy fellow." Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 GUNK, s. To gie one the gunk, to jilt one, Renfrews. 
 Tannahill. V. Begunk, Gank, and Begeik, 
 
 GUNKERIE, s. The act of duping, or of putting a 
 trick upon another, Teviotdale, 
 
 GUNKIE, s. A dupe, ibid. 
 
 GUNMAKER, s. A gunsmith, S. Ah. Reg. 
 
 GUNNALD, *. Perhaps old favourite. Colkelbie Sow. 
 — Su. G. gurvn-a, favere ; and aid, old. 
 
 To GUNNER, v.n. To gossip ; to talk loud and long ; 
 generally applied to country conversation, Ayrs. 
 
 GUNNER, s. 1. The act of gossiping, A^rs.' 2. A 
 volley of noisy talk, ibid. 
 
 GUNNER FLOOR. The TUrbot. Sibbald. 
 
 GUNSTANE, s. A flint for a firelock, S, [pie, 
 
 GURAN, *. A small boil, S. — Gael. Ir. guiran, a pim- 
 
 GURANIE, adj. Full of small boils, Clydes. 
 
 To GURD, GouKD, V. n. To stop ; applied to running 
 water, when stopped in its course by earth, ice, &c. 
 S. B. Douglas. — Pr. gourd-ir, to benumb. 
 
 To GURDE, V. a. To strike. Sir Gawan. V. GiRD, 
 
 GURDEN, V. Zpl. Gird, id. 
 
 GURGY, adj. Fat ; short-necked ; with a protuberant 
 belly, Roxb-. — Fr. gorgi, gorged, crammed, Cotgr. 
 
 GURGRUGOUS, adj. Ugly, Fife. V. Grugods, and 
 Grcous. 
 
 GURK, «. 1. A fat, short person^ Abei-d. Skinner. 
 2. " A child rather thick in proportion to his tall- 
 ness." 3. "Any of the young of the live stock 
 thriving and bulky for its age." Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 GURL, Gourl, Gurlie, Gourlie, adj. 1, Bleak ; 
 stoi-my, S. Douglas. 2. Surly. Ecergreen.—^elg. 
 guur, cold, bleak. 
 
 To GURL, V. n. To growl, Renfr. As applied to the 
 wind, it denotes a sort of growling sound. A. Wil- 
 son's Poems. — Germ, grollen, murmurare. 
 
 GURL, GuRLB, «, Growl ; snarl, Renfr. ib. R. Gil- 
 haize. 
 
 To GURL, V. n. To issue, as water, with a gurgling 
 noise, Roxb. 
 
GUR 
 
 249 
 
 GUT 
 
 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. gurgel, 
 the throat ; the gorge ; the gullet. 
 
 GURLIEWHIRKIE, s. Expl. " unforeseen evil, dark 
 and dismal ; premeditated revenge," Ayrs. 
 
 GURNLE, s. 1. "A strange-shaped, thick man." 
 Gall. Ehcycl. 2. " A fisher's implement, used in 
 inserting stobs, or stakes, in the sand, to spread 
 nets on," ibid. 
 
 GURR, s. A knotty stick or tree, Ang. 
 
 To GURR, V. n. 1. To growl ; to snarl as a dog, Ber- 
 wicks, Roxb. Loth. Lanarks. Hogg. 2. To purr as 
 a cat, Aberd. — Perhaps fiom Isl. kurr-a, murmurare, 
 fremere. 
 
 GURR, s. The growl of a dog, Loth. 
 
 GURRIE, s. A broil, Lauarks. ; perhaps from Gurr, 
 V. to growl ; as having been, like CoUyshangie, pri- 
 marily used to denote the quarrels of dogs. 
 
 GURTH, s. Curd, after it has been broken down, or 
 wrought STcaM by the hands, Lanarks. Perhaps 
 merely a limited sense, and transposition, of Ir. 
 kruth, curd. 
 
 GURTHIE, adj. Heavy ; oppressive ; applied espe- 
 cially to what burdens the stomach, Fife. Roque- 
 fort renders it pesant, weighty ; ponderous, burden- 
 some. 
 
 GUSCHACH, s. The fireside, Aberd. 
 
 GUSCHET, s. 1. The armour by which the armpit 
 was defended. Wallcice. — Fr. gousset, id. 2. The 
 clock of a stocking, S. Forbes. 3. A guschet o' land, 
 a narrow intervening stripe ; a small triangular piece 
 of land, interposed between two other properties, like 
 tiie gusset 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 goose. Nicol Burne. 
 
 GUSEHORN, GuissERN, s. The gizzard, S. Watson. 
 — Fr. gesier, id. 
 
 GUSE PAN, s. A pan for stewing geese. Aberd. Eeg. 
 Guispane, ibid. 
 
 GUSHEL, s. The name given to that small dam which 
 is made in a gutter or streamlet in 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 preparing their lime or 
 mortar. Probably from gush ; because, when the 
 dam is broken down, the water gushes forth. 
 
 GUSHING, s. A term used to denote the grunting of 
 swine. TJrquharVs Rabelais. V. Cheiping, Gossie. 
 
 6USING-IRNE, s. A smoothing iron ; a aipsey 
 terra, 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, Dumfries, Roxb. 
 
 GUSSIE, s. A coarse lusty woman, S-. — Fr. gotissi, 
 stuffed with eating. 
 
 ToGUST, u. a. 1. To taste, S. Chalm. Air. 2, To 
 give a relish to. Ferguson. 
 
 To GUST, V. n. 1. To eat. Bellend. 2. To have a 
 relish of, ib. 3. To smell. Doug. 4. To learn 
 from experience. G. Bu£fianan.—ha.t. gust-are, 0. 
 Fr. goust-er. 
 
 GUST, s. A relish, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 GUSTARD, s. The great bustard. Sibbald. 
 
 GUSTED, part. Having a savour. Monroe. 
 
 GUSTPU', adj. 1. Grateful to the taste, palatable, S. 
 2. Enjoying the relish of anything, S. David. Seasons. 
 
 GUSTY, adj. Savoury, S. Ramsay. 
 
 GUT, 5. The gout, S. Watson. 
 
 GUT, s. A drop, S.— Lat. gutta. V. Goctte. 
 
 GUT AND GA*. A common phrase, denoting all the 
 contents of the stomach, S. Ross. Ga' is for gall, 
 
 GUTCHER, s. A grandfather, S. V. Gudsyk. 
 
 GUT-HANIEL, s. A colic. 
 
 GUTRAKE, s. Provisions which have been procured 
 with dilficulty and exertion, or by impi-oper means, 
 Fife. 
 
 GUTSY, adj. Gluttonous, S.— From E. guts. 
 
 GUTSILIE, adv. Gluttonously, S. 
 
 GUTSINESS, s. Gluttony, voraciousness, S. 
 
 GUTTER, s. A mire; as, "The road was a perfect 
 gutter," S. This term occurs in 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 in the gutter, 
 and think that Providence will come and tak ye out 
 again," S. B. 
 
 To GUTTER, v. n. 1. To do anything in a dirty way, 
 Ang. 2. To bedaub with mire, S. B. 
 
 To GUTTER, v. n. To eat into the flesh, to fester, 
 Roxb. ; q. to form a gutter or channel for itself. 
 
 GUTTERBLOOD, s. 1. One meanly born, one sprung 
 from the canaille ; q. one whose blood- 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-blvde 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. Lan- 
 arks. From E. gut. 
 
 GUTTER-HOLE, s. "The place where all filth is 
 flung out of the kitchen." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GUTTERY, adj. Miry, S. 
 
 GUTTERS, s. pi. Mire ; dirt. Burns.— Sa. G. gyttia, 
 mire. 
 
 GUTTY, adj. " Big-bellied." A gutty bottle, a big- 
 bellied' bottle; Thick ; gross ; applied both to per- 
 sons and things, S. 
 
 GUTTY, s. "A big-bellied person." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GUTTIE, s. The name given to the small fish in E. 
 called minnow, Ayrs. From its round shape, as il 
 is called the bag mennon for the same reason, Lan- 
 arks. V. Menoun. 
 
 GUTTINESS, s. " Capaciousness of belly ;" thickness,, 
 grossness, S. 
 
250 
 
 H. 
 
 HA 
 
 HAC 
 
 HA', IIaa, Haw, s. 1. The manor-house, S. ; synon. 
 with Ila'-house, Ilall-ho-use. 2. The principal 
 apartment in a house, S. ; the same with Hall, E. 
 
 HAAF, Ha-af, Haaf-Fishing, s. The fishing of ling, 
 cod, and tusk, Shetland. Neill. 
 
 HAAP, s. The sea, as distinguished from inlets, or 
 fishing-ground on the coast. This term is equivalent 
 to the deep sea, Shetland. The Pirate. 
 
 To GO TO IIaaf, or IIaaves, to go to the deep sea fish- 
 ing, Orkn. Shetl.— Isl. Su. G. haf, mare, 
 
 IIAAF-BOAT, s. A boat fit for going out to sea for 
 the purpose of the ling fishing, Shetl. 
 
 HAAF-FISH, s. The great s*eal, Shetl. 
 
 IIAAF-FISHING, s. The term used to denote the fish- 
 ing of ling, cod, and tusk, Shetl. Orkn. The Pirate. 
 
 HAAFLANG, adj Half-grown. V. Halflin. 
 
 To HAAP, V. n. To hop, S. ; the same with Hap. 
 
 HAAR, Haub, s. An impediment in speech, Koxb. 
 E. Loth. 
 
 HAAR, *. 1. A fog, S. 2. A chill, foggy, easterly 
 wind, S. Nimmo. Synon. cow-craik. V. Hair, adj. 
 
 To HAAVE, v. a. To fish with a pock-net, Bord. 
 Statist. Ace. — Su. G. Jiaaf, rete minus ; Dan. haav, 
 a bow net. 
 
 HAAVE, s. Mill-haave, a name given to the vessel 
 used in a corn mill for measuring what is called the 
 Shilling, M. Loth. It varies in size at different 
 mills ; but is generally less than a. pease-firlot.—l^\. 
 haefe, also hof, modus, meta. 
 
 HA AVERS AND SHAIVEHS. A phrase used among 
 children, or those at school. If one, who sees an- 
 other 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 the words Haavers and 
 Shaivers were originally uttered only by the person 
 who did not find the property ; and that he who did 
 find it tried to appropriate it by crying out, so as to 
 prevent any conjunct claim. Hale a' mine ain, i. e. 
 " Wholly mine." " JVae halvers and quarters ; hale 
 a' mine ain, and nane of my neighbour's." Anti- 
 quary. Sharers also is sometimes used for Shaivers. 
 Haavers is merely the pi. of Halfer, Halver, still 
 retained in the phrase. To gang halvers. V. under 
 Half. V. Safer and Sefor. 
 
 HAB, Habbie. Abbreviations of Albert, or, as ex- 
 pressed in S. Halbert. Ilabbie's How. " And saw 
 ye HabJ and what did Halbert say?" Gentle 
 Shepherd. V. IIobie. 
 
 To HABBER, v. n. 1. To stutter, S.— Belg. haper-en, 
 id. 2. To snarl ; to gnurr, &. B. Corrupted, per- 
 haps, from Habbie. 
 
 HABBER, s. The act of snarling or growling like a 
 dog, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 HABBERGAW, s. 1. Hesitation, S. B. 2. An objec- 
 tion, S. B. — Habbtr, v. and Isl. galle, vitium. 
 
 To HABBERNAB, ^. n. To drink by touching each 
 other's glasses, S. ; hobnob, E. [horse. 
 
 HABBIE, ad;. Stiff in motion. Loth. ; q. likeahobby- 
 
 To HABBLE, v. n. 1. To snap at any thing, as a dog 
 does, S. 2. Denoting the growling noise made by a dog 
 when eating voraciously, S. — Teut. habb-en, captare, 
 
 HABBLE, s. The act of snapping, S. 
 
 To HABBLE, v. n. 1. To stutter, S. A. Douglas.— 
 
 fu. 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. Tanna- 
 
 hill. 2. A squabble, Clydes. Ayrs. Loth. Mearns. 
 
 " Habbie, a mob-fight." Gl. Picken.—Vl&nd. hobbel, 
 
 nodus. 
 To HABBLE, v. a. To confuse, or reduce to a state 
 
 of perplexity, Roxb. 
 To BE IIabbled. To be perplexed or nonplussed ; 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 persona 
 
 speaking at once, Fife. 
 
 Sic habblin^ 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. Shue. 
 
 HA'-BIBLE, s. The large Bible, appropriated for 
 family-worship, and which lay in the Ha\ or princi- 
 pal apartment, whether of the Laird, or of the 
 tenant, S. Burns. 
 
 IIABIL, Hable, adj. 1. Qualified, S. Wynt. 2. 
 Disposed to. Maitl, P. 3. Used in the sense of 
 able. Lyndsay. 4. Liable ; exposed. K. Quair. 
 5. A version is said to be habil, that does not con- 
 tain twenty-one, or any other determinate number of 
 errors, Aberd. Passable. — Lat. habil-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. 
 — ¥r. ha^ilitS, "ablenesse, abilitie, lustiness." 
 
 HABILL, adv. Perhaps ; peradventure. Acts Mary. 
 V. Ablins. 
 
 IIABIRIHONE, s. Habergeon. Douglas.— O.!!,. 
 ''haburion, lorica." 
 
 HABITAKLE, s. Habitation. Lyndsay .—UlL habi- 
 tacul-um. 
 
 HABIT-SARK, s. A riding-shirt ; a piece of female 
 dress now common to all ranks, Perths. Duffs 
 Poems. 
 
 To HABLE, V. a. To enable. K. Quair. 
 
 To HABOUND, v. n. 1. To abound. 2. To increase 
 in size. Douglas. — 0. Fr. habond-er, id. 
 
 II ACE. IIais, adj. Hoarse. Douglas.— A. S. Isl. has, 
 Su. G. haes, id. V. Hers, 
 
 IIACIIART, s. A cougher. Maitl. Poems. V. Haugh. 
 
 IIACHEL, s. A sloven ; one dirtily dressed, Ayrs. 
 Sir A . Wylie. V. Hashy. 
 
 HACHES, s. pi. Racks for hay. Sir Gawan. V. 
 Hack. 
 
 HACHT, " A lytill^acW hows," Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HACK, Hake, Heck, s. 1. A rack for cattle, S. To 
 live at hack and manger, S. to live in great fulness. 
 Ross. 2. A frame suspended from the roof for drying 
 cheeses, S. Ross. 3. The wooden bars used in the 
 Tail-races of mill-dams, S. Acts Ja. I. 4. Fish- 
 hake, a wooden frame on which fishes are hung to be 
 dried, S. 5, Fringe-hake, a small loom on which 
 females work their fringes, Loth. — Su. G. haeck, 
 locus ubi foenum equis apponitur. 
 
HAC 
 
 251 
 
 HAG 
 
 HACK, t. Muclc-hacJc, a dung fork, Ang. Fife. Stat. 
 
 Ace. — Dan. hakkt, a mattock. 
 HACK, s. A chap iu the hands or feet, S.— Isl. hiack-a, 
 
 Su. G. hack-a, to chop. 
 To HACK, V. n. To be chapped, S. 
 HACK, s. "A very wild moorish place," Gall. 
 
 " ITacfcs, mossy, black wilds." Gall. Encycl. This, 
 
 as far as I can discover, is merely a provincial variety 
 
 of Hao, 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. Ilopg. 
 HACKERY-LOOK'D, adj. Rough ; gruff ; pitted with 
 
 the small-pox. Orkn, — Dan. hak, a notch. 
 sHACKS, Hatches, s.pl. The indentations made in 
 
 ice for keeping the feet steady in curling, Dumfr. 
 
 Syn. Stells. — "Hack, from the Isl. hiacka, signifies a 
 
 chop, a crack ;" Dan. hak, a notch ; C. B. hoc, id. . 
 
 Teut. hack-en, fodere. 
 HACKSTER, s. A butcher ; a cut-throat. Crau/urd's 
 
 Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 HACKSTOCK.s. A chopping-hlock, S. Germ. 
 HACKUM-PLACKUM, adv. Denoting that each pays 
 
 an equal share, as of a tavern-bill, Teviotd. Synon. 
 
 Equal-aqual. — Perhaps from A, S aelc, each, dat. pi. 
 
 aelcum, aspirated, and plack, (q. v.) q. "every one 
 
 Ilia plack." 
 HA'-CLAY, s. Potter's earth, a tough clammy sort of 
 
 blue clay ; viewed as thus denominated, because used 
 
 by the peasantry to whiten the walls of their houses 
 
 or ha's, Roxb. ; svnon. 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. — Gt. ax^g 
 To HAD, V. a. To hold, S. V. Hald, v. 
 HAD, pret. and part. pa. Took, taken, or carried. 
 
 Spalding. V, Have, v. to carry. 
 HA'D, s. Restraint ; retention ; applied with the nega- 
 tive to denote prodigality, Ayrs.— E. hold. Annals 
 
 of the parish. 
 H ADDER 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. 1. 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 maintain or graze, Roxb. 
 
 4. Means of support ; as " I wad fain marry that lass, 
 but I fear I haena haddin for her," S. Rob Roy. 
 
 5. Used to denote equipments for riding, Ayrs. ; 
 synon. riding-graith. Sir A. Wylie. V. Hald, 
 Hauld, s. 
 
 HADDIN AND DUNG. Oppressed ; kept in bondage , 
 like one who is held that he may be beaten. Camp- 
 bell. V. Ding, v. 
 
 HADDYR, Hadder,s. Heath. Heather, 3. Wallace. 
 V. Heather. 
 
 HADDISH, Hadisch, s. a measure of any dry grain, 
 one-third of a peck ; according to others, a fourth. 
 Perhaps q. half-dish. 
 
 HADDO-BREEKS, s.pl. The roe ot the haddock, 
 Roxb.— A. S. bryce, fructus. 
 
 IIA'-DOOR, s. The principal door of a respectable 
 house, S, 
 
 To HAE, v. a. 1. To have, S. Ross. 2. To take ; io 
 receive, S. Hae is often used in addi'essing one 
 when any thing is ofifered to him. " Hae will make 
 a deaf man hear." Kelly. This is merely the 
 imperat. of the V. 3. To understand ; as, "Iftaeye 
 now," I now apprehend your meaning, Aberd. 
 
 HAE, s. Property, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 HAE-BEEN, s. An ancient rite or custom, Dumfr. ; 
 from Have been. " Gude auld hae-beens should aye 
 be uphauden." Blackw. Mag. 
 
 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, Ross'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-HA'F, acy. Half-drunk, S. Mayne's Siller 
 Gun. Half seas over. 
 
 IIA'P, s. Half. 
 
 HAFF, s. Distant fishing-ground, Shetl. : the same 
 with Haaf, q. v. 
 
 IIAFFIT, Haffat, Halffbt, s. 1. The side of the 
 head, S. Pitscottie. 2. Used elliptically for a blow 
 on the side of the head ; as, Pll gie you a haffit, and 
 scum your chafts to you. Loth. i. e. give you a blow 
 on the chops. — A. S. healfheafod, semicranium. 
 
 A GowF ON THE Haffkt. A stroke on the side of the 
 head, S. 
 
 To Kaim DonN one's Haffits. To give one a com- 
 plete drubbing, S. Tarras. 
 
 HAFFLIN, adj. Half-grown. V. Halflin. 
 
 HAFFLIN, s. That instrument used by carpenters, 
 which in E. is denominated a trying-plane, S. 
 
 HAFFMANOR, s. Expl. "having land in partner- 
 ship between two." Gall. Encycl. — From half, and 
 manor. 
 
 HAFF-MERK MARRIAGE. A clandestine marriage, 
 S. ; from the price paid. Ramsay. To gae to the 
 half-mark kirk, to go to be married clandestinely, S. 
 
 HAFF-MERK MARRIAGE KIRK. The place where 
 clandestine marriages are celebrated, S. Gretna 
 Green. 
 
 HAFLES, adj. Destitute. Houlate. Q. haveless, 
 without having anything. — Belg. havelos, id. 
 
 HAFT, s. Dwelling, S. B. Forbes.— &\i. G. haefd, 
 possessio . Heart of Mid^Loth ian. 
 
 To HAFT, V. a. To fix or settle, as in a habitation, 
 South of S. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 HAFT AND POINT. A phrase denoting the outermost 
 party on the right and left in a field of reapers, 
 Dumfries. 
 
 IIAFTED, part. pa. Settled ; accustomed to a place 
 from residence, S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 To HAG, V. a. 1. To hew, S. 2. To mangle any 
 business. Walker. — Isl. hogg-ua. 
 
 HAG, s. 1. A stroke with a sharp and heavy instru- 
 ment, as an axe or chopping knife, S. 2. A notch, 
 
 5. " He may strike nhag i' the post," a proverbial 
 phrase applied to one who has been very fortunate, 
 Lanarks. 3. One cutting or felling of a certain 
 quantity of wood. 4. Wood so cut, Mearns. 6. The 
 less branches used for fire-wood, after the trees are 
 felled for carpenter-work ; sometimes auld hag, S. 
 
 6. Moss-ground formerly broken up. Stat. Ace. 
 HAGABAG, s. 1. Coarse table lineu, S. B. Ram$ay. 
 
 2 Refuse of any kind, S. B. 
 
HAG 
 
 252 
 
 HAI 
 
 nAQ-AIRN, t. A chisel on which the blacksmith cuts 
 oflF nails from the rod or piece of iron of which they 
 are made, Roxb. — From Haff, v. to hack, and airn, 
 iron. 
 
 HAGBERRY, IIackBerrt, s. The Bird-cherry, S. 
 Lightfoot.—S\r. haepgebaer, the fruit of Bird's-cherry. 
 
 IIAGBUT OF CROCllE, or CROCUERT. A kind of 
 fire-arms anciently used, S. Complaynt S.—O. Fr, 
 ?iacqubute a croc, from croc, crochet, the hook by 
 which the arquebuse was fixed to a kind of tripod. 
 
 IIAGBUT OF FOUNDE. The same instrument with 
 Hagbut of Croclie, q. v. Pink. Hist. Scot. V. 
 IIacqoebut. 
 
 HAGBUTAR, s. A musqueteer. Compl. S. 
 
 HAGE, L. Hagis, hedges. Wallace. 
 
 IIAGG, ». A hagbut ; denominated from the butt being 
 crooked. Gl. Covipl. — Su. G. hake, cuspis incurva. 
 
 HAGGARBALDS, s.pi. A term of contempt. Dunbar. 
 V. IIkggerbald. 
 
 HAGGART, s. A stackyard, Galloway.— Su. G hage, 
 praedium ; geard, sepes. 
 
 HAGGART, s. An old useless horse. Loth, 
 
 To UAGrGER. It's haggerin, it rains gently, Ang. ; 
 whence hagger, a small rain. Ilutherin, synon. 
 
 IIAGGER, 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. 
 Hagger'd, cut in a jagged manner ; full of notches ; 
 mangled, Buchan, South of S. V. Hacker, v. 
 
 HAGGERDASH, s. Disorder ; a broil, Lanarks.— 
 Perhaps from bagg, to hack, and dash, to drive with 
 violence. 
 
 HAGGERDASH, adv. In confusion, Upp. Clydes. 
 Synon. Haggerdecash. 
 
 HAGGERDECASII, adv. Topsy-turvy, Ang. 
 
 HAGGERIN and SWAGGERIN. 1. In an indifferent 
 state of health, Loth. 2. Making but a soiry shift as 
 to temporal subsistence or business, ibid. 
 
 HAGGERSNASH, s. Offals, S. B.r-Su. G. hugg-a, to 
 hack, and snask-a, 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. Ilaggerty-tag, adv. and hag- 
 gerty-tng-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. Dunbar. From hag, 
 q. to chop. — " 0. E. haggas, a puddyng." 
 
 HAGGILS, s. pi. In the haggils, in trammels, Fife. 
 
 HAGGIS-BAG, s. The maw of a sheep, used for 
 holding a haggles, S. 
 
 To HAGGLE, v. a. To mar any piece of work ; to do 
 any thing awkwardly or improperly, Fife. Ap- 
 parently a diminutive from Hag, to hew. 
 
 HAGGLIE, adj. Rough ; uneven, Olydes. q. what 
 bears the marks of having been haggit or hewed with 
 an axe. 
 
 HAGGLIN, part adj. Rash; incautious; as, "a 
 hagglin' gomrel," Fife. V. Haggle, v. 
 
 To HAGHLE, Hauchle, {gutt.) v. n. To walk slowly, 
 clumsily, and with difficulty ; dragging the legs along, 
 
 and hardly lifting the feet from the ground, Loth 
 Roxb. Heckle, is used in a sense nearly allied, Roxb. 
 
 HAGYARD, s. V. Haggart, synon. 
 
 HAGIL-BARGIN, s. "One who haggles, or stands 
 upon trifles, in making a bargain," Gl. Sibb. Roxb. 
 
 IIAGYNG, s. Enclosure, q. hedging. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HAGMAHUSH, s. A slovenly person, Aberd. W. 
 Beattie's Tales. 
 
 HAGMAHUSH, adj. Awkward and slovenly, ibid. 
 
 IIAGMAN, s. A feller of wood, S. 
 
 HAGMAN, s. One who gains his sustenance by cut- 
 ting and selling wood, S. B. 
 
 HAGMANE, s. V. Hogmany. 
 
 HAGMARK, s. A march or boundary, Shetl.— Either 
 from Isl. Su. G. hag, sepimeutum rude, or haug-r, 
 tumulus, cumulus, and mark, limes, q. a boundary 
 denoted by a hedge, or by a heap. 
 
 HAG-MATINES. Not explained. Foems 16th Cent. 
 
 HAG-WOOD, s. A copse wood fitted for having a reg- 
 ular cutting of trees in.it,-S. Agr. Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 HA'HOUSE, HALL-no0SE, s, 1. The manor-house, the 
 habitation of a landed proprietor, S. Waverly. 2. 
 The farmer's house, as conti-asted with those of the 
 cottiers, Galloway, Aberd. 
 
 II AY, inter j. 1. An exclamation expressive of joy, 
 and used to excite others. Doug. Virg. 2. Some- 
 times it is used merely for excitement, ib. 
 
 HAICHES, (gutt.)s. Force, S. B. Morison. V. Hauch. 
 
 HAICIIUS, {gutt.) s. A heavy fall, Mearns. V. AiCH- 
 us, and Haicues. 
 
 IIAID, s. Whit. V. IlATB. 
 
 HAID, pret. v. Did hide, S. Hogg. 
 
 H AID NOR MAID. Neither haid nor maid, an expres- 
 sion used, in Angus, to denote extreme poverty. 
 "There is neither haid nor maid in the house." 
 Haid signifies a whit. V. Hate. Maid or meid, is a 
 mark. V. Meith. The meaning is " there is neither 
 anything, nor even the vestige of anything, in the 
 house." 
 
 To HAIFF, Haip, v. a. To have. Hae, S. Barbour. 
 
 To IIAIG, V. a. To butt, Moray. Fop. Ball. Synon. 
 Fut. — Isl. hiack-a, feritare, from hoegg, caedere. 
 
 IIAIG, s. The designation given to a female, whose 
 chief delight is to fly from place to place, telling tales 
 concerning her neighbours, Ayrs. This seems radi- 
 cally the same with Hci4k^ v., signifying to go about 
 idly. — Isl. hagg-a, movere. 
 
 IIAIGH, s. Used as if equivalent to Heuch, a steep 
 bank, &c. Perths. Duff's Foems. 
 
 To HAIGLE, V. n. To walk as one who is much fa- 
 tigued, or with difficulty, 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 haigle," Roxb. 
 Haghle, Hatichle, Loth, is very nearly allied. Hain- 
 gle, Angus, is perhaps originally the same with fraiflfie. 
 
 To HAIGLE, V. a^ To carry with difiiculty any thing 
 that is heavy, cumbersome, or entangling, Berwicks. 
 Roxb. 
 
 To HAIGLE, Haigel, Hagil, v. n. " To use a great 
 deal of useless talk in making a bargain ;" Border, Gl. 
 Sibb. Higgle, E. must be originally the same. 
 
 To HA IK, v. 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 tiling that 
 one carries ; as, " What needs ye haik her up and 
 doun throw the hail town ?" Or, "What needs you 
 weary yoursell, haiking about that heavy big-coat 
 where'er ye gang ?" South of S. 
 
HAI 
 
 253 
 
 HAI 
 
 To HAIK, Haik up, v. a. To kidnap, to carry ofif 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 con- 
 ducted 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. 
 Haik, hyke, Arab. ibid. 
 
 To HAIK, V. n. To anchor, Maitl. P.— Teut. 
 haeck-en, unco figere. 
 
 To HAIK, V. n. To go about idly from place to place, 
 S. — Perhaps the same with E. hawk. 
 
 To HAIL, V. a. To hail the ba, at football, to drive 
 to or beyond the goal. To hail the dules, to reach 
 the mark, Chr. Kirk. — Isl. hille, tego. 
 
 HAIL, s. 1. The place where those who play at foot- 
 ball, or other games, strike off, S. 2. The act of 
 reaching this place, or of driving a ball to the 
 boundary, S. 
 
 To HAIL, ,v. a. To haul, S. Compl. S. 
 
 To HAIL, Hale, v. n. To pour down, S. Ross.— 
 Su. Gr. haella, effundere. 
 
 HAIL-BA, s. Synon. with Han'-an'-Hail, Dumfries. 
 
 HAILICK, s. A romping giddy girl, Roxb. ; synon. 
 Tazie. V. Halok,.s. 
 
 HAILIS, s. "To byg anecommoundAaih's." Aberd. 
 Reg. Perhaps an oven. 
 
 To HAYLYS, Hayls, v. a. To hail. Wyntown.— 
 Su. Gr. hels-a, salutare. 
 
 HAILST, pret. Did hail. Moss. 
 
 HAILL, 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, ad/. Without injury. V. Haleskarth. 
 
 HAILSOME, adj. 1. Contributing to health ; as a 
 hailsome situation, S. Hamilton. — Germ, heilsam, 
 id, 2. Used in a moral sense, as denoting sound 
 food for the mind ; like E. wholesome. Acts Mary. 
 
 HAILUMLY, Hailumlie, adv. Wholly ; completely, 
 S. B. Ross. 
 
 HATMARTNESS, s. Childish attachment to home, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 HAIMERT, Hamert, adj. Homeward ? Used as de- 
 noting what belongs to home ; what is the produce or 
 manufacture of our own country, and what is 
 wrought or made at home, Ang. Mearns. Ayrs, V. 
 Hamald. 
 
 To HAIMHALD. V, Hamhald. 
 
 HAIMO'ER, adv. Homewards. Mearns. 
 
 HAIMS, Hammys, Hems, s. pi. A collar, formed of 
 two pieces of wood, put round the neck of a working 
 horse or ox, S.—Palice Honor.— Tent, hamme, koe- 
 hamme, numella. 
 
 To HAIN, Hane, v. a. 1. To spare, S. Forbes. 2. 
 Not to expend, S. Kelly. 3. To enclose ; to defend 
 by a hedge, Galloway. 4. As applied to grass, to 
 preserve from being either cut down, or pastured, S. 
 Burns. 5. To save from exertion in regard to bodily 
 labour or fatigue, S. Kelly. 6. Used in a metaph. 
 sense, as signifying chaste. Weehhained, not wasted 
 by venery, S. V. Hanitk. 
 
 To HAIN, v. n. To be penurious, S. Ramsay. 
 HAIN, s. A haven, Ang, "The East Hain," the 
 East Haven. In Fife it resembles heyan.—Iid. hafn, 
 Dan. havn, id, 
 HAINBERRIES, s. pi. Rasps, or the fruit of the 
 
 Rubus Idaeus, Roxb. 
 HAINCH, s. The haunch, S. 
 
 To HAINCH, V. a. To elevate by a sudden jerk or 
 throw, Ayrs. Picken's Poems. 
 
 HAINER, s. One who saves anything from being 
 worn or expended ; as, " He's a gude hainer o' his 
 claise ;" " He's an ill hainer o' his siller ;" Clydes. 
 
 To HAINGLE, v. n. 1. To go about feebly, S. 2. To 
 dangle, S. — Sw. haengl-a, to languish. 
 
 HAINGLE, s. A lout ; a booby ; an awkward fellow, S. 
 
 HAINGLES, s. pi. 1, The influenza, Ang. 2. To hae 
 the haingles, to be in a state of ennui. 
 
 HAINING. V. Haning. 
 
 HAIP, s. A sloven, Ang. Fife. A. Doug. 
 
 HAIR, Har, Hare, adj. 1. Cold, Douglas. 2. 
 Keen ; biting. Montgomerie. 3, Moist ; as in hair- 
 mould, that kind of mouldiness which appears on 
 bread, &c. and hayr rym, hoar-frost, Compl. S. 4, 
 Ungrateful to the ear. Henrysone. 5. Hoary with 
 age. Douglas. — Isl. har, canus ; hor, mucor. 
 
 HAIR, s. A very small portion, S. 
 
 HAIR, s. A hair of the Dog that bit one, a proverbial 
 phrase, metaph. applied to those who have been in- 
 toxicated, S. " Take a hair of the Dog that bit you. 
 It is supposed that the hair of a dog will cui-e 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 say- 
 ing or doing something that would give him pain, S. 
 Rob Roy. I see ye hae hair on your head, a prover- 
 bial 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 hair'd cow is one whose skin 
 has a mixture of white and 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, Ang, 
 Z. Boyd. — A. 8. har, hare, canus. 
 
 HAIRIJE HUTCHEON, The sea urchin, Mearns. 
 
 HAIRIKEN, s. The mode in which the term hurricane 
 is pronounced by the vulgar in some parts of S. 
 
 HAIR-KNIFE, s. The knife which was formerly 
 appropriated to the work of freeing butter from hairs. 
 Cottagers of Glenburnie. 
 
 To HAIRM, V. 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 manner, ibid. — 
 Isl. iarma, balare, to bleat. 
 
 HAIRMIN', s A continuation of the action denoted 
 by the verb, ibid. 
 
 HAIR-MOULD, adj. Moulded in consequence 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, 
 
 JHAIRSELIE, adv. Hoarsely. S, 
 
HAI 
 
 •254 
 
 HAL 
 
 llAIRSENESS, s. Uoarseness, S, 
 
 To HAIllSHILL, v. a. To damage ; to injure ; to 
 wavste, Kttr. For. Hogg's Tales. 
 
 IIAIRST, «. Harvest, S. ; Aais/, Moray. Macneill.— 
 Belg. her/st, Isl. haust, Dan, hoest. To awe one a 
 day in hairst, to owe a good deed in retuA-n for one 
 received. 
 
 UAIRST-MUNB, Harvest Moon. The designation 
 given to the moon during her autumnal aspect, when 
 she appears larger than at other seasons, S. 
 
 IIAIRST-PLAY, «. The vacation of a school during 
 the time of harvest, Aberd. 
 
 UAIRST-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 iu harvest, Clydes. 
 
 IIAIRT, s. Fleing Uairt. Buret. 
 
 HAIR-TETHER, s. A tether made of hair. 
 
 To H AISK, 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. hoes, Germ, heisch, hoarse. 
 
 HAIST, s. The harvest, Moray. V. Hairst. 
 
 To HAISTER, v. n. 1. To speak or act without con- 
 sideration, Roxb. 2. To do any thing in a slovenly 
 manner ; as, " A haisterin' hallock," a careless or 
 slovenly gill-flirt, ibid. Probably 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. Ofien 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. fibid. 
 
 HAISTERS, s. One who speaks or acts confusedly, 
 
 To HAIST K', V. a. To hasten. Bellenden. 
 
 HAISTLIE, adj. Hasty ; expeditious. Keith's Hist. 
 
 HAIT, part. pa. Called. "V. Hat. 
 
 HAIT, s. A whit. V. Hate. 
 
 IIAITH. A minced oath, faith, S. A. Nicol. 
 
 HAIVER, Haivrel, s. A gelded goat, Lanarks. V. 
 Haverel. 
 
 HAIVRELLY, adj. Uttering foolish discourse ; talk- 
 ing nonsense, Aberd. V. Haverel. 
 
 HAIZERT, part. pa. Half-dried, Ayrs. V. Rizar. 
 
 HAKE, s. A frame for cheeses. V. Hack. 
 
 HALBRIK, s. Errat. for halkrik, q. v. Pinkerton's 
 Hist. Scot. 
 
 To HALD, Had, v. n. To cease, S. Cleland. 
 
 HALD, Haulu, s. 1. A hold ; S. had. 2. A habita- 
 tion, S. Doug. 3. A stronghold. Wallace. 4. A 
 possession. Doug. 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. Probably 
 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 Mannering. 
 
 To HALD, V. a. 1. To hold ; S. 7iad Wynt.—'MoQs. 
 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 
 off, Aberd. 3. To Haldagain, to resist, S. 4. To 
 Hald again, to stop ; to arrest, S. Hald-again, 
 Ha'd-again, 8. Opposition ; check, Aberd. 5. To 
 Hold 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. To Hald 
 Fit, to keep pace with ; used both literally and 
 metaph. S. B. It. To Hald again, to go on, S. — 
 Belg. gaande houd-en, id. 12. To hald hand, v. n. 
 To co-operate equally with another in using 
 means for effecting any purpose, q. to hold 
 hand with another. History of James the Sext. 
 13. To Hald, or Haud one's hand. It is used in 
 relation to desisting from eating, S. Ross's Hel. 14, 
 To Hald in, to supply, S. 15. To Hald in, v. a. 
 To confine ; to keep from spreading, &. 16. To Hald 
 in, V. 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. To Hald in, v. a. To 
 save ; to render unnecessary, in regard to fatigue, S. 
 Spalding. 18. To Hald in about, to curb ; to check ; 
 to keep in order, S. 19. To Hald in, not to leak, 
 S. 20. To Hald in with, to curry favour, S. 21. 
 To Hald on, v. a. To continue to supply a fire by 
 still adding very combustible fuel, as dried furze, 
 broom, &c. S. Ross. 22. To Hald on, a phrase 
 used in sewing, when two pieces are sewed together, 
 tp keep the one side fuller than the other, S, 23. 
 To Hald out, to attend regularly; to frequent, 
 Aberd. 24, To Hald out, to pretend, S. 25. To 
 Hald out, to extend to the full measure or weight, 
 S. 26. To Haud sae, v. n. To cease ; to give over ; 
 applied in a variety of ways; as, " I think I'll haud 
 sae for a' nicht," S. ; equivalent to hold myself so. 
 Haud-sae, s. A sufficiency, in whatever lespect. 
 " Ye've gotten your ?iaMd-sae," i. e. your allowance, 
 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 up wi', to keep pace with; synon. with 
 Hald fit. 31. To Hald wi', to take part with, S. 
 32. To Ha'd or Bind, used negatively. He was 
 neither to ha'd nor bind, a proverbial phrase expres- 
 sive of violent excitement, whether in respect of 
 rage, or of folly, or of pride, S. ; borrowed, perhaps, 
 from the fury of an untamed beast, which cannot 
 be so long held tliat it may be bound with a rope. 
 Ross. 
 
 HALDING, s. Tenure. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To HALE, V. n. To pull forcibly. Z. Boyd. 
 
 HALE, Haill, adj. Whole, S. Wallace.— 1&\. heill, 
 Su. G. hel, totus. 
 
 HALE, Haill, adj. 1. Sound, S. Wallace. 2. 
 Vigorous, S.— Su. G. hel, A. S. hal, sanus. 
 
 HALE AND FEER. Whole and entire ; in perfect 
 health, and enjoying the use of all the corporeal 
 powens, 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. 
 
 HALESING, Halsing, s. Salutation. Doug. 
 
 HALE-SKARTH, adj. and adv. Entirely sound, q. 
 without a scart or scratch, S. scartfree. Douglas. 
 
 HALESOME, adj. Wholesome. Ramsay. 
 
 HALEUMLIE, adv. Wholly. V. IIailumlie. 
 
 HALE-WARE. 1. The whole assortment, S. from 
 ware, merchandise. 2. The whole company, S. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. 3. The whole amount. Win- 
 yet. 
 
HAL 
 
 256 
 
 HAL 
 
 HALE WATER. A phrase denoting a very heavy fall 
 of rain, in which it comes down as if poured out of 
 buckets, S. Glenfergus. 
 
 HALEWORT, s. The whole, Ettr. For. JJogg. Per- 
 haps corr. from Haleware, 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 neigh- 
 bours. If you ask, "what's o'clock," when it is 
 half-past three, a Scotsman replies, Half four, i. e. 
 Aa//an hour to four. " Ha !" says the Englishman, 
 " then I must wait dinner a long while, for it is only 
 two o'clock !" But this is a good Gothic idiom, yet 
 common in Sweden; halffyra, "half-past three; 
 half an hour after three ;" Wideg. ; literally, " half- 
 four." 
 
 To HALF, Hauf, Hauve, v. a. To divide into two 
 equal parts ; to halve, S. 
 
 HALFE-HAO, s. A species of artillery. V. Hagg. 
 
 HALFER, Halver, s. One who has a moiety of 
 any thing. Rutherford. To gang havers, to be 
 partners, S. 
 
 HALF-FOU, s. Two pecks, or half a bushel, Lanai'ks. 
 Roxb. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 HALF-GAITS, Half-Gates, adv. Half-way, S. Glen- 
 fergus. 
 
 HALF GANE, adj. About the middle period of preg- 
 nancy, S. It is singular that this is completely the 
 Swedish idiom. Hon aar halfgongen; " She is quick 
 with child ;" Seren. 
 
 HALFINDALL, adv. The half. Barlour. —Teut. holf 
 deel, dimidia pars. 
 
 HALFLANG, adj. Half-grown. V. Halflin. 
 
 HALFLANG, Halfling, s. 1. A stripling, S. 2. A 
 person who is half-witted, Suth. 
 
 HALFLIN, s. The plane that is used after the Scrub 
 or Forcplane, and before the Jointer, Aberd, V. 
 Hafflin. 
 
 HALFLYING, Halflings, Hafflin, Hallins, adv. 
 Partly, S. King's Quair.— Teut, halvelingh, dim- 
 idiatim. 
 
 HALFLIN, Halfin, Haaflang, adj. 1, Not fully 
 grown, S. q. half-long. J. Nicol. 2, A person who 
 is half-witted, Sutherland. 
 
 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 Exped. 
 
 HALF-MARK BRIDAL. V. Haff-Mapk. 
 
 HALF-MARROW, s. A husband or wife, S. Euther- 
 ford. 
 
 HALFNETT, s. Aberd. Reg. Halfnett seems to 
 signify the right to half the fishing by means of one 
 net. 
 
 HALF-ROADS, adv. The same with Halfgaits. 
 
 HALF-WITTED, adj. Foolish, Gl. Sibb.— Isl. haalf- 
 vita, semifatuus. 
 
 HALY, adj. Holy. Wynt.—A. S. halig. 
 
 HALY, Halily, adv. Wholly. Barbour. 
 
 HALY DARBIES, s. pi. V. Dabbies. 
 
 HALIDOME, s. 1. Sanctity. RobRoy.—A.S.halig- 
 dome, sanctimonia. 2. The lands holding of a reli- 
 gious foundation. Monastery. 
 
 IIALIEDAY, 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 Hali- 
 fax. 
 
 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. 
 haeJcle, locus clathris septus, ubi gallinse enutriuntur, 
 Seren. ; or brood-hens, from Dan. hekk-er, to hatch, 
 to breed. 
 
 HALKRIG, Halkrik, s. A corselet. Bellenden.—¥r. 
 halcret, id. ; Belg. halskraagie, a collar. [Aberd. 
 
 HALLACH, adj. Crazy ; the same with Hallach'd, 
 
 HALLACH'D, adj. Crazy. V. Hallokit. 
 
 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. 
 Spirewaw, syn. S. B. Rams. 2. Hallen, a screen. 
 Gl. Shirr. 3. "More properly, a seat of turf at the 
 outside " of a cottage, Gl. Burns. I have not ob- 
 served, however, that it is used in this sense by 
 Burns. — Su. G. haell, the stone at the threshold. 
 
 IIALLANSHAKER. 1. A sturdy beggar, S. B.; q. one 
 who shakes the hallan. Journ. Land. 2. A beg- 
 garly 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 hallens, to go by 
 holds as a child, Aberd., Gl. Shirrefs; q. by the 
 holdings. 
 
 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. hfl, A. S. hal, Alem. hell, sanus, 
 salvus. 
 
 HALL-HOUSE. V. Ha' house, under Ha'. 
 
 HALLY-BALLOW, s. An uproar, BanSs. V. Halloo- 
 
 BALLOO and HiLLIKBALOW. 
 
 IIALLIE. Hallyie, s. Romping diversion, Aberd. 
 
 HALLIER, s. Half a year, &. V. Hellier. 
 
 HALLIK, Halok, s. A giddy young woman, Roxb. 
 
 HALLINS, adv. Partly, S. B. Y. Halflying. 
 
 HALLYOCH, Halyoch, {gutt.) s. "A terai used to 
 express that strange gabbling noise people make, 
 who are talking in a language we do not understand ;" 
 Gall. ; synon. Glabbering. 
 
 HALLION, Hallian, s. 1. A clown. Gall. Roxb. 2. 
 A clumsy fellow, Lanarks. 3. A slovenly drivelling 
 fellow, Banffs. 4. A good-for-nothing, idle fellow ; 
 synon. with Scurrie-vaig, Roxb. 6. A gentleman's 
 servant out of livery, Roxb. 6. An overbearing and 
 quarrelsome woman ; including the idea of vulgarity 
 of manners, Berwicks. This is undoubtedly the same 
 with Hullion, Fife, rendered " a sloven." V. vo. 
 The word is also^pronounced hallion in that county. 
 This term, I strongly suspect, is originally the same 
 with E. hilding, "a sorry, paltry, cowardly fellow," 
 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 &nadj. W. 
 Beattie's Tales. 
 
HAL 
 
 256 
 
 HAM 
 
 HALLOKIT, S. Hallach'd, S. B. adj. 1. Crazy, S. 
 Rutherford. 2. Giddy ; hare-brained, S. Eoss. V, 
 Haloc. 
 
 HALLOO-BALLOO, s. A great noise and uproar, Renfr. 
 The first part of tlic word seems to be the same with 
 E. holla, Fr. hola. For the latter, V. Balow. 
 
 To HALLOP, V. n. To frisk about, at the same time 
 conveying the idea of precipitation ; as, a hallopin 
 creature, Fife. 
 
 HALLOPER, s. One who is giddy and precipitate, ibid. 
 Apparently from the same origin with E. gallop. 
 
 HALLOPIN', part. adj. Unsteady ; unsettled ; foolish ; 
 as, "& hallopin' f^owk," & giddy, senseless fellow, ibid. 
 
 HALLOW, adj. 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 AUhallows, S. 
 
 To Hacd Halloween, To observe the childish or 
 superstitious rites appropriated to this evening, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 HALLOWEEN BLEEZE. A fire kindled on this even- 
 ing by young people, on some rising ground, S. 
 
 HALLOWFAIR, s. A market held in November, S. 
 
 HALLOWMASS, s. AUhallows, 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 season, S. 
 Cromek's Remains of Nithsdale Song. The term 
 Bade evidently refers to their riding, by virtue of 
 their enchantments, to these meetings. It is bor- 
 rowed from a military expedition. V. Rade. 
 
 HALLUM, s. The woody part of flax. Loth. A. S. 
 halm,, haelme, healm, stipula, E. 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, 
 inconstans. 
 
 HALOW, s. A saint. Wyntown. — A. S Aa^cra, sanctus. 
 
 HALS, Hawse, s. 1. The neck ; S. hass. Bellenden. 
 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. Surv. Moray. — A. S. Su. G. 
 hals. coUum. 
 
 HAWSE-HOLES, s. pi. The holes in the bows of a 
 ship through which the cable passes. 
 
 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 in the hals, to keep one in a 
 state of suspense, and at the same time of expecta- 
 tion. Andro Hart. 
 
 HALSBANE, s. Collar-bone, S. Ritson. 
 
 HALSFANG, s. Pilloiy. Burrow LL.—k.^. id. 
 
 HALTAND, Haltyne, adj. 1. Haughty. Douglas. 
 2. Contemptuous. Wallace. — 0. Fr. haltain. 
 
 HALTANELY, adv. Proudly. Douglas. 
 
 HALTIR. Haltir geistis, perhaps beams fastened 
 together. Douglas. — Alem. helte, compes, 
 
 HALVE-NET, Hacve-net, s. A standing net, placed 
 within water-mark, to prevent the fishes from re- 
 turning with the tide, Galloway. It seems to be q. 
 " sea-net." V. Haaf, s. and Haave, v. 
 
 To HALVER, v. a. To halve, Aberd. 
 
 To HAM, r. a. To hang up in the smoke of wood or 
 peats ; applied to beef, mutton, Ac. 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, haimeil, haimeld. Doug. 2. 
 What is one's own. Quon. Att. 3. Denoting the 
 produce of our own country, S. 4. What is made at 
 home ; as, haimilt claith, S. 5. Vernacular, S. 
 Ramsay. 6. Vulgar ; not of high station, S. B. 
 Skinner.— ^\x. G. Isl. heimil, proprius ; Isl. heimild, 
 proprietates. 
 To HAMALD, Hatmhald, v. a. To prove anything to 
 be one's property, presently possessed or claimed by 
 another. Quon. Att. 2. To domesticate. Loth, — 
 — Isl. heimil-a, domo recipere. 
 HAMALD, Ham-hald, s. Borgh ofhamhald, one who 
 becomes surety that the goods bought from the seller 
 shall be safely delivered to the purchaser. Reg. Maj. 
 — Su. G. hemull-a, evictionem praestare, ut rem 
 acquisitam quietus possideat emptor. 
 HAM ART, IIamert, IIaimart, Hameward, adj. 1. 
 Domestic ; of or belonging to home ; as, hamert claith, 
 cloth made at home, Ang. Ayrs. Haimilt, id. South 
 of S. and haimilt-made. 2. Plain ; without orna- 
 ment, ibid, Picken. 3. Unpolished, or in the 
 vernacular tongue, S. ibid. Tannahill. 4. Childishly 
 attached to home, Lauarks, 6. Condescending iu 
 manner ; not haughty. It is said that a person of 
 rank is hameart, who is courteous, Ang. Hamely, 
 synon. 
 HAMBRO BARREL. A barrel of a particular des- 
 cription, of a large size. Act Dom. Cone. 
 HAME, Haim, s. Home, S. Wyntown.— K. 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. He had neither 
 house nor hame. 
 To BRING HAME, V. o. To Import any commodity, S. 
 
 V. Hamebringing. 
 To GANG HAME. The technical phrase used when a 
 person, engaged as a sei-vant, goes to the master or 
 mistress's house, S. 
 HAME-BLADE. s. The half of ahorse collar. Loth. 
 
 V. AwEBAND, also Hames. 
 HAME-BRED, adj. Unpolished, S. Ross. 
 HAMEBRINGARE, s. One who brings home goods 
 
 from a foreign country. Acts Mary. 
 HAMEBRINGING, s. 1. The act of conducting home, 
 S. Acts Ja. IV. 2, The act of importing or bring- 
 ing into a countiy. Acts Mary. 
 HAME-COME, s. Return, S. Douglas.— ls\. heim- 
 
 koma, domum adventatio. 
 HAMECUMMING, s. The same with Hame-come, re- 
 turn, S. Haymecumyng, Aberd. Reg. 
 HAME-FARE, s. The removal of a bride from her 
 own or her father's house to that of her husband, S. ; 
 from hame, Sind 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 something very 
 disagreeable on one's return, I gat a bonny walcom 
 for my hamegdin, Ang. 
 HAME-HOUGH'D, part. adj. A term applied to a 
 horse when it is straiter above than below the hough ; 
 from the resemblance of its hind-legs to a pair of 
 hames. V. Hames. 
 HAMEIL, adj. 1. Domestic, Roxb. 2, Intestine, 
 
 ibid. Hogg. 
 HAMELAN, adj. Domestic, Loth. The Har'st Rig. 
 HAMELD, adj. Domestic. Ramsay. V. Hamald. 
 
 _( 
 
HAM 
 
 257 
 
 HAN 
 
 HAMELY, Hamly, adj. 1. Familiar; friendly, S. 
 Barbour. 2. Without ceremony, frank, S. Wynt. 
 3. Condescending, S, Wallace. 4. Without refine- 
 ment, S. S. Prov. 6. Destitute of affectation, S. 
 6. Easy ; not diflacult. R. Bruce. 7. Coarse ; not 
 handsome, S. Hogg.—Su. G- heimlig, Alem. haim- 
 leich, familiaris. 
 
 HAMELINESS, s. Familiarity, S. Kelly. 
 
 HAMELY-SPOKEN, adj. Having no affectation of 
 refinement in language, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 HAMELL, s. Not understood. Colvil. 
 
 HAMELT, adj. Domestic, &c. V. Hamald. 
 
 HAME-0'ER, adv. Homewards, S. Pipe7- of Peebles. 
 
 HAME-OWER, adj. 1. Rude; rustic; applied to 
 manners, Ang. St. Kathleen. 2. Coarse ; homely ; 
 respecting food, ib. [Haims. 
 
 HAMES, Hammys, s. pi. A collar, S. Douglas. V. 
 
 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. 
 Erskine. — Su. Gt.hemsoJm, id. from hem, 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 Jieimsaekinn is nearly allied to this, 
 as signifying " greatly attached to one's home." 
 
 HAME-THROUGH, adv. Straight homewards, S. 
 Leg. Bp. St. Androis. 
 
 HAMEWARD, Hamewart. ad/. Domestic; Dative; 
 opposed to what comes from a distance^ ,perhaps 
 abbreviated to Hamart, q. v. 
 
 HAMEWARD, adv. Homeward, S. Mayne's Siller 
 Gun. — A. S. hamweard, id. 
 
 HAMEWITH, .adv. 1. Homeward, S. B. Ross. 2. 
 adj. in the same sense, S., ibid. -8. s. To the hame- 
 with, having a tendency to one's own interest, S. B. 
 — A. S. ham, Isl. Iieim, and A. S. with, Isl. wid, 
 versus. 
 
 HAMIT, adj. What ^as been produced in our own 
 countiy. Hamit linjet, 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 before — this is the study; a third is 
 made a 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 hamrruer, Ang. ; also 
 hammerflaught. — Isl.^is, a splinter. 
 
 HAMMERSTAND, s. Understood to signify an anvil, 
 but obsolete. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HAMMIT, Hammot, adj. 1. Used to denote corn 
 growing very close, but short in the straw. 2. Plen- 
 tiful; properly applied to corn which has many 
 gi-ains on one stalk, Aug.— A. S. hamod, tectus, q. 
 well covered with grains. 
 
 To HAMMLE, v. n. To walk in an ungainly manner, 
 so as to be constantly in danger of stumbling, Ettr. 
 For. This is certainly allied to A. S. hamel-an, to 
 hamstring. 
 
 To HAMP, v. n. 1. To halt in walking, Tweedd. 2. 
 To stutter, S. A. 3. To read with difficulty, fre- 
 quently mistaking or mispronouncing the words, 
 Clydes. 
 
 17 
 
 HAMP, 8. 1. A halt in walking, Tweedd. 2. The 
 act of stuttering, S. A. 
 
 To HAMPER, v. a. To confine by giving little room, S. 
 Douglas. — Sw. hampas, rei difficili intricatus laborare. 
 
 HAMPER, s. One who cannot read fluently, but 
 frequently mistakes or mispronounces terms, Clydes. 
 
 To HAMPHIS, V. a. To surround, S. B. Ross. 
 
 HAMREL, s. One who stumbles often in walking ; 
 one who walks heedlessly, Ettr. For. 
 
 To HAM-SCHAKEL, Habshaikel, Hobshakle, v. a.^ 
 To fasten the head of a horse or cow to one of its fore- 
 legs, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 HAMSHOCH, 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. 
 Hamsheugh. The same term, pron. haumshock, de- 
 notes a severe laceration of the body, Ayrs. 3. A 
 harsh and unmannerly intermeddling in any business, 
 Fife. — A. S. ham, the h\p, and shach, v. to distort or 
 twist. 
 
 To HAMSH, V. n. T« eat voraciously Vith noise, Ang. 
 V. Hansh. 
 
 HAMSHOCH, Hamsheugh, adj. Much bruised ; often 
 referring to a contusion accompanied with a wound, 
 Fife. 
 
 HAMSHOCH, adj. Severe ; censorious ; as applied 
 to critics, Ayrs. 
 
 HAMSHOGH, s. A misfortune ; an untoward acci- 
 dent, Fife ; pron. hamsheugh, Kinross. Saint Pat- 
 rick. Evidently the same with Amshach, q. v. 
 
 HAMSTRAM, s. Difficulty, S. B. Ross.— Tent, ham, 
 poples, stremm-en, cohibere. 
 
 HAN, HAUN, s. Hand, S. 
 
 HAN, pr£t. Have. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 HAN'-AN'-H AIL, 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, s. Ancle. Lyndmy.— A.. S. ancleow, id. 
 
 HAND. By hand, adv. 1. Over ; past, S. 2. Out 
 of the way ; applied to a person at times in relation 
 to marriage, S. B. Ross. To put by hand, to put 
 aside, S. Rutherf. Weill at hand, active. Barb. 
 To put hand in, to put to death. Godscroft. Fra 
 hand, adv. forthwith. Lynds. Out of hand, id. S. 
 Sir J. Sincl. Spede hand, make haste, S. Douglas. 
 
 Ahin THE HAND. In arrears ; in debt, Aberd. ; else- 
 where more commonly Ahint ; E. behindhand, id. 
 
 In hands with. 1. To be in hands with, to possess in 
 a certain way. Guthrie s Triah 2. To be in a state 
 of courtship with ; as, " He's in hands wi^ Jean ; do 
 ye think they'll mak it out ?" S. 
 
 To hald hand. To concur in ; to support ; with the 
 prep. to. Acts Ja. VI. V. Hald hand. 
 
 To HALD IN hand, V. a. To keep in a state of expecta- 
 tion ; 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 mwder upon. Pit- 
 scottie'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 himsel, 
 S. Brand's Orkney, This phrase only expresses 
 the crime generally. When it is by hanging, one is 
 said to put himsel down. V. To Gae down. 
 
 To PUT HANDS ON onc's sclf. Uscd in the same sense. 
 Law's Memor. 
 
HAN 
 
 258 
 
 HAN 
 
 HANDCLAP, s. A moment ; q, as much time as is 
 required for clapping the hands together. In a hand- 
 clap, in a moment, S. B. Roxb. ; sometimes handla- 
 clap. 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 contract in order to marriage. Ferguson. — 
 A. S. hand-faest-en, fidem dare. 
 
 HAND-FASTINGr, Hand-Fastnyng, s. Marriage with 
 the encumbrance of some canonical impediment, not 
 yet bought ofif. Wyntown. — Su. Cr. handfaestn- 
 ing, id. 
 
 HAND-FRANDTE, s. 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 hand-hap, by 
 chance ; the same with E. hap-hazard, Fife. 
 
 HAND-HAUAND, part. pr. Having in possession ; 
 applied to stolen goods. Skene. — Teut. hand-haven, 
 to possess. 
 
 HANDICONEIVE, adv. In company ; conjunctly ; as, 
 ' ' We'se gae handiconeive about," Teviotd. From hand 
 and neive, q. hand in hand. 
 
 HANDICUFFS,s. i)i. Blows with the hand, S.; handy 
 blows, E. 
 
 HANDIE, s. 1. A milking pail, Lanark s. Fife. It is 
 often corruptly pron. Hannie. 2. A wooden dish 
 for holding food. South of S. It seems thus denomin- 
 ated because it hasan ear or feand for holding by; like 
 that elsewhere called, for the same reason, a Luggie, 
 from lug. 
 
 HANDIE-WARK, s. 1. Occupation ; calling. Blue 
 Blanket. 2. The work made by a tradesman, S. ibid. 
 
 HANDY-GRIPS, s. pi. Close grappling, S. Rutherford. 
 
 To HAND-KILL, v. a. To slaughter, a term applied 
 to butchers. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 HANDLAWHILE, Hanlawhile, s. A little while, 
 Ettr. For. Peebless. V. Handwhilb. 
 
 ♦ 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 opera- 
 tion, S. 
 
 To HANDLE THE DUST. To receive money ; a cant 
 phrase, Kinross. 
 
 HANDLING", s. 1. Interference ; some degree of in- 
 termeddling, as, "He wad fain hae a handling in 
 that aflfair," S. 2. Abundance ; store ; fulness, 
 A herd. 
 
 HANLINS, s. pi. Hand-lines ; lines held in the hand 
 while fishing over the gunwale of a boat. 
 
 HAND O'ER HEAD. " Han owre head, a phrase sig- 
 nifying choosing [read, purchasing, or receiving] 
 without selecting." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HAND-PAYMENT, s. A beating, Aberd. 
 
 HAND-PLANE, s. The tool used by carpenters, which 
 in E. is called a smoothing plane, S. 
 
 HANDPUTTINGr, s. Violence used to another with 
 the hands. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HANKRACKLE, adj. 1. Properly, rash in striking, 
 S. Perils of Man. 2. Careless ; acting without 
 consideration, Roxb. ; the same with Raclie-handit. 
 
 3. Active ; ready ; as, " He's a,s hand-rackle a fallow 
 as is in a' the parish," ibid. 
 
 HANDSEL, 8. 1. The first money received for goods, 
 S. 2. A gift conferred at a particular season, S. 3. 
 A piece of bread given before breakfast, Galloway. — 
 Su. G. handsoel, mercimonii divenditi primitiae. 
 
 HANDSEL MONDAY. The first Monday of the New 
 Year, 0. S. when children and servants receive 
 handsel, S. Stat, Ace. 
 
 HANDSENYIE, s. 1. A standard, corr. iromensenyie. 
 History Ja. Sext. 2. A token. R. Bruce. 3. Au 
 ensign or standard-bearer, denoting a person. Hist. 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 HANDSHAKING, s. 1. Close engagement ; grappling ; 
 q. to be as near as to shake hands, Roxb. 2. Aa 
 intermeddling in whatever way; as, "I wad like 
 naething better than to hae a handshakin' wi' that 
 business," Roxb. 
 
 HANDSLEW CUTTHROT. A piece of ordnance 
 formerly used in S. Inventories. — Teut. handslagh, 
 colaphus, alapa, from hand, manus, and slagh, slach, 
 ictus. V. Slew fyb. 
 
 ♦ HANDSOME, adj. Elegant in person, but not ap- 
 plied 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 interment, 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 contradis- 
 tinction to one which required greater exertion. 
 Symson's Descr. Galloway. 
 
 HAND TO NIEVE. Singly opposed, Gall. ; equivalent 
 to E. hand to hand. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 HANDVARP, s. The city of Antwerp, Aberd. Reg. 
 passim. 
 
 HAND-WAIL'D, adj. Remarkable ; carefully selected, 
 S. Ramsay. — From hand, and wale, to choose. 
 
 HAND-WAILLING, s. Particular ar accurate selec- 
 tion. W. Guthrie's Serm. 
 
 HANDWAVING, 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 hung, S. A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 HANG-CHOICE, s. That state in which a person is 
 under the necessity of choosing one of two evils, S. 
 Antiquary. 
 
 HANGIT-FAC'D, adj. Having a look that seems to 
 point to the gallows, Roxb. ; synon. Gallows-fac'd. 
 
 HANGIT-LIKE, adj. Out of countenance, S. 
 
 HANG-NET, s. A species of net, Dumfr. Hang-nets 
 are larger in the mesh than any other. Agr. Surv. 
 Dumfr. 
 
 HANIEL, Hantel, s. 1. Properly, a greedy dog, Ettr. 
 For. 2. Transferred to an idle slovenly fellow ; 
 often thus expressed, " a lazy haniel," Roxb. 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. V. Hantiel slyp. 
 
 To H AN YEL, v. n. To have a jaded appearance 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. 
 
B.AM 
 
 259' 
 
 HAR 
 
 RANYIEL SLYP. A vulgar dependant, Aberd . Jour- 
 nal Lond.—Teut. hanghel, something dangling, V, 
 Slyp, 
 
 HANING, Haining, s. 1. Hedges ; enclosures. Ads 
 Ja. V. 2. Any field where the grass or crop is pro- 
 tected from being eaten up, cut, or destroyed, whether 
 enclosed or not, Aberd. 3. In pi. what is saved by 
 frugality or parsimony, S. Gait. 
 
 HANITE, Haned, part. pa. Enclosed ; surrounded 
 with a hedge. For. Lawes. — Su. G. haegn-a, tueri 
 circumdata sepe, from haa, sepimentum. 
 
 To HANK, V. a. 1. To fasten, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 tie so tight, as to leave the mark of the cord ; 
 hankie, id. S. £osa.— Isl. hank, » collar, a small 
 chain. 
 
 HANK, s. 1. A coil, &. Douglas. 2. A skein, S. 
 
 HANKERSAIDLE. V. Anker-Saidell. 
 
 HANKIE, s. A bucket narrower at top than at bottom, 
 with an iron handle, used in carrying water, Dumfr. 
 A bucket with a wooden handle is called a Stowp.- — 
 Isl. hank-a, traducto funiculo tenere ; hanki, funi- 
 culus ; because let down by a rope. 
 
 To HANKLE, v. a. To fasten by tight tying, S. ;. a 
 dimin. from Hank, v. 
 
 HANNY, adj. Light-fingered, Lanarks. This is un- 
 doubtedly the same word as E. handy, dexterous. 
 But although the latter be used in. Lanarks. and pro- 
 nounced 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, Hacnsh, 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. Baillie. 2. To eat up 
 greedily as dogs do, Ettr. For. — 0. Er. hanch-er, to 
 snatch at with the teeth. 
 
 HANSH, s. A violent snatch or snap, S. 
 
 To HANT, V. a. Used as equivalent to the E. v^ to 
 practise. Acts Ja. IV.— ¥r. hant-er, to frequent. 
 E. haunt. 
 
 HANTY, adj. 1. Convenient, S. Gl. Shirr. 2. Not 
 troublesome ; often applied to a beast, S. 3^ Hand- 
 some, S, R. Galloway. — Isl. hent-a, decere. 
 
 HANTIT, part. pa. Accustomed ; wont. Bellend. 
 
 HANTLE, s. 1. A considerable number, S. ; hankel, 
 S. B. Ramsay. 2. Equivalent to much, S. B. 
 Poems Buch. Dialect. — Sw. antal, number, or q. 
 handtal, what may be counted by the hand.. 
 
 To HAP, V. a. 1. To cover, in order to conceal, S. 
 Ross. 2. To cover from cold, for defence, S, Priests 
 Peblis. 3. To defend from rain or snow, S, R. Gal- 
 loway. 4. To screen from danger in battle. Poems 
 Buch. Dial. — Isl. hiup-r, indusium, hyp-ia, involvor. 
 
 HAP, Happin, Happings, s. A covering of whatever 
 kind, S. ; also called a hapwarm. Ramsay.— Norw. 
 haufn, toga. 
 
 To HAP, V. n. 1. To hop, S. Eamsay. 2. To halt, 
 S. V. Hob. 
 
 HAP, s. A hop ; a light leap, S. 
 
 HAP, (pron. liawp), s. The fruit of the briar, S. B, 
 
 To HAP, V. n. To hold oflf ; to go towards the right, S. 
 V. Haup. 
 
 HAP, inter j. 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. Chalm. 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 sow- 
 ing, Mearns. 
 HAPPER-ARS'D, adj. Shrunk about the hips. 
 
 Herd's Coll. 
 HAPPERBAUK, s. The beam on which the hopper 
 
 rests, S, 
 To HAPPERGAW, v. a. To sow grain unequally, in 
 
 consequence of which it springs up in patches ; hap- 
 
 per-gaw'd, unequally sown, E. Loth. ; Hoppergaw, 
 
 Teviotd. 
 HAPPERGAW, s. A. blank in growing corns, caused 
 
 by unequal sowing, Berw. 
 HAPPER-HIPPIT, adj. 1. &ynon. vfith Happer-ars'd, 
 
 Roxb. 2. Also applied metaph. as equivalent to E. 
 
 lank, ibid. 
 HAPPY, adj. Lucky; fortunate, i. e. constituting a 
 
 good omen, . S. Statistical A ccount . 
 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, adv. At all hazards; as, 
 
 ^^Happy-go-lucky I'll venture," Roxb. 
 HAPPITY, adj. Lame, as, "afta^jpi^yleg," S. Ritson. 
 To HAPSCIIACKLE, v. a. 1. To bind the fore feet 
 
 of cattle together, to prevent them from straying, 
 
 Ettr. For. 2, Applied also to the binding of a fore 
 
 and hind foot together. Gall. V. Hamschakel. 
 HAPSHACKLE, s. A ligament for confining 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, s. V. Hap, s. 
 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 succeed,. or to have a good hap, who does 
 
 not spare his stroke." 
 HAR, Hare, adj. Cold. V. Hair. 
 HAR. Out of har, out of order. Douglas. — A. S. 
 
 ■hearre, Teut. harre, a hinge. 
 HAR, Haur, s. The pivot on which a door or gate 
 
 turns, Dumfries. 
 HARBERIE, Harbery, s. A port ; a harbour. "The 
 
 said burgh of Pittenweyme — hes ane guid and saiif 
 
 harberie," &c. Acts Cha. I. 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. 1. To come through the hard ; to 
 
 encounter difiiculties ; to experience adverse fortune, 
 
 S. B. 2. Hard is said to come to hard, when matters 
 
 proceed to extremity. Walker's Pass. 
 * HARD, adj. When two pieces of wood, &c. that 
 
 are to be fitted together, are close or straight at one 
 
 place, and not at another, they are said to be hard 
 
 where they thus come into close contact, Aberdeen. 
 HARD, s. The place where two pieces of wood meet 
 
 as above described, ibid. 
 HARDEN POCK. A bag made of hards, or ham. A 
 
 harden towel, a linen towel. 
 HARDENS, s. pi. The thin hard cakes that come off 
 
 the sides of a pot in which sowens, porridge, &c 
 
 have been, prepared ; also Hards, and Gersels, Upp. 
 
 Lanarks, 
 
HAR 
 
 2G0 
 
 HAK 
 
 •HARD FISH. Cod, ling, &c. saUed and dried, S. 
 HARD GAIT. Literally, hard road. This phrase is 
 
 used in 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, 
 
 Ac, or exercising severity ; but stingy ; niggardly ; 
 
 close-flsted, S. B, 
 HARD-HEAD, t. Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica, Linn. 
 
 S. 0. 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.—^r. hardie, small copper 
 
 money, named from Philip le Hardi, who caused 
 
 strike them. 
 HARDHEAD,*. A species of sea scorpion. Sibbald. 
 HARD-HEADED, adj. Unyielding; stubborn; not 
 
 easily moved, Ettr. For. Perils 0/ Man. 
 HARDIN, Hardyu, adj. Coarse ; applied to cloth 
 
 made of hards ; pron.. Aarn, S. ComplayntS. — A. S. 
 
 heordas, stupae, tow-hards. 
 HARD-MEIT, Habd-mkat. Hay and oats as food for 
 
 horses, in contradistinction to grass, and sometimes 
 
 to boiled bran, refuse of barley, &c, as opposed to 
 
 Saft meat, S. Acts Ja. 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. Wyntovm. — •4- S. haer, 
 
 Su. G. hoar, pilus. 
 HAREFRA, adv. Herefrom. Knox. 
 HAREIN, s. Herring. ^^ KnQharein-aett" Aberd.Reg. 
 HARE-SHARD, s. A hare-lip, Aberd., Mearns. ; the 
 
 same with Hareshaw, q. v. 
 HARESHAW, s. A hare-lip, S. ; anciently ftarcAaW, 
 
 hareskart, Renfrew. Roull. — From hare, and Isl. ska, 
 
 a particle denoting separation ; Germ, scharte, a gap. 
 HARYAGE, Hairyche, s. A collective word applied 
 
 to horses or cattle. Wynt. — 0. 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. burk-en, to squat, to sit stooping. 
 
 V. CCRCUDDOCH. 
 
 11 \'-RIG, s. V. Rig, Eigg, a ridge. 
 
 li.V'-RIG, s. The first ridge in a harvest field ; thus 
 denominated, because it is cut down by the domes- 
 tics on the farm, *. e. the members of the fanner'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 Rip. 
 
 HARIGALDS, Haricles, s. pi. 1. The pluck of an 
 animal, S. Ramsay. 2. Applied to the tearing of 
 one's hair. Ramsay. — Vr. haricot, a dish of boiled 
 livers. 
 
 HARING, s. An edging of fur. Inventories. 
 
 HARI NOBIL. A gold coin of one of the Henries of 
 England, fonrlerly current in S. Inventories. 
 
 H ARIT, part. pa. Apparently equivalent to E. furred, 
 q "haired," or "having hair." Inventories. V. 
 Haring. 
 
 To HARK, V. n. To whisper, S. Cleland. 
 
 HARK, s. A secret wish or desire, Roxb. It is 
 merely a secondary use of the word as denoting a 
 whisper. 
 
 IIARKER, s. A listener, S. It is still commonly 
 used in the S. Prov. " Markers never heard a gude 
 word of themselves." 
 
 To HARLE, V. a. 1. To trail, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 drag with force, S. Kelly. 3. To draw to one's 
 self by griping or violent means, S. Ramsay, i. 
 To roughcast a wall, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To HARLE, V. n. 1. To move onward with difiiculty, 
 S. 2. To harle about, to go from place to place, S. 
 
 To HARLE, Haurl, u. 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 instru- 
 ment for raking or drawing together soft manure ; 
 used especially in the cow-house, Roxb. Synon. 
 Clat, Claut, S. 3. Property obtained by means 
 not accounted honourable, S. 4. A small quantity 
 of anything ; as, " Gie's a harle o' meal," Give me a 
 little meal, Fife. 5. Anything attained with diffi- 
 culty, and enjoyed only occasionally, South of S. 
 Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 HARLE, s. "The reed or brittle stem of flax sepa- 
 rated from the filament," S. B. Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 
 HARLE, s. The Goosander, a fowl, Orkney. Barry. 
 — Fr. harle, id. 
 
 IIARLEY. L. harhry, harbour. Herniate. 
 
 HARLIN FAVOUR. Some degree of affection. Journ. 
 London. 
 
 HARLOT, s. 1. A scoundrel. Wallace. 2. A boor; 
 synon. with carle. Bellenden. — &\x. G. haer, exer- 
 citus, and Ivde, mancipium vile, a boor, or villain. 
 
 HARMISAY, Harmesat, interj. Alas. Fhilotus.— 
 A. S. earm^, wretched. 
 
 HARN. V. Hardyn. 
 
 HARNES, s. Defensive annour. Doiiglas. — Dan. 
 harnisk, id. ; E. harness. 
 
 HARNES, Harns, s. 1. The brains, S. harm. Wynt. 
 2. Metaph. understanding, S. — Sw. hiaerne, Germ. 
 hern, id. 
 
 HARNESS, Harnessed, A harness 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 description, ibid. 
 
 HARN-PAN, s. The skull, S. Wallace. Teut. hirn- 
 panne, id. 
 
 HARP, s. 1. A kind of scarce, or implement 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 
 engine to sift corn. 
 
 To HARP, V. a. To sift with a harp, Aberd.— Belg. 
 harp-en, to purge the com with a corn-hai-p ; harper, 
 he that purges the corn with such an engine. Sewell. 
 
 HARPER CRAB. V. Tammy Harper. 
 
 HARR, s. A breeze from the east. "V. Haab. 
 
 HARRAGE, s. Service due to a landlord. Statist. 
 Ace. N. Arage. 
 
 HARRAND, s. Snarling. Chr. S. P. V. Yirr. 
 
 HARRY, adj. Stubborn, S. B.— Su. G. har, locus 
 lapidosus. 
 
 HARRIAGE AND CARRIAGE. V. Arage. 
 
 To HARRIE, V. a. To pillage. V. Herrie. 
 
 HARRY-NET, s. V. Herrie-water. 
 
 HARRO, interj. 1. An outcry for help ; also an en- 
 couragement 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 Roul, 
 O Rollo ; or rather from &a..G. haerop, clamor bel- 
 licus ; E. Holla. 
 
HAR 
 
 261 
 
 HAT 
 
 To HARRO, HiRRO, v. n. and a. To huzza ; to hallo, S. 
 
 HARROWS. To rin awa' with the harrows. 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 anything that has already been 
 said in reply, S. 2. Used as signifying to cany off 
 the prize ; to acquire superiority, Ayrs. Picken. To 
 have one's leg o'er the Harrows, to brealc 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 pul- 
 verized. Maxwells Sel. Trans. Q. slam by the 
 harrow. 
 
 HARSHIP, s. Ruin. Gl. Picken. V. Herschip. 
 
 H ARSK, Hars, acZj. 1. Harsh ; sharp. Douglas. 2. 
 Bitter to the taste. WynU—^n. G. harsk, Isl. 
 hersk-ar, austerus. 
 
 To HART, v.a. To encourage, S. heart. Barbour. — 
 Teut. hert-en, animare. 
 
 HARTFULLIE, adv. Cordially. Crosrag. 
 
 HARTILL, s. Heart-ill. Watson. 
 
 HARTLY, Hartyle, adj. 1. Cordial. Wallace.— 
 Teut. herttlick, Dan. hiertelig, id. 2. It also occurs 
 as denoting beloved. Thus it is applied to our 
 Saviour. Poems IQth Cent. 
 
 HARTLINESSE, s. Cordiality ; warmth of heart. 
 Hartlines, HartUness, Aberd. Eeg.—"0. E. Hertly- 
 nesse, cordialitas." 
 
 HARVEST- HDGr, Hog in Haest. A young sheep, that 
 is smeared at the end of harvest, when it ceases to be 
 a lamb, S. Waverley. V.. Hog. 
 
 HARVEST MOON. V. Hairst-munb. 
 
 HARUMSCARUM, adj. Harebrained, S. E. hare, to 
 fright, and scare, to startle. 
 
 HASARD, Hasert, adj. Hoary. Douglas. 
 
 HASARD, s. An old dotard. Douglas. 
 
 HASARDOUR, s. A gambler. 
 
 — A hangman, a hoiardour.—Colkalbie Sow. 
 Chaucer, id. 
 
 HASARTOUR, s. One who plays at games of hazard. 
 Douglas. — 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/tizf. 
 
 HASCHBALD,s. Perhaps, glutton. Dunbar. 
 
 To HASH, V. a. 1. To slash, S. 2. To abuse ; to 
 maltreat, S. Ferguson. — Fr. hacher. 
 
 HASH. 1. A sloven, S. Ramsay. 2. A foolish fel- 
 low, S. Coof. Burns. 
 
 HASH, s. Low raillery ; ribaldry, Loth. ; synon. with 
 Jato, 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 toa slovenly person, or one 
 who is careless of dress, who abuses it by carelessness, 
 S. 2. Applied to the weather. A liashy day, one in 
 which there are frequent showers, so as to render 
 walking unpleasant, from the dirtiness of the streets 
 or roads. Loth. Berwick s. 
 
 HASHLY, adv. In a slovenly manner, Loth. Ramsay. 
 
 HASHMETHRAM, adv. In a state of disorder, S. 
 — Isl. thraum, solum transversum. 
 
 HASHRIE, s. Destruction from carelessness, Roxb. 
 
 HASHTER, HusHTER, s. Work ill arranged, or exe- 
 cuted in a slovenly manner, Ayrs. 
 
 HASIITER'T, part. pa. "I'm Aas7t(er'e," I am hurried, 
 ibid. This, however, may be from haste, as allied to 
 hastard, of a hasty temper; 
 
 To H ASK, 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. 
 
 IIASK, adj. 1. Hard and dry ; used in a general sense, 
 Roxb. Berwick s. 2. Applied 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, 5. "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. 
 Ilashlock 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. BlacJcw. 
 Mag. 
 
 HASS, s. The throat, S. V. Hals. 
 
 A spark in one's hass. A phrase used to denote a 
 strong inclination to intemperance in drinking ; bor- 
 rowed, as would seem, from the smithy, where, in 
 consequence 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 al- 
 leviate by frequent ablution, S, 0. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 IIASS 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 between the 
 mould-board and the beam. Loth. 
 
 To HASS, V. a. To kiss. V. Hals, v. 
 
 HASSIE, s. A confused mass ; a mixture of hetero- 
 geneous substances, Loth. ; probably 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, part. Curried, S. A. J. Nicol. 
 
 HASTER'D, Hasteen, adj. Early. Hastern aits, 
 early oats, S. B. — Su. G. hast-a, celerare, and aer-a, 
 meters. 
 
 HASTY, Heasty, s. The murrain, S. B. So called 
 because the animal dies soon after it is seized with it. 
 Agr. Surv. SutheH. Perhaps the same as Black- 
 spauL, q. v. 
 
 HASTOW. Hast thou ? 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 HAT, V. n. To hop, Ettr. For. V. Haut. 
 
 HAT, Hate, Hait, part. pa. Is, or was, called. 
 Barbour. — E. hight, A. S. hat-an, Su. G, het-a, 
 vocare. 
 
 HATCH, s. A jolt, S. Kelly. V. Hotch, v. 
 
HAT 
 
 262 
 
 HAU 
 
 To HATCH, IIoTCH, V. n. To move by jerks, S. 
 Watson.— ¥i: hoch-er, id. ; Isl. hik-a, cedo. 
 
 To HATCHEL, v. a. To shake in carrying, Fife. 
 
 HATE, Hait, adj. Hot, S. Kennedy.— A.. S. hat, 
 Su. G. het, id. 
 
 HATE, Hait, Haid, «. 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." Al'Crie's Life of Knox. — Isl. haete, the 
 smallest object that can be imagined. 
 
 HATERAL, Hatrel, s. A dirty and confused heap, 
 Ayrs. Fife. The Entail. V. Hatter, s. 
 
 HATHER, 8. Heath. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HATHILL, Hathkll, «. A nobleman. Sir Gawan. 
 V. Athill. 
 
 HATRENT, «. Hatred. C(mpl. S. 
 
 HATRY, adj. Disordered ; as, a hatry head, i. e. 
 matted, S. B. T. Atry. 
 
 HATTER, s. 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 clus- 
 ter, 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 number of small creatures, as maggots, &c. 
 crawling together in a confused manner, Fife. 3. 
 A state of disorder, S. 
 
 To HATTER, v. n. 1. To gather ; to collect 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 stiiTing in a confused mass, Dumfr. V. Hotter, v. 
 
 To HATTER, v. 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 apin, 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, adj. Maple. V. Haltir. 
 
 HATTIT KIT. A dish of sour or coagulated cream, S. 
 Cromarty. Named in Mid -Loth. Corstorphine Cream. 
 This is, undoubtedly, the same dish with that men- 
 tioned by Wedderburn, ' ' Lac coagulatum, a kit of 
 milk." — Teut. hott-en, to coagulate. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 HATTOCK, s. A diminutive from E, hat. Tales of 
 my Landlord. 
 
 HATTOU. What hattou t What art thou named ? 
 Sir Tristrem. V. Hat. 
 
 HATTREL, s. A collection of purulent matter, S. B. 
 V. Atry. 
 
 HATTREL, s. The core or flint of a horn, S. 0. 
 
 HAUCH, s. The forcible reiterated respiration of one 
 who exerts all his strength in giving a stroke, S. 
 hech. Douglas. — Genu, hauch, halitus. 
 
 To H AUCHLE, v. n. To walk as those do who are car- 
 rying a heavy burden, Upp. Lanarks. V. Haigle, v. 
 
 HAUCHLIN, part. 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. hatck, Dan. hage, 
 uncus. 
 
 To HAUD, Hold, v. a. To preserve for stock ; applied 
 to cattle. A haudin' cawf, 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 HATTD, V. a. To hold, S. Neither to hand nor 
 
 bind. V. under Hald, v. 
 To HAVE, V. a. 1. To cany. Acts Ja. I. 2. To 
 
 behave. Wyntown. 
 To Have to do. To be in trying circumstances ; to be 
 
 under the necessity of making great exertions. Fit- 
 
 scottie. 
 T© Have over, v. a. To carry over ; to tmnsfer ; to 
 
 transmit, S. to hae ouer. Spalding. 
 HA YEAR, s. A possessor, Aberd. Beg. ; haver, E. 
 To HAVER, V. n. To talk foolishly, S. ; pron. haiver. 
 
 Hamsay. — 'Isl. gifr-a, loquitur, 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 8. to 
 
 a castrated goat. V. Heburn. 
 To HAVEREL, 1?. n. To talk foolishly, Ayrs. The 
 
 Provost. 
 HAVERIL, 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 meet has the same signification, 
 
 Farina avenacea ; Haver, avena, oats. 
 HAVER-MEAL, adj. Of or belonging to oatmeal, Roxb. 
 
 what gat ye that haver-meal bannock ? 
 
 Soriff, Bonny Dundee. 
 
 HAVERS, Haivers, s. Foolish or incoherent talk, .6. 
 J. 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, especially applied 
 to a tavern bill or lauwin; 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, v. 
 
 HAUGH, Hawch, Hauch, Halche, s. 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, v. a. To propel a stone, with 
 the right hand under the right-AoMj/A, Teviotdale. 
 
 HAUGH-BAND, s. A cord used by those who milk 
 cows, by which the hams are bound together, to .pre- 
 vent the cows from kicking, ibid. 
 
 HAUGH-GROUND, s. Low-lying land, S. 
 
 HAUGHLAND, adj. Of or belonging to low-lying 
 ground, Roxb. A . Scott's Poems. 
 
 HAUGULL, s. A cold and damp wind blowing from 
 the sea, Ang^— Isl. hafgola, flatus ex oceano spirans. 
 
 HAUGULLIN', part. adj. Applied to the weather, 
 Fife. "A haugullin' day," a day marked by a good 
 deal of drizzling. V. Haugull. 
 
 HAVINGS, Havins, Hawing, s. 1. Carriage ; behav- 
 iour. Barbour. 2. Good manners, S. Boss. 3. 
 Weeds ; dress, S. B. ib.— Isl. haef, manners ; Su. G. 
 haefv-a, decere. 
 
 HAVINGS, 8. pi. Possessions, Dumfr. V. Haves. 
 
 HAVIOUR, s. Abbrev. of E. beliaviour, Aberd. Gl. 
 Shirrefs. 
 
 HAUK, s. A pronged instrument for dragging dung 
 from a cart, Loth. 
 
 To HAUK, v. a. To drag out dung with this instru- 
 ment, ibid.— Isl. hack, uncus, a hook. 
 
 HAUKIT, adj. Having a white face. V, Hawkit. 
 
HAU 
 
 263 
 
 HE 
 
 HAUKUM-PLAUKUM, adj. Every way equal, Ber- 
 wicks. Equal-aqual, Eeksiepeeksie, synon. V. 
 Hackum-plackum. 
 
 To HAULD, Haul', v. n. To flee under a stone or 
 bank for safety, applied to the finny tribes; as, 
 "The trout has hauVt under ihat stane ;" Dumfr. 
 
 HAULD, s. Habitation. V. Hald. 
 
 HAULING, s. A mode of fishing. V. Haave. 
 
 HAUNIE, s. Dim. of hand, S. 
 
 HAUNTY, adj. V. Hanty. 
 
 HAVOC-BURDS, s. pi. " Those large flocks of small 
 birds, which fly about the fields after harvest ; they 
 are of different species, though all of the linnet tribe." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HAUP, Hap. interj. A word to make a horse turn to 
 the right, S. "Formerly, in speaking to their 
 horses, drivers employed hap and wynd in ordering 
 them to either side, now mostly high-wo and jee." 
 Apr. Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 To HAUP, V. n. To turn to the right ; applied to 
 horses, or oxen in the yoke, S. Meston. — Isl. hop-a, 
 retro cedere. Hence the proverbial phrase, 
 
 Haup weel. Rake weel, i. e. Try every way, rather 
 than be disappointed ; a phrase boiTOwed from 
 ploughing, Fife. V. Rake, 
 
 To HAUR, V. n. To speak with what is called a hurr 
 in the throat, Lanark s. 
 
 HAUR, s. The act of speaking in this way. 
 
 To HAURK, V. 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 girdle ; a common term in 
 Nithsdale. — Isl, orn-a, calefacere. 
 
 HAURRAGE, s. "A blackguard crew of people." 
 Gall. Encycl. — 0. Fr. herage, race, lignee. This, 
 however, may be the same with Haryage, Hairyche, 
 " herd of cattle, a collective noun." 
 
 HAUSE, Hauss, s. A hug or embrace, Roxb. V. 
 Hals, s. 
 
 To HAUSE, r. a. To take up in one's arms. 
 
 HAUSS-SPANG, s. An iron rod, which suiTOunds 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 haut 
 the kirn, to take off all the butter, Ettr. For. Hence 
 the phrase, Hautit the kirn, i. e. skimmed off the 
 cream ; perhaps, q. took the hat off it, from the 
 name of that dish called Hattit Kit, q. v. but im- 
 properly used. 
 
 To HAUT, V. n. 1. To limp ; to halt, Clydes. 2. To 
 hop, ibid. Hat, Ettr. For. 
 
 HAUT, g. 1. An act of limping, Clydes. 2. A hop, id. 
 
 HAUTER, s. One who can hop, ibid. 
 
 HAUT-STAP-AN'-LOUP, s. Hop, skip, and leap, ib. 
 
 HAUT-STRIDE-AND-LOUP, s. A very short dis- 
 tance ; literally, the same with Hap-stap-an'-loup, 
 the sport of children, Ettr. For. 
 
 HAUVE-NET, s. A kind of bag-net, Dumfries. V. 
 Halve-net. 
 
 HAUVER. V. Halver. 
 
 HAW, Haave, adj. 1. Azure. Douglas. 2. Pale ; 
 wan, S. B, Ross. — A. S. haewen, glaucus. 
 
 To HAW, V, n. Perhaps, to huzza. A. Scott. 
 
 HAW-BUSS, s. The hawthorn-tree, Niths. 
 
 HAWELY, adv. *' Hawely menit and exponit,"- 
 
 Aberd. Beg. V. Hawy. 
 To IIAWGH, V. n. To force up phlegm, S. ; to hawk, 
 
 E.— C. B. hochio, id. 
 HAWY, adj. Heavily. 
 HAWICK-GILL. The half of an English pint, S. 
 
 And weel she loo'd a Bawick gill. 
 
 And leugh to see a tappit hen. Herd. 
 
 HAWYS, imperat. v. Have ye ? Wynt. 
 
 HAWK, s. A dung fork. V. Hack, and Hauk. 
 
 HAWKATHRAW, s. A countiy 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, Hawket, s. 1. A cow with a white face, S, 
 Ramsay. 2. Often used as a general name for a cow, 
 S. 3. "An affectionate name for a favourite cow." 
 Gall. Encyl. 4. A term applied to a woman of the 
 town, S. 0, 5. Brown Ilawkie, a cant term for a 
 baiTelof ale, S. 6. A stupid fellow. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 HAWK-HEN, s. A duty exacted in Shetland. V. 
 Reek-hen ; and Cane, 
 
 HAWKIN' and SW AUKIN'. 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. hwik-a, cedere, recedere ; Teut. swack-en, 
 vibrare, to poise, 2. Denoting an indifferent state of 
 health. Loth. 3, Used with respect to a man who is 
 struggling with difficulties in his worldly circum- 
 stances. Loth. The phrase as used in Roxb, is 
 Hawkin' and Swappin' ; applied to a person falling 
 back in the world, who uses every means to keep 
 himself up, by borrowing from one to pay another, — 
 i. e. swapping, or changing one creditor for another. 
 
 HAWKIT, part. adj. Foolish ; silly ; without under- 
 standing, Aberd. Most probably signifying that one 
 is as stupid as a cow. V. Hawkie. 
 
 HAWKIT, adj. Having a white face ; applied to 
 
 . cattle, S. Dunbar. 
 
 HAWK-STUDYIN, s. "The way hawks steadily hover 
 over their prey before they pounce on it." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 HAWNETT, s. 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 
 Hawtkorndean, or White Apple of Hawthomdean, 
 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 Jonson." 
 NeilVs Hortic. Edin. Encycl. 
 
 HAZELY, adj. A term applied to soil which in colour 
 resembles that of the hazel-tree, Banffs. 
 
 HAZEL-OIL, s. A cant term, used to denote a drub- 
 bing, from the use of a twig of hazel in the operation, 
 S. V. Strap-oil. 
 
 HAZEL-RAW, s. Lichen pulmonarius, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 HAZEL-SHAW, s. An abrupt flat piece of ground, at 
 the bottom of a hill, covered with hazels, 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, ; Manritch, synon. S. B. — 
 A. S, Tie man, sexus virilis. 
 
 HE, s. A male, S. B. Ross. 
 
 HE AND HE. 1. Every one. Douglas. 2. The one 
 and the other, id. 
 
HE 
 
 264 
 
 HEA 
 
 HE, Hke, IIkt, adj. High. Wyntown.—A. S. hea, 
 heh, id. 
 
 To HE, IlKE, Hev, v. a. 1. To elevate. Dunbar. — 
 A. S. he-an, id. 2. To dignify. Barbour. 
 
 * HEAD, ». To be in head o\ to fall foul of ; to attack, 
 Aberd. 
 
 IIEDAPEER, adj. Equal in tallness, applied to per- 
 sons, Lanark s. V. IIedt Pebb. 
 
 HEADCADAB, «. The EntaU, Perhaps q. an adept in 
 understanding, one who is a dab for a head. 
 
 HEAD-DYKE, «,. A, wall dividing the green pasture 
 from the heath, S. 
 
 HEAD-ILL, Head-swell, s. The jaundice in. sheep, 
 South of S. 
 
 HEADY-MAUD, *. A plaid that covers both head and 
 shoulders, q. a mavd for the head, Ettr. For. 
 
 HEADING, s. Scorn. Forbes's Defence. V. Heydin^ 
 
 HEAD-LACE, s. A narrow ribbon for binding the 
 head, Ang. 
 
 IIEADLINS, adv. Headlong, S. B. Soss. 
 
 HEAD-MAN, s. A stalk of rib-grass, Perths. ; Carl- 
 doddie, synon. Angus ; Kemjfs, Kemps-seed, Ettrick 
 Forest. 
 
 HEAD-MARK, ». 1. Observation of the features of 
 man or any other animal. Statist. Ace. 2. The 
 natural characteristics of each individual of a species, 
 S. 3. Sometimes used to denote thorough or accu- 
 rate acquaintance, S. Walker's Passages. 
 
 HEADRIGr, Hetherig, Hiddrig, 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." '^ Head-rigg, 
 the ridge which runs along the ends of the others." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HEADS. A shower i' the heads, a flood of tears ; Sel- 
 kirk s. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 HEADS OR TAILS. A species of lottery used by young 
 people, and 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 Tails f 
 if it turn up the head, he who called Heads gains, 
 and vice versa. 
 
 HEADS AND THRA WARTS. In a state of disorder, S. 
 Yarn is said to be so, when ravelled ; also corn cut 
 down, when disordered 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-piu, S. 
 — Isl. thra, quod adversum est. 
 
 HEADSTALL, s. The band that forms the upper part 
 of a horse's collar, Ang. 
 
 HEADSTANE, 5. An upright tombstone ; one erected 
 at the place where the head of the corpse lies, S. V. 
 Thruch-stanb. 
 
 HEADUM AND CORSUM. 1. Used of objects which 
 lie transversely, some with their heads the one way, 
 others with their heads the other, Dumfries. 2. A 
 game with pins, Galloway. Syn. Heads and Tails. 
 
 HEAD-WASIIINGr, Heidis-wescuing, s. An enter- 
 tainment given as a fine by those who newly enter on 
 any profession, or are advanced to any situation of 
 trust or dignity ; or who, like those who for the first 
 time cross the line, have made an expedition they 
 never made before, S. 
 
 To HEAGUE, v. n. A term applied to bulls or oxen, 
 when they " try their strength by the pressure of 
 their heads against each other.'' Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 The same with Haig, q. v. 
 
 HEAL, «. Health, nourishment. Ross. 
 
 To HEAL, Heel, v. a. To conceal, Aberd. ; the same 
 with Hool. V. Heild. 
 
 HEALING LEAP OB BLADE, « Leaf of the plan- 
 tain, S. 
 
 To HE ALLY, v. a. To " take an affront in silence ;" 
 Gl. Surv. Moray. That is, to conceal ; evidently the 
 same with //eaZ. V. Heild. 
 
 To HEALLY, v. a. To abandon ; to forsake, S. B. 
 "A bird forsaking her nest and eggs, fceoWieait;" 
 ibid. V. Forleit. 
 
 To HEALTH, v. n. To drink healths. Acts Cha. II. 
 
 * HEAP, s. 1. One fill of the firlot, heaped till it can 
 hold no more, Berwicks. 2. Used in relation to 
 number J as, " a great heap," a great number, S. 
 
 HEAP, s. 1. A term of reproach frequently applied 
 to a slovenly woman, S. It is usually conjoined 
 with some epithet expressive of the same idea ; as, a^ 
 nasty heap. 2. In a general sense, in a confused 
 state, higgledy-piggledy, S. ; synon. throwither. 
 
 * To HEAR, V. a. 1. To treat ; when conjoined with 
 weel 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, V. 
 
 HEAR, adj. Higher. Acts Ja. III. T. He. 
 
 * HEARING, s. 1. A lecture, S. Tales of my Land- 
 lord. 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 secretly, ibid. 
 
 V. Hark, v. 
 HEARKNING, s. Encouragement. Boss. 
 To HEART, V. a. To stun, so as to deprive of the 
 
 power of respiration, or of sensation, 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 xoi' a thing. To express the con- 
 trary feeling, the negative particle is used before the 
 V. In the 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 fallow, S. 
 
 To HEART UP, v. a. To hearten. S. V. Hart. 
 
 HEART-AXES, s. The heart-burn, Loth.— A. &. 
 heort-ece, id. 
 
 HEART-BRUNT about. Very fond of, greatly ena- 
 moured of, Aberd. 
 
 HEART-HALE, adj. Internally sound, not having 
 any disease that afifects the vitals, S. ; heart-whole, E. 
 
 HEART-HUNGER, s. A ravenous desire of food, S. 
 
 HEART-HUNGER'D, adj. Starved ; having the appe- 
 tite still unsatisfied, from want of a sufficient supply 
 of food, S. B. 
 
 HEARTY, adj. 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. 
 Glenfergus. 4. Exhilarated by drink, S. 5. Plmnp ; 
 inclining to corpulence, S. B. This corresponds to 
 the E. phrase applied to thriving cattle, in good heart. 
 
HEA 
 
 265 
 
 HEC 
 
 HEARTIE, s. A little heart, S. Boss. 
 
 HEARTNING, «. Encouragement, S. Boyd. 
 
 HEARTSGALD, Hbartscad, $ 1. Heartburn, S. 
 Ferguson. 2. A disgust, S. Nigel. 3. Metaph. 
 regret ; remorse. Z. Boyd. 
 
 HEARTSOME, adj. 1. Merry, S, Ramsay. 2. Caus- 
 ing cheerfulness, S. ib. 3, Exhilarating ; applied to 
 moral objects, S. Michael Bruce's Lectures and 
 Sermons. 
 
 HEART -WORM, * The heartburn, Mearns. 
 
 HEARY, s. A conjugal appellation equivalent to my 
 dear. Ross. 
 
 HEASTIE, s. The jnurrain, Sutherl. V. Hastib. ^ 
 ^ * HEAT, s. The act of heating, S. ; synon. a warm. 
 
 To Heat a house. To give an entertainment to friends, 
 when one takes possession of a house that has never 
 been occupied before, S. 
 
 HEATHENS, Heath-stone, s. pi. Gneiss, Kincard. 
 Agr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 HEATHER, s. Heath, 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 blos- 
 som, 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 Heather-bleater, Perths. 
 
 The name of this bird is strangely varied in form. It 
 is called Earn-blitcr, q. v. ; also Heror^bluter, 
 Tern-bliter, Yern-bluter. '' - > 'y' ■ w •• ■ '■■ 
 
 HEATHER-CLU, s. The ankle, Ang. q. whatcleaves 
 the heath in walking.— Isl. klofv-a, to cleave. 
 
 HEATHER-COW, Heather-cowe, .f. 1. A tuft or 
 twig of heath, S. 2. A sort of besom made of heath. 
 Called in Fife a heather-besom. 
 
 HEATHERIE, adj. 1. Heathy, S. J. Nicol. 2. 
 Rough ; dishevelled ; generally used as to the hair. 
 In this sense, the phrase keatherie 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. 
 
 HEATHER-AN-DUB, s. Tawdry, Aberd. [Hen 
 
 HEAVEN'S HEN, s. The Lark. Mearns. T. Lady's 
 
 HEAVY-HEARTIT, part. adj. Lowering ; a term ap 
 plied to the atmosphere when it threatens rain, Fife. 
 
 HEAVINNING place, a harbour. 
 
 HEA WE EEL, s. The conger. Sibbald.—Sv . hafs- 
 aal, i. e. sea-eel. V, Haaf, 
 
 HEBEN, adj. Of or belonging to ebony. " llebenus, 
 vel hebenum, an heben tree." Despaut. Gram. 
 
 HE-BROOM, s. A name given to the laburnum, Fife. 
 
 HEBRUN, Heburn, s. A goat of thi-ee years old, that 
 has been castrated^ Loth. Before this it is called a 
 buck ; Lanarks. Haiver, id.. 
 
 HECH, Hegh, (gutt.), interj. 1. Often used to express 
 contempt ; as, " Hech man ! that is a michty darg ye 
 hae done," S. 2. An exclamation expressive of sur- 
 prise ; as, " Heoh! hegh me!" ^^ Hech 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 I 
 that's sair," S. 
 
 To HECH, Hegh, (gutt.), v. n. To breathe hard ; to 
 pant, S. Tarras. — Teut. hyghen, id. 
 
 HECH, Hegh, s. The act of panting, S. Ruddiman, 
 V. Hauch. 
 
 HECH HEY, Hoch Het, interj. An exclamation, S. ; 
 synon. with E. heigh ho I 
 
 HECH-HOW, s. "The name of the poisonous herb 
 hemlock." Gall. Encycl. This seems a fanciful 
 designation, from the expression of sorrow produced 
 in consequence of any one having eaten of this 
 noxious plant. 
 
 HECH-HOWE, interj, 1. Expressive of sorrow, S. 
 E. heigh ho ! 2. Used as if a s. In the auld hech- 
 how, in the old state of health, or of circumstances, 
 denoting complaint of ailment or difficulty, ITpp. 
 Clydes. Loth. 
 
 HECHIS, s. pi. Hatches of a ship. Doug. 
 
 To HECHLE, Heghle, v. n. 1. To breathe short and 
 quick, as the effect of considerable 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 circumstances, South of S. 
 
 To HECHT, v. a. To raise in price ; to heighten. 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. HiCHT, v. 2. 
 
 To HECHT, Heycht, v. n. 1. To name. Doug. 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. Wyntown. 
 
 HECK, s. " The toothed thing which guides the spun 
 thread on to the pirn, in spinning-wheels." Gall. 
 Encycl. Haik, Loth. In Angus, Mearns, &c., this 
 is called the Flicht {gutt.). 
 
 HECK, s. A rack for cattle. V, Hack. 
 
 HECKABIRNEY, s. A lean, feeble creature, Orkn.— 
 Isl. heik-ia, supprimere, deficere. V. Heckiebirnie. 
 
 HECKAPURDES, s. A quandary, Orkney. 
 
 HECK-DOOR, s. The door between the kitchen of a 
 farm house and the byre or stable, S- O. Agr. Surv. 
 Ayrshire. 
 
 HECKIEBIRNIE, Heoklebirnie, s. 1. A strange 
 sort of imprecation is used, into which this term 
 enters ; I dinna care though ye were at Heckiebirnie 
 or, as far as Heckiebirnie, Loth. The only account 
 given of this place is, that it is three miles beyond 
 Hell. In Aberd. it is used nearly in a similar man- 
 ner. If one says, " Go to the D — 1," the other often 
 replies, "Go you to ^ecWefitVnie." 2. Heckiebirnie 
 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 should- 
 ers of their companion as he runs the gauntlet 
 through them. This is called "passing through the 
 mires of Heckiebirnie," Aberd. 
 
 To HECKLE, Hekle, v. a. To fasten by means of a 
 hook. Wallace. — Teut. haecken, to fix with a hook. 
 
 To HECKLE, v. a. 1. To dress flax, S. 2. Metaph. 
 to examine severely, S. To come o'er the heckle-pins, 
 to be severely examined, S. — Teut. hekel-en, pectere 
 linum. 
 
 To HECKLE on. v. n. To contimie in keen disputa- 
 tion. MelvilVs MS. 
 
 HECKLE, Hekkil, s. 3 . A hackling-comb, S. Rud- 
 diman. — 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. 
 
HEC 
 
 HEI 
 
 HECKLEBACK, *. The fifteen spined Stickleback. 
 
 Sibbald. 
 HECKLER, s. A flax-dresser, S.— Teut. hekelaer, id. 
 * To UECTOR, V. a. Used iu a sense different from 
 
 that of the word in E. ; to oppose with vehemence. 
 
 Fountainhall, 
 HEDDER-BLUTER, Hether-Blutteb.s. The Bittern. 
 
 Burel. V. Heatuer-bleat. 
 IIEDDLES, 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. Agr. Surv. Renfr. 
 HEDE-STIKKIS, s. pi. A species of artillery. Com- 
 
 playnt S. Su. G. stycke, tormentum majus. 
 IIEDE-VERK, *. A headach. Compl. S.—A. S. hea- 
 
 fod-waerc, cephalalgia. 
 To HEDGE, V. n. To shuffle in narration ; to equivo- 
 cate. Loth. 
 HEBINFULL, Heediefull, adj. Scornful ; derisory. 
 
 J. Tyrie's Rifutation. Bollock. Y. Heydin. 
 HEDY PERE, s. Of equal stature, S. Buddiman. 
 
 Equal as to the head. 
 HEDISMAN, Headsman, s. 1. A chief. Douglas. 
 
 2. A master in a corporation or trade. Blue Blanket. 
 
 — A. S. heafod-man, primas. 
 HEDT, pron. It, Orkn. V. Hit. 
 HEEDIFULL, adj. Scornful. V. Heydin. 
 HEEL, s. Heel of the twilight, the termination of 
 
 twilight, Ayrs. B. Gilhaize. 
 To HEEL, V. n. To run off ; to take to one's heels, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras. 
 HEELIE, Heilie, adj. Expl. "grabbed, ill-tempered, 
 
 troublesome," Fife. 
 HEELIE, adj. Slow, Aberd. V. Hult. 
 HEELIE. Excl. slowly; as, ^'Heely, heely, there's a 
 
 peely." V. Huly. 
 HEELIEGOLEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, Ang, V. 
 
 Hilliegeleerie. [Gowdy. 
 
 HEELS O'ER GOWDY. Topsy-turvy, S. B. V. 
 HEELS O'ER HEAD, adv. 1. Topsy-turvy, S. Boss. 
 
 2. Without particular enumeration, S. 3. To turn 
 
 any commodity heels o'er head, to gain cent, per 
 
 cent, upon it, Aberd. 
 HEEPY, s. 1. A fool, S. Bamsay. 2. Expl. "a 
 
 melancholy person." Gl. Picken.—Su. G. haepen, 
 
 attonitus. 
 HEER, HiEBo/t/arn. Sixthpartofa Aesp orhank, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Su. G. haerfwa, a handful of yarn. 
 HEEREFORE, adv. For this reason. Forbes on the 
 
 Bevelation. Analogous to therefore, for that reason. 
 HEE-ROAD, s. Highway. Mearns. 
 HEERS. Theseid [i. e. side] oftheheers, i. e. lords, 
 
 from Latin heri, masters. V. Her, Here. 
 HEEVIL, s. The conger-eel, Loth. JSTeill. V. Heawe 
 
 EEL. 
 
 To HEEZE. V. Heis. 
 
 HEFF, s. 1. A holding, or place of rest. South of S. 
 
 " A weel-hained heff, and a beildy lair." Brownie 
 
 of Bodsbeck. 2. An accustomed pasture, ibid. 3. 
 
 The attachment of sheep to a particular pasture, ib. — 
 
 Su. G. haefd, possessio ; Isl. htfd, usucapio ; Dan. 
 
 haevd, maintenance, protection. 
 To HEFF, V. a. To accustom to a place, Ettr. For. ; 
 
 merely a variety of Heft, q. v. 
 HEFFING, s. Keeping ; maintenance ; sustentation, 
 
 Ettr. For. — Su. G. hafw-a, Isl. haf-a, habere, haf-az 
 
 vid, bene sustentare. 
 
 To HEFT, V. n. 1. To dwell, Aberd. 2, To cause or 
 accustom to live in a place, S. Bamsay. 3. To be 
 familiarized to a station or employment, S. A. Bed- 
 gauntlet. — Su. G. haefda, colere, possidere. 
 
 HEFT, Haft, s. Dwelling ; place of residence, S. B. 
 
 V. II A FT, S. 
 
 To HEFT, V. a. To confine ; applied to a cow when her 
 milk is notdrawn off for some time, S. — Su. G. haeft-a, 
 impedire, detiuere. 
 
 To HEFT, V. a. To lift up ; to carry aloft. Gall. David- 
 son's Seasons. — Teut. heff-en, levare, elevare, to 
 heave. 
 
 HEFT, s. A handle, as that of a knife, &c. S. ; haft, 
 E.— Teut. heft, ib. 
 
 To HEFT, V. a. To fix, as a knife is fixed in its haft. 
 Guthrie's Trial. 
 
 IIEFT AND BLADE. The whole disposal or power of 
 anything. Bellenden. 
 
 HEGESKRAPER, s. An avaricious person. Banna- 
 tyne P. Q. one who scrapes hedges. 
 
 HEGGERBALD, s. Not understood. Dunbar. 
 
 To HEGH, V. n. To pant ; to breathe quickly. V. 
 Hech. 
 
 HEGHEN, Hechen, s. The fireside, Ayrs. 
 
 HEGH-HEY, Hegh-How, Heigh-How, interj. Ex- 
 pressive of languor or fatigue, S. Boss. 
 
 HEGHT, s. A heavy fall, Gall. David. Seas. 
 
 HEGRIE, s. The heron, Shet. " Ardea Major, 
 (Linn, syst.) Hegrie, Heron, Heronshaw." Edmon- 
 stone's Zetl. " Hager, the Crested Heron, Faun. 
 Suec. Dan. and Norw. heyre, and hegre, the Com- 
 mon Heron." Penn. Zool. 
 
 HEGS, interj. An exclamation, or kind of minced 
 oath, Ayrs. ; changed perhaps from Haith, q. v. as 
 Pegs from Faith. Picken. 
 
 HEY, interj. 1. Ho, a call to listen or to stop, ad- 
 dressed to one at some distance, S. ; synon. with 
 How. Herd. 2. A rousing or awakening call, S. 
 
 /fey ! Johny Coup, are ye waking yet ? 
 Or are your drums a beating yet ? 
 
 Jiitson's Scottish Songs. 
 
 To HEY, V. n. To hasten, S. ; hie, E. Boss.— A. S. 
 
 heig-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 quality, as in 
 
 bairnheid, &c. — Belg. heyd, status, qualitas. 
 HEID, s. Heat; q. "oppressed with eat." Bauf 
 
 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-ROUME, s. The gi-ound lying between a haugh, 
 
 or flat, and the top of a hill, Balfour's Pract. 
 HEIFFLE, s. Expl. " a toolyie with a young wench," 
 
 Fife. This would seem allied to Isl. hiahvila, con- 
 
 tubernium ; consuetude, concubinatus. 
 HEIGHEING, s. A command. Sir Trist. 
 HEIGH T, part. pa. Inflated ; applied to the mind 
 
 Winyet. 
 
HEI 
 
 267 
 
 HEM 
 
 HEIGHT, pret. Promised ; engaged to. Forles's 
 
 Defence. V. Hecht, v. 
 HEIYEARALD, s. A heifer of a year and a half old, 
 
 Loth. I have given this term as near the provincial 
 
 pronunciation as possible. It is evidently corr. from 
 
 half year (often hellier) and auld ; as a beast at the 
 
 end of the first year is called a year-auld, at the end 
 
 of the second a twa-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. Douglas.— A.. S. hel-an, Isl. 
 
 hael-a, tegere. 
 To HEILD, Heyld, v. n. 1. To incline. Pal. Hon. 
 
 E. Heel. 2. To give the preference. Barb.— A. S. 
 
 held-an,.hyld-an, Su. G. haell-a, inclinare. 
 HEILD, s. On/heild, inclined to one side. Douglas. 
 HEILDYNE, s. Covering, Barbour. 
 HEILY, Hely, Hiely, adj. Proud. Douglas.— A. S. 
 
 ihealiCf'heahlic, excelsus. 
 HEILIE, adj. Holy. Dunbar.— Germ, heilig, id. 
 IIEYND, s. A person. Dunbar. — Su. G. hion, id. 
 HEYND, Hende, adj. 1. Gentle. Douglas. 2. Ex- 
 pert ; skilful. Chr.Kirk.—A. 6. ge-hynde, humilia- 
 
 tus ; Isl. hyg-gin, prudens. 
 HEYNDNES, s. Gentleness. K. Hart. 
 HEIN-SHINN'D, adj. Having large projecting shin- 
 
 'bones, S. 
 
 She's bow-hough'd, she's Jiein-shinn'd, 
 
 Ae lirnpin' leg a haudbreiul sl)orber. — Burns. 
 
 Corr. perhaps from hem-zMnn'd, q. having shins 
 
 like haims or hems, i. e. projecting like an ox-collar. 
 
 V. Hame-hocgh'd. 
 HEIR, s. Army. Gawan and Gol. — A. S. here, 
 
 Su. G. Isl. haer. Germ, her, exercitus. 
 HEI.RANENT, adv. Concerning this, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 V. Anent. 
 HEIRATOUR, adv. In this quarter. BrecUne Reg. 
 
 V. Atour. 
 HEYRD, Heyrt. To gang or gaeheyrd, to storm ; to 
 
 fume, Ang. ; heyte, synon. Chr. S. P. — Su. G. hyr-a, 
 
 vertigine agi. 
 HEIR DOWNE, adv. Below on this earth. Dunbar. 
 ^HEIRINTILL, adv. Herein ; intill, i. e. into, being 
 
 commonly used for in, S. Acts Cha. I. 
 •HEIRIS, s. pi. Masters. K. Hart. V. Her, s. 
 HEIRLY, adj. Honourable. Houlate. — Germ, ker- 
 
 lich, illustris. 
 HEIR-OYE, s. A great-grandchild. V. Ier-oe. 
 ■HEIRSKAP, -s. Inheritance; succession to property, 
 
 especially to that which is denominated heritable, 
 
 Roxb. ; E. heirship. — Teut. erf-schap, haereditas. 
 
 V. Ayrschip. 
 HEIRTHROW, adv. By this means ; Aberd. Reg. 
 To HEIS, He^s, Heeze, v. 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 instru- 
 ment of swinging, ibid. 5. Denoting anything that 
 
 discomposes. Ritson. 
 HEYS AND HOW. A sea-cheer. Douglas. 
 HEYTIE, s. a name for the game of shintie, Loth. 
 
 It is also called Hummie, ib. 
 HEY WULLIE WINE, and HOW WTJLLIE WINE. 
 
 An old fireside play of the peasantry, in which the 
 
 principal aim is, by metrical queries and answers, to 
 
 discover one another's sweethearts, Gall. 
 
 HEKKIL, Heckle, s. A hackling-comb, S. Ruddiman. 
 HELDE, s. Age ; for eld. Wyntown. 
 To HELE, V. a. To conceal. V. Heilp. 
 HELELIE, adv. Wholly. Acts Ja. VI. 
 HELGAFELS, s. The "consecrated mountain, used 
 
 by the Scandinavian priests, for the purposes of their 
 
 idol-worship." The Pirate. — Traced to Isl. heilg-r, 
 
 holy, and fell, fiall, mons minor, monticulus. 
 HELY, adv. Highly. Wyntown. A. S. healice, id. 
 
 V. He. 
 HELY, adv. Loudly. Barbour. 
 HELIE, adj. Holy, Roxb. It is very likely that 
 
 helie and holy 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-how on his head," Roxb. Sibb. gives this 
 
 as Haly-how, Gl. V. How, s. 
 HELYEB, Halier, s. A cavern into which the tide 
 
 flows, Shetl. The Pirate.— Isl. hellir, antrum, specus. 
 HELIMLY, adv. Actually ; truly ; wholly, Aberd. ; 
 
 undoubtedly the same with Hailumly, 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 B. ?igW-Hie; or q.hell-cat. 
 HELLICATE, adj. Light-headed; giddy; violent; 
 
 extravagant. South of S. ; Hellocat, rompish, Dumfr. 
 
 Antiquary. V. Hallokit. 
 HELLY DABBIES. V. Dabbies. 
 HELLIE-LAMB, s. a ludicrous designation given to a 
 
 hump on the back, Clydes. 
 HELLIER, Halyear, s. Half a year, S. Ross. 
 HELLIS, Hels, s. pi. HelL Abp. Hamilt. Even 
 
 when the term occurs in sing, it is almost invariably 
 
 preceded by the demonstrative article. That this 
 
 was the general use, would a{)pear from the following 
 
 example: "Tartarus, idem est quod Infernus, the 
 
 Hell." Despaut. Gram. 
 HELLIS-CRUK, s. A crook for holding vessels over a 
 
 fire. S. P. Repr. — Teut. hels-en, to embrace. 
 HELLOCK, s. A romp, -Dumfr. V. Haloc. 
 HELL'S-HOLES. Those dark nooks that 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. Douglas. 
 
 — Teut. helm-stock, id. 
 HELMY, adj. Rainy, Aug.— A. S. holmeg wedder, 
 
 procellosum coelum. 
 HELPLIE, adj. Helpful, S. B. Porteouscf Nobilness. 
 
 — Teut. helpelick, auxiliaris. 
 HELPLYK, adj. Helpful. Addic. to Scot. Corn. 
 
 Here we have the precise form of the Teut. term. 
 
 V. Helplie. 
 HEM, s. Edge ; applied to stones, S. B. 
 HEM, pron. pi. Them. Sir Gawan.— A. S. heom, 
 
 dat. pi. illis. 
 HEM, s. 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 3 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, v. a. To surround any beast in order to 
 
 lay hold of it, Ang.— Isl. hemil-a, custodire, coercere. 
 
HEM 
 
 268 
 
 HER 
 
 HEMMYNYS, s. pi. Shoes of untanned leather. 
 Wyntown. — A. S. hemmina, pero; Isl. heming-r, 
 the skin pulled off from the legs of cattle. 
 
 HEMPY, s. 1. A rogue ; one for whom the hemp 
 grows, S. J. Nicol. 2. 'A tricky wag, S. Ramsay. 
 
 HEMPY, Hempie, adj. Roguish ; riotous ; romping, 
 S. Skinner. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 IIEMP-RIGGS, s.pl. 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-riggs," ibid. 
 
 HEMPSHIRE GENTLEMAN. One who seems to be 
 ripening for a deati by hevip, Fife. A play on the 
 name of the county called Hampshire. 
 
 * HEN, g. 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 disadvantage, for a hen looks ill on a rainy 
 day." Kelly. 
 
 Crowing Hen. This is reckoned very unsonsie or un- 
 cannie about a house, Teviotdale. 
 
 KEN-BIRD, s. A chicken ; properly, one following its 
 mother, S. 
 
 To HENCH' v. a. To throw stones by bringing the 
 hand along the haunch, S. 
 
 To HENCH, v. n. To halt ; to limp, Gall. Roxb.— 
 Germ, hink-en, claudicare ; Teut. hinck-tn, id. radi- 
 cally the same with Su. G. hwink-a, vacillare ; Dan. 
 Kink-er, id. hinken, lameness. 
 
 To HENCH A WA', v. n. To move onward in a halting 
 way, Fife. Roxb. 
 
 To HENCHIL, Hainchil, v. n. To rock or roll from 
 side to side in walking; as, "a henchillin' bodie," 
 Roxb. From hench, E. haunch. 
 
 HENCH-VENT, s. a triangular bit of linen. Gall. 
 ^^ Hench-ventss the same with Gores, pieces of linen 
 put into the lower parts of a shirt, to make them 
 wider than the other, to give vent or room for the 
 haunch." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To HENDER, v. a. To hinder ; to detain ; Ang. Fife. 
 
 HENDER, 9. Hinderance, S. B. Fife. 
 
 HENDEREND, s. Latter part ; hinder end, Fife. 
 Acts Mary, 
 
 HENDERSUM, adj. Causing hinderance. 
 
 HENDRE, Hender, adj. Past ; bygone. Barbour.— 
 Moes. G. hinder, retro. 
 
 HENMEST, s. Last, S. B. Fife ; hindmost, E. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 HENNY, s. Honey, S. B. Fife ; elsewhere hinny. 
 
 HENNY-BEIK, s. Honey-hive, S. B. Called in Fife a 
 bumbee's beik or byke. Moss's Helenore. — lielg. 
 hennig, id. 
 
 IIENNIE, 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 Heavi-a (or all) of sailors, Clydes. Have now ? 
 
 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 judgment. It is exemplified by the 
 watchfulness of a hen over ducklings which she has 
 bred, as if they were of her own species ; and by her 
 extreme anxiety lest they should perish, when, ac- 
 cording to their natural propensity, they betake 
 themselves to the water. 
 
 HENSIES, s. pi. Meaning uncertain. Dunbar. 
 
 HENSEMAN, Heinsman, s. 1. A page. Houlate. 2. 
 The confidant and principal attendant of a Highland 
 chief.— E. henchman. 
 
 HEN'S FLESH, s. My skin's a' hen's-Jlesh, a phrase 
 used when one's skin is in that state, from extreme 
 cold or terror, that it rises up at the closing of every 
 pore, Loth. 
 
 HENSOUR, Henscrb, «. 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 resembl- 
 ing the marks made by the scratching of a hen. 
 
 HEN'S- WARE, Hen-ware, s. Eatable fucus, S. 
 
 To HENT, V. a. To gather ; to glean, Shetl.— Su. G. 
 hemt-a, coUigere, afferre, domum ducere ; irovaheim 
 domus, q. to bring home. 
 
 HENT, pret. Laid hold of. V. Hint. 
 
 HEN-WYFE, s. 1. A woman who takes care of poul- 
 try, S. Tales of M>y Landlord. 2. A woman who 
 sells poultry, S. 3. A bawd. Douglas. 
 
 HENWILE, s. A. stratagem. Baillie. A wile used 
 by a hen for gathering her chickens. 
 
 HEPTHORNE, s. The briar, S. Douglas. 
 
 HER, Here, s. 1. A person of rank. Douglas. 2. A 
 chief ; a leader, ib. 3. A magistrate. Wallace. 4. 
 A master. Barbour. — A. S. hera, Su. G. herre, Teut. 
 herr, Belg. heer, Lat. her-us, dominus. Hence, Sir. 
 
 HER, Here, s. Loss; injury. Wallace. — Su. G. 
 haer, vis hostilis. 
 
 HER, pron. Their, 0. E. and A. S. Sir Gawan. 
 
 HERAGE, s. Inheritance. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 HERALD-DUCK, s. The Dun-diver, a bird, Shetl. 
 " Mergus Castor, (Linn, syst.) Herald duck or Goose, 
 Dun-diver." Edmonstones Zetl, 
 
 HERANDIS, s. 2)i. 1. Errands. Wynt. 2. Tidings, 
 q. hearings, id. 
 
 HERBERE, s. A garden for herbs. Douglas. — Lat. 
 herbar-ium, id. 
 
 HERBERY, Herbrt, Harbory, 3c 1, A military station. 
 Barbour. 2. A dwelling-place. Abp. Hamiltoun. 3. 
 A haven or harbour. Balf. Pract. — Teut. herberghe, 
 diversorium ; A. S. hereberga, the abode of an army. 
 
 To HERBERY, Herbry, v. a. To station. Barbour. 
 2. To dwell ; applied to a person, ib. — A. S. herebeorg- 
 an, hospitari. 
 
 HERBRY AGE, s. An inn. Wallace. 
 
 HERBRIOURIS, s. pi. A piquet. Barbour. 
 
 HERD, s. One who tends cattle, S. Y. Hird. Spald- 
 ing. 2. In curling, a stone laid on the ice, w^ith 
 such nicety as to secure the principal stone from 
 being di-iven out, Galloway ; synon. Guard. David- 
 son's Seasons. V. Clint. 
 
 To HERD, V. a. To act the part of a shepherd, S. 
 Ross's Helenore. V. Hird, v. The E. v. a. is used 
 only as signifying " to throw or put into an herd." 
 
 To HERD, Hird, v. n. 1. To tend cattle, or take care 
 of a flock, S. Ross. 
 
 HERDIS, Herds, s. Refuse of flax. Barbour. V. 
 Hardin. [down. 
 
 HERDOUN, adv. Here below. Barb. E. here and 
 
 HERE. Used in the composition of several names of 
 places in S.; pron. like E. hair. — A. S. here, Su. G. 
 haer, an army, war. 
 
 HERE, s. An heir. Acts Cha. J. 
 
 HERE AND WERE. A phrase used to express conten- 
 tion or disagreement. They were like to come, or 
 gang, to \ere 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. 
 hair, or hare, and might be written hair and wair, — 
 Teut. werre, contentio, dissidium, and haer, lis. 
 
HER 
 
 269 
 
 HET 
 
 HEREAWAY, adv. 1. In this quarter, S. 2. To this 
 quarter, S. J. Davidson's Kinyeandeuch, Melville. 
 3. In the present state, S. Rutherford. 
 
 HEREFORE, Heefore, adv. On this account. Bel- 
 lend. 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- 
 fore. — A. S. aergystran daeg, id. 
 
 HEREYESTREEN, s. The night before yesternight, 
 S. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 HERE'S T'YE. A common mode of drinking one's 
 health, now confined to the vulgar, S. The Smug- 
 glers. 
 
 To HERE TELL, v.n. To learn by report, S. Wallace. 
 E. to hear people tell. — Isl. heyrdi tola, audivit. 
 
 HERIE, Hbary, s. 1. A compellation still used by 
 some old women, in addressing their husbands, and 
 sometimes vice versa, S. Ross. 2. This term is ad- 
 dressed to a female inferior, in calling her ; as, 
 "Come this gate, Heery," Dumfries.— A. S. hera, 
 Su. G. Teut. herre, dominus ; Lat. h^rus. 
 
 HERINGr, s. Apparently for ertnfir, the act of earing 
 land. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 HERINTILL, adv. Herein ; in this. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 HERIOT, s. The fine exacted by a superior on the 
 death of his tenant, Galloway. — From A. S. heregeat, 
 compounded oihere, exercitus, d^Ageot-an, reddere, 
 erogare. This primarily signified the tribute given 
 to the lord of a manor for his better preparation for 
 war ; but came at length to denote the best aucht, or 
 beast of whatever kind, which a tenant died pos- 
 sessed of, due to his superior after death. It is 
 therefore the same with the E. forensic tenn Heriot. 
 Here we have the meaning of the surhame of George 
 Heriot. 
 
 .HERTS, imperat. v. Hear ye. Douglas. 
 
 HERISON, s. Hedgehog, Burel.—Fr. herisson. 
 
 HERITOUR, .«. 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 radi- 
 cally the same with Trie, id. ; especially as it is 
 expl. as exactly synon. with Worl. 
 
 HERLE, HuEiL, s. A heron, Ang. Fife. Maitland 
 Poems. 
 
 HERLICH. Lordly.— From Lat. herus, a master, and 
 Germ, lieh, like. 
 
 HERLIXG, s. A trout, V. Hirlikg. 
 
 HERNIT, pixt. Perhaps for herknit, hearkened. King 
 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 hern- 
 shaw, a heronry. Shaw, from A, S. scua, a shade, a 
 thicket, a shaw or tuft. Cotgr. accordingly expl. 
 herne-shaw, a " shaw or wood where herons breed." 
 
 HERREYELDE, Here-Geild, Hyrald, s. The fine 
 payable to a superior, on the death of his tenant. 
 Quon. Att. — A. S. — here-gyld, a military tribute. V. 
 Heriot. 
 
 To HERRY, Hert, Hirrie, Harrie, v. a. 1. To rob ; 
 to pillage. Antiquary. Barb. 2. To ruin by ex- 
 tortion, S. Maitl. P.— Su. G. haer-ia, depraedari, 
 from haer, an army. 
 
 HERRIE-WATER, s. 1. A net so formed as to catch 
 or retain fish of a small size, and thus to spoil the 
 water of its brood ; harry-net, S. B. Acts Ja. VI. 
 2. Metaph. denoting both stratagem and violence. 
 Lyndsay. 3. Particularly used to denote the doctrine 
 concerning purgatory. A. Symson's Chrystes Testa- 
 ment Unfolded. 
 
 HERRYMENT, s. 1, Plunder, S. 2. The cause of 
 plunder, S. Burns. 
 
 HERRINBAND, s. A string by which yarn is tied be- 
 fore it be boiled, Ang. — Isl. haarund, coarse linen 
 yarn, and band. 
 
 HERRING DREWE. Literally, "a drove of Her- 
 rings." When a shoal of herrings appeared oflf the 
 east coast of Scotland, all the idle fellows and bank- 
 rupts of the country ran ofif under the pretence of 
 catching them ; whence he who ran away from his 
 creditors was said to have gane to the Herring Drewe, 
 Aberd. — A. S. draf, a drove. 
 
 HERS, Hearse, adj. Hoarse, S. Douglas. — Belg. 
 haersch, id. 
 
 HERSCHIP, Heirschip, Hbibischip, s. 1. The act of 
 plundering, S. Wallace. 2. The cause of plunder. 
 Lyndsay. 3, Booty ; plunder. Ross. 4, Wreck of 
 property. Kelly. 5. Scarcity, as the eflfect of de- 
 vastation. Bellenden. 6. Deamess ; high price. 
 Dunbar. — A. S. her, an army, and scipe, denoting 
 action ; q. the act of an army : or from Herrt, v. 
 
 HERSKET, s. The same with Heartscald, Orkney. 
 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 termination, 
 as troublesome. 
 
 HERTILL, adv. Hereunto. Barbour.— Sw. kaertil, id. 
 
 HERTLIE, adj. 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 inves- 
 titure in boroughs, S. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 To HESP, V. a. To fasten. 
 
 HESP, Hasp, s. A hank of yarn, S, Stat. Ace. To 
 make a ravelVd hesp, to put a thing in confusion ; to 
 redd a ravell'd hesp, to restore order, Gl. Shirr. — 
 Teut. ha^p, fila congregata, 
 
 HESS, adj. Hoarse. Lyndsay.— Su. G. haes, Jies, 
 A. S, hax, id. 
 
 To HET, V. a. To strike, Angus ; hit, E. 
 
 HET, Hat, adj. 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, "Ihet 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 scent ; 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 Hiiint 
 the slipper. 
 
HET 
 
 270 
 
 HIC 
 
 HET FIT. Used in the same sense, Aberd. with Fute 
 Hate, straightway. 
 
 HETFULL, adj. Hot ; fiery. Wallace. 
 
 HET HANDS. A play, in which a number of children 
 place one hand above another alternately 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, contumeliosus. V. Heydin. 
 
 IIETHING, s. Scorn. V. IIeydin. 
 
 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-bear- 
 ing, S. Morison. 
 
 HET SEED, Hot Seed, s. 1. Early grain, S. A. Ayr. 
 Surv. Berw. 2. Early peas, S. A. Agr. Surv. 
 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. Thin- 
 skinned. 
 
 HET STOUP. Het Pint, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 HETTLE, adj. Fiery; irritable, Clydes. This seems 
 merely a corr. of Hetfull, used in the same sense by 
 Harry the Minstrel. V. II et. 
 
 HETTLE, s. The name given by fishermen, on the 
 Firth of Forth, to a range of rocky bottom lying be- 
 tween the roadstead and the shore. ' ' The brassy 
 is found, in the summer months, on the hettle or 
 rocky grounds." NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 
 HETTLE CODLING. A species of codling, which re- 
 ceives its denomination from being caught on what 
 is in Fife called the Hettle. Out of the hettle into the 
 kettle, is an expi-ession 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 haud one in het water, to keep one in 
 a state of constant uneasiness or anxiety ; as, " That 
 bairn hands me ay in het water ; for he's sae forder- 
 sum, that I'm ay feared that some ill come o'er 
 him," S. This proverbial language would seem to 
 be borrowed from the painful sensation caused by 
 scalding. 
 
 HEUCH, 'pret. v. Hewed. Gawan and Gol.—Su. G. 
 hugg-a, caedere. 
 
 HEUCH, Heugh, Hewch, Huwe, Hwe, Hew, s. 1. 
 A crag ; a ragged steep, S. Wynt. 2. A steep hill 
 or bank, Everg. 3. A glen with steep overhang- 
 ing braes or sides, Loth. Bord. Gl. Compl. 4. The 
 shaft of a coal-pit, S. Skene. 5. A hollow in a 
 quarry. Loth. — A. S. hou, mons ; L. B. hogh-ia, Isl. 
 kaug-r, collis. 
 
 To COUP ONE o'er the heugh. To undo a person ; to 
 ruin him, S. B. Ross. 
 
 HEUCK, Heck, s. 1. A reaping-hook, S. 2, A 
 reaper in harvest, S. ; Hairst heick, 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 entrance into a 
 haven. Acts Ja. VI.— In Isl. this is denominated 
 hafner-toll-r, i. e. haven-toll; in Belg. havengeld, 
 or haven money ; in Dan. havnpenge, q. haven penny. 
 
 HEUL, s. A mischievous boy. V.IIewl. 
 
 HEW, s. A very small quantity, West of S. 
 
 HEW AND, part. pr. Having. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HEWID, s. Head. Barbour.— A. S. heafud, id. ; q. 
 what is heav'd or lifted up. 
 
 KEWYD, llEWYT, part. pa. Coloured. Barbour. 
 
 HEWIN, s. A haven or harbour. Acts J. VI, This 
 nearly approaches the pronunciation in Angus, 
 which is q. hain. 
 
 IIEWIS, 3 p. v. Perhaps, for haves, has. Henrysone. 
 
 IIEWIS, s. pi. Forms ; ghosts. Philotzis.—A. S. 
 heawgas, simulacra. 
 
 HEWIT, pret. Tarried. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 HEWIT, part. pa. Having hoofs. Doug. 
 
 HEWL, (pron. q. hewel or hewil.) A cross-grained, 
 mischievous person, ^elkirks. Roxb. ; heul, a. mis- 
 chievous boy, Dumfr. ; Hule, Galloway, 
 
 HEWMIST, HUMTST, adj. The last or hindmost, 
 Angus. 
 
 HEWMOND, Heumont, «. A helmet. Pitscottie. — 
 Isl. hilm-a, to cover, amd.mond, mouth. 
 
 IIY, s. Haste. Wyntoton. — A. S. hige. 
 
 HIAST. Superl. of Hie, high, Aberd. Reg. V. He, 
 adj. 
 
 KIBBLED, adj. Confined, Fife. 
 
 HICCORY, adj. Cross-grained ; ill-humoured, 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 
 diflBculty, Upp. Lanarks. Apparently a variety of 
 Hechle, V. 
 
 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 expressed in E. high noon. Thus, also, 
 the moon is said to be at the Jiicht, when it is full 
 moon, S. 
 
 To HYCHT, HiGHT, v. n. X To trust; to expect. 
 Barb. 2. To promise. Hudson. — A. S. hihte, spero. 
 V. Hecjht, To name. 
 
 HYCHT, s. A promise. Barbour. 
 
 To HICHT, HiGHT, Height, v: a. To heighten, S. 
 Lyndsay. — A. S. hiht-an, augere. 
 
 HICHTY, adj. Lofty. Douglas. 
 
 HICHTIT, (gutt.) part. pa. In great wrath, suggest- 
 ing the idea of indignatioa approaching to frenzy, 
 Ang. ; synon. Rais'd. 
 
 HICHTLIE, adv. Highly. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To HICK, V. n. 1. To hesitate, as in making a bar- 
 gain ; to chafiTer, Fife, Roxb. 2. To hesitate in 
 speaking, Roxb. Evidently the same with Isl. hik-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 corrupted from Haggle. 
 
 HICK, interj. 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. n. To hiccup, Ang. Perths. ; synon. 
 Yeisk. — Su. G. hick-a, Teut. hicken, id. 
 
 HICK, s. The act of hiccuping, ibid.— Teut. hick, id. ; 
 Su. G. hicka, id. 
 
HIC 
 
 271 
 
 HIL 
 
 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, 
 perhaps, to Teut. hick-en, singultire, to hiccup, be- 
 cause of the resemblance as to sound, 
 
 HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE, adv. Entirely in a state 
 of confusion, Aberd. ; the same with E, higgledy 
 piggledy. 
 
 HYD AND HEW. Skin and complexion ; skin and 
 colour ; also Hyd or Hew. Stewart. Bann. Poems. 
 " It's sae dirty, it will never come to hyd or hew." 
 Loth. 
 
 HIDDERSOCHT. Poems Sixteenth Cent. This ap- 
 parently ought to be two words. Or it may be viewed 
 as a compound term (like A. S. hider-cyme, adventus), 
 from hider, hue, and sohte, the part. pa. of sec-an used 
 in the sense of adire ; " I am now come hither to thee 
 alone." 
 
 HIDDIE-GIDDIE, Loth, Hirdie-Girdib, adv. Topsy- 
 turvy, Roxburgh. Houlate. Q. the head in a giddy 
 state, 
 
 IIIDDIE-GIDDIE, s. A short piece of wood with a 
 sharp point at each end, for keeping horses asunder 
 in ploughing ; syn. with Brdble ; Berwicks. 
 
 HIDDIL, HiDLiNS, adv. Secretly, S, Dunbar. 
 
 HIDDILS, HiDDiLLis, HiDLiNGiS, s. pi. 1, Hiding- 
 places. Barbour. In the hiddils of, under the 
 cover or shelter of, S. Synon. In the lythe. In hid- 
 Ungs, adv. secretly, S. Ramsay. 2. Clandestine 
 operation ; concealment, S. St. Johnstoun. — A. S. 
 hydels, latibulum. 
 
 HIDDIRTYL, Hiddirtillis, adv. Hitherto. Douglas. 
 
 To HIDDLE, V. a. To hide, Perths, Fife. Probably 
 formed from the old adv. Hiddil, secretly, q. v. St. 
 Patrick. 
 
 HIDDLINS, HiDLiNS. Used adjectively in regard to 
 any thing concealed ; clandestine, S. Tannahill. 
 
 To HIDE, V. a. To beat ; to thrash ; to curry ; Lan- 
 arks, Aberd. — Isl. hyd-a, excoriare, also flagellare ; 
 kyding, flagellatio, 
 
 HIDE, s. A term applied in contumely to the females 
 of domesticated animals, whether fowls or quadrupeds ; 
 also to women ; Pake, synon. Upp. Lanark s. 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 amuse- 
 ment of Hide-and-seek, Berw. V.Keik-bo. 
 
 HIDE-BIND, s. A disease to which horses and cattle 
 are subject, which causes the Aide 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 conceals 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 subterfuge, 8.— A. S. hyd- 
 an, abscondere, or hydig, cautus, and hoi, caverna, 
 latibulum, 
 HIDING, Htding, s. a drubbing ; a beating ; curry- 
 ing one's hide, ibid. St. Johnstoun. 
 HYDROPSIE, s. The old name for the Dropsy in S. 
 "Hydrops, aqua intercus, hydropsie." Despaut. 
 Gramm. 
 HIDWISE, adj. Hideous. Gawan and Gol.—Fi. 
 
 hidntx, id. 
 HIEP, s. The hoof, Aberd. Tarras. 
 HIEGATIS, s. pi. High-ways, S. Acts Ja. VI 
 HIE HOW, interj. Bravo, Douglas. 
 
 HIELAND, adj. Of or belonging to the Highlands of 
 S. Common pronunciation. 
 
 HIELANDMAN'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 
 auger. It evidently intimates the conviction which 
 generally prevails, that the Gaels are sudden and 
 quick in quarrel. 
 
 HIELAND SERK. V. Sark. 
 
 KIER 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, 
 Synon. wynd, in other counties. 
 
 HIGH-BENDIT, part. adj. 1. Dignified in appear- 
 ance ; possessing a considerable portion of hauteur, 
 S. 2. Aspiring; ambitious; as, She's ahigh-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, «. The high road ; the public 
 road, S. ; pron, hee^gdif. 
 
 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 difficulty, Lanarks. 
 This seems originally the same with Heckle, q. v. 
 
 To IIYGHT, v. a. To promise. V. Hicht. 
 
 HY-JINKS, High-Jinks, s. A very absurd game, in 
 which it was determined by the dice who should for 
 some time sustain a fictitious character, or repeat a 
 certain number of loose verses, under the penalty of 
 either swallowing an additional bumper, or paying a 
 small sum to the reckoning. This appears to be 
 nearly the same with the drunken game called Whig- 
 maleerie. Ramsay. Guy Manner ing. 
 
 To HYKE, V. n. " To move the body suddenly, by the 
 back joint." Gall. Encycl. This seems synon. with 
 Hitch, and from the same source, Isl. hik-a, cedere, 
 recedere, or hwik-a, titubare. 
 
 To HILCH, V. n. To hobble ; to halt, 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. The 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 dis- 
 tinguished from the hip of the hill, which is a sort of 
 round eminence lower in situation than the hilch. It 
 is also distinguished from the ridge, from which both 
 the back and face of the hill may be seen. — This is 
 most probably allied to Isl. Su. G. hals, collis. 
 
 HILDIE-GILDIE, s. An uproar, Mearns. ; a variety 
 of Hiddie-Giddie, q. v. 
 
 * HILL, s. To the hill, with a direction upwards ; as, 
 "He kaims his hair to the hill" Aberd. 
 
 HILL, s. Husk, Aberd. ; E. hull.—^n. G. hyl-ia, 
 tegere. V. Hool. 
 
 HILLAN, s. 1. A hillock. Gall. 2. Expl. "a small 
 artificial hill," Gall. Encycl. A diminutive, per- 
 haps, from A. S. hill, or hilla, collis. 
 
 HILL-AN'-HEAP. To mak anytliing 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. 
 
HIL 
 
 272 
 
 HIN 
 
 niLL-IIEAD, s. The summit or top of a Mil, S. 
 Ross's Helenore. 
 
 HILLIEBALOW, s. An uproar ; a tumult with noise, 
 Roxb. ; iniUe-lmlloo, Ang. ; Hullie-bullow, Fife. 
 
 HILLIEGELEJ^ttlE, t. Frolic ; giddy conduct. Saint 
 Patrick. 
 
 niLLIEGELEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, S. B. HUlie- 
 Oulair, Perths. — Gael, uile go leir, altogfether. 
 
 niLT AND HAIR, The whole of anything, S. Ross. 
 — Su. G. hull, anc. hold, flesh, the carcass and hide, 
 med hull och haar, hide and hair, the whole; Germ, 
 haut und har. 
 
 HILTEDRUNG. A crutch. Shirrefs. Q. a stick with 
 a hilt or handle. 
 
 HILTER-SKILTER, adv. In rapid succession, S.— 
 A. S. heolstr sceado, a confused heap. 
 
 HIMEST, 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. 
 
 By himsell, beside himself, S. Burns. 
 
 Like himsell. 1. We say of a person, He's Wee, or ay 
 like himsell, when he acts consistently with his es- 
 tablished character. It is most generally used in a 
 bad sense, S. 2. A dead person, on whose appear- 
 ance death has made no uncommon change, is said 
 to be like himsell, S. 
 
 No, or Nab likr himsell. 1. Applied to a person 
 whose appearance has been much altered by sickness, 
 great fatigue, &c. S. 2. When one does anything 
 unlike one's usual conduct, S. 3. 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 HIMSELL. A person is said to be on himsell, who 
 transacts business on his own account, Aberd. 
 
 HINCH, s. "The thigh." Gl. Aberd. Evidently a 
 provincialism for E. haunch. 
 
 To HINCH. V. a. To throw by bringing the hand 
 athwart the thigh ; as, " to hinch a stane." Mearns. 
 V. IIench. 
 
 * HIND-BERRIES, s. pi. Raspberries, according to 
 Ainsworth; but Mr. Todd says, "rather, perhaps, 
 bramble-berries." The term denotes raspberries, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 • To HINDER, V. a. It has been mentioned, as a 
 peculiar sense of this v. 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, HiNDBE, g. Hinderance ; S. B. hender. 
 Crosraguell. 
 
 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 
 ludicrous way, to the buttocks or back-side, S. Tales 
 of My Landl. 5. Hinder-end o' aw trade, the worst 
 business to which one can betake one's self, S. B, 6. 
 The hinder-end o' aw folk, the worst of people, ibid. 
 
 HINDERHALT, s. The reserve of an army. Monro's 
 Exped. — Germ, hinterhalt, id. 
 
 HINDERLETS, s, pi. Hinder parts ; buttocks, Ayrs. ; 
 Hinnerliths. Gall. Encycl. Picken's Poems. The 
 pronunciation of Galloway seems to point at the 
 origin ; q. the hinder liths or joints. 
 
 IIINDERLINS, «. The posteriors, S. From Teut. 
 
 hind r, retro. 
 HINDERLINS, Hinderlans, «. pi. The same with 
 
 Hinderlets, Ettr. For. Rob Roy. 
 HINDERNYCHT, ». The last night. Ramsay. Banna- 
 
 tyne 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, s. The hinder part of the head, S. 
 " Sinciput, the forehead. Occiput, the hind head." 
 Despaut. Gram. 
 
 HINDLING, s. One who falls behind others, or who 
 is on the losing side iu a game, Aberd. Christmas 
 Ba'ing. 
 
 IIYND 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 hynt, a way, a course, 
 and iawn, right. 
 
 HYNE, s. 1. A person. Douglas.— &\i. G. hion, 
 * dividuum human um. 2. A young man ; a stripling. 
 Barbour. 3. A farm-servant, S. ; hind, E. Bar. 
 Courts. — A. S. hine, id. 4. A peasant. Bouglas. 
 E. hind. — A. S. hineman. 
 
 HYNE, o(It>. 1. Hence, S. Douglas. Hynefarawa\ 
 far hence, Ang. 2. Referring to the eternal state. 
 Lynds. Fra hyne-furth, henceforward. Acts Ja. 
 III. Hyne awa, far away ; far off, S. B. Hyne to, 
 or till, as far as ; to the distance of, Aberd. This 
 term is used in one phrase, as if it were a substantive 
 signifying departure. A merry hyne to ye, is a mode 
 of bidding good-bye to one, when the speaker is in ill 
 humour; as equivalent to "Pack ofif with you," 
 Aberd. — Belg. Keen, away ; Su. G. haen, hence. 
 
 HIN FURTH, HiNNE furth, Hyne furth, adv. Hence- 
 forward. Pari. Ja. III. — A. S. heonon-forth, abhinc, 
 deinceps. 
 
 To HYNG, HiNG, V. a. To hang, S. Douglas. 
 
 To HING, V. n. 1. To be suspended. Ramsay. It 
 is used in an expressive Prov. " Let every herring 
 hing by its ain head." St. Ronan. Expl. by Kelly, 
 " Every man must stand by his own endeavour, in- 
 dustry, and interest." 2. To be in a state of depend- 
 ance. Acts Ja. IV. 3. To hing about, to loiter 
 about ; to lounge, S. 4, To hing on, to linger, 
 S. B. 
 
 HINGAR, adj. 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. 
 
 HUNGARIS AT LUGIS, a singular periphrasis for ear- 
 rings, pendants, lugis being evidently used for ears. 
 Inventories. The same composition occure in Teut^ 
 oorhanger, an ear ring. 
 
 HINGING-LUG, s. An expression of ill-humour, or of 
 ill-will, Gall. 
 
 HINGING-LUGGIT, HiNGiNG-J.UGaED,,a(y. 1. "Dull; 
 cheerless ; dejected." Gall. Encycl. 2. " A person 
 is said to be hinging-lugged, when having an ill-will 
 at any one, and apparently sulky," ibid. 
 
 HINGINGS, s. pi. " Bed-curtains," S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To HINGLE, V. n. To loiter, Fife, Aberd. This is 
 merely a variety of Haingle, q. v. 
 
HIN 
 
 278 
 
 HIR 
 
 HIN'-HARVEST-TIME, s. " That time of the year be- 
 tween harvest and winter ; the same with Back-en' ;" 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To IIYNK, HiNK, V. n. To be in a doubtful state. 
 Henrysone. In the v. to Hynk, we have the origin 
 of E. hanker, used in tlae same sense.— Germ, hcnk-en, 
 to suspend ; Su. G. hwink-a, vacillare. 
 
 HINK, s. Perhaps, hesitation. Metvill's MS. 
 
 HINKLINE, s. Same as E. irtWinflr. MelviWi MS.— 
 Su. G. hwink-a, to beclcon. • -'■ ■ '■ ■• ''-• *■ ■ . 
 
 HINKUMSNIVIE, s. A silly, stupid person, Aberd. 
 
 HIN-MAN-PLAYER, €. One who Ukes 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 mai-ried, 
 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 contrasted 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 on words, however. ' ' May-be was ne'er a gude 
 hinny-bee," Ang. 
 
 HINNY-CROCK, s. The earthen vessel in which 
 honey is put, S. ; Hinny-pig, syn. V. Henny. 
 
 niNNY AND JOE. A' hinny and joe, all kindness ; 
 kindness in the extreme, S. ; Bird and joe, synon. 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 niNNIE-POTS, HoNEV-POTS, s. pi. A game among 
 children, Roxb. ; Hinnie-Pigs, Gall. '^Hinnie- 
 Pigs, a school-game. — The boys who try this sport 
 sit down in i-ows, hands locked beneath their hams. 
 Round comes one of them, the boiiey-jmerchant, who 
 feels those who are sweet or sour, by lifting them by 
 the anu-pits, and giving them three shakes ; if they 
 stand those without the hands unlocking below, they 
 are then sweet and saleable." Gall. Encycl. in vo. 
 
 HINT, prep. Behind, oontr. from ahint, Clydes. Ayrs. 
 
 To HINT, V. n. 
 
 Ye robins hintin teet about, 
 
 FeiiUiiig the frost, 
 Tell ilka ha' that fends yer snout, 
 
 Jock Downie's lost. — Tarras. 
 
 Hintin, perhaps hiding ahint bushes. 
 To HINT, Hynt, v. a. To lay hold of ; pret. hent, S. 
 
 Wallace. — ^Su. G. haent-a, id. manu prehendere, 
 
 from hand, manus. 
 HYNT, s. Act of exertion. K. Hart. 
 HINT, s. An opportunity, S. B. iZos.9.— Su. G. 
 
 haend-a, accidere. 
 HINT. In a hint, in a moment, S. B. Eoss. 
 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. ^'Hip, 
 
 hip, bairns, that's Latin," as the school-mistress 
 
 said, when the scholar encountered a difficult word. 
 
 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, salti- 
 
 tare. Hippel-en is used as a diminutive. 
 18 
 
 • HIP, s. 1. The edge or border of any district of land, 
 S. Act. Audit. 2. A round eminence situated to- 
 wards the extremity, or on the lower part of a hill, S. 
 
 V. HlLCH. 
 
 To HYPAL, V. n. To ^o lame, Roxb. 
 
 HYPALL, s. One who is hungry, or very voracious, 
 Etlr. For. 
 
 HYPALT, Hyppald, s. 1. A cripple, Roxb. Brownie 
 of Bodsbeck. 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 staiTed 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 expression of the greatest contempt. Gall. 
 
 HIPLOCIIS, s. pi. "The coarse wool which grows 
 about the hips of sheep ;" Gall. Encycl. Loch corr. 
 from Lock. 
 
 HYPOTHEC, Hypotheque, «. 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, mort- 
 gage, or pawning of an immovable ;" Cotgr. Lat. 
 hypotheca; Gr. v7ro9fjKij, obligatio, fiducia, from 
 the V. vTroTi9r]fii. 
 
 To HYPOTHECATE, v. a. To pledge ; a foren.sic 
 term, S. Bell. — Fr. hypothequ-er ; "to pawne, en- 
 gage, or mortgage ;'' L. B. hypothec-are, hypotec-are, 
 oppignerare, obligare ; Gr. VTroTiOrjfxi, suppono ; 
 oppignero. 
 
 HIPPEN, s. A cloth used for wrapping about the hips 
 of an infant, S. Boss. 
 
 HIPPERTIE-SKIPPERTIE, adv. To rin hippertie- 
 skippertie, to run in a frisking way, Ettr. For. 
 
 HIPPERTIE-TIPPERTIE, adj. V. Nipperty-tippebtt. 
 
 HIPP IT, part. 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, cox- 
 endix; like hipes-banes-ece, Teut. heupenwee, sciatica. 
 
 HYRALD, s. The same with Herreyelde. 
 
 To HIRCH, (ch hard,) v. n. To shiver, S.; groue syn. 
 
 UYRCHOUNE, {ch hard,) s. A hedgehog ; S. hurchin. 
 Barbour. — Arm. heureuchin, id. ; E. urchin. 
 
 To HIRD, V. a. 1. To tend cattle, S. 2. To guard 
 any person or thing, S.— Su. G. hird, A. S. hyrd-an, 
 custodire. 
 
 HIRD, Hyude, s. One who tends cattle, S. Doug.— 
 A. S. hyrd, Isl. hyrde, id. ; 0. E. herd. 
 
 HIRDIEGIRDIE, adv. Topsy-turvy; disorderly. 
 Redgaunt. V. Hiddie Giddie, [Sow. 
 
 HIRDY-GIRDY, s. Confusion ; disorder. Colkelbie 
 
 HIRDUM-DIRDUM, s. Confused noisy mirth, oi' 
 reveliy, such as takes place at a penny-wedding, 
 Roxb. Muirl. Willie. 
 
 HIRDUM-DIRDUM, adv. Topsy-turvy, Roxb. 
 
 To HIRE, V. a. To let, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 * HIRED, part. pa. Any kind of food is said to be weel 
 hired, when it has those ingredients, or accompani- 
 ments, which tend to render it most palatable, S. It 
 is often used of food that might be otherwise 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." This 
 refers to a species of luxury of the olden time.* 
 
HYR 
 
 274 
 
 HIT 
 
 HYREQANO, s. In hyregang, paying rent. Douglas. 
 
 — Su. O. Ayr, merces, and gang, mos. 
 HIREMAN, s. A male servant, S. B. Stat. Acc.—k. S. 
 
 hyreman, mercenarius. 
 HIRER, i. V. UORSE-niRER. 
 IIIRKSHIP, s. Service ; also, the place of servants. 
 
 Gl. Shirr ef. 
 UIREWOMAN, 8. A maid-servant, S. B. Abp. 
 
 Hamiltoun. 
 HIRY, Hart, A cry. Bannatyne P. 
 HIRLING, IIbruno, «. A small species of sea-trout 
 
 shaped like a salmon, its flesh reddish, Dumfr. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 
 niRNE, Hyrne, s. 1. A corner. R. Bruce. 2. A 
 
 retirement ; a recess. Douglas. — A. S. hyrn, anc. 
 
 Su. G. hyrn, angulus. 
 IIYRONIUS, adj. Erroneous. Burel. 
 To UIRPLE, V. n. 1. To halt, S. Dunbar. 2. To move 
 
 crazily, S. Burns. Su. G. hwerfla, to move circularly. 
 HIRPLOCK, s. A lame creature, S. 0. Gl. Picken. 
 To IIIRR, V. n. "To call to a dog to make him hunt ;" 
 
 Gall. Encycl. Formed perhaps from the sound. 
 
 Germ, irr-en, however, signifies irritare, and C. B. 
 
 hyr, pushing or egging on, as well as the snarl of a 
 
 dog, Owen. 
 To HIRRIE, V. a. To rob. V. Kerry. 
 IIIRRIE-HARRIE, s. 1. An outcry after a thief, Ayrs. 
 
 2. A broil ; a tumult, ibid. A reduplicative term, of 
 
 which the basis is obviously Harro, q. v. 
 
 IIYRSALE, HiRSELL, IIlRDSELL, HiRSLE, S. 1. A 
 
 multitude ; a throng ; S. hissel, Ayrs, Wyntown. 2. 
 A flock of sheep, S. Ramsay. 3. A great number ; 
 a large quantity, of what kind soever. South of S. 
 " Jock, man," said he, " ye're just telling a Mrsel o' 
 e'endown lees [lies]." Brownie of Bodsbeck. — Su. G. 
 Jiaer, 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, v. a. 1. To class into different flocks, 
 S. A. Stat. Ace. 2. To arrange; to dispose in order ; 
 applied to per.sons, South of S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 HYRSETT, s. The payment of burrow mails for one 
 year, as the condition on which a new-made burgess 
 continued to enjoy his privilege, although his pro- 
 perty was not built upon. Burr. Lawes. — A. S. hyre, 
 merces, and sett-an, collocare. V. Kirksett. 
 
 To IIIRSILL, HiRSLE, V. n. 1. To move, resting on 
 the hams, S. Ramsay. 2. To graze ; to rub on. 
 Doug. 3. To Hirsle aff, is used metaph. as denoting 
 gentle or easy departure by death. Picken's Poems. 
 4. To hirsle yont, to move farther off. Teut. aersel- 
 en, culum versus ire ; A. S. hirstl-an, crepere. 
 
 HIRSIL, Hirsle, s. 1. An act of motion in 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 the ground. 
 Clydes. 2. The grazing or rubbing motion of a heavy 
 body, or of one that is moved with diflaculty along 
 the ground, Aberd. 
 
 HIRSLE, s. An iron pen, or sort of auger used for 
 boring, when it has been made red-hot. It is com- 
 monly used by young people in making their bore- 
 tree guns, Dumfr. 
 
 To HIRSP, v. n. To jar. Calderwood, — E. to rasp, 
 Su. G. rasp-a. 
 
 HIRST, s. 1. A hinge. Douglas. 2. Milnhirst, the 
 place on which the crubs lie, within which the mill- 
 stone rubs. Ruddiman. 3. "A sloping bank, or 
 
 wall of stone-work, formerly used in milns as a sub- 
 stitute for a stair," Mearns.— A. S. hyrr, cardo. 
 
 HIRST, s. Apparently threshold. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 HIRST, Hurst, s. 1. The bare and hard summit of a 
 hill, S. Doug. 2. A sandbank on the brink of a 
 river. S. B, Law Case. 3. Equivalent to shalloio 
 in 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. Thisu, is used by the learned Rudd. as 
 equivalent to Hirsill, Hirsle. V. Hirst, s. sense 2. 
 
 HIRST OF A MILN. V. Hirst, 2. 
 
 HYSE, s. 1. A vaunt; a rhodomontade, Aberd. 2. 
 Bustle ; uproar, ibid. 
 
 HISHIE, s. Neither Hishie nor Wishie, not the 
 slightest noise ; profound silence ; Fife. This redu- 
 plicative phrase may have been formed from the E, 
 V. to hush, to still, to silence, and S. whish, 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 Mannering. 
 Y. Ho Spy. This seems the same with Harry 
 Racket, or Hoop and Hide, as described by Strutt, 
 Sports. The station which in E. is called Home, is 
 here the Den, and those who keep it, or are the seek- 
 ers, 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 in calling after a person, to excite 
 attention, or when it is wished to warn him to get 
 out of the way, S., like ho, E. eho, Lat. Spy is merely 
 the E. V. containing a summons to look out for those 
 who have hid themselves. 
 
 HISS, interj. Used to excite a dog to attack ; as, 
 " Hiss, tak'm !" Aberd. 
 
 HISSIE, HizziE, s. 1. Corr. of housewife. Burns. 
 2. Used in a contemptuous way ; a hussy. This is 
 also written Huzzie. Guy Mannering. 
 
 HISSIESKIP, HussYFSKAP, s. Housewifery, S. B. 
 Ritson. 
 
 HIST-HAST, s. A confusion ; synon. Haggerdash, 
 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 ex- 
 pedition, reiteration, or confusion. This, from E. 
 haste, or Su. G. Isl. hast-a, is formed like Su. G. 
 hwisk hwask, susurrus. 
 
 HISTIE, adj. Dry ; chapt, S, 0. Burns. Perhaps q. 
 hirsty, from Hirst. 
 
 HISTORICIANE, s. An historian. Bellend. 
 
 HIT, pron. It, S. Sir Gawan.—A. S. Dan. 
 
 HITCH, s. 1. A motion by a jerk, S. 2. Metaph. 
 augmentation, S. Ross. 3. Aid ; furtherance, S. 
 4. An obstruction in mining, when the seam is inter- 
 rupted by a different stratum, or a sudden rise or 
 inequality, S. ; synon. Trouble. Q. what has received 
 a jerk out of the direct line or direction. — Isl. hik-a, 
 cedere, hik, commotiuncula, E. a, fault. 
 
 HITCH, s. A loop, S. 0. 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. 0. Picken. — Isl. heipt-a, 
 animo violento agere. 
 
HIT 
 
 275 
 
 HOD 
 
 HITHER-AND-YONT, adj. Topsy-turty; in a dis- 
 jointed state, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 HITHERTILS, Hitheetillis, adv. Hitherto. Bp. 
 Forbes. This is the more modern form of Hiddirtil, 
 Hiddirtillis. Acts Cha. I. Y. Hiddertyl. 
 
 To HIVE, V. a. To swell, S. Rutherford. 
 
 To HIVE, or Hive up, v. n. To swell, S. B. 
 
 HIVE, s. A haven, Mearns ; as Stone-Tiiue, Thorn-Titue, 
 &c. This seems merely an abbreviated corruption 
 of haven, which on the coast of Angus is pron. 
 hain. 
 
 HIVES, Hytes, s. pi. Any eruption on the skin, pro- 
 ceeding from an internal cause, S. Bowel-hive, a 
 disease in children, in which the groin is said to swell. 
 Hives is used to denote both the red and yellow gum, 
 Loth.— Su. G. haefw-a, to rise up. 
 
 HIVIE, IIyvie, adj. In easy circumstances ; snug ; 
 rather wealthy ; Ayrs. Clydes. ; syn. with Bein. 
 Picken. 
 
 UITING-SOUGII, s. "A singular buzzing sound bees 
 are heard to make before they hive or cast," S. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 HIZZIE-F ALLOW, s. A man who interferes with the 
 employment of women in domestic affairs, Loth. 
 S. 0. ; Wife-carle, synon. V. Hissib, H^zzie. 
 
 To HNIUSLE, V. n. To nuzzle. "An what are ye 
 aye doin' hniuslin' an' snuistin' wi' the nose o' ye i' 
 the yird, like a brute beast ?" Saint Patrick. — Belg. 
 neusel-en, Isl. hnys-a, Su. G. nos-a, nasu vel rostro 
 tacite scrutari ; from Teut. n-euse, &c. the nose. 
 
 To HO, V. n. To stop. Douglas. Radically the same 
 with Hove, How, q. v. 
 
 HO, Hoe, s. A stop. Z. Boyd. 
 
 HO, pron. She. Sir Gawan. — A. S. A^o, id. 
 
 HO, s. A stocking, S. Hogg. 
 
 HOAKIE, s. 1. A fire that has been covered up with 
 cinders, when all the fuel has become red, Ayrs. 2. 
 Used also as a petty oath, By the Hoahie, ibid. 
 
 HOAM, s. Level, low ground, &c. V. Holm, and 
 Whaum. 
 
 To HOAM, V. a. 1. To communicate to food a dis- 
 agreeable 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, part. adj. Having a fusty taste, 
 Clydes. 
 
 HOARSGOUK, s. The snipe, Orkn. Barry.. Q. hoarse 
 cuckoo. — Sw. horsgjok, id. 
 
 HOAS. Not understood. Law Case 
 
 HOATIE, HoATs, s. When a number of boys agree to 
 have a game at the Pearie 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 strilie 
 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 ran 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 privilege of playing again, Upp. Lanarks, 
 
 HOBBY, s. A kind of hawk. Houlate.—Belg. huybe, 
 Fland. hobbye, id. 
 
 To HOBBIL, V. a. To cobble. Bannat. P. 
 
 To HOBBIL, V. a. To dance. Lyndsay.— Teut. 
 hobbel-en, saltare. 
 
 HOBBY-TOBBY, adj. Denoting the tout ensemble of an 
 awkward, tawdry woman, S. — Teut. hobbel-tobbel, 
 confuse. 
 
 HOBBLE, s. A state of perplexity, S. ; hobble, Loth. 
 Also Hobble, q. v. — Teut. hobbel-en, inglomerare. 
 
 HOBBLEDEHOY, s. A stripling. Loth. 
 
 HOBBLEQUO, s. 1. A quagmire, Ettr. For. 2. Me- 
 taphorically, a scrape, ibid. From E. hobble, or C. B. 
 hobel-u, id. The last syllable nearly resembles S. 
 Quhawe, a marsh ; q. a moving marsh. C. B. gwach 
 signifies a hole, a cavity. 
 
 HOB COLLINWOOD. The name given to tlie four of 
 hearts at whist, Teviotdale. 
 
 HOBELEBIS, s. pi. 1. Light horsemen, chiefly calcu- 
 lated for the purpose of reconnoitring, &c. Barbour. 
 2. Men lightly armed. Grose.— Fr. hobille, a coat of 
 quilted stuff. 
 
 HOBIE, HoBBiE. Abbreviations of the name Halbert. 
 Acts Ja. VI. ; Tales of my Landlord. V. Hab, 
 Habbib. 
 
 HOBYNYS, s. pi. Light horses. Barbour. — Vr. 
 hobin, id. 
 
 HOBLESHEW, s. V. Hubbleshew. 
 
 IIOBRIN, s. The blue shark, Shetl. " Squalus Glaucus, 
 (Linn. Syst) Hobrin, Blue Shark." Edmonstone's 
 Zetl. Compounded of Hoe, the Piked Dog-fish, and 
 perhaps Isl. bruna, fuscus. V. Hoe. 
 
 HOBURN SAUGH. The Laburnum, S. 
 
 IIOCH, s. The hough, S. Doug. Virg, 
 
 To IIOCH, (gutt.) V. a. 1. To hough ; to cut the back- 
 sinews of the limbs, S; 2. To throw anything 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. Surv. Ayrs. Allied 
 perhaps to Hoakie. 
 
 HOCHIMES, s. pi. Apparently, supports for panniers. 
 
 Acts Ch. II. " V. HOUGHAM. 
 
 To HOCHLE, (gutt.) v. n. 1. To walk with short 
 steps ; most commonly used in the part. pr. Hocli- 
 lin', Fife. 2. To shuffle or shamble in one's gait ; 
 to walk clumsily and with difiiculty, Ettr. For. ; 
 synon. with Hechle, also used, although Hochle is 
 understood as expressing the same thing in a higher 
 degree. 
 
 To HOCHLE, V. n. "To tumble lewdly with women 
 in open day," Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HOCKERIE-TOPNER, s. The house-leek, Annan- 
 dale ; probably a cant or Gipsy term. V. Fow. 
 
 HOCKERTY-COCKERTY, adv. To ride on one's 
 shoulders, with a leg on each, Aberd. Journal 
 Lond. 
 
 IIOGKVY, pret. Perhaps, for AofcM. Peblis Play. 
 
 V. HOTCH. 
 
 HOCKNE, adj. Keen for food, Shetl. 
 
 HOCUS, s. Juggling ; or artful management ; used 
 
 like hocus-pocus in E. Blue Blanket. 
 HOCUS, s. A stupid fellow, S.— Isl, aukaise, homo 
 
 nihili. 
 To HOD, HoDE, V. a. 1. To hide, S. B. Morison.— 
 
 Belg. hoed-en, Alem. huod-en, id. 2. To hoard ; to 
 
 conceal. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. 
 HODDEN-CLAD, adj. Dressed in hodden. Anster 
 
 Fair. 
 HODDEN-GREY, adj. Applied to cloth worn by the 
 
 peasantry, which has the natural colour of the wool, 
 
 S. Ramsay. — E. hoiden, rustic, clownish. 
 HODDIEj s. A carrion-crow, V. Huddy. 
 
HOD 
 
 276 
 
 flOI 
 
 .nODDIN, part. Expressive of the joKging motion of 
 one who rides a horse that moves stiffly, S. 0. Burns. 
 V. HouD. 
 .IIODDINS, s. pi. Small stockings ; such as are used 
 by childreu, Perths. ; supposed to be a dimin. from 
 Hoe, a stocking. 
 
 IIODDLE, 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. 
 
 3'.) UODDLE, V. n. To waddle, Ang. Herd. 
 
 To HODGE, V. n. 1. To move by succussation ; the 
 same with. Hatch, Abeitl. 2. To shake in conse- 
 quence of laughing violently, ib. 3. To stagger, 
 Aberd. ; as denoting unsteadiness of motion. 
 
 HODGIL, t. " A dumpling," Gl. An oatmeal hodgil, 
 a sort of dumpling made of oatmeal, Roxb. A. 
 ScotVs 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 Todle, is to walk or move slowly like 
 a child. To Hodle, is to walk or move more quickly." 
 Ure?s Hist, of Rutherglen. I suspect that Hodle is 
 a diminutive from Houd, to wriggle. 
 
 HODLER, s. One who moves in a waddling way, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 IIODLINS, odr. Secretly, from to Jiide, Mearns. V. 
 
 UOWDLINS. 
 
 HOE, HoK-Fisii, s. The piked dog-fish, Orkn. Barry. 
 — Sw. haj, Dan. ho, id. [Barry. 
 
 HOE-MOTHER, Homkr, s. The basking-shark, Orkn. 
 
 HOESHINS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, Ayrs.— 
 Teut. huysken, theca. V. Hoggers. 
 
 HOETDSK, s. Smooth Hound, a fish, Shetland. 
 "Squalus Mustelus, Linn. IToefitsifc, Smooth Hound." 
 Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 HOFFE, 8. A residence.— Dan. hof, id. Monro's 
 Exped. V. HoiF. 
 
 HOG, «. A young sheep, before it has lost its first 
 fleece. Gl. Compl. Statist. Ace. — L. B. hoggaeius, 
 a young sheep of the second year. 
 
 HOG, *. In the diversion of curling, the name given 
 to a sione whicli does not go over the distance score, 
 S. €h-aeme. 
 
 To HOG, Hogg, v. a. To .shog, Ang. Old Ball. — 
 Isl. hagg-a, commoveo, quasso. 
 
 To HOG trees. To make pollards of them ; to cut them 
 over about tlie place where the branches begin to 
 divide. In this case they are said to he hog git, 
 Perths. Apparently from S. hag, to hew. 
 
 HOG AND SCORE. A phrase formerly used in buying 
 sheep of any description, one being allowed in addi- 
 tion to every score ; a cled score, Teviotdale. 
 
 HOG AKD TATOE. It is customaiy with those who 
 have store-farms to salt the "fa'on meat," (i. 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 Shetland for the 
 liberty to dig peats. Probably from Isl. hoegg-va, 
 caedere, and hlif, tutamen, hlif-a, indulgere ; q 
 "indulgence to cut." 
 
 HOGERS, HoGGEES, 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 return- 
 ing from their summer pasture. Surv. E. Loth. 
 
 HOGGED, par«. pa. Fallen behind in substance 
 trade, Renfr. Blackw, Mag. This term has been 
 probably borrowed from the diversion of curling. V» 
 
 Hog, 3.2. !- ^ ^ f ; ^: • 
 
 HOGGING, s. A place, whether enclosed or not, 
 where sheep, after having arrived at the state of hogs,^ 
 are pastured, S. A. 
 
 HOGGLIN AND BOGGLIN. Unsteady ; moving back- 
 wards and forwards, Ang. Perhaps from E. q. 
 haggling and boggling, hfesitating 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. Braxv. 
 
 To HOGHLE, v. n. To hobble, S. ; Hughyal, id. Ayrs. 
 Allied perhaps to Isl. hwik-a, vacillare, titubare. 
 
 HOG IN HARST. V, Harvest-hog. 
 
 HOGLING, HoGLYN, s. A pig. Leg. Forest. Bal- 
 four's Pract. Hogling is evidently a diminutive 
 formed from E. hog. 
 
 HOGMANAY, Hogmenay, s. 1. The last day of the 
 year, S. 2. The entertainment given to a visitor on 
 this day ; or a gift conferred on those who apply for 
 it, S. J. Nicol. The origin is quite uncertain. 
 
 HOGREL, s. A young sheep, one not a year old, 
 Teviotd. ; a dimin. from Hog, q. v. 
 
 HOGRY-MOGRY, adj. Slovenly, Loth. Coit. from 
 hugger-mugger, E. V. Hudgemudge. 
 
 HOG-SCORE, s. A distance-line, in curling, drawn 
 ac^ross the rink or course, 8. Burns. 
 
 To lie at the Hog-score. Not to be able to get over 
 some difficulty in an undertaking, Clydes. 
 
 HOG-SHOUTHER, s.- A game in which those who 
 amuse themselves justle each other by the shouldera, 
 S. Burns. — Isl. hogg-a, to strike. [Burns. 
 
 To HOG-SHOUTHER, v. a. Tojustle with the shoulder. 
 
 HOGTONE, s. A leathern jacket ; the same with 
 Acton, q. v. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HOHAS, s. A term used to denote the noise made by 
 public criers, when they call the people to silence. 
 Bellenden. — 0. Fr. ho, interjection qui sert impos'er 
 silence. Hahai, 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. %ue, in Hue 
 and cry. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 HOY, inter). 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. Ao-o, greges convocare vel agere. 
 
 HOICHEL, HoiGHEL, s. A person who pays no atten- 
 tion to dress ; a sloven, Ayrs. Peihaps, originally 
 the same with Hechle, v. 
 
 HOIGIILIN', part. pr. Doing any thing clumsily, 
 Kinross. 
 
 HOYES, s. 1. A term used in public proclamations, 
 calling attention, S. Skene. 2. Used as equivalent to 
 hue, in the phrase hue and a-y. Stat. Rob. I — O. Fr. 
 oyez, hear ye. 
 
 IIOIF, HoFF, Hove, Houff, Hufe, s. 1. A hall. 
 Bellend.—Svi. G. hof, aula. 2. A burial-place. The 
 principal place of interment at Dundee is called the 
 houff. — Is\. hof, atrium ; Germ. h(f, area, kirchhof, 
 area ante templum. 3. A haunt, S. Burns. — A. S. 
 hofe. Germ, hof, a house. 4. A place where one 
 wishes to be concealed. Ftrguson. — A. S. hofe, 
 spelunca, a den. 
 
HOY 
 
 277 
 
 HON 
 
 HOYNED, part. Depred. on Clan Campb. 
 
 HOIS, HOISS, s. pi. Stockings ; hose. Inventories. 
 
 To WIN THK Hoiss. To gain the prize ; to obtain the 
 superiority. Winyet. 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 wrestling, at a Fair, for a 
 pair of hose or stockings as the prize. Or it may re- 
 fer 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 per- 
 son whom it hits, it is supposed, is the first in the 
 company that will be married. 
 
 To HOISE, Hyse, v. n. 1. To brag ; to vaunt ; to 
 bluster ; to rant. 2. To hoist, Aberd. 
 
 IIOY'S NET. Merely hose-net, according to the profa. 
 of Ettr. For. or the writer's fancy. Perils of Man. 
 
 HOISPEHOY, s. A game used in Banffshire, similar 
 to Hide and Seek. — 0. Fr. oyez, hear, and espier, to 
 spy ; listen, I espy you. V. Ho-Spy. 
 
 To HOIST, V. n. To cough. V. Host. 
 
 HOISTING, s. The assembling of a host or army. 
 Gordon's Hist. Earls of Sutherl. 
 
 HOISTING CRELIS. Apparently panniers for cairy- 
 ingbaggsige in hosting, or a state of warfare. Act, 
 Bom. Cone. 
 
 HOIT, s. A clumsy and indolent person ; always con- 
 joined with an epithet expressive of contempt ; as, 
 nasty hoit, Ang., a great hoit, Aberd. 
 
 To HOIT, HoYTE, V. n. To move with expedition, 
 but stiffly and clumsily, S. Burns. — Isl. haut-a, 
 cursitare more detentae volucris, 
 
 HOIT, s. A hobbling motion, S. B. 
 
 HOKE, s. The act of digging, Galloway. V. under 
 
 HOLK. 
 
 To HOKER, V. 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, CrusiL—Qerm. 
 hooker, gibbus ; stuhen-hocker, a lazy fellow who still 
 loiters at home by the fire ; from hock-en, sedere. 
 Nearly allied to this is Isl. huk-a, incui'vare se modo 
 cacantis ; whence arinshaukur, one who is bowed 
 down with age, who sits crouching over the hearth. 
 Arin, the fire. V. Hurkill. 
 
 * To HOLD, V. n. To keep the ground ; applied to 
 seeds, plants, &c.; q. to keep hold; S. haud. Max- 
 welVs Sel. Trans. 
 
 HOLDING, adj. Sure ; certain. Walker's Peden. 
 This is obviously from the E. v. n. to Hold, as signi- 
 fying, " to stand, to be without exception." 
 
 HOLE-AHIN, s. Expl. " a term of reproach," Gallo- 
 way, A term most probably 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. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 HOLY DOUPIES. The name given to what is com- 
 monly called Shortbread, Dundee. V. Dabbies. 
 
 HOLYN, HoLENE, s. The holly, S. Wall.— A. S. 
 holen, id. 
 
 To HOLK, HouK, HowK, r. a. 1. Todig, S. Douglas. 
 2. Metaph. to search. R. Bruce. 3. Also expl. to 
 burrow, Moray, — Su.G. holk-a, cavare, from hoi, cavus. 
 
 HOLKIS, 5. pi. A disease of the eye; heuck, S. B. 
 Douglas. 
 
 To HOLL, V. a. To excavate, S.— A, S. hol-ian, id. 
 
 HOLL, Howe, adj. 1. Hollow ; deep; how, S. Pal. 
 Hon. 2. Concave. Doug. 3. Giving a hollow 
 sound, S. Burns. — I&l. hol-ur, cavus, concavus. 
 
 HOLL, s. Hold of a ship. Wallace. 
 
 To HOLL, V. a. To dig ; to dig up, S, 
 
 To HOLL, V. n. To dig ; to delve, Aberd. 2. To em- 
 ploy one's self in a sluggish, low, dirty manner ; to 
 satisfy one's self with any occupation, however mean 
 or dishonourable ; in this sense, commonly To Howk 
 and Holl, ibid. 
 
 HOLLAND, adj. Of or belonging to the holly ; S. 
 hollen. Herd's Coll. V. Holyn. 
 
 HOLLIGLASS, s. A character in old romances. Poems 
 l&th Cen«.— Belg. Uylespegel, i. e. Owl-glass, tlie 
 original work being written in Dutch. 
 
 HOLLION, s. Conjoined with hip, Ang. Morison. 
 
 HOLLOWS AND ROUNDS. Casements used in making 
 any kind of moulding, whether large or small, in 
 wood, S. 
 
 HOLM, HowM, s. The level low ground on the banks 
 of a river, S. ; hoam, S. B. Wyiitown.— Isl. hwam-r, 
 a little valley. 
 
 HOLM, s. 1. A 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 
 denoting a rock, 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. hulsc, sili(jua, a mess of husks. 
 
 To HOLT, V. n. To halt ; to stop, Ettr. For.— Su. G. 
 koll-a, cursum sistere ; 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, Douglas. 2. 
 A very small hay-cock, or a small quantity of manure 
 before it is spread, Dumfr. Statist. Ace. — Isl. hollt, 
 teiTa aspera et sterilis. 
 
 HOME, adj. Close ; urgent, S. Spalding. 
 
 HOME-BRINGING, s. The act of bringing home. 
 Spalding. 
 
 HOME-DEALING, «. Close application to a man's 
 conscience or feelings on any subject, S. M' Ward's 
 Contendings. 
 
 HOME-GOING, s. V. Hamegain. 
 
 HOMELTY-JOMELTY, adj. Clumsy and confused in 
 manner. Dunbar. — Perhaps from whummil and 
 jumble. 
 
 HOMYLL, adj. Having no horns ; S. hummil, hum- 
 milt. Bellend. Synon. Doddit, Cowit, S. — Isl. 
 hamla, membri mutilatione impedire. V. Hummil. 
 
 HOMING, s. Level and fertile ground, properly on 
 the bank of a river, S. Maxwell's Sel. Trans. V. 
 Holme and Howm. [Audit. 
 
 HOMMEL CORN. Grain that has no beard. Act. 
 
 HOMMELIN, s. The Rough Ray, a fish. Firth of Forth. 
 "Raia rubus. Rough ray; Hommelin." Neill's 
 List of Fishes. 
 
 To HOMOLOGATE, v. a. To give an indirect appro- 
 bation of any thing, S. Burnet. 
 
 HONE, s. Delay. Barbour, Apparently from Hove, 
 How, q. V. 
 
 HONEST, adj. 1. Honourable. Wynfoton. 2. Re- 
 spectable and commodious, as opposed to what is 
 paltry and inconvenient. Acts Ja. V. 3. This term 
 is used in a singular sense by the vulgar, in relation 
 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 vfom&n of her," 
 S., i. e. he does all in his power to cover her igno- 
 miny, and to restore her to her place in society. 
 
HON 
 
 278 
 
 HOP 
 
 HONESTY, ». 1. Respectability. Wynt. 2. Libe- 
 rality, S. RiMerford. 3. Decency, as becoming 
 one's station, S. Kelly. — Lat. honest-us, kind, decent. 
 
 IIONESTLIK, adv. Decently ; in a respectable man- 
 ner. Spalding. 
 
 HONEST-LIKE, adj. 1. Goodly, as regarding the 
 person, S. 2. As respecting dress, not shabby, S. 
 3. Having the appearance of liberality, or of plenty, 
 
 5. 4. Applied to any piece of dress, furniture, &c. 
 that has a very respectable appearance, S. 5. To 
 the respectable appearance such a thing makes, S. 
 
 6. To a plump, lusty child, Aberd. 
 HONEY-WARE, s. A species of edible sea-weed. 
 
 Alaria esculenta. Synon. Badder-locks. 
 
 UONNERIL, «. A foolish, talkative person, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 HOO, ». Delay. Wallace. V. Hove. 
 
 HOO, s. Cap. V. How. 
 
 HOOCH, inter j. Expl. "a shout of joy," Gall. 
 " Hooch I it's a' like a wadding ! " shout the pea- 
 santiy, when dancing, making their heels ci-ack on 
 each other at same time. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To HOOD, HuDE the corn. To cover a shock by put- 
 ting on the hood-sheaves, S. 
 
 HOODED CROW. The pewit gull, Orkney. Barry. 
 V. HuDDY Craw. 
 
 HOODY, s. The hooded crow, S. 
 
 HOODIE, s. Synon. with Saulie, Edin. This desig- 
 nation seems to have originated from their wearing 
 Jioods. 
 
 HOODING, s. A piece of rough leather by which the 
 handstaff and the eouple of a flail are conjoined. 
 Loth. Roxb. 
 
 HOODIT CRAW. The carrion crow, S. V. Huddy 
 Craw. 
 
 HOODLING HOW. Herd's 'Coll. Hoto signifies a 
 cap or coif ; hoodling may denote what belongs to 
 the head, from A. S. heofud, Teut. hoofd, id. 
 
 HOOD-SHEAF, s. The name given to each of the 
 sheaves with which a stock or shock of corn is covered 
 in the field, for carrying off the rain ; pron. hude-shaif, 
 S. This is obviously a metaj)h. sense of hood, Teut. 
 hoed, as primarily signifying a covering for the head. 
 
 HOOFERIE, HcFERiE, s. Folly, Roxb.— Dan. Aoreren, 
 " a rejoicing, a jubilation, a merry-making." Su. G. 
 hofwera, usurpatur de quavispompa, from hof, aula. 
 Genoa. Sax. hover-en, praesultare. 
 
 To HOOIE, V. a. To barter ; to exchange ; properly, 
 where no boot is given, Fife. 
 
 HOOIE, s. An exchange without boot, ibid. 
 
 • HOOK, s. 1. A sickle, E. "2. Metaphorically used 
 for a reaper, S. The Har'st Rig. 
 
 Throwing the Hooks. This is done immediately 
 after crying the kirn. (V. Kirn.) The bandster 
 collects all the reaping-hooks, and, taking them by 
 the 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 
 following harvest. If any of them fall with their 
 points sticking in the ground, the persons are to be 
 married before next harvest ; if any one of them 
 break in falling, the owner is to die before another 
 harvest, Teviotd. Loth. 
 
 HOOKERS, s. pi. Expl. "bended knees," Shetland. 
 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 Rig, 
 
 To HOOL, V. a. To conceal, S. B. Shirr^s.—B\x. G. 
 hoel-ja, operire ; Moes. G. hul-jan. 
 
 HOOL, s. Husk ; more properly Hule, S. 
 
 To COUP FRAE THE HOOL. To Start from its place ; in 
 allusion to some leguminous substance bursting from 
 the pod, S. B. Ross. 
 
 HOOL, adj. ' " Beneficial ;" properly, kind, friendly. 
 — Su. G. hull or huld, anc. holl, benevelBS. 
 
 HOOLIE, adj. Slow. V. Huly. 
 
 IIOOLIE, adv. Cautiously, S. 
 
 HOOLOCH, HuRLocu, s. '' A hurl of stones ; an ava- 
 lanche," Gall. — C. B. hoewal, whirling ; hoewal-u, to 
 whirl in eddies. 
 
 HOOM, s. A herd ; a flock, Meams. 
 
 To HOOM, V. a. V. To Hoam. 
 
 HOOMET, HowMET, HouiMet, s. A large flannel night- 
 cap, generally worn by old women, Aberd. This is 
 differcHt 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^med, from 
 Germ, hauft, head, and meid-en, to cover. 
 
 HOOREN, s. A disgust, Orkn.— Perhaps from A. S. 
 horewen, sordes, filth. 
 
 HOOT, HouT, Hoots, Howts, interj. Expressive of 
 dissatisfaction, of some degree of irritation, and 
 sometimes of disbelief, S. equivalent to E. fy. Cruy 
 Mannering. — Su G. hut, apage. 
 
 HOOT-TOOT, interj. Of the same meaning, but 
 stronger, and expressing greater dissatisfaction, con- 
 tempt, or disbelief, S. E. tut is used in a similar 
 sense. 
 
 HOOT- YE, interj. Expressive of surprise when one 
 hears any strange news, Berw. From hoot, and per- 
 haps the pron. pi. ye, q. " Fy ! do ye assert this ?" 
 
 To HOOVE, V. n. To remain ; to stay, Teviotd. This 
 must be the same with Hove, v. q. v. 
 
 HOOZLE, Hocsel, s. 1. That part of an axe, shovel, 
 pitchfork, &c. into which the handle is fitted, Lanarks. 
 Roxb. In an adze this is called the heel, Lanarks. 
 Perhaps frem Teut. huyz-en, to lotlge, to house ; or 
 houd, a handle, and stel, a place. 2. A slip of paper 
 tied round a number of writings, in order to their 
 being kept together, is also called a hoozle, Roxb. 
 V. Hose. 
 
 To HOOZLE, v. a. To perplex ; to puzzle ; to nonplus, 
 Ayrs. — Teut. hutsel-en, conquassare; labefactare. 
 Perhaps merely an oMiqne 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 Sacrament of the 
 Supper, Roxb. ; evidently retained from the times of 
 popery. V. Housel, E. 
 
 To HOOZLE, HuzzLE, v. n. To breathe with a sort of 
 wheezing noise, when walking fast, Roxb. The same 
 with Whaisle, Whosle, q. v. ; only with a mollifica- 
 tion of the aspirate. 
 
 HOOZLIN, s. A severe drubbing, Lanarks. 
 
 To HOP, Hap, v. n. To dance. Dmglas. — Teut. 
 hnpp-en, salire, saltare. 
 
 HOP, Hope, s. 1. A sloping hollow between two hills, 
 or the hollow that is formed between tw^o ridges on 
 one hill. South of S. Wallace. 2. A haven. Loth. 
 Bride of iammermoor.— Celt, hope, petite vallee 
 entre des montagnes. 
 
HOP 
 
 279 
 
 HOR 
 
 HOP-CLOVER, s. Yellow clover. Surv. Berw. This is 
 the Trifolium agrarium, Linn, "ffop trefoil, Anglis." 
 
 HOPE, s. A small bay, Orkn. Wyntown.—lsh hop. 
 recessus maris. [of i^- 
 
 HOPE-FIT, s. The foot, or lower part of a hope, South 
 
 HOPE-HEAD, s. The head of a hope, 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 lamb, &c. Roxb. 
 
 HOPPLE, s. A pair o' hopples, two straps, each of 
 which is fastened round the pastern 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. 
 hoppel-en, hippel-en, huppel-en, saltitare, tripudiare, 
 subsultare ; a dimin. from hopp-en, id. 
 
 HOPRICK, s. A wooden pin driven into the heels of 
 shoes, Roxb. From A. S. ho, calx, the heel, and 
 pricca, price, aculeus, stimulus, a pointed wooden- pin. 
 
 HORIE GOOSE. The Brent goose ; also horra, Orkn, 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 • HORN, 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 .—^s\. horn, poculum. 
 
 HORN, s. 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 protection 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 appear- 
 ance. Poems of the Sixteenth Cent. 
 
 To BEAR AwA THE HORN. To cxcol In any respect, S. 
 "He that blows best, hear away the horn," S. Prov. 
 " He that does best shall have the reward and com- 
 mendation." Kelly. 
 
 HORN ARE, 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 that 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-drooghe, which Kilian 
 expl. Siccus instar cornu, dry as a horn. 
 
 HORNE, s. One of the constellations. Douglas. 
 
 To HORNE, V. a. To denounce as an oulaw Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 HORNE, s. Used as equivalent to Horning. Act. 
 Dom. Gone. 
 
 HORNEL, s. The name given, on the Firth of Forth, 
 to the sand-lance, when of a large size. " Ammody- 
 tes Tobianus. Sand-lance ; Sand-eel ; Hornel. — The 
 largest sand-lances are by the fishermen called hor- 
 nels. " NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 
 HORN-GOLACH, Horn-gollogh, s. An earwig, 
 Angus. V. GoLACH. 
 
 HORN-HARD, adj. Hard as horn, S. Herd's Coll. 
 — Teut. horen-herd, corneolus, durus instar comu. 
 
 HORN-HARD, adv. Sleeping horn-hard, in profound 
 sleep, S. B. 
 
 HORN-HEAD, adv. With full force ; impetuously ; 
 without stop, Ettr. For. ; Born-head, synon. This 
 seems to refer to an animal rushing foi-ward to strike 
 with its horns. 
 
 HORN-IDLE, adj. Having nothing to do; com- 
 pletely unemployed, Loth. Lanark s. Saxon and 
 Gael. 
 
 HORNIE, HoRNOK, s. A ludicrous name given to the 
 devil, from the vulgar idea of his having horns, S. ; 
 sometimes Auld Hornie. Burns. 
 
 HORNIE, s. A game among children, in which one of 
 the company runs after the rest, having his hands 
 clasped, and his thumbs pushed out before him in 
 resemblance 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 ciy out Hornie, Hornie I 
 Loth. 
 
 HORNIE, s. Fair Hornie, equivalent to fair play ; 
 probably borrowed from the game of Hornie, 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 cornutus. 
 
 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 distance at which B. stands, 
 with his assistant, to drive it aside with a rod resem- 
 bling a walking-stick, Teviotdale. 
 
 HORNIE-REBELS, s. A play of children, Ayrs. ; q. 
 rebels at the horn. 
 
 HORNIES, s. pi. A vulgar designation for horned 
 cattle, Roxb. A . Scott's Poems. 
 
 HORNIE- WORM, s. A grub, or thick, short worm, 
 with a very tough skin, enclosing a sort of chrysalis, 
 which in June or July becomes the long-legged fly 
 called by children the Spin-Mary, Fife. — Teut. horen- 
 worm, seps, vermis qui cornua erodit. 
 
 HORNING, s. or. Letter of Horning, a letter issued 
 from his Majesty's Signet, and directed to a messen- 
 ger, who is required to charge a debtor to pay the 
 debt for which he is prosecuted, or perform the obli- 
 gation within a limited time, under the pain of rebel- 
 lion, S. Erskine, 
 
 HORNIS, s. pi. Inventories. M'Donald, in his Gaelic 
 Vocabulary, gives Aorn as synon. with tag ; " Aigilen 
 — A Tag or Horn." 
 
 HORNS, s. pi. A' Horns to the Lift, a game of young 
 people. A circle is formed round a table, and all 
 placing their forefingers 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 have no 
 horns. In the same manner, the person who does 
 not raise his finger, when a horned animal is named, 
 is subjected to a forfeit. These wads 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. 
 
IIOR 
 
 2S0 
 
 HOT 
 
 HORN-TAMMIE, s. A butt ; a laughing-stock, Aberd. 
 The tei-m has probably been first employed to denote 
 the person who played the part of the blind man in 
 Blind-man's Buff. 
 
 HORRELAGE, t. A clock. " The tolbuith horrelage," 
 the clock of the tolbooth. Aberd. Rea. V, Orlegk. 
 
 HORRINO, s. Abhorrence. Buchanan. 
 
 HORSE, s. A faucet, S. B. 
 
 To HORSE, t». o. To punish by striking the buttocks 
 on a stone, S. V. Bkjan, v. 
 
 HORSE, s. 1, A hod or tray used by masons for car- 
 rying lime, Dumfr. ; in other counties called a Mare, 
 2. A wooden stool, or tressle, used by masons for 
 raising scaffolding on, S. ; synon. Tress. 3. That 
 sort of tress which is used for supporting a frame for 
 drying wood, Loth. 
 
 HORSE-BUCKIE, «. The great welk, S. B, V. 
 
 BCCKIE. 
 
 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, Horsgiuk, 
 Linn. Faun. Suec. V. Horsegowk. 
 
 HORSE-COUPER, s, A hor.se-dealer, S. Colvil. 
 
 HORSE-FEAST, s. Meat without drink ; also deno- 
 minated a horse-meal, S, The phrase, I am informed, 
 occurs in 0. 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. 1. The green sand-piper, Shetland. 
 Dan. horse gioeg. 2. This name is given to the 
 snipe, Orkney.— Sw. horsgoeJc, id. Faun, Suec. 
 
 HORSE-GO WAN, s. Ox-eye ; moon-flower. Chrysan- 
 themum Leucanthemum. Linn. 
 
 HORSE-HIRER, s. One who lets saddle horses, S. 
 
 HORSE-KNOT, s. Common black knapweed, S. 
 LigJitfoot. 
 
 HORSE-MALISON, ». One who is extremely cruel to 
 horses, Clydes. V. Malison. 
 
 HORSE-MUSCLE, s. The pearl oyster, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 HORSE-NAIL. To make a horse-nail of a thing, to 
 do it in a clumsy and very imperfect way, Fife. 
 
 HORSE-SETTER, s. The same with Morsehirer, S. 
 R. Gilhaize. 
 
 HORSE-SHOE, «. One of the means which supersti- 
 tion has devised, as a guard against witchcraft, is to 
 have a horse-shoe nailed on the doors of a house, 
 stable, ship's mast, &c. S. Redgauntlet. A figure 
 resembling a horse-shoe is found on the sculptured 
 stones, so that the origin of the practice must be of 
 great antiquity. 
 
 HORSE-STANG, s. The dragon-fly, Upp. Clydes. ; 
 apparently from the idea of its stinging horses. 
 
 HORSE-WELL-GRASS, s. Common brook-lime, an 
 herb, S. Veronica beccabunga, Linn. 
 
 To HORT, V. a. To maim ; to hurt, S. B.— Teut. hort- 
 en, pulsare, illidere. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 HOSE, s. 1. A socket in any instrument for receiving 
 a handle or shaft. Maxwell's Sel. Trans. Perhaps 
 we ought to trace it to the origin given under Hoozle, 
 id. ; especially as the latter may be viewed as a dimin. 
 from Hose. 2. The seed-leaves of grain, Forfars. ; 
 q. the socket which contains them. "The disease 
 of .smut appears to be propagated fi om the seed in so 
 far as it is found in the ears before they have burst 
 from the hose or seed-leaves." Agr. Surv. Forfars. 
 This term has formerly been of general use, at least 
 in the north of S. and in Fife. " Vagina, the hose of 
 corn." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 HOSE-DOUP, *. The Medlar apple ; the Mespilus 
 Gcrmanica, Roxb. 
 
 HOSE FISH, I. The cuttle-fish, S. Ofish, Loth. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 HOSE-GRASS, Hose-oerse, S. Meadow soft grass, 
 Ayrs. ''Hose-grass, or Yorkshire fog, (Holcus 
 lanatus), is next to rye-grass, the most valuable 
 grass." Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 HOSE-NET, «. 1. A small net, affixed to a pole, 
 resembling a stocking, S. 2. Jn a hose-net, in an 
 entanglement, S. R. Bruce.. 
 
 HOSHENS, «. pi. Stockings without feet. V. Hob- 
 shins. 
 
 HO-SPY, s. A game of young people ; much the same 
 with Hide and Seek, Loth. " Ho, Spy I is chiefly a 
 summer game. Some of the party conceal them- 
 selves ; 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 inge- 
 nuity at concealment." Blackwood's Mag. V. 
 HoLSEPEHOY and Hy Spy. 
 
 HOSPITALITIE, s. The provision made for the aged 
 or infirm in hospitals. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To HOST, Hoist, v. n. 1. To cough, S. Henrysone. 
 2. Metaph. to belch up ; applied to the eQ'usions of 
 grief or displeasure. Douglas, 3. To hem, S.— A. S. 
 hweostan, Su. G. host-a, id. 
 
 HOST, IIoAST, Hoist, s. 1. A single act of coughing, 
 S. Dunbar. 2. A settled cough, S. K. Hart. 3. 
 A hem, S. 4. Denoting what is attended with no 
 difficulty or hesitation. Jt didna cost him a host, S. 
 Ross. — A. S.hweost, Belg. hoest, id, 
 
 HOSTA, interj. Expressing surprise, and perhaps hesi- 
 tation, Ang. Shirrefs. — Moes. G. haus-jan, audire. 
 
 To HOSTAY, V. a. To besiege. Wyntown.—¥\: 
 hostoyer, id. 
 
 HOSTELER, Hostellab, s. An, innkeeper. Wallace. 
 — Fr. hostelier, id. 
 
 HOSTERAGE, s. The ostrich. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HOSTILLAR, Hostillakie, s. An inn. Acts Ja. I. 
 — Fr. hostelerie, id. 
 
 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.— 
 Teut. Jtotten, coalescere, concrescere. V, Hot, 
 
 IlAND-n UT. 
 
 To HOTCH, V. a. To moVe any object, from the 
 place previously occupied, by succussation, S. St. 
 Ronan. 
 
 To HOTCH, V, n. 1. To move the body by sudden 
 jerks, S. 2. To move by short heavy leaps, as a frog 
 does, Ettr. For. To hotch, 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, hoss, mollis quassatio ; Teut. 
 huts-en, Belg. hots-en, Fr. hoch-er, to jog. 
 
 HOTCHIE, s. " A general name for puddings." Gl. 
 Buchan. Tarras. V. Hotch. 
 
 HOTCH-POTCH, s. A dish of broth, made with mut- 
 ton or lamb, cut into small pieces, together with 
 green peas, carrots, turnips, and sometimes parsley 
 or celery, served up with the meat in it, S. — Teut. 
 huts-pot, Fr. hochepot. 
 
 To HOTT, V. n. Synon. with Hotch, q. v. and used in 
 the same manner ; He hottit and leuch, Fife. 
 
 To HOTTER, v. a. To crowd together ; expressive of 
 individual motion, S. 0. J. iVtcol.— Teut. hott-en, 
 coalescere 
 
HOT 
 
 281 
 
 HOU 
 
 HOTTER, s. 1. A crowd or multitude of small animals 
 in motion, Loth. ; Hatter, synon. Fife. 2. The 
 motion made by such a crowd ; as, " It's a' in a 
 hotter," Mearns. 3. The agitation of boiling water. 
 4. Also used as expressive of individual motion ; ap- 
 plied to a per.son 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, v. n. 1. To boil slowly ; to simmer ; in- 
 cluding the idea of the sound emitted, Aberd. Perths. ; 
 Sotter, synon. S. 2. Used to denote the bubbling 
 sound emitted in boiling, ibid, 3. To shudder « to 
 shiver, ibid. 4, To be gently shalcen in the act of 
 laughing, Perths, 6. To be unsteady in wallving ; to 
 shake, Aberd. Tarras's Poems, 6. To move like a 
 toad, Ettr, ¥or.— Hogg's Wint. 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 noise. — Teut, hort-en ; Fr. heurt-er, id. To 
 avoid the transposition, we might perhaps trace it to 
 Isl. hiuidr-a, cito commoveri. 
 
 HOTTIE, A High-school term, used in ridiculing one 
 who has got something, that he does not know of, 
 pinned at his back. His sportive class-fellows call 
 after him, Hottie .' Hottiel Perhaps from 0. Fr. 
 kost-er, mod. ot-er, to tak* away ; q. hotez, '■ remove 
 what you carry behind you." 
 
 HOTTLE, s. " Anything which has not a finn base of 
 itself, such as a young child, when beginning to 
 walk ; the same witli Tott!e ;" Gall. Encycl. Th 
 seems merely a provincial variety of Hoddle, to 
 waddle, q. v. Both may be allied to^Teut, hoetel-en, 
 inartificialiter se gerere, ignaviter aliquid agere, 
 Kilian ; " to bungle." Sewel, 
 
 HOT-TRED. V. Fpte Hate, 
 
 HOU, s. A roof-tree, Ramsay. V. How, s. 4. 
 
 To HOU, Hoo, HoDCH, V. n. 1. A term used to express 
 the cry of an owl ; to hoot, Lanarks. 2. Applied 
 also to the melancholy whistling or howling of the 
 wind, Clydes. 3. To holla ; to shout, ibid. 
 
 HOUAN', part. pr. Howling, Clydes. 
 
 To HOUD, V. n. 1. To wriggle, S, 2. To move by 
 succussation. Loth ; to swing, Mearns, 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. 1. The act of wriggling, S. B. 2. A swing. 
 
 To HOUD, HowD, V. n. To float, as any heavy sub- 
 stance 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 
 v., as implying the idea of a rocking or unequal 
 motion. — Teut. heude and kode, signify celox, navis 
 vectoria. 
 
 HOUDEE, HowDOYE, s. A sycophant ; a flatterer ; as, 
 "She's an auld houdee," Teviotdale. 
 
 HOUDIN-TOW, s. A rope for a swing. Mearns. 
 
 HOUDLE. The simultaneous motion of a great num- 
 ber of small creatures, which may be compared to an 
 ant-hill, Fife. 
 
 To HOUDLE, V. n. To move in the manner described, 
 ibid. ; apparently synon. with Hotter. It may be 
 the same with E. huddle, Germ, hudel-n, id. 
 
 To HOVE, V. n. 1. To swell, S. Hogg. 2. To rise; 
 to ascend, Polwart. — Dan, hover, to swell. 
 
 To HOVE, V. a. To swell ; to inflate, S. 
 
 Some ill-brew'd drink had Tmv'd her wame, &o. 
 
 To HOVE, How, HuFE, Huff, v. n. 1. To lodge, 
 Barbour. 2. To stay; to tarry,. Douglas.— Germ, 
 hof-en, domo et hospitio excipere, 
 
 HOVE. Arthur's Hove, the ancient building called 
 Arthur's Oon, S. Bellenden. 
 
 HOVE, interj. A word used in calling a cow when 
 going at large, to be milked ; often Hove-Lady, Ber- 
 wick. Roxb. " In calling a cow to be milked, hove, 
 hove, often repeated, is the ordinary expression ; 
 anciently in the Lothians this was prrutchy, and 
 prrutchy lady." Agr. Surv. Berw. Hove is evi- 
 dently meant in th« sense of stop ; halt. V, IIovb, 
 V. sense 2. 
 
 To HOVER, V. n. To tarry ; to delay, S. 0, " Hover, 
 to stay or stop, North ;" Grose. V. Hove, v. sense 2. 
 
 HOVER, s. 1. Suspense ; hesitation ; uncertainty. 
 In a state of hover, at a loss, S. B. 2. In a hover, is 
 a phrase iised concerning the weather, when, from 
 the aspect of the atmosphere, it appears to be uncer- 
 tain whether it will rain or not, S. In a daclcle, id. 
 S. B. 3. To stand in hover, to be in a state of hesi- 
 tation, Pitscottie. — Sw, haefw-a, fluctuare. 
 
 HOUFF, s. A haunt. V. Hoif. 
 
 To HOUFF, V. n. To haunt; to take shelter, S, 
 Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 HOUFFIE, adj. Snug ; applied to a place, Roxb. ; q. 
 affording a good houff or haunt. 
 
 HOUFFIT, part. Heaved, K. Hart. 
 
 HOUGGY STAFF. An iron hook for bawling fish into 
 a boat, Shetl. — Dan. hage, Su. G. Isl. hake, uncus, 
 cuspis incuiva ; hokinn, incurvus. 
 
 To HOUGH, V. a. To throw a stone by raising the 
 hough, and casting the stone from under it, S. B, 
 
 HOUGH, adj. Having a hollow sound, Glanville. 
 
 HOUGH, (gutt.) adj. 1. Low ; mean ; pron. hogh. 
 jRamsay. 2. In a poor state of health, S. 
 
 HOtlGHAM, s. Bent pieces of wood, slung on each 
 side of a horse, for supporting dung-panniers, are 
 called houghams, Teviotdale. I suspect that this is 
 the same with Hochimes ; and that it gives the 
 proper signification of that word. > / ' . • ; "J^ 
 
 To HOUGH-BAND, v. a. To tie a band round the 
 houglC^i a cow, or horse, to prevent it from straying, 
 S. A. 
 
 HOUGH-BAND, s. The band used for this purpose, 
 ibid. V. Hocu-ban', 
 
 HOUGHMAGANDIE, s. Fornication, Burns, • 
 
 IIOUIN, s. The dreaiy whistling of the wind, Clydes. 
 — Isl. hwda, canum vox, media inter murmur et 
 latratum ; Teut. hou, houw, celeusma ; C, B. hwa, 
 " to hoUoo ; to hout ;" also hwchw, a cry or hollo ; a 
 scream ; " hwhw, the hooting of an owl ;" Owen. 
 
 HOVING, s. Swelling ; the state of being swelled ; 
 applied to bread, cheese, the human body, &c, S. 
 V. Fyre-Fangit. 
 
 To HOUR, V. a Expl. to heap, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 HOUR, s. A large ship. Douglas.— Su^ G. hoik, 
 navis oneraria. E. hulk. 
 
 To HOUR, V. a. To dig. V. Holk, [Perths. 
 
 To IIOULA.T, V. a. To reduce to a hen-pecked state, 
 
 HOULAT-LIRE, adj. Having a meagre and feeble 
 appearance ; puny, S, 
 
 To HOUND, HuNi> out, v. a. To set on ; to encourage 
 to do injury to others, S. To hund mischief, to incite 
 some other person to work mischief, while the pri- 
 mary agent stands aside, and keeps out of the scrape, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To HOUND Fair, v. n. To proceed on the proper 
 scent. Guthry's Mem. 
 
 >'^vZ» 
 
n. 
 
 HOU 2 
 
 nOUNDER-OUT, t. One who excites others to any 
 mischievous or injurioiu worlc. Actt Uha. I. V- 
 
 00T-H07»DKB. 
 
 HOUP, «. Hope ; the true pronunciation of S. Tar- 
 
 reu, — Belg. hoop, hoope, Id. 
 HOUP, t. Hops, Abeixi. Fife. 
 UOnP, t. A mouthful of any drink ; a taste of any 
 
 liquid, Moray. 
 HOURIS, g. pi. 1. Matins. Bdlenden. 2. Metaph. 
 
 the chanting of birds. Jhmbar. — Fr. heures, a book 
 
 of prayers for certain hours. 
 HOURS. Ten hours, ten o'clock, S. Acts Ja. I.—Vr. 
 
 qu'dle heure, S. what hours t 
 HOUSE-HEATING, s. An entertainment given, or 
 
 carousal held, in a new house. Jluxise-warming, E. 
 
 v. To Hbat a House. 
 HOUSEL, «. The socket in which the handle of a dung 
 
 fork is fixed, Berwicks. V. Hoozle. 
 IIOUSBN, pi. of House. Houses, Lanarks. or Renfr. 
 
 Tannahill's Poems. 
 HOCSE-SIDE, s. A coarse figure, used to denote a 
 
 big clumsy person ; as, " Sic a Aoi«e-side o' a wife," 
 
 q. a woman as broad as the side of a house, S. B. 
 HOUSEWIFESKEP, s. Housewifery, S. V. Hissie- 
 
 SKIP. 
 
 HOUSIE, s. A small house ; a dimin. S. 
 
 HOUSS, *, A castle. Wallace.— Ba. G. hus, cas- 
 
 tellum, arx. 
 HOUSTER, s. "One whose clothes are Ul put on," 
 
 Fife. 
 To HOUSTER, v. a. To gather confusedly, ibid. 
 HOUSTRIE, HowsTRiE, s. 1. Soft, bad, nasty food ; 
 
 generally a mixture of different sorts of meat, Roxb. 
 
 2. Trash ; trumpery ; pron. huistrie, Fife. 
 HOUSTRIN, Hpistrin, part. adj. Bustling, but con- 
 fused ; as, " a huistrin body," Fife. Probably from 
 Fr. hostiere. Gueux d' hostiere, such as beg from 
 
 . door to door ; Cotgr. Houstrie may be q. the con- 
 tents of a beggar's wallet. 
 •f HOUT, interj. V. Hoot. 
 
 ' HOUTTIE, adj. Of a testy humour, Fife.— Isl. hbt-a, 
 
 (pron. houta,) minari. 
 
 HOW, adj. 1. Hollow. 2. Poetically applied to tliat 
 
 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. Reg. 4:. Jnthehowes, 
 figuratively used, chopfallen, in the dumps, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 HOW, t. 1. Any hollow place, S. Ross. 2. A plain, 
 S. Statist. Ace. 3. The hold of a ship. Douglas. 
 
 4. Dung in the howes, overturned ; chopfallen. 
 Baillie. 
 
 HOW, s. A tumulus, Orkn. Stat, ^cc.— Isl. haug, 
 
 Su. G. hoeg, a sepulchral mound. 
 HOW, s. 1. A coif or hood. S. B. pron. hoo. Kelly. 
 
 —Belg. huyve, Dan. fctte, id. 2. A night-cap ; pron. 
 
 hoo, Fife. 3. A chaplet. Douglas. 4. Sely how, 
 
 also happy how, a membrane on the head, with which 
 
 some children are bom ; pron. hoo, S. B. Ruddiman. 
 
 — A. S. hvfe, tiara. 
 HOW, Hou, Hoo, s. A piece of wood, which joins the 
 
 couple-wings together at the top, on which rests the 
 
 roof-tree of a thatched house, S. Ramsay.— Su. G. 
 
 huf, summitas tecti. 
 HOW, s. A hoe, S.— Fr. houe. Barbow. 
 To HOW, V. a. To hoe, S. 
 HOW, Hou, s. 1. The sound made by the owl. Doug. 
 
 2. A sea-cheer. Complaynt S. — Fr. hu-er, to hoot ; 
 
 Teut. hou, houw, celeusma. 
 
 (2 HOW 
 
 HOW, interj. Ho I a call to one at a distance, to listen 
 
 or to stop. V. Ho, V. 
 To HOW, V. n. To remain ; to tarry. V. Hove. 
 HOW, adj. Dejected ; in bad spirits, Aberd. ; most 
 
 probably an idiom similar to that. Dung in the Howes. 
 
 V. How, s. 1. sense 4. 
 To HOW, V. a. To reduce ; to dmin ; to thin ; to 
 
 diminish in number or quantity, Aberd. 
 HOW, s. Reduction ; diminution, ibid. Perhaps from 
 
 the practice of 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, iod sott, the pangs of childbirth. 
 To HOWD, V. n. To rock, as a boat on the waves. V. 
 
 HOCD, tJ. 
 
 To HOWD, V. a. To hide, Fife. V. Hod, v. 
 
 To HOWDER, v. a. To hide, Loth. Rarnsay. 
 
 To HOWDER, V. n. To move by succussation, S. 
 
 Ferguson. Allied, most probably, to Isl. hwidr-a, 
 
 cito commoveri. 
 HOWDER, s. A loud gale of wind, Aberd. 
 IIOWDERT, part. adj. Hidden, S. 0. Gl. Picken. 
 HOWDY, s. A midwife, S. Ramsay.— ^n. G. iod, 
 
 gumma, id. i. e. as frequently expressed in S, a 
 
 houdy-wife. 
 HOWDIE-FEE, s. The fee given to a midwife, Dumfr, 
 To HOWDLE, V. n. To crowd together, expressive of 
 
 a hobbling sort of motion, Fife. 
 HOWDLE, s. A crowd in motion, ibid. ; synon. 
 
 Smatter.—TQ-at. hoetel-en, inartificiose se gerere. 
 HOWDLINS, adv. In secret ; clandestinely ; applied 
 
 to any thing done by stealth, ibid. In hidlins, synon. 
 IIOWDOYE, s. A sycophant, Roxb. V. Houdee. 
 HOW-DOUP, s. The medlar apple, Mespilus German- 
 
 ica. Loth. Hose-doup, Roxb. 
 HOWDRAND, part. pa. Hiding. Dunbar.— B. B. 
 
 hode, to hide ; or Teut. hoeder, receptaculum. 
 HOW-DUMB-DEAD of the Nicht. The middle of night, 
 
 when silence reigns, Ayrs. V. How o' the nicht. 
 HOWE, interj. A call, S. Douglas.— D&n. hoo, Fr. 
 
 ho, id. 
 HOWER, s. One who hoes, or can hoe, S. 
 HOWF, s. A severe blow on the ear, given with a 
 
 circular motion of the arm, Roxb. — Teut. houwe, 
 
 vulnus. 
 HOWFIN, s, A clumsy, awkward, senseless person, 
 
 Aberd. ; perhaps originally the same with Houphyn, 
 
 q. V. 
 HOWFING, adj. Mean ; shabby ; having a beggarly 
 
 appearance. Poems IQth Cent. 
 HOWIE, 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, part. pa. Baptized. Wynt. 
 HOWIN, s. The act of hoeing, S. 
 HOWIS, s. pi. Hose or stockings. Inventories, 
 To HOWK,.??. a. To dig. V. Holk. 
 HOWLLIS HALD. A ruin ; q. an owl's habitation. 
 
 Dunbar. 
 IIOWM, s, 1. The level low ground on the banks of a 
 , river or stream, S. 2. A very small island, Shetl. 
 
 V, Holme. 
 rioWMET, s. A litUe cap. V. Hoomet, 
 HOWNABE, Howanabee, conj, Howbeit, however, 
 
 Loth. Roxb. Be it how it may, and all as it may. 
 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. V. Whena'be. 
 
HOW 
 
 283 
 
 HUG 
 
 now 0' THE YEAR. Synon. with the Row o' winter, S. 
 
 HOW 0' THE NIGHT. Midnight, Roxb. ; Hownicht, 
 id. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 HOW 0' WINTER. The middle or depth of winter, 
 from November to January, Roxb. Fife. 
 
 HOWPHYN, s. A term of endearment, equivalent to 
 E. darling. Evergreen. C. B. hoffdyn, one who 
 is beloved. 
 
 HOWRIS, s. pi. Whores. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HOW SA, adv. Although. Barbour. 
 
 HOW'S A'? "How's a' f a common salutation." 
 How are you all ? Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HOW'S A' Wr YE ? A common mode of making in- 
 quiry as to one's health, S. 
 
 HOW-SHEEP, interj. A call given by a shepherd to 
 his dog to incite him to pursue sheep, Upp. Lanarks. 
 Hou is synon. with Hoy, q. v. 
 
 HOWSOMEVER, adv. Howsoever, S. The Steam 
 Boat. — Su. G. som, signifies so. 
 
 HOWSONE, HowsooN, adv. As soon as. Spalding. 
 
 HOWSTRIE, s. Soft, bad, nasty food. V. Houstrie. 
 
 HOWTHER, s. A towsing, Loth. Lanarks. 
 
 HOWTIE, adj. Apt to wax angry and sulky, Clydes. 
 
 HOWTILIE, adv. In an angry and sulky manner, ib. 
 
 HOWTINESS, ^. Anger and sulkiness combined, ibid. 
 
 KOWTOWDY, s. A hen that has never laid, S.— Fr. 
 hustaudeau, hutaudeau, any well-grown pullet. 
 
 HOW-WECHTS, s. pi. " Circular implements of sheep- 
 skin, stretched on a hoop, used about barns and mills 
 to lift grain and such things with." Gall. Encycl 
 V. Wecht. 
 
 IIUAM, s. "The moan of the owl in the warm day: 
 of summer." Gall. Encycl. — C. B. hw, a hoot, iiwa 
 to hoot, and hwan, an owl, a hooter. 
 
 HUBBIE, s, A dull, stupid, slovenly fellow, Roxb. 
 
 HUBBILSCHOW, Hobbleshow, s. A hubbub ; a 
 tumult, S. Eoss. — Teut. hobbelen, inglomerare ; 
 
 ^ schowe, spectaculum. 
 
 HUBBLE, s. An uproar ; a tnmult, South and West 
 of S. Tannahill. 
 
 HUCHOUN. Apparently a dimin. from Hugh. Act 
 Dom. Cone. 
 
 To HUCK, V. n. To hesitate as in a bargain, q. to 
 play the huckster. Z. Boyd. 
 
 HUCKIE, 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. Y. Hunker. 
 
 To HUD, V. a. Expl. "to hoard." Probably to haud 
 or hold. Bp. St. Androis. 
 
 HUD, s. The trough employed by masons for carrying 
 mortar, Loth. 
 
 To HUD, V. 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 some- 
 what like a seat, Dumfr. Ettr. For. 2. A small en- 
 closure 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 when there is use for it, Dumfr. This 
 is sometimes pron. Hod. 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. 
 hoed-en, huyd-en, hued-en, custodire, tueri, protegere, 
 as guarding the fire. V. Cat-hud. 
 
 HUDDERIN, s. Meat condemned as unwholesome, 
 
 Aberd. 
 HUDDERIN, HuDERON, part. adj. 1. Flabby in per- 
 son, and slovenly, Ang. pron. hutherin. Kelly. 2. 
 Ugly ; hideous, Aberd. Journ. Lond. 3. Empty ; 
 ill-filled, Orkn.— Teut. huyder-en, to have the udder 
 distended. 
 
 HUDDERONE, s. A young heifer. Hutherin, Ang. 
 Loth. 
 
 HUDDY CRAW, Hoddie, s. The carrion crow. Com- 
 playnt S.—S. B. hoddy-craw, S. A. huddit-crau. 
 
 HUDDY-DROCH, s. A squat waddling person, Clydes. 
 This is apparently formed from Houd, v. to wriggle, 
 and droch, a dwarf. 
 
 HUDDRY, adj. "Slovenly; disorderly; tawdry," 
 S. 0. Gl. Sibb. This is the same with Hudderin, q. v. 
 
 HUDDROUN, s. Bdly-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. Douglas. 
 
 HUDDUN, adj. Leg. huddron, ragged ; ill-dressed. 
 Christmas Ba'ing. Perhaps the same with E. hoiden. 
 — C. B. hoeden, foemina levioris famae. 
 
 HUDGE-MUDGE, adj. Clandestinely, S. B. Poems 
 Buch. Dial. — Su. G. miugg, secretly, compounded 
 with^Mfif-a, to meditate ; 0. Tent, huggh-en, toobsei-ve. 
 
 To HUDIBRASS, v. -a. To hold up to ridicule. Fount- 
 ainh. Dec. Suppl. 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. pick-hogad, 
 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 
 Hutherin, q. v. 
 
 HUDROUN VEAL. Veal of the worst quality. 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. Surv. Gall. 
 
 HUE, s. A very small portion of any thing, as much 
 as sufBces to give a taste of it ; applied both to solids 
 and fluids, Renfrews. Roxb. ; synon. Grain, Spark, &c. 
 
 To HUFF, V. a. To hum ; to illude ; to disappoint, 
 Fife. — Isl. yf-a, iiTitare. 
 
 HUFF, s. A humbug ; a disappointment, id. 
 
 To HUFF, V. a. In the game of draughts, to remove 
 from the board apiece that should have taken another, 
 on the opposite side, as the proper motion according 
 to the rules of play, S. ; synon. to Blaw or Blow. 
 
 HUFFY, adj. Proud ; choleric, S, ; huffish, E. Foun- 
 tainhall'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 unquestion- 
 ably from A. S. heofod, heofd, or Isl. hoefud, the head. 
 
 HUFUD, s. A stroke on the head, S. B. 
 
 To HUGGER, v. n. To shudder, Aberd.— Teut. hugg- 
 er-en, (synon. with huyver-en), id. 
 
 HUGGERIE, HuGRiE, adj. Awkward and confused, 
 whether in dress or in operation ; but more generally 
 applied to dress, Benvicks. Roxb. 
 
 To HUGGER-MUGGER, v. n. To act in a clandestine 
 manner. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HUGGERS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, Loth. V. 
 
 HOGERS. 
 
Hua 
 
 284 
 
 HUM 
 
 HUGGERT, adj. Clothed in hogert, or stockings 
 
 without feet. Renfr. A. Wilson. 
 UUOQRIE-MUGGRIE, adj. orodi». IIugger-mr.gger, 
 
 Fife. V. HUDOB-MUUGK. 
 
 To UUGHYAL, v. n. To hobble, Lanarlcs.— Su. G. 
 kvoick-a, vacillare. 
 
 IIOGSTER, IIuosTAiR, «. A huclcster. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 IIUGTOUN, s. A cassoclc or short jacltet \dthout 
 sleeves. Inventories. — i'r. bocqueton. 
 
 HUI, IIcuY, interj. Begone, equivalent to Lat. apage, 
 Aberd. V. Hov, v. 
 
 IIUICK, s. A small rick of corn, Banffs. 
 
 IIUIFIS, 2. p. indie, v. Tarriest. Ravf Coilyear. 
 V. HuiT. 
 
 To U UIK, V. a. To consider ; to regard. Chron. S. P. 
 — Teut. huggh-en, observare, considerare. 
 
 HUIK-WAIR, s. Perhaps, articles pertaining to the 
 harvest-field, q. hookware. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HUILD, pret. Held ; did hold, Ettr. For. 
 
 IIUISK, s. Expl. "a lumpish, unwieldy, dirty, 
 dumpie woman," Teviotdale. 
 
 UUIST, 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 over- 
 grown and clumsy person, ibid. 
 
 nUIT, pret. Paused ; stopped ; the same with Hoved. 
 Coilyear. V. IIovb, How, v. 
 
 To HUKE. Perhaps, to tack. Maitland P.— Teut. 
 huck-en, incurvare. 
 
 IIUKEBANE, s. Huckle-bone, S. B. Duniar. In 
 Edinburgh, I am informed, by hukebane butchers 
 always understand th« haunch-bone. — Su. G. Isl. 
 huk-a, inclinare se. 
 
 nULBlE, s. Any object that is clumsy ; as, a hulbie 
 of a stane, a large unwieldy stone ; a bulbie of a 
 house, man, &c. ; Lanark s. 
 
 HULDIE, s. A night-cap, Gall. V. How. 
 
 HOLE, s. A mischievous fellow ; expl. by some, 
 "one who does mischief for the sake of fun." A 
 hule amang the lasses, a rakish spark, Roxb. V. 
 Hewl. 
 
 HULE, s. 1. A pod or covering of anything, com- 
 monly applied to pulse ; a husk, S. 2. Metaph. the 
 membrane which covers the head of a child, Fife. 
 Hou), synon. 3. A hollow, unprincipled fellow, ibid. 
 
 HULGY, adj. Having a hump, S. B. 
 
 HULGIE-BACK, s. 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. ; heelie, 
 Aberd. Douglas. — JIni-e, to stay, S. or Su. G. hnjlig, 
 moderate. Hooly and Fairly, softly and smoothly. 
 
 H CLY, exclam. Slowly I 
 
 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 AuWeric 
 day," Roxb. — Isl. hialldr, parva pluvia et gelida. 
 
 HULLERIE, adj. 1. Erect; bristled up; as, "a 
 huilerie hen," a hen with its feathers standing on 
 end, Roxb. 2. Confused ; discomposed ; applied to 
 the head after hard drinking, ibid. 3. Slovenly, 
 Ettr. For. 4. Friable ; crumbling, ibid. 
 
 HULLIE-BULLIE, Hui.lie-bui.loo, a. A tumultuous 
 noise. V. Hillie-billoo. 
 
 BULLION, s. Wealth ; goods ; property. 
 
 The half o' my hullion 111 gle to my clear. 
 
 Old Song. Aberd. 
 
 HULLION, s. 1. A sloven, Fife. 2. An inferior ser- 
 vant, employed to work any orrow work, Aberd. 
 V. IIallion, of which this seems merely a variety. 
 
 HULTER-CORN, s. The same with shilling, Aberd. 
 q. hulled. Stat. Ace. 
 
 HUM, s. A sham, S. — Su. G. hum, an uncertain 
 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 offish," Sewel. [Poems. 
 
 HUM, adj. Outof humour; sullen, Aberd. Tarras's 
 
 To HUJI or HAW. To dally or trifle with one about 
 any business, by indefinite and unintelligible lan^ , 
 guage. 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 
 phrase merely to remark, that it is here used in a 
 passive form, of which I have met with no example 
 inE. 
 
 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. Ace. The term had been used in this sense at 
 least as early as the time of the Reformation. Acts 
 Mary. — Lat. Liter ae Humaniores. 
 
 To HUMBLE Bear. V. Hummel, v. 
 
 HUMDRUM, s. Dejection, S. B. Ross.— Js\. humm,-a, 
 admurmurare, and drom-a, tarde et lente gradi. 
 
 HUM-DUDGEON, s. A complaint, Liddisdale ; synon. 
 Molligrtbb, Molligrant. Guy Mannering. Perhaps 
 from hum, a pretence, and dudgeon, displeasure. 
 
 HUMEST, adj. Uppermost. Wallace. V. Umast. 
 
 HUMET, s. A flannel night-cap, Abeid. V. Hoomkt. 
 
 HUMILIE, adj. Humbly. A^erd. Reg. 
 
 HUMILL, adj. Humble, ibid. 
 
 HUMIN, s. (Gr. v.) Twilight, Shetl. ; synon. Glomin, 
 S. — Isl. hum, crepusculum, hum-ar, advesperacit ; G. 
 Andr. traces it to Heb. hum., niger, fuscus ; supposing 
 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 Icelandic. For Gudm. 
 Andr. gives hoemluband as signifying, nexura rcmi ; 
 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 ad scalmum alliga- 
 tur, ne vacillet retro ; hoemluband, idem. 
 
 HUMLY, adj. Humble. Bellenden. 
 
 HUMLIE, s. A cow which has no horns, S. Agr. 
 Surv. Forfars. 
 
 HUMLOCK, s, " A polled cow ; also a person whose 
 head has been shaved, or hair cut." Gl. Lynds. 
 
 HUMLOIK, HuMLOCK, s. Hemlock. Lyndsay. 
 
 HUMMEL, s. A drone. Dunbar. — Germ, hummel, 
 fucus. 
 
 To HUMMEL, v. a. To hummel bear, to separate the 
 grain of barley from the beards, S. B. 
 
 HUMMEL, HuMMLE, adj. Wanting horns. T. 
 
 HOMYLL. 
 
 HUMMEL-CORN, s. 1. Grain which wants a beard, 
 as pease, &c. S. B. Stat. Ace. In Berwicks. three 
 bolls of barley, 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. 
 Kaml-a, to mutilate. 
 
HUM 
 
 285 
 
 HUP 
 
 HUMMELCORN, adj. Mean, shabby ; applied 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 man- 
 ner." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HUMMEL DODDIE, s. A ludicrous terra applied to 
 dress, especially to that of a woman's head, when it 
 has a flat and mean appearance ; as, " Whatna 
 hummel-doddie of a mutch is that ye've on ?" Ang. 
 
 HUMMEL-DRUMMEL, adj. Morose and taciturn, 
 Roxb. V. Hum-drum. 
 
 To HUMMER, v. n. To munnur ; to grumble, E.ttr. 
 For.— A. Bor. "hummer, to make a low rumbling 
 noise. North ;" Grose. Teut. hum-en, mutire ; IsL 
 humm-a,, admurmurare ; humr-a, mussare, mussitare. 
 
 HUMMIE, Hummock, s. 1. A grasp taken by the 
 thumb and four fingers placed together, or the space 
 included within them when thus conjoined, to the 
 exclusion of the palm of the hand. It is pron. 
 Hummie, also Humma, Roxb. Ettr. For. ; Huvimie, 
 Hummock, Loth. Dumfr. The Hummock denotes a 
 smaller space than the Goupin. 2, As much of 
 meal, salt, &c. as is taken up in this way, ibid. 3. 
 To Mak 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 f" 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 tei-m 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, humiff, humog, a bat or racket, Owen. 
 
 HUMMOCK-FOW, s. The same with Hummie, or 
 Hummock, sense 2. Dumfries, Clydes. 
 
 HUMP-GLUTTERAL, s. The flesh of a sheep that 
 has died a natural death ; as distinguished from 
 braxy, which intim'ates tiiat the animal has died of 
 disease, Selkirk s. 
 
 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, abscindere partes extremas. 
 
 HUMPH'D, part, adj Having a smell or taste indi- 
 cative of some degree of putridity ; as, humph'd heej 
 or skate, S. ; Hoam'd, Hoam-taated, synon. Clydes. 
 
 To HUMPLE, V. n. 1. To walk lame, especially from 
 corns or strait shoes, Roxb. synon. Hirple. 2. To 
 assume a semicircular form ; to exhibit a huvip. 
 South of S. Hogg's Mountain Bard. — Dan. humj)er, 
 to be lame, to limp. 
 
 HUMPLOCK, s. 1. A small heap, such as of earth, 
 stones, &c.; as, "The dirt is clautit into /tMWij:;ZocA:s," 
 Renfrews. 2. "A little rising ground," Ayrs. Gl. 
 Picken. Probably from E. hump, and the S. dimi- 
 nutive termination ock or lock, much used in the 
 West of S. 
 
 HUMS, s. pi. " Mouthfuls of chewed food." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 HUMSTRUM, s. 1. The pet. Gl. Shirr. Hum, as in 
 
 • hum-drum, and strum, q. v. 2. Inferior music. 
 
 HUND, s. 1. A dog, S. Dunbar. 2. An avaricious 
 person, S. The Dutch have a prov. exactly cor- 
 responding with that of our own country, only that 
 we have substituted the term Dog. Twee honden 
 met een steen vellen ; "to fell twa dogs wi yae [one] 
 
 stane." — Bloes. G. hunds, A. S. hund, canis ; Teut. 
 hond, homo avarus. 
 
 To HUND, V. a. To incite. V. Hound, v. 
 
 HUND-HUNGER, s. The ravenous appetite of a dog 
 or hound ; Dog-hunger, synon. S. B. — Dan. hunde 
 hunger, "the hungry evil, the greedy worm, the 
 canine appetite." 
 
 IIUND-HUNGRY, adj. Ravenous as a dog ; Doff- 
 hungry, synon. S. B. 
 
 HUNE, s. Delay, Lanarks. Dunbar. V. Hone. 
 
 To HUNE, V. n. 1. To stop ; not to go on, Ayrs. 2. 
 To loiter, Clydes. 
 
 HUNE, s. One who delays ; a loiterer ; a drone ; a 
 lazy, silly person, id. 
 
 To HUNE, V. n. 1. To emit a querulous sound, Ang. 
 2. To stammer from sheepishness, or conscious guilt, 
 so as not to be able distinctly to tell one's story, Clydes. 
 — Su. Gr.hwin-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. 
 
 IW^GYii, part. pa. Hung; suspended. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HUNGRY GROUND. Ground, by superstition, believed 
 to be so much under the power of enchantment, that 
 he who passes over it would infallibly faint, if he 
 did not use something for the support of nature, 
 West of S. 
 
 HUNGRISUM, adj. Having rather too keen an appe- 
 tite, Clydes. 
 
 HUNGRISUMLTKB, adv. Somewhat voraciously, ibid. 
 
 IIUNGRISUMNESS, s. The state of being under the 
 influence of hunger, ibid. 
 
 HUNGRY WORM. A phrase used to express 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 morning, " Gie the bairn a 
 bit piece, for fear the hungry worm cut its heart." 
 
 HUNK, s. A sluttish, indolent woman ; a drab ; as, 
 " a nasty hunk," a " lazy hunk," Roxb. 
 
 To HUNKER down, v. n. 1. To squat down. Ross's 
 H. Gl. Shirr. 2. Metaph. used to denote the lowly 
 appearance of a hut. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 To HUNKER, v. a. To make squat down. Pop. Ball. 
 
 HUNKERS, s. pi. To sit on one's hunkers, to sit with 
 the hips hanging downwards, S. — Isl. huk-a, incurv- 
 are se modo cacantis. 
 
 HUNNE, s. Honey. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 IIUNTIS, s. pi. Ane huntis, a hunting match, S. 
 Bannatyne's Journ. The hunts is still the vulgar 
 phrase in S. Why the pi. is used I eannot conjecture. 
 
 At the huntis. At a hunting-match. Spald. 
 
 To TUE huntis. To a hunting. Bellenden.—Y en&ima 
 ablegavit, Lat. 
 
 To HUNT-THE-GOWK. To go on a fool's errand, S. 
 
 HUNT-THE-GOWK, s. A fool's errand ; especially 
 applied to one on which a person is sent on the first 
 day of April ; synon. Gowk's errand, and April- 
 errand, S. 
 
 HUNT-THE-GOWK, adj. This complex term as con- 
 joined with errand, denotes a fool's errand, S.. — 
 Guy 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 sm-rounds the mill-stones, Loth. q. hoops. 
 
nuR 
 
 286 
 
 HUS 
 
 To HUR, ». ». To snarl. Muse's Thren.—La.t. kirr- 
 ire, id. 
 
 IIURB, s. A puny er dwarfish person, Abenl. 
 
 IIURBLE, s. A lean or meagre object, S. B. 
 
 UURCHAM, adj. Like a hedgehog. Dunbar. 
 
 IIURCIIEON, t. A hedgehog, S. [Reg. 
 
 IIURCUTABILL, adj. Uurtful ; prejudicial, Aberd. 
 
 HURD, nuRDE, s. A hoard, S. Wyntown. 
 
 HURDIES, s. pi. The buttocks, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 HURDIE-CAIKLE, s. A pain in the loins on begin- 
 ning to reap, arising from stooping. JIurdie, and 
 Caik, Mearns. V. IIippit. 
 
 HURDYS, s. pi. Uurdles. Gawan and GoL—Germ 
 hurd, Belg. horde, Fr. hourde. 
 
 To HURDLE, V. n. To crouch like a cat or hare,. S. B. 
 Gl. Shirre/s. 
 
 HURDON, s. " A big-hipped woman." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. HURDIE. 
 
 UURE, noRE, s. A whore, S. Godly Sa7igs. — Derived 
 from hyr-an, conducere, i. e. to hire. This deriva- 
 tion is confirmed by the C. B. ; for as huran denotes 
 a prostitute, hur signifies hire, wages, and hur-iaw, 
 to take hire. A. S. Zture, Teut. hur, Belg. hoere. 
 
 HUREDOME. Whoredom, id. 
 
 HURE-QUEYN, s. A whore, S. ; pron. q. huir-coyn, 
 S. B. V. HuRE. 
 
 IIURKER, s. A semicircular piece of iron, put on an 
 axle-tree, inside of the wheel, for preventing friction 
 on the cart-body, Roxburgh. 
 
 To HURKILL, Hurkle, v. n. 1. To draw the body 
 together, S. Douglas. 2. To be in a rickety state. 
 Dunbar. 3. To be contracted into folds. Ritson. 
 
 HURKLE, s. A horse-hoe used for cleaning turnips, 
 Ettr. For. — Belg. harkel-en, to weed ; from hark, a 
 rake or harrow ; Su. G. harka, id. 
 
 HURKLE-BACKIT, adj. Crook-backed, S. Godly 
 Ball. — Belg. hurk-en, to squat, to sit stooping. 
 
 HURKLE-BANE, Hurkle-bone, s. The hip-bone, 
 Aberd. Mearns; synon. Whorle Bane, Fife.; E. 
 hucklebone. — From Hurkilly Hurkle, q. v. ; or im- 
 mediately from the Teut. v. hurk-en, to squat, as it 
 is by the flexion of this joint that one sits down. 
 
 To HURKLE-DURKLE, v. 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 other- 
 wise, ibid. V, HuRKiLL. 
 
 HURL, s. An airing in a carriage ; what in E. is 
 called a drive, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 To HURL, V. a. To draw or drive a wheelbarrow, 
 Ac. S. 
 
 To HURL, V. n. 1. To be driven, in a carriage. 2. 
 Used to denote the motion of the carriage itself, S. 
 Meston's Poems. — This seems radically the same 
 with E. whirl, which has great afi&nity to 0. Sw. 
 hworl-a, rotare ; Isl. hvirl-a, turbine versari. 
 
 HURL, s. The act of scolding, S. 
 
 To HURL, V. n. To toy ; to dally amorously, Dumfr. 
 
 HURLEBARROW, s. A wheel-barrow, S. Watson's 
 Coll. 
 
 HURLE BEHIND. The diarrhoea. Dunbar. 
 
 HURLEY-HOUSE, Hurly-house, s. A term applied 
 to a large house, that is so much in disi'epair as to be 
 nearly in a ruinous state, Sout'i of S. Waverley. 
 Allied, perhaps, to Isl. hverj'ull, caducus, frail, q. 
 ready to fall, or hurl down about the ears of the in- 
 habitants. 
 
 HURLER, s. One employed in carrying stones, peats, 
 Ac. on a wheelbarrow, S. 
 
 IIURLY, s. Expl. the " last." P. Buck. Dial. 
 
 HURLY-BURLY, s. A term very commonly used 
 among young people, as signifying the last, the lag, 
 Aberd. Hurl, which has the same signification, 
 would seem allied to C. B. huyr, hwyr, slow, tedious, 
 late. Hurly-burly, in tliis sense, has most proba- 
 bly 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. SUding down a precipice, 
 S. A. Lyndsay. 2. Metapb. 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. Ronan.— 
 Su. G-. hurr-a, whence E. hurl, and halk-a, to slide. 
 
 HURLYGUSH, s. The bursting out of water; as, 
 "What an awfu' hurlygush the pond made," Teviot- 
 dale ; E. hurl and gush. 
 
 HURLY-HAWKIR " The call" by which. " mdlk- 
 maids use to call the cows home tobe milked." Gull. 
 Encycl. 
 
 IIURLIN, s. Dalliance ; especially a most indelicate 
 species of it, practised on the Hairst Rig, Dumfr. ; 
 Bagenin, synon. Fife. It is also named The Bicker- 
 ride, or Bicker-raid, q. v. 
 
 HURLOCH, Urlocu, adj. Cloudy. Pop. Ball.— 
 Gael, obherlach. 
 
 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. Skimmer. 
 
 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, promptly. Houlate.—Gevm. 
 hurtig, expeditus ; hurt, impetus. 
 
 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 exercens. 
 
 HUSBAND-LAND, s. A division of land commonly 
 containing twenty-six acres of sok and syith land ; 
 this is, of such land as may be tilled by a plough, or 
 mowed by a scythe. Skene. 
 
 H U S H E R, s. An usher. Sir Tristrem.—lr. 
 huissier, id. from huis, a door. 
 
 HUSE. L. hufe, tarry. Houlate. 
 
 HUSH, s. The lump, a fish, S. 
 
 To HUSH, V. n. To rush, Loth. 
 
 HUSH, s. A sudden bursting out of water ; a gush, 
 Ettr. For. — Isl. hwiss-a, fermere fluidorum ; hwiss, 
 fremitus proruentis liquoris. Haldorson. 
 
 To HUSH in, v. a. To cause to rush ; to force for- 
 ward, Ettr. For. 
 
 HUSH, s. Abundance ; luxuriance ; exuberance, 
 Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 HUSH, s. A whisper ; the slightest noise, Ang. ; 
 Whish in other provinces. For origin, V. Hwish, g. 
 
HUS 
 
 287 
 
 HYA 
 
 HUSHEL, s. 1. Any implement that is worn out, Ang. 
 
 2. Applied also to a person who is out of order, or 
 
 useless for work, Dumfr, An auld husel. 
 HUSHEL-BUSHEL, s. An uproar, Fife. — Perhaps 
 
 corr. from the E. words hustle and bustle ; q. such a 
 
 confusion that persons were hustling each other. 
 To HUgHIE, V. a. To lull a child, S. 0. V. HuzzH. 
 HUSHIE OR WHISHIE. The slightest intimation, 
 
 given in the most cautious manner, S. Saxon and 
 
 Gael. Y. Whish, s. 
 HUSHION, s. Apparently the same with Hoeshin, 
 
 q. V. Burns. 
 HUSH-MUSH, adv. In a state of bustling disorder. 
 
 Loth. 
 HUSH NOR MUSH. Neither hush nor mush, not a 
 
 single whisper, Ang, "V. Mush. 
 HUSHOCK, s. " A loose quantity of any thing." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Probably corr. from E. hassock ; especially 
 
 as Hussock is expl. " a lump of hair," ibid. 
 HUSHTER, s. V. Hashter. 
 HUSSEY, HuzziE, s. A sort of needlebook, used by 
 
 females for holding thread, &c. S. Redgauntlet. 
 HUSSYFSKAP, s. Housewifery, V. Hissieskip, 
 To HUSSIL, V. 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. Doug. 
 HUSSY-MAK, s. Apparently, what is usually made 
 
 by a housewife. Aberd. Reg. 
 HUSTER, HuiSTER, s. An auld huister o' a quean, an 
 
 old and dirty housewife ; supposed to include the 
 
 idea of lasciviousness, Roxb.— Su. G.hustru, conjux, 
 
 tori socia. 
 To HUSTLE, V. n. To emit such a sound as an infant 
 
 does when highly pleased, Ang. — Isl. hwisl-a, in 
 
 aurem susurrare. 
 HUSTLE-F ARRANT, s. One who is clothed in a tat- 
 tered garb. Roxb. Loth. From the E. v. to hustle ; 
 
 " to shake together in confusion," and S. f arrant, 
 
 seeming. 
 HUT. An overgrown and indolent person, Ang, 2. 
 
 A slattern, Cl3'des. 
 To HUT, V. a. To put up gi-ain in the field 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 Aber- 
 
 deens. is named a gaut. V. Gaut. 
 HUT, s. A square basket, formerly used in Galloway 
 
 for cariying out dung to the field, of which the bottom 
 
 opened to let the contents fall out. 
 HUTCH, s. A deep pool in a river underneath 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 mea- 
 sure of coals, Ac. 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 w.-ter from 
 washing away the soil, Teviotd. ; 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. 
 Gl. Picken. 
 
 HUTHER, s. A wetting mist, S. B. 
 
 It's Hutherin, It rains slightly, ibid. — Isl. hiufrar, 
 parum pluit; hiufr, pluvia tenuis. 
 
 HUTHERIN, s. 1. A young heifer, Ang. Loth. 2. A 
 stupid fellow, Orkn. 3, Transferred to a mongrel 
 sort of greens, propagated 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 person ; a tatter- 
 demalion, Fife. ; q. shake-my-rags. V. Howder, v. 
 1. and Duds. 
 
 HUTHRAN, part. adj. A term combining the ideas 
 of haste and confusion ; acting with confused haste, 
 Ayrshire. 
 
 HUTIE-CUITTIE, s. a copious draught of any in- 
 toxicating liquor, Roxb. A reduplicative term formed 
 from Cuittie, q. v. a measure of liquids. 
 
 HUTTIS ILL. Some disease. Roull. 
 
 HUTTIT, adj. Hated ; abominable. Douglas.— Su. 
 G. hutta, cum indignatione et contemptu ejicere. 
 
 HUTTOCK, s. Perhaps mitre. Pal. Hon. — Fv. 
 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 huzlin 
 bodie," Roxb. Berwicks. V. Whaisle. 
 
 To HUZZH, V. a. To lull achild, S.— Isl. hoss-a, id. 
 
 HUZZH-BAW, HUZZIE-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 designation for a woman, 
 S. V. Hissie. 
 
 HUZZIE, s. A needle-book. V. Hussey. 
 
 HWICKIS, pi. Reaping hooks. Acts C. I. 
 
 H WINKLE-FACED, adj. Lantern-jawed, Orkn.— 
 Su. G. hwinckel, an angle, a corner. 
 
 HWRINKET, adj. Perverse ; stubborn, Ayi-s.— Teut. 
 wring-hen, torquere. 
 
 HWRINKET, s. Unbecoming language, ib. 
 
 To HYANK, {y consonant), v. a. To cut in large slices ; 
 synon. to whang, Ettr. For. V. Quhaixg, v. 
 
 HYAUVE, adj. Used to denote that kind of colour in 
 which black and white are combined, or appear alter- 
 nately; as, "a Aj/aww cow," Banfifs. When applied 
 to the human head, it is synon. with Lyart. This is 
 merely a provincial modification of .ffaw, Haave, q, v. 
 
I, J, Y. 
 
 JAM 
 
 J corresponds to Germ. Belg. sch, Su. G. Tsl. s&. Y, 
 as prefixed to verbs, participles, and verbal nouns, 
 is merely the vestige of A. S. ge, corresponding to 
 Moes. O. oa- le is a termination used for forming 
 diminutives. 
 
 JA, «. The jay. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 To JAB, V. a. To prick sharply, Ettr. For. 
 
 JAB, s. Tke act of pricking in this way, ib. 
 
 JABAIIT, s. 1. A term applied to any animal in a 
 debilitated state, S. B. 2. It also denotes " fish out 
 of season, as a haddock in January." Gl. Surv. 
 Moray. 
 
 JAUB, s. A net for catching the fry of coal-fish. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 JABBIT, adj. Fatigued ; jaded. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 JABBLE, s. Weak soup, yVberd, Shirrcfs. 
 
 JABBLE, s. 1. "A large blunt needle," Ayrs. Gl. 
 Picken. 2. " A knife," ibid. A variety of /SAatZe, 
 an old rusty sword. 
 
 JABBLE, s. A slight motion of water, Gall. " Jabble, 
 a slight agitation of the waters of the sea, with the 
 wind ; small irregular waves, and running in all 
 directions." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 JABBLOCH, s. Weak, watery, spirituous liquors. 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Jabble, soup. 
 
 JACDART-STAFFE, s. The instrument usually called 
 a Jedburgh-Staff. Jeddart is the common pronun- 
 ciation of the name of the place. V, Jedburgh staff. 
 
 JACINCTYNE, s. Hyacinth. Douglas. — ¥t. 
 jacynthe, id. 
 
 JACK, s. A privy ; E. ja7i;es. Walker's Peden. 
 
 To JACK, V. a. To take off the skin of a seal, Orkn.— 
 Isl. jack-a, obtuso ferro secare, 
 
 JACKIE, s. The dimin. of Joan ; also of Jacobine, S. 
 
 JACK-r-THE-BUSn, s. Navel-wort, Roxb. V. Maid- 
 
 IN-THE-MIST. 
 
 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 alive, he'se no die in my hand." 
 He, in whose hand it dies or is extinguished, forfeits 
 a wad ; and all the wads are recovered only by per- 
 forming something under the notion of penance, 
 though generally of an agreeable or mirthful descrip- 
 tion, Teviotd. It might perhaps be a sort of substi- 
 tute for the E. sport of Jack-o'-Lent. 
 
 JACKSTIO, s. Jack -pudding. Polwart. — ^M. G. 
 stoja, tumultuari ; Isl. stugg-r, insolens. 
 
 JACOB'S-LADDER, s. The name given to the Deadly 
 night-shade, or Belladona, Ayrs. 
 
 JADGERIE, s. 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. T.oth. " Boil jadstanes 
 in butter, the broo will be cude," Prov. phrase, ibid. 
 
 JAES, 3. p. sing. Apparently used in the sense of jaws; 
 dashes ; or spirts. Law's Memm-ialls. V. Jaw, v. 
 
 JAFFLED, part. adj. Jaded. Gall. Apparently 
 synon. with Disjaskit-like. 
 
 JAG, Jagg, s. 1. A prick with a sharp instrument, 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, V. a. 1. To job, S. Watson. 2. To pierce, 
 
 Douglas. — Germ, zack, cuspis, zeichnen, to prick. 
 JAG, s. Jack, or hunter, fashion of boots. Ritson. 
 
 — Teut. jaghen, agitare feras. 
 JAG, s. Fatigue, Aberd. Tarras. — 1%\. jag, 1. exer- 
 citatio, 2. venatio ; evidently expressive of the 
 fatigue proceeding from the exertions of the chase. 
 JAG, s. 1. A leather bag or wallet, Perths. Fife. 2. 
 
 A pocket, Upp. Clydes. 
 JAGGER, s. A pedlar, Orkney. The Pirate. 
 J AGGER, s. A prickle ; that vihichjags, Fife. 
 JAGGET, s. A full sack dangling at every motion. 
 JAGGIE, adj. 1. Prickly, Fife. 2. Sharp-pointed, 
 
 piercing, that which jobs, Lanarks. 
 JAGS, Jaugs, s. pi. Saddlebags ; a cloakbag ; a 
 
 leathern bag of any kind, Roxb. St. Ronan. 
 JAY-FEATHERS, s. pi. To set up one's jay-feathers 
 at another, to be provoked to answer in a similar 
 manner, or to express disapprobation in strong 
 terms ; as, " the made sic a rampaging, that I was 
 obliged to set up my jay-feathers at her," Roxb. The 
 expression contains a ludicrous allusion to the 
 mighty airs of a jackdaw, when in bad humour. 
 To JAIP, Jape, v. a. To mock. Douglas. — A. S. 
 
 gabb-an, Su. G. gabb-a, irridere. 
 JAIP, Jape, s. 1. A mock. Douglas. 2. A decep- 
 tion, ibid. 
 JAIPER, Japer, s. A buffoon, Gl. Sibb. 
 JAY-PYET, s. A jay, A.ng. Perths. 
 To JAIRBLE, V. a. To spill any liquid here and there 
 on a table, as children often do when taking their 
 food, Roxb. ; the same with Jirble. 
 JAIRBLES, s. pi. A small portion of liquor, left by 
 one who has been often drinking from the same glass 
 or other vessel, Roxb. ; Jlrbles, Fife. 
 JAIRBLINS, s. 2>l. Dregs of tea, &c. or spots of any 
 
 liquid spilt in different places, ibid. 
 To JAK, V. n. To spetid time idly, S. jauk, q. v. 
 
 Priests Peblis. 
 JAKMEN, s. pi. Retainers kept by a landholder for 
 fighting in his quarrels. Maitland Poems. — Fr. 
 jaque, a short coat of mail worn by them. 
 To JALOUSE, V. a. To suspect. Antiquary. 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 denomination of the 
 silver coin of James VI. of Scotland, vulgarly called 
 the Sword Dollar. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 JAMPER, s. A tool for boring stones, Ettr. For.— Isl. 
 
 skamt-a, dividere. 
 To JAMPH, V. a. To exhaust by toil, Ettr. For. — 
 
 Teut. sehamjj-en, labi, delabi, deflectere. 
 To JAMPH, v.a. 1. To tire; to fatigue, Ayrs. 2. To 
 destroy by jogging or friction, S. to chafe, E. 3. To 
 drive to difficulties. Jamphit, part. pa. pinched, re- 
 duced to straits, Lanarks. 
 
JAM 
 
 289 
 
 JAW 
 
 To JAMPH, t). n. To travel with extreme difficulty, 
 as one trudging through mire, Clydes. . Ayrs. — Pro- 
 bably allied to Teut. schamp-en, labi, delabi ; Belg. id. 
 
 "to slip aside," as half of the footstep is lost in a 
 miiy road. 
 To JAMPH, V. a. 1. To mock, S. Boss. 2. To 
 
 shuffle, S. ibid. 3. To act the part of a male jilt, ibid. 
 
 4. To trifle, S.— Su. G. skymf-a, to scofif, schimpf-en, 
 
 id. ; skaemta tiden, tempus fallere. 
 JAMPHEB, s. A scoffer, S. Boss.— Tent, schamper, 
 
 derisor. 
 JAMPHING, s. The act of jilting ; applied to a male, 
 
 &. Boss's Helenore. 
 To JAMPHLE, JAMFLE, V. n. To shuffle in walking, 
 
 as if in consequence of wearing too wide shoes, Upp. 
 
 Lanarks. 
 To JANDER, V. n. To talk foolishly, 8. V. Jatjndbr. 
 JANET-FLOWER, s. ' ' Caryophyllata, a janet-flower." 
 
 Wedderburn's Vocab. Supposed to be the Queen's- 
 
 gilliflower, Hesperis matronalis, Linn. V. Jonbttk. 
 JANGEALAR, s. A juggler. Dunbar. 
 To JANGIL, Jangle, v. n. To prattle. Complaynt S. 
 
 — ¥v.jangl-er, id. 
 JANGLOUR, s. A prater. Bannatyne P.— ¥r. 
 
 jangleur, id. 
 To JANK, V. n. 1. To trifle. Loth. Cleland. — Isl. 
 
 kiaenk-a, arridere, might seem allied. 2. To jcmk 
 
 off, to run off, Loth. 
 .JANK, s. A shuffling trick:; the act of giving another 
 
 the slip. Observator. 
 JANKER, s. A long pole, on two wheels, used for 
 
 carrying wood, the log being fixed to it by strong 
 
 clasps, Loth. Syn. Bogie, Aberd. 
 JANKIT, part adj. Fatigued ; jaded. Loth. 
 To JANK THE LABOUR. To trifle at work.; aoemmon 
 
 phrase in Fife. 
 JANK-THE-LABOUR, s. A trifler at work, ibid. 
 JANNERER, s. " An idle foolish talker." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. .V. Jaunder, v. 
 JANNOCK, s. " Oaten-bread made into great loaves," 
 
 Grose. This is a Lancashire word, but it occurs in 
 
 Rob Roy. 
 JANTY, adj. Cheerful, Fife. A. Dmglas.—Svi. G, 
 
 gant-as, to ^port like children. 
 To JAPE, V. a. To mock. V. Jaip. 
 JAPE, s. A toy or trinket. Inventories. This is 
 
 most nearly allied to Isl. geip, as used in the sense 
 
 of nugae. V, Jaip, v. 
 JAPIN, s. A jerk ; a smart stroke, Fife. 
 JARBES, Jarbis, s. pi. Inventories. Apparently a knot 
 
 in form of a sheaf, from ¥r.jarbe, also gerbe, a sheaf. 
 JARG, Jerg, s. A harsh grating sound, as that of a 
 
 rusty hinge, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 To PLAT THE jARG ON ONE. To play a trick on one ; to 
 
 make game of one, Upp. Clydes. — Isl. jarg, impu- 
 
 dentia,, jar ganlegr, petulans. 
 To JARG, V. n. To make a sharp shrill noise ; to 
 
 creak, Bord. Douglas. 2. To flinch. MelvilVs MS. 
 
 — Su. G. _/e?'a-o, eadem oberrare chorda. 
 To JA RGLE, v.n. To produce reiterated shrill sounds, 
 
 Bord. — A dimin. from Jarg, or from 0. Fr. jergouill- 
 
 er, to mumble, to mutter. 
 JARGOLYNE, s. Chattering. Compl. S. 
 JARGONELLE, s. A species of pear, S. "The Jar- 
 gonelle, (the cuisse madame of the French, whose 
 
 jargonelle, vice versa, is our cuisse madame,) is a 
 
 well-known fruit," &c. Neill's Hortic. 
 4^JARH0LE, 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, V. 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 employed in any 
 kind of work without being regularly bred to it, or 
 constantly engaged in it. Loth. 
 
 JASP, s. Jasper. Henrysone. — Fr. id. 
 
 JASP, s. A particle^ a spot; a blemish, Ettr. For. 
 V. Jisp. 
 
 JAU, 5. Inventories. Sense not given. 
 
 To JAUCHLE, V. n. 1. To walk as one that has 
 feeble joints, Upp. Lanarks. This seems originally 
 the same with Shackle, v. 2. To make a shift ; to 
 do a thing with difficulty ; as, " He jauchlit 
 through't," he made a shift to get through it, ibid. 
 V. Bauchle, v. n. 
 
 JAUCHLE, s. A shift ; as, " He'll make an unco 
 jauchle," Upp, Lanarks. 
 
 JAUDIE, s. 1. The stomach of a hog, Roxb. 2. A 
 pudding of eat-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, 
 guadec, a pudding, guadegen kig 'Riinset, a haggis. 
 
 JAVEL. V. Jevel. 
 
 JAUELLOUR, Jevellocr, s. A jailor. Bellenden. 
 
 JAUGS, s. pi. Saddle-bags. V. Jags. 
 
 To JAUK, v. 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, V. n. To trifle, S. .Burns.— Isl. jack-a, 
 continuo agitare, or Teut. gack-en, ludere. " Stanin' 
 still an' jaukin." 
 
 JAUKIN, s. Dallying, S. Burns. 
 
 To JAUMPH, V. 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. ; Jannerer, 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 
 forenoon," Roxb. — The v. to jaunder, by the common 
 change of sk into j, might seem allied to Isl. skondr-a, 
 iterare, q. to weary one by reiteration on the same 
 subject. 
 
 To JAUNT, V. n. To taunt ; to abound in jeering 
 language, Fife. — This seems radically the same with 
 Isl. gante, scurra. 
 
 JAUNT, s. A gibe ; a taunt, Fife. [Lanarks. 
 
 JAUNT COAL. The name given to a kind of coal, 
 
 JAURHOLE, s. V, Jarhole. 
 
 JAURNOCH, s. Filth ; washings of dishes, &c, S. 0. 
 — 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. Loquacity, S. 5. A considerable 
 quantity of any liquid; as, "The cow has gi'en a 
 gude javj the day," ». e. the cow has given a large 
 quantity of milk, S. 
 
JAW 
 
 390 
 
 JEE 
 
 To JAW, ».«. 1.. To dash, S. MinsLBord. 2. «.xt. 
 
 To spirt, S. Ramsay. 3. To assail with coarse 
 
 raillery, S. A. Dotig. 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." Gail. Encycl. V. Jak, v. 
 JAW-HOLE, s. L A place into which dirty water, Ac. 
 
 is tlirown, S. Guy Mannering. 2. Figuratively 
 
 applied to any society that is viewed as a receptacle 
 
 for persons of a worthless or doubtful character, S. ; 
 
 from Jaio, v. to dash. 
 To JAWNER, V. n. To talk foolishly, Clydes, Fells 
 
 of Clyde. V. Jaunder. 
 JAWNERS, i.pl. Foolish prattle, S. ; Jawthers, syn. 
 
 V. Jandeb. 
 JAWP, Jaup, Jalp, s. 1, A flash ; a dash of water. 
 
 Douglas. 2. A spot of mud or dirty water, S. 3. 
 
 Dregs, S. A. J. Nicol. Pron. jalp, both in the 
 
 North and South of S. ; in the West, jawpe.—l&\. 
 
 gialf-ur, a hissing or roaring wave, gialfr-a, gialp-a, 
 
 obstrepere, allidere, applied to the dashing of waves; 
 
 Belg. zwalp, a flash of water. 
 To JAWP, V. n. To dash and rebound as water, S. 
 
 Douglas. 
 To JAWP, Jalp, v. a. To bespatter with mud, S. 
 
 Kelly. 
 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 he just jawpin the water." 
 To JAWP WATERS with one. To play fast and loose. 
 
 ril nojawp waters wV you ; said to a person who has 
 
 made a bargain with another, and wishes to cast it, 
 
 Fife. 
 To JA WTHER, v. n. To be engaged in idle or frivolous 
 
 conversation, S.— Perh. originally the same with 
 
 Dsin. jadr-er, to prattle. 
 JAWTHERS, s.pl. Idle, frivolous discourse, S.—Isl. 
 
 gialfra, incondita loqui. 
 YBET, part. pa. Supplied. Pal. Honor. — A. S. 
 
 gebette, emendatus. 
 IC, conj. Also. Barbour. — A. S. ic-an, to add. 
 ICE-STANE, s. A stone used in the amusement of 
 
 curling, Lanarks. 
 ICnONE, YcnoNE. 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. iconomus, used for o&conomus. 
 YCORN, part. pa. Selected. Sir Trist.—k. S. gecoren, 
 
 selectus ; ge-cur-an, Su. G. kora, eligere. 
 ICTERICK, adj. Of ©r belonging to jaundice. 
 
 Melvill's MS. — Fr. icterique. 
 YDANT, adj. Diligent. V. Ithasd. 
 IDDER, adj. Other ; each other. Pitscottie. 
 YDY, s. An eddy ; a pool. Houlate.—l&\. ida, vortex 
 
 aquae, id-a, more fluentis aquae circumcursito. 
 YDILTETH, s. Idleness. K. Ja. Yl.—k. S. idd 
 
 tid, tempus vacuum, 
 IDIOT, s. An unlearned person. Bollock. — Gr. 
 
 iSldJTIJQ, id. 
 
 IDLESET, s. The state of being idle, S. Q. set or 
 
 placed idle. R. Bruce. 
 IDLESET, adj. Disposed to idleness, S. 
 IDLETY, s. 1, Idleness, Aberd. 2. Idleties, pi. idle 
 
 frolics, ibid. This is merely a softened pron. of 
 
 ydilteth, q. v. 
 
 YDRAW, part. pa. Drawn; metaph. advanced. 
 Douglas. 
 
 IE. The termination in S. corresponding with y in E. 
 It is used in the composition 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 conjoined. Thus, reeJcie, 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, v. a. To suspect, S. Wodrow. V. 
 
 JALOUSB. 
 
 lEASING, s. Childbed. Bannatyne's Journal. V. 
 
 GizzEN, and Jizzen-bed. 
 JEBAT, s. A gibbet. Bellenden. 
 JEBBERS, s. pi. Idle talk ; absurd chattering, Dumfr.; 
 
 synon. CLaivers, Clatters. Evidently from the E. v. 
 
 to Jabber. 
 To JECK, V, 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 Jedburgh were formerly cele- 
 brated. Spalding. 
 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. Minst. Border. 
 JEDGE, s. 1. A gauge. Acts Ja. VI. 2. The order 
 
 or warrant of a Dean of Guild, Aberd.— 0, Ft.jauger, 
 
 to gauge. 
 JEDGRY, s. The act of gauging. Blue Blanket. 
 To JEE, V. n. 1. To move ; to stir, S, Rosf. 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 tojee it ;" 
 
 You. cannot move it, S. 
 To JEEDGE, V. n. Perhaps to adjudge ; q. to curse ; 
 
 to devote to destruction, Aberd. D. Anderson's 
 
 Poems. 
 JEEDING, parf. pr. " Judging," Gl. Antiq. 
 To JEEG, V. n. 1, To creak, S. Ramsay. 2. To 
 
 jeeg at, to work so as to make a creaking noise, 
 
 S. — Isl. jag-a, eadem oberrare chorda, or gigia, a 
 
 fiddle. 
 To JEEG, V.7U To taunt; to scoff at a person or 
 
 thing, Ang. " Why are ye a,y jeeggin at me V 
 JEEG, s. 1. A taunt ; a gibe, Ang. " Nane of your 
 
 jeegs ;." Don't jeer at me. 2. It is used, in vulgar 
 
 language, as a contemptuous designation for a singu- 
 lar character. Loth. Tweed. Lintoun Green. 
 JEEGETS, A i)J. "Little sounding boards, pegs and 
 
 wheels in a piece of machinery, such as a mill ; Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Apparently named from the creaking sound 
 
 they make. Y. Jeeg, v. 
 To JEEGGIT, V. n. To move from side to side ; to 
 
 jog, Ang. 
 To JEEGLE, V: 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. 
 
 y. Geist. 
 
JEI. 
 
 291 
 
 JIM 
 
 JEISSLE, 8. A multitude of objects, throwh together 
 ■without order,, viewed collectively, Ettr. Fpr. This 
 must have been originally the same with A. Bor. 
 '^Jossel, an hodge-podge, North." Grose. 
 
 ;(:EISTIEC0R, s. a jacket. South of S. Eob Roy. 
 From the same origin with Justicoat, the pronuncia- 
 tion 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 denoting the moral qualities. 
 
 JELLILY, adv. Merrily, Moray ; JQlUly, E. Popu- 
 lar Ball. 
 
 JEMMIES, s. i)J. A species- of woollen cloth, Aberd. 
 V. Shafts. 
 
 JENEPERE, s.s Juniper. K. Quair. 
 
 JENETTIS, s. pi. A species of fur. V. Jonettis. 
 
 JENKIN, s.- A proper name. "Jenlcin Bell." Acts. 
 
 JENKIN'S HEN. "To pine awa' bit and bit, like 
 Jenkin's hen," is a phrase used, S. B. Boss. But 
 the phrase seems properly to signify, " to die un- 
 married." To die like Jenkin'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 iy, also denomi- 
 nated Spinning Maggie, Loth. ; Jenny Nettles, 
 Lanark s. ; 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." Gail. 
 Encycl. 
 
 JEOP ARTY TROT, s. 1. A quick motion between 
 running and walking, Dumfr. 2. A contemptuous 
 designation, perhaps as equivalent to. coward, pol- 
 troon, Dumfr. 
 
 JEOPERD, s. A battle. Bellenden. 
 
 To JERG, V. n. To creak, Roxb. V. Chirk. 
 
 JJIRG, s. A creaking sound, Roxb. Hogg, 
 
 JERKIN, s. A term lately introduced into Dumfr., 
 for a kind of pic-nic meeting among the low Irish. 
 
 JERNISS, Geknis, s. The state of being soaked in 
 rain or water ; as, "I was just in ajerniss wi' rain," 
 Fife. 
 
 lER-OE, s. A great-grandchild, S, 0. Burns.^Ii. 
 iar, after, and mo, a grandchild. 
 
 J^ROFFLERIS, Gebaflocris, i. pi. Gilliflowers. 
 King's Quair. — Teut. gheroffel, Lat. caryophylla, id. 
 
 lESKDRUIMIN, s. A species of salmon, Isl. of Harris. 
 Martin's West. J«L — From Gael, iasg, fish, and 
 druimineach, speckled. 
 
 JESP, s. A gap in the woof, S. 
 
 To JETHER, V. n. To talk idly, Fife. V. Jawther. 
 
 ToJETTmjo and down. "To flaunt about, or from 
 place to place," Gl. Sibb.—¥r.jett-er, jactare. 
 
 To JEVE, Jave, «. a. To push hither and thither, 
 Fife. V. the s. 
 
 JEVS, s. A shove with the elbow, S.— Germ, scheib- 
 en, Su. G. skufw-a, propellere. 
 
 To JEVEL, v.a. 1. To joggle, Ang. 2. To spill a 
 large quantity of any liquid substance at once ; dis- 
 tinguished from Jairble, as the latter signifies to 
 continue to spill in small quantities, Ettr. For. 
 
 To JEVEL, V. n. To move obliquely, Loth. 
 
 JEVEL, Jefwelu, Javell, s. A contemptuous term ; 
 meaning unknown. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 JEVEL, Jewel, s. The dashing of water, Lanarks.— 
 As Goth, sk is frequently changed into J, the aflBnity 
 between this term and Isl. skajl is singular. This is 
 rendered by Haldorson, Unda decumana maris, *' a 
 great wave of the sea." 
 
 YFERE, adv. 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.— Probably allied to Teut. schobb-en, schubb-en, 
 
 scalpere, desquamare ; Germ, schab-en, to scrape. 
 To JIBBER, V. n. The same with E. jabber. South of 
 
 S. Eedgauntlet. 
 JIBBINGS, s. pi. " The last miilk that can be drawn 
 
 out of a cow's udder." Gall. Encycl. Strippings, 
 
 Roxb, V. Afterings. 
 To JIBBLE, V. a. To spill ; to lose ; to destroy, Ayrs. 
 
 Mearns, The same ^ithJirble and Jairble of other 
 
 counties. 
 To JICK, V. a. 1. To avoid by a sudden jerk of the 
 
 body, Ettr. For. 2. To elude. It is said of 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,,«. n. To go quickly about any thing ; to 
 
 walk along smartly, Gall. Dumft, — Isl. jack-a, con- 
 tinue agito. 
 JICKERING, part. adj. Having a gaudy but tawdry 
 
 appearance. Gall. 
 JICKY, adj. Startling ; applied to a horse, Selkirks. 
 JIFFIE, s. A moment, Loth. ; Jdffin, S. A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 Gait. Picken. 
 To JIFFLE, V. n. To shuffle, Perths. 
 JIFFLE, s. The act of shufiiing, Perths. This is either 
 
 a corr. of the E. v. or from Teut. schuyffel-en, prolabi. 
 To JIG, r. 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 foi-m, to dance. The S. word, however, 
 
 claims affinity with 0. E. gig, a fiddle, Isl. gigia, 
 
 Su. G. giga, chelys, a kind of harp. The latter signi- 
 fies also a fiddle. 
 JIGOT, 5. The common term for the hip-joint of 
 
 lamb or mutton, S. — Fr. gigot. The term also occurs 
 
 inE. 
 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 Jilp, Loth, 
 JILT, s. A slight flash or dash of water ; as, a jilt of 
 
 water, Fife, Perths. 
 To JIMMER, V. n. To make a. disagreeable noise on 
 
 a violin, Roxb. 
 JIMMER, s. The sound made by a fiddle when not 
 
 well played, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 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. Antiquary. 
 JIMP, s. Thin slips of leather, put between the outer 
 
 and inner soles of a shoe, S. — Isl. skaemt-a, brevem 
 
 reddere, so short, as to be of no proper use. 
 To JIMP, V. n. To leap, S. 
 JYMP, s. A quirk. V. Gymp, s. 
 JIMP, adj. 1. Neat ; slender, S, Minst. Bord. 2. 
 
 Scanty, S. RosSi Y. Gymp, adj. 
 
JIM 
 
 ILL 
 
 JIMPEY, ». Same witb Jimps. Pop. Ball. 
 
 JIMPY, adj. Slender, Nithsd. Ayrs. ; the same with 
 Jimp. 
 
 JIMPS, «. pi. A kind of easy stays, S. ; Juvips, E. 
 
 J INCH, adj. Neat, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 JINGLE, «. The smooth water at the bact of a stone 
 in a river, Ang. 
 
 JINGLE, s. Gravel, Dumfr. V. Chingle. 
 
 JINGLE-THB-BONNET, s. A game, in which two or 
 more put a half-penny each, or any piece of coin, into 
 a cap or Ixmnet, and, aher jinoUng or shaking them 
 together, 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 Shuffle-cap, which is given by 
 Johns, as an E. word, although I find no other 
 authority for it, than that of Arbuthnot, a Scotsman. 
 
 JINIPPEROUS, adj. Spruce; trim; stiff, Aberd. 
 Primpit, synon. 
 
 To JINK, v.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 Buchan 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. 1. Used to denote the quick motion of the 
 bow on the fiddle, Aberd. Roxb. Transferred to 
 dancing, Buchan. Tarras's Poems. — Su. G. swink-a, 
 subterfugia quaerere ; Germ, schwink-en, celeriter 
 movere. 
 
 JINK, s. 1. The act of eluding another, S. Bums. 2. 
 Metaph. a particular turn or point in a dispute, 
 Ayrs. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 To JINK in. To enter any place suddenly, unex- 
 pectedly, and clandestinely, S. Antiquary. 
 
 JINKER, s. 1. A gay sprightly girl. Ramsay. 2. A 
 horse quick in its motions. Bums. 
 
 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. ; evidently a covr. 
 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 laxior, a woman's cap 
 or hood of a loose shape ; also, a veil. 
 
 To JIPPER, V. a. To peril, q. to jeopard f Nigel. 
 
 To JIRBLE, Jairblk, v. n. 1. To spill any liquid, by 
 making it move from one side to another in the vessel 
 that contains it, Fife. 2. To empty a small quantity 
 of any liquid backwards and forwards, from one 
 vessel to another, S. A. 
 
 JIRBLING, s. The act of spilling or of emptying 
 liquids in this way, S. A. St. Ronan. 
 
 To JIRG, V. n. To creek ; to jar ; synon. Jeeg. V. 
 Gerq. 
 
 JIRG, JuKG, JuRGAN, s. 1. The act of creaking, S. 
 2. The sound occasioned by creaking shoes, S. 3. 
 That caused by walking over a quagmire, £. ; Jurg, 
 Aberdeen. 
 
 JIRGLE, s. Any small quantity of liquor left in the 
 bottom of a glass, or that 1-as been emptied from 
 one vessel to another, S. — Isl. grugg, signifies faeces, 
 dregs. 
 
 To JIRGLE, V. n. To empty any small quantity of 
 liquor from one vessel to another, S. 
 
 To JIRK, V. a. V. Chirk. 
 
 To JIRK, V. a. To unload, so as to defraud the custom- 
 house ; a term in smuggling, S. The Smugglers. 
 
 JIRKIN, JiRKiNETT, s. A sort of bodice, or substitute 
 for stays, without whalebone, worn by females, 
 Roxb.; evidently the same with E. jerkin, applied to 
 the dress of a man. Taj-ras. V. Giekiknkt. 
 
 To JIRT, V. a. To squirt, Galloway. V. Chirt. 
 
 JIRT, s. Expl. "jerk." Bums. 
 
 To JISK, V. n. To caper ; jiskin, capering, Berwicks. 
 Dan. hiask-er, to tumble, to ruffle, from liiask, jask, 
 a tatter or rag ; or rather allied to A. S. ge-hysc-an, 
 subsannare, 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 jizzen, 
 to be in the straw, S. B. Forbes. — 0. Fr. gesine, 
 lying in child-bed, gesir, to be in child-bed ; L. B. 
 gesina, puerperium. 
 
 IK, Ic,jpron, I. Barbour. — A. S. ic. 
 
 ILD, V. imp. Would not, Wyntown. Ill they, will 
 they, S. B. — Isl. ill-a, controvertere. 
 
 ILE, s. One of the wings of the transept of a church. 
 Acts. Cha. I. V. Ayle. 
 
 ILK, Ilka, adj. pron. Each ; every. Ilkane, every 
 one, S. Barbour. — A. S. aelc, elc, omnis, singulus. 
 
 ILK, ILKE, adj. The same. Douglas. — A. S. ylc, 
 ylca, id. Of that ilk, of the same ; denoting that he 
 who is thus designed has a title the same with his 
 surname. Bellenden. 
 
 ILKA, adj. ifae ilka body, no common or ordinary 
 person ; as, " He thinks himsell nae ilka body," 
 Aberd. 
 
 ILKADAY, s. A lawful day, as distinguished from 
 that which is appropriated to Christian worship, S.; 
 from ilk, every, and day. Falls of Clyde. 
 
 Ilkadat's CiAisE. The ciothes worn on ordinary days 
 by the working classes, as distinguished from those 
 reserved for Sabbath, S. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 ILKADAY. Each day ; everyday; as, "iifcadayhe 
 rises he shall do it," S. 
 
 ILKA-DAY, adj. 1. What belongs to the lawful days 
 of the week, S. 2. Ordinary ; in common course ; as 
 opposed to particular occasions, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 ILKA DEAL. In whole ; altogether, S. B. Ross'^ 
 Helenore. Literally, " in every part." From A. S. 
 ilc, idem, and dael, pars. 
 
 ILL, s. 1. The evil, or fatal efi'ects ascribed to the 
 influence of witchcraft, S. 2. Disease ; malady. 
 Barbour. 3. To do ill to, a modest phrase used 
 generally in a negative form, in relation to unlawful 
 connection with a female. / did nae ill to her, or, 
 I did her nae ill, S. 4. I find this, in one instance, 
 used as synon. with Fient, Foul, De'il, &c. Herd's 
 Coll. This seems to be eUiptically used as equiva- 
 lent to III Man. q. v. 
 
 ILL, adv. Ill mat ye, an imprecation ; as. III mat ye 
 do that I 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 dilBculter, aegre ; 
 arduum. Apud Islandos Hit etiam idem valet. 2. 
 Angry; "He was very *7t about it," he was much 
 displeased, Aug. Lanarks. 3. Grieved ; sorrowful, 
 Ang. 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, con- 
 veying the same idea with E. fain. 5. Ill for. 
 
ILL 
 
 293 
 
 1MB 
 
 having a vicious propensity to, Aberd. 6. Ill to, or 
 till, hard to deal with in a bargain, or in settling an 
 account; 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 perhaps to calum- 
 niate. 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. CaRPON. 
 
 ILL-DEEDIE, adj. Mischievous, S. Burns. 
 
 ILL DREAD. An apprehension of something bad, 
 either in a moral or physical sense, S. St. Kathleen. 
 
 ILL DREADER, s. One who fears evil, whether physi- 
 cal or moral, S. "It is the ill-doers are ill-dreaders." 
 Guy Mannering. This is a common S. proverb. 
 
 ILL-EASED, adj. Reduced to a state of inconveni- 
 ence, S. 
 
 ILL-EE, s. An evil eye, S. 
 
 ILLEGALS, s. 2?J. Used to denote illegal acts. Spalding. 
 
 ILLESS, adj. Innocent. V. Iix-less. 
 
 ILL-FASHIONED, adj. 1. Ill-mannered ; Weel-fa- 
 shioned, 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 ; unseemly ; unbecoming, S. 
 3. Improper ; mean, S. 4. Discreditable ; dis- 
 graceful, S. 5. Not elegant or handsome ; applied 
 to dress, S. 6. Clumsy ; bungling, S. 7. Severe, 
 not slight ; applied to a hurt, S. 8. Hateful ; caus- 
 ing abhorrence. Eob Roy. A corr. of E. ill-favoured. 
 
 ILL-FAURDLY, Ill-faurtly, adv. 1. Ungracefully; 
 clumsily, S. 2. Meanly; in a scurvy or shabby 
 manner, S. Herd. 
 
 ILL-GAISHON'D, adj. Mischieveus. V. Gaishon. 
 
 ILL-GAITED, adj. Having bad habits, S. 
 
 ILL-GI'EN, adj. Ill-disposed; ill-inclined; malevo- 
 lent, S. ; q. given to evil. 
 
 ILL-HADDEN, adj. "Ill-mannered." Gl. Aberd. 
 Skinner's Misc. Poet. Q. ill-holden, not properly 
 kept in ; not restrained. 
 
 ILL-HAIR'T, adj. Ill-natured, Upp. Clydes. Appa- 
 rently in allusion to hair that will not lie in the pro- 
 per way. 
 
 To ILL-HEAR, v. a. To chide ; to scold, S. B. 
 
 ILLIQUID, adj. Not legally ascertained. Fountainh. 
 Dec. Suppl. L. in, not, and liquet, it appears. 
 
 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 (pron. moo), the mouth, as immediately re- 
 ferring to pert or abusive language, S. B. 
 
 ILL-MUGGENT, adj. Evil-disposed, S. B, Poems 
 Buchan Dial. — Germ, mog-en, moog-en, to incline. 
 
 ILL-NATURED, adj. Expl. by Johns. "Habitually 
 malevolent ; wanting kindness or good-will ; mis- 
 chievous ; 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 generally 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 ! it's hard to live wi' 
 
 him, he's sae ill-natured.'" 
 ILL-PAID, ad;. Very sorry ; as, "I was ill-paid to 
 
 hear't," the intelligence was very painful to me, 
 
 Mearns. Equivalent to ill-pleased, from ¥r.pay-er, 
 
 to satisfy, to content. 
 ILL-PRATTIE, adj. Mischievous, S. B. V. Prat. 
 ILL-PROT, s. A mischievous trick ; generally applied 
 
 to that of a roguish boy, S. B. V. Prat. 
 ILL-REDD-UP, adj. In a state of disorder, S. St. 
 
 Ronan. V. Rkd, 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. Sadr. 
 ILL-SCRAPIT, adj. Rude, S. Forbes. 
 ILL-SET, adj. Evil-disposed ; ill-conditioned ; having 
 
 evil propensities, S. B. ; "Spiteful; ill-natured." 
 
 Gl. Antiq. The Farmer's Ha'. V. Set, part. pa. 
 ILL-SHAKEN-UP, adj. 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. Auld a' III Thing, a periphrasis used to 
 
 denote the devil, Ayrs. Spaewife. 
 ILL-TRICKY, Ill-trickit, adj. Mischievous ; habit- 
 uated to mischievous pranks, S. B. Christmas 
 
 Ba'ing. 
 ILL UPON'T. 1. In bad health, Ang, 2. Applied 
 
 ludicrously to one who appears much fatigued, 
 
 spiritless, or woe-begone, ibid. 
 ILLUSTER, adj. lUustrious. Keith's Hist.—Vr. 
 
 illustre, id. 
 ILL-WARED, part. adj. Ill laid out, S. Cloud of 
 
 Witnesses. V. War, v. a. 
 To ILL WILL, V. a. To regard with ill-will, Aberd,— 
 
 Su. G. illwill-jas signifies altercari. 
 ILL-WILLER, s. One who wishes evil to another ; an 
 
 adversary, S. ; opposed to Good-wilier and Weill- 
 
 wilier. — A. S. yfelwill-an, male velle, male intendere. 
 ILL-WILLIE, Ill-Willit, adj. 1. Ill-natured ; en- 
 vious, S. Kelly. 2. Niggardly, S. Ferguson. 3. 
 
 Reluctant, S. B. Pop. Ballads. — Isl. illvilie, ma- 
 
 levolentia. 
 ILL YETTO COMIN. A phrase used as an evil wish, 
 
 " May ye come ill back," Orkn. ; perhaps q. "Ill gait 
 
 to ye coming." 
 I-LORE, Elore, part. pa. " Lost ; as an exclamation. 
 
 Woe is me ! from Teut. loor, melancholicus." Gl. 
 
 Sibb. Ylore, lost ; Gl. Ritson. Met. Rom. Chaucer 
 
 uses Horn in the same sense. V. Urry. 
 YMAGE, s. Homage. Wallace. 
 YMAGERIS, s. pi. Images. Bellenden.—¥r. imager- 
 
 ere, belonging to images. 
 IMAKY-AMAKY, s. An ant; a pismire, Ettr. For. 
 
 V, Emmock. 
 YMANG, Ymangis, prep. Amongst. Pari. Ja. III. 
 
 This is obviously the common change of A. S. ge into 
 
 y ; gemang, inter. I have not, however, obsei-ved 
 
 this term used any where else, either by S. or old E. 
 
 writers. 
 IMBASSET, s. L. inbasset. Ambassador. Wallace. 
 To IMBREVE, v. a. To put into the form of a brief. 
 
 Balfour's Pract. L. B. imbrev-iare, in breves redi- 
 
 gere, describere (Du Cange) ; from irevis, a brief or 
 
 letter. 
 
1MB 
 
 294 
 
 INC 
 
 To IMBRINO, V. a. To introduce. Chart. Ja. VI. 
 
 Reg. Aberd. 
 IME, 8. Soot, Shetl. — Su. O. im, ime, em, fumus 
 
 tenuis. V. Oam, wliich is from the same origin. 
 IMMER GOOSE. The greater duclter, Otkn. Sibbald. 
 
 Barry. — Immer, id. Norw. Dan. &c. 
 IMMICK, s. An ant, S. ; apparently corr. from E. 
 
 emmet. 
 To IMMINISH, t>. a. To diminish. Nicol Bume.— 
 
 Lat. immm-uo, immin-ui, id. 
 IMMIS, adj. Variable. V. Emmis. 
 IMP, ». 1. A scion that is ingmfted, S. Brovm on 
 
 Rom. 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 t" South of 8. Northumb. 
 
 Cumb. ; synon. Snood. 
 To YMP, V. a. To ingraff. Henrysone.—\.'8. imp- 
 
 an, Su. G. ymp-a, id. ; E. imp. 
 To IMPARK, V. a. To enclose with a fence. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 I3IPASSING, s. The act of entering into ; used in 
 
 relation to a country ; q. passing in. Acts Mary. 
 To IMPEACH, V. a. To hinder; to prevent. V. 
 
 Impbsche. 
 To IMPEND, V. a. To lay out; to expend. Law^s 
 
 Memorialls. — Lat. impend-ere, id. 
 IMPERTINENCE, s. 1. Petulance ; insolence, 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, V. n. To stumble. Forbes's Defence. 
 
 — Lat. imping-ere. 
 To IMPYRE, Impire, v. n. To lord it ; to bear sway, 
 
 Lyndsay. — Lat. imper-are. 
 To IMPLEMENT, v. a. To fulfil, S. Law Case. 
 IMPLESS, «. Pleasure. Reg. Aberd. 
 YMPNE, s. A hymn. Douglas. 
 To IMPONE, V. a. To impose. Lyndsay. 
 IMPORT ABIL, Importable, adj. Intolerable. Bel- 
 lend. T. Liv. — Fr. importable, id. 
 IMPORTANCE, s. Means of support ; source of gain. 
 
 Bltu Blanket. — From Fr. emport-er, to win, to gain. 
 IMPOUERIT, par<. pa. Impoverished. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 —0. Fr. empourr-er, appauvrir, from en, in, and Fr. 
 
 panvre, 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 ; confutation ; a foren- 
 sic term, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 IMPROPORTIONAL, adj. Not in proportion. Crau- 
 
 fui-d's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 To IMPROVE, t>. a. To disprove. V. Impeieve. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 To IMPUT, Impute, Impdtt, v. a. To place in a par- 
 ticular situation ; to put in ; the same with Inpuft. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To IMPUTT, V. 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.—G&el. innriomh signifies preparation. 
 IMRIGH, 8. A species of soup used in the Highlands 
 
 of S. Waverley. — Gael, eanbhrith, soup. Shaw. 
 IN, prep. Into. TTaH.— Moes. O. A. S. in, id. 
 
 IN. A termination denoting the feminine gender, na 
 in Germ, and Su. G. 
 
 IN, Innys, s. 1. A dwelling, A. S. Barbour.— S\i. G. 
 Isl, inne, id. 2. Inns, in vulgar language S. a 
 house of entertainment ; an inn. 3. The tents of 
 an army on tlie field. Barbour. 
 
 IN, vf/ep. In with one, in a state of friendship with 
 one. I'm no in wV ye, I am not on good terms with 
 you ; I do not feel cordial towards you ; I am dis- 
 pleased, S. ; a common phrase among the vulgar, 
 and with children.-^From A. S. Su. Q-. inne, within. 
 
 IN. V.GiN. 
 
 IN- ABOUT, adv. In a state of near approximation to 
 any object, S. W. Beattie's Tales. The term 
 opposed to this is Out-about. 
 
 INAMITIE, s. Enmity. Knox. 
 
 IN ANE, a:dv. 1. Together. Douglas. 2. Without 
 cessation ; always, id. 3. Anon ; quickly. Houlate. 
 — A. S. on an, simul, continue ; Teut. aeneen, id. 
 
 IN AN' IN. To breed in and in. To breed from the 
 same stock of sheep without ever crossing, S. Agr. 
 Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 INANITED, part. pa. Emptied ; abased. Rollock, 
 — Lat. inanit-us, id. 
 
 INANNIMAT, part. pa. Incited ; animated. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Ital, and L. B. enanimare, animos addere, 
 animare. 
 
 To INAWN, V. a. To owe ; as, " He inawns me ten 
 pund," he owes me ten pounds, Lanarks. ; either 
 from the old part. pr. of the v. Aw, q. awand, or 
 from awn, part. pa. with the prep, prefixed. 
 
 INBEARING, part. Embracing every opportunity of 
 ingi'atiating one's self, S. 
 
 INBY, adv. .1. Nearer )to any object, S. Ross. 2. In 
 the inner part of a house, S. 
 
 INBY, adj. Low-lying ;. as, "infty land," Ettr. For. 
 
 INBIGQIT, part. adj. Selfish, Shetl.; apparently 
 from the idea of strictly enclosing one's property, so 
 as to deny access to others ; q. built in. 
 
 To IN BORROW, v. a. To redeem ; to resume a pledge 
 by restoring the money that has been lent on it. 
 Aberd. Reg. From in, and borgh or borow, a pledge. 
 The modern phrase is, " to lowse a paund." 
 
 To INBRING, D. a. M. To import. Acts Ja. II. '2. 
 To pay in; applied to revenues 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 collect forces. Spalding. 
 
 INBRINGARE, Inbringer, s. One who brings in or 
 introduces. Spalding. 
 
 INBROCHT, par^ jpo. Imported. V.Inbring. 
 
 To INCALL, V. a. To invoke. R. Bruce. 
 
 INCARNET, adj. Of the colour of a carnation. Inven- 
 tories. — Fr. incarnat, carnation, from cor-o, and 
 cam-is. 
 
 INCAST, s. Quantity given over and above the legal 
 measure or sum, S. A. 
 
 INCH, INCHE, s. An island, 8. Bellenden.—C. B. 
 ynis, Ir. innshe, Gael, insh, id. 
 
 INCLJJSVT, part. pa. Shut up ; enclosed. Aberd. 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. Spald 
 ing. 2. What is thrown in by the sea. Hence the 
 phrase, Income Ware. Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
INO 
 
 295 
 
 ING 
 
 [NCOME, t. Any bodily infirmity, not apparently pro- 
 ceeding from an external cause, S. B, Gilhaize. 
 
 INCOMER, s. 1. One who enters into a place, either 
 for a time, or for permanent residence, S, B. Gilhaize. 
 2. One who adjoins himself to acompany 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 con- 
 version to the Christian faith, and accession to the 
 church, S. Forbes on the Bev. 
 
 INCOMPASSIBLE, adj. Apparently for incompatible. 
 'Gordon's Earls of Sutherl. 
 
 INCONTINENT, adv. Forthwith, Fr. 
 
 INCONTRARE, ,prep. Contrary to. Acts Ja. Ill- — 
 Incontar, id. Aberd. Beg. It is probable that for- 
 merly en contraire had been used in the same sense 
 inFr. 
 
 INCONVENIENT, s. Inconvenience. Keith's Hist. 
 
 INCORPORAND, part. pr. Incoi-porating, embodying. 
 Act.Dom. Cone. — Fr. incorpor-er, Lat. incorpor-are, 
 idem. 
 
 INCOUNTREY, s. The interior of a country. Spots- 
 vjood. 
 
 To IN-CUM, V. n. To enter ; with the prep, in, i. e. 
 into, subjoined. Pitscottie. — A. S. incum-an, intro- 
 ire, ingredi; Teut, in-kom-en, Sw. inkomma-a, id, 
 
 INCURSS, s. Invasion ; hostile attack ; incursion. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To INCUS, V. a. To drive in ; to inject forcibly. Bel- 
 lend. T. Liv.—Injicere, Lat. ; Lat. incut-ere, in- 
 cuss-um. 
 
 IND. For in, prep. Bannatyne P. 
 
 To IND, V. a. To bring in. Inding the corn, is the 
 phraseology Dumfr. for getting in the corn. V. Inn, v. 
 
 INDELIGENCE, s. Want of diligence ; remissness ; 
 Lat. indiligentia. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 INDENT, s. An obligation by writing ; an indenture. 
 Bannatyne's Journal. 
 
 INDENTOURLY, adv. Made with indentations. Acts 
 Ja. V. — L. B. indentura, 'Sr.endenture ; Lat. inden- 
 tare, Fr. endenter. This was also denominated 
 Syngrapha. 
 
 To INDICT, V. a. To summon ; authoritatively to ap- 
 point a meeting. Spalding. 
 
 INDILAITLIE, adv. Forthwith ; immediately. Acts 
 Ja. VI. This is not from the E. v. to delay, or Fr. 
 delay-er, id. but from the Lat. root of both, differro, 
 dilat-us, delayed, with the negative prefixed. 
 
 INDILLING. Dunbar. V. Eldnyng. 
 
 'INDING, adj. Unworthy. Bellenden. — Fr. indigne, 
 idem. 
 
 * INDISCREET, adj. Uncivil ; rude, S. 
 
 INDISCREETLY, adv. Uncivilly ; rudely, S. 
 
 INDISCRETION, s. Incivility ; rudeness, S. 
 
 To INDITE, V. a. To indict. Burns. 
 
 INDYTE, s. Apparently used to denote mental ability, 
 q. the power to indite. — Poems 'i 6th Cent. 
 
 INDOWTIT, adj. Undoubted ; ^Beg. Aberd. 
 
 INDOWTLIE, adv. Undoubtedly. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 INDRAUGHT, s. Toll or duty collected at a port. 
 Acts Cha. J.— ^Teut. in-draeghen, inferre ; q, "the 
 money that is drdwn in." 
 
 INDRAUGHT, s. 1. Suction, S. BlacTcw. Mag. 2. 
 A stiong current. Stat. -4.cc.^5u. G. indrag-a, to 
 draw in. 
 
 INDULT, s. A papal indulgence. Bellenden. — Fr, id. 
 
 INDURAND, Indcring, prep. During; properly the 
 part.pr. of the verb, S. Act. Dom. Cone. Induring, 
 Aberd. Beg. pass. 
 
 INDURETNES, s. Obstinacy; induration. Crossraguell. 
 To INDWELL, v. n. To reside in. Durham, J^. Com- 
 mand. 
 
 To INDWELL, v. a. To possess as a habitation. Herd's 
 Coll. 
 
 INDWELLAR, s. An inhabitant, 6. Bellend. 
 
 To INEASE, V. a. :To allay ; to set at rest. Pitscottie. 
 
 INEFFECTIONAT, adj. Candid ; from in, neg. and 
 affectionate, q. without partial attachment. Crossra- 
 guell. 
 
 INFAL, s. A hostile attack. Wodrow.—Svr. infall, 
 invasion, incursion. 
 
 INFAMITE, ^. Infamy. Aberd. Beg.—^i. infametS, 
 idem. 
 
 To INFANG, V. a. To cheat ; to gull ; to take in, Upp. 
 Clydes.— From A. S. in, and feng-an, capere ; part, 
 pa. /awen, captus. V. Fang. 
 
 INFANGTHEFE, s. '1. A thief apprehended by a 
 baron within his own territory. Skene. 2. The privi- 
 lege conferred on a landholder of trying a thief taken 
 within his own territory. — A. S. infang-enthef, 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 the 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 receiving manure, 
 and still kept under crop, S. Statist. Ace. 2. To 
 corn growing on this land, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 INFIELD, s. Land continually cropped, S. Statist. 
 Account. 
 
 INFORTUNE, s. Misfortune. Lyndsay. 
 
 INGAAN, Ingain, s. Entrance; as, "the ingdin 
 of a kirk," the assembling of the people in a church 
 for the acts of divine worship, S. — A. S. ingang, in- 
 troitus, ingressus. 
 
 INGAAND-MOUTH, s. The mouth of a coal-pit 
 which enters the earth in a horizontal direction, 
 Clydes. 
 
 To INGADDER, V. a. To collect ; to gather in. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 INGAIN, part. adj. Entering; as, "the ingain 
 tenant," he who enters on possession 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. 
 
 INGANGS, 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 introitus, but receptaculum. 
 
 INGARNAT, adj. The same with Incarnet. Inven- 
 tories. 
 
 INGER, s. Expl. as signifying a gleaner, Loth.— 0. 
 Teut. inghe, angustus, ingher, exactio. 
 
 TNGETTING, s. Collection. Acts Mary. 
 
 INGEVAR, Ingiver, s. One who gives in, or delivers 
 any thing, whether for himself or in the 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, Engyne, Engenie, s. 1. Ingenuity; genius, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Disposition. Pitscottie. 3. Mind 
 in general, ibid. 4. Scientific knowledge. Douglas. 
 — 0. Fr. engin. engien, esprit, volonte, genie, 
 Roquef. 
 
INQ 
 
 296 
 
 INR 
 
 To INOYRE, IHGIEE, V. o. To introduce one's self 
 into any situation by artful methods. Douglas. 
 — Lat. in, and oyr-o, q. to wind one's self into 
 favour. 
 
 INGLE, iNQiL, «. Fire, S. A. Bor. Dou^ilo*.— Gael. 
 ainqtaX, Lat. igni*. 
 
 INGLE-BRED, adj. Homebred, q. bred at the fire- 
 side, S. 0. Picken. 
 
 INGLE-CUEEK, t. The fireside, S. Tht Farmer's 
 Ua\ 
 
 INGLE-NOOK, t. The comer of the fireside, S. 
 Ferguson. 
 
 INGLE-SIDE, i. Fireside, South of S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 INGLIN, s. Fuel, Dumfr. ; synon. Eldm, S. ; evi- 
 dently a derivative from Ingle, fire, q. v. 
 
 INGOEING, 8. Entrance. Crauftard's Hist. Univ. 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 INGOTHILL. A term used in Dumfr. equivalent to, 
 In God I'll do this or that, t. e. God willing— or 
 rather, An God will, i. e. If, &c. 
 
 INGOWNE, g. An onion. Aberd, Reg. 
 
 INHABILITIE, ». Unfitness. Acts Ja. VI.— Fi. 
 itihabiUti, insuflBciency. This word has been in- 
 serted by Mr. Todd on the authority of Dr. Barrow. 
 V. Inhablb, «. 
 
 To INHABILL, v. a. To enable. Jicts Ja. VI. 
 
 To INHABLE, v. a. To render unfit. R. Bruce.— 
 L. B. inhahil-itare, incapacem declarare. 
 
 INIIADDIN, adj. Applied to fuel which must be con- 
 stantly held in, or supplied to the fire, S. B. 
 
 INHADDIN, s. Frugality, S. B. ; q. holding in. 
 
 INHAVIN, Inhawing, s. The act of bringing in ; 
 denoting the introduction of a vessel into a haven. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. — Belg. inbebb-en, to take in ; inheb- 
 ben goederen, to talce goods into a vessel. 
 
 INHOWS, s. " Ane inhows." Aberd. Reg. Whether 
 this denotes an interior apartment of a house, like 
 ben-house, as distinguished from but-house; or an 
 inner house, in contradistinction from an ottf-Aottse, 
 I cannot pretend to say. 
 
 INIQUE, adj. Unjust, Fr. Balnaues. 
 
 To INISSAY, V. a. Bannatyne's Journal. Appar- 
 ently, to 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. Fit- 
 Seattle's Cron. 
 
 INKIRLIE. V. Enkerlt. 
 
 INK-PUD, s. An ink-holder. T. Pud. 
 
 INKS, s. pi. That part of the low lands on the side of 
 a river which is oveiilowed by the sea in spring-tides. 
 They are covered by a short coarse grass, Galloway ; 
 the same with Links, S. — A. S. ing, inge, pratum 
 pascuum. 
 
 INLAIK, Inlake, Islacking, s. 1. Deficiency, of 
 whatever kind, S. Fitscottie. 2. Death, S. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 INLAIR, s. Apparently the same with Mill Lade. 
 Acts Cha. I. Perhaps q. in-layer, that canal which 
 lays in the water to the mill. Or as the dam is here 
 confined, from Teut. in-leggh-en, coarctare ; Belg. 
 in-legging, narrowing. 
 
 To INLAKE, V. a. To want. Fitsroitie. 
 
 To INLAKE, Inlaik, v. n. 1. To be deficient, S. 
 Maitland F. 2, To die, S. Journ. Lond.—In, and 
 Teut. laeck-en, diminuere, diminui. 
 
 INLAND, s. The best land on an estate. Act. Audit. 
 
 INLYING, 8. Childbearing, S. 
 
 INLIKEVISS, adv. Also; likewise. Acts Mary. 
 Here the adv. appears in its original form, t» like 
 wise. Inlykwiss occurs frequently. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 INLOKIS, s. pi. Act. D. Cone. 
 
 IN-MEAT, s. The same with Inmeats. Maxwell's 
 Sel. Trans. 
 
 INMEATS, s. pi. Those parts of the intestines used 
 for food, S. — Sw. inmaete, intestines. 
 
 To INN, V. a. To bring in corn- from the field, 8.— 
 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 exposed,, ibid. 3. Fertile; applied to land, 
 Clydes. 4. In a state of near neighbourhood, Ettr. 
 For. &. Of a neighbourly disposition; sociable, ibid. 
 6. Afifectionate ; compassionate, S. A.— Sw. innerhV, 
 id. from inner, interior. 
 
 INNERLY HEARTED. "Of a feeling disposition." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 INNYS, s. V. Iw. 
 
 INNO, prep. 1. In, Clydes. 2. Understood as signi- 
 fying into, Aberd, 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, adj. Innumerable. Acts Ja. VI 
 
 INOBEDIENCE, s. Disobedience. Lynds. 
 
 INOBEDIENT, adj. Disobedient, Fr. Lyndsay. 
 
 INOBEDIENT, s. A disobedient person, lb. 
 
 YNOM, pret. Took. Wallace.— A. S. genom. 
 
 INORDOURLIE, adv. Irregularly. Acts Mary. 
 
 INORE, s. Perhaps honour. Sir Gawan.—O. Fr.. 
 enor, id. 
 
 INORME, adf. Atrocious. Chr. S. F. 
 
 IN-OUER, In-o'er, In-oure, adv. Nearer to any ob- 
 ject ; opposed to Out-ouer. Thus it is said to one who 
 stands at a distance, Come in-oure, i. e. Come forward, 
 and j oin the company, S. ; synon . In-by. W. Beattie's^ 
 Tales. 
 
 IN-OUER AND OUT-OUER. 1. Backwards and for- 
 wards ; thoroughly, Roxb. 2. "Violently, despoti- 
 cally, and against all opposition," ibid. Gl. Anti- 
 quary. 
 
 INOUTH, adv. Within. Bellend. Discr. Alb. V. 
 Inwith. 
 
 ToINPUT, w. a. Toputin. Spalding. 
 
 INPUT, s. 1. Share in a contribution, S. 2. Balance 
 in change of money, S. 3. Aid, metapb, Ross. 4. 
 What one is instructed by another to do ; used always 
 in a bad sense, Aberd. 
 
 INPUTTER, s. One who places another in a certain 
 situation. Fitscottie. * 
 
 INPUTTING, s. The act of carrying in or lodging 
 furniture or goods in a house. Act. Dom,. Cone. 
 
 INQUEST, part. pa. Inquired at ; interrogated. 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. s'enquest-er, to inquire ; to ques- 
 tion. Lat. inquisit-u^. 
 
 INQUIETATION, s. Disturbance, Fr. Spalding. In- 
 quietatioune, id. Reg. Aberd. 
 
 INQUYTING, s. The act of redeeming. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To INQUYTT, v. a. To redeem from being pledged. 
 Aberd. Reg. — L. B. quietare, acquiet-are, solvere, 
 reddere, debitum. 
 
 To IN-RIN, v. a. To incur. Acts. Ja. II. 
 
 INRING, s. 1. In curling, a powerful movement of a 
 stone, that either carries off the winner, taking its 
 
INS 
 
 297 
 
 INT 
 
 place, or lies within the ring which surrounds the tee, 
 S. Davidson's Seasons. 2, It is thus expl. by Mac- 
 taggart : " Inring, that segment of the surface of a 
 channel-stone which is nearest the tee," Gall. 
 Encyd. 
 
 INSAFER, conj. In so far. Insafar as, in as far as. 
 Reg. Aberd. 
 
 INSCALES, s. pi, Kacks.at the lower end of a cruiye. 
 Law Case. 
 
 INSCRIPTIOUNE, s. An accusation ; a challenge at 
 law. Act. Audit. — L, B. inscriptio. accusatio. 
 
 To INSCRIUE one's self, v. a. To accuse in a legal 
 foi-m ; an old forensic term. Act, Audit. — L. B. 
 inscrib-ere, accusare. 
 
 INSEAT, s. The kitchen in farm-houses, correspond- 
 ing to the ben, or inner apartment, Lanarks. Some- 
 times, what is called the mid-room is denominated 
 the inseat, Ayrs. Evidently the same with A. S. 
 insaete-hv^, casa, casula, a hut, a cottage. 
 
 INSERIT, part. pa. Inserted. Acts Mary.— l&i. 
 inser-ere, to put in. 
 
 INSETT, adj. Substituted for a time in place of an- 
 other, S. B. Skinner's Misc. Poet.— Tent, in-sett-en, 
 substituere, Kilian. 
 
 INSIGHT, s, 1. Furniture of a house. Burr, Lawes. 
 2. The implements of husbandry on a farm. Bellen- 
 den. 3. Means of subsistence, ibid. — A. S. insaeta 
 hus, casa, casula. 
 
 INSIGHT, adj. In relation to household furniture. 
 Spalding. 2. As to agricultural implements, id. 
 
 INSIGHTIT, part. adj. Having insight into. Dur- 
 ham, X. Command. 
 
 INSIGHT-KENNAGE, s. Knowledge; information, 
 Roxb, — Teut. kennise, notitia ; Isl. kaenska, comis 
 sapientia. 
 
 To INSIGNIFICATE, v. 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 discourse, S. Minst. 
 Border. 
 
 INSPRAICH, Inspkech, Inspeeght, Inspreth, s. Fur- 
 niture of a house, Loth. Leg. St. Androis. V. 
 Spraichrte. 
 
 INSPREIGHT. Sometimes used as an adj. equivalent 
 to domestic, or what is within a house. Depredations 
 on Clan Camp. 
 
 INSPRENT, pret. v. Sprung in. V. Sprent. 
 
 INSTORIT, part. pa. Restored. Winyet.—L&t. in- 
 staur-are. 
 
 To INSTRUCT a thing. To prove it clearly, S. 
 Guthrie's Trial.— ¥1: 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. To ask an instrument or instru- 
 ments, to demand a legal document with respect to a 
 deed. G. Buchannan. 2. To take instrument or 
 instruments, to throw down money to the clerk of a 
 court, as claiming the benefit of a deed, or as con- 
 firming a protest against it ; used improperly, S. 
 Spalding .—Jj. B. instrumentuin, a document. 
 
 INSUCKEN, s. V. Sucken. 
 
 INSUCKEN MULTURE. The duty payable at a mill 
 by those tenants whose lands are astricted to it ; a 
 forensic phrase. V. Sucken. 
 
 To INSWAKK, V. a. To tlirow in, Doug. V. Swak. 
 
 INTACK, Intak, Intaking, s. A designation 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, V. a. To take a fortified place. Baillie. 
 — Sw. intag-a, to take a town. 
 
 INTAKING, s. The act of taking a fortified place. 
 Monro's Exped. 
 
 INTEYNDIS, s.pl. The tithes which are due from 
 the interior part of a parish, or the lands immediately 
 adjacent to a town or burgh. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 INTELLABLE, adj. Innumerable. Winyet. 
 
 To INTEND, V. n. To direct one's course. Lyndsay. 
 — L. B. intend-ere, id. 
 
 To INTEND, V. a. To prosecute legally ; a forensic 
 term. Acts Sed. — L. B. intend-ere, judicio con- 
 tendere. 
 
 To INTENT, V. a. Same as the preceding v. Wodrow 
 — L. B. intent-are, id. 
 
 INTENT, *. A controversy; a cause in litigation. 
 Balfour's Fract. — L. B. intentio, controversia, dis- 
 cordia. 
 
 To INTERCLOSE, v. a. To intercept. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — E, interclude is used in the same sense ; both from 
 Lat. interclud-ere, interclu^-um. 
 
 INTERCOMMGUND, s. Intercourse in the way of 
 discourse. Pitscottie. 
 
 roINTERCOMMOUN, Intercommone, Intercommcne, 
 V. n. 1. To have any conversation or intercourse. 
 Balf. 2. To hold intercourse by deliberative con- 
 versation. Pitscottie. 3. To have any intercourse 
 with one denounced a rebel. Wodrow. 
 
 INTERCOMMUNER, Intercommoner, s. 1. One who 
 holds such intercourse. Acts Ja. VI. 2. One who 
 treats between parties at variance. Baillie. 
 
 INTERCOMMUNING, s. 1. The act of holding inter- 
 course with others by conversation, supplying them 
 with food, &c., especially used in regard to those who 
 have been legally proscribed. Wodroiv's Hist. 2. 
 This term is sometimes conjoined 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. Spalding. 
 
 INTERKAT, adj. Intricate. Henrysone. 
 
 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 be- 
 comes final if not reclaimed against within the time 
 limited; a forensic term, S. ^''Interlocutor, a judg- 
 ment so called quia judex interim loquitur."— Ij. B. 
 interlocutor ia, voxforensis, Gall, interlocutoire. 
 
 To INTERMELL, v. n. To intermingle. V. Mell. 
 
 To INTERPELL, v. a. 1. To importune, Lat. B. 
 Bruce. 2. To prohibit; to interdict. Blue Blanket,-^ 
 The Lat. v. also signifies to interrupt, to let or hinder. 
 
 To INTERPONE, v. a. To interpose. Acts Mary. 
 
 To INTERTENEY, v. a. 1. To entertain. ActsJa. VI. 
 2. To support; to maintain. Acts Cha. I. — This 
 form is obviously borrowed from the pronunciation of 
 Fr. entretenir, id. 
 
 INTERTENEYARE, s. One who receives another 
 into his house, ibid. 
 
INT 
 
 298 
 
 JOG 
 
 INTERTENYMENT, ». Support, ibid. 
 
 To INTERTRIK, v. a. To censure. Douc/.—Tt. entre, 
 
 and triquer, to cull out. 
 To INTERVERT, v. a. To intercept, or appropriate 
 to a different use from that originally designed. 
 Act Gen. Assembly. — Lat. intervert-ere, to turn aside, 
 to intercept. 
 INTERVERTING, i. The alienation of any thing 
 from the use for which it was originally designed or 
 appropriated. Crookshank's Hist. 
 INTEST. Perhaps, troubled. Houlate.—O. Fr, en- 
 
 test-er, to trouble. 
 INTIIRANG,prc«. Pressed into. 2>un6ar. V. Thring. 
 INTHROW, adv. Towards the fire in an apartment, 
 
 Clydes. 
 INTHROW, prep. 1, By means of; through the 
 medium of; by the intervention of; as, "It was 
 inthrow him that I got that birth," Aberd. 2. Denot- 
 ing locomotion inwards; as, "I gaed inthrow that 
 field, "i. e. I went from the outer side towards the 
 centre. To gae outthrow, to return from the inner 
 part towards the outer, 8. 3. Metaph. to gee inthrow 
 and outthrow any thing, to examine or tiy it in 
 every direction, Angus. 
 INTILL, p7-ep. 1. In, S. Barbour. 2. Into, as de- 
 noting entrance, S. 
 INTIRE, adj. In a state of intimacy. 
 INTOWN, s. The land on a farm which is otherwise 
 
 called Ivfield, S. B. jAberd. Beg. 
 IN-TOWN, adj. Adjacent to the farm-house ; applied 
 
 to pasture, S. B. 
 INTRANT, s. One T^ho enters on the discharge of any 
 office, or into possession of any emolument. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. A tenant, Reg. Aberd.— Yt. entrant, 
 entering. 
 INTROMISSION, s. 1. The act of intermeddling 
 with goods which belonged to one now dead, S. 
 'Erskine. 2, Intermeddling with the goods of a living 
 party, S. 3. The money or property received. /SpaW. 
 To INTROMIT, v. 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 lan- 
 guage of our law, as signifying to intermeddle with 
 the property of the living, S. Aberd. Reg. pass. 
 INTROMITTER, Lntrometter, s. 1. One Who inter- 
 meddles, as defined above,S. L. Hailes. 2. One 
 who intermeddles with the property of one alive, as 
 of a bankrupt or minor, S. 
 INTRUSARE, s. An intruder. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To INTRUSE, Iktruss, v. a. To intrude. Henrysone. 
 
 — Fr. intrus, intruse, intruded. 
 IN VAIRD. L. Invairt, inwardly. Houlate. 
 To INVAIRD, Inward, v. a. To put inward, Gl. Sibb. 
 INUASAR, Inuasour, s. An invader. Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 — Lat. invasor, id. 
 INUASIBIL, adj. Invading. Douglas. 
 INVECHLE, s. Expl. Bondage, Ayr. 
 INVECHLIT, part. pa. Bound ; under obligation, 
 Ayrs. These terms must be viewed as mere corrup- 
 tions of E. inveigle, inveigled. 
 INVENTAR, s. Inventory. Act Cha. J.— Fr. inven- 
 
 taire. 
 INVER, adj. For inner. Acts Ja. VI. 
 • To INVERT, V. a. To overthi-ow. Fountainh. I 
 hesitate, however, if it be not used in the primary 
 sense of the E. v. 
 INVICTAND, part. pa. Carrying. Douglas.— L. B. 
 
 invect-are, or perh. infecting. 
 INVYFULL, adj. Envious, S. invyfow. Keith's Hist, 
 
 INVITOTIR, s. Inventory, S. "Ane inuitour." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 INUNTMENT, s. Ointment. Douglas.— Lat. inunoo. 
 To INWICK, V. a. " To inwick a stone, in the game 
 of curling, is to come up a port or wick, and strike 
 the inring of a stone seen through that wick." Gail. 
 Encycl. 
 INWICK, s. A station, in curling, in which a stone is 
 placed very near the tee, after passing through a 
 narrow port, S. 
 INWICKING, s. The act of putting a stone in what 
 
 is called an inwick, S. V. Wick, s. 
 To INWIOLAT, V. a. To violate. Reg. Ah. 
 INWITH, INNOUTH, adv. 1. Within, S. Bellend. 2. 
 Having a direction inwards, or towards the low 
 country, S. Ross's Helenore. 3. It seems used in 
 the sense of secretly, as denoting a meeting from 
 which all were excluded except select persons. 
 Keith's Hist. — Sw. inuti, within. V. Ootwitd. 
 INWITH, adj. 1. Inclining downwards, S. Rost. 
 2. It seems also used to express a low cultivated 
 situation, as opposed to an uninterrupted range of 
 mountains, S. B, Ross's Helenore. 
 To INYET, V. a. To infuse. Doug. V. Yet. 
 JO, Joe, s. 1. A sweetheart, S. Ramsay. 2. Ex 
 pressing affection, and some degree of familiarity, S. 
 Lyndsay. — Fr. joye, joie ; mon joie, my darling. 
 JOAN THOMSON'S MAN. A husband who yields to 
 the influence of his wife, S. " Better be John Thom- 
 son's Man than Ringand Dinn's or John Knox's." 
 Kelly. John ought undoubtedly to be Joan. Ringand 
 Dinn is a play on the name Ninian Dun, pron, in S. 
 Ringan Din. As far as we can judge, from the 
 traditionary language concerning Joan Thomson, 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.'C. reign, by means of din, or give knocks or 
 blows. 
 To JOATER, V. n. To wade in mire, Upp. Clydes. 
 JOATREL, s. One who wades in mire, ib. — A. g, 
 geot-an, fundsre, or its kindred term giait-a, id. ; also, 
 fluere, manare. But V. Jotterie. 
 ♦ JOB, s. A prickle, S. 
 JOBBIE, adj. Prickly, S. 
 
 JOBLET, s. Maitland Poems. " Joblet is a typo- 
 graphical error for doublet, which is in the MS." 
 JOB-TROOT,s. The same with Jog-trot ; and appar- 
 ently corr. from it. M. Bruce. 
 JOCK, JoK, s. The familiar abbreviation of the name 
 John, S. " Jok Ranik," i. e. JohnRenwlck. 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 comparison 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; expressive of 
 
 familiarity or kindness, S. Pitscottie's Cron. 
 JOCKIE, s. A name formerly given in S. to a stroll- 
 ing minstrel. Spottiswoode. 
 JOCKY-LANDY, s. A lighted stick, wisp, or any 
 thing blazing, foolishly given as a plaything to child- 
 ren, S. B. Jack-a-lent, E. 
 JOCKLANDY, s. A foolish, destructive person, Ayrs. 
 
 The Entail. 
 JOCK-STARTLE-A-STOBIE, s. The exhalations aris- 
 ing from the ground in a warm summer-day, Roxb. ; 
 Summercouts, synon. S. B. 
 
JOG 
 
 299 
 
 JOU 
 
 COCK-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 
 generally contains, S. 
 
 JOCKTELEG, s. A folding-knife, S. Burns. From 
 Jacques de Liege, the name of a celebrated cutler. 
 
 JOGGED, part. pa. Confined in the Juggs, an instru- 
 ment of punishment resembling the pillory. Barry's 
 Orkney. 
 
 To JOGGLE, V. n. To move in an unsteady or vacil- 
 lating way, S. Anster Fair. 
 
 JOGGLE, s. The act of jogging ; the reeling of a car- 
 riage, S. Sir 'A. Wylie, 
 
 To JOGILL, V. a. To jog; to shake, S. Douglas. — 
 Teut. schockel-en, vacillare. 
 
 JOG-TROT, s. 1. Slow motion on horseback, S. ; corr. 
 dog-trot. 2. A particular mode of operation to which 
 one pertinaciously adheres, S. 
 
 JOHNIE, JOHNY, s. Diminutive oiJohn. 
 
 JOHNIE-LINDSAY, *. A game among young people, 
 Roxb. 
 
 JOHNY-STAN'-STILL, s. A scare-crow. 
 
 JOHN-O'-GROAT'S-BUCKIE. Cyprsea Europsea. V. 
 Buckie. 
 
 JOHN'S (St.) NUTT. Two nuts growing together in 
 one husk, the possession of which is supposed to se- 
 cure against witchcraft, Dumfr. Perths. Leg. St. 
 Androis. 
 
 JOHNSTON'S (St.) RIBBAND. V. Ribband. 
 
 JOHN THOMSON'S MAN. V. Joan. 
 
 JOY, s. A darling. V. Jo, 
 
 10 Y ALL, adj. Causing delight. Bu/rel. 
 
 JOYEUSITY, s. Jollity. Knox.—YT.joyeusetS. 
 
 JOINT, s. A word out of joint, one that is improper 
 in any respect; S. 
 
 To JOIS, Joys, Ios, v. a. To enjoy. Douglas. 
 
 JOKE-FELLOW, s. • One treated as an equal, or as an 
 •intimate acquaintance, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 JOKE-FELLOW-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance 
 of equality and intimacy, S, Gait. 
 
 JOKIE, adj. Jocular ; fond of a joke, as, " He's a fine 
 jokie man," S. 
 
 ■JOKIE, s. A diminutive from Jocky'Joke, abbrev. of 
 John. " Joitie Wilson." 
 
 JOKUL, adv. Expressive of assent, Shetl. Pirate. 
 "Jokul,-^YeSf sir ; a Norse expression still in com- 
 mon 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.'Ceonfif, novellus, cujusve generis. 
 
 JONET. The ancient form of the name •'J'awe^, in S. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 J N E T T E, s. Apparently, marsh marigold. K. 
 Quair. — Fr. jaulnette, id, 
 
 ■JONETTIS, Jennettis, s. pi. Inventories. — 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 management, q. the 
 power of serving up, or cooking, in an artful way, 
 Ayrs. Called in Fife, Jookery-Pawkrie. 
 
 JOOKERIE, s. Juggling, S. The Provost. 
 
 JOOKIE, s. A slight inclination to one side, Ayrs. 
 Sir A. Wylie. V. Jouk, v. and s. 
 
 JOOT, V. JUTK. 
 
 JORDELOO. A cry which servants in the higher 
 stories in Edinburgh were wont to give, after ten at 
 night, when they threw their dirty water, &c., from 
 the windows ; also used to denote the contents of the 
 vessel. Smolletwrites Gardy loo. — Fr. garde de I'eau. 
 
 JORE, s. 1. A mixture ; applied to things in a semi- 
 liquid state, Ettr. For, 2. A mire ; a slough, ibid. — 
 Teut. schorre, alluvies ; A. S. gor, fimus, lutum, lae- 
 tamen. 
 
 JORGLE, s. "The noise of broken bones." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 JORINKER, *. "A bird of the titmouse species." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To JORK, V. n. To make a grating noise, V. Chirk, 
 Chork. Jork is the pron. of W. Loth, and Jurge of 
 Aberd. 
 
 JORNAY, s. A. military coat. Inventories. — Ital. 
 giornea, "a soldier's coat, or military garment, 
 worn in honour's sake," Altieri ; from Lat. diurn-us. 
 
 JORNAT, JouRNAiT, JoPRNAYiT, part. pa. Summoned 
 to appear in court on a particular day. Chart. Aberd. 
 M. S. — L. B. adjornare, diem dicere alicui, citare, in 
 jus vocare, Jornat is merely the abbreviation of the 
 participle. 
 
 JORNEYE, JoRNAY, JowEN^, 5, 1. Day's work. 
 Wynf. 2. Battle ; fight. Doug. 3, Single combat. 
 Wynt. 4. Warlike expedition, Wallace. — Fr. 
 journie, a day's work, also a battle, from jowr, 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 propriety, to denote a song in chorus, although 
 not a boat-song. Saxon and Gael. 3. Improperly 
 used to denote a drinking-vessel, or the liquor con- 
 tained 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 sur- 
 tout, generally made of dufiie, and worn especially by 
 females in riding. Mrs. Grant's Poems. 
 
 To JOSS, V. u. 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 down, v. u. The same with To Jot, S. The 
 Provost. 
 
 JOT, s. Ajob, 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 Jotterie-horse, a horse of all work ; a 
 Jotterie-man, one who is employed in the same man- 
 ner ; Jotterie-wark, work of every description, such 
 especially as does not belong to any regular servant, 
 ibid. 
 
 JOTTING, s. A memorandum, S. 
 
 To JOTTLE, V. n. To be apparently diligent, and yet 
 doing nothing; to be busy about trifles; as, "He's 
 jottlin on," Linlithg. 
 
 JOTTLER, s. A servant who has no determinate or 
 distinctemployment, butwhodoesincidentaljobs, 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 Jupe, q. v. 
 
 JOUGS, 5. pi. A sort of pillory. V. JuGGS. 
 
 JOUGS, s. pi. Bad liquors, S. B. 
 
 To JOUK, JowK, JooK, V. n. 1. To incline the body 
 forwards with a quick motion, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 
JOU 
 
 800 
 
 ITH' 
 
 bend inconsequence of a stroke, ib. 3, To maJce 
 
 obeisance. Knox. 4. To act deceitfully, S. 6, To 
 
 yield to any present evil, by making the best of it, S. 
 
 Ramsay.— Qerm. tuck-en, to shrink or shrug, in order 
 
 to ward off a blow. 
 To JOUK, Jkuk, t>. o. To evade ; to elude ; to shift 
 
 off, especially by artful means, S. Ranken's Poems. 
 JOUK, JuiK, g. 1. An evasive motion, S. Douglas. 
 
 2. A bow ; a genuflexion. Godly Ball. 3. A slight 
 
 courte.sy, S. B. Ross. 4. A shelter of any kind, 
 
 Perths. 6. A trick. Leg. St. Androis. 
 JOUKER, s. A dissembler ; one who acta deceitfully. 
 
 Davidsone's Schort Dis. 
 JOUKING, JowKiNG, «. 1. Shifting. Dmg. 2. Artful 
 
 conduct, S. 
 JOUKRIE, s. Deceit. Crosraguell. 
 JOUKRY-PAWKRY, s. Trick ; juggUng, S. Poems 
 
 Buchan Dial. 
 To JOUL, Jowl, v. n. To toll. South of S. A. Scott. 
 
 V. Jow. 
 To JOUNDIE, Jdndie, v. a. To jog with the elbow, S. ; 
 
 junnie, S. B. Ross.—Sv,: skynd-a, to hasten, to 
 
 push forward. 
 JOUNDIE, JuNDiE, s A push with the elbow, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 JOURDAN, Jordan, s. A chamber-pot, S. 0. E.— 
 
 A. S. gor, steucus, den, cubile. 
 JOURNAIT, part. pa. V. Jornat. Act. Aud. 
 JOURNELLIE, adv. Daily. Lyndsay.—Fr. journelle- 
 
 ment. 
 To JOW, V. n. 1. To move from side to side ; to jow 
 
 on, to jog on, S. 2. Tojoll, S. Burns. 3. To Jow 
 
 in, to be rung in that quick mode which is meant to 
 
 intimate that the ringing is near a close, when the 
 
 minister is at hand ; or that the meeting thus called 
 
 is to bef opened without delay, S. Redgauntlet. 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, V. a. To move, S. B. Shirrefs. 2. To toll 
 
 a large bell by the motion of its tongue, G. Sibb. 3. 
 
 To ring. Knox. 
 JOW, 8. 1. The dashing of a wave on the shore, or of 
 
 water on a tub, lianarks. 2. The wave thus dashed, 
 
 ibid. 3. A single stroke in tolling, S. Percy. 
 JOW, «. A juggler. Dunbar.— Ft. jou-er, to play. 
 To JOW, V. 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 of Jow for Jaw, a 
 
 wave. 
 JOW, «. A jog or push, Aberd, 
 JOWING, X. The tolling of a large bell, S. 
 JOW-JOWRDANE-HEDED, adj. Dunbar. V. 
 
 JOCRDAN. 
 
 lOWIS. s. pi. Jaws. Douglas.— Tr. joue, the cheek. 
 
 To JOWK, V. 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. targ, piger. 
 
 V. Ergh. 
 YRLE, s. A dwarf. Kennedy. 
 IRNE, Yen, Airn, s. 1. Iron ; em, S. Douglas. 2. 
 
 In pi. fet ers, S. 3. Newaffthe aims, recently come 
 
 from finishing one's studies, S.— Isl. iarn, Su. G. 
 
 iem, id. 
 
 IRNE-EER SPOT, «. A spot in linen arising from 
 oxide of iron. Iron and ore ? 
 
 IRNE-EERIE, adj. Impregnated with iron ore ; chaly- 
 beate, Aberd. « 
 
 IRR, iRRNtvwT. Calls directed by a shepherd to his 
 dog, in order to make him pursue cows or black 
 cattle, Uppi Lanarks. — Germ, vrr-en, aer-a, irritare, 
 and naui, bos. 
 
 IRRESPONSAL, adj.- Insolvent. Rutherford.— Irom 
 in, and respondere. 
 
 IRRITANT, adj. Rendering null. Acts Sedt.— L. B. 
 irritare, irritum facere. 
 
 To IRROGAT, v. a. To impose ; part. pa. id. Fotm- 
 tainh. — Lat. irrog-are, to impose, or set upon ; to 
 appoint. 
 
 IRUS, Irows, adj. Angry. TTynfown.— Lat. im, 
 anger. 
 
 IRUSLY, adv. Angrily. Barbour. 
 
 IS, term. The mark of the genitive sing, as mani^ of 
 man ; in A. S. e*. 
 
 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 Z and Thou; as, "7's gawn 
 hame," I am going home; "7's few, 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, IscHB, V. ». Ta issue. Barbour.— O.Fr. 
 yss-ir, id. 
 
 To ISCHE, V. a. To cause to issue. Acts Ja. V. — 
 Isl. ys-a, expellere. 
 
 ISCHfi, s. 1. Issue. Douglas. 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. Rosa. 2. I am, West of S. q. I is. 
 
 ISECHOKILL, s. An icicle, S. ; iceshogle, S. A. Doug- 
 las. — A. S. ice-gicel, Belg. ysk-egel, 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 calling a dog, S. 
 Ramsay. — Fr. icy, hither; or Teut. aes, aesken, a 
 dog. 
 
 ISKIE-BAE, s. Usquebaugh. Poems IQth 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 from the sound. 
 
 ISTICK, «. A slight temporary frost, Shetl.— Appa- 
 rently 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 I, at twal-hours time." 
 Saint Patrick. This is evidently corr. from the old 
 pronoun 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 Blindman's Buff, he who is blinded is It, in Loth. 
 Hit. It is also used in Hy Spy, Tig, &c. A peculiar 
 application of the pronoun in the neuter. 
 
 ITHAND, Ythen, Ythand, adj. 1. Busy ; diligent ; 
 S. eident. Douglas. 2. Steady ; uniform. Barbour. 
 3. Constant ; continual. Bellenden. — Su. G. Isl. 
 idin, laborious, industrious ; idne, labom*, industry ; 
 from id, work. 
 
 ITHANDLY, Ythanlt, Ithinglie, adv. 1. Busily; 
 diligently ; S. eidentUe. Do%g. 2. Without inter- 
 ruption. Barbour. 
 
ITH 
 
 [THER, adj. 1. Other. 2. Each other ; one another, 
 S. 3. Frae (sometimes Fae) ither, used adverbially, 
 asunder ; in pieces, S. B. 4. To, or Till, ither, to 
 each other ; also, together, S. — Corr. from 0. S. 
 uther, A. S. other, id. 
 
 YTHRANGIN, jpre<. v. Thrust upwards. V.THEiNGjV.ct. 
 
 ITINERA RLY, adv. In an itinerant way, as opposed 
 to being stationary. Fountainh. 
 
 JUCAT, s. A measure. V. Joucate. 
 /JDDEN, 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, v.. n. To walk hastily, Ettr. For, Ap- 
 parently from the same origin with E. to Shuffle, " to 
 move with an irregular gait." 
 
 JUFFLER, s. Shuffler. Dunbar. 
 
 JUFFLES, s. pi. Old shoes worn with the heels down, 
 Edin. Fife.; Bachles, synon. ; q. what one sAwj^es with. 
 
 JUGGINS, JoGGONS, s. pi. Rags. Aw in juggins, all 
 in i-ags, Fife, Ayrs. It is pronounced hard, as if d 
 were the initial letter. Ayrs. Legatees. 
 
 To JUGGLE, V. a. To shake, Gall. V. Jogill, 
 
 JUGGS, JoDGS, JoGGES, s. pi. A kind of pillory ; the 
 criminal being fastened to a wall or post by an iron 
 collar which surrounded his neck, S. Stat. Ace — 
 Lat. jug-um, Belg. juk, a yoke. 
 
 lUE, s. Ivy. Douglas. 
 
 rviGAR, 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 jumping, 
 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, V. a. 1. To muddle; to foul, S. 2. To 
 distract ; to confound ; to unhinge, S. 3, To disorder 
 in mind, S. B. Evidently the same with E. jumble. 
 I 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. scum, this being raised by stirring. 
 
 JUMMLIE, s. " Sediment of ale." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 JUMMLIE, ad/. Drumly; turbid. Mearns. 
 
 * To JUMP, V. n. To part with force ; applied 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. pi. Jumps, or boddice, worn by 
 women, Berwicks. V. Jimps. — Perhaps from Fr. 
 jupe habille, 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 the 
 Dale; Old Song. 
 
 JUMPIN' JOCK, s. ,1. The merry-thought of a fowl, 
 made into a play-thing for children, by means of a 
 double cord or thread passed tlirough two holes, 
 bored near the extremity of the limbs, betwixt which 
 a short piece of stick is put, and twisted round till it 
 
 301 JUS 
 
 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 de- 
 grees, overcoming the adhesive quality of the wax, 
 causes it suddenly to spring up, Roxb. 2. A figure 
 of a man made of pasteboard, whose legs and arms 
 are moved by a string, E. Peterwaggy. 
 
 JUMPIN'-ON-LID, s. The same with Harness-lid, 
 q. v. Aberd. 
 
 JUMPIN'-TOW, s. A skipping-rope, Mearns. 
 
 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. Wallace. 
 
 JUNCTURER, s. An old term for a great-coat, Roxb. 
 It seems allied to Fr. joincture. 
 
 JUNDIE, s. 1. A push. 2. Expl. "a sudden im- 
 pulse to one side," Dumfr. V. Joundik. 
 
 JUNDIE, s. A large empty object ; as, a jundie of a 
 house, a jundie of a cart ; Lanarks. 
 
 To JUNDIE, u. a. To jog with the elbow, S. V. 
 
 JOUNDIE. 
 
 To JUNDIE, V. 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, V. a. To join. Bellendcn. 
 
 JUNKY. A corr. of the name John, or rather of the 
 diminutive Johnny. Ross. 
 
 JUNNICE, s. "A jostle ; a blow," Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 
 To JUNNIE, V. a. To jog with the elbow ; to justle. 
 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, 
 a joint. Ramsay.^ 2. Applied to a squat, clumsy 
 person, S. B. Taylor's S. Poems. 3. "A large 
 quantity of liquid of any kind." Gall. Encycl. This 
 seems an improper use of the term strictly denoting 
 solids. 
 
 JUPE, s. 1. A kind of short mantle for a woman, S. 
 2. A wide or great coat, S. Gl. Sibb. 3. Some sort of 
 pelisse formerly worn by women. Brownie of Bods- 
 beck. 4. A kind of pelisse or upper covering for 
 children, Roxb. 5. A bed-gown, Clydes. 6. A kind 
 of loose or limber stays, worn by ladies. 7. Jupes, 
 pi. A piece of flannel used instead of stays, Aug. 
 8. A flannel shirt or jacket, Shetl. — 'Ex. jupe, along 
 coat. 
 
 JUPPERTY, Jeperty, s. 1. A wBrlike enterprise. 
 Barbour. 2. A battle, or conflict. Wynt. — Fr. jeu 
 parti, any thing uncertain. 
 
 JUPSIE, adj. Big-headed, dull, and of a slothful 
 appearance, Orkn. 
 
 JURE. Art &n6. Jure. V. Art. 
 
 JURGE, V. n. V. Chirk, v. 
 
 To JURMUMMLE, v. a. 1. To crush ; to disfigure, 
 Ettr. For. Hogg. 2. To bamboozle, Roxb. ibid. 
 
 JURMUMMLE, s. The act of crushing or disfiguring, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 JURNAL'D, part. pa. Blood, when allowed to get into 
 a coagulated mass, from not being stirred while 
 cooling, is said to he jurnal'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, V. a. To adjust. Barry's Orkn. 
 
JUS 
 
 802 
 
 KAI 
 
 JUSTICIARY POWER. The "power of judging 
 in matters of life and death," S. ; Gl. Crookshanks, 
 
 JUSTICOAT, t. A waistcoat with sleeves, S. B.— Fr. 
 just-au-corps, a close coat. 
 
 JUSTIECOR, s. The same with Justicoat, South of S. 
 Rob Roy. 
 
 To JUSTIFIB, V. a. 1. To punish with death. Com- 
 playntS. 2. Sometimes it denotes arbitrary punish- 
 ment, as by fine. Balfour. 3. It seems to be 
 occasionally used as simply signifying to condemn. 
 Pari. Ja. II. 4. To judge ; used in a general sense, 
 without immediate reference either to acquittal or 
 condemnation, ibid. — L. B. jitstificare, meritis poenis 
 aflBcere. 
 
 JUSTIFYING, «, Subjection to capital punishment. 
 PitscoUie. 
 
 JUSTRY, g. 1. Justice. Wallace. 2. The justice 
 eyre. Wyntown. 
 
 JUTE, s. A term of reproach applied to a woman ; a 
 jade, Clydes. Picken. 
 
 JUTE, JooT, s. 1. Sour or dead liquor, S. Ramsay. 
 2. This term is, by the peasantry, in contempt ap- 
 plied to weak tea, Upp. Clydes. Roxb.— Belg. jucht, 
 slight beer. 
 
 To JUTE, V. 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, adv. Next, as denoting place or order ; corres- 
 ponding with first, as going before, Forbes's Defence. 
 — Fr. jouxte, beside ; Lat. jiixt-a. . 
 
 JUXTER, s, A juggler ; q.Joukster. V. Jouk, v. 
 
 K. 
 
 Words not found under this letter mat/ be sought under C. 
 
 KA, «. V. Kat. 
 
 KABBELOW, s. 1. Cod-fish salted and hung for a few 
 days, Ang. 2. The name given to cabbage and pota- 
 toes mashed together, Loth. — Belg. kabbeliauw, cod- 
 fish. 
 
 KABE, s. A thowl, or strong pin of wood for keeping 
 an oar steady, Shetl. — Perhaps from Dan. kieb, a 
 stick. 
 
 To KACKY, V. n. '* To dung." Gl. Shirrefs and 
 Picken. V. Cackie. 
 
 To KACKY, Cackik, v. a. To befoul with ordure, S. 
 Herd's Coll. 
 
 KADES, s. pi. Given as the designation of a disease 
 of sheep. Campbell's Journ. V. Fags. V. also 
 Ked. 
 
 To KAE, V. a. 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 disappro- 
 bation or contempt; as, ^^ Kae wi' your haivers," 
 away with your nonsense; Kaigih, Fife, id. It is 
 equivalent to Get away in E. As Kcwaa (pro- 
 nounced so rapidly that the c is scarcely heard), is 
 pretty generally used for Gae awa, i. e. go away ; 
 kae seems merely a further abbreviation. 
 
 KAY, Ka, Kae, s. A jackdaw, S. Dunbar.— Teut. 
 kae. A, S. ceo, Alem. ka, id. Ka-wattie, kay-wattie, 
 S. B. id. ; Teut. kauweiten, to chatter like a jackdaw. 
 
 KAID, s. The sheep-louse. V. Kid and Keb. 
 
 To KAID, V. a. To desire the male ; applied to cats, 
 Dumfr. V. Cate. 
 
 RAIDING, s. The state of a cat desiring the male, ibid. 
 
 KAIDING-TIME, s. The period during which cats are 
 thus inclined, ibid. 
 
 KAIF, ad;. Tame ; also familiar. V. Caif. 
 
 KAIKBAIKAR, «. A baker of cakes. Aberd. Reg. 
 Caikbaxteris, lb. 
 
 KAIL, Kale, s. 1. The generic name for colewort, S. 
 Stat, ^cc— Isl. Dan. kaal, id. ; Lat caules. 2. Broth 
 made of greens, especially of coleworts, S. Godly 
 Sangs. 3. Used metonymically for the whole dinner ; 
 as constituting, among our temperate ancestors, the 
 principal part, S. Hence, in giving a friendly invi- 
 tation to dinner, it Is common to say, "Will you 
 come and tak your kail wi' me ?" Black Dwarf. 
 
 Baeefit, 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 my Landlord. 2. To punish with 
 severity including tiie idea of something worse than 
 hard language, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 To Get one's kail throw the reek. 1. To meet with 
 severe reprehension, S. 2. To meet with what causes 
 bitteraess, or thorough repentance, as to any course 
 that one has taken, S. 
 
 KAIL-BELL, s. The dinner-bell, S. Herd. 
 
 KAIL-BLADE, s. A leaf of colewort, S. R. GilJiaize. 
 
 KAILrBROSE, s. A sort of pottage made of meal and 
 the fat of broth, S. V. Brose. 
 
 KAIL-CASTOCK, s. The stem of the colewort, S. V. 
 Pen, sense 2, and Castock, 
 
 KAIL-GULLY, s. A large knife for cutting and shear- 
 ing 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-yaeiv, 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.— Perhaps C. B. cawl-cennin, 
 leek-porridge. 
 
 KAIL-PAT, Kail-pot, s. A pot ia 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 vege- 
 tables. Spalding. 
 
 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. Cleland. 
 
 KAIL-WORM, s. 1. The vulgar designation of a 
 caterpillar, S. 2. Metaph. applied to a slender per- 
 son, dressed in green. Tales of My Landlord. — Dan. 
 kaalorm, id. orm signifying vermis. 
 
 To KAIM down, v. 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, I thought he 
 wad hae kaim'd him down, Selkirks, 
 
KAI 
 
 KEB 
 
 To KAIM, Kame, Kkme, v. o. To comb, S. To Kame 
 against the hair, to oppose, S. Ross. 
 
 KAIM, s. A comb, S. Minst. Bord.—Sa. G. Dan. 
 Belg. kam, 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 resemble a cock's comb, whence the 
 name is supposed to have been given. 3. A camp 
 or fortress. South of S. Minstr. Bord. 4. Kaim, 
 as occurring in the designation 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, «. A mire ; a puddle, Fife. — Isl. ker, palus ; 
 Sw. kiacrr, paludes. 
 
 KAIRD, s. A gipsy. V. Cairo. 
 
 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. \. Caied and Toenee. 
 
 KAIRNEY, s. A small heap of stones. Herd's Coll. 
 Evidently a dimin,. from Cairn, q. v. 
 
 KAIRS, s. jpZ. Rocks through which there is an open- 
 ing, S. — A. &.carr, a rock. 
 
 KAIR-SKYN, s. A calf's skin. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 KAISART, s. A cheese-vat ; also called chizzard, S. B. 
 — Teut. kaese-horde, id. 
 
 To KAITHE, V. n. To appear ;. to show one's self. 
 Poems 16th 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, a tennis-court, or place for playing 
 at ball. — Teut. kaets-spel, sphaeristerium, locus 
 exercitio pilae destinatus. V. Cache-pole, Catch- 
 pule. 
 
 KAY-WATTIE, s. A jackdaw. V.Kay. 
 
 KAY-WITTED, adj. 1. Brainish ; hot-headed ; hare- 
 brained, S. 2. Giddy as a jackdaw. V. Kay. 
 
 KAIZAR, 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.— C&n 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 
 caliner. 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, n. 
 
 KAMSHACIILE, adj. Applied to what is difficult to 
 repeat, South of S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. V. Cam- 
 
 SHAUCHLED. 
 
 KAMSTER, s. A wool-comber. Y. Kemb. 
 
 KANNIE, adj. Prudent, &c. V. Canny. 
 
 KAPER, s. A piece of cake, covered with butter, and 
 a slice of cheese above it. V. Casee. 
 
 KAR, adj. Left-handed. V. Kee. 
 
 KARRELYNG. V. Caralyngis, and Carolewyn. 
 
 KARRIEWHITCHIT, s. A fondling term for a child, 
 Ang. 
 
 KARTIE, Kertie, s. A species of louse, in form re- 
 sembling a orab, which frequently infests the pubes 
 of some of the lowest classes, S. E. Crablouse ; 
 Pediculus Inguinalis, or Pubis of Linn. 
 
 KATABELLA, s. The Hen harrier, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 To KATE, V. n. To desire the male or female ; a term 
 used only of cats, S. V. Cate, Cait. 
 
 KATE, Katie, s. Abbrev. of Catherine. 
 
 KATHERANES, Ketharines. V. Cateeanes. 
 
 KATIE-HUNKERS, adv. A term used to express a 
 particular mode of sliding on the ice, especially 
 where there is a declivity. 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 con- 
 jectured, from the use of the abbreviation of the name 
 Catherine, that this mode was at first confined to 
 girls. For the last part of the word, V. Hunkee, v. 
 and Hunkers, s. 
 
 KATY-HANDED, adj. Left-handed, Ayrs. TlieSteam- 
 Boat. — Evidently a word of Celtic origin. Gael. 
 ciot-ach ; Ir. kitach ; C. B. chwith, chwithig, id. 
 
 KATOGLE, s. The Eagle-owl, Orkn. Barry.— S>w. 
 katugl, id. 
 
 KATOURIS, s. pi. Caters. Houlate. 
 
 KAUCH, (gutt.) s. Great bustle ; confusion ; perturba- 
 tion. Gall. Encycl. This must be viewed as the 
 same with Reach, Dumfr. ; and most probably with 
 Caigh, denoting anxiety, Renfr. — Isl. kiagg expresses 
 a similiar idea. 
 
 To KAVE, v.a. " To clean ; to kave the corn, to sepa- 
 rate the straw from the corn." Gall. Encycl. V. 
 Cave and Keve. 
 
 KAVEL, Kevel, Cavel, s. A mean fellow. Dunba/r. 
 
 KAVELLING and DELING. Dividing by cavel or lot. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. V. Cavell, v. 
 
 KAVEL-MELL, s. A sledge-hammer ; a hammer of a 
 large size used for breaking stones, &c. Loth. V. 
 Cavel. 
 
 KAWR, s. pi. Calves, Banfifs. Taylor's S. Poems, V. 
 Caure. 
 
 KAZZIE-CHAIR. V. Cazzie-chaie. 
 
 KEACH, Keagh, s. Uneasiness of mind, arising from 
 too great anxiety about domestic affairs, or hurry and 
 pressure of business of any sort ; bustle ; anxious 
 exertion, Dumfr. This is only a variety of Kavxh, 
 q.v. 
 
 KEADY, adj. ' Wanton. V. Caige, v. 
 
 KEAGE, Keyage, s. Duty paid at a quay. Aberd. 
 Reg. — 0. Fr. quaiage, quayage. 
 
 KEAPSTONE, s. A copestone. Lamont's Diary. 
 
 To KEAVE, V. 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. Sibbald. 
 
 KE AVIE-CLEEK, s. A crooked piece of iron used for 
 catching crabs, Fife. 
 
 KEAVLE, s. ' ' The part of a field which falls to one on 
 a division by lots." Gl. Surv.. Moray. V. Cavel. 
 
 KEAW, s. A jackdaw. Gall. V. Kay. 
 
 To KEB, V. n. 1. To cast a lamb immaturely, 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 accidentally from rearing. Com- 
 playnt 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. ; synon. Ked, Kid, and Fag. 
 
 KEB, s. "A blow," Ayrs. Gl. Picken ; \A. Gall. 
 Encycl. — C. B. cob, a knock, a thump ; cob-iaw, to 
 thump ; Armor, coup, a stroke. 
 
EEB 
 
 804 
 
 EEE 
 
 KEBAR, t. TannahiWt Poerm. Perhaps a fipurative 
 use of the term Kebbn, caber, a rafter, a beam, like 
 Cavel and Rung. 
 
 To KEBBIE, t>. a. To chide ; to quarrel, Aug.— Su. G. 
 kifw-a, id. kif, a quarrel. 
 
 KEBBIE, Kebbie-stick, g. A staff or stick with a 
 hooked head, Roxb. ; Crummie-staff, synon. S.— Isl, 
 kepp-r, fustis, rudis, clava ; Su. G. kaepp, baculus. 
 
 To KEBBIE-LEBBLE, v. n. To carry on altercation, 
 Ang. 
 
 KEBBIE-LEBBIE, s. Altercation, especially as carried 
 on by a variety of persons speaking at one time. 
 Piper Peebles. 
 
 KEBBRE, s. A rafter. V. Caboe. 
 
 KEBBDCK, Kkbuck, Cabback, «. A cheese, S. Bam- 
 say. — Gael, cabag, a cheese. 
 
 KEBRITCH, Keurach, *. Very lean meat, Roxb. 
 Loth. V. Cabroch. 
 
 KEBRUCII, s. Meat unfit for use, Fife ; the same with 
 Ke'jritch, also with Skeebroch. 
 
 KECHT, s. " A consumptive cough." Gall. Encycl. 
 — Teut. kick, asthma. V. Kigh. 
 
 To BLECK, V. a. To draw back in a bargain ; to flinch ; 
 as, " I've keck't," I have changed my mind, and de- 
 cline adhering to the oflfer I formerly made, Roxb. — 
 Teut. kecke, fallacia, dolus ; Isl. keik-iaz, recurvari. 
 
 To KECK, V. n. To faint or swoon suddenly, Roxb. — 
 Isl. heik-ia, suppiimere, heik-iaz, deficere, are the 
 only terms I have met with which seem to have any 
 afiBnity. 
 
 To KECKLE, v. n. 1. To cackle as a hen, S. 2. To 
 laugh violently, S. 
 
 KECKLING-PINS, s. pi. Wires for knitting stock- 
 ings, Aberd. 
 
 KED, s. The sheep-louse, Tweed, V. Kid. 
 
 To KEDGE, V. n. To toss about ; to move a thing 
 quickly from one place to another, S. V. Cache, 
 Caich, Cadge. 
 
 KEDGIE, adj. 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 process of distillation. 
 
 KEEK, s. Linen dress for the head and neck, Ang, 
 Ross. 
 
 To KEEK, Keik, v. n. 1. To look with a prying eye, 
 S, Dunbar. 2. To look by stealth, S. Peblis Play. 
 3. To make the first appearance; applied to inani- 
 mate objects, S. — Su. G. kik-a, Belg. kyk-en, intentis 
 oculis videre. 
 
 KEEK, Keik, s. A peep ; a stolen glance through a 
 crevice, S. Burns. 
 
 Starn-Keekee, s. a star-gazer.— Su. G. stiernkikare, id. 
 
 KEEK-BO, s. Bo-peep, S.— Belg. kickebo, id. 
 
 KEEKERS, s. pi. A cant term for eyes, S. 
 
 KEEK-HOLE, s. A chink or small orifice through 
 which prying persons peep, S.— Dan. kighul, a peep- 
 hole. 
 
 KEEKING-GLASS, s. A looking-glass, S. Ritson. 
 My 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. "Acca- 
 tium, a keel or lighter." Wedd. Foe— A. S. ceole, 
 navicula, celox, " a small barque or other vessel." 
 
 KEEL. .t. A cant term for the backside, Aberd. 
 
 KEEL, Keil, s. Ruddle, S. Douglas. — Gael, oil, id. ; 
 Fr. chaille, a rocky earth. 
 
 To KEEL, Kbil, v. a. 1. To mark with ruddle, S, 
 Kennedy. 2, Metaph. to mark any person or thing ; 
 as expressive of jealousy or dissatisfaction, S. 
 
 KEELACK, s. a pannier used for carrying out 
 dung to the field, BanflTs. ; the same with Kellach, 
 q. v. 
 
 KEELICK, s. 1. Anger; vexation, Ang. 2. A stroke, 
 ibid, also keelup.—ls\. keli, dolor; Gr, XO^OC- 
 
 KEELIE, s. A hawk, chiefly applied to a young one. 
 Loth. Teviotd. 
 
 KEELIE, adj. Reddish ; coloured by ruddle. 
 
 KEELING, Keling, Keiling, Killing, Killin, s. Cod 
 of a large size, S, Sibbald. — Isl, keila, Sw. kolja, a 
 haddock, 
 
 KEELIVINE, Keelivine Pen, s. A blacklead 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-0 AM, 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 off to conceal themselves in 
 the closes in the neighbourhood ; and the last who 
 disappears calls out, Keerie-oam. The boy who has 
 had his face at the wall then leaves his station, 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, 
 
 KEERIKIN, s. A smart and sudden blow which turns 
 one topsy-turvy, Fife. — It may 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 vul- 
 gar to medical compounds, Aberd. Th,us they speak 
 of " the keerochs of thae Doctors." Apparently synon. 
 with Soss. 
 
 KEERS, s. A thin gruel given ±o feeble sheep in 
 spring, Ettr. For. 
 
 KEESLIP, s. 1. The stomach of a calf, used for curd- 
 ling milk, Teviotd. ; synon. Earnin, Yearnin. 2. 
 This name is given to an herb, which grows in gar- 
 dens, nearly resembling southern-wood, Loth. The 
 Gallium is called cheese-rennei in E. as it is used 
 both there and in S. as a substitute for rennet. — Teut. 
 kaes-libbe, coagulum ; kaese signifying cheese, and 
 libbe, lebbe, belonging to the same stock witii our 
 Lappered, coagulated. 
 
 KEEST, pret. Puked, S. B. 
 
 KEEST, s. Sap ; substance, Roxb. 
 
 KEESTLESS, Kystless, adj. , 1. Tasteless ; insipid, 
 Roxb. " Kystless, tasteless." Gl. Sibb. 2, Without 
 substance or spirit, ib, 3, Affording no nourishment ; 
 pron. Kizless, Ettr. For. Fizzenless, synon. Both 
 are generally said of hay and grass.— Probably akin to 
 Teut. keest, the pith of a tree. 
 
 KEETHING SIGHT. The view of the motion of a 
 salmon, by marks in the water, 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, cyfe, doUum, cadus, 
 a tun or barrel. 
 
 KEEZLIE, adj. Unproductive ; barren ; applied to 
 soil that is good for nothing, or that scarcely brings 
 any thing to perfection, Ayrs.— Perhaps from Teut. 
 kesel, kessel, a flint ; Germ, kiess, gravel. 
 
KEF 
 
 305 
 
 KEM 
 
 KEFP, s. One is said to be in a gay keff, when one's 
 spirits are elevated with good news, Ayrs. — Isl. akafe 
 and akefd, fervor, praecipitantia. 
 
 KEY, s. The seed of the ash. V. Ash-keys. 
 
 KEIES, Keyis of the Court. A phrase metaph. ap- 
 plied to certain office-bearers in course of law. Skene. 
 
 King's keys. To mak King's Keys, to force open the 
 door of a house, room, chest, &c. by virtue of a legal 
 warrant in his Majesty's name, S. Black Dwarf. 
 
 To KEIK, V. n. To pry. V. Keek. 
 
 KEIK, Keig, s. 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. Eeg.—Isl. kyll. 
 cuius, saccus. 
 
 KEYLE, s. Ruddle, S. Keel, q. v. 
 
 KEILL, s. A lighter. V. Keel. 
 
 To KEILTCH, v. 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. A;i7<-er op, to truss, to tie or tuck up. 
 
 KEILTCH, s. One who lifts, heaves, or pushes up- 
 wards, Ettr. For. 
 
 KEIP, s. Heed ; care. V. Kepe. Coilyear. 
 
 KEIPPIS, .s. pi. Aberd. Beg. Copes ? 
 
 To KEIR, V. a. To drive, S. B. Bamiat. Poems. — 
 Isl. keir-a, Su. G. koer-a, to drive. 
 
 KEIR, s. In some parts of S. an ancient fortification. 
 St. Acc. — G. B. caer, a fort. 
 
 To KEYRTH, v. a. To scmtch. 2>un6ar.— Su. G. 
 kratt-a, id. 
 
 KEYSART, s. A hack, or frame of wood, in which 
 cheeses are hung up for being dried, Fife. — Teut. 
 kaese, kese, a cheese, and horde, a frame of wood. 
 
 KEIST, pret. Cast ; threw. V. Kest. 
 
 To KEYTCH, v. a. To toss, S. Ramsay. V. Cache. 
 
 KEYTCH, Kytch, 5. A toss, S. Kelly. 
 
 KEITH, s. A bar laid across a river or stream, for 
 preventing salmon from getting farther up, Perth. 
 Stat. Account. — Germ, kette, Su. G. ked, a chain. 
 
 KEIT YOU. Get away, Aberd. V. Kit ye. 
 
 To KEKKIL, Kekil, v. n. 1. To cackle, S, Compl. 
 S. 2. To laugh aloud, S. Douglas. — 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 cinnea, expl. 
 "paid to one's kinsmen," or A, S. geld, compensatio, 
 and cynn, cognatio. [id. 
 
 To KELE, V. a. To kill. Douglas.— A. S. cwell-an, 
 
 KELING, s. Large cod. V. Keeling. 
 
 KELING TREIS. " Knappel and keling treis." Aberd. 
 Reg. This may be wood from Kiel, a town of Hol- 
 stein, or wood fit for making keels in ship-building. 
 
 KELL, s. 1. A dress for a woman's head. Doug. 2. 
 The hinder part of a woman's cap ; the caul, S. 3. 
 The furfur, or scurf on a child's head, Ayrs. R. 
 Gilhaize. — Isl. kal and qwol signify inquinamentum ; 
 Belg. knvel, a coif. 
 
 KELLACH, Kellachy, s. A small cart of wicker, 
 fixed to a square frame and tumbling shafts, Ang. 
 Stat. ^cc. —Isl. Su. G. kaelke, a dray or sledge. 
 
 KELPIE, Water-Kelpie, s. 1. The spirit of the 
 waters, who, as is vulgarly believed, gives previous 
 intimation of the destruction of those who perish 
 within his jurisdiction, by preternatural lights and 
 noises, and even assists in drowning them, S. Minst. 
 20 
 
 Border. — Alem. chalp, Germ, kalb, a calf? 2. A 
 raw-boned youth. Shirrefs. 
 
 KELSO BOOTS. Heavy shackles put upon the legs of 
 prisoners ; by some supposed to be a sort of stocks, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 KELSO CONVOY. An escort scarcely deserving the 
 name. South of S. " A step and a half ower the 
 door stane." Antiquary. This is rather farther 
 than a Scotch convoy, 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 
 Staves, South of S. 
 
 KELT, s. Cloth with the nap, generally of native 
 black wool, S. ; used both as as. and adj. Gl. Shirrefs. 
 Legend St. Androis. — Isl. kult, tapestry, or any 
 raised work. 
 
 KELT, s. A salmon that has been spawning ; a foul 
 fish, S. Statist. Ace. — Belg. kuytvisch, id. kuyt ; 
 Teut. kiete, spawn. 
 
 KELTER, s. Money, Dumfr.— Genn. gelt, id. 
 
 To KELTER, v. n. 1. To move in an undulating man- 
 ner, S. 2. Often applied to the stomach, as expres- 
 sive of the great nausea felt before poking, 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, Lanark s. 4, To 
 tumble or fall headlong. South of S. 5. To struggle 
 violently, as a fish to release itself from the hook, 
 Perths. — Germ, kelter, vivarium. 
 
 To KELTER, v. a. To overturn ; to overset, Fife, 
 Roxb. — C. B. chwyldroi, to revolve, to whirl, cAw)j/i- 
 dro, 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 imposed, under 
 the notion of punishment, on those who, as it is ex- 
 pressed, do not drink fair, S. ; Keltic's mends, id. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 KELTIE AFF. Cleared keltic aff, a phrase used to 
 denote that one's glass is quite empty, previously to 
 drinking a bumper, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 KELTIES, s. pi. Children, Aug.— Su. G. kult, a boy. 
 
 KEMBIT, s. The pith of hemp, Ayrs.— Gael, cainab, 
 hemp ; Lat. cannabis. 
 
 To KEME, V. a. To comb. V. Kaim. 
 
 KEMESTER, s. A wool-comber, S. Burrow Lawes. 
 Balfour writes Camesteres. 
 
 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 akemmin," 
 he runs veiy fast ; "Hewirkslike a. kemmin," he 
 works with great activity ; " He fechts [i. e. fights] 
 like a kemmin," &c. — This term, belonging to Strath- 
 clyde, is very probably of Welsh origin, C. B. cam- 
 min, a peregrine falcon ; or ceimmyn, one that strives 
 in the games. 
 
 To KEMP, V. n. To strive, in whatever way, S, Dou{/. 
 2. To strive which will be foremost in reaping. — A. S. 
 campian, Su. G. kaemp-a, certare, V. Kemper, and 
 Kempin, 
 
 KEMP, s. 1. A champion. Douglas. 2. Sometimes 
 it includes the idea of strength and uncommon size. 
 Bannatyne Poems. 3. The champion of a party in 
 controversy. Winyet. — A. S. cempa, miles ; Su. G. 
 kaempe, athleta ; Dan. kimpe, a giant ; Isl. mUes 
 robustus. 
 
KEM 
 
 800 
 
 KEB 
 
 KEMP, s. The act of striving for superiority, S. 
 
 J. Nicol. ;>. ^ , , .;• K , . (i >: , ,. ,'A .■ . '• r/^- , ■ ;;:., ■:, ■ 
 
 KEMP, s. The name given to a stalk of Ribgrass, 
 Plantago lanceolata, Linu. ; Teviottl. Loth. 2. A 
 game thus denominated ; also in pi. Kemps, ib. Two 
 children, or young people, pull each a dozen of stalks 
 of rib-grass ; and try who, with his kemp, can decapi- 
 tate the greatest number of those belonging to his op- 
 ponent. Ue who has one remaining, while all that 
 belong to the other are gone, wins the game ; as in 
 the game of Begffar-my-neiohbour with cards. They 
 also give the name of soldiers to these stalks. 
 
 To KEMPEL, V. a. To cut into separate p.arts, S. B.— 
 Su. G. kappa, L. B. kapul-are, to amputate. 
 
 KEMPER, s. 1. One who strives ; now generally ap- 
 plied to reapers striving on the harvest-field, S. 2. 
 One who is supposed to excel in any respect, S. Ross. 
 — Isl. kaemper, is the pi. of kaempe. 
 
 KEMPIN, 5. 1. The act of striving on the harvest- 
 field, S. A. Douglas. 2. Used to denote warfare, 
 or a struggle for superiority in whatever way, S. 
 Antiquary. 
 
 KEMPLE, s. 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 pi. kemp-seeds, Teviotd. 
 
 KEMP-STANE, s. A stone placed as the boundary 
 which has been reached by the first who hemps or 
 strives at the Putting-stone. He who throws farthest 
 beyond it is the victor, Fife. V. Putting-stone. 
 
 KEMSTOCK, s. A nautical term, used as if synon 
 with Capstane. 
 
 To KEN, V. a. 1. To know, S. 0. E. 2. To make 
 known. Wyntown. 3. To direct, in relation to a 
 course. Doug. 4. To direct, as to the means, S. B 
 Barbour. 5. To be able. Wyntown. 6. To ken a 
 widow to Tier terce, to set apart her proportion of the 
 lands which belonged to her deceased husband ; a 
 forensic phrase, S. Fountainhall. — Su. G. kaenn-a, 
 cognoscere, sensu forensi ; Isl. kenn-a, docere, insti- 
 tuere. 
 
 To KEN, V. n. To be acquainted. Wallace. 
 
 To KEN o' one's sell. To be aware, Aberd. 
 
 KENDILLING, s. Perhaps cloth of Kendal in Eng- 
 land. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To KENDLE, v. n. To bring forth ; applied to hares. 
 JUait. Poems. — Apparently from Germ, kind, a child. 
 
 To KENDLE, v. a. To kindle, S. 
 
 KENE, Keyne, adj. 1. Daring, Gawan and Gol. 2. 
 Cruel. Sir Tristrem. — A. S. cene, Su. G. koen, 
 audax. 
 
 KENERED, pret. Stirred. Sir Gawan.— From C. B. 
 cynhyrv-u, to move, to stir. 
 
 KENGUDE, s. A lesson or caveat ; warning got by 
 ^ experience ; as, " That'll be a kengude to ye ;" q. 
 that will teach you to know good from evil, Teviotd. 
 KENYIE, s. m.kenyies, " fighting fellows," Aberd. 
 
 Skinner. 
 KENLING, s. Brood. Winyet.— It is evidently the 
 same with Germ, kindlein, a baby or young child. V. 
 Kendle, v. to bring forth. 
 KENNAWHAT, s. A nondescript, S. ; from ken, to 
 
 know, na, the negative, and what. 
 KENNES, Kens, s. pi. The same with canis, customs 
 
 in kind. Acts Ja. VI. V. Cane, Kain, s. 
 KENNET, s. Some kind of hunting dog. ^^ Kennetis, 
 hounds ; perh. adimin. 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 kennin, 
 any thing so small as to be merely perceptible by the 
 senses, S. Picken. 6. Kenning he kenning, accord- 
 ing to a proportional gradation, regulated by the 
 terms of a former bargain, Balfour's Pract, — Su. G. 
 kaenn-a, to discover by the senses. 
 KENS, pi. Duties paid in kind. 
 KENSPECKLE, adj. Ilaving so singular an appear- 
 ance, as to be easily recognised, S. J. Nicol. — From 
 fee??, and A. S. specce, a mark. 
 KENT, s. 1. A long staff used by shepherds for leap- 
 ing over ditches or brooks, S. Ross. 2. "A tall 
 person." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To KENT, V. a. To set or put a boat, by using a long 
 pole, or kent, S. A. Abbot. 
 
 KENZIE, Kensie, s. Perhaps, angry man. Christ's 
 Kirk. The proper pronunciation appears to be 
 Kenyie, q. v. 
 
 KEOCII {gutt.y, s. A wooded glen, Fife ; pronounced 
 as a monosyllable, q. kyogh. 
 
 To KEP, Kepp, Keip, v. a. 1. To intercept, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To receive in the act of falling, S. 
 Bellend. 3. To meet in a hostile way. Barbour. 
 4. To meet in an amicable way, S. B. Gawan and 
 Gol. 5. To meet accidentally, S. 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 opposing some barrier to what is issuing 
 or endeavouring to do so, S. 9. To Kep out, to pre- 
 vent from entering, by suddenly opposing some 
 obstacle, S. 10. To Kep up the hair, to bind up the 
 hair, Mearns. Lanarks. — A. S. cep-an, Teut. kepp-en, 
 captare. 
 
 KEPAR, s. One who catches at a thing. Dunbar. 
 
 KEPE, s. Care ; heed. To tak kepe, to take care. 
 Wallace. — A. S. cep-an, curare, advertere. 
 
 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 buckling- 
 kame. 
 
 KER, Kar, adj. 1. Left, applied to the hand, S. 
 Skene. — Gael, caerr, id. 2. Awkward, Galloway. 3. 
 Wrong, in a moral sense, S. ; like Lat. and E. sinister. 
 
 KER, s. The soft kernel of suet, Ang. V. Clyre. 
 
 KERB, KiRB Stones. The large stones on the borders 
 of a causeway ; q. curbstones, because serving as a 
 fence to the rest, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 KERBIT, adj. Peevish, Mearns. It has been 
 supposed that this may be a corr. of Grabbed. Another 
 might view it q. Carebit, q. bitten by cai-e. 
 
 KEREFULL, s. As much as fills a sledge or cor. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. 
 
 To KERF, V. a. To carve. Doug. Virg. 
 
 KER-HANDIT, part. adj. Left-handed, S. V. Car. 
 
 KERNE, s. 1. A foot soldier, armed with a dart or a 
 skean. Antiquary. 2. A vagabond or stui-dy 
 beggar, S. 
 
 KERSE, 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, V. n. Apparently, to make demonstra- 
 tions, to assume a bold appearance. Sir Pat. 
 Hume's Narrative. It may be an error for keith, i. e. 
 kythe, show themselves. 
 
KER 
 
 307 
 
 KIL 
 
 KERTIE, s. A species of louse. V. Kartib. 
 
 KERVOUR, s. Carver. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 KEST, Keist, pret. v. 1. Threw. Compl. S. 2. 
 
 Threw off in the chase. Doug. 3. Contrived ; 
 
 formed a plan. Wall. 4. Turned to a particular 
 
 course or employment. " He keist himself to mer- 
 
 chandice." Eeg. Aberd. 5. Gave a coat of lime or 
 
 plaster, S. To Kest, to cast, Cumberland. V. Cast, 
 
 V. a. 
 KEST, part. pa. Cased. Houlate. 
 KET, Kett, s. The flesh of animals that have died of 
 
 disease or from accident, Loth. Bord. — Su. G. koett, 
 
 I si. kaet, caro ? 
 To KET, V. a. To corrupt. Henrysone. 
 KET, Kett, ». 1. The weed called quick-grass, S. A. 
 
 2. A spongy peat, composed of tough fibres of moss, 
 
 and other plants, Clydes. Dimifr. 3. Exhausted 
 
 land ; what is reduced to a caput mortuum, Clydes. 
 KET, Kett, s. A " tawted ket," a matted fleece, S. 
 
 Burns. — C. B. caelh, bound ; Ir. caitin, shag. 
 KET, adj. Irascible, Gall. Dumfr.— Shall we view this 
 
 as allied tolsl. kit-a, kyt-az, litigare, altercari. 
 KETCHE-PILLARIS, s.^jJ. Players at ball. Dunb.— 
 
 Teut. kaetse-spel, ludus pilae. 
 KETHAT, s. A robe or cassock, ibid. 
 KETHRES, s. pi. — Gael, cath-fir, signifies warriors, 
 
 ceatharb, a troop ; whence ceatharnach, a soldier, V. 
 
 Cathekanes. 
 KETON, s. Cox's Ireland. This must certainly be 
 
 viewed as an abbreviation of Fr. hoqueton, 0. Fr. 
 
 auqueton, a soldier's cassock. V. Acton. 
 KETRAIL, Kytral, s. A term expressive of the 
 
 greatest contempt and abhorrence, Gl. Sibb. — Teut. 
 
 ketter, haereticus. V. Kvtral. 
 KETTY, adj. 1. Matted, S. A. 2. Applied to spongy 
 
 peats of the description given under Ket, Kett, Upp, 
 
 Clydes. 
 KETTRIN, s. pi. V. Cateranes. 
 To KEUCHLE (gutt.), v. n. To cough, Upp. Clydes. 
 KEUCHLE, s. A cough ; the act of coughing, ibid, — 
 
 Formed as if a diminutive from Teut. kuch-en, Belg. 
 
 kuchg-en, tussire. 
 To KEVE, V. a. To toss. V. Cave. 
 KEVEE. On the kevee, possessing that flow of ^irits 
 
 that borders on derangement, having a bee in one's 
 
 bonnet, Stirlings. — Fr. etre sur le qui vir.e, to be on 
 
 the alert. 
 KEVEL, s. A lot. V. Cavel. 
 To KEVEL, V. 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-n, Su. G. kifw-a, kaeb-la, id. 
 KEVER, s. A gentle breeze, so as to cause a slight 
 
 motion of the water ; a term used on the coast of 
 
 Ayrshire. Perhaps a derivative from Keve, Cave, to 
 
 toss ; q. what moves or tosses the boat. 
 To KEUILL with. To have intercourse with, Sel- 
 kirk s. Hogg's Winter Tales. — Teut. kavel-en, sortiri. 
 KEVINS, s. pi. The refuse separated from grain, S. 
 KEUL, s. A lot, Roxb. V. Cavel. 
 KEULIN, s. Perhaps the same with Callan, Aberd. 
 
 Skinner. — It may denote young people in general ; 
 
 Su. G. kull, proles, 
 KEW, s. Expl. "an overset," Ayrs. ; probably de- 
 noting too much fatigue. — Su. G. kufw-a, suppri- 
 
 mere. 
 KEWIS, s. pi. Line of conduct. Dunbar.— 'Ey. queue, 
 
 conclusion of a business. 
 
 KEWL, s. One who 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. Douglas. — 0. Fris. kij. 
 
 To KIATJVE, 'V. a. To work ; to knead, Moray. 
 Popular Ball. — Isl. kef-ia, supprimere. 
 
 KIBBLE, Kybill, adj. Strong and active, S. B. Wynt. 
 
 KIBBLING, s. A cudgel. Gall. " Kibbling, a, rnde 
 stick or rung." Gall. Encycl. It is probably a 
 dimin. from Cavel, Kavil, &c. a pole, a long staff. — 
 Isl. kejli, baculus. 
 
 KICIIE, s. Apparently q. kitchie, the name given to 
 a kitchen, S. B. Aberd. Eeg. 
 
 KICK, s. A novelty, S. — Isl. kaek-r, gestus indecorus. 
 
 KICKY, adj. 1. Showy ; gaudy, S. Shirrefs. 2. Aim- 
 ing at what is above one's station, S. 3. Clever ; as, 
 " Ye're like the wife's calf — a kicky mortal," in which 
 there is a play on the word as also signifying apt to 
 kick. 
 
 KICK-UP, s. A tumult; an uproar, Roxb. Aberd.; 
 from the vulgar phrase, to kick up a dust. 
 
 To KID, V. n. To toy, Fife.— Su. G. kaetjas, lascivire. 
 
 RID, Kaid, s. The tick or sheep-louse. Polwart. 
 
 KYBD, part. pa. Manifested ; from AryiAe. SirGawan. 
 
 KIDDET, part. adj. In a state of pregnancy; with 
 child, Ayrs. — It has strong marks of affinity to the 
 Welsh ; for C. B. cyd-io, signifies coire, copulare. 
 
 KIDDY, adj. Wanton, Ang. V. Caigie. 
 
 KIDE, s. Perhaps q. Kith, q. v. Sir Gawan. 
 
 KIDGIE, adj. Lovingly attached, Ayrs. ; the same 
 with Caigie, Caidgy, q. v. 
 
 KIED, part. pa. Detected ; discovered, Shetl. It 
 seems a corr. of kythed, q. made known. 
 
 To KIFFLE, V. n. To cough from a tickling sensation 
 in the throat, although not proceeding from cold, 
 Roxb. 
 
 KIFFLE, s. A troublesome or tickling cough, Roxb. 
 
 KIFFLIN'-COUGH, s. A slight cough, caused as 
 above, Roxb. This seems merely a variation of 
 Kighle, used to denote a short tickling cough. — Teut, 
 kich, spirandi difficultas, kich-en, difficulter spirare, 
 leviter atque inaniter tussire. [tussire. 
 
 KIGII, s. A slight tickling cough, S. — Germ, keich-en, 
 
 KIGHENHEARTED, Kicken-Hearted, adj. Faint- 
 hearted, S. ; E. chicken-hearted. — Isl. Sw. kikn-a, 
 spiritum amittere. 
 
 To KIGHER, Kicker, v. n. To titter, S.— Germ. 
 kicker -n, id. 
 
 KIGHER, s. The same with Kighle, Ang. 
 
 KIGUER, Kicker, s. A restrained laugh ; a titter, S. 
 
 To KIGHLE {gutt.), v. n. To have a short tickling 
 cough, S. ; the same with Kigh, v. 
 
 KIGHLE, s. A short tickling cough, S. 
 
 KY-HERD, s. A cow-herd, Lanarks. 
 
 KYIS, pi. Cows. P. 16th Cent. This form of the 
 word is anomalous. V. Kat. 
 
 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), v. n. 1. To throw up behind, ap- 
 plied 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. 
 
KIL 
 
 808 
 
 KIM 
 
 KILCH, $. " A side blow ; a catch ; a stroke got 
 unawares." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 KILGHES, s.pl. The name given to the wide-mouthed 
 trowsers or pantaloons worn by male children, Stir- 
 lings. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 KYLE, t. A sound ; a strait, S. Martin.— G&el. 
 caolas, id. ; Isl. kyll, gurges. 
 
 KILE, KvLK, «. A chance. Ross. Covr. ttom 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 Pr. cu eill-i r, to gather. 
 
 To KYLE, TO Kylb hay. To put it into cocks, lb. 
 
 KILL, J. 1. A kiln. 2. The kill's on fire, a phrase 
 used to denote any great tumult or combustion, S. 3. 
 To fire the hill, to raise a combustion. Wodrow. 4. 
 To set the kill on fire, and To set the kill a-low, are 
 used in the same sense, S. 
 
 To KILL, V. a. To kiln-diy, S. JFountainh. 
 
 KILL OF A STACK, s. The opening to that vacuity 
 which is left in a stack of corn or hay, for the admis- 
 sion of air,in order to prevent its being heated, Roxb. 
 — Probably from its resemblance to the opening in a 
 kiln for drying grain. 
 
 KILL-COW, s. A matter of consequence ; a serious 
 affair ; as, " Ye needna mind, I'm sure it's nae sic 
 gre&t kill-cow," Teviotd. In reference, most probably, 
 to a blow that is sufficient to knock down or kill 
 •A cow. 
 
 KILL-FUDDIE, s. The aperture by which the fuel is 
 put into the kiln, Mearns. This is different from the 
 Killogie, as the kill-fuddie is in the interior part of 
 the killogie, immediately forming the mouth of the 
 kiln. — Fuddie may be allied to Teut. voed^en, vued-en, 
 alere, nutrire, q. the place by which the kiln is fed 
 or supplied. 
 
 KILLICK, s. 1. "The flue of an anchor." Gall. 
 Encycl. This must denote the flook. 2. "The 
 mouth of a pick -axe," ibid. — Allied perhaps to Isl. 
 hlick-r, curvamen, aduncitas ; q. Cleik, S. 
 
 KILLICOUP, s. A somerset, Roxb. ; from killie, ex- 
 plained below, and coup a fall. 
 
 KILLIE, s. 1. An instrument of amusement for 
 children. A plank or beam is placed on a wall, so 
 that one end projects a good way farther than the 
 otlier. 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, V. a. To raise one aloft in the manner' 
 above described, Roxb. 
 
 KILLIEMAHOU, s. An uproar ; a confusion, Ettr. 
 For, 
 
 KILLYLEEPY, s. The common sandpiper, Loth. 
 
 KILLING, ». Cod. V. Keeling. 
 
 KILLYVIE, s. A state of great alertness or excite- 
 ment. West of S. — Fr. qui Id vivef 
 
 KILLY-WIMPLE, s. A gewgaw; a fictitious orna- 
 ment; as. She has o'er viony killy-wimples in her 
 singing; she sings with too many quavers and affected 
 decorations. Loth. 
 
 KILLMAN, s. The man who has the charge of the 
 kUl, 8. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 KILL-MEAT, s. A perquisite or small proportion of 
 the shiUing or sheetings of a mill, which falls to the 
 share of the under-miller, Roxb. 
 
 KILLMOULIS, s. The name given in Roxb. to a 
 hobgoblin represented as having no mouth. — C. B. 
 gwyll, a goblin. The latter part of the designation 
 seems to be mowless, i. e. without a mouth. 
 
 KILLOGIE, s. A vacuity before the fire-place in a 
 kiln. V. LooiB. 
 
 To KILLOGUE, v. n. To hold secret and close con- 
 ference together, as apparently laying a plot ; synou. 
 with Cognost, 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 disorderly per- 
 sons." Gall. Encycl. V. Gilravage. 
 
 KILL-SPENDIN, s. An old term for the fire of a kiln, 
 Ang. ; from the great expenditure of fuel. 
 
 KILMARNOCK WHITTLE. A cant phrase used for 
 a person of either sex who is already engaged or be- 
 trothed, Roxb. 
 
 KILN-HOGIE, s. Shetl. the same with S. Killogie. 
 
 KYLOE, s. 1. The designation given to the small 
 black cattle brought from the Island of Skye, S. 2. 
 Applied to Highland cattle without distinction, S. 
 Waverley. 
 
 KYLOE, adj. Of or belonging to the description of 
 cattle called kyloes ; as, "a kyloe cow," a Highland 
 cow of a small size ; " a kyloe stot," a bullock of this 
 description ; " kyloe beef," &c. S. 
 
 To KILSH, V. a. To push, Dumfr. 
 
 KILSH, s. A push, Dumfr.— Perhaps of Welsh 
 origin ; C. B. cilgwth, push. 
 
 KILT, Kelt, s. A loose dress worn by Highlanders, 
 extending from the belly to the knee, in the form of 
 a petticoat, S. Boswell.—^M.. G. kilt, kiolt, Isl. 
 killta, sinus vestis anterior. 
 
 To KILT, Kilt dp, v. a. 1. To tuck up, S. Douglas. 
 —Dan. kilt-er op, Su. G. upkilt-a, id. 2. To lift up 
 any thing quickly, Ang. Cleland. 3. To kilt awa' 
 wi', also to kilt out o', to carry off quickly, S. A. ; 
 apparently an oblique use of the v. as signifying to 
 tru.ss, 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 figurative sense, to an unnatural or 
 ungraceful elevation of the voice in music, Loth. — 
 Dan. kilte, a taking in. 
 
 To KILT, V. a. To overturn ; to upset, Roxb. 
 
 KILT, s. An overturn ; the act of overturning, Rox- 
 burgh. 
 
 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 management. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 KILTED, part. adj. Dressed in a kilt, as distinguished 
 from one who wears breeches, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 KILTER, s. Entertainment. Ramsay. The same 
 with E. kelter, preparation. 
 
 KILTIE, s. 1. One who is dressed in a kilt, Clydes. 
 2. Dimin. of kilt. 
 
 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 petticoat that is 
 tucked up, S. Kelly. 
 
 KILT-RACK, s. That which lifts up the rack of a mill, 
 Ang. V. Kilt, v. 
 
 KIM, adj. 1. Keen ; spirited, Aberd. Mearns. 2. 
 Spruce, Aberd. — Isl. kim-a, deridere. 
 
KIM 
 
 309 
 
 KIN 
 
 KIMMEN, Kymond, s. 1. A milk-pail, S, 0. 2. A 
 large shallow tub used in brew-bouses, Upp. Clydes. 
 3. A small tub, Aug. — Gael, cuman, "a skimmer, 
 a sort of dish, a pail," Shaw ; C. B. cwman, " a large 
 wooden vessel, a tub ; a kive, or brewing-tub," Owen. 
 
 KIMMER, s. 1. A gossip. 2. Used as denoting a 
 married woman, Gall. V. Cdmmer. 
 
 To KIMMER, V. n. 1. To gossip, or to meet for gos- 
 siping, S. A. 2. To bring forth a child, Lauarks. ; 
 a ludicrous term. 
 
 KIMMERIN, t. An entertainment at the birth of a 
 child, Gall. 
 
 KIN, s. Kind, S. as alkin, all kind of. Pal. Honor. 
 — A. S. cinne, Isl. kin, id. 
 
 KINBOT, s. The mulct to be paid to survivors for the 
 sudden slaughter of a relative. Fordun. — A. S. cin, 
 kindred, and hot, compensation. 
 
 KINCHIN, s. A child, in cant language. This is one 
 of the very few terms of this description that can be 
 traced, — It is undoubtedly of Belg. kindeken, a little 
 child, a diminutive from kind, a child. 
 
 KINCHIN-MORT, s. A young girl educated in 
 thieving ; a cant term. Guy Mannering. — From 
 kincliin, a child, and mart, a woman, t. e. a female 
 child. 
 
 KIND, s. 2^ot their kind, not belonging to them, or 
 not proper or natural for them. Scalding. 
 
 KYND, s. Nature. Wyntown. 
 
 KIND, 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. 0. 
 
 K YNDLIE ROWME, or Possession. The laud held in 
 \ ease h J a, Kindly Tenant. Spalding. 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 pos- 
 session ; the same with Kindlie. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 KINDNESS, s. The name given to a disease which 
 prevailed in Scotland, a.d. 1580. — This name may 
 have been the vulgar corruption of the technical term 
 for a tumid inflammation in the throat, squinemcy 
 (now quinsy), or peibaps rather of Fr. squinance, id. 
 
 KING-CUP, s. The common species of Meadow 
 ranunculus, Loth. H. Mid-Loth. 
 
 KING OF CANTLAND. A game of children, in which 
 one of a company being chosen King o' C'antland, 
 and two goals appointed at a considerable distance 
 from each 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 to mmnfir them), 
 become his subjects, and assist him in catching the 
 remainder, Dumfr. This play, in Roxb. is called 
 King's Covenanter; in Galloway, King and Queen of 
 Cantelon. 
 
 KINGERVIE, s. A species of wi-asse. 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. Whuttlegrass, Roxb. Called 
 claver or clover, as being a species of Trefoil. 
 
 KING-COLL-AWA', s. The lady-bird; as in Uie 
 rhyme : — 
 
 " King, King-coU-awa', 
 
 Tak up yer wings au' flee awa."— J/eam». 
 
 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. King 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 vice versa ; thus 
 forming a seat. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 KING'S ELLWAND. The constellation properly 
 called Orion's Girdle or Belt, Roxb. 
 
 KING'S-HOOD, 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.. Syn. Cauts, 
 q. V. 
 
 To KINK, V. n. 1. To labour for breath in a severe 
 fit of coughing, S. — Teut. kinken, difficulter spirare. 
 2. To laugh immoderately, S. Gl. Sibb. 3. To puke, 
 Galloway. Davidson. 
 
 KINK, s. 1. A violent fit of coughing, attended with 
 suspension of breathing, S. Morison. 2. A regular 
 fit of the chin-cough, S. 3. A convulsive fit of 
 laughter, S. 4. A faint; a swoon, Ettr. For.— A. S. 
 cincung, cachinnatio. 
 
 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 originally the same with Kinsch, 
 Kinch, as denoting the twist or doubling given to a 
 rope ; Belg. kink, a bend. 
 
 KINKEN, «. A small barrel-; a-oag, 8. B. Spalding. 
 — The unquestionable origin is Teut, kindeken, 
 kinneken, vasculum, octava pars cadi. 
 
 KINKENS, s. An evasive answer to an over-inquisi- 
 tive child. Mearns. Never a ken ken J. V. Quin- 
 
 QUINS AND KiNKYNE. 
 
 KINKHOST, s. The hooping-cough, S. Montgomerie. 
 —Belg. kink-hoest, S», G. kikhosta, id. 
 
 KINKYNE, s. Kind, s. V. Kin. The reduplica- 
 tion seems used for emphasis. Thus, aw kin kind 
 seems properly to signify, "every kind possible," or 
 "imaginable;" nae kin kyne, no kind whatsoever; 
 q. every — or no — sort of kind. 
 
 KINKIT, part. pi. When two ropes, or the different 
 folds of one rope, which have been firmly twisted, 
 are let loose, so that, in consequence of the spring 
 given in untwisting, knots are formed on difi'erent 
 parts of the rope or fold, it is said to be kink it, 
 Fife. 
 
 KINNEN, s. A rabbit, S. V. Ccning. 
 
 KINRENT, Kynrent, s. Kindred. Wallace.— A. S. 
 cynrene, cynryn, id. 
 
 KYNRIK, s. 1. Kingdom, ibid. 2. Possession of a 
 kingdom. Acts Ja. I.— A. S. cynric, regnum. 
 
 KINSCH, s. Apparently, kindred. Montgomerie. 
 
 KINSCH, KiNCH, s. 1. The twist or doubling given to 
 a cord or rope, S. E. Kink. 2. A cross rope capped 
 about one stretched longitudinally, and tightening it, 
 S. A. Gl. Moray. 3. An advantage unexpectedly 
 obtained, ibid. — Isl. kinka, artuum nodus; Belg. 
 kink, a bend. 
 
KIN 
 
 810 
 
 KIR 
 
 To KKP KiNCHKS. A mctaph. phrase, signifying to 
 meet any particular exigence ; to manage any thing 
 dexterously, when the conduct of one person ought 
 to correspond to that of another, or when the act is 
 exactly fitted to the peculiar circumstances ; as, " I 
 canna kep kinches wf him, Stirlings. 
 
 To KINSCII, v.a. 1. To tighten a rope by twisting it 
 wltli 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. 
 
 KINSCII, «. A pin or stick used in twisting the ropes 
 which bind any thing together, to make them firmer, 
 S. ; Rack-pin, synon. 
 
 KINSH, *. A lever, such as is used in quarrying 
 stones, or in raising them, Roxb. ; synon. Pinch, 
 Punch. 
 
 KINTRA, ». Country. Lanarks. 
 
 KINTYE, 5. The roof-tree, Fife. ; a term used by 
 those who are of Highland descent. — Gael, ceann, 
 the head, and tighe, genitive, of the house. 
 
 KlOVf-OVfS, s. pi. 1. Silly tattles ; trifling discourse, 
 S. B. 2 Things of a trivial nature, ib. Corr. per- 
 haps from E. gewgaws. 
 
 To KIOW-OW, V. n. To trifle either in discourse or 
 conduct, S. B. 
 
 To KIP, V. a. To take the property of another by 
 fraud or violence, Loth. — Su. G. kipp-a, to seize 
 violently. 
 
 To KIP, V. n. To play the truant, Loth. 
 
 KIP, s. Haste ; huriy, Ettr. For. This may be allied 
 to Isl. kipp-a, raptare ; or Dan. kipp-er, to pant, to 
 leap. 
 
 KIP, 8. "Ane litill kipp." Aberd. Reg. Kip 
 denotes a hook, also a jutting point, Ettr. For. 
 
 KIP, KiPP, s. 1. A sharp-pointed hill, Tweed. 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 KIP, V. n. To be turned up at the points ; spoken 
 of the horns of cattle, Clydes. 
 
 To KIP up, V. 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. KlFPKR. 
 
 KIP, s. A cant term for a brothel, Clydes. It may 
 however, be corr. from Belg. kuf, id. 
 
 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, in- 
 terstitium loci. 
 
 KYPIE, s. A man who uses his left hand instead of 
 the right, Lanarks. ; corresponding withLat. scaev«s. 
 Corr. perhaps, from C. B. chwithig, id. 
 
 KIP-NEBBIT, adj. Synon. with Kip-nosed, Ettr. For. 
 
 KIP-NOSED, adj. Having the nose turned up at the 
 point, S. ; having what is called in vulgar E. a 
 pug nose. 
 
 KIPPAGE, s. 1. The company sailing on board a ship, 
 whether passengers or mariners. Acts Ja. VI. This 
 is not from the E. word, which is not used in a simi- 
 lar sense, but from Fr. equipage d'un navire, " most 
 properly, her mariners and soldii-rs," Cotgr. i. e. 
 those on board a vessel. 2. Disorder ; confusion, S. 
 Loth. Antiq. 3. It often denotes the expression 
 or symptoms of a paroxysm of rage. Waverley. To 
 be in an unco kippage, to be highly offended or dis- 
 pleased, S. A. 
 
 KIPPER, g. 1. Salmon in the state of spawning, S. A. ; 
 reid.^scAe, 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, v.a. To cure fish by means of salt and 
 pei)per, and by hanging them up, S. Statistical 
 Account. 
 
 KIPPER-NOSE, s. A beaked or hooked nose, Ettr. 
 For. Perils of Man. 
 
 KIPPIE, s. A small hill, South of S. 
 
 KIPPIE, KiPPiT, adj. A kippie cow, a cow with horns 
 turning upwards, Roxb. Mearns. 
 
 KIPPING LYNE. Perhaps from Teut. kip, decipula, 
 as denoting a gin for catching fish. 
 
 KIPPLE, s. A rafter, Roxb. Y. Couple. 
 
 To KIPPLE to, V. a. To fasten together ; to couple, 
 S. 0. Picken. 
 
 KIPPLE-FIT, s. The foot or lower part of a rafter, 
 S. 0. Davids. Seas. V. Couple. 
 
 KIPPLE-HOE, s. A straight piece of wood laid across 
 the top of the couple or rafter, the top being covered 
 with feal, so as to form^the angle, Roxb. V. How, 
 Hou, s. 
 
 KIR, adj. 1. Cheerful, Ayi-s. 2. Fond ; amorous ; 
 wanton. Gall. Ayrs. Dumfr. 3. Consequential, Dumfr. 
 as, "He looks as Hr as a rabbit." Siller Gun. — 
 Isl. kirr, tranquillus. 
 
 To KIRK, V. a. To lead to church ; as. To kirk a 
 bride, &c. S. Wallace. 
 
 KIRK, KiRKE, s. 1. The true catholic church, includ- 
 ing all on earth who hold the fundamental doctrines 
 of Christianity. 2. The chui-ch invisible, consisting 
 of all who are true believers, to whatever society they 
 belong ; or whether they be in heaven, or yet on 
 earth. 3. A body of Christians adhering to one doc- 
 trine, government, and wor.ship, S. Scott's Conf. of 
 Faith, 4. The church of Scotland, as distinguished 
 from other reformed 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 
 frequently applied to ecclesiastical judicatories of 
 dilferent 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 connection 
 with another, at the time of our Reformation, to de- 
 note what is usually called a conventicle, or private 
 meeting of a religious society. Knox. 
 
 KIRK AND MILL. " Ye may male a kirk and a mill 
 o't," a phrase very commonly used to express the 
 indifference of the 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 ; the church-going bell, S. 
 
 KIRK-DORE, KiRK-DuiR, s. The door of a church, 
 S. " To do a thing at the kirk-dore," to do a thing 
 openly and unblushingly, Lanarks. 
 
 KIRKIN, KiRKiNG, s. The first appearance of a newly 
 maiTied couple at church, or of a wife after childbirth, 
 E. CJiurching, S. 
 
 KIRKINE, adj. Belonging to the church. Houlate. 
 
 KIRK-LADLE, s. An instrument somewhat resembling 
 a ladle, still used in many country churches for re- 
 ceiving the money given for the support of the poor, 
 or for other pious purposes, S. 
 
 KIRKLAND, s. Land belonging to the church, 8. 
 Acts Cha. I 
 
EIR 
 
 311 
 
 EIT 
 
 KIUK-MAISTER, s. l. a deacon in the church. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. It was also used to denote a deacon of 
 any incorporated trade. Blue Blanket. — Teut. kerlc- 
 maester, aedituus. 
 
 KIRK-MAN, s. 1. A churchman. Knox. 2. A mem- 
 ber 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 unfortunate 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 puir's a kirk-mouse," S, 
 
 KIRK-RENT, s. The rent arising from ecclesiastical 
 lands. ^007.; of Disc. 
 
 KIRK-SKAILING, s. The dispersion of those who 
 have been engaged in public worship at church, S. 
 Peter's Letters. 
 
 KIRKSETT, Kyrkset, s. Apparently the same with 
 the term Churchesset, Chirset, or Curcscet, in the 
 0. E. law, modified from A. S. cyric-sceat, ecclesiae 
 census, vectigal ecclesiasticum ; church scot ; a cer- 
 tain tribute or payment made to the church, Somner. 
 
 KIRK-STYLE, s. 1. The gate of the enclosure around 
 a church, S. 2. The steps in the wall of a church- 
 yard by which persons pass over, S. 
 
 KIRK-SUPPER, s. The entertainment after a newly 
 married pair have been kirked, Galloway. 
 
 KIRK THE GUSSIE. A play in which a large ball, 
 called the gussie, is driven with clubs into a hole, 
 one party opposing another. When the ball is 
 lodged, the gussie is said to be kirkit, Ang. 
 
 KIRK-TOWN, s. A village or hamlet in which the 
 parish-church is erected; a clachan, S. Clan-Albin. 
 
 KIRK-WERK, s. The reparation of churches. Pari. 
 Ja. III. 
 
 KIRK-YARD, s. The church-yard, S. Spalding. 
 
 To KIRN, V. a. 1. To churn, S. Ferguson.— A. S. 
 cern-an, id. ; Teut. kern-en. 2. To throw any thing 
 into a disorderly state, S. 
 
 KIRN, s. 1. A churn, S. Kelly. — Teut. kern^, id. 
 2. Metaph. applied to a mire, S. 
 
 KIRN, s. 1. The feast of hai-vest-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 emi- 
 nence 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, 5. "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-bahy. Dollie is a 
 dimin. from E. Doll. V. Kirn, sense 2. 
 
 KIRNEL, Kyrneill, s. An interstice in a battle- 
 ment. Barbour.— Jj. B, kernellae, id. ; Fr, creneU, 
 embattled. 
 
 KIRNEN, s. Familiarity, S. B. Jour. Land. 
 
 KIRNIE, s. " A little, pert, impudent boy, who would 
 wish to be considered a man." Gall. Encycl, — C, B. 
 coryn, a dwarf or pigmy, from cor, id. 
 KIRN-MILK, s. Buttermilk, S. Compl. <S^,— Teut, 
 kern-melck, id. 
 
 KIRN-STAFF, s. " That long staff with a circular 
 frame on the head of it, used anciently for agitating 
 the cream, when upstanding kirns were fashionable." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 KIRN-SWEE, s. An instrument for facilitating the 
 churning of milk. 
 
 KIRRYWERY, Carriwart, s. A sort of burlesque 
 serenade ; the noise of 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, The origin of 
 the term is totally uncertain.— Fr. charivaris is used 
 exactly in the same sense. 
 
 To KIRSEN, V. a. To baptize, S. Westmorel, ; Kers'n, 
 Lancash. ; corr. from E. Christen. 
 
 KIRSNIN, s. Baptism, S. 
 
 KIRSP, s. Fine linen, or cobweb lawn. Inventories. 
 
 KIRST, KiRSTT, s. Viewed as an abbrev. of the 
 female name Cliristian. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 KIRSTY, s. Christopher. 
 
 To KIRYAUW, V. n. To caterwaul, Fife. 
 
 KISH, s. A shining powdery matter, which separates 
 from pig iron long kept in a melted state. 
 
 KYSLE-STANE, Keisyl-Stane, s. "A flint stone," 
 Gl, Sibb. — Teut. kesel-steen, silex. V. Keezlie, 
 
 KISLOP, s, 1. The fourth stomach of a calf, contain- 
 ing the substiince which has the power of coagulat- 
 ing milk, Ettr. For. ; Eeid, synon. The same virtue 
 is here ascribed to the stomach of a lamb. 2. The 
 b.ag which contains rennet, ibid. 
 
 To KISS the cap. To ' ' put the cap or mug to the 
 mouth ; a phrase for drinking, " S. Gl. Shirr efs. "I 
 wsidna. kiss your cap," I would not taste your drink, 
 S, " I wadna kiss caps wi' him," I would have no 
 fellowship with him in drinking, S, 
 
 KISSING-STRINGS, s. pi. Strings tied under the chin, 
 S, Eoss. 
 
 KIST, Kyst, s. 1. A chest, S. Wallace. 2. A coffin, 
 S. ; sometimes dead-kist. Spalding. 3. Used to 
 denote some kind of cruive, or perhaps what is other- 
 wise called an ark for catching fish. Acts. Cha. I. 
 — A. S. cest, Germ, kist, Su, G. kist-a, Lat. cist-a, a 
 chest, in general; A. S. cyste, a coffin; Belg. 
 dodkist, id. 
 
 To KIST, V. a. To enclose in a coffin, S. Spalding. 
 
 KISTING, s. The act of putting a corpse into a coffin, 
 with the entertainment given on this occasion, S. 
 
 KISTIT, adj. Dried up ; withered ; without substance ; 
 not having its proper distinguishing quality, Clydes. ; 
 Foisonless, synon. — Teut. keest must have had a simi- 
 lar signification, as Kilian renders keesthoen, .gallina 
 sterilis. 
 
 KYSTLESS, adj. Tasteless, Roxb. V. Keestless. 
 
 KIST-NOOK, s. The corner of a chest, S. 
 
 KIT, s. A' the kit, or the haill kit ; all taken together, 
 S. B. Galloway.— Su. G. kyt-a, to exchange, q. tJie 
 haill coup, the whole barter, 
 
 * KIT, s. A wooden vessel or pail in which dishes are 
 washed, Roxb. 
 
 To KIT, v. a. To pack in a fctY, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 KITCHEN, KiTcniNG, Kicking, s. 1. Solids, as op- 
 posed 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, v. a. 1. To serve as kitchen, S. Burns. 2. 
 To save ; to be sparing of ; synon. with Main, Tape; 
 as, "iTiicAenweel," make your fciteftenlast. Ettr, For. 
 
KIT 
 
 812 
 
 KIZ 
 
 KITCHEN, s. A tea-urn, S. Sir J. Sine. 
 
 KlTCUEN-FEE, t. The drippings of meat roasted be- 
 fore the fire, S, 
 
 KITCUY, «. The vulgar name for the kitchen, Ang. 
 St. Kathleen. 
 
 KYTE, «. 1. The belly, S. Lyndsay. 2. The stomach, 
 S. Kelly. — Isl. Icwid-r, Moes. G. quid, venter ; Isl. 
 quidar fylli, S. afow kyte. 
 
 KYTE-CLUNG, adj. Having the belly shrunk from 
 hunger, S. Tarras. 
 
 KYTE-FOW, KiTEFUL, t. A bellyful, S. Gait. 
 
 KITH, s. 1, Acquaintances, S. Kith or kin, ac- 
 quaintances or relations. Burns. 2. Show ; ap- 
 pearance. Gawan and Gol. — A. S. cythe, notitia. 
 
 To KYTHE, Kyith, v. a. 1. To show, S. K. Quair. 
 2. To practise. Sir Tristrem. 3. To cause ; to pro- 
 duce, id. — A. S. cyth-an, ostendere. 
 
 To KYTHE, Kyith, v. n. 1. To be manifest, S. 
 Maitl. P. Eous's Psalms. 2, To come in sight ; 
 to appear to view, Roxb. 3. To appear in proper 
 character, S, This is the established acceptation of 
 the tei-m 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." " He'll kith in his ain colours, 
 he'll appear without disguise ; he'll be known for the 
 man he is." Gl. Shirr. 4. " To keep company 
 with." Gl. Spalding. 
 
 KYTHE, g. Appearance, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 KYTHSOME, adj. Blythsome and kythsome is a con- 
 junct phrase used in Perths. as signifying, " happy in 
 consequenceof having abundance of property in cowjs." 
 
 KYTIE, adj. Big-bellied, or coi-pulent, especially in 
 consequence of full living, Loth. Lanarks. Clydes. 
 V. Kyte. 
 
 KIT YE. A phrase used Ayrs. as signifying, "Get 
 you out of the way." Surv. Ayrs. Also pron. 
 Kittie. In Aberd. Keit-ye.—Tr&ced to Fr. quitt-er, 
 to quit. • 
 
 KYTRAL, s. A contemptuous designation. Mont- 
 oomerie. V. Ketrail. 
 
 KITS, s. pi. The name given to the public jakes of 
 the Grammar-school, Aberd, 
 
 KITT, s. A brothel, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 To KITT, V. a. To relieve a person of all his ready 
 money at play. Kitt, part, pa, plucked in this man- 
 ner, Roxb, 
 
 To KITTER, V. n. To fester ; used concerning a sore ; 
 to inflame, to gather as a boil does, Ettr. For.— Isl. 
 kyte, ulcus. 
 
 KITTIE, *. A name given to any kind of cow, Gall. 
 This seems merely a corr. of Cowdy. V. Cowda, and 
 
 COWDACH. 
 
 KITTIE, KiTTocr, s. 1. A loose woman, S. B. ; 
 
 cuttie, S. A. Dunbar. 2. A term of disrespect for 
 
 a female, though not necessarily implying lightness 
 
 of carnage, S. Chr. Kirk. — Su. G. kaeit, wanton. 
 
 V. Caigie. 
 KITTIE-CAT, s. A bit of wood, or any thing used in 
 
 its place, which is hit and driven about at Shintie 
 
 and other games, Roxb. V. Hornie-holes. 
 KITTILL TO SCIIO BEHIND. Not to be depended 
 
 on ; not worthy of trust. Lett. Logan 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. Kitt, v. 
 KYTTIT, part. pa. Daubed with a viscous substance. 
 
 Bannat. Poems.— Dan. kitt-er, Sw. kitta, to cement. 
 
 KITTIWAKE, t. The Tarrock, S. Sibbald. 
 
 KITTY-WREN, s. The wren, S. 
 
 To KITTLE, V. a. 1. To litter. Minstr. Bord. 2. To 
 bring forth kittens, S.— Su. G. kitsla, id. from katt, 
 a cat, or Isl. kad, foetus recens. 
 
 To KITTLE, r. n. To be generated in the imagination 
 or affections, Ayrs. St. Ronan. 
 
 To KITTLE, KiTiLL, v. a. 1. To tickle, S.— A. S. 
 citel-an, Belg. kittel-en, Isl. kitl-a, id. Perhaps the 
 root is Isl. kid-a, moUiter fricare. 2. To excite a 
 pleasant sensation in the mind. Douglas. 3. To 
 enliven ; to excite, S. Ramsay. 4. To puzzle ; to 
 pei-plex, S. 5. Used ironically, as denoting a fatal 
 stab, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 To KITTLE, V. n. A term used in regard to the wind, 
 when it rises, " It's beginnin' to kittle ;" It is be- 
 ginning to rise, Fife. 
 
 To KITTLE up, v. n. Applied to the wind, when it 
 rises so as to blow irregularly with considerable 
 violence, Fife. 
 
 KITTLE, adj. 1. Easily tickled, S.— Teut. keteligh, 
 id. 2. Attended with difficulty, in a literal sense ; 
 as, a kittle gait, a road that one is apt to lose, or in 
 which one is in danger of falling, S. 3. Difficult ; 
 nice ; used in a moral sense, like E. ticklish. 4. Not 
 easily managed ; as, a kittle horse, S. Melvill's MS. 
 — Teut. ketelig peerd, id. 5. Not easily articulated ; 
 as, kittle words, S. Hogg. 6. Variable ; applied to 
 the weather, S. 7. Nice ; intricate, in a moral 
 sense; as, a kittle point or question. Wodrow. 8. 
 As denoting a nice sense of honour, S. 9. Squea- 
 mish ; applied to the conscience, S. Spotswood. 10. 
 Vexatious ; implying the idea of danger, S. Beattie. 
 11. Likely; apt. Burns. 12. Sharp; as applied 
 to an angle, Aberd. It is not used however in the 
 strict mathematical sense of acute; for an angle 
 may be obtuse, and yet (as is expressed) owre 
 kittle. 
 
 KITTLE-BREEKS, s. pi. A term applied as a nick- 
 name to a per.son of an irritable temper, Aberd. 
 
 KITTLE-STRIPS, s. pi. 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 something 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 
 one, the rest are employed to seek it, S. ; q. puzzle 
 the colt. 
 
 KITTLIE, adj. 1. Itchy, S. B. 2. Susceptible; 
 sensitive, ticklish, S. 
 
 KITTLING, s. 1. A kitten, S. 2. This word has 
 formerly been used as a contemptuous designation 
 for a child. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 KITTLING, s. 1. A tickling, S, Hogg. 2. Something 
 that tickles the fancy. Gait. 
 
 KIVAN, s. " A covey, such as of partridges.'' Gall. 
 Encyd. V. Kivin. 
 
 KIVE, s. " Mashing-fat." Kelly. 
 
 To KIVER, V. 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, v. n. To shrink, especially in con- 
 sequence of being exposed to the sun or drought, 
 Ayrs. Renfr. Train. 
 
KLA 
 
 313 
 
 KNE 
 
 KLACK, s. Fishing ground near the shore, Shetl. ; 
 as opposed to Haff, q. v. 
 
 KLEM, adj. Unprincipled. V. Clem. 
 
 KLINT, s. A rough stone ; an outlying stone, Tweed. 
 — Su. G. Mint, scop ul us. 
 
 KLIPPERT, ». 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. 4. One who possesses a small independ- 
 ence ; a little laird, S. Forbes. 2. A leader or 
 general. F. Buchan Dial. — Germ, knob, puer 
 nobilis ; Isl. knap-ar, vulgus nobilium. 
 
 KNABBY, Knabbish, adj. Possessing independence 
 in a middling line, S. 
 
 KNABBLICK, acZ;. Expl. "sharp-pointed," Gl. ; ap- 
 plied to small stones or pebbles that have several 
 angles, and which either start from under the foot, 
 when one treads on them, or bruise it, S. B. V. 
 Knibloch. 
 
 KNABRIE, s. The lower class of gentry ; properly 
 such as cock-lairds, who ciUtivate their own property, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 To KNACK, Knak, v. a. To taunt. Wyntown. — Su. 
 G. knack-a, to tap, to pat, q. to strike smartly ; or 
 Isl. nagg-a, litigare. 
 
 KNACK, Knak, s. pron. nack. 3. A gibe ; a sharp 
 repartee, S. Doug. 2. A trick, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To KNACK, V. n. To make a harsh sound with the 
 throat, somewhat resembling the clinking of a mill, 
 S. A. 
 
 KNACK, s. The sound described aboTe, as made by 
 the throat, S. A. 
 
 KNACKETY, adj. Self-conceited, S. 
 
 KNACKY, adj. 1. Quick at repartee, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Acute, but at the same time facetious, S. Ruddiman. 
 3. Applied to what is entertaining ; as, a knacky 
 story, S. Ramsay. 4. It isused inBerwicks. in the 
 sense of cunning ; crafty. 
 
 KNACKSY, adj. The same with Knacky, Perths. 
 
 KNACKUZ, s. " A person who talks quick, snappish, 
 and ever chattering." Gall. Encycl, V. Knacky. 
 
 KNAG, s. The name given to a certain bird in Suther- 
 land. — The woodpecker is most probably meant, 
 from Su. G. gnag-a, to gnaw. 
 
 KNAG, s. 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 kneb, a peg ; Su. 
 G. knoge, condylus. 
 
 KNAGGIE, adj. 1. Having protuberances. Burns. 
 2. Tart and ill-humoured ; knaggit, Fife. Cleland. 
 
 KNAGGIE, s. 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, 
 
 KNAGLIE, adj. Used in the same sense with Knaggie^ 
 having many protuberances, S. 
 
 KNAIVATICK, adj. Mean ; from knave. Evergreen. 
 
 KNAP, s. 1. A knob; a protuberance, S, "It is a 
 good tree that hath neither knap 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 causey, ibid. — Teut. 
 knnppe, nodus. Synon. Crap. 
 
 * To KNAP, V. n. To break in two, S. A. 
 
 KNAP, s. Some sort of wooden vessel, S. — Su, G. Isl. 
 knapp, globulus. 
 
 To KNAP, Knop, v. n. 1. To speak after the English 
 manner, S. Watson. To knap suddrone, v. a. to 
 speak like those who live South from S. Hamiltoun. 
 2. To clip words by a false pronunciation. E. knap, 
 to break short. Col oil. 
 
 KNAP, s. A slight stroke, S. Ramsay. 
 
 KNAPE, s. 1. A servant. Douglas, 2. As equivalent 
 to valet, ibid. — A. S. cnapa, Teut. knape, puer, ser- 
 vus. 
 
 KNAPPARE, s. A boor. Douglas. 
 
 KNAPP ARTS, s. pi. Heath-pease, S. B.— Teut. knap- 
 pen, mandere, and worte, radix. 
 
 KNAPPEL, s. Oak for staves brought from Memel, 
 Dantzick, &c. S. ActsCha.II- — ls\.knapp-r, rigidus, 
 q. bard wood. 
 
 KNAPPERS, s. pi. The mast of oak, &c. " Glandes, 
 knappers." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 KNAPPING HAMMER. A hammer with along shaft, 
 for breaking stones into small pieces, chiefly used to 
 prepare materials 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.— Tent 
 knapp-en, to bite. 
 
 KNAPSCHA, Knapishat, Knapskall, s. A head 
 piece. Stat. Rob, /.— Su. G. knape, a servant, and 
 skal, a shell, a covering. 
 
 KNARLIE, adj. Knotty, Lanarks. V. Knorrt. 
 
 KNARRIE, a, A bruise ; a hurt, Aberd. Isl. gner-a, 
 aflricare, to rub, Verel. ; q. a hurt produced by 
 friction. 
 
 To KNASH, V, «. 1. To gnaw. Watson. 2. To 
 strike, Clydes. — Isl. knatsk-a, arrodo. 
 
 KNAVE-BAIRN, s. A male child, South of S. Guy 
 Mannerring. 
 
 KNAVESHIP, Knaship, s. A small due, in meal, 
 established by usage, which is paid to the under- 
 miller, S. V. Knaw, Knaif, s. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To KNAW, Knawe, v. a. To know, Wyntown.— k. S. 
 cnaw-an, id. 
 
 KNAW, Knawe, Knaie, s. 1. A male child. Wyn- 
 town. 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. 
 
 KNAWLEGE, s. 1. Knowledge, S. B. Upp. Lanarks. 
 2. Trial ; examination ; scrutiny. To bide knaw- 
 lege, to bear investigation, applied to persons in re- 
 gard to conduct or integrity in management. Pari, 
 Ja.I. 
 
 To KNAWLEGE, v. ». To acknowledge. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 KNAWSHIP, KNAVESHIP, of a mill. The dues given 
 by those who have grain ground, for paying the ser- 
 vants in a mill, vulgarly kneesbip, S. Erskine. — 
 Teut. knaep-schaep, servitus. 
 
 KNECIIT. Knycht, s. 1. A common soldier. Doug. 
 2. A commander, ibid. — Franc, knecht, A. S. cneoht, 
 a boy, a servant. 
 
 KNEDEUCH, {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. 
 
KNE 
 
 314 
 
 KNO 
 
 KNEE, t. The instrument in E. called crank, " the 
 
 end of an iron axis turned square to the first turning 
 
 down," 8. 
 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 ; 
 
 hneig-ia, llectere. 
 KNEE-BAIIIN, s. A child that sits on the knee, as 
 
 not being yet able to walk, S. 
 KNEEF, KsKiF, adj. 1. Active ; alert, S. Ross. 2. 
 
 Intimate ; synon. with Cosh. O'er kneef snggeats the 
 
 idea of criminal intercourse, Fife.— Isl. knaef-r, Dan. 
 
 knov, robustus. 
 KNEEF, adj. Anluous, Aberd. — Su. Q. knapp, difiS- 
 
 cult, strait. 
 KNEE-ILL, s. A disease of cattle, affecting their 
 
 joints, S. 
 KNEESHIP. V. Knawship. 
 KNEEVICK, adj. Griping, Fife.— Isl. hny/-a, to 
 
 grasp with the fist. 
 KNELL-KNEED, adj. V. Nule-knebd. 
 To KNET, V. a. To knit timbers ; as, " to knct cup- 
 pies," S. B. Aberd. Reg. 
 To KNEVELL, v. a. To beat with the fists, giving the 
 
 idea of a succession of severe strokes, S. Gi/y Man- 
 
 nering. 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. knevel, a knot, knevel-en, to 
 
 pinion. 
 KNYAFF, s. A dwarf f a very puny person, Fife. 
 
 From this Heffit is formed, q. v. — Isl. knip-r, cur- 
 
 vum et contractum corpus, knippin, curvus. Hal- 
 
 dorson. 
 KNIBBLOCKIE, adj. Rough ; applied to a road in 
 
 which many small stones rise up, S. B. 
 KNIBLE, adj. Nimble, S. B. Ross.—Su. G. Teut. 
 
 knop, alacer. 
 KNIBLOCH, Knublock, s. 1, A small round stone 
 
 or hardened clod, S. Ross. 2. A knob of wood, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 3. The swelling occasioned by a blow or 
 
 fall. Gl. Shirr. — Belg. knobbel, a knob, a knurl. 
 KNICKITY-KNOCK, adv. To fa' knickity-knock, to 
 
 fall in the way of striking the head first on one side, 
 
 then on another, Ayrs. Entail. 
 To KNIDDER, v. a. To keep under. Poet. Museum. 
 
 The same with Nidder, q. v., which is the preferable 
 
 orthography. 
 KNIDGET, s. A malapert and mischievous boy or girl, 
 
 Mearns. 
 KNIEFLY, adv. With vivacify, 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 duLh, 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, talitrum, crepitus digiti, 
 
 a fillip ; knipp-en, talitro ferire, Su. G. knaepp, de- 
 
 notat ictum, et sonitum ictus ; knaeppa, resonare, et 
 
 ferire, Isl. knippa, impingere. 
 KNIPSIE, s. A malapert and mischievous boy or girl, 
 
 Mearns ; synon. Knidget. 
 KNYPSIT, pret. L. knappit. Knox. 
 KNlTCn, s. A bundle, S.— Sw. knyte, id. knyt-a, to 
 
 tie. 
 KNITCHELL, s. A small bundle. Dunb. 
 To KNYTE, r. a. To strike smartly. V. Knoit, v. 
 
 KNYTE, s. A smart stroke. V. Knoit, $. 
 
 KNITTING,*. Tape, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 KNIVELACH, s. "A stroke which raises a tumour." 
 Gl. Surv. Moray. This is perhaps the same with 
 Knibloch, q. v. sense 3. It might, however, be 
 deduced from Su. G. naefwe, 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 
 peasantiy for beating yarn, webs, &c. commonly 
 when bleaching, Roxb. It resembles a beetle ; but 
 it is longer, and flat on both sides.— A. S. cnv^-ian, 
 tundere. 
 
 To KNOCK, V. a. To hull barley, so as to prepare it 
 for making broth. 
 
 KNOCK of a YETT. Knocker of a gate. 
 
 KNOCKDODGEL, 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 strik- 
 ing of the knees against each other. Teut. knoke, 
 however, is the ankle. 
 
 KNOCKIN-MELL, s. A mallet for beating the hulls 
 off barley, S. " This was in a very rude manner in 
 a stone-mortar with a wooden mallet (called the 
 knocking -stane and knocking-mell) , almost every 
 family having one. Surv. 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. 
 Knookin-mell. 
 
 KNOCKIT, s. A piece of bread, eaten at noon as a 
 luncheon, Dumfr.; Twall^ours, synon. In Galloway 
 Nacket. Most probably from the size of the piece 
 of bread. — Su. G. kneck, globulus. V. Nocket. 
 
 KNOCKIT BARLEY or BEAR. Barley stripped of 
 the husk, by being beaten in a hollow stone with a 
 maul, S. Ramsay. 
 
 KNOG, s. Any thing short, thick, and stout ; as, "a 
 knog of a chield," " a knog of a stick," &c. Clydes. 
 This is evidently the same with Knag, q. v. 
 
 To KNOIT, Knite, Noyt, v. a. 1. To strike with a 
 sharp sound, S. Chr. Kirk. 2. To amble or hobble 
 in walking, S. — Isl. hniot-a, niot-a, ferire. 
 
 KNOIT, NoiT, s. 1. A smart stroke, S. A. Nicol. 
 2. The sound occasioned by a stroke or fall on any 
 hard body, S. Journ. Land. 
 
 To KNOIT, V. a. To gnaw ; expressive of the manner 
 in which infants eat, Ang. — Isl. hnot-a, to rub. 
 
 KNOIT, s. A large piece of any thing, S. B.— Isl. 
 knott-ur, globus. V. Knoost. 
 
 To KNOOFF, V. n. To converse familiarly. V. Kndff. 
 
 KNOOP, s. 1. A protuberance, S. 2. A pin on 
 which any thing is hung, S. 3. Knoop of a hill, 
 that part which towers above, or projects from the 
 rest, S. — Isl. gnvp-i; jugiun mentis, gniip, promi- 
 nentia. 
 
 KNOOST, Knuist, s, A large lump, Loth. Ramsay. 
 — Isl. hnaus, a lump of earth. 
 
 KNOP, s. A protuberance ; a knob. Spald. 
 
 To KNOP, V. n. To knap. Burel. 
 
 To KNOP, V. n. To put forth buds. Montgom.—Su. 
 G. knopp-a, gemmas emittere. 
 
 KNOPPIT, part. Having knobs. V. Knop, s. 
 
 KNORRY, adj. Knotty. Douglas.— Teut. knorre, 
 tuber. 
 
KNO 
 
 315 
 
 LAP. 
 
 KNORRIE, NoRRiE, s. A wheal raised by a blow, 
 Aberd. ; the same with Norlick. 
 
 KNOT, s. A pretty large piece of any thing round or 
 square, S. B. 
 
 KNOT-GRASS, s. Tall oat-grass, S, 
 
 KNOTLESS, adj. Not having a Icnot ; usually applied 
 to a thread, which, instead of keeping hold, passes 
 through the seam, S. This term is used metaph. of 
 one who disappears from a company without being 
 Observed, or without giving any previous intimation : 
 " He slippit awa just like a knotles's thread," S. Prov. 
 
 KNOTTY TAMS. A «ant designation for the knots 
 skimmed off oatmeal porridge, before it is com- 
 pletely 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 Tammies, 
 id, E. Loth. 
 
 KNOUL TAES. Toes having swellings on the joints. 
 Evergreen. — Teut. knovd, nodus ; Su. G. knoel, a 
 bump. 
 
 KNOUT, s. The ball or bit of wood that is struck in 
 the game of Shinty, Fife ; synon. Doe, and Nacket. 
 — Isl. knud-r, globus ; Su. G. knut, nodus. 
 
 To KNOW, V. a. To press down with the fists or knees. 
 Watson.— ^yr. knog-a, pugnis genibusque eniti. 
 
 KNOW, Knowe, s. a little hill, S. Douglas.— Tent, 
 knolle, a hillock. 
 
 KNOWIE, adj. Full of knolls, Clydes. 
 
 KNUBLOCK, s. a knob. V. Kniblock. 
 
 KNUCKLES, s. pi. A punishment at the game of 
 caipies, Aberd. V. Dump. 
 
 KNUDGE, s. a short, thick, hard-grown, and strong 
 person or animal; as, "He's a perfect knudge," 
 Dumfr. — Teut. knodse, knudse, clava nodosa; knoest, 
 nodus arboris ; Isl. knettin, rotundus, compactus. 
 
 KNUDGIE, adj. Short, thick, hard-grown, and strong, 
 ibid. 
 
 To KNUFF, KNtrvE, v. n. To converse familiarly, S.— 
 Su. G. knaefwe, the fist; q. to he "hand and 
 glove." 
 
 K1>(VL'I>, part. adj. Hen-pecked, Fife ; synon. Snul'd 
 V. Snool. 
 
 KNULL, Knule, 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 ; knovel, nodus ; Su. G. knula, tuber. 
 
 KNURL, s. A dwarf, S. 0. Burns. A metaph. use 
 of E. knurle, a knot. 
 
 KNURLIN, s. The same as knurl, S. Burns. 
 
 To KNUSE, NuSE, v. a. 1. To press down with the 
 knees, S. B. 2. To beat with the knuckles or fists, 
 ibid. 3. To knead, ibid.— Isl. hnos-a, knos-a, con- 
 tundere ; Belg. knues-en, to crush. 
 
 KNUSKY, adj. Thick ; gross, applied to persons, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 KNUSKY, s. " A strong, firm boy." Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 — Isl. knusk-a, hnusk-a, contundere, q. well put to- 
 gether. 
 KNUSLY, adv. Snugly ; comfortably, Perths. ; pron. 
 
 Knussly. The Ghaist. 
 To KNUT, V. 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. Knoit, Knite, sense 2, differing 
 
 only in provincial pronunciation. — Isl. hniot-a (pret. 
 
 hnaut), signifies to stumble. 
 To KNUTLE, v. a. 1. To strike with the knuckle, 
 
 Renfr. — Isl. hnota, knuta, nodus artuum. 2. To 
 
 strike with feeble blows frequently repeated, Roxb. 
 To KNUZLE, V. a. To squeeze ; to press, properly 
 
 with the knees, Teviotd. V. Noozle. 
 KOAB, QcoAB, s. A reward ; a gift ; a bribe, Shetl. ; 
 
 as, " I'se doe what du wants me, bit fath I maun hae 
 
 a gud Koab." — C. B, gwobr signifies a reward and a 
 
 bribe. 
 KOBBYD, pret. Perhaps, fretted. Wyntown—Be\g. 
 
 kopp-ig, stubborn, 
 KOBIL, s. A small boat. V. Coble. 
 KOFF-CARYLL, s. A contemptuous designation, q. 
 
 "old pedlar." Aberd. Reg. A^q^ had been always 
 
 accounted a contumelious tei-m, V, Coffe, and Carl. 
 KOY, adj. Secluded from view. Douglas. — Teut. 
 
 koye, a cave ; Isl. kui, id. 
 To KOYT, V. a. To beat ; to flog, S. B.— Isl, kyt-a, 
 
 contendere, kytla, ferire. 
 To KOOK, V. n. To appear and disappear by fits ; the 
 
 same with Cook, v.. Ajrs. Gait. 
 To KOOPIE, V. a. To chide ; to reprove, Mearns. — 
 
 Su. G. kapp-as, certare. 
 KORKIR, s. A red dye, S. B. This is probably the 
 
 same with what is called corcolet in Shetland. Gael. 
 
 corcuir, " red, purple, a red dye." 
 KOW, s. A goblin. V. Cow, 2, 
 KOW, s. Custom. Lyndsay. V. Kewis. 
 To KOWK, V. n. To retch from na«sea. V, Cowk. 
 KOWSCHOT, Cushat, s. The ringdove ; eushie-dow, 
 
 S. 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. Y. Crotn, 
 KUEDE, adj. Harebrained. V. Gudb, Cuid, and 
 
 CCSTRIL. 
 
 KUSTRIL, KoosTRiL, s. A foolish fellow, V. Custril, 
 To KUTER, V. a. and n. 1. To cocker; to nurse 
 
 I delicately, S. 2. To coax ; to wheedle. 3. To con- 
 verse clandestinely and intimately, S. — Germ. 
 
 I kutter-n, Su. G. quittr-a, garrire. 
 
 L, in our language, as in Germ, often denotes diminu- 
 tion ; 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 «, or w ; as 
 maut, saut, for m ^It, salt, &c. 
 
 To LA, V. a. To lay. Douglas. 
 
 LAB, », A lump, S. E. lobe, a division. 
 
 To LAB, V. a. lo beat. Loth.— C. B. llabiaw, id. 
 
 LAB, s. A stroke ; a blow. Loth.— C. B, llab, id. 
 To LAB, V. a. To pitch ; to toss out of the hand, 
 Lanarkshire. — Gael, lamh-aigham (pron, lav-), to 
 throw, from lamh, the hand.— C, B, llav, " that ex- 
 tends, 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. 
 
LAB 
 
 316 
 
 LAY 
 
 To LA6BER, Lkbbkr, r. a. To soil or bespatter. A 
 child is said to labber itself, when it does not take its 
 food in a cleanly way, Loth. It seems to claim the 
 same origin with £. slabber, with which it is .synon. 
 
 To LABE, Lavk, v. a. To lade ; to lay on a burden ; 
 terms used in Leadhills. 
 
 LABEY, t. Tlie flap or skirt of a man's coat, Roxb. 
 A. Scott's Poems. V. Lbbbie. 
 
 To LABOUR, Labourk, v. a. To plough ; to ear, S,— 
 0. Fr. labour-er, id. 
 
 LABOURIN', s. 1. That part of agricultural work 
 which denotes the preparation of the soil for receiv- 
 ing the seed, S. 2. A farm. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 LACHT, «. A fine or penalty. Aberd. Reg, passim, 
 V. Unlaw. 
 
 LACHTER, t. A lecher. Philotus.— Germ, laich-en, 
 lascivire, scortari. 
 
 LACHTER, s. 1. All the eggs laid by a fowl at one 
 time, S. ; Lochter, Perths. Morison. 2. It is said 
 metaphorically of a female who goes beyond truth in 
 narratien, '* She's tell'd 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. Tweed. 2. A lock ; 
 a flake ; a lachter of woo, a flake of wool, Ang. ; 
 lochter, Perths. — Isl. lagdrf cirrus ; Teut. logh-en, 
 componere foenum in metam. 
 
 LACHTERSTEAD, s. The ground occupied by a house, 
 S. B. — Su. G. laegerstad, a lodging-room. 
 
 T» LACK, r. «. To slight. V. Lak. 
 
 LAD, n. 1. A young man-servant, S. Lyndsay. 2. 
 A sweetheart, S. Ramsay. 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, sei-vus. 
 
 AcLP LAD. An old bachelor, Angus. 
 
 LAD-BAIRN, s. A mate child, S. Herd. 
 
 To LADDER, Ledder, v. a. To apply a ladder to, for 
 the purpose of ascending, S. " His friends came 
 rushing forward to ladder the walls and rescue him." 
 Pitsc. 
 
 LADDIE, s. 1. A boy, S. Minst. Bord. 2. A fond- 
 ling term applied to a young man, S. Ritson. 
 
 LADE, Laid, s. A load, S. Ross. — A. S. Mad, id. 
 
 LADE, Lead, Mill-Lade, s. The canal which carries 
 water to a mill, S. Chalm. Air.— A. S. lade, Teut. 
 leyde, aquaeductus. 
 
 LADE-MAN, Laid-man, s. 1. A man who has the 
 charge of a horse-load, or of a pack-horse. The Bruce. 
 2. The sei-vant belonging to a miln, who has the 
 charge of driving the loa^ to the owners, as well as 
 of lifting them up, S. 
 To LADEN, Laidin, v. a. To load, S. Acts Cha. I. 
 Sair laidint, heavily loaded, S. This is not the 
 part. pa. of the old «. Lade, for this would be laden. 
 The latter, however, seems to be the root of our verb. 
 
 V. LODNIN. 
 
 LADENIN TIME. The time of laying in winter pro- 
 visions, S.— Su. G. lad-a, to heap together. 
 
 LADE-STERNE, Leide-Sterne, s. The Pole-star, E. 
 Douglas. — Teut. leyd-sterre, Isl, leidar-stiarna, 
 cynosura, polus. 
 
 * LADY, 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. 
 
 LADY-BRACKEN, s. The female fern, Dumfr. Roxb. 
 V. Bracken. 
 
 LADY-DAY. V. Maetmess. 
 
 LADIES-FINGERS, s. pi. Woodbine or Honey-suckle, 
 Roxb. Loth. This name is given in Fife to cowslips. 
 E. Kidney-vetch. 
 LADY-GARTEN-BERRIES, t. pi. The fruit of the 
 bramble, Teviotd. In Sweden the stone-bramble is 
 denominated jung-frubaar, or Young Lady's berry, 
 and Maricehaur, or the Virgin Mary's berry. 
 LADY-PREIN, s. The same small kind of pin in E. 
 called Minikin, Loth. ; evidently as being of no use 
 but for ladies in the nicer parts of dress. 
 LADY'S (OUR) ELWAND. The vulgar designation ot 
 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 con- 
 ferred in compliment to the Virgin Mary. V. Landers. 
 LADNAIRE, Lardner, s. A larder, S. laidner. Bar- 
 bour. — ¥t.lardrier, id. from lard, fat. 
 LADRY, s. The rabble. Priests Peblis.—k. S. leod- 
 wera, incola, leod-weras, common people ; Isl, lydur, 
 plebs. 
 LADRONE, LA.YDRON, s. A lazy knave ; a sloven ; 
 laithron, S, Lyndsay. — Su. G. lat, lazy. V. Lidder. 
 LAD'S-LO VE, s. A name given by the country girls in 
 
 Aberdeens. to Southern-wood. V. Overenytb. 
 LAD-WEAN, 5, A man-child, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 LAFE, Laiff, Lave, Law, s. The remainder; laive, 
 S. Wallace..— A. S. lafe, Isl. leif, id. from the verbs 
 signifying to leave. 
 LAFFY, fipri/. Soft ; not pressed together ; as, laffy 
 hay, hay that has not been trodden into a compact 
 mass; a laffy feather bed, &c. Lanarks. — Teut. laf, 
 flaccidus, Kilian. 
 LAFT, s. 1. A floor, always as distinguished from the 
 ground floor, S. 2. A gallery, S. Steam-Boat. — Su. 
 G. loft, superior contignatio ; C. B. lloft, id. 
 LAFT, Loft, s. The fitness of any soil to receive one 
 species of seed, or produce one- kind o-f grain, in pre- 
 ference to another ; the actual state of ground in 
 relation to agricultural purposes; as, "That land's 
 in fine laf t' for aits," i. e. oats, Loth. Tid and Ply 
 may be viewed as synon. terms. — Dan. lav-e, aptare. 
 LAG, adj. " Sluggish ;. slow ; tardy. It is out of 
 
 use, but retained in Scotland," Johns. Tarras. 
 LAGABAG, s. The hindmost, Fife ; from E. lag, and 
 aback. [vessel, Clydes. 
 
 To LAGEN, Laggen, ■». a. To repair the laggen of a 
 LAGENE, Laggen, pron. Leiggen, s. 1. The project- 
 ing part of the staves at the bottom of a cask, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. The angle within, between the side 
 and bottom of a cask, S. Burns. — Su. G. lagg, id, 
 LAGEN-GIRD, s. A hoop securing the bottom of a 
 wooden vessel, S. To cast a lagen-gird, to bear a 
 natural child, S. Ramsay. 
 LAGGEBY, adj. Miry ; dirty, S. B. 
 LAGGEBIT, part. pa. 1. Bemired, S. Douglas. 2. 
 Encumbered, from whatever cause, S. B. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. — Su. G. lag, Isl. laug-ur, water. 
 LAGMAN, s. The president in the supreme court for- 
 merly held in Orkney. Barry. — Su. G. lagman, 
 judex provincialis. 
 LAGRAETMAN, s. One acting as an officer to a lag- 
 man. Barry. — Su. G. lag, law, and raett, right. 
 To LAY, V. a. To smear or salve sheep with a mix- 
 ture of tar and butter, Boxb. Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 LAY, s. Law. Douglas. — 0. Fr. lai. 
 LAY,i. Foundation. Wodrow.— Teut. laeghe,-positns. 
 LAY, s. The slay of a loom, S. Adam.— Teut. laede, 
 j pecten, leggh-en, ponere. 
 
LAY 
 
 317 
 
 LAI 
 
 To LAY, V. a. To alloy. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 To LAY BY, V. a. This v. is used in two fonns. " He 
 has laid himsell hy wi' o'er muckle wark," he has so 
 overdone himself by improper exertion, that he is 
 laid up. " He's laid by," he is confined by ailment, 
 S., also to save money. 
 
 To LAY DOWN. To sow out in grass, S, 
 
 To LAY GOWD. To embroider. Minst. Bord. 
 
 To LAY IN, V. a. To throw back into the state of a 
 common ; to put into a waste state. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To LAY ON, V. impers. To rain, to hail, to snow heavily ; 
 as, " It's laying on o' snaw," S. 0. 
 
 To LAY ON, V. a. To strike, S. R. Bruce.— Sn, 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.— Vv. 
 lach-er, to unbend. 
 
 LAICH, Laychb, (jgutt.) adj. Low in situation. V. 
 Laigh, adj. 
 
 LAICH, s. A hollow. V. Laig-h, s. 
 
 LAICH of a coit. Inventories. Laich seems to be the 
 same with Laik, q. v. as here signifying cloth in 
 general. Half of the laich of a coit, ' ' half as much 
 cloth as is necessary for making a coat," 
 
 LAICHLY, adj. Perhaps for laithly. Lyndsay. 
 
 LAID, s. The Pollack. V. Lythe. 
 
 LAID, s. People ; the same with Leid, Lede. 
 
 LAID, 5. A load ; as a laid o' meal or peats. 
 
 LAID DRAIN. A drain in which the stones are so 
 laid as to form a regular opening for the water to 
 pass, S. 
 
 LAIDGALLON. A vessel for containing liquids. Bal- 
 four's Practices. 
 
 LAIDIS, .s. pi. Poems IQth Cent. Either people or 
 languages, as Leid also signifies. V. Leid, s. 2 
 and 3. 
 
 LAIDLY, adj. V. Laithlie. 
 
 LAID-MAN, s. V. Lade-man. 
 
 LAIDNER, >s. 1. A larder, S. 2. A winter's stock of 
 provisions, East of Fife ; a secondary use of the term. 
 V. Ladnaire. 
 
 LAIDNING, s. Lading ; freight, S. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 LAID-SADILL, s. a saddle used for laying buidens 
 on . Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 LAYER, s. The shear-water. V. Lstre. 
 
 LAIF, Laef, s. a loaf, S. Pop. Ball. — Moes. G. 
 hlaifj, A. S. Maef laf, id. 
 
 LAIFP, Layff,s. The remainder. V. Lafk. 
 
 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. Scleetin-fitted, Caithn. This 
 is viewed as corresponding with E. Splay-footed, as 
 given by Bailey, " One who treads his toes much out- 
 ward." The superstitious 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 SOUNDAY, Leif Sounday, Law Sondat. The 
 name of a certain holiday. Acts Ja. V. Laif Soun- 
 day is undoubtedly q. " Loaf-Sunday." Law Sunday 
 must be between the end of March and Whitsunday. 
 
 To LAIG, V. n. To talk loudly and foolishly, Aberd. 
 It may be allied to ling-a, men tire 
 
 To LAIG, V. n. To wade, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 LAIGAN, s. A large quantity of any liquid, Lanarks. 
 — Gael, lochan, C. B. laguen, a little pool or lake. 
 V. Loch. 
 
 LAIGH, Laychb, adj. 1. Low, S. Wynt. 2. Not tall, 
 
 S. — Su. G. laag, Teut. laegh, non altus. 
 LAIGH, Laich, s. 1. A hollow, S. 2. A plat of low- 
 lying ground, S, Surv, Aberd. 
 To LAIGHEN, v. a. To lower, in whatever way, S. 0. 
 
 — Teut. leegh-en, demittere, deprimere. 
 LAIGHNESS, s. Lowness, S. 
 
 LAYING-TIME, s. The season when shepherds be- 
 smear their sheep with butter and tar, to guard them 
 
 against the cold of winter, Roxb. 
 LAYIS, s. Alloy. Acts Ja. VI.— ¥r. Her, id. 
 LAYIT, adj. Base ; applied to money. Knox. 
 LAIK, Lake, s. Fine linen cloth. Sir Egeir. — Belg. 
 
 lak, cloth in general. 
 LAIK, s. Gift ; pledge. Sir Tristrem.—k. S. lac, 
 
 munus. 
 LAIK, Laike, s. 1. A stake at play, S. Montgomerie. 
 
 — Isl. leik, Su. G. lek, id. 2. Used metaph. to de- 
 note 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. — Teut. laecke, id. ; Su. 
 
 G. lack, id. 
 LAYKE, s. Paint. Philotus. — Fr. lacque, sanguine 
 
 colour. 
 LAIKIN, Laiky, adj. Intermittent; applied to rain, 
 
 S. — Su. G. lack-a, deficere. 
 LAYKYNG, s. Play ; justing. Wyntown. 
 LAIKS, s. pi. Perhaps laits, gestm-es. Dunbar. 
 LAYME, adj. Earthen. V. Lame. 
 LAYN, s. Inventories. I view it as signifying lawn ; 
 
 the same with Layne, q. v. 
 LAYNDAR, Lauender, s. A laundress. Barbour. — 
 
 Fr. lavendiere, id. 
 To LAYNE, V. n. To lie. Gawan and Gol. 
 To LAYNE, Lein, v. a. To conceal. Min. Bord.— 
 
 Su. G. hlaun^a, Isl. leyn-a, id. 
 LAYNE, n. Lawn ; fine linen. Acts Ja. VI. 
 LAYNERE, s. A thong. Wyntown. Fr. laniere, id. 
 LAING, s. A small ridge of land, Orkn. 
 To LAING, V. n. To move with long steps, Fife; the 
 
 same with Ling, q. v. 
 To LAIP, Lape, v. a. To lap, S. Dunbar. 
 LAIP, s. A plash, Loth. V. Lappik. 
 LAY- POKE, ^. The ovarium of fowls, S. ; synon. 
 
 Egg-bed. 
 LAIR, Layre, Lare, s. 1. A place for lying down, S. 
 
 Montgomerie. 2. The act of lying down. Douglas. 
 
 3. A burying-place, S. Wyntown. — Su. G. laeger, 
 
 Germ, lager, Dan. laiger, a bed, also a sepulchre. 
 To LAIR, V. a. To inter. Ferguson. 
 LAIR, s. A stratum, S. Ruddiman. 
 LAIR, Lare, s. A mire; a bog, S. ibid.— Isl. leir, 
 
 lutum coenum. 
 To LAIR, V. n. To stick in the mire, S. Law Case. 
 To LAIR, V. a. To mire, S. Pitscottie. 
 LAIR, s. A laver, coiuuptly for lawer, with which it 
 
 is evidently the same. Inventories. 
 LAIR, s. Learning ; education. V. Lark. 
 LAIRACH, (gutt.) s. The site of a building, Banffs. 
 
 V. Lerroch. 
 LAIRBAR, Larbar, s. One in a torpid state ; larbi- 
 
 tar, Ang. Philotus. 
 LAIRD, Larde, n. 1. A person of superior rank ; a 
 
 lord. Wyntown. 2. A leader ; a captain. Douglas. 
 
 3. A landholder, under the degree of knight, S. 
 
 Acts Ja. I. 4. The proprietor of a house, or of more 
 
 houses than one, S.— A. S. hlaford, lavord, Isl, 
 
 lavard-ur, Su. G. laward, dominus. 
 
LAI 
 
 818 
 
 LAM 
 
 LAIRDIE, s. A small proprietor ; a diminutive from 
 
 Laird, S. Jacob. Relics. 
 LAIRDSHIP, s. A landed estate, S. Rams. 
 LAIRI£, Lairy, adj. Boggy ; marshy. Lairy springs, 
 springs where one is apt to sink, Perths. Donald 
 and Flora. 
 LAIR-IGIGH, *. The name of a bird, Hist. Sutherl. 
 The description of this bii-d resembles that of the 
 Woodpecker. 
 LAIR-SILUER, a. Apparently, money for education, 
 
 or perhaps the dues paid for a grave. Aberd. Reg. 
 LAIR-STANE, s. A tomb-stone, Aberd. From Lair, 
 
 sense 3, a burying-place. 
 LAIRT, Lkjr, adv. V. Lkvek. 
 
 LAIT, Layte, Late, Lete, s. 1. Manner ; gesture. 
 Chr. Kirk. 2. Mien ; appearance of the countenance. 
 Barbour. 3. Lait is still used to denote a practice, 
 habit, or custom, Border. Ill laits is a common 
 phrase in Angus for " bad customs." 4. A triek. It 
 is used in this sense in the South of S. generally with 
 an adj. prefixed ; as, ill laits, mischievous tricks^ — 
 Isl. lat, laete, gestus, laet, me gero. 
 To LAIT, V. a. To personate. Fordwn. — Teut. laet-eny 
 
 apparere, prae se feire. 
 To LAYT, V. a. To give heed to. Sir Tristrem.— 
 
 A. S. laet-an, estimare. 
 To LAIT, V. a. To allure, to eatice ; an old word, 
 
 Teviotdale.— Isl. lad-a, allicere. 
 To LAIT, V. 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, v. 
 LAITH, adj. 1. Loathsome, Douglas. — Isl. laid-ur, 
 A. S. lath, hateful. 2. What one is reluctant to 
 utter, id. 3. Unwilling, S.— Wyntown. — Isl. leith^f 
 reluctant. 
 To LAITH at, v. 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. Dete.stable ; loathsome. Bellend. 
 
 A. S, latkwend, odiosus, infestus, invisus. 
 LAITHERIN, part. pr. Lazy; loitering, Perths. ; 
 
 apparently the same with Ladrone, q. v. 
 LAITHFOW, adj. 1. Bashful, S. Burns. 2. Shy of 
 accepting an invitation to eat, or any favour, S. 3. 
 Disgustful ; loathsome, Moray. 
 LAITHLES, adj. Arrogant. Gawan and Got. 
 LAITHLIE, Laidly, adj. 1. Ix)athsome. Douglas. 
 2. Base; vile, ibid. 3. Inelegant, S. B. 4. Ap- 
 'plied to a lascivious person, Ang. 
 LAITHLOUNKIE, adj. A term applied to one who is 
 dejected or chopfallen, Ayrs. ; synon. Down-i'-the- 
 mouth, S. 
 LAITLESS, adj. Uncivil ; unmannerly ; unbecom- 
 ing, Ettr. For. Hogg. From S. Lait, manner, and 
 the negative less. 
 LAITTANDLY, adv. Latently. Ban. P. 
 To LAIVE, V. a. To throw water by means of a vessel, 
 or with the hand, S. Nearly allied to one sense of 
 E. lave. 
 To LAK, Lack, Laokin, v. a. 1. To reproach. Maitl. 
 Poems. 2. To depreciate, S. B. Wyntown.—Bxx.Q. 
 lacJc-a, Teut. laeck-en, vituperare. 
 LAK, s. 1. Reproach. Pal. Honor. 2. A taunt ; a 
 
 scoflF. Wallace. 
 LAK, adj. Bad ; deficient. Comp. lakker, worse ; 
 superl. lakkest. Douglas. — Isl. lakr, deficiens. 
 
 LAK, s. Hollow place. Hovlate.~ls\. 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 stagnum, "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, lie gave no 
 
 heed to it, Orkn. 2. " To give credit to ; to trust," ib. 
 
 LAKIE, s. Irregularity in the tides. Sibbald.—&u. Q . 
 
 lack-a, deficere. 
 LALIE, s. A child's toy, ShetL— Isl. lalle, puellus, a 
 
 boy, whea 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, adj. Belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland, 
 
 S. A. Wilson. 
 To LAMB, V. a. To yean, S. Kelly.— Svf. lamb-a 
 
 Germ, lamm-en, id. 
 LAMBIE, Lammie, s. 1. A young lamb, S. 2. A 
 
 fondling term for a lamb) without respect to its age, S. 
 
 3. A darling, S. Macneill. 
 LAMB'S-LETTUCE, s. Corn-salad, 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. [man. 
 
 LAMENRY, s. Concubinage. Priests Peblis. V. Le- 
 LAMENT, s. 1. A sort of elegiac composition, in 
 
 memory of the dead, S. 2. The music to which such 
 
 a composition is set, S. 
 LAMER, s. A thong, Teviotdale. 
 
 ^LAMITER, adj. Lame, Ayrs. Gait. '^' 
 
 LAMITER, s. A cripple, S. Black Dwarf. 
 LAMMAS FLUDE or SPATE, The heavy fall of rain 
 
 which generally takes place some time in the month 
 
 of August, causing 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 them against assailants, Loth. Trans. 
 
 Ant. Soc. 
 LAMMER, Lamer, s. Amber, S. Lyndsay.—T eat. 
 
 lamertyn-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. This 
 
 imaginary liquor was esteemed a sort of elixir of 
 
 immortality. 
 LAMMIE. V. Lambib. 
 LAMMIE SOUROCKS. The herb sorrel, Teviotd.— 
 
 Isl. lamba-sura, sorrel. 
 LAMOO, s. To gang 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 mout, new or sweet wine ; or from 
 
 the wassail-bowl, in E. called lamb's wool. 
 To LAMP, Lemp, v. a. To beat, S. B.— Teut. lomp-en, 
 
 id. impingere. 
 To LAMP, V. n. The ground is said to lamp, when 
 
 covered with the cobwebs which appear after dew or 
 
 slight frost, S. B, 
 
LAM 
 
 819 
 
 LAN 
 
 To LAMP, V. n. To take long steps, Loth. Monastery. 
 LAMP, s. A long and heavy step, Lanarks. ; synon. 
 
 Blad, Dumfr, 
 LAM PER, s. One who takes long and heavy steps, 
 
 Lanarks. 
 LAMPER EEL. A lamprey, Galloway. 
 LAMPET, Lempet, s. A limpet. St. Bonan. 
 LAMSONS, n. pi. Expenses of the Scots establishment 
 
 atCampvere. 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 them at one time. 
 
 Loth. Dumfr. ; synon. Win, Clydes. Har'st Rig. 
 LAND, s. A clear level place in a wood. Wyntown. 
 
 0. B. 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, LandBryst, s. Breakers. Barbour.— 
 
 Isl. brestr, Su. G. brist, fragor. 
 LANDE-ILL, s. Some species of disease. Scot. Cron- 
 
 iklis. Perhaps a disease of the loins. — Teut. lende, 
 
 lumbus. 
 LANDERS. Lady Landers, the insect called the Lady- 
 bird ; as appropriated to the Virgin Mary, in Popish 
 
 times called Our Lady, S. 
 LAND-GATES, adv. Towards the interior of a country ; 
 
 q. taking the gait or road inland, S. B. Moss's 
 
 Helenore. 
 LAND-HORSE, s. The horse on the ploughman's left 
 
 hand ; q. the horse that treads the unploughed land, 
 
 S. B, 
 LANDIER, s. An andiron, Fr. Rates. 
 LANDIMER, s. 1, A land-measurer, Skene. 2. A 
 
 march or boundary of landed property, Aberd. To 
 
 Ride the Landimeres, to examine the marches, ibid. 
 
 Lanarks. — A. S. landimere, properly a boundary of 
 
 land. 
 LANDIN', 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, Landslokde, s. A landlord. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 LANDLASH, s. A great fall of rain, accompanied with 
 
 high wind, Lanarks.; q. the lashing 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 ; migratory, shifting 
 
 from one place to another, S. Antiquary. 
 LANDMAN, s. An inhabitant of the countiy, as con- 
 tradistinguished from those who live in burghs ; or 
 
 perhaps rather a farmer. Aberd. Reg. V. Scatt, v. 
 LAND-MAN, s. A proprietor of land. Bannatyne 
 
 Poems. — Isl. lender menn, nobiles terrarum domiui. 
 LAND-METSTER, s. Land measurer, Argylls. Law 
 
 Case. 
 LANDRIEN, adv. In a straight course ; directly, as 
 
 opposed to any delay or taking a circuitous course, 
 
 and as implying the idea of expedition ; He came 
 
 rinnin landrien, He came running directly, Selkirks. 
 
 Roxb. t. e. like land-drift, pron. land-drien, straight 
 
 forward. | 
 
 LAND-SETTING, s. Land-letting, S. 
 
 LANDSLIP, s. 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 damhead which con- 
 nects it with the land adjoining. Fountainh. — Land 
 and A. S. stael, Su. G. staelle, locus, q. land-place. 
 
 LAND-STANE, s. A stone found in the soil of a field. 
 Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 LANDTIDE, s. The undulating motion in the air, as 
 perceived in a droughty day ; the effect of evapo- 
 ration, Clydes. Summer-couts, synon. Ballad, 
 Edin. Mag. 
 
 LAND-TRIPPER, s. The Sand-piper, Galloway. Stat. 
 Ace. 
 
 LANDWAYS, adv. By land ; overland, as opposed to 
 conveyance by sea. Spalding. 
 
 LANDWART, Landart, adj. 1. Belonging to the 
 country ;. as opposed to boroughs. Compl. S, 2. 
 Rustic ; boorish, S. Ramsay. — A. S. land, rus, and 
 wearcZ, versus. 
 
 LAND-WASTER, s. A prodigal ; a spendthrift, Clydes. 
 
 LANE, part. pa. Lane skins, perhaps laid skins, with 
 the tar and grease on them. Acts Clia. I. 
 
 LANE, s. 1. A brook, of which the motion is so slow as 
 to be scarcely perceptible, Galloway, Lanarks. Expl. 
 "the hollow course of a large rivulet in meadow 
 ground," Dumfr. 2. Applied to those parts of a river 
 or rivulet, which are so smooth as to answer this 
 description, Galloway. — Isl. Ion, intermissio, also 
 stagnum ; lon-a, stagnare. 
 
 To LANE, V. a. To lie. Houlate. V. Layne. 
 
 LANE, s, A gift; loan. Ilenrysone. — Su. G. laan, 
 donum. 
 
 LANE, adj. Lone ; alone. Dunbar. By a peculiar 
 idiom in the S. this is frequently conjoined with the 
 pronoun ; as, his lane, her lane, my lane ; sometimes 
 as one word, himlane. Picken. Their lanes. Ross, 
 
 LANELY, adj. Lonely, S. Gait. 
 
 LANELINESS, s. Loneliness, S, 0. 
 
 LANERLY, adj. The same with Lanely, Ayrs. ; ap- 
 parently from an improper use of Alanerly. R. 
 Gilhaize. 
 
 LANESOME, adj. Lonely, S. Wilson. 
 
 LANG. Used in different forms as a s. Mony a lang, 
 for a long time, Ang. Ross. A t the lang, at length. 
 South of S. 
 
 To LANG, v.n. To belong ; to become. Douglas, — 
 Germ, lang-en, pertinere. 
 
 To LANG, V. n. To long, S. Ross. — Germ, lang-en, 
 A. S. laeng-ian, desiderare, 
 
 LANG, Lange, adj. 1. Long, S. Wyntown. To 
 think lang, to become weaiy, S. 2, Continual ; in- 
 cessant ; as, " the lang din o' a schule," i. e. school, 
 Aberd, 
 
 LANG, adv. For a long time, S. Burns. 
 
 LANGARE, Langayr, Langere, adv. Long since, 
 Douglas. — A. S. lang, and aere, prius ; E. erelong. 
 
 LANGBOARD, s. The long table used in a farm-house, 
 at which master and servants were wont to sit at 
 meat. Loth. Farmer's Ha'. 
 LANG-BOWLS, s. pi. A game, much used in Angus, 
 in which heavy leaden bullets are thro^vn fi-om the 
 hand. He who flings his bowl farthest, or can reach 
 a given point with fewest throws, is the victor. 
 LANG-CRAIG, s. An onion that grows all to th€ 
 stalk, S. ; q. long neck. 
 
LAN 
 
 820 
 
 LAR 
 
 LANG-CRAIO, ». A purse, Aberd. Shirr. 
 
 LANG DAYS. Afore lang days, ere loug, Ang, Eoss's 
 Helenore. 
 
 To LANGEL, v. a. 1. Properly to tie together the 
 two legs of a horse, or other animal, on one side ; as, 
 " to langel a horse," Aberd. 2. To entangle. Foems 
 Buchan Dial. — Su. G. lang-a, to retard. 
 
 LANGELL, s. V. Lakget. 
 
 LANGER, Lanooure, s. 1. Weariness, S. Douglas. 
 
 2. Earnest desire of. Rollocke. 
 
 LANGET, Langell, s, A rope by which the fore and 
 hinder feet of a horse or cow are fastened together, S. 
 Kelly. Q. Langelt, entangled. This is Langlit, or 
 Langelt, in Roxb. To lowse a langet, metaph. to 
 make haste ; to quicken one's pace, S. 
 
 LANGFAILLIE, s. Aberd. Eeg.—Teut. andFr./aJie, 
 signifies a large veil, or long robe worn by females. 
 
 LANG HALTER TIME. A phrase formerly in use, in 
 Loth, at least, to denote that season of the year, when, 
 the fields being cleared, tiavellers and others claimed 
 a common right of occasional pasturage. Nicol's 
 Advent. 
 
 LANG HEADIT, adj. Having a great stretch of un- 
 derstanding ; having much foresight, S. Bob Roy. 
 
 LANGIS, prep. Along. Douglas. — Belg. langs, id. 
 
 LANGKAIL, s. Coleworts not shorn, S. Ritson. 
 
 LANGLETIT, part. pa. Having the fore and hind 
 legs tied together, to prevent running, Roxb. 
 
 LANGLINS, prep. Along, S. B. Ross. 
 
 LANG-LUGGED, adj. Quick of hearing, S. Guy Man- 
 nering. 
 
 LANG-NEBBIT, adj. 1. Having a long nose, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. Acute in understanding, Fife, Perths. ; 
 syn. with Lang-headit, q. piercing far with his beak. 
 
 3. Prying ; disposed to criticise, S. 4. Applied to a 
 staff, respecting its prong or point, Ettr. For. 5. 
 Used to denote preternatural beings in general, Ayrs. 
 R. Gilhaize. 6. Applied to learned terms, or such 
 as have the appearance of pedantiy. What a Roman 
 would have denominated sesqutpedalia verba, we call 
 lang-nebbit words, S. Tennant's Card. Beaton. 
 
 LANGOUS, prep. Along. Aberd. Reg. V. Langis, id. 
 
 LANG PARE EFT. Long after. Wynt.—A. S. lang- 
 faer, of long duration. 
 
 LANGRIN. At Langrin ; T the langrin, adv. At 
 length, S. Popular Ballads. 
 
 LANG-SADDIL BED. Inventories. A vicious ortho- 
 graphy of Langsettil, q. v. 
 
 LANGSAILD BED, Perhaps an errat. for Langsaddil. 
 It is also written Langsald, ibid. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 Lang-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. Fountainh. A singular metaphor, 
 borrowed from the forlorn situation of a stranger, 
 who, deserted by others, is bewildered, in seeking 
 his way, among the trackless sands on the sea- 
 shore. 
 
 LANG-SEAT, s. The same with Land-settle. Agr. 
 Surv. Aberd. 
 
 LANG-SETTLE, Lang-saddle, s. A long wooden seat 
 resembling a settee, which fonnerly used to consti- 
 tute part of the furniture of a farmer's house ; it was 
 placed at the fireside, and wa-. generally appropriated 
 to the gudeman. South of S. Balfour's Fract. Qu. 
 a settee-bed, a bed made up as a seat in the day-time. 
 — A. S. lang, long, and sell, a seat. 
 
 LANGS YNE, adv. Long since. Ferguson.— A. S. 
 longe siththan, diu exinde. 
 
 LANGSPIEL, B. A species of harp, Shetl. The 
 Firate.—1&\. spil, lusus lyrae ; spil-a, ludere lyra. 
 The word, I find, is Norwegian ; Langspel, laangspel, 
 defined by Ilallager, "a kind of harp, on which 
 country people play." 
 LANGSUM, adj. 1. Slow ; tedious, S. Douglas. — 
 A. S. langsum, id. 2. Tedious in relation to time, S. 
 Ross's Helenore, 3. Denoting procrastination ; as, 
 " Ye'er aye langsum in comin' to the schule," S. 4. 
 Used to denote tediousness in regard to local exten- 
 sion ; as, a langsome gait, a long road, S. Ross. 
 LANGSUMLIE, adv. Tec^usly, S. 
 LANGSUMNESS, s. Tediousness ; delay, S. 
 LANG-TAILED, Long-tailed, part. adj. Prolix ; 
 
 tedious, S. Spalding. 
 LANG-TONGU'D, adj. Babbling ; too free in con- 
 versation, S. Ramsay. 
 LANG- W AYES, prep. Along. Acts Ja. VI. 
 LANNIMOR, s. A person employed by conterminous 
 proprietors to adjust marches between their lands, 
 Ayrs. This is evidently a corruption of the legal 
 term Landimer, q, v. 
 To LANS, Lance, v. a. To throw out. Wallace.— ¥r. 
 
 lanc-er, id. 
 To LANS, V. n. 1. To spring forward. Douglas. 2. 
 Denoting the delicate and lively strokes of a musician 
 on his violin. Chr. Kirk. 
 LANS, Launce, s. a spring. Barbour. 
 LANSPREZED. A corporal ; used as a term of con- 
 tempt. Folwart. — Fr. lancepessade, id. 
 LANT, s. Commotion ; confusion, Aberd. 
 LANT, s. The old name for the game at cards, now 
 
 called Loo, S. 
 LANTEN-KAIL. V. Lentrin. 
 
 LAN TIT, part. adj. Reduced to a dilemma, Ettr. For. 
 * LAP, s. Metaph. applied to the extremity of one 
 
 wing of an army. Fitscottie. 
 To LAP, V. a. 1. To environ in a hostile way. Wallace. 
 2. To embrace. Doug. 3. To fold, in relation to 
 battle, ibid. 
 LAP, pret. Leaped. V. Loup. 
 LAPIS. Blew lapis. Inventories. Perhaps Lapis 
 
 lazuli. 
 LAPLOVE, s. 1. Corn convolvulus (C. arvensis) 
 Teviotdale, 2. Climbing buckweed, ibid. In Sma- 
 landia, in Sweden, the Convolvulus Polygonum is 
 called loef-binde, from loef, a leaf, and binda, to 
 bind. 
 To LAPPER, V. a. To besmear, or to cover so as to 
 
 clot. Rob Roy. 
 LAPPERED, part. pa. Coagulated, S. Ritson.— Isl. 
 
 hlaup, coagulum, hleipe, coagulo. 
 LAPPIE, s. A plash ; a pool, Ang. Laip, Loth. 
 LAPRON, s. 1. A young rabbit. Acts Mary.—Vr. 
 
 lapreau, id. 2. A leveret, E. Loth. — Lat. leptis. 
 LARACH, s. The site of a building, in S. stance. Stat. 
 Ace. F. Kilmuir WeMer. Lar signifies the ground 
 upon which a house is built, and is also applied to the 
 floor of a house ; hence the Lares or familiar deities 
 of the Romans. 
 LARBAL, adj. Lazy ; sluggish, Ayrs. 
 LARBAR, Larbour, adj. 1. Sluggish. Dunbar. 2. 
 
 Ghastly. Evergreen. — Isl. lar-a, debilitare. 
 LARD, s. A stupid inactive fellow. Dunbar. — Belg. 
 
 laerd, luyaerd, id. 
 LARDUN, s. A piece of bacon. Houlate. 
 LARE, s. Place of rest. V. Lair. 
 To LARE, Lere, Leae, v. a. 1. To teach, S. Wyiv- 
 town. 2. To learn, S. Kelly. Leard, instructed, S. 
 
 I 
 
LAR 
 
 321 
 
 LAU 
 
 Learning, S. Douglas. — A. S. 
 corr. from E. layer. Receipts 
 
 LARE, Lkar, Lkre, s. 
 
 laere, Belg. leer, id. 
 LARE, s. A stratum 
 
 in Cookery. 
 LAREIT, Laureit, s. A chapel dedicated to our Lady 
 
 ofLoretto. Lyndsay. [id. 
 
 LARE-MAISTER, s. A teacher, S.— Belg. leer-mester, 
 LARG, Large, adj. 1. Liberal. Barbour.— ¥r. id. 
 
 Lat. larg-us. 2. Abundant, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 LARGES, Lerges, s. 1. Liberty, Barbour, 2. 
 
 Liberality in giving. Wyntown. 
 LARGLY, adv. Liberally. Barbour. 
 LARICK, s. The larch ; a tree, S, A. Renfr.— Lat. 
 
 larix, which name it also bears. A. Scott's Poems. 
 LARICK, La'rock, s. A lark. V. Laverok. 
 LARICK'S LINT, s. Great golden maiden-hair, S. 
 LARIE, s. Laurel. Colvil. — 0. Fr. iawre, laureus. 
 LASARE, Lasere, s. Leisure. Douglas. 
 LASARYT, part. pa. At leisure. Sadler's Papers. 
 
 V. Lasare. 
 LASCHE, adj. 1. Relaxed, from weakness or fatigue, 
 
 S. B. Douglas. 2. Lazy. Rudd. 3. Devoted to 
 
 idleness. Compl. S. — Fr. lasche, Lat. lass-us, Germ. 
 
 lass, tired, faint ; Isl. losk-r, ignavus. 
 To LASH out, V. n. To break out, in a moral sense. 
 
 Z. Boyd. 
 * To LASH, V. 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, ; synon 
 
 with Rasch. 2. Lash of water, a great quantity of 
 
 water thrown forcibly, S. 
 To LASH water, or any liquid. To throw forcibly in 
 
 great quantities, Lanarks. 
 It's Lashin' on. It rains heavily, S. It evidently 
 
 owes its origin to the idea of the rain lashing the 
 
 ground, or producing a sound resembling that made 
 
 by a lash. 
 LASHNESS, s. 1. Relaxation in consequence of great 
 
 exertion. Baillie. 2. Looseness of conduct. ^B. 
 
 Bruce. 
 LASK, s. A diarrhoea in cattle, S. B. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 LASKAR, s. A large armful of hay or straw, Tweedd. 
 
 — Isl. Mas, a load ; Su. G. lass, id. 
 LASS, s. 1. A sweetheart, S. R. Galloway. To gang 
 
 to see the lasses, to go a-wooing, S. 2. A maid ser- 
 vant, S. Guy Mannering. 
 LASS-BAIRN, s. A female child, S. 
 LASSIE, s. 1. A young girl ; strictly one below the 
 
 age of puberty, S. Gait. 2. A fondling teim, S. 
 
 It has been observed that the S. has often three de- 
 j grees of diminution, as besides Lassie, Lassock is 
 / used for a little girl, and Lassikie, Lassikin, for a 
 , ' ^ very little girl. On the same plan, we have lad, 
 1 i laddie, laddock, and laddikin or laddikie ; wife, 
 
 wifie, wifock, and wifockie. 
 LASSOCK, s. A dimin. from E. lass. West of S. Rob 
 
 Roy. 
 LASS-QUEAN, s. A female servant, rather a familiar 
 
 or contemptuous designation, West of S. Rob Roy. 
 LASS-WEAN, s. A female child, Fife. 
 LAST, s. Durability ; lastingness, S. 
 LAST, s. A measure, Orkn. Skene.— ^m. G. laest, 
 
 mensura 12 tonnarum. 
 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. 
 
 To LAT, V. a. 1. To suffer ; to permit, S. B, Barbour. 
 —Belg. lat-en, A. S. laet-an, id. 2. To lat -Be, to 
 let alone, S. Douglas. 3. Lat Be, Let Be, much 
 less. BaiUie.—l&\. 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 WV, 
 V. a. and n. to yield to ; not to debate or contest with, 
 Aberd. 10. To Lat Wi', v. a. to indulge, 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, V. a. To hinder ; E. let. Wynt.—X. S. lat- 
 an, Su. G, laet-ia. 
 
 To LAT, Let, v. a. To esteem ; to reckon. Barbour. 
 — A. S. laet-an, reputare, estimare. 
 
 To LAT, V. a. To put to hire. Reg. Maj. 
 
 LATCH, s. 1. A mire, Roxb. Gl. Sibb. 2. The 
 track of a cart-wheel, S. O. 
 
 LATCHY, adj. Full of ruts, ibid. 
 
 To LATE, Leet, v. a. 1. To heat metal, so that it may 
 be bent any way without breaking, S. Douglas. 2. 
 To cover with tin, S. Ruddiman. — 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, Ang. Piper of 
 Peebles. 
 
 To LATHE, v.a. To loath. Wyntown.— A. S. lath- 
 ian, id. 
 
 LATHE, Lathelt, adj. V. Laith. 
 
 LATHERON, s. 1. A sloven, S. 2. It seems used as 
 equivalent to Limmer, Ayrs. Ann. of the Par. V. 
 Ladrone. 
 
 LATHRON, Latherin, adj. 1. Lazy, Fife. 2. Low; 
 vulgar, Ayrs. ibid. 
 
 LATIENCE, s. Leisure, S. B.; leeshins. Callender. 
 V. Leash. E. Licence. 
 
 LATINER, s. One who is learning the Latin lan- 
 guage, Fife. 
 
 LATIOUSE, adj. Unrestrained. S. P. Rep. 
 
 LATO'ER, 5. 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 16th Cent. 
 
 LATTOUN, s. 1. A mixed kind of metal. Douglas. 
 2. Electrum. Ruddiman. 3. The colour of brass. 
 Douglas. — Isl. laaiun, Belg. latoen, orichalcum. 
 
 LAUANDER, Lavander, s. Laundress. Chalmers's 
 Mary.—¥r. lavendiere. 
 
 LAUANDRIE, s. The laundry, ibid. V. Layndar. 
 
 LAVATUR, s. A vessel to wash in ; a laver. Inven- 
 tories. — Fr. lavatoire, id., L. B. lavator-ium, the name 
 given to the vessel in which monks washed their 
 hands before going to the refectory, or officiating 
 priests before perfoiming divine service. 
 
 To LAUCH, (gutt.) v. n. To laugh, S. Pret. leuch, 
 part. pa. leuchin, Clydes. 
 
 LAUCH, s. A laugh, S 
 
LAU 
 
 822 
 
 LE 
 
 LAUCII, Lawin, Lawing (pron. lauivin), s. A tavern- 
 bill. Peblis Play.— Teut. ghelagh, club, or shot, 
 LAUCII, Laucht, $. 1. Law. Fordun. " Ilka land 
 
 has itsain?autA." Antiquary. 2. Vrivilege. Wyn- 
 
 town. — A, S. lah, laoha, Isl. laug, id. 
 To LAUCII, V. a. To possess legally. Doug. 
 LAUCHER, s. A laugher, S. 
 LAUCHFULL, adj. Lawful. Wyntown. 
 LAUCHT, part. pa. Clothed, Barbour. 
 LAUCHTANE, adj. Belonging to cloth. Barbour. 
 
 V. Laik, s. 1. 
 LAUCHTANE, adj. Pale ; livid. Maitl. Poems. 
 
 Perhaps corr. from lattoun, q. v. 
 LAUCHTER, s. A lock. V, Lachter. 
 LAUDE, s. Sentence ; decision ; judgment. Acts 
 
 Mary. — L. B. Laud-um, sententia arbitri. 
 LAUDE, adj. Of or belonging to laymen. V. Lawit. 
 LAUDERY, s. Perhaps revelling. Dunbar.— Bt\g, 
 
 lodderigh, wanton. 
 LAVE, s. The remainder. V. Lafe. 
 LAVELLAN, s. A kind of weasel, Caith. Pennant. 
 LAVE-LUGGIT, adj. Having the ears hanging down, 
 
 Roxb. — G.m.lav; "that extends, or goes out," Owen. 
 LAVENDAR, s, A laundress, " The King's Zarendar." 
 
 Treasurer's Acts. — L. B. lavender-ia, lotrix. V. 
 
 Layndar. 
 LAYER, s. Fro laver to layre. Sir Gawan. 
 LAYEROCK, Lauerok, s. The lark, S. ; often q. 
 
 lerrik, larick. Complaynt S — A. S. laferc, lawerc, id. 
 LAVEROCK-HIECH, adj. As high as the lavk when 
 
 soaring; apparently a proverbial phrase, Roxb. 
 LAVEROCK'S-LINT, s. Purging-flax, an herb, Linum 
 
 Catharticum, Linn. ; Lanarks, 
 LAUGH, s. Law. V. Laucii. 
 LAUGH, s. A lake, Selkirks. V. Loch. 
 LAUGHT, Laucht, pret. Took, Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 laecc-an, apprehendere, laehte, cepit. 
 LAYY, s. The Foolish Guillemot. Martin.— li,l. 
 
 Norw. lomvie, langivie, id. 
 LAYYRD, s. 1. Lord. 2. Applied to the Supreme 
 
 Being. Wyntown. V. Laird. 
 LAUIT-MAN, s. A layman, one not in clerical orders. 
 
 Keith's Hist'. Y, Lawit. 
 ♦ To LAUREATE, v. a. To confer a literary 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 ; graduation. Bower. 
 LAURERE, s. Laurel. Douglas. — Fr. laurier, id. 
 LAUREW, s. Laurel. Bellend. 
 LAUS, s. Perhaps, hair. Gawan and Gol. — Dan. lu, 
 
 luv, id. 
 LAUTEFULL, adj. Winyet. Apparently, full of 
 
 loyalty, or truth. V. Lawta. 
 LAW, adj. Low. Wallace.— Sa. G. lag, Isl. lag-r, id. 
 LAW, s. Low ground. Barbour. 
 To LAW, V. a. To bring down. Douglas. — Teut. 
 
 leegh-en, deprimere. 
 LAW, Lawe, a Lawe, adv. Downward. King's Quair. 
 To LAW, V. a. 1. To litigate, S. 2. Transferred to the 
 
 legal defender ; as, "/'m resolv'd I'll law him weel 
 for't," "I will take every advantage that law can 
 
 give in this business," S. 
 LAW, s. 1. A designation given to many hills or 
 
 mounts, whether natural or artificial, S. A. Bor. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 2. A tomb, grave, or mound. Sir Gawan. 
 
 A. S. hlaewe, hlawe, agger, acei-vus; Moes. G. hlaiw 
 
 signifies monuraeutum. 
 
 LAW, s. The remainder. V. Lafe. 
 
 LAWAINE, s. The eve of All-hallows. Lady of the 
 Lake.— This does not appear to i)o a Gael, or Ir, word, 
 but merely the designation used in the low country, 
 viz. Halloween. 
 
 LAWAR, Laware, s. A laver, or vessel to wash in. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LAW-BIDAND, Law-biding, part. pr. 1. Waiting 
 the regular course of law, as opposed to flight ; a 
 forensic term. Skene. 2. " Able to answer a charge 
 or accusation." Gl. Guthrie. 
 
 LAW-BO ARD, s. The board on which a tailor irons his 
 cloth, S. Sir A. Wylie. Alias, Sleeveboard. 
 
 LAWBORABLE, adj. In a state fit for being ploughed. 
 Fr. labourable. 
 
 LAW-BGRROIS, Law-Borrows, s. pi. The legal se- 
 curity which one man is obliged to give, that he will 
 not do any injury to another in his person or pro- 
 perty, S. Acts Ja. II. Law and borgh, or borrow, 
 a pledge. 
 
 LAWCII, adj. Low ; S. laigh. WaUace. 
 
 To LAWE, V. n. To lower, South of S. J. Scott's 
 Poems. Y. Law. 
 
 LAWER, s. A professor of law. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 LAWER, s. E. laver. Y. Lawar. 
 
 LAW-FREE, adj. Not legally convicted or condemned. 
 Spalding. 
 
 LAWIN, s. A tavern-reckoning. Y. Laucu, s. 1. 
 
 LAWIN-FREE, adj. Scot-free ; excluded from pay- 
 ing any share of a tavern-bill, S. Song, Andro wi' 
 his Cutty Gun. 
 
 LAWIT, Lawd, Lawyd, Lewit, adj. 1. Laic. Wyn- 
 town. 2. Unlearned ; ignorant. Douglas. — A. S. 
 laewed, lewd, id. 
 
 LAWLAND, Lacland, adj. Belonging to the low 
 countiy of Scotland, S. V. Lallan. Acts Ja. 
 IV. 
 
 LAWLANDS, Lawlans, s. pi. 1. The plain countiy 
 of Scotland, as distinguished from the Highlands ; 
 pron. Lallans. 2. The language of the low country 
 as opposed to the Erse or Gaelic, S. 
 
 LAWLY, adj. Lowly. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 LAWRIE, s. a designation for the fox, S. Y. Lowrib. 
 
 LAWRIGHTMEN. Y. Lagraetman. 
 
 LAW SONDAY. Y. Leif Sounday. 
 
 LAWTA, Lawtb, Lawty, Lawtith, s. 1. Loyalty. 
 Wallace. 2. Truth ; equity. Wyntown. — 0. Fr. 
 leaute, id. 
 
 LAWTII, Barbour. L. lawch, low. 
 
 LAWTING, s. The supreme court of judicature in 
 Orkney and Shetland, in ancient times. Y. Thing. 
 
 LAWTIFULL, adj. Most loyal, full of loyalty. Acts 
 Ja. VI. Y. Lawta, &c. 
 
 LAX, s. Relief ; release. Pop. Ballads. 
 
 LAX, s. A salmon, Aberd. — A. S. leax, Dan. Su. G. 
 0. E. lax, id. 
 
 LAX-FISHER, s. A salmon-fisher, Aberd. Law Case. 
 Spalding. 
 
 LAZY-BEDS, s. pi. A plan of planting potatoes, for- 
 merly much in use, according to whicli 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. This process is still practised 
 in Ireland. Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 LE, Lie. A sort of demonstrative article often pre- 
 fixed to the name of a place or thing, in our old 
 deeds, signifying the. — It seems to be merely the Fr. 
 article, le. 
 
LE 
 
 82? 
 
 LED 
 
 LE, Lee, s. The water of the sea in motion. Doxiglas. 
 — 0. Isl. lae, laa, mare ; hodie, unda fluens. 
 
 LB, Lib, Lee, Lte, s. 1. Shelter; security from tem- 
 pest. Doug, iee, E, " Under the Zee." Paradise 
 Lost. 2. Metaph. peace ; tranquillity. Wyntown. 
 — Su. G. IcLC, locus tempestati subductus ; Isl. Me, 
 kite, id. 
 
 LE, Lib, adj. Sheltered ; warm. Houlate. 
 
 LE, s. Law. Wyntown. — 0. Fr. ley. 
 
 To LE, V. n. To tell a falsehood, ibid. 
 
 LE, s. A lie, ibid. 
 
 To LEA, Lee, v. a. To leave, Aberd. V. Leed. 
 
 LEA, adj. Not ploughed. Ramsay. — A. S. leag, 
 pasture. 
 
 To Lie Lea. To remain some time without being 
 cropped, S. Snrv. Berw. 
 
 LEAD, s. The name given to the course over which 
 the stones are driven in curling, 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 province to see that the course be properly swept, 
 and that the rules of the game be observed. In Lan- 
 arks. the course is called the rack, although the term 
 rink is also used. 
 
 LEAD-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 for. 
 Some melted lead was poured among water, from 
 which a piece bearing some resemblance 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. David- 
 son's Seasons. 
 
 LEADING, s. Provisions. Belhaven^ 
 
 LEADIS, s. pi. Languages. V. Leid, s. 
 
 To LEAGER, v. n. To encamp. Spalding.— Texit. 
 legher-en, castra metari ; Sw. laegr-a sig, id. 
 
 LEAGER-LADY, 5. A soldier's wife, S. Antiquary. 
 Dan. leyger, Teut. lager, a camp. 
 
 LEAL, adj. 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, 
 hlaka, aer calidus, q. a warm shelter ; or to C. B. 
 llech, what lies flat ; a covert. V. Gair, s. 2. 
 
 To LEAM, V. n. To shine. V. Leme. 
 
 To LEAM, V. a. To take ripe nuts out of the husk, 
 Roxb. 
 
 LEAMER, Leemer, s. A nut that separates easily 
 from the husk, as being fully ripe, Eoxb, Gall. En- 
 cycl. — Isl. lim-a, membratim dividere. 
 
 To LEAN DOWN, v. n. To be seated ; also, to lie 
 down, to recline ; often with a reciprocal pronoun, S. 
 
 LEAP, s. A cataract. V. Lodp. 
 
 LEAPING ILL. The name given to a disease 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 Staggering State. — Sw. loepa 
 ut, to run out ; Belg. uyt-loop-en, to break out. 
 
 LEAR. V. Larb. 
 
 LEAR, adv. Rather ; t. e. liefer. V. Lever. . ^ 
 
 LEAR, s. A liar, S. ; pron. leear. Wyntown. ^ 
 
 To LEARN, V. a. To teach, S. It is used in this 
 sense, however, by Shakspeare. 
 
 LEASE-HAUD, s. Possession ; q. holding by a lease, 
 Selkirks. Hogg. 
 
 LEASH, adj. Clever ; agile, S. A. 
 
 LEASH, s. Liberty, S. B. Boss. — Isl. leis-a, leys-a, 
 solvere. 
 
 To LEASH AWAY, v. n. To go cleverly ofif, or on the 
 way, S. B. Ruddiman. 
 
 LEASING-MAKER. V. Lesisg-Makare. 
 
 LEASING-MAKING, s. The crime of uttering false- 
 hood against the king and his counsellors to the 
 people, or against the people to the king or govern- 
 ment ; a forensic term, S. 
 
 LEASUMLIE, adv. Lawfully ; a term used in our 
 old laws. Balfour. V. Lesum. 
 
 LEATER MEATE. V. Latter-meat. 
 
 LEATH, s. The lay of a weaver's loom. Maxwell's 
 Sel. Trans. — Evidently the same with Teut. laede, 
 pecten, mentioned under Lay, q. v. 
 
 To LEATH, V. 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 tightly, Ettr. For. ; q. to bind with 
 a thong. 
 
 To LEATHER, v. n. To go cheerfully ; to move 
 briskly, S. A. J. Nicol. 
 
 ♦LEATHER. V. LowsE Leather. 
 
 LEATHERIN, s. A beating ; a drubbing, S. Hogg's 
 Winter Tales. 
 
 LEAUGH, adj. Low, Selkirks. V. Leoch. 
 
 LEAUW, s. A place for drawing the nets on, com- 
 posed partly of stones, earth, and gravel, Aberd. 
 Law Case. — Teut. loo, locus altus adjacens stagnis, 
 &c. ; A. S. hlaew, agger. 
 
 LEBBER-BEARDS, s. pi. Broth, used by the pea- 
 santry, made of greens, thickened with a little oat- 
 meal, Roxb. 
 
 LEBBERS, s. pi. Droppings from the mouth, Ac. in 
 eating or drinking, Roxb. 
 
 LEBBIE, s. The fore skirt of a man's coat, S. B. Loth. 
 — A. S. laeppe, id. ; Isl. laf, ala pallii. 
 
 To LEBER, Lebber, v. a. To bedaub ; to beslabber ; 
 as, "Thae bairns hae leber't a,' the table;" lebering, 
 the act of beslabbering, Teviotd. — Isl. lap, Dan. laben, 
 sorbillum. V. Labber, v. 
 
 LECH, Lechb, Leiche, s. 1. A physician. Barbour. 
 — Moes. G. leik, lek, A. S. laec, id. 2. Leicht occurs 
 Aberd. Reg. as denoting a barber ; as surgeons and 
 barbers originally belonged to one incorporation. 
 
 To LECHE, V. a. To cure. Wyntown. — Su. G. laek-a, 
 A. S. lacn-ian, id. 
 
 LECHEGE, s. Leakage. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LECHING, Leiching, s. Cure. Wallace. 
 
 LECK, s. Any stone that stands a sti-ong fire, as 
 greenstone, trapp, &c., S. 
 
 LEDDERANE, Leddering, adj. Made of leather; 
 leathern. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LEDDY-LAUNNERS. V. Landers. 
 
 LEDDYR, s. Leather. "Insufficient schone and 
 leddyr." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LEDE, s. A person. V. Leid. 
 
LED 
 
 824 
 
 LEO 
 
 >TiEl> FARM. A farm on which the tenant does not 
 reside, S. 
 
 LEDGIN, t. A parapet; that especially of a bridge, 
 S. St. Kathleen. 
 
 LEDGINTON, s. A kind of apple, S. This has re- 
 ceived its name from Ledington, 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. Doug.—k. S. 
 ladman, Teut. leydsman, Su. G. ledesman, id. from 
 the Idea of leading. 
 
 LEE, adj. Lonely. Popular Ballads. 
 diEB,v«. Shelter. 
 
 LEE, adj Sheltered. V. Lb, Lib, &c. 
 
 LEE, s. Little Lee, slender means of escape. To set 
 at little lee, to leave scarcely any means of shelter. 
 Minstr. Border.— Ban. lae, shelter. "V. Le, Lie. 
 
 LEEAB, s. A liar ; one. who utters falsehoods, S. 
 
 LEEBIE, s. Diminutive of Elizabeth, Aberd. 
 
 To LEECH, Leetch, v. a. To pin or splice two pieces 
 of wood together. Thus, when the shaft of a cart is 
 broken, it is said to be leetched, when spliced with a 
 ^iece to supply the place of that which has been 
 broken off, Eoxb. 
 
 LEECH, s. A piece of wood nailed across the broken 
 trami or shaft of a cart, or any kind of wooden utensil, 
 for supporting it, Selkirks. A metaph. use of Leech, 
 to act the part of a physician ; q. to cure, to heal. V. 
 Leche, v. 
 
 LEED, |we^ Left ; q. leued. Sir Egeir. 
 
 LEEFOW, adj. '"'Uful ; obstinate, Teviotd.— -As A. 
 Bor. leef and leeve (E. lief), signify willingly, this 
 term may be analogous to wilful, q. "/wW of one's 
 own will." 
 
 UJEFOW, LiEFn', adj. Lonely ; Leefow lane, quite 
 alone, S. Ross. — Isl. hliae, umbra, draga a hlie, 
 occultare, celare, subducere, se, or lae, periculum, 
 
 - and/ttiJ. 
 
 LEEPUL, Leefow-Heaktit, adj. Compassionate ; 
 
 . i 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 appearanceof falsehood ; 
 as, " It was a very lee-like story," S. 
 
 LEEM, s. A loom, Aberd. 
 
 LEEM, adj. Earthen. V. Lamb. 
 
 LEEMERS, s. pi. V. Leamer. 
 
 JjEEN, interj. Cease. jBawisay.— Sw. ?tnn-a, to cease. 
 
 2*0 LEENGE, -u. n. To slouch ; as, " a leengin gan- 
 
 , ger," one who slouches in his gait, Roxb. — Su. G. 
 laeng-a, retaidare ; 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 "aleengyie appear- 
 ance," A yrs. — A. S. laenig, frail, lean, thin; from 
 laeKe, id. Somner. 
 
 LEENING, adj. L. bening, benign. Pal. Hon. 
 
 LEENO, • Leenon, s. The vulgar name of the fabric 
 called thread gauze. Loth. Fife.— Fr, linon, lawn. 
 
 To LEEP, V. a. 1. To heat. Leepit, parboiled. 2. 
 "To burn slightly; to scorch the outside of any 
 thing roasted while it is raw in the middle." Gl. 
 Surv. Moray. V. Lepe. 
 
 To LEEP, V. a. To cozen ; to deceive, S. B. It seems 
 to claim the same origin with Teut. leep, crafty. 
 
 LEEPER-FAT, adj. Very fat, S. A.— C. B. lleipyr, 
 flabby, glib, smooth. 
 
 LEEPIT, adj. Meagre ; loving the fire, S. B. Journ. 
 Lond. — Isl, lape, fungus, a dolt. 
 
 LEERIE, 8. The name given by children to a lamp- 
 lighter, Aberd. Edin. Lanarks. Probably of Welsh 
 extract. — C. B. llewyr, radiance, llewyr-aw, to radi- 
 ate ; Vewyrch, illumination ; Isl. liori, a window. 
 LEEROCH, s. A term used in Ayrs. and borders of 
 Gall, to denote a peat moss. " Will ye gang a day 
 to the Leerochf" Will you go and cast peats for 
 aday ? 
 LEEROCH, s. 1. The site of an old house, or the 
 vestiges of ancient battlements, Renfrews. 2. Local 
 position, Ayrs. ; the same with Lerroch, q. v. 
 To LEESE, V. o. 1. To pass a coil of ropes through 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. 
 To LEESE out, v. a. To be prolix in narration. One 
 who, in telling a stoiy, makes as much of it as pos- 
 sible, is said to leese it out, Roxb, 
 To LEESH, V. n. To move quickly forward, Aberd. 
 W. Beattie's Tales. Probably from the idea of ap- 
 plying the leash or lash. 
 LEESING, s. Allaying. Dunbar. — Su. G. lis-a, 
 
 requiem dare. 
 LEESK. V. LiSK. 
 
 LEESOME, adj. Pleasant. V. Leifsum. 
 LEESOME, adj. Easily moved to pity, Tweedd. V. 
 
 Leissum. 
 LEESUM, adj. Speaking in a lying or hyperbolical 
 manner ; as, " If it's nae lee, it's e'en unco leesum 
 like," Roxb. V. Lee, s. a lie. 
 To LEET, V. 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 
 till, Isl. hlyd-a, audire, aures advertere; lythi, 
 auditus. Hence 0. E. lith, lithe, lythe. 
 
 Now lith and lysten, geutlymen. — Percy i Rel. 
 
 LEET, s. One portion of many, 8. B. Stat. Ace. 2. 
 
 A nomination of different persons, with a view to an 
 
 election, S. Baillie. 3. A list. Rams. — A. S. 
 
 hlete, a lot. 
 
 To LEET, V. a. To nominate with a view to election, 
 
 S. Baillie. 
 LEET, s. Language. V. Leid. 
 LEETHFOW, adj. Loathsome, S. B. Journal Lond. 
 
 \. Laith. 
 LEETHFOW, ady. Sympathising. Roxb. A corr. of 
 
 Leeful, compassionate, q. v. 
 LEEVE, V. n. To live, Lanarks. 
 LEEVIN LANE. Quite alone. The Steam-Boat. Th\a 
 may be a provinciality in Ayrs. but it is certainly 
 anomalous. Leefow lane is the proper phrase. 
 LEEZE ME. V. Leis Mb, 
 LEFT, pret. Remained ; used in a passive sense. V. 
 
 Leve, 1!. n. 
 LEFULL, Leifoll, adj. Lawful. Douglas. Leif, 
 
 leave, and full, q. allowable. 
 To LEG, V. n. To run, S. ; a low word. 
 To LEG away, 1}. n. To walk clumsily, Berwicks. Per- 
 haps from a common origin with E. Lag, to loiter. 
 LEGACIE, s. The state or ofi&ce of a papal legate. 
 
 Pitscottie. 
 LEGAGE, s. Perhaps leakage of a ship, &c. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. 
 LEGATNAIT, s. One who enjoyed the rights of a 
 papal legate within ]]'\s own province or diocese. Apb. 
 Hamiltoun. Legatus natus. 
 
LEG 
 
 325 
 
 LEI 
 
 LEG-BAIL, «. To talce leg-bail, to run off, instead of 
 seeking bail, and waiting the course of law, S. Fer- 
 guson. 
 
 LEG-BANE, s. The shin, S. Callander. 
 
 LEG DOLLOR. Perhaps a dollar of Liege. Vejpred. on 
 the Clan Campbell. 
 
 LEGEN-GIRTH, s. V, Lagen-Gird, 
 
 LEGGAT, Legget, Leggit, s. A stroke at handball, 
 golf, Ac. 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. 
 
 LEGGIN-GIRD. V. Lagen-Gikd. 
 
 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 rim. If it does not, 
 he refuses, saying, " There's no a drink there, it will 
 no lip and leggin," Fife. V. Lagen. 
 
 LEGGINS, s. pi. Long gaiters, reaching up to the 
 knees, S. ; from E. leg. 
 
 LEGIER, s. A resident at a court. Spotswood, — L. B. 
 legatarrius, legatus. 
 
 LEG-ILL, s. A disease of sheep, causing lameness, 
 called also Black-leg, So. of S. 
 
 LEGIM, (g hard), adv. Astride. To ride legim, or 
 on legim, to ride after the masculine mode, as opposed 
 to sitting sideways, Roxb. ; synon. stride-legs, S. 
 
 LEGITIM, «. The portion of moveables to which a 
 child is entitled on the death of a father ; a law term, 
 S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 LEGLIN, Laiglin, s. A milk-pail, S. iJite.— Teut. 
 leghel, id. ; Isl. leigill, ampulla. 
 
 LEG-0'ER-IM, adv. Having one leg over the other ; 
 or, as a tailor sits on his board, Roxb. 
 
 LEG POWSTER, "Ane testament maid be vmquhil 
 Alex^ Kay baxter in his leg powster." Aberd.Eeg. A 
 ludicrous corr. of the forensic phrase, Liege Poustie, 
 " a state of health, in contradistinction to death- 
 bed." 
 
 To LEIGH, V. n. To be coupled as hounds are. Godly 
 Sangf. 
 
 LEICHING, Leiohment, s. Medical aid. 
 
 LEICHMENT, s. Cure of diseases. V. Leche, ». 
 
 LEY C0W, Lea Cotit. A cow that is neither with calf 
 nor gives milk, as distinguished from a Ferry or 
 Forra cow, which, though not pregnant, continues to 
 give milk, S. B. ; pron. q. lay cow. Supposed 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.Eeg. 
 
 LEID, s. Poems 16th Cent. It is probable that the 
 author had written heid, i. e. heed, attention. 
 
 LEID, s. A mill-race. V. Lade. 
 
 LEID. Brewing Leid, an implement formerly used 
 in brewing. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 LEID, Lede, s. People. Wallace.— 1&\. liod, A. S. 
 leod, populus. 
 
 LEID, Lede, «. A person. Sir Gawan. — A. S. leod, 
 homo ; Isl. lyd, miles. 
 
 LEID, s. A country, Gawan and Gol. — Isl. laad, 
 terra, solum. 
 
 LEID, Lede, s. Language, S. B. Leet is also used. 
 Douglas. — Isl. hliod, sonus ; Dan. lyd, vox. 
 
 LEID, Lede, Luid, s. A song ; a lay. Douglas. — A. S. 
 leoth, lioth, Belg. lied, Isl. hliod, liod, id. 
 
 LEID, Lied, s. A leid of a thing, is a partial idea of 
 
 it, S.B. I 
 
 LEID, s. Safe-conduct. Wallace. — Su. G. leid, Gei;m, 
 
 leit, id. 
 To LEIP, V. n. To believe. Maitland Poems.— J^. S. 
 
 leaf-an, credere. ; 
 
 To LEIF, V. a. To leave, Doufi'to.— Isl. lif-a, Su. G. 
 
 leif-a,iA. 
 LEIF, Leiff, s. Leave. Wallace. To give a servant 
 
 Leif, or leave, ta discharge from service, S. Abfird. 
 
 Reg. 
 ToLEIF, Leifp,-i>. n. To live, ibid. — Su. G. lefwa, 
 
 Isl, Uf-a, id, , j' 
 
 LEIP, s. Remainder. Invent. Y. Lafe, - 
 
 LEIF, Lief, adj. 1. Beloved, S. Douglas. 2. trill- 
 ing, ibid* As lei'f, as leive, as soon, S. Ferguson. — 
 
 A, S. leof, Su. G. liuf, cams, amicus. 
 LEIFSUM, adj. 1. Desirable. Douglas. 2. Leesome, 
 
 pleasant, S. Burns. 3, Leesome, compassionate, 
 
 S. A, J. Nicol. — A. S. leof, carus, and sum. 
 LEIFU', adj. Discreet ; moderate, Selkirks. V. Lait^- 
 
 Fow, of which this seems to be a corrupt pronuncia- 
 tion. 
 LEIFULL, adj. Lawful. V. Leful. 
 LEIL, adv. Smartly ; severely, Aberd. 
 LEIL, Leile, Lele, Leel, adj. 1. Loyal ; faithful, S. 
 
 Doug. 2. Right ; lawful. Wynt. 3. Upright, S. 
 
 Reg. Maj. 4, Honest in dealings. Priests Peblis. 5. 
 
 A leil stroke, one that hits the mark, S. B. — 0. Fr. 
 
 leall, loyal, faithful, honest. 
 LEILLIE. P-art of a lullaby; as,. " Leilly baw, loo, 
 
 loo." Mearns. Has this any relation to the Irish 
 
 " Lilliballero ?" V. Balow, q. Bas le loup. 
 LEILL, s. A- single, stitch in marking on a sampler. 
 
 A double leill is the going over a single stitch, which 
 
 makes it more lasting, Mearns. 
 To LEIN, v\ a. To conceal. V. Laynb. 
 To LEIN, V. n. To cease. Cleland. V. Leen. 
 To LEIND, Leynd, Lene, Lend, v. n. 1. To dwell. 
 
 Barbour. 2. To tarry. Doug. 3, To continue in 
 
 any state, Gawan and Gol. — ls\. lend-a, sedepi 
 
 sibi figere. 
 LEINE, s. L. leme, gleam. Houlate. 
 LEYNE,2}re«. Lied. Douglas. 
 LEINEST.. Most lean. Evergreen. 
 LEINFOU, Leinfod-heartit, adj. Kind-hearted; 
 
 feeling ; compassionate, Aberd. 
 LEINGIE {g liquid,) s. The loin, Clydes. 
 LEINGIE-SHOT, s. Having the loins dislocated ; 
 
 spoken of horses, ibid. — Teut. loenie, longie, lumbus 
 
 vitulinus. Shot is here used for dislocation. 
 To LEIP, V. n. To boil. K. Hart. 
 LEIPER, s. Corr. of name Napier, 
 LEIPPIE, s. The fourth part of a peck, S. V. Lippie 
 LEIRICHIE-LARICHIE, [gutt.) s. Mutual whispar- 
 
 ing, Mearns. 
 To LEIRICHIE-LARICHIE, v. n. To speak in mutual 
 
 whispers, Mearns. 
 LEIS, s. Perhaps a load. Aberd. Reg.— ^xi.(3t. lass, 
 
 Isl. Mas, vehes. 
 To LEIS, V. a. To lose. Doug.—O. E. leise. 
 To LEIS, Leiss, V. a. To lessen. Douglas. 
 To LEIS, V. a. To arrange, Gl. Sibb. 
 LEISCH, Lesche, s. 1. A lash, S. Dunbar. 2. A 
 
 thong, by which a dog is held. Doug. 3. A stroke 
 
 with a thong, S. Kennedy. 
 To LEISCHE, Leich, Leash, v. a. To lash ; to scourge, 
 
 S. ActsJa. VI. 
 LEISE-MAJESTY, Leiss-maiestib, Lesb-majbstie, s. 
 
LEI 
 
 LER 
 
 1. The crime of high treason ; Fr. lese majesU. Acts 
 Ja. V. 2. Treason against Jesus Christ as Sovereign 
 of his church. M' Ward's Contendings.—Vr.les-er, 
 to hurt, Lat. laed-ere. 
 
 LEIsn, adj. Active ; clever. Hoga. V, Liksh. 
 . 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, part. adj. 1. Tall and active, applied to a 
 person of either sex, Lanarks. It differs from Strap- 
 pin', as not implying the idea of handsomeness. 2. 
 Extensive, as applied to a field, farm, parish, Ac. ib. 
 
 3. Long, as referring to a journey, ibid. 
 
 LEIS ME, Leesb Mk, Lbuis Mb, i. e. Leifis me, dear 
 is to me ; expressive of strong affection, S. Banna- 
 tyne Poems, — Me is the A. S. dative. 
 
 LEISOM, adj. LawfuL V. Lesum. 
 
 LEISOME, adj. Warm ; sultry. Gl. Shvnr. V. Lie- 
 some. 
 
 LEISSURE, Lizzurb, S. Pasture between two corn 
 fields ; sometimes used, more generally, lor any 
 grazing ground, Ayrs. V. Lesures. 
 
 To LEIST, v. n. To incline ; E. list. Dunlx. 
 
 LEIST, adj. Least. Douglas. 
 
 LEISTER, Lister, s. A spear, armed with three .«r 
 more prongs, for striking fish, S. Burns.— ^m. G, 
 liuster, id. ; liustra, to strike fish with a trident. 
 
 To LEISTER, v. a. To strike with a fish-spear, Stir- 
 lings. . Ayrs. V. Leister, s. 
 
 To LEIT, V. a. To permit. Bannat. P. 
 
 To LEIT, V. n. To delay. Henrys.— ^u. G. laet-ia, 
 intermittere ; A. S. laet-an, tardare. 
 
 To LEIT, Leet, Let, v. n. 1. To pretend, to make a 
 show as if, S. B. Bannatyne P.— Su. G. laat-as, 
 Isl. laet-a. id. prae se ferre, sive vere sive simu- 
 lando. 2. To give a hint of. Never leet, make no 
 mention of it, S. B. V. Let on. 
 
 To LEIT, Leet, v. n. To ooze, S.— C. B. llaifh, that 
 which is run out ; Teut. lyd-en, transire. 
 
 LEYT, pret. Reckoned. V. Lat, 3. 
 
 To LEIT, V. a. To put in nomination. \. Leet. 
 
 LEIT, jn-et. V. Let at. 
 
 LEIT, s. 1. A link of horse hair for a fishing-line, 
 Upp. Clydes. ; synon. Tippet, Snood, Tome. 2. A 
 load; as, a le it of peats. 
 
 To LEYTCH, v. n. To loiter, Tweedd.— Su, G. laett- 
 jas, pigrari, otiari ; lat, piger ; Alem. laz, E. lazy. 
 
 LEYTHAND. L. seichand, sighing. Wall. 
 
 LEIWAR, s. Liver ; survivor. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 LEKAME, 8, Dead body, V. Licaym. 
 
 LE-LANE. Be quiet; give over, Roxb. abbreviated 
 from the imperative phrase, Let alane, or q. lea, 
 [i. e. leave] alane. 
 
 LELE, adj. Loyal ; faithful, Ac. V. Leil. 
 
 LELt;, s. The lily. Sir Gawan. 
 
 LELELY, Lelilt, adv. Faithfully. Barb. 
 
 To LELL, v. n. To take aim, S. B.— E. level, id. 
 
 LELOC, adj. Of the colour of the lilac ; as, " yer 
 aul' leloc toush." Janet Hamilton. 
 
 LEM ANE, s. A sweetheart, male or female. Douglas. 
 — Fr. I'aimant, Noim. Sax. leue-mon, amasius. 
 
 LEMANRYE, s. Illicit love ; an amom-. Hogg's 
 Winter Tales. 
 
 To LEME, v, n. To blaze, S. Douglas. — A. S. leom-an, 
 Isl. liom-a, splendere. 
 
 LEME, s. Gleam. Lyndsay. 
 
 To LEN, V. a. To lend, S. Chron. S. P.— A. S. 
 laen-cm, Su. G, laen-a, id. 
 
 LEN, Lkane, Lend, s. A loan, S, Acts Ja. VI.— A. 8. 
 
 laen, lean, id. 
 To LEND, v. n. To dwell. V. Leind. 
 
 LENDINGS, s. pi. Pay of an army ; arrears. Monro's 
 Exped. — Belg. leening, " souldier's pay," Sewel. 
 
 LENDIS, s. pi. 1. Loins. Chr. Kirk. 2. Buttocks. 
 Kennedy. — Isl. lend, clunis ; in pi. lendar, lumbi. 
 
 To LENE, V. n. To give. V. Lenit. 
 
 LENY, s. The abbrev. of ieo/iard. ^'ieny Irving.' 
 Acts iii. 393. 
 
 LENYIE, Lenye, adj. 1. Lean. Barbour. 2. Ofa 
 thin texture. Douglas. — A. S. hlaene, laene, macer. 
 
 LENIT, pret. Granted. Houlate. — Isl. la^n-a, con- 
 cedere. 
 
 LENIT, Lent, pret. Abode. V. Leind, 
 
 LENIT, Lent, pret. Leaned. Douglas. 
 
 LENK, s. A link of horse hair which connects the 
 hooks and line in angling, Clydes. 
 
 LENNER, s. Lender. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 LENNO, s. A child, iiiteow.— Gael. leanaJ^h, id. 
 
 LENSHER, s. Acts Cha. IJ. 
 
 LENT, adj. Slow. Baillie.—Fr. lent, liat. lent-us, id. 
 
 LENT, s. The game at cards in E. called Loo ; per- 
 haps from being much practised about the time of 
 Lent, Gall. V. Lant. 
 
 LENTED, part. pa. Beat in this game ; looed, Gall. 
 V. Lantlt. 
 
 LENT-FIRE, s. A slow fire. Baillie.—Vr. lent, slow. 
 
 LENTFULL, adj. Mournful, from Lent, the season 
 appropriated to fasting. Houlate, 
 
 To LENTH, v. a. To lengthen. Lyndsay.— Tent, 
 lengh-en, Sw. leng-a, prolongare. 
 
 LENTHIE, adj. Long, S. 0. Picken. 
 
 LENT RENVARE, s. Skins of lambs that have died 
 soon after being dropped ; still called Lentrins, S. ; 
 q. those that have died in Lentvon or spring. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 LENTRYNE, Lentyre, s. Lent ; still used to denote 
 spring, S. Barb.— A. S. lengten. Lent, also Spring. 
 
 LENTRIN kail. Broth made without beef, S. From 
 Lent. J. Nicol, 
 
 LEGMEN, s. 1. A leg, Aberd. Journ. Lond. 2. The 
 bough ofa tree, ibid. — A. S. leome, a limb. 
 
 To LEP, v. n. To go rapidly. Barbour.— Isl. leip-a, 
 hleip-a, to run. 
 
 To LEPE, Leip, V. a. To heat ; to parboil, S. 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. Lipper, s, 
 
 LEPIT PEATS. Peats dug out of the solid moss, 
 without being baked, Roxb. 
 
 LERD, s. Lord, Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To LERE, To learn. V. Lare. 
 
 LERGNES, s. Liberality, Bannatyne P. 
 
 To LERK, V. n. To contract ; to shrivel, S.— Isl. 
 lerk-a, contrahere. 
 
 LERROCH, s. 1. The site of a building. Ferguson.— 
 Gael, larach, id. 2. A site of any kind. Loth. ib. 
 3. The artificial bottom of a stack, made of brush- 
 wood, &c., Stirlings. ; stack-lair och, 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. Midden-lair ach, the site of a dunghill, 
 Banffs. Also, Laikach, Lairoch. 
 
 LERROCK-CAIRN, s. This term is used in a pro- 
 verbial 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 
 
 327 
 
 LEU 
 
 LES, conj. 1. Unless. Douglas. 2. Lest, ib. Les 
 than, id. BelJend. Les na, les nor, id. Acts 
 Ja. IV.— Al. S. laes, les, id. 
 
 LES-AGE, s. Non-age. Buchanan. 
 
 LESH FUND, Leispund, Lispund, s. A weight used 
 in Orkney, containing eighteen pounds Scots. Skene. 
 — Su. G. lispund, a pound of twenty marks ; i. e. 
 Liwesche, or the Livonian. 
 
 LESING-MAKARE, Lkasing-maker, s. One who ca- 
 lumniates the king to his subjects, or vice versa. Acts 
 Ja.I. 
 
 LESIONE, Lessiotjn, s. Injury. Acts Cha. /.— Lat. 
 laesio, -nis, Fr. lesion, id. 
 
 LESIT, LEsyT,jpre«. Lost, Barbour. 
 
 LESS, Lies ; pi. of LE. Barbour. 
 
 LESS, conj. Unless, Keith. V. Les. 
 
 LESSIOUN, s. Injury ; loss. V. Lesione. 
 
 To LEST, w. n. To please. K. Quair. 
 
 LEST, pret. Tarried. Barb.— A. S. laest-an, to stay. 
 
 LESUM, Leisom, adj. What may bepennitted. Doug. 
 — A. S. gc-leafsum, licitus, allowable, from leaf, 
 permissio. 
 
 LESURIS, L.ASORS, s. jpL Pastures, Bellenden.—A.S. 
 leswe, a pasture ; Ir, leasur, a meadow. 
 
 To LET, v.n. To reckon. Priests Peblis. V. Lat, v. 3. 
 
 To LET, V. n. To expect. Wyntoxon. 
 
 To LET, V. a. To dismiss. Houlate. — A. S. laet-an, 
 let-an, dimittere. 
 
 To LET at. To give a stroke ; to let drive at any ob- 
 ject, 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 o'er, v. a. To swallow, S. V. Lat, v. 
 
 To LET one to wit. To give one to know ; to give 
 formal intimation to one, S. 
 
 To LET stand, v. 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 conversa- 
 tion, as to avoid controversy, S. 
 
 LET-ABEE, conj. 1. Not to mention ; not calling in- 
 to account, S, Bride of Lam. 2. As a s. forbear- 
 ance ; Let-abe for let-abe, mutual forbearance, S, 
 
 To LET BE. V. Lat, v, 1. 
 
 To LETE, V. n. To pretend. V. Leit, v. 3. 
 
 To LETE, V. n. To forbear. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 LETE, s. But let, without obstruction. Wyntown. 
 
 LETE, s. Gesture. V, Lait, 
 
 To LET GAE, v. a. To raise the tune, S. Forbes. 
 
 LETH, Lethe, s. 1. Hatred. Wyntown.— A. S. 
 laeththe, id. 2. A disgust, S. B. ib. 
 
 LETH, s. A channel or small run of water. Chartul. 
 Aberd. — 0. Teut. lede, leyde, also water-leyde, aquae 
 ductus, aquagium ; A. S, lade, fluentum, canalis. 
 
 LETHIE, s. A surfeit; a disgust, Loth. V. FoR- 
 
 LEITHIB, V. 
 
 LETLES, adj. Without obstruction. Barb. 
 
 To LET ON, 1. To seem to observe any thing, S, 
 Burns. 2. To mention a thing. Ramsay. 3. To give 
 one's self concern about any business. Kelly. — Isl. 
 laet-a, ostendere. 
 
 LETT, s. Lesson ; a piece of instruction ; generally 
 conjoined with an adj. expressive 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 Helenore. 
 liETTER, s. A spark on the wick of a candle ; so de- 
 
 nominated by the superstitious, 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. Let Gae. 
 LETTERON, Lettrin, s. 1. The desk in which the 
 
 clerk or precentor ofiBciates, S. 2. A writing desk. 
 
 Douglas. 2. This formerly denoted a desk at which 
 
 females wrought, in making embroidery, &c. Rates 
 
 A. 1611, 4. A bureau, scrutoire, or cabinet. Banna' 
 
 tyne's Journ.—O. Fr. letrin, the pulpit from which 
 
 tne lecture was anciently read. 
 LETTERS. To raise letters, to issue an order from 
 
 the signet, for a person to appear within a limited 
 
 time before the proper court. Guthry's Mem. 
 LETTERMAREDAY, s. The day of the birth of the 
 
 Virgin. Aberd. Reg. 
 LETUIS, Letwis, s. A species of fur. Inventories. 
 
 — Fr. letice, "a beast of a whitish gray colour," 
 
 Cotgr. 
 To LET WIT. To make known, S. 2?Mn6ar.— Belg. 
 
 laat-en weeten, Sw. let-a en weta, id. 
 To LET WI'T, i. e. with it, v. a. To make known, to 
 
 acknowledge, 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 glands sweet on the east sloping dale, 
 An' leuchly lurks Leith where the trading ships sail. 
 
 A. Scott's Poemt. 
 
 LEUCHNESS, Leughness, s. 1. Lowness of situation, 
 
 Roxb. 2. Lowness of stature, ib. 
 To LEVE, V. n. To remain; to tarry behind ; to be 
 
 left ; Left, pret. remained ; tarried. The Bruce. 
 LEUE, adj. Beloved. Sir Tristrem.— A. S. leaf, id. 
 LEUEDI, s. Lady, Sir Tristrem.— A. S. hlaefdige, 
 
 Isl. lafda, id, 
 LEVEFUL, adj. Friendly, Wyntown. 
 LEVEN, s. A lawn ; an open space between woods, 
 
 Lily Leven, a lawn overspread with lilies or flowers. 
 
 Bord, Minstr. 
 To LEVER, V. a. To unload from a ship. Sir P. 
 
 Hume's Narrative. V. Liver. 
 LEVER, s. Flesh. Sir Gawan. V. Lyre. 
 LEVER, Leuer, Leuir, Leir, Lewar, Loor, Locud, 
 
 Leer, adv. Rather, The comparative of leif, will- 
 ing. — A. S. leofre. 
 LEUERAIRES, s. pL Amorial bearings. Ccmpl.S. 
 LEVERE, Lkveray, s. 1. Delivery. Barbour. 2. 
 
 Donation. Diallog.—¥i: livrie. 
 LEUG, s. "A tall, ill-looking fellow." Gait. Encycl. 
 
 — Gael, ling, "a contracted, sneaking look," Shaw. 
 LEUGH, adj. Low. V. Leuch. 
 LEVIN, s. 1. Lightning. Douglas. 2. The light of 
 
 the sun, id.— A. S. hlif-ian, rutilare. 
 LEVIN, s. Scorn. Gawan and Got. 
 LEVINGIS, s. pi. Remains. Douglas. 
 LEUINGIS, s. pi. Loins, or lungs. Douglas. 
 LEUYNT, Levist, adj. Eleventh. Bellend. 
 LEUIT, Lewvt, pret. Allowed. Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 lef-an, pei-mittere. 
 LEVYT, Lewyt, pret. Left. Barbov/r.-—l&\. leif -a, 
 
 linquere. 
 To LEUK, V. a. To look, S. O. Picken. 
 LEUK. s. A look, S. 0. Picken. 
 
LEU 
 
 828 
 
 LID 
 
 To LEUK, «. n. To look. 
 
 LEU RE, J. A gleam ; as, " A leure o' licht," a gleam, a 
 faint ray, Ayrs. 
 
 LEW, a. The denomination of a piece of French gold 
 coin formerly current in S. Acts Ja. HI. This 
 seems to be the same coin that is still denominated 
 Louis d'or. 
 
 To LEW, V. a. To make tepid, S. B.— Teut. lauw-en, 
 tepefacere. 
 
 LEW, Lkw-warmb, adj. Tepid, S. Douglas.— Teut. 
 lauw, Belg. Hew, id. ; A. S. hleowan, tepere. 
 
 LEW, s. A heat, Gall. "Stacks of corn are said to 
 take a lew, when they heat," in consequence of being 
 built in a damp state. Gall. Encycl. V. the adj. 
 
 LEWAND.S, J. j)l. Buttermilk and meal boiled to- 
 gether, Clydes. ; synon. Bleirie. Probably from S. 
 Lfw, tepid, or Isl. hlyn-a, calescere. 
 
 LEW ARNE BORE. Leg. Tew, iron hardened 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, v. n. To move heavily, S. B. Ross.— 
 Teut. leuttr-en, morari. 
 
 LEWDER, s. A handspoke for lifting the mill-stones ; 
 the same with Lowder. Meston's Poems. 
 
 LEWDER, s. A blow with a great stick ; as, " Ise gie 
 ye a lewder," Aberd. Perhaps originally the same 
 with Lewder, a handspoke, &c. as denoting a blow 
 with this ponderous implement. 
 
 LEWER, s. A lever, Koxb. 
 
 LEWIS, Lkwyss, s. pi. Leaves. Wallace. 
 
 LEWIT. V. Lawit. 
 
 LEWITNESS, s. Ignorance. Douglas. 
 
 LEWRAND, part. pr. Lurking ; laying snares. Leg. 
 St. Andmis. V. Loure, v. 
 
 LEWRE, s. "A long pole ; a lever." Gall. Encycl. ; 
 the same with Lexoer. 
 
 LEWRE, s. Leland's Collect. It seems to have been 
 a piece of dress, worn only by sovereigns and persons 
 t' the highest rank ; the same, perhaps, with L. B. 
 loMtm, vestis impei-atoriae et consularis species ; Gr. 
 \aipov. 
 
 LEWS, s. pi. The island of Lewia. Watson. 
 
 To LY to, V. n. Gradually to entertain affection ; to 
 incline to love, S. Mass's Hel. 
 
 To LY to, V. n. A vessel is said to ly to when by a 
 particular disposition of the sails she lies in the water 
 without making way, although not at anchor, S, 
 
 ToJjY or Lie out, v. n. To delay to enter as heir to 
 property ; a forensic phrase. Fountainh. 
 
 LIAM, Lyam, s. 1. a string ; a thong. Douglas.— 
 — Arm. Ham, id. 2. A rope made of hair, Tweedd. 
 
 LYARDLY, adv. Sparingly. Melville's Life.— Ex. 
 liard-er, " to get poorly, slowly, or by the penny ;" 
 from Hard, a small coin, " the fourth part of a sol," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 LYARE, g. Inventories. Apparently, from its being 
 always conjoined with casTdons, a kind of carpet or 
 cloth which lay on the floor under these. — Teut. 
 legh-werck is expl. aulaea, stragula picturata, tape- 
 turn, textura, Kilian. [Reg.^ 
 
 LYART, s. The French coin called a Hard. Aherd'y 
 
 LIART, Lyart, adj. 1. Having grey hairs inter- 
 mixed, S, Maitland P. 2. Gray-haired in general. 
 3. Spotted, of various hues, Galloway. Davidson. 
 
 To LIB, LiBB, V. a. To castrate ; to geld, S. 
 
 Sow-libber, s. A sow-gelder, S. — Teut. lubben, cas- 
 trare, emasculare ; lubber, castrator. 
 
 LIBART, Libbert, s, A leopard. Barbour. — Alem. 
 Hbaert, Belg. Hbaerd, id. 
 
 LIBBER, ». "A lubberly fellow." Gl. Picken. A 
 slight change of E. lubber. 
 
 LIBBERLAY, s. a baton. Dunbar.— ls\. luber-ia, 
 pertundere. 
 
 LIBBERLY, s. Perhaps the same as libberlay. Priests 
 Peblis. 
 
 LIBBERLY, s. Priests of Peebles. This is expl. by 
 Sir W. Scott, as signifying, " two serving men and a 
 boy in one licery." 
 
 LIBELT, 8, A long discourse or treatise, Ettr. For. ; a 
 corr. of E. libel, if not from L. B. libellat-icum. 
 
 LY-BY, s. 1. A neutral. Rutherford. 2. A mistress ; 
 a concubine, Fife. 
 
 LICAYM, LiKAME, Lecam, Lekame, s. 1. An ani- 
 mated body. K. Hart. 2. A dead body. Wallace. 
 — A. S. lichama, Isl. lykame, corpus. 
 
 LICENT, part. adj. Accustomed ; properly, permitted. 
 Bellend. 
 
 LICHELUS, adj. Perhaps for licherus, lecherous. 
 Maitland Poems. 
 
 LYCHLEFUL, adj. Contemptuous. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 V. Lightly. 
 
 LYCIIT, adj. Merry. Douglas. 
 
 LICHT OF DAY. " She cauna see the licJit o' day to 
 him," she cannot discern a fault in him, S. 
 
 To LIGHTER, Lighter, r. a. 1. To unload, S. 2. 
 To deliver a woman ir> childbirth, Aberd. 
 
 LIGHTER, LiCHTARE, adj. Delivered of a child, S. B. 
 Wyntown. — Isl. verda liettare, eniti partum. 
 
 LYCHTLY, adj. Contemptuous. Wallace.— A. S. 
 Hht and He, having the appearance of lightness. 
 
 To LICHTLIE, Lychtly, Lithlie, v. a. 1. To under- 
 value ; to slight, S. Complaynt S. 2. To slight in 
 love, S. Ritson. 3. Applied to a bird, when it for- 
 sakes its nest. It is said to lichtlie its nest, S. 
 
 LICHTLIE, s. The act of slighting, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 To LICHTLIEFIE, Lyghtlefye, v. a. The same with 
 Lichtlie ; to slight; to undervalue, Roxb. 
 
 LYCHTLYNESS, s. Contempt. Wallace. 
 
 LYCHTNIS, s. pi. Lungs, S. A. Complaynt S. 
 
 LICK, s. As salt's lick, a phrase used in S. to denote 
 any thing that is very salt. 
 
 To LICK, V. a. 1. To strike ; to beat, S. Burns. 2. 
 To ovei'come, S. — Su. G. laegg-a, ferire, percutere. 
 
 LICK, s. A blow, S. To give one his licks, to beat 
 one, S. Forbes. 
 
 LICK, s. A wag, S. Ramsay. — A. S. liccet-an, to 
 feign ; lycce, a liar. 
 
 LICK OF GOODWILL. A small portion of meal given 
 for grinding corn, in addition to the fixed multure. 
 This had been at first entirely gratuitous, but came 
 aftei-wards 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 back (or eye 
 of the iron spindle on which the _pirn is placed) of a 
 spinning-wheel, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 LICKSCHILLING, s. A term of reproach expressive 
 of poverty. Dunbar. V. Schillikg. .. 
 
 LICKUP, s. 1. A bat of iron which prevents 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. Be- 
 hind others. Lyndsay. 3, Loathsome, Gl. Sibb. — 
 Isl. leidur, sordidus, leid-a, taedio afficere. 
 
 LIDDERIE, acy. "Feeble and lazy." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. LiDDER. 
 
 LIDDERLIE, adv. Lazily. Arbuthnot. 
 
LID 
 
 329 
 
 LIL 
 
 /" 
 
 LIDDISDALE DROW. A shower that wets an English- 
 man to the skin, Selkirks. V. Drow. 
 
 To LIDE, V. n. To thicken ; to become mellow ; as, 
 " the kail haena had time to lide, 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 
 Lufe, q. V. Tarras's Poems. 
 
 LIEFU', adj. Lonely ; solitary. V. Leefow. 
 
 LIEGE, s. A subject, S.— Fr. liege, lige, vassal. 
 
 LIESH, adj. Tall and active, Roxb. Brownie of 
 Bodsbeck. ' V. Leishin'. 
 
 LIESOME, adj. Warm ; sultiy. Shirrefs. Rather 
 Aberd. pronunciation of Lusome, lovely. V. Lithe. 
 
 LIESOME-LOOKING, adj. Having the appearance 
 of falsehood and lies. Blackw. Mag. V. Leesum. 
 
 LIETHRY, s. A crowd. V. Lithry. 
 
 LIEUTENANTRY, s. Lieutenantship ; lieutenancy. 
 Spaldin.g. 
 
 LYF, Lyff, s. Life. On lyf, alive. Ab. Eeg. 
 
 LIFEY, adj. Lively, S. Callander. 
 
 LIFE-LIKE AND DEATH-LIKE. A phrase used in 
 urging a settlement of any business, from the con- 
 sideration of the uncertainty of life, S. Tales of my 
 Landlord. 
 
 LIFE-KNIFE, s. A pocket knife, stamped "Life." 
 
 LIFE-THINKING. If one proposes the query, "Is 
 such a one living yet ?" it is a common reply, "Ay, 
 he's leevin' and life-thinking," Angus ; having no 
 expectation or appearance, but of the continuance of 
 life, 1. e. in a vigorous state. Leevin' and lifelike, 
 in other counties. 
 
 LYFLAT, adj. Deceased. Wallace.— Isl. liflat, loss 
 of life, lifiat-ast, perdere vitam. 
 
 LYFLAT, s. Course of life. Wallace.— K. S. lif-lade, 
 vitae iter. 
 
 LIFT, Lyft, s. The firmament, S. Douglas. — A. S. 
 lyft, Su. G. Ivft, aer. 
 
 To LIFT, V. a. To carry off by theft, S. Waverley. 
 
 * To LIFT, V. a. To remove from one place to another ; 
 synon. Flit. Spalding. 
 
 To LIFT, V. a. To plough or break up ground, Ayrs. ; 
 an old word. 
 
 LIFT, s. The first break or ploughing, Ayrs. V. 
 Aitlifp. 
 
 ♦LIFT, s. 1. A heave; the act of heaving, as applied 
 to the chest, expressive of great difiBculty in breath- 
 ing, or oppressive 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 Gib one a Lift. To aid one, either literally, by bear- 
 ing 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 piocession 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. Bob. Boy. 
 lilFT-HAUSE, s. 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 consistency as to adhere to the feet, 
 
 q. apt to be lifted ; a low word, Roxb. 
 LIFTING, 5. Removal. 1. At the lifting, just about 
 
 to remove ; used in an active sense. Spalding. 2. 
 
 At the lifting, in a very debilitated state, applied to 
 
 either man or beast, S. ; used in a passive sense. 
 LIG, 5. A league;. a covenant. Balfour. — ¥v. ligue. 
 To LIG, V. n. To fall behind ; corr. from E. to lag, 
 
 Buchan, Liggin, fallen behind. 
 To LIG, V. n. 1. To bring forth. Ewes are said to be 
 
 ligging, South of S. 
 To LIG, V. n. 1. To recline, Aberd., S. 0. Douglas. 
 
 2. Used as equivalent to lodge, q. to reside during 
 
 night. Pitscottie. 3. To have carnal knowledge of, 
 
 Clydes.— A. S. licg-an, Isl. lig-a, Su. G. ligg-a. 
 LIGGAR, s. A foul salmon, S. A. ; q. one thatlies too 
 
 long in the fresh water. 
 LIGGAR-LADY, s. A camp-follower, S. V. Leager. 
 LIGGAT, s. A gate so hung that it may shut of itself. 
 
 Gall. — A.S.leag, campus, and grai, porta ; q. "the 
 
 gate of the field, or lea." 
 To LIGHT, V. a. To undeiTalue, Ayrs. The Entail.— 
 
 A. S. light-an, levare. The common S. v. is Lichtlie. 
 LIGHTIN'-IN-ELDIN. Small brushy fuel, such as 
 
 furze, thorns, broom, &c., Roxb. 
 To LIGHTLIEFIE, v. n. " To despise." Gl. Picken. 
 
 V. Lichtlie. 
 LIG LA G, . "J. 1. A confused noise of tongues, S. 2. A 
 
 great deal of idle talk, S. 3. Lig-lag is often used to 
 
 express the idea which one has of a strange language, 
 
 or of unintelligible discourse, S. — Su. G. ligg-a, to 
 
 harass by entreaties. 
 LIGNATE, 5. An ingot or mass of metal which has 
 
 been melted. Fountainh. — Fr. lingot, id. 
 LYING-ASIDE, s. The act of keeping aloof, M'Ward. 
 LYING OUT. Not entering as heir. Fountainh. 
 LIK, s. A dead body. Wallace.— ls\. lyk, Su. G. lik, 
 
 A. S. lie, id. E. lick ; as " the lich-gnte. " Keble. 
 LYK, Like. The termination of many words in S. 
 
 which in E. are softened into ly. — It denotes resem- 
 blance ; from A. S. lie, Goth, lik, &c. similis, 
 LYK, Lik, v. impers. Lyk til us, be agreeable to us, 
 
 Wyntown. — A. S. lyc-ian, Su. G. lik-a, placere. 
 LIKAND, part. Pleasing. Dunbar. 
 LIKANDLIE, adv. Pleasantly. Douglas. 
 * LIKE, adv. 1. About ; as, '^Like sax fouk ;" "Like 
 
 three ouks," S. 2. As if, as it were ; sometimes pre- 
 fixed, at other times affixed, toaphrase, S. Guy. Mann. 
 LYKE-WAIK, Like Walk, s. The watching of a dead 
 
 body. Douglas. — A, S. lie, a body, and wac-ian, to 
 
 watch. 
 LIKING, Likyng, s. 1. Pleasure. Barbour. 2. A 
 
 darling. Houlate. — A. S. licung, pleasure, delight. 
 LYKLY, adj. Having a good appearance, S. Wallace. 
 
 — Su. G. lyklig, Isl. liklig, id. 
 To LIKLY, V. a. To render agreeable. Dovg. 
 LYKSAY, adr. Like as. " iyfcsai/ as he war present 
 
 hymself." Aberd. Beg. — A. S. lie, similis, snidswa, sic. 
 LIL FOR LALL. Retaliation. Wyntown.— A. S. lael 
 
 with laele, stripe for stripe. 
 LILY, s. The aphthae, a disease of children, S. 
 LILY -CAN, s. The yellow water-lily, Nymphaea lutea, 
 
 Fife, Perth s. 
 LILY LEVEN. Y. Lktkn. 
 
Li: 
 
 830 
 
 LYN 
 
 XUjY oak, s. The vulgar name for the flowering 
 shrub called Lilach, S. 
 
 LILL, s. The hole of a wind instrument, S. Ramsay. 
 
 LILLILU, s. Lullaby, Sclkirks. Hogg. V. Balow. 
 
 LILLY, «. Contraction of the proper name Lillias, S. 
 
 LILT, s. A large pull in drinking, frequently repeated, 
 Fife. 
 
 To LILT, v.n. 1. To sing cheerfully, S. Ritson. 2. 
 To sing on a high or sharp key, S. 3. Denoting the 
 lively notes of a musical instrument, S. Ramsay. 
 4. To lilt out, to take off one's drink merrily, S. 
 Ramsay. — Su. G. lull-a, canere. 
 
 LILT, s. 1. A cheerful air, S. Morison. 2. Used in 
 the sense of lay or song. Skinner. 3. A mournful 
 tune. Jac. ReL 
 
 LILTING, s. The act of singing cheerfully. 
 
 LILTING, part. pr. Limping, S. 0. ; syuon. Bitting, 
 Perths. ; allied to Isl. lall-a, lente gradi ; hence a 
 little boy is denominated lalle, from the slowness of 
 his walking. 
 
 LILT-PYPE, s. A particular kind of musical instru- 
 ment. Houlate. — Teut. lulpijpe, tibia utricularis. 
 
 ♦ LIMB, s. A mischievous or wicked person ; as, 
 " Ye're a perfect limb," Roxb. An elliptical expres- 
 sion, 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 CJia. I. 
 
 LIME RED, s. The rubbish of lime walls, S. Agr. 
 Surv. Aberd. V. Red. 
 
 LIME-SHELLS, s. pi. Burned lime before it is slaked ; 
 often simply shells, S. 
 
 LIMESTONE-BEADS, s.pl. The name given by miners 
 to the Entrochi, Lanarks. E. St. Cuthbert's beads. 
 
 LIME-WORK, LiME-WARK, s. A place where lime- 
 stone is dug and burnt, S. 
 
 LYMFAD, s. A galley. V. Lymphad. 
 
 LIMITOUR, ^. A begging friar, authorised to hear 
 confession within certain limits. Philotus. 
 
 LIMM, 5, Synon. with Limmer, as applied toa 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, s. ^jL Traces for drawing artillery. In- 
 ventories. V. Lymouris. E. limbers. 
 
 LIMMERY, s. Villany. Godly Sangs. 
 
 LIMMERS, s. pi. The shafts of a cart. Teviotdale. 
 V. Lymouris. 
 
 LYMMIT, pret. Perhaps, bound. K. Hart. — Teut. 
 lym-en, agglutinare. 
 
 LYMOCRIS, LiMNARis, s. pi. Shafts of a carriage. 
 Douglas. — Isl. Urn, pi. limar, rami arborum. 
 
 LYMPET, part, pa. Perhaps, crippled. Houlate. — 
 Isl. limp-ast, viribus deficit. 
 
 LYMPHAD, Lymfad, s. ' ' The galley which the family 
 of Argyle and others of the Clan-Campbell carry in 
 their arms." Rob Roy. Apparently corr. from 
 Gael, longfhada, a galley. 
 
 LIMPUS, s. A worthless woman, Meams. Isl, limp- 
 iaz, deficere. 
 
 LIN, Lyn, Lynn, s. 1. A cataract, S. Bellenden. 2. 
 The pool under a cataract, S. Minst. Bord. 3. The 
 face of a precipice, Selk. Br. of Bodsb. 4. A 
 shrubby ravine, Roxb. Clench, syn. — A. S. hlynna, 
 a torrent ; 0. B. Ihynn, Ir. lin, a pool. 
 
 LIN, Linn, v. a. To cease. Fatten.— A. S. linn-a, id. 
 LIN, Line, s. Flax, elsewhere called lint, Dumfr. — 
 A. S. lin, C. B. llin, Fr. lin, id. 
 
 To LIN, V. a. To hollow out the ground by force of 
 water, Roxb. 
 
 LINARICH, 8. A sea-plant. Martin. 
 
 LYNCBUS, s. A jail. Bp. St. Androis. Perhaps 
 errat. for limbus, or limbo. 
 
 To LINCH, V. n. To halt ; to limp, Ettr. For.— Su. G. 
 link-a. Germ, linck-en, claudicare. 
 
 LINCUM LIGHT. Cloth of a light colour, made at 
 Lincoln. Chr. Kirk. Synon. Lincum, green.' 
 
 LINCUM-TWYNE, s. Pack-thread, Aberd, ; perhaps 
 originally brought from Lincoln, and rather signify- 
 ing very fine thread. 
 
 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. Undar, 
 lumbi, as sitting close to the loins. 
 
 To LINE, V. a. To beat, Ang. 
 
 To LYNE, Lyn, v. a. To measure land with a line. 
 Bur. Lawes. — Lat. lin-eare, id. 
 
 LYNER, s. One who measures land with a line, ibid. 
 
 LING, s. 1. A species of rush, or thin long grass, 
 Ayrs. S. A. Stat. Ace. 2. "Draw ling, Scirpus 
 cespitosus, Linn." Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 3. Pull ling, 
 cotton grass. Statist. Ace. 
 
 LING, Lyng, s. a line, Fr. ligne. In ane ling, 1. 
 Straight forward. Gawan and Gol. 2. Denoting 
 expedition in motion, Aberd. Douglas. 
 
 To LING, V. n. To go at a long pace, S. Barbour, — 
 Ir. ling-im, to skip. Syn. stend. 
 
 LINGAN. 1. Shoemaker's thread, S. 2, A lash or 
 taw to a whip, Fife. V. Lingel. 
 
 LINGAT, s. An ingot. Inventories.— Fr. lingot. 
 
 To LINGE, Lykge, v. a. To flog; to beat. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 To LINGEL, V. a. To bind firmly, as shoemakers do 
 leather with their thread. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 LINGEL, LiKGLE, s. 1. Shoemaker's thread, S. also 
 lingan ; Fr, ligneul. Ramsay. 2. A bandage. Pol- 
 wart. — Isl, lengia, lamina coriacea. 
 
 LINGEL-TAIL'D, adj. Applied to a woman whose 
 clothes hang awkwardly, from the smallness of her 
 shape below, S. 
 
 LINGER, s. Bannatyne's Journal, Apparently the 
 furniture, q. what fee/ ones to the house. — Teut. langh- 
 en, promere, suppeditare ; ver-langh, res necessaria. 
 
 LINGET, s. A rope binding the fore foot of a horse 
 to the hinder one, Ang. V. Langet. 
 
 LINGET-OIL, s. Lint-seed oil, Mearns. 
 
 LINGET-SEED, *. The seed of flax, S. B. Acts Ja. 
 VI. 
 
 LINGIS, Lings. A termination by which adverbs are 
 formed ; sometimes denoting quality, in other in- 
 stances extension, as backlingis; now pron, lins, S. 
 
 LINGIT, adj. 1. Flexible, E. Loth. 2. Thin ; lean ; 
 wanthriven ; especially applied to an animal that 
 is very lank in the belly; as, "the lingit cat." 
 " She's just like a lingit haddo, Roxb," — A. S. laenig, 
 tenuis. 
 
 LINGLE-BACK, s. "A long weak back." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 LYNYNG, s. The act of measuring land, or of fixing 
 the boundaries between contiguous possessions. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. V. Lyne, Lyn, v. 
 
LIN 
 
 J31 
 
 LIS 
 
 To LINK, v.n. 1. To walk smartly ; to trip, S. Ross. 
 
 2. Denoting the influx of money. Mitson. 3. To do 
 
 any thing quickly; vei7 commonly used to denote 
 
 diligence in spinning ; as, "She's linkin' awa' at the 
 
 wheel," S. A. Gl. Sibb. 
 To LINK aff, v. a. To do anything with cleverness 
 
 and expedition, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 'To LINK, V. n. To walk aim in arm, S, 
 LINK, s. A division of a peat-stack, Gall. 
 LIN-KEEPER, s. A large fresh water trout, supposed 
 
 to fceep possession ofaparticular pooloriiwn, Kinross. 
 LINKIE, adj. Sly; waggish; as, '^aUnkie loon," 
 
 Roxb. 
 LINKIE, s. 1. A roguish or waggish person ; 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, Bern. JVithsd. and 
 
 Gall. iSona- 
 LINKS, s. pi. 1. The windings of a river, S. Nimmo. 
 
 2. The rich ground lying among these windings, S. 
 
 Macneill. '6. 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-LAYR, s. The same with Lin-Keeper, q. v. Fife, 
 LIN-PIN, Lint-Pin, s. The linch-pin, S.— rSu. G. 
 
 luni'U, id. 
 LINS. An adverbial termination common in S, as 
 
 halflins, blindlins, &c. V. Lingis 
 LINS, s.pl. Rollers on which a boat is drawn on the 
 
 beach, and by which it is .propped up, Shetl. 
 To LINSH, V. n. To hop, ■J)umfr. 
 LINSH, s. A hop, ibid. V. Linch, v. 
 To LINT, V. a. To lint one's hovgh, to sit down for a 
 
 little while, Shetl, — Isl. lend-a, sedem sibi figere, 
 
 pret. lendti. 
 To LINT, V. n. " He wadna let me lint or I did it ;" 
 
 he would not let me rest, or he would give me no 
 
 peace, Mearns. — Isl. Su. G. linna, lind-a, cessare 
 
 desinere. 
 LINT-BELLS, s. pi. The blossom or flower of flax, 
 
 when growing, S. Burns. 
 LINT-BOWS, s. The pods containing the seeds of 
 
 flax, S. V. Bow, s. 2. E. bolls. 
 LINT-BRAKE, s. An instrument used for breaking 
 
 or softening flax, in place of the fluted rollers of the 
 
 flax-mill, previous to the operations of rubbing and 
 
 swingling, Teviotd. 
 LYNTH, s. Length, Aberd. Reg. passim. 
 LINTIE, s. The linnet, S. Campbell. 
 LYNTQUHIT, Lintwhite, s. A linnet, S. ; corr. Un- 
 tie. ComplayntS. — A. S. linetwige, id, 
 LINT-RIPPLE, s. V. Ripple. 
 LINT-STRAIK, s, "A head or handful of new dressed 
 
 flax," Gall, Encycl. 
 LINT-TAP, s. As much flax as is usually laid on a 
 
 rock for being spun off, S. 
 LYON, s. The name of a gold coin anciently struck in 
 
 S. ; so called as it bore the figure of a lion. It was of 
 
 the value of six shillings and eightpence. Acts Ja. 
 
 II. 
 To LIP, V. a. To break pieces from the face of edge- 
 tools; as, " I've lippit my pen-knife," S. ; evidently 
 
 from E. lip, s. 
 LYPE, s. A crease ; a fold, S,— Ir, lub, id. 
 LYPIT, part. adj. Creased, Aberd. 
 LYPNYNG, s. Expectation. Wyntown. 
 
 LIPPENING, part. adj. Occasional ; accidental, Loth. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 LIPPER. A term forming a superlative. Thus, cattle 
 are said to be Upper fat, when veiy fat, Roxb. 
 
 LIPPER, s. Leprosy. Bellenden.—Yr. lepre, id. 
 
 LIPPER, adj. 1. Leprous. Stat. Gild. 2, Still com- 
 monly used with respect to those whose bodies are 
 covered with the small-pox, measles, or any general 
 eruption, Fife. 3. Applied to fish that are diseased. 
 Chalm. Air. — A. S. hleapere, lepiosus. 
 
 To LIPPER, V. 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. ; perhaps 
 q. leaper-jay, from its skipping. 
 
 LIPPERIS, LopPERis, s. pi. The tops of broken waves. 
 Doug. — The same with tapper, topper, to curdle ; or 
 from Isl. hleyp-a, concitare. 
 
 LIPPY, s. A bumper, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 LIPPIE, s. The fourth part of a peck, S. Stat. Ace. 
 Synon. Forpet.—A. S. leap, a basket ; Isl. laup, id. 
 
 To LIPPIN, Lyppyn, Lippen, v. a. 1, To expect, S. 
 Wyntown. 2. v. n. To Lippen in, to put confi- 
 dence in. Douglas. 3. To Lyppyn off, the same. 
 Barbour. 4. To Lippen 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, credere, ga-laubeins, fides. 
 
 LIPPING, Lippin-foav, adj. 1. Full to the brim, or 
 lips, Roxb. Gall. " Lippin-fu, brimming full to the 
 lips." Gall. Encycl. 2. A ri\er when flooded, is 
 said to be lipping, Mearns. 
 
 To LIRB, V. a. To sip, Aberd. 
 
 LIRE, Lyk, Lyre, s. 1. The flesh or muscles, as dis- 
 tinguished from the bones, S. 0. 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, Lyieb, s. That part of the skin which is 
 colourless. Chr. Kirk. — ^A, S. hletyr, hlear, the 
 countenance, 
 
 LYRE, Layer, Lyab, s. The Shearwater. Pennant. 
 Here, id. Feroe Islands. 
 
 LIRE, s. The udder of a cow, or other animal, Aberd, 
 
 V. I/JBB. 
 
 LYRED, part. adj. Having some locks of hair of a 
 
 lighter colour than the rest, S. B. V. Liart. 
 LYRIE, s. One of the names given, on the Firth of 
 
 Forth, to the Pogge. Neill. 
 To LIRK, V. a. To rumple, S. Law's Memorialls. 
 LIRK, s. 1. A crease, S. 2. A fold ; a double, S. 3, 
 
 Metaph. a double ; a subterfuge. M ' Ward's Contend- 
 
 ings. 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. Gawan and Gol.—Su. G. 
 
 lis-a, lenire. 
 LYSE-HAY, s. "Hay mowed off pasture-ground.'' 
 
 Gall. Encycl. Lyse is the genitive of Ley or Lea, 
 
 pasture-ground. 
 LISK, Leesk, s. The groin, S. Douglas. — Dan. Sw. 
 
 liuske, id. ; O. E. leske. 
 LISLEBURGH, s. A name said to have been given to 
 
 the city of Edinburgh. Keith. 
 LISPUND, s. A weight used in Orkn. and Shetl. V. 
 
 Leshpund, Leispund. 
 To LISS, V. n. To cease ; to stop. It never lisses, it 
 
 never ceases, Roxb. Y. $. 
 
LIS 
 
 832 
 
 LIU 
 
 LISS, s. 1. Cessation ; a state ot qaietnesa, Roxb. 2. 
 Remission, especially of any acute disease. Gl. Sibb. 
 — Fr. lisse, id.; £u. G. lisa, requies a dolore. 
 
 LISSENS, ». Kclease ; an interval from trouble ; as, 
 " He has nae lissens frae the cough ;" he has no 
 cessation in coughing ; tlie cough harasses him with- 
 out intermission, Loth. Letshins, 8. A. 
 
 LIST, adj. Agile. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 LIST, s. Apparently for Last, as denoting a certain 
 quantity of fish. Aberd. Meg. 
 
 LISTARIS, s. pi. The small yard arms. Compl. S. 
 
 LISTER, s. A fish spear. V. Lejster. 
 
 To LIT, LiTT, V. a. To dye, S. Douglas.— Isl. lit-a, 
 tingere ; litr, Su. G. lit, color. 
 
 LIT, LiTT, s. 1. Dye; colour; tinge, S. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 2. Dye-stuffs, S. 
 
 To LIT, V. n. To blush deeply, to be suffused with 
 
 blushes; as, "Her face littit," Fife.— Isl. lit-ast 
 
 tingor, colorem muto. V. Lit, v. a. 
 * LITANY, 3. A long unmeaning effusion, Aberd. 
 ToIATCU, V. a. " To strike over." Call. Encyd. 
 
 Perhaps corr. from E. Leash. 
 LITE, s. Syn. with Sham, Aberd. V. Lou. 
 LITE, Lyte, adj. Little. Douglas. 
 LITE, Lyte, s. 1. A short while. K. Quair. 2. A 
 
 small portion. Douglas. — A. S. lyt, Su. G. lite, Isl. 
 
 litt, parum. 
 LITE, s. A nomination of candidates for election to 
 
 any oflSce. Spotswood. V. Leet. 
 To LYTE, V. n. To nominate, to propose for election ; 
 
 an opportunity being given to choose the most suit- 
 able candidate. Acts Ja. VI. 
 LYTE, s. Elect. Wyntown. V. Elyte, 
 To LITH, Lyth, v. n. To listen. Gawan and Gol. — 
 
 Su. G. lyd-a, Isl. hlyd-a, audire. 
 LITH, s. 1. A joint ; the groin, S. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Metaphor, the hinge of an argument, S. Cleland. 
 
 3. A division in any fruit ; as, " the lith of an 
 oranger," — "of an ingan," &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 an- 
 other, S. — Isl. lid-a, articulatim dividere. 
 
 LITHE, adj. 1. Calm ; sheltered, S. lyde, S. B, Eud- 
 diman. 2. Possessing genial heat. Wallace. 3. 
 Metaph, affectionate. A lithe side, attachment or re- 
 gard, S. B. — A. S. hlithe, quietus, hlewoth, apricitas. 
 
 To LYTHE, v. a. To shelter, S. B. Shirrefs. 
 
 LYTHE, s. 1. A warm shelter, S. B. Eoss. 2. En- 
 c( ur igement ; countenance, S. B. ib. 
 
 To LITHE, V. a. 1. To soften. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. 
 To thicken ; to mellow, S. 3. Applied 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 Gaxoan.—K. S. 
 hlithe, Isl. leit, jugum montis. 
 
 LYTHE, Laid, s. The pollack, Gadus Pollachius, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 LITHER, adj. A lither sky, a yielding sky, when the 
 clouds undulate, Roxb. Perhaps merely the E. adj. 
 as signifying pliant. 
 
 LITHER, adj. Lazy ; sleepy, Ettr. For,— Su. G. lat, 
 Isl. latur, piger. 
 
 LITHERLIE, adv. Lazily, ibid. T. Lidder. 
 
 LYTHIE, adj. Warm ; comfortable, S. Campbell. 
 
 LYTHIE, Lythy, adj. Thickened or mellowed ; ap- 
 plied 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. 
 
 LYTHYRNES, *, Sloth. Wyntown. V. Liudee. 
 
 LYTHIS, s. pi. Perhaps manners. Dunbar. 
 
 ToLYTHLY. V. Lychtlib. 
 
 LYTHNES,*. Warmth; heat. Porteous of Noblenes. 
 
 LYTHOCKS, s. pi. "A mixture of meal and cold 
 water stirred together over the fire till they boil ; ap- 
 plied to tumours, Ayrs." Gl. Picken. 
 
 LITHRY, s. A despicable crowd, Aberd. Gl. Shirr. 
 — A. S. lythre, malus, noquam. 
 
 * LITIGIOUS, adj. 1. Prolix ; tedious in discourse ; 
 a metaph. use of the term, among the vulgar, bor- 
 rowed from the procrastination of courts of law, 
 Loth. 2. Vindictive ; also pron. Latigious, Aberd. 
 
 LITIS, s.^)^. 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 under- 
 stood that both agree that he should give a final 
 (decision. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LITSALTIS, s. pi. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps it should be 
 read litfaUis, or litfattis, q. fats for lit, or dye-stuffs. 
 
 LITSTAR, s. A dyer, S. Burrow Lawes. 
 
 LYTT, s. A list used in the nomination of persons, with 
 a view to their being elected to an ofiice ; the same 
 with Leet, q. y. Blue Blanket. 
 
 To LYTT, V. a. To nominate. Blue Blanket. 
 
 LITTAR, s. Inventories. Apparently a sort of bed 
 carried by horses ; a horse-litter for travelling, — Fr. 
 litiere, lictiere, from lict, 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-LELD, a. A vessel used- by dyers. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 LITTLE A NE, s. A child, S. Ross. Q. little one ; 
 or A. S. lytling, parvulus; as, "a littleane kens it 
 can dee naething its lane." 
 
 LITTLE-BOUKIT, adj. Small in size. V, Bookit. 
 
 LITTLE-DINNER, s. A morsel taken in the morning 
 before going to work, Teviotd. Loth. 
 
 LITTLEGOOD, Littlegddy, s. Sun-Spurge, S. Eu- 
 phorbia helioscopia, Wartwort. 
 
 LITTLE-GUDE, s. The devil, Ayra. Gait. 
 
 LITTLER, comp. of Little. Less, S. B. 
 
 LITTLEST, superl. Least, S, B. 
 
 LITTLEWORTH, adj. Worthless ; a term often ap- 
 plied to a person who is viewed as destitute of moral 
 principle, S. He's a littleworth body or creature. 
 
 LITTLEWORTH, s. A worthless person, Dumfr. ; as, 
 He's a litUeworth. V. Mdcklewobth. 
 
 LITTLIE, adj. Rather little, Loth. 
 
 LIUE, s. Life. On lyve, alive. K. Quair. 
 
 To LIVER, V. a. To unload ; applied to ships, S.— 
 Germ, liefer-en, Fr. livr-er, to deliver. 
 
 LIVER, adj. Lively ; sprightly, Teviotd. ; the same 
 with Deliver. 
 
 LIVER CRUKE, Liver-crook, s. An inflammation of 
 the intestines of calves, Roxb. 
 
 LIVERY-DOWNIE, s. A haddock stuffed with livers, 
 &c. Ang. 
 
 LIVERY-MEAL, «. Meal given to servants as a part 
 of their wages, S. 
 
 LIVER-MOGGIE, t. The stomach of the cod filled 
 with liver, &c. Shetl.— Sw. lefwer, liver, and mage, 
 the maw, 
 
 LIUNG, t. An atom, Ang. 
 
LYW 
 
 333 
 
 LOI 
 
 LTWYT, prtt. Lived. Barbour. 
 
 LIXIE, s. The female who, before a Penny-bridal, 
 goes from place to place borrowing all the spoons, 
 knives, forl<;s, &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. lix-are, 
 mundare ? Lick the spoons ? 
 
 LIZ, Lizzie, Leezie, s. Abbreviations of the name 
 Elizabeth, S. 
 
 LOAGS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, Stirl. Logs, 
 Loth. ; synon. Hoeshins, Hoggers, Moggans, q. v. 
 Hogg. 
 
 LOALLING, s. Loud mewing, Teviotdale. 
 
 LOAMY, adj. Slothful ; inactive. Loth.— Synon. loy, 
 S, B.— Old Belg. lome, tardus, piger, Kilian. 
 
 LOAN, Lone, s. Provisions. Spalding. 
 
 LOAN, Lone, s. Wages ; pay. Spalding. — Su. G-. 
 loen, Germ, lohn, id. 
 
 LOAN, Lone, Loaning, s. An opening between fields 
 of corn, for driving the cattle homewards, or milking 
 cows, S. Ramsay. 2. A narrow enclosed way, S. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. 3. In some towns it is used to 
 denote a narrow street, S. like E. Lane. — Isl. Ion, 
 intermissio, q. a break or interval between the fields ; 
 or, C. B. llan, a clear place, an area. 
 
 LOANING-DYKE, s. "A wall, commonly of sods, 
 dividing the arable land from the pasture." Agr. 
 Surv. Caithn. 
 
 LOAN-SOUP, s. A draught of milk given to a stranger 
 who comes to the place where the cows are milked ; 
 milk fresh from the cow, S. 
 
 To LOAVE, V. a. 1. To expose for sale, Lanarks. 
 Probably an old Belgic word, as it exactly corres- 
 ponds to mod. Belg. loov-en, " to ask money for 
 wares, to set a price on goods." 2. To offer a lower 
 price for any thing in purchasing ; as, " What did ye 
 mak by loavin' my beast V Loth. 
 
 LOBBA, s. Same with Lubba, q. v. 
 
 LOBSTER-TOAD. The Cancer Araneus. V. Deep- 
 sea-crab. 
 
 To LOCAL, V. a. To apportionan increase of salary to 
 a minister amonj different landholders, S. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 LOCALITY, s. 1. The apportioning of an increase of 
 the parochial stipend on the landholders, according 
 to certain rules, S. Erskine. 2. Used also in rela- 
 tion to the liferent of a widow. S. Bell's Diet. 
 
 LOCH, Lough, s. 1. A lake, S. Barbour. 2. An 
 arm of the sea, S. Bosivell. — Isl. laug, Su. G. log, 
 Ir. louch, C. B. Ihugh, a lake, id. ; also Gael, loch, 
 an arm of the sea. 
 
 LOCHABER AXE, s. A sort of halbert of a large 
 size, having a hatchet in front, and a strong hook 
 behind for laying hold of the object assaulted, S. 
 Waverley. 
 
 LOCHAN, s, A small lake, Gall. Davids. Seasons. 
 Corn, laguen, a lake ; Ir. lochan, a pool. 
 
 LOCHDEN, s. A name given to Lothian. The vulgar 
 name is Louden. Pitscottie. 
 
 LOCH-LEAROCK, s. A small gray water-bird, seen 
 on Lochleven ; called also a Whistler. This seems 
 equivaleiit to the lavrock or lark of the lake. 
 
 LOCH-LUBBERTIE. V. Sea fallen stars. 
 
 LOCHMAW, s. A species of mew. Wedderb. 
 
 LOCH-REED. Common Reed grass, S. Lightjoot. 
 
 LOCHTER, s. A layer ; also the egj;^ laid in one 
 season. V. Lachter. 
 
 LOCK, Loake, s. a small quantity, S. Ramsay. — 
 Su. G. lock, capillus contortus. 
 
 LOCKANTIES, Lockintee, interj. Expressive of sur- 
 prise, equivalent to "0 .' strange 1" Ayrs. 
 
 LOCKER, s. A ranunculus, Tweedd. Selkirks. Per- 
 haps 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. AInyses. [Roxb. 
 
 LOCKERIE, adj. Rippling ; applied to a stream, 
 
 LOCKET, s. What is eructed ; the eflect of belching. 
 Poems IQth Cent. — An old A. S. word, from loccet-an, 
 eructare. 
 
 LOCKFAST, LoKFAST, adj. Properly secured by bars 
 and locks. Acts Toion-Oounc. Edin. 
 
 LOCK-HOLE, s. The key-hole, S. B. 
 
 LOCKIN'-TREE, s. D. Anderson's P. Qu. perhaps 
 the rung used as a bar for the door ? 
 
 LOCKMAN, LoKiiAN, s. The public executioner ; still 
 used, Edinburgh. Wallace. — Teut. lock-en, to lock ; 
 A. S. loe, claustium. 
 
 LOCUMTENENT, s. Lieutenant. Ab. Reg. 
 
 LOCUS, s. Ashes so light as to be easily blown about, 
 Dumfr. — C. B. llwch, dust or powder. 
 
 LODDAN, s. A small pool, Gall.— Gael, lodan, "a 
 light puddle." 
 
 LODISMAN, s. A pilot. V. Ledisman. 
 
 LODNIT, Ladkit, pret. Laded ; put on board. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 LOFF, s. Praise. V. Loif. 
 
 To LOFT, V. a. To lift the feet high in walking, Ettr. 
 For.— Dan. loeft-er, to heave or lift up. 
 
 LOFTED HOUSE. A house of two or more stories, S. 
 
 LOG, s. The substance which bees gather for making 
 their works, S. B.— A. S. loge, Su. G. lag, humor. 
 
 LOGAN, e. 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 throwing in this 
 manner, ib. — GaeL logan, the hollow of the hand. 
 
 To LOGAN, V. 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. 
 
 LOGAN. V. Rockikg-Stone. 
 
 LOGE, s. A lodge. Barbour.— Da.n. id. 
 
 LOGG, adj. Lukewarm, Gall. It seems to be a corr. 
 of the E, word luke. V. Lew. 
 
 To LOGGAR, v. n. To hang loosely and largely, 
 Dumfr. V. Loggars. 
 
 LOGGARS, 5. pi. Stockings without feet, Dumfr. V. 
 
 LOAGS. 
 
 LOGGERIN', adj. Drenched with moisture, Dumfr. 
 Locherin, (gutt.) id. Upp. Clydes. Originally the 
 same with Laggery and Laggerit.— Isl. Laugur, 
 thei-mae, baths. 
 
 LOGIE, Killogie, s. A vacuity before the fire-place 
 in a kiln, for drawing air, S.— Belg. log, a hole. 
 Watson. 
 
 LOGS, s. pi. Stockings without feet. V. Loags. 
 
 LOY, adj. Sluggish, Ang, — Belg. luy, id. 
 
 LOICHEN, (gutt.) s. A quantity of any soft substance, 
 as of pottage, flummery, &c. Ayrs. 
 
 LOYESTER, s. A stroke; a blow, Buchan.— Isl. 
 lostinn, veiberatus, percussus. 
 
 LOIF, LoFF, s. Praise. Houlate.—A. S. Isl. Belg. 
 lof, id. 
 
 LOYNE, s. Used for S. Loan, Lone, an opening be- 
 tween fields. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 LOYNESS, s. Inactivity, Ang.— Belg. luyheit. 
 
 LOIS, s. Praise. Douglas. V. Lose. 
 
 IX)ISSIT, 23ref. Lost. GawanandGol. 
 
 LOIT, s. A turd, S.— Su. G. lort, id. 
 
LOI 
 
 884 
 
 LOS 
 
 LOIT, *. 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. alacJc-a-day. 
 LOKE, interj. Used as expressive both of surprise 
 
 and of gleesomeness, Loth. Clydes. Roxb. 
 LOKFAST, (ulj. Secured by a lock. V. Lockfast. 
 To LOKKER, v. n. To curl, S. Douglas.— Isi. lock-r, 
 
 capiUus contortus. 
 LOKKER, LoKKAK, adj. Curled. Evergreen. 
 LOKLATE, adj. Securing a lock. Wall. 
 LOLL, s. 1. An idle, inactive person ; a sluggard, 
 
 Aberd. 2. In the West of S. the term loll is applied 
 
 to human excrement. A great loll, magna merda. 
 To LOLL, V. n. To emit a wild cry, as a strange cat 
 
 does ; to mew loudly ; to caterwaul, Roxb. Berwicks, 
 
 v. LOALLINQ. 
 
 LOLLERDRY, *. What was deemed heresy. Banna- 
 
 tyne's Poems. From E. Lollard. 
 LOME, Loom, (pron, lume,) s. 1. A utensil of any 
 
 kind, S. Doug. 2, A tub, or vessel of any kind, S.; 
 
 asbrew-lujties, milk-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.— 
 
 Sw. laemp-a, to fit ; or Isl. lunn, phalangae. 
 LONACHIES, LoNNACHS, s. pi. 1. Couch-grass, Triti- 
 
 cum repens, Linn. S. B. 2. Couch-grass gathered 
 
 into a heap for being burnt; synon. with Wrack, 
 
 Mearns. V. Quicken, the name given in Fife. 
 LONE, s. An avenue ; an entry to a place or village, 
 
 S. V. Loan. 
 LONE, s. Provision for an army. V. Loan. 
 LONE, s. Place of shelter.— Isl. logn, tranquillitas 
 
 aeris. 
 
 * To LONG, V. n. To become weary. Bollock. 
 
 * LONG, adv. An elliptical form of expression occurs 
 in Scottish writing, which I have not observed in E. 
 This is long to, for "long to the time" referred to. 
 Bollock. 
 
 To LONGE, V. n. To tell a fair tale ; to make a flat- 
 tering speech, Ayrs. — C. B. llun-iaw, to fabricate. 
 
 LONGEIT, pret. Colkelbie Sow. If this be the read- 
 ing, it signifies, tarried, sojom-ned. But it may be 
 read longeit, lodged. 
 
 LONGIE, s. The Guillemot, Shetl. A corr. of tlie 
 Norw. name Langivie. 
 
 LONGUEVILLE, s. A species of pear found near 
 ancient monasteries, S. Neill. 
 
 LONY, adj. Sheltered. Houlate. 
 
 LONYNG, s. 1. A nanow 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. llwnc, also llwng, the gullet. 
 
 LONNACHS, s. pi. Quick grass gathered for being 
 burnt, Mearns. 
 
 To LOO, V. a. To love. V. Luf, v. 
 
 LOOP, s. The palm of the hand ; pi. looves. Y. Lcfe, 
 LuiF, s. 
 
 Outside of tue loof. The "back of the hand ; i. e. 
 rejection and repulse." Antiquary. 
 
 LOOP-BANE, s. "The centre of the palm of the 
 hand." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 LOOPY, s. A stroke on the palm of the hand, S. V. 
 LUFE, LuiF, «. 
 
 LOOFIE, s. A flat stone, resembling the palm of the 
 hand. Gall. 
 
 LOOPIES, s. pi. "Plain mittens, without fingers, for 
 the hands." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 LOOGAN, s. A rogue. Loth. 
 
 LOOKIN'-ON, jjart i^r. Waiting the exit of one, of 
 whose recovery there is no hope ; as, " How's John, 
 ken ye ?" "Deed, he's sae vera bad, they're just 
 lookin' on 'im," Teviotd. 
 
 LOOKIN'-TO, s. A prospect in regard to the future, 
 Roxb.; synon. To look^ S. ;. as,, "a gude lookin' 
 to." 
 
 To LOOL, V. 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. 
 
 LOOMY, adj. Misty ; covered with mist, lb. 
 
 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, Grooks. — Teut. 
 loop, cursus. 
 
 LOOPIE, adj. Deceitful ; crafty, S. q. one who holds 
 a loop in his hand. 
 
 LOOR, adv. Rather. V. Lever. 
 
 LOOSSIE, adj. Full of exfoliations of the cuticle of 
 the skin ; applied to it whea it is covered with dand- 
 riff, Roxb. Peebles. Evidently from Luss, although 
 differently sounded. 
 
 LOOT, pret. Permitted ; S. from the v. to Let. 
 
 LOOTEN, part. pa. of the same v. V. Luit. 
 
 LOOTIN 0', i. e. of. Esteemed. He'll be nae mair 
 looten o', he will henceforth be held in no estimation, 
 Lanarks. V. Let, v. n. To reckon, &c. 
 
 LOOVES, s. pi. Palms of the hands. V. Lufe. 
 
 To LOPPER, V. n. To ripple. Y. Lipper, v. 
 
 To LOPPER, w. n. To coagulate. South of &. Y. 
 Lapper. 
 
 LOPPER-GOWAN, s. The yellow Ranunculus which 
 grows by the sides of streams, Clydes. 
 
 LOPPIN, LOPPEN, part. pa. Leaped. Douglas.— h.. S. 
 hleop, Sw. lupen, insiliit. 
 
 'LQ'KE., part. pa. Solitary, q./orZore. Sir Gdwan. 
 
 LORER, s. Laurel. Sir Gawan.—Yr. laurier. 
 
 LORIMER, s. A clock-maker, E. a saddler, Ang. 
 
 LORN, s. The Crested Cormorant, Shetl. Pelecanus 
 Cristatus, Linn. Edmonstone. 
 
 To LOS, Lois, v. a. To unpack ; applied to goods of 
 merchandise. Acts Ja. VI. Y. 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. Houlate.— Lofs occuis in Isl. 
 lofs-tyr, gloria, encomium. Lat. laus, id. 
 
 To LOSE THE HEAD,, To suffer a diminution of strength, 
 S. A. ; a metaph. apparently borrowed from the vege- 
 table world. 
 
 LOSEL, s. Idle rascal. Bitson.— Tent, losigh, ignavus. 
 
 I^OSH. A corr. of the name Lord ! sometimes used as 
 an interj. expressive of surprise, wonder, or astonish- 
 ment, and at other times uttered as an unwarrantable 
 prayer for the divine keeping, S. Burns. It assumes 
 a variety of forms, as Loshie, Loshie-me, Loshie-goshie, 
 Loshins, &c. 
 
 LOSH-HIDE. Perhaps the skin of a lynx. Bates. — 
 Sax. losse. Germ, luchs, lynx. 
 
 LOSIN, part. pa. " Ane new sark losin with black 
 werk." Aberd. Beg. 
 
 LOSYNGEOUR, Losingere, «. 1. A deceiver. Barb. 
 2. A sluggard ; a loiterer.— Fr. lozeng-er, to flatter ; 
 to deceive. 
 
LOS 
 
 385 
 
 LOU 
 
 To LOSS, V. a. To unload, applied to a ship. In the 
 same sense it is now said to liver, S. Bannatyne'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 iossie braird ;" " The coru-lan' 
 is unco lassie the year," Clydes. 
 
 LOSSINESS, s. The state of being lossie, Clydes.— 
 Teut. los, loos, vacuus. 
 
 LOSSING, s. The act of unloading. V. the v. 
 
 LOT, s. Uncertain. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 * LOT, s. A certain quantity of grain, generally the 
 twenty-fifth part, given to a thresher as his wages, 
 S. A. Surv. Eoxb. 
 
 To LOTCH, V. n. To jog ; applied to the motion of 
 one who rides ungracefully, South of S. ; Hatch, 
 synon. 
 
 LOTCH, LoATOH, s. A corpulent and lazy person ; as, 
 a muckle latch, 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.— Ttnt. letse, id. 
 
 LOT-MAN, s. One who threshes for one boll in a 
 certain number, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 LOUABIL, adj. Praiseworthy. Douglas. — Fr. loudble. 
 
 LOUCH, [gutt.) s. 1. A cavity. Barhour. 2. A 
 cavity containing water, Douglas. — Germ, loch, 
 apertura, cavitas, latibulum. 
 
 LOUCHING. part. pr. Bowing down. Burel.—ls\. 
 lut-a, pronus fio. 
 
 To LOUE, Love, v. a. To praise. V. Loif. 
 
 LOVEANENDIE, interj. The same with Lovens, 
 Galloway. ^^ Loveanendie I an exclamation, O! 
 strange." Gall. Encycl. Lovenentu is used in the 
 same sense, Ettr. For. and Tweedd. Love anent you f 
 
 LOVE-BEGOT, s. An illegitimate child, S. A. Anti- 
 quary. V. LouN, adj. 
 
 LOVE-DARG, s. Work done from affection, S. V. 
 Dawerk. 
 
 LOVE-DOTTEREL, s. That kind of love which old 
 unmarried men and women are seized with, South of 
 S. ; from Dotter, to become stupid. 
 
 LOVEIT, LoviTB, 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. 
 lufad, ge-lufad, dilectus. 
 
 LOVENS, LovESENS, interj. An exclamation expres- 
 sive of surprise ; sometimes with eh prefixed, as Eh 
 lovens ! Roxb. 
 
 LOVERY, LuFRAY, s. Bounty. Dunbar. 
 
 LOVERIN-IDDLES, interj. Viewed as a sort of minced 
 oath, similar to Losh ! expressive of astonishment, 
 Roxb. — A. S. hlaford in hydels, q. Lord, have us in 
 hiding ! V. Hiddils. 
 
 LOVERS-LINKS, s. pi. Stone-crop, Wall pennywort, 
 Kidneywort, an herb, Sedum, Roxb. 
 
 LOVE-TRYSTE, s. The meeting of lovers. 
 
 LOUING, s. Praise, A. S. lofung, id. Doug. 
 
 LOVITCH, adj. Corr. from E. lavish, Fife, Lanarks. 
 Lovitchfu' is also used in Fife. 
 
 To LOUK, V. a. 1. To lock. Douglas. 2. To sur- 
 round, ib. 
 
 LOUN, LowN, Loon, s. 1. A worthless person, male 
 or female. Dunbar. 2. A whore. Herd's Coll. 
 Synon. a loon-liihmer . — 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. lionc, servus. 
 
 LOUN, LowNE, adj. 1. Serene, denoting the state of 
 the air, S. Hudson. 2. Sheltered, S. Houlate. 
 3. Unruffled ; applied to water. Doug. 4. Recovered 
 from rage, S. Ross. 6. U.sed in relation to con- 
 cealment, as when any ill report is hushed, S. 
 "Keep that lown," be silent about that matter, 
 Dumfr. 6. Metaph. applied to tranquillity of state. 
 M. Lyndsay.—lsL logn, tranquillitas aeris.— Su. G. 
 lugn, id. ; also tranquillitas animi. 
 
 To LOUN, V. a. To tranquillize. Doug. ■ ■- ■ - =| ; 
 
 To LOUN, LowN, V. n. To become calm, S. Kelly. 
 
 LOUN, Lows, s. 1. Tranquillity of the air, S. 2. 
 Tranquillity in a moral sense, S. 3. A shelter ; as, 
 " ihnlawn o' the dike," S. Synon. Lythe. 
 
 To Speak Lowne. To speak with a low voice, Gall. 
 Remains of Nithsdale Song. 
 
 LOUND, adj. Quiet ; tranquil. V. LouN. 
 
 To LOUNDER, v. a. To beat with severe strokes, S. 
 Ramsay. V. Loundit. 
 
 LOUNDER, s. A severe stroke or blow, S. Watson. 
 
 LOUNDERING, LouNdekin', s. A drubbing, S. Heart 
 of Mid-Loth. 
 
 liOVNBIT, part. pa. Beaten. Dunbar. This seems 
 the origin of Launder, apparently allied to Fenn. lyon, 
 ferio, verbero. 
 
 LOUNFOW, adj. Rascally, S. 
 
 LOUN-ILL, s. Pretended sickness, S. V. Loun, s. a 
 rogue. 
 
 LOUNLIE, LowNLT, 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 appearance of a 
 loun, S. Ross. 2. Shabby ; applied to dres.s, S. 
 
 LOUNRIE, s. Villany. Dunbar. 
 
 LOUN'S PIECE. The uppermost slice of a loaf of 
 bread, S. 
 
 To LOUP, V. n. 1. To leap ; to spring, S. pret. lap. 
 Chr. Kirk. — Moes. G. hlaup-an, saltare ; Su. G. 
 loep-a, currere. 2, To run ; to move with celerity, 
 S. B. Forbes. 3. To burst open. Of any piece of 
 dress, if it start open, or rend, it is said that it has 
 luppen, 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 pos- 
 sessor 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 Loup down, suddenly to re- 
 fuse to give so much for a commodity as was at first 
 ofi'ered, ib. Also, to dismount. 11. To Loup home, 
 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. 13. 
 To Loup on, 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. 16. To Loup 
 up, suddenly to demand 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 ti-ans- 
 port of joy, S. 
 
 LOUP, s. A leap ; a spring, S. Barbour. 
 
 LOUP, LouPK, s. 1. A small cataiact, which fishes 
 attempt to leap over ; generally a salmon-laup, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. A place where a river becomes so 
 
 I contracted that a person may leap over it, Lanarks. 
 
LOU 
 
 LOW 
 
 To LOUP, V. a. To burst ; to cause to snap. Jaco- 
 bite Belies. 
 
 Lano-loufkb, q. v. ; q. one •who flees the country, for 
 debt, &o. 
 
 LovKE's Loop, 1. The leap which a despairing lover 
 takes, when he means to terminate his griefs, S. 2. 
 A designation given to several places in Scotland ; 
 either from their appearance, or from some traditional 
 legend concerning the fate of individuals. JUayne's 
 Siller Gun. 
 
 LOUPEGARTIIIE, s. The gantelope or gautlet. 
 Monro's Exped. — Su. G. io«p-a, currere, &nd gaard, 
 sepimentum ; q. to run through the hedge made by 
 the soldiers. 
 
 LOUPEN-STEEK, s. 1. A broken stitch in a stocking, 
 S. 2. Metaph. anything wrong. Syn. a doun-loop. 
 
 To Tak up a Loupen-Stkkk. To remedy an evil, Ayrs. 
 TAe Entail. 
 
 LOUP-HUNTING, s. Hae ye been a loup-huntinp f 
 ft query, addressed to one who has been very early 
 abroad, and containing an evident allusion to the 
 hunting of the wolf in former times, S. B. — Fr. loup, 
 a wolf. 
 
 LOPPING, $. The act of leaping, S. 
 
 LOUPING AGUE. A disease resembling St. Vitus's 
 dance, Ang. Stat. Ace. 
 
 LOUPIN-ILL, LoupiNG-iLL, s. A disease of sheep, 
 which causes them to spring up and down when 
 moving forward, Teviotd. Prize Ess. Highl. See. 
 Scot. 
 
 LOUPIN-ON-STANE, s. A flight of stone-steps, for 
 assisting one to get on horseback, S. To cum off at 
 the loupin-on-stane, S., to leave off any business in 
 the same state as when it was begun ; also, to ter- 
 minate a dispute, without any change of mind in 
 either party, S. Waverley. 
 
 LOUP-THE-BULLOCKS, s. The game in E. called 
 Leap-Frog. 
 
 LOUP-THE-DYKE, adj. Giddy ; unsettled ; runaway, 
 Ayrs. Eedgauntlet. 
 
 LOUP-THE-TETHER, adj. Breaking loose from re- 
 straint ; nearly synon. with Land-louping, South of 
 S. Redgauntlet. 
 
 LOUR, s. A lure. Collcelbie Sow. 
 
 LOURD, adj. Dull; lumpish; Fr. id. Forbes. 2. 
 stupid ; sottish ; gross ; applied to the mind, lb. — 
 Isl. lur, ignavia. 
 
 LOURD. Rather. Ritson. V. Lkver. 
 
 LOURDLY, adv. Stupidly; sottishly. Forb. 
 
 LOURDNES, s. Surly temper. Wyntown. V. Lowryd. 
 
 To LOURE, V. n. To lurk. Fife. jDoiiff.— Germ. 
 laur-en, Dan. lur-er, to lurk. 
 
 LOURSnOUTHER'D, adj. Round-shouldered, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 LOUSANCE, s. Freedom from bondage. Kelly. 
 
 To LOUSE, LowsE, v. a. 1. To unbind, S. ; the same 
 with E. loose. 2. To free from encumbrance in 
 consequence of pecuniary obligation ; a forensic 
 term. Act. Dom. Cone. 3. To take out of the hold 
 of a ship; the reverse of slow, and synon. with S. 
 liver. Spalding. 4. To redeem ; as, to louse a 
 pawn, to redeem a pledge, S. 6. To pay for ; as, 
 "Gieme siller iolouse my coals at the hill," Fife. 
 Loth. — Su. G. loes-a, pecuniaredimere, Teut. loss-en, 
 liberare. 
 
 To LOUSE, V. n. To give over work of any kind, S. 
 
 To LOUSE, LowsE, v. n. A cow is said to be lowsing, 
 when her udder begins to exhibit the appearance of 
 having milk, Ayrs. 
 
 To LOUT, liOWT, V. n. 1. To bow down the body, S. 
 Doug. 2, To make obeisance. Barbour. — A. S. 
 hlut-an, Su. G. lut-a, incurvare ec. 
 
 To LOUTCII, (pron. lootch) v. n. 1. To bow down 
 the head, and raise the .shoulders, Fife. 2. To have 
 a suspicious appearance, like that of a blackguard, 
 ibid. 3. To gang loutchin' about, to go about in a 
 loitering way, ibid. V. To Lour. 
 
 LOUTIIE, s. Abundance. Jiem. of Nith. Song. 
 
 LOUTHER, s. A good-for-nothing person. The JIar'sl 
 Big.— Tent, ladder, scurra. 
 
 To LOUTHER, v. n. 1. To be entangled in mire or 
 snow, Ang. 2. To walk with difficulty, Ang. V. 
 Lewdek. 
 
 LOUTIIERING, part. adj. A loulherin hizzie, or fal- 
 low, one who does any thing in a lazy and awkward 
 manner, Fife. 
 
 LOUTSHOUTHER'D, Lout-shouldered, adj. 1- 
 Round-shouldered, S. 2. Metaph. applied to a 
 building, one side of which is not perpendicular. 
 21ie Steam-Boat. 
 
 LOUVER, s. The lure of a hawk. Z. Boyd.—Fv. 
 leurre. 
 
 To LOW, V. a. To higgle about a price, Loth. 
 
 To LOW, V. n. To stop ; to stand still ; used with a 
 negative ; as, " He never lows frae morning till 
 night," Dumfr. 
 
 To LOW, V. n. 1. To flame, S. Ramsay. 2. To flame 
 with rage, S. Kennedy. 3. Used to express the 
 parching effect of great thirst, S. Ross's Ilelenore. — 
 Isl. Su. G. log-a, ardere, flagrare. 
 
 LOW, Lowe, s. 1. Flame, S. Barbour. 2. Rage, 
 desire, or love. Evergreen. — Isl. Dan. loge, Su. G. 
 loga, id. 
 
 To LOWDEN, 17. n. 1. Used to signify that the wind 
 falls, S. B. 2. To speak little ; to stand in awe of 
 anothei-, S. B. 
 
 To LOWDEN, V. a. 1. To cause to fall, applied to the 
 wind, S. B. 2. To bring down, or to silence ; ap- 
 plied to persons, ib. — Isl. hliodn-a, tristari ; sub- 
 misse loqui. 
 
 LOWDER, s. A wooden lever, Moray ; loothrick, 
 Stirlings. 
 
 LOWDER, LouTHERTREE, s. 1. A handspoke for lift- 
 ing 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 Mod, fulcra. 
 
 LOWDING, s. Praise, q. lauding. Evergreen. 
 
 LOWE, s. Love. Wallace. 
 
 LOWIE, s. A drone ; a large, soft, lazy person, Roxb.; 
 from the same origin as Loy. 
 
 LOWIE-LEBBIE, s. One that hangs on about kit- 
 chens, Roxb. 
 
 LOWYING, part. 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, s. Lucca. Inventories. — Fr. Lucques. 
 
 LOW-LIFED, adj. Having low habits of living, S. 
 
 LOWN, adj. Calm, &c. V. Loun. 
 
 LOWNDRER, s. A lazy wretch. Wyntown.— Ttut. 
 lunderer, cunctator, lunder-en, cunctari. 
 
 LOWRYD, adj. Surly. Wyntown. — Isl. luri, homo 
 torvus et deformis. 
 
 LOWRIE, Lawrie, s. 1. A designation given to the 
 fox, S. Ramsay. 2. A crafty person ; one who has 
 the disposition of a fox. Godly Sangs. — Arm. luarn, 
 vulpes ; or Teut. loer, one who lays snares. 
 
LOW 
 
 337 
 
 LUG 
 
 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 lowse leather about his 
 chafts," S. 2. Transferred to those who set no guard 
 on their talk. Kelly. 
 
 LOWSE SILLER. Change, as distinguished from 
 sovereigns or bank-notes, S. 
 
 LOWTTIE, adj. Heavy and inactive ; as, "a lowttie 
 fallow, " Fife. E. lowt. 
 
 LOZEN, s. A pane of glass, S. ; corr. from E. lozenge. 
 A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 LOZENGER, s. Lozenge, Aberd. 
 
 LUB, s. Any thing heavy and unwieldy, Dumfr, — 
 C. B. Hob, an unwieldy lump. 
 
 LUBBA, s. A coarse grass of any kind, Orkn. Stat. 
 Ace. — Isl. lubbe, hirsutus, 
 
 LUBBERTIE, adj. Lazy ; sluggish, Loth. ; Lubberly, 
 E. — Dan. lubben, fat, &c. 
 
 LUBIS, Ldbyes, Lubbis, adj. Of or belonging to 
 Lubec. Balfour. 
 
 LUCE, s. Scuif, Ettr. For. ; the same with Luss. 
 
 LUCE, s. Brightness, Ettr. For. Lat. Lux. 
 
 LUCHKTAEH, s. The name given to the body-guard 
 of a chief in the Hebudae. Martin. — Gael, luchd, 
 folks, people, &c. 
 
 LUCHT, LuGHT, s. A lock of hair, Ettr. For.— Su. G. 
 lugg, villus, floccus quicunque ; crines sincipitis. 
 
 LUCHTER, s. " An handful of corn in the straw." 
 Gall. Encycl. A variety of Lachter or Lochter. 
 
 To LUCK, V. n. To have good or bad fortune, S. 
 Montgomerie. — Teut. ghe-luck-en, Isl. ludc-as, to 
 prosper. 
 
 * LUCK, s. Upon luck's head, on chance ; in a way of 
 peradventure. Rutherford. 
 
 LUC KEN, part. pa. 1. Shut up; contracted, S. 
 Herd. 2. Webbed, S. Davids. Seasons. Lucken- 
 handed, having the fist contracted, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 Lucken-taed, lucken-footed, web-footed, S, Sibbald. 
 3. Locked ; bolted. Euddiman. The part, of A. S. 
 luc-an, to lock . 
 
 To LUCKEN, Lu^EN, v. a. 1. To lock, S. Chron. S. 
 P. 2. To knit the brows. Pop. Ball. 3. To puc- 
 ker ; 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. [Bamsay. 
 
 LUCKEN or LUKIN GOWAN. The globe flower, S. 
 
 LUCKEN-BROW'D, adj. Having the eye-brows close 
 on each other, Loih. Yorks. id. 
 
 LUCKY, adj. 1. Bulky, S. Kelly. 2. Full, extend- 
 ing the due length, S. R. Gilhaize. 3. Super- 
 abundant. Lucky measure, that which exceeds what 
 can legally be demanded, S. 
 
 LUCKY, adv. Denoting excess, S. Ross. Perhaps 
 from the old custom of giving something to the lu^k 
 of the bargain. 
 
 LUCKIE, LtJCKT, s. 1. A designation given to an 
 elderly woman, S. Ross. 2. A grandmother; often 
 luckie-minnie, S. B. Ramsay. Luckie-daddie, 
 grandfather, S. B. Kelly. 3. Used in familiar or 
 facetious language, although not necessarily includ- 
 ing the idea of age, S. 4. The mistress of an ale- 
 house, S. Ramsay. Burns. Perhaps primarily im- 
 plying the idea of witchcraft.— Isl. hlok, maga. 
 22 
 
 LUCKIE'S MUTCH, s. Monkshood, an herb, Anconi- 
 
 ' tum 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. lu^kspenny, S. B. Courant. 
 
 LUCKRAS, s. A cross-grained, cankered goodwife. 
 Gall. Perths. 
 
 To LUCRIFIE, V. a. To win; to gain. i2oW.— From 
 Lat. lucrifi-eri, understood in an active sense. 
 
 LUDE, part. pa. Loved, S. Bannatyne P. 
 
 LUDE. Contraction for love it, S. ibid. 
 
 LUDIBRIE, s. Derision ; object of mockery. M'Ward. 
 — Lat. ludibri-um. 
 
 To LUE, V. a. To love, S. Herd. V. Luf, v. 
 
 LUELY, adv. Softly, Perths. ; probably from the same 
 origin with Loy, q. v. 
 
 LUELY, s. A fray, Strathmore. 
 
 To LUF, LuvE, LuwE, v. a. To love, S. lue. Doug.— 
 A. S Ivf-ian, id. Su. G. liuf, gratus. 
 
 LUF, LuvE, s. Love. Douglas. 
 
 LUFARE, adj. More loving. K. Quair. 
 
 LUFE, LuiF, LuFFE, LooF, s. The palm of the liand ; 
 pi. luffis, luves, S. Lyndsay. Moes. G. lafa, Su. G. 
 lofwe, Isl. loofve, vola manus. 
 
 LUFEFOW, LoiFFUL, 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, s. 1. A 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 Got. — 
 Isl. loflig, laudabilis. 
 
 LUFRAY, s. V. LovERT. 
 
 LUF RENT, s. Afi"ection ; love. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LUFSOM, LusoM, adj. Lovely ; loveable ; S. lu^ome. 
 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, "the lugs of a bicker, of a boyn," &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. b. If he were worth his Lugs, 
 i. e. if he acted as became him, S. 6. To Hing, or 
 Hang by the Lug of 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. Brume'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 restless, 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. 
 
 To LUG, v. a. To cut off one's ears, Aberd. 
 
 LUG, s. The worm called Lumbricus marinus, S. Stat. 
 Ace. — Fris. luggh-en, ignave et segniter agere. 
 
 LUG-BAB, S. A ribbon-knot, or tassel at the bannet- 
 lug, Fife. V. Bab, s. 
 
 LUGGENIS, s. pi. Lodgings. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LUGGIE, adj. 1. Applied to corn which grows 
 mostly to the straw, S. B. 2. Heavy ; sluggish, S. 
 — Belg. log, heavy. * 
 
 LUGGIE, s. A lodge or hut, S. B.— Teut. logic, id. 
 
 LUGGIE, LoGGiE, s. A small wooden vessel, for hold- 
 ing meat or drink, made of staves, one of which pro- 
 
LUG 
 
 838 
 
 LUT 
 
 Jects as a handle, S, Burns. — From lug, the ear, 
 or Belg. lokie, a wooden sauce-boat. 
 
 LUGGIE, a. 1. " The horned owl." Gall. Encycl. ; 
 so denominated from its long ears. 2. A person who 
 has been deprived of his ears. Lucus a non lucendo. 
 
 LUQGIT OR LOWGIT DISCU. A wooden bowl or 
 vessel with upright handles ; q. an eared dish. Bal- 
 four's Practicks. 
 
 LUGIIT, s. V. LccHT. 
 
 LUGINAR, t. One who lets lodgings. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 LUG IS. Inventories. V. Hinoarb. 
 
 LUG-KNOT, s. A knot of ribbons at the ear ; synon. 
 Lug-bob. Herd's Coll. 
 
 LUG-LACIIET, s. A box on the ear, Aberd. 
 
 LUG-MARK, «. A mark cut in the ear of a sheep, 
 tliat 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 lug-markit ewe," S. 2. 
 To punish by cropping the ears, S. Society Con- 
 tendings. 
 
 LUG-SKY, s. The same with IJar-sfcy.OrkD. V. Sky,s.1. 
 
 LUID, s. A poem. V. Leid. 
 
 To LUIF, Loiue, Love, Luff, Loue, v. a. To Praise, 
 Priests PeUis.—Isl. Su. G. lofw-a, A. S. lof-ian, id. 
 
 LUIFE, s. Luife and lie, a sea phrase used meta- 
 phorically. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. Both on the 
 windward and on the lee side, both when the mariners 
 luff, and when they keep to the lee. 
 
 LUIG, s. A hovel, Strathmore.— Belg. log, id. V. 
 LtiGGiE, and Loge. 
 
 LUIK-HARTIT, adj. Warm-hearted. Dunbar.— 
 Alem. lauc, flame. 
 
 LUIT, pret. Let. Pitscottie. Lute of, reckoned. R. 
 Bruce. 
 
 LUKNYT, pari jpa. Locked. Y. Lucken. 
 
 LUM, LuMB, s. 1. A chimney, S. Statist. Ace. 2. 
 Sometimes the chimney- top, S. Brand. — C. B. 
 Human, id. 3. The whole of the building appropri- 
 ated for one or more chimneys ; the stalk, S. 
 
 LUMBART, s. The skirt of a coat. Inventories.— 
 Fr. lumbaire, of or belonging to the flank or loin ; 
 Lat. lumba. 
 
 LUME, s. A utensil. V. Lome. 
 
 LUM-HEAD, 5. A chimney-top, S. Ross. 
 
 LUMMING, adj. A term applied to the weather when 
 there is a thick rain. Gall. A lum o' a day, a very 
 wet day. Gall. Encycl. V. Loomy. 
 
 LUMMLE, s. The filings of metal, S.— Fr. limaille, 
 id. from Lat. lima. 
 
 LUMPER, s. One w^ho furnishes ballast for ships, 
 Greenock, apparently from its being put on board by 
 the lump. 
 
 LUM-PIG, s, A can for the top of a chimney, S. 0. 
 Tannahill. V. Pig. 
 
 LUNCH, s. A large piece of any thing, S. Burns. — 
 Sw. luns, massa. 
 
 LUND, LwND, s. London. Wallace. 
 
 LUNGIE, s. The Guillemot. Antiquary. V. Longie. 
 
 LUNYIE, (pron. as if lung-ie,) s. A wallet. Hum- 
 phry Clinker. 
 
 LUNYIE, s. The loin. Dunbar.— Teut. loenie, id. 
 
 LUNYIE-BANE, s. Hucklebone, Fife. 
 
 LUN YIE-JOINT, s. The joint of the loin or hip, Roxb. 
 
 LUNYIE-SHOT, adj. Having th?^ hip-bone disgointed, 
 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. 
 Cundie. The same with the preceding word. 
 
 LUNKIE, oty. Sultry, denoting the oppressive state 
 of the atmosphere, before rain or thunder, Stirlings. 
 — Dan. lunken, lukewarm. 
 LUNKIENESS, s. Sultriness, ibid. 
 LUNKIT, adj. 1. Lukewarm, S. 2, Beginning to 
 
 thicken in boiling, S.— Dan. lunk-en, lukewarm. 
 LUNNER, s. A smart stroke, Dumfr. A provin- 
 ciality 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 walk- 
 ing," Dumfr. 
 
 LUNT, s. 1. A match, as in E. Hist. Ja. VI. 2. A 
 torch. Bannatyne'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, — Teut. lonte, femes iguiarius. 
 
 To LUNT, V. a. To cause to emit smoke in puflTs, S. 
 A . Scott's Poems. 
 
 To LUNT, V. n. 1. To emit smoke in columns, S. 
 Burns. 2. To blaze ; to flame vehemently, South of 
 S. Guy Mannering . 
 
 To LUNT awa. Often used in the same sense ; gene- 
 rally applied to the smoking of tobacco ; as, " She's 
 luntin awa wi' her pipe," S. 
 
 LUNTUS, s. A contemptuous designation for an old 
 woman, probably from the practice of smoking to- 
 bacco, S. B. Lunt house ? 
 
 LUP, LuFis, Lup schilling, apparently a coin of 
 Lippe, in Westphalia. Aberd. Reg. — Lat, Lupia. 
 
 LUPPEN, part. pa. Leaped ; started ; yielded ; as, 
 " The frost's luppen," Aberd. — Sw. lupen, insiliit. 
 
 LURD, s. A blow with the fist, Aberd. 
 
 LURDANE, LcRDON, s, 1, A worthless person. Wyn- 
 town. 2, A fool ; a sot. Baillie. 3. Conjoined with 
 the idea of sloth, S, 4. Improperly, a piece of folly 
 or stupidity. Godly Sangs. — Fr. lourdin, blockish, 
 from lourd, id. ; Teut. luyaerd, loerd, ignavus. 
 
 LURDANRY, s. 1. Sottishness. Douglas. 2. Car- 
 nal sloth. Lyndsay. — Fr, lourderie, stupidity. 
 
 LURDEN, adj. Heavy; as, "a lurden nevvil," a 
 heavy or severe blow, Berwicks, 
 
 LURE, s. The udder of a cow ; properly, as used for 
 food, S, 
 
 LURE, adv. Rather, S, Ramsay. V. Lever, 
 
 LUSBIRDAN, s, pi. Pigmies. Martin's Western 
 Islands. 
 
 LUSCAN, s. " A lusty beggar and a thief." Gail. 
 Encycl. — 0. Flandr, luyssch-en, Geim. lusch-en, lati- 
 tare, insidiari. 
 
 LUSCHBALD, s. A sluggard. Kennedy.— 1^1. losk-r, 
 ignavus, and bald-r, potens. 
 
 LUSERVIE, s. Inventories. This must be a species 
 of fur. 
 
 LUSKING, Leusking, part. pr. Absconding, Gl. 
 Sibb. — Teut. luysch-en, latitare. 
 
 LUSOME, adj. Not smooth, S, B,— Su, G. lo, lugg, 
 rough, and sum. 
 
 LUSOME, adj. Desirable, V. Lufsom. 
 
 LUSS, s. Dandrufif, Pityriasis capitis, S. 
 
 LUSTHEID, s. Amiableness, Gl. Sibb, 
 
 LUSTY, adj. 1. Beautiful. Douglas. 2. Pleasant ; 
 delightful, ibid.— Teut. Itwit'cA, amoenus, delectabilis. 
 
 LUSTYNES, s. Beauty. Dunbar. 
 
 LUSTING, s. Meaning uncertain. Aberd. Register. 
 
 LUTE, Leut, s. a sluggard, Gl. Sibb,— Teut, lode, 
 homo insulsus ; E. lout. 
 
LUT 
 
 830 
 
 MAG 
 
 LUTE, pret. Permitted ; let out. V. Luit. 
 
 LUTTERIS, s. pi. Otter's fur. Invent.— Yt. loutre, 
 Lat. lutra, L. B. luter, an otter, 
 
 LUTHE. Not understood. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 LUTHRIE, s. Lechery, ibid.— Belg. lodderig, wan- 
 ton. 
 
 LUTTAIRD, adj. Bowed. Dunbar.— 0. Belg. loete, 
 
 a clown, and aerd, nature. 
 LTJTTEN, part. pa. Let ; suffered ; permitted, S. 
 
 Herd. V. Luit. 
 To LUVE, LuwB, V. a. To love. V. Luf. 
 LUWME LwME, s. A weaving loom. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 M. 
 
 MA, May, Maa,. Mak, adj. More in number, 3: Bar- 
 bour. — A. S. ma, id. 
 
 To MA, V. a. To make. Barbour.— Gqxvu. mach-en, 
 facere. 
 
 MA, aux. V. May. Wyntown. — Sw. ma, Isl. maa, id. 
 
 MA, pron. My, Tweedd. Saint Patrick. 
 
 MAA, Maw, s. A whit ; a jot. Loth. Ne'er a maa, 
 never a whit. — Lat. ne hilum. 
 
 MA AD, Mawd, s.. a plaid worn by shepherds, S. A. 
 Renfr. Guy Mannering.—Sn. 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 ; as, *<come maa- 
 der," come hither. 
 
 MABBIE, s. A woman's cap, S. B. ; mob, E. Ross. 
 
 MABER, s. Marble, perhaps an erratum for marber, 
 from Fr. marhre. Inventories. 
 
 MACALIVE CATTLE. Those appropriated, in the 
 Hebrides, to a child who is sent out to be fostered. 
 Johnson's Jour. — This term seems of Gael, origin, 
 and comp. of mac, a son, and oileamn-nam (oileav- 
 nam), to foster, q. the cattle belonging to the son 
 that is fostered. 
 
 MACDONALD'S DISEASE. The name given to an 
 affection of the lungs, Perths. Statist. Ace. P. 
 Logierait. 
 
 MACER, Massee, Masar, s. A mace-bearer ; one 
 who preserves order in a court, S. — L. B. masser-ius, 
 qui massam sen clavam fert. V. Meassour. 
 
 MACFARLANE'S BOUAT. The moon. V, Bowet. 
 
 MACH, s. Son-in-law. "V. Mai«h. 
 
 MACHCOLING, s. V. Machicoules. 
 
 To MACHE, V. n. To strive. Douglas. 
 
 MACHICOULES, s. pi. The openings in the floor of a 
 projecting battlement, through which stones, davts, 
 &c., might be hurled upon the assailants. Minst. 
 Bord. — Fi\ Machecoulis, id. 
 
 MACHLE, (gutt.) v. a. To busy one's self doing 
 nothing to purpose, Perths. 
 
 MACHLESS, (gutt.) adj. Feeble, Loth. It is gene- 
 rally used in an unfavourable sense ; as, * ' Get up, 
 ye machless brute !" V. Mauchtless. 
 
 MACK, Mak, adj. Neat ; tidy ; nearly synon. with 
 Purpose-like, Roxb. V. Macklike. 
 
 MACKER-LIKE, adj. More proper ; more beseeming, 
 Ettr. For. ; the comparative of Macklike, the mark of 
 comparison being intei-posed between the component 
 parts of the word, in the same manner as Thiefer- 
 like, &c. 
 
 MACKLACK, adv. In a clattering way. Polwart. 
 Mak, make, and clack, a sharp sound. 
 
 MACKLIKE, adj. 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. mah, tame, gentle. 
 
 MACRELL, Makerell, s. 1. A pimp. Bellenden. 
 2. A bawd. Philotus. — Fr. maquereau, leno, fem. 
 maqu£rdle. 
 
 MACKREL-STURE, «. The Tunny, a fish. Pennant. 
 
 — 0. Su. G. stur, magnus. 
 MAD, Maud, s. A term used, in Clydesdale, to denote 
 
 a sort of net, fixed on four stakes, for catching salmon 
 
 or trouts.— C. B. mawd, open, or expanding. 
 MADDER, s. A vessel used about mills for holding 
 
 meal ; pron. maider, like Gr. j;, "West of S. The 
 
 southern synon. is Handie. — C. B. meidyr, medr, a 
 
 measure. 
 MADDERS'-FULL. As much as would fill madders, 
 
 S. 0. Saxon and Gael. 
 MADDIE, s. A large species of mussel. Isle of Harris. 
 
 Martin. — Gael, maideog, the shell called Concha 
 
 Veneris, Shaw. 
 MADDIE, s. One abbreviation of Magdalen, S. V. 
 
 Mause. 
 MADDY, s. Abbreviation of Matilda. 
 MADGE, s. 1. A designation given to a female, partly 
 
 in contempt, and partly in sport, Lanarks. Synon. 
 
 Hussie, "E. Quean. Saxon and Gael. 2. Anabbrev. 
 
 of Magdalen, S. Gentle Shep. 
 MAD-LEED, adj. Expl. a "mad strain." Gl. Tarras. 
 
 It is occasionally used in this sense, Buciian. V. 
 
 Leid, language. 
 MADLINGS, adv. In a furious manner, Forb. 
 MADLOCKS, MiLK-MADLOCKS, s. pi. Oatmeal brose 
 
 made with milk instead of water, Renfr. 
 MAE, adj. More in number. V. Ma. 
 To MAE, v. n. To bleat softly, S. Ramsay. 
 MAE, s. 1. A bleat, S. liitson. 2. A sheep or lamb, 
 
 Dumfr. 
 To MAESE, V. a. To allay ; to settle. V. Mbibe. 
 To MAGG, V. a. To carry off clandestinely, Loth. — 
 
 Su. G. miugg, clanculum. 
 MAGG, s. A cant word for a halfpenny, pi. maggs ; 
 
 the gratuity which servants expect from those to whom 
 
 they drive any goods, Loth. V. Maik. 
 MAGGIE, Maggy, s. 1. A species of till ; a term used 
 
 by colliers, Lanarks. Ure's Hist. Eutherglen. 2. 
 
 Abbrev. of Margaret. 
 MAGGIE FINDY. A female who is good at shifting 
 
 for herself, Roxb. V. Findy. 
 MAGGIE MONYFEET. A centipede. V. Monyfeet. 
 MAGGY RAB, Maggy Robb. 1. A bad halfpenny, S. 
 
 2. A bad wife; as, " He's a very guid man, but I 
 
 trow he's gotten a Maggy Rob o' a wife," Aberd. 
 MAGGIES, s.pl. Perhaps, maids. Philotus.— A. S. 
 
 maegth, virgo. 
 To MAGIL, Maigil, v. a. To mangle. Doug. 
 MAGISTRAND, Magestrand, s. 1. The denomination 
 
 given to those who are in the highest philosophical 
 
 class, before graduation. It is retained in the Uni- 
 versity of Aberdeen; pron. Magistraan. 2. The 
 
 designation given to the moral philosophy class, 
 
 Aberd. — L. B. magistraria, academica laurea donari. 
 
 Magistrand would literally signify, " about to receive 
 
 the degi'ee of Master of Arts." 
 MAGNIFICKNESSE, s. Magnificence. 
 
MAO 
 
 840 
 
 MAI 
 
 "MAGRAVB, Magrt, prep. Maugre. Wyntown. V. 
 Maworb. 
 
 'MAGREIT, t. The designation given to one of the 
 books in the royal library. Inventories. A misnomer. 
 The work undoubtedly was the celebrated Contes et 
 Nouvelles de Marguerite, Reine de Navarre. 
 
 MAKERS, s.pl. "A tract of low land, of a marshy 
 and moory nature." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MAIIOUN, s. 1. Mahomet, 0. S. and E. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to Uie devil. Dunbar. 
 
 MAY, s. A maid ; a virgin, S. Wyntown. — Isl. mey, 
 A. S. maeg, Norm. Sax. mat, Moes. Q. mawi, id. 
 
 MAY, «. Abbreviation of Jl/ar/oWe, S. "V. Mysik. 
 
 * MAY, s. This month is reckoned unlucky for mar- 
 riage, S. Ann. of the Par. 
 
 MAY-BE, adv. Perhaps, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 MAY-BIRD, s. A person born in the month of May, S. 
 Prov. " May-birds are aye wanton," S. 
 
 MAIOH, Mach, (gutt.) s. Son-in-law. Douglas. — 
 Moes. Q. mag-US, a son ; A, S, maeg, id. also a 
 father-in-law, a kinsman. 
 
 MAICH, (gutt.) s. Marrow, Ang. 
 
 MAICHERAND, (gutt.) part. adj. Weak ; incapable 
 of exertion, Ang. — Su. G. meker, homo mollis. 
 
 MAICHLESS, adj. Wanting bodily strength, Fife. 
 V. Macchtless. 
 
 MAID, s. 1. A maggot, S. B.— Teut. made, Belg. 
 maade, id, 2. In Galloway, made, the same word, 
 is restricted to the larvae of maggots. Gall. Uncycl. 
 Syn. Maith, Mearns. 
 
 MAID, Made, adj. 1. Fatigued, Aberd. 2. Tamed. 
 Acts Ja. III. V. Mait. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. An instrument for beheading, nearly of 
 the same construction with the Guillotine, S. Gods- 
 croft. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. 1. The last handful of corn cut down by 
 the reapers on a farm ; this being dressed up with 
 ribbons, in resemblance of a young woman, S. A. 
 Doug. 2. The feast of harvest-home, S. Stat. Ace. 
 V. Kirn. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. "An aneient instrument for holding 
 the broaches of pirns until the pirns be wound off." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. A wisp of stiuw put into a hoop of iron, 
 used by a smith for watering Jiis fire, Roxb, 
 
 MAIDEN, s. 1. The honorary designation given to 
 the eldest daughter of a farmer, S. B. 2. The bride'y- 
 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. 
 
 IIa'-maiden, s. a farmer's daughter who sits hen the 
 house, or apart from the servants, Bei-wicks. 
 
 To MAIDEN, V. a. To perform the oflBce of a maiden 
 at baptism, Lanarks. The phraseology is, To maiden 
 the wean. 
 
 MAIDEN-HAIR, s. "The muscles of oxen when 
 boiled, termed fix-faux towards the border." Gall. 
 Encycl. Syn. Fair-hair. 
 MAIDEN-KIMMER, s. "The maid who attends the 
 kimmer ; or matron who has the charge of the infant 
 at kimmerings and baptisms ; who lifts the babe into 
 the arms of its father," &c. Gall. Encycl. 
 MAIDEN-SKATE, s. The name given to the Thorn- 
 back and Skate, while young, Firth of Forth. 
 Neill. 
 MAID-HEID, s. Virginity; maidhood, Shakesp. 
 
 Poems 16th Cent. 
 MAID-IN-THE-MIST, s. Navelwort, Cotyledon um- 
 bilicus 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," Roxb. 2. To 
 handle, as continuing the act, although not implying 
 the idea of rough treatment ; as, " Lay down that 
 kitlin, lassie, ye'll maig it a' away tonaething," ibid. 
 
 MAIGERS, prep. In spite of, Mearns. — Fr. malgr&, id. 
 
 MAIGHRIE, s. A term used to denote money or 
 valuable effects. Of one who has deceased, it is 
 said, Hadhe ony maighrie f The reply may be. No, 
 hut he had a gude 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, part. pa. Mangled. V. Magil. 
 
 MAIGS, more commonly Mags, s. pi. The hands ; as, 
 " Hand aflfyer maigs, man," Roxb. — Gael, mag, the 
 paw. 
 
 MAIK, s. A cant term for a halfpenny, S. 
 
 MAIK, Make, Mayock, s. 1. A match, or equal, S. 
 K. Quair. 2. The maik, the like ; the same. 
 Aberd. Reg. — A. S. maca,, Su. G. make, aequalis, 
 socius. 
 
 To MAIK, V. n. To match. Douglas.— QQTca. mach- 
 en, sociare. 
 
 MAIKLESS, Maykles, adj. Matchless, S. Wyntown. 
 — Su. G. makaloes, id. 
 
 MAIL, Male, s. A spot in cloth, especially what is 
 caused by iron, S. Hogg. — A. S. mal, Teut. mael, 
 macula. 
 
 To MAIL, Male, v. a. To stain, S. 
 
 MAIL, Meil, Meel, s. A weight equivalent to about 
 7^ stones Dutch, Orkn. Statist. JLcc— Su. Q.tnaal, 
 
 MAIL, s. 1. Tribute, pi. malis. Bellenden. 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, blackmal, id. from Alem. blaken, 
 praedari. 
 
 To MAIL, Maill, v. a. To rent. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 FORMALE, s. Rent paid per advance, q. foremale, i. e. 
 paid before. V. Male-fre. 
 
 FoRMALiNG, s. In formating, in the state of paying 
 rent before it be due. Aberd. Register. 
 
 MAILER, Maillar, s. 1. A farmer. Henry sone. 2. 
 One who has a very small piece of ground, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 MAIL-FREE, ad?. Without paying rent, S. Rutherford. 
 
 MAIL-GARDEN, s. A garden, the products of which 
 are raised for sale, S. 
 
 MAILIE, s. A pet ewe, Dumfr, V. Maillib. 
 
 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. 1. A farm, S. from 
 mail, 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 im- 
 prove it. Stat. Ace. 
 
MAI 
 
 341 
 
 MAK 
 
 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 denomination 
 for an individual, but as that of any pet yowe. 
 
 MAILLIE, s. The same with Molly, used for Maiy, 
 Aberd. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 MAIL-MAN, s. A farmer. Baron Courts. 
 
 MAIL-PAYER, s. The same, S. B. Boss. 
 
 MAILS, s. pi. An herb, Ayrs. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 Undoubtedly the same with Milds, Miles, Loth, and 
 Midden Mylies, q. v. 
 
 To MAIN, V. a. To bemoan, S. V. Mene, v. 
 
 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. inaegem,, Isl. 
 magn, magnitude virium. 
 
 MAINE BREAD, Main-bred, s. Apparently 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 alternately by different indi- 
 viduals, Fife. ; synon. with Bunrig. This term 
 appears to be very ancient, as compounded of A. S. 
 maene, Su. G. men, Alem. meen^ communis, and rig, 
 a ridge. 
 
 MAINS, Maines, s. The farm attached to a mansion- 
 house, S. Skene. — L. B. Mansns Dominicattis, id. 
 v. Manys. 
 
 MAIN'S MORE, s. Free grace or good-will, Ayrs. 
 Sir A. Wylie.—G&Gl. Mathamhnas more, pron. 
 maanish more, great grace. 
 
 MAIN-SWEAT, s. That violent perspiration which 
 often immediately precedes death, S. It is also called 
 the Death-sweat. 
 
 MAINTO, Mento, s. To be in one's mainto, to be under 
 obligations to one ; out o' one's mento, no longer under 
 obligations to one, Aberd. 
 
 MAYOCK, s. A mate. V. Maik. 
 
 MAYOCK FLOOK. A species of flounder, S. Sibbald. 
 
 To MAJOR, V. n. To wallc backwards and forwards 
 with a military air, S. Waverley. 
 
 MAJOR-MINDIT, adj. Haughty in demeanour ; q. 
 resembling a military officer of considerable rank, 
 Clydes. ; as, "Tho' I'm soldier-clad, I'm major- 
 mindit." 
 
 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-sub- 
 stitute in our times, ibid. 3. The first magistrate of 
 a royal borough, 'FraWace.— Gael, maor, an officer ; 
 G. B. maer, a ruler ; Arm. maier, the head of a vil- 
 lage ; Fr. maire, anc. maier, a mayor ; Alem. mer, a 
 prince. 
 
 MAIR, adj. More. V. Make. 
 
 MAIR, adv. Moreover, S. mairattour, q. "in addition 
 to what has been already said." Inventories. V. 
 Mare. 
 
 MAIRATOUR, adv. Moreover, S. B. Boss. 
 
 MAIR BY TOKEN. Especially, S. A. Antiq. 
 
 MAIRDIL, adj. Unwieldy, Aug.— Apparently from 
 Gael, muirtamhuil, heavy, pron. nearly as the S. term. 
 
 MAIROUIR, Mairour, adv. Moreover. Abp. Ham. 
 
 MAIRT, s. Winter provision. V. Mart. 
 
 MAIS, conj. But, Fr. Bannatyne. P. 
 
 MAYS, Mayse, Maiss, 3_p. v. Makes. Barb. 
 
 MAISCHLOCn, s. Mixed grain. V. Mashhs. 
 
 MAIS'D, part. adj. Mellow; 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 Meise,Maise, to mitigate, q, v. See also Ameise. 
 
 To MAISE, Meyse, v. n. V. Meise. 
 
 M AISER, s. A drinking-cup. V. Masab. 
 
 MAISERY, 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. 
 Douglas. 3. Greatest in rank. Wyntown.—Moes. 
 G. maists, A. S. maest, Isl. mest, id. 
 
 MAIST, Mast, adv. 1. Most, S. Wyntown. 2. 
 Almost, S. Shirrefs. 
 
 MAISTER, Master, s. 1. A landlord, S, Quon. Attach. 
 2. A designation given to the eldest son of a baron 
 or viscount, conjoined with the name from which his 
 father takes his title, S. Spalding. 3. In composi- 
 tion, denoting what is chief or principal in its kind ; 
 as maister-street, the principal street ; mayster-man, 
 equivalent to Lord. Wyntown. 4. The designation 
 given to a farmer by his servants, and to teachers by 
 their pupils ; The Maister, 8. The Har'st Big.—Sn. 
 G. mester, a landholder, from maest, most, greatest. 
 
 MAISTEB, Mastir, Maistry, s. 1. Dominion. Wall. 
 
 2. Service, ibid. 3. Resistance ; opposition, ibid. 4. 
 Victory, S. Douglas. — 0. Fr. maistrie, authority, 
 power, arrogance, superiority. 
 
 MAISTER, s. Stale urine, S. Maister laiglen, a 
 wooden vessel for holding urine ; maister-cann, an 
 earthen vessel applied to the same use, S. Ferguson. 
 — Gael, maistir, id. 
 
 MAISTER-CAN, s. An earthen vessel for preserving 
 chamber-lye. Herd. 
 
 MAISTERFULL, adj. 1. Difficult, Wallace. 2. 
 Using violence. Maisterfull beggaris, such as took 
 by force. Acts Ja. -11. 
 
 MAISTERFULLIE, adv. Violently ; with the strong 
 hand. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 MAISTERSCHIP, s. A title of respect formerly given 
 to the Magistrates of Aberdeen. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 MAISTER-TUB, s. A wooden vessel used for pre- 
 serving chamber-lye, S. 
 
 MAISTLY, adv. 1. For the most or greatest part, S. 
 Maistlies, 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.— 
 0. Fr. maistrise, affectation of superiority; art, 
 industry. 
 
 MAIT, Mate, adj. 1. Fatigued. Bellend. 2. Over- 
 whelmed with fear. Douglas. 3. Dispirited ; de- 
 jected. Wyntown. 4. Intoxicated. Wallace. — 
 Teut. matt, fessus ; Isl, mod, lassus, maed-a, fatigare. 
 
 MAIZIE, s. a Under. 
 
 MAITH, s. Son-in-law. Bellend. 
 
 MAITH. V. Maid. 
 
 To MAK, Mack, Make, v. n. 1. To compose poetry. 
 Kennedy. — Alem. gimahh-on, componere. 2. To 
 avail. It maks na, it does not signify, S. B. Boss. 
 
 3. To assume prudish airs. Peblis Play. 4. To 
 become fit for the peculiar purpose for which anything 
 is intended ; applied to substances undergoing some 
 kind of fermentation or chemical process ; as, " Muck 
 maun be laid in a heap to mak," Clydes. 6. To Mak 
 aff, or To Mak affwi' one's self, v. n. to scamper off, 
 
MAK 
 
 342 
 
 MAN 
 
 S. 6. To Max of, v. n. to aim a blow at one ; as, 
 " He maid at me wi' his ueive," Clydes. 7. ToMak 
 down, t>. 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 viaking it up, when 
 a bed-room is put in order for the day. 9, To Mak 
 for, V. n. to prepare ; to take preparatory steps ; as, 
 "He's no up yet, but he's makin' for risin'," S. 10. 
 To Mak for, v. n. to prepare for, as certainly laying 
 one's account with the event referred to ; an elliptical 
 phrase equivalent to " make ready for." Hutcheson. 
 11. To Mak in wf one, v. 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 Mak throw wi', v. n. 
 to finish ; to come to a conclusion, after surmounting 
 all difficulties ; as, "He maid throw wi' his sermon 
 after an unco pingle," S. 14. To Mak up, v. a. to 
 raise with difficulty, Clydes. 15. To Mak up, v. 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, v. a. to contrive ; to 
 invent, S. 19. To Mak up, v, a. to compose ; as 
 applied to writing, as in sense 1, without the prep. S. 
 20. To Mak up, v. a. to fabricate ; regarding a 
 groundless story, S. 21. To Mak up till one, i>. a. to 
 overtake one, implying some difficulty in doing so, S. 
 
 To MAK, V. o. as conjoined with substantives. 1. To 
 Mak FORg, V. n. To be of advantage ; as, "Dearth 
 frae scarcity maks nae fore to the farmer," Clydes. 
 V. Fork, ». 2. To Mak heking, to cure herrings. 
 Acts Mary. 3. To Mak penny, to sell, to convert 
 into money. Aberd. Reg. 4. To Mak stead, to be 
 of use ; E. to stand in stead. Spalding. 
 
 MAK, Makb, s. 1. Manner. Wallace. 2. A poem, 
 or work of genius. Kennedy. 
 
 MAKAR, Makkab, t. A poet. Wallace. — Alem. 
 machara, auctores. 
 
 MAKDOMB, s. 1. Shape, Montgomerie. 2, Ele- 
 gance of form, Dunbar. 
 
 To MAKE to, V. n. To approximate. BaUlie. 
 
 MAKE, s. Mate. V. Maik. 
 
 MAKE, «. Abbrev. of Malcolm. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 MAKER-LIKE, adj. V. Mackke-ukb. 
 
 MAKING, «. Poetry. Dunbar. 
 
 MAKINT (pron. Maikint), adj. Possessing assurance, 
 S. B. — Isl. mak, ease ; Teut. mak, tame. 
 
 MAKINTLY, Maikintlv, adv. Confidently, S. B. 
 
 MAKLY, obdv. Equally. — Isl. makligt, A. S.maccalic, 
 fit, equal. 
 
 MAKLY, adj. Seemly ; well-proportioned, 'Gl. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 MAIi-ACCORD, «, Disapprobation ; dissent ; refusal. 
 Spalding. — Fr. mal, evil, and accord, agreement. 
 
 MALAPAVIS, «. A mischance ; a misfortune, Upp.' 
 Lanarks. 
 
 MALARE, Malar, t. 1. One who pays rent for a 
 farm. Act. Dom. Cone. 2. One who rents a house 
 in a town. Aberd. Reg. V. Mailer. 
 
 MALDUCK, «. The Fulmar. 
 
 To MALE, V. a. To stain, V. Mail. 
 
 MALE, s. Five hundred herrings, S. V. Mesb. 
 
 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. Mali- 
 
 FICE. 
 
 MALE-FRE, CK^', Without rent; synon. JKen<-/ree, 
 S. Act. Audit. 
 
 MALEaRUGROUS, adj. Grim; apparently discon- 
 tented, S. — Gael, mala, having gloomy brows, and 
 
 gruagach, a female giant. 
 MALESON, Malison, s. 1, A curse, S. Kelly.— 
 
 0. Fr. malei^on, maleison, id. 2. Horse-malison^ a 
 
 pei-son who is cruel to his horse, Clydes, 
 MAL-GRACE, s. The opposite of being in a state of 
 
 favour, Fr. Spotswood. 
 MALGRATIOUS, adj. Surly; ungracious. Colkelbie 
 
 Sow. — Fr. malgrace, disfavour. 
 MALHURE, Mallkur, s. Mischance. G. Buchanan. 
 
 — Fr. malheur. 
 MALICE, Male-eis, ». 1. Bodily disease, Barbour. 
 
 2, Trouble of mind. — Fr. malaise, disease, q. malum 
 
 otium. 
 MALICEFU', adj. Sickly ; in bad health, Orkn. V. 
 
 Maxice, Male-kis. 
 MALIFICE, s. Sorcery ; witchcraft. Law. — I.a,t. 
 
 malefic-ium, id. 
 To MALIGNEE, v. n. To utter calumny. Acts Ja. VI. 
 MALIGRUMPH, s. Spleen, Roxb. 
 MALING, adj. Malignant, Fr. Burel. 
 MALING, a. Injury ; hurt. Watson. 
 MALISON, s. A curse. V. Maleson. 
 MALL, Mallt, 8. Abbrev. of Mary, S. 
 MALLACHIE, adj. Denoting the colour resembling 
 
 milk and water mixed, S. B. — A. S. meolec, milk ; 
 
 Belg. melkachtig, milky. 
 To MALLAT, v.n. To feed. Watson.— Isl. maul-a, 
 
 masticare, or from maal, a meal, and et-a, to eat. 
 MALLEURITE. The same with Malhure. Bellend. 
 
 — Yr. malheur etc, mischance. 
 MALLEWRUS, Malhecrics, adj. Unhappy. Douglas. 
 
 — Fr. malheureux. 
 MALLOW, s. Zastera marina, Orkn. 
 MALMOCK, «. The Fulmar, ShetL Neill.—Nory. id. 
 • MALT, s. Malt abune the meal. V. Maut. 
 MALVERISH, adj. Ill-behaved ; good for nothing, 
 
 Ang. 
 MALYERSE, s. a crime ; a misdemeanour, Clydes. ; 
 
 Fr. malvers-er, to behave one's self ill. Fountainh. 
 MALVESY, Mawesie, s. Malmsey wine. Pitscottie. 
 
 — Fr. malvoisie, id. 
 MALVYTfi, MawytiJ, s. Vice. Barbour. — 0. Fr. 
 
 malvetie, id. 
 MALWARIS, s. pi. Mowers. Wallace. 
 MAMENT, s. Moment, Ang. Fife. Tennant. 
 Cannie mamekt. V. Cannie. 
 MAMIKEEKIE, s. a smart sound blow, Roxb. 
 MAMMIE, s. 1. A childish tenn for a mother, S. 
 
 Burns. — Teut. mamme, mater. 2. A nurse, S. B. 
 
 Ross. — Lat. mamma, Teut. mamme, the breast. 3. 
 
 A midwife, S. B. 
 /MAMMONRIE, s. Idolatry, P. 16th Cent. 
 To MAMP, V. a. 1. " To nibble ; to mop ; to eat as a 
 
 person who has no teeth," Ayrs. ; E. mump, id. 2. 
 
 "To speak querulously,'' ibid. Picken's Poems. A 
 
 variety of the E, v. to Mump. 
 MAM'S-FOUT, s. A spoiled child, Teviotd.— Teut. 
 
 mamme, mater, and S, fode, fwde, brood. V. 
 
 Fode. 
 MAM'S-PET, s. Synon. with Mam's-Fout. Kelly. 
 MAMUK, s. A fictitious bird. Burel. — Fr. mam- 
 
 muque, id. 
 MAN, s. 1. A vassal. Barbour. — A. S. Germ. Ac. 
 
 id. 2. One devoted to the service of another from 
 
 love. King's Quair. 3. A male-servant, S. Baillie. 
 
 4. A husband, S. R. Galloway. 
 MAN, oMx. V. Must, S. Douglas. V. Mok. 
 
MAN 
 
 343 
 
 MAN 
 
 To MAN, Maun, v, a. 1. To accomplish by means of 
 
 strength, S. Maunt, man't, pret. 2. To effect by 
 
 whatever means, S. A. Wilson's Poems. V. 
 
 Maun, v. a. 
 MAN OF LAW. This old E. phrase for a lawyer was 
 
 used also in S. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 MAN-BOTE, s. The compensation fixed by the law 
 
 for killing a man. V. Bote. 
 MAN-BROW'D, adj. Having hair growing between 
 
 the eje-broios, Teviotd. V^. Lucken-brow'd. 
 MAND, s. Payment; penalty. Acts Sed. — 0. Fr. 
 
 amande, a fine. 
 MAND, Maond, s. A kind of broad basket, in the 
 
 shape of a corn-sieve, generally made of straw and 
 
 willows plaited together, Aberd. Mearns. — A. S. 
 
 mand, corbis, " a coffer, a basket — a pannier." — 
 
 Teut. Fr. mande, id. 
 To MANDER, v. a. To handle ; to deal, Loth. 
 MANDILL, s. a loose cassock. Inventories. — Fr. 
 
 mandil. 
 MANDMENT, s. An order, Fr. Douglas. 
 MANDRED, Mandrey, «. The same with Manrent, 
 
 q. V. 
 MANDRIT, part. adj. Tame. Houlate.—A. 8. man- 
 red, homage. 
 MANE, s. Lamentation. V. Main. 
 MANE. Breid of Mane, a very light and savoury 
 
 white bread. Dunbar. — Teut. maene, a cake of fine 
 
 flour, shaped like a half-moon ; or Fr. jpain d'amand, 
 
 almond biscuit. 
 MANELET, «. Corn Marigold. V. Guild. 
 MANER, s. Kind ; manner. Wallace. 
 MANERIALLIS, s.2>Z. Minerals. Acts Jo. VI. 
 MANG, *. To mix one's mang, to join in any thing, 
 
 S. B, Ross. — Isl. Su. G. meng-a, miscere. 
 To MANG, V. a. 1. To stupify. Douglas. Tc U 
 
 mang't, to run into disorder, Ang, 2. To mar ; to 
 
 injure. Bannatyne Poems. 3. To maim ; to bruise. 
 
 Douglas. 4. To overpower, Ang. A. Nicol. 5. 
 
 To render or become frantic, Ang. Douglas. — Alem. 
 
 meng-en, deficere ; or A. S. meng-an, miscere ; 0. Fr. 
 
 man-ier, maltraiter, battre, Roquefort. 
 MANGE, s. Meat ; a meal. Montgomerie. 
 MANGERY, s. A feast.— .Barfiowr.—O. Fr. mangerie, 
 
 repas, festin. 
 To MANGLE, v. a. To smooth linen clothes by passing 
 
 them through a rolling press, S. — Teut. manghel-en, 
 
 polire lintea. 
 MANGLE, s. A calender, S. — Germ, mangel, id. 
 MANGLER, s. One who smoothes linen with a calen- 
 der, S. 
 MANGLUMTEW, s. A heterogeneous mixture, Clydes. 
 MANHEAD, s. Bravery ; fortitude ; E. manhood. 
 
 Pitscottie. 
 MANIABLE, adj. That may easily be handled or 
 
 managed. Forbes. — Fr. id. " tractable, wieldable," 
 
 &c. Cotgr. 
 MANYIE, Makgyie, Menyib, s. 1. A hurt; a maim, S. 
 
 Reg. Maj. 2. A defect, of whatever kind, ibid. — 
 
 Goth, mein, damnum, vitium. 
 MANYIED, Mainyied, Menyeit, part. pa. Hurt ; 
 
 maimed. Skene. 
 MANIORY, Makorib, s. A feast. Doug.—O. Fr. 
 
 maniairia, festin de debauche, maniar, manger, 
 
 Roquefort. 
 MANYS, *. A mansion ; a palace, Douglas.— 0. Fr. 
 
 manse, L. B. mans-us, mansion. 
 MANITOODLIE, s. "An affectionate term which 
 
 nurses give to male children." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To MANK, V. a. 1. To maim. Wallace. 2. To impair, 
 
 in whatever way, S. — Teut. manck-en, L. B. manc-are, 
 
 mutilare. 
 To MANK, V. n. To fail, Aberd. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 Teul. manck-en, deficere. 
 MANK, adj. 1. Deficient, S. 2. To look mank, to 
 
 seem much at a loss, S.— L. B. manc-m, contractus, 
 
 imminutus. 
 MANK, s. Want, S. Ramsay. 
 MAN-KEEPER, s. A designation given to the newt, 
 
 or S. esk, by the inhabitants of Dumfr. and Roxb. be- 
 cause 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 callimanco, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 MANKITLIE, ad/e. In a mutilated state. Crosra- 
 
 guell. 
 MANLY, adj. Human. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 MAN-MERKOUR, s. A waster of men. Colk. Sow. 
 
 — A. S. man-myrring, hominum dissipatio, jactura ; 
 
 from man, and myrran, merr-an, dissipare ; whence 
 
 E. to marr. 
 MAN-MILN, Mann-miln, s, A hand-mill for grinding. 
 
 Inventories. — Fr. moulinmain ; Ital. mola di mano ; 
 
 Hisp, muela di mano. 
 MAN-MUCKLE, adj. Come to the height of a fuU- 
 
 grown man, Loth, 
 MANNACH, s. Inventories. Perhaps a puppet, or 
 
 little man; q. Fr. mannequin. 
 To MANNEIS, v. a. To menace. Comp S. 
 To MANNER, v. a. To mimic ; to mock, Dumfr. 
 MANNERIN, g. 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 IQlh Cent. In manus tuas; 
 
 referring to Psalm xxxi. 5. " Into thine hand I 
 
 commit my spirit." 
 MANNO, s. A big man ; occasionally used in contra- 
 distinction from Mannie, a little man, Aberd. Dr. 
 
 Geddes viewed the letter o as an ancient augmentative 
 
 in our language. 
 MANRENT, Manredyn, Manred, Moraden, g. 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 
 
 support a superior. Acts Ja. II. — A. S. manred, id. 
 
 man-raedene, vassais, from man, and raeden, law, 
 
 state. 4. Improperly used to denote a bond of mutual 
 
 defence between equals. Mem. of the Somervills. 
 MANRITCH, adj. Masculine. A manritch qweyn, a 
 
 masculine woman, S. B. — From man, and A. S. ric, 
 
 expressive of abundance in any quality. 
 MANSE, 5. The parsonage-house, S. Erskine. — L. B. 
 
 mansus, mansio, id. 
 MANSING. In mansing, apparently in remainder. 
 
 Dury's Decis. 
 MANSS, s. A manor ; a mansion-house ; synon. with 
 
 mansioune. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 MANSWEARING, s. Perjury, S. Douglas. 
 To MANSWEIR, Mensweir, v. a. To perjure, S. 
 
 Douglas. — A. S. manswer-ian, id. from man, scelus, 
 
 and swer-ian, to swear. 
 MANSWETE, adj. Meek. Douglas.— L&t. mansuet-ut. 
 
MAN 
 
 844 
 
 MAR 
 
 To MANT, Maunt, t. n. 1. To stutter, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 2. Applied to rough unpolished verse. Folwart. 3. 
 
 As V. a. denoting the indistinct mumbling of the 
 
 Romish litony. Ban. F.—C. B, Ir. mantach, a 
 
 stutterer. 
 To MANTEME, v. a. To possess. Voua. 
 MANTER, *. One who stutters in speech, S. 
 MANTY, s. A gown, S. ; mantua, E. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 MANTILLIS, t. pi. 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 manufactorv. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 * MANUMISSION, «. Graduation, ibid. 
 
 • To MANUMIT, Manhmiss, v. a. To confer a literary 
 degree ; synon. to laureate. Crawford's Hist. Univ. 
 Edin. 
 
 To MAP, V. n. "To nibble as a sheep," Ayrs. Loth. 
 Gl. Picken. 
 
 MAPAMOUND, s. A map of the world. Douglas.— 
 Fr. mappemond, L. B. mappa mundi. 
 
 MAPPIE, s. A term used in speaking to or calling a 
 rabbit, Roxb. V. Map, v. 
 
 MAR, adj. More. V. Mare. 
 
 MAR, s. Ilinderance. Wallace.— A. S. mar, damnum, 
 
 MARJJ, s. " The marrow," Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 MARBEL, acy. 1. Feeble; inactive, Loth. 2. Slow; 
 lazy ; reluctant, Ayrs.— C. B. marwdawl, deadening ; 
 Gael, meirble, 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 Taw, 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 some- 
 times serves as the boundary between the lands of 
 different proprietors. Fountainliall. 
 
 MARCH-DIKE, s. A wall separating one farm or 
 estate from another, S. 
 
 To MARCIIE, V. a. To distinguish boundaries by 
 placing landmarks. Aberd. Eeg. 
 
 MARCHE, s. 1. A landmark. Douglas. 2. In pi. 
 confines ; as in E. Riding the marches, a practice re- 
 tained in various boroughs, especially at the time of 
 public markets, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 MARCUET, s. The fine which, it is pretended, was 
 paid to a superior for redeeming a young woman's 
 virginity at the time of her marriage. Eeg. Maj. — 
 L. B. marcheta, 0. 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 
 appropriation of it, we find that its only substitute 
 in this country is used in a similar manner. "In 
 the increase of the March Moon, the Highlanders cut 
 withes of the woodbine that clings about the oak. 
 These they twist into a wreath or circle, and care- 
 fully 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." Shaw's Moray. 
 
 MARCHROUS. L. marchions, marquises. Houlate. 
 
 MARCHSTANE, March-Stone, s. A landmark. 
 Fountainhall.—li>\. mark-stein, id. 
 
 MARCKIS POINT. The object directly aimed at, q. 
 
 the bull's eye ; a metaphor borrowed from archerc. 
 
 Crosraguell. 
 MARE, s. A hod or mason's trough, S. 
 MARE, adj. Great. Wyntown.—A. S. maere. Germ. 
 
 mar, mer, id. 
 MARE, Mair, adj. 1. Greater, S. Douglas. 2. In 
 
 greater quantity or number, S. — A. S. mare, Isl. 
 
 meire, id. 
 MARE, Mair, s. More, S. Wyntown. 
 With the Mare. A singular phraseology occurring 
 
 in our old acts. Act. Audit. It may signify " with 
 
 the overplus," q. whatever more, 
 MARE, Mar, adv. 1. More, S. Douglas. 2. Longer. 
 
 Barbour. — Sw. mera, adv. more. 
 MARE, s. A wooden frame which masons use as a 
 
 support on which to rest a scaffold, Aberd. ; also 
 
 called a horse ; in E. a trest-kead. Ann. of the Far. 
 
 * MARE. It is a singular superstition which prevails 
 in the South of S. that if a biide ride home to the 
 bridegroom's house on a 'mare, her children will for 
 many years want the power of retention, Hdin. 
 Mag. 
 
 * MARE, Timber«mare, s. A military punishment. 
 Spalding. \. Trein Mare. 
 
 MAREATTOUR, adv. Moreover, S. Douglas. 
 
 MAREDAY, s. A day consecrated to the Virgin, in 
 the Popish calendar. V. Lettirmaredat. Ab.Reg. 
 
 MAREFU', s. A hodfull, applied to lime or mortar, S. 
 Tennant. 
 
 MAREILLEN, s. One of the names of the Frog-fish, 
 Lophius piscatorius, on the Firth of Forth. V. Mdl- 
 rein. 
 
 MARENIS, Mcrenis, s. pi. Perhaps conger eels. 
 Monroe. — Lat. muraena. 
 
 MARES, Marres, s. Marsh. Pal. Hon.— Moes. G. 
 marisaius, Belg. maerasch, Fr. marais, id, 
 
 MARE-STANE, s. A rough stone, resembling 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 superstitious as a certain anti- 
 dote to their horses being rode by the hag called the 
 Mare. One of these I have in my possession, which 
 was formerly appropriated to this important use. 
 
 MAR FURTH. Furthermore, S. Wallace. 
 
 To MARGULYIE, Murgullib, v. o. To spoil ; to 
 mangle ; to mar, S. Ramsay.— Yr. margouill-er, to 
 gnaw. 
 
 MARIES, s. pi. The designation given to the maids 
 of honour in Scotland. Knox.— Isl. maer, a maid, 
 pi, meijar. 
 
 MARIKEN, Maryskyn, skin, A dressed goat-skin. 
 Acts Cha. II. — Fr. marroquin, " Spanish leather, 
 made of goats' skins, or goats' leather not tanned, 
 but dressed with galls," Cotgr. 
 
 MARYMESS, s. Act. Dam. Cone. This denotes the 
 day appointed in the Roman calendar for commemo- 
 rating the nativity of the Virgin, September 8th, 
 which was denominated the latter Marymess, as dis- 
 tinguished from the day of her Assumption, or Lady 
 
 , day, which falls on August 15th. 
 
 kARYNAL, s. A mariner. Compl. S. 
 
 MARION, s. The Scottish mode of writing and pro- 
 nouncing the name Marianne, the Mariamne of the 
 Jews. Every one is acquainted with the fine old S. 
 song, 
 
 WiU ye gang to the ewe-bucbts, Marion t 
 
MAE 
 
 545 
 
 MAS 
 
 MARY RYALL. The legal denomination of that silver 
 coin of Q. Mary of Scotland, 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. 
 Poet. Museum. 
 
 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 tocher." Ersk. 
 
 MARITICKIS, Martykis, s. pi. Trench soldiers, 
 employed in S. during the regency 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 person be able to do so or not. " He is 
 sae wealc that he canna mark a fit to the grund ;" or, 
 " He's beginnin' to recruit; for he can now mark his 
 fit to the ground," Clydes. 
 
 MARK, Mekk, 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 Scot, money. V, Merk. 
 
 MARKAL, s. The Pirate. This is expl. as if it sig- 
 nified 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 another ; in 
 equal quantities of money ; penny for penny. Act 
 Dom. Cone. V. Merk. 
 
 MARKNES, s. Darkness, S. B. Burel. 
 
 MARK NOR BURN. Synon. with Hilt 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 0' MOUTH. 1. "A mark in the mouth, 
 whereby cattle-dtalers know the age of the animal," 
 S. Gall. Encycl. 2. Transferred to persons ad- 
 vanced in life, S. "Old maids are sometimes said 
 to have lost— mark o' mouth," ibid. 
 
 MARKSTANE, s. A landmark, Galloway; synon. 
 Marchstane. 
 
 To MARLE, V. n. To wonder, corr. from Marvel, 
 South of S. Nigel. 
 
 MARLED, Merled, Mirled, part. pa. 1. Variegated ; 
 mottled, S. ; as " marled stockings," those made of 
 mixed colours, twisted together before the stockings 
 are woven or knitted ; marled paper,'' &c. Moni- 
 pennie. 2. Chequered; as, "a marled plaid," a 
 chequered plaid, Roxb. If not corr. from E. marbled, 
 from 0. Fr. marellet, marbre raye, bigarre, Roquefort. 
 
 MARLED SALMON. A species of salmon. V. Iesk- 
 
 DRUIMIN. 
 
 MARLEYON, Maelion, s. A kind of hawk ; E. merlin. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 MARMAID, Marmadin, Meermaid, s. 1. The Mer- 
 maid, S. Compl. S. 2. Used as a ludicrous desig- 
 nation. Kennedy. 3. The frog-fish, Fife. Sibbald. 
 4. A species of limpet, patella, pellucida. — Isl. mar, 
 Germ, mer, the sea, and maid. 
 
 MARR, s. An obstruction ; an injury. Soc. Con. 
 
 MARRAT, Marriot, s. Abbr. of Margaret. 
 
 MARREST, s. The same with Mares, Marres. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 MARRIAGE. For an account of the Scottish super- 
 stitions relating to marriage, the Supplement to the 
 large Dictionaiy must be consulted. 
 
 MARROT, s. The Foolish Guillemot. Sibb. 
 
 MARROW, s. 1. A companion, S. Comp. S. 2. A 
 married partner. Henrysone. 3. One of a pair. 
 liuddiman. 4. An antagonist. Pitscottie. 5, One 
 thing that matches another, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 6. A person who is equal to another, S. 7. Any 
 thing exactly like another, S. ; as, " Your jocktaleg's 
 the veiy marrow o' mine," or, "Our knives are juist 
 marrows."— Su. G. mager, maghaer, aflBnis. 
 
 To MARROW, V. a. 1. To equal, S. Euddiman. 2. 
 To associate with, S. B. Burns. 3. To fit ; exactly to 
 match. Maitl. Poems. 
 
 MARROW, adj. Equal ; so as to match something of 
 the same kind. Inventories. 
 
 To MARROW, V. n. To co-operate with others in hus- 
 bandry. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 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 marrowless hose," S. 
 
 MARROWSCHIP, s. Association. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To MARR UP, V. a. To keep one to work, Ang. — 
 Germ, marr-en, to grin or snarl. 
 
 MARSCHAL, s. Steward. Barbour. — Germ, mars- 
 chalk, 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 
 Fyfteen, and Shirramuir. It has received this de- 
 nomination from the Earl of Mar. V. Sherra-moor. 
 
 MART, Marte, s. War, or the god of war, Mars. 
 Douglas. 
 
 MART, Marte, Mairt, s. 1. A cow or ox fattened, 
 killed, and salted, for winter provision, S. Acts Ja. 
 IV. 2. A cow killed at any time for family use, 
 Aberd. 3. Applied to one pampered with ease and 
 prosperity, R. Bruce. — From Martinmas, the 
 term at which beeves are usually killed for winter 
 store. 
 
 To MARTERYZE, v. a. To butcher. Monro's Exped. 
 — Teut. marter-en, excarnificare. V. Martyr, v. 
 
 MARTH, s. Marrow, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 MARTY, s. A house-steward. Household Book of 
 Argyll. — Ir. Gael, maor, a steward, and tigh, ty, a 
 house. 
 
 MARTIN (St.) OF BULLION'S DAY, Martin Bulg'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 Bullientis, vulgo St. Martin 
 Bouillant, Du Cange. 
 
 MARTIN, Martynis (Saint) Fowle. Apparently the 
 Ring-tail, a kind of kite, Dunbar. — Fr. oiseau de 
 S. Martin. 
 
 To MARTYR, v. a. 1. To hew down. Wallace. 2. 
 To bruise severely, S. Rudd. 3. To bespatter with 
 dirt, Ang. — Fr. martyr-er, to put to extreme pain. 
 
 MARTLET, s. A martin. " J/arWe^, more commonly 
 Mertrick, a kind of large weasel, which bears a rich 
 fur. Gl, Sibb. 
 
 MARTRIK, Mertrik, s. A martin. Bellenden. — 
 Fr. martre, Belg. marter, id. 
 
 MARVAL, s. Marble, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 
 MASAR, s, A drinking cup. Inventories. 
 
MAS 
 
 846 
 
 MAU 
 
 MASCROP, s. An herb. " Argentina, the mascrop." 
 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 
 MAS£, s. A kind of net with wide meshes of twisted 
 
 straw ropes, laid on the back of a horse, Orkn.— Dan. 
 
 mask, a mesh. 
 MASEli, Mazkr, ». 1. Maple. Eitson. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to a cup or bowl of metal. Aberd. Reg.— 
 
 Jiasur in Sw. denotes a particular kind of birch. V. 
 
 Mazer. 
 MASER, Mazbr-dish, a. A drinking vessel made of 
 
 maple, S. 
 MASH-HAMMER, s. A heavy hammer for breaking 
 
 stones, Ac. Aberd. 
 MASHLACH, adj. Mingled ; blended, S. B. Taylor's 
 
 S. Poems. 
 MASHLICH, (gutt.) s. Mixed grain, generally peas 
 
 and oats, Banffs. V. Mashlin. 
 MASHLIN, Masulie, Maishloch, s. 1. Mixed grain, 
 
 8. ; mashlum, Aberd. Stat. Gild. 2. The broken 
 
 parts of moss ; a moss of this description, S. B. — 
 
 Teut. masttluyn, farrago. [toun. 
 
 MASHLOCK, s. A coarse kind of bread. St. Johns- 
 MASHLUM, adj. Mixed ; applied to grain, S. Tales 
 
 of My Landlord. V. Mashlin. 
 MASHLUM, s. A mixture of edibles, Clydes. 
 MASK, s. A crib for catching fish, synon. with cruive. 
 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 To MASK, V. a. To infuse, S. Chalm, ^ir.— Su. G. 
 
 mask, a mash. 
 To MASK, V. n. To be in a state of infusion, S. Ayrs. 
 
 Legatees. 
 To MASK, V. a. To catch in a net, Ayrs.— Su. G. 
 
 maska, Dan. mask, macula retis. 
 MASKENIS, s. pi. Apparently, masks or visors used 
 
 in a masquerade. Inventories. — Vr.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. 
 MASKERT, s. Swine's maskert, an herb, S. Clown's 
 
 all-heal, S. ; perhaps q. maskwort, the root infused 
 
 for swine. 
 MASK-FAT, «. A vat for brewing, S. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 MASKING-FAT, s. A mashing-vat, S. 
 M ASKING-PAT, s. A tea-pot, S. Burns. 
 MASKIN'-RUNG, s. A long round stick used in 
 
 stirring malt in masking, S. B. Cock. 
 MASLE, s. Mixed grain ; E. maslin. V. Mashlin. 
 MASS, s. Pride ; haughtiness ; self-conceit, Ettr. For. 
 MASSIE, Massy, adj. Full of self-importance, and 
 
 disposed to brag, Berwicks. Roxb. Tales of My 
 
 Landlord.— 'Et. massif, Teut. Sw. id. firm, strong, 
 
 unbroken ; transferred to the mind. 
 MASSIMORE, s. The dungeon of a prison or castle, 
 
 S. A. Minst. Bord. — In Moorish, a subterranean 
 
 prison is called Mazmorra. 
 MASSONDEW, s. An hospital. Acts Sed.—Tr. maison 
 
 Dieu, id. 
 MAST, adj. Most. V. Maist. 
 MASTER, s. A landlord, S. V. Maister. 
 MASTER, s. Stale urine. V. Maister. 
 MASTER-TREE, s. The trace-tree or swingle-tree 
 
 which is nearest the plough, Orkn. In Lanaiks. 
 
 called the threep-tref. 
 MASTER-WOOD, s. The principal beams in the roof 
 
 of a house. Surv. Caithn. 
 MASTIS, Mastiche, s. A mastiff. Douglas. 
 MAT, Mot, aux. v. May. Douglas.— Sa. O. maa, 
 
 maatte, possum, potuit. 
 
 MATALENT, Matelknt, t. Rage. Wallace.— Vt. 
 
 mal-talent, anger. 
 To MATE, V. a. To weary out, Douglas. \. Mait. 
 MATED OUT. Exhausted with fatigue. 
 MATERIS, s. pi. Matrons. Douglas.— L&t. moires. 
 MATHER-FU', s. The fill of the dish denominated a 
 
 mather, Galloway. Davidson's Seas. V. Madder, 
 
 Madders'-full. 
 MATHIT, part. pa. Mathit on mold. Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 This should undoubtedly be jreacTirY, i. e. "matched,'' 
 
 or pitted against each other " on the field." 
 MATTY, s. The abb rev. of the female name, Martha, S. 
 MATTIE, s. Abbrev. of Matthew. 
 To MATTLE at., v. a. To nibble, as a lamb does grass, 
 
 Teviotdale. — Isl. maitl-a, detrahere parum miatl 
 
 parva iterata detractio. Mootle, id. Loth. 
 MAUCH, Mawch, (jgutt.) s. 1. Marrow, Fife ; syn. 
 
 Maich, Angus. 2. Power; pith; ability, ibid. — 
 
 Ant, Su. G. mag-a, A. S. mag-an, valere. 
 MAUCH, Mach, Mauk, s. A maggot, S, Ferguson. 
 
 — Su, G, matk, Isl. madk-ur, id. 
 MAUCHY, adj. Dirty ; filthy, S. Originally the same 
 
 with Yorks. " mawkie, full of maddochs," Clav. i. c. 
 
 MAUCHT, Maught, Macht, s. 1. Strength, S. Barb. 
 2. In pi. ability, in whatever sense, Ross. 3, Men- 
 tal ability, ib. — Teut, macht, maght, A. S. meaht, id. 
 
 MAUCHT, Maught, 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. 
 
 MAUCHTY, Maughty, adj. Powerful, S. B. Ross. 
 — Teut. machligh, Alem. mahtig. 
 
 MAUCHTLESS, Maughtless, adj. Feeble, S, Ross. 
 — Sw. maktlos. Germ, maghtlos, id. 
 
 MAUD, s. A gray striped plaid worn by shepherds in 
 the South of S. This seems the proper orthography. 
 Guy Mannering. V. Maad. 
 
 MAVERISII. V. MalvekisH. 
 
 MAVIS, s. A thrush, Turdus musicus, Linn. S. This 
 is an 0. E. word. 
 
 MAVIS-SKATE, Mat-skate, j. The Sharp-nosed Ray. 
 V. Friar-skate. 
 
 MAUK, s. A maggot. V. Macch. 
 
 MAUKIE, adj. Full of maggots, S. 
 
 MAUKIN, s. 1. A hare, S. Morison. — Gael, maigh- 
 each, id. 2. Metaph, a subject of discourse or dis- 
 putation. Boswell. 3. Used proverbially. "The 
 maukin was gaun up the hill," i. e. matters were 
 prospering, Roxb. 
 
 MAUKIN, s. A half-grown female, especially when 
 engaged as a servant ; e. g. "a lass and a maukin," 
 a maid-sei-vant 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 Maulifvff, "a female 
 without energy," Aberd, 
 
 MAULIFUFF, s. A female without energy. — Germ. 
 wal, speech, B.nA pfuffen, to blow. 
 
 To MAUM, V. n. 1. To soften and swell by means of 
 water, S. 2. To become mellow, S,— Teut, m^lm, 
 caries, et pulvis ligni cariosi, 
 
 MAUMIE, adj. Mellow, S. 
 
 MAUN, aux. v. Must. V. Mon, 
 
 MAUN. Used as forming a superlative, S. Ferguson 
 Muckle maun, veiybig or large, ib. — A, S, mae^en, 
 in composition, great or large. 
 
MAU 
 
 347 
 
 MEA. 
 
 To MAUN, V. ■a. To attain ; to be able to accomplish, 
 S. A. T. Scott. — Isl. megn-a, valeo efficere, polere. 
 V. Man, v. 
 
 To MAUN, V. n. To shake the head, from palsy, Shetl. 
 
 To MAUN, V. a. To command in a "haughty manner ; 
 as, " Ye mauna maun me ;" " Sho's an unco maunin 
 wife ; sho gars illsa body rin when sho cries Iss," 
 Clydes. A peculiar application of the auxiliary v. 
 Maun, must. 
 
 MAUNA, Maunna, Manna. Must not, from maun and 
 na. Remains Nithsdale Song. 
 
 MAUN-BE, s. An act of necessity, Clydes. 
 
 To MAUNDER, v. n. To tallv incoherently, Ettr. For. ; 
 Jif awnner, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. Probably corr. from 
 meander; as denoting discourse that has many wind- 
 ings in it. Perhaps Maundrels ought to be traced to 
 the same origin. 
 
 MAUNDEEL, s. A contemptuous designation 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 stufif ; 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, vulgatus, and Isl. draefl, sermo stultus. 
 
 MAUNNERING, s. 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 maut is said to be aboon the 
 meal, S. Prov. when one gets drunk, as intimating 
 that he has nore 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 
 signifying that a benefit has been ill requited, S. 
 
 MAW, Sea-Maw, s. Thecommon gull, S. — Daru maage, 
 id. 
 
 To MAW, V. a. 1. To mow, S. Bums. 2. To cut down 
 in battle. Douglas. — A. S. maw-an, Isl. maa, id, 
 
 MAW, s. A single sweep with the scythe, Clydes. 
 
 MAW, s. A whit or jot. V. Maa. 
 
 MAWCHTYR, s. Probably mohair. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 MAWD, s. A shepherd's plaid. V. Maad. 
 
 MAWER, s. a mower, S. ; Mawster, Oalloway, — 
 Belg. maaijer, id. 
 
 MAWESIE, s. V. Malvesie. 
 
 MAWGRE, Maugre, Magre, s. 1. Ill-will. Barbour. 
 2. Vexation ; blame. Henrysone. 3. Hurt; injury. 
 Douglas. — Fr. malgre, 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 iwa.mawins in that meadow,'' S. 
 
 MAWMENT, s. An idol. Wyntown.— Chaucer, 
 7naum,et, id. corr. from MahomeL 
 
 MAWN, s. A basket, S. B. ; maund, E. 
 
 To MAWNER, v. a. To mock by mimicry ; as, " He's 
 ay mawnerin' me," Dumfr. 
 
 MAWS, s. The herb Mallows, of which tenn this 
 seems merely an abbrev. Roxb. 
 
 MAWSIE, adj. Strapping; synon. with 5^07wfe, Ayrs, 
 — Teut. Fr. massif, solidus, "well-knit," Cotgr. 
 
 MAWSIE, s. A drab ; a trollop, S. — Isl. mas, nuga- 
 mentum, masa, nugor. 
 
 To MAWTEN, Madten, v. n. To begin to spring ; ap- 
 plied to steeped grain, S. — Su. G. maelt-a, hordeum 
 potui praeparare, from miaell, 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. 
 
 MAY-SPINK, s. The primrose, Mearns. 
 
 MAZE, s. Five hundred herrings. V. Mese. 
 
 MAZER, Mazer-Dish, s. A drinking-cup of maple. 
 Z. Boyd.—GGvm. maser, Su. G. masur, the maple ; 
 Isl. mausur bolli, a mazer-bowl or cup. 
 
 MAZERMENT, s. Confusion, Ang. Ross. 
 
 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. Agr. Surv. 
 Berw. 
 
 MEADOW-HAY, s. The hay produced from bogs, S. 
 Termed in Refrewshire bog hay. Agr. Surv. Renfr. 
 V. Bog-hay.. 
 
 MEADOWS. Queen of the Meadows, meadow-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 quantity 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 dis- 
 tinguished from that of wheat, which, by way of 
 eminence, is called Flour, S. Johnson's Journey. 
 
 To MEAL, V. 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 appropriated 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 holding oat-meal." 
 Gall. Encycl. A corr. of hoghead, as the hogshead is 
 often named in S. Tent. ockshood,oghshood, id. V. 
 Todd. 
 
 MEA LIN, ^. A chest for holding meaZ, Aberd. ; synon. 
 Girnal. 
 
 MEALMONGER, s. A mealman, S. 
 
 MEAL'S CORN. Any species of grain. Ihaena tasted 
 meal's <iorn the day; I have eaten nothing to-day 
 that has ever been in the form of grain, S. Ross's Hel. 
 
 MEAL-SEEDS, s. pi. That part of the husk of oats 
 which is sifted out of the meal, S. They are used for 
 making sowens or flummery. 
 
 MEALS-MORE, s. Ever so much. This term is ap- 
 plied to one who is given to prodigality ; " Gie them 
 meals-more, they'll be poor," Fife. 
 
 MEALSTANE, s. A stone used in weighing meal, S. 
 " Mealstanes. Rude stones of seventeen and a half 
 pounds weight used in weighing meal." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To MEAL-WIND, v. a. To meal-wind a bannock or 
 cake, to nib it over with meal, after it is formed, 
 before it is put on the girdle, and again after it is 
 first turned, S. B. ; Mell-wand, South of S.— A, S. 
 melwe, farina, and waend-ian, vertere ; for the act is 
 performed by turning thecalce or bannock overseveral 
 times in the meal ; or Teut. wind-en, involvere, q. 
 " to I'oU up in meal." 
 To MEAN. To lament ; or, to merit sympathy. V. 
 
 Mene, v. 
 MEAN, s. Lamentation ; regret, S. 
 MEAREN, s. "A slip of uncultivated ground of 
 various breadth, between two corn ridges," S. B. 
 Gl. Surv. Moray. Synon. Bauk. This seems the 
 same with Mere, a boundary, q. v. 
 
MEA 
 
 848 
 
 MEK 
 
 MBASSOUR, », A mace-bearer ; oae who carries the 
 
 maee before persons in authority, S. B. Bannatyne 
 
 Transac. V. Macee. 
 MEAT-GIVER, t. One who supplies another with 
 
 food. AcU Ja. VI. 
 MEAT-HALE, adj. Enjoying such a state of healtli 
 
 as to manifest no failure at the time of meals, S. ; 
 
 synon. Farridge-hale, Sjpune-hale. Saxon and 
 
 Gad. 
 MEATHS, «. pi. Maggots, 3. Watson.'-A. S.matha, 
 
 vermis ; S. B. maid, a maggot. 
 MEATIES, s. pi. Diminutive of meat ; food ; applied 
 
 to saps prepared for infants, Mearns. 
 MEAT-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of being 
 
 well-fed. " He's baith nieo^-It^e and claith-like," a 
 
 common phrase in S. 
 MEAT-RIFE, Meit-ryfb, adj. Abounding with meat 
 
 or food, S. 0. Roxb. 
 MEBLE, s. Any thing moveable. Sir Gawan.—Ei, 
 
 meulle, id. 
 MECKANT, adj. Romping ; frolicsome, Aberd. Shall 
 
 we trace this to Fr. mechant, mischievous, viewed in 
 
 relation to boyish pranks ? 
 MEDCINARE, Meuicinab, s. Physician. Bellenden. 
 MEDE, s. A meadow. Douglas.— A. S. maede. 
 MEDFULL, adj. Laudable. Wyntown. 
 MEDIAT, adj. Used for immediate, as denoting an 
 
 heir next in succession. Acts Ja. VI. 
 MEDICINER, a. A physician. St. Johnstoun. V. 
 
 Medicinare. 
 MEDIS, V. impers. Avails. Gawan and Gol. — Su. G. 
 
 maet-a, retribuere. 
 MEDLERT, s. This world. V. Myddilerd. 
 MEDUART, s. Meadow-sweet. Comp. <Sf.— From A. S. 
 
 med, a meadow, and wyrt ; E. wort, Sw. mioed-oert, id. 
 MEEDWIF, s. A midwife. Aberd. Reg. 
 MEEL-AN-BREE. Brose, Aberd. Journ. Lond. 
 WEAL-AN-BREE-NIGHT, s. Halloweven. Morays. 
 MEEN, s. The moon. Aberd. 
 MEERAN, s. A carrot, Aberd. — Gael, miuron. V. 
 
 MiRBOT. 
 
 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 wV. 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, Ac. V. MeitHv 
 
 MEETH, adj. Modest ; mild ; gentle, Bord. 
 
 MEETH, adj. 1. Sultry, S. B. Fop. Ball. 2. Warm, 
 S. B. Boss. V. Mait. 
 
 MEETHNESS, s. 1. Sultriness, S. B. Boss. 2. Soft 
 weather. Gl. Boss. 
 
 MEETHS, s. pi. Activity ; applied to bodily motion. 
 One is said to have nae meeths who is inert, S. Per- 
 haps from A. S. maegthe, potestas. 
 
 MEG, Meggy, Maggie. 1, Abbrev. of the name Mar- 
 garet, S. 2. Meg, a designation for a vulgar woman. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 MEGGY-MONYFEET, s. The centipede, Roxb.; in 
 other counties Meg-wi'-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, Ang. 
 
 MEGIRTIE, s. A kind of cravat. It differs from an 
 Ourlay ; for, instead of being fastened with a loop, 
 it is held by two clasps, Ayrs. — C. B. Myngwair has 
 t le 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." 
 
 MEQSTY, interj. An exclamation, expressive of sur- 
 prise, Ayrs. Loth. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 MEY, j?ron. Me, pron. as Gr. «, Selkirks. ; also hey, 
 he ; to sey, to see, tey, tea, "Xc. 
 
 MEID, s. Appearance ; port. Scot, Trag. Ball. — 
 A. S. maeth, persona ; also, modus, dignitas. 
 
 To MEIK, ij. a. 1. To tame. Atp. Hamiltoun. 2. 
 To humble, ibid. — Isl. myk-ia, Su. G. moek-a, 
 moUire. 
 
 MEIL, Meel, Miel, s. a weight, Orkn. V. Mail, 2. 
 
 To MEILL of, V. a. To treat of. Wallace. V, Mel. 
 
 MEIN, Mene, adj. Common. Kelly.^-A. S. maene, 
 Su. G. men, id. 
 
 MEIN, Si An attempt, S. B. 
 
 MEINE, s. Apparently, insinuation. Crosragudl. 
 V. Menb, Mean, v. sense 3. 
 
 To MEING, Meng, v. n. Corn is said to m^ing, when 
 yellow stalks appear here and- there, S. B.— A. S. 
 m^ng-ean, to mingle. 
 
 To MEINGYIB, v. a. To hurt ; to lame, Fife. V. 
 Manyib, Mangtie, &g. 
 
 To MEINGYIE, v. 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, Selkirks; Brownie 
 of Bodsbeck. 
 
 MEYNTYM, s. The mean while. Act. Bom. 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, mordhail, an assembly ; 
 from mor, great, and dal, a meeting, 
 
 MEIRIE, s. a dimin. from Meir, S. Picken. 
 
 To MEIS, Meise, Mese, Mease, Maise, v: a. !•. To 
 mitigate. Doug. 2. To force on ripeness ; as, by 
 putting fruit into straw or chaflF, 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, Meyzlb, v. a. To crumble down ; ap- 
 plied to eating, Gall. — Teut. meusel-en, pitissare, 
 clam degustare paulatim. 
 
 To MEISSLE, v: a. To waste imperceptibly, Fife. — 
 — Belg. meusel-en, pitissare. 
 
 MEIT-BUIRD, s. An eating-table. Inventories. 
 
 MEITH, adj. Hot ; sultry. V. Meeth. 
 
 MEITH, aux. v. Might. V. Mith. 
 
 To MEITH, V. a. To define by certain marks. Bal- 
 four's Pract. V. Myth, v. 
 
 MEITH, Meeth, Meth, Myth, s. 1. A mark ; meid, 
 Ang. Douglas. — Isl. mide, a mark, mid-a, to mark 
 a place, to take observation. 2. A sign, of whatever 
 kind, S. 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. 
 Myth, v. 
 
 MEYTIT, part. pa. Acts Ja. VI.— A. S. met-an, sig- 
 nifies invenire ; perhaps q. discovered or found out. 
 The sense, however, is obscure. 
 
 MEKYL, Meikle, Mykil, Mucklb, adj. 1. Great, re- 
 / specting size, S. Douglas. 2, Much ; denoting 
 quantity or extent^ S. Bamsay. — A. S. micel, mucel, 
 
MEK 
 
 349 
 
 MEN 
 
 Alem. Isl. mikil, magnus. 3. Denoting pre-emi- 
 
 nence, S. Tannahill.— Isl. mikilmenne, vir mag- 
 
 nificus. 
 To Mak Mekil or Mpcklb of one. To show one great 
 
 attention, S. ; to malce much of one. In Isl. this 
 
 idea, or one nearly allied, is expressed by a single 
 
 term ; mykla, magnifacio, Gr. Andr. 
 MEKILDOM, s. Largeness of size, S. Bamsay. 
 MEKILWORT, s. Deadly nightshade. Bellenden. 
 MEKIS, *. pi. Inventories. Unexplained. 
 To MEL, Mell, v. n. To speak ; to mention, S. B. 
 
 Gawan and Gol.^~Su. Q. mael-a, Isl. mal-a, A. S. 
 
 mael-an, id. 
 MELDER, Meldak, s. 1. The quantity of meal ground 
 
 at once, S, Morison. 2. A salted cake, mola salsa. 
 
 Douglas. — Isl. malldr, molitura, from mal-o, to grind. 
 Dusty melder. 1. The last milling of the crop of 
 
 oats, S. 2. Metaph. the last born child in a family, 
 
 pock-shaking, Aberd. 
 MELDROP, s. J. V. MiLDfiOP. 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. 
 
 MELGRAE, Mellgrave, s. A quagmire, Lanarks. 
 Pron. Melgrave, Galloway. — Isl. mel-r is thus de- 
 fined by Haldorson ; Solum arena, glarea, vel argilla, 
 obsitum, glabretum planitiei. As graf-a is to dig, 
 and graf any hole that is dug,, meZfirra/ might origin- 
 ally denote the hole whence sand, gravel, &c. were 
 dug. 
 
 MELYIE, s. A coin of small value. Evergreen, — Fr. 
 maille, a halfpenny. 
 
 MELL, s. J.. A maul, S. Boss. 2. A blow with a maul. 
 Pop. Ball. 3. A large broad fist, Isl. mjol, ib. Shet. 
 
 4. Used to. denote a custom conjoined with the Broose 
 or Briise 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, v. a. To mix. Barbour. V. Mellyne. 
 To MELL, Mel, Mellay, v. n. 1. To intermeddle, S- 
 
 Douglas. 2. To be in a state of intimacy, S. B. 
 
 P. Buck. Dial. 3. To join in battle. Wyntown. — 
 
 Er. meler, to meddle ; Teut. mell-en, conjungi. 
 To MELL, V. 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. Stat. Ace.— A. S, Teut. 
 
 mael, comitia, conventus, mael-en, conjungi. 
 MELLA, Mellay, adj. Mixed. Mellay hew, mixed 
 
 colour. Aberd. Beg. — Fr. meUe, id. 
 MELLE, Mekl*, Mellay, s. 1. Contest ; battle. Wall. 
 
 Fr. melee, id. 2. In melle, in a state of mixture, 
 
 Sir Gawan, 
 MELLER, s. The quantity of meal ground at the miln 
 
 at one time, Nithsdale ; the same with Melder, q. v. 
 
 NiOisdale Song, 
 MELLGRAVE, s. "A break in a highway," Gall. The 
 
 same with Melgraf, q. v. 
 MELLYNE, Melling, s. Mixture. Barbour. — Fr. 
 
 melange, id. 
 MELLING, s. The act of intermeddling. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 V. Mell, v. 
 
 MELMONT BERRIES. Juniper berries. Moray. 
 
 MELT, s. The spleen, S. Complaynt S.—&n. Or. 
 mielte, id. 
 
 To MELT, V. a. To knock down ; properly, by a stroke 
 in the side, where the melt lies, S, Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 MELTETH, Meltith, s. 1. A meal, S. ; meltet, S. B. 
 Henrysone. 2. A cow's meltit, the quantity of milk 
 yielded by a cow at one time, Ang. 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. 
 
 To MELVIE, v. a. To soil with meal, S. Burns. — 
 Isl. moelv-a, comminuere, miolveg-r matr, fruges. 
 
 MELVIE, adj. Soiled with meal, S. B. Shirr. 
 
 To MELWAND, v. a. To rub with meal ; as, " Lassie, 
 melwand that banna," Roxb. V. Meal-wind. 
 
 MEMBRGNIS. L. marlionis, merlins. Houlate. 
 
 To MEMER, v.n. To recollect one's self. Sir Gawan. 
 — A. S. mymer-ian, reminisci. 
 
 MEMERKYN, Mynmeekin, s. A contemptuous term, 
 expressive of smallness of size. Evergreen. 
 
 MEMMIT, part. pa. Allied. Bannat. P.— Teut. 
 moeme, memme, matertera, neptis. 
 
 MEMORIALL, adj. Memorable. Bellenden. 
 
 MEMT, part. adj. Connected by, or attached from, 
 blood, alliance, or friendship, Ayrs. V. Mejimit. 
 
 MEN, adj. Apparently for main, E. principal. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — A, S. maegn, vis, maegen, magnus ; Su. G. 
 vfLegn, potestas. 
 
 MENAGE, s. A friendly society, of which every mem- 
 ber pays in a fixed sum weekly, to be continued for a 
 given term. At the commencement, the order of 
 priority in receiving the sum 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 re- 
 ceives 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 pro- 
 portionate to the order of his drawing. Such insti- 
 tutions are common in Edinburgh and the vicinity. 
 The members usually meet in some tavern or public 
 .house ; a certain sum being allowed by each member 
 for the benefit of the landlord. — 0. Fr. mesnage, "a 
 household, familie, or meyney," Cotgr. 
 
 MENANIS (Sanct). Apparently St. Monan's in Fife ; 
 also written " Sanct Mynnanis." Aberd. Beg. 
 
 MENARE, s. A mediatrix, q. moyaner, q. v. Houlate. 
 
 MENCE, s. Errat. for Mense, q. v. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 MENDIMENT, s. Amendment ; pron. menniment, 
 Aberd. 
 
 MEJ^DS, s. 1. Atonement. Abp. Ramiltoun, 2. 
 Amelioration of conduct. Kelly. 3. Addition. To 
 the mends, over and above, S. Butherford. 4. Re- 
 venge. To get a mends of one, to be revenged on 
 one, S. " Ego ulciscar te, si vivo ; I shall get a 
 mends of jou, if I live." Wedderb. Vocab. — 0. E. 
 amends, compensation ; Fr. amende, in pi. 
 
 To MENE, Meyne, Meane, v. a. 1. To bemoan, S. 
 Barbour. 2. To mean one's self, to make known 
 one's grievance. Ja. VI. 3. No to mein, not an 
 object of sympathy, S. Bamsay. 4. To indicate 
 pain or lameness, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To MENE, Meane, v. n. 1. To make lamentation, S. 
 Mimt. Bord. 2. To utter moans, S.— A. S. macn-an, 
 dolere, ingemiscere. 
 
MEN 
 
 850 
 
 MEE 
 
 MENE, Mein, Main, *. 1. Moaning ; lamentation, S. 
 ** Ke maks a great mene for himsell," 2. Condolence ; 
 expression of sympathy, S. " I didna mak mickle 
 m«in for him ;" " My mene's made." 
 
 To MENE, Mean, Meen, v. a. 1. To intend, S. Doug. 
 — A. 8. maen-an, Germ, tnem-en, intendere. 2, To 
 esteem ; to prize, ibid. 3. To make mention of. Sir 
 Egeir. — A. S. maen-an, mentionem facere. 4. To 
 make known distinctly. Lyndsay. 6. To recognise. 
 Ywaine and Gawin. 6. To reflect; with o/ovon. 
 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. Soss. 
 
 MENE, adj. Intermediate. Douglas, 
 
 MENE, adj. Common. V. Mein. 
 
 MENFOLK, s. pi. Males, S. St. Eonan. Women- 
 folk, females. 
 
 To MENQ-, V. n. To become mixed. "The corn's 
 beginning to meng," the standing corn begins to 
 change colour, or to assume a yellow tinge, Berwicks. 
 V. Ming, v. 
 
 To MENG, t\ a. To mix ; to blend. V. Ming. 
 
 To MENGE, V. a. To soothe. — Teut. meng-en, 
 temperare. 
 
 MENIE, Mainie, s. One abbrev. of Marianne; and in 
 some instances of Wilhelmina, S. 
 
 MENYEIT, part. pa. V. Manyieo. 
 
 MENYIE, Mengie, Menye, Menyh£, s. 1. One family. 
 Bannatyne Poems. 2. A company, S. B. Douglas. 
 
 3. Followers of a chieftain. Barbour. 4. An army 
 in general. Douglas. 6. A crowd ; a multitude ; 
 applied to persons, Dumfr. 6. A multitude ; ap- 
 plied to things, S. Ferguson. — A. S. menegeo, Alem. 
 menigi, Isl. meingi, multitudo. 
 
 MENYNG, s. Compassion. Barb. V, Mene, to lament. 
 
 MENISSING, s. The act of diminishing. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 MENKIT, pret. Joined. Dunbar. — A. S. mencg-an, 
 miscere, concumbere. 
 
 MENOUN, Menin, s. A minnow, S. Barbour. — 
 Gael, meanan, id.; meanbh, little. 
 
 MENSE. V. Mexsk. 
 
 MENSEFTJLLIE, adv. In a mannerly way ; with pro- 
 priety, S. 
 
 MEN'S HOUSE, «. A cottage attached to a farm- 
 bouse, where the men-sei"vants cook their victuals, 
 S. B. Agr. Surv. Aberd. V. Bothy, 
 
 MENSK, Mense, s. 1. Dignity of conduct. 2. Honour. 
 Barbour. 3. Discretion ; decorum, S. Burns. 4. 
 It is obliquely used in the sense of thanks, or grateful 
 return, S. Tannahill. 5. Credit; ornament, or 
 something that gives respectability, S. A. A. Scott's 
 Poems. 6, It is said of any individual in a family, 
 who sets out or recommends all the rest, "He" or 
 " She's the mense of the family," or " of a' the 
 family," Dumfr. Loth. — Isl. mensica, humanitas ; 
 A. S. mennisc, humanus ; L. mens, the mind. 
 
 To MENSK, Mense, one, v. a. 1. To treat respectfully. 
 Gawan and Gol. 2. To do honour to. Lynd. 3, To 
 do the honours of ; to preside at. To mense a board, 
 to do the honours of a table, Dumfr. Siller Gun. 
 
 4. To fit ; to become, Ettr. For. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 MENSKE, adj. Humane. Sir Tristrem. 
 MENSKFUL, Menskfdl, adj. 1 Manly. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. 2. Noble, ibid. 3. Moderate ; discreet, S. 
 Eamsay. 4. Becoming, particularly in regard to 
 one's station, S. Tales of My Landlord. 5. Man- 
 nerly ; respectful, S. Ramsay. [Gol. 
 HEI^hSKIT, part. pa. Honourably treated. Gaw. and 
 
 MENSKLES, Mensless, adj, 1. Void of discretion, S. 
 
 Douglas. 2. Greedy ; insatiable, S. P. Buch. Dial. 
 
 3. Immoderate, S. Morison. 
 MENSKLY, adv. Decently. Barbour.— A. S. 
 
 mennislice, humaniteu. 
 MENSWORN, part. pa. V. Mansweib. 
 ToMENT, r. n, 1. "To lift up the hand affectedly, 
 
 without intending the blow." Gl. Surv. Moray. 2. 
 
 " To attempt ineffectually,"ibid. This seems merely 
 
 a provincial pronunciation of the v. Mint, to aim). 
 
 Ac. q. V. 
 MENT.prei. Mended, S; A. Herd's Coll. 
 MENTENENT, s. One who assists another. Acts 
 
 Cha. I. — Fr. mainten-ir. 
 MENTICAPTE, s. Insanity- ; derangement ; a forensic 
 
 teim. Act. Dom. Cone. — Lat. mente captus, mad, Cic. 
 To MER, V. a. To put into confusion. Wallace. — 
 
 Isl. mer-ia, contundere. 
 MERCAL, s. A piece of wood used in the construction 
 
 of the Shetland plough. Stat. Acc. — ^\x. G. mer, 
 
 large, kulle, head. 
 MERCAT, s. A market. 
 MERCAT-STEAD, s. A market town ; literally the 
 
 place where a market stands. Descr. of the King- 
 dome of Scotland. 
 MERCH, Mergd, (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 merchanguid," 
 
 marketable merchandise. Aberd. Reg. 
 * MERCHANT. A man's eye is said to be his merchant, 
 
 when he buys an article on his own judgment, 
 
 without recommendation or engagement on the part 
 
 of another, S. Fountainhall. 
 MERCHY, (gutt.) adj. Marrowy, S. B. Mich. Brucs. 
 MERCHINESS, s. The state of being marrowy; 
 
 metaph. used. Mich. Bruce. 
 MERCIIIT, part. pa. Bounded. V. March, t). 
 MERCIABLE, adj. Merciful, 0. Fr. King's Quair. 
 MERCIALL, adj. Merciful. King's Quair.— 0. Fr. 
 
 merciaulc 
 MERCIALL, adj. Martial. Bellenden. 
 MERCIMENT, s. 1. Mercy; discretion, S. B. "1 
 
 maun be at," or " come in, your merciment ;" I must 
 
 put myself completely under your power. 2. A fine, 
 
 E. amerciament. Aberd. Reg. 
 MERCURY LEAF. The plant Mercurialis perennis, 
 
 South of S. 
 MERDAL, «. A fat, elumsy female. — IsL mardol, id. 
 
 Shetl. 
 MERE, s. A boundary. Wyntown. — A. S. maera, 
 
 Su. G. maere, Belg. meer, id. 
 MERE, s. 1. The sea. Wyntown.— A. 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, V. n. Bellend. T. Liv. As the corres- 
 ponding word in Livy is conciliaret, should this be 
 
 meise, i. e. incorporate ? 
 MERESWINE, Meer-Swine, s. 1. A dolphin. Doug. 
 
 2. A porpoise, S. — Teut. maer-swin, delphinus; Su. 
 
 G. marswin, a porpoise. 
 MERETABILL, adj. Meritorious, Aberd. Reg. 
 MERGH, s. Marrow ; energy. V. Merch. 
 MERGIN, (g hard) adj. Most numerous; largest, 
 
 S. B.— Su. G. marg, multus, [Fife. 
 
 To MERGLE, v. n. To wonder ; to express surprise, 
 
MER 
 
 851 
 
 MET 
 
 MERY, adj.. Faithful. Gawan and Gol. The phrase 
 mery men, applied to adherents or soldiers, may be 
 merely expressive of their hilarity in the service of 
 their chief. — A. S. inirige, cheerful. 
 
 MERITOR, s. Alerd. Reg. Meaning uncertain. 
 
 MERK, s. A term used in jewellei7. Inventories. 
 
 MERK, s. An ancient Scottish silver coin, in value 
 thirteen shillings and fourpence of our money, or 
 thirteen pence and one-third of a penny sterling. 
 Ruddiman. 
 
 MERK, Merkland, s. A denomination of land, from 
 the duty formerly paid to the sovereign or superior, 
 S. Shetl. Stat. Ace. 
 
 MERK, adj. Dark. V. Mark. 
 
 To MERK, V. n. To ride. Gawan and Gol, — Arm. 
 marck-at, Ir. markay-im, to ride ; Ger. mark, a horse. 
 
 To MERK, V. a. To design, S. B. Doug.— A. S. 
 mearc-ian, designare. 
 
 MERKERIN, s. The spinal marrow, Ang.—Mergh, 
 marrow, and Germ, kern, pith ; q. that which con- 
 stitutes the pith of the body. 
 
 MERKE SCIIOT. The distance between the bow 
 markis, in the exercise of archery. Wyntown. 
 
 MERKIE-PIN, s. That part of a plough on which the 
 share is fixed, Orkn. 
 
 To MERL, V. n. To candy ; applied to honey, &c. 
 Galloway, V. Merlie. 
 
 MERLE, s. The blackbird, Fr. Compl. S. 
 
 MERLED, MiRLED, part. pa. Variegated. V. Marled. 
 
 MERLIE, adj. Candied. "When honey 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, Loth. — 
 From Fr. merveille, a prodigy ; or perhaps q. mar- 
 vellings. 
 
 MERMAID'S GLOVE, s. The sponge, Shetl, "Spon- 
 gia Palmata, Mermaid^i Glove." Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 MERMAID'S PURSE. The same with the Mermaid's 
 Glove, Gall. 
 
 * MERRY, adj. An old term used by a chief in ad- 
 dressing his soldiers ; My merry men. V. Mery. 
 
 MERRY-BEGOTTEN, s. A spurious child, Ang. 
 
 MERRY-DANCERS, «. pi. 1. The Aurora Borealis, S, 
 Encycl. Brit. 2. The exhalations from the earth in 
 a warm day, as seen flickering in the atmosphere, 
 Roxb. Summer-couts, S. B. 
 
 MERRY-HYNE, s. 1, A merry-kyne 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 receive one's dismission rather in a disgrace- 
 ful manner ; applied to servants, ibid.; from Hyne. 
 
 MERRY-JIEAT, s, "The same with kimmering, the 
 feast at a birth." Gall. Encycl. V. Blithe-meat. 
 
 MERRY-METANZIE, «. A game among girls in 
 Tweeddale, Fife, Edinburgh, and other parts of Scot- 
 land. They form a ring, within which one goes 
 round with a handkerchief, and with this gives a 
 stroke in succession to every one in the ring ; the 
 person who strikes, or the taker, still repeating this 
 rhyme : — 
 
 Here I gae round the jlngie-rlng, 
 The jiugie-iiiig, the jiiigie-ring, 
 Here I gae round the jingie-rii)g. 
 And through my merry-metanzie; 
 or, as in Aberdeen : — 
 
 " Here we go by jinga-riug, 
 Jinga ring, jiuga-riiig. 
 Here we go by jiuga-ring. 
 An' rouii' about merry-metanzie." 
 Then the handkerchief is thrown at one in the ring, 
 who must take it up and go through the same process, 
 
 MERSE, s. 1. A fertile spot of ground between hills ; 
 
 a hollow, Nithsdale. Mermaid of Galloway. 2, 
 
 Alluvial land on the side of a river, Dumfr. 3. Also 
 
 expl. " Ground gained from the sea, converted into 
 
 moss," Dumfr. Perhaps, as having been originally 
 
 under water, from Teut. mersche, marse, palus. 
 MERTRIK, s. V, Martrik. 
 MERVADIE, adj. Sweet and brittle, Galloway. V. 
 
 Mervie. 
 MERVY, Marvib, adj. 1. Rich ; mellow ; applied to 
 
 fruits, Dumfr. 2. Savoury, ib.; syn, Smervy, S.B. — 
 
 Dan. marv, marrow. 
 MERVIL, adj. Inactive ; applied both to body and 
 
 mind, Roxb.; syn. Marbel, Loth. — C. B. marwaawl, 
 
 of a deadening quality ; marwald, torpid ; marwal- 
 
 aw, to deaden. 
 MERVYS. Mars, Barbour. V, Mer. 
 MES, Mess, s. Mass, S. Godly Ballads, 
 MES, or MASS JOHN. A ludicrous designation for 
 
 the minister of a parish, S.; q. Mass-priest, Poems 
 
 Buchan Dialect. 
 MESALL, Mysel, adj. Leprous. Bellenden.—'Er. 
 
 mesel, id. Hence the disease named measles. 
 MESCHANT, adj. V. Mischant. 
 To MESE, V. a. To mitigate, V. Meis, 
 M^SE 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. 0, Gl. Sibb. V. 
 
 Mashlin. 
 MESOUR, s. Measure. Aberd Reg. 
 To MESS AND MELL. 1. To have familiar intercourse, 
 
 Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 2. To mingle at one mess. It 
 
 seems to be a proverbial phrase in the West of S. 
 MESSAGE, s. Ambassadors. WaU.—'Fi: id. 
 MESSAN, Messin, Messodn, 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. 
 
 Abe7-d. Reg. 
 MESSIGATE, s. The road to the church, Orkn. 
 
 From Isl. messa, missa celebratio sacrorum, and 
 
 gata, via. 
 MESSIN GERIE, s. The office of a messenger-at-arms. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 MESS-SAYER, s. The contemptuous term applied by 
 
 our Reformers to a mass-priest. Knox's Hist. 
 To MESTER, v. a. Perhaps, to need. King's Quair. 
 
 V. Mister. 
 MESWAND, s. A wedge ; properly a measuring-rod. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. —Alem. mez, mensura, wand, virga. 
 MET, Mett, Mette, s. 1. Measure, S. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 2, A determinate measure, S. Stat. -4cc.— Su. G. 
 
 maat, A. S. mete, mensura. 
 MET, V. aux. May ; used for Mat or Mot. Jacobite 
 
 Relics. 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.pl. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 Perhaps boards for holding m^at. — A. S. met, cibus, 
 and bord, mensa. 
 To METE, V. a. To paint. Douglas.— A. S. met-an, 
 
 pingere. 
 METEGUDIS. Act. Dom. Cone. Probably measures 
 for meting goods. 
 
MET 
 
 852 
 
 MIL 
 
 METEHAMYS, Metdamis, ».i)i. Manors. Wallace. 
 
 — A. S. mete, meat, and ham, a house. 
 METII, s. A boundary. V. Mkith. 
 METHINK, V. impers. Methinks. Barbour.— A. S. 
 
 me thincth, mihi videtur. 
 METIIOWSS, s. A house for measuring, "Ane 
 
 commoune methowss for victuall." Aberd. Reg. 
 METINO, s. A glove called a mitten. ' Invent. 
 METLUYME, «. An instrument for measuring. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 METSTEK, ». 1. A person legally authorized to mea- 
 sure, S. '^ Metstar" Aberd. Reg. 2. A commissioner 
 
 appointed by Parliament for regulating weights and 
 
 measures. Tit. Act Ja. VI. 
 MET-STICK, s. A bit of wood 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, V. n. To mew as a cat, S. — Lat. 
 
 miauliz-are, Er. miaul-er, id. 
 MEW, s. "Make na twa mews of ae daughter.'' 
 
 Fergtison's S. Prov. A corr, of the S. word Maich, a 
 
 son-in-law, 
 MEW, s. An enclosure. Ferguson. — E. id. Hence 
 
 mews, the royal stables. 
 MEWITH, 3jj. V. Changeth. Sir Gawan.—Fr.mu-er. 
 To MEWT, V. n. To mew, as a cat. Kelly.— Fr. 
 
 miault, mewing. 
 MY, interj. Denoting surprise, Roxb. 
 MYANCE, s. Means ; wages; fee. — Fr. moyen, mean, 
 
 q, moyens. 
 To MIAUVE, V. n. To mew, as a cat, Buchan. V. 
 
 the letter W. 
 MICE-DIRT, s. The dung of mice, S. V. Dirt, s. 
 MICELED, pret. v. 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.— 8u. G. 
 
 mycken, id.; Isl. miok, mioeg, valde. 
 MICHTFULL, adj. Mighty ; powerful. 
 MICHEN, s. Common spignel, S. Stat. Jcc— Gael. 
 
 moiken, id, 
 MICHTIE, adj. 1, Of high rank. S. P. Repr. 2. 
 
 Stately; haughty, S. 3. Strange ; surprising ; also 
 
 as an adv. as, michtie gude, S. B. 4. Potent ; ap- 
 plied to liquors, and synon. with Stark, ibid. — Su. G, 
 
 maagta, very, maagta godt. 
 MICKLE-MOUTH'D, Muckle-mow'd, adj. Having a 
 
 large mouth, S. Kelly. V. Mekvl, 
 MID-CUPPIL, s. That tie which couples or imites the 
 
 two staves of a flail, S. B. Fife. 
 MIDDEN, MiDDYN, MiDDiNG, s. 1. A dunghill, S. 
 
 Wallace.— A.. S. midding, Dan. moeding, id. 2. 
 
 Metaph. a dirty slovenly woman. S.; synon. Heap. 
 
 3, An eating midden, 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. 0. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 MIDDEN-HEAD, s. The top of a dunghill, S. To be 
 heard on the midden-head, to quarrel openly ; a 
 metaph. borrowed from dunghill-fowls, S. Ross's 
 Helenore. 
 
 MIDDEN-HOLE, s. 1, A dunghill, S. 2. A small 
 pool beside a dunghill, in which the filthy water 
 stands, S. 
 
 MIDDEN-MYLIES, s. pi. Orach, S. B. thus denomi- 
 nated, as growing on dunghills. — Mylies is allied to 
 Sw, mell, melre, and molla, names for this herb. 
 
 MIDDEN-STEAD, s. The place where a dunghill is 
 formed, S. Antiquary. 
 
 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. Douglas.— Belg. 
 middel-en, intercedere. 
 
 MYDDIL 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. 
 Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 MIDDING-MOUNT, Midden-mount, s. A singular 
 species of rampart used by the inhabitants of Edin- 
 burgh, in the reign of Charles I. for defending them- 
 selves against the batteries of the castle. Spalding. 
 
 MYDDIS, s. The middle. Wyntown. 
 
 * MIDGE, s. This not only denotes a gnat as in E. but 
 is used by the vulgar for a Scottish mosquito. Gl, 
 Antiq. 
 
 MYDLEN, adj. Middle. Wallace. 
 
 MIDLENTREN, Midlentrane, Mydlenterene, s. The 
 middle of the Fast of Lent. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 Lentryne. 
 
 MYDLEST, adj. Middlemost. Wyntown. — A. S. 
 midlaesta, medius. 
 
 MYDLIKE, adj. Moderate; ordinary. Barbour. — 
 A. S. medlice, modicus. 
 
 MIDLYNGIS, s. pi. Apparently, a particular descrip- 
 tion of pins. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps pins of a 
 middling size, 
 
 MID-MAN, MiDSMAN, s. A mediator. Baillie. 
 
 MIDS, s. 1. Means. Baillie. 2. A mediiun be- 
 tween extremes. Pardovan, 
 
 To MIDS, V. a. To strike a medium. Stair. 
 
 MYDWART, s. Middle ward of an army. Wall. — 
 A. S. midde, and weard, custodia. 
 
 MIDWART, Amidwart, prep. Towards the centre. 
 Douglas. — A. S. midde-weard. 
 
 MIDWINTER-DAY, s. The name anciently given to 
 the brumal solstice. Annand, 
 
 MIELDS, s. pi. The Abeidonian pronunciation of 
 Moolds, dust of the grave. Ross's H. " Married to 
 the mools," a proverbial phrase used of a young 
 woman whose bridal-bed is the gi-ave, V. Muldes. 
 
 MIENE, s. Interest ; means used ; synon. Moyen. 
 Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 MIFF, s. A pettish humour, S. Antiquary. 
 
 MYID, Meid, s. a mark, Fife. V. Meith. 
 
 MYIS (pi. of Mus). Mice, Wyntown.— A. S. Isl. 
 mys. 
 
 To MYITH, V. a. V. Myth 
 
 MYKIL, adj. Great. V. Mekyl, 
 
 MYLD, s. Unexpl. Inventories. 
 
 MILD, s. A species of fish, Orkn. Statist, ^cc,— 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 
 
MIL 
 
 353 
 
 MIL 
 
 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 met, a bit, and drop-a, 
 to drop. 
 
 MILDS, Miles, s. pi. The Chcnopodium album et 
 viride, Loth. Roxb. — Norv, melde, Chenopodium 
 urbicum ; Hallager. V. Midden-Mylies, [&c. 
 
 MILE, s. "Wild celery, Apium graveolens, Linn. Roxb. 
 
 MYLES, s. Expl. "wild spinage," Loth. This is the 
 Chenopodium alb mnetviride ; the same with 3/idcZen- 
 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, lloxb. Selkirks. Liddisd. ; called in 
 other counties a Flook. — Teut. miluwe, acarus teredo; 
 a little worm in ships, also a moth that frets garments. 
 
 MYLIES, s. pi. The links on a fishing rod through 
 which the line runs, S. V. Mailyik. 
 
 MILYGANT, Myligakt, s. A false person. Colkelbie 
 Sow.— 0.¥r. male-gent, mecha,nt, mauvais, Roquefort. 
 
 *To MILITATE, v. n. To have effect; to operate; 
 but not implying opposition, as in E. Fountainh 
 
 MILK, s. An annual holiday in a school, on which 
 the scholars present a small gift to their master, 
 which has at first received it designation from milk, 
 as the principal part of the entertainment. 
 
 To MILK, v.a. " To steal." Gl. Picken. V. Mill, v. 
 
 To MILK the tether. To carry off the milk of any one's 
 cows by milking ahair-tether, S.; a superstitious idea, 
 also prevalent in Sweden. 
 
 MILK-AND-MEAL, s. Milk-porridge, S. B. 
 
 MILK-BROTH, s. Broth in which milk has been used 
 instead of water, S. Agr. Surv. Aberd, V. Bakefoot- 
 
 BROTH. 
 
 MILKER, s. A cow that gives milk, S. 
 
 MILK-GOWAN, s. A yellow flower whose stem con- 
 tains a humour similar to buttermilk ; Dandelion 
 Leontodon taraxacum, Linn.; Ettr. For. This seems 
 to be the same with the Wifch-gowan, Dumfr, 
 
 MILK-HOUSE, s. A dairy ; a house in which milk is 
 kept previous to its being manufactured, S, Agr. 
 Surv. Peeb. — Sw. mioelk-hics, id. 
 
 * MILKY, adj. That state which the farinaCeous part 
 of grain assumes when the ear is filled, but has not 
 begun to grow white, Clydes. Agr. Surv. Clydes: 
 
 MILK-MADLOCKS. V. Madlocks. 
 
 MILKMAID'S PATH. The milky way, or galaxy, 
 Dumfr. JBlackw, Mag. 
 
 MILK -MEAT, s. Milk and meal boiled together, S. B. ; 
 synon. Milk-and-Meal. This term was used in 0. E. 
 ^'Milkemete, or mete made of mylke. Lactatum, 
 Lacticinium." Prompt. Parv. — Isl. miolkrmatr, 
 Dan. melke-mad, id. 
 
 MILKNESS, s. 1. The state of giving milk, S. Eoss. 
 2. Milk itself, S. Ferg. 3. A dairy, S. A. Bor. 
 
 4. The produce of the dairy, in whatever form, S. 
 Spalding. 
 
 MILKORTS, Milkworts, s. pi. The root of the cam- 
 panula rotundifolia, S. B. 
 
 MILK-SYTH, s. A milk-strainer, S.; corr. milsie, 
 milsey. Bannat. P. Also cMed the Sey-dish, horn 
 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 art- 
 ful way, Loth. — Isl. mill-a, lenire. 
 
 MILL, s. A snuff-box, properly of a cylindrical form, 
 
 5. Picken. — Isl. mel-ia, contundere ; the box being 
 formerly used in the country as a mill for grinding 
 the dried tobacco leaves. 
 
 23 
 
 To MILL, V. a. To steal, Renfr. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 To MILL one, v. a. To give one a beating ; to drub, 
 &c. Renfrews. Probably from Isl. mel-ia, con- 
 tundere, q. to bruise as in a mill. 
 
 MILLART, Millert, Mylhard, 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, which makes it as brittle as if it had 
 been baked with butter." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 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. Gall. 
 Encycl. 'Ei-oxnmill, and Fr. ecliise. 
 
 MILL-EE, Mill-eye, s. The eye er opening 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 DROWN THE MiLLER. 1. A phrase used in regard 
 to baking, when too much water is put in, S. 2. Ap- 
 plied to the making of punch or toddy, when too 
 much water is poured in, S. The Pirate. 3. Trans- 
 ferred to any thing which, however acceptable in it- 
 self, defeats the end desired, by its excess or exuber- 
 ance, S. Antiquary. 4. It seems used to denote 
 bankruptcy. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 MILLER'S THUMB, s. The river Bullhead, S. Sibb. 
 
 MILL-LADE, s. V. Lade. 
 
 MILL-LICHENS, s. The entry into the place where 
 the inner mill-wheel goes, S. B. Perhaps q. the 
 lungs or lights of a mill. V. Lychtnis. 
 
 MILLION, MiLLAiN, adj. Belonging to mail. Sir 
 Egeir. — Teut. maelien, or perhaps made in Milan. 
 
 MILL-REEK, s. The lead distemper, a disease among 
 miners, which brings on palsy, and sometimes mad- 
 ness, often terminating in death in about ten days, 
 Lanark s. Pennant's 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 for 
 himself a great deal of meal, S. Hence the phrase, 
 to Ming the Mill. 2. The meal which remains in 
 the ring, S. This is considered as a perquisite to 
 the miller. Agr. Surv. Aberd. V. Ring; 
 
 MILL-RING, s. The dust of a mill, S. B. 
 
 MILL-STEEP, s. A lever fixed to the machineiy 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-Bloose, the same with Milt-trowse." Gall. 
 Encycl. ; q. the troughs that conduct the water. 
 
 MlLNARE, s. A miller. Wyntown.—S-w. moelnare, 
 id. 
 
 MILN-RYND, Mill-rynd, s. A piece of iron, resembl- 
 ing 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 one turns, 
 S. Balfour's Pract. 
 
MIL 
 
 854 
 
 MIR 
 
 MII^OTID, Mt Lord. A designation often given to a 
 haggis in the South of S. from ttie idea of its being 
 the " chieftain of the pudding race." 
 
 MILSIE, MiLSKY, s. A strainer. V. Milk-syth. 
 
 MILSIE WALL, t. 1. A wall with crenated battle- 
 ments ; a word still used by old people, Peebleshire. 
 Act Pari, in favour of Baillie of Jerviswood. 2. 
 JUelsiewa', the wall of a dairy, in which there is a 
 sort of window made of perforated tin, Berwicks. — 
 Fr. tnilice, 0. Fr. militie, warfare, q. resembling the 
 walls raised for military defence. 
 
 To MILT, V. a. V. Mklt, v. 
 
 MIM, adj. 1. Prudish, S. Ramsay. 2. F,im ; de- 
 mure. Ross. 3. Affecting great moderation in 
 eating or drinking, S. Ramsay. 4. Affecting 
 squeamibhness in admitting what cannot justly be 
 denied. M'Ward. 5. Quiet ; mute, S. B.— This 
 Beems originally the same with E. mum, used as an 
 adj. mute. 
 
 MliMENTIS, «. ijL Memorandums. Pari. Ja. III. 
 From Lat. memento. 
 
 MIMLIE, adv. Prudishly. S. 
 
 MIM-MOU'DNESS, s. Affected modesty in conversa- 
 tion, S. 
 
 MIM-MOUED, adj. 1. Reserved in discourse, imply- 
 ing the idea of affectation of modesty. Saxon and 
 Gael. 2. Affectedly moderate at the table, S, 3. 
 Affected in the mode of speaking, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MIMNESS, s. Prudishness, S, 
 
 MIN, Myn, adj. Less. Kennedy.— ^n. Or. minne, 
 Alera. min, id. 
 
 To MINI), V. n. 1. To remember, S. Wodrow. 2. 
 To design ; to intend, S. Knox.— A. S. ge-mynd-gan, 
 Dan. mind-er, meminisse. 
 
 To MIND, V. a. To recollect, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 MIND, s. Recollection, S. To freep mind, S.; to keep 
 in mind, E. Burns. — A. S. ge-mynd, Dan. minde, 
 memoria. 
 
 Of gudk mynd. A phrase often used in our old Acts, 
 in relation to deceased sovereigns. Acts Ja. II. 
 Equivalent to the phrase, " of blessed memory." 
 
 To MYNDE, V. a. 1. To undennine. Douglas. 2. To 
 dig in a mine, Tweedd. 
 
 MYNDE, MiKDE, s. A mine in which metals or mine- 
 rals are dug, Tweedd. ActsJa. V. 
 
 MYNDLES, adj. 1. Forgetful. Douglas. 2. Caus- 
 ing forgetfulness, ibid. 3. Acting like one in a 
 deliiium, ibid. 
 
 MIN EN T, s. Corr. from E. minute, Ettr. For. 
 
 To MING, Myng, v. n. To mix ; to mingle, Lanarks. 
 Pari. Ja. III. 
 
 MING, s. A mixture, Peebles. — A. S. meng-an, mis- 
 cere. V. Meno, v. 
 
 To MYNG, Mynge, v. a. To mix. Benrysone.—A. S. 
 meng-an, cu. G. meng-a, id. 
 
 MINIKIN, (pron. meenikin) s. Any thing that is veiy 
 small, Fife. 
 
 MINIKIN, adj. Of the smallest size; as, a minikin 
 prein, i. e. the smallest that is made, while one of 
 the largest size is denominated a corkin or a bodle 
 prein, S. 
 
 MYNIVER, s. A species of fur brought from Russia, 
 that of the Mus Ponticus j E. memver and minever. 
 Rates. — Fr. menu vair, id. — C. B. mynfyr, genus 
 quoddam pellitii, Boxhorn. 
 
 MINK, s. 1. A noose, Aberd. ; nearly syn. with ifwnArs, 
 q. v. i/wn&jc, Mearns. 2. A ring of straw or rushes, 
 used in adjusting the low on an ox, Aberd. Reaitie's 
 TcUet. 
 
 MYNKES, ». A species of fur. Rates. 
 
 To MINNE, V. a. To contribute. Sir Trist. — Isl. 
 
 mynd-a, procuraro, mund, dos. 
 To MYNNES, v. a. ^o diminish. ^6. Reg. 
 MINNIE, MiNNY, s. 1. Mother; a fondling term, S. 
 
 Clerk. 2. The dam, among sheep, S. Brownie of 
 
 Bodsbeck. — Belg. viinnie, a nurse, minne, love, minn- 
 
 en, to love ; Isl. manna, matercula. 
 To MINNIE Lambs, To jo.n each lamb of a flock to its 
 
 own dam, after they have been separated. Loth. 
 MINNIE'S BAIRN. The mothei-'s favourite, S. Jf. 
 
 Bruce's Soul- Covfirmat ion. 
 MINNIE'S MOUTHES, s. Those who must be wheedled 
 
 into any measure by kindness ; q. by a mother's fondl- 
 ing. Calderwood. 
 To MYNNIS, V. n. To grow less. Douglas.— Su. G. 
 
 minsk-a, id. from min, less. 
 MINNOYT, part. pa. Annoyed 1 Taylor's Scots 
 
 Poems. 
 MINSHOCH, (gutt.) s. "A female goat two years old." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — Gael, minnsagh, " a young she-goat." 
 To MINT, V. n. To inainuate ; to hint ; to communi- 
 cate by inuendo, Ayrs. — Alem. gi-mein-en, communi- 
 
 care ; pret. gi-meinta. 
 To MINT, Mynt, v.n. 1, To aim ; to take aim. Doug. 
 
 2. To attempt, S. Gawan and Gol. To mint at, to 
 
 aim at, S. Ramsay. To mint to, the same. Baillie. 
 
 — A. S. ge-mynt-an, disponere ; Alem. meint-a, 
 
 intendere. 
 MINT, Mynt, s. 1. An aim. Douglas, 2. An attempt, 
 
 S. Ramsay. 3. Apparently used in the sense of 
 
 E. threat. Aberd. Reg. — Alem. meinta, intentio. 
 To MINT with. To take an aim with any object. 
 
 Herd's Coll. 
 MINUTE, s. The first draught of a writing, S. Johns. 
 
 Diet. 
 To MINUTE, V. 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. Urquhart. 
 To MYPE, V. n. 1. To speak a great deal, Roxb. 
 
 2. To be very diligent ; as, "a mypin' bodie," one who 
 
 is constantly engaged, or eydent, ibid. 
 To MIRD, V. n. To make amorous advances ; to toy 
 
 amorously, Dumfr.; as, ^' Mird wi' your maiks, ye 
 
 smatchet." 
 To MIRD, V. n. To meddle, S. B. Ross.—C. B. 
 
 ymyryd, to intermeddle. 
 To MIRE, V. 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. Mire, 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 unex- 
 pected, 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, Mykk, Merk, adj. 1. Dark, S. A.; mark, 
 
 S. B. Wyntown. — Isl. myrlc, Su. G. moerk, id. 2. 
 
 Duskish, as distinguithed from dark. The Har'st 
 
 Rig. 
 MIRK, MiEKE, t. Darkness, S. Lyndsay.—A. 8. 
 
 myrce, Isl. myrkur, id. 
 To MIRK, V. a. To darken. Poet. ift«.— Id. myrk-a, 
 
 Su. G. moerk-a, obscurare. 
 
MIR 
 
 865 
 
 MIS 
 
 MIRK MONANDAY. A day of uncommon darkness, 
 often referred to in the conversations of old people, S. 
 March 24, 1652, 
 
 To MIRKEN, MiEKYN, v. n. To grow dark. Douglas. 
 — Sw. moerkna, id. 
 
 MYRKEST, ad/. Most rotten. Wallace. — Isl. mor- 
 kinn, Su. G. mur/cen, rotten. 
 
 MIRKY, adj. Smiling ; merry, S. B. Fife. Shirrefa. 
 — A. S. myrig, merry, or myrg, pleasure. 
 
 MIRKLES, s. pi. The radical leaves of Fucus esculen- 
 tus, eaten in Orkney. 
 
 MIRKLINS, adv. In the dark, S. B. 
 
 MIRKNESS, s. 1. Darkness. Barbour. 2. Mental 
 darkness. JV. Burne. 
 
 MIRL, s. A crumb, S. B. V. Murle. 
 
 MIRLES, s. pi. The measles, Ab,— Fr. morbilles, id. 
 
 MIRLY-BREASTED, adj. Having the breast speckled, 
 S. Tannahill. 
 
 MIRLIE, MiKLEY, adj. Speckled, S. 0. A. Wilson's 
 Poems. 
 
 MIRLIE GO, s. A small upright spinnlnjr-wheel, 
 Meartis. ; denominated, as would seem, from the 
 quickness of its motion, q. what goes merrily. 
 
 MIRLYGOES, Merligoes, 5. pi. One's eyes are said 
 to be in the mirlygoes, when one sees objects indis- 
 tinctly, S. Ferguson. Perhaps q. merrily go, 
 because objects seem to dance before the eyes. 
 
 MIRLIT, MiRLET, MiRLED, part. pa. "Variegated 
 with small interwoven spots ;" waved with various 
 colours, Clydcsd. Corr. from E. marbled. 
 
 MIRREITIS, s. i?L Meiits. talk. Sow. 
 
 MIRROT, s. A carrot, S. B.— Su. G. morrot. 
 
 MYRTRE, adj. Belonging to myrtle. Douglas. 
 
 MYS, Myss, Miss, s. 1. A fault, S, B, Wallace.— 
 Gr. cifxapria means a miss. 2. Evil, in a physical 
 sense. Sir Gawan.—Qoili. missa, defectus, error, 
 
 MISBEHADDEN, part. pa. 1. Unbecoming or in- 
 discreet ; applied to language, S. 2, Ill-natured ; as, 
 " a misbehadden geit," a child that is very ill trained, 
 S. B.— From mis, aud A. S. beheald-an, custodire; 
 A, S, mis, and behalden, wary. 
 
 To MISCALL, MiscA', v. a. To call names to, S. 
 Rutherford. 
 
 MYSCHANCY, adj. 1. Unlucky, S. Douglas. 2. 
 Causing unhappiness, ibid, 
 
 MISCHANT, Mesciiant, adj. 1. Wicked. Bellenden. 
 2. False. Lyndsay. — Fr, mechant, id, [wart. 
 
 MISCHANT, MisHANT, s, A worthless person. Pol- 
 
 MISCHANTER, s. 1. Misfortune ; disaster ; an un- 
 lucky chance; as, "a sair mischanter," S. 2. A 
 designation for the Devil ; like Mischief, Sorrow, &c. 
 S. 0. " Go to the mishanter, go to the devil." Gl. 
 Picken. It must be viewed as compounded of the 
 particle mis, and S. aunter, 0. E. dntre, adventure, 
 q. mis-aunter. 0. Fr. memventure, infortune, 
 mauvais succes, Roquefort. 
 
 MISCHANT YOUTHER. A very bad smell, S.— Fr. 
 mechant odeur, id. V. Prat. 
 
 MISCHANTLIE, Meschantlie, adv. Wickedly. £p. 
 Forbes. 
 
 MISCHANTNESSE, 
 Hume's Hist. Doug. 
 
 * MISCHIEF, s. (often pron. Misshii'ff). 1, A vexati- 
 ous or ill-deedie person ; as, " Ye're a perfect mis- 
 chief," S. 2. Equivalent to " the devil ;" as, "He's 
 gain to the mischief a,s fast as he can," S. 
 
 To MISCHIJ^VE, V. a. To hurt, S. B, 
 
 MISCOMFIST, part. adj. Nearly sufTocated with a 
 bad Emell, Fife ; Scomfist, Byn. 
 
 Wickedness. Godscroft. 
 
 MISCONTENT, adj. Dissatisfied. Spalding. 
 MISCONTENTMENT, s. A ground of disconteutment 
 
 or dissatisfaction. Spald. — Fr. viescontentment. 
 To MISCOOK, V. a. 1. To dress food improperly, 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 contraiy of what he means. 
 
 * To MISDOUBT, v. a. 1. To doubt ; to distrust, S.; 
 used also by old E, writers. Eob Boy. 2. Very 
 generally in a derisory or sarcastic sense, when the 
 offer made is agreeable to him who makes it, or suits 
 his own interest. I dinna misdoubt ye ; I have no 
 hesitation as to your doing what you say, S. 
 
 MISDOUBT, MiSDOOT, s. Doubt; apprehension, S. 0. 
 "I hae a misdool that a's no right aud sound wi' her 
 mair than wi' him." The Entail. 
 
 MYSEL, adj. Leprous. V. Mesall, 
 
 MYSELL, V. Myself, S. corr. Wallace. 
 
 MYSELWYN, s. Myself. Barbour.— V^om me, and 
 sylfne, accus. of sylfe, ipse. 
 
 MISERICORDE, adj. Merciful, Fr. Poems IQth 
 Cent. 
 
 MISERLY, MiSEBT, adj. Extremely parsimonious, 
 A herd. 
 
 MISERTISH, adj. Very avaiicious. Gall. 
 
 To MISFAYR, Misfare, v. n. 1. To miscany. Doug. 
 2. To fare ill ; to be unfortunate. Poems IQth Cent. 
 Todd has incoi-porated Misfare, " to be in an ill state," 
 as an E, word, from Gower. Misfarin, S. B. ill- 
 grown. — A. S. miffar-an, male invenire, perire. 
 
 To MYSFALL, v. n. To miscarry. Barbour. 
 
 MISFALT, s. Misdeed ; improper conduct. Bellend. 
 — Fr. mesfaire, to misdo ; 0. Fr. mesfait, coupable, 
 criminel, Roquefort. 
 
 MYSFAR, 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. 
 
 MISG AR, s, A kind of trench in sandy ground, from 
 the action of the wind, Orkn. — Noi*w. mis denoting 
 defect, and giaer, form, 
 
 MISGYDINS, s. Mismanagement Poems 16th Cent. 
 V. Misguide. 
 
 To MISGIE, V. a. To misgive, S. 
 
 To MISGOGGLE, v. a. To spoil ; applied to any work ; 
 as, " He's fairly misgogglit that job," Teviotdale. A 
 variety of Misgrugle, q. v. 
 
 To MISGRUGLE, v. a. 1. To rumple; to handle 
 roughly, S. Journ. Lend. 2. To disfigure ; to de- 
 form, S. B.— Belg. kreukel-en, to crumple. 
 
 * To MISGUIDE, V. a. 1. To abuse ; to spoil, S. 2. 
 To misspend ; to waste ; to squander, S. 3. To use 
 ill ; to maltreat, S. 
 
 MISGUIDING, s. The act or habit of wasting, S. 
 
 Burns. 
 MISGULLY, V. a. To cut clumsily ; to mangle, Fife ; 
 
 q. to use the gully amiss. Synon. Margulyie, 
 
 Guddle. 
 MISIIAD, pret. Mi«lemeaned ; acted improperly. 
 
 Acts Ja. V. From mis and had, the pret. of have. 
 MISHANTER, s. Misfortune, S. Boss.— Ft. mesor 
 
 venture, 0, E. mysauntre. 
 MISHAPPENS, t. Unfortunateness. BaiUie. 
 
MIS 
 
 856 
 
 MIS 
 
 MISHARRIT, part. pa. Unhinged. Pal. Honor.— 
 A. S. mis, and hearro, a hinge. 
 
 MISHMASH, MiSMiisuKRiB, «. Whatever is in a hud- 
 dled or confused state, S.— Su. G. misk mask. V. 
 
 MiXTIB-MAXTIB. 
 
 MYSIE, «. The abbrev. of Marjory, S. Monastery. 
 
 Also of Marianne. 
 MISK, s. Land covered with coarse, rough moorish 
 grasses, Upp. Clydes.; otherwise defined, "A piece 
 of ground partly earth, partly moss," Ayrs. — C. B. 
 mwsu'ff, moss. 
 To MISKEN, V. a. 1. Not to know, S. Douglas. 2. 
 To overlooli ; to neglect. Compl. iS. 3. To seem to 
 be ignorant of, S. Baillie. 4. To forbear ; not to 
 meddle with. 6. To refuse to acknowledge. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun. 6. 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, v. a. To be ignorant of. Crosraguell. 
 MISLEARD, adj. 1. Unmannerly, S. Ferguson. 2. 
 Mischievous, S. Burns. Mis, and lear'd, i. e. 
 learned. 
 To MISLIKEN, Misliklt, v. a. To form a wrong esti- 
 mate of; to slight; to depreciate, S. 0.; synon. 
 Lichtly. The Entail. — A. S. mis-lie, misse-lic, dis- 
 similis, mislicnysse, dissimilitudo ; Isl. misUk-r, 
 dissimilis, mislegg-ia, dispariliter construere. 
 To MISLIPPEN, V. a. 1. To disappoint, S. 2. To 
 illude ; to deceive, Renfrews. Tannahill. 3. To 
 neglect any thing put under one's charge. To mis- 
 lippen one's business, to pay no proper attention to 
 it, S. The Ghaist. 4. To suspect, S. Black Dwarf. 
 To MISLUCK, V. n. To miscarry. — Belg. misluck-en, id. 
 MISLUCK, s. Misfortune, S. Ramsay. 
 MISLUSHIOUS, adj. Rough ; unguarded. Ramsay. 
 To MISMACK, MiSMAKB, v. a. 1. To shape im- 
 properly ; applied to clothes, S. B. 2. To trouble ; 
 to disturb; as, " Dinna mismake yoursell for me," 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. mis-maeck-en, male formare. 
 To MISMAE, V. a. To disturb ; as, "She never mis- 
 maed her mind," Dumfr. It seems to be compounded 
 of mis and the old v. Ma, to make, (q. v.) used by 
 our venerable Barbour. 
 To MISMAGGLE, v. a. 1. To spoil ; to disorder, S. B. 
 Journ. Land. 2. To mangle, Fife. Card. Beaton. 
 v. Magil. 
 MISMAIGHT, part. pa. Put out of sorts ; mismatched, 
 
 S. ; from mis, and maik, q. v. Gl . Sibb. 
 MISMAINNERS, s. 1)1. Ill-breeding; indiscretion, 
 
 Ettr. For. Wild. Tales. 
 To MISMARROW, v. a. To mismatch. V. Marrow, v. 
 To MISMAUCHER, (gutt.) v. a. To spoil, or render 
 useless, Aberd. Perhaps corr. from Teut. mis-maeck- 
 en, defoi-mare. 
 To MISMINNIE, 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 MISMUTE, v. a. 1. To disconcert, Ettr. For. 2. 
 To alarm; to put in a flurry, as, "YeneednamismMwe 
 yoursell," Clydes.; q. to move one's self amiss. 
 MISiNOURTOURNESSE, s. Ill-breeding. Rollocke. 
 MISNURTURED, adj. Ill-bred, Rutherford. 
 To MISPERSON, Mysperson, v. a. To give disgraceful 
 names to one; to abuse in language. Aberd. Reg. 
 Formed from mis and person, q. mistaking the person. 
 MISPERSONING, s. The act of giving abusive names 
 to another. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To MISPORTION one's self, v. a. To eat to excess, S. B. 
 MIS-RID, part. pa. Entangled, Galloway; synon. 
 
 Ravell'd, i. e. not redd. Davidson's Seasons. V. 
 
 Red, v. to loose, &c. 
 MISS, s. 1. A fault. 2. A false stroke, when one 
 
 fails to hit the mark ; a tei-m common in various 
 
 sports, S.— Teut. misse, vanus ictus, jactus, &c. V. 
 
 Mys. 
 MISSAYING, s. Calumny, or depreciation. Aberd. Reg. 
 To MISSAYE, V. a. To abuse ; to rail at. Baron 
 
 Courts. — Teut. mis-seggh-en, male loqui alicui. 
 MYSSEL, s. A veil. V. Mcssal, v. 
 MISSELLIS, s. pi. Inventories. Apparently, fire 
 
 works, from Fr. missile, " a squib, or other fire-work 
 
 thrown," Cotg. Perhaps missiles, missile weapons. 
 To MISSET, u. a. To displease. Poems IQth Cent. 
 
 V. MiSSETTAND. 
 
 MIS-SET, part. pa. 1. Disordered ; put out of sorts. 
 
 South of S, 2'ales of my Landl. 2, Out of humour. 
 
 South of S. Heart Mid-Loth. — Teut. mis-sett-en, 
 
 turbare. 
 
 MISSETTAND, part. pr. Unbecoming. Police of 
 
 Honor. — Teut. mis-sett-en, male disponere. 
 MISSILRY, S. Perhaps, leprosy. Roull. V. Mesall. 
 * MISSIVE, s. 1. A letter sent, S.; Fr. id. Dr. Johns, 
 justly observes, "that it is retained in Scotland in 
 this sense." Bacon. 2. Most generally, a letter on 
 business, or one containing an engagement afterwards 
 to be extended in form. Tales of My Landlord. 
 MISSLIE, adj. 1. Solitary, Gl. Sibb. 2. Applied to 
 one whose absence is regretted, or remarked, Gall, 
 Encycl. 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 immediately after shows that he 
 does not possess, Clydes. Nearly synon. with For- 
 speak, V. sense 1. Mis-spreken is the Teut. word 
 corresponding with Misspeak. 
 To MISSWEAR, v. n. To swear falsely, S. 
 To MISTAIK, V. a. To neglect ; to be chargeable with 
 oversight concerning, so as not to make necessary 
 provision. Acts Ja. VI. This ought to be written 
 misstaik, from Mis, and Staik, to accommodate, 
 &c. q. V. 
 To MISTENT, v. a. To neglect, Berwicks.; from Mis, 
 
 and Tent, to attend, q. v. 
 MISTER, Myster, s. Craft ; art. Barbour.— 0. Fr. 
 
 mestier, id. 
 To MISTER, V. a. To need ; to be in want of. Wallace. 
 
 Mister'd, reduced to difficulties, S. B. 
 To MISTER, Mystre, v. n. 1. To be necessaiy. Barb. 
 
 2. To be in straits. Balfour. 
 MISTER, Myster, s. 1. Necessity, S. B. Barbour. 
 2. Want of food, S. B. Ross. 3. Any thing necessary, 
 Douglas. — Su. G. mist-a, Dan. mist-er, to want. 
 To 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 gi-ound. V. Fawn. Perils of man. 
 MYSTIR, adj. Necessary. Barbour. 
 MISTIRFUL, adj. Necessitous. Douglas. 
 MISTLIE, adj. 1. Dull ; solitary; from the absence of 
 some object to which one is attached. Loth. Roxb.; 
 also misslie, Gl. Sibb. 2. Bewildered on a road, 
 Roxb. 3. Dreary, ibid. Eerie, synon.— From Su. G. 
 mist-a, to want, and lik, expressing state or resem- 
 blance, or Teut. misselick, incertus in quo errari 
 potest. This closely corresponds with sense 2^ 
 
MIS 
 
 357 
 
 MOD 
 
 To MISTRAIST, V. n. Tomistrust. Wallace. V.Tbaist. 
 
 To MISTRAM, v. a. Forbes's Defence. This term, 
 being applied to a house, probably denotes a misplac- 
 ing of the beams of it, from the privative mis, and 
 tram, lignum ; trabs. 
 
 MISTRESS, s. 1. A title given in the Highlands, 
 Islands, and South of S. to the wife of a principal ten- 
 ant. 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, v. a. 1. To break an engagement 
 with, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. To disappoint ; to bring into 
 confusion by disappointing, S. Bob Boy. 3. To 
 alarm ; to affright ; implying the idea of meeting 
 with something quite different from what was ex- 
 pected, ibid. It is used in this sense both North and 
 South of S. V. Tkyst. 
 
 To MISTROW, V. a. 1. To suspect ; to mistrust. 
 Barbour. 2. To disbelieve. Wyntown.—Is\. mis- 
 stru-a, Belg. mistrouw-en, id. 
 
 MISTROWING, s. Distrust. Barbour.— Belg. mis- 
 trowen, id. 
 
 MITCHELL, s. Unexplained. Poems \Uh Century. 
 
 MYTH, s. Marrow, Selkirks. 
 
 To MYTH, V. a. To measure. Douglas. — A. S. m^t- 
 an, metiri. 
 
 To MYTH, Myith, v. a. 1. To mark. Wallace. 2. 
 To show. Gawan and Gol. — Isl. mid-a, locum 
 signo. 
 
 MYTH, s. A mark. V. Meith. 
 
 MITH, Meith, aux. v. Might, S. B. Shirrefs.— 
 Su. G-. matha, id. 
 
 MITHER, s. A mother, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 MITHERLESS, ad/. Motherless; as, " The mitherless 
 bairn." Thorn. 
 
 MITHERLIE, adj. Motherly, S. 
 
 MITHERLINESS, s. Motherliness, S. 
 
 MITHER'S-PET, s. " The youngest child of a family ; 
 the mother's greatest favourite," S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MYTHIE, adj. Of or belonging to marrow ; as, a 
 mythie bane, a marrow-bone, Selkirks. — 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- 
 hrythe, the midriff or diaphragm. 
 
 MYTING, s. 1. A term used to express smallness of 
 size. Evergr. 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. An- 
 nand. '* When siller is chynged [changed] it is said 
 to mitle away." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MITTALE, MiTTAiNE, s. A kind of hawk. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 MITTENS, s. pi. 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. Woolleu glovcs wrought upon a 
 wooden pin, Teviotd. 
 
 MITTILAT, s. To mak 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, V. n. To change colour ; applied to grain, 
 S.; synon. Meing. 
 
 MIXT, part. pa. 1. Disordered ; applied to one in 
 some degree ailing, BanCfs. 2. Denoting partial in- 
 toxication, S, 
 
 MIXTIE-MAXTIE, Mixie-Maxie, adv. In a state of 
 confusion, S. Burns. — Su. G. misk mask, id. 
 
 To MIZZLE, V. a. To speckle, S. B. 
 
 MIZZLED, adj. Having different colours, S.— A. S. 
 mistl, varius ; Isl. mislitt, variegatus. 
 
 MIZZLIE, MizLiE, adj. 1. Syn. with Mizzled, or 
 nearly so, Strathearn. 2. Variegated; applied to 
 the effect of fire on the limbs. South of S. A.Scott's 
 Poems. 
 
 To MOACII, (gutt.) v. n. To be approaching to a 
 state of putridity. V. Moch, 
 
 To MOACH, Moch, v. n. To be in a putrescent state. 
 The term is now generally used in the part. pa. 
 Moch'd meat, or flesh, is animal food in a state of 
 incipient corruption. To moach properly respects the 
 effect of dampness, accompanied with heat. — Isl. 
 mokk-a, mucere. V. Moch, adj. 
 
 MOAGRE, s. A confusion, Upp. Clydes.— Isl. mug-r, 
 turba ; mogur, multitudo. 
 
 MOAKIE, s. "A fondling name for a calf," Clydes. 
 The term has been traced to Moe, v. q. v. 
 
 MOBIL, MoBLE, s. Moveable goods, S. Douglas.— 
 Fr. meubles, id. 
 
 MOCH, MocHY, adj. 1. Moist. Police Honor. 2. 
 Close ; misty, S. 3. Applied to meat when it begins 
 to be putrid, Lanarks. Probably moch, a heap, is the 
 original ; a moist heap is apt to grow hot, and to 
 putrify. — Isl. mokk-r, condensatio nubium, mugga, 
 aer succidus et nubilo humidus. 
 
 MOCH, s. A heap, Gl. Sibb. Hence, perhaps muck, 
 dung in a heap. — A. S, mucg, acervus. 
 
 MOCH, (gutt.) s. A moth, Aberd. V. Mogh. 
 
 MOCHIE, adj. Filled with moths, ibid. 
 
 To MOCHRE. MoKRE, v. n. 1. To heap up ; to hoard. 
 Priests Peblis. 2. To be busy about trliling matters 
 or mean work, S. B.; pron. mochre. 3. To work in 
 the dark, ib. — Ital. mucchiare, Isl. mock-a, coacervare. 
 
 MOCHT, aux. v. Might. Wallace.— Alem. moht-a, 
 from mog-en, posse. 
 
 MOCKAGE, s. Mockery. Crosraguell. 
 
 MOCKRIFE, adj. Scornful, Clydes. Ballad, Edin. 
 Mag. 
 
 MODE, MwDE, s. 1. Courage. Wyntown. — A. S. 
 Sw. mod, id. 2. Indignation. SirTristrem. Hence 
 E. mood and moody. — Su. G. Isl. mod, ira ; A. S. 
 mod-ian, irasci. 
 
 MODERANCE, s. Moderation. Pitscottie. 
 
 To MODERATE, v. n. 1. To preside in an ecclesiastical 
 court, S. Acts Assembly. 2. To preside in a con- 
 gregation at the election of a pastor, S. Pardovan. 
 
 MODERATION, s. The act of presiding in an election, S. 
 
 MODERATOR, s. 1. He who presides in an ecclesi- 
 astical court, S. Acts Assem. 2. The minister who 
 presides at the election of a pastor, S. Pardovan. 
 
 MODGEL, s. A noggin ; "I've gotten my modgel," 1 
 have got my usual quantity of drink. To Tak one's 
 Modgel, to partake of a social glass ; sometimes de- 
 noting a morning dram, Fife. Perhaps from L. B. 
 modiol-us, a term latterly used in monasteries to de- 
 note a certain quantity of liquor. 
 
 MODY, MuDY, adj. 1. Bold. Barbour. 2. Pensive ; 
 melancholy. Douglas. E. moody. — Sw. modig, 
 bold, daring. 
 
 MODIE-BROD, s. V. MOWDIE-BEOD. 
 
MOD 
 
 MON 
 
 MODYR, MoDKR, *. Mother. Wallace— k. S. Isl. 
 
 Ac. moder, Belg. tnoeder. 
 MODYR-NAKYD, adj. Stark-naked, S. ; mother-naked, 
 
 Ranuay. Naked as at birth.— Teut. moeder-naeckt, 
 
 id. 
 MODYWART, Modkwart, *. A mole, S. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. mold, terra, and wrot-an, versare rostro. 
 To MOB, V. n. To cry as a calf ; Mae being used to 
 
 express the lowing of a cow, Clydes. V. Muk, and 
 
 MOAKIB. 
 
 MOEYNLES, adj. Destitute of interest. Hume. 
 
 MOEM, «. A scrap, Galloway. 
 
 MOGEN^od;. Apparently signifying common, public ; 
 synon. Mein. Apr. Surv. Peeb.—Sn. G. mage, 
 multitudo. 
 
 MOGGANS, «. pi. 1. Long sleeves for a woman's 
 arms, S. B. Ross. 2. Hose without feet, Aberd. 
 Hairy moggans, Fife. Journ. Lond. — Teut. mouw- 
 ken, parva roanica ; Gael, mogan, boot-hose. 
 
 MOGGANS, s. pi. The legs, Roxb. 
 
 To MIX MoooAxs with one. To be joined in marriage ; 
 a vulgar phra.se used in Fife. 
 
 MOGH, s. A moth, Aug.— 0. E. mough. 
 
 MOGHIE, adj. Having maggots ; as moghie meat, 
 animal food when fly-blowu, Lanarks. 
 
 MOY, s. A certain measure ; " Ane moy of salt." 
 Aberd. Reg. — Fr. moge, is " a measure containing 
 about six bushels," Cotgr. Muid and muy, " a great 
 vessel, or measure," ibid. — 0. Fr. moyan, a tun ; Ir. 
 Gael, mioch, a bushel. 
 
 MOY, Mote, adj. 1. Gentle; mild. Dunbar. 2. 
 Affecting great mo<leration in eating or drinking ; 
 mtm, synon. Kelly. — Gael, modh, modest ; Dan. 
 m^e, a virgin. 
 
 MOYAN, s. A species of artillery, of a middle size. 
 Pitsc. — Fr. moyen, moderate. 
 
 MOICH, (gutt.) adj. Giving the idea of moistness 
 conjoined with putridity ; applied to tainted meat, 
 Ayrs. V. Moch, adj. 
 
 MOICHNESS, «. Dampness causing corruption, Id. 
 Old Ballad. 
 
 To MOIDER, V. a. To stupify with blows, or in what- 
 ever other way, Lanarks. 
 
 MOIDERT, part. adj. Dull ; stupid, ibid. Dumfr. 
 Duncan's S. Country Weaver. " One whose intel- 
 lects are rendered useless, by being in the habit of 
 taking spirituous liquors to excess, is said to be 
 moidert." Gall. Encycl. — C. B. muyd-wr, a .soaker, 
 from muyd-ato, to moisten ; to steep. 
 
 MOYEN, Moyan, s. 1. Means for attaining any 
 end. R. Bruce. 2. Interest, S. Calderw. 3. 
 Means of subsistence. Spotsw. Be the moyan 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, MovAN, v. a. 1. To accomplish by the 
 use of means. R, Bruce. 2. To procure ; imply- 
 ing diligence, S. A weil^moyent man, one who has 
 good means for procuring any thing, S. B. — Fr, moy- 
 enn-er, to procure. 
 
 MOYENER, MoYANER, s. One who employs his inte- 
 rest for anotlicr. R. Bruce.— 0. Fr. moyennere, 
 mediateur. 
 
 To MOIP, r. a. To move. Douglas. 
 
 MOIKEN, t. Spignel, Athamanta meum, Perthshire. 
 " The athamanta meum (spignel) here called moiken 
 or muilcionn, grows in the forest of Clunie." Stat. 
 Ace. P. Clunie. Its proper Gael, name is muilcionn. 
 
 MOIL, 8. Hard and constant labour, S. A. Scott's 
 
 Poems.— &\v. mol-a, laborare durlter. 
 MOYLIE, «. 1. "A bullock wanting horns." Oall.^ 
 
 Encycl. 2. "A mild good natu red person, tame 
 
 even to silliness," ibid. — Gael. Ir. maol, "bald, blunt, 
 
 without horns ;" C. B. moel, bald, blunt, moel-i, to 
 
 make bald. 
 MOYLIE, adv. Mildly. Montgomerie. 
 MOYND, s. Apparently used for mine. Inv. 
 MOIST-BALL. A ball for holding musk. Invent. V. 
 
 MuiST. 
 To MOISTIFY, V. a. To moisten. Gl. Shirr. A low 
 
 word, generally used in a ludicrous sense, in regard 
 
 to topers, S. Burns. 
 MOYT, adj. Many. King's Quair.—O. Fr. mouit, 
 
 mout, much ; Lat. multus. /■ 
 
 To MOKIIE, V. a. To J^oard. V. Mochrk. // 
 
 MOLD, s. The ground. V. Mulde. 
 MOLE, s. Promontory. Barbour. V. Mdll. 
 MOLLACHON, s. a small cheese, Stirlings.— Gael. 
 
 mulachan, a cheese. 
 MOLLAN, s. " A long straight pole, such as fishermen 
 
 use at their fish-yards." Gall. Encycl. 
 MOLLAT, Mollet, s. 1. The bit of a bridle. Dunbar. 
 
 2. The ornament of a bridle. Douglas. 
 To MOLLET, v. n. Perhaps, to curb. Lyndsay. V. 
 
 Mollat. 
 MOLLET-BRYDYL, s. A bridle having a curb. Bellend. 
 
 — Teut. muyl, 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, effeminate ; molleti, 
 
 delicacy, effeminacy. 
 MOLLIGRANT, «. Whining ; complaining, Ang. 
 
 Molligrunt, Loth. — Isl. mogl-a, murmur, and graun, 
 
 OS et nasus. 
 MOLLIGRUB, Mullygrub, s. The same with molli- 
 
 grant, S. Ramsay. Mulligrub is an E. word used 
 
 in a similar sense in cant language. 
 MOLL-ON-THE-COALS, s. A gloomy-minded person, 
 
 Ayrs. The Entail. A silly play on tlie E. word 
 
 melancholy. 
 MOLOSS, adj. Loose ; dissolute in conduct, Ayrs. 
 
 Molash'd, intoxicated. 
 To MOLLUP, Moi.LOP, v. n. To toss the head in a dis- 
 dainful way, Teviotd. Brownie 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. Crospunk. 
 * MOMENT, s. A second of time, S. 
 MOMENT-HAND, s. The hand of a clock or watch 
 
 which marks the seconds, S. 
 MON, MuN, MuNK, Maun, awa;. tr. Must. Douglas. — 
 
 Isl. mun, id. 
 MOND, s. The heraldic term used to denote the globe 
 
 that sui-mounts an imperial crown. Inventories. — 
 
 Lat. mundus, Fr. monde. 
 MONE, s. Money. Aberd. Reg. 
 To MONE, V. a. To take notice of. Barbour.— \ . S. 
 
 mon-ian, animadvertere. 
 MONE, s. Mane. Pal. Hon.— Isl. moen, id. 
 MONE, s. The moon ; meen, Aberd. Barbour. — 
 
 A. S. mona, Germ, won, id. 
 MONESTING, s. Admonition. Barbour. V. Monyss. 
 MONETH, s. A month ; still the pronunciation of 
 
 some old people, S. Wyntown. — A. S. monath, id. 
 
 from mona, the moon. 
 MONY, adj. 1. Many, S. BeUenden. 2. Great, 
 
 Border. Compl. S. — A. 8. moneg, Sw. monga, many. 
 
MON 
 
 359 
 
 MOR 
 
 MONYCORDIS, Manicorps, «. ^jZ. A musical instru- 
 ment of many cords. HouJate. 
 
 MONYFEET. " Jock wi' the Monyfeet," the centipede, 
 S. In Ayrs. its sex is changed, it being called Jenny 
 with the Manyfeet ; and also in Roxb. where it is 
 Maggie Monyfeet. Annals of the Parish. In Angus, 
 also, it is viewed as of the feminine gender, being 
 called Maggie wi' the Monyfeet. In Fife it is called 
 Jenny hunder feet, 
 
 MONY LANG, This mony lang, 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. Ilighl. Soc. 2. Coarsely applied, in 
 a ludicrous sense, to the intestines of man, S. Taylor's 
 S. Poems. S. mony, many, and^Zy, a fold. 
 
 To MON YSS, V, 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 munuc, monachus, and rice, 
 munus, dominium. 
 
 MONONDAY, MuNANDAT, s. Monday, S. Fordun.— 
 A. S. Monan daeg. id. the day consecrated to the 
 moon. 
 
 MONS MEG, s. A large gun, now stationed in Edin- 
 burgh Castle, probably so called from the place of its 
 manufacture. Ferguson. 
 
 MONSTOUR, Md.nstour, s. A muster. Acts Ja. V.— 
 From Fr. monstre, id. L. B. mo7istrum, militum 
 recensio ; monstr-are, milites censere ; from the 
 primary sense of the v. in Lat. to show, to exhibit. 
 V. Laif Sounday. 
 
 MONSTRANCE, s. Perhaps, show ; display. " Ane 
 greit monstrance of sylver." Aberd. Meg. — 0. Fr. 
 monstrance is used in the sense of preuve, exhibi- 
 tion, Roquefort. 
 
 MONTEYLE, s. A mount. Barbour.— It&l. mon- 
 ticell-o, L. B. monticell-us, coUis. 
 
 MONTH, MocNTH, s. 1. A mountain. Complaynt S. 
 2. The Grampit.n mountains towards their eastern 
 extremity. To gang o'er the Month, to 'cross the 
 Grampians, S. B. Barbour.— A. S. monte, munt, a 
 mountain. 
 
 MONTHIS EORD. The ridge of a mouirtain. V. 
 
 BORD. 
 
 MONTUR, 8. Expl. saddle-horse. Sir Gawan.—¥r. 
 
 monture, id. 
 MOO, s. The act of lowing, S. Davidson's Seasojis. 
 
 V. MuK. 
 MOO, s. The mouth, Galloway. Davidson's Sectsons. 
 
 \. Mow. 
 MOO DIE, adj. Gallant; courageous. Ballad of 
 
 Captain Carre. V. Mody, Mudy, adj. sense 1. 
 MOODIE-HILL, s. A molehill. Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 V. MOUDIE. 
 
 MOOL, s. A slipper. Spalding. V. Mullis. 
 
 To MOOL, V. a. To crumble. "V. Mule. 
 
 To MOOLAT, MooLET, v. n. To whine ; to murmur, 
 Ayis.; synon. with Chirm. 
 
 MOCLETIN, 2>ar«. 2)r. "Whining, ibid.— Teut. mwyZ-en, 
 mutire, mussitare. 
 
 MOOLIE-HEELS. Chilblains, S.; from Mules, s. pi. 
 used in the same sense. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MOOLIE PUDDING. A school-game. "Moollie Pud- 
 ding. — One has to run with the hands locked, and 
 taen [t. e. lay his hands oathe heads of] the others." 
 Gall Encycl. 
 
 MOOLS, ». V. MuLDis. 
 
 MOONLIGHT-FLITTING. A decampment by night, 
 in the way of carrying off one's goods or f ui nitui e, for 
 the pui'pose of escaping from one's creditors, or from 
 arrestment, S. Campbell. V. Flit, v. n, 
 
 MOONOG, 5. " A name for the cranberry or craw- 
 berry." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To MO'OP, V. n. V. MouP. 
 
 MOORAT, MooRiT, adj. Expl. "brownish colour in 
 wool," Shetl. Edmonstone's Zetl. Perhaps of the 
 colour of heather, of a moor. 
 
 MOORAWAV, s. A thick shower of snow, Shetl. 
 
 MOOR-FOWL, s. Red game ; moor-cock, S. Sihbald. 
 
 MOOR-GRASS, s. Potentilla anserina, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 V. MURRICK. 
 
 MOOR-ILL, s. A disease of black cattle. V. Muib-ill. 
 
 MOORS. V. Brown Man of the Moors. 
 
 MOOSE, s. V. Mouse. 
 
 MOOSEWEB, Mouseweb, s. 1. The gossamer, S. 2. 
 
 A spider's web. 3. Metaph. phlegm in the throat or 
 
 stomach, S. Ferguson. — Fr. mousse, moss ; Teut. 
 
 mos, moisture. 
 MOOSE-WEBB'D, adj. Covered with spiders' webs. 
 
 Taylor. 
 To MOOTER. V. Mout awa'. 
 MOOTII, adj. Misty ; foggy, S. B.— Belg. mottig, id. 
 
 mottig weer, drizzling weather. 
 MOOTHLYE, adv. Softly, Ettr, For. Wint. Ev. 
 
 Tales. V. Muith. 
 MOOTIE, adj. Parsimonious; niggardly, Loth. V. 
 
 MOUT, V. 
 
 MOOTIT-LIKE, adj. Puny; having the appearance of 
 declension in size, S. Hogg. Corr. from E. Moult, 
 to cast the feathers. 
 
 To MOOTLE, V. 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, s. Homage. V. Manrent. 
 
 MORAY-COACH. A cart, Banffs.; a cant term, used 
 in ridicule of the neighbouring county ; like the 
 phrase, a Tyburn coach, 
 
 MORE, MoR, adj. Great, Gael. Wyntown. 
 
 MORE, s. A heath. V. Mure, 
 
 MORGAN-STERNE, «. A warlike instrument formerly 
 used by those who were besieged, in defending them- 
 selves against their assailants, "made of a large 
 stock banded with iron, like the shaft of a lialbert, 
 with a round globe at the end with cross iron pikes." 
 Monro's Exped. — Belg. morgenstar, a club or cudgel 
 with pricks, 
 
 MORGEOUN, «. V. MuRGEouN, 
 
 MORGOZ'D, part. adj. Confused. Gall. Encycl. 
 Perhaps a corr. of E. mortgaged. 
 
 MORGUE, s. A solemn face ; an imposing look, Fr. 
 Forbes's Defence. 
 
 MORI ANE, adj. Swarthy ; resembling a Jfoor. DJaKoflr. 
 — Fr. morien, id. from Lat. Mauritanus. 
 
 MORMAIR, s. An ancient title of honour in S. equi- 
 valent to Earl. — From Gael, mor, great, and Mair, 
 q. V. 
 
 MORN, MoRNE, «. Morrow. To morne, to-morrow ; 
 S. the morne, id. Douglas. — A. S. morghen, morgen, 
 Isl. 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 '.ak^n before 
 breakfast, not only in the Highlandr, but by many 
 Lowlanders, who pretend that this is necessary to 
 
MOR 
 
 3G0 
 
 MOU 
 
 whet their appetite, S. Waverley. 2. A slight re- 
 past tiken at rising, some hours l)efore the regular 
 breakfast, Dumfr. 
 MORNING-GIFT, g. The oift conferred by a husband 
 on his wife, on the mnrning after marriage. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — A. S. morgen-gife, Germ, morgan-geba, 
 Tout, morghen-gave, id. 
 MOROWING, MoROWNiNo, s. Morning. Dunbar.— 
 
 Moes. G. maurgins, A. S. Isl. morgen, id. 
 To MORROCII, V. a. To soil. "When any thing is 
 ti-ampled in a gutter, we say it is morroch'd." Gall. 
 Encycl. Corr. perhaps from C. B. mathrach, a 
 trampling down. 
 MORROW, 8. A companion ; or one thing which 
 
 matches another, Shetl, V. Marrow. 
 MORSING-IIORN, s. A flask for holding powder. 
 
 Lay of the La^t Minstrel. 
 MORSING POULDER. Apparently powder used for 
 
 priming. Inventories. 
 MORT, 8. The skin of a sheep or lamb which dies ; 
 
 pron. murt. Surv. Roxb. 
 MoRT-Woo, 8. Wool of such skins, ibid. 
 MORT, A MoRT. Died, or dead. Bann. P.—Fr. 
 
 meurt, 3 p. s. ind. improperly used. 
 BIORT, adj. Fatal. A mort cold, i.e. a deadly cold. 
 
 Ruddiman. 
 MORTAGE, s. A particular <mode of giving pledges ; 
 also denominated Deid wad. E. mortgage. V. Wad, s. 
 ♦ MORTAL, adj. Dead drunk, S. 
 MORTAR, s. 1. Coarse clay of a reddish colour, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. This clay as prepared for building, S. 
 MORTAR-STONE, s. A stone hollowed out, formerly 
 used as a mortar, for preparing barley, by separating 
 it from the husks, S. Pinkerton. V. Knockin- 
 Stanb. 
 MORT-CLOTH, s. The pall carried over the coffin at 
 
 a funeral, S. Slat. Ace. 
 MORTERSHEEN, s. A fatal species of glanders, q. , 
 
 mort aux chiens, a carcass for dogs. Spalding. 
 MORTFUNDYIT, part.^a. Coldas death. V. Mokt, 
 
 and Fdndy. 
 MORT-HEAD, s. 1. A death's head, S. 2. A large 
 turnip excavated, with the representation of a face 
 cut through the side, and a lighted candle put within. 
 This is carried about under night, by mischievous 
 boys, as an object of terror, S. 
 MORTH 0' CAULD. "Those who receive a severe 
 cold, get what is termed a morth o' cauld ; which 
 means, their death from cold." Gall. Enc. — Fr. 
 m^rrt, death. 
 To MORTIFY, v. a. To give in mortmain, S. Er shine. 
 
 — L. B. mortificare terras, id. 
 MORTIFICATION, s. 1. The act of giving in mort- 
 main, 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. Mannering. 
 MORTIFIER, s. One who gives property in mort- 
 main, S. Sir J. Carr. 
 MORTYM, Morton, s. Supposed to be the common 
 marten, martlet, or house-swallow; m^rtym. South of 
 8. Acts Ja. VI. 
 MORTMUMLINGIS, s. pi. Prayers muttered 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 preventing the robbery of the grave, Fife. 
 A woitl of recent formation. 
 
 MORUNGEOUS, adj. In very bad humour ; morun- 
 
 ffioxis cankert, very ill-humoured, S. B. 
 MORWYNGIFT, s. The same with Morning-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. Stat. Ace. — Su. G. 
 
 mose, mossa, id. locus uliginosus. 
 MOSS, s. The Eriopliorum vaginatum, Roxb.; synon. 
 
 Moss-crops. Agr. Surv. Roxb. 
 MOSS-BLUTER, s. The snipe, Roxb. 
 MOSS-BOIL, s. A fountain in a moss. Gall. Enc. 
 
 Denominated from its boiling up. — Isl. hull, ebullitio, 
 
 bull-a, ebuUire. 
 MOSS-BUMMER, s. The Bittern, S. A . from its bomn- 
 
 ing sound, 
 MOSS-CHEEPER, s. 1. The Marsh Tit-mouse. Sib- 
 bald. 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. Lightfoot. 
 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-HA^, s. Moss-ground that has fonnerly been 
 
 broken up. Tales of My Landlord. V. Hag. 
 MOSSMINGIN, s. The name given in Clydes. to the 
 
 Cranberry, Myrtillus occyccos. 
 MOSS-TROOPERS, s. Banditti who inhabited the 
 
 marshy country of Liddisdale, and subsisted chiefly 
 
 by rapine. Lay of Last Minst. 
 MOST, s. A mast. Meams. 
 MOSTED, adj. Crop-eared, Moray. Northern Antiq. 
 
 — Fr. mousse, "dulled, blunted, made edgelesse, or 
 
 pointlesse," Cotgr. 
 MOT, V. aux. May. V. Mat. 
 MOT, s. A word, Fr. Crosraguell. 
 * MOTE, s. A crumb ; a very small piece of any thing, 
 
 Roxb. 
 MOTE, 8. 1. A little hill, or barrow. Bellenden. 2. 
 
 Sometimes improperly used for a high hill, ibid. 3, 
 
 A rising ground ; a knoll, S. B. Ross. — A. S. mot, 
 
 Isl. mote, conventus hominum, applied to a little 
 
 hill, because, anciently, conventions were held on 
 
 eminences. Hence our Mote-hill of Scone. 
 To MOTE, V. a. 1. To pick motes out of any thing, S. 
 
 To mote one's self, to louse, S. 3. v. n. To use means 
 
 for discovering imperfections, S. Douglas. 
 MOTH, adj. Wai-m ; sultiy. Loth. 
 MOTHER, s. The mother on beer, &c. the lees working 
 
 up, S. — Genn. moder, id, 
 MOTHER-BROTHER, s. A maternal uncle. Pits- 
 
 cottie, — Sw. moderbroder, an uncle by the mother's 
 
 side. 
 MOTHER-NAKED. V. Modtr-nakyd, 
 MOTHER-SISTER, s. A maternal aunt, " Maftrtera, 
 
 the mother- sister." Wedd. Vocab. 
 MOTHER-WIT, s. Common sense; discretion, S. 
 
 Ferguson. 
 MOTTIE, adj. Full of motes. Ross. 
 MOTTYOCH'D, part. adj. Matted. V, Mptttoch'd. 
 MOU, s. The not h in the end of the beam, into which 
 
 the rope used in drawing a plough is fastened, Orkn. 
 Moc-PiN, s. A pin which fastens this rope to the beam, 
 
 ibid. 
 MOUD, 8. A moth, Selkirks. Hogg. 
 
MOU 
 
 561 
 
 MOW 
 
 MOUDIE, MowDiE, s. A mole, S,— Su. G. mullwad 
 has the same meaning. V. Mowdy. 
 
 MOUDY HILLAN, s. A mole-hill, Gall. Davidson's 
 Seasons. V. Hillan. 
 
 MOUDIE-SKIN, s. A mole's-skin. Tillage Fair. 
 Blackw. Mag. The purses of the Scottish peasantry 
 were frequently made of mole skins ; and it was 
 reckoned lucky to possess one. 
 
 To MOVE OF, V. n. To descend according to a certain 
 lineage, in reference to heritable property. Act. 
 Dom. Cone.— El. mouv-oir, "as relever, to hold land 
 of." 
 
 MOVIR, MociR, Mure, adj. Mild ; gentle. Wyn- 
 town. — Belg. morwe, murw, Su. G. moer, mollis. 
 
 MOVIRLY, adv. Mildly, ibid. 
 
 MOULD-BOARD, s. A wooden board on the Scottish 
 plough, which turned over the furrow, S. The 
 Pirate. 
 
 To MOULTGH, v. n. To whimper ; to whine, Ayrs. 
 — Isl. moegl-a, to murmur. 
 
 MOULY HEELS. V. Moles. 
 
 MOULS, MowLEs, s. pi. Chilblains; now vulgarly 
 denominated Mooly heels. Wedderb. Vocab. V. 
 Mules. 
 
 * To MOUNT, V. n. To make ready ; to make all ne- 
 cessary preparation for setting off, S. Boss. 
 
 MOUNTAIN-DEW, s. A cant term for Highland 
 whisky that has paid no duty, S. Lights and Sha- 
 dows. 
 
 MOUNTAIN DULSE. Mountain laver, S. 
 
 MOUNTAIN-MEN, s.pl. 1. The persecuted Presby- 
 terians in Scotland, who, during the reigns of Charles 
 II. and James II. were under the necessity of betak- 
 ing 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 prin- 
 ciples 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, JT. Command. In E. 
 mount is used as a v. signifying to " embellish with 
 ornaments." 
 
 To MOUP, Moop, v. a. 1. To nibble ; to mump, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To impair by degrees. Ramsay. — 
 Most probably corrupted from E. mump. 
 
 To MOUP, V. n. 1. To fall off ; to fail ; He's beginning 
 to moup, S. 2. To romp. Burns. 
 
 To MOUPER, V. a. To eat in the way of continued 
 nibbling, Roxb. ; a diminutive from Moup, v. a. 
 
 MOURY, adj. Apparently mellow, S. Trans. Antiq. 
 Soc.—Teut. morwe, mollis, tener. 
 
 MOURIE, s. A stiatum of gravel miqgled with sand, 
 Moray. — Isl. moer, soliun grumis sterilibus obsitum, 
 G. Andr. 
 
 MOUSE, s. The bulb of flesh on the extremity of the 
 shank of mutton, .S. pron. moose. — Teut. muys, car- 
 nosa pars in corpore. 
 
 MOUSE-WEB, *. V. Moose-web. 
 
 To MOUT, V. n. To moult, S. Acts Ja. J7.— Teut. 
 muyt-en, plumas amittere. 
 
 To MOUT awa', (pron. moot) v. a. To take away 
 piecemeal, S. 
 
 MOUTCHIT, McTCniT, s. A disrespectful term ap- 
 plied to children ; similar to smatchet, Teviotd.— Fr. 
 mouschette, a small fly. 
 
 To MOUTER, V. n. To fret ; to fall off in consequence 
 of friction or some similar cause. Loth. 
 
 To MOUTER, v. 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 which a horse eats 
 his corn ; used by carters, and suspended from the 
 horse's neck ; nose-bag, S. 
 
 MOUTIT, part. pa. Diminished ; scanty ; bare. 
 Palice Honor. 
 
 To MOUTLE, V. a. To nibble ; to fritter away ; pron. 
 q. mootle, Clydes. Mout, 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. Hailes. 
 
 To MOUZE, V. n. To plunder clandestinely. Monro's 
 Exped. 
 
 MOW, Moce, s. a heap, S. Barbour. — A. S. mowe, 
 acervus. 
 
 MOW, (pron. moo) s. 1. The mouth, S. Maitl. P. 
 — Fr. moue, Su. G. mun, Teut. muyl, id. 2. A dis- 
 torted mouth, ffoull. 3. Used in pi. in the sense 
 of jest. iVae mows, no jest, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 To MOW, V. n. To speak in mockery. Lyndsay. 
 
 MOWAR, s. A mocker. Palice Honor. 
 
 To MOW-BAND, v. a. To mention ; to art'culate, S. 
 Ross. — Teut. muyl-banden, flscellam ori appendere. 
 
 MOW-BAND, s. A halter, Ayrs. — Teut. muyl-band, 
 capistrum. 
 
 MOWBEIRARIS, s. pi. Thievish gleaners. Council- 
 Book B. of Ayr. Q. bearers of heaps, from A. S. 
 mowe, acervus strues. 
 
 MOW-BIT, s. A morsel, S. Ferguson. 
 
 MOWCH, s. A spy ; an eavesdropper. Lyndsay. — 
 Fr. mousche, mouche, id. V. Mush. 
 
 MOW-CUE, s. A twisted halter for curbing a young 
 horse, Roxb. Perhaps from S, mow, the mouth, and 
 Isl. kug-a, supprimere subjugare. 
 
 MOWDEWARP, s. A mole, S. Lett. A. Melville, 
 Life. From mold, terra, and weorp-an, jactare. 
 
 MOWDY, MowDiE, Moudie, s. A mole, S. A. Dumfr. 
 Gall. Davidson'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. Prob- 
 ably a corr. of Mould-board. V. Mowdiewort- 
 
 BURD. 
 
 MOWDIE-HILLOCK, s. A heap of earth thrown up 
 
 by a mole, South of S. 
 MOWDIE-HOOP, s. A mole-hill, Fife ; from Mowdie, 
 
 a mole, and Teut. hoop, a heap. 
 MOWDIE-MAN, s. A mole-catcher. Gall. Encycl. 
 MOWDIEWARK, s. A mole, Upp. Lanarks. V. 
 
 MODYWART, 
 
 IMOWDIWART, s. A designation improperly given to 
 a coin. Perils 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 mowdiewarp-burd ; as 
 throwing up the mold, like a mole. 
 
 MOWE, s. Dust, S.; peat-mowe, peat dust. Rudd. 
 
 MOWE, s. A motion. Douglas. 
 
 MO WELL, adj. Moveable. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 MOWENCE, s. Motion, or perhaps dependance. 
 Barbour. — Fr. mouvance, id. 
 
 MOW-FRACHTY, adj. Palatable, S. B.— From mow, 
 the mouth, and fraucht, perhaps a lading. 
 
MOW 
 
 8G2 
 
 MUL 
 
 MOWR, s. "Mock ; jeer ; flout," Upp. CTydes. Mar- 
 maiden of Clyde, Edin. Mag.—O. Teut. morre, os 
 cum piominciitibuslabris ; morr-en, gruuniie ; mur- 
 munne ; tocite storaachare ; Kilian ; q. " to make 
 mouths." 
 
 MOWS, s. Jest. Skinner. 
 
 MOWSTER, s. Muster. BelUnden. 
 
 MOZY, adj. Dark in complexion, S,— I.sl. Dios-a, 
 musco tingere. 
 
 MOZIE. 5. "A moidert-lookina person ; a being with 
 silly intellects." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MOZIE, adj. Sharp ; acrimonious ; having a sour 
 look, Ayrs. — Gael, muiseag, is expl. "threatening," 
 and mosacA, "rough, bristly," Shaw. 
 
 MUA SICKNESS. A disease of sheep ; the rot, Zetl. 
 Edmonstone' s Zetl. 
 
 MUCIIT, V. aux. Might, S. 0. Picken. V. Mocht. 
 
 To MUCK, V. a. 1. To carry out dung, S. 2. To lay 
 on dung ; to mauure, S. Raickbie's Wayside Cot- 
 tager. — Isl. myk-ia, stercorare, is used in the same 
 sense ; Su. G. mock-a, stabula purgare. 
 
 MUCK-CREEL, s. A large hamper, formerly 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. Encycl. 
 
 MUCKLE-COAT, s. A great-coat, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 MUCKLE-MOU'D, adj. Having a wide mouth, S. 
 Hogg. 
 
 MUCKLENESS, s. Largeness in size, S. 
 
 MUCKLE-WORTH, adj. Of great value, S. 
 
 MtCK MIDDEN. V, Midden. 
 
 MUD, g. A small nail, used in the heels of shoes. 
 Loth. — Isl. mot, ccmmissura, a joining close. 
 
 To MUDDLE, v. a. To overthrow easily and expedi- 
 tiously. Chr. Kirk. — Perhaps a dimin. from Teut. 
 maed-en, Isl. viaed-a, secare, desecare, q. to mow 
 down. 
 
 To MUDDLE, v. 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 Gruhhle. 
 Sir A. Wylie. 3. To have carnal knowledge of a 
 female, S. Old Song. — Teut. moddel-en, lutum 
 move re, fodicare. 
 
 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, V. n. To stir ; to budge, S. 
 
 MUDGE, s. The act of stirring, S.— 0. Fr. muete, Lat. 
 motus, C. B. mud, a motion. 
 
 MUDGEONS, s. pi. Motions of the countenance de- 
 noting discontent, scorn, &c. Border, Roxb. Renfr. 
 Perhaps allied to Isl. moedg-a, irritare. V. Mudyeon. 
 
 MUDYEON, s. A motion of the countenance, denot- 
 ing discontent, scorn, &c.; mudgeon, Renfr. Mont- 
 pomerie. — 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, Ang. Orkn. — Isl. 
 mvffa, Dan. moffe, chirotheca pellita, hyberna. 
 
 MUFFLES, s. pi. Mittens, S.— Fr. movffle. 
 
 To MUG, Mdqolk, v. n. To drizzle, Aberd. 
 MUG, MoociLK, 5. A drizzling rain, Aberd. 
 ToMUG, t). o. To soil ; todffile, Mvgyin, part. pr. 
 
 soiling one's self, using dirty practices in whatever 
 
 way, Renfr. — Dan. moug, soil, dirt ; the .^amo with 
 
 E. miick. 
 To MUG, V. a. " To strike or buck a ball out from a 
 
 wall, as is done in the game of the wa' baw." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. — C. B. mwch, hasty, quick ; mwch-iaw, to 
 
 hasten ; to be quick. 
 MUGGED, adj. Probably, rough ; as formed from 
 
 Gael, mogach, shaggy. Law's Memoriall, 
 MUGGER, s. One who deals in earthen vessels or 
 
 mugs, hawking them through the country. South of S. 
 
 Scottish Gypsies, Edin. Month. Mag. 
 MUGGER, s. The herb properly called JlfM^MJorf, Ayrs ; 
 
 Muggart, Gall. ; Muggert, S. B. " Muggart, the 
 
 mugwort." Gall. Encycl. 
 MUGGY, adj. Tipsy ; a low word, S. from mug, a 
 
 drinking vessel. 
 MUGGY, McGGLY, adj. Drizzly, Aberd.— Isl. mugga, 
 
 caligo pluvia vel nivalis. 
 MUGGIE, s. The hole into which a ball is rolled, 
 
 Roxb. ; Capie-hole, Lanark s. 
 To MUGGIE, V. a. To put the ball into the hole. 
 MUGGS, ,s. pi. A particular breed of sheep, S. 
 
 Statist. Ace. 
 MUIB, s. A heath, &c. V. Murk. 
 MUIR-BAND, Moor-band, s. A hard subsoil composed 
 
 of clayey sand impervious to water. Agr. Surv. 
 
 Berw. 
 MUIR-BURN. V. Mpre-Burn. 
 MUIRFOWL egg. a species of pear, of excellent 
 
 quality, S, Neill. 
 MUIR-ILL, s. A disease to which black cattle are 
 
 subject, S. Statist. Ace. 
 MUIS, s.pL 1. Bushels. Complaynt S. 2. Heaps; 
 
 parcels, Gl. Sibb.— 0. Fr. mui, a bushel; Lat. 
 
 mod-ius. 
 MUIST, Must, g. Musk, Bord. Douglas. — Con: 
 
 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. ; pron. asFr. 
 
 u. 2. Soft ; calm ; comfortable, ibid. 3. Cheerful ; 
 
 jovial, id. Lanarks. — C. B. wwyfA, mollis, "smooth, 
 
 soft." As denoting closeness of the air, it might 
 
 seem allied to Isl. moeda, obscuramen, fuligo, G. 
 
 Andr. The same with Mooth, S. B. q. v. I!; assumes 
 
 the form of Meefh in Aberdeens. 
 MUKERAR, s. A miser. Douglas. V. Mochre. 
 MUKITLAND AITTES. Oats raised from ground 
 
 that has been manured. Acts Clia. J. V. Muck, v. 
 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. Ral. Hon. 
 MULE, s. A mould ; as, & button-mule, S. ; corr. from 
 
 the E. word. 
 To MULE, MooL, v. a. 1. To crumble, S.— Isl. mol-a, 
 
 id. 2. To mule in, to crumble bread into a vessel for 
 
 being soaked, S. Ramsay. 3. To mule in with, 
 
 to have intimacy with ; q. to eat out of the same 
 dish, S. Ross. 
 
MUL 
 
 MUR 
 
 MULES, s. pi. Kibes; chilblains, S.— Fr. mules, id. 
 V. MooLiE Heels. 
 
 MULETTIS, s.pl. Great mules. Poems 16th Cent. — 
 Fr. mulct, "a great mule ; a beast much used in 
 Fmnce for the carriage of sumpters," &c. Cotgr. 
 
 MULIE, adj. Full of crumbs ; or of pulverized earth, 
 Clydes. 
 
 MULIN, MuLOCK, s. A crumb, S.— Teut. tnoelie, o£fa ; 
 C. B. mwhvff, refuse. 
 
 MULINESS, s. The state of being full of crumbs, &c. 
 Clydes. 
 
 MULIS, s. pi. A term of contempt. Montg. 
 
 MULL, Maoil, s. A promontory, S. Barry. — Isl. 
 muU, frons montis, promontorium ; Gael, maol, id. 
 
 MULL, s. A virgin. Kennedy. — A. S. vieoule, id. ; 
 Moes. G. mawilo, a damsel. 
 
 MULL, s. A mule. Knox. 
 
 To MULLER, v. a. To crumble, S. V. Mulb. 
 
 MULLIGRUMPIIS, s, pi. In the muUigrumphs, 
 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 
 Poems. — Fr. mules, Ital. mulo, Teut. muyl, sanda- 
 lium. 
 
 MULLOCH, s. " The crumbled offal of a peat-stalk." 
 Gl. Swv. Moray. This must be merely a determin- 
 ate sense of Mulock, a crumb ; q. the crumbled re- 
 mains of a peat-stack. V. Mclin, Mclock. 
 
 MULREIN, s. The Frog-fish, Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 
 V. WiDK-GAB. 
 
 MULTIPLE, Mui.TiPUK, s. Number ; quantity. 
 Wallace. — Fr. multiplie, manifold. 
 
 MULTURE, MocTEK, s. TJie fee for grinding grain, 
 S, Douglas. — Fr. mouture, L. B. molitura. 
 
 MULTURER, s. The tacksman of a mill, S. 
 
 MUM, s. A mutter, S. B. Ross. — Teut. momm-en, 
 larvam agere. 
 
 MUM, s. " A species of fat ale." Antiquary. 
 
 MUM CHAIRTIS, s. pi. Cards with figures: or for 
 mumchancis, mumchance, being an old game at 
 cards. Ma'>tl. P. Perhaps the E. game of Whist. 
 
 To MUMGE, {g soft) v. n. To grumble ; to fret ; 
 generally applied to children, when any request is 
 refused, Roxb. Br. of Bodsbeck. V. To Munge. 
 
 MUMM'D, part. pa. Tingling from cold," Loth.; 
 apparently corr. from E. numb, torpid. 
 
 MUMMING, «. Perhap.s, muttering. Burel. 
 
 MUMNESS, s. The state of being benumbed, Lotli. 
 
 To MUMP, V. n. To speak in an affected mincing 
 style, Ettr. For. 
 
 To MUMP, V. a. 1. Apparently, to mimic in a ludi- 
 crous way. Hogg. 2. "To hfnt ; to aim at," Gl. 
 Shirrefs. This is often used in the proverbial 
 phrase, " I ken your meaning by your mwwjJT'ner," S. 
 
 To MUMP, V. n. To hitch ; to move by succussation, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To MUMP, t). n. To hint ; to aim at, S. Shir. 
 
 MUMP, s. A " whisper ; surmise." iGl. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 To MUMPLE, V. n. " To seem as if going to vomit." 
 Gall. Enc. It may be a dimin. from Mump, as sig- 
 nifying to make faces. 
 
 MUMP-THE-CUDDIE, s. A play of children, in 
 which they sit on ihn'w hunkers ox- hams, with a hand 
 in each hough, and in this position hitch foi-ward ; 
 he who arrives first at the goal gaining the prize, 
 Roxb. V. CuECiiDDOcn. 
 
 MUMT-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of stupor. 
 Loth. 
 
 MUN, V. aux. Must. V. MON. 
 
 MUN, s. A small and trifling article, Upp. Clydes. — 
 
 C. B. mwn, a separate particle ; man, a point. 
 MUN, s. Used for man, (homo) Clydes. Renfr. 
 MUNDIE, s. Perhaps, prating fool. Philotus. — 
 
 Teut. mondigh, loquacious. 
 MUNDS, s. The mouth. Loth.— Germ, mund, id. 
 To MUNGE, V. n. To mumble ; to grumble ; to gae 
 
 moungin' about, to go about in bad humour, Ettr. 
 
 For. Roxb.; sometimes Munch, Roxb. — C. B. mwn- 
 
 gail, to mutter ; to speak indistinctly. Munger is 
 
 expl. " to mutter to one's self, or murmur, Shropsh." 
 
 Grose. 
 MUNYMENT, Moniment, *. A legal document or 
 
 writ ; an old forensic term. Act. Audit. From 
 
 Lat. munire, to fortify. 
 To MUNK, v. 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 in a cow-house, Mearns. — Gael, muince, a 
 
 collar, from muin, the neck. 
 MUNKRIE, s. A monastic foundation ; a monastery. 
 
 V. MONKRIB. 
 
 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. Stat. 
 
 Ace. — Perhaps from Isl. munn, the mouth. 
 MUJSfN, s. "An old person with a very little face." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 MUNS, s. pi. The hollow behind the jawbone, 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. Sulh 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, 
 
 montr-er, to show, because it points out the time. 
 MUPETIGAGE, s. A fondling compellation addressed 
 
 to a child. East Loth.— Fr. mon petit gage, q. my 
 
 little pledge. E. moppet. 
 MUR, adj. V. MoviR. 
 MURALYEIS, s. pi. Walls. Douglas.— 'Er. muraille, 
 
 a wall. 
 MURDIE-GRUPS, s. pi. The belly-ache ; a colic, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. From Fr. mord-re, and 0. Fr. grip-er, 
 
 both signifying to gnaw, to pinch. 
 To MURDRES, Murthkeys, v. a. To murder. Bellend. 
 
 — Moes. G. maurthr-jan, id. 
 MURDRESAR, s. 1. A murderer, ibid. 2. A large 
 
 cannon. Comp. S.— 'Er. meurtriere, id. 
 MURB, MuiR, MoR, anc. More, s. A heath ; aflat 
 
 covered with heath, S. Barbour. — A. S. mor, erice- 
 
 tum, 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. MuiB-iLL. 
 MURISH, adj. Of or belonging to mure or heath, S. 
 
 Agr. Surv. E. Loth. 
 MURELAND, MooRLAND, adj. Of or belonging to 
 
 heathy ground. Ramsay. 
 
MUR 
 
 SG4 
 
 MUT 
 
 MURE-LAND, g. The higher and uncultivated part of 
 
 a district, opposed to Dale-land, S. 
 MURE-LANDER, s. An inhabitant of the higher and 
 
 uncultivated parts of a district, S. ; also Mure-man, 
 
 Clydes. 
 MURE-SICKNESS, «. A wasting disorder which at- 
 tacks sheep, Shetl. Surv. Shetl. 
 To MURGEON, v. a. 1. To mocli, bymaking mouths. 
 
 Chr. Kirk. 2. To murmur ; to grumble, S.—Ei. 
 
 morffuer, to make a sour face. 
 MURGEON, MoRGEOuN, s. 1. A murmur, S. Eam- 
 
 say. 2. Muttering, in reference to the Mass. R. 
 
 Bruce. 3. Murgeom, distorted gestures, Ettr. For. 
 
 —As Fr. morctier signifies to make wry mouths, here 
 
 there is merely a transition from the face to the body. 
 ToMURGULLIE. V. Margulyie. 
 MURYT, pret. Walled. Barbour.— Et. mur-er, to 
 
 wall. 
 MURKIN, adj. Spoiled by keeping, applied to grain, 
 
 Shetl. — Isl. morkinn, murcus, morkna, mui-cus fio, 
 
 putresco, Haldorson. Su. G. murken, id. 
 MURKLE, s. A term of reproach or contempt, Fife. 
 
 — Teut. morkel-en, grunnire ; munnurare, mussitare. 
 MURLAN, s. A round narrow-mouthed basket, S. B. 
 
 Fop. Ball. V. MuRLiNG. 
 To MURLE, V. a. and n. To moulder. Priests 
 
 Peblis.—C. B. mwrl, crumbling. 
 MURLIE, s. 1. Any small object, Ang. 2. A fond- 
 ling term for an infant ; also murlie-fikes, ibid. 
 MURLING, s. A soft murmur, Ang.— Su. G. morl-a, 
 
 mussitare. 
 MURLING, MORTHLINO, MuRT, s. The skin of a young 
 
 lamb, or of a sheep soon after it has been shorn, Gl. 
 
 Sibb. — This is merely E. morling, mortUng. 
 MURLOCH, s. The young Piked Dog-Fish. Statist. 
 
 Account. 
 MURMELL, s. Murmuring. Lyndsay. — Teut. mur- 
 
 mul-en, submurmurare. 
 MURMLED, MuRBLED, adj. Having sore or tender 
 
 feet, so as to go lame. Loth. S. A. — 0. E. mormall, a 
 
 sore, or swelling on the feet, or elsewhere. 
 To MURMURE, Murmowr, v. a. 1. To calumniate 
 
 secretly. Acts Ja. V. 2. To complain against. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 MURPHY, s. A cant term for a potato, supposed to 
 
 have been introduced from Ireland, Lanarks. 
 To MURR, V. n. To purr as a cat ; a term applied to 
 
 infants, S. B. — Isl. murr-a, Teut. murr-en, murmu- 
 
 rare. 
 MURRICK, «. An esculent root, or vegetable, Shetl. 
 MURRIOW, MuRRiowN, 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 Murr, as 
 
 signifying to murmur. 
 MURROCH, s. A designation given to shell-fish in 
 
 general, Ayrs. — Gael, mam-ach, shell-fish. 
 MURT, s. A lamb-skin before castration-time, Teviotd. 
 
 V. MCRLING. 
 
 MURTH, MoRTH, s. Murder, GL Sibb. — Su. G. 
 
 mord, id. 
 To MURTHER, v. n. To murmur softly as a child, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. " To murther an' greet." Janet 
 
 Hamilton. 
 MUSSAL, Myssal, Mpssaling, s. A veil. ndloLus. 
 
 — Perhaps from motissdine, muslin. 
 To MUSALL, Missel, v. a. To veil. Acts Ja. II.— 
 
 Su. G. musla, occultare. 
 
 MUSARDRY, a. Musing ; dreaming. Douglas.— Yr. 
 
 musardie, id . musard. 
 MUSCHE, adj. Meaning not clear. Inventories. 
 MUSCHET, part. pa. Notched ; or spotted. Inven- 
 tories. If the former be the sense, it is from the v. 
 
 Mush, q. V. ; if the latter, from Fr. mouscheti, spotted. 
 MUSCHINPRAT, s. A great or important deed ; used 
 
 ironically; as, "That is a muschinprat," T\iQ. It 
 
 had been originally applied to an improper action. — 
 
 Fr. mechant, bad, and prat, q. v. 
 MUSE-WOB, s. V. Moose-web. 
 MUSH, s. Muttering. Neither hush na mush, neither 
 
 a whisper nor the sound of muttering, Ang. This 
 
 seems allied to Isl. musk-ra, mussito, musk-ur, mus- 
 
 sitatio. 
 To MUSH, V. a. To cut out with a stamp ; to nick or 
 
 notch ; to make into flounces ; applied to grave- 
 clothes, S. Old Song. — "ET.mouschet-er, " to pinke, 
 
 or cut with small cuts," Cotgr. V. Mpschet. 
 MUSH, s. A nick or notch ; that especially which is 
 
 made by scissors. Old Song. 
 MUSH, s. One who goes between a lover and his 
 
 mistress, Fife. — Fr. mousche, a fly; metaph. an eaves- 
 dropper, a promoter. V. Mowch. 
 MUSHINFOW, adj. Cruel, W. Loth. ; apparently q. 
 
 mischantfou. 
 MUSHOCH, {gutt.) s. "A heap of grain laid aside in 
 
 a comer for seed," Gall. Enc. 
 M USHOCH-RAPES, s. pi. Ropes for surrounding this 
 
 grain, Gall. ibid. 
 MUSICKER, s. A musician, S. 0. Entail. 
 MUSK, s. A pulp ? Max. Sel. Trans. 
 MUSK, s. A confused heap, Galloway. Gall. Enc. 
 
 — Isl. mosk, 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. 
 MUSKANE, MuscANE, ady. 1. Mossy. Police Honor. 
 
 2. Putrid ; rotten. Bellen. — Teut. mosch-en, mucere. 
 MUSLIN-KAIL, s. Broth made of water, barley, and 
 
 greens, S.; q. meMin-kail. Burns. V. Maschlin. 
 MUSSLE-BROSE, s. " Brose made from mussels. 
 
 These shell-fish are boiled in their own sap, and this 
 
 juice, when warm, is mingled with oatmeal." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 MUSSLING, adj. Meaning uncertain. Z. Boyd. 
 MUST, s. Mouldiness. Henrysone. — Teut. mos, 
 
 mosse, mucor. 
 MUST, s. Musk. v. MriST. 
 MUST, s. Hair-powder, or flour used for this purpose, 
 
 S. ; perhaps as anciently scented with mu^k, S. must. 
 To MUST, MousT, V. a. To powder the hair with 
 
 must, S. Waverley. 
 MUSTARDE-STONE, s. A stone used for bruising 
 
 mustard-seed, S. Dunbar. 
 To MUSTER, V. n. To talk with great volubility, 
 
 Clydes. 
 MUSTER, s. Excessive loquacity, Clydes. 
 MUSTERER, s. An incessant talker, Clydes. 
 To MUSTUR, V. n. To i^ake a great parade ; q. to 
 
 show one's self. Douglas. 
 To MUT, V. n. To meet. TFaWace.— Moes. G. mot- 
 
 jan, Su. G. vioet-a, id. 
 MUTCH, s. 1. A head-dress for a female, S. Ramsay. 
 
 —Teut. mutse, Su. G. myssa, id. 2. Occasionally a 
 
 night-cap for a man. Spalding. 
 NiGHT-McTCH, 8. A night-cap for a female, S. Mates. 
 
MUT 
 
 365 
 
 NAI 
 
 MUTCII-CAP, s. A night-cap, Roxb. 
 
 MUTCHKIN, s. A measure equal to an English pint, 
 S, Acts Ja. J.— Belg. mutsie, denotes a quart. 
 
 MUTCHKIN-STOUP, s. The vessel used for measur- 
 ing a mutchkin, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 MUTE, Moot, s. A whisper, Fife. V. Mute, v. to 
 articulate. 
 
 MUTE, s. 1. Meeting. Wallace. 2. A parliament ; 
 an assembly. Kennedy. 
 
 To MUTE, V. n. 1. To plead ; an old law term. Baron 
 Courts. 2. To treat of. Barbour.— A. S. mot-ian, 
 tractare, discutere. 
 
 MUTE, Mote, s. 1. A plea. Reg. Maj. 2. A quarrel. 
 Eutherford. 
 
 To MUTE, V. n. 1. To articulate. Lynds. 2. To 
 mention what ought to be kept secret, S. Gods- 
 croft. 3. To complain, S. Wallace. Used also as 
 a V. a. Kennedy. — Lat. mut-ire, to mutter. 
 
 MUTH, od;. Exhausted with fatigue. Wyn. V.Mait, 
 
 MUTH, 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 murther, Fife ; myter, Perths. — 
 
 Gael, mothar, a tuft of trees. 
 MUTING, s. Apparently, assembly ; meeting. Col- 
 
 Tcelbie Sow.— A. S. mut, conventus. V. Mote, s, 
 MUTTER, s. The same with Multure, S. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 MUTTIE, s. A vessel used in a mill, for measuring 
 
 meal, Loth. It contains halfa stone weight. —Su. G. 
 
 matt, a measure, Alem. muttu, id. 
 MUTTYOCH'D, Mottyooh'd, part. adj. Matted. 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 MUTTLE, s. a small knife, Shetl. Perhaps 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 Teut. 
 
 hlinclc-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. "iVa&, ablow 
 
 on the head." Gall. Encycl. V. Knap, s. id. 
 To NAB, V. a. To strike ; to peck, S. perh. from neb, 
 
 the beak. 
 NABALISH, adj. Covetous ; griping, S, 
 NABBIT, part. adj. Nabbed ; caught suddenly. 
 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 designation 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, s. 1. An insignificant person. 
 
 Dunbar. 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 lapideus, 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. Davidson'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. Piclcen. Ayrs. 
 
 V. Nacket. 
 
 NACKIE, adj. V. Knackt. 
 
 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, Syn. 
 Cannagh. — Isl. gnack, stridor, gnack-a, stridere. V. 
 Knacks. 
 
 NADKIN, s. 1. The taste or smell which meat ac- 
 quires 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, adv. In no wise, S. 
 
 NAELINS, adv. Used interrogatively, Aberd, 
 
 NAE MOWS. Not jests ; dangerous. 
 
 NAES, Nae is. Is not, S. B. 
 
 NAFFING, s. • Frivolous chat, S. V. Nyaff. 
 
 To NAG, v. a. To strike smartly, Lanarks. 
 
 To NAG, V. n. To gibe; to taunt ; to tease with un- 
 kind reflections; as, "He's aye naggin at ane," 
 Loth. Naag, id. Shetl.— Dan. nagg-er, to torment, 
 to vex, to fret. 
 
 NAG, s. A stroke at the play of Nags, q. v. 
 
 NAGGIE, s. A cup, Lanarks. A corr. of E. noggin. 
 
 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 Knuckle-dumps. 
 
 NAGUS, s. An abusive designation. Dunbar. — Su. 
 G. Necken, Neccus, Old Nick. 
 
 NAY, adv. Tynvh. remarks that this "seems to be 
 used sometimes as a noun. It is no nay ; It cannot 
 be denied." Coilyear. iVo way, Chaucer. 
 
 NAIG, s. 1. A riding-horse ; a nag, S. Burns. 2. 
 A stallion, S. 
 
 I'o NAIG AWA', 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 forehead, 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 an- 
 otherform ; Affor off the nail, tipsy. Tlie Steam-Boat. 
 
NAI 
 
 866 
 
 NAT 
 
 NAILS, «. pi. Refuse of wool, S. B. Stat. Ace. 
 NAIN, adj. Own, S. ricken. In Angus, q. nyawn ; 
 
 as, " his nyawn," his own. T,bis has originated, like 
 Tane and Tother, entirely fiom the accidental con- 
 nexion of letters. Mine ain, my own ; tane, the 
 
 •ane ; tother, the other. V. Nawn. 
 NAIP, «. The summit of a house, S. B. Eoss. — Isl. 
 
 nap-ar, prominet, nauf, prominentia ; E. knap, a 
 
 prominence. 
 NAIPRIE, s. Table-linen, S. Knox.— T^r. nappe. 
 NAYSAY, Na-say, s. a refusal, S. Eamsay ; as 
 
 "nineteen na-nays is half a giunt." 
 To NAYSAY, v. n. To refuse, S. 
 NAYSAYER, s. One who denies or refuses, S. *' A 
 
 stuj-dy beggar should have a stout naysayer." S. 
 
 Prov. Kelly. 
 NAIT, s. Need. Coilyear. — Moes. G. nauth, Isl. naud, 
 
 necessitas. 
 NAITHERANS, conj. Neither. V. Netheeans. 
 NAITIILY, adv. Perhaps, industriously. Douglas. 
 
 A. S. nythlice, studiosus. 
 NAKYN, ad/. No kind of, S. Barbour. 
 iiAKlT,pret. V. 1. Stripped. Pal. Hon. 2. part, pa- 
 
 Destitute of ; Nakit of counsall, devoid of counsel. 
 
 Bellend. — Su. G. nakta, nudare. 
 NALE, s. An old word signifying an alehouse, Roxb. 
 
 This, I suspect, isacantterm used as an abbreviation, 
 
 q- an ale, for " an alehouse." 
 To NAM, V. a. To seize quickly, and with some vio- 
 lence, Roxb. — Su. G. nam-a, id. V.Nome and 
 
 NuMnyN. 
 NAM. Am not, q. ne am; Chaucer, n'am. Sir Trist. 
 NAMEKOUTH, adj. Famous. Douglas.— A. S. nam- 
 
 cutha, nomine notus. 
 NAMELY, adj. Famous ; celebrated ; a term used 
 
 by Highlanders, when they condescend to speak 
 
 Saxon. Clan Albin. 
 NAMMONIE, s. A little while, Orkn.— Isl. tnund, 
 
 the hand, with na, a particle indicating proximity. 
 NANCY, s. A name for Agnes, S. ; although some 
 
 view it as belonging to Anne. NanrUe and Nanze 
 
 are undoubtedly for Apnes. S. 
 NANCY-PRETTY, s. London Pride, a flower ; corr. 
 
 from Acne so pretty. 
 NANE, adj. No ; none, S. Douglas.— A. S. nan, id. 
 NANES, Nanys, s. For the nanys, on purpose. — E. 
 
 nonce, Su. G. naenn-a, to prevail with one's self to 
 
 do a thing. 
 NAP, s. 1. A little round wooden dish made of staves, 
 
 Dumfr. 2. A milk vat, ibid. Boyn, synon.— This 
 
 is undoubtedly the same with Teut. nap, cyathus, 
 
 Bcyphus, patera, poculum. 
 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,*. "A handkerchief. Obsolete. This 
 
 sense is retained in Scotland," Johns.; a pocket-nap- 
 kin, a neck-napkin or cravat. V. Km. 
 N APPER 0' NAPS, t. A sheep-stealer, Roxb. ; given 
 
 as old. 
 NAPPY, s. Ale, S. 0. Burns. 
 * NAPPY, adj. Tip.sy ; elevated with drink. Herd's 
 
 Collection. 
 NAPPIE, s. " A wooden dish." Pickefl. 
 NAPPIE, adj. Brittle. J. Nicol. Qu. what knaps, 
 
 or is easily broken. 
 NAPPIE, adj. Strong ; vigorous ; " a nappie callan," 
 
 a strong boy, Ayrs. 
 
 NAPPIT, part. adj. Crabbed ; ill-humoured, Aberd.; 
 
 Cappit, synon. 
 NAPPLE, s. " A sweet wild root." Gl. Galloway. 
 
 Apparently Orobus tuberosus, or heath-peas, S. B. 
 
 knapparts. Davidson's Seasons. 
 NAPSIE, a, "A little fat animal, such as a .sheep." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 NAK,^rep. Near, S. Yorks. V. Neb. 
 NAR, conj. Nor. Douglas. 
 NAR. Were not. Sir Tristrem. 
 NAR, adj. Nigher. Poems I6lh Cent. — A. S. near, 
 
 id. 
 To NARR, Nerr, Nurr, v. n. To snarl as dcjs, S.O. 
 
 GI. Sibb. — E. gnar, A. S. gnyrr-an, id. 
 NARROW-NEBBIT, adj. Contracted in one's views 
 
 with respect to religious matters, S. V. Neb. 
 NAR-SIDE; s. The left side, as opposed to Aff-side, 
 
 the right side, Mearns ; being the side nearest to 
 
 him who mounts on iiorseback, drives a team, &c. 
 NARVIS, adj. Belonging to Norway. Skene.— Svf. 
 
 Norwegz, Norwegian. 
 NAS. Was not. Sir Tristrem. — A. S. nas, i. e. ne 
 
 was, non erat 
 To NASH, V. n. To prate ; to talk impudently, S. — 
 
 Probably from Teut. knaschen, stridere. " A nashin' 
 
 body," a little pert chattering creature. 
 N ASH-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, 
 
 Surv. Caithn. 
 NAT, adv. Not. Douglas. 
 NAT. Know not, ibid. — A. S., nat, i. e. ne wat, non 
 
 scio. 
 To NATCH, v.a. To lay hold of violently, S. B. 
 To NATCH, V. a. To notch, Aberd. 
 NATCH, s. A notch, Aberd. Burns. 
 To NATE, V. a. To need, Clydes. V. Note. 
 NATE, s. Use. Douglas.— ls\. not, id. V. Note. 
 NATHELESS, adv. Notwithstanding; nevertheless, 
 
 S. The Pirate. " Nalhlesshe so endured." Mil- 
 ton. — A. S. no the laes, id. 
 NATIIER, conj. Neither. Balfour's Pract.—A. S. 
 
 nather, nawther, id. from ne the negative particle, 
 
 and other, uterque. V. Athik. 
 NATHING, s. Nothing, S. Barbour. 
 NATIE, adj. Tenacious; niggardly, Shetl.; synon. 
 
 Nittie and Neetie, q. v. 
 NATYR-WGO, 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-wool. 
 NATIVE, 9. The place of one's nativity, Perths. 
 NATKIN, s. A disagreeable taste or smell. V. 
 
 Nadkin. 
 NATRIE, Nyatrie, adj. Ill-tempered ; crabbed, 
 
 Aberd. Mearns.; prou. q. Nyattrie. V. Natter, v. 
 To NATTER, v. n. To chatter peevishly, Roxb.; 
 
 Nyatter, Dumfr. Gall. Encycl. 
 NATTERIN, j3ari. ad/. Chattering in a fretful way, 
 
 id. — Teut. knoter-en, garrire. 
 To NATTLE, v. a. 1. To nibble ; to chew with diffi- 
 culty, as old people often do, Roxb. 2. To nip ; a.s, 
 
 " To nafWe a rose," to nip it in pieces, ibid.— Isl. 
 knitl-a, exactly corresponds. 
 NATURAILL, adj. Used in a sense the reverse of 
 that of the term in E.; lawful, as opposed to illegiti- 
 mate. Acts Ja. V. 
 * NATURAL, adj. Genial ; kind ; used in regard to 
 
 the weather, S. B. 
 NATURALITIE, ». Natural affection, 8. 
 
NAT 
 
 867 
 
 NEE 
 
 NATURALITIE, «. Naturalization. Acts Mary. — 
 Fr. naturaliU. 
 
 NATURE, adj. 1. Spontaneously producing rich 
 herbage ; as, nature grund, land that produces rich 
 grass without having been sown, S. 0. 2. Rich ; 
 nourishing; applied to grass so produced ; as, na- 
 ture gerse, nature hay, S. 0. Roxb. Agr. Swv. Ayrs. 
 
 NATURENESS, s. 1. Spontaneous fertility in rich 
 herbage, S. 0. 2. Richness ; exuberance ; applied 
 to grass produced spontaneously, S. 0. 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, 
 nyauchle.—li\. knoclce, metaphorice pusillus, pusio, 
 G. Andr. 
 
 NAUFRAGE, s. Shipwreck. — L. na^ifragium. 
 
 To NAVELL. V. Neive. 
 
 NAVEN, NiWYN, s. A navy. Barbour. — Germ. 
 nawen, navis. 
 
 NAVIE. Rid Navie. Meaning doubtful; perhaps 
 red hand. Fitscottie's Cron. 
 
 NAVYIS, adv. No wise ; syn. Nawayes, JVawiss. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 NAUKIE, adj. Asthmatical ; as, " He wheezes like a 
 naukie hen," Roxb. Loth. — Isl. gnak-a, stridere. V. 
 
 N.ACKS. 
 
 NAUM, s. A heavy blow with a bludgeon, Ettr. For. 
 NAUR, prep. Near ; the pron. of some dibtricts 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. ActsJa. VI. 
 NAVTISS, Nawyss, adv. In no wise. Barb. 
 NAWN, Nyawn, adj. Own. His nyawn, his own, 
 
 Angus. V. Nain. 
 NAXTE, adj. Nasty. Sir Gaxoan. 
 NAZE, s. A promontory ; a headland, S. B. ; syn. 
 
 JVes, A^'ess. — From nasus, nose, the promontory of 
 
 the face. 
 NE, covj. Neither. V. Na. 
 NE, adv. No. V. Na. 
 NE.prep. Nigh. Dcuglas. — A. S. neah. 
 To NE, V. n. To nei^h, ibid,— Teut. naeyen, id. 
 NE, s. Neighing, ibid. 
 NEAPHLE, s. A trifle ; a thing of no value, Dumfr. 
 
 — Fr. nipes, trifles ; Su. G. nipp, a trifle. 
 NEAR, adj. Nigpardly, S. B. 
 NEAR-BEHADDIN, part. adj. Niggardly, Roxb. ; 
 
 Near-be-gawn, synon. 
 NEAR-GAWN, Neak-be-gawn, adj. Niggardly, S. 
 
 Fergusson. From near, and gaand, going. 
 NEAR-HAND, adj. Near ; nigh, S. 
 NEAR-HAND, <zdij. Nearly; almost, S. V. Ner-hand,. 
 NEAR HIMSELL. A phrase applied to a man who is 
 
 very nigpardly, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 NEAR-SIGHTED, adj. Short-sighted, S. 
 NEASE, s. Nose. R. Bruce. 
 NEATY, Neatty, adj. 1. Mere, S, B. Ross. 2. 
 
 Identical, S. B, id. 
 NEB, s. 1. The beak of a bird, S. Kelly.— k. S. 
 
 Belg. nebbe, rostrum. 2. The nose, used ludicrously, 
 
 Langneblit, Narrcw-nebbit, q. v.; sharp-nebbit, 
 
 having a shai-p nose, S.— A. S. nebbe, Isl. nef, nasus, 
 
 3. Applied to the snout. Kelly. 4. Any sharp j 
 
 point, S. 5. To gie a thing a neb, to make it 
 
 pungent, S. B. 
 Tq NEB, V. n. To bill ; to caress as doves do, Loth.; 
 
 from neb, the beak or bill. Jacob. Rd. 
 
 NEB AND FEATHER, used as an adv. Completely ; 
 
 from top to toe ; aa, " She's dinkit out neb and 
 
 feather," Teviotd. 
 NEB AT THE GRUNSTANE. To keep one's neb at 
 
 the grunstane, to keep one under, or at hard work, 8. 
 NEBBIT, part. adj. 1. Having a beak or nose, S. 
 
 Frequently used in composition, as in Lang-nebbit, 
 
 Narrow-nebbit, Quhaup-nebbit, q. v. 2. Having a 
 
 hooked head. Thus, Nebied staff would seem to be 
 
 synon. with Kebbie and Nibbie. 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. 
 NEBSIE, s. An impudent old woman, Roxb. Perhaps 
 
 fiom Neb, the nose, as in advanced life the nose 
 
 often approximates to the chin. 
 NECE, s. Grand-daughter. V. Neifce, 
 NECES, s. pi. An unknown animal. Inventories. V. 
 
 Netes. 
 NECESSAR, adj. Necessary, S. A. Aberd. Reg.— 
 
 Fr, necessaire. 
 To NECK, or NICK, with nay. V. Nykis. 
 NECK-BREAK, s. Ruin ; destruction. W. Guthrie's 
 
 Serm. The tenn is inverted in E. 
 NECKIT, s. A tippet for a child, S. B. 
 NECK-VERSE, s. The beginning of the- Fifty-first 
 
 Psalm, Miserere meiy &c. Lay Last Minstrel. Sung 
 
 at executions. 
 NEDEUM, s. A gnawing pain. Gall. Encycl. 
 To NEDEUM, v. n. To thrill with pain, ibid,— C, B, 
 
 cnouad, gnawing. 
 NEDMIST, adj. Undermost, S.— A. S. neothemest, id. 
 NEDWAYIS, adv. Of necessity, Barbour.— A. S, 
 
 neadwise, necessary. 
 NEED-BE, s. Necessity ; expediency ; applied to an 
 
 afflictive dispensation of Providence, and apparently 
 
 boriowed from 1 Pet. i. 6, S. 
 NEEDLE-E'E, s. Through the Needle-e'e, a play 
 
 among children, in whi>h, a circle being formed, 
 
 each takes one of his neighbours by the hands, the 
 
 arms being extended ; and he who takes the lead, 
 
 passes under the arms of every second person, back- 
 wards and forwards, the rest following in the same 
 
 order, while they repeat a certain rhyme, S. Blackw. 
 
 Mag. It is the same game that in E. is called 
 
 Thread-the-Needle. 
 NEEDLE-FISH, s. The shorter Pipe-fish. Sibbald. 
 NEED-MADE-UP, adj. and s. Applied to any thing 
 
 hastily prepared, as immediately necessary, Aberd. 
 NEEF, s. Difficulty. Focins Buchan Dial.— A. S. 
 
 naefde, want. 
 NEEMIT, NiMJiET, s. Dinner ; in Loth, neemit, in 
 
 Teviotd. nimmet ; q. noon-meat. A corr. of A. S. 
 
 non-tnete, prandium. 
 NEEP, Neip, s. The old name for a turnip, S. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. Jacobite Relics. "Rapum, a neip." Wed- 
 
 derburn's Vocab. — From A. S. naep, rapa. 
 NEEP- HACK, s. A pronged mattock for raising tui^ 
 
 nips duriifig severe frost, Ang. Mearns. 
 NE'ER-BE-LICKET, Nothing whatsoever ; not a whit, 
 
 S. Antiquary^ 
 NE'ER-DO-GOOD, Ne'er-do-gudb, s. Synon. JV«'«r- 
 
 doweel, S. Waverley. 
 NE'ER-DO-WEEL, adj. Past mending, 8. Heurt of 
 Mid-Lothian. 
 
NEE 
 
 3G8 
 
 NET 
 
 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. ntes-on, Belg. 
 niet-en, id. 
 
 NEESE, «. «'The nose," S. 0. 61. Picken.—k. S. 
 Dan. naese, 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 niggard, Aberd. 
 
 NEETIE, adj. Avaricious, S. V, Nittie. 
 
 NEFF, s. The nave of a church. Keith.— 'Er. nefdu 
 temple, id. 
 
 NEFF, s. A hand. Wedderb. Vocab. V. Neive, 
 Neif. 
 
 NEFFIT, s. A pigmy, S. ; pron. nyeffit.—Belg. nu/je, 
 a chit, or from neive. 
 
 To NEFFOW, V. a. 1. To take in handfuls. Loth. 2. 
 To handle any animal ; as, " Sandie, callant, lay 
 down the kitlin; ye baggit, ye'll neffow't a' away, 
 that will ye," Roxb. ; also pron. Nievfu', Niffu, V. 
 NiEVE and Nevel. 
 
 To NEYCH, NiCH, Ntgh, Nyoht, {gutt.) v. a. To 
 approach. Chr. Kirk. — Moes. G. nequh-jan, A. S. 
 nehw-an, id. 
 
 NEIDE, s. Necessity. Wallace. 
 
 NEID-FYRE, s. 1. Fire produced by the friction of 
 two pieces of wood, S. Gl. Complaynt. 2. Spon- 
 taneous ignition, S. Bellenden. 3. The phosphoric 
 light of rotten wood, S. A. Gl. Complaynt. 4. A 
 beacon, S. A. Lay Last Minstrel. — A. S. nydf force, 
 and fyr, fire, q. forced fire. 
 
 NEIDFORSE, s. Necessity. Compl. S. Q. the neces- 
 sity arising from force. 
 
 NEIDLINGIS, adv. Of necessity. Doug. 
 
 To NEIDNAIL, v. a. 1. To fasten by clinched nails, 
 S. 2. A window is neidnail'd, when so fastened 
 with nails in the inside, that the sash cannot be lifted 
 up, S.— Sw. net-nagha, to rivet, from naed-a, to 
 clinch, and nagla, a nail. 
 
 NEIF, s. Difficulty, Aberd. W. Beattie. V. Neef. 
 
 To NEIFFAR, Niffer, v. a. 1. To barter ; properly, 
 to exchange what is held in one's fist, for what is 
 held in another's, S. Rutherford. 2. To higgle,. 
 South of S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 NEIFFER, Niffer, s. A barter, S. Burns. 
 
 NEIGHBOUR-LIKE, adj. 1. Resembling those 
 around us, in manners, in appearance, or in moral 
 conduct, S. 2, Often implying assimilation in 
 criminality, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 NEIGRE, s. A term of reproach, S. — BoiTOwed from 
 Fr. negre, a negro. 
 
 NEIP, s. A turnip. V. Neep. 
 
 NEIPCE, Nece, s. a grand-daughter. Slcene.—L&t. 
 
 neptis, id. 
 NEIPER, s. CoiT. of E. neighbour, S. B. Ross. 
 NEIPERTY, s. Partnership, Aberd. ^ 
 
 NEYPSIE, adj. Prim; precise in manners, TJpp. 
 Clydes. — Teut. knijp-en, arctare, to pinch, q. doing 
 every thing in a constrained way. 
 To NEIR, Nere, v. a. To approach. Bouglas. — 
 
 Germ, naher-n, pvopinquare. 
 NEIRS, Neres, s. pi. The kidneys, S. Lyndsay. — 
 
 Isl. nyra, Su. G. niure, Teut. niere, ren. 
 NEIS, Nes, s. The nose, S. Douglas. — A. S. naese, 
 
 nese, Su. G. naesa, id. 
 NEIST, Natst, Nest, Niest, adj. Nearest, S. Wyn- 
 
 town.—A. S. neahst, Su. G. Dan. naest, id. 
 NEYST, prep. Next. Wyntown. 
 
 NEIST, adv. Next, S. Ramsay. 
 
 NEIS-THYRLE, Nes-Tuyrll, s. Nosti-il, S. Douglas. 
 — A. S. naes-thyrlu. 
 
 NEIS-WISE, adj. Commonly used with a negative ; 
 as, "I didna mak him neis-wise ;" i. e. I did not 
 give him the information he wanted, although I 
 could have done it. V. Nosewiss. 
 
 NEITHERS, Netherins, adv. Neither, Renfr. Picken. 
 
 NEIVE, Neif, s. 1. The fist, S. ; pi. neiffis, nevys, 
 newys, newffys. Douglas. To fald the Neive, to 
 clench the fist, S. 2. Hand to Nieve, hand and 
 glove, S. R. Gallow.—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, V. a. To prevent receiving check ; a term at 
 chess. Montgomerie. — Su. G. nek-a, to refuse. 
 
 To NELL, V. n. To Neil and Talk, to talk loudly and 
 frivolously, Clydes. Noio and Talk, synon. Hence, 
 '^a, nelUn talk." Probably from E. knell ; A. S. 
 cnyll-an, to ring. 
 
 NELL, Nelly, s. Abbrev. of Helen, S. 
 
 NEPIS, pi. Turnips. V. Neep. 
 
 NEPS, s. The abbrev. of Elspeth or Elizabeth. Ramsay 
 
 NEPUOY, Nepot, Nephoy, 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 sune, 
 vel suster sune. 5. Any relation by blood. Wyn- 
 town. 
 
 NEPUS-GABLE, s. The Provost. Perhaps 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. 
 naer. 
 
 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 by, adv. Nearly, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 NER-BLUDIT, adj. Nearly related, q. near in blood, 
 Clydes. 
 
 NERE HAND, adv. Nearly. Wyntown. 
 
 NERHAND, Near Hakd, 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. nessis, valleys. Wallace.— A. S. nessas, 
 loca depressa. 
 
 NESSCOCK, s. A small boil ; Nesscockle, Strathmore. 
 " Furunculus, a nesscocfc." Wedderb. Vocab, This 
 seems merely a corr. of Arsecockle, 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. pi. Inventories. V. Neces. 
 NETH, prep. Below. Wallace.— A. S. neothan, 
 
 Su. u . ned, infra. 
 NETHELES, conj. Nevertheless. Douglas.— A. 8. 
 na the laes, id. 
 
NET 
 
 869 
 
 JNIC 
 
 NETHER, s. An adder. This in some counties is the 
 invariable pron. anether. O. E. '^Neddyr oreddyr. 
 Sei-pens." 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, adv. Nearer, Ettr. For. 
 NETHERANS, Naitherans, Naithers, con;. Neither, 
 
 WestofS Mearns. Gl. Pcken. 
 NETHER END. The breech, S. Davidson. 
 NETHIRMARE, adv. Farther down. Douglas. — 
 
 A. S. nither, and mare, more. 
 NETHMIST, Nethmost, adj. Undermost, Aberd. 
 
 Ettr. For, ; the same with Ntdmist, q. v. 
 NETHRING, s. Depression. Barbour. V. Nidder. 
 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, adj. Mere, Aberd. W. Beattie. 
 NETTLE-BROTH, s. Broth made of young nettles, as 
 
 a substitute for greens, S. 
 NETTLE-EARNEST, s. In nettle-earnest, no longer 
 
 disposed to bear jesting, but growing testy, Selkirks. 
 
 Brownie of Bodsheck. 
 NETTLIE, adj. Ill-humoured ; peevish, S. A. I sup- 
 pose that the adj. is from the name of the weed, as 
 
 referring to its stinging quality. 
 NEDCHELD, (gutt.) part. pa. With calf, Perths. 
 NEUCK-TIME, s. The twilight ; in reference to its 
 
 being the sea.'^on for pastime or gossiping among the 
 
 working people, W. Loth. 
 To NEVELL, Navell, Neffle, v. a. 1. To strike 
 
 with the fists, S. Philotus. — Su. G. hnvff-a, pugnis 
 
 impetere. 2. To take hold with the fist, S.— Isl. 
 
 hnyf-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. Annals of the Parish. 
 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 . 
 
 Balfour's Letters. Qu. if q. navel-stone, as being 
 
 the central part? 
 To NEVIN, Necin, Ntvin, v. a. To name. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. — Isl. nafn, Dan. naffn, a name, naevn-er, 
 
 to name. 
 NEYYS, pi. Fists. V. Neive. 
 NEUK, s. Corner, S.; same with nooTc, 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, 
 
 Roxb. ; Nittled, synon."— Teut. knovel, knevel, 
 
 nodus. 
 NEVOY, s. A nephew, S. V. Nepuot. 
 To NEW, V. a. To curb ; to master ; to humble, 
 
 Aberd.; pron. Nyow. V. New'd, which is the part. 
 
 of thisv, 
 ♦ NEW, adj. Of New : newly ; anew. Pitscottie.— 
 
 Lat. idiom, de novo, id. 
 To NEW, V. a. To renovate. Gaivan and Gol. — ^A. 
 
 S. neow-ian, id. 
 NE WAR. Unless. Douol<u.—A\em. ne uuare, nisi. 
 NEWCAL, s. A cow newly calved, Loth. Ramsay. 
 24 
 
 NEW CHEESE. A sort of pudding made by simmer- 
 ing the milk of a new-calved cow, Aberd. 
 
 NEW 'B, part. pa. Oppressed, S. B. Ross. — Isl. nu-a, 
 conterere, the same with gny-a, subigere. 
 
 NEW-YEARS-DAY. Among the superstitions con- 
 nected with this day, the following 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 fi-esh ac- 
 count of any thing, Q. Kennedy, Ress. with J. 
 Knox. 2. Novelties, Ruthtrf. 
 
 NEWIS, Newys. NEWons, adj. 1. Earnestly desirous. 
 Loth, 2. Parsimonious ; covetous ; greedy. Loth. — 
 A. S. hneaw, tenax ; 0. E. niggish, covetous ; Su. G. 
 nidsk, nisk, avarus, parous. 
 
 NEW IT, part pa. Renewed. V. New. 
 
 NEWLINGIS, adv. Newly ; S. newlins. Barbour. 
 
 NEWMOST, adj. Nethermost, S. B. Journ. Land.— 
 A. S. neothemest, id. 
 
 NEWOUS, adj. Newfangled ; fond or full of what is- 
 new, Clydes. 
 
 NEWOUSLIE, adv. In a newfangled way, id. 
 
 NEWOUSNESS, s. Newfangledness, ibid.— C. B. 
 newyz, new ; newyz-iaw, to make new. 
 
 To NEWSE, V. n. To talk over the news, Ab. 
 
 NEWSIE, adj. Fond of hearing or rehearsing news, 
 ibid. 
 
 NEWTH, prep. Beneath, Barbour, V. Netet. 
 
 To NYAFF, v. n. 1. To yelp ; to bark, S. 2. Applied 
 to the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any diminutive 
 person, S. V, Niffnaffs. 
 
 To NIB, V. a. To press or pinch with the fingers. 
 Montg. — Isl. hneppe, coarcto. 
 
 NIBAWAE, adj. Diminutive and meagre, Aberd.; q. 
 resembling what is picked by the nib or beak of a 
 fowl. 
 
 NIBBIE, *. A walking staflF with a hooked head, used 
 by shepherds, like the ancient crook. "Gin I get 
 baud o' my nibbie, I'se reesle your riggin for ye.'' 
 Teviotdale. 
 
 NIBBIT, s. "Two pieces of oatmeal bread, spread- 
 over with butter, and laid face to face," Ayrs, Pick. 
 This may be q. nievebit, a piece of bread for the hand. 
 
 * NICE, adj. Simple. Bannatyne P. — Fr. niaisi 
 simple. 
 
 NICE-GABBIT, adj. Difficult to please as to food, 
 Fife. V. Gab. 
 
 NICETfe, Nycete, s. Simplicity. Barbour.— 0. Fr. 
 nice, dull, simple, nicety, simplicity. 
 
 To NICH, Nygh, v. a. V. Neych. 
 
 NYCHBOUR, Nychtbour, s. 1. A neighbour. Bel- 
 lend. — A. S. neah-ge-iure, Germ, nach-bauer, neah, 
 nach, nigh, id. and gebure, bauer, an inhabitant. 2. 
 An inhabitant, or perhaps rather, a fellow-citizen. 
 Thus the phrase, "The nychtbouris of this towne," 
 is used for the inhabitants, &c. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 NYCHBOURLYKE, adj. Like one's neighbours, S. 
 Acts Mary. This term is still used. It occurs in 
 the proverb, " Neighbourlike ruins half the world," 
 S. 
 
 To NICHER, Neigher, (jgutt.) Nicker, v. n. 1. To 
 neigh, S. Ramsay. — 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. 
 
NYO 
 
 370 
 
 NIG 
 
 NYCHLIT, pret. v. Uncertain. Houlate. 
 
 To NYCHTBOUR, v. n. To co-operate in an amicable 
 manner, with those living in the vicinity, in the 
 labours of husbandry. Abcrd. Reg. 
 
 NYCUTBOURUEID, Nychtboprschip, s. That aid 
 which those who lived adjacent to each other, were 
 legally bound to give one another in the labours of 
 husbandry ; synon. Marrowschip. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 NICUT-COWL, s. A night-cap, S. 
 
 NICHTED, part. pa. Benighted, S. V. Nichtit. 
 
 NIGHT-HAWK, *. 1. A large white moth, which flies 
 about hedges in summer evenings, Clydes. 2. A 
 person who ranges about at night, ibid. Probably 
 the same with A. S. niht-buttorfleoge, night-butterfly, 
 blatta; Lye. 
 
 NICHT-HAWKIN, adj. Addicted to nocturnal roam- 
 ing, ibid. 
 
 NYCHTYD, pret. Drew to night. Wyntown.—Su. Q. 
 Isl. natt-as, ad noctem vergere. 
 
 NYCHTYRTALE, s. Be nychtyrtale, by night ; in 
 the night-time. The Bruce. 
 
 NICHTIT, part. pa. Benighted, S. 
 
 NICHT QUAIFFIS. Night-coifs. V. Qcaiffis. 
 
 To NICK, V. n. To drink heartily, S. B. 
 
 To NICK, V. a. To strike off 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 summits of two 
 hills, South of S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To NICKER, V. n. V. Nicher. 
 
 NICKERERS, s. pi. A cant term for new shoes, 
 Roxb.; probably from their making a creaking noise. 
 
 NICKERIE, s. 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, NicKTJM, s. A wag ; one given to mischiev- 
 ous tricks, Fife, Aberd. Perhaps q. nick him. — 
 Isl. hnick-r, dolus. 
 
 NICKLE, s. A good nickle, great power in nicking a 
 bowl. E. knuckle. 
 
 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, V. 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, 8. 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 one to dine with 
 him, he will not ask him again without having a re- 
 turn 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, NiTHEB, v. a. 1. To depress, S. Ross. 
 2. To straiten ; applied to bounds. Douglas. 3. 
 Niddered, pinched with cold, Ang. Loth. 4. Pinched 
 with hunger, S. 5. Stunted in growth, S. A. Gl. 
 Sibb. 6. 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. ver-nedr- 
 en, id. 
 
 To NIDDLE, V. n. 1. To trifle with the fingers, S. 2. 
 To be busily engaged with the fingers, without mak- 
 ing progress, S. — Isl. hnudl-a, digitis prensare. 
 
 To NIDDLE, v.a. " To overcome." Gall. Encycl.— 
 A. S. nid-ian, urgere, cogere. 
 
 To NIDGE, V. n. To squeeze through a crowd, or any 
 narrow place, with difficulty, Roxb. V. Gnidge, v. a. 
 
 NIDGELL, s. 1. " A fat froward young man." Gall. 
 Encycl. 2. " A stiflf lover ; one 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. Perhaps rather the 
 abbrev. of Nathaniel. Niel Gow, Nathaniel Gow. 
 
 NIEVE, s. The fist, S. V. Neive. 
 
 NIEVEFU', Neffow, s. 1. A handful, S. Burns.— 
 Su. G. naefwe full, id. 2. A small quantity of any 
 dry substance; as, "a neffow o' woo," i. e. wool, 
 Clydes. 3. Any person or thing veiy small and 
 puny. Burns. 4. Metaphorically and contemptu- 
 ously, what is comparatively little, or of no value. 5. 
 A death's-hold of what is viewed as worthy of grasp- 
 ing. Jacobite Relics, 
 
 NIEVESHAKING, s. Something dropped from the 
 hand of another ; a windfall. Blackw. Mag. V. 
 Neive. 
 
 To NIFFER, Ntffer, v. a. 1. To exchange. Ab. Reg. 
 2. To higgle. V. Neiffak, v. 
 
 NIFFERING, *. e. the act of bartering. Rutherford. 
 
 To NIFFLE, V. n. To trifle ; to be insignificant in 
 appearance, in conversation, or in conduct ; as, "He's 
 a nifflin' body," Fife. — Belg. knvffelen, to fumble. 
 
 NIFF-NAFFY, adj. Troublesome about trifles, S. 
 Guy Mannering. 
 
 NIFFNAFFS, (pron. nyiffnyaffs) s. pi. 1. Small ar- 
 ticles of little value, S. 2. Denoting a silly peculia- 
 rity of temper, displayed by attention to trifles, S. — 
 Fr. nipes, trifles ; Sw, nipp, id. 3. In the singular, 
 it sometimes denotes a i<mall person, or one who has 
 not attained full strength, S. A. Perils of Man. 
 
 To NIFFNAFF, v. n. To trifle ; to speak or act in a 
 silly way, S. Ramsay. 
 
 NIGER, (fir hard) s. Corr. of negro, S. Burns. 
 
 NIGGAR, Nigre, s. A miser, S. A. ScotVs Poems. 
 Corr. from E. niggard, — Isl. nauggur, hnauggur, 
 parous, tenax, Sw. niugg, niugger, id. 
 
 NIGGARS, s. pi. Two pieces of iron placed on the 
 sides of cast-metal grates for contracting them, Roxb. 
 — A. Bor. "Niggards, iron cheeks to a grate," 
 Grose ; evidently from E. niggard, as it is a parsi- 
 monious plan. 
 
 To NIGHT, V. n. To lodge during night. Spalding, 
 — Isl. natt-a, pernoctare. 
 
 NIGHT HUSSING, s, A night-cap for a female, 
 Selkirk s. Syn. Mutch, Hogg. 
 
 To NIGHT THEGITHER. To lodge under the same 
 roof, S. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 
 NIG-MA-NIES, s, pi. " Unnecessaiy ornaments." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Nignayes. 
 
 NIGNAG, s. A gimcrack ; a variety of Nicknack, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 NIGNAYES, NiGNYES, s.pl. 1. Gimcracks, S. Ramsay. 
 2. Whims ; peculiarities of temper or conduct, S. 
 Cleland. 
 
NYK 
 
 371 
 
 NOC 
 
 NYKIS, 3 p. pres. v. Gawan and (7oL— Perhaps 
 allied to Su. G. nek-a, to deny. JSfykit, 3 p. past. 
 
 NILD. L. could. Maitland Poems. 
 
 NYLE, s. CoiT. of navel, Fife. " Her nyle's at her 
 mou," a phrase applied to a woman far advanced in 
 pregnancy, — A. S. nauel, nafel, Su. G-. najle, id. 
 
 NILL YE, WILL YE. A phrase' still used in S. signi- 
 fying, "Whether ye will or no." Syn. nolens, 
 volens. — A. S. nill-an, nolle. 
 
 NYIMMIE, s. dim. A very small piece. 
 
 NYMNES, s. Neatness. Burel. 
 
 NINE-EYED-EEL. The less 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 im- 
 mediately 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 awa, v. a. To carry off cleverly by 
 theft, S. Ross. — Isl. knippe, raptim moto. 
 
 NIP, NiMP, s. A small bit of any thing, 8.— Su. G. 
 nypa, id. 
 
 NIP, s. A bite ; a teim used in fishing, S. 
 
 NIPC AIK, s. One who eats delicate food clandestinely, 
 S. Dunbar. 
 
 NIPLUG, s. To be at niplug, to quarrel, S. 
 
 • NIPPERS, s. pi. The name for pincers, S. In E. 
 the word denotes " small pincers." 
 
 NIPPERTY-TIPPERTY, adj. Childishly exact, or 
 
 affectedly neat, S. A. Rob. Roy. Syn. Hippertie- 
 
 tippertie. 
 NIPPIT, adj. 1. Niggardly, S. 2. Scanty in any re- 
 spect, S. Lynd. — Su. G. napp, Isl. hnepp-er, arctus. 
 NIPRIKIN, s. A small morsel, Roxb. 
 NIP-SCART, s. 1. A niggardly person, Teviotd. 2. A 
 
 crabbed or peevish person, Clydes. From nip, to 
 
 pinch, and scart, to scratch. 
 NIPSHOT, s. Topluy nipshot, to give the slip. Baillie. 
 
 Perhaps q. to nip one's shot. V. Shot. 
 NIRB, s. 1. Any thing of stunted growth, Ettr. For. 
 
 2. A dwaif, 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 pereon, 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. Montgomerie. 
 NIRLIE, adj. 1. Very small ; synon. with Nirled ; 
 
 as, " Nirlie-headed wheat," B. 2. Niggardly; as, 
 
 "& nirlie creature," Loth. 
 NISBIT, g. The iron that passes across the nose of a 
 
 horse, and joins the branks together, Ang. From 
 
 neis, nose, and bit. 
 NISE, s. Nose, properly niz, 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 
 
 JVuse. V. Knuse. 
 NISSAC, «. A porpoise, Shetl. A dimin, fromNorw. 
 
 nisse, Delphinus Phoccena. 
 NIT, s. 1. A nut ; the fruit of the hazel, S. 2. The 
 
 wheel of a cross-bow. Inventoria. 
 
 NITCH, s. A bundle or truss. V. Knitch. 
 
 ToNYTE, V. n. To deny. Douglas. — Isl. neit-a, D&n. 
 naegt-er, id. 
 
 To NYTE, NiTE, V. 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, NiDDEK, adj. Nether, S. Ruddiman.— 
 Isl. nedre, id. 
 
 To NITHER, V. a. V, Nidder, 
 
 NITHERIE, adj. Wasted; growing feebly; as, 
 ' ' nitherie com, " that which is so feeble that it can 
 scarcely be cut, Roxb. Syn. Niddered. V. Nid- 
 der, V. 
 
 NITTERS, s. "A greedy, grubbing, impudent, 
 withered female." Gall. Encyel. V-. Nittie. 
 
 NITTY, s. A "little knave." Skinner. 
 
 NITTIE, Neetie, adj. Niggardly; covetous, S.— Su. G. 
 gnetig. Mod. Sax. netig, id. 
 
 NITTLED, adj. Having small stunted horns, Clydes. 
 NeulVd, synon. 
 
 NITTLES, s. pi. 1, Horns just appearing through the 
 skin, Clydes. 2, The small stunted horns of sheep, 
 id. — Isl. hnytla, nodulu.s, a little knot, from hnut-r, 
 nodus. 
 
 NYUCKFIT, s. The snipe ; a name probably formed 
 from its cry when ascending, Clydes. 
 
 NIVIE-NICKNACK, s. V. Neivie-nicknagk. 
 
 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 nieve. — Su, G. 
 naefwe, the fist, and lycka, a knot. 
 
 NYUM, Houlate. L. nyvin, name. 
 
 NIVVIL, s. A handful, S. B. V. Nbivb. 
 
 NIXIE, s. A naiad ; a water-nymph. Pirate. — Germ, 
 nicks, daemon aquaticus. 
 
 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 d^rung, 
 and to claim as many cakes as he can displace, Roxb. 
 Rowlie-powlie, Loth. 
 
 NIXT HAND, prep. Nighest to. Douglas. 
 
 NIXTIN, adj. Next. Poems 16th Cent. 
 
 NIXTOCUM, adj. Next. Aberd. Reg. ■ i. e. Next to 
 come. 
 
 NIZ, s. The nose, Ang. V. Neis. 
 
 NIZZARTIT, part. pa. Stunted in growth, Lanarks. 
 Niddered, synon. 
 
 NIZZELIN, part. adj. 1. Niggardly, S. B. 2. Spend- 
 ing much time about a trifling matter, from an 
 avaricious disposition, id. — Su. G. nidsk, 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 afl&i-mative of the 
 contraiy to its meaning ; as, no wyss, mad ; no blate, 
 impudent, arrogant j no canny, dangerous. 
 
 NOAK'S ARK. Clouds assuming the likeness of a 
 boat or yawl pointed at both ends, 8. 
 
 NOB, s. A knob. Houlate. 
 
 NOBLAY, s. 1. Nobleness ; faithfulness. Barbour. — 
 2. Courage ; intrepidity, ibid.— 0. Fr. noblois, nobi- 
 litas. 
 
 NOBLE, «. The armed Bullhead, Loth. Neill. 
 
 NOCHT, adv. Not. Barbour.— A. S. naht, noht, 
 nihil. 
 
 NOCHT FOR THI, conj. Nevertheless. Barbour. 
 
 NOCHTGAYNESTANDAND, conj. Notwithstanding. 
 Brechine Reg. 
 
NOC 
 
 872 
 
 NOR 
 
 NOCHTIE, adj. 1. Puny in sise, and contemptible !n 
 apiHiaiauce ; as, " U 1 she's a noclUie ci'eature." Ang. 
 Pile. 2. Bad ; unfit for any purpose ; applied to au 
 iustrument, Aberd. Q. a thing of nought, A. S. no- 
 wiht. 
 
 NOCll TIS, «. Naught ; of no value. Keith. Nohtes, 
 gen. of A. S. noht, nihil. 
 
 NOCK, NoK, NoKK, 8. 1. The notch of a bow or 
 arrow. Dfmglas. 2. The extremity 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 Ume for Uking a luncheon, 
 Roxb. A. Scott. 
 
 NOCK IT, NoKKiT, NoOKKT, s. A luncheon, S. A. 
 Roxb. Oall. 
 
 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 slate of sleep. " He's 
 awa to the Land of Nod," he has fallen asleep, S. 
 Lands of Nod, hh^xA. 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 
 an allusion to the first murderer, Gen. iv. 16. 
 
 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 ordinaiy kind with four wheels. 
 
 NODi>LE-ARAID, adv. Head foremost, Teviotdale. 
 
 To NODGE, V. a. To strike with the knuckles, S. B. 
 V. Gnidge, and Knose. 
 
 NODGE, s. A pu.sh or strolse, 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 Nodgk alang, to 
 travel leisurely, Dumfr. 
 
 NOG, ». 1. A knob; a hooked stake, driven into the 
 wall. S. Minstrelsy Bord. 2. A large peg driven 
 through divots, to keep them on the roof of a cottage, 
 Dumfr. It seems originally the same with Teut. 
 knocke, a knot in a tree, Sw. knagg, E. knag. 
 
 NOG G AN, 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 the larger, the Luggie 
 of an intermediate size. In Galloway it is pron. 
 Noggin, like the E woM, 
 
 To NOY, V. a. To annoy. Lyndsay.— Teut. noy-en, 
 noey-en, id.; Fr. nuire. 
 
 NOY, «. Annoyance. Barbour. 
 
 NOY IS, 8. Annoyance. Wyntovm. 
 
 NOYIT, part. 1. Vexed, S. 2. Wrathful, S. B. 
 
 NOYNSANKYS, s. pi. Chartul. AUerhroth. This 
 undoubtedly signifies either meridian or dinner. It 
 is originally the same word with A. S. non-sang, 
 cantus ad horam diei nonam, the noon-song. 
 
 NOYOUS, adj. Noisome. Houlate. 
 
 NOYRIS, NoRTSS, NuEiCK, s. A nurse ; S. noorise. 
 Wallace. — Norm. Sax. norice, Fr. nourrice, id.; Lat. 
 nutrix. 
 
 NOISOME, adj. Noisy, Aberd. 
 
 NOIT, 8. A small rocky height. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To NOIT, NiTB, V. a. To strike smartly, S. V. 
 Kkoit. 
 
 NOITINQ, t. A beating, Lanarks. 
 
 NOITLED, part. adj. "Intoxicated with spirits." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — Teut. neutei-en, frivole agere ; q. 
 
 brought into that state in which one talks foolishly. 
 NOK, 8. A notch. V. Nock. 
 
 NOLD Would not. Douglas. — A. S. nolde, noluit. 
 NOLDER, conj. V. Nouther. 
 To NOLL, Null, v. a. To press, beat, or strike with 
 
 the knuckles, S. B. — Alem. knouel, a knuckle. 
 NOLL, s. A strong push or blow with the knuckles, 
 
 S. B. V. Neivb, Nkvell. 
 NOLL, s. A large piece of any thing, S. B. — Su. G. 
 
 knoel, tuber, a bump. 
 NOLT, NowT, 8. 1. Black cattle.— E. neat. 2. A 
 
 stupid fellow, S. Surv. Moray. — Isl. naut, Sw. 
 
 noet, 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. S. nim-an, to 
 
 take ; part. nom. 
 NONE, 8. 1. Noon. Barbour.— A. S. non, Fr. none, 
 
 id. 2. Dinner. Diallog. 
 NONE-SUCH, adj. Unparalleled. M' Ward. 
 NON-FIANCE, s. Want of confidence. Baillie.—'Fr. 
 
 non, negation, &nd fiance, confidence. 
 NONFINDING.part. Not finding. Acts Ja. V, 
 NON OBSTANT. Notwithstanding. ''Non obstant 
 
 that," &c. Aberd. Beg. — From Lat. non obstante, 
 
 Fr. non obstant. 
 NONREDDING, s. Not cleaning, or clearing out. 
 
 " Tim nonredding of his buicht," keeping his booth 
 
 in a state of disorder. Aberd. Beg. 
 NON-SOUNT, s. A base coin. Knox. — Fr. Messieurs 
 
 de non sont, men who are imperfect in a physical 
 
 sense. 
 NON-SUCH, s. One without a parallel, S. M' Ward. 
 NOOF, NuFE, (Fr. u) adj. 1. Neat; trim; spruce. 
 
 Gall. Dumfr. Davidson's Seasons. 2. Snug ; shel- 
 tered from the blast, ibid. 
 To NOOK, Neuk, v. a. 1. To check ; to snib ; to put 
 
 down ; to humble, Aberd. Boss. 2. To trick ; to 
 
 outwit ; to take in, ibid. I suspect that the v. has 
 
 been formed from the s. nook or neuk. 
 NCOK, Neuk, s. 1. To Keep, or Bald 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, id. 
 NOOL, 8. A short horn. Gall. Davidson's Seasons. — 
 
 Su. G. knoel, a bump or knob ; Germ, knoll, id. 
 NOOPING, part. pr. "Walking with eyes on the 
 
 ground, and head nodding." Gall. Encycl.— Isl. 
 
 hnip-in, gestu tristis. 
 NOOST, 8. The action of the grinders of a horse in 
 
 chewing his food, Roxb. — Isl. gnust-a, stridere, 
 
 gnist-r, stridor. 
 To NOOZLE, V. a. To squeeze, Teviotd. Hogg. Prob- 
 ably a derivative from Knuse, v. especially as it 
 
 properly signifies to press down with the knees. 
 NOOZLE, 8. A squeeze ; a crush, Ettr. For. 
 NOP BED. A bed made of wool, in E. a flock-bed. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone. — A. S, hnoppa, villus, Su. G. nopp, 
 
 id.; Teut. noppe, id. 
 NOP SEK. Act. Audit. Apparently a sack made of 
 
 coarse cloth.— Su. G. noppa, stupae. 
 NOR, conj. Than, S. Dunbar. 
 NORIE, 8. The Puffin, Orkn. Stat. Ace. 
 NORIE, s. The abbreviation oi Eleanor, or Eleanora. 
 NORIE, 8. A whim ; a reverie ; a maggot. Hogg. PI. 
 
 whims, Perths.— Sw. narr-as, illudere. 
 
NOR 
 
 373 
 
 NUP 
 
 NORYSS, s. Nurse. V. Notris. 
 
 NORLAN, NoRLiN, Norland, adj. Belonging to the 
 
 North country, S. B. Percy.— lal. nordlingr, Dan. 
 
 nordlaend-r, id, 
 NORLICK, Knurlick, $. A tumour occasioned by a 
 
 blow, S. A. Journal Lond. — E. knurl, a knot. 
 NORLINS, adv. Northward, S. B, Boss. 
 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. nurle, a knot. 
 NOR'LOCH. The North Loch, a body of stagnant 
 
 water, which formerly lay in the hollow between the 
 
 High Street of Edinburgh, and the ground on which 
 
 Princes Street now stands. 
 NOR'LOCH TROUT. A cant phrase formerly used to 
 
 denote a joint or leg of mutton. 
 NORTH ART, adj. Northern ; of or belonging to the 
 
 north, Ayrs. ; corr. from Northward. Picken. 
 NORTHIN, NoRTHYN, 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 perception. J5p. Galloway.— Qerm. 
 
 naseweis, self-witted, critical. Also, Nosewise. V. 
 
 Neis-wise, 
 NOSS, s. A term of the same meaning with Ness, a 
 
 promontory, Shetl. The Pirate.— Sn. G. nos, the nose. 
 NOST, s. Noise ; talking ; speculation about any sub- 
 ject, S. B.— Su. G. kynst-a, mussitare ; Isl. hnist-a, 
 
 stridere. 
 NOT. Know not. Douglas. V. Nat. 
 NOTAR, s, A notary public. " Ane noter," id. Aperd. 
 
 Reg. Noter. Gl. Lynds. 
 To NOTE, V. a. 1. To use, S. B. Douglas.— k. S. 
 
 not-ian, Isl. niot-a, id. 2. To use as sustenance, 
 
 S. B. — Teut. nutt-en, uti, vesci ; Isl. nautin, eating, 
 
 neitte, vescor. 3. To need, Ang. Mearns. Rudd. 
 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, id. 
 
 Probably a corr. of S. nocht. 
 NOTNA. Needed not. 
 NOTOUR, NoTTOCR, adj. 1. Notorious, S. Pardovan. 
 
 2. Avowedly persisted in, notwithstanding all warn- 
 ings, S. Ersk. — Fr. notoire. 
 NOUDS, NouwDS, s. pi. Fishes counted of little value, 
 
 Ayrs. Gall. Perhaps the Yellow Gurnard or Dragonet. 
 NOVITY, «. Novelty. Fount. Dec. Suppl. — Fr. 
 
 nouveauti. 
 NOUP, Ncps, s. "A round-headed eminence," Shetl. 
 
 Dumfr. (Fr. u.) The Pirate. The same with Knoop, 
 
 sense 3, q. v. 
 NOURICE, s. A nurse, S. 0. Lights and Shadows. 
 
 — -"O. E. iVoryce. Nutrlx." 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. notice, 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 
 
 synonyme. 
 
 NOUT, s. Black cattle, V. Nolt 
 
 NOUTHER, NowTHiR, Noldbr, conj. Neither, S. 
 
 Douglas. 
 NOUVELLES. Nocblles, s.pl. News, S. Complaynt S. 
 NOW, s. The crown of the head. Polwart.—A. S. 
 
 hnol, vertex. 
 * NOW, adv. It is used S. in a sense unknown 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 discontent." 
 
 Kelly. 
 To NOW, V. n. To Now and Talk, to talk loudly, and 
 
 in a silly manner, Clydes. Hence the phrase, " a 
 
 nowan talker." 
 NOWDER, conj. Neither. Inventories. V. Nodther. 
 NO-WYSS, adj. 1. Foolish; without thought, Ang. 
 
 2. Deranged ; as, " That's like a no-wyss body," id. 
 To NOWMER, V. a. To reckon ; to number. " Now- 
 
 mert money," a sum reckoned. Aberd. Reg. 
 NOWT-HORN, s. The horn of an ox, used as a trum- 
 pet, S. Herd'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 Kuoygaerry. Stat. Ace. 
 NUJSMe^ s. a walking-staff with a hooked head ; 
 
 perhaps q. kndbbie, a stick with a knob, Roxb. — Dan. 
 
 knub, a knot in a tree. 
 NUBBIE, s. " An unsocial person, worldly, yet lazy." 
 
 Gall. Encycl.—Sn. G. nubb, quicquid formam habet, 
 
 j usto 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, parsimonious. 
 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. NonoE, v. and Gnidgb. 
 NUFE, adj. 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 orthography ; q. resembling a thick stick or 
 
 rung. — Teut. kmtdse, knodse, fustis, clava; clava 
 
 NUIF, adj. Intimate, Ettr. For. V. Knuff, v. 
 NUIK, s. The corner of any thing, S. nook, E. 
 NUIKIT, NuiKEY, part. adj. Having corners ; as, 
 
 "a three-nuikit hat," S. 
 To NUIST, v. n. To eat continually ; to be still munch- 
 ing, Roxb. Y. NoosT. 
 To NUIST, V. a. To beat ; to bruise, Lanarks. Gall.— 
 
 Dan. knu^t, part. pa. crushed, mangled. V. Knusb. 
 NUIST, s. " A blow," ibid. 
 NUIST, s. " A greedy, ill-disposed, ignorant 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, _par«. 13a. 1. Taken. Douglas. 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, 8. A nunnery. Bellenden. 
 NUPE, s. A protuberance. V. NouP. 
 
NUR 
 
 874 
 
 ODD 
 
 NURDAY, NooRSDAY, s. New-year's-day. 
 
 NURD AY, adj. What is appropriate to the first day of 
 
 the year, S. 0. Picken's P. 
 NURG, NuROLB, «. "A short, squat, little, savage 
 
 man." Gall. Encycl. 
 NURIS, s. A nurse. V. Noteis. 
 NURISFATHER, ». Nursing-father. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 V. NOYRIS. 
 
 NURLING, s. "A person of a WMrrini; disposition." 
 
 Gall.Encyel. V. Ncer, <». 
 NURR, 8. A decrepit person, Roxb. — Teut. knorre, 
 
 tuber, nodus. V. Knurl. 
 To .NURR, V. 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 
 
 gnarly to snarl. 
 NURRIS-BRAID, adv. Applied to persons who begin 
 
 ta work in so furious a way that they cannot hold ou, 
 
 Roxb. 
 NURRIT, «. An insig-nificant or dwai-fish person, 
 
 Roxb. V. NuRR, s. 
 To NUSE', V. a. To knead. V. Knuse. 
 NUTTING-TYNE, s. Herd's Coll. Qu. a forked in- 
 
 strument for pullmgnuts from the tree ? Tine, E. a 
 
 fork. V. Tynd. 
 
 NYAFPING, part. adj. Idle ; insignificant ; contemp- 
 tible ; as, " Ilad your tongue, ye nyaffmg thing," 
 Loth. It seems to include the idea of chattering. V. 
 Nyaff, v. after Newth. 
 
 To NY AM, V. a. To chew, Ettr. For.— Gael, cnamh-an, 
 has the same meaning. 
 
 To NYARG, V. n. To jeer ; to taunt, Aberd. 
 
 NYARGIE, adj. Jeering, ibid. — Isl. narr-a, ludlbro 
 exponere, narr-az, scurrari. 
 
 NYARGLE, s. "A foolish person fond of disputation." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 NYARGLING, part. pa. " Wrangling," ibid. 
 
 To NYARR, Nyarb, v. n. To fret ; to be discontented, 
 Aberd.— This liquid sound nearly approaches that of 
 Isl. knurr-a, murmurare ; Teut. knarr-en, stridere. 
 
 NYAT, Nyit, s. a smart stroke with the knuckles ; 
 as, "He gae me a nyit i' the neck," Fife. — Isl. 
 hniot-a, niot-a, ferire. 
 
 To NYAT, V. a. To strike in this manner, ibid. 
 
 To NYATTER, v. n. 1. To chatter. Gall. 2. To speak 
 in a grumbling and querulous manner, ibid. Aberd. 
 V. Natter. 
 
 NYATTERIE, Nyatrie, adj. Ill tempered ; peevish, 
 Aberd. — Isl. nadra, vipera. 
 
 0. 
 
 0, art. One, for a. ■ Sir Tristrem. 
 0,s. Gmndson. V. Oe. 
 'OVi>Kei>. Of or on. 
 OAFE, OOFP, adj. Decrepit ; worn down with disease, 
 Ayrs.—ii^fcl.-. o/d, languor. The term is probably 
 alliednJi'B-. oaf, a dolt. 
 STo^AQ-iVrn. To creep, Shetl, 
 <i) AY i'ttdv. Yes, S. Gl. Surv. Ayrs.—Fr. mi. 
 ' 0AM, s. Steamy vapour. — Su. G. em, im, vapour. 
 OAT-F0WL,'s. The name ofa small bird, Orkn. St. Ace. 
 OBEDIENCIARE, s. A churchman of inferior rank. 
 
 Acts Ja. V. — L, B. obedientiarius. 
 OBEFOR, prpjj. Before ; q. o/6e/ore. Ah. Reg. 
 To OBEY, V. a. To grant. " Thai wald obey their sup- 
 
 plicatioun." 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 tei-m. Acts Ja. F. — Fr, 
 obiissance, obedience ; L. B. obedientia. 
 OBERING, s. "A hint ; an inkling of something im- 
 portant." Gall. Encycl, 
 'To OBFUSQUE, r. a. To darken, Fr. 
 
 * OBJECT, s. One much deformed, or who has lost 
 his faculties, or wh© is overrun with sores, S. He's a 
 mere object, He is a perfect lazar. Reg. Dalton. 
 
 OBIET SILVER, Money formerly exacted by the 
 priest on occasion of death in a family. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 V. Abitis. 
 
 OBIT, s. A particular length of slate, Ang. 
 
 To OBLEIS, Oblyse, v. a. To bind : to oblige, Oblist, 
 
 part. pa. stipulated. Doug. 
 OBLISMENT, Obleisment, s. Obligation. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. V. Obleis, Oblyse, v. 
 OBLIUE, s. Oblivion. Douglas. 
 OBROGATIOUN, s. Abrogation. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 * OBSCURE, adj. Secret ; concealed. Spalding. 
 Milton uses the v. in a similar sense. 
 
 OBSERVE, s. A remark, S. Wodrow. 
 
 To OBSET, Obsett, v. a. 1. To repair. Aberd. Reg.— 
 Teut. op-sett-en, erigere, 2. Sometimes to refund, ibid. 
 
 OBTAKEN, part. pa. Taken up, Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To OBTEMPER, v. a. To obey. Acts Cha. /.— Fr. 
 obtemper-er. 
 
 OC, OcK, A termination primarily denoting diminu- 
 tion, but sometimes expressive of affection, 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 Sacrament of 
 the Supper, S. Peter's Letters, 
 
 OCCASIOUN, s. Setting. Bellenden.—L&t. occa$-*t$, 
 0. Fr. occase ; coucher de soleil. 
 
 OCH HOW, interj. Ah, alas, S. 
 
 OCHIERN, s. One equal in dignity with the son of a 
 Thane. Reg. J/aj.— Gael, oge-thierna, the young 
 lord, 
 
 0CI0SIT15, s. Idleness. Lyndsay's Dreme.—Lat. 
 otiosit-as. 
 
 OCKER, OcCRE, Oker, s. 1, Usury. 2. Interest, 
 even when legal. Abp. Hamiltoun.—Su. G. ockr, 
 okr, increase, usury ; Teut. oecker. 
 
 OCKERER, s. An usurer. Reg. Maj.—Svr. ockrare, id. 
 
 OCTIANE, adj. Belonging to the ocean. Douglas. 
 
 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 go to the odd for want of looking 
 after it," S. Prov. ; " spoken of scraping, careful 
 people." Kelly. 
 
 ODDS AND ENDS. 1. Scraps ; shreds ; remnants, S. ; 
 synon. Orrows. 2. Small pieces of business, which 
 constitute the termination of something of more con- 
 sequence, S. 
 
ODE 
 
 375 
 
 OLO 
 
 ODER, conj. Either. Aberd. Bea. Y f Otbir, covj. 
 ODIN. Promise of Odin, a promise of marriage, or 
 particular sort of contract, accounted very sacred by 
 some of the inhabitants of Orlcney, 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 Byons. 
 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 ocZtZ, 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. Nastiness. Douglas. 
 ODWOMAN, s. A female chosen to decide where the 
 arbiters in a cause may be equally divided. Acts 
 Ja. VI. v. Odisman. 
 OE, 0, Or, Oye, s. 1. A gi-andson, 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. 
 Boss. V. Inby. 
 O'ERBLADED, part. pa. Hard driven in pursuit. 
 
 Watson. V. Blad. 
 O'ERCOME, s. 1. The overplus, S. Bamsay. 2. 
 The burden of a song, or discourse, S. Jac. Bel. 
 3. A byeword ; a hackneyed phrase ; one frequently 
 used by any one, S. " ' The grace o' a grey bunnock 
 is the baking o't : ' that was aye her o'ercome." 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 O'ERCOME, s. Something that overwhelms one, Ayrs. 
 
 Annals of the Parish. 
 To O'EREND, v. a. To turn up ; to turn over end- 
 wise, Loth. 
 To O'EREND, O'eren', v. n. To be turned topsy- 
 turvy ; q. Over-end, Loth. Ayrs. 
 To O'ERGAE, O'ekgane. V. Ourgae. 
 O'ERGAFFIN, part. adj. Clouded ; overcast, Roxb, 
 
 perhaps from A. S. over-gan, obtegere. 
 To O'ERHING, v. a. To overhang, S. Poetical 
 
 Museum. 
 O'ERYEED, pret. Overpassed ; went beyond, S. B, 
 
 Boss. V. Yede. 
 O'ERWORD, s. Any term frequently repeated, S. 
 OFF-CAP, s. The compliment paid by uncovering the 
 
 head. Bollock. 
 OFF-COME, s. 1. Apology ; excuse, S. Society Con- 
 tend. 2. An escape in the way of subterfuge or 
 pretext, S. V. Affcome, which is the common 
 pronunciation. 
 OFFENSIOUN, s. Injury; damage. Aberd. Beg, 
 
 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, of re, margo, ora, crepido, ripa. 
 
 OFF-FALLER, s. An apostate. Eam,ilton to Benwick. 
 
 — Belg. afvall-en, to fall off ; to revolt ; af calling, a 
 
 falling ofiF ; a defection. 
 
 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 Uke, employed 
 
 under the professors in a university. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 2. An office-bearer about a court, or in a burgh 
 
 Pitscottie, 
 
 OFFICIAR, ». An officer of whatever kind. Bellend. 
 
 OFF-PUT, s. Excuse ; evasion ; postponement. 
 OFFSET, s. A recommendation, S. Bamsay. 
 OFFSKEP, s. The utmost boundary or limit in a land- 
 scape, Selkirks. 
 OFTSYIS, adv. Often. V. Syis. 
 OGART, s. Pride ; arrogance. Wallace. — Sw. hog- 
 
 fard, Alem. hohfart, pride. 
 OGERTFUL, Ogertfow, Ugertfow, adj. 1. Nice ; 
 squeamish, S. B. Journal Land. 2. Affecting deli- 
 cacy of taste, S. B. Beattie. — A. S. oga, Isl. uggir, 
 fear, horror. 
 OGIE, s. A vacuity before the fire-place in a kiln, the 
 
 same as Logic, Killogie. Ogie is often used in the 
 higher parts of Lanarks. without the term kill being 
 prefixed. — From Su. 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, timor, from 
 
 og-a, terrere ; whence S. ugg. 
 OGRIE, s, A giant with the same characters, 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. oige, id. V. Oc, Ock. 
 OYILL, s. Oil. Aberd. Beg. 
 OYL-DOLIE, s. Oil of olives. Chron. S. P.— Fr. 
 
 Jmile d'olive. 
 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.— I&h oes, 
 
 Su. G. OS, ostium fluminis. 
 OISIE, interj. Used in Gall, as expressive of wonder, 
 
 or as a note of attention. Originally the same with 
 
 Oyes. V. Ho yes. 
 OYSMOND. Oysmond Irne. Iron from Osmiana, a 
 
 town in Lithuania. Aberd. Beg. 
 To OYSS, V. a. To use. Wallace. 
 OYSS, Oys, s. 1. Custom ; use. Wyntown. 2. 
 
 Manner of life. Wallace. 
 OIST, s. Army. Douglas. — Fr. ost, Lat. hostis. 
 OIST, s. A sacrifice. Douglas. — I^at. host-ia. 
 OKRAGARTH, s. A stubble-field, Shetl. Apparently 
 
 from Su. G. aaker, pron. oker, corn-land, seges, and 
 
 garth, an enclosure, 
 OLDER, conj. Either. Crosragudl. V. Othie. 
 OLD MAN'S FOLD. A portion of ground devoted to 
 
 the devil. V. Goodman, sense 8. 
 OLD MAN'S MILK. " A composition of thin cream, 
 
 eggs, sugar, and whisky, used by the Highlanders " 
 
 after a drinking-match, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 OLD WIFE'S NECESSARY. A tinder box, Gipsy 
 
 language. South of S. 
 OLY, Oly-Peakce, s. Jollity. Peblis Play. 
 CLICK, s. The torsk or tusk, a fish ; Gadus callarias, 
 
 Linn. Shell. 
 OLYE, Oyhl^, Oulie, Ulye, s. Oil; S. B. ulie. 
 
 Douglas.— Belg. die, Fr. huile, id. 
 OLIGHT, Olite, adj. 1. Nimble ; active, S. B. Kelly. 
 
 2. Used in Fife as signifying willing to do any thing. 
 
 — Su. G. ojlaett, too light, fleet. 
 OLIPHANT, s. An elephant. K. Quair.—Teut. 
 
 olefant, 0. Fr. oliphant, id. 
 OLLATH, adj. Willing to work, Perths.; Olied, Fife. 
 
 The same with Olight, pronounced Diet, or blat, in 
 
 Angus. 
 OLOUR, s. An herb liked by swans. Bellendm, 
 
 From Lat. olor, a swan. 
 
OMA 
 
 870 
 
 ONW 
 
 OMAST, adj. Uppermost. M'allace. V. Umast. 
 OMNE-GATHERUM, t. A miscellaneous collectioft ; 
 
 a mtHlley, S. Legend St. Androis. 
 OMPERFITELY, adv. Imperfectly. Vans. 
 ON. 1. In composition, a negative particle, S. B. — 
 Germ, ohn, id.; E.un. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. Used 
 in connection with being, preceding the past parti- 
 ciple of another verb, S.; as, " Couldna ye mind on 
 being tauld sa aften ?" Could not you recollect with- 
 out being 'so frequently told i 
 ONANE, On-ane, Onon, adv. 1. One in addition. 
 DougUis. 2. Forthwith. Barbour.— A. S. on-an, 
 in unum, continuo. 
 ON-BEAST, Unbkist, Vmbbaste, s. 1. A monster. 
 Sir Eglamour. 2. Any wild or ravenous creature, 
 S. B. Z. Boyd. 3. The toothache, S. B. 4. A 
 noxious member of human society, Ang. 
 ONBRAW, adj. 1. Ugly, Clydes. 2. Unbecoming; 
 
 as, an onbraw word," ibid. 
 ONBRAWNESS, s. Ugliness, ibid. 
 ON BREDE, adv. 1. Wide open. Douglas. 2. Ex- 
 tensively, ibid. — A. 8. on, in, and braed, latitudo, 
 ONCOME, ». 1. A fall of rain or snow, S. 2. The 
 commencement of a business ; as in making an 
 attack, Fife. Tennant. 3. An attack of disease, 
 S. A. Br. of Lam. Apparently synon. with In- 
 come. 
 ONCOST, s. 1. Expense before profit, Loth. 2. 
 
 Extra expense, Fife. V. Uncost. 
 ONDANTIT, part. pa. Untamed. Comjil. S.—E. 
 
 undaunted. 
 ONDER, prep. Under. Aberd. Reg. 
 ONDING, s. A fall of rain or snow, but especially of 
 
 the latter, S. B. V. Ding on. 
 ONDINGIN, s. Rain or snow ; as, " There'll be a 
 
 heap o' ondingin," S. B. 
 ONPISPONIT APOUN. Not disposed of by sale or 
 
 otherwise. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 To ONDO, V. a. The same with E. undo, Aberd. 
 
 Christmas Ba'ing.—A. S. ondon, id. 
 ONDREYD, part. Unexplained. Ab. Reg. 
 ONE-ERIE. 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-«rle, Iwo-erie, tickerie, seven, 
 AJibi, crackeiie, ten or eleven : 
 Pin, pan, inugkledan, 
 Tweedle-um, twaddle-iim, twenty-one. 
 Loth. In the north of S. it is— Een-erie, twa-erie, 
 tickerie, Ac. In the county of Surrey thus : 
 One-erie, two-erie, tickerie, seven, 
 Allabone, crackabone, ten or eleven ; 
 Pot, pan, must be dune ; 
 T«e«KlIe-conie, twadle-come, twenty-one. 
 Honest John Bull's mode has a greater approximation 
 to common sense ; for although he finds only a bone, 
 he is determined to have the marrow out of it. 
 O^EVlhlT, part. adj. Undefiled. Ab. Reg. 
 ONEITH, adj. Uneasy. V. Uneith. 
 ONE LATE, adv. Of late ; lately. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 i. 6. on late. 
 ON-ENDYT, part. pa. Not ended ; a torm applied in 
 olden times in S. to the infinitive mood. Vaus's 
 Rudim. 
 ONESCHEWABIL, adj. Unavoidable ; not to be 
 
 eschewed. Douglas. 
 ONE-VSIT, part. pa. Not used. Acts Mary. 
 ONFA' o' the nicht. The fall of evening, Roxb. 
 
 Gloamin', synon. Old Song. 
 ONFALL, s. A fall of rain or snoWi 8. 
 
 ONFALL, s. A disease which attacks without any ap- 
 parent cause. — Germ, unfall, casus extraordinarius, 
 sed fatalis. Syn. Income. 
 ONFEEL, adj. Unpleasant; dfsagreeablo ; as, "an 
 on/eel d&y," "on/eei words," &c. Teviotd. C/iplea- 
 sant to feeling. V Fkel, Feele, adj. 
 ONFEIRIE, adj. Infirm. V. UNFERy. 
 ON-FOR(tEWIN, part. pa. Not paid ; not discharged. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 ONFRACK, adj. Not alert ; used as to the body, Loth.; 
 
 Onfeirie, Unfery, synon, V. Frack. 
 ONGELT, Okgilt, jparf.i>a. Not gilded. Inventories. 
 
 V. On. 
 ONGOINGS, s. pi. Procedure, S. Ongains, S. B. 
 
 Ongangins, Dumfr. 
 ONIIABILL, adj. Unfit, or unable. Ab. Reg. 
 ONY, adj. Any, S. Wyntown. 
 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 
 
 Mannering. 
 ONKEND, part. adj. Not known. Knox. 
 ONKENNABLE, adj. Unknowable, Clydes. Edin. 
 
 Mag. 
 ONKER, s. A small portion of land, Argyles.— Isl 
 
 angr, angur, a tongue of land. 
 ONLAYING, s. Imposition, as of hands. Nicol Burne. 
 ONLAND, or Unland, s. A designation of land, occur- 
 ring in ancient charters, Aberd. 
 ON LIFE, On lvff, 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. Shares ; as, " We're on Marrows wi' 
 
 ane anither," Roxb. V. Marrow, s. 
 ONMAUEN, part. adj. Unmown. Comp. S. 
 ONNAWAYES, adv. In no wise. Acts. Ja. VI. 
 ON ON, prep. On upon, S. Ross. 
 ON PAST. Not having passed, or gone forward. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 ON-SETT, Onsettb, s. A term anciently used in S. 
 to denote the messuage or manor-house of a barony. 
 Skene. 
 ONSETTAR, s. One who makes an attack or onset on 
 
 another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 ONSETTIN', part. adj. Not handsome, Roxb. V. 
 
 Set, v. to become one. 
 ONSETTING, s. An attack ; an assault. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 — Gael, ionnsuidh, ibid. 
 ONSLAUGHT, «. A bloody onset, Roxb.— A. S. on- 
 
 slag-an, incutere, impingere. 
 ONSLAUGHT, s. Apparently, release. Monro's Ex- 
 
 ped, — Teut. ontslagh, dismissio, remissio, solutlo. 
 ONSTEAD, s. The building on a farm, S. A. Fenni- 
 
 cuick. — A. S. on, and sted, locus. 
 ON-STOWIN, part. pa. Uustolen. Ab. Reg. 
 To ONTER, r. n. To rear ; used of horses. Pitscottie. 
 ONTJETH, s. Statist. Ace. P. Aithsting. Surely an 
 
 erratum for outsets. 
 ON TO, or TILL. Weil (or Geylies) on till, well nigh 
 
 to, S. B. 
 To ONTRAY, v. a. To betray. Sir Gavjan.~On, and 
 
 Fr. trah-ir, to betray. 
 ONTRON, s. " Evening." Gl. Sure. Aps. V. 
 
 Ornteen. 
 ON-WAITER, s. 1. One who waits patiently. Rufherf. 
 2. One who attends another for the purposes of ser- 
 vice. Acts Cha. I. 
 
Oi^W 
 
 377 
 
 ORM 
 
 ONWAITING, Onwaitting, s. 1. Attendance, S. 
 Wodrow, 2. Patient expectation of what is delayed. 
 Rutherford. 
 
 ONWAITING, adj. Of or belonging to attendance. 
 Spalding. 
 
 O^V,' ALOWYD, part. pa. Unfaded. Wynt. 
 
 ONWYNE. In the proverbial phrase, Wyne and 
 Onwyne, S. B. Onwyne is evidently related to 
 A. S. unwind-an, Teut. ontwind-en, retexere. V. 
 Wyne. 
 
 ONWYNER, s. The ox yoked foremost on the left 
 hand, Aberd. 
 
 ONWITTINS, adv. Without the knowledge of ; with- 
 out being privy to, Ang. 
 
 00, in E. words, before k, in S. receives the sound of 
 long u in E. and is written either as eu, 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. Aw ae oo, S. all to the same pur- 
 pose. 
 
 OOBIT, s. A hairy worm, with alternate rings of black 
 and dark yellow, Roxb. V. Ocbit. 
 
 OODER, s. Exhalation, &c. V. Ouder. 
 
 OOF, s. This term is expl. as suggesting the idea of 
 an animal, whose face is so covered witli 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. 
 
 OOY, adj. Woolly, S. Piclcen. 
 
 OON, s. Used for woun\ wound. Tarra^. 
 
 OON, Unb, s. An oven, 3. Gordon. — Moe8.G. a«An, 
 Su. G. ugn, id. 
 
 OON EGG, s. An addle t^g, S. 0. Mary Stewart— 
 Sw. wind-egg, id. 
 
 To OOP, Oup, Wup, V. a. 1. To bind with a thread or 
 cord, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. Metaph. to join ; to unite. 
 Guy Mannering. — Moes. G. waib-jan, Su, G. wef-wa, 
 to surround. 
 
 OORAT, adj. Applied to animals, when, from cold or 
 want of health, the hair stands on end, Loth.; the 
 same with Oorie. 
 
 OORE, adv. Ere, Ettr. For. Hogg. V. Or, adv. 
 
 OORIE, OuRiE, OwRiE, adj. 1. Chill ; bleak, S. 2. 
 Having the sensation of cold ; shivering, S, Burns. 
 Ourlach, id. Buchan. 3. Having the hair on end, 
 S. A. Gl. Sibb. 4. "Drooping; sad-like; melan- 
 choly," Ayrs, Gl. Picken. — Isl. ur, rain ; Su. G. 
 stormy weather. 
 
 OORIE-LIKE, adj. Languid ; having the appearance 
 of being much fatigued, Dumfr. 
 
 OORINESS, s. Tendency to shivering, S. 
 
 OOTH, s. Value. Keep it till it bring the full ooth, 
 Do not sell it till it bring the full value, Selkirks. 
 
 OOWEN, 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 silk put into an 
 ink -stand, for preserving the ink from being spilled, 
 Perths. 
 
 OOZLIE, adj. In a slovenly state. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. OZELLY. 
 
 OPENSTEEK, s. A particular kind of stitch in sew- 
 ing, S. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 OPENSTEEK, adj. Used to denote similar ornaments 
 in building. Rob Roy. 
 
 OPEN TIE, s. An opening ; a vacancy, Kinross. 
 
 OPINIOUN, s. Party; faction. Bellend.—L. B. 
 opinio, id. 
 
 To OPPONE, V. a. 1, To oppose. Knox. 2. It is 
 used to denote the proof exhibited against a prisoner 
 at his trial. Crookshank. — Lat. oppon-ere. ' 
 
 To OPPONE, V. n. To oppose. The prep, aganis is 
 sometimes subjoined. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 OPPROBRIE, s. Reproach ; Lat. opprobri-um. Acts 
 Cha.I. 
 
 To OPTENE, OcPTENB, V. a. To obtain, Douglas. 
 
 OR, adv. 1. Before; ere, S. Barbour. Or thys, 
 before this time. Douglas. Or than, before that 
 time, ibid. 2. Rather than, S. Barbour. — The 
 same with ar, before, 
 
 OR, conj. 1. Lest. Wallace. 2. Than. Douglas. 
 
 ORAGIUS, adj. Tempestuous. Buret,— Er. orageux, 
 id. 
 
 GRANGER, s. An orange, S. Saxon and Gael.—Et. 
 Granger, an orange tree. 
 
 ORATOUR, s. Ambassador. Bellenden. 
 
 ORATOURE, Oratory, s. An oracle. Douglas. 
 
 ORCHLE, s. A porch, Mearns. — Genn. erker, pro- 
 jectura aedificii. 
 
 ORD, s. A steep hill or mountain, Ayrs. — Gael, ard, 
 a hill ; Isl. urd, montes impervii, 
 
 ♦ORDER, s. To take Order, to adopt a course for 
 bringing under proper regulation. Spalding, 
 
 ORDINARE, adj. Ordinary, S. 
 
 By Ordinare, adv. In an uncommon way, S,; nearly 
 synon. with E. extraordinarily. R, Gilhaize, It 
 is also used as an adj, id. 
 
 ORE, s. Grace ; favour. Sir Tristrem. — Isl. oor, aur, 
 largus, muniflcus, aur oc blidr, largus et affabilis, 
 Verel. 
 
 ORERE, OuRERB, interj. Avaunt. Houlate. Fr. 
 arriere, Bioof. <.-■ - . ' :'■ ,' 
 
 ORETOWTING, part. pr. Muttering. Buret.— Teut. 
 oor-tuyt-en, susurrare, 
 
 ORF, s. A puny creature ; one who has a contempt- 
 ible appearance, Loth. Apparently the same with 
 Warf, id. Lanark s. and corr. from Warwolf, q. v. 
 
 ORFEVERIE, Orphray, s. Work in gold, Fr. K. 
 Quair, 
 
 To ORIGIN, V. a. To originate. Acts Cha. I, 
 
 ORIGINAL SIN, s. 1. A cant phrase to denote debt 
 lying on an estate to which one succeeds. Clydes. 2, 
 Also used to characterize the living proofs of youthful 
 incontinence, S. 
 
 ORILYEIT, s. A piece of cloth, or bandage, used for 
 covering the ears during the night. Inventories. — 
 Fr. oreillet, oreillette, properly denotes the ear piece 
 of a helmet ; but had been transfened to a piece of 
 female head-dress used by night ; from oreille, Lat. 
 auris, the ear, 
 
 ORINYE, adj. Inventories. Apparently the same 
 with Fr. or ang i, orange-coloured, 
 
 ORISHEN, s. " A savage-bthaved individual ; pro- 
 bably from Fr. ourson, a bear's cub." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 0B,1&1^G, part. pr. Arising. Colkelbie Sow. Norm. 
 ori-er, to rise up. 
 
 ORISON, s. An oration. Bellenden. — Fr. oraison, id. 
 
 ORLANG, s. A complete year, Ang. — Su. G. aar, or, 
 annus, and lange, diu. 
 
 ORLEGE, Orlager, Orliger, s. 1. A clock ; a dial. 
 — Fr. horloge, Lat. hm-ologium, id. 2. Metaph ap- 
 plied to the cock. Dou^jlas. 3. Denoting strict 
 adherence to the rules of an art, id. 4. The dial-plate 
 of a church or town-clock, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ORMAISE, adj. Of or belonging to the isle of Ormus. 
 (TicUmers's Mary, V. Abmosik. 
 
ORN 
 
 878 
 
 OVE 
 
 ORNTREN, s. 1. The repast taken between dinner 
 
 and supper, Galloway. 2. Evening, Ayrs. ; written 
 
 Ontron. 6l.Surv.Ayrs.—A. B. ondern, breakfast, 
 
 also dinner. 
 To ORP, V. n. To fret or chide habitually, S. Ramsay. 
 ORPIIANY, t. Painter's gold. Palice of Honor. — 
 
 Fr. oripeau, id. 
 ORPHELING, 5. An orphan. Knox.—YT. orphelin, 
 
 id. 
 ORPHIR, s. Embroidery. BureL—Vr. orfrais, id. 
 ORPHIS, s. Cloth of gold. Inventories. From L. B. 
 
 orific-iuni, used for aurificium, or aurifrigium. 
 ORPIE, Orpie-Leaf, s. Orpine, S. 
 ORPIT, part. adj. 1. Proud. Douglas. 2. Fretful ; 
 
 habitually chiding, S. Bp. Gallow. 
 ORRA-MAN, s. One employed about a fann 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, Kincar- 
 
 dines.; 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 overplus, S. Ramsay. 
 
 3. Not appropriated. Shirrefs. 4. Not engaged, S. 
 
 5. Occasional ; accidental, S. 6. Spare ; vacant ; 
 
 not appropriated ; applied to time, S. Guy Manner- 
 
 ing. 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 separata. 
 ORROWS, s. pi. Things that are supernumerary, S. ; 
 
 orels, Ang. Perhaps q. over alls. 
 To ORT, V. a. 1. To throw aside provender, S. 2. To 
 
 crumble, S. B. 3. Denoting rejection, in whatever 
 
 sense, S. 0. 4. When a father gives away any of his 
 
 daughters in marriage, without regard to the order of 
 
 seniority, he is said " to art his dochters," Ayrs.— Ir. 
 
 orda, a fragment. 
 OSAN, s. Hosannah. Poems 16th Cent. 
 OSHEN, s. A mean person. — From Fr. otson, a ninny. 
 
 Gall. Enc. Primarily, a gosling. 
 OSLIN, OsLiN-pippiN. A species of apple, S. Neill. 
 OSNABURGHS, s. pi. Coarse linen cloth manufac- 
 
 tiu-ed in Angus, from its resemblance to that made at 
 
 OsnaMirgh, in Germany. Stat. Ace. 
 To OSTEND, V. a. To show. Acts Ja. IF.— Lat. 
 
 ostend-ere. 
 OSTENSIOUNE, Ostektiocne, s. 1. The act of show- 
 ing. Acts Ja. IV. 2. Used to denote the formality 
 
 of lifting up the hand in swearing. Acts Mary. 
 OSTYNG, s. Encampment. Wallace. 
 OSTLEIR, Ostler, s. An innkeeper. Dunbar. V. 
 
 HosTiLLARE, and Hosteler. 
 OSTRYE, OsTRi, s. An inn. Wallace.— lidX. osteria, 
 
 Fr. hostelerie, id. 
 OSZIL, OsiLL, s. The Ring-ousel, the merie or thrush, 
 
 S. A. Compl. S. — A. S. osle, the blackbird. 
 O'THEM. Some of them ; as, 0' themfaucht, 0' them 
 
 fled, TJpp. Clydes. 
 OTHEM UPOTHEM. Cold flummery, used instead of 
 
 milk, with boiled flummery, Abesti. ; q. of them as 
 
 well as upon them. 
 OTHIR, Othire, Odtr, adj. 1. Other. Wynt. 2. 
 
 The second, also tothir, ibid. 3. Each other, S. 
 
 ibid. 
 OTHIR, OwTHYK, conj. Either, S. Bellenden. — Isl. 
 
 audr, Germ, oder, id. 
 
 OTHIR, adv. Besides. Douglas. 
 
 OTIIIRANE, conj. Either; etherane, etherim, S. 
 
 Wallace. 
 OTTER PIKE, s. The common Weever. Sibbald. 
 OTTEUS, pi. Octaves. Seal of Cause. V. Utass. 
 OU, interj. V. Ow. 
 
 OUBIT, s. 1. Hairy oubit, a butterfly in the cater- 
 pillar state, Roxb. 2. Applied, by itself, to a shabby, 
 
 puny-looking person, ibid. Vowbet, q. v. is used by 
 
 Montgomerie. V. Oobit. 
 OUDER, OwDER, s. 1. A light mist or haze, such as is 
 
 sometimes seen at sun-rise, Ettr. For. ; pron. ooder. 
 
 Brownie of Bodsbecle. 2. The flickering exhalations 
 
 from the ground, in the sunshine of a warm day, 
 
 Ettr, For. Summer-couts, S. B. King's weather, 
 
 Loth. — Isl. udur, moistness. 
 To OVER, V. a. To get the better of any thing cala- 
 mitous ; as, " He never over'd the loss of that bairn," 
 
 Stirlings. 
 OUER, OciR, OviR, adj. 1. Upper; uvir, S. B. 
 
 Douglas. 2. Superior, as to power. The uvir 
 
 hand, the upper hand, S. B. Wyntovm. — Su. G. 
 
 oefwerhand, id. 
 OUER, prep. Over. V. Our. 
 OUERANCE, 5. Superiority. Abp. Hamilt. 
 OUER ANE, adv. In common. All ouer ane, all 
 
 together. Douglas, 
 To OVERBY, v. a. To procure indemnity from justice 
 
 by money. Priests Pehlis. 
 OUER-BY, OvERBT, adv. A little way across, S. St. 
 
 Kathleen. V. O'erby. 
 To OVERCAP, OwERCAP, v. n. To overhang, or pro- 
 ject over, S. B. Agr. Surv. Invern, 
 To OVEREAT one's self. To eat to surfeiting, S. 
 OVERENYIE, s. Southernwood, Aberd. Artemisium 
 
 abrotanum, Linn.; elsewhere Appleringie. — Fr. aur- 
 
 onne, id. A favourite plant with the country girls, 
 
 who also denominate it Lad's Love. 
 OUEREST, adj. Highest ; uppermost ; the superi. of 
 
 Ouer. Poems IQth Cenf.— Teut. overste, Su. G. 
 
 oefwei'st, Germ, oberst, id. 
 To OURFLETE, v. n. To ovei-flow. Douglas.— Teat. 
 
 over-fleit-en, superfluere. 
 OUERFRETT, part. pa. Embroidered. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. fraet-wan, ornare. 
 To OUERGAFF, v. n. To overcast ; applied to the 
 
 sky when it begins to be beclouded, Roxb. Perhaps 
 
 the pret. ofergeaf, ofergaef of A. S. gif-an, tradsre, 
 
 with ofer prefixed. 
 To OUERGEVE, Owergiffe, v. a. To renounce in 
 
 favour of another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 OUERGEVIN, s. An act of renunciation. Act. Dom. 
 
 Cone. 
 To OUERHAILE, v. a. To oppress ; to carry forcibly. 
 
 Rollocke. Ouerhaile properly signifies to haul over. 
 To OVERHARL, v. a. To oppress. V. Ocrharl. 
 OUERHEDE, Ocrhead, adv. Without distjpction, S.; 
 
 ourhead, in the gross. Douglas, — Su. G. oefwer, 
 
 hufud, id. 
 To OUERHEILD, v. a. To cover over. Douglas. V. 
 
 Heild. 
 To OVERHYE, v. a. To overtake. V. Ourhtk. 
 To OVERHIGH, v. a. The same with Overhye. 
 
 Crookshank's Hist. 
 To OUERHIP, V. a. To skip over. Douglas. V. 
 
 Hip, v. 
 OVERIN, s. A by-job, Lanarks. q. what is left over. 
 OVERITIOUS, adj. 1. Excessive ; intolerable, Roxb. 
 
 2. Boisterous ; violent ; headstrong, Aberd. 
 
OVE 
 
 379 
 
 OUR 
 
 To OVERLAP, V. a. 1. To be folded over, S. 2. Ap- 
 plied to stones, in building a wall, when one stone 
 stretches over part of another, S. Agr. Surv. Gallo- 
 way. Used also in regard to slating, thatching, &c. 
 S. V. Through-bakd. 
 
 OVERLAP, s. The place where one object lies over 
 part of another ; in the manner of slates on a roof, S. 
 Agr. Surv. Gall. 
 
 OVERLAP, s. The hatches of a ship. "Fori, the 
 overlap or hatches." Wedd. Focaft.— 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 ; in the extreme. 
 Blackw. Mag. 2. Prodigal ; disposed to squander, 
 Ayi-s. 
 
 OVERLY, adj. Careless ; supei-ficial, S.— A. S. over- 
 lice, negligenter. 
 
 OUERLYAR, s. One who oppresses others, by taking 
 free quarters. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 OTJERLOFT, s. The upper deck of a ship. Douglas. 
 
 OUERLOP, OuELOP, s. The same with Ouerloft ; the 
 upper deck of a ship. Pari. Ja. II. E. orlop. 
 
 OVERLOUP, s. The stream-tide at the change of the 
 moon. Sibbald's Fife. — Teut. over-loop-en, ultra 
 raargines intumescere. 
 
 OVERMEIKLE, adj. Overmuch ; Ourmeikle, S. Pit- 
 scottie. 
 
 nuERMEST, adj. The highest. Douglas. 
 
 OUERQUALL'D, part. adj. Overrun. OuerqualVd 
 wi' dirt, excessively dirty, Roxb. — Teut. over, and 
 quell-en, molestare, infestare, vexare. 
 
 OVER-RAGGIT, part. pa. Overhaled. Pr. Pebl.— 
 Dan. over, and rag-er, to stir. 
 
 OUER-RATJCHT, pi-et. Overtook. Douglas. 
 
 To OUER-REIK, v. a. To reach over. Douglas. 
 
 To OVERSAILYIE, v. a. To build over a close, leaving 
 a passage below. Fountainh. 
 
 OUERSET, OuRSET, s. Defeat ; misfortune in war 
 Pari. Ja. II. V. Ocerset, v. 
 
 To OUERSET, v. a. 1. To overcome. Doug. 2. To 
 overpower, S. ibid. — A. S. o/erswith-an, praevalere. 
 
 To OUERSYLE. V. Oorsy.le. 
 
 OVERSMAN, OuREMAN, s. 1. A supreme ruler, 
 Wyntown. 2. An arbiter. Wallace. 3. A third 
 arbiter chosen by two appointed to settle any trans- 
 action, when they disagree, S. Acts Ja. I. — Teut. 
 over-man, a prefect. 
 
 To OVER-SPADE, Ower-spadb, v. a. To cut land 
 into narrow trenches, heaping the earth upon an 
 equal quantity of land not raised, Aberd. Agr. Surv. 
 Aberd. 
 
 OUERSWAK, s. The reflux of the waves. Douglas. 
 
 V. SWAK. 
 
 To OVERTAK, v. a. 1. To accomplish any work or 
 piece of business, when pressed for time, S. 2. To 
 strike. " Percussit me pugno, He overtook me with 
 his steecked nieff." Wedderb. VocaJb. 
 
 To Cum o'er, to Tak o'er. To strike ; as, " I'll tak ye 
 oW the head," S. 
 
 OVER-THE-MATTER, adj. Excessive, Roxb. 
 
 OUERTHROUGH, adv. Across the country, S. 
 
 OUER THWERT. V. Oprtboet. 
 
 OUER-TREE, s. The stilt or handle of the Orcadian 
 plough. It has only one. 
 
 OUER-VOLUIT, part. pa. Laid aside. Douglas. 
 
 OUERWAY, J. The upper or higher way. Hist. 
 James the Sext. 
 
 OVERWARD, s. The upper ward or district of a 
 
 county, S. Ersh. Inst. V. Oder, adj. Upper. 
 OUP-DOG, s. A wolf-dog, So. of S. Hogg. 
 OUGHTLINS, Oughtlens, adv. In any degree ; in 
 
 the least degree, S. Ramsay. 
 OUGSUM, adj. Horrible. V. Ugsum. 
 
 OULIE, s. Oil. V. Olte. 
 
 OULK, OwLK, s. A week ; S. B. ouk. BelleMen. — 
 A. S. uca, vmca, id. 
 
 OULKLIE, OwKLiE, adv. Weekly ; once a-week, S. B. 
 ouklie. Acts Cha. I. V. Oulk. 
 
 OULTRAIGE, s. An outrage. Compl. S.—O. Fr. 
 ouUrage, id. 
 
 OUNCE-LAND. s. A certain quantity of land in 
 Orkney. Agr. Surv. Orkn. V. Urb, s. 
 
 OUNCLE-WEIGHTS, s. pi. "The weights used about 
 farm-houses ; generally sea-stones." Gall, Encycl. 
 
 OVNE, s. An oven. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 OUNKIN, adj. Strange ; uncommon, Orkn. Onkent, S. 
 
 OUPHALLIDAY, s. V. Uphalieday. 
 
 To OUPTENE, V. a. To obtain. V. Optene. 
 
 To OUR, Oure, v. a. To overawe ; to cow. Loth. 
 
 OUR, OcRE, OuER, OwRE,prep. 1. Over; beyond, Ac. 
 S. Barbour. 2. Denoting excess, S. Sometimes 
 used as a s. 
 
 OURACH, OoRACH, s. A poUto, Shetl. 
 
 OURBACK, s. A cow that has received the bull, but 
 has not had a calf when three years old, Stirlings. ; 
 q. Over-back. 
 
 OURBELD, part. pa. Covered over. Houlate. V. 
 Beld. 
 
 To OURCOME, V. n. To recover, S. Dunbar. 
 
 OURCOME, O'ERCOME, s. Overplus, S. Ramsay. 
 
 OURCOME, O'ERCOME, s. The chorus of a song, S. ; 
 also Ourturn. V, O'erturn. 
 
 OURE-MAN, s. V. Ouersman. 
 
 To OUREPUT, V. 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 overrun, S. 2. 
 To exceed ; to surpass, S. Ramsay. 3. To master, 
 S. Many. 4. To oppress; as, "She's quite our- 
 pane wi' wark," S. — Belg. overgaan, part. pa. over- 
 tired with going, Sewel. 6. v. n. To elapse. The 
 ourgane year, the past year, S. — A. S. ofer-gan, 
 excedere. 
 
 OURGANG, s. 1. The right 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, tran situs; Sw. 
 oefwergang, passage. 
 
 OURGAUN RAPES, " Ropes put over stacks to hold 
 down the thatch." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To OURHARL, Overharl, v. a. 1. To overcome. 
 Maitland P. 2. To handle ; to treat of ; to relate. 
 Colk. Sow. 3. To treat with severity ; to criticise 
 with acrimony. Synon. tobring o'er the coals. Melv. 
 
 OURHEID, adv. Without distinction. Aberd. Reg. 
 V. Ouerhede. 
 
 To OURHYE, V. a. To overtake. Wallace.— A. S. 
 ofer, and hig-an, to make haste. 
 
 OURIE, adj. ChiU. V. Oorie. 
 
 OURLAY, Owrelay, s. A cravat, S. Rams. 
 
 To OURLAY, v. a. To belabour ; to drub ; to beat se- 
 verely, Aberd. — Teut. ouerleggh-en, superponere, 
 
 OURLAY, s. A kind of hem, in which one part of the 
 cloth is laid over the other, S. — Fr. ourlet, id. ourl-er, 
 to hem. 
 
OUR 
 
 380 
 
 OUT 
 
 To OURLAY, V. a. To sew in this manner, S. 
 OURLEAT, O'KRLEET, s. Something that is lapped, 
 
 laid, or folded over another, Loth. 
 OURLORD, Oube-Lard, s. A superior. Wallace. 
 OURLOUP, Olrlop, s. An occasional trespass of 
 cattle. L. Hailes. — A. S. o/er-leop-an, to overleap. 
 OURMAN, OuRisMAN, 8. An arbiter. V. Oversman. 
 OURNOWNE, ». Afternoon. Wallace.— A. S. ofer 
 
 fwn, id. 
 OUR QUIIARE, adv. \. Quhare. 
 0> RRAD. L. Our rod, too hasty. Wallace. — A. S. 
 
 ofer, nimis, and hraed, celer. 
 OUR-RYCIIT, OcBYCHT, adv. Awry. Dunbar. Q. 
 beyond what is right.— Fl&nd. over-recht, praeter 
 rectum. 
 To OURRID, V. a. To traverse. Barbour. — A. S. 
 
 ofer-ryd-an, equo aut curru transire. 
 OURSHOT, O'ershot, s. The overplus, S. ; synon. 
 O'ercome.—Sn. G. oe/werskott, quod numerum defini- 
 tum transgreditur ; from oefwer, over, and skiut-a, 
 trudere. 
 To OURSYLE, Ouersyle, Oversilb, v. a. 1. To cover ; 
 to conceal. Hudson. 2. Also rendered, to beguile. 
 V. SiLE. 
 OVnTAiiE, part. pa. 1. Overtaken, S. 2. Overtaken 
 by justice; brought to trial. Barbour. " Ourtane wi' 
 drink," tipsy. 
 OURTHORT, OcERTHWEBT, Ouerthortoubb, prep. 
 Athwart; athort, &.;ourter, Dumfr. Wallace.— S>v. 
 twert oefwer, id. inverted. 
 OURTILL, prep. Above ; beyond. Dunbar. 
 To OUR-TYRVE, Owr-Tyrwe, v. a. To turn upside 
 
 down. Wynt. — Isl. tyrv-a, to overwhelm. 
 OURTURN, s. Ourturn of a Sang, that part of it which 
 
 is repeated, or sung in chorus, S. 
 OUR-WEEKIT, O'ebweekit, 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. Evergreen.— A. S. 
 
 ofer-well-an, superfluere. 
 OURWOMAN, s. A female chosen to give the casting 
 voice in a cause in which arbiters may be equally 
 divided. V. Odwoman. 
 OURWORU, Owebwobd, s. 1. Any word frequently 
 repeated, S. Burns. 2. The burden of a song. 
 Dunbar. 
 OUSE, OwsE, t. An ox, Banffs. Aberd. Mearns. 
 Taylor's S. P. — Moes. G. auhs, Alem. ohso, osse, 
 Belg. osse. V. pi. Ouskn. 
 OUSEN, OwsEN, pi. Oxen, S. ^«ms.— Moes. G. 
 
 avhsne, 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. 
 boghe, 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. Ruther- 
 
 ford. 
 To OUT, V. n. To issue. Barbour. 
 * OUT, prep. Nearly the same with E. alon^)- " Out 
 the road," along the road, S. B. 
 
 OUT, adv. To Gae out, to appear in arms, to rlSe ia 
 
 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 
 Kiliau as synon. with E. utter. 
 OUT-ABOUT, adj. Out-about wark, work done out 
 
 of doors, S. Glenfergus. 
 OUT-ABOUT, adr. Out of doors, S. Ross. 
 OUT-AN'-OUT, adv. Completely ; entirely ; as, " He 
 drank the glass out-an'-out j" " He's out-an'-oiit a 
 perfect squeef," Clydes. 
 OUT-AY, adv. A strong affirmative ; out, completely, 
 
 and ay, yes, Abei-d. 
 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. ut, ex, extra, and 
 by, juxta. 
 OUT-BLAWING, s. Denimciation of a rebel. Addic 
 
 of Scottis Corniklis. V. To Blaw out on one. 
 To OUT-BRADE, v. a. To draw out. 
 To OUTBRADE, v. n. To start out. V, Brade. 
 OUT-BREAKER, s. An open transgressor of the law. 
 Spalding. — Teut. wt-brek-en, Dan. udbrekk-e, erum- 
 pere. 
 OUTBREAKING,*. 1. Eruption on the skin, S. 2. 
 An open transgression of the law of God, S. Ruther- 
 ford. 
 To OUTBULLER, v. n. To gush out with a gurgling 
 
 noise, S. Douglas. 
 OUTCA', s. 1. A pasture to which cattle are caw^d or 
 driven out, Dumfr. Gall. Encycl. 2. " A wedding 
 feast given by a master to a favourite sei-vant," ibid. 
 OUTCAST, s. A quarrel, S. Rutherford. 
 OUTCOME, OuTCCM, s. 1. Egress. Barbour. 2. 
 Termination, S. R. Galloway. 3. Increase ; pro- 
 duct, S. 4. That season in which the day begins to 
 lengthen. Watson. — Belg. uytkomen, to come out, 
 OUTCOMING, s. 1. Egress, S. Fo7-bes on the Reve- 
 lation. 2. Publication. Forbes' s Def. 
 OUT-DIGHTINGS, s. pi. The refuse of grain, Roxb.; 
 
 synon. with Dightings. V. Dicht, v. 
 OUTDRAUCHT, s. ^^non. vixih Extract. Acts Mary. 
 
 — A. S. ut-drag-an, extrahere. 
 OUTFALL, s. 1. A contention, S. Pennant. 2. A 
 
 sally. Monro. — Sw. utfall, a hostile excursion. 
 OUTFALLING, 8, The same with Outfall, sense 1. 
 
 Spalding. 
 OUTFANGTHIEFE, s. 1. The right of a feudal lord 
 to try a thief who is his own vassal, although taken 
 with the fang, or booty, within the jurisdiction of 
 another. 2. The person thus taken. Skene, V. 
 Infangthefe. 
 OUTFIELD, adj. and «. Arable land, which is not 
 
 manured, but constantly cropped. Statist. Ace. 
 OUTFIT, s. 1. The act of fitting out, applied to per- 
 sons and things, S. 2. The expense of fitting out, S. 
 OUTFORNE, pret. v. Caused to come forth. Mont- 
 
 gomerie. — A. S. uffore, egressus est. 
 OUTFORTH, adv. Apparently, henceforth ; in con- 
 tinuation ; 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 bridegroom, S. 
 
OUT 
 
 381 
 
 OUT 
 
 OUTGAlfN, part. adj. Removing ; as, "the outgaxn 
 tenant," he who leaves a farm or house, S. 
 
 OUTGAIT, OuTGATE, s. 1. A way for egress. Douglas. 
 2. Escape from hardship of any kind. B. Bruce. 3. 
 Ostentatious display, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. Out- 
 gait seems here to mean going out or abroad. ' ' Owte 
 gate, Exitus." Prompt. Parv. 
 
 OUTGANE, part. pa. Elapsed, S. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 OUTGANGING, s. The act of going out of doors, S. 
 Petticoat Tales. 
 
 OUTGIE, s. Expenditure, S.; syn. Ottf/ay.— Teut. 
 wtgheue, expensae, expensum. 
 
 OUTGOING, part. pr. Removing ; synon. Outga'in. 
 Agr. Surv. E. Loth. 
 
 OUT-HAUAR, s. One who carries or exports goods 
 from a country. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 OUTHERANS, adv. Either, Lanarks. V, Othir. 
 
 OUTHERY, adj. A term applied to cattle, when not 
 in a thriving state, Berwick s, 
 
 OUTHIR, conj. Either. V. Otiiib. 
 
 OUTHORNE, s. 1. The horn blown for summoning 
 the lieges to attend the king in feir of were. Acts 
 Ja. II. 2. The horn blown to summon the lieges to 
 assist in pursuing a fugitive. Acts Ja. I. 3. The 
 horn of a sentinel. Maitland Poems. 
 
 OUTHOUNDER, s. An inciter ; oue who sets another 
 on to some piece of business. Spald, V. Houndeb- 
 
 ODT. 
 
 OUTHOUSE, s. An office-house attached to a dwell- 
 ing-house, S. — Sw. uthus, id. 
 
 OUTING, s. A vent for commodities. Ruth. 
 
 OUTING, OuTiN', 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. 
 
 OUTISH, adj. Beauish ; showy ; and at the same 
 time fond of public amusements, Clj'des.; from Out, 
 adv. q. "wishing to show one's self abroad." V. 
 
 OCTTIE. 
 
 To OUTLABOUR, r. a. To exhaust by too much til- 
 lage, Aberd. 
 
 OUTLAY,*. Expenditm-e, S. Stat. Ace— Sw.utlagg-a, 
 to expend. 
 
 OUTLAYED, Outlaid, part. pa. Expended, S. Agr. 
 Surv. Peeb. Y. Outlay. 
 
 OUT-LAIK, Out-lack, s. The superabundant quantity 
 in weight or measure. Sibb. 
 
 OUTLAK, prep. Except. K. Hart. Out, and lack, 
 to want. 
 
 OUTLAN, 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 opera- 
 tions 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. Ross. 
 
 OUTLYER, OcTLAiB, 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 out- 
 look for this warld," S.; synon. To-look, To-luik, q. v. 
 
 OUTLORDSCHIP, s. A property or superiority of 
 lands lying without the jurisdiction of a borough. 
 Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 OUTMAIST, adj. Outermost. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 OUT ON, adv. Hereafter ; by and by, Shetl. 
 
 OUT-OUR, Odt-Owek, adv. 1. Over, S. Barbour. 2. 
 Out from any place, S. 3. Quite over ; as, " to fling 
 a stane outower the waw," S. Edin. Mag. 
 
 OUTOUTH, prep. V. Outwith. 
 
 OUTPASSAGE, s. Outgate. Bellenden. 
 
 OUTPASSING, s. Exportation. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 To OUT-PUT, V. a. A term used to denote the provid- 
 ing of soldiers by particular persons or districts. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To OUTPUT, V. a. To eject ; to throw out of any 
 place or office. Spalding. V. Lmput, v. 
 
 OUTPUTTAR, s. One who passes counterfeit coin. 
 ActsJa. VI. 
 
 OUTPUTTER, s. An instigator, or perhaps an em- 
 ployer. Gordon's Hist. 
 
 OUTPUTTER, s. One who sends out or supplies; 
 used in relation to armed men. Spalding. 
 
 OUTPUTTING, s. The act of ejecting from the pos- 
 session of any place or property. Act. Audit. 
 
 OUTPUTTING, s. The act of passing counterfeit 
 money. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 OUTQUENT, part. pa. Extinguished. Douglas. V. 
 
 QUENl 
 
 To OUTQUITE, v. a. To free a subject from adjudica- 
 tion, by payment of the debt lying on it. Balfour's 
 Pract. 
 
 OUT-QUITING, OuTQUYTTiNG, s. The act of freeing 
 from any incumbrance by payment of debt. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 To OUTRAY, V. a. To treat outrageously. Rauf Coil- 
 year.— Fr. outrager. 
 
 OUTRAY, s. Outrage. Rauf Coilyear. 
 
 OUT-RAKE, s. 1. Expedition. 2. An extensive walk 
 for sheep or cattle, S. Gl. Sibb. V. Raik. 
 
 OUTRANGE, s. Extremity. Maitl. P. — Fr. oul- 
 trance, id. 
 
 OUT-RED, s. An inaccurate spelling for Out-raid, a 
 military expedition. Scot's Staggering 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. Melvill's 
 MS. 4. To release what has been pledged. " To 
 outred his gowne lyand in wed." Ab. Reg. 5. To 
 fit out; applied to marine aflairs. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Isl. utrett-a, perficere negotium; Sw. vtredra et skepp, 
 to fit out a ship. 
 
 OUTRED, Ooteedding, s. 1. Rubbish, S. 2. Clear- 
 ance ; finishing, S. B. Ross. 3. Settlement; dis- 
 charge in repard to pecuniary matters. Act. Audit. 
 4. The act of fitting out a ship. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To OUTREIK, Outreick, v. a. To fit out Outreickit, 
 part. pa. Equipped, q. rigged out. Acts Cha. I. V. 
 Reik out. 
 
 OUTREIKE, OuTEEiKiNG, s. Outfit, q. rigging out. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 OUTREIKER, s. One who equips others for service, 
 ibid. 
 
 OUTRE YNG, s. Extremity. Barbour.— "Ft. outrer, 
 to carry things to extremity. 
 
 OUTRING, s. A term used in curling, S. " The 
 reverse of Inring." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 OUTRINNING, s. Expiration. Acts Mary.— A. S. 
 ut-ryne, ut-rene, efl3uxus ; properly the efflux of 
 water. Hence we have transferred it to the lapse of 
 time. 
 
 OUTS AND INS. The particulars of a story, S. 
 
 OUTSCHETT, part. pa. Excluded. P. Hon.— A. S. 
 ut, out, and scytt-an, obserare. 
 
OUT 
 
 382 
 
 own 
 
 OUTSET, s. 1. Commencement, S. 2. The publica- 
 tion of a book, S. 3. The provision for a child leav- 
 ing the house of a parent ; as for a daughter at her 
 marriage, S. Outfit, synon,— Teut. wt-sett-an, collo- 
 care nuptui, dotare. 4. A display of finery, to re- 
 commend one's self ; as, She had a grand outset, S.— 
 Teut. wt-set, expositio. 
 
 To OUTSET, V. a. To display. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 OUTSET, part. pa. Making a tawdry display of 
 finely, S. 
 
 OUTSET, s. Extension of cultivation, Shetl. Agr. 
 Surv. Shetl. — Dan. udsaett-er, excolere ; Teut. wt- 
 settinghe, ampliatio, wt-sett-en, ampliare, extendere. 
 
 OUTSHOT, s. Pasture ; untilled ground, Aberd. 
 
 OUTSHOT, 5. A projection, S.— Sw. utskiutande, id. 
 skiut-a ut, to project ; Belg. uytschiet-en, id. 
 
 OUTSIGHT, s. Goods, or utensils out of doors, S. 
 Erskine. 
 
 OUT-SIGHT, s. Prospect of egress. Rollock.—Teui. 
 wt-siecht, prospectus ; Dan. udsigt, id. 
 
 OUTSIGHT PLENISHING. Goods out of doors, S. 
 Ersk. Inst, 
 
 OUTSPECKLE, s. A laughing-stock. Minstrelsy 
 Border. 
 
 OUTSPOKEN, adj 
 Ayrs. Legatees. 
 
 OUTSTANDER, s. 
 
 Given to freedom of speech, S. 
 
 Cold : not kind, Roxb. 
 
 Opposed 
 Distance ; coldness ; unkind- 
 
 ♦ OUTWARD, adj. 
 
 to Innerly, q. v. 
 OUTWARDNESS, «. 
 
 ness, ibid. 
 OUT WITH. In a state of variance with one ; S. out 
 
 wi'. V. In. 
 OUTWITH, OwTOUTH, Wtouth, prep. 1. Without ; 
 
 on the outer side. Bellenden. 2. Outwards ; out 
 
 from. Barbour. 3. Separate from. R. Bruce. 4. 
 
 Beyond, in relation to time. Act. Dom. Conc.—Svf. 
 
 utot, outwards ; A. S. oth, versus, frequently used in 
 
 1. Abroad, S. Ross. 2. Outwards. 
 
 One who persists in opposing any 
 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 tenant 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. SUCKEN. 
 
 OUTSUCKEN MULTURE. The duty for grinding at a 
 mill, by those who come voluntarily to it, V. Suckkn. 
 
 OUT TAK, OwTAKYN, OwTANE, prep. 1. Except. 
 Douglas. Tane or taken out. 2. Besides ; in addi- 
 tion. Barbour. 
 
 OUTTANE, OuTETANE, part. pa. 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-meet- 
 ings, Roxb.; from going much out. V. To Gae out. 
 Outing, Outtie. 
 
 OUTTERIT, pret. Ran out of the course. Lyndscv. 
 — Fr. oultrer, to run through. 
 
 OUT-THE-GAIT, adj. Honest; q. one who keeps the 
 straight road, S. 
 
 OUT-THROUGH, Outthrowgh, Outturow, prep. 1. 
 Through to the opposite side ; as, "The arrow gaed 
 outthrough his braidside ;" " He gaed outthrough the 
 bear-Ian'," Clydes. Act against Heretikes. 2. 
 Inthrow and Outthrow, through in every direction, 
 Angus, v. Inthrow. 
 
 OUTTHROW, adv. Thoroughly ; entirely, S. Rosa's 
 JTelenore, 
 
 OUTTIE, adj. Addicted to company ; much disposed 
 to go out, Dumbartons. Outtier is the comparative. 
 
 To OUT-TOPE, V. a. To overtop. Mem. of the Somer. 
 
 OUT-TOWN, s. The Outfield on a farm, Aberd. 
 
 OUT-TURN, «. Increase ; productiveness ; applied to 
 grain, Angus. Caled. Merc. 
 
 OUTWAILE, OuTWYLE, s. Refuse, S. Henrysone.— 
 Isl, utvel-ia, eligere. 
 
 To OUT W AIR, V. a. To expend. Avbuth. V. Waeb. 
 
 composition. 
 OUTWITH, adv. 
 
 Barbour. 
 OUTWITH, adj. More distant ; not near. 
 
 OUTWITTINS, Outwittens, adv. Without the know- 
 ledge ; as, " outwittens o' my daddie," my father not 
 knowing it, Banffs. Ayrs. Herd. V. Wittens, s. 
 
 OUTWORK, OuTWARK, s. Work done out of doors, S. 
 Agr. Surv. Berw. 
 
 OUTWORKER, s. One bound at certain times to 
 labour without doors, S. ibid. 
 
 To OUZE, V. a. To pour out, Orkn. From a common 
 origin with the E. v. ooze. — Sw. oes-a ute exactly cor- 
 responds with ooze, as used in Orkn. to pour out. V. 
 Weezb. 
 
 OUZEL, Ousel, s. The Sacrament of the Supper, 
 Peebles. — E. housel, A, S. husl, the sacrifice of the 
 Mass ;l&\.husl, oblatio. 
 
 OW, Ou, interj. Expressive of surprise, S. 
 
 OW AY, adv. Yes ; ay ; yes, S, Pronounced oo-ay, 
 Waverley. The first syllable seems merely the interj . 
 0. The word is often pron. 0-ay. — Fr, oui t 
 
 OWE, prep. Above. Barb. — A. S. ufa, Isl, of a, supra. 
 
 To OWERGIFFE, v. a. To renounce in favour of an- 
 other. r—Su. G. oefvergifwa, to give up. Bannatyne's 
 Journal. 
 
 OWERLOUP, s. The act of leaping over a fence, &c. 
 St. Ronan. 
 
 To OWERWEIL, v. a. V. Ourweill. 
 
 To OWG, v. n. To shudder ; to feel abhoirence at. 
 Rollocke. Skunner, synon. 
 
 OWYNE, s. An oven. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 OWKLY, OwKLiB, adj. Weekly, S, Macneill. V. 
 
 OULKLIE. 
 
 OWKLIE, adv. Weekly ; every week, S, B. Acts 
 Ja. V. V. OuLK. 
 
 OWME, s. Steam ; vapour, Aberd. Syn, 0am, q. v. 
 Also pron. yome, ibid. 
 
 » To OWN, v.a. 1. To favour ; to support, S. Sir 
 G. Mackenzie's Mem. 2. To recognise ; to take 
 notice of ; as. He didna own me. He paid no atten- 
 tion to me, S. — Su. G. egn-a, proprium facere, to 
 appropriate. 
 
 To OWR one's self. To do any thing without help ; 
 as, "I wiss I may be able to oufr mysell in the 
 business," Dumfr. V. Over, v. 
 
 OWRANCE, s. 1. Ability. St. Patrick. 2. Mastery ; » 
 superiority, South of S, Brownie of Bodsbeck. V, 
 
 OUERANCE. 
 
 OWRDREVIN, part. pa. Overrun ; applied 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 prescribed by the kirk." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To OWRE-HALE, v. a. To overlook, Montgom.—Sw. 
 oefwerhael-ja, to cover. 
 
 OWREHIP, s. A blow with the hammer brought over 
 the arm, S, 0. Burns. 
 
OWR 
 
 883 
 
 PAF 
 
 OWRELAY, s. A cravat. V. Ocrlay. I OWTIXG, s. An expedition. Barbour. 
 
 OVfRESKAJAT, part.pa. Overspread. Ifunb. V.Skale. k^XEE, Ox-Ete, s. The Tit-mouse, S. Complaynt S. 
 OWBIB, adj. Chill. V. Oorie. J)XGATE, Oxengate, s. An ox-gang of land. Skene. 
 
 OWRIM AND OWRIM. "When a landioin' o' I —From oo;, and grafe, iter. 
 
 shearers meet with a flat of corn, not portioned ouw OXINBOLLIS, s. pi. Perhaps hows for oxen. Inven- 
 
 by riggs, it is termed an owrim and owrim shear, i. e. 
 
 over him and over him." Gall. Encyd. 
 OWRLADY, s. A female superior ; corresponding with 
 
 Ourlord, or Ouerlord. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 To OWEN, V. a. To adorn. Wyntown.—Er. orn-er, id. 
 OWRTER, adv. Farther over, S. 0. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. OURTHOET, 
 
 OWSE, s. An ox. V. Opsb. 
 OWSSEN-STAW, s. The ox-stall, S. Herd. 
 OWT, adj. Exterior. Wyntown.—k. S. yte, exterus. 
 OWTH, prep. Above ; over. Wyntown. 
 OWTHERINS, adj. Either, Lanarks. Generally used 
 at the end of a sentence : as, ril no do that owtherins^ 
 
 fortes. V. OussEN-BOw. 
 
 OXPENNY, s. A tax in Shetl. Stat. Ace. 
 
 OXTAR, Oxter, s. 1. The arm-pit, S. Bdlenden. 
 2. Used in a looser sense for the arm, S. Dunbar. 
 — A. S. oxtan, Teut. oxtel, id. 
 
 To OXTER, V. a. 1. To take by the arms, 8. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun. 2. To take into the arms, Mearns. 
 
 OYES, interj. Used by public criers in calling atten- 
 tion. V. HOYES. 
 
 OYESSE, s. A niece. " Neptis, a neice or oyesse." 
 
 Vocabulary. 
 OZELLY, adj. Swarthy ; resembling an ousel, Loth. 
 OZIGER, 5. The state of fowls when moulting, Orkn. 
 
 To PAAK, V. a. To beat. V. Paik. 
 
 PAAL, s. A post, S. B.— E. pale, A. S. pal, Su. G. 
 
 paale. 
 PAR, s. The refuse of flax, Loth.; poh, S. B. Ess. 
 
 Highl. Soc. 
 PACE, s. 1. Weight. Aberd. Reg. 2. The weight 
 
 of a clock, S. 3. Used metaphorically. 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 signify "A Noble of full 
 
 weight, as opposed to others that were deficient." V. 
 
 Pais, Pace, v. to weigh. 
 PACK, adj. Intimate ; familiar, S. Burns.— ^n. G. 
 
 pack-a, constringere. 
 To PACK or PEIL, To Pack and Peil, V. Peile, 
 
 Pele, v. 
 PACKALD, s. 1. A pack. Rutherford.— Belg. pak- 
 
 kaadie, luggage. 2. A packet, or parcel. Inventories. 
 
 — Teut. pack-kleed, segestre, involucrum mercium, 
 
 Kilian ; q. a claith, or cloth for packing. 
 PACKET, s. "A pannier, a small currach," Aberd. 
 PACK-EWES, «. pi. The ewes which a shepherd has 
 
 a right to pasture in lieu of wages, Roxb.— Teut. 
 
 pacht, vectigal. 
 PACKHOUSE, s. A warehouse for receiving goods, S. 
 
 — Teut. packhuys, id. 
 PACKLIE, adv. Familiarly ; intimately, Clydes. 
 PACKMAN, s. A pedlar ; one who carries his^Jacfc, S. 
 PACKMAN-RICH, s. A species of bear or barley 
 
 having six rows of grains on the ear. Agr. Surv. 
 
 Aberd. 
 PACKMANTIE, s. Portmanteau. Poems 16th Cent. 
 
 It is still vulgarly denominated a pockmantie, q. a 
 
 pock for holding a cloak. 
 PACK-MERCHANT, s. Syn. Packman, Aberd. 
 PACKNESS, s. Familiarity ; intimacy, Clydes. 
 PACKS, s. pi. 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. Perhaps it should 
 
 be read Patlat. V. Paitlattis. 
 PACT, s. To spend the pact (for pack), to waste 
 
 one's substance. To perish the pact, ^. Maitland 
 
 Poems. 
 
 * To PAD, V. n. To travel on foot, S. 0. Picken. To 
 pad the hoof, a cant phrase, signifying to travel on 
 foot ; Class. Diet. V. Padder. 
 
 To PADDER, V. a. To tread, Gail. " A road through 
 the snow is padderd, when it has been often trod." 
 Gall. Encycl. Davidson's Seasons. — From Teut. 
 pad, vestigium ; La.t. pes, ped-is, the foot. 
 
 PADDIST, s. A foot-pad ; one who robs on foot. 
 Annand's Mysterium Pietatis. A dimin. from E. 
 pad, 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, Ac. 
 Aberd. V. Poddock. 
 
 PADDOCK-HAIR, s. 1. The down that covers un- 
 fledged birds, S. 2. The down on the heads of 
 children born without hair, S. — Teut. padden-hayr, 
 lanugo. [foot. 
 
 PADDOCK-PIPES, s.^JJ. Marsh Horse-tail, S. Light- 
 
 PADDOCK-RUDE, s. The spawn of frogs, S.; also 
 paddock-ride. Ramsay. 
 
 PADDOCK-STOOL, s. The Agaricus, in general, 
 especially the varieties of the Agaricus fimetarius, S. 
 — Teut. padden-stoel, fungus. 
 
 PADDOKSTANE, s. The toadstone, vulgarly supposed 
 to grow in the head of a toad ; accounted precious, 
 on account of the virtues ascribed to it— both medical 
 and magical. Inventories. — Teut. padden-steen, id. 
 
 PADE, s. 1. A toad. Sir Gawan. 2. Apparently a 
 frog. Wyntown. — A. S.pade, Germ. 'Be]g.padde, id. 
 
 PADELL, s. Expl. "a small leathern bag." Bannat. 
 Poems. — Teut. buydely bulga. 
 
 PADYANE, Padgean, s. A pageant. Dunbar. 
 
 PADIDAY, s. The day dedicated to Palladius, a 
 Scottish saint, S. B. Aberd. Reg. A market held 
 at Brechin is called from this festival Paldy Fair. 
 
 PAD JELL, s. "An old pedestrian ; one who has often 
 beat at foot-races." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PADLE, s. The Lump-fish, Firth of Forth, Shetland. 
 Cyclopterus Liunpus. (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. 
 
PAF 
 
 384 
 
 PAL 
 
 PAFFLER, s. One who occupies a small farm, Perths. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 PAGE. «. A boy. Wyntown. 
 
 To PAY, r. a. 1. To satisfy. Wallace.— Jfr.pay-er, 
 Teut. pay-en, id. 2. To beat ; to drub; as, " I gae 
 him a wtel paid skin," S.—Qr. iraioi. 3. To de- 
 feat; tooveicome; as, " He's fully paid," Roxb. 
 
 PAY, s. Satisfaction. Priests Peblis. 
 
 PAY, «. Drubbing ; S. jwys. Barbour.— G.H.puyo, 
 Terbero. 
 
 PAY. Perhaps, region. GawanandGol. — Fr.jjays, id, 
 
 PAID, «. 1. Apath, S. B. Ross. 2. A steep ascent. 
 — \\t:m.paid, via. V. Peth. 
 
 PAID part. pa. Ill paid, sorry ; as, " I'm verra ill 
 paid for ye," I am very sorry for you, Aberd. 
 
 To PA IDLE, V. n. 1. To walk with short quick steps, 
 like a child, Roxb. 2. To move backwards and for- 
 wards with short steps ; or to work with the feet in 
 water, mortar, or any liquid substance, S. 
 
 We twa hae paidlet i' the burn, &c. — Burnt. 
 — Fr. patouiller, whence E. paddle, to stir with 
 the feet. 
 
 PAIDLE, *. A hoe, Roxb. V. Pattle. 
 
 The gardener wi' his paidle.—O. Scot. Sony*. 
 
 To PAIDLE, V. a. To hoe, Md.—'Fi. patouill-er, to 
 stir up and down, 
 
 PAIDLIN, adj. Wandering aimlessly. Burns. 
 
 PAIGHLED, part. pa. Overcome with fatigue, Ang. 
 Perhaps q. wearied with carrying a load. — Isl. 
 piaekur, fasciculus. 
 
 To PAIK, V. a. To beat ; to drub, S. ; paalc, S. B. 
 Baillie. — Germ, pauk-en, to beat. 
 
 PAIK, Patch, s. A stroke ; in pi. paiks, a drubbing, 
 S. — Isl. pak, Sa. G. paak, fustis, baculus, 
 
 PAIK, s. A trick. Leg. St. Androis. — A. S.paec-an, 
 decipere. V. Pauky. 
 
 PAIKER, s. CaisayjjaiArer, a street- walker. Lyndsay. 
 
 PAIKIE, s. An occasional day-labourer ; a low cha- 
 racter, Ang. 
 
 PAIKIE, s. A female street- walker, S. — Isl, piaeck- 
 ur, a vagabond, troll-packa, a witch, 
 
 PAIKIE, s. A piece of doubled skin, used for defend- 
 ing the thighs from the stroke of the Flauchterspade, 
 by those who cast turfs or divots, Mearns. 
 
 PAIKIT-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of a 
 trull, S. 
 
 PAIL, s. A hearse, Upp. Lanarks.— From 0. Fr. 
 paile, dvap mortuaire, loit. pall-ium. 
 
 PAILE, Pale, s. Apparently a canopy. Inventories. 
 — Fr. poille, " the square canopy that's borne over 
 the sacrament, or a sovereign prince, in solemn pro- 
 cessions, or passages of state," Cotgr, — h.B.palla, 
 pala, aulaeum, hangings or a cm-tain of state ; 0. Fr. 
 paille, id. V. Pall. 
 
 PAILES. LeslaeiHist. V, Pele. 
 
 PAILIN, Pailing, s. A fence made of stakes, S. — 
 Lat. pal-US, a stake, 
 
 PAILYOWN, Pallioun, s. A pavilimi. Barbour. — 
 Lat. papilio, Gael. Ir. pailliun, Fr. pavilion. 
 
 PAYMEJST, s. Pavement. Aberd. Reg. V, Paith- 
 
 MENT, 
 
 PAYMENT, 8. Drubbing, S, Barbour. 
 
 PAINCHES, s. pi. Tripe, S. V. Penchb. 
 
 To PAYNE, Pane, v. n. To be at pains. Wyntoivn. 
 
 Fr. se pein-er, to trouble one's self. 
 PAYNE, adj. Pagan, Douglas. — Fr. poMn. 
 PAINS, s. pi. The chronic rheumatism, S. Agr. 
 
 Surv. Peeb. 
 
 PAYNTIT. L. pay tent, patent. Ban. P. 
 
 PAINTRE, a, A pantry, Aberd. Reg. 
 
 PAINTRIE, s. Painting. Inventories. 
 
 PAIP, s. The Pope, Invent. V. Papb. 
 
 PAIP, s. Thistle down ? Montgomerie, — Fr, pappe, 
 id. OT papingay, q. v. 
 
 PAIP, s. A cherry-stone picked clean, and used in a 
 game of children, S. — E. pip, Fr. pepin, the seed of 
 fruit. 
 
 To PAIR, V. a. V. Pare. 
 
 * PAIR, s. " Two things suiting one another," Johns. 
 This word is often applied in S. to a single article, 
 "A pair o' Carritches," a catechism; "a pair o' 
 Proverbs," a copy of the Proverbs. 
 
 PAIRTLESS, adj. Free from. Henry sone. — Jja.t. 
 expers. 
 
 PAIS, s. pi. Retribution, Bannat. P. 
 
 To PAIS, Pase, v. a. 1. To poise. Doug. 2, To lift 
 up. Chr.Kirk.—¥i:pes-er, Ital. pes-are, to weigh. 
 
 PAIS, Paiss, s. Weight, Ab. Reg. V. Pace, 
 
 PAYS, Pas, Pase, Pasce, Pask, Pasch, s. Easter ; 
 pron. as pace, S. B, elsewhere as peace, Wyntown, 
 — Moes. G. pascha, A. S. pasche, &c. id. 
 
 PAYS, s. A road leading from the town to the country. 
 H.Miller. 
 
 PAISE, Noble of Paise. V. Pace. 
 
 PAYS-EGGS, Eggs dyed of various colours, given to 
 children to amuse themselves with at the time of 
 Easier, 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 Easter ; originating 
 from the custom which prevails among Episcopalians, 
 of having a new dress for this festival, S, B, From 
 Pays, and perhaps yad, an old mare. 
 
 PAISSES, s. pi. The weights of a clock, S. Z. Boyd. 
 V. Pace, 
 
 PAIT, part. pa. Paid. Act. Audit. 
 
 PAIT, Pate, Patie. Abbreviations of the name 
 Patrick, S. " Poi< Newall." Acts Ja. VI. Gentle 
 Shepherd. 
 
 PAITCLAYTH, Petclayth, s. Aberd. Reg. Apparent- 
 ly the same with Paitlattis. 
 
 PAITHMENT, s. 1. The pastures. Wallace. 2. 
 Paithtment, pavement, S. B. ; pron. q. paidment. 
 Aberd. Reg, — 0. Fr. padou-ir, L. B. padu-ire, to 
 pasture, whence padouen and paduent-um, pasture. 
 
 PAITLATTIS, s.p«. Uncertain, Dunbar. 
 
 PAITLICH, adj. Meaning uncertain. The Har'yt 
 Rig. 
 
 PAY-WAY, adj. 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 quad- 
 rupeds, and also on women. It is invariably con- 
 joined with an adj. ; as, a cow is called an "auld 
 pake," Vt^t^. 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. palabra, Fr. 
 palabre, a word. 
 
 To PALAVER, v. n. To use a great many unnecessary 
 words, S. 
 
 To PALE, V. a. 1. To make an incision in a cheese, 
 S. Ramsay. 2. To tap for the dropsy, S. B.— Flandr. 
 poel-en, excavare. 
 
 PALE, s. j^he instrument used for trying the quality 
 of a cheese, S. 
 
PAL 
 
 386 
 
 PAN 
 
 To PALE, Peal, or Pell, a Candle. On seeing a 
 
 dead-candle, to demand a view of the person's face 
 
 whose death it portends, Aberd. Perhaps q. to 
 
 appeal to the candle. — Fr, appel-er, Lat. appel-are, 
 
 to call; to talk with. 
 PALE Y-L AMB, s. A very small or feeble lamb, Tweedd . 
 
 V. Paulie. 
 PALYARD, s. A lecher; a rascal. Lyndsay.—Fr. 
 
 paillard, id. 
 PALYARDRY, s. Whoredom. Douglas. 
 PALYEESIS, Palleissis, Pallies, Palizes, s. pi. 
 
 Inventories. Apparently, straw mattresses. — Fr. 
 
 paillasse, a straw bed. 
 To PALL, V. n. To strike with the fore feet ; applied 
 
 to a horse ; synon. to Jcaim ; Selkirks. This, I sus- 
 pect, is a provincial modification of the E v. to paw. 
 PALL, Peal, s. Any rich or fine cloth. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. — Isl. pell, textum pretiosum ; 0. Fr, paile, 
 
 sericum. 
 PALLACH, Pallack, s. 1. A porpoise, S. Sibbald. 
 
 2. A lusty person, S. B. Journ. Lond. 3. A young 
 
 or small crab, Mearns. Fulloch, Angus. Y. 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. 
 PALLAT, Palad, s. The crown of the head, S, Doug. 
 
 — 0. Fr. Tpalet, sorte d'armure de tete, Roquefort. 
 PALLAWA, s. 1. A species of sea-crab, Coast of Fife ; 
 
 Cavie, Pillan, 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 gannent. 
 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. Ft. 
 
 pomme d'ambre, id. 
 To PALMER, V. n. To go about feebly from place to 
 
 place, pron. pawmer, S. Antiquary. V. Pawmee. 
 PALMS, s. pi. The blossoms of the female willow, 
 
 Teviotd. 
 PALM-SONDAY, s. The sixth Sabbath in Lent, S. 
 
 Wyntown. — A. &. palm-sunnan daeg. 
 PALSONDAY, s. Acts Ja. IV. It may either mean 
 
 Palmsunday, or Paschsunday, i. e, Easter, some- 
 times written Pas. V. Pays. 
 PALSONE EVIN. Apparently, Passion Even ; if not 
 
 a corr. of Palm Sonday. Act. A udit. 
 PALTRIE, s. Trash. V. Peltrie. 
 PALWERK, s. Spangled work. Sir Gaiuan.—'Fi. 
 
 paille, id. 
 PAME HAMER. A kind of hammer. Inventories. 
 
 Q. a hammer for the palm or hand.' 
 PAMPHIE, s, A vulgar name for the knave of clubs, 
 
 Aberd.; elsewhere Paiwmie, 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 Teut. pampoelie, 
 
 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. 
 25 
 
 PAN, s. A hard impenetrable crust below the soil, S.; 
 
 Till, Ratche', synon. Statist. Ace. — Teut. panne, 
 
 calva, q. the skull of the soil. 
 PANASH, s. A plume worn in the hat. Colvil. — 
 
 Fr. panache, id. 
 To PANCE, Panse, Pensb, v. n. To meditate. Dun- 
 bar. — 0. Fr. pans-er, id. 
 PAND, s. A pledge, Belg. Douglas. Syn. wad. 
 To PAND, V. a. To pledge ; to pawn. Pandit, laid 
 
 in pledge, S. — Teut. 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 an- 
 other in an idle way, Perths. Ettr. For.; apparently 
 
 corr. from Pawmer, v. q. v. 2. To trifle at work, Loth. 
 PANDIE, Pandy, s. 1. A stroke on the hand, as a 
 
 punishment to a schoolboy, 8. B, L, pande, hold 
 
 out, viz., the hand. Synon. Pawmie, q. v. 2, Me- 
 
 taph. severe censure. A.Scott. 
 PANDIT, part. pa. Furnished with under-curtains. 
 
 Inventories. V. Pand. 
 PANDOOR, s, A large oyster, caught at the doors of 
 
 the salt-pans, S, Stat. Ace. 
 PANDROUS, ». A pimp. E. pander. Balfour's 
 
 Practice. 
 PANE, s. A fine, mulct, or punishment. E. pain. 
 
 ActsJa. VI. 
 PANE, s. 1. Stuff; cloth, Houlate.—k. S. pan, 
 
 lacinia, pannus, 2. Fur ; a skin. Sir Tristrem. — 
 
 Fr. panne, id. 
 To PANE, v. n. V, Payne. 
 PANFRAY, s. A palfrey. Burr. Lawes.—Yr. pale- 
 
 froi, id. 
 To PANG, V. a. 1. To throng, S. Ramsay. 2. To 
 
 cram, in general, S. Fergusson. 3. To cram with 
 
 food to satiety, S, Ross. — Teut. bangh-en, premere. 
 PANG, adj. Crammed. Evergreen. 
 PANG-FOU, adj. As full as one can hold, S. A. 
 PANYELL CRELIS. Baskets for a horse's back. Act. 
 
 Dam. Cone. The same with the term given by Junius, 
 
 Pannel for a horse, dorsuale. 
 PAN-JOTRALS, s. pi. 1. A dish made of various 
 
 kinds of meat; a sort of fricassee; a gallimaufrie, 
 
 XJpp. Lanarks. 2. The slabbery offals of the shambles; 
 
 nearly synon. with Harrigals, Roxb. 
 PAN-KAIL, s. Broth made of coleworts hashed very 
 
 small, thickened with a little oatmeal, S. It also 
 
 requires a little kitchen-fee (drippings), butter, or 
 
 lard. 
 PANNASIS, s. pi. Balfour's Prcct. 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. Erskine. 2. The bar of a court. Guthry's 
 
 Mem. — E. panel, a schedule, containing the names of 
 
 a jury. 
 PANNIS, s. pi. Unexplained. Aherd. Reg. 
 PANS, s. " The great timbers of a cottage, laid across 
 
 the couples paiallel to the walls, to support the laths 
 
 or kebbers laid above the pans and parallel to the 
 
 couples,"^. B. Gl. Surv. Moray. Used also South 
 
 of S.— Su. G. Paann, scandula, a lath ; a shingle. 
 PANS, s, pi. A certain description of ecclesiastical 
 
 lands ; evidently a local phraseology. Gl. Surv. 
 
 Moray. 
 PANS, Panse. Covering for the knee. Acts Ja. I. 
 PANSIS, s. pi. Colk. Sow. Perhaps thoughts.— Fr. 
 
 pens(e, thought, imagination. 
 PANST,jparf.j)a. Cured. Montgomerie. — Fr. pans-er, 
 
 to apply medicines. 
 
PAN 
 
 386 
 
 PAR 
 
 PANT, i. The mouth of <». town-well or fountain, 
 
 South of S. Joco-Serioui Dial, between a Northumb. 
 
 Gent, and his Tenant. Pant is used as denoting a 
 
 well. Aberd. Reg. 
 PANTAR, s. V. Ppnss. 
 PANTENER, adj. Rascally. Barbour.— 0. Fr. pau- 
 
 tonnier, 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. Acts Cha. I. 
 PANTOUN, a. A slipper. Ihinbar. 
 PANTOUR, s. Inventories. An officer who had the 
 
 charge of a pantry. — Fr. panetier, 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.— 
 
 ¥r. panne, stuff. 
 PANWOOD, s. Fuel used about salt-pans; also expl. 
 
 "the dust of toals mixed with earth," West Loth.; 
 
 Coal-gum, Clydes. Acts Cha. II. 
 PAP, s. A piece of whalebone, about eighteen inches 
 
 long, which connects the ball of lead, u>ied in fishing, 
 
 with the lines to which the hooks are attached, 
 
 Shetland. 
 To PAP, Pape, v.n. 1. To move or enter with a quick 
 
 and unexpected motion, like E. pop, S. Sir A. Bal- 
 four's Letters. 2. To gang 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." 
 
 Gail. Encycl. 
 To PAP, Pawp, ». o. To beat ; to thwack, Aberd, 
 PAP, Pawp, s. A blow ; a thwack, Aberdeen. 
 PAP-BAIRN, s. A sucking child, Ang. This is ex- 
 pressed by a circumlocution, S. ; "a hairn at the 
 
 breast." 
 PAP OF THE HASS, ». The uvula, S. In Fife it is 
 
 called the " Glap o' the hass." 
 PAPE, Paip, s. The Pope. Wyntown.—'ET. Germ. 
 
 pape, Lat. pap-a, id. 
 PAPEJAY, Papinjat, Papingoe, s. 1. A parrot. 
 
 King's Quair. — Belg. papegaai, Fr, papegay, id. 2. 
 
 A wooden bird, resembling a parrot, at which archers 
 
 shot 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 obsolete. Rob 
 
 Roy. 
 PAPISH, 8. A vulgar term for a Papist or Roman 
 
 Catholic, S. Petrie's Church Hist. 
 PAPIST-STROKE, s. A cross ; a ludicrous phrase used 
 
 by young people, Aberdeen. 
 PAPPANT, adj. 1. Wealthy, Ang. 2. Extremely 
 
 careful of one's health, Banffs. 3. Pettish from 
 
 indulgence, S. B. V. Peppen. 
 PAPPIN, PoppiN, s. A sort of batter or paste, used 
 
 by weavers for dressing their warp or webs, Teviotd. 
 
 Perhaps from its resemblance to pap for children. — 
 
 Fr. papin. 
 PAPPLE, Paple, s. The corn-cockle, Agrostemma 
 
 githago, Linn. S. V. Poppil, 
 To PAPPLE, V. n. 1. To bubble up like water, S. B. 
 
 V. PoPLE. 2. To be in a state of violent perspira- 
 tion, Lanark s. 3. Denoting the efifect of heat on any 
 
 fat substance toasted before the fire, Renfr, 
 PAR, s. The Samlet, S. Smollett. 
 To PAR, V. n. To fail. Wallace. V. Park, 
 
 PARA DOG, 8. V, PlEBIE-DOG, 
 
 PARAFLE, Parafflb, «. Ostentatious display. South ' - 
 
 of S, Antiquary. 
 PARAFLING, s. Trifling; evasion; as, " Nane o' 
 
 your para fling, baud up your hand and swear, or I'll 
 
 send you to prison ;" said to a witness by a Buchan 
 
 Baillie 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. — ¥v. parangon de Venise, id, 
 PARAMUDDLE, s. The red tripe of cattle; the 
 
 atomasum, S. B. 
 PARATITLES, s. pi. Unexplained. Fount. It 
 
 probably means an extended explanation of law titles. 
 
 in like manner a paraphrase is "an explanation in 
 
 many words." 
 To PARBREAK, v. n. Te puke, Z. Boyd. V. 
 
 Braik, V, and Braking, 
 To PARE, Pair, Peyr, v. a. To impair. Douglas. 
 
 — Fr. pire, pejeur, worse ; Lat. pejor. 
 To PARE AND BURN. To take ofif the sward of moor- 
 ish or heathy ground, and burn it on the soil for 
 
 manure, S, Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 PAREGALE, Parigal, adj. Completely equal. Doug. 
 
 — Fr. par, used as a superl, and egal, equal. 
 PA REGALLY, adv. Expl. " Particularly," Ayrs. V. 
 
 Paregale. 
 To PARIFY, V. a. To compare, Wyntown.—l&t. 
 
 par, and facio. 
 To PARIFY, V. a. To protect, ibid, 
 PARISCHE, adj. 1. Of or belonging to Paris, 
 
 Parische work, Parisian workmanship, 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 pudding, 
 
 S. Burns. 
 To PARK, V. n. To perch. Douglas.— Yr. perch-er, id. 
 PARK, s. A wood ; as, a fir park, S. — A. S. pearroc, 
 
 Su. G. park, an enclosure. 
 PARK, s. A pole ; a perch. Douglas.— 'Ft. perche, id. 
 PARLE, s. Speech. Burns. — Fr. parler, id. 
 parleyvoo;^, a term in ridicule of the French 
 
 parlez vous. The Steam Boat. 
 PARLIAMENT, s. Part of a robe of state. Invent. 
 
 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 frsm being used by the 
 
 members of the Scottish Parliament, S, Ann. of 
 
 Parish. 
 PARLOUR, s. Discourse. Police Honor.— Fr. par- 
 
 leure, id. 
 PAROCHIN, s. Parish, S. Acts Ja. FJ.— Lat. pa- 
 
 roecia, id. 
 PAROCHINER, s. A parishioner, ibid. 
 PAROCHRIE, s. Parish, ibid.— From paroch, and 
 
 A. S. rice, 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 seu 
 
 tempestas. — Ital. parpaglioni. V. Du Cange. 
 PARPANE, Perpen, s. 1. A wall, in general, or a 
 
 partition. Henrysone. 2. The parapet of a bridge 
 
 is called a parpane, or parpane-wa', Aberd. — 0. Fr. 
 
 parpaigne, a stone which traverses the wall. 
 To PARRACH, (gutt.) v. a. To crowd together, Ang. 
 
 V. Parrock, sense 2. 
 
PAR 
 
 387 
 
 PAT 
 
 PAKRY. "Whan ane says Farry, aw sjiys Parry," a 
 phrase, Abeid. signifying, that when anything is said 
 by a person of consequence, it is echoed by every 
 one. Qu. Fr, parait, it appears. 
 
 PARRIDGE, Parritch, s. Porridge, S.— L. B. por- 
 rect-a, Jusculum ex porris confectum, Du Cange. 
 
 To COOK THE Pabridge. Mctaph. to manage any piece 
 of business, S. Waverley. 
 
 To PARRIRE, V. n. To present one's self ; or perhaps 
 to obey. Acts Cha. I. — 0. Fr. parr-er, paraitre, to 
 appear, or Lat. par ere, to obey, 
 
 PARRITCH-HALE, adj. In such health as to be able 
 to take one's ordinary food, Fife ; synon. Spune-hale. 
 
 PARRITCH-TIME, s. The hour of breakfast ;i)orrid6re 
 having been the standing dish at this meal, S. Tales 
 of My Landl. 
 
 PARROCK, s. "A collection of things huddled to- 
 gether ; 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 confine 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. Aco. 
 
 FARSELLIT, part. pa. "Striped." Sibb. 
 
 PARSEMENTIS, s. pi. Perhaps for partiments, com- 
 partments. Douglas. 
 
 PARSENERE, s. A partner. Wyntown.—Fr. par- 
 sonnier, id. 
 
 PARSLIE BREAK-STONE. Parsley-Piert, Aphanes 
 arvensis, Linn. 
 
 * PART, s. 1. Place ; as, the ill part, hell, the gtieed 
 part, 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 weel ray part," it well becomes me; "It's 
 ill his part," it is inconsistent with his duty ; " It's 
 glide yonr part," it is incimibent on you, S. Shirrefs 
 Poems. 
 
 PARTAN, s. Common Sea-crab, S. Gael. Gomplaynt S. 
 
 PARTAN-HANDIT, adj. Close-fisted; taking hold 
 like a crab, Ayrs. ; Grippie, S. 
 
 ToPARTY, ». a. To take part with. Godscroft. 
 
 PARTY, s. Part ; degree. Barbour. — Fr. partie, id. 
 
 PARTY, Paetie, s. An opponent. Douglas.— Fr. 
 parti, id. 
 
 PARTY, Paetie, adj. Variegated. Doug. 
 
 PARTICATE, s. A rood of land. St. Acc—L. B. 
 particata, id. 
 
 PARTICLE, Partickle, Peetickle, Particule, s. 1. 
 A little piece of animal food. Chalmers's Mary. 2. 
 A small portion of land ; synon. or nearly so, with S. 
 Pendicle. Acts Ja. V. 3. Apparently used in the 
 sense of article. Crosraguell. — L. B. pdrticula, 
 charta articulis seu per partes distincta ; Du Cange. 
 
 PARTYMENT, «. Division. Douglas.— Fr. partiment, 
 a parting. 
 
 PARTISIE, Paietisat, adj. Proper to, or done by, 
 more individuals than one ; as, "a partisie wab," a 
 web wrought for several owners, each of whom con- 
 tributes his share of the materials, and of the ex- 
 pense ; " a pairtisie wa','' a wall built at the expense 
 of two proprietors between their respective houses or 
 lands, S. B. — Lat. partitio, a division. 
 
 PARTISMAN, s. A partaker. Ruddiman. 
 
 To PARTY WITH. To take part with. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To PARTLE, V. n. To trifle at work, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 
 PARTLES, adj. Having no part. Wynt. 
 PARTLYK, Partlyik, adv. In equal shaa-es or parts. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 PARTIIIK, Paetrick, Peetrek, s. A partridge, S. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. perdrix, id.; Lat. perdix. 
 PARURE, 8. Ornament, Fr. Wyntown. 
 PARUT, «. Synon. with Parwre. Hay's Scotia Sacra, 
 
 MS.—h. B. parat-us, was used in common with 
 
 parura and paratura, for embroidery or ornamental 
 
 borders. 
 PAS, Pase, *, Easter, V. Pats. 
 PAS, s. 1. Division of a book. Wyntown. 2. A 
 
 single passage. Crosragv^ll. — L. B. pass-us, locus. 
 PASCHEEWYNjS. The evening preceding Easter. Barb. 
 To PASE, V. a. To poise. V. Pais. 
 PASH, s. The head ; a ludicrous term, S. Watson. 
 To PASMENT, v. a. To deck with lace. Z. Boyd. 
 PASMENTAR, s. This term seema to be used as 
 
 equivalent to upholsterer. Inventories. — Fr.passe- 
 
 mentier, a lace-maker, a silk-weaver. 
 PASMENTS, s.pl. 1. Strips of lace or silk sewed on 
 
 clothes. 2. Now used to denote livery ; pron. pess- 
 
 ments, S. B. Acts Ja. VI. 3. External decorations 
 
 of religion. Ruth. — Teut. Fr. passement, lace. 
 PASMOND, s. Syn. Pasment. Inventories. 
 PASPEY, s. A kind of dance, Strathmore.— Fr._pass«- 
 
 pied, " a caper, or loftie tricke in dauncing ; also, a 
 
 kind of dance peculiar to the youth of La hauteBrc- 
 
 taigne," Cotgr. 
 PASPER, s. Samphire. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 * 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. " cuiTent 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. Douglas— 
 0. Fr. passageur, L. B. passagerius, a ferryman. 
 
 PASSIONALE, s. A state of suEfering. Colic. Sow.r— 
 L. B. passionate, martyrology. 
 
 PASSIS, pi. Apparently equivalent to E. passages. 
 Acts Mary. — L. B. pass-us, locus, auctoritas, Gall. 
 passage. 
 
 To PASSIVERE, v. a. To exceed, W. Loth. 
 
 PASTANCE, s. Pastime. Palice Honor.— Fr. passe- 
 temps, id. 
 
 PASTISAR, s. A pastry-cook. V. Patticeae. 
 
 PASUOLAN, Pasvoland, s. A small species of ar- 
 tillery. Complaynt S. — Fr. passevolant. 
 
 PAT, Patt, s. a pot, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PAT, pret. of the v. Put. Buret. 
 
 PATE, Patie, s. Abbrev. of Patrick ot Peter, S. 
 
 PATELET, s. A kind of ruff anciently worn by women 
 in S. Pink. Hist. V. Paitlattis. 
 
 PATENE, s. The cover of a chalice. Inventories. — 
 E. patine, Fr. patene, patine, id. from Lat. patin-a. 
 
 * PATENT, adj. Ready ; willing ; disposed to listen. 
 Spalding. 
 
 PATENTER, s. A patentee. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To PATER, (pron. like E. pate,) v. n. To talk incess- 
 antly ; to be tiresomely loquacious. 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. Picken. 
 
 PATH, s. V. Peth. 
 
 PATHIT, part. pa. Paved. Douglas.— Teut. pad, 
 semita, via trita. 
 
PAT 
 
 PAW 
 
 PATHLINS, adv. By a steep path, S. B. Eoss. V. 
 
 Pkth. 
 PATIENT OF DEATH, s. A throe. Perhaps corr. 
 
 from passion, sufifering. 
 To PATIFIE, V. a. To manifest. .Bruce.— Lat. pate- 
 
 facio. 
 PAT-LUCK, s. To tak pat-luck, to take dinner with 
 
 another upon chance, S.; t. e. the chante of the pot, 
 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 PATRELL, s. 1. Defence for the neck of a war-horse. 
 
 Doug.—¥v. poitral. 2. The breast-leather of a horse, 
 
 S. Ruddiman. 
 PATRICK, s. A partridge, Tetrao perdrix, Linn.; 
 
 pron. paitrick, S. Waverley. Burns. V. Partrik. 
 PATROCYNIE, s. Patronage. Crosraguell. — L&t. 
 
 patrocini-um. 
 PATRON, s. A pattern, Fr. Wallace. 
 PATRONATE, s. The right of presenting to a benefice. 
 
 Fountainh. — L. B. Patronat-us, jus patronatus. 
 PATRON-CALL, s. The patronage of a church ; right 
 
 of presentation, Aberd. 
 PATRONTASHE, s. A military girdle for holding car- 
 
 tridges. Act. Pari. 
 To PATTER, v.n. To move with quick steps ; especially 
 
 referring to the sound, S. V. Padder. 
 To PATTER, V. a. 1. To repeat in a muttering way 
 
 without interruption, S. Dunbar. 2. To carry on 
 
 earnest conversation in a low tone, Aberd. — Arm. 
 
 pater-en, to repeat the Lord's Prayer. 
 PATTERAR, s. One who repeats prayers. 
 PATTERING, s. Vain repetition. Lynds. 
 PATTICEAR, Pastisar, s. A pastry-cook, Balfour's 
 
 Practicks. — Fr. patticier, paslicier, patissier, "a 
 
 pasterer or pie-maker ; also a maker of past-meates;" 
 
 Cotgr. From pastin, paste. 
 PATTLE, Pettle, s. A stick with which the plough- 
 man clears away the earth that adheres to the plough, 
 
 S. Burns. — E. paddle, C. B. pattal. 
 PAVADE, s. 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, adj. 1. Haughty, S. Maitl. Poems. 2. 
 
 Petulant ; malapert, S. Ramsay. — Belg. pochg-en, 
 
 to vaunt. 
 PA YEN, Patjuan, s. A grave Spanish dance, in which 
 
 the dancers turned round one after another, as pea- 
 cocks do with their tails. Lyndsay. — 'Sr.pavane, id. 
 
 from ^aon, a peacock. 
 To PAUGE, V. n. 1. To prance ; synon. Pauce, Fife. 
 
 2. To pace about in an artful way till an opportunity 
 
 occur for fulfilling 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. Transferred to rage, S.— Fr. 
 
 pas vif, a quick step. 
 PAVIE, s. The same with Pauis, pavis ; pavers, pi. 
 
 Sea Lawis. 
 PAUYOT, s. Meaning not clear. Ravf Coilyear. It 
 
 seems to mean "a little page," called in Ital. pag- 
 
 getto, a dimin. from paggio, a page. 
 PAUIS, Pavis, s. 1. A large shield. Doug.—L. B. 
 
 pavas-ium, id. 2. A testudo, used in sieges, ibid.— 
 
 Fr. pavois, id. 
 PAUK, «. Art; a wile, S. Douglas. 
 
 PAUKY, Pawky, adj. 1. Sly; artful, S, Callander. 
 
 2. Wanton; applied to the eye, Ang. — A. S. paec-an, 
 
 deciphere, mentiri ; paeca, deceptor. 
 PAUL, s. 1. A hold ; a detent ; a leaning-place, S. B. 
 
 2. An upright piece of wood, stone, or metal, to which 
 a hawser is made fast on shore, Aberd.— Isl. pall-r, 
 Su. Q. pall, scamnum, a bench. 
 
 PAU^JE, Pailie, adj. 1. Impotent or feeble; applied 
 to juiy bodily member, S. 2. Small in size ; applied 
 to lambs, Roxb. 3. Insipid ; inanimate ; applied to 
 the mind, Lanarks. A pailie creature ; a silly, in- 
 sipid person. 4. Lame, dislocated, or distorted, S. 
 
 PAULIE- (or) Pailie-footit, adj. 1. Flat-footed, 
 Strathmore. 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, s. One who hawks through 
 the countiy, purchasing lambs of thisdescription, 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, V. n. 1. To paw, S. Clelland. 2, To 
 push out the feet alternately, when one is lying in 
 bed, or otherwise, Dumfr. 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 groping 
 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. 
 pad, patte, the paw of a beast. Funk is with the 
 
 ' hinder feet. 
 
 PAW, s. Quick motion. V. Pavie. 
 
 PAW, Pauw, Paw aw, s. 1. The slightest motion ; as, 
 "He ne'er played pauw," he did not so much as 
 stir, Ettr. For. Poet. Mm. 2. Transferred to one 
 who cannot make the slightest exertion, Ettr. For. 
 
 3. To play one's Paws, to act the part which belongs 
 to one. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PAWCHLIE, s. 1. One who is old and frail, Gall. 2. 
 
 One low in stature and weak in intellect. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 PAWIS, s. pi. Parts in music. Ban. P. 
 PAWKERY, s. Cunning ; slyness, S. Hogg. 
 PAWKIE, s. A woollen mitten, having a thumb with- 
 out separate fingers, Ettr. For. Doddie Mitten, 
 
 synon. S. B. 
 PAWKILY, odv. Slyly. SirA.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. — 'Ev. palmier. 
 PAWMER, s. One who goes from place to place, 
 
 making a shabby appearance, S. From Palmer, a 
 
 pilgrim. 
 To PAWMER, V. n. To go from place to place in an 
 
 idle way, S. 
 PAWMIE, Pandie, s. a stroke on the hand with the 
 
 ferula, S. — Fr. paumie, a stroke or blow with the 
 
 hand, Cotgr. V, Pandie. 
 To PAWMIE, V. 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, Pawnib, s. The peacock. Maitl. 
 
 Poems. — Fr. paon, Lat. pavo. 
 VAYf^, ». pi. The same with Pan, q. t. Ang, 
 
PAW 
 
 PEE 
 
 To PAWVIS, V. n. To " dally with a girl." Gl. Surv. I 
 
 Ayrs. 
 To PEAK, Peek, v. n. 1. To speak with a small voice, 
 
 S. 2. To complain of poverty, S.— Isl. puk-ra, 
 
 Husm-rare, puk-r, mussitatio. 
 PEAK, s. A triangular piece of linen, binding the 
 
 hair below a child's cap or woman's toy, Ang. 
 PEAK, s. An old word for lace, Roxb. 
 To PEAL, Peel, v. a. To equal ; to match. V. Peel, 
 
 Peil, v. 
 PEANER, s. "A cold -looking, naked, trembling 
 
 being, small of size." Gall. Encycl. 
 PEANERFLEE, s. One who has the appearance of 
 
 lightness and activity, Gall. 
 PEANIE, s. A hen-turkey, pea-hen. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 \. POLLIECOCK. 
 
 PEANT, adj. A particular kind of sHk, Inventar of 
 
 Vestments. 
 PEARA. Peara parabit, peara-bo. Unexpl. Sent 
 
 from the Cheviot. Perhaps overturn. 
 PEARIE, Peery, s. 1. A 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 itp a pearl, to cast up a stitch on the inside in 
 
 place of the outside, S.; Purl, Teviotd. 
 PEARL BARLEY. The finest pot-barley, S. Jamie- 
 son's Notes to Burt's Letters. Named from itspearly 
 
 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 Mussel, S. B. Arbuth- 
 
 not's Peterh. Fishes. 
 PEASE-BRUIZLE, s. The same with Pease-kill in 
 
 sense 1. Bruizle is used as a variety of Blrsle, 
 
 BrissU. 
 PEASE-KILL, s. 1. A quantity of pease in the state 
 
 in 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 make 
 
 a pease-kill of any thing, to dissipate it lavishly, ib. 
 PEASE-MUM. To play pease-mum, to mutter, Dumfr. 
 PEASY-WHIN, s. The greenstone, S. Surv. Banff. 
 
 V. Peysie-whin. 
 PEASSIS, s. pi. The weights of a clock. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. Pac;e, s. 
 PEAT, s. A contemptuous teiin suggesting the idea of 
 
 pride in 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. Ross. 
 PEAT CLAIG, s. "A place built to hold peats." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 PEAT-CORN, s. Peat-dust, or dross, Dumfr. 
 PEAT-CREEL, s. A basket for carrying peats in, S. 
 
 Herd's Coll. 
 PEAT-MOSS, s. The place whence peats are dug, S. 
 
 Agr. Surv. Berw. 
 PEAT-MOW, s. 1. The dross of peats, S. B. Journal 
 
 Lond. 2. A quantity of peats built under cover, 
 
 Dumfr. 
 PEAT OF SAPE. A bar of soap, S. ; denominated 
 
 from its resemblance to a peat. 
 PEAT-POT, Peat-pat, s. The hole from which peat is 
 
 dug, S. Herd's Coll. " Out of the peat -pot into the 
 
 mire," S. Prov. ; given as equivalent to the E. one, 
 
 " Out of the frying-pan into the fire." Kelly. 
 
 PEA-TREE, s. The Laburnum, a species of the 
 
 Cytisus, Loth, 
 PEAT-REEK, s. 1. The smoke of peat, S. 2. The 
 flavour communicated to aquavitae, in consequence 
 of its being distilled by means of peats, S. 3. " High- 
 land whisky," S. Duff's Poems. 
 PEAT-SPADE, s. The spade used in digging peais, S. 
 
 Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 PEATSTANE, s. The corner stone at the top of the 
 
 wall of a house, S. 
 PEAX, s. Peace ; an old forensic term still used in 
 
 Retours, S. Balfour's Pract. 
 PECE, «, A vessel for holding liquids. Douglas. — 
 
 'Fr. piece, id. 
 PECE, s. Each. V. Piece, 
 
 To PECH, Peach, Pegh, (gutt.) v. n. To puflf; to 
 pant, S. Ramsay. — Sw. pick-a, Dan. plkk-er, to 
 pant. 
 PECH, s. The act of breathing hard. L. Scotland. 
 PECHAN, s. The stomach, Ayrs. Burns. 
 PECHLE, (gutt.) s. A budget carried clandestinely. 
 Loth. — Su. G-. packa, sarcina ; Germ, paecklin, 
 fasciculus. 
 To PECHLE, V. n. From Pech, v. It is always con- 
 joined with Hechle ; to hechle and pechle, to pant in 
 doing any work, Ettr. For. 
 PECHTS, Peaghts, Pehts, s. pi. The name given by 
 the vulgar to the Picts in S. They are denominated 
 Peghs, S. 0. Wyntown 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, Pedder, s. A pedlar. Douglas. Still used 
 in Roxb.; pronounced PedAir, sometimes Pe^ftiV^ — 
 L. B. pedar-ius, nudis ambulans pedibus. 
 PEDEE, s. A kind of foot-boy. Acts Cha. J,— Lat, 
 
 pedissequv^. 
 PEDRALL, s. "A child beginning to walk." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 To PEE, V. n. To make water, S. 0. 
 To PEE, v. a. To wet by pissing, S. 0. Picken. 
 PEEBLE, s. The generic name for agates, S.; from E. 
 
 pebble. 
 To PEEBLE, V. a. To pelt with stones, Loth. Heart 
 
 Mid-Loth. 
 PEEGGIRIN BLAST. A stonny blast; a heavy 
 
 shower, Ayrs. — Teut. picker-en, pungere. 
 To PEEL, Peal, Peil, v. a. To equal ; to match, 
 
 Loth. S. 0. — Teut. peyl-en, to measure. 
 PEEL, Peil, s. A match, ibid, Hamilton. 
 PEEL, s. A pool, Aberd. Ross. 
 PEEL, s. A place of strength. V. Pele. 
 PEEL-A-FLEE, s. "A light person, and not heavily 
 clothed." Gall. Encycl. From the idea of strip- 
 ping a fly of its wings. 
 PEEL-AN'-EAT. Potatoes presented at table unpeeled, 
 
 S. A. and 0. Gall. Encycl. 
 PEELED WILLOW-WAND. V. Willow-wand. 
 PEELER, s. A portmanteau, Teviotd.; an old word. 
 PEELIE, adj. Thin ; meagre, S.—'Er. pele, q. peeled, 
 
 or C. B. pelaid, weak, sickly. 
 PEELING, s. ' ' Travelling in a windy day, with light 
 clothes on," Gall. Encycl. Allied to the E. v. to 
 peel. 
 PEEL-RINGE, Peel-range, s. 1. A scrub ; a skin- 
 flint, Fife ; q. " take the bark off a ringe or whisk." 
 2. Expl. "A cauldiife, dozent person," Roxb. 3. 
 A tall, meagre-looking fellow, ibid. 
 
PEE 
 
 390 
 
 PEY 
 
 PEELRINGE, adj. 1. Lean ; meagre, Roxb. 2. Not 
 
 able to endure cold, ibid. 
 PEEL-SHOT, s. The dysentery ; used of cattle, Fife. 
 The same di.sease in horses is called a Scourin, ibid. 
 — Teut. pyl, sagitta, an arrow, and schot, jaculatio. 
 PEELWEUSU, adj. Wan ; sickly in appearance. West 
 of S. Composed perhaps of E. pale, or rather S. 
 peelie, meagre, and wersh. V. Warsche, sense 3, 
 PEEN, s. The sharp point of a mason's hammer. 
 South of S. — Teut. pinne, spiculum, cuspis, aculeus. 
 Quiutilian remarks that the Latins anciently denomi- 
 nated any thing sharp, pinn-a. To this source we 
 must trace E. pin. 
 To PEENGE, PiNGE, V. n. 1. To complain ; to whine, 
 S. Flemyng. 2. To pretend poverty, S.— Teut. 
 pynigh-en, affligere. 
 PEENGIE, Pbenjie, adj. Not able to endure cold, 
 
 Roxb. 
 PEENIE, s. Pinafore, of which it is a contraction. 
 To PEEN JURE, v. a. To hamper ; to confine, Ayrs. 
 
 O. Fr. pongoir, a bolt. 
 PEEOY, PiOYB, g. A little moistened gunpowder, 
 formed into a pyramidal shape, and kindled at the 
 top, S. The Provost. Synon. a train, Aberd. 
 PEEP, s. A feeble sound. To play peep, to utter 
 such a sound ; " He darna play peep," he dares not 
 let his voice be heard, S. 
 ToPEEP, V. n. To pule. V. Pepe, s. 
 PEEPER, s. A mirror, Roxb.; from the E. v. 
 PEEPERS, s. pi. A cant term for spectacles, Roxb. 
 
 Vulgarly used for the eyes. 
 ■PEEPIE-WEEPIE, adj. Of a whining disposition, 
 Ang. — Su. G. pip-a, to utter a shrill voice, and huip-a, 
 to whoop. V. Pepe, s. 
 'PEEP-SMA', PiPE-SMA', «. A silly, weak-minded per- 
 son, feeble both in body and in mind, Roxb, Should 
 pipe-sma' be preferred, it might be traced to Su. G, 
 pip-a, to pipe, and smaa, parvus. E. sing small. 
 To PEER, V. n. To appear ; a very old word, Roxb. 
 
 •V. Per, V. 
 To PEER, V. a. To equal, S. Burns.— Tr. pair, a 
 
 match. 
 PEER, adj. Poor. Aberd. 
 'PEER, s. A pear, Aberd, 
 
 PEERY, adj. Shai-p-looking ; disposed to examine 
 
 narrowly. The Pirate. This is a cant E. word. 
 
 ^^ Peery, inquisitive, suspicious." Grose's Class. 
 
 Diet. From E. to Peer, to examine narrowly. 
 
 PEERIE, adj. Timid ; fearful, Roxb.— 0. Fr. peureux, 
 
 fearfW. 
 To PEERIE, V. n. "To purl." S. 0. Picken. 
 PEERIE, ad;. Small; litUe, Orkn. Shetl. Fife, E. 
 
 Loth. 
 PEERIEWIRRIE, adj. Very small, Orkn. Peerie- 
 
 weerie-winkie, 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 hidden person, ibid. 
 PEES, interj. A peculiar call made to calves, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. 
 PEESKIE, s. ^ortwool ; stunted grass, Ac. Ayrs. 
 PEESWEEPy, adj. Poor ; silly : whining, Loth. A 
 
 peesweepy creature, a whingeing sort of person. 
 PEESWEEP-LIKE, adj. Having shai-p features, the 
 appearance of feebleness, and a shrill voice ; q. re- 
 sembling a lapwing." Thus one is denominated in 
 contemptuous language, " a peesweep-like thing," 
 Fife. 
 
 PEESWEIP, Peeweip, Peeweet, s. A liapwing, S. 
 Statist. .4cc. —From the sound, or allied to Sw. wipa, 
 id. Also Peesweep. 
 To PEEVER, V. a. To wet by pissing ; a dimin. from 
 
 Pee, S. 0.; v,,n, to make water. 
 To PEEUK, V. n. To peep ; to chirp, Moray ; synon. 
 
 Cheep ; a variety of Peak, Peek, q. v. 
 PEE-WYT, 8. " The green plover or lapwing." Gl. 
 Sibb. S. A. Nearly the same with the E. name 
 Pewet. V. Peesweip. 
 PEG, s. " The ball shinie players play with." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Apparently a peculiar use of the E. s. 
 To PEG off, or away, v. n. To go oEf quickly. Loth, 
 
 Dumfr. 
 PEG, s. A stroke, Loth. Dumfr. — Isl, piack-a, fre- 
 quenter pungo. 
 PEGGIN'-AWL, s. A kind of awl for entering thepejj* 
 or wooden pins driven into the heels of shoes, Teviotd. 
 To PEGU, V. n. To pufif, or breathe hard. 
 PEGHIN, {gutt.) s. The stomach, Ettr. For. V, 
 
 Pechan, 
 To PEGHLE, V. n. See Pech and Pkchlk, v. 
 PEGIL, s. The dirty work of a house, Ang. 
 PE GOVNE. Some sort of gown for a man ; perhaps 
 
 allied to Pea-Jacket, E. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 PEGPIE, s. "The magpie." Gall. Encycl. 
 PEG PUFF. " A young woman resembling an old one 
 
 in manners." Gall. Encycl. 
 PEGRALL, Pygrall, adj. Paltry. Lynds. 
 PE YAY, interj. ' ' The call milk-maids make for calves 
 to come to their. mothers." Gall. Encycl. It seems 
 allied to Pees. 
 PEICE. The Fest of Piece, Pasch, or Easter. Ads 
 
 Mary. V. Pays. 
 To PEIFER, V. n. To be fretful ; to whimper, Roxb. 
 
 — Lat. pipire, to cry as chickens do. V. Pyfee. 
 PEIK, Lead-peik, s. a long piece of lead, used for 
 
 ruling paper, Aberd. 
 PEIKMAN, s. Aberd. Reg. V. Pickie-man. 
 PEIKTHANK, adj. Ungrateful ; unthankful ; gene- 
 rally conjoined with Pennyworth, Aberd. Perhaps 
 from jpoco, little, Ital. and thank. 
 PEIL, s. A place of strength. V. Pele. 
 PEIL, s. "Equal; match to match." Gl. Picken. 
 
 S. 0. V. Peel, 
 PEILD, adj. Bald, Gl. Sibb.— Fr. peU, id. 
 To PEILE, Pele, V. o. 1. Topack or peilefish. Acts 
 Ja. V. Either to pile, or to pair. 2. The phrase 
 packing and peiling is now metaph. used to denote 
 unfair means of cariying on trade in a corporation ; 
 as when a freeman allows the use of his name in 
 trade to another who has not this privilege, S. 
 Faculty J)ec.— Belg. peyl-en, to gauge. V. Peel. 
 PEILOUR, s. A thief. V. Pelour, 
 PEIMANDER, s. Gordon's Earls of Suth.— It seems 
 to be "coiT. from L. B. pigmentar-ius, pimentar-ius, 
 a confectioner. 
 To PEYNE, V. a. To forge. V. Pene. 
 To PEYR, V. a. To impair, V. Pare. 
 PEIR, s. Equal. Bot peir, peerless ; literally, with- 
 out equal. Poems \&th C. 
 PEIRLING, Pearling, s. Pearl-fishing. Acts Cha. I. 
 PEIRS, adj. Sky-coloured. Douglas.— 0. Fr. pers, 
 
 perse, caesius, glaucus. 
 To PEIS, Peiss, Pese, v. a. To silence. Doug.—O. Fr. 
 
 faire pais, faire silence, from Lat. pax, Roquefort, 
 PEYSIE-WHIN, s. The E. Greenstone, Ang. Peasie- 
 whin, Loth. ; from the resemblance of the spots in it 
 to pease ; in other localities, granite. 
 
PEY 
 
 391 
 
 PEN 
 
 PEYSLE, Pbyzle, s. Any small tool used by a rustic, 
 
 Roxb. 
 PEISLED, Pyslit, part. adj. In easy circumstances ; 
 
 snug; as, "Robin Tod's a bein, fou, vreel-peislet 
 
 bodie," Teviotd. 
 PEYSTER, s. A miser who feeds voraciously, West of 
 
 S. — ¥r. paist-re, to feed. V. Peyzart. 
 PEYVEE, s. "Nonsensical bustle; a ceremonious 
 
 fluster." Gall. Encycl. V, Pavie. 
 PEYZART, Peysaet, adj. Parsimonious ; niggardly, 
 
 Roxb. — Isl. pias-a, niti, adniti, pias, nixus, and art, 
 
 nature ; q. " one who is of a striving natme, who 
 
 still struggles to make money." 
 PEYZART, Peysert, s. A niggard ; a miser, ibid. 
 PEKLE-PES, s. A name given to a hen, from picking 
 
 pease. Colkelbie Sow. 
 PELE, Peyll, Peill, Peel, Paile, s. A place of 
 
 strength ; a fortification, properly of earth. Barbour, 
 
 — L. B. pela, pelum, id.; A. S. pil, moles, acervus. 
 PELEY-WERSH, adj. Sickly, Strathmore, From 
 
 Peelie and Wersh, q. v. 
 PELL, s. Buttermilk very much soured, Ettr. For. — 
 
 Shall we view this as a corr. of Fr. fiel, or Lat. fel, 
 
 gall ; q. as bitter as gall ? Hence prov. phrases, As 
 
 bitter's pell ; as salt's pell. 
 To PELL a dead candle. V. Pale, v. 
 PELL, s. A lazy, lumpish person, S. B.— Teut, pelle, 
 
 a husk. 
 PELLACK, Pellock, s. A porpoise, S. Shetl. Brand. 
 
 — Gael, pelog, 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 sheep without the wool, 
 
 Roxburgh, or of a young horse, when the hair is 
 
 coming ofif, Shetl. — Teut. pell, Lat. pell-is, a skin ; 
 
 E. pelt. 
 PELLOCK, s. A bullet. Gawan and Gol.—¥i. 
 
 pelote, C, B. pel, id, 
 PELLOTIS, s. pi. Leg. St. Androis.—O, Fr.pelete, 
 
 petite peau, Roquefort. • 
 PELONIE, s. A sort of dress. V. Polonib. 
 PELLOUR, Peiloue, s. A thief. Dunbar.— Pillour, 
 
 0. E., Fr. pilleur, a ravager. 
 PELT, s. A term of reproach. Foul pelt, q. foa\ skin. 
 
 Watson. 
 PELTIN-POCK, s. A pock or bag for guarding the 
 
 thighs from the Jlauchterspade, Ang. 
 PELTIS HOYLL. An opprobrious designation given 
 
 to a female. Aberd. Beg. Equivalent perhaps to 
 
 tan-pit, q. a hole for steeping peZ^s or skins in. Felt, 
 
 however, is used by itself as a term of reproach. V. 
 
 Pellet. 
 PELTRY, Palteie, «, Vile trash, S. Godly Sangs.— 
 
 Su. G. paltor, old rags ; Teut. palt, a fragment, or 
 
 pelt, a skin, 
 PELURE, Pillour, s. Costly fur. Wyntown.—O. Fr. 
 
 pelure, peau, Roquef. 
 PEN, s. A conical top, generally in a range of hills ; 
 
 as, Penchrise-j>er?, Skelfhill-jpen, Roxb. ; Ettrick-jpen, 
 
 Selkirks. ; Eskdale-muir-^en, Dumfr. — In Gael, b is 
 
 used fov p, 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. 
 PEN, s. Condition ; humour. E. pin f 
 • To PEN, V. n. To take snuflf with a quill, originally 
 
 and still used as a frugal plan, Aberd. 
 
 PEN, Penn, s. A small conduit, Dumfr.; "a sewer." 
 Gall. Encycl. Perhaps corr. from Fend, q. one that 
 is arched. 
 PENCEFU', Pensefu', adj. Proud ; self-conceited, 
 
 Ayrs. Ficken. V. Pensy. 
 PENCH, Penche, s, 1. Belly. Semple. 2. Fenches, 
 
 pi, the common name for tripe, S. 
 PEND, s, 1. An arch, S. Minst. Border. 2, The 
 arch of heaven. Chr. S. F. — Lat. pend-ere, 'Sr.pend-re, 
 PENDE, s. A pendant. Douglas. 
 PENDED, Pendit, part. pa. Arched, S. TennanVs 
 
 Card. Beaton. 
 PENDICE, Pendace of a buckle. That which receives 
 
 the one latchet, before the shoe be straitened by 
 
 means of the other, S. 
 PENDICLE, s. A pendant ; an ear-ring. Baillie. — 
 
 L. B. pendiclum, id. 
 PENDICLE, s. 1. A small piece of ground, S. Stat. 
 
 Ace. 2. A church dependant on another, ibid. 3, 
 
 An appendage ; one thing attached 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. pendicu- 
 
 laris, capella. 
 PENDICLER, s. An inferior tenant, S. Statist. Ace. 
 PENDLE, Pendule, .«. A pendant ; an ear-ring. Rem. 
 
 Nith. Gall. Song. Still used, but ludicrously, Ettr. 
 
 For. — Fr. pendille, " a thing that hangs danglingly," 
 
 Cotgr. V. Pence. 
 PEND-STANE, s. A stone for building anarch, as 
 
 contradistinguished from such as are used for a wall, 
 
 S. Aberd. Beg. 
 To PENE, Peyne, Poyne, Pynb, v, a. To forge. Doug. 
 
 — Su. G. paen-a, to extend ; Isl. id. to strike with a 
 
 hammer. 
 PENEKIS, s. pi. Not understood. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 PENETRIVE, adj. Penetrative. Bellenden. 
 PEN-FAULD, s. The close or yard near a farmer's 
 
 house for holding his cattle, Roxb. The same with 
 
 E. pin-fold. 
 PEN-GUN, s. A quill, open at each end, used as an 
 
 offensive weapon by children, S. ^^ Fen-gun, a pop- 
 gun." Gl. Antiq. To crack like a pen-gun, to be 
 
 very loquacious, 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. panni- 
 
 cul-us, id. 
 PENN ARTS, s. Revenge; as, " I'se hSiQ pennarts o" 
 
 her yet, Ang. Penny-worths ? 
 PENNED, part. pa. Arched ; more properly pended, 
 
 S. Law's Memorials. 
 PENNER, Pennar, s. A pencase. " So it is called in 
 
 Scotland," sajs 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. Aud. 
 To PENNY, V. n. To fare, S. B. Ross. 
 PENNY-DOG, s. A dog that constantly follows his 
 
 master, S. Watson. 
 PENNIE BLAINCH, s. 1. A phrase occurring in many 
 
 ancient charters, apparently denoting the payment of 
 
 a silver jpenny as quitrent, S. — Fr. Denier blanc, Lat. 
 
 Denarius Albus. 2. Afterwards the phrase was 
 
 transferred to a particular mode of holding lands. 
 
 V. Blanche. 
 
PE5^ 
 
 892 
 
 PER 
 
 PENNIE-BRYDAL, Pknst-Weddino, s. A wedding at 
 
 which the guests contribute money for their enter- 
 tainment, S. Acts. Ass. 
 PENNY-FEE, s. Wages paid in money, S. Bums. 
 
 Bob Roy. 
 PENNY-FUIEN', s. A deceitful interested friend, Clyd. 
 PENNY-MAILL, s. 1, Rent paid in money. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. 2. A small sum paid to a proprietor of land, as an 
 
 acknowledgment of superiority. Maitl.P. V. Mail. 
 PENNY-MAISTER, *. 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 species of crockery, formerly used 
 
 by young folk for holding money. It had a slit at 
 
 the top through which the money was dropt, and once 
 
 put in, could not be got out without breaking the 
 
 vessel ; apparently now what is called a pinner-pig. 
 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 
 PENNIRTH, s. A pencase, generally made of tin, 
 
 Perths.— Teut. penne, penna, and waerde, custodia, 
 
 q. a pen-keeper. 
 PENNY SILLER, s. An indefinite quantity of money, 
 
 S. TJie Pirate. 
 PENNYSTANE, Pennv -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 symbol 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 &t& penny per bottle, S. Tanna- 
 
 hill. V. Whip. 
 PENNY-WIDDIE, s. V. Pin-the-widdie. 
 PENNON, s. A small banner. Barbour. — 0. Fr. id.; 
 
 Alem. fanon, vexillum. 
 PENSEIL, PiNSEL, s. A small streamer borne in 
 
 battle. Barbour. — 0. Fr. penoncel, pencel, a flag. 
 PENSY, Pensie, adj. 1. Having a mixture of self-con- 
 ceit and afl"ectation in one's appearance, S. Ramsay. 
 
 2. Spruce, S. B. Pop. Ball.—Tr. pensif, thinking of. 
 PENSIENESS, s. Self-conceitedness and affectation, S. 
 PENSYLIE, adv. In a self-important manner, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 PENTEISSIS, s. pi. Balfour's Pract. A corr. of 
 
 penthouses, sheds. 
 PENTHLAND, Pkntland, s. The middle part of 
 
 Scotland, especially Lothian. Bellenden. Corr. 
 
 from Pichtland, or Petland. 
 Jo PENTY, «. o. To fillip, S. Ramsay. — ¥r. pointer, 
 
 blesser, porter des coupes, Diet. Trev. 
 PENTY, Pentie, s. A fillip, S. 
 PEP, «. A cherry-stone, S. V. Paip. 
 PEPE, Peep, s. 1. The chii-p of a bird, S. King's 
 
 Quair. To play peep, to mutter, S. 2. The act of 
 
 speaking with a shrill small voice, S. Douglas. — 
 
 Teut. piep-en, Su. G. pix>-a, &c. id. 
 To PEPPEN, V. a. To bring up young persons, or 
 
 beasts, with too delicate fare, Moray. V. Pappant, 
 
 sense 2. 
 PEPPER-CURNE, s. A hand-milHor grinding pepper, 
 
 Fife. V. CuRN, s. 
 PEPPERCURNS, pi. A simple machine for grinding 
 
 pepper, Teviotdale. The latter syllable is the same 
 
 with quern, a hand-mill. 
 PEPPER-DULSE, s. Jagged fucus, S. Lightfoot. V. 
 
 DULSK. 
 
 To PEPPIN, V. a. To cocker, Banffs.; pettle, synon. 
 
 0. Fr. popine, a puppet. V. Pappant. 
 PEPPOCH, s. The store of cheiTy-stones from which 
 
 the castles of peps are supplied ; called also Feeddow, 
 
 Roxb. 
 To PER, V. n. Toappear. Wallace. — 0. ¥i:per-er, id. 
 PERALIN, Pebalinq, s. Some part of dress. Act. 
 
 Bom. Cone. V. Pearlin. 
 
 "Saepiton yoni pearlin*, Marlon." — Ewe-buglUt. 
 PERANTER, adv. Peradventure. Lyndsay. 
 To PERBREK, Perbraik, v. a. To shatter. Douglas. 
 
 — Formed like Lat. perfringo. 
 PERCEPTIOUNE, s. The act of receiving rents, Ac. 
 
 Act. Audit. — Yt. perception, "a gathering, taking, 
 
 receiving of," Cotgr. 
 PERCONNON, Percunnance, s. Condition ; proviso, 
 
 S. B. Ross. — Fr. par, by, and convine, condition. 
 PERCUDO, s. Some kind of precious stone. Burel. 
 PERDfi, adv. Verily. Douglas.— Vr. pardieu, per 
 
 Deum. 
 PERDEWS, s. pi. The foriorn hope. MelviVs Mem. 
 
 — Fr. enfans perdus, id. 
 PERDUE, adj. Driven to the last extremity, 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. pcrduellio, Fr. perduellisme, treason 
 
 against king or country. 
 PERDURABIL, adv. Lasting, Fr. ComjAaynt S. 
 To PERE, V. a. To pour, S. B. Douglas. ' 
 PERELLUS, adj. Perilous ; dangerous. Douglas. 
 PERELT, adj. Paralytic, Roxb. 
 PEREMPOR, Peremper, adj. Precise ; extremely 
 
 nice. Loth. Fife. 
 PEREMPTORS, s. pi. "He's aye upon his perem- 
 
 pers," he's always so precise, Loth. Borrowed from 
 
 a term used in our courts of law. V. Peremptour. 
 PEREMPTOUR, s. Apparently used in the sense of 
 
 an allegation for the pui-pose of defence. .K. Banna- 
 
 tyne's Transact. — Fr. peremptoire, "a peremptory 
 
 rule which determines a cause," Cotgr. 
 PERFAY, adv. Verily. Douglas.— ¥r. par foi, Lat. 
 
 per fidem. 
 PERFITE, adj. 1. Perfect. Pal. Honor. 2. Ap- 
 plied 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. Ramsay. 
 PERFYTIT, part. adj. Perfect ; complete, Ettr. For. 
 PERFYTLIE, adv. Perfectly. Lyndsay. 
 PERFORCE, s. The designation given to a particular 
 
 oflicer in a regiment. Acts Cha. I. Most probably 
 
 drum-major, from Fr. parforc-er, "to strive, — to do 
 
 his best or utmost," Cotgr. 
 To PERFURNIS, Perfurmeis, v. a. To accomplish. 
 
 Doug. — Fr. parfourn-ir, id. 
 PERGADDUS, s. A hetivy fall or blow. 
 PERJINK, adj. 1. Precise. Ann. Par. 2. Trim ; 
 
 so as to appear finical, S. — Q. parjoinct, Fr. 2Mr, and 
 
 joinct. 
 PERILS, Perls, *. An involuntary shaking of the 
 
 head or limbs, in consequence of a paralytic affec- 
 tion, Roxb. Berwicks. — Fr. paralysie, id. V. 
 
 Perlasy. 
 To PERISH, V. a. To waste ; to destroy by improvi- 
 dence. " To perish a pack ;"" a boat." Burnt. 
 PERITE, adj. Skilled. Chart. Ja. F.— Lat. perit-us. 
 PERLASY, s. The palsy. K. Hart.— Iv. paralysie, \&. 
 
TER 
 
 893 
 
 PEW 
 
 PERLASSENT, part. pr. Parleying, in parley. Pat- 
 ten's Somerset's Expedicion.—Yvom Fr. parler, to 
 speak, to parley. 
 
 PERLIE, s. The little finger, Loth. q. peerie, little, 
 and lith, joint. 
 
 PERK, s. 1. A pole ; a perch, Ayrs. 2. A rope ex- 
 tended for holding any thing in a house, ibid. — L. B. 
 perc-a, id. 
 
 VERMVJ&T'ET), 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 number of skins. 
 Records of Aberd. Perhaps an errat. for Pinnakle, 
 q. V. 
 
 PERONAL, s. A girl. Maitland Poems.— 0. Fr. 
 perronnelle. 
 
 PERPEN, s. A partition. V. Parpane. 
 
 PERPETUANA, s. A kind of woollen cloth. Acts 
 Cha. II. It means everlasting. — From. Lat. per- 
 petuus. 
 
 PERPLE, s. A wooden partition, S. A. 
 
 PERPLIN, s. A wall made of cat and clay, between 
 the kitchen and the spence of a cottage, Roxb.; corr. 
 from Perpen, a partition, q. v. 
 
 PERQUEIR, PERQ01RE, adj. Accurate, S. B. Poems 
 Buchan Dialect. 
 
 PERQUER, Perqceir, Perquire, adv. 1. Exactly, S. 
 Barbour. 2. Separate as to place. Baillie. — Fr. 
 par cceur, or per quair, i. e. by heart. 
 
 PERRAKIT, s. A sagacious, talkative, or active 
 cliild, Fife ; q. a parroquet. 
 
 PERRE, s. Precious stones, 0. Fr. Sir Gawan. — 
 Lat. petra, id. 
 
 PERSHITTIE, adj. Precise ; prim, S.— 0. E. per- 
 gitted, tricked up. 
 
 PERSY ALL. Parcel gilt. Arbuthnot. 
 
 PERSIL, s. Parsley, an herb, S. Fr. 
 
 PERSON ARTS, s. pi. Conjunct possessors. Act. 
 Audit. V. Parsenere and Portioner. 
 
 PERTICIANE, s. A practitioner ; an adept. Colkelbie 
 Sow. — Fr. practicien, a practitioner in law. 
 
 PERTINER, s. A partner in any undertaking or busi- 
 ness. Acts Ja. VI. The E. word was fonnerly 
 written partener. 
 
 PERTRIK, s. V. Partrtk. 
 
 To PERTROUBIL, v. o. To vex very much. Douglas. 
 — Fr. partroubler. 
 
 PERTRUBLANCE, s. Great vexation, id. 
 
 PESANE, PissAND, Pyssen, s. A gorget ; of uncertain 
 origin. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 PESS, s. Easter. Lyndsay. Y. 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 apet, 
 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 Nar- 
 rative. 
 
 PETAGOG, s. Pedagogue ; tutor. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PETCLAYTH, s. V. Paitclayth. 
 
 PETE-POT, s. A hole from which peats have been 
 dug, S. Wyntown. — Teut. j)m<, 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 ; synon. Lady's Eliuand. Ruddiman. 
 PETH, s. A steep and narrow way, S. Barbour. — 
 
 A. S.paeth, semita, callis. 
 PETHER, s, A pedlar, Roxb. Hogg. V. Peddir, 
 
 Pedder. 
 PETHLINS, adv. By a steep declivity. V. Pathlins. 
 PETYRMEd, Petermas, s. 1. "Day of St. Peter and 
 
 St. Paul, 29th June," D. Macpherson. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 2. A squabble ; properly at a feast, Strathmore. 
 PETIT TOES, s. pi. The feet of pigs, Teviotd. 
 PET-LOLL, s. A darling, Roxb.— From pet, id. and 
 
 perhaps Belg. loll-en, Su. G. lull-a, canere. 
 PETMOW, s. Dross of peats. V. Peat-mow. 
 PETT, Pettit, s. The skin of a sheep without 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, pietaille, infanterie. 
 PETTE QUARTER. Aberd. Reg. Apparently a mea- 
 sure introduced from France, q. "a small quarter." 
 PETTICOAT TAILS. A species of cake baked with 
 
 butter, used as tea-bread, S. Bride of Lammer- 
 
 moor. 
 PETTIE-PAN, s. A white-iron mould for pastry, 
 
 Roxb. — Propably from ¥r. petit, little ; pate, pasty. 
 PETTIE-POINT, s. A particular sort of sewing stitch, 
 
 Roxb. 
 To PETTLE. V. Pet, v. 
 PETTLE, s. V. Pattle. 
 FETTLES, s. pi. The feet, Ayrs. Picken.—A dimin. 
 
 from Teut. patte, planta pedis, Fr. pied, a foot. 
 PEUAGE, Peuis, Pecische, 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 inefiiciently. One is said to 
 
 peughle and hoast, when one coughs in a stifled man- 
 ner, Ettr. For. — Teut. poogh-en, niti, conari. 
 PEUGHLE, s. A St Aid cough, ibid. 
 PEUGHT, adj. Asthmatic, Ayrs. — Allied perhaps to 
 
 Su. G. pick-a, to pant, and our Pech. 
 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, Pcther, 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; 
 
 " "Re has peuthered Queensferiy 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. Lyndsay. He 
 
 canna play pew, he is unfit for any thing, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 To PEW, Peu, v. n. 1. To emit a mournful sound ; 
 
 applied to birds. Complaynt S.—O. Fr. piaul-er, 
 
 id, 2. To peep or mutter. Lyndsay. 
 
PEW 
 
 394 
 
 no 
 
 To PEWIL, Pewl, Peughlk on, v. n. Used to denote 
 the falling of snow in small particles, without con- 
 tinuation, during a severe frost, Teviotd. 
 
 PEWTENE, s. Trull. rhilotus.—¥r. putain, Isl. 
 puta, scortum. 
 
 PUANEKILL, s. Aherd. J?efir. —Perhaps a flag , L. B. 
 penuncell-us, penicell-us, Fr. pennonceau, pignonciel, 
 a little flag. 
 
 PIIARIS, s. Pharaoh's. Godly Sangs. 
 
 PIIEERING, s. 1. The act of turning. Bane's. 2. 
 Marking out the breadth of the ridges by single fur- 
 rows, Fife. 
 
 PIIESES, s. pi. Inventories. — From Fr. fesses, the 
 breech, q. the breeching used for artillery, or the 
 traces. 
 
 PIIILIBEG, s. V. Filibeg, or Kilt. 
 
 PHINGAR, s. A hanger. Aberd. Reg, S. whinger. 
 
 PHINGRIM, *. The same with jPfncrrom. ActsCha.II. 
 
 V. FiNGERIN. 
 
 PIIINOC, s. A species of gi-ay trout. Pennant. V. 
 
 FiNNACK. 
 
 PHIOLL, s. V. Fyell. 
 
 PHISES GAMMIS. Inventories.— ^r. gambe, in pi. 
 gambes, denotes small ropes. Phises is the same 
 with Pheses ; q. fesses-gambes, the cords joined to the 
 breeching of ordnance. 
 
 PIIITONES, s. A Pythoness ; a yfitch.— Barbour.— 
 Gr. UvQiag. 
 
 To PHRAISE, Phrase, v, n. To use coaxing or 
 wheedling language, S. 
 
 PHRAISE, Feaise, s. To mak a phraise. 1. To pre- 
 tend interest in another, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 2. To 
 use flattery, S. R. Galloway. 3. Falsely to pre- 
 tend to do a thing ; to exhibit an appearance without 
 real design, S. Baillie. 4. To make great show of 
 reluctance when one is really inclined, S. Ross. 5. 
 To talk more of a matter than it deserves, S. Ram- 
 say. 6. To make much ado about a slight ailment, S. 
 
 PIIRAIZIN', s. The act of cajoling, S. Pichen. 
 
 To PHRASE, Fkaise, v. a. To talk of with boasting. 
 Rutherford. 
 
 PHRASER, s. 1. A "braggart; braggadocio. Bp. 
 Gallow. 2. A wheedling person, S. 
 
 PHRENESIE, s. Frenzy, Aberd. 
 
 PY. Ryding-py, Riding-pie, 5. A loose riding-coat 
 or frock . Pitscottie. — Belg. py, ' ' a loose coat," 
 
 PYARDIE, s. " One of the many names for the miag- 
 pie." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PYAT, Pyot, s. The Magpie, S. JSoulate.—Gsieh 
 pighaidi, C. B.pioden, id. 
 
 PYATED, part. adj. Freckled, Roxb. 
 
 PYAT-HORSE, s. A piebald horse, S. 
 
 PYATIE, Pyotie, adj. Variegated like a magpie ; 
 applied to animals or things, S. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 PYATT, Pyet, adj. Perhaps, ornate. 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. 
 Bo7-d. — Gael, piobaireachd, the pipe-music. 
 
 PICHT, Pycht, Fight, part. pa. 1, Pitched ; settled ; 
 Sir Gawan. 2. Transferred to a person. Poems IGth 
 Cent. 3. Studded. Douglas. — Ital. appicciare, 
 castrametari. 
 
 PICHT, s. Pith ; force. Wallace.— Belg. pitt, A. S. 
 pitha, id, 
 
 PICHT, s. A very diminutive and deformed person, 
 Aberd. Perhaps from Pechts, 
 
 PICK, s. Pitch, S. V. PiK. 
 
 To PICK, V. a. To pitch at a mark, S. B. 
 
 PICK, *. The choice, S.— E. pick, to cull 
 
 PICK, s. " A pick -axe," S. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 PICK, s, A spade, at cards, Aberd. V. Picks. 
 
 PICK, s. Used for E. pike, a lance. Pitscottie. 
 
 To PICK, v. a. To Pick a Mill-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. pikande, 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.— Fr, 
 piqu-er, or picot-er, to prick or sting. 
 
 PICKET, s. 1. A stroke of this description, ibid. 2. 
 In pi. the punishment inflicted on one who incurs a 
 forfeiture at tennis ; 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 before the time, 
 Tweedd. "Cows are s&id to pick-cauve, when they 
 bring forth their young before the proper period." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PICKIE-FINGERED, adj. Inclined to steal ; applied 
 to one whose fingers are apt to pick away the pro- 
 perty of his neighbours. South of S.; synon. Tarry- 
 fingered. 
 
 PICKIE-MAN, Peikman, s. A miller's servant ; from 
 his work of keeping the mill in order, S. B. V. Pik, v. 
 
 PICKLE, Pcckle, s. 1. A grain of corn, S. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun. 2. A single seed, S. Z. Boyd. 3. 
 Any minute particle, S. Rutherford, 4. A small 
 quantity, S. Ross. 6. A few, S. P. Buck. Dial. 
 6. Viewed as equivalent to berry. Law's Memor. — 
 Su. G.pik, grain when it begins to germinate. 
 
 To PICKLE, V. a. To commit small thefts ; to pilfer, 
 Fife. — A dimin. from Teut. pick-en, furtim surripere. 
 
 To PICKLE, V. a. To pick up, as a fowl, S. A. Re- 
 mains of Nithsdale Song. 
 
 To PICKLE, V. n. To pick, used with 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 0'. 1. To Pickle out 0' one's ain pock 
 neuk, to depend on one's own exertions, Roxb. 2. 
 To Pickle out 0' ae pock, applied to the connubial 
 stiite, ibid. J. Scott. 
 
 To PICKLE up. To pick up, applied to fowls collect- 
 ing food, Loth. Clydes. — ^^Teut. pickel-en, bickel-en, 
 frendere, mandere, which is probably from pick-en, 
 rostro impingere. V. Pocknook. 
 
 PICK-MAW, s, A bird of the gull kind. Gl. Antiq. 
 V. Pyk-maw. 
 
 PICKS, s. pi. The suit of cards called spades, Mearns. 
 Aberd.; also used in sing, for one of this suit. Bur- 
 ness's Tales. — Fr. pique, id. 
 
 PICKTELIE, s. A difficulty, Aberd. Probably corr. 
 from E. Pickle, condition, state. 
 
 PI-COW, Pi-Ox, s. 1. The game of Hide-and-seek, 
 Ang. 2. A game of siege and defence, Ang. Perths. 
 
 PICTAENIE, s. The great Tern, S. Pennant.— Sw. 
 tarna, Dan. taerne. 
 
 PICTARNITIE, s. The Pewit or Black-headed Gull, 
 Larus Ridibundus, Linn. Mearns. 
 
 PICT'S HOUSES. The name given to those mounds 
 which contained cellular enclosures under ground. 
 V. Brugh. 
 
PID 
 
 895 
 
 PYL 
 
 To PIDDLE, V. H. To walk with quick short steps, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To PIDDLE, V. n. To urine ; generally applied to th« 
 operation of a child, S. 
 
 PYDLE, s. A sort of bag-net for catching fishes, Gall. 
 
 PY -DOUBLET, s. A sort of armour for the breast, or 
 forepart of the body. Wedderb. Vocab. V. Py, 
 Rydinq-py. 
 
 To PYE, Pie, Pyb about, v. n. 1. To pry ; to peer, 
 Ettr. For. GalL— Fr, epier, to spy. 2. To squint, 
 Clydes.; Skellie, synon. 
 
 PIE, Pye, s. a potato-pie. V. Pit, s. 
 
 PIECE, conj. Although ; albeit, Kincard. Ross's 
 Helenore. , 
 
 * 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. ; puge, Border.— 
 Fr. piege, id. 
 
 PIE-HOLE, s. An eyelet-hole, S. — Dan. pig, pyg, a 
 point. 
 
 PIEL, 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. Sinclair. 
 
 PIERCEL, s. A gimlet, Shetl. 
 
 PYET, adj. V. Pyatt. 
 
 PIETE, PiETiB, s. Pity. Douglas. — Fr. pietS, id. 
 from Lat. pietas. 
 
 PIETIE. Our Lady Pietie, the Virgin Mary when re- 
 presented as holding the Saviour in her arms after 
 his crucifixion. Inventories, — L. B. Pietas, imago 
 Deipar&e mortuum filium gremio tenentis. 
 
 To PYFER, Peifer, Piffer, v. n. 1. To whimper ; 
 to complain peevisiily. Thus it is said, "He's a 
 puirpy/erm' bodie," Roxb. Winter Ev. Tales. 2. 
 To do any thing in a feeble and trifling way, ibid. 
 Pingil, synon. 
 
 PIFFERIN', part. pr. Trifling ; insignificant ; as, 
 "She's a pifferin fick-ma-fyke," expl. " a dilatoiy 
 trifler," Fife.— C. B. pif-iaw, to puff, to whiflF. 
 
 PIG, Pyg, s. 1. An earthen vessel, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 pitcher. Rams. S. Prov. 3. A can for a chimney- 
 top, S. 4. A potsherd, S.— Gael, pigadh, pigin, an 
 earthen pitcher. 
 
 To Gang to Pros and Whistles. To go to wreck ; to 
 be ruined in one's circumstances, S. The Har'stRig. 
 
 PIGFULL, s. As much as fills an earthen vessel, S. 
 Pref. Law's Memoriall. 
 
 PIGGERIE, s. The place where earthenware is manu- 
 factured ; a pottery, S. B. 
 
 PIGGERS, s. Bowls made of crockery ware, Aberd. 
 
 PIGGIES, s. pi. Iron rods from which streamers are 
 hung. Douglas. — Su. G.pigg, stimulus, stilus. 
 
 PIG GIN, s. A small wooden or earthen vessel, Dumfr. 
 Davidson. V. Pig. 
 
 PI GUT, pret. Pierced; thrust. Sir Tristrem.— 
 Germ, pick-en, pungere. 
 
 PIG-MAN, s. A seller of crockery. Colvil. 
 
 PYGRAL, adj. V. Pegrall. 
 
 PIGTAIL, s. Twisted tobacco, S. resembling the <ai7 
 of a pig. 
 
 PIG-WIFE. A woman who sells crockery, S. 
 
 To PIK, V. a. To strike lightly with any thing sharp- 
 pointed, S. Ruddiman. — Su. <x. 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.— \. S. pic, 
 Belg. picke, id. ; Lat. pix. 
 
 PIKARY, Pickery, s. 1. Rapine. Bellenden. 2. 
 Pilfering, S. Erskine. — Fr. picor-6e, plundering, 
 picor-er, to rifle. 
 
 To PIKE, V. a. To cull ; to select. Douglas. 
 
 To PIKE, V. a. To sail close by. Douglas.— Su. G. 
 pek-a, to point towards the land. 
 
 To PIKE, V. n. To poke cautiously with the fingers ; 
 often with the prep, at subjoined, S. Doug. Virg. 
 Prol. 
 
 To PIKE, Pyke, V, a. "To make bare ;" to pick, E.; 
 as, " There's a bane for you to pyke," S. — Teut. pick- 
 en, 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. — Teut. pick-en, furtim 
 surripere. 
 
 PIKE-A-PLEA BODIE. A person who is fond of law- 
 suits, Roxb. ; resembling the E. phrase, '^ to pick a 
 quarrel." 
 
 PIKEMAN, s. The same with Pickie-man, and pron. 
 as three syllables. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 PYKEPURS, s. A pickpocket ; E. pickpurse. Cros- 
 raguell. 
 
 PIKES, s. pi. " Short withered heath," S. B. Ross's 
 Helenore. V. Pykis. 
 
 PIKE-STAFF, s. A long staff with a sharp pifce 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 (or poor men) and 
 pike^staves," S. Antiquary. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PIKIE, adj. Apt to pilfer, Aberd. 
 
 PYKIS, s. pi. 1. Prickles. Dunbar. 2. Short 
 withered heath. Gl. Shirr.— Su. G. pigg, stimulus. 
 
 PYKIT, part. adj. Having a meagre or an emaciated 
 appearance, Roxb. Mootit, Worm-eaten, synon. 
 
 PIKKY, adj. Pitchy, Douglas. 
 
 PIKKIT, part. pa. Covered with pitch. Douglas. — 
 Teut. pick-en, Lat. pic-are. 
 
 PIKLAND, part. pr. -Picking up. Doug.— Yrom pick, 
 or Teut. pickel-en, scalpere. 
 
 ■PYK-MAW, I'ick-Maw, s. A kind of gull. Houlate. 
 The Larus Ridibundus, Linn. 
 
 PIK-MIRK, adj. Dark as pitch, S. ; corr. pit-mirk. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 PILCH, «. 1. A gown made of skin. Doug. — A. S. 
 pylece, toga pellicea. 2. A tough, skinny piece of 
 meat, S. 3. Any thing short and gross, S. 4. A 
 kind of petticoat open before, worn by infants. Loth. 
 6. Any thing hung before the thighs to preserve them 
 from being injured by the Flauchterspade, in casting 
 divots, S. 
 
 PILCH, adj. Thick ; gross, S. 
 
 PILCH, s. Pilches, errat. for Pitches, meant to de- 
 note pitchfirs. A . Scott's P. 
 
 PILCHER, s. The marble which a player at taw uses 
 in his hand, as distinguished from the other marbles 
 used in play, Aberd. 
 
 PILE, s. The motion of the water made by a fish when 
 it rises to the surface, Mearns. 
 
 PILE, Pyle, s. 1. In pi. the soft hair which first ap- 
 pears on the chins of young men. Douglas. 2. A 
 tender blade, S. ibid. 3. A single grain, S. Gl. 
 Shirr. — Teut. pyl, Fr. poiZ, L&t. pil-us, a hair. 
 
 PYLE, s. A small javelin, or an arrow for a cross-bow. 
 Stat. Will. — Su. Q. pil, Lat. pil-um, a javelin. 
 
 PYLE AND CURSELL. V. Cuesell. 
 
PYL 
 
 396 
 
 PIN 
 
 PYLEPAT, s. L. gylefat, q. v. Lyndsay. 
 
 PILGATTINO, s. The act of quarrelling, Ayrs. V. 
 IIagqersnasu, adj. 
 
 To PILGET, V. n. To quarrel; usually applied to 
 children, Ayrs. 
 
 PILGET, PiLGiE, s. A broil, S. B. Foems Bwh. Dial. 
 — Belg. belgh-cn, to combat. 
 
 PILGREN, Pylgryne, s. A pilgrim. Bu7-el. — Fr. 
 pelegrin. 
 
 VlLYmT, part.pa. V. Pilyib, v. 
 
 To PILYIE, V. a. To pillage ; misprinted pilzie. 
 Balfour's Pract. — Fr. piller, to ravage, ransack, 
 rifle ; E. pill. 
 
 To PILE, V. a. 1. To take out of a husk or shell, S. B. 
 2. To pilfer, ibid.— E. pluck, or Teut. plock-en, id. 
 
 PILLAN, s. A species of sea-crab, Fife. Sibb. 
 
 PILLAR. Stane of Pillar, some kind of gem. In- 
 ventories. 
 
 PILLEIS, s. pi. Meaning not given ; perhaps pulleys. 
 Inveritorles. V. Pillie. 
 
 PILLEY-STAIRES, s. pi. Apparently meant for pilas- 
 ters. Pitscottie. 
 
 PILLEIT, parf. pa. Pillaged. Ads Ja. FJ.— Fr. 
 pilU, id. 
 
 PILLIE, s. A pulley. Nicol Burne. 
 
 PILLIEFEE, 5. Meaning unknown. Poem of the 15th 
 Cent. 
 
 PILLIE SCHEVIS. Pulleys, S. pullishees. Inventories. 
 
 PILLIEWINKES, Pilniewinks, Pinniewinks, Pinny- 
 winkles, PiNNiEwiNKiES, s. pi. An instrument of 
 torture fonnerly used, apparently of the nature of 
 thumb-screws. Newes from Scotl. 
 
 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. perhaps 
 from Fr. penaillons, penillons, id.; or from 0. Fr. 
 peille, a small rag. 
 
 PILLOUR, s. V. Peldre. 
 
 PILLOW, s. A tumultuous noise, S. B. V. Hillie- 
 
 BlLLOW. 
 
 PILLOWBER, s. The covering of a pillow, S.— 0. E. 
 
 id. " A pyllowe here." Palsgrave. 
 PILSOUCHT, s. A cutaneous disease affecting sheep. 
 
 M. S. penes Marquis of Bute. — Perhaps from pil, 
 
 an arrow, and Germ. Belg. sucht, morbus; q. "the 
 
 arrow-sickness." V. Peel-shot. 
 PILTOCK, s. 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. pinne, Germ, pfin, 
 
 summitas. 
 PINALDS, s. A spinet. Melvill's MS.—'Pr. espinet. 
 PINCH, PcNCH, s. An iron lever, S. — Fland. pinsse, 
 
 Fr. pince, id.; punch, E. 
 To FIND, Pynd, v. a. To distrain. Act. Audit. V. 
 
 Poind. 
 FINDING, s. A disease of lambs, S. Prize Bss. 
 
 Highl. Soc. Scotl. — A. S. pynd-an, prohiberi ; inclu- 
 
 dere ; pynding, prohibitio, &c. 
 To PINE, Pyne, v. a. To take pains, S. " lie pyned 
 
 himself, he used his best endeavours." — Teut. pijn- 
 
 en, operam dare, elaborare." Gl. Sibb. 
 To Take Pine. To be at pains ; to excite one's self. 
 
 Bellenden. 
 To PYNE, V. a. To subject to pair, S. Wallace. — 
 
 la], pyn-a, k.S.pinan, torquere. 
 
 PYNE, s. 1. Pain, S. Wyjitown. 2. Labour; pains ; 
 Douglas. — A. S.pin, Tent, pyne, cruciatus. 
 
 PINE, Pining, s. A disease of sheep. West of S. ; 
 called also Daising and Vanquish. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 PYNEBAUKIS, s. pi. The rack. Acts Mary.— Tent, 
 pijn-bancke has precisely the same meaning ; Fidi- 
 culae, Jormentum, &c. From S. pine, pain, anguish, 
 and bauk, a beam ; q. " the beams for torture." 
 
 PYNE DOUBLET. A concealed coat of mail. Cromarty. 
 — Su. G. pin-a, coarctare. 
 
 To PINE FISH, V. a. To dry fish by exposing them to 
 the weather, Shetl. Agr. Surv. Shell. 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. puug, Dan. peng, crumena, pera. 
 V. Pirlie-pig. 
 
 PINERIS, Pynoris, s. pi. Pioneers. Knox. 
 
 PINET, s. A pint, in S. two quarts. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To PINGE. V. Peenge. 
 
 To PINGIL, PiNGLE. 1. V. n. To strive ; to labour 
 assiduously without making much progress, S. Doug. 
 2. To vie with. Gall. ibid. 3. To toil for a scanty 
 sustenance. Dunbar. 4. v. a. To reduce to straits. 
 Douglas.— Bn. G.pyng, labour, anxiety; lleh. pongal, 
 a deed or action. 
 
 PINGIL, Pinole, s. 1. A strife, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Difiiculty, S. Journal Lond. 3. Hesitation. Ramsay. 
 
 PINGLE, Pingle-pan, s. "A small tin goblet, with a 
 long handle, used in Scotland for preparing children's 
 food," Gall. Dumfr. Ettr. For. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 PINGLING, s. DifBculty, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 PINYIONE, s. A handful of aimed men. Acts Marie. 
 V. Pdnye. 
 
 PINION, s. A pivot, Roxb.— Fr. pignon, denotes the 
 nuts in whose notches the teeth of the wheels of a 
 clock run, Cotgr. 
 
 VYlSIT,part.pa. Dried or shrunk. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To PINK, V. n. To trickle ; to drop, S. B. Ross. 
 
 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. Ramsay. 2. Small ; used in a gene- 
 ral 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.— 
 0. Teut. pincke, cubicularis lucerna 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, v. n. To emit such a sound, ibid. 
 
 PINKLING, s. Thrilling motion, Ayrs. The Steam- 
 Boat. Apparently synon. with Prinkling. V. 
 Prinkle. 
 
 PINNAGE, s. A pinnace ; a boat belonging to a ship 
 of war. Despaut. Gram. Pinnasse, id. Kilian. 
 
 PINNED, PiNNiT, part. adj. Seized with a diarrhoea, 
 S. A. Agr. Surv. Peeb. — Perhaps from the pain at- 
 tending the complaint ; Teut. pijninghe, torsio, 
 cruciatus, cruciamentum, from pijn-en, torquere, 
 cruciare. 
 
PYN 
 
 397 
 
 PIR 
 
 PYNNEKILL, Pinnokil, s. A pile. Aberd. Reg — 
 From L. B. pinnaculum. 
 
 PINNER, s. 1, A female head-dress, having lappets 
 pinned to the temples, reaching down to the breast, 
 and fastened there. Ramsay. 2. A fleeing pinner, 
 such a head-dress, having the ends of the lappets 
 hanging loose, Ang. — 0. Er.pignoir seems to be syn. 
 
 PINNER-PIG, s. V. PiRLiE-PiG. 
 
 PINNING, s. A small stone for filling a crevice in a 
 wall, S. Stat. Ace. Q. employed as a pin. 
 
 PINNING, s. Diarrhoea, S. A. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 PINNYWINKLES, 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. Pensel. 
 PYNSONS, s. pi. Slippers. Pink. Hist. 
 PINT, s. A liquid measure of two quarts in S. 
 To PYNT, V. a. To paint ; to colour ; to disguise. N. 
 
 Winyet. — Corr. from Fr. peint, part. pa. of peindre, 
 
 id. 
 PIN-THE-WIDDIE, s. 1. A small dried haddock, 
 
 not split, Aberd.; corrxnptly penny-widdie. 2. Me- 
 
 taph. a very meagre person, Aberd. 
 PINTILL-FISH, s. The Pipe-fish, or the Launce. 
 
 Monroe. 
 PYNT-PIG, s. The same with Pirlie-Pig, Aberd. 
 PINTS, s.pl. Shoe-thongs, Lanarks.; corr. from E. 
 
 point, " a string with a tag." 
 PINT-STOUP, s. 1. A tin measure, containing two 
 
 quarts, S. Herd's Coll. 2. A spiral shell of the 
 
 genus Turbo, Loth. 
 PIOYE, s. V. Peecy, 
 PYOT, s. A Magpie. V. Pyat. 
 PYOTIE, adj. Having pretty large white spots, S. 
 
 V. Pyatie, 
 * PIPE, s. To Tak a PIPE, Selkirks.; equivalent to 
 
 tuning one's pipes, signifying to cry. Brownie of 
 
 Bodsbeck. 
 PIPER, s. 1. One who plays on the bag-pipes, S. 2. 
 
 A half-dried haddock, Aberd. 3. The Echinus Cida- 
 
 ris, Shetl. Edmonstone's Zetl. 4. The insect called 
 
 Father-long-Legs, Aberd. 
 PIPER'S INVITE. The last asked to a convivial or 
 
 other party, Angus. 
 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, «. pi. The common name for the bagpipe, S. 
 PIPE-STAPPLE, s. 1. Synon. with Windlestrae, or 
 
 smooth -crested grass. Loth. Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 2. The stalk of a tobacco-pipe, as distinguished from 
 the bowl. Loth. Roxb. Stapplick, synon. Roxh. "I'll 
 go to such a place, though it should rain auld wives 
 and pipe-stapples," Prov. South of S. But the more 
 ancient form is universally retained in the north, 
 " though it should rain auld wives and pike-staves." 
 — Old Flandr. stapel, 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 putting two pins cross-wise through a 
 green pea, placing the pea at the upper end of the 
 pipe-staple, and, holding it vertically, blowing gently 
 through it." Blackwood's Magazine. 
 PIPIN'-IRON, s. An Italian iron ; because it is used 
 tor piping or dressing frills. 
 
 PIPPEN, s. A doll ; a baby ; a puppet for children. 
 Inventories. — Ital. pupin-a, Fr, poupie, a puppet ; 
 poupon, a baby ; popin, neat, spruce ; Teut. poppen, 
 ludicra puerilia, imagunculae, quae infantibus puer- 
 isque ad lusum praebentur, Kilian. 
 
 To PIPPER, V. n. To tremble ; to vibrate quickly, 
 Shetl. — From Isl. pipr-a, tremere. 
 
 PIRE, s. A seat in a chapel. Saddler's Pap. 
 
 PIRKUZ, s. "Any kind of perquisite." Gall. Encycl. 
 Evidently a corr. of the E. term. 
 
 To PIRL, V. a. To stir any thing with a long rod, 
 Moray ; applied to the stirring of shilling seeds used 
 in drying grain, Aberd. 
 
 To PYRL, V. n. To prick. Wallace.— Su. G. pryl, a 
 long needle, pryl-a, stylo pungere. 
 
 To PIRL, V. n. To whirl, S. A. J. Nicol. V. Birle. 
 
 To PIRL, V. a. To twist ; to twine ; as, to twist horse- 
 hair into a fishing-line, Roxb. Pyrle occurs in a 
 similar sense, 0. E. 
 
 To PIRL, V. n. 1. To be gently rippled, as the surface 
 of water by a slight wind, S. 2. To work slowly and 
 feebly, Buch. 
 
 PIRL, s. A slight rippling; as, " There's apM on 
 the water," S. V. Pirr. 
 
 PIRLEY PEASE-WEEP. A game among boys, Loth. 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 
 PIRLET, PiRLiT, s. A puny or contemptible figure, 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. — Fr. perlette, a small pearl ? 
 
 PIRL-GRASS, s. Creeping wheat-grass, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 PIRLIE, s. A childish name for the little finger, 
 Loth. 
 
 PIRLIE, adj. 1. Crisp ; having a tendency to curl up. 
 Thus, when the fleece of a sheep, or coat of a dog, 
 has this appearance, the animal is said to be pirlie- 
 skinned, Roxb. 2. Pirlie fellow, one who is veiy 
 difiicult to please. South of S. 
 
 PIRLIE-PIG, PoRLiE-PiG, s. A circular earthen ves- 
 sel, which has no opening 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. Pinner-pig, S. 0, — ■ 
 Perhaps q. birlie-pig, from A. S. birlian, to drink, as 
 forming a common stock. Pinner may be allied to 
 Teut. penne-waere, merx ; Dan. penger, money. V. 
 Pyne Pig. 
 
 PIRLIEWINKIE, 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. Statist. Ace. 2. 
 " The bobbin of a spinning wheel." S. Gl. Antiq. 
 3. The yarn wound on a reed, S. Ruddiman. 4. 
 To wind one a pirn, to make a person repent his 
 conduct. Ramsay. 5, To redd a ravell'd pirn, to 
 clear up something difiBcult, or to get free of some 
 entanglement, S. Shirrefs. — ls\. 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. — 0. E. Pyrne. 
 
 PIRNICKERIE, adj. Troublesome, S. A. This seems 
 merely a variety of Pernickitie. 
 
 PIRNTE, adj. Having unequal threads, or diflferent 
 colours, S. Clelland. — lA. p^-ion, lanificium textile, 
 
 PIRNIE, s. A woollen night-cap ; generally applied 
 to those manufactured at Kilmarnock, Roxb. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
riR 
 
 398 
 
 PLA 
 
 PIRNIE-CAP, s. A night-cap, Roxb.; perhaps be- 
 cause of striped stuflF. V. Pirnib. 
 PIRNYT, Tyrnit, part. pa. Striped with different 
 
 colours. Douglas. 
 PIRN-STICK, s. The wooden broach on which the 
 
 quill is placed, while the yarn is reeled off, S. 
 To PIRll, V. n. To spring up, as blood from the wound 
 
 made by a lancet. Gall. Encycl. — C. B. pyr, 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. lyr, Mr, ventus 
 
 secundus. 
 PIRRAINA, 5. A female child, Orkn. 
 PYRRE, s. A name given to the Par or Samlet, in 
 
 some parts of Roxb. 
 PIRRIE, adj. 1. Trim ; nice in dress, Berwicks.; 
 
 synon. Pernickitie. 2. Precise in manner, ibid. 
 
 3. Having a tripping mode of walking ; walking with 
 
 a spring, ibid. V. Pirr, adj. 
 To PIRRIE, V. a. To follow a person from place to 
 
 place like a dependent, Mearns. 
 PIRRIE-DOG, s. 1. A dog that is constantly at his 
 
 master's heels, Mearns. Para-dog, Ang. id. q. v. 
 
 2. A person who is the constant companion of an- 
 other, in the character of a parasite, ibid. — Teut. 
 
 paer-en, binos consociare, pariter conjungere. Y. 
 
 Parry. 
 PIRRIEHOUDEN, adj. Fond ; doating, Perths. 
 PIRZIE, adj. Conceited, Loth. — ^r. par soy,. hy one's 
 
 self. 
 PYSAN, s. A gorget. V. Pesane. 
 PYSENT, adj. Expressive of lightness of conduct. 
 
 "Pysent, Besynt. Pysent limmer, light woman. 
 
 Theot. pisontiu, lasciviens," Gl. Sibb. 
 PYSERT, s. A miser, Shetl. — Isl. pisa, a sponge, q. 
 
 one who sucks up every thing ? 
 PISHMOTHER, s. An ant, Ettr. For. Can this be a 
 
 corr. of pismire f The Fris. name is Pis-mme. V. 
 
 PiSMINNIE. 
 
 PISK, s. " A dry-looking saucy girl." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. PiSKIE, PiSKET. 
 
 PISKIE, PisKET, acy. 1, Dry. ^' Pisket grass, dried 
 shrivelled grass." Gall. Encyel. 2. Cold and re- 
 served in manner. Gall. — C. B. pisg, small blisters. 
 
 PISKIE, adj. Marshy, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 PISMINNIE, s. The vulgar name for an ant. Gall. 
 Dumfr. Clydes. 
 
 PISMIRE, s. A steelyard, Orkn. Brand. V. Bismar. 
 
 PISSANCE, s. Power. Douglas. — Fr. jittmance, id. 
 
 PISSANT, ad;. Powerful. Douglas.— ^y. puissant, id. 
 
 PYSSLE, s. A trifle ; a thing of no value, Roxb,— 
 Lat. ptLsill-us, very little. 
 
 To PYSTER, V. a. To hoard up, Upp. Clydes.— Isl. 
 puss, marsupium, sacculus. 
 
 PYSTERY, s. Any article hoarded up, id. 
 
 To PIT, V. a. The vulgar pronunciation of the E. v. 
 to Put, S. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 To PIT ane's sell down. To commit suicide, S. 
 
 To PIT in. To contribute a share, S. This is called 
 the Jnpit or Input. V. Pct, 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 par- 
 tially sunk in a pit and covered with earth, S. V. 
 Pie. 
 
 PIT AND GALLOWS. A privilege conferred on a-baron, 
 
 according to our old laws, of having on his ground a 
 
 pit for drowning women, and gallows for hanging 
 
 men, convicted of theft. Belltnden.— Teut. Put 
 
 ende Galghe. 
 PYTANE, s. A young child ; a term of endearment, 
 
 S.— Fr. petit un, my little one, or peton, a fondling 
 
 term used by nurses in Fr. 
 PITATY, PiTATA, Taty, s. Potato. 
 PITCAKE, s. An imitative designation for the plover, 
 
 Berwicks. 
 
 ♦ To PITY, V. a. To excite pity in ; to cause compas- 
 sion for. Pitscottie. 
 
 To PITY, V. n. To regret. Baillie. 
 PITIFUL, adj. 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. Wilso7i. Ilence th« origin of the E. word 
 
 pittance. 
 PITTER-PATTER, adv. " All in a flutter ; sometimes 
 
 pittie-pattie," S. Gall. Encycl. 
 To PITTER-PATTER, v. n. 1. To repeat prayers 
 
 after the Romish manner. Watson. 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 vaut. 
 PIXIE,. s. A spirit which has the attributes of the 
 
 Fairies, Devons. The Pirate. 
 PIZAN. To play thepizan with one, to-get the better 
 
 of one in some way or other, Tweedd. 
 Tjo PIZEN, v. a. A vulgar corr. of E. Poison. Herd's 
 
 Coll. 
 PIZZ, s. Pease ; the pron, of Fife and some other 
 
 counties; Cumb.jpez^, id. elsewhere pej/se. In Aberd. 
 
 pizz is also used in sing, for a single pea.— Lat. 
 
 pis-um. 
 PLACAD, Placket, s. A placard, S. Pitscottie. — 
 
 Teut. plackaet, decretum, from placken, to fix. 
 PLACE, s. 1. The mansion-house on an estate, S. 
 
 Spalding. 2, A castle ; a stronghold. Keith.— Vr. 
 
 place, a castle. 
 PLACEBOE, s. A parasite. Knox. — Lat. placebo, I 
 
 will please j still used in France. 
 PLACK, Plak, s. 1. A billon coin. Acts Ja. III. 2. 
 
 A small copper coin, formerly current in S. equal to 
 
 the tliird part of an English penny. Morysone. I 
 
 wadna for iwa 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 ac- 
 tion or passion. Q. Durward. — Fr. plaque, Teut. 
 
 placke, L. B.placa, a small coin of various value, ac- 
 cording to the country. 
 PLACK-AILL, s. Beer sold at &plack per pint. Aberd. 
 
 Register. 
 PLACKIT, jparf. pa. Perhaps trodden down. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. — Fr. plaqu-er, to lay flat. 
 PLACKLESS, adj. Moneyless, S. Tarras. 
 PLACK-PIE, s. A pie formerly sold for a plack. 
 
 Redgauntlet. 
 PLACK'S-WORTH, s.. A thing of very little value ; 
 
 literally, the value of a plack, S. Card. Beaton. 
 PLAGE, s. Quarter; point. Pal. Honor. —L&t. 
 
 plag-a, id. 
 
 ♦ To PLAY, V. n. To boil with force, S.; equivalent 
 to E. wallop. Kelly. 
 
PLA 
 
 399 
 
 PLE 
 
 To PLAY BROWN. To assume a rich brown colour in 
 boiling; a phrase descriptive of substantial broths, 
 Ayrs. ; to hoil brown, S. B. Picken. 
 
 To PLAY CARL AGAIN. V. Cael-again. 
 
 PLAID, s. Plea. V. Pledb. 
 
 PLAID, s. An outer loose weed of tartan worn by 
 the Highlanders, S. Pennant.— GslqI. plaide, id. ; 
 Teut. plat, what is plain and broad. 
 
 PLAIDEN, Plaiding, s. Coarse woollen cloth that is 
 tweelled, S. Statist, ^cc— From plaid, or C. B. 
 pleth-a, to wreathe. It would appear that this stuff 
 was anciently worn parti-coloured in S. like what is 
 now called Tartan. 
 
 PLAY-FEIR, Play-Fere, Play-Fair, «. 1. A play- 
 fellow. Lyndsay. From play, and fere, a com- 
 panion, q. V. 2. Improperly, a toy, S. Fergusson. 
 
 PLAia, s. A toy ; a plaything, Teviotd. ; Plaik, 
 Dumfr. ; Playock, Clydes. V. Playokis. 
 
 PLAIK, s. A plaid, Ang.— Su. G. Isl. plaaff, vesti- 
 mentum. 
 
 PLAYN, Playne, In playne, 1. Clearly. Wallace. 
 2. Out of hand ; like Fr. de plain, ibid. 
 
 To PLAINE, V. a. To show ; to display. Crosra- 
 guell. — L. B. plan-are, planum reddere ; q. to make 
 plain. 
 
 PLAINEN, s. Coarse linen, Mearns. Perths. 
 
 To PLAIN YIE, t>, n. To complain, PitscoUie. — Fr. 
 plaindre, id. 
 
 PLAINSTANES, 5. pi. 1. The pavement, S. Steam- 
 Boat. 2, The Exchange, as being paved, S. 
 
 To PLAINT, Plent, v. n. To complain of, S. Knox. 
 
 PLAINTWISS, adj. Disposed to complain of ; having 
 complaint against. Act. Audit, 
 
 PLAYOKIS, s.pl. Playthings, S. 0. Wynt. 
 
 To PLAY PAUW. V. Pacw. 
 
 To PLAY PEW. V. Pew. 
 
 PLAYRIFE, adj. Synon. E. playful, S. — A. S, plega, 
 Indus, and rif, frequens. 
 
 PLAIT-BACKIE, s. A kind of bed-gown reaching to 
 the knees, and having three plaits on the back, still 
 used by old women in Angus and Aberdeenshire. 
 
 PLAITINGS, s. pi. Pieces of iron which go below the 
 ploughshare, Fife. 
 
 PLAITT, s. Perhaps, plan. Hist. Ja. Sext. It may 
 he for platt, apian. 
 
 PLANE, adj. Full ; consisting of its different con- 
 stituent branches ; applied to parliament. Acts Ja. 
 II. — Fr. plane, pleine court, id. ; IjaX. plenus, 
 
 PLANE-TREE, s. The maple, S. Lightf. 
 
 To PLANK, V. a. To divide, or exchange pieces of 
 land possessed by different persons, and lying intei-- 
 mingled with one another, so that each person's pro- 
 perty may be thrown into one field, Caithn. Agr. 
 Surv. Caithn. 
 
 PLANK, s. A term applied to regular divisions of 
 land, in distinction from Runrig, Shetl. App, Agr. 
 Surv. 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 Isl. j)Zan<-a, plantare ; andkro-a, cir- 
 cumsepire, includere. 
 
 PLANTEVSS, adj. Making complaint. Act. Pom. Cone. 
 V. PLAINTWISS and Plenteous. 
 
 PLANTTIS, s. pi. Invent. Probably an error for 
 plattis, i. e. plates or dishes. 
 
 To PLASH, V. a. 1. To strike water forcibly, S. 2. 
 Figuratively, to make any ineffectual endeavour ;.as, 
 Te're jtist plashing the water, S. 
 
 To PLASH, V. n. 1. To make a noise by dashing 
 water, S. Pleesk, S. B. Ramsay. 2. To plash, S. 
 3. Applied to any thing which, from being thoroughly 
 drenched, emits the noise occasioned by the agitation 
 of water, S. — Su. G. plask-a, aquam cum sonitu 
 movere. 
 
 PLASH of rain. A heavy fall of rain, S. — Belg. glas- 
 regen, praeceps imber. 
 
 PLASH-FLUKE, Plashie, s. The fish called Plaice, 
 Loth. Mearns. In the latter county it is also called 
 Plashie. 
 
 PLASHMILL, s. A fulling mill ; synon. Wauk-mill. 
 
 PLASHMILLER, s. A fuller ; one who fulls cloth, 
 Ang. ; synon. Wauk-miller. 
 
 PL ASKET, s. Apparently a variation of Pliskie, Ayrs. 
 Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 PLASMATOR, s. Maker, Gr. Compl. S. 
 
 PLASTROUN, s. Perhaps a harp. Sir Egeir.—Gr. 
 TvXrjKTpov, the instrument with which the strings 
 of a harp are struck. 
 
 PLAT, adv. Flat. Plat contrary, directly contrary. 
 Answ. Lords of S. to Throckm. 
 
 To PLAT, V. a. "To flat; to place flat, or close." 
 Lyndsay. I hesitate, however, whether plat may 
 not be for plef, q. plaited, twisted. V. Plet, prei. 
 pa. 
 
 PLAT, Cow-plat, s. A cake of cow's dung, Ettr. 
 For.; Teut. plat, planus, flat. 
 
 To PLAT, Plet, v. a. To plait. Wyntown. 
 
 PLAT, adj. 1. Flat; level. Douglas. 2, Low : op- 
 posed to heiche. Maitl. Poems. 3. Close ; near. 
 Douglas. — Su. G. platt, Teut. plat, planus. 
 
 PLAT, adv. Flatly. Douglas. 
 
 PLAT, Platt, s. A plan. JDowp.— Teut. plat, exemp- 
 lar. 
 
 PLAT, Platt, Plate, s. 1. A dash. Dmig. 2. A 
 blow with the fist. Lyndsa'^. — A, S. plaett-as, cuffs, 
 blows. 
 
 To PLATCH, t>. n. To make a heavy noise in walking, 
 with quick short steps, Roxb. 
 
 PLATCH, s. A plain-soled foot, Roxb.— Teut. plaetse, 
 pletse, pes planus. 
 
 PLATEGLUFE, s. A glove made of mail ; a piece of 
 armour anciently worn. Rollocke. 
 
 PLATFUTE, s. A term of reproach ; applied to a 
 plain-soled person, and thence ludicrously to some 
 dance. Lyndsay. — Teut plat-voet, planipes. 
 
 To PLAT UP, v. a. To erect. Baillie. 
 
 PLAWAY, adj. A term applied to bread. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To PLEASE a thing. To be pleased with it. Guthrie's 
 Trial. This isa Fr. idiom. Plaire, " to like, allow, 
 or thinke well of," Cotgr. 
 
 To PLECHE, V. a. To bleach. Pleching, bleaching. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 PLED, s. " Perhaps, private corner,'" Gl. Sibb. The 
 sense is quite uncertain. V. Pamphlbi-te. 
 
 PLEDE, Pleid, Pleyd, s. 1. Debate. Wyntown. V^ 
 Pley. 2. A quarrel ; a broil. Chr. Kirk. 3. Care ; 
 sorrow. Dunbar. — Belg. j>?ey^e, lis ; 'Er. plaid. 
 
 To PLEDE, Pleid, v. n. To contend. Dovig. 
 
 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 young of the Herring Gull, Larus 
 fuscus, Linn.; Mearns. Syn. Plirrie, q. Vs Sup- 
 posed to be imitative of its cry». 
 
 To PLEESK, V. n, V. Plash. 
 
 V-- 
 
PLE 
 
 400 
 
 PLI 
 
 PLEY, Pleyk, s. 1. A debate, 8. Poems Buchan 
 Dial. 2. An action at law, whether criminal or civil, 
 S. Reg. Maj. — A. S. pleo, 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. Act. Audit. 
 
 PLEYARE, Plkyere, s. A litigator. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To PLEID, V. a. To subject to a legal prosecution ; 
 an old forensic term. Balf. Pract. Perhaps from 
 Fr. plaid-er. 
 
 PLEINYEOUR, s. A complainer. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 To PLENYE, V. n. V. Plaintie. 
 
 ToPLENYS, Plenish, v. a. 1. To furnish a house ; 
 to stock a farm, S. 2. To supply with inhabitants. 
 Wallace.— ¥Tom Lat. plenus, full. 
 
 PLENISIIMENT, s. The same as Plenissing, S. 0. 
 R. Gilhaize. 
 
 To PLENYSS, V. n. To spread ; to expand ; to dif- 
 fuse 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. Plexshing-nail, 
 
 PLENSHING-NAIL, s. A large nail, such as those 
 used in nailing down floors to the joists, S. Plenshion 
 denotes a floor, in Cornwall and Devonshire ; and E. 
 planching, "in carpentiy, the laying the floors in a 
 building." Perhaps from Fr. plancher, a boarded 
 floor. 
 
 To PLENT, V. n. V. Plaint. 
 
 PLENTE, s. Complaint ; E. plaint. Pitsc. 
 
 PLENTEOUS, adj. Complaining. Bar. Courts. 
 
 PLEP, s. Any thing weak or feeble, S. B. 
 
 PLEPPIT, adj. Not stifif ; creased. A pleppit dudd, 
 a garment become quite flaccid by wearing or tossing, 
 Ang. Perhaps q. flappit. — E. flapped; or from 
 Isl. flap-r, aura inconstans. 
 
 PLESANCE, s. Pleasui-e, Fr. K. Quair. 
 
 To PLET, V. a. To reprehend. Douglas. —T^ut. 
 pleyt-en, litigare. 
 
 PLET, pret. pa. Plaited ; folded, Ettr. For. Doug. 
 Virgil. — Su. G. flaet-a, nectere ; Lat. plect-ere. 
 
 PLET, adj. Due ; direct ; as, Plet South, Plet 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 blacksmiths, in regard to shoeing 
 horses, Roxb. ; Plettin, Fife. 
 
 PLETTIN-STANE, s. A large flat stone on which the 
 horse's foot was set, that the nails might be plattened, 
 Fife. Probably from Teut. Dan. and Su. G. plat, 
 platt, planus, E. flat 
 
 PLEVAR, s. A plover. Houlate. 
 
 PLEUAT, 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 a plough, 
 S. Doug. 3. A quantity of land for earing for 
 which one plough suffices, S. V. Pleuchgans. 
 
 PLEUCH-AIRNS, s. pi. V. Pleuch-irnes. 
 
 PLEUCH-BRIDLE, s. What is attached to the head of 
 a plough-beam, for regulating the depth or breadth 
 of the furrow ; the double-tree being fixed to it by a 
 hook resembling the letter S, Roxb. 
 
 PLEUCU-GANG, Plocgh-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 gang. Stat. 
 Ace. A plough-gate or plough-gang of land is now 
 understood to include about forty Scots acres at an 
 average, Fife. 
 
 PLEUCHGEIRE, s. The furniture belonging to a 
 plough, S. Acts Ja. VI, 
 
 PLEUCHGRAITH, s. The same with pleuchgeire, 
 S. Skene. 
 
 PLEUCH-IIORSE, s. A horse used for drawing the 
 plough, S. 
 
 PLEUCH-IRNES, Plwrnys, s.pl. The iron instru- 
 ments belonging to a plough, S. yVynt.— Isl. plogiarn, 
 the ploughshare. Shakespere uses the term plough- 
 irons. Second Part of Henry IV. Act Fourth. 
 
 PLEUCH-MAN, s. A ploughman, S. Pronounced q. 
 Pleu-man. 
 
 PLEUCH-PETTLE, s. The staff, terminating in a 
 piece of flat iron, for clearing the plough of adhering 
 earth. Burns. 
 
 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-SIIEATII, 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 feather," S. ; a match-plane, E. 
 Perhaps from its forming a furrow in wood, like a 
 plough in the ground. 
 
 PLEWIS, s. 19?, For pZeyis, debates. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 PLY, s. Plight; condition, S. Dunbar.— ^i: pll, 
 habit, state. 
 
 PLY, s. A fold ; a plait, S. Piper of Peebles. 
 
 PLY, s. " A discord ; a quarrel ; to get a ply, is to be 
 scolded." Gl. Surv. Moray. This seams a provin- 
 cialism for Pley, q. v. 
 
 PLICHEN, (gutt.) s. Plight ; condition ; A sadplichen, 
 a deplorable state, Fife.— Sax. plech, pleghe, officium ; 
 Teut. pleghen, solere. 
 
 PLICHEN, {gutt.) s. A peasant. West of Fife.— 
 Teut. plugghe, homo incompositus, rudis, impolitus, 
 Kilian. 
 
 PLYCHT, s. Punishment. Henry sone. — Belg.jjhcAi, 
 judicium. 
 
 PLYDIS, s. pi. Aberd. Reg. Meaning uncertain. 
 
 PLIES, s. pi. "Thin strata of freestone, .separated 
 from each other by a little clay or mica," S. lire's 
 Rutherglen. 
 
 PLINGIE. V. Pleengie. 
 
 To PLYPE, V. n. 1. To paddle or dabble in water, 
 Aberd. 2. To fall into water, ibid. Mearns. Plop, 
 synon. Roxb. 
 
 PLYPE, s. 1. A heavy rain, ibid. 2, A fall into 
 water, Mearns. 
 
 PLIRRIE, s. V. Pleengie. 
 
 To PLISH-PLASH, v. n. To emit the sound produced 
 by successive shocks in any liquid body, S. J. JVicol. 
 V. Plash, v. 
 
 PLISH-PLASH, adv. To play plish-plash, to make a, 
 plashing sound, S. 
 
 PLISKIE, s. 1. A trick, properly of a mischievous 
 kind, though not necessarily including the idea of 
 any evil design, S. J. Nicol.—K. S. plaega, play, 
 sport, with the termination isc, or isk, expressive of 
 increment. 2. It is used in the sense of plight; 
 condition, S. A. Br. of Bodsb 
 
 PLIT, s. The slice of earth turned over by the plough 
 in earing, Berw. Agr. Surv. Berw. — Teut. plets, 
 segmen, segmentum; Su. Ot.plaet, lamina. 
 
PLU 
 
 401 
 
 PLY 
 
 PLY YENS, t. pi. The flowers of the red clover, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. ; Soukies, synon. 
 
 PLIVER, s. Plover. Burns. 
 
 PLOD, s. A green sod. AOerd. Reg. V, Ploud. 
 
 To PLODDER, (o. n. To toil hard, Gall. Perhaps from 
 the E. V. to Plod. 
 
 PLODDERE, s. A banger; a mauler. Wynt.—O. Fr. 
 plaud'Cr, to bang, to maul. 
 
 PLOY, s. 1. A harmless frolic, properly of a social 
 kind, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 2. A frolic which, although 
 begun in jest, has a serious issue, S. Hoss. — A. S. 
 plep-an, to pla.y. 
 
 PLOY, s. An action at law. Balf. Pract. Synon. 
 pley. 
 
 PLOOKY, s. A slight stroke, Ayrs. Steam-Boat.— 
 Gael, ploc-am, to knock on the head. 
 
 PLOOKY, adj. Covered with pimples, S. V. under 
 Plukk. 
 
 PLOP, s. To fall as a stone in water, Roxb. 
 
 To PLOPE, V. n. To fall with noise, as into water ; 
 as, " It plop't into the water," ibid. E. to plump. — 
 Gael, plub-am, to plump or fall as a stone in water. 
 
 To PLORE, V. n. To work among mire, generally ap- 
 plied to children thus amusing themselves, Lanarks. 
 
 PLORIE, s. A piece of ground wrought into a mire, 
 by treading or otherwise, id. 
 
 To PLOT, V. a. 1. To plot a hen, to pluck off the 
 feathers, Roxb. ^'Toploat, 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, V. a. 1. To scald, S. Ramsay. 2. To 
 make any liquid scalding hot, S. 3. To burn, in a 
 general sense. Forbes. 
 
 To PLOTCH, V. n. To dabble ; to work slowly, Ettr, 
 For, 
 
 PLOTCOCK, s. The devil. Pifscofltie.— According 
 to some, Pluto, whose Isl. name is Blotgod. Our 
 term may be q. Blotkok, " the swallower of sacrifices ;" 
 from blot, sacrificing, and kok-a, deglutire. 
 
 PLOT-HET, Plottin-iiet, adj. So hot as to scald ; 
 as, " That yf&iev's ploUin-hct," 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. IJoil 
 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 
 Housewife's Manual. 
 
 PLOTTIT, j9ar<. adj. Insignificant ; looking poorly, 
 Ettr. For.; q. as if resembling a plucked fowl. 
 
 PLOUD, s. A green sod, Abenl. Statist. Ace— 
 ¥\a.n&. plot-en, membranam exuere. 
 
 PLOUK, s. A pimple. V, Pluke. 
 
 PLOUKIE, acy. 1. Covered with pimples, S. 2. Full 
 of little knobs, Clydes. 
 
 PLOUKINESS, s. The state of being pimpled, S. 
 
 PLOUSSIE, adj. Plump ; well grown, Fife.— Teut. 
 plotsig, synon. Yi\ih. plomp, hebes, obtusus plumbeus. 
 
 To PLOUT, V. n. To splash ; syn. Plouter, 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 agita- 
 tion of water, S. 
 
 To PLOUT, V. a. To poke. Loth. 
 
 PLOUT, s. The poker, or any instrument employed 
 for stirring the fire, Linlithgow. Pout, synon. 
 26 
 
 To PLOUTER, V. n. To make a noise among water; 
 to be engaged in any wet and dirty work, S. ; plowster, 
 S. A. — Germ, plader-n, humida et sordida tractate ; 
 Teut. plots-en, plotsen int water, in aquam irruere. 
 
 PLOUTER, s. The act of floundering through water 
 or mire, S. Pop. Ball. 
 
 PLOUTIE, s. A sudden fall, Fife. 
 
 PLOUT-KIRN^ s. The common churn, wrought by 
 dashing the kirn-staff up and down, as distinguished 
 from the ban-el-kirn and organ-kirn, S. 
 
 PLOUT-NET, s. A small net of the shape of a stock- 
 ing, 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, v. n. The same with Plouter, Roxb. 
 Gl. Sibh. 
 
 PLUCHET, s. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps something per- 
 taining to a plough. 
 
 PLUCK, s. A two-pronged instrument, with ftie 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. plugghe, res 
 vilis et nullius valoris. 
 
 PLUCKER, (Great.) The Fishing Frog, Shetl. " Lo- 
 phius Piscatorius, (Linn. Syst.) Great Plucker, Sea 
 Devil, Fishing Frog." Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 PLUCKUP, Plukup, s. Poems I6th Cent. At the 
 plukup, q. ready to pluck up every thing by the roots. 
 
 To PLUFP, V. a. 1. To throw out smoke in quick and 
 successive whifi's, S. Feuch, synon, Z. Boyd. Per- 
 haps a corr. of E.pvff. 2. To set fire to gunpowder, S. 
 
 3. To throw out hair powder in dressing the hair, S. 
 To PLUFP, V. n. To puff ; to blow ; to pant. 
 
 ?'o PLUFF awa', v. n. To set fire to suddenly, S.; as, 
 He's pluffin' awa' at pouther. 
 
 PLUFF, s. 1. A plvffofreek, the quantity of smoke 
 emitted at one whiff from a tobacco pipe ; A pluff oj 
 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. 
 Tennant's Card. Beaton. 2. A small quantity of dry 
 gunpowder set on fire, S. JTie Steam-Boat. 3. The in- 
 strument u.sed for throwingon hair-powder, S. E. pvff. 
 
 4. The act of throwing hair-powder ou a head or wig, 
 
 5. ibid. 5. A species of fungus, called The Devil's 
 Snvff-mill, which, when rotten and dried, goes to 
 dust as soon as touched, S. E. pvff. 6. A pear 
 with a fair outside, but within entirely rotten, Teviotd. 
 7. A simple species of bellows, S. A. Rem. Niths. 
 Song. 
 
 PLUFFY, adj. Flabby ; chubby, S.— Su. G. plvfsig, 
 fiicies obesa. 
 
 PLUFFINS, s.pl. Any thing easily blown away ; as, 
 the refuse of a mill, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 
 PLUKE, PI.OUK, s. 1. A pimple, S. R. Bruce. — 
 Gael, plucan, id. 2. The small dot or knob near 
 the top of a metal measure of liquids, S. Henry's 
 Hist. Britain. 
 
 PLUKIE-FACED, adj. Having a pimpled face, S. 
 Ritson. 
 
 PLUM, Plomb, s. 1. A deep pool in a river or stream, 
 Fife, Koxb. The designation might arise from the 
 practice of measuring a deep body of water with a 
 plumb-line. 2. "The noise a stone makes when 
 plunged into a deep pool." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PLUMASHE, s. Apparently a corr, of plumage, for a 
 plume of feathers. Law's Mem. 
 
PLU 
 
 402 
 
 POI 
 
 A Damascene plum, S. Acts 
 
 PLUME-DAMES, s. 
 Ja. 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. plumbat-a, 
 globulus plumbeus. Du Cange, 
 
 PLUMP, s. A cluster, Ang. Koss. This term is evi- 
 dently used in the same sense with E. clump, as 
 denoting a tuft of trees or shrubs ; which, Johnson 
 observes, was "anciently a plump." — Su. G. and 
 Germ, klimp, Isl. klimpa, massa, lielg. klomp. 
 
 PLUMP, 5. A heavy shower, S. Steam-Boat. 
 
 PLUMP, adj. A plump shower, a heavy shower that 
 falls straight down, S. — E. plumb, perpendicular ; q. 
 like lead ; Teut. plomp, plumbeus, 
 
 PLUMIIOCK, 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 fall- 
 ing 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, id. 
 
 To PLUNK, V. n. To 6mit such a sound as the raven 
 does. South of S. Otd Song. 
 
 To PLUNK, V. n. To plunge with a dull sound ; plump, 
 S. — C. B. plwngk-io, id. 
 
 To PLUNK, V. n. In playing at the game of taw, S. 
 marbles, to lay the bowl on the forefinger, and give it 
 a powerful impetus by forcing it forward with a jerk 
 fiom the thumb, with the intention of striking an- 
 other bowl, and driving it away, Clydes. Feg, synou. 
 Roxb. 
 
 PLUNK, s. The act of propelling a marble by the 
 thumb and forefinger, Clydes. 
 
 To PLUNK, V. n. To play the truant, S. 0. q. to dis- 
 appear, 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 i)am<ed. Leg. St. Androis. 
 
 PLURACIE, s. Plurality. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PLWYRNYS, 8. pi. V. Pleuch-irnes. 
 
 POATCHIE, adj. Apt to be turned up, or trampled 
 into holes, by the feet ; applied to the sward of land, 
 S. A. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 POATCIIING, s. A turning up of the sward of land, 
 or the trampling it into holes, with the feet, S. A. 
 Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 POB, PoB-Tow, s. Refuse of flax, S. B. also j?a&. 
 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. HigM. Soc. 
 Scotl. 
 
 To POCK, or be Pockin. To be seized with the rot, 
 Roxb. The term had been formerly used in the same 
 sense, S. B. Hence we read of " scbeip infeckit 
 with the poik." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 POCK-ARRIE, PocKiAWRD, adj. Full of the scars of 
 small-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, 
 •' He's sair pock-broken in the face," Teviotd. This 
 
 is precisely the 0. E. adj. "Pock-broken. Porrigi- 
 nosus," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 POCKED SHEEP. Old sheep having a disease re- 
 sembling scrofula, S. 
 
 POCKMANTEAU, s. A portmanteau, S, ; Pockmanky, 
 S. A. ; literally a cloak-bag. Meston. Guy 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. 
 Wylie. 
 
 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 contemptu- 
 ously applied to an Englishman, in the unhappy times 
 of national hostility, from the idea of his feeding much 
 on pudding of this description ; a glutton. BurVs 
 Letters. 
 
 POCK-SHAKINGS, s. pi. The youngest child of a 
 family, S. ; a very ancient Goth, idiom. — Isl. belgus- 
 kaka, ultimus parentum natus vel nata, from belg-ur, 
 a bag or pock, and skaka, to shake. 
 
 POD, s. Perhaps, a toad. Montgomerie. — Tent, 
 pode, id. 
 
 ■* POD, s. " The capsule of legumes." " A beanpodd, 
 that holds five beans, and a, pea podd, which contains 
 nine peas, are considered to be sonsy ; 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. 
 
 To POD, V. n. To walk with short steps, Roxb. 
 
 PODDASWAY, s. A stufl" of which both warp and woof 
 are silk. Poddisoy denotes a rich plain silk, S. 
 Mates. May not this mean silk of Padua ? — Fr. pout, 
 or pou de soie, id, 
 
 PODDLIT, part. adj. Plump ; applied to poultry, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 PODDOCK, s. A frog, Aberd,; puddock, S, 0.— Belg. 
 pndde, Isl. 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.—Er. putte, 
 meretrix, and maquerelle, lena. 
 
 PODGE, (o long) s. Hurry; bustle ; state of con- 
 fusion, Perths. 
 
 PODLE, s. 1. A tadpole, S. Powrit, 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 poUachius, S.— Fland. _p«dde, mustela piscis. 
 
 POFFLE, s. A small farm ; a piece of land, Roxb.; the 
 same with Paffle ; synon. Pendicle. Sir W. Scott. 
 
 To POY, V. n. To work diligently and anxiously, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 To POY upon, V. a. To use means of persuasion, 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 j>mr poind a' his days." It includes the 
 idea of being subject to imposition, Roxb. 
 
POI 
 
 403 
 
 POO 
 
 To POIND, PoYND, tJ. a. 1. To distrain, S. a forensic 
 tei-m. Bdlenden. 2. To seize in wai-fare. Wyn- 
 tovm.—A. S. pynd-an, to shut up ; Germ, pfand-en, 
 to distrain. 
 
 POYND, PowND, s. 1. That which is distrained, S. 
 Stat. Rob. I. 2. The prey taken in an inroad, 
 Wyntown. 
 
 POINDABLE, PoiNDABiLL, adj. Liable to be dis- 
 trained, S. Aberd. Reg. Ersk. 
 
 POYNDER, PoNDAEK, s. One who distrains, S. Stat. 
 Rob. I. 
 
 Dbad Poind. The act of distraining any goods except 
 cattle or live stock. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 POYNDFALT, s. A fold in which cattle were confined 
 as being poinded or distrained. Act. Audit. 
 
 POINDING, s. The act of poinding, S. 
 
 POINER, 5. One who lives by digging and selling 
 feal, divots, or clay, Inverness. Law Ca&e. Syn. 
 Finer. — 0. Fr. pionnier is used in a similar sense, 
 Roquefort. 
 
 POYNYE, PoYNYHil;, Pohynk, Ponyh^, s. A skirmish. 
 Barbour. — 0. Fr. jpotj/n^e, id.; Lat. pugna. 
 
 POIN YEL, s. A bundle carried by one when travelling, 
 Ayrs. — 0, Fr. poignal, poignee, ce qui remplit la 
 main, Roquefort ; from Fr. poing, the hand, the fist ; 
 Lat. pugn-us, id. 
 
 POYNIES, s. pi. Gloves. Skene.— Vt. poing, the fist. 
 
 POINT, s. State of body, " Murray said, ' That he 
 never saw the Queen in better health, or in better 
 point.'" Robertson's [of Dalmeny] Hist. Mary Q. 
 ^f Scots. This is a Fr. idiom, nearly allied to that 
 which is now so familiar to an English ear, en bon 
 point. " In better point," signifies more plump, or 
 in fuller habit of body. 
 
 POINT, s. A bodkin, used in female dress ? Invent. 
 — Fr. ^^poincte, a bodkin, an awle," Cotgr. 
 
 POYNT, PoYNTT, s. A Scots pint, or half a gallon. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To POINT, V. a. To insert lime, with a small trowel, 
 between the stones of a wall already built, S. La- 
 mont's Diary. 
 
 POYNTAL, s. 1. A shai-p sword or dagger. Douglas. 
 — Fr. pointille, a prick or point; 0. Fr. punhal, a 
 dagger. 2. A quill for playing on the harp. Douglas. 
 
 * POINTED, part. pa. 1. Exact ; accurate ; distinct ; 
 pron. pointit, S. Walker's Feden. 2. Regular; 
 punctual ; as in payment, S. 3. Precise ; requiring 
 the greatest attention or strictest obedience, even as 
 to minutice, S. 
 
 POINTEDLY, adv. 1. Exactly ; accurately ; distinctly, 
 S. 2. Punctually ; without fail, S. 
 
 POIS, s. Treasure. V. Pose. 
 
 POISONABLE, adj. Poisonous. Forbes on the Reve- 
 lation. 
 
 To POIST, PoosT, V. a. To cram the stomach with 
 food, Teviotd.— Teut.^ces^cn, Gexm. pauat-en, Su. G. 
 pust-a, to blow up ; to inflate '.pust, 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 disease of 
 sheep, S. perhaps as resembling a pock or bag. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 POLDACH, s. Marshy ground lying on the side of a 
 body of water, Aug.— Belg. polder, a marsh, a mea- 
 dow 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. F.— Fr. police. 2. 
 
 It is used to denote the alterations made in a town, 
 for improving its appearance. Acts Mary. 
 
 POLIST, adj. Artful ; generally as including the idea 
 of fawning, S. — E. polish, Fr. polir, to sleek. 
 
 POLK, s. A bag ; a poke. " Folk of woll." Ab. Reg. 
 
 POLKE, PoK, s. A kind of net. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 POLLAG, s. Apparently the Gwiniad, a fish. Statist. 
 Account. 
 
 POLLACHIE, s. The Crab-fish, Roxb.; synon. with 
 Fartan. 
 
 POLLIE-COCK, PouNiE-CocK, s. A turkey, S.— Fr. 
 paon, alao poule d'Inde, id. 
 
 POLLIS, s. pi. Paws. Wallace. 
 
 POLLOCK, s. The young of the Coal-fish, Shetland. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 POLONIE, PoLLONiAN, Polonaise, Pelonib, s. 1. A 
 dress for very young boys, including a sort of waist- 
 coat, with loose sloping skirts. South of S. Heart (f 
 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 sur- 
 tout, Clydes, This dress may have been borrowed 
 from Poland, anciently called Folonia. It is expl. 
 " a great-coat ; a Folish surtout." Gl. Antiq. 
 
 POME, s. Inventories. It seems to deoote a round 
 ornament in jewellery, from ^v. pomme, an apple. 
 
 POME, s. Perhaps, pomatum. Douglas. 
 
 POMELL, s. A globe ; metaph. the breast. Maitl. 
 Foems. — L. B. portiell-us, globulus. 
 
 POMER, s. The old name in E. for Fomerania. 
 Aberd. Reg, 
 
 POMERIE, s. An orchard. Bellenden.—'LaX.pomar- 
 ium, Fr. pommeraic, id. 
 
 POMET, s. Pomatum, S. from Fr. pomade, id. 
 
 To POMP, V. a. To draw up water by means of apump ; 
 Belg. pomp-en, id. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 PON AGE, s. Pontage ; the place of a ferry. 
 
 PONE, s. A thin tuif, Shetl. The pone seems to have 
 been denominated from its being employed as a shingle. 
 ^ Fenn. j>oann, scandula; Sw. takpanna, [q. thack- 
 pone] tegula. 
 
 To PONE, V. a. To pare off the surface of land ; Orkn. 
 Shetl. Agr. Surv. Orkn. 
 
 PONEY-COCK, s. A turkey, S. Entail. Generally 
 pronounced Fownie. V. Pouxe, Powne, id. 
 
 PONYEAND, adj. Piercing, Wallace.— ¥t. poign- 
 ant, id. 
 
 PONNYIS, s. Weight; influence, Gl. Sibb.— Teut. 
 pondigh, ponderosus. 
 
 PONNYIS. Leg. jjennyis, money. Houl. 
 
 PONTIOUNE, s. A puncheon, Ab. Reg. 
 
 POO, s. A crab, E. Loth. Fulloch, Ang.— 0. Fr. pole, 
 sorte de poisson. 
 
 POOGE, s. A hut ; a hovel, Ettr. For. V. Pddge. 
 
 To POOK, PciK, PouK, V. a. 1. " To pull with nimble- 
 ness or force," like E.J)Z«c^•, S. Burns. 2. To strip 
 off feathers, S.;prou. pook. Remains of Nithsdale 
 Song. To Fouk a hen, to pluck it. 
 
 To POOK and ROOK. To pillage, Ayrs. Entail. 
 Fook is for Fluck ; Rook, an E. v. signifying to 
 rob. 
 
 POOK, PowKS, s. pi. 1. The feathers on a fowl, when 
 they begin to grow after moulting, Teviotd. ; synon. 
 Stob-feathers. 2. Down, or any .similar substance, 
 adhering to one's clothes ; the ends of threads, S. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 POOLLY-WOOLLY, s. An imitative term, meant to 
 express the cry of the curlew, Selkirks. Whetple, 
 West of S. synon. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
POO 
 
 404 
 
 POT 
 
 POOR-MAN (OF MUTTON). The remains of a shoulder 
 of mutton, which, after it has done its regular duty a.« 
 a roast at dinner, makes its appearance as a broiled 
 bone at supper, or upon the next day, S. Bride 0/ 
 Lammermoor. 
 
 VOORTITH, «. Poverty. Bums. V. Pdrtyb. 
 
 POOSSIE, 8. A kitten, S. A dimin. from E. puss. 
 Belg. poesje, however, signifies "a little cat," (from 
 poes, puss,) Sewel. 
 
 POOT, s. This seems to be the same with Pout, a 
 small haddock, Fife. Card. Beat. 
 
 POOTIE, adj. Niggardly ; mean ; stingy, Berwick s. 
 Foutie, Footie, synon. S. Allied probably to Isl. 
 puta, scortea res, also meretrix, scortum ; puta-madr, 
 scoj'tator. Hence Fr. putain, anc. pute. 
 
 POPE'S KNIGHTS, s. pi. A designation formerly 
 given to priests of the church of Rome, who were at 
 the same time distinguished by the title of Sir. 
 
 SjWtsWOOd. V. SCHIR, 
 
 POPIL, «. A poplar. Complaynt S.—^r. peuplier, 
 
 Lat. popul'tis, id. 
 POPIL, adj. Perhaps, plebeian. Bellenden. — Teut. 
 
 popel, plebs. 
 POPINGOE, s. V. Papejat. 
 To POPLE, Paple, v. n. 1. To bubble Kp 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. popel-en, murmur 
 
 edere ; C. B. pwinbl-u, to bubble, pwmpl, a bubble. 
 
 V. Paplk. 
 POPLESY, 8. Apoplexy. Bellenden.— Heut. popel- 
 
 cije, id. 
 POPPILL, Popple, s. Corn campion, or cockle ; S. 
 
 papple. Bannatyne iPoems. — C. B. popple, id. 
 POPPIN, s. A species of paste used by weavers. V. 
 
 Pappin. 
 POP-TIIE-BONNET, s. A game, in which two, each 
 
 putting down a pin on thecrown 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 tlirust with a sword. MelvilVs 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 off ; a term used by skinners, S. — Belg. puur-en, 
 
 to refine ; to extract. 
 PORICE, s. Perhaps an errat. for Parwe or Parve, a 
 
 district in the parish of Durness. Gordon's Earls 0/ 
 
 Sutherl. 
 PORKPIK, PoRKEPiK, J. A porcupine. Inventories. 
 
 — Fr. port-espic, id. 
 PORPLE-WALL, s. A wall of pai-tilion. Bollock. 
 
 V. Parpall-wall. 
 To PORR, V. a. " To stab." Gall. Encycl. 
 PORR, s. "The noise a sharp instiument makesdart- 
 
 ing into the flesh," id. V. PoR, s. 
 PORRIDGE, 8. Hasty pudding ; oat-meal, sometimes 
 
 barky-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 Closeburn in Nithsdale, 
 
 talen 1717. — Teut. porr-en. movere ; urgere, cogere, 
 
 Kilian ; as used in Belg. "to stir up; to excite," 
 
 t^e«fl. 
 PORT, s. A catch ; a lively tune, S. Kelly.— Gn,(^. id. 
 PORTAGE, s. Cargo put on board ship, Fr. Dovplas. 
 PORTATIBIS, s. i)i. Houlate. The Pwtoh"6 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 Aberdeen, Nov. 16U8, on occasion 
 of an Earthquake. — Fr. port-er, Lat. port-are, to 
 carry, to convey. 
 PORTEOUS, PoRTuoa, Portowis, Portuisroll, ». A 
 list of persons indicted to appear before the Justiciary 
 Aire, given by the Justice-Clerk to the Coroner, that 
 he might attach them in order to their appearance. 
 Acts Ja. I. The term Fortuous-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-coui'^ts ; 0. Fr. porteis, 
 portatif. 
 PORTER, 8. A term used by weavers, -denoting twenty 
 splits, OY the fifth part of what they call a Hundred, 
 S. " What the Scotch weavers term a Porter, the 
 English term a beer." Peddie's Weaver's Assistant. 
 V. Bier, s. 
 
 PORTIE, s. Air ; mien ; can'iage ; behaviour, Ayrs. 
 From Fr. port-er, to cany, to bear. E. port. 
 
 PORTIONER, s. One who possesses part of a pro- 
 perty which has been originally divided among co- 
 heirs. Statist. Ace. V. Parsenerk. 
 
 PORT-YOUL, Port-Yeull. To sing Port-youl, to 
 cry, S. Kelly. Port, a catch, and youl, to cry. 
 
 PORTRACT, s. Portrait. Acts Cha. JI. — 0. Fr. 
 poiirtraict. 
 
 PORTURIT, adj. Portrayed. Bmglas. 
 
 PORTUS, 6. A skeleton, Ang. 
 
 POSE, Pois, Poise, s. A secret hoard of money, S. 
 Knox. — A. S. posa, Dan. pose, Su. G. posse, a purse. 
 
 POSNETT, s. A bag in which money is put ; q. a net 
 used as a purse. Burr. Lawes. V. Pose. 
 
 POSNETT, s. A skillet; a small pan; a kitchen 
 utensil. Burr, Lawes. This is merely E. posnet. 
 
 To POSS, V. a. 1. To push ; S. pou.is. Douglas.— Tr. 
 pouss-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. 
 
 To POSSED, Possede, Posseid, v. a. To possess. Act. 
 Dom-. Cone. — Lat. possid-ere. 
 
 POSSEDIE, s. Probably for Posset, a drugged potion. 
 B. Bannatyne's Transactions. 
 
 To POSSESS, V. n. Possest in, infeoffed, having legal 
 possession given. Pitscottie. 
 
 POSSING-TUB, s. a tub for one branch of washing. 
 Village Fair. V. Pouss, v. 
 
 POSSODY, s. A term of endearment, used ludicrously. 
 Erergr. V. Powsowdie. 
 
 POST, s. Stratum in a quariy, S. Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 
 POSTIT, part. pa. " Postit wi' sickness ;" overpower- 
 ed by it, Clydes. Q. hurried on with the expedition 
 of a post. Or perhaps confined to the bed-post. 
 
 POSTROME, s. a poatein. Bellenden.— L. B. post- 
 urium, id, 
 
 POST-SICK, adj. Bedrid, Roxb. V. Postit. 
 
 To POSTULE, v. a. To elect one for a bishop, who is 
 •not in all points duly eligible. Wyniown. — L. B. 
 postulari. 
 
 To POT, v.. a. To stew in a pot, S. 
 
 POT, Pott, s. 1. A pit ; a dungeon. Doug. 2. A 
 pond or pit full of water, S. Budd. 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. Minst. 
 Bord. 5. A moss-hole fiom whence peats have been 
 dug. V. Pete-Pot. — Teut. put, fovea, lacuna, pal us, 
 given assynou. with jpooZ, 6. A shaft or pit in a 
 mine. Acts. Ja VI. 
 
POT 
 
 405 
 
 POU 
 
 • POT. To have Pot or Pan in any place ; to have the 
 
 evidences of residence there. Fount- Bee. Suppl. 
 POT AND GALLOWS. The same with Pit and Gallows, 
 
 Aberdeen. 
 POTAGE, s. Formerly used in S, precisely in the 
 sense in which the same term is still used in France, 
 for broth with vegetables in it. Chalmers's Mary. 
 POTARDS, s. pi. L. dotards. More. 
 POTATO-BOGLE, s. "A scare-crow, placed in a 
 
 potato-field to frighten rooks," S. Gl. Antiq. 
 To POTCII, V. a. To drive backwards and foi-wards ; 
 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 
 dish, 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. Gompl. S. 2. A crutch, 
 
 Gl, Sibb. — 'Ex.potence, a gibbet, also a crutch, 
 POTESTATUR, s. Grandeur ; dignity. — L. pntestas. 
 POTIGARIES, s. pi. Drugs. Act of Expenditure for 
 King Jame^ the Third's person. — L. B. apothecaria, 
 res omnes quae a pharmacopolis vendi solent. Gall. 
 Drogues. Du Cange. 
 POT-PIECE, s. An old name for that piece of ordnance 
 called a mortar, obviously from its resemblance to a 
 pot. Spald. 
 POTTIE, *. A dimin. from E, pot. Fottie is also the 
 
 Scottish pron. of putty. 
 To Hatjd the Pottie boilin'. To keep up the sport, 
 
 Aberd. In Fife, to haud thepuddin reelcin'. 
 POTTING AR, s. An apothecary. Evergreen.— Ij.^. 
 
 Potagiar-ius, coquus pulmentarius. 
 POTTINGER, s. A jar ; a kind of earthen vessel, 
 
 Aberd. 
 POTTINGRY, s. The work of an apothecary. Dunbar. 
 FOTTISEAR, s. A pastry-cook. Balfour. 
 POU. V. Pow, V. a. 
 POUDER, Powder, s Dust. It. Bruce.— 'Er. poudre, 
 
 Lat. pulvis. 
 POUERALL, PoRELL, s. The rabble. Barbour.— 
 O. Fr. povrail, paurail, paupertinus ; pouraille, les 
 pauvres gens. 
 POVIE, adj. 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. Glydes. 2. A person is 
 said to be on or in the pouJc, when in a declining state 
 of health, ibid. 
 To POUK, t>. a. To pluck. V. Pockit-uke. 
 POUK, s. A little pit or hole oontaining water or mire, 
 
 Moray. 
 POUKIT, PooKiT, part. 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. Having a puny, 
 meagre, or half-starved appearance, S. Mootit, 
 synon. 
 To POULLIE, «. ». " To look plucked-like." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 POULLIE-HENS. " Plucked-looking hens." Gall. 
 Encycl. This, it would appear, is merely from the 
 E. V, to pull, to pluck. 
 POUNCE, s. Long meadow-grasses, Orkn. Neill. — 
 lel. punt-r, gramen barbatum,a sharp-pointed grass. 
 
 POUNDLAW, » Amerciament paid for delivery ot 
 
 goods that have been poinded or pounded. Keith's 
 
 Hist, App. From pound, the act of poinding, and 
 
 law. 
 
 POUNE, PowNE, s. A peacock ; S. pownie. Douglas. 
 
 Fr. paon, id. 
 POUNIE, s. The turkey-hen, E. Loth.; the male is 
 called Bubblie-Jock. This has originated from a 
 misapplication of the Fr. term. V. Poone. 
 To POUNSE, PoNSE, V. a. To carve ; to emboss. 
 Douglas. — Teut. ponts-en, punts-en, caelare, scalpere. 
 FOUNT, s. A point, Fife. Tennant. In Fife, in- 
 stead of oi, ou is often used ; as in boul for boil, 
 avoud for avoid, &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 accep- 
 tations, is pron. like E. poor. 
 POURIE, (pron. poorie) s. 1. A vessel for holding 
 liquids, with a spout for pouring ; a decanter, as dis- 
 tinguished 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. 
 POURIN, s. A very small quantity of any liquid, S.; 
 
 from E. to pour. 
 POURINS, (pron. poorins) s; pi. The thin liquid 
 poured off from sowens, after fermentation, before 
 they are boiled ; that only being retained which gives 
 them a proper consistence, Fife. 
 POURIT, part. adj. Impoverished, Gl. Sibb. V. 
 
 Pure, v. 
 POURPOURE, s. Ptirple. Douglas.— ¥t. pourpj-e, id. 
 POUSION, s. Poison, Mearns. Aberd. 
 To POUSLE, V. n. To trifle. V. Pouzlb. 
 To POUSS the Candle. To snuff it, Roxb. This seems 
 evidently Su. G. In Sweden they still say, putsa 
 liuset, to snuff the candle. The word primarily sig- 
 nifies to trim, to set off, to adorn. 
 To POUSS, r. n. 1. To push, S. Bp. Forbes. ''To 
 pouss one's fortune," to try one's fortune in the world, 
 S. 2. To pov^s claes, S. V. Poss. — Teut. polss-en 
 int water, quatere aquas. 
 POUSS,.-. A push, S. Burns.— ¥r. pousse. 
 POUST, s. Bodily strength, S.— 0. Fr. poeste, pooste, 
 
 id. 
 POUSTfi, PowsTfi, s. Power. Douglas. Legepoustie, 
 
 full strength, i. e. legitima potestas. Reg. Maj. 
 
 POUSTURE, s. Bodily ability. To lose the pousture 
 
 of a limb, to lose the power of it; S: B. Ruddiman. 
 
 POUT, s. 1. A young partridge or moor-fowl, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. VT. — 'Er.poulet, a pullet ; Lat. pullus. 2. llie 
 
 chicken of any domesticated fowl, S. 3. A young 
 
 girl ; a sweetheart. Ross. 4. Caller Pout, a small 
 
 haddock, Fife ; a small trout, Ettr, For. 
 
 To POUT, V. n. To shoot at young partridges ; also, 
 
 To go a-pouting, to go to shoot Sit pouts, S. Antiq. 
 To POUT, Pouter, v. n. To poke ; to stir with a long 
 instrument, S. Waverley.—^n. G. pott-a, digito 
 vel baculo explorare ; Belg. poter-en, fodicare. 
 POUT, s. A poker, S. A. " A fire poit, an iron to 
 stir the fire with," Ray's Lett. '' Foyar-potter, an 
 iron instrument to stir up the fire," T. Bobbins. 
 To POUT, V. a. " To start up on a sudden, as some- 
 thing from under the water." Gall. Encycl. 
 POUTEB, s. A sportsman who shoots young par- 
 tridges or moorfowl, Galloway. Davidson's Seasons. 
 To POUTHER, V. n. To canvass. V. Peuthkb. 
 To POUTHER, V. a. To powder. Antiq,. 
 
POU 
 
 406 
 
 PRE 
 
 POUTHER, g. 1. Iliiir-powder, S. 2, Gunpowder, 
 S. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 POUTHERED, i>a»^ pa. 1. Powdered ; wearing hair- 
 powder, S. Bride of Lam. 2. Coined ; slightly 
 salted ; applied to meat or butter, S. ibid. 
 
 POUTING, PouTTi.NG, s. The Pouting, the sport of 
 shooting young grouse or partridges, S. Memorie of 
 the Soviervills. 
 
 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. 
 
 POU'TRY, s. Poultry, Aberd. 
 
 POUTSTAFF, s. A stafif or pole used in fishing with a 
 small net. Wallace. 
 
 POUT-WORM, s. " The grub." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To POUZLE, V. n. 1. To search about with uncertainty 
 for any thing, S, B.; q. to imzzle. 2. To trifle, Fife. 
 —Teut.futsel-eii, 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, s. The head ; the poll, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To POW, V. a. To pluck ; to j)ull, S. Wall. 
 
 POW, s. A pool. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 POW, Pod, (pron. jpoo) s. 1. A slow-moving rivulet 
 in flat lands, S. Stat. Ace. 2. A watery or 
 marshy place, Stirlings. id. 3, A small creek, afford- 
 ing a landing-place for boats, Clackm. ibii. 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. Monnipennie's Scots Chron. V. Vendace. 
 
 POWART, «. 1. A tadpole; po«;ri<, Fife. Stat. Ace. 
 2. The minute-hand of a clock, Roxb. ; perhaps from 
 a supposed resemblance in its form or motion to a 
 tadpole. 3. A seal, phoca, Fife. 
 
 POWDERBRAND, s. A disease in grain. 
 
 POW-EE, s. A small fresh haddock, Montr. 
 
 POW-HEAD, s. A tadpole ; pron. powet, S. powvc, 
 Perths. Gl. Tristrem.— O. E. poled, id.; Mod. Sax. 
 pogghe, a frog, q. pogghe-hoofd, the head of a fiog. 
 
 POWIE, s. "A young turkey," Rox<b. This is pro- 
 bably corr. from Fr. poulet, and had originally de- 
 noted a pullet in general. 
 
 POWIN, s. The peacock. Evergreen. —Fr. paon, id. 
 
 V. POUNK. 
 
 POWLICK, ». A tadpole, Perths. 
 
 POWLINGS, s. pi. Some disease. Montgo-meri^. 
 
 POWRIT, s. A tadpole, Fife ; apparently the same 
 with Powart, q. v. 
 
 POWSOWDIE, s. 1. Sheep's-head broth, q. poll- 
 sodden. Bitson. 2. Jlilk and meal boiled together, 
 S. B. 
 
 To POWT, V. n. To make short and as it were convul- 
 sive motions with the hands or feet, Clydes. 
 
 POWT, ». A kind of short convulsive motion. To 
 express great exhaustion, it is said, " He cou'dna 
 play powt," 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, s. The same with Pout, a young partridge 
 or moorfowl. Act. Pari. 
 
 To POWTER, V. n. 1. To do little easy jobs, Ettr. 
 For. 2. To rummage in the dark, S. A. Waverley. 
 ^' Powtering, palter ing, grouping and rummaging in 
 the dark." Gl. Antiq. V. Pout, Pocter, v. 
 
 PRACTAND, part. pr. Colkelbie Sow. The sense is 
 uncertain. Perhaps it may signify practised, expe- 
 rienced. 
 
 PRACTICK, PRAOTIQCB, 8. UnifoiTO practice in the 
 
 determination of causes ; a forensic term, S. Acts 
 
 Cha. II.— Yt. practique, " the forme, stile, course of 
 
 pleading, or of proceeding, in the law," Cotgr. 
 
 PRACTING, part. pr. Accomplishing; perhaps prac- 
 
 tising. Colkelbie Sow. — I^at. jjcract-us, performed. 
 
 PRAELOQUUTOUR, s. An advocate. V. PBOLOonTOR. 
 
 PRAY, s. A meadow. Douglas.— ¥i. prS, id. ; Lat. 
 
 prat-um. 
 * PRAISE, s. Figuratively used for God, the object of 
 praise ; as, " Praise be blest," God be praised, Gaber- 
 lunzie Man. 
 To PRAM, V. a. To press ; to straiten for room, Shet- 
 land. — Teut. pram-en, premere, urgere, opprimere, 
 Kilian. 
 To PRAN, Prasn, V, a. 1. To hurt ; to wound ; to 
 bruise, Aberd. Christmas Ba'ing. — From Gael. 
 pronn-am, to bruise, 2, Apparently to chide, to 
 reprehend, ibid. W. Seattle's Tales. 
 PRANE HYIR, s. Perhaps, 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 tlirow 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 confidence, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 Prop. E. 
 PRAT. Pratt, s. 1. A trick, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 wicked action, S. Forbes. — A. 3. praett, craft ; Isl. 
 prett-ur, guile. 
 To PRAT, V. n. To become restive, as a horse or an 
 
 ass, Roxb. — Tent, pratt-en, ferocire, superbire. 
 To Take the Prate. To become restive ; applied to a 
 
 horse, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 PRATFU', Pretfc', adj. Trickish ; fxillof prats. Loth. 
 
 V. Prat. 
 PRATT Y, adj. Tricky, S. ; pretty, S. B. often ill- 
 
 p)-etty. Ruddiman. 
 PRATTIK, Prettik, Practik, Practiqce, s. 1. Prac- 
 tice ; experience. Lyndsay. 2. A stratagem in war; 
 protick, S. B. Douglas. 3. Form of proceeding in 
 a court of law ; a forensic term. Baillie. — T^r. prac- 
 tique. 4. An artful means. Dunbar. 5. A trick 
 of legerdemain, S. Gl. Sibb. 6. A necromantic 
 e3?ploit, S, Dunbar. 7. A mischievous trick, or 
 any wicked act, S. Ramsay. — Su. G. praktik, craft ; 
 Mod. Sax. practycke, astrology. 
 To Pribve Prattiks. To attempt tricks ; as, "Dinna 
 
 prieve your prattiks on me," Roxb. 
 PRECABLE, adj. What may be imposed in the way 
 
 of taxation. Acts Ja. VI. 
 PRECARIE, s. Indulgence ; an old law term. BaJf. 
 
 Pract. — Lat. adv. precario. 
 To PRECELL, v. n. To excel. Lyndsay.— L&t. 
 
 praecello. 
 PRECEPTORIE, s. A body of knights professedly de- 
 voted to the cause of religion ; a commandery. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 PRECLAIR, adj. Supereminent, Fr. Lyndsay.— 
 
 Lat. praeclar-us. 
 To PREE, V. a. To taste, S. V, Prik. 
 To PREEK, V. n. To be .spruce ; to crest ; as, "A bit 
 jjreefcmbodie," one attached to dress, self-conceited, 
 and presumptuous, Teviotd. ; from a common origin 
 with E. to Prick, to dress one's self.— Belg. prijck-en, 
 synon. with pronck-en, dare se spectandum, Kilian ; 
 pryk-en, " to make a proud show," Sewel. T. Prink, r. 
 
PRE 
 
 407 
 
 PRI 
 
 PREEK, «. Impatient eagerness to accomplish 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 
 ipur 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.— Freue, is 
 the 0. E. form. ^' Preuyn, or prouen. Probo. 
 Preuyn, or assayen. Examine," Prompt. Parv. V. 
 Peeif, v. 
 
 PREF, Pkeip, *. A proof; a legal probation. Act. 
 Audit. The pronunciation, preif, is still retained 
 in Aberd. and other northern counties. 
 
 * To PREFACE, v. n. To give a short practical para- 
 phrase 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. 5.— Lat. 
 praefer-o. 
 
 To PREIF, Prieve, Preve, Peee, v. a. 1. To prove. 
 Douglas. 2. To taste ; corr. prie, S. Pal. Honor. 
 3. To find by examination. Wallace. 
 
 To PREIN, Prene, Prin, v. a. To pin, S. Dunbar. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 PREIN-COD, s. A pin-cushion, S. Inventories. 
 
 PREYNE, Prene, Prein, Peine, Prin, Preen, s. 1. 
 A pin made of wire, S. Ramsay. 2. A thing of no 
 value, S. Wallace. — Su. G. Dan. ^ren, amy 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 minuie exactness, Ayrs. 
 ^Steam-Boat. 
 
 PREJINK, adj. Trim ; fmically tricked out, Ayrs. ; a 
 variety of Pet-jink. Gait. 
 
 PREJINKITIE, s. Minute nicety or accuracy, Ayrs. 
 Sir A. Wylie. V. Perjink. 
 
 To PREIS, V. n. This has been expl. to attempt ; but 
 it seems to claim a stronger sense, to exert one's self 
 strenuously. M'Crie's Life of Knox. — It seems 
 originally the same with E. top-ess. 0. I^.preese, is 
 used in the sense of 2)ress. /, / 
 
 PREIS, Pres, s. Heat of battle. Wynt. 
 
 To PREK, Pryk, v. n. To gallop. Doug.— A. S. 
 pricc-ian, Belg. prick-en, pungere, 
 
 PREKAT, s. " xij prekattiz of wax." Aierd. Reg.— 
 Certainly the same with 0. E. pryket. "V. Proket, 
 a taper. 
 
 To PREMIT, V. a. To premise ; to remark before some- 
 thing else. — Lat. praemitt-ere. Hutcheson on John. 
 
 To PRENE, V. a. V. Peein, v. 
 
 To PRENT, V. a. 1. To print, S. Acts Marie.— Isl. 
 prent-a, typis excudo. 2. To coin. Douglas. — 
 Su. G. prent-a, imprimere, from pren, a graving 
 tool. 
 
 PRENT, «. 1. Print, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2, Im- 
 pression of a die. Acts Ja. III. 3. A deep impres- 
 sion made on the mind. Wallace. 4. Likeness. 
 Douglas. 
 
 PRENTAR, s. A printer. 
 
 PRENT-BUKE, s. A book in print, S. Antiquary. 
 
 PRENTICE, Prentbiss, s. An apprentice, S. Acts 
 Ja. ri. 
 
 PRES, s. Throng. V. Preis. 
 
 To PRESCRYVE, Prescriue, v. 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 
 
 consequence 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. Wyntown. 
 To PRESS, V. a. To urge a guest to eat or drink. 
 PRESSIN', s. Entreating to eat or drink; as, "Dinna 
 
 need pressing now." 
 PRESSYT. L. prissyt, praised. Barbour. 
 PREST, Pretk, part. pa. Ready, Pr. Douglas.— 
 
 Lat. praesto. 
 PRESTABLE, adj. Payable. Act. Sed.—Ir. prest-er, 
 
 Lat. praest-are. 
 PRET, s. A trick, S. Synon. Prat, Pratt. 
 PRETFU', adj. V. Pratfu'. 
 
 * To PRETEND, v. a. Unexplained. Spalding. Pre- 
 tended, probably means notified, from praetendere, 
 
 to hold out before. 
 PRETENSE, «. Design ; intention. Crosraguell.— 
 
 Fr. pretcndre, not only signifies to pretend, but also 
 
 to mean, to intend ; pretente, a purpose. 
 To PRETEX, V. a. To frame ; to devise. Crosraguell. 
 
 — Lat. praetex-ere. 
 PRETTY, adj. 1. Small ; pron. e as ai in fair, S. B. 
 
 2. Including the idea of neatness, conjoined with 
 
 smallness of size, id. 3. Mean; contemptible. Doug. 
 
 4. Handsome ; well made, S. Spalding. 5. Polite; 
 
 accomplished, S. Sir J. Sinclair. V. Peoty. 6. 
 
 Brave ; intrepid. Rob Roy. 7. Possessing mental, 
 
 as well as corporeal accomplishments. Orem's 
 
 CJianon. Aberd. 
 PRETTY-DANCERS, s. pi. The Aurora Borealis, S. B. 
 
 Merry-Dancers, synon. 
 PRETTIKIN, s. A feat; also a trick, Shetl.— Isl. 
 
 pretta, deceptio, prett-r, dolus malus. This word 
 
 may be viewed as a diminutive from Prattik, q. v. 
 To PREVADE, v. n. To neglect. Baillie. 
 PREVE. In preve, in private ; privily. V. A Peethe, 
 
 Apeete. 
 To PREVENE, Peeveen, v. a. To prevent. Douglas. 
 
 — Lat. praevenio. 
 PREVENTATIVE, s. Preventive, S. 
 To PREVERT, v. a,. To anticipate. Douglas.— Ij&t. 
 
 praevert-o. 
 PREVES, Peetis, s. pi. 1. Proofs. 2. Witnesses. 
 
 ActsJa. VI. 
 PRY, s. Refuse ; small trash ; as the pry of onions, 
 
 Ac. 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. Henry sone. 
 
 — Su. Qr.prisa, 'Oa.n. prise, Belg. jwys, id. 2. Prize. 
 
 Douglas. — Tent, 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's clothes, S. Kelly. 3. An ii-on 
 
 spike. Melvill's MS. V. Peick-Measuee. 
 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. Tig. 
 PHICKED HAT. Part of the dress required of those 
 
 who bore arms in this countiy. Acts Ja. II. 
 PRICKER, s. The Basking Shark, S. B. Brand. 
 
PRI 
 
 408 
 
 PRO 
 
 PRICKER, ». pi. A Llght-horeeman. Spotswood. 
 V. Prek. 
 
 PRICKIE >KD 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. Fucus seiratus, Linn. S. 
 
 PRICKMALEERIE, od;. Stiff and precise, Ayrs. Sir 
 A. Wylte. 
 
 PRICK MEASURE. The measure used for grain accord- 
 ing to act of parliament. Acts Cha. I. Acts Ja. VJ. 
 
 PRICK-.ME-DAINTY, PRiCK-MV-DAiNTy, odj. Finical 
 in lanj^uage or manner, S. The Provost. 
 
 PRICK.MEDAINTY, s. One who is finical in dress or 
 carriage, S. ; q. I prick myself daintily. — Teut. 
 pryck-en, ornare. 
 
 PRICKSANG, s. Plicksong. Pal. Hon. 
 
 PRICKSWORTH, s. Any thing of the lowest imagin- 
 able value, S. 
 
 PRIDEFOW, Prydfull, Pridefd', adj. Proud, q. 
 full of pride, S. Poems \&th Cent. 
 
 PRIDEFULLY, adv. \eij proudly ; with great pride, 
 S. Spalding. 
 
 PRIDEFULNESS, Pridbfowness, «. A great degree 
 of haughtiness, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 PRIDYEAND, part. pr. Houlate. Q. setting them- 
 selves off. — Su. G. pryd-a, id. from E. To pride. 
 
 To PRIE, t>. a. To taste, S. V. Preif, ■». 
 
 To PRIE one's MOU'. To take a kiss, S. SercPs Coll. 
 V. Prke. 
 
 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 apraiss. — Perhaps from Fr. press-er, 
 to press, to strain. V. Prkis, v. n. 
 
 PRIEST -CAT, Preest-oat, 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 wi' that, 
 Keep alive the preest-cat.' 
 
 Then 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 profession, equiva- 
 lent to priesthood. Seill of Cans, MS. 
 
 PRIEST-DRIDDER, s. The "dread of priests." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 To PRIEVE, 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. Doug. 2. To im- 
 portune, S. B. P. Btichan Dial. — Belg. prachg-en, 
 to beg. 
 
 PRIGGA-TROUT. The Banstickle, Shetl. "Gaster- 
 osteus Aculeatus, Linn." Edmonstone's Zetl. — ^ 
 Perhaps, q. the prickly trout ; from Isl. prik, stimu- 
 lus, prik-a, pungere. 
 
 PRIGGER, s. A haggler in making a bargain, S. 
 
 PRIGGING, s. 1. Haggling, S. Rutherford. 2. 
 Entreaty, S. as, " sayawa, now, an' dinnaneed prigg- 
 ing." Mearns, &c. 
 
 PRIGMEDAINTY, s. Syn. Prickmedainty. 
 
 PRIGNICKITIE, adj. Syn. Pernickitie, Teviotdale. 
 
 To PRYK, v. n. V. Prek. 
 
 PRIMAR, s. 1. A designation formerly given to the 
 Provost of a college, S. ; syn. Principal. Crawford's 
 Hist. Univ. Edin. 2. It occurs, in one instance, as 
 denoting a person who was merely a professor, id. 
 
 PRIM AN AIRE, ». Apparently a corr. of the legal term 
 premunire, Roxb. A. Scott. 
 
 * To PRIME, v. a. 1. To take a large dose of intoxi- 
 cating liquor ; as, "Thai lads are vreel primed," S. 
 Gl. Picken. 2. Transferred to the feelings or affec- 
 tions ; as, " I sent him aff weel^imetJ wi' passion," 
 S. These must be viewed as oblique uses of the 
 B. T. 
 
 To PRYMB, V. a. To stuff. Douglas. 
 
 PRYMEGILT, Pbynsilt, s. A tax paid for the privi- 
 lege of entering a harbour. Acts Cha. /.—Probably 
 from Teut. priem or S. prime, and gilt, as being the 
 money first payable on entering a harbour. 
 
 To PRIMP, V. n. To assume prudish or self-important 
 airs, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 To PRIMP, v. o. To deck one's self in a stiff and 
 affected manner. 
 
 PRIMPIT, part. pa. 1. StifiBy and affectedly dressed, 
 S. 2. Ridiculously stiff in demeanour, 8. — Su. G. 
 pramper-a, to be proud. 
 
 PRIMSIE, s. Demure ; pi-ecise, S. from E. prim. 
 Burns. 
 
 To PRIN, V. a. V. Prein, v. 
 
 * PRINCIPAL, adj. Prime ; excellent, Aberd. 
 PRINCIPAL, s. The Provost of a college, S. Primar 
 
 was formerly synon. q. v. 
 PRYNBS, s. pi. Cribs of some kind for catching fishv 
 
 Acts Ja. III. V. CowpES. 
 To PRINK, Pringk, v. a. To deck ; to prick, S. 
 
 Evergreen. — Teut. pronck-en, ornare. 
 To PRINKLE, V. n. To thrill ; to tingle, S. Hogg. 
 
 Kelly^ 
 PRINKLING, *. A tiagling or thrilling sensation^ S, 
 
 Perils of Man. 
 PRINTS, s. pi. Newspaper*, S. 
 PRYORESSE, Priorissie, s. A nunnery. Acts Cha. I. 
 PRIORIE, s. Precedence ; priority. Acts Ja. VI. 
 PRYS, s. Praise. V. Pryce. 
 PRYSAR, s. An appraiser, or prizer of goods, S. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — 0. E. ^^ Prysar or settar of price," 
 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 PRISE, Prize, s. A lever, S. E. pry. 
 To PRISE, Prize up, v. 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. "Ligustram, 
 
 privie." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 PRIVY SAUGH. Common privet,. S. Lightfoot. 
 PRIZATION, s. Valuation, Aberd. 
 PROBATIONER, s. One who is licensed to preach in 
 
 public, as preparatory to bis being called by any con- 
 gregation, S. Acts Assembly. 
 To PROCESS, V. a. To proceed legally against one, S. 
 
 Baillie. 
 To PROCH, V. a. To approach. Wallate — Fr. proche, 
 
 near. 
 PROCHANE, Prochene, adj. Neighbouring, Fr. 
 
 Complaynt S. 
 PROCUIRE, s. Procurement. Poems 16th Cent. 
 PROCURATOR, s. 1. An advocate in a court of law. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. A solicitor, who is allowed to speak 
 
 before an inferior court, although not an advocate. 
 
 3. Any one who makes an active appearance for any 
 
 cause, or in behalf of any person or society, though 
 
 not fee'd for this service. Corr. procutor, S. — L. B. 
 
 procurator. The orig. term Procurator is in E. corr. 
 
 to Proctor. Procutor occurs in our Acts of Parlia- 
 ment. Acts Cha, I, 
 
PRO 
 
 409 
 
 PRO 
 
 To PROCURE, V. n. To act as a solicitor ; to manage 
 business for another in a court of law ; a forensic 
 term, S. Acts J a. F.— Fr. procur-er, " to solicit, or 
 follow a cause," Cotgr. [Perths. 
 
 To PROD, V. n. To move with short steps, as children, 
 
 To PRODGE, V. n. To push with a stick, Shetl. 
 
 To PROD, V. a. To job ; to prick, Roxb. Jacobite 
 Relics. Originally the same with the v. to Brod, q. v. 
 
 PROD, s. 1. A wooden skewer, Aug.— Su. G. brodd, 
 Dan. brod, cuspis, aculeus. 2, A pointed instru- 
 ment, S. 3. A prick with a pointed weapon ; a stab, 
 S. A. Perils of Man. 
 
 PROD, Craw-Peod. s. a pin fixed in the top of a gable, 
 to which the ropes fastening the roof of a cottage 
 were tied, S. B. Prod, and perhaps crap, the top. 
 
 To PRODDLE, v. a. To prick ; to job. Gall. Encycl. 
 A dimin. from Prod, v. 
 
 PRODIE, s. A toy ; a term- used, at the Iligh School 
 of Edinburgh. [Perths. 
 
 PRODINS, s. jjI. Small feet, as those of children. 
 
 To PRODLE, V. n. To move quickly with short steps, 
 Perths. A frequentative v. denoting greater expe- 
 dition than is expressed by its primitive Prod. 
 
 PRODLER, s. A small horse, which takes short steps, 
 Perths. 
 
 PROFESSION, s. An annual examination in some of 
 our universities in regard to the progi-ess made by 
 students during the year preceding, S. 
 
 PROFITE, adj. Exact ; clever, Fife.;^ corr. from S. 
 Perfite, perfect. 
 
 PROFITER, s. A gainer, S. B. 
 
 PROFORCE, s. The provost-marshal of an army. 
 Monro's Exped. Apparently corr. from provost. 
 
 To PROG, Prosue, v. a. 1. To prick ; to goad, Mearns. 
 Ayrs. Loth. Roxb.; synon. Brog, S. B. A. Scott's 
 Poems. 2, To probe; as, "to proff a wound," 
 Argyles.— 0. E. prowk. " Prowkyn, 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, Peogue, s. 1. A sharp point, S. 2. An arrow. 
 P. Buchan Dial. 3. The act of pricking ; a job, S. 
 4. Metaph. a sarcasm, Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 
 
 PROGNOSTIC, s. An almanack, Aberd.; evidently 
 from the prognostications it was wont to contain con- 
 cerning the weather. 
 
 PROG-STAFF, s. A staff with a sharp iron point in 
 its extremity, S. B. V. Prog, v. 
 
 To PROYNE, Peunyie, 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. 
 Douff.— Germ, prano-en, to make a show ; Su. G. 
 prydn-ing, trimming. 
 
 To PROITLE, V. a. " To stir after a plashing manner." 
 Gall. Encyel. 
 
 PROKER, s. A " poker for stirring fires," Gall. 
 Encycl. V. etymon of Prog, v. 
 
 PROKET, s. Proket o} wax, apparently a small taper. 
 Spotswood. V. Peekat. 
 
 To PROLL THUMBS. To lick and strike thumbs for 
 confii-ming 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. Thumblicking. 
 
 PROLOCUTOR, s. An advocate. Quon. Att.-Lat. 
 pro, and loqui, to speak for. Praeloquutour, id. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PROLONG, g. Procrastination. Wallace. 
 
 To PROMIT, if. a. To promise. Bellenden.—LAt. 
 promitt-o. 
 
 PROMIT, s. A promise. Police Honor. 
 
 PROMOOUER, s. A promoter ; a furtherer. Forbes. 
 
 PROMOVAL, s. Promotion ; furtherance. Soc. Con- 
 tendings. 
 
 To PROMOTE, V. a. To promote. Acts PaW.— Lat. 
 promov-eo. 
 
 PRON, s. 1. Flummeiy, S. R— Gael, 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." Gl: Surv. Moray. 
 ProbaWy 2?ron and bran have the same origin. 
 
 PRON ACKS, s. pi. Crumbs, Mearns ; synon. Mulins; 
 from Gael, pronnog, any thing minced. E. prog t 
 
 PRON'D, Pran'd, part. pa. Bruised; wounded. 
 Buchan. — Gael, pronn-am, to bruise. 
 
 PRONEPTE, s. Grand-niece. Sadler's Papers.— An 
 old E. word, from Lat. pronept-is, a great-grand- 
 daughter. 
 
 PRONEVW, Pronepuoy, ProneVoy, s. A great- 
 grandson. Wyntown. — Lat. pronepos. 
 
 VRONYFjA.N'D, part. pr. Piercing ; sharp. Bellend. 
 
 PROOCHIE, interj. A call to a cow to draw near, S. 
 — Supposed to be from Fr. approchez, "approach." 
 V. Ptr0. 
 
 PROOF OP LEAD, Proof op Shot. A protection, 
 according to the vulgar, from the effect of leaden 
 bullets, by the power of enchantment, S. Judgments 
 upon Persecutors. 
 
 PROOF-MAN, s. A person appointed to determine how 
 much grain is in a corn-stack, Nairn and Moray. 
 Surv. Morays. 
 
 PROOP, s. The breaking of wind in a suppressed 
 way. Gall. — Lat. perrump-o, perrup-i. 
 
 PROP, s. An object at which aim is taken ; S. prap. 
 Dunbar. Q. something supported 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, 9. B. 
 prap. V. the s. 
 
 PROP, s. A wedge. Doug. — Teut. proppe, obtura- 
 mentum oblongum, veruculum. 
 
 PROPICIANT, adj. Favourable ; kind. Acts Mary. 
 — Lat. part, propitians, -tis. 
 
 PROPYNE, Propine, s. 1. A present, S. Douglas. 
 2. Drink-money. Rutherford. 3. The power of 
 giving. Minstr. Border. — Gr. 7rpoTnv-i», Lat. 
 propin-o, to drink to one. Hence Fr. propine, drink- 
 money. 
 
 To PROPINE, V. a. 1. To present a cup to another. 
 Rollock. 2. To present, in a general sense. Muse's 
 Threnodie. 
 
 Jo PROPONE, w. a. To propose. Dovg.— Lat. propon-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. Pitscot. 
 
 PROROGATE, part. pa. Prorogued. — Lat. proro- 
 gat-vs. Spalding. 
 
 PROSPECT, s. A perspective glass, S. Baillie.—¥r. 
 prospective, Lat. prospicio. 
 
 PROSSIE, Peowsik, adj. Nice and particular in dress, 
 or in any work ; a term of contempt generally con- 
 joined with body ; as, a prossie body, Roxb. — Teut 
 prootsch, fastosus, superbus. 
 
 PROT, s. A trick. Y. Pratt. 
 
 PROTEIR. Jj. protegere. Dunbar. 
 
PRO 
 
 410 
 
 PUI 
 
 PROXY, Prottt, adj. 1. Handsome ; elegant, S. B. 
 
 F. Buck. Dial. 2. Possessing mettle, ibid. Ross.— 
 
 Isl. pnid-r, decorus ; A, S.praete, ornatus. V. PuuTaY. 
 PROTICK, g. V. Prattick. 
 PUOTTY, 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. Fitscottie. 2. The state 
 
 of being swollen out ; applied to skins, S. 
 PROVEANT, s. V. Provia.nt. 
 
 PROVEIST, s. The president or provost of a colle- 
 giate church. Acts Cha. I. V. Provo'st. 
 To PllOVENE, V. n. To proceed from. Acts Ja. VJ. 
 
 — Fr.provenir, Lat. proven ire, id. 
 PROVENIEXTIS, atZ;. ^L Forthcoming. Acts Mary. 
 
 This seems equivalent to the mercantile tevmpro- 
 
 ceeds. 
 PROVENTIS, s. pZ. Profits. Knox.— IjHt. xyrovent-us. 
 PROVESTERIE, s. The provostship of a (Jollegiate 
 
 church. Acts Cha. I. 
 PROVIANT, adj. Provided for a special purpose. 
 
 Monro's Expedition.— Fr. poiirvoyant, providing, 
 
 purveying for. 
 PROVIANT, 5. Purveyance in food. Monro's Ex. — 
 
 Sw. proviant, provision, victuals. 
 PROVIDING, s. The paraphernalia of a bride ; or 
 
 the preparation of cloth, household furniture, &c. 
 
 which a young woman makes for herself, although 
 
 without any prospect of being married, S. Glen- 
 
 fergus. 
 PROVOST, s. 1. The mayor of a royal burgh, S. 2. 
 
 The dean or president of a collegiate church. Spot. 
 
 Eel. Houses. 
 PROW, s. Profit. Maitl. P.— Fr. prou, id. 
 PROWAN, s. Provender. Kelly. — Fr. provende, id. 
 
 "Lancash. jprouen, provender," T. Bobbins. 
 PROWDE, adj. Magnificent Wyntown.—&\i. G. 
 
 prud, id. 
 PROWDE, s. A fair, beautiful woman. Maitland P. 
 
 — Su. G. prud, ornatus ; Isl. frid, pulcher. 
 PRUDENTIS, s. pi. Chron. S. Poet. Perhaps sail- 
 ropes.— Fr. prodenou, a rope which compasseth the 
 
 sail-yaid of a ship, Cotgr. ; Ital. prodano, a forestay. 
 PRUMMACKS, s. pi. The breasts of a woman, Shetl, 
 To PRUNYIE, V. a. To trim. V. Proynk. 
 PTARMIGAN, s. The White Grouse, S. Sibbald.— 
 
 Gael, tarmoch-an. 
 PTRU, Ptroo, Peu, 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 Pbutch-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. Ftrua. 
 
 In Clydes. Plrue is used when one speaks kindly to 
 
 a horse or wishes to soothe him when restive. V. 
 
 Proochie. 
 To PU', V. a. To pull. 
 To PU' one by 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, PcBLiCQUE, Pdblicte, v. a. To publish ; 
 
 to make openly known. Acts Ja. IIJ. — Lat. jivblic- 
 
 are, id. 
 PUBLIC, s. An inn or tavern, S. Waverley. 
 PUBLIC-HOUSE, s. An inn ; a tavern, S. Sir J. 
 
 Sinclair. 
 
 PUBLICK, adj. Adapted to the times. A publick 
 
 discourse, one pointed against national or ecclesias- 
 tical evils ; a publick preacher, one who preaches in 
 
 this way, S. Walker's Remark. Passages. 
 To PUBLIS, V. a. To confiscate. BelUnden.—T. Liv. 
 
 -—Lat. public-are, id. 
 PUBLISHLIE, adv. Publicly. Aberd. Reg. 
 PUBLISIIT, part. adj. Plump ; enbonpoint. A wed- 
 
 publisht bairn, a child in full habit, Ang. 
 PUCKER, s. Pother ; perplexity ; as. In a terrible 
 
 pucker, so confused as not to know what to do, S. 
 PUCK IIARY, s. A certain sprite or hob-goblin, S. 
 
 Colvil. — Isl. Su. G. puke, daemon, spectrum. The 
 
 epithet hairy has been added to PmcA:, as denoting 
 
 the shaggy appearance of the fiend. 
 PUCKLE. V. Pickle. 
 PUD. Inkpud, s. An ink-holder. Loth. — Teut. enck 
 
 pot, atramentarium, or puyd, suggestus, q. what 
 
 supports. 
 PUD, s. A fondling designation for a child. — Isl. ped, 
 
 homuncio, puer. 
 PUD, s. The belly, Upp. Clydes. Fife. 
 PUDDIE, PuDDY, s. A kind of cloth. Ritson.— Teat. 
 
 poete, pellis cervaria. 
 PUDDILL, s. A pedlar's pack or wallet, Gl. Sibb.— 
 
 Teut. buydel, Fris. puyl, sacculus. 
 PUDDING-BROO, Puuding-bree, s. The water or broth 
 
 in which puddings have been boiled. Herd's Coll. 
 PUDDINGFILLAR, s. A glutton. Dunbar. 
 To PUDDLE, PuDLE, V. n. 1. To work diligently in a 
 
 mean way, S. ; from E. puddle, & mire. Statist. Ace. 
 
 2. Applied to laborious and frivolous engagement in 
 
 the Popish ceremonies. R. Bruce. 
 PUDDOCK, s. 1. A frog, Ayrs. 2. Applied in a con- 
 temptuous sense to a female, S. 0. Ayrs. Legatees. 
 PUDDOCK-STOOL. s. A mushroom ; a toad-stool. 
 
 " May sprout like simmer puddock-stools." Burtis. 
 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. *ucZ, 
 
 Teut. boede, casa. 
 PUDGET, s. A person who is thick and short ; one 
 
 who feeds well, Loth. Soxb. Also used as an adj. in 
 
 the same sense. 
 PUDGETTIE, adj. Short and fat ; having a large 
 
 belly. Loth. Roxb. Perhaps fxom p%id, the belly ; or 
 
 from E. budget. 
 PUDICK, PuDiCT, adj. Chaste; untainted. Crosraguell, 
 
 iV. Burne. — Fr. pudique, Lat. pudic-us, id. 
 PUDINETE, s. A species of fur. V. Peudenete. 
 ToPUE, V. n. To puff; applied to smoke. "The 
 
 reek's pueing up. — Whar comes the reek pueing 
 
 frae ?" Gall. Encycl. V. Pule. 
 PUE, PuE o' REEK. " A little smoke," id. 
 PVEDIS, s. pi. Acts Ja. VI. Perhaps an errat. for 
 
 ploudis. V. Ploud and Plod. 
 To PUG, V. a. To pull, Perths. Fife. 
 PUGGIE, s. A monkey, S.— Su. Qc.puke, 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, V. a. V. Pure, v. 
 PUIR BODY. A beggar, whether male or female, S. 
 
 Jlerd'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 puir's ye 
 
 peip. 
 
PUI 
 
 411 
 
 PUR 
 
 PUIRTITH, s. Poverty. Poems of the Sixteenth 
 Century. V. Pure, Puir. 
 
 PUIST, PuiSTiE, adj. Snug ; in easy circumstances ; 
 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. — 0. Fr. poestiu, is expl. Riche, puis- 
 sant, Roquefort. 
 
 PUIST, s. One who is thick and heavy, Ettr. For. ; 
 perhaps q. powerful. 
 
 PUKE, s. An evil spirit. V. PCCK hary. 
 
 PULAILE, PoDLAiLK, s. Poultry. Barbour.— L. B. 
 poyllayllia, id. 
 
 PULARE, s. Act. Dom. Cone. Apparently the same 
 with Pulaile, poultry; corr. perhaps from Fr. poiil- 
 aillerie, id, L. B. pullar-ius, 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. 
 —0. Fr. puldre, id. 2. Gunpowder. Balfour's 
 Pract. 
 
 PULDERIT, part. pa. Sprinkled. Doug. 
 
 PULE, s. Pule of smoke, a small putt of smoke, 
 Clydes. ; synon. Pue, Gall. 
 
 To PULE, V. n. To puff out in this way, Clydes. 
 — Teut. puyl-en, extubeiare, inflari. V. Pub. 
 
 To PULE, V. n. To eat without appetite, like one who 
 is sick, S. Gall. Enc. Perhaps an oblique use of 
 E. pule, to whine. 
 
 PULLAINE GREIS, s. Greaves worn in war. Wal- 
 lace.— L. B. polena, pars qua genua muniuntur. 
 
 PULLISEE, s. A puUej ; S. pullishee. Kamsay. V. 
 
 PiLLIE-SCHKVIS. 
 
 PULL LING, s. A moss plant, S. 
 PULLOCH, s. A young crab. V. Poo. 
 PULOCHS, s.pl. Patches, S. B.— Mod. Sax.puUen, id. 
 PULTIE, s. A short-bladed knife ; properly, one that 
 
 has been broken, and has had a new point ground on 
 
 it, Teviotd.— 0. 'Fr. poelette, the spatula used by 
 
 surgeons. 
 PULTI8, s. pi. v. Ton pultis. 
 PULTRING, i)ar/. ad^". Rutting, Perths.— Fr. jpo«Z<re, 
 
 a horse-colt. 
 PULTROUS, adj. " Lustful ; lascivious." Gl. PicJcm, 
 
 S. O. Probably allied to Fr. putier, id. 
 To PUMP, V. n. To break wind softly behind, S.— 
 
 Isl, prump-a, pedere. 
 PUMP, 5. 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. Encycl. 
 To PUNCH, V. a. To jog with the elbow, S.— 0. E. 
 
 bunch, id.; Sw. bunk-a, cum sonitu ferire. 
 PUNCH, e. A jog ; a slight push, S. 
 PUNCH, s. An iron lever. V. Pinch. 
 PUNCH, acy. Thick and short; as, '^ a punch crea- 
 ture," S. Punchie, Roxb. — Norw. pons, "a little 
 
 thick man or beast," Hallager. 
 PUNCHING, s. The act of pushing ; applied to the 
 
 feet. Aberd.Eeg.—'O.'E. ^' Pwndiinge or bunchinge. 
 
 Stimulacio," Prompt. Pai-v. 
 PUNCKIN, Punk IN, s. The footsteps of horses or 
 
 cattle in soft ground, S. A. Reapers sometimes say, 
 
 that they have been so warm shearing, that they were 
 
 glad to take water to drink out of a horse-punckin. — 
 
 Fr. punct-uer, to point, to mark, q. the print of a 
 
 foot. 
 
 PUNCT, s. 1. A point ; an article in a deed. Balf. 
 Pract. — Lat. punct-um. 2. Apparently used for 
 button. Inventories. — L. B. punct-um, globulus. 
 Gall, bouton, Du Cange. 
 
 PUNCT, s. A Scottish pmi, or two quarts, "To sail 
 ony aill darrer nor tua d. tlie punct." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 PUND, s. A smaller fold for sheep, Shetl. Agr. Surv. 
 Shell. This, I suspect, is only a secondary eense of 
 the term, as originally applied to the place where 
 distrained cattle, &c. were confined; H. pound. V. 
 PoYNDFALT, and Poind, Poysd, v. 
 
 PUNDAR, s. The person who has the charge of hedges, 
 woods, &c. and who 230Mnds cattle that trespass, Roxb. 
 A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 PUNDELAYN, s. Barbour.— Yr. Pantaleon, the name 
 of a saint much celebrated in former ages. Loi-d 
 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, Avhence Pantaleon, and Panta- 
 loon. Childe Harold. 
 
 PUNDIE, s. A small tin mug for heating liquids, 
 Perths. originally containing a pound weight of water. 
 
 PUNDLAR, PuNDLER, s. An instrument for weigh- 
 ing, resembling a steelyard, Orkn. Barry. — Su. G. 
 pundare, statera, from pund, libra. V. Bismar and 
 Lesh Pcnd. 
 
 PUNDLER, PuNLER, s. 1. A distrainer, Ang. Bann. 
 MS. V, PoYNDER. 2. A stalk of pease bearing two 
 pods, Ang. 3. One who watches fields cr woods, Mora. 
 
 To PUNGE, V. a. V. Pcnye. 
 
 PUNGER, s. A species of crab. Sibbald. 
 
 PUNGITIVE, adj. Pungent, Bellenden.—O. Fr. 
 
 To PUNYE, (printed Punze) v. a. Perhaps to spoil ; 
 to deprive of. Peso-. Kingd. S. 
 
 PUNYE, s. A small body of men. Barbour. — Fr. 
 poignee de gens, a handful of people. 
 
 To PUNYE, PcNGE, V. a. 1. To pierce. Wnllace. 
 2. To sting. Fordun. 3. To sting ; applied to the 
 mind. Wallace. — 0. Fr. poign-er, Lat. pung-ere. 
 
 PUNYOUN, s. Side ; party. Wallace. V. Opiniocn. 
 
 ♦ To PUNISH, V. a. To reduce much in cutting or 
 dressing ; a term used by workmen, Aberd. 
 
 PUNK-HOLE in a moss, «. A peat-pot, S. A. 
 
 To PUNSE, V. a. To emboss. V. Pounse. 
 
 PUNSIS, PcNCis, s. pi. Pulses. Montgomerie. Corr. 
 from pulse. 
 
 PUNSS, s. Unexplained. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 PUPILL, s. People ; subjects. Purl. Ja. III.—Fr. 
 peuple. 
 
 PURALL, Pcrale, s. 1. The lower classes. Colkelbie 
 Sow. The same with Pouerall, Purell. Roquefort 
 renders -0. 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. — 
 0. Fr. porchaz, intrigue. 2. Room for operation ; 
 space for exertion, S. 1 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. To live on one's Pur- 
 chase, to support one's self by expedients or shifts, S. 
 It had originally signified living by depredation. 
 Herd. 
 
 PURCOMMONTIS. Apparently, poor commons, or 
 common people. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 PURE, Puir, adj. Poor, S. Douglas.— 0. Fr. poure, id. 
 
 To PURE, Puir, v. a. To impoverish. Wallace. 
 
 ^" 
 
PUR 
 
 412 
 
 PUT 
 
 WB.ET>, part. adj. Puired. Sir Gawan. 
 
 PURRELIS, S. pi, V, POUERALL. 
 
 PURE MAN, s. 1. A beggar, s. K. Quair.— The ' 
 phrase must have been used iu 0. E., for Palsgr. ren- 
 ders poore man by Pr. pouer homme, belistre, i. e. 
 beggar. 2. A ludicrous designation given to four 
 corn-sh€ave» set upright on the ground, and one put 
 above them. This is practised in wet seasons, Dumfr. 
 Clydes. 
 
 PURE-MAN-OF-MUTTON. V. PooB. 
 
 PURE PRIDE. Ostentatious grandeur, without means 
 for supporting it, S. 
 
 PURFITTIE, adj. Coi-pulent ; short-necked ; having 
 an asthmatical make, Teviotd. Perhaps corr. from 
 Purjled. 
 
 PURFLED, part. adj. Short-winded, S. 
 
 • To PURGE, V. 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 in- 
 terrogate him, if he be free from any improper influ- 
 ence ; with the prep, of added ; a forensic term, S. 
 2. To clear the court of those who are not members. 
 "The house is thus said to he purged," S. 
 
 PURIE, s. A small meagre person, Orkn. 
 
 PURL, Pdrle, s, 1. A portion of the dung of sheep 
 or horses, S. Ess. Highl. Soc. — Su. G. porl-&, sca- 
 turire. 2. Dried cow-dung, used for fuel, Fife, 
 South of S. 
 
 To Gather Pcrls. 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. 1. To form that stitch which produces 
 the fur. This is called the Purled or Furlin steek, 
 and the stockings themselves Purled Stockings, Ettr. 
 For. 2. To grope for young potatoes, Shetl. 
 
 PURLE, s. A pearl. Watson. 
 
 PURLICUE, PiRLicuE, Parlicue, *. 1. A flourish at 
 the end of a word in writing, Aberd. — Fr. pour le 
 queue, q. for the tail. 2. In pi. whims ; tiifling 
 oddities, Ang. 3. The peroration, or conclusion of a 
 discourse ; also used to denote the discourse itself, 
 Strathmore, Roxb. 4. The recapitulation made, by 
 the pastor, of the heads of the discourses which have 
 been delivered by his assistants on the Saturday pre- 
 ceding the Sacrament of the Supper, S. O.; pron. 
 Pirlicue. Also, the exhortations which were wont 
 to be given by him, on Monday, at what was called 
 " the close of the work," S. 
 
 PURLIE-PIG, s. V. PiRLiE-PiG. 
 
 PURN, s. A quill of yarn, Galloway. Davidson's 
 Seasons. V. Pirn. 
 
 PURPIE, adj. Purple ; of a purple colour, S. ; corr. 
 from the E. or Fr. word. 
 
 PURPIE FEVER. The name vulgarly given to a put- 
 trid fever, S. Lam. Diary. 
 
 PURPIR, adj.. Of a puiple colour. Inventories.— ¥r. 
 pourpre. 
 
 PURPOSE, adj. 1. Neat; neatly dressed; well- 
 adjusted, Aberd. Ettr. For. Fife. 2. Exact ; me- 
 thodical, Aberd. 
 
 PURPOSE-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of 
 being fit for answering any particular der.ign; api>lied 
 both to persons and things, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 To PURPRESS, V. a. To Tiolate the property of a 
 superior. Balf Pract. 
 
 PURPRESTRE, s. A violation of the property of a 
 superior. Reg. Maj. — Fr. pourprendre, invadere. 
 
 PURPRISIONE, PuRPRisiNO, Puepbdsitiodk, $. The 
 invasion of the rights of a superior ; a forensic term, 
 synon. with Furprestre. Act. Dora. Cone. Aberd. 
 Reg.— Fr. perprison, "a seiasing, or taking into his 
 own hands (without leave of lord or other) ground 
 that lies waste, or is used in common," Cotgr. 
 
 Court of Purprisione. A court that seizes or divides 
 common property without legal warrant. Act. Audit. 
 
 PURRAY, Pdrry, »j A, species ef fur. Acts Ja. J. 
 — Fx.fourie, id. 
 
 PURRY, s. A kind of porridge, Aberd. Pop. Ball. 
 
 PURRING-IRNE, ». A> poker, Aog.— Teut. poyer-en, 
 fodicare. 
 
 PURSE-PENNY, s. 1. A piece of money kept in a 
 purse, without being exchanged or giv«n away, 8. 
 
 2. Any thing that one cannot get disposed ©f, S. B. 
 
 3. Used metaph. for something retained in the heart 
 or memory, as of the greatest worth. M. Jiruce'$ 
 Lectures. 
 
 PURSERHAND, s. A pursuivant. Aberd. Reg. 
 PURSY, s. Short-breathed and fa*^ Gl. Sibb.— O. Fr. 
 
 pourcif, id. 
 PURSILIj, Purcill, «. A species of edible fucus, S. B. 
 
 Badderlock, synon. 
 PURSILL, s. As much- money as fills a purse, S. B. 
 
 q. purse-fill, 
 PURS-PYK, s. A pickpocket. Dunbar. 
 
 * To PURSUE, V. a. 1. To prosecute in &• court of 
 law, S. Spalding. 2. To assail ; toattack, ibid. 
 
 PURSUIT,*. Attack. Spalding. 
 
 PURTYE, PooRTiTH, s. Poverty,. S. Bannatyne P. 
 
 — 0, Er. poureti. 
 PUSLICK, s. Cow's dung dropped in the fields, Dumfr. 
 
 Gall. Hence the phrases, " As light as a puslick ;" 
 
 "As dry as & puslick." These are gathered by the 
 
 poor, thoroughly dried and bleached through the 
 
 winter, and used as fuel in spring. 
 PUSSANCE, s. Powerfulness. Bellenden. T. Liv. 
 
 — Fr. puissance. 
 PUSSANT, adj. Poweiful. Bellenden. T. Liv.— 
 
 Fr. puissant. 
 PUSSIE, PoBSSiB, s. A fondling designation for a cat, 
 
 8.; -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 jetty, ibid. 
 To PUT, V. 'ri'. To throw a heavy stone aborehand, S, 
 
 Ramsay. — G. B. pwt-iaw, to push, to thrust. 
 PUT, s. The act of throwing a stOne aboveband, S. 
 To Mak one's Put gude. To gain one's object, S.; a 
 
 metaph. borrowed from tilting with the small-sword ; 
 
 if not from throwing the putting-stone. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 * To PUT, V. a. Tliis v. is used in a variety of forms 
 which are unknown in E. 
 
 To PUT, V, n. To push with the head or horas, S. 
 
 Douglas. — Teut. bott-en, C. B. pwt-iaw, id. V. Haig. 
 To PUT at, v.a. To push against. Knox. 
 To PUT on, V. 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. Pennecuick. 
 To PUT about, v. a. To subject to inconvenience or 
 
 difficulty ; often used as to money ; as, "I was sair 
 
 put about to get that siller," S. 
 To PUT by, V. a. To lay any thing aside, so as to pre- 
 vent the danger of losing it, S. 
 To PUT by, V. a. To delay • to defer, S. ; to put off, 
 
 £. Guthry's if em. 
 
PUT 
 
 413 
 
 QUA 
 
 To PUT dovm, 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 hand in one's self. To commit suicide. V. 
 
 Hand. 
 • To PUT on, V. a. "To invest with, as clothes or 
 
 covering," Johns. Frequently used in S. in a passive 
 
 fonn, as applicable to a j)erson who is well or ill 
 
 dressed; as, Weel put on, III put on. Guy Man. 
 To PUT on, V. n. To dress one's self, S. 
 
 O slowly, slowly, raise she up, 
 And slowly piU she on. 
 
 ilitutreUy Scot. Border. 
 
 To PUT on, V. a. To dun for debt, without lenity or 
 
 forbearance ; as, " He's sair put on for that siller," 
 
 South of S. 
 To PUT on, V. n. To push forward ; to increase one's 
 
 speed ; often, to go at full speed ; applied to riding 
 
 or walking, S. Edom o' 'Gordon. 
 To PUT out, V. 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 
 
 Trial. 
 To PUT to, or till, v. a. 1. To interrogate strictly, S. 
 
 Gl. Shirr. 2. To be put, or putten till, to be strait- 
 ened 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 abashad ; to be put out of countenance ; as, 
 " She was sa.ii put till't on her bridal day, puir hizzy," 
 Teviotd. 
 
 To PUT up, V. a. To accommodate with lodging, 8. 
 Guy Mannering. 
 
 To PUT up, V. n. To be lodged, S.; as, " Whar do ye 
 put up f" Hence Up-puttin, lodging. 
 
 PUT AND ROW, adv. With difficulty ; by casting and 
 rolling, S. Ross. 
 
 PUTTER, s. One who is habituated to the exercise of 
 putting the stone, S. Hogg. 
 
 PUTTER, s. An animal that butts with the head or 
 horns, S. V. Put, v. n. 
 
 PUTTER, g. Unexplained. Inventories. 
 
 PUTTER, s. A short piece of ordnance, corr. from 
 petard. Spalding. 
 
 PUTTERLING, s. A small petard. Spalding. 
 
 PUTTING-STONE, s. A heavy stone used in putting, 
 S. Pennant. 
 
 PUTTIS, s. pi. The young of moorfowl. Acts Ja. VJ. 
 V. Pout. 
 
 Q. 
 
 QUAD. In quad. Tarras's Poems. Perhaps hi 
 
 prison, or In a bad state, from Teut. quaed ; Belg. 
 
 quaad, malum, infortunium. E. quod, prison. 
 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 haverin' there a' day ?" Roxb.; 
 
 in other counties, qua. An abbreviation of come 
 ■away. 
 QUAICH, QiTEYCH, QuKGH, QuBra", «. A small and 
 
 shallow drinking-cup with two ears. Fergusson. — 
 
 Ir. Gael, cuach, a cup or bowl ; cuachag, a little cup. 
 QUAID, adj. Evil. Palice of Honor. — Alem. quad, 
 
 Belg. quaad, malus. 
 QUAIFF, QuEiF, 5. A coif, or head-dress. Philotus. 
 
 —Teut. koyffe, Su. G. kwif, id. 
 QUAIG. V. QUEY. 
 
 QUAIK, s. The wheezing sound emitted in conse- 
 quence of great exertion. Douglas. — Teut. quack-en, 
 
 Lat. coax-are. 
 QUAILYIE, QuALYiE, s. A quail. Acts Marie. 
 QUAIR, QuEKE, s. A book. Lyndsay.—ls], kwer, 
 
 libellus, codicillus ; 0. ¥r. quaytr, a book, id. 
 QUAIST, s. 1. A rogue ; as, "4 main quaist,"' 
 
 Mearns. 2. A v/ag, id. 
 QUAKING-ASH, s. The asp or aspen, S. 
 QUAKIN-QUAW. Syn. Bobbin -quaw. " Qiiakin- 
 
 quaws, moving quagmire bogs." Gall. Encycl. 
 * To QUALIFY, v. a. To prove ; to authenticate ; to 
 
 make good. Spalding. — L. B. qualificaius, piobus, 
 
 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.— Pr. 
 carnelle, quarnelle, applied to walls with square fis- 
 sures ; from came, an edge or angle. 
 
 QUARRANT, s. A kind of shoe made of untanned 
 leather ; synon. Bullion. Burt's Letters. — Ir. Gael. 
 cuaran, a sock ; cuaroga, shoes or brogues made of 
 untanned leather ; C. B.Jaiaran, 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. Jouson. 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. 1. A stone quarry, S. 2. Apparently, 
 materials from a quarry. Fount. Dec. Suppl. V. 
 
 QCERRF.LL. 
 
 QUART A RLE, 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.jsZ. Lodgings, S. Antiquary. 
 QUARTES, s. id. Gordon's Earls of Sutherland.— 
 
 This seems to be the same with L. B. Quartae 
 
 Ecclesiarum, or the fourth of the ecclesiastical 
 
 tithes. 
 To QUAT, V. a. To quit, S. 
 QUAT, adj. Released from, S. Ramsay. 
 To QUAT, V. 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, s. 1. A quiigmire ; a name given in Galloway 
 
 to an old pit grown over with earth, grass, &c. which 
 
 yields under one, but in which he does not sink. V. 
 
 Wallee. 2. A hole whence peats have been dug, 
 
 Clydes. V, Qdhawb 
 
QUE 
 
 414 
 
 QUH 
 
 Bobbin' Qoaw. A spring or wcdlee, over which a tough 
 sward has grown, sufficient to support a person's 
 weiglit. Denominated from its sliaicing or bobbing 
 under him, Roxb. Uobblequo, synon. 
 
 QUEED, QuiDB, s. 1. A tub, Mearns, Aberd. Synon. 
 skeel. 2. The cud, ibid. 
 
 QUEEDIE, QuiDDiE, s. 1. A small tub, ibid. The 
 provincial pronunciation of Oud and Cudie, 2. The 
 cud, ibid. V. Coodik. 
 
 To QUEEL, V. n. To cool, Aberd. 
 
 To QUEEM, I', a. To fit exactly ; as to queem the mor- 
 tice, or joint in wood, Upp. Lanarlcs. V. Queue. 
 
 QUEEM, QuiM, 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 
 conjoined with Cosh, to denote intimacy. Jtf ' Ward's 
 Contend. 
 
 QUEEMER, s. One skilled in fitting joints, Clydes. 
 
 QUEEMLY, adv. 1. In exact adaptation, Clydes. 
 Yorks. wheemly, neatly. 2. Calmly ; smoothly. Gall. 
 "The gled ghdes queevily alang; the kite glides 
 smoothly along." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 QUEEMNESS, s. Adaptation, Clydes. 
 
 QUEEN'S-CAKE, s. A white sweet cake, S. 
 
 QUEEN'S CUSHION, The plant Cropstone, Teviotd. 
 
 QUEEN'S, also KING'S, CUSHION. A mode of car- 
 riage, 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 neighbour's wrist, 
 80 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 Qu^er in this 
 sense as a provincial word ; but without specifying the 
 county. Wyntown writes it Quere. " He play'd 
 the kirk, he play'd the queer." — Piper o' Dundee. 
 
 ♦ QUEER, adj. Besides the common sense of this 
 word in E. it denotes in S. entertaining, amusing, 
 affording fun. — Germ, quer, oblique. 
 
 QUEERS, s. pi. News; anything odd or strange, 
 Roxb. Synon. Uncos. 
 
 To QUEERVE, v. a. To rake hay into strips, Shetl. 
 
 QUEET, s. The ankle, Aberd. Ross. V. Cute. 
 
 QUEETIKINS, s. pi. Spatterdashes ; gaiters, Aberd. 
 
 Y. CCTIKINS. 
 
 QUEEZIE, adj. "Disordered; squeamish, such as 
 
 after being intoxicated." Gall. Encycl.; merely 
 
 varied in spelling from E. Queasy. 
 QUEEZ-MADDAM, s. The Cuisse Madame, or French 
 
 jargonelle. Rob Roy. 
 QUEY, Quv, QuoY, Quyach, Quovach, Qukock, Quyok, 
 
 QuAiG, s. A cow of two years old, S. Acts Male. II. 
 
 — Dan. quie, Su. G. quiga, id. 
 QUEYN, Quean, s. A young woman, S, Gl. Sibb.— 
 
 A. S. cwen, Su. G, qwinna, mulier. 
 
 O ! she was a daintie gtiean, 
 And weel she danced the Heeland wiilloch. 
 Old Sung. 
 
 QUEYNIE, s. A diminutive from quean, denoting a 
 
 little girl, S. B. 
 QUEINT, QuENT, adj. 1, .Curious. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Strange ; wonderful, ibid. 3. Cunning ; crafty, ibid, 
 
 — 0. Fr. coint, bien fait, sage ; Arm. coant. 
 QUEINT, QuEYNT, s. A wile ; a device. Wyntown. 
 
 — 0. Fr. coint. 
 To QUEINTH, Queith, v. a. To pacify, or to bid 
 
 farewell to. Douglas. — Su. G. Isl. qwaed-ia, salu- 
 
 tare, valedicere. 
 
 QUEIT, Quiet, «. A species of bird, " Cotta, a gueiY." 
 Wtdderb. Vocdb. In a later Ed. quiet. This seems 
 merely Coot, provincially pronounced. Wedderburn 
 was a native of Aberdeenshire. 
 
 QUELLES, s. pi. Yells, Sir Gawan.— Su. G. Isl. 
 qwill-a, ejulare. 
 
 QUELT, s. A sort of petticoat worn in the Highlands. 
 V. Kilt. 
 
 To QUEME, V. n. To fit exactly; queem, Lanarks. 
 Quemit, part pa. 
 
 QUEME, adv. Exactly ; fitly ; closely. Douglas.— 
 Teut. quaeni, be-quaem, aptus. 
 
 QUEMIT, part. pa. Exactly fitted. Fal. ifon.— Fr. 
 biquam, congruit, convenit. 
 
 QUENELIE, adj. Of or belonging to a queea. Acts 
 Mary. It does not appear that our southern neigh- 
 bours 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, mulier, and ric, dives. 
 
 QUENT, adj. Quektiss, s. V. Queint. 
 
 QUENT, adj. Familiar; acquainted. Bellenden. — 
 Fr. accoint, id. ; Lat. cognitus. 
 
 QUENTIS, s. Elegant device. Barbour.^— 0. Fr. 
 cointise, ornement, adjustement. 
 
 QUENYIE, s. A corner, Aberd. 
 
 QUERD, s. A vessel formerly used for holding fish, 
 Aberd. "A fishwoman complains to the magis- 
 trates, that another had removed her querd of fish." 
 Records of Aberd.— &n. G. Dan. kar, a vessel or 
 tub ; Isl. kaer, vas. [Reg. 
 
 QUERING, s. Franche quering. Unexplained. Aberd. 
 
 QUERN (of a fowl), s. The gizzard or gizzern, Aberd. 
 
 QUERNALLIT, part. pa. Apparently denoting the 
 form of kirnels or interstices in battlements. In- 
 ventories. — L. B. quarnelli ; Fr. crene, crenzU, 
 indented. V, Kirnel. 
 
 QUERNEY, s. A species of rot ia sheep, South of S. 
 Essays Highl. Soc. 
 
 QUERNELL, s. Inventories. Apparently the Cor- 
 nelian stone, 
 
 QUERNELL, adj. Square. Bellend. T. Liv. V. 
 
 QUERRELL, S. and QUARNELT. 
 
 QUERNIE, adj. Applied to honey, when it abounds 
 
 with granules, Kinross. Y. Curky. 
 QUERNIE, s. A diminutive from E. Quern, a hand- 
 mill, Moray. Jamieson's Pop. Ball. 
 QUERRELL, Quarel, s. A quarry, S. B. Bellenden. 
 
 — 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. Repr. 
 QUERTY, QuiERTY, adj. 1. Lively ; possessing a flow 
 
 of animal spirits, S. 0. 2. Active, Ayrs. Dumfr. 
 QUESTES, s. pi. Noise of hounds. Sir Gawan.— 
 
 Fr. quest-er, to open as a dog. 
 QUETHING. Douglas. V. Queinth. 
 QUH. Expressing a strong guttural sound, S, 
 QUHA, QuHAY, pron. Who ; quhays, whose, S, Doug. 
 QUHAYE, s. Whey. Plot quhaye, a delicate sort of 
 
 curd which floats at the top of whey when boiled, S. 
 
 Complaynt S. — A. S. hweg, Belg. weye, huy. 
 QUHAYNG, W^HANG, s. 1. A thong, S.— A. S.thwang. 
 
 Bellenden. Aye at the whittle and the quhang, S. 
 
 Prov. Still in a broil.— Sw. tweng, id. 2. A thick 
 
 slice of any thing eatable, S. Burns. 
 QUHAIP, QuHACP, Whaap, s. A curlew, S. Acts 
 
 Marie. 
 
QUH 
 
 415 
 
 QUH 
 
 QUHAIP, QuHAUP, s. A goblin supposed to go about 
 
 under the eaves of houses after night-fall, having a 
 
 long beak, Ayrs. 
 QUHAIRANENT, adv. Concerning which. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. Anent the quhilk is used as synon. Acts Ch. I. 
 QUHAIRINTIL, adv. Wherein. B. Bruce. 
 QUHAIRTHROW, adv. "Whence ; in consequence of 
 
 which. Acts Mary. 
 QUHAIS, s. The genitive of Quha ; whose, S. A. 
 
 Quhause, S. B. Acts. Ja I. — Moes. G. quhis, id. 
 
 Quhis ist sa manaleik : " Whose image is this ?" 
 
 Mar. xii. 16. — A. S. hwaes, id. 
 QUHAM, s. 1. A dale among hills, S. 2. A marshy 
 
 hollow. Loth.— Isl. hwamm-r, convallicula seu semi- 
 
 vallis, hwome, 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. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 QUHARBE, adv. Whereby. Aberd. Reg. 
 QUH ARE, adv. 1. Where. S. P. Repr. 2. Ap- 
 parently used as equivalent to since, or whereas. 
 
 Acts Mary. 
 QJJHA-SAY, s. A .sham ; a pretence. Leg. St. Androis. 
 
 — Corr. perhaps from Lat. quasi, as if. 
 QUHATKYN, Qdhaten. What kind of; S. whattin. 
 
 Barbour. V. Kin. 
 QUHAT-RAK, An exclamation still used in S. V. 
 
 Raik, s. care. 
 QUHATSUMEUIR, adj. Whatsoever. Crosraguell. 
 To QUH AUK, V. a. To beat, S.E. 
 QUHAUP, Whaap, s. a curlew. V. Qchaip. 
 QUHAUP, Whaap. There's a whaap 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. 
 
 Shaup, synon. Lanarks. 3. A mean fellow ; a scoun- 
 drel, 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. 
 To QUHAWCH, v. n. To wheeze. V. Quaik, s. 
 QUHAWE, s. A marsh ; a quagmire. W^jnt.—C.B. 
 
 chwi, a whirl ; chwiawg, full of whirls ; 0. E. quav^. 
 QUHEBEIT, adv. Howbeit. Aberd. Reg. 
 QUHEFP, s. A fife ; a musical instrument, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. This retains the form of C. B. chwib, ren- 
 dered a fife by Richards, a pipe by Owen. 
 QUHEYNE, QuHENE, Quhoyne, Quhone, adj. Few,' 
 
 S. Barbour. — A, S. hwaene, paulo. 
 To QUHEMLE, Whommel, v. a. To turn upside down ; 
 
 S. whummil. Bellend. — Su. G. hwiml-a, vertigine 
 
 laborare. 
 QUHENE ; S. wheen, s. A small number.— A. S. 
 
 hwaene, hwene, aliquantum, paulo. 
 QUHENSUA, adv. When so. Keith's Hist. 
 QUHERTIE, adj. N. Winyet. Apparently keartie, 
 
 liberal. 
 QUHETHIR, The Qchethyr, eonj. However. Barb. 
 
 — A. S. hwaethere, tamen, attamen. 
 To QUHETHIR, v. n. V. Qchiddir. 
 To QUHEW, v. n. To whiz ; to whistle. Buret.— 
 
 C. B. chwaw-iaw, to blow. 
 QUHEW, s. 1. The sound produced by the motion of 
 
 any body through the air with velocity ; S. B. few. 
 
 Doug. 2. A disease which proved extremely fatal 
 
 in Scotland, a.d. 1420; occasioned, as would appear 
 
 from the description, by the unnatural temperature 
 
 of the weather. Fordun. — C. B. chwa, chwaw, a 
 
 blast, a gust. V. Qdhich. 
 
 To QUHEZE, v. a. To pilfer growing fruits, as apples, 
 
 pease, &c. Clydes, — C. B. chwiwiaw, to pilfer, and 
 
 chwiwgi, a pilferer. 
 QUHY, s. A cause ; a reason. K. Quair. 
 QUHICAPS, s. pi. Agr. Surv. 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. hweoth, hwith, flatus, auralenis. 
 
 Cumb. whiew, to fly hastily. This is also an 0. E. 
 
 word, '■'Quychyn or meuyn, Moueo," Prompt. 
 
 Parv. 
 To QUHID, Whup, v. n. 1, To whisk ; to move 
 
 nimbly, S, Ramsay. 2. To fib ; to equivocate, S. 
 
 — C. B. chwidaw, to move quickly, also to juggle, 
 
 hwidrar, pernix fertur ; Isl. hwid-a, fervida actio, 
 QUHYD, Whid. 1. A quick motion, S. 2. A smart 
 
 stroke. Buret. 3. In a whid, in a moment, S. 
 
 R. Galloway. 4. A lie, properly in the way of 
 
 evasion. — Isl. hwid-a, fervida actio; C, B. chwid, a 
 
 quick turn. 
 QUHIDDER, s. a whizzing sound; S# whithir. 
 
 Douglas. 
 QUHIDDER, s. A slight and transient indisposition ; 
 
 S. quhithir. Tout, synon. — A. S. hwith, q. a passing 
 
 blast. 
 To QUHIDDIR, Quhethyr, v. n. To whiz, S. Bar- 
 bour. — A. S. hwother-an, to make a booming noise. 
 
 V. QcHicn. 
 QUHIG, Whig, s. The sour whey which subsides 
 
 from cream. Gl. Compl. — A. S. hwaeg, serum, 
 
 whey. V. Whig. 
 QUHILE, QuHiLis, adv. At times. Wynt.— Moes. G. 
 
 quheil-a, A. S. hwil, time. 
 QUHILE, QuHiL, adv. Some time ; formerly. Bar- 
 bour. 
 QUHILE, QuniLLE, adj. Late ; deceased, id. 
 QUHILK, pron. Which ; who, S. Wynt.—A. S. Dan, 
 
 hwilc, Belg. welk, id. 
 QUHILK, s. An imitative word expressing the cry of 
 
 a gosling. Complaynt S. 
 QUHILL, conj. Until, S, Barbour.— A. S. hwile, 
 
 donee, until. 
 QUHILLY BILLY. The noise made in violent cough- 
 ing or retching. Lyndsay. V. Hillie-Billow. 
 QUHYLUM, QuHiLOM, adv. 1. Some time ago. Wynt. 
 
 2. At times. Barbour. V. Umquhilb. 3. Dis- 
 
 tributively ; now ; then. Dunb. —A. S. hwilom, 
 
 hwilum, aliquando, 
 QUIIYN, Quhin-Stane, s. 1. Green-stone ; the name 
 
 given to basalt, trap, &c. S. Douglas. — Isl. hwijn-a, 
 
 resonare, hwin, resonans, q. " the resounding stone." 
 
 2. This is commonly used as an emblem of obdui-acy, 
 
 or want of feeling, S. ret. Tales. 
 To QUHYNGE, v. n. To whine ; S. wheenge. Doug. 
 
 — Su. G. weng-a, plorare. 
 To QUHIP, Wipp, V. a. To bind about, S.— Moes, G. 
 
 waib-jan, to surround ; Isl. wef, circumvolvo. 
 QUHIPPIS, s.pl. Crowns, Gl. Sibb.— Moes. G. waips, 
 
 corona. 
 To QUHIRR, V. n. To emit such a sound as that of a 
 
 partridge or moor-fowl, when it takes flight ; S. 
 
 whurr. E. whirring is used as an adj. — Su. G. 
 
 hurr-a, murmurare, cum impetu circumagi. 
 QUHIRR, s. The sound of an object moving through 
 
 the air with great velocity, like a partridge or moor- 
 fowl ; S. whurr. 
 
 I 
 
QUH 
 
 416 
 
 QUI 
 
 To QUHISSKL, Wissil, c. a. 1. To exchange. Douo- 
 2. To change ; used as to money, S. B. Acts Ja. V. 
 1 — Belg. wissel-en, Qerm.wechsel-n, Su. G. waexl-a, id. 
 
 QUIIISSEL, WuissLK, WissEL, s. Change given for 
 money, S. B. Ifums.— Belg. wissel, Germ, weschell, id. 
 
 QUHYSSELAR, s. 1. A changer of money. 2. A 
 person employed privately to raise the price of goods 
 sold by auction, Gl. Sibb.— Teut. tvissder, id. 
 
 QUUIT, QuHYTT, s. Wheat. Aberd. Beg. Wheat 
 is always named white by the vulgar in Fife, and 
 wheaten bread white-bread. 
 
 To QUHYTE, Wukat. v. a. To cut with a knife ; 
 usually applied to wood, S. — A, S. thwit-an, thweot- 
 an, id. 0. E. thwyte was used in the same sense. 
 '•I ^ituy^e a stycke. or, I cutte lytell peces from a 
 thyuge," Palsgr. Chaucer uses thwitten as signify- 
 ing, "chipped with a knife, whittled," GI. Tyrwh. 
 
 QUIIYTE, adj. Hypocritical ; dissembling. Dov^las. 
 White used metaph. like/air, specious. 
 
 QUHYTE CRAFT. A designation formerly given to 
 the trade of glovers. " Robert Huchunsoun, deikin 
 of the qvhite craft callit the gloveris." MS. A.r». 16C9. 
 
 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 
 mth quhite fisch. *' By gray fish are meant the fry 
 of the coalfi.sh (Piltocks and Sillosks), in contradis- 
 tinction to ling, cod, tusk, halibut, haddock, &c. 
 which are called white-fish." Hibbert. 
 
 QUHITE HARNES. Apparently, polished armour, as 
 distinguished from that of the inferior classes. Acts 
 Ja F.— Dan. hwid, is not only rendered white, but 
 "bright, clear," Wollf. 
 
 QUHITELY, QuHiTLiE, adj. Having a delicate or 
 fading look, S. V. Whitlie. 
 
 QUHITE MONEY. Silver. ActsJa.V.—^M.Q.hwita 
 penningar, silver money ; Teut. wit gheld, moneta 
 argentea. 
 
 QUHIT-FISCHER, s. One who fishes for haddocks, 
 cod, ling, &c. as contradistinguished from lax-fisher, 
 q. V. Aberd, lieg. 
 
 QUITHEK, s. A slight illness. V. Quhidder. 
 
 QUHYTYSS, s. pi. Barbour.— 0. Fr. heutte, a hat 
 worn by military men ; L. B. huveti, vestis species, 
 viewed as a sort of mantle. 
 
 QUHITRED, QuHiTTRET, s. The weasel, S, ; whitrack, 
 Moray. Sibbald. — Isl. hwalur, Su. G. htoat, quick, 
 fleet. Whitiet, perhaps compounded of white, and 
 rat, or red. 
 
 QUHINSTANE, s. A whetstone. Doug.— Teut. twt- 
 sten, cos, id. 
 
 To tiUHITTER, Quitter, v. n. 1. To warble ; to chat- 
 ter, S. ; E. twitter. Doug. 2. Applied to the quick 
 motion of the tongue, ibid.— Su. G. qwittr-a, Belg. 
 quetter-en, parrire instar avium. 
 
 QUHYT 'W'ERK. A phrase formerly used to denote 
 silver work, probably in distinction from that which, 
 although made of silver, had been gilded. Inventories. 
 
 QUHOYiNE, adj. Few. V. Quueyne. 
 
 QUHOMfOR. For whom. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To QUHOMMEL, v. a. V. Quheaile. 
 
 QUHONNAR, adj. Fewer. Barbour. V. Quhetne. 
 
 QUHOW, ado. How. Abp. Tlamiltoun. 
 
 To QUllRYNE, v. n. 1. To squeak. Montgomerie. 
 2. To murmur ; to whine. Douglas. — A. S. hrin-an, 
 Isl. hrin-a, ejulare, mugire ; C. B. chwyrn-u, to 
 murmur, to giowl. 
 
 QUHRYNE, s. A whining or growling sound, Doug. 
 
 To QUIIULT, V. a. To beat ; to thump, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 — C. B. hwyl-iaw, to make an attack ; to butt. 
 QUIIULT, s. A large object; as, "He's an unco 
 
 quhult," or, an ^' unco quhult of a man;" "That's 
 
 au unco big quhult of a rung," applied to a staff or 
 
 stick, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 QUY, QUYACH, S. V. QUKY. 
 
 QUIB, s. Used for quip, a taunt, or sharp jest. A, 
 
 Scott's Poems. 
 QUIBOW, s. A branch of a tree, S. B.— Jr. Gael. 
 
 caobh, id. 
 
 QUICH, (gutt.) s. A small round-eared cap for a 
 woman's head, worn under another, Ang. — Su. G. 
 hwif; C. B. penguwch, id. fromjjen, head, and cuwch, 
 the brows, or knitting of them. 
 
 QUICK, adj. Lost beyond hope of recovery, Shetl. 
 
 QUICKEN, s. Couch-grass. Lightfoot.—Sw. qwick- 
 hwete, qwick-rot, quicka, id. It is more generally 
 expressed in the pi. ' ' This ground is full of Quickens." 
 Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 QUICKENIN, s. Ale or beer in fermentation, thrown 
 into ale, porter, &c. that has become dead or stale, 
 S. B. — Isl. quick-ur, fermentum, vel quicquid fer- 
 mentationem infert cerevisiae, vino, etc. Ealdorsofi. 
 
 QUIDDERFUL, adj. 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. kwidur, synon. with Su. G. qued, Dan. 
 quidur, A. S. cuith, Alem. quiti, uterus, the womb. 
 
 QUIERTY, adj. Lively. Y. Quert. 
 
 * QUIET, adj. 1. Retired, conjoined with place. 
 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.^ Mailland P. )i 
 To QUIN, V. a. Corr. pron, of coin, as, " I quin ye 
 
 nae thanks," Mearns. 
 QUYNYIE, Quynie, Queikgie, s. A corner. Journ. 
 
 Lond.—O. Fr. coing, id. 
 QUINK, QtJiNCK, s. Golden-eyed duck, Orkn. Aett 
 
 Marie. — Norw. quink-e, to pipe. 
 QUINKINS, KiNKiNS, s. pi. 1. The scum or refuse of 
 
 any liquid, Mearns. 2. Metaphorically, nothing 
 
 at all, ibid. 
 QUINQUIN, s. A small ban-el ; the same with Xtn- 
 
 Icen ; "A quinquin of oynyeonis." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 " Ane quinquene of peares," ibid. 
 QUINTER, s. A ewe in her third year ; q. twinter, 
 
 her second winter completed. Sibb. 
 QUINTRY, s. The provincial pronunciation of 
 
 Country, S. B. 
 QUIRIE, s. The royal stud. Spotswood.—¥r. ecurie, id. 
 
 * QUIRK, s. A trick ; often applied to an advantage 
 not directly opposed by law, but inconsistent with 
 strict honesty, S. 
 
 QUIRKABUS, s. A disease in the chops of sheep, 
 
 Shetl. 
 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, and liime, an instrument. " Quirklums, little 
 
 arithmetical puzzles, where the matter hangs on a 
 
 quirk." Gall. Encycl. 
 QUIRM, V. n. To vanish quickly, Shetl. 
 
QUI 
 
 417 
 
 EAC 
 
 QirrRTY, adj. Lively, S. 0. V. Quert. 
 QUISCHING, 6. A cushion. Aberd. Meg. 
 QUISQUOUS, adj. Nice ; perplexing, S. Wodrow. 
 
 — Lat. quisquis. 
 QUYT, QoiTE, QoYTE, adj. Innocent ; free of culpa- 
 bility, q. acquitted. Farl. Ja. II. — Fr. quitte ; 
 
 L. B. quiet-US, absolutus, liber. 
 QUITCH IE, adj. Veiy hot. A liquid is said to be 
 
 quitchie, when so hot as to scald one's finger, Fife. 
 QUITCLAMATIOUNE, s. Acquittal. Acts Mary. 
 To QUYTCLEYME, v. a. To renounce all claim to. 
 
 Wallace. 
 QUYT-CLE.ME, s. Quit-claim ; renunciation. 
 To QUYTE, V. n. 1. To skate ; to use skates on ice, 
 
 Ayrs. 2. To play on the ice with curling-stanes, Ayrs. 
 QUYTE, s, 1. The act of skating, Ayrs. 2. A coat, 
 
 Buchan. 
 QUYTE, part. pa. Requited. Gaw. and Gol. 
 To QUITTER, v. n. V. Quhitter. 
 QUO, pret. v. Said ; abbrev. from quoth or quod, S. ; 
 
 Lancash. ko, id. 
 QUOAB, s. A reward ; a bribe. V. Koab. 
 QUOD, pret. v. Quoth; said, S. Complaynt S. — 
 
 Alem. guod, dixi. 
 
 QUOY, s. A young cow. V. Qdet. 
 
 QUOY, s. 1. A piece of ground, taken in from a com- 
 mon, and enclosed, Orkn. 2. Sheep quay, a pen ; 
 synon. with bu^ht, Orkn. — Isl. kwi, claustrum, ubi 
 oves includuntur. 3. A ringit quay, one which has 
 originally been of a circular foim, id. 
 
 QUOYLAND, s. Land taken in from a common, and 
 enclosed. Rentall of Orkn. 
 
 QUOK, pret. Quaked ; trembled ; quuke, S. A. 
 The land alhale of Italy trytablit and guofc. — Douj. Virg. 
 
 QUOTHA, interj. Forsooth, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 Probably from quoth, said, A. S. cwaelha, dicere, but 
 whether formed from the first or third person, seems 
 uncertain. 
 
 QUOTT, Quote, Quoitt, s. The portion of goods of 
 one deceased, appointed by law to be paid for the 
 confirmation of his testament, or for the right of in- 
 tromitting with his property. Act. Bed. — Fr. quote, 
 L. B. quota, portion. 
 
 QWERNE, s. Unexpl. Act. Audit. 
 
 QWYT-CLEME, s. Renunciation. Wynt. 
 
 QWITOUT, QwET OCT, part. pa. Cleared from debt ; 
 the same with Out-quit. Act. Dam. Cone. — L. B. 
 quiet-are, quitt-are, absolvere a debito. 
 
 R. 
 
 RA, Raa, Rae, s. a roe. ActsJa. I. TannahiU.— 
 
 Isl. ra, Su. G. Dan. raa, id. 
 RA, Rat, s. The sail-yard. — Isl. raa, 2u. G. segel- 
 
 raa, id. 
 RAAB, s. A mass of rock, fallen from a cliff. — Isl. 
 
 hrap, lapsus, Shetl. 
 RAACA, s. Drift wood.— Isl. vrage, to reject, Shetl. 
 RA'AN, part. pa. Torn ; riven, Dumfr. — Isl. hrauf-a, 
 
 divellere. 
 RAAND, s. A mark or stain. V. Rand. 
 To RAAZE, V. a. To madden ; to inflame, Perths. 
 
 Synon. with Raise, q. v. — Belg. raaz-en., to anger. 
 RAB, s. A harsh abbrev. of Robert. V. Rob. 
 RABANDIS, Raibandis, s. pi. The small lines which 
 
 fasten the sail to the yard. Douglas.— ^a. G. 
 
 refband, robbins. Yard-bands ? 
 To RABATE, Rebate, v. a. To abate. Fount. Dec. 
 
 Suppl. — Fr. rabat-tre. 
 RABBAT.s. A cape for a mantle. Invent. V. Rebat. 
 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, rdbbel- 
 
 en, garrire, nugari. 
 To RABBLE, Raible, v. n. To rattle nonsense. Gl. 
 
 Shirr. Burns {Holy Fair) uses To Raible in an 
 
 active sense. 
 To RABBLE aff, v. a. To utter in a careless hm-ried 
 
 manner, S, B. V. Rabble, v. 
 To RABETE. V. Rebait. 
 RABIATOR, s. A violent greedy person, Ayrs. Ann. 
 
 of the Par. V. Rubiatcre. 
 RABIL, s. A disorderly train. Douglas. 
 BABLER, s. A rioter ; a mobber. Fount. 
 RABLING, Rabbli:jg, s. The act of mobbing. Acts 
 
 Assem. 
 RABSCALLION, Rapscallion, s. A low worthless 
 
 fellow ; often including the idea conveyed by E. 
 
 tatterdemalio7i, S. Tales of my Landlord. 
 27 
 
 RACE, pret. v. Dashed. Wall. V. Rasch, v. a. 
 
 RACE, s. 1. A current. 2. The current which turns 
 a mill, S. B, Law Case. 3. The train of historical 
 narration. R. Bruce. V. Raiss. 
 
 RACE, s. Course at sea. Douglass. — Su. G. resa, id.; 
 Belg. reys, a voyage. 
 
 RACER, s. A common trull ; an attendant at races. 
 So. and W. of S. Burns' Holy Fair. 
 
 RACHE, (hard) s. 1. A dog that discovers and pur- 
 sues his prey by the scent. Bellenden. — Isl. racke, 
 caiiis sagax ; L. B. racha, Norm, racche, id. 2. A 
 poacher ; a night-wanderer, Selkirks. 
 
 RACHE. Ilculate. V. Raith, Rath, adj. 
 
 RACHLIE, (gutt.) adj. Dirty and disorderly, S. B,— 
 Isl. hrakleg-r, incomtus, male habitus. 
 
 RACHLIN, adj. 1. Unsettled ; harebrained, S. B. 2. 
 Noisy; clamorous, ibid.— Su. G. ragl-a, hue illuc 
 ferri ; Isl. ragalinn, perverse delirans. 
 
 RACHTER, Raychter, Racchter, s. Perhaps a bat- 
 ten, or a rafter. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RACK, s. A shock; a blow. Doug.—ls\. rek-a, 
 hreclc-ia, propellere, quatere. 
 
 To RACK, V. n. To stretch ; to extend. " He has a 
 conscience that will rack like raw plaiding ;" a pro- 
 verbial phrase, Loth. V. Rak, v. to reach. 
 
 To RACK up, V. 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 considerable breadth, 
 Teviotdale. 
 
 RACK, s. The course in curling, Lanarks. — Perhaps, 
 Su. G. raka, currere. V. Rink. 
 
 RACK, s. Couch-grass, Triticum repens, Linn., Loth, 
 and other counties ; Quicken, synon. V. Weak, 
 sense 3. 
 
 RACK, s. A frame fixed to the wall, for holding plates, 
 &c. S. It is called in Fife, a bink. — "0. E. rakke, 
 Presepe," Prompt. Paiv. Belg. rak, id. Schotelbrak, 
 " a cupboard for platters," Sewel. 
 
RAC 
 
 418 
 
 RAG 
 
 RACK, (of a Mill) *. A piece of wood used for the 
 purpose of feeding a mill, 8. 
 
 RACKABIMUS, s. A sudden or unexpected stroke or 
 fall, Ang. 
 
 RACKART,*. "A severe stroke," Buchan. Gl.Tarras. 
 Apparently a corruption of Racket. 
 
 RACKEL, Racki-k, Rauclb, adj. 1. Rash ; fearless, 
 S, Burns. — Isl. raclc-r, strenuus, arduus. 2. Stout ; 
 strong ; firm ; especially used of one who retains his 
 strength long. "Thus, He's a rackle carle at his 
 years, Clydes.; "A raucle carlin," a vigorous old 
 woman. Train's Poet. Rev. 3. In Ayrs. the idea 
 of clumsiness is conjoined with that of strength. 
 Blackiv. Mag. 
 
 RACKEL-UANDIT, adj. Careless; rash, S. Gl. 
 Sfiirrefs. 
 
 RACKET, s. A dress-frock, Loth.— Su. G. rocke, Arm. 
 roket, Fr. rocket, toga. 
 
 RACKET, s. 1, A smart stroke, S. Ruddiman.— 
 Isl. hreck-ia, propellere ; Belg. rack-en, to hit. 2. 
 A disturbance ; an uproar, S. This is nearly allied to 
 the sense of the word in E. 
 
 RACKLE, s. A chain, S. B. 
 
 RACKLER, s. A land-surveyor ; from his using a 
 rackle, or chain, Aberd. 
 
 RACKLESS, adj. Regardless; reckless, S. 0. E. 
 Kelly. V. Rak, s. 
 
 RACKLIGENCE, s. Chance ; accident, S. B. Ross. 
 
 RACKMEREESLE, adv. Higgledy-piggledy. Fife, 
 Perths. 
 
 To RACKON, V. n. To fancy ; to imagine ; to sup- 
 pose, S. B. ; elsewhere pron. reckon. 
 
 RACKSTICK, s. A stick used for twisting ropes, S.; 
 from E. rack, to extend. 
 
 To RACUNNYS, v. a. To recognise in a juridical 
 sense. Wall. — L. B. recognosc-ere. 
 
 RAD, Rade, Red, adj. Afraid, Clydes. Dumfr, Bar- 
 bour. — Su. G. raed-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. Rob Roy. 
 
 RADDMAN, s. A counsellor, Orkney. V. Lagraet- 
 
 MAN. 
 
 RADDOUR, Reddoue, s. Fear. Wallace.— &u. Q. 
 raedde, id. 
 
 RADDOWRE, Reddour, s. 1. Vehemence ; violence. 
 Douglas. 2. Rigour ; severity. Wyntown.— 0. Fr. 
 rador, the same with roideur, durete. 0. E, Ryd- 
 owre. 
 
 RADE, Raid, s. 1. An invasion ; an attack by vio- 
 lence. Wyntown. — A. S. rad, rade, invasio, incur- 
 sio. 2. A ridiculous enterprise or expedition, S. ; 
 as, " Ye made braw raid to the fair yesterday." 
 "Whatten a raid is this ye'veha'en V What fine 
 business is this you have been about ? That our an- 
 cestors viewed the v. to ride as the origin of the s. 
 raid, appears from the sense in which the pret. of the 
 V. occurs in one of our acts. Acts Mary. 
 
 RADE, Raid, s. A road for ships. Doug.—Vv. rade, 
 Belg. rede, Su. G. redd, id. 
 
 RADE, adv. Rather, Priests Peb. V. Rath. 
 
 RADNESS, s. Fear ; timidity, Barbour. 
 
 To 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, latibuliun. 
 
 RAE, s. A roe, V. Ra. 
 
 RAEN, s. A raven ; softened in pron. from the E 
 word.— Or from A. S. and Isl. ra/n, id. **Raens, 
 ravens. Raen-nest-heugh, the steepest precipice 
 generally among precipices." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAF. In raf, quickly.— Su. G. rapp, citus, rafsa, 
 celeriter. V. Rap. 
 
 RAFE, pret. Tore, from the v. to rive. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 To RAFF, v. n. Perhaps a variety of Rave, "Raffing 
 fellows, ranting, roaring, drinking fellows." Gall. 
 Encycl, 
 
 RAFF, s. Plenty; abundance, S. B. Ross.—k. S. 
 reaf, spolia ; C. B. rhav, diflfusion. V, Raffie, adj. 
 
 RAFF, s. A flying shower, Ang.— Su. G. rofs-a, cele- 
 riter auferre. 
 
 RAFFAN, adj. Merry ; roving. Ramsay. — Isl. ra/-a, 
 vagari. 
 
 RAFFEL, s. Doe-skin. Chr. Kirk. From ra, rae, a 
 roe, and fell, a skin. 
 
 RAFFIE, adj. 1. Applied to any thing that springs 
 rapidly, and grows rank ; as, raffy corn, rank grain, 
 Stirlings. 2. Plentiful ; abundant, Aberd.— C. B. 
 rhav, a spread, a diflfusion ; rhav-u, to spread out, to 
 diffuse. — Teut. rap, Belg. rapp, citus, velox, rafs-a, 
 raff-a, celeriter auferre ; Lat. rap-idus. 
 
 RAPT, s. A long, thin person, Shetl. 
 
 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 the fur brow." Gall. Encycl.—Sn. G. 
 ragg, villus ? 
 
 To RAG, V. a. A term used to denote a partial win- 
 nowing, 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, s. 1. The act of rallying, or reproaching 
 roughly, Clydes. 2. A debate or contention, Loth. 
 Renfr. 
 
 RAG-A-BIJSS, Ragabush, s. 1. A tatterdemalion ; 
 apparently synon. with E. ragamuffin, Roxb. 2. A 
 vagabond; a scoundrel, Berwicks. Ragabash 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 ; con- 
 temptible, 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, s. The same with Rag- 
 fallow, 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. 
 
 RAGGIE, s. A ragman, Orkn. and Shetl. 
 
 RAGGIT STAFF. Inventories. '' Rag git seems to 
 signify jagged or notched." — L. B. ragiatus, occurs 
 for radiatus ; Du Cange. But what kind of orna- 
 ment is meant cannot easily be conjectured. 
 
 To RAGGLE, v. a. 1. To rufile 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. 
 
RAG 
 
 419 
 
 RAI 
 
 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, Segmen- 
 tis diversl coloris distinctus pannus. 
 
 RAGLAT PLANE. A species of plane, used by car- 
 penters, in making a groove for shelves of drawers, 
 Ac. S. 
 
 RAGLINS. The vacant space between the top of the 
 walls and the slates, Shetl. 
 
 RAGLISH, Ragglish, adj. 1. Rough ; boisterous, 
 Buchan. Tarras. 2. Harsh ; severe, ibid. 
 
 RAGMAN, Ragment, s. 1. A long piece of writing. 
 Wyntown. 2. A rhapsody. Dotiglas. 3. An ac- 
 count, in order to a settlement. Dunbar. — Ital. 
 ragionamento, a discourse. 
 
 RAGMAN'S ROW or ROLL. A collection of those 
 deeds by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland 
 were constrained to subscribe allegiance to Edward 
 I. of England, a.d. 1296. Rudd.—ls\. raeg-a, to 
 accuse, raege, an. accuser; hence, the devil is called 
 Rageman, P. Ploughman. 
 
 RAGNE, pret. Reigned. Bellend. Cron. Also rang, 
 ibid. — The latter is the most common form, but ragne 
 most nearly resembles the Lat. v. regn-are. 
 
 RAGWEED, s. Ragwort, S. Burng. 
 
 To RAY, V. a. To array. Wallace. 
 
 RAY, s. Military arrangement, ibid. 
 
 To Beeak Ray. To go into disorder. Poems 16th 
 Cent. 
 
 RAY, s. Uncertain. BougUis.—Sa. G. ra, Isl. raege, 
 daemon. 
 
 RAY, Ree, adj. Mad ; wild, Gl. Sibb. V. Ree. 
 
 RAY, s. "Song; poem," Gl. Sibb. lie adds; 
 " Prom rhyme, as Grew for Greek." 
 
 RAYAYT. Barbour. L. ryotyt, rioted. 
 
 RAIBANDIS, s. pi. V. Rabandis. 
 
 RAICA, Raichie, {guti.) s. Abbrev. of the name 
 Rachel, S, 
 
 To RAICHIE, {gutt.) v. a. To scold, Clydes. 
 
 RAICHIE, s. The act of scolding, ibid. — Isl. rag-a, 
 lacescere, timorem exprobrare ; Haldorson ; Promo- 
 veo, cito, evoco, ad ceitamen, G. Andr.; or raeg-ia, 
 calumuiari. The last syllable of the v. to Bullirag, 
 has probably a common origin. 
 
 RAID, s. An inroad, S. V. Radb. 
 
 RAID, s. A road for ships. V. Radh. 
 
 RAIDS, s.pl, A long narrow track of fishing-ground, 
 Shetl. 
 
 RAID TIME. The time of spawning. Aherd. Reg. 
 V. Rede fische. V. Paddock-rude. 
 
 RAYEN, Rayon, s. A ray. Hume.— 'Er. rayon, id. 
 
 RAIP, part. pa. Rent. Police of Honor.— Su. G. 
 rifw-a, to rive. V. Rafe. 
 
 RAIF, s. Robbery. ComplayntS. — A. S. rfcr/, spolia, 
 reaf-ian, to rob. 
 
 To RAIF, V. n. To rave. DoM^Zas.— Belg. rev-en, 
 Fr. resv-er. 
 
 RAIK, s. An idle person, Roxb. This term does not 
 a£ all include the idea expressed by E. rake. 
 
 To RAIK, Rake, Rayk, Reyke, v. n. 1. To range, S. 
 Dowflr. 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 raikin, S. — Su. G. rack-a, 
 cursitare. 3. To move expeditiously, S. Sir Gawan. 
 4. Toraik on raw, to march in order. Douglas. 5. 
 To be copious in discourse. Dunbar.— ^\x. G. rek-a, 
 to roam, rak-a, to go swiftly. 
 
 RAIK, Rayk, Rake, s. 1. The extent of a course or 
 walk, S. ; hence, sheep-raik, and cattle-raik, S. Wynt. 
 
 2. A swift pace. Ross. 3. The act of carrying from 
 one place to another, S. Henry sone. 4. As much 
 as a person carries at once from one place to another, 
 S. 5. The extent of fishing-ground, S. B. Act. 
 Council. 6. The direction in which the clouds are 
 driven by the wind, Ettr. For. 7. Tongue-raik, elo- 
 cution ; flow of language, S. B. 
 
 RAIK, Rak, Rack, s. Care ; reckoning. Quhatraikf 
 what do I care for it ? S, Lyndsay. — A. S. recce, cura ; 
 0. E. reck. 
 
 RAIKIE, «. A piece of wood attached to a yard to 
 facilitate its movements on the mast, Shetl, 
 
 RAIL, s. A woman's jacket, S. B. Gl. Sibb.— Belg. 
 ryolyf, a bodice, stays. 
 
 RAIL'D, part. pa. Entangled ; as, a raiVd hesp, an 
 entangled hank, Perths.; contr. from Ravelled. In 
 Fife it is pronounced q. Reyld. 
 
 RAIL-EE'D, adj. Wall-eyed, Dumfr,; ^n. Ringle- 
 eyed, S, 
 
 RAILYA, s. Inventories. It seems to denote striped 
 satin. — From Fr. rayoU, rioU, streaked, rayed ; 
 whence the compound phrase, rioUpioU, "diversi- 
 fied with many several colours," Cotgrave. 
 
 RAILYEAR, s. A jester. Douglas. 
 
 RAILYETTIS, s. pi. Inventories. The railyettis 
 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, V. n. To jest. Burel.—Yt. raill-er, id. ; 
 E. rally. 
 
 RAILLY, s. An upper garment worn by females, S. 
 Bride Lammerm. — A. S. raegel, raegle, hraegl, 
 vestis, vestimentum. Perhaps the radical term is 
 Isl. rocgg, 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. Perhaps a roe or kid. Poems 16th 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, V. n. 1. To rank up, S. Ferguson. 2, 
 
 To follow in a line, S. B. 
 RAIN-GOOSE. The Red-throated Diver, supposed to 
 
 prognosticate rain, Caithn. Statist. Ace. Orkn. and 
 
 Shetl. 
 To RAINIE, V. a. To repeat the same thing over and 
 
 over, Ang. Renfr. V. Rane. 
 RAIP, s. 1, A rope, S. Douglas. — Moes. G. raip, 
 
 A. S. rape, id. 2. A rood, or six ells in length. 
 
 • Skene. — Su. G. rep-a, to measure by a line. 3, 
 What is strung on a rope. " Tuelf thowsarid raippis 
 of vnyeonis" [onions], Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RAIPFULL, s. 1. The full of a rope, S. 2. This term 
 seems to have been formerly used as syn. with Wid- 
 di/ow, s. Poems 16th Cent. 
 
 To RAIR, V. n. To roar. V, Rare. 
 
 RAIR, s. A roar. V. Rare. 
 
 To RAIRD, V. n. 1. To bleat, or low, applied 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 by eructa- 
 tion, ibid. 4. To break wind backwards, S. A. 
 
 RAIRD, g. 1. The act of lowing, or of bleating, ibid. 
 
 2. A sudden and loud noise ; a loud report of any 
 
 I kind, S. 3. The noise made by enctitioii; a.s, 
 
RAI 
 
 420 
 
 RAM 
 
 ^ 
 
 •• He loot a great raird," he gave a forcible eructation, 
 S. Syn. rift. 4. A report of another kind, S. 
 
 — Beckin she loot a fearfu' raird. 
 That gart her think great shame, 
 
 Hatntay't Christ! Kirk. 
 
 RAIRUCK, «. A small rick of corn, Roxb.— Perh. 
 from A. S. raewa, ordo, series, and hreac, cumulus ; 
 q. a redk, 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. 
 BAIS'D-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of derange- 
 ment, S. Ross. 
 To RAISE, Raizk, v. a. 1. To excite, S. Burns. 2. 
 To madden ; rais'd, delirious, S. — Alem. raiz-en, 
 irritare ; Su. G. ras-a, insanire. 
 RAISE-AN'-WAND, s. The apparatus formerly 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 PISHING. 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.— Tent, raes, aestuarium. Hence 
 " The Race of Alderney." 
 RAISS, Rais, s. a voyage. Act Dam. Cone. — Belg. 
 reys, Dan. rejse, Su. G. soiresa, 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. hraeih, celer ; Isl. hradr, promptus. 2. Ready; 
 prepared. Douglas. V. Rath in Johnson. — Hence 
 E. rather, primarily, sooner ; Fr. plutot. 
 RAITH, adv. Quickly. Douglas.— A. S. rath, id. 
 RAIVEL, s. 1. A rail, S.— Fr. verre-vel, id. 2. The 
 cross-beam to which the tops of cow-stakes are fas- 
 • tened, Ettr. For. Jtail-tree, id. 
 RAIVEL (of a spur), s. The rowel, Clydes. 
 RAIVEL, 8. An instrument with pins in it, used by 
 weavers for spreading out the yarn that is to be put 
 on the beam, Lanarks. In Loth, this is called an 
 Evener. Probably from its resemblance to a rail, S. 
 Raivel, q. v. — !^t i c r . 
 To RAK, w. a. To reach. Montgomerie. — A.S. race-an, 
 
 Su. G. rasck-a, id. 
 To RAK, Rek, t). 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, humidus ; Teut. roock, vapor. 
 
 RAK, Rawk, s. The rheum which distils from the 
 
 eyes during sleep, S. B. Ruddlman. — Isl. hrdk, 
 
 rejectaneum quid. Syn. gur, Shetl. 
 
 RAK, Rawk, s. The greenish scum on stagnating 
 
 water, S. B. ibid. 
 To RAKE, V. n. To turn to the left hand, a term 
 
 RAKE. L. wrake, wreck. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 RAKE, s. A swift 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. 
 KAKKIS, s. pi. Iron instruments on which a spit is 
 
 turned. Act. Dom. Con. V. Raxes, 
 To RAKLES one's self. To deviate from the proper 
 line of conduct. Q. Mary's Instructionis. Keith 
 explains it on the margin by another Scottish term, 
 ^'deborded from decency." Formed perhaps from 
 Rackless, adj. q. demeaned himself in a careless or 
 incautious manner. 
 RAKLESLIE, adv. 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 racfc, or stretch, awithy. Dunbar. 
 To RALE, V. n. To spring ; to gush forth. Douglat. 
 
 — Isl. ryll, rivus tacite labens. 
 To RALEIFF, v. n. To rally. Wallace. 
 RALYEIT, part, pa. Perhaps, striped. Inventories. 
 
 V. Railya and Railyettis. 
 RA.LIS,s.pl. Nets. Dowfir.— Franc. rei/t'Z, vectis, obex. 
 RALLY, adj. Mean ; unhandsome ; ungenteel, Orkn. 
 — Probably from Isl. rag, meticulosus, formidolosus ; 
 rag-a, lacesere, 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. 
 To RAM, 1). o. A lude mode of punishment among 
 masons, by which the delinquent is used as a batter- 
 ing-ram. Miller's Schools and Schoolmasters. 
 RAMAGIECHAN, s. 1. Expl. a large raw-boned per- 
 son, speaking and acting heedlessly, Ang. 2. A false- 
 hearted fellow ; a back-biter ; a double-dealer, Ayrs. 
 RAMBALEUGH, adj. 1. Tempestuous ; as, " a ram- 
 haleugh day," a stormy day, Roxb. 2. Applied 
 metaph. to the disposition; as, "She has a ram- 
 baleugh temper," ibid. — Teut. rammel-en, strepere, 
 tumultuari, perstrepere. Isl. rumba, procella, pelagica. 
 To RAMBARRE, V. a. To repulse. Godscroft.—'Ev. 
 
 rembarr-er, id. 
 RAMBASKIOUS, Rambaskish, adj. Rough ; un- 
 polished, Teviotd. V. Rambusk. 
 RAMBLEGARIE, s. A foi"ward person, Lanarks.; the 
 same with Rumblegarie ; with this difference, that 
 here it is used as a s. 
 RAM BOUNGE, s. A severe brush of labour, Clydes. ; 
 
 probably a cant tenn. 
 RAMBUSK, adj. Robust, Ettr. For. 
 To RAME, V. n. To shout ; to roar, S. B. Douglas. 
 
 — A. S. hream-an, Su. G. raam-a, clamare. 
 RAME, s, A cij, especially as denoting reiteration of 
 
 the same sound, S. 
 RAMEDE, s. Remedy, Wall.—Vr. remede. 
 UAMVEEZLED, part. adj. Fatigued; exhausted, S. 
 ^Bwrns.— Teut. ramnve, anes, jsmd futsel-en, agitare. 
 used with respect to the motion of cattle in hus-yRAMFEEZLEMENT, s. 1. Disorder, produced by 
 bandry, Fife. It occurs in the proverbial phrase,*^ fatigue or otherwise, Ayrs. 2. Confused discourse. 
 
 Haup weel, rake tceel. V. Haop, 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. G. Wilson's Coll. 
 
 or a violent quarrel. 
 To RAMFORSE, v. a. 1. To strengthen ; to supply 
 with men and warlike stores ; E. reinforce. Sed. 
 Counc. — Fr. renforc-er, id. 2. To cram ; to stuff 
 hard. Ramforsit, as used by N. Bmne, is evidently 
 the same. 
 
RAM 
 
 421 
 
 RAM 
 
 RAMFORSIT, part. pa. Crammed. N. Burnt. V. 
 Ramforse. 
 
 To RAMFWRE, r. a. To fortify. Decreet of the 
 Privie Council, Presbytery of Lanerk agt, the 
 Laird and Ladie Lamington, A. 1645. Evidently 
 the same with Ramforse, and Ranforse, q. v. 
 
 BAMGUNSIIOCH, adj. Rugged. Kelly.— Isl. ram-r, 
 fortis, and gunni, vir pugnax. 
 
 RAM YD, s. The same with Ramede, remedy. Aherd. 
 Reg. 
 
 RAMYNG, s, A loud cry. Douglas. 
 
 RAMIST, adj. "Ill-rested," Shetl.; signifying that 
 one has been disturbed in sleep. 
 
 RAMMAGE, s. The sound emitted by hawks. 
 Urquhart's Rabelais. — Fr. ramage, the warbling of 
 birds, 
 
 EAMMAGE, adj. 1. Rash; thoughtless, Fife. 2. 
 Furious, ibid. This seems originally the same with 
 Rammist, q. v. 
 
 KAMMAGE, adj. Rough-set, applied to a road, Aberd.. 
 Skinner'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 rammaged, that is, 
 raised, crazed, or damaged with drink, we say that 
 man looks ree."^ Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAMMASCHE, adj. Collected. Compl. S.—¥r. 
 ramass^.. 
 
 RAMMEKINS, s. A dish made of eggs, cheese, and 
 crumbs of bread, mixed in the manner of a pudding, 
 Gl. Sibb. — Fiandr. rammakin, panis escharites. 
 
 RAMMEL, Ramel, s. Small branches. Buret.— Ft. 
 ramilles, id. 
 
 RAMMEL, acy. 1. Branchy, Compl. S.—¥v.ramilU. 
 2. Rank, applied to straw, S. B. 
 
 RAMMEL, Ramble, s. Mixed grain, S. Stat. Ace. — 
 Teut, rammel-en, tumultuari. 
 
 RAMMER, s. A ramrod, S. 
 
 RAMMING, s. V. Ram, v. a. 
 
 To RAMMIS, Rammish, v. n. To be driven about under 
 the impulse of any powerful appetite, S. B. — Alem, 
 romisch pfaerd, equus salax. 
 
 RAMMISH, adj. He's gane rammish, he is in a vio- 
 lent rage; implying some degree of derangement. 
 South of S. — Isl. hrams-a, violenter arripere. 
 
 RAMMISHT, part. adj. Crazy, Mearns. V. Rammist. 
 
 RAMMIST, part. adj. Raging. Bellenden. 
 
 RAMMLEGUISHON, s. A sturdy rattling fellow, 
 Teviotd. Perhaps from S. rammel, tall, rank, and 
 gaishon, q. v. ^ 
 
 RAMNATRACK, s. Ill spun yam, Shetl.— Perhaps 
 from Su. G. remna, hiscere, rimam agere, remna., 
 fissui-a ; q. what has been often broken in spinning 
 or drawing. Teut. treck, is tiactus, from treck-en, 
 to draw. Lat. trahere. 
 
 To RAMORD, v.n. V. Remord. 
 
 RAMP, adj. I. Riotous. Fountainhall. 2. Vehe- 
 ment ; violent, S. Pennecuik. 
 
 To RAMP, V. n. Applied to milk when it becomes 
 ropy, S. B. — Fr. ramp-er, to creep. 
 
 To RAMP, V. a. T6 trample, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 RAMP, adj. Strong ; rank ; as, " a ramp smell." 
 Dumfr. E. rammish. " A ramp smell, a strong 
 smell, the smell of a he-goat." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To RAMP, V. n. 1. To be rompish, S. 2. To rage. 
 Wallace. — A. S. rempend, praeceps.— It occurs in 
 _ the same form in 0. E. " I rampe, I play the callet, 
 Je ramponne," Palsgr. 
 
 RAMP, s. A romp, S, 
 
 To RAMPAGE, v. n. To prance about with fury, S. 
 Ross. Ram, and pauge, q. to prance like a ram. 
 
 RAMPAGIOUS, adj. Furious, Ayrs. R. Gilhaize. 
 V. Rampage, v. 
 
 RAMPAR EEL, Rampee Eel. A lamprey, S. Stat. 
 Ace. 
 
 RAMPAUGER, s. One who prances about furiously, S. 
 
 RAMPAU.GIN, s. The act of prancing about in this 
 manner, S. 
 
 RAMPLON> s. The lamprey, Ayrs. — Apparently corr. 
 from Fr. lamproyon, a small lamprey. 
 
 RAMPLOR, Rambler, adj. Roving ; unsettled, Ayrs. 
 Lanarks. Ann. of the Par. 
 
 RAMPLOR, s. A gay rambling fellow, Ayrs. Sir A. 
 Wylie.—Isl. ramb-a, vacillare. Rombolare is to 
 throw with a sling. 
 
 RAMPS, Si A species of garlic. Allium ursinum, Linn., 
 Loth. Gall. '^ Ramps, vfild leeks common on shores." 
 Gall. Encycl. — Sw. rams, id. V. Ramsh, s. 
 
 RAM-RAIS, Ram-Race, s. L 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 downwaids, as if to butt with it. — Teut. 
 vamey-en, arietare. 
 
 RAM-REEL, ». A dance by men only, Aberd. Some- 
 times called a Bull-reel, ibid. D. Anderson's Poems. 
 
 To RAMSH, V. n. To eat voraciously with noise, Fife. 
 Syn. Hamsh. — Isl. Aramms-a, violenter arripere, 
 Haldorson ; perhaps from hramm-r, a bear. 
 
 RAMSH, s. A single act of masticating, with noise, 
 coarse or rank food, as raw vegetables, Fife, Perths- 
 
 RAMSII, s. A species of leek, Perths.. Trans. Antiq. 
 Soc. ScoU. Linnaius informs us, that the Allium 
 ursinum is Gotlandis rams, Scanis ramsk, W. Gothis 
 ramsloek.—ThQ word is immediately allied to A. S. 
 hramsa, hramse, allium sylvestre, 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 Ramsh, adj. q. v, is used in the 
 north of S. 
 
 RAMSII, 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. "In- 
 considerately rash ; arrogant." Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 Q. rushing on like a ram. 4. Lascivious ; salacious, 
 S. — Teut. ramm-en, .salire ; Alem. romisch, salax. 
 
 RAMSB.ACB1jED, part. pa. Loo.se; di^ointed ; in a 
 crazy state, Fife.— iilaTO is an old Goth, term denot- 
 ing stiength ; ramm-ur, robustus, validus. Thus 
 ramthachled may signify very much distorted. V. 
 Shachle. 
 
 RAMSHACKLE, s. A thoughtless fellow, &. 0. Reg. 
 Dalton. 
 
 RAMSKERIE, adj. " Restive and lustful as a ram." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Skeeie. 
 
 RAMSTACKERIN', part. pr. Acting in a blundering 
 manner, Aberd. — Perhaps from Su. G. ram, fortis, 
 and Scano-Goth. stagr-a, vacillare, to stagger. 
 
 RAMSTAGEOUS, adj. Applied to any thing coarse, 
 Roxb. V. Ramstougar. 
 
 RAM STALKER, s. A clumsy, awkward, blundering 
 fellow, Aberd. 
 
 RAM-STAM, adj. Forward ; thoughtless ; precipitate, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 RAM-STAM, adv. Precipitately, S. Bob Roy. Ram, 
 and staemm-a, tendere. 
 
 P 
 
BAM 
 
 422 
 
 RAN 
 
 RAMSTAM, ». 1. A giddy forward person, Ayrs. 
 The Entail. 2. The strongest home-brewed beer; 
 perhaps so denominated from its power of producing 
 giddy, foolish conduct, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 RAMSTAMPIIISII, adj. 1. Rough; blunt; uncere- 
 monious, Ettr. For. Apparently formed from Ram- 
 stam, q. v. 2. Forward and noisy, Ayrs. Edin. 
 Mag. 
 
 RAMSTAM'RAN, part. pr. Rushing on headlong, 
 Perths.; the same with Eamstam, q. v.; although 
 Immediately from ram, and the v. to stammer. 
 
 RAMSTOUG AR, Ramstougerous, (or hard) adj. 1. 
 Rough, with strength, Roxb. Upp. Clydes, 2. 
 Rough, applied to cloth, Ac. ibid. 3, Used for 
 characterizing a big, vulgar, masculine woman, ibid. 
 4. Heedless, harebrained, ibid. 5. Rough or bois- 
 terous in manner; disposed to be riotous. Loth.; 
 quarrelsome, Roxb. Ramstougar is the form of the 
 word in Roxb. — Su. G. ram, fortis, robustus, Isl. 
 ram-r, id. and Su. Q. stygg, deformis, or rather Isl. 
 gtygg-r, asper, difiBcilis, stygger, iratus, from stygg-a, 
 offendere, irritare, ad iram provocare. Let it be 
 remembered that in Sw. stygg, is pronounced as stugg. 
 RAMSTUGIOUS, {g soft) adj. The same in signifi- 
 cation with Ramstougerous, Roxb. It is used as 
 apparently synon. with austere. A. Scott's Poems. 
 RAM-TAM, adv. Precipitately, Roxb. The same 
 
 with Ram-stam. 
 RAMTANGLEMENT, 5. Confusion; disorder, Ayrs. 
 RAMUKLOCH. To sing ramukloch, to cry. Banna- 
 tyne Poems. — Gael, ra, denoting motion, muich, sad- 
 ness, and loch, dark, or laoi, day, q. " deep sorrow," 
 or, " the day of sadness comes." 
 RAN. V. Rapn. 
 
 To RANGE, V. a. 1. To prop with stakes, S.— Su. G. 
 raenn-a, to fasten a door with a stake, 2. To barri- 
 cade, Clydes. 
 RANCE, s. 1. A wooden prop, S. 2, The crossbar 
 which joins the lower part of the frame of a chair to- 
 gether, Ang. 3. The cornice of a wooden bed, S.— 
 Su. G. ren, a stake. 
 To RANCE, V. a. To fill completely; to clioke up, 
 Ayrs. Perhaps 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 ho aperture is left." 
 RANCE, adj. Rhenish, belonging to the Rhine ; " Ane 
 greit peis [piece] of Ranee wyne." Aberd. Reg. — 
 Belg. Rinse, or Rhinse, signifies Rhenish, 
 To RANCEL, Ransel, v. n. To search throughout a 
 parish for stolen or for InsufiBcient goods; also to 
 inquire into every kind of misdemeanour, Shetl. 
 Surv. Shetl. 
 RANCELING, «. The act of searching for stolen 
 
 goods, Ac. Edmonst. Zetl. 
 RANCELLOR, Rancelman, s. A kind of constable ; 
 one employed in the investigation described above. 
 Barry's Orkn. — From Dan. reenskyll-er, to cleanse, 
 q. cleansers ; or randsagelse, a search, q. ransackers; 
 or from Isl. ran, prey, pillage, and perhaps sel-a, 
 sad-ja, to deliver. 
 RAND, 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 distinguere, randigt tyg, pannus 
 vlrgatus, striped cloth. Teut. rand, margo, ora, 
 limbus. 2. A stripe, of whatever breadth, of a dififer- 
 
 ent 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. jKom. — Su. G. rand, 
 
 margo, linea, pi. rander. 
 To RANDER, v. n. To ramble in discourse ; to talk 
 
 idly, Lauarks, Berwicks.— Probably a derivative from 
 
 Teut. rand-en, delirare, ineptire, nugari. 
 RANDER, t. A great talker; as, "She's a perfect 
 
 rander," Roxb, 
 RANDERS, s. pi. 1. Idle rumours, S. 2. Idle con- 
 versation, S.— Fland. rand-en, delirare, nugari. Syn. 
 
 Haivers, Maundrels. 
 RANDEVOW, s. Rendezvous. Acts Cha. I. 
 RANDY, Randie-Beggar, s. 1. A beggar who exacts 
 
 alms by threatening language, S. Ritson. 2. A 
 
 scold, S. Saxon and Gael. — Su. G. ran, spoil, and 
 
 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 and disorderly, ^. Guy 
 
 Mannering. 2. Quarrelsome ; scolding, S. MesUm. 
 RANDY-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of a scold, 
 
 S. The Steam-Boat. 
 RANDIT, part. adj. Striped with different colours, 
 
 Teviotd. '' Randy t, streaked or striped," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 V. Rand, », 
 RANDLE-TREE, s. V. Rantle-Tbeb. 
 To RANDON, v. n. To flow swiftly in a straight line. 
 
 Gawan 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. 
 
 Wyntovm. 2, Metrical jargon, Lanarks. Douglas. 
 
 3. A frequent repetition of the same sound. Houlate. 
 
 — Germ, raun, an incantation; Isl, runa, sermo 
 
 non intermissus. 
 To RANE, V, a. To cry the same thing over and over, 
 
 S. 0. ; rainie, Ang. Doug. 
 To RANE one doun, v. a. To speak evil of one ; to 
 
 depreciate one's character, Clydes. 
 RANEGALD, adj. Acting as a renegado. Kennedy. 
 To RANFORCE, v. a. 1, To reinforce ; to fortify fur- 
 ther ; to add new means of defence. Bannatyne's 
 
 Journal. —IPr. renforc-er, id. 2. To storm ; to take 
 
 by mere strength. Monro's Exped. 
 RANG, Raikg, s. a row ; a rank, S. — Fr. rang, id,; 
 
 Sw. rang, C. B. rhenge, ordo, series, 
 RANG, pret. Reigned, S. Garden. 
 RANGALE,^Rangald, Ringald, Rangat, s. 1. The 
 
 rabble. Barbour. 2. A crowd ; a mob, S, B. Doug. 
 
 3. Anarchy ; disorder, Dunbar. — Isl. hraungl, 
 
 strepltus ; or ran, rapina, and gild, societas. 
 RANGE, s. 1. A company of hunters. Douglas. — 
 
 Fr. rang, rangee, a row. 2. The van of an army. 
 
 Wallace. 
 To RANGE, V. n. To agitate water, by plunging, for 
 
 the purpose of driving fish from their holds, Ettr, 
 
 For. — Teut. rangh-cn, 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, s. 
 RANIE, s. The abbrev, of some Christian name. 
 
 ' ' Ranie Bell," Perhaps Renwick, 
 RANK, adj. 1. Strong ; able-bodied. Bellenden. 
 
 2. Harsh ; applied to the voice. Douglas. 
 
RAN 
 
 423 
 
 RAR 
 
 RANK, adj. Top-heavy, applied to boats, Ac. Shetl. 
 E. crank. 
 
 RANKRINGING, adj. Perhaps wild ; coarse. The 
 Steam-Poat. Prom rank, strong, and ringing, (*. e. 
 reigning) assuming. 
 
 RANNEL-TREE, s. The same with Bantle-tree, or 
 Crook-tree. Gall. Encycl. V. Rantlb-tree. 
 
 RANNYGILL, s. A bold, impudent, unruly person ; 
 generally applied to Tinklers, 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, s. 1. The cross-beam in a chimney, 
 on which the crook hangs, Selkirks. Eannebauk, 
 A. Bor. 2. The beam which extends from one gable 
 to another in a building, for supporting the couples, 
 Teviotdale. 
 
 RANNOK FLOOK. A species of flounder. Perhaps 
 for Bannnck-Jluke. Sibbald. 
 
 To RANSH or RUNSH, v. n. To take large mouthfuls, 
 especially of any vegetable, employing the teeth as 
 cai-vers ; as, to ransh or runsh at an apple, a turnip, 
 &c. Loth. South of S. It necessarily includes the 
 idea of the sound made by the teeth. 
 
 To RANSHEKEL, v. a. To search carefully, Teviotd. ; 
 as, "I'll ranshekel thebaic 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 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 in thae times, when every thing's at sic a 
 ransom f" — This word may have been left by the 
 French when in this country during Mary's reign ; as 
 Fr. rani;onner, signifies not only to ransom, but to 
 oppress, to exact, to extort, Cotgr. 
 
 RANSOUNE, Ransown, s. Ransom. Wallace.— 
 Fr. ranson, id. 
 
 * To RANT, V. n. To be jovial or jolly in a noisy way; 
 to make noisy mirth, S. 
 
 —A rhyming, ranting, roving billie.— .Bu«u. 
 — Fland. rand-en, randt-en, delirare, ineptire, nugari, 
 insanire. 
 RANT, s. 1. The act of frolicking or toying, S. A. 
 Tales of My Landl. 2. Merry-meeting, with dancing, 
 Shetl. A rant also means a lay, a sobg. 
 
 How lieartsome is't to see the rising plants ! 
 To hear the birds chirm o'er their ijleating ranU I 
 Gentle Shep. 
 RANTER, s. A roving fellow, S. 
 
 — My same is Rob the Ranter. 
 
 Song, Maggy Lauder. 
 
 T-) RANTER, v. a. 1. To sew a seam across neatly, 
 S. — Fr. rentraire, id. 2. To darn in a coarse man- 
 ner, Ang. 3, Metaph. to attempt to reconcile asser- 
 tions or propositions that are dissonant. Fountainh. 
 
 RANTY, adj. 1. Cheerful ; gay, Selkirks. q. disposed 
 to rant; synon. Roving. Hogg. 2. Tipsy ; riotous. 
 Gall. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 RANTING, adj. 1. In high spirits ; synon. with 
 Ranty, S. Old Song, Laing's Thistle of Scotl. 2. 
 Exhilarating ; causing cheerfulness, S. Herd. 
 
 RANTING, s. Noisy mirth ; generally conjoined with 
 drinking, S. Ross's Helenore. 
 
 RANTINGLY, adv. With great glee. 
 
 RANTY-TANTY, «. 1. A weed which grows among 
 corn, with a reddish leaf, S. B. Ritson. 2. It is 
 understood in Renfrews. 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. Rantree, 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. Wedderb. Vocab. V. Roun-tree, 
 
 RANVERSING, s. The act of eversion. Fount. Dec. 
 Suppl. — Fr. renvers-er, to overturn, to evert. 
 
 RANUNGARD, s. Renegado. Leg. St. And. 
 
 RAP, Rape, s. A rope. V. Raip. 
 
 To RAP, V. n. To fall in quick succession. Ross. — 
 Su. G, rap-a, praeceps ruo, procido. 
 
 BAP, s. 1. A cheat ; an impostor, S. 2. A counter- 
 feit 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 off a. thing. To do it expeditiously. 
 
 To "RAP forth, or out, v. a. To throw out forcibly. Doug. 
 
 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 vehe- 
 mence, S. M'Ward. 
 
 RAP AND STOW. " A phrase meaning root and branch." 
 Gall. Encycl. — Teut. rappe, signifies racemus, uva, 
 also, res decerpta. The term stow 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 gerna, 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, vellei-e, and lock, cirrus ; 
 q. the lock of wool, a?, 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. pi. 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 up, 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. Hap wed, rap weel, come of it what 
 will, whatever be the result, S. A. Hogg's Poems. 
 " Hap weel. Rap weel, a phrase meaning hit or miss." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Hacp, v. 
 
 To RARE, Rair, v. n. 1. To roar. Wyntown. Burne 
 Holy Fair. — A. S. rar-an, id. 2. To emit a con- 
 tinued loud report, like that caused by the cracking 
 of a large field of ice, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 f-. 
 
BAB 
 
 424 
 
 BAU 
 
 RARE, Rair, s. 1. A roar. Lyndsay. 2. A loud 
 
 report of any kind, S. 
 To RAS, r. a. To raise. Wyntoxon, 
 To RASCII, r. o. To dash; to beat. Bellenden. — 
 
 Isl. rask-a, frangere. 
 RASCH, Rascub, s. 1. Dash ; collision. Douglas. 
 
 2. The clashing of arms, ibid. — A. S. hraes, impetus. 
 
 3. A sudden fall, Loth. 4. A sudden twitch, ibid. 
 To RASOU, Rashb, t>. n. To make any forcible exer- 
 tion ; to rush, S. A. Compl. S.—A. S. raei-an, to 
 rush. 
 
 RASCH, Rash, adj. 1. Agile ; active, Loth.— Su. G. 
 rask, celer, promptus. 2. Hale ; stout ; spoken of 
 persons advanced in life; as, " He's a ra«c/i carl o' 
 his years," he is strong at his age, Roxb. This is 
 sounded rather longer than the E. adj . 
 
 To RASCH, V. n. To pour down ; a raschin rain, a 
 heavy fall of rain, Lanarks. — Perhaps 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, Lan- 
 arks. ; synon. evendown pour. — 0. i'r. raisse, pluie 
 abondante. 
 
 RASCH, Rash, s. A ei-owd, Lanarks. — Perha;ps from 
 Teut. rasch-en, properare ; or more directly from Isl. 
 rask, tumultus. 
 
 RASCH, Rash, s. A rush, S. Compl. S.—A. S. resc, 
 j uncus. 
 
 RASCHEN, Rashen, adj. Made of rushes, S. B. 
 Ross. Statist. Ace. 
 
 RASCHIT, Reschit, part. pa. Perhaps overrun ; 
 crossed. Inventories. 
 
 To RASE out, V. a. To pluck. Douglas.— QeTia. 
 reiss-en, Alem. raz-en, rapere. Masshe is used in 
 the same sense in 0. E. " I rasshe a thing from one, 
 I take it from him hastily.— He rassked 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. rkes, a row, a series. 
 
 To RASH, V. a. To cause to rush ; to drive with vio- 
 lence, Wodrow's Hist. This seems nearly of the 
 same sense with Easch, 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. 
 
 RASHEN. V. Rabchkn. 
 
 RASHY, adj. Covered with rushes, S. Hams. 
 
 RASHMILL, s. A plaything made of rushes, some- 
 what 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, 
 Gall. " Eash-pyddles, fish-wears made of rushes," 
 Gall. Enc. 
 
 RAIST, part. pa. Abashed. Gawan and Gol.—Is\. 
 rask-a, perturbare. 
 
 RASKIT, adj. Applied to com that has become rankly 
 luxuriant, Shetl. 
 
 RASOUR, s. Inventories.— Ft. or ras, Venice stufif ; 
 smooth cloth of gold. We have inverted the phrase. 
 
 RASPS, s. pi. Raspberries, S. A. Bor. 
 
 RASSE, s. A cuirent. V. Raiss. 
 
 RAT, s. 1. A scratch, S. 2. Metaph. a wrinkle. 
 Douglas. 3. A rut ; cart-rat, S. B, — Teut, rete, 
 incisura ; Su. G. ratta, a path. 
 
 To RAT, Ratt, v. a. 1. To scratch, S. 2. To make 
 deep ruts, S. Buddiman. 
 
 RAT, ». A wart, S. V, Wrat. 
 
 RATCH, s. The lock of a musket. Colvil. 
 
 RATCH, 8. The little auk, Orkn.; rotch and rvtchie, 
 
 Shetl.; Rotges, Martin. Neill. 
 To RATCH, V. a. To tear away so roughly or awk- 
 wardly 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, g. A hard rocky crust below the soil, 8.— 
 
 Fr. rochaille, rocks. 
 RATCHELL, s. The stone called Wacken-Porphyry, 
 
 S. " Wacken Porphyry,— Scottish iiaicAeH." Head- 
 rick's Arran. 
 RATCH'T, part. adj. Ragged ; in a ruinous state : 
 
 applied to old clothes, houses, &c, Bei-wicks. Roxb.— 
 
 Isl. ras-a, nutare ; rui, 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 flog, Loth. Lintoun 
 
 Green. 
 RATH, adj. Strange ; savage in appearance. Hou- 
 
 late. — A. S. rethe, savage. 
 RATH, adj. Quick. V. Raith. 
 RATHERLY, adr. Rather, Gall. "On the whole, 
 
 they are ratherly respected." Gall. Encycl. 
 RATIHABITION, s. Confirmation ; a forensic term, 
 
 S. — L. B. ratihabitio, id. 
 RATT, Ratte, s. A file of soldiers. Baillie. — Germ, 
 
 rat, series ; Dan. red, a file. 
 RATTA R EBB. A stream ebb, as shewing the red 
 
 waret Shetl, 
 » To RATTLE, v. 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 off, v. a. To repeat or utter with rapidity, S. 
 • RATTLE, s. A smart blow ; as, " I'll gie ye a rattle 
 
 i' the lug," S. 
 RATTLE, s. V, Dede-rattle. 
 RATTLE-BAG, ». One who bustles from place to 
 
 place, exciting alarm on what account soever. 
 
 Peden's Life. 
 RATTLESCULL, s. 1. One who talks much without 
 
 thinking. S. Shirrefs. 2. " A stupid silly fellow," 
 
 S. Gl. Shirr. 
 RATTON, s. A rat, S. ^eWenden.— Gael, radan, 
 
 Hisp. raton, id. V. Rotton. 
 RATTON-FA', s. A rat trap, S. Gall. Encycl. Syn. 
 
 Stamp. 
 RATTON-FLITTING, s. The removal of rats in a 
 
 body from one haunt to another, S. 0. Gall. Encycl. 
 RATTON'S-REST, s. A state of perpetual turmoil or 
 
 hustle, Teviotd. 
 RATT RIME, s. Any thing metrical repeated ty rote, 
 
 S. Douglas.— E. rote ; Isl. rot-a, circumagere, 
 RATTS, s. pi. A wheel on which criminals are set, 
 
 after being put to death. Dunbar. — Belg, op een rad 
 
 gezet, set upon a wheel.— Lat. rota, a wheel, 
 RAUCHAN, adj. Applied to the cloth of which sailors' 
 
 coats called Dreadnoughts are made, Loth. Peebles. 
 RAUCHAN, s. A plaid worn by men, S.— Gael. 
 
 riachan, anything gray. 
 RAUCHT, pret. v. Reached. Douglas. — A. S. rachte, 
 
 porrigebat. 
 RAUCHTER, ». V. Rachter. 
 RAUCHTIR, s. Perhaps a rake. Dunbar. — Q&el, 
 
 racaire, id. 
 
RAU 
 
 425 
 
 REA 
 
 BAUCIB, Rausik, adj. Coarse, Clydes. — Teut. ras-en, 
 furere, saevire ; Isl. raslc-a, violare, pertuibare. 
 
 RAUCKED, part. adj. "Marked as with a nail." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAUCKING, s. " The noise a nail makes writing on 
 a slate." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAUCLE, adj. Rash. V. Rackel. 
 
 RAUCLENESS, s. Vigour and freshness in advanced 
 life. 
 
 To RAVE, V. a. To take by violence. Pitscottie. — 
 A. S. ref-an, id.; Lat. rap-ere. 
 
 RAVE, s. A vague report, S. B.— Pr. reve, a dream, 
 Teut. rev-en, deli rare. 
 
 RAVE, pret. of the v. to Rive, S. " Rave, did rive or 
 tear," Gl. Piclcen. In Fife they say ruve ; as, 
 " She ruve her frock," she tore it. V. Reeve. 
 
 To RAVEL, I', n. To curl up as a hard-twisted thread, 
 S.; Reyle, synon. 
 
 RAVEL, s. A rail. V. Raivel. 
 
 To RAVEL, V. n. To speak in an irregular, uncon- 
 nected manner ; to wander in speech, Aberd. — Belg. 
 revel-en, to rave, to talk idly. V. Rabble, v. n. 
 
 RAVELLED. A ravell'd hesp, a troublesome or intri- 
 cate business, S, Kelly. To red a ravell'd hesp, to 
 disentangle any pei-plexed business, S. Ross. V. 
 Red, v. 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 Masliloch. The Ravelhd 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." Arnot's Hist, 
 of Edin. — 0. Er. ravaill-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. 
 
 RAVERY, s. Delirium. Wodroiu.—¥T. reverie, id. 
 
 To RAUGH, v. a. To reach, Fife. This, in the 
 guttural sound, resembles Alem, and Germ, reich-en, 
 extendere. Raught, reached. Gl. Burns. 
 
 RADGHT, s. The act of reaching, S. B.— A. S. raec- 
 an, to reach. Journ. Lond. 
 
 RAVIN, adj. Ravenous. K. Quair. 
 
 RAUISANT, part. pr. Violent. Complaynt S.—¥r. 
 ravissant, id. 
 
 RAUK, adj. Hoarse, Ayrs. — A word imported from 
 France, the same, according to our ancient ortho- 
 graphy, with Roulk, Rolk, q. v. — Lat. raucus. 
 
 To RAUK, v. a. To stretch, Ettr. For. V. Rak. 
 
 To RAUK, Rauk up, v. a. 1. To search, Aberd. 2. 
 To Radk 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, assequi. 
 
 RAUKY, ac^. Misty ; the same with iJoofcy, " Rauky, 
 Rouky, foggy." Gl. Picken. V. Rak. 
 
 RAULLION, or Rullion, s. "A rough, ill-made 
 animal." Gall. Encycl. V. Rullion. 
 
 RAULTREE, Raeltree, s. "A long piece of strong 
 wood, placed across iyres to put the end of cow- 
 stokes in." Gall. Encycl. Q. Raiveltree, that 
 which is meant for a rail. V. Rail-tbeb. 
 
 RAUN, Rawn, s. Roe of fish, S. Redgaunt.--J)a.n. 
 
 raun, Teut. rogen, id. 
 RAUN'D, part. adj. Having roe ; " Raun'd to the tail," 
 
 full of roe, a common phrase with fishwomen, S. — 
 
 Dan.roan.^A;, aspawner ; rognlax, the female salmon. 
 RAUNER, s. The female salmon, which has the roe, 
 
 Loth, S. A. 
 To RAUNG, v. 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, s. The mountain-ash, Roxb. V. Rawn- 
 
 TREE. 
 
 RAUP, s. An instrument with three prongs, used in 
 the country for breaking potatoes for supper, Dumfr. 
 Perhaps originally the same with Teut. repe, instru- 
 mentum ferreum, quo lini semen stringitur. 
 
 To RAUP, V. a. To prepare potatoes in this manner, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 RAW, adj. 1. Damp and chill, S.— Su. G. raa, madi- 
 dus. 2. Unmixed ; as, raw spirits, spirits not di- 
 luted, 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. Petticoat Tales. 3. Par- 
 allel ridges, S. B. Ramsay. — Fr. rue. V. Rew. 
 
 RAWLY, adj. 1. Not fully grown, Roxb. Gall. A. 
 Scott's Poems. ^' Raivly, not ripe. Rawly cheel, 
 a young lad." Gall. Encycl. 2. Ugly, Orkn. V. 
 Rawlib. 
 
 RA WLIE, adj. Moist ; damp ; raw ; as, "a rawlie day;" 
 when the air is moist, Ettr, For. Upp. Clydes.; per- 
 haps q. raw-like, having the appearance of dampness. 
 
 RAWMOUD, adj. Beardless ; simple ; q. raw-mouthed. 
 Kennedy. 
 
 RAWN, adj. Afraid. " I'se warren ye're rawn for 
 the yirdin," i. e. "I can pledge myself for it that you 
 are afraid on account of the thunder," Lammermuir. 
 — Isl. rag-r, pavidus, timidus, roegun exprobratio 
 timiditatis, Haldorson. 
 
 RAWN-FLEUK, s. The turbot. Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 V. Bannock-fluke. 
 
 RAWN-TREE, Raun-treb, s. The mountain-ash, S. A. 
 Hogg. V. Roun-tree. 
 
 To RAX, V. n. 1. To extend the limbs, S. Minst. 
 Bord. 2. To make efforts to attain. Ramsay. 3. 
 To stretch ; to admit of extension, S. " Raw leather 
 raxes ;" D. Fergusson's S. Prov. 
 
 To RAX, V. a. 1. To stretch ; to extend, in a general 
 sense, S. Forbes on the Revelation. Burns. 2. 
 To stretch out the body, S. 3. To reach, S.; as, 
 ^^Rax me that hammer ;" " Rax me a spaul of that 
 bubbly-jock to pike." 
 
 RAX, s. The act of stretching, S. Morison.—A. Bar. 
 wrax, id. 
 
 RAX, s. Used in the same sense with Raxes. " Ane 
 pair of rax." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RAXES, s. pi. Andirons, S. Ramsay. 
 
 REA, s. The sail-yard. "Antenna, the rea." Wed. 
 Vocab. V. Ra, Rat. 
 
 REA, s. Apparently, a faiiT or demon. This word 
 occurs in a prayer, given in Satan's Invisible World, 
 p. 116, as recited in the time of Popery, by persona 
 when going to bed, as a means of their being pre- 
 served from danger. — Su. G. raa, genius loci, Ihre ; 
 a fairy, a fay, Wideg. — Isl. rag-r, daemon. 
 
 REABLE, adj. Legitimate. N. Burne. V. Rehablk, 
 Reabill. 
 
 READ, s. The act of reading ; a perusal ; as, "Will ye 
 gie me a read of that book Y' S. — A. S. r(uda, lectio. 
 
 y, 
 
KEA 
 
 426 
 
 EEC 
 
 READE, t. Perhaps a corr. of B. rod, a kind of 
 
 sceptre. Hogg's Jacobite Relics. 
 READ FISH, V. IIKID FisCHB. 
 To 111, AD Y, V. a. To make ready ; as, to ready meat, 
 
 to dross it, Loth. Evidentlyan A. S. idiom ; ge-raed- 
 
 ian, parare, to prepare ; to dress, 
 READILY, adv. 1, Probably. BailUe. 2. Likely ; 
 
 naturally, S. Ruddiman. 
 To REAK to, V. n. Apparently synon. with Reik out, 
 
 to equip, to fit out, to rig. Belhav. MS. Mem. Ja. VI. 
 
 This corresponds with Teut. toe-recht-en, apparare, 
 
 "to prepare, instruct, contrive," Sewel. 
 REAKE, llEAK, s. A trick ; a prank, S. A. Z. Boyd. 
 
 To play reakes, to play tricks.— Isl. hreck-r, dolus ; 
 
 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 whatever way, 
 
 Aberd. 2, True ; stanch, ibid. 
 REAL, adv. Eminently ; peculiarly ; used as an equi- 
 valent to very, which is itself originally an adjective, 
 
 S. B. Sillar's Poems. 
 REALE, adj. Royal. Wyntown.—O. Fr. 
 REA LTE, ReawtjJ, Ryawt:^, s. 1. Royalty. Wyntown. 
 
 2. Royal retinue, ibid. 3. A certain jurisdiction ; 
 
 synon. with regality. Pari. Ja. II. 
 REAM, Reyme, s. Cream, S. Complaynt S. — A. S. 
 
 ream, Isl. riome, id. 
 To REAM, V. a. To cream, S. — Germ, rahm-en, id. 
 To REAM, Reme, v. n. 1. To be creamed, S. Ross. 
 
 2. To froth, S. Douglas. 
 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. Rake and Raikd, 
 REASON, s. Right ; justice. Baillie. 
 REAVEL-RAVEL, s. A rhapsody. Clelland.—Belg. 
 
 revel-en, to rave, to talk idly. 
 REAVER, s. Robber. V. Reyffar. 
 REAVERIE, s. Robbery ; spoliation, S. 
 REAVILL, s. The same with Raivel, a rail. " To put 
 
 up a reavill of tymber." Ab. Reg. 
 REAWS, 5. pi. Royal personages. Wyntown. — 0. Fr. 
 
 reaulx, id. 
 REB, s. A large tract of fishing-ground, Shetl. 
 REBAGHLE, s. Reproach, Aberd. Skinner. Rebaghle 
 
 is probably a composite from Bauchle, signifying to 
 
 treat with contumely. 
 To REBAIT, v. a. To abate. Acts Ja. Jr.— Fr. 
 
 rehattre, id. 
 REBALD, s. a low, worthless fellow. Kennedy. — 
 
 Fr. ribauld, E. ribald. 
 REBALDALE, s. The rabble. Barbour.— 0. Fr. 
 
 ribaudaille, canaille. 
 REBALDIE, Rybbaldy, s. Vulganty of conversation, 
 
 Barbour.— E. ribaldry, 0. Fr. ribaudie, libertinage ; 
 
 0. E. "rybawdry, ribaldiia," Prompt. Parv. 
 REBAT, s. Cape of a mantle. Watson. — Fr. rabat, id. 
 REBAWKIT, pret. v. Rebuked. Houlate. 
 REBBIT, s. A polished stone for a window, door, or 
 
 corner, S.; reybit, Lanarks. — O. Fr. rabot-ir, unir, 
 
 polir. 
 REBEGEASTOR, s. Apparently a severe stroke with 
 
 a rung ; probably a cant term. Davidson's Kinyean- 
 
 clev£h. 
 REBELLOUR, s. A rebel. Pari. Ja. I. 
 
 To REBET, V. n. To make a renewed attack. Wallace. 
 — Fr. rabat-re, to draw back again. 
 
 To BE-BIO, v. a. To rebuild, Spalding. V. Biq, v. 
 
 To REBOOND, v. n. 1. To belch, S. B. 2. To be in 
 a squeamish state, or to have an inclination to puke ; 
 as, " Whene'er I saw't, my stomach," or, "my very 
 he&rt inst reboondit at it," Roxb. This is obviously 
 a Fr. idiom. Les viandes nouvelles font rebondir 
 I'estomac, Prov. "The stomach rises against un- 
 couth (S. unco) meats," Cotgr. 3, Sometimes 
 metaph. used to denote repentance, S. 
 
 REBOURIS. At rebouris, adv. Cross ; quite con- 
 trary to. Barbour.— 0. Fr. d rebours, id. 
 
 REBUNCTIOUS, adj. Refractory, Fife. Saxon and 
 Gael. Perhaps a corr. of repugnant, disobedient. 
 
 To REBURSE, v. a. To reimburse. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 L. B. reburs-are, pecuniam e bursa, seu crumena, 
 promere ; Gall, rebourser, 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. Douglas. 
 
 RECAMBY, s. Act. Dom. Cone. The term in its 
 form would seem compounded of re, again, and L, B. 
 cambi-are, to exchange. In its sense, it conveys the 
 idea of interest, or of a fine for delay of payment of 
 the principal. 
 
 To RECANT, v. 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.— ¥r. recepissS, 
 "an acquittance, discharge, or note, acknowledging 
 the receipt of a thing," Cotgr.; from Lat. recepisse, 
 to have received. 
 
 RECESSE, s. Agreement or convention. Inventories. 
 — L. B. recess-u^. 
 
 RECHAS, s. A call to drive back the game. Sir 
 Gawan. — Fr. rechass-er, to repel. 
 
 RECHENG, Reciiengeis, Recuene. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 The word is obviously from Fr. rechange, interchange, 
 rechangi, interchanged, exchanged. Whether it 
 here properly respects the difference of exchange, 
 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. Recip- 
 rocal. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 RECK, s. Course ; track, Border. Pennant. — Teut. 
 reck-en, tendere. 
 
 To RECK, V. a. To reach ; as, " Reck me the 
 skunie," Shetl. Synon. rax ; ryke. 
 
 RECKLE, s. A chain ; Rackle, S. B. Pitscottie. 
 
 To RECOGNIS, Recougnis, Recognosoe, v. a. 1. In 
 its more ancient sense, a forensic tenn used in rela- 
 tion to a superior, who returned to his fee, or claimed 
 it again as his own, in consequence of any neglect 
 of service or act of ingratitude 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." Ersk. Inst. 3. To 
 acknowledge ; to recognise. Acts Mary. 
 
 RECOGNITION, s. The act of a superior in reclaim- 
 ing heritable property, or the state into which the 
 
EEC 
 
 427 
 
 RED 
 
 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. Monro's 
 Exp. This term seems immediately formed from Lat. 
 recognosc-ere, instead of Fr. reconnoitre, like the B. 
 synonyme. 
 
 RECORDOUR, s. A wind instrument. Houlate. — 
 0. E. ^^ recorder, litell p)T)e, 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 producing in the cause what is technically 
 termed & wager or weir of law (Fadiatio legis"). 
 Pari. J a. I. 
 
 RECOUNTER, s. One who opposes the admission of a 
 pledge in a court of law, id. 
 
 To RECOUNTER, c. a. To turn the contrary way ; to 
 reverse ; to invert ; a technical term among trades- 
 men, S. B. 
 
 To RECOUNTIR, v. a. To encounter. Wyntown. 
 
 RP'COUR, V. n. To recover ; to regain health ; to 
 obtain. 
 
 To RECOURSE, v. a. To rescue. Bellend. T. Liv. 
 — Fr. recour-ir, id. 
 
 To RECRUE, Recreu, v. a. To recruit. Acts C. I.— 
 Fr. recroit-re, to re-increase. 
 
 RECRUE, Recrew, s. A party of recruits for an army, 
 ibid. 
 
 To RECULE, v. n. To recoil. Douglas.— Er. recul- 
 er, id. 
 
 To RECUPERATE, v. a. To recover; to regain, 
 Aberd. ; from the Lat. forensic v. recuper-are. 
 
 RECURE, s. Redress; remedy. K. Quair.—Wr. 
 recours, id. 
 
 RECURELESSE, adj. Irremediable ; beyond recovery. 
 Forbes on the Rev. 
 
 To RECUSE, Recuss, v. n. To refuse. Aberd. Eeg. 
 — Lat. recus-are, Fr. recus-er, id. 
 
 To RED, V. n. To guess, S. B. i^l. Shirr.— A. S. 
 raed-an, to conjecture, to divine. It has also been 
 used in this sense by 0. E. writers. *' I rede, I gesse, 
 je diuine. Eede who tolde it me, and I wyll tell the 
 trouthe," Palsgr. 
 
 To RED, Rede, v. a. To counsel, S. EUson.—A.S. 
 raed-an, Isl. rad-t^ id. 
 
 To RED one's feet. To free one's self from entangle- 
 ment ; 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, "^ Perhaps the immediate allu- 
 sion is to onebemired. ^ - . 
 
 To RED, Rede, Read, v. a. To explain ; as, to red a 
 riddle, or a dream, S. Minst. Bord.—Su.. G. raad-a, 
 red-a, interpretari. 
 
 To RED, V. a. To disentangle ; as, to red a ravelVd 
 hesp, to unravel yarn that is disordered ; to redd. 
 South E. id. Douglas. To red the head, or hair, to 
 comb out the hair, S. — Su. G. reda, explicare, is used 
 in both these senses. 
 
 To RED, Redd, Rede, Rid, u. o. 1. To clear ; to put 
 in oi-der ; as, to red the road, to clear the way ; to red 
 up one's self, to dress ; to red up a house, to put it in 
 order ; to red marches, to fix boundaries, also, to com- 
 pose differences, S. Wynt. 2. To clear in the way 
 of opening ; to free from any thing that stuflfs or 
 closes up ; as, to red a syvour, to clear a drain ; to 
 red the brain or head, to free it from hardened snot, 
 S. W. Beattie. 3. To part combat ',nts ; also, io 
 red a pley, to settle a broil, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 RED, Redd, s. 1. Clearance. Wallace. 2. Order, 
 S. Isl. rawd, id. 3. Rubbish, S. Balf. Pract. 
 " The red & my plate. V. Outredd. 
 
 RED, Redd, part. adj. 1. Put in order, S.— A. S. 
 hraed, paratus. 2. Clear ; not closed up ; not stufifed, 
 S. 3. Used as E. ready, S. B. 4. Distinct ; opposed 
 to confusion, ibid. 
 
 To RED, V. a. 1. To disencumber ; E. rid. Knox. 
 
 2. To rescue from destruction. Barb. Guy Mann. 
 
 3. Denoting the act of persons who remove from a place. 
 Keith.— Sn. G. raedd-a, A. S. hredd-an, liberare. 
 
 RED, s. Riddance. Maitland P. 
 
 To RED, V. 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, s-pevmsL, rhid-io, coire. 2. The place in which 
 salmon or other fish deposit their spawn, S. A. 
 
 To RED, V. n. To spawn, S. 
 
 RED, adj. Rid ; free, S. Boss's Helenore. 
 
 RED, s. The green ooze found in the bottom of pools, 
 Roxb. — Isl. hrodi, purgamentum, quisquiliae ; or 
 rather C. B. rhid, which not only signifies speim, 
 but what " oozes, or drains," Owen. 
 
 To REDACT, v. a. To reduce. Spotsivood. — Lat. 
 redact-us, 
 
 REDAITIN, s. A savage sort of fellow, Ayrs. V. 
 Reid etin, and Eyttyn. 
 
 To REDARGUE, v. a. To accuse. Pitscottie. 
 
 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 ^' Redcowl in the castle of 
 Strathtirym." Antiquary. 
 
 REDCOAL, Redcoll, s. Horse radish, Clydes.; the 
 same with Rotcoll, q. v. "Raphanus rusticanus, 
 red-col." Wedd. Vocab. 
 
 RED COAT. A vulgar designation for a British soldier, 
 from the colour of his uniform, S. During the re- 
 bellion it was distinctly applied to those who served 
 King George. Waverley. V. Black Watch. 
 
 RED COCK-CRAWING. A cant phrase for fire-raising, 
 South of S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 REDDAND, *. The bend of the beam of a plough at 
 the insertion of the coulter, Clydes. Perhaps of A. S. 
 origin, from raeden, raedenn, regimen ; q. what regu- 
 lates the motion of the plough. 
 
 REDDENDO, s. " The clause of a charter which ex- 
 presses what duty the vassal 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 Law Diet. Reddendum is the form 
 of the word in the law of E. V. Jacob. 
 
 REDDER, Ridder, s. 1. One who endeavours to settle 
 a dispute, S. Baillie. 2. One who settles a dispute 
 by force of aims. Monro. — A. S. ge-raed-ian, Su. G. 
 red-a, parare. 3. A comb. 
 
 REDDER'S LICK. The stroke which one often re- 
 ceives in endeavouring to part combatants, South of 
 S. Redding-straik, synon. Abbot. 
 
 REDDER'S PART. Synon. with Redder's Lick, S. A. 
 " Redder's Blow, or Redder's Part, a blow or hatred 
 from both parties," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 REDD-HANDIT, adj. Active and neat, Ang. Ettr. 
 For. Glenfergus. 
 
 REDDING, s. Rescue ; recovery. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 REDDING-STRAIK, s. The stroke which one often 
 receives in attempting to separate those who are 
 fighting, S. Kelly. 
 
KED 
 
 428 
 
 REE 
 
 REDDINS, «. Riddance. To hat reddins of any 
 thing ; to get clear of it ; £. riddance. 
 
 He scarce had reddins of the door, 
 AVheu taugs tlew pnst liini buinniiu', &c 
 MS. Po«in. 
 
 REDDOUR, «. 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. Barbour. — 
 
 A. S. Teut. raed-an, Isl. rad, id. 
 REDE, adj. Aware ; q. counselled, Fife. 
 To REDE, V. a. To determine one's fate. Boulate. 
 
 — A. S. raed-an, decernere. 
 To REDE, Reid, v. n. To discourse. Barbour.— 
 
 Isl. Su. Q. raed-a, loqui. 
 REDE, s. 1. Voice. Wallace. 2. Religious service. 
 
 Uoulate. — Isl. roedd, vox, raeda, sermo. 
 REDEARLY, s. " Grain that has got a heat on some 
 
 time or other." Gall. Encycl. 
 REDE FISCHE. Salmon in the state of spawning, S. 
 
 Pari. Ja. II. 
 REDENE, s. Apparently prose. Bannatyne MS. 
 
 ap. Minst Bord. This seems to be formed from A. S. 
 
 raedan, the plur. of raeda, 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, V. a. To make ready. Barbour. 
 REDYMYTE, Redemytb, adj. Decked ; beautiful. 
 
 Douglas. — Lat. redimit-us, crowned. 
 RED-KAIM, Redding-kaie, 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. Wallace.— A.. S. 
 
 raed-leas, praeceps. 
 REDLINS, adv. 1. Readily, Kinross. 2. Sometimes 
 
 as signifying perhaps ; probably ; equivalent 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. F/.— Fr. 
 
 redonn-er, to return or give back again. 
 RED SAUCH, s. " A species of willow." Agr. Surv. 
 
 Roxb. V. Sacch. 
 REDSCHIP, s. Furniture ; apparatus. " Ane Nor- 
 
 roway yaucht, callit the James, with her haill 
 
 redschip graicht." Aberd. Reg. Redschip graicht, 
 
 furniture in readiness ; for graithit. — Teut. reed- 
 
 schap, praeparatio, apparatus. 
 RED-SHANK, «. 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 Highlander, from 
 
 his bare legs. Colvil. 
 REDSMAN, «. One who clears away rubbish, Loth. 
 RED-WARE, s. Sea-girdles, S. Aeill. 
 RED-WARE COD. Cod of a red colour ; asellus 
 
 varius. Sibb. [Barry. 
 
 RED-WARE FISHICK. The Whistle-fish, Orkn. 
 RED-WAT, adj. Soaked with blood. " Red- wat shod," 
 
 walking in blood over the shoe-tops. Gl. Burns. 
 
 RED WATER. A disease in sheep, S. Ess. Highland 
 Society. 
 
 RED-WOOD, s. The name given to the reddish, or 
 dark-coloured, awid more incorruptible wood found in 
 the heart of trees, S. Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 
 REE, adj. % Half drunk, 8. R. Galloway. 2. 
 Crazy ; delirious, S. — Isl. hreif-r, elatus, ebrius. 3. 
 Wild ; outrageous ; as, "a ree yad," a wild or high- 
 spirited mare ; " a rec chap," a wild blade, Dumfr. 
 
 In a Rek. In a state of temporai7 delirium ; expres- 
 sive of the state of one who has not slept off intoxica- 
 tion, Lanarks. 
 
 REE, s, A continuation of stormy weather, Shetl. 
 
 REE, s. A sheep-ree, a permanent sheepfold, surround- 
 ed- with a wall of stone and feal. Loth. S. 0. This 
 seems to be originally the same word with Roe, Wrae, 
 an> enclosure for cattle, q. v. In Fife it is called a 
 sheep-reed. Ree, 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, V. a. 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. Reegh, 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 
 the same word dififereatly applied. 
 
 REE, s. A small riddle, S. 0. Gl. Sibb. " Rie, to 
 turn corn in a sieve, bringing the capes or broken 
 ears into an eddy. North." Grose. 
 
 REED, Calf's Reed. V. Reid, Rkde. 
 
 To REED, Rede, v. n. To apprehend ; to fear. Ross. 
 V. Rad. 
 
 REED, conj. Lest, S. B. ibid. 
 
 REEDING PLANE. A species of plane used by car- 
 penters, which differs from the Heading plane only 
 in generally forming three rods at once, S. 
 
 REED-MAD, adj. " Distracted," Buchan. Gl.Tarras. 
 Synon. Reid-wod, q. v. 
 
 REEF'D, part. pa. Rumoured. 
 
 The godly laird of Grant — 
 For a' hia Highland cant — 
 'Tis reefd he has a wau||—y ac. Rel. 
 
 REEFORT, Ryfart, s. A radish, S. Ritson.—Vi. 
 
 raifort, strong radish. " Raphanus, a riffard," 
 
 Wedderb. Vocab. Cotgr. gives Fr. raveforte, as 
 
 synon. with raifort. 
 REEFU', adj. Rueful, S. B. Ross. 
 REEGH, s. A harbour. Loth. V. Ree. 
 To REEK, V. a. V. Reik Odt. 
 REEK, s. Trick; wile? A. Scott's Poems. 
 REEKER, s. Something exceeding the common size ; 
 
 as, "That's a reeker," Teviotd.; synon. Whulter, 
 
 Whilter. Perhaps 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 appearance, S. M. Lynd. 
 REEKIM, Reikim, Reikum, s. A smart blow, q. a 
 
 stroke that will make the smoke fly ; synon. with the 
 
 phrase, I'll gar your rumj)le 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. Perhaps originally applied to the 
 
 effect of smoke on the eyes. 
 To REEL, V. n. To roll. V. RKitK. 
 
EEE 429 
 
 To BEEL, V. n. To travel ; to roam, Aberd. 
 
 The sack an' the sieve, an' a' I will leave, 
 Au' alaug wi' my soger reel, O ! 
 Old Song. 
 
 — Isl. rtela, crebra actio vel itio ; rod-a, vagari ; 
 rilla, vacillaie. 
 • To REEL. To Reel about, v. n. 1. To go to and fro 
 in a rambling and noisy way, S. 2. To romp, S. — 
 Su. Q. ragl-a, vaciliare. 3. To wbirl round in a 
 dance, S. 
 
 how she danced ! sae trim, an' reeVd, an' set. 
 Her favouiiletune, the Braes o' Tullymet. 
 
 A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 REEL, Reil, Reill, s. 1. A rapid motion in a circular 
 form, S. 2. A particular kind of dance, S. Budd. 
 3. A confused or whirling motion ; especially applied 
 to creatures of diminutive size, S. Ross. 4. A con- 
 fused motion of whatever kind ; a turmoil. Dauid- 
 sone's Schorl Discurs. 5. A disorderly motion ; 
 transferred to the mind, S. Guthrie's Trial. This 
 might seem allied to Sw. ragl-a, to stagger ; a deriva- 
 tive from rag-a, hue illuc ferri, ut solent ebrii, Ihre. 
 This may be the idea originally suggested by Red, 
 as denoting a certain kind of dance. 6. A loud 
 sharp noise ; rattling, S, 7. Bustle ; hurry. Diallog. 
 
 REEL-ABOUT, s. A lively romping person, Clydes. 
 
 REEL-FITTIT, adj. Having the feet so turned 
 inwaixls, that when one walks he crosses his legs, 
 and makes a curve with his feet, Upp. Clydes, 
 J-^ REELIE, 5. A diminutive from E. reel, S. 
 A wheel and a,.reelie to ca'. — Old Song. 
 
 REEL-RALL, adv. Topsy-turvy, S.— -Isl. rill, pro- 
 miscua muititudo plebis. Haldorson gives it as 
 synon. with Dan. rips-raps, onr Riff-raff. 
 
 REEL-TREE, s. Fife. Revel-tree, Border. V. Rail- 
 tree. 
 
 To REEM, 15. n. As, "To reem in one's noddle," to 
 haunt the fancy, producing unsettledness of mind, 
 Ayrs. Perhaps a metaphorical use of ream, to 
 froth. 
 
 REEMIS, Reemish, s. A rumbling noise. V. Reimis. 
 
 REEMOUS, s. A falsehood, Ayrs. — Isl. raem-a, 
 verbis efTerre ; hreimr, sonus. 
 
 To REEN, V. n. To cry vehemently, exclusively ap- 
 plied to a pig. Shell. — S. Go. rhina, grunnire. 
 
 To REENGE, v. n. 1. To move about rapidly, with 
 great noise and bustle ; to range ; as, " She gangs 
 reengin throw the house like a fury," S. Nearly 
 synon. with Reesil. — 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. hraivj- 
 an, Isl. hreins-a, mundare. 2. To clear out the ribs 
 of the prate, to poke them, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 REENGE, s. A himdful of heath firmly tied together 
 for rinsing, S. Ranger, Heather Ranger, id. Teviot- 
 dale. 
 
 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 ; 
 corrupted from E. range, or Fr. renge, id. 
 
 REENGER, s. One who ranges up and down, Clydes. 
 
 REEPIN, s. 1. A very lean person or animal, Upp. 
 Clydes. 2. It seems to be the same word which 
 Mactagpart writes i?eepan, explaining it "alow-made 
 wretch ;" also "a tale-pyet." Gall. Enc. 
 
 REE RUCK, s. A small rick of corn, South of S. V. 
 Raibuck. 
 
 REF 
 
 To REESE, V. a. To praise ; to extol, Aberd. Skinner, 
 
 Ramsay. V. Ruse. 
 REESE, s. A reese o' wind, a high wind, a stiff breeze, 
 
 Fife. 
 REESIE, adj. Blowing briskly; as, "a reesie day," 
 
 Fife. 
 REESIN, Reezin, adj. 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-en, furere, furore agitari, 
 saevire. Isl. reis-a, excitare ; hress, vivax, vegetus ; 
 animosus. 
 
 REESK, Reysk, s. 1. Course 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 Poems. 
 
 REESLIN'-DRY, adj. So dry as to make a rustling 
 sound, as corn when ripe, Aberd. — A. S. hristl-an, 
 crepitave ; Teut. ryssd-en, id. V. Reissil, v. n. 
 
 REEST, s. The roost, Mearns. 
 
 To REEST, V. a. To arrest. This is the common 
 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 in- 
 clined to go backwards." Gall. Encycl. V. Reist, v. 
 
 REEVE, pret. of Rive. " Bursted," Buchan. Tarras. 
 V. Rave. 
 
 To REEVE, v. n. 1. To talk with great vivacity, S,— 
 Teut. rev-en, delirare. 2. A reevin wind, a high 
 wind, S. 
 
 REEVE, s. A pen for cattle, Aberd. Law Case. V. 
 Rae. 
 
 To REEZE, V. a. To pull one about roughly, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 To REEZE behind, v. n. To break wind, Roxb. 
 "Whence the phrase, areezing horse, for one that is 
 healthy, ibid.; equivalent to the coarse S. Prov. "A 
 farting bairn is aye a thriver." — Isl. hress, animosus: 
 ries-en, temere agere, ries, effraenus. 
 
 REEZIE, adj. " A horse isree^Je, when he isinclined 
 to whisk his tail and plunge." Gall. Encycl. V. 
 etymon, of Reesin. 
 
 REEZIE, adj. Tipsy ; light-headed in consequence of 
 drinking; elevated with drink, S. A. J. Nicol. — 
 Teut. ries, temerarius, ries-en, temere agere ; Belg. 
 ritsig, hot-spurred ; Su. G. ras-a, 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 Reesk, Reiss, coarse grass that grows on downs ; 
 A. S. resce, rise, juncus, q. rescdic. 
 
 To REFE, V. a. To rob. V. Reife. 
 
 REFECKIT, part. pa. Repaired. Wallace.— 0. Fr. 
 refaict, id. 
 
 REPEIR. To the refeir, adv. In proportion, 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, v. a. To charge to the account of ; an 
 oblique use of the E. v. to Refund. M' Ward's 
 Contend. 
 
 REFOUNDIMENT, s. Reimbursement ; the act of re- 
 funding. Acts Mary. 
 
REP 
 
 4::o 
 
 REI 
 
 To REFRANE, v. a. To retain ; to hold in. "Item 
 twa doubill plauttis to rcfrane heit waiter in maner 
 of schoufer. " Invent . 
 
 REFT up, part. pa. Winyet. Perhaps " snatched 
 up ; from A. S. reaf-ian, Su. G. raff-a, rifw-a, rap- 
 ere. Reft, E. is the part. pa. of Reave. 
 
 REFUISS, s. Refusal. Acts Ja. VI.— Fr. refus. 
 
 REFUSION, s. The act of refunding. Fountainh. 
 — L. B. re/usio, restitutio, from refund-ere, reparare, 
 restituere, Du Cange. 
 
 REFUT, t. Shift ; expedient. Wallace.— ¥r. refuite, 
 evasion, avoidance. 
 
 REGALIS, s,pl. Districts enjoying the privileges of 
 regalities. Pari. Ja. II. — Fr. fief en regale, a noble 
 fief, held immediately, and incapite, of the king, Cotgr, 
 
 REGALITY, Regaliti;;, s. 1. A territorial jurisdiction 
 granted by the king, with lands given in liberam 
 regalitatem ; and conferring on the persons receiving 
 it, although commoners, the titleof Lords of Regality . 
 Pari. Ja. I. 2. The territory or district over which 
 this right extended. Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 REGENCY, s. A professorship in a university. 
 Spalding. 
 
 To REGENT, v. n. To discharge the duty of a pro- 
 fessor in a university. Craufurd's Hist. Univ. Ed. 
 — Fr. regent-er, " to teach, read, or moderate in 
 schools," Cotgr. 
 
 REGENT, s. 1. A professor in a university, S. Stat. 
 Ace. — L. B. regens, Fr. regent, id. 2. One who 
 taught a class in a college without a formal appoint- 
 ment to a chair. M'Crie's Melville. 
 
 REGENTRIE, s. A regency in a kingdom. Acts Mary. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 REGIBUS, s. A game among boys. 
 
 To REGISTRATE, v. a. To register, S. Registrate, 
 part. pa. Walker's Peden, 
 
 REGRESS, s. Legal recourse upon. Act. Audit. — 
 L. B. regress-us, idem quod Practicis nostris Recours, 
 Du Cange. 
 
 * REGRET, s. A complaint ; a grievance. Spalding. 
 
 To REHABILITAT, v. a. The same with Rehable. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 REHABILITATIOUN, g. The act of restoring to for- 
 mer honours or privileges ; a forensic term, S. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 To REHABLE, Reabill, v. a. To reinstate ; a law 
 term. Skene. 
 
 REHATOURE, s. Uncertain. Douglas. 
 
 REHERSS, s. Rehearsal. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To REHETE, v. a. To revive ; to cheer. Gawanand 
 Gol. — Fr. rehait-er. y 
 
 REJAG, 5. A repartee, Loth. 
 
 To REJAG, V. n. To give a smart answer, reflecting 
 on the person to whom it is addressed, Loth. Evi- 
 dently the same with the 0. E. v. ^^ Repreuyn or 
 reiaggyn. Redarguo. Deprehendo," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 REIBIE, adj. Thinly formed ; spare ; slender, Etlr. 
 For. V. RiBiE. 
 
 REID, s. Necessaiy preparation ; fitting out, q. getting 
 ready. Ab. /ief/.— Tcut. reed, paratus, promptus. 
 V. Redschip, 
 
 REID, s. Fate ; lot. Palice of Honor. 
 
 REID, Rede, s. The fourth stomach of a calf, used 
 for runnet, S. Monro. — Teut. roode, id. a rubedine 
 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." 
 Aberd. Reg.— Teut, reede, static navium. V. Rai>e. 
 
 To REID, V. n. To discourse. V. Rede, v. 
 
 REID, adj. Red, S. B. Barbour. This woi-d 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 f" Palsgr. V, Black- 
 fishing. 
 
 REID DAY. A day in September, before which wheat 
 is generally sown. On Reid-een, or the eve of this 
 day, the hart and the hind are believed to meet for 
 copulation, Selkirks. Upp. Clydes. This is perhaps 
 the same with Rude-day, the exaltation of the cross, 
 which falls on September 14th. 
 
 REID-DAY, s. The third day of May, Aberd. 
 Some waefu' quiue '11 ride the stool 
 For you afore the Jleeday. — Tarras'a Poems. 
 
 This is merely the northern pron. of Rude-day, q v. 
 REID-DAY. Also applied to the 7th of December, 
 
 Birrel's Dlarey. Sibbald, on the word Rood-day, 
 
 vo. Rode, has remarked that " days which bear this 
 
 name are to be found in different times of the year." 
 REID-EEN, s. The evening preceding the thii-d day 
 
 of May, Aberd.; Rude-een, syn. 
 REID ETIN. V. Eyttyn. 
 REID FISCHE. Fish in a spawning state, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. 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. Att. 
 REID-HUNGER, s. A term used to denote the rage 
 
 of hunger, S. It is certainly the same with Reid in 
 
 Reid-wod, furious with rage. — A. S. reth, to which 
 
 this term has been traced, is used with great latitude ; 
 
 as, retha ren, saeva pluvia ; retthe stormas, saevae 
 
 procellae ; haete rethre, calor saevior, &c. It seems 
 
 exactly to correspond with the Lat, phrase, saeva 
 
 fames, Claudian ; and rabida fames, Virgil. 
 REID-HUNGERED, adj. In a ravening state from 
 
 hunger, S. 
 REIDSETT, adj. Placed in order. Sir Gawan. — 
 
 A. S. ge-rad, sett-en, in ordine ponere. 
 REID-WOD, Red Wod, adj. 1. In a violent rage, S. 
 
 Montgomerie. 2. Furious ; distracted. Hamil.—lsl. 
 
 reid-ur, iratus ; reide, ira. Teut. wreed, saevus, atrox. 
 To REJECK, Reject, v. a. 1. To refer for decision. 
 
 Bellend. T. Liv. — Lat. rejicere, id. 2. To impute ; 
 
 to ascribe. N. Burne. 
 REIF, s. Foulys of Reif, ravenous or carnivorous 
 , fowls. Acts Ja. II. 
 •HEIF, 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, Barbour. — A. S. reaj, Isl. rif, rapina. 
 To REIFE, Reyf.t, v. a. To rob. Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 reaf-ian, Isl. hreif-a, id. 
 REYFFAR, Reaver, Reuer, s. A robber. Wall. — 
 
 A. S. reafere, Su. G. roefware, id. 
 REYFLAKE, Riuelak, s. Rapine. — A. S. reaflac, a 
 
 prey, a booty, rapine, robbery. 
 To REIK, V. a. To reach, S. Doug. — Belg. reyck-en, 
 
 A. S. recc-an, id. 
 To REIK out, V. a. 1. To fit out, S.; also reekfoorth. 
 
 R. Bruce. 2. To dress ; to accoutre. — E. rig ; Sw. 
 
 rikt-a, Moes. G, riht-an, instruere. 
 REIK, s. A blow, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 To REIK, V. n. To smoke, S.— A. S. rec-an, Sw. 
 
 roek-a, id. 
 
REI 
 
 431 
 
 REL 
 
 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. 
 —Roek, 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 superstitious rite which has been used in Fife 
 In the memory of some yet alive, meant to ward oflf 
 from the infant the fatal influence of witchcraft. 
 
 To REYKE, V. n. To range. V. Raik. 
 
 REIK HEN, Reik Fowl. 1. A hen bred in the house, 
 Aberd. Banffs. Some view the designation as denot- 
 ing the exaction of a hen for eveiy chimney. Agr. 
 Surv. Berwicks. 2. This word is understood, in 
 Shetland, as denoting the exaction of a single hen 
 from each house. Edmonstone's Zetl. Isl. V. 
 Reik, s. sense 3. 
 
 REIKIE, adj. 1. Smoky, S. Pitscottie. 2. Vain ; 
 empty. Z. Boyd. 
 
 REIKIE, s. Auld Reikie, a familiar name for Edin- 
 burgh. Fergusson. 
 
 REIKIM, s. A smart stroke. V. Reekim. 
 
 REIKINESS, s. The state of being smoky, S. 
 
 To REILE, Rele, v. n. To roll. DouglaA.— Isl. 
 rill-a, volutare. 
 
 To REYLE, Rewl, v. 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 affinity to the old tune called The Reel o' 
 Bogie, as perhaps referring to some irregular kind 
 of dance. 
 
 REILING, s. 1. Bustle. Pellis Play. 2. A loud 
 clattering noise, S. V, Reel-rall. 
 
 REILL, s. A turmoil. V. Reel. 
 
 REIME, s. Realm. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 REIMIS, Reemish, s. 1. Rumble, S. B. Ross. — 
 Isl. rum-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, V. n. To make a loud rumbling 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, 
 mAtrum ; Isl. rijma, ode, hreym-r, resonantia canora, 
 and kennar, one who knows, q. a person conversant 
 with poetry ; or allied to Isl. reimt, spectris obnoxi- 
 us, q. one who knew how to quell the power of evil 
 spirits. 
 
 REIND, s. " He base geffyne furth for the reind of 
 spwnis xvj. bh." Aberd. Reg. — Perhaps allied to 
 Teut. renne, promptuarium, penarium, q. a case of 
 spoons ? 
 
 REYNGIT, part. pa. Surrounded with a ring. " That 
 the mouth be reyngit about with a circle of girth of 
 irne," &c. Acts Ja. VI. V. Prick Measure. 
 
 REINYEIT, adj. Striped ; corded. Inventories. — 
 Perhaps from Fr . raionnie, furrowed, q. ribbed taffety ; 
 or rather from rangi, rengi, in ranks, in rows. 
 
 To REIOSE, V. a. To possess. Bellenden. 
 
 To REIOURNE, v. a. To delay ; to put off. Forbes 
 on the revelation. 
 
 REIOURNING, s. Used apparently in the sense of 
 delay, ibid. 
 
 REIKBRASSERIS, s. pi. Armour for the back of the 
 arms. Acts Ja. I. — Fr. arriere, behind, and bras- 
 sart, a defence for the arm. 
 
 To REIRD, Rersde, v. n. 1. To make a loud noise. 
 Douglas. 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 Relics. I hesitate whether this 
 is the same with Hair, Rare, a loud report, perhaps 
 ex ano, or a spring, from the E. v. to rear. 
 
 REIRDIT, part. Reared. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 REISES. Brushwood, S.; plur. of iiwe. Waverley. 
 
 REISHILLIN', part. adj. 1. Noisy, Fife. 2. For- 
 ward ; prompt, ibid. V. Reissil, v. 
 
 To REISK, V. a. and n. 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. Wallace. V. Rkesk. 
 
 To REISSIL, u„n. To make a loud clattering 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. Reishil, Aberd. 
 
 REISSIL, Riesle, s. 1. A loud clattering noise, S. 
 2. A blow ; a stroke, S. St. Patrick. 
 
 To REIST, V. a. To dry by the heat of the sun, or in a 
 chimney, S. Dunbar. — Dan. rist-er, to broil or toast. 
 
 REIST, s. Rest. Douglas. 
 
 REIST, Reyst, s. 1, The socket in which the bolt of a 
 door reste. Doug, 2. Thehinge of a door, Gl. Sibb. 
 2. The support of a warlike instrument. Wallace. 
 
 REIST, s. The instep, Upp. Clydes.— Isl. rist, planta 
 pedis, G. Andr. ; convexum sen dorsum plantae 
 pedis, Haldorson ; Dan. vrist, the instep of the foot, 
 Wolff ; Su. G. wrist, id. ; A. S. vyist, also vrist, pro- 
 perly the wrist. Ihre derives it from wrid-a, tor- 
 quere, because it is the hinge on which the limb is 
 turned. 
 
 To REIST, r. n. 1. To wait for another. Douglas.— La.t. 
 rest-are, id. 2. To become restive, S. Burns. 3. 
 Applied to the drying up of a well. Pop. Ball. 
 
 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, sudden- 
 ly stops short, ibid. 
 
 To REIST, Reest, v. a. To arrest. He reistit his 
 furniture, he laid an arrest on it, S.— -This abbrev. 
 occurs in 0. E. 
 
 REISTER, s. Apparently equivalent to Kipper, as 
 applied to salted and dried salmon, Roxb. A . Scott's P. 
 
 REISTER CLOK. A cloak such as that worn by bri- 
 gands or freebooters. Inventories. V. Royster. 
 
 REISTIT, adj. Dried in the smoke. V. Reist. 
 
 REITHIE, adj. Keen ; ardent, Ettr. For. Hogg.— 
 A. S. rethe, asper, ferus, "fierce, outrageous," Som- 
 ner ; Teut. wreed, id. 
 
 REIVE, s. A name given to what is considered as an 
 ancient Caledonian fort. P. Campsie, Stat. Ace. V. 
 Rae, and Reeve. 
 
 To RELE, V. n. To roll. V. Reile. 
 
 To RELEISCH, v. n. To go at large. Doug.—Vi. 
 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 ai*e the 
 
BEL 
 
 482 
 
 REP 
 
 reletanqf of the facts libelled, t. e. their sufficiency 
 to infer the conclusion ; and, secondly, 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 tlie conclusion, 
 whether in reference to a libel or to a defence ; a 
 forensic term, S. Maclaurin's Crim. Cases. 
 
 To llELEVE, V. a. To raise; to exalt. Wyntovm.— 
 Fr. rdev-er. 
 
 To RELEVE, v. n. To reassemble. Wall.—^r. relev- 
 er, coUigere. 
 
 To RELY, V. a. To rally. Barbour. 
 
 REMANENT, adj. Other, S. Spalding. This word 
 is still used in petitions addressed to ecclesiastical 
 courts. " To the Moderator and remanent members 
 of the Presbytery of ."— L. remanent-es. 
 
 REMANER, s. Remainder. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To REMB, V. n. To rave ; to tell lies, Shetl. 
 
 To REME, V. n. To foam. V. Ream. 
 
 To REMEID, V. a. To remedy. BailUe. 
 
 REMEID, s. Alloy of a peculiar description. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. — Fr, remede, " a remedy, redresse ; also 
 that allay which goldsmiths, jewellers, and money- 
 makers, are permitted to adde unto the allowed em- 
 basement of gold or silver ; as where with a silver 
 piece of eleven pence value, their is a twelfth part 
 of copper allowed to be mingled, the remede is about 
 two grains over and besides that twelfth. This ad- 
 vantage 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; ameliora- 
 tion. Spald. 2. Eemeid of Law, a phrase equiva- 
 lent 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 REMEIP, V. a. or n. To remove. " Flyt & remeif." 
 A herd. Reg. 
 
 REMEMBRIE, s. Remembrance. Buret. 
 
 To REMENT, v. a. To remember. Buret.— ^t. ram- 
 entevoir, id. 
 
 REMIGESTER, s. A smart stroke, Buchan. Perhaps 
 originally the same with Rebegeastor, q. v. 
 
 REMYLLIS, s. pi. Blows. Houlate. — Teut. rammel- 
 en, Su. G. raml-a, tumultuari. 
 
 REMMACKS, s. pi. The oars of a boat, Shetl. — Lat, 
 remus, id. 
 
 To REMIND, V. a. To remember. Shirrefs. 
 
 To REMORD, v. a. 1. To have remorse for. Wallace. 
 ■ — Fr, remord-re. 2. To disburden the conscience, 
 ibid. 
 
 To RENCHEL, Renshel, v. 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, tangere, or ren, palus, and sael-ja, confeire, 
 q. to apply a stake ? 
 
 PENCIIEL, Renshel, s. A person tall and thin ; as, 
 " He's naething but a lang renchel," Roxb.— Teut. 
 ran, ranch, rene, tenuis, gracilis, praetenuis cor- 
 pore ; Isl. rengla, ramus arboris. 
 
 RENDAL, Rennal, Rennet, Run-dale, «, A division 
 of land, equivalent to run-rig, S. Stat. Acc.—&u. G. 
 ren, palus limitaneus, and dd, a division. Dan. reen, 
 " a balk or ridge between two furrows." 
 
 To RENDER, v. a. To melt or beat butter, Ayrs. V. 
 Rind. 
 
 To RENDER, v, n. To yield pus, as a sore. 
 
 To RENG, Ring, v. a. To reign. Douglas. 
 
 To RENYE, V. a. To rein. Compl. S. 
 
 RENYE, s. A rein. Douglas.— ¥r. rSsne. 
 
 RENYIT, part. pa. Forsworn. Barb. — Fr. reniS, id. 
 
 RENK, s. A strong man. Gawan and Ool. V. Rink. 
 
 RENKNING, s. Placed according to rank or prece- 
 dency. Hence, perhaps, ranking of creditors, S. 
 ActsJa. VI. 
 
 RENOMMfc, 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 Glendook's. — Teut. gulden, aureus nummus 
 XX. stuferorum, Kilian ; Belg. id. " a gilder, a coin of 
 XX. stivers," Sewel. Renss or Rhenish refera to the 
 countiy bordering on the Rhine. V. Gudlink. 
 
 RENTAL, s. 1. A favourable lease, S. Erskine. 2. 
 The annual value or rent, Dumfr. 3. Also, as in E. 
 the amount 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. 
 
 RENZIE, V. n. To writhe in pain, Orkn. 
 
 REPAIR, s. Concourse, S. Priests Feb. 
 
 To REPAYRE, v. n. To return. Wynt.—O. Fr. re- 
 pair-er. 
 
 To REPARELL, v. a. To refit. Douglas.— ¥r. re- 
 pareill-er. 
 
 To REPATER, v. n. To feed ; to take refreshment. 
 Douglas. — Fr. repaitre. 
 
 * To REPEAT, Repete, v. a. To recover ; to call back, 
 S. in a sense in which the v, is not used in E. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. repet-er, "to redemand, aske, or call 
 back, also, to return, recover, take, or fetch back 
 again," Cotgr.; Lat. repet-ere, id. 
 
 To REPELL, V. a. To recall ; like obsolete E. repeai. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. rapell-er, id. 
 
 REPENDE, part. adj. Dispersed ; scattered. Wallace. 
 — Fr. repand-u. 
 
 REPETITION, s. Repayment ; restoration. Spalding. 
 
 To REPLAIT, Resplate, v. a. To try a second time. 
 Q. Mary's Instructions to L. James.— 'Er. replaid-er, 
 Plaider une seconde fois, rentrer en proces. Iterum 
 litigare, litem renovare. Diet. Trev. 
 
 To REPLEDGE, Replege, v. a. To replevin ; a for- 
 ensic term. Bellenden. — L, B. repleg-iare, to 
 redeem on pledge. 
 
 To REPLEID, V. a. To resist. Priests Peb.—L. B. 
 replaud-are, repulsare. 
 
 REPLOCH GRAY. V. Raplach. 
 
 REPONABILL, adj. Adapted to restore things to a 
 proper bearing. Bellenden T. Liv. — From Lat. 
 repon-ere. 
 
 To REPONE, V. a. To reply, Ayrs.; a forensic term, 
 S. Forbes's Defence. — Lat. repon-ere, id. 
 
 REPONE, s. To mak a repone, to give a reply, Ayrs. 
 
 To REPONE, V. a. To replace. Baillie.— Lat. repon-o. 
 
 To REPORT, V. a. To obtain ; to carry off ; in the 
 sense of Fr. rcmport-er, or rapport-er, from which it 
 is probably formed. Descr. of King d. of Scotland. 
 
 To REPOSE, V. 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, V. 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, 
 Vikepreif, for prove. 
 
 To REPREME, v. a. To repress. Complaynt S. 
 Lat. reprim-ere. 
 
EEP 
 
 433 
 
 REV 
 
 BEPRISE, s. The indentation of stones in building, 
 
 Fr, Pal. Hon. 
 To REPUNG, Repugne, v. n. To oppose ; to be re- 
 pugnant. Acts Ja. r/.— Lat. repugn-are, Fr. re- 
 
 pugn-er. 
 REQUESED, Requesit, adj. Requisite. N. Burne. 
 RERIT, jjree. t). Fell back. Wallace.— ¥r. riere, h&ck. 
 RESCHIT, part. pa. A term frequently occurring in 
 
 tiie Collect, of Inventories. V. Raschit. 
 EESCITATIOUN, s. Restoration. Buik Gen. Kirk. 
 
 — This word might seem to have been foimed from 
 
 re, and scire, scitunt, q. to ken again. 
 To RESCOURS, v. a. To rescue. BeUenden.—O. Fr. 
 
 rescourr-er, id. 
 RESCOURS, s. Rescue. Wyntown. 
 To RESEAW, V. a. To receive. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 * 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. Budd. 2. To 
 
 receive stolen goods. Stat. Alex. 
 RESET, Resett, s. 1. Abode. Wyntown. 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. 
 
 Erskine. 6. The receiver of stolen goods. Rudd. 
 
 — Fr. recette, receiving ; 0. Fr. recept, retreat. 
 RESETTER, s. 1. He who entertains. Rudd. 2. 
 
 A receiver of stolen goods. Erskine. 
 RESH, s. A rush. Sir Egeir. 
 RESIDENTER, s. A dweller ; a residentiary, S. 
 To RESILE, V. a. To beguile ; to deceive, Ayrs. — 
 
 Perhaps from Fr. resil-er, as signifying to revoke, to 
 
 disavow. 
 To RESILE, V. n. 1. To flinch, S. Wodrow. 2. To 
 
 resist in reasoning. Clelland. — Fr. resil-er, id. 
 RESINCr, adj. Perhaps foolish- Dunbar.— Texii. 
 
 ries-en, temere agere. 
 To RESING, V. a. To resign. Aberd. Reg, Acts 
 
 Ja. V. So finfi', for reign. 
 RESITIT, part. pa. Cited a second time, q. re-cited. 
 
 Acts Mary. 
 
 * To RESOLVE, v. n. To terminate. Guthry's Mem. 
 RE3P, RiSP, s. A kind of coarse grass, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 To RESP, RiSP, V. n. To make a noise resembling 
 
 that of a file or rasp, S. Douglas. 
 
 * RESPECT, s. Used in pi. to denote interest, emolu- 
 ment, advantage. Spalding. 
 
 RESPECT, Respete, Resputt, s. A respite or pro- 
 rogation of punishment, or of prosecution for crimes 
 committed or imputed. Acts Ja. V. — L. B. respect- 
 us, &c. 
 
 RESPOND, s. The return that is made by a precept 
 from Chancery, on an application for a seisin. 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 RESPONDIE, s. Apparently tiie duplicate of an ac- 
 count. Perhaps the modern term check is synon. 
 Acts Cha. L — Fr. respond-re, to match, agree with. 
 
 RESPONDIJ^BOOK, s. A check-book, ib. 
 
 RESPONSALL, adj. Responsible. Acts Pari. 
 
 RESPONSIOUNE, s. Suretyship. Act. Dom. Conc- 
 ur, responsion, id. 
 
 RESPUTT, s. Delay in regard to legal process ; 
 respite. V. Respect, Respete. 
 
 RESSAYTHAR, Ressayttar, s. A receiver. Aberd. 
 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, Resursb, v. n. To rise again. 
 Wallace.— l^x. resourd-re, from Lat. resurg-ere. 
 
 RESSUM, s. A small fmgment, 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. Aberd. — Fr. en reste, in arrears. 
 REST, s. 1. A remnant. Inventories. — Fr. reste, 
 
 residue, remnant, &c. 2. In plur. remains ; relics. 
 
 Sir A. Balf. Letters. 
 REST, s. An arrest. Aberd. Reg. V. Reist. 
 REST. Auld rest, perhaps old sprain. Watson.— 
 
 Wrest, rest, S.; A. S. wraestan, to distort. 
 RESTES, s. 2>3. Arrears, Fr. Acts Mary. 
 To RESTYN, v. a. To refresh ; to give rest to. Doug. 
 RESTING-CHAIR. A long chair shaped like a settee, 
 
 used in farm-houses, Ang, Perths. 
 RESTORANS, Restorance, s. Restoration. Act. 
 
 Audit. Acts Mary. 
 To RETEIR, V. n. To retire. Acts. Ja. VI. 
 To RETENT, v. a. To cause to resound. Hudson.— 
 
 Fr. retent-ir, to resound. 
 RETH, adj. Fierce. Wallace.— A. S. rethe. 
 RETHNAS, s. Ferocity. Houlate.—A. S. retknes, id. 
 To RETOUR, Retowre. 1. v. 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, v. n. To return. Wyntown. 
 RETOUR, Retoure, s. 1. Return. Douglas. 2. The 
 
 legal return made to a brief, emitted from Chancery. 
 
 Skene. 3. That made as to the value of lands, S. 
 
 Baillie. — 0. Fr. retour is used in a sense nearly allied. 
 To RETREAT, v. a. To retract. Crossraguell.—O. Fr. 
 
 retraitt-er, revoquer. 
 RETRETT, part. pa. Retracted ; repealed ; reversed. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 RETROTRACTION, s. The act of drawing back. 
 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 REVAY, s. Festivity. Gawan and Gol. — 0. Fr. 
 
 reviaus, fetes, divertissements. 
 REUAR, s. River. Acts Ja. VI. 
 REVE, s. A colour between yellow and gray. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — Lat, ravus. 
 REVEL, s. A severe blow ; often applied to a back 
 
 stroke, Ang. Loth. — Fr. reveill-er, to rouse, to awake, 
 
 q. a stroke that rouses one from lethargy ? 
 REUER, Ryvir, s. V. Reyffar. 
 REUERfi, Reury, s. Robbery. Wallace. 
 REVERENCE, s. Power, S. Rutherford. 
 REUERY, s. 1. Uproar. Douglas. 2. The crackling 
 
 noise made by flames. Douglas. — Fr. resverie, raving. 
 REVERS. At the revers, at random, Everg.—'Ex. 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 retainsa right 
 
 to redeem them, on repayment of the wadset-price, 
 
 S. V. Reversion. 
 REVERSION, s. The right of redeeming property 
 
 under wadset, S. Ersk. Inst, 
 To REVERT, v. n. 1, To revive. Palice Hon. 2. 
 
 To recover from a swoon, S. B.— 0. Fr. revert-ir, id. 
 To REUEST, Rewess, Rawess, v. a. 1. To clothe. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To clothe anew, ib. — Fr. revest-ir, id. 
 REVESTRfi, s. A vestry, Doug. Fr. revestiaire, id. 
 REVESTRIE, Reuestrie, s. The vestry of a church. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. revestiaire, id.; L. B. revestiar- 
 
 ium, et vestiar-ium, idem sonant, Du Cange. 
 REVIL, s. The point of a spur, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 — Rowel, E. rouelle, Fr. 
 
EEV 
 
 484 
 
 EXO 
 
 REVILL-RAILTo, adv. Apparently in a confused way. 
 
 Colkelbie Sow. Probably tlie same with Beel-Rall. 
 To llEVINCE, V. 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, recuperare ; 
 
 Gall, revendiqv^r. 
 REUK, s. Atmosphere. Barbour. V. Rak. 
 To REUNDE, Roond, v. n. " To produce a disagree- 
 able noise as by grinding," Gl. Sibb. Roxb. This 
 
 must be the same word that is pron. Ruint, Ber- 
 
 wicks. q. V. 
 To REUOLF, V. a. To examine ; to inspect ; to turn 
 
 over. " To reuolf & seik the buikis gif it be con- 
 
 tenit tharin." Aberd. Reg. 
 REURY, s. Robbery. V. Reueb^. 
 REUTH, Rewth, s. 1. Cause for repentance. King 
 
 Hart. 2. Pity, or cause of pity. Bellenden. 
 REVURE, Revoore, adj. 1. Thoughtful ; dark and 
 
 gloomy, Ayrs. ; as, "a revure look." 2. It sometimes 
 
 denotes a look of calm scorn or contempt, ibid. — 
 
 0. Fr. resveur, reveur, a dreamer, q. in a reverie. 
 REVVLE, s. A wattled fence, Shetl. 
 To REW. 1. V. n. To repent, S. Gawan and Gol. 2. 
 
 V. a. To have compassion for. Barbour. — A. S. 
 
 hreow-ian, poenitere, lugere. Rue, v. n. To have 
 
 pity. Chaucer. 
 REW, s. Repentance. Maitland Poems. — A. S. 
 
 hreowe, poenitentia ; E. rue, id. Shak. 
 REW, s. 1. A row. Palice Honor. 2. A street. 
 
 Doug. — S. raw ; 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. 
 REWELYNS, Rowlyngis, Rillings, s. pi. Shoes made 
 
 of undressed hides, with the hair on them ; S. rullions. 
 
 Wyntoum. — A. S. rifling, obstrigillus. 
 REWELL, adj. Haughty.— 0. Fr. revele, fier, hautain. 
 REWELLYT, pret. v. Revealed. Wallace. 
 REWERS, 3. p. s. Stops. Wallace.— 0. Fr. ravoir-er, 
 
 to stop, to arrest. 
 To REWESS, V. a. V. Redest. 
 REWID, pret. v. Reaved. Barbour. 
 To REWL, V. n. To be entangled, Teviotd.; the same 
 
 with Ravel. "Ravellyt, Reulit, entangled," Gl. 
 
 Sibb. 
 REWLL RYCHT, adv. Exactly square ; q. according 
 
 to rule. Acts Ja. VI. V. Prick-measure. 
 To REWM, V. n. To roar. Wallace.— 0. Fr. ruim-er, 
 
 id. V. Rame. 
 REWME, s. Realm. Wyntown. — Fr. reaume. 
 REWMOUR, s. Tumult. Wallace.— Germ, rumor, id. 
 RHAIM, Rhame, s. 1. A commonplace speech, Ettr. 
 
 For. — This may be merely a corr. of E. rhyme, as 
 
 proverbs were anciently expressed in a sort of rhythm. 
 
 V. Mr. Todd's valuable note, vo. Rhyme, E. Diet. 
 
 2. A rhapsody, S. A. " The poet can bring out 
 
 naething hutrhames o' high-flown nonsense." Perils 
 
 of Man. 
 To RHAME o'er, v. a. 1. To run over anything in a 
 
 rapid and unmeaning way ; to repeat as if by rote, S. 
 
 ibid. 2. To reiterate, S. 
 RHEEMOUS, s. Apparently clamour, Ayrs. St. Pair. 
 
 — Isl. hreima, 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 fi'om the herd. 
 Ru&sel. — Teut. Isl. rind, bos. 
 
 RHYNE, s. " Hoar-frost." Gall. Encycl. All the 
 other dialects, as far as I can observe, have m as the 
 antepenult. The term appears in its most original 
 form in C. B. rhew. Arm. rew, id.; Gael, reo, frost. 
 
 RIACII, adj. Dun, S. B. Journ, iond.— Gael. id. 
 brindled. 
 
 RIAL, RiALLE, adj. Royal. Sir Gawan. 
 
 RIAL, Ryall, Real, s, 1. A gold coin anciently cur- 
 rent in S. " The ryall of France saul haue cours for 
 vi s. viii d." Acts Ja. I. 2. The term Ryall was 
 also applied to some silver coins of S. in conjunction 
 with the name of the prince. V. Mary Ryall, James 
 Ryall. 
 
 RIALTE, Ryaltie, Realtey, Royalty, s. Territory 
 immediately under the jurisdiction 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 alternately unploughed, S. — 
 Belg. gerib, ridged. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 RIBBALDAILL, Rybbaldy, s. Low dissipation. 
 Barbour. — 0. Fr. ribauderie, libertinage, conduite de 
 bandits. 
 
 RIBBAND. St. Johnston's ribband, a halter, S. 
 Muse's Threnodie. St. Johnston's Tippet is used in 
 the same sense. Old Mortality. 
 
 RIBBING, s. A half ploughing. Statist. Ace. 
 
 RIBBLIE-RABBLIE, adj. Disordered, Loth.— Teut. 
 rabbel-en, praecipitare verba. 
 
 RIBE, Rybe, s. 1. A colewort that grows tall with 
 little or no leaf. Cabbages that do not stock pro- 
 perly, are also called ribes, Roxb. 2. A lean person 
 or animal ; " thin as a ribe," Dumfr. 
 
 RYBEES, s. pi. Shoes called Turn-overs. Sir Gawan. 
 — 0. Fr. ribS, trepointe de Soulier. 
 
 RIBIE, adj. 1. Tall with little foliage, Dumfr.— Dan. 
 ribb-e, to strip feathers, Wolff ; q. stripped of leaves 
 like a bird that is plucked. 2. Lank, or tall and 
 thin ; applied to animals, Peebles ; Reibie, Ettr. For. 
 like Gr. ft. 
 
 RIB-PLOUGHING, s. A kind of half ploughing, per- 
 formed by throwing the earth turned over by the 
 plough, upon an equal quantity of surface which re- 
 mains undisturbed, S. B. Agr. Surv. Aberd, 
 
 RIBS of a chimley. The bars of a grate, S. Hence, 
 to Red the Ribs, to poke the fire, S. 
 
 RIBUS, s. A musical instrument. Houlate. — C. B. 
 ribib is 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 frightening the salmon, before 
 using the lister. The effect is, that they become 
 stupid and lie motionless, Selkirks. 
 
 To RICH, V. a. To enrich. Wyntown. 
 
 To RICH, V. n. To become rich. Kelly. 
 
 RICHIE, s. The abbrev. of Richard. " Ridiie Beli." 
 Acts. Also written Riche, id, 
 
 RICHT, adj. 1. In health, S. Germ. 2. In the 
 exercise of reason, S. Fountainhall . 
 
 To RICHT, V. a. To put to rights ; often to mend, S. 
 — Franc, rihtente, rectificantes. 
 
 RICHT FURTHE, adv. Immediately; forthwith. 
 Pari. Ja. II. From A. S. rihte, jam, and forth, 
 inde, exinde. 
 
 RICHT NOW, adv. Just now. Barbour.— K. S. nu 
 rihte, jam, nunc. 
 
 RICHTS. At rights, straight. Douglas. — ^\x. G, 
 raett waeg, via recta. 
 
KYC 
 
 435 
 
 RIG 
 
 RYCHTSWA, adt). In the same manner; just so. 
 Acts Ja. II. 
 
 EICHTWYS, Rychtuis, Rtchtous, adj. 1. Righteous. 
 Wyrttown. 2. Rightful ; possessing legal right. 
 Acts Mary. 3. Legitimate ; rychtwis born, as op- 
 posed to bastardy. Wallace. — A. S. rihtwis, Isl. 
 rettvis, id, 4. True ; real ; not nominal. " Of the 
 rychtous tynd of Abirdyne." Eeg. Aberd. 
 
 RYCHTWYSNESS, s. Righteousness. Wyntown. 
 
 RICK, s. L. relik, relic. Lyndsay. 
 
 RICK, V. a. To pierce with a hook by a sudden jerk, 
 Shetl. — Dan. rykke, to pull suddenly. 
 
 RICKAM, s. A smart stroke, Buchan ; a variety of 
 Reekim, q. v. 
 
 RICKETY-DICKETY, s. " A toy made for children," 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RICKLE, RiCKiLL, s. l.Aheap, S. Philotus. 2. A 
 rickle of banes, a very meagre person, S. — A. S. 
 ricff, a heap; Su. G-. ben-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 before a drain, Aberd. 
 
 To RICKLE, V. 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?" 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. Invern. 
 
 RICKLER, s. One who piles up loosely, S. " A bad 
 stone-builder is called a rickler." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RICKLY, adj. Like stones loosely built ; dilapidated ; 
 as, " rickly wa's," 
 
 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 Coilyear. 
 
 RIDDEN MEAL, A phrase frequently met with in 
 old valuations and similar deeds in Ayrs. It occurs 
 in an old ballad. 1, " The money paid to an incom- 
 ing tenant for the liberty of the farm from Martin- 
 mas to Whitsunday," 2. The sum paid to the out- 
 going tenant for the crop left on the farm. V. Riddin. 
 
 RIDDIN, part. pa. Cleared off ; driven away. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. — E. rid signifies "to drive away; to 
 remove by violence," Johns.; A. S, hreddan, to rid ; 
 rapere, eripere, 
 
 RIDDLE. The Riddle (or Sieve) and the Shears, a 
 mode of divination for the discovery of theft, &c. 
 described in Sup. Fife ; E. Loth. 
 
 RIDE, adj. Rough. T. Roid. 
 
 To RIDE, V. 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, i. The act of sailing, S. — Isl. red-sJcap, carriage 
 on shipboard. 
 
 To RIDE THE BEETLE. To walk with others who ride. 
 Gall. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To RIDE THE PARLIAMENT. A phrase formerly used 
 to denote the cavalcade of the King to the Parlia- 
 ment House. " Whilk had lyen there since the 
 Parliament was ridden." Spalding. 
 
 RYDER, RiDAR, Rydar, s. A gold coin formerly cur- 
 rent 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, 
 
 RIDICULOUS, adj. Unseasonable ; as " ridiculous 
 weather," Ang. 
 
 RIE, Ry. A termination of many substantives, S, 1, 
 Denoting dominion or authority, as in bishopric, i. e. 
 the extent of the authority of a bishop. — From A. S, 
 rice, dominium, ditio, temtorium. 2. Subjoined toa s, 
 it denotes abundance in the thing expressed by that 
 term ; as, Quenry^ commerce of an illicit kind with 
 women ;. Blctherie, q. an abundance of nonsense, — 
 Alem. richi, opes. 
 
 RYE-CRAIK, $. The land-rail, Renfrews. Corncraik, 
 S. TannahilVs Poems. 
 
 RIEP, s. " A slavenly-dressed-girl," Buchan. Tarras's 
 Poems. 
 
 RIERFU', adj. " Roaring." Gl, Aberd. Christmas 
 Ba'ing. Q,u..full of rair or noise. 
 
 RYFART, s. V, Reefort. 
 
 RIFE, s. The itch. V, Reif,. 
 
 To RYFE out, V. a. To plough up land that has been 
 lying waste, or in pasturage ; syn. break up. Minstr. 
 Bord. V. Rive, 
 
 To RIFE, RiF^E, v.n. To riv«. Dovglas. — Su. G. 
 rifw-a, id. 
 
 RIFF-RAFF, s. The rabble, S.— Dan. ripsraps, id. 
 faex hominum. 
 
 RIFT, L. rist, a musical instrument. Houlate. 
 
 To RIFT, V. n. To belch, S. Ramsay. Dan. raev-er, 
 eructare ; ra&oen, eructatio.. 
 
 RIFT, 5. An eructation, S. Ferguson. 
 
 To RIFT, t>. n. To magnify in narration ; to talk with- 
 out book, S,; synon. 5iow. 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, rift- 
 ing." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 RIG, s. A tumult ; also a frolic. Loth. Rig is used 
 as a cant term in E. signifying "fun, game, diversion, 
 or trick. To run one's rig upon any person, to make 
 him a butt. I 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.— 0. H. rigge, rygge, id. ^^ Rygge 
 of land, [Fr.] sente," Palsgr, 3. The fold of a web, 
 or that part which is folded down or doubled, as dis- 
 tinguished from the selvage. Pari. Ja. III. 4. 
 Rig and fur, ribbed ; used of stockings, S. — A. S. 
 hricg, Isl. ?irigg-r, Su. G. rygg, id. 
 
 Butt-rig, s. Three men shearing on one ridge, S. 0. 
 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 company of reapers. 
 V. Ha'; 
 
 RIG-ADOWN-DAISY. The name given to the ancient 
 mode of dancing at weddings on the grass. Gall. 
 Encycl. — E. rigadoon, Fr. rigadon, "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 corn and pasture, is, in the 
 vernacular language of the country, rig and bauk." 
 Edin. Mag. V. Bauk. 
 
 RIG AND RENNET. V. Rendal. 
 
 l^ 
 
RYG 
 
 48G 
 
 BIN 
 
 RYG-BAYNE, ». The backbone, S. Wall.— A. S. 
 hricgban, Dan. rigbeen, id. O. E. " Sigbone or 
 bakbone. Spina. Spondile," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 RIQ-FIDGE, 8. A gentle blow on the back, Strath- 
 more. Perhaps the term has had its origin from the 
 idea of the back being caused to fidge by a blow. 
 
 BIGGIE, s. A cow having a stripe of white along the 
 back, S. 0. and B. ; from Big, the back. 
 
 RIGGIN, s. A term of reproach to a woman, Shetl. 
 Perhaps from Isl. rei^inn, obstinatus, rigid us. 
 
 RIGGING, RiGGiN, s. 1. The back, S. Doug. 2. 
 The ridge of a house, S. Ross. 3. A small ridge or 
 rising in ground. ActsJa.V. 
 
 RIGGING-STONE, s. One of the stones which form 
 the ridge of a house, S. riggin-stane. Spalding. 
 
 RIGGIN-TREE, s. The roof-tree, S.— Sw. tak-ryggen, 
 the ridge of a house ; A. S. hricg, fastigium. 
 
 RIGGIT, Rigged, adj. Ha.ving a white stripe, or 
 white and brown streaks along the back ; applied to 
 cattle, S. 0. and B. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 RIGtiTSUA, adv. 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 tlie words Beg. Maria, on one of 
 the billon coins of Queen Mary. 2. The term rig- 
 marie is used in Galloway as synon. with E. rig, 
 denoting a mischievous frolic, a tumult or uproar. 
 
 RIGMAROLE, s. A long-winded incoherent story or 
 speech ; a sort of rhapsody, S. 
 
 RIGMAROLE, adj. Long-winded and confused, S. 
 also low E, 
 
 RIGS, RiGiBus, s. A game of children, Aberd.; said 
 to be the same with Scotch and English ; also called 
 Rockety Bow. 
 
 RIGWIDDIE, RiGWOODiB, adj. 1. A rigwiddie body, 
 one of a stubborn disposi'tion, Fife ; the figure being 
 here transferred to the mind. 2. Expl. "Deserving 
 the widdie or gallows;" as, "a rigwiddie carlin," 
 an old wife who deserves to be hanged, Aberd. 
 Burns's Tarn, o' Shanter. 
 
 RIGWIDDIE, s. 1. The rope or chain that crosses 
 the back of a horse when yoked in a cart, S. Big, 
 back, and widdie, 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 toughness 
 of the materials of which this implement is formed. 
 
 RIGWIDDIE-NAG, s. A horse that has one of its 
 testicles amputated, Roxb. Peihaps a corr. of Big- 
 Ian, q. V. 
 
 To RYKE, V. n. To reach. Burns. 
 
 B.YK, B.YKE, adj. 1. Potent. Wyntown. 2. Rich. 
 Wallace, — Moes. G. reiks, A. S. rica, princeps. 
 
 RIK, RiKE, s. A kingdom. Barbour. — Moes. G, 
 reiki, A. S. ryce, regnum. 
 
 RIKE-PENNY, s. Perhaps Beik-penny or hearth 
 money. Law's Memorialls. 
 
 RILLING, s. Y. Rewelynes. 
 
 RIM, s. A rocky bottom in the sea, Orkn. Statist. 
 Ace. — Isl. rimi, colliculus. 
 
 RIM, (of the belly) s. The peritoneum, S. Essays 
 Highl. Soc. 
 
 RIMBURSIN, s. A rupture in an animal, in conse- 
 quence of which the belly sometimes bursts, Bord. 
 Roull. From rim, (of the belly) and burst. 
 
 RIM-BURST, s. A rupture or Hernia. " Hernia, a 
 rim-burst." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 RIMBURSTENNESS, s. The state of being under a 
 Hernia. ^' Iia.mex, Bimburstennis." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 RIMLESS, fltd/. 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. — Teut. rimpe, anc. rompe, ruga, rovip- 
 en, rimpel-en, rugare ; A. S. hrympelle, ruga. 
 
 RIM-RAM, adv. In a state of disorder, W. Loth. — 
 Isl. rym-a, diffugere ; Teut. ramm-en, salire. 
 
 To RIN, V. n. To run, S. Douglas. — Moes. G. rinn- 
 an, Su. G. Isl. rinn-a. 
 
 To RIN in one's head. Used impers. It ring i' my 
 head, I have an indistinct recollection of this or 
 that, S. 
 
 To RIN on, V. 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, 
 efiiuxus ; utrynas waetera, exitus aquarum. 
 
 To RIN, V. a. To Bin stockings, to darn them in the 
 heels for rendering them more durable, S. 
 
 To RIN, V. n. 1. To become curdled, S.— Su. G. 
 raenn-a, renn-a, coagulare. 2. To Bin in one's 
 head, to intoxicate, S. 3. To Byn owre, to con- 
 tinue ; not to be interrupted; like E. run on. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 RIN, s. 1. A run, S. Boss. 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. 
 
 RINABOUT, s. A vagabond; one who runs ai>out 
 through the country. Blackw. Mag. Synon. Bin- 
 thereout. 
 
 To RIND, Rynde, v. 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, V. n. 1. To pertain. Crosraguell. 2. To 
 tend. Acts Marie. — Sii. 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. Ber- 
 wicks.; synon. Bime. This is undoubtedly a corrup- 
 tion, as the A. S. and Isl. term is hrim, Su. G. rim, 
 and Belg. rym. Birni, the Su. G. term, is used in 
 Fife. V. Rhyne. 
 
 RINEGATE, s. A vagabond, Upp. Clydes. Corr. from 
 E. rentgate or runagate, or resolvable into rin-the- 
 gait, q. to take the road ; to fly off. 
 
 To RING, V. n. 1. To reign, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 rage ; to prevail with universal influence ; also rung. 
 Aberd. Beg. 
 
 RING, s. 1. Kingdom. Pal. Hon. 2. It also signi- 
 fies reign, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 To RING dffwn, v. a. To overpower ; to overbear, 
 Aberd, 
 
 To RING in, v. n. To cease ; to acknowledge a 
 defeat. Mearns. 
 
 To RING owre, v. a. To hold in subjection, S. 
 
 RING, s. The name for a game at taw among boys, so 
 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. Butherf. V. Rekk. 
 
RIN 
 
 437 
 
 RYO 
 
 To RiDK AT THE RiNO. To strivc, at full gallop, to 
 carry off, on the point of a rod, a ring suspended on 
 a crossbeam resting on two upright posts, S. — Su. G. 
 rida till rings, hastiludium exercere. 
 
 RING, s, A circular fort, S. Stat, ^cc— Su. G. ring, 
 the place where public conventions were held ; pro- 
 bably where stones stood in a ring or circle. 
 
 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 signify, 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 person who has made a great 
 noise in his day, is said to be ringing in, when on 
 the borders of death, Aberd. Tournay. 
 
 To RING bottle-bells. To confirm a bargain among 
 children by hooking each other's little fingers, Mearns. 
 
 RINGALD, s. Crowd. V. Rangald. 
 
 RINGAN, RiNGANE, RiNGAND, s. The vulgar pron. of 
 the name Ninian, S. Aberd. Reg, 
 
 RING DANCIS, Circular dances, in which the parties 
 frequently join hands, S. Douglas. — Teut, ringh- 
 dans, orbis sal ta tori us. 
 
 RINGE, s. A battering ©r rumbling noise, S. ; pro- 
 perly Eeenge, q. v. 
 
 RINGE, s. A whisk made of heath, S. corr. from E. 
 rinse. 
 
 RINGE-HEATHER, s. Cross-leaved heath. 
 
 RINGER, s. The designation given to a stone which 
 lies within the ring that surrounds the tee or mark 
 in curling. 
 
 RING-FENCE, s. A fence surrounding a farm. Loth. 
 
 RING-FENCIT, part. adj. Surrounded by a fence ; 
 applied to a farm. Surv. E. Loth. 
 
 RINGING BLACK FROST. " A very severe frost, 
 when the ground keeps black, and seems to ring 
 when struck." Gall. Enc 
 
 RINGIT-QUOY. V Quoy, 
 
 RINGLE-EE'D, Ryngit, adj. Having a great propor- 
 tion of white in the eye ; wall-eyed, S. Rudd. — From 
 ring; or Teut. ringel-en, annulo circumdare. 
 
 RINGO, s. Apparently the same with Mill-ring, sense 
 2, q. v. Act. Pari. 
 
 RING-SANGIS. Tunesadapted tormadawc/s. Douglas. 
 
 RING-STRAIK, s. An instrument used for stroking 
 down grain in a corn 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 denote 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 relieved, and the 
 captive takes his place, Teviotd. It nearly resembles 
 Willie Wastle. 
 
 To RINK, V. n. To rattle ; to make a noise, Buchan. 
 Tarras. Formed perhaps as a frequentative from 
 the V, to Ring, like Teut. ringhkel-en, sonare, tin- 
 nire ; from ringh-en, id. 
 
 To RINK about. To run from place to place ; to gad 
 about, S. B. Skinner. 
 
 RINK, Rtnk, s. a strong man. Chr. Kirk.— A. S. 
 rinc, vir strenuus, miles. 
 
 To RINK, V. n. To scamper about, S. B. Ruddiman. 
 V. Renk. 
 
 RINK, Rynk, Renk, s. 1. A course; a race; also 
 reik. Gl. Shirr. Douglas. 2. The act of running. 
 Bellenden. 3. The course of a river. Douglas. 4. 
 Station allated to each party at the commencement 
 of a tournament. Wyntown. 5. A distinct en- 
 counter in a tournament. Bellenden. 6. " The 
 course, in the diverson 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 Scot- 
 land and England ; and the public market annually 
 held a few miles south from Jedburgh is for this rea- 
 son still called the Rink-fair. 
 
 Master of the Rinks. V. Lead, s. 
 
 RINKER, Rinketer, s. A tall, thin, long-legged 
 horse, S.; q. race-horse. 
 
 RINKETER, s. A tall raw-boned woman, Aberdeen, 
 Mearns. V. Rinker, Rinketer. 
 
 RINKROUME, s. Place of tournay. Lyndsay. 
 
 RYNN, s. Territory, Gawan and Gol. — Teut. reyn, 
 limes, confinium. 
 
 RYNNAND, part. pr. Current. Acts Mary. 
 
 RYNNARE-ABOUTE, s. The same with Rinaboct. 
 Acts Ja. II. 
 
 RINNER, s. 1. " 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. A slip-knot, S. 
 
 RINNINS, s.pl. The vulgar designation for scrofula, 
 S. "iimmnfirs, ulcers." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RINO, s. Ready money, S. B. Shirrefs. 
 
 RINRIGS, s. pi. Wiles ; stratagems, Ayrs.; from the 
 E. phrase, to run a rig. 
 
 RINRUIFF, s. Apparently meant for runroof. Ab. 
 Register. 
 
 RINS, RiNNES, Rhyns, *. pi. A tract of country on 
 the coast of Galloway, which runs out into the sea. 
 Stat, ^cc— Gael, rinn, a point, C. B. rhyn, id. a 
 cape, Gr. piv, the nose ; as from nasus, comes the 
 S. word Ness. 
 
 RINSCH, adj. Rhenish ; of or belonging to the river 
 Rhine. Act. Dom. Cone. "V. Renss. 
 
 RIN-SHACKEL, s. A shackle that runs on a chain, 
 with which a cow is bound in the byre, Fife. 
 
 RYNSIS, or Rynss, s. Perhaps gauze. Pari. Ja. I. 
 
 RIN-THE^OUNTRY, s. A fugitive ; one who has 
 fled the couatry for his misdeeds, Teviotd. 
 
 RINTHEREOUT, s. A needy, houseless vagrant, S. 
 Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 RIN-THERE-OUT, adj. Used in the same sense, S. 
 "Ye little rin-there-out de'il that ye are, what takes 
 you raking through the gutters to see folk hangit V 
 H. M. Loth. 
 
 RIN-WAW, s. A partition, S. 
 
 RIOLYSE, s. pil. Nobles. Gawan and Gol.—Q,. Lat. 
 regales. 
 
 RIOT, s. Noise. Douglas. — 0. Fr. riot, riote, bruit, 
 tapage. 
 
 To RYOT, V. a. To ravage. Barbour.— Is\. riod-a, 
 Teut. ruyt-en, vastare. 
 
RYO 
 
 488 
 
 RIV 
 
 RYOT, *. Contest. Wynt.—O. Ft. riote, combat. 
 
 RIP, Ripp, Rkip, s. a handful of corn not thrashed, 
 S. Burns. — A. S. ripe, id. 
 
 RIP, s. An ozier basket, Ang.— Isl. hrip, id. formio. 
 
 RIP, s. 1. Any thing base or useless, 6. 2. A rc- 
 gaitlless fellow, Ettr. For. 3. A cheat, S.— Isl. re/- 
 iaz, fidem fallere. 
 
 To RIPE, RyPK, v. a. 1. To search, S. Northumb. 
 Knox. 2. To probe. Douglas. 3. To investigate, 
 respecting the mind. Abp. Hamiltoun, 4. To 
 poke, S. Ramsay. — A. S. hryp-an, dissuere. 
 
 To RYPE, V. 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, s. 1. The noise of great mirth, S. 
 Douglas. 2. Uproar in a bad sense, S. Lyndsay. — 
 Isl. hrip-a, tumultuarie agere, 3. Disturbance of 
 mind about any thing ; as denoting complaint, mur- 
 muring, &c. M. Bruce' s Led. 4. i2igpe«, expl. "a 
 bitter-tempered, chattering creature." Gall. Encycl. 
 Perhaps q. " one who by ill humour raises a rippet." 
 
 RIPPIE, *. A poke-net fixed to a hoop for catching 
 crabs, Mearns. — Isl. hrip. V, Rip, a basket. 
 
 To RIPPLE, V. a. To separate the seed of flax from 
 the stalks, S. Ross. — Teut. rep-en, stringere semen 
 lini. Germ, riffel-n, to hatchel flax. Mr. Todd has 
 inserted this as a north countiy word, from Ray and 
 Grose. 
 
 To RIPPLE, V. n. 1. To drizzle, S. — Isl. hrafl, in 
 snidhrafl, nix recens et rara. 2. A term used in 
 regard to the atmosphere ; " The clouds are ripplin," 
 they are beginning to separate, so as to indicate a 
 cessation of rain, Fife. RacJcin, S. synon. — Perhaps 
 a dimin. from Su. G. rifw-a, scindere, 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. Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 LiNT-RiPPLB, s. The same with Ripple, but denomi- 
 nated from its being chiefly used for preparing flax, 
 S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 RIPPLER, s. A person employed in separating the 
 seed of flax from the stems, S, Maxwell's. Sel. 
 Trans. 
 
 RIPPLES, RrppLis, s. pi. 1. A weakness in the back 
 and reins, 8. Roull. — Fr. ribauld. Teut. rahauld, 
 ita rei venereae intentus ut enervetur. 2. The 
 king's evil, impropei'ly, Bord. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 RIPPLIN-CAIMB, s. The coarse and wide-toothed 
 comb that is used for separating the seed of flax 
 from the stalks; the heckle being the flax comb. 
 Kelly. Piper of Peebles. 
 
 RIPPLING, s. The operation of separating the seed 
 of flax from the stems, S. 
 
 RIPPLIN-GARSS, s. Rib-grass. Plantago lanceolata, 
 Linn. Lanai'ks. Ripple-grass, Ettr. For. Gall. 
 * ' Ripple-girse, a broad-leaved herb, which labourers 
 put on cuts." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RISE, s. A coarse kind of gi-ass. Douglas. "V. Reyss. 
 
 RISE, Rts, Rice, Ryss, s. 1. A small twig, S. "GJir. 
 Kirk. 2. In pi. brushwood, S. Dwnhar. 3. The 
 branchesof trees after they are lopped off, S. A. 
 
 Stake and Rice, or Ryse. 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 prepare his sermons in the sta/ce and ryst 
 
 way, who writes them only in the form of skeletons, 
 
 without extending the illustrations, S. 
 To RISK, V. n. To make a noise like the tearing 
 
 of roots, S. 0. .Burns.— A. S. hriso-ian, stridere, 
 
 rispare. 
 RISKISH, adj. A term applied to soil, Gall. " Risk- 
 
 ish Ian', land of a wet and boggy nature ; the plough 
 rairs and risks in it when ploughing." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 May not the terra refer to its abounding with Reesk f 
 
 y. Risk, v. and Reeskie. 
 RISKOURS, s. Recourse. Bcllend. T. L. 
 RISLES, s. pi. Perhaps errat. for ribbes, ribs. Pit- 
 
 scottie's Chron. 
 RISP, s. A sort of file used by cai-penters and bakers, 
 
 S. Hasp, E. 
 To RISP, v.a. 1. To rub with a file, S. Rasp E.— 
 
 Isl. rispa, scalpere. 2. To rub hard bodies to- 
 gether ; as, to risp the teeth, S. 
 To RISP, ^. n. To produce the sound caused by the 
 
 friction of hard bodies, S. 
 RISP, s. Coarse grass that grows on 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 cur- 
 rent in any part of S. Tournay. 
 RISPINGS {of bread), s. pi. Filings ; what is rubbed 
 
 off by a rasp, S. 
 RISSILLIS, Ryssillis, adj. Perhaps of or belongrng 
 
 to Lisle, the Teut. name of which was Ryssd. 
 
 Inventories. 
 RISTLE, s. A plough of a particular form, formerly, 
 
 if not still, used in North 'Uist. Martin's West. Isl. 
 
 — Isl. rist-a, secare. 
 To RIT, Ret, ij. a. 1. To make an incision in the 
 
 ground, with a spade or other instrument, as a line 
 
 of direction for future labour. Loth. Ettr. For. 2. 
 
 To scratch. Loth. South of S.; as, "Diuna rit the 
 
 table wi' thatuail." 
 RIT, RiTT, s. 1. A 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. 
 RITMASTER, s. A captain of horse. Wodrow. — 
 
 — Belg. rit-meester, Teut. rid-meester, magister equi- 
 
 tum. Rit, ryd, equitatus. 
 RITNACRAP, s. 1. Root nor crap, or top, Ayrs. 2. 
 
 Metaph. used to denote a mysteiy, ibid. In this case 
 
 probably a negative is conjoined. 
 RITTOCH, s. The greater tern, Orkney. (Sterna 
 
 hirundo, liinn.) Barry. 
 RITTOCKS, s. pi. The refuse of tallow, when it is 
 
 first melted and strained, Ettr. For. ; Cracklins, S. B. 
 
 This must be a dimin. from Teut. rwei, sevum, sebum, 
 
 E. suet. 
 To RIV, V. n. To sew coarsely and slightly, Shetl. — 
 
 Isl. rif-a, sarcire, resarcire. 
 To RIV, V. a. To rivet ; to clinch, Aberd. V. Roove, 
 
 synon. 
 •RIVA, s. A cleft in a rock, Shetl. The Pirate.— Isl. 
 
 rifa, rima, fissui-a, Su.G. r?/, refwa, Dan. revne, id. 
 
 E. rift, S. rive. From Dan. revne is probably derived 
 
 the modem tenii ravine. 
 To RIVE, V. a. "To plough ; spoken of ground that 
 
 has long lain unploughed," S. 
 To RYVE out, V. a. To break up ground that is very 
 
 tough, cr has been long unploughed, S. ActsJa. VI. 
 To RIVE up, V. a. The same as the preceding, S. — • 
 
 Sw. uprifv-a, to tear up 
 
RIV 
 
 439 
 
 EOC 
 
 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 Tristrem.— Isl. rif, reif, 
 brevla. Hence perhaps the sea term, a reef, a ledge 
 of rocks rising to the surface of the sea. 
 To RYVE, V. a. To rob. Barbour. 
 RYUER, s. A robber. Douglas. V. Reif. 
 RYUINGr, s. Apparently, the recoil of a piece of ord- 
 nance. Hist. Ja. the Sext. Probably corr. from Fr. 
 reven-ir, to return, to come back. 
 RIVLIN, s. "A sandal of raw hide," Shetl. Orkn. 
 Evidently the same with S. rullion. V. Rewelynys. 
 RIWELL. Wallace. Boelle, sorte de bourlier, Gl. 
 
 Roquefort. 
 To RIZAR, v.a. 1. To diy in the sun, S. The Smug- 
 glers.— Fv. ressori, 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, 5.pZ. Currants, 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. rheisinwydden, is a 
 cuiTant-bush. 
 RIZZIM, s. A stalk of corn, Aberd. It seems allied 
 
 to Teut. reessem, a cluster. 
 To RIZZLE, u, n. To rustle, Gall. " Rizzling. 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, currants. 
 * 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. 1. Applied to one who is deemed a 
 hindrance, encumbrance, or restraint to another. 
 " Ye're like the gudeman's mother, aye in the gude- 
 wife's road, " S. 2. / wadna see you in my road, an 
 . expression addressed to one who, under the pretence 
 of working, is viewed as merely impeding another, 
 S. It is generally the language of an active or im- 
 patient 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 turning every occurrence to his 
 own advantage; as, "Happen what will, ye're 
 never out o' your road," S. 2. Applied to a person 
 who is not easily incommoded, who, without disap- 
 pointment or irritation, can submit to circumstances 
 that would be vexatious to others, S. 
 To ROAD, V, n. Applied to partridges or other game, 
 which, when found by the setting dogs, instead of 
 taking wing, run along the ground before the sports- 
 man, Roxb. 
 To ROAD, V. a. To follow game running in this man- 
 ner, ibid. Evidently from the E. s. denoting a way, 
 ROADMAN, s. A carter ; properly one who drives 
 stones for mending the public roads, Perths. Dvff'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. 
 
 ROASEN, part. adj. Roasted. 
 
 ROB, Robin, Robene. Abbreviations of the name 
 
 Robert, S. Robene. Acts Ja. II. " i2o&ene Gray." 
 ROBBIN-RIN-THEHEDGE, s. "A trailing 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-nuilc, much 
 
 like the Preest-cat ; only in passing the brunt-stick 
 
 round the ring, the following rhyme is used : — 
 
 Robin-a-Ree, ye'U no dee wi' me, 
 
 Tho' I Viirl ye roun' a three times and three. 
 
 O Kohiii-a-Kee, O Bolnn-a-Eee, 
 
 O dinna let Kobiu-a-Keerie dee ! — Gall. Enc. 
 
 ROBIN-HOOD. A sport, condemned in our old acts of 
 Parliament, in which the predatory exploits of this 
 celebrated outlaw and his companions were repre- 
 sented. Eoergreen. 
 
 To ROBORATE, v. n. 1. To strengthen. Aherd. Reg. 
 2. To confirm in whatever way. 3. To confirm in a 
 legal manner. " To call & roftorate." Aberd. Reg, 
 — Lat. robor-are, to make strong ; L. B. robor-atio, 
 conflrmatio. 
 
 ROCH, Roche, Rotche, s. A rock. Douglas.— Yr. 
 roche. 0. E. " Roch, stone." 
 
 ROCH, Roche, (gutt.) adj. Rough ; the pron. of the 
 north of S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ROCH AN' RIGHT. An adverbial phrase, Aberd. 
 
 V. ROOCH. 
 
 ROCHE, adj. Unshorn, applied to sheep. V. Rouen, 
 sense 5. 
 
 ROCHE, s. Apparently, a cartridge for firing off 
 artillery. Bannatyne's Journal. Perhaps from Fr. 
 rocfie de feu, a composition made of sulphur, salt- 
 petre, and charcoal, used for charging bombs. V. 
 DiCT. Trev. 
 
 ROCHT, adj. Apparently signifying rough or un- 
 polished. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ROCK, s. A sort of confection ; more fully, Gibraltar 
 rock, S. 
 
 ROCKAT, s. A surplice, E. rochet, Sibb, — Ann, 
 rocket, Fr. rochet, an outer gaiment. 
 
 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, BanfTs. 
 
 ROCKER, s. One who attends a Rocking, West of S. 
 
 ROCKET Y-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 alternately lift each other from the ground, Ab. 
 Tweedd. ; synon. Seesaw, E. 
 
 ROCKIN-G, s. 1. A friendly visit, in which neighbours 
 meet, during the moonlight of winter or spring, and 
 spend the evening, alternately, in one another's 
 houses, Ayrs. Burns. Supposed to have had its 
 name fiom females formerly bringing their rocks or 
 distaffs with them. 2. The term is now generally 
 used to denote an assignation between lovers, Lan- 
 ark s. 
 
 ROCKING-STANE, s. A great stone so poi.'^ed by art 
 as to move at the slightest touch, S. Minst. Bord. 
 
 ROCKLAY, RoKELY, s. A short cloak, S. Ang. Ritsori. 
 
 — Su. G. rocklin, a surplice. 
 ROCKLE, 5. A pebble, Ayrs.— Fr. rocRai7?c, "rocks, 
 rockiness," Cotgr.; 0. Fr. rochal, cristal de roche, 
 Roquefort. 
 ROCKLIE, adj. Abounding with pebbles, ib. 
 
ROC 
 
 440 
 
 RON 
 
 / «-v'. 
 
 \e0tt 
 
 ROCKMAN, 8. A bird-catcher, Orkn. ; denominated 
 from the hazardous nature of his employment, being 
 often suspended from the top of a perpendicular rocA;. 
 
 RODDEN-FLEUK, s. The turbot, also Eoan-Jleuk, 
 Aberd. Mearns.; Eaan-Jkuk, Loth. Pink. Geog. 
 Agr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 RODDIE, s. Diminutive of road ; a footpath. 
 
 KODDIKIN, RuDDiKiN, g. The fourth stomach of a 
 cow, or other ruminating animal, S.; the same with 
 Meid, q. v. Blackw. Mag. — This seems a diminu- 
 tive from Teut. rood, id. q. the little stomach. 
 
 RODDING, s. A narrow path ; properly that made by 
 the treading of sheep, SouUi of S. Hogg. Evidently 
 from E. road. 
 
 RODDING-TIME. The time of spawning. Stat. Ace. 
 V. Red, Redd, s. 
 
 RODENS, s. pi. The berries of the rowan-tree, S. B. 
 — Johnstone, Lodbrokar-Quida, derives the term from 
 Isl. roddin, rubefactus. Hinc, he says, Scot. Eod- 
 dins, i. e. ruber fructus sorbi. 
 
 RODEN-TREE, «. The mountain-ash, S. B. — Y. 
 
 ROUN-TREE. 
 
 ROE, 5. The sail-yard. Acts Cha. J. — Su. G. ro, 
 segel-ro, id. V. Ra, Rat. 
 
 ROEBUCK-BERRY, t. The stone bramble-ben^, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 ROGEROWSE, (g hard) adj. Given to freedom of 
 speech, Roxb. ; synon. Out-spoken. Allied perhaps 
 to Isl. rog-r, calumnia, obtrectatio, roegg-va, mala 
 imprecari, and kros-a, Su. G. ros-a, efl'erre; q. to 
 utter detraction. 
 
 ROY, s. King, Wallace.— "Pr. roi. 
 
 To ROY, V. n. To rave. Dunbar. 
 
 ROYALTY, s. A territory immediately under the juris- 
 diction of the king, S. V. Rialte. 
 
 ROYAL, s. Royalty. 
 
 ROICH, s. Meaning not clear. Acts Ja. VI. Eoich 
 may be an errat. for roith, for we find that the term 
 Rothmen or Moythmen is used in Orkn. as synon. 
 with Udalmen, i. e. says Fea, " self-holders, or men 
 holding in their own right." V. Udal-man. 
 
 ROID, RoYD, Ride, adj. 1. Rude ; severe. Barbour. 
 2. Large. Wallace.— A. S. reothe, rethe. rough. 
 
 ROYET, RoTT, adj. 1. Wild. Doug. 2.' Dissipated, 
 S. Fergusson. 3. Romping ; much given to sport, 
 S. Earns. — Fr. roid, roide, fierce, ungovernable. 
 
 ROYETNESS, s. Romping, S. 
 
 ROIF, Rove, Ruff, s. Rest. Houlate. — Alem.rouwa, 
 Su. G. ro, Isl. roi, quies. 
 
 ROIK, s. A thick mist. V. Rak. 
 
 ROIK, s. A rock. Douglas. [Lanarks. 
 
 ROYL-FITTIT, adj. Having the feet turned outwards, 
 
 ROYNE, s. The scab, mange; Chaucer, roigne, id. 
 roignous, scabby. Colkelbie Sow. — Fr. roigne, rongue, 
 " 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 Eois 
 Nobill 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 ihe devices inscribed on them ; so they were 
 called rose-nobles, from the Erglish rose surrounded 
 with the regalia." Euddiman's Introd. to Diplom. 
 This coin is also designed "the Inglis i\ro6iW, Henry, 
 and Edward with the rose." Acts Ja. III. and 
 simply the rose, ibid. 
 
 ROTSS. Bannatyne P. V. Roif. 
 ROIST, s. A roost. Kennedy. 
 
 ROYSTER, s. 1. A freebooter. Buchanan.— L. B. 
 Emtarii, the same with Eutarii, freebooters who 
 committed great devastation in Prance in the eleventh 
 century ; 0. Fr. rustre, a rufiian, ruster-ie, brigand- 
 age, devastation ; reistres signifies! simply Riders, 2. 
 A dog, apparently of the bull-dog species. Clelland. 
 To ROYT, V. n. To go about idly, S. B.— Su. G. rut-a, 
 
 discurrere, vagari. 
 ROYT, s. Perhaps, a rambling fellow. Polw. 
 ROIT, RoYT, s. A babbler, Renfr.— Flandr. ruyt-er, 
 
 garrire more avium. 
 ROIT, s. A term of contempt for a woman. It is 
 often conjoined with an adj. denoting a bad temper ; 
 as, an ill-natured roit. Loth. It is also applied to a 
 female brute, as to a cow. Eunt is viewed as synon. 
 This seems the same with Eoyt, s. although now con- 
 fined to one sex. 
 ROYTOUS,ac?j. Riotous. N. Winyet.—O.Vr.ruyot-er, 
 
 quereller, disputer. 
 ROK, s. Perhaps a storm. S. P. Eepr. — Isl. rok, 
 
 roka, id. procella, turbo. 
 ROKELAY, s. A short cloak. V. Rocklay. 
 To ROLE, V. n. To ply the oar ; to row. Douglas. 
 ROLK, s. A rock. Douglas. 
 To ROLL, V. a. To enrol. Acts Ja. V. 
 ROLLAR, s. A rower. Douglas. 
 ROLLYD, part, pa. Enrolled. Wyntovm. 
 ROLLYING, part. adj. Free ; frank ; speaking one's 
 mind without hesitation, Ettr, For. The same with 
 Eollochin, S. B. q. v. 
 ROLLOCHIN, (gutt.) adj. Lively ; free spoken, S. B.; 
 Eallack, to romp, A. Bor. — Isl. rugl-a, effutire;. 
 Sw. rolig, merry. 
 ROLMENT, s. Register; record. Act. Audit. 
 To ROLP, V. n. To cry. V. Roip, 
 ROMANIS. Satene of Eomanis. " Item ane pece of 
 tanne satene of Eomanis." Invent. This seems to 
 have been satin made at Rome or in the Roman 
 territory. 
 ROMANYS, RoMANis, s. 1. A genuine history. Barb. 
 2. A work of fiction ; a romance.— Ital. romanzo,. 
 Fr. roman, id. 
 ROMBLE, s. A blow. Barbour. — Teut. rommel-en, 
 
 strepere. 
 ROME, s. Realm; kingdom. Acts Ja. Jr.— This 
 orthography is evidently from the sound of Fr. 
 royaume, id. 
 ROME-BLINKED. Become somewhat sour. V. 
 
 Blink, v, n. 
 ROME-RAKARIS, s. pi. Those who pretend to bring 
 
 relics from Rome. Bannatyne's Poems. 
 ROMOUR, s. Disturbance; general noise, expressive 
 of dissatisfaction. Acts Ja. III. — Teut. rommoer, 
 romoer, rammoer, rumor, turba, tumultus, strepilus, 
 Ital. romore, a noise, tumult; romore di spade, 
 clashing of swords. 
 RONDELLIS, s. pi. Small, round targets. Complaynt 
 
 S. — Fr. rondelles. 
 RONE, s. Sheepskin dressed so as to appear like goat- 
 skin ; S. roan. Wyntown. Perhaps from Eouen, 
 in France ; like cordovan, from Cordova. Chaucer 
 calls Rouen Eone. 
 RONE, Ron, s. 1. A shrub. TTaZ^ace.— Isl. runn, a 
 
 bush or shrub. 2. Brushwood. Henrysone. 
 RONE, s. A coarse substance adhering to flax, which, 
 in hackling, is scraped off with a knife, Perths.— Isl. 
 hrion, roughness. 
 
EON 
 
 441 
 
 ROP 
 
 RONE, a. The mountain-ash. Maitl. P. V. Roun- 
 
 TREB. 
 
 RONE, RoiNE, s. "A scurf; a crnstation ; a scabby 
 scurf. ' Withouten bleine, or scabbe, or roine,' 
 Chaucer." Gl. Lynds. 
 
 RONE,s. 1. A run or sheet of ice, S. Jjynd.—lsl.hroenii, 
 sparsa congeries ex nive. 2. Applied to a great as- 
 semblage of weeds in a field ; signifying that there 
 is no interval ; that they a«re, as it were, intertwined 
 and run together, or encrusted ;. as, " The rig is in a 
 perfect rone o' weeds," Roxb, Also written Roan, q. v. 
 
 RONE, RoNN, s. A spout for carrying rain-water from 
 the roof, S. 0. The Provost — Sw. raenna, id.; Mod. 
 Sax. ronne, a canal. 
 
 To RONGE, V. a. To gnaw, or file. Acts Ja. V. V. 
 
 RONGED. 
 
 RONGED, part. adj. Gnawed, Knox. — Fr. rongS, 
 
 id. V. RoNGE, V. a. 
 RONGIN, pre^ Reigned. Bellenden. 
 RONIE, adj. Covered with runs or sheets of ice, S. 
 
 Gordon's Earls- ofSutherl. 
 RONK, s. Moisture. K. Hart. 
 RONKIS, s. pi. Folds. Dunbav.—Sn. Q. rynka, a 
 
 wrinkle, a fold. 
 RONNACHS, s. pi. Couch-grass, Aberd. Mearns. V. 
 
 LONiCHIES. 
 
 RONNAL, s. The female salmon or trout, or fish of 
 any kind, Dumfr. They speak of the kipper and 
 ronnal, i. c. the male and female. — From raun, 
 0. E. pi. roan, the roe.. Isk \rogn-laegia, piscis 
 ovipara, q. the raun-layer. V. Rauner. 
 
 RONNET, s. Runnet, Gall. "iJonnetftafirs, the run- 
 nets for coagulating milk," ibid. 
 
 RONNYS. V. Rone, sense 2. 
 
 RONSY, s. A hackney horse. Ravf Coilyear. V. 
 
 RUNST. 
 
 To ROO, V. a. To pluck wool off sheep, Orkn. Shetl.— 
 
 Isl. ry-a, tondere. V. Row, Roo, Rue, v. 
 ROO, s. A heap of any kind, Orkn.— Su. G. roge, Isl. 
 
 rok, also ruga, acervus. 
 To ROO, V. a. To pile up into a heap, ib. — Su. G. 
 
 roeg-a, seems to have had the same signification. 
 
 For Ihre mentions roegadt mott, mensura cumulata. 
 
 Dan. rog-e, to heap up. Ihre remarks the affinity of 
 
 Lat. rog-us, a funeral pile. 
 ROO, s. An enclosure in a grass field, in which cattle 
 
 are penned up during night, Mearns. V. Wr©, Wroo. 
 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. Ride-day. 
 ROOD-DAY, s. V. Rude-day. 
 ROOD GOOSE, Rude Goose. The Brent Goose, Ross. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Dan. radgaas, Norw. raatgaas, Isl. 
 
 hrotta, anser montanus. Haldorson expl. hrota, an- 
 
 ser Scoticus, bernacla. He gives Isl. margaes as a 
 
 synon. designation, which seems equivalent to " sea- 
 
 ROODOCH, (gutt.) s. 1. A deluded wretch : a term of 
 contempt, Ayrs. 2. A savage ; a monster : a villain, ib. 
 
 ROOF TREE, s. 1. The beam which forms the angle 
 of a roof, S. 2. A toast expressive of a wish for 
 prosperity to one's family, S. B. Burt's Letters. 
 
 ROOK, s. A sort of uproar, Loth.— Germ, ruck-en, 
 movere, ruck, impetus. 
 
 ROOK, s. Thick mist, S. V. Rak, s. 2. 
 
 To ROOK, V. n. To cry as a crow. The term, however, 
 is more commonly employed in the South of S. to the 
 sound emitted by the raven.— Probably from the E. 
 t. or A. S. hroc, id. 
 
 * To ROOK, V. a. In E. this term signifies to cheat. 
 In S. it signifies to deprive of, by whatever means. 
 Hie Provost. — In this general sense, it might seem to 
 be allied to Teut. ruck-en, detrahere, vellere, avellere ; 
 Su. G. ryck-a, id. 
 
 ROOKERY, s. An uproar, conveying the idea of great 
 noise ; as, " Be'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. Fondling ; billing and 
 cooing, Ayrs.. ibid. 
 
 ROOKY, adj. Misty, S. Hamilton. 
 
 ROOKLY, s. Used for Rocklay, a short cloak. G. 
 Turnbull's Poetical Essays. 
 
 ROOM, adj. and s. V. Rowme. 
 
 ROOMILY, adj. With abundance of room, Clydes. 
 Ballad, Edin. Mag. — Isl. rumleg-r, Dan. rummelig, 
 ample, copious. 
 
 ROON, ».. 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. Neill's Horticulture. 
 V. Rund. 
 
 ROOND-SHOON, s. pi. Shoes made of lists plaited 
 across each other, Lanark s. ; Carpet-shoon, S. B. 
 
 To ROOSE, V. a. To extol. V. Ruse. 
 
 To ROOSE fish.. To throw a large quantity offish to- 
 gether, with salt among them ; allowing them to lie 
 in that state for some time, before curing them, S. 
 V. Rouse, v. 
 
 ROOSER, s. A watering-pan, S. B.— Undoubtedly from 
 0. Fi\ arrouser, arrousoir, Mod. Fr. arrosoir, a water- 
 ing-pot, from arrous-er, "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. hrusa, rupea, msns praeruptus ; 
 Isl. rusk-a, turbare. 
 
 To ROOSSIL, V. n. Te beat;^ te cudgel, Annand. 
 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 gaiTet, S. B,— Su. G. roste, the highest part of 
 a building. 
 
 ROOST. V. Roust. 
 
 ROOTHER, s. A species of shell-fish, Shetl. " Lepas 
 Balanus, Roother." Edmonst. Zetl. 
 
 ROOT-HEWN, adj. Perverse, S. B. Ross. — Sv. 
 rothugg-a, to root up. 
 
 To ROOVE, RuvE, Ruiff, v. a. 1. To rivet ; to clinch, 
 S. Acts Ja. VI. 2. To settle a point beyond the 
 probability of alteration. Baillie. — Fr. riv-er, id.; 
 Isl. rauf-a, perforare. 
 
 ROPEEN, s. A hoarse cry. Compl. S. V. Roup. 
 
 ROPERIE, .9. 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 baililT reaches, — and Brewerie. 
 
 ROPLAW, s. A young fox, Teviotd.— Su. G. raef, 
 Dan. raev, Isl. ref-r, Fenn. repo, vulpes. Pers. 
 roubah, id. 
 
 ROPLOCH, adj. Coarse, applied to woollen stuffs. 
 Lyndsay's Warkis. V. Raplach. 
 
 To ROPPLE, v. a. 1. To draw the parts of a hole 
 coarsely together ; es of a stocking, instead of dain- 
 
 h 
 
ROR 
 
 442 
 
 ROU 
 
 lag it, Teviotd. 2. Applied to vegetation. Rnppled 
 up, grown up with rapidity, large, but uot stroug in 
 appearance, ibid. Throppled up, synou. 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, 5. The Rose of a rooser, is that part of a water- 
 ing-pot which scatters the water, Aberd. Perhaps 
 from its supposed resemblance in form, to the flower 
 thus 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. roster. 
 
 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. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun. V. Ends. 
 
 ROSIGNELL,s. A nightingale, Burel.TT.roisignolfid. 
 
 ROSIN, RossEN, s. A congeries or cluster of shrubs or 
 bushes. Gall. Encycl.—Su. G. ruska. Sax. ruschen, 
 congeries virgultorum. But as the population of 
 Galloway was chiefly Celtic perhaps it is directly from 
 Gael, rasan, brushwood, from ras, a shrub. This and 
 our Rise are obviously from a common source. V. 
 Rise, Rys, s. 
 
 ROSSEN Y, ad/. Abounding with brushwood. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 ROST, RoiST, s. "Tumult; disturbance." Gl.Lynds. 
 V. Roust, v. to cry. 
 
 ROST, s. A current. V. Rodst, s. 2. 
 
 ROT, s. Six soldiers of a company. Monro's Ezped. 
 
 ROTCHE, s. The Greenland Rotche, Shetl. " Alca 
 AUe, (Lin. Syst.)i2oic/ie, Greenland Rotche." Edmon- 
 stone's Zetl. 
 
 ROTCOLL, s. Horseradish, S. B.— Su. G. rot, root, 
 and koll, fire. 
 
 ROTE, s. A musical instrument, in Fr. now called 
 tneZZe, in low E. hurdygurdy. Houlate. — According 
 to Ritson and Roquef. from Lat. rota, a wheel. 
 
 ROTIIE, &. " The iZoMe of the culwering." Aherd. 
 Reg. This probably refers to some sort of wheel 
 employed about a culverin, as tliat at the lock, after 
 spring locks were introduced. — From Lat. rot-a, oi* 
 Fr. rouette, a small wteel. 
 
 ROTHOS, s. A tumult, Ang. V. Rctheb. 
 
 ROT-MASTER, 5. A non-commissioned ofiBcer, in- 
 ferior to a coi-poral, Monro's Exped. — Teut. rot, 
 turma, manipulus, contubernium militima, decuria ; 
 rot-meeMer, decurio, manipuli praeses. Lat. decurio, 
 denoted not only a captain of thirty-two men, but 
 the foreman or leader of the file, a corpoial. Germ. 
 rott-meister, "a coi-poral, the head-man of a file of 
 soldiers." Ludwig. V. Ratt, which seems merely 
 the Scottish pronunciation of this foreign word. 
 
 ROTTACKS, s. pi. 1. Grubs in a bee-hive, Moray. 2. 
 Old musty coin, ib. Pop. Ball. 
 
 ROTTEN-FAW, s. A rat trap. Synon. stamp. " De- 
 cipula, a rotten fall." Wedderb Vocab. V. Fall, 
 Faw, s. 
 
 ROTTON, Rotten, s. A rat, S. B. Fife. Descr. of 
 the Kingd. of Scotl. V. Ratton. 
 
 Roof Rotten. The black rat, Mus rattus, S. " M. 
 rattus, Black rat.— S. Black rotten, Roof Rotten." 
 Edin. Mag. 
 
 ROUBBOURIS, s. pi. Perhaps hampers, Lyndsay. 
 — Dan. rubbe, a basket ? 
 
 ROUGH, (eutt.) adj. 1. Rough, S. Douglas. 2. 
 Hoarse, S.— Germ, rauh, id.; Lat. raucus. 3. Plenti- 
 ful, S. Kelly. Rouch and round, id. Clydes. 4. 
 Unshorn. Act. Aud. 6. As denoting immoral 
 conduct, S. 
 
 ROUCH, s. The coarser, also the larger part of any 
 thing ; as, the rouch o't, S. 0. 
 
 To ROUCH, V. a. To fit the shoes of a horse for going 
 on ice ; Roucht, frosted. 
 
 ROUCH, s. Rowing. V. Route. 
 
 ROUCH-HANDIT, Rough-handed, adj. Daring; 
 violent. South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 ROUGHNESS, s. Full housekeeping ; as, " There's 
 aye a deal o' rouchness about yon houss," S. It also 
 bears the senses of E. roughness. 
 
 ROUCH AND RIGHT, adv. 1. Entirely, Ang. Ross's 
 Helenore. 2. Expl. " indifferently well," Aberd. 
 
 ROUGH-RIDER, s. A horse-breaker, S. M. Lyndsay. 
 
 ROUGHSOME, adj. 1. Having some degree of rough- 
 ness, S. 2. Rough in manners ; unpolished ; 
 rustic, S, 
 
 ROUGH-SPUN, Rough-spun, adj. Rude; having 
 coarse manners, S. Perih of Man. 
 
 ROUCHT, pret. v. Reached. Barbour. 
 
 ROUCHT, pret. v. Cared. Wallace. V. Rak. 
 
 HOUGHTON, 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, harsh- 
 ness, or C. B. rhaadair, noisy. This term in the 
 South of S. particularly in Roxb. denotes a strong 
 masctdine woman. 
 
 ROUDOCH, RooDTOCH, adj. Having a sulky appear- 
 ance, Ayrs. This seems originally the same with 
 the adj. Roudes. 
 
 To ROVE, V. n. 1, To be in a delirium, S. Sir J. 
 Sine. 2. To have a great flow of animal spirits, S. 
 Roving is synon. with Ranting, with which it is 
 joined. "Rantin", rovin' Robin." Burns. 
 
 To ROVE, V. u. To card wool or cotton into flakes, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 ROVE, s. A roll or flake of wool formed as above. 
 
 ROVE, s. Rest. V. Roif. 
 
 ROUEN, part. pa. Rent ; torn ; riven ; especially 
 applied to old pieces of dress, and to wooden dishes 
 when split, Roxb. — Isl. rvuf-a, Su. G. rifw-a, 
 lacerare. 
 
 ROUGHIE, s. 1. A torch used in fishing under night, 
 Eskdale ; elsewhere called Rvffie. Guy Man. 2. 
 It seems used to denote brushwood in general, ibid. 
 In Gloss, to the Antiquary it is expl. as also signify- 
 ing "heath." 
 
 ROVING, s. Delirium, S. Rutherford. 
 
 To ROUK, RowK, V. n. To crouch. Lyndsay.— Isl. 
 hruk-a, coarctatio. 
 
 ROUK, s. Mist, S. — Roke was used in the same sense 
 in 0. E. "Myst, or roke, nubula (r. nebula,)" 
 Prompt. Pai-v. ' ' Mysty or roky, nubulosus (r. nebu- 
 losus.)" ".Rofce, myst, nebula, mephis." Roky or 
 mysty, nebulosus, ibid. 
 
 ROUKY, adj. Misty, S. V. Rak. 
 
 ROULK, RoLK, adj. Hoarse. Houlate. — Fr. rauque, 
 Lat. rau£-us. V. Rouch. 
 
 To ROUM, V. a. V. Soum, and Roum. 
 
 ROUN, s. Roe of fish. Bellenden.—O. E, *' Rowne 
 of a fysshe," Prompt. Parv. V. Raun. 
 
EOU 
 
 443 
 
 ROU 
 
 BOUN, RouNE, g. 1. Letters; characters. Sir 
 Tristrem.—A. S. Isl. run, Su. G. runa, litera. 2. A 
 tale ; a story, ibid. 3. Speech, in general, ibid. 
 
 To ROUN, RouNE, Round, Rown, v. n. 1. To whisper, 
 S. Doug.—Hu. Gr. 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. Antiq. — It 
 occurs in various 0. E. writings. Randolph uses it 
 as broadly as if he had been a native of Scotland. 
 Lett, to Cecil, 1562. Keith's Hist. Mr. Todd has 
 justly remarked, that Eoun is the proper orthography. 
 
 ROUNALL, s. " Any circular thing, such as the 
 moon." Gall. Encycl. Apparently softened from 
 E, roundel, id. 
 
 ROUNAR, RowNAR, Roundae, s. A whisperer. Dunb. 
 
 To ROUND, V. n. V. Roun, v, 
 
 ROUND, adj. Abundant. V. RouCH. 
 
 ROUND, RouNDE, s. A circular turret of a castle ; 
 denominated from its form. Henderson's Deposi- 
 tion, Moyse's Mem.— ¥rom the same origin with the 
 E. s. Fr. ronde, a circle. 
 
 ROUND, s. A semicircular dike or^wall, made of stone 
 and/eaZ, used as a shelter for sheep, Roxb. V. Rek. 
 
 -ROUND, s. 1. A round dance, S. roundel. — Fr. dance 
 a la ronde, 2. The tune appropriated to a dance of 
 this kind. 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 circular 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 Desa\ Tweedd, 
 
 ROUNDAL, s. A poetical measure, generally of eight 
 verses. Doug. — Fr. rondeau, Texxt. rondeel, rhythm us 
 orbicularis. 
 
 ROUNDAR, s. V. RouNAE. 
 
 R0UNDEL,^5. A table. Friests Peblis.— Tent, ron- 
 deel, id. 
 
 ROUNG, s. A cudgel. V. Rung. 
 
 ROUNGED, part. adj. V. Ronged. 
 
 ROUNNYNG, Rowsnymg, s. . The -act of whispering. 
 Barbour. 
 
 ROUN-TREE, Roan-teee, Rowan-tree, s. The moun- 
 tain-ash, S. Lightfoot. — Su. G. ronn, runn, sorbus 
 aucuparia. iJotoenfree, id. Yorks. Marshall. "The 
 most approved charm. against cantrips and spells was 
 a branch of rowan-tree plaited, .and placed over the 
 byre door. This sacred tree cannot be removed by 
 unholy fingers." Rem. Niths. Song. Hence .the 
 traditionary rhyme — 
 
 Roantree and red thread 
 Puts the witches to their speed. 
 or. 
 
 Gar the witches come ill speed. 
 In Loth, Ean-tree is the pron. Sometimes it was 
 worn about the body. Picken. 
 
 To ROUP, Rowp, Rope, Roip, Rolp,.b. n. 1. To cry ; 
 to shout. Doug. 2. To cry hoarsely. Knox. 3. 
 V. a. To sell by auction, S.— Teut. roep-en, clamare. 
 Fountainh. 
 
 ROUP, RoupiNG, RowpiNG, s. 1. An outcry, S. Pennant. 
 2. A sale by auction. 
 
 ROUP, s. 1. Hoarseness, S- Beattie. — Isl. hroop, 
 vociferatio. 2 The disease otherwise called the 
 croup, S. B. Watson. 3. A disease affecting domestic 
 fowls in the mouth or throat, S. 
 
 ROUP, s. A close mist, Border. 
 
 ROUPER, s. 1. One who cries. Montgomerie. 2. 
 The tei-m rouper is still in use, as denoting the person 
 who sells his goods by outcry, S. Thorn's Works. 
 
 ROUPY, RooPiT, adj. Hoarse, S. Burns. 
 
 ROUPING-WIFE, s. A female who attends outcries, 
 and purchases goods for the purpose of selling them 
 again, S. Stat. Ace. Edin. 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 ; alsoRoosE, which expresses the pronunciation, 
 
 ROUSE, RoosE, s. Commendation ; boast, S. 0. The 
 Steam-Boat. V. Ruse, 
 
 ROUSER, s. 1. Any thing very big of its kind, S. 0. 
 2. Watering-pan. V. Rooser. 
 
 ROUSING, RousAN, part. adj. 1. Properly applied to 
 what is powerful or vehement ; as, "a rousing fire," 
 one that emits a strong heat, S. 0. Picken, 2. 
 Transferred to any thing large ; as, "a rousing 
 whud," a great lie, South and West of S.— Teut, 
 ruysch-en, impetum facere ; Su. G. rus-a, A. S. 
 hreos-an, cum impetu ferri ; Isl, rosi, tempestas tur- 
 bulenta. V. Reesin. 
 
 ROUSSILIN, adj. Bustling and cheerful, Berwicks.— 
 A. S, ruxl-an, tumultuari. 
 
 ROUST, s. Rust, S. Douglas. 
 
 ROUST, Roost, Rost, s, A strong tide or current, 
 Orkn, The Pirate. Brand. — Isl. roest, raust, 
 aestuaria. 
 
 To ROUST, V. n. 1. To cry with a rough voice, S. B, 
 Douglas. 2. To bellow ; applied to cattle, S. B. ibid, 
 — Isl. raust, vox canora ; Dan. roest, a cry. 
 
 ROUST, s. The act of roaring or bellowing, S. B, 
 
 JIOUSTER, s. A stroke ; a blow, Buchan.— Isl. rosta, 
 tumultus, hrist-a, Sa. G. rist-a, ryst-a, quatere, rist, 
 quassatio, 
 
 ROUST Y, adj. Rusty, S.— Teut, roest, a.nd roestigh. ' 
 
 nOV&TY, adj. 1. Hoarse. Buddiman, 2» Not re- 
 fined. Pal. Hon. 
 
 ROUSTREE, s. The cross bar on which the crook is 
 hung, Ab. Syn. Mantle-tree. — Su, G. roeste, supre- 
 ma aediflcii pars. 
 
 To ROUT, RowT, ,v. n. 1, To bellow, S. Burns.— 
 Isl. raut-a, rugire belluarum more. 2. To make a 
 great noise. Douglas. 3. To snore. South of S. 
 Guy Mannering.—A. S. hrut-an, "stertere, ronchi- 
 sare, to snort, snore, or rout in sleeping," Somner : 
 for the V. to rout occurs in the same sense in 0. E. 
 
 ROUT,' RowT, s. 1. The act of bellowing, S. Doug. 
 2. A roar ; a loud noise, S. ibid. 
 
 To ROUT, V. a. To strike, S. Ross.— ls\. rot-a, per- 
 cutio ; rot, ictus, 
 
 ROUT, RuTE, s. A severe blow, S. Barb. 
 
 ROUT, s. Apparently the Brent Goose, Anas bernicla, 
 Linn, Gordon's Geneal. Hist. Sutherl. — Isl, rota, 
 auser silvestris. V. Rute and Rood Goose. 
 
 B,OVTA^D, ^art.pr. Assembling. Barb.— Isl. rot- 
 ast, conglobare. 
 
 ROUTH, RouCH, s. 1. The act of rowing. Douglas. 
 2. A stroke of the oar, ibid. 3. The part of the gun- 
 wale between the thowls, Shetl. — A. S. rewete, rowette, 
 remigatio ; Sw. rodd, id. from ro, to row. 
 
 KOUTH, RowTH, s. Plenty, S. Ramsay. — C. B. 
 rhwth, large, capacious, 
 
 ROUTH, adj. Plentiful, South of S, " The rusticity 
 of their benisons amused me. One wished them 
 ' Thumpin luck and fat weans;' a third gave them, 
 ' A routh aumrie and a close nieve.' " Anec. Past, 
 Life, Edin. Month. Mag. V. Routb «. 
 
ROU 
 
 444 
 
 RUO 
 
 ROUrniE, a4j. Plentiful, S. Burns. 
 
 ROUTHLESS, adj. Piofune, Fife. E. ruthless used 
 in a particular sense. 
 
 ROUTIIttlE, s. The same tisRouth, plenty ; abundance, 
 Fife. Saxon and Gad. 
 
 ROUTIIURROK, s. The bemacle goose, Orkn. Leslie. 
 — Isl. hrota, bemacle. 
 
 ROW, RowK, s. A roll ; a list, S. "The devil him- 
 self started up in the pulpit like a meikle black man, 
 and calling the row, every one answered 'Here.'" 
 Newes from Scotland. Rollock. 
 
 ROW, s. A roll of bread, S. 
 
 Bawbee ROW, s. A halfpenny roll, S. St. Ron. 
 
 To ROW, Row up, V. a. To wind ; as, " to row up a 
 knock," to wind up a clock, S. 
 
 To ROW, V. n. To be moved with violence, S A. 
 Scott's Poems. 
 
 To ROW. To Row a Nievefu', to turn round every 
 cut of corn, in order that more may be collected in 
 the hand. A reaper does well if he can fill the band 
 at three handfuls, Roxb. 
 
 To ROW, Roo, Rue. To Row sheep, to pluck the 
 wool from live sheep instead of shearing it. Edmonst. 
 Zetl. — Evidently from Isl. ry-a, (pret. rude) vellere, 
 eruere, detondere, expl, in Dan. by Haldorson, Tage 
 af, (uld af/aarene) " to take the wool off sheep." 
 
 ROW, Roow, s. The wheel, an instrument of execu- 
 tion. To break upon the Row, to break on the wheel. 
 Hist. James the Sext. — From Fr. roue, which denotes 
 not only a wheel, but this barbarous mode of punish- 
 ment, Cotgr. The aflBnity of Lat. rota is obvious. 
 
 To ROW, V. a. To roll wool or cotton for spinning, S. 
 " Tarry Woo," Herd. 
 
 To ROW, V. a. 1. To roll. Douglas. Burns. 2. To 
 elapse. Douglas. 3. To revolve, id. 
 
 To ROW about. To be in an advanced state of preg- 
 nancy, S. 
 
 ROWAN, Rowing, s. A flake of wool, S. Edin. 
 Encycl. To Cast a Rowan, to bear an illegitimate 
 child, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 ROWAN,, s. Auld rowan, a bawd, who, by wheedling, 
 endeavours to entice a young woman to marry an old 
 man. Philotus. — Germ, rune, Su. G. runa, alruna, 
 or alte-runa, mulier fatidica. 
 
 ROWAN, s. A turbot, Fife. Stat. Ace. 
 
 ROWAND, adj. " Fyw ellis & 3 of tanne crance, 
 fyw ellis & a half of rowand tanne." Aberd. Reg. 
 As this refers to a, pynnokill of skins, it is probably 
 meant for what it is called Rone-skm. 
 
 ROWAN-TREE, s. The mountain-ash . V. Rocn-tree. 
 
 ROWAR, s. A moveable 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 stand- 
 ing steadily at one of the extremities, who is called 
 the Pin. Round him the rest coil till the act of 
 winding is completed. A clamorous cry succeeds of 
 Row-chow-tobacco. After giving and receiving the 
 fraternal hug, 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 pro- 
 cess 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, Rowie, 
 hough's i' the pot," is said to have been a kimmer's 
 warning among the Graemes of the Debateable Land. 
 
 ROWIN-PIN, s. A roller for flattening dough, Aberd. 
 
 ROWK, RowiK, «. A rick of grain. " Tua rowMs of 
 bair, & ane rowik of quhytt, t. e. barley and wheat. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Ruck. 
 
 ROWKAR, 8. A whisperer ; a tale-bearer. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun.—Zeland. roeck, delator, Alem. rvag-en, 
 to defame. 
 
 To ROWME, Rouiffi, V. a. To roam. Douglas. — A. S. 
 ruman, Belg. ruym-en, dififugere. 
 
 To ROWME, V. n, 1. To clear. Wyntown. 2. To 
 enlarge, ib. — Teut. ruym-en, vacuare ; ampliare. 3. 
 To place. Keith. — G«rm. raum-en, in ordine dis- 
 ponere. 
 
 ROWME, RouME, s. 1, Space. Wyntown. 2. A 
 place, Descr. of the Kingdome of Scotlande. 3. A 
 possession in land. Bellenden. 4. Situation as to 
 preaching. Spotswood. 5. Official situation. Baillie, 
 6 Ordinal relation. R. Bruce. 7. Place in a lite- 
 rary work. Wodrow.—A. S. Su. G. rutn^ place of 
 any kind. 
 
 ROWME, RouME, Room, adj. 1. Large ; roomy. Wal- 
 lace. — A. S. Su. G. rum, Teut. ruym, amplus. 2. 
 Clear ; empty. Fergusson.—Tent. ruym, vacuus. 
 
 To ROWMILL, V. a. To clear out ; as, " to rowm,il a 
 tobacco-pipe," to clear it when it is stopped up ; "to 
 rowmil the fire," to clear it by poking, Lanarks. — 
 Teut. rommel-en, turbare. V. Rummlb. 
 
 To ROWMYSS. V. Rummyss. 
 
 ROWMLY, adv. Largely. Wyntoion. 
 
 ROWSAN, part. adj. Vehement ; as, " a rowsan fire," 
 one that burns fiercely, S. 0. V. Rousing. 
 
 ROWSTIT, pari. adj. This seems to be synon. with 
 Reistit, q. v. " Rowstit fische quhilk war not suf- 
 ficient merchand guidis." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To ROWT, Rout, v.n. Apparently to range ; S. B. 
 Royt. Pari. Ja. II.— Su. G. rut-a, vagari, discurrere. 
 
 To ROWT, V. n. To snore. Barbour.— A. &. hrut-an, 
 Isl. hriot-a, id. V. Rout. 
 
 ROZERED, part. adj.. Rosy. Ross's Hel. 
 
 ROZET, s. Rosin. V. Roset. 
 
 To ROZET, V. a. To prepare with rosin, S. 
 
 Coma, fiddlers, gie yir strings a twang, 
 An' rozet weel the bow. — Tarras. 
 
 To RUB, V. a. To rob ; the common pronunciation in 
 S. Rob Roy. 
 
 RUBBERY, s. Robbery, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 RUBBLE, s. The coarsest kind of masonry, S. ; pron, 
 q. rooble. Tournay. 
 
 RUBBOURIS, s. pi. Act. Dom. Cone— Dan. rvbbe, a 
 basket ; L. B. rub-us, a measure of grain in Italy ; 
 viewed by Du Cange as synon. with Fr. caque, a cag, 
 a barrel. V. Roobbouris. 
 
 RUBEN, s. A ribbon. Inventories. — Fr. ruban, id. 
 
 RUBIATURE, s. 1. Robber. Leg. St. Androis.— 
 L, B. rubator, Ital. rubatore, latro. 2. A bully ; as, 
 " He comes out on me, roaring like a rubiator," 
 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, V. n. To belch. Lyndsay. Syn. rift. — 
 Teut. roeck-en, Lat. ruct-are. 
 
 RUCK, s. 1. A heap of corn or hay, S. B. Fife. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Isl. hrauk, Su. G. roek, cumulus. 2. 
 RucKiE, a small stack of any kind. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 RUCKLE, s. 1. A noise in the throat seeming to indi- 
 cate suffocation, Loth. V. Dederuckle. 2. A 
 wrinkle. Shetl. 
 
 RUCK-RILLING. V. Rewelynys. 
 
EUC 
 
 445 
 
 EUL 
 
 RUCTION, s. A quarrel. To raise a ruction, to be 
 
 the cause of a quarrel, S. B.— Isl. riisk, strepitus, 
 
 turbatio, msk-a, conturbare. 
 RUD, adj. Red, Wallace.— A. S. rude, reod, Alem. 
 
 ruod. 
 RUD AS, ad/. 1. " Bold ; masculine." Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 2. It seems equivalent to stubborn, or to E. rude. 
 
 St- Johnstoun. V. Roddes. 
 RUDDY, s. Redness ; ruddy complexion, Ayrs. " The 
 
 ruddy of youth had fled his cheek, and he was pale 
 
 and of a studious countenance." R. Gilhaize. — A. S. 
 
 rudu, rubor, "rednesse or ruddinesse," Somn. 
 To RUDDY, V. n. To make a loud reiterated noise, 
 
 S. B. — Isl. hrid, a storm ; force in general. 
 RUDDIKIN, s. V. RoJDDiKiN. 
 RUDDOCH, Ruddock, s. The Redbreast, Clydes.— 
 
 0. E. " Roddok birde.'' A. S. rudduc, 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. 8. ruda, rubor vultus. 
 RUDE, adj. Strong ; stout. Douglas. 
 RUDE, s. Spawn, 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 Jffoly 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, Rudesmas, s. The same with Rude-day, 
 
 as used in sense 2. Dumfr. • 
 
 To RUDGE, V. a. To gather stones into small heaps. 
 
 — Dan. rode, to search. 
 To RUD J EN, V. a. To beat, Ayrs.— Perhaps corr. 
 
 from Gael, rusp-am, to strike vehemently. 
 To RUE, V. a. To pluck. " That none rve sheep on 
 
 Sunday, under the pain of £10." Acts. Shell. Surv. 
 
 V. Row, V. 
 RUE. To tak the Rue, to repent of a proposal or 
 
 bargain, S, Heart Mid-Loth. 
 RUE-BARGAIN, s. Smart-money paid for casting a 
 
 bargain, S. Rob Roy. V. Rew, v. 
 "RVF, adj. Rough. " JJm/ sparris." Aberd. Reg. 
 To RUFE, V. n. To rest. Chron. S. P. V. Roif. 
 RUFF, s. Rest. V. Roif. 
 To RUFF, V. n. 1. To roll a drum, S.; also ruffle. 
 
 Wodrow. — Germ, ruff-er, to cry. 2. To give a 
 
 plaudit, S. 
 RUFF, s. 1. Roll of the drum, S. R. Galloway. 2. 
 
 Beating w^itti tlie hands or feet, as expressive of 
 
 applause. 
 To RUFF, V. a. To put in disorder, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 Rvffie, E. Rvffis used by Spenser. 
 RUFFE, s. Fame ; celebrity. Godscroft. 
 RUFFING, s. Applause by stamping with the feet, 
 
 Aberd. 
 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-liu^, a rushlight. 
 RUFFIE, s. A ruffian, Ang. Lyndsay.—S>Vi. G. 
 
 rof-wa, to rob. 
 
 RUFFILL, s. Loss; injury. Dunbar.— leut, ruyfel 
 en, terere, verrere. 
 
 RUFLYT, pret. v. Annoyed. Barbour. 
 
 To RUG, V. a. 1. To pull hastily or roughly, S. Pop. 
 Ball. 2. To tear, S. Douglas. 3. To spoil ; to 
 plunder. — Teut. ruck-en, Dan. rag-er, to pluck. 
 
 RUG, s. 1. A rough or hasty pull, S. 2. A great 
 bargain, S. 3. Drizzling rain, Shetl. 
 
 To RUG AND RIVE. To carry ofif by violence, imply- 
 ing contention for possession, S. Waverley, 
 
 RUGGAIR, s. A depredator. Monroe. 
 
 RUGGIE, s. An old cod, Orkn. 
 
 RUGGING AND RIVING. 1. Tearing and scrambling ; 
 pulling and hauling in a quarrel or contest, S. Cloud 
 of Witnesses. 2. It often conveys the idea of 
 rapacity in seizing and carrying off the property of 
 others, S. Antiquary. 
 
 RUGGING AT THE HEART. A phrase used in the 
 Highlands, and explained of hunger. Saxon and 
 Gael. This phrase is common in the Lowlands 
 also. 
 
 RUG-SAW, s. Said to be a wide-toothed saw, S. Stat. 
 Ace. P. Roxburgh. 
 
 RUH-HED, s. A species of tui-f for fuel, S. Saint 
 Patrick. "Turfs for fuel, which are cut without 
 paring off the grass, are expressively called ruh-heds, 
 i. e. rough-heads," ibid. 
 
 RUIFF-SPAR, s. A spar for a roof. " JZut^sparris." 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RUIL, s. An awkward female romp, Lanarks.; pro- 
 nounced like Fr. rue. — Belg. revel-en, " to rave, to 
 talk idly, by reason of being light-headed," Sewel ; 
 Isl. rugl-a, efi'utire, turbare, rugl, ineptiae, gerrae, 
 confusio, rol-a, vagari ; Su. G. rull-a, in gyrum agere 
 vel agi, q. to be still in a giddy and unsettled state. 
 
 RUILLER, s. A buoy, Shetl. 
 
 To RUYNATE, v. a. To destroy ; to bring to ruin. 
 Acts Ja. VI. E. ruinate.— li. B. and Ital. ruinare, 
 destruere. 
 
 To RUINT, Runt, v. n. To make a harsh noise as 
 in grinding. " Hear how that cow's ruintin.' " 
 " Runtin' and eatin'. " The term is generally ap- 
 plied to the noise made in eating rank vegetable 
 food, as turnips, Berwick s. It appears to be syn. 
 with Ramsh, and Ransh or Runsh. V. Reunde, 
 
 ROOND. 
 
 RUISE, RnssE, Rfss, s. 1. Boast. Douglas.— 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. Ritson. 
 Su. G. ros, roos, praise. 
 
 RUL, (Gr. V or Ger. 6) s. A young horse; as, a 
 pellet rul, a young horse casting his hair, Shetl. 
 
 RULE-0'ER-THOUM, adv. Slapdash ; ofif hand ; 
 without consideration ; without accuracy ; equivalent 
 to the phrase, " By rule o' thoum," i. e. thumb. To 
 do any thing rule-o'er-thumb, is to do it without a 
 plan, Roxb. This, I suspect, is a corr. of the more 
 common phrase. Rule o' thum' (pron. thoom). V. 
 Thumb. 
 
 RULESUM, adj. Wicked ; worthless, or horrible. 
 Bellend. — Perhaps from 0. Fr. roille, mechant ha'is- 
 sable, Roquef. ; or Isl. hroll-r, horror, hroll-a, hryll-a, 
 horrere. 
 
 RULIE, adj. Talkative, Upp. Lanarks. This term 
 rather corresponds with E. brawling. — Isl. rugl-a, 
 nugari, rugl, nugae. It seems to be the same term 
 which enters into the composition of Campruly, 
 q.V. 
 
RUL 
 
 446 
 
 RUN 
 
 BULLION, s. 1. A shoe made of un tanned leather. 
 V. Rkwklyxys. Syn. Quarrant. 2. A coarse-made 
 masculine woman, Fife. 3. A rough ill-made animal, 
 Gall. V. Raullion. 4. A rouch rullion, metiiph. a 
 man who speaks his mind freely and roughly, Fife. 
 6. Scabbit rullion, a person overrun with the itch, 
 Roxb. 
 
 RULLION, s. A sort of bar or pilaster in silver work. 
 Inventories. — Fr. roulons, petits barreaux ronds. 
 Scansula, On nome 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. 
 
 RUMBA LLIACII, (gutt.) adj. 1. Stormy ; applied to 
 the weather, Roxb. 2. Quarrelsome ; as, "a rumbal- 
 liach wife," a woman 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 ; valuable. Rum Cove, 
 a dexterous or clever rogue," Grose's Class. Diet, 
 
 RUM GUMPTION, Rummilgumtion, s. Common 
 sense ; rough sense, S. Beattie. — 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 ap- 
 pear, Ayrs. 
 
 RUMGUNSHOCH, s. A coarse unpolished person, 
 ibid. 
 
 RUMLIEGUFF, s. A rattling foolish fellow, Mearns. 
 From rummil, to make a noise, and gvff, a fool. 
 
 RUMMAGE, s. An obstreperous din, Roxb. — Isl. 
 rumsk-a, signifies barrire, to bray as an elephant, 
 and rumsk, barritus. 
 
 To RUMMAGE, v. n. To rage ; to storm, ibid. 
 
 RUMMELSHACKIN, adj. Raw-boned ; loose-jointed, 
 Berwicks. ; syn. Shachlin, q. making a rumblin noise 
 in motion. 
 
 To RUMMIL, RuMLE, v. n. To make a noise, S. 
 Douglas. — Teut. rommel-en, strepere. 
 
 RUMMILGAIRIE, s. A rambling person ; a sort of 
 romp ; without including the idea of any evil incli- 
 nation or habit, S. A. — Teut. rommel-en, turbare ; 
 Gaer, prorsus, omnind, Kilian, q. " completely un- 
 settled." 
 
 RUMMIL-THUMP, s. Potatoes and cabbage, Angus. 
 
 RUMMIS, s. A loud, rattling, or rumbling noise, Clydes. 
 Edin. Mag. V. Reimis. 
 
 To RUMMYSS, Rcmmes, Rowmyss, v. n. To bellow, S. 
 Jlenrysone, — Isl. rym-a, id. 
 
 To RUMMLE, v. a. To stir about ; as, " to rummle 
 potatoes," when mixed with any liquid, Clydes. — 
 Teut. rommel-en, celeriLer movere. 
 
 RUMMLE-HOBBLE, s. A commotion ; a confusion, 
 Perths. — Teut rommel-en, to make a noise, and 
 hobbel-en, a word of a similar meaning for increasing 
 the sense, formed like Teut. hohbel-tobbel, &c. 
 
 RUMMLEKIRN, s. A gullet on rocky ground. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 To RUMP, V. a. To deprive one of his money or pro- 
 perty ; a phrase applied to a losing gamester ; as, 
 "I'm quite rmwpii," Fife; syn. Runk. Perhaps in 
 allusion to an animal whose tail is cut off very near 
 the rump. 
 
 RUMPLE, RcMPiLL, 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, and 
 fyke, q. v. 
 
 RUMPTION, s. A noisy bustle within doors, driving 
 every thing into confusion ; as, " to kick up a rump- 
 tion," Roxb. — Apparently from Lat. rump-ere ; as 
 giving the idea of every thing being broken to pieces. 
 
 RUMPUS, s. A disturbance ; a tumult, Roxb. — Corr. 
 perhaps from Fr. rompue, a rout, a discomfiture. 
 
 RUN, part. pa. Having one's stock of any thing ex- 
 hausted, with the prep, o/ added ; as, " I'm ru»o' 
 snufif," my snufif 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 ; 0. 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 woman, Fife. Supposed to be 
 borrowed from the coarse appearance of the largest 
 kind of wild mustard-seed, called runches. 
 
 To RUND, V. n. 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, extremitas. 
 
 To RUNDGE, V. n. To gnaw. Evergreen. V. Ronged. 
 
 RUNG, s. 1. Any long piece of wood, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 2. A coarse heavy staff, S. Maclaurin. 3. Used to 
 denote the stroke of poverty. J. Nicol. — Moes. G. 
 hrung, virga ; Isl. raung, pi. rungor, the ribs of a 
 ship. 4. A spoke, Ettr. For. — Teut. ronghe, fulcrum 
 sive sustentaculum duarum currus extremitatum. 
 Kilian., 
 
 RUNG in, part. pa. Worn out by fatigue ; applied to 
 men or horses, that are so exhausted by running that 
 they cannot contend for victory any longer, Fife. 
 V. To Ring IN. 
 
 RUNGAND, part. pr. Raging. V. Rins, v. 
 
 RUNGATT, adj. Errat. for Runigaitt, as elsewhere. 
 Pitscottie's Cron. — Fr. renegat. 
 
 To RUNGE, V. 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-wheel, 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. Fan, synon. Lanarks. Agr. Surv. 
 Aberd. 
 
 To RUNK, V. a. 1. To attack or endeavour to under- 
 mine one's character, Ayrs. 2. To satirize, ibid. — 
 Allied perhaps to A. S. wrenc, fraus, dolus ; or Teut. 
 vronck, wronck, injuria; latens odium. 
 
 To RUNK, V. a. To deprive of, whether by fair or 
 foul means, S. B. — Isl. rank-or, fraud ; or perhaps 
 corr. from E. rook, to cheat. 
 
 RUNK, adj. Wrinkled, Aberd. Journ. Lond.—Su. G. 
 rynka, Dan, rincke, a wrinkle. 
 
 RUNK, s. An old woman, Shetl. V. Runt. 
 
 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. 
 
RUN 
 
 447 
 
 RUY 
 
 RUNKLE, RuNKiLL, s. 1. A wrinkle, S. Douglas. 
 2. A rumple, S. Abp. Uamiltoun. 
 
 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, RuNNOCK, Runnalan, s. A kennel ; a 
 drain, especially in a cow-house, Shetl, — Isl. renna, 
 canalis. 
 
 RUNNIE, s. A hog, Shetl.— Isl. rune, a boar, Su. G. 
 rone, id. Ihre derives these terms from ron, pruri- 
 tus, lascivia. 
 
 RUNRIGr, RiN-RiG. Lands are said to lie runrig, 
 where the alternate ridges of a field belong to differ- 
 ent proprietors, or are occupied by different tenants, 
 S.; q. Wdfires rMnnino' parallel. Erskine. 
 
 RTJNSE, s, "The noise a shai-p instrument makes 
 piercing flesh." Gall. Encycl. — ^v.rong-er, to gnaw. 
 
 V. RaNSH, RtTNSH, V. 
 
 RUNSY, s. A hackney horse. Rauf Coilyear . Roun- 
 cie, id. Chaucer. — L. B. runcin-us, equus minor, 
 gregarius, Du Cange. 0. Fr, roncin, ronchi, ronci, 
 cheval de service, Roquefort, C. B. rhwnsi, a rough- 
 coated horse, a packhorse, Owen. 
 
 To RUNT, V. n. To bounce ; to prance ; to rush forth, 
 Galloway. David. Seas. Probably from Isl. runte, 
 a boar (Verel). Su. G. ronte, runte, id. from ron, 
 pruritus, lascivia. Hence also ronsk, a stallion ; 
 Germ, ranz-en, coire. 
 
 RUNT, s. 1. Trunk of a tree. Pal. Hon. 2. A hard- 
 ened stalk ; as, a kail runt, the stem of colewort, S. 
 Burns. 3. The tail of an animal. Gall. — Germ, rinde, 
 bark, crust. 4. " A short person." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RUNT, s. 1. An old cow, S. B. one that has given over 
 breeding, Caithn.— Germ, rinde, an ox, or cow. 2. 
 An opprobrious designation for a female, generally 
 one advanced in life, with the adj. auld prefixed ; 
 " 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 rmi/iereowi. 
 Waverley. 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, adj. Rural ; rustic, Wallace. 
 
 To RUSCH, RwYSS, V. a. To drive. Barbour.— ^n. G. 
 rus-a, rusk-a, irruere. 
 
 RUSCHE, RwHYS, s. Drive. Wyntown. 
 
 To RUSE, RoosE, V. a. To extol; sometimes reese, S. 
 Douglas. Ill ritsed, "discommended. Kelly. — Isl. 
 raus-a, jactabunde multa efi'utio, ros-a, extoUere. 
 
 RUSER, s. One habituated to self-commendation. 
 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. 
 
 RUSHIE, s. A broil ; a tumult, Fife.— Teut. ruysch, 
 Isl. rusk-a, strepitus. 
 
 To RUSK, V. n. To scratch with vehemence, Fife. 
 Often conjoined with a synon. term ; as, RuskM 
 and clauwin'. — Teut. ruyssch-en, rectius ruydsch-en, 
 scabere, fricare ; Kilian. He views ruyd, scabies, as 
 the origin ; Germ. raud. 
 
 To RUSK, V. n. To pluck roughly ; as when a horse 
 tears hay from a stack, he is said to be ruskin' at it, 
 Fife ; to Tusk, synon. 
 
 RUSKIE, adj. Stout ; as, " He's a ruskie fallow," a 
 vigorous young man ; " That's a ruskie fychel," that 
 is a stout young foal, Upp. Clydes. This seems 
 radically the same with Easch, Rash, q. v. — Isl. 
 roesk-r, Su. G. Dan. rask, strenuus, fortis. 
 
 RUSKIE, s. 1. A basket, made of twigs and straw, for 
 carrying corn, Perths. Loth. 2. A vessel, made of 
 straw, for holding meal. Kelly. 3. A bee-hive, 
 S. B. — Su. G. rusk, congeries virgultorum ; rysia. 
 Germ, reusche, a bee-hive. 4. A coarse straw hat 
 worn by peasant girls and others, Roxb. Mearns.; 
 synon. Bongrace. 
 
 RUSSA, s. A stallion ; a male, Shetl. 
 
 RUTE, s. A blow. V. Rout. 
 
 RUTE, s. A fowl. Acts Mary. V. Rood-goose. 
 
 RUTEMASTER, Rutmastee, Rootemaster, s. The 
 captain of a troop of horse ; the same with Rit- 
 master, q. v. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 RUTH, ad/. Kind. " JKm^A and ready," disposed to 
 show kindness, Ayrs. The Provost. — A. B. hreow- 
 ian, misereri ; Mec hreoweth, me miseret, Lye. 
 
 To RUTHER, v. n. 1. To storm j to bluster, Mearns. 
 2. To roar, ib. V. Ruther, s. 
 
 RUTHER, RcTHERiAR, s. An uproar, S. Ross.— A. S. 
 hruth, commotio, C. B. rhulhr, impetus. 
 
 RUTHER, RuTHYR, s. Rudder. Wallace.— 0. E. 
 ''Rothyr of a shyp. Aplustre, Temo," &c. Prompt, 
 Parv. 
 
 RUTHIE, s. The noise occasioned by oppressed res- 
 piration, Aberd. — A. S. hrut-an, Isl. hriot-a, (pret. 
 hraut,) ronchos ducere, stertere ; hrot, hryt-r, 
 ronchus. Hence 0. E. to rout, to snore. 
 
 RUTILLAND, ^K^rt. pr. Croaking. Lynds. — Teut. 
 rotel-en, grunnire, munnurare. May it not be shin- 
 ing, or glittering fiom L. rutilans ? 
 
 RUTOUR, s. A spoiler. Bellenden. V. Roysters. 
 
 RUTTERY, s. Lec^iery. Poems 16th Century. From 
 Fr. ruit, the rut of deer. 
 
 To RUVE, V. a. V. RoovE. 
 
 RUWITH. Uncertain. Sir Gawan. Perhaps an 
 erratum. 
 
 To RUYLT, V. n. To roll in walking, Shetl, 
 
148 
 
 s. 
 
 This letter, as occurring In the beginning of words, can- 
 not, 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 temi some- 
 times appears with s, and sometimes 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, horss for horsis, horses. 
 
 'S frequently occurs as an abbrevation of is and has, S. 
 
 SA, SoA, SwA, conj. 1. So ; consequently ; S. sae, 
 Gawan and Gol. 2. In such a manner. Barbour. 
 3. As ; in like manner, ib.— Moes. Q-. swa, swe, A. S. 
 swa, Su. G. Dan. saa, ita. 
 
 To SA, V. n. To say. Douglas.— Alem. Germ, sag-en, 
 A. S. saeg-an, id. 
 
 To SAB, V. n. 1. To sob, S. Jacob. Relic. 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. seob, 
 planctus. 
 
 To SAB, V. n. 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 sabbit a wee." Sea, synon. S. B. — Isl. 
 sef-a, sedare. 
 
 SACIILESS, adj. Useless ; unavailing. Perils of 
 Man. The same with Sackless ; but pron. in Ettr. 
 For. in a guttural way, q. sauchless. Both Sachless 
 and Sackless are originally the same with Saikless, 
 Saykless, guiltless. " An'MaiywassacfcZesso'breakin' 
 her vow." 
 
 SACK, s. V. Sak, 
 
 SACKE, s. Sackcloth. Godly Sangs. 
 
 SACKET, Sakket, s. A small sack, S, B. Com- 
 playnt S. 
 
 SACKET Y, ac?;. Short and thick; as, "asackety 
 bodie," a little thick person, Boxb.; q. resembling 
 a stufTed sacket, or small sack. 
 
 SACKLESS, adj. 1. Useless ; silly ; feeble ; good for 
 nothing; as, "sackless mortal," Roxb, 2. Simple, 
 Dumfr.; nearly obsolete. BlacJcw. Mag. 
 
 SACRATE, adj. Sacred. Bellend. T. iiv.— Lat. 
 sacrat-us, id, 
 
 SACRE, s. A piece of artillery ; E. saker. Invent. 
 Denominated, like the falcon, from a species of 
 hawk. 
 
 To SACRE, V. a. To consecrate. Douglas. — Fr. 
 sacrer, id. 0. E. "^'acri/n, or halowen. Consecro," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 To SACRIFY, V. a. 1. To sacrifice. Douglas.— Fr. 
 sacrifi-er, id. 2. To consecrate, id. 3. To ap- 
 pease ; to propitiate, ib. 
 
 SACRISTER, s. One who has the charge of the uten- 
 sils of a church ; the same with Sacrist and Sacris- 
 tan, E. Acts Ja. VI.— L. B. sacristar-ius, sacris- 
 tan-us, sacristOy id. 
 
 SAD, adj. 1. Grave. Wallace. 2, Wise ; prudent, 
 ibid. 3. Firm ; steady, ibid. — C. B. sad, firm, wise, 
 discreet, sober. 4. Close ; compact, S. — C. B. 
 sathru, calcare, to tread ; syth, solidus. 0. E. "Sad 
 or harde. Solidus," Prompt. Parv. 5. Heavy, S, 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 6. Weighty, applied to evidence. 
 
 SAY 
 
 Buchanan. 7. Flat ; close to the ground, S. 8. 
 
 Denoting a grave colour. Inventories. 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 feels his seat on 
 
 horseback too hard. 
 SADDLE-SICK, adj. Having the posteriors excoriated 
 
 in consequence of riding, S. The Entail. 
 SADDLE-TAE-SIDE, adv. A tenn used to denote the 
 
 mode in which women ride. Gall. Encyc. Tae sig- 
 nifies to ; or perhaps the one. 
 SADE, Said, s. A thick sod or turf for burning. Loth. 
 
 Lanarks. Bei-wicks. The sade, the sward, A. Scott's 
 
 Poems. — Isl. syde, ager tam 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, adv. 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. 
 SAEDICK, s. A place frequented by fish.— Dan. saede, 
 
 a seat, Shetl. 
 SAFER, adv. In as far ; safar, sefar. Ab. Reg. 
 SAFER, s. The sapphire ; a precious stone. " Item, 
 
 a grete safer set in gold." Invent.— Be\g. safier, Sw. 
 
 safir, id. 
 SAFER, s. The reward given for the safety of any 
 
 thing, E. salvage. Spotsw. V. Sefoe. 
 SAFERON, s. A head-dress anciently worn in Scot- 
 land. V. Schaffrodn. 
 SAFIER, s. V. Sefor. 
 SAFT, adj. 1. Opposed to what is fatiguing, S. Ritson. 
 
 2. Pleasant, ibid. 3, Tranquil ; at rest, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 — Teut. saft, sua vis, mollis. 4, Not vehement or 
 
 ardent. " <S'a/i fire makes sweet maut, [malt;]"D. 
 
 Ferguson's Prov. 5. Moist ; drizzling, S. St. Ronan. 
 
 6. Mild, as opposed to frosty, S. This is also called 
 
 appen tveather, i. e. open. 
 To SAFT, v. a. To mollify. Dunbar. 
 SAFT, Saftlt, adv. 1. Softly. Fergusson. 2. Lightly. 
 
 Minstr. Bord. 
 SAFT EENED, adj. Disposed to weep ; soft-hearted. 
 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 SAFTIE, s. A crab that has cast its shell. Mearns. 
 To SAG, V. a. To press down, Lanarks. This seems 
 
 radically the same with the v. to Seg ; and also with 
 
 the 0. E, V. "(Sawyw or satelyn. Basso," Prompt 
 
 Pai"v, 
 To SAGHTIL, v. n. To be reconciled. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — A, S. sahtl-ian, reconciliare. 
 SAGHTLYNG, s. Reconciliation, ibid. V. Saucht. 
 SAY, adv. So ; S. sae. Acts. Mary. , 
 
SAY 
 
 449 
 
 SAL 
 
 To SAY awja, «. w. Say awa, a vulgar phrase, express- 
 ing an invitation to begin to eat, Aberd, ; equivalent 
 to E.fall to. W. Bealtie's Tales. Originally, an in- 
 vitation to say grace. 
 
 To SAY, t'. n. I yow say, I tell you. Barbour.—k. S, 
 sege me, die ruihi. 
 
 To SAY, Set. 1. v. a. To put to trial, S. Pitscottie. 
 E. essay. 2. v. n. To endeavour, S. A. Wilson's 
 P. — 0. Fr. say-er, essayer, tenter. 
 
 SAY, Save, Sae, s, 1. A water-bucket, Inverness, 
 Ovkn. ; a milk-pail, Dumfr. Acts Ja. I. — Su. G. 
 saa, vas quo aqua portatur. 2. A small tub, S. B. 
 Ayrs. "Sey or Sae, a shallow tub, used in cheese- 
 making." Gall. Encycl. — FromFr. seau, it appears 
 that 0. E. soo, has been formed. "iSoo, a vessell, 
 [Fr.] cvue ;" i. e. an open tub, a vat, Palsgr. — Isl. 
 saa, id. 
 
 SAYAR, s. An assayer ; one who assays metals. Acts 
 Ja. V. 
 
 SAYARE, 8. A poetical writer, Doug. — A. S. so/eg-an, 
 narrare ; sage, narratio. 
 
 Said, s. a sod of a particular description. V. Sade. 
 
 SAIDLE-TURSIDE, s. A sort of wooden settee, used 
 in countiy-houses, Banffs. ; synon. Lang-settle, Lang- 
 saddle, q. V. The first part of the word is evidently 
 ' the same with settle, saddle, A. S. sell, 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 a#e. Gall. 
 Davidson's Seas. V. Segg. 
 
 SAIGE, s. A seat. V. Sege. 
 
 SAIKYR, Halfsaikye. A species of cannon, smaller 
 than a demi-culverin, named from a species of hawk. 
 Complaynt S. — Fr. sacre, "the hawk, and the artil- 
 lerie so called," Cotgr. 
 
 SAIKLESLIE, s. Innocently. Poems 16th Century. 
 
 SAIKLESS, Saykles, adj. 1. Guiltless, S. Douglas. 
 2. Free, in a general sense, ib. — A. S. sacleas, Isl. 
 saMauss, 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.'Pr. sail-ir, to 
 assault. 
 
 To SAILYE, ». n. To assail ; to make attempt. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 To SAILL, V. a. To seal. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SAILL, s. Happiness. V. Seile. 
 
 SAYN, s. Narrative, Wallace.— Tiaja.. sagn, saying. 
 
 To SAIN, V. a. To bless. V. Sane. 
 
 SAIN, s. Blessing, S. B, 
 
 SAINCT TOB'S HEAD. The promontoiy of St. Abb's 
 Head at the entrance of the Firth of Forth. Acts 
 Cha.I. 
 
 SAYND, s. Message or messenger. Barbour. — A. S. 
 sand, legatio, legatus. Send, an embassy, S. B. 
 
 SAYNDIS-MAN, s. Messenger, S. Gawan and Gol. 
 — A. S. sandes-man, nuntius. 
 
 SAINTANDROSMES. V. Andyr's DAT. 
 
 SAIP, s. Soap, S, Lyndsay. — A, S. Dan, saepe, id,; 
 Lat. sapo. 
 
 SAY-PIECE, s. A piece of work to prove the artificer's 
 ability. Skinner. 
 
 SAIPMAN, s. A soap-boiler, S. Picken. 
 
 SAIR, Sayr, Sare, adj. 1. Painful, S. 2. Sorrowful ; 
 as, a sadr heart. Wallace. 3. What is to be la- 
 mented or regretted ; as, "It's a sair matter," it is a 
 griat pity, S- 4. Violent. Wallace. 5. Severe ; 
 
 as, sair sickness, S. ibid. — Su. G. saar, A. S, sar, 
 gravis, molestus. 6. Niggardly ; as, a sair master; a 
 sair merchant, S. 7. Costly; expensive; extrava- 
 gant, S, According to 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 
 diminutive appearance ; opposed to a grand troop, 
 Annand. 
 
 SAIR, s. A sore ; a wound, S. Fergusson. — A, S. 
 Isl. sar, Su. G. saar, dolor, vulpus. 
 
 To Keep a thing for a Sair heel, or for a Sair Fit, 
 i. e. foot. A proverbial phrase, signifying to retain 
 any thing for a strait or necessity, S. 
 
 SAIR, Sar, Sare, adv. 1. Sorely, S. Barbour. — A. S, 
 sare, graviter. 2. In a great degree, S. Douglas. — 
 Germ, sehr, Belg, seer, valde. 3, Sair off, greatly 
 to be pitied ; often applied to one who is straitened 
 in worldly circumstances, who has scarcely the means 
 of sustenance, S. Syn. Ill aff. 
 
 To SAIR, V. a. 1. To serve, S. Ross. 2. To fit ; to 
 be large enough, S. 3. To satisfy, as with food, S. 
 Ross. 4. To give alms ; as, "I canna sair ye the 
 day," S. 
 
 SAIR HEAD. A headache, S. A. Nicol. 
 
 SAIRIE, acy. 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 dis- 
 gust, S, St. Kathleen. 3. It is ironically applied 
 to a drubbing. "He 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." 
 
 To SAIRL, V. n. To whine, Shetl. 
 
 SAIRLES, Sareless, adj. Tasteless, S. B. Diallog. 
 V. Sawr. 
 
 SAIRLY, adv. Sorely. Douglas. 
 
 SAIRNESS, Bareness, s. 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. /.— Fr. sais-ir, to 
 seize, to take possession of. It is, however, more 
 immediately from L. B, sais-ire, mittere aliquem 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. 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. Reg. 
 Maj. — A, S. sac, actio, causa forensis. 
 
 SAKE, s. Blame ; guilt. Sir Tristrem.—Svi. Q. sak, 
 guilt, crime. 
 
 SAKIRES, s. pi. Inventories. It seems doubtful 
 whether this term refers to the hawk called the 
 sdker, Fr. sacre ; or .to savages, as the same word is 
 expl. by Cotgr. "a ravenous or greedy fellow." 
 
 SALANG, adv. So long. Acts Mary. 
 
 SALARIS, s. pi. Sellers ; venders. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 SALD, pret. and part. pa. Sold. Act. Dom. Cone. — 
 A. S. seald, said, datus , venditus ; from sel-an, 
 dare ; vendere. 
 
SAL 
 
 450 
 
 SAN 
 
 SALE, Sail, Saill, s, 1. A palace. Douglas. 2. A 
 
 hall ; a chamber. Gawan and Gol.—A. S. Su. G. 
 
 sa2, aula, palatium. 
 SALEBROSITY, s. A rough place. Baillie.— From 
 
 Lat. salcbrosus. 
 SALEK. Used for io ZeaAry. " The schlp wassaleA;." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — Su. G. laeck, hians, rimas agens ; 
 
 A. S. hlaece, id. 
 SALENE, $. The act of sailing. "Ane tapestrie of 
 
 the historie of the saUne of Aeneas." Inventories. 
 SALER, s. A salt-cellar. Sir Gawan. 
 SALERIFE, adj. Saleable, S. 
 SALERYEE, adj. Abounding with sails or ships. 
 
 Douglas. 
 SALE ATT, s. A salt-cellar. V. Saltfat. 
 SALIE, Saly, j. a hired mourner, who walks in pro- 
 cession before a funeral. V. Saullie. 
 SALIKE, Saklike, adj. Similar ; of the same kind, 
 
 S. B. — Moes. G. swaleiks, Isl. slyke, talis. V Sick- 
 like. 
 SALINIS, s. pi. The salt-pits. Bellenden. T. Liv.— 
 
 Fr. saline, a salt-pit ; or, a magazine for salt ; Lat. 
 
 salina. 
 SALL, L. stal, stole. Houlate. 
 SALL, V. defective. Shall, S. ; A. Bor. 
 SALMON FLEUK. V. Flook, Fleuk. 
 SALSAR, s. Aherd. Reg. "Ane salsar of tyne [tin]." 
 
 This signifies a salt-cellar, from L. B. salsar-ium, id. 
 
 Salsarius denotes one who had the charge of the 
 
 salt-cellar in a king's kitchen. 
 SALSS, s. Sauce. Barbour. — Germ, salzen, sale 
 
 condire. 
 SALT, Sawt, s. Assault. Barbour.— 0. Fr. saut, id. 
 SALS, adj. 1. Having bitter consequences, S. Doug. 
 
 2. Costly; expensive, S. 3. Severe; oppressive; 
 
 ovei-whelming. The Queen's Marie. 
 SALT, s. A salt-cellar, Aberd. 
 SALTAR, Saltare, Salter, s. A maker of salt, S. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Gael, saltoir, a saltmouger. 
 SALT-BED, s. The place where ooze, proper for the 
 
 manufacture of salt, gathers, Diunfr. Agr, Surv. 
 
 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 expressive of dis- 
 appointment, S. "I have h?>.di saltless luck ; the hare 
 nae langer loves to brouze on the green dewy blade 
 o' the clover." Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SALT MERT. A beeve salted for winter provision. 
 Act. Dora. Cone. V. Mart. 
 
 SALT SE, or SEA. The sea ; from the ancient use of 
 the term sal, as denoting the sea itself. Douglas. 
 
 SALT VPONE SALT. The ancient designation of re- 
 fined salt in S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SALVE, Salvee, s. A discharge of firearms. Monro's 
 Exped. — Dan. salve, a volley or discharge of musket- 
 shot. It is an oblique use of the term salve, as 
 primarily signifying "a salute." French salu'e de- 
 notes " a volley of shot given for a welcome to some 
 great person," Cotgr. It must be traced to Lat. salve. 
 
 To SALUS, V. a. To salute. Wallace.— 0. Fr. salus, 
 salutation. 
 
 SALUT, s. Health ; safety, Fr. Compl. S. 
 
 SALUTE, s. A French gold coin, formerly current in 
 Scotland. Acts Ja. II. "Salus and Salut," says 
 Du Cange, " was gold money struck in France by 
 
 Ileniy 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 expresses tha 
 
 pronunciation. 
 SAMBORD, s. The end of the deep-sea lines attached 
 
 to the buoy-rope, Shetl.— Isl . sara, together, and 6ero, 
 
 to bring. 
 SAMBUTES, s. pi. Housing for a horse. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — 0. Fr. sambue, id. 
 SAME-LIKE, ac/j. Similar, Buchan. Tarras.— 
 
 Moes. G. sama4eiks, consimilis , Isl. samlik-r, 
 
 similis, samlik-ia, assimilare. 
 SAMIN, Samyn, adj. The same, S. Complaynt S. — 
 
 Abl. of Moes. G. sama, idem. 
 SAMYN, Samin, adv. 1. Together. Barbour. 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 aa, or o, 
 
 aasamja, in the third pers. sing, indie, aasamber, 
 
 convenit ; Isl. samfaer, congruus. 
 SAMONY. So many ; as many. Aberd. Reg. 
 S A N A P E, s. Mustard. Sir Gawan.— A. S. Dan. 
 
 senep, Gr, (JLvaTTi, id. 
 To SAND, V. a. To nonplus , used like E. gravel, S. 
 
 Duff's Poems. 
 SAND-BLIND, adj. 1. Having that weakness of sight 
 
 which often accompanies a very fair complexion, S. 
 
 Syn. blind-fair. 2. Purblind ; short-sighted, S. Gl. 
 
 Shirr. Sanded, short-sighted, A. Bor. Grose. Fits. 
 SAND-BUNKER, s. A small well fenced sand-pit, S. A. 
 
 Redgaunilet. 
 SANDE, part. pa. Girt. Sir Gawan.— 0. Fr. saint, 
 
 from saind-re, ceindre, environner. 
 SAND-EEL, s. The Sand-lance, a fish, S. " A. Tobia- 
 
 nus. Sand-lance ; Sand-eel ; Hornel." Neill's List 
 
 of Fishes. 
 SAND-FLEUK, s. The Smear-dab, Firth of Forth, 
 
 Neill. 
 SANDIE, s. The abbreviation of Alexander, S. Hence 
 
 the English seem to have formed their ludicrous 
 
 national designation of Sawney for a Scotsman. 
 SANDY-GIDDOCK, s. The Lannce, a fish, Shetl. 
 
 Neill. — Prob. a dirain. from Dan. giedde, Isl. gedda, 
 
 a pike, from its resemblance in shape, q. the Little 
 
 Ged or pike. 
 SANDY-LOO, s. The Sand Lark, Shetl. " Charadrius 
 
 Hiaticula, (Linn. Syst.) Sandy Loo, Sand Lark, Ring 
 
 Plover, Ring Dotterel." Edmonstone's Zetl. — Isl. 
 
 loe, loa, ^a/a, charadrius nigrolutescentevariegatus; 
 
 expl. in Dan. "a lark," Hald. 
 SANDY-MILL, s. To Big a Sandy mill, to be in a 
 
 state of intimacy, Loth. G. Wilson's Coll. of Songs. 
 
 This refers to the custom of children building houses 
 
 in the sand for sport ; othei-wise expressed, " We'll 
 
 never big sandy bowrocks thegither." V. Bourach. 
 SAND-LARK. The Sea-lark, Orkn. Barry. Sandy 
 
 lerrick, or laverock of S. 
 SAND-LOWPER, s. A small species of crab, Fife. 
 
 Sibbald. 
 SANDRACH, s. The food provided for young bees 
 
 before they are able to leave their cells ; more com- 
 monly denominated bee-bread. Maxwell's Bee-master. 
 
 — Isl. son, vasmellis, and dreg, faex ; q. " the dregs 
 
 of the hinny-pig." 
 
SAN 
 
 451 
 
 cSAR 
 
 SAND-TRIPPER, s. The Sand-piper, a bird. Gall. 
 Enc. This, in signification, resembles the Germ, 
 name sand4aufferl, q. sand-louper. V. Pennant's 
 Zool. 
 
 To SANE, V. n. To say. Dunbar. V. Seyne. 
 
 To SANE, Sayn, Saink, Seyn, v. a. 1. To make the 
 siga of the crass. 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. Shane, Gall. V. Shaned. 
 
 SANG^s. 1. Song, S. A. S. Wyntown. 2. Note; strain, S. 
 
 SANGi. My sang, equivalent to "my troth," Roxb. 
 Aberd. Renfr. A. Scott's P. It is used as an oath ; 
 By my sang. A. Wilson'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.. 
 
 SAN&LERE, s. A wild boar. Douglas.— ¥r. sanglier. 
 
 SANG-SCUILL, s. A school for teaching music. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SANGUANE, Sanguyne, adj. Having the colour of 
 blood. Douglas.— Fr. sanguin. 
 
 SANOUROUS, adj. Healing. Houlate. — O. Fr. 
 san-er, to heal. 
 
 SANRARE. L. thesaurare, treasurer. Houlate. 
 
 SANS, prep.. Without, Fr. Shaksp. Douglas. 
 
 SANSHAGH, Sansuauch, Sanshcch, adj. 1. Wily ; 
 crafty, Buchan. 2. " Sarcastically clever," Gfl. 
 Surv. Morayi 3. Proud ; distant ; disdainful ; petu- 
 lant ; saucy ; as, " He's a sanshach callant," Aberd. 
 
 4. Nice ; precise ; pettish ; as, " Ye're a sansdiaugh 
 chiel," Meams. This may be from Gael, saobhnosach, 
 morose, peevish, (bh sounded as v.) Ir. syvnosach, 
 Lhuyd ; from saobhnos, anger, bad manners. 
 
 To SANT, V. n. 1. To disappear; to be lost; as, 
 " It's santed, 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. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 
 SAP, s. Liquid of any kind taken with solid aliment, 
 
 5. Belg. Morison. 
 
 SAP, s. A ninny ; a heavy-headed fellow, S. A. Rob 
 Roy. This is merely a figurative use of E. sap, 
 A. S. saep, succus ; as conveying the idea of softness. 
 
 SAP, s. 1. Sorrow, Dumfr. 2. Tears, caused by 
 affliction oc vexation, ib. Here the term is evi- 
 dently used metaph. like Teut. sap van de bcomen, 
 lachrymae arborum. 
 
 SAPE. V. Saip. 
 
 SAP-MONEY, s. Money allowed to servants for pur- 
 chasing sap, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SAPOUR, s. "A sound or deep sleep." Gl. Lynds.— 
 Lat. sopor. 
 
 * SAPPY, adj. 1. Applied to a female who is plump, 
 as contrasted with one who is meagre, S.; synon. 
 Sonsy. 2. Addicted to the bcttle ; applied to those 
 who sit long, who moisten themselves well, or are 
 often engaged in this way, S. ; as, " He's a braw sappy 
 lad, he'll no rise soon." Ruickbie's Way-side Got. 
 
 SAPPLES, s. pi. A lye of soap and water ; suds, S. 
 Ayrs. Legatees. " Saip-sapples, water that clothes 
 have been washed in." Gall. Encycl. A diminu- 
 tive from S. saip, or A. S. sape, soap. This lye, be- 
 fore the clothes have been washed in it, is called a 
 graith, q. what is prepared for cleaning them ; it is 
 called sapples, properly after the operation of wash- 
 ing ; often saipy sapples ; in Lanarkshire more com- 
 monly Serplins. 
 
 SAPS, s. pi. Bread soaked or boiled in some nourish- 
 ing liquid ; as, ale-saps, butter-saps, S. Gl. Sibb. — 
 IsL saup, Gael, sabhs, soup. 
 
 SAP-SPALE, Sap-wood, s. The weak part of wood 
 nearest to the bark, S.; q. that which retains most of 
 the sap. 
 
 To SAR, V. a. To. vex ; to gaU. Wallace.— A. S. 
 sar-ian, dolere. 
 
 SARBIT, interj. A kind of exclamation, S. A. Sup- 
 posed to be coiT. from sorrow a bit. 
 
 SARCE, Saech, (St.) V. Saris. 
 
 To SARD, V. a. To rub ; to chafe. Lyndsay. — Isl. 
 sard-a, serd-a, cutem contrectare. 
 
 SARDE, pret. Galled. V. Sar. 
 
 SARE, adj. Sore. V. Sair, and s. 
 
 SARE, s. 1. A sore, S. Douglas. 2. Mental pain ; 
 sorrow, ib. — A. S. sar, Sw. saer, dolor. 
 
 To SARE, V. n. To soar. Douglas. 
 
 To SARE, V. n. 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. Douglas. — A. S. 
 sari, sarig, tristis, moestus. 2. Sorry ; wretched. 
 Wyntown. 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 hafifet," S. Prov. " By your squandering and 
 ill management you will undo me." Kelly. 5. 
 Mean ; contemptible. Forbes's Def. Expressive of 
 kindness or attachment ; as, Sairy man, likeE. ^Joor 
 fellow, Roxb. It has originally included the idea of 
 compassion. V. Sairie. 
 
 SARIOLLY, Sarraly, adv.. Artfully. Barbour. — 
 A. S. searolice, artificiose, sear, ars. 
 
 SARIS, Sarchis. " Sanct Saris day ;" apparently, St. 
 Serf's day. Aberd. Reg. It is also written Sarce. 
 " Sanct Sarce day," ibid. " Sanct Sarchis day," ib. 
 This is the person in Lat. called Servanus. He was 
 contemporary with Adomnan, abbot of lona. 
 
 SARIT, pret. Vexed. V. Sae. 
 
 SARK, s. A sliirt or shift, S. Wallace.— A. S. syrc, 
 Su. G. saerk, indusium. 
 
 SARK-ALANE, adv. With no other part of dress but 
 the shirt or shift. 
 
 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. L 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, s. 1. Cloth for making shirts; 
 shirting, S. Nithsdale and Galloway Song. 2. The 
 covering of wood above the rafters, S. Annals of 
 the Parish. [Spald. 
 
 SARKING, adj. Of or belonging to cloth for shirts, S. 
 
 SARKLESS, adj. 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. 
 
SAR 
 
 452 
 
 SAU 
 
 PARRALY, adv. V. Sariollt, 
 
 Jo SASE, r. a. To seize. Douglas. — Fr. sais-ir. 
 
 yASINE, s. Investiture, S.; the same with E. seizin. 
 
 SAblNE by Presenting, or by Deliverance of, Eird and 
 Stank. A mode of investiture 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 in- 
 to 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 aflBnity to Fr. 
 saucisse, E. sausage. 
 
 SAT, s. A snare. Sir Tristrem. — Su. Q. saett, sata, id. 
 
 SATE, s. Omission ; trespass. Douglas. — Fr. saut, a leap. 
 
 SATHAN, s. The ancient mode of pronouncing the 
 name Satan ; still used by some old people, S. JV. 
 Bume. — C. B. Sathan, an adversary, Satan. 
 
 To SATIFIE, V. a. To satisfy. Crosraguell.—'O. Fr. 
 satifier, id. 
 
 To SATISFICE, v. a. To satisfy, S. Kelhjs Sc. Prov. 
 
 SATOURE, s. A transgressor. K. Quair. 
 
 SATTERDAY, Satkrday, s. Saturday.— A. S. saeter 
 daeg, the day of Saturn. 
 
 SATURNDAY, s. The same with Saterday. Acts 
 Cha. I. In A. S. Saetern-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 Jlit on Saturday betokens 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, Sawage, adj. Intrepid. Wallace. — From 
 Fr. sauvage. 
 
 SAUCH, Saugh, s. The willow, S. Lightfoot.—L&t. 
 salix, Sw. saelg, A. S. salh, O. Fr. saulg. 
 
 SAUCHBARIAN, s. A species of alms-gift anciently 
 belonging to ecclesiastics. Begistr. Prior. Sti.Andr. 
 
 SAUCHEN, adj. Belonging to or made of the willow, 
 Perth s. 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 w^iich signifies to 
 soften, to mitigate, used in reference to material 
 objects. V. Sacchin. 
 
 SAUCHEN-TOUP, s. A simpleton ; one who is easily 
 imposed on, Meams. ; from Sauchen, q. pliable as 
 the willow, and Toup, a foolish fellow. 
 
 SAUCHIE, adj. Abounding with willows; as, "a 
 sauchie brae," &c.; Clydes. 
 
 SAUCHIN, adj. Soft ; not energetic, S. B. atrist- 
 mas Ba'ing. — Teut. saecht, mollis, mitis, lentus. 
 V. SArcHT, part. ; or perhaps rather the same with 
 Sacchen. 
 
 SAUCHNING, Saughtening, Sawchnyng, s. 1. Recon- 
 ciliation. Dovg. 2. A state of quietness. Wal. 3. 
 Agreement ; settlement of terms, Selkirks. Hogg. 
 
 SAUCHT, Saught, part. pa. 1. Reconciled. Barb. — 
 A. S. saeht, id. ; Su. G. saett-a, conciliari. 2. At ease ; 
 in peace. Doug. — Su. G. sackta, tranquillus, pacificus. 
 
 SAUCUT, Saught, s. Ease ; tranquillity, S. Moss.— 
 A. S. saMe, saett, peace. 
 
 SAUCHTER, Sawschir, s. Aberd. Reg. Probably a 
 corr. of Fr. sautoir, a saltier, or St. Andrew's cross. 
 
 SAUDALL, s. A companion. Buret. — Lat. sodal-is. 
 
 SAVENDIE, s. Understanding ; sagacity ; experi- 
 ence. Loth. Ayrs. This word more nearly resembles 
 Fr. savant, skilful, learned, of great experfence. 
 
 SAVENDLE, adj. Strong ; sufficient ; secure ; as, in 
 giving orders about any work, it is commonly said, 
 " Mak it very savendle," Roxb. V. Solvendib. 
 
 To SAUF, v.. a. To save. Gawan and Gol.—Fr. 
 sauf, safe. 
 
 SAUF, To Saup, prep. Saving. Wynt. 
 
 SAUFAND, Saulffing, prep. Except, q. saving. 
 Pari. Ja. III. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SAUPE, s. Salve. Douglas. 
 
 SAUGHIE, s. The sum given in name of salvage ; an 
 old term used in the Border laws. V. Safer, synon. 
 Saughe may be allied to Teut. saligh-en, salvare, 
 servare ; saligh, beatus, felix. I need scarcely say 
 that in S. I is very often changed into u. 
 
 SAUGHRAN, part. adj. "Lifeless ; inactive ; saun- 
 tering," Ayrs. Gl. Picken.—lt. Gael, seachran-am, 
 to go astray, seachranach, erroneous, straying ; C. B. 
 segur-a, to be idle, to trifle, seguryn, an idler. 
 
 SAUGH-TREE, Sapgh-wakd, $. A willow, S. Poems 
 IQth Cent. 
 
 SAVIE, s. Knowledge ; experience ; sagacity, Loth.— 
 Fr. savoir, ib. 
 
 SAVIE, adj. Possessing sagacity or experience, ib. 
 
 SAUYN, s. L. saysin, seizin. Douglas. 
 
 SAVING-TREE, s. The sabine, a plant, S. "Saving- 
 tree is said to kill the foetus in the womb. It takes 
 its name from this, as being able to save a young 
 woman from shame. This is what makes gardeners 
 and others wary about giving it to females." Gall. Enc. 
 
 SAUL, Sawl, s. 1. The soul, S. Douglas.— A. S, 
 Saul, sawel, Moes. G. saiwala. The only eastern 
 term which I have remarked as bearing some resem- 
 blance, is sechel, intellectus, mens, intelligentia ; 
 from sachal, (pronounced gutturally) intellixit ; at- 
 tendit, animum advertit. 2. Mettle ; spirit, as, " He 
 has na hauf a saul," he has no spirit in him, S. 
 
 SAUL, s. A vulgar oath; q. d. "by my soul," 
 Mearns. 
 
 BAVL, part. pa. Sold, Mearns, 
 
 SAULES, adj. Dastardly ; mean, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SAULFFING, prep. Except. V, Saufand. 
 
 SAULLIE, Saulie, s. A hired mourner, S. Acts Ja. 
 VI. From the repetition of Salve Regina. 
 
 SAULL PREIST. A kind of chaplainiy formerly at- 
 tached to some colleges. Acts Ja. VI. V. Com- 
 MONTiE, s. sense 1. 
 
 SAULL-PROW, s. Spiritual profit. Gawan and Gol. 
 V. Prow. 
 
 * SAVOUR, s. Unction in preaching, S. 
 
 * SAVOURY, .adj. Possessing unction, S. 
 To SAUR, V. n. V. Sawer. 
 
 SAUR, Saurin, s. The smallest quantity or portion of 
 any thing, Upp, Clydes.; probably q. a savour, as we 
 speak of a tasting in the same sense. 
 
 SAURLESS, adj. Insipid; tasteless, Moray, V. 
 Sarelkss. 
 
 SAUT, s. Salt, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To Cast, or lay, 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 one's kail. A phrase expressive 
 of the greatest poverty or penuriousness, S. Petti- 
 coat 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 applied 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. 
 
SAU 
 
 453 
 
 SCA 
 
 SAUTER, s. A saltier in heraldry. Sir Gawan and 
 
 Sir Gol. 
 SAUT-FAT, s. A salt-cellar, S.— A. S. sealt-faet, id. 
 SAUTIE, s. A species of flounder, Edin. and Mearns. 
 
 V. Saltie. 
 SAUVETIE, s. Safety. 
 SAW, s. A salve ; an ointment, S. '* Ye hae a saw 
 
 for ilka sair," S. Prov. 
 To SAW out, V. n. To sow for grass, S. Agr. Surv. 
 
 Galloway, 
 SAW, Sawe, s. 1. A saying; a proverb, S, 0. E. 
 
 Douglas. — A. S. saffa, safire, 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 pi-ediction. Douglas. 
 
 — A. S. sage, a foretelling. 
 To SAW, V, n. To sow. Douglas.— A. S. saw-an, 
 
 Su. Gt. Isl. saa, id. 
 To SAW, V. a. To save. Douglas. 
 SAWCER, s. A maker or vender of sauces. Fount: 
 
 Suppl. Dec— Fr. saucier, id. Celui qui compose ou 
 
 qui vend des sauces. Diet, Trev. The term, as 
 
 Roquefort remarks, was originally applied to an 
 
 oCBcer in the king's kitchen, who had charge of the 
 
 sauces and spiceries, a.d. 1317. Saulcier is used as 
 
 synon. with Especier ; L. B. Salsarius. Du Cange. 
 SAWCHYNG. Wallace. V. Sauchning. 
 SAWELY, L. fawely, few. Wallace. 
 ToSAWER, Sawb, Saur, Sake, v. n. To savour. Barb. 
 SAWINS, s. pi. Sawdust, S, 
 SAWIS, 3 p. sing. Either for says or schaws, i. e. 
 
 shows, represents. " Humely menis, & complains,- 
 
 & sawis," Aberd. Reg. 
 SAWISTAR, s. A sawyer. Aberd. Beg. 
 SAWNIE. V. Sandy. 
 SAWOUR, Sawer. 1. A sower, S.— Belg. zaaijcr, id. 
 
 2. A propagator, metaph. used. "The sawours of 
 
 sic seditious rumouris." Keith's Hist. 
 SAWR, s. A gentle breeze ; a term used on the Firth 
 
 of Clyde ; synon. Caver. 
 SAWR, s. Savour. K. Hart. 
 SAWSLY, adv. In pickle. Dunbar. 
 SAWT, s. Assault. V. Salt. 
 SAWTB, 3 p. V. Saveth. Wallace. 
 SAX, adj. Six, S. Burns.— Moes.G.saihs, id.; Ijat. sex. 
 To SAX, V. a. To scarify with a shai-p instrument, 
 
 — Isl. sax, a knife ; Shetl. L. saxum, a stone. 
 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, sgillin Shasgiinach, English shilling, 
 
 Shaw ; whereas sgillin Albanach {i. e. a shilling 
 
 Scots) signifies a penny. 
 SAXPENCE, s. Sixpence, S. Gl. Shirr, 
 SAXT, adj. Sixth. N. Burne. 
 SAXTE, adj. Sixty, S. Wallace. — Moes. G-. saihtis, id. 
 
 • SCAB, s. A gross offence. Z. Boyd. 
 
 * SCAB, s. The itch, as itappears in the human body, S. 
 To SCABBLE, v. n. To scold, Buchan. Tarras's 
 
 Poems. CoiT. from E. to squabble. 
 
 SCABYNIS, s. pi. Assessors; or analogous to Coun- 
 cillors in Scottish boroughs. Acts Ja. V. — L, B. 
 Scabini, Scabinii, sic olim dicti judicum Assessores, 
 atque adeo Comitum, qui vices judicum obibant. Du 
 Cange, 
 
 SCAD, s. Any colour seen by reflection ; or the reflec- 
 tion itself, S, Rutherford. — A. S. scade, umbra. 2. 
 A gleam, S. 0, R. Gilhaize. 3. Scad is also used 
 to denote the variegated scum of mineral water, S. 
 
 To SCAD, Skad, v. a. 1. To scald, S.— Fr. eschaud-er, 
 id. 2. To heat by fire, without 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. Forr. Lan- 
 arks. Brownie of Bodsb. — A. S. scadu, scaduwe, 
 id. Gr. (TKia, 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. 
 
 SCADDED WHEY. A dish used in the houses of far- 
 mers, 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. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SCADLIPS, s. Thin broth, S. B.; as apt to scald the 
 lips. Ritson. 
 
 SCAFF, Skaffin, s. 1. Food of any kind, S. Ross. 
 — Su. G. skap, provision. 2. Expl. merriment, S. A. 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To SCAFF, V. a. To spunge ; to collect by dishonour- 
 able means. Pitscottie. V. Skaff. 
 
 SCAFFAR, s. A parasite. Bellenden.—SM. G. skaff- 
 are, one who provides food. 
 
 SCAFFERIE, s, V. Skafrie. 
 
 SCAFFIE, adj. A smart but transient shower, S. 0. 
 ^' Scaffie showers, showers which soon blow by. 'A 
 caul' scaff o' a shower,' a pretty severe shower." 
 Gall. Encycl. This is synon. with Sktft, q. v, 
 
 SCAFF-RAFF, Scaff and Raff, s. Refuse ; 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 shaved oS' ; 
 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 exposure, S. B. 
 " Scag, to have fish spoiled in the sun or air." Gl. 
 Surv. Moray. Scaggit, part, pa.; as, "a scaggit 
 haddie," a haddock too long kept. — Isl. skack-a, 
 iniquare ? Or Gael, igag-a, to shrink. 
 
 SCaIL, s. a sort of tub. Sir Egeir. V. Skeel. 
 
 To SCAIL, r. Scail, s. Dispersion. V. Skail. 
 
 To SCAILIE, v. n. To have a squint look. V. Skellie. 
 
 SCAIRTH, adj. Scarce. ActsJa. VI.— Su. G.skard-a, 
 imminuere, Isl. skerd-a, comminuere, deficere ; 
 skerd-r, also skert-r, diminutio ; Dan. skaar, id. 
 
 SCALBERT, s. " A low-lifed, scabby -minded indivi- 
 dual." Gall. Encycl. Perhaps 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. Qu. 
 if as having the wool taken off by scalding f 
 
 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. Arnot's Hist. Edin. — Fr. escaiier, a staircase ; a 
 winding stair. " 
 
 SCALING, s. Act of dispersion. V. Skail, v. 
 
 SCALKT, pret. Bedaubed. Dunb. V. Skaik. 
 
SCA 
 
 454 
 
 SCA 
 
 SCAM.YART, s. A stroke, W. Loth.— Isl. sJcell-a, to 
 
 strike, skell-r, a stroke. 
 SCALLINGER SILUER. " Scallinger siluer and feis." 
 
 Aberd, Reg. This seems to be an eiTor for stallin- 
 
 ger, q. v, 
 SCALLION, s. A leek, Annandale. This term is 
 
 used in E. as signifying a kind of onion, Johns. 
 
 Philips expl. it "a kind of shalot or small onion." 
 
 Lat. Ascolonittis. 
 SCALP, SCAWP, s. 1. Land of which the soil is very 
 
 thin, S. Ramsay. A metaph. use of E. scalp. 2. 
 
 A bed of oysters or mussels, S. Sibbald. 
 SCALPY, "^CAUPY, adj. Having thinness of soil, S. 
 To SCAM, V. a. To search, S. "V. Skaumit. 
 •SCAMBLER, s. "[Scottish] A bold intruder _upon 
 
 one's generosity at table," Johns. V. Skamlab. 
 To SCAME, Skaum, <o. a. To scorch, S. Spalding. V. 
 
 Skaumit. 
 SCAMELLS, s. pi. The shambles. Hist. James the 
 
 Sext. V. Skamyll. 
 SCAMP, s. A cheat ; a swindler, Loth. Perths.— 
 
 Teut. schamp-en, to slip aside. 
 To SCAMP, v.a. To perform work perfunctorily, Aberd. 
 To SCANCE, Skance, v. a. 1. To reflect on, S. Philo- 
 
 tus. — Su. G. skoen-ia, mentis acie videre. 2. To 
 
 reproach ; to make taunting or censorious reflections 
 
 on the character of others, especially in an oblique 
 
 manner, S. J.Nicol. 3. To give a cursory accouni 
 
 of any thing, S. A. Douglas. 4. To make trial of; 
 
 to put to the test, Buchan. Tarras. To Seance has 
 
 been, till of late, used in Aberdeen, both in the gram- 
 matical and in the popular sense, for Scan ; and it is 
 
 not quite obsolete in this acceptation. 
 SCANCE, Skance, s. 1. A cursory calculation, S. 2. 
 
 A rapid sketch in conversation, S. 3. A transient 
 
 view of any object with the natural eye, S. Skinner. 
 SCANCE, s. A gleam, S. St. Patrick. 
 SCANCER, s. 1. A showy person, Clydes. 2. One 
 
 who magnifies in narration, ibid. Mearns. 
 SCANCLASHIN, s. 1. 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. Forbes. 
 To SCANSE of, V. a. Apparently to investigate ; to 
 
 examine ; to scrutinize. Rollock. 
 To SKANSE, Skance, v. n. 1. To shine ; to make a 
 
 great show. Fergusson. "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.— Jr. eschantillon, 
 
 " a pattern, a sample," Cotgr. 
 SCANTLINGS, s. pi. Rafters which support the roof 
 
 of a projection, Ang. — Teut. .^diantse, sepimentum 
 
 muri. 
 SCANTLINS, adv. Scarcely, S. B. Gl. Shirr. 
 SCANT-O'-GRACE, s. A wild, dissipated fellow, S. 
 
 Rob Roy. 
 SCAP, s. Used in the same sense with Scalp, for a bed 
 
 of oysters or mussels. Acts Ja. VI. Y. Scaup. 
 
 SCAPE, s. A bee-hive. V. Skepp. 
 
 SCAPETIIRIFT, s. A spendthrift; a worthless fellow, 
 q. one who escapes fr«m all thriving. Gordon's Earls 
 of Sutherl. 
 
 SCAR, odj. Wild ; not tamed, ShetL Agr.Surv. Shell. 
 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 cliflf, Ayrs. Burns. — Su. G. skaer, rupes, C. B. 
 esgair, a ridge. 
 
 SCARCEMENT. V. Scarsement. 
 
 SCARCHT, s. An hermaphrodite, S. -Scarf. Pit- 
 scottie. — A. S.-scritta, id. 
 
 SCARE, Skare, s. , Share, Ayrs. The Entail. This 
 is doubtless the old pronunciation ; from A. S. scea/r, 
 id. scear-an, Su. G. skear-a, pariiri. 
 
 SCARP, s. The cormorant; also, the shag. Orkn. & 
 Shetl. Barry. Y. Scart. 
 
 SCARGIYENET, 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, «. A skirmish. Bellenden. — Ital. scara- 
 muccia, L. B. scara/mutia. 
 
 SCARNOCH, Skarnoch, s. 1. A number; a multi- 
 tude ; " 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. 15L Pumps. MaitlandP.—Jv. 
 escarpines. 
 
 SCARRIE, Scaubie, adj. Abounding with scaurs. 
 V. Scar, Skair. 
 
 SCARROW, s. 1. Faint light, Galloway. Davidson's 
 Seasons. — Moes. G. skeir-an, illustrare ; skiaer, cla- 
 rus, perspicuus ; Su. G. skaer, skir, lucidus. 2. A 
 shadow, Ettr. For. Gall.; Scaddow, synon. Gall. 
 Encycl. — Ital. scuro, obscure. 
 
 To SCARROW, V. n. 1. To emit a faint light, GalL 
 Roxb. .2. To shine through clouds. In this sense, 
 it is said of the moon. It's scarrowing, ibid. 
 
 SCARSEMENT, s. 1. The row of stones which sepa- 
 rates the slates of two adjoining roofs, S. The edge 
 of a ditch on which thorns are to be .planted, S. 3. 
 A projection among rocks, Gall. '^Scarcement, a 
 shelf amongst rocks ; a shelf leaning out from the 
 main face of a rock; on scarcements build sea-fowl." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SCART, v.a. 1. To scratch, S. Clelland. 0. E. 
 scratte. " I scratte, as a beast dothe that hath sharpe 
 nayles. Je gratigne," Palsgr. 2. To scrape a 
 dish with a spoon, S. Ramsay. 3. To scrape to- 
 gether money. More. — A. Nonn. escrat ; A. Bor. 
 scraut. 4. To scrawl ; applied to writing, S. Wa- 
 verley. 
 
 SCART, s. 1. A scratch, S. Ramsay. 2. A meagre, 
 puny-looking person, S. 3. A niggard, S. 4. Ap- 
 plied to writing, the dash 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 Poems. 
 
 SCART, adj. Puny. Dunbar. 
 
 SCART, Skart, Scarth, Scarf, s. The cormorant, S. 
 Houlate. — Norw. skarv, Isl. skarf-ur, id. 
 
SCA 
 
 455 
 
 SCH 
 
 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. 
 
 SC ART-FREE, adj. Without injury, S. Clelland. 
 
 SCARTINS, s. pi. What is scraped out of any vessel ; 
 as, "the soartins of the pot," S. Gall. EncycL— 
 Fr, pratin is used in this very sense. 
 
 SCARTLE, s. An iron instrument for cleaning a stable, 
 Tweedd. J. Nicol. Scrapie, synon. 
 
 To SCARTLE, v. a. To scrape together, Clydes. Roxb. 
 A diminutive from the v. To Scart. 
 
 SCAS, «. Portion ? Sir Gawan. — Alem. scaz, a 
 penny ; a treasure. 
 
 To SCASH, V. n. To squabble, Aberd, W. Beattie. 
 — Fr, escoLch-er, " to beat, batter, or crush flat ; to 
 thrust, press, knock," &c. Cotgr. 
 
 To SCASHLE, v. a. To use any piece of dress care- 
 lessly, S. B. — Isl. skuasl, quisquiliae. 
 
 SCASSING, s. Perhaps beating, Ab. Reg. 
 
 SCAT, s. Loss ; damage ; for Skaith. Ab. Beg. 
 
 To SCAT, V. n. To Scat and Lot, to pay shares ia pro- 
 portion ; to pay scot and lot. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 To SCAT, V. a. To subject to the tax denominated 
 Scat, Orkney. Bentall Book of Orkney. — Su. G. 
 skatt-a, tributum exigere ; also tributum pendere ; 
 Teut. schatt-cn, L. B. scott-are, id. 
 
 SCATHOLD, SCATTHOLD, SCATTOLD, SCATTALD, SCATH- 
 
 ALD, s. Open ground for pasture, or for furnishing 
 fuel, Shetl. Orkn. Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 SCATLAND, s. Land paying the duty named Scat, 
 Orkn. Bentall of Orkney. 
 
 SCATT, s. The name of a tax paid in Shetland. Stat. 
 Ace. — S'U. G. Isl. skatt, A. S. sceat, a tax; E. shot, 
 scot, and lot. 
 
 SC ATTALDER, s. One who possesses a portion of pas- 
 ture ground called scattald. App. Surv. Shetl. 
 
 Inscattalder, s. Apparently a possessor of a share 
 in the common or pasture ground caJled a Scattald, 
 Shet). ibid. 
 
 OuTSCATTAJLDER, s. Apparently, one who has no share 
 in the pasture ground. V, Inscattalder, 
 
 SCATTERGOOD, s. A spendthrift, 8. Bride of Lam. 
 
 To SCAUD, V. 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 other use than to scald or skaud the mouth, 
 as it is sometimes contemptuously called het water. 
 
 SCAUD-MAN'S-HEAD, s. Sea-urchin, S. 
 
 To SCAUM, ScAMB, V. a. To burn slightly ; to singe, S. 
 
 SCAUM, Seaum, s. 1. The act of singeing 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 Scake. 
 
 SCAUM 0' THE SKY. "The thin vapour of the 
 atmosphere," Gall. It is probably allied to Su. G. 
 skumm, 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 ludicrous phrase, equiva- 
 lent 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 denominated from the 
 thinness of the layer. " The scawip of mussillis & 
 kokilliss." Aberd. Beg. 3. "A small bare knoll," 
 GI. Sibb. S. 
 
 SCAUR, s. V. Scar, 
 
 SCAURIE, ScoREY, s. The young of the herring-gull, 
 Orkney. Neill. — Sw, skiura, Norw. skiure, id. 
 
 SCAW, s. 1. Any kind of scall, S. 2. The itch, S. 
 3. A faded or spoiled mark, Dumfr, 
 
 SCAW, s. An isthmus or promontoiy, Shetl. The 
 Pirate. — Isl. skagi, promontorium, from skag-a, 
 prominere, Haldorson. 
 
 SCAWBERT, adj. Applied to those who render them- 
 selves ridiculous by wishing to appear above their 
 rank in life, Aberd. — Perhaps from A. S. scaw-ian, 
 sceaw-ian, videre, used in a neuter sense, and 
 bearht, praeclarus, q. to make " a bright show," or 
 ostentatious appearance. 
 
 SCAWD, ScAw'T, part. adj. 1. Changed or faded in 
 the colour, especially as applied to dress, Dumfr.; 
 often Scaw'd-like, Mearns. Clydes. 2. Having many 
 carbuncles on the face, Mearns. — Allied perhaps to 
 Su. G. skallog, depilis. 
 
 SCAWP, «. V. Scalp. 
 
 SCAZNZIED. Meaning not clear; perhaps to alter 
 or exchange. Belhaven MS. 
 
 SCELLERAR, s. One who has the charge of the 
 cellar. Houlate. — L. B. cellerar-ius, id.; 0. E. 
 '' cellerar, an officer, [Pr.] celerier," Palsgr. 
 
 SCEOLDER, ScHALDER, s. The Sea-Pie, Orkn. Low's 
 Faun. Oread. — This term may have immediately 
 originated by the custom, so common among the 
 Goths, of prefixing the letter s from kielder, the 
 name of this bird in the Feroe Isles, (V. Penn. Zool.) 
 
 SCHACHT, s. Property. Henrysone. — mand. 
 schacht lands, 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. 
 
 SCHAPFIT, part. pa. Provided with a sheaf of 
 arrows. V. Bowit and Schaffit. 
 
 SCHAFFROUN, Chefprocn, Saferon, s. A piece of 
 ornamental head-dress anciently used by ladies. 
 Inventories. The term seems properly to have 
 denoted a, hood. — Fr, chaperon, "a hood, or French 
 hood, (for a woman) also any hood, bonnet, or 
 letice cap," Cotgr. 
 
 SCHAFTMON, Shaftmon, Schathmont, s. A measure 
 of six inches in length. Sir Gawan. — A. S. scaeft- 
 mund, half a foot. 
 
 SCHA6HES, s. pi. Groves. V. Schaw. 
 
 SCHAIPE, Scheif, s. 1. A bunch of arrows, twenty- 
 four in number. — Alem. scaph, a quiver. Stat. Bob. 
 I. 2, A certain quantity of iron or steel. Skene. 
 
 SCHAIK, To-scHAiK, pret. Shook. Doiig. 
 
 SCHAKERIS, Shaikers, s. pi. 1. Thin plates of gold, 
 silver, &c. hanging down. Doug. — Teut, schaeckier- 
 en, alternare, 2, Moisture distilling from flowers, ib. 
 
 SCHAKER-STANE, s. The stone-chatter, S. stane- 
 chacker. Buret. 
 
 SCHAKLOCK, s. Perhaps a picklock. " Calling him 
 commound thief & schaklock." Aberd. Beg. — Q. one 
 who shakes or loosens locks. Teut. schaecken, how- 
 ever, signifies rapere, to ravish, to force. 
 
 SCHALD, adj. Shallow ; shaul, Clydes. Bojrb.—A. S. 
 scylf, a shelf. 0. E. " Scholde not de]^e. Bass us." 
 Prompt. Parv. We may trace tliis form of the word 
 in mod. Shoal. 
 
 SCHALD, Shauld, s. A shallow place, Clydes. Doug. 
 
 SCHALIM, Shalm, Shalin, Shawme, s. The cornet. 
 Houlate. — Su. G. skalmeia, Teut. schalmey, a pipe. 
 
 SCHALK, s. 1. A sei-vant. Gawan and Gol. — A. S. 
 scale, Su. G. Isl. skalk, id. 2. A knight, ibid. 
 
SCH 
 
 456 
 
 SCH 
 
 SCHALMER, s. 1. A musical instrument. "Mary 
 
 had also a schalmer, which was a sort of pipe, or 
 
 fluted instrument, but not a bagpipe." Cfialm. Mary. 
 
 2. The person whose business it was to play on this 
 
 instrument. Reg. Signal. V, Schalim. 
 SCHALMERLANE, s. Chamberlain. Aberd. Reg, 
 SCHAMON'S DANCE. Some kind of dance anciently 
 
 used in S. Fcblis to the play. 
 SCIIAND, SCHANE, adj. Elegant. V. Sohbtne. 
 SCIIAND, s. Elegance. Houlate. 
 SCHANOSTER, s. A singer in a cathedral, or, perhaps, 
 
 a teacher of music. " John Lesley & Gilbert Blayr 
 
 schangsteris." Aberd. Reg. 
 SCHANCK, Shank, s. 1. The leg. Douglas. 2. The 
 
 trunk of a tree, ibid. 3. The stalk of an herb, S. 
 
 Ruddiman. A stocking in the process of being woven ; 
 
 as, " Tak your shanks." 4. In pi. stockings , 
 
 "«7ianfcts and schone," Aberd. ibid. — A. S. sceanc, 
 
 Su. G. shank, id. 
 SCHAT^T, part. adj. Scaled. Maitl.P.—Teut.schend- 
 
 en, to pollute. 
 SCHAPE, s. Purchase ; bargain. V. Better Schape, 
 
 I. e. better cheap. 
 To SCHAPE, 1. V. n. To contrive. Douglas. 2. To 
 
 pm-pose ; to intend, id. 3. To endeavour, id. 4. v. a. 
 
 To prepare, id. 6. To direct one's course. Gawan 
 
 and Got. — A. S. sceap-ian, facere, ordinare. 
 SCHAPYN, part. pa. Qualified. Barbour. — A. S. 
 
 sceapen, ordinatus. 
 SCHARETS. V. Scherald. 
 SCHARGE, (g hard) s. A decayed child. JEdin. 
 
 Monthly Mag. The same with Shargar, q. v. 
 SCHASSIN, part. pa. Chosen. Aberd. Reg. 
 SCHAV, Shave, Schavis, pi. Sheave. Inventories.— 
 
 Teut. schijve, trochlea, rechamus ; Belg. schyf, the 
 
 truckle of a pulley ; Geim. scheibe, id. 
 SHAV, s. A saw. Aberds. 
 To SHAV, V. a. To sow, or saw, Aberds. 
 SCHAU, ScHAw, Shaw, s. Appearance ; show. Acts 
 
 Cha. J.— A. S. sceauw, a show. 
 SCHAVELLING, s. One who has the Romish tonsure ; 
 
 one shaven. Charteris. 
 To SCHAW, V. a. To show. Doug. — A. S. sceawan, id. 
 SCHAW, ScHAGH, s. 1. A wood ; a grove. Wallace. 
 
 Su. G. skog, Ir. Gael, saeghas, id. 2. Shade ; co- 
 vert. Douglas.— Su. G. skugga, umbra. 
 SCHAWALDOTJRIS, s. pi. Wanderers in the woods, 
 
 subsisting by hunting. Wyntown. — Schaw, S. a 
 
 wood, and A. S. weallian, to roam. 
 SCHAWAND MODE. The name anciently given to 
 
 the indicative mood in our Scottish seminaries. " In- 
 
 dicatiuo modo, schawand mode." Vaus' Rudimenta. 
 To SCHAWE, V. a. 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 Ja. V. 
 SCHAWLDE, adj. Shallow. V. Schald. 
 SCHAW ME, s. V. Schalim. 
 SCHEAR, s. A chair. " Ane great akkyn schear," a 
 
 great oaken chair. Aberd. 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, v. n. To part with ; to sepa- 
 rate from. W. Guthrie's Serm. 
 To SCHED, Shed, v. n. To part. Burel. 
 SCHED, 8. One quantity separated from another. 
 
 Douglas. 
 
 SCHED, SCHEDE, s. The division of the hair, 8. Hudson. 
 SCHEIDIS, s. pi. Distances. Gawan and Gol. — 
 
 Germ, scheide, intervallum loci. 
 To SCIIEYFF, V. n. To escape. WaHoce.— Teut. 
 
 schuyffen, to fly. 
 SCHEIK, 8. The cheek. Aberd. Reg. 
 8CHEILD, 8. A common sewer. Jiellenden.~A. S. 
 
 scelle, terrae concavitas. 
 SCHEILL. In pi. Schelis. V. Sheal. 
 SCHEYNE, ScuENE, Schane, Schand, adj. 1. Shin- 
 ing; bright. Doug. 2. Beautiful. Wyntown.— 
 
 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, 8. Steward. Bannatyne P. V 
 
 SCAFF. 
 
 SCHEIRAR, 8. A reaper. V. Shearer. 
 SCHETYSCHAKKING, s. A duty formerly 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. Lynds. V. Sheal. 
 SCHELLIS, s. pi. Scales. "A pair of sdidlis." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — Teut. schaele, lanx. 
 SCHELL-PADDOCK, s. The Land-tortoise. Watson. 
 
 — Teut. schild-padde, testudo. 
 SCHELLUM, s. A low, worthless fellow. Waverley. 
 
 Skinner gives skellum in the same sense ; so does 
 
 Burns in Tam o' Shanter. V. Shelm. 
 SCHELTRUM, s. V. Schiltrtim. 
 SCHENE, SCHYNE, s. Beauty. Houlate. 
 SCHENKIT, part. pa. Agitated. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 — Germ, schwenck-en, motitare. 
 SCHENT, part. pa. 1. Confounded. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Overpowered ; overcome, id. 3. Degraded, id, — 
 
 A. S. scend-an, confundere. 
 To SCHENT, V. a. To destroy. Douglas. 
 To SCHENT, V. n. To go to ruin. Evergreen. 
 SCHERAGGLE, s. A disturbance ; a squabble, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. V. Shirraglie. 
 SCHERALD, Scheret, Scharet, s. A green turf; 
 
 shirrel, shirret, Aberd. Banffs. Bellenden.— Germ. 
 
 scherr-en, terras scalpere, scharte, fragmentum. 
 SCHERE, Sheer, adj. Waggish, S.— Teut. scheer-en, 
 
 illudere, nugari. 
 To SCHERE, V. n. To divide. Douglas. 
 SCHERE, Shear, s. The parting between the thighs, 
 
 S. Douglas. Cleavin, cleft, synon. 
 SCHERE-BANE, Shear-Bane, s. The Os pubis, S. 
 SCHERENE, s. Syren. Bannatyne Poems. 
 To SCHESCH, V. a. To elect ; to choose. Scheschit. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 To SCHETE, V. a. To shut. Douglas.— A. S. scytt- 
 
 an, id. This v. was used in 0. E. ^^ Schettyn with 
 
 lockes, sero, obsero ; schetynge, schcttynge or sperynge, 
 
 clausura ; schcttynge out, exclusio," Prompt. Parv. 
 To SCHEW, V. n. To sew, S. Invent. This, in the 
 
 next article, is called " sewing gold." 
 SCHEWE, pret. Shove. Douglas. 
 SCHIDE, Schyde, Syde, s. 1. A billet of wood. Doug. 
 
 2. A chip ; a splinter, id. 3. A large piece of flesh 
 I cut off, id. — A. S. scide, a billet of wood. 
 SCHIDIT, To-ScHiD, part. pa. Cloven. Douglas. — 
 
 Teut. scheyd-en, dividere. 
 1 SCHIERE, s. Visage ; mien. Gawan and Gol. — 
 
 0. Fr. chiere, id.j Isl. kioer, conditio; E. cheer, 
 
 Chaucer. 
 
SCH 
 
 457 
 
 SCH 
 
 SCHILDERENE, Schiddbeem, s. A wild fowl. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 SCHILL, adj. Shrill, S. Douglas. — Alem. scill-en, 
 
 schdl-en, soaare ; Belg. schelle, shrill. 
 SCHILL, ScHiL, adj. Chill, S. B. I>o«fir^a«.— Perhaps 
 
 from Su. G-. swal, subfrigidus. 
 SCHILTHRUM, Schiltrum, Schyltrum, s. An host 
 
 ranged in a round form. Barbour.— A. S. sceol- 
 
 truma, coetus, cohors. 
 SCHIMMER, s. Glare. 22. Gilhaize. V. Skimmerin. 
 SCHYNBANDES, pi. Perhaps armour for the ankles 
 
 or legs, bound round the shins. Sir Gawan.— Tent. 
 
 scheen-plaete, ocrea. 
 SCHIP-BROKIN, part. pa. Shipwrecked. Douglas. 
 
 — Teut. schip-broke, shipwreck. 
 SCHIPFAIR, s. Navigation. Barbour. — A. S, scip- 
 
 fyrd, navalis expeditio. 
 SCHIPPAIR, s. A shipmaster. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 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, V. 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. Fife. 
 
 SCHIRRA, Schirraye, s. A sheriff, S. Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 SCHIVERONE, s. Kid leather. Balfour's Fracticks. 
 — Fr. chevreau, a kid. 
 
 SCHIWERINE, s. A species of wild-fowl. 
 "Goldyndis, mortynis, schiwerinis ." Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SCHLUCHTEN, s. A hollow between hills, Tweedd. 
 — Su. G. slutt, declivis ; Geim. schluchte, a ravine ; 
 E. slit. 
 
 SCHMYLICK, s. A gun or fowling-piece, Shetl. 
 
 SCHO, jjroji. She, S.; o as Gr. v. Barbour. —Moes. 
 G. so, soh, 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 shezealot." Free-holder. 
 
 To SCHOG, V. a. To jog, S. Bannat. P.— Teut. 
 schock-en, schuck-en, id. 
 
 To SCHOG, Shog, v. n. To move backwards and for- 
 wards, S. — The word is also 0. E. *'Schoggyn, 
 shakyn or waueryn, vacillo." "Schaggynge or 
 schoggynge or wauerynge, vacillatio," Prompt. PaiT. 
 
 SCHOG, Shog, 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. shockel-en, 
 id. 
 
 To SCHOGGLE, Shogle, v. n. *To dangle. Eva-g. 
 
 SCHOGLIE, Shoogly, adj. Unstable; apt to be over- 
 set, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SCHOIR, s. V. SCHOR, s. 
 
 SCHOIRLING, s. The skin of a shorn sheep. Balf. 
 Pract.—Shorling has the same signification in the 
 0. E. laws. V. CowEL, in vo. 
 
 SCHOLAGE, s. The master's fees for teaching in a 
 
 school. Aberd. Reg. — 0. Fr, e^^holage, school-fee. 
 SCHONE, pi. Shoes, S. Wyntown.—A. S. scecm, 
 
 Teut. schoen, id. S. shune. 
 To Cast auld Schonb after an individual or after a 
 
 company. An ancient superstitious mode of expres- 
 sing a wish for the prosperity of the person, or party, 
 
 leaving a house, S. 
 SCHONKAN, part. pr. Gushiog. "H^oZJace.— Teut. 
 
 schenck-en, fundere. 
 SCHONKIT, Shaken. Wallcux.—Geim. schwenk-en, 
 
 motitare. 
 SCHOR, SCHORE, ScHOiR, adj. 1. Steep; abrupt. 
 
 Barbour.— lal. skoer. Germ, schor-en, eminere. 2. 
 
 Rough ; rugged. Wallace. 
 To SCHOR, V. o. To soar. Douglas,— ^r. esior-er, 
 
 Ital. sor-are, volare a giuoco. 
 To SCHOR, ScHORE, ScHOiR, V. n. 1.- To threaten, S. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To scold, Roxb. 
 SCHOR, ScHORE, Shoir, s. A threatening, Loth. 
 
 Barbour. V. Schor, adj. 
 SCHORE, s. Shower. Douglas. 
 SCHORE, s. A man of high rank. Spaewife. 
 SCHORE CHIFTANE, High chieftain. Gawan and 
 
 Gol.—Gevm. schor, altus, eminens. 
 To SCHORT, V. n. To grow short. Dunbar. — 1^\. 
 
 skort-a, to be deficient. 
 To SCHORT, V. a. 1. To curtail. Cleland. 2. To 
 
 abbrev. in regard to time. Doug. 3. To amuse one's 
 
 self, S. Lyndsay. 
 SCHORTE, s. A sneer. Douglas.— Teut. scherts, jocus. 
 SCHORTSUM,. adj. 1. Cheerful, S. B. 2. Causing 
 
 cheerfulness, ib. Rudd. 3. Applied to a pleasant 
 
 situation. Buchan. 
 SCHOT, Schote, Shot, s. A projected window. Doug. 
 
 — Isl. skirt-a, prominere. 
 SCHOT, s. A compartment in the stern of a boat. — 
 
 Goth, scut, the stern, Shetl. 
 SCHOT, part, pa. Allowed to expire or elapse. Keith's 
 
 Hist. — Su, G, skiut-a upp, differre, quasi diceres ultra 
 
 diem condictum procrastinare, Ihre. 
 SCHOUFER, s. A chaffern, a dish for keeping water 
 
 warm. Inventories.— Fr. eschavff-er, to warm. 
 SCHOURE, s. A division in music. Houlate.— Teut. 
 
 scheur, shore, ruptuia. 
 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 mis- 
 sile weapon, as with an arrow. The Bruce. 
 To SCHOUT, V. n. To dart forward ; to rush forward ; 
 
 to come on with impetuo.sity and unexpectedly ; sy non. 
 
 with Lans, Lance, v. The Bruce. V. Shute, v. 
 SCHOW, s. Push ; shove. R. Coilyear. 
 To SCHOW. 1. V. a. To shove. Douglas. 2. v. n. 
 
 To glide or fall down, ibid.— A. S. scuf-an, Belg. 
 
 schuyff-en, trudere. 
 To SCHO WD, SCHOWD, v.n. To waddle in going, 
 
 S. B, Ross. A schowdin-rope, a swing on whicii 
 
 boys amuse themselves, Aberdeens.— Teut. schudd-en, 
 
 quatere, agitare. 
 SCHREFTIS-EVIN, s. Shrove-Tuesday ; the same 
 
 with Fastringis-Ewyn ; being the season allotted for 
 
 very particular shriving, before the commencement 
 
 of Lent. Colkelbie Sow. 
 SCHREW, ScHROw, s. A worthless person. Douglas. 
 
 — Germ, be-shrey-en, incantare ; or A. S. syrew-an, 
 
 insidiari. 
 To SCHREW, ScHRO, V. a. To curse. Bannatyne P. 
 
SCH 
 
 458 
 
 SCL 
 
 SCHREWIT.jpari. adj. 1. Wicked ; accursed. Doug. 
 2. Uuhappy,- ill-boding, ibid. 3. Poisonous; veno- 
 mous, ibid. 
 
 To SCHRYPP, ScHRTWB, V. a. To hear a confession. 
 Barbour. — A. S. scryf-an, Su. G. skrift-a, id. 
 
 SCIIRYN, ScuRYNK, s. A small casket or cabinet. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. V. Scrine. 
 
 SCHROUD, s. Apparel. Gawan and GoL—A. S. 
 scrud, id. 
 
 To SCHUDDER, v. a. To withstand. Douglas. E. 
 to shoulder. 
 
 SCHUGHT, Shught, part. adj. Sunk ; covered, S. B. 
 Poems Buch. Dial. — Su. G. skygg-a, obumbrare ; or 
 from Seuch, q. v. 
 
 To SCHUILT, V. a. To avoid ; to escape ; used as 
 synen. with eschew.. Belhaven MS. 
 
 SCIIULE, SuuiL, Shool, s. A shovel, S. Monroe. 
 — Belg. school, id. 
 
 To SCHULE, Shulb, v. a. 1. To perform any piece of 
 work with a shovel.; as, " to schule the roads," to re- 
 move the mire by means of a shovel, S, The Muck- 
 ing o' Geor die's Byr-e. 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, 
 
 5. ^'Vachepole, or teenis, was much enjoyed by the 
 young prince ; Schule the board, or shovel-board ; 
 billiards ; and Call the guse." Chalmers's Mary. 
 
 SCHUPE, pret. v. V. Schape. 
 
 SCHURDE, part. pa. Dressed. Sir Gawan.— A. S. 
 scrydde, scrud, indutus. 
 
 SCHURLIEG, Shorling, s. The skin of a sheep that 
 has been lately shorn. <G1. Sibb. 
 
 To SCHUTE, Shoot, v. a. L To push,— Su. G. skiut-a, 
 Teut. .sckutten, propellere. 2. To put oflf. To shute 
 by, to delay, S. — Su. G. skiut-a upp, differre. 3. To 
 avoid ; to escape. Walker's Peden. 4. To shute by, 
 to pass any particular time that is attended with diffi- 
 culty, S. 5. Toschute about, to be in ordinary health, S. 
 
 6. No ill to shoot by, or easily shotcbout, satisfied with 
 a slight or homely meal, S. 7. To Schute, or Shoot, 
 ower, or o'er, v. a. To entertain in a slight and indiffe- 
 rent way ; to be at no expense or trouble in preparation 
 for, S. To shoot by, synon. Tennant's Card. Beaton. 
 8. To Shute o'er, v. a. To spend or pass with diffi- 
 culty ; applied to time, S. 
 
 O whare'U our gudeman lie, 
 
 Till he schute o'er the simmer ? 
 
 Cromek's Remains of Bum*. 
 
 To SCHTJTE, V. n. Csed impersonally to denote the 
 inequality of vernal weather, -when a rough blast is 
 immediately succeeded 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. 
 
 SCHDTE-STOCK, s. The instrument in masonry and 
 joinery called in E. a bevil, Aberd.; pron. sheet-stock. 
 —Allied perhaps to Teut. schutt-en, propellere ; or Su. 
 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 disguised form 
 of schone ; but perhaps as meant to express the 
 Aberd. pron. sheen. " Tua pair of schwyne, & ane 
 pair of new brekis." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To SCHWNE, V. n. To shrink. Wynt.—A. S. scun- 
 ian, vitare, timere. V. Scunner. 
 
 SCISSIONE, *. Schism, Pari. Ja. JJ.— Lat. scissio, 
 
 a cutting. 
 SCIVER, Skivbb, s. a skewer, S. Receipts »» 
 
 Cookery, 
 SCL A DYNE, «, A chalcedony. Sir Gawan. 
 SCLAFP, adj. To play Sclaff on the grund, to fall 
 
 down flat, Fife, It seems to express 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 syn, 
 
 2. Used to express the sound made in setting down 
 
 the feet in this manner, ibid, — Belg. slof, careless, 
 
 negligent ; as a^. an old slipper. 
 SCLAFFER, s. A thin slice of any thing, Clydes. 
 SCLAFFERT, t. A stroke on the side of the head, 
 
 with the palm of the hand, S. — L, B. eclaffa, alapa ; 
 
 Languedoc, esclcifa, to beat, Lat, colaph-us. 
 SCLAFFERT, s. The mumps. Loth. 
 SCLAFFS, SCLAFFERS, s. pL A pair of worn-out shoes, 
 
 sometimes used as slippers, Fife. 
 SCL AYS, s. A slice, S, B. Wyniown, — Germ. 
 
 schleiss-en, rumpere. 
 SCLAITE, Sklait, s. Slate, S, Acts Ja. Vl.—h. B. 
 
 sclata, assula ; Fr. esclat, id. 
 To SCLAITE, v^a. To cover with' slate, S, The same 
 
 orthography occurs in 0. E. "All the foreparte of 
 
 Grenewiche is couered with blewe sclate," Palsgr. 
 SCLAITY, adj. Like slates, or abounding in slates, S. 
 To SCLANDER, Sklandek, v. a. To slander, S. B. 
 
 Scott's Confess. 
 SCLANDER, Sklandyr, s. Slander, S. B. Wallace. 
 
 Fr. esclaundre, id. 
 5CLANDERAR, s. 1. A slanderer, S, 2. One who 
 
 brings reproach on others by his conduct, Crosraguell. 
 To SCL ASP, V. 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, v. a. 1, To huddle up, S. 2. To 
 
 bedaub, Ettr. Fox.; Splairge, synon. V. Clatch. 
 To SCLATCH, «. 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 com- 
 monly faund under the slates, S, sclates, of old 
 
 houses. Sibb. 
 SCLATER'S EGGS. "Little white eggs like beads, 
 
 found among red land." Gall. Encycl. 
 SCLATE-STANE, Sklate-stane, s. A small bit of 
 
 slate, or stone resembling slate, S. The Pirate. 
 SCLAVE, s. A slave. Douglas. — Fr, esclave, L, B. 
 
 sclav-us. 
 To SCLAURIE, «. ^. 1. To splash with mud, Fife. 
 
 2. To soil one's ciothes in whatever way, ibid. 3, 
 
 To calumniate ; to vilify one's character, ibid. 4. 
 
 To scold ; as, " to sclaurie one like a randy beggar," 
 
 ibid. It must be viewed as radically the same with 
 
 Slairy, and also with Slerg, v.; the principal 
 
 difference arising from the insertion of the ambula- 
 tory letter K. 
 
•SCL 
 
 459 
 
 SCO 
 
 To SCLAURIE, /r. n. To pour forth abusive language ; 
 to call names, Fife. Evidently the same with 
 Slairy, to bedaub, used in a metaph. 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 sclenders ; as, a sclenderie place, a sclenderie 
 brae, Tweedd. — Sclenders, or Scienter^, may be 
 allied to Su. G. Mint, scopulus. 
 
 SCLENDERS, Sclenters, s.,pl. 1. The loose thin 
 stones which lie on the face of a scar, Lanarks. 
 SclUhers, S. A. ; also sclenters. 2. The faces of hills 
 covered with small stones, Tweedd. 
 
 To SCLENT, Sklent, Skltnt, v. n. 1. To -slope, S. 
 2. To look obliquely ; to look askance, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 4. To hit-obliquely, S. Knox. 5. Denoting immoral 
 conduct. Semple. — Sw. slant, obliquus ; slint-a, 
 lapsare. 6. To speak aside from the truth ; to fib, 
 
 5. A. Fife. Brownie of Bodsb. 7. To err doctrinally ; 
 to go aside from the truth. Nicol Burne. 
 
 .SCLENT, Sklent, s. 1. Obliquity, S. 2. Acclivity ; 
 ascent, S. Jloss. 3. A glance, South of S. -Brownie 
 of Bodsb. 
 
 A-sklent, adv. Obliquely. 'Folwart. 
 
 To SCLENT, Sklent, Sklint, v. a. 1. To give r slant- 
 ing direction, S. 
 
 — Cynthia pale owre hill an' glen 
 
 Sklents her pale rays. — A. Scott's P. 
 
 2. To dart askance, in relation to the eyes, S. Tan- 
 naJiill's Poems. 3. To pass obliquely, Galloway, 
 
 4. To cut so as to produce a slanting side ; as, " To 
 
 sklent a stane, a buii-d," &c. Clydes. 
 SCLENTINE WAYS, adv. Obliquely, S. B. Morison. 
 To SCLICE, V. a. To slice. V. Sklice. 
 To SCLIDDER, Sclither, r. n. To slide to the right 
 
 or left, when one intends going straight forward ; 
 
 particularly applicable to walking on ice, Teviotd. — 
 
 A, S. slider-ian, dilabi, Teut. slidder-en, prolabi ; 
 
 more nearly resembling Germ, sdilitter-n, in lubrico 
 
 decurrere. 
 8CLIFFANS, s. pi. "Useless thin shoes." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Scloits, sjnon. — Allied perhaps to Germ. 
 
 schlipf-en, to glide. The tenn seems to have a com- 
 mon origin with E. slipper. V. Sclaff, v. 
 SCLIMPET, s. A small thin piece of any thing, as of 
 
 a rock, Ayrs. This seems equivalent to lamina. 
 
 Perhaps q. slim part ; a,fipet is used for part in For- 
 
 pet, i. e. the fourth part. 
 SCLINDER, ScLENDiR, adj. Slender. Winyet. Sden- 
 
 dir is still used in some parts of S. 
 To SCLITHER, v. 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.pil. " Useless thin shoes." iGall. Encycl. \ 
 
 Scliffans, synon. This seems nearly allied to' 
 
 Sklute, s. 
 SLUCHTEN, (gutt.) s. A flat-lying ridge ; sometimes 
 
 Cleuchten, Ayrs. Renfrews. ; probably from Cleuch, 
 
 with s prefixed. 
 To SCLUTE, V. n. To walk with the toes much turned 
 
 out, Roxb. 
 
 SCLUTT, s. A species of till tor schistus, Lanarks. 
 
 " Sclutt, soft and coarse till." Ure's Rutherglen. 
 To SCOB, V. n. To sew clumsily, S. Scowb, 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, V. a. To gag ; to keep the mouth open by 
 
 means of cross pieces of wood, Nicol's Diary. To 
 
 Scob 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 stiches. Loth. 
 SCOB-SEIBOW, s. 1. An onion that is allowed to re- 
 main in the ground during winter, S. 2. The young 
 
 shoot from an onion of the second year's growth, S. 
 To SCODGE, tJ. n. " To pilfer." Gall. Encycl. Scodg- 
 
 ing, is expl. "looking sly," ibid. 
 SCODGIE, s. "A suspicious person," ibid. i.e. one 
 
 who is suspected of a design to pilfer. — Isl. sk</t, 
 
 latibulum ; or skod-a, aspicere. 
 SCOG, s. That part of fishing tackle to which the 
 
 hook is fastened, Shetl.; synon. Link, or Lenk, 
 
 Clydes. Tippet, S. — Su. G. skaegg, A. S. sceacga, 
 
 pilus, coma. 
 To SCOG, V. a. To shelter ; to secrete, 
 SCOGGY, Scokky, ad/. "Shady; full of shades," 
 
 Gl. Sibb. V. Skuggy. 
 SCOGGIT, part. pa. Sheltered, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 V. Skuq. 
 SCOGIE, s. A kitchen drudge, S. 
 SCOGIE-LASS, s. A female servant who performs the 
 
 dirtiest work, S. The Har'st Rig. V. Skodge, 
 
 Skodgie, s. 
 SCOY, s. Any thing badly made. -Gall. Enc. 
 SCOIL, s. Squeal. <G. Beattie. 
 SCOYLL, Scuyll, s. A school. Ab&rd. 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, V. n. To drink healths ; to drink as 
 
 a toast. Acts Cha. II. V. Health, tj. «. V. Skul, 
 
 Skijll, Skol, s. 
 SCOLDER, s. A drinker of healths, ibid. 
 SCOLDER, s. The oyster-catcher, Orkn. Barry. 
 SCOLE, s. A school, pi. scoleis. Acts Mary. — Lat. 
 
 schola, Fr. escole, id. 
 To SCOLL, V. n. To drink healths. V. Scold, v. 
 SCOLL. V. Skol. 
 SCOLLEDGE, s. The a«t of carrying one in a scull or 
 
 cock-boat. ' ' Minei-vale, scolledge. Naulum, the 
 
 fraught." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 SCOMER, Skomer, s. A smell-feast. Dunbar.— Beig. 
 
 schuymer, id. 
 To SCOMFIGE, Sconficb. 1. «. a. To suffocate, S. 
 
 Ross. 2. V. n. To be stifled, S. ibid. — Ital. sconfigg- 
 
 ere, to discomfit. 
 SCOMFIS, ScoMFicE, s. A state approaching to sufifo- 
 
 cation, 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. 
 
SCO 
 
 460 
 
 SCO 
 
 To SCONCE, t>. a. To extort, Ang. 
 
 To SCONCE a woman. To jilt her; to slight her, 
 Stirlings. Blink, Olink, synon, Q. to look askance 
 oa her? 
 
 To SCONE, V. a. To beat with the open hand, S, 
 Ruddiman. — Isl. skoyn-a, Su. G. sken-a, leviter 
 vulnerare. It still signifies, to beat on the back- 
 side, Abei-d, 
 
 SCONE, s. A stroke of this description, ibid,; expl. 
 "a blow with the open hand on the breech," Mearns. 
 
 SCONE CA1». 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. Sbon. 
 
 SCOOF, ScuFE, 5. A sort of battledore used for strik- 
 ing the ball at Tennis, Teviotdale. — Belg. schop, 
 schup, a scoop, spade, or shovel. The Dan. woi-d 
 denoting a scoop or shovel, seems exactly retained. 
 This is skuffe. 
 
 SCOOL, s. A swelling in the roof of a horse's mouth, 
 usually burnt out with a hot iron. Gall. Encyd.. 
 
 V. Skole. 
 SCOOPIE, s. A straw bonnet, Ettr. For. Because of 
 
 its projecting form, our term may be a dimin. from 
 E. scoop. 
 
 SCOOT, ScocT, (pron. scoot^ s. 1. A term of con- 
 tumely, 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 contemptuously rejected by both. 
 2, A braggadocio, 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 coup, [cup,] some- 
 times scoop, being wood scooped out." Gall. Encycl. 
 — Su. Or. skudd-a, efi'undere. V. Scud, v. to quaff. 
 
 SCOOT-GUN, s. "A syringe." Gall. Enc. S. Scout. 
 
 SCOOTIFU', s. " The full of a scoot," ibid. 
 
 SCOOTIKIN, s. A dram of whisky, ibid. 
 
 SCOPIN, s. A quart vessel. Dunbav. 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 witch. To draw a line, by means of a 
 shai-p instrument, aboon the breath of a woman sus- 
 pected of sorcery, was supposed to be the only 
 antidote against her fatal power, and also the only 
 means of deliverance from it, S. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 Hogg's Mountain Bard. 
 
 SCORE, s. A deep, narrow, ragged indentation on the 
 side of a hill. South of S. — Isl. skor, fissura, rima, 
 expl. by Dan. revne, a cleft, a crevice, a gap. Hence 
 the now fashionable word ro.vine. 
 
 SCOREY, s. The Brown and White Gull, when young, 
 Orkn. Barry. V, Scacrie. 
 
 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. Ritson. 2. To scorn a young 
 woman with an unmarried man ; to allege that there 
 is a courtship 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. 
 
 SCORNSOME, adj. Scornful, Shell. 
 
 To SCORP, ScROP, Skarp, Skrap, Skrip, v. n. To 
 mock; to gibe; scrape, Fife. Knox. — Su. G. 
 skrapp-a, jactare se ; Teut, schrobb-en, convitiari. 
 
 To SCOT, V. n. To pay taxes. This is not used as a 
 V. inE. " To«co«, lot, wache, wald & ward." Aberd. 
 Reg. — L. B. scotti-are, dicuntur tenentes de praediis 
 et agris, qui ScoU pensitationi sunt obnoxii, Du 
 Cange. — Su. G. skatt-a, tributum pendere ; also, 
 ti-ibutum exigere. 
 
 ♦ SCOT AND LOT. V. To Scat. 
 
 SCOTCH, s. An ant or emmet, Roxb. 
 
 SCOTCH-GALE, s. Myricagale^S. Lighffoot.~'Be\g. 
 gaghel, pseudo-myrtus. 
 
 SCOTCH MARK. A personal character, used to dis- 
 tinguish one individual from another, borrowed from 
 a defect or imperfection, whether natural or moral, S. 
 
 SCOTCH MIST. A phrase proverbially used to de- 
 note a small but wetting rain, S. '' A Scotch mist 
 will wet an Englishman to the skin," S. Prov. Kelly, 
 
 SCOTS AND ENGLISH. A common game of children, 
 S. ; in Perthshire formerly, if not still, called King's 
 Covenanter. Hogg. 
 
 SCOTTE-WATTRE, Scottis-wattre. The Frith of 
 Forth. Goodal. 
 
 SCOTTING AND LOTTING. Payment of duties. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SCOTTIS BED. Ane Scottis 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. Barbour.— A. S. 
 Scottisc sae, id. 
 
 SCOTTISWATH, s. Solway Firth. Pinkerton.—A. S. 
 wad, a ford. Macpherson seems justly to suppose 
 that this must refer to a different place from Solway. 
 Geogr. Illustr. V. Scotte-wattre. 
 
 SCOUDRUM, s. Chastisement, Aberd. Probably from 
 Scud, to chastise. In Mearns Cowdrum, is used in 
 the same sense. 
 
 To SCOVE, V. n. To fly equably and smoothly. A 
 hawk is said to score, when it flies without apparently 
 moving its wings ; a stone scoves when it moves for- 
 ward without wavering, Lanarks. — Su. G. swaefw-a, 
 librari. Hoeken swaefvar i luften; the hawk is 
 hovering in the air, Wideg. 
 
 SCOUFF, s. A male jilt. A Scovff amang the lasses, 
 a giddy young fellow who runs from one sweetheart 
 to another, Border. V. Scowf. 
 
 To SCOUG, v..n. V. Skug, v. 2. 
 
 SCO VIE, s. A fop, Lanarks. 
 
 SCOVIE, adj. Foppish, ibid. 
 
 SCOVIE-LIKE, adj. Having a foppish appearance, 
 ibid. — Teut. sehowigh, vitabundus ; pavidus ; q. hav- 
 ing a startled or unsettled look. Or V. Scowf. 
 
 SCOVINS, s. The crust which adheres to a vessel in 
 which food is cooked, Shetl.— Isl. Skof, id. 
 
 To SCOUK, V. n. Defined, "to go about in a hiddlins 
 way, as intending a bad act," Mearns. Holding down 
 the head, but taking a stolen glance of the person one 
 pretends not to see. In the following passage it seems 
 more immediately to respect the countenance : — 
 They glm, they glour, they scouk, aud gape, 
 Aa they wad ganch to eat tJie stams. — Jacobite Kelics. 
 
 SCOUK, s. A look indicating some clandestine act of 
 
 an immoral kind, ibid. 
 SCOUKIN, ScHKiNS, part. adj. Ill-looking ; ashamed 
 
 to look up ; as, "ye're a scomWw- ill-faur'd-like carle," 
 
 Mearns ; synon. Thief-like, Apparently the same 
 
 with Scouging. V. Skug, s. and v. 
 
SCO 
 
 461 
 
 SCR 
 
 SCOITLIE-IIORN'D, adj. Having the horns pointing 
 downwards, Clydes.— A. S. sceol, scul, obliquus. 
 
 To SCOUNGE, V. n. 1. To go about like a dog, espe- 
 cially as catering for food, S.— Su. G. skynd-a, procu- 
 rare. 2. To pilfer, Strathmore. 
 
 SCOUNRYT. Barbour. V. Sccnnee. 
 
 To SCOUP, or Skoup aff, v. a. To drink off, S. B.— 
 0. Teut. sdioep-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. Fergusson. V. Scoup, v. 
 
 To SCOUP, Scowp, v. n. 1. To leap or move hastily 
 from one place to another, S. B. Dumfr. Burel. 2. 
 Togo; " scoup'd hame," went-home. Skinner.- — 
 Isl. skop-a, discurrere. It was used in 0. E. as signify- 
 ing to spring, to bound. " I scowpe as a lyon ora tygre 
 dothe whan he doth folowe his pray, ife vas par 
 saultees," Palsgr. 
 
 BCOUP-HOLE, s. A subterfuge. Cleland. 
 
 SCOUPPAR, Skouper, s. 1. A dancer. Knox. 2. 
 A light unsettled person. Polwart. 
 
 SCOUR, s. 1. The diarrhoea, whether in man or 
 beast, S. 2. A thorough purgation of the bowels, 
 applied to man. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 To SCOJJB, out, V. a. To drink off, S. J. Nicol. A 
 metaph. use of the E. v. [in E. 
 
 SCOUR, s. The act of scouring, S. The s. is not used 
 
 SCOUR, s. 1. A hearty draught or pull of any liquid 
 S. Donald and Flora. 2. A large dose of intoxi 
 eating liquor, S. A. 
 
 jLt the Bour we'll have a scour, 
 
 Syne down the links of Gala water. 
 Old Song. 
 
 • To SCOUR, V. a. 1. To -whip ; to flog ; to beat 
 Aberd. 2. It is most commonly applied to the 
 ■whipping of a top, ibid. 
 
 SCOUR, ScoiTRiN, s. Severe reprehension, S. 0.; 
 Scaurie, Dumfr. (pron. q. scoo,) synon. Flyte.— Bu. 
 G. skur-a, fricando purgare, also signifies, increpare, 
 objargare. 
 
 To SCOURGE the ground. To exhaust the strength of 
 the soil, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SCOURIE, adj. Shabby. V. Scowry. 
 
 SCOURING, s. A drubbing. Guthrijs Mem. 
 
 SCOURINS, s. pi. A kind of coarse flannel. Agr. 
 Surv. Caithn. 
 
 To SCOUT. 1. V. a. To pour forth any liquid sub- 
 stance forcibly, S. J. Nicol. The term is used to 
 denote one under the influence of a diarrhoea ; Isl. 
 skvett-a, liquidum excrementum jaculari, Verel. 2. 
 V. n. To fly off quickly, S. ibid. — Su. G. skiut-a, 
 jaculari. 
 
 SCOUT, s. A syringe, S. V. Scoot-gxjn. 
 
 SCOUTH, ScowTH, s. 1. Liberty to range, S. Dal- 
 rymple. 2. Freedom to converse without restraint, 
 S. Boss, 3. Room. Poems Bitch. Dial. 4. 
 Abundance; as scoutA of meat, &c. S. — Jsl. skott, an 
 uninterrupted course, jugis cursus ; skoU-a, frequent- 
 er cursitare. 
 
 SCOUTH AND ROUTH. A proverbial phrase. " That's 
 a gude gang for your horse ; he'll have h&itYiscouth and 
 routh," S. i. e. room to range, and abundance to eat. 
 
 SCOUTHER, s. A hasty toasting. V. Scowder. 
 
 SCOUTHER, s. Sea blubber, Clydes.; denominated 
 from its power of scorching the skin. V. Scowder. 
 
 SCOUTHER, s. A flying shower, Loth.— Isl. skiot-a, 
 cito vehere. 
 
 To SCOUTHER, v. a. To make a stone skim the sur- 
 face of the water, Orkn. 
 
 SCOUTHERIE, adj. Abounding with flying showers. 
 
 Scouthry-like, threatening such showers, S. B. The 
 
 Hars't Big. 
 SCOUTI-AULIN, s. Thearctic gull, Orkn. Neill. Y. 
 
 Skaitbird. 
 SCOW, s. Any thing broken in small and useless 
 
 pieces. To ding in Scow, to drive or break in pieces, 
 
 Moray. — This, I think, must be radically connected 
 
 with the primitive Isl. particle skaa, denoting sepa- 
 ration or disjunction. 
 SCOWB AND SCRAW. Gael, scolb, also sgoli, "a spray 
 
 or wattle used in thatching with straw." V. Scraw. 
 To SCOWDER, SiOLDiR, Scouther, v. a. To scorch, 
 
 S. pron. scowther. Dunbar. — Isl. swid-a, Dan. 
 
 swid-ei; Su. G. swed-a, adurere. 
 SCOWDER, Scouther, s. A hasty toasting, so as 
 
 slightly to burn, S. Tales of My Landlord. — Isl. 
 
 swide, adustio. 
 SCOWDERDOUP, s. A ludicrous designation for a 
 
 smith, Roxb. 
 SCOWF, s. 1. Empty blustering, Teviotd. 2. A 
 
 blusterer; as, "He's naething but a scow/," ib. 3. 
 
 A low scoundrel, ib. — Dan. skuff-er, to gull, to 
 
 bubble, to shuffle ; skuffer, a cheat, a false pretender. 
 SCOWMAR, s.^ A pirate ; a corsair. Barbour. — 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. A scowrie 
 
 shower, a flying shower, Perths. — A. S. scur, imber. 
 SCOWRY, s. The Brown and White Gull, Orkn. Shell. 
 
 The Pirate. V. Scaurie. 
 SCOWRY, SoouRiE, adj. 1. Shabby in appearance, S. 
 
 Dunbar. 2. Mean in conduct ; niggardly, S. 0. 3. 
 
 Appearing as if dried or parched, S. A. Gl. Sibb. — 
 
 Coi-r. from E. scurvy. 
 SCOWRIE, s. A scurvy fellow, S. 0. R. Galloway. 
 SCOWRINESS, Scouriness, s. Shabbiness in dress, 
 
 S. Saxon and Gael. 
 To SCOWTHER, v. 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. Martin. 
 SCRA-BUILT, adj. Built with divots or thin turfs, 
 
 Dumfr. Davids. Seas.— Ga.el. scrath, Ir. sgraith, a 
 
 tuif, a sod. Y. Scraw. 
 SCRADYIN, Skrawdyin, s. A puny, sickly child, 
 
 Perths. — Gael, scraidain, "a diminutive little fel- 
 low," analogous to Isl. scraeda, 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 skrae, expl. in Dan. " a 
 
 shoe, an old shoe," Hal lager. 
 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. 
 To SCRAIGH, V. n. To scream, S. 
 SCRAIGH, Scratch, 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 to the mean- 
 
SCR 
 
 462 
 
 SCR 
 
 ing and origin of the term, as if it signified the cry of 
 day. — The radical word is Creek, from Teut. kriecke, 
 aurora rutilans. 
 
 SCRAIGIITON, s. "A person fond of screaming." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SCRALL, V. n. To crawl. Hudson. 
 
 SCKAN, s. Apparently used in the sense of ability, or 
 means for effecting any pui-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. — lie refers to '^ schrantitn, Dutch." 
 
 SCRANNIE, s, " An old, ill-natured, wrinkled bel- 
 dame." Gall. Encyc. The word may be a dimin.. 
 from S. Skrae, q. v. 
 
 To SCRAPE, V. n. To express scorn, Fife. Y. Scoep. 
 
 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. Scarile. — Su. G, skrap-a, radere, tO' 
 scrape. 
 
 SCRAT, s. A rut ; evidently a transposition of Scart, 
 a scratch, Galloway. 
 
 SCRAT, Skbatt, s. A meagre, mean-looking person, 
 Loth. 
 
 SCRATCH, s. An hermaphrodite. Pitscottie.—O. E.. 
 Scrat. V. ScARCHT. 
 
 SCRATTED, part. pa. Scratched. " To be scratted, 
 to be torn by females." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SCRATTY, Skratty, adj. Thin ; lean ; having a puny 
 appearance, Loth. V. Scaet, s. 
 
 To SCRAUCII, ScKAUGn, v. n. 1. To utter a loud and 
 discordant sound ; to scream, Roxb. Old Ballad. 
 This is merely a provincial variety for Screigh and 
 Skraik, q. V. — Ir. Gael, sgreach-am, to whoop, to 
 shriek. C. B. ysgrech-ian, id. 2. To shriek ; the 
 pron. of the South of S. Hogg. 
 
 To SCRAUCHLE, v. n. To use, as it were, both hands 
 and feet in getting forward ; to scramble, Lanarks. 
 V. Sprackle. 
 
 SCRAUGH, s. A loud and discordant sound, Roxb. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. V. Skraik, Skraigh. 
 
 SCRAW, s. A thin turf. Gall. Dumfr. " Scraws, thin 
 turfs, pared with fiaughter-spades, to cover houses." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 ScoB AND ScRAw, ibid. This phrase conveys 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, sgraith, a turf, sod, 
 greensward. C. B. ysgraw, what forms a crust. 
 
 SCREA, s. A shoe, Dumfr. V. Scrae. 
 
 To SCREED, Skreed, v. 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. J. 
 Falkirk's Jokes. 
 
 To SCREED, Skreed, v. a. 1. To rend, S. Ross. 2. 
 To defame. Morison. — Isl. skrida, ruina montium ; 
 skridn-a, lacerari. 3. To talk frequently and face- 
 tiously, S. Farmer's Ha. 4, To lie. The word, as 
 used in this sense, seems to have no connexion with 
 Slcreed 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 rending; a rent, 
 8. Balfour. 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 ha- 
 rangue, S. Glenburnie. To Gie one a Screed of 
 one's mind, is a phrase always used to denote a dis- 
 course that is not pleasing to the hearer ; as being 
 
 expressive of disapprobation or reprehsnsion, 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, v. a. To tear, Ettr. For. ; the same 
 
 with Screed. 
 SCREEL, s. " A large rocky hilLnigh 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 s prefixed, as in many words of Gothic 
 
 formation. 
 To SCREIGH, Skreigh, v. n. To shriek, S. Edmsay. 
 
 — Su. G. skrik-a, vociferari. 
 SCREIK, fcRYKEjS. Shriek, S. B. Douglas. 
 SCRENOCH, 5. Y. Scroinoch.. 
 SCREW, s. A small stack of hay, S. B. Surv. Sutherl. 
 
 Corr. probably from Gael. cruacA, "a rick, or heap 
 
 of any thing,." Shaw. 
 SCREW-DRIVER, s.. The tool used by carpenters 
 
 which in E. is oalled a turn-samo, S. 
 SCRY, s. Noise. V. Skry. 
 SCRIBAT, pret. v. Jeered. Dunbat. V. Scorp. 
 To SCRIBBLE, Scrabble, v. a. To tease wool, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Teut. schrabb-en, to scrub. 
 SCRIBE, s. A crab (apple,) Clydes. V. Scbab, and 
 
 SCREiTB. 
 
 SCRIDDAN, s. A mountain, torrent. Boss. Stat. 
 
 Ace. — Isl. skridn-a, labascere. 
 To SCRIEVE, V. a. To scratch; scrape, Ang.— 
 
 'Elaxx&r. schracff-en, radere. 
 SCRIEVE, s. A large scratch, Ang. 
 To SCRIEVE, Skrieve, v. n. To move swiftly along, 
 
 Ayrs. Roxb. Burns. — Isl. kref-a, gradi ; skref, 
 
 gressus, passus. 
 SCRIEVE, s. Any thing written, S.--Teut. schrijiyen, 
 
 to write. 
 To SCRIEVE, V. n. To talk familiai-ly in continua- 
 tion, S. 
 SCRIEVE, s. A conversation of this kind, S.— Su. G. 
 
 skraefw-a, to rant, to rattle. 
 SCRIEVER, 8. An inferior sort of writer ; a mean 
 
 scribe. Loth. 
 To SCRIFT, Skrift, v, n. To magnify in narration ; 
 
 to fib, S. — Isl. skraf-a, fabulari, scraef, nugae. 
 SCRIFT, g. A fabrication, S. 
 To SCRIFT. Skrift aff, v. a. To rehearse from 
 
 memory^ Ang. — Isl. skrift, scriptura, q. to rehearse 
 
 from writing. 
 SCRIFT, Skrift, s. 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, V. n. To skirmish. Barbour.— Germ. 
 
 schirm-en, scrim-en, pugilare. 
 To SCRIM, V. a. 1. To strike smartly with the open 
 
 hand on the breech, Mearns. 2. To rinse ; as, "to 
 
 scrim the cogs," to rinse the milk vessels, ibid. Upp. 
 
 Clydes. 
 SCRIMGER, s. One who, from mere covetousness, 
 
 wishes for what he stands in no need of, Teviotd. 
 SCRYMMAGE, s. A skirmish. Wallace. 
 To SCRIMP, Skrimp, v. 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, 
 
 corrugari. 
 
SCR 
 
 463 
 
 SOU 
 
 SCRIMP, adj. 1. Scanty; narrow, S. scrimpit. 
 Boss. 2. Contracted ; applied to clothes, S. Bam- 
 say. 3. Limited ; not ample. Wodrow. 4. Defi- 
 cient, as to mind. Bamsay. 
 
 SCRIMPIE, adj. Not liberal ; sparing ; niggardly, 
 Aberd. Angus. 
 
 SCRIMPLY, adv. Sparingly, S. Walker. 
 
 SCRINE, s. Balfour's Pract. This, from the connec- 
 tion, 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, s. V. Scroinoch. 
 
 SCRIP, s. A mock. Wallace. V. ScoRP. 
 
 SCRIPTURE, s. A pencase. Douglas.— ¥t. escrijp- 
 toire, id. 
 
 SCRIVER, s. Probably, paymaster. Wodrow MSS. 
 Law's Mem. — Belg. scliryver, a scribe; schryver, 
 (op ten sckip) a purser. Dan. skryver, a secretary. 
 
 SCROBIE, s. The scurvy. Lamont's Dairy, V. 
 
 SCRUBIE, 
 
 SCROG, s. A stunted shrub, S. Lyndsay.— Germ, 
 schraff, obliquus. 
 
 SCROGGY, Skroggt, adj. 1. Stunted, S. Douglas. 
 2, Abounding with stunted bushes, S. Bamsay. 
 
 SCROINOCH, ScRYNOCH, s. Noise; tumult, Aberd, 
 Shirrefs.—&w. skraen, clamor stridulus. 
 
 To SCRONNOCH, v. n. To shout ; to exclaim. G. 
 Beattie. 
 
 SCROOFE, SCRUFB, s. 1. A thin crust of any kind, S. 
 B. Bruce. 2. Money that is both thin and base. 
 Knox. Su. G. skorf, the scwr/ of a wound. 
 
 SCROPPIT, adj. Sordid. Bannatyne Poems. — Belg. 
 schrobben, to scrub, schrobber, a mean fellow. 
 
 SCROW, Skrow, s. a scroll, S. Kennedy. 
 
 SCROW, s. The minute cancri observed in pools and 
 springs, S. Sibbald. 
 
 SCROW, s. 1. A 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 applied to the ears and other redundan- 
 cies taken from skins, and used for the same purpose. 
 Thorn's Hist. Aberd. 
 
 * SCRUB, s. A niggardly, oppressive person, 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. 
 skrvbb, and skrubb-hyfvel, "jack-plane, rough- 
 plane," Wideg. from Su. G. skrubb-a, Dan. skrubb-er, 
 to rub. 
 
 SCRUBBER, s. A handful of heath tied tightly to- 
 gether for cleaning culinary utensils, Teviotd. — From 
 E. to scrub, or Belg. schrobber, a scrub. Syn. with 
 Beenge. 
 
 SCRUBBIE, s. V. SCRAB. 
 
 SCRUBBLE, s. 1. The act of struggling. Loth. 2. 
 A squabble ; an uproar, ibid. 3. The diflaculty to 
 be overcome in accomplishing any work, as E. struggle 
 is often used, ibid. 
 
 To SCRUBBLE, v. n. 1. To struggle. Loth. 2. To raise 
 an uproar, ibid. — Dan. skrub, a beating, a cudgelling. 
 
 fcCRUBIE, s. The scurvy, Su. G. skoeroiug, id. 
 
 SCRUBIE-GRASS, s. Scurvy-grass, S. 
 
 SCRUFAN, s. A thin scurf; as, a scrvfan of ice, S. B. 
 — Su. G. skrof, glacies rara. 
 
 SCRUFE, s. A scurf, S. V. ScROOFB. 
 
 To SCRUFE, v.- a. 1. To take off the surface, S. 2. 
 Slightly to touch; as, "It scruft the ground," it 
 glided along the surface. Applied also to slight and 
 careless ploughing, when merely the surface of the 
 grofnd is grazed, S. 3. To handle any subject 
 superficially; as, "He only scruft his 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. Bunkle. Balf. Pract. 2. Applied to 
 animal food that is much roasted ; a scrumplit bit, 
 i. e. crisp, as contracted by the force of the fire, Fife. 
 V. Skrumplk, 5. 
 
 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, Lan- 
 arks. ; evidently the same with Scrunty, q. v. Also 
 Scruntet-like. Saint Patrick. 
 
 SCRUNTY, ScRUNTiE, 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, V. a. To hamper, Ayrs. 
 
 SCRUPON, s. One who hampers, ibid.— Isl. skruf-a, 
 compingere, skruf, compactio. 
 
 * SCRUTOIRE, s. 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 ; Suddle, 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 vfith scults." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SCUD, s. A sudden shower of rain, snow, or hail, 
 accompanied with wind, S. Heart of Mid-Loih.— 
 Teut. schudd-en, quatere, concutere ; Su. G. skudd-a, 
 excutere. 
 
 To SCUD, V. a. To quaflf. Loth. Bamsay. — Teut. 
 schudden, Su. G. skudd-a, fundere, 
 
 SCUDDIEVAIG, s. Syn. Skuryvage, q. v. 
 
 SCUDDIN STANES. Thin stones made to skim the 
 surface of a body of water ; a favourite amusement of 
 boys, Roxb.— Su. G. skutt-a, cursitare ; Isl. skiot-a, 
 jaculari, mittere. 
 
 To SCUDDLE, v. a. To sully and put out of proper 
 shape by use or wearing. Loth. Apparently a pro- 
 vincial pronunciation of Suddill, q. v. 
 
 SCUDDM}, s, A kitchen drudge ; a scullion, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 SCUDDLIN-BOY, s. Understood to signify the scullion- 
 boy. Old Ballad. 
 
 To SCUDLE, ScuDDLE, v. a. 1. To cleanse ; to wash. 
 N. Burne. 2. To act as a kitchen drudge, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 SCUDLER, ScuDLAR, s. A scullion. Wallace.— Teut. 
 schotel, a plate, a dish. 
 
 To SCUE, V. n. To go slanting along ; to go sidelong. 
 Brand's Orkn. — Dan. skiaev, obliquus. V. Skew, 
 Todd's Johnson. 
 
BCU 
 
 464 
 
 SOU 
 
 SCUPE, *. A bat for playing at handball, Roxb. V. 
 
 SCOOF. 
 
 To SCUFF, V. a. 1, To graze, S. Ross.— Tent, schuyv- 
 en, Su. G. skuff-a, E. shove. 2. To tarnishiy fre- 
 quent wearing, S. 3. To scuff, or scuff about, fo wear 
 as a drudge, S. 
 
 SCUFF, s. 1. Tiie act of grazing or touching lightly, 
 S. "The sciiffis the wind, as it were. The scvff 
 of a cannon-ball," &c. Gall. Encycl. 2. A stroke, 
 apparently a slight one, Banffs. 
 
 SCUFFET, s. A smith's fire-shovel, Aberd.— Perhaps 
 a dimin. from Belg. schiip, a shovel ? 
 
 SCUFFLE, s. The agricultural machine called a horse- 
 hoe, E. Loth. " The horse-hoe or scuffle." Agr. Surv. 
 East. Loth. 
 
 To SCUG, V. a. To shelter. V. Skug. 
 
 SCULDUDRY, Sculduddert, s. 1. A term used in a 
 ludicrous manner, to denote those causes which re- 
 spect some breach of chastity, S. Ramsay. — Isl. 
 skulld, a fault ; Ir. sgaldruth, a fornicator. 2. Gross- 
 ness ; obscenity, in act or word, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 3. Rubbish ; tatters. Mearns, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SCULDUDRY, adj. 1. Connected with crim. con. S. 
 Tannahill. 2. Loose ; obscene, S. Redgauntlet. 
 
 SCULE, s. V. Skule, Skull. 
 
 SCULL, *. A shallow basket, S. Statistical 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 worthless fellow, S. 
 
 SCULT, s. 1, A stroke with the open hand, S. "5'cttds, 
 lashes ; the same with scults." Gall. Encycl. 2. 
 A stroke on the hand ; Pandy, or Fatomie, synon. 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 To SCULT, Skxtlt, v. a. 1. To beat with the palm of 
 the hand, S. — Isl. skell, skellde, Jdiverbero palmis. 
 2. To chastise by striking the palm, Ettr. For. 
 
 SCUM, s. 1. A greedy fellow ; a mere hunks, Fife. 
 2. A contemptuous designation, corresponding with 
 Lat. nequam, Fife.; synon. Scamp, Skellum. St. 
 Patrick. 
 
 To SCUM, V. a. To Scum up one's mou", to strike a 
 person on the mouth, and so prevent him from 
 speaking, Aberd. " I'll scum your chafts for ye," 
 I'll strike ye on the chops. Loth. 
 
 SCUMFIT, part. pa. Discomfited. Wallace.— lta.1. 
 sconfigg-ere, id. 
 
 SCUN, s. " Plan ; craft." Gall. Encycl.— Su. G, 
 skoen, judicium; Isl. skyn, id. 
 
 SCUNCHEON, s. A stone forming a projecting angle, 
 S.— Germ, schantse, E. sconce, q. a bulwark. 
 
 SCUNCHEON, s. A square dole or piece of bread, 
 cheese, &c. Teviotd. It is frequently thus designed 
 among the peasantry, 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. scun-ian, vitare, aufugere, timere. 
 
 SCUNNER, Skunner, Skonner, s. 1. Loathing, S. 
 Ross. — A. S. scunnung, abomination, 2. A surfeit, 
 S. B. 3. The object of loathing , any person or thing 
 which excites disgust, Aberd. 
 
 To SCUNNER, v. a. To disgust ; fo cause loathing, 
 Aberd. S. A. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SCUR, s. The minute cancri in pools or springs, 
 Lanarks. Syn. with Scrow, s. 2. 
 
 SCUR, ». The Cadew or May-fly, immediately after it 
 
 has left its covering, Clydes. 
 SCURDY, s. 1. A moorstone, S. Stat. ^cc. —Isl. 
 
 skord-a, colloco flrmiter. 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. 3. Spot of fishing-ground, Shetl. 
 SCURR IE, adj. Dwarfish. Scurrie-thoms, low 
 
 dwai-fish thorns in muirland glens, ib. 
 SCURRIE, s. The Shag, Pelecanus Graculus, Linn. 
 
 Mearns.— Norw. Top-Scarv, id. This name would 
 
 seem to be borrowed from that of the young Herring 
 
 Gull. V. SCAURIE, SCOREY. 
 
 SCURRIEVAIG, s. V. Skuryvage. 
 SCURRIE-WHURRIE, s. A hurly-bury, Clydes. 
 
 This is merely an inversion of Hurry-Scurry, q. v. 
 SCURROUR, Skouriodr, Skueriour, s. 1. A scout. 
 
 Wallace. — Fr. escur-er, to scoiur. 2. An idle 
 
 vagrant. Rudd. 
 SCUSHIE, 5. A cant term for money or cash, Aberd. 
 
 Shirrefs. 
 SCUSHLE, s. A scuflJe, Aberd.— Perhaps from Fr. 
 
 escouss^, "shaken," Cotgr.; Lat. succuss-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, v. 
 SCUSIS, pi. Excuses. Buret. — Ital. scusa, an ex- 
 cuse. 
 SCUTARDE, s. One who has lost the power of reten- 
 tion. 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 instrument used 
 
 in dressing flax, hemp, &c. S. 2. One of the pieces 
 
 of wood which, in a lint-mill, beats the core from the 
 
 flax, or, in a thrashing-mill, beats out the grain, S. 
 
 Agr. Surv. E. Loth. 
 SCUTCHER, 5. The same with ScutcJi, sense 1, Ang. 
 
 Mearns. 
 SCUTIFER, s. A term equivalent to squire, L. B. 
 
 Colkelbie Sow. 
 To SCUTLE, V. a. To pour from one vessel to another ; 
 
 often including the idea of spilling, S.— Isl. gutl-a, 
 
 liquid a 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. skudd-a, elfundere. V. 
 
 SCUTLE, V. 
 
 To SCUTTER, v. n. To work in an ignorant, awkward, 
 
 and dirty way, Aberd. 
 To SCUTTER, v. 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, dissipare, from squaetta, 
 
 liquidaefi'undere. 
 SCUTTLIN-FLOUR, s. The flour made of the refuse 
 
 of wheat, Fife.— Su. G, skudd-a, excutere, efl'undere, 
 
 or Isl. skutl-a, jaculari. 
 SCUTTLINS, s. pi. The light wheat which, in fanning, 
 
 is not of suflBcient weight to fall down with the 
 
 heavy grain ; and which is made by itself into an 
 
 inferior kind of flour, ibid. 
 
SE 
 
 465 
 
 SEE 
 
 SB, t. Seat ; residence. Douglas. 
 
 SE, s. The sea. Barbour. 
 
 To SEA-CA.RR, v. a. To embank, Lanarks.— This 
 seems to be a vestige of the Strathclyde possession of 
 the country, C. B. caer, signifying a wall or mound, 
 and caer-M, 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." Neill. 
 
 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 Puffin, Alca arctica or Coulter- 
 neb. Avis marina, Sea-coulter, dicta. Sibb. Scot. 
 
 SEA-CROW, s. The razor-bill, Shetl. 
 
 SEA-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 fikes or disquiets the skin. — Isl. fuk, Sw. fyk, 
 alga marina, Verel. 
 
 SEA-GROWTH, Summer-Growth, «. The names.given, 
 by fishermen, to various species of Sertulariae, Flus- 
 trae, &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. Antiq. V. 
 Selcht. 
 
 SEAM, s. The work at which a woman sews, S. — Fr. 
 seme, id.; IsL saum-r, sartura, sawm-a, sarcire, item 
 acu pingere, G. Andr. Hence, E. Semjastress. 
 
 SEA-MAW,, s. A gull, S. ^' Semovte byrd. Aspergo, 
 alcio, alcedo," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SEA-MOUSE, s. The Aphrodita aculeata, ;Linn. Lan- 
 arks. Mus marinus. 
 
 SEAND, adj. Acts Ja. VI. — A variation of Fr. scant, 
 fitting, seemly, becoming, from seoir, to sit. 
 
 SEANNACHIE, Sennaciiie, s. "Highland bard." 
 Gl. Antiquary. More properly a genealogist. 
 Smith's Hist, of the Druids. — Gael, seanachidh, id. 
 from scan, old, ancient, whence seanachas, antiqui- 
 ties, histoiy, narration. Shaw renders seanachdh 
 "an antiquaiy." 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. 
 
 SEA-PIET, 5. Pied Oyster-catcher, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SEA-POACHER, s. The Pogge, a fish, Frith of Forth. 
 '♦ Cottus cataphractus. Pogge or Armed Bullhead ; 
 Sea-Poacher." Ntill. 
 
 SEARCHERS, s. pi. Certain civil officers formerly 
 employed, in Glasgow, for apprehending 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. 
 
 SEATII, Seeth, Seth, Saith, Set, s. The Coal-fish, S. 
 Stat. Ace. — Isl. seid, foetura asellorum minuta. 
 
 SEAT-HOUSE, s. The manor on an estate, Loth. 
 Synon. The Flace. 
 
 SEA-TOD, s. A species of Wrasse, Sibo. 
 
 SEA-TROWE, s. A marine goblin, Shetl. V. Tbow, s. 
 
 SEAWA, s. A discourse ; a narrative, Aberd. This 
 ought surely to be written Say-awa', from Say, v. 
 and away. D. Anderson's Poems. 
 
 SECOND-SIGHT, s. A power, believed to be possessed 
 by not a few in the Highlands and Islands of S. of 
 foreseeing future events, especially of a disastrous 
 kind, by means of a spectral exhibition, to their eyes, 
 of the persons whom those events respect, accom- 
 panied with such emblems as denote their fate. V, 
 Johnson's Diet. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 SECRET, s, A coat of mail concealed under one's 
 usual dress. Cromarty. 
 
 SECT, s. 1. The attendance given by vassals in con- 
 sequence of being called by their superiors. Acts Ja. 
 VI. This is the same with Soy t, sense 2, q. v. — 
 L. B. Secta Curiae, seu Secta ad Curiam, est ser- 
 vitium, quo feudatarius ad frequentandam curiam 
 domini sui tenetur, Du Cange. 2. Pursuit ; Sect of 
 cowr^, legal prosecution. Synon, Soy t. Acts Ja. IV. 
 — L. B. sect-a, jus persequendialiquem in judicio, de 
 re aliqua, maxime de criminal!, Du. Cange. 
 
 To SECT, V. n. 
 
 Say Weill himself will sometime auance, 
 But Do Weill does nouther *ect uor prance. 
 
 Poems lath Cent. 
 
 Perhaps an errat. of some transcriber. "But Do 
 Weill" is neither depressed nor elated. Sect is some- 
 how allied to the E. v. to Set. 
 
 SECT, s. V. Wyne Sect. 
 
 SECTOURIS, s. pi. Poems IQth Cent. Either a cor- 
 ruption of the legal term executors, or used as equi- 
 valent to it. 
 
 SEDEYN, adj. Sudden. Wallace. 
 
 SEDULL, s. A schedule. Wallace. 
 
 * To SEE about one. To acquire an accurate acquain t- 
 ance with one's swrroMndmfir circumstances, S. Spald. 
 
 To SEE till or to, v. a. 1. To care for ; to attend to ; 
 often used to denote a proper provision of food, con- 
 joined with weel ; as. The beasts will be weel seen to, 
 S. St. Johnston. 2. To observe; to look to, S. 
 Ulysses' Answer to Ajax. 
 
 To SEED, V. n. A mare or cow is said ioseed, or to be 
 seedin', when the udder begins to give indications 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. Q. seed-fowl. 
 — Su. G. saed, and fugl. 
 
 SEED-FUR, s. The furrow into which the seed is to be 
 cast, S. Maxw. Sel. Trans. 
 
 SEED-LAUEROCK, s. The Wagtail ; so called from 
 its following the plough for worms, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SEEDS, S.J9L The husks of oats after grinding. V. 
 Seidis. 
 
 SEEING-GLASSE, s. A looking- glass ; a mirror. This 
 word had been anciently used in S. Ames's Antiq. 
 Syn. Keeking-glass. My Joe Janet. 
 
 "* To SEEK, V. a. To court ; to ask in marriage, S. 
 I have not observed that the v. is used in this sense 
 in E. Ross's Helenore. 
 
 To SEEK, V. a. To attack. V. Sought. 
 
 To SEEK one's meat. To beg, S. 
 
 ■► SEEK AND HOD. The game of Hide-and-Seek, 
 Angus. — It is merely an inversion of the E. name ; 
 hod being used S. B. for hide, also as the preterite 
 and part. pa. 
 
 SEELFU', adj. Pleasant. T. Seixfu'. 
 
SEE 
 
 466 
 
 SEI 
 
 SEELFUNESS, s. Complacency ; sweetness of dispo- 
 sition ; happiness of temper, Ang. Ross's Helenore. 
 
 SKKNIL, adj. llare ; singular, Fife. V. Skyndill. 
 
 SEENILLIE, adv. Singularly ; as, seenillie gash, re- 
 markably loquacious, ibid. 
 
 To SEEP, V. n. To ooze. Gall. V. Sipe, v. 
 
 SEER, s. One who is supposed to have the second- 
 sight, S. Discipline. 
 
 SEER, adj. Sure. Skinner. 
 
 SEERIE, adj. Weak ; feeble, Fife. This seems radi- 
 cally the same with Sary, Sairy, q. v. 
 
 To SEETHE, V. n. To be nearly boiling, S. B. 
 
 To SEFOR, V. a. To save. Priests Peblis. V. Safer. 
 
 To SEG, Seyg, v. n. 1. To fall down. 2. Metaph. 
 applied to the influence of intoxicating liquor, S. B. 
 Morison. — Su. G. Isl. sig-a, subsidere, delabi. 
 
 SEG, Segg, s. The yellow Flower-de-luce, Iris pseu- 
 dacorus, S. Light/oot.—'E. sedge, A. S. secg, Fland. 
 segge, id. The word Seg is used as the general 
 name for all broad-leaved rushes. 
 
 To SEG, V. 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. Douglas. 
 
 SEGE, s. 1. A seat, properly of dignity. Barbour. 
 — Fr. siege. 2. A see. Acts Ja. V. 3. The berth 
 in which a ship lies. Balf. Pract. — It was used in 
 0. E. " Sege or sete, sedes, sedile, " Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SEGG, s. Bull-seg, an ox that has been gelded at his 
 full age, S. Monastery. — Isl. sag-a, secare. 
 
 SEGGAN, s. The Flower-de-luce, Ayvs. PicJcen. 
 
 SEGG-BACKIT, adj. Applied to a horse whose back 
 is hollow or fallen down, Mearns. E. To Sag. 
 
 SEGGY, adj. Abounding with sedges, S. lb. 
 
 SEGGING, s. The act of falling down, or state of 
 being sunk, S. — 0. E. saggyn. 
 
 SEGYT, part. pa. Seated. Wyntown. 
 
 SEGSTER, s. A term which frequently occurs in the 
 Records of the City of Aberdeen as signifying a 
 sexton. — Corr. from L. B. segrestar-ius, id. q. segre- 
 ster. 
 
 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, V. a. To see ; the pron. of Ettr. For, 
 
 SEY, s. The Coal-fish. V. Syb. 
 
 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 iack-sey. The latter is the 
 sirloin, S. Ramsay. — Isl. sega, portiuncula ; Dan. 
 seje, 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. Picken. 
 
 SEIBOW, Sebow, s. a young onion, S. Calderwood. 
 — 0. Fr. cibo, id.; Lat. cepe. 
 
 SEYD, s. A sewer, Aug.— Teut. sode, canalis ; Su. G. 
 saud, a well. 
 
 SEIDIS, Seeds, s. pi. 1. That part of the husk of oats 
 which remains in meal; as, "That meal's fow o' 
 seeds," it is not properly 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-CLOUT, s. The cloth through which any liquid 
 is strained. 
 
 SEY-DISII, s. The scarce used for straining, S,— Isl. 
 sij, Teut. sijgh, a strainer. 
 
 SEY-FAIR, adj. Seafaring. Act. Sed. 
 
 To SEYG, V. n. To sink. V. Seg. 
 
 SEIGNOREIS, s. pi. Supreme courts ; applied, ap- 
 parently in derision, to the meetings 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, Kelly.— Sn. Q. sil-a, id. 
 sil, a straining dish. 
 
 SEILDYN, Seldyn, adv. Seldom, Wallace.— 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. expres- 
 sive of a wish for happiness to, or a blessing on, the 
 person to whom it is addressed. Skinner. 
 
 SEILFU', Seelfu', Seeful, adj. 1. Pleasant, S. B. 
 Ross. 2. Happy; foreboding good, Ang. Ross's 
 Helenore. 
 
 SEILY, Seely, adj. Happy, Seely Wights, and 
 Seely Court, names given to the fairies. Pop. Ball. 
 — Teut. seelig, selig, beatus. Sely is the form of the 
 word in 0. E. ^^ Sely or happy, felix, fortunatus," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SEILIS, inter j. Expressive of admiration. Colkelbie 
 Sow. — A. S. sillice, mirabiliter, from sillic, mirabilis. 
 
 SEIM, s. " Resemblance ; likeness ; appearance," Gl. 
 Sibb. — Germ, ziem-en, Isl. saem-a, decere, con venire. 
 
 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, adv. Seldom. Pron. 
 sindle, Loth, senil, S. 0. seenil, S. B. Bellenden. — 
 Su. G-. saen, saender, singulus. 
 
 SEINDLE, Sindle, adj. Rare, S.; seenil, S. B, Ram. 
 
 To SEYNE, V. a. To see. Wallace. 
 
 SEYNE, s. A sinew. Wallace.— Germ, sene, id. 
 
 SEINYE, Senye, SenyhiJ, Seingny, s. A synod ; a 
 consistory. Knox. — 0. Fr. sane, A. S. seonath, a 
 synod ; Teut. seyne, id. This, in 0. E. is written 
 Scene, also Ceene. ^' Seene of clerkes, synodus," Pr. 
 Parv. 
 
 SEYNITY. L. seynily, signal. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To SEJOYNE, V. a. To disjoin. R. Bruce.— L&t. 
 sejung-o. 
 
 SE JOINED, part. adj. Di^oined ; separate. Fount. 
 Dec. Suppl. 
 
 To SEIP, V. n. To ooze ; to leak. T. 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. 
 
 SEYRICIIT, s. The name of a book mentioned in 
 Aberd. Reg. : " Tua buikis, viz. ane almanack, & 
 ane callit the Seyricht." — Belg. zeerecht, marine 
 laws. 
 
 SEIRIE, adj. Of distant, reserved, or cynical manners ; 
 suggesting the idea of some degree of hauteur, Moray. 
 — Su. G. saer, a particle denoting separation, asun- 
 der ; Isl. sier, seorsim, Verel. 
 
 i 
 
SEI 
 
 467 
 
 SEQ 
 
 SETS, pi. 1. Seats. Palice Honor. 2. Thrones. 
 
 Lyndsay. V. Se, s. 1. 
 SEIS, s. pi. Times. V. Syis. 
 
 SEY-SHOT, s. Aa opportunity given, in play, of re- 
 gaining all that one has lost, Fife. 
 SEY-SOWENS, s. A searce used for straining flum- 
 mery. 
 To SEISSLE, (Gr. «*,) v. a. 1. To confuse ; to put in 
 
 disorder, Berwicks. Roxb. 2. To trifle : to spend 
 
 time unnecessarily. It is used' as a part, to signify 
 
 one who is inactive or unhandy ; as, a scisslin 
 
 body, ibid, 
 SEISSLER, s. A trifler, ibid.— C. B. sisial-a, to gossip, 
 
 sisialwr, a gossiper. 
 SEISTAR, s. The sistrum. Burd.—Er. 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 belonged to the king- 
 dom of Strathclyde, the word may be deduced from 
 
 C. B. saig, a mess, seig-iaw, to mess. 
 SEITIS, s. pi. Plants or herbs. Doug.— A. S, seten, 
 
 planta. Sets, S. slips of flowers. 
 SEKER, adj. Firm, V. Sicker. 
 SEL, Sell, pron. Self, S. A. Bor. Eay. 
 fiELABILL, adj. Delightful. Douglas. 
 BELCHT, Selchie, s. 1. A seal, S. selch. Compl. S. 
 
 — A. S. selc, scale, phoca. 2. Used to denote what 
 
 is otherwise called a shilf-corn. Gall. " Sealch, a 
 
 sldllcorn or small bunyion." Gall, Encycl. Selk- 
 
 horn, Dumfr. 
 SELCOUTH, adj. Strange. Wyntown.—A. S, sel- 
 
 cuth, rarus, insolitus. 
 SELE, s. Happiness. V. Seile, 
 SELE, s. A yoke for binding cattle in the stall, S.— 
 
 Su. G. sele, a collar, a yoke. 
 SELF, Selff, Selwyn, adj. Same. Barbour. — A. S. 
 
 self, Su. G. sialf, ipse. 
 SELFF-BLAK, adj. Black as the natural colour of 
 
 the wool, t. e. the same which the animal wore. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 SELY, adj. 1. Poor ; wretched ; S. silly. Wallace. 
 
 — Su. G. selig, id. 2. Mean ; paltry. Bollock on II. 
 
 Thess. 
 SELY, adv. Wonderfully. Maitland Poems.— A. S. 
 
 sellic, id. 
 SELKHORN, s. V. Shilfcorn. 
 SELKIRK BANNOCK. A cake baked with currants, 
 
 Ac. S. A, Bride of Lammermoor. 
 SELKIT, Selkith, adv. Seldom, Eskdale ; corr. from 
 
 Selcouth, q. v. 
 SELL, s. A seat, "Repairing of the puir folk selh's 
 
 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, 
 
 sedile, id. 
 SELLABLE, adj. Vendible. Sellabill. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 SELLAT, s. A head-piece for foot soldiers. Douglas. 
 
 — Fr. salade, Hisp. celada. 
 SELLIE, adj. Selfish, Clydes. Roxb.j from sell, self. 
 
 V. the s. 
 SELLIE, s. A diminutive from sell, self. " SelMs 
 
 aye sellie, self is still for self." Gall. Encycl. 
 SELLOCK, s. A fish. V. Silluk. > ' 
 
 SELLOUR, s. A cellar. Aberd. Reg. 
 SELWYN, prpn. The selwyn, the same ; the selfsame. 
 
 V. Self. 
 
 To SEMBYL, v. n. To make a wry mouth, in derision 
 
 or scorn, S. to shamble. Douglas. — Lat. simul-are, 
 
 to counte'*feit, 
 SEMBLAY, Semlat, Semble, Semele, s. 1. Meeting ; 
 
 interview. Wallace. 2. Act of assembling, id. 3. 
 
 An assembly. Wyntown. 4. Hostile rencounter, 
 
 Wallace. — Su, G. saml-a, Dan. saml-er, id, 
 SEMBLAND, s. An assembly, Wyntown. 
 SEMBLANT. Sembland, s. Appearance ; show. Doug. 
 
 — Fr. semblant, id. 
 To SEMBLE, v. n. To assemble. Douglas. 
 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, Foems IQth Cent. — 
 
 Fr, semblance, id, from sembl-er, to seem, to make 
 
 show of. 
 SEME, s. 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, sempeternums, castilians," &c. Acts Cha. 
 
 II. — Lat. senij)i<ern-MS, everlasting. V. Perpetuanae, 
 SEMPILNES, s. Low condition in life, Binkerton's 
 
 Hist. Scotl. V. Sympill, 
 SEMPLE, adj. V. Sympill, 
 SEN, conj. Since ; seeingj S. Douglas. 
 SEN, prep. Since, S. ibid. 
 SEN, s. Filth, Douglas.— La.t. san-ies, id. 
 SEND, adv. Then ; thereafter. Priests Peblis.—Teut. 
 
 sind, Su-. G. sendan, deinde, the same with Syne, q. v. 
 SEND, s. 1. Mission, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. A 
 
 message ; a despatch ; also, in regard to the local 
 
 situation of the sender, a Send-down, or Send-up, 
 
 S. B, 3. The messengers sent for the bride at a 
 
 wedding, S. B. Discipline. V. Saynd. 
 SENDYALL, adv. Seldom. V. Seindle. 
 SEN YE DAY. The day appointed for the meeting of a 
 
 synod or assembly. Aberd. Reg. V. Seikye, 
 SENYEORABILL, adj. Lordly; seigneurial, Rauf 
 
 Coily.—O. Fr. seigneur-iable, seigneurial, Roquefort. 
 SENYEOURE, s. Lord ; prince. Bellenden.— Lat. 
 
 princeps, Ital. signore, Fr. seigneur, id. 
 SENYHfi, s. An assembly. V. Seinye, 
 SENYHE, s. Badge worn in battle. Wyntown.— 
 
 O. Fr. seingnie, Lat. sign-um. 
 SENYIE-CHAMBER, s. The place in which the clergy 
 
 assembled, Martin's Reliq. D. Andr. 
 SENON, s. A sinew, S. Wallace.— Belg. senuwen, 
 
 Sicamb. senen, id. 
 SENS, s. Incense. Bellenden.— This is also 0, E. 
 
 " Sence or incence, incensum, thus," Prompt, Parv. 
 SEN'S. "Save us." Gl. Shirr. V, Sane, v. 
 To SENSE, v: n. To scent. Kelly. 
 SENSYMENT, Sensement, s. Sentiment ; judgment. 
 
 Douglas. 
 SENSYNE, adv. V. Sen. 
 SEN, Sen-syne, Since that time. TFaZZace.— Contr. 
 
 from A. S. seoth-than, Su. G. sidan, postea. 
 SENTHIS, adv. Hence, Gl, Sibb. 
 SENTRICE, s. Perhaps what has been latterly called 
 
 the sentiy-box. Aberd. 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 tlie 
 
 ,y/ vV4^.t^V -^'»/=r Jt'^o/:' 3ie. 
 
SEQ 
 
 468 
 
 SET 
 
 name of knaveship, and of bannock and lock, or gow- 
 pen." Ersk. — Du Cange gives L. B. sequela, as syn. 
 with Secta Moutae, aud Secta ad Molendinum. 
 
 SEqfUESTRE, s. Forbes on the Revelation.— ¥r. se- 
 questre, signifies "he into whose hands a thing is 
 sequestered," Cotgr. But I suspect tJiat the term is 
 here used in the primaiy sense of Lat. sequester, a 
 mediator or umpire. 
 
 SERB, pret. v. Served. Wallace. V. Sair, v. 
 
 SERE, adj. Several. V. Skib. 
 
 SERE, adv. Eagerly. Doug. — A. S. sare, id. 
 
 SERE, s. Sir ; lord. V, Schir. 
 
 SEREACHAN-AITTIN, s. A bird. Martin's West. 
 Jsl. Perhaps the name should be read screachan- 
 aittin, because of its shrieking. 
 
 SE REVARIS, s. pi. Sea robbers or pirates. Aberd. 
 Reg, V. Rewab, and Reyffar. 
 
 SERF, s. Sowens or flummery before the acetous fer- 
 mentation commences, Moray.— Gael, searhh, (pron. 
 serv,) sour, may have been originally used to denote 
 sowens in a more advanced state, and afterwards 
 limited in its sense. Searhhan is given by Shaw as 
 signifying oats. 
 
 To SERE, V. a. Douglas. V. Serve. 
 
 SERGE, SiERGE, s. A taper ; a torch. Wyntown. — 
 Fr. cierge, a large wax candle, a flambeau. 
 
 SERGEANB, s. 1. A squire. Wyntown.— 0. Fr. id. 
 2. An inferior oflicer in a court of justice. Skene. 
 
 SERYT, L. cryt, cried. Wallace. 
 
 SERK, s. A shirt, S. V. Sakk. 
 
 SERKINET, s. A piece of dress. V. Girkienet. 
 
 SERMONE, Sbemokd, s. Discourse. Bellenden.— 
 0, Fr. id. 
 
 SERPE, s. Apparently a sort of fibula made in t. 
 hooked form. Pinkert. Hist. Scoil.—¥r. serpe, 
 sarpe, a hook or small bill ; Falx, Diet. Trev. 
 
 SERPLATHE, s. Eighty stones of wool. Skene.— 
 Fr. sarpilliere, E. sarp-cloth. 
 
 SERPLINS, s.pl. The soapy water in which clothes 
 have been boiled, Lanarks. 'V. Sapples. 
 
 To SERS, Seirs, v. a. To search. Douglas. 
 
 ro SERVE, Serf, Serwe, v. a. To deserve. Wallace. 
 
 SERVETING, s. Cloth for making ta,ble napkins. 
 Rates. 
 
 SERUIABLE, adj. Active. Douglas. 
 
 ♦ SERVICE, s. 1. A 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. Surv. Roxb. 
 
 SERVIN'-CHIEL, s, A man servant. 
 
 SERVITE, Servyte, Servit, Servet, s. A table nap- 
 kin, S. Spalding. — Fr. serviette, Teut. servett, id. 
 
 SERVITOUR, s. 1. In old writings it often signifies 
 clerk, secretary, or man of business. 2. The de.^igna- 
 tion formerly given to a writer's apprentice. -Waver- 
 ley. 3. It was also used, like the obsolete E, word, 
 for a sei-vant or attendant, in a general sense, and in 
 the expression of duty or respect. 
 
 SERVITRICE, Sebvitrix, s. A female servant ; a 
 lady's maid. Acts Cha. I. Servitrix. Aberd. Reg. 
 — 0. Fr. serviteresse, servante, Roquefort ; L. B. ser- 
 vitrix, famula. 
 
 SESING OX, Seisin Ox, Satsing Ox. A perquisite 
 formerly due to the sheriff, or to the bailie of a 
 barony, when he gave infeftment to an heir holding 
 crown lands ; now commuted into a payment of 
 money, in proportion to the value of the property. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 SESSION, Sessiown, s. The consistory, or parochial 
 eldership in Scotland, S. Knox. 
 
 SESSIONER, s. A member of the session or consistory. 
 Wodrow. 
 
 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 admiration ; equiva- 
 lent to, " Would you have thouglit it ?" It is also 
 used after refusing to grant a request, Orkn. It is 
 evidently, Seest thou, not f 
 
 To SET, V. a. To lease, S. W^yntown. 
 
 SET, Sett, s. 1. A lease ; synon. witli Tack. Spots- 
 wood. 2. A sign or billet fixed on a house, to show 
 that it is to be let, Aberd. 
 
 SET, adj. Cast down ; distressed ; afilicted, Aberd. 
 — The only v. to which this seems allied in signifi- 
 cation is Teut. sett-en, sidere ad ima vasa, q. quite 
 sunk. V. Sect, v. n. 
 
 SET, Sett, part. pa. Wrought after a particular pat- 
 tern, S. Depred. on the Clan Campbell. 
 
 SET, part. pa. Seated at a table for a meal, or for 
 compotation, S. B. Cock's Simple Strains. 
 
 To SET, V. a. To disgust ; to excite nausea ; as, 
 "The very sicht of that soss set my stammack," S. 
 
 To SET up upon. To lose one's relish for ; to become 
 nauseated with, S. B. 
 
 To SET off, V. a. 1. To dismiss ; to turn off, S. — 
 Teut. aff-sett-an, abdicare, afsetten van sijn ampt, 
 dimovere ofQcio, Belg. afgezet, " turned out, deposed, 
 dismissed from one's place," Sewel. The phrase is 
 often used S. to denote the dismissal of a servant, or 
 of any one in office. .2. To fob off ; to shift off, S. 
 Ross's Hdenore. 
 
 To SET aj^, V. n. 1. To go away ; to take one's self 
 off, S. 2. To loiter; to linger; tobedilatoiy, Abei-d.; 
 synon. Put off. 
 
 * To SET by, v. n. To care ; to regard. Poems l&ih 
 Cent. In 11. 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' apuir dinner the day, as I hae nae- 
 thing better to gie him," S. 
 
 To SET out, V. a. To eject; to put out forcibly; as, 
 " I set him out of the house," S. 
 
 ♦ To SET up, V. a. While this v. denotes honour or 
 advancement, it is almost invariably used as expres- 
 sive of contempt for a person, who either assumes 
 some distinction, or receives some honour, viewed as 
 unsuitable to his station or merit, S. ; as, ^' Set you 
 up, truly !" " She maun hae a new gown ; set her 
 vp .'" 
 
 To SET, V. a. 1. To beset. Wyntown. .2. To lay 
 snares. Douglas. — Su. 6. Isl. saett-a, insidias 
 struere. 3. To Sett the gait, to beset the road or 
 highway. Acts Ja. V. — Su. G. sitt-a, Isl. sit-ia, 
 in insidiis sedere ; Lat. insid-ere, id. 
 
 SET, s. A gin or snare. Barbour. — Su. G. sata, 
 insidiae feris positae. 
 
 SET, s. 1. The spot in a river where stationary nets 
 are fixed, S. >Law Case. 2. The net thus set, S. 
 ibid. — Su. G. saett-a ut et naet, to spread a net. 
 
 SET, s. Attack ; onset, S. Ross. 
 
 SET, s. 1. Kind; manner, S.— Su. G. saett, id, 2. 
 Shape ; figure ; cast; make, Aberd. 3. The pattern 
 of cloth. It is said to be of this or that set, especially 
 where there are different colours, according to the 
 pattern followed in the weaving, S. CoL Stewart's 
 Sketthes. 4. The socket in which a precious stone is 
 set. Inventories. 
 
SET 
 
 469 
 
 SHA 
 
 To SET, V. a. 1. To become one, as to manners, rank, 
 merit, &c. S. Barbour. 2. To become, as to dress, 
 S. Bannatyne F. 3. Setting, part. pr. Having a 
 prepossessing appearance, or natural gracefulness of 
 manner, S. i2<;ss. —Su. G. saet-a, couvenire. 
 
 SET, s. 1. The chartered constitution of a borough, S. 
 Stat. Ace. — A. S. saet-an, constituere. 2. The fixed 
 quantity of any article with which a familyis, accord- 
 ing to agreement, supplied at particular times; as, 
 "a set of milk," " a set of butter," Ac. S. 
 
 To SET ofier ane, v. a. To pursue one, S.— Su. G. 
 saetta after en, id. 
 
 SET, Sett, conj. Though. Wallace. Perhaps the 
 imperative of the v. 
 
 ♦ SET, part. pa. Disposed, S. Douglas. Ill set, 
 cross-grained. Ruddiman. 
 
 SET-DOWN, s. An unexpected overwhelming reply ; 
 
 a rebuflf, S. 
 SETE, s. Legal prosecution. Act. Audit. This term, 
 
 as it is nearly synon. has a common origin with soil, 
 
 soyt ; L. B. sect-a, from se.quor. 
 SETER, Seater, s. A local designation, Shetl. V. 
 
 the term t<TER. 
 SETH, s. Coal-fish. V. Skath. 
 SETHE-FOUL, s. The less blackheaded gull.— Dan. 
 
 sig, gad us, Shetl. 
 SETHILL, s. A disease affecting sheep in the side, 
 
 S. B. — A. S. sidl-adl, lateris dolor ; or q. side-ill. 
 SETNIN, s. A motherless lamb, brought up by the 
 
 hand, Shetl. 
 SET-ON, part. adj. A term applied to what is singed 
 
 or slightly burned in the pot or pan ; as, to broth 
 
 wheu it bears the marks of the Bishop's foot ; also 
 
 settin-on, Teviotd. 
 SETS, s. pi. Corn in small stacks. Loth. — Isl. sate, 
 
 Su. G. saata, cumulus foeui. 
 SET-STANE, s. A hone, or stone with a smooth sur- 
 face; denominated from its being used for setting, or 
 
 giving an edge to, a razor or other sharp instrument, 
 
 S. ; often simply Set, Roxb. Hem. Nilhs. Song. 
 SETT, pret. Ruled. Sir Tristrem.—A. S. sett-an, 
 
 di.sponere. 
 SETTE GEAR. " Money placed at interest," Nithsd. 
 
 Remains Niths. Song. 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 salmon, in fresh waters, from 
 
 Saturday after the time of Vespers, till Monday after 
 
 sunrise. ActsJa. I. 
 SETTERTOUN, s. A term occuring in an act of Ja. 
 
 VI. respecting Orkney and Zetland. Meauing not 
 
 clear. 
 SETTING, Setten, si A weight in Orkney, containing 
 
 24 marks. Skene. 
 SETTING-DOG, s. A spaniel, S.; setter, E. 
 
 • To SETTLE a Minister, v. a. To fix him in a particu- 
 lar charge, S.; synon. to Place. In the same sense a 
 congregation is said to get a settlement, when the 
 pastor is introduced to the discharge of the pastoral 
 office among them, S. 
 
 SETTLE, s. A kind of seat. V. Lakg-settle. 
 
 SETTLE-GEAR, s. Jacobite Relics.— A. S. sell, setel, 
 sedes, sella. V. Sette gear, 
 
 SETTLIN, s. Often such a beating as brings one into 
 a state of submission, S. 'To get a se'.tUn, to be 
 frighted into quietness.'' Gl. Shirreft. 
 
 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 
 London. 
 
 SETTRELS, s. pi. The name given to the young 
 sprouts that shoot forth in spring from the coleworts 
 planted in the beginning of winter, Stirlings. A 
 dimin, 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, Aug. 
 Perths. Ruddiman^ 
 
 SEUCH, Sewch, s. 1. A furrow, S. Doug. 2, A 
 gulf. Pal. Hon. — Sw. sog, colluvies, Lat. sulc-us. 
 3. A fosse connected with a rampart ; a ditch sur- 
 rounding a fortification. Hist. James the Sext. 
 
 To SEUCHj V. a. 1. To divide. Douglas.— \ja.t. 
 sulc-are. 2. To plant by laying in a furrow. Thus 
 the phrase, sheughing kail, occurs in an old Jacobite 
 song. V. Sheuch, v. 
 
 SEVEN SENSES. A phrase used to denote one's wits ; 
 as, " Ye've fley'd me onto' xnj seven senses." You 
 have frightened me out of all the wits I ever pos- 
 sessed, S. 
 
 SEUERALE, adj. Applied to landed property as pos- 
 sessed distinctly from that of others, or contrasted 
 with a common. Act. Audit. 
 
 SEUERALE, s. In seuerale, in distinct possession, 
 ibid. — L. B. seweral-is. Separalis is used in the 
 same sense. In separali, Fleta. 
 
 SEUIN STERNES. The Pleiades, S. Doug. 
 
 SEW, pret. v. Sowed. Douglas. 
 
 SEWAN BELL, Perhaps, recollection-bell. Dunbar. 
 — Fr. souvient. ^^' ^^r'i ^i ,'':', > • ,' ; :''.:',r^/ , ' 
 
 SEWANE, s. Uncertain. Douglas7~ 
 
 SEWANS, L. sewaris, sewers. Houlate. 
 
 SEWIS, s. pi. Places where herons breed. V. Heroxe 
 
 SEW. 
 
 SEWSTER, s. A sempstress, S.— 0. E. " sewstar or 
 sowstar, sutrix," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SEX, adj. Six. Wynt. V. Sax. 
 
 SEXTERNE, s. A measure anciently used in S. " The 
 aid boll first maid be king Dauid contenlt a sexterne, 
 the sexterne contenit xij gallonis of the aid met," &c. 
 Pari. Ja. I. — L. B. sextar-ius, sextar-ium, mensura 
 liquidorum et aridorum ; Du Cange. 
 
 SII. For words not found printed in this form, 
 V. SCH. 
 
 SHA, Shaw, interj. The teim of incitement used to a 
 dog when called to give chase to any other animal, 
 GalL 
 
 To SHAB, V. a. "To smuggle ; to send- any thing 
 away privately." Gall. Enc. 
 
 SUABLE, Shabble, s. 1. A crooked sword, or hanger. 
 Colvil. — Su. G. Dan. Be'g. sabel, id. 2. An old 
 rusty sword, S. . 3. Any little person or thing, 
 Strathmore. 
 
 To SHACH, V. a. 1. To distort ; pret. shacJU, S.— 
 Isl. skag-a, deflectere, skack-ur, obliquus. 2. Metapii. 
 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. 
 
 SIIACH-END of a web. The fag-end, S. B. 
 
 To SHACIILE, V. a. To distort from the proper shape 
 or direction. S. Burns. Shachlin, unsteady ; in- 
 firm, S. 
 
SHA 
 
 470 
 
 SHA 
 
 SIIACIILE, s. 1. Any thing worn out, 8. 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 SHACKLE, Shocuel, v. n. To shuffle in walking, 
 
 S. Kelly. 
 gllACKLE-BANE, «. 1. The wrist, S. Ramsay. Q. 
 
 the bone on which shackles are fixed. 2. Used, 
 
 perhaps ludicrously, to denote the pastern of a horse. 
 
 Francl^s Northern Memoirs. 
 SHAFT, «. A handle, S.— E. haft, Su. G. shaft. 
 SHAFTS, «. 1. A kind of woollen cloth, Aberd. Stat. 
 
 Ace. 2. Pron. of chafts, jaws in Shetl. 
 SHAG, s. 1. The refuse of barley. S.— Su. G. shaegg, 
 
 hair. 2. The term is sometimes applied to the 
 
 refuse of oats, Strathm. 
 SHAGL, V. a. To cut raggedly.— Isl. sagla, id. 
 SHAIRN, s. The dung of cattle. V. Shakk. 
 To SHAK afa\ To wrestle, S. Ross. 
 To SHAK afoot. To dance, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 To SHAK one's crap. To give vent to one's ill Jiumour, 
 
 S. B. Shirrefs. 
 * To SHAKE, V. a. One is said to be sair shaken, 
 
 when much emaciated by disease or long confine- 
 ment, S. 
 SHAKE, s. 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 tatterde- 
 malion, South of S. Guy Mann. 
 SHALE,*. Alum ore, S. 
 SHALER, s. 1. A shade of gray, peculiar to the wool 
 
 of Shetland sheep. 2. Iloar-fiost, Shetl. 
 SHALL, s. The scale suspended from a balance for 
 
 weighing, Aberd. — Teut. schaele van de waeghe, 
 
 lanx ; Belg. schaal, id, 
 SHALL, s. 1. A shell, Aberd.— Isl. and Su. G. skal, 
 
 testa. 2. A shawl, ib. 
 SHALLOCH, adj. Plentiful; abundant, Mearns.— 
 
 Isl. skiol-a, operire, tegere. 
 SHALLOCHY, adj. Shallow. ".Shallochy land, 
 
 land of a shallow nature." Gall. Encycl. 
 SHALT, s. A horse of the smallest size; Shaltie, 
 
 dimin. Aberd.; the same with Sheltie. W. Beattie's 
 
 Tales. 
 To SHAM, V. a. To strike. Loth. 
 To SHAMBLE, v. n. 1. To rack the limbs by striding, 
 
 Ang. 2. To make a wry mouth, S. Shamble chafts, 
 
 wry mouth, S. B. Forbes. 
 To SHAMBLE, v. a. To distort; to writhe ; as, " He 
 
 shamhled\i\& mou' at me,"S. B.; synon. Shevel, Shawl. 
 
 Apparently from a common origin with the E. adj. 
 
 Shambling, "moving awkwardly and inegularly ;" 
 
 but what this is seems very doubtful. 
 SHAMBO, Shambo-lkather, 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, Sorrow, Mischief, &c. Herd's 
 
 Coll. 
 SIIAMLOCH, s. A cow that has not calved for two 
 
 years, W. Loth,— Gael, simlach, id. 
 SHAMMEL-SHANKIT, adj. Having crooked legs, 
 
 Teviotd. V. Shamble, v. 
 SHAMS, s. pi. Legs. — Fr. jambes, id. 
 
 SHAN, adj. 1. Silly ; paltry. Loth. Ramsay.— A. 8. 
 scande, Teut. schande, 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, V. a. To heal ; to cure ; properly used to 
 denote the supposed effect of superstitious observ- 
 ances. Gall. Encycl. 
 SHANG, s. A sort of luncheon ; " shang o' breed and 
 cheese, a piece, a bite between meals," Gall. Enc. 
 — Isl, skan signifies crusta, cortex. 
 SHANGAN, s. A stick cleft at one end, for put- 
 ting the tail of a dog in, S. Burns. V. Shanoie. 
 To SHaNGIE, v. a. To enclose in a cleft piece of 
 
 wood, S. A. J. Nicol. 
 SHANGIE, s. 1. A shackle that runs on the stake to 
 which a cow is bound in tlie byre. 2. The chain by 
 which dogs are coupled, Fife. Hence, it has been 
 supposed, the term Collieshangie, q. "a quarrel be- 
 tween two dogs which are bound with the same 
 chain." In Fife the term is used in a general sense 
 as denoting a chain. Perhaps shangie is merely a 
 modification of Fr. chaine, a chain. 
 SIIANGIE, adj. Thin ; meagre, S. — Gael, seang, 
 
 small, slender. 
 SH AN-GINESS, s. The state of being slender ; meagre- 
 
 ness, 8. 
 * SHANK, «, The handle ; as, ^' the shank o' a 
 
 spune,"'e. 
 To SHANK, v.n. To sink a coal-pit ; as, '^ to shank 
 
 for coals," Clydes, Ann. Par. 
 To SHANK aff, v. n. 1. To set off smartly ; to walk 
 away with expedition, S. Tarras. 2. To depart, 
 in whatever manner, S. A. Wilson's Poems. V. . 
 Schank, s. 
 To SHANK aff, v. a. To send off without ceremony, 
 
 S. Antiquary. 
 To SHANK one's self awa, v. a. To take one's self 
 
 off quickly, S. Antiquary. 
 To SHANK, v.n. 1. To travel on foot, S. Fergusson. 
 
 2. To knit stockings, Aberd. 
 SHANK of a coal mine. The pit sunk for reaching the 
 
 coals, S. — A. S. senc-an, to sink. 
 SHANK of a hill. The projecting point of :a hill, S. 
 SHANKER, s. A female knitter of stockings, Aberd. 
 
 Gl. Sibb, 
 SHANKS, s. pi. W. Schank. 
 
 SHANKS-NAIGIE, s. To ride on Shanks Mare, Nag, 
 
 or Nagy, a low phrase, signifying to travel on foot, 
 
 S. Shirr. Gait. London, " marrow-bone stage " — 
 
 a pun upon Mary-le-bone ? 
 
 SHANKUM, s. A man or beast that has long small 
 
 legs, Orkn. V. Schakk. 
 SHANNACH, s. A bonfire lighted on Hallow-eve, 
 Perths. ; also shinicle. — Gael, samhnag, samh'-in, the 
 great festival observed by the Oelts 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." 
 SHAP, s, A shop, Ettr. For. — Teut. schap, promptu- 
 
 arium. V. Chap. 
 To SHAPE away, v. a. To drive away. Godly Sangs. 
 
 — Germ, schieb-en, schupf-en, to drive. 
 SHAPINGS, s. pi. The small bits of cloth that are 
 cut off with the scissors in shaping any piece of 
 dress, S. 
 
SHA 
 
 471 
 
 SHE 
 
 SHARD, s. A littk despicable creature ; used as a 
 term of reproach. This teiTQ is often applied con- 
 temptuously 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 frag- 
 ment ; or allied to Isl. skard-a, minuere ; Su. G. 
 skard, fractura. 
 
 To SHARE, V. a. To pour off the lighter parts of a 
 liquid from the heavier, Lanarks. Ettr. For.; the 
 same with Schire, v. 
 
 To SHARE, V. n. Applied to liquids, when they 
 separate in a vessel into two or more parts, ib. 
 
 SHARG, s. A contemptuous term, conveying the idea 
 of the object being tiny, and at the same time mis- 
 chievous, Kinross, Perths. — Ir. Gael, searg, dry, 
 withered ; searg-am, to wither, pine away, consume. 
 
 To SHARGr, V. a. To tease; applied to language, 
 Shetl. 
 
 SHARGr, s. Petulant, unnecessary expostulation, ib. 
 — Su. G. skrock, Dan. skrauk, fictio, commentum. 
 
 SHARGAR, Shakger, s. 1. A lean person ; a scrag. 
 .Ross. — Belg, scraghe, id. 2. A weakly child, S.; 
 also shargan, ibid. — Gael, seirg, a consumption. V. 
 Shakg, from which this is a dimin. 
 
 SHARGIE, adj. Thin ; shrivelled, Ayrs, 
 
 SH ARINS, s. pi. The useless or less valuable part of 
 liquids, whether poured off or remaining in a vessel, 
 Lanarks. Ettr. For. 
 
 SHARN, Shearn, Shairn, s. The dung of oxen or 
 cows, S. B. Galloway. — A. S. scearn, Fris. scharn, 
 ■dung. 
 
 SHARNEY-FAC'D, adj. Having the face befouled 
 with cow -dung. Blythsome Bridal. 
 
 SHARNY, cdj. Bedaubed with cow-dung, S. Rams. 
 
 SHARNIE, 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. 
 
 SHARROW, adj. 1. Bitter, in relation to the taste ; 
 also used in a general sense, Caithn, 2. Keen ; as, 
 a skarrow craver, one who acts the part of a dun, 
 ibid. — Ir. and Gael, searbh signifies bitter, shai-p, 
 severe. 
 
 SHATHMONT, s. A measure of six inches. Ritson. 
 
 V. SCHAFTMON. 
 
 To SHAUCHLE, v. n. To walk with a shuffling or 
 shambling gait, S. V. Shach. 
 
 SHAVE, Sheeve, s. A slice, S. Ramsay. — Belg. 
 schyf, a round slice. 0. E. " Shyue of brede or 
 other lyke, lesca, scinda," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 To SHAVE, V. a. To sow, Ab. ; show, Buchan. [ing. 
 
 SHAVELIN, s. A carpenter's tool, Aberd. V, Chav.-^l- 
 
 SHAVELIS, s. pi. Poems IQth Cent— Tent, schaev-en, 
 is rendered impudenteret iuverecunde petere, Kilian. 
 Perhaps depredators, from L. B. scavill-am, praeda. 
 
 SHAVER, s. A wag, S. Burns. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 SHAUGHLIN', part.pr. Reg. Dalton. V. Shauchle, v. 
 
 SHAVIE. 1. A trick or prank. To play one a Shavie, 
 to play one a trick. It is used sometimes in a good, 
 sometimes in a bad sense, Aberd. Perths. Fife. 2. 
 To disappoint one, ibid. To Work one a Shavie, id. 
 The origin is probably Dan. skiaev, Isl. skeif-r, 
 oblique, awry, (E. askew ;) q. to set one off the pro- 
 per or direct course. V. Skavie. 
 
 SHAVITER, s. A term expressive of contempt; as, 
 a puir drunken shaviter, Berw. 
 
 SHAVITER-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of a 
 
 blackguard, Ettr. For. 
 SHAUL, Shawl, adj. Shallow, S. "Shawl water 
 
 maks mickle din," Prov. V. Schald. 
 SHAULING, s. The act of killing salmon by means 
 
 of a leister, S. A.; from E. shallow. Stat. Ace. 
 SHAUM, s. The leg or limb, Buchan. Tarras's P. 
 
 Most probably by a slight change from Fr. jambe, the 
 
 leg or shank ; Ital. gamba, id. 
 SHAUP, s. 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 appearance ; q, resembling an empty 
 
 husk. Loth. Perth. S. O. The Smugglers. 
 SHAUPIT, part. pa. Furnished with pods ; as, weel- 
 
 shaupit pease, S. 0. 
 SHAW, s. Show ; appearance. Acts Ja. VI. V. 
 
 Schaw, v. 
 SHAW, s. A wood, Fife. V. Schaw. 
 SHAW, s. A piece of ground which becomes suddenly 
 
 flat at the bottom of a hill or steep bank, Teviotd. 
 
 Thus Birken-shaw, a piece of ground, of the descrip- 
 tion given, covered with short scraggy birches ; 
 
 Brecken-shaw, a shaw covered with ferns. 
 SHAW, interj. A term of incitement addressed to a 
 
 dog, Galloway. V. Sha. 
 SHAWL, adj. Shallow. V. Shaul, Schald. 
 SHAWS, pi. The foliage of esculent roots, S. Courant. 
 
 — Teut. schawe, umbra. 
 SHEAD of corn. V. Shed. 
 SHEAL, Schele, Sheil, Sheald, Shield, Shielling, 
 
 Sheelin, s. 1. A hut for those who have the care of 
 
 sheep or cattle, S. Clan Albin. 2. A hut for 
 
 fishermen, S. Law Case. 3. A shed for sheltering 
 
 sheep during night, S. 4. A cottage for sportsmen, 
 
 S. Stat. Ace. 5. Wynter schelis, winter quarters. 
 
 Bellenden. 6. A nest for a field-mouse. Henrysone. 
 
 — Isl. sael, domuncula aestiva in montanis ; Su. G. 
 
 skale, Isl. skali, a cottage. 
 To SHEAL, Shiel, v. a. To put sheep under cover, S. 
 
 Ross. 
 To SHEAL, V. a. To take the husks off seeds, 
 
 S. Stat. Ace. — Belg. scheel-en, A. S. sceal-ian, to 
 
 shell. To Sheal Pease is, I am informed, a phrase 
 
 common in the midland counties of E. 
 To SHEAR, Scheie, v. a. 1. To cut down corn with 
 
 the sickle, S. 2. To reap, in general, S. Lynd 
 
 say. 
 SHEAR, s. The act of shearing or reaping, S. 
 
 And aye they tell that " a green shear 
 
 Is au ill shake." — Ttie Ilar'st Rig. 
 
 To SHEAR, Sheer, v. n. To divide ; to part ; to take 
 different directions, Perths. Trans. Antiq. Soc. for 
 Scotl. — A. S. scer-an, scir-an, dividere ; Teut. scAzer- 
 en, Su. G. skaer-a, partiri. 
 
 SHEAR of a hill. The ridge or summit, where wind 
 and water are said to shear, Aberd. 
 
 SHEARER,*. 1, One employed in cutting down com, 
 S. Hudson. 2. In a general sense, a reaper, S. 
 — Su. G. skaer-a, metere, falce secare. 
 
 SHEARIN, s. 1. The act of cutting down corn, S. 
 A.Doug. 2. Harvest in general. 
 
 SHEAR-KEAVIE, s. The cancer depurator, Loth. 
 
 SHEARN, s. V. Sharn. 
 
 SHEAR-SMITH, s. A maker of shears. This is 
 mentioned among the incoi-porated trades of Edin- 
 burgh. Blue Blanket. V. Sheermkn. 
 
 SHEAVE, s. A slice, S. V. Shave. 
 
SHE 
 
 472 
 
 SHI 
 
 SITED, «. A portion of land, as distinguished from 
 that which is luljacent, 8.— A. S. scead-an, Teut. 
 scheyd-tn, separate. Sheed of land is used in the 
 same sense, Orkn. A thed of corn, a piece of ground 
 on which corn grows, as distinguished from the ad- 
 jacent land on either side, S. Lamont't Diary. Sick 
 man's shtd, a battle-field, Ang. 
 
 SUED, s. 1. The interstice between the different parts 
 of Uie warp in a loom, 8. Adam.—&\i. O.sked, Isl. 
 tkeid, pecten textorius, per quem stamen transit, 
 quique fila discemit, must undoubtedly be viewed 
 as a cognate term ; as well as in the general sense of 
 the S. term, skecle, intervallum. 2. Used, in a gene- 
 ral sense, for an interstice of any kind, Mearns. 
 Thus, shed-teeth, and shed of the teeth, denote the 
 interstices between the teeth. 
 
 To SUED, V. a. 1. To divide ; to separate, S. 2. Par- 
 ticularly used to denote the separation of lambs from 
 their dams ; a pastoral term, Loth. Roxb. V. Sched, 
 
 SUED of the hair. V. Schkd, Schede, s. 
 
 81IEDDER SALMON. A female salmon; the male 
 being denominated a kipper, South of S. Annandale. 
 
 SIIEDDIN', s. The act of separating lambs from the 
 parent ewes. Hogg. 
 
 SUEDE, «. A slice, S. B. SirGatoan. 
 
 To SHEED, V. a. To cut into slices, S. B. 
 
 SIIEELING, s. The same with Shilling^ "The 
 Slieeling is the thin substance containing the meal, 
 and which, by the last opemtion of grinding, is sepa- 
 rated into two parts, viz., Meal, and Meal-seeds." 
 Proof respecting Mill of Inveramsay. 
 
 SHEELIN-IIILL, s. The eminence near a mill, where 
 the kernels of the grain were separated, by the wind, 
 from the husks, S. "By every corn-mill, a knoll-top, 
 on which the kernels were winnowed from the husks, 
 was designed the sheeling-hill." Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 SHEEN, J. pi. Shoes, Aberd. 
 
 SHEEN of the ee. l%e pupil of the eye, S. B. In Fife 
 called, " the shine o' the ee." 
 
 SHEEP-HEAD SWORD. The vulgar designation for 
 a basket-hilted sword, S. Lintoun Green. 
 
 SUI;EP-NET, s. An enclosure composed of nets hung 
 upon stakes, for the pui-pose of confining sheep. Surv. 
 Renfrews. 
 
 SHEEP-ROT, «. Bulterwort, an herb, S. B. This is 
 named Sheep-root, Roxb. Also Clowns. 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, Linn.; Loth. Roxb. 
 
 SIIEEt-SHANK, t. " To think one's self nae sheep- 
 shank, to be conceited," S, Burns. 
 
 SHEEP-SILLER, s. A certain allowance to ploughmen, 
 Berwicks. Agr. Surv. Berwickshire. 
 
 SHEEP-SILLER, s. Common mica, S. 
 
 SHEEP'S-SOWRUCK. Triticum repens. V. Sowrock. 
 
 SHEEP-TAID, ». A tick or sheep-louse, Clydes. ; 
 synon. Ked, Kid. 
 
 To SHEER. t>. n. To divide ; to part V. Sfear, v. 
 
 SHEER-FEATHER, s. A thin piece of iron attached 
 to the plough -i'lare, for the purpose of cutting out 
 the furrow, Clydes. S. O. 
 
 SHEERMEN, s. pi. The designation of one of the 
 corporations of Edinburgh. Maitl. Hist. Edin. — 
 A. S. scear-an, to shear. Old Frannoes gives " Schar- 
 tn an or scherman, tonsor, tonsaiius," Prompt. Parv. 
 This might have been used in the same sense with 
 our Sheerman, for in Ort. Vocab. tonsor is rendered 
 • * a clypper." 
 
 To SHEET, V. a. To shoot, Aberd. ; Sheet styth, shot 
 
 dead. V. Stith, Stytu. 
 SHEEVE, s. A slice. V. Shave. 
 To SUEYL, Shyle, v. a. To distort the countenance, 
 
 Ettr. For. Sheyld, sheylt, distorted ; used in a 
 
 general sense, Dumfr. This is the same with 
 
 Shevel, v. 
 SUEIM ACH, ti A kind of bass made of straw or tprot- 
 
 ropes plaited, on which pannier.s are hung, Mearns. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. — Gael, sumag, a p;ick-saddle, A. 8. team 
 
 sarcina jumentaria. 
 SHEIMACH, s. A thing of no value, S. B. 
 SHELKY,s. The seal, Shetl. V. Selcht. 
 SHELL. Scarcely out of the shell yet; applied to 
 
 young persons who aflect something beyond their 
 
 years, S. 
 T4) SHELL down, v. a. To expend, applied to money ; 
 
 as, " the gold is shelled down." Sheeling out is used 
 
 as equivalent ; borrowed from the act of taking grain 
 
 out of the husks. V. Ash-keys. 
 SHELLYCOAT, s. !» A spirit, supposed to reside in 
 
 the waters, S. Minstr. Bord. 2. A bum-bailiff, 
 
 Loth. F-ergusson. 
 SHELL^ICKNESS. A disease of sheep, Shetl. App. 
 
 Agr. Surv. Shetl. 
 SHELM, s. The pieces of wood which form the upper 
 
 frame of a cart, into which the starts or pasts in the 
 
 sides are morticed, Lanarks. 
 SHELM, s. A rascal. Melvil.—Yr. iA. 
 SHELMENTS, s.pl. V. Suilmonts. 
 SHELTIE, s. A horse of the smallest size, S. Martin. 
 
 — Perhaps corr, from Shetland, Dan. Hialtland. 
 SHEPHERD'S CLUB, OR CLUBS. The Broad-leaved 
 
 Mullein, Lanarks. " Verbascum thapsum, Broad- 
 leaved Mullein, Shepherd's Club, Scotis." A. Wilson. 
 SHEPHROA, s. A piece of female dress. Watson. 
 SHERARIM, s. a squabble, Mearns. Of the same 
 
 family with Shirraglie. 
 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. 1715, S. V. Shirra-muir. 
 SHETII, Shethe, s. 1. The stick with which a mower 
 
 whets his scythe, Annandale, In Fife, a straik. 2. 
 
 Applied to any object that is coarse and ugly ; as, a 
 
 coarse, ill-looking man is in derision termed " an 
 
 ugly sheth," ib. — Isl. skid, lamina lignea. 
 SHEUCH, s. A furrow ; a trench, S. V. Seuch. 
 To SHEUCH, Shugh, v. a. To lay plants in the 
 
 earth, before they are planted out, S. I a i'. i /> fs\ -'j » i 
 To SHEUCH, (gutt.) v. a. To distort, "lyiearns. This 
 
 is merely a provincial variety of Shach, v. id. 
 To SHEVEL, 1). a. To distort, S. Shevelling-gabbit, 
 
 q. having a distorted mouth, Ramsay. V.Showi^. 
 To SHEVEL, V. n. To walk in an unsteady and 
 
 oblique sort of way, S. 
 SHEWARD, pret. Assured. Sadler's Pap. 
 SHEWE, The pret. of Shaive, Shaw, to sow, Bucb. 
 
 Tarras. — A. S. i^eow, seminavit. 
 To SHY, Shy aj(f, v. n. Applied to a horse, when it 
 
 does not properly start, but nxives to a side from an 
 
 object at which it is alarmed, S. — Su. G. sky, Alem. 
 
 ski-en, vitare, subterfugere ; whenoe E. shy, adj. 
 SHIACKS, s. pi. Light black oats, variegated with 
 
 gray stripes, having beards like barley, S. B. Stat. 
 
 -ice— Su. G. skaeck, variegated. 
 To SHIAUVE, V. a. To sow, Buchan. Y. the 
 
 letter W. 
 
SHI 
 
 478 
 
 SHI 
 
 To SHIEGLE, v. n. The same with Shoggle, to shake, 
 
 to be in » joggling state, Gall. 
 SHIELING, s. V. SuEAi., s. 
 SHIEMAOH, adj. Malignant; reproachful; as, "a 
 
 shiemack hearsay," an injurious report, Ayrs. — Gael. 
 
 sgeamh-aim, to reproach. 
 SHIFT, s. A rotatioa of crops, Stirlings. Agr. Surv. 
 
 Stirling. 
 SHILBANDS, s. pi. Cart tops, Dumfr.; synon. with 
 
 Shilmonts. Laid-tree, id. Ettr. For. 
 To SHYLE, V. a. To make wry faces, V. Siieyl. 
 To SHYLE, v. n. To look obliquely, .Gall. " Shyling, 
 
 not looking directly at an object, but out at a side." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Skellie. 
 SHILFA, Shilfaw, s. The chaffinch, S. Mary Stew- 
 art. 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. 
 SHILPCORN, Sklkuorn, s. A thing which breeds 
 
 in the skin, resembling a small maggot, S. Colvil. 
 SHILL, adj. Shrill, S. The S. and E. words seem to 
 
 claim ditferent origins ; Skill being most nearly 
 
 allied to Su.. G. skall-a, vooiferari, skaell-a,- Isl. 
 
 skell-a, tinnire ; and SliriU to Su. G. skraell-a, fra- 
 
 gorem edere (Serun.;) sonum streperum edere, Hire. 
 SHILLACKS, Shillocks, Sheelocks, s. pi. The 
 
 lighter part of oats; the light grain that is blown 
 
 aside in winnowing, Aberd. Agr. Surv. Aberd. — 
 
 Teut. schille, schelle, cortex, schill-en, schell-en, 
 
 decorticare. 
 SHILLING, 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 frequently 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 longitudinal bars of the sides of a muck-bodied 
 
 or close cart. Loth. V. Bauchles. 
 SHILPED, at(/. Timid, Gall. " A s/uV^^ed wretch, a 
 
 heart stripped of manliness." Gall. Encycl. 
 SHILPETNESS, s. Faintness ; tremor, ib. 
 SHILPIE, s. "A person trembling always." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 SHILPIE, Shilpit, adj. 1. Insipid, applied to fer- 
 mented liquors, S. Waverley.— &u. G. skaell, 
 
 insipidus, aquosus. 2. Of a sickly colour, often 
 
 shilpit-like, S. Sibbald. 3. Applied to ears of corn 
 
 not well filled, S. B.— Teut. schelp, putamen, 
 SHILVINS, s. pi. Rails that fixed the rungs which 
 
 formed the body of a cart, Ang. — Su. G. skelwing, 
 
 paries intergerinus. 
 To SHIMMER, v. n. To shine. Rilson. V. Skimmerin. 
 SHIMMER, s. One of the cross bars in a kiln, for 
 
 supporting the ribs on which the grain is laid for 
 
 being dried. Loth. Simmers, q. v. 
 SHIN of a hill. The prominent or ridgy p^rt 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. Mag. 
 SHYND, SoLND, s.. A court of law, Shetl. 
 SH YND OR SOIND BILL. A deed executed in a court, 
 
 ibid. 
 SHINGLE, s. Gravel. R. Gilhaize. An impioper 
 
 orthography for Chingle, q. v. 
 SHINICLE, s. V. Shanjjacu. 
 
 SHINNERS, 8. 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. 
 
 SIIINNOCK, 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 i)arty 
 being to drive the ball beyond their^ponents' hail. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. The club or stick used in playing, S. 
 — Ir. shon, a olub. 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. Surv. 
 Caithn. V. Skellocu. 
 
 SHIPPER, s. A shipmaster. Pitscottie. 
 
 SHIRE, Shyre, adj. 1. Used in the sense of strait, or 
 S. scrimp ; as, ihii-e measure, that sort of measure- 
 ment which allows not a hair-breadth beyond what 
 mere justice demand.s, Teviotdale. 2. Thin, S. B. 
 " Thin cloth w« call shire." GL Shirr. Q. pellucid, 
 
 V. SCHIRE. 
 
 SIIIREY, adj. "Proud; conceited." Gl. Picken, 
 S. 0, — Teut. schier-en, ornare ; Su. G. skyr-a, lucidum 
 reddere. 
 
 SHIRIE, Shyrie, adj. Thin ; watery ; applied to 
 liquids ; as, shyrie kail, Fife. The same with 
 Schire, q. v. 
 
 SHIRLES, s.jji. Turfs for fuel, Aberd. V. Scherald. 
 
 To SIIIRP away^ v. n. To shrink ; to shrivel. M' Ward's 
 Contendings. 
 
 SHIRPET, part. adj. Thin, and tapering towards a 
 ppint ; q. sharped, i. e. sharpened, Ayrs. Annals of 
 the Parish. 
 
 SHIRRAGH, adj. Having an acrid taste, Renfr.— 
 Su. G. sJcarp, sharp. 
 
 SUIRRAGLIE, s. A contention ; a-squabble, Loth. — 
 Su. G. skurigla, increpare, to make a noise ; to chide. 
 
 SIIIRRA-MUIR, Sheura-moor, s. 1. A designation 
 used to denote the rebellion against government in 
 the year 1715, from the name of the vioor between 
 Stirling and Dunblane, where the decisive battle was 
 fought, S. Burns's Halloween. 2. Transferred to 
 a violent contest of any kind, S. Gall. Encycl. 3. 
 A severe drubbing with the tongue ; a Skirra-meer. 
 Tarras. 
 
 SHIRROCHY, (gutt.) adj. Sour; having a haughty 
 and penetrating look, Ayrs. This seems synon. 
 with Shirragh. V. Sharrow. 
 
 SHIRROT, s. A tuif or divot, BanfTs. V. Scherald. 
 
 SniRROW, s. A species of field-mouse, the shrew, 
 Roxb. V. Skrow. 
 
 SHIRT, s. Wild mustard, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SHIT, s. A contemptuous designation for a child, or 
 puny person, S. Polwart. — E. chit; Ital. citto, 
 puer, puella. 
 
 SHIT-FACED, adj. Having a very small face, as a- 
 child, Clydes.; q. chit-faced f 
 
 To SHITHER, v. n. To shiver, Fife ; merely a pro- 
 vincial variety of Chitter, q. v. or a corr. of E. 
 shudder. 
 
 SHITTEN, SniTTEN-LiKE, adj. Terms expressive of 
 the greatest contempt, and applied to what is either 
 very insignificant in appearance, or mean and des- 
 picable, S. — This exactly corresponds with Dan. 
 skiden, dirty, foul, sluttish. Chaucer uses shitten 
 in the sense of filthy. 
 
SHI 
 
 474 
 
 SHO 
 
 SniTTLE, t. " Any thing good for nothing." Call. 
 Snc. Formed, perhaps, as expressive of the greatest 
 contempt from Teut. schitte, stercus. 
 
 SHOAD, Om-sboad, s. A portion of land ; the same 
 with SKed, Fife,— A. S. »cead-an, separare ; in pret. 
 tceod. 
 
 To SHOCHLE, (ffutt.) v. «. and «. The same with 
 Sk4ickU. This term is often conjoined with another 
 nearly synon. when applied to an object that is very 
 much distorted; as, "She's baith shochled and 
 theyld," DuqA. 
 
 SnoCIILES, s. pi. Legs ; used contemptuously, Ab.; 
 perhaps originally applied to limbs that were dis- 
 toited. y. Shachlk. 
 
 SHOCHLIN', part. adj. Waddling ; wriggling, Aberd. 
 D. Anderson's P. V. Shach. 
 
 SHOCIILING, part. pr. Used metaph. apparently in 
 the sense of mean, paltry. Ramsay. V. Shachle. 
 
 SUOPDIE, 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. — Moes. G. 
 skaud, calceus, 2. The iron point of a pilce-staff, or 
 the pivot of a top, Fife. 
 
 SIIODE-SUOOL, s. A wooden shovel, shod with iron, 
 S. B. WaUon's Coll. 
 
 To SHOE THK MOSS. To replace the uppermost and 
 grassy turfs, after peats have been cast, South of S. 
 Essays Highl. Soc. 
 
 SHOEING THE AULD MARE. A dangerous sport 
 among children. Gall. "Abeam of wood is slung 
 between two ropes ; a person gets on this, and con- 
 trives to steady himself until he goes through a num- 
 ber of antics ; if he can do this, he shoes the auld 
 mare ; if he cannot do it, he generally tumbles to 
 the ground, and gets hurt with the fall." Gall. 
 EncycL 
 
 SUOELIN, part. adj. Distorted, Renfr. A.Wilson. 
 
 SIIOES, s.pl. The fragments of the stalks of flax, 
 separated by the mill, or by hand dressing. Shows 
 is perhaps a preferable orthographj, Arthur Young 
 writes shoves ; whence it would seem that the term 
 is used in E. as a provincial term, for I do not find it 
 in any dictionary. 
 
 Zo SHOG, V. a. To jog ; to shake, V. Schoo, 
 
 To SHOG, V. n. To shake from corpulence. 
 
 SIIOG-BOG, s. A deep mossy puddle, often that 
 through which a spring takes its course, covered with 
 a coating of closely matted grass, suflBciently strong 
 to carry a light person, who, by giving a shog, pro- 
 duces a continued undulating motion, Fife. 
 
 SHOGGIE-SHOU, s. A game. V. Shoggie-shub. 
 
 SHOGGLE, SftUGGLE, s. 1. A large piece of ice float- 
 ing down a river, after the ice is broken up. 2. A 
 clot of blood, Roxb. — Isl. skoeguU, prominentia. Or 
 shall we view our term as originally the same with 
 A. S. gicel, is-gicel, whence E. icicle. f V. Isechokill. 
 
 To SUOGLE, V. a. To jog. V. Schogglb. 
 
 SHOGLE, «. Ajog,S. B. 
 
 SHOLMARKED, s. A. calf wanting « piece of its ear 
 at birth, Shetl. 
 
 SHOLMIT, adj. Having a white face ; applied to an 
 ox or cow, Shetl, 
 
 SUOLT, s. A small horse, Orkn. ; also Shalt ; the 
 same with Sheltie, q. v. 
 
 SnON Y, s. The name formerly given to a marine deity 
 worshipped in the Western Isles. Martin's West. Isl. 
 
 To SHOO, V. a. 1. To produce a swinging motion, 
 Ayrs. The Entail. 2, To backwater with an oar. 
 V, Shue. 
 
 SnOOD, g. The distant noise of animals passing, 
 Shetl.— Teut, schudd-en, quatere ; vibrare, tremere ; 
 Su. G. skutt-a, excutere, cursitare ; Isl. skiot-r, celer. 
 
 SHOOGLE, s. A jog ; a shog, Ayrs. The Entail. V. 
 Shoggle. 
 
 SHOOIE, 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. Ficken. 
 
 To SHOOL, V. a. To shovel, S. This v. is used with 
 different prepositions ; as, aff, frae, on, out. 1. To 
 Shool off, to shovel off, S. Marriage. 2, To Shool 
 frae, to remove from, by the act of shovelling, S. ibid. 
 3. To Shool on, metaph. to cover, as in a grave, S. 
 Walker's Remark. Passages. 4. To Shool out, to 
 throw out with violence, S. Antiquary. 
 
 SHOONE, s. pi. Shoes, S. shune, (Gr. v.) Spalding. 
 
 V, SCHONE. 
 
 SHOOP, p)-et. of the v. to Shape, S. B. Ross's Hel.— 
 A. S. sceop. Sceop nihte naman ; Fecit nocti nomen, 
 Caedm. V. Schape. , 
 
 SHOOSTER, s. A seamster. 
 
 To SHOOT, V. a. To make a selection in purchasing 
 cattle or sheep, S. A. and 0. Gall. Encycl. V. 
 Shott, s. 
 
 To SHOOT, ». a. To push, push out, S.; as, "I'll 
 shoot him o'er the brae." " Shoot out your tongue." 
 Pron. q. shute, like Fr. u. 
 
 OoTSHOT, s. A projecting building, S. The origin is 
 found in Sw, skiut-a ut, projicere. 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, Shdte, v. n. To run into seed, S. The 
 V. as used in E. simply signifies to germinate. Agr. 
 Surv. Mid-Loth. 
 
 To SHOOT by, v. a. To delay. V. Schutb. 
 
 To SHOOT amang the Dows. To exaggerate in narra- 
 tion ; to fib. V. Dow, s. a dove. 
 
 To SHOP, V. n. To rap. R. Bruce. V. Chap. 
 
 SHORE, s. The prop used in constructing Jlakes for 
 enclosing cattle, S. A. Battle of Flodden. Used in 
 supporting a ship in building, or a boat when drawn 
 upon (lie beach, Mearns. Aberd. — Teut. schoore, 
 fulcimen, Isl. skur, suggrundia ; syn. shord, Shet- 
 land. 
 
 To SHORE, V. a. To count ; to reckon, S. — Su. G. 
 skor-a, to mark. 
 
 SHORE, s. Debt. Godly Sangs. 
 
 To SHORE, V. a. 1. To threaten. 2. To offer, S. 0. 
 Burns. 3. This verb is sometimes 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, tJ. 
 
 SHOREMIL, s. The margin of the sea, Shetl. 
 
 SHORT, adj. Laconic and tart, S. R. Bruce. 
 
 To KEEP Short by the head. To restrict as to expen- 
 diture ; to give narrow allowance as to money, S. ; a 
 metaphor borrowed from the short rein or halter 
 given to an unruly animal. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 To SHORT, V. a. To amuse ; to divert ; q. to make 
 time seem short. 
 
 SHORTBREAD, s. A thick cake, baked of fine flour 
 and butter, to which carraways and orange-peel are 
 frequently added, S. It seems to have received its 
 name from its being very friable. Marriage. 
 
SHO 
 
 475 
 
 smj 
 
 SHORTCOMrNG, s. Defect ; deficiency .; used in a 
 moral sense, as, shortcoming in duty, S. M' Ward's 
 Contendings. This term is evidently formed from the 
 beautiful 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, commonly through the day ; sometimes 
 with long, and sometimes with short sleeves, S. 
 Synon. Curtoush. 2. Synon. with E. bed-gown, as 
 worn by females of a higher rank,.S. Inventories. 
 
 SHORTIE, s. Short-cake, Ang. 
 
 SHORTLIE, adv. Tartly. Bruce's Sermons. 
 
 SHORTS, s.j)l. 1. The refuse of flax separated by the 
 fine hackle, Aberd. The coarse hackle removes the 
 hards. 2. The refuse of hay, straw, &c. Teviotd. — 
 Isl. skort-r, defectus, Isl. and Su. G, skort-a, de-esse, 
 deficere ; A. S. sceert, brevis. The adj. as occurring 
 in Su. G. and Teut. in the form of kort, has the 
 appearance of greater antiquity ; ey)ecially as ob- 
 viously the same with Lat. curt-iis. 
 
 SHORTSOME, adj. Amusing, diverting, Meams. 
 Opposed to langsum. ¥. Schortsum. 
 
 SHORTSYN, Short stne, adv. Lately; not long 
 ago, S. B. ; opposed to Lang syne. Ross's Helenore. 
 
 SHORT-TEMPERED, adj. Hasty ; irritable, S. 
 
 SHOT, Shott, s. Musketry. Pitscottie. 
 
 SHOT,^. The sternmost part of a boat, Shetl. Ap- 
 parently 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. 
 
 gin I were fairly shot on her, &c. 
 
 Remain* of Jfithsdale Song. 
 
 Syn. Shot- or Scot-free. 
 SHOT, s. To begin new Shot, new bod, to begin any 
 
 business de novo, S. B. 
 SHOT. To come Shot, to succeed, S. Shirr, — Teut. 
 
 schot, proven tus. 
 SHOT, s. Shot of ground, plot of land, Loth.-^Su. G, 
 
 skoet, angulus. In Eife, 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, s. 1. A stroke or move in play, S. Graeme. 
 
 2, Aim ; object in view. Baillie. 
 SHOT- ABOUT, s. An alternate operation ; as, "Let's 
 
 tak shot-about," Aberd. 
 SHOT-ABOUT, adj. Striped of various colours, S. A. 
 
 from shooting shuttles alternately, 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 hev^h is said to shoot. Synon. 
 
 Scar, Scaur.— Su. G. skiut-a, notat id, quod cum im- 
 
 petu prorumpit, Ihre. 
 SHOTS, s. pi. The buckets of a mill-wheel, into which 
 
 the water falls, S. B. 
 
 SHOT-STAR, s. That meteoric substance often seen 
 to shoot through the atmosphere, or appearing in a 
 gelatinous form on the ground, S. Shot-stern, Ettr. 
 For. — Sw. stiern-skott, id. 
 
 SHOTT, s. 1. An ill-grown ewe, S. 0. Stat Ace. 2. 
 The sheep or lanlbs which are rejected by a pur- 
 chaser, when he buys with the right of selection, 
 Perths. — Teut. schot, ejectamentum, id quod ejicitur, 
 Kilian, 3. The male and female sow are generally 
 called shots, when about three months old, Teviotd. 
 
 SHOTTLE, adj. Short and thick, S. B. 
 
 SHOTTLE, s. A drawer. V. Shuttle. 
 
 SHOT-WINDOW, s. A projecting window, & T^e 
 Pirate. V. Schot, Schote, s. 
 
 SHOUALD, adj. Shallow, Orkn. ; a variety of S. 
 
 SCHALD, q. V. 
 
 SHOVEL-GROAT, Shool-the-board, s. A game of 
 draughts, S. V. Slide-thrift. 
 
 SHOUGHIE, adj. A term applied to a short bandy- 
 legged person, Perths. Kinross. V. Shach, v. 
 
 ♦ SHOULDER. To rub shoulders, or shouthers, with 
 one, to come as near as to touch another in passing, 
 S. A thief is said to rub shoulders with the gallotvs, 
 when he narrowly escapes being hanged, S. A 
 bachelor is often advised to rub shoulders 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 
 with you, it may help me to a husband," S. 
 
 SHOULDER of a hill. The slope of a hill, on the 
 right or left hand side, as the right, or left shoulder, 
 S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 SHOULEALL, s. The chaffinch, S. Sibbald. V. 
 Shilfa. 
 
 SHOUPILTIN, s. A Triton, Shetl. Pirate.— Shou, 
 seems corr, from Su. G. Isl. sio, mare. Piltin, may 
 be from Norv. pilt, Isl. pilt-r, puer, or piltung-r, 
 puellus ; q. a sea boy, or little man of the sea. 
 
 To SHOUT, v. n. To be in the act of parturition; 
 pron. like E. shoot, Lanarkshire, Roxb. 
 
 SHOUTHER, s. Shoulder. To show the cauld 
 Shoufher, to appear cold and reserved. ¥. Cauld 
 Shoutheb. 
 
 SHOUTING, s. Labour in childbirth, Upp. Lanarks. 
 Roxb. Dumfr. Hogg, 
 
 To SHOWD, V. n. To waddle. V. Schowd. 
 
 To SHOWD, V. n. and a. To swing, (on a rope) S. B. 
 — Ir. and Gael, siud-am, to swing. 
 
 SHOWD, s. 1. 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 t© 
 the motion of a ship tossed by the waves, S. B. 
 
 SHOWDIISFG-TOW, s. A swinging rope, Moray. 
 
 SHOWERICKIE, Showerockie, s. A gentle shower, 
 Kinross. A double dimin. from the E. word. 
 
 SHOWERS, s. pi. 1. Throes, S. Rutherf. 2. The 
 pangs of child-birth. Roll, on Thes. 
 
 To SHOWL, V. a. To showl one's mouth, to distort 
 the face, S. B. -Shevel, S. 0.— Su. G. skaelg, Germ. 
 scheel, obliquus. V. Sheyi.. 
 
 SHOWLIE, adj. Deformed by being slender and 
 crooked, Clydes. 
 
 SHOWS, s. pi. The refuse of hay, S. B. V. Shoes, 
 
 SHREIGH, s. "Shriek," Roxb. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 SHRIG, s. Unexpl. H. Blyd's Contract. 
 
 To SHUCK, V. a. To throw out of the hand, Orkn. 
 
 The same with Chuck, S. 
 SHUCKEN, s. Mill dues. V. Sucken. 
 SHUD, s. The coagulation of any liquid body, Ettr. For. 
 
SHU 
 
 476 
 
 SID 
 
 SBITD, Shudb, 9. Shtid of ice, a large body of ice, 
 Ettr. For. Shudaot ice, broken pieces of ice, espe- 
 cially in a flouting atate, Lanarks. Synon. Buirdy 
 ibid. 
 
 To SliUE, V. a. To scare fowls, S.— Oerm. tclieuch-en, 
 id. "iViu, a term to frighten away poultry." Lau 
 cashire, T. Bobbins.— Fr. chou, "avoioe wherewith 
 we drive uwiiy puUeine," Cotgr. 
 
 SllUE, t. The amusement in E. called Tettertoiter, S 
 
 To SllUE, r. n. To play at see-.saw, S. 
 
 SHCE-GLED-WYLIE. A game in which the strongest 
 acts as the gled or kite, and the next in strength as 
 the juother of a brood of birds ; those under her pro- 
 tection keep all in a string behind her, each holding 
 by the tail of another. The gled still tries to catch 
 the last of them ; while the mother cries Shue, shue, 
 spreading out her arms to ward him off. If he catch 
 all the birds, he gains the game, Fife. In Teviotd. 
 Shoo-gled's-wylit. V. SuuB, v. 
 
 SIIUG, s. Mist ; fog, Shetl. 
 
 SIIUGBOG, 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 pendant state, Ettr, 
 For. V. Schog, t\ 
 
 SnCGGIE-SIlUE, s. A swing, S. from shog and shue. 
 V. Sirowc, 
 
 To SHUGGLE, v. n. To shuffle in walking, Lanarks. 
 
 V. ScnOGGLB, SCUOG, V, 
 
 SHUGGLE, s. A shog. V. Schoggle, s. 
 
 SIIUGHT, part. pa. " Sunk ; covered." Gl. roems 
 
 Bitch. Dial. 
 SHUIL, t. A shovel. Yi ScnuiL. 
 SHUL, s. A mark cut in an animal's ears, Shetl. 
 SHCLL, s. A shoal, Buchan. Tarras. 
 SHULLIE, s. A small shoal, from Shull, ib. 
 To SHULOCK, V. a. To sweep the stakes in a 
 
 game, Roxb. probably from S. Shool, Schule, to 
 
 shovel. 
 SIIULOCKER, s, One who sweeps the stakes, ibid, 
 SUUNDBILL, s. "The decreet past by the Foud." 
 
 JIS. Explic, of Norish words, V. Shykd or Scmnd 
 
 Bill, 
 SUUNERS, Shunkeks, s. pi. Cinders, Gall. Aberd. 
 SflURE, pret. Did shear ; applied to the cutting down 
 
 of grain, &c. S. Herd. 
 SIIURF, s. A term expressive of great contempt for a 
 
 puny insignificant person, a dwarf, Roxb. Synon. 
 
 Baggit. Hogg. 
 SHUllG, s. Wet, gravelly subsoil, Shetl. 
 SHURLIN, s. A sheep newly shorn, Teviotd. 
 SIIURLIN-SKIN, s. The skin of a sheep taken off 
 
 after the wool has been shorn, ibid. V, Schublikg. 
 SHUSIE, s. Diminutive of Susan. 
 To SIIUTE A-DEAD. To die, S. B. 
 SHUTTLE, Shottle, s. 1. A small drawer, S. Hamil- 
 ton. 2. A till in a shop, S. 3. A box in a chest, S. 
 
 — Isl. skutill, mensa parva. 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' /ce. " The Scotch Glacier. " Gall. Encycl. 
 
 Fomed most probably from the v. to Schute, to dart 
 
 forth. — Su. G. skiutt-a. 
 3IB, SiBB, adj. 1. Related by Liood, 8. Skene. — 
 
 A. S, sib, con sanguine us, 2, Bound by the ties of 
 
 affection, Roxb, 3. Possessing similar qualities ; 
 
 like ; used metaph, S. Epistle from a Taylor to 
 
 Burnt. 4. Similar in slate or circumstances. Kdly. 
 
 5, Having a right or title to ; used in a legal sense, 
 itid. 6. O'er sib, too intimate ; applied to unlawful 
 connection between two individuals of different sexes, 
 
 5. 7. " To JlfaA; <Si6, to make free." Gl. Shirr, 
 SIBBENS, s. V. SivvENS. 
 
 SIBMAN, s. A relation. Barbour. 
 
 SIBNES, s. 1. Propinquity of blood, S, Reg. Maj. 
 
 2. Relation, metaph, used, S, Guthrie. 
 SIC, Sick, Sik, adj. Such, S. Douglas. Y. Swilk. 
 SIC AND SICKLIKE. A'phrase very commonly 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 ; respect. Bel- 
 
 lenden. 3. A great quantity of objects seen at once ; 
 
 as, " What a sicht of cows,— of sheep," &c. S. 
 To SICHT, Sight, v. a. To inspect, S. Baillie. 
 SIGHT of the ee. The pppil, S. 
 SICHTER, {gutt.) s. A great quantity of small objects 
 
 seen at once ; as, a sichter of birds, — of motes, &c. 
 
 Upp. Lanarks. From Sycht, s. 3. 
 SICHTY, adj. Striking to the sight. Bellenden. 
 SYCHTIS, s. pi. Invent. V. FoiRsyciiT. 
 SICK, s. Sickness, S. B.— Su. G. siuk-a, Germ. 
 
 seuche, id. 
 SICKER, SiKKER, SiK«iR, 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 in mercantile transactions, S. Pop. Ball. 
 
 6. Possessing a solid judgment, S. B. Jioss. 7. 
 Denoting preciseness in speecli, S. — Su. G. seker, 
 siker, IvX. seigr. Germ, sicher, Belg. zeker, C. B. sicer, 
 
 , id. Lat. securus. 
 
 * To SICKER, V. a. To make certain ; to secure. 
 Mich. Bruces Lectures.— 0. E. Sikeryn, or make 
 sure. Assecuro, securo, Prompt. P<uv. 
 
 SICKERLY, adv. 1. Surely, S. A. Bor. Lett. Ja. 
 II. Chart. Aberd. 2. Firmly, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 3. Smartly, regarding a stroke, S. Baillie. 
 
 SICKERNESS, s. Security, S. B, Burr. Lawes. 
 
 SICKIN, SiKKiN, adj. Such kind of. MaillandP. 
 
 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 ; or yic, so. 
 
 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, other- 
 wise caUed Braxy, S. Essays Highl. Soc, 
 
 SICKRIFE, adj. Slightly sick, S. 
 
 SICK-SAIR'D, part. adj. Satiated to loathing, q. 
 served so as to be sick of any thing, Aberd. Ang, 
 W. Beattie. 
 
 SICK-TIR'D. adj. Fatigued to nausea. This is more 
 generally expressive of mental than of bodily feel- 
 ing, S. 
 
 SICWYSE, adv. On such wise. Douglas. 
 
 SID-FAST, s. Sit-fast, Moray.; ononis arvensis, Linn, 
 E. Rest-harrow. 
 
 SIDE, Syde, adj. 1. Hanging low, S. Douglas. — 
 Su. G. sid, Isl, sidr, demissus. 2, Late, S. B. — 
 Moes, G. setiho, sero ; A, S. sidesta, serissime. 3. 
 Side upon, dealing hardly or severely with, Aberd. 
 
 ♦ SIDE-DISH, 5. A cant term for a person who is in- 
 vited to an entertainment, that he may play off his 
 humoui" at the expense of one or more of tlie 
 company, S. Peter's Letters. 
 
SID 
 
 477 
 
 BIL 
 
 SIBE-FOR-SIDE, adv. Alonj^side, in the same line. 
 
 To gae side for side, {Sidie-for-sidie, Duinfr.) to 
 
 walk with another pari passu ; syn. Cheek-for-chow. 
 
 V. Chol. 
 SIDE-ILL, s. Pop. Ball. V. Sethill. 
 To SIDE-LANGEL, v. a. To tie the fore and hind 
 
 foot of a horse together on one side, Ettr, For. V. 
 
 Langel, v. 
 SIDELING, adj. 1. Having a declivity, S. 2. Oblique, 
 
 as discourse, S. Ross. 
 SYDESMAN, s. One who talces part with another, an 
 
 abettor. Memorie of the Somervills. 
 SIDE STAP. "When one takes a step towards an 
 
 object that is farther down than he imagined, and 
 
 in consequence has his limbs wrenciied, it is in 
 
 Clydes. called a side stap. From S. Side, hanging 
 
 low. 
 SIDY-FOR-SIDY, adv. On a footing with ; in a line 
 
 of equality; Side for ■ side, Ayrs. Annals of the 
 
 Parish. 
 SYDIS, jpi. Cuts of flesh. Douglas. 
 To SIDLE, V. n. To move in an oblique sort of way, 
 
 like one who feels sheepish or abashed, S. JSir A. 
 
 Wylie. 
 SYDLINGIS, SiDEUNS, Sidlin, adv. 1. Side by side. 
 
 Lyndsay. 2. Obliquely ; not directly, S. 
 SIDS, Suds, s. pi. The same with Shillin-seeds, Sowen- 
 
 sids, A herd. 
 SIDS. s. pi. The rind or integument of the kernels of 
 
 grain, detached fiom the kernel, Nairn, Moray. Agr. 
 
 Surv. Nairn and Moray. Sids seems a corr. of 
 
 Seeds. 
 SYE, s. The sea. Douglas. 
 SYE, s. A Coal-fish. Stat. Ace. V. Seath. 
 SIE, s. A piece of tarred cloth between the overlaps 
 
 of a clinker-built boat, Shetl. — Dan, sej, adhesive. 
 SIERGE, s. A taper. V. Serge. 
 SYES, s. pi. The herb called in E. chives, or cives, S. 
 
 Allium Schoenoprasum, Linn. — Fr. sive, cive. 
 * SIEVE, s. To milk oue's cow in a siere, to lose one's 
 
 labour, a proverbial phrase, S. Picken. 
 SIEVE AND SHEERS. A mode of divination. V. 
 
 Riddle. 
 SYFF, s. A sieve. In S. it is generally pron. q. siv. 
 
 Macfarl. J>/5.-*0.<JB. sife, A. S. syfe, Alem. sef, Belg. 
 
 sif, id. 
 SIGH, (gutt.) s. A seer ; one who pretends to predict 
 
 future events, Roxb. — Gael. Ir. st^/ie, a fairy or hob- 
 goblin. 
 To SIGHT, v. a. V. Sight. 
 SIGHT, s. A station whence fishers observe the 
 
 motion of salmon in a river,, S. Latv Case. 
 To SIGHT, V. 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 ap- 
 proach of salmon, S. Stat. Ace. 
 SIGNIFERE, s. The Zodiac, Lat. K. Quair. 
 SIGONALE, s. L. as in MS. svponale, perhaps a 
 
 plate or basket. Houlate. — Lat. suipon-ere. 
 To SYILL, V. a. To ceil. V. Sile, v. 
 SYIS, Syiss, Syss, Seis, s. pi. Times ; felt syis, oft 
 
 syss. Barbour. V. Stitu. 
 SYISS, Syse, s. Sice, at dice. Bannatyne Poems. — 
 
 Fr. six. 
 SYISSTRIE, s. Apparently the measure used for the 
 
 boll, tree, S. signifying a barrel. Acts Cha. I. 
 SYITH, SYTn, s. Times. Douglas.— A. 8. siihe, 
 
 Moes, G. sintha, vices. 
 
 SYKARIS. L. synkaris, i. e. his who sinks ©r cuts. 
 Acts Ja. V. 
 
 SIKE, Syik, Syk, s. 1. A rill, S. Douglas.— A. S. 
 sic, sulcus aquarius ; Isl. sijk, rivulus. 2. A marshy 
 bottom, with a small stream in it, S. B. Wyntown. 
 
 To SIKE, V. a. To cause to sigh. K. Quair. 
 
 SIKIE, adj. Full of rills, commonly dry in summer, 
 Clydes. 
 
 SIKING, s. Sighing. Sir Gawan.—A. S- sic-an, id.; 
 Su. G. sikt, a sigh. 
 
 SIKKIN, adj. V. Sic. 
 
 SYKKIS, s. pi. Perhaps sacks. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SIL, Sill, s. A billet. Douglas.— A. S. syl, a post, 
 
 SILDER, s. Silver, Ang. A. Nicol. 
 
 To SILE, Syle, Syll, v. n. 1. To blindfold. More. 2. 
 To hide ; to conceal. Godly Sangs.—O. Fr. cill-er, 
 sil-ir, sill-er, fermer les yeux ; Lat. cil-ium. 3. To 
 ceil ; to cover with a ceiling. " To syill the kirk." 
 Syilled, ceiled. Aberd Reg. 
 
 S^LE, Syle, s. A rafter, Ayrs. Roxb. Couple, syn. 
 
 To SYLE, V. a. 1. To circumvent. Dunbar. 2, To 
 betray, Maitl. P. — A. S. syl-an, id. 
 
 SILE, s. The young of herring, Aberd.; Dan. sild, a 
 herring. 
 
 To SILE, Syle, v. a. To strain, Loth. — Su. G. sil-a, 
 colare ; sil, a strainer. 
 
 SILE-BLADE, s. The side of a sile, S. 0.— A. S. syl, 
 syle, syll, basis, fulcimentum, postis, columna, E. sill. 
 
 SYLERIN,s. Theceiling. Gordon's Hist. Earls of Suth. 
 
 SYLING, s. Ceiling. Z. Boyd. 
 
 SILIT, part. pa. Perhaps given. Gaivan and Gol. 
 — A. S. syllan, dare. 
 
 To SYLL, V. 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, v. a. To divide into syllables, S.— C. B. 
 silleb-u. 
 
 SILLABE, s. A syllable, S. A. S. R. Bruce. 
 
 SILLAR SAWNIES. "Periwinkles, common shells 
 on shores." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SILLAR SHAKLE. The name of a plant. Gall. Auld 
 Sang. Viewed as the Briza media, or Silveiy cow- 
 quakes. 
 
 'siller, s. a canopy. Sir Gawan. — 0. Fr. dele, a 
 canopy, 
 
 SILLER, Silder, s. 1, Silver, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Money, in general, S. Mary Stewart. 
 
 SILLER, adj. Belonging to silver, or to money, S. 
 
 SILLERIE, adj. Rich in money, Lanarks. 
 
 SILLERIENESS, s. Richness in regard to money, ib. 
 
 SILLERLESS, Silverless, adj. Destitute of money, 
 S. Heart of Mid-LoiUan. 
 
 SILLER-MARRIAGE, s. The same with Penny-JSndaZ 
 o\- Penny-Wedding, Aberd. 
 
 SILL-FISH, s. A milter, Shetl. Sill, the milt. 
 
 SILLY, adj. 1. Lean ; meagre, S. 2. Weak, from 
 disease, S. Montgomerie. 3. Constitutionally or 
 accidentally weak in body, S. 4. Frail, as being mor- 
 tal. Z. Boyd. 5. In a state which excites compas- 
 sion, S. Rutherford. 6. Fatuous, S. Wodrow. 7. 
 Timid ; pusillanimous. Spalding. 8. Good ; worthy; 
 a sense peculiar to Liddesdale. V. Sely. 
 
 SILLIK, SiLLAK, Sellok, s. The fry of the Coal-fish, 
 Orkn. Slatist. Ace. 
 
 SILLIK, adj. Such; similar. Aberd. Reg. From 
 sua and like. 
 
SIL 
 
 478 
 
 BIN 
 
 8ILLT HAN. An expression of kindness nod compiis- 
 
 ■ion, like £. poor fellow, Koxb. Sairy Man, synon. 
 
 V.8a»t. 
 BILIST, adj. Keleased from labour for a time, Perths. 
 
 — Moes. G. sill-an, trauciuillus esse. 
 SILLY WYCUTIS. A designation given to the fairies. 
 
 V. Ssiur, under Skilk. 
 SILLY-WISE, at^j. Debilitated in some degree, whether 
 
 corporeally or mentally, S. Inheritance. 
 SILLUB, «. A potion ; a decoction of herbs. Poems 
 
 Utk Cent. This seems originally; the same with £. 
 
 taiabub. 
 BY LOUR, s. Canopy. Oaioan and Ool. V. Silleb. 
 SILVER-MAILL, t. Rent paid in money. V. Maill. 
 To SILVERIZE, v. a. To cover with silver-leaf, S. 
 SYMER, Simmer, s. Summer, S. Tannahill. Bellend. 
 SIMILABLE, adj. Like ; similar. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 SYMIONBRODIE, «. Expl, "a toy for children; a 
 
 cross stick." Gall. Encycl. 
 SIMMER, Symmer, s. 1. The principal beam in the 
 
 roof of a building, S. Summer, E. 2. One of the 
 
 supports laid across a kiln, Loth. Lament's Diary. 
 
 Trabs summaria. Skinner. V. Shimnee. 
 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 apian ; to ponder ; to ruminate, 
 
 5, Walker's Peden. 3. Permanently to adhere to. 
 Rutherford. 
 
 SIMMER-LIFT, s. The summer sky, Ayrs. Picken. 
 To SIMMERSCALE, v. n. Applied to beer when it 
 
 casts up simmer scales, S. 
 SIMMERSCALES, s. pi. The scales which rise on the 
 
 top of beer, &c. in summer, when it begins to grow 
 
 sour, S. 
 SIMMER TREIS, s. pi. May-poles. Acts Ja. VI. 
 SIMMONS, SiMMCNDS, s. pi. Hopes made of heath and 
 
 of empetrum nigrum, Orkn. Agr. Surv. Caithn. — 
 
 Isl. sime, funiculus. 
 SYMPILL, Sempill, Semple, adj. 1. Low-born, S. 
 
 Wallace. 2, Low in present circumstances. Wynt. 
 
 3. Not possessing strength. Barbour. 4. Mean ; 
 
 vulgar. Henrysone. — Fr. simple, common, ordinary. 
 
 6. A term exciting pity. Chr. S. P. 6. Mere ; sem- 
 pill 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 additLon to that which 
 is mentioned, ibid. Simple is still used in the sense 
 of sole, Dumfr. and simply for solely. 
 
 SYMPYLLY, adv. Meanly. Barbour. 
 
 To SIMULAT, V. a. To dissemble ; to hide under false 
 
 pretences. Acts Ja. VI. — Lat. simul-are. 
 SIMULATE, part. adj. 1. Pretended ; fictitious. 
 
 Acts Ja. V. Lat, simvlat-us. 2. Dissembling ; not 
 
 sincere, Spalding. 
 SIMULATLIE, adv. Under false pretences ; hypo- 
 critically. Spalding. 
 SIN, s. The sun, S. Picken. 
 SIN, Syn, ad. conj. prep. Since, S. 
 SINACLE, s. A vestige, S, B. .Bom.— Fr. id. from 
 
 Lat. signacul-um. 
 * SINCERE, adj. Grave ; apparently serious, Ber- 
 
 wicks. 
 SYND, ». Appearance; aspect. Bwel.—^u. Qt. syn, 
 
 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, Synb, s. 1. a slight ablution^ S.. A. Scott. 
 
 2. Drink, as washing the throat, S. Ferguson. 
 SYNDE, adv. Afterwards ; used for Syne. Poems 
 
 16lh Cent. 
 To SINDER, V. a. To sunder, S. 
 To SINDER, v.. n. To part ; to separate, S.— A. S. 
 
 syndr-ian, separare. 
 SINDILL, adv. V. Seindle. 
 SYNDINGS, s. pi. Slops ; properly what nas been 
 
 employed in rinsing dishes, S. St. Ronan. 
 SYNDRELY, adv. Severally. Wyntown. 
 SINDRY, adj. 1. Sundry, S. Douglas.— k. S. sin- 
 
 drig, id. 2. In a state of disjunclion, S. 
 SYNDRYNES, s. A state of separation or dispersion. 
 
 Wyntown. 
 SYNE, adv. 1. Afterwards, S. Barbour. 2. Late, 
 
 as opposed to soon. Baillie.-^K. S>. saene, taadus; 
 
 Teut. sind, post. 
 SYNE, conj. Seeing, since, S. Wyntown.. 
 SYNETEEN, adj. Seventeen, S. B, Fife, sinteen. 
 To SING, V. a. To singe. Cleland.^K. S. saeng-an, 
 
 Germ..sena-en, id. 
 * To SING. Neithar sing nor say, a proverbial phrase, 
 
 signifying that the person to whom it is applied is 
 
 quite unfit for any thing. Gentle Shepherd' 
 To SING DUMB, v. 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 same by which children, in Angus, 
 
 generally characterize what is elsewhere called 
 
 Hogmanay. 
 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 soldier, a private soldier ; 
 , single sailor, a man before the mast, S. 
 SINGLE-HORSE-TREE, s. A swingle-tree, or stretcher 
 
 of a plough, by which one horse draws, Roxb,; Ae- 
 
 horse-tree, synon. Clydes. Agr. Surv, Roxb. 
 SINGLE-STICK, s. Cudgelling, South and West of S. 
 
 Guy Mannering. 
 SINILE, adv. Seldom, S, 0. 6. TurnbuU's Poet. 
 
 Essays. V. Seindill. 
 SYNING-GLASS, s. A looking-glass, Roxb.— Su. G. 
 
 syn, inspectio, syn-a, inspicere ; Isl. syn-az, videre ; 
 
 Dan. syn-er, id. syne, a view, a sight. 
 SINK, s. Ground where there is a superabundant 
 
 moisture. Agr. Surv. Aberd. — Su. G. sank, palu- 
 
 dosus. 
 SINK, s. The pit of a mine, S. Surv. Peeb. 
 To SINK, V. a. To cut the die used for striking money. 
 SINKAR, *. The person employed in cutting dies. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 SINKER, s. A weight to sink a fishing-line, Mearns. 
 SINKIL, s. L. jinkil, fennel. Compl. S. 
 SYNLE, adv. Seldom. V, Seindle. 
 SINNIE, s. A small kiln for diying corn, Shetl, 
 SINNY, adj. Sunny, S. Picken. 
 SINNIE-FYNNIE, s. The Black Guillemot, 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. Finiche, signifies jet. 
 
SIN 
 
 479 
 
 SIT 
 
 SINNGN, s. A sinew, Lanark s. V. Sknon. 
 SYNOPARE, s. Cinnabar. Douglas. 
 SINSYNE, adv. Since, S. Burns. V. Synb. 
 SIN WART, adv. Towards the sun, Ayrs. FicJcen. 
 SYOUR, s. A scion ; a stem. Forb, on Rev. 
 To SIPE, Sype, v. a. To distil ; to shed, S. B. Christ- 
 mas Baling. 
 To SIPE, Seip, v. n. 1. To ooze, S, Gl. Sibb. 2. To 
 let out any liquid, S. ; used of a leaky vessel. Mago- 
 pico. — Teut. sijpen, id. stillare, manare. 
 SIPE, Sype, s. 1. A slight spring of water, Perths. 
 2. The moisture which comes from any wet substance. 
 Balfour's Pract. 3. A dreg of any liquid remaining, 
 Dumfr. — Teut. sype, cloaca. V. Sipe, v. 
 SYPINS, s. pi. Liquor that has oozed from an in- 
 
 suflBcient cask, S. 
 To SYPYRE, Sdpir, v. n. To sigh. Burel.—^Pr, 
 
 souspir-er, id. 
 SYPLE, s. "A saucy, big-bellied person." Gall. Enc. 
 SIPLIN, SiPPLYNE, s. A young tree ; as a birk-siplin, 
 
 a young birch, Selkirks. ; corr. from E. sapling. 
 To SIPPLE, V. n. To sip, S. ; nearly synon. with E. 
 tipple, and S. sirple. Antiquary. A dimin. from 
 the E. V. «o Sip. 
 SIRDONINa, s. The singing of birds. A.Hume. — 
 
 Fr. sourdine, the pipe bf 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. ScHiB. 
 
 SYRE, s. A sewer, S. Watson. V. Syver. 
 SIR JOHN. A close stool, S. Knight, synon. 
 SIRKEN, adj. 1. Tender of one's flesh, ^.—Gael. 
 seirc^ affection, seircin, & darling. 2. Tender of 
 one's credit; as, "Ye needna be sae sirken to pay 
 juist now," Clydes. 
 To SIRPLE, V. a. To sip often, S.— Sw. sorpl-a, 
 
 Germ, schurfl-en, id. 
 SIRS, irderj. 1. A common mode of address to a 
 number of persons, although of both sexes ; often 
 pron. q. Sirce, S. 2. O Sirs I an exclamation 
 expressive of pain, or astonishment, S. 
 SISE, Syss, s. 1. Assize, 0. F. Barbour. 2. Doom ; 
 
 judgment. Montgomerie. 
 SYSE, s. Six at dice. V. Syiss. 
 SYSE, Syss-bolle, s. A duty exacted at some har- 
 bours. Acts Cha. I. — Perhaps from Teut. assijse, 
 vectigal; q. assise-boll, or "boll paid as duty." — 
 L. B. siss-a, Hisp. sis-a, tributum. 
 SISKIE, interj. Seest thou ? Orkn. 
 To SIST, V. n. To stop ; not to go farther. Guthry's 
 
 Mem. 
 To SIST, V. a. To stop. To sist procedure, to delay 
 judicial proceeding, S. Pardovan. — Lat. sist-ere, id. 
 SIST, s. A suspension of diligence ; a forensic term, 
 
 S. Act. Sed. 
 To SIST, V. a. 1. To cite ; to summon, S. Wodrow. 
 2. To Sist one's self, to take a place, as at the bar of 
 a court ; generally used in regard to one's engage- 
 ment 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. 
 SISTER PART, s. The portion of a daughter; half a 
 
 brother s portion, Shetl. Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 * To SIT, V. a. To sit a charge or summons, not to re- 
 gard 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, V. 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 re- 
 moving to another, S. Thus the question is asked, 
 Do you sit, or flit f — 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 SIT to, or on, v. n. Applied to food dressed in a 
 vessel, when, from not being stirred, it is allowed to 
 burn, S. 
 To SIT, SiTT, ». a. To grieve. Wallace, 
 To SIT ill to one's meat. To be ill fed. " Nothing 
 makes a man sooner old like, than sitting ill to his 
 meat," S. Pro v. Kelly. 
 To SIT on one's own coat tail. To act in a way preju- 
 dicial to one's own interest, S. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. 
 To SIT still, V. n. To continue to reside in the same 
 house, or on the same farm as before. Balf. Pract. 
 To SIT up, V. a. To become careless in regard to 
 religious profession or duties, S. M''Ward's Con- 
 tendings. "V. Upsitten. 
 SITE, Syte, s. 1. Grief, S. Gawan and Gol.—lsl. 
 syt-a, to mourn, sut, sorrow, syting, id. 2. Anxious 
 care, Dumfr. 3. Suffering ; punishment. Douglas. 
 Ross. 
 SITFAST, s. Creeping Crowfoot, Ranunculus Repens, 
 
 Linn. Lanarks. V. Sitsicker. 
 SITFAST, s. A large stone fast in tlie earth. Agr. 
 
 Surv. Berw. 
 SITFASTS, s. pi. Restharrow, S.; Ononis arvensis. 
 SITFULL, SiTEFULL, adj. Sorrowful. Palice 
 
 Honor. 
 SITFULLY, adv. Sorrowfully. Wallace. 
 SYTH. Times. V. Syith. 
 SITH, adv. Used in the same sense with Sithens, 
 
 although, Dumfr. 
 To 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. 
 SITHE, Syith, s, 1. Satisfaction. Sat. Invis. World. 
 2. Atonement ; compensation. Psal. Ixxxiii. Poems 
 16th Cent. — This word had been used in 0. E. 
 "Makyn a sythe, satisfacio," Pr. Parv. 
 SITHEMENT, s, V. Assythment. 
 SYTHENS, Sithens, conj. 1. Although. K. Hart. 
 
 2. Since ; seeing. Balnaues. 
 SITHE-SNED, s. The handle of a scythe, Loth. Teviotd. 
 Mearns. Fife. " Snedd, snethe, 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. 
 SYTHYN, adv. Afterwards. Barbour. 
 SYTHOLL, s. An instrument of music. V. Citholis. 
 SIT-HOUSE, s. A dwelling-house, as distinguished 
 from a house appropriated to some other pui-j>ose ; as 
 a barn, cow-house, &c. Loth. Fife. Maxwell's Sel. 
 Trans. — From A. S. sitt-an, habitare, and hus, domus. 
 SITSICKER, s. Upright Meadow Crowfoot. Ranun- 
 culus acris, Upp. Clydes. Mearns. This name is 
 given to the Ranunculus arvensis, Stirlings. It is 
 denominated from the difiBiculty of eradicating it. 
 Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 
SIT 
 
 480 
 
 SKA 
 
 SITTEN on, part. adj. Broth or soup which has been 
 
 boiled too loug, especiiilly wlien burnt in th*; pot, is 
 
 snid to be sitten on, Uoxb. Also set-on, setiin-on. 
 SITTKRINGIS, *. pi. Jnventoria. Tliis appears to 
 
 denote stones of u citron, or pale yellow colour.— Fr. 
 
 citrin, id. 
 SITTIE-FITTIE, s. The Lady-bii-d, Ettr. For. 
 SITTUEL, adj. Peevish ; discontented, Perths. 
 SYV, Siv, s. The common pronunciation of the E. 
 
 word Sievt in S.— 0. E. syffe, cribrum, cribellum, 
 
 Prompt. Pary. 
 SYVEtt, SiVKE, s. 1. A covered drain, S. also syre. 
 
 Stat. Acc.—Y^. sewer. Teut. suyver-en, mundare. 
 
 2. A gutter, S. Gait. 
 RoMBLiKG Syvke. A dmin filled with stones thrown 
 
 loosely together. " Rummlinsires." Gall. Encycl. 
 SYVEWAKM, s. L. Sycewarin, the sovereign or first 
 
 magistrate of a town. Barbour. Sovereign, quaes- 
 tor, Kilian. 
 SIVVEN, s. The Raspberry, S. Gael. 
 SIVVENS, SiBBiss, s. pi. 1. A disease -viewed as of 
 
 the venereal kind, S.; from its resembling a rasp- 
 
 beriy. rennant.—Qael. tivven. 2. The itch, Orkn. ; 
 
 pron. sibbens. 
 SY WEILL, adj. For civil; apparently used in the 
 
 sense of reasonable. " A si/ioeiZi mendis." Ab. Reg. 
 SIXAREEN, s. A six-oared Norway skiff, Shetl. 
 TV) SYZZIE, r. o. To shake. " He never iyzzied me, 
 
 he never shook me." Gall. Encycl. 
 SKAAB, s. The bottom of the sea, Shetl. 
 SKAAG, ». Snuff, Shetl. 
 SKABIT, part. pa. Meaning not clear. Act. D. Cone. 
 
 Perhaps it means distiained. 
 SKACLES, i. pi. Expl. " people disguised ;" maskers, 
 
 Slietl.— This would seem to be allied to Dan. slcalk, a 
 
 cheat ; or Su. G. skae.k, variegated. 
 SKADDERIZ'D, Scadderiz'd, adj. Dry ; withered ; 
 
 applied to a jiersou, Inverne.ss. Wizzen'd, synon. 
 SKADDINS, s. pi. Turfs, Banffs.— Teut. scadde, ces- 
 
 pes, gleba. 
 SKADDOW, s. Shadow, Ettr. For.— A. S. scadu, id.; 
 
 Gr. OKia, id. 
 To SKAE, V. a. To give a direction to ; to take aim 
 
 with, S. 0. Synon. Ettle. 
 
 And we will ikae them sure.— OW Song. 
 
 — 0. Goth. sUaa, to see, Hire. 
 SKAFF, s. Provision. V. Scaff. 
 SKAFF, s. Fun ; diversion, Roxb. This seems an 
 
 oblique sense of Sea ff, s. q. v. 
 To SKAFF, Skaiff, v. a. To collect by dishonourable 
 
 means. Dunbar. — Su. G. skoJ/'-a, to provide food. 
 SKAFFAY, ad;. Eager for gain. A.Hume. 
 8KAFFE, s. A small boat. Act. Dam. Cone. — Lat. 
 
 scajh-a, Gr. aucKpt], Armor, scoff, Fr. esquif, Germ. 
 
 scfuff, E. skiff. 
 SKAFFELL, «. Scaffold. Acts Ja. VI. 
 SKAFRIE, ScAFFERiE, s. 1. Extortion. Acts Marie. 
 
 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. lirg. 
 8KAICHER, s. A term of gentle reprehension ap- 
 plied to a child, Anp.— Gael, sgiogair, a jackanapes. 
 SKAYCHT, s. Damage ; for Skaylh. " Requyrit hir 
 
 to borrow in hir cow, & mend the skaycht." Ab. Reg. 
 To SKAIGH, Skkga, v. a. 1 To obtain any thing by 
 
 craft or wiles, Clydes. 2. To 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. 
 
 SKAIOIIER, s. One who obtains any thing by artful 
 means ; nearly the same with E. thief, Clydes. 
 
 To SKAIK, V. a. 1. To separate in an awkward or 
 dirty manner, S. B. 2. To bedaub, ibid. — IsL tkecke, 
 dispar facio. 
 
 SKAIL, Skale, s. a shallow vessel for skimming the 
 cream off milk, Teviotd. Syn. Reamin'-dish. V. 
 Skeil, and Skcl, s. 
 
 To SKAIL, Skaill, Skale, v. a. 1. To disperse. 
 Wyntorvn. 2. To dismiss, S. Acts Ja. III. To 
 Skail the byke, to disperse an assembly, S. 3. To 
 diffuse ; applied toiumouis. Douglas. 4. To scatter ; 
 applied to the mind. Wyntown. 5. To spill ; to 
 shed, S. 6. Applied t^ birds ; to scatter with their 
 bills. Davids. Seas. 7. To unrip, S. B. .Ross. 8. 
 To leave the place formerly occupied. In this sense 
 it is applied to vessels : — 
 
 Jlony a boat sJcail'd the ferry; 
 Moiiy a boat, moiiy a ship. 
 
 The Dreg-Song, IlercCt ColL 
 
 9. To Skale doun, to pour out. Douglas. 10. To 
 Skale doun, to dishevel, ibid. 11. To Skail house, 
 to disfurnish. Rutherf. 12. To Skale a rig, to 
 plough ground so as to make it fall away from the 
 crown of the ridge, S. 13. To Skale a sege, to raise 
 a siege. Poems ]6iA Cent. 14. To skail a procla- 
 mation, 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, SKAI.E, Scale, r. n. 1. To part one from 
 another. Barbour.— lal. skiliast, unus ab altero 
 recedere. 2. To be diffused. Wallace. 3. To de- 
 part from a place formerly occupied. Thus it is ap- 
 plied to the sailing of vessels, S. 4. To jutoutwaixis; 
 applied to a wall, S. 0. 
 
 SKAIL, ScAiL, s. .1. A dispersion, S. 2. A scat- 
 tered party. Barbour. 
 
 SKAILDRAIK, Sheldrake, s. The Shieldrake or 
 Sheldrake. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SKAILER, s. A scatterer; a disperser, Clydes. 
 
 SKAILIN, ScAiLiN, Scaling, s. Dispersion, S. J. 
 Nicol. 
 
 SKAILLIE, Skailyib, s. Blue slate, S. B. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Belg. schalie, id.; Moes. G. skal-jos, 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. 
 
 SKAIL-WATER, s. The superfluous water that is let 
 off by a sluice before it reaches the mill, Roxb. V. 
 Skail, v. 
 
 SKAIL-WIND, s. That which causes dispersion, 6, 
 31. Bruce. 
 
 SKAYMLIS, s. A bench. V. Skamyll, 
 
 To SKAIR, V. n. V. Skar, 
 
 SKAIR, s. A share, Ang. Loth. Ramsay. — Su. G. 
 skiaer, id. skaer-a, dividere. 
 
 SKAIR, s. 1. One of the parts of a fishing-rod, S. B. 
 2. The slice at the end of each part, to which the 
 sliced end of another is fastened, S. A. — Isl. skar-a, 
 asseres reciproce adaptare. 
 
 SKAIR, s. A bare place on the side of a hill. V. 
 Scar. 
 
 SKAIR FURISDAY. V. Skirisfukisday. 
 
 SKAIRGIFNOCK, Skerriegifkot, Skirgiffin, s. A 
 girl just entering into the state of puberty; corres- 
 ponding 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. 
 
SKA 
 
 481 
 
 SKA 
 
 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, aclj. Scarce. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SKAIRTHTIE, s. Scarcity. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SKAITBIRD, s. The Arctic Gull. Kennedy.— Su. 
 G. skit-a, cacnre. 
 
 SKAITII, s. 1. Hurt; damage, S. Douglas.— 1&\. 
 shade, Su. G. skada, id. 2. Injury supposed to pro- 
 ceed from witchcraft, S. Slat. Ace. 
 
 SKAITHIE, Skatiiie, s. 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 tuif, 
 and sometimes of boards, erected on the outside of a 
 door to ward off the wind, ibid.— Su. G. skydde, pro- 
 tection. 
 
 SKAITIILESS, SCAITHLESS, adj. 1. Innocent; with- 
 out culpability, S. Bl. Dwarf. 2. Uninjured ; 
 without hurt, S. In this sense Chaucer uses scathe- 
 lesse. ; E. scathless, 
 
 SKAITLHLIE, ad;. Injurious; hurtful, Ettr. For. Syn. 
 with E. Scathful. Hogg. — From skaith, and lie, q. 
 similis noxae ; Teut. schaedelick, damnosus, noxius. 
 
 SKAIVIE, adj. Harebrained, S. Gl. Sibb.— Sw. skif, 
 Dan. skiaev, obliquus ; A. Bor. scafe, wild. 
 
 SKALD, s. A scold. 
 
 A Bkeg, a scornar, a skald.— Colkelbie Sow. 
 V. Scold, Scald. 
 
 SKALDOCKS, s.pl. Apparently the same with *SR:eMod^s, 
 q. V. " Ilapistrum arvorum, skaldocks," Wed. Vocab. 
 
 SKALE, Skail, s, "A skimming dish, or vessel of 
 that form and size," Gl. Sibb. Generally Reaming- 
 skale, Peebles. Selk. Reamin-dish, Fife. — Gael. 
 scala, is expl. " a bowl or bason." 
 
 SKALIS, s. pi. Cups or goblets ; articles for the royal 
 household, a.d. 1511. — Isl. skiola, vas quo arida vel 
 liquida metiri consueverunt, Verel. Ind. 
 
 SKALK, s. A bumper of whisky taken by the Hebri- 
 deans in the morning.— Gael, sgailc, id. V. Cawker. 
 
 SKALL, Skell, s. A right, in grinding, to the next 
 turn of the mill, S. B. — 0. Isl. sfcal; by Haldovson 
 rendered Debeo. 
 
 SKALLAG, ScALLAG, s. A kind of bond-servant, 
 West. Isl. J. L. Buchanan. — Gael, sgallag, a 
 man-servant ; Isl. skalk, servus. 
 
 SKALRAG, ad;. Having a shabby appearance. Syn. 
 with Disjaskit, Selkirks. — Probably compounded of 
 skail, to scatter, and E. rag, as equivalent to tatter- 
 demalion, q. " one who gives his rags to the wind." 
 
 SKALRAG, s. A tatterdemalion, ibid. 
 
 SKALV, s. The straw netting that contains fishing- 
 lines, Shetl. 
 
 SKALVE, s. Snow in broad flakes, Shetl. — Sw. 
 skal-a ; Faroese, skalo, id. 
 
 SKAMYLL, Skamble, s. 1. A bench. Wallace.— A. 
 S. scaemel, id. 2. In pi. shambles; skemmils, S. B. 
 Maitland P. 
 
 SKAMLAR, ScAMBLER, s. Bellenden. 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. 
 
 SKaNES, 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. 
 31 
 
 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, ecalp. Evergreen. 
 
 SKAPTYNE, s. The practice of extortion. Aberd. 
 Beg. From Skaff, v. 
 
 To SKAR, Skair, v. 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 ; affectedly modest, S. Pop. Ball. 3. 
 Scrupulous in religious matters. N. Burne. 
 
 SKAR, Skare, s. 1. A fright, S.; skair, S. B. Shirr rfs. 
 2. A scarecrow. Lyndsay. 
 
 SKARALE, s. Squirrel. Balf. Pract. 
 
 To SKARE, V, a. To unite two pieces of wood by over- 
 lapping, Shetl. Dan. skarre, id, 
 
 SKARES, s. pi. Rocks in the sea, S. Descr. Kingd. of 
 Scotlande. A variety of Skairs, q. v. 
 
 SKAR-GAIT, adj. Easily started ; applied to a horse 
 that skars on the road or gait, Renfr. 
 
 SKARMUSCIIE, s. A skirmish. Bellend. T. Liv.— 
 Fr. escarmouchc, id. V. Scrym, v. 
 
 SKARRACH, s. 1. A flying shower ; a blast of wind 
 and rain, Ang. Fife. — Moes. G. skurra, procella 
 magna. 2. A considerable quantity of drink. Loth. 
 
 SKARSMENT, s. Some kind of fortification. Palice 
 of Honor. — Germ, scliaur-en, to defend. 
 
 SKART, s. A cormorant. V. Scarth. 
 
 SKARTFREE, adj. V. Scart, v. 
 
 SKARTH, s. Puny creature ; S. Scart. Dunbar. — 
 Su. G. short-a, deficere, skard-a, diminuere. 
 
 To SKAS/ILE, V. n. To quarrel ; to squabble ; to 
 wrangle, Aberd. V. Scash, id. 
 
 SKASHLE, s. A squabble ; a wrangle, ib. 
 
 SKATCHET^s. A skate. V. SKETcnEg^s, 
 
 SKATE, Skait, s. A paper kite ; sometimes called a 
 Dragon, Teviotdale. — A. S. sceat, jaculatus est, scyt, 
 jactus. 
 
 SKATE, s. A contemptuous designation, S. B. Cliris. 
 Ba'ing. V. Bladderskate. 
 
 SKATE, Skaitie-pcrse, s. The ovarium of the skate, 
 Mearns. Crow-purse, Orkn. 
 
 SKATE-RUMPLE, s. A meagre, awkward-looking 
 person, S. ; from the supposed resemblance to the 
 hinder part of the fish that bears this name. Syn. 
 Skrae. 
 
 SKATE-SHEERS, s. pi. A species of excrescences 
 [appendages] on the lower part of the body of the 
 s/t-a<e, Firth of Forth. Neill. E. claspers. 
 
 SKATHIE, s. A fence. V. Skaithie. 
 
 SKATIE-GOO, s. The Skua Gull, Larus Cataractes, 
 Linn. Mearns. 
 
 To SKATT, ScATT, v. a. To tax. Henrysone.— Teut. 
 schatt-en, Su. G. skatt-a, taxare. 
 
 SKAU, Skew, s. A state of ruin or destruction, Aberd. 
 —From Isl. skag-a, deflectere, or its root sla, a pri- 
 mitive particle denoting disjunction. Skae signifies 
 noxa, to which we may trace S. skaith, E. scath. 
 
 To SKAUDE, 1). a. To scald, S. Douglas.— It. 
 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, V. a. To put out of shape, Shetl. Syn. 
 with S. Shevel. — From Dan. skiaev, askew, or Isl. 
 skaafull, disconveniens. 
 
 To SKAUM, Scamk, v. a. To scorch ; to singe ; ap- 
 plied rather to clothes. &c. than to persons, S. 
 Spalding. 
 
SEA 
 
 482 
 
 SKE 
 
 SKAI7M, «. 1. The act of singeing clothes. 2. A 
 Blight mark of buruiug, S. — Sw. skamm-a, a stain ; 
 I si. kaam, id. 
 
 SKAUMMIT, SCAMKD, part. adj. Having a mark 
 produced by fire or a hot iron, S. Spalding. 
 
 SKAUR-WRANQ, adj. Quite wrong ; totally out of 
 the way ; used in a moral sense, Loth.— Perhaps 
 from Sker, Skar, laevHS. V. Skkr, Ska*. 
 
 8KAW, «. A scall of any kind, B. BelUnden. 
 
 SKAWBERT, s. A scabbard. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SKAWBURN, ». The same with Skavobert. Borth- 
 wick's Brit. Antiq. G. Douglas writes scalbert. 
 
 SKEAN, Skein, Skene, s. A dirk; a short dagger; 
 a knife which serves either for stabbing or carving, 
 S. NisbcVs Heraldry.— It. Gael, sgian, a knife, 
 
 SKEB, $. A large basket made of straw, containing 
 about four caisies, Shetl.; Su. G. scaepp-a, a seed- 
 vessel. T. Skep. 
 
 SKEIJEL, I. A mean, worthless fellow, Roxb. Brow, 
 of Bodsbeck. V. Skybald. 
 
 To SKECK, V. a. "To husband ; to guide," Shetl. — 
 Su, G. Isl. skick-a, ordinare, sese gerere. 
 
 SKEE, t. A small house ; excrement. V. Skeo. 
 
 SKEEBRIE, s. Thin, light soil, Ang. 
 
 SKEEBROCH, s. Very lean meat, Gall.— Ir. scdbar, 
 thin, lean. 
 
 To SKEEG, V. a. To lash, S, B. Minstr. Border.— 
 Celt, skiff-ia, to strike ; Aim. skei, to bang, Skeg. 
 id. Aberd. Moray. V. Skeg. 
 
 SKEEG, s. He played skeeg, a phrase used of one who 
 suddenly becomes bankrupt, Fife.— Su. G, skygga, 
 subterfugere. 
 
 SKEEG, s. The smallest portion of any thing. Ko a 
 skeeg to the fore, not a fragment remaining, Ang. 
 Fife. — Isl. skicke, indumentum partiale, skiki, pars 
 sequior lacerae vestis. 
 
 SKEEG, «. A stroke on the naked breech, Mearns. 
 
 SKEEGGERS, s. pi. A whip ; properly one made of 
 sedges, Ang. 
 
 SKEEL, a. A tub. V. Skeil, Skeill. 
 
 SKEEL, s. 1. Acquaintance with; knowledge of, S. 
 Antiquary. 2. Generally applied to the medical 
 art. To get skeel, to consult a medical gentleman, 
 Roxb. T. Skill. 
 
 SKEELY, adj. Skilful. Antiq. V. Skilly. 
 
 SKEELIE-PEN, s. A slate pencil, Roxb. V. Skaillte. 
 
 SKEELING GOOSE. The Shieldrake, Orkn. Sibbald. 
 
 SKEENGIE, Skeentik, s. Packthread ; twine, S, V. 
 Skiny. 
 
 SKEETACK, ». The Cuttlefish, Shetl. " Sepia Offi- 
 cinalis, (Linn. Syst.) Skeetack, CuttieQsh." Edmonst. 
 Zetl. — Perhaps from Ifcl. skyt-a, jaculare, because of 
 the dark substance which it ejects for obscuring the 
 path of its pursuer, 
 
 SKEG, «. Not clear. Perhaps a skemp. 
 
 A tkcg, a Bcomar, a skald. — Colkelbie Soto. 
 
 To SKEG, ». a. To strike with the open hand, Aberd. 
 Moray. To SIceg, "to flog with the palm of the 
 hand." Gl. Surv. Moray. In Mearns. it is under- 
 stood as referring to the breech as the recipient. 
 Syn. Skelp. 
 
 SKEG, s. A blow with the pahn of the hand, ibid. 
 V. Skeeo. 
 
 To SKEGH, V. n. To ease nature, Lanarks. — Prom 
 Lat. cacare, or C. B. cachu, id. with « prefixed, ac- 
 cording to the Gothic mode. 
 
 To SKEGH, V. a. To filch. V. Skaigh. 
 To SKEY off, V. n. To fly. Wallace.— Sn. Q. sky, 
 Alem. ski-en, vitare. 
 
 SKEYB-IIORN'T, (ey as Gr. ft,) adj. Having the 
 horns far asunder, Clydes, — Isl. Skif-a, Su. G. 
 skifw-a, discindere, disecare. 
 
 SKEICH, Skeigh, adj. 1. Apt to startle, S. Doug. 
 2. Unmanageable; skittish, S. ib. 3. Shy; applied 
 to women, S. Boss. 4. Proud; disdainful, S. 
 Burns. 5. "Fierce-looking." Gl. Surv. Ayrs. — 
 Germ, scheuch, shy ; Su. G. skygg, startling. 
 
 To SKEICH, V. n. To startle. Douglas.— Su. G. 
 skygg-a, meticulose recedere. 
 
 SKEICIINESS. s. The act or state of being sketch; 
 used in the different senses of the adj. S. 
 
 SKEYF, s. A shrivelled dwarf, Upp. Clydes.— Teut. 
 schecf, tortus, distortus. 
 
 To SKEYG, V. n. To move nimbly in walking, S. B. 
 — Moes. G. skeu-jan, iter facere. 
 
 SKEYG, s. At the skeyg, in a quick motion, Ang. 
 
 SKEIGH, s. A round moveable piece of wood, put 
 upon the spindle of the muckle wheel, used for spin- 
 ning wool, to prevent the worsted from coming off 
 the spindle, Upp. Clydes. — Probably from C. B. 
 ysgw, guard, safeguard. 
 
 SKEIGH, adv. V. Skeich. 
 
 SKEIL, Skeill, (pron. skeel) s. 1. A tub for wash- 
 ing, S. Dunbar. Synon. Queed. 2. A wooden 
 drinking-vessel with a handle, Orkn. — Isl. skiola, a 
 milk-pail, mulctra, haustorium. 
 
 SKEYLD, s. The suif, Shetl.— Isl. skdl-r, ictus cum 
 sonitu ; Dan. skyll-e, eluere. 
 
 SKEILKIN, s. Loud, wanton laughing, Shetl.— Ir, 
 Gael, sgol, sgolghaire, loud laughter. 
 
 To SKEILL, V. a. To disperse ; a northern variety of 
 Skail. "On force va&n skeill his hous & familie, & 
 lewe [leave] the toune." Aberd. Eeg, 
 
 SKEYNDOAGER, s. A small peal of thunder, Shetl. 
 — Isl. Su. G. skin-a, fulgere, splendere. 
 
 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 Thmsday 
 before Easter. Milne's Descript. Melrose. V. 
 ScHiRE, adj. also Skikisfcrisday. 
 
 SKEIR, Skeee, adj. Harebrained, S.— Isl. skiar, 
 pavidus, id. It is rather against the etymon, here 
 given, that, in Fife, instead of saying that one is 
 skeir or skeer, the phrase is skyre-madfi. e. quite in- 
 sane. This may be q. sheer-mad. 
 
 To SKEITCH, V. n. To skate, S, 
 
 SKEITCHER, s. A skater, S. 
 
 SKEITCHES, s.pl. Skates, S.— Teut. schatse. 
 
 SKELB, Skelbe, s. A splinter of wood, &c, S. V, 
 Shelve, also Scob. 
 
 SKELDOCKS, Skeldicks, s. pi. Wild mustard. V. 
 Skelloch, and Scaldricks, 
 
 SKELDRAKE, s. V, Skaildeake. 
 
 SKELDRYKE, s. A sort of small passage-boat. Act. 
 Conv. Royal Bor. 
 
 SKELDROCH, {gutl.) s. Hoar-frost, Linlithgows, 
 Synon. Crandroch. — Perhaps q. thin frost, from C. B. 
 ysgyl, thin, and rhew, frost. 
 
 SKELET, Scelet, s. Form; appearance. Fount. 
 
 Dec. Suppl. — Fr. scelete, a skeleton, 
 SKELF, s. 1. A shelf, S, Ross.—X. S. scelf. 2, A 
 wocden frame, containing several shelves, S, Pen- 
 nex^uik. 
 SKELLAT, s. 1, A small bell. Dunbar. 2. An iron 
 rattle used by public criers. Loth,— 0. Fr. eschelette, 
 id.; Su. G. skaella, tintinnabulum. 
 SKELLAT,*, Expl, "an imaginary spirit," Buchan. 
 Tarras P. 
 
SKE 
 
 483 
 
 SKE 
 
 SKELLET, adj. 1. Used as synon. with Yettlin, i. e. 
 as denoting cast-metal, Duinfr. 2. Elsewhere it 
 signifies what is made of white or tinned iron, S. ; as, 
 " a skellet-pan."—Ov'ig\nn.\\y, the same with E. skellet, 
 " a small kettle or boiler ; Fr. escuellete. 
 
 SKELLY, s. The Chub, a fish, Roxb. Stat. Ace.— 
 Ital. squaglio, Lat. sqy,al-us, id. 
 
 SKELLY, s. Slate. V. Skaillik. 
 
 SKELLIE, Skeely, s. A squint look, S.— A. S. sceol- 
 age, Isl. skialg-ur, id. 
 
 To SKELLIE, Scalie, v. n. 1. To squint, S. Herd. 
 — Isl. skael-a, Germ, schiel-en, limis intueri. 2. To 
 perform any piece of work not in a straight line, but 
 obliquely. One who does not write in a straight 
 line is saidto skellie, or to be ^' SLskellying 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 gley'd gunner," S. 
 
 SKELLIE, s. The hand-bell used by public criers, 
 Lanarks. V. Skellat. 
 
 SKELLIED, adj. Squinting. Jac. Relics. 
 
 SKELLIE-EE'D, adj. Having the eyes placed a little 
 obliquely, Clydes. 
 
 SKELLIE-MAN, s. A bellman or public crier, Lan. 
 V. Skkllat. 
 
 SKELLYIS, s. jpl. Rugged rocks. Doug. V.Skblve. 
 
 SKELLOCH, Skeldock, Skellie,s. 1. Wild mustard, 
 S. Stat. Ace. — Iv. sgeallagach, id.; 'E. charlock. 2. 
 Sometimes wild radish, S. A. Sinapis arvensis, 
 Linn. 
 
 To SKELLOCH, v. n. To cry with a shrill voice, S. B. 
 — Isl. skell-a, clangere. V. Yelloch. 
 
 SKELLOCH-, s. A shrill cry, S. B. 
 
 To SKELP, V. n. 1. To beat, as a clock. Eamsay. 
 2. Denoting sft-ong pulsation, S. B. — Isl. skialf-a, 
 Dan. skiaelv-e, tremere. 3. To skelp, to skelp on, 
 to move quickly on foot, S. Burns.— Isl. skialf-a, 
 concutere, quatere. 4. Denoting quick motion on 
 horseback, S. Talcs of my Landlord. 6. Applied 
 to the strokes of misfortune, S. A. Scott. 
 
 To SKELP, V. a. 1. To strike with the open hand, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. To beat ; to drub, S. Fergusson. — 
 Isl. skeJf-a, id. percello. 
 
 SKELP, s. 1, A stioke ; a blow, S. Lyndsay. 2. 
 A misfortune in trade or otherwise, S. Buret. 3. 
 A severe blast ; a squall ; applied also to a heavy fall 
 of rain, S. St. Kathleen. 4. A large portion, Ettr 
 For. 
 
 SKELP, s. A splinter of wood ; as, " He's run a skelp, 
 into his finger," Loth. The same with Skelb and 
 Shelve, q. v. 
 
 To SKELP, V. a. To apply splints to a broken limb, 
 Ettr. For, To Scab, synon. — Isl. skalp-az, superim- 
 poni ; Gael, sgealp, a splinter, 
 
 SKELPER, s. 1. One who strikes with the open hand, 
 S. 2. A quick walker ; as, " He's a skelper at 
 gangin'," Clydes, 
 
 SKELPIE, s. Expl. "a little-worth person." Gl. 
 Picken. 
 
 SKELPIE-LIMMER, s. An opprobrious term applied 
 to a female, S, Burns. 
 
 SKELPIN', s. A beating with the open hand, S, 
 
 SKELPING, adj. 1. Making a noise ; as, " a skelpin' 
 kiss," a smack, S. 0. 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. ^ - - , - ' ' c . , "', 
 
 SKELT, part. pa. Unript. V, Skail, v. 
 To SKELVE, V. n. To separate in laminae, S. B. — 
 Su. G. skaell-a, IsL skel-iast, in tenues laminas dis- 
 silire, skil-ia, separare. 
 
 SKELVE, s. A thin slice, S, B.— Teut. schelve, segmen. 
 
 SKELVY, adj. 1. Having various laminae, S. B. 
 Minstr. Bord. 2. Shelvy, S. Burns. 
 
 To SKEMMEL, Skemble, Skammel, v. 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 ob- 
 structions, such as tables or wooden benches, Roxb, 
 3. To climb over rocks or walls, ibid. 
 
 To SKEMMEL, Skammel, v. 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 scamb- 
 ling town, a town whei'ein 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. Encycl. A variety in form of E. scarreftJtnc. — 
 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. 
 Wavcrley. — Perhaps occle is from the Lat. occul-o. 
 
 SKENYDOUGER, s. A slight peal of -thunder, Shetl. 
 — Isl. skin-a, fulgere. 
 
 SKEO, 3. A hut for diying fish, Orkn, Shetl.— Isl. 
 Norw. sJcia-r, id. pergula siccatoria. Brand's Zetl. 
 
 SKEP, Skeppe, Scape, s. 1. A bee-hive made of 
 twisted straw, S. A. Hume. 2. Transferred to 
 industry. Fergusson. '^ Seep, cumera, a great 
 vessel of wicliers or of earth to keepe corne in," 
 Cooperi Thesaur. Ray, among South and East 
 country words, mentions "bee-skip, a bee-hive." — 
 Su. G. skaepp-a, a seed-vessel ; Gael, sgeip, a bee- 
 hive. 
 
 To SKEP, V. a. To enclose in a bee-hive, S. 
 
 To SKEP o Bike. To carry ofif 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 acquaintance with ;" 
 a metaph. borrowed from the conjunction of bees of 
 different swarms in one hive, S. 0, Picken. 
 
 SKEPLET, adj. Skeplet hat. 
 
 I'll leave some heirships to my kin ; 
 
 A skeplet hat, and plaiden hose. — Jac. Bel. 
 
 This term is expl. as denoting "a hat out of shape," 
 
 Aberd, — But perhaps rather from Fr. chappU, 
 
 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. Encycl. 
 SKER. A rock. Lyndsay. — Isl. skaer, scopulus maris. 
 SKER, Skar, aij. Left. 
 SKERDINS, s. pi. Mice, S. Shetl. 
 SKER-HANDIT, adj. Left-handed, Roxb. Loth.— 
 
 Gael, caerr, id. Fife, Car-handit. V. Ker, Kar. 
 SKERIE, adj. " Somewhat restive." Gall. Encycl. A 
 
 variety of Skar, (S. B. skair,) easily affrighted or 
 
 startled. 
 SKERR, g. A ridge or rock, Roxb. V. Skekry, and 
 
 Skairs. 
 SKERR, s. A bare precipice, ibid; used in the same 
 
 sense with Scar. 
 
SKE 
 
 484 
 
 SKI 
 
 SKERRY, t. 1. An Insulated rock, Orkn. Barry. 2. 
 A flat rock, over which the sea flows when the tide 
 rlseo. Stat, ^cc.— Isl. tkaer, a rock, and ey, an island. 
 
 8KERTKR, ». The sea-belt, a fucus, Orkn. Neill. 
 
 8KET. Ful sket, full hastily. Sir TriUrem.—A. S. 
 on tcyte, in praecipiti ; Isl. skiot-^r, celer. 
 
 To SKETCH, V. n. To skate, S. 
 
 8KETCHERS, «. pi. The vulgar name for skates, used 
 on ice, 3. — Belg. schaats-en. 
 
 SKETCHBRS, t.pl. Two wooden legs with a cross-bar, 
 for supporting a tree during the operation of sawing, 
 Berwicks.— Flandr. schaetse, grallae ; Tout. id. cau- 
 therii fulcrum, the prop of a joist. 
 
 To SKEUCII, (ffutt.) V. a. To distort. Skeuch'd, 
 twisted to a side, Abcrd. Mearns. 
 
 SKEUGII, J. A twist ; a distortion, ibid. This differs 
 merely in the guttural sound from Skew, inserted in 
 E. Diet, by Mr. Todd. V. Shach, v. 
 
 To SKEVREL, v. n. To move unsteadily in a circular 
 way, Renfr. — This v. claims affinity to Su. G. skef, 
 Isl. skaej-r, skeif-r, Dan. skiaev, Teut, schee/, whence 
 E. skew, askew, obliquus. 
 
 To SKEW, V. n. To twist one's self in an affected 
 manner, Aberd. D. Anderson's Poems. V. Skeugu. 
 
 To SKEW, V. a. To shun ; to seek shelter from ; as, 
 To skew a shower, to seek shelter from rain, Roxb. 
 Synon. with Skug, q. v. and E. Eschew. 
 
 SKEW, s. A wooden machine put on the chimney- 
 tops of country houses for preventing smoke, 
 Mearns. 
 
 SKEW, Skeu, s. The oblique part of a gable, S. J. 
 Nicol. V. Shacii. 
 
 To SKEW, V. a. 1. To build in an oblique form, S. 
 2. To cover gables with sods, Tweedd. 
 
 SKEW, s. Skew and reskew, q. " take and retake." 
 Wallace. — Fr. secou-er, to move violently; 0. Fr. 
 rescou-er, to take again. 
 
 SKEW'D, adj. Acting like one deprived of reason, 
 Perths. V. Skaivie. 
 
 To SKEWL, V. a. To distort, S. B. V. Showl. 
 
 SKY, s. Shadow. Douglas. — Su. G. sicy, nubes, 
 nebula ; Gr. OKia. 
 
 SKY, s. A small board, used in the Shetland and 
 Orcadian ploughs in place of a mould-board. Stat. 
 Ace. 
 
 Ear-Skt, s. a part of the plough jutting out obliquely 
 backwards, on the right side, a little above the sky, 
 Orkn. — Norw. ski, isexpl.a pieceof wood, Hallager. 
 
 SKY, s. The sky of a hill, the ridge or summit, whence 
 water runs equally to one side or another, Aberd. 
 
 SKY, «. The light at the eastern horizon before sun- 
 rise, 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. 
 
 Bktwek.v the Sun and the Sky. A phrase used to de- 
 note the intei-val between daybreak and sunrise, Ang. 
 
 To Look, or To See an object, between tub Sun and 
 the Sky. To bow down the body, bringing the eye 
 as much as possible along the horizon, S. B. 
 
 To SKY, V. n. Perhaps to skim along the horizon. 
 Gall. EncycL — Su. G. sky, vitare, subterfugere. Or 
 perhaps synon. with Scove, q. v. 
 
 To SKY up, V. n. To clear up ; a phrase used con- 
 cerning the atmosphere, when the rain seems to go 
 off. It's like to sky up, Ettr. For, It is used imper- 
 sonally, S. B. It's skyin', the sky is appearing, 
 
 SKIACH, {gutt.) s. The beriy of Uie hawthorn, Moray. 
 — Ir, Gael, sciog, a hawthorn, sgeach, sgeachog, 
 a haw. 
 
 SKIB, t. A stroke, Aberd. Christmas Ba'ing. — 
 Allied perhaps to Germ, schieb-en, to shove, to push, 
 to thrust. 
 
 SKYBALD, s. 1. A mean worthless fellow, S. Knox. 
 — Dan. skabhals, a rascal, a base man. 2, A worn- 
 out horse, or one that is lazy, Ayrs. where it is 
 sounded skybil. 3. A gelded goat, Renfr. 
 
 SKYBALD, adj. 1. Mean; low. Folwart. 2. 
 Tattered ; in rags, Clydes. 
 
 SKIBE, s. A low or niggardly fellow, West and 
 South of S. V. Skybald. 
 
 SKYBRIE, s. Thin, light soil, Aberd. The same 
 with Skeebrie, Ang. 
 
 SKYBRIE, adj. Skybrie stuff, bad grain, Aberd. 
 
 SKICIIEN, (gutt.) s. A disgust at food, from one's 
 being too nice in the taste, Mearns. Allied, per- 
 haps, to Sketch, q. v. 
 
 To SKID, V. n. To slide, Dumfr. V, Skytk, v. 
 
 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 Isl. skaa, a primitive particle denot- 
 ing disjunction. This is the root of a number of S. 
 words bearing this sense ; as, Shach, Skaik, Skaivie, 
 Skellie, q. v. 
 
 SKIDDIE, adj. Squint; oblique, Ang. A skiddie- 
 look, a squint look. Synon, Skellie. 
 
 To SKIFF, Ski FT, v. n. To move lightly and smoothly 
 along, S. Maitland P. Q. to move as a skiff ; or 
 Isl. fkaf-a, 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, V. a. To glide over, S. B. 
 
 SKIFT, s. A broad ridge of land, as distinguished 
 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, intei-vallum. 
 
 SKIFT, s. Facility in operation, S. B.— Moes. G. 
 ga-skaft, making ; skap-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 ves.sel, Shetl. 
 
 To SKIGGLE, v. a. To spill. V. Skinkle. 
 
 SKY-GOAT, s. A name given in the Highlands to the 
 Bittern. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 SKYLALUM. A wind-skew, Shetl. q. v.— Su. G. 
 skiul, a screen. 
 
 SKYLAND, part. pr. Not retaining. Dunbar. — Dan. 
 skyll-a, eluere. 
 
 SKYLD, s. A species of tax or land-rent. Agr. Surv. 
 Orkn. — Dan. skyld, landskyld, merces prae»iiorum ; 
 synon. with landgilde, Baden. 
 
 SKILDERIN, s. A glazed surface, Shetl.— Dan, Skil- 
 drer, to paint. 
 
 SKYLE, s. Dispersion, Renfr, A. Wilson's Poems. 
 V, Skail, 
 
 To SKYLE, V. a. To conceal. Henrysone.—Su. G. 
 skyl-a, Dan. skyl-er, occultare. 
 
 SKILL, s. Return. King Hart.— I&l. skill, redditio. 
 
 SKILL, Skyl, Skyll, s. 1, Reason. Barb. 2. Proof. 
 Wynt.—Su. G. skil, ratio, probatio. 3. Approbation, 
 or regard, S. B. 
 
 SKILLY, Skeely, adj. 1, Intelligent; skilful, S. 
 Buss. — Su. G. skaelig, rational ; Isl. skiallig-r, pru- 
 dent. 2. Skilful in curing diseases in man or beast; 
 
SKI 
 
 485 
 
 SKY 
 
 as, " He's an unco skedy body," S. 3. Signifying 
 that kind of knowledge which was supposed to coun- 
 teract the power of magic, South of S. Edin. Mag. 
 
 SKILLOCKS, s. pi. Wild mustard, Renfrewshire. 
 The same with Skelloch, q. v. Wilson's Renfrew- 
 shire. 
 
 To SKILT, V. n. To drink copiously ; to swill, with 
 the prep, at, Gall. " Wine was dealt roun' : I skilled 
 at it ; but had I drunk at it till yet, it wad na hae 
 doitered me." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SKILT, s. A draught. "Skills, drinks of any thing," 
 ibid. 
 
 To SKILT, V. n. To move quickly and lightly. Cleland. 
 From the sound made,— Isl. skell-a, skelldi, verber- 
 ando sonum edere. 
 
 SKILTING, s. The act of drinking deeply, ibid. — 
 This seems merely a provincial variety of S. B. skolt, 
 expl. by the learned Ruddim. pocula exinanire, and 
 obviously formed from skol, skul, a drinking-vessel. 
 Isl. skol-a, and Dan. skyll-er, probably having a com- 
 mon origin, signify to wash, eluere, lavare. V. 
 Skul, s. and Skole, Skolt, v. also Scold, Scoll, id. 
 
 To SKYME, V. n. To glance or gleam with rellected 
 light, Lanark s. 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, eoruscare, Lye; "to 
 glister, glitter or shine," Somn. 
 
 SKIME, s. "The glance of reflected light," ibid. .Edin. 
 Mag. — A. S. scima, splendor. 
 
 To SKIMMER, v. n. 1. Toflicker, as applied to light, S. 
 — A. S. scymr-ian, Su. G. skimr-a, Gevm. schimmern, 
 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 ; applied to females, Ayrs. Lanarks. 4. 
 To act or walk quickly, Roxb. Perhaps q. to move 
 with the rapidity of a ray of light. 6. To glide lightly 
 and speedily, as one does over boggy ground when 
 afraid of sinking, Perths. 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, schimmer, a dim or faint glare. 
 
 SKIMP,s, Goodhumour, raillery, Shetl. — ls\. skimp, id. 
 
 SKIN, s. A particle ; a single grain, Aberd. 2. A small 
 quantity, ibid. — Allied to Su. G. sken, Teut. schijn, 
 Germ, sdiein, forma, species. 
 
 SKIN, s. A term applied to a person, as expressive of 
 the greatest contempt; as, " Ye're naething but a 
 nasty sfcm," S, — Perhaps merely a figurative use of 
 the E. word as denoting a husk. Isl. skeini, has a 
 similar acceptation ; homo nauci, Ilaldor. 
 
 SKINCHEON o' Drink. The same with Skuie, Fife. 
 Perhaps from the S. v. to Skink. 
 
 SKINFLINT, s. A covetous wretch ; one who, if pos- 
 sible, would take the skin oS a flint. Antiquary. 
 
 SKINY, s. Packthread, pron. q. skeengyie, E. skain, 
 S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 SKINK, s. 1. A shin of beef, Mearns. 2. Strong 
 soup made of cows' hams, S. Shirrefs. — A. S. scene, 
 potus ; skenk, Shetl. 
 
 Ganb a' Skink. Gone to shreds or tatters, Lanarks. 
 
 I'o SKYNK, r. a. 1. To pour out liquor for drinking, 
 Lanarks. Douglas. — Su. G. skaenk-a, Franc, skenk- 
 en, potum infundere. 2. To make a libation to the 
 
 gods. Dottglas. 3. To serve drink, ibid. 4. To 
 skink over, to renounce. Rutherford. 5. To crush 
 the sides of any thing, as of an egg, together. Surv. 
 Moray. 6. " To break in pieces by weight or pres- 
 sure," ibid. 
 
 SKINK, s. Drink, in general, S. A. St. Ronan. 
 
 SKINK-BROTH, s. The same with Skink ; soup 
 made of shins of beef, S. B. 
 
 SKINK-IIOUGH, s. The leg-joint or shin of beef used 
 in making the soup called skink. 
 
 SKINKLE, s. " Lustre ; shining." Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 To SKINKLE, also Skiggle, v. n. To spill water in 
 small quantities, Mearns. Skinkleie used in the same 
 sense, Edin. Scuttle, synon. Probably a diminutive 
 from the v. Skynk, to pour out liquor. 
 
 To SKINKLE, v. a. To sprinkle, Ayrs. 
 
 To SKINKLE, v. n. 1. To sparkle, S. Burns. 2. To 
 make a showy appearance, S, 0. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 SKINKLIN, s. 1. The sparkling of a bright irradia- 
 tion, Ayrs. 2. A small portion, ibid. Burns. 
 
 SKINKLING, s. Applied to meat that is nearly cold, 
 Muarns. 
 
 SK INK-PLAIT, s. A plate for holding soup. Bo.lfour's 
 Practicks. 
 
 SKIO, s. A hut in which fish are dried, Shetl. The 
 Pirate. V. Skeo. 
 
 * To SKIP, V. a. To make a thin stone skim along 
 the surface of water, Berwick s. Synon. Skiff, 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. skip-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 pron. 
 Squeef, Roxb. 
 
 SKYPEL, adj. Skypel skate, expl. "ugly fellow." 
 Christmas Ba'ing. V. Skvbald, s. and adj. 
 
 SKIPPARE, Skipper, s. 1. A ship-master, S. Doug. 
 — Su. G. skeppare, anc. skipare, A. S. scipar, id. 2, 
 Now generally appropriated to the master of a sloop, 
 barge, or passage-boat, S. 3. In the fis-heries, one 
 of the men who supei'intends other four, having the 
 charge of a coble, S, Stat. Ace. 
 
 SKIRDOCH, adj. 1. Flirting, Fife.— Isl. sJcryd-a, 
 ornare ; skreitt-r, ornatus ; skart-a, magnifice vestiri.. 
 2. Easily scared or frightened, lb. Skeigh, synon. — 
 Isl. skiar, fugax, vitabundus. 
 
 SKYRE, s, A Ecirrhus. Dunb. — Fr. scyre, id, 
 
 SKIRE, adj. Pure; mere; as, "a,skire fool," S. B. 
 Ruddiman, V. Schire. 
 
 To SKYRE, v.n. Skyrit, pret. N. Burne. Perhaps 
 q. sheered off ; or took fright. 
 
 To SKYEE, V. n. To be shy ; to startle, Ettr. For. 
 Perhaps the same with Skar, Skair, q. v. Hogg. 
 
 To SKIRGE, V. a. To pour liquor backwards and for- 
 wards from one vessel to another, to mellow it, Fife. 
 
 SKIRGE, s. A flash or dash of water ; as, " I gat my 
 kutes brunt wi' a skirge out o' the kail-pat," ibid. 
 Synon. Jilj), and Jilt. — Gael, Kiord-am, squird-am, 
 to spirt, to squirt. 
 
 SKIRGIFFIN, s. A half-grown female. V. Skair- 
 
 GIFFNOCK. 
 
 SKYRIN, part. pr. 1. Shining, S. B. Poem. ^uch. 
 Dial. 2. Making a great show, S. Burns. — A. S. 
 scir, Su. G. skir, shining. 
 
 k 
 
SKI 
 
 486 
 
 SEI 
 
 8KIKISPURISDAT, Skyi»thbrI8DATF, ». The Thurs- 
 day before Oood-Frhiaj. Inventories, Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Su. O. tkaer tors-day, id. skaer-a, purgare. In Isl. 
 tkyrsiiaff and skirdagr, or I'uriftcation-day, from 
 tk-yr-a, id. This day is, iu England, called Maundy- 
 Tkurtday. 
 
 To SKIRL, Skirlb, v. n. To cry or sound shrilly, S. 
 Ramt. Bums. — Isl. skrall-a, sonum streperuin cdere. 
 
 BKIRL, «. A shrill cry, S. VoUglas.—Ul. sir all, Dan. 
 skraal, vociferatus. 
 
 To SKIRL up, V. a. To sing vociferously. " Skirl up 
 the Bangor." Burnt. 
 
 SKIRL, *. Wind accompanied by rain or snow ; as, 
 "a skirl o' snaw," Aberd. — Isl. skiaer, sonorus, 
 shrial-a, sonitum attactu edere ; Dan. skrall-fr, to 
 sound, to make a noise ; Su. G. skraell-a, sonum 
 strei)erum edere. 
 
 SKIRL, s. Used as denoting the powerful influence of 
 love, q. a stroke; S. a dunt. Davids. Seas. — Isl. 
 skraele, torrco, arefacio, skrael, torridus. If akin to 
 this, it must convey such an idea as that suggested 
 by S. scouther, or birsle, q. the effect of toasting. 
 
 SKIRL-CRAKE, s. The Sand-piper, a bird, Shetl. 
 " Tringa Interpres, (Linn. Syst.) Skirl-a-ake, Turn- 
 stone, Sea-dottt!rel, or Hebridal Sand-piper," Edmon. 
 Zeil. 
 
 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN. 1. The noise made by a frying- 
 pan, when the butter is put in which prepares it for 
 receiving the meat, S. 2. The dish prepared in this 
 manner, S. Tales of MyLandl. 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 inlyings, Mearns. 
 
 SKIRL-NAKED, adj. Stark-naked, Roxb. Synon. 
 JU other-naked, S. 
 
 To SKYRME, v. n. To make a feint. Houlate.— Isl. 
 skrum-a, fingo. 
 
 To SKIRP, V. a. To mock. V. Scorp. 
 
 To SKIRP, V. a. To splash. Also used as v. n. " The 
 pen skirps," it throws the ink around, Aberd. — Su. G. 
 skrefw-a, divaricare, or sk)-ap-a, to scrape. 
 
 SKIRPIN, ». The gore, or strip of thin cloth, in the 
 hinder part of breeches, Ayrs. ; said to be more pro- 
 perly kirpin. According to the correction, it must 
 be the same with curpin. V. Curpon. 
 
 To SKIRR, t». a. To scour, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To SKIRRIVAia, v.n. To run about in an unsettled 
 way, Ayrs. V. Scuryvagk. 
 
 SKIRT, s. A large overall petticoat, used by females 
 when they ride, Fife. 
 
 SKIST, s. Chest; for kist. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SKIST, s. Perhaps skift, art. K. Hart. 
 
 SKIT, t. 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 teiin Quizz, S. Guy Mannering. 
 o. A kind of satire ; something tending to expose one 
 to ridicule, 8. 
 
 SKYTCUERS, s. pi. Skates, Renfr. A. Wilson's 
 Poems. V. Sketchers. 
 
 To SKITE, Skyte, v. a. 1. To eject any liquid forcibly, 
 S. — Isl. skvett-a, id. Sw. skijt-a, exonerare ventrem. 
 2. To squirt ; to throw the sjnttle forcibly through the 
 teeth, S. Su. Gt. squaett-a, liquida effundere. 
 
 SKITE, s. The dung of a fowl, S. B. 2, The act of 
 
 squirting, or tiirowing saliva forcibly through the 
 teeth, S. 3. A squirt or syringe, Aberd. Mt-arns. 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, "lie's 
 played me an ill skite," Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 IlnJiLocK-SKiTE, s, A squirt made from the hollow 
 stalk of hemlock, Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 SKYTJ!, s. 1. A nasty person, S. B — Dan. slcyden, 
 sordidus. 2. A meagre person ; one who has the ap- 
 pearance of starvation. Loth. 3. A strange-looking 
 ugly person, Aberd. 
 
 To SKYTE, V. n. 1. To glide swiftly, S. Ramsay. 
 —Su. G. sHui-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 ob- 
 jects, 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 degree ; to slip ; 
 as when the feet of. a ahorse slide from under him on 
 a smooth street or road, S. It seems an oblique 
 sense of A. S. scyt-an, Su. G. skitit-a, 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. squaett, id. 
 
 SKYTES, s. pi. Hemlock, from being used as skyters, 
 Mearns. 
 
 SKYTIE, s. A small transient shower ; a dimin. from 
 Skyte, Aberd. 
 
 To SKYTLE, v. n. To move from side to side ; ap- 
 plied to any liquid in a vessel thus moved in being 
 carried, TJpp. Clydes. — Dan. skutl-er, to shake ; to 
 agitate. V. the etymon of Scutle. 
 
 SKITTER, s. 1. Liquidum excrementum,.S. 2. Ap- 
 plied metaph. to any thing impure or incongruous, 
 which, when mixed with what is valuable, renders 
 the whole useless, S. 3. With t/ie, prefixed, it de- 
 notes the diarrhoea, S. The 0. E. name bears a 
 close resemblance. ''Skytte or flyx, fluxus, lienteria, 
 dissentaria, dyaria," Prompt. Parv. — Isl. skitr, sor- 
 des ventris. 
 
 To SKITTER, v. n. Liquidum excrementum ejicere, 
 S. It is used in a coarse but emphatical way in an 
 old.proverb. ^^AskitUring 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. Su. G. skyt-a, cacare. 
 
 SKITTERFUL, adj. UQ^er the influence of a diaiT- 
 hcea. " If you was as skitter/ul as you are scornful, 
 you would file the whole house," S. Piov. "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, 
 Lcth. V. Skivers. 
 
 SKIVERS, Skeevers, s. pi. The leather now generally 
 used for binding school-books, which is sliced into 
 two, S.— Su. G. skif-va, a slice, Tp\. skif-var. 
 
 SKIVET, s. A sharp blow, Ettr. For.— A. S. scyft-an, 
 pellere. 
 
 SKIVET, s. The fire-shovel used in a smith's forge, 
 Roxburgh, Ettr. For. — Isl. skoefu-jarn, a scraping 
 iron. 
 
 SKIVIE, adj. V, Skaivi«. 
 
SKL 
 
 487 
 
 SKO 
 
 SKLAFFORD HOLES. Apertures iji the walls of a 
 
 barn, Ang.; perhaps corr. from L. B. sclopei-um, a 
 harquebuss, as originally applied to the loopholes of 
 
 a castle. 
 SKLAIF, s. A slave. Bannatyne P. 
 To SKLAIK, V. a. To bedaub ; to besmear, Aberd. 
 
 V. Claik, v. from which sklaik seems to be derived. 
 SKLAIK, s. A quantity of any smearj substance, 
 
 Aberd. 
 SKLAIKIE, adj. Smeaiy, ibid. 
 SKLAIT, s. Slate, S. V. Sclaitb. 
 SKLANUYR, s. Slander. V. Sclandye. 
 SKLATER, s. A slater, S. The Entail. 
 To SKLAVE, V. a. To calumniate, Aberd, 
 To SKLAVE, V. n. To utter slander, ibid.— Su. G. 
 
 klaff-a, calumniare, obtrectare (the servile letter s 
 
 being prefixed.) 
 SKLEET, adj. Smooth ; sleek, Aberd.— Su. G. slaet, 
 
 laevis, politus, with k inserted. 
 SKLEFF, adj. 1. Shallow, Ettr. For. Gl. Sibb. 2. 
 
 Thin and flat ; as, " a skleff cheese," " a sArZ^jf piece 
 
 of wood," &c. Berwick. 3. Applied to one who is not 
 
 round in the shape of the body, Roxb, 4. Plain- 
 
 flY'tji s^'^*^' Renfr. Skleff-fittit, id, Roxb. Allied per- 
 
 I haps to Geira. schlecht, planus. V. Skelve. 
 
 SKLEFFERIE, adj. Separated into laminae, Up. Clyd. 
 
 To SKLEY, V. n. To slide, Selkirks. V. Skloy. 
 
 SKLENDRY, Sklenderye, adj. 1. Thin ; slender ; 
 
 lank ; as, ^' a, sklenderie 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 doun, v. a. To tear ; to rend, 
 
 Aberd.— Sw. West. Goth, slant, a rag. V. Sclent, v. 
 To SKLENT, v. n. V. Sclent. 
 SKLETASKRAE, s. The dunlin, Shetl. 
 To SKLY, Skloy, v. 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, V. a. 1. To slice, S. J. Nicol. 2. De- 
 noting the abbreviation of time. Z. Boyd. 
 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 syn. 
 
 with Scaur, Ettr. For. V. Sclithkbs. 
 To SKLYDE, v. n. To slide, Dumfr. 
 SKLYDE, s. A slide, ibid. 
 To SKLINT, V. a. To dart askance. V, Sclent. 
 To SKLINTER, v. n. To splinter ; to break off in 
 
 laminae, Ayrs. Gait. 
 SKLINTER, s. A splinter, ibid. Gait, 
 To SKLYRE, v. n. To slide, Loth. 
 SKLYRE, s. A slide, ibid. 
 SKLYTES, s.jjL Old worn-out shoes, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 V, SCLOITS, 
 
 To SKLOY, V. n. To slide on ice, Loth.— Fr. escoul-er, 
 
 id. V. ScLOY. 
 SKLOY, s. A slide. Loth. 
 SKLOUT, Sklocter, s. Cow's dung in 3. thin state, 
 
 Fife.— Gael, scloid, filth. 
 To SKLUFE, Skloof, v. n. To trail the shoes along 
 
 .the ground in walking, Ettr. For.; synon. Sklute. — 
 
 Isl. sliofga, hebetare. V. Sclaff, v. 
 SKLUTE, s. 1. In pi. large clumsy feet, S. B.— Per- 
 haps from klute, S. a hoof. 2. A lout, S. B.— Gael. 
 
 scleoid, a silly fellow. 
 To SKLUTE, V. n. To set down the feet clumsily, or 
 
 trail the shoes along the ground in walking, Et. For. 
 
 SKODGE, SKonGfE, s. A kitciien drudge, S. Gfen- 
 fersjus. — Su. G. skoswen, literally, a shoe-servant. 
 
 To SKODGE, V. n. To act as a drudge, S. 
 
 To SKOIT, V. n. To peep, Shetl.— Dan. skott-er, to 
 ogle. V. Skid, v. 
 
 SKOITER, s. A piece of wood set up in the bows of a 
 boat, Shetl. 
 
 SKOLDIRT, Skowdert. V. Soowi>er. 
 
 To SKOLE, Skolt, v. n. To drink hard, S. B. Eudd. 
 V. Skul. 
 
 SKOMER, s. V. Scomer. 
 
 SKOMIT, adj. Pale and sickly-coloured, Shetl. This 
 seems originally the same with Sholmit, q. v. 
 
 SKON, Scone, s. 1. A thin cake of wheat or barley 
 meal, S. Douglas. 2. Any thing round and flat, 
 or resembling a cake, S. 3. Metaph. denoting a 
 specimen, S. Kelly. — Isl. skaun, cortex lactis. 
 
 To SKONCE, V. a. To guard. Evergreen.— Sa. G. 
 skans-a, Teut. schants-en, munire. 
 
 SKONCE, s. A thin partition ; a wall to defend from 
 the wind, Fife. A shed for hewing stones, &c. Occa- 
 sionally it is used instead of Ilallan. — Teut. schantse, 
 sepimentum militare ex viminibus, Kilian. 
 
 SKOODRA, s. The ling, a fish, Shetl. 
 
 SKOOI, s. Aspeciesof Gull, Shetl. " Larus Cataractes, 
 (Linn. Syst.) skooi, Bonxie, Skua Gull," Edmonst. 
 Zetl. V. Shooi. 
 
 To SKOOK, Skuik, v. a. To conceal, Buchan. Tarras. 
 Syn. Slcug. 
 
 To SKOOK, Skuik, v. 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 originally the same with E. sculk, or Su. G. 
 skolk-a, latebras quaerere. 
 
 SKOOKIN, Skoopacks, s. pi. Sheep, Shetl. 
 
 SKOORIE, s. The Coal-fish, full-grown. Shell. 
 
 To SKOOT, Scout, v. a. To squirt any liquid, or throw 
 it forcibly from a tube, S. 
 
 SKOOT, s. A squirt ; a syringe, S. 
 
 To SKOOT, V. n. To eject excrement in a liquid state, 
 S. — Su. G. skiut-a, jacularj. 
 
 SKORE, s. A line to mark the goal, S. Douglas. 
 
 &KO'R.lT,part.j)a. "Wrecked, applied to a ship ; broken. 
 Act. Dom. Conc.—&n.G.skoer-a, rumpere, diffringere. 
 
 SKORPER, s. A round kind of bread, Shetl. Syn. 
 cookie, S. — Su. G. skorjpa, pi. skorjper, biscuits. 
 
 SKOUPER, s. V. ScoDPPAR. 
 
 SKOUR, s. A slight shower, Dumfr. 
 
 SKOUR of wind. A gust, S. Callander.— Isl. skur, 
 nimbus, typhon. 
 
 SKOURDABOGGIE, 5. The youngest of a family, 
 Shetl. From Dan. skur-er, to cleanse, and bug, the 
 belly. Da is used in Shetl. for the, corresponding 
 with Dan. de. V. Pock-shakings. 
 
 SKOURICK, s. A thing of no value ; as, ^'I care 
 nae a skourick," Dumfr.— C. B. ysgwr, a splinter ? 
 
 SKOURIOUR, s. V. ScuRROUR. 
 
 SKOUT, s. The Guillemot, Orkn. "^uillem, guille- 
 mot, colymbus troile, Linn. Syst. Ore. skout." Low's 
 Faun. Oread. 
 
 SKOUTT, s. A small boat. A. Bume.— Isl. sluta, 
 Belg. schuyt, Ir. scud, id. 
 
 SKOW, s. 1. A small boat made of willow.s, &c. 
 covered with skins, Moray. 2. A flat-bottomed 
 boat, employed as a lighter in narrow rivers or canals, 
 Lanark s. — Belg. schouw, "a fenj-boat ; aflat-bot- 
 tomed boat, a ponton," Sew el. 
 
 To SKOWEL, V. a. To twist; as, to skowel ane's 
 mou, Ang. 
 
SKO 
 
 488 
 
 ETKR 
 
 SKOWIS, Skows, s. pi. Perhaps outside boards of 
 trees. Aberd. Reg. Surv. Shetl. 
 
 SKOWTIIEK, t. A slight shower, Loth.; syu. Skour. 
 
 SKOWURAND, jKxrt. pr. Shuddering. Barbour.— 
 Germ, tckaur-en^ tremere. 
 
 SKRAE, Ekbkk, ». A scarce made of wire for cleans- 
 ing gmln, Loth. Syn. Aarp.— Gael, crialhar, a 
 bolter ; Su. G. skraed-a, to bolt, to sift. 
 
 SKUAE, s. A thin meagre person, S. Minstr. Bord. 
 — Su. O. skra/, a skeleton, skral, scanty. 
 
 SKRAE-FISII, SCRAE-Kisii, s. pi. Fishes dried in the 
 sun without being salted, Ovka. NtUl.—lhl. skrael-a, 
 to dry ; skreid, pisces induratt. 
 
 SKRAE-SIIANKIT, adj. Uaving long slender limbs, 
 Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 
 To SKRAIK, ScKAiGH, v. n. 1. Denoting the cry of a 
 fowl when displeased, S. J. Nicol. 2. To C17 with 
 importunity, and in a discontented tone, S. — Su. G. 
 tkrik-a, Isl. skraek-a, 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 promiscuous col- 
 lection of eatables, Edin. S. B. W. Beattie.—Is,]. 
 skran, supcllex leviusculus. 2. The ofials 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 sontli, as far as Fife, 
 
 If I had scran. — Jo. Hogg's Poem». 
 
 To SKRAN, V. a. To make a promiscuous collection 
 
 of things, either by fair or by foul means, Edin. 
 To SKRAN, V. n. To gang to skran, to be awa' skran- 
 
 ning, phrases used by boys when they go to spend 
 
 money on sweetmeats, &c. of which others expect to 
 
 be partakers, Loth. 
 SKRANKY, s. A coarse-featured person. 
 SKRANKY, adj. 1. Lank ; slender, S. 2. Applied 
 
 to an empty purse. Eamsay. — Ge\m. schrank-en, 
 
 to confine ; A. S. scrunc-en, contracted. 
 SKRAN-POCK, «. 1. A beggar's wallet, Loth. 2. A 
 
 bag for receiving the spoil of those who may have 
 
 fallen in battle, carried by the women who follow an 
 
 army, S. 0. 
 SKRA PIT, pi-et. Mocked. V. Scorp. 
 To SKRAUGH, v. 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. Spottiswnode. 
 
 — Teut. schraeghen, canterii, i. e. rafts or props for 
 
 supporting vines ; schraegh-en, fulcire. 
 SKREE, s. A scarce. V. Skrae. 
 To SKREED, v. n. To lie ; to magnify in narration, 
 
 S.— Su. G. skryt-a, jactare, Isl. skreit-a, fingere. 
 SKREED, «, A lie ; a fabrication, S. 
 To SKREED, v. n. To cry ; to scream. Watson. — 
 
 Franc, screiot, Sw. skrijt, clamor. Gael, sgread-am, 
 
 to screech, sgread, a screech. 
 SKREEK, Screak, Skreigh, of day. The dawn, S. B.; 
 
 also skrieh. Eoss. 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, cruinnigh-am, to 
 
 glean. 
 SKREENGE, s. A lash ; a stroke, Fife. 
 SKREENGE, s. A loose woman, Renfr. Ayrs. 
 SKREENGIN, s. A mode of fishing, with small nets, 
 
 during the night, v,ithout the aid of torches, on the 
 
 coast of Argyleshire, and in the vicinity of Balla- 
 
 chulish. Q. scourging the water. 
 SKREENGINS, s. pi. Gleanings, Clydes. 
 To SKREID, V. 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 crawlin'. 
 SKREIGH, s. 1. A shrill cry ; a shriek, S. 2. An 
 
 urgent and iiresistible call. Rob Roy. V. Screigh, v. 
 SKREIGH, ». A cant term for usquebaugh, Loth. 
 
 Picken, 
 SKREIGH of day. V . Skreek. 
 SKREW, s. A stack of corn or hay, Shetl.— Isl. skrvf, 
 
 parva strues piscium arefaciendorum, Haldorson. 
 To SKRY, 1;. a. To cry ; to proclaim, S. B. Ruddiman. 
 
 — 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. 
 SKRIFFIN. V. Striffan, 
 To SKRIFT, V. n. To fabricate ; to fib.— Isl. skraj-a, 
 
 fabulari, nugari, skraef, nugae. V. Script. 
 To SKRIFT, V. n. To rehearse from memory. 
 SKRIFT, SCRiFT, s. A recital from memory, S. A. 
 
 NiCOWs P. V. SCHRIEVE, 17, 
 
 SKRILLES, s. pi. Shrieks. V. Skirl, v. 
 
 To SKRIM, V. a. To scud ; to move quickly, S. E. 
 skim. 
 
 To SKRYME, Skbeim, «. n. To peer ; to look with 
 half-closed eyes, Shetl. — Goth, scrama, to vibrate. 
 
 SKRYMMORIE, s. Apparently, the name of a mis- 
 chievous fairy. Pal. i/on.— Isl. skrumari, a brag- 
 gart ; 0. Fr. escrimour, a good tugger. 
 
 SKRINE, s. Unboiled sowens, Ang. Stat. Jlcc— Teut. 
 krinse, purgamentum frumenti. 
 
 SKRINKIE, Skrinkyt, adj. 1. Lank ; slender. 2. 
 Wrinkled ; shrivelled ; Skrinkie-faced, having the 
 face covered with wrinkles, Teviotd. " Skrinkyt, 
 Skrinkie, as if shrunk, too little, contracted." Gl. 
 Sibb.— Su. G. sJcrynk-a, contrahi, skrynka, ruga. V. 
 Skranky. 
 
 SKROPIT, pret. v. Mocked. V. Scorp. 
 
 SKROTTA, Skrottyee, s. Dark purple Dyer's lichen, 
 the Lichen omphalodes, Linn. Shetl. Cudbear, S. 
 also Staneraw. V. Crotal. 
 
 SKROW, s. The Shrew-mouse ; also pron. SJcrew, S. 
 E. Shrewmouse is undoubtedly from A. S. sci'eawa, 
 id. mus araneus. 
 
 SKROW, s. A scroll. V. ScROW. 
 
 SKROW, s. A slight shower, S. B.— Isl. skyr. V. 
 Skarrach. 
 
 SKRUDDACK, s. A crevice in a rock, Shetl. 
 
 SKRUFE, s. Wealth, acquired by parsimony or exac- 
 tion. Bannatyne Poems. — Teut.se/iro66-en, .scalpere. 
 
 SKRUFF of the neck, s. The fleshy part of the neck 
 behind, Buchan ; Cuff, synon. S. 
 
 SKRUL, s. A loud roar, Shetl.; Dan. skrall, id. 
 
 SKRUMPILT, part. pa. Shrunk ; shrivelled by 
 means of the fire, Fife. — Teut. schrompel-en, rugis 
 crispare, coriugare; Germ, schrumpel-n, id. 
 
 SKRUMPLE, s. A wrinkle. Dunbar.— Germ, 
 scorumple, id. ; skrump-en, to wrinkle. 
 
 SKRUNKIT, part. adj. Pinched ; scanty, Mearns.— 
 Su. G. skrynk-a, corrugare ; A. S. scruncen, contrac- 
 tus, the pret. of scrinc-an, whence E. to shrink. 
 
 To SKRUNT, V. n. 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. 
 
SKR 
 
 489 
 
 SLA 
 
 SKRUNT, s. The sound so produced, ibid. 
 
 SKRUNTIN', ScacNTiN', s. This sound continued, 
 ibid. 
 
 SKRUNT Y, acf;. Meagre; raw-boned, Fife, Loth.— 
 Su. G. skrin, dried, Dan. skranten, infirm. 
 
 SKUB, ScuBB, s. A thick fog, Shctl.— Dan. skodde, 
 "a mist, a fog." 
 
 SKUBBA, s. Milk, Shell, 
 
 SKUBE o' drink. A hearty pull, Fife ; syn. WaucM. 
 — 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, haus- 
 trum. 
 
 SKUDDICK, s. A rick of corn or Jiay, Shetl.— Su, G. 
 skoet-a, coagmentare ; Isl, skott, collatio. 
 
 SKUDDIEVAIG, s. V, Skuryvagb. 
 
 SKUDLER, s. The manager of a feast ; the master of 
 ceremonies ; the leader in a band of maskers, Shetl. 
 The Pirate..— Sn. G, skutul, Isl. skutell, skotel, a 
 table ; originally a plate for the table ; L. B. scutel- 
 lar-ius, O. Fr. sculier, one who had charge of the 
 plates, vessels, &c. 
 
 SKUG, ScuG, ScouG, s. 1. A shade ; what defends 
 from the heat, S, Douglas. 2. A shelter from 
 storm, S. Spaldino- 3. A shadow, or what causes 
 partial obscurity. Douglas. 4.. Protection, S. Pop. 
 Ball. 5. Metaph. applied to ghosts, in relation to 
 the place of their residence. Douglas, 6. A ])re- 
 tence ; a cloak, S. MelvilVs MS.—^vl. G. skugga, 
 umbra ; skygcd, tegmen. 
 
 To SKUG, V. a. 1. To shade, S. Douglas.— Sn.G. 
 Isl. skygga, 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. Muddiman. 
 
 SKUGRY, s. In skugry, under covert. Henrysone. 
 
 SKUGWAYS, Skcgwise, adv. In a clandestine way, 
 with a design to hide one's self. Loth. 
 
 To SKUIK, V. n. To hide one's self, S. B. V. Skogk, 
 
 SKUIL, s. School. Skinner. 
 
 SKUL, SKUtL, Skoll, s. 1. A goblet or large bowl, 
 for containing liquor. Douglas. 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. skaal, a cup, a bowl, a 
 drinking vessel. Su. G. dricka skala, bibere pater- 
 am, quando bibitur alicujus honori et memoriae ; 
 Loccen, Dricka ens skol, id. Ihre. 
 
 SKUL, s. A scullion. Godscrojt. — Ir. sguille, id. 
 Su. G, skoel-ja, eluere. 
 
 SKULE, s. An inflammatory disease affecting the 
 palate of a horse, S.— Teut. schuyl, Su. G. skalla, 
 idem. 
 
 SKULE, ScctE, SKUiL, s. A great collection of indi- 
 viduals, as of fishes, S. JBurel. — A. S. sceole, coetus 
 magnus, multitudo. 
 
 SKULES, s. pi. Stalls where cattle are fed, S. B.— 
 Isl, skiol, Su. G. skiul, a covert. 
 
 SKULL, s. 1. A shallow basket of a semicircular 
 form, S, Dunbar. 2. An oval basket deep at one 
 end for containing the line, and shallow at the 
 other, on which the baited hooks are laid, Mearns. — 
 Isl. skiola, vas quo arida vel Uquida metiri consue- 
 verunt. 
 
 SKULP, s. The sea-jelly. 
 
 To SKULT, V. a. To beat, Syn, Skelp. V, Scult. 
 
 ToSKUNFIS, Skumfis, v. a. "To disgust; applied 
 especially to smells," Aberd. The same with Scom- 
 
 FICE. 
 
 SKUNIE, s. A large knife, Shetl. V. Skeam. 
 
 SKUR, s. 1. A small horn, not fixed to the skull of 
 an animal, but hanging by the skin, Ang. 2. The 
 rough projecting part of a stone, ibid. — Su. G. 
 skoer-a, rumpere. 
 
 SKUR, s. Perhaps a scar, Mearns, — Isl. skor, incisura. 
 
 SKURYVAGE, s. 1. A dissipated fellow ; a lecher. 
 Douglas. 2, A vagabond, Loth. In Roxb. a ragged 
 vagrant. — Lat. scurra and vag-or. 3. A scullion ; 
 syn. Scuddie-vaig, Roxb.; from Scud, to pass quickly. 
 
 SKURM, s. The shell of an egg, Shetl.; Goth, skurm, 
 idem. 
 
 SKURR, s. A small spot of fishing ground, Shetl, 
 Goth, skurr, shelter. 
 
 SKURRIE, s.. A cow with skurs or small horns, Aberd. 
 V. Skur, s. 1. 
 
 SKURRIEMAN, y. A wandering fellow, Ayrs. V. 
 Skuryvage. 
 
 SKURRIOUR, s. A scout, V. ScuuROUR, 
 
 SKURROCK, Skbrroch, s. Cash ; a cant term. Loth. 
 
 SKUTE, Skoot, s. Sour or dead liquor, Aberd, ; synon. 
 Jute. — Su. G. squaett, a small quantity of any liquor, 
 Wideg. 
 
 To SKUTE, ScuiT, V. n. To walk awkwardly in con- 
 sequence of having flat soles, Roxb. ; the same with 
 Sclute, Sklute.— Isl. skut-a, prominere ; or Su, G. 
 skiut-a, trudere. 
 
 SKUTOCK, s. The foolish Guillemot, S. 
 
 SKUWES, s. pi. Groves. Sir Gawan. — A. S. scua, 
 umbra. 
 
 To SLA, V. a. 1. To strike. 2. To slay; to kill. 
 Wyntown. Moes. G. slahan, Isl. slaa, Belg. sla, to 
 strike. V. Slew. 
 
 To SLAB, Slab up, v. a. To sup greedily and ungrace- 
 fully, Banfifs. Taylor's Scots Poems. In Fife, to 
 slabber. — Teut. slabben, lambere ; soibere et devorare. 
 
 SLABBER, s. A slovenly fellow, Dumfr. — Teut. 
 slabber-en, E. to dabber. 
 
 SLABBERGAUCIE, s. A slovenly drivelling fellow, 
 Banfl's. Perhaps from Teut. slabber-en, to slabber, 
 and gJieus, a beggar, a mean fellow. [Shetl. 
 
 SLABBERY, adj. Applied to rainy, windy weather, 
 
 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 distended; to 
 become flaccid, Loth. In this sense a tumour is 
 said to slack. — Tent, slaeck-en, laxari, solvi. 
 
 SLACK, s. 1. An opening between hills. 2. " A 
 hollow," Ettr. For, V. Slak. 
 
 * SLACK, adj. 1, Slow, S. B. 2. Transferred to 
 money, when payments are made slowly, S. B. Gl. 
 Shirr. 3. Not employed ; or having little to do, S. 
 4. Thinly occupied, regarding place, S. 5. Not 
 trustworthy ; 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,; some- 
 times implying the idea of indiscretion or rudeness. 
 V. Jaav. 
 
 SLACKIE, s. A kind of sling. Loth. Fife. Ozell. 
 
 SLADE, Slaid, s. A hollow ; a den, S. B. Doug. — 
 Isl. slaed, vallis ; A. S. id. via in convallibus ; Dan. 
 ilet, Isl, aletta, plauitiea. 
 
SLA 
 
 490 
 
 SLA 
 
 SLADOE, «. A sloven ; one who abuses his clothes 
 with mire or dirt. It is also expl. "a dirty coarse 
 woman," Upp. Clydes. S. A.— Teut. tladde, sMs, 
 $UUe, tlodde, are used in the same sense, as appli- 
 cable to a woman, Kilian. 
 
 To SLADGE, v. n. 1. To go with a lounging 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.—k. S. sla, Belg. 
 zlee, Germ, schlek, id. Lancash. slaigh, sleawgh, 
 " the blacic thorn berry," T. Bobbins. 
 
 SLAE BLACK, ndj. Black as a sloe. Tan'os. Gl. 
 Shirr. 
 
 SLAEIE, adj. Abounding with sloes, or sloe-bushes, 
 Clydes. [Ross. 
 
 1\) SLAG, Slagg, v. a. To moisten ; to besmear, S. B. 
 
 To SLAG, Slyaag up, v. a. To gobble up voraciously, 
 Ab.— Su. G. slek-a, lambere. 
 
 SLAG, ». A portion of any soft substance lifted up 
 from the rest, S. B.— Isl. slagi, humiditas, slagn-a, 
 bumcsccre. 
 
 SLAG, Slog, t. A gust. Maitland P.— Su. G. slagg, 
 intemperies ; Teut. slegghe, nebula. 
 
 SLAG-DAY, s. "With Curlers, a day on which the 
 ice is tliawing." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SLAGGIE, adj. Soft; in a thawed state, ib.— 0. E. 
 "jSZacorfowle 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 harrowing, 
 Upp. Lanark s. 
 
 SLAID, Slade, s. An indolent person ; one given to 
 procrastination, TJpp. Lanavks. — Isl. sladd-a, squa- 
 lide grassari ; slot-a, remittere, slot, remissio, relax- 
 atio. V. Slait. 
 
 SLAID, ad;. Slovenly and dirty, ibid. Y. Slait, adj. 
 
 SLAID, s. A valley. ' V. Slade. 
 
 To SLAIGER, v. n. 1. To waddle in the mud, S. Gl. 
 Sibb. — Teut. sleggerigh, madidus ; radically the same 
 with Laggery. 2. To walk slowly ; used contemptu- 
 ously, Ettr. For. 
 
 To SLAKiER, v. a. 1. To t)esmear -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, v. a. To take meat in a slow careless 
 way ; generally said of dogs, Ettr. For. V. Sxag vp, v. 
 
 ■SLAIGEUER, s. One who bedaubs, Lanarks. 
 
 SLAIGERIN',*. A bedaubing, ibid. 
 
 To SLAIK, V. n. To slacken. Wallace. 
 
 To SLAIK, Slake, v. n. 1. To cany off and eat any 
 thing clandestinely, especially sweetmeats, &c. S, 
 Tannahill. — Germ, schleck-en, ligurire, suavia et 
 dulcia appetere. 2. To kiss in a slabbering way, S. 
 Lyndsay. 3. To bedaub, S. Glenburnie. 4. To 
 lounge like a dog, and be content to feed on oCals, S. 
 Tannahill. 
 
 SLAIK, Slake, s. 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, &c. 
 S. S. A slight bedaubing, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 4. A 
 small quantity of some soft substance, or of any unc- 
 tuous matter applied to somethi;ig else, S. A. Scott's 
 Foems. 5. The act of bedaubing or besmearing, as 
 with butter, Ac. 6. A slabbering kiss, S. B. Eoss. 
 7. A low, mean, sneaking fellow, Roxb.— Teut. slick, 
 Block, helluo, vorax, slick-en, slock-en, vorare. 
 
 SLAIK, g. A stroke ; a slap, Renfr. Ayrs, The En 
 'tail. — Teut. slagh, Su. G. slag, ictus. V. Slakb. 
 
 SLAIKER, s. One who bedaubs, S. 
 
 SLAIN, Slanb, 8. A wooded cleugh or precipice, 
 Roxb, 
 
 SLAINES, Slayans. Letters of Slaines, letters sub- 
 scribed, in case of slaughter, by the wife or executors 
 of one who had been slain, acknowledging that 
 satisfaction had been given, or otlierwise soliciting 
 for the pardon of the oflender. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SLA INGE, s. One who clandestinely carries off any 
 thing that seems palatable, Selkirks.; "a slaiking 
 creature," synon. 
 
 SLAIPIE, Slapie, s. A mean felow ; a plate-lick er, 
 Roxb. — Isl. slap-r, homuncio sordidus. V. Slaupib. 
 
 SLAIRG, Slairk, Slekg, s. A quantity of any sub- 
 stance in a semi-consistent state ; as, a slerg o' 
 parritch, a large spoonful of porridge, S.— Dan. slurk, 
 "a sup." 
 
 To SLAIRG, Slairy, Slary, v. a. To bedaub, S. A. 
 Wilson's P. — Teut. sloore, sordida ancilla ; Belg. 
 slorig, sordidus ; 0. E. slorie, sordidare. 
 
 SLAIRGTE, Slargie, adj. Unctuous ; adhesive, S. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SLAIRY, Slarie, s. 1. Any thing that bedaubs, S. 2. 
 A pai-t of one's food, taken so carelessly as to dirty 
 one's clothes, S. 
 
 To SLAIRT about. To go about sluggishly, S. B.— 
 Teut. sloordigh, sordidns. 
 
 SLAIRT, s. A silly dastardly fellow ; a term used by 
 the fishers of Buckhaven ; synon. Coof^ Cuje, — Isl. 
 sliar, hebes ; or slor, sordes. 
 
 To SLAIRT, V. a. To outdo ; to outstrip, ib. 
 
 To SLAISTER, Slyster, v. n. 1. 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 effundere. 
 
 To SLAISTFR, v. a. To bedaub, S. Fergusson. 
 
 SLAISTER, Slyster, Slaistery, s. 1. A heterogene- 
 ous mass,S. Fergusson. 2. The act of bedaubing, 
 S. St. Eonan. 3. A dirty slut, Ettr. For. 
 
 SLAISTERY, Slaistry, adj. 1. Applied to what is 
 unctuous or defiling; as, "That sZaisiry wark ye're 
 at," S, 2. The 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 goi-mandizer ; 
 a belly-god, Teviotdale. V. Slaisteb, v. and Kyte, 
 the belly. 
 
 SLAISTERS, s. A slovenly, dirty person, q. one who 
 bedaubs himself, "Hoxb. 
 
 SLAIT, 5. The track of cattle among standing corn, 
 Ettr. For. — A. S. slaeting, id. V. Sleuth-hcnd. 
 
 SLAIT, adj. Slovenly and dirty, Roxb.— Su. G. slaet, 
 rudis, inartificiosus ; Teut. sladde, sordida et inculta 
 mulier, Kilian. 
 
 SLAIT, pret. Slitted ; cut. Evergreen. 
 
 To SLAIT, V. a. 1. To level.— Su. G. sloet-a, id. 2. 
 To depreciate, W. Loth. 3. To abuse grossly ; to 
 maltreat. Guthrie. 4. To wipe, pefhaps, to whet. 
 Eitson. 
 
 ShAlTIT, part. pa. Exhausted with fatigue. Bal- 
 nevis. — Teut. slete, tritus, slet-en, atterere. 
 
 SLAYWORM, s. The slow-worm, or blind-worm, Gal- 
 loway. Ayr and Wig ton Courier. — A. S. slaw- 
 wyrm, id. It has its name from slaw, taidus, piger. 
 
SLA 
 
 491 
 
 SLE 
 
 SLAK, Slack, Slake, s. 1. An openin<? in the higher 
 • part of a hill or mountain, where it becomes fess 
 
 steep, and forms a sort of pass, S. Barbour. 2. A 
 
 gap or narrow pass between two hills or mountains. 
 
 Wyntown. 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. 1. The oozy vege- 
 table substance in the bed of rivers, S. B. slaulc 
 
 Stat. Ace. 2. Navel laver, 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. 
 To SLAKE, V. n. To cany off clandestinely. V. 
 
 Slaik, v. 
 To SLAKE, -v. a. To bedaub. -V. Slaik, 
 SLAKE, s. A slight bedaubing. V. Slaik, s. 
 SLAM, Slammach, s. A share of any thing acquired 
 
 by forcible or artful means, S. B. — Su. G. slam-a, 
 
 coacervare ; slem, craft. 
 To SLAMMACH, v. a. To seise, S. B. 
 To SLAMMACH, Slamacjh, v. n. To slabber, S. B. 
 
 Shirrefs. — Su. G. slem, slime, slemig, slimy. 
 SLAMMACH, Slawmach, {gutt.) s. A large quantity 
 
 of soft food, swallowed hastily and in .a slovenly 
 
 manner, Mearns. V. Slammach, v. n. 
 SLAMMACHS,.s. 2)i!. The gossamer, Aberd. 
 SLAMMIKIN, s. A drab, Loth.— Su. G. slem, turpis, 
 
 eluvies, faex, id. 
 S L A M P, adj. Pliant ; flexible ; supple, Moray. 
 
 Northern Antiq. 
 SLANE IN THE SELF. Carrying in it the proof of its 
 
 own invalidity. Balf. Pract. 
 SLANG, s. A speciesof cannon coinciding with the 
 
 culverin. Complaynt S.—leat. slanghe, serpens ; 
 
 bombarda longior. 
 ToSLANGER, v. n. To. linger, Berwicks.— Su. G. 
 
 slingr-a, repere. 
 SLANK. adj. Thin ; lank, Fife. — Belg. slanck, synon. 
 
 with E. lank. 
 -SLAP, s. 1. A narrow pass between two hills, S. 
 
 Gl. Shirr. Pennecuik. — 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, V. a. 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 ohject ; as a big salmon, 
 
 Roxb. 
 5LAPPIN, adj. A slappin chiel, a tall fellow ; synon. 
 
 with Strapping, Roxb. 
 •SLARGIE, adj. Unctuous, V. under Slairg. 
 To SLASH, V. n. To give a slabberJEg 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 
 
 soibillaceous food. Loth. 
 ^SLASHY, s. Applied to work that is both wet and 
 
 dirty, S. — Sw. si ask, wet. 
 To SLATCH, V. 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, r. n. It is 
 
 evidently allied to Su. G. slask, humor quicunque 
 sordid us. 
 
 SLATCH, Slotch, Slodge, s. A sloven ; a slattern, 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. sletse, mulier igntiva. 
 
 SLATE, s. One who is slovenly and dirty, Loth. 
 Border ; slaid, Clydes. Ramsay. Hogg. — Isl. sladde, 
 vir habitu et moribus indecorus. V. Slait, adj. 
 
 To SLATE, V. a. To let loose ; applied to dogs in hunt- 
 ing. Pal. of Honor. — A. S. slaetinge, vestigia ferarum. 
 
 SLATE-BAND, s. Schistus, Gall. Called by English 
 miners, shiver. Surv. Gall. 
 
 SLAVERMAGULLION, s. A contemptuous term for 
 a foolish lubberly fellow, Ayrs. Perhaps from E. 
 slaver, or S. slabber, and Gullion, q. v. 
 
 SL AUGHT BO ME. .A bar used in fortification. 
 Monro's Exped. — Belg. slagboom, 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. VI.— 0. E. "slawe in 
 meuyng, [moving] tardus, piger, torpidus," Prompt. 
 Parv. 
 
 SLAWK, «. "A slimy plant, which grows in burns 
 and springs." Gall. Encycl. V. Slake. 
 
 SLAWLIE, adv. Slowly, Clydes. 
 
 SLAWMIN, s. Slabbering, Aberd. — Teut. slemm-en, 
 Su. G. slemm-a, gvecari. 
 
 SLAWNESS, s. Slowness, Clydes. 
 
 SLE, Slee, Slet, ad/, 1. Sly : S. sZee. Herd. Doug. 
 2, Skilful ; dexterous, Barbour. 3. Ingenious. 
 Wallace. — Su. G. sloeg, Isl. slaeg-r, id. 
 
 SLEB, s. The undei' lip projected, as in pouting, 
 Shetl.— Dan. laep, id, J^\ /i'^i/A 
 
 SLED, A-SLED, adv. Aslant, Ettr. For.— 0. E. " Sleet 
 or aslete, oblique, adueibium," Prompt. PaiT, — A. S. 
 aslid-an, labi, aslad, lahat. V. Slype. 
 
 SLEDDER, s. One who drives goods on a sled. Acts 
 •Gha. II. 
 
 SLEDERIE, adj. V. Sliddert. 
 
 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. I. 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 awa, v. a. To cany off any thing in a crafty 
 way; as, " What's cum o' the buk el gae you?" "Tam 
 has sleed it awa from me," Banffs. 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 inserted, Lanarks. " Sleeband, the 
 ancient muzzle of the plough." Gl. Surv. Moray. — 
 Su. G. slaa, lamina ferrea aut lignea, quae vel rhedis 
 suppiugitur, vel aliis instrumentis ligneis infirma- 
 mentum sabditur, Ihre, 
 
 ToSLEECH, V. n. To coax ; to cajole. Toems16thCent. 
 — Germ, schleich-en, reptare, sese insinuare. 
 
 SLEECH, s. Slime, S, V. Slik, 
 
 To SLEEK, V. n. Probably, to lie concealed ; 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 originally a measure of 
 liquids. — Germ, schlauch, a jack, a leathern bottle. 
 
SLE 
 
 492 
 
 SLI 
 
 SLREK, t. Perhaiis, not heaped ; syaon. straik, used 
 
 iu measuring ki^'°i ^c. S. A. 
 SLEEK, J. Mire ; slime, S. V. Slik. 
 SLEEK, (. Snow and rain mixed ; sleet, Fife.— Sax. 
 
 i/oAA-e, Belg. slegge, Su. G. ilaao, id. 
 SLEEKIE, adj. Of or belonging to sleet ; as, a sleeky 
 
 day, a sleety day, Fife. 
 SLEEKIE, adj. Fawning and deceitful, Roxb. Dumfr. 
 
 Aberd.; Sltekit, synon. Remains of Nithsdale 
 
 Song. 
 SLEEKIT, Slbkit, a^;. 1. Smooth and shining; ap- 
 plied to the face or skin, S.; sleek, E. 2. Parasiti- 
 cal ; deceitful, 8. Douglas.— ^\x. Q. sleker, homo 
 
 blandus ; Tsl. slikiare, parasitus. 
 SLEEKIT-GABBIT, adj. Smooth-tongued, S. The 
 
 llar'st Rig. 
 SLEEKITLY, adj. Artfully ; in a oajoling manner, S. 
 
 Saint Patrick. 
 SLEEKITNESS, s. Wheedling; fair appearance, S. 
 SLEELIE, adv. Slily, S. 
 SLEENESS, s. Slyness, S. 
 To SLEENGE, v. n. The same with Slounge, Lanarks. 
 
 — ls\.slens-a, ignavo otio frui. 
 SLEENGER, s. A lounger, ibid. 
 SLEENIE, s. A guinea, Aberd. Skinner.— A. S. 
 
 slean, to strike, slaegen, struck. 
 ♦ To SLEEP, V. n. A top is said to sleep, when it 
 
 spins so smoothly as to appear motionless, Roxb.; 
 
 and the foot, when the circulation is partially sus- 
 pended. 
 SLEEP-DRINK, s. A soporific potion. Society Con- 
 tendings. 
 SLEEPER, s. The Dunlin, a bird, "T-ringa Alpina, 
 
 (Linn.)" Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 SLEEPERY, adj. V. Slippery. 
 SLEEPERS, s. pi. The beams next the ground, which 
 
 support the first floor of a house, S. Surv. 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 
 
 Sleetch. 
 SLEETII, SLiETn, s. A sluggard, Aberd. Forbes.— 
 
 A. S. slaewth, sloth ; Isl. sliar, hebes, sleita, torpor 
 
 auimi. 
 To SLEIF, V. n. To slip. K. Hart.— Alem. sUaf-an, 
 
 to glide. 
 SLEITCHOCK, s. A flattering woman, Perths.— Dan. 
 
 sledsk-er, to wheedle. V. Sleech, v. 
 SLEKIT, adj. Deceitful. V. Sleekit. 
 SLENK, s. A piece of low craft. Sir Gawan.— Germ. 
 
 schlaenke, doli ; Isl. slungin, callidus ; E. sleight. 
 SLEPERYE, adj. Douglas. V. Slippery, 
 To SLERG, V. a. 1. To bedaub, Loth.— Belg. slorig, 
 
 sordidus. 2. To gobble. Ramsay. 
 To SLERK, V. a. To lick up greedily and with noise, 
 
 Dumfr. Evidently allied to Dan. slurk-er, to sip, to 
 
 sup up, to swallow; and originally the same with (SZerfl', 
 
 V. although the latter is falsely expl, "to bedaub." 
 SLERP, *. A slovenly female, Fife.— Su. G. slarf, 
 
 homo nauci, proprie pannis obsitus. 
 SI^STERIN, adj. Untidy ; besmeared with food, 
 
 Shetl. — Dan. slastevorn, slovenly. 
 SLETCH, Sleech, g. Slime, particularly that in the 
 
 beds of rivers, or on the sea-shore, S. Maxwell's 
 
 Sel. Trans. 
 SLETT, t. L.Jlet, q. v. Kdly. 
 
 SLEUG, «. 1. " An ill-behaved man." Gall. Enc. 2. 
 
 " One not good looking," ibid. 
 SLEUTH, s. Sloth. Doug.— A. S. slewlh. 
 SLEUTH, Slueth, adj. Slothful. Diallog. 
 To SLEUTH, Sloth, v. a. To neglect, or to do work 
 
 carelessly, S. B. Pitscottie. 
 To SLEUTH, v.. n^ To linger. Douglas. 
 SLEUTH, s. The tract of man or beast, as known by 
 
 the scent. Barbour. 
 SLEUTH-HUND, SLOOTH-noND, Slotth-Hdnd, Slotu- 
 
 Brache, Slough^Dog, s. a blood-hound. Barbour. 
 
 — Isl. slod, semita, vestigia ; Ir. sliocht, a tract. 
 SLEUTHUN, s. A lazy, good-for-nothing person, 
 
 Upp. Clydes.; viewed as a corr. of Sleuth-hund j 
 
 synon. Slughan,Ji.oxh. 
 To SLEW, V. a. " To lean [incline] any thing to a 
 
 side, ofif the perpendicular." Gall. Encycl. 
 SLEW FYR. Struck fire. Ba7•bour.—T^i\lt. vier-sla- 
 
 en, excutere ignem. 
 SLEW-FIRE, s. A designation for lightning, S. A. 
 
 " Fyir-flawcht, lightning; also termed slew-fire." 
 
 Leyden's Gl. Govtpl. S. 
 SLEWIT, part, pa. Having sleeves, q. sleeved. In- 
 ventories. 
 SLEWYT, pret. Slipped. Wallace.— &vi. G. slaa 
 
 knut, nodum nectere. Hire. 
 To SLY, V. n. 1, To go or approach silently and slily, 
 
 Aberd. 2. To look in a sly manner ; with the prep. 
 
 ai added, ibid. 
 To SLY, V. a. To place or remove slily, Aberd. Slee, 
 
 Banffs. 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 ; aiialojious, per- 
 haps, to E. sleek or glossy. Herd's Coll. — Teut. 
 
 slibberiffh, lubricus. 
 To SLIGHT, (gutt.) v. a. To jilt ; applied to a man's 
 
 conduct towards a female whom he has courted, S. 
 SLIGHT, s. To gie one the slicht ; to jilt one. 
 To SLIGHT, V. a. To contrive. Douglas .—Ul. slaegd, 
 
 fraus, dolus. 
 SLICHT, Slight, adj. Worthless, S. Spalding.— 
 
 Su. G. slaet karl, homo Gocci. 
 SLICK-WORM, s. A worm bred in the ooze of rivers, 
 
 S. Slat. Ace. V. Slik. 
 SLID, Slyd, Slide, adj. 1. Slippeiy, S. Douglas. 
 
 2. Mutable; uncertain. Pal. of Honor. 3. Cajol- 
 ing; wheedling, S. — A. S. slith, sliddery. 
 To SLIDDER, v. n.- To delay ; to defer without any 
 
 proper reason, Mearns. — Teut. slidder-en, serpere. 
 SLIDDER, adj. Unstable ; variable. Lyndsay. 
 SLIDDER, s. Slipperiness. Pal. of Hon. 
 To SLIDDER, v. a. To pronounce indistinctly, S. 
 
 — Teut. slidder-en, celeriter tendere ; Isl. slodr-ar, 
 
 balbutio. 
 SLIDDER, adj. Slow; inactive. Maitl. Poems. — 
 
 Isl. slidra, torpor, slidrulegr, tardus, lentus. 
 SLIDDERY, Sliddry, Slederie, (pron. slithry), adj. 
 
 1. Loose and flaccid ; a term applied to food, S. B. 
 
 Gluthrie has the same sense. — Teut. slodder-en, flac- 
 
 cescere, slodder, laxus. Slauky, synon. 2. Slippery, 
 
 S. Doug. 3. Escaping one's grasp, S. Abp. Ham. 
 
 4. Deceitful, S. 5. Uncertain ; changeful ; used in 
 
 a moral sense. Kelly. 
 * To SLIDE, V. n. To fib, S. 
 SLIDERNES, s; Slipperiness. Henrysove. 
 SLIDE-THRIFT, s. A game at draughts, iu which 
 
 the victor is he who is first off the board ; also called 
 \ Shovel-groat acd Shool'-the-board, Roxb. 
 
SLI 
 
 493 
 
 SLO 
 
 SLIDLING, adv. Secretly. Legend Bp. St. Androis. 
 
 An errat. either for sidling, or for hidling. 
 SLIDNESS, s. 1, Slipperiness, S. 2. Smoothness of 
 
 versification. Eanisay. 
 SLTECK, 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. Sibbald. 
 SLIGGY, adj. Loquacious; sly; deceitful, Roxb. A. 
 Scott's P. Perhaps merely a variety of SleeJcie, q. v. 
 SLIGHT, adj. Worthless ; as, He's a slicht lad that. 
 
 V. Slight, adj. 
 To SLIGHT, V. a. To dismantle. F"odroio.— Teut. 
 
 slicht-en, solo aequare, diruere. 
 SLYGOOSE, s. The Shieldrake or Sheldrake, Orkn. 
 
 Pennant. 
 SLYIRES. Aats Ja. VI. The same with Slyre, q. v. 
 SLIK, Slike, s. 1. Slime ; S. sleek. Barbour. 2. 
 
 The slimy shore. Douglas. — Teut. slyck, Germ. 
 
 schlick, coenum, lutum. Lancash. slutch, mud. 
 S^IP. Perhaps, slipped. SirGawan. — Sa.G. slink-a, 
 
 slip, from slik-a, to creep. 
 SLIM, adj. 1. Slight ; not sufficient, S. 2. Naughty ; 
 
 worthless, S. Ross. — Isl. slaem-r, vile ; Dan. slem, 
 
 bad, naughty. 
 To SLIM o'ei; v. a. To do any thing carelessly and 
 
 insufficiently, S. 
 SLIMMER, ac/J. Delicate; easily hurt. Ayrs.Legat. 
 
 — Germ, schlimmer, paltry. 
 To SLING, (U. n. To walk with along step, S. Brownie 
 
 of Bodsheck. — Su. G. slaeng-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, v. n. To move unequally ; to reel ; to 
 
 be in danger of being averset, Aberd, Meston's P. 
 
 — Dan. slingr-er, "to reel, to stagger, to totter, to 
 
 joggle." Wolff. 
 SLINK, adj. 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.— Su. G. slinck-a, clanculum et furtim abire ; 
 
 Teut. slinck, sinister, Isl. sling-r, callidus, Dan. 
 
 slink, id. 
 To SLINK one, v. a. To gull, to deceive one, Fife. 
 SLINK, s. 1. The flesh of an animal prematurely 
 
 brought forth, S. Stat. Ace. 2. Ill-fed veal, in 
 
 general, S. — Sw. slyn-a, carrion ; Germ, schlenk-en, 
 
 abjicere. 3. A tall, limber person ; generally pre- 
 ceded by the adj. Lang, and expressive of contempt ; 
 
 as, " Ah ! ye lang slink," S. 4. A worthless cliarac- 
 
 ter, S. Antiquary. 
 SLINK, adj. Not fed. ^tat. Ace. 
 SLINKIE, adj. Tall and slender; lank, S.— Dan. 
 
 slunken, lank, scraggy. 
 SLINKIN, s. Deceit, Fife. A. Douglas. 
 SLINKIN, part. adj. Deceitful, ibid. — A. S. 3linc-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, Slyp, s. 1. A low draught carriage ; a dray 
 
 without wheels, Wallace. — Germ, schleife, traha, 
 
 schleif-en, to draw. 2. A wooden frame set on the 
 
 top of a cart, for enlarging its size, S. B. 
 SLYP, Slype, s. A coar.se 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 protecting 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 connects the 
 
 plough with the swingle-trees, Clydes. — Teut, sUppe, 
 
 crena, incisura. 
 To SLYPE, V. 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. Encycl. This 
 
 is also A. Bor. " To slype 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 
 
 jiart with the blood, Roxb. 
 SLYPE, A-SLYPE, adv. Aslant; aslope. When a 
 
 sheep, or any other object, is marked by a line drawn 
 
 across it, the operator is said to come a-slype over it, 
 
 Ettr. For. A-sled, synon.— Sw. slaep-a, oblique et 
 
 indirecte ferri, Seren. 
 To SLYPE, V. n. To move freely, as any weighty 
 
 body which is dragged through a mire, Ettr. For. — 
 
 Teut. slipp-en, Su. G. slijjp-a, elabi. 
 To SLYPE, V. n. To fall over, as a wet furrow from 
 
 the plough, Ayrs. Burns. — E. slip, Teut. slipp-en, 
 
 delabi. 
 SLYPER, s. Sword slyper, a cutler ; one whose princi- 
 pal work was to whet swords. Acts Ja. VI. — Teut. 
 
 slipp-en, acuere ; Belg. slyper, a whetter. 
 SLYPER, s. One who appears to wish to sneak away, 
 
 from fear of detection, Laqarks. Slouper is used in 
 
 a sense nearly connected, ibid. 
 SLYPER, s. One who is tawdry and slovenly in dress, 
 
 Duuifr. y. Slyp, Slype, s. 
 SLIP-ON, s. A great-coat thrown over the shoulders 
 
 loosely like a cloak, W.Highlands. Clan-Albin. — 
 
 A. S. slep-an on, induere ; E. to Slip on. V. Todd's 
 
 John's. 
 SLIPPAR, adj. Slippeiy ; used metaph. as signifying 
 
 deceitful. Poems IGth Cent.—&u. G. slipper, lubri- 
 
 cus. 
 SLIPPERY, Sleperye, Sleepery, adj. 1. Causing 
 
 sleep. Doug. 2. Overpowered with sleep, S. Minstr. 
 
 Border. — Teut slaeperigh, somnolentus. 
 SLYPPIES, s. pi. Roasted pease, eaten with butter, 
 
 Roxb. ; probably a cant term, 
 
 * SLIPSHOD, adj. Having ^oes on the feet, but no 
 stockings, Ettr, For. 
 
 SLYRE, s. A kind of fine lawn. Acts Ja. VJ.— 
 
 Germ, schleyer, a scarf, a veil. 
 SLYRELAND, s. The same with Slyre, a species of 
 
 lawn ; q. slyre-lawn. Acts Cha. II. 
 To SLYSTER. V. Slaister. 
 To SLYTE, V. n. To move easily or smoothly, Loth, — 
 
 Isl. slitta, aequare, planum reddere. 
 To SLYTE, V. a. To shai-pen an edged tool, Lanarks. 
 
 Loth. V. Slait, v. sense 4, 
 To SLITE, Slytk, v. 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. "Sliver, in Scotland, still denotes a 
 slice cut off ; as. He took a large sliver of the beef," 
 Johns. It is very commonly used, Berwick s. Tyr- 
 whitt expl. it, as used by Chaucer, " a small slice or 
 piece." — A. S. slif-an, findere. 
 
 SLIVERY, adj. Slavering, Buchan. V. Sacchik. 
 SLO, s. The porous bone in the horns of cattle. Dan. 
 
 slo, id. E. Flint. 
 To SLO, V. a. To slay. Maitl. Poems. 
 SLOAN, s. A rallying or scolding match, Roxb. St. 
 
 Ronan. Supposed to be corr. from Slogan, q. v. 
 
SLO 
 
 494 
 
 SLO 
 
 SLOAN, $. A covetous person ; often, " a greedy 
 iloan," Berwicks. 
 
 8L0AP, «. A lary and tawdry person, generally a 
 female, StirlinRS. V. Slaupib. 
 
 SIX)AT, s. A voracious fellow, Roxb. 
 
 SLOATCII, Slotch, t. An idle, lazy sloven, Roxb. 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 To SLOATCII, V. n. To go about in a lazy and slovenly 
 manner, ibid. V. Slatch, s. 
 
 To SLOCIl ovtr, {guU.) v. a. To do any thing careless- 
 ly, Fife. Synou. Sloth, Sleuth. This may be allied 
 to the 0. E. V. "Slxiggyn, desideo, torpeo, pigritor," 
 Prompt. I'arv. 
 
 SLOCUAN, {outt.) s. A lubberly sort of fellow, Roxb. 
 V. Sluquan. 
 
 SLOCHER, s. "A person careless in dress, particu- 
 larly about the feet." Gall. Encyd.—Sa. O. slok, 
 ignavus ; slok-a, pendulum esse, V. Slogger, s. 
 
 SLOCK, s. Intoxicating drink, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 SLODGE, s. A sloven. V. Slatch. 
 
 SIX)GAN, s. 1. War-cry, or gathering-word of a clan, 
 S. Minstr. Bard. 2. A kind of by-name or sobri- 
 quet denoting an individual, used to distinguish him 
 from others of the same name, Fife. Pron. Slugon. 
 
 V. Sl-UGUOEN. 
 
 SLOGG, Slagg, «. A slough, Gl. Sibb.— A. S. slog, id. 
 
 To SLOGGER, v. n. ~To talTe food with a spoon in a 
 dirty and voracious manner, Fife.— Sicambr. slocke, 
 gula, slockerigh, gulosus ; Isl. slok-a, deglutire, 
 slokari, lureo ; Dan. slug-er, to eat greedily ; slug, a 
 glutton. 
 
 SLOGGER, s. One who is slovenly and dirty, particu- 
 larly in the under garments ; his stockings frequently 
 hanging down about his ankles, Upp. Clydes. — Sw. 
 slugger, homo sordidus et negligens, sluggig, sordid- 
 us, Seren. 
 
 To SLOGGER, v. n. To go about in a slovenly way, 
 ibid. 
 
 SLOGGERIN, pari. adj. Slovenly; as, "sisloggerin 
 hash," Clydes. Roxb. 
 
 SLOGGY, adj. Slimy ; marshy. Douglas. 
 
 SLOGGIS, s. pi. Blasts, V. Slag, Slog. 
 
 SLOG IE, s. A loose bed-gown, hanging down to the 
 knees, Selkiiks.— Su. G. slok-a, pendulum esse. 
 
 SLOGY RIDDLE. A wide riddle, used for riddling 
 onions, potatoes, or any large kind of produce ; some- 
 times simply called Slogy, Roxb. Brownie of Bods- 
 beck. 
 
 SLOIT, *. A lazy, stupid, and dirty fellow ; a sloven, 
 Renfrews.; synci. Sluiter. — Tsl. slott-r, corpus rude, 
 mapnae molis. V. Slute, adj. 
 
 To SLOIT awa', v. n. To pass on in a careless manner, 
 Ang. Allied to Isl, slot-a, remittere, or slodr-a, 
 aogre iter emetiri. 
 
 To SLOITER, V. n. To be engaged in any wet and 
 dirty work. "A sZot7ertn' creature," one who takes 
 ple.nsure in work of this description, Lanarks. — Teut. 
 tlodder-en, flaccere, flaccescere, slodder, homo sor- 
 didus. 
 
 SLOITER, s. A sloven; a slattern, Lanarks, T. 
 Slciter, 
 
 SLOITU, s. V. Sleoth-Hukd. 
 
 SLOKE, s. V. Slakk. 
 
 To SLOKIN, r. a. 1. To quench, in regard to fire, S. 
 Diuglas. 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. 
 J3a//ottr.— Su. Q.slockn-a, extinguere, from slaeck-a, 
 idem. 
 
 SLOMIE, adj. Flaccid ; blown up. Gall. " An ox is 
 
 said to be slomie, when it has on a false appearance 
 
 of flesh." Gall. Encycl. Probably the same with 
 
 Sloomie. 
 
 SLONG, Sloung, s. A sling ; slung, S. B. Bellend. 
 
 — Isl. slunga, sloengwa, 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. Rams. 2. To sink in mud, S. 0. 
 
 SLONK, Slonking, s. "The noise our feet make when 
 
 sinking in a miry bog; also, when walking with 
 
 shoes full of water." Gall. Encycl. V. SLOJiK, v. 
 
 To SLOO, V. a. To spread in layers, Shetl. 
 
 To SLOOM, V. n. 1. To become powerless ; applied 
 
 to the human body, Ettr. For. Wint. Even. Tales. 
 
 2. To become flaccid; 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. Farmer's Mag. — 
 Isl. slum-a, vultum simul etanimum demittere. 
 To SLOOM, V. n. To slumber, S. B. Fop. Ball. — 
 
 Teut. sluym-en, 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. Callender. 
 SLOOMIE, adj. 1. Relaxed ; enfeebled ; used in re- 
 lation to animals, Ettr. For. 2. Damp, and in an 
 
 incipient state of putrefaction ; applied to vegetables, 
 
 ibid. 
 SLOOMIN, part. adj. Slinking ; sneaking, Shetl,; 
 
 Su. G. slem, craft. 
 To SLOOP doun. To descend in an oblique way, 
 
 Roxb. Undoubtedly from the same origin with E. 
 
 slope ; Sw. slop-a, oblique et indirecte feiri. 
 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. Douglas. 2. To 
 
 hew down, ibid. 3. To Slop throw, to pierce. Bei- 
 
 lenden. 
 SLOP, s. A compact body. Wallace. — Teut. slepp, 
 
 agmen, 
 SLOPED GAW, An open drain, Renfr. V. Giw. 
 To SLORK, V. 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. stark, via lutosa, 
 
 slark-a, per diflacultates eluctari. 
 To SLORK, V. n. To make a disagreeable noise in 
 
 eating; to eat up in large mouthful?, Ettr. For.; 
 
 Slorp, syn. — Isl. sliirk-a, deglutire ; Dan. slurk-er, 
 
 to swallow. 
 To SLORP, v.. a. 1. To swallow ungracefully ; making 
 
 a noise with the mouth or throat, S. A. — Isl. slvpra, 
 
 id, or 0. Teut. slorpe, vorago. 2, To bungle, Ettr, 
 
 For, 
 SLORP, s. 1. A sop; as much as one swallows at 
 
 once of food taken with a spoon, Selkirks. 2. A 
 
 spoonful taken hastily and ungracefully, Roxb. 3. 
 
 A sloven, 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. slorp-en, ligurire ; 
 
 q. "to slabber up one's tears." 
 SLORPIE, adj. Slovenly, Roxb. V. Slokp, v. and 
 
 Slerp, s. 
 SLORPING, adj. Tawdry, Roxb. Gl. Sibb.— Su. G. 
 
 slur/wig, incuriosus, sordidus. 
 
SLO 
 
 495 
 
 SLU 
 
 To SLOT, V. a. To fasten by a bolt, S. Euddiman. 
 — Belg. sluyt-en, Su. G. slut-a, claudere. 
 
 SLOT, s. 1, A bar; a bolt, S. Douglas.— Teut. slot, 
 Belg. sluyt, sera, obex. 2. Applied to the mind. 
 Rutherford. 3. A cross spar fastening the lulls 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 distinguished from Rungs, 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 hollow in the throat above the breast- 
 bone, Ettr. For. 
 
 SLOT, s. Uncertain. Barbour. 
 
 SLOT, s. A sum of money, S. B. 
 
 SLOT, s. A preparation of the roe and liver of fish 
 with meal, Shetl. 
 
 To SLOTH, V. a. V. Sleuth, v. 
 
 To SLOTTER, v. n. 1. To pass time sluggishly, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To act in a slovenly manner, Loth, 
 ibid. — Teut. slodder-en, flaccescere, 
 
 To SLOTTER, v. n. To make a noise in swallowing 
 food, like a duck gobbling ; to slabber up, Ro.\b. 
 Berwicks. Teviotd. Sludder, synon. ; also Slorp. — 
 0. E. '^ Sloteryng 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 Roger, used as a 
 cant term for a country booby. — Teut. slodder, homo 
 sordid us. 
 
 SLOTTRY, adj. Drowsy ; inactive, Loth. Douglas. 
 
 SLOUAN, Slcan, s. " Abbrev, of Sleugh-hound, blood- 
 hound," Roxb. Gl. Sibb. V. Slodn, s. 
 
 SLOUCH, (gutt.) 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. Encycl. 
 ^^ Slouching, a wetting," ibid. 
 
 ♦ SLOUGH, (gutt.) s. A husk, S. a petticoat. A. Bor. 
 In the north of E. it is, however, pron. slvffe. 
 
 SLOUGH, Slcgh, (gutt.) s. 1. A voracious eater and 
 drinker, Upp. Clydes. 2. A person of mean character, 
 who would do any thing for his own interest ; pron, 
 Slugh, Dumfr. 
 
 SLOUM, s. The green scum that gathers on stagnant 
 pools, Roxb. — Teut. sluyrae, cortex, siliqua. Syn. 
 sly, Shetl. 
 
 SLOUN, s. An indolent, worthless person, Upp. 
 Clydes.; perhaps merely a shorter mode of pronounc- 
 ing Slughan, or Slouan, a slow hand. V. Sloan. 
 
 To SLOUN, V. a. To idle away one's time, ib. 
 
 SLOUNG, s. A sling. V. Slong. 
 
 To SLOUNGE, v. n. To make a noise in falling into 
 water, Upp. Lanarks.— This term may bt allied to 
 Germ, schlund, vorago. 
 
 SLOUNGE, s. 1. The splash made by a heavy body 
 falling into water, Clydes. 2. A great fall of rain ; 
 a slov.nge o' weet, ibid. Blad o' tveet, synon. 3. 
 The state of being completely drenched, ibid. 
 
 To SLOUNGE, v. n. 1. To go about in an indolent 
 way, especially as catering for a dinner, S. Sleenge, 
 id. Upp. Lanarks. 2. To hang the ears ; to look 
 sour, Ettr. For. — Dan. sleng-er, "to saunter," Wolfif. 
 Germ, schlungel-n, to saunter about. 
 
 SLOUNGE, Slunge, (pron. sloonge,) s. 1. "A greedy 
 slounge," a dog that goes about hanging his ears, and 
 prying for food, Roxb. 2. A sneaking fellow, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 3. A skulking vagabond, Roxb. — 
 Isl. slunginn, astutus. 4. A glutton ; as, " He's a 
 great slounge for his guts," ibid. — Dan. slughals, a 
 glutton. 6. A stupid, dull-looking fellow, Ettr. For. 
 V. Sluxg, 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 downcast look, or 
 moving like one much fatigued, S. 
 
 SLOUPE, s. A stupid, silly fellow, S. A. Gl. Com- 
 playnt. — Isl. sliov-r, sliof, hebes, or the same with 
 Slyp, q. v. 
 
 SLOUPER, s. A knavish sloven. Clydes.— Teut 
 sluyper, insidiator latens. 
 
 SLOUSSIS. h.floussis. Barbour. V. Flouss. 
 
 SLOUSTER, s. 1. Food ill prepared, Ettr. For. Syn. 
 Slaister, Slyster, q. v. 2. A sloven, ibid. 
 
 To SLOUSTER awa, v. n. Synon. Slaister. 
 
 To SLOUTH, V. a. To neglect.— A. S. slcewth, id, 
 
 SLOUTIIFU', adj. Slothful ; inactive ; idle. 
 
 SLOUTH-HUND, s. V. Sleuth-Hund. 
 
 SLOWAN, s. A sloven, Roxb. V. Slouan. 
 
 SLOW-THUMBS, s. A person who goes on slowly with 
 work, Teviotd. 
 
 SLUB, s. Slime, Shetl.— Belg, slob, mire. 
 
 SLUBBER, Slobber, s. Half-twined, or ill-twined 
 woollen thread, Teviotd. — Teut. slobber-en, laxum 
 sive flaccid um esse. 
 
 To SLUBBER, v. a. 1. To swallow, so as to make a 
 noise with the throat, S. 2. To do any thing care- 
 lessly. Z. Boyd. — Su. G.sZa665*-a, avidedeglutire; Isl, 
 slupr-a, Dan. slubr-e, mollia ingurgitare ; E. slabber. 
 
 SLUBBER, s. 1. The act of swallowing as described 
 above, S. 2. Food over-boiled, particularly that of 
 a flaccid nature, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SLUBBERY, adj. Applied to flaccid food, in swallow- 
 ing which a noise is made, S. — Teut. slobber-en, 
 flaccidum esse, 
 
 SLUD, s. The interval between squally showers, Shetl. 
 
 To SLUDDER, v. a. To articulate indistinctly, S. B. 
 V. Slidder, v. 
 
 To SLUDDER, (pron. sluther), v. a. S. The same 
 with Slubber, sense 1. 
 
 SLUDDERY, adj. Soft ; flaccid, Fife.— Teut. slodder- 
 en, flaccescere. 
 
 SLUG, s. A loose wrapper, or upper covering, worn 
 for dirty work, Fife. Jupe, synon. Upp. Clydes. 
 V. Slogie. 
 
 SLUG, Slug-road, s. A road through a narrow defile 
 between two hills, Mearns. V. Slouch, s. 
 
 SLUGGIED, pref. Swallowed greedily, Moray. Pop. 
 Ball. — Teut. slock- en, Su. G. slulc-a, Dan. slug-e, 
 deglutire. 
 
 SLUGH, s. A mean fellow. V.Slough. 
 
 SLUGHAN, (gutt.) s. A lazy, good-for-nothing per- 
 son, Roxb. V. Sleuthun, syn. 
 
 SLUGHORNE, Sloggorne, s. 1. The watchword 
 used by troops in the field, S.; slogan, S. A. Doug. 
 
 2. Hereditary designation ; appellation of a tribe, 
 Bellenden. — Ir. sluagh, an army, and corn, a horn. 
 
 3. A peculiar quality viewed as inherent in those of 
 one family or race. Ruddiman. 
 
 SLUIP, Slype, s. A lazy, clumsy fellow, Syn. Slute, 
 
 Fife. — Teut. sloef, lentus, squalidus. 
 SLUIST, s. A large, heavy person, Teviotd.— Su. G. 
 
 sluskig, inelegans. 
 
SLU 
 
 496 
 
 SMA 
 
 SLUIT, Surrit, (like Guid, good,) s. 1. A h\g, clumsy, 
 
 indolent fellow, Fife. 2. A glutton, Lanarks.— Isl. 
 
 tlut-a, promiuera. 
 SLUITER, s. A male sloven ; corresponding with 
 
 Slut, a female, Roxb. — As E. sltet seems to be from 
 
 Te ut. «/otW<, soi-didetincuUamulier; this resembles 
 
 slodder, homo sordidus. 
 To SLUMMISII, V. n. To trifle away one's time, Upp. 
 
 Clydes.— Radically the same with sloom, S. B. to 
 
 slumber; Teut. sluym-en, dormitai-e. 
 SLUMP, «. A marsh ; a swamp, Berwicks. Ettr, For. 
 To SLUMP, V. 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, s. A remnant, S. B.— Sw. id. 
 SLUMP, g. A large quantity of any thing, Aberd. 
 
 Synon. Slumpert. By slump, altogether, S. Stat. 
 
 .4cc.— Su. G. slump, totum aliquod. 
 SLUMP, adj. Taken in gross, S. Wodrow. 
 SLUMP, s. A dull noise produced by something 
 
 falling into a hole, Roxb. — Geim. schlamme, a 
 
 mire. 
 SLUMPERT, s. A large quantity; properly what is 
 
 not measured, S. B. 
 SLUMPIE, adj. Marshy; swampy, Roxb. 
 SLUNEOCH, (ffutt.) s. A brutish person who would 
 
 do all the harm he could. Gall. Encycl. — Isl. 
 
 tlundi, servus infidus. 
 SLUNG, s. 1. A tall, lank booby, Aberd. Defined by 
 
 a north-countiy man "alangteem [tume] haivrelly 
 
 kind o' a chiel." 2. A low fellow, Aberd. W. 
 
 Seattle's Tales.— Isl. slani, longurio imbecillis. 
 SLUNG, s. A sling, S. B. V. Slong. 
 SLUNG E, s. A sneaking fellow. V. Slounge. 
 SLUNK, s. A slough ; a quagmire, Ettr. For. V. 
 
 Slonk. 
 SLUNK, s. The veal of a calf cut out of the mother, 
 
 Teviotd. V. Slisk, s. 
 SLUNK, s. A tall, awkward fellow, Shetland. V. 
 
 Slunkes. 
 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, Teviotdale. — Dan. 
 
 Slunken, lank, scraggy. 
 SLUNKIE, s. A tall, thin person. V. Slinkie. 
 SLUPE, s. A sloven, Fife. V. Sluip. 
 To SLURE, V. a. To swallow ungracefully, Mearns.; 
 
 synon. Slorp. 
 SLURICH, (outt.) s. Flaccid food, in swallowing which 
 
 a noise is made, ibid, — Teut. slorigh, sordidus. 
 8LUSCH, Slush, «. 1. Plashy ground, S. Eudd. 2. 
 
 Snow in a state of liquefaction, S. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 — Su. G.slasJc, humor quicunque sordidus. 
 SLUSH, s. A person kept about farm-houses to do all 
 
 the dirty jobs, Roxb. 
 SLUSUIE, adj. Abounding with snow in a state 
 
 of liquefaction ; as, "The streets are veiy sltishie," 
 
 S. v. Slusch, Slush. 
 SLUST, s. A sluggish person, S. A. V. Sluist. 
 • SLUT, s. A dirty worthless woman, S. 
 To SLUTCH, V. 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. — Teut. tlodde, 
 
 sordida et inculta mulier ; E. sluttish. 
 SLUTHER, s. A quagmire, S. A. 
 
 To SLUTHER, v. a. To do work in a careless and 
 
 hurried manner, S. A. — Teut. slodder, homo sordi- 
 dus, negligens. 
 To SLUTTEK, v. n. To spill or slabber in cooking or 
 
 eating victuals, Dumfr. V. Sludder, v. 
 SLUTTERIN, part. pr. Making an inierrupted noise 
 
 through the uostiils, wlien one is hatf asleep, Perths. 
 SLUTTRIE, adj. Slovenly, Loth. 
 SMA, adj. 1. Small, S. — Alem. sma, Su. G. smaa, 
 
 tenuis. 2. In a state of childhood, S. Petticoat 
 
 Tales. ^'Sma' Family, a family of young children." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 SMACIIRY, s. Trash ; a hodge-podge, S. B. Journ. 
 
 Lond.— Isl. smaelloe, quisquiliae. 
 SMACK, s. A smart stroke, S. — Teut. smacke, 
 
 collisio, concussus, plaga. 
 SMACLE, s. As much, Roxb.; corr. from as mickle. 
 To SMAD, V. a. To stain ; to discolour, S. B. Iloulate. 
 
 — 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. Noie sma' drink, not to be despised, 
 
 no mean person ; often used of one who has a high 
 
 estimation of himself, S. Glenfergus. This alludes 
 
 to the low account made of weak beer. 
 SMA-EVENS, s. A vei:y small quantity, Shetl. 
 SM A-FAIRNS, s. pi. The guts, South of S. Brownie 
 
 of Bodsbeck. — Corr. from A. S. thearm, or E. thaiia, 
 
 the intestines. 
 SMAICHER, (gutt.) s. A fondling term for a child, 
 
 S, B.— Su. G. smek-r, blandiri. 
 To SMAICHER, v, n. To eat clandestinely, especially 
 
 what is agreeable to the palate, Ang.— -Alem. smech- 
 
 are, delicatus, smak-a, gustare. 
 SMAICHERY, s. Confectionery, Aberd. 
 SMAIK, s. A mean fellow, S. Chr. Kirk.— Isl. 
 
 smeik-r, pusillanimis. 
 SMAIK, adj. Small ; puny. Dunbar. 
 SMAIKRIE, s. 1. Pusillanimity. Poems Wth Cent. 
 
 2. Roguery. I^g. JSt. Androis. 
 SMAIR-DOKEN, s. Common dock, S. B. — Teut. 
 
 smaer, Isl. smyr, unguentura. V. Smkak-Doken. 
 To SMAIRG, V. a. To bedaub. V. Smerg. 
 To SMAIRIE, V. a. To besmear, S. B,— Teut. smeer-en, 
 
 linere, unguere. 
 SMALE FOLK, Sma' Foi.k. Those of the lower class. 
 
 Wyntown. 
 SMALIE, adj. Little; puny, S. B. — Isl. smalig. 
 
 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 Ja. VI. 
 SMALLIS, s. pi. InSmalUs, in small quantities ; in 
 
 smaws, S. " Sauld in smallis," retailed. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To SMASH, V. a. 1. To shiver, S. Tennant. 2. To 
 
 hew down in battle, S. Burns. 3. To beat severely. 
 
 S. — Genn. schmeiss-en, to beat. 
 SMASH, s. 1. The state of being shivared, S. Journ. 
 
 Lond. 2. The shreds of any thing broken, S. 3. 
 
 The sound of breaking, S. — Gael, smuais, broken in 
 
 shivers?. 
 SMASHING, adj. Large ; as, " a, smashin' 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. Lights and Shadows. 
 
SMA 
 
 497 
 
 SMI 
 
 SMATCHET, Smatched, Smatcher, s. 1. A contemptu- 
 ous term for a man of small stature, equivalent to 
 scurvy fellow. Lea. St. Androis. 2. Applied in the 
 same sense to a mischievous child, S.; perhaps from 
 small and chit. Montgomerie. 
 
 To SMATTER, v. n. 1. To be busily engaged about 
 trivial matters, S. 2. To deal in small wares, S. 3, 
 To Smatter awa', to spend in a trifling way, S. 4. 
 To Smatter awa', to consume victuals, by eating 
 often, and little at a time, S. — Teut. smedder-en, 
 liguire, comessari. 
 
 SMATTER, s. A heap of small objects in motion, Fife ; 
 synon. Howdle. 
 
 SMATTERS, s. pi. 1. Trifles, S. 2, Small sums, S. 
 
 SMATTIS, s.pl. New ale. Maitland P.— Teut. smets, 
 praedulcis, mulseus. V. Swaits or Swats. 
 
 * 2'o SMEAR, V. a. To apply a liniment of tar and 
 grease to the skins of sheep, for defending them from 
 the cold, S.— A. S. smer-an, Isl. smyria, illinere, 
 ungere. 
 
 SMEAR, s. The mixture used in smearing, S. Agr. 
 
 Surv. Peeb. 
 SMEAR-DOKEE, s. An herb ; denominated from a 
 
 salve being made of it for sores, S. B. In Mearns. 
 
 called Mercury-doken. 
 SMEARY, s. 1. A sheep that has been smeared or 
 
 salved, Ettr. For. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 2. Also 
 
 explained, " a person all besmeared," ibid. 
 SMEARING, s. The act of anointing sheep, S. Agr. 
 
 Surv. Peeb. 
 SMEARING-HOUSE, s. The hut in which sheep are 
 
 smeared, S. A. Waverley. 
 SMEARING-STOOL, s. A stool with a spoked 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 apprehension, S. Morison. 4. Spirit ; 
 
 mettle, S, Skinner. 5. Good sense and spirit 
 
 united, S. B. Gl. Moray. — A. S. smedma, similago, 
 
 pollen, the finest part of grain ; thence transferred 
 
 to the mind. 6. Vigour and liveliness as an author, 
 
 Gait. 
 SMEDY, s. A ^uithy ; 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. smag, a taste ; analogous 
 
 to the S. phrase to pree the mou. V. Smack. 
 SMEEK, Smeik, s. Smoke, S. Burns.— A. S. smec, 
 
 id. 
 To SMEEK, V. n. To smoke ; to emit smoke. 
 SMEEKY, adj. Smoky, S. B. also South of S. Jacobite 
 
 Relics. 
 SMEERIKIN, s. V. Smirikin. 
 
 * SMEERLESS, adj. Pithless; simple; silly; insipid. 
 V. Smergh. 
 
 SJIEETH, adj. Smooth, S. B. Wyntown.—A. S. 
 
 smethe, id. 
 SMEETHLY, Smethelt, adv. Smoothly, S. B. Wyn- 
 
 town. 
 SMEETHNESS, s. Smoothness, Clydes, 
 To SMEIK, Smeek, Smeak, v. 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. Smolt. 
 To SMERG, Smairg, v. a. 1. To bedaub or smear ; 
 
 often applied to the salving of sheep, Roxb. — A. S. 
 
 smyrig-an, illinere. 
 
 SMERGH, s. 1. Marrow, S. B. 2. Vigour of body in 
 
 general, S. B. 3. Transferred to the mind, S. B. 
 
 Beattie. — Gael, smior, id.; Isl. smior, pinguedo ; 
 
 Teut. merghe, with the sibilation prefixed. 
 SMERGHLESS, Smearless, adj. 1. Pithless, S. B. 
 
 Moss. 2. Insipid ; languid, S. B. Journ. Land. 
 
 3. Senseless, S. B. Shirrefs. 
 SMER-KERIEN, s. The spinal marrow, Fife. Mer- 
 
 kerin, Angus. In Fife it is pron. smair-caryin. 
 
 The meaning is, the marrow or brain carried down 
 
 the spine. 
 SMERVY, adj. Savoury, S. C Ross. — Dan. marv, 
 
 marrow ; s prefixed. 
 SMETH, adj. Smooth. Wyntown. — Sax. smeth, 
 
 aequus, planus, S. O. 
 SMETH, s. A smith. Doug. Virg. Probably a smii A 
 
 is so called from his smoothing iron. V. Smiddt. 
 SMEUCH, (gutt.) s. Fume ; smoke, Aberd. — Germ, 
 
 schmauch, id. This has been traced to Gr. afivx-^tv, 
 
 cremare, because smoke is from something that is 
 
 burning. 
 SMEWY, adj. Savoury, S. B. Gl. Shirr.— D&n. 
 
 smag, savour, smag-e, to taste. 
 SMY, s. Perhaps, flatterer. Dunbar. — Dan. sym-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, contumelia, ignominia; as an adj. 
 
 vilis. 
 SMIDDY, s. A smith's "work -shop, S. Ruddiman.— 
 
 Sw. smedia, A. S. smiththe, fabrile; from Su. G. 
 
 smida, A. S. smith-ian, to strike. 
 To SMIDDLE, v. a. To conceal ; to smuggle. ^S^^ 
 
 Patrick. 
 To SMIDDLE, v. n. To -work by stealth, Ayrs.— Su. G. 
 
 smyg-a, Isl. smeig-a, sensim penetrare ; whence E. 
 
 smuggle. 
 SMIETH, s. A bird, Franck's Northern Memoirs. 
 
 Probably an errat. for Snyth, q. v. 
 To SMIKKER, v. n. To smile in a seducing manner. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. — Sw. smikr-a, Dan. smigr-e, blandiri. 
 SMYLLEACK, s. A fowling-piece, Shetl. 
 SMIOK, s. "A dish of good food." Gall. Encycl. 
 To SMIOK, V. n. "To feast on the best," ib.— Teut, 
 
 smaecken, sapere, gustare. 
 SMIRCELIN, s. The Mya truncata, a shell-fish, 
 
 Shetl. Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 To SMIRD, V. a. To gibe, Ayrs. — Isl. sma, parvus, 
 
 and ord, verbum ; q. to use small or contemptuous 
 
 language. 
 SMIRIKIN, Smeerikin, s. A hearty kiss, S.; smura- 
 
 chin, Fife. — Su. G. smirk-a, to caress. 
 To SMIRK, V. a. To beat ; to swinge, Aberd. 
 • To SMIRK, V. a. To smile, S. "To look afifectedly 
 
 soft or kind," Johns. — A. S. smerc-ian, subridere. 
 SMIRKIE-FACED, adj. Having a good-natured, 
 
 smiling countenance, S. A. 
 To SMIRKLE, Smirtle, Smurtle, v. n. To laugh in 
 a suppressed way, S. Knox. — A. S. smerc-ian, sub- 
 ridere. ' 
 SMIRKLE, s. A smile ; a suppressed laugh,' S. Don- 
 ald and Flora. 
 SMIRL, s. A roguish or mischievous trick ; as, 'Til 
 play him a smirl for that yet," Teviotd, Nearly 
 syn. with Pliskie. T. Scott's Poems. — A dim. from 
 Germ, schmier-en, illudere. 
 SMIRR, s. Butter, Shetl,— Isl. Su. G. and Dan. 
 smioer, butyrum. The root is probably mearg, me- 
 dulla. V. Smergh. 
 
SMI 
 
 498 
 
 BMU 
 
 To SMIRTLE, v. n. To smile. Burns. 
 
 SMIUTLK, s. A smile, Aberd. W. SeaUie't Tales. 
 V. Smirklb. 
 
 To SMYSLE, V. a. To sear, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SMYSTERIN', part. adj. To sit smysterin', to sit 
 brooding over the fire, idly, or trifliugly, Clydesdale. 
 " What are ye sittin' smysterin' at ?" Smuisterin, 
 Roxb. Perhaps from smuist, a smouldering smell. 
 
 8MIT, «. A clashing noise. Minstr. Bord.—TGut. 
 smete, ictus, concussio. 
 
 To SMIT, Smyt, v. a. 1. To stain. Wyntoum. 2. 
 To infect, S. Acts Ja. /.—A. S. smitan, Su. G. 
 smitt-a, inquinare. 
 
 SMIT, Smyt, s. 1. A stain. Bannat. P. 2. Used 
 in a moral sense. Wyntovm.—A.. S. smitta, Belg. 
 tmette, macula. 
 
 SMITCU, s. 1. A 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. 
 smuts-aj contaminare. 
 
 SMYTCII, s. A little impudent boy, Ayrs. Synon. 
 Smatchet. Sir A, WyUe.—S>\x. G. smaket, signifies 
 contemptus. 
 
 SMITCHCOCK, s. A grilled or broiled chicken, Aberd, 
 
 SMYTCHER, s. A contemptuous term for a child. 
 The Entail. V. Smatchet. 
 
 SMYTE, s. A small bit ; a particle, Moray. Aberd. 
 Hence jSmy^rte, q. v. — Smatt, is the neut. of the lal. 
 adj. signifying small. 
 
 • SMITH, *. A blacksmith, S. 
 
 SMYTRIE, s. A numerous collection of small indi- 
 viduals, Ayrs. Burns. V. Smatters. 
 
 To SMIT THOUMS. To form a contract by each party 
 wetting the fore-part of his thumb with the point of 
 his tongue, and then smiting or pressing the thumbs 
 together, Fife, Perths. In some parts of Fife, the 
 phrase, " Weet (i. e. wet) thumbs" is used. 
 
 SMIT-THUMBS, s. An ancient pledge for the fulfil- 
 ment of a bargain, Fife. The same with thumh- 
 licking, q. v.— Su. G. smitt-a, illinere ; q. anoint or 
 besmear thiunbs. 
 
 SMITTIN', adj. Infectious, Aberd. ; synon. Smittle. 
 
 SMITTLE, adj. Infectious, S. Ramsay. — Belg. 
 smettelick, id. " To smittle, to infect," Eay. 
 
 SMITTLENESS, s. Infectiousness, S. 
 
 SMITTRAL, adj. Infectious, Fife. The same with 
 Smittle, q. v. 
 
 SMLEFANGER, s. Avis anate domestica minor, pisci- 
 bus victitans. Sibbald. 
 
 SMOCH, {jgutt) s. The smoke that comes from the 
 burning of wet rotten wood, Roxb. 
 
 ToSMOCII, V. n. To burn and smoke like rotten wood, 
 Roxb.— Dan. smoeg-er, to smoke. 
 
 To SMOCIIER, (gutt.) v. n. To breathe with diffi- 
 culty ; as, " Smocherin wi' the cauld," having a great 
 struggle in breathing, in consequence of a severe 
 cold, Aberd. Synon. Smore, S. 
 
 SMOGHIE, (gutt.) adj. Close, smoky, and sultry, Fife. 
 — Isl. mugga, aer succidus et nubilo humidus. 
 
 SMOIT, s. One who talks obscenely. Gall. Encycl. 
 Allied to E. smutty. 
 
 SMOITY, s. A woollen night-cap, Shetl. 
 
 SMOKE, s. An inhabited house, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SMOLT, Smoot, adj. Clear; mild; applied to the 
 weather. Douglas.— h.. S. mnolt, Su. G. smylter, 
 serenus. 
 
 SMOLT, Smelt, Smelte, s. 1. The fry of salmon, S. 
 swMit. Acts Ja. VI.— Su. G. smol-a, to crumble ; 
 smotti, frustulum. 2. Used to denote a child, S. 
 
 To SMOG, V. n. To smile in a placid or benignant 
 
 manner, Fife. Smue, Loth. 
 SMOO, s. A smile of this description, Fife. 
 To 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-en, smuyck-en, fumare; 
 
 JJerm. schmeuch-en, fumo necare. 
 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, s. A drizzling rain, driving before the wind, 
 
 Orkn. 
 SMOOKIE, adj. Pilfering ; addicted to petty thieving, 
 
 Mid-Loth. — Su. G. smug-a, sensim penetiare, rep- 
 
 tando se penetrare ; Isl. smiug-a, penetrare, repere; 
 
 furtim perreptare. 
 To SMOOL, Smyle, v. a. To secure by underhand 
 
 means ; to filch, Ettr. For. — A. S. smeal, subtilis. 
 To SMOOST, V. n. To burn gradually away without 
 
 blazing, Roxb. V. S.muist. 
 To SMOOT, V. a. To hide stealthily, Shetl.; Dan. 
 
 smutte, secret entrance. 
 SMOOTRIKIN, adj. Tiny and active. Old Song. 
 
 Allied perhaps to smiadr-a, adulaii. 
 SMOR'D THOW. V. Thow. 
 To SMORE, Smure, Smoir, v. a. 1. To smother with 
 
 smoke, S. Journ. Land. 2. To choke ; to suppress. 
 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. 3. To extinguish, Aberd. 4. To 
 
 conceal j to hide, S. Douglas. 5. To prevent legal 
 
 prosecution. Balfour.— A. S. smor-an, Teut. smoor- 
 
 en, sufl'ocare, extinguere. 
 To SMORE, Smure, Smoor, v. n. To suffocate, S. Lynd. 
 SMORE of rain, s. Close small rain, without wind, 
 
 Fife ; the same with Smurr, q. v. 
 SMORIE, adj. A smorie day, a day distinguished by 
 
 close small rain without wind, a close atmosphere, 
 
 Fife. 
 SMOT, Smote, Smoit, s. 1. A stain, in general, S. B. 
 
 Bannatyne Poems. 2. The mouldiness which gathers 
 
 on what is kept in a damp place, ibid. 3. The 
 
 distinguishing mark put on sheep, S. A. 4. A cer- 
 tain number of sheep bearing the same mark. 6. 
 
 Moral pollution. Knox.— Su. G. smiUs, Genn. 
 
 schmutz, macula. 
 To SMOT, V, a. 1. To stain. Douglas. 2. To mark 
 
 with ruddle, tar, &c. S. V. Smad. 
 SMOTTRIT, part. pa. Besmeared. Douglas. V. 
 
 Besmottrit. 
 SMOUPSIE, s. A stripling, S. B. 
 To SMOUSTER, v. 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, although little at 
 
 a time, S. B. — Su. G. smutt-a, pitissare, from smaa, 
 
 parvus. 
 SMUCK, s. A shoe made of several folds of woollen 
 
 cloth, Shetl. 
 SMUDDOCH, s. " A bad burning fire, more smoke 
 
 than blaze." Gall. Encycl. — Gael, smud, vapour, 
 
 smoke ; smuid-am, to smoke. 
 SMUDGE, s. A suppressed laugh. Loth. Roxb. Clydes. 
 
 often " a smudge o' a laugh." 
 To SMUE, or Smudge, v. n. 1. To laugh in one's 
 
 sleeve, Loth.— Germ, schmuts-en, subridere. 2. To 
 
 sneak oG, Shetl.— Dan. smye, id. 
 
SMU 
 
 499 
 
 SNA 
 
 To SMUG, V. n. Expl. " to toy amorously ; to embrace, 
 
 as if smuggling enjoyment." Picken's Gl. Ayrs. — 
 
 A. S. smug-an, serpere, " to creep by little and little ;" 
 
 Isl. smiug-a, id. Su. G. stnyg-a, sensim penetrare, 
 
 reptando se insinuare. 
 SMUGLY, adj. Amorous ; sly ; being at the same 
 
 time well dressed. Gl. Sibb.— Su. G. smyck-a, Belg. 
 
 smyck-en, ornare. 
 To SMUIL, V. n. To sneak ; to smuil awa', to sneak 
 
 away, Loth.— Isl. smiug-a, Su. G. smyg-a, to sneak 
 
 into corners. 
 SMUIN, part. adj. Sly ; sneaking. Orkn. V. Sm0B. 
 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; "Smuisted, smoked." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — Ir. smuid-im, to smoke. 
 SMUIST, Smoost, s. 1. The act of burning in this way, 
 
 Koxb. 2. A smouldering smell, Clydes. 3. A smell 
 
 that threatens suffocation, as of smoke in a kiln, of 
 
 sulphur, &c. Roxb. 4. " Disagreeable smoke." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. — Ir. Gael, smuid, vapour, smoke. 
 To SMUISTER, v. a. To smother ; applied to air, 
 
 Clydes. Edin. Mag. 
 To SMUKE, Smuik, v. a. and n. To smoke, Roxb. ; as, 
 
 " to smuik bees." V. Smook, v. 
 SMUKE, s. Smoke, Roxb. 
 SMULACHIN, adj. Puny ; looking poorly, S. B.— 
 
 Gael, smeilag, a pale puny female. 
 To SMULE in, v. n. To use wheedling or cajoling 
 
 means. One who curries favour with another, is 
 
 said to smule in wi' him, S. — Sw. smil-a, to curry 
 
 favour. 
 To SMULT, V. a. To crop very short ; as, " to smiiU 
 
 a tree," to cut off the branches above the cleft ; " to 
 
 smult the head of a bairn," to cut the hair of a child's 
 
 head too close, Ayrs. — Su. G. smol-a, comminuere. 
 SMURACHIN, s. V. Smirikin. 
 SMURACK, s. A slight summer shower, Mearns.; 
 
 a dimin. from Smurr, q. v. 
 SMURAGH, s. Peat dust, S. B.— Ir. smur, smurach, 
 
 "du.st, dross." 
 To SMURE, V. a. V. Smore. 
 SMURLIN, s. The Mya truncata. Neill. 
 SMURR, s. A drizzling rain, Ayrs. Lanarks. — Teut. 
 
 smoor, fumus, vapor. 
 It's Smurrin, v. impers. It rains slightly, Ayrs. 
 
 Renfr. 
 To SMURTLE, v. n. V. Smirklb. 
 SMUSH, s. 1. A sulphurous smell, from smoke and 
 
 dust, Fife. — Germ, scMintz, dirt, nastiness, 2. 
 
 Dirt ; filth, Aberd. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 SMUSH, adj. Z. Boyd. This may either signify 
 
 filthy. Germ, schmutz, sordes ; or bruised. V. Smtjsh, 
 
 V. and s. 
 SMUSH, s. A slight drizzling rain, Ayrs. —Dan. 
 
 smusk-er, to drizzle. 
 To SMUSH, V. a. To bruise ; to grind to powder, 
 
 Roxb,; synon. Smash, q. v. 
 SMUSH, s. Gane to smush, reduced to a crumbled 
 
 state, like potatoes too much boiled, &c, Roxb. — 
 
 Gael, smuais, broken in shivers. 
 To SMUSH, V. a. To devour any thing clandestinely, 
 
 which has been come by in an improper manner, 
 
 Roxb.— Belg. smuyg-en, " to do underhand, to eat 
 
 secretly." 
 SMUSH AG H, s. A suffocating smell from a smothered 
 
 fire, Ang. The same with Smush. Stushach, syn. 
 To SMUSHLE, v. n. To drizzle, Ayrs, From Smush, 
 
 s. drizzling rain, q. v. 
 
 SMUSTER, s. A large cluster of things, Fife ; synou. 
 
 Muther. 
 SMUTCHACK, «. A designation for a child ; synon. 
 
 with Smatchet, Aberd. W. Bealtie's Tales. 
 SNAB, s. 1. The projecting part of a rock or hill, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Belg. snabbe, 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 cobblers boy, S, A. snob, 
 
 S. B. — Teut. snipp-en, to cut. 
 SNACHEL, (gutt.) s. Synon. Snaggerel, q. v. Dumfr. 
 
 V. Snauchle, s. sense 2, 
 SNACK, adj. 1. Quick in action. Semple. — Isl. 
 
 snogg, celer, citus. 2. Quick of apprehension, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 3. Applied to the product of genius, id. 
 SNACK, Snaker, A slight repast, S. Ramsay. Synon. 
 
 Chack. V, Snak. 
 To SNACK, r. n. To snap as a dog. Gl. Sibb. 
 SNACKTE, adj. Full of tricks and quirks. Pop. Ball. 
 SNACKLY, adv. 1. Cleverly, S. 2. With intelligence, 
 
 S, Ramsay. 
 SNACKUS, s. A fillip, Mearns. Probably from Snack, 
 
 q. V, as denoting what is done with celerity. Synon. 
 
 Penty. 
 SNAG, s. A branch broken from a tree, S. 0. and A. 
 
 Train's Mountain Muse. 
 To SNAG, V. a. To cut off branches with an axe or 
 
 bill, Dumfr, V. Sneck, Sneg, v. 
 Aik-Snag, s. The broken bough of an oak, S. Rob Roy. 
 To SNAG, V. a. To chide in a taunting way ; to re- 
 prehend with severity, Ang, 
 To SNAG, V. n. To snarl ; to banter, Fife,— Teut. 
 
 snack-en, latrare, gannire ; Isl. snagg-a, litigare. 
 To SNAGGER, v. n. To snarl, Ruddiman. 
 SNAGGEREL, s. A puny, contemptible bantling ; 
 
 synon. Snachel, Dumfr. From Snag, a broken 
 
 branch, or Sneg, v, to cut off. 
 SNAGGER-SNEE, s. " 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. snee, acies ; q. "a knife, with a 
 
 sharp edge." 
 SNAGGY, ad/. Sarcastical, Fife. A.Douglas. 
 SNAGGIN, s. Raillery. A.Douglas. ■ ' '- 
 SNAIG, s. 1. An old flash word, used to denote the 
 
 obtaining of money, whether by fair or by foul means, 
 
 Fife. 2. A worthless fellow, ibid. MS. Poem. Peril. 
 
 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 SNA M, V. n. "To snap at anything greedily." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — I.sl. snemma, cito. 
 To SNANG, V. n. To twang ? Gall. Encycl. 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 Ba'ing. — Perh. from Su. G. snabb, celer, 
 
 agilis. 
 To SNAP up, v.a. 1. To eat hastily, S. 2. To lay hold 
 
 of suddenly, S. Baillie. — Su, G. snopj^a, to catch 
 
 hastily. 
 To SNAP, V. n. To make a hasty attempt to speak. 
 
 A. Nicol.—Belg. snapp-en, to tattle impudently. 
 SNAP. 7n a .<;«ap, in a moment, S. B. iioss.— Belg 
 
 met een snap, id. 
 
SNA 
 
 600 
 
 SNE 
 
 SNAP DYK"B. A stone fence, from four to six feet in 
 height, strong and firmly loclced together at the top, 
 8. O. Stat. Ace.— Ttut, snap, iuterceptio. 
 
 8NAPGUN, t. Apparently a gun or fire-lock that 
 tnapt, as opposed to one with a matchlock. Acts 
 Cha. I. y. Snap-work. 
 
 SNAP-HAUNCE, s. A firelock ; the same with Snap- 
 ffun. Nigel. — An 0. E. word, from Germ, schnap- 
 hahn, id. Su. G. snapp-hane, bombarda ; compounded 
 of schnapp-en, snapp-a, to snap, and hahn, a cock. 
 
 SNAPLY, adv. Hastily, S. B. Boss.— Teut. snap, 
 raptus. 
 
 To J<NAPPER, t>. n. 1. To stumble, S. Kelly. 2. 
 To get into a scrape, S. Maitland Poems.— Su. G. 
 »na/w-a, titubare ; snabb, celer. 
 
 SNAPPER, s. 1. A stumble, S. 2. A failure as to 
 morals, S. R. Bruce. 3. A perplexity ; an en- 
 tanglement ; a snare, S. Perils of Man. 4. "An 
 unforeseen accident ; 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, Snapwark, s. A firelock. Cleland.— 
 Belg. snaphaan, a cock that snaps. 
 
 SNARE, adj. Prudent and diligent; as, "a snare 
 wife," a good housewife, one who manages her family 
 well, Dumfr. Perhaps 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 
 «nor-fifa6," Lanarks. ; syn. Snashgab, 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 disposition to overreach, Ayrs.; written Snaur. 
 
 To SNASH, V. n. To talk saucily, S.— Su. G. snaes-a, 
 verbis asperioribus corripere. 
 
 SNASH, s. Abuse, Bilingsgate, S. Burns. 
 
 SNASH, adj. Pert ; saucy, S. Mori^on. 
 
 SNASH-GAB, », 1. Prating ; petulant talking, S. 2. 
 A prattling forward boy or girl, S. In Teviotd. a girl 
 of this description is called Nashgab, also by inver- 
 sion Gabnash. 
 
 SNASHTER, s. Trifles, Ayrs. Perhaps from Snash, v. 
 
 SNASTRY, s. "Low chat." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNATCH, s. A hasty repast. Boswell. V. Snack, s. 
 
 To SNAUCHLE, (gutt.) v. n. To walk in a slow and 
 lingering mode. Upper Lanarks. 
 
 SNAUCHLE, J. 1. One of a weak habit of body, Upp. 
 Lanarks. 2. A dwarf ; synon. Nauchle, ibid. Dumfr. 
 
 SNAW, s. Snow, S. snauw, S. B. Minstr. Bord.— 
 A. S. snaw, id. Belg. sneeuw. 
 
 To SNAW, V. n. To snow, S. Used as an impers. v.; 
 IVs snawin'. 
 
 SNAW-BIRD, «. The same with Snaw-fowl. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 SNAW-BRACK, «. " A thaw." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNAW-BRUE, Snaw-broo, Snaw-brke, s. Snow-water, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 SNAWDOUNE HARRAT, Snowdocn Herald. "Alex. 
 Guthre Snawdoun Harrat." Aberd. Reg. As 
 Snawdoun was either a part of the castle of Kil- 
 drummy, or in its immediate vicinity, it has been 
 
 improperly placed in Ross ; for Kildrummy was ia 
 Garioch. 
 
 SNAW-FLAIGH, Snaw-fleck, t. Synon. Snow^^ke, 
 the Snow-bunting, Aberd. Tarras's Poem$. V. 
 Snow-flakb. 
 
 SNAW-FOWL, s. The Snow-bunUng, Shetl. " Em- 
 beriza Nivalis (Lin, Syst.), Snaw-Fowl, Snow-bunt- 
 ing, or Snow-flake." Edmonstone's Zetl. — Norw. 
 sneefugl, id. 
 
 SNAWIE, adj. Snowy, S. Burns. 
 
 SNAW-POWTHER, s. " Fine snow." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNAW-WRIDE, s. V. Wreath. 
 
 To SNEAR, V. n. 1. To emit a hissing sound, Clydes. 
 Mary o' Craignethan, Ed. Mag. 2. To snort, Ayrs. 
 V. Sneer. 
 
 To SNECK, Sneg, v. a. 1. To cut with a sudden 
 stroke of a sharp instrument, S. Bob Boy. Bamsay. 
 2. To Sneg off at the web's end, to cut ofl one's hopes, 
 S. Bavisay. — Germ, schneck-en, scindere, 3. To 
 SneckYfith lime, to make indentations in a wall, fill- 
 ing the blanks with lime ; or, in building, to insert a 
 small quantity between the stones on the outer side, 
 S. Synon. 2'o Sneck-harl. 
 
 SNECK, Sneg, s. A small incision ; a cut suddenly 
 given, S. Boss. 
 
 SNECK, Snick, s. 1. The latch of a door, S. .Ross. 
 — Teut. 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. Surv. Gall. V. 
 Through-banb. 
 
 To SNECK, V. a. To secure by a latch or bolt, S. 
 A ntiquary. 
 
 To SNECK the door. To fix it by a latch, S, Ross. 
 
 SNECK-DRAWER, Snick-drawer, s. Auld sneck- 
 drawer, 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. 
 
 To SNECK-HARL, v. a. V. Sneck, v. sense 3. 
 
 To SNECK- PIN, V. a. To put in small stones between 
 the larger ones in a wall, and daub the seams with 
 lime, S. B. Aberd.; synon. Sneck, v. sense 3. Surv. 
 Aberd. 
 
 SNED, ScYTHE-SNED, s. The shaft or pole of a scythe, 
 Roxb. Mearns.; A, Bor. id. V. Sithe-sned. 
 
 SNED, s. The name given in Upp. Lanarks. 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. Budd. 
 2. To lop off, S. Burns. 3. To hew or polish stones 
 with a chisel, S. B. 4. To remove excrescences. Z. 
 Boyd. 5. To emasculate, S. — Teut. snijd-en, se- 
 care ; castrare. 
 
 SNED, s. A branch pruned off, Lanarks. 
 
 SNEDDER, s. A person who prunes, ibid. 
 
 SNEDDINS, s. pi. Prunings, or twigs lopped ofl", 8. 
 — Teut. snede, a slice. 
 
 SNED-KAIL, s. Colewort or cabbages, of which the 
 old stalks, after they have begun to sprout, are 
 divided by a knife, and set in the earth for future 
 product. 
 
 To SNEEL, V. n, "To snivel; to speak through the 
 nose." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNEEP, s. The glitter of a white colour. V. Snip. 
 
 To SNEER, V. n. 1. To inhale by the nostrils, Fife. 
 2. To snort, Ayrs. 3, To hiss ; the term used in 
 Clydes. to denote the hissing of the adder. — Goth. 
 snirre, sternutatio. Y, Sneab. 
 
SNE 
 
 501 
 
 SNI 
 
 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. Ritson. 2. 
 
 A pinch of snuff, S. Meston. 
 SNEESHIN-HORN, s. A horn for holding snuff; 
 
 synon. a Snuff -mill, S. 
 SNEESHINIE, adj. Snuffy, S. B. The root to which 
 
 sneel, sneer, and sneeshin are traced, is naesa, Lat. 
 
 nasus, the nose. [Colvil. 
 
 SNEESHIN-MILL, Snishin-box, s. A snuff-box, S. 
 SNEESHIN-PEN, s. A small spoon for conveying 
 
 snuff to the nostril. 
 To SNEEST, Sneyst, v. n. To treat contemptuously 
 
 by word or action. He sneystit at it, Loth. Herd's 
 
 Coll. V. Snistt. 
 SNEEST,*. 1. "An air of disdain." Gl. Herd. 1. 
 
 Impertinence, Ettr. For. This seems the same with 
 
 Sneist, q. v. [snuff. 
 
 SNEEVELACK, s^ A snuff-box, Shetl.; Dan. snive, to 
 SNEGr, s. A low term for gain, Fife ; apparently 
 
 parallel to the E. phrase, to go snacks. Probably 
 
 from Sneck, Sneg, to cut, q. v. 
 To SNEG, V. a. 1. "To interrupt; to check," &c. 
 
 Gall. Ene. This seems the same with Snag, Ang. 
 
 as expl. above. 2. " To invite a broil," ibid. This 
 
 appears to correspond with Snag, as signifying to 
 
 snarl, to banter. 
 To SNEG, V. a. To cut. V. Sneck. 
 SNE YCHT, pari. adj. Apparently smoothed. "To 
 
 by thair hyddis, roche or sneycht." Ab. Reg. i. e. 
 
 " To buy their skins, rough or smooth." — S\v. 
 
 snygg-a, to dress, to clean, Wideg. 
 SNEILL, s. An indolent, inactive person, Aberd. ; 
 
 the northern pron. of Snool. 
 To SNEIR, V. n. Perhaps move swiftly. Bann. P. — 
 
 Isl. snar-a, celeriter auferre, 
 SNEIRLY, adv. In derision. Buret. 
 SNEIST, s. A taunt, Loth. V. Snyst. 
 To SNEYSTER, r. a. To sear; to scorch, Ayrs. Synon. 
 
 Scaum. 
 SNEISTY, adj. Sneering, I^th. V. Snisty. 
 SNEITII, acy. Smooth ; polished, Roxb. Notsneith, 
 
 applied to language that is tart and acrimonious, 
 
 ibid, A. Scott's Poems. Sncith seems to be a variety 
 
 of A. Bor. Snathe, " to prune trees." Perhaps this 
 
 is the meaning of Sneith, as used by G. Pouglas. V. 
 
 Sned, 
 SNEITH, adj. Uncertain. Douglas. 
 SNELL, adj. 1. Keen ; severe, S. Wallace. 2. 
 
 Sharp ; piercing ; applied to the air, S. Doug. 3. 
 
 Sarcastic ; transferred to language. Ross. 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. Teut. snell, acer, alacer. 
 SNELLY, adv. 1. Sharply, S. Shirrefs. 2. Keenly ; 
 
 applied to the weather, S. Ferg. 
 To SNERE, Sneer, v. a. To breathe forth. Doug. — 
 
 Isl. snerri, sternutatio. 
 SNET. L. suet, q. v. Barbour. 
 
 To SNIAUVE, V. n. To snow, Buchan. V. the let- 
 ter W. 
 To SNIB, V. a. To geld, S. — Teut. snipp-en, secare. 
 SNIB, «. " A smart stroke." Gl. 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. But it is 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 check on it. 
 To SNIB a candle. To snuff it. Loth. — Su. G. snopp-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 fastening it ; used for retaining a tether, 
 
 Roxb. Gall. Ene. Perhaps from S. Snib, to fasten. 
 SNIBLICH, (gutt.) s. A collar of plaited rushes, by 
 
 which a cow was in former times bound to the stake, 
 
 Ro.Kb. V. BAiKiE, 
 To SNICHER, (gutt.) v. Ui To titter ; to laugh in 
 
 one's sleeve ; also pron. as in E. snicker, Aberd. 
 To SNIFFLE, v. n. To be slow in motion or action, S. 
 
 — B'elg. snefel-en, to hesitate. 
 SNIFFLER, s. A trifler : a driveller, Lanarks. 
 SNIFFLES, s. pi. That diflaculty of breathing through 
 
 the nostrils, which is caused by a cold, Selkirks. 
 
 Synon. S)iifters. — Teut. snoffel-en, snuffel-en, nari- 
 
 bus spirare. 
 SNIFTER,*. 1, A severe blast, S. JRoss.--Isl.swae- 
 
 fur, frigidus, austerus. 2. Any sudden reverse of 
 
 fortune, S. 3. A cutting repartee, S. B. 4. The 
 
 effect of a strong purgative, S. B. 
 To SNIFTER, v. n. To sniff ; to draw up the breath 
 
 audibly by the nose ; as generally implying that it is 
 
 stopped by mucus, or from cold, S. Ramsay. — Su. G. 
 
 snyfst-a, id. 
 SNIFTERS, s. pi. Stoppage of the nostrils from cold, S. 
 SNIGGERT, s. One chargeable with guileful malver- 
 sation, Ayrs. — Su. G. snugg-a, clanculum subducere. 
 
 V. Art, Ard, term. 
 To SNIP, V. n. To stumble slightly. Loth. Less 
 
 forcible than Snapper, (\. v. 
 SNIP, Sneep, s. 1. The dazzling of something white ; 
 
 as of snow. Gall. Encycl. 2. A white streak down the 
 
 face of a horse, Ang. Aberd. Journ. V. Snippit. 
 SNIP, Sneep, Sneep-white, adj. Of a bright colour. 
 
 South and West of S. Remains of Nithsd. Song. 
 
 From snio, snow. 
 To SNYP, V. n. To nip. Douglas.— ^e\g. snipp-en, id. 
 SNIPE, s. A sarcasm. Loth. — Isl. sneipa, convitium ; 
 
 sneip-a'j contumelia afEcere. 
 To SNIPE, V. a. To check ; to reprimand ; to snib, 
 
 Aberd.; nearly the same with the E. v. in another 
 
 form, to Sneap, properly traced by Mr. Todd to Isl. 
 
 sneip-a, contumelia afBcere. 
 SNYPE, s. 1. A smart blow, S. B. Skinner. 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 resembling a 
 
 snipe's neb or bill, Roxb. 
 SNIPPY, adj. Tart in speech, S. — Isl. snaej^ur, acer, 
 
 austerus. 
 SNIPPY, s. One who, in using the scissors, gives too 
 
 short measure, Ang. — Teut. snipp-en, secare. 
 SNIPPY, s. A horse or mare with a white face, S. 
 SNIPPILTIN', part. adj. Hogg's Tales. Perhaps 
 
 smelling like a dog, S. Snooking, Dan. Teut. snabel, 
 
 a beak, a snout ; Belg. snuff'd-en, to search. 
 SNIPPIN, part. adj. Dazzling, as " the snippin 
 
 snow," Mearns. 
 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 nose, Ang. — 
 
 Isl. snoppa, rostrima. 
 
SNI 
 
 602 
 
 SNO 
 
 To SNIRK, r. n. To draw up the nose in contempt or 
 displeasure. Gall. Encycl. — Germ, schnurch-en, 
 naribus follicare, ut sclent iracundi. 
 ToSNIRL, r. n. 1. To sneeze, Roxb. 2. To laugh in 
 an involuntary and suppressed way ; synon. Snirt. 
 Probably from Gotli. snirre, sternutatio, to which 
 Serenius traces E. Sneer. 
 To SNIRT, V. n. 1. To breathe sharply, in a jerking 
 sort of way, through tlie nostrils, Roxb. Dumfr. 
 Herd. 2. To breathe strongly through the nostrils, 
 as expressive of displeasure or indignation, Loth. 
 3. To burst out into an irrepressible laugh, Roxb. 
 Ettr. For. 
 SNIRT, ». A suppressed laugh, with a snorting noise 
 
 from the nostrils, ibid. 
 SNIRT, ». An insignificant, diminutive person, Upp. 
 Clydes.— Su. Q. snert, gracilis ; Isl. snirt, comptus, 
 nitidus. 
 SNISH, Snishan, s. Snuff. Gl. Shirr. " Snush, or 
 
 tneezing powder," Kersey. V. Sneeshin, 
 SNYST, s. Perhaps the same with Sneest, q. v. Saint 
 
 Patrick. 
 SNISTER, t. A severe blast in the face, Ang. Synon. 
 
 Sni/ster, S. Sneyster, Fife. 
 SNISTY, adj. Saucy in language or demeanour, S, B. 
 
 — Su. Q. snaes-a, Isl. snefs-a, to chide severely. 
 To SNITE, V. a. 1. To snuff ; applied to a candle, S. 
 — Su. G. snyta liuset, emungere lucernam. 2. To 
 clear the nose by a snort. 
 SNYTE, s. A smart blow, Ettr. For.— Isl. snid-a, 
 
 secare. 
 To SNYTE, V. n. To walk feebly, Buchan. Tarras. 
 — Isl. snaut-a, labi ; item, incertus ferri, Haldorson. 
 G. Andr. renders it nuto. 
 SNYTH, s. The Coot, Orkn. .Barry.— Su. Q. moed, 
 
 bald, from its head. Lat. nudus. 
 • To SNIVEL, V. n. 1. To breathe hard through *he 
 nose, S. 2. To speak through the nose, S. A. Bor. ; 
 E. to Snuffle. — Teut. sncffel-en, snuffel-en, naribus 
 spirare. 
 To SNOCKER, v. n. To snort, S. Minstr. Bord. — 
 
 Dan. snorck-er, Belg. snork-en, id. 
 SNOCKER, s. A snort, S. 
 SNOCKERS, s. pi. A stoppage of the nostrils from 
 
 cold, S. B.; synon. Snifters. 
 SNOD, adj. 1. Lopped ; pruned, S. Hudson. 2. 
 Neat ; regarding the shape. Douolas. 3. Trim, S. 
 Synon. trig. R. Galloway. 4. Transferred to lite- 
 rary compositions. The pret. of tlie v. Sned, ibid. 
 To SNOD, Snodde, v. a. 1. To prune, S. 2. To put 
 
 in order, S. Fergusson. 
 SNODDIE, s. A neatly dressed person ; almost in- 
 variably applied to a female, Clydes. 
 SNODDIE, s. A thick cake or bannock baked among 
 
 hot ashes, Orkn. — Isl. snad, food. 
 SNODDIE, i. A stupid fellow ; a ninny, Roxb.— Teut. 
 snoode, vilis, turpis ; Germ, schnod, schnoede, vanus, 
 despicatus. 
 To SNOJ^GE, V. n. To walk deliberately, Roxb.— 
 Dan. snig-er, " to sneak, to slink, .to creep, to tread 
 easily, to go softly." 
 SNODLY, adv. Neatly ; trimly, S. Gait. ' 
 
 SNOG, adj. Snug, Mearns. 
 To SNOG, V. a. To jeer ; to flout, Abeixl.— Isl. snugg-a, 
 
 increpare. V. Snag, v. 
 8N0ICK, adj. 1. In a virgin state ; applied to young 
 women, as expressive of their purity. South of S. 2. 
 Water-tight; a sea phrase, ibid. — Su. G. snygg, con- 
 cinnus, elegans. En snygg piga, a neat girl. 
 
 To SNOIF, V. a. To whirl ; applied to the spindle. 
 Douglas. — Su. G. sno, coutorquere. V. Snoove. 
 
 SNOIT, *. " A young conceited person who speaks 
 little." Gall. Encycl. — Isl. snot-r, modestus. 
 
 SNOIT, s. Mucus from the nose. Watson. — A. S. 
 snote, id. E. snot. 
 
 To SNOIT, V. a. To blow one's nose with the finger 
 and thumb, S. ; Johns, gives Suite as simply signify- 
 ing " to blow the nose."— A. S. snyt-an, emungere. 
 
 To SNOITER, V. n. To breathe strongly through the 
 nose. He's ay snoiterin and sleepin, Ang. ; a phrase 
 used of an old or infirm person. V. Snotter. 
 
 To SNOKE, Snook, Snowk, v. n. 1. To smell at 
 objects like a dog, S. Douglas. 2. To range ; pry- 
 ing 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, 8. A short hair-line, to which a fishing-hook 
 is tied, S. Stat. Ace. — Su. G. snod, funiculus ; sno, 
 to twist. 
 
 SNOOD, Snoid, Snude, s. A fillet with which the hair 
 of a young woman's head is bound up, S. Penn. — 
 A. S. snod, vitta. 
 
 To Tyne one's Snude. A phrase applied to a young 
 woman who has lost her virginity, S. It is singular 
 that the ancient Romans had the same figure. Mitram, 
 solvere, metaphorice signincabat cumvirgineconcmu- 
 bere. Montfaucon. 
 
 To SNOOD, Snood up, v. a. To bind up the hajr with 
 a fillet, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SNOOFMADRUNE, s. A lazy, inactive person, Fife. 
 Perhaps from the S. v. Snoove, and E. Drone. 
 
 To SNOOK, V. n. V. Snoke. 
 
 To SNOOL, V. a. To subjugate by tyrannical means; 
 pron. snule. S. Ramsay. — Dan. snovl-er, to snub. 
 
 To SNOOL, V. n. 1. To submit tamely. Burns. 2. 
 To act in a mean and spiritless manner, S. 0. 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SNOOL, s. One who meanly subjects himself to the 
 authority of another. Ramsay. 
 
 To GAE about Snoolin'. To go from place to place 
 with an abject appearance, S. 
 
 To SNOOVE, (pron. snuve,) v. 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 off, S. — Ir. snoimh-am, nere, torquere. 4. To 
 walk with the head bent towards tlie earth; to walk 
 in a slovenly manner, Roxb. Clydes. 
 
 To SNOOZE, v. n. To sleep, Roxb.— Teut. snuyv-en, 
 Su. G. sny/st-a, naribus spirare. 
 
 To SNORE, 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, Dumfr. Syn. 
 Hawgh, E. to hawk. — Dan. snorck-er, Belg. snork-er, 
 to snore, to snort ; Germ, schnarch-en, to snore ; Su. 
 G. snark-a, to snort. 
 
 SNORK, s. "The snort of an affrighted horse." 
 Gall. -Encycl. 
 
 SNORL, s. A difiBcHlty ; a scrape, S. B. — Su. G. snoere, 
 Teut. snoer, funis. 
 
 SNORT of Thread. A hank of entangled thread, 
 Aberd. ; Isl. snurda, ruga, also iuaequalitas ; snurd-a, 
 to ravel. The root seems to be snur, Dan. snor, a 
 line, a thread. V. Snuel, v. 
 
 SNOSH, Snush, adj. Fat and contented ; applied to a 
 healthy, chubby child, Dumfr.— B&n. snodsk, "plea- 
 sant, merry, jocund," &c. Wolff. 
 
SNO 
 
 503 
 
 SOC 
 
 SNOT, Snottie, s. A dunce ; a dolt, Roxo.; syuon. 
 
 Dulbert. — A. S. snote, Teut. snot, mucus ; whence E. 
 
 snotty-nosed, V. Snoddie. 
 SNOTTEK, s. 1. Snot at a child's nose, S. 2. Any 
 
 thing of no value. Cleland. — Fland. snotter, rheuma, 
 
 catarrhus. 
 To SNOTTER, v. n. 1. To breathe through au obstruc- 
 tion in the nostrils. Ramsay. 2. To snotter ; to 
 
 blubber, S. "To snotter and snivel, to blubber and 
 
 snuflae." Gl, Antiq. "To snoter, to sob or cry. 
 
 North," Grose. 
 SNOTTER, s. " The proboscis of a turkey-cock," S. 
 
 Gl. Antiq. '^ Snoter gob, the red part of a turkey's 
 
 head, North," Grose. This corresponds with the S. 
 
 designation, Bubblie-jock. 
 To SNOTTER and LAUGH. To laugh in a good- 
 natured way, Fife. 
 SNOTTER, s. A laugh of this description, ib. 
 SNOTTER-BOX, s. "A cant term for the nose," 
 
 Aberd. Gl. Shirr. 
 SNOTTER-CAP, s. A dull, stupid, boorish 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." Wedder. Vocab. 
 SNOUTHIE, adj. Drizzly, dark, and rainy, Tweedd. 
 
 — Gael, sneachda, snowy. 
 SNOW-FLAKE, Snow-flight, Snow-fowl, s. Snow- 
 bunting, S. Stat. Ace. 
 To SNOWK, V. n. To smell about, Clydes. Ettr. For. 
 
 A variety of Snoke, q. v. 
 SNOWK, s. A smell ; used in a ludicrous way, ibid. 
 SNUAIN, s. A sea-weed, Orkn. 
 SNUBBERT, s. 1. A loose knot or lump, Aberd. 2. 
 
 The nose, in contempt ; the snout, ibid.— 0. Teut. 
 
 snabbe, Fris. snebbe, rostrum avis. 
 SNUDE, s. V. Snood, s. 2. 
 SNUPFE, s. A disorder in the nostrils. Watson. — 
 
 Teut. snvf, defluxio capitis ad nares. 
 SNUFFIE, adj. Sulky ; displeased ; often Snv^e-like, 
 
 Clydes. 
 SNUFFILIE, adv. In a sulky manner, ib. 
 SNUFFINESS, s. Sulkiness, ibid.— Germ, schnauf-en, 
 
 or schnaub-en, per nares spirare; fremere. Teut. 
 
 snvff-en, snoff-en, naribus spirare, follium more reci- 
 
 proco spiritu nares agitare. 
 To SNUG, V. a. 1. To push with the head or horn, 
 
 Ang. 2. To reprimand with severity, Aug.— Isl. 
 
 snaegg-ia, duris et asperis verbis excipere. 
 SNUG, s. A sti-oke ; 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 Snuittee, v. n. To laugh in a 
 
 suppressed way, through the nostrils, Fife. — Teut. 
 
 snoff-en, snvff-en, snuyv-en, naribus spirare. V, 
 
 Snotter, v. 
 SNUISTER, Snuitter, s. A laugh of this description, 
 
 ibid. 
 To SNUIT, (like Gr. v.) v. 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, nasus. 
 SNUITTIT, _par«. adj. Having the foolish, glimmer- 
 ing look of one half-drunk, Loth. — Dan. snotted, 
 
 snotty. 
 
 SNUK, Snukb, t. A small promontory. Wallace.— 
 
 Teut. snoecks, nasutulus. 
 To SNURKLE, v. n. To run into knots, as a hard- 
 twisted thread, Ettr. For. ; immediately allied to Isl. 
 
 snerk-ia, ringi, snerkiur, s. pi. rugae, and snorkinn, 
 
 rugosus. 
 ToSNURL, V. a. To ruffle or wrinkle. Ramsay. — 
 
 Dan snurd-a, ruga. 
 To SNURL, V. n. To contract like hard-twisted yarn, 
 
 S. 0. Gl. Sibb.— Isl. snurd-a, id. 
 SNURLIE, adj. Knotty, S. B. Roxb. 
 SNUSH, s. Snuff ; a term still used by old people, 
 
 Aberd.; also ^neesA. Meston. 
 SNUSH, adj. Fat and contented. V. Snosh. 
 SNUSH, s, A spiked instrument, fastened to the head 
 
 of a calf to prevent the mother from suckling it. 
 
 Dan. snuse, to snuff. 
 To SNUVE, V. n. V. Snoove. 
 To SO, V. a. To smooth the water by oily substances, 
 
 in order to raise small fishes to the surface, Shetl. 
 SOAKIE, adj. Plump ; in full habit, Lolh. The 
 
 pron. of Clydes. is Sukie or Sookie. "A sookie 
 
 lassie," a plump sweet girl. 
 SOAKIE, s. A ludicrous designation for a lusty female. 
 
 Loth. Perhaps from E. soak. 
 SOAM. " fierWnc soam, the fat of herrings." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Originally the same with E. seam, laid ; 
 
 C. B. saim, grease. 
 SO A PER, s. A soap-boiler, Aberd. 
 SOAPERIE, s. A place where soap is made, S. Surv. 
 
 Kincard. 
 * To SOB, V. n. This E. v. is applied, by 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. Summee-sob. 
 To SOBER, V. n. To become less boisterous ; to grow 
 
 more calm, Aberd. 
 To SOBER, SoBYE, V. a. To compose ; to keep under, 
 
 S. Wallace. 
 SOBERLY, adv. Sparingly ; frugally, S.— Teut. sober, 
 
 parcus, continens, frugalis ; soberheyd, parcitas ; 
 
 soberlick, parce. 
 SOBERSIDES, s. " A creature of sober habits." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 SOBIR, SoBYR, Sober, adj. 1. Poor ; mean, S. 
 
 Douglas. — Belg. sobere, id. 2. Small, S. Rollock. 
 
 3. Weak ; feeble. Bannatyne Poems. 4. In a 
 
 poor state of health, S. 5. Sometimes denoting a 
 
 moderate state of health, S. 6. Applied to a person 
 
 or thing that does not mei'it commendation, S. 
 SOC, Sock, Sok, s. The right of a baron to hold a 
 
 court within his own domains, S. — A, S. soc, curia, 
 
 jurisdictio. 
 SOCCOMAN, SOCKMAN, s. 1. One who holds lands by 
 
 soccage, Reg. Mag. 2. A tenant subjected to cer- 
 tain restrictions, and bound to perform certain ser- 
 vices, Aberd. Statist. Ace. 
 To SOCIIER, {gutt.) v. n. To make much of one's self ; 
 
 to live delicately ; particularly by the 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. pa. of Seek. Exhausted ; wasted ; 
 
 drained, S. Maitl. Poems. 
 SOCY, s. "A person who walks with a manly air." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — Su. G. swass-a, to walk loftily. V. 
 
 Swash. 
 SOCK, Sok, s. A ploughshare, S. Pal. Hon.—Yr. 
 
 soc, id. 
 
soc 
 
 eo4 
 
 SON 
 
 SOCKTN-nOUR, g. The portion of time between day- 
 light and candle light, Teviotd, This is also called 
 Gloamin-shot. 
 
 SOCKIN OF THE TIDE. The last of a tide, either of 
 the ebb or flood, Shell.— Goth, saukva, to sink. 
 
 SOCK-MANDRILL, s. A facsimile of a plough-head 
 cast in metal, Teviotd. 
 
 SOD, adj. 1. Firm ; steady. To lay Sod, to make 
 secure ; to lie Sod, to lie secure, or on a solid founda- 
 tion, Fife. 2. As applied to the mind or conduct, 
 synon. with Vouce and Canny, ibid. 
 
 SOD, adj. " Singular ; odd ; unaccountable ; sti-ange." 
 Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 
 SOD, s. 1. A species of earthen fuel larger than a 
 peat, used for the back of a fire on the hearth, S. 
 The woi-d is used in Yorks. in the same sense. 2. A 
 heavy person, or any dead weight, Roxb. 
 
 SOD, s. A species of bread, Ayrs. Ficken.—ls\. 
 and Su. G. sod denotes pottage, jus, jusculum, from 
 siud-a, coquere. 
 
 SODDIS, SoDDS, s. pi. A sort of saddle used by the 
 lower classes, made of oloth stuffed, S. Maitland P. 
 — A. S. seed, pi. seodas, a sack. Synon. sunks. 
 
 To SODGERIZE, v. n. To act as soldiers; to be 
 drilled, Dunifr. Mayne's Sille7- Gun. 
 
 SODGER-TIIEE'D, part. adj. A low term, signilying 
 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.— 0. Fr. sodoier, id. 
 
 SODROtIN, SuDROTJN, SOTHROCN, s. 1. Englishmen. 
 Wallace. 2. The English language, as distinguished 
 from the Scottish. Doug. Q. southern, A. S. sutherne. 
 
 SODROUN, SoTHROUN, adj. Of or belonging to Eng- 
 land, S. Wallace. 
 
 To SOFT, V. a. To assuage. Bellenden. 
 
 • SOFT, adj. "Wet ; rainy ; a soft day, a rainy day. 
 South of S. Loth. 
 
 SOY, s. Silk. Ritson.—lSr. soie. 
 
 SOILYIE, s. Soil. V. Sulye. 
 
 To SOILYE, V. a. To solve ; to resolve. Bellend. T. 
 Liv. From Lat. solv-ere, or 0. Fr. sol-er, id. 
 
 SOYME, s. A rope. V. Sowme. 
 
 SOIND, s. A couit, Shetl. V. Shynd. 
 
 To SOYNDA, V. a. To see, Shetl.— Su. G. syn, Isl. 
 sion, the power of vision. 
 
 SOYNDECK, s. The eye, Shetl. 
 
 SOYNE, s. A son. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 To SOIRNE, V. a. To quarter ; to lodge forcibly. Acts 
 
 Ja. J. V. SORN, SORNE. 
 
 To SOIR, V. n. To complain. Colkelbie Sow.—Su. G. 
 soer-ja, dolere. 
 
 SOIT, SoYT, s. 1. An assize. Stat. Rob. JI. 2. At- 
 tendance on an overlord by his vassals, in the court 
 held by him. Skene. — Fr. suite, sequela. 
 
 SOITH, s. Truth. Douglas.— A. S. soth. 
 
 SOITHFAST, adj. V. Suthfast. 
 
 SOYTOUR, SoYTER, SuiTAR, s. 1. One appearing in a 
 court as the vassal of another. Skene. 2. One 
 employed by another to manage his business in 
 court. Quon. Att. 3. Sometimes used as equi- 
 valent to Dempster, because it was pait of the office 
 of a Suitar to pronounce the judgment of court. 
 Balf. Pract. — L. B. sectator is used in the second 
 sense, Du Cange. Skene expl. it in sense first. 
 
 To SOKE, V. n. To slacken, Pink.. K. Hart.— Teut. 
 swijck-en, to subside. 
 
 SOLACE, s. Sport. Douglas. 
 
 SOLACIOUS, ». Cheerful. Barbour. 
 
 SOLAND, SOLAND Goose, s. The Gannet, S. Houlate. 
 
 — Norw. sule, Isl. sula, id. 
 To SOLD, V. a. To solder. Act»Ja. JF. —Fr. soud-er, 
 
 Ital. sold-are, id. 
 SOLD, s. 1. A weight, ingot, S. sowd. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Money in general. IFoHace.- Teut. sold, sovd, 
 
 stipendium ; A. S. seod, a purse. 
 SOLDATISTA, s. Soldiery. Spalding.— Ita.\. soldii- 
 
 tesca, soldato, L. B. soldates, a soldier, 
 SOLE, s. A potato-basket, Liddesdale ; pronounced 
 
 like H.. soul. — Flandr. scule, suele, suyle, si tula ; 
 
 modiolus ; a bucket ; also, a small bushel or corn 
 
 measure. 
 SOLE-CLOUT, 3.. 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. Symson's 
 
 Descr. Gall. 
 SOLESHOE, Soleshce, s. A piece of iron on that part 
 
 of a plough on which the share is fixed, Fife. — Su. G. 
 
 sko denotes whatever strengthens tlie extremity of 
 
 any thing. 
 SOLE-TREE, Soal-trhe, s. A beam reaching from 
 
 the one wall of a cow-house to the opposite, into 
 
 which the under end of each stake or post is mor- 
 tised ; and which, resting on tlie ground, forms the 
 
 crib or manger, Teviotdale ; q. forming the sole. 
 SOLICIT, SoLLiGiT, adj. Solicitous. Knox. 
 * SOLID, SoLiDE, adj. Sane ; in possession of one's 
 
 mental faculties ; used in a negative form ; as, " He's 
 
 no yer J solid," He is not quite sound in his mind, 
 
 S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 SOLYEING, s. The act of solving. Priests Peblis.— 
 
 0. Fr. sol-er, solvere. 
 SOLIST, adj. Careful; anxious. Compl. ^f. — Lat, 
 
 solicit-us. 
 To SOLIST, V. a. To solicit. Douglas.. 
 SOLISTARE, s. A solicitor. Acts Ja. V. 
 SOLISTATIOUN, s. Legal prosecution ; management 
 
 in courts of law. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 SOLVE, s. That member of college who exacts the 
 
 fines. — L. Solve, pay. Shirrefs. 
 SOLVENDIE, adj. 1. SuflBcient to pay one's debts; 
 
 solvent, Ang. — Lat. Solvendus. Solvendo is also 
 
 used, Aberd. 2. Worthy of trust ; to be depended 
 
 on, Aberd. ; changed to Sevendle or Sevennil, Roxb.. 
 
 3. Firm ; strong, Ang. Aberd. Solvendier in the 
 
 comparative, and solvendiest, are used, Aberd. 
 SOLVENDINESS, s. A state of trustworthiness, ib. 
 SOLUTE, adj. General ; not close ; declamatory, Lat. 
 
 M'Ward. 
 SOLUTIOUNE, *. Payment. Acts Ja. IV.— Ft. 
 
 solution. 
 SOME. A termination of adjectives. V. Sum. 
 SOME, adv. 1. In some degree ; somewhat, 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 preeminence 
 
 above that which has been mentioned before. Ross. 
 
 Thus, " She's as bonny as you, and some ;" she is as 
 
 pretty as you, and much more so. 
 SOJIEGATE, adv. Somehow ; in some way ; South of 
 
 S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 SOMMAR, adj. Summary. Acts Cha. I. — Fr. 
 
 sommaire. 
 SON, s. The sun, Douglas. — Belg. son^ id. 
 
SON 
 
 505 
 
 SO'R 
 
 SON-A¥ORE-THE-FATHER, s. Common Coltsfoot, 
 Tussilago farfara, Liun. Moray, Mearns. Clydes. 
 This plant has been often designed in botanical 
 Latin, Filius-ante-pater. 
 SONCE, s. Prosperity. V. Sons. 
 SONDAY, SoNNEDAY, s. The old orthography of Sun- 
 day, the Christian Sabbath. Knox's Hist. 
 
 SONELIE, ad;. Filial, Acts Ja. V.—Qw. sonlig, 
 and Dan. soenlig, id, 
 
 SONE PLEUCHT. A ploughgate or division of land 
 exposed to the solav rays. "The haill sone pleucht," 
 &c, Aberd. Reg, 
 
 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 Schaddow half, S, Acts Ja. 
 VI. 
 
 SONYHE, SoNYE, s. 1. Care. Wallace. 2. Anxiety. 
 Priests Feb. 3,. Pains ; industry. Montgom.—'Bi. 
 soign, care, diligence. 
 
 SONYIE, s. Excuse ; improperly printed Sonzie. 
 M ' Ward's Gontendings. Abbreviated from Essonyia, 
 q. V. 
 
 To SONYIE, ScNYiE, V. n. 1. To care; to regard. 
 Bannatyne Poems. 2. To be anxious, as implying a 
 fearful apprehension of the future. Wallace. 3. 
 To be diligent. Lyndsay. 4. Denoting hesitation, 
 in consequence of anxious thought. Bellenden. — 
 Fr. soign-er, to care, to be diligent. 
 
 To SONK, V. n. To drivel ; to loiter. Ramsay. — 
 Su. G. siunk-a, to sink ; sink-a, tardere. 
 
 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 9onk, or a sackful of 
 straw." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SONOUNDAY, s. Sunday. Barbour.— k. S. sunnan- 
 daeg, id. V. Sonday. 
 
 SONS, SoNGE, s. 1. Prosperity ; felicity. Loth. Bun- 
 bar. 2. Abundance. Wyntown, — Gael. Ir. sonas, 
 prosperity, happiness. 
 
 SONSY, SoNSiE, SoNSE, adj. 1. Lucky ; fortunate, 
 S. B. Lyndsay 2. Good-humoured ; well-con- 
 ditioned, S. Pop. Ball. 3. Having a pleasant look, 
 S. Burns. 4. Plump ; thriving, S. Ramsay. 5. 
 Denoting fulness, conjoined with cordiality in the 
 host. Kelly. 
 
 To SOO, V. n. To smart. V. Sow, v. 
 
 To SOOCH, (gutt.) v. n. To swill, S.— E. swig; Isl. 
 siug-a, sorbeo. 
 
 SOOCH, s. A copious draught, S. 
 
 To SOOGH, V. n. V. Socen, v. 
 
 To SOOK, V. a. To suck, S. V. Sotjk, v. 
 
 SOOKER, s. A horseleech, Loth.; from the v. fi'ooA;, 
 to suck, S. 
 
 SOOKERS, s. pi. An instrument used by children 
 for suction and noise. BlacJao. Mag. 
 
 SOOKIN' TURKEY. A designation among the vulgar 
 for a fool or ninny, Roxb. 
 
 SOOLACK, s. A reel for a hand-line, Shetl. 
 
 SOOLEEN, s. The sun, Shetl.— Dan. solen, id. Ihre 
 views Gr. i]\iog as originally the same word. 
 
 To SOOM, V. n. To swim, S. 
 
 * SOON, adj. Near ; an oblique used of the E. term, 
 which, in its application, is thus transferred from 
 time to space. The soonest gait, the nearest road. 
 
 To SOOP, V. a. To sweep, S. Cottagers of Glenlurnie. 
 
 600PER, s. A bunch of feathers for sweeping. Gall. 
 Enc. — Sw. sopardf a sweeper. 
 
 SCOPING, s. The act of sweeping, S.. St. Eonan. 
 SOOR-DOOCK, s. Buttermilk, Loth. 
 SOORLONG, s. A noted liar, Shetl. The last syllable 
 is from Dan. logn, a lie, or contr. from logner, a liar. 
 The first may be from Su. G. swaar, gravis, swaara, 
 valde,. q. a great liar, a very liar.. 
 To SOOSH, r. a. 1. To beat ; to flog, Ayrs. Often, 
 
 " to soosh and sJcr^enge." 2. To tease one with taunt- 
 ing language, ib. 
 SOOSHIN', s. 1. A beating, Ayrs. 2. Abusive 
 language, ibid. Probably corr. from theE. v. to Switch. 
 SOOTH, adj. True, S. Kelly. V. Soith, 
 SOOTHFOW, adj. Honest ; worthy of trust. A sooth- 
 
 fow servant, Loth. V, Suthfast. 
 SOOTIE, s. " An old term for the devil," Abeixi. Gl. 
 
 Shirr. Evidently from E. soot. 
 SOOTIE, adj. Black with soot. Burns. 
 SOOTIPILLIES, s. "A moss plant which grows on a 
 
 thick stalk, like a willow-wand. Thehead is about, 
 
 half a foot long, and of a sootie col«ur." Gall. 
 
 Enc. 
 SOOTY-SKON, s. A cake baked with soot, to be used 
 
 on Eastern's e'en, S. B. 
 SOP, s. A slight meal. Barbour. V. Soup. 
 SOP, s. Juice ; moisture. Doug. — Teut. sop, liquamen, 
 
 liquor. 
 SOP, SOP.B, Si L A crowd. Barbour. 2. Any body, 
 
 consisting of a variety of parts or particles conjoined. 
 
 Douglas. — Isl. sopp-ur, pila, sphaera. 
 To SOPE, Soup, v. n. To become weary ; to faint. 
 
 Douglas. — Moes G. swaif, cessavit ;. A. S. swaef-ian, 
 
 deficere. 
 SOPHAM, SoPHiNE, s. A sophism.. Wallace.— Fr. 
 
 sophime.. 
 SOmTE, part. pa. Set at rest, S. M'Ward. 
 SOPITING, s. Setting at rest ; quashing ; a forensic 
 
 term, S. Bride of, Lammermoor. — Lat. sop-ire, 
 
 (snpit-um,) to set at rest. 
 SOPPES DE MAYN. Some restorative cordial. Sir 
 
 Gawan. 
 SORD, s. Apparently filth. V. Suddill, ad/. 
 SORD, s. A cross bar in a Liggat or reclining gate. 
 
 "The long bar which crosses the others obliquely." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 SORDANE, adj. Perhaps private. Dunbar. — Yv. 
 
 sourdine, id. 
 SORDES, s. Filth, S. B. Law Case.— Lat. sordes, id. ; 
 
 Isl. saurd-a, to defile. 
 SORDID, pret. Defiled. Barbour.- 
 SORE, adj. A sorrel or reddish colour. Douglas^ — 
 
 Fr. saure, id. 
 SORY. L. scry, cry. Wallace.. 
 SORING, part. pr. Bewailing. Burel, — A. S. sorg- 
 
 ian, lugere. 
 SORIT, adj'. Of a sorrel. colour; as, " a son'^ horse,." 
 
 Clydes. 
 To SORN, SoRNE,. V. n. 1» To obtrude one's self on 
 
 another for bed and board, S. Macbean. 2. Denot- 
 ing the depredations made by an invading army. 
 
 Muse's Thren.—O. Fr. sejourn-er, commorari. 
 SORNARE, SoRNER, s. One who takes free quarters, 
 
 S. Acts Ja. II. 
 ^Olk'^E, part. pa. Sworn. Aberd.. Reg. 
 SORNING, s. The act of exacting free lodgings, S. 
 
 '^ Sorning, sponging, and playing the unwelcome 
 
 guest." Antiq. 
 To SORPLE, V. a. To scrub with soap and water, 
 
 Boxb. — Su. G. sorp-a, to moisten 
 SORPLINS, s. pi.. Soap-suds, Roxb. 
 
SOR 
 
 506 
 
 SOU 
 
 SORROW, t, A term, UDwarrantably>sed In impreca- 
 tions, or strong assevemtious, equivalent to E. 
 plagtie, pox, &c. or fiend, deil. Leg. St. Androis. 2. 
 Applied to a troublesome child, as causing sorrow. 
 Antiquary, 
 
 MfCKLB Sorrow. The Devil, S. D. Anderson's Poejns, 
 Dr. BeaHie. 
 
 SORROW-RAPE. A rope or strap slung across the 
 shoulders of persons carrying a hand-barrow, and 
 attached to the stetls or trams of it, to relieve the 
 arms of those who carry the load, Teviotd, 
 
 To SORT, r. n. To depart ; to go forth. Bannatyn€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 raony 
 fouk at the kirk the day ?" " Ou, there was a sort at 
 it," S. A. 
 
 To SORT, V. a. To supply «r furni* to one's satisfac- 
 tion ; to fit ; to suit ; as, " I can sort ye wi' a knife 
 now," I can now supply you with a knife to your 
 mind.— Used in the sense of 0. 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, s. Correction with the hand or the tongue, 
 
 5. St. Eonan. 
 
 SORTS, Sort, s. pi. That's your sorts ! an exclama- 
 tion used when one is highly pleased with an action 
 or thing, Aberd. 
 
 SOSII, adj. 1. Addicted to comi)any and to the bottle. 
 A sosh companion, expl. " social and sappy," S. A. 
 2. Frank ; conversable ; not reserved. Loth. 3. 
 Expl. "canny; sober; quiet, though implying 
 cheerfulness," Teviotd. 4. Snug; comfortable, as 
 applied to the external situation. Synon. Cosh. 
 Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 5. Lazy; indolent, Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 
 6. Plump; broad-faced. Loth. 
 SOSIIERIE, s. Social intercourse, Ayrs. 
 
 SOSS, s. The fiat sound caused by a heavy but soft 
 body, when it comes hastily to the groimd, or squats 
 down, S.; souse, E. Eainsay. 
 
 To SOSS, v.n. To fall down as a dead weight; to 
 come to the ground, as it were, all in a piece, S. 
 
 SOSS, s. 1. A mixture of incongruous kinds of food, 
 S. — 0. Fr. Teut. sausse, condimentum, sau^s-en, con- 
 dire. 2. Applied to a child whose clothes are dirty 
 and disordered. E. Hess. 
 
 To SOSS, V. a. To mix in a strange manner, S. 
 
 To SOSS, V. n. To use incongruous aliments or 
 medicines mixed together, S. 
 
 SOSSING, s. Mixing up in an incongruous way, S. 
 St. Ronan. 
 
 SOSS-POKE, ». A low word used to denote the 
 stomach, Fife. 
 
 SOT, s. A fool, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 SOTIIROWN, s. A collective teim for EngUshmen, 
 
 V. SODROUN. 
 
 SOTTER, s. An indefinite tiumberof insects, or other 
 small animals, collected together; as, "a greatsoiier," 
 Roxb.— Isl. siot, multitudo. 
 
 To SOTTER, V. n. To cluster closely, as the small- 
 pox, or any cutaneous eruption, Roxb. A' sotterin, 
 is a phrase very commonly used in this sense ; q. 
 "all in a cluster." 
 
 To SOTTER, V. a. To saturate. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SOTTER, V. n. 1. To boil slowly, S.— A. S. seofh- 
 an, Isl, siod-a, to boil. 2. Used to denote the bub- 
 bling noise made by any thing in boiling, S. 3. 
 "The crackling and bubbling noise which any piece 
 of flesh, or greasy substance, makes before the fire," 
 Ciydes. Edin. Mag. Syn. hotter. 
 
 SOTTER, s. The act of boiling slowly, S. 
 
 To SOTTER, V. a. 1. To scorch any part of the body, 
 any piece of fle.sh, fat, or greasy substance before the 
 fire, Upp. Ciydes. Edin. Mag. 2. To burn slightly. 
 Thus, one is said to sotter the fingers by touching hot 
 embers, &c. ibid. Probably a variety of Scowder, 
 iScouther, 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, (gutt.) v. n. 1. To emit 
 a rushing or whistling sound, S. Douglas. 2. To 
 breathe long as in sleep, S. Ramsay. 
 
 SOUCH, Sough, Sowch, Sugh, Swouch, s. 1. A i-ushing 
 or whistling sound, S. Burns. 2, The sound emitted 
 during profound sleep. Douglas. 3. A deep sigh, 
 S. 0. Burns. 4. A whining tone, E, cant, S. 
 Meston. — A. S, sweg, swege, sonus, clangor. 5. A 
 flying report ; a vague rumour, S. Cottagers of 
 Glenburnie. 6. Auld soogh. When a person or 
 thing retains the same character, temper, or mode, 
 without variation, 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, svmg-an, id. 
 
 SOUCH, s. Silence, S.— A. S. swig, id. Keep a calm, 
 souch, be silent, Rob Roy. 
 
 SOUCH, pret. v. Deserted. Barbour. — A, S. swic- 
 an, to deliver up ; or Su. O. svng-a, loco cedere. 
 
 SOUGHT, pret. Assailed by arms. Barbour.— Su. G. 
 soeka, violenter invadere. 
 
 SOUCYE, s. The heliotrope, S. Complaynt S.—¥r. 
 souci, soulsie, a marigold, a heliotrope, q. solem 
 sequens. 
 
 SOUD, s. A quantity, S. B. Stat. Ace. V. Sold. 
 
 ToSOUDER, V. a. 1. To solder; S. /SoM^/ier.— Teut. 
 souder-en, ferruminare, consolidare metalla. 2. To 
 unite ; to combine, S. Davids. Seas. 3. To makeup 
 a variance, or to unite those who have been alienated, 
 S. M' Ward's Contend. 
 
 To SOUDER, V. 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. " Sowdie, a dirty woman, partak- 
 ing much of the nature of a sow." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. BODICK. 
 
 SOUDLAND, s. One who comes from the south 
 
 country, S. B. 
 SOUDLY, adj. Soiled. Wallace. V. Suddle. 
 SOUDOUN LAND. The land of the Soldan or Sultan. 
 
 Bannatyne P. 
 SOVER, SoviR, adj. Secure. Bannatyne P.— Fr. sur. 
 SOUERANGE, s. 1. Assurance. Wallace. 2. Safe 
 
 conduct, ibid. 
 SOVERANIS, s. L. severanis, difiference. Dunbar. — 
 
 0. Fr. sevr-er, to separate. 
 SOVERTIE, s. Surety. Vpon sovertie, on security. 
 
 Bannatyne's Transact. 
 To SOUF, SouFF, V. n. 1. To sleep in a disturbed 
 
 manner, S. B. — Su. G. so/w-a, A. S, swef-an, id. 2. 
 
sou 
 
 507 
 
 SOU 
 
 To breathe high in 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. 
 SOUP, SouFF, s. 1. A disturbed sleep, S. B. 2. High 
 
 breathing in sleeps, S. B. 3. Low whistle, S. Shirr. 
 
 4. Strain ; humour, S. 
 To SOUFF, V. n. To strike, S. B.— Isl. sweip-a, per- 
 
 cutere. 
 SOUFF, SowFF, s. A stroke, S. B. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 — Su. G. swepa, Isl. svepa, scutica, a scourge. 
 To SOUFF, V. a. " To quaiof." Surv. Moray.— Tent, 
 
 soeff-^n, soff-en, sorbere. 
 SOUFFLE, s. . A stupid, la«y, drunken fellow, Mearns, 
 
 — Teut. svff-en, delirare, hallucinare ; Isl. sweijl-a, 
 
 agitare. gyrare. 
 SOUFLET, s. " A stroke ; a blow," Buchan.— Fr. 
 
 soufflet, "a box, cufif, or whirret on the ear," Cotgr. 
 SOUFT, part. pa. Exhausted, Loth. Bord. Apparently 
 
 a corr. of the part. Sopit. V. Sope, v. 
 To SOUGH, V. a. To conn over a tune, S. A. J. 
 
 Nicol. — A. S. swofir-an, sonare, tinnire j part. pr. 
 
 swogend^ S. soudiand. 
 7 SOUGH out, V. a. To utter in a whining tone, S. 
 
 Antiquary. 
 SOUGH, s. A stroke ; a blow, Buchan. Shall we refer 
 
 it to the souffh 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." Gall. .Encycl. — Eng. ground-swell. V. 
 SOUCH, s. 
 
 To SOUK, SooK, V. a. 1. To suck, S.; as, a sookin 
 bairn, a sucking child : pron. as oo in E. 2. Figu- 
 ratively 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." 
 
 SOUKIT, part. adj. Fatigued ; exhausted, Fife. — 
 Teut. swac, infirmus, enervus, languid us, swack-en, 
 debilitare, deficcre ; Dan. swakk-er, to waste. 
 
 SOUKKYR, SuccuR, s. Sugar. Ab. Beg. Succur 
 is still the pron. of Fife. — Fr. sucre, Lat. saccharum. 
 
 SOUKS, SouKiES, SouKiE-CLOVER, s. pi. The flowcr of 
 red clover, S. from being sucked by children. V. 
 
 SUCKIES. 
 
 SOULDER CRAB. The Cancer Bernardus. Sibhald. 
 
 SOULE, s. A swivel. Lyndsay. V. Sole. 
 
 To SOUM, V. a. To surmise, Aberd. 
 
 SOUM, SowME, s. The relative proportion of cattle or 
 
 sheep to pasture, or vice versa, S. 1. A soum of 
 
 sheep, five sheep, in some places ten, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 2. A soum of grass, as much as will pasture one 
 
 cow, or five sheep, S. Acts Ja. VI.— Bw. siim is 
 
 equivalent to tal, number. 
 To SOUM land. To calculate and fix what number <tf 
 
 cattle or sheep it can support, S. Stat. Ace. 
 To SOUM AND HOUM. To pasture in summer, ^and 
 
 fodder in winter, S. Stat. Ace. V. Rowme,-w. 
 To SOUME, v.yn. To swim; pron. q.Soom,S. Bellend. 
 
 T. Liv. N. SooM. 
 SOUME. s. A load. V. Sowmb. 
 SOUMS, s.pl. The sounds of the cod dried for food, 
 
 Shetl.— Dan. swomm-e, to swim. 
 SOUN', adj. Smooth ; level. A soun' road, a smooth 
 
 road ; a soun' stane, a smooth stone, &c. S. Soun' 
 is pron. like E. soon. 
 
 SOUN, s. Son. " His soun & apperand air." Ab. 
 
 Register. 
 To SOUND, V. n. To swoon. Loth. Law's Memorialls. 
 
 — A. S. swind-an, Sw. swind-a. Germ, schwind-en, 
 
 deficere. 
 SOUND, s. A swoon ; a faint, Loth. 
 To SOUND, V. a. To spin a top, Aberd. 
 To SOUND, V. n. To spin, as expressive of the motion 
 
 of a top, ibid. 
 SOUNDS (of a fish), s. pi. The swimming bladder, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Isl. sund, natatio. 
 To SOUNYE, V. n. To concern one's self about ; to 
 
 take interest in. Bann. MS. Chron. S. P. V. 
 
 SONYE, V. 
 
 To SOUP, V. n. " To sob ; to weep with convulsive 
 
 heaves." Gl. Lyndsay. 
 To SOUP, V, n. To become weary. V. Sope. 
 To SOUP, Soop, V. a. To sweep, S. Lyndsay.— Svi. 
 G. sop-a, id. 
 
 SOUP, Sdp, 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 ddnk, 
 or of any thin food, S. Forbes. — Isl. sope, a draught, 
 saup, spoon-meat. 4. A small portion of sustenance, 
 such as is taken with a spoon, S. A bite and a soup, 
 S, slender support, both as to meat and drink, Old 
 Mortality. 
 
 SOUPAND, part. pr. Sobbing, or groaning. Dunbar. 
 — A. S. seof-ian, ingemiscere, 
 
 SOUPIE, s. A sling, Teviotd.— Isl. swif, vibratio ; 
 Su. G. swaefw-a, in aura librari. 
 
 SOUPLE, adj. 1. Flexible ; as E. Supple, S. Gl. 
 Shirr. 2. " Cunning," ibid. S. 
 
 SOUPLE, s. 1. The part of a flail which strikes the 
 grain, S. Pop. Ball.—ls\. sweip-a, to strike. 2. A 
 piece of wood, used as a cudgel. South of S. Guy 
 Mannering. 
 
 SOUPLE TAM, OR JOCK. A child's toy, placed against 
 a wall, which, being pulled by a string, shakes its 
 limbs, and seems to dance, S. E. Peter-Waggy. 
 
 SOUP-THE-CAUSEY, s. A scrub ; one who would do 
 the meanest thing for money, Fife. 
 
 ♦ SOUR, SouRE, ad;. 1. Bitter, S. Kelly. "It is a 
 soure reek, where the goodwife dings the goodman," 
 S. Prov. 2. Frequently applied to a cold, wet soil, 
 S. Ure'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. Ures 
 Rutherglen. 
 
 SOURCEANCE, s. Cessation. Bannatyne's Journal. 
 — Fr. surceance, surseance, "a surceasing or giving 
 over ; a pause, intermission, delay," Cotgr. 
 
 SOURD.s. Sword. Abei-d. Reg. 
 
 SOUR-DOOCK, s. Buttermilk, S. 
 
 SOUR-GRASS, s. Sedge-grass, a species of Carex, Lan. 
 Ayrs. V. Blue-&rass. 
 
 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 pro- 
 duces nothing but sedge-grasses and other worthless 
 aquatic plants, S. 0. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 SOURMILK, s. Buttermilk, S.— Sw. sur mioelk, id. 
 
 SOUR-MOU'D, adj. Having a sulky look ; q. a soxtr 
 mouth, Aberd. — Teut. suer-muyl, homo tetricus, 
 acerbum os, 
 SOUROCK, SouRACK, s. Sorrel, S. Light-foot.— Oerm. 
 saurach, Teut. suerick, id. 
 
sou 
 
 508 
 
 SOW 
 
 Shbrp'b Sodrace. a species of sorrel^ id. 
 
 To SOURSE, t>. n. To rise. Doug.— L&t. surgo, -exi, id. 
 
 SOUR-SKON, *. A thin cake made of oatmeal steeped 
 
 In water till it become sour, used at Yule, Moray. 
 SOUSE, s. A French sol. Evergr.—O. ¥r. soli, sous. 
 
 From Lat. solidtu. 
 • To SOUSE, S0O8E, V. a. 1. To beat ; to drub ; as, 
 "He soos't him weel," he thrashed him soundly, S. ; 
 
 pron. sooc<j. 2. To punish severely, in a legal way. 
 
 Thus, one who is subjected to a heavy fine, is said to 
 
 be weel soost, S. 
 SOUST FEET. Cow-heel, S. Shirrefs. 
 SOUT, s. The start or bounce of a plough when it 
 
 meets with a stone, Galloway. — Fr. sault, saut, a 
 
 leap, bound, skip; 
 To SOUTAR, SoDTEE, V. cu To obtain so complete a 
 
 victory, in any game, as to leave the opposite party 
 
 without one favourable move or stroke, S. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 SOUTAR, SouTEE, s. 1. A shoemaker, S. Evergreen. 
 
 — A. S. sutere, Lat. sutor. 2. One who makes 
 
 brogues or shoes of horse leather, Ang. 
 80UTER-CL0D, 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. Shirrefs. 
 SOUTH, s. A whistling sound. Z>Mn6ar.— Teut. 
 
 sucht, a sigh ; or a corr. of Souch. 
 To SOUTHER, v. a. To solder, S. V, Soudeb. 
 SOUTHLAND, adj. Of or belonging to the south ; 
 
 southern, S. Southland men, inhabitants of the 
 
 South of S. Spald. — A. S. suih land, australis regio. 
 SOUTHRON, SoTiiERON, Socduon, s. A contemptuous 
 
 designation for an Englishman, a corr. of Southern. 
 
 Minstr. Bord. V. Sodrowjj; 
 SOUTRIE, s. A miscooked liquid dish, Upp. Lanarks. 
 To SOUTT, V. n. To sob, S. B.— Teut. sucht-en, sus- 
 
 pirare, gemere. 
 SOW, s. A military engine anciently used in sieges, 
 
 for covering those who were employed to undermine 
 
 walls. Barbour. — Isl. graf-suin, q. the digging sow, 
 
 as meant to cover those who dig under the wall. 
 SOW, Hay-sow, s. A large stack of hay erected in an 
 
 oblong form, S. pron. soo. L. Hailes^ — Teut. soeuw, 
 
 gleba qua agger conficitur. 
 To SOW, Soo, t). a. To staek, S. 
 SOW, s. 1. One who makes a very dirty appearance, 
 
 S. B. — Teut. souwe, 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. Barbour. 
 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, s. 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, 
 
 Ang. probably denominated from its curved shape. 
 SOW-BROCK, s. The Badger, Fife. 
 gOWCE, s. Flummery ; such as brose, sowens, or 
 
 oatmeal pottage. Gl. Sibb. 
 SOWCHT, s. The South. Aberd. Reg. 
 SOW-DAY, s. Thenamegiven to the 17 th of December,. 
 
 in Sandwick, Orkney, from the t^ustom of killing a 
 
 sow on that day, in every family that has a herd of 
 
 swine. Statist. Ace. 
 SOWDEN, s. The South, Shetl.— Isl. sud-r, Su. G. 
 
 soed-r, Dan. sud, syden, id. 
 
 SO WE, s. A winding-sheet. Second Sight. — GaeL 
 
 soadh, a bed. 
 SO WEN, s. The paste employed by weavers for stiffen- 
 ing their yarn in working, S. — A. S. seawe, Belg. 
 
 sogh, paste. 
 SO WEN-BOAT, s. A barrel used for preparing flum- 
 mery, S. Herd. 
 SOWEN-BOWIE, s. 1. A vessel for. making flummery, 
 
 Ang. 2. Deil'sSowen-bowi&i a. ■plAj &moo6 children, 
 
 ibid. 
 SOWEN-KIT, s. The same with Sowen-tub, S. Herd. 
 SOWEN-MUG, s. A dish for holding sowens when 
 
 made ready, ibid. 
 SOWENS, s. pi. Flummery, S. Stat. Ace. 
 Bleared Sowens. Sowens that are made too thin, 
 
 Roxb. 
 SOWEN-SEEDS, s. pi. V. Seidis. 
 SO WENS-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. 0. Surv. Ayrs^. 
 
 Sween-tub, Clydes. 
 SOWER-BREAD, s-. Expl. " afiitch of bacon," Dumf. 
 SOW^ERIT, pari. j9a. Assured. Wallace. 
 SOWFF, s. A stroke ; a blow, Aberd. V. Sooff. 
 SOWING, s; The act, or effect, of pjeroing or galling, 
 
 S. sooin ; tingling pain. Barbour. 
 SOWING -BIIOD, 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. soaJc, Isl. 
 
 s«eck-va, demergi. 
 SOW-KILL, s. A kiln dug out of the earth, in which 
 
 lime is burnt, Fife. 
 SOW-LIBBER, s. A sow-gelder. V. Lib, v. 
 SOWLIS, s. pi. Swivels. Lyndsay. 
 SOWLLIT, pret. v. Poems IGth Cent. "Swelled," 
 
 Gl. Perhaps rather sullied. V. Sule, v. 
 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. V/aUaca — 
 
 Teut. somme, A. S. seom, onus. 
 SOWME, SoyjiE, s. The chain that passes between 
 
 the oxen, by which the plough is drawn, S. soam, 
 ■ Fife. Douglas. 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-Soam, s. The chain reaching from the hinder- 
 most yoke of oxen to that before them, ibid. 
 SOWMIR, s. A sumpter-horse. Wallace. — Fr. 
 
 sommier, id. 
 SOWMONDS, s. A summons, LL. pass, — Fr. semonce, 
 
 id. semond-re, to summon. 
 SOWMPES, s. pi. Inventories. Perhaps the same 
 
 with Sowmes, traces for drawing. V. Sowme. 
 SOWNIS, s. Acts Cha. 1. Perhaps bran ; or it may 
 
 denote Sowen-seeds, q. v. . 
 SOWD, s. A term used by washerwomen. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Synon. Graith, q. v. V. Sowp, v. 
 To SOWP, V. a. 1. To drench, S. Doug. 2. Metaph. 
 
 in reference to grief. Houlate. 3. Applied to one 
 
 ■«ho is much emaciated, S. — Teut, sopp-en, intingere. 
 
sow 
 
 509 
 
 SPA 
 
 sowpn. V. souFF. 
 
 SOWRCIIARGIS, s. Additional charge. The Bruce. 
 
 — Fr. and E. surcharge. 
 SOWS-COACH, s. Tlie game called in E. Hot Cockles, 
 
 Loth. 
 SOWSE, s. 1. "A swinging, heavy blow." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. This seems only a slight variation from E. 
 
 sowse," violent attack." 2, " Sometimes a load," 
 
 ibid.'^V.' Soss, s. 
 SOW-SILLER, s. Hush money ; the lowest kind of 
 
 secret-service money ; a douceur for inducing one to 
 
 pervert justice, Roxb. — Probably Sough-siller, from 
 
 A. S. swig, silentium, and seolfer, argentum. S. 
 
 JSouch, (q. V.) etill signifies silence. 
 SOWS-MOU, s. A piece of paper rolled upon the hand, 
 
 and twisted atone end, to hold small quantities of 
 
 groceries, Aberd. Syn. a wig. 
 •SOWSSEIS, s. pi. " To laubour at the sowsseis of this 
 
 towne." Aberd. Reg. — Perhaps cares, from Fr. 
 
 saucie. 
 SOWT, s. An assault in war. Poems 16th Cent. 
 
 Also written Sawt, V. Salt, s. 
 To SOWTH, V. n. To whistle in a low tone, S. 0. 
 
 Burns. V. Soucn. 
 SPAAD, s. A spade, Aberd. — Dan. spaad. 
 To SPACE, 1). a. 1. To measure by spaces, S. 2. To 
 
 take long steps with a solemn air. Knox. — Belg. 
 
 j)ass-en, to measure ; with s prefixed. 
 SPACE,.*. Apace, S.B. Law Case. 
 SPACE, s. Kind ; species. Acts Ja. FJ. —Fr. 
 
 espeee, id. 
 To SPACIER, V. n. To walk, S. Compl. S.—Be\g. 
 
 spacier-en, id. 
 To SPAE, Spay, v. n. 1. To foretell, S. The Pirate. 
 
 Shirrefs. 2. To foretoken. Douglas. 3. To bode; 
 
 to forebode. Hamsay. — Is\.- spa, Dan. spaa-er, to 
 
 foretell. 
 SPAE-BOOK, s. A book of necromancy. Minst. Bord. 
 SPAE-CRAFT, ^. The art of foretelling, S. Ramsay. 
 SPAE-ER, s. A fortune-teller, S. Blackw. 
 SPAEING, s. Act of prophesying. Gait. 
 SPAE-WARK, s. Prognostication, S. Guy Manner. 
 SPAEWIFE, Spatwife, s. A female fortune-teller, S. 
 
 Fergusson. — Isl. spakona, Dan. spaakone, q. a spay- 
 
 quean. 
 SPAIG, s. 1. A skeleton, Clydes;— Teut. spoocke, 
 
 Su. G. spok, phantasma. 2. A tall, lank person ; 
 
 also Spaigin, Upp. Lanark s. 
 SPAIK, Spake, s. 1. The spoke of a wheel, S. Doug. 
 
 2. A bar (or lever) of wood. Acts Ja. III. — Teut. 
 
 spaecke, vectis ; radius rotae. 3. In pi. the wooden 
 
 bars on which a dead body is carried to the grave, S. 
 
 Spalding. Sometimes cdWcdHand-spaiks. 4. Metaph. 
 
 a personal designation, S. Lyndsay. 
 SPAIL, s. GoAvan 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, v. a. 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 instru- 
 ments. Weavers' reeds are also made of it ; syn. 
 
 bamboo, Aberd. Lanarks. This designation has 
 
 originated from its being brought at first from the 
 
 Spanish (S. Spainyie) West India Islands. 
 
 SPAINYIE -I'LEE- PL AISTER, s. A cantharidlan 
 plaster, S. The phrase, " Cantharidian plaisters" 
 is used by Burns. 
 
 SPAINYIE FLEES. Spanish flies; cantharides, S. 
 V. Spaimtie. 
 
 SPAINING, s. The act of weaning ; also the time 
 when a child has been weaned, S. — 0. E. ^' Spanynge 
 or wenynge of children, ablactacio, spanyn or wanyn 
 chylder, ablact©," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SPAINING-BRASH, s. A disorder of children, in 
 consequence of being weaned, S. 
 
 To SPAIRGE, V. a. 1. To dash; to strike aslant, 
 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 be- 
 sprinkle. 4. To cast a wall with lime. Lamont's 
 Diary. This, in Fife, Aberd. 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. E. sparge. 
 
 SPAIT, Spate, Speat, «. 1. A flood, S, Douglas. 2. 
 A great fall of rain; "a spait o' rain,"" S. 3. Any 
 thing that hurries men away like a flood. More. 4. 
 Fluency of speech, S. Ruddiman. — Gael, speid, a 
 great river flood ; perhaps from spe, froth. 
 
 To SPAIVE, Speave, v. n. To bear the operation of 
 spaying. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SPAIVER, s. One who spays or castrates animals, S. 
 Gall. Encycl. 2. Flap in front of small clothes, 
 Mearns. 
 
 SPALD, Spaulo, Spawl, s. 1. The shoulder. Pol- 
 wart. 2. A joint; as, lang spauls, long limbs, S. 
 Douglas.— Fr. espaule, C. B. yspolde, the shoulder. 
 
 Blaok Spauld. a disease of cattle, S. Synon. Quar- 
 ter-ill, q. v. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 SPALDING, s. A small fish split and dried, S. Herd. 
 Y. Spelding. 
 
 SPALE, Spail, Speal, s. 1. A lath used in wooden 
 houses for filling up the interstices betwixt the beams, 
 8. B.— Su. G. spiaell, segmentum, lamina. 2. A 
 chip. Douglas. — Sw. spiaela, id. 3. A shaving of 
 wood, S. — Fr. spolia, the shavings of wood. 
 
 SPALLIARD, s. Espallier, S. 
 
 SPALE-HORN'T, adj. Having the horns thin and 
 broad, -Clydes. — ^Su. G. spiaell, lamina. V. Spai.e, s. 
 
 SPALEN. Man of spalen. Sir Ja. Balfour's Papers. 
 Can thissignify "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. 
 
 SPALLIEL, s. A disease of cattle, Lanarks. ITre's 
 Rutherglen. Q. if the same with the Black Spauld, 
 q. Spaul-ill t 
 
 To SPAN, V. a. To put horses before any sort of 
 carriage ; a Belg. term, Sewel. Monro's Exped. 
 
 SPAN, Spasn, s. a dry measure in Orkn. Rentall 
 Book of Orkney. Su. G. spann, mensura aridorum, 
 continens dimidiam tonnae partem. V. Lesh Pcnd. 
 
 To SPAN, V. a. To grasp. V. Spayn. 
 
 SPANG, s. The act of grasping, Roxb. 
 
 To SPANG. 1. V. n. To leap with elastic force; to 
 spring, S. Douglas. 2. v. a. To cause to spring, 
 ibid. 3. To spang o'er, metaph. to overleap. Rams. 
 — Isl. spenn-a. Germ, spann-en, to extend. 
 
 SPANG, s. 1. The act of springing, S. Douglas. 2. 
 A fillip. Ruddiman. 
 
SPA 
 
 510 
 
 SPE 
 
 8PAN0IE, t. " An animal fond of leaping." Gall. 
 
 Enq/d. 
 SPANG IE, t. The game in E. called Boss and Span. 
 SPANGIK-HEWIT, t. A barbarous sport of boys to 
 
 young Yellow-hammers, S. 
 8PAN0IS, s. pi. Spangles. K. Quair. — Tent. 
 
 spanghe, Isl. spaung, lamina. 
 SPANG-NEW, adj. "Quite new. Spang-fire-new, 
 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 SPANIIEW, 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-hammei-s. V. Spangie-hewix. 
 SPANYE, adj. Spanish, S. Inventories. 
 SPANYEART, s. A Spaniel. Douglas. 
 SPANYIE, s. Spain. Nicol Burne.—Ita.l. Spagna. 
 To SPANYS, V. n. To blow fully. Wyntown.—¥Y. 
 
 espanouissement, full blow of a flower. 
 To SPANK, V. n. To sparkle or shine, Gl. Sibb,— 
 
 Teut, spange, lamina. 
 To SPANK, V. n. To move with quickness and elas- 
 ticity, S. St. Fatrick.—¥vom Spang, v. or Isl. 
 spink-a, decursitare. 
 To SPANK aff, v. n. To move or set off in this man- 
 ner, S. Tan-as.— C. B. ysponciaw, 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. Waverlcy. 
 4. Spankers, in pi. long and thin legs, S. 
 SPANKERING, adj. ^Mmble ; agile. A "spankering 
 
 hizzie, a tall, nimble girl." Gall. Encycl. 
 SPANKER-NEW, adj. Quite new, Teviotd. Synon 
 
 Spang-new. 
 SPANKY, adj. 1. Sprightly; frisking, Gall. David- 
 son's Seasons. 2. Dashing ; gaudy, Ettr. For. ibid. 
 SPAR, A -Spar, adv. In a state of opposition, S. B. 
 
 Ross. — Isl. sperr-a, distendere, repagulis munire. 
 A Spar-waies, adv. The same with A-spar. Bollock 
 
 on II. Thes. 
 To SPAR, Sper, v. a. To shut ; to fasten a door with 
 a bar of wood called a bolt, S. A. — 0. E. "speryra or 
 shyttyn, claudo," Prompt. Pai-v. 
 SPARE, s. 1. An opening in a gown or petticoat. 
 Skene. 2. The slit or opening in the forepart of 
 breeches, 8.; Spaiver, S. B. Fife. 
 SPARE, adj. 1. Banen. Gawan and Gol. 2. 
 
 Lean ; meagre. Morison. — A. S. spaer, parous. 
 To SPARGE, V. a. To dash, &c. V. Spaiege. 
 To SPARGEON, v. a. To plaster. Winyet. From 
 
 Spairge, q. v. 
 
 SPARGINER, Spargitee, «. 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 spark on the wick of a candle 
 
 is supposed to signify the speedj ariival 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 sparkin' a' your white stockings," S. 3. To 
 
 scatter thinly; often applied to seeds; as, "Shall I 
 spark in some of thai grass seeds ?" Moray.— Lat. 
 sparg-ere. 
 It's Sparkin, v. impers. It rains slightly, ibid. Syn. 
 
 with It's spitterin, 
 SPARK, s. A very small diamond, ruby, or other 
 
 precious stone, S. Inventories. 
 SPARK, s. 1. A small spot cli mire, S. 2. A small 
 portion of any thing. Wije of Auchtermuchty. 3. 
 The spot on clothes, produced by mud, &c. S. 4. A 
 particle of any liquid, S. Bannatyne Poems. 
 SPARKLE, s. A spark . Kirks of Christ in Scotlande, 
 SPARKLIT. V. Spreckled. 
 SPARLING, SP1RI.1S&, s. A SraeE, S. Sib.— Germ. 
 
 spierling, Lat. eperlan-us, id. 
 To SPARPELL, Sperple, «. a. To disperse. Doug. 
 
 — Fr. esparpill-er. 
 SPARROW-BLASTET, part. pa. Sense not clear. 
 
 The Entail. 
 SPARROW-DRIFT, s. The smallest kind of shot, 
 
 Roxb.; q. " what men let d?n-ue at sparrows." 
 SPARROW-GRASS, s. Asparagus, a plant, S. 
 To SPARS, V. a. To spread ; to propagate. Knox.— 
 
 Lat. sparg-o, spars-um, id. 
 
 SPARS, Sparse, adj. Widely spread, as ^'Sparse 
 
 writing" is open writing, occupying a large space, S. 
 
 V. the V. 
 
 To SPARTLE, v. n. 1. To move with velocity 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. 
 
 SPARWORT, s. Borthwick's Brit. Antiq. Cloth for 
 
 covering the spars of a cradle. 
 SPASH, s. Said to signify the foot, S. B. Taylor's P. 
 SPAT, s. Spot ; place, S. Edin. Mag. 
 SPAT, s. The span 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, s. A spotted river-trout, Perths. Kinross ; 
 S. .tpat. — 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. pi. 1. Spatterdashes, S. 2. Black spats, a 
 cant term for irons on the legs, Ang. St. Kathleen. 
 SPATTILL, s. Spittle. Acts Mary.—X. S. spathl, 
 
 spatl, saliva, sputum. 
 SPATTLE, s. Apparently a slight inundation ; q. a 
 little spait, Dumfr. Surv. Dumjr. — A. S. spatl-ian, 
 spaetl-ian, signifies spumare. 
 To SPATE, V. a. To spay, or castrate, animals of the 
 female kind, Gall. Statist. Ace. — Lat, spad-o, C. B. 
 dyspaddu, id. 
 SPAVER, s. Flap in front of small clothes. Mearns. 
 
 V. Peever. 
 SPAUL, s. A limb. V. Spald. 
 To SPAUL, V. n. To push out the limbs feebly, as a 
 
 dying animal, Clydes. 
 SPAUL, s. Such a feeble motion of the limbs, ibid. 
 
 V. Spald. 
 SPAWLDROCHIE, ad/. "Long-legged." Gall. Encyd. 
 * 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 taw thtm, as I cam 
 by," S. 
 
SPB 
 
 611 
 
 SPE 
 
 To SPEAK with. To meet in a hostile manner ; to 
 
 give battle to. Guthry's Mem. 
 SPEAKABLE, adj. Aflable, Aberd. 
 SPEAK-A-WORD-ROOM, s. A small parlour, S. 
 SPEAL, Spel, s. Play; game, S. A. Davidson's 
 
 Seasons. V. Bonspel. 
 SPEAL-BONE, s. The shoulder-bone of mutton. 
 
 Pennant. 
 To Read the Speal-Bone. To pretend to divine by 
 
 looking through such a bone. 
 SPEANLIE, adv. Uncertain. Houlate. 
 SPEARMINT, s. A species of Mint; peppermint, 
 
 Mearns, Fife. 
 SPEAT, s. A flood. V. Spait, 
 SPECIIT, s. A Woodpecker, S. Houlate.— 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. 
 
 Spalding. 
 SPECIALTE, s. Peculiar regard. Barhour. 
 SPECK, s. Blubber; the fat of whales, S,— Su. G. 
 
 spaeck, id.; Teut. speck, bacon. 
 SPECK, s. Perhaps spectre. Blackw. Mag. 
 SPECKS, Spects, s. pi. Vulgar abbrev. of Spectacles, 
 
 8. Hogg. 
 SPECTACLES (of a fowl.) s.pl. The Merry-thought, 
 
 S. In Fife, Sprentacles. 
 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. 
 To SPEDE, v.. n. To speed, E. Lynds.—k. S. sped- 
 
 tan, Alem. id. Belg. spoed-en. 
 SPEDE, s. To cum spede, to have success, S. Doug. 
 SPEDLIN, s. A term applied to a child beginning to 
 
 walk, Dumfr. Quasi Speedling, one that makes 
 
 little speed, or rather a little one that makes speed. 
 SPEEDART, Spkedard, s. The Spider. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 — Teut. spieder, be-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, s. Spoon, Abevd. 
 SPEEN-DRIPT, Spindrift, s. 1. The snow when drifted 
 
 from the ground by the wind, S. B. ; Spunedrift, S. A. 
 
 Journ. Lond. Q. spinning drift, from its whirling 
 
 motion. 2. Spray, Ayrs. Gall. The Entail. 
 SPEEB, s. Inquiry. V. Spere. 
 
 To SPEER, v.n. 1. To inquire, S. 2. To squirt, Shetl. 
 To SPEER the Price of a young woman. To ask her 
 
 in marriage, 8. llie Entail. 
 SPEERE, s. A hole in the wall of a house, through 
 
 which the family received and answered the inquiries 
 
 of strangers. Eitson. V. Spire, s. 
 SPEER-WUNDIT, part. pa. Out of breath with exer- 
 
 tion, Loth. Fife. V. Spire, also Spirewikd. 
 SPEG, s. A pin or peg of wood, Loth.— Dan. spiger, a 
 
 nail ; A. S. spicyng, Su. G. spik, id. specka, acumi- 
 
 nare. 
 SPEICE, s. Pride. Dunbar. V. Spice. 
 SPEIDFUL, adj. Expedient, ^ari^our.— From A. S, 
 
 sped, success. 
 SPEIK, s. Speech. V. Spek. 
 SPEIKINTARE, s. Supposed to be the Sea-swallow. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 
 To SPEIL, V. n. To climb. V. Spele. 
 SPEIL, s. "Any sort of play or game." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. V. Bonspel, and Speel. 
 
 SPEIR, Speeb, 8, Inquiry, Ayrs. Gait, 
 
 To SPEIR, V. a. To ask, S. V. Spere. 
 
 To SPEIR about. To make inquiry concerning ; often 
 
 as indicating interest, anxiety, or affection, S. Lizzy 
 
 Liberty. 
 SPEIRINGS, Speirins, Sperins, Speerings, s. pi. 1. 
 
 Inquiry ; interrogation ; investigation ; used with 
 
 the addition of different prepositions, as after, at, 
 
 and of, S. The Pirate. 2. Prying inspection of 
 
 conduct, Fife. MS. Poem. 3. Intelligence ; tid- 
 ings, S. A. Antiquary. 
 SPEIRINS, s. pi. Inquiry, also information. V. 
 
 Spere, Speir, v. 
 SPEK, Speik, s. Speech. Barbour. 
 To SPELD, v. a. To expand ; to lay open, as fish. — 
 
 Germ, spelt-en, Su. G. spial-a, to divide. 
 To SPELDER, v. a. 1. To spread open, S. 2. To 
 
 rack the limbs in striding, 8. 
 To SPELDER, v. n. To toss the legs awkwardly in 
 
 running, Ettr. For. Apparently a derivative from 
 
 Speld, V. q. v. 
 SPELDING, Spelden, Speldrin, s. A small fish, split, 
 
 and dried in the sun, S. Boswell. 
 To SPELE, Speil, v. n. To climb, S. Douglas. 
 SPELING, s. Instruction. Sir Gawan. — A. S. spell- 
 
 ian, docere. 
 To SPELK, V. a. To support by splinters, S. Ruther- 
 ford. — A. S. spelc-e.an, Su. G. spialelk-a, id. 
 SPELK, s. 1. A splint of wood applied to a fracture, 
 
 8. A. Bor. 2. A splinter of iron. Gall. Encycl. — 
 
 Teut. spalcke, lamina. 
 SPELKED, part. adj. A term applied to "ragged 
 
 wood," ibid. 
 To SPELL, v. n. To asseverate falsely, Roxb.— A. 8. 
 
 spell-ian, fabulari, "to mock or delude with a false 
 
 tale," Cooper. 
 To SPELL, V. a. To tell ; to narrate. Houlate.— A. S. 
 
 spell-ian, Isl. spial-a, narrare. 
 To SPELL, V. n. To discourse. Pop. Ball. 
 SPELL, Spele, s. Narrative. Wyntown.—Aleta. 
 
 spel, a discourse, a history. 
 SPENCE. V. Spens. 
 To SPEND, V. n. 1. To spring. Loth. 2. To gallop, 
 
 Loth. V. Spyn. 
 SPEND, s. A spring ; an elastic motion, ib. 
 To SPEND, v.n. Perhaps to urge ; to persuade. 
 
 Bannat. Poems. 
 SPENDRIFE, adj. Prodigal ; extravagant, Clydes. 
 SPENDRIFE, s. A spendthrift, ibid. From Spend, 
 
 V. and Rife, abundant. 
 To SPENN, V. 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, 8. Henrysone. — Fr. despence, id. 2. The 
 
 interior apartment of a countiy-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-LOOR, s. The door between the kitchen and 
 
 the spence, or apartment which enters from the 
 
 kitchen, S. 0. 
 SPENTACLES, s. pi. The vulgar name of Spectacles, 
 
 S. TannahiU's Poems. In Fife called sprentacles. 
 To SPERE, Speir, Spyre. 1. v. a. To search out. 
 
 Barbour. — A. 8. sjyr-ian, investigare. 2. To in- 
 vestigate, ibid. 3. To ask ; to inquire, S. Douglas. 
 
 — A. S. spyr-ian, Isl. sp)yr-ia, to inquire. In this 
 
ST»E 
 
 61i 
 
 SPI 
 
 general sense it is used in various forms. To Speir 
 at, to interrogate, S.— Isl. spyr-ia ad, id. To Speir 
 after, to inquire for, S.— A. S. spyrian aefter. To 
 Speir for, especially as denoting an inquiry concern- 
 ing 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. 
 AcU Ja. IV. 
 
 8PERE, ». V. Spekek. 
 
 SPERE, Speie, ». A sphere. Doug.—Jj. B. spaer-a, id. 
 
 To SPERFLE, v. a. To squander money, goods, &c. 
 for no valuable purpose, Loth. Ayrs. V. Spae- 
 
 PALL. 
 
 SPERYNG, s. Information in consequence of inquiry. 
 
 Barbour. — Teut. &p€urinahe, indagatio. 
 SPERK-UALK, s. A Sparrow-hawk. Houlate. — 
 
 A. S. spaer-hafoc, id. 
 To SPERPLE, V. a. To disperse, S. V. Spaepall. 
 SPERTHE, s. A battle-axe. Minst. Sard. — Isl. 
 
 sparda, spatha, securis genus. 
 SPES, s. Species ; synon. with Kynd. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 V. Space. 
 SPETIT, part. pa. Pierced. Douglas.— Ish spiot. 
 
 hasta ; Teut. ^pet-en, fodicare. 
 SPEUG, s. A tall, meagre person, Upp, Clydes. Renfr.; 
 
 synon. Spaig. — Su. 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, 
 
 and Sw. spoekelse, id. 
 SPEMEN, s. Spavin. Montgomerie. 
 SPY-ANN, s. The " game of Hide-and-Seek." <?aK. 
 
 Encyd. — C. B. yspi-o, speculari. Spy-ann nearly 
 
 resembles Fr. espion, a spy. V. Ho-spy. 
 SPICE, s. A blow ; a thwack, Aberd. 
 To SPICE, V. 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. Baillie. 2. Metaph. pride ; 
 
 from the stimulating effect -of strong spices. V. 
 
 Speice. 
 SPICE-BOX, s. A pepper-box, S. 
 SPICE-BUST, s. The same with the preceding. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. V. Buist. 
 SPICY, adj. Proud ; testy, S. L. Hatles. 
 SPIDER. When spiders creep on one's clothes, it is 
 
 superstitiously viewed as betokening good luck, 
 
 Teviotd. 
 SPIK, s. Whale's blubber, ShetL— Isl. spiA;, id. 
 SPYLE. A palisado. Douglas.— Sn. G. spiqle, lamina 
 
 lignea. 
 SPYLE-TREE, s. A long pole stuck into the side of a 
 
 house, or supported horizontally, on which the fish- 
 ing lines, after having been used, are gathered in 
 
 order that they may be redd, Mearns. 
 SPILGIE, adj. Long and slender, Ang. 
 SPILGIE, s. 1. A tall, meagre person, S. 12. A long 
 
 limb, S. — Isl. spilk-ur, assulae, laths, splinters ; 
 
 Gael, spealg, a splinter. 
 To SPILK, V. a. To shell pease ; to take green pease 
 
 out of the pod, Aberd. Moray. In Moray, at least, 
 
 Pilk is used as synon. with Spilk. 
 SPILKINS, s. pi. Split pease, ibid. — Gael, spealg-am, 
 
 to split, spealgach, splinters. 
 To SPILL, Spyll, v. a. 1. To destroy, in whatever 
 
 way, S. 2. To mar, S. 3. To kill. Douglas.— A. 
 
 8. spyll-an, consumere, intevficere. 4. To defile ; to 
 
 deflower. Wallace. — A. S. spill-an, corrumpere, 
 
 vitiare. 
 
 To SPILL, Spille, v. n. 1. To perish. Sir Tristrem.. 
 
 2. To corrupt ; to putrefy, S. 3. To be galled, as the 
 
 effect of heat, S. 
 To SPYN, V. n. To glide, S. Douglas. 
 SPYNDILL, adj. Thin; slender. Maitland. Q. 
 
 resembling a spindle. 
 SPYNDLE, Spindle, s. A certain quantity of yam, 
 
 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, 8. GI. 
 
 Shirr. This phrase, however, occurs in the Tatler. 
 
 2. A person with very thin legs, S.; q. having legs 
 
 like a spindle. 
 SPINDRIFT, «. Spray. V. Speendeift. 
 SPYNIST, ^art. pa. Fully spread. Dunbar. V. 
 
 Spanys. 
 SPINK, s. 1. The Maiden Pink, S. 2. Denoting 
 
 Pinks, in general, S. A. Douglas. 
 SPINK, s. The goldfinch, Buchan.; synon. with 
 
 Goudspink. Tarras. 
 SPINKIE, s. A glass of ardent spirits, Fife. 
 SPINKIE, adj. Slender, and at the same time active, 
 
 ibid. — Su. G. spinkog, gracilis. 
 SPINLY, adj. Tall and slender, -S. Maxwell's Sel. 
 
 Trans. Perhaps q. Spindly, from E. Spindle. V. 
 
 Spinnle, v. 
 To SPYNNER, Spinnee, v. 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, Spiu-maey, s. The long-legged fly, 
 
 said to be produced from tlie grub, Fife. In other 
 
 places it is ca.\\ed Spinnin Maggie. 
 To SPINNLE, V. n. To shoot out. " Grain is said to 
 
 be spinnling, when it is shooting." Gall. Encycl. 
 SPINTIE, adj. Lean ; thin. Loth. 
 SPIRE, s. 1. The stem of an earth-fast couple, reach- 
 ing from the floor to the top of the wall, partly in- 
 serted 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. 
 
 Eoss.—l&\. spira, tigillum ; C. B. yspyr, the chimney- 
 post. 3. The lower part of a couple or rafter, Roxb. 
 To SPIRE, r. a. To wither ; denoting the effect of 
 
 wind or heat. Loth. 
 SPIRE, s. A small tapering tree, commonly of the 
 
 fir kind, of a size fit for paling, Moray. — Norw. spire, 
 
 a long Mnall ti-ee. 
 SPIRE, s. 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. Allied per- 
 haps to Spire, v. to wither, q. v. 
 SPIRY, adj. Warm ; parching, Loth. — 0. Fr. espir-er, 
 
 Lat. spir-are, to blow. 
 SPIRIE, ady. Slender; slim, Dumfr.; syn. Spirley, 
 
 q. V. — Dan. kpire, a shoot, a. scion, a slip ; Gael. 
 
 speireach, slender-limbed. 
 SPIRIT Y, adj. Lively ; full of life ; spirited ; S. Gait. 
 To SPIRL, V. n. To run about in a light lively way, 
 
 Ettr. For. 
 SPIRLIE, Spiblet, adj. Slender ; slim (gracilis), S.; 
 
 Spirie, synon. Davidson's Seasons. 
 SPIRLIE, s. A slender person ; often, "a lang 
 
 spirlie," S. 
 SPIRLIE-LEGGIT, adj. Having thin legs, Roxb. 
 SPIRLING, s. 1. A smelt. 2. A small burn trout. 
 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Sparling. 
 SPIRLING, s. A broil, Perths. 
 
SPI 
 
 613 
 
 SPO 
 
 SPIRKAN, s. "An old female of the nature of a 
 spider." Gall.Encycl. — Ga.tl. spairn-am, to wrestle. 
 
 To SPIT, V. 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 Coucher's blow, 
 follovv^ 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 agree- 
 ment. 
 
 To SPIT AND GIE OUER. A vulgar expression, ad- 
 dressed to one when it is sfapposed that his exertion 
 in argument, combat, or otherwise, is vain, S. 
 
 •SPITE, s. A vexation; as, "a great spite," some- 
 thing that gives much vexation, Ettr. For. — Teut. 
 spijt-en, pigere. 
 
 To SPITE, V. a. To provoke, S. Kelly. 
 
 SPITHER, 5. Spume ; foam ? S. A. RuicJcbie's Way- 
 side Cottager. Perhaps equivalent to spittle or 
 phlegm ; A. S. sped, pituita. 
 
 SPITTAL. L. ntall. Barb. V. Pettail. 
 
 SPITTEN, s. A puny worthless creature, Aberd. 
 
 SPITTER, s. 1. A very slight shower, S. 2. In pi. 
 snow, in small particles, driven by the wind, S. A. 
 A. Scott. 
 
 It's SPiTTERiN, r. imp. A few drops of rain are falling, 
 S. ; from spit, spuere. 
 
 SPITTERIE, adj. Denoting what spurts or flies out 
 irregularly and without connection of parts, S. A. A. 
 Scott's Poems. 
 
 SPITTIE, s. A designation for a hor.se, Clydes.— 
 — L. B. spad-a, spad-o, equus castratus. V.Spave, v. 
 
 SPITTINS, s. pi. Spittle, S. B.— Dan, spitten, a 
 spitting. 
 
 SPLAE-SEAM. s. What in E. is called a hem-seam, 
 one side only being sewtd down, S. 
 
 Dptch-Splay, s. The same with Splay-seam, S. Per- 
 haps corr. from Fr. esploy-er, to spread out. 
 
 SPLAY, s. A squabble ; as, " There was a great splay 
 in the fair," Roxb. — Gael, spleadh, exploit. 
 
 To SPLAY, V. a. Apparently synon. with E. Flay, 
 lie has splayed the skin off his leg, Selkirks. 
 
 SPLAY, Splae, -s. a stroke ; as, " She hat [did hit] 
 him a splae 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.; syu. Spairge, in sense 
 2. 2. To besprinkle, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SPLASH FLUKE, s. The plaice, a flat fish, Pleu- 
 ronectes Piatessa, Linn. BanfiTs. Syn. Plash-fiuke. 
 
 To SPLATCII. V. a. To bedaub ; to splash, S. corr. 
 fiom the E. woid. 
 
 SPLATCH, s. 1. A splotch o' dirt, a clot of mud 
 thrown up in walking or otherwise, S. Splatchin, 
 Abeid. 2. Any tiling so broad or full as to exhibit 
 an awkward appeaiance ; as, " What a great splatch 
 of a seal there's on that letter !" 
 
 To SPLATTER, v. n. To make a noise among water, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 83 
 
 SPLATTER-DASH, s. An uproar; a splutter, Sttr. 
 
 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 perbon, S. — Lat. 
 
 sUpellex, supellectilis, household goods. 
 To SPLEET, V. a. To split, S. It is also used as a 
 
 V. n. as, " I was just like to spleet wi' laughin'. " 
 
 Brand's Orlcn. — Teut. splelt-en. 
 SPLENDIS, s. pi. Armour for the legs. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. Splestis. 
 SPLENDRIS, s. pi. Splinters. TFaZZace. — Belg. 
 
 splenters, Dan. splinde, id. 
 To SPLENNER, v. n. To strike. Gall.— Perhaps from 
 
 Teut. splinter-en, secare in assulas ; or from the 
 
 same origin with Splendris. 
 SPLENTIS, s. pi. Armour for the legs; so denomi- 
 nated 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. Inventories. 
 SPLEUCHAN, s. l.A tobacc« pouch, S. GaeL 
 
 Davidson. 2. Used in a ludicrous sense for a fob. 
 
 Waverley. 
 To SPLINDER, v. n. To be shivered ; to splinter, S. B. 
 
 Meston. V. Splendris. 
 SPLINKEY, adj. Tall and lank, Ayrs. Perhaps 
 
 corruptfd fxom 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 teim used by weavers, denoting 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.—Geiia. splitter-neu, 
 
 new as a splinter from the block. E. span-new. 
 SPLOY, s. A frolic, Renfr. Synon. Ploy. T. Scott's 
 
 Poems. — The word seems to claim aflinity to 0. Fr. 
 
 esplois, an exploit. 
 To SPLOIT, V. n. 1. To spout; to squirt, Gall. 
 
 Davidson. 2. To splash, ibid. — Perhaps from Lat. 
 
 explod-ere, to drive out violently. 
 SPLOIT, s. A little liquid filth. Gall. Encycl. 
 To SPLORE, v.n. To show off ; to make a great show, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 SPLORE, s. 1. A frolic, S. 0. Burns. 2. A quarrel 
 
 ending in blows, S. A. Antiq. — Ital. esplor-are, q. 
 
 to search for sport. 
 To SPLUNG, V. a. To carry off any thing clandes- 
 tinely ; to filch, Upp. Clydes. This seems a variety 
 
 of Spun g, V. 
 To SPLUNT, V. n. To court under night, S- A. J. 
 
 Nicol. 
 SPLUNTING, s. "Running after girls under night." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 To SPLUTE, V. n. To exaggerate in narration. Syn. 
 
 to Flaw, Clydes.— 0. Fr. esploit-er, to execute, to 
 
 perform ; q. to boast of one's exploits. 
 To SPO, V. n. To foretell, Shetl. Synon. Spae, q. v. 
 
 — Su. G. spo, vaticinari. 
 SPOACIIER, s. 1. A poacher, Rrxb. Berwicks. Z. 
 
 One who spunges about for food, &c. ibid. 
 To SPOATCII, Spoach, Spotch, v. n. 1. To poach, 
 
 Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 2. To lounge about for 
 
 meat or drink, ibid. From E. Poach, with s prefixed." 
 
SPO 
 
 614 
 
 SPIl 
 
 SPODLIN, $. A child learning to walk, Dumfr. Perh. 
 from TTOWi, TTod-Of;, the foot, wiUi s prefixed, q. a 
 child beginning to u^e his feet. V. Sprdlin. 
 
 SPOIO, ». Qu. if ludicrously used for band ? Herd's 
 CoW.— <}ael. spag, a paw. 
 
 To SPOILYIE, V. a. To plunder ; to despoil. Spald. 
 V. Spulyk. 
 
 SPOYN, «. A spoon. Wailaet. 
 
 SPOKESilAFE, tipoKESiLiVB, t. A kind of plane, 
 formed for working on wood that is hollow or curved, 
 S. Synon. with Vhavding, Shavdin ; supposed to 
 be named from being principally used in making 
 wheels and putting spokes in them. 
 
 SPON, s. Shavings of wood. Sir Trist.—k. S. spon, 
 Isl. sponn, id. a.ssula. 
 
 SPONK, «. Spark, Ac. V. Spunk. 
 
 SPONNYS, pi. Spoons, Aherd. Reg. 
 
 SPONSEFU', adj. The same with Sponsible. Saint 
 Patrick. 
 
 SPONSIBLE, adj. 1. Admissible as a surety, S. 
 Wodrow. — Lat. spond-eo, spons-um, to be surety. 2. 
 Respectable; becoming one's station, S. Sax and Gael. 
 
 SPOONGE, s. 1. A low sneaking fellow ; one who 
 employs any means, however despicable, to get his 
 belly filled, Koxl^. Synon. Slounge. 2. A wander- 
 ing dog that prowls about for food, ibid. 3. A 
 person disposed to filch, ibid. 
 
 To SPOONGE, «. n. To go about in a sneaking or 
 prowling way ; so as to excite 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 maintenance." There can be no 
 doubt that this is from the idea of a sponge licking 
 up every liquid to which it is applied. 
 
 SPOOTRAGH, s. Drink of any kind, Loth.— Gael, 
 sput, bad drink. 
 
 SPORDERINE, s. Unexpl. Acts aia. I. 
 
 SPOUNE, part. pa. of the v. to Spare ; as, " It canna 
 be sporne,'' it cannot be wanted, or given away ; 
 equivalent to, " I cannot do without it," Moray. 
 
 To SPORNE, V. 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 
 iioy.— Gael, sporan, sparan, id, 
 
 BPOURTLIT. V. Sprutillit. 
 
 To SPOUSE, V. a. " To put out one's fortune to 
 nurse." Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 SPOUSING, part. adj. Of or belonging to a bride. 
 "Ce-stub— cingulum sponsae nubentis, a spousing 
 girdle," Despaut. Gram. 
 
 {^POUT, s. The Razor-fish, S. Sibbald. 
 
 SPOUT, 8. A boggy spring in ground, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 bPOUTY, adj. Marshy ; springy, S. ibid. 
 
 SPOUTIE, adj. Vain ; foppish, Clydes. Apparently 
 from E. spout;, q. one who squirts forth his folly. 
 
 EPOUTINEifS, s. State of having many boggy springs ; 
 applied to land, S. Surv. Invern. 
 
 SPOUTROCH, s. Weak thin diink. Gall.— Gael. 
 sput, "hog wash, a word of contempt for bad drink," 
 Shaw. Ir. spliutrach, " bad beer," O'Reilly. 
 
 SPOUT-WIIALE, s. A name given to the Porpoise. 
 Brand's Orkn. V. Pei-lack, syn. 
 
 Sl'RACK, adj. Lively ; animated, S. A. Waverley. 
 " This may be the same T.ith Sprag. Still used by 
 the common people in the neighbourhood of Bath, 
 where it signifies ready, alert, sprighthj, and is pro- 
 nounced as if it was written sprack," Steevens. 
 A. Bor, " sprag, lively, active," Grose. 
 
 To SPRACKLE, v. n. To clamber, S. Burnt.— I^l. 
 sprikl-a, membra concutere. V, Sprattlk. 
 
 SPRAG, s. A braggart, Shetl. Sw. sprag, viva- 
 cious. 
 
 SPRAICII, Sprach, Sprkich, s. 1. A cry ; a shriek, 
 S. B. Douglas.—Sin. G. sjjrak-a, strepere. 2. A 
 multitude : as, a spraich of bairns, Ang. 
 
 To SPRAICH, r. n. To ciy with ^ voice of lamenta- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 To SPRAICKLE, v. n. To clamber, S, Nigel.— 1&\. 
 sprikl-a, membra concutere ; sprikl, concussio mem- 
 brorum. V. Sprackle. 
 
 SPRAYGIIERIE, Spreagberie, Sprechkrie, s. 
 Movables of an inferior description ; such, especially, 
 as have been collected by depredation, S. Waverley. 
 — Gael, spreidb, cattle. V. Spreitu. 
 
 SPRAYNG, Spraing, s. 1. A long stripe, including 
 the idea of variegation, S. Douglas. 2. A ray. 
 Spalding. — Teut. spreng-en, spargere, variare. 3. 
 A tint. " iSpramfirs, tints ; shades of colour." Pick. 
 Sprain, Shetl, 
 
 SPRAING'D, Spraingit, part. adj. Striped ; streaked, 
 S. Journ. Lond. 
 
 To SPRAINT, V. a. " To run, or rather spring for- 
 ward," Buchan. Tarras. Formed from Sprent, the 
 old pret. or part. pa. of the v. to Spring. 
 
 To SPRANGLE, v. n. To struggle to spring away, 
 Boxb. — A dimin. from Dan. spraeng-er, Isl. spreng-a>, 
 Su. G. spring-d, &c. salire, dirumpere. 
 
 SPRAT, Spreat, Sprett, Sprit, s. Jointed-leaved 
 Rush, S.; sprot, S. B. Light/.— Ts\. sproti, a reed. 
 
 To SPRATTLE, v. n. 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. 
 
 SPRAUCn, s. A sparrow, Loth, V. Sprco. 
 
 To SPRAUCHLE, Spracghle, (gutt.) v. n. 1. To climb 
 with difficulty, Renfr. The same with (SprocWe, Saint 
 Patrick. 2. To force one's way through underwood, 
 or any similar obstruction, Ayrs. 3. To sprawl, S. 
 Synon. Spi-eul, Upp. Clydes. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To SPREAD bread. To make bread and butter, ac- 
 cording to the E. expression, S. 
 
 SPRECHERIE, s. V. Spraygherie, 
 
 SPRECKL'D, adj. Speckled, S. Fergusson.—^u. G. 
 sprecklot, id. 
 
 SPRECKLY, adj. Speckled, South of S. A. Scott's 
 Poems. V. Spreckl'd, 
 
 SPREE, s. 1. Innocent merriment. Loth. S. B.— Pr. 
 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. 
 — Sw. sp)-aeg, formosus. 
 
 SPREITH, Spreth, Spraith, Spreath, Spreich, s. 
 Prey ; booty. Douglas. — Lat. praeda. 
 
 To SPREITH, Spreth, v. a. To plunder. Wyntown. 
 V. Spraygherie. 
 
 To SPREND, V. n. To ipring forward, Kinross. V. 
 Sbrext. 
 
 To SPRENT, V. n. To spring, still used in all its 
 tenses, Aberd. V. Spraint, v. 
 
 SPRENT, pret. v. to Sprend. 1. Sprung. Dottg. 2. 
 Ran ; darted forth. Barbowr. 3. Rose up ; ascended. 
 Douglas. — A. S. spring-an, to spring. 
 
 SPRENT, s. 1. A leap. Douglas. 2. The elastic 
 force of any thing, S. 3. Any elastic body, as of a 
 reel, S. 4. The clasp of iron that fastens down the 
 lid of a chest or trunk, S. Trans. Antiq. S. Edin. 
 The backbone is called the back-sprent, S. 
 
SPR 
 
 615 
 
 SPU 
 
 SPRENT, s. A hole. Collection of Receipts.— It 
 
 seems allied to Su. G. spraeng-a, diffindere. 
 SPRENT, part. pa. Sprinkled. Douglas.— A. S. 
 
 spreng-aiiy spargere. 
 SPUET, s. Jointed-leaved rush. V. Sprat. 
 SPRETE, s. Spirit. Douglas. 
 SPRETY, adj. Sprightly ; S. spirity, ibid. 
 SPRETIT, part. Spirited; inspired. Bellenden. 
 SPRETT, s. V. Sprat. 
 To SPREUL, V. n. To sprawl. Douglas. 
 To SPREWL, V. n. To sprawl ; to struggle. 
 SPREWL, s. 1. A struggle, Rpxb. 2. One, who is 
 
 not to be overcome with diflBoulties, 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 origi- 
 nal designation seems to have been sprig nail. 
 
 Bates. 
 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 Sprauchle, and the same 
 
 with Isl. sprikl-a, membra concutere. 
 SPRING, s. A quick and cheerful tune on a musical 
 
 instrument, S. Lyndsay.—O. Fr. espring-ier, to 
 f dance. ,iL The music of birds. Picken. 
 SRINGALD, Sprikgel, 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. Barb. 
 
 2. The materials thrown from this engine. Wallace. 
 
 — Fr. espringalle, L. B. springald-us, id. 
 SPRINGALL, adj. Belonging to the state of adoles- 
 cence. Life of A. Melville. 
 To SPRINKIL, Sprynkil, v. n. To move with velocity 
 
 and unsteadiness, or in an undulatory way. Doug. 
 
 — Teut. sprenckel-en, variegare. 
 SPRIT, s. Joint-leaved rush, Roxb. S. B. Essays 
 
 Highl. Soc. V. Sprat, Spreat, &c. 
 SPRITHY, adj. Full of sprats or sprits. Synon. 
 
 Spritty, Roxb. 
 SPRIT-NEW, adj. Entirely new, S. V. Split-new. 
 To SPRITT, V. n. To leap ; to run ofl' suddenly and 
 
 quickly, Shetl. Dan. spruiten. 
 SPRITTY, adj. Full of 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, v. n. To make love under the 
 
 covert of night. Gall. Encycl. — A. S. spr.ecc-an, 
 
 loqui ; Su. G. sprok, colloquium. 
 SPROG, s. An aphtheous appearance in the mouths 
 
 of infants, although distinguished from what is pro- 
 perly called the Thrus-h, Loth. — Teut. spronwe. 
 
 aphthae. 
 To SPROOZLE, V. n. "To struggle; sometimes 
 
 Stroozle." Gall. Encycl.— Geita. spreiss-en, niti, 
 
 Su. G. strid-a, certare. 
 SPROSE, s. 1, Ostentatious appearance, S. 0. 2. A 
 
 bravado, ibid. The Provost. 
 To SPROSE, t>. 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, adj. Ostentatious in language, much given 
 
 to self-commendation, Loth. 
 1 SPROT, s. 1. The withered stump of any plant, 
 
 broken and lying on the ground, S. The word, as 
 
 thus used, agrees more closely with the northein 
 
 term, mentioned under Sprat, than Sprot itself does. 
 2. The end of a grain, or branch blown from a grow- 
 ing tree, in consequence of high winds, Roxb. 3. A 
 chip of wood, flying from the tool of a cai"penter, 
 ibid. — A. S. sprote, a sprig or sprout, Isl. sprobi, 
 virgi 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. 
 
 SPRUD, s. A spud for removing limpets from the 
 rock, Mearns. 
 
 SPRUG, s. " A sparrow." Gl. Antiq. South of S. 
 Guy Mannering. 
 
 To SPRUNT, 1). n. To run among the stacks after the 
 girls at night, Roxb. Synon. Splunt. 
 
 SPRUNTIN', Spluntin, s. The act of running as 
 above described, ibid. — Fr. s'espreind-re, "to take, 
 seize, catch hold," Cotgr. 
 
 SPRUSH, adj. Spruce, S. Shirrefs. 
 
 SPRUSSE, adj. Of or belonging to Prussia. Skene. 
 
 SPRUTILL, s. A speckle. Douglas. 
 
 SPRUTILLIT. Spocrtlit, part. pa. Speckled ; S. 
 sprittilt. Douglas. — Fland. sprietel-en, spargere. 
 
 SPUDYOCII, s. 1. Any sputtering produced by igni- 
 tion, Lanarks. 2. A small quantity of moistened 
 gunpowder formed into a pyramidal shape, for the 
 purpose of being ignited. Peeoy, synon. ibid. 3. 
 One of diminutive size who speaks or acts with rapi 
 dity, ibid. — Gael, sput-am, to spout ; Su. G. spott-a, 
 spuere, spott, sputum. 
 
 SPUG, s. A Sparrow, S. B. V. Spuug. 
 
 SPULE, Spool, s. A weaver's shuttle, S. — Su. G. 
 spole, 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, "having the foot turned in- 
 wards," but the reverse, Loth. q. twisted out like a 
 weaver's spool. 
 
 To SPULYE, Spdlyie, v. a. 1. To lay waste, S, 2. 
 To carry off a prey, S. Doug. — Fr. spol-ir, Lat. 
 spol-iare. 
 
 SPULYE, Spdlyie, s. 1. Spoil, S. Doug. 2. Illegal 
 intermeddling with movable goods, S. Balfour. 
 
 SPULYEAR, s. A depredator. Acts Mary. 
 
 SPULYIEMENT, s. Spoil. Blaclcw. Mag. 
 
 SPULPER, Spclpir, s. A collector of scandal ; a busy- 
 body ; an eavesdropper, Teviotd. 
 
 SPULPIN, od;. Habituated to this practice ; as, "lie's 
 a spulpin rascal," Teviotd. — Ir. spailjnn, a meau 
 fellow, a rascal. 
 
 SPULT, s. " Ane spuU of leyd." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To SPUNDER, V. n. .To gallop, Orkn. Radically the 
 same with S. Spynner, 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. applied to an enterjirising 
 person, to intimate that he will either have signal 
 success, or completely ruin himself. Rob Roy. 
 
 SPUNE-DRIFT, s. Snow drifted from the ground bya 
 whirling wind, South of S. V. Speex drift. 
 
 SPUNE-IIALE, adj. In such health as to be able to 
 take one's usual diet, Fife. Synon. Parritch-hale, 
 Cutty-free. Meat-hale, is also used in Fife. 
 
 SPUNG, s. 1. A purse with a spring, S. Bann. P. 
 2. A fob, S. i?awisat/.— Moes. G. pitgg, A. S. Su. G. 
 pung, a purse. 
 
 To SPUNG, V. a. To pick one's pocket, S. P 
 Galloway. 
 
SPU 
 
 516 
 
 STA 
 
 SPUNGE, ». The putrid moisture which Issues from 
 
 the mouth, nostrils, eyes, ears, &c. after death, South 
 
 of S. Syn. Dive, S. B. 
 To SPDNGE, V. n. To emit tins moisture, ib. 
 SPUNGIT, adj. Mottled.— Goth, spang, a spangle, 
 
 Shetl. 
 SPUNK, Spuskb, Sponk, ». 1. A spark of fire, S, 
 
 Godly Sanffs. 2. A small fire, S. Burns. 3. A 
 
 match, S. Jvhnson. 4. Spirit ; vivacity, S. Antiq. 
 
 6. A mere spujik, a lively creature, S. 6. A small 
 
 }x>rtion of auy principle of action or intelligence, S. 
 
 More. 7. A very slender ground. Bellenden. — Ir. 
 
 Gael, sponc, tinder or touchwood; Teut. vonck, or 
 
 Gexia.funck. 
 To SPUNK out, V. n. To be gradually brought to light, 
 
 S. Steam-Boat. 
 SPUNKIK, s. 1. A small fire, S. A. Scott. 2. An 
 
 tfifni* fatuus, S. Burns. 3. A lively young fellow, 
 
 5. J. Nicol. 4. An erroneous teacher. Walker. 
 
 6, One of an irritable temper, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. 
 SPUNKIK, adj. 1. Applied to a place haunted by the 
 
 ignis fatutis, Renfrews. Tannahill. 2. Mettlesome, 
 
 S. Bums. 3, Fiery; iiTitable, 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, s. A cross beam in the roof of a house, 
 
 Moray, Aberd. — Germ, sparr, a rafter, and balken, a 
 
 beam. V. Bauk, sense 1. 
 SPURU, s. The lobe of a fish's tail, Shetl. 
 SPURDIE, s. Any thin object nearly worn out, S. B. 
 
 — Su. G. Isl. spiaur, a worn-out garment. 
 To SPURE, V. a. To investigate. Douglas.— k. S. 
 
 spurian, id. Perhaps this, and spur, to scrape, are 
 
 the same. V. To Spur. 
 SPURE, pret. of the v. Sperk, Speir. Asked ; in- 
 quired ; as, "lie never spvre after me ;" "lypuj-c 
 
 at his wife if he was alive," Loth. 
 SPURE-CLOUT, «. A piece of cloth laid inArivlin.Shetl. 
 SPURGIE, s. A sparrow, Aberd. V. Sprug. 
 SPURGYT,^e«. Spread itself. Wallace. The same 
 
 with S. Sparge, q, v. 
 SPUR-HAW K, s. The Sparrow-hawk, Loth.— Dan. 
 
 spurve-hoeg, id. 
 SPURINS. V. Speerikgs, Shetl. 
 SPURKLE, s. A sort of spattle. " Scutching spurkle, 
 
 a stick to beat flax." '^ Thacking spurkle, a bioad- 
 
 mouth'd stick for thatching with." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 Perhaps Spurkle is merely a variety of Spurtle, q. v. 
 To SPURL, V. n. To sprawl, Ettr. For. This seems 
 
 a transposition from tlie E. v. 
 SPURMUICK, s. A particle ; an atom, Aberd. — The 
 
 first syllable maybe 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. Eitson. In Fife it is 
 
 called a Thcedle. In Ang., Mearns., Aberd. &c. 
 
 Theivel.— A. S. fprylle, assula. V. Theivil. 
 SPUKTLIT, part. adj. Speckled, Roxb.; the same 
 
 with SpruliUit, q. v. 
 SPUR-WHANG, s. The strap or <Aor?f; with which a 
 
 spur is fastened, Ettr. For. Cloud of Witnesses. In 
 
 Fife, spvr-leather. 
 SQUABASH, «. A splutter, S. O. Gait. 
 SQUACH, Squagh, (gutt.) s. "The noise a hare makes 
 
 when a-killing." Gall. Encycl. Corr. perhaps from 
 
 E. squealc. V. Squaigu, v. 
 
 SQUAD, Sqpadr, s. 1. A squadron, S. Wodrow. 2. 
 
 A party, S.^Teut. gheswade, cohors, turma. 
 SQUAICII, Sqoaiqh, s. a scream, Upp. Clydes. T. 
 
 Squach. 
 To SQUAIGH, (putt.) v. n. 1. To scream ; used 
 
 ironically, Ettr. For. 2. To cry as a duck or hen, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. Elsewhere, as in E. to quack. 
 To SQUALLOCn, (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, Lauarks. V. Wright, «. 
 SQUARTE, adj. "Those that aie squarte or bruised 
 
 by falling from above," &c. MS. Book of Surgery. 
 
 It seems to signify, thrown out, or thrown to some 
 
 distance. — 0. Fr. esquart-er, escart-er, to scatter ; 
 
 escarte, " thrown abroad," Cotgr. 
 To SQUASH, u. ». To plash ; Ao dash as water, 
 
 Lanark s. 
 SQUASH, s. 1. The act of plashing, ibid. 2. A dash 
 
 of water, ibid. Probably the same with E. Swash ; 
 
 from O. Fr. esguach-er, ecraser. Cotgr. renders 
 
 escras-er, " sgwas/t downe." 
 To SQUAT, V. a. To strike with the open hand, 
 
 ))articularly on the breech, Upp. Clydes.; synon. 
 
 Skelp. 
 SQUATS, s. pi. Strokes of this description, ib. Scots, 
 
 Mearns. — Ital. scuot-ere, to shake ; or perhaps rather 
 
 from ihe Jlatness of the stroke. 
 To SQUATTER, v. n. To squander ; to act with pro- 
 fusion, Renfr.; Su. G. squaeltr-a, dissipare. It 
 
 seems allied to E. scatter, or spread, and is used in 
 
 this sense, Buchan. 
 To SQUATTER, v. n. To flutter in water, as a wild 
 
 duck, &c. S. V. Swatter. 
 To SQUATTLE, v. n. To sprawl, S. 0. Burns.— 
 
 Su. G. squalt-a, moveri motu inequali. 
 SQUAW-IiOLE, s. A broad, shallow, muddy pond, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. V. Qt'AW. 
 SQUEEF, s. A meun, disreputable fellow ; one who 
 
 is shabby in appearance and in conduct, Dumfr. 
 
 Roxb.; Skyje, i-yn. perhaps fiom Fr. esquive, 
 
 shunned, eschewed. 
 SQUEEL, s. 1. School, Aberd. W. Bcaitie. 2. A 
 
 great number of people, ib. V. Skule. 
 SQUEEM, s. The motion of a fish as observed by its 
 
 effect on the surface of the water, Ayrs. 
 SQUESIION, s. A scutcheon, liavf Coilyear.—Fr. 
 
 escusson, id. 
 To SQUIliE, v./n. A top is said to squibe, when it 
 
 luns off to the side, and ceases to spin, Upp. Clydes.; 
 
 Isl skeij'-r, ob'.iquus, curvus. 
 To SQUILE, SyuEiL, Sqijoil, v. n. The same with the 
 
 E. V. to Squeal, S. B. Gl. Tarr. 
 SQUILE, s. The act of squealing, S. B. Tarras. 
 SQUIN ACIE, s. The quinsey or squinancy. Z, Boyd. 
 
 — E. squinancy. squyvsy. 
 SQUINTIE, s. A kind of cap worn by women, Upp. 
 
 Clydes.; synon. Crcsie, q. v. 
 SQUIRBILE, Squrbuile, adj. Ingenious, S B. Cant. 
 
 — 0. Fr. efcnriable, courant, fluant ; q. versatile. 
 To SQUIRR, V. a. "To skim a thin stone along the 
 
 water." Gall. Encycl. Syn. SkiJ. 
 To SQUISHE, V. a. To squash. Dunbar. 
 3"oSQU]SS, r. a. To beat up ; applied to an egg. Z. 
 
 Boyd. — Fr. i-.scovss'e, slial<en. 
 SRAL, Stones of Skal. Sir Gawan. 
 STA', pret. Stole ; for staw. Skinner. 
 
STA 
 
 617 
 
 STA 
 
 STAB, g. 1, A stake. Tannahill. 2. A stool, Shetl. 
 
 V, Stob. 
 STAB AND Stow, ado. Completely, S. Hamil. Syn. 
 
 Stick and Stoio. Stab, a stake.— Su. G. stuf, the 
 
 remaining part of the stoclt. Syn. Stoop and Roop. 
 STAB-CALLANT, s. A short thick fellow, Roxb. — 
 
 Dan. stable., 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 pre- 
 serve tlie line from being carried off, Lanarks. From 
 
 stab, a stake, and gad, pron. gaud, a fishing-red ; q. 
 
 a stake-rod. 
 STABLE, s. "That part of a marsh, in which, if a< 
 
 hoi-se is foundered, he is said to be stabled for the 
 
 night," S. A. Antiq. 
 STABLE, s. Station where hunters placed themselves. 
 
 Wyntown, — 0. Fr. establiess, companies appointed 
 
 to a certain station. 
 STABLER, s, A stable-keeper, S.— L. B. Stabular-im, 
 
 qui stabularum vel equorum curam habet, Du Cange. 
 STACK, s. An insulated columnar rock, Caithn. Orkn. 
 
 Pennant. — Teut. staeck, columna ; Gael, stuaic, a 
 
 round promontory. 
 To STACKER, Stakker, v. n. To stagger ; S. stacker, 
 
 (gutt). Dunbar.— Svf. stagr-a, Isl. stak-a, id. 
 STACKET, s. The palisades which surround a town. 
 
 Monro. — Dan. stakket, a palisade. 
 To STACKET, v. a. To palisade, ibid. 
 STACKYARD, s. 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, iratus, stygg-ia, offendere, irritare, stygd, 
 
 offensa. 
 STAFF. To set up one's Staff, to take up one's resi- 
 dence 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 Ihws of S. Erskine's Jnst. 
 STAFF AKD BURDON. To be at tlie Staff and the 
 
 Burdon with one, to quarrel, or come to an open 
 
 rupture, with one, F.oxb. V. Burdon. 
 STAFF AND STING. To pay with staff and sting, to 
 
 beat severely, to give a complete cudgelling. Winyet. 
 
 \. Sting, Steing, a pole, &c. 
 STAFFAGE, Staffisch, adj. 1. Obstinate; unmanage- 
 able. Douglas. — Ital. stcffegiare, to lose the stirrup. 
 
 2. Not easily swallowed, S. A. Gl. Sibb. 
 STAFFY-NEVEL, s. " Staff in hand," Gl. cudgelling, 
 
 S. B. Ghristmas Ba'ing. From staff, and nevel, a 
 
 blow with the fist. 
 STAFFISII, adj. Roxb. V. Staffagb, sense 2. 
 STAFF SUERD. A sword for thrusting. Wallace.— 
 
 Teut. staf-sweerd, sica, dolon. 
 STAG, s. A young horse ; s-ynon. Staig, q. v. 
 • To STAGE, V. a. To accuse without formal trial; the 
 
 prep, with being subjoined. Fou7itainhall. 
 To STAGE a6o«<, v.n. To saunter; to walk about, 
 
 rather in a stately or prancing manner, Fife ; perhaps 
 
 q. to walk on the stage. V. Book, v. n. 
 STAGE, s. A step. Douglas. — Germ, steg, Isl. stigi, 
 
 gradus, scala. 
 STAGGERIN' BOB. The flesh of a newly dropt calf, 
 
 or the animal itself, Teviotd. When cut out of the 
 
 mother, it is called slunk, ibid. Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 V. Slink. 
 STAGGERS, s. pi. A disease of sheep, S. Ess. 
 
 Bighl. Soc. 
 
 STAG6IB, adj. A term applied to gram when it 
 grows thin. Gall. V. Stog, s. and Stuggy. 
 
 STAGGREL, s. " A person who staggers in walking." 
 Gall. Enc. 
 
 To STAGIIER, (gutt.) v. n. To stagger, S. V. Stacker. 
 
 ♦ To STAY, V. n. To lodge ; to dwell ; to reside, S. 
 Capt. Burt's Letters. 
 
 STAY, Stey, adj. 1. Steep, S. Barbour. — Teut. 
 steygh, steegh, acclivus ; A. S. stig-an, ascendere. 2. 
 Lofty ; haughty. Maitl. P. 
 
 STAY-BAND, s. 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 stay-bands, Ettr. For, 2. A 
 narrow band of linen brought round the tie of an in- 
 fant'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. A horse ; one, two, or three years 
 old, not yet broken for riding or work, S. Forr. Law. 
 2. A riding horse. Montgomerie. 3. A stallion ; 
 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, v. n. To stalk where one should 
 not be found, Upp. Lanarks. — Isl. stag-a, tendere, 
 extendere ; also, saepius iterare, Haldorson. 
 
 To STAIK, V. a. To accommodate, S. Acts Mary. — 
 Teut. steck-en, flgere. 
 
 STA ILL, s. V. Stale. 
 
 STA IN G, s. The mast of a boat, Shetl.— Isl. stang, a 
 pole. 
 
 STA IN YELL, s. The Wagtail. Buret.— Dan. sten- 
 gylp, 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. 
 
 ST AIT, s. Obeisance. Dunbar. 
 
 STAIT AND SESING. A forensic term. 
 
 To STAIVE, V. a. T. To sprain ; as, " to staive the 
 thoum,'' i. e. thumb, Clydes. Perhaps q. to render 
 stiff; Teut. stijv-en, rigere, rigescere. 2. To con- 
 solidate iron instruments, by striking them perpen- 
 dicularly upon the anvil, when they are half-cooled, 
 ibid. 
 
 STAIVE, s. A sprain, ibid. 
 
 To STAIVE, Staiver, Stavek, v. n. 1. To go about 
 with an unstable and tottering motion, S. Farmer's 
 Ha'. — Germ, staubern, to range as a dog. 2. To 
 stagger, S. B.; staivell. Loth. Journ, Land. 
 
 STAIVELT, s. A stupid person, Roxb. Perhaps one 
 who goes about staggering, from the v. to Stevel, q. v. 
 
 STAKE AND RISE. V. Rise. 
 
 STAKIT-AND-STED. "Or [i. e. before] the towne 
 was stakit & sted." Aberd. 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, s. 1. A body of armed 
 men stationed in a particular place ; such especially 
 as lie in ambush. Wallace.— Germ, stell-en, Su. G. 
 staell-a, collocare. 2. The centre of an army, as 
 distinguished from the wings. Piiscottie. 3. Any 
 ward of an army in battle array. Wallace. 4. A 
 compact body of armed men. Barbour. 5. In Stale, 
 in battle array. Douglas. 6. The principal body 
 emiloyed in the chase. Bellenden. 7. Staill, the 
 mother-hive, also Stcill-skep. S. 
 
STA 
 
 018 
 
 STA 
 
 STALS, t. A prison. King'$ Quair.—A. S. horsa 
 Mteal, carceres. 
 
 STALE, Stail, Stkll, «. 1. The foundation on which 
 a rick or stack is placed, Loth.; as, " Tak care of that 
 strae ; and dinna throw away thae whius ; they'll 
 serve for the stells o' the stacks."— Teut. stal, sedes ; 
 ttdle, statio. 2. The under part of a stack, ibid. 
 " What hae you led in the day ?" " Tvva stacks and a 
 ttell ; we hadna time to put the head on the last ane." 
 This, in Fife, is named slaithle. The root is Lat. 
 tta-re, to stand. 
 
 To STALE a stack. To set the sheaves forming the 
 bottom or foundation, in their proper order, S. Surv. 
 Mid-Lothian. 
 
 STALE FISHING, «. Fishing with a stell-net, q. v. S. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 STALE-SHEAF, t. A sheaf which has been employed 
 in forming the bottom of a stack, S. 
 
 STALF-HIRDIT, part. pa. Applied to a flock or herd 
 under the care of a shepherd ; q. herded by a staff. 
 Balf. Pract. 
 
 STALKAR, Stalkkb, s. 1. A huntsman. Douglas. 
 2. One who illegally kills deer. Acts Ja. I. J'rom 
 the use of a stalking horse. 
 
 STALL, t. Main army. V. Stale. 
 
 STALL, pret. v. Stole. Douglas. 
 
 STALL, Sta', «. This E. term is often in S. trans- 
 ferred from the place in which a horse stands to the 
 manger. 
 
 STALLANGER, s. 1. One who sets up a stall for -sell- 
 ing his goods during a market. — L. B. stallangiar-ius, 
 id. 2. This word, in Dumfries, denotes a person, 
 not a freeman, who is allowed to carry on business, 
 for a small consideration to the corporation to which 
 he belongs, for the term of a year, in the same man- 
 ner as freemen do. 
 
 STALLARIE, s. The prebend or stall of a (Signified 
 clergyman. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 STALLENGE, s. Duty paid for liberty to erect a stall 
 during a market. Skene. 
 
 STALLINGER SYLVER. Money payable for the 
 privilege of erecting a stall in a market. Ab. Reg. 
 
 STALLYOCH, s. " A thick stalk of grain standing by 
 itself." Gall. Encycl. From A. S. stele, caulis, a 
 stalk, or perhaps staelc, columna, from its resem- 
 blance to a pillar. 
 
 STALLIT, part. pa. Set. King's Quair. V. Stell. 
 
 STALWART, adj. 1. Brave. Doug.— A. S. stal- 
 ferhth, chalybei animi homo. 2. Strong ; powerful, 
 ibid. 3. Strong ; applied to inanimate objects. 
 Barbour. 4. Hard ; severe. Wyntown. 6. Stormy; 
 tempestuous, Lyndsay. 
 
 8TALWARTLY, adv. Bravely. Barbour. 
 
 To STAM, V. n. To strike down the feet with violence 
 in walking. " To gang sfawimin', to walk fonvard in 
 a furious manner,". Ettr. For. — Su. G. staemm-a, 
 tendere, cursum dirigere. 
 
 .STAMFISH, Stamphish, adj. 1. Strong ; robust ; 
 coarse, Roxb. 2. Unruly ; unmanageable, W. Loth. 
 — Teut. stamp-en, to kick, or perh. the same with 
 .Stuvjfish. 
 
 STAMMACK, Stamma, s. The stomach, S. 
 
 STAMMAGER, s. " A busk ; a slip of stay-woodused 
 by females," S. Gall.'Enc. -Corr. fromE. s<o?nacAer. 
 
 STAMMAGUST, STAMMAGAST, j. 1. A disgust at 
 food, S. B. S. stamma, and gv^t, q. v. 2. Metaph. 
 a disagreeable sui-prise, Mearn.s. 
 
 STAMMAREEN, s. The hdmsman's seat in a boat, 
 SheU. 
 
 STAMMEL, adj. " A coarse kind of red." Gl. Narej. 
 
 The Abbot. 
 To STAMMER, v. n. To stagger, S, Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 — Isl. stumr-a, collabi. 
 STAMMERAL, 8. One who falters in speech, Ayrs. 
 STAMMEREL, «. Friable stone, S, B. 
 STAMMERERS, s. pi. Detached pieces of limestone, 
 
 Renfrw. Lanarks. Ure's Rutherglen, q. staggerers. 
 STAMMYNG, odj. Of or belonging to taminy. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. V. St EM i NO. 
 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. Per- 
 haps a corruption of the E. v.— Su. G. stombl-a, has 
 
 the same meaning. 
 STAMP, s. A trap, S. Picfcen.— Su. G. ttampa, 
 
 Dan. stomp, id. 
 STAMP, s. 1. The cramp, Aberd. 2. Metaph. a 
 
 qualm of conscience ; remorse. Spalding. — Belg. 
 
 stemp-en, sistere. 
 To STAMP out, V. a. To bring any business to an 
 
 issue. Spalding. 
 STAMP-COIL, s. A small rick of hay, Dumfr. 
 To STAMPLE, v. n. To walk in a tottering way, like 
 
 a horse among stones, Ettr. Tot. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 
 — Sw. stombl-a is synon.; as well as E. stumble, 
 STANC'D, part. pa. Stationed. Ritson. 
 STANCE, s. 1. A site; a station, S. Fr. Muses' 
 
 Thren. 2. An area for building, S. 3. A pause ; a 
 
 stop, S. Cleland. 
 To STANCHE, v. a. To assuage. Douglas. — Yv. 
 
 estanCh-er, id. 
 STANCHELL, s. A kind of hawk. Dunbar. Ap- 
 parently the Steingal of Turner. 
 STANCH-GIRSS, Stench-girss, s. Perhaps Yarrow 
 
 or Millfoil, Achillea Millefolium, Linn. Ross. 
 STAND, s. 1. The goal. Douglas. — Taut, stand, 
 
 statio. 2. A stall, as in a market, S. Burr. Lawes. 
 
 3. The goods exposed for sale, S. 
 STAND, s. A barrel set on end, S. 
 To STAND one, v. a. To cost, S. 
 STAND, s. An assortment, consisting of various ar- 
 ticles, necessary to make up a complete set in any 
 
 respect. 1. Applied to a set of armour. Act. Audit. 
 
 2. A complete suit of clothes, S. Hay's Scotia 
 
 Sacra. 
 STAND ofclaise. A complete suit, S. 
 To STAND at, v. 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 stammack stude at it," 
 
 S.; synon. Scunner, Ug. 
 To STAND, V. n. To cost, S. Xamont'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 Ja. V. 
 To STAND up, V. n. 1. To he.sitate ; to stickle ; to be 
 
 irresolute, Roxb. 2. To trifle ; to spend time idly, 
 
 ibid. 
 To STAND yon, or yont, v. 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. Reg. Aberd. 
 STANDAST, adj. Perhaps standing upright. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. — Teut. standastigh, stabilis. 
 STAND BED, Standand bed, Standing bed. A bed 
 
 with posts, distinguished from one that might be 
 
 folded up. Inventories. 
 
STA 
 
 519 
 
 STA 
 
 STAND BURDE. A standing table, as opposetl to a 
 
 folding one. Inventories. 
 STANDFORD, s. Perhaps one of mean extraction, 
 
 Dunbar.— A. S. stand-an feoran, stare procul. 
 STANDPULL, s. A tubful of any thi^g, S. Poems 
 
 ISth Century. 
 STAND HARNES. Perhaps aiinour of mail. Pit- 
 
 scottie. 
 STANE, s, A stone, S.; steen, S. B. Chr. Kirlc. — 
 
 A. S. Stan, Su. G. sten, Isl. stein, id. 
 STANE-BARK, s. Liverwort, Roxb. 
 STANE-BITER, s. The cat-fish, Shetl. "Anarchichas 
 
 Lupus," (Lin. Syst.) Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 STANE- CAST, s. The distance to which a stone may 
 
 be thrown, S. — Isl. stein-hast, id. 
 STANE-CIIAKER, Stone-checker, Stane-pecker, s. 
 
 1. The Stone-chatter, S. Stat. Ace. Called in Fife 
 
 the Glochret (ch gutt.) 2. The Wheat-ear, S.; the 
 
 Chack or Check of Orkn. Fleming. — Sw. stens-quette, 
 
 Germ, steinsch-waker, the Wheat-ear. 
 STANE-CLOD, s. A stone-cast, Roxb. Hogg. From 
 
 stane, 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, atiiue rigidus instar l.apidis. 
 STANE-DUMB, adj. Totally silent, Roxb. Jo. 
 
 Hogg's Poems. 
 STANEDUNDER, s. A cant term, used to express the 
 
 explosion of fire-arms ; supposed to refer to the 
 
 thundering 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, s. Rock-Liverwort, S. B. 
 
 and Orkn. Neill. — A. S. stan, Isl. stein, stone, and 
 
 rawe, hair. 
 STANERIE, adj. V. Stannert. 
 STANERS, Stanirs, Stanryis, s. pi. 1. 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 ; Norw. 
 
 steinur, sand and stones together, oer, ur, signifying 
 
 gravel. 
 STANE-STILL, adj. or adv. Totally without motion, 
 
 S. Stone-still, as motionless as a stone. Shak- 
 
 speare's K. John. 
 STANEWARK, s. Building of stone; masonry, S. 
 
 lennant. 
 STANE-WOD, adj. Stark mad, Upp. Clydes. Hence 
 
 it has been remarked that stane is used as a 
 
 term giving additional force to that with which it is 
 
 conjoined. 
 To STANG, V. a. To sting, S. Douglas.— Isl. stanga, 
 
 pungei'e. 
 To STANG, V. n. To thrill with acute pain, S. 
 STANG, s. 1. The act of stinging, S. 2. The sting of 
 
 a bee, S. Douglas. 3. An acute pain. Sir Egeir. 
 
 4. The beard of grain, S. B. 
 To STANG, V. a. To subject a person to the punish- 
 ment of the stang, by carrying him on a pole, S. B. 
 
 "This word is still used in the university of Cam- 
 bridge ; to stang scholars, in Christmas-time, being 
 
 to cause them to ride on a colt staff, or pole, for 
 
 missing of chapel." Gl, Grose. 
 STANG, ». A long pole, S. Antigvxjkry.—1&\. staung, 
 
 Dan. siang, Belg. itange, id. 
 
 To Ride the Stang. He who beats his wife is some- 
 times set astride on a long pole, which is borne on 
 the shoulders of others. In this manner he is car- 
 ried about from place to place. Ramsay. A hen- 
 pecked husband was also sometimes subjected to this 
 punishment. 3/esfo7i.— 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 in a com- 
 pany, S. B. 
 
 STANG, or Sting, s. The shorter Pipe-fish. Sibbald. 
 
 STANGILLANE, s. The name of some saint anciently 
 honoured in S. *' &a,nct Stangillane's d&y." Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 STANGRILL, i. Aa instrument for pushing in the 
 straw in thatching, Ang. 
 
 STANIRAW, adj. A term used to denote the colour 
 produced by dyeing with Rockliverwort, in Ettr, 
 For. called Stanieraw. Hogg. V. Stane-eaw, and 
 Stane-bark. 
 
 To STANK, V. a. To fill ; to satisfy ; to sate with food, 
 Aberd.— Su. G. stinn, stind, distentus, inflatus. 
 
 To STANK, V. n. To ache smartly, Fife. 
 
 -STANK, s. 1. A pool or pond, S. Doug.—^n. G. 
 staang, Arm. stanc, id. 2. The ditch of a fortified 
 town. Dunbar. 
 
 To STANK, V. n. To gasp for breath, S. B.— Isl. 
 Su. G. stank-a, id. 
 
 To STANK, V. n. V. Stang, s. 2. 
 
 STANKED, part. pa. Surrounded with a ditch. 
 Spalding. 
 
 STANK-HEN, s. A species of water-fowl, that breeds 
 about stanks or ponds, Ettr. For.; supposed to be the 
 Common Water-Hen, Fulica Chloropus, Linn. 
 
 STANK-LOCHEN, s. A stagnant lake. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. LOCHAN. 
 
 STANNER-BED, s. A bed of gravel, S. B. 
 STANNERS, s. pi. The gravelly shores of a river. G. 
 
 Beattie. 
 STANNERY, Stanerie, adj. Gravelly, S. Pal. Hon. 
 STANNYEL, s. A stallion, Roxb. Perhaps from A. S. 
 
 Stan, testiculus, and gal, lascivus. 
 STANNIN GRAITH. V. Gain gear, 
 STANSSOUR, s. An iron bar for defending a window ; 
 
 S. stenchin. Wallace. — Fr. estangon, a prop. 
 STANT, s. A task. V. Stent. 
 To STANT, V. n. To stand. Douglas. 
 STAP, Steppe, s. A stave, S. Acts Ja. VI.— Sa. Q. 
 
 staaj, id. A. Bor. ^^Stap, the stave of a tub," GL 
 
 Brocket. 
 To STAP, V. a. 1. To stop, S, 2. To thrust; to in- 
 sert, S. 3. To cram ; to stuff, S. Ross.— Su. Q. 
 
 stopp-a, obturare ; Isl. stappa, farcire. 
 To Fa' a' Staps. To become extremely debilitated, q. 
 
 to fall to pieces, like a vessel made of staves wheu 
 
 they lose their adhesion to each other, S. 
 To STAP, V. n. To step, S. lennant. 
 ToSTAVfordward. To advance. Pitsc. 
 STA PALIS, s. pi. Fastenings. Gawan and Gol.— 
 
 Teut. stapel-en, stabilire. 
 STAPPACK, s. Syn. Drammach, or meal mixed with 
 
 cold water. Ascaniiis. 
 STAPPIL, s. A stopper or stopple, S. 
 STAPPIN, vs. The stuffing for filling crappit heads, 
 
 Aberd. — Isl. stappa, cramming, stuffing, minutal ; 
 
 Sw. stoppning. 
 STAPPIN-STANE, s. A stepping-stone. To stand on 
 
 stepping-stanes, to hesitate, especially on trifliag 
 
 grounds, S. 
 
STA 
 
 6*^0 
 
 STE 
 
 STAPPIT- HEADS. Syn. Crappit Headt, Aberd. 
 
 M earns. 
 STAPFLK, t. A handful of thatch, S. 0. OaXl. Enc. 
 
 — Teut. ttaptl, caulis, stipes; stapd-en, stabilire, 
 
 firroare. 
 STAPPLE, Stapplick, t. The stalk of a tobacco-pipe, 
 
 Koxb. Ettr. For.; Pipe-stapple, synon. 
 STA HE, adj. Stiflf; rough. Douglas.— Su. G. Germ. 
 
 Starr, rigidus, durus. 
 STARP,j9r<rr Died, V, Stkrob. 
 STAIUUND, od;. Perhaps sUrtling. Sir Gawan. 
 STARGLINT, «. A shot star, Perths. Don- 
 ald and Flora. Q. the glance of a star. V. 
 
 Olent, v. 
 
 * STARK, adj. Potent ; applied to liquors, S. '^ Stark 
 niychty wyuis, k small wynis." Aberd. Reg<. — Sw. 
 ztark, id. 
 
 To STAUK, V. a. To strengthen^ Wallace.— ^v. 
 starrk-a, Teut. starck-en, id. 
 
 STARN, Sterne, s. 1. A star, S. B. Barbour. — 
 Moes. G. staimo, Isl. siiorn-a, Su. G. stierna, Dan. 
 slieme, id. 2. A single grain ; a particle, S. Bel- 
 lenden. 3. A small quantity, S. 4. The outermo.st 
 point of a needle, 8. B. 
 
 STARNY, Stkrnt, adj. Starry, S. 
 
 STARNIE, t. 1. A 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, t. 1. The light of the 
 stai-.s, S. 2. Metaph. the flash of light seen in dark- 
 ness, when the eye receives a sligh^ stroke, S. 
 
 STARNOTING, part. pr. Sneering. Burel.— Lai. 
 stcrnut-are, id. 
 
 STARR, s. Cavex 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 cai-t, and into which the boards of the side are 
 nailed, Lanarks. 2. In pi. the pieces of wood which 
 support the aws of a mill-wheel, Mearns. 
 
 * START, s. A moment ; as, " Ye mauna bide a start" 
 You must be back immediately. In a start, in a 
 moment, S. This was Styrt in 0. E. ^^ Styrt or 
 lytell while, momentum." Prompt. Parv. 
 
 STARTY, adj. Apt to start; skittish; "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 hot [het] day that will make 
 you startle," S. Piov.; 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.; 
 
 syn. Aifer and Summer-couts. 
 STASHIE, s. Uproar ; disturbance ; a quarrel, Aberd. 
 
 Banffs. Perhaps from 0. Fr. estase, an ecstasy of 
 
 passion. 
 STASSEL, Stathkl, 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, stalhel, a foundation. 
 STATE AND SESING. V. Stait. 
 STATERIT. L. stakerit, staggered. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 V. Stacker. 
 STA'-TREE, t. The stake in a cow-house, to which an 
 
 ox or cow is bound, i. «. the stall-tree, Mearns. 
 
 To STATUTE, v. 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. St. ratrick. 
 Perhaps from Teut. stave, baculus. 
 
 STAVE, s, A push ; a dash, S. ibid. 
 
 To STAVE, V. a.. To thrust. Dunbar. 
 
 To STAVEL, V. n. To stumble, Ettr. For.— Sn. G. 
 stapl-a, Germ, steppel-n, id. titubare, cespitare. 
 
 To STAVER, V. n. To saunter, S. Saint Kathleen. 
 
 To STAVER. V. Staive. 
 
 STAVERALL, s. Expl. "a bad walking foolish per- 
 son." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STAUMREL, adj. Half-witted. Burns. V. Stommer. 
 
 To STAUN, V. n. To stand. 
 
 STAUP, Stawp, s. A stave, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 V. Stap, Steppe. 
 
 To STAUP, Stawp, v. n. 1. To take long awkward 
 steps, Roxb. 2. To walk as a person does in dark- 
 ness, when uncertain where Ih; is going to place his 
 footsteps, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 STAUP, s. 1. A long awkward step, Roxb. 2. A tall 
 awkward person ; ?s, " Ilaud afl' me, ye mackle lang 
 staup," ibid. — A. S. Teut. stap, gradus, passus. 
 
 STA\]PIN', part. pr. 1. Stalking aiwkwardly, ibid. 2. 
 Awkwardly ull, ibid. "To Staup, to lift the feet 
 high, and tread heavily in walking. North," Grose. 
 
 To STAW, V. a. To surfeit, S. Fergusson.—Titilg. het 
 tegenvfie staat, I am disgu.sted 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. 0. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun. V. Stasd, s. 
 
 * 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. Ruddiman. 2. A farm-house and 
 offices, S. Complaynt S.—k. S. sted, Su. G. stad, 
 locus, situs. 3. A farm itself. Diallog. 
 
 STEADABLE, adj. Available. Bollocke. 
 
 To STEAK, V. a. To shut ; to close. V. Steir, v. 
 sense 2. 
 
 STEAK-RAID, Stike-raide, s. That portion of the 
 live stock, taken in a predatory incursion, which 
 was supposed to belong to any proprietor through 
 whose land the prey was driven, S. Shaw's Moray. 
 — Gael, staoig, a steak; Su. G. stek, Isl. steik, id.; 
 from steik-ia, to roast. Perhaps raide signifies 
 inroad,, hostile expeditiooy q. the steak due on a raid. 
 
 STEAL, s. 1. A theft, Aberd. 2. The thing stolen, 
 ibid. — A. S. stael-thing, furtiva res, fmtum. 
 
 STEAL,, s. ^'Steals, the shafts of a barrow, as if 
 stays" Gl. Surv. Moray.— Belg. steel, a helve, a 
 handle ; Teut. Steele, scapus, stipes, scapulus, manu- 
 brium, Kilian. 
 
 STEAL-WADS, or Steal-bonnets. A game, Tevvotd. 
 The same with Wadds, q. v. 
 
 To STECH, Stegh, (gutt.) v. n. 1. To pufif ; to be out 
 of wind, as when one goes up hill, Roxb.; Fech, syn. 
 2. " To groan when overcharged with food." Surv. 
 Ayrs. — Teut. stick-en, stiangulare, suffocare ? 
 
 To STECH, Stegh, (gutt.) v. a. 1. To cram, S. Burns. 
 — 0. Teut. staeck-en, stipare, to cram. 2. To confine 
 one with a great quantity of body clothes, S. B. 3. 
 To confine one's self in a very warm room, S. B. — 
 Germ, stick-en, suflocare, sufi'ocari. 4. v. n. To 
 loiter ; to stech in bed, to indulge sloth in bed, S. B. 
 
 To STECH, V. n. To feormandize, S. 
 
STE 
 
 521 
 
 STE 
 
 STECH, $. 1. A heap or crowd, S. B. 2. A confused 
 mass, S. B. ; itechrie, id. 3. It often conveys the 
 idea of heat, as connected with that of a crowd, S. B, 
 
 STECHIE, {gutt). adj. Stiff in the joints, and lazy, 
 Fife. — Tki\x\,.steegh, pertinax, obstinatus. 2. Descrip- 
 tive of one who does nothing but stegh or cram his 
 belly, ibid. 
 
 To STED, V. ct. 1. To place, Wyntown. 2. To 
 establish, ibid. — Su. G. stad-ga, id. 3. To furnish ; 
 to supply. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To STEDDY, v. 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 sted, a foot- 
 step, Douglas. 
 
 To STEEK, V. a. To shut. V, Steik. 
 
 To STEEK, V. n. To push ; to butt, as a cow, Teviotd. ; 
 synon, Punce. — Teut. stek-en, pungere, lancinare. 
 
 STEEK, s. A .sUtch, V, Stkik. 
 
 STEEL, s. 1. A wooded cleugh or precipice ; 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-ur, Dan. sleile, 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, Stool, Aberd. To won the steel, to be entitled 
 to the stool of repentance, ibid. Tarras. 
 
 STEELBOW GOODS, Those goods on a fann, which 
 may not be carried off by a removing tenant, asbeing 
 the property of the landlord, S. J?/sfcMje.— Corres- 
 ponding with Alem, stahline viehe, q. immovable 
 goods. 
 
 STEELRIFE, atf/. Overbearing. Bogg.^A. S. stael- 
 an, furari, and ryfe, abundans, or perhaps rea/, 
 spolia. 
 
 STEEN, s. A spring, Aberd. ; Stend, S. D. Ander- 
 son's Poems. 
 
 STEEP-GRASS, Butterwort, S. Light.foot. 
 
 STEEPIL, s. The staple or bolt of a hinge, Ettr. For. 
 
 To STEER, Stir, v. 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 vp, to excite ; to stimulate. Ads Cha. I. 
 
 5. To steer my sturdy, to trouble my head. Skinner. 
 STEER, s. Disturbance ; commotion, S. Stir. E. 
 
 Ross's Helenore. V. Stere, 
 
 STEERY, Steerie, s. 1. Disturbance; bustle; 
 tumult ; a diminutive from 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 con- 
 fusion, Fife, Perths. V. Fike, 
 
 STEERING-FUR, s. A slight ploughing, S. Maxwell's 
 Sel. 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 per- 
 pendicularly 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, Lan. 
 
 STEET, s. A shoar for a boat, &c. Meains, V, Stct. 
 
 STEETU, Steed, s. The bottom ; the foundation, 
 Orkn,— Isl. stytta, fulcrum, pedamen ; Su. G. stod, id. 
 
 STEEVE, Stievb, Stive, adj. 1. Firm; stiff; as, A 
 steeve grup, a firm hold. Haud stieve, hold firmly, 
 
 5. 2, Applied' to trade ; a steeve bargain, S. 3. 
 Compacted, as applied to the frame of an animal, S. 
 Burns. Steeve, stout. Shell. 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, v. a. To stuff or ciam, Loth. It 
 is used in the proverbial phrase, ''Steeuing hands 
 out storming ;" addressed to those who are about to 
 expose themselves to bad weather, as an incitement 
 to them to eat and drink freely. M. Bruce's Soul 
 Confirmation. — Goth, slaeff-a, constipare. 
 
 STEG, s. A gander. Gall. Encycl.—l^l. stegge, the 
 male of birds, as of geese and ducks. 
 
 To STEG, V. m To stalk. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STEGGIE, s. A sprain, or sharp pain in the back, 
 Shetl. 
 
 To STEGII, V. oi To cram. V. Stech, v 
 
 STEY, adj. Steep. V. Stat, 
 
 STEID, s. A place. V. Stede. 
 
 To STEID, V. a. To provide; to supply, Aberd. Reg. 
 Nearly the same with the first sense of the E, v, to 
 Stead, "to help, to advantage," &c. 
 
 STEIDDIS, s. pi. States. i^Mniar.— Teut. stad, 
 stede, urbs. 
 
 STEIDHALDER, s. " Steidhalderit to the justeis 
 generalis of our souerane lord." Aberd. Reg. Per- 
 haps 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 
 substitutua 
 
 To STEIGH, (gutt.) v. 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. Peigh, S. 
 Fegh. 
 
 To STEIGH, {gutt.) v. n. To look big, Roxb. 
 Ruickbie's Wayside Cottager. — Teut, steygh-en, 
 elevare, in altum tollere. 
 
 To STEIK, Steke, v. 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. If. 
 Burne. 4. Jo <7ie siee/<s, completely. A. Douglas. 
 STEIK, s. A piece of cloth. Acts Ja. F.— A. S. 
 
 sticce, a piece ; Su. G. staeck-a, decurtare. 
 To STEIK, Steak, v. a. 1. To shut ; to close, S.; as, 
 " Sieik yournieve, or een." 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, v. n. The verb is used in a neuter 
 form, in the familiar expression of "a' thing that 
 opens and sleeks," i. e. every thing without excep- 
 tion, S. 
 To STEIK, V. a. To accommodate ; used for Staik. 
 " Dying of hydis, &c. mair nor steikis thame selflBs." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 STEIK-AND-IIIDE, s. The play of Hide-and-Seek, in 
 
 which one or more sAwf their eyes, while the rest hid* 
 
 tliemselves, Abei-d. 
 
STE 
 
 5*22 
 
 STE 
 
 STEIKING-SILK, «. Sewing silk. Chalmers's Mary. 
 — Beljf. stikk-cn, to stitch, Su. O. stick-a, to sew. 
 
 STEIKIS, s. pi. Money. Poems lOlh Century.— A.. S. 
 stye, styca, a small brass coin. 
 
 STEIKIT, port. jja. Stitched. Inventories. 
 
 STEIL, s. Handle, as of a plough.— Teut. s^eel, 
 caudcx. 
 
 STEILBONET, s. A kind of helmet. Acts 
 Ja. V, 
 
 STEILD, part. pa. Set. V. Stell. 
 
 STEILL MIRROUR. A looliing-glass made of steel. 
 Inventories. 
 
 STEIN, s. A stone. V. Stanb. 
 
 STEIN-BITER, s. The Lump-fish, Orkn. Stat. Ace. 
 — Sw. stenbit, id. 
 
 STEINO, s. A pole. V. Sting. 
 
 STEINIE, adj. Stony. 
 
 STEINIEG ATE, s. The .place where stones, gathered 
 off the fields, are collected, Aberd. 
 
 STEINRAW, s. V. Staneraw. 
 
 To STEIR, V. a. To govern. V. Stere. 
 
 STEIR, adj. Stout. Priests Peblis.—&u. Q. starr, 
 rigid us. 
 
 To STJaiR 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. Pehlis Play. 2. The 
 trigger of a musket, S. Stickle, Lanarks. — A. S. 
 sticcel, Teut. stekel, aculeus. 
 
 To STELL, Stkil, 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 war stell'd 
 in his head, his eyes were fixed, he did not move 
 them. Loth. 5. To fix; to make firm or stable. 
 ^'Sttll your feet, fix your feet so as not to fall." 
 Gall. Encycl. 6. To stell to the home, to put to the 
 horn ; to declare one a rebel. Act. Sed. — Belg. 
 stell-en, Su. G. staell-a, to place. 
 
 STELL, Still, Stoll, s. 1. A<jovert; a shelter, S. A. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. An enclosure for cattle, higher than 
 a common fold, S. A. J. Nicol. — Teut. stelle, locus 
 tutus. 
 
 STELL, «. " A prop ; a support. The stell o' the stack, 
 the stick which props tlie stack." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STELL, s. A deep pool, in a river, where nets for 
 catching salmon are placed. Aid stell, a place ap- 
 propriated of old for salmon-fishing. Act. Bom Cone. 
 V. Stell-ket. 
 
 STELL, adj. Steep, Stirlings. — Dan. steil, steep ; Su. G. 
 stel, praeruptus ; Alem. and Germ, steil, id. ; Teut. 
 steyl, .praeceps. 
 
 To STELL, 1). o. To distil. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 STELL, s. A still, S. 
 
 STELLAGE, s. Apparently, the ground on which a 
 fair or market is held. .Earl of Galloway Title 
 Deeds. From L. B. stallag-ium, the money paid for 
 a stall. Stallagz, in the E. law, denotes either the 
 right of erecting stalls in fairs, or the j)rice .paid for 
 it, 
 
 STELLAR, s. A distiller. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 STELL-FISHING, Stale-Fishikg, t. Fishing with s. 
 stell-net. Stat. Ace. 
 
 STELLFITCII, SxELLviTcn, adj. Dry ; coarse ; ap- 
 plied to rank grain, Fife.,— Teut. stael, stele, caulis, 
 stipes herbae. 
 
 STELLIFYIT, part. pa. Converted into a star. King's 
 Quair.— Fvom Lat. stella, &adfio. 
 
 STELLIONATE, s. A forensic term applied to crimes 
 not specified or defined in our common law, but in- 
 cluding the general idea of fraud. " Stellionate, 
 from stellio, a serpent of the most crafty kind." 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 
 STELL-NET, Still-net, s. A net stretched out by 
 stakes into, and sometimes quite across, the channel 
 of a river, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 STELLS, s. pi. The indentations made in ice for 
 keeping the feet steady in cwrZi«j7, Dumfrs.; synon. 
 Hacks. — Teut. stelle, situs ; locus tutus. 
 
 STELL-SHOT, 5. 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, V. a. To stanch, as, to stem blude, 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, Stemying, s. The cloth now called tamine 
 or taminy. Inventories.— "Er. estamine, Teut. sta- 
 mijne, Ital. stamagna, L. B. staminea, id. 
 
 STEMPLE, s. A plug ; a term used by the miners in 
 Leadhills, which seems merely a corr. of Slapple, 
 id. q. V. 
 
 To STENCH, V. a. 1. A term used with respect to a 
 dog that is called off 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. Stiernhelm refers to old Goth, stagn-a, cohibere, 
 as the radical term. 2. To satisfy with food, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 STENCHEL, Stanchel, s. An iron bar for a window, 
 Ettr. For, Loth. ; the same with Stenchen. ^'Stanckels, 
 stanchions, iron bars for securing a window." Gl. 
 Antiq, 
 
 STENCHEN, s. V. Stanssopr. 
 
 To STEND, V. n. 1. To spring, S. Ramsay. 2. To 
 rise to elevation, ib. 3. To walk with long elastic 
 steps. Ross.—'Er. estend-re, Ital. stend-ere, to ex- 
 tend. Lat. extend- ere. 
 
 STEND, s. 1. A spring, S. Douglas. It is some- 
 times written Sten, as it is generally pronounced. 
 Burn's Tarn Glen. 2. A long step or stride, S. 
 Ruddiman. 
 
 STENDERIS, s. pi. Standards. " Four stenderis of 
 fedderis for the toppis of beddis." Inventories. 
 
 STENDLING, s. Theact of springing with great force. 
 Complaynt S. 
 
 To STENGLE, v. a. To enclose, Shell. 
 
 To STENYE, v. a. To sting, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 STENLOCH, Stenlock, s. An overgrown seath or coal- 
 fish, Dunbartons. West. Isl. Surv. oj the Hebrid. 
 
 STENNERS, s. pi. Gravel or small stones on the mar- 
 gin of a river. Ays. Clydes. V. Stankers. 
 
 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 '0. Jr. estaim, but estain used 
 for fine woollen cloth, Ootgr. Eoquefort ; and L. B. 
 stanum, which Du Cange expl. by Fr. estamine. 
 
 To STENNIS, V. a. To sprain, E. Loth. 
 
STE 
 
 f.23 
 
 STE 
 
 STENNTS, s. A sprain, E. and Mid-Loth, Probably 
 
 from A, S. stun-ian, impingere, allidere, obtundere, 
 
 whence E. to Stun. It seems exactly synon. with the 
 
 term used in the north of S. to Stungle, to sprain 
 
 slightly. 
 To STENT, V. a. 1. To stretch, S. Barbour. 2. To 
 
 straiten ; stent, at full stretch, S. 3. To restrain ; to 
 
 confine, S. Ramsay. 4. To erect. Douglas.— Fv. 
 
 estend-re, from Lat. extend-ere. 
 STENT, adj. Stretched out to the utmost; fully 
 
 extended, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 To STENT, V. n. To stop; to cease, S. Doug. — 
 
 0. Sw. stynt-a, Isl. stunt-a, abbreviare. 
 STENT, s. Aperture for receiving a bar. Wallace. 
 To STENT, V. a. To assess, S. Acts Ja. F/.— L. B. 
 
 extend-ere, aestimare, appretiare. 
 STENT, Stint, s. 1. A valuation of property, in order 
 
 to taxation. Bellenden. — L. B. extent-a, aestimatio. 
 
 2. A taxation, S. ib. 3. A task, S. stint, E. Eudd. 
 STENTM ASTERS, s. pi. Those appointed to fix the 
 
 quota of any duty payable by the inhabitjints 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 Stentmaster. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 STENT-ROLL, s. Cess-roll, S. ActsJa. VI. 
 STEP.BAIRN, s. A step-child, S. Gait. 
 STEP IN AGE. Advanced in years. Douglas. — 
 
 Teut. stap, climacter, scalae gradus. 
 STEPPE, s. A stave. V. Stap, 
 STER. The termination of various names of trades, as 
 
 Baxter, Webster, &c. — Geim. id. 
 STER. A termination of many names of places in 
 
 Caithness and Shetland. Ster, is said to signify an 
 
 estate. Stat. Ace. 
 STER, Steke, Steir, Stering, s. 1. Government. 
 
 Douglas. 2. The helm. Barbour. — A. S. steor, 
 
 Su. G, styre, gubernaculum. 
 STERAGE, s. 1. Stir; motion. Douglas. 2. Com- 
 motion caused by a thron<r, id, 
 STERAND, part. pr. Active ; lively. Douglas. 
 STERDE, Sterdy, adj. Strong. Douglas.— Su. G. 
 
 Starr, Isl. styj-d, vigidus. 
 To STERE, Steer, v, a. To govern ; to rule. Ilenry- 
 
 sone. — 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, Douglas. 
 STERK, adj. Strong. Barbour. — Isl. sterk-ur, Germ. 
 
 stark, robustus. 
 STERK, s. A bullock. V. Stirk. 
 STERLING, Striub;hng, adj. A te>-m used to denote 
 
 English money. Bellenden. Esterling, an-dvaegi\en 
 
 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 fiom the East. 
 STERLING, s. The name of a fish; apparently for 
 
 spirting, a smelt, St. Ace. 
 STERM AN-FEE, s. The wages of a steersman, "To 
 
 pay vij. sh. of sterman fee." Ab. Meg. 
 STERN, s. Aster. Y. Starn. 
 STERN o' the ee. The pupil of the eye, Ettr. For.-— 
 
 Teut. Sterre dir ooghe, pupilla, aces oculi. The 
 
 Sheen o' the Ee, S, B. q. v. 
 STERNYT, ^ar<. adj. Starry, Doug. 
 To STERT, V. 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, *. 
 
 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 immediately run for 
 shelter, " Ma kye are aw stertlin the day, that I 
 canna keep them i' the park," Roxb. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to females, who, although somewhat anti- 
 quated, have not lost hopes of the connubial state ; 
 as, "She has na gi'en owre her stertlin fits yet, the 
 great gowk she is ! " ibid. V. Startle. 
 
 STERTLIN, 5. 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'a 
 [Jenkin's] hen," ibid. 
 
 To STERUE, Sterf, v. n. To die. TFonoce.— Belg. 
 sterv-en. Germ, sterf-en, id. 
 
 To STERUEN, v. a. To kill. K. Quair.—A. S, steorf- 
 an. Germ, sterb-en, id. 
 
 STEVEL, adj. Firm; substantial ; as, " Stevel hmse," 
 Perths. Y. Steeve. 
 
 To STEVEL, V. 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. Y. Staive. 
 
 STEUEN, s. Judgment, Sir Tristrem. 
 
 STEUG, Stewg, s. 1. A thorn ; any thing sharp- 
 pointed, S. B. — Germ, stich, punctum ; stech-en, 
 pungere, 2. A rusty dart, Aberd. P. Buck. Dial. 
 3. A liasty stitch with a needle, S. B. 
 
 To STEUG, V. a. To sew slightly and coarsely, S. B, 
 
 STEUIN, Steve.v, s. 1, The voice, S. B. Douglas. 
 2. Sound ; a note, ib.— Moes. G. stibna, A. S. stefne, 
 vox, 
 
 STEUm, s. The prow of ^ ship. Douglas.— Isl. 
 stq.fn, stefn, Belg. stevan, prora, "Prora, the Steven 
 of the ship, or the forecastle." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 To STEUIN, V. a. To direct the course of a ship 
 towards a certain point. Douglas. — Isl. stefn-a, 
 proram aliquo dirigere. 
 
 To STEW, Stew on, v. 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. Yapour, S. Barbour. 2. 
 Smoke, S. Charteris. 3. Dust. Douglas.— lal. 
 stufa, vapour ; Su. G. stoef, dust. 4. Used like 
 Stour, to denote spray, Aberd. 6. 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 lands 
 belonging to himself, having the same proper juris- 
 diction with that of a regality." Eisk. Acts Ja. I. 
 2. The deputy of a lord of regality, ibid. 3. Steward 
 of Scotland, a chief ofiicer of the crown, "This 
 officer wasin ancient times of the highest dignity and 
 trust; for he had not only the administration of the 
 crown revenues,butthechiefover-sightof all theaffairs 
 of the 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 ab- 
 sence ; for which reason he was called steward, or 
 stedeward, ixom-ward, guaitlianship, and s^ed, vice, 
 'or place. 'From this the royal house of Stuart took 
 its surname ; but the office was sunk on their ad- 
 vancement to the crown, and has never since been 
 revived." Erskine. This distinguished officer is by 
 our writers generally denominated "high Stewart,' 
 
STE 
 
 524 
 
 STl 
 
 or " steward." V. Crato/ord's Hist. Fam. of Stew- 
 art. M. Casauboa deduces the term from A. S. 
 ttow, locus, and ward, custos; A. S. atiward siRui- 
 fies dispensutor, cconomus ; Isl. stivard-r, from stia, 
 opus, and vardur, custos, q. praefectus operis. 
 
 STEWARTRIE, s. 1. A jurisdiction over a certain 
 extent of territory, nearly ihe same with that of a 
 Regality, S. Ersk, 2. The teirltory over which 
 this jurisdiction extends, S. ibid. "Most stewart- 
 ries consisted of small pai-cels of land, which were 
 only parts of a county, as Strathern, Menteith, Ac; 
 but the ttewartry of Kirkcudbright, and that of 
 Orkney and Zetland, make counties by themselves, 
 and therefore send each of them a representative to 
 Pari iii men t." Erskine. 
 
 STEWATT, 8. One in a state of violent perspiration. 
 Ol. Sibb. V. Stdvat. 
 
 STEWYN, t. Doom. Wallace.— Moes. G. stauan, to 
 judge ; Isl. stef-na, an action at law. 
 
 STEWLE, s. The foundation of a rick or haystack, 
 Ettr. For.; from A. S. stol, Alem. stul, Teut. stoel, 
 sedes; or softened from A. ^. stathol, fundamentum, 
 basis, E. itool. 
 
 STAY, adj. Steep ; as, Set a stout heart to a stay brae. 
 
 STEYAG, s. An enclosure for geese, Shell.; Dan. 
 gaasesti. 
 
 STY, s. A strait ascent. Sir Tristrem.—Sn. G. Isl. 
 stiff, A. S. stiga, semita. 
 
 STIBBLAIIT, adj. Well-grown; plump, Aberd. 
 Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 STIBBLE, s. Stubble, S. Kelly. 
 
 8TIBBLER, ^. 1. 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 
 gathering the handfuls that are left by those who, in 
 their reaping, go regularly forward, S. 3. A ludic- 
 rous designation given to a Probationer, as having 
 no settled charge, S. Ramsay. 
 
 STIBBLE-RItr, *; 1. The reaper in harvest who takes 
 the lead, S. J. Nicol. 2. A field from which the 
 corn has been icaped, S. 
 
 STIBBLERT, s, A young fellow ; a stripling, Aberd. 
 W. Beattie. V. Stibblart, 
 
 To STIBBLEWIN, v. a. Applied to a ridge of corn cut 
 down before another, the one cut down being between 
 that other and the standing corn, Roxb. 
 
 STIBBLY, adj. Covered with stubble, S. Davidson's 
 Seasons. 
 
 To STICHLE, (gutt.) v. n. To rustle, S. Pal. Hon. 
 
 STICHLES, «. pi. The hot embers of the fuel of a 
 kiln, Mearns. 
 
 STICULIE, adj. Filled with fibres. "A stichlie 
 peat," a peat having large vegetable roots inter- 
 sjiersed through it, Mearns. The same with Stichlie, 
 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. 
 
 To STICK, V. a. "L To bungle, S. iIami7«on.— Germ. 
 steck-en, 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." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STICK, s. A temporary obstacle. Paillie. 
 
 STICK AND STOWE. Completely, S. Burns. V. 
 Stab and Stow. 
 
 STICK AMST AM, or Stickdmstam, «. It's no worth a 
 stickamstam ; a phrase used in W. Loth, to denote 
 any thing of no value. This term is supposed to 
 
 signify naif a penny Scots, or the twenty-fourth part 
 of an English penny. — A. S. sticce, a part, a fraction. 
 
 STICKIE, s. A piece, as of cloth. Inventories. 
 
 STICKIE-FINGERED, adj. Applied to one to whose 
 fingers the property of others is apt to adhere, Roxb. ; 
 Tarry-angered, synon.; also Pickie-fingered. 
 
 STICKIT, part. pa. Embroidered. Inventories. V. 
 Stikkit. 
 
 STICKIT, part. pa. Denoting the relinquishment 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. Stkekill. 
 
 STICKLE, s. "Bustle." Surv. Ayrs.—l&h stiak, 
 motus, tumultus. 
 
 STICKLE, s. The cahirs or spars of a kiln, for sup- 
 porting the hair-cloth, or straw, on which the grain 
 is laid, are cdlled stickles, S. B. Edin\ Ev. Cour. — 
 Teut. steghel, fulcrum. 
 
 STICKLY, adj. Applied to soil which is intermixed 
 with stems of trees. Surv. Banffs. — Germ, stick-en, 
 figere, because they stick or impede one's labour. 
 
 STICKS, s. pi. To Fa' off the Sticks, to die ; a phrase 
 borrowed from a bird when it drops downin its cage, 
 Fife. 
 
 STICKS AND STAVES, Gane a' to Sticks and Stavej;, 
 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. 
 Inhei-itance. 
 
 To STYE, V. a. To climb, JETudson.— Moes. G, steig- 
 an. A, S. Alem. stig-an, id. 
 
 STYEN, s. A tumor on the eyelid, S. B. Sty, E. 
 Law's JIIemor.'—Be\g. stijphe, hordeolum. It ap- 
 pears that it had received its Lat. denomination 
 from its resemblance to a grain of (hordeum) barley. 
 
 To STIEVE, u. o. To cram ; to stuff. V. Steeve. 
 
 STIEVE, adj. Firm, &c, V. Stekve. 
 
 STIEVELIE, adv. Firmly, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 STIFB, Stoif, s. a sulphurous smell, Tweedd. Ta 
 Dumfr. it is expl. " the smell of a chimney without 
 fire, or that which is caused by the smoke of an 
 adjoining vent." — 0. Er. estovff-er, to stifle,, to 
 suffocate. 
 
 STIFF-BACK, ». A kind of game, Clydes, ; the same 
 with Sweir-tree, q. v. 
 
 STIFFENIN, s. Starch ; linens, &c. being stiffened by 
 it, S.— Belg. styffd, Isl. stivelsi, id. 
 
 STIFFING, Sticten, s. Starch ; .synon. Stiffenin, S. 
 Stiffen is still used in Angus, and Mearns. Piper of- 
 Peebles. 
 
 STIFFT, s. A duchy. Germ. Monro's Exp. 
 
 STIGGY, s. A stile, or passage over a wall, Shetl. — 
 Norw, stig, a stair ; Isl. stig, Su, G. sieg, a flight of 
 steps. 
 
 STIGIL, s. A clownish fellow, Aberd, — ls\. sty ggileg-r, 
 immitis, austerus. 
 
 STYK, s. A stitch. V. Steik. 
 
 STIKE RAIDE. A raid collop. V. Steak raid, 
 
 STIKKIS, s. pi. Pieces. Invent.— Teut. stik, frustum. 
 
 STIKKIT, part. pa. Embroidered. Invent.— Teut. 
 stick-en, pingere, acu plumare. 
 
 STILCH, s. "A young, fat, unwieldy man." Gall. 
 Enc. 
 
 To STILE, V. 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 be- 
 longs to his rank, S. 
 
 STILE, STYiiK, J. A- sparred gate, S. P. Buchan Dial. 
 
STY 
 
 525 
 
 STl 
 
 STYLIT, part. pa. Honoured. Lyndsay. 
 
 To &TILL, V. n. To be at rest, S. Boss. — Te\it. 
 still-en, sistere, 
 
 • STILL, adj. This term is in S. used in a sense un- 
 known in E. ; as combining the ideas of taciturnity 
 and moroseness. It is often conjoined with another 
 term expressive of obstinacy ; thus. He's a still, dour 
 chield. 
 
 STILL, adv. Still and on, without intermission ; 
 nevertheless, S. 
 
 STILL ATOUR, s. An alembic ; a vessel for distilla- 
 tion. Act. Dom. Cone— E. stillatory, id.; Fr. still- 
 atoire, di.'-tilling. 
 
 STILL-STAND, s. A cessation of arms. Monro.— 
 Dan. sliUtaiid, Sw. stillstande, id. 
 
 To STILP, V. n. 1, To go on crutches, S. B.— Su. G. 
 stolpe, a prop, a support. 2. Tc stalk, S. B. Journ. 
 Lnnd. 
 
 STILPEB., s. 1. One who has long legs, and, of 
 course, a long step, S. B. 2. Stilpers, stilperts, pi. 
 crutches, ibid. 3. Poles for crossing a river dry- 
 shod, ibid. • 
 
 To STILT, v.n. 1 . To go on crutches, S. 2. To halt ; 
 to limp, S. Burns,— ^n. Gr. stylt-a, grallis incedere. 
 3. To cross a river on poles or stilts, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 STILT «f a plouph, s. The handle of it, S. Brand. 
 " Stiva, the stilt." Wedd. Vocab. 
 
 To STILT the Water, v. a. To cross it on poles, lloxb. 
 
 STILTS, s. pi. Poles for crossing a river. 
 
 To STYME, V. n. 1. To look as one whose vision is 
 indistinct, S. B, 2. Denoting the awkward motions 
 of cne who does not see well, S. B. 
 
 STYME, s. 1. The faintest form of any object, S, 
 I'eblis Play. — Su. G. stomm, the elementaiy principle 
 of any thing ; C. B. yHtim, form, figure. 2. The 
 sli};hlest degree perceptible or imagiuable ; as, "I 
 coudna see a slyme," S. 3. A glimpse ; a transitory 
 glance ; as, " There's no a styvie o' licht here," S. 
 Herd's 'Coll. 4. A moment, Ayrs. Pichen. 5. 
 Improperly, a di.-^tase of the eye. Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 
 STYMEL, «. A name of repioach given to one who 
 does not perceive quickly what another wishes him 
 to sec, Clydes. The same with Stymie. 
 
 STYailE, s. One who sees indistiuctlj', S. B. 
 
 STIMIKET. Peihaps for sitnAef, stunk. JDunb. 
 
 STIMMA, s. Strength, ability; Lat. ttamina, Syu. 
 FtVr, Shetl. 
 
 To STIMMEU, v. n. To go about in a confused man- 
 ner, S.'B. V. Stammer. 
 
 STIMPAUT, .<t. 1. The fourth part of a peck, Ayrs. 
 Burns, ^yw.forpet. 2. A young person who reaps 
 tliefouiUi jaitof a ridge instead of a half, which is 
 the work of one lull grown, ibid. 3. As much giound 
 as will produce the fourth part of a peck of flax-seed, 
 ibid. 
 
 STING, String, s. 1. A pole, S. Wallace.— Isl 
 stanga, Su. G. fiaeng, fustis, pertica. 2. A pike or 
 spear. Dtttolas.— lal. stang, steing, hasta. 3. An 
 instrument for thatching, S. Pennccuik N. 4. The 
 mast of a vet scl, Shetl.— Su. G. staavg, id. 6. The 
 pole used for shoving a>boat fiom the beach, &c. S. A. 
 
 Staff axu Stinh. V. Staff. 
 
 To STING, V. «. To thatch, Clydes. ; q. to fix on 
 tlnitch by meaus-of a sitn;/, Ayrs. 
 
 To STING a baat, ?'. a. To push it forward, or across 
 a liver by means of a pole, S. A. Peiths. 
 
 STING ANu 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 cany off sting 
 
 and ling, to do so entirely, S. Gl. Sibb. 3. The 
 use of both pole and rope, especially in managing 
 unruly horses or cattle. Watson. 4. By force, S. 
 " Vi et armis." Gl. Antiquary. V. Ling. 
 
 STINGE, adj. 1. Stiff ; forbidding, Aberd. 2. Hard; 
 difficult, ib. — Su. G. stinn, rigidus, robustus ; Isl. 
 stinn-r, non facile flexilis. 
 
 STINGER, s. A mender of thatched roofs, S. 
 
 STINGIN' SPURTLE. An instrument used in thatch- 
 ing for pushing in the straw, Clydes. Y. Sting, v. 
 and Spurtlk. 
 
 STINGISDYNT, s. A stroke with a baton. Burr. 
 Lawes. 
 
 STINKARD, s. A term used in the play of English 
 and Scots, Loth. Blackw. Mag. — Tout, stinckaerd, 
 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 expression of countenance as if he per- 
 ceived the smell of some offensive object under his 
 nose. 
 
 STINKING DA VIES. The name of the common Rag- 
 weed in the western part of Fife. Stinkin Willies, 
 id. Moray. 
 
 STINKING ILL. A species of what is called the 
 sickness among sheep, S. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 STINKING WEED, Stinking-Willie, *. Common 
 ragwort, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 STINKLE, t. The stone-chat, Shetl.— Dan. stern- 
 kiel, id. 
 
 STINNELL, s. Sting, or perhaps thrilling pain. Lett. 
 Bp. lyfRoss to Alp, of Glasgow. — Perhaps a dimin. 
 from Sting, q. stingel ; or an error for Fr. stimule, 
 a goad, prick, or sting. 
 
 To STYNT, Stint, v. n. To stop ; to pause. Doug. 
 
 STYPE, s. Fount. Dec. Qu. if an error for Slypes f 
 V. Slip, Slyp, alow kind of draught-carriage. 
 
 To STIR, V. a. To injure. V. Steer, v. 
 
 To STIR, V. a. To plough slightly. V. Stekb. 
 
 STIRK, Sterk, s. 1. a bullock or heifer between one 
 and two years old, S. Dunb. 2. A stupid fellow, 
 S. Ramsay. Burns. — A. S. styrc, styric, juvencus, 
 juvenca. 3. A stout man, S, B. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 To STIRK, V. n. To be with calf, S. B. 
 
 STIRKIE, s. A little stirk, S. B. 
 
 STIRKTE S-STA, s. 1. The place in a cow-house ap- 
 l)r()priatedtoashV7i-, S. B. 2. 2'obeputin thestirkie's- 
 sta, a phrase applied to a child who receives less 
 attention than formerly fiom the mother, in conse- 
 quence of her bringing forth another, S. B. In Fife, 
 the Stirk's sta. 
 
 STl RK 1 N, jjar^ pa. Wounded; stricken or struck. 
 Douglas. [Rudd. considers it equivalent to stirk- 
 hynd.] 
 
 STIRLIN, s. A silver coin, apparently ascribed to 
 David I. of Scotland. Stat. Bob. III. V. Sterling. 
 
 STIRLING, Stirlene, Sterlin, s. The starting or 
 stare, S. Lyndsay. — Teut. sterlinck, sturnus. 
 
 STIRRAH. Stirra, s. 1. A stout boy, S. Ross. 2. A 
 young fellow. Fergusson.—Jal. strak-r, pussio, puel- 
 lus ; smattrakr, a boy who is beginning to run. 
 
 STIRRING, Stirring-furrow, s. A slight ploughing, 
 S. MaxxoelVs Set. Trans. The geneial, if not the 
 invariable, pionunciation among those who retain 
 their ancient language, is steering. V. Steering-fur. 
 
 STIRRUP-DRAM, Stirrup-Cup, s. A glass of ardent 
 .»;pirits, or draupht of ale, given by the host to his 
 guest when about to depart, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
STI 
 
 626 
 
 STO 
 
 • STITCn, t. A furrow or drill, as of turnips, pota- 
 toes, &c. Dumfr. 
 
 To STITE off, V. n. 1. To stumble, so as to go to one 
 side, S. A. Hogg. 2. To move about in a stiff aiul 
 unsteady way. It is said of an old man who still 
 mores about, that "he's aye stytin about," Loth. 
 V. Stoit, t>. 
 
 8TYTK, t. 1. Absurd prating; nonsense." Gl. Surv. 
 Moray. Aberd. Mearns. Buff, synon. 2. A per- 
 son who tallis in a foolish way. D. Andcrsun's 
 Poems. — Perliaps allied to Teut. stuyt-en, to boast. 
 
 STITH, Styth. adj. 1. Steady, S. Barbour. 2. 
 Strong. }V^yntoivn. — A. S. stith, styth, durus, 
 rigidus. 3. Stiff, in consequence of being stretched ; 
 applied to a rope, Upp. Clydes. 4. Dead ; having 
 the stiffness of death, Aberd. Boss. 
 
 STYTIIE, s. Place; station. Jdinslr. Bord.~A. S. 
 styde, styth, locus. 
 
 8T1THILL. Perliaps eagerly. Gawan and Gol.— 
 A. S. stithlice, strenue. 
 
 STIVAGE, adj. Stout ; fit for work, Aberd. Ross. 
 Perhaps q. stiffish, or stiffen. 
 
 STIVE, adj. Eirm. V. Steive. 
 
 STIVEY, Stkevie, s. A quantity of thick food ; as, 
 "a f^irey of parritch," Fife.— Germ, steife^ stiffness ; 
 Teut. styv-en, finnare. 
 
 STIVERON, s. " Any very fat food, such as a haggis." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STIVET, s. 1. A short, stout-made man, Roxb.— 
 Teut. stijfte, rigor. 2. A stubborn, wilful person, 
 ibid. Ettr. For. — Dan. part, stivet, ''starched, stiff- 
 ened." Stiv, " hard, not flexible," Wolff. 
 
 To STOAN, V. n. To give out suckers ; applied to 
 plants, Upp. Lanarks. Stool, syn. 
 
 STOAN, s. A quantity of suckers springing from the 
 same root, ibid. — Isl. stofn, a stem or stalk. 
 
 STOB. s. 1. A prickle, or small splinter of wood, S. 
 Rutherford. Syn. Slog. 2. The puncture made by a 
 prickle, S. — Germ, stupf, stipp, punctum. 3. A coarse 
 nail, Ettr. For. 4. A boring instrument, Mearns. 
 
 To STOB, r. a. 1. To pierce with a pointed instru- 
 ment, S. E. stab. Z. Boyd. 2. To point with 
 iron. Chr. S. P. 
 
 STOB, «. 1. Stump of a tree. Lyndsay.. 2. A palis- 
 ade, S. ; also stoA. Douglas. 3. A pole ; a stake. 
 Spalding. — A. S. stulb, Belg. stobbe, stipes, truncus. 
 
 STOR, s. The stump of a rainbow ; viewed as a prog- 
 nostic of an approaching storm, S.— -Su. G. stubb, a 
 part of any thing broken off. Syn. teeth. 
 
 STOB AND STAIK. To hold Stob and Staik in any 
 place, to have one's permanent residence there. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Stab and Stow. 
 
 STOBBED, Stob-feathek'd. 1. Unfledged, S, 2. 
 Having no provision or furniture ; applied to a young 
 couple, S. 
 
 STOBBIE, s. A trustworthy person, Shetl.; Belg. 
 stobbe, stipes. 
 
 STOB-FEATHERS, «. 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 pushing in the 
 straw in Uiatchiug, Angus. Synon. Stangril, and 
 Sting. 
 
 STOB-THACKER, t. One who 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. Stat. Acr.. 
 
 STOB-TIIACKIT, Stob-thatchkd, adj. Thatched as 
 described above, S. Stat. Ace, 
 
 To STOCK, V. n. To become stiff, S.— Su. G. stocJe-a, 
 to harden. 
 
 STOCK, s. One whose joints are stiffened by age or 
 disease, S. — Belg. stok-oud, decrepid. 
 
 STOCK, g. The hardened stem of a plant, as a hall- 
 stock, S. Burns. — Su. G. kaahtock,Ad. 
 
 STOCK, Bed-stock, s. The forepart of a bed. Z. 
 Boyd.— Sn. G. stock, pars lecti anterior. 
 
 To STOCK, v.n. To branch out into various shoots 
 immediately above ground ; applied tp plants, S. — 
 0. Teut. stock-en, concrescere, conglobari, d€nsari, 
 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 ; in- 
 cluding sheep-5(oc/<: and black cattle, Roxb. AnoUier 
 toast is, "Corn, Horn, Wool, and Yarn." 
 
 STOCK AND HORN. A musical instrument composed 
 of the stock, wliich is the hind thigh bone of a sheep, 
 or a piece of elder, with stops in the middle ; the 
 }i,i)rni the smaller end of a cow's horn ; and an oaten 
 reed. Ramsay. 
 
 STOCK-DUCK, «. The mallard, Orkn. Barry. — 
 Germ, stock-ent, Kramer ; Norw. slok-and. 
 
 STOCKERIT, pret. V. Stacker. 
 
 STOCKET, part. pa. Trimmed, or perhaps stiffened. 
 AndarsorJs Coll. — Teut. stock-en, flrmare, stabilire. 
 
 STOCK-HCRNfi, s. A horn anciently used by fo^es^ 
 ers in S. Skene. 
 
 STOCKIE, s. A piece of cheese, or a bit of fish, be- 
 tween two pieces of bread, Fife, 
 
 STOCKING, s. The sending forth of various stems, S. 
 Surv. Bavffs. 
 
 STOCKING, s. The cattle, implements of husbandly, 
 a£C. on a farm, in contradistinction from the crop, S. 
 *^ Stock; live stock," Yorks. Marsh. 
 
 STOCK-OWL, s, Theea^e owl, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 STOCK-STORM, s. Scow continuing to lie on the 
 ground, Aberd. — Isl. stakastormur, id. V. Stckrm, 
 
 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. SiUald. 
 — Sw. stor, great, and makrill, mackerel. 
 
 To STOG, V. n. To walk heedlessly on with a heavy, 
 sturdy step, Ettr. For. Hogg. Gall. Encycl. — 
 Isl. stig, gradus, via; Su. G. steg, passus, gradus. 
 
 STOG, s. " One with a stupid kind of gait," ibid. 
 
 To STOG, V. n. A term used in turning, chipping, or 
 planing wood, when the tool goes too deep, Berwicks. 
 V. Stok. 
 
 STOG, s. A tei-m applied in reaping, to the stubble 
 which is left too high, or to an inequality thus pro- 
 duced, S. V. Stuggy. 
 
 To STOG, Stug, v. a. To cut down grain so as to 
 leave some of the stubble too high. Loth. Pron. 
 Stug, 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 
 marsh, by pushing down a pole at intervals, ibid. 
 3. To plant the feet slowly and cautioui.ly in walking, 
 as aged or infirm 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. 
 
STO 
 
 627 
 
 STO 
 
 STOGGIE, adj. 1. Rough in a general sense, tJpp, 
 
 Clydes. 2. As applied to cloth, it denotes tiiat it is 
 
 both coarse and rough, ibid. 
 STOG SWOKD. V. Stok. 
 To STOICH, V. a. To fill with bad or suffocatiiig air ; 
 
 as, "the house is stoicht wi' reek," t. «. filled with 
 
 smoke, Lanarks. 
 STOICH, s. Air of this description ; as, " There's a 
 
 sloich 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. 
 STOIFF, s. A stove. Acts Ja. VI. V. Stow. 
 STOYLE, 8. 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, «, 
 To Lose or Tyne the Stoit. Metaph. to lose the proper 
 
 line of conduct, S. 
 To STOIT, Stot, Stoitee, v. n. 1. To stagger ; to 
 
 totter, S. J. Nicol. 2. To stumble, S. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 3. Applied to public affairs. Fergusson. — Su. G. 
 
 stoet-a, allidere, offendere. 4. To skip about ; to 
 
 move with elasticity, S, 0. Beg. Dalton. 
 STOITER, s. The act of staggering, S. 
 STOIT, fi. Nonsense. V. Styte. 
 To STOITLE O'ER, v. n. To fall over in an easy way, 
 
 in consequence of infiimity, without being much hurt. 
 ToSTOK, «. a. To thrust, Douglas. V. Stug, 
 STOK, Stok sweed, Stog sword, s. A long small 
 
 sword. Bellenden.—Teut. stocJce, sica, ensis. 
 STOKEN, part. pa. Enclosed. V, Steik, v. 
 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 
 
 s^ocfeof horses,— Teut. stock, genus, progenies, 
 STOLE, Stowl, s. A stalk of corn, S. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 — " E. stool, a shoot from the trunk of a tree," Todd ; 
 
 Su. G. stol, basis, fulcrum. 
 To STOLL, V. a. To place in safety, or in ambush. 
 
 Douglas. — Teut. steV-en, ponere. 
 STOLL, s. A place of safety, Gl. Sibb. 
 STOLLING, Stollin, s. The act of stowing a caigoon 
 
 shipboard. Acts Ja. III. — 0. Teut. stouw-en, acer- 
 
 vare. 
 STOLTUM, t. A good cut or slice, as of bread and 
 
 cheese, Roxb. Synon. Stow, Whang. 
 STOLUM, s. 1. A large piece of any thing broken off 
 
 another piece, Upp. Lanarks. — Teut. stolle, frustum. 
 
 2. A large quantity of any thing ; as, " Ye've a gude 
 stolum o' cheese and bread there, my lad !" Roxb. 
 
 3. A supply ; a store, Ettr. For. 
 
 STOLUM, Etolm, s. As much ink as a pen takes up 
 for writing, S. 
 
 STOMATICK, s. A medicine good for the stomach, S.; 
 Stomachic, E. 
 
 STOMOK, s. That part of female dress called a Stom- 
 acher. Borlh. Brit. Antiq. 
 
 STOMOK, s. A shred. Ecergreen.—Sn. G. stumpig, 
 mutilated, id. 
 
 To STONAY, Stunay, v. a. 1. To astonish. Barbour. 
 2. To be afraid of; to be dismayed at the appearance 
 of. The Bruce. 
 
 STONE-BAG, s. A skin filed with stones ; a con- 
 trivance employed by our ancestors for driving away 
 beasts from their flocks or pastures. Monro's Exped. 
 
 STONE CELT. V. Celt. 
 
 STONE-CHECKER, s. V. Stane-chacker, 
 
 STONE COFFINS. The name given to those reposi 
 tories of the dead which consist of six flat stones, 
 placed in form of a chest ; one forming the bottom, 
 four standing on end as the sides, and a sixth em- 
 ployed as a lid, S. Cam.den, 
 
 STONE FISH, s. The spotted blenny, S, Sibbald. 
 
 STONE-RAW, s. V. Staneraw. 
 
 STONERN, adj. Of or belonging to stone. Maitl. 
 Hist. Edin. — Germ, steinene, also steinern, id. Hodie 
 stelnern, says Wachter. 
 
 STONES, To go to the Stones, to go to church, High- 
 lands of S, For the origin of this phraseolog)-, V. 
 Clachan. 
 
 STONKERD, Stoxkaed, Stunk aet, adj. Silent and 
 sullen, S. stunkart. Ramsay. — Isl. stygg-r, id.; 
 Belg. slug, surly ; Dan. stenkerd, litigator. 
 
 To STOO, V. a. To crop. V, Stow. 
 
 STOOD, s. A mark ; half the ear cut off across, Shetl. 
 
 STOOINS. V, Stowins. 
 
 STOOK, s. A sort of wedge anciently used in sinking 
 coal-pits in S, Bald.—Stook may be allied to 
 Geim. stocke, a stake, a peg, or stick-en, pungere. 
 
 STOOK, Stouk, s. a shock of corn, consisting of 
 twelve sheaves, S. Courant. — Tu-ut, stock, meta, a 
 heap, 
 
 STOOK, s, A shoulder-strap, Shetl. 
 
 To STOOK, V. a. To put into shocks, S. R. Galloway. 
 
 STOOKER, s. One who puts com into shocks, S. 0. 
 Lights and Shadovjs. 
 
 STOOKIE, s. A bullock that has horns like those of a 
 goat, Moray. 
 
 STOOKIT, part. adj. Having such horns, ib. 
 
 STOCKS, Stugs, s. pi. Small horns pointing irregu- 
 larly, but for the most part backwards, like those of 
 a goat, Moray. 
 
 STOOK-WAYS, adj. After the manner in which 
 shocks of corn are set up, S. Maxwell's Set. Trans. 
 
 To STOOL, (pron. Stule) v. n. To shoot out a num- 
 ber of stems from the same root, S. Stoan, synon. — 
 Belg. steel, a stalk, a stem ; Teut. stele, caulis. 
 
 To STOOL out, V. n. The same with the preceding v. 
 
 STOOL, Stulk, s. 1. A 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. Surv. 
 Argyles. V. Stole, Stowi-. 
 
 STOOL, s. To Deaw in one's Stool, to many a widow, 
 or a female who has a furnished house. " He has nae- 
 thing to do but, draw in his stool and sit doun," S. A. 
 
 STOOL-BENT, s. Moss-rush, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 To STOOM, V. n. To frown, S. B.— Su. G. stumm, 
 Belg. stum, dumb. 
 
 STOOP, Stocpe, s. 1. a post fastened in the earth, 
 S. J. Nicol. 2. A prop ; a support, 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 animal. Thus, 
 in describing a lean worn-out horse, he is said to con- 
 sist of " four stoups and an o'ertree," Loth. 
 
 STOOP-BED, s. A bed with posts, S. 
 
 FouE-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, s. A stiff breeze, Shetl.— Su. G. stoor, strong. 
 
 STOOR, adv. Avast ; get away, S, 
 
 To STOOR, V. 71. To move swiftly. V. Stour, t». 
 
 STOOR, adj. Strong ; austere, Ac. V. Stuer. 
 
STO 
 
 528 
 
 STO 
 
 To STOOTl, V. a. " To pour leisurely out of any vessel 
 
 held hiph." Gl. Surv. Moray. Often to Stoor up 
 
 liquor. — Teut. stoor-rn, turbare, irritare, q. to raise 
 
 the froth. 
 To STOOT, V. n. To stutter. T. Stotb. 
 lo STOOTII, t>. a. To lath and plaster a wall, Ettr. 
 
 For, Ayrs. 
 STOOTHED, pari. a<y. Apparently studded. "Balteus 
 
 vel bulteuni, a sword-belt or ttoothed belt," Despaut. 
 
 Gram. 
 STOOTIIIN, X. Lathinjr and plastering, Ettr. For. 
 
 Ayre. — A. S. stuthe, palus, a pale or stake. Teut. 
 
 stuttf, id. ttuU-en, fulcire ; Isl. studd-r, sulTultus. 
 To STOP to, V. a. To ci-am ; to stuff. Jiolloclce.— 
 
 Dan. ttopp-e, Sw. stopp-a, to stuff, to cram. In tlie 
 
 same sense it is now vulgarly said, To stap in, S. 
 STOP, «. A stiive. ActsJa. VI. 
 STOP COMPTOUR. Act. Dam. Cone. This phrase 
 
 might signify a board or bench for holding stoups or 
 
 vessels for measuring liquids. 
 STOPPED, adj. Apparently used for stupid. Rollocke. 
 STOK, adj. Severe. V. Sture. 
 STORARE, Storour, s. One who has the charge of 
 
 flocks of slieep, &c. Douglas. 
 STORE, t. Applied to sheep or cattle, S. 
 STORE FARM. A farm principally consisting of a 
 
 walk for sheep, S. 
 STOREY-WORM, s. A slug, Shell. This might be q. 
 
 " the large woiui," from Isl. stor, magnus, and arm, 
 
 vermis. But peihaps it is merely a variety of 2'orrie- 
 
 worm, q. v. 
 STOREM ASTER, s. The tenant of a sheep-farm, S. 
 
 Agr. Su}X\ E. Loth. 
 STORG, s. " A large pin." Gall. Encycl. Oorr. perh. 
 
 from Stop, s. q. v. 
 STORGING, s. "The noise a pin makes, rushing 
 
 into [tlie] flesh," ibid. 
 • STORY, s. A softer term for a falsehood, S. 
 STORY-TELLER, s. A softer name for a liar, S.; 
 
 nearly synon. with E. Romamer. 
 •STORM, «. A fallofsnow, Abeid. Spald. "Storm, 
 
 a fall of snow," Yorks. Marshall. 
 Fkkuixg-Storm, t. Fall after fall of snow, without 
 
 dissolving, S. 
 STORMING, S. Tempestuous weather. It is used in 
 
 tlie pioveibial phiase, "SiufEn'hauds out sfoimin';" 
 
 t'. e. a well-filled belly is the best antidote to the 
 
 effects of a severe blast, Roxb. 
 STORM-STEAD, Etorm-staid, adj. Stopped, or stayed, 
 
 in a journey, by reason of a storm. Spalding. 
 
 Storjisted. Douglas. 
 STORM-WINDOW, s. A window raised from the roof, 
 
 and slated above and on each side, S.; anciently 
 
 stormc-windoik. Aberd. Reg. 
 STOT, s. 1. A young bull or ox, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 
 bull of any age, S. B.— Su. G. stut, juvencus; Dan. 
 
 stud, a bull. 3. A male of the Bos species that has 
 
 been castiated, S. 
 To S'l OT, V. n. To take the bull, S. B. 
 To STOT, V. n. 1. To rebound from the ground, S. 
 
 Homer's Siii/f hus Paraph. 2. To bounce in walking, 
 
 S.— litis, sluyt-en, to bounce ; S. stutt-a, to rebound. 
 To STOT, V. a. To cause to rebound ; as, to stot a 
 
 ball, S. 
 STOT, «. 1. The act of rebounding, S. Monro. 2. A 
 
 bounce or spring, in walking, S. 3. Quick or sudden 
 
 motion. Rutherford. 4. A leap, or quick motion 
 
 in tbinclng, S. Herd's Coll. A stot o' the spring, a 
 
 movement of the tune. 
 
 To STOT, V. n. To stumble. V. Stoit. 
 
 To STOT, V. a. To stop. .Barfrour.— Belg. stuyt-en, 
 imped ire. 
 
 To STOT, V. n. To stop ; to cease ; pret. stotit. 
 Gawan and Gol. 
 
 STOT'S-MILK, s. Unboiled flummery, I^narks.; ludi- 
 crously so denominated, because it is merely a substi- 
 tute for milk, when this is scaice. 
 
 To STOTTER, v. n. To stumble ; to be ready to fall, 
 Ettr. For. V. Stoit, Stoiter, Stouter. 
 
 To STOVE. V. a. To stew, S. Ramsay.— Gt\xa. stov-en, 
 Su. G. stu/iv-a, id. 
 
 STOVE, Stock, s. A vapour. Douglas. "Stove o' 
 sickness," Aberd. V. Stew. 
 
 STOUND, «. A small portion of time, a moment, sud- 
 den pain. Douglas.— A. S. Su. G. Isl. Teut. slund, 
 temjjus, momentum. 
 
 To STOUND, V. n. To ache, S. Douglas.— Isl. styn, 
 doleo, stunde, dolui. 
 
 STOUND, Stoun, s. 1. An acute pain, affecting one at 
 intervals, S. 2. Tran.sferred to the mind, denoting 
 any thing that causes a smarting pain, S. Douglas. 
 
 STOUP, Stoip, s. 1, A deep and nairow vessel for 
 holding liquids, S. Dunbar. — A. S. slnppa, 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-itoup, 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. '^ Steawp on reawp, all, 
 every pait," 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, Stcke, s. 1. The agitation 
 of any body, the parts of which are easily separable. 
 Doug. 2. Dust in motion, S. piou. slonr. Burns. 
 3. Used improperly, with respect to dust that is laid, 
 S. A. Douglas. 4. A gush of water, Aberd. 6. 
 The spiay diiven, in consequence of the agitation of 
 a body of water. Doug. 6. Trouble ; vexation ; To 
 raise a stour, to cause distuilmnce, S. Ross. 7. 
 Battle ; fiuht, S. .Ba?-^'.— Isl. styr, pugna, praelium ; 
 0. Fr, estnur, id. 8. Perilous situation ; hardship, 
 S. Wallace. 9. Force ; violence. Bdlenden. 10. 
 A paroxysm of rage. Douglas. 11. Severe reproof, 
 S. B. Ross. — A, S. steore, leproof, correction. 12. 
 A fright, Diunfr. — Belg. stoor-cn, Ttut. stoer-en, 
 A. S. styr-an, tuibare, E. to stir. 
 
 To Throw Stour in one's Een. To blind one ; to im- 
 pose upon one by false appearances, S. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 To 'kTOUSi about, v. n. To move quickly fiora place 
 to place ; implying the idea of great activity, and 
 often of restlessness of mind, S. Tovrnay. 
 
 To STOUR off, V. n. To move off quickly, Clydes. 
 
 To STOUR. V. a. To sprinkle, Aberd. 
 
 STOUR, adj. Tall ; laige ; great ; stout, Shetl. Y. 
 Sture, sense 3. 
 
 STOUR, adj. Austere. V. Stcre, Stub. 
 
 STOUR. Stoure, s. A stake ; a long pole, Dumfries. 
 Douglas.— ^a. G. Dan. sloer, staur, id. 
 
 To STOUR, Stowre, Stoor, v. n. 1. To rise in foam 
 or spray. Douglas. 2. To move swiftly, making 
 the dust or water fly about, S. Watson. 3. To 
 gush, Aberd. 
 
 STOURAGE, s. Apparently, the direction or manage- 
 ment. V. the V. 
 
STO 
 
 629 
 
 STR 
 
 To STOURE, V. n. Sadler's Papers. This may per- 
 haps signify, to have the command, to govern. — 
 
 Teut. stuer-en, stuyr-en, regere, dirigere. 
 STOURIE, adj. Dusty, S. R. Gilhaize. 
 STOURIN, s. A slight sprinkling of any powdery 
 
 substance ; as, "a stourin o' meal," Clydes. 
 STOUR-LOOKING, adj. Having the appearance of 
 
 sternness or austerity, S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 STOUR-MACKEREL, s. Expl. as denoting the Scad, 
 
 in the Frith of Forth. Neill. Sibbald makes this 
 
 to be the Tunny. V. Stokr-mackrbl. 
 STOURNE, acy. Stern ; used as a s. Sir Gatoan.— 
 
 A. S. styrne, id. 
 STOURNESS, s. Largeness ; bigness, Shetl. 
 STOURREEN, 5. A warm drink, ibid. A. Bor. stoorey, 
 
 denotes "a mixture of warm beer and oatmeal with 
 
 sugar," Gl. Brocket. V. Stourum. 
 STOURUM, Stoorom, s. What is otherwise caUed 
 
 Brochan, Aberd. V. Sturoch, 
 STOUSHIE, adj. Squat ; a stousMe man, one who is 
 
 short and thick, Fife. Evidently 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, s. 1. Theft, S. Bellenden. 2. Stealth. 
 
 Doug. — Su. G. stoeld, id. 
 STOUTH AND ROUTH. Plenty; abundance, S. Antiq. 
 STOUTHREIF, Stoutiirie, s. 1. Theft accompanied 
 
 with violence ; robbery. ActsJa.V. 2. Stouthrie, 
 
 now denotes theft merely, S. 
 STOUTHRIE, s. Provision; furniture, Fife.— Teut. 
 
 stow-en, acervare ; and ryck, A. S. ric, rich. 
 STOUTLYNYS, adv. Stoutly. Barbour. V. Lingis. 
 STOVE, s. "A stove o' sickness ;" a fit of illness, 
 
 accompanied with heat, Aberd. 
 To STOW, Stowe, Stoo, v. a. To crop; to lop, S. 
 
 Douolas.—Su. G. stufw-a, amputare. 
 STOW, s. A cut or slice, pron. stoo ; S. B. Roxb. the 
 
 same with Stoltum ; from Stow, v. to crop, to lop. 
 
 Gl. Shirr. 
 STOW, interj. Hush ; silence, Orkn. — Perhaps from 
 
 Su. G. sto, Isl. staa, to stand ; q. stop, cease ; or 
 
 hist thou. 
 STOW, s. A stove. PI. stowis, stoves. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 — Su. G. stu/wa, anc. stuw, A. S. stofa, hypocaus- 
 
 tum. 
 STOWEN, s. A gluttonous fellow ; as, " He's a great 
 
 stowen for his guts," Teviotd. — 0. Teut. stouw-en. 
 
 acervare, accuraulare, cogere ; Dan. stuv-er, to stow. 
 
 stuver, a stower. 
 STOWIK, s. A shock of corn ; the same with Stook. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 STOWINS, s. pi. The tender blades or sprouts nipt 
 
 from colewort or any other vegetable, S. Pichen. 
 STOWLINS, adv. Clandestinely, from stouth, stealth, 
 
 S. Morison, Bums. 
 STOWN, Stowin, part. pa. Stolen. Alp. Hamiltoun. 
 STOWNLINS, adv. Clandestinely; thievishly, Ayrs. 
 
 Picken. 
 STOWP, s. A post, as that of a bed ; the same with 
 
 Stoop. Inventories. 
 STRA, Stray, s. 1. A straw, S. strae. Douglas. 2. 
 
 A thing of no value, ibid. 3. To draw a strae before 
 
 ane, to attempt to deceive one, S. Godscroft. — 
 
 Su. G. draga straa for gamla kattor, to deceive an 
 
 old cat. 4. To Bind or Tie with a Strae, applied to 
 — ^ne who is so oveicome with laughter, as to be in- 
 34 
 
 capable of the slightest exertion or resistance, S. 
 Annals of the Parish. 
 
 STRAA. To Say Steaa to one, to find fault with one, 
 to lay any thing to one's charge. Of a man who is 
 acquitted from any imputation, or who has paid all 
 his creditors, it is a common phrase in Angus, Nae- 
 body dare say Straa to him. — The term is probably 
 allied to Teut. and Germ, straffe, Dan. straf, poena, 
 supplicium ; animadversio, correptio. 
 
 STRABBLE, s. Any thing hanging loosely ; a tatter, 
 S. B. — Germ, straublein, a fritter. 
 
 STRABS, 5. pi. Expl. "any withered vegetables, 
 loosely scattered abroad ; or any light rubbish blown 
 about by the wind, or lying about in a dispersed state," 
 Aberd. A. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 STRABUSH, s. Tumult ; uproar, S.— Ital. strabalz- 
 are, to hurry up and down, to abuse ; strapazz-are, 
 id. 0. Fr. strapass-er, quereller. 
 
 STRACK, adj. Strict, S. B.— A. S. strae, id. 
 
 STRACUMMAGE, s. The same with strabush, Fife. 
 — Ital. stracciamento, pulling to pieces. 
 
 STRADDLE, s. The small saddle, or furniture, put 
 on the back of a carnage-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, s. Straw. V. Stra, Stray. 
 
 STRAE-DEAD, adj. Quite dead, S. Glenfergus. 
 
 STRAE-DEATH, s. A natural death on one's bed, as 
 opposed to a violent or accidental one, S. Skinner. 
 — Su. G. straadoe, morte sicca obire. 
 
 STRAEIN, adj. Of or belonging to straw, S. 
 
 STRAFF, s. A difficulty or strait, Shetl.; Isl. straf, 
 punishment. 
 
 STRAG, s. "A thin growing crop, the stalks stragg- 
 ling." Gall. Encycl. — A. S. straeg-an, to scatter. 
 
 STRAGGER, s. A straggler, Ettr, For. 
 
 STRAY. On stray, adv. Astray. Gawan and 
 Got. E. astray. 
 
 STRAICIEK, s. A stroke. Compl. ofS. It is prob- 
 able that the word had been written straikis, or 
 straickis, i. e. strokes or blows. 
 
 STRAICT, Strayte, 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 vessels or the mouths of bottles, 
 to keep out the air, Sutherl. 
 
 To STRAIGHT, v. a. To lay out a dead body, S. 0. 
 Synon. Streik, S. B. and Straughten. Annals of 
 the Parish. 
 
 STRAIGHT, s. A straight line, S. L. Case. 
 
 To STRAIK, Strayk, v. a. 1. To stroke, S. Douglas. 
 — 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. Douglas.— Germ, 
 streich, Sw. streek, ictus. 2. Metaph. remorse. R. 
 Bruce. 3. Engagement in the field of battle. Wal- 
 lace. 4. Coinage. Acts Ja. II. 5. The sound of 
 the clock, like E. Stroke. Pari. Ja. I. 
 
 Redding -Straik, «. V. Red, Redd. To clear 
 
STR 
 
 630 
 
 STR 
 
 STRATK, «. 1. Vpo? itroik, in a state of activity, S. B. 
 2. An extent of country, S. B, 3. Ground travelled 
 over, S. B. — Belg. itrtek, Germ, stredce, a tract. 4. 
 An excursion ; the act of travelling over a consider- 
 able tract, S. TinnanVi Card. Beaton. 
 STRAlK, pret. v. Struck. Gawan and Gol. 
 To STRAlK, V. n. To tak« an excursion, Fife. Ten- 
 
 nanVs Card. Beaton.. 
 STRAIKEN, s. Linen made of coarse flax, S. 0. R. 
 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 STRAlK HANDS. To join hands. Herd. I 
 hesitate whether to view the term as from Straik, to 
 stroke, or to consider the phrase as expressing the 
 idea of striking hands. 
 To STRAIK TAILS with one. To make an exchange 
 
 of goods, without boot on eitlier side, Fife. 
 STRAIT BIELDS. Shelter. V, Beild, s. 
 To STRAIT, V. a. To straighten ; to tighten, Aberd. 
 —0. Fr. stret, slreit, strait, reeerr^, etroit; Lat. 
 stringer e, strict-us. 
 STRAITIS, 5. ;pl. Coarse woollen cloth or kersey. 
 
 Chr. Kirk. 
 STRAITIT, part, pa- Constrained. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 
 Fr. estroiet, id. 
 STRAK, adv. Straight, Barbour .—X. S. strac, right, 
 
 direct. 
 S T R A K E, pret. Struck ; perhaps more properly 
 strack, S. " For my own pleasure, as the man strahe 
 his wife," S. Prov.; "a foolish answer to them who 
 ask you why you do such a thing." Kelly. 
 STRAM, adj. Stupid. Buchan. 
 
 STRAMASH, s. Disturbance ; broil. Loth. Strae- 
 mash, Ayrs. — Fr. estrama<;on, a blow ; Hal. siramazz- 
 are, to beat, to strike down. 
 STRAM YULLOCH. A battle ; a broil ; given as syn. 
 with Stramash. Gall.. Eneycl. This must be viewed 
 as a variety of Stramulleugh. 
 STRAMMEL, s. A cant word for straw ; Strommel, 
 Grose's Class. Diet, Guy Mannering. — 0. Fr. 
 estramier, id. 
 To STRAMP, V. a. To trample, S. Lynds.—Gena. 
 
 strampf-en, id. 
 STRAMP, s. The act of trampling, S. Pitsc. 
 STRAMPER, s. One who tramples, Teviotd. 
 STRAMULYERT, part. adj. Confounded ; panic- 
 struck, Angus. G. Seattle. 
 STRAMULLEUGH, adj. " Cross ; ill-natured ; sour," 
 
 S. 0. Gl. Ficken. 
 STRAMULLION, s. 1. A strong masculine woman, 
 Fife. 2. A fit of ill humour, Clydes. S. B.— Gael. 
 sraoin is rendered " a huflf," Shaw. 
 STRAND, s. 1. A rivulet. Douglas. 2. A gutter, S. 
 
 Wallace. 
 STRANG, adj. 1. Strong. Minst. 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 smelling strongly ; 
 otherwise called Stale Master, Aberd. Gall. Dumfr. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 To STRANGE, v. n. To wonder, S. Shirr. 
 STRANG PIG. The earthcu vessel in which urine is 
 
 preserved as a lye, S. 0. Gall. Encycl. 
 To STRAP, V. n. To be hanged, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 From E. Strap, a long slip of cloth or leather. It is 
 also used as an active v. St, Ronan. 
 
 STRAPIS, s. pi. Given as not understood. 61. Pbemt 
 
 IQth Cent. 
 STRAP-OIL, s. A cant term, used to denote the ap- 
 plication of the shoemaker's strap as the instrument 
 of drubbing. The operation itself is sometimes 
 called anointing, Roxb.; synon. Hazel-oil, from the 
 use of a twig of hazel for the same purpose, S. 
 STRAPPING, Strappan, part. adj. Tall and hand- 
 some, S. Burns. 
 STRAPS, s. pi. Ends of thread from the dish-cloiU, 
 sometimes left in cleaning vessels for food, and thus 
 found in victuals, Kinross. — Teut. strepe, stria, striga, 
 linea. 
 STRATH, s. A valley of considerable extent, through 
 Avhich a river runs, S. Statist. J.cc.— Gael, srath, a 
 country confined by hills on tw^o sides of a river. 
 STRATHSPEY, s. A dance in which two peisons are 
 engaged, otherwise called a twasum dance, S. Deno- 
 minated from the country of Strathspey in S. as hav- 
 ing been first used there. 
 To STRAVAIG, v. n. To stroll ; to go about idly, S. 
 Fergusson. — Ital, stravag-are, Lat. extravag-are, to 
 wander abroad. 
 STRAVAIGER, s. 1. One who wanders about idly ; a 
 stroller, S. Strayvayger, Stravauger. Ferils of 
 Man. 2. One who leaves his former religious con- 
 nection, S. Annals of the Parish. 
 STRAVAIGING, s. The act or practice of stroinng, S. 
 A. Bor. Stravaiging, strolling about ; generally in 
 a bad sense, Gl. Brockett. 
 STRAVALD, s. A foreign measure. "Saxhundreth 
 
 stravald, is ane tun." Balfour. 
 STRAUCHT, pret. Stretched. Douglas. Now 
 
 Straughtit, S. Heart Mid-Lothian. 
 STRAUCHT, adj. Straight, S.— A. S. straecc, Germ. 
 
 streck, rectus. 
 STRAUCHT, s. 1. A straight line, S. B. 2. A dis- 
 trict, S. B. 
 STRAUCHT, Strawcht, adv. 1. Straight. Wynt. 
 2. Directly ; immediately. K. Quair.— Germ. Belg. 
 strack, cito. 
 To STRAUCHT, v. 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 Lam. V. the adj. 
 To STRAUGHTEN, v. a. To stretch a corpse, Dumf. 
 Syn. Streik, Straight, and Strau^Jit. Blackw. Mag. 
 STRAWN, s. A gutter. West of S. Tannahill. V. 
 
 Strand. 
 STR AWN, s. A strawn of heads, a string of beads, 
 Mearns. — Teut. strene, is synon. with stringhe ; E. 
 string. 
 STREAII, s. "A round ;" a term used to denote the 
 mode of drinking formerly observed in the Western 
 Islands. Martin's West. Isl. — Gael, sreath, is by 
 Shaw rendered, " a row, rank," &c. 
 To STREAMER, v. a. To streak ; to cover with 
 straggling flashes of light, resembling the awora 
 borealis, S. A. Hogg. 
 STREAMERS, s. pi. The Aurora Borealis, S. Minsir. 
 
 Bovd^ 
 STREAPE, s. V. Stripk. 
 STREASE, s. pi. Straws. Leg. St. Androis, 
 STREAUW, s. Straw, Ettr. For. 
 STREAW, Strow, s. The Shrew-mouse, Gall. 
 
 Davidson's Seasons. 
 To STREEK down. To lie down flat. V. Streik. 
 To STREEL, v. n. To urine forcibly, Fife, V. Stroll. 
 STREEN, The streen, the evening of yesterday. V. 
 Strkin, and Yestreen. 
 
STR 
 
 531 
 
 STR 
 
 STREENGE, s. A stroke, Fife.— A variety of 
 
 Slcreenge, or from Lat. string-cre, to strike. 
 To STREENGE, v. a. To beat, Fife. 
 To STREEK doun, v. n. To lie dowa flat; to stretch 
 
 one's self at full length, S. Waverley. 
 STREICH, adj. Stiff and affected in speaking. Dun- 
 
 bar.— 'Er. estrechi, contracted, restrained. 
 To STREIK, Strekk, i>. a. 1. To stretch, S, David- 
 son's Seasons. 2. To lay out aj:lead body, S. Fop. 
 
 Ball. 3. To engage in any work, S. B. Morison. — 
 
 A. S. strecc-an, expandere. 
 To STREIK, V. n. To extend. Doug. 
 To STREIK, Strbek, v. n. To go quickly, S. R. Ross. 
 
 — Su. G. stryk-a, currere, vagari. 
 STREIK, s, 1. Speed, S. B.— Isl. strok-a, fuga. 2. 
 
 Exertion in whatever way, S. B. Poems Buck. Dial. 
 
 3. Bustle ; tumultuous noise, S. B. 
 STREIK, s. 1. Extent, S. A. V. Straik, Upo' Straik. 
 
 2. The longitudinal direction of a stratum of coal in a 
 
 mine, or a district of countiy. Sinclair's Hydrost. 
 
 Misc. Obs. 3. Exp!, "opinion ;" as, "Tak your ain 
 
 streik,'' i. e. take your own way, Clydes.— A. S. strec, 
 
 extensio ; Teut. slreck, streke, strijck, tractus, from 
 
 streck-en, tendere. 
 STREIK, «.. 1. A handful of flax, Lanarks. 2. Also 
 
 a small bundle of flax into which flax-dressers roll 
 
 wha* they have already dressed, ibid. — O. E. "Streke 
 
 of flax, limpulus," Prompt. Parv, V. Strick. 
 STREIKIN, part. adj. Tall and agile; as, "A 
 
 ^treikin' hizz\e," ivtall, tight, active girl, Teviotd. 
 STREIKING-BURD, Stretchixg-Burd, s. The board 
 
 on which a dead body is stretched before the animal 
 
 heat is gone, S. A. V. Streik, v. o; 
 STREIN, Streen, s. The strein, yester-night. Sir 
 
 Egeir. V. Yisteene, 
 To STREIND, Streend, v. a. To sprain, Roxb. Berw. 
 STREIND; Streend, s. A sprain, ibid.— This must be 
 
 merely a slight deviation from E. strain, or Fr. 
 
 estreind-re, id. estreinte^ a sprain. V. Stryne. 
 STREIPILLIS, s. 25L Apparently stirrups. " Ane 
 
 sadill wtih streipillis." Aberd. Reg. — A dimin. 
 
 from the E, word. 
 STREK, adj. Tight , strait. Maitland P.—QQxm. 
 
 strack, tensus, intensus. 
 To STREK A BORGH. V. BoRCH, s. 
 To STREKE, Stryke, v. n. To extend. Farl. Ja. I. 
 
 V. Streik. 
 STREMOURIS, s. pi. Streams of light. Q. resemb- 
 ling streamers or flags. Douglas. Aurora borealis, S. 
 STRENEWITE, s. Fortitude ; stoutness. S. P. Repr. 
 
 — Lat. strenuit-as. 
 STRENIE, adj. Lazy ; sluggish, Kinross ; given as 
 
 synon. with Slechie. — Apparently q. bound from 0. 
 
 Fr. estren-er, contraindre, comprimer, Roquefort. 
 STRENYEABILL, adj. 1. Applied to one who is 
 
 possessed of so much property, that he can relieve 
 
 his bail by being distrained. Quon. Att.—O. Fr. 
 
 estren-er, straind-re, to force. 2. Applied to goods 
 
 that may be distj-ained ; synon. Poyndabill. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. 
 To STRENYIE, v. n. 1. To strain ; to sprain. Doug. 
 
 2. To constrain. Barbour. — 0. Fr. estraind-re, Lat. 
 
 string-ere. 3. To distrain. Act. Audit. 
 To STRENKEL. V. Strinkil. 
 To STRENTH, v. a. To strengthen. Bellenden. 
 STRENTHIE, adj. Strong; powerful. J. Tyrie's 
 
 Refutation. 
 STRENTHIT, part. pa. Corroborated ; supported ; 
 
 strengthened. JV. Winyet. 
 
 STRENTHLY, adv. By main strength. Baa-bour. 
 
 STRESS, s. 1. An ancient mode of taking up indict- 
 ments for circuit courts. Ersk. 2. The act of dis- 
 training. Acts Ja. II. — A. S. strece, violentia ; or 
 0. Fr. straind-re. 
 
 To STRESS, V. a.. To put to inconvenience. It often 
 denotes the overstraining effect of exces.sive labour or 
 exertion, S. It is used in an emphatical S. prov. 
 meant to ridicule those who complain of great fatigue, 
 when they have done nothing that deserves the name 
 of work. "Ye're sair strest stringin' ingaus," i. e. 
 forming a rope of onions. — The origin is probably 
 0. Fr. straind-re, mettre a I'etroit ; Lat. string-ere. 
 Fraunces gives 0. E. streynyn&s syn. with "gretly 
 stressen, distringo." 
 
 STRESTELY, adv. Perhaps for trestely, faithfully. 
 Wallace. V, Traist. 
 
 To STRETCH, v. n. To walk majestically ; used in 
 i-idicule, Ettr. For. Q, to expand one's self. 
 
 To STRY, V. a. To overcome. Sir Gawan.—O. Fr. 
 estri-er, presser, empecher d'echapper. 
 
 STRIAK. Striak of the swesch, sound of the trumpet. 
 Stat. Gild. Perh. for straik, q. stroke ; Or like 
 Streik, s. sense 2. 
 
 STRIBBED, part. pa. "Milked neatly." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Strip, v. 
 
 To STRICK lint. To tie up flax in small handfuls, for 
 being milled, S. B. — Teut. strick-en, nectwe, con- 
 nectere ; 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, vin- 
 culum. A strike of flax. Chaucer. 
 
 STRICK, s. Strick o' the waller, the most rapid part 
 of any stream, S. 0. V. Strict, adj. 
 
 STRICKEN, Striken. The part. pa. of Slryk, as re- 
 ferring 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, v. n. To straddle, S.— Dan. strelt-a, 
 pedibus divaricare. 
 
 STRIDE, s. The same with Cleaving, Ayrs, Picken. 
 
 STRIDE-LEGS, adr. Astride, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 STRIDELINGIS, adv. Astride. Lyndsay. 
 
 STRIFE RIG S. ' ' Debateable ground ; patches of land 
 common to all." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STRIFFAN, s. " Film ; thin skin. Striffan o' an 
 egg, that white film inside an egg-shell." Gall. Enc. 
 A striffan oi" snaw," Aberd.— Perhaps allied to stry, 
 res rarefactae, G. Andr. 
 
 STRIFFEN'D,2Jar<.^a. Covered with a film. Gall. Enc. 
 
 STRIFFIN, s. Starch, Shetl. The letter r seems in- 
 serted by corruption. It probably was originally 
 like S. Stiffen. 
 
 To STRIFFLE, v. n. To move in a fiddling or shuflB- 
 ing sort of way ; often applied to one who wishes to 
 appear of importance, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 STRIFFLE, s. Motion of this description, ibid.— 
 Flandr. strobbel-en, strubbel-en, cespitare, titubare, 
 vacillare, gressu. 
 
 To STRYK a battle, or field. To fight. Wyntown. 
 
 To STRYKE, v. n. To extend. V. Strkkk. 
 
 STRIKE, s. A handful of flax. V. Strick. 
 
 STRYNCHT, s. Strength. "Sic stryncht, fore & 
 effect." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 STRYND, Streikd, Stryne, s. 1. Kindred; race. 
 Wyntown. — E. strain, id. A. S. strynd, stirps, genus; 
 strin-an, gignere, 2. A particular cast or disposi- 
 tion of any person, who in this respect is said to re- 
 
STR 
 
 682 
 
 STR 
 
 scmble another, generally used as to those related by 
 
 blood, S. Buddiman. 
 8TRYND, t. A spring ; shallow run of water. Doug. 
 
 Synon. strype. 
 To STRYNE, v. a. To strain or sprain. " Stryn'd 
 
 legs, sprained legs." Gall. Encyd. V. Stbkind, v. 
 To STRING, String awa. To move off in a line. Gall. 
 
 Encyd.— A. S. string, linea. String, s. is used in the 
 
 same sense with E. row; as, "a string of wuU geese." 
 To STRING-, V. n. To hang by the neck, S. Burns. 
 To STRING, V. n. To be hanged, S. Carnwath. 
 STRINGIE, (g soft) adj. Stiff; affected. Loth.— 
 
 O. F. estrang-ier, diCBcult of access ; Lat. extrane-us. 
 STRING-OF-TIDE, s. A rapid tideway, Shetl.— Goth. 
 
 streingr, a cataract. 
 STRINGS, s. pi. An inflammation of the intestines 
 
 of calves, Roxb. Syn. Livercrook. Surv. Roxb. 
 To STRINKIL, Stbenkel, v. a. 1. To sprinkle, S. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To scatter ; to strew, S. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — Teut. strekd-en, leviter tangere. 
 STRINKLING, «. A small portion of any thing ; q. a 
 
 scanty dispersion, S. Slrinklin, a small quantity, 
 
 Shetl. Max. Sel. 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. Obviously the same with Strynd, s. — The 
 
 origin is Isl. strind, stria, a groove, furrow or gutter. 
 STRYNTHT, s. Strength. Aberd. Reg. [Roxb. 
 
 STRIP, s. A long, narrow plantation or belt of trees, 
 To STRIP, V. n. To draw the after-milkings of cows, 
 
 S. A. Bor. This, in Galloway, is pron. Strib. 
 STRIP, Strypb, Streafe, s. A small rill, S. Bellend. 
 
 — Ir. sreuv, rivus, Lhuyd. 
 To STRIPE, V. 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. Ross's Helenore. 
 STRIPPING S, s. 1)1. The last milk taken from the 
 
 cow ; evidently from the pressure in forcing out the 
 
 milk, Roxb. " Stribbings, (corr.) the last milk that 
 
 can be drawn out of the udder." Gall, Enc. 
 STRIPPIT, part. adj. Striped, S. 
 STRITCHIE, adj. Lazy; sluggish, Kinross. Given 
 
 as synon. with Stechnie and Strenie. 
 STRIUELING MONEY. V. Sterling. 
 STRIVEN, part. adj. On bad teims ; not in a state of 
 
 friendship, Aberd. — 0. Fr. estriver, debattre. 
 To STRODD, Strodge, v. n. 1. To stride along ; to 
 
 strut, Ettr. For. Hogg. 2. " To walk fast without 
 
 speaking,'' Roxb.— Germ, stross-en, strotz-en, to strut. 
 STRODIE, Stroint, s. A narrow garment, Shetl. 
 STRODS, s. A pet ; a fit of ill-humour, Roxb.— IsL 
 
 striug, animus incensus, also fastus. 
 To STROY, V. a. To destroy. Wyntoivn. — Ita,l. 
 
 strugg-ere, id. 
 STROKOUR, «. A flatterer. Dunbar.— 1^\. striuk-a, 
 
 to flatter. 
 To STROMMEL, v. n. To stumble. Gl. Sibb. V. 
 
 Strummal. 
 STRONACHIE, s. A stickleback, S. Sibbald. 
 To STRONE, Stroan, v. n. 1. To spout forth as a 
 
 water-pipe, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. To urine ; to stale, S. 
 
 synon. strule. Burns. — Isl. streing-r, cataracta ; 
 
 stroningum, sparsim. 
 STRONE, s. The act of urining copiously, S.— Dan, 
 
 stroening, spreading, strewing, sprinkling. Fr. 
 
 estron signifies evacuation of another kind ; merda, 
 
 stercus, Cotgr. 
 
 STRONE, 8. A hill that terminates a range ; the end 
 
 of a ridge, Stirlings. Hogg.— Gael, sron, the nose, 
 
 a promontory. 
 STRONTLY, adv. Strictly, S. P. Repr.—Vr. estreinct, 
 
 estreint, id. 
 STROOD, s. A worn-out shoe. Gall. Encyd.— (I. 
 
 what is wasted, from Gael, stroidh-am, to waste. 
 STROOSIIIE, Stboussib, s. A squabble ; a hurly-burly, 
 
 Roxb.— Either from the same source with Strow, 
 
 s. or from 0. Fr. estniss-er, synon. with Battre, to 
 
 beat. 
 STROOT. adj. Stuffed full ; drunk. V. Strutk. 
 To STROOZLE, v. n. To struggle. Gall. V. Sproozle 
 
 and Struissle, v. also Stbussel, s, 
 STROP, Stroap, s. Treacle.— Belg. stroop, id. Sirup t 
 BTROTHIE, Strudie, s. An avenue betwixt two 
 
 parallel dikes or walls, Shetl. — Dan. straede, a lane, 
 
 ft narrow street. 
 STROUDS, s, pi. V. Strowd. 
 STROUL, s. Any stringy substance found among sor- 
 
 bile food, Fife. — Isl. strial, rarum quid ; strial-ast, 
 
 dispergere ; Gael, strabil-am, to draw after. 
 STROUNGE, Stroonge, Strunge, adj. 1. Harsh to 
 
 the taste ; as, " Strounge bitters," S. Gl. Sibb. 2. 
 
 -Surly ; morose, S. — Isl. striug-r, asper ; 0. Fr. 
 
 truang-er, indignum in modum excipere. 
 To STROUNGE, v. 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. strup, guttur ; Dan. 
 
 strube, a gullet. 
 STROUPIE, s. A lea-pot, Shetl. 
 STROUTH, s. Force ; violence, Aberd. 
 To STROUTH, v. a. To compel ; to use violent mea- 
 sures with, ibid. — A. S. strud-an, spoliare, vastare, 
 
 diripere. 
 STROW, s. A Shrew-mouse, Dumfr. Gall. V. Stbeaw. 
 STROW, (pron. stroo) s. 1. A fit of ill-humour ; a 
 
 tiff, Ang. 2. A quarrel ; a state of variance, S. 
 
 Hogg. 3. Bustle; disturbance, S. A. A. Scott. — 
 
 Su. G. Strug, stru, displeasure, secret hatred ; 0. Fr. 
 
 esti'ois, fracas, bruit eclatant. 
 STROW, adj. Hard to deal with. Kelly, 
 STROWBILL, adj. Stubborn. Wallace.— Gena. 
 
 streubel, strobel, id. 
 STROWD, s. A senseless, silly song, S. B. 
 STRUBBA, s. Milk coagulated, and then whipt. 
 
 — Goth, storraupp, to stir up, Shetl. 
 To STRUBLE, t). a. To trouble ; to vex. 
 STRUBLENS, s. Disturbance ; still sometimes used. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 STRUCKEN UP. To be strucken up, to be turned into 
 
 an inanimate object ; to be metamorphosed into stone; 
 
 a transformation believed, by the superstitious, to 
 
 have been, in former ages, not uufrequently effected 
 
 by the power of evil spirits, Aberd. Similarly to 
 
 Lot's wife. 
 STRUCKLE, s. A pet ; a fit of ill-humour, Mearns. 
 
 Perhaps, a dimin. from S. Strow, q. v. 
 To STRUD, V. n. To pull hard, Shetl.— Isl, streit-a, 
 
 niti, strit-a, laborare ; Su. G. strid-a, certare. 
 To STRUISSLE, Struisle, Strussle, v. a. To struggle, 
 
 W. Loth. Saint Patrick. 
 STRUISSLE, s. A struggle, ibid. 
 To STRULE, V. n. 1. To urine, S. 2. To pour water 
 
 from one vessel into another ; to emit any liquid in a 
 
 stream, S>.; streel, Fife, — Fris. slruyl-en, trull-en, 
 
 streyl-en, reddere urinam, mejere. 
 STRUM, s. A pettish humour, S. B. Loth. 
 
STR 
 
 533 
 
 STU 
 
 STRUM, adj. Pettish ; sullen, S. B.— From straw, 
 q. V. or Itil. strembinn, difficilis, superbus. SLrummy 
 is used in the same sense, Aberd. 
 
 To STRUM, V. n. To be in a pettish humour, Buchan. 
 Tarras. 
 
 STRUM, s. The first draught of the bow over the 
 fiddle-strings, S. — Teut. stroom, strom, tractus. 
 
 To STRUM, V. n. To play coarsely on a musical in- 
 strument, S. Thrum, E. 
 
 STRUMMAL, Strummil, adj. Stumbling, ^. stumral. 
 Dunbar. — Teut. striemelen, cespitare, nutare gressu. 
 
 STRUMMEL, Strumbell, s. A person so feeble that 
 he cannot walk without stumbling, Dunbar. 
 
 STRUMMEL, s. The remainder of tobacco, left, with 
 ashes, in the bowl of a pipe, Peeblesshire, Roxb. — 
 Dan, sirimmel, Isl. strimill, a shred I 
 
 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, Ayre. The 
 same with (Sfrownce, sense 2. 
 
 To STRUNT, V. a. To affront ; as, •' He strunted the 
 puir lass," he affronted the poor girl, Teviotdale. — 
 O. Fr. tslront-oier, attaquer, injurier. 
 
 STRUNT, s. A pet; a sullen fit. Bamsay.—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, *. Spirituous liquor of any kind, S. 0. 
 Burns. 
 
 STRUNTAIN, s. A species of tape less than an inch 
 broad, made of coarse worsted. Stow Struntain. 
 Stat. Acc.—Svr. strunt, trash, refui«2. 
 
 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, part. adj. Under the influence of a pet- 
 tish humour, Roxb. 
 
 STRUSHAN, s. A disturbance ; a tumult, Roxb. V, 
 Strooshie and Strcssel. 
 
 STRUSSEL, *. A brawl ; a squabble, Upp. Clydes.— 
 0. Fr. estrois, fracas, biuit eclatant, or estruss-er, 
 battre, etriller, frotter, Roquefort. V. Steuissle, v. 
 
 STRUTE, Stroot, adj. 1. Stuffed full ; crammed, S. 
 2. Drunken, S. Ramsay. 3. Metaph. vainglorious. 
 — 0. E. strout, to protuberate, Germ, stroiz-en, tur- 
 gere. 
 
 STRUTE, Strdit, s. Stubbornness ; obstinacy, Fife.; 
 synon. Dourness. V. Strcnt and Strow, s. 
 
 STUBBLIN', adj. Short, and stoutly made ; as, 
 " He's a Utile stubblin' fellow,'' Roxb.— Isl. stobba- 
 leg-r, firmus, crassus, (Haldorson), ii-omstobbi, stubbi,. 
 Su. G. stubb, truncus. 
 
 STUBIE, s. 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 com- 
 mon origin with Stoup. 
 
 STUCHIN, (gutt.) Stdckin, s. 1. A stake, generally 
 burnt at the lower part, driven into the ground, for 
 supporting a paling, Roxb, In Ettr, For. Stuggen^ 
 2. Applied also to the stakes used for supporting a 
 sheep-net, Teviotd.. — Av S. staeunge, staking, fixing 
 witft stakes. 
 
 STUDY, Stdtht, Styddy, «, An anvil; stiddie, S. 
 studdie, S. B. Douglas. — Isl. sttdia, incus ; E. 
 stithy. 
 
 STUDINE, STU0DEN, part. pa. Stood, S. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 STUE, s. Dust, S. B. V. Stew. 
 
 To STUFF, V. n. To lose wind ; to become stifled from 
 great exertion. Wallace. — 0. Fr. estovff-er, " to 
 stifle, smother, choke, suffocate, stop the breath," 
 Cotgr, 
 
 To STUFF, V. a. 1. To supply ; to provide. Banna- 
 tyne P. — Fr. estoff-er, id. Germ, staff, apparatus. 2, 
 To supply with men ; referring to warfare. Doug. 
 
 STUFF, s. 1. Corn or pulse of any kind, S. Burns. 
 2, Vigour, whether of body or mind ; mettle, S. — 
 0. F. gens d'estoffe, gens de couiage. 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. Dunbar. — 0. Fr. 
 estoffier, id. Ital. staffetta, a courier. 
 
 STUFFIE, adj. 1. Stout and firm. Loth, Clydes. ; as, 
 "He's a stvffie chield," a firm fellow. 2. Mettle- 
 some ; a term applied to one who will not easily give 
 up in a fray ; one of good stuff, Fife. 
 
 STUFFILIE, adv. Toughly ; perseveringly, Clydes. 
 
 STUFFINESS, s. Ability to endure much fatigue, 
 Clydes. 
 
 STUFFING, s. A name given to the disease com- 
 monly denominated the Croup, S. O. V. Stoff, v. 
 from which this s. seems to be formed. 
 
 To STUG, V. a. 1. To stab ; to prick with a swoi-d, 
 Wodrow.—O. Belg. stocke, sica, ensis. 2. To jag; 
 one who is jagged by long stubble is said to be stuggit, 
 Fife, Mearns. V, Stok, v. 
 
 STUG, s. 1. A thorn or prickle ; as, " I've gotten a 
 slug i' my fit," I have got a thorn in my foot, Lanarks. 
 2. Any clumsy, sharp pointed thing, as a large needle 
 is called "a slug of a needle," Ang. Fife. 3. Ap- 
 plied to short, irregular horns, generally bent back- 
 wards. In this sense frequently pronounced Stook, 
 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. Slugs, 
 stubble of unequal length, Mearns. — A. S. stoc, Su. G. 
 stock, stipes. 
 
 STUGGEN, s. An obstinate person, Ettr. For.— Belg. 
 slug, surly, resty, heady, stugheyd, surliness. 
 
 STUGGEN, s. A post or stake. V. Stcchin. 
 
 STUGGY, adj. Applied to stubble of unequal length, 
 inconsequence of carelessness in cutting down the 
 coin, S. B.— Germ, stucke, pars a toto separata ; Isl. 
 stygg-r, asper. . 
 
 STUGHIE, s. What fills very much ; as food that 
 soon distends. the stomach,. Loth. 
 
 STUGHRIB, s.. Great repletion. V. Stech. 
 
 STUHT, s. The permanent stock on a farm : equiva- 
 lent to Steelbow Goods. Oartular. Kelso. — Gael. 
 stuih, " stuff, matter, or substance, corn," 
 
 STULE of EYSE. A night-stool, i. a stool of ease. 
 Inventories. 
 
 STULT, adj. Having the appearance of intrepidity, 
 or of haughtiness. Wallace. — Su. G. stolt, Isl, 
 stolU-ur, magnificus, fastuosus. 
 
 STUMFISH, adj. Strong ; rank ; applied to graia 
 when growing, Loth. Tweed. — Germ. $tumirf, bluotr 
 denoting a tiunk wanting the top. 
 
STU 
 
 -634 
 
 SUB 
 
 To STUMMER, v. n. To stumble.— A. Bor. Douglas. 
 
 — Ibl. stumr-a, cespitare. 
 STUMP, 5, A stupid fellow ; a blockhead ; a dunder- 
 head ; as, " The lad was aye a perfect siump," Roxb. 
 
 Ettr. For.— A. Bor. '* Stump, a heavy, thick-headed 
 
 fellow," Gl. Brockett.— Teut. stomp, hebes, obtusus ; 
 
 Oerm. ttumpf, id. 
 To STUMP, t>. n. 1. To go on one leg, 8.— 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. Ayrs. Legatees. 2. Mutilated, S. — Su. G. stum- 
 pig, curtus, mutilatus. 
 STUMPIE, t. 1. A short, thick, and stiffly-formed 
 
 person, S. Glenfergus, 2. A bottle, Shetl. 3. Any 
 
 thing that is mutilated, S. Burns calls a much-worn 
 
 pen, stumpie. 
 
 " An* dawn gaed stumpie V the ink." 
 STUMPISII, adj. Blockish, Ettr. For. Roxb. 
 To STUMPLE, V. n. To walk with a stiff and hobbling 
 
 motion, S. A. Renfr. A. Scott's Poems. A frequen- 
 tative from the v. 'to Stump, q. v. 
 STUMPS, s. pi. A ludicrous term for the :legs ; as, 
 
 "Ye'd better betake yoursel to your stumps," S. B. 
 
 A. Bor. Stumps, legs. "Stir your stumps," Gl. 
 
 Brockett. 
 To STUNAY, V. a. V. Stonay. 
 STUNCH, «. "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, 
 
 " Ilae ye put in your slunk f" or " I'll at least get my 
 
 ain stunk," i. e. I will receive back all that I staked, 
 
 Loth. Syn. Laik. 
 To STUNK, V. n. To be sullen and silent, Mearns. 
 STUNKARD, adj. V. Stonkerd. 
 STUNKEL, s. A fit of ill-humour, Mearns. Synon. 
 
 Dorts. V. Stunkaed. 
 STUNKS, s. pi. The Stunhs, pet ; a fit of sullen 
 
 humour, Abei-d. 
 STUNKUS, s. A stubborn girl, Roxb. Selkirks. V. 
 
 Stunkard. 
 STUNNER, s. "A big, foolish man. Stunner o' a 
 
 firowfc, a mighty fool." Gall. Encycl. — A. S. stun- 
 
 ian, obstupefacere. 
 STUPE, s. A foolish. person, S. 3. — Teut. stuype, dfe- 
 
 fectio animi. 
 STUPPIE, Stoopie, s. "A wooden vessel for caiTying 
 
 water," S. O. Gl.Ficken. A diniin, from Stoup, q. v. 
 STURDY, s. 1. A vertigo ; a disease to which black 
 
 cattle, when young, as well as sheep, are subject, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — 0. Fr. estourdi, dizzy-headed, Su. G. 
 
 stort-a, to fall or rush headlong. 2. A sheep affected 
 
 with this disease, S. A. Essays. Highl. Soc. 
 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. 
 STURDIED, part. adj. Affected with the disease 
 
 called the Sturdy. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 To STURE at, v. n. To be in iU humour with. Pitsc. 
 STURE, Stur, Stoor, adj. 1. Strong; robust, S. 
 
 Barbour. 2. Rough in manner ; austere, S. Minstr. 
 
 Bord. 3. Rough ; hoarse, S. Gl. Shirr.— Su. G. 
 
 stor, anc. stur, ingens, Isl. styrdr, asper. 
 
 STURE,*. Apenny, Shetl.— 'Dan. styver. 
 
 STVlilS, s. pi. "The waring of xxij. «<um." Ab. 
 
 Reg. Probably stivers. 
 ToSTURKEN, v. n. To become stout after. an ill- 
 ness ; generally applied to females recovering from 
 
 childbirth, Roxb. — Dan. styrkning, strength. 
 STURKEN, j)ar^ adj. Congealed; coagulated, Shetl. 
 
 The same with A. Bor. " storken, to congeal or co- 
 agulate like melted wax; stu7-ken, id." Grose. — 
 
 Isl. storkn-a, congelare. 
 STURNE, s. Trouble; vexation. Barb.—Be\s. 
 
 stoor-en, to trouble, stoorenis, disturbance. 
 STURNILL, .£. "An ill turn ; a backset." Gall. Enc. 
 
 Apparently a corruption and inversion of ill turn. 
 STUROCH, s. Meal and milk, or meal and water 
 
 stirred together, Perths. Crowdie, 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. JB. Chr. Kirk.—D&n. 
 
 stird, styrt, strife. 
 To STURT, V. n. To startle, S. Burns. 
 STURTIN-STRAIGIN, «. Coarse thread, formed of 
 
 bkie and red worsted. 
 STURTY, adj. Causing trouble, S. B. Olvristmas 
 
 Ba'ing. 
 STURTSUMNJSS, s. Crossness of temper. .Maitland 
 
 Poems. 
 STUSHAGH, s. A suffocating smell, arising from a 
 
 smothered fire, Strathmore. Smushach, synon. — 
 
 Su. G. stvfw-a, Belg. stoof, Genn. stube, a stew. 
 To STUT, V. a. To, prop ;.to support with stakes or 
 
 pillars, S.; steet, Aberd. Pop. Ball.— Ish styd-ia, 
 
 slod-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," iSl, Broc— Sw. stoet-a, id, bal- 
 
 butire. 
 STUTER, s. A stutterer, Roxb. 
 STUTHERIE, s. A confused mass, S. ^..perhaps the 
 
 same with Stodtherie, s. 2. 
 STUTHIS, Stuythtis, s.jpl. Studs ; ornamental nails. 
 
 Inventories. 
 STUYAT, Stkwat, .s. A person in a state of violent 
 
 perspiration. Lyndsay.—O. Fr. esiwu-er, to stew; 
 
 Ital. stufat-o, stewed, 
 SU, pron. She, Shetl. Syn. Sho, S. 
 SUADENE BUIRDIS. Swedish boards. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 The vulgar pron. of Sweden in S, is Swadden. 
 To SUALTER, Swalter, v. n. To flounder in water. 
 
 Tlie same with Swatter, ^v. q. v. 
 SUASCHE, s. A trumpet. Keith'sPIist. V. SwESCe. 
 SUAWE, Sway, conj. adv. So. Barbour. V. Sa. 
 SUBASMONT, s. The lower pane of a bed. Invent. 
 
 —.'Fr, soulassement 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, ScBDiTT, s. A subject. Dunbar.— :Fr. 
 
 soubject ; Lat. subditus. 
 SUBDANE, adj. Sudden. N. Winyei.—O. :St. soub- 
 
 dain, id.; Lat. subitaneus. 
 SUBERBYLLIS, s. pi. Suburbs. Bellenden.—O. Fr. 
 
 suborbies, id. 
 To SUBFEU, V. a. V, Few, v. 
 SUBJECT, s. Property ; estate, whether heritable or 
 
 moveable, S. Sax. and Gad. 
 
SUB 
 
 ^5 
 
 SUL 
 
 SUBITE, adj. -SufldeH. FountainhaTI.—'Er. suhit, 
 •ite, Lat. subitits. 
 
 SUBMISSE, adj. Submissive. Godscroft.—O. Fr. 
 soubmis, Lat. submissus. 
 
 SUBPAND, s. An under curtain for the lower part of 
 a bed. Synon. Subbasmont. Invent. V. Pand. 
 
 To SUBSCRIVE, v. a. To subscribe, S. pret. sub- 
 scrivit. 
 
 » To SUBSIST, V. n. To stop ; to cease ; to desist. 
 M'Ward. — Lat. siibsist-ere, to stop, to stand stilL 
 
 SUBSTANCIOUS, Scbstantious, 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, 
 Effectual, Keith's Hist. — " Fr. substantieux, -euse, 
 sub.«tantial, stuffie," Cotgr. 
 
 STJBSTANTIOUSLIE, adv. Effectually. Acts Ja. VI. 
 Substantiuslie. A berd. Reg. 
 
 SUCCALEGS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, Shetl. 
 Syn, Moggans. — Isl, sock-r, soccus, caliga, and legg-r, 
 6u. Or. laeg, tibia, crus. 
 
 SLK!CAR-SAPS, s. pi. A sort of pap rendered palat- 
 able by the abundant use of sugar, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 To SUCCRE, V. a. To sweeten with sugar, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 SUCCUDERUS, adj. Presumptuous. RaufCoilyear. 
 
 SUCCUDROUSLY, adv. Arrogantly, ibid. V. 
 
 SUCKODEY. 
 
 SUCCUR, SucccRE, SuccRE, Sdccar, s. Sugar, S. 
 sucker. Complaynt S. — Fr. sucre, Dan, sucker, id. ; 
 Ital. zuohero. 
 
 SUSK, s. Loose straw ; rubbish, Orkn. 
 
 SUCKEN, s. The territory subjected to a certain juris- 
 diction, Orkn. Shetl. M.S. Expl of JVorish Words. 
 
 SUCKEN, adj. Legally astricted. These 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. " We're no sucken to ane by anither," 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. 
 so/cn, 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. 
 
 SUCKY, adj. Untidy, Orkn, 
 
 SUCKIES, Sdckie clovee, s. pi. The flowers of 
 ■clover, S. A. Douglas. The sing. Sucky is also 
 used. V. Souks. 
 
 SUCKUDRY, SuKUDRY, Sucquedry, s. Presumption. 
 Barbour. — 0. Fr. surcuiderie, surquiderie, id. from 
 surcuid-er, presumer, 
 
 SUD, SooD, s. The South, Shetl.— Dan. sud, id. 
 
 SUDDAINTY, s. 1. Suddenness, S. R. Bruce. H. 
 Slauchter of suddantie, accidental homicide. Acts 
 Ja. III. 3. Mishap ; harm ; mischief, Aberd. 
 
 SUDDARDE, Slddart, s. A soldier. BelhaveA MS. 
 Mem. Ja. VI. Anderson's 'Coll. — O. Fr. soudart, 
 soldat ; L, B. solidat-us ; Roquefort. The term in 
 L. B. also assumes the form of solidar-ius, soldwr-iiis, 
 soldaer-ius, &c. all, I need scarcely add, from solid- 
 um, sold-um, pay. 
 
 To SUDDIL, SuDDLE, V. a. To sully ; to defile, S. 
 Douglas. — Teut. sodel-en, Genn. sudel-en, inquinare; 
 Lat. udus, wet, Gr, vdujp, water, 
 
 SUDDIL, adj. Perhaps defiled. Colkelbie Sow. V. 
 
 SODDILL, V. 
 
 SUDEREYS, s. pi. A name given to some of the 
 Hebudae. Pennant. — Isl. sudreyia, id.; from «udr. 
 
 Bouth, and ■ey, island ; as lying to the south of the 
 
 point of Ardnamurchan. 
 SUDGE, adj. Subject to, Shetl.— A corr. of Fr. sujet. 
 SUDROUN, 5. The English language. This name is 
 
 given by the Highlanders. V. Sodkoun. 
 SUEFIS, SwEFis, s.pl. 
 
 — How the Empriour dois dance. 
 Suefis in Huavia syne. — Colkelbie Son,. 
 
 The meaning seems to be, that the Emperor danced 
 to a tune denominated " the Swevi,'' or " Swevians 
 in Suabia." — A. S. Swefas, Suevi. 
 
 SUELLIEG, s. Burning ague. Compl. S. — A. S. 
 swael-an, urere, to burn, and ece, dolor. 
 
 SUENYNG-, s. Dreaming. Y. Sweuin. 
 
 SUERD, SwERD, s. A sword, Wallace.— Su. Q. Belg. 
 swaerd, Isl. Dan. swerd, id, 
 
 SUESCHER, s. A trumpeter. V. Swescuer, 
 
 SUET, Swete, s. Life. Barbour.— S\i. G. swett, 
 sudor ; also sanguis. 
 
 ♦ To SUFFER, V. n. To delay. Wallace.— 0. Fr. se 
 sovffr-ir, to forbear, 
 
 SUFFER, adj. Patient in bearing inj urious treatment. 
 Wallace, 
 
 SUFFISANCE.s. Sufficiency, Fr, K.Quair. 
 
 SUFFRAGE, Sufferage, s. A prayer for the dead. 
 It is more geneially used in the pi. Acts Ju. VI. — 
 L. B, suffragia, orationes, quibus Dei Sanctorum 
 svffragia, seuauxiliaimploramus. Appellantur etiam 
 orationes, quae pro defunctis dicuntui*, quod pro iis 
 Sanctorum suffragia invocentur, Du Cange, Svf- 
 raiges, prieres pour le morts, Roquefort, 
 
 SUFRON, 5. Sufferance. Houlate. — Fr. soufr-ir, to 
 suffer. 
 
 SUGARALLIE, s. The vulgar name for sugar of 
 liquorice, S. Sugarellie, Fife. 
 
 To SUGG, V. n. To move heavily, somewhat in a 
 rocking manner, S. — Su. G. swig-a, loco cedere. It 
 seems probable, however, that this is the same with 
 0. E. Swagge. "I swagge, as a fatte person's belly 
 swaggeth as he goth : Je assouage," Palsgr. 
 
 SUGGAN, s. A thick coverlet. Gall. Enc. 
 
 SUGGIE, adj. " Moist suggie Ian', wet land." Gall. 
 Encycl.—C. B. sug, juice, sap, sug-aw, to imbibe, to 
 fill with juice; Isl. soegg-r, humidus. E. Soak, 
 claims a common origin. 
 
 SUGGIE, s. A young sow, S. B. 2. A person who is 
 fat, S, B. — A. S. mga, Su. G, sugga, a sow. 
 
 To SUGGYRE, v. a. To suggest, Rollock.—La.t. 
 sugger-ere, Fr. sugger-er, id. 
 
 SUGH, s. Whistling sound. V. SouCH, s. 
 
 SUILYE, ScLYE, s. The same with Sulye, soil. Act. 
 Dam. Cone. 
 
 To SUIT, V. a. To sue for. R. Bruce. V. Soyt. 
 
 SUITAR of Court. V. Soytodr. 
 
 SUITH, adj. Credible ; honest Montgomerie. — 
 A. S. soth, true. 
 
 SUKERT, adj. Sweet ; sugared ; fondled ; cai-essed. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 SUKUDRY, s. V. SuCKUDRY. 
 
 SULDEART, s. Soldier. ActsJa. FJ.— Fr. souldart. 
 
 V. SUDDARDB, 
 
 To SULE, V. a. To soil. V. Suddill. 
 
 SULE,.s. A ring with a swivel, S. B. Fife.— Isl. sweif, 
 
 volva ; Su. G. soelia, a ring into which a thong is put. 
 SULE, s. Peihaps for scule, school. Kennedy. 
 SULFITCH, adj. Suffocating ; applied to smell, Ang. 
 
 — Isl. swaeha, fumigare, suffocare. 
 SULYE, SoiLYiE, s. Soil; ground.; country. Doug. 
 
 —0. Fr. soille. V. Suilye. 
 
SUL 
 
 686 
 
 SUF 
 
 SULYEART, adj. Clear; bright. Douglas.— ¥t. 
 soilier, splcndens, rutilus. 
 
 To SULK it. To be in a sullen humour. Law's Mem. 
 We use the tei-m sulks, in the stilks, S. in the same 
 sense. It is singular that, as far as I have observed, 
 Sulky did not appear in an English dictionaij, till 
 admitted by Todd. 
 
 SULLIGE, a. Soil. Maxwells Sel. Trans. From the 
 Fr. ^^ Solage, soyle, or good ground," Cotgr, 
 
 SUM. A termination of adjectives. 1. Denoting con- 
 junction ; as, threesum, three together, S. Compl. 
 *S.— Su. G. sam, plurium unitas. 2. Signifying simi- 
 litude ; as, lufsum, amiable, S. — A. S. sum, id. 
 sibsum, pacificus, paci similis. 3. In some degree, 
 S. — A. S. sum, Su. G. tarn, id. lang-sum, diuturnus 
 ali quantum. 
 
 SUM, adj. Some; used distributivcly. Sellenden. 
 —A. S. id. 
 
 SUM, adv. In some degree ; as, " That pin's sum 
 muckle," i. e. somewhat large, S. B, V. Some. 
 
 SUMDELL, SoMDELE, adv. 1. Somewhat; in some 
 degree. Barbour. 2. Respecting quantity or num. 
 ber, ibid. — A. S. sum daele, aliqua parte, partim. 
 
 SUMER, s. A sumpter-horse. Barbour.— 0. Eland. 
 Fr. sovimier, id. The origin is somme, onus, sarcina. 
 
 SUMLEYR, s. Aherd. Reg. It seems to denote an 
 oSicer who had the charge of the royal household- 
 stuff.— L. B. Summularius. 
 
 SUMMER,>ad;', Summary. Acts Ja. VI. — Jr. 
 sommaire. 
 
 To SUMMER, V. a. To feed cattle, &c. during summer, 
 S. Agr. Surv. Dunbart. V. Simmer. 
 
 SUMMER-BLINK, s. 1. A transient gleam of sun- 
 shine, S. 2. Used metaph. in relation to religious 
 feelings. Rutherford. V. Blenk. 
 
 SUMMER-COUTS, Simmer-Couts, s. pi. 1. The exhala- 
 tions seen to ascend from the ground in a warm day, 
 S, B. Ross. Summer-docks, Shetl. 2. The gnats 
 which dance in clusters on a summer evening, Lan- 
 ark s.; pron. simmer-couts. 3. In sing, a lively, 
 little fellow ; synon. with E. Grig. " He's a perfect 
 simmer-cout," Lanarks. Perhaps q. summer-colts, 
 in allusion to the frisking of young horses. Land- 
 tide, synon. 
 
 SUMMER-FLAWS, s. pi. Synon. with Summer-couts, 
 Angus. 
 
 SUMMER-GROWTH, s, T. Sea-growth. 
 
 SUMMER IIAAR, 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 stoi-m, Ang. Ross. — 
 Teut. sofff-en, flare ; Gael, siob-am, id. siob-an, drift, 
 blast. In Aberd. the term denotes frequent slight 
 rains in summer. 
 
 SUMMYN, acZ;. Some. Douglas. All and summyn, 
 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, adv. Somewhat. Nicol Burnt. 
 
 SUMPED, part. adj. Wet ; drenched, Gall. • 
 
 SUMPH, s. A soft, blunt fellow^ S. Ramsay.— Germ, 
 sump/, Teut. sompe, a marsh, ©r Su. G. swamp, a 
 sponge, also a mushroom. 
 
 To SUMPH, V. n. To be in a state of stupor. Cleland. 
 
 SUMPHION, s. A musical instrument, Gl. Sibb. — 
 O. Fr. symphonic. 
 
 SUMPHISH, adj. Stupid : blockish, S. Ramsay. 
 
 SUNCK-POCKS, *. pi. The bags tied to the Sunkt or 
 Sods on the back of an ass, in which tlie children and 
 goo<ls of tinkers are carried, Roxb. V. Sonk, s. 
 
 SUNDAY'S CLAISE. Dress for going to church in, S. 
 Fergusson. 
 
 SUNGIE, s. A hermaphrodite, Shetl. 
 
 SUN-DEW WEBS. A name given in the South of S. 
 to the gossamer. Synon. Moose-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 Swingle, S. B. Piper of Peebles. 
 V. Swingle. 
 
 To SUNYE, V. a. To care. V. Sonyib. 
 
 SUN YIE, 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. ScNKS, s. pi. V. Sonk. 
 
 SUNKA N, 2?arf. adj. "Sullen; sour; ill-natured." 
 Gl. Piclcen. 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. 
 Ramsay. In Gl. Herd, sunkots is expl. something. 
 The etymon is uncertain. Also used in the sing. 
 BlacJcw, 
 
 SUNKET-TIME, s. Meal-time ; the time of taking a 
 repast, Dumfr. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SUNKIE, 8. "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 
 stuffed with straw, on which two persons can sit at 
 once ; synon. Sods, S. V. Soduis. 
 
 SUNNY-SIDE. A description of the position of land ; 
 denoting its southern exposure, ascontradistinguished 
 from that which lies in the shade, S. Y. Sonie half. 
 
 To SVOUFE, V. n. To slumber. Burel. V. Souf. 
 
 To SUP, V. a. To take food with a spoon, S. Ruther- 
 ford. — Su. G. sup-a, sorbillare ; usurpatur de cibis 
 jurulentis ; Sw. supan-mat is rendered by Widegren 
 " spoon-meat." 
 
 SUP, s. A small quantity of any liquid or sorbile sub- 
 stance ; as, "a sup water;" "a sup porridge," &c. 
 Aberd. V. Soup, s. s. 3. 
 
 To SUPEREXPEND, v. a. To overrun in disburse- 
 ment ; to run in arrears. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To SUPEREXPONE, v. a. To expend, or lay out, 
 over and above. A ct. Dam. Cone— V torn Lat. super, 
 and expon-ere, used in a literal sense, not warranted 
 by classical authority. 
 
 SUPERFLEW, adj. Superfluous. Bellenden.—¥r. 
 superflu, -ue, id. 
 
 * SUPERINTENDENT, s. An office-bearer in the 
 Church of Scotland, who for some time after the Re- 
 formation, was appointed, when there was a scarcity 
 of fixed pastors, to a particular province, which he 
 was regularly to visit, preaching, planting churches, 
 ordaining elders, and taking cognizance of the doc- 
 trine and life of ministers, and of the manners of the 
 people ; being himself subject to the censure and 
 correction of the pastors and elders of the said pro- 
 vince. First Buik of Discijdine. 
 SUPERINTENDENTRIE, s. The province or district 
 in which a superintendent exercised his office. Life 
 of Melville. This termination rie, as ia Bishopry, is 
 from A. S. rice, jurisdictio 
 
SUP 
 
 687 
 
 SWA 
 
 SUPERSAULT, s. The someifsault, or somerset ; Cat- 
 maw, synon. Melville MS. — Er. sovbresault, id. 
 To SUPIR, Sypyr, «,n. To sigh. JSwrei.— Fr. soupir- 
 
 er, id. 
 SUPPABLE, adj. What may be supped ; as, •* Thai 
 
 kail are sae saut they're no suppable," S. 
 SUPPE, V, a. Act. Bom. Cone. It seems an errat. for 
 
 suppedite, i. e. supply, or maintain. 
 To SUPPEDIT, V. a. To supply. Compl. ,?.— Lat. 
 
 suppedit-&. 
 SUPPIN-SOWENS, s. Flummery boiled to such a con- 
 sistency that it must be supped with a spoon. " Sup- 
 
 pin-sowens an' sowens to them," is such flummery 
 
 kitchened with raw sowens instead of milk, Mearns. 
 To SUPPLIE, V. a. To supplicate. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 
 Fr. suppli-er. 
 SUPPOIS, Suppose, conj. Although,. S. Douglas. 
 SUPPOIST, SupposT, s. 1. A supporter ; an abettor. 
 
 Knox. — Fr. suppost, one put in the room of another. 
 
 2. A scholar in a college. Spotsw. — L. B. suppo- 
 
 situm, id, 
 SUPPONAILLER, J, A supporter. Chart, at Panmure. 
 SUPPONA ND, ^ari. pr. of Suppone ; used as a conj. 
 
 Supposing ; although. Acts Ja. V. 
 To SUPPONE, V. n. To suppose. Pitscot. Cron. — 
 
 Lat. suppon-ere. 
 To SUPPONE, V. a. Apparently, to expect ; to hope. 
 
 Pitscot. Cron. 
 To SUPPOSE. To substitute ; in a supposititious way. 
 
 Spotswood. — Fr. suppos-er, to suborn, to forge. 
 SUPPOSE^ eonj. or properly imper. Although. 
 
 Shirrefs. 
 SUPPOWALL, s. Support. Barbour. 
 To SUPPOWELL, V. a. To support. Pinkerton's 
 
 Scotl. 
 To SUPPRISE, V. a. To suppress ; to bear down. 
 
 Sir Gawan and Sir Gal. 
 SUPPRISS, s. Oppression ; violence. Wallace.— 
 
 0. Fr. souspris is rendered, impot extraordinaire, Gl. 
 
 Roquefort. But both this and the v. may be from 
 
 Fr. supprim-er, to suppress ; part, suppris. 
 SUPRASCRYVED,2)ari.pa. Superscribed. ActsCha.I. 
 SURCOAT, s. An undsr- waistcoat, S. Ross.—O. Fr. 
 
 surcot, changed in meaning. 
 SURFET, adj. 1. Extravagant in price. Bellenden. 
 
 — Fr. surfaire, to overprize. 2. Superabundant ; 
 
 extraordinary. Acts Ja. II. 3. Oppressive in 
 
 operation. Bellend. 4. Excessive in any respect; 
 
 as in regard to violence or severity. Pitscot. Cron. 
 SURGENARY, s. The profession of a surgeon. Seal 
 
 of Cau^e. 
 SURGET, s, Perh. a debauched woman. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — 0, Fr. surjet, id. 
 ■* SURLY, adj. Rough ; boisterous ; stormy, S. 
 SURNOWME, Sbrkgwne, s. Surname. Wyntown.— 
 
 Fr. surnom. 
 SURPECLAITHE, s. A surplice. Keith's Hist.— 
 
 The Fr. term surplis, is evidently from L. B. super 
 
 pellic-ium, id. But surpeclaithe has been formed, as 
 
 if claith or cZo^A constituted the latter part of the word. 
 SURPLES, s. Apparently the same as E. Surplice ; 
 
 as Chaucer writes surplis. Regalia Scotiae. 
 * To SURPRISE, V. n. To be surprised ; to wonder, 
 
 Aberd. 
 SURRIGINARE, s. A surgeon. Acts Ja. V. 
 SURS, s. A hasty rising upwards, Doug. — Lat. surg-o, 
 
 turs-um, to rise. 
 To SUSH, V. a. To beat ; to flog, Ayrs, Perhaps 
 
 corrupted from the E. v, to Switch. 
 
 SUSH, SnSHiN, *, A rushing sound, applied to the 
 wind, S. — Dan. vindens susen, fremitus venti proru- 
 eutis; Haldor. Teut. suys-en, sibilare ; Gael, siu^an, 
 a humming or buzzing noise. 
 
 To SUSIIIE, V. n. To shrink, W. Loth. 
 
 SUSKIT, adj. Much worn ; threadbare, S. B.— Dan. 
 siaske, nastiness, siasket, nasty, negligent. 
 
 SUSPEK, part. adj. Suspected. " Ony suspek place," 
 any suspected place. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SUSSY, ScssiE, s. 1. Care, S, Pitscotie.—¥r. 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. I wadna sussie mysdl, 
 I would not put myself to the trouble, Aberd. 
 
 SUSTER, s. Sister. Aberd. Reg. This approaches 
 more nearly than the E. word to the sound of A. S. 
 swuster, Teut. suster, Moes. Gr.suistaii,A\em. suester, 
 Su. G. syster, id. {y pron. u.) 
 
 SUTE, s. Perspiration ; sweat, Bellend. T. Liv. — 
 Lat. sudor, Isl. sueit^ id. 
 
 SUTE, ad/. Sweet; pleasant. Wyntown. 
 
 SUTE, s. A company of hunters. Douglo/S.—Fr, 
 suite, a chase, pursuit. 
 
 SUTE HATE, V. Fute Hate. 
 
 SUTH, s. Truth > verity, E. sooth. Barbour.— A. S. 
 soth, Veritas. 
 
 SUTHFAST, adj. True. Barbour.— A. S. sothfaest, 
 id.; 0. E. sothfast. 
 
 SUTHFASTNES, *. Truth. Barbour. 
 
 SUTHROUN, s. A collective term for the English. 
 Wallace. V. Sodroon. 
 
 SUTTEN on, part. adj. Stunted la. growth, Ettr. For. 
 — A, S. on-sitt-an, insidere, incumbere ; 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 appearanee of being stunted ; and I think 
 also Sitten-down, S. 
 
 SUWEN, 3 pi. V. Attend : wait on. Sir Gawan. — 
 Fr. suivent, id. 
 
 SWA, Sway. V. Sa. [wagging ? 
 
 SWAAGIN, part. pr. Fluttering as a bird's wing ; S. 
 
 SWAB, s. The husk of the pea ; pease swabs, Dumfr. 
 Swaups means in Fife, " pease in the husks," V. 
 Swap, Swaup. 
 
 SWAB, s. A loose idle fellow. " A drucken swab" is 
 a phrase very common, Roxb. This seems to be 
 merely Su. G. and E. swab, (a mop,) used metaphori- 
 cally ; q. a fellow that is constantly drinking up ; one 
 who sucks up liquor like a mop ; synon. with Spunge, 
 Sandbed, &c. 
 
 SWABBLE, s. A tall, thin person, Ettr. For. ¥pp. 
 Clydes. Perils of Man. 
 
 SWABBLIN', s. " A gude swabblin'," a hearty drubb- 
 ing, Roxb. 
 
 SWABBLIN'-STICK. A cudgel, ibid.— Dan. swoebe, a 
 whip, a scourge ; Teut. sweepe, id.; sweep-en, flagel- 
 lare ; A. S. swebb-an, verrere, flaggelare, Benson. 
 
 SWABIE, s. The great black and white gull, Shetl. 
 Swarthback, synon. " Larus Marinus, (Linn. Syst.) 
 Swabie, Bawgie." Edmonstone's Zetl. The Pirate. 
 
 To SWABLE, SwABBLE, v. a. "To beat with a long 
 stick," Gl. Sibb. Roxb. &.O^Swablin, part. pr. A. 
 Scott's Poems. 
 
 SWACK, adj. 1. Limber ; pliant, S. .Ross. 2. Clever ; 
 active; nimble, S. B. — Teut. swack, flexilis ; Isl. 
 svieigia, fncurvare. 3. Weak ; used in regard t« » 
 slight bar (A iron, ©r piece of wood, Loth; 
 
SWA 
 
 SWA 
 
 SWACK, s. A larpe quantity, S. 0. The Har'gt Rig. 
 — Isl. ewack, turba, motus. 
 
 SWACK, adj. Abundant, S. 0. " Swack, plenty and 
 good." GcUl. Encycl. 
 
 To SWACK, V. a. To diiak deep, and in haste ; to 
 drink greedily ; to swill, Ayrs. Picken's Poems. — E. 
 Swig, id.; Su. G. sug-a, sugere. 
 
 SWACK, «. A large draught of liquor, BanEfs.; syn. 
 Swauger, Scoup, Waudit, Sweig. 
 
 SWACK-(o/wind,)4. A gust; a severe blast, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 To SWACK, V. n. To blow suddenly and severely, 
 ibid. Tliis is distinguished from a Sob, which 
 denotes a blast that is less severe, ibid.— It may be 
 allied to Teut. swack-en, vibiare, or Isl. swack-a, in- 
 quietus esse, swack, turba, motus. A, S, sweg-an 
 signifies intonare, " to thunder, to make a rumbling 
 aoise," Somner. 
 
 To SWACKEN, v. a. To make supple or pliant, 
 Abei-d. Mearns. — Teut. swack-en, debilitare, et de- 
 bilitari. 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, at?;. Of a large size, Gall. *' Slacking 
 nout, fat large animals," ibid. 
 
 SWAD, s. A soldier ; a cant term, S. B. Taylor's S. 
 Poems. " Swad, or swadhin, a soldier. Cani." 
 Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 SWADRIK, s. Sweden. Bannat. P.— In Sw. Swerike, 
 from Swea rike, i. e. the kingdom of the Suiones. 
 
 SWAG, s. A festoon, used for an ornament to beds, 
 &c. Loth.; q. what hangs loose, as allied to Teut. 
 swack, quod facile flectitur, flexilis. 
 
 SWAG, s. A large draught of any liquid, S. V. 
 Swack, v. 
 
 SWAG, «. 1. Motion, Roxb. Gall. 2. Inclination from 
 the perpendicular, S. 3. A leaning to ; as, " a swag 
 in politics," S. 
 
 To SWAG, V. n. To move backwards and forwands, 
 ibid. " Swag, to swing ; swagging, swinging." Gall. 
 Encycl. — Isl. swak, fluctuslenis. 
 
 SWAG AT, -adv. So; in suoh way. Barbour. — A..S. 
 swa, so, &nd gat, a way. 
 
 To SWAGE, V. a. To quiet ; to still ; to retain. Boss. 
 Apx)arently abbre-viated from E. Assuage. 
 
 SWAGERS, s. pi. Men married to sisters, Shetl.— A. S. 
 stDeger, Su. -G. swoger, socer. 
 
 To SWAGGER, v. n. To stagger ; to feel as if intoxi- 
 cated, Moray. It is not known in the sense given in 
 E. — Teut. swack-en, vibrare ; Isl. sweig-ia, flectere, 
 curve re. 
 
 SWAGGIE, s. The act of swinging, or the game of 
 Meritot in E. Roxb. ^' At swaggie, waggie, or shoug- 
 gie-shou." UrquharVs Rabelais. 
 
 To SWAY, SWEY, (pron. swey) v. -n. 1. To incline to 
 one side, S. Douglas. — 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, g. 1. A moveable instrument of iron, of a rec- 
 tangular 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 swey-swaw, 
 in a state of hesitation or uncertainty, Loth. Syn. 
 In the Wey-hcmkt, -q. meving backwards and for- 
 wards. V. SWEE. 
 
 SWAIF, V. Perhaps, ponder. Bannatyne Poems. — 
 Isl. sweif-a, librari. 
 
 SWAIF, ScAiF, «. A kiss. Chr. S. P.— Lat. mav- 
 
 turn, id. 
 
 To SWAYL, V. a. To swaddle, S. B.; sweat, S. Ross. 
 — A. S. swaethil, fascia, swed-an, vincire. 
 
 SWAILSH, s. 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 countiy of Sweden. Hist. James 
 the Sext. 
 
 SWA IP, adj. Slanting, Ettr. For. 
 
 SWAIPELT, s. A piece ©f wood, in form nearly re- 
 sembling the head of a crosier, put loosely round the 
 fetlock joint of the fore leg of a horse, when turned 
 out to graze in open country. When the horse goes 
 slowly, he suffers nothing from it; but when he runs 
 off, this, striking the other leg, causes pain, and im- 
 pedes his progress, Roxb. 
 
 SWAISH, SwESH, 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. 
 swaes, swes, "sweet, alluring, courteous," (Somner); 
 Alem. suaz, suazzi, dulcis, suavis. 
 
 SWAITS, s. New ale or wart ; S. swats. Ramsay.— 
 A. S. swate, ale, beer. 
 
 SWAYWEYIS, ady. Likewise. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 To SWAK, SwAKE, V. a. 1. To cast with force. Doug. 
 2. To strike, S. B.— Teut. swack-en, vibrare. 
 
 SWAK, SwAKE, e. 1. A throw. Ruddiman. 2, A 
 hasty and smart blow. Wyntotvn. 3. A violent 
 dash. Douglas. 4. Metaph. a little while, ibid. 
 
 To SWAK away, v. n. To decay ; to waste. Banna- 
 tyne Poems. — Dan. swackk-er, to waste ; Teut. 
 swack-en, to fail. 
 
 SWAK, s, Errat. for Snuk, q. v. Wallace. 
 
 SWALD, part. pa. Swelled, S. The Pirate. 
 
 SWALE, part. pa. Eat ; plump. Douglas. — Id. 
 swell-r, tumidus. 
 
 To SWALL, SwALLY, V. a. To devour. Dunbar.— 
 Su. G. swaelg-a, A. B.swelg-an, devorare; E. swallow. 
 
 * SWALLOW, s. In Teviotd. this harmless bird is 
 reckoned uncannie, as being supposed to have a drop 
 o' the de'il's bluid ; in other places it is held a lucky 
 bird, and its nest is carefully protected ; and the wn- 
 canniness is attributed, for the same potent reason, 
 to the beautiful yoo-lin. 
 
 SWALME, s. A tumour ; ao excresence. Dunbar. — 
 
 A. S. swam, Teut. swamme, tuber, fungus. 
 SWAM, 5. A large quantity ; as, " a svjam o' claise," 
 
 a great assortment of clothes, Upp. Clydes. Corr. 
 
 perhaps from Teut. somme, L. B. s%uma, onus, sar- 
 
 cina. 
 SWAMP, adj^ 1. Thin ; not gross, 8. 2. Not swelled, 
 
 S. " An animal is said to be swamped, when it seems 
 
 clung, ov clinket, or thin in the belly." Gall. Enc. 
 
 " Swamp, slender." GL Picken. 
 
 * SWAMPED, part. adj. Metaph. used in the sense 
 of imprisoned ; a<>ipsy word. South of S. 
 
 SWAMPIE, s. A tall thin fellow, Dumfr. 
 
 SWANDER, SwAUNDER, s. A sort of apoplectic giddi- 
 ness which seizes one on any sudden emergency or 
 surprise, Fife. 
 
 To SWANDER, Swa under, v. n. 1. To fall into a 
 wavering or insensible state, ibid. 2. To want reso- 
 lution or determination, ibid. — Su. G. swind-a, 
 swinn-a, deficeire, tabescere, evanesccre ; E. swoon 
 is obviously from a common origin. 
 
 SWANE, SwAYN, s. 1. A young man, S. E. swain. 
 2. A man of inferior rank. Douglas. — Isl. sweiii, 
 Su. G. swen, juveni.s, servus. 
 
 
SWA 
 
 SWA 
 
 SWANGE, s. Perhaps, groin. Sir Gawan.—Su. G. 
 swange, ilia. 
 
 SWANK, adj- 1. Slender ; not big-bellied, 6. 2. 
 Limber ; pliant J <agHe, S. Fergusson.—H&n.swang, 
 lean, meagre ; Gorm. schwank-en, motitare. 
 
 SWANK, s. A clever young fellow, S. B. Ghrktmas 
 Baling. 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, Pife. [Saw. 
 
 SWA^KYN, part. pr. Meaning not clear. Colkelbie 
 
 SWANKING, part. adj. Supple ; active. South of S. 
 Bride o/Lammermoor. 
 
 SWANKLE, s. 1. A term used to express the sound when 
 the liquid in a vessel is shaken, 2. The sound pro- 
 duced by the motion of fluids in an animal's bowels, 
 Shetl. ; apparently syn. with S. Clunk. — Teut. 
 . swanckel-en, nutare, vacillare. 
 
 To SWAP, V. a. To exchange S, The Pinrate. — Isl. 
 skipt-a, mutare. ^ 
 
 SWAP, s. A barter ; an exchange, S. Bride of Lam. 
 
 J'o SWAP, SwAUP, V. n. 1. A term applied to peas and 
 other leguminous herbs, when they begin to have 
 pods, S. WhaupyS.'B. Maxwell's ■^Sel. Trans. 2. 
 Metaphorically transferred to young animals of every 
 description, Roxb. 'V. Shaup. 
 
 SWAP, SwACP, s 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, V. a. 1. To draw. Barbour. 2. To throw 
 with violence, ibid. 3. To strike. -Wallace. — Isl. 
 swip-a, vibrare, sweip'a, percutere. The term, in 
 this sense, occurs in Palsgrave. " l^swappe, I stryke, 
 je frappe. He swapped me on the shoulder with 
 .hi.shande." — Teut. sweepen, flagellare. 
 
 SWAP, s. A sudden stroke. Sir Gawan. — Ettr. For. 
 Roxb, I Hogg. 
 
 SWAP, SwAUP, s. The cast or lineaments of the coun- 
 tenance, S. 'Saxon and Gael. — Isl, swip-ur, imago 
 apparens, swipad-r, vultu similis. 
 
 SWAPIT, ^art ad/. Moulded. Dunbar. 
 
 SWAPPIS. Perhaps, Sedges, Falice of Hon.— Teut. 
 schelp, carex. 
 
 SWAPPYT, part. pa. Rolled or huddled together. 
 Wallace.— Isl. sweip-a, Su. G. swep-a, involvere. 
 
 8WAR, s. A snare. 'Wallace. — Moes. G. ^wer-an, 
 insidiari. 
 
 SWARCH, SwAEGH, (gutt.) s. A rabblement; a tumul- 
 tuous assembly, S. B. Terras.— 'O. Teut. strarcke, 
 swercke, nubes, perhaps, like E. cloud,- a.s signifying 
 a crowd, a multitude. 
 
 SWARE, Swire, Swyre, s. 1. The neck. Douglas. 
 .2. The declination of a mountain or hill, near the 
 summit, S.; corr. squair. Dunbar. 3. The most 
 level spot between two hills, Loth. -Poems IQth Cent. 
 — A, S. sweor, a pillar, cervix, the neck. 
 
 To SWARF, V. n. 1. To faint ; to swoon, S.; swarth, 
 Ang. Ross. 2. To become languid. Douglas. — 
 ■Su. G. swoerfw-a, in gyrum agitari. 
 
 To SWARF,«y." a. To stupify. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 &WARFE, s. The surface. Bollock. Fergusson {The 
 Rivers of Scotland) uses surf for surface, 
 
 SWARFF, SwERF, s. 1. Stupor; insensibility. Wal- 
 lace. .2. A fainting lit ;: a swoon. Swarth, Ang. 
 Cleland. 3. Faintness; dejection of spirit. Bel- 
 haven MS. 
 
 SW ARG H, S, V. SWAKOH, SWAEGH. 
 
 SWARYN, S. V. SYTEWAK!tf. 
 
 SWARRA, s. 1. Worsted underclothing, Shetl. 2. A 
 long worsted tippet or cravat, Mearns. Suwarrow ? 
 
 SWARRACH, s. 1. A large, unseemly heap, Ang. 2. 
 A great number, Buchan.— Su. G. swaer, gravis. 
 
 SWARRIG, s. A quantity of any thing, Shetl.; a 
 variety of Swarrach. V. Swarch. 
 
 SWARTATEE, interj. Black time ; an ill hour, Shetl. 
 Also expl. "expressing contempt or surprise." — 
 From Su. G. Isl^swart, black, and tid, time ; or per- 
 chance q. sivart to ye, " black be your fate I" 
 
 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, Hogg. 
 
 SWARTH, s. In swarth o', in exchange for, Roxb. 
 I can form no conjecture as to the origin, unless it be 
 A. S. wearth, Su. Gt.waei'd, &c. worth, price, value, 
 with the sibilation prefixed. 
 
 SWARTRYTTER, s. A black hoi-seman ; properly 
 one belonging to the German cavalry. G. Buchanan. 
 — Teut. swerte rMt/fers,milites nigri. 
 
 To SWARVE, V. n. To incline to one side, E. Swerve. 
 Nigel. — Teut. sweru-en, deerare, divagari, fluctuare. 
 
 SWASH, s. 1. The noise made in falling upon the 
 ground, S. ; squash, E. Ruddiman. 2. The noise 
 made by a salmon when he leaps at the fly. Davids. 
 Seas. 
 
 SWASH, s. A trumpet. Aberd. Reg. V. Swesoh. 
 
 To SWASH, V. n. To swell. Z. Boyd. — Su. G. 
 swcssa, to walk loftily. 
 
 SWASH, s. 1. One of a corpulent habit, S. Inheritance. 
 .2. A large quantity viewed collectively, S. 
 
 SWASH, SwASHY, adj. 1. Of a bi-oad make, S, B. Gl. 
 Shirr. 2. Fuddled ; q, swollen with drink, S. Rams. 
 
 SWATCH,. 5, 1. A pattern, S, Sir -J. Sincl. 2. A 
 specimen, of whatever kind, S, Wodrow. 3. 
 Metaph. a mark, S. 
 
 SWATHEL, s. A strong man. Sir Gawan. — A. g. 
 swithlic, ingens, vehemens. 
 
 SWATS, s. pi. The thin part of sowens or flummery, 
 Shetl. — Isl, swade, lubricies. 
 
 SWATS, s.^J. 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 man- 
 ner, Wats. — Teut. swadder-en, turbare aquas, 
 fluctuare ; Su. G. sqwaettr-a, spargere. 3. In Gal- 
 loway, "to swim close together in the water, like 
 young ducks." M'Taggart. ^^ To swatter, to syiill 
 or throw about- water, as geese and ducks do in drink- 
 ing and feeding," Yorks. Marshall. 
 
 SWATTER, s. A large collection, especially of small 
 objects in quick motion. Loth, 
 
 SWATTLE, «. 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; excellent food." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SWAVER, V. n. To walk feebly, as one who is 
 fatigued, S. B. Ross. — Teut. sweyv-en, vacillare, 
 nutare, sweyver, vagus. 
 
 SW AUGER, {g hard.) A large draught, Banflfs.; 
 syn on. Scovp, Swack, Wauclit, S. and E. Swig. 
 Tatylor's S. Poems. — Isl. siug-a, Su. G. sug^a, sugere, 
 E. to swig. 
 
SWA 
 
 540 
 
 SWE 
 
 SWAUKIN, part. Hesitating. T. Habkin and 
 
 SWAUKIM. 
 
 To SWAUL, tj. n. To increase in bulk ; to swell, 
 Gall. Swall is the common pron. of S. Song, Gall. 
 Encyd. 
 
 SWAUL, s. " A large swell," ibid. 
 
 SWAULTIE, *. " A fat animal," ibid.; q. one that ia 
 swollen. 
 
 To SWAUNDER, v. n. To become giddy, Ac. Bife. 
 V. SwANUER, V. and s. 
 
 To SWAUl', 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, Berwick s. 
 
 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 move- 
 ment on the surface of water, caused by a fish swim- 
 ming near the surface ; also, that caused by anybody 
 thrown into the water, ibid. Ailcer, although synon. 
 is applied only to the motion of a fish, and is under- 
 stood as denoting a feebler undulation. Perhaps 
 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. 
 stoeyv-en, vagare, fluctuare ; Germ, schwelff-en, id. ; 
 Dan. swaev-e, to wave, to move ; Isl. svif-a, ferri, 
 mover! ; Su. G. swaefw-a, motitari, fluctuare. 
 
 To SWEAL, V. a. To swaddle, S. Y. Swayl. 
 
 To SWEAL, V. n. To whirl ; to turn round with rapi- 
 dity, Berwicks. Syn, Swirl. 
 
 SWEAL, s. The act of turning round with rapidity ; 
 often applied to the quick motion of a fish with 
 its tail, ibid. — IsU sveijl-a, agitare, circumagere, 
 gyrare. 
 
 To SWEAL, V. n. To melt away hastily, S. " Dinna 
 let the candle sweal." Tales of My Landlord. 
 "Sweat, to waste away, as a candle blown upon by 
 the wind," Yorks. JIarshall. 
 
 To SWEAL, V. a. To cany a candle so as to make it 
 blaze away; as, " Ye're swealin' a' the candle," S. 
 Swall or &wail is the E. orthography of this old word. 
 V. Todd. 
 
 SWEAP, s. A stroke or blow, Banflfs. This must be 
 merely a variety of Swipe, q. v. 
 
 To SWEAP, V. a. To scourge, S. Euddiman.— Isl. 
 swipa, a scourge. 
 
 SWECH, (gutt.) s. A trumpet Aberd. Eeg. V. 
 
 SWESGH. 
 
 SWECHAN, {gutt.) part. pr. Sounding ; always ap- 
 plied to the noise made by water, while the v. Sough 
 is used of the wind, Upp. Lanarks. Marmaiden of 
 Clyde.— A. S, sweg-an, sonare. 
 
 SWECHYNGE, s. A rushing sound, as that of water 
 falling over a precipice ; or a hollow whistling sound, 
 as that made by the wind. South of S. 
 
 SWECHT, s. 1. The force of a body in motion. 
 Douglas. — Su. G. swigt-a, vacillare. 2. A multi- 
 tude ; a great quantity, Berwicks. 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, fiectere, curvare, sweigia, 
 curvatura, flectio. 
 
 To SWEDGE, V. a. To make a groove ia a horse-shoe 
 for receiving the nails, Roxb. 
 
 To SWEE, V. a. 1. To move any object to one side, 
 Roxb. Ettr. Eor. Perils of Man. 2. To move back- 
 wards and forwards, S. Marriage. V. Sway, Swey. 
 
 To SWEE, Swey, v. a. L To incline to one side. 
 Swey, 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, v. 
 
 To SWEE aff, v. at To give a slanting direction, as to 
 a stroke, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 SWEE, s. 1. An inclination to one side, S. Hogg. 
 Isl. sveigia, cui vatura, 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. 0. Roxb. V. Sway, s. also Kirn-swee. 
 
 SWEE, s. A line of grass cut down by the mower,. S. 
 Swath, E. 
 
 To SWEE, V. n. To smart with pain, Orkn.; synon 
 Gell, Sow, S. — Dan. sioii-e, to smart, swie, a smart ; 
 Isl. svid-a, Su. G. swid-a, dolere, angi. 
 
 To SWEE, V. a. To singe, Orkn. — Dan. swi-e, " to 
 singe, to scorch, to parch," Wolflf. 
 
 SWEED, s. A sheep's head singed, Shetl. 
 
 SWEEK, s. The art of doing any thing properly, S. B. 
 — Su. G. swiJc, swek, dolus ; Isl. vi6r urn swig, ultra 
 meas vires. 
 
 To SWEEL, V. n. To drink copiously, S.; swill, E. 
 
 To SWEEL, Sweal, v. a. To wash anything 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-ian, lavare. Lye. Synon. Synd. 
 
 To GWEEL, V. a. To swallow, S. B. Dumfr. ; Swill, E. 
 Dominie Deposed. — A. S. swilg-an, swylg-an, swelg- 
 an, to swallow, to swill. 
 
 To SWEEL, Sweal, v. a. To wind round ; as to sweal 
 a rope round a post, Upp. Clydes.; softened from 
 A. S. swaethil, swathil, fascia. 
 
 SWEELER, s. A bandage ; that which sweels or winds 
 round, Kinross. V. Swilb, v. 
 
 SWEEP, s. A chimney-sweeper, S.; also dimin. 
 Sweepie, Aberd. 
 
 SWEER, EwEERT, adj. Slow. V. Sweir. 
 
 SWEE-SWAY, adj. In a state of suspense or hesita- 
 tion, W. Loth. Probably allied to E. see-saw. 
 
 SWEER-ARSE, s. The same amusement a,s Sweir-tree, 
 q. V. Fife. S. A. 
 
 * SWEET, adj 1. Not salted, S. A. Douglas. 2. 
 Fresh ; not putrid. "Fysche reid & sweit. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 SWEETBREAD, s. The pancreas of the calf, S. 
 Antiquary. 
 
 SWEETIE-BUN, Sweetik-Scon, «. A cake baked with 
 sweetmeats, S. Pop. Ball. E. ssed-cake. 
 
 SWEETIE-LAIL, s. A Christmas loaf, or one baked 
 with raisins, &c. in it, S. B. 
 
 SWEETIE-MAN, s. 1. A confectioner, S. 2. A man 
 who sells confections or sweetmeats at a faiii, S. Agr. 
 Surv. Kincard. 
 
 SWEETIES, s. pi. Sweetmeat.s, S. Rams. 
 
 SWEETIE-WIFE, s. A female who sells sweetmeats, 
 S. The Provost. * 
 
 SWEET-MILK CHEESE. Cheese made of milk with- 
 out the cream being skimmed off ; Dunlop cheese, S. 
 Agr. Surv. Perths. 
 
 SWEET-MILKER, s. The day on which sweet-milk 
 cheese is made. Gall.- Eno. 
 
 SWEG, SwEHi, s. A quantity ; a ecnsiderable number, 
 Loth. This seems merely a vaiiety of Swack, q. v. 
 
SWE 
 
 C41 
 
 SWI 
 
 SWEY, s. A long crow for raising stones, Ang. — Isl. 
 sweig-ia, incliuare. 
 
 SWEIG, s. A large draught of liquor, Banflfs. This is 
 merely E. Swig. 
 
 SWEIGr, SwEEG, s. A very bad candle, Roxb. Synon. 
 Water-wader, q. v. Allied perhaps to Dan. Su G. 
 swag, weak, feeble, faint. 
 
 SWELL, s. 1. A swivel, or ring containing one ; also 
 Sowle, S. A. and 0. ; synon. sule, S. B. 2. " Stveil, 
 any thing which hath a circular motion." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To SWEILL, V. n. To move in a circular way. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 SWEYNGEOUR, Swyngeour, Swinger, s. A drone ; 
 a sluggard, S. Bollock, — A. S. sweng, lazy, swon- 
 gornes, torpor. 
 
 SWEIR, SwERE, SwEKR, SwEAR, adj. 1. Lazy; in- 
 dolent, S. Dunbar. — A. S. swaer, severe, piger, 
 deses. 2. Reluctant ; unwilling, S. Ramsay. 3. 
 Niggardly ; unwilling to part with any thing, S. 0. 
 
 Dead-Sweir, adj. Extremely lazy, S. Rutherford. 
 
 SWEIR-DRAUCHTS, s. pi. The same with Sweir-tree. 
 The amusement is conducted in Tweeddale by the 
 persons grasping each other's hands, without using 
 a stick. 
 
 SWEIR-DRAWN, part. pa. To be sweer-drawn, to 
 hesitate or be reluctant about any thing, Roxb. 
 
 SWEIR-JINNY, s. An instrument for winding yarn ; 
 the same with sweir-kitty, Aberd, 
 
 SWEIR-KITTY, s. An instrument for winding yarn ; 
 S. B. JSweir, and Kitty, a contemptuous term for a 
 woman. 
 
 6WE1R MAN'S LADE, Sweir man's lift. The un- 
 due load, taken on by a lazy person, in order to avoid 
 a repetition of travel, S. 
 
 SWEIRNE, part. pa. Sworn. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SWETRNES, s. Laziness, 8. Dunbar. 
 
 SWEIRTA, Sweirtie, s. Laziness; sloth, Aberd.; 
 formed Wke Purtye, Dainta, &c. A. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 SWEIR-TREE, s. 1. An amusement, in which two 
 persons are seated on the ground, and holding a 
 stick between them, each tries who shall first diaw 
 the other up, Fife. 2. The stick used in this amuse- 
 ment, S. A. 3. The same kind of instrument that 
 is also called Sweir-Kitty, Teviotdale. 
 
 SWEIS, s. pi. Apparently cranes, or instruments of 
 this description. Inventories. V. Swey, and Swbe. 
 
 SWELCHIE, s. A seal. Brand. V. Selch. 
 
 SWELCHIE, s. A whirlpool, Orkn. V. Swblth, s. 
 
 SWELL, s. A bog, S. B. V. Swelth. 
 
 To SWELLY, V. a. To swallow, S. Douglas. — A. S, 
 siwelo-an, Su. G. swael-ja, vorare. 
 
 To SWELT, V. n. To die. Barbour.-— K. S. swealt-an, 
 swelt-an, mori. 
 
 To SWELT, V. n. To have a sense of suffocation, 
 especially from heat, S. Ross. — Isl, swael-a, swaelt, 
 suHocare. 
 
 To SWELT, SwERT, V. a. To swallow greedily, Shetl. 
 — Isl. stvelta, esurire. 
 
 SWELTH, adj Voracious. Doug. — A. S. swelgth, devo- 
 rat, q that which swalloweth ; Isl. swaelt-a, esurire. 
 
 SWELTH, «, A gulf ; a whirlpool. Douglas.— Hu. G. 
 swalfl, Teut. swelgh, a gulf ; Isl. swdg-r, Dan. swaelg, 
 vorago, gurges. 
 
 SWENG EOUR, s. V. Swengeour. 
 
 SWERD, s. A sword. V. Suerd. 
 
 SWERF. s. A swoon. V. Swarf. 
 
 SWERTHBAK, s. The great black and white gull. 
 Houlate. — Isl. swartbak-ur, the smaller guillemot. 
 
 V. SWARTBACK. 
 
 SWESCII, s. A trumpet. Stat. Gild.— A. S. sweg, 
 pi. swegas, sound, in general, any musical instru- 
 ment ; Moes. G. swiga-jon, to pipe. 
 
 SWESCHER, SnESOUEB, s. A trumpeter. " The 
 commoun suescher." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SWEUIN, SWEVING, SWEVYNYNG, SWENYNG, S. A 
 
 dream ; the act of dreaming. Douglas. — A. S. 
 swef-en, Isl. sueffn, id. from swarf-a, dormire. 
 
 SWYGHT, adj. Perhaps from wiaht, powerful, with 
 s. prefixed. Barbour. 
 
 SWICK, adj. Clear of any thing, Banffs.— Su. G. 
 swig-a, loco cedere. 
 
 To SWICK, V. a. 1. To deceive ; to illude, Fife. 2. 
 To blame, Ang. — A. S. swic-an, decipere, also 
 offendere. 
 
 SWICK, SWYK, s. 1. Fraud, S. B. Wyntown.—Svi. 
 G. swik, anc. swick, id. 2. A trick, of whatever 
 kind ; as, " He played them a swich," Fife. 3. 
 Blamableness. I had nae swick o't, 1 had no 
 blamableness in it, S, B. — A. S. sxoica, swic, offensa. 
 4. A deceiver, Fife. — A. S. swice, deceptor. 
 
 SWICKY, adj. 1. Deceitful, Ang. 2. Sportively 
 tricky, ibid. V. Swik. 
 
 To SWIDDER, V. n. To hesitate ; pron, swither, S. 
 .Ross. — A. S. swaether, which of the two; Su. G. 
 swaefw-a, fluctuare. 
 
 To SWIDDER, V. a. To cause to be irresolute. 
 Douglas. V. v. n. 
 
 SWIDDER, SwiDDERiNG, SwiTHEB, s, Doubt ; hesi- 
 tation, S. Boss. 
 
 SWIFF, s. 1. Rotatory motion, or the humming 
 sound produced by it, Loth. — Isl. swef-ast, Su. G. 
 swaefw-a, circumagere. 2. Any quick motion pro- 
 ducing a whif&ng sound ; as, It past by me wi' a swiff, 
 Fife. Used as synon with Souch, Sough. 3. A 
 sound of this description, ibid. Synon. Souch, s. 
 V. Swift. 
 
 To SWIFF, V. n. A term used to denote the hollow 
 melancholy sound made by the wind, Roxb. Berwicks. 
 Synon. Souch, v. 
 
 To SWIFF asleep, v. n. A phrase used to denote that 
 short interval of sleep enjoyed by those who are rest- 
 less from fatigue or disease. South of S. 
 
 SWIFF of sleep, s. A disturbed sleep, ibid.— Isl. 
 swaef-a, sopire. V. Sour, v. and s. 
 
 To SWIFF awa, v. n. To faint ; to swoon, S. A. St. 
 Johnsioun. Swvff, id. Ettr. For. 
 
 To SWIFT, V. o. To reef, as a sail, Shetl.— Dan. 
 svofte, id. 
 
 SWIFT, s. A reeling machine used by weavers, S. — 
 Isl. sveif, volva, instrumentum quo aliquid circum- 
 rotatur, ansa rotatilis, verticillum. V. Swiff. 
 
 To SWIG, V. n. To turn suddenly, S. A. 
 
 SWIG, s. The act of turning suddenly, S. A. Gl. 
 Complaynt. — Isl. sweig-a, to bend. 
 
 To SWIG, V. n. To wag ; to move from side to side; 
 to walk with a rocking sort of motion, S. B. Tarras's 
 Poems. — Isl. sweig-ia, flectere ; Su. G. swig-a, loco 
 cedere. Ihre seems to view this and waeg-a, to 
 have an inconstant motion, E. to Wag, as 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 interesting object. Doug. 
 — A. S. swic-an, cessare. 
 SWYK, s. Fraud ; deceit. V. Swick. 
 
 To SWYKE, V. a. To cause to stumble. Sir Gawan 
 
 and Sir Gal. — A. S. swic-an, facere ut offendat. 
 SWIKFUL, adj. Deceitful. Wyntown. 
 
SVVI 
 
 542 
 
 SWO 
 
 SWTKPULLY, adv. Deceitfully. Wynt. 
 
 SWIL, s. The swivel of a tedder, Shell. V. Sulk and 
 
 SWKIL. 
 
 SWILE, J. A bog in a meadow, Buchan. 
 
 SWILK, SciLK, adj. Such. Barb.— A. S. srvilk, talis ; 
 
 Moes. O. stealeik, id. from swa, so, and leik, like. 
 To SWILL, V. a. To swaddle ; S. iweal. Montgomcrie. 
 
 V. SWAYL. 
 
 SWILL, «. "Thre sh. for sax huikis in hervest, xiiij 
 d. for ilk swill of viij pultre." Aberd. Reg. This 
 term relates t^ a duty for which money was taken in 
 exchange. The cain due /or each plough-gate might 
 be eight fowls.— A. S. sul deflbtes a plough. 
 
 SWINE. The swine's^ gane tbrouph't, a proverbial 
 phi-ase, used when an intended marriage has gone 
 back, S. Kelly. 
 
 SWINE-ARNOT, s. The same with Swine's Moscorts, 
 BanfTs. ^ ^ Swine-arnot is clown's allheal, Stachys 
 palustris." Surv. Bavffs. 
 
 SWINE-FISII, s. The wolf-fish, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 SWINE S AIINUTS, s. Tall oat grass, with tuberous 
 roots, S. V. Mbrrick. 
 
 SWINE'S MOSSCORTS, s. Clown's all-heal, S.— Sw. 
 swin, swine. V. Swine Aknot. 
 
 SWINE'S-SAIM, s. Hog's lard, S. Seam, lard, E. 
 
 SWING, s. A stroke. Barbour. ^K. S. id. 
 
 SWINGER, S. V, SWEYKGEOUE. 
 
 SWYNGYT. L. fwyngyt, foined, pushed. Barbour. 
 — 0. Fr. foine, a sword. 
 
 To SWINGLE lint. To separate fas from the core, by 
 beating it, S. A. Scott.— Tcvit. swinghel-en het vlas, 
 id.; A. S. swing-an, flagellare. 
 
 SWINGLER, s. The instrument used for beating flax, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 SWINGLE-TREE, s. The stock over which flax is 
 scutched, Dumfr,; synon. Swingling -stock. 
 
 SWINGLE-TREE, s. 1. One of the moveable pieces 
 of wood put before a plough or harrow, to which the 
 traces are fastened, S. 2. Used improperly for the 
 pole of a coach. Journ. Land. — Teut. swinghel-en, 
 to move backwards and forwards. 
 
 SWINGLE-WAND, s. The instrument with which 
 flax is swingled, S. B. 
 
 SWINGLING-HAND, s. A wooden lath or sword, 
 brought to a pretty sharp edge, for dressing flax, 
 Roxb. ; synon. with Swingle-wand. 
 
 SWINGLING-STOCK, s. An upright board, about 
 three feet in height, mortised into a foot or stock, 
 over which flax is held while undergoing the opera- 
 tion performed by means of the swingling-hand, ib. 
 These instruments are now gone into desuetude, 
 lint-mills having superseded them. 
 
 SWING-LINT, s. An instrument used for breaking 
 flax, Roxb. — Teut. swinghe, id. baculus linarius. 
 Swingle-hand and Swingle-wand, synon. 
 
 To SWINK, SwYKK, V. n. To labour. Henrysone. — 
 A. S. swinc-an, laborare. 
 
 SWINK, s. Labour. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 Jo SWIPE, i>. n. 1. To move circularly, Lanark s. 2. 
 To give a stroke in a semicircular or elliptical form, 
 as when one uses a scythe in cutting 6owu grass, S. 
 — Isl. swip-a, vibrare, to brandish, to move back- 
 wards and forwards. 
 
 SiFIPE, SwyPE, s. 1. A circular motion, Lanarks. 2. 
 A stroke fetched by a circular motion, ibid. Aberd. 
 Christm. Ba'ing. 
 
 SWYPES. s. pi. Brisk small beer. Eedgauntlet. This 
 
 term might originate from C. B. swyj, spuma, cremor, 
 
 * (Davies, Boxhorn ;) or, according to Owen, swyv. 
 
 yeast ;. q. beer that carries a. good deal of foam, "a 
 
 reemin' bicker," S. 
 SWIPPER, adj. 1. Nimble ; S. B. swippert. Doug. 
 
 2. Sudden, S. B. Boss. 3. Hasty ; tart, S. B.— 
 A. &. swip-an, Isl.- swip-a, cito agere ; Isl. swipr, 
 subita apparentia. 
 
 SWIPPERLIE, SwippERTLY, adv. Swiftly. Douglas. 
 
 SWYRE, s. The neck, &c.. V. Sware. - 
 
 To SWIRK, V. n. To spring with velocity. D^alar.— 
 Allied perhaps to E.jerk^ or Belg. schrikk-en, to start. 
 
 To SWIRL, 1). n. 1. To whirl like a vortex, S. 2. To 
 be seized with giddiness, Ettr. For. Hogg. 3. Used 
 improperly to denote the motion of a shjj) In sailing. 
 F. Buck. Dial.—Sa. G. swarf w-a, Isl. swtrr-a, to be 
 hurried round. 
 
 To SWIRL, V. a. To carry off as by a whirlwind, S. 0.. 
 A. Wilsonls Poems. 
 
 SWIRL, s. 1. The whirling motion of aifluid body, S. 
 Douglas. 2. A whirling motion of any kind, as that 
 caused by the wind, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 3. 
 The vestiges left of a motion of this kind. " Swirl, 
 the remaining appearance of. sucli.a motion," Gl. 
 Sibb. S. 4. A twist or contort^ion in the grain of 
 wood, S. 5. The same with Cowlick, a tuft of hgfflpn 
 the head which naturally turns up, &c. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SWIRLIE, adj. 1. Full of twists ; contorted ; applied 
 to wood, S. Burns. 2. Ejiffeingled ; applrcd to 
 grass that lies in various positions, S. ^ Iupan«tant, 
 ever in a state of rotation, Roxb. .Jiuitkbie'$ Way- 
 side Cottager. - * 
 
 SWIRLING, s. Giddiness ; vertigo, Ettr. For.. . 
 
 SWIRLON, SwiauN, adj. Distorted, S. 0.; apjlied 
 to the human body, West of S. ^annahill. 
 
 SWISK, s. A whisk. Shell.— Dan. -uufc, id. 
 
 SWITH, SwYTH, SwYiTH, adv. 1. Quickly ;,alssioyth, 
 as soon. Douglas. 2. Equivalent to *be gone," 
 "avast," 8. Shirr efs.—IsL. swey, apagej^^u.^. 
 swig-a, loco cedere. 
 
 SWYTH, s. Used for Suth, E. Sooth, truth. Barbour. 
 
 To SWITHER, V. n. To hesitate. Swither, s. Hesi- 
 tation. 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, swagger is used ; to hector. South of S. 
 
 3. To exert one's self to the utmost, Roxb./ Swing- 
 ling of the Lint, Jo. Hogg's Foems. 
 
 SW^ITHER, s. A severe brush, like one who is made 
 to swagger, or becomes giddy from his situation, 
 Roxb. A . Scott's Foems. 2. A trial of streijgth ; 
 applied to mental or tongue exertion, ib. Eiiuikbie. 
 
 To SWITHER, V. a. Te make to fall ; to throw'over, 
 Tweeddale. ^ 
 
 SWITHER, s. The act of throwing down, or oveK, ib. 
 
 To SWITHER, v.. n. To whiz. Hogg. 
 
 SWYTHIN, adj. Swedish ; or, from Swedeij. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SWITHNES, s. Swiftness. Bdlenden. 
 
 SWIVVLE OF "WIND. A strong current of wind sweep- 
 ing round a corner, Shetl. — Ger. zweifeln, to turn. 
 
 SWOFTLY, adv.. Swiftly. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To SWOICH, Swoucii, v. n. To emit a hollow whistl- 
 ing sound. V. SoucH, v. 
 
 SWONCHAND, part. pr. Vibrating. Hmlate.— 
 Germ, swenck-en, 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 exhausted, 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. 
 
swo 
 
 543 
 
 TAG 
 
 SWORD-DOLLAR. A large silver coin of James VI. 
 
 V. James ryall. 
 SWORDICK, s. Spotted blenny ; so denominated from 
 
 its form, Orkn. Barry. — Dan. sor^, black ; Gobins 
 
 niger. 
 SWORDSLIPERS, s. pi. Sword -cutlers. Knox.^ 
 
 Teut. slyp-en, acuere, exterere aciem ferri ; Su. G-. 
 
 slip-a, id. 
 SWORL, s. A whirling motion. Douglas. V. Swirl. 
 SWOUN,'s. A swooning ; a fainting fit. Douglas, 
 SWOURN, L. smoryt, smothered. Wallace. 
 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, 
 
 T A, article. The, Dumfr. Tc, Gall. Most probably 
 this is merely a provincial corruption. It must be 
 obsei-ved; however, thpt by Norm. -Sax. writers te is 
 used as the article in all the cases ; as te king, rex, 
 <A« kin|; ; te eorl, comes, the earl, &c. V. Lyk, in vo. 
 
 To Tp!T>.*a. To take. * Barbour. 
 
 TA, adj. One, used after the, to avoid the concourse 
 of tw^ vowels, ibid. ^ '■ 
 
 TA AND FRA. To ainckfro, ibid. 
 
 TAA, s. .-A tliy^d, Shetl. — Isl. tae, filum ; Dan. tave, 
 a filament, a stiiOSi 
 
 TAAND, s. A burning peat, Shetl.— Su. G. tanda, to 
 kindle. ■ 
 
 TAANLE, s. V. Tawnlk. 
 
 To TAAVE, TYAAv^;^r. n. 1. To make tough, by 
 working with the haud.s, Moray, Banffs.— Dan. tave, 
 & filament, taved, stringy ; or a variety of Taw, v. 2. 
 2. To touse. Gl. Surv. Mor. A. Bor. " Teave, to 
 plOF. ai^d sprawl about with the arms and legs," 
 Grose.* 3. To entangle, ibid. 4. To caulk, Shetl. 
 
 TAAYE, TvAAVE, s. Difficulty, Banffs. V. Tawan. 
 
 TAAVE-TAES, s. pi. Pitfir split into fibres for making 
 ropes, Moray. V. Taave, v. 
 
 TAAVIN, Tawin, s. Wrestling ; tumbling. Journ. 
 Land. — Teut. touw-en, agitare. 
 
 TABBER];^, s. a kind of drum. Sadler's Papers. V. 
 Talbrone. 
 
 TABBET. To Tak Tabbet, to take an opportunity of 
 having any advantage that may come in one's way ; 
 a word borrowed from the games of children, Ayrs, — 
 Fr. tabui-er, to butt or push. 
 
 TABBIT, adj. Tabbit mutch, "a cap with corners 
 folded up," Gl. Skinner. 
 
 TABEAN B4RBEN. A designation given to a comb, 
 in what are called " the original words" of the old 
 Scotch song, Lord 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 
 hirben is a corr. of evour-bane, the term used by 
 Gawin Douglas for ivory ? 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. Ja. III. 
 
 • TABERNACLE, s. To keep up the Tabernacle. 1. 
 To continue in a full habit of bod)', not to lose flesh ; 
 as, "For a' the sair wark he speaks about, he aye 
 keeps up the tcJjernacle." 2. To use means for keep- 
 ing in full habit, S. 
 
 sonus, bombus. Svoow is thus originally the same 
 
 with Souch, q. v. and with 0. E. Swough^ sound, 
 
 noise, xised by Chaucer. 
 To SWOW, V. n. " To emit such a sound," ibid. Edin. 
 
 Mag. 
 To SWOWM, V. n. To swim. Aberd. Reg. 
 To SWUFF, V. n. 1. To breathe high in sleep, Ettr. 
 
 For. ; pron. Swoof. Perils of Man. — A. ^. swef-ian, 
 
 sopire ; swefod, "faster 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. 
 
 SO0F, V. 
 
 SWUFF, SwoOF, 5. The act of whizzing, ib. 
 
 TABERNER, s. One who keeps a tavern. Abevd. Reg, 
 — 0. B. tavei-ner, " tauarnere, tabernarius, caupo," 
 Pr. Parv. 0. Fr. tabernier, aubergiste, cabaretier, 
 Roquef. 
 
 TABETLESS, Tapetless, Tebbixless, adj. 1. Be- 
 numbed, S. B. Teppitless, Fife, Loth. 2. Heedless, 
 S. 0. Burns. 
 
 TABETS, Tebbits, s. Bodily sensation, S. B. Pron. 
 Taipit, or Teppit, Fife, Loth. — C. B. tyb-io, tyb-ygio, 
 to feel. 
 
 TABILLIS, s. pi. Boards for playing at draughts or 
 chess. Inventories. — From Lat. tabula, correspond- 
 ing with Germ, tae/el, a very ancient word. A. S. 
 taefel, signifies a die, and also the game of chess, 
 and taefel-mon, a chessman ; taefi-ian, to play at 
 dice or tables, Somner. 
 
 TABIN, s. A sort of waved silk, E. Tabby. Rates,— 
 Ital. tabin-o. 
 
 TABLE, Tables. The designation given to the per- 
 manent council held at Edinburgh for managing the 
 affairs of the Covenanters during the reign of Charles 
 
 1. Spalding. 
 
 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 holding 
 reliques. Invent.— T>n 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. Inventories. 
 In the parallel inventory, it is tallie a face. Ce 
 lapidaire s§ait fort bien tailler lesdiamans enfdcettes, 
 en tables, au cadran. Diet. Trev. . This is certainly 
 the same with Fast, Fassit, q. v.— Ff. facetti, cut in 
 angles. 
 
 TABLIT A FACE. V. Tablet. 
 
 TABOURS, s. pi. A beating ; a drubbing, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 V. TOOBER. 
 
 TABRApH, s. 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 TACII, Tatch, v. a. To arrest. TFaZrace.— Fr. 
 atlach-er, id. Isl. tak-a, iak-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, 1. Act of catching fishes, S. Monro. — Isl. 
 tek-ia, captura. 2. The quantity caught ; draught. 
 
 TACK, Takk, Tacke, s. 1. A lease, S. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 2. Possession for a time, S. 
 
TAC 
 
 £44 
 
 TAI 
 
 TACKET, t. A nail for the shoe, B. E, taek, id. 
 
 Morison. 
 Whisky-Tacket, «. A pimple, supposed to proceed 
 
 from intempeitince, S. 
 TACKIT. Tongue-tackit, adj. 1. Having the tip of the 
 
 tongue fastened by a small film, S. 2. Tonguetied, S. 
 TACKLE, $. Ad arrow, S. B. V. Takyll, 
 TACKSMAN, $. 1. One who holds a lease, S. Ersk. 
 
 2. In the Highlands, a tenant of the higher class. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 
 TADE, SuKEP-TADE, s. The sheep-louse; the tick, 
 
 Gall.; synon. Ked. Gall. Encycl. 
 TAE, s. 1. The toe, S. A. Bor.— A. S. Isl. ta, Dan, 
 
 taa, Su. G. too, (pron. to,) id. 2. Prong of a fork, 
 
 Ac. S. 
 TAE, adj. . One, S. Brownie of Bodsbech. " A. Bor. 
 
 Tea, the one ; as, tea hand, the one hand. North," 
 
 Grose. V. Ta, adj. 
 Three-tak'd, part. adj. Having three prongs, S. 
 
 Burns, 
 TAE, t. Applied to the branch of a drain. Surv. 
 
 Aberd. — Isl. tae, stirps, ramus. 
 TAE, prep. To ; written in this manner to express the 
 
 pronunciation, S. 0. Writer's Clerk. — Teut. te, id.; 
 
 ad, a, in. 
 TA'EN about, part. pa. V. Tane. 
 To TAEN, V. a. To lay hands on the head of one who 
 
 is caught in a game. Gall. Encycl. 
 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 fence made of turf." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. — Isl. tef-ia, Su. G. toefw-a, impedire. 
 TAFFEREL, adj. 1. Thoughtless ; giddy, Ettr. For. 
 
 Perils of Man. 2. Ill-dressed, ibid. Perhaps q. 
 
 taivrel, from S. Taiver, to wander. 
 TAFFIE, s. Treacle mixed with flour, and boiled till 
 
 it acquire consistency ; a sweetmeat eaten only on 
 
 Hallowe'en, Dumfr. "A. Bor. taffy, a sort of candy 
 
 made of treacle," Gl, Brockett. E. Toffie. 
 TAFFIL, Taifle, s. A table, S. B. Spalding.— 
 
 Germ, tafel, tabula cujuscunque generis. 
 To TAFFLE, v. a. To tire ; to wear out ; Taffied, 
 
 exhausted with fatigue, Fife.— Isl. tefi-a, morari, 
 
 also impedire. 
 TAFT, s. Thaft, q. v. Shetl. 
 TAFT, Taftan, s. A messuage, S. B.— Su. G. tofft, 
 
 Isl. topt-r, area domus. 
 TAFTEIS, s. TafTeta. Inventories.— Vt. 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, V. n. To wane, applied to the moon ; as, 
 
 " The mune's taggin'," she is on the wane, Peebles- 
 shire. — S\v. aftag-a, or tag-a af, to wane. 
 TAG, s. The white hair on the point of the tail of a 
 
 cow or slot, Moray. 
 TAG, s. 1. A latchet, S. 2. Any thing used for tying, 
 
 S. Balfour. 3. A long and thin slice, S. 4. In pi. 
 
 Trumpery. Chron.S.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. Fonned perhaps from 
 
 A. S. tig-an, vincire. If not immediately from Tag, 
 
 any thing used for tying. 
 
 ♦ TAG AND RAG. This B. phrase is used as denoting 
 the whole of any thing, every bit of it ; as equivalenl 
 to Stoup and Roup, Aberd. 
 
 TAGEATJS, s. pi. Perhaps, cups. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 — Corr. from Fr. tassete, a little cup ; a dimin. from 
 
 tasse, a bowl or cup. 
 TAGGIE, s. A cow which has the point of the tail 
 
 white, S. 0. Moray. 
 TAG GIT, Tagged, part. adj. A term applied to cattle, 
 
 signifying that they have the lower end or point of 
 
 the tail white, Loth. Roxb. Moray. Ayrs.; synon. with 
 
 Taigit. Aberd. lieg. V. Taigie. 
 TAGGIT, part. pa. Confined. Priests of PebUs. 
 TAGGLIT, adj. Harassed ; encumbered, S, B. V. 
 
 Taigle. 
 TAGHAIRM, s. a mode of divination formerly used 
 
 by the Highlanders. Lady of the Lake. 
 TAGUT, Tacht, part. adj. Stretched out ; tightened, 
 
 S. G. Beatlie. This seems properly the old part. pa. of 
 
 the v. to Tie, or that of A. S. ti-an, vincire. V. Tight. 
 TAY, Tae, s. A toe, S. Douglas.— A. S. ta, id. 
 To TAY, V. a. Perhaps to lead. Law's Mem, — A. S. 
 
 te-on, ducere. 
 To TAID, V. a. To manure land by the droppings 
 
 from cattle, either in pasturing or folding, Fife. V. 
 
 Tath. 
 TAID, Ted, s. 1. A toad, S. Lynds.—k. 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, Teddib, s. The diminutive from Taid, used 
 
 as in .sense 3, S. B. as, " a bonny teddie." 
 TAIDREL, s. a puny creature. Polwart. — A. S. 
 
 tedre, imbecillis. 
 TAID-STULE, s. 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, bole- 
 
 tum, funjrus," Prompt. Parv. 
 TAIFFINGOWN, s. "Ane pair of tarffingownis.' 
 
 Aberd. Reg. It is also spelled Taffyngownis. Per 
 
 haps a corr. of Tabin, a species of silk formerly im 
 
 ported into S. V. Tabix. 
 TAIGIE, Teagie, Tygie, «. A cow with some white 
 
 hairs in her tail, Fife ; also taigit. A. Douglas. 
 To TAIGLE, V. a. 1. To detain, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 
 — Sw. taaglig, slow of motion ; Isl. toegl-a, taediose 
 
 instare alicui rei. 2. This term occurs as denoting 
 
 fatigue, which is certainly not its proper or usual 
 
 meaning. Waverley. 
 To TAIGLE, V. n. To tarry ; to delay ; to procrasti- 
 nate. "Now, d'maa, taigle," ^' lyiinn& taigle," S. 
 
 Tannahill. 
 TAIGLESUM, adj. What detains or retards ; as, " a 
 
 taiglesum road," a road which is so deep, or so billy, 
 
 that one makes little progress, S. 
 TAIKIN,s, A token, S. B. PifierofPeeb. V. Taktn. 
 TAIKNE, Tackne, s. An odd ridiculous person, 
 
 Shetl. — Isl. taeki, instrumenta magica ; or from Su. 
 
 G. tok, fatuus, tok-as, ineptire ; unless it be merely 
 
 tekn, prodigium. 
 TAIKNING, s. A signal. V. Takynnykq. 
 TAIL, Tale, s. Account. Wyntown. — Su. G. tael- 
 
 ia, A. S. tcl-an, to reckon. 
 ■* TAIL, s. The retinue of a chieftain. Highlands of 
 
 S. Waverley. 
 
 * TAIL. He's gotten his tail in the well now, a pro- 
 verbial phrase used to denote that one has got one's 
 self entangled in some unpleasant business, S. 
 
TAI 
 
 M6 
 
 TAK 
 
 * TAIL, s. 1. Denoting the termination of any par- 
 ticular portion of time ; as, " The tail o' hai'at," the 
 end of harvest, S. " Tail of May, end of May." 
 Gl. Shirr. 2. The extremity or train of a garment, 
 usually in pi.; as, " ye'r drabbling a' ye'r tails," Ab. 
 
 TAIL-BOARD, $. The door or hint-end of a close- 
 cart, S. 
 
 To TAILE, V. a. To flatter one's self. Barbour. V. 
 Teal. 
 
 TAILE, s. A tax. Barb. — Vr.taille. 
 
 TAILE, Tailye, Tailyie, Tailue, Taylyhe, s. 1. A 
 covenant. Barbour. 2. An entail, S. Barbour. 
 —0. Fr. taillier, id. Du Cange. 
 
 To TAILYE, Tailie, v. a. 1. To bind by a bond or 
 indenture. Wyntown. 2. To entail, S. Bellend. 
 — L. B. talli-are. 
 
 To TAILYEVii', v. n. To reel ; shake. Doug. 
 
 TAILYIE, Telyie, s. A piece of meat, S. Douglas. 
 — Fr. tailler, Su. Or. taelia, to cut. , 
 
 TAIL-ILL, s. An inflammation of the tail of cattle. 
 Loth. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TAILhES, s. pi. ActsGha.1. This cannot well admit 
 of the sense of taxes, from Fr. tailie. But the same 
 Fr. term is given by Du Cange, when illustrating its 
 synon. L. B. tall-ia, as signifying Territorium urbis. 
 
 TAIL-MEAL, s. An 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. Ure'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. 2. To Straik Tails, synon. 
 
 TAILWIND, s. To Shear tuV a Tailwind, to reap or 
 cut the grain, not straight across the ridge, but 
 diagonally, Loth. V. Bandwind. 
 
 TAIL-WORM, s. A disease affecting tlie tails of cattle, 
 S. B. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 TAINCHELL, s. Tainchess, j)l. A mode of catching 
 deer. Mom-oe. V. Tikchkll, 
 
 TAING, Tyang, Tang. ^. 1. That part of an iron in- 
 strument which is driven into the handle; as, "the 
 taing o' a graip," " the taing o' a fow," or pitchfork, 
 Ac. Aberd. ; Tang, Clydes. id. 2. The piong of a 
 fork, &c. ibid.— Isl. tange is used in this very sense. 
 V. Tang, s. 
 
 TAING, s. A flat tongue of land, Shetl. Edmonst. 
 Zetl. The word is purely Norw. Tange, en pynt of 
 landet, et naess ; i. e. "a point of land, aness" or 
 promontory, Hallager. 
 
 To TAYNT, V. a. 1. To convict. Wynt. Legally to 
 prove. Acts Ja. I.—O. Fr. attaind-re. 
 
 TAINT, s. Proof. Acts Ja. I.—O. Fr. attaint, L. B. 
 attaynt-vm. 
 
 TAYNTOUR, s. One who brings legal evidence against 
 another for conviction of some crime. Pari Ja. II. 
 V. Taynt, v. 
 
 TAIP, s. A piece of tapestry. Inventories. — Fr. 
 tapis, tapestry, hangings, a carpet. 
 
 To TAIR, V. n. To bray. Compl. S.—leul. tier-en, 
 vociferare. 
 
 TAIRENSIE, s. A fury ; violent behaviour, ShetL E. 
 Tyranny? Taranes was the evil principle among 
 the Celts. Brande. 
 
 TAIRD, s. A term expressive of great contempt, ap- 
 plied both to man and beast, W. Loth. Expl. a 
 " slovenly hash," Lanarks. I know not whether 
 35 
 
 allied to Su. G. taer-a, Teut. teer-en, terere, cou- 
 
 sumere ; or to Gael, tair, contempt. 
 TAIRD, Terd, s. A gibe; a taunt; a sarcasm ; as, 
 
 "He cast a taird i' my teeth," Loth.; synon. Sneist. 
 To TAIRGE, V. a. To rate severely. V. Targb. 
 TAIRGIN, s. Severe examination or reprehension ; 
 
 as, "I'll gie him a tairgin," Roxb. 
 To TATS, V. a. To poise. Douglas.— 0. Fr. tes-er, to 
 
 bend a bow. 
 TAIS, Tas, Tassk, s. a cup, S. Alem. Douglas. — 
 
 Fr. tasse, id. 
 TAISCH, s. The voice of a person about to die, 
 
 Gael.; also improperly written TasA;, q. v. Boswell's 
 
 Journ. 
 To TAISSLE, v. a. 1. Applied to the action of the 
 
 wind when boisterous; as, "I was sair taisslit wi' 
 
 the wind," S. 2. To examine with .such sti'ictness 
 
 as to puzzle or perplex the respondent; as, "He 
 
 taisslit me sae wi' his questions, that I didna ken 
 
 what to say," S. — A. S. tysl-ian, exasperare, " to 
 
 vex, to tease," Somner. 
 TAISSLE, Tassel, Tassle, Teasle, s. 1. The fatigue 
 
 and derangement of dress produced by walking 
 
 against a boisterous wind, S. Ross. 2. A severe 
 
 brush, S. Heart Mid-Loth. — A. S. taes-an, to tease, 
 
 whence taesl, (E. teasel) fuller's thistle. 
 To TAIST, V. n. To grope. Barbour.— 'Roi^. tast-en, 
 
 Su. G. tasl-a, id. 
 TAIST, s. A sample. " And send one taist of the 
 
 wyne to the yerll of Rothes." Aberd. Reg. Taste 
 
 E. is occasionally used in this sense. 
 TAISTE, *. The black guillemot. V. Tyste. 
 TAISTRILL, Tystrill, s. A gawkish, dirty, thowless 
 
 sort of woman ; often applied to a girl who, from 
 
 carelessness, tears her clothes, Roxb. Probably 
 
 from Dan. taasse, a silly man or woman, a booby, a 
 
 looby. 
 TAIT, Tyte, adj. Gay. Douglas.— Isl. teit-r, hilaris, 
 
 ex ul tans. 
 TAIT, s. A small portion. V. Tatb. 
 To TAIVER, V. n. 1. To wander. 2. To rave as 
 
 mad, S. Synon. haver. — Teut. tooveren, incantare. 
 
 V. Daueen. 
 TAIVERS, s. pi. Tatters ; as, boiled to taivers, Fife. 
 
 The Steam-Boat. — Dan. tave, fibre. 
 TAIVERSUM, adj. Tiresome, S. 
 TAIVERT, part. adj. 1. Fatigued, S. 2. Stupid ; 
 
 confused ; senseless, S. 0. The Entail. 3. Stnpi- 
 
 fied with intoxicating liquor, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 4. Over-boiled, Ettr. For. Tweedd. 
 To TAK, V. 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 anything, v. a. To pledge 
 
 one's self. " He tuik him to preif," he engaged him- 
 self to prove. Aberd. Reg. 
 To TAK about one, v. a. 1. To take care of one in his 
 
 last illness, and of his body after death, S. 2. To 
 
 kill one, Shetl. 
 To TAK back one's woi-d. To recall one's promise ; to 
 
 break an engagement, S. 
 To TAK in, v. a. 1. Applied to a road ; equivalent to 
 
 culling the road, or getting quickly over it, S. 
 
 Ross's Helenore. 2. To get up with ; to overtake, 
 
 Aberd. 
 To TAK in, v. n. To be in a leaky state ; to receive 
 
 water, S. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. It is also used 
 
 actively in the same sense ; as, " That boat taks in 
 
 water," S. 
 
TAK 
 
 546 
 
 TAL 
 
 To TAK tn, t>, n. To meet ; as, " The kirk tdkt in at 
 twal o'clock," the church meets at twelve, Lanark s. 
 
 To TAK tn one's ain hand. To use freedom with ; not 
 to be on ceremony with ; to make free with ; applied 
 both in relation to pereons and things, S. Walker's 
 Ptdai. 
 
 To TAK one tn dbout^ v. o. To bring one into a state 
 of subjection, or under proper management, S. 
 
 To TAK tn o'er, v. a. Metaph. to take to task, S. 
 
 To TAK, o', or of, v. n. To resemble ; as, " lie disna 
 tak o' his father, who was a gude worthy man," S. 
 
 To TAK on, v. n. A phrase applied to cattle, when 
 they are fattening well ; as, " Thai stots are fast 
 tajcin on,''S. 
 
 To TAK one's fell, v. a. 1. To bethink one's self; to 
 recollect one's self; to recollect 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. 
 
 To TAK to or til one. To apply a reflection or censure 
 to one's self, even when it has no particular direc- 
 tion, S. 
 
 TV) TAK out. "V. Ta'en out. 
 
 To TAK up, V. o. To comprehend ; to understand ; 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. 
 
 To TAK tn hand, v. a. To make prisoner. Barbour. 
 
 To TAK on, v. 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 oate, v. n. To set ofif on a journey, S. 
 
 To TAK with, or wi', v. n. To catch fire, as fuel of 
 any kind, S. Steam-Boat, 
 
 To TAK up, V. a. To raise a tune, applied especially 
 to psalmody; as, "He tuke up the psalm in the 
 kirk," he acted as precentor, S. — Sw. tag-a up en 
 Psalm, to raise a psalm. 
 
 To TAK VEOKB HAND, V. n. To presume; to dare. 
 Acts Mary. 
 
 To TAK up wi', V. n. To associate with ; to get into 
 habits of intimacy, S. 
 
 To TAK with, or wi', v. a. 1. To allow ; to admit ; as, 
 " I was not drunk ; I'll no tak wi' that," S. 2. To 
 own ; to acknowl^e for one's own ; as, *' Naebody's 
 taen wi' that buke yet," S. B. 3, To brook ; to 
 relish ; to be pleased with, &c. the sense depending 
 on the use of the adv. expressing either satisfaction 
 or dislike, conjoined with the v. 4. It denotes the 
 reception given to a person, or the feeling that the 
 person received has ; used without any additional 
 word for determining whether this be friendly or 
 unfriendly, pleasant or ungrateful, S.; as, I didna 
 tak wi' him. 
 
 To TAK wi, V. n. as applied to the vegetable kingdom. 
 1. To begin to sprout, or to take root. It is said tliat 
 corn has not tane wi', when it has not sprung up ; a 
 tree is said to be beginning to takwi', when it begins 
 to take root, S. 2. To begin to thrive, after a tempo- 
 rary decay, S. The phraseology seems elliptical ; as 
 the expression, to Tak wi' the grund, is sometimes 
 used instead of it, S. 
 
 To TAK wi", V. n. To give the first indication of hav- 
 ing the power of suction. It is said that a pump is 
 going to tak wi', when it is judged by the sound, 
 Ac. 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 wads 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, *. A cheat; a deceiver, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 The form of the term is also inverted. V. In-tack. 
 
 TAKENNAll, s. A portent. Douglas. 
 
 TAKET, s. A small nail. Rates. V. Tacket. 
 
 TAKE-UP, 5. The name given to a tuck in female 
 dress, Dumfr. Gall. 
 
 TAKIE, adj. I^isting ; applied to victuals, Clydes. 
 
 TAKYL, Tackle, s. An arrow. Douglas.— C. B. 
 tacel, id. 
 
 TAKIN, s. A token, S. Douglas.— Uots. G. taiknt, 
 l'A\.tcikn, id. V. Taikin. 
 
 To TAKIN, V. a. To mark. Acts Ja. II.-lA.teikn-a, 
 Su. G. tekn-a, signare. 
 
 TAKIN (of Snuff,.) s. A pinch, Aberd.; q. as much as 
 one takes &i once. — Ital. presa. 
 
 TAKIN, s. Agitation ; distress of mind. " She was 
 in a terri'ole takin," Aberd.— E. Taking. 
 
 TAKYNNYNG, s. A signal. " Taiknings are given 
 to forewarn people of the approach of the enemy," 
 Diet. Fevd. Law. 
 
 TAKYNNYNG, s. Notice. Barbour. 
 
 TALBART, Talbert, Tavart, s. A loose upper gar- 
 ment, without sleeves. Pow^.— Chauc. tabard, Fr. 
 tabarre, Ital. tabarro. 
 
 TALBRONE, Talberoise, s. A kind of drum. AcU 
 Marie.— 'Er. tabourin. a small drum. 
 
 TALE, s. Account. V. TiiL. 
 
 * TALE, s. This word is used in a mode of expression 
 that seems peculiar to S.; Wi' his tale, Wi' your tale, 
 Ac. It seems nearly synon. with E. Forsooth; and 
 is always meant to intimate derision, contempt, or 
 some degree of disbelief; as, "He's gaun to tak a 
 big faim, wi' his tale." "Puir silly taupie, she's 
 gaun to get a gryte laird, wi' her tale," Ac. 
 
 TALENT, s. Desire; purpose. Barbour. — 0. Fr. 
 talent, id. 
 
 TALE-PIET, ». A tale-bearer, S. The Abbot. Per- 
 haps from piet, the magpie, because of its chatter- 
 ing. Syn. eiash-piet. 
 
 TALER, Talob, s. State; condition, S. B. Fife. — 
 0. Fr. taillier, disposition, etat, pouvoir. 
 
 TALESMAN, s. The person who gives any piece of 
 news, S. Boss's Hel. 
 
 TALLIATION, s. Adjustment of one thing to another. 
 The Entail.— Jj. B. talliatio, mensurarum adaequa- 
 tio, Du Cange. 
 
 TALLIE AFACE. Cut in angles ; applied to precious 
 stones. T. 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, «. Tallow, S. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To TALLON, v. a. To cover with tallow or pitch ; to 
 caulk. 
 
 TALLOW-LEAF, t. " That leaf of fat which envelops 
 the inwards of animals ;" tlie caul or omentum. Gall. 
 Enc. 
 
 TALTIB, <. A wig, Angus. Doitglat. 
 
TAM 
 
 647 
 
 TAP 
 
 TAMMACHLESS, adj. 1; ArpHed to a child that 
 does not eat with appetite, Fife. 2. Tasteless ; in- 
 sipid, ibid. This seems to be merely q. stamochless ; 
 stamock being the vulgar pronunciation of Stomach, S. 
 
 TAMMEl&T,L. rammeist. Montgomtrie. V. Rammis. 
 
 TAMMIE, s. Dimin. of the name Thomas. 
 
 TAMMIE-CHEEKIE, s. The puffin, alca arctica, 
 Linn. Mearns. 
 
 TAMMIE NORIE, s.. 1. The puffin, (alca arctica, Linn.) 
 Orku. Bass. 2. The razor-bill, (alca torda, Linn.) 
 Mearns. V. Norie and Tommy noddie. 
 
 TAMMY-IIARPER, s.- The cancer araneus, Loth. 
 
 To TAMMIL, v. a. 1. 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. Davidson's 
 Seasons.— Ir. torn, a small heap, toman, a hillock. 
 
 TAM-O'-TAE-END, s. A ludicrous designation for the 
 largest kind of pudding. Gall. Enc, Syn. Jiagois. 
 
 TAM-TAIGLE, s. A rope by which the hinder leg of a 
 horse or cow is tied to the fore leg, to prevent stray- 
 ing, Upp. Clydes, V. Taiglb. 
 
 TAM-TARY. To hold ane in tam-tary, to disquiet 
 him, S. B. Euddiman. Perhaps originally a mili- 
 tary temi, q. tc 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, as 
 Bottle of Hotel. St. Ronan. 
 
 TAM-TROT, s. A cant term for what is commonly 
 called London Candy, Roxb. 
 
 TANDLE, s. A bonfire, S. 0. Picken's Poems. V, 
 Tawnle. 
 
 TANE, part. pa. Taken, S. Douglas. 
 
 TANE about. Weel ta'en about, kindly received and 
 hospitably entertjiined, Ang. Pass's Helenore. — Sw. 
 taga wad emot, to receive kindly, to give a good re- 
 ception. 
 
 TaNE doun. 1. Emaciated or enfeebled in conse- 
 quence of disease; as, "He's sair tane doun wi' 
 that host," S. 2. Reduced in temporal circum- 
 stances, 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 invita- 
 tions. 
 
 TANE, Tayne, s. and adj. One, after the; as, ''the 
 tane," S. Douglas. 
 
 TANE-AWA, s. 1. A 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 Changeling. 
 
 TANEHALF. One half. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 TANG, s. Large /MCI, ©rkn. Shetl— Su. G. tang, Isl. 
 thang, id. Syn. Tangle. 
 
 TANG, adj. Straight ; tight ; Pang, synon. Ettr. For.; 
 to be traced, j^erhaps, to Dan, twang, constraint, 
 coaction, a pressing. 
 
 TANG, *. 1. The prong of a fork, &c. — -A. Bor, 
 " Tang, a pike. Tang als^o signifies 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, 
 coni-tringere, Verel, Haldorson. V. Taikg. 
 
 TANG-FISH, g. The stal, «ietl. Edmonst. Zetl. 
 So named fiom being supposed to live among the 
 Tang, or larger fuel that grow near the shore. 
 —Hibb. Shetl. 
 
 TANGHAL, s. A bag ; a satchel. V. Toighal. 
 
 TANGIE, s. A sea-spirit which, according to the 
 popular belief in Orkney, sometimes 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, " alang 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. dingull, 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, pi. Tongs, S.— A. S. tang, Belg. 
 tanghe, forceps. 
 
 TANG-SPARROW, s. The Shore Pipit, Orkn. and 
 Shetl. 
 
 TANG-WHAUP, a. The Whimbrel, Orkn. 
 
 TANMERACK, s. A bird about the size of a dove, 
 which inhabits the tops of the highest mountains, 
 Perth. Trans. Antiq. Soc. Scotl. 
 
 TANNE, Tanmy, adj. Tawny. Inventories. 
 
 TANNER, *. 1. The part which goes into a mortice, 
 S. 2, In pi. small roots of trees, Loth. — Isl. tan- 
 nari, laths, chips. 
 
 TANNERIE, s. A tan-work.— Pr. id. 
 
 TANTERLICK, s. A severe stroke, Fife, Ac. 
 
 TANTONIE BELL, s. A small bell.— Fr. tinton-er, to 
 resound. Godly Sangs. 
 
 TANTRUMS, s. High airs, S. Cant E.— Pr. tantran, 
 nick-nack. 
 
 TAP, s. 1. The top, 8. Turnbull. 2. Head, 8. 
 Gl. Shirrefs. 3. Crest of fowls, S. 4. The quantity 
 of flax or tow put upon the distafl" at one time, 8. 
 A nnals of the Parish. Tap o' tow, a veiy irritable 
 person, Ayrs. ib. 6. A playing top. Colvil. 
 
 To BE ON one's Tap. 1. To assault, literally; espe- 
 cially by flying at one's head, or attempting to get 
 hold of the hair, S. 2. Metap. to attack in the 
 language of sharp reprehension or abuse, S. 
 
 TAP of lint. The quantity of flax put on a rock, S. 
 The Steam-Boat. 
 
 To Tak one's Tap in one's Lap, and sbtt aff. To 
 truss up one's baggage and be gone, Teviotd. Loth.; 
 borrowed from the practice of those females, who, 
 being accustomed to spin from a rock, often carried 
 their work with them to the house of some neighbour. 
 An individual, when 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 
 often used to express a hasty departure; 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 repard to her hus- 
 band, it is said, "She's never aff 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 «/ Caus. 
 
TAP 
 
 548 
 
 TAR 
 
 TAP, TATIi, NOR MANE. Tliis phrase Is used in the 
 followiuK form, concerning an unintelligible account 
 of any thing ; *' 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. Mag. 
 
 To TAPE, V. a. To use sparingly, S. Ramsay.— 
 Isl. tept-r, restrained ; Su. G. taeppa, to stop up. 
 
 To TAPE out, V. a. The same with Tape. Heart of 
 Mid-Loth. 
 
 TAPEE, s, 1. The name given a few years ago to the 
 fore-part of the hair when 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, Ajrrs.— Ibl. topprr, crista. 
 
 TAPEIS, s. Tapestry. Maitland Poems.— Er. tapis. 
 
 TAPER-TAIL, adv. Topsy-turvy, South of 8. T. 
 Scott's Poems. Apparently q. tap, i. e. top, o'er tail. 
 
 TAPESSARIE, s. Tapestiy. Inventories. — Fr. 
 tapisserie. 
 
 TAPETLESS, adj. Heedless. V. Tabets. 
 
 TAPETTIS, s. pt. Tapestry. Douglas. — Lat. tapetes. 
 
 TAPISIIT, part. pa. In a lurking state. A. Hume. — 
 Fr. tappiss-ant, lurking. 
 
 TAP-KNOT, s. A knot of ribbons, wovn in a woman's 
 cap or bonnet, S. Muirland Willie. 
 
 TAPLOCH, Tawploch, s. "A giddy-brained girl," 
 given as the same with Tawpie. Gall. Encycl. — 
 Dan. taabdig, 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. 
 " The tapoun o' a neep."— Belg. tappcn, to draw out. 
 
 TAPPENIE. A term used in calling a hen. Gall. 
 Blackw. Mag. Apparently a corr. of tap-hennie, q. 
 tai)pit-hen. 
 
 TAP-PICKLE, s. The uppermost grain in a stalk of 
 oats, S. Donald and Flora. 
 
 TAPPIE-TOURIE, s. 1. Any thing raised very high 
 to a point, S.; synon. with Tappi-toorie, Tappie-tour- 
 ock, Ayrs. Petticoat Tales. 2. The plug of paste 
 which fills the opening in the top of a pie. Gait. 
 
 TAPPIE-TOL'SIE, s. A play among children, S. ex- 
 hibiting a memoiial of the ancient feudal mode of 
 receiving a person as a bondman, by taking hold of 
 the hair of his forehead. " Tappie, tappie-tousie, will 
 ye be my man ?" Fiom tap, and tovsie, dishevelled. 
 
 TAPPILOORIE, s. Any thing raised high on a slight 
 tottering foundation, S.— Teut. tap, extremitas ro- 
 tunda et acuta, and loer-en, specular! . 
 
 TAPPIN, s. 1. A crest, S. 0. Falls of Clyde. Dimin. 
 
 from tap, top. 2. The bunch of feathers on the head 
 
 of a cock or hen, Dumfr. 3. Expl. " head," ibid. 
 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 TAPPIT, Tappikt, 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 
 containing a quart, S. A. Ritson. 3. It has been 
 expl. as still of a larger .size. " Their hostess appeared 
 with a huge pewter measuring pot, containing 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. Maxwell's Sel. 
 
 Trans. 
 TAPSALTEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, S. Burns. 
 TA PSIE-TEKRIE, adi). Topsy-turvy; the same with 
 Tapsalteerie, Ayrs. 
 
 TAPSMAN, g. A servant who has the principal char„'e, 
 other servants being subjected to his orders; as, 
 " the tapsman of a drove," Dumfr. 
 
 TAP-SWAKM, s. 1. The first swarm which a hive of 
 bees casts off, S. 2. Applied me aph. to a body of 
 people who are the first to leave their former con- 
 nection. 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. 
 
 TAPTIIRAWN, adj. Perverse, S. Q. having the 
 tap, or top, thrawn, or distorted. 
 
 TAPTOO, s. 1. A gaudy ornament on the head, Ayrs. 
 2. To Put one into a Taptoo, to excite one's wrath ; 
 to produce violent passion, ibid. 
 
 TAP-TREE, s. A solid and rounded piece of wood, re- 
 sembling the shank of a besom, put into the bung- 
 hole of a masking-vat or cask, formerly used for 
 drawing off the liquor ; q. " that by which the tree or 
 barrel is tapped," or from tap, a faucet. Maxwell's 
 Sel. Trans. 
 
 * To TAR, V. a. To besmear with tar. This v. is 
 otteu used metaph. in the phrase, " A' tarr'd 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. 
 
 To T A R, v. n. Balnavis. Perhaps allied to Isl. taera, 
 donare ; Su. G. nutrire. 
 
 TARANS, s. pi. Souls of unb^^ptized children. 
 Pennant. — Gael, taran, id. 
 
 TAR-BUIST, s. The box in which the tar is kept with 
 which sheep are marked, Roxb. Tweedd. V. Boist. 
 
 TARDIE, Tairdie, adj. Peevi;-h ; ill-humoured, sulky, 
 and sarcastical, Kinross. V. Tairh, Ter». 
 
 TARETATHERS, s. pi. "What is torn to shreds ; as, 
 " Tarn got naething for his I'echtin', but his coat into 
 taretathers," Teviotdale, i. e. torn ; from tear, and 
 tatters. 
 
 TARGAT, Terget, «. Inventories. A sort of orna- 
 mental blazon worn in the royal bonnet or hat. V. 
 Takgat, s. 2. 
 
 To TARGAT, v. a. To border with tassels. Knox.— 
 Su. G. targ^a, lacerare. 
 
 TARGAT, s. 1. A tatter, S. Fergvsson. 2, A tassel. 
 Minstrelsy Border. 3. A long thin slice of dried 
 fish. Ang.— Su. G. tary-a, to split by light strokes. 
 
 To TARGE, Tairge, v. a. 1. Tobeat ; to strike, Perths. 
 —A. S. thersc-an, " verberare, to strike, to knock, to 
 beat, to thump," Soniner.; Teut. dersch-en, Su. G. 
 troesk-a, id. 2. To keep in order, or under discip- 
 line ; used metaph. S. Waver. 3. To rate severely; 
 to reprehend sharply, Roxb. 4. To cross-question ; 
 to examine accuiately. Loth. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 TARGE, s. Metaph. used in the sense of protection or 
 defence. Pitscottie. 
 
 TARGED, part. adj. Shabby in appearance ; tattered, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 TARY, s. Delay. Douglas. 
 
 To TARY, V. a. To distress. Wyntown. — Su. 6. 
 targ-a, lacerare. 
 
 TARYE, s. Vexation. MaitlandP. 
 
 To TARYE, V. a. To impede ; to hold back ; to keep at 
 bay. Knox's Hist. 
 
 TARYSUM, adj. Lingering. Douglas. 
 
 TAR-LEA'I HER, s. A strong slip of a hide, salted and 
 hung, ued for uniting the staves of a Hail, S. B. — 
 Perhaps from Isl. tarf-r, taurus, q. a bull's hide, 
 
 II 
 
 
TAR 
 
 549 
 
 TAT 
 
 TARLTES, s. A lattice, S. tirless. Hist. Ja. Sext.— 
 Fr. treillis. 
 
 TARLOCH, s. Perhaps a begging friar. Fhilotus. — 
 A. S. thearflic, poor, 
 
 TARLOCH, adj. Slow at meat ; squeamish, Clydes. 
 V. Tarrow. 
 
 TARLOCH, Tarlogh, «. 1. This term is used in Upp. 
 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 slattern. 
 
 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, doriafjhlighte, ungovernable. 
 
 TARN, s. A mountain lake, S. A. Lay of Last 
 Minstr. — Isl. tiorn^ stagnum, paluSi 
 
 To TARRAGAT, v. a. To question, Eife. Abbrev. 
 from E. interrogate. 
 
 TARRAN, s. A peevish, ill-humoured person, Roxb. 
 A variety of Tirran. 
 
 * TARRY, adj. 1. Of or belonging to tar, S. Ad- 
 mitted 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, s. 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-hreeki should aye go free.. 
 
 Dominie Depoted. 
 
 TARRIB, ». " A terrier'-dog,;' Ayrs.. Renfr. 61.. 
 Piclcen. 
 
 TARRICROOKE, s. A pitchfork, whose prongs are at 
 right angles to the shaft, used for sea-weed, Shetl.; 
 Dan. tarre, seaweed, and crog, crook, q. sea-weed 
 crock. 
 
 TARRY-FINGERED, adj. Light-fingered, S. Brom 
 tarry, adj. belonging to tar. 
 
 TARRY-HANDIT, adj. The same with Tarry-fingered, 
 S. Picken. 
 
 To TARROW, V. n. 1. To delay. Eenrysone. 2. 
 To haggle in a bargain. Bann. P. 3. To feel 
 reluctance. Ross. 4, To complain, Clydes. — A. S. 
 teor-ian, to fail, to tarry. 6. Applied to " springing- 
 corn, turned sickly, and not advancing." Surv. 
 Moray. 
 
 TARSIE-VERSIE, adv. A term applied to walking 
 backwards, Roxb.— Fr. tergiverser, to turn the back 
 
 TARTAN, s. Cloth checkered with stripes of various 
 colours, S. Chr. S. P. — Fr. tiretaine, linsey-wool- 
 sey. 
 
 TA RTAN, adj. Of or belonging to tartan, S. Ritson. 
 
 TARTAN-PURRY, s. A pudding of red colewort 
 mixed with oatmeal. Forbes. — Tartan, q. parti- 
 coloured colewort, and Teut. purreye, jus, sive 
 cremor pisorum. 
 
 TARTER, s. Apparently used in the same sense with 
 tartan. Invent.— 0. Fr. tartaire, however, is expl. 
 Sorte d'^tofif de Tartaric, Roquefort. 
 
 To TARTLE, v. a. To recognise ; to observe ; as, 
 *' He never tartled me," Roxb. 
 
 TARTLE, s. Hesitation in recognising a person or 
 thing, Loth. 
 
 To TARTLE at an e, v. n. 1. To view as not recog- 
 nising with certainty, Loth. Perth. 2.. To boggle. 
 Loth. 3. To hesitate as to a bargain, Ramsay. 4. 
 To scruple, CZeZaTJtZ.— Perhaps allied to Isl. tortal- 
 — lit, difficult to reckon. 
 
 TARTUFFISH, adj Sulky; stubborn, Renfrews.— 
 
 Fr. tortu, perverse, or tartuffe, a hypocrite, tartuffi,- 
 
 er, to assume a false nppearance. 
 To TARVEAL, v. a. 1. To fatigue, S. B. Ross. 2. 
 
 To vex, Gl. Sibb.— Fr. travaill-er, to vex, to trouble. 
 TARVEAL, adj. Fretful, S. B. Journ. Land. 
 TASCaL MONEY, The money formerly given, in tiie 
 
 Highlands, to those who should discover cattle that 
 
 had been driven oflf, and make known the spoilers. 
 
 BurVs Letters. — Perhaps from Gael, taisceall-am, to 
 
 view, observe, Shaw, 
 To TASH, V. a. 1. To soil, S. Ritson.— Fr. tacher, 
 
 id. 2. To injure by calumny, S. 3. To upbraid, 
 
 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. Wodrow. 
 To TASH about, v. a. To throw any thing carelessly 
 
 about, so as to injure it, Aberd. 
 TASK, s. Angel or spirit of any person, Ross-shire. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Gael, taisc, ghosts. 
 TASKER, s. A labourer who receives his wages in 
 
 kind for a certain task, E. Loth. Statist. Ace. 
 TASKIT, part. adj. Fatigued with hard work, S. B. 
 
 Fife. 
 TASK IT-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of being 
 
 greatly fatigued, S. B. Tarr. 
 TASS, Tassie, s. a cup, S. V. Tais. 
 TASSEL. Sair tassel. V. Taissle. 
 TASSES, s. pi. Sir Gawan. V. TiSHK, 
 TASSIE, s. A cup, S. 0. Burns. 
 TASTER, s. A sea-fowl. Sibbald. 
 TASTIE, adj. 1. Having an agreeable relish ; pala- 
 table, S. A. Scott's Poems. 2. Displaying taste, as 
 
 ajtplied to dress, &c. S. 
 TATCH, s. A fringe ; a shoulder-knot, Ettr. For. 
 
 Tweed. — Fr. attache, "a thing fastened on, or tyed 
 
 unto, another thing," Cotgr. 
 To TATCH, -!>. a. To drive a nail so far only as to 
 
 give it a slight hold, Aberd. 
 To TATCH in, v. a. To fix slightly by a nail, ibid. 
 To TATCH thegither, v. a. To join together in a slight 
 
 manner, by latching in a nail, as cai-penters do, to 
 
 try their work, ib. — I would trace the v. to Tache, the 
 ancient form of E. tack, a nail with a round head, or 
 
 Teut. taetse, id. clavus umbellatus. 
 TATE, Tait, Teat, Tatte, s. 1. A small portion of 
 
 any thing not liquid, S. Ramsay. 2. Lock ; ap- 
 plied to hair. Douglas. 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, Taithino, 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 manure, S. Essays Highl. Soc. 
 To TATH, r. n. To dung, S. 
 To TATH, V. 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, ». A table, Fife. Apparently corr. from 
 
 Taffd, q. v.. 
 TATHING, s. A raising of rank grass by manure, S.. 
 
 Statist. Ago. 
 TATms,.Si pi. Fragments. Sir Gawan.— M. taet-a, 
 
 lacerare, tet-r, tatters, shreds. 
 
TAT 
 
 650 
 
 TED 
 
 TATIIT. t. The same with Tath, the dung of cattle, 
 dropped on the field. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 TATY, adj. Matted. V. Tatty. 
 
 TATSIIIE, adj. Dressed in a slovenly manner, Roxb. 
 — Allied perhaps to Isl. taet-a, lacerare, Ilaldorson. 
 
 TATTER-WALLOl'S, «. pi. Fluttering rags, S. 
 
 TATTY, Tattit, Tawtkd, adj. 1. Matted. Douglas. 
 —Isl. taatt-a, to tease wool. 2. Hough and shaggy, 
 without conveying the idea of being matted ; as, "a 
 tatty dog," S. 
 
 TATTREli, t. A rag, Roxb. A. Scott's P.— A dimin. 
 either from E. tatter, or from Isl. tetr, Goth, totrar, id. 
 
 TAVART, s. A short coat without sleeves. V. Talbakt. 
 
 TAUCH, (gutt ) s. The threads of large ropes, Clydes. 
 — Isl. taug, fibra, funis ; Su. G. toga, trahere. 
 
 TAUCHEY, adj. Greasy, S. V. Taulch. 
 
 TAUCHEY-FACED, adj. Greasy-faced. [Reliq. 
 
 TAUCUT, s. Tallow that has been melted. Martine's 
 
 TAUCHT, pret. v. Gave; committed. Barb. S. 
 Betaticht, 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 bas- 
 tardy. Forbes. 
 
 TAVERNRY, s. Expenses in a tavern. Spaldinff. 
 
 TAUIK, s. Conversation ; talk. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 TAULCH, Tacgh, s. Tallow ; S. tauch. ActsJa. I. 
 — Belg. talghySvi. Q. Germ, talg, id. 
 
 TAUPIE, Tawpik, s. A foolish woman ; generally as 
 implying the idea of inaction and slovenliness, S. 
 JRamsay.—Su. G. tapig, simple, foolish ; Dan. taabe, 
 a fool. 
 
 TAUPIET, jjorf. adj. Foolish, Loth. 
 
 TAW, IjAKg-Taw, s. a game, among boys, played 
 with marbles. 
 
 TAW, (pron. Tyauw), s. 1. DiflBoulty ; much ado, 
 Aberd. 2. Hesitation ; reluctance, ib. 
 
 To TAW, V. n. To suck greedily and with continuance, 
 as a hungry child at the breast, Roxb.— Allied per- 
 haps to Isl. teig-r, a drsiught, haustus, amystis, teig-a, 
 haurire, or Su. G. tog-a, 0. Teut. toghen, to draw. 
 
 To TAW, V. n. To lay hold of ; to tumble about, Gl. 
 Sibb. — Su. G. taeja, Isl. tae-a, carpere lanam. 
 
 To TAW, V. a. 1. To make tough by kneading, Ang. 
 2. To work, like mortar, ibid.— Teut. touw-en, dep- 
 sere. 3. To spoil by frequent handling, Berwicks. 
 
 TAW, s. The point of a whip, S. V. Tawis. 
 
 TAWAN, s. Reluctance ; hesitation, Ang.— Isl. tavf, 
 toef, mora, tef-ia, morari, impedire. 
 
 TAWBERN, Tawbcen, s. The tabor or tabret. Doug. 
 V. Talbrone. 
 
 TAWCHT, s. Tallow. " Scheip tawcU & nolt tawcht.'" 
 ■ Aberd. Beg. V. Taulch. 
 
 TAWEAL, s. " Fatigue, perhaps from travail." Gl. 
 Shirr, also Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To TAWEN, V. a. To disfigure by handling ? Cock's 
 Simp. Strains. T. Taw, v. s. 2. 
 
 TAWEROINE, s. A tavern. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 TAWIE, adj. Tame ; tractable, S. 0. Burns.— Su. G. 
 tog-a, trahere, ducere, q. allowing itself to be led. 
 
 TAWIS, Tawes, Taws. 1. A whip ; a lash. Douglas. 
 —Isl. taug. tap, vimen, lorum. 2. The ferula used 
 by a schoohnaster ; S. tawse. Montgomerie. 3. An 
 instrument of correction of whatever kind, S. Bams. 
 — Ir. Gael, tas, a whip, scourge, ferula ; Pers. taasia, 
 taasian, a la^-h or thong. 
 
 TAWM, s. A fit of ill-humour, so as to render one un- 
 manageable, S.— Gael, taom, a fit of sickness, mad- 
 ness, or passion. 
 
 TAWNEY, s. The vulgar name for a mulatto, S.; from 
 
 the complexion. 
 TAWNLE, Taanlk, s. 1. A large fire kindled at night, 
 
 about the time of Beltein, S. 0. Stat. Acc.—O. B. 
 
 tanial, to set on fire, tannli, a fire glow, tanlhuyth, 
 
 aflame. 2. A large fire, Renfr. A. Wilson. 
 TAWPy, s. A foolish woman. V. Taupik. 
 TAWPA.ad;. Foolish aud slovenly, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 TAWRDS, 8. The ferula, Aberd.— C. B. tar-o, tar-aw, 
 
 to strike. 
 TAWSY, s. A cup or bowl. Everg. V. Tais. 
 TAWTIE, Tawted, adj. Shaggy. Tannah. V. Tatty. 
 TAWTIE, Tatie, s. The vulgar name for a potato, S. 
 
 Gl. Bicken. 
 TAWTIE-BOGLE, s. A scarecrow, S. 
 JAWTIE-KRO, s. a corner of the house boarded off for 
 
 the preservation of potatoes, Shetl. 
 TAXATIV.E, adj. Having the power of deduction from 
 
 the force of an argument or plea, as enfeebling it. 
 
 Fountainhall. 
 TAXATOUR, s. An assessor ; one who apportions a 
 -tax according to the supposed ability of individuals. 
 
 Pari. Ja. I. — L. B. laxator, qui taxam imponit pro 
 
 uniuscuj usque facultate, Du Cange. 
 TAXED-WARD, Taxt-Wakd, s. A forensic term, de- 
 noting the wardship of a minor, in which a limitvd 
 
 sum is accepted in lieu of the whole casualties. Ersk. 
 TAXT, s. A tax ; an impost. Aberd. Beg. 
 TAZ, s. The instrument of correction. used by school- 
 masters. Bamsay. 
 To TAZ, r. a. To whip ; to scourge ; to belabour, S. B. 
 
 ■ Gl. Shirr. V. Tawis. 
 TAZIE, s. A romping, foolish girl, Roxb. .Hailick, 
 
 synon. A. Scott.— D&n. taasse, a woman, taass-e, to 
 
 play the fool. 
 TCIIICK, interj. 1. A sound used for quickening a dull 
 
 horse, S. 2. An expression of surprise or of con- 
 tempt. Q. Duriv. 
 TEAGIE, s. A designation for a cow. V. Taigik. 
 TEAK, s. An otter, Slietl. — Isl. Su. G. tik, canicula. 
 TEA-KITCHEN, s. A tea-urn or vase, S. V. Kitchkn. 
 TEAL, Teil, .s. '' A busy-body ; a mean fellow," 
 
 Buchan. Gl. Tarras. 
 To TEAL, Till, Tole, v. a. To wheedle ; to inveigle 
 
 by flattery, Ang. Chr. S. P. Beaumont.— Sm. Q. 
 
 tael-ja, Isl. tael-c, pellicere, decipeie. 
 TEALER, Tkaler on, s. One who entices, Ang. 
 To TEAR, v.n. To labour stoutly ; to work forcibly, 
 
 Aberd. 
 TEARIN',j3arf. adj. Active ; energetic ; as, " a tearin' 
 
 worker," a *' tearin\ throwgain fallow," Roxb. 
 TEASICK, s. A consumption; E. phtUysick, id. 
 
 Montgomerie. 
 TEAZ, s. The prop on which a golf-ball is placed 
 
 when first struck off. Synon. Tee. Teaz is probably 
 
 S. B.; perhaps originally the plural of Tee, VVeddeib. 
 
 Vocab. 
 To TEAZ, v. a. To prop a golf-ball, ibid. 
 To TEAZLE, v. a. To tease ; to vex. Loth. 
 TEAZLE, s. A severe brush. V. Taisslk. 
 TEBBITS, s. i)Z. Sensation. V. Tabkts. 
 TECET, «. A ticket. " To subscrif a fecef." Aberd. 
 
 Beg. 
 TECHEMENT, s. Instruction. Winyet. 
 TED, s. V. Taid. 
 To TED, V. a. "To scatter; to spread," Ayrs. 
 
 Picken's Gl. 
 TEDD, adj. Ravelled; entangled, S. B. — Su. G 
 
 tudd-a, intricare. 
 
 i 
 
TED 
 
 551 
 
 TEY 
 
 TEDBER, Tether, s. A rope with which a horse, 
 cow, or sheep is tied at pasture, E. I mention this 
 E. word merely in reference to a common S. Prov. 
 " He wants only a hair to make a tedder o';" applied 
 to those who seek for some ground of complaint or 
 accusation, and fix on any thing, however trivial. — 
 Su. G. tinder ; Isl. tidor, id. 
 
 To TEDDER, Tether, v. a, 1. To hind by a stake at 
 pasture, S. — Isl. tiodr-a, Su. G. tiudr-a, pecus hoc 
 modo allit'are. 2. To be entangled in an argument. 
 Winyet. 
 
 TEDISUM, adj. Tedious, S. B.; Teidsome, Roxb. 
 
 TEE, s. To a tee, to a tittle ; exactly, S. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun, This is the same with A. Bor. Tiv-a-Tee, 
 "just the thing," Gl. Brock, for he expl. tiv as sig- 
 nifying to. 
 
 TEE, s. 1. A mark set up in playing at quoits, &c. 
 S. B. — Isl. ti-a, demonstrare ; Teut. tijoh-en, indi- 
 care. 2. The nodule of earth from which a ball is 
 struck off at the hole, in the play of golf, S. Rams. 
 3. The mark made in the ice, in the amusement of 
 curling, towards which the stones are pushed. Loth. 
 Gall. Elsewhere it is called the Cod', 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, V. a. To tee a ball, to raise it on a nodule of 
 earth, giving it the proper direction, S. Ramsay. 
 
 TEE, adv. Too ; also, Aberd. 
 
 TEEDY, adj. Peevish ; cross-humoured, Berw. Per- 
 haps from Tid, a gust of passion or ill humour. 
 
 To TEEDLE, v. n. To sing without words ; to hum a 
 tune. Gall.Encycl. Itisonlya variety of I^erdZe, q. v. 
 
 TEELIE, adj. Encouraging, Shetl. — Su. <x. todja, 
 to allure. 
 
 To TEEM, V. a. To pour out, S. B. Ayrs. fPicken. 
 E, beteem., Shak. V. Tey.m, and Tcme. 
 
 To TEEM, V. n. To rain heavily, Dumfr. 
 
 TEEMS, s. A piece of fine crape or muslin tight- 
 ened on a circular rim of wood, resembling the head 
 of a drum, used for sifting or dressing flour for pastry, 
 Ac. Roxb.— Fr. tamise, a scarce, bolter, or strainer, 
 tamise, searced or boulted ; Teut. terns, temst, cri- 
 brum ; Mod. Sax. teemi:S. 
 
 TEEN. Used as if it signified evening, S. FicJcen. 
 This, however, cannot be viewed as a word : it is 
 merely the abbreviation of at e'en, i. e. "in the 
 evening." Pron. of tune, Abeid. 
 
 The 'Teen. Tliis evening, S. Saint Patrick. 
 
 To TEEN, V. a. To provoke. V. Teyne. 
 
 TEE-NAME, s. An additional name, a nick-name. 
 
 TEENGE, s. A colic in horses, S. ; perhaps from E. 
 twinge. 
 
 TEEP, s. A ram ; the north, pron. of Tup. 
 
 TEEPIT, part. pa. Stinted in allowances, Lanarks.; 
 evidently the same with Taipit. V. Tape. 
 
 TEEPLE, «. A slight touch or stroke, Aberd, 
 
 To TEEPLE, V. 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. tijp-a, as used in the 
 same sense ; leviter tanjrere, " to tap, to tip," to 
 strike gently, to touch liplitly. 
 
 TEERIBUS AND TEERIODIN. The war-cry of the 
 town of Hawick. This, according to tradition, was 
 the ciy of the band which went from Hawick to the 
 battle of Flodden ; and it is still shouted by the 
 inhabitants 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 (he deities 
 of the Goths. The first word might make tolerably 
 
 good A. S. Tyr haebbe us, " May Tyr have 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. Leg. St. Andr. 
 
 TEESIE, s. A gust of passion, Fife. — Teut. tees-en, 
 vellicare. 
 
 TEET, s. A stolen glance, S. Keek, syn. Campbell. 
 
 To TEET, V. n. To peer ; to peep out. V. Tete. 
 
 TEET-BO, s. 1. Bo-peep, S. Fergjisson. 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 appearing on 
 the horizon ; when seen in the North or East, viewed 
 as indicating bad weather, Banffs. Aberd. This is 
 aLso denominated an angry teeth; in Fife a water- 
 gaw. Because of its broken appearance, it is else- 
 where called a Stump. 
 
 To TEETHE upon, v. a. To make an impression upon, 
 Aberd. Probably from the use of the teeth in fasten- 
 ing 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 Pra- 
 tensis," Linn. Edmonstone's Zell. 
 
 TEETLE, «. The old mode of pronouncing the E. 
 word Title, S. i, e. right. Entail. 
 
 TEEVOO, s. "A young man who dashes about with 
 ladies, but never feels the genuine throbs of love ;" a 
 male flirt. Gall.Encycl. 
 
 TEEWHOAP, s. The lapwing, Orkn. 
 
 To TEHEE, V. n. To lau{;h in a suppressed way, Ayrs. 
 Syn. to Tigher. Siller Gun, 
 
 TEHEE, s. 1. A loud derisive laugh, S, Ross. 2, 
 interj. Expressiveof loud mirth. Watson. Ti-heiB 
 used as a v. in 0. E, Ben Jonson, 
 
 TEICHEMENT, s. Instruction. Aberd. Reg. 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 appearance of a fretted sore, Roxb. — 0. T. tijgh-en, 
 indicare. 
 
 TEICHER, s. A very small drop, 
 
 TEICHER, s. A dot ; a small spot ; S. ticler.— Teut 
 tide, a point, or Belg. tiklc-en, to touch lightly. 
 
 TEIDSOME, adj. Tedious. V. Tedisdm. 
 
 TEIG HT, part. pa. F'atigued, Lanarks. 
 
 TEIL, s. A busy-body ; a mean fellow, S. B, V. Tea*, 
 s. and To Teal, v. 
 
 To TEIL, V. a. To cultivate the soil, S. Chart. Ja. F. 
 A. S.— til-ian, to labour, to cultivate. 
 
 To TEYM, Teme, V. a. To empty; teem, S. B. Wal- 
 lace. — I.sl. taem-a, evacuare, V, Tume. 
 TEYND, s. Uncertain. Gawan and Gal. 
 To TEIND, Tykde, Tike, v. n. To kindle, S.— A, S, 
 
 tend-an, tynan, Su. G. taend-a, accendere. 
 TEIND, TvND, Tine, s. 1. A spark of fire, S. B. 2. A 
 
 spark at the wick of a candle, ib. 
 To TEIND, Tevnd, v. a. To tithe, S. Godly San gs. 
 
 — Sw. tiend'O, Belg. teind-en, decimare. 
 TEIND, Teynd, s. Tithe, S. Acts Ja. F/.— Moes. 
 
 G taihund, the tenth part ; Belg. teind. 
 TEYNDFRIE, adj. Free from paying tithes, S. Acts 
 Ja. VI 
 
TEI 
 
 662 
 
 TEN 
 
 TEINDIS, Tbndis, «. pi. Tithes, S. 
 
 TEIND-MASTER, «. One who has legal right to lift 
 tithes. Diet. Feud. Law. 
 
 TEIND-SHEAF, s. A sheaf payable as a tithe, S. 
 Sedt. Counc. 
 
 TEIND-WllEAT, t. Wheat received as tithe, S. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 To TEYNE, Tknb, Teen, v. a. To vex ; to irritate. 
 Charteris. — A. S. teon-an, Bclg. ten-en, irritaie. 
 
 TEYNE, Tenk, adj. Mad with rage. Wallace. 
 
 TEYNE, Tene, «. 1. Anger; rage; as, "in a gay 
 t€ne," in great wrath, S. Barbour. 2. Sorrow ; 
 vexation, S. E. teen. Wallace. — A. S. teon^ in- 
 juria, irritatio; 
 
 TEYNFULL, adj. Wmthful. Lyndsay. 
 
 TEIR, adj. Tiresome. Rauf Coilyear. 
 
 TEIB, s. Fatigue. Gawan and G0I.—-A. S. teor-ian, 
 tir-ian, to tire. 
 
 TEIRFULL, adj. Fatiguing, Gawan and Got. 
 
 TEIS, s. pi. Ropes, by which the yarda of a ship hang ; 
 q. ties. Douglas. 
 
 TEIST, s. A handful, Aberd.— Su. G. tast-a, attrectare, 
 apprehendere, q. as much as one can grasp or lay 
 hold of t 
 
 To TELE, V. a. To cultivate. Maitland Poems. V. 
 Teil. 
 
 TELELAND, s. Arable land, q. that which is tilled. 
 Chart. Aberd. 
 
 TELYIE, s. A piece of meat. V. Tajlyie. 
 
 TELISMAN, s. A husbandman ; a farmer. Sedt. 
 Counc. — Fr. From A. S. iiim, "a tiller of the ground." 
 Tusser uses tilman for a husbandman, Johnson. 
 
 TELLABLE, adj. What may be told, S. 
 
 TELLYEVIE, s. A violent or perverse humour. 
 Semple. It seems to be a corr. of tirrivee, q. v.— Fr. 
 talu-er, to take an oblique direction; or 0. Fr. taillier, 
 disposition, and vif, lively, spurting. 
 
 TELLIN', s. To Tak Tellin'. 1. To need to be fre- 
 quently 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', adj. Well or good for ; beneficial to ; as, 
 " It was tellin' him that he did as he did ;" " It had 
 been muckle tellin' ye that ye had bidden at hame," 
 1, e. it was, or it had been, to his or your advantage, 
 iic. S. Corspalrick. — A. S. teala, taela, and. tela, 
 signify bene, recte, probe. 
 
 To TEME, V. a. To empty. V, Tetm, 
 
 TEMED, jpref. Enticed. Sir Tristrtm. — Isl. tem-ia, 
 assuefacere. 
 
 TEMERARITE, Temeraritie, s. Rashness in judg- 
 ment. Acts Ja. III. — From Fr.^CTweratre, rash. 
 
 TEMMING, s. V. Timming. 
 
 To TEMPER, V. a. To put such parts of a machine 
 as immediately perform the work, into proper trim ; 
 as. To Temper a wheel, to stretch or relax the string 
 which regulates the motion of the pirn. To Temper 
 a pleuch, to arrange the coulter and share, so that 
 the furrow may be cut and turned according to the 
 ploughman's mind, S. Surv. Peebles. 
 
 TEMPER-PIN, s. The wooden pin used for tempering 
 a spinning wheel, S. Ritson. 
 
 TEMPLARIE, s. A foundation originally belonging 
 to the Knights Templars , otherwise denominated 
 Temple Land.", S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 TEMPLELANDS, s. pi. The lands which belonged to 
 the Knights Templars, S. V. Teuplarie, and Pke- 
 
 CEPTORIK. 
 
 TENANT-STED, adj. Occupied by a tenant. Foun- 
 tainh.—Thv. kitter part of the word may be traced to 
 A. S. sted, locus. 
 
 TENCHIS, s. pi. Taunts ; reproaches. Douglas.— 
 0. Fr. fence, tance, tenche, querelle, di.spute ; Fr. 
 tenson had its origin from L. B, intentio, a contro- 
 versy. V. Intent. 
 
 TEND, adj. The tenth. Wyntown. V. Teind. 
 
 To TEND, V. n. To intend. Acts Ja. F.— Fr. tend-re, 
 id. 
 
 TENDALE KNYFP. " Twa beltis, a tendale knyff, a 
 horss came, [comb] & byrnyng 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, adj. 1. Sickly, S. Haillie.—Yi: tendre, 
 puling, delicate. 2. Circumspect ; avoiding all ap- 
 pearance 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 tender- 
 ness for one. 5. Nearly related. Pitscottie. 
 
 To TENDER, v. a. To make delicate, Roxb. Ess. 
 
 Highl. Soc. 
 TENDERLY, adj. Denoting that warmth of regard 
 
 which persons owe to their kindred. Acts Ja. VJ. 
 TENDERNESS, s. Scrupulosity in religious matters, 
 
 S. Meart of Mid-Loth. 
 TENDIR OF BLUDE. Nearly related ; standing in 
 
 near consanguinity. Keith. 
 TENE, s. Auger. V. TiivXE, ». 
 To TENE, V. a. Y. Teyne, v. 
 TENEMENT, s. A house ; often denoting a building 
 
 which includes several separate dwellings, S.— L. B. 
 
 tenementum. Evddiman. 
 TENENDAS. "That clause of a charter which ex- 
 
 prei^ses what way and manner the lands are to be 
 
 holden of the superior." Diet. Ftud. Law. 
 TENE-WARYIT, part. adj. " Oppressed with aflic- 
 
 tion," Gl. Sibb. V. Teyne, s. 
 TEN-HOrRS, s. Ten o'clock, S. V. Hours. 
 TEN-HOURS-BITE, s. "A slight feed to the horses 
 
 while in the jpke in the forenoon," S. 0. 61. 
 
 Burns. 
 TENNANDRIE, Tenantry, s. 1. The tenants on an 
 
 estate, or those who pay rent, viewed collectively, S. 
 
 Acts Ja. V. 2. The possessions held by tenants, 
 
 ibid. 
 TENOR, s. The cross bar between the legs of the 
 
 chair, Shetl. Tenor-bar, Mearns. E. tenon? 
 
 * TENT, s. A square pulpit erected in the fields, and 
 supported by four posts which rest on the ground, 
 rising thiee 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.; occa- 
 sionally, at least, from the year 1630. Livingston's 
 Life, The piactice is now almost entirely disused 
 about cities and towns. Burns. 
 
 To TENT, V. a. To stretch out. Douglas.— It. 
 tend-re, id. 
 
 TENT, s. Care ; attention. 1. To tak tent, to be 
 attentive, S. Barbour. 2. To tak tent to, to exer- 
 cise 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. David- 
 ion's Seasons. 2. Intent; keen, GalL ib. 
 
TEN 
 
 553 
 
 TEQ 
 
 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. Burne. 
 
 2. To put a value on, S. Ramsay. 3. To watch 
 
 over; to take particular care of, S.; to tend, E. 
 
 Ross. It is used as v. n. to denote the care of a 
 
 flock, ibid. 
 TENTIE, adj. 1. Watchful ; attentive, S. Maitland 
 
 Poems.— 'Sx. attentif. 2. Cautious ; careful, S. Ross. 
 
 3i Intent ; keen, Galloway. Daoidson. 
 TENTILY, adv. Carefully, S. Ross. 
 TENTLESS, adj. Inattentive, S. Burns. 
 TEPATE, s. Some piece of dress anciently worn by 
 
 men, though obviously the same with E. tipi^et. 
 
 Act. Dom. Gone. 
 TEPPIT, s. Sensation, feeling, Fife. 
 TEPPITLESS, adj. 1. Insensible ; benumbed so that 
 
 no impression can be made, Fife. 2. Applied to the 
 
 mind ; as, " The laddie's gane teppitless," Loth. V. 
 
 Tabets. 
 TER, s. Tar. Barbate, — Teut. terre, Su. G. tiaera, id, 
 TERCE, s. A liferent competent by law to widows 
 
 who have not accepted of a special provision, of the 
 
 third of the heritable subjects in which their hus- 
 bands died infeft. Erskine.—liSit. tertia, Fr. tiers. 
 TERCER, s. A widow who enjoys a terce, S. Balfour. 
 TERCIAN, s. A cask. Ab. Reg. V. Tkrtiam. 
 TERE, s. Perhaps, expense. Douglas. — Teut. teer, 
 
 sumptus. 
 TERE, adj. Tender; delicate. Fal. Hon.— 'Sent. 
 
 tere, tener,. delicatus. 
 TERGAT, s. A blazon. V. Taegat. 
 TERLISS, s. A lattice or grate. V. TiEtESS. 
 TERLYST, Tirllyst, part. pa. Grated. Wallace.— 
 
 0. Fr. treUici^, id. 
 TERMAGANT, s. The ptarmigan, Gl. Sibb. 
 TERMIN, "It will last termin life," it will last for 
 
 ever, Loth.— 0. Fr. iermine, terme, temps. 
 TERNE, Tebned, adj. Fierce ; choleric. Dunbar. — 
 
 Belg. toornig, wiathful, too7-n, anger. 
 TERNYTE, s. Coir, of Trinity. Wynt. Syn. Tarntie. 
 TERRETOR, s. Territory. Aberd. Reg. 
 TERSAILL, 5. The third part of a pipe ; a tierce. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — Fr. terciere, id. 
 TERSE, s. A debate ; a dispute, S. B. 
 To TERSE, V. n. To debate ; to contend, S. B.— Teut. 
 
 Irots-en, irritare, instigare. 
 TERSEL, s. Table companion. Montgcmerie. — 
 
 Teut. teer-ghe-selle, id. from teer, sumptus, and selle. 
 
 glie-selle, socius. 
 TERSEL, s. Tersel of a tade. Meaning not clear 
 
 Montgomerie. 
 TERTIAM, s. A cask containing the third part of a 
 
 butt or pipe of wine ; E. terce. Aberd. Reg. 
 TERTIAN, s. A student in his third session, Aberdv 
 
 — L. tertius, third. 
 To TERTLE, v. a. To take notice of ; a.s, " He never 
 
 tertled me," Roxb. V. Tartlk. 
 TESLETTIS, s. pi. Armour for covering the thighs. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 TESMENT, 5. 1. A latter will, S. B.; corr. from 
 
 Testament. To mak one's tesment in a raip, (i. e. 
 
 rope), to be hanged. Ross. 2. The thing be- 
 queathed ; a legacy, Aberd. 
 To TEST, V. a. To put to trial, Ayrs. BlacJcw. Mag. 
 TESTAMENT, s. Apparently another name for a 
 
 Testoon, q. V. Acts Ja. VI. [ibid. 
 
 TESTANE, s. Apparently the same with Testoon, q. v. 
 
 TESTEFIE, s. A testimony, ibid. 
 TESTIFICATE, «. 1. A passport. Crookshank. 2. 
 The attestation given by a minister, or more strictly 
 by the Session, of the moral character of a church- 
 member, when about to leave the district, or for an- 
 other necessjiry purpose, S. This is also called 
 a Testimonial, which is the term used in the Acts of 
 the church. 
 
 TESTIT, part. adj. Testamentary y given by will. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 TESTOON, Testone, s. A Scottish silver coin, vary- 
 ing 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. — 0. Fr. 
 teston, capitatus nummus. From etc. 
 
 TESTOR, s. The cover of a bed, E. Tester. Bride of 
 Lam.—O. Fr. testiere, any kind of head-piece, from 
 teste, now tete, the head. L. B. tester-ium, testr-um, 
 and testur-a, lecti supernum tegmen, Du Cange. 
 
 To TETE, Teet, v. n. 1. To peep out; to look in a 
 sly or prying way, S. teet. Ruddiman. Toote is 
 used in the same sense by Patten. Toten is used by 
 a very old E. writer, as signifying to spy. 2. v. a. 
 To cause to peep oat. Douglas.— Sa. G. titt-a, in- 
 spicere, per transennam veluti videre. 
 
 TETII, s. Temper; di.sposition, Ill-teth'd, ill hum- 
 oured, Fife.— A. S. tyht, instructio, feiinc, disciplina. 
 
 TETHERFACED, adj. Having an ill-natuied 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 Titty, q. v. 
 
 TETUZ, s. 1. '-Any thing tender." Gall Enc. 2. 
 " A delicate person," ibid. Allied perhaps to Isl. 
 teit-r, pullus animalis ; tita, res tenera, tenerrima. 
 
 TEUCH, Teugh, Tewch, adj. 1. Tough, S. Tewh, 
 Yorks, Douglas.— A. S. toh, id. from Moes. G. 
 tioh an, to draw. 2. Tedious; lengthened out, S. 
 3. Dry as to manner ; stiff in conversation, S. Ban- 
 natyne Foems. 4. Pertinacious, S. A. Douglas. 
 6. To make any thing teuch, to do it reluctantly. 
 Gawan and Gol. 
 
 TEUCH, s. A draught of any kind of liquor, S.— Su. 
 G. tog, haustus, potantium ductus; from tog-a, 
 trahere ; Teut. teughe, haustus. 
 
 TEUCHIT, ioult.) s. The lapwing, S. John o' Arnha'. 
 " Tewfet, a lapwing. North." Tvfit, id. Grose. 
 
 To HuKT the Teuchit. To be engaged in any frivol- 
 ous and fruitless pursuit ; a proverbial phrase, S. B.; 
 equivalent to hunting (he Gowk. Dominie Deposed. 
 
 TEUCHIT-STORM, s. The gale, in the reckoning of 
 the vulgar, conjoined with the arrival of the green 
 plover, S. V. Tuquheit. 
 
 TEUD, s. A tooth, Fife. 
 
 TEUDLE, s. The tooth of a rake or harrow, Fife. 
 
 To TEUDLE, «. a. To insert teeth. To teudle aheuk, 
 to renovate the teeth of a reaping-hook, Fife.— Gael. 
 deud, " a set of teeth, a jaw," 
 
 TErDLESS, s. Toothless, Fife. 
 
 TEUG, TcG, s. A rope; a halter, loth.— Su. G. tog, 
 taug, id.; in pi. thighs of a pair of breeches, Shetl. 
 
 TEUK, TuiK, Took, s. A bye-taste. That meal has 
 a teuk, it has a disagreeable taste. When meal is 
 made from corn that has been heated in the stack, 
 the peculiar taste is denominated the het tuik ; Lan. 
 
TED 
 
 554 
 
 THA 
 
 Loth. Roxb. — Allied perhaps to Teut. tuck, s touch ; 
 as it is said in E. of meat which is slightly tainted, 
 that it is touched a little. 
 
 TEUKIN, adj. 1. Quarrelsome, including the idea of 
 fraud, S B. — Teut, ijwfc, fraus ; Isl. <M/fc-a, pellicere. 
 2. Variable ; applied to the wind when still shift- 
 ing, S. A. 
 
 To TEVVEL, V. a. To put iuto disorder, 'Dumfr. V. 
 
 TCFFLK. 
 
 To TEW, r. o. To make tough, S. 0. 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. taef, 
 odour, taffk-a, gustare. 
 
 TEW, s. A bad taste, S. B, V. Teuk. 
 
 To TEW, V. a. To fatigue ; to overpower. Sair 
 tew'd, much fatigued. It is often u.sed in regard to 
 sickness; as signifying that one is much tossed, or, 
 as vulgarly expressed, tostit, by it, Dumfr.; Foryaw'd 
 synon. Mactaggart gives Twe as well as 2'ued, in 
 this sense. 
 
 To TEW, V. n. 1. To be eagerly employed about any 
 thing, Border. 2. To toil ; to work constantly, Ettr. 
 For. " To tew, towork har<l ; also to taize, [tease,] 
 North." Grose. 
 
 TEW, 8. 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. " Sure tucs, 
 great difficulty in accomplishing any thing," Gl 
 Brockett. — Fr. tuer, '" originally to kill," is " used 
 also for to fatigue or weary. Ilsetue, he wearies 
 himself; or, in North country language, he tues 
 himself. Tuing on, toiling away," ibid. 2. Iron 
 hardened -with a piece of cast iron. V. Lew arne 
 
 BORE. 
 
 To TEW, V. 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. T^wl, is that of the North of S. in general. 
 
 2. A ^hip, Shetl. 
 TEWELLIS, s.pl. Apparently for tools, applied to 
 
 military furniture. It.Coilycar. 
 THA, Thae, Tiiirsr. They, firon. These, S. Wyntown. 
 
 — A. S. thaege, id. 
 THACK, s. Thatch. V. Thak. 
 TIIACKER, s. A thatchcr, S. Blaclw. Mag.—O. E. 
 
 id. " Thacker, couureur de chaunie," Pabgr. 
 THACK-GATE, «. The sloping edge of the gable-tops 
 
 of a house, when the thatch covers them ; in contra- 
 distinction from the Wind-slews, that are raised 
 
 higher than the thatch, Ro.xb. 
 TIIACKLESS, odj. 1. Not roofed ; without thatch, 
 
 S. Bem. nf.Nithsd. Song. 2. Melaph. uncovered ; 
 
 without a hat. Tarras. 
 THACK-STONE, s. Stone fit for covering houses. 
 
 Acts J a. VI. 
 THAFTS, s. pi. 'The^benches of a boat, on which the 
 
 rowers sit, S. — Isl. thopte, trabs seu sedile in nave. 
 THAI, TuAY, pion. M. of he or she. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. 
 THATN, adj. Not sufficiently roasted or boiled, S. 
 
 V. Thane. 
 THAINS, s. pi. Perhaps, gossamer. A. Hume. — 
 
 A. S. than, madidus, humidus. 
 THAIR. Used, in comiiosition, like E. there ; origi- 
 nally the genit. dat. and abl. of the A. S. article, 
 
 thaere ; Isl. dat. and abl. theirre. 
 
 I 
 
 TIIAIR, V. impers. Used as expressive of necessity ; 
 generally with the negative affixed ; as, " Ye tliair 
 n' fash," you need not put yourself to the trouble, 
 Dumfr. V. Tuaef. 
 
 THAIUANENT, ado. Concerning that. Acts Sed. 
 
 TIIAIRATTOUR, adc. Concerning that. Priests 
 Peblis. 
 
 THAIRBEFOR, TnAKBBFOR, adv. Before that time. 
 Barbour, 
 
 THAIRBEN, Theee-ben, adv. In an inner apartment 
 of a house ; sometimes the-ben, S. Acts Sed. 
 
 THAIRBY, Thark-by, adv. 1. Thereabout, as to place. 
 Barbour. 2. Thereabout, regarding time, S. Wynt. 
 3. Denoting number or quality, S. Bannatyne. — 
 Belg. daerbey, ad hoc, penes, prope. 4. Respecting 
 size or quantity, S. Anderson's Coll. 
 
 Tli AIR-BUT, ado. In an outer apartment ; also, the- 
 but, 6. Many.— Teut. daer-binnen, intro, intus. 
 Belg. daar-buyien, without that place. 
 
 TIIAIRDOUN, Thee-doun, adv. Downwards, S. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 Til AIR-EAST, adv. In the east ; towards the east, S. 
 Baillie. 
 
 TIIAIRFRA, Theeefrae, adv. From that place; 
 therefrom, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 THAIRFURTII, adv. In the open air, S. Bellenden. 
 
 I'^IIAIRIN, Tuekein, adv. At home ; within doors, S. 
 Perils oj Man. 
 
 THAIRINTILL, adr. Therein. Acts Sed. 
 
 THAIRJl, TiiiRM, TuAiRN, s. 1. The belly or gut of 
 •man, S. "lie 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, 8. 
 
 TIIAIRM-BAND, s. A string or cord of catgut for 
 turning a i-pinning wheel, S. 
 
 THAIROUR, Thar our, adv. On the other side, in 
 relation to a liver. Wallace. 
 
 TIIAIRO-WT, Tharoot, adv. Without ; denoting ex- 
 clusion from a place, S. Wallace. To lie thairout, 
 to lie in the open air during night, S. 
 
 THAIRTILL, Thertyia, adv. Thereto. Douglas. 
 
 TIIAIR UP, adv. Out of bed. G. Buchanan. 
 
 THAIRVPOUN, adv. Thereupon. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 THAK, s. 1. Thatch; a covering of straw, rushes, 
 &c. thacJc, S. Douglas. Thack and rape, the cover- 
 ing of a stack, S Burns. In ihack an' rape, in 
 Older, ibid. Out of aw thack andraip, 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. thac, thaec, Isl. thak, Lat. tect-um. 
 
 To THAK, Thack, v. a. To thatch, S. 
 
 THAKBURD, s. The thatch-board ; the roof. Barb. 
 
 THAN, adv. Then; at that time, S. Barbour.— 
 Moeso-Goth, Be than, by that time; Or than, before 
 that time. V. Be than. 
 
 THAN, Or than, conj. Else ; othei-wise, S. B. ; as, 
 "Come hame sune, or than I'll be angry," i. e. If 
 you do not letuin soon, my displeasure will be the 
 consequence. 
 
 THANE. TuAYNE, .<t. 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. Wyntown. 2. An 
 officer, not superior in rank to a knight, who has 
 been viewed as serving under the superior TUane. 
 
 i 
 
T.HA 
 
 556 
 
 a'HE 
 
 Stat. Alex. II. — k. S. theren, thegn, primarily a 
 
 servant. Cyninges, thtjev, Thanus regius; med- 
 
 tnera thegen, mediocris vel inferior Thanus. Isl. 
 
 thegn, dominus. 
 Abthank, s. a title of honour, the meaning of which 
 
 is uncertain. G. Buchanan. 
 Abthanrik, s. Tlie jurisdiction of an Ahthane. 
 
 Harl. MS. 
 TIIANE, s. Apparently, a fane. Fal 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 thuin meal ;" i. e. 
 
 made of oats that have not been much, dried on the 
 
 kiln. 
 THANEDOM, Thanage, Tiianrie, s. The extent of 
 
 the jurisdiction of a Thane. Wyntown. 
 
 * THANKFULL, adj. 1. Used in the sense of thank- 
 worthy ; praiseworthy. Acts Ja. V. 2. Denoting 
 what ought to be sustaiced as suflacient and legal. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 Til A RETHROW, adu. By that means ; thence. Acts 
 
 Ja. V. 
 To THARF, V. n. To need ; to require. Sir. Tristram,. 
 
 — A. S. thearf-an, indigere, opus habere. V. Thurst. 
 THARTH, impers. v. Me tharth, it behoves me. 
 
 Rauf Coilyear. 7/iar is used in the same sense by 
 
 Chaucer. — A. S. thearf-an, to have need. V. Tharf, 
 
 and Thair, v. 
 
 * THAT, jn on. Often improperly used instead of This, 
 S. Walker's.Peden. 
 
 THAT. adv. or covj. 1. . So ; to such a degree ; as, 
 " Is he that frail that he canna rise ?'* Is he so frail 
 that he cannot get out of bed ? S. 2. Often used 
 nearly in the same sense with E.rery, but under- 
 stood as rather weaker. Waverley. It almost invari- 
 ably has the negative preceding ; as, " Nae iAaf ill," 
 not very bad. 3. It sometimes serves like E. So or 
 Such, to return the sense of a word or sentence going 
 before ; as, " Hewasance a thief, and he'll aye be 
 that," S. 
 
 THAUT, s. A sob ; or a beat. Gl. Ross. 
 
 THE. Used instead of To or This ; as, the day, the 
 night, the year, to-day, to-night, this year, S. Antiq. 
 
 THE, They, s. Thigh. Douglas.— A. S. theo, thegh, 
 id. 
 
 'wTo THE, V. n. To thrive ; to, progper. Sir Tristrem, 
 — A.S.the-an, proficere, vigere. It is sometimes 
 written Thee. 
 
 THEATS, s. pi. Ropes or traces. V. Thetis. 
 
 XHEDE, 5. 1. A nation ; a people. Gawan and Gol. 
 — Isl. Su. G. ihiod, thiud, populus. 2. A region ; a 
 province. Sir Tristrem, — A. S. theod, gens; pro- 
 vlncia. 3. Species ; kind. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 THEEDLE, s. The name, in the counties of Kinross 
 and Fife, for the stick with wWch porridge is stirred ; 
 also called the Parritch-stick. Synon. Theivil, and 
 S. 0. Spurtle. 
 
 To THEEK, V. a. To thatch, S. -Picken.—A. Bor. 
 Theak, to thatch, Grose. V. T-jieik. 
 
 THEEKER, s. A thatcher, ibid. 
 
 THEEKING, s. "Thatch ; thatching," S. CI. Antiq. 
 
 CHEET, s. One of the traces by which horses draw, 
 Aberd. A. Beattie's Tales. V. Tuktis. 
 
 THEETS, s. pi. V. Thetis. 
 
 THE-FURTH, adv. Out of doors ; abroad, S. Eoss. 
 
 THEGITHER, adv. Corr. of together, S. Eoss. A' 
 thegither, altogether. Macneill. 
 
 THEI, conj. Though. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 1. To give a roof, of whatever 
 
 2. To cover with straw, &c. 
 thecc-an, Alem. thek-en, Isl. 
 
 To THETK, Thek, v. a 
 
 kind, S. Wyntown, 
 
 to thatch, S.— A. S. 
 
 thaeck-a, id. 
 THEIKIT, pret. or p. part. Thatched. 
 TIIEYRS, s. pi. "Tiers or yard-arms of a vessel." 
 
 GL Compl. 
 TIIEIVIL, Thivel, s. A stick for stirring a pot ; as in 
 
 making porridge, broth, &c. Ayrs Jioss. S. B. 
 
 thivel, A. Bor. iheil, Fife, theedle. — A. S. thy/el, 
 
 stirps, a stem or stalk. V. Tiieedlr. 
 TIIEIVIL-TLL, s. a pain in the side, S. Theivil-shot, 
 
 Ang. 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 
 
 Theivil. 
 THEME, Thame, s. 1. A serf ; one attached to the 
 
 soil. Wyntown. 2. The right of holding servants 
 
 in such a state of bondage, that their children anti 
 
 goods might be sold. Skene. — A. S. team, offspring ; 
 
 or from Isl. thi-a, in servitutem reducere. 
 THEN, c«nj. Than, S. 
 TIIEN-A-DAYS, ado. In former times, S. B.; like E. 
 
 Nowadays. Ross. 
 
 THE Kow. Just now ; at present, S. 
 P the now also means presently ; im- 
 
 Thigh-piece, or armour for the thigh. 
 
 THE NOW, r 
 Reg. Dalton. 
 mediately, S. 
 
 THE-PESS, s. 
 Wallace. 
 
 THEREAWAY, Thereawa, -adv. 1. About that 
 quarter, thereabout. Out o' there-away, from about 
 that quarter, S. Synon. Thairhy. The term is 
 used indefinitely when it is not meant to specify the 
 particular spot. ' Guy Mannering. 
 
 Hereawa, thereawa, wandering WiHie. Old Sotiff. 
 2. That way ; to that purpose. Guthrie's Trial. 3. 
 As far as that ; to that distance; often There-and- 
 away, Aberd. 
 
 TIIEKE-BEN, adv. V. Thairben. 
 
 TIIEREFRAE, adv. V. Tiiairfba. 
 
 THEREIN, adv. V. Thairin. 
 
 THEREOUT, adv. 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, intestinum, "an entraill, or 
 inward part, either of man or any living thing, a gut, 
 a bowell," Somner. 2. A gut prepared, especially as 
 a string for a musical instrument. Corr. into Fearn, 
 Roxb. Fife. 
 
 TIIERNA, Thurtna. Modesof expression equivalent 
 to " need not," or "should not ;" as, " Yonthurtna 
 stop," you should Bot stay, Dumfr. V. Tharf, and 
 Tharth. 
 
 THESAURARE, s. Treasurer ; the term invariably 
 used in our old statutes and writings. Balf. Pract. 
 — O. Fr. thesaurier, id. ; L. B. thesaurar-ius. 
 
 THESAURARE, s. Treasury. Acts Ja. VI 
 
 THESAURE, Thessactie, *. A treasure.— Lat. ihe- 
 taur-us. .Ba^fbur's Pract. 
 
 THESELF, pron. Itself. V. Self, Selff. 
 
 THESTREEN, s. 'Yesternight, Lanarks. Fife. Either 
 a covr of Yestreen, id. or q. the yestreen. Edin. Mag. 
 
 THETIS, Thetes, s. pi. I. The ropes or traces by 
 which horses draw in a carriage, plouph, or harrow, 
 S. Douglas. 2. To be 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 of thete, 
 is a i)hrase applied to one who is rusted, as to any 
 art or science, from want of practice, Aberd. 
 
THE 
 
 566 
 
 THI 
 
 TIIEVIS-NEK, Thkcis-nkk, i. An imitative term 
 
 formed to express the cry of the lapwing. Jloulate. 
 
 It is used us an equivoqtie in reference to the neck uf 
 
 a thief. 
 
 TIIEW, s. Custom ; manner ; quality. Wyntovm. 
 
 — A. S. tkeaw, mos, modus. 
 TIIEWIT, part. pa. Disciplined; regulated. Pal. 
 
 Hon.— A: S, theaw, institutum. 
 TIIEWLES, TnowLESs, Thieveless, adj. Iv Unpro- 
 fitable. Douglas. — A. S. theow, a servant, or theow- 
 ton, to serve, and the privative particle Its, less. 2, 
 Inactive ; remiss, S. Ramsay. 3. Not serving tlie 
 purpose ; as, a thieveless excuse, S. 4.. Cold ; for' 
 bidding ; spiteful, S. Burns. To look thieveless to 
 one, to give one a oold reception, S. 0. 5. Shy ; re- 
 served, Renfrews. 6. Applied to weather in an in- 
 termediate or uncertain state, Renfrews. 7, Feeble. 
 J. Nicoll. 8. Insipid ; destitute af taste, S. Bams. 
 THEWTILL, Thewittel, s. A large knife. Wallace. 
 — E. whittle, Av, S. kwitel, id.; thwitan, cultello 
 resecare. 
 THIBACK, s. A stroke or blow, S. B. Perhaps a 
 
 corr. of E. thwack. 
 THICK, adj. 1. Intimate ; familiar, S. Bufns. 2. 
 With ower or over preceding, used to denote criminal 
 intimacy between persons of dififerent sexes, ower 
 thick, S. ; synon. Ower thrang. Antiquary. 3. 
 Used in relation to consanguinity, S. " Ye ken his 
 was sib to mine by the father's side, and blood's 
 thiclcer than water ony day." Entail. This is a 
 proverbial phrase, intimating ttiat a. man feels more 
 aCTection 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 Thick wi'. 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;'.' Satan is called " the foul thief," S. 
 TIIIEF-LIKE, adj. Is Having the appearance of a 
 blackguard, S. 2. Affording grounds of an unfavour- 
 able impression, whether as to actual conduct or de- 
 sign ; as, "If ye binna thief, binna thief-like," S. 
 Prov. 3. Plain ; hard-looking ; ugly, S, 4. Unbe- 
 coming ; not handsome ; applied to dress ; as, 
 "That's a thief like mutch ye've on," S. In the 
 comjiarative, there is an anomaly of which I do not 
 recollect any other instance. It occurs in two pro- 
 verbial phrases very commonly used ; " The thiefer- 
 like the better soldier ;" " The aulder the thief ei-- 
 like," or " Ye're like the swine's bairns, the aulder 
 ye grow, ye're aye the thiefer-like," S. 
 THIEVELESS, adj. V. Tiiewles. 
 TUIFTBUTE, s. " The crime of taking money or 
 goods from a thief, to shelter him from justice." 
 Bell's L. Diet, V. Bote. 
 THIFTDOME, Thieftdome, «. The commission of 
 theft. Acts Ja. /. — A. S. thyfth, thief the, furtum, 
 and dom, status, conditio. 
 TIIIFTEOUS, ad;. Dishonest ; thievish. Acts Ja. VI. 
 THIFTOUSLY, adv By theft. " Thiftously stoune 
 
 & tane," &c. Aberd. Reg. 
 To THIG, Thigg, v. a. 1 To ask ; to beg. Wallace. 
 — Alem. thig-en. Su. G. tiffva, petere. 2. To go 
 about receiving supply, not in. the way of common 
 mendicants, but rather as giving others an opportu- 
 nity of manifesting their liberality, S. Rudd. — Isl. 
 (hygg-ia, gratis accipere, dono auferre. 3. To beg ; 
 
 to act the part of a common mendicant, S. Henrysone. 
 4. To borrow ; used improperly. Ramsay. 
 
 THIGGAR, s. One who draws on others for subsistence 
 in a genteel son of way, S. Gall. Enc. 2. A beggar ; 
 a common mendicant. Acts Ja. I. Tiggar, Shetl.— 
 Su. G. teggare, id. 
 
 TMIGGING, s, 1. The act of collecting as described 
 above, S. — 0. E. " Thiggingeor begging, mendicacio," 
 Prompt. Parv. 2. The quantity of grain, &c. col- 
 lected in this manner, Perths. 
 
 TWIGHT, adj. Close, so as not to admit water, Orkn. 
 e7 tight. 
 
 THIGSTER, «. Synon. with !77»i*crfl'an Diet. Feud. Law. 
 
 THILSE, adv. Else ; otherwise, Buchan. Tarras. 
 This seems a contr. for the else. 
 
 THIMBER, adj. Gross; heavy. Ritson. — Isi. 
 thungber, gravis^ 
 
 THINARE, s. A title of honour, apparently equivalent 
 to Lady. Sir Tristrem.—K. S. the-on, vigere, pol- 
 lere ; theond, potens ; theonden, dominus ; theonest, 
 potentissimus. Thinare, q.theonare, the comparative, 
 
 THINE, Thyne, Fba thyne, adv. Thence. Barbour. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — A. S.thanon, inde, illinc. 
 
 THINE-FURTH, adv. Thenceforward. Wyntown. 
 — A. S, thanon furth, deinceps. 
 
 THING, s. Affairs of state. Barbour. 2. It seems to 
 signify a meeting, or convention, concerning public 
 aflairs. Wall.— Isl thing, Su. G. ting, a meeting of 
 the citizens-concerning public affairs ; hence althing, 
 high court. 
 
 ♦ THING, s. 1. As conjoined with Ain, applied to a 
 person ; denoting property or exclusive interest in 
 the objject; referred to, as well as tender affection, S. 
 
 An thou wer't my ain thing, 
 
 I would lue thee, I .voukl lue thee.— fferd. 
 
 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 bae," Aberd. 
 
 THINGS, pi. 1. He's nae great, or pryte things, a 
 phrase used concerning a person, as intimating that 
 one has no favourable opinion of his character, S. 
 Writer's Clerk. 2. Applied also to things, as inti- 
 mating that they are not much to be accounted of, S. ; 
 synon. wiih the phrase, Naeihing to mak a sang o'. 
 Mod. Athens. 
 
 * To THINK, V. n. To wonder ; used only in the end 
 of a clause ; as, " Flit's that, I think," S. B. 
 
 To THINK LANG. To become weary ; to feel ennui, 
 
 S. Ross. 
 To THINK SHAME, To feel abashed ; to have a 
 
 sense of shame, S. Rr tests Peblis. 
 THIN-SKINNED, adj. 1. Possessing great sensibility, 
 
 8. Entail. 2, Apt to take offence; touchy, S. 
 
 Tournay. 
 THIR, pron. pi. These, S. Barbour.— lal. theyr, 
 
 illi ; thaer, illae. 
 To THIRL, Thyrl, v. a. 1. To perforate ; to drill, S. 
 
 P. Buch. Dial. 2. To pierce ; to penetrate. Wynt. 
 
 3. To pierce ; to wound, Bannatyne Foems, — A. S. 
 thirl-ian, peiforare. 
 
 To THIRL, V. a. To thrill ; to cause to vibrate, S. 
 
 Burns. 
 7'o THIRL, Thirle, v. n, To pass with a tingling 
 
 sensation, S. Ramsay. 
 To THIRL, V. a. To furL Oomplaynt- -S*.— Teut. 
 
 driU-en, trill-en, gyrare, conglomerarc. 
 
THI 
 
 657 
 
 THO 
 
 To THIRL, Thirll, v. a. 1. To enslave : to thrall. 
 Bellend.—k. S. Isl. tlirael, a bond- servant. 2. To 
 bitid 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 lands, the 
 tenants of which are bound to bring all their grain to 
 a certain mill, S. Erskine. Properly the jurisdic- 
 tion attached to a mill. 
 
 THIRLAGE, ^. 1. Thraldom, in a general sense. 
 Douglas. 2, Servitude to a particular mill, S. Ersk. 
 3. Used in repard to the mortgaging of property or 
 rents. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THIRLDOME, s. Thraldom. Barbour. 
 
 THIRLE-MULTER, s. The duty to be paid by thirl- 
 age for grinding. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THIRLESTANE-GRASS, s. Saxifrage. " Saxifraga, 
 thirlestone grass." Wedd. Voc, The Sw. name 
 corresponds ; sten-braecka. 
 
 THIRL-HOLE, s. The hole into which the coulter of 
 a plough is inserted, Lanarks. 
 
 THIRLING, part. adj. Piercingly cold, S. B. 
 
 THIVEL, s. A cylindrical piece of wood for stirring 
 pottage, &c. in cooking, Mearns. 
 
 THO, adv. Then ; at that time. Douglas. — A. S. 
 Isl. tha, Su. G. Dan. da, id. 
 
 THO, pron. pi. These. Pal. JBTon.— Moes. G. tho, 
 nom. and ace. pi. of the article. 
 
 THOCHT, Thoccht, conj. Although. Wallace. V. 
 Allthocht. 
 
 THOCHT, s. 1. A very little of any thing, Tweedd.; 
 synon. Kennin. 2. A moment. V. Thought. 
 
 THOCHTY, adj. 1. Thoughtful. Wynt. 2. Given 
 to reflection ; attentive, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 
 TE.OF, conj. Although, Loth.; Provincial E. Fergus- 
 son. 
 
 THOILL, ToLL,^s. Ancient privilege of a baron ; de- 
 noting either an immunity from payment of custom 
 in buying, or the liberty of buying and selling on his 
 own lands. R(g. Maj. 
 
 THOLANCE, s. Sufferance ; toleration. Chart. 
 Aberbroth. 
 
 To THOLE, Thoill, v. a. 1. To bear ; to suffer, S. 
 Barbour. — A. S. thol-ian, Moes. G. thul-an, Isl. 
 thol-a, id. 2. To bear with ; not to oppose. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun. 3. To bear patiently, S. Douglas. 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. Barbour. 7. To permit ; 
 to allow, S. Wallace. 8. To wait ; to expect, S. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. 9. To Thole the law, to be sub- 
 jected to a legal trial. Acts Ja. I. Sometimes it is 
 called tholing an assise. Pitscottie. 10. To require ; 
 to stand in need of ; as, He wad thole a mends, he 
 would require a change to the better, S. 11. To 
 Thole off, (1.) To admit of a part being taken off ; to 
 bear the ademption of, Aberd. (2.) To account one's 
 self sufiBcieutly 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, V. n. To endure ; to exercise patience 
 under suffering, S. 
 
 THOLEABLE, adj. Tolerable; what maybe suffered, S. 
 
 THOLE-PIN, s. The thowl of a boat, Ayrs. " The 
 boatmen rattled their oars between the thole-pins." 
 Spaewife. V. Thowel. 
 
 THOLESUM, adj. Tolerable ; what may be suffered, 8. 
 
 THOLMUDE, Thoilmudb. adj. Patient ; tholemoody, 
 S. B. Douglas.— A. S. iholemode, tholmoda, patiens 
 animi. 
 
 THOLNIE, s. Toll; duty. Acts Cha. I.—O. Fr. 
 tolin, the duty payable for the right of exposing 
 goods to sale ; L. B. tholne-utn, id.; Lat. telon-ium, 
 the place of receiving custom. 
 
 THOMICOM THRAMUNUD. A gift conferred on 
 ecclesiastical persona, apparently at the celebration 
 of fun e ral s. Cartul ar. Aberdon. 
 
 THON, Thone, pron. Yonder, Loth. Fife.; yon, S. - 
 Moes. G. thana, id.; 0. Su. G. thoen, ille, iste. In 
 Fife, they say thonder for yonder ; used as an adv. 
 
 THOR, s. Durance ; confinement, Gl. Sibb. — Sw. 
 tJior, career. 
 
 THORLE, s. The fly of a spindle, Roxb.; synon. with 
 Whorle. 
 
 THORLE-PIPPIN, s. A species of apple, in form re- 
 sembling a whorle, ibid. 
 
 THORNY-BACK, s. The Thornback, a fish, Frith of 
 Forth. Neill. 
 
 THOROUGH. To be 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 
 diarihoea, S. A Bor. id. Brockett. 
 
 THORROWS, s.pl. Troubles. Burel.—A. S. threow- 
 ian, pati. 
 
 To THORTER, v. a. To oppose ; to thwart, S. 
 Calderwood. 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 ot cloth first one 
 way, then another, S. ; q. to go athwart. 6. Metaph. 
 applied to an argument. He thortour'd it weel, he 
 tried it thoroughly, Ang. V. To Ekdlakg, v. 
 
 THORTER, prep. Across ; athwart, S. ActsJa.VI. 
 
 THORTER-ILL, Thwarter-ill, s. A kind of palsy to 
 which sheep are subject, Tweedd. Stat. Ace. 
 
 THOllTER-KNOT, s. Expl. "the knarry end of a 
 branch," Moray. Northern Antiq. ->■ 
 
 THORTER-OWER, prep. Across ; a pleonastic term, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To THORTER-THROW. v. a. To pass an object back- 
 wards and foiTvards, Roxb. 
 
 THORTYRLAND, s. Aberd. Beg. This seems to be 
 land lying across, in relation, perhaps, to the house 
 attached to it. 
 
 TIIORTOUR, Thuortour, adj. Cross ; transverse. 
 Wallace. — Su. G. twertoefwer, transverse ; Dan. 
 twertover, transversely. 
 
 THORTOUR, s. Opposition ; resistance, S. Belien- 
 den. 
 
 THORTRON, adj. Having a transverse direction. 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 
 THOUGHT, ThoughtTjS. 1. A moment, as respect- 
 ing time, S. Monastery. 2. At a little distance, in 
 rei^pect of place, S. B. Ross. 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. Beil. 
 
 THOUM, Thowmk, s. The thumb ; pron. q. thoom, S. 
 Ah. Beg. 
 
 To THOUM, V. a. To feel with the thumb, as if to 
 ascertain whether the object be .smooth. Ross. 
 
 THOUM-RAPE, s. A rope made by twisting straw on 
 the thumb, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
THO 
 
 658 
 
 THK 
 
 THOUM-SYME, «. "An instrument for twisting 
 
 ropes," given as synon. with Thraw-cruk. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Tlie last syllable is probably allied to Isl. 
 
 swim, veiti>;o ; q. '• the instrument whi.h, in twist- 
 
 insr, is whirle I round by the thumb." 
 TllOURT, TuouRTOUR. V. Tuortour. 
 To TIIOUT, V. n. To sob, S. B. Shirr. Radically 
 
 the same with Thud, q. v. V. Tuaut. 
 TIIOUT, ». A sob, S. B. Eoss. 
 To TIIOW, V. a. To address in the singular number, 
 
 as a token of contempt. Wall. — E. To thou. 
 To TIIOW, V. n. To thaw, S. 
 To THOW, V, a. To remove the rigour produced by 
 
 cold, S. Eamsay. E. thaw. " To thow one's thoum," 
 
 to warm the hands. 
 THOW, Thowe, 4. Thaw, S. Burns. 
 Smork Tuow. a heavy snow, accompanied with a 
 
 strong wind, which, as it were, threatens to smore, 
 
 or smother one, Ang. 
 TEOWEL, s. The hollow in which the oar of a boat 
 
 acts, Loth. — A. S. thole, scamnus a quo pendet 
 
 remus ; E. thowl. 
 TIIOWES, s. Pins in the gunwale of a boat between 
 
 which the oar works ; tholes. 
 THOW-UOLE, s. "A name for the South;" as, 
 
 "the wind generally blows out of this quarter" in 
 
 the time of a thaw. Gall. Eneycl. 
 TIIOWLESNES, Thowlysnes, s. Inactivity. Wynt. 
 THOWLESS, adj. Inactive. V. Thewles. 
 THOWRROURIS, s. pi. Perhaps skorrowris. Wallace. 
 
 V. SCURROUR. 
 
 THRA, Thro, adj. 1. Eager ; earnest.. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 2. Brave ; courageous. Wallace. 3. Obstinate ; 
 
 pertinacious. Barbour. 4. Reluctant; averse. 
 
 Douglas. — Isl. thra, pertinacia, tbraa-r, thra, 
 
 pertinax. 
 THRA, «. 1. Eagerness. Wallace. 2. Debate; 
 
 contention. Dcuplas. — Isl. thrai, rancor. 
 THRA, TiiRAW, TiiRiLY, adv. Eagerly. Houlate. 
 THRAE, adj. Backward ; reluctant to do any thing, 
 
 Perths. V. Tura. 
 THRAE, prep. From, Tweedd. This must be view^ed 
 
 as a coriujition of S. Frae, id. 
 THRAFF, adj. Thraff drink, E. of Fife. 
 THRAFTLY, adv. In a chiding or surly manner. 
 
 Pitscottie. — A. S. thraf-ian, increpare ; Isl. thref-a, 
 
 sublitigare. 
 THRAIF, Thrave, Threave, Thrieve, s. 1. Twenty- 
 four sheaves of corn, including two shocks, S. Stat. 
 
 Ace. 2. A considerable number, S. Dunlar. — k?w. 
 
 trafwe saad, strues segetum viginti qualuor fasci- 
 
 bus constans. 
 To TURAIN, Rean, v. n. To be constantly harping 
 
 on one subject, Fife. — Su. G. t^'aegeri, assiduus. V. 
 
 Rane, and Threxe. 
 To THRAIP, v. n. Apparently to thrive ; to prosper. 
 
 Dunbar. — Isl. thrif-ast, Su. G. trifw-a, id. 
 To THRALL, Thrill, v. a. 1. To enslave ; to thrall. 
 
 2. To subject to any sort of servitude; applied to 
 
 heritable propeity ; an old forensic term. Act. Dom. 
 
 Cone. 
 THRALL, adj. Enslaved. This word has been intro- 
 duced as an 0. E. word by Mr. Todd. It was also 
 
 used in S. Anderson's Coll. 
 To THRAM, v. n. To thrive, Aberd. Moray. Shirr. 
 
 liofs. — Isl. thro-a, incrementum capere, throan, 
 
 thrntfe, incrementum. 
 To THRAMLE, Thrammle aff, v. a. To wind ; to reel, 
 
 Buchan. 2'arras. 
 
 THRAMMEL, s. Meal and Thrammei,,. properly, k 
 little meal put into the mouth of a sack, at a mill, 
 having a small quantity of water or ale pornred in, 
 and stirred aboat. At times it is made up" in the 
 form of a bannock, and roasted in the ashes, Banffs. 
 Taylor. 
 
 THRAMMEL, «., The rope which forms part of anox's 
 binding, fastened at one end to the bakie or stake, at 
 the other to the sde ov yoke, which goes round the 
 neck, having a swivel at the end which joins the sele.^ 
 Mearns. Ab. Banffs. Moray. Thrammit, Angus. — 
 Isl. tliremill, signifies a knot. 
 
 THRANG, pi-et. and part, pa, Pressed. Colkelbie 
 Sow. V. Thring. 
 
 To THRANG, v. a. To throng, S.— Sw. traang-a, to 
 crowd ; A. S. thring-en, to press. 
 
 To THRANG, v. n. To crowd towards a place, S. 
 Tarras^ 
 
 THRANG, adj. 1. Crowded, S.. Sir J. Sinclair.— 
 Isl. thraung-ur, Su. G. traang, arctus. 2. Intimate; 
 familiar, S. Morison. 3. Busily engaged ; busy, S, 
 Hutcheson. 4. The term is often applied to the time 
 or season of busy engagement, S. Tales of My 
 Landlord. 6. It is transferred to the engagement or 
 work itself. 
 
 THRANG, s. 1. A throng ; a crowd, S. Eoss. A. 
 Bor. " Tkrang, s. a crowd ; a throng, pure Sax." Gl. 
 Brock. 2. Constant 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. Ross. 6. 
 Bustle ; confusion, ibid. 
 
 THRANGERIE, s. A bustle, Ayrs. Entail. 
 
 THRANGITY, s. The state of being throng, Fife. It 
 also means great chie/ness or intimacy, ibid. 
 
 THRAPPLE, s. The windpipe, S. Johns. Diet. T. 
 Thropill. 
 
 To THRAPPLE, v. a. To throttle oi- strangle, S. Cock. 
 V. Thropill. 
 
 To THRAPPLE up, v. a. To devour in eating ; to 
 gohl)le up, Ang. 
 
 To THRAPPLE, v. a. To entangle with cords, Bern. 
 
 THRASH, s, A rush, Loth. Ayrs. Picken. In Fife 
 a rush is called a threshie. V, Thrush. 
 
 To THRATCH, v. n. To gasp convulsively, as in the 
 agonies of death, S. B. Pop. Ball. — Isl. threyte, 
 certo, laboro, thraute, labor. 
 
 THRATCH, s. The ojipressed and violent respiration 
 of one in the last agonies, S. B. Bp. Forbes. 
 
 THRAVE, s. V. Thrai F. 
 
 To THRAVE, v. n. To work by the thrave in hai-vest ; 
 to have wages in proportion to the number of thraves, 
 Aberd. Meains. 
 
 THRAVER, s. One who works according to this ratio, 
 ibid. V. Thraif. 
 
 To THRAW, v. a. 1. To wreathe; to twist, S. 
 Fergusson. 2. To wrench ; to sprain, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 3. To wrest, metaph. used. Crosraguell. 4. To 
 oppose ; to resist. Hist. Ja. Sext. 6.* To thraw 
 out, to extort. R. Bruce.— A. S. thraw-ian, tor- 
 quere. 6. To Thraw with, to contend ; to be in bad 
 humour with. Pitscottie. 7. To Thrato the wicu', 
 literally to distort the face ; metaph. lo express dis- 
 satisfaction, Roxb. Blackw. 
 
 To THRAW, V. n. 1. To cast ; to warp, S. 2. To 
 twist from agony, Ang. John o' Arnha'. V. 
 Thratch, V. 
 
 THRAW, s. One turn of the hand in twisting any 
 thing, S. 
 
THR 
 
 56^ 
 
 THR 
 
 To THRAW, V. a. To cast ; to throw. Douglas. — 
 A. S. thrawan, jacere. 
 
 To THRAW up, V. n. To grow hastily ; to make rapid 
 increasfe in stoture, Loth.— Isl. thro-a, crescere fticio, 
 augeo. 
 
 TllRAW, s, A pang ; an agony, S. ; throe, E. Doiig. 
 — A. S. threa, poena, iuflictio, threoiv-an, agonizare. 
 Thraw in the belly, belly-ache ; gripes. Wed. Vocab. 
 
 THRAW, s. Angei: ; ill humour, S. B. Galloway. 
 \. Thra, s. 
 
 THRAW, s. A littl* while ; a trice. Douglas.— \. S. 
 thrah, Isl. thrauge, cursus temporis. 
 
 THRAW, s. Perhaps,- favour. Douglas.— ^\i..Q. traa, 
 Isl. thra, desiderium. 
 
 THRAW, adv. V. Thra. 
 
 THRA WART, Thraward, adj. 1. Froward ; perverse ; 
 obstinate. Balnavis. 2. Backward ; reluctant, S. 
 Baillie. — Isl, thrayrdi, pervicax contentio. 
 
 THRA WART, prep. Athwart ; across. Douglas. 
 
 THRA WART-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of 
 crossness ; or of great reluctance, S. Ross. 
 
 THRAWARTNES, Thrawardnesse, s. Perverseness, 
 S. Poems 16th Cent 
 
 THRAW-CRUK, s. An instrument for twisting ropes 
 of straw, hair, &c. S. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 THRAWEN-DAYS, s. A "name for a petted child ; 
 sometimes, Auld thrawen-dayes." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 THRAWIN, part. adj. 1. Distorted, S. 2. Having 
 the appearance of ill-humour ; applied to the counte- 
 nance, S. Douglas. 3. Cross-grained ; of a per- 
 verse temper; stiff, S. Anderson. 4. Expressive 
 of anger or ill-humour, S. Pamsay. '• I'll be as 
 thrawn 's you, though you were as thrawn 's the 
 woody." Donald and Flora. This is a proverbial 
 phrase, S. 
 
 THRAWYNLYE, adv. In a manner expressive of ill- 
 humour. Douglas. 
 
 THRAWIN-MOWIT, adj. Twisted in the mouth. 
 Ini-entories. 
 
 THRAWINNESS, *. Perverseness ; obstinacy, S. 
 
 THRAW-MOUSE, s. The shrew-mouse, Sorex araneu.s, 
 Linn. Mearns. 
 
 THRAWN-GABBIT, adj. Peevish ; ill-tempered, 
 Roxb.; from the addition of Gab to Thrawn, q. ex- 
 pressing ill-humour by the distortion of the mouth. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 THRAWN-MUGGENT, adj. Having a perverse dis- 
 position, Ang. V. ILL-WUGGKNT. 
 
 THRAW S-SPANG, «. A rod of iron attached by the 
 one end to the beam of the plough, immediattly 
 before the insertion of the handle, and having the 
 other end fastened to that part of the plough which 
 descends perpendicularly to the merkie-pin, Orkn. 
 The use of the thraws-sjiang, is to prevent the plough 
 from being straifihtened by the draupht. 
 
 THREAD 0' BLUE. A phrase used to denote any 
 thing in writing or conversation that is smutty. 
 Gall. Encycl. ^' Blue thread,'' whisky, Mearns. 
 
 TIIREAYER. s. One who in harvest is paid accoiding 
 to the number of thr eaves he cuts down, S. B. Agr. 
 Surv. Kincard. 
 
 Til REAVING, t. The mode of payment mentioned 
 above, S. B ibid. 
 
 TIIREEFAULD, adj. Threefold, S. 
 
 Thick end Threefalld. A phrase applied to a num- 
 ber of objects which are placed near one another, or 
 follow each other in close succession ; as, " Ills come 
 thick and thrtefauld on him." misfortunes befal him 
 in close succefcsion, S. Hutcheson. 
 
 THREE-GIRR'D, adj. Surrounded with three hoops, 
 
 S. Burns. V. GiRR. 
 TRREE-NEUKIT, adj. Triangular, as Four-neukit 
 
 signifies square, S. 
 TIIREEP, s. V. Threfe. 
 THREEPLE, ac7j. Triple, Aberd. Thismust bea 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. Gl. 
 
 Burns. V. Tae. 
 THREFT, adj. Reluctant ; perverse, Loth. This is 
 
 probably the .same with A. Bor. tharf. " Thar/and 
 
 threa, unwilling," Grose. Threa must be viewed as 
 
 merely a variety of our Thra, sense 3, obstinate. V. 
 
 TURAFTLY. 
 
 THREISHIN, s. Courting, S. B. But this must be 
 
 the same with Treeshin, q. v. 
 THRELL MULTURE. Multure due at a mill by thir- 
 
 lage. V. Thrill, adj. 
 THRENE, s. A traditionary and vulgar adage or 
 
 assertion, often implying the idea of superstition, 
 
 Perths. Synon. with Rane, Tronic, and nearly so 
 
 with Freit. I suspect that Threne is a proverbial 
 
 corr. of Rane, if not of Tronic, q. v. 
 To THREPE, V. n. 1. To aver with pertinacity, in 
 
 reply to denial, S. Douglas. — A. S. threap-ian, re- 
 
 darguere. Dr. Johnson mentions Threap as "a 
 
 country word." 2. To contend ; to quarrel, Rauf 
 
 Coilyear. 3. To urge with pertinacity, S. A. St. 
 
 Riman. 
 THREPE, TuREAP, s. 1. A pertinacious affirmation, 
 
 S. Ross. 2. Expl. "contest." Lord Hailes. 3. 
 
 Applied to traditionary supei-stition, Roxb. Dumfr. 
 
 Guy Mannering. 
 To Keep one's Threep. To continue pertinaciously in 
 
 any assertion or course, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 An Auld Thkeep, A superstition obstinately persisted 
 
 in of old. Antiquary. 
 THRE^HWART, Threshwort, s. The name given to 
 
 the threshold, Fife. 
 THRESUM, Threesome, acT/. Three together. Burns. 
 
 V. Sum. 
 THRESWALD, ». Threshold. Douglas.— A. S. 
 
 threscwald, id. thresc-an, ferire, and wald, lignum. 
 THRETE, s. 1. A throng; a crowd. Douglas. 2. 
 
 In thretis, in pairs, ibid.— A. S. threat, caterva, on 
 
 ihrea'e, in choro. 
 7o THRETE, v. n. To crowd ; to press. Douglas — 
 
 A. S threat-an, urgere. 
 THKETE. In threte, in haste ; eagerly. Douglas.— 
 
 Isl. threyte, certo, laboro, ihraa, tbratt, assiduus. 
 THBETTEINT, adj. Thirteenth. Crosrag. 
 THRETTENE, adj. Thirteen, S. Wyntown.—A. S. 
 
 threottyne, Isl. threttan. id. 
 T H R E T T Y, adj. Thirty, S. Wyntown.—A. S. 
 
 thritt:g, I^l. thriatio, id. 
 THRETTY PENNIES. A denomination of money, 
 
 formerly very common in S. now nearly obsolete. 
 
 Village Fair. " Twopence halfpenny British," N. 
 THREW, pret. v. Struck. Wallace.— U\. ihrug-a, 
 
 premere, vim inferre. 
 THRY, adj. 1. Cross; perverse, S. B. Ross. 2. 
 
 Reluctant, S. B. V. Thra. 
 THRID. adj. Third, S. Barbour.- A. S. thridda, 
 
 Isl ihridie, id. 
 To THRID, V. a. To divide into tliree parts. AcU 
 
 Ja. IT. 
 
THR 
 
 560 
 
 THR 
 
 THRTD, s. The third part, S. Act. Dam. Cone. 
 THllID AND TE£N. "A method of letting amble 
 
 ground tor the third find tenth of the produce," Koxb. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. Tein is a corr. of Teind, a tithe. 
 THRIEST, s. Constraint. "He will not give an inch 
 
 of his Will for a span of his Thriest," S. Prov. 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 Thrist, q. v. 
 THRIEVE. s. Two shocks, or twenty-four sheaves of 
 
 corn. V. Theaif. 
 THRIFE, s. Prosperity ; like E. Thrift. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 — Isl. thrif, 1. Bona fortuna, felicitas ; 2. Diligentia 
 
 domestica ; 3. Bonus corporis habitus, Haldorson. 
 To THRYPT, t». n. To thrive. Dunbar —ls,\. thrif- 
 
 ast, Su. G. irifw-as, proficeie. 
 THRYFT, s. Prosperity. Douglas.— ls\. thrif, nutritio. 
 * THRIFTLESS, adj. The only sense given of this 
 
 woixl in E. is "profuse, extravagant," Johns. In S. 
 
 however, it also signifies unprofitable, unprosperous. 
 
 Caxton's Chron. of Englond. 
 THRILL, Thbei.l, adj. Astricted. Thrill multer, 
 
 the fee for grinding at a certain mill, which tenants 
 
 are bound to pay according to the custom of thirlage. 
 
 Act. Audit. 
 To TIIRYLL, V. a. To enslave ; to enthrall. Bellend. 
 
 V. Thrall, v. 
 THRYLL, Thril, Threll, s. A slave. Bariour. — 
 
 A. S. Isl. thrael, Su. G. id. 
 THRILLAGE, s. Bondage. Wallace. 
 THIRLWALL, s. The name of the wall between Scot- 
 land and England, erected by Severus. Fordun. — 
 
 Lat. murus perforatus, because of the gaps made 
 
 in it. 
 Making a THRIM-THRAM for a goose bridle. An 
 
 evasive answer as to what one is doing, Mearns. V, 
 
 Frim-Fram or Trim-Tram. 
 To THRIMLE, Thrimble, v. a. 1. To press ; to 
 
 squeeze. Doug. 2. To handle, Gall. Dumfr. Ettr. 
 
 For. Davids. Seas. 
 To THRIMLE, Thrimmel, Thrumble, v. n. To press 
 
 into, or throuj;h, with difiBculty and eagerness, S. — 
 
 Bruce. — Teut. dromm-en, premere. V. next word. 
 To THRIMLE, v. n. To wrestle ; to fumble, S. B. 
 
 Muse's Threnodie. A. Bor. " thrimple, to fumble," 
 
 Grose.— Isl. eg thrume, certo, pugno. 
 To THRIMP, V. a. To press. V. Thrdmp. 
 THRYNFALD, adj. Threefold. Doug.— A. S. thrynen, 
 
 trinus. 
 To THRING, V. a. To press ; to thrust. K. Quair. 
 
 — A. S. thring-an, Isl. threing-ia, urgere. 
 To THRING, V. n. To press on, or forward. Barb. 
 THRINTER, s. A sheep of three years old, Lanarks.; 
 
 q. three winters. V. Thrunter. 
 THRISSEL-COCK, s. The mi.ssel- thrush or shrite, 
 
 tuidus viscivorus, Ge^ner. Th*; throstle-cock of th<i 
 
 North of E. Siihald. Byn. Shreitch. 
 THRISSILL, Thrisle, s. The thistle, S. Lyndsay. 
 THRISSLY, adj. Testy ; ciabbed, S. B.— Germ, ver- 
 
 driesslich, fretful, uncivil, rude. 
 To THRIST, V. a. 1. To thrust. Doug. 2. To op- 
 
 pre^s ; to vex, ib.— Isl. thrijst-a, thriost-a, trudere, 
 
 premere. 
 THRIST, s. 1. Difficulty ; pressure. Doug. 2. A 
 
 push, Roxb. 3. The action of the jaws in squeezing 
 
 the juice from a quid of tobacco, ibid. A. Scott. 
 To THRIST, V. n. To spin ; often to thrist a thread, 
 
 S. B.— A. S. thraest-an, to wreathe, to twist. 
 
 To THRIST, V, a. To trust ; to give on credit. Bui 
 
 Lawes. 
 THRYST, «. An engagement. Gall.Encycl. A prd 
 
 vincial variety of Tryst. 
 THRIST, s. Thirst, S. Bellen. Chaucer uses 
 
 in the same sense. The common S. word is Drouth 
 To THRIST, V. n. To thirst, S, The common S 
 
 phrase is, to be dry, which is also E, 
 THRISTER, s. Ojie who thirsts for. Pitscottie. 
 THRISTY, adj. Thirsty, S. Dominie Deposed. A 
 
 Bor. ^'thrusty, thirsty, a word used by Chaucer," Gl 
 
 Brockett. 
 THRISTINESS, t. The same with Thrist, s. 
 THRO, adj. Eager, &c. V. Thra. 
 THROCH, Throuche, Throch, (gutt.)*. 1. A shea 
 
 of paper. Pitscottie. 2. A small literary work ; a 
 
 we now say a sheet. Lady Scotland. 
 THROGH-AND-THROUGH, adv. Completely through 
 
 Aberd. This is the prou. of the phrase as still re 
 
 tained, S. B. V. Through, prep. 
 To THROCK, V. a. To throng, Tweedd. 
 THROCK, s. A crowd ; a throng, ibid.— Isl. throk-d 
 
 urgere, throk, ursio, G. Andr. 
 THROLL, s, A hole; a gap. Doug.—A.S.thyrel 
 
 foramen. V. Thirl, v. 
 THROCK, s. An instrument for twining ropes 
 
 Synon. with Thraw-cruk and Wyle. Gall. Encyd 
 
 — A. S. threag-an, torquere. 
 THROOSH, pret. of the v. to Thresh, Ettr. For. Fif& 
 
 pron. q. thruish, (Gr. v.) Trush, Shetl. 
 THROPILL, s. 1. The windpipe ; S. thrapple. Bari 
 
 2. Used improperly for the throat, S, Sir J. Sinclair 
 
 — A. S. throt-boll, id.; q. the throat-bowl. 
 To THROSTLE, v. n. Perhaps, to warble. Davidson' 
 
 Seasons. 
 THROUGH, s. Faith ; credit. Barbour.— Sa. ( 
 
 trogen, trygg, faithful. 
 THROUGH, {gutt.) prep. Through, S. Douglas. 
 To THROUGH, Through, {gutt.) v. a. 1, To car 
 
 through. Baillie. 2. To pierce through ; to pene 
 
 trate. Law's Mem. 
 THROUGH, Thruch, adj. Active; expeditious; aa 
 
 a throuch wife, an active woman, S. B.; from th 
 
 prep. — Isl. thrug-a, however, signifies vim inferre. 
 T H R U C H E-F A I R, adj. Of or belonging to 
 
 thoroughfare. Acts Ja. VI. 
 THROUCH LIE, adv. Thoroughly, ActsJa. VI. 
 THROUGA'IN, Throwgaun, part. adj. 1. Acti^ 
 
 pushing, S.; q. "going through" any busines 
 
 Blackw. Mag. 2. Prodigal ; wasting property 
 
 Clydes — A. S. thurhgan, ire per, permeare. 
 To THROUGH, v. n. To go on, literally. To mak I 
 
 through, to make good, S. Burns. 
 THROUGH, adj. Thorough. Melv. MS. 
 THROUGH-ART, s. 1. Perhaps equivalent to Bool 
 
 a small aperture. H. Blyd's Contract. 2. A nai 
 
 row passage or close between the barn and byre of i 
 
 farm-steading, Ang. 
 THROUGH-BAND, Throdgh-ban', s. A stone whicl 
 
 goes the whole breadth of a wall. Su-rv. Gall 
 
 " Through-bands, the long stones which bind dykeaj 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 THROUG H-BEARIN', s. A livelihood ; the means < 
 
 sustenance, S. 
 THROUGH-GANGING, part. adj. Active ; having I 
 
 great deal of action ; a term used by jockeys, S 
 
 Waverley. 
 THROUGH-GAUN, s. A severe philippic, enterit 
 
 into all the minutiae of one's conduct, S. Bob 
 
THR 
 
 eei 
 
 THU 
 
 THROUGH OTHER, Throw ither, adv. Confusedly ; 
 promiscuously ; S. throuther. Pitscottie. 
 
 THROUGHPIT, s. Activity. Throughpit of wark. 
 Through and put. 
 
 THROUGH-PITTIN', s. A bare sustenance, S.; as 
 much as puts one through. 2. A rough handling, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 THROUGH-STONE, s. A stone which goes through a 
 wall, S. 0. Through-band, synon. Lights and 
 Shadows. 
 
 THROUGH-STONE, s. V. Thruch-stane. 
 
 THROUGH THE NEEDLE EE. The name of a game 
 among young people, S. It is 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 regard 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. FicJcen. 
 
 To THROW, V. a. To twist. V. Thraw. 
 
 THROWE, Throu, prep. 1. By ; not merely signify- 
 ing " 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. doorgang, a passage. 
 
 THROWGANG, adj. Affording a thoroughfare, S. 
 
 THROWLIE, adv. Thoroughly. Conv. of Boroughs. 
 
 THRUCH-STANE, s. A flat grave-stone. Loth. Ayrs. 
 Satchels. — A. S. thruh, thur-rue, sarcophagus, a 
 grave, a coffin ; Isl. ihro, id. Alem. steininer druho. 
 
 To THRUM, V. n. To pur as a cat, Lanarks.; A. Bor. 
 id. Grose.— Sw. drumm-a, mutum sonum edere. 
 
 THRUMMER, s. A contemptible musician, Lanarks.; 
 an itinerant minstrel, Roxb. From the E. v. to 
 Thrum, which seems formed from A. S. thearm, 
 intestinum ; the strings of various instruments being 
 made of tharm, or the gut of animals. 
 
 THRUMMY-TAIL'D, adj. A contemptuous epithet 
 applied to women who wear fringed gowns or petti- 
 coats, Ang. From E. Thrum. Boss's Bock and Wee 
 Pickle Tow. 
 
 {To THRUMP, V. a. 1. To press, Upp. Clydes.; also 
 lirou. Thrimp. 2. To press, as in a crowd ; as, "I 
 was thrumpit up," ibid. 3. To push ; especially ap- 
 plied 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, part. pr. Rolling ; tumbling about. 
 
 I E. trundling. Peblis. Play.— A. S. tryndled, orbi- 
 
 i culatus. 
 
 'HRUNTER, s. A ewe in her fourth year, Roxb.; 
 
 i synon. Frunter, q. v. — A. S. thri-winter, thry-wintre, 
 trinus, triennis, " of three years old," Somner. V. 
 Thrinter. 
 
 "o THRUS, Thrusch, v. 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. 
 
 HRUSCHIT, part. pa. Thrust ; forcibly pressed. — 
 Isl. thryst-a, trudere. 
 
 II RUSH, Thrusu-bush, s. The rush ; Loth, thrash. 
 Cleland. 
 
 flUA, adj. Two. Aberd. Beg. 
 ) THUD, V. a. To wheedle ; to flatter. Loth. 
 
 fEIUD, s. The act of wheedling or flattering, ibid. — 
 Perhaps C. B. hud-o, to wheedle. 
 36 
 
 THUD, g. 1. The forcible impression made by a tem- 
 pestuous wind, as including the idea of the loud but 
 intermitting noise caused by it, S. Burel. 2. Im- 
 petus, resembling that of a tempestuous wind. Doug. 
 3. Any loud noise, as that of thunder, cannons, &c. 
 Polwart. 4. A stroke causing a blunt and hollow 
 sound. Doug. 5. A violent assault of temptation. 
 Bollock.— 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. Budd. 
 
 To THUD, V. a. 1. To beat ; to strike, S. Buddiman. 
 2. To drive with impetuosity, S. Bamsay. 
 
 THULMARD, s. A polecat ; in some places thumart, 
 S. Law's Mem. V. Fowmarte. 
 
 * THUMB, s. , It is introduced into a variety of pro- 
 verbial phrases. Of any thing supposed to be a vain 
 attempt, it is said, Te needna fash your Thoum, S. 
 Of any thing viewed as not attainable by the person 
 who is addressed, it is said, That's aboon your Thoum, 
 S. Boss. 
 
 To Put or Clap the Thoum on any thing. To conceal 
 it carefully ; as. Clap your Thoum on that, keep it 
 secret ; I mention that to you in confidence, S. 
 
 Rule of Thoum. To do a thing by Bule of Thoum, 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 on one's Thumb. To leave, 
 one in a state of complete disappointment ; to give 
 one the slip, S. Heart M. Loth. V. Thoum. 
 
 To Thow one's thoum. To warm the hands, Mearns. 
 
 To THUMB, V. a. To wipe any thing by applying the 
 thumb to it, or rather to ascertain its smoothness, S. 
 Boss. 
 
 THUMBIKINS, s. pi. An instrument of torture, ap- 
 plied as a screw to the thumbs, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 TIIUMBLES, 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 person of a sin- 
 gular and awkward appearance, Ayrs. Sir A. 
 Wylie. A corruption 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 falsehood, it is often said, " That is a 
 thumper !" E. a stunner. 
 
 THUMPIN', adj. 1. Great, in a general sense, S. 
 Picken. 2. Large, as including the idea of stout- 
 ness, 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, s. 1. The name commonly given to 
 
 a stone hatchet, otherwise called a stone celt, S. Ork. 
 
 Shetl. Edmonst. Zetl. 2. A tapering fossil, called 
 
 belemnite. 
 
 THUNNER, s. The vulgar pron, of thunder, S. 0. 
 
 Thunner, id. A. Bor. 
 THUNNERIN, adj. A thunnerin drouth, a strong 
 drought, S. B. Apparently expressing that which is 
 viewed as the effect of electric vapour in the air. 
 THUNNER-SPEAL, s. A shaving or speal of wood, 
 notched on both sides, with a string in the end ; when 
 whirled round in the air, it causes a thundering 
 
THD 
 
 662 
 
 TIF 
 
 Bound. Gall. Encycl. It is named in Fife a wun- 
 
 ner-speal, a bum-speal, and also a bummer. Syn. 
 
 whither -speal. 
 TIIURCH. Uncertain. Perh. needed. Barbour. 
 THUIIST, 1). Could ; needed. Barbour. — Su. G. 
 
 troesta, valere, posse. V. Tharf. ' 
 
 THUS-GATE, adv. In this manner. Wyntown. 
 THWAYNG, «. A thong ; S. whang. Wyntown. — 
 
 A. S. thwang, Isl. thweing, id. 
 THWANKIN', part. adj. Applied to clouds which 
 
 mingle in thick and gloomy succession, Ayrs. — Isl. 
 
 thwing-a, Alem. thwing-an, Su. G. twing-a, cogeie ; 
 
 Isl. thwingan, Dan. twang, coaction, pressing. 
 THWARTEIMLL. V. Thorter-ill. 
 To TUWRICKEN, v. n. To be choked by thick 
 
 smouldering smoke, Teviotd. " Whirkened, choaked, 
 
 strangled, North," Grose. The root seems to be Isl. 
 
 querk, the throat, whence kyrk-ia, suffocare. 
 TYAL, s. Any thing used for trying ; a latchet, S. B. 
 
 — Isl. tigill, ligula. 
 To TYAUVE, V. n. This, pronounced as one syllable, 
 
 gives the proper sound of the v. Taave. 
 To TIAWE, V. n. Expl. " to amble." Gl. Tarras. 
 
 V. Tew, pret. 
 TYAWEN SKATE. Skate wrought with the hands 
 
 until separated into filaments, Mearns. — Dan. tave, 
 
 a fibre. V. Taave. 
 TIBBE, Tibbie. Corruptions of the name Isabel, S. 
 Tibbie Fowler o' the gUu.— Old Song. 
 
 And so in 0. E. Gl. Lynds. 
 TIBBET, s. One length of hair, in a fishing line; a 
 
 link, Fife. Syn. Snood. V. Tippet. 
 TYBER, s. Perhaps, warrior. Sir Cowan.— Isl. tifar, 
 
 viri alacres. 
 TIBRIC, Tibrick, s. The young of the coal-fish, Orkn. 
 
 Statist. Ace. 
 To TYCE, V. n. To move slowly and cautiously, Abeid. 
 
 Skinner's Misc. Foet.—Su. G. tass-a, to walk softly. 
 TICHEL, TiCHiL, {gutt.) s. 1. A number, Ettr. For. 
 
 Perils of Man. 2. Any article kept secretly, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. — Su. G. tig-a, Isl. theg-ia, tacere, silere. 
 TICHER, 8. A small fiery pimple. Gall. Enc. V. 
 
 Ticker. 
 To TICHER, iflutt.) V. n. To laugh clandestinely, 
 
 Ayrs.— Su. G. tig-a, silere; C. B. tech-u, to lie 
 
 hidden. 
 To TICHLE, {gutt.) v. n. 1. To join hands ; a tenn 
 
 used in various games of children, in which eveiy 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 acci- 
 dent, ibid. — Isl. tigill, funiculus. In Fife and Edin. 
 
 the word is not pron. gutturally, but as tickle. 
 
 Pfihaps from Belg. tikken, to touch lightly. V. 
 
 Teichee. 
 To TIGHT, V. a. To make close, S. Acts Cha. II. 
 
 —Belg. dicht, Su. G. taei, tight ; E. tighten. 
 TICHT, pret. Tied. V. Tight. 
 TICK, s. Upon tick, in a state of activity, Aberd. 
 TICK, s. A game, allied to burry. E. tag. 
 To TICK, V. 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, s. 1. A dot of any kind, S.— Teut. 
 
 tick, punctum. 2. A very small spot on the skin, 
 
 S. B. V. Teichkb. 
 
 TICKER, s. 1. A dot or small spot, S. 2. Used to i 
 
 denote the dots or tubercles in a very small erup- ; 
 
 tion on the skin, resembling shagreen, S. Ticlier, ^ 
 
 Gall. V. Tick, and Teiciier. 
 _TICKET, s. A pat ; a slight stroke, S.— Belg. tik, ftj 
 
 pat, tikk-en, to pat. 
 _To Get one's Tickets. 1. To be subjected to a bcoW 
 
 ing match, Fife. 2. To get a drubbing, ibid. 
 TICKING, s. Clicking. ''Ticking, the noise of, 
 
 watch," S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 * To TICKLE, V. a. To puzzle ; to gravel, Aberd. 1 
 Fickle, Fickly, and Kittle, v. 
 
 * TICKLER, s. Any thing puzzling, ibid. 
 TICKLES, s. pi. Spectacles, Banffs.; apparently 
 
 mere abbreviation. 
 
 TICKLE-TAILS, s. V. Needle-ee, and Tichle. 
 
 TICKLY, adj. Puzzling; difficult, Aberd. 
 
 TID, s. 1. Proper time ; season, S. 2. The prope 
 condition of the soil for the purposes 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 perverse or i 
 governable humour, S. B. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 To TID, V. a. To choose the proper season, S. 
 
 TID, Tyd, v. impers. Happened. Douglas. Hei 
 to betide.— A. S. tid-an, Su. G. tid-a, contingere. 
 
 TID-AND-QUID. A term used by old farmers to 
 denote a fami in a state of thriving rotation, Fife; 
 as, " He has tid-and-quid, and fu' bein." — Su. G. 
 tid denotes 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. qnid-r, venter; Su. G. qued, A. S. cwith, 
 id. Thus, one might be said to "have tid-and- 
 quid," vho was in a thriving way both as to giain 
 and cattle. 
 
 TIDDIE, adj. 1. Cross in temper, Loth. Tweed. 
 Applied to land which is of such a quality that it 
 diSicult to catch the proper season for ploughinj 
 ibid. 
 
 TYDY, Tydib, adj. 1. Neat, S. 2. Plump ; fat, 
 Douglas. 3. Lucky; favourable. Ramsay. — Su. 
 tidig, decorus ; Teut. iydigh, in season, ripe. 
 Pregnant, Ayrs. Clydes.; applied to a cow. Alsol 
 a woman ; as, "A tidy hiide," one who goes home 
 enceinte to the bridegroom's house. 
 
 TIDILY, adv. Neatly ; trimly, S. 
 
 TIDINESS, s. Neatness, especially in dress, S. 
 
 TYDWOLL, s. "xLViij stayne of tydwoll." Aherd. 
 Reg. This seems to denote wool of a certain de- 
 scription ; 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. 
 I'iff, " to be in a pet." 
 
 To TIFT, V. a. To quaff. Hamilton. E. tiff, drink, 
 or a draught. 
 
 To TIFT, V. n. To beat like the pulse, Shetl. 
 
 TIFT, s. Condition ; plight, S. Wodrow.— Isl. tif-O, i 
 tyf-a, manus celeriter movere. "Tift, to be in 
 good order," GL Westmor. 
 
 To TIFT, V. a. To put in order, S. B. Morison. 
 
TIF 
 
 563 
 
 TIL 
 
 TIFT, r. Used as expressive of tediousness, S. — Isl. 
 tef-ia, Su. Gr. toefw-a, to delay. 
 
 TIFT, s. 1. The act of quarrelling, Loth.; r?j(r, E. 
 2. The act of struggling in a wanton or dallying way, 
 Loth. 3. The action of the wind. Bitson. — Isl. 
 tyft-a, to chastise. 
 
 TIFTER, s. A quandaiy; as, "He's in an unco 
 tifter the day," Roxb. 
 
 TIFTY, acy. Quarrelsome, Roxb. A. Scott. 
 
 TIFTIN', s. A scolding ; as, " I gae her a gay fiftin'." 
 
 TIG, s. 1. A twitch ; a tap ; a slight stroke, S. Bob 
 Boy. 2. Sometimes a touch of a rougher descrip- 
 tion, amounting to a stroke, so as to cause a wound, 
 S. 3. A game among children, in which one strikes 
 another and runs oflF. He who is touched becomes 
 pursuer in his turn, till he can tig or touch another, 
 on whom his oflBce devolves, Fife, Loth. Ettr. For. — 
 0. E. " Tek, or lytill touch, tactus," Prompt. Parv. 
 V. Tig, v. 1. 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. 6. The person 
 who receives it. Loth. This game in S. is the same 
 with Touchlast in E. 
 
 To TIG, V. n. To take the bizz, applied to cattle who 
 run hither and thither in consequence of being stung 
 by the gad-fly, S. This is viewed as the original 
 sense of the term. V. Bizz. 
 
 To TIG, V. n. 1. To touch lightly ; to dally, S. 
 Evergreen. 2. v. a. To give a stroke to another, and 
 then run away ; a term used in a game of children. 
 He who has 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 contemptuous manner. Butherford. 
 — Isl. teg-ia, teig-ia, lactare, allicere. 
 
 TIG, Teyg, s. A pet ; a fit of sullen humour. Fergus- 
 son. — Gael, taoig, a fit of passion ; Su. G. tig-a, to be 
 silent. 
 
 TIGER- TARRAN, s. A waspish child, Teviotd. V. 
 
 TiRRAN. 
 
 TIGGY, adj. Petty ; prone to pettishness, S. 
 
 To TIGGLE-TAGGLE, v. n. The same with the v. to 
 
 Tig-tag, in sense 2, Fife. 
 To TIGHER, V. n. To laugh in a suppressed way ; to 
 
 titter, Ayrs.; synon. Kigher. V. Ticher. 
 To TIGIIER, V. n. To ooze out ; applied to blood and 
 
 other liquids, Berw. V. Teicher. 
 TIGHT, TicuT, part. pa. andpret. 1. Tied, SirGatoan. 
 
 2. Prepared ; girt for action. Gawan and Got. — 
 
 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, connected by the conjunctive particle ma. 
 TIG ME IF YOU CAN. The name of a game -of chil- 
 dren, S. A.; the same with Tig. Blackw. Mag. 
 To TIG-TAG, V. n. 1. To trifle ; to be busy while doing 
 
 nothing of importance. Baillie. E. ticktaek, 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 awfu' tig-taggin aiout it, before tee coud mak our 
 
 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. toefw-a, 
 
 morari. 
 To TIG-TOW, V. n. 1. "To touch and go ; to be ofiF 
 
 and on," S. Gall. Encycl. 2. ^^ To Tig-tow %oi' a 
 
 Lass, to seem inclined to marry her, yet to hang off," 
 
 S. ibid. 
 
 TYISDAY, «. Tuesday. V. Tysday. 
 TYISHT, pret. Enticed. Bellen. V. Tyse, v. 
 TIKE, Tyke, Tyk, s. 1. A dog ; a cur ; properly one 
 
 of a larger and common breed, S. Dunbar. — Su. G. 
 
 tik, Isl. tyk, a little bitch. 2. The common otter, 
 
 Shetl. 3. A selfish snarling fellow, S. Surv. Moray. 
 
 — A. Bor. tike, ""an odd or queer fellow," Grose. 
 TYKE AND TRYKE, adv. Higgledy-piggledy ; in an 
 
 intermingled state, S. B. — Su. G. tiock, densus ; and 
 
 tryck-a, angustare. 
 TYKED, adj. Having the disposition of a degenerate 
 
 dog ; currish. Watson. 
 TYKE-HUNGRY, adj. Ravenous as a dog, S. 
 TYKEN, Tykin, Tyke, s. 1. The case which holds 
 
 the feathers of a bed or bolster, S. Tick, Ticken, 
 
 Ticking. Bates. 2. Tyken o' a bed, used for the 
 
 bed itself, Teviotd. 
 TYKEN, adj. Of or belonging to the cloth denomi- 
 nated Tick, S. The origin seems to be Su. G. tyg, a 
 
 general designation for cloth. 
 TIKE-TYRIT, adj. Dog-weary ; tired like a dog after 
 
 coursing or running, S. Minstr. Bord. 
 TYKE-TULYIE, s. Literally, a dog's quarrel ; metaph. 
 
 applied to any coarse scolding-match, S. ; synon. 
 
 CoUyshangie. 
 TIL, Till, prep.. 1. To, S. Barbour. — Moes. G. 
 
 A. S. Isl. til, Su. G. till, id. 2. With ; in addition 
 
 to. Wyntown. 3. From ; improperly, ibid, 
 TIL, Till. As a mark of the infinitive, instead of to. 
 
 Douglas. 
 To TYLD, V. a. To cover, S. B. Pal. Hon.—m. 
 
 tialld-a, tentorium figere, aulaeum extendere. 
 TYLD, s. Covert. Gawan and Gol.—A. S. tyld, 
 
 Isl. tiald, a tent, an awning. 
 TYLD, s. Tile. Bellenden. 
 To TYLE, V. n. To Tyle a Lodge, to shut the door of 
 
 a mason lodge ; whence the question, " Is the 
 
 lodge tyled t" 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-steen. Germ, zieghel-steyn, 
 
 tegula, later ; Sw. tegelsten, brick, Wideg. 
 TILFER, s. The loose flooring of a boat, Shetl.— Goth. 
 
 thil, a floor ; Su. Or. far, a boat. 
 TILFOIR, adv. Before. "A yeir tilfoir he deceis- 
 
 sit." Aberd. Beg. — Su. G. till-foerene, prius. V. 
 
 TOFORE. 
 
 To TILL, V. a. To entice. V. Teal. 
 
 TILL, s. A cold unproductive clay, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 TILL, adv. XWhile ; during the time that. Barbour. 
 
 TILL, conj. That ; so that ; to such a degree that, 
 Buchan. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 TILL-BAND, s. Pudding-stone, or primary Breccia, 
 S. Headrick's View of Arran. 
 
 To TILLER, V, n. A term applied to grasses when 
 they give out a number of stems or suckers from the 
 same root, S. A. Stirl.; synon. Stool. Maxwell's 
 Sel. Trans. " Tiller, to send out shcots, as wheat, 
 Durham," Gl. Brockett. 
 
 TILLER, s. " The rising blade of growing com shoot- 
 ing out several stems from one seed." Gl. Surv. 
 Moray. — A. S. telg, ramus, surculus, frondes. Som- 
 ner ; Sax. telghe, telgher, ramus, mmale, frons, 
 frondes, Kilian. 
 
 TILLIE, Tilly, adj. Of or belonging to till, S. Surv. 
 Invern, 
 
 
TIL 
 
 664 
 
 TYN 
 
 TILLIE-i/uAY, s. 1. " Cold clay ; unproductive soil," 
 S. GcUl. Encycl. 2. Used metaph. as expressive 
 of coldness of heart, ibid. 
 
 TILLIE-LICK, s. A gibe. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TILLIE-LICKIT, s. 1. An unexpected stroke, Fife; 
 the same with the preceding word, only used literally. 
 2. An unexpected 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 ex- 
 pense, Loth.—iFr. tillet, a ticket, and sould, soldiers' 
 pay. 
 
 • TILLIE-VALLEY, adv. "A word used formerly 
 when any thing said was rejected as trifling or im- 
 pertinent," Johns. I introduce 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. Perhaps for titling, the titlark. Stat. 
 Ace. The titlark is called in Fife the titlin. 
 
 TILLY-PAN, s. A skillet, Moray. 
 
 TILLIT, pret. v. Coaxed. Wallace.— ls\. tael-ia, 
 pellicere. 
 
 TILLOWIE, s. 1. A cry to urge hounds on to the 
 chase, Clackmann.; evidently a corr. of the E, hunts- 
 man's cheer, Tallihpo. .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." 
 
 TILL'T. To it. 
 
 TILT, s. Account ; tidings of, S. B. Ross. 
 
 TILT up, pret. Snatched. Chr. Kirk. — Fris. till-m, 
 levare, tollere ; Isl. till-a, (pret. tylte) attollere ; 
 Lat, tollo. 
 
 TILTH, s. Plight ; condition ; good or bad, like Tift; 
 as, " The land's in so bad a tiltJi,, that we canna saw 
 the day," Roxb. This seems to be merely a secon- 
 dary sense of A. S. and E. tilth, as signifying the 
 state of tillage. 
 
 TYMBER, Tymmer, Tvmbbell, Ttmbkill, «. Crest of 
 a helmet. Douglas. — Fr. timbre, id. 
 
 TIMBER MARE. An instrument of punishment 
 formerly used among the military. Spalding. V. 
 Trein mare. 
 
 TYMBRELL, s. A small whale. Balf. Pract.—L. B. 
 timbreU-us. 
 
 TYMBRIT, part. pa. Crested. Douglas. 
 
 TIME, s. The act of once harrowing a field. Surv. 
 Berw, Tine, synon. Clydes. Fife. 
 
 TYME, s. The herb thyme, S. 
 
 TIMEABOUT, adj. Alternately, S. Spalding. 
 
 TIMEOUS, adj. Timely; as, "See that ye keep 
 timeous hours," i. e. that ye be not too late, S. Timous 
 is 0. E. but now obsolete. 
 
 TIMEOUSLY, adv. 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 purpose ; used in a bad 
 sense. Gordon's Earls of Sutherl. 
 
 TIMMER, s. Timber, S.— Sw. timmer, id. 
 
 TIMMER, adj. Of or belongiug to wood ; as, " a 
 timmer cap," a wooden bowl ; " a timmer trencher," 
 a wooden plate, S. 
 
 To TIMMER, v.a. To beat ; to chastise; properly 
 with a stick ; as, "I trow, he timmer'd him well," 
 S. 0. Aberd. 
 
 TIMMER, s. A legal quantity of forty or fifty skins 
 packed up within two boards. Skene. — The word is 
 
 used in the same sense in Fr. Un timbre ae martrei^ 
 " a certain quantity, or number, of martins' skins,'* 
 Cotgr. — Su. G. timmer, ceitus numerus pellium 
 pretiosarum, 40 alii tradunt, alii 50, Ihre. Fr. 
 timbre, means an impression, a stamp. 
 To TIMMER up, v. a. A term that admits of great 
 variety of application ; but signifying, in general, to 
 do strenuously, and successfully, any work that 
 requires continued exertion and employment, AberdJ 
 To timmer up the baw, to play briskly at ball ; ta 
 timmer up the flail, to ply the flail ; to timmer up th4 
 floor with a dish-clout, to clean it thoroughly by hard 
 rubbing ; to timmer up the lesson, to be busily engaged 
 in getting one's lesson, also, to say it accurately and 
 readily. 01 a,s he timmers up the Latin I How 
 expeditiously he uses the Latin language! or, "What 
 a deal of Latin he employs ! 
 
 And who iu singing cou'd excel 
 Famed Douglas, Bishop o' Dunkel'T 
 He timmer'd up, tlio' it be laug, 
 In jfuid braid Scots, a' Virgil's sang. 
 
 W. Itigram't Poemt^ 
 
 — The original sense of the teiin is to be found in Isl, 
 timbr-a, aedificare, extruere ; A. S. timbr-ian, id. 
 
 TIMMER-BREEKS, Timmer-Sark, s. pi. A cant ter 
 for a cofiBn, Roxb. Jo. Hogg. 
 
 TIMMERIN, s. "A beating with a stick." Gal 
 Encycl. 
 
 TYMMER-MAN, s. 1. A carpenter. Acts Ja. III. 
 Su. G. Teut. timmer-man, faber lignarius ; GermJ 
 Zimmerman, Isl. timber-smid, id. q. a timber-smitt 
 From Su. G. A. S. timber. 2. A woodjnonger; 
 dealer in wood. 
 
 TIMMERTUNED, adj. Having a harsh unmusic 
 voice, S. 
 
 TYMMER-WECHT. a sort of tambourin. V. Weci 
 sense 2. 
 
 TIMMING, Temming, s. A kind of coarse thin woolle^ 
 cloth, S. Stat. Ace. — Fr. etamine, id. Teutj 
 stamyne, stamineum textum, Kilian ; Ital. stamegno 
 Hisp. stamena ; all from Lat. stamen. 
 
 TIMOURSUM, Timersome, adj. Timorous, S. 
 Pirate. — A. B. ^'Timersome, Timmersome, feaifu 
 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. Thi 
 also called a Tympany gavel, Moray. — Fr. tympan,* 
 the gable end of a house, Cotgr. 
 
 TYMPANE, s. The sistrum. Douglas.— L&t. tympa- 
 num. 
 
 TYMPANY-WINDOW, s. A window in the tympany 
 part of the house, S. 
 
 TIMTY, s. A mode of labouring the ground in the 
 island of Lewis, by digging it with spades. Martin. 
 — Isl. NoiTV. Su. G. tomt, the area round a house, 
 also a place of pasture. Toft is synon. 
 
 TIN, s. A jug of tinned iron, S. 
 
 TIN, s. Loss. From tine, to lose. Sir Trist. 
 
 TYNAR, TiNER, s. 1. A loser, S. Acts Ja. V. 2. 
 One who loses his cause, or is cast, in a court of 
 law, ibid. 
 
 TINCHELL, Tinchel, s. 1. A circle of sportsmen, 
 who, by surrounding a great space, and gradually 
 narrowing, brought great quantities of deer together, 
 S. Pitscottie. 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. 
 
TYN 
 
 665 
 
 TIE 
 
 TYND, s. 1. A harrow-tooth ; a tine, S.— Isl. tindr, 
 Su. G. tinne, id. 2. One course of the harrow over 
 a field, S. V. Time, 3. Tyndis, s.pl. the horns of a 
 hart. Douolas.—Sa. G. tinne, any thing sharp like 
 a tooth. 
 
 TINDE, s. On tinde, in a collected state. Sir Tristrem. 
 — Isl, tynt, collectum. 
 
 To TINE, Tynb, v. a. 1. To lose, Wallace. 2. To 
 forfeit. Acts Ja. I. 3. To lose a cause in a court 
 of j ustice ; to receive a decision contrary to one's 
 claim. Act Dom. Cone. 4. To kill or destroy. 
 Wynt. 5, To Tyne heart, to lose courage or spirit, 
 or inclination to any business, Pitscottie, 6. To 
 Tyne the heartis of others, to lose their affections, S. 
 ibid. 7. To Tyne the saddle, to lose all, S. Baillie. 
 — Isl. tyn-ast, perdere. 
 
 To TINE, V. n. To be lost ; to perish, in whatever 
 way. Ship Lawis. Old Song, ^^ Tak your auld Cloak 
 about you." Mr. Nai-es, in his valuable Glossary, 
 has shown that Spenser uses this word as signifying 
 " to perish, to die." 
 
 TIN-EGTN, s. Forced fire, West. Isl. V. Neid-ftre, 
 
 TINE HEART, TYNE A'. A proverbial phrase urg- 
 ing the necessity of not suffering the spirits to sink, 
 when one meets with diflSculties, S. Eoss. 
 
 TINEMAN, s. 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, V. a. To ring, S. Henry sone, 
 
 TING-TANG, «, Sound of a bell, S.— Tent, tinghe- 
 tangh-en, tintinare. 
 
 TYNING, a. 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 
 moral sense ; in that intermediate state, in which a 
 person may either be lost or saved, S. Gait. 
 
 To TINK, V. a. To rivet ; including the idea of the 
 noise made in riveting ; a Gipsy word, Roxb. The 
 E. V. to Tink, as denoting a sharp sound, is probably 
 the origin. 
 
 To TINKLE on, v. n. To ring chimes about. Baillie. 
 
 TINKLER'S TIPPENCE. Expl. " useless cash." Gall. 
 Encycl. Money to be spent, as a tinker wastes his, 
 in the change-house. 
 
 TINKLE-SWEETIE, s. A cant name formerly given, 
 in Edinbuigh, to the bell rung at eight o'clock, p.m. 
 as that which was rung at two o'clock was called the 
 Kail-hell. The Aught-hours' bell was thus denomi- 
 nated, because the sound of it was so sweet to the ears 
 of apprentices and shopmen, ss they were then at 
 liberty to shut in for the night. 
 
 TINXEI^ s. Water-mark. Balf. Pract.—L. B, 
 tinnd-ius. It may have been formed from A. S. 
 tyne. 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. — 
 
 TYNSAILL, Tinsall, Tynsell, Tinsel, s. 1. Loss, S. 
 Barbour. 2. Forfeiture. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 To TINSALL, V. a. To injure, from the s. Baron 
 Courts. 
 
 TIN-SMITH, s. A tin-plate worker, Aberd. 
 
 TYNT, Tint, pre*, and /)ar«.j9a. Lost. V. Tine, Ttne, u. 
 
 TINT NOR TRIAL. V, Taint, 
 
 TINTOE, s. The pin used in turning the cloth-beam 
 of a loom, Paisley, Edinburgh. 
 
 TINWALD COURT, "This word, yet retained in 
 
 many parts of Scotland, signifies Vallis Negotii, and 
 
 is applied to those artificial mounds which were 
 
 in ancient times assigned to the meeting of the inha- 
 bitants for holding their Comitia." Sir W. Scott. 
 TIORDIN, s. Thunder, Shetl. — Dan. tor den, id. 
 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, V. n. To take tJie ram, S. Kelly. Used also 
 
 actively. 
 To TIP, V. a. To nettle from disappointment, S. A 
 
 metaph. use of E. tip, to strike slightly. 
 To TIPPENIZE, v.n. To tipple small beer, S. from 
 
 two-penny. Ramsay. 
 To TIPPER, V. n. To walk on tiptoe, or in an unsteady 
 
 way ; to totter ; as. To tipper up a hill, Fife.^-Su. G. 
 
 tippa, leviter tangere. 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, Lanarks. 
 TIPPERTY, adj. 1. Unstable, S. B. 2. To gang 
 
 tipperty -like, to walk in a flighty, ridiculous manner, 
 
 S. B. 3. Applied to a young woman, who walks very 
 
 stiflly, precisely, or with a mincing gait, Fife. V. 
 
 Tippertin. 
 TIPPERTIN, s. A bit of card with a pin passed 
 
 through it, resembling a tetotum, Loth. Hence, to 
 
 loup like a tippertin. 
 TIPPET, s. 1. One length of twisted hair or gut in a 
 
 fishing-line, S. Tibbet, Fife. Synon. Leit, Upp. 
 
 CJydes.— 0. B. tip, a bit, a small fragment, or Teut. 
 
 tip, apex. 2. A handful of straw bound together at 
 
 one end, used in thatching, Aberd. E. snood. 
 * TIPPET, «. St. Johnstone's Tippet, a halter. V. 
 
 Ribband. 
 TIPPET-STANE, s. A circular stone with a hook in 
 
 its centre for twisting tippets. 
 TIPPY, adj. Dressed in the highest fashion ; modish, 
 
 Renfr. A. Bor. " Tippy, smart, fine. Tippy Bob," 
 
 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, V. n. To be in a violent passion, Ayrs. 
 
 Perhaps q. set on tiptoe ; but see Taptoo. 
 TYRANDRY,.s. Tyranny.- Wallace. 
 TYRANE, s. A tyrant. Bellenden.—'Er. tyran, id. 
 TYRANE, adj. Tyrannical. Lyndsay. 
 TYRANEESE, v. a. To overwork. Buchan. 
 TYRANFULL, adj. Tyrannical, Bellend. 
 TYRANLIE, adv. Tyrannically. Douglas. 
 TYRE, s. A hat of tyre, part of the dress of Bruce at 
 
 Bannockburn. Barbour. — A. S. tyr, tiara. 
 TYREMENT, s. Interment. Douglas. Abbrev. from 
 
 entyrement, id. used by the same writer. 
 TIRL, s. A substitute for the trundle of a mill, Shetl. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Su. G. trill-a, to trundle. 
 TIRL, TiRLE, s. 1. A smart stroke, S. V. Dirl. 2. 
 
 A touch, in the way of intermeddlir j. Gleland. 3. 
 
 A dance. Ramsay. 4. A gentle breeze, S. ibid. 
 To TIRL, TiRLE, V. a. 1. To uncover, S. Burns. 2. 
 
 To pluck off expeditiously ; applied to dress. Priests 
 
 Peblis. 3. To strip ; applied to property. Ramsay. 
 
 — Isl. ihyrl-a, turbine versari subito. 
 To TIRL, V. 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 has been suggested by the notice in Gl. 
 
TIR 
 
 566 
 
 TIT 
 
 Antiq. ^^ Txrlino at the door-pin, twirling the 
 
 handle of the latch." 
 7'o TIRL, V. n. To change ; to veer about ; applied to 
 
 the wind, Loth. — Allied perhaps to Isl, thirl-a, cir- 
 
 cumagere, ihyrl-a, turbine versari subitd. 
 To TIRLE, V. n. To produce a tremulous sound by 
 
 slightly touching, S.; E. trill, v. n. Muse's Thre- 
 
 nodie. 
 TIRLES, s. pi. Some disease. Montgomerie.—^r. 
 
 tarle, a wood-worm. 
 TIRLESS, TiRLASS, TiRLiES, s. 1. A lattice, S. Baillie 
 
 TISSLE, ». "A struggle; same with 2)ts«?eL" OaU. 
 
 Encycl. Merely a variety of Taissle, q. v. 
 TYST, Taistk. The black guillemot (Orkn.), Tystib 
 
 (Shetl.), s. The Greenland Dove ; sea turtle. Barry, 
 
 — Isl. teist-a, Norw. teiste, id. 
 To TYSTE, V. a. " To stir up ; to entice." Gl. Picken. 
 
 V. Tysk, v. 
 TYSTRE, s. A case; a cover. Wyntown.—L. B. 
 
 tester-um, covering of a bed. 
 fTIT, s. A snatch. V. Tytb, ». 
 TIT. A tit, agog. Bruce. V. Tib. 
 
 2. A wicket, S. B. Law Case.— Ft. treillis ; Teot.j^TIT for TAT. Exact retaliation ; a fair equivalent, S. 
 
 traelie. 
 
 TIRLESS- YETT, ». A turn-style, S. 
 
 TIRLEST, part. adj. Trellised, S. 
 
 TIRLIE, s. A winding in a footpath. Tirlies, little 
 circular stoppages in path-ways, which turn round. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TIRLIEWIRLIE, s. 1. A whirligig, S. 2. An orna- 
 ment consisting of a number of intervolved lines, S. 
 Forbes's Shop Bill. — Su. G. trill-a, and hworl-a, 
 rotare. 
 
 TIRLIE-WIRLIE, adj. Intricate, or as conjoining 
 the ideas of intricacy and trivial ornament, S. 
 Antiquary. 
 
 TIRLING OF THE MOSS. The act of paring ofif the 
 supei-ficial part of the soil which lies above peats, 8. 
 Surv. Peeb. 
 
 TIRLY-TOY, s. Apparently synon. with Tirly-avirly, 
 a toy or trifle, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 TIRMA, s. The sea-pie. Martin. 
 
 Jo TIRR, TiRDB, V. a. 1. To tear. Douglas. 2. To 
 uncover forcibly, ibid. 3. To unroof, S. Spalding. 
 *' To Tirr the Kirk, to Theek the Quire," S. Prov.; 
 to act preposterously, to pull down with the one 
 hand in order to rebuild with the other. 4. To strip 
 one of his property. Morison. 5. To pare ofif the 
 sward, S. Statist. Ace— h.^. tyr-an, tyr-wan, to 
 tear. 6. To undress ; to pull off one's clothes, S. B. 
 
 To TIRR, V. n. To snarl, S. — Teut. tergh-en, to 
 irritate. 
 
 TIRR, adj. Crabbed, 8. B.— Isl. tirrin, difficilis, 
 austerus. V. the-r. 
 
 TIRR, s. An ill-tempered child, S. 
 
 TIRRACKE, s. The tarrock, larus tridactylus, Liim. 
 Shetl. Pirate. 
 
 TIRRAN, s. 1. A tyrant, 8. Gall. Encycl. 2. Any 
 person of a perverse humour, with whom it is hardly 
 possible to live, 8.— 0. Fr. tyraine, tyranne, femme 
 mechante, qui agit comme un tyian, qui abuse de 
 
 Syn. 
 The 
 
 son autorite, Roquefort. V. Tyrake. 
 
 TIRROCK, s. The common tern, sterna hirundo. 
 
 Fleming. 
 TIRRIVEE, s. A fit of passion, or the extravagant 
 
 mode of displaying it, as by prancing, stamping, &c. 
 
 8. Waverley. — Fr. tir-er, to dart forth, and vif, 
 
 lively ; denoting the lively action of rage. 
 To TIRSE, V. a. To pull with a jerk, Shetl, 
 TIRRIE, Tarran, adj. Angry ; furious, Orkn. V. 
 
 Tyranb, adj. 
 TIRWIRR, TiRwiRRiNG, adj. Habitually growling, 8. 
 
 — Teut. terghen, to irritate, and werren, to contend. 
 TISCHE, Tysche, Tyschey, Tusch^, s. A girdle, 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. tissu, id.; Belg. tessche, a scrip. 
 TYSDAY, Tyisday, s. Tuesday, 8 Knox. — A. S. 
 
 Tiwesdaeg, from Tuisco, a Saxon deity ; or Goth. 
 
 Tijs ; Isl. Tijsday, id. 
 TYSE, Tyist, Tyst, v. a. To entice, 8. B. Douglas. 
 
 — Arm. tis, a train ; Su. G. ttiss-a, to incite dogs. 
 
 ^'I'lTING, 
 
 Bams. This phrase, Tittfor tatt, is retained in the i 
 
 tercourse of children, in the following adage uttered 
 
 when one returns a stroke received from another, 
 
 " Tit for tat's fair play in gude cottar fechtin," Loth. 
 
 — Perhaps we should view it as a contraposition of 
 
 the Teut. or Goth, pronouns signifying this and that, 
 
 witli the slight change of a letter of the same organ ; 
 
 thus, Belg. dit voar dat would literally signify, this 
 
 for that. 
 TIT-AN'-TAUM, s. A term used in Ayrs. (if I rightly 
 
 understand the definition transmitted to me) sig- 
 nifying a fit of ill-humour ; perhaps from Tit, a slight 
 
 stroke, and Tawm, a fit of crossness. 
 TITBORE, Tatbore. The play of Bo-peep. 
 
 Teet-bo. Forbes's Disc. Perv. Deceit. 
 To TYTE. V. n. To totter, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 same with Tayte, v. q. v. 
 To TYTE o'er, v. n. To fall over, Berwicks. 
 To TYTE, V. a. 1. To snatch ; to draw suddenly, 8. 
 
 Wyntown. 2. To move by jerks, 8.— A. 8. tiht-an, 
 
 Teut. tyd-en, trahere, 
 TYTE, Tyt, s. 1. a quick pull. Wyntown. 2. A 
 
 tap, S. V. the v. 
 TYTE, adj. Direct ; straight, S. B. JJoss.— Sw. iaett, 
 
 close, thick. 
 TYTE, Tyt, adm. Soon. .Bartow.— Isl. titt, ready. 
 
 Als tyte, as soon as ; as tite, id. Clydes. 
 TITGANDIS. L.<iiAaMd/s, as in MS. tidings. Houlate. 
 TITHY, adj. Apparently the same with Tidy, plump; 
 
 thriving. V. Tydy. [Tothir. 
 
 TITHER, adj. The other, used after the, S. T. 
 TITHING, TiTHAKc, it. Tidings. Soulate. — Belg. 
 
 tijding, Isl. tidende, id. 
 TYTY, s. A grandfather, Strathmore. This probably 
 
 isjuerely a fondling term, as it is undoubtedly local. 
 
 — C. B. taid, a grandfather ; Germ, tatte, pater. 
 
 Junius informs us that the ancient Frisians called 
 
 .a fsither teyte. "J .- "f t 
 
 \ 
 
 The tit-lark, Orkn. Alauda pratensis. 
 
 Linn. Low's Faun. Oread. 
 TITLAR, TiTTiLLAR, s. A tatler. Henrysone, 
 To TITLE, V. n. To prate idly, 8. MelviL—Sn. Q. 
 
 twetalen, double-tongued. 
 TITLENE, Titling, s. The hedge-sparrow.— Isl. iyi- 
 
 ling-r, id. Compl. S. 
 TITLY, adv. Speedily. Sir Tristrem. 
 TITLING, s. The titlark. V. Tilling. 
 TYTTAR, qdv. Rather ; sooner. .Bar6.--Isl. tidariJ 
 
 compar. of tid-r, frequentior. Tittar rather is aj 
 
 phrase still used by old people, Ettr. For. It is evi* 
 
 dently pleonastic. V. Tyte, adv. 
 TITTY, s. Dimin. of sister, S. Bitson. 
 TITTY, adj. 1. Coming in gusts, 8. B. from tit, 
 
 stroke. 2. Testy ; ill-humoured, Renfr. In the latte 
 
 sense it nearly resembles A. Bor. " Teety or Teelhi 
 
 fretful, fractious ; as children when cutting the 
 
 teeth," Grose. V. Tytk. 
 
TIT 
 
 667 
 
 TOF 
 
 TITTIE-BILLIE, s. An equal ; a match ; as, " Tain's 
 a great thief, but Willie's tittte-billie wi' him," a 
 vulgar term, Roxb. From Tittie, sister, and Billie, 
 equal, or perhaps q. "They are Titiie and Billie," 
 i. e sister and brother ; having the strongest marks 
 of resemblance. 
 
 TITTISII, adj. Captious ; testy, S. B. 
 
 TITTS, s. pi. A disease in the dugs of cows. Nont- 
 gomerie. — Teut. titte, udder. 
 
 TITUDAR, s. The name given to a person who, 
 although a laic, had a donation of church-lands, as of 
 those belonging to an abbey, priory, &c. at, or after, 
 the Reformation. Acts Cha. J. " Titulars of Erec- 
 tion are those who, after Popery was destroyed, got a 
 right to the parsonage teinds which had fallen to 
 monasteries, because of several parishes that had been 
 mortified to them." Diet. Feud. Law. The person 
 invested with this property was thus designed, as 
 having a legal title to the tithes. 
 
 TITUP, s. A trigger. Bellevden. From tit, a tap, 
 and the prep. up. 
 
 TIVLACH, s. A thick cake of coarse meal, Shetl. 
 
 ToTIZZLE, V. a. To stir up or turnover; as, "to 
 tizzle hay," Fife. It seems merely a variety of tousle. 
 
 TO, adv. Used in the sense of down, S. " Ganging to 
 of the sun," his going down. Balf. Pract. Doug. 
 Yirg. 
 
 TO, adv. Too, A. S. id. Barhour. 
 
 TO, adv. Preceding a v. part, or adj. quite ; entirely ; 
 very. Wyntown. To is prefixed to many A. S. 
 words, and has various powers ; to-faegen, perlaetus, 
 to-braecan, disrumpere, to<wysan, quatere, dissipare. 
 
 TO. Shut. The door is tue, S.— Belg. toe, id. De 
 duur is toe. 
 
 TO-AIRN, (o pron. as Gr. v,) s. A piece of iron with 
 a perforation so wide as to admit the pipe of the 
 smith's bellows, built into the wall of his forge, to 
 preserve the pipe from being consumed 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, that which is rounded and smooth. 
 
 To TOAM, v. n. To rope. V. Tome. 
 
 TOCHER, TocCHQunABE, Tochek-good, s. The dowry 
 brought by a wife, S. Bellenden. — Ir. tochar, a 
 dowry. 
 
 To TOCHER, v. a. To give a dowry to, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 rOCHERLESS, adj. Having no portion, S. Shirrefs. 
 Waverley. 
 
 To TO-CUM, V. n. To approach ; to come. Douglas. 
 —A. S, to-cum-an, advenire. 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-cuMMiNG, s. 1. Approach. Douglas. 2. 
 Encounter, ibid. — A. S. to-cyme, an approaching. 
 
 TOD, s. The fox, S. Acts Ja, /.— Isl. toa, tore, 
 vulpes. This word is used by Ben Jonson. It must 
 be recollected, however, that he was of Scottish ex- 
 traction. 
 
 TOD, s. Bush. Ix'y tod, ivy bush. Antiquary. — 
 This is an 0. 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, ramusculus, Haldorson. 
 
 TOD, Todie, Toddie, s. A small round cake of any 
 kind of bread, given to children to keep them in 
 good humour, Roxb. Toalie, synon. — Isl. taata, 
 placenta infantum. 
 
 TOD AND LAMBS. A game played on a perforated 
 
 board, with wooden pins, S. Tennant. It is called 
 
 in Fife the tod-hrod. 
 TODDLE, s. A small cake or Hcon, Upp. Clydes. A 
 
 dimin. from Tod, id. 
 TODDLE, s. A designation given to a child, or to a 
 
 neat small person, Aug. 
 TODDLER, s. One who moves with short steps, S. 
 
 V. HODLE, V. 
 
 TODGIE, s. A round flat cake of a small size, Berw. 
 Apparently from Tod, id.— C. B. tais and teisen, how- 
 ever, signify a cake. 
 
 TOD-HOLE, s. A hole in which the fox hides himself, 
 S. Hogg. More commonly Tod's hole. 
 
 To TODLE, Toddle, v. n. 1. To walk with short 
 steps, in a tottering way, S. Buret. 2. To purl ; to 
 move with a gentle noise, S. Fergusson. 3. It de- 
 notes the murmuring noise caused by meat boiling 
 gently in a pot, Fife ; more generally tottle, S. A. 
 Douglas.— lal. dudd-a, segnipes esse ; Su. Q. tuU-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. — E. pelt, Teut. 
 pels. Germ, peltz, id. 
 
 TO-DRAW, s. A resource ; a refuge ; something to 
 which one can draw in danger or straitening circum- 
 stances, Teviotd. — Teut. toe-dragh-en is adferre, and 
 Dan. tildraggende, attractive. 
 
 TOD'S BIRDS. An evil brood; sometimes Tod's 
 Bairns. M. Bruce. 
 
 TOD'S-TAILS, Tod-tails, s. pi. Alpine club-moss, an 
 herb, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 TOD'S-TURN, s. A base, crafty trick ; a term still 
 used in some parts of the North of S. Letter from 
 a Country Farmer to his Laird, a Member of Parlia- 
 ment. 
 
 TOD-TYKE, s. A mongrel between a fox and a dog, 
 S. Gall. Enc. 
 
 TOD-TOUZING, s. The Scottish method of hunting 
 the fox, by shouting, bustling, guarding, hallooing, 
 &c. Gall. 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 annexed to the 
 wall of a larger one. Wynt.—O. E. " Tofall shedde, 
 appendicium, appendix, eges," Prompt. Parv. A. 
 Bor. " Toofal, twofall, or teefall, a small building 
 adjoining to, and with the roof resting on, the wall of 
 a larger one ; often pronounced tovffa." Gl. Brockett. 
 2. It now properly denotes one. the roof of which 
 rests on the wall of the principal building, S. Spald. 
 — Teut. toe-vall-en, adjungere se, adjungi. 
 
 TO-FALL, Too-FALL, s. The close. To-fall o' the day, 
 the evening, S.— Teut. toe-val, eventus ; toe-vall-en, 
 cadendo claudi. Pop. Ball. 
 
 TOFORE, jprep. Before. Douglas.— A. S. to for, smte, 
 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 certainly been formed from Su. G. 
 iofft, area, properly that appropriated to building. 
 V. Taft. 
 
 TOFT, s. A bed for plants, Caithn 
 
TOG 
 
 6G8 
 
 TON 
 
 Plant-Toft, s. A bed for rearing young coleworts or 
 cabbages, ibid. Surv. Caithn.—IiiU plant-a, plant- 
 are, and toft, area. 
 TO-GANG, s. "Encounter; meeting; access," Gl. 
 
 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. 
 TOGEDDER, adv. Together. Reg. Aberd. 
 TOGERSUM, adj. Tedious; tiresome. Pron. 
 Tzhogersum, Mearns. — Germ, zoger-n, zoger-n, tar- 
 dare, moram trahere, from zug, mora vel tractus. 
 TOHILE. L. to hile, to conceal. Wytitown.—Isl. 
 hyl-ia, occultare. 
 I TOY, Toy-MUTCH, s. A head-dress of linen or woollen, 
 V 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 ; Fr. toque. 
 TOIG, s. A small straw basket for meal, Shetl. 
 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. 
 To TOIR, V. a. To beat ; S. toor. Douglas.— Su. G. 
 
 torfw-a, verberare. 
 TOIT, s. A fit, whether of illness, or of bad humour, 
 
 Semple. V. Tout. 
 TOYT, s. Toyts of Tay, the fresh water mu.«sels found 
 in Tay. Muse's Thren. — Teut. tote, tuyt, cornu, 
 extremitas instar cornu. 
 To TOYTE, Tot, v. 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. 
 I TOKIE, s. An old woman's head-dress, resembling a 
 •^ monk's cowl, S. B. — Fr. toque, a bonnet or cap; 
 tocqui, coiffed. 
 TOKIE, s. A fondling term applied to a c&ild, S. B. 
 
 —Germ, tocke. a baby, a puppet. 
 TOLBUTHE, Tollbooth, s. A prison or jail, S.— Isl. 
 
 tollbud, Dan. toldbod, telonium. 
 TOLDOUR, ToLDOiR, s. A kind of cloth wrought with 
 threads of gold . Inventories. This is evidently the 
 same with Tweild doir.—Q,. toile d'or, from Fr. toile, 
 cloth, linen cloth, and d'or, of gold. Tlie origin is 
 Lat. tela, a web. V. Twell, and Twoldere. 
 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.; evidently from 
 the bar or bars employed to prevent passage without 
 payment of the toll imposed. 
 TOLLIE, s. Excrement. Fife. — Armor, and Corn. 
 
 teil, dung, dirt. 
 TOLLING, TowLiNG, t. The sound emitted by the 
 queen bee before sWarming, Upp. Clydes. Edin. 
 Enc. From the E. v. to Toll. 
 TOLLONESELLAR, s. A dealer in tallow ; anciently 
 
 written Tallone. Aberd. Beg. 
 TOLL-ROAD, s. A turnpike road, S. 
 TOLMONTH, Tolmond, s. A year ; twelve months ; 
 S. Towmont. Acts Ja. VI. Aberd, Reg. Pronounced, 
 in Fife, Twal-month. 
 TO-LOOK, Toluik, s. a prospect ; matter of expecta- 
 tion, S. Knox. — A. S. to-loc-ian, adspicere. 
 TOLOR, 8. State ; condition. V. Taler. 
 
 To TOLTER, v. n. To move unequally ; to totter. 
 King's Quair.—Su. G. tidt-a, vacillare ; Lat. tolu- 
 tar-is, ambling. 
 
 TOLTER, ToLTiE, adj. Unstable ; in a state of vacil- 
 lation. 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, Toam, g. 1. A line for a fishing- 
 rod, S. 0. Shetl, Hogg. 2. A long thread of any 
 ropy» glutinous substance; as rosin half-melted, 
 sealing wax, &c. Clydes.— Isl. taum, funis pisca- 
 torius ; Norw. tomme, a line, a rope. 
 
 To TOME, TouM, v. a. To draw out any viscous sub- 
 stance into a line, Roxb. Pron, q. Toom. 
 
 To TOME or TouM out, v. n. To be drawn out into a 
 line ; to issue in long threads, like any glutinous 
 substance ; as, "It cam toivmin' out," Clydes. Roxb. 
 To king towmin' down, to hang in the manner of 
 saliva from the lips, ibid,; q. to hang down as a 
 hair-line. 
 
 TOME, s. Used, perhaps, for book.— L. B. tomus, 
 libellus, codex ; Fr. tome, part of a book in one 
 volume. Poems 16th Century. 
 
 TOMERALL, s. "A horse two years old; a young 
 cout or staig," Gall. Encycl. Perhaps a corr. of 
 Twayear-auld. 
 
 TOMMACK, s. A hillock. V. Tammock. 
 
 TOMMINAUL, s. An animal of the ox kind, that is a 
 year old, Ayrs. Corr. from towmont, a year, or twal 
 months, and auld, old. V. Etterlin and Tomerall. 
 
 TOMMY NODDIE, Tom-noddy. The puffin, a bird, S. 
 Orkn, The Tarn Norte of the Bass. Barry. 
 
 TOMSHEE, s. Afairy hillock, Gael. Clan-Albin. 
 
 TO-NAME, s, A name added, for the sake of distinc- 
 tion, to one's surname; or ustd instead of it; as, 
 Hab o' the Shawis. Minst. Bord. 
 
 TONE, part. pa. Taken, S. tane. Dunbar. 
 
 TONGABLAA, s. Incessant speaking, Shetl. 
 
 TONG-GRANT, s. Verbal acknowledgment ; confes- 
 sion. " His awin tong grant." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ♦ TONGUE, s. 1. On one's tongue, by heart, S. B. 2. 
 To gie off the tongue, to deliver a message verbally 
 contradistinguished from writing; as, "Did you 
 give it in writing ?" " Na, I gi'ed it off my tongue." S. 
 
 TONGUE-FERDY, adj. Loquacious ; glib of the 
 tongue, Ang.— Su. G. tung, lingua, and faerdig, 
 paratus. 
 
 TONGUEY, adj. 1. Qualified to defend one's own 
 cause with the tongue, S. 2. Loquacious ; glib- 
 tongued ; rather used in a bad sense, S. Fergusson. 
 — Teut. tonghigh, id. 
 
 TONGUE-RAKE, s. Elocution, S.— Su. G. tung, and 
 relc-a, vagari. 
 
 TONGUE-ROOTS, s. pi. It was jutst at my tongue- 
 roots, a phrase intimating that a person was just 
 about to catch a term that had caused a degree of 
 hesitation, or that he was on the point of uttering an 
 idea in which he has been anticipated by another,^. 
 To TONGUE-TACK, v. a. To prevent from freedom 
 
 of speech. Society Contendings. 
 TONGUE-TACKED, part. pa. 1. Tongue-tied ; ap- 
 plied to those who have an impediment in speech, in 
 consequence of the membrane which attaches the 
 tongue to the palate, coming too far forward, S, ; 
 pron. Tongue-tackit. 2. Applied to a person that is 
 accustomed to speak a good deal, who becomes sud- 
 denly or unusually silent; as, "What ails ye the 
 night, man ? Ye look as gif ye were tongue-tackit," S. 
 
TON 
 
 TOR 
 
 3. Mealy-mouthed ; not speaking the trutn with 
 becoming boldness, S. Walker's Remark. Passages. 
 
 4. Mumbling, in consequence of being in some degree 
 intoxicated, Roxb. 
 
 TONNE, ad;. Apparently made of «in. "Ane ionne 
 
 flakoune," i. e. flagou. Aberd, Reg. 
 TONNY, adj. "Ane tonny quot," perhaps a tawny- 
 
 coldured coat. Aberd. Reg. 
 TONNOCHED, part. pa. Covered with a plaid, Perths. 
 
 Donald and Flora. — Gael, tonnag, a wrapper round 
 
 the shoulders. 
 To TOOBER, V. a. To beat ; to strike, S. 0.; tabour, 
 
 E. and Loth.— Fr. tabour-er, to strike or bump on the 
 
 posteriors, q. as on a drum. 
 TOOBER, s. A quarrel, S. 0. 
 TOOBERIN, s. A beating ; a drubbing ; as, " I gae 
 
 him a gude tooberin," S. 0. V. Tabour. 
 TOOFALL, s. V. To-fall. 
 TOOK, s. A particular and disagreeable taste or 
 
 flavour. V. Teuk. 
 TOOK, s. A tuck. 
 To TOOK, V. n. To tuck. 
 TOOLYE, s. A broil. V. Tcilyie. 
 To TOOLYE, V. n. To quarrel. V. Tcilyie. 
 TOOM, adj. Empty. V. Tumb. 
 TOOM, s. A place into which rubbish is emptied. 
 TOOM-SKIN'D, adj. Hungry. V. Tume. 
 TOOP, s. A Tup; a ram ; pron. like Gr. v. S. Burns. 
 TOOPIKIN, TooPiOK, ToPiCK, s. 1. A pinnacle; a 
 
 summit, Aberd. Walktrs Peden. 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. 
 
 topiawg, having a top or crest. 
 TOOK, s. A turf, S. B. Pronounced in Fife, T(yre. 
 
 V. TCEES. 
 
 TOORRIN, part. pr. " Hay is said to be toorrin, 
 when it rises on the rake in raking." Gall. Encycl. 
 — E. towering, Lat. turris. 
 
 TOOSH, TousH, s. A woman's bed-gown ; synon. 
 Short-gown. An abbrev. of Curtoush, q. v. 
 
 To TOOT, Tout, v. a. 1. To blow or sound a horn, S. 
 Fountainhall. — 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, v.n. 1. To cry as if one were sound- 
 ing a horn ; to prolong the voice, S. UrquharVs 
 Rabelais. 2. To make a plaintive noise, as when a 
 child cries loudly and mournfully, S. — Isl. taut, 
 murmur, susurrus, taut-a, murmurare. 
 I TOOT, Tout, s. 1. The blast of a horn or trumpet, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. The horn itself. Ja. VI. 
 
 To TOOT, V. n. To express dissatisfaction or contempt, 
 S. — Isl. taut-a, murmurare. 
 
 TOOT, inter j. 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. 
 
 TOOTH. V. Teeth. 
 
 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. Enc. 
 
 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 fre- 
 quently. 
 
 • 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, Ang. 
 Law Case. — Belg. tootebel, a certain square net. 
 
 TOOTSMAN, s. One who gives warning, by a ciy, to 
 haul the toot-net, S. 
 
 TOOTTIE, J. A drunkard; often pleouastically, "a 
 drucken tootie," 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 term, 
 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. Baillie. 
 
 TOPFAW, s. Soil that h&s fallen in, or sunk from the 
 surface. Fife. 
 
 TOPINELLIS, s. pi. •' The lines for haling the top- 
 sails." Gl. Compl. 
 
 TOPMAN, s. A ship or vessel with tops. Pink. 
 Hist. Scotl. 
 
 TOP OUR TAIL, adv. Topsy-turvy. Lyndsay. 
 
 TOPPER, s. Any thing excellent in its kind ; as, 
 " That's a topper," ibid. A. Bor. Top, good, excel- 
 lent. " Topper, any thing superior ; a clever or 
 extraordinary person ; but generally in an ironical 
 sense," Gl. Brockett. 
 
 TOPSTER, Topstar, s. A tapster. Acts Cha. II. 
 
 To TOPT, V. a. To tap ; to broach. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 TO-PUT, part. pa. Affixed. Pinkerton, 
 
 TO-PUT, (pron. Tee-pit,) s. 1. Any thing unneces- 
 sarily or incongruously superadded, Aberd. 2. Any 
 fictitious addition to a true narrative, ibid. 
 
 TO-PUTTER, s. Taskmaster. Ramsay. "Ill workers 
 are aye gude to-pulters." 
 
 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. TOKIK, 
 
 TOR, (of a chair) s. Perhaps the round, or the semi- 
 circular arm of a chair of state. Knox. — Fr. tour, 
 Teut. toer, circulus ; or the oi'namented terminations 
 of the two upright posts at the back, from A. S. tor, a 
 hill, tower. 
 
 TORE, (of a saddle) s. The pommel, the fore-part of 
 which is somewhat elevated, S. Colvil.—K.^. tor, 
 a tower ; an eminence. [pere. 
 
 To TORE, V. a. To tear. Doug. — A. S. teor-an, rum- 
 
 TORETT OF TORRETT CLAITH. A muffler. Invent. 
 — Fr. touret de nez, a muffler, Cotg'r. The torett 
 was meant to cover the nose. 
 
 TORFEIR, ToRFER, s. Hardship ; difficulty. Gawan 
 and Gol. — Isl. torfaer-a, iter difficile et impeditum. 
 
 To TORFEL, Torch el, v. n. 1. To pine away ; to 
 die, Roxb. Gl. Sibb.— Isl. torfellde, torvellde, diffl- 
 cilis, arduus. 2. To relapse into disease, Roxb, 3. 
 Metaph. to draw back from a design or purpose, ibid. 
 Hogg. 
 
 TORFLE, ToRFEL, ». The state »f being unwell ; a 
 declining state of health, Roxb. 
 
 ♦ TORY, s. A term expressive of the greatest indig- 
 nation or contempt ; often applied to a child > as, 
 " Ye vile little Tory," Ayrs.. 
 
TOR 
 
 670 
 
 TOU 
 
 TORYT. L. taryt, tarried. Wallace. 
 
 To TOUK, ToRQUK, V. a. To torture, or give pain by 
 the contiuued infliction of punctures, pinching, nipp- 
 ing, or scratching, Roxb.— Fr. torqu-er, Lat. torqu-ere, 
 to writhe. 
 
 To TORN, 15. a. To turn. Douglas.— It&l. torn-are. 
 
 TORN BUT. Retaliation. Barbour.— Fr. tourner, 
 to turn, but a but, on equal terms. 
 
 TORNE, s. A turn ; in action done to another. 
 Deuolas. 
 
 TORNE, «. A tower. Monro's Exped. — Tout, torn, 
 tome, the same with torre, turris. 
 
 TORPIT, s. Turpentine, Upp. Clydes. — Perhaps re- 
 tained from C. B. turpant, id. 
 
 TORRIE, Tory, s. A beetle that breeds in dung, and 
 consumes grain. Surv. Bavffs. The Torie-worm is 
 expl. "the hairy caterpillar," Mearns ; the grub- 
 worm, Abcrd. — Fris. Belg. torre, vermis et scarabeus, 
 scarabaeus pilularius, cantharus. 
 
 TORRIE, s. A term applied to peas roasted in the 
 sheaf, Fife. — liat 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 slieep's fescue, S. B.— Isl. tor- 
 giat-r, aegre reparabilis ; or Fris. torre, vermis, and 
 eet-en, q. worm-eaten. 
 
 To TORRIE-EAT, v. n. The same with being Torry- 
 eaten, q. V. Surv. Bavffs. 
 
 TORRIS, pi. Towers. Gawan and Got. 
 
 TORT, part. pa. Tortured ; distorted. Doug.—O. Fr. 
 tort, Lat. tort-US. 
 
 TORTIS, s. pi. Wrongs. 
 
 TORTOR, s. A tormentor, Lat. Ecllock. 
 
 TOSCH, ToscHE, adj. 1. Neat ; trim, S. Douglas.— 
 0. Fr. touze, clipped ; Belg. doss-en, to clothe. 2. 
 This word is expl. as signifying "happy." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 TOSCHEODERACHE, s. 1. The deputy of a Mair of 
 Fee. Reg. Maj. 2. The name given to the office 
 itself. Skene.— Ga.e\. Ir. teachdaire, a messenger ; 
 teachdairacht, a message. 
 
 TOSIILY, adv. Neatly, S. Picken. 
 
 TOSIIOCH, s. "A comfortable looking young person, 
 from Tosh, happy." Picken. 
 
 TOSIE, adj. 1. Tipsy ; intoxicated in some degree, S. 
 M^ston. 2. Intoxicating. Hamilton. — Mod. Sax. 
 dssig, giddy ; Isl. dus, drunken. 
 
 TOSIE, ToziE, adj. Warm and snug, Clydes. 
 
 TOSILIE, ToziLiE, adv. Wannlyand snugly, Clydes. 
 
 TOSINESS, ToziNESS, s. Warmth and snugness, 
 Clydes. 
 
 TOSOT, s. An instrumentof torture anciently used in S. 
 Maclaurin's Crini. Cases.— Perhaps an instrument of 
 torture for the toes, from Su. G. taa, pron. to, Isl. ta, 
 the toe, and sut, dolor. 
 
 TOSS, s, 1. A health proposed ; a toast, S. A. 2. 
 A celebrated beauty ; one often given as a toast, 
 ibid. 
 
 To TOST, V. a. 1. To tease ; to vex, Clydes.— C. B. 
 tost-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 afiaiction, S. B. 
 
 TOT, s. A fondling designation for a child, S. Bams. 
 
 V. TOYTE. 
 
 To TOT, Tot abotU, v. n. 1. To move with short steps, 
 as a child, S. 2. To move feebly, and in a tottering 
 way, S. Toyte, synon. Ayrs. 
 
 TOT, «. The whole of any number of objects. With 
 
 haill or whole prefixed, the whole without exception, 
 
 S. The Entail.— hat. tot-us. A. Bor. " The whole 
 
 tote, a common pleonasm," Gl. Brockett. 
 To TOTCH, v. a. 1. To toss about, Upp. Clydes. 2. 
 
 To rock a cradle, Nithsdale. Cromek. — Teut. toots-en, 
 
 tangere. 
 To TOTCH, V. n. To move with short, quick steps ; 
 
 as, " a totchin' poney," Roxb. 
 TOTCH, s. A sudden jerk, Fife, Roxb. 
 To TOTH, ToATH, V. a. To manure land by means of 
 
 a toth-fold. Surv. Banffs. 
 TOTH, s. The manure made in this way, ibid. V. 
 
 Tathe. 
 TOTH-FOLD, Toth-Fauld, s. An enclosure for ma- 
 nuring land, Banffs. Moray, ib. 
 TOTHIR, ToTHYB, TiDDER, adj. 1. The other, S. 
 
 pron. tither. Wallace. 2. The second. Wynt. 
 
 3. Indefinitely ; 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. pi. Refuse of wool. Leg. St. Androis. 
 
 Syn. teats. — Su. G. totte, a handful of flax or wool. 
 To TOTTLE, v. n. 1. A term used to denote the 
 
 noise made by boiling gently, S, A. Nicol. 2. To 
 
 purl, applied to a stream, Dumfr. Nithsdale Song. 
 
 V. Todle. 
 To TOTTLE, v. a. To boil. Herd's Coll. 
 To TOTTLE, v. n. To walk with short steps. Synon. 
 
 Todle, Ayrs. Gait. 
 TOTUM, s. 1. The game of Te-totum, S. 2. A term 
 
 of endearment for a child, S. 
 
 Twa-three todlin weans they hae, 
 
 The pride o' a' Stia'bogie ; 
 Whene'er the toiums cry for meat, 
 
 She curses aye his cogie. 
 
 Song, " Cauld Kail in Aberdeen," 
 
 * To TOUCH, v.a. 1. Applied to an act of parliament, 
 
 when it received the royal assent. Fount. Pec. 
 
 Suppl. 2. To hurt; to injure, S. 
 To TOUCH up, 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. 
 T9JJCHET, {gutt.) s. A lapwing, S. " Upupa, a 
 
 toucJiet." Wedderbum's Vocab. V. Tedcuit and 
 
 TCQUHEIT. 
 
 TOUCH-SPALE, s. The earwig, Roxb. Loth. V. 
 
 Touchbell, 
 TOUCHIE, s. A small quantity ; a short time. Skinner. 
 To TOVE, V. n. To give forth a strong smoke. Thus 
 
 a thing is said to " tove and reek," Roxb. " The 
 
 reek gangs tovin up the lum," i. e. it ascends in a 
 
 close body, Ettr. For. A. Scott, 
 To TOVE, v. n. To talk familiarly, prolixly, and 
 
 cheerfully, S. often, to tove and crack. A.Scott. — 
 
 Norw. toeve, to prattle, to be talkative. 
 TO VIE, adj. 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 cajoling 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. Ruddiman.—h. S. 
 
 twicc-an, vellicare. 
 
TOU 
 
 671 
 
 TOW 
 
 Te TOUK, TroK, v. n. To emit a 8«und, in conse- 
 quence of being beaten. Evergreen. 
 --"POUK, .s. 1. A stroke ; a blow. Douglas. 2. Tottfc 
 of drum, beat of drum, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 TOUM, ^. A fishing-line. V. Tome. 
 
 TOUM, s. The gossamer, Roxb. Probably a second- 
 ary sense of Tome, Toum, a fishing-line. — In Fr. the 
 gossamer is called ^Zandres, thin threads. 
 
 TOVMS, adj. Ropy ; glutinous, Roxb. Y. Tome, w. 
 
 TOUN, Town, s. 1. This tenn is used in S. not 
 merely as signifying a city or town, but also as de- 
 noting a farmer's steading, or a small collection of 
 dwelling-houses, S. Burns. 2. A single dwelling- 
 house, S. Waverley. 
 
 TOUNDER, s. Tinder. Lyndsay.—Alem. tundere, 
 Isl. tunthere, id. 
 
 TOUN-GATE, s. A street, S. A. Ed. Mag. 
 
 TOUN-RAW, s. The privileges of a township. To 
 thrawone's self outo^ a toun-raw, tofoifeit the privi- 
 leges enjoyed in a small community, Roxb. ; q, a 
 row of houses in a toun. 
 
 TOUN'S-BAIRN, s. A native of a town, city, or vil- 
 lage, S. Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 TOUP, s. A foolish fellow, Mearns. — Dan. tadbe, a 
 fool. v. Taupie. 
 
 To TOUR, V. n. To speed. Selenore. 
 
 By Tour, adv. Alternately ; by turns. Spalding. 
 
 TOUR, TooB, s. A turf, S. B. Old Song. 
 
 TOURBILLON, s. A whirlwind ; a tornado, Ayrs.— 
 Fr. id. 
 
 TOURE, s. Turn ; course ; in regular succession, S. 
 Acts Cha. I. — Fr. tour, id. 
 
 TOURKIN-CALF, Tourkin-lamb, s. A calf or lamb 
 tliat 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 shepherd i 
 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, DOtudifiBcilis, item defonnatus. 
 
 To TOUSIJ, v.n. To disorder ; to dishevel ; particularly 
 used in relation to the hair, S, This word occurs 
 in 0. E. 
 
 TOUSH, s. A part of female dress. V. Too&h. 
 
 TOUSIE, TowziE, adj. 1. ©isordered ; dishevelled, 
 S. sometimes touslie. Blaclcw. Mag. 2. Rough ; 
 shaggy, S. Burns. 
 
 To TOUSLE, TowzLE, v. a. 1. To put into disorder ; 
 often, to rumple, S. Gent. Shep. 2. To handle 
 roughly, as dogs do each other. Polwart. — Isl. 
 tusk-a, luctari, tusk, lucta lenis et jocosa. 
 
 T'OiUSLE, TouzLE, s. Rough dalliance, S. R. 
 Galloway. 
 
 To TOUSLE ot4, v. -a. 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 corr. from Towage, a 
 term of the E. law ; signifying " the rowing or draw- 
 ing of a ship or barge along the water by another ship 
 or boat fastened to her," Jacob. — Fr. touaige, id. 
 L. B. towag-ium. A. S. te-on, to tow, to tug. 
 
 TOUSTIE, adj. Irascible ; testy, Loth.— Teut. twistigk, 
 coptentiosus, litigiosus. 
 
 To TOUT, V. a. To empty the cup. Tarras. 
 
 To TOUT aff, v. a. To empty Uie vessel from which 
 one drinks, S. 
 
 To TOUT at, v. a. To continue to drink copiously, S. 
 
 To TOUT owt, V. a. The same with to Tout ajf, S. , 
 
 also to Tout out up. G. Turnbull.—Teul. tiiyte, a 
 
 drinking vessel ; Isl. tott-a, sugei>e, vel evacuare. 
 To TOUT, V. a. V. Toot. 
 To TOUT, Toot, v. n. To take large draughts, S. 
 
 Fergusson. 
 TOUT, s. 1. A copious draught, S. 2. A drinking 
 
 match, S. B. Gl. <S/iirr.— Perhaps from Teut. tocht, 
 
 a draught. 
 To TOUT, TowT, V. a. 1. To toss ; to put in disorder, 
 
 S. Chron. .S. P. 2. To throw into disorder by 
 
 quibbling or litigation. MelviVs MS. 8. To tease ; 
 
 to vex, S. 
 TOUT, s. 1. An ailment of a transient kind, S. Entail. 
 
 — Belg. iodit, togt, wind ; een zwaare togt, a sore 
 
 bout. 2. A transient displeasure ; a fit of ill-humour, 
 
 Ang. Shirrefs, 
 To TOUT, TowT, V. n. 1. To be seized with a sudden 
 
 fit of sickness, Clydes. 2. To be seized with a fit of 
 
 ill-hu-nour, ibid. 
 To TOUTHER, v. a. To put into disorder, Ettr. For. 
 
 Tweedd. ; synon. Tousle. 
 TOUTHERIE, adj. Disordered ; confused ; slovenly, 
 
 ibid. ; B. tawthrie. E. tawdry.— Teut. touter-en, 
 
 motitare. 
 TOUTING HORN. A horn for blowing, S. J. Nicol. 
 To TOUTLE, Tootle, v. n. To tipple ; as, a tootlin 
 
 6o^, one -addicted to tippling. Loth. 
 To TOUTLE, V. a. To put clothes in disorder, Berwicks. 
 
 This may be adimin. from the v. Tout. 
 TOUTTIE, adj. 1. Throwing into disorder ; as, a 
 
 touttie wind, S.— Belg. togtig, windy. 2. Irritable, 
 
 easily put ia disorder, S. — A. Bor. Totey, bad-tem- 
 
 .pered, (a totey body), Gl. Brockett. 3. Subject to 
 
 frequent ailments, S. 
 TOW, «. 1. A rope of any kind, S. Leg. St. Androis. 
 
 — Su. G. tog, Isl. >tog, iaug, Belg. iouw, id.; E. tow, 
 
 the substance of which some ropes are made. 2. A 
 
 halter, S. Muse's TJvren. 
 To TOW, V. 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. 1L 
 
 That which especially occupies one's attention, S. 
 
 To hae other Tow on one's Bock, to have business 
 
 quite of another kind, S. Kelly. Roh Roy. 
 TOW ALL ROSS. Aherd. Reg. Something made of 
 
 oak is evidently meant. 
 TOWAR, s. A ropemaker. Aberd. Reg. 
 TOWDY, s. The breech or buttocks, Upp. €lydes. 
 
 Perths. -Gl. Evergreen. — 0. E. toute, used by 
 
 Chaucer. 
 To TOWEN, TowiN, v. a. 1. To beat ; to maul ; to 
 
 subdue by severe means, Loth. Ramsay. 2. To 
 
 tame, especially by beating, sometimes pron. q. 
 
 Town ; as, to towin, or town, an unruly horse. Loth. 
 
 Berwicks. 3. To tire ; to weaiy oat, Fife. — Teut. 
 
 touw-en, premere, subigere. 
 TOWERICK, TowRiOKiE, s. A summit, or any thing 
 
 elevated, especially if on ^n eminence, Roxb.; a 
 
 dimin. from E. Tcwer^ 
 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 firet sense, perhaps the same 
 
 with E. Tug. — Su. G. tock-a, trahere, a hard pull. 
 TOWLIE, s. "A toll-keeper." Gall. Encycl. A 
 
 cant term from E. Toll.—Sn. Q. full, id. 
 TOWLING, s. The signal given, in a hive, for some 
 
 time before the bees swaim. V. ToLLI^G. 
 
TOW 
 
 672 
 
 TRA 
 
 TOW-LOWSTNO, t. A thaw, Shell. Q. thow, i. t. 
 
 tItaw-looseniDg. 
 TOWMONDALL, «. A yearling, Ayrs.; the same with 
 
 Tovimontdl, q. v.; from Towmond, twelve months, 
 
 and auld, old, pron. auU, S. 0. 
 TOWMONT, TowMOK, Towmond, ». A year ; corr. of 
 
 twelvemonth, uaed in tlie same sense, S. Burns. 
 TOWMONTELL, t. A cow, or a colt, of a year old, 
 
 Ayrs. 
 TOWNIN, ». A drubbing, Ayrs.; generally used in 
 
 relation to an animal that is restive or refractory. 
 TOWNIT, t. The manufacturing of wool, SheU.—Isl. 
 
 to, lana, and knyt-a, nectere. 
 TOWNNYS, pi. Tuns > larpe casks. Barb. 
 TOWNSHIP, $. " A township is a farm occupied by 
 
 two or more farmers, in common, or in separate lots, 
 
 who reside in a straggling hamlet, or village." Surv. 
 
 For/. 
 TOW T, s. A fit of illness, Ac. V. Tout. 
 TOWTHER, «. A tousling, Perths. Donald and 
 
 Flora. V. Toutheb, v. 
 TOXIE, ToxY, adj. Tipsy, Ayrs. Perths. Annals of 
 
 the Parish. 
 TOXIFIED, part. pm. Intoxicated, 8.— Prom L. B. 
 
 toxic-are, veneno inficere. 
 TOZEE, Tos-iE, s. The mark at which the stones are 
 
 aimed in Curling, Loth. It is also called the Cock, 
 
 and the TVe.— Belg. toezi-en, to look to, to regard. 
 TOZIE, adj. Tipsy. V. Tosie. 
 TOZIE, adj. Warm and snug. V. Tosie. 
 TRACED, adj. Laced ; as, o traced hat, S.— 0. Fr. 
 
 tress-ir, faire un tissu. 
 To TRACHLE, Trauchle, v. a. 1. To draggle ; to 
 
 trail, 8. MelviVs MS. — Alem. dregel-en, per incu- 
 
 riam aliquid perdere. 2. To dishevel. Complaynt 
 
 S. — Gael, 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 TRACIILE, v. n. To drag one's sejf onwards, 
 
 when fatigued, or through a long road, 8. Tennant. 
 TRACHLE, s. A fatiguing exertion, especially in the 
 
 way of walking, S. Ttnnant. 
 TRACK, ». Course of time, S. Tract, E. Walker's 
 
 Peden. 
 TRACK, s. Feature ; lineament, S.— Belg. trek, id.; 
 
 from trelk-en, to delineate. 
 TRACK-BOAT, s. 1. A boat used on a canal, S.. — 
 
 Belg. trek-schuyt, id. from trelk-en, to draw. 2. A 
 
 boat employed in fishing, for dragging another. Acts. 
 
 Cha. I. 
 TRACK IT, part. adj. Much fatigued, S. Dunbar. 
 TRACK-POT, a. A tea-pot, S, Ann. Par.— From 
 
 Belg. trekk-en, to draw. 
 TRACTIUE, s. A treatise. Crosraguel.—Tr. traiti, id. 
 TRAD, s. Track ; course in travelling or sailing. 
 
 Wyntown. — Isl. troeda, terra, quod teratur et cal- 
 
 cetur. 
 TRADES, s. pi. The different bodies of craftsmen be- 
 longing to a borough, S. Mayne's Siller 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 shopkeeper," Johns. 
 TRAE, adj. " Stubborn ; a boy who is trae to learn, 
 
 is stiff to learn," &c. Gall. Encycl. The term 
 
 seems to be the same with our old lltra, obstinate, 
 
 pertinacious. 
 TRAFECTER. «. Trafficker. JPresb. Jteg. Kincard. O'N. 
 
 TRAFEQUE, Tbaff^ck, «. Intercourse; familiarity, 
 8.; a limited sense, borrowed from the more general 
 use of Fr. trajique, as denoting mercantile inter- 
 course. 
 
 TRAG, J. Trash ; any thing useless, Buchan, Shetl. 
 Tarras. — 8u. G. traeck, sordes, stercus. 
 
 TRAGET, Triggkt, s. A trick ; a deceit, 8. triget. 
 Douglas. — 0. Fr. trigaud-ier, to embroil. 
 
 TRAY, s. Trouble ; vexation. Barbour.— A. S. treg, 
 SU..G. traege, Alem. trege, dolor. 
 
 To TRAIK, tvn. 1. To go idly from place to place, 8. 
 2. To wander so as to lose one's self ; chiefly applied 
 to the young of poultry, Dumfr. Hence the prover- 
 bial phrase, " lie's nane o' the birds that traik," he 
 can take good care of himself. 
 
 TRAIK, ». 1. A plague; a mischief. Douglas. 2. 
 The loss of sheep, &c. 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 
 disease, or by accident, 8. Pennecutk N. The 
 worst part of a flock of sheep, Loth. 
 
 To TRAIK after, v. a. To follow in a lounging or 
 dangling way, S. Heart M. Loth. 
 
 To TRAIK, V. n. To be in a declining state of health. 
 Baillie. — Su. G. trak-a, cum difiicuUate progredi. 
 
 TRAIK, adj. Weak ; in a declining state ; as, " He's 
 very traik," Roxb. V, Traik, v. 
 
 TRAIKIT-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of great 
 fatigue from ranging about. — Belg. treck-en, to tiavel ; 
 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, orTeut. 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, ». "One who traiU about in 
 shabby clothes." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TRAILYE, Trelye, g. A name apparently given to 
 cloth woven in some checkered form resembling lat- 
 tices or cross-bars. Invent. — Teut. traelie, a lattice. 
 
 TRAILYET, adj. Latticed. Act. Dam. Cone. V, 
 Treiue. 
 
 TRAILSYDE, adj. So long as to trail on the ground, 
 Douglas. V. Side. 
 
 TRAIN, 8. A small quantity of gunpowder, moistened 
 and kneaded into the fonn of a pyramid, to serve for 
 the priming of a toy-gun, Aberd. 
 
 To TRAYN, v. a. To draw ; to entice. Barbour. — 
 Fr. train-er, to draw. 
 
 TRAIN, «. A rope used for drawing, Orkn, Statist. 
 Ace. 
 
 TRAIS OF GOLD. Gold lace. Invent. V, Traced, 
 and Tress. 
 
 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. 
 Eoxb. Hogg.— Fr. tressaill-ir, to leap over. 
 
 To TRAIST, Trest, Treist. l.v.a. To trust. Lynds. 
 2. V. n. To pledge faith, by entering into a truce. 
 Gawan and Crol.-~I*l. treist-a, Su. G. traest-a, coa- 
 fidere. 
 
 TRAIST, Trest, ». Trust; faith. Gompl. S.—ia. 
 traust-r, Su G. troest, fiducia. 
 
 TRAIST, Traisty, adj. 1. Trusty ; faithful. Wall.— 
 Isl. traust-r, Su. G. troest, fidus, fidelis. 2. Confident. 
 Barbour.-Gtrm. treist, Su. 6. troest, audax. 3. 
 Secure ;- safe, ibid. 
 
TBA 
 
 673 
 
 LRA 
 
 TRATST, s. An appointed meeting. Barbour. V. 
 Tryst. 
 
 TRAIST, 8. Frame of a table. V. Tbest. 
 
 TRAISTIS, s. pi. A roll of the accusations brought 
 against those who, in former times, were to be 
 legally tried. Aces Ja. III. 
 
 TRAISTLY, adv. Confidently ; securely. Barbour. 
 
 TRAYT, s. Bread of trayt, a superior kind of bread 
 made of fine wheat. Chalm. Air. Panis de Treyt, 
 Fleta. 
 
 TRAITIS, s.pl. Probably streaks or lines. Inven- 
 tories. 
 
 TRAKIT, part. pa. 1. Much fatigued. 2. Wasted ; 
 brought into a declining state by being overdriven, 
 starved, or exposed to the inclemency of the weather, 
 S. Keith's Hist. V. Traik. 
 
 TRAM, s. 1. The shaft of a cart or carriage of any 
 kind, S. Dunbar. — Su. G, traam, that part of a tree 
 which is cut into different 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. Lyndsay. 
 
 TRAMORT, s. A corpse. Dunbar.— ^n. G. tra, to 
 
 . consume, mort, dead. ' '■ ■ ^ . . '^- 
 
 To TRAMP, V. a. 1. To tread with force, S. Lyndsay. 
 — Sw. trampa pa, conculcare. 2. To tread, in refer- 
 ence to walking, S. Fergusson. 3. To cleanse 
 clothes by treading on theui in water, S. V. To 
 Tramp Claise. 
 
 To TRAMP, V. n. 1, To tread with a heavy step, S. 
 — Su. Or. tramp-a, id. 2. To walk, as opposed to 
 any other mode of travelling, S. Pop. 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, conculcatio. 
 
 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. 
 
 TRAM PER, s. A foot-traveller ; used in a contemptu- 
 ous way, q. a vagrant, S. Heart Mid-Loth. A. Bor. 
 " Trampers, strollers, whether beggars or pedlars," 
 Grose. 
 
 TRAMPILFEYST, adj. Untoward; unmanageable, 
 Roxb. Syn, Gumple-foisted. 
 
 TRAMP-PICK, s. An instrument similar to a narrow 
 spade, used for turning up veiy hard soils, Mearns. 
 Agr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 TRAMSICKS, s. pi. Ragged clothes, Shetl. 
 
 TRANCE, Teanse, s. 1. 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 TRANT, V. n. To travel. iSwre^.—Su. G. tren-a, 
 incedere, gressus facere. 
 
 TRANGAM, s. A trinket; a toy. The Abbot. 
 
 TRANKLE, s. A small rick of hay, Annandale ; perh. 
 a corr. of Tramp-coll, q. v. 
 
 To TRANONT, Tranotnt, Tranownt, Teanbut, Tra- 
 WYNT, v.n. 1. To march suddenly in a clandestine 
 manner. Barbour. 2. To march quickly, without 
 including the idea of stratagem or secrecy. Wallace. 
 3. To return; to turn back. Pal. Honor.— 'Er. 
 traine, a snare, an ambush. 
 
 TRANOWINTYN, s. A stratagem of war. Barbour. 
 
 To TRANSE, v. n. To determine ; to resolve. Burel. 
 Fr. tranch-er, decider, parler franchement. 
 
 TRANSE, s. A passage. V. Trance. 
 
 TRANSE-DOOR, s. The door between the outer door 
 and tHe kitchen, S. 0. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 TRANSING, adj. Passing across a house, from wall 
 to wall. Spottiswood's MS. Diet. — Lat. trans-ire, to 
 pass through. 
 
 To TRANSMEW, v. a. "To transmute or change," 
 Gl. Sibb. — Fr. transmu-er. 
 
 TRANSMOGRIFICATION,*. Transmutation, S. 
 Entail. — A. Bor. ^'Transmogrified, transformed, 
 metamorphosed," Gl. Brockett. 
 
 To TRANSMUGRIFY, v. a. To transform ; to trans- 
 mute, S. Burns. 
 
 * To TRANSPORT, v. a. To translate a minister 
 from one charge to another, S. Pardovan. 
 
 TRANSPORTATION, s. The act of translating a 
 minister, S. Acts Assembly. 
 
 TRANSS, s. A species of dance anciently in use. 
 Chr. Kirk. 
 
 TRANSUMPT, s. A copy ; a transcript ; an old 
 forensic term. Act. Dom. Cone. — L. B. transsumt- 
 um, 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. Encycl. V. 
 Trantles. 
 
 TRANTLES, Tritle-Teantles, Trantlims, s. pi. 1. 
 Trifling or superstitious ceremonies. Cleland. 2. 
 Movables of little value ; petty articles of furniture, 
 S. Ross. 3. Toys used by children, S.; Loth. 
 Trantles. V. Trentalis. 
 
 TRAP, s. A sort of ladder, S.— Sw. trappa, Teut. trap, 
 gradus. 
 
 To TRAP, V, a. 1. To correct a higher boy in saying 
 a lesson at school, so as to have a right to take his 
 place ; a schoolboy's term, S. " Trapp, to trip, to 
 catch another reading wrong." Gall. Encycl. 2, 
 In play, to catch ; to lay hold of ; as, / trap you, S. 
 3. When one finds any thing, if there be others pre- 
 sent, he cries out, I trap or I 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. — 0. Teut. trappe, muscipula 
 decipula. 
 
 TRAPPIN, s. Tape, Mearns. 
 
 TRaPPYS, s. pi. Trappings. Douglas. — L. B. trap- 
 vs, Hisp. trop-o, cloth. 
 
 TRAPPOURIS, Trapouris, s. pi. Trappings. Doug. 
 — L. B. trappatura, ornatus e trapo sen panno. 
 
 TRAS, s. The track of game. Sir Gawan.—'ET. 
 trace, id. trasses, the footing of a deer. 
 
 To TRASH, V. a. To maltreat ; to dash ; to jade ; to 
 abuse ; as, " He trash't that horse terribly," by over- 
 heating or over-riding him, Ettr. For. Roxb.; synon. 
 Dash. 
 
 TRASH o' weet. A heavy fall of rain, Selkirks.; syn. 
 Blash. 
 
TRA 
 
 674 
 
 TRE 
 
 TRASHY, ac^. Rainy; as, trashie weather, ibid.; 
 synon. blastiie weather. 
 
 TttASUTRlE, s. Trasli, Ayrs. Burns. 
 
 TRAST, Trest, ». A beam. Wallace.— 0. Fr. traste, 
 a cross-beam. 
 
 TRAT, Trattks, «, An old woman ; a term generally 
 used in contempt, S. Douglas. — Germ, trot, an old 
 woman, a witch. 
 
 TRATLAR, s. A prattler ; a tatler. Colk. Sow. V. 
 Trattil, v. 
 
 To TRATTIL, Tratle, v. n. 1. To- prattle; to tattle. 
 Dunbar. 2. To repeat in a rapid and careless man- 
 ner. Lyndsay.—G. B. tryd-ar, to prattle. " A tume 
 purse maksa trattling merchant," S. prov. retained 
 in Loth. Of the same meaning with that, "A 
 toom purse makes a bleat merchant," t. c. bashful. 
 Kelly. 
 
 TRATTILS, s. pi. Tattles ; idle talk. FUscottie. 
 
 To TRAUCHLE, v. a. V. Trachle. 
 
 To TRAUCHLE, v. n. To walk as if trailing one's feet 
 after one, Lanarks. — Isl. tregleg-r, tardus. 
 
 To TRAUFFIQUE, «. n. To traffic. Con. of Burghs. 
 
 * TRAVELLER, s. A beggar, Ettr. For. Fife. 
 
 TRAVERSE, «. A retired seat in a chapel, having a 
 kind of screen. Pink. Hist. Scotl. 
 
 TRAVESSE, s. V. Treviss. 
 
 To TRAVISCH. Travish, v. n. To sail backwards and 
 forwards. Fitscottie. Corr. from Fr. travers-er, E. 
 traverse. 
 
 To TRAVISH, V. a. "To carry after a trailing man- 
 ner." Gall. Encycl.—¥iom Fr. travers-er, to thwart, 
 to treviss, s. q. v. 
 
 TRAWART, adj. Perverse. Dunbar. V. Thrawakt. 
 
 TRAWYNTIT. V. Tranont. 
 
 TRAZILEYS, s. pi. The props of vines. Douglas.— 
 L. B. trestell-us, fulcrum mensae ; E. trestle. 
 
 TRE, s. Wood ; timber. Aberd. Reg. Wallace. 
 
 To TREADLE, v. n. To go frequently and with diflB- 
 culty, Fife. 
 
 TREAD-WIDDIE, s. a short iron chain, terminating 
 at each end like the letter S, connecting the swingle- 
 tree to a harrow, Moray ; the same with Trod-widdie. 
 
 TREE, s. A sort of rampart, Orkn. — Su. G. trafve, 
 a heap of any kind, as of wood, «fcc. V. Gorback. 
 
 TREBUSCHET, s. a balance. Forbes.— Fr. tre- 
 buchet, a pair of gold weights, Cotgr. 
 
 TRECK, interj. Considered as an expletive equiva- 
 lent to troth, Lanarks. It seems, however, to be 
 merely the abbreviation of Quhat Rale, q. v. 
 
 TRECK-POT, s. a teapot, S. 0.; elsewhere Track-pot, 
 q, V. Entail. 
 
 To TKED, V. a. To track ; to follow the footsteps of 
 an animal. Acts Ja. VI. — Su. G. traed-a i ens 
 fotspor, vestigiisalicujus insistere. 
 
 TRED, s. The act of tracking. Acts Ja. VJ.—A. S. 
 tredd, gressus ; Teut. trede, id. 
 
 TREDWALLE, «. A Christian name formerly in use, 
 S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 TREDWIDDIE, s. V.' Trbad-widdib. 
 
 TREE, s. A barrel, S. Acts Ja. F.— Su. G. trae, 
 mensura aridorum. 
 
 TREE aKD TRANTEL. A piece of wood that goes be- 
 hind a horse's tail, for keeping back thesunks oi sods 
 used instead of a saddle, Perths. 
 TREE-CLOUT, s. A piece of wood formerly put on 
 the heels of shoes, Teviotd.— Teut. tree, arbor, and 
 Moot, klotte, massa. 
 TREECLOUT, adj. Having wooden heels, Roxb. Jo. 
 Hogg. 
 
 To TREESH with one. To entreat one in a kind and 
 flattering way, Buchan. Perhaps a corr. of creisch. 
 V. Trocsh. 
 
 TREESHIN, s. Courting, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 TREEVOLIE,. s. A scolding, Ayrs.— 0. Fr. tribol-er, 
 tribaul-er, to trouble. 
 
 TREGALLION, Tragullion, s. 1. Collection ; assort- 
 ment, Dumfr. Ayrs.— C. B. treigliant, a strolling, 
 treigliannv,, to eflfect a circulation ; O. Fr. trigalle, a 
 lodging-house. 2. A company ; used in contempt of 
 such as are not accounted respectable, Renfr. Also 
 pron. Tregullion. 
 
 TREILIE, adj. Cross-barred ; latticed ; chequered ; 
 applied to cloth. Chalm. Mary.—Sr. treilU, id. 
 
 TREIN, Tre»e, adj. Wooden ; treein, S. Bellend. 
 — A. S. treowen, aboreus, ligneus. 
 
 TREIN MARE. A. barbarous instrument of punish- 
 ment formerly used in the army. Spalding. 
 
 TREINPHISS, s. pi. Invent. The first syllable 
 seems to be merely S. trein, of wood, joined with 
 pheses, q. v. "wooden traces." 
 
 To TREISSLE, v. a. To abuse by treading, Loth.— 
 0, Fr. tressaill-ir, to leap or skip. 
 
 To TREIT, Trete, t). a. To entreat, Lanarks.; pret. 
 tvet. Dunbar.— 0. Fr. traict-er, id.; Lat. tract-are. 
 
 TREITCHEOURE, s. A traitor. Douglas.— Ft. 
 trichear. 
 
 TREYTER, a. A messenger for treating of peace. 
 Barbour. 
 
 Diseased; dying; lingering, South and 
 V. Traik, v. and s. 
 A species of cloth. V. Trailyk. 
 Latticed cloth. Act. Dom. Cone. V. 
 
 Cunycombs. Doug. 
 Walker's 
 
 TREK, adj. 
 West of S. 
 
 TRELYE, s. 
 
 TRELYE, s. 
 Trailyeit. 
 
 TRELLYEIS, Trelyeis, s. pi. 
 — Fr. etrille, Lat. strigil-is. 
 
 TREMBLES, s. pi. The palsy in sheep, S. 
 Essays on Nat. Hist. 
 
 TREMBLING EXIES. The ague. Loth. 
 
 TREMBLING FEVERS. The ague, Ang. Trembling 
 aixcs. Loth. — From Fr. acces. Cotgr. expl. accez de 
 fiebvre, as signifiying " a fit of an ague." 
 
 TREMBLING ILL. A disease of sheep, Selkirks. 
 " Trembling, Thwarter, or Leaping III. These three 
 appellations, of which the last is most common in 
 Annandale, and the first in Selkirkshire and to the 
 eastward, are now used as synonymous." Essays 
 Highl. See. 
 
 TREMSKIT, adj. Ill-arranged ; slovenly, Shetl. 
 
 TRENCHMAN, s. 1. " E::pl. train-bearer; rather, 
 perhaps, carver ; from Fr. trench-er, scindere ; or 
 inteipreter, Fr. trucheman." Gl. Sibb. 2. An inter- 
 preter. " Interpres, an interpreter or I'renchman," 
 Despaut. Gram. 
 
 TRENKETS, s. pi. Iron heels put on shoes, Stirlings. 
 Also called cuddie-heels, from their resemblance to 
 an ass's shoes, Edin. 
 
 TRENSAND, part. pr. Cutting. Wallace. — Fr. 
 trenchant, id. 
 
 TRENTAL, s. A service of thirty masses, which were 
 usually celebrated upon as many diffe^rent days, for 
 the dead. Ban. P. — Fr. trentel, id. from trente, 
 thirty. 
 
 TRES-ACE, g. A game in which generally six are en- 
 gaged ; one taking a station before, 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 
 
THE 
 
 575 
 
 TRI 
 
 catchpole can get in before the person who changes 
 
 his station, he has the right to talte 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 phrase, 
 
 Oold-traced—¥r. tresse, cordon plat, fait de plusieurs 
 
 brins de fil, de soie, ou d'autres filets entrelaces en 
 
 forme de natte. Diet. Trev. 
 TRESS, s. A frame of wood, S. V. Trest. 
 TREST, adj. Trusty ; faithful. Invent. V. Traist. 
 To TREST. To trust. V. Traist. 
 TREST, Traist, Trist, s. 1. The frame of a table; S. 
 
 tress. Pal. Hon. 2. A tripod. Douglas. 3. The 
 
 frames for supporting artillery. Acts Ja. V. — Fr. 
 
 tresteau, fulcrum mensae. 
 TREST, 5. A beam. V. Trast. 
 TRESTARIG, s. A kind of ardent spirits distilled 
 
 from oats. Isle of Lewis. Martin. — Fiom Ir. 
 
 Gael, treise, force, strength, and teora, three, thrice. 
 TRET, adj. Long and well-proportioned. Wallace. 
 
 — Fr. traict, trait, drawn out, lengthened. 
 TRETABYL, adj. Tractable ; pliable. Douglas. 
 To TRETE, V. a. To entreat. V. Treit. 
 TRETIE, .s. Entreaty. Menrysone. 
 TRETIE, s. A treatise. Dunbar.— Er. traiti. 
 TREVALLIE, s. Perhaps of the same meaning with 
 
 Treevolie, q. v. 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, *. 1. Any thing laid 
 
 across by way of bar, S. 2. A horse's stall, Ettr. For. 
 
 Fife. 8. A counter or desk in a shop, S. B.— L. B. 
 
 travacha, travayso, Fr. travaison, intertignium. 4. 
 
 Hangings ; a curtain. King's Quair. 
 TREUYTHT, s. Truth. Brechine Reg. 
 TREULES, Trowless, adj. Faithless; truthless; 
 
 false, Gl. Sibb. 
 TREUX, s. Truce. Acts Ja. 1,11. 
 To TREW, V. a. To trust. V. Trow. 
 TREW, s. Often In pi. trewis, a truce. Barbour. — 
 
 0. Fr. treu, also treves, id. 
 TREW AGE, s. Tribute. Wallace.— 0. Fr. truage, 
 
 treuage, toll, custom. 
 TREWANE, adj. Auld trewane, anciently credited. 
 
 Knox.—&\i. G. troen, fidus. V. Tronie. 
 TREWBUT, s. Tribute. Wallace. 
 TREWYD, part. pa. Protected by a truce. Wynt. 
 TREWS, s. pi. Trouse ; trousers, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 — Ir. trius, Gael, triubhas, Fr. trousse. 
 TREWSMAN, s. A denomination for a Highlandman, 
 
 or perhaps for an Islesman, from the fashion of his 
 
 dress, S. Leg. Montrose. 
 TREWTHELIE, adv. Truly. Act. D. Cone. 
 TRY, ad!;. «' Bad ; cross ;" given as synon. with Thra- 
 
 wart. Gl. Ross. Apparently an errat. for Thry, 
 
 q. V. 
 
 ♦ To TRY, V. a. 1. To vex ; to grieve ; to trouble, S. 
 2. To afflict ; to harass, S, 3. To prove legally ; to 
 convict. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 TRY, s. Means of finding any thing that has been 
 lost, S. B. 
 
 • TRIAL, Tryeli., «. Proof, S. Spaldinc 
 TRIAL, s. Trouble ; affliction, S. 
 
 TRIAPONE, s. Apparently some species of precious 
 
 stone. Buret. 
 TRIARIS, s. pi. Soldiers in the Roman army, who 
 
 were always placed in the rear. Bellend. Triarii, 
 
 Lat. 
 
 TRIBLE, jf. Trouble. Winyet.—Vt. tribouil, " trouble, 
 
 molestation, (an old word,)" Cotgr. ; Lat. tribiU-are, 
 
 to afflict. 
 TRIBULIT, part. pa. Troubled. Winyet. 
 TRICKY, adj. 1. Knavish ; artful ; addicted to mean 
 
 tricks, S. Trickish, E. Surv. Stirl. — A. Bor. 
 
 " Tricky, artful, cunning; full of tricks," Gl. Brock, 
 
 2. Somewhat mischievously playful or waggish, with- 
 out including any idea of dishonesty ; as, " 1 he's 
 a tricky laddie that," S. 
 
 TRICKILIE, adv. Knavishly, S. 
 
 TRICKINESS, s. Knavery, S. 
 
 TRIE, s. A stick. " To hawe strickin him with ane 
 trie." Aberd. Reg. The short thick stick which 
 herds throw at their cattle is named a tree, Fife. 
 
 TRYFFIS, 3 p. s. v. n. Prospers ; thrives. Colkelbie 
 Sow. — Su. G. trifw-as, valere, bene esse. 
 
 TRIFT, s. Work of any kind, but particularly knit- 
 ting, Shetl.— Goth, thrif, E. thrift. 
 
 TRIG, adj. Neat; trim, S. JlfacneiZL— Probably 
 from E. trick, to dress. 
 
 TRIGGIN, s. Apparently, decking out, Buchan. 
 Tarras. 
 
 To TRIGLE, Tkigil, v. n. To trickle. Douglas.— 
 Isl. tregill, alveolus. 
 
 TRIGLY, adv. 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 TRIM, V. a. To drub ; to beat soundly, S. A. Bor. 
 Brockett. 
 
 TRYME, adj. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. This is merely 
 E. trim, disguised by the orthography. 
 
 TRIMMER, s. A disrespectful designation for a 
 woman, nearly synon. with E. Vixen, S. Antiquary. 
 
 TRIMMIE, s. 1. A disrespectful term applied to a 
 female, S. B. 2. A name for the devil, Strathmore. 
 — Isl. tramen, larva vel cacodaemon. 
 
 TRIM-TRAM. A reduplicative term, apparently ex- 
 pressive of ridicule bordering on contempt. " Trim- 
 tram, like master, like man," S. Prov. Kelly. 
 
 To TRINDLE, v. a. To trundle, S.; a variety of 
 Trintle. 
 
 TRYNE, s. Art; stratagem. God y Sangs.—Jr. 
 traine, id. 
 
 TRYNE, s. Train; retinue. JSwreL— Teut. treyn, 
 comitatus. 
 
 TRINES, s. pi. Drinking matches. Polw. 
 
 TRING, s. A series; things in succession; as, "a 
 irinfir of wild geese," "atring of stories," &c. Ber- 
 wicks. Perhaps corr. from Tryne, a train, q. v. or 
 from string. 
 
 TRINK, Trenk, s. 1. Apparently synon. with E. 
 Trench. Surv. Caithn. — Ital. trincea, id. 2. A 
 small course or passage for water ; a drain, Aberd. 
 
 3. The water running in such a drain, ibid. 
 
 ♦ To TRINKET, v. n. To lie indirectly. Fountain- 
 hall. 
 
 TRINKETING, s. Clandestine correspondence with 
 
 an opposite party. Baillie. — 0. Fr. trigaut, one 
 
 who uses shifts and tricks. 
 To TRINKLE, Trykkle, v. n. To trickle, S. Doug. 
 To TRINKLE, v. n. To tingle ; to thrill. Baillie. 
 TRINNEL, s. Calfs 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 trinschell, price of tlie 
 
 wnce vi sh." Aberd. Reg. 
 
TRI 
 
 576 
 
 TRO 
 
 To TRINTLE, Trinlb, v. a. To trundle, or roll, S. 
 Gait. — Fr. trondel-er, id.; A. S. trendel, globus. 
 
 TRINTLE, Tkinlk, *. Anytliing round used in turn- 
 ing.— A. 8. trendel, ib. 
 
 TRIP,*. A flock ; a considerable number. Ilenrysone. 
 — C. B. tyrfa, a flook. Tliey say in Fife, " a troop of 
 wild geese." 
 
 TRYPAL, Teypall, «. Expl. "ill-made fellow," Aberd. 
 
 01. Skinn. — Fr. tripaille, "a quantity of tripes, or 
 guts," Cotgr.; from tripe, the paunch. A tall meagre 
 person is denominated " a lang trijye o' a fallow," S. 
 The term seems exactly to correspond with Lat. 
 lojigurio. 
 
 TRIP-TllOUT, t. 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. Invent. 
 — Fr. tripe, or tripe de velours, etoffe de laine qu'on 
 manufacture, et qu'on coupe comme le velours, 
 
 TRYSING, s. Truce. Beth. MS. Mem. Ja. VI. 
 
 TRYSS, adv. Thrice. Alerd. Reg. 
 
 TRI8T, adj. Sad ; melancholy. Douglas.— 'St. triste, 
 Lat. trist-is. 
 
 TRYST, Trist, Triste, Trtist, t. 1. An appointment 
 to meet; assignation, S. Wynt. To set tryst, to make 
 an appointment to meet, S. To keep tryst, to fulfil an 
 engagement to meet, S. To break tryst, to break an 
 engagement, S. Spald. To crack tryst, id. Z. Boyd. 
 
 2. An appointed meeting, S. Minst. Bord. 3. The 
 appointed time of meeting. Wallace. 4. The 
 place appointed, S. Houlate. 5. A journey under- 
 taken by more persons than one, who are to travel in 
 company. The termination of such a journey is 
 called the tryst's end, S. B. Boss. 6. A concurr- 
 ence of circumstances or events. Fleming. 7. A 
 trial ; an affliction. K. Hart. The word Tryst, 
 Trist, is also used for a mar ket,^ S. and A. Bor. A 
 fair for black cattle, horses, sheep, &c. ; as, Falkirk 
 Tryst ; Long Framlington Trist ; Felton Tryst, Gl. 
 Brockett. V. Traist, v. 
 
 To BIDE Tryste. To keep an engagement to meet 
 with another ; including the idea that one waits 
 the fulfilment of it at the time fixed, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 To TRYST, V. a. 1. To engage a person to meet one 
 at a given time and place, S. Fountainhall. 2. 
 To meet with; used with respect to a divine ordi- 
 nation. Baillie. 3. To bespeak ; as, "I trystit 
 my furniture to be hame" on such a day, S. 4. It 
 occurs 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. n. 1. To agree to meet at any particu- 
 lar time or place, S. Wodrow. 2. To enter into 
 mutual engagements. Spald. 3. To concur with, 
 used metaph. as to circumstances or events. Fltm. 
 4. Often used in a passive sense, in relation to one's 
 meeting with adverse dispensations, S. ibid. 
 . To TRIST, V. a. To squeeze, Orkn. and 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. Fitscottie. 
 
 TRYSTING-PLACE, s. 1. The place of meeting pre- 
 viously appointed, S. Minst. Bord. 2. Used metaph. 
 to denote a centre of union, or medium of fellowship. 
 Guthrie's Trial. 
 
 TRtSTRES, «. pi. The stations alloted to different 
 
 persons in hunting. Sir Gawan.—L. B. trislra, id. 
 
 TRYST-STANE, a. A stone anciently erected for 
 
 marking out a rendezvous, 8. P. Moorbattle Stat. 
 
 Ace. 
 
 TRISTSUM, adj. Sad; melancholy. Poems 16th 
 
 Cent. — Lat. tristis. 
 TRITTELL, Trattell. Pshaw. Lyndsay. 
 To TRIVVLE, Trivvil, v. n. To grope ; to feel one's 
 way in darkness, Shetl. A dim. from Su. G. trefwa, 
 manibus tentare ; Nor. trivia, id. 
 TROAP, s. (pron. as E. loan.) A game something 
 similar to E. trap. For a description 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 stirring, S. B. 4. Familiar intercourse, ibid. 
 Morison. 
 TROCKER, s. One who exchanges goods ; a low 
 
 trader, Ettr. For. V. Troggers. 
 TROD, s. Tread; footstep, S. B. Tarras.—K. S. 
 trod, vestigium, gi-adus, 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, v. n. 1. To walk with short steps, as . 
 a little child does, Ang. Morison. — Germ, trottd-n, f^ 
 tarde et pigre incedere. 2. To purl ; to glide gently, ' ■' 
 S. B. Tarras. 
 To TRODGE, v. n. To trudge, 8. 
 TRODWIDDIE, Trodwoddie, s. The chain that fastens 
 the harrow to what are called the Swingle-trees, S. B. 
 Depr. on the Clan Campbell.— Jsl. troda, terra, and 
 vijd-er, vimen, q. the withe which touches the earth. 
 To TROG, V. a. To truck, Dumfr. 
 TROG, s. " Old clothes." Gall. Encycl. — Fr. troqu-er, 
 
 to tiuck, to barter. V. Trock. 
 TROGGER, s. One who trucks, Dumfr. 
 TROGGERS, s. pi. A species of Irish vagrants who 
 gather old clothes ; q. Trokers, Wigton. Dumfr. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 TROGGIN, s. Pedlar's wares. Trucking ? Burns. 
 TROGS, adv. A vulgar oath, Lanarks. Dumfr.; tha 
 
 same with Trugs, q. v. 
 TROGUE, s. A young horse, Upp. Clydes. 
 TROILYA, s. A fairy, Shetl. ; a dimin. from Troi-L, 
 
 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, l*isus. 
 TROYT, Trovcht, s. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps a trough. 
 To TROYTTLE, v. n. 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. Acts Ja. VI. 
 This, in the act, is ordered to be used instead of " that 
 weight called of old the Trone Weight." It had re- 
 ceived its name from being used in Troies, tlie 
 capital of Champagne. 
 To TROKE, V. n. To transact business in a mean 
 
 way, S. St. Ronan. V. Trog, v. 
 To TROKE, V. a. 1. To bargain in the way of ex- 
 change; 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. 
 
TRO 
 
 577 
 
 TRO 
 
 TROLY, Trawlie, s. A ring through which the 
 sovjme passes betwixt the two horses, or oxen, next 
 the plough, Ang. — Isl. travale, impedimentum ; 
 Teut. traelie, clathrus, a bar. V. Sowme. 
 
 TROLIE, Troll, s. 1. Any long unshapely thing 
 that trails on the ground, Roxb. 2. Troll denotes 
 any object that has length disproportionate to its 
 breadth, Perths. 
 
 TROLL, s. A goblin. V. Trow. 
 
 TROLL, s. The dung of horses, cows, &c. also of man, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 TROLLIBAGS, Trolliebags, s. pi. A low or ludicrous 
 term for the paunch or tripes of a slaughtered animal, 
 S. Gall. Enc. — A. Bor. '^'^ Trolly-hags, tripe ; Cumb." 
 Grose. V. Trolib. 
 
 TROLOLLAY, s. A term which occurs in a rhyme 
 used by young people on the last day of the year, S. 
 — It has been viewed as a corr. of Fr. trois rois 
 allots, three kings are come. 
 
 TRONACH, s. The crupper used with a pack-saddle ; 
 formed of a piece of wood, connected with the saddle 
 by a cord at each end, Mearns. V. Tree, and 
 Trantel. 
 
 TRONARE, s. The person who had the charge of the 
 Trone. Stat. David II.— L. B. tronar-ius. 
 
 To TRONE, V. a. To subject to the disgraceful pun- 
 ishment of the pillory. Kennedy. 
 
 TRONE, s. A throne. Douglas.— ¥r. id. 
 
 TRONE, s. Synon. with E. rruani, Dumfr. To play 
 the trone, to play the truant, ib. 
 
 TRONE, s. A trowel used by masons. Gall. ; Dumfr. 
 Trowen ; pron. trooen, Lanarks. and some other 
 counties, as Fife. Gall. Enc. 
 
 TRONE, s. 1. An instrument, consisting of two hori- 
 zontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the ex- 
 tremities, and supported by a wooden pillar; used 
 for weighing heavy wares, S. St. Da. II. — L. B. 
 trona, statera publica ; Isl. trana, a cmne, rostrum 
 longiusculum. 2. The pHlory, S. Acts Sed. 3. A 
 market, Ayrs. Ann. Far 
 
 TRONE- MEN, s. Those who carry off the soot 
 sweeped from chimneys; denominated from their 
 station at the Trone, Edin. 
 
 TRONE- WEIGHT, s. The standard weight used at 
 the Trone, S. 
 
 TRONIE, s. A truant, Dumfr. V. Tronnie. 
 
 TRONIE, Tronye, s. 1. A traditionary saw, gener- 
 ally in rhyme ; any thing often repeated, S. B. Ap- 
 parently the same with Trewane. 2. A long stoiy, 
 Strathmore. 3. Trifling conversation ; an oblique 
 sense of the term, as signifying a tedious story, ibid. 
 4. A darling, ibid. 
 
 TRONNIE, s. " A boy who plays the truant." Gall. 
 Encycl. — Teut. trouwant-en, otiose vagari. 
 'o TROO the School. To play the truant, Ab. 
 
 TROOD, s. Perhaps wood for fences. Stat. Ace. — 
 Su. G. trod-r, lignum, quod materiam praebet sepi- 
 bus construendis. 
 ROOIE, s. A truant, Aberd. 
 
 ROOKER, «. An appellation of contempt and 
 reproach for a woman. Shell.; obviously the same 
 with S. Truckler, Trucker. 
 
 b TROOTLE, v. n. To walk with short quick steps, 
 Ayrs. V. Trctle. 
 
 HOYLYS, s. pi. 'ExTpl. troops. Barbour. — Teut. 
 troppel, globus, congeries. 
 
 'o TROSS, v.a. 1. To pack up ; to truss, S. 2. To pack 
 off; to set out, S. B.; also turs. truss, S. A.— Fr. 
 trouss-er, to truss. 
 
 37 
 
 TROSSIS, g. pi. The small round blocks in which the 
 lines of a ship run. Complaynt S. — Sw. trissa, Dan. 
 tridse, a pulley. 
 
 To TROT, V. a. 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. Both the term and the practice are well 
 known in Glasgow. Peter's Letters. 
 
 * TROT, s. 1. Schaik a trot seems to have been a 
 phrase for Take a dance. Complaynt S. 2. An ex- 
 pedition by horsemen. Synon. Eaid. Spalding. — 
 Teut. trot, cursus, gressus. 
 
 TROTCOSIE, s. A piece of woollen cloth which covers 
 the back part of the neck and shoulders, with straps 
 across the crown of the head, and buttoned from the 
 chin downwards on the breast ; for defence against 
 the weather, S. Properly Throatcosie, as keeping the 
 throat warm. Waverley. 
 
 TROTH-PLIGHT, s. The act of pledging faith be- 
 tween lovers, by means of a symbol. Bride of Lam. 
 Trothplight is used by Shakspeare as an adj. in the 
 sense of betrothed, affianced. It occurs also as a v. 
 " Trouthplit-yn, affido," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 TROTTEE, s. One who is shown off, like a horse in a> 
 market, so as to be held up to ridicule. Peter's 
 Letters. 
 
 TROTTER, g. One who shows off another in this 
 manner, ibid. 
 
 TROTTERS, s. pi. Sheep's feet, S, Fergusson. 
 
 TROUBLE, g. A name given by miners to a sudden 
 break in the stratum of coal, S.; called also Dyke and 
 Gae. Ure. 
 
 TROUCHE, s. Trough. Dunbar. 
 
 TROVE, s. A turf, Aberd.; toor, Ang.; tore, Fife. 
 Stat. Ace. — Su. G. Isl. torf, id. torfa, effodere. 
 
 * TROUGH, s. The same with Trow, q. v. Peter's 
 Letters. 
 
 TROUK, g. A slight but teasing complaint; as, "a 
 trouk o' the cauld," Mearns.; synon. Brash, Tout, — 
 A. S. truc-ian, deficere, languere. 
 
 TROUSH, inter/. A call to cattle; as, " Troush, 
 hawkie," Mearns. V. Ptru, and Prctchie. 
 
 To TROUSS, V. 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. v. to Truss, from Fr. trouss-er, " to 
 tuck, bind, or girt in," Cotgr.; Teut. tross-en, succin- 
 gere, colligere. 
 
 TROUSS, s. A tuck or fold sewed in a petticoat or 
 other garment, to shorten it. 
 
 TROUSTER, s. A tuck to .shorten a garment, Aberds. 
 
 TROW, s. The Trow of the water, the lower ground 
 through which a river runs ; as, the trow of Clyde, 
 Upp. Lanarks. Also the trough of Clyde, Middle 
 Ward. Radically the same with Trow, a wooden 
 spout. — Isl. frof? 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. trog, Dan. trou, E. 
 trough. 
 
 To TROW, Trew, v. a. 1. To believe, S. Wallace. 
 — Moes. G. traw-an, Isl. tru-a, credere. 2. To con- 
 fide 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. — 0. Goth. 
 troll, a spectre, an incarnate goblin. 
 
 Hill-Trows, s. pi. Spirits supposed to inhabit the 
 hills of Orkney. 
 
TRO 
 
 678 
 
 TRU 
 
 Ska-Teowbs, t. pi. The name given in Orkney and 
 Shetland to certain inhabitants of the sea, viewed by 
 the vulgar as malignant spirits. 
 
 To TROW, V. a. Apparently to curse. Wallace. 
 
 To TROW, V. a. To season a cask, by rinsing it with 
 a little wort before it be used, Ang. — A. S. ge-treow- 
 tan, purgare. 
 
 To TROW, V. 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 with E. Troul, Troll. It may, however, 
 be traced directly to C. B. tro, circumvolution. 
 
 TROWABIL, adj. Credible. Bellenden. 
 
 TRO WAN, Trowen, s. A mason's trowel, S.; appa- 
 rently corr. from the E. word. V. Tronk. 
 
 TROWENTYN. L. tranouwintyn. Barbour. V. 
 Tranont. 
 
 TROWIE, adj. Sickly, Orkney. " Under the malign 
 influence of the JVom>, or demon." V. Trow, Trowe, s. 
 
 TROWIE GLOVES. A name given to sponges, Caithn. 
 Stat. Ace. Quasi the gloves of the seatrowes. 
 
 To TROWL, V. n. Used in a different sense from E. 
 troll ; as in trawling, 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 dowsone [dozen] 
 of trownsowris." Aberd. Reg. V, Trunscheour, 
 
 TROWS, s. pi. A sort of vessel, used in what is called 
 burning the ivater, or night-fishing on rivers for 
 salmon, S. A. — Isl. trog, a small boat. 
 
 TROWS, s.^'^ A sluice. V. Mill-trowse. 
 
 TROWTH, s. 1. Truth. Wynt. 2. Belief, ibid. 
 
 TRUBLANCE, s. Disturbance. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 TRUBLY, adj. Dark ; lowering. Doug.—Yi: troulU, 
 overcast, obscure. 
 
 TRUCK, s. Trash ; refuse, Shetl. 
 
 TRUCKER, Truckar, s. V. Trukier. 
 
 TRUCK-POT, s. A tea-pot. V. Track-pot. 
 
 TRVCOUR, s. A deceiver. Colkelbie Sow. V. 
 Trukier. 
 
 TRUDDER, s. Lumber ; trumpery, Aberd.— The first 
 syllable of Ir. and Gael, treathlaigh denotes lumber, 
 luggage. 
 
 TRUDGE-BAK. A humpback. K. Hart.—Su. G. 
 trutn-a, to swell. 
 
 TRUDGET, s. A trick ; a mischievous prank. Loth. 
 — Alem. trug, fraud ; O. Fr. triclc-er, to deceive. 
 
 TRUDGET, s. A sort of paste used by tinkers, for 
 preventing a newly-soldered vessel from leaking. 
 It is made of barley-meal and water, Roxb. 
 
 TRUE-BLUE, adj. 1. An epithet given to rigid Pres- 
 byterians, from the colour of the cockade worn by the 
 Covenanters, S. True Bleu FreslK~Loyalty. 2. 
 Metaph. used in S. to denote a person of integrity 
 and steadiness.. "True blue will never stain," S. 
 Prov. "A man of fixed principles, and firm resolu- 
 tions, will not be induced to do an ill, or mean 
 thing." Kelly. 
 
 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, It's just truelins. 
 
 TRUE-LOVE, s. One whose love is pledged to another, 
 S. Song, Wala, wala, up the Bank. 
 
 TRUFF, ». Corr. of E. turf, S. Fergusson. 
 
 TRUFF, «. A trick ; a deceit. Douglas.— la\. truffi 
 
 id. trvff-are, to cheat. 
 To TRUFF, V. a. To steal. Gl. Shirr. 
 TRUFFURE, s. A deceiver. Douglas. 
 TRUGS, Trogs, adv. A mode of profane swearin 
 
 used among the vulgar, S. B.— Moes. G. triggua, 
 
 Q.trigg, faithful. 
 TRUISH, s. Breeches and stockings made of oi 
 
 piece. Pennant. V. Trews. 
 TRUKIER, Trucker, s. 1. A deceitful person. Pt 
 
 wart. — 0. Fr. trikeur, a deceiver. 2. A designatU 
 
 often given to a female in contempt, as equivalent 
 
 " worthless hussy," S. 3. A waggish or tricky p< 
 
 son, Roxb. 
 TRULY. Anomalously used as a s. in a comm« 
 
 exclamation expressive of surprise, or a kind of oat] 
 
 JUy truly, or By my truly, S. Urquhart's Rabelai 
 TRULIE, adj. True, not fictitious. A Irulie stor, 
 
 S. B. — Su. G. trolig, credibilis. 
 TRULIS, s. pi. Some kind of game. Dunbar. 
 TRULLION, s. A sort of crupper, Mearns.— Tei 
 
 treyl-linie, helcium, the trace of a cart-horse. 
 TRULLION, s. A foolish person ; a silly creatui 
 
 Ayrs. 
 TRUM, s. Apparently, drum. " To play vpoune i 
 
 trum nychtly, to convene the waih at ewin," , 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — Germ. Dan. tromme, Su. G. trumn 
 
 Isl. trumba, tympanum. 
 TRUM, s. 
 
 There ■will I wear out Ufe's frail trum. 
 Just clotching canny on my bum. 
 
 Gall. Enc. 
 
 
 Qu. if the same with E. Thrum, q. thread l 
 To TRUMP, V. n. To fling ; to kick as a horse, 
 
 — Isl. tramp-a, conculcare. 
 TRUMP, {Tongue of the.) The principal person, or 
 
 that object on which there is most dependence, S. 
 
 Monastery. Synon. stang o' the trump. This 
 
 refers to the elastic part of the instrument, which 
 
 causes the sound. 
 To TRUMP, V. n. To march ; to trudge, S. Barbo 
 
 — Isl. tramp-n, calcare; Germ, trump-en, currere. 
 To TRUMP up, V. n. 1. To trumpet forth. Dougl 
 
 — Teut. tromp-en, canere tuba. 2. To break wt 
 
 backwards. Wyntown. 
 TRUMP, s. A Je-v's harp. Kelly.—Teut. Fr, tro 
 
 Germ, trompff, id. 
 To TRUMP, I', a. To deceive. Barb.—BT. 
 
 Teut. tromp-en, id. 
 TRUMPE, s. 1. A trifle; a thing of little val^ 
 
 Douglas. 2. In pi. goods, ibid. — Belg. tromj. 
 
 rattle for children. 
 TRUMPH, s. A card of the principal suit, S.; trump,\ 
 To Play Trumph about. To be on a footing with ; 
 
 retaliate, S. B. P. Buch. Dial. 
 TRUMPIE, s. The Skua-gull, Orkn. 
 TRUMPLEFEYST, s. A qualm, or fit of sicki 
 
 Upp. Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 TRUMPOSIE, adj. 1. Guileful, Ayrs. 
 
 tempered ; of a perverse spirit, Renfr. — Fr. tromp 
 
 to deceive. 
 TRUMPOUR, Trumper, s. 1. A deceiver. DunbdlF.l 
 
 — Fr. trompeur, id. 2. Used as a contemptuous 
 
 designation, wiUioutany definite meaning. Philotut. 
 TRUNCHER SPEIR. A pointless spear. Evergreen. ■ 
 
 — Fr. tranrh-er, to cut off. 
 TRUNSCHEOUR, s. A plate ; a trencher, S. Doug. 
 
 — Fr. trencheoir, quadra mensaria. 
 To TRUNTLE, v. a. To trundle, S. 
 
TRU 
 
 §7» 
 
 TUM 
 
 To TRUNTLE, v. n. To roll along, S. A. WUson's 
 Poems. 
 
 TRUPHANE, s. Left unexpl. Golk. Sow. Probably 
 a deceiver. — Ital. tniffatore, id. 
 
 TRUSTFUL, adj. Trustworthy. Baillie. 
 
 TRUSTRE, s. Butter, S. B. ; as in Ross-shire. I see 
 no term that has any similarity. 
 
 TRUTHEU', adj. Honest ; sincere ; possessing in- 
 tegrity, South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 To TRUTLE, v.. n. To be slow in motion : a term ap- 
 plied 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, Orkn.— Su. a. tufwa, 
 tuber, Dan. tue, "a little hill or mole-hill." 
 
 TUAY, adj. Two. V. Twa. 
 
 TUCHT, TuGHT, {gutt.) s. Vigour, Ettr. For. 
 
 TUCHTLESS, adj. Pithless; inactive, ib. Upp. 
 Clydes. — Teut. deughd, A. S>.dicffuth, virtua, valor, 
 potentia. 
 
 TUCK, s. A jetty on the sid« of a river, S. 0.; pron. 
 tooJc. Law Paper. 
 
 To TUCK, V. a. To beat. Spald.— Tent, tuck-en, icere. 
 
 TUCK, s. Tvjck of Drum, beat of drum, S. Wodrow. 
 
 V. TOUK. 
 
 TUE, TuED, part. adj. Fatigued. V. Tew, v. 
 
 TEUCHINQ, prep. Concerning ; touching. Invent. 
 V. TwicaE, V. 
 
 TUED, Tew'd, part. adj. Killed ; destroyed, Ber- 
 wick s. V. Tew, v. and s. 
 
 To TUEG, V. a. To tug. Gall, Encycl.—k. S, teog-an, 
 Moes. G. tiuh-an, trahere. 
 
 TUEIT, s. An imitative word, expressing the short 
 shrill cry of a small bird. Gomplaynt S. 
 
 TUFF, s. A tuft of feathers or ribbons. Watson. — 
 Fr. touffe, a tuft, applied to hair, ribbons, feathers, &c. 
 
 TUFFING, ToFFiN, s. Tow; oakum; wadding. 
 Douglas.— 0. Fr. estoupe, stoupe, id. Lat. stupa. 
 
 To TUFFLE, v. a. To ruffle ; to put any thing in dis- 
 order by frequent handling, S. T(/?e, A. Bor. tyfell, 
 O. E. to employ the fingers much about any thing. 
 Nithsdale Song. — Isl. tif-a, man us celeriter movere ; 
 or 0. 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. Tedg. 
 
 To TUG GILL, v. n. To strive; to struggle, Rauf 
 Coilyear. V. Tcggle, v. a. 
 I TUGGL, 5. A pin for fastening the ends of a band, 
 Shetl. — Su. G. toega, to draw, E. toggel, id. 
 
 ToTUGGLE, Tbgle, v. a. 1. To pull by repeated 
 jerks, S. Ross. 2. To toss backwards and for- 
 wards ; to handle roughly. Polwart. 3.. To fatigue 
 with travelling or severe labour; to keep under, 
 S. B. Gawan and Gol. — From Su. G. toeg-a, to 
 draw, or E. tug. 
 i TUGHT, s. Vigour, Ettr. For, V. Tucht. 
 
 TUG-WHITING, «, 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. Re^.—k. S. twefig-an, 
 dubitare, tweo, a doubt. 
 
 TUIK, s. " He's had a gude iuik at that," expl. ''a 
 
 ! good spell at it," Teviotd.; evidently the same with 
 
 ; Touk and Towk. 
 
 ,TUIK, s. A bye-taste. V. Teuk. 
 
 jTUIK, s. A cook ; as the word is corruptly pro- 
 
 > nounced in some parts of Angus and Moray. 
 
 TUIK, pret. Did take, S. " Tuik purpose, resolved." 
 Pitscottie. 
 
 TUILYEOUR, s. One who is addicted to fighting or 
 engaging in broils. Chalm. Air. 
 
 TUILYIE, TuLYB, TooLYiE, s. 1. A quarrel ; a broil ; 
 a struggle, S. Polwart. — Fr. touill-er, to mix in a 
 confused manner. 2. Tuilyie is used, rather ludi- 
 crously, for a battle or skirmish, Wavcrley. 
 
 To TUILYIE, TooLiE, v. n. To quarrel ; to squabble ; 
 to struggle, S. Skene. 
 
 TUILYIE, YoKiT-TDiLYiB. A winter amusement. In 
 which a number of boys or lads take hold of each 
 other's clothes, and sit down in a line on their hun- 
 kers, while two or three lay hold of the foremost, acd 
 pull them along ice, Roxb. 
 
 TUILYIE-MULIE, s. The same with Tuilyie, S. B.— 
 Teut. muyl-en, to quarrel. 
 
 TUILYIESUM, ad/. Quarrelsome. S.Vroy.'^ Tuilyie- 
 sum dogs come happing hame," those who are in- 
 clined to brawls, generally suffer by them, 
 
 TUILYIE-WAP, s. A childish amusement in Teviotr 
 dale, 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 
 together as possible, and every one pushing till the 
 mass fall over. From Tuilyie, and Wap, to throw. 
 
 TUILL, «. Toil; trouble, Maitland P.— Teut, tuyl, 
 labour. 
 
 To TUIVE, TuiVH 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'sfrnvm 
 up," ibid.— C, B. twf, 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, Tdlchin, e. 1. A calfs skin, in its 
 rough state, stuffed with gtraw, and set beside a cow 
 to make her give her milk, S. 
 
 TULCHANE BISHOP. 1. One who received the epis- 
 copate, on condition of assigning the temporalities 
 to a secular person. Calderwood. 2. A bag or 
 budget, generally of the skin of an animal, S, B. 
 Journ. Land. 3. Applied to a chubby, sometimes to 
 a dwarfish child, Ang. — Isl. tulk-a, pellicere. 
 
 TULIPASE, s. A tulip. "TuWjpa., a tulipase." 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 T U L L Y A T, «. A bundle ; used contemptuously. 
 Banyel, synon.. Lanark s. 
 
 TULLIE, s. A knife fixed in the haft. Shell.— Cor- 
 rupted from Isl. taelguhnifr, Su. G, tadgknif, Dan. 
 taelgeJi-nif, culter sectorius, 
 
 TULLISAUL, *. V. Tiixiesoul, 
 
 TULSHIE, s. A sour-looking person, Ayrs. — 0. Fr. 
 tule, etourdi, lunatique. 
 
 TULSHOCH, t. A carelessly arranged bundl^ Aberd, 
 
 V. DlJLSHET. 
 
 TULSURELIKE, adj. Apparently, fierce or furious. 
 
 Henry sone. — Gael, tulchoir, obstinate. 
 TUMBLER, s. A small cart, lightly formed, used in 
 
 the South-west of S. Guy Mannering. Perhaps a 
 
 corr. of E. tumbrel, a dung cart. 
 TUMBLER, s. One of the names given in S. to the 
 
 porpoise. " Delphinusphocaena, Linn." Walker's 
 
 Essays on Nat. Hist. 
 TUMBU3, s. 1. Any thing large, Fife ; synon. Dolver. 
 
 2. Applied to a big, inactive person, ibid. — C. B. 
 
 twm, a round heap ; twmp, a round mass ; twmpan, 
 
 an epithet for a fat female, Owen. 
 
TUM 
 
 C80 
 
 TUK 
 
 TFMBOUS, ac(j. Large and slovenly ; the reverse of 
 Snod, Fife. 
 
 TUMDEIF, ». Perhaps swooning. Roull.~-ls\. 
 tumb-a, cadere praeceps ; and dey/a, hebetude. 
 
 To TUME, V. a. To empty, S.— Dan. tomm-er, Su. G. 
 Isl. toem-a, vacuare. V. Tkym. 
 
 TUME, TooM, Tomb, <idj. 1. Empty, S. Wyntown. 
 2. Untenanted, S.; as, a tume house, S. Prov. 3. 
 In a state of inanition, as to food, S. Ross. 4. 
 Lank ; tall and meagre, S. 5. Shadowy ; unsub- 
 stantial. Douglas. *. Vain ; having no real cause 
 for boasting, ib. 7. Unprofitable; what brings no 
 return, S. Ramsay. 8. Deficient in mind, S. 9. 
 Ineffectual ; ineflBcient. Ross. 
 
 TUME, 8. 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. Destitute of 
 understanding; brainless, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 TUME-SKIN'D, Tgom-skin'd, adj. Hungry. Gall. 
 Encyd. . , '''.' i 
 
 TUME-TAIL, ctd/. 1. To Cum bath Tume-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 furrow, 
 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 female, S. 0. 
 Entail. 
 
 TUMFIE, ad/. Dull and stupid, S. 0.— Dan. dvmt- 
 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, ». A tuft, or small spot of elevated 
 ground, Ayrs. — C. B. torn, a mound ; iwm, a round 
 heap. 
 
 To TUMPLE, r. n. "To roll over; to tumble." .Gl. 
 Picken. 
 
 TUMULT, s. The portion of land connected with a 
 cottar-house, Orkn. This term seems allied to Su. 
 Q. tomt, area. 
 
 TUNAG, s. "A short mantle, still worn by old women 
 in some parts of the Highlands" 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 fram Lat. tunic-a, it may be 
 from the same root. 
 
 To TUNCH, V. a. To push or jog with the elbow, 
 Fife ; mdically the same with Dunch. 
 
 TUNCH, s. A jog of this description, ibid, 
 
 TUNDLE-BOX, s. A tinder-box, Lanark s. Roxb.; by 
 the gipsies commonly called "an auld wife's neces- 
 sary." — C. B. taniadawl, tending to fire, igniferous. 
 
 TUNIE, adj. Changeable in humour or temper, Ettr. 
 For. ; evidently from E. Tune. 
 
 TUNNAKIL, s. Unexpl. Ab. Reg. Perh. some article 
 of drees ; a dimin. from tunag, q. v. or from tunica. 
 
 TUP, 8. 1. The common term for a ram, S. Staffoids. 
 V. Johnson. 2 . A foolish fellow, S. 3. An un- 
 polished store-farmer, S. A. Guy. Mann. To rin 
 like a blind Tup i' -the wind, a phrase applied to a 
 young woman who runs into the company of men, 
 as manifesting great eagerness to be married, S. A. 
 and 0. 
 
 TUP-YIELD, Tup-EiLD, adj. A term applied to a ew 
 that proves not with lamb according to expectatioa, 
 Roxb. V. Yeld, Yeald, Ac. 
 
 TUPPENS, TiPPENCE,*. Twopence, S. ActsCha.I. 
 Burns. Tuppens is the E. pronunciation of twopence. 
 
 TUQUHEIT, Tkuchit, s. The lapwing, S. Houlate. 
 Probably meant to imitate the sound made by 
 bird. 
 
 TUQUHEIT STORM. A designation given to the 
 storm which almost invariably occurs in the month 
 of March ; and which is conjoined, in the tradi- 
 tionary obsei-vations of the peasantry, with the re- 
 appearance of the lapwing from its retreat during 
 winter, S. Agr. Surv. Kincard. This is called 
 the Peesweep-storm, South of S. A proverbial say- 
 ing is connected with the phrase, " A peesweip-storm 
 makes a fat," oi- a " red, kirkyard," as often proving 
 fatal to old or to delicate people. 
 
 TURBOT, s. The name erroneously given, in our mar- 
 kets, to halibut, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 TURCAS, s. The stone called a turkois. Inventories. 
 — Fr. turquoise. 
 
 TURCHIE, adj. Short and thick ; squat, Perths.— 
 Gael, dorcha, gross; or radically the same with 
 Burgy. 
 
 TURCUME, s. Clotted filth. Lyndsay.—C. B. 
 tywarchen, a covering, a stratum, Owen ; clotty, 
 Richards. 
 
 TURDION, s. A species of galliard or gay danccj 
 Compl. S. — Fr. tordion. 
 
 TUBES, s. pi. Tmfs, S. 0. Gl. Picken. Toors, S. B. 
 Tores, Fife. 
 
 TURIT, Turet, s. Inventories. It seems to signi: 
 a muffler, or mask. — Fr. touret de nez, a m 
 Cotgr.— 0. E. Toret is expl. Turricula, Prompt. Parv.j 
 
 TURKAS, Turkes, Tcrkesse, s. 1. Pincers; nipper 
 S. Bunbar. — Arm. turcques, turkes, id. 2. Metap 
 transferred to. a griping oppressive man, Aberd. 
 
 To TURKEN, v. n. To harden ; to wax stout ; a tei 
 applied to a young foal, Clydes.— Su. >G. tork- 
 Germ, tor ck-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. Spalding. 
 
 TURN, s. On the turn, 1. Applied to milk, beer, Ac. 
 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. Reg. Maj. 2. To be suffi- 
 cient for any purpose ; to give satisfaction, S. Ross. 
 
 TURNE-PYK, TcRNEPECK, Turkpike, s. 1. The wind- 
 ing stair of a castle. Wyntown. 2. Any stair of 
 a spiral foim, built outside of a house, S. Cant. — 
 Teut. tcyrn, a tower, baccke, a place for observation, 
 
 TURNER, s. A copper coin formerly current in S. in 
 value two pennies Scots money, and equivalent to a 
 Bodle. Spalding. — Fr. toumois, the tenth pai-t of a 
 penny sterling. 
 
 TURNER-ASIDE, s. One who deviates from a par- 
 ticular course. M' Ward's Cont. 
 
 TURNGREYS, s. A winding stair. Wallace.— ¥i. 
 tourn-er, to turn, and gre, a step. 
 
 TURN-SCREW, «. A screw-driver, S. 
 
 TURN-TAIL, «. A fugitive. Spalding. , 
 
 TURRA, s. To ride to Turra, to be in great glee, S. B. 
 Tarras. " Turreff, a, village in Banffshire, famous 
 for meiTiment ; hence he is said to be riding to 
 Turra, who is merry." N. ibid. 
 
TUR 
 
 681 
 
 TWE 
 
 TURRIS, pi. Turfs ; a species of earthen fuel, S. 
 Acts Cha. I. V. Turves. 
 
 TURS, TuRZE, s. A turs of heather, as muchi heath as 
 a horse can cairy on his back, S. A, "Turze, a 
 truss." Gall. Enc. This seems merely a provin- 
 ciality for E. truss, from Fr. trousse. 
 I To TURS, ToRSS, V. a. 1. To pack up in a hale or 
 bundle, S. 2. To carry off hastily. Wallace. 3. To 
 take one's self off quickly. Doug. 4. To turssfurtk, 
 to bring out what has been kept in store. Wallace. 
 
 TURSABLE, adj. What may be carried away. Spald. 
 
 ToTURSE, v.n. " To walk," Bueh. Tarras. 
 
 TURSKIL, s. An instrument used for cutting peats. 
 Surv. CaitKn. Apparently from Isl. and Su. G. torf, 
 Dan. toerv, tuif, and skil-ia, to divide. Syn. TusJcar. 
 
 TURTOUR, TuRTCRE, s. The turtle-dove. King's 
 Quair.—La,t. turtur. 
 
 TURVES. PI. of E. Tur/; often pron. q. foors. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 TURTVEN, *; pi. Peats, Shetl. This is the Scandi- 
 navian pi. retained. — Sw. torfven, id. 
 
 TUSCHA, s. Act. Dom. Cone. This seems to be the 
 same with Tusche, a gii-dle. 
 
 TUSCHfi, s. A girdle. V. TisCHE. 
 
 To TUSH, V. n. To express displeasure. Rutherford. 
 — E. tush, Su. G. tyst, silens ; tyst-a, silere. 
 
 TUSHKARUE, s. A confused struggle, Shetl. 
 
 TUSHLACH, Cow-THSHLACH, s. A cake of cow-dung, 
 when so diy that it may be burned, Dumfr.— Allied, 
 perhaps, to Gael, taos^ dough. 
 
 To TUSK ai, v. a. To pluck or pull roughly'; as when 
 a horse tears hay from a stack, Fife ; to Rush at, syn. 
 
 TUSK, «. The torsk at Pennant, S. Martin.— 1&\. 
 thosk-r, asellus. 
 
 TUSKAR, Tdshkar, s. An instrument made of iron, 
 with a wooden handle, for casting peats, Orkn. Shetl. 
 — A corr. of Isl. torfskiri, compounded of torf, turf, 
 and sker-a, to cut. 
 
 TUSSOCK (of wheat), s. A tuft of wheat in a corn- 
 field, generally owing to the vegetating of the nest or 
 granary of a field-mouse, Loth. — C. B. tusw, a tuft ; 
 tuswawg, having a wisp or bundle. 
 
 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, Teut. tuyte, rostrum, a beak. 
 
 TUTELE, Tdtill, s. Guardianship ; tutelage. Acts 
 Ja. FJ.— Fr. tutele, Lat. tutel-a. 
 
 TUTE-MOWITT, adj. Having the nether jaw pro- 
 jected. Dunhar. — 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. Toot, Toot. 
 
 TUTIE TATIE, interj. Pshaw.— Isl. taut-a, mur- 
 «urare.> Hey tutti taiti is the name of one of our 
 oldest Scottish tunes, to which the song, " Scots, wha 
 hae," is adapted. This, according to tradition, was 
 Robert Bruce's march at the battle of Bannockburn, 
 A. D. 1314. The words tutti taiti may have been 
 meant as imitative of the sound of the trumpet in 
 giving the charge. » • '> -■ , ' 
 
 TUTIVILLARIS, s. pL Perhaps, rustics.— Ir. tuatam- 
 hail, tuatavail, rustic. 
 
 TUITVILLUS, 5. Colkelbie Sow. V. Tdtivillaris. 
 
 TUTIWING, s. L. tutilling, a blast or blowing of a 
 horn. Barbour. V. Toot, 
 
 TUTLAR, s. Perhaps, one who barters. Colkelbie 
 Sow. — Teut. tuyteler, 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, Su. G. 
 mutt-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 of tutory, being passit 
 xiiij yeris of age." Aberd. Reg. — Fr. tuterie. 2. 
 Tutelage ; tender care exercised about an infant, S. 
 Ross's Helenore. 
 
 TUVA-KEUTHIE. Unexpl. Ahcient MS. Explic. of 
 Norish words v^ed in Orkney and Shetland. 
 
 TWA, TuAY, TwAY, adj. Two, S. Yorks. Wyntown. 
 — Moes. G. twa, twai, A. S. twa, id. 
 
 TWA-B EAST-TREE, s. The swingle-tree in the 
 Orcadian plough, by which two horses draw. 
 
 TWA-FACED, adj. Double ; deceitful, S. 
 
 TWA-FALD, TwA-FAWLD, adj. 1. Double ; twofold, S. 
 Wyntown. — A. S. twe-feald, Sw. twefalU, duplex. 2. 
 Bent down with age or infirmity, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 TWA-HANDIT CRACK. A familiar conversation 
 between two persons,- S. Smugglers. 
 
 TWA-HANDIT-SWERD. A two-handed sword, S. 
 " ToJuande swerde, spata, cluniculum," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 TWA-HANDIT WARK. Work so- imperfectly 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 draWj S. Surv. Roxb. 
 
 TWAY, adj. Two. V. Twa. 
 
 TWA-YEAR-AULD, Twa-year-all, s. A heifer that 
 is two years old, S. Davidson'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. Tolmonth. 
 
 TWA-LOFTED, adj. Having two stories, Loth. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 TWALPENNIES, s. pi. A penny sterling ; which, ac- 
 cording to our ancient reckoning, included twelve 
 pence Scottish currency, S. Redgauntlet. It is 
 sometimes written as one word, at other times as two. 
 
 TWAL-PENNYWORTH, s. AVhat is given as the 
 value of a penny sterling, S. Burns. 
 
 TWA-MEN. The Duumviri of Rome. Bellend T. Liv. 
 
 TWA PART. Two-thirds. Douglas. The twa part 
 and third, i. e. two-thirds, S.- B. 
 
 IIVA-PART AND THRID. "The two-thirds of any 
 thing." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TWA-PENNIES, s. pi. The designation formerly given 
 to a copper coin, in value the third of an E. half- 
 penny ; syn. Bodle. Spottiswoode's MS. Law Diet. 
 
 To TWASPUR, V. a. To gallop, Shetl.— Compounded, 
 perhaps, of Isl. Su. G. twa, or two, duo, and sporre, 
 calcar. 
 
 TWASUM, 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. Rob Roy. 
 A twasum dance, a dance in which two persons are 
 engaged, Perth s. Fife. V. Sum, term. 
 
 TWA-THREE, s. A few, S. q. two or three. Picken. 
 It is also ^ron. twarrie, and twae'ree. St. 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. E. twaede, duplex; 
 or twa, and dael, part. 
 
TWE 
 
 582 
 
 VAI 
 
 TWEDDLIN, TvrEOLYNK, s. Cloth that is Uoeeled. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 TWEDDLIN, ado- Used in the same sense, S. 
 TWEEL, adv. Truly. Twetl no, no indeed, S. V. 
 
 Atwbxl. 
 To TWEEL, TwKAL, Twbil, v. a. To weave cloth 
 
 diagonally, S. — Teut. i«;eel»nc, geminus, seemsallied. 
 TWEEL, t. 1. Cloth that is tweeled, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 2. Twetl is sometimes used metaphorically, in regard 
 
 to literary composition; texture. Skinner's Misc. Poet. 
 TWEEUE, «. A quarrel; a broil, Dumfr. Gall. 
 
 Davidson'* SeasoTis. Merely a provincialism for 
 
 Tulyie. V. Tuilyih. 
 To TWEELIE, v. n. To contend. Gall. ib. 
 TWEELIN, adj. Belonging to cloth that is tweeled, S. 
 T WEESH, j)rep. Betwixt, S.; the abbrev. of atweesh 
 
 or betweesh. Ross's Helenore. 
 TWEETACK, s. The rock -lark, Shetl. 
 TWEILD DOIR. Inventories. V. Toldoce. 
 TWELFP, adj. Twelve. Reg. Aberd. 
 TWELLIE, s. "A dispute," given as the same with 
 
 Tulyie. Gall. Encyel. 
 TWELT, TwALT, adj. The twelfth, S. Doug. 
 To TWICIIE, Twitch, v. a. 1. To touch, S. B. J2. 
 
 Bruce. 2. To engage with. Douglas. 
 TWICHING, jwep. Touching; concerning. Douglas. 
 To TWIDDLE one out of a thinjt. To circumvent ; to 
 
 obtain by cozening means ; "He tried to twiddle me 
 
 out of my money," Loth, also S. B. It is syn. with 
 
 E. Diddle, a word which, although much used, does 
 
 not seem to have found its way into any dictionary. 
 
 — From A. S. twa, two, and dael, part. 
 To TWIG, V. a. To wound the skin of a sheep in 
 
 shearing, Ettr. Por. ; perhaps from A. S. twicc-ian, 
 
 vellere, to twitch, E. 
 To TWIG, V. a. To pull hastily, 8. B. JUorison.—'E. 
 
 twitch, A. S. twicc-ian, vellicare ; Germ, twicc-en, id. 
 TWIG, s. A quick pull ; a twitch, S. 
 To TWIG, V. a. To,put cross ropes on the thatch of a 
 
 house, Ettr. For. 
 TWIG-RAPE, g. A rope used for this purpose, ibid. 
 
 Perhaps from A. S. twig, ramus ; aswithesmight be 
 
 at first employed in this way. 
 TWYIS, adv. Twice. Aberd. Reg. 
 To TWILT, V. a. To quilt, S. Westmorel. 
 TWILT, s. A quilted bedcover, S. Bride of Lam. 
 
 " Twilt, a quilt or bedcover, North." Grose. 
 TWN, s. Tun. Aberd Reg. 
 
 TWYN, adj. In twyn, in twain, asunder. Wallaet 
 
 — A. S. twegen, twain, from tweg, two. 
 To TWIN, TwiNK, V. n. To part ; to separate. WaXl 
 To TWIN, V. a. To twin one out of a thing ; to depriT 
 
 him of it, 8. B. 
 To TWIN, V. a. To empty ; to throw out. Ab. Re 
 To TWIN 0' or of, v. a. To part from, 8. B. Tarra 
 ♦ TWINE, s. Intricate vicissitude. S. B, Ross. 
 TWINE-SPINNER, s. A ropemaker. Loth. — Teu( 
 
 tweyn, filum duplex, filum tortum. 
 To TWINGLE, v. n. To twine round, Aberd. J 
 
 Beattie's Tales. Perhaps a dimin. from Teut. twtyt 
 
 en, to twine. 
 TWYNRYS, s. pi. Pincers ; nippers. Douglas.— T&xA 
 
 dwingh-en, arctare. 
 T WINTER, s. A beast that is two years old, S. coi 
 
 quinter. Doug. —A . S. twy-winter, duos annos natui 
 TWIRK, s. A twitch, Loth. 
 To TWIRM, V. n. To wither ; to decay, Shetl. 
 TWYS, TwYss, s. . Perhaps a girdle or sash. AddM 
 
 Scot. Corniklis. — 0, Fr. toissu, ruban, ceintur« 
 
 tissu, Roquefort, 
 TWISCAR, TuYSKER, s. An instrument for castini 
 
 peats, similar to the Flauchter -spade, Shetl, Firait 
 
 V. TUSKAR. 
 
 To TWISLE, V. a. " To twist ; fold." Gl. Picken. J 
 
 TWUSSLE. 
 
 TWIST, TwYST, s. A ,twig. .B«w6oMr.— Teut, twi* 
 
 rami abscissi ramalia. 
 TWYST, adv. Twice, the vulgar pron. 8, 0. 
 To TWITCH, 1). a. To touch. V. Twichk. 
 TWITCH, s. In a twitch, in a moment, Fife ; referria 
 
 to the suddenness with which a twitch is givel 
 
 " Twitch, touch, instant of time." Gl, Picken. 
 TWITTER. .1, That part of a thread that is spun b 
 
 small, S. 2. Any person or thing that is slender ( 
 
 feeble, 8, Kelly. 
 TWITTERY, adj. Slender ; properly, spun very smal 
 
 8. Edin. Even. Cour. 
 TWNE,s. Tin. "xij truncheons, all of tone." .^5, Be 
 TWOLDERE, s. Invent. V. ToLDOnR. 
 TWOLT, s. "A coverlid for a bed." .G%U. Unc. . 
 
 variety of T.wilt, q. v. 
 TWO-PENNY, s. A weak kind of beer, sold at tw 
 
 pence the Scots pint, or two quarts, 8, Slat. Ace. 
 TWO-PENNY (or Tippeny-) house, «. An alehouse, I 
 To TWUSSLE, V. a. Perhaps a dimia. from Twist,. 
 
 Saint. Patrick. .V. Twisls. 
 
 U, V. 
 
 VACANCE, s. Vacation ; applied to courts, schools, 
 &c. S. Fr. Spalding. — L. B. vacant-ia. 
 
 VAD, s. Woad. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 VADMELL, t. A species of woollen cloth manufac- 
 tured and worn in the Orkneys. Statist. Ace. — Isl. 
 vadmaal, pannus rusticus. 
 
 VAGE, s, A voyage, Aberd. Vdege, also Weage. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Veadge and Viage. 
 
 VAGEIT, adj. Mercenaiy ; waged. JPitscottie. 
 
 YAGER, Vageoube, s. A mercenary soldier. V. 
 Wageocb. 
 
 VAGGLE, «. A place whore meat isiung for the pur- 
 pose of being smoked, Shetl. — Isl. i:agl, tigillus, 
 pertica. 
 
 VAGING, g. The habit of strolling idly. Bower'sSist. 
 Univer. Edin. 
 
 ToYAGVE, v.n. To roam. Fount. V. Vaio. 
 To VAICK on, v. a. To attend to ; to be exercised il 
 
 JV. Burne.— Lat. vac-are; as, vacarearmis, studiis,&^ 
 VAIG, s. A wandering fellow ; a vagrant, Mearc 
 
 Beattie's John o' Arnha'. 
 To VAIG, V. n. 1. To wander ; to roam. Vagit, pr 
 
 Complaynt S. 2. Metaph. applied to discours 
 
 Melvill's MS. — Isl, vag-a, vakk-a, vagor; Lat. va 
 
 ari. 
 VAIGER, g. A stroller. Baillie. 
 VAIGLE, s. A peg to which cattle are fixed In 
 
 stall, Shetl. This seems radically the same with la 
 
 vagi, Su, G, vagel, a stake, sublica. 
 To VAIK, Vaick, Wake, v. n. To be vacant ; to 1 
 
 unoccupied. Crosvaguell.—Vr. vagU'Cr, Lat. 
 
VAI 
 
 683 
 
 VEE 
 
 To VAIL, Vale, v. n. To make obeisance ; to bow. 
 Priests Feb. Perhaps from Lat. vale. V. Vale, to 
 descend. 
 
 VAILYEANT, adj. 1. Valid ; available. Acts Ja. 
 VI. 2. Worth, ib. — Fr. vaillant, of much worth, 
 
 VAILYE QUOD VAILYE. At all adventures, be the 
 issue as it will. Doug. — Pr. vaille que vaille, Lat. 
 valeat quantum valere potest. 
 : VAILLIS, s. i>l. Apparently, veils. Chalmers's Mary. 
 
 VAIRSCALL, Vair-staw, s. Aberd. Beg. This might 
 denote a stall for wares. 
 
 VAIRTIE, adj. Early, Buchan. V. Vertib. 
 
 To VAKE, V. n. To watch ; to wake ; to observe. 
 Douglas. — Lat. vac-are. 
 
 VALABIL, adj. Available ; or of value. iV. Burne. 
 — Fr. valable, of force, of value. 
 
 VALAWISH, adj. Profuse ; lavish, Aberd. 
 
 VALE, s. 1. Worth; value. Act. Audit. — Fr.val-eur, 
 Lat. val-or, value. 2. Avail ; weight. Act. Dam. 
 Audit. 
 
 VALE, s. The gunwale of a vessel. Doug. V. Wail. 
 
 To VALE, V. n. To descend. K. Quair.—O. Fr. 
 aval-er, id. 
 
 VALENTINE, s. 1. A billet, which is folded in a par- 
 ticular way, and sent by one young person to another, 
 on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February, S. 2. 
 A sealed letter sent by royal authority, for the pur- 
 pose of apprehending disorderly persons. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 VALHOOSE, s. An oblong chest, especially for holding 
 grain ; a hutch, or bin. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 VALIABILL, adj. Valid, q. available. Keith's Hist. 
 
 VALICOT, s. Sarlc valicot seems to signify a shirt 
 made of flannel orplaiding. Sharpe's Pref. to Law's 
 Memorialls. Evidently the same with Wylecot, q. v. 
 
 VALIENCIE, s. Strength; hardihood. Pitscottie.— 
 L. B. valentia, virtus ; firmitas, robur. 
 
 VALIENT, 5. The value of one's property. Thair 
 haill valient, synon. 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. 
 
 V^ALISES, s.pl. Saddlebags, S. wallees. Godsa-oft. 
 V. Wallees. 
 
 VALLOUS, Vellods, s. Velvet— Fr. velours 
 
 VALOUR, Valure, s. Value. Quon. Att. — 'Er. 
 valeur. 
 
 VALTER, s. Water. N. Burne. 
 
 VALUEDOM, s. Value, Strathmore. 
 
 To VAMPER, V. n. To make an ostentatious appear- 
 ance, S. A. — C. B. gtvemp, splendid. 
 
 VANDIE, adj. Ostentatious, Kinross-shire. Synon. 
 vaunty, vauntie. 
 
 VANDIE, s. A vain, vaunting, self-conceited 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. 
 Dunbar. — Fr. veines organiques, id. 
 
 VANHAP, Wanhap, s. Misfortune, S. Compl. S.— 
 Isl. van, signifies want, privation. 
 
 VANIT, Vanyt, part. pa. Veined, or waved. Invent. 
 
 VANQUISH, s. A disease of sheep, caused by a 
 species of grass, which debilitates or vanquishes 
 them, Galloway. Statist. Ace. Synon. Pine, Pining, 
 Daising. 
 
 To VANT, V. a. To want. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 VANTOSE, s. A cupping glass. Pates.— ¥r. ventose, id. 
 
 VARDINGARD, s. A fardingale. Inventories.— ¥r. 
 verlugadin, Ital. guardinjante. \ 
 
 VARDLOKUR, s. A magical song, Shetl. Pirate. 
 
 To VARY, Vairie, v. n. Applied to one who exhibits 
 the first symptoms of delirium, as the efi'ect of bodily 
 disorder ; as, " I observe him vairyin' the day," 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 VARIANT, adj. Variable, Fr. K. Quair. 
 
 * VARLET, s. Used in the sense of warlock or wizaid. 
 Brand's Zetl. 
 
 VARLOT, Vbrlot, s. 1. An inferior servant, a varlet. 
 Priests Peblis. 2. It sometimes denotes a groom 
 Douglas, — 0. Fr. varlet, jeune homme, jeunegalant. 
 
 VARSTAY, s. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps a corr. of Ware- 
 stall, q. V. a stall for holding wares. V. Vairsoall. 
 
 VASIS, Vaisis, s. j)Z. Unexpl. Inventories. 
 
 VASKENE, Vasquine, s. Invent. Chalm. Mary. — 
 Fr. vasquine, "a kirtle or petticoat ; also a Spanish 
 vardingale," Cotgr. Perhaps from Vascones, the 
 ancient name of the Biscayners. 
 
 VASSALAGE, Wasselage, s. 1. Any great achieve- 
 ment. Bellenden. 2. Fortitude ; valour. Barbour. 
 Fr. vasselage, valour ; a valiant deed. 
 
 VAST, s. A great quantity or number ; as, "He has 
 ava^to' grund ;" "They keep a vast o* servants," 
 Ang. Piper of Peebles. 
 
 To VAUCE, V. a. To stab ; to kiU. Douglas.— 0. Fr. 
 fau^s-er, to pierce through ; Lat, fodio, part. pa. 
 fossus, id. 
 
 VAUDIE, Wadt, adj. 1. Gay ; showy, S. B. 2. Vain, 
 Aberd. Forbes. 3. It sometimes denotes any 
 thing great or uncommon, Ang. — 0. Fr. vaud-ir, 
 rejouir, egayir. 4. Cheerful ; gay, Aberd. Jacobite 
 Relics. 
 
 VAUENGEOUR, s. An idler : a vagabond. Acts Ja. 
 II. S. Waffie. Apparently from L. B. waivium, 
 pecus vagans, 0. E. wayf E. waif. V. Waff. 
 
 VAUNTY, Vauntie, adj. Boastful, S. Tamo' Shun- 
 ter. Ritson. — Fr. vanteux, 
 
 UBIT, adj. Pron. q. oobit. Dwarfish, Ayrs. V. 
 WoBAT, and Vowbet. 
 
 UCHE, s. An ouch, or ornament of gold. Invent. 
 
 UDAL, adj. A term applied to lands held by uninter- 
 rupted succession, without any original charter, and 
 without subjection to feudal service, or the acknow- 
 ledgement of any superior. Barry. — Isl. odal, 
 bona avita, fundi, allodium ; from od, anc. aud, oed, 
 possession. 
 
 UDAL-MAN, Udelar, Udaller, s. One who holds 
 property by udal right. Fea. 
 
 UDDER-CLAP, s. A sort of schirrous tumour, aff'ect- 
 ing the udder of ewes, by an unexpected return of 
 milk after being some time eild, Teviotd, 
 
 To UDDER-LOCK, v. a. To pull the wool from the 
 udders of ewes ; principally with a view to allow the 
 lambs free access to the teats, though sometimes done 
 to sheep which have no lambs, with a view to clean- 
 liness, Roxb. Essays Highl. Soc, 
 
 UDDER-LOCKS, s. pi. The wool thus plucked, S. A. 
 ibid. 
 
 VDER, Wder. Often used in the sense of other. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Uthir. 
 VEADGE, «. Voyage. Acts Cha I. 
 * VEAL, s. A calf. V. Veil. [old. 
 
 VEAND, adj. Superannuated, Teviotdale. — Fr. vieux, 
 VEEF, adj. Brisk ; lively, Roxb.; the same with 
 
 Vive, q. v. — Fr. vif. 
 VEEM, s. 1, Expl. " a close heat over the body, with 
 redness in the face, and some perspiration," Ayrs. 
 2. "In a veem, exalted in spirits." Gall. Encycl. 
 This is undoubtedly the same with Feim, id. S. B. 
 
VEE 
 
 684 
 
 VIC 
 
 VEES, 8. Some kind of disease. Montgomerie.— 
 Teut. vaese, delirium ; Isl. vat, tumultuarius impe- 
 tus et gestu3. 
 
 VEYAGE, ». Voyage, West of S. Adt Mary. V. 
 
 WlAOK. 
 
 VEIL, t. A calf. AcU Ja. VI.— Vr. veau, a calf ; 
 
 from Lat. vitvZ-us, id. 
 VEYLE, adv. Well. Barbour. 
 VEIR, Vkr, Week, Waib, Vor, s. The spring; wair, 
 
 S. A. Barbour.— ls\. vor, Su. Q. waar, Lat. ver, Gr. 
 
 lap, Gael, earrach, id. 
 VELE, Vkyl, «. A violent current or whirlpool. 
 
 Bdlenden. — The same with S. wele, wallee; Isl. 
 
 veil, ebullitio. V. Welb. 
 VELICOTTE, g. Chalmers's Mary.—O. Fr. vel-er, to 
 
 conceal, and coite, a coat ; q. a concealed coat ? V. 
 
 Wylecot. 
 VELVOUS, s. Velvet. Maitland P.— Fr. velours. 
 VENALL, ViNELL, t. An alley ; a lane, S. Skene.— 
 
 Fr. venalle, id. 
 VENDACE, s. The gwiniad, salmo lavaretus, Linn. S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 
 VENENOWS, Wenenous, adj. Venomous. Wynt. 
 
 — 0. Fr. veneneus, Lat. venenos-us. 
 VENESUM, adj. Venomous. Complaynt S. 
 VENT (of a fowl,) s. The anus, Dumfr. 
 VENT, s. Progress; speed; as, "Are ye comin' ony 
 
 thing gude vent the day 1" Are ye making speed ? 
 
 a question regarding any piece of work, Roxb. 
 To VENT, v. a. To sell ; to vend. Ventit, part. pa. 
 
 synon. vfithSauld, or perhaps set forth. ActsJa. VI. 
 VENT, s. To tak Vent, to have currency ; to expose 
 
 to sale. Aets Cha. I. 
 VENT, s. A chimney, S. as being a place of egress for 
 
 the smoke. 
 To VENT, V. n. To emit anoke, well or ill; as, 
 
 " That lum vents ill," S. 
 VENTAILD, s. The breathing part of a helmet. 
 
 Gawan and Gol. — Fr. ventaille. 
 VENTURESUM, adj. Rash; foolhardy, S. Venter- 
 some, Gl. Cumb. Guy Manner ing. 
 VENUST, adj. Beautiful ; pleasant. Douglas,— l&t. 
 
 venust^us. 
 VER, Verb, s. The spring. V. Veir. 
 VER, adj. Worse, S. P. Bepr. S. war. 
 VERDOUR, s. Tapestry representing rural scenery. 
 
 Inventories. — Fr. ouvrage de verdure, "forrestwork 
 
 or flourist work, wherein gardens, woods, or foirests 
 
 be represented," Cotgr. 
 VERES, s. pi. Glasses. Sir Gaw.—Fr. verre. 
 VERGE, s. A belt or stripe of planting, Clydes. ; q. a 
 
 border, according to the E. sense of the word. 
 VERGELT, Wergelt, s. Ransom or restitution legally 
 
 made for the commission of a crime. Beg. Maj. — 
 
 A. S. wergeld, the payment of the were, or price at 
 
 which the life of every individual was estimated. 
 VERGER, s. An orchard. Pal. Hon.—'£x. vergier, 
 
 Lat. viridar-ium, a green place enclosed. 
 VERLOT, s. V. Varlot. 
 VERNAGE, Wernage, s. A kind of white wine. 
 
 Wallace.— Tj. B. vernachia, vernacia, 0. Fr. gar- 
 
 nache, id. ; Ital. vei-naccia. 
 VERRAY, adj. Very. Aberd. Beg. 
 VERRAYMENT, s. Truth.— Lat. verum, id. V. 
 
 Werrayment. 
 VERT, Wert, s. A term used in old charters, to sig- 
 nify a right to cut green wood. Chart. Q. Anne. — 
 
 Fr. verd, Lat. virid-is. [ibid. 
 
 VERTER, s. 1. Virtue, Roxb. Ettr. For. 2. A charm. 
 
 To HAE Vbrteb. To possess, or be supposed to posBe,ss 
 virtue, by which certain diseases may be cured, ibid. 
 
 VERTER- WELL, s. A medicinal well, Selkirks.; cor- 
 rupted from •uer^we-weil, i. e. &well possessing mrttte, 
 or the power of healing. 
 
 VERTESIT, s. Virtue ; virginity. Old edition of the 
 song. The Tailor came to clout the claise.— In 0. Fr. 
 vertuositS, is equivalent to vertu, qualite ; Lat. virtue, 
 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 Vertgadins." The Abbot.— 0. Fr, vertugadin ; 
 from Hisp, verdugado, id. Diet. Trev. V. Vardin- 
 
 GARD, 
 
 VERTIE, Vairtie, adj. Early up; early stirring; 
 
 early at business, Buchan. Tarras. — Alem. vertig, 
 
 (also faertig,) paratus ad iter. 
 To VERTIES, V. a. To warn, SheU.; an abbrev. of E. 
 
 Advertise. 
 VERTUE, Vertew, s. Thrift ; industi7, S. 
 VERTUOUS, Virtuous, adj. Thrifty ; industrious, S. 
 
 Bamsay. 
 VESCHELL, s. Vassal ; slave. Lyndsay. 
 yESCllIABlS, s. pi. Washerwomen. " Veschiaris 
 
 & ladinsteris." Aberd. Beg. Ladinsteris seems 
 
 literally to signify cleansers; from A. S. ladian, 
 
 emundare, extergere, purgare. V. Ster. 
 VESIAR, s. A surveyor or examinator. "Cerciouris, 
 
 vesiaris," &c. Aberd. Beg. 
 To VESIE, VisiE, ViSYE, Wesy, Wisie, v. a. 1, To visit. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To examine accurately, S. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. 3. To send good or evil judicially. Wall. 
 
 4. To take aim ; to mark, S. — Fr. viser, id.; Lat. vis-o, 
 
 to visit ; also, to survey. 
 VESTREAN, s. The west, Shetl.; Isl. vestraenn, occi- 
 
 dentalis. 
 VETCHER, s. A man of a very suspicious appearance, 
 
 Fife.— Teut. vaetsch, vitioso sapore aut odore infectus 
 
 ex olido vel mucido dolio ; perhaps used in a moral 
 
 sense. 
 VETIT, adj. Forbidden. S. P. Bepr.— Lat. vetit-m. 
 VEUG, s. Amorous. Houlate. — A, S,/ocr, conjunctio; 
 
 whence /ogfere, a wooer. 
 To VEX, V. n. To be sorry. I was like to vex, I was 
 
 disposed to be sorry, Ang. 
 VEX, s. A trouble ; a vexation, S. A. " My mither 
 
 gar'd me learn the Single Carritch, whilk was a great 
 
 vex." Tales of My Landl. 
 To TJG, V. n. To feel abhorrence at, S. Bams. 
 To UG, V. a. To produce disgust at ; as, " They would 
 
 ug a body at them." 
 UGERTFOW, adj. Nice ; squeamish. V. Ogertful. 
 UGSUM, OuGSUM, adj. 1. Frightful, Clydes. Doug. 
 
 2. Exciting abhorrence. Wynt. 
 UGSUMNES, s. Frightfulness ; horror. 
 UHU, Uh Uh, interj. A sound, especially used by 
 
 children, expressive of affirmation or approbation, 
 
 equivalent to yes or ay, S. It is sounded through 
 
 the nose. 
 TJI, s. An isthmus or neck of land, Lewis. Stat. Ace. 
 
 — Dan. vig, sinus maris angustus. 
 VIAGE, s. 1. A voyage ; pron. q, ve-age, S. 0. Act 
 
 Dom. Cone. 2. A journey, S. Bp. Douglas uses it 
 
 in this sense. — Ital. viaggio, Fr. voyage, iter ; Lat. 
 
 via, a way. 
 VICE NAIL. A screw-nail. Inventories. V, Vysb. 
 VICIOUS, adj. Severe ; as " vicious weather," 
 
 Morays. Syn. " wj/A^^d weddyrys. " JVyntown. 
 
 Jl 
 
VIO 
 
 686 
 
 UMB 
 
 VICIAT, part. adj. Defective. Acts Ja. Fi .—Fr. 
 vic-ier, to mar, viciS, imperfect, vice, defect, imper- 
 fection, default, Cotgr. 
 
 VICTUAL, s. Grain of any kind, S. Stat. Ace. 
 Pron. vittal, L. victus, food. 
 
 Bdohan-Vittal. 1. Meal, of whlcli the "twapartis 
 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, Vyee, s. One who vies with. Watson. 
 
 V I F D A, s. Beef or mutton dried without salt, V, 
 
 ViVDA. 
 
 VIFELIE, adv. In a lively manner. A. Hume. — 
 
 From Fr. vif, lively. 
 VYIS, Vyss, adj. Wise. Henrysone. 
 V Y L A U S, adj. Perhaps, deceitful, q. wilous. 
 
 Wyntoiun. 
 VILCOUS, adj. "Leud, vilcous & scandalus lyf." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — Perhaps immoral, from Su. G. wUl, 
 
 error, and kios-a, to choose. 
 VYLD, adj. Vile, S. Buret. 
 VYLDELY, acZu. Vilely. S. Forbes on the Revelation. 
 
 Shakspeare uses vild and vyld for vile, Nares. 
 • To VILIPEND, V. a. To slight ; to undervalue, S. 
 
 Society Contendings. Mr. Todd has inserted this v. 
 
 — liat. vilipend-ere, to make of no reputation, 
 VILITfi, ViLiTiE, s. Filth ; pollution. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 Fr. vilete, vileness, baseness. 
 VYLT, s. Apparently, vault, Monroe. 
 UIM, (pron. oom), adj. Mad ; furious, Orkn. 
 To VINCUS, v. a. To vanquish. Bellend T. Liv. 
 
 — Fr. vainc-re, id. 
 VINDICT, s. Vengeance ; revenge. Guild. Spald. 
 
 — Lat. vindict-a. 
 To VIOLENT, V. a. To do violence to. Fleming.— 
 
 Fr. violent-er, id. 
 VIOLER, VioLAR, s. One who plays on the fiddle or 
 
 violin, S. 0. Fr. Fountainhall. 
 VIRE, s. " A great beauty," Orkn. 
 VIRE, s. The arrow called a quarrel, used only for the 
 
 crossbow. Douglas.— Fr. vire, id. V. Wyr. 
 VYREENIN, part. pi'. Veering ; turning or winding 
 
 about. N. Burne. — Fr. vironnant, id, 
 VIRGE THRED. Thread of a particular description. 
 
 Aberd. i?efir.— Perhaps streaked thread, from Fr. 
 
 vergS, streaky. 
 VIRGUS, s. "Some fancied liquid, considered 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." 
 VIRIDEER, s. The keeper of the grass or green wood 
 
 in a forest. For. Lawes. — L- B. viridar-ius, Fr. 
 
 verdeur, id. 
 YIRLAT, s. The same with Valet. Clialm. Mary. — 
 
 0. Fr. virolet, jeune homme, Roquefort. He also 
 
 mentions L. B, varlet-us as synon. with valet-us, 
 
 viewing both as diminutives from Lat. vir. 
 VIRLE, s. A small ring put round any body, to keep 
 
 it firm, S. ferrule. Ramsay. — 0. E. vyroll, Fr. 
 
 virolle. 
 VIRR, Vie, s. Force ; impetuosity, S. B. Shirrefs. 
 
 V. BiR. 
 VIRROCK, s. A corn, or bony excrescence on the 
 
 feet, S. wirrock. Dunbar.— li&t. verruc-a, a wart ; 
 
 A. S, wearrig, callosus, nodosus. 
 VIRTUE, s. Thrift, Loth, V, Veetce. 
 
 VISE, in Coal-mines. V. Wetse. 
 
 VYSE, Bowys of vyse, bows worked by screws. — Pr. 
 
 vis, Belg. vijs, a screw. Wyntoion. 
 To VISIE, v. a. V. Vesie, 
 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. visiie, aim. 
 To Tak a Vizzie. To take an aim ; as, to look along 
 
 a gun before firing it off, S, Steam Boat. 
 ♦VISION, s. A thin, meagre person; as, "Puir 
 
 thing ! she's grown a mere vision," S. 
 To VISITE, v. a. To examine ; to survey. Used as 
 
 synon. with Visie. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. visit-er, id, 
 VISORNE, s. A mask or visor. Knox. 
 VISSIER, s. One who authoritatively inspects or 
 
 examines. Inventories. 
 VYSSIS, s. pi. Apparently uses. Acts Ja. V. 
 To VITCH, V. a. To visit, Shetl,— In Isl, the synonyme 
 
 is vit-ia. 
 * VITIOUS, adj. Fierce ; fiery ; ill-tempered ; as, 
 
 "He's a w<iot« beast that; I wiss he dinna break 
 
 that puir man's neck that's on him," S. 
 VITIOUSNESS, s. Fierceness ; unmanageableness, S. 
 VITUALL, s. Grain of all kinds. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 
 ViCTOAL. 
 
 VIVDA, ViFDA, s. Beef or mutton hung and dried 
 
 without salt, Orkn. Shetl. Edmonstone's Zett.— Dan. 
 
 vift-e, to fan, to winnow, the substance being dried 
 
 by the action of the wind. 
 VIVE, ViUE, adj. 1. Lively; representing to the life, 
 
 S. Rollock.—'Fr. vif. 2. Brisk ; vigorous, S. 3. 
 
 Applied to what may be seen clearly ; as, " vive 
 
 prent," letter-press which may be read easily, S. B. 
 VIVELY, adv. 1. In a vivid light, S, Ross. 2. Dis- 
 tinctly ; applied to sound. Spalding. 
 VIVERIS, ViEVEES, ViVEEs, s. pi. Provisions for the 
 
 sustenance of life; victuals, S. Knox. — ¥r.vivi-es, 
 
 id. 
 VIVUAL, adj. 1. Living ; alive, Ayrs. 2. Used to 
 
 express identity ; as, " The vivual person," the self- 
 same person, ibid. 
 VIVUALLIE, adv. In life; as, ^'vivuallie seen," 
 
 seen alive, Ayi-s.— 0. Fr. vivaule, vivant, plein de 
 
 force, Roquefort. 
 To VIZZIE, V. a. To view accumtely. V. Visie, and 
 
 Vesib. 
 VIZZIE-DRAP, s. " The little mark stuck up at the 
 
 mouth of a gun-barrel, to guide the sportsman's view." 
 
 Gall. Enc. V. Vesie, v. 
 ULE, s. Oil. Aberd. Reg.—¥r. Mile. 
 ULE 0' HEAT, s. The mist that rises from the 
 
 ground in a hot day ; Orkn. Syn, Summer colts. 
 ULIE, ULYIE, s. Oil. V. Olye. 
 ULISPIT, pret. v. Lisped ; MS. wlispit. Barbour.— 
 
 A. S. wlisp, dentiloquus. 
 IJLK, Wlk, s. a week. Ab. Reg. V. Odlk. 
 ULLIER, s. The water which runs Irom a dunghill, 
 
 Shetl. 
 UMAN. The pron. of woman, Ang, 
 UMAST, Umest, Umaist, adj. Uppennost ; highest, 
 
 S. B, Wynt.—A. S. ufemest, supremus ; from ufa, 
 
 above, and viest, most. 
 UMAST CLAITH. A perquisite claimed by the vicar, 
 
 in the time of popery, on occasion of the death of 
 
 any person. Lynds. 
 To UMBEDRAW, v. n. To turn about. Douglas.— 
 
 Belg. omdraaijen, to tui'n about. 
 
VMB 
 
 686 
 
 UNO 
 
 VMBEKEST, pret. Explored, or perhaps surveyed. 
 
 Rat^f Coilyear. — Sw. omkast-a, kast-a om, to turn, 
 
 from om, circum, and kasta, jacere, equivalent to 
 
 Lat. circumjac^e, to cast all about, q. to turn the 
 
 eyes on all sides. 
 UMBKRAUCHT, pret. Encompassed. Douglas.— 
 
 A. S. umb, circa, and raucJU, from raec-an, to extend. 
 UMBERSORROW, adj. 1. Uardy ; resisting disease, 
 
 or the effects of severe weather, Border; sometimes 
 
 number-sorrow. 2. Rugged ; of a surly disposition. 
 
 Loth. — Teut. on-be-sorght, negligens curae ; or Su. G. 
 
 ombaer-a, portare, and sorg, aerumna. 3. " Weakly ; 
 
 delicate," Koxb. — Isl. umber-a, pati. 
 To UMBESCHEW, v. a. To avoid. Doriglas.—k. S. 
 
 vmb, about, prefixed to eschew. 
 To UMBESEGE, v. a. To encompass with armed men. 
 
 Douglas. 
 To UM BESET, v. a. To beset on every side. Doug. 
 
 — A. S. ymb-saet-ati, id. circumdare. 
 To UMBETHINK, v. n. To consider attentively. 
 
 Barb.— A. S. ymbe-thinc-an, cogitare de. Tim Bob- 
 bin gives umbethowt as used in Lancash. explaining 
 
 it *' reflected, remembered." 
 UMBEWEROUND, part. pa. Environed. Barbour. 
 
 — A. S. ymbe-hiffear/-an, circumcingere. 
 UMBOTH, U.MBITH, adj. A term applied to Teind or 
 
 tithe of an alternate description, Orkn. Shetl. — The 
 
 word is of Norw. origin, and is said to imply a going 
 
 or changing about. Bdmonst. Zetl. 
 UMBOTH, s. Tithe given by rotation, or alternately, 
 
 Orkn. Shetl. Time about. 
 UMBRE, 8. Shade- King's Qu«i.ir.—¥r. ombre, Lat. 
 
 umbra. 
 UMQUIIILE, adv. I. Sometimes ; at times. Barb. 
 
 — A. S. hwilum, aliquando, inverted; from umb, 
 
 circum, and hwile, intervallum temporis. 2. Used 
 
 distributively, in the sense of now as contrasted with 
 
 then. Priests Peblis. 3. Some time ago ; formerly. 
 
 Douglas, V. Quhylum. 
 UMQUHILE,«d;. Former ; late ; deceased. Reg.Maj. 
 UMWYLLES, s. Reluctance, Sir Gawan.—A. S. 
 
 un-willes, cum reluctatione. 
 UN. A negative particle in composition. V. On. 
 UNABASYT, pwi. pa. Undaunted ; E. unabashed, 
 
 Douglas. 
 UNABASITLIE, adv. Without fear or dejection. 
 
 Police of Honor. 
 To UNABILL, v, a. To incapacitate. Knox. 
 UNAMENDABLE, adj. What cannot be remedied. 
 
 Baillie. 
 UNAWARNISTLIE, adv. Without previous warning. 
 
 Bellend. V. Unwarsist. 
 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. ActsJa. VI. 
 UNBEIST, s. A monster V. Onbkist. 
 UNBEKENT, part, pa. Unknown, S. B.— Belg. oribe- 
 
 kend, Germ, unbekaunt, id. 
 To VNBESETT, V. a. To surround. Fitscottie.—'Exom 
 
 A. S. umb, around, and beset. 
 UNBESETT, Unbeset, part. pa. 1. Blocked up. 
 
 Poems 16th Cent. 2. Environed. Hist. James the 
 Sext. For Umbeset, q. v. 
 UN BIDDABLE, adj. Uncounsellable, S. 
 VNBIGGIT, part. adj. Not built upon, S. Acts 
 Mary. V. Big, v. 
 
 UNBODIN, adj. Unprovided. Acts Ja. II. V. 
 
 BoDKN, BoniN. 
 UNBODING, adj. Unpropitious; unpromising, Dumfr. 
 UNBOWSOME, adj. 1. Unbending, in a literal sense, 
 S. A. Hogg. 2. Stiff; obstinate, S. A. ibid.— From 
 A. S. un, negative, and boesum, " tractable, pliant, 
 flexible," Somner. V. BonsuM. 
 VNBRINT, adj. Not burnt. Acts Mary. 
 VNBURELY, adj. Feeble ; not burly. Rauf Coilyear. 
 UNOAIRDLY, adv. Carelessly ; without care. Buret. 
 UNCANNAND, adj. Possessing preternatural power. 
 
 Sir Egeir. 
 UNCANNY, adj. 1. Not safe ; dangerous, S. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 2. Not tender ; harsh, S. Fergusson. 
 3. Incautious; imprudent, 8. Baillie. 4. Mis- 
 chievous ; not safe to meddle with, S. ibid. 6. Ap- 
 plied to one supposed to possess preternatural powers, 
 S. Guy Mann. 6. Exposing to danger from pre- 
 ternatural causes, S. Edin. Mag. 7. Severe ; 
 applied to a fall or blow, S. Waverley. V. Canny. 
 UNCASSABLE, adj. What cannot be annulled. Reg. i 
 
 Maj. — In, negat.and L. B. cass-are, irritum reddere. 
 UNCE, Wnse, e. An ounce. "In weycht of ten 
 
 wnsiss or tharby." Aberd. Reg. 
 UNCHANCE, s. Mischance; calamity, Ayrs. R. 
 • Gilhaize. 
 
 UNCHANCY, adj. 1. Not lucky ; not fortunate, S. 
 Bellend. 2. Dangerous ; not safe to meddle with ; 
 applied to persons, S. Rob Roy. 3. Ill-fated ; ap- 
 plied to things which are the cause of misfortune, 
 trouble, or suffering, S. Ilelenore. 
 UNCLEAN HEARTSOMENESS. A singular 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 prodigious, S. 0. 
 
 Provost. 2. A strange person : a stranger, S. 0. 
 
 Ann. Parish. — A. S. uncuth is used in this very 
 
 sense. 
 
 UNCO, adj. 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. Glenburnie. 6. Unusual ; surprising, S.^ 
 
 A. S. uncuth, alienus. 6. Strange; as applied to 
 
 country, S. Guy Mannering. 7. Distant ; reserved 
 
 in one's manner towards another, S. 
 
 UNCO, adv. Very, S. Ross. 
 
 VNCOACTED, Uncoactit, part. adj. Not forced ; 
 
 voluntary. Pitscottie. 
 UNCOFT, adj. Unbought, S. Bellend. 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. uncuthlice, inusitate. 
 UNCOLINS, adv. In a strange or odd manner, Fife ; 
 from unco, and the termination lins, denoting quality. 
 
 V.LlNGIS. 
 
 VNCOME, Uncome, s. Apparently approach. Pits- 
 cottie. Uncome is perhaps q. oncomc, coming on, or 
 forward. 
 
 UNCOME, adj. Not come ; not arrived. Spalding. 
 
 UNCORDUALL, adj. Incongruous. Wallace. 
 
 UNCORNE, s. Wild oats, S. B. Douglas. 
 
 UNCOS, used as a s. pi. News, S. B. Morison. 
 
 UNCOST, s. Expense ; the same with Oncost, sense 
 1. " Fraucht and vncostis of certane geir." Aberd. 
 
 i 
 
 Reg. 
 
 1 
 
UNO 
 
 687 
 
 UNF 
 
 UNCOUNSELFOW, adj. Uncounsellable ; unadvis- 
 able, S. B. 
 
 UNCOUTIIY, adj. 1. Dreary; causing fear, S. ;pron. 
 uncoudy, S. B. Eoss. 2. Under the influence of 
 fear, S. B. Eery, synon. 3. Unseemly, Fife. V. 
 Couth, Couthy. 
 
 UNCOUTHNESSE, «. Strangeness; want of acquaint- 
 ance. Fergusson. 
 
 UNCREPYBLE, adj. Unbelieving. Doug. — 'L. B. 
 incredibilis, incredulous. 
 
 To UNCT, V. a. To anoint. Ahp. Hamiltoun. — 
 iLat. unct-us. 
 
 UNCTING, s. Anointing. Hamilton. 
 
 UNCUNNANDLY, adv. Unknowingly. Dunbar. V. 
 
 iCONNAND. 
 
 X:NGUNNANDNES,s. ignorance. Doug. 
 UNDALA, adj. Mean ; despicable, Shetl. — Isl.. odaeM, 
 
 inutilis. 
 YNDEFESIT, part. adj. Without acquittance. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. V, Defese, v. 
 UNDEGEST, adj. 1. Rash ; imprudent. Doug. 2. 
 
 Untimely ; premature, ibid. 
 UNDEGRATE, adj. Ungrateful. V. Ungrate. 
 VNDEID, adj. Alive ; in the state of life. Rauf 
 
 C&ilyear. 
 UNDEIP, s. A shallow place. Douglas.— HevX. On- 
 
 deipte, vadum, brevia. 
 UNDEMIT, Undemmtt, adj. Uncensured, Gl. Sibb. 
 UNDEMUS, adj. Incalculable ; inconceivable ; un- 
 
 deemis, undeemint, S. B. JSellend. — A. S. un, negat. 
 
 and dem-an, to judge, to reckon. Undoomis, Shetl. 
 UNDERCOTTED, part. adj. Apparently for under- 
 . coated. Walker's Rem. Passag. 
 UNDERPIT, adj. A term applied to peats cast in a 
 
 peculiar mode. Gall. .Encycl. 
 UNDER-FUR SOWING. Sowing in a shallow furrow. 
 
 Max. Sel. Trans. 
 •UNDERGORE, adj. " In a state of leprous eruj>tion," 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 To UNDERLY, v.. a. To undergo, 8.— Belg. onder- 
 
 legg-en, to lie under. 
 ,^0 UNDERLOUT, ^Wndyrlowte, v.n. To stopp;.to 
 
 •be subject. Wyntown. — A. S. underlut-an, id. 
 UNDERLOUT, Wndyrlowtk, adj. In a state of sub- 
 jection, ibid. 
 UNDERN, s. The third hour of the artificial day, 
 
 according to the ancient reckoning, i, e. nine o'clock, 
 
 A.M. Leg. Quat. Burg. 
 . UNDER SPEAKING. Under pretence of speaJcing 
 
 with. Spalding. 
 UNDERSTANDABLE, adj. Intelligible. Spalding. 
 WNDIGHTED, part. adj. Not dressed, S. " Lana 
 
 rudis, undighted wool," Wedderb. Vocab. V. 
 
 DiCHT, V. 
 
 To VNDIRGANG.i;. a. To incur ; to be subjected, to. 
 Pari. Ja. III. — A. S. under-gang-an, subire, to 
 undergo. 
 
 UNDIRSTANDIN, fart. pa. Understood. Act. Audit. 
 
 VNDISPONIT, part. pa. Not given away. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 VNDISTRUBLIT, jpari. jpa. Undisturbed. Act. Audit. 
 
 To UNDO, V. a. 1. To cut off. Douglas. 2. To un- 
 ravel, ibid. 3. To disclose ; to uncover, ibid. — A. S. 
 un-do-en, aperire, solvere. 
 
 UNDOCH, Undocht, *Undo«70ht, Wandocght, s. 1. 
 A weak or puny creature ; applied both to body and 
 ■mind, S.i'Wandocht, S.B. Calderw. 2. Expl. as 
 signifying a coward. Ruddiman. — Teut. on-deughd, 
 Titimn, on, negat. and deughd, virtus. 
 
 UNDON, Wndon, part. pa. Explained. Wyntoum. 
 UNDOOMIS, Undumoos, (Gr. y.) adj. Immense ; 
 
 unaccountable ; what cannot be reckoned, Ang. Shetl. 
 
 " An undumous 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 0. E. as Sherwood has undouhtable. 
 UNDRAIKIT, part. adj. Not drenched, Stirlings. 
 
 V. Drake, Draik, v. 
 UNE, s. 1. Oven, S. Bellenden. 2. The oppressive 
 
 air of a room that has long been shut up, Shetl. V. 
 
 OON. 
 
 UNEARTHLY, adj. Ghostly ; preternatural, S.; wan- 
 earthly, S. B. Minst. Bord. 
 VNECERT, ad/. Uncertain. Acts Mary .—laX. incert-us. 
 UNEGALL, adj. Unequal. G. Buchanan. — Fr. 
 
 inegaL 
 UNEITH, Oneith, Uneth, S. Unethis, Uneis, Unesb, 
 
 Wness, Uneist, adu. Hardly ; with difficulty. Wall. 
 
 — A. S. un-eathe, vix, scarcely. 
 VNENDIT, part. pa. Unfinished ; not terminated. 
 
 Acts Ja. III. 
 UNEPUT TO DEATH. Not executed. Mariori- 
 
 bank's Ann. 
 UNERDIT, part. adj. Not buried, Douglas. 
 UNESCHEWABIL, adj. Unavoidable. Douglas. 
 UNESS, adv. V. Uneith. 
 UN-EVER, adr. Never ; at no time, Moray. 
 UNFANDRUM, ad/. Bulky; unmanageable, Ang 
 UNFARRANT, adj. Senseless ; without quickness of 
 
 apprehension, Ettr, For. Hogg. V. Farrant. 
 UNFEIL, adj. .1. Uncomfortable, Roxb. 2. Rough ; 
 
 not smooth, ibid. V. Feil. 
 UNFEIROCH, adj". Feeble ; frail ; unwieldy. The 
 
 same with Uvfery, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 UNFERY, Onfeirie, adj. Infirm; unwieldy, S. Pop. 
 
 Ball. Vnfierdly, Shetl.— Su. G. wanfoer, imbecillis. 
 
 V. Fery. ^ 
 
 UNFEUED, part. adj. Not disposed of in /cm, S. 
 
 Aberd. Journ. 
 UNFLEGGIT,j?art. pa. Not affrighted. Fergusson. 
 UNFORE. "All in ane voce baitht fore & unfore." 
 
 Aberd. Reg. This might seem to signify "for and 
 
 against." 
 UNFORLATIT, jjorf. adj. 1. Not forsaken. Rudd. 
 
 2. Fresh ; new. Douglas. — Belg. wyn verlaat-en, 
 
 to rack wine. 
 UNFORSAIN'D, adj. Undeserved. Ross. Perhaps 
 
 originally irremediable. — Teut. on, negat. and ver- 
 
 soen-en, Sw. foerson-a, to expiate. 
 UNFOTHERSUM, adj. A term applied to the weatlier 
 
 when not favourable to vegetation, Dumfr. Corr. 
 
 from unforthersum, q. what does not further the crop. 
 
 V. Fobdersum. 
 UNFRE, adj. Discourteous. iS^jV Tristrem. 
 UNFREE, adj. Not enjoying the liberties of a burgess, 
 
 Aberd. Spalding. 
 UNFRELIE, UNFREEtY, adj". Nothandsome. Soulate. 
 
 V. Frely. 
 UNFRELIE, Unfrkeijie, adj. 1. Frail ; feeble, S. B. 
 
 2. .Heavy; unwieldy, ibid. — ^.Isl. un, negat. and 
 fraligir, fleet, also powei-ful. 
 UNFREND, iUnfriend, s. An enemy, O. E. Lyndsay. 
 
 — Teut. on-vriend, inimicus, parum amicus. 
 UNFRIENDSHIP, s. Enmity. " Inimicitiae, un- 
 friendship," Desp. Gram. 
 UNFRUGAL, adj. Lavish ; given to expense. Crat*- 
 furd's Univ. Edin. 
 
UNF 
 
 588 
 
 UNR 
 
 
 UNFUTE-SAIR, adj. Priests of PeUis.—k. S. fota- 
 sare, dolor pedum, with the negat. preflxed. 
 
 UNGAND, part. pr. Uuflt ; not becoming. Dotig. 
 >UNGANG, Wnuang, s. Aberd. Meg. 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- 
 ffang, ingressus. 
 
 To UNGANG, v. a. It ungangs me sair, I am much 
 deceived ; I am greatly mistaken, Ang. Boss. 
 
 UNGEIR'D, Ungearit, adj. 1. Not clad; un- 
 harnessed. GL Shirr. 2. Castrated, Ayrs. V. 
 Geir. 
 
 TJNGLAID, adj. Sorrowful. Doug. Compounded 
 of un 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 undegrate." 
 
 UNGROND, _par^.jpa. Not grinded. Act. Bom,. Cone. 
 
 VNHABILL, Vnhabile, Unhajble, 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 teim. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 UNHALSIT, part. pa. Not saluted. Douglas. V. 
 Halles. 
 
 UNHANTY, Unhaunty, adj. 1. Inconvenient, Loth. 
 
 2. "Unwieldy; over large. A veiy fat person is 
 called unhaunty," Renfr. Gl. PicJcen. V. Hanty. 
 
 UNHEARTY, adj. 1. Uncomfortable ; applied to the 
 slate 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. Rutherford. 
 
 To UNHEILD, v. a. To uncover. Pal. Hon.— A. S. 
 unhel-an, revelare. V. Heild. 
 
 UNHELE, s. Pain ; suffering. Houlate.—A. S. un- 
 hele, crux, tormentum. 
 
 UMHINE, Unhyne, adj. 1. Extraordinary ; unprece- 
 dented ; unparalleled ; in a bad sense, Aberd. 2. 
 Expl. "immense; excessive," Moray. Also gene- 
 
 , rally used in a bad sense. 
 
 UNHIT, part. j^a. Not named. Douglas. Y. Hat. 
 
 UNHONEST, adj. 1. Dishonourable. Bellenden.— 
 Lat. inhonest-W!, Fr. inhoneste. 2. Dishonest, Aberd. 
 Spalding. 
 
 UNHONESTIE, s. 1. Injustice. Acts Ja. VI. 2. 
 Indecorous conduct ; indecent carriage. ActsJa.V. 
 
 3. Dishonesty, Aberd. 
 
 To VNY, V. a. To unite. ActsJa. IV.—Fr. unir, 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 aims. Inventories. 
 
 UNICORN FISH. The name given by our seamen to 
 a species of whale. Monodon monoceros, Linn. 
 WalJca-^s Essays on Nat. Hist. 
 
 UNIRKIT, adj. Unwearied. Douglas. 
 
 UNITE, s. A gold coin of James YI. "It was first 
 called the Unite, on account of the union of the two 
 kingdoms under one prince ; they afterwards obtained 
 the appellation of Jacobuses and Broad Pieces. Their 
 value was at 20 English shillings, which was 12 
 pounds Scots, afterwards they increased to 25." Car- 
 donnel. 
 
 UNKENSOME, adj. Unknowable. Minst. Border. 
 
 UNKIRSEN, adj. Not fit for human food, Shetl. Dan. 
 uJcristen, unchristian ? 
 
 UNKNAW, part. pa. ¥nknown. Douglas. 
 
 VNKNAWLEGE, s. Ignorance. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 VNLAY, s. Fine ; the same with Unlaw. Acts Ja. 
 IV. 
 
 VNLANDIT, adj. Not-in possession of heritable pro- 
 perty. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 UNLATIT, part. pa. Undisciplined ; destitute of pro- 
 per breeding. Fordun. V. Lait. 
 
 UNLAUCIIPUL, adj. Unlawful. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UNLAW, Unlach, s. 1. Any transgression of the law, 
 0. E. Quon. Ait. — A. S. unlaga, unlage, quod con- 
 tra legem est. 2. A fine exacted from one who has 
 transgressed the law. Wallace, 3. Used impro- 
 perly, to denote a law which has no real authority, 
 Baillie. 
 
 To UNLAW, V. a. To fine. Burr. Lawes. 
 
 UNLEFULL, adj. Unlawful. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 UNLEIF, adj. Unpleasant ; ungrateful. Douglas. 
 V. Leif. 
 
 UNLEIFSUM, adj. Unlawful. 
 
 UNLEIESUMELYE, adv. Unwanantably. Lynda. 
 Unlesumlie. Aberd. Reg. V. Lesum. 
 
 UNLEILL, adj. Dishonest. Lyndsay. Y. Leil. 
 
 UNLESUM, adj. What cannot be peimitted. Doug. 
 V. Lesum. 
 
 VNLETTIN, part. pa. Not released". Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UNLIFE-LIKE, adj. Not having the appearance of 
 living, or of recovery from disease, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 UNLUSSUM, adj. Unlovely. Douglas. Unlussum 
 is still used, S. V. Lufsom. 
 
 UNMENSEFU', Unmencefu', adj. 1. Unmannerly, 
 S. A. Hogg. 2. Without discretion, or any thing 
 approaching to generosity. " He is a neetie un- 
 mensefu' body; he did not even offer me meat in hia 
 house," Berwicks. 
 
 UNMODERLY, adj. Unkindly. Wynt.—Un, negat. 
 and A. S. mothwaere, meek. 
 
 YNMORTIFYIT, part. pa. Not under a deed of 
 mortmain. Pari. Ja. III. V. Mortify. 
 
 To UNNEST, V. a. To dislodge. Mem. of the Somer- 
 vills. — Ital. snid-are, Fr. denicher, unnest. 
 
 UNOORAMENT, adj. Uncomfortable ; unpleasant, 
 Strathmore. 
 
 YNORDERLY, adv. Irregularly. Act. Audit. 
 
 YNPASSING, part. pr. Not going or departing. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 UNPAUNDED,j5ar<. adj. Unpledged. Baillie. 
 
 UNPLEYIT, jpar«. adj. Not subjected- to litigation by 
 law. Pari. Ja. II. Y. Pley, i>. 
 
 YNPLENISSIT, part. pa. Not furnished ; waste, 
 Fife. Acts Ja. V. Y. Plenis. 
 
 YNPROUISITLIE, adv. Without previous intimation, 
 immediately. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. d Viraprociste, a 
 I'improveu, " suddenly, at unawares, before it was 
 thought of, or looked for," Cotgr. 
 
 UNPRUDENCE, s. Imprudence. Bellend. 
 
 UNPURPOSE, adj. 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. pa. Not put. Unput aside, not put 
 out of the way ; not secreted. Spalding. 
 
 YN-PUT-FURTH, part. pa. Not ejected. ActsJa. IV. 
 
 UN QUART, s. Sadness. Gawan and Got. The re- 
 verse of Quert, q. v. 
 
 V^lEiABOYTYT, part. pa. Nob repulsed. Wallace. 
 Y. Rebut, v. 
 
UNR 
 
 589 
 
 UNT 
 
 UNREABILLIT, part. pa. " Ane priestis son vnreo- 
 billit." Aberd. Reg. The meaning seems to be, not 
 legitimated, yet legally in a state of bastardy. V. 
 Rehable, Reabill. 
 
 UNREASON, Unressoun, s. 1. Injustice ; iniquity- 
 Priests Peblis. 2. Disorder. Acts Marie. 
 
 VNRECOUNSALLIT, 2?ar^ pa. Unreconciled. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 UNREDE, Unride, adj. Cruel ; severe. Sir Tristrem. 
 — A. S. un-ge-reod, un-ge-ridu, barbarous, cruel. 
 
 UNREGRkTEB, part. adj. Unnoticed ; untold. Pit- 
 scottie. 
 
 UNREGULAR, adj. Irregular, Aberd. 
 
 VNREMEMBRAND, part. adj. .Unmindful. Acts 
 Ja. r. 
 
 VNRESPONSALL, adj. Unable to pay a fine or debt ; 
 a forensic term. Acts Ja. VI. V. Responsall. 
 
 UNREST, s. I. Trouble. Wallace. 2. A person or 
 thing that causes disquietude. Baillie. — Teut. on- 
 raste,.on-ruste, inquies. This word is used by Shak- 
 speare. 
 
 Thy sjin Bets, weeping, in the lowly west, 
 Wituessiug storms to come, wo, and unrest. 
 King Richard II. 
 V. Wanrest. 
 
 UNREULFULL,. adj. Ungovernable. Pari. Ja. JI. 
 
 UNRYCHT, s. Injustice; iniquity. Lynds.—A.&. 
 un-richt, Teut on-recht, injustitia. 
 
 VNROVNGIT, part. pa. Not gnawed or fretted. 
 Aberd. Meg. V, Ronged. 
 
 UNRUDE, adj. Vile ; impure, Ayjs. Douglas. — 
 Teut. on-raed, sordes, immundities. 
 
 UNRUFE, s. Trouble ; toil ; vexation. Rauf Coil- 
 year. — Germ, unruhe, Teut on-roeuwe, inquies, on- 
 roewigh, inquietus. 
 
 UNRUNNYN, Jpar^ 2^a. Not run ; not expired. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 UNSALL, adj. -V. Uksei,. 
 
 UNSAUCHT, Unsadqht, adj. Disturbed; troubled. 
 Gawan and Gol. — Teut onsaecht, durus, asper, rudis. 
 
 UNSAUCHT, s. Dispeace ; trouble, S. B.— A. S. un- 
 saeht, un-seht, discoidia, inimicitia. 
 
 To UNSCHET, v. a. To open. Doug. V. Schete. 
 
 UNSEY'D, parif. adj. Not tried, S. Pergmson. Y. 
 Sex, v. 
 
 UNSEL, Unsall, Unsillt, adj. 1. Unhappy; 
 wretched. Dunbar. — A..S. wn-saelig, Su. G. u^el, 
 infelix. 2. Naughty ; worthless, Montgomerie. — 
 Moes. .G. unset, malus. 
 
 UNSELE, Unsell, s. 1. Mischance; misfortune. 
 Barbour.— A. S. un-saeltb, infelicitas, infortunium. 
 2. A wicked or worthless person. Bannat. Poems. — 
 Moes. G. unset, evil, wickedness. The term unsell 
 is still used in Dumfr. Scoury unsell is a contemp- 
 tuous 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. Thorseby 
 — "A title of reproach sometimes applied to the 
 devil," Ray's Lett. 
 
 UNSELYEABLE, adj. Unassailable. Houlate. 
 
 UNSENSIBLE, adj. Destitute of the exercise of 
 reason, S. Discijdine. 
 
 UNSETTING, part. adj. Not becoming, S. Bollock. 
 Prou. unsettin, m onsettin. V. Set, v. 3. 
 
 UNSETT, s. An attack ; for onset. Douglas. 
 
 VNSHAMEFASTNESSE, s. Shamelessness. Poems 
 
 16th Cent. 
 UNSIKKIR, Unsicker, adj. 1. Not secure ; 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, 8. B. V. 
 Snarre. 
 
 To UNSNECK, v. 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. 
 
 U N S N S I E, adj. 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. Waverley. 
 4. Mischievous, S. Ramsay. V, Sonsy. 
 
 UNSOPITED, part. pa. Not stilled ; not entirely 
 quashed. Keith's Hist. V. Sopite. 
 
 UNSOUND, s. A pang. Gawan and Gol.— Teut. 
 on-ghe-sonde, morbus. 
 
 UNSPEANT, adj. Not weaned. V. Spain. 
 
 UNSPERKIT, 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 applica- 
 tion 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 supersti- 
 tious believe this to be one of the most powerful 
 charms that can be employed for restoring a sick 
 person to health. 
 
 UNSUSPECT, part. adj. Not suspected; or not 
 liable to suspicion. " Ane famous wnsuspect assiss." 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 U N S W A C K , adj. Stiff ; not agile, Aberd. A. 
 Beattie's Tales. V. Swack. 
 
 UNTELLABYLL, Untellibyll, adj. What cannot 
 be told. Bellenden. 
 
 UNTELLABLY, adv. Ineffably. Douglas. 
 
 UNTELLIN, Untelling, adj. What cannot be told ; 
 chiefly applied to number, Roxb. BlacJcw. Mag. 
 
 UNTENTED, part. pa. Not watched over; noj; 
 
 tended. Sir W. Scott's Pibroch of Donald Dhu. 
 
 Untented is used by Shakspeare, and perhaps in the 
 
 same sense. V. Johnson. 
 
 UNTENTY, ad/. Inattentive ; not watchful, S. Leg. 
 
 Montrose. 
 UNTHINKABILL, adj. Inconceivable. Lyndsay. 
 UNTHIRLIT, part. adj. Not astricted. Bellenden. 
 
 T. Liv. 
 UNTHOCHT. To haud one unthocht lang, to keep one 
 from wearying. Pop. Ball. — Teut. ondeuchtigh, 
 curae et timoris expers. 
 UNTIIOLEABLE, adj. Intolerable, S. V. Thole, v. 
 UNTHOUGIIT LANG. Without thinking long ; with- 
 out feeling ennui, S. B. A. Laing's Thistle of Scotl. 
 
 V. Lang, adj. 
 UNTHRIFT, s. Wastefulness. " Many one blames 
 
 their wife for tlieir own unthrift," S. Prov. Kelly. 
 UNTHRIFTY, adj. Unfriendly. Douglas. V. Thryft. 
 UNTIDY, adj. Not neat ; not trim ; applied to per- 
 sons who are slovenly in the mode of putting on their 
 
 clothes. 
 UNTIDILE, adv. Not neatly ; awkwardly; as, "That's 
 
 most untidilie done," or, "She was very untidily 
 
 dressed," S. Untydyly, unhandsomely, not neatly, 
 
 0. E. Palsgr. 
 
UNT 
 
 590 
 
 VOW 
 
 UNTIIiL, prep. Unto. 
 
 UNTIMEOUS, acy. Untimely ; unseasonable, S. V. 
 
 Tim sous. 
 UNTYNT, part. pa. Not lost Dotiglas. V. Tynb. 
 UNTO. Used in the sense of until. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 Unto is used in this sense by Chaucer ; as also until 
 
 in tlie sense oi unto, Gl. Chaucer. 
 UNTRAIST, adj. Unexpected. Lyndsay. V. Traist, 
 
 adj. 
 VNTRAISTIE, adj. Faithless ; unwortliy of trust. 
 
 Poems \Qth Cent. 
 VNTRANSUMYT, part. pa. Not transcribed. Acts 
 
 Ja. V. V. Trans UMPT. 
 UNTRETABYLL, adj. Unmanageable; intractable. 
 
 Douglas. — Lat. intractabil-is. 
 UNTRIG, adj. Not trim ; slovenly, S. Annals of the 
 
 Parish. V. Trig. 
 UNTROWABILL, adj. Incredible. Lyndsay. V. 
 
 Trow, v. 
 UNVICIAT, part. adj. Productive ; not deficient 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. ViciAT. 
 UN WAR, Unwkr, adj. or adv. Unwary or unawares. 
 
 Douglas. — A. S. unwar, un-waer, incautus; Isl.. 
 
 war-a, videre. 
 UNWARYIT, part. pa. Not accursed. Douglas. T. 
 
 Wary. 
 UNWARNYST,f>art.jpa. Not warned, S. V. Warsis. 
 UNWARNISTLY, adv. Without previous warning. 
 
 Douglas. 
 VNWAUKIT, part. pa. 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 
 
 constitution, S. 
 UNWEMMYT, part. adj. Unspotted; unstained. 
 
 Douglas.— A. S. unwaemme, un-waemmed, imma- 
 
 culatus. 
 UNWERD, s. Sad fate ; misfortune, S. Euddiman. 
 
 A. S. un-wyrd, infortunium. V. Weird. 
 UNWYNNABILL, adj. Impregnable. Bellenden.— 
 
 A. S. un-winna, invincibilis. 
 UNWINNE, adj. Extreme. Sir Trist.—k. S. un- 
 winna, invincibilis, injucundus, inamoenus, asper. 
 
 V. Win. 
 UNWOLLIT, part. adj. Without wool ; having the 
 
 wool taken off. Aberd. Peg. 
 UNWROKIN, part. pa. Unrevenged. Douglas. — 
 
 A. S. ttn-wrecen, inultus. 
 UNYEMENT, s. Ointment Bellenden.-— 0. Fr. oigne- 
 
 menf, id. 
 VOALER, s. A cat, Shetl.; q. awawler, from Isl. vol-a, 
 
 quevulor. 
 VOAMED, 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. Aberd. Douglas. 
 VODDER, s. Weather. Aberd. Peg. 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. vog-r, sinus maris angustus. 
 VOGIE, VoKiE, adj. 1. Vain, S. Pass. — Fr. vogue, 
 
 Ital. voga, esteem, repute, vogue. 2. Merry ; cheer- 
 ful, S. B. Jac. Pel. 
 VOYAGE,*. A journey. Pifoco«iC.— Fr. id. Ital. 
 
 viagpio. 
 To VOYCE, Voice, v. n. To vote. Acts. Cha. I. 
 
 To VOICE out, V. a. To elect by vote. Spalding. 
 VOICER, s. A voter. Baillie. 
 VOICING, s. The act of voting. Spdldine, 
 VOLAGE, VoLLAGE, adj. 1. Giddy ; inconsiderate." 
 
 Complaynt S. Fountainhall. 2. Profuse ; prodi- 
 gal ; as, "He's naco volage o' his siller," Aberd. — 
 
 Fr. id. light, giddy, inconsiderate. 
 VOLE-MOUSE, s. The short-tailed mouse, or field-voW 
 
 arvicola, agrtstis, S. Orkn. Barry. — A. S. woli 
 
 planities; Su. G. wall, solum herbidum.; Isl. weJi-i 
 
 campus, pratum. 
 To VOLISH, V. n. To talk ostentatiously, Upp. Lan 
 VOLISHER, s. An ostentatious talker, ib. — Isl. vols-<\ 
 
 superbire. 
 VOLOUNTE, s. The will. Doug.—Sr. volonti. 
 VOLT, s. Perhaps cupola or dome. Maitl. P. — Fr, 
 
 voulte, a vaulted or embowed roof. 
 VOLT, s. Countenance ; aspect. Chalmers's Mary^ 
 
 — 0. Fr. volt, visage, Roquef. V. Vult. 
 VOLT, s. Vault or cellar. Aberd. Peg. V. Vout. 
 VOLUPTUOSITIE, s. Voluptuousness. Acts Mary 
 VOLUSPA, s. Explained as synon. with Sibyl. Piratt, 
 
 — Isl. vola, denotes a prophetess, Sibylla, vat( 
 
 Pythia, Verel.; and spo, the prediction. Voluspa: 
 
 the name given to a part of the more ancient Edda 
 
 and as M. Mallet has observed, " signifies the orari 
 
 or the prophecy of Vola." 
 To VOME, V. n. To puke ; to vomit. Gompl. S.—IM 
 
 vomo, Isl. voma, nausea, vomitus. 
 VOMITER, s. An emetic, S. St. Germain's Boya 
 
 Physician. — ^Fr. vomitoire. \ 
 
 VOR, s. The spring, Orkn. V. Veir. ! 
 
 VORD, s. A high hill, Orkn. V. Wabu ' 
 
 VOSTING, s. Boasting. Hamilton. 
 VOTE, s. Avow. Bellend. Cron.—O. Ir.vot, voU 
 
 Lat. vot-um. 
 To VOTE, V. a. To devote. Votit, part. pa. Bellend 
 VOTH, s. Outlawry. Skene. V. Vooth. 
 VOUR, s. The seed-time, Shetl. V. Veir, 
 VOURAK, s. Wreck. "The vourak of the schip.' 
 
 Aberd. Peg, 
 VOUSS, s. The liquor ©f hay and chaff boiled, Stratli 
 
 more. — Isl. vos, humor. 
 To VOUST. V. n. To boast, S. P. Buch. Dial. 
 VOUST, VoiST, VosTiNG, s. Boastiijg ; a boast, I 
 
 Douglas. — C. B. bostio, to boast. 
 VOUSTER, s. A boaster, S. Puddiman. 
 VOUSTY, adj. Vain ; given to boasting. Beattie. 
 VOUT, s. A vault, S.— 0. E. id. ; Fr. voute, id.; 8il 
 
 hwalfd, arched. 
 VOUTH, adj. Prosecuted. SJcene. — A. S. tooth 
 
 clamor. 
 VOUTH, s. Prosecution in course of law, ib. 
 VOUTHMAN, s. An outlaw ; one who has been legs 
 
 called, but not having presented himself in court, 
 
 been outlawed, ibid. 
 VOW, interj. Expressive of admiration or surpris 
 
 S. Pamsay. — Isl. vo, metuendum quid. V. Waai 
 VOWBET, WouBiT, OuBiT, s. 1. A hairy worm, 8. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. — A. S. wibba, a woira. 2. A puny dwj 
 
 ish creature. Montgomcrie. V. Wobat. 
 VOWKY", adj. Vain. Poss. V. Vogie. 
 To VOWL, V. a. A term used at cards, when one of I 
 
 the parties loses all in a game. Gall. Encycl. 
 VOWL, s. The state of being quite out of hand in a I 
 
 game at c£iids. " A vowl is said to be worth nine i 
 
 games." Gall. Encycl. Dans le jeu des cartes on 
 
 dit la vole lors qu'une personne enleve tout, fait 
 
 toutes les mains, Roquef. 
 
 OtM 
 
 '1 
 
 rarp' 
 
 -f 
 
UP 
 
 591 
 
 UPL 
 
 UP, adv. 1. Denoting the state of being open, " Set 
 up the door," open the door. S.— Su. G. upp, id. Ihie 
 observes, that in this sense it has no affinity to upp, 
 denoting motion towards a higher place, but is allied 
 to offen, oepen, apertus, E. open.— Garm. avf, is used 
 in the same sense. V. To. 2. Used to denote the 
 vacation 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. Johnson. 
 
 * UP, adv. Often used as a s. Ups and Downs, 
 changes; vicissitudes; alternationsof prosperity and 
 adversity, S. Walker's Remark. Passages. 
 
 Neither Up nor dock. In the same state ; without 
 any discernible ditfeience, S. 
 
 UP wi\ Even with ; quit with ; often used when one 
 threatens retaliation ; as, " I'se be up wV 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, V. a. To force to rise, especially by 
 beating. Watson. 
 
 UP -BY, Up-bye, adv. Applied to an object at some 
 little distance, to which one must approach by as- 
 cending, S. Eoss. 
 
 To COME Up-by. To approach, as giving the idea of 
 ascent, or to come above others, S. 
 
 To UPBIG, Wpbig, v. a. 1. To build up. Aberd. Reg. 
 2. To rebuild. Keith's Hist. — Svf. uphygg-a, to huild 
 up. 3. part. pa. Filled with high apprehensions of 
 one's self, S. 
 
 To UPBRED, V. a. To set in order. Eoulate. V. 
 Braid up. 
 
 VPBRINGING, s. Education ; instruction, S. Spald. 
 Upbrought is used by Spenser as signifying educated ; 
 nurtured. 
 
 With the crew of blessed saints upbrought. 
 
 To UP-BULLER, v. a. To boil or throw up. 
 Duller, v. 
 
 UPCAST, s. Taunt ; reproach, S. Htnrysone. 
 
 UPCAST, s. The state of being overturned, S. A. 
 Ronan. 
 
 UPCASTING, s. The rising of clouds above the hori- 
 zon, especially as threatening 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. Gods- 
 croft. — A. S. vp-cyme, ortus. 2. Advancement in 
 stature ; bodily growth, S. Campbell. 
 
 To UPDAW, V. n. To dawn. Dunbar.— Belg. op- 
 daag-en, to rise, to appear. 
 
 UPDORROK, adj. Worn out ; bankrupt, Shetl.; from 
 Isl. upp, and throk-a, also thrug-a, urgere, premere. 
 
 UP-DRINKING, s. An entertainment given to gos- 
 sips after the recovery of a female from child bearing, 
 Perths. Campbell. Evidently from the circumstance 
 of the mother being able to get up, or out of bed. 
 This in Angus is, for the same reason, called the fit- 
 or foot-ale. V. Vpsitting. [days. 
 
 UP-FUIRDAYS. Up before sunrise, Roxb. V. Fure- 
 
 UPGAE, s. An interruption or break in a mineial 
 stratum, which holds its direction upwards. Sin- 
 clair's JUisc. Obs. Hydrost. 
 
 UPGANG, s. A sudden increase of wind and sea ; 
 often applied to the weather, Shetl. — Isl. uppgang-r, 
 incicmentum. 
 
 UPGANG, s. 1. An ascent; an acclivity. Barbour. 
 —A. S. up-gana, ascensus. 2. The act of ascending, 
 8. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 
 V. 
 
 St. 
 
 UPGASTANG, s. A species of loom anciently used in 
 Orkney. Statist. Ace. 
 
 UPGESTRY, s. The proper orthography of this term 
 is Opgestrie, Opgestery. It denotes a custom, accord- 
 ing to which an udaller might transfer his property, 
 on condition of receiving a sustenance for life. Hib- 
 bert's Shetl. 
 
 Obgester, s. The designation given to the person 
 received for permanent support, according to this 
 custom. Hibbert's Shetl. The word is obviously 
 compounded of the particle up, and Isl. gest-ur, 
 giaest-ur, hospes, q. one received as a guest. 
 
 VPGEVAR, Upgiver, s. One who delivers up to an- 
 other. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To UPGIF, V. a. To deliver up ; an old forensic term. 
 Act. Audit. 
 
 UPGIVING, s. The act of giving or delivering 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, v, a. 1. To support ; to main- 
 tain ; to make provision for. Blue Blanket. 2. To 
 furnish horses on a road for a mail, stage, or dili- 
 gence, S. Antiquary. 
 
 UPHALD, s. 1. Support, S. uphadd. G. Buchanan. 
 — Isl. uphellde, sustentatio, victualia. 2. The act of 
 upholding a building, so as to prevent its falling to 
 decay, by giving it necessary repairs ; or the obliga- 
 tion to do so ; S. Uphaud. Acts Mary. 
 
 To UPHALD, Uphadd, v. a. To warrant ; as, to up- 
 hadd a horse sound, to warrant him free of defect, S. 
 
 UPHALIE DAY, Vphaly day. The first day after the 
 termination of the Christmas holidays. Act. Audit. 
 It is written Ouphalliday. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To UPHAUD, V. n. To affirm ; to maintain, S. Antiq. 
 
 To UPHAUE, V. a. Apparently, to heave up. " To 
 vphaue the sentrice of the brig." Aberd. Reg. — A. S. 
 U2>hef-an, up-a-heaf-an, levare, exaltare. 
 
 To UP-'hE, Uphie, V. a. To lift up ; to exalt ; pret, 
 vpheit. Dunbar.— Van. ophoyer, Belg. ophoog-en, 
 to exalt. 
 
 UPIIEILD, part. pa. Carried upwards. Doug. — A. S. 
 up, and hyld-an, inclinare. 
 
 To UPIIEIS, V. a. To exalt, S. Doug. V. Heis. 
 
 To UPHEUE, V. a. To lift up. Doug.— A. S. up-hef- 
 an, levare, Isl. upphef-ia, exaltare. 
 
 UPHYNT, part. pa. Snatched up. Doug. V. Hint, 
 V. a. 
 
 UPHOUG, s. Ruin; bankruptcy, Shetl.— Dan. 
 ophugg-er, disseco, ictu discutio, Baden ; q. to hew 
 up by the roots. 
 
 UPLANDS, Up of Lakd, Upon-Land, Up-plane, adj. 
 1. One who lives in the country, as distinguished 
 from the town. Burr. Lawes. 2. Rustic; un- 
 polished; as, "Jock upo'-land." Dunbar.— A. S. 
 up-land, highland; also, a midland country. 
 
 UPLAND SHOOE. An old phrase for a sort of rullion, 
 as would seem, or a shoe made of an undressed hide, 
 with the hair on it. " Pero, peronis, an up-land 
 shoee," Despaut. Gram. G. Douglas renders crudus 
 pero of Virgil by rouch rilling. 
 
 VPLESIT, part. pa. Recovered. Colkelbie Sow.— 
 A." S. up, and les-an, colligere, redimere. 
 
 * To UPLIFT, V. a. To collect ; applied to money, &c. 
 a juridical term, S. Spalding. The v. in E. merely 
 signifies " to raise aloft."— Sw. uph'Jt-a, to lift up. 
 
 VPLIFTER, s. A collector, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UPLIFTING, s. Collection ; exaction. Spalding. 
 
UPL 
 
 £92 
 
 UPW 
 
 UPLIPTIT, part. adj. Elated ; under the influence 
 of pride, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 To UPLOIP, r. n. To ascend with rapidity. Mont- 
 gomerie. — Teut. oploop-en, sursum currere. V. 
 Loop, v. 
 
 To VPMAK, V. n. 1. To supply where there is a 
 deficiency. Acts Ja. III. 2. To build up. To 
 wpmak is used in this sense. Aberd. Reg. 3. To 
 compensate ; often used in the sense of enriching, S. 
 Society Contendings. — Belg. opmaak-en, to make up. 
 
 TJPMAK, 5. 1. A contrivance ; an invention, S. B. 
 2. Composition, S. B. Tarras. 8. A fabrication, 
 Aberd. — Teut. op-maecJcen, construere ; ornate con- 
 ficere. 
 
 UPPABRAK, adj. Wearying ; thinking long, Shetl.— 
 Dan. not in fallow— not resting ? 
 
 UPPAL, s. Support ; corr. from Uphald, Aberd. This 
 term occurs in a Pro v. common in that county, which 
 is not expressive of much sensibility ; " The death o' 
 wives, and the luck o' sheep, are apuir man's uppal." 
 
 To UPPIL, V, 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 
 vppled." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 UPPIL, s. Expl. " chief delight, ruling desire, darling 
 pursuit," Ab. This seems merely a different applica- 
 tion of Uppal. 
 
 UPPIL ABOON. Clear overhead, S. B.— Sw. uphaals 
 vaeder, dry weather ; from uphaalla, to bear up. 
 
 UPPINS, adv. A little way upwards, as Dounnins, a, 
 little way downwards, Stirl. 
 
 UPPISH, adj. Aspiring; ambitious, S. Keith. — 
 Su. G-. yppa-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-pittin," S. Guy Mann. 2. A place ; a 
 situation; as, "I've gotten a gude up-pittin now." 
 Hogg. 
 
 To UPRAX, V. a. To stretch upward ; to erect. Doug. 
 V. Rax. 
 
 To UPREND, V. a. To render or give up. Douglas. 
 
 UPREUIN, part. pa. Torn up. Douglas. 
 
 UPRIGHT BUR, s. The Lycopodium selago, Linn. 
 
 To UPSET, V. a. To refund ; to repair. Balfour's 
 Pract. In the same sense must we understand the 
 phrase as used in Aberd. Reg. "to wpset" the 
 skaicht. 
 
 To UPSET, V. 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, Vpsett, s. 1. The admission of one to the 
 freedom of any trade in 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. 
 
 To UPSET, V. a. To recover from ; applied to a hurt, 
 aflaiction, or calamity, S. A. Douglas. 
 
 To UPSET, V. a. To overset ; as, a cart, boat, Ac. S. 
 
 To UPSET, V. n. To be overturned, S. 
 
 UPSET, s. Insurrection; mutiny. Wynt. — Su. G. 
 uppsaet, machinatio. 
 
 UPSET-PRICE, s. The price at which any goods, 
 houses, or lands are exposed to sale by auction, S. — 
 Teut. opselten eenenprijs, praemium proponere. 
 
 VPSETTAR, s. One who fixes, sets, or sticks up ; 
 used as to placards. Acts Mary. 
 
 UPSETTING, pari. pa. 1. Applied to those who aim 
 at higher things than their situation in life entitle 
 them to, aping the modes of superiors, S. St. lionan. 
 —Teut. op-setten, erigere, toUere. 2. Improperlj 
 used as signifying vehement. Glenfcrgus. 
 
 UPSETTING, s. Assumption of right, aspiring o^ 
 ambitious conduct, S. The Entail. 
 
 UPSETTING-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance of 
 a spirit of assumption and self-elevation, S. Inheri- 
 tance. 
 
 UPSHLAAG, s. A thaw, Shetl.— Isl. upp, and slagi, 
 humiditas, deliquescentia. 
 
 UPSIDES, adv. Quits ; q. on an equal footing, S. 
 Pop. Ball. 
 
 UPSITTEN, part. pa. Listless; callous with regard 
 to religion, S. Walker's Remark. Passages.— Texxt. 
 op-sitt-en, insidere, 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, V. 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 summit, S. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 To UPSTEND, V. n. To spring up. Doug. V. Stend. 
 
 UPSTENT, part. pa. Erected. Douglas. —T&Mi. op 
 and stenn-en, fulcire, 
 
 UPSTIRRING, s. Excitement. Forbes. 
 
 To UPSTOUR, V. n. To rise up in a disturbed state ; 
 as dust in motion. Douglas. V. Stour, v. 
 
 UPSTRAUCHT, pret. Stretched up. Douglas. V. 
 Stbaucht. 
 
 UP-SUN, s. 1. After sunrise. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 2. It was upsun, the sun was not set,, Galloway. 
 
 UPTAK, Uptaking, s. Apprehension, S. Bp. Gal- 
 loway. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 To UPTAK, V. n. To understand ; to comprehend, 
 Aberd. Lanarks. — Sw. uptag-a, and Dan. optage 
 signify to take up literally. 
 
 To UPTAK, V. 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. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 UPTAKING, s. Exaltation. Forbes on Rev. 
 
 UPTENIT; ^ref. Obtained. Aberd. 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. 
 
 DODUTHROUGH, 
 
 UP-THROUGH, adj. Living or situated in the upper i 
 
 part of the country, Aberd. 
 UP-THROWIN, s. The vulgar term for puking, S.— j 
 
 Belg. opwerping, id. 
 UPTYING, s. The act of putting in jponds. Forbes] 
 
 on the Rev. 
 UPWARK, s. Apparently, labour in the inland, or | 
 
 upland, as distinguished from employment in fishing. 
 
 " Upwark, quhen the fysching wes done." Ab. Reg. 
 UPWELT, pret. Threw up. V. Welt. 
 UPWITII, adv. Upwards, S. Kelly.— A. S. up oth, 
 
 sursum ad ; up oth heofon, sursum ad coelum. V. 
 
 OUTWITH. 
 
 UPWITH, s. To the upwith, taking a direction up- 
 wards, S. — Isl. uj^vid, sursum ten us. 
 UPWITH, adj. Uphill, S. Wallace. 
 UPWITH, s. An ascent; a rising ground. St. Patrick. 
 
 , J 
 
UPW 
 
 698 
 
 VUN 
 
 fo ITPWREILE, V. a. To raise or lift up with con- 
 siilerible exertion. Doug. V. Wreil. 
 
 VRACK, s. Wreck ; ruin, Buchan. Tarras. V. 
 Wrack. 
 
 VRAN, s. The wren, Loth. Compl. S.—A. S. 
 wraen. 
 
 VRANQ, adj. Wrong, Buchan. 
 
 URE, s. Chance ; fortuni;. Barbour. — 0. Fr. eur, 
 hazard ; Teut. ure, vicissitudo. 
 
 URE, s. Practice ; use ; toil Maill. P.— Mr. Nares 
 has properly referred to Norm. Er. ure, i)ractice, use. 
 Mise en ure, put in practice, Keliiara's Diet. From 
 Ure is the E. v. to Inure. — Teut. wre, commoditas. 
 
 URE, s. The point of a weapon. Acts Ja. J. — Su. O. 
 or, auc. aur, a weapon ; I si. aur, an arrow. 
 
 URE, s. 1. Ore ; in relation to metals, S, Douglas. 
 2. The fur or crust which adheres to vessels, in con- 
 sequence of liquids standing' in them, S. B. 
 
 URE, s. A denomination of land in Orkn. and Shell. 
 Slat. Ace. — Isl. auri, octava pars marcae, tarn in 
 fundo, quam in mobilibus. 
 
 URE, s. Colour ; tinge, S. B.— Bel?, verw, Sw. ferg, id. 
 
 URE, s. So 1. An ill ure, a bad soil, Ang. — Ir. Gael. 
 «(>, mould, earth. 
 
 URE, s. Swt at ; per.spiration, Ang. 
 
 PRE, s. Slow heat, as that proceeding from embers; 
 also expl. a suffocating heat, Tweedd. — Isl. ur, 
 striae, seu stricturae iguiti ferri ; Ileb. ur, lu.v, ignis, 
 focus ; Lat. urere, to burn. 
 
 URE, s. 1. " A kind of coloured haze, which the sun- 
 beams make in the summer time, in passing through 
 that moisture which tlie sun e.\hales from the land 
 and ocean." Gall. Encycl. 2. This is expl. "a 
 haze in the air," Clydes. ibid. 
 
 URE, s. The dug or udder of any animal, particu- 
 larly of a bhecp or cow, Roxb. Dumfr. ; Lure, synon. 
 S. — Dan. yver, yficer, Isl. jugr, jufr, id. These 
 seem radically the same with Lat. uber. 
 
 QREEN, (Gr. v.) s. A ewe, Shetl.— Isl. acr, ovi.s, 
 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. 
 
 [JREN. s. A scythe, Shetl. 
 
 VRETTAR, s. A writer. Ah. Eeg. Nearly the same 
 with the vulgar pron. of Loth. Vriter. The pron. in 
 Fife is wrealer. 
 
 CRF, WuRF, s. 1. A stunted, ill-grown person, gene- 
 rally applied to children, Ro.\b. Ettr. For.; synon. 
 Orf, Loth. I/ogg. 2. A crabbed or peevish person, 
 but as implying the idea of diminutive size, ib. This 
 seems to be corr. from Warwolf, Werwcuf, q. v. 
 sense 2. 3. A fairy, Upp. Lanarks. V. Warf. 
 
 JRY, adj. Furred ; crusted, S. B. Fife. 
 [JRY, adj. Clammy ; covered with i:erspiration, Ang. 
 IJRISK, s. The name given to a satyr in the Ilighlands 
 I of S. Lady of the Lake. 
 
 |JRISUM, Urusum. adj. 1. Troublesome ; vexatious. 
 Doug. 2. Frightful ; terrifying, S. iJudd.— Su. G, 
 
 orolig, inqnietus ; oro, inquies. 
 
 RLUCn, adj. Having a feeble and emaciated ap- 
 pearance, S. B. Perhaps q. wurl-like. Boss. V. 
 
 Weodl. 
 
 To URN, V. a. To pain ; to torture, Ang. Wall.— Isl. 
 orne, calor, orn-a, calefacio. V. Ekn, v. which is 
 
 the pron. of Aberd. 
 To URP, V. n. To become pettish, Aberd. V. Oep, v. 
 URUS. The wild white bull formerly so common in 
 
 the Caledonian forest. Although this is not a S. word, 
 
 I take notice of it in order to remark, that it is ob- 
 viously of Gothic formation. — Germ. aueroJis, also 
 
 ur-ochs, "an ure-ox, a buff, a wild bull," Ludwig. 
 
 Aur, or ur, signifies ferus silvestris. 
 To USCHE, V. n. To issue. V, Uschk. 
 USCHE, s. Issue ; termination, ibid. 
 To USCIIE, r. n. To issue. Dunbar. — Ital. uscire. 
 
 Y. IsouE, V. n. 
 USE, s. Interest of money, Roxb. — L, B. us-us occurs 
 
 in the same sense with usuria, Du Cange. 
 * To USE, V. a. To frequent ; to be accustomed ; to 
 
 resort to. Acts Ja. IV. 
 To USHE, V. a. To clear. Acts Sed. 
 USTE, s. The host ; the sacrifice of the mass, Abp. 
 
 Ilamiltoun. —0. Fr. oiste. 
 USTED, s. The curd of buttermilk heated with sweet 
 
 milk, Shetl. — Su. G. yst-a, pron. ust-a, Isl. id. 
 
 coagulare. 
 UTASS, Wtast. Corr. of Octaves. Wallace. The 
 
 eighth day, or the space of eight days after any festi- 
 val, Nares' Gl. V. Utis. 
 UTELAUY, Wtelauy, s. An outlaw. Barbour.— 
 
 A. S. ut-laga, Isl. utlaeg-r, exul. 
 UTERANCE, s. 1. Extremity, in any re.spect. Doug. 
 
 2. Extremity, as respecting distress, ib. V. Outraxce. 
 UTGIE, Utgien,s. Expense ; expenditure, S.— Belg. 
 
 uytgave, id. 
 VTH, 5. "Ane proper r^A of gold." Aberd. Beg. This 
 
 should perhaps be read uch, 0. Fr. uche, a coffer ; or 
 
 for Oi(c/t, an ornament, a carcanet. 
 To UTHERLOCK, v. a. To pull the wool from a sheep's 
 
 udder, that the lamb may get at the teats, Clydes. 
 
 V. Uddeklock. 
 UTHIR, Uther, (j:ron. Other.) This is the common 
 
 orthography of Douglas and our old writers. Wyn 
 
 town uses both this and oihir. 
 UTOLE. Law Case, E. of Aberdeen v. Duncan. V 
 , Penny utole. 
 UTOUTH, prep. V. Outwith. 
 To VTTER, V. n. Vttred, pret. Pitscottie—Yvom. Fr 
 
 outr-er, traverser, parcourir, applied to horses ; a 
 
 went out of the lists ; became unmanageable. T 
 
 Onter, v. 
 UTTERANCE, s. Extremity. Sadler's Papers. This 
 
 is properly written Outrance, q. v. At outrance, iv 
 
 a state of the greatest discord. 
 UTTERIT. V. OiTTERiT. 
 UTWITH, adv. Beyond. V. Outwith. 
 UVART, adj. Unfrequented, Shetl. Dan. uvant, un 
 
 used. 
 UVEILTER, V. n. To welter ; to wallow, Shetl. Dan 
 
 voelte sig, to roll one's self. 
 UVER, UviR, adj. 1. LTpper, in respect of situatioa 
 S. Bellenden. 2. Superior in power. The uvef 
 hand, the superiority, S. V. Ouer. 
 VULT, s. Aspect. Wallace.— 0. Fr. vult, Lat. rultus 
 To VUNG, V. n. To move swiftly with a buzzing w 
 humming sound ; Aberd. bung, S. Q. Shirrefs. 
 
694 
 
 w. 
 
 w 
 
 WAE 
 
 W frequently appears In the place of V, 
 
 WA', s. Wall. Back at the Wa'. V. Back. 
 
 WA, Waw, ititerj. Used like E. why, as introductoiy 
 
 of an assertion ; or, instead of away, S. W. Guthrie's 
 
 Serm. — A.. S. wa is not only used in the sense of Lat. 
 
 eheu, but also of euge. 
 WA, Way, s. Wo ; grief, S. toae. Douglas.— A. S. 
 
 wa, wae, Moes. G. wai. 
 WA, Wae, adj. Sorrowful, S. wae; comp. waer, 
 
 superl. wayest. Barbour. — A. S. wa, moestus, 
 
 afflictus. 
 WAAII, s. Any thing that causes surprise and 
 
 admiration, Orkn.— Isl. va, any thing unexpected; 
 
 commonly used in a bad sense. 
 To WAAL, V. a. To join two pieces of metal by the 
 
 force of heat, South of S. A. Scott's P. V. Well, v. 
 WAAT, Waut, s. The swollen and discoloured mark 
 
 on the skin, from a blow by a whip or stick, Ayrs.— 
 
 E. weal, wheal. 
 WAB, s. A web, Clydes. In Fife pron. wub. 
 WA'-BAW, s. A hand-ball mad^ to strike a wall. V. 
 
 Mug, v. a. 
 WAB-FITTIT, adj. Web-footed, Clydes. 
 WABRAN LEAVES. Great plantain or wayhrcad, S. 
 
 —A. S. waeg-hraede, Teut. it^eff/t-Z/ree, plantago. In 
 
 the South of 3. it is not only called, in the singular, 
 
 Waberan-leaf, but Wabert-leaf. 
 WABSTEU, s. 1. A weaver, S. The term is now used 
 
 in contempt. Burns. 2. A spider, Ayrs. Piclcen. 
 
 In Fife, wubster. 
 WA-CAST, s. Any thing contemptible ; generally used 
 
 with a negative, Aberd. This is, as it were, an in- 
 verted form of E. Castaway. 
 To W ACHLE, V. n. To move backwards and fonvards, 
 
 S. ; E. waggle. — Teut. wagghel-en, id. 
 To WACHT, V. a. To quafif. V. Waucht. 
 WACHT, s. Keep the wacht o' him, or it ; " Keep him, 
 
 or it, in view ; do not lose sight of," Ayrs. — Ban. 
 
 vagt, Teut. wacht, custodia ; q. "keep watch over" 
 
 him or it. • 
 
 WACK, adj. Moist, S, B. " Madeo, to be wacJc or 
 
 drunk," Despaut. Gram. 
 WACKNESS, s. Humidity. V. Wak. 
 WAD, Wed, Wedue, 5. 1. A pledge, S. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 2. A wager. Kelly.— Su. G. wad, A. S. wed, Isl. 
 
 raed, pignus. 
 To WAB, Wed, v. a. 1. To pledge ; to bet ; to wager, 
 
 Chr. Kirk. 2. To promise ; to engage, S. Shiyrefs. 
 
 — A. S. wedd-ian, to be surety, spondere. 
 Deid wad. A species of pledge viewed by our old laws 
 
 as usurious. Balf. Fract. 
 WAB, pret. Wedded, Clydes. Ed. Mag. 
 WAD, s. Woad. " Fifty half pokis of tuad." Aherd. 
 
 Reg. V, Wadd. 
 WAB. s. The name of a hero of romance. Col. Sow. 
 WABJ V. aux. Would, S. Picke.n's P. 
 WABANB, pari. j5r. Expl. fearful. Wynt.—lr.uath, 
 
 fear. 
 WAD-BE-AT, s. One who aims at something above 
 
 his station, as in dress. &c. Roxb. ; q. "would be at." 
 WABB, 5. Woad, used in dying. Chdlm. Air.—k.^. 
 
 wad, waad, Teut. weede, woad. It also occurs in 
 
 the form of wad. Act. Audit. " Woode or wad for 
 
 lyttynge," Prompt. Barv. 
 
 WADDER, t. Weather. V. Wedpyb. 
 •| WABBER, s. A wedder, S. B. Tarras. 
 WABDIE, ». Apparently the same with Widdie, 
 
 Caithn.; E. wilfie. Surv. Caithn.—Su. Q. wedja, 
 
 vimen. 
 WABBIN, part. adj. "Strong; like two pieces of 
 
 iron beat into one. See Weld." Gl. Sibb. 
 '^' A B B I N, part. pa. Vigorous. Henrysone. — Isl. 
 
 valld-r, validus, potens. 
 WABBS, s. pi. 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 ingle-ring. One in the ring 
 
 speaks as follows : — 
 
 I Ime been awa at the wadds and tlus weart 
 These seven laiig years : 
 And's come hanie a pnir broken ploughman ; 
 What will ye gie lue to help jne to my trade f 
 Oall Uncycl. 
 
 The wears seem to signify the wars. 
 
 WABE, s. That part of a boat into which the fish i 
 drawn, Shetl. 
 
 WABEB, s. A bird, supposed to be the water-hen, 
 the water-rail, Ab. Siat. Ace. 
 
 WABGE, s. A wedge, S. Invent. 
 
 To WABGE, V. a. To shake in a threatening mann« 
 to brandish, S. B. — Su. G. waeg-a, Belg. weeg-t 
 librare. 
 
 WABY, adj. Vain. V. Vaudie. 
 
 WABMAAL, s. A species of woollen cloth manufii 
 tured and worn in Orkn. and Shetl. Pirate. ' 
 Vadiiell. 
 
 WADNA. Would not. 
 
 WADSET, s. 1. A legal deed, by which a debtor giv 
 his heritable subjects into the hands of his credit* 
 that the latter may draw the rents in payment of t! 
 debt ; a forensic term, S. Meg. Maj. 2. A pled| 
 Burns. 
 
 To WADSET, V. a. To alienate heritable propel 
 under reversion, S. Skene. — Su. G. viadsaett-a, I 
 vaedsetf-ia, ojpignerare. Tliis v. was used in 0. , 
 " Wed sett-yn, impignevo," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 WADSETTER, s. One who holds the property of « 
 other in wadset, S. Ersk. 
 
 WAB-SHOO'i ING, s. Shooting at a mark for a wad, or 
 prize which is laid in pledge, Ang. Stat. Ace. 
 
 WAE, s. Wo. V. Wa. 
 
 WAE, adj. Sorrowful ; as, " I'm wae for you." 
 
 WAEFLEEB, Wamflet, s. The water of a mill-bum, 
 after passing the mill, Aberd.; synon. Weffiin, 
 Wefflum, q. v. — Teut. v;eoh-vlied-en, aufugere. 
 
 WAEKUL, Waefu', adj. 1. Woful ; sorrowful; S. 
 Burns. 2. Causing sorrow, S. Ritson. 
 
 WAENESS, s. Sorrow ; vexation, S. 
 
 WAESE, Weese, Weeze, s. 1. A waesc of strae, 
 bundle ofstiaw, in which the stalks are placed length-.' 
 wise ; pron. Wasc, Mearns. 2. A circular band d 
 straw, open in the middle, worn on the head, for thei 
 purpose of carrying a pail of milk, a tub, or basket 
 &c. Tweedd. Annandale. 3. A bundle of sticks fa 
 brushwood, placed on one side of the door of a cottagfljf 
 forwarding oil the blast, Tweedd.; pron. Weese. 
 Su. G. wa(e, a bundle of twigs. [LothJ 
 
 WAESOME, adj. Woful ; melancholy, S. neart J/. 
 
WAE 
 
 595 
 
 WAI 
 
 WAESUCKS, interj. Alas, Clydes. Burns. Falls of 
 Clyde.— A. S. wa, and Dan. Sax. usic, vae nobis. 
 
 WAE WAGS YE. An exclamation, Buch. Tarras. 
 Can wags be from A. S. wag-ian, agitaie, q. " wo," 
 or, " calamity agitates you ?" 
 
 WAE WORTH YOU. Wo befall you, S. V. Worth. 
 
 WAFF, Waif, Watf, adj. 1. Strayed, and not as yet 
 claimed. Quon. Att. — Er. guc&ves, vuayvts, strays ; 
 Isl. vof-a, to wander. 2. Solitary ; denoting the 
 awkward situation of one who is in a strange place 
 where he has not a .single acquaintance, S. 3. Worth- 
 less in conduct ; immoral, S. 4. Low-born ; ignoble, 
 S. A. Guy. Mann. 5. Paltry; inferior; \>\o\i. waiff, 
 Loth. Inheritance. 6. Feeble ; worn out, Dunifr. 
 
 To WAFF, Waif, v. n. To wave; to fluctuate, S. 
 Gawan and Got. — A. S. wof-ian, Sw. wrft-a, vacil- 
 lare. 
 
 To WAFF, Waif, v. a. To wave ; to shake, S. Doug. 
 
 WAFF, Waif, s. 1. A hasty motion ; the act of 
 waving, S. Arnot.. 2. A signal, made by waving. 
 Cromartie, 3. A transient view; as, / had just a 
 waff o' him, S. Guthrie. 4. A slight stroke from 
 any soft body, especially in passing, S. 5. A sudden 
 bodily ailment; as, a waff o' cauld, S. Entail. 6. 
 Transient effluvia or odour, Shell. 7. The contagion 
 of evil example. Walker. 8. A benevolent influ- 
 ence, as if communicated in passing, S. Gait. 9. 
 Equivalent to Wraith, from its being seen only 
 transiently, Border. Dangerous Secrets. — A. Bor. id. 
 v. Brockett. 
 
 WAFFIE, s. 1. A vagabond, S. 2. One addicted to 
 idleness, and to low company, Fife. 
 
 WAFFINGER, Whiffikgkr, s. A vagabond, a worth- 
 less vagrant, Boxb.; " A. Bor. waifinger, an estray," 
 Brockett. V. Waff, adj. 
 
 To WAFFLE, v. a. To rumple, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 WAFFLE, Waffil, Waifil, adj. 1. Limber; pliable, 
 S. 2. Feeble; useless, Boxb. "A woffl dud," a 
 person who is without ^rength or activity, ibid. ; 
 synon. Thoivless. V. Weffil. 
 
 WAFF-LIKE, adj. Having a veiy shabby or suspici- 
 ous appearance, S. Gait. 
 
 WAFF^ESS, s. Shabby appearance, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. 
 
 WAFROM, s. Moyse's Memoirs. The word is wisseris 
 in Belhaven MS. Mem. Ja. VT. This signifies 
 masks or I'lsors. It therefore seems probable that 
 Wafrcms is an error. 
 
 WAFT, s. Syn. with Waff, sense 8. Gait. 
 
 WAFT, s. One who, under the appearance of being a 
 friend, takes occasion to hold a person up to laugh- 
 ter, S. A. 
 
 WAFT, Weft, W^oft, s. The woof in a web, S. Adam. 
 — A. S. wefta, Su. G. waefl, id. from waefw-a, to 
 weave. 
 
 WA-GANG, Waygakg, Wa-gaen, s. 1. A departure. 
 Ramsay. 2. A disagreeable taste after a thing is 
 swallowed, S. B. Jcurn. Lond. — Tent, ivegh-ga-en, 
 abire, wegh-ganck, abitus. 3. The canal through 
 which water luus from a mill, Lanarks.; often, the 
 wagang o' the water. * 
 
 WA-GANG CRAP. The last crop before the tenant 
 quits his farm, S. B. Way-gangin' Crop, S. A. 
 
 WAG-AT-THE-WA', 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 
 t^een to wag backwaids and foi wards, before the 
 death of any one of the family, Roxb. 
 
 WAGE, s. A pledge; a pawn. Douglas.— 0. Fr. 
 
 guaige, surete. 
 WAGEOUR, Vageoceb, Vagee, s. A mercenary 
 
 soldier. Barbour. 
 WAGEOURE, s. A stake, E. wager. Douglas.— 0. 
 
 Fr. guaigiere, gage. 
 WAGGLE, s. A bog ; a mar.sh, S, B. also louggle. 
 
 Law Case.— Teut. waggel-en, agitare, motitare. 
 WAGHORN, s. A fabulous personage, who, being a 
 
 greater liar than the devil, was crowned king of 
 
 liars. Hence extravagant liars are said to be as ill 
 
 as Waghorn, ov waur than Waghoi-n, Aberd. "As 
 
 false as Waghorn, and he was nineteen times falser 
 
 than the deil," S. Prov. 
 WAG-STRING, s. One who dies by means of a halter. 
 
 Z. Boyd. 
 WA'-HEAD, s. 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 WA.IBLE, V. n. To walk unsteadily, as one who is 
 
 very feeble, Tweedd. A variety of Wevil, to wriggle. 
 
 — Germ, wappel-n, tremule moveri. 
 WAID, s. The dye-stufif called woad. " Ane pipe of 
 
 uaid." Aberd. Reg. V. Wadd, and Wald. 
 To WAIBE, V. a. To render furious. Doug.— A. S. 
 
 wed-an, insanire, furere. 
 To WAIDGE, V. a. To pledge. Montgom.-Su. G. 
 
 waedja, sponsionem facere ; L. B. guag-iare, id. 
 WAYER, s. A weigher; one who weighs, Despaut. 
 
 Gram. 
 WAYEST, adj. Most sorrowful. V. Wa. 
 To WAIF. V. Waff, v. 
 WAYFF, s. A wife. Pitscottie. 
 WAY-GANGIN' CROP. \. Wa-gakg-ceap. 
 WAY-GANGING, Way-going, s. Departure. Banna- 
 
 iy lie's Journ. Spald. 
 WAYGATE, s. Space ; room, Roxb. 
 
 He's a-wa' to sail, 
 Wi' water iu his wnygate. 
 All' wiud in his tidl.—Jacohite Helicf. 
 
 WAY-GAUN, Wa'-gaun, Way-going, adj. Removing 
 
 from a faim or habitation, S. Surv. Dumfr. 
 WAYGET, Wa'gate, s. Speed ; the act of making pro- 
 gress. He has nae way get, Loth. He does not get 
 
 forward. Wa'-gate, Lanarks. 
 To WAIGLE, Weegle, v. n. To waddle ; to waggle, 
 
 S. — Belg. waegel-en, waggel-en, Su. G. waclcl-a, 
 
 motitare. ^ 
 
 WAY-GOE, s. A place where a body of water breaks 
 
 out. Sir A. Balfour's Letters. — Teut. wegh-ga-en, 
 
 abire. 
 WAIH, WAinE, s. " To play vpoune the trum nychtly, 
 
 to convene the waih at ewin." Aberd Reg. Watch ? 
 WAYIS ME, Wo is me. Lynds. — Isl. vaes mer, vau 
 
 mihi sit. 
 To WAIK, V. a. To enfeeble. Douglas.— Sa. G. wek-a, 
 
 vacillare. 
 To WAIK, V. a. To watch, S. wauJc. Barbour.— A. 
 
 S. wac-ian, vigilare. 
 WAYKENNING, s. The knowledge of one's way from 
 
 a place. Kelly. 
 To WAIL, V. a. To choose ; to select. V. Wai.e. 
 To WAIL, Wale, v. a. To veil. Douglas. 
 WAIL, s. Thegunwale of a ship. Doug. — A. S. weal, 
 
 munimentum. 
 WAILE. Wale, s. Vale ; avail. Wallace V. Wale, w. 
 WAILE, s. A wand or rod. K. Hart.Sn. C. w.m/ 
 
 C. B. gwal-en, id. 
 
WAI 
 
 WAL 
 
 WAILYE QUOD WAILYE. V. Vailtb. 
 
 WAILE, *. A vale, or valley. Wallace. 
 
 WAILL, t. Advantage ; contr. from avail. Wallace. 
 
 WAYMYNO, Waymknt, s. Lamentation. Sir Gaiu.— 
 
 0. Pr. ouement-er, se plaindre ; Ital. guai, wo. 
 WAYN, WAyNE, «. Plenty. Wallace.-^Su.. G. winn-a, 
 
 sufficere. 
 WAYN, t. A vein. Wallace. 
 To VVAYND, V. n. To change ; to swerve. Houlate. 
 
 — A. S. waend-an, mutare, vertere. 
 To WAYND, V. n. To care; to be anxious about. 
 
 Wallace. — A. S. wand-ian, Isl. vand-a, curare. 
 WAYNE. In wayne, in vain. Wallace. 
 WAYNE, 8. Help ; rulief. Wallace.— A. S. wen, 
 
 spes, expectatio. 
 To WAYNE, V. n. To strike. Sir Gawan.—Su. G. 
 
 waan-a, to labour, winn-a, id. also to fight. 
 To WAYNE, V. a. To remove. Sir Gaw. — A. S. 
 
 wan-ian, demere, auferre. 
 WAINE, pret. Fought. S arbour. —T torn A. S. 
 
 winn-an, pugnare. 
 To WAINGLE, v. n. To flutter ; to wave ; to wag ; to 
 
 dangle ; to flap, Aberd. V. Winglk. 
 * WAINSCOT, s. Oak cut down, or in a wrought 
 
 state, S. Urquhart'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. 
 
 gwant-wy, apt to move away. 
 To WAINT, V. n. To become sour, applied to any 
 
 liquid, Teviotd. 
 To WAYNT, V. n. To be deficient ; to be wanting. 
 
 Wallace. — Isl. xant-a, deesse. 
 WAINTIT, Weynted, part. adj. Soured; applied to 
 
 milk, Dumfr. V. Wyktit. 
 WAY-PASSING, s. Departure. Act. Cone. 
 To WAY-PUT, V. a. To vend ; to sell. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. AWAY-POTTIKG. 
 
 WAIR, s. A pillow-slip. AclsCha. U. V. Cod. 
 
 WAIR, s. The spring. V. Ware. 
 
 WAIR. Went to wair. Meaning uncertain. Leg. JDp. 
 St. Androis. 
 
 To WAIR, V. a. To spend. V. Ware. 
 
 WAIR ALRIERIE. A pressor cupboard for holding 
 household articles for the table, distinguished from 
 one used for keeping meat. E. ware, q. earthenware, 
 Balfour's Practicks. 
 
 WAIKAWONS, interj. Wgll-a-day, Fife. 
 
 WAIRD, s. A sentence ; an award. V. Warde. 
 
 To WAIRD, V. a. To fasten a mortised joint by driv- 
 ing a pin through it, Clydes. Hence the term Weel- 
 wairdit, tvndlll-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, weard-ian, 
 tueri ; as this operation is meant to guard the joint 
 from opening. 
 
 WAIRDHOUsiS, s. A prison ; now called the tolboofh ; 
 wairdhous. Aberd. Reg. Q. guardhouse. — A. S. 
 weard-ian, Su. G. waard-a, custodiie. 
 
 WAIS, s. Meaning not clear. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 WAISTY, adj. Void ; waste. Douglas. 
 
 WAISTLESS, adj. Without a waist. Dunb. Lord 
 Hailes defines it, " spendthrift." 
 
 To WAIT, Vait, Wate, Wat, v. n. To know, S. wat. 
 Compl. S.—Su. G. wet-a, A. S. Moes. G. wit-an, 
 pret. wait. 
 
 To WAYT, Wate, v. a. To hunt ; to persecute. Wynt. 
 
 — A. S. waeth-an, Su. G. wed-a, venari. V. Waitii. 
 WAYTAKING, s. The act of removing or carrying olT. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. Y. Watakino. 
 To WAITE, V. o. To blame. Sadler's Papers. V. 
 
 WlTK. 
 
 WAITER, s. The name given to the persons who for- 
 merly kept the gates of Edinburgh. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 WAITER, 8. Watei-. Gl. Sibb. This is the pron. of 
 
 Teviotd. — Teut. weeter, aqua ; A. S. waeter, weter, id. 
 WAITER, s. A token. Border. V. Wittir. 
 WaITH, s. 1. Raiment. Philotus.—Su. G. wat 
 
 A. S. waede, indumentum. 2. A plaid worn k 
 
 women, S. B. Ross. 
 WAITH, s. Danger. Barbour.— 0. Su. G. 
 
 danger. 
 WAITH, Wayth, adj. 1. Wandering, as, a wait 
 
 horse, S. Balfnur's Pract. 2. Impertinent. Doui 
 
 3. Wandering; roving. Wyntown. — A. S. walhi 
 
 vagatio, a straying, a wandering. 
 WAITH, Wayth, s. Acts Ja. VI. Probably what 1 
 
 strayed or unclaimed. 
 WAITH, Waithe, Waithing, s. 1. The act of hun 
 
 ing. Sir Gawan. 2. The game taken in huntinj 
 
 or the sport in fishing. ITa^^acc— Isl. veid-i 
 
 venari, piscaii ; veidi, venatio, vel praeda venation 
 
 capta. 
 WAITHMAN, Waythman, s. A hunter. Wyntovn 
 
 — Teut. weyd-man, venator, auceps. 
 WAITS, s. pi. Minstrels who go through a burgl 
 
 playing under night, especially towards the new yeai 
 
 S. and E. Mayne's Siller Gun. V. Wate, s. 
 WAK, adj. 1. Moist; watery, S. Lyndsay. i 
 
 Kainy ; A .wale day, a rainy day, S. Bellenden. i 
 
 Damp, S. Chalm. Air. — Teut. wack, id. wao 
 
 weder, aer humidus. 
 WAK, s. The moistness of the atmosphere. Douglai 
 WAKAND, s. Awakening. Aberd. Reg. 
 To WAKE, v. n. To wander. Gl. Sibb.— Isl. vack< 
 
 Lat. vag-or. 
 To WAKE, V. n. To be unoccupied. Wyntoum.~ 
 
 Lat. vac-are. 
 * To WAKEN, V. a. T-o revive an action which ha 
 
 for some time been dormant ; a forensic term, 
 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 WAKENING, s. A legal form in renewing a proces 
 
 S. BelVs Diet. 
 WAKERIFE, adj. V. Walkrifk. 
 •WAKE-ROBIN, s. The arum maculatum. Sod 
 
 baiters in Teviotdale are said to use this as a char 
 
 against witchcraft. 
 ViAKl'i^G, part. adj. Waste ; unoccupied. Perhai 
 
 in a di&turbed state. Spalding. 
 WAKNES, s. Humidity, S. B. Lyndsay. 
 WAL OF IRNE. Apparently a lever of iron. Ad.' 
 
 Audit.— T<iVLt. welle, cylindrus, sucula, et palangiy^ 
 
 i. e. a lever. 
 WALA, Walic, s. Vale. Wallace. 
 WALAGEOU&'S, Walegeouss, adj. Wanton ; lcche^ 
 
 ous. Barbour. — A. S. gal, libidinosus ; L. B. vola- 
 
 gins, levis. 
 WALD, s. The plain; the ground. Doug. — A. S. 
 
 wold, planities. 
 WALD, V. aux. 1. Would. Barbour.— A. S. wold, 
 
 vellem, from will-an, velle. 2. Should ; as deno^ 
 
 ing necessity. Crosraguell. 
 To WALD, Walde, v. a. 1. To wield ; to manage. 
 
 Wyntown. 2. To govern. — A. S. weald-an, Su. G. 
 
 wald-a, dirigere, dominari. 3. To possess. Wvnt^ 
 
WAL 
 
 597 
 
 WAL 
 
 4. To Waldand Ward. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps the 
 phrase signifies, to have the management of public 
 concerns in common with others who pay taxes. 
 To WALD, V. a. To incoi-porate two masses of metal 
 
 into one, Tweedd. " Strike iron while 'tis het, if 
 
 ye'd have it to wald." Herd. V. Well, Wall. v. 
 WALD, s. Yellow weed ; dyer's weed, Reseda luteola, 
 
 Linn. Aberd. Reg.—E. Weld. 
 WALDER WOLL, s. Wether wool ; or wool plucked 
 
 from wethers. Act. AudAt. 
 WALDYN, adj. Able ; powerful. Bellenden. 
 WALDING, s. Government. Burel. 
 WALDIN-HEAT, s. 1. Such heat as is proper for 
 
 welding iron, Clydes. 2. Metaph. used to denote 
 
 fitness for any particular object or design ; as, " He's 
 
 in a braw waldin heat for courtinj?," ibid. 
 To WALE, V. a. To choose ; to select ; also wyle, S. 
 
 Douglas.— Moes. G. wal-jan, Su. G. wael-ia, eligere. 
 Weel-wail'd, adj. Well-chosen ; cautiously selected ; 
 
 often applied to language. Ramsay. 
 WALE, Wail, s. 1. The act of choosing, S. Ruther- 
 ford. 2. That which is chosen in preference to 
 
 other objects, S. Douglas. 3. A person or thing 
 
 that is excellent, S. iiiison.— Su. G. wal, 0. Belg. 
 
 waele, electio. 
 WALE, s. A well ; a fountain ; S. wall. SJcene. 
 To WALE, V. n. To avail. Douglas. 
 To WALE, V. a. To veil. V. Wail. 
 WALE, s. A veil. Wyntown. 
 WALGAN, s. A wallet; a pouch, Aberd.: the same 
 
 with Walgie, 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. Davidson's 
 
 Seasons. 
 WALY, Wawlie, s. a toy ; a gewgaw, S. Fcrgusson. 
 
 Antiquary. 
 WALY, inter j. Expressive of lamentation, Ramsay. 
 
 — A. S, wa-la, eheu, ah ; from ua, wo, and la, 0, 
 
 oh! 
 WALY, «. Prosperity. Waly fa, or faw, may good 
 
 fortune befall, or betide ; a phrase not yet entirely 
 
 obsolete, S. B. Lyndsay. — A. S. vcaela, wela, feli- 
 
 citas, prosperitas. " Waly fa, wo be to." 61. 
 
 Skinner. It occurs in the tame sense, in another 
 
 form. 
 
 Now waJly fu' fa' the silly bridegroom, 
 He was as soft as butter, &c. — IJerd. 
 
 WALYCOAT, s. An under-petticoat, Ab. Spalding. 
 
 The same with Wylecoat, q. v. 
 WALIE, Wally, adj. 1. Excellent. Hamilton. — 
 
 A. S. waelig, rich. 2. Large; ample; a waly bairn, 
 
 a fine thriving child, S. Burns's Tarn o' Shanter. 
 
 Forbes.— Germ, wal-en, to grow luxuriantly; Belg. 
 
 weelig, luxuriose crescens. 
 WALISE, s. Saddlebags, S. Waverley. V. Wallees. 
 WALY-SPRIG, 5. The same with Waly, a flower, 
 
 Galloway. Davidson's Seasons. 
 WALYSTANE, s. A nodule of quartz ; as being used 
 
 as a plaything by children, Clydes. 
 VfAJAT, pret. v. Travelled. K. Hart.— A. S. weall- 
 
 ian, Teut. wal-en, peregrinari. 
 To WALK, V. a. To watch. Barbour.— Uoes. G. 
 
 wak-an, A. S. wac-ian, vipilare. 
 To WALK, V. a. To awake ; used to denote the 
 
 renewal of a prosecution which has been dormant. 
 
 Acts Mary. V. Waken. 
 To WALK, V. a. To full cloth. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 V. Wadk. 
 
 WALKER, s. A fuller. V. under Wauk, v. 
 To WALKIN, Walken, v. a. 1. To awake. Doug. 
 Virg. — E. Waken. 2. To raise a legal prosecution 
 anew ; a forensic term^ S. Balfour's Pract. 
 To WALKIN, V. n. To walk ; Wke/leyne, for fie, bene 
 
 for be, seyne for se. Doug. Virg. 
 WALKRIFE, adj. 1. Watchful, S. xoakrife. Mel- 
 vill's MS. 2. Metaph. kept still alive. Douglas. — 
 A. S. waecce, watchfulness ; and rife, abundant. 
 WALKRIFELIE, Waukrifelie, adv. Wakefully, S. 
 WALKRIFENESS, Waukrifeness, s. The state of 
 
 bein^ wakeful, S. 
 WALKRYFENESSE, s. Watchfulness, as opposed to 
 
 somnolency, S. waukrifeness. Rollock. 
 To WALL UP, V. n. To boil up, S.— Su. G. waell-a, 
 A. S. weall-an, aestuare, fervere, — 0. E. " Wellynge 
 or boylynge up as playnge pottys, ebullitio," Prompt. 
 Parv. 
 WALL, s. A wave. Douglas. — 0. Teut. walle, unda, 
 
 fluctus. 
 To WALL, V. a. To beat two masses into one, S. V. 
 
 Well. 
 To WALLACII, (gutt.) v. n. To use many circumlo- 
 cutions, Ang. — Su. G. wall-a, to roam. 
 To WALLACH, v. n. To cry as a child out of humour ; 
 
 to wail, Ang. — Ir. walligh-im, to howl. 
 WALLACHIE-WEIT, s. The lapwing, Mearns.;from 
 Wallach, to wail, and Weit, a term used to denote 
 the sound made by this bird. 
 To WALLAN, v. n. To wither ; to fade, Aberd.; synon. 
 
 with S. Wallow. 
 WALLAWAY, 1. interj. Alas. Douglas.^-S. walawa, 
 E. welaway, A. S, welawa, Su, G. waleva, proh 
 dolor ; 2. s. The Devil, Shetl. 
 WALLAWALLA, interj. Equivalent to E. hush 1 
 
 silence! Orkn. 
 WALLEE, s. V. Well-eY. 
 WALLEES, Walise, s. Saddlebags, S.— Belg. valleys, 
 
 Fr. valise, a portmanteau. 
 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, v. 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, ad;. Billowy ; full of waves. Douglas. 
 WALLY-BYE, s. A toy ; a gew-paw, S. 0. " Wally- 
 
 dys, gewgaws," Gl. Sibb, V. Walie, adj. 
 W ALLY-DYE, interj. Well-a-day ; alas, Ettr, For. 
 
 Hogg. 
 WALLIDRAG, Wallidraggle, s. I. A feeble, ill- 
 grown person. Dunbar.— &. wallidraggle, S. B. 
 wary-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 genitus. 3. A slovenly female, Roxb. 
 Loth. 4. Wally-draggle, three sheaves set up 
 together, in rainy weather, without a hood-sheaf, 
 Roxb. 
 WALLIES, s. pi. I. The intestines, Ayrs. 2. Also 
 expl. "fecket pouches," or pockets to an under 
 waistcoat, ibid. 
 WALLIES, s. pi. Finery, Roxb. ; synon. Braws. 
 
 What bonnie lassies flock to Boswell's fair. 
 To see their joes, an' shaw their walliet there ! 
 
 A. Scott's Pc erne. 
 
 WALLIFOU FA*. V. under Walt. 
 
WAL 
 
 o. To undervalue, Mearns.;corr. 
 
 TbWALLTPEND 
 from Vilipend. 
 
 WALY-WAE, ». Lamentation, Ayrs. Entail. From 
 the same orifcin with Wallaway, q. v. 
 
 WALLY-WALLYING, «. The same with Wally-wae, 
 Ayrs. Ann. Par. 
 
 ■\VALLOCH, s. A kind of dance familiar to the High- 
 lands, S. Song, Roys Wijt. 
 
 WALLOCH-GOUL, t. 1. A noisy, blustering 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, Moiay. Perhaps from 
 its wild cry ; or from its deceptiuus mode of perplex- 
 ing tliose who search for its nest. — Isl. valing-r, 
 fallax, vallc-a, vexare. V. Wallach, v. 
 
 To WALLOP, Walop, v. n. 1. To move quickly, with 
 much agitation of the body or clothes, S. B. Jiudd. 
 
 2. To gallop. Lynda. — Ttint. wal-oppe, cursus 
 gradarius. 
 
 WALLOP, 8. 1. Quick motion, with agitation of the 
 clothes, especially when in a rapged state, 3. 2. The 
 noise caused by this motion, S. 3. A sudden and 
 severe blow, Aberd, 
 
 To WALLOW, Walow, v. n. 1. To wither; to fade. 
 DouQ. 2. Metaph. apjilied to the face. Hardyknute. 
 
 3. Transferred to the mind. M'yntown. — A. S. 
 wealow-ian, marcescere ; Germ, welw-en. 
 
 WALLOWAE, s. The devil, fehetl. 
 
 WA-LOOK, s. That suspicious downcast look, which 
 
 those have who look away from the person to whom 
 
 they address themselves, Clydes. 
 WALLOWIT, 2)arf. arf;. Withered; as, "wallow'tan' 
 
 wan." J. Hamilton. 
 WALROUN, s. V. WoLRonN. 
 WALSH, Weischk, adj. Insipid, S. walsh. Doug.— 
 
 Teut. gaelsch, ingratus, insuavis sapore aut odore. 
 WALSHNES8, s. Insipidity of taste, S. Siibald. 
 To WALT, V. a. To beat ; to thump, Dumfr.; perhaps 
 
 radically the same with Quhult, q. v. 
 To WALTER, v. a. To overturn. 
 WALTERAR, s. One who overturns. P. 16th Cent. 
 
 V. Weltee. 
 WALTH, s. Enough of any thing ; plenty of ; as, 
 
 " He has walth o' siller," i. e. abundance of money, 
 
 S. ; synon. Eouth. — From A. S. u-alelk, rich; or Su. 
 
 G. waelde, power. 
 WALX, s. Wax. Aberd. Beg. 
 WAMBE, Wame, Waim, Weam, Wayme, «. 1. The 
 
 womb. Alp. Hamiltoun. 2. The belly, S. Bellend. 
 
 3. The stomach. A fow wame, a full stomach ; a 
 
 ruamefow, a bellyful, S. Ilenrysone. — Moes. G. 
 
 wamba, A. S. Isl. wamb, venter, uterus. 
 To WAMBLE, v. n. To move in an undulating man- 
 ner, S. CW.— Isl. vamblra, aegre protrahere se huroi 
 
 ventre. 
 WAMBLIN, s. A puny child, Caithn. V. Wamflin. 
 WAMBRASSEIRIS, s. Armour lor the forepart of the 
 
 arm. Acts J a. I. — Fr. avonf, before, and hr assart, 
 
 a vambrace. 
 WAME, «. 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, v. a. To fill one's belly, Eoxb. 
 
 V. Wambe, s. 
 WAMEFOU, Wamkfc', «. A bellyful, -B. "Awame- 
 
 fou is, a wamefou, whether it be of the barley-meal or 
 
 the bran." St. Honan. 
 
 3 WAN 
 
 WAME-ILL, Weam-ill, s. 1. The belly-ache. Mont 
 gomerie. 2. A disease of the intestines. Addic. to| 
 Scot. Cornilclis — A. S. wamb-adl, dolor ventris. 
 
 To WAMFLE, v. n. To move like a tatterdemalion 
 who.se lags arc flapping, Fife. To flap; to flutter; 
 said of the sails of a vessel at sea, when agitated by 
 the wind.— Germ, wnjfd-n, motitari, with m inserted 
 
 To W AMPLE, w. a. Expl. *' to sully," Ayrs. Synon. 
 with Sudd a. 
 
 Wanflke, s, a rake ; a wencher. 
 
 W A M F L E R, 
 
 Philntus. 
 WAMPLET, s. 
 WAMFLIN, s. 
 
 y. Waefleed. 
 
 A puny child who has a large belly, 
 Caithn. Peihaps a diniin. from Wamb, Wame, the 
 belly. The word is also pron. Wamblin. 
 WAMIE, adj. Corpulent; having a large belly, 
 
 Upp. Lanark s. 
 WAMINESS, *. Corpulence, ibid. — Isl. vambi, ven- 
 
 tri osus. 
 WAMYT, adj. V. Wambb. 
 
 WAMYT, Grete Wamyt, Grete Wame. 1. Big- 
 bellied. Doug. 2. Pregnant. Wyntown. 
 WAMPES, s. A term us^ed to denote the motion of an 
 
 adder, Ayrs. V. Wampish, v. 
 To WAMPISII, V. n. To fluctuate; to move back- 
 wards and forwards, Ett. For. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 To WAMPISII, V. 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. 
 
 Antiqua7-y. 
 WAMPLE, s. The motion of an eel; undulating 
 
 motion, Ayrs. Evidently a provinciality for Wavible. 
 To WAMPUZ, V. n. V. Wampish. 
 WAN, -adj. Deficient. Houl. — A. S. wan, deficiens. 
 WAN, pret. v. Came, &c. V. Wyn. 
 WAN, adj. .1. Black ; gloomy. Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 wan; wan wolcen, atra nubes. 2. Dark -coloured ; 
 
 or rather, filthy. Wallace. — A. S. wan, wonn, also 
 
 signify filthy. 
 WAN. A particle expressive of negation, prefixed 
 
 both to adjectives and to substantives, S. — It had 
 
 also been used in 0. E. ^'wan beleuar, peifidus," 
 
 Prompt. Parv. Anc. G. A. S./wan, negation. 
 WAN, adj. Not fully round ; not plump ; as, a wan 
 
 tree, is a tree that has not grown in a circular-form, 
 
 or that is not filled up on one side. Wan-cheekit, 
 
 applied to a man whose cheeks are thin, Berwicks.— j 
 
 I.'^l. oan, quod infraju.stum modura e.st: Su. G. man, id 
 WAN. An adverbial affix, corre.spoudiug in signif.c 
 
 tion and u^e with the Lat. adv. versus, Abeixl. — Perl 
 
 A. S. waeg, a way. 
 WAN, s. Wan and Wound. Poems IGth Cent.- 
 
 Wan may signify a blow or stroke, as allied to Teul 
 
 wand, plaga. 
 WAN-BAYN. The cheek-bone. Wallace. — A. 
 
 wang, Belg. weng, the cheek. 
 WANCANNY, acy. Unlucky, S. A wancanny carlin 
 
 one supposed to be a witch, Fife. Y. Canny. 
 WANCHANCIE, adj. Unlucky, S. Burns. 
 
 Dangerous ; apt to injure, S. Fergusson. 
 WANCOUTU, adj. Uncouth. Ruddiman. 
 WAND, Wanbe, s. 1. A sceptre ; orbadgeof authoritj 
 
 Sir Tristrem. Under the wand, in a state of subje« 
 
 tion. Boug. 2. The rod of cbrrection. Lyndsa\ 
 
 .3. A fishing-rod, S. Acts Ja. F/. — Su. G. want 
 
 Dan. vaand, baculus, virga. 
 WAND, jirei. of the v. To wind, S. B. Wallace. 
 WAND, adj. Wicker; as, "a wand basket;" 
 
 wand cradle, " &c. S. 
 
WAN 
 
 C99 
 
 WAP 
 
 WAND OF PEACE. A symbol of relaxation from an 
 
 unjust sentence of outlawry. Balfour's Pract. 
 WAND-BED, s. A wicker bed. Spalding. 
 WAND-BIRN, s. E.Kpl. "a straight burn on the face 
 
 of a sheep," Clyrles. — Perhaps q. a chce.k-hxxvn, from 
 
 A. S. wana, maxilla, and hy)-n, incendium. 
 WANDPASSON, s. Denotinj; what is made in a bas- 
 ket-form, resembling wands or twigs interlaced. 
 
 Inventories. 
 To W ANDYS, V. n. To feel the impression of fear ; 
 
 also to indicate this. Barbour.— A. S. wand-ian, 
 
 to fear ; to become remiss from fear. 
 WANDIT, L. wanderit. S. P. Eepr. 
 WANDOCHT, s. 1. A weak or puny creature, S. B. 
 
 2. "A. silly, inactive fellow," Roxb. 3. It would 
 
 seem to be used as equivalent to " woithless crea- 
 ture," Aberd. Cock's Simple Strains. V. Uxdoch. 
 "WANDOCHT, Waxdought, o 7/. Feeble ; puny ; 
 
 contemptible, Perths. S. O. Campbell. 
 WANDRETIIE, s. Misfortune ; great difficulty or 
 
 danger. K. Hart. — Isl. vandraedi, Su. G. wand- 
 
 raede, discrimeu, difficultas. 
 WANE, s. Defect ; want. Gl. Complaynt. 
 WANE, s. Manner ; fashion. Barbour. — Su. Q. 
 
 wana, Isl. vane, consuetudo, mos. 
 WANE, s. A wain. Maiiland P. 
 WANE, s. 1. A habitation. Wallace. 2. Denoting 
 
 different apartments in the same habitation.— Teut. 
 
 woon, habitatio. V. Wox, v. 
 WANE, s. Opinion ; estimation. Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 luen, wena, opinio. 
 Wane, s. Expl. 'a number of people." M'nst. Bord. 
 To WANE, V. n. To think. Lyndsay—'n\c ssime 
 
 with 0. E. wene, modern ween; A. S. waen-an, 
 
 opinari. 
 WANEARTHLIE, adj. Not belonging to this world ; 
 
 preternatural, S. Edinb. Mag. V. Wan. 
 To WANEISE one's self, v. a. To put one's self to 
 
 trouble, S. B. — A. S. uneathe, vix, moleste. 
 WANFORTUNATE, adj. Unfortunate. Speech for 
 
 D — sse of Arnistoun. a.d. 1711. 
 WANFORTUNE, «. Misfortune, ibid. 
 WANGYLE, s. The gospel ; cunti*. from evangyle. 
 
 Wyntown. 
 WANGRACE, s. Wickedness, S. Doug. 
 WANHAP, s. Misfortune. V. Vaxhap, 
 WANUAPPIE, adj. 1. Unlucky ; unfortunate, S. B. 
 
 2. Dangerous; fatal. Burcl. 
 WANHOPE, s. Delusive hope. Doug. 
 WANYOCH, adj. Pale ; wan, Clydes. 
 WANION, s. Appait'ntly_a_ nii.sfortune or calauiitj^ 
 ^ Nigel. It occurs in /"ericZes, /'Wncef/T'T/re, Shaksp. 
 
 Steevens says that the sen.se of the term is unknown. 
 WANYS, s. pi. The jaws; used for the stomach. 
 
 Barbour. — A. S. wang, I&l. wangi, maxilla. 
 WANYS, s. pi. Habitat on. V. Wane, s. 4. 
 WANKILL, adj. Unstable. Pop. Ball.— A. S. 
 
 wancle, wancol, inconstans ; Su. G. wank-a, Germ. 
 
 wank-en, fluctuare. 
 To WANKISH, D. a. To twist; to entwine; as, in 
 
 forming a basket the twigs are said to be wankished, 
 
 Dumfr. Roxb. It is also pron. vankish, in some 
 
 parts of the country. V. Fank, v. 
 WANLAS, «. At the tvanlas, without design, or by 
 
 mistake. Wynt. — A. S. leasa wena, falsa opinio ; 
 
 Isl. wonlaus, exspes. lu Fife, the teim uanlas, or 
 
 wanlass, is still use<l to signify a surprise ; and. To 
 be " ta'en at a vjanlas," to be taken at a loss, or un- 
 prepared. 
 
 WANLIE, adj. Agreeable ; comfortable, Shetl— Isl. 
 
 vonlegr, sperandus. 
 WANLIESUM, adj. Unlovely, Mearns. The same 
 
 with Unlusum, which, by the way, should rather be 
 
 written Unlusume, as more expressive of the sound. 
 WANLUCK, Wanluk.s. Misfortune, S. B. Maitl.P. 
 WANNIS, pi. Scars ; marks. Bellend. 
 WANNLE, Wasle, aJJ. 1. Agile; active; athletic, 
 
 Roxb. Synon. Yauld. Hogg. 2. Stout ; healthy ; 
 
 vigorous, ibid. Antiq. 
 WANOWN'T, part. adj. Not claimed ; not acknow- 
 ledged, S. 0. GaJfs Eothelan. 
 WANRECK, 5. " Mischance ; ruin," Gl. Sibb. 
 WANREST, s. 1. Inquietude, S. Melvill's Mem. — 
 
 Belg. onrust. 2. Cause of inquietude, S. B. Boss. 
 
 3. Wanrest of a clock, the pendulum, S. Prov. V. 
 
 Unrest. 
 WANRESTFU', adj. Restless, S. Burns. 
 WANRUFE, s. Disquietude ; uneasiness. Henrysone. 
 
 V. RoiF. 
 WANRULY, adj. Unruly, S. Fergusson. 
 WANSII AIKEN, part. adj. " Deformed," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 Teut. wanschaepen, informis, imperfectus. 
 WANSONSY, adj. Mischievous, S. Jac. Belies. V, 
 
 UX-SOXSY. 
 
 WANSUCKED, s. A child that has not been properly 
 
 suckled. Montgomerie. 
 WANSUCKED, adj. Used in the same sense. Kennedie. 
 * WANT, s. Toliae a Want, to be mentally imbecile, S. 
 WANTER, s. A bachelor ; also a widower, from the 
 
 circumstance of wanting, or being without a wife, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 WANTHllEVIN, Wanthkiven, part. pa. Not thriven ; 
 
 in a state of decline, S. Watson.— Sw. vanirifne, 
 
 not thriving. 
 WANTHRIFT, s. 1. Prodigality, S. Maitl. Poems. 
 
 2. A personal designation, denoting a Iprodigal. 
 
 Montgomerie. 
 WANTIN', 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, immediately after the birth, Teviotd. 
 
 Elsewhere called Blithe-meat. 
 WANUSE, s. Misuse; abuse; waste; as, "Ye tak 
 
 care o' nai thing ; ye let every thing gang tou'a?ittse," 
 
 Loth, i. e. go to wreck from want of use, Roxb. 
 WAN WEIRD, Waswerd, s. Unhappy fate; hard lot, 
 
 S. Douglas. V. Weird. 
 WANWYT, s. Want of knowledge. Wyntown.— 
 
 Belg. wonwete, Isl. vanvitska, id. 
 W A N W R T H, Wakwordy, adj. Unworthy, S. 
 
 Dunbar.— Ish vanvurde, dedignor, vanvirda, de- 
 
 decus. 
 WAN WORTH, s. An undervalue, S. Fergusson. 
 \7ANWUTH, s. A surprise, Fife. Synon. with 
 
 Wanlas. " To be ta'en at a wanwuih," to be taken 
 
 by surprise, or at a loss. — Teut. wan-ivete, ignorantia, 
 
 q. without wit, 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. 
 
 waeJw a, Isl. wef-ia, implicare, involvere. 
 To WAP, V. a. 1. To throw quickly, S. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. 2. To thiow, in a general sense. Ramsay. 3. 
 
 To flap. Pop. Ball. 
 
WAP 
 
 600 
 
 WAR 
 
 WAP, s. 1. A throw, S. P. Buchan Dial. 2. A 
 quick and smart stroke, S. Chr. Kirk. — Isl. veif-a, 
 Teut. wipjien, vibrare. 
 
 jTo WAP, V. n. "To wrestle. Wappinp, wrestling." 
 Gall. Encycl. — Teut. wippen, agitare, vibraie. 
 
 To WAl*, V. a. To wrap ; to envelope ; to swaddle. 
 Minstr. Border. — Su. G. wcpa, Moes, G. wsib-an, 
 to lap about. 
 
 WAPINSCllAW, Wapinsciiawino, s. An exhibition 
 of arms, made at certain times in every district, S. 
 Slat. Will.—\. S. waepn, weapon, and sceaw-ian, 
 to show. 
 
 WAPNIT, Wapinnit, part. pa. Provided with weap- 
 ons. E. toeaponed. Acts Mary. 
 
 WAPPER, s. Any thing that is of a large size, Roxb. 
 Rob Boy. 
 
 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 envelop, 
 q. V. — Fenn. waipa, a cloak. 
 
 WAPPIN, Wappyn, s. a weapon, S. Douolas.— 
 A. S. waepen, Su. G. wapn, Belg. wapen, arma. 
 
 WAPPING, adj. Large in size; a.s, "a wappino 
 chield,"a large boy, S. Often used as synon. with 
 Strapping. 
 
 WAPPIN LES, adj. Unarmed ; weaponless. Bcllend. 
 T. Liv. 
 
 WAPPIT, part. pa. Enveloped. Houlate.—Su. Q. 
 wep-a, to lap about. 
 
 WAR, Ware, Ware, Were, adj. Worse, S. Boss. 
 — Su. G. waerre, werre, A. S. waerra, Isl. verre, id. 
 Waur, or u-arse than one's self, a phrase used to de- 
 note a visitor from the spiritual world. / ne'er saw 
 ony thing waur than mysel, I never saw a ghost, S. 
 TJie Ghaist. 
 
 WAR, VVacb, This word is frequently used anoma- 
 lously, as if it were a s.; as, " Gin that were to hap- 
 pen, it wad be ten waurs," S. i. e. ten times worse. 
 
 To WAR, Waur, v. a. 1. To overcome ; to outdo, S, 
 Douglas. 2. To injure ; to make worse. Balfour's 
 Tract. 3. To he waur'd, to be cast in a court of law, 
 S. Antiquary. 
 
 WAR, suhst. V. Were. Barbour.— &w. Germ, war, id. 
 
 WAR, adj. Aware ; wary. V. Wer. 
 
 WAR, V. imp. War him, befall him. Barbour. — 
 Su. G. war-a, to be ; Isl. verda, vard, fi'^ri. 
 
 To WAR, Ware, Wair, Wayr, v. a. 1. To lay out as 
 expense, S. Dunbar. 2. To expend ; to bestow, in 
 whatever sense, S. Maitland P. 3. 'lo waste; to 
 squander. Wallace. — Isl. vir-ia, negotiari. Hence 
 E. ware, wares, merchandise. 
 
 To W A RAND, v. a. To protect, S. and E. warrant. 
 Wynt. — A. S. ^varen^^an, cavere sibi, defendere se. 
 
 WARAND, Waeraxd, s. 1. A place of shelter or de- 
 fence. Barbour. 2. A surety of a particular de- 
 scription ; one who secures the fulfilment of any 
 bargain, or warrants a purchase made by another ; a 
 forensic term, S. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 WARBLE, 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, and in Slietl. War- 
 lack.— A. S. wear, Teut. weer, a knot or bunch. 2. 
 A lean person ; a scrag, Aberd. Synon. Shargar. 
 
 To WARBLE, v. n. To wriggle, &c. V. Wrabil, 
 Warple. 
 
 WARD, s, 1. A division of an army. Douglas. 2. A 
 small piece of pasture-ground enclosed on all sides, 
 S. Watson.— Sn. G. waard, sepes, sepimentum. 
 
 To WARD, V. a. To imprison. Statist. Acc.—Sa. Gj 
 
 waerd-a, custodire. 
 WARD AND WAR?EL. Security for; pledge, S, 
 
 Boss. Ward, keeping ; and warsel, perhaps wardsel 
 
 — From A. S. weard, custodia, and sell-an, tradere. 
 To WARD, V. n. To go to prison ; to submit to cott 
 
 finenient ; to enter one's person in ivard. Spalding^ 
 To WARD, t<. n. To award ; an old forensic term, 
 
 Act. Audit. 
 WARDATOUR, s. The person who has the ward.shi| 
 
 of lands while the heir is a minor. Acts Ja. F.— 
 
 L. B. guardator, custos. 
 WARDE, s. A decision ; a forensic term. Quon.Att, 
 
 — L. B. warda, E. award. 
 WARDEN, s. "The name of a particular kind o1 
 
 pear," S. Gl. Slbb. V. Wasiiwauden. 
 WARDLE, s. A transposition of Warld, the world, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras. 
 WARDOUR, s. Acts Ja. FJ.— E. warder denotes a 
 
 keeper, a guard; but this term is u.-,ed as denoting 
 
 those who are kept ; from Ward, v. n. to go to 
 
 prison. 
 WARDOUR, s. Verdure. Dunbar.— 0. Fr. vardors, 
 
 id. 
 WARDRAIPPER, s. The Keeper of the Wardrobe. 
 
 Maitland P. — 0. E. "■ wardroper, vestiarius," 
 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 WARDREIP, s. A wardrobe. Dunbar. 
 To WARE, V. a. To expend, &c. V. War, 
 WARE, s. Price ; estimation. IIoulate.—A. S. wer, 
 
 were, capitis JEStimatio, or rather Su. G. wara, 
 
 merx. 
 WiTOLE-wARE, .1. The whole of anything; the whole 
 
 lot or assortment. B. Bruce. 
 WARE, s. A tough and hard knot in a tree. Doug. 
 
 — A. S. wear, Belg. weer, callus, nodus. 
 W ARE, W A-R, pret. V. Wore. Douglas. 
 WARE, Wair, s. 1. The sea-need called alga marina ; 
 
 sometimes sea-ware, S. Monroe. 2. Fucus vesicu- 
 
 losus. LightJ'oot. — A. S. war, waur, sae-waur, alga 
 
 marina. 
 Ikccme Ware. Weeds cast in by the sea, as dis- 
 tinguished from those which adhere to the rocks, 
 
 Fife. Maxw. Set. Trans. 
 WARE, s. A wire, S. 
 WARE, Wair, s. The spring, Gall. Ayrs. Clydes. 
 
 V. Veir. 
 WARE-BEAR, s. Eailey 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. 
 
 Sfat. Ace. 
 WARESTALL, s. Act. Dcm. Cone. May this denote 
 
 a stall for holding wares or necestary articles ? 
 WAKETYME, s. 1. The season of spring, Ettr. For. 
 
 Roxb. Tweedd. 2. Eaily period of life, ibid. Jlogg. 
 
 —Isl. vortimi, vernum tempus. 
 WARP, s. A puny, contemptible creature ; adwai-fish 
 
 person, Lanark s. Orf Loth. ITrf, Tweedd. War- 
 woof, Ang. V. Warwolf. 
 To ^VAB.Y, V. a. To defend ; to protect. Hist. James 
 
 the Sext. — A. S. waeri-an, defendere. V. Warys. 
 To WARY, Warye, Warry, Warie, Werray, v. a. 1. 
 
 To curse ; to execiate. Crosraguell. Lyndsay. 2. 
 
 To bring a curse upon. Wareit, really accursed. 
 
 Bellenden. — A. S. weri-an, waerig-an, maledicere, 
 
 execrari 
 To WARY, V. a. To alter ; for vary. Doug. 
 
WAR 
 
 601 
 
 WAR 
 
 WARIDRAG, s. A puny hog or young sheep, that re- 
 quires, as it were, to be draaoed 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. Walliuuag, and Wariduag. 
 
 "WARYING, s. Execration. Abp. Hamilt. 
 
 "WARING, s. Wares; as syn. with Crudts. "Certane 
 gudis and waring." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ToWARYS, V. a. To guard ; to defend. Gaw. and 
 Gol. — Su G. waer-a, waer ia, id. 
 
 WARISON, Warysoun, Waresoxe, s. Reward, 0. E. 
 Barbour. — 0. Fr. guarison, garantie, paiement. 
 
 "WARISON, s. Note of assault. Lay Last Minstrel. 
 Perhaps q. war-sound.— Vv. guerre, and son. 
 
 To WARK, Werk, v. n. To ache ; yerJc, S, Wall, 
 — A. S. waerc, Su. G. waerk, dolor, waerh-a, dolere. 
 pi. "Warkis. 
 
 WARK, Warke, s. 1. Work, S. R. Bruce. 2. In 
 pi. The warks o' a lock, or key, the ward, S. The 
 warks o' a clock, or watch, the compages of one. 
 
 To Hald, or IIaud, a Wark with one. To make 
 much of one ; as, He held an awfu' ^oark wi' me, he 
 showed me the greatest kindness, S. 
 
 W'^ARK, s. A fortification ; as in the compound des- 
 ignation, Burnswark, Dumfr. — Isl. virki, vallum, 
 munitio ; literally opus. 
 
 WARK, s. An hospital ; as, HerioVs Wark, S. 
 
 WARK-PAY, s. A work-day, S. Synon. Ilkaday. 
 Every-day, Yorks. •' Wark-day, (pron. warday,) 
 week-day," Marsh. 
 
 WARKLY, Warkrife, a(?/. Given to work ; diligent, 
 S. — Geim. wirklich, effective. 
 
 WARKLOOM, 5. 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. Improperly a porter; a bearer of 
 burdens, Aberd. 
 
 WARLD, s. 1. The world, S. Wallace. — ^vi. G. 
 wercld, id. 2. A great multitude, S. K. Quair. 3. 
 Used in the pi. iu a peculiar sense. Jl'sniwuai'lds, 
 i. e. a complete change of customs has taken place, 
 Aberd. 
 
 WARLDLIE, adj. 1. Belonging to the world, S. 2. 
 Secular; temjoral. Acts Mary. 3. Eager to amass 
 wealth, S. Burns {Green grow the Rashes) uses 
 Warly. 
 
 WARLD-LIKE, adj. Having nothing unnatural or 
 I monstrous in one's appearance ; like the rest of man- 
 kind, S. St. Kath. 
 ' M'ARLD'S GEAR. Worldly substance. JVae warld's 
 gear, nothing of any description, S.; as, "I didna 
 taste warld's gear; " There was nae warld's gear in 
 the glass but cauld water," i. e. nothing to qualify 
 it, S. B. Blackw. Magazine. 'Bnrus (My Nannie 0) 
 says Warl'sgear, 
 
 WARLD'S-WASTER. s. A complete spendthrift, S. 
 Davidson's Kinyeancleugh. 
 
 WARLD'S-WONDER, s. A person whose conduct is 
 notorious and surprising, S. Warlds-wunner, Ab. ; 
 as, "Ilemaks a perfect Warld's-wunner o' himsel 
 wi' drink ]" 
 
 WARLIEST, adj. Most w^ry. Gawan and Gol.— 
 A. S. waerlic, cautus. i 
 
 WARLO, s. A wicked person. Dunbar. 
 
 WARLO, adj. Evil ; e.speciaily in regard to temper. 
 Evergreen. — A. S. waer-loga, a wicked person. j 
 
 WARLOCK, s. A wizard ; a man who is supposed to 
 be in compact with the devil, S. Sat. Invis. World. 
 — Isl. vardlok-r, a magical song used for calling up 
 evil spirits. 
 
 WARLOCK FECKET. V. Fecket. 
 
 WARLOCKRY, s. Magical skill, S. Hogg. 
 
 WARLOT, s. A varlet. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. 
 
 WARM, s. The act of warming, S. Ross. 
 
 To WAR N, V. a. Corr. from Warrant, Tweedd. 
 Mearns. Shetl. 
 
 To WARNE, V. a. To refuse. Wallace.— h. S. wern- 
 an, to refuse, to deny. 
 
 To W ARNIS, V. a. To warn, S. B.— -A. S. warnig-an, id. 
 
 To WARNYS, V. a. To furnish a fortified place with 
 the provision necessary for defence, or for the sup- 
 port of the defenders. Barbour. — Su. G. waern-a, 
 to defend, waern, a fortification. 
 
 WARNISIN, s. Warning ; as, " Mind, I've gaen ye 
 warnisin" Ang, 
 
 WARNSTOR, s. Provisions laid up in a garrison. 
 Wallace. — Su. G. waern-a, defendere, and store, 
 vectigal. 
 
 To WARP, V. a. 1. To throw. Barbour. 2. To 
 warp wourdis, to speak ; to utter. Douglas. — Moes. 
 G. wairp-an, A. S. weorp-an, abjicere. 
 
 WARP, s. A designation in reckoning oysters, denot- 
 ing four, Loth. Stat. Ace. From warp, to throw, to 
 cast. 
 
 ToWARP, V. n. To open. Douglas. 
 
 To WARP, V. a. To surround ; to involve. Douglas. 
 — Isl. veip-a, contrahere. 
 
 WARPING, s. A mode of making embankments, by 
 driving in piles and intertwining 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. 
 Ravel. 
 
 To WARPLE, V. n. 1. To be intertwined ; applied to 
 children who are tumbling and tossing, with their 
 limbs twisted one through another, S. B. Rois. 2. 
 Used in a moral sense, to dtnote the confusion of 
 any business, S. B. ibid. V. Wrabil, v. which, if 
 not originally the same, must be nearly allied. 
 
 To WARRACH, {gvtt.) v. n. To scold ; to use abusive 
 language, S. B. Probably the same with Warg, q. v. 
 
 WARRACHIE, adj. Rough and knotty, as applied to 
 the trunk of a tree, Ang. Mearns. 
 
 WARRAY, Werray, ac?/. True ; real. Wyntown. 
 — Belg. waav, Germ, wahr, 0. Fr. veraie, Lat. rer-us. 
 
 WARRALY, Werraly, adv. Truly. TFyni.— Belg. 
 waarlyk, id. 
 
 WARRAND, s. A surety. T. Waraxd, s. 
 
 WARRANDICE, Warakdiss, s. The security given 
 by the seller to the purchaser, that the bargain shall 
 be made good to him, S. The same with E. War- 
 ranty. Balfour.— L. B. warrandis-ia, ut warranda, 
 Bu Cange. 
 
 ♦WARRANT, s. Security, S. Fitscotlie. V. W.4R- 
 
 AKD. 
 
 WARREN, adj. Of or belonging to the pine tree. 
 Douglas. — Belg. vueren, id. 
 
 WARRER, compar. of War. Wary. 
 
 WARRY, adj. Of or belonging to sea-ware; as, 
 "De worry gad," the fish from the sea-ware, Shetl. 
 
 WARROCII, Warrach, (gutt) s. 1. A knotty stick, 
 Stiathmore. 2. A stunted, ill-grown person, or puny 
 child. A weary warroch, one who is feeble and 
 puny, Ang. Mearns, Nearly syn, with Wroul, Wurl; 
 
WAR 
 
 602 
 
 WAS 
 
 suffi-^ 'T( 
 
 but used in a more contemptuous sense.— Teut. 
 
 wier, weer, nodus, callus ; A. S. wearright, knotty. 
 
 Wyrock, the name given to a callosity ou the foot, 
 
 has evidently a common origin. V. Virrock. 
 To WAIUIOCII, {ault.) V. n. To wallow. Gall. Enc. 
 
 — Isl. toorgug-r, squalidus, soididus. 
 WARROP, s. Ane warrop. Aberd. Reg. Perhaps 
 
 a wardrobe. 
 WARS, Warse, adj. Worse, S. A. Z)o«j7.— Moes. 
 
 G. wairs, A. S. toers, id. Waur is the word gene- 
 
 i-ally used in S. 
 WARSCIIE, WERsn, adj. 1. Not salt; not 
 
 ciently salted, S.; as, ♦' What for do ye no sup your 
 
 kail," or '-your parritch ?" "I diuna like them; 
 
 they're unco w;ej-«A. Gie me a wee pickle saut." 2. 
 
 Insipid to tlie taste, S. Bellendcn.—T^wt. versch, 
 
 fresh, q. tasteless. 3. Having a feeling of squeam- 
 
 ishness, S. rarras. 4. Insipid to the mind. Cldand. 
 
 5. Delicate ; easily aflected ; applied to the stomach, 
 
 S. B. 6. Having a sickly look, S. Ilenrysone. 7. 
 
 Having no determinate character, or fixed principles. 
 
 Tales of My Landlord. V. Walsh. 
 WARSEL, s. V, Ward and Warsel. 
 Wi' A Warsle. Willi difficulty, S. St. Patrick. 
 To WARSELL, Wersill, v. n. To wrestle ; to strive, 
 
 S. Dunbar.— Taut, wersd-en, reniti, obniti, wars, 
 
 contrail us. 
 WARSELL, Warstle, s. Struggle, S. J3urns. 
 WARSET, adj. A dog employed by a tliief for watch- 
 ing deer. For. Lawes.—A. S. ware, observation, 
 
 and sett-an, to set. 
 WARSH-STOMACII'D, adj. Having a delicate or 
 
 squeamibh stomach, S. Journ. Lond. 
 WARSH-CROP, s. A name given to the third crop 
 
 from Outfield. Max. Sd. Trans. 
 WARST, adj. Worst. The superL from War, S. 
 
 Bladcw. Mag. 
 WARSLER, Warstler, s. A wrestler, S. Bogg. 
 WART, in composition of adverbs, is the same with 
 
 ward, E.; as, inwart, inwaid.— Moes. G. wairlhs, 
 
 A S. weard, I^L vert, versus. 
 WART, Ward, s. 1. The top of a high hill, or a 
 
 tumulus or mound thrown up on high ground, in 
 
 the Oikney and Shetland islands, for the purpose of 
 
 conveying intelligence, i/arri/.— Isl. vard, Su. G. 
 
 waard, excubise, custodia. 2. The term had also 
 
 been used for the beacon or fire kindled on the 
 
 mound, S.; hence the Wart of Bressay. 
 WARTH, s. An apparition, Ayrs. Pidcen. " Waitli, 
 
 a spirit or ghost, Yorks. Durh." Grose. Synon. 
 
 with Wraitli, q. v. 
 WART NOR. Corr. perhaps from War [were] it not 
 
 for, but commonly used as signifying, " Had it not 
 
 been for ;" as, " Wart nor her, I notna been here," 
 
 Aberd. 
 WARTWEIL, Wratwel, s. The skin above the nail 
 
 when fretted, S. 
 WARWOLF, Werwocf, s. 1. A person supposed to 
 
 be transformed into a wolf. Philotus. 2. A puny 
 
 child, or an ill-grown person of whatever age. Pron. 
 
 warwoof, Aug.— A. S. tcere-wulf, Su. G. warulf, 
 
 Germ, werwolf, vir-lupis, lycanthiopos, man-wolf. 
 WAS, imper. v. subs. Used in defining the past time ; 
 
 as, " Yesterday was aught days," yesterday week ; 
 
 "Martinmas wa^ a year,' the term of Martinmas a 
 
 year by -past, S. Ad. Audit. 
 WA'S. 1. Used for away, or ways. "Slips his 
 
 wa's, slips away," S. Gl. Maync's Siller Gun. 2. 
 
 Walls. 
 
 WASH, Wksche, s. Stale urine ; especially as ui 
 for the purpose of steeping clothes, in order 
 their being washed, S. Lyndsay. — Teut. wan 
 lotum. 
 
 WASHER, s. A movable ring put round fixed ax 
 trees, in order to prevent the wheels from having J 
 much play, Clydes. Dumfr. Roxb. Fife. 
 
 WASH-TUB, s. A lar,.,'e tub or cask into which urj 
 is collected, S. 0.; synon. Maiste.r-can. Surv. A\ 
 
 WASH-WARDEN, s. A coarse harsh-tasted win 
 pear, also called Worry-carl, Roxb. 
 o WASH WORDS with one. To converse in anywi 
 Peith. Campbell. 
 
 WASIE, adj. 1. Sagacious ; quick of apprehensi< 
 Ang. — Altm. wass, Su. G. hwass, denoting quickni 
 of apprehension. 2. Apparently in the sense of gi 
 playful, or lively, Mearus. John o' Arnha'. 
 
 WASPET, part. adj. Become thin about the loii 
 " something like a wasp." Gall. Encyd. 
 
 WASSALAGE, s. Great achievement ; also valoi 
 V. Vassalage/.'.*/ 7'/, ij ,',•■>''< ) 
 
 WASSEL, s. A vassal. AdsJtL.VI. 
 
 WASSIE, s. A horse collar, Orkn.; originally I 
 same with Weasses. V. Waese. 
 
 WASSOCKS, s. pi. 1. "A kind of turban on wW 
 the milkmaids carry their pails, or stoups on 
 heads." Gall. Encyd. 2. "A kind of bunch ] 
 ou a. boring jumper, to hinder the water required 
 boring from leaping up into the quarricrs' eye 
 ibid. This must be merely Waese, S. B. with I 
 diminutive termination of the west of S. 
 
 WAST, adj. West, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 WASTE, s. The deserted excavations in a mine, 
 Surv. Renfr. 
 
 WASTEGE, s. A waste ; a place of desolation, Aj 
 Gait. 
 
 WASTELL. Willie Wast ell, the name given t( 
 game common among children, S. This, J am 
 foi med, is the same game with that in England c 
 Tom Tickler. 
 
 1. Bread used*with the wastdl 
 
 2. A thin cake of oatmeal baked w 
 Chalm. Air. — L. B. wastdl-us. 
 
 WASTELL, s. 
 
 wassail-bowl. 
 
 yeast, Moray. 
 
 Fr. gastcau. 
 To WASTER, V. a. To squander ; to waste, Ayrs. At 
 
 of the Par. 
 WASTER, s. An excrescence in the snuff of a cand 
 
 S. Coll. of Songs. E. thief. 
 WASTER, s. A kind of trident used for striking i 
 
 mon, Dumfr.; the same witJi Wester. Guy Mann 
 
 Isl. vas, cum impetu feror^ A very accurate corr 
 
 pendent explains Leister as denoting a spear wi 
 
 three prongs, and Waster, one with five; assigning - 
 
 both terms to Selkirks. 
 WASTERFUL, Wasterfow, adj. 1. Destructive; 
 
 devastating. Acts Ja. VI. 2. Prodigal; lavish; 
 
 unneces.'arily expensive, S. Blackw. Mag. 
 WASTERY, Wastrie. s. I. Prodigality ; wastefulness, 
 
 S. Marriage. 2. What is wasted, Clydes. 
 To WASTE WIND. To spend one's lungs in vain ; '" 
 
 talk without serving any good purpose, S. 
 WASTING, s. A consumption ; a decline, S. Ilunter'l 
 
 JVcw Mdh. 
 WASTLAND, Wastlun, adj. Western ; westerly, 
 
 Clydes. 
 WASTLAND, s. The west country. Pitscottie. 
 WASTLANDMAN, s. An inhabitant of the west 
 
 Pitscottie. 
 WASTLE, adv. To the westward of, Roxb. 
 
WAS 
 
 603 
 
 \VA' 
 
 WASTRIE, adj^ Ppodijral ; ft viastrie person, one who 
 is extravagant in expense, Roxb. V. Wastkife, adj. 
 of which it is a connption. 
 
 WASTRIFE, ^dj. Prodigal ; wasteful, S. Nigel. 
 
 WA STRIFE, s. The same with Wastery. Heart of 
 Mid-Lothian. 
 
 WAT, s. Moisture, S. B. ■Cock. V. Weit. 
 
 WAT, adj. 1. Wet, S. Cock's Simple Strains. 2. 
 Addicted to intemperance in driuliing ; as, "They're 
 gey wal hids thae, they'll no part sune," S. 
 
 WAT, Wattie. Abbrev. of the name Walter, S. Act. 
 D. Cone. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 To WAT, V. n. To know. V. Wait. 
 
 WATAKING, Waytaki.ng, s. The act of canying off, 
 or takinp away. It generally includes the idea of 
 theft or violence. Clydes. wa-takkin. Act. Audit. 
 V. Awavtakar. 
 
 WATCIl-MAIL, Watch-Meal, s. A duty imposed for 
 maintaining a garrison. Fount, Dec. Suppl. — From 
 A. S. waecce, vigilia, and mal, vectigal. V. Mail, 
 tribute, q. v. 
 
 • WATCHMAN, s. The uppermost grain in a stallc 
 of corn ; also called the Fawm, Aberd. Called in 
 Fife the tap-pickle, q. v. 
 
 WATE, adj. Wet ; moist, S. Douglas.— A. S. waet, 
 humidus, waet-an, humectare. 
 
 WATE, 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, Shell. V. Shell- 
 
 SlOKNESS. 
 
 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. A wave, Shetl. 4. The ground lying on the banks 
 •of a river, S. Minst. Border. 6. The inhabitants 
 of a tract of country watered by a certain river or 
 brook, S. ibid. 
 
 To Burn the Water. V. under Burn, t>. a. 
 
 To Gae down the Water. To go to wreck ; to be 
 totally lost, S. Heart M. Loth. 
 
 To Ride the Water 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 
 u<iter on, S. 
 
 WATER- BERRY, s. Water-gruel, Dumfr. Y. 
 Bread-bbrry. 
 
 WATER-BRASH, s. A disease consisting in a sense 
 of heat in the epigastrium with copious eructations 
 of aqueous humour, S. 
 
 WATER-J3R00, s. "Water-gruel." Antiquary, 
 
 WATER-BROSE, s. " Brose made of meal and boiling 
 water simply," S. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 WATER-CORN, s. The grain paid by farmers, for up- 
 holding the dams and races of mills to whicli they 
 are astricted, S. Abstract of Frccf, Mill ofJnver- 
 amsay. 
 
 WATER-COW, s. The name given to the spirit of the 
 wateis, especially as inhabiting a -lake, South of S. 
 Hogg. 
 
 WATER-CRAW, s. The water ouKel, -S. Stat. A cc. 
 
 • WATERFALL, s. Used in the tame sense with 
 
 WatersJied, Border. 
 WATERFAST, adj. Capable of resisting the force of 
 rain. We now, in the same sense, use Water-tipht, 
 which I have not seen in any E. diet. Life of, 
 Melville. 
 
 To WATER-FUR, v. a. To foxmfwrroivs in ploughed 
 ground for draining off the water, S. Maxwell's Sel, 
 Trans — TeKt. waeter-vore, sulcus aquarius. 
 
 WATERGANG, s. 1. The race of a mill. ActsJa. 
 I, 2. "A servitude wliereby we have power and 
 privilege to draw water along our neii^hbbur's ground 
 for watering our own." Stair, 
 
 WATERGATE, s. " I'll watch jour Watergate," S. 
 Prov.; "that is, "I'll watch for an advantage over 
 you." Kelly. This seems to refer to a man's turn- 
 ing his face to the wall for a certain purpose, when 
 an enemy might easily take his advantage. 
 
 WATER-GAW, s. Fife ; s-yn. teeth, i\. v. 
 
 WA'J'ER-HORSE, s. The goliliu otherwise denomi- 
 nated Water-Kelpie, S. B. Hogg. 
 
 WATERIN-PAN, s. A watering pot, Aberd. 
 
 WATElUKAIL.s. Broth made witliout any meat in it, S. 
 
 WATER-KELPIE, s. The spirit of the waters. Minst. 
 Border, 
 
 WATERKYLE, s. Meadow-ground possessed by the 
 tenants of an estate by rotation ; syuon. Altcrkyle, 
 
 WATER-MOCSE, Water-rotten. The water rat, S. 
 " Arvicola aquatica, water campagnol." Edin, Mag. 
 
 WATER-MOUTH, s. The mouth of a river ; vulgarly 
 Watter-moiv, S. B. Chart. Ja. VI. 
 
 WATER-PURPIE, s. Common brook-lime, «n herb, 
 S. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 WATER-SHED, s. The highest ground in any part of 
 a country, from which rivers descend in opposite 
 directions, S. E>s. Highl. Soc. 
 
 WATER-3LAIN JIOSS. Peat-earth carried off by 
 water, and afterwards deposited, S. Walker. 
 
 WATER-STOUP, s. 1. A bucket for carrying water, S. 
 Herd. 2. The^iame given, in the vicinity of Leith, 
 to the common periwinkle, (tuibo terebra, Linn.) 
 from its resemblance to a pitcher. In Eife it is 
 named gill-stovp. 
 
 WATER-TATH, s. Luxuriant grass proceeding from 
 excess of moisture, S. V. Tath. 
 
 WATER-WADER, s. A home-made candle of the 
 worst kind, Roxb.; synon. Sweig. 
 
 WATER-WAGTAIL, s. The wagtail, or motacilla, S. 
 " 'MoUiciUa, nwatcr-^vagtail," Wedd. Vocab. 
 
 WATER-WRAn U, s. Tlie spirit of the waters, S. B. 
 Tarras. V. Wraith. 
 
 WATIt, s. A ford. Slat. Ace— A. S. wad, Belg. 
 waede, Lat. rad-um. 
 
 WATLING STRETE, Vatlakt Streit. A term used 
 to denote the milky way, from its fancied resemb- 
 lance to a broad street or causeway. Douglas. 
 
 WATRECK, iiiterj. Expressive of astouijiliment ; 
 sometimes, perhaps, of commiseration, Loth. V. 
 Raik, s. 2. 
 
 WATSNA, V. n. Wots not ; as, " He's owre weel, an' 
 ^oatsna." 
 
 WATTEL, s. V. Wattle. 
 
 WATTY. Ye look like Watty to the worm, a prover- 
 bial phrase, expressive of the a.ppearance of disgust, 
 or great reluctance, S. B. Boss. 
 
 WATTIE, i. An eel, anguilla, Roxb. [celer ? 
 
 WATTIE, s. A blow; a stroke, Aug.— Su. G. hwat, 
 
 WATTIRTEICH, adj. Secure against the entrance of 
 
 water, S. Water-tight. Acts Ja. VI. 
 WATTLE, s. A billet of wood, Berwicks. 
 WATTLE, 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. 0. Burn$. 
 — Isl. veifl-a, saepius vibiare. 
 
WAU 
 
 604 
 
 WAW 
 
 WAUCn, s. Wall. PeblisPlay.—A. S. wah, paries; 
 A. Bor. wogh. id. 
 
 WAUCIIIE, ati;. Sallow and greasy, Lanarlcs. Also 
 e.xpl. wan-coloured, disgustingly pale; as, "atoauc/tie 
 skin." Edin. Mag. 
 
 WAUCIIIE, {gult.) adj. Swampy, Clydes.— Germ. 
 waeghe, gurjres. 
 
 To WAUCIILE, V. n. 1. To move from side to side in 
 walking, like a young child, Clydes. 2. "To walk 
 after a fatigued manner ; wauMing, walking, yet 
 almost exhausted." Gall. Encyd. A variety of 
 Waigle or Wachlc, q. v. 
 
 To WAUCIILE, V. a. 1. To fatigue very much ; as, 
 "The road waucJdit him gey and sair," Upp. 
 Lanarks. 2. To puzzle; as, " That question toawcAiti 
 him," ibid. — Belg. vaggel-en. to stagger. 
 
 To WAUCIIT, Wacut out, Waugut, Wauch, v. a. 
 To quaff ; to swig, S. JV. Burne. — A. S. veaht, irri- 
 guus ; Isl. vokua, madefieri. 
 
 W A U C H T, Waugiit, s. A large draught of any 
 liquid, S. Ramsay. Burns. 
 
 To WAUE, V. a. To toss ; to agitate. Douglas, — 
 A. S. waf-ian, fluctuare. 
 
 To WAVEL, V. a. To move backwards and forwards ; 
 to wave. Cleland. 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. Weevil. 
 
 WAVELOCK, s. An instrument for twisting ropes of 
 straw, rushes, &c. Clydes.; syn. Thrawcrook. Per- 
 haps from Teut. weyfel-en, vacillare, because of its 
 rotatory motion. 
 
 • To WAVER, Wawer, v. n. 1. To wander. Wynt. 
 — From A. S. waf-ian, id. 2. To exhibit h:light 
 symptoms of delirium in consequence of fever or 
 some disease, S. Syn. Vary. 
 
 To WAUFF, V. n. To wave. V. Waff, v. 
 
 To WAUFLE, V. 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.wafol, 
 fluctuans. 
 
 WAUGH, Watjch, adj. 1. Unpleasant to the taste; 
 nauseous ; raw, S. Journ. Land. — Teut. walphe, 
 nausea, wahth-en, Isl. velg-ia, nauseare. 2. Noisome 
 tothe .smell, S. Sax. and Gael. 3. In a moral sense, 
 bad ; worthless ; as, waugh fouk, loose or disorderly 
 people, Ang. Waff is more common in this senile. 
 
 WAUINGEOUR, Wauyxgour, s. A vagabond ; a fugi- 
 tive. Doug. V. Waff. 
 
 To WAUK, Wadlk, Walk, v. a. 1. To full cloth, S. ; 
 pron. wavk. Garnet. — Su. G. walk-a, Belg. walck- 
 en. 2. To make close and matted, S. 3. To render 
 callous ; as the loof or palm by severe work, S. 
 
 To WAUK, V. n. To shrink in consequence of being 
 wetted, S. 
 
 To WAUK, V. a. To watch, S. V. Walk. 
 
 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 animated, with the prep, on 
 added ; as, " lie u-aukcn't on his sermon," S. 3. To 
 become violent in language, as in scolding. "0! 
 how she wauken't on'him! and gi'ed him an awfu' 
 flyte I" S. 
 
 WAUKENIN, s. 1. The act of awaking, S. 2. An 
 outrageous reprehension ; as, "My certie, that is a 
 ioaukenin," S. 3. Cauld waukenin, a phrase ap- 
 plied to a very bad faim, S. 
 
 A fuller, S. Act-t , 
 walkart. Germ, wa 
 
 WAUKER, Waclk-millkh, s. 
 
 K/.— Belg. walcker, Su. G. 
 
 miiller, id. 
 WAUKER, s. A watchman ; one who watches clot! 
 
 during night, S.— A. S.waecer, Belg. waakcr, id. 
 WAUKFERE, adj. Able to go about ; as, " I^ 
 
 geyly fail't now, but he's still waukfere," Ren 
 
 From the y. to walk, and S. fert, entire ; Isl. /< 
 
 habilis. 
 WAUKING, s. The act of watching, S. 
 WAUKING of the Claise. The act of watching clot 
 
 during night. 
 WAUKING 0' the Fauld. The act of watching 
 
 sheep-fold, about the end of summer, when ( 
 
 lambs were weaned, and the ewes milked : a cust 
 
 now gone into disuse. Gentle Shepherd. 
 WAUKING 0' the Kirk-yard. The act of watchi 
 
 the dead after interment, S. 
 WAUKIT, adj. Hardened ; callous. Burns. 
 
 Wack, v. a. s. 3. 
 WAUKITNESS, s. Callousness, Clydes. 
 W AUK-MILL, WAtTLK-MitL, ». A fulling-mill, S. 
 
 ^cc— Germ, walk-muhle, id. 
 WAUKRIFE, Wakriff, adj. V. Walkrife. 
 WAUL, adj. Agile ; nimble, Dumfr. A variety 
 
 Yald, id. q. v. 
 To WAUL, V. n. 1. To look wildly ; to roll the ej 
 
 S. 0. and A. Douglas.~A. S. wealw-ian, to roll; 
 
 Lat. volv-ere. 2. This word is often used to denote 
 
 that heavy motion of the eyes which appears in one 
 
 who is oveipowered with sleepiness ; to gaze wit 
 
 drowsy eye, Tweedd. 
 WAVL, inter j. Expressive of sorrow, Buchan. Tart 
 
 — A. S. wala, eheu ! ah 1 
 WAULD, Wald, s. Government; power. In wa 
 
 under sway. Wallace.— ls\. vellde, valid, pow 
 
 V. Wald, v. 
 WAULD, s. The plain open country, without wo 
 
 Lanarks. Marmaiden of Clyde. 
 WAULIE, adj. Agile : nimble, Tweedd. 
 WAULIESUM, adj. Causiag sorrow, Ang. John 
 
 Arnha'. 
 To WAUNER, V. n. To wander, S. 0. Picken. 
 WAUR, adj. Worse. V. War. 
 WAUR, s. One orthography of the old word denotl 
 
 spring. V. Ware, s. 
 I'o WAUR, V. a. To expend. " It's weel iwawr'* 
 
 his hand," or "i' his hand," S. Prov. V. War, v. 
 WAUR, V. a. To overcome ; to beat. V. War, v 
 WAUR-FOR-THE-WEAR, adj. Worse for the we 
 
 ing ; shabby, Fife. Tenn. Card. Beaton. V. WJ 
 
 Waur. 
 WAUT, s. A border; a selvage; a welt, Buchi 
 
 Tarras. 
 WAW, interj. Pshaw, Aberd. V. Wa. 
 WAW, s. Wave; pi. wawys. Barbour. — A. 
 
 waeg, weg, id. pi. waegas. 
 WAW, s. Wall, S.; pi. wawis. Wallace.— A. 
 
 wag, wah, id. 
 WAW, s. Wo; sorrow. Maitl. Poems. 
 WAW, s. A measure of twelve stones, each stfl 
 
 weighing eight pounds. Stat. Rob. III.—E. 
 
 as a wey of wool, cheese, &c. from A. S. waeg, 
 
 weg, a load. 
 To'WAW,v.n. To caterwaul, S. Hogg.—'E.wai 
 
 Isl. vaele, ejulo, plango. 
 To WA W, V. n. To wave ; to float. Barbour. 
 
 Waff, v. 
 WAWAG, s. Voyage. Aberd. Reg. 
 
WAW 
 
 605 
 
 WEC 
 
 W A W A R, s. A wooer. Feblis Flay.— A. S. 
 
 vjogere, id. 
 WAWARD, s. The vanguard. Barbour. 
 To WAWYIK, V. n. To be vacant ; for Vaik. Blue 
 
 Blanket. 
 WAWIL, adj. Not well knit. Dunbar. V. Weffil. 
 To WAWL, V. n. To look wildly. Y. Waul, v. 
 YfAWS, s.pl. Waws of cheese, the crust, especially 
 
 that round the width, Aberd.; obviously q. tlia walls. 
 WAWSPER, 5. Uncertain. Aberd. Reg. 
 WAWTAKIN, s. The act of removing or carrying off. 
 
 ' The wawlalcin wiangusly," &c. Ab. Reg. 
 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. Waste. 
 WDERMAIR, adv. Moreover. V. Uthir, 
 WE, Wey, Wie, s. Conjoined with litill ; 1. As 
 
 denoting time ; as, " He slept a i/fiZJ u-ey." Barb. 
 
 2. In relation to place. Wynt. 3. As expressing 
 
 degree. Douglas. 
 A. Wee. 1. A short while, S. Ramsay. 2. In a 
 
 slight degree, S. 
 WE, Wee, Wie, adj. 1. Small ; little, S. Henrysone. 
 
 2. Mean ; as, " weefowk," people of tbe lowest rank, 
 
 Clydes. 3. Mean, applied to conduct; as, "That 
 
 was very wee in him," ibid. 
 WEAM-ILL, s. The belly-ache. V. Wambb. 
 WEAN, Weeane, s. A child, S. Ross. Q,.weeane, 
 
 synon. with little ane, S. id. 
 WEANLY, adj. Feeble ; slender ; ill-grown, Fife. 
 
 Perhaps from S. wean, a child.'^i-*^^ := i-i', >};»>. ;<■ T 
 To WEAR, V. a.^ To conduct to the fold, or any other 
 
 enclosure, with caution, S.; as, " Stand on that side, 
 
 and uear that cow ; I'll kep her here."- '* Wear 
 
 them cannily, dinna diive them," S. 
 To WEAR off. or cff, v. a. To ward oCF, S. " The 
 
 lasses should wear the lads off them," t. c. keep 
 
 them at a distance, .Gall. 
 fo WEAR in, V. a. 1. To gather in with caution, as 
 
 a shepherd conducts his flock into the fold, S. Tlie 
 
 Ewe-buglils. — Teut. weea'-en, propulsare. 2. As a 
 
 neut. V. to move slowly and cautioui?ly. 
 To WEAR inby, v.n. To move towards a place with 
 
 caution, S. Ross's Eelenore. 
 To WEAR vp, or Up Weir, v. a. seems to have been 
 
 used as signifying the caution employed by a thief in 
 
 driving home the cattle he had stolen. JUaill. F. 
 To WEAR, V. a. To guard ; to defend, S. A. Miiist. 
 
 Bord. V. Wer, Weee, v. 
 To WEAR, Weir, v. a. To stop, Roxb.— A. S. vxer- 
 
 ian, prohib€re. Perliaps Uie same with Wca;r, to 
 
 guard. 
 WEAR, Weir, s. Force ; restraint, Roxb. — A. S. waer, 
 
 sepimentum. 
 • 2'o WEAR, i>. n. To last; to endure; as, "That 
 
 hame-made claith wears weel," S. 
 WEAR, s. Apparel; clothing. " Every-day tuear," 
 
 one's common dress, S. 
 To WEAR, V. a. " Wear the jacket. This phrase 
 
 alludes to a custom, now, we believe, obsolete, by 
 
 which, on paying a certain fee, orotheiwise making 
 
 interest with the huntsman of the Caledonian Hunt, 
 
 any citizen aspirant, whose lank 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. o. To long for ; eagerly to desire, S. 
 
 To WEARY on, v. a. 1. To become weary of, S. 2. 
 To long for, Roxb. — A. S. werian, fatigare. 
 
 WEARY, adj. 1. Feeble ; as, a weary bairn, a child 
 that is declining, S. — A. S. werig, lassus. 2. Vexa- 
 tious; causing trouble, S. — A. S. werig, malignus. 
 Gl. Sibb. 3. Vexed ; sorrowful. Ritson. 4. Tedious, 
 S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 W E A R Y F A'. An imprecation, S. B. and S, A. 
 Saxon and Gael. Literally, a curse bejal, from 
 Wary, to curse, q. v. 
 
 WEARIFUL, adj. 1. Causing pain or trouble ; pron. 
 wearifow, S. Firate. 2. Tiresome in a great 
 degree, Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 
 
 WEARY ON. An imprecation, equivalent to Weary 
 fa', S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 WE ASSES, s. pi. A species of breeching [brechem ?] 
 for the necks of work-horses, Orkn. Barry. — Su. G. 
 wase, Isl. vasi, a bundle of twigs. 
 
 WEATHER, s. A fall of rain or snow, accompanied 
 with boisterous wind, Roxb. — Isl. vedr, vedur, tem- 
 pestas. 
 
 <* WEATHER, «. Fair V)eather, fiatterj. "If he'll 
 no du'd [do it] by fair weather, he'll no du'd by 
 foul," Piov. Roxb. If you cannot prevail with him 
 by coaxing, you will not by severity.— 0. E. to make 
 fair weather, to flatter. V. Nares. 
 
 WEATHER-GAW, s. 1. Part of one side of a rain- 
 bow, S. Gall. Encycl. A tooth, Naut. 2. Any 
 change in the atmosphere, known from experience to 
 •presage bad weather, S. Firate. 3. Any day too 
 good for the stason, indicating that it will be suc- 
 ceeded by bad weather, S. 4. Metaph. any thing so 
 uncommonly favouialde, as to seem au indication of 
 a reverse, Aberd. Mearns. Monro's Exped. V. 
 Weddir-gaw. 
 
 WEATHER-GLEAM, s. Edin. Mag. V. Weddir- 
 
 <5LIM. 
 
 WEATHERIE, Weatherfo', adj. Stormy, Roxb. 
 
 * WEAVE, V. a. and n. To knit; applied to stock- 
 ings, Sic. Pron, Wyve, Aberd. In Fife they say, 
 " to wo7-k stockings." 
 
 WEAVER, WvvKR, Webister, s. A knitter of stock- 
 ings, Aberd. 
 
 WEAA'IN, s. A moment, Aberd. Journ. Lond. — 
 A. S. wiffend, breathing ; as we say, in a breath, S. 
 
 WEAZLE-BLAWING, s. A disease which seems to 
 have its existence only in the imaginations of the 
 superstitious. V. Catter. 
 
 WEB, s. The covering of the entrails ; the cawl, or 
 omentum, S. — Isl. ve/'-a, involvere. 
 
 WEBSTER, s. 1 A weaver, S. A. Eor. Fergusson. 
 —A. S. ivebbesire, textrix, a female weaver. 2. A 
 .«;i)ider, becau.se of tlie web it weaves for catching its 
 prey, S. V. Wabster. 
 
 WECHE, B. A witch. Bellaiden.—A. S. wicca, 
 w'cce, id. 
 
 WECHT, Weight, Weght, «. 1, An instrument for 
 winnowing corn, made of sheep's skin, in the form of 
 a sieve, but without holes, S. Bannatyne F. Burns. 
 — Belg. vedier, a fanner ; fiom Germ, wech-en, ven- 
 Jum facere. 2. A sort of tambourin. Evergreen. 
 
 WECHT, Wechit, s. 1. Wei};ht, S. 2. ThesUndard 
 by which any thing is weighed, S. 
 
 To WECHT, V. a. To weigh, S. 
 
 To WECHT. V. a. To fan ; to winnow, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 WECIITFUL, s. As much as a wecht can contain, S. 
 pron. wpchtfow. 
 
 WECHTY, adj. Expensive. Acts Ja. VI. A wechty 
 discourse is a sermon full of impoitant matter. 
 
WED 
 
 606 
 
 WEP 
 
 WED, «. Woad. •' Adc pyip of u«i." Ahrrd. Reg. 
 V. Wadd. 
 
 To WED, V. a. To Wed a Heretage, to enter on pos- 
 session of an estate. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WED, s. A pledfre. 
 
 ro AVED, v. a. To pledge. V. Wad. [Reg. 
 
 WEDDKllBOUK, s. The carcass of a wether. Abtrd. 
 
 WEUDKR DAIS, Weddkr dayis. A phrase appa- 
 rently (lenotini? » particular season in tiie year. 
 Pari. Ja. II. The term is probably allied to Su. G. 
 viaeder-dag, mild weather. 
 
 WEDDERFU', Wkatiieufu', adj. Unsettled ; stormy ; 
 applied to the weather ; as, in a very bad day, ''What 
 a weaLhtrfa' day this is I" Roxb. — Sw. waederjull, 
 windy, full of wind. 
 
 WEDDYR, Weddiu, Wedder, s. 1. Weather; as a 
 general term. Ihirbour. 2. Wind. Wyntoton. — 
 A. S. waeder, Teut. weder, coeli temperies, Su. G. 
 waeder, id. also the wind. 
 
 WEDDIR-GA VV, s. Part of one side of a rainbow, ap- 
 pearing immediately above the horizon, viewed as a 
 prognostic of bad or rainy weather; pron. weather- 
 gaw, S. In Fife, water-gaw, S. Synon. teeth, q. v. 
 — Germ, wasfcr-gall, repercussio iridis; wasser, 
 humour, and gall, splendour. 
 
 WI;DD111-GLIM, s. Clear sky near the horizon ; 
 spoken of objects seen in the twilight or dusk ; as, 
 Between him and the weddir-glim, or weather-gleam, 
 1. e. between him and the light of the sky. Gl. Sibb. 
 — A. S. weder, coelum, and gleam, splendour. 
 
 To WEDE, Weid, Weyd, v. a. To rage ; to act furi- 
 ously, part. pr. wedand. Wallace. — A. S. wed-an, 
 insanire, furere. 
 
 WEDE, pa. part. Weeded; as, "aioedc awae," all 
 weeded out. 
 
 WEDEIt^, s. pi. Withes. Wallaee. V. Widdie. 
 
 WED-FIE, s. " Wage; reward ; recompence ; perhaps 
 some jiay nient of the nature of the interest of money." 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 WEDKEEPER, s. One who preserves what is de- 
 posited in pkdge. R. Eruce. 
 
 WEDOET, s. Widowhood. Act. Pom. Cone. Gorr. 
 from wedi.hed. 
 
 WEDONYPIIA, s. The onfaU or attack of a weid j 
 wedonfuw, S. A. ivytenovfaw, S. R. Roull, V. Weid. 
 
 WEDOW, s. A widow. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To WEE, Wey, v. a. To weigh, S. 
 
 WEE, adj. Little. V. We. 
 
 WEE, s. Wight. Sir Gawan. V, Wt. 
 
 WEEACK, s. A whealc, Buchan. Tarras. — Isl. Jmalca, 
 garritus avium. 
 
 WEE-AKE, s. A child, S. B. Taylor's S. Poems. V. 
 Wean. 
 
 WEE-BAUK, s. A small cross-beam nearest the angle 
 of a roof, S. 0. 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 jirms into each othtr, alternately lilt 
 one another from the ground, I)y leaning forward ; at 
 the san'.e 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 butler, Roxb. 
 
 • WEED, s. Formerly used in S. as in E. for dress. 
 Spalding. 
 
 * To WEED, r. a. To thin growing plants by taking 
 out the smaller ones; as, "To weed firs, turnips, 
 carrots, &c. S. 
 
 WEDDER-CLTPS, s. The instrument used for pullir 
 
 up the weeds which grow among grain, S. liur 
 
 V. Clips. 
 WEED INS, s. pi. What is pulled up, or cut out, ii 
 
 thinning trees, &c. 
 WEEDOCK, 8. An instrument for grubbing up weeds 
 
 Roxb.; a corr. of E. Weed-hook, id. 
 WEEG, s. Tittiwake, Larus minuta, Linn. Shetl. 
 W EGG LIE, arfj. 1. Waggling; unstable, S. 2. Ilav 
 
 ing a wriggling motion in walking, S. — Belg. 
 
 weeglik, unstable, pliable. 
 To V\ EKGLE, v. n. To waggle. V. Waiglb. 
 WEEGLE, s. An act of waggling or waddling, S. 
 WEEGLER, s. Cue who waddles, S. 
 WEEK, s. Weeks of the mouth. V. Weik. 
 WEEL, Well, with its composites. V. Weill. 
 W E E L - S L E E K I T, part. adj. Well-drubbed, S. 
 
 Macrimmon. 
 WEEL TO PASS. In easy circumstances ; in compara- 
 tive affluence, S. Guy Mannering. 
 WEEM, s. 1. A natural cave, Fife, Ang. Stat. Ace. 
 
 2. An-artificial cave, or subterranean building, Ang. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — From Gael, uaviha, a cave. 
 WEENESS, s. 1. Smallness ; littleness, S. 2. Meat 
 
 spiritedness, Clydes. 
 WEEOCK, s. A little while ; as, " Ye had better waf 
 
 for him a weeock," S. 0.; a dimin. from We, Wet 
 
 little, y. Gc, OcK, termin. 
 WEEPERS, s. pi'. Stripes of muslin or cambric 
 
 stitched on the extremities of the sleeves of ablaci 
 
 coat or gown, aad covered with crape, as a badge < 
 
 mourning, S. Rums. 
 WEER, s. Fear. V. Were. 
 WEERELY, adj. Warlike. Poems IGth Cent. 'V 
 
 Werely, 
 WEERIGILLS, s.pl. V. Weiriegills. 
 WEERIT, s. 1. The young Guillemot, or Coiymbtf 
 
 Troile, Meains. 2. Transferred to a peevish child, it) 
 WEE-SAUL'T. aty. Having a little soul, S. TannahiU 
 WEESE, s. V. Waese. 
 To WEESE, Weeze, v. n. To ooze ; to distil gently 
 
 S. B. jl/flr/son.— Isl. veisa, Dan. Sax. waes, A. i 
 
 was, humor, aqua. 
 WEESII, inieij. Addressed to a horse, to make hii 
 
 go to the right hand, Aberd. Synon. havp.—Su. Qt. 
 
 hiss-a. incitare. 
 WEES'T, part. adj. Depressed with dulness, Bucban 
 
 Tarras. — It rnijiht originate from the common ei 
 
 pression, " 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. Farmei* 
 
 Ha'. V. Weit. 
 ■« EETIE, adj. Wet, S. B. 
 WEET-MY-FIT, s. The quail, Roxb. Fife, Perthi 
 
 The name seems given from its ciy. 
 WEETNESS, s. 1. Wet ; rainy weather, S. 2. 
 
 plied to any thing drinkable, Tweedd. 
 To WEEUK, Weeak, v. n. A terra used to denoC 
 
 the squeaking of rats, the neighing of stallions, ( 
 
 the bellowing of bulls when tliey raise their voice i 
 
 the shrillest pitch, Moray ; Weeack, Buchan. 
 
 provincial variety of W'heak, Week, to whine, q. v.' 
 WEFFIL, adj. Limber ; not stiff, S.— A. S. wae/<A 
 
 fluctuans ; Teut. wevfel-en, vaciUare. 
 WEFFILNESS. s. Limberncss, S. 
 WEFFLIN, Wefflum, s. The back-lade, or course 
 
 water at the back of the mill-wheel, Ang. V. WaI 
 
 
WEF 
 
 607 
 
 WEI 
 
 VKFT, s. Woof. V. Waft. 
 
 ,VEFT, s. A signal by waving. Abbot. V. Waff, 
 
 V. and s. 
 VEIIAW, interj. " A cry which displeases horses," 
 
 &c. Gall. Encycl. 
 \'£Y, adj. Mean; despicable, Annandale. This 
 < seems merely a metaph. sense of the adj. as signify- 
 ! in? little. V. We. 
 '■•"o WEY, V. a. To throw. Wallace.— Teut. tcegh-en, 
 
 movere. 
 ''o AVEY, V. a. To bewail. Wallace. — Teut. weeh-en, 
 
 to ciy as a child, vagire. 
 jiVEYAGE, s. The charge made for weighing goods, 
 i Acts Cha. I. 
 
 |,VEY-BRODDIS, s. pi. Boards used for weighing. 
 ! Inventories. 
 
 LVEYCIIE, s. A witch. Aberd. Beg. 
 ro WEID, V. a. To become furious. V. Wede. 
 j(VEIl), adj. Furious ; synon. wod. Dunbar. 
 i.VEID, Weed, s. 1. A kind of fever to which women 
 
 in cliildbed, or nurses, are subject, S. — Germ, xveide, 
 
 or tveite, corresponds to Fr accabli, as signifying tliat 
 
 one is oppressed with disease. 2. A fit of the ague, 
 
 Tweedd. 
 rVEID, L. tTieid, region. Gawan and Gol. V. Thede. 
 vVEYES, Weyis, s. pi. A balance with scales for 
 i weighing. Lynds.—A. S. waeg, Teut. waeghe, libra, 
 
 trutina. 
 
 'o WEIF, V. a. To weave ; part. pa. wevff, woven. 
 
 Douglas. — A. S. wef-an, Su. G. waefw-a, id. 
 SVEIGIl-BAUK, s. 1. A balance, S. Fergusson. 2. 
 
 One is said to be in the weigh-bauks, when in a state 
 
 of indecision, S. — Teut. waegh-balck, scapus librae. 
 IVEIGIIT, Wegiit, s. a kind of sieve. V. Weciit. 
 ro WEIGHT, V. a. 1. To weigh, S. 2. To burden ; 
 
 to oppress, S. Baillie. 
 WEIGHTS, s. pi. Scales, S. Z. Boyd. 
 SVEIK, Week, s. A corner or angle. The weiJcs of 
 
 the mouth, the corners or sides of it, S. The weik of 
 
 the ee, the corner of it, S. Ramsay. — Su. G, "wik, 
 
 angulus, oegen wik, the corner of the eye. 
 To HiNG BV THE Weiks OF THE MorTH. To kcep the 
 
 last hold of any thing ; to keep hold to the utmost. 
 
 Mich. Bruce's Soul-Covfirmation. 
 WEIL, s. An eddy. V. Wele. 
 iWEIL, s. Prosperity ; advantage. Doug. 
 WEIL, Wele, Weli.e, adv. Very; as, "It's weil 
 
 auld and worn." Wynt. V. Feil. 
 WEIL-AT-HIMSEL, adj. 1. Recovered; 2. An 
 
 animal or person grown stout, (just recov.) Shetl. 
 WEIL-BUILT, adj. Strongly made, S. Saxon and 
 
 Gael. 
 To WEILD, V. a. 1. To obtain, by whatever means. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To enter on possession of an estate. 
 
 Barbour. 
 WEILDING, part. pr. Bp. Forbes on (he Rev. Ap- 
 parently "running wild," or " bewildeiing himself." 
 WEIL-FAUR'T, adj. Well-favoured ; having a hand- 
 some or goodly appeaiance, S. JUinstr. Bard. 
 WEIL-FAUE'TLIE, adv. 1. Handsomely, S. 2. 
 
 Avowedly, as opposed to any clandestine measure, S. 
 
 3. " With a pood grace," S. Gl. Shirr. 
 WEIL-FAUIl'TNESS, s. Handsomeness, S. 
 WEIL-GAITIT, part. adj. A term applied to a horse 
 
 that is thoroughly broke, S. 
 WEILllEAD, s. The vortex of a whirlpool, S. 
 WEIL IS ME. Happy jim I, S. 
 WEIL IS YOW. Happy are you. lyndsay.—A. S. 
 
 wel, well, bene; Su. G. waeles mig, ! me feliccm. 
 
 WEILL, Weel, adj. 1. Well ; in health, S. " Weel, 
 well, North." Grose. 2. Sufficiently dressed, ap- 
 plied to meat. "Is the denner weelf" Is it ready 
 to be served up ? Clydes. Ro.\b. A. Scolt's Poems. 
 
 WEILL, adj. Many. Barbour. — Germ, viel, Belg. 
 vel, id. 
 
 WEILL, Ueill, s. 1. Prosperity. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 2. A benefit. Aherd. Reg. Chaucer uses wele for 
 wealth, prosperity. — A. S. wela, prosperitas. V. 
 Weil, s. 
 
 WEIL, s. A calf. Acts Ja. VI. Y. Veil. 
 
 WEILL-FARAND, adj. Having a goodly appearance. 
 V. Farand. 
 
 WEILL-HEARTIT, adj. Not dejected, S. 
 
 WEILL-WAIL'D, adj. Well chosen; cautiously se- 
 lected ; often applied to language. Ramsay, Christ's 
 Kirk. 
 
 WEILL-WAL'D, adj. Well chosen. V. Wale, v. 
 
 WEILL-WILLAU, s. A friend ; a well-wisher. Pits. 
 
 WEILL-WILLIE, Weill-willit, adj. Liberal; not 
 niggardly, S. Rudd.—Sn. G. waelwiilig, A. S. 
 wellwillenda, benevolus. 
 
 WEILNESS, s. The state of being in good health, 
 Clydes. 
 
 WEIL-PAID, adj. Well satisfied; well-punished, 
 Buchan, Mearns. V. Ill-Paid. 
 
 WEIL-PUT-ON, adj. Well dressed, S. Fortunes of 
 Nigel. 
 
 WEIL TO LIVE. 1. In easy circumstances, S. 2. 
 Tipsy ; half seas over. 
 
 WEIN, s. L. wem, stain, q. v. Barbour. 
 
 WEIR, s. Weir of law, the act of a peison, 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 com- 
 purgators, who shall attest their belief that he swears 
 truly. Stat. Ja. I. It is synon. with the E. foren- 
 sic phrase, Wager of Law, and L. B. vadiare legem. 
 The E. phrase is from 0. Fr. gagiere, an engagement, 
 a pledge; ours from A. S. waere, foedus, pactum; 
 whence waer-borh, wer-borh, fidejussor, sponsor. 
 
 WEIR, s. War. Weir-men, Weir-dors, Weiely, 
 Weir-avall. V. Were. 
 
 WEIR, s. A hedge, Galloway ; used as synon. with E. 
 Fence. Davidton's (Seas. — Su. G. uaer-ia, tueri. 
 
 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 com.— OZo' 18071^7. 
 
 V. Wee, &c. also Wear, v. to guard. 
 
 WEYR, s. Spring. V. Veir. 
 
 WEIR, s. A teim including cows and ewes giving 
 milk, Roxb. It is used only by very old people. 
 Percy's Ballads. — From A. S. waer, scpimentum. 
 
 WEIR-BUSE, s. A partition between cows, Clydes. ; 
 q. a partition for defence. V. Blse. 
 
 WEIRD, Weed, Weede, Weeed, s. 1. Fate, S. 
 Wyniown. 2. Prediction. P. Buch. Dial.— A. S. 
 wyrd, fatum, wyrde, parcae. 3. It is used in the 
 sense of fact, as denoting something that really takes 
 place. "Afterword comes weird. Fair fall them 
 that call me madam," S. Prov. Kelly. 4. Fate is 
 also personified under the name of Weird. Montg. 
 
 To WEIRD, Weeed, v. a. 1. To destine. P. Buch. 
 Dial. 2. To predict. JUinstr. Bord. 3. To make 
 liable to : to place in the state of being exposed to 
 any moral or physical evil, ibid. 
 
 WEIHDIN, WiEEDiN, part. ixdj. Employed for the 
 purpose of divination, S. B. Tarras. 
 
WEI 
 
 608 
 
 WER 
 
 WEIRDLES5, Wierdlkss, adj. Unprosperous, through 
 somethiu}; cross in one's lot, S. 
 
 WEIllDLESS, adj. 1. Tlniftless ; not prosperous. 2. 
 Destitute of jiiiy capacity to mauage worldly alTairs, ?. 
 
 WEIIlDLESSNIiSS, s, Wasteful mismauagement, S. B. 
 
 WEIllULY, adj. Happy ; prosperous, South of S. 
 Jacobite Helics. 
 
 "WEIRIEGILLS, Weeriqills, «.pZ. Quarrels. In the 
 weiriegills, in the act of <iuarreninp, Mearns. At 
 the weerieg ills is the phrase, as used in Berwicks.; 
 expl. " in a state of wrangling, brawling so as to ap- 
 pear to be on the point of fighting." 
 
 WEIIILIKE, adj. Wavlike. Barbour. 
 
 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 Ilijdi-ost.— From Tent, wys-en, 
 ostenderc. 
 
 To WEieE, Wyse, v. a. 1. To use policy for attaining 
 any object, S. Watson. 2. To lead ; direct, S. 
 Ramsay. 3. To turn by art rather than strength, S. 
 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 sti aw, one is said to v: else out the tow or 
 straw, S, 5. To Weise atva\ to wheedle ; as, to 
 entice a tradesman to leave his master, Clydes. — 
 Teut. wys-en, to teach, to show, or 0. Fr. vois-ier, 
 ves-ie.r, tromper, ruser, wiseux, fin, subtil. C. To 
 Weise in, or out, to allow to go in or out, by remov- 
 ing any impediment; as by opening a door, Roxb. 
 The Provost. 
 
 To WEISE, Wyse, v. n. To incline, S. liamsay. 
 
 WEYSH, Wysue, interj. A term used for directing a 
 horse to turn to the right hand, Mearns. Uaujp, 
 S. A. V. Weesh. 
 
 WEIST, s. The west. Aherd. Beg. 
 
 To WEIT, V, a. To make inquiry.— A. S. wit-an, 
 providere ; Su. G. wit-a, probare. 
 
 WEIT, Weet, s. Rain ; wetness, S. Douglas.— A. S. 
 waeta, humidity; Isl. vaeta, rain. 
 
 To WEIT, Weet, v. a. To wet, S. Burns. 
 
 To WKIT, Weet, v. n. To rain ; as, "It's pa'in to 
 weet," the rain is about to fall; "It's weetin'," it 
 rains, S. B.— £u. G. waet-a, Isl. vaet-a, humectare. 
 
 To WEIZE, V. a. To direct. V. Weise. 
 
 WELANY, s. Damage ; disgrace. Barbour. — 0. Fr. 
 vilainie, injury, insult, affront. 
 
 WELCOME-HAME, s. 1. Repast presented to a bride 
 when she enters tlie door of the bridegroom, S. 2. In 
 Angus, a compotation among the nei};hbours of a 
 newly-married pair, on the day following that on 
 which ihey have been kirlced, S. Edin. Mag. 
 
 To WELD, V. n. To possess. V. Weild. 
 
 WELE, s. A whirlpool, S. Douglas. — A. S. wael, 
 Teut. weel, wiel, id. 
 
 WELL, s. A whirl). ool or circular eddy, Caithn.; the 
 same as Wele. Brand's Orkn. 
 
 To WELL, Wall, Wald, v. a. 1. To weild, S. Dovg. 
 — A. S. well-en, to be veiy 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, s. Greensward. Sir Gawan. V. Fail. 
 
 WELL-EY, Wallek, s. That pait of a quagmire in 
 which there is a spring. Bellenden. Q. the eye of 
 the wele. V. Wele. 
 
 WELL-GRASS, s. Water-cresses, S. Well-kerses, 
 syn. Wcdderb. Vocab. 
 
 WELL-HEAD, s. The spring from which a marsh 
 
 supplied, Lanarks. Tales (f My Landlord. 
 WELL IS. An old pliraseolojry exprjs^ive of tl 
 
 happiness of the person concerning wliom it is us^ 
 
 S. Bollock. V. Weil, s. Prosperity. 
 WELLIT, part. pa. Drowned. Uoulate. ■ 
 WELL REUSES, s. pi. Water-cresses, S.— A. S. will 
 
 cerse, id. 
 WELL-MAKER, s. One who digs or forms well 
 
 " Aquilex, aquilegis, a wel maker," Despaut. Gra 
 WELL-SET, part. adj. Well disposed. Spalding. 
 WELL-SITTING, imrt. adj. Favouiably dispos 
 
 partial. Fount. Dec. Sujpl. 
 V/ ELL-STRAND^ s. , A stream from a spring, S. 
 
 Surv. Feeb. !.>; N -• <' 
 WELSCIIE, adj. fnsipid. V. Walsu. 
 WELL-WILLAND, s. A well-wisher. Wyntow 
 
 V. Weill-willie. 
 WELL-WILLING, adj. Complacent. MelvilVs Mi 
 To WELT, 1. «. a. To throw. Douglas. 2. 
 
 To rc-U, ibid.— Moes. G. walt-ian, id. 
 To WELTER, v. a. 1. To roll. X>owflr.— Teut. weltt 
 
 en, Sw. weltr-a, id. 2. To overturn, ibid. 
 WELTERER, Walterar, s. One who overturns 1 
 
 violent means. Bannatyne Journ. 
 WELTH, s. 1. Welfare. Wyntown. 2. Abundance, 1 
 WEM, s. Stain. Barbour.— A. S. wem, wemm, labe 
 
 macula. 
 WEMELESS, adj. Blameless. Gawan and GoL- 
 
 A, S. wemleas, faultless. 
 WEMMYT, part, pa- Scarred. Barbour.— A. 
 
 wemm, a scar, a blemish. 
 To WENDIN, V. n. To wane.— A. S. wanian, to i 
 
 crease. 
 WENE, s. But wene, doubtless. — A. S. wene, 
 
 jecture. 
 WENE, s. A mark by which one traces his wa 
 
 Douglas. — A. S. wene, conjecture. 
 To WENG, V. a. To avenge. Barbour. — Fr. veng-er, i 
 WENNYNG. Barbour. V. Wokkyng, s. 
 WENSDAY, s. Wednesday, S. This form express 
 
 the E. pronunciation. — Belg. Weensdagh, Isl. Won 
 
 dag, the day consecrated to Wt^den. 
 To WENT, r. n. Togo. Barbour.— A. S. u-end-an, i< 
 WENT, s. 1. A course. Doug. 2. A passage, ibii 
 
 3. The course of affaiis, ibid. 4. A short tim 
 
 Shetl. — Alem. went-en, vertere. 
 WER, Were, adj. Worse. Ads Ja. IV. Tl 
 
 orthography of Wyntown is Were. V. War, adj. 
 To WER, Were, Weire, v. a. To guard. Barbot 
 
 — A. S. wer-ian, Belg. weer-en, to defend. 
 WER, War, adj. Wary. Douglas.— Sn. G. wi 
 
 videns. 
 WERD, s. Fate. V. Weird. 
 WERDY, adj. Worthy. Lyndsay.— Tent. weerdU 
 
 Sw. werdig, id. 
 WERDIE, .?. The youngest bird in a nest, Fife.- la 
 
 wardt, what is deficient. 
 WERE, Wer, Weir, Week, s. 1. Doubt, S. 
 
 Barbour. 2. Appiehension ; fear. Dunbar. — A, 
 
 waere, caution ; Belg. vaer, fear. 
 WERE, Wer, Weir, s. War, S. Douglas.— A. 
 
 waer, 0. Belg. werre. id. ; Fr. guerre. 
 WERE-IIORSE, W EiR-IIOKSE, s. 1. A war-hor 
 
 Fop. Ball. 2. A stallion, Moray, ibid. 
 WERELY, Weirly, adj. Warlike. Dovg. 
 WEREMAN, Weir-Man, Wer-Man, s. A soldier. Doug. 
 WERE-WALL, Weie-Wall, s. A defence in war. 
 
 Soulate. 
 
WER 
 
 609 
 
 WHA 
 
 \ro WERY, V. a. To curse. Bellenden. V. Wart, 
 
 ■ Warye, Werray, v. 
 
 [wERY, oc?;. 1. laflim from disease. Bellenden. 2. 
 
 I Feeble, in a political sense, ib. V. Weary. 
 
 To WERY, Werry, Wyrrie, v. a. 1. To strangle. 
 
 , Douglas. 2. To worry. Wynt.—Tevit. worgh-en, 
 
 i strangulare. 
 
 jWERY, s. Vexation, Orkn.— A. S. werig, execrabills. 
 ERING, s. Cart. Aberd. This may signify 
 measurement. — L. B. wara, modus agri apud Anglos. 
 Or it may signify estimation, from A. S. wer, pro- 
 perly, capitis aestimatio. 
 
 SVERIOUR, s. A maligner. Douglas. V. Wert, s. 
 
 WERIOUR, Weryer, s. 1. A warrior. Gawan and 
 Gol. 2. An antagonist. Doug. 
 
 V. n. To ache. V. Wark. 
 u. n. To work. V. Wirk. 
 Work. Wallace. — Belg. werfc, A. S. 
 
 To WERK 
 To WERK 
 WERK, s. 
 
 I weorce. 
 
 iSVERKLOME, Warkloom, «. 
 : Lome. 
 iSVERKMAN, 
 Ja.III. 
 
 A working tool. 
 A tradesman ; as a goldsmith. 
 
 Warily. 
 Knave. 
 
 Douglas. 
 Kennedy. 
 
 E. varlet. 
 
 Provision laid up in a garrison. V. 
 
 r^ERLY, adj. 
 
 ^ERLOT, s. 
 
 Varlot. 
 
 TERNAGE, i 
 
 Verkage. 
 
 TERNOURE, s. A miser. Douglas.— A. S 
 I avidus, compar. geornor, Su. G. warn-a, to defend. 
 I V. Warnstor. 
 Fo WERRAY, v. a. To make war upon. Barbour. — 
 
 Su. G. haer, an army. 
 'fo WERRAY, V. a. To curse. V. Wary. 
 WERRAY, adj. True. V. Warray. 
 ►VERRAMENT, Verrayment, s. Truth. Wallace.— 
 
 Fr. vraiement, in truth. 
 OVERSELL, s. V. Ward and Warsel. 
 ^ERSH, adj. Insipid. V. Warsch. 
 Iro WERSIL, V. n. To wrestle. V. Warsell. 
 WeRSLETE, s. Uncertain. Wyntown. 
 LVERTEWS, s. pi. Accomplishments ; particularly in 
 f relation to music. Aberd. Reg. — Fr. veriwe, "worth, 
 j perfection," Cotgr. 
 
 IpVERTH, s. Fate. For weird. Henrysone. 
 |(VERTHAR, adj. More worthy. Wallace.— Moes. G. 
 j wairths, worthy. 
 
 [VESAR, Wysar, s. a visor. Wallace. 
 VESCH ALE-ALMERY. An ambiy for holding vessels. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 WESCHE, V. a. To wash. S. Douglas. 
 VESCHE, s. Stale urine. V. Wash. 
 VESCHELL, Vkschell, s. 1. A vessel ; a ship, 
 
 Ab. Beg. 2. A collective term denoting all the plate, 
 
 dishes, &c. used at table in a great house. Chalmers's 
 
 Mary. 
 
 VE'SE, We shall, S, Blackw. Mag. 
 7ESELY, adv. Cautiously. Wall. V. Vesie. 
 
 'o WESY, V. a. 1. To examine. 2. To visit. Aberd. 
 
 Beg. V. Vesie. 
 
 VESSEL, Wassel, adv. Westward, S. Guy Mann. 
 
 'o WEST, V. a. To vest ; to invest ; part. pa. westit, 
 
 vested. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 "ESTER, s. A fish-spear, Loth. 
 
 ^ESTLAND, Westlin, adj. Western, S. Wallace. 
 
 Burns. 
 
 ESTLANDER, s. An inhabitant of the west of 
 
 Scotland, S. Guthry's Mem,. 
 
 ESTLINS, Westlines, adv. Westwards, S. Bams. 
 39 
 
 WET FINGER. With a small effort. Bedgauntlet. 
 WETHY, s. A halter. Wyntown. V. Widdie. 
 WETING, s. Knowledge. Sir Gawan.— A. S. weot- 
 
 an, to know. 
 WEUCH, s. Wo ; mischief. V. Wouch. 
 To WEVIL, V. n. To wriggle. V. Weffil. 
 WEWLECK, s. An instrument for making ropes of 
 
 straw, for thatching corn-stacks, Teviotd. Eskdale, 
 
 Ettr. For. also Wewlock. Synon. Thraw-crook, 
 
 Wyle, Wylie. V. Wyle, s. 
 WEWPIT, part. pa. Bound. " The neif wewpit up 
 
 with blak virge thred." Aberd. Beg. V. Skaw- 
 
 BERT, and Oop, v. 
 To WEX, V. 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 Quh. 
 WH, changed into F in the northern counties of S. V. 
 
 Fat, pron. 
 WHA, pron. Who, used as an indefinite designation 
 
 of a person. Gall. Encycl. 
 WHAALS, s. pi. Long unbroken wanes, Shetl. 
 
 Whales ? 
 WHAAP, Whap, s. a curlew. V. Quhaif, Qdhaup. 
 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, v. q. something that has 
 power to give a stroke. 
 
 WHAE, pron. 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 whale-line, used in fishing 
 for wholes." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To WHAISH, V. n. To wheeze as one who has taken 
 cold, Roxb. This term is not exactly synon. with 
 Whaislc, or Wheezle, as the latter denotes a shriller 
 and more continued wheezing than Whaish. 
 
 To WHAISK, Whesk, v. n. 1. To speak with a husky 
 voice ; to speak with difficulty 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. Hash. 3. Also 
 expl. " to gasp violently for breath," ibid. 
 
 WHAISKIN, 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 breath- 
 ing, 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 blpw, S. B. Skinner.— Isl. 
 hvim, motus celer. 
 
 To WH AMBLE, 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, adv. However ; notwith- 
 standing. Loth. S. O. The Hars't Rig. A low term, 
 compounded of when, all, and be, q. although all be, 
 or should be so. 
 
 WHANG, s. 1. A thong, S. 2. A slice, S. 3, " A 
 blow, or rather a lash with a whip." Gall. Encycl. 
 
WHA 
 
 610 
 
 WHE 
 
 To WHANG, t>. a. 1. To flog ; to scourge, S. 2. To 
 cut down in large slices, S. A. Bcattie't Tales. V. 
 
 QCHAIKQ. 
 
 WHANG-BIT, «. A bridle made of leather, apparently 
 as distinguished from Branks, Tether, and perhaps 
 also SnyJUbit. Herd's Coll. 
 
 To WIIANK, V. a. 1. To beat ; to flog, Roxb. Syn. 
 Whaak. JRuickbie's Wayside Cottager. 2. To 
 cut oflf large portions, Tweedd. 
 
 WHANK, ». A stroke; the act of striking, properly 
 with the fist ; as, "&whank aneth the haffets," Roxb. 
 
 WHANKER, s. Something larger than common, 
 Roxb.; synon. Whulter. 
 
 WHAP, J. A stroke or blow, Tweedd.— C. B. Chwap, 
 a sudden stroke or blow. 
 
 WHAPIE, s. Used as a dimin. from whelp, S. whalp. 
 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. Whacker. 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. 
 
 WHATEN, adj. What kind of, V. Qdhatktn. 
 
 WHATFOR, adv. For what reason ; why ; wherefore, 
 S. Gait. 
 
 WHATY, ady. Indifl"erent. TJiomas of Ercildone. 
 
 WHAT-LIKE, adj. Resembling what ; used interro- 
 gatively ; as, What-like is't f What does it resemble ? 
 What-like is hef What appearance has he? S. — 
 Moes. G. quheleiks, qualis. 
 
 WHA TO BE MARRIED FIRST. The name of a game 
 at cards. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 WH AT-RACK. An exclamation expressive of surprise. 
 V. Raik, s. Care. 
 
 WHATRECK, con/. Expl. "notwithstanding." Gl. 
 Surv. Ayrs. V. Raik. 
 
 To WHAUK, V. a. 1. To thwack, S. 2, To slash, 
 or cut severely with any sharp instrument. When a 
 culprit is scourged, he is said to be whaukit, S. A. 
 3. Metaph. to harass. Ramsay. 4. To Whauk 
 doun, to cut in large slices. The phrase is often ap- 
 plied to a cheese, S. A. Whang is syn. ' / 
 
 WHAUK, s. 1. A smart stroke ; the act of thwacking, 
 S, 2. A large slice. 
 
 WHAUM, s. 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. hwamm-r, convallicula, seu 
 semivallis. 3. Sometimes a hollow in one hill or 
 mountain ; synon. with Gael, corri. 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, V. n. To send forth pods, S. B. Synon. 
 Swap, S. 
 
 WHAUP, s. A pod ; a capsule, 8. B. Synon. Swap, 
 Shaup, S. 
 
 To WHAUP, V. n. To wheeze, Fife. 
 
 WHAUP-NEB, Whaap-neb, s. 1. The beak of a cur- 
 lew, S. 2. The auld whaap-neb, a periphrasis for the 
 devil, S. B. Penrose's Journal. 
 
 WHAUP-NEBBIT. adj. Having a long nose like the 
 curlew, Roxb. Gallow. F.ncycl. 
 
 WHAURIE, s. A misgvown child, Ang. 
 WHAWKIE, s. A ludicrous designation for whisky, 
 S. Taylor's Scots Poem. 
 
 To WHEAK, Week, v. n. 1. To squeak, S. 2. T< 
 whine, S. 3. To whistle at Jntervals, S.— Isl. guofe-o, 
 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. 
 guegi, vanity, levity. 
 WIIEEGIL, 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, s. A whirlpool or eddy, Ang. St. Kathleen. 
 
 The same with Wele, q. v. only a.spirated. 
 WHEELIECRUSE, s. A churchyard, Orkn. — Isl. 
 
 hvila, lectus, cubile, and kro-a, to enclose. 
 WHEELIN, s. Coarse worsted, S. as spun on the large 
 
 wheel. 
 To WHEEMER, v. n. To go about muttering com- 
 plaints, Roxb. Flyre, synon. 
 WHEEN, s. 1. A number ; a quantity, S. This s. is 
 sometimes used in plural ; as, " Wheens focht, and 
 wheens fled." " How mony wheens war there ?" i. e. 
 How many parties were present ? " There war a gey 
 twa-three wheen<!," Clydes. 2. A division, Clydes. 
 Ed. Mag. V. Quheyne. 
 WHEEN, s. Queen, Shetl. ; wh, or perhaps rather hw, 
 
 being always substituted for qu. 
 ToWHEEP, V. n. 1. To give a sharp, intermittent 
 whistle, S. 2. To squeak, S.— Su. G.hwip-a, to whoop. 
 WHEEPLE, s. A shrill intermittent whistle, as, " the 
 
 wheeple o' a whaup," S. Stat. Ace. 
 To WHEEPLE, v. n. 1. " To whistle like a whaup," 
 Gall. Encycl. — C. B. chwibau, a whistle, a trill. 2. 
 To whistle with a shrill melancholy note, as plovers, 
 &c. Roxb. Clydes. Hogg. 
 WHEEPS, s. pi. An instrument for raising the brig- 
 heads of a mill, S. B. 
 WHEERIKINS, Whirkins, s. J3Z. The hips. "I'U 
 whauk your wheerikins," I will beat your breech for 
 you, Lanark s. Edin. This in Roxb. is thus expressed, 
 " I'll whither your whirkins 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 Whist in E. " Haud your 
 wheesht, be silent." Gall. Encycl. 
 To WHEESK, V. n. To creak, but not very harshly, 
 
 Roxb. 
 WHEESK, s. A creaking sound, ibid. Hogg. 
 WHEETIE, QcHEETiE, adj. Low ; mean ; scurvy ; 
 shabby, Aberd. Mearns. Synon. with Fouty. — C. B. 
 chwith, chwithig, left, sinister, not right. V. WhitiK" 
 
 WHATIES. 
 
 WHEETIE, s. The white throat, Motacilla sylvia, Linn. 
 
 Loth. Supposed to receive its name from the white- 
 ness of its throat. 
 WHEETIE-WHITEBEARD, s. The same bird, 
 
 Lanark s. 
 To WHEETLE, v. n. A term used to denote the peep* 
 
 ing sound emitted by young birds, S. — 0. Teut 
 
 quedel-en. garrij'e, modulari. 
 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, v. n. To wheedle. Saint Patrick. 
 
 See etymon of Wheetle above. 
 
WHE 
 
 611 
 
 WHI 
 
 WHEEZAN, s. "The noise carriage-wheels make 
 
 when moving fast." Gall. Encycl.—Su. G. hwaes-a, 
 
 stridere. 
 WHEEZE, s. An act of whizzing produced by flame, 
 
 Clydes. 
 To WHEEZIE, V. n. To blaze with a whizzing noise, 
 
 Clydes, 
 WHEEZIE, ». 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 oflf the fire, Ayrs. Perhaps a corr. of 
 
 hazel-rung. 
 WHEEZLOCH, s. An old tenn which seems to have 
 
 denoted the state of being short-winded ; from the 
 
 same fountain with E. Wheeze. Song, A Mileaboon 
 
 Dundee.— Isl. Su, G. hwaes-a, graviter anhelare. 
 To WHEGLE, v, n. To wheedle, Berwick s. — Isl. 
 
 hweck-ia, deeipere. 
 WHEY-BEARD, s. The white-throat, curruca sylvia. 
 WHEY-BIRD, 5. The wood-lark, Alauda arborea, 
 
 Linn. Lanarks. — Whey seems Uie same with Isl. 
 
 heide, sylva. 
 WHEY -DROP, Whet-Drap, s. A putrifying hole in 
 
 a cheese, resembling an ulcer, S. 0. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 WHEY-EYE, Whey-ee, s. Synon. with Whey-drop, ib. 
 
 W^HEYLKIN, s. Expl, " lively ; coy motions," Shetl. 
 
 From Isl. velka, volvere. 
 WHEY-SEY, s. A tub in which milk is curdled, Lan- 
 arks. From E. Whey, and S. Say, Saye. 
 WHEY-WHULLIONS, s. pi. Formerly a common dish 
 
 for dinner among the peasantry of S. consisting of 
 
 flummery prepared by collecting all the porridge left 
 
 at breakfast, which was beat down among fresh whey, 
 
 with an additional quantity of oatmeal.— Su. G. 
 
 waelling, pultis liquidioris genus. 
 WHELEN. Perhaps an error for whelcen, who. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — Su. G. hwilken, id. 
 WHENA'BE, adv. However; after all. V.Whana'-be. 
 To WHESK, V. n. V. Whaisk. 
 To WHEW, V. n. To whistle shrilly as plovers do, 
 
 A. Hogg, 
 (WHEZLE, s. A weasel, mustela, Loth. 
 IWhICKIE, adj. Crafty; knavish, Clydes.— Isl. 
 
 hwecTc-ia, deeipere. 
 
 HICKING, s. A term used to express the cry of 
 
 pigs. UrquharVs Bab. 
 To WHID, Whud, v. n. To fib, S. 
 
 HID, Wh0D, s. a falsehood of a less direct kind ; 
 
 an untruth, S. Burns, 
 'o WHID, V. n. To move nimbly and lightly, without 
 
 noise, S. Sax. and Gael. 
 
 'o WHID back and forret. To move backwards and 
 forwards with a quick motion, S. 
 
 BIDDER, s. Agustof wind, Shetl. The term is used 
 in this sense by Gawan Douglas. V. Quhidder, s. 
 iVHIDDY, adj. Unsteady : as, a whiddy wind, i. e. 
 one that shifts about, Orkn. — Isl. hvida, cita com- 
 motio aeris. 
 I^HIDDIE, s. A name for a hare, Banffs. Pron. 
 Fuddie, Aberd. Taylor's S. Poems. Perhaps from 
 its quick motion. V. Qchid, s. 
 » WHIDDLE, V. n. To proceed with a light rapid 
 motion, Kinross, Fife. A dimin. from the v. to 
 
 Whid. V. QuHiD. 
 yniFFINGER, 5. A vagabond, V. Waffinger. 
 
 To WHIG Awa, v. n. To move at an easy and steady 
 pace ; to jog, Liddesdale. Guy Mannering. " To 
 Whig awa' with a cart," remarks Sir W. Scott, 
 " signifies to drive it briskly on." 
 
 To WHIG, V. n. Churned milk, when it throws oflf a 
 whey, is said to whig, Nithsd. 
 
 To WHIG, V. n. To go quickly. Loth. 
 
 WHIG, Wig, s. A fine wheaten tea-bread, S. Sir J. 
 Sinclair. 
 
 WHIG, Whigg, ff. 1. An acetous liquor subsiding 
 from soured cream, S. 2. A name given by Episco- 
 palians to Presbyterians ; 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 contemptu- 
 ous. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 WHIGGERY, s. The notions or practices of a Scottish 
 Presbyterian, S. H. Mid.-Loth. 
 
 To WHIGGLE, Whiggle alang, v. n. To wriggle ; to 
 waddle, Fife. The same with Wiggle. V. Waigle. 
 
 To WHIGGLE, v. n. To trifle, Fife. 
 
 WHIGGLE, s, A gimcrack ; a tenn 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 occasion- 
 ally 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 company, with 
 the name of each person at the radius opposite to 
 him.. An index, placed on the top of the pin, was 
 moved round by every one in his turn ; and at whose 
 name soever it stopped, that person was obliged to 
 drink ofl"a glass. Perhaps so denominated from con- 
 tempt of the severe sobriety attributed to the Whigs. 
 2. In pi. whims ; fancies, S. Burns. 3. A fantas- 
 tical ornament in masoniy ; dress, &c. S. Bob Boy. 
 
 WHIHE, (gutt.) s. "The sound of an adder; her 
 fuffing noise -when angered." Gall. Encycl.— From 
 C. B. chwif a hiss. 
 
 To WHIHHER, v. n. To titter, Ang. Minstr. Bord. 
 
 WHILE, conj. Until, S. Spalding. V. Quhill. 
 
 WHILEOMS, adv. At times ; sometimes, S. B. Boss's 
 Helenore. V. Qdhylum. 
 
 WHILES, adv. At times ; occasionally, S. Waverley. 
 
 Y. QUHILE. 
 
 WHILK. V. Q0HILK. 
 
 WHILK, V. a. To gulp up, Shetl.— Dan. svelge, id. 
 To WHILLY, Whclly, v. a. To gull, S. Bamsay. 
 WHILLIE-BILLOU, s. A variety of Hilliebalow, 
 
 Gall. Whilly-baloo, Dumfr. 
 WHILLIEGOLEERIE, s. A hypocritical fellow ; a 
 
 wheedler, Roxb. Synon. with Whillie-wha. 
 To WHILLIE WHALLIE, v. n. To coax ; to wheedle, 
 
 Perths. 
 To WHILLIEWHALLIE, v. n. To dally; to loiter. 
 
 S. B. V. Whilliwhaw. 
 WHILLIE-WHAW, adj. Not to be depended upon, 
 
 S. Bedgauntlet. 
 WHILLILU, s. An air in music, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 — Isl. hvell-a, sonare, and lu, lassitudo ; q. a dull or 
 
 flat air. 
 WHILLIWHA, Whillywhae, s. 1. A person who 
 
 deals in ambiguous promises, S. Bamsay. 2. A 
 
 cheat, S. Herd. 3. A wheedling speech, South of 
 
 S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 To WHILLYWHA, v. a. To cajole; to wheedle, S. 
 
 Tales of My Landlord. 
 
WHI 
 
 612 
 
 WHI 
 
 WHILLYWHAING, Whullywhaino, s. The act of 
 
 wheedling, S. St. Ronan. 
 To WHILLY-WIIAW, v. n. To talk in a kindly and 
 
 cajoling way. Q. Durward. 
 "WUILOCK, Whileock, Whilockib, s. A little while, 
 
 S. 0. Duinfr. Perths. — Teut. wijlken, parvum tem- 
 
 poris spatium. 
 WHILPER, s. Any individual larger than the ordi- 
 nary size of its species ; as, " What a whilper of a 
 
 trout!" Diunfr. Whulter is used in some other 
 
 counties. 
 WIIILT, s. A-tuhilt, in a state of perturbation. 
 
 Watson. 
 WIIILTIE-WHALTIE, adv. In a state of palpitation. 
 
 My heart's a' playin whiltie-whaltie, S. — Isl. vallt, 
 
 volutor ; hwell-a, resonare. 
 To WHILTIE-WHALTIE, v. n. To palpitate, Ayrs. 
 
 Ed. Mag. 
 To W HILTIE-WH ALTIE, v. n. To dally ; to loiter ; 
 
 given as synon. with Whilly-whally , S. B. 
 To WHIMMER, v. n. To ciy feebly, like a child, 
 
 Roxb.— Germ, wimmer-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. chwym, a whimsey, 
 
 Richards. 
 WHIN, s. A few. V. Quhene. 
 WHIN, Whinstane, *. Ragstone, or toadstone, S. 
 
 Stat. Ace. V. QuHYN. 
 WHIN-CHAKER, s. The whin-chat, saxicola rubetra. 
 To WHINGE, V. n. To whine, S. Eanisay. V. 
 
 QCHINGE. 
 
 WHINGER, Whingar, s. A short hanger used as a 
 knife at meals, and as a sword in broils. Lay Last 
 Minstr.—l&\.hwin, furunculus, and gerd, actio ; q. a 
 weapon for secret deeds. 
 
 WHINGICK, s. A snu£f-box, Shetl, 
 
 WHINYARD, s. The same with Whinger. Chalm. 
 Mary. ^ 
 
 To WHINK, r. n. 1. A term used to denote the bark 
 of a collie, when, from want of breath, he is unable 
 to extend his cry ; or his shrill, impatient tone, when 
 he loses sight of the hare which he has been in pur- 
 suit of, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 2. To bark as an 
 untrained dog in pursuit of game, ibid, Tweedd. 
 Hogg. 
 
 WHINK, s. The bark above described, ib. 
 
 WHINKENS, «. pi. Flummery, S. B.— Su. G. hwink-a, 
 to vacillate. y 
 
 To WHINNER, v. n. To pass with velocity ; giving a 
 humming sound, S. — Is), hwyna, to resound. 
 
 WHINNER, s. 1. The sound caused by rapid motion ; 
 whizzing noise, S. B. Loth. Dumfr. Whunner. Gall. 
 Enc. 2. "The blow which causes such a sound," 
 ibid. 3. A smart, resounding box on the ear, Dumfr. 
 — Isl. hvinr, sonus ex vibratione. 
 
 WHINNERIN', part. adj. A whinnerin' drouth, a 
 severe drought, accompanied with a sifting wind. 
 It is applied to any thing so much dried, in conse- 
 quence of extreme drought, as to rustle to the touch ; 
 as " The corn's a whinnerin' " Clydes. 
 
 WHIN-SPARROW, s. The fielder mountain sparrow, 
 S. ; Fringilla montana, Linn. ; denominated, as 
 would seem, from its being often found among whins 
 or furze. 
 
 To WHIP aff, or awa, v. n. To fly off with velocity, 
 S. — Su. G. wipp-a, to be rapidly carried upwards 
 and downwards ; C. B. chwipiaw, to move briskly. 
 
 WHIP. In a whip, adv. In a moment, S.— Ale) 
 
 uuipphe, nictus occuli ; C. B. chwip, quickly. 
 WHIP-LICKER, s. One who has a cart and horse 
 
 let, Fife ; a cant term. 
 WHIP-MAN, s. A carter. Loth. Perths. i>uj 
 
 Poems. 
 WHIP-MEG-MORUM. Sempil and Skinner; as us 
 
 by the former, it appears to be the name of a turn 
 
 by the latter, as synon. with whiggery, q. whigi 
 
 morum. 
 WHIPPER-SNAPPER, s. 1. A little presumptu© 
 
 fellow ; a very contemptuous term, S. This is al 
 
 cantE. expl. "a diminutive fellow." Class. Diet. 
 
 A cheat, Dumfr.; pron. Whopper-snapper. 3. 
 
 fraudulent trick, ibid. It might be deduced fro 
 
 Isl. hwipp, saltus, celer cursus, and snap-a, capta 
 
 escam ; as originally denoting one who manifesto 
 
 the greatest alacrity in snatching at a morsel. 
 WHIPPERT, adj. Hasty and tart in demeanour, 
 
 in the mode of doing any thing, 8. 
 WHIPPERT-LIKE, adj. Indicating irritation, by t 
 
 manner of expression or action, S. — Isl. hwop- 
 
 lightness, inconstancy, or Whip, v. 
 WHIPPER-TOOTIES, s. pi. Silly scruples abo 
 
 doing any thing, S.— Fr. apres tout, after all. 
 WHIPPY, s. A term of contempt applied to a yoa 
 
 female ; a malapert person ; sometimes implying ^ 
 
 idea of lightness of carriage, Lanarks. Cottagers ■ 
 
 Glenburnie.— Isl. hwopa, levitas. 
 WHIPPY, Whuppy, adj. Active; agile; rather I 
 
 clever, Lanarks. 
 To WHIR, V. a. To harden, as bread too much fir« 
 
 Shetl. 
 To WHIR, Whirry away, v. n. To fly off with su 
 
 noise as a partridge or moorcock mr,kes when 
 
 springs from the ground, Roxb. V. Whirry, v. 
 To WHYRIPE, V. n. To mourn ; to fret. Gall. Enc. 
 WHIRKINS, s. pi. The posteriors. V. Wheerikins. 
 ..WHIRL, Whtjrl, s. The apple also denominated th 
 
 Thorle pippin, Roxb. 
 WHIRLYGIGUM, WHIRLIEGI6IN, «. Whirlig 
 
 fanciful ornaments. Burns. 
 To WHIRLIWHA, v. a. To gull. Corspatrick. 
 WHIRLIWHAW, s. A whirligig, S. 0. Rolhelan. 
 WHIRRET, s. A smart blow, apparently as includl^ 
 
 the idea of the sound caused by it. Urquhar 
 
 Rabelais. 
 To WHIRRY, V. a. Apparently a clownish corrupt 
 
 of the E. V. to Hurry. 
 WHIRROCK, s. a knot in wood, caused by the groi 
 
 of a branch from the place, Tweedd. V. Virrocb 
 "WHISH, Whush, s. 1, A rushing or whizzing sou 
 
 S. B. 2. A whisper, S. B. whist. Loth. Ferg 
 
 — Su. G. hwaes-a, to whiz; Isl. qwis, susurrus. 
 To WHISH, V. a. To hush; jtart. -pa. whist. Go 
 
 croft. 
 WHIST, interj. Hush ; be silent, S. Ramsay.- 
 
 wysch, 0. Fr. houische, id. 
 WHISKER, Whiscar, s. 1. A bunch of feathers : 
 
 sweeping any thing, Moray.— E. whisk, 
 
 besom or brush. 2. The sheath, at a woman's sii 
 
 used for holding the end of a wire, while she is ki 
 
 ting stockings, ibid.— Sw. hwiska, scopae. 
 WHISKER, Whisquer, s. " A blusterer." " Mar 
 
 whisker was never a good fisher," S. Prov. ; signify 
 
 that a windy March is a token of a bad fish y« 
 
 Kelly. — Isl. hwass, ventosus. 
 WHISKY, s. A species of ardent spirits, dist 
 
 from malt, S. Dr. Johnson observes that Usqueba 
 
WHI 
 
 613 
 
 WHI 
 
 is "an Irish and Erse [Gael.] word, which signifies 
 tl>e water of life." I linow 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-reek. Perhaps Dr. 
 Johnson meant Bilters, a dram much used in the 
 Highlands as a stomachic, made from an infusion of 
 aromatic herbs and whisky. 
 
 W mSKIE, s. A kind of gig, or one-horse chaise, S. ; 
 denominated, perhaps, from its whisking motion. 
 
 "WIIISKIT, j3ari. 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.; probably from E. Whisk, because 
 of the quick motion. 
 
 WHISTLE, s. Change of money, S. Ramsay. V, 
 
 QUHISSEL. 
 
 WHISTLE, s. To iveet one's whistle, to take a drink, 
 sometimes applied to tipplers, S. 0. E. 
 
 WHISTLE-BIN KIE, s. One who attends a penny- 
 wedding, but without paying any thing, and there- 
 fore has no right to take any share of the entertain- 
 ment ; 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. 
 
 tSie proprietor, information as to rent or value of their 
 t neighbours' farms, when he is about to mise his rents," 
 
 South of S Sir W. S. 
 W HISTLE-THE-WHAUP. A phrase addressed 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. Encycl.—C. B. 
 
 hud-o, to wheedle. 
 ■To WHITE, V. a. To cut with a knife, S. Burns. V. 
 
 QUHYTE. 
 
 JWHITE-ABOON-GLADE, s. The hen-harrier, Stirlings. 
 
 iStat. Ace. Corresponding with Lanarius albus, Le 
 Lanier cendri, &c. 
 .WHITE BONNET. One who, in a sale by auction, 
 bids for his own goods, or who is employed by the 
 
 j owner for this pui-pose, S. 
 
 i WHITE-CRAP, s.' A name applied to grain, to dis- 
 tinguish it from such crops as are always green, S. 
 
 t " White-crops, corn, as wheat, barley, &c. Glouc." 
 
 I Grose. 
 
 '[WHITE-FEATHER. To have a white feather in one's 
 
 I 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 
 
 1 rest of the company are obliged to leap. The ob- 
 
 ' ject is to entangle 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. Mag. 
 
 WHITE HAWSE. " A favourite pudding ; that which 
 
 ' conducts the food to the stomach with sheep." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 WHITE HORSE. The fuller ray, a fish. Sibhald. 
 
 WHITE-IRON OB AIRN, s. Tin-plate, S. 
 
 WHITE-IRON SMITH. A tin-plate worker, S. Bos- 
 well's Journal. 
 
 WHITE-LEGS, s. pi. The smaller wood, such as 
 branches, &c. of a hag or cutting. Surv. Berw. 
 
 WHITE-LIVER, s. This word is used in a sense quite 
 different from the E. adj.; for it denotes a flatterer, 
 Roxb. V. QuHYTE, adj. 
 
 WHITE-MEAL, s. Oatmeal ; as distinguished from 
 what is made of barley, called Bread-meal, Clydes. 
 
 WHITENIN, s. The chalk used for making walls or 
 floors white, 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 knife, in 
 respect of being ill or well adapted for this pui-pose ; 
 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. 
 
 WHITEWIND, s. Flattery ; wheedling ; a cant term. 
 To blaw white wind in ane's lug, to flatter one, 
 Clydes. Roxb. 
 
 WHITEWOOD, s. The white and more decayable 
 wood on the outside of a tree, S. Surv. Stirl. 
 
 To WHITHER, v. a. To beat ; to belabour, Roxb. 
 
 WHITHER, s. A stroke ; a smart blow, Roxb.— Isl. 
 hwidr-a, cito commoveri. 
 
 To WHITHER, v. n. To whirl rapidly with a booming 
 sound, Teviotd. V. Quhiddir, v. 
 
 WHITHER-SPALE, Whuther-spale, Wither-spale, 
 s. 1. A child's toy, composed 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, Roxb. 2. 
 A thin, lathy person, ibid. 3. One who is of a ver- 
 satile cast of mind, who is easily turned from his 
 opinion or purpose, ibid. 
 
 WHITIE, Whitelip, s. A flatterer. ''An auld 
 wAiMe, a flatterer ; the same with wAiWip." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. White-folk. 
 
 WHITIE-WHATIES, s. pi. Silly pretences, from a 
 design to procrastinate, or to blind, S.; whittie- 
 whaws, S. B.— A. S. hwata, omina, divinationes, 
 auguria ; Belg. wisiewasie, fiddle-faddle ; C. B. 
 chwit chwat, a sly pilferer. 
 
 ♦WHITING, s. The name of this fish is metaph. 
 used for the language of flattery, S. "He gave me 
 whitings, but [without] bones," S. Prov. ; " That is, 
 he gave me fair words." Kelly. The phrase, to 
 Butter a Whiting, is used in the ?ame sense, S. 
 
 WHITINGS, s.pl. Thin slices cutoff with a knife, 
 Clydes. 
 
 WHITLIE, QuHiTELY, adj. Having a delicate or fad- 
 ing look, S. Henrysone.— A. S. hwit, albus, and 
 lie, similis. 
 
 WHITLING, Whiten, Whiting, s. A species of sea- 
 trout, S. Stat. Ace. — Sw. hwitling, a whiting. 
 
 WHITRACK-SKIN, s. A purse made of the skin of a 
 weasel, Moray. Pop. Ball. V. Quhitked. 
 
 WHITRED. V. QuHiTRED. 
 
 WHITTER, s. "Any thing of weak growth is a 
 whitter." Gall. Enc. Twitter, q. v. is elsewhere 
 used in the same sense. 
 
WHI 
 
 614 
 
 WHU 
 
 To WHTTTER, v. n. To move with lightness and 
 
 velocity ; as, Whitterin down the stair, Ayrs. 
 To W HITTER, v. n. To lessen by taking away small 
 
 portions ; to fritter, Roxb. 
 To WHITTER, v. n. To speak low and rapidly, Roxb. 
 
 A. Scott's Foetns. 
 "WHITTER, 8. 'Loquacity; pmttle. "Hold your 
 
 whitter," be silent, Roxb. 
 WHITTER, s. A hearty draught of liquor, S. 0. 
 
 Bums. Q. whetter, from E. whet. 
 WHITTER- W HATTER, s. 1. Trifling conversation ; 
 
 chattering, Roxb. A. Scott. 2. A woman who is 
 
 very garrulous is said to be "a perfect whitter- 
 
 vohatter," ibid. V. Quhittee, «. 
 To WHITTER-WHATTER, v. n. To converse in a 
 
 low tone of voice, Roxb. V. Qohitter, sense 2. 
 WHIT TIE, adj. Shabby; mean, Mearns. V.. 
 
 Whektib. 
 WHITTIE-WHATTIE, s. 1. Tague, shuffling, or 
 
 cajoling language, S. M' Ward's Contend. 2. 
 
 Applied to a person, as denoting one who employs 
 
 every kind of means to gain an end, Fife. 
 To WHITTIE-WHATTIE, v.n. 1. To talk frivol- 
 ously ; 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 considered 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. 1. A knife, S. as in E. 2. Applied to 
 
 the harvest-hook, S. A. Douglas. 3, A stone for 
 
 sharpening a scythe, Shetl. 
 WHITTRET, s. The weasel. V. Qchitred. 
 WHITWRATCH, s. The name foimerly given in S. 
 
 to a terrier. Franck's North. Mem. Apparently q. 
 
 white ratch. The Icelanders call a fox moelrache. 
 
 V. Rache. 
 WHO-YAUDS, inter j. A term used to make dogs 
 
 pursue horses, Lanarks. Who same as How, in 
 
 How-sheep. V. Yad. 
 WHON, Whcn, s. A vulgar name for -a worthless 
 
 character, Teviotd. Synon, Scamp. 
 WHOOGH, interj. A cry used by dancers for mutual 
 
 excitation, Mearns, Ang. John o' Arnha'. 
 WHOPIN, Whacpin, part. pa. Large ; big. A 
 
 whaupin pennyworth, a good bargain for the money, 
 
 Lanarks. 
 WHOPPER-SNAPPER, s. V. Whipper-Snappeb. 
 WHORLE, s. 1. A very small wheel, 8. 2. The fly 
 
 of a spinning rock, made of wood, lead, or sometimes 
 
 of a hard stone, S. whirl, E. Barry. — Su. G . har/wel, 
 
 hwirfwel, id. verticillum ; 0. Sw. hworla, rotare. 
 WHORLE-BANE, s. The hip-bone or joint, Fife.— 
 
 E. whirl-bone denotes the knee-joint ; but in 0. E. 
 
 whyrlebon had the same signification with the S. 
 
 word, Prompt. Parv. — Teut. wervel-been, vertebra, 
 
 ?pondylus. 
 To WHOSLE, V. n. To breathe hard, to wheeze, 
 
 Aberd. Journ. Land. V. Wheasle. 
 WIIOW, interj. V. Whoogh. 
 WHOZLE, s. A difficulty in breathing, as *' You have 
 
 a sair whozle," Mearns. 
 To WHOZLE, V. n. To wheeze, Dumfr. Mayne's 
 
 Siller Gun. V. Whaisle. 
 W HUD, 8. A fib ; a lie, S. A. V. Quhid. 
 To WHUDDER, v. n. To make a whizzing or rushing 
 
 sort of noise. " The wind in a cold night is said to 
 
 whudder." Gall. Enc. 
 
 WHUDDER, s. A noise of this description, itoid. ' 
 
 QUHIDDIR. 
 
 To WIIULLY, V. a. To circumvent by wheedling. 
 
 Whillt, v. 
 WIIULLIGOLEERIE, s. A wheedling fellow. 
 
 WniLLIEGOLEERIB. 
 
 WIIULLILOW, s. " The same with Whillie-billou 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 fo WHULLUP, WnoLLUP, v. n. To fawn ; to wheedl 
 to curry favour ; as including the idea of bestowii 
 a small gift on the person whose good graces 
 courted, Roxb. V. Whclly. 
 
 WHULT, s. " A blow received from a fall, or 
 noise attending such a fall. ' He gat an unco wht 
 from falling,' and, ' He fell with an unco whuW 
 Gall. Encycl.— Q. B. chwelyd, to overturn. 
 
 WHULT, s. Any thing uncommonly large. (?.ai 
 Encycl. 
 
 WHULTER, s. Any thing large of its kind ; 
 What'n a great whulter ! or, a muckle whulter, 
 " A large potato is termed a whulter." Gall. Enc 
 
 WHUMGEE, s. Expl. " vexatious whispering, a 
 trivial trick." Gall. Enc. — Isl. hwums, repres 
 vocis sibilus. 
 
 To WHUMMIL, Whomel, v. a. To turn upside dofl 
 
 V. QUHEMLE. 
 
 WHUMMILS, s. pi. A scourge for a top, Aberd. 
 
 FUMMILS. 
 
 WHUMMLE, s. Overthrow ; overturning, S. 
 
 Roy. 
 WHUMPIE, s. A wooden dish which contains 
 
 much sorbile food as suffices for two persons ; oth( 
 
 wise expressed, a twasum bicker, Berw. — Dan. hv 
 
 per, a bowl. 
 WHUN, FcN, s. Furze, S. Whin, B. Mayne's i 
 
 Gun. 
 WHUNCE, s. " A heavy blow, or the noise of sti 
 
 a blow, as when two chanule-stanes strike one 
 
 other." ■Gall. Encycl. 
 WHUNLINTIE, s. This is said to be the red linnet, i 
 
 to be thus denominated from often building its ne 
 
 among whins, S. A. Gall. Encycl. 
 WHUNN, s. The stone called trap, &c. A. Hum 
 
 V. QCHIN. 
 
 To WHUNNER, v. n. To strike so as to cause alo 
 
 noise, S. £aint Patrick. V. Whinner, v. 
 WHUPPIE, s. A term of contempt applied toai 
 
 male ; as, " a sour-like whuppie." Viewed as syn 
 
 with Gipsy, and Cuttie, Perths. A variety 
 
 Whippy, 
 WHURAM, s. 1. A term applied to slurs or quave 
 
 in singing, Roxb. 2. Any ornamental piece of dres 
 
 ibid. A variety of Wheerum, q. v. 
 To WHURKEN, v. a. Tostriingle, Teviotd. " Whir 
 
 ened, choked, strangled," A.Bor. Grose. — Isl. kyrh-i 
 
 strangulare, from kverk, qverk, the throat. 
 WHURLIE-BIRLIE, s. "Any thing which whirlei 
 
 round. Children have little toys they spin, 
 
 termed." Gall. Encycl. 
 To WHURR, V. n. To make a whirring noise, S. 
 
 QCHTRB. 
 
 WHUSH, s. 1. A rushing noise, Ettr. For. Blac^ 
 Mag. 2. A rumour. " A marriage makes a whn 
 for a while on a kintra side." Gall. Encycl. 
 Whish. .It 
 
 WHUSHER, Whushering, s. A whisper ; whispe^ 
 ing. Gall. Encycl.— Q. B. husting, id. V. WHifH. 
 
 To WHUSHIE, V. n. Apparently to soothe ; to miti* 
 gate. Syn. with E. Hush. St. Pat. 
 
WHU 
 
 615 
 
 WYF 
 
 WHUT-THROAT, ». The weasel. Gall. Encycl. V. 
 corr. of the old S. name Quhitred, Quhittret, Whiired, 
 q. V. 
 
 WHUTTLE-GRASS, s. Melilot, Trifolium M. offici- 
 nalis, Linn. Roxb. Called also King's-claver. 
 
 Wr, prep. 1. Commonly used for with, S. 2. From ; 
 owing to ; in consequence of ; as, " TTi' bein' frae 
 
 ■ hame, I missed him." "He turn'd sick, wi' the 
 kirk bein' saefu'," S. 3. Sometimes used in the sense 
 of for ; by means of ; as, "The horse wiuna gang to 
 the water wi' me," S. 4. Equiv. to by; as " He was 
 prann'd wi' a horse," Aberd. Sir D. Lyndsay. 
 
 WY, Wye, Wie, s. A man or person. Dunbar. — 
 Su. G. wig, primarily, fit for war ; in a secondary 
 sense, an adult ; A. S. wiga, a hero, a man. 
 
 WIAGE, Wyage, s. a military expedition or incur- 
 sion. Barbour. Vyage, a journey, S. B. — Fr. 
 voyage, id. From Lat. via. 
 
 WYANDOUR, s. A gud wyandour, one who lives or 
 feeds well. Wyntown,. — Fr. viand-er, to feed ; Lat. 
 vivo, to live. 
 
 WIBROUN, s. A designation given to the Gyre Car- 
 ling. Bannatyne MS. 
 
 To wiCHESAUF, v. n. To vouchsafe. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 WIGHT, adj. 1. Strong; powerful. Wallace. 2. 
 Active; clever, S. — 0. E. id. Wyntown. 3. De- 
 noting strength of mind, or fertility of invention, 
 ibid. 4. Strong, as applied to inanimate objects. 
 Dunbar. It is also used to denote the strength of 
 wine. Leg. St. Androis. — Su. G. wig, potens ; ala- 
 cer, agilis, vegetus; Lat. vig-ere. 
 
 WIGHT, s. A man or person, S. Douglas. — A. S. 
 wiht, creatura, animal, res. E. wight. 
 
 WICHTY, adj. Powerful. Adam o' Gordon. 
 
 WICHTLIE, WicniELY, adv. 1. Stoutly. Douglas. 
 2. With strength of mind, ibid. 
 
 WYCHTNESS, Wightness, s. Strength, S. B, Wynt. 
 
 WICK, s. An open day, Shetl. Pirate. Hence 
 Wick, the name of a seaport in Caithness, and the 
 termination of the names of many places. — Isl. vig. id. 
 
 WICK, s. A term used in curling, to denote a narrow 
 port or passage, in the rink or course, flanked by the 
 stones of those who have played before, S. — Teut. 
 wijck, flexio ; A. S. wic, portus. V. Inwick, v. 
 
 To WICK a bore, in curling and cricket, is to drive a 
 stone or ball dexterously through an opening between 
 two guards, S. 
 
 WICK, 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, V. n. To strike a stone in an oblique di- 
 rection, a teim in curling, S. Graeme. — Su. G. wik-a, 
 flectere ; wika af, a via deflectere. 
 
 WICK, adj. Wick to slo, hard to slay. Sir Tristrem. 
 The same with Wicht. — Or allied to C. B. gwich, 
 brave. 
 
 WICKER, s. 1. A twig, S. Burns. 2. A wand ; a 
 small switch, S. — Dan. vigre, vimen ; vig-er, to be 
 pliant. Used by Spenser as an adj. V. Johnson. 
 
 To WICKER, V. a. To twist the thread over much, 
 Clydes. 
 
 WICKER 0' A SHOWER. A sharp shower, conveying 
 the idea of the noise made by it on a window, Ayrs. 
 — Allied perhaps to Isl. vakr, velox. 
 
 WICKET, s. The back-door of a barn, Ang.— Belg. 
 wincket, E. wicket, portula, Fr. guichet, 
 
 WIDDE, s. "I ressauit agane fyfte-aucht widde irne 
 fra him." Aberd. Reg.—Su. G. widja, and Dan. 
 widde, a band, a chain. 
 
 WIDDEN-DREME, Windrem, Widdrim, s. In a 
 widden-dream, or windream, all of a sudden ; also, 
 in a state of confusion, S. B. Fop. Ball. — A. S. 
 woda-dream, furor, madness. 
 
 WIDDERSINNIS, Weddershynnys,Widdersins, Wid- 
 
 DERSHINS, WiTHERSHINS, WODERSHINS, [WiDDER- 
 
 wiSE, Shetl.,] adv. — The contrary way, contrary to 
 the course of the sun, S. Douglas. — A, S. wither, 
 contra, sunne, sol ; or rather, Teut. weder-sins, con- 
 trario modo. 
 
 WIDDIE, WiDDY, s. 1. A rope made of twigs of 
 willow ; used to denote a halter, S. Lyndsay. 2. 
 The term is vulgarly understood in S. as if it denoted 
 the gallows itself. 3. A twig, having several smaller 
 shoots branching out from it; which being plaited 
 together, it is used as a whip, the single grain serving 
 for a handle, Caithn. — Su. G. widia, vimen, from 
 wide ; salax ; A. S. wilhig, id. E. withy. 
 
 To Cheat the Widdie. To escape the gallows, when 
 it has been fully deserved, S. Corspatrick. There is 
 a proverb which eveiy 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 ; " but expressing the 
 thought alliteratively and poetically. 
 
 WIDDIFOW, ViDDiFUL, s. 1. Properly, one who de- 
 serves to ^fi a mddie or halter, S. Lyndsay. 2. In 
 pi. equivalent to fcraue 6oys, in sea language. Compl. 
 S. 3. A romp, S. [^Burns. 
 
 WIDDIFOW, adj. Wrathful, South and West of S. 
 
 WIDDIL, s. A contention ; as, " They had a widdil 
 thegither," Kinross. V. Widdle. 
 
 To WIDDILL, WuDDLE, v. n. pron. wuddil. 1. Gene- 
 rally used in connection with some other v. ; as, to 
 widdil and ban, to widdil and fiyte, &c. S. Mont- 
 gomerie. 2. To wriggle or waddle, S. 3. To attain 
 an 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 wuddleo'er 
 the dike, "&c. S. 4. v. a. To introduce by shifting 
 motion, or (metaph.) by circuitous courees, S. Cle- 
 land.— Germ, wedel-n, caudam motitare. 
 
 WIDDLE, s. 1. Wriggling motion, S. A. Scott. 2. 
 Metaph. struggle or bustle, S. Burns. 
 
 WIDDRIM, S. V. WiDDENDREME. 
 
 WYDE, s. Dress. V. Gide. 
 
 WYDE, s. A vacancy ; for void. Ab. Ecy. 
 
 WIDE-GAB, s. The fishing frog, Shetl. JVeill. 
 
 * WIDOW, Widow-man, s. A widower, S. Eutherf. 
 
 WIDOW. By many it is believed that if a widow 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 divination, S. B. 
 
 V. Weird. 
 WIERS, s. pi. In wiers, in danger of, Buchan. Tar- 
 
 ras. Literally in apprehension of ; a-wiers, on the 
 
 point of doing. V. Were, s. 
 WIE-THING, s. 1. A child, Dumfr. Mayne's Siller 
 
 Gun. 2. A young maiden. Macneil. 
 WIEVE, adj. Lively. Gordon's Hist. Earls of 
 
 Sutherland. V. Vive. 
 To WYF, v. a. To weave. " TTy/ane lyning wob." 
 
 Ab. Reg. Wyve is the common pron. of Ang. and 
 
 the North of S. 
 
WIF 
 
 616 
 
 WIL 
 
 • WIFE, Wtf, Wyfe, s. a woman, whether married 
 or single ; generally one past middle age, S. Lynds. 
 — A . S. wif, mulicr, foemiaa", 
 
 WIPE-CARLE, s. A cotquean ; a man who attends 
 more to housewifery than becomes his sex, Loth. 
 Synon. Eizzitfallow. Antiquary. 
 
 WIFFIE, s. A diminutive from wife ; generally ex- 
 pressive of smallness of size, but sometimes merely a 
 fondling term; S. Wifie. Gordon's Mist. Earls 
 Sutherl. 
 
 WIFPIN, s. A moment, Dumfr. The same with 
 Weavin, S. B. q. v. "In a Whiff, in a short time," 
 A. Bor. Brockett. 
 
 WIFLIE, WiFELiE, adj. Feminine ; belonging to 
 woman. Bellenden. — A. S. wijlic, muliebris, foe- 
 mineus. 
 
 WYFOCK, Wyfockik, s. A little wife. Fondling 
 diminutives, North and South of S. The latter is a 
 double diminutive ; thus, wife, y/ifock, mfockie. V. 
 Oo, OCK. 
 
 WIG. V. Sow's Mou. 
 
 WYG, Weig, Whig, s. A small oblong roll, baked 
 with butter and currants, S. This word has been 
 used in 0. E. Coll. of Receipts. — Teut. wegghe, 
 panis triticeus^ libum oblongum, et libum luna- 
 tum. 
 
 WIG, Wyg, s. Apparently a wall. A thing is said to 
 gangfrae wyg to waw, when it is moved backwards 
 and forwards from the one wall of a house to the 
 other, S. B. Moss. — A. S. wag, Su. G. waegg, Belg. 
 weeg, paries. Perhaps rather a partition. 
 
 WIGG, Whig, s. The thin serous liquid which lies 
 below the cream, in a churn, after it has become 
 sour, and before it has been agitated, S. B. Journ. 
 Land. 
 
 WIGGIE, s. A name given to the devil, S. B. Tarras. 
 
 To WIGGLE, V. n. To wriggle. V. Waiglb. 
 
 WIGHT, s. The shrew-mouse, Orkn. Stat. Ace. — 
 Su. G. wickt, any thing very small. 
 
 WIGHT, adj. Strong. Pitscottie. V. Wicht. 
 
 To WYIF, V. a. To weave. Aberd. Beg. Part. pa. 
 Wiffn, woven. 
 
 WYILL, adj. Yile. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WIKKIT, Wtktd, adj. 1. Unjust. Doug. Virg. 2. 
 Rugged ; unequal. Bellend. T. Liv. 3. Severe ; 
 stoi-my ; as, *' Wykyd weddyrys." Wyntown. 
 
 WILD BEAR. Shoein' the Wild Bear, a game in 
 which the person sits cross-legged on a beam or pol 
 each of the extremities of which is placed or swung 
 in the eyes of a rope suspended from the back-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 
 Abemethy, Perths.; and it is probable, from the 
 antiquity of the place, that it is very ancient. This 
 seems to resemble a game in Meams, &c., in which 
 one takes the lead ; crying, " a' the birdies i' the air, 
 tick tee tae my tail." 
 
 WILD COTTON. Cotton-grass, a plant, S. B. Also 
 called Moss-crops, S. 
 
 WILDFIRE, s. The common name for the Phlyctenae 
 of Sauvages, S.; vulgarly Wullfire. — A. S. wild-fyr, 
 erysipelas. 
 
 WILDFIRE, (pron. Willfire) s. The plant Marsh 
 Marigold, Caltha palustris, Meams. 
 
 • WILDFIRE, s. Metaph. used to denote false zeal. 
 M^ Ward's Contendings. 
 
 WYLE, adj. Wicked, Aberd.; evidently a corr. of 
 Vile. 
 
 WILE, Wylie, 8. An instrument for twisting straw 
 ropes, Dumfr.; synon. Thraw-crook.—C. B. chwyl, 
 versio, as being turned round in the hands in the act 
 of twisting, y. Wbwlock. 
 
 To WILE, Wylb, v. a. Used in relation to what is 
 accomplished by caution or artful means ; as, I'll try 
 to wile him awa', I will endeavour to get him enticed 
 to go with me, S. Lyndsay.—&\x. G. wel-a, Isl. 
 vael-a, decipere. 
 
 To WILE, Wyle, v. a. To select. 
 
 WILE, s. Choice ; selection. V. Wale. 
 
 WYLECOT, WiLiE-coAT, s. 1. An under-vest, gene- 
 rally worn during winter, S. Douglas. 2. An under- 
 petticoat. Maitland P. 
 
 WYLFULL, adj. Willing; q./uW of will. Wynt. 
 
 WILFULLY, adj. Willingly. Barbour. 
 
 WILYART, adj. Avoiding society. V. Willyart. 
 
 WILL, or WULL GATE. 1. An erroneous course, 
 literally used, S. 2. In a moral sense, any course 
 that is improper ; as, " His siller gaed a' a wull gate," 
 S. A. This phrase is also found in 0. E.; although 
 it would be unintelligible to the bulk of English 
 readers ; " Wyl gate or wronge gate, deviatio," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 ♦ WILL, s. 1. O' 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 one's inclination or desire; as, " I'm sure 
 ye've gotten claith to make that coat wi' at a' will," 
 i. e. You 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. "J haenae 
 will o' that," I hope that is not the case. "I hoe 
 na will that he ken," I hope he does not know. " / 
 hae na will o' yer news," I hope your information is 
 incorrect, Aberd. 
 
 * WILL, s. What's your will t a common Scotticism 
 for " What did you say ?" King Hart. 
 
 WILL, s. Apparently use ; custom ; pi. willis. Barb. 
 It may, however, signify study. — A. S. will, Teut. 
 willa, studium. 
 
 WILL, aux. V. 1. Be accustomed ; make a practice 
 of. Still a common idiom in S. ; borrowed from those 
 whose native tongue is Gaelic. 2. It is often used 
 for shall, S. 3. It is sometimes equivalent to 
 
 MSf, S. •*''. U r-'v'-Ou ■•'. HMTrt.-'' 
 
 WILL, Wyll, tViL, WyL, acf?.> X" Lost 'in error; 
 uncertain how to proceed, S. Wyntown. To go 
 wyll, to go astray, S. Douglas. Will of wane, at 
 a loss for a habitation. Barbour. — Su. G. will, IsU 
 vill-a, error, vill-az, to lead astray. 2. Desert; 
 unfrequented, Douglas. — Isl. ville, ferus ; Su. G. 
 willa diur, wild animals. 
 
 WILLAN, s. The willow or saugh, S. B. 
 
 WILLAWACKITS, interj. Welladay, Buchan. 
 Tarras. From wa-la, or wa-la wa, proh dolor ! 
 
 WILL-A-WAES, interj. Welaway, Ang. St. Kathleen. 
 
 WILLAWINS, interj, Welladay, S. Fergusson.— 
 A. S. toyn, infortunium, q. wa la wyn, eheu calami- 
 tas! 
 
 WILL BE. A phraseology used to express what is 
 meant only as a probable conjecture, but as not in- 
 cluding the idea of absolute certainty or positive 
 assertion, S. It is nearly equivalent to viay be, but 
 somewhat stronger. Symson's Galloway. 
 
 WILLCORN, s. Wild oats ; that which grows without 
 culture, S. B. Roxb. ; q. wild corn. 
 
 WILLY, adj. Self-willed ; wilful, S. B. St. Kathleen. 
 
 II 
 
 in ^fm 
 Qf wi: 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
WIL 
 
 617 
 
 WIN 
 
 WILLYART, WiLTART, Wilyard, adj. 1. Wild ; 
 shy; flying the habitations and society of men. 
 Burel. 2. Bashful and reserved ; avoiding society, 
 or appearing awkward in it, S. Burns. — From the 
 adj. and Belg. geaard, q. of a wild disposition. 3. 
 Obstinate ; wilful, Loth. Berwicks. H. Mid-Loth. 
 V. Art. 
 
 WILLICK, s. A young heron, Loth. 
 
 "WILLICK, 5. The puffin, or alca arctica, Loth, 
 
 I Neill. — E. willock. 
 
 ; WILLIE-FISHER, s. The sea-swallow, Sterna hirundo, 
 
 I Linn. Ang. Surv. Forfars. This name is given to 
 a water-fowl, also called a Doulcar, Dumfr. 
 
 i WILLIE- JACK, s. A go-between in a courtship, 
 
 [ Mearns.; synon. Blackfoot and Mush. 
 
 WILLIE-POURIT, s. The spawn of a frog before it 
 assumes the shape of one ; a tadpole, Fife. Pourit is 
 merely a corr. of Powart, id. q. v. 
 
 WILLIE-POWRET, s. The name given by children, 
 in Fife, to the seal-fish. 
 
 ! WILLIE- WAGTAIL, s. The water-wag-tail, Dumfr. 
 
 WILLIE- WAND, s. A rod of willow, Roxb. Hogg. 
 
 WILLIE- WASTELL. V. Wastell. 
 
 WILHE-WAUN, s. A wand or twig of willow, Ayrs. 
 Picken, V. Willow-wand. 
 
 WILLIE WHIP-THE-WIND, A species of hawk ; 
 the Falco tinnunculus, or kestrel.— In 0. E. the 
 Wind-vanner, Ang. 
 
 iWILLIN'S-SWEERT, adj. Partly willing, and partly 
 reluctant ; or perhaps affecting reluctance, while in- 
 wardly willing, S. O. Picken. Sweert is the more 
 general pronunciation of the West of S. V. Sweir. 
 
 JWILLKAIL, s. The name for wild mustard, Lanarks. ; 
 q. wild kail. 
 
 IWILLOW-WAND. A peeled willow-wand, a mark 
 formerly placed across the door of a house in the 
 Highlands, as an intimation that those within wished 
 
 j to be alone, and a prohibition to any person to enter. 
 
 ji Rob Roy. 
 
 WILRONE, s. A wild boar. Chr. S. P.— Su. G. 
 
 I vild, wild, and rune, a young boar. 
 
 iwiLSHOCH, adj. Perverse, Upp. Clydes.— Perhaps 
 
 I from A, S. will, voluntas, and seoc, aeger, q. sick 
 
 f fi-om the indulgence of his own will. 
 
 rIL&TJM, adj. Wilful, Ettr. For. Hogg. This word we 
 find in 0. E. and it has been recalled by Mr. Todd. 
 
 IWILSUM, adj. In a wandering state ; implying the 
 
 I ideas of dreariness, and of ignorance of one's course, 
 
 j S. ; TpTOQ.wullsum. Pop. Ball. — Sw. en villsam vaeg, 
 
 ' an intricate road. 
 
 jWILTED, part. adj. Shrunk ; wasted ; given as syn. 
 with TF i2«en'd, and as explaining it. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 VVILTUNA. Wilt thou not ? S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 WIMBLEBORE, s. A hole in the throat, which pre- 
 vents one from speaking distinctly, S.; in allusion 
 to a hole bored by a wimble. 
 
 AVIMMEL, s. A term sometimes used to denote the 
 windpipe or weasand, Mearns. 
 
 AVIMMELBREE, Wimmelbreis, s. The same dish as 
 the Haggles, composed of the lungs, heart, &c. of an 
 animal, with this difiference, that the latter is made 
 in a sheep's maw, whereas the former, being made 
 thin, is used as a soup, Mearn.s. Bree is obviously 
 the provincial pronunciation of Brue, and Breis of 
 Brose, q. v. 
 To WYMPIL, WoMPLE, V. a. 1. To wrap ; to fold, S. 
 Douglas. — Teut. wimpel-en, involvere, implicare ; 
 Flandr. wompel-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 
 Bv/:h. Dial. 3. A winding in a road, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 To WIMPLE, V. n. 1. To move in a meandrous way ; 
 applied to a stream, S. Ramsay. 2. To use such 
 circumlocution in narration, as shows a design to 
 deceive, S. 
 
 WYMPLED, adj. Intricate. Ross. 
 
 WIMPLEFEYST, s. A sulky humour. V. Ample- 
 
 FEYST. 
 
 WIMPLER, s. A waving lock of hair. Evergreen. 
 WIN, s. Delight. 
 
 Wed ane worthie to wyfe. Mid weild hir with win. 
 
 Ran/ Coilyear. 
 
 WIN, s. The quantity of standing corn that a band of 
 reapers can take before them, Clydes. Synon. land, 
 landin. 
 
 To WIN, V. 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, V. n. To dwell. V. Won. 
 
 To WIN, Wyn, Winne, v. a. 1. To dry corn, bay, 
 peats, &c. by exposing them to the air, S.; pret. won, 
 wonne. Godscroft. — Belg. winn-en, A. S. wind- 
 wian, ventilare ; Su. G. Isl. winn-a, to wither. 2 — 
 Often used to denote harvest-making, in general. 
 Barbour. — Teut. wenn-en, colligere fructus tenae. 
 
 To WIN, V. a. 1. To raise from a quarry, S.; won, , 
 part. pa. Skene. 2. To work a mine of any kind. _ 
 Btllend. — A. S. winn-an, Su. G. winn-a, laborare, 
 labore acquirere. 
 
 To WIN out, V. a. To raise as from a quarry ; metaph. 
 used. Rutherford. 
 
 To WIN one's bread. To gain it, properly by labour, S. 
 
 To WIN, V. 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. wun) v. n. To have any 
 thing in one's power ; to arrive at any particular 
 state or degree with some kind of labour or difficulty, 
 S.; pret. wan. Sir Trist. — It is often joined with 
 an adj.; as, to win free ; to win loose; sometimes 
 with a s. ; as, to win hame, to get home, S. It is 
 also used with a great variety of prepositions. 1. To 
 Win aboon, (1.) To get the pre-eminence, S. (2.) 
 To obtain the mastery ; to get the better of, S. (3.) 
 To recover from disease, S. (4.) To recover one's 
 spirits, S. Skinner. 2. To Win about, to cir- 
 cumvent 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. 6. To Win afore, 
 or before, to outrun, S. Doug. 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 oflF ; 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 you town, 
 For ftar we win na back again.— 0/d Song. 
 
 10. To Win before, to get the start of, S. Ritson. 
 
 11. To Win ben, to be able to go to, or to obtain ad- 
 mittance into, the inner apartment, S. 12. To Wm 
 
WIN 
 
 618 
 
 WIN 
 
 BUTT, to be able to go to the outer apartment, S. 
 Jiamsay. 13, To Win by, to get past, S. 14. To 
 Win down, (1.) To reach, to extend, downwai-ds. 
 PiUcottie. (2.) To get down, S. Spald. 15. To 
 Win farrkr, to get further, S. 16. To Win farrer 
 BEN, to be admitted to greater honour, S. Tales of 
 My Landlord. 17. To Win forrat, to get for- 
 ward, S. 18. To Win gab, to break loose ; to 
 obtain liberation, Buchan. Forbes. 19. To Win 
 IN, (1.) To obtain access, S. Sir Egeir. (2.) To 
 be able to return home. Pop. 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. Rviherford. 22. To 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 difiBculty, 
 S. Barbour. (2.) To surmount, metaph. S. Persec. 
 Church Scott. 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. Baillie. (4.) Metaph. to recover from disease, 
 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. Eutherf. 
 (4.) To have it in one's power to be present, 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. Pop. Ball. (3.) 
 To rise from one's knees. Minst. Border. 30. To 
 Win up to, or with, to overtake, S. 31. To Win 
 within, to get within. Christ Kirk.—S\i. G. 
 hwinn-a, winn-a, pergere, aliquem praegressum 
 assequi. 
 
 To WIN BY, V. 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. Spald- 
 ing. 
 
 To WIN THE HOISS. To gain the prize. V. Hoiss. 
 
 To WIN INTO. To get the benefit of, S. Fount. 
 Dec. Suppl. 
 
 To WYN and TYNE, *' A man able to wyn and tyne," 
 a man of substance, or, as otherwise expressed in S. 
 a sponsible man. Acts Town Counc. Edin. 
 
 WINACHIN. 1. Equivalent to winnowing, Buchan. 
 2. Metaph. used. P. Buck. Dial. 
 
 WYNAKIR, s. Vinegar. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WINARE, s. One who sells wines. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WINCH, s. The act of wincing, S. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 — Su. G. winlc-a, motitare ; whence Er. guinch-er, to 
 wriggle, to writhe. 
 
 WINCHEAND, part. pr. Wincing. Peblis Play. 
 
 To WYND, v.n. 1. To turn towards the left ; a term 
 applied to animals in the yoke, when the driver 
 wishes them to come towards him, S. Opposed to 
 Haup, q. V. 2. Metaph. applied to a person. Of 
 one who is so obstinate that he can be influenced or 
 managed by no means whatever, it is said, "He'll 
 neither haup nor wynd," S. Prov. 
 
 Ger 
 
 siana- 
 us, in 
 
 WYND, s. An alley; a lane, S. Wyntoum.—A..\ 
 
 wi7id-an, to turn. 
 WYND, s. A warrior. Gawan and Got. 
 
 winn, winne, certator, bellator. 
 To WIND, V. n. To magnify in narration ; to 
 marvellous stories, S.; perhaps from wind, ventus,i 
 a person of this description is said to blow. 
 To WYND, V. a. To separate from the chaff, E.j 
 Winnow. Aberd. Reg.— 0. Teut. wind-en, ventila 
 To WIND, V. a. To dry by exposing to the air. 
 
 Cha. I. V. Win, Wvnn, Winne. 
 To WIND one a PIRN. To do something injurious, j 
 
 that will cause regret to one, S. Guthry's Mem. 
 To WYND AGAIN, v. n. To turn to the left, when 
 is meant that the plough or cart should be ti 
 round and proceed in an opposite direction, S. 
 WINDAK, s. A window. Aberd. Reg. _ 
 
 WINDASSES, s. pi. Fanners for winnowing grainj" 
 Roxb. Jo. Hogg's P. — 0. Teut. wind-en, ventilare. 
 WIND-BILL, s. "A bank-bill where there is no CQ 
 responding value of commodities in existence ; 
 which must be discounted before it becomes due," 
 Surv. Forfar s. 
 WINDCUFFER, s. The name given to the kes 
 
 Orkn. Barry. 
 WYNDE, s. Act. Audit. A certain length of clofl 
 that cannot now be determined, as the term is 
 obsolete. 
 WYNDEL-STBAY, Windle-strae, s. 1. Smooth- 
 crested grass, S. A withered stalk of grass, stand- 
 ing where it grew. Ross. 2. Any trifling obsta 
 Rutherford. — A. S. windel-streowe, a wheat or ( 
 straw. 
 WINDER, s. One who deals in the marvellous, 
 
 nan-ation, S. V. To Wind, v. n. 
 WINDFLAUCHT, adj. With impetuous motion, as 
 driven by the wind, S. Doug. — Teut. wind-vlaeghe, 
 turbo, procella. 
 
 ♦ WINDY, adj. 1. Vain ; ostentatious, S. 2. Gas- 
 conading ; boastful, S. " Your wind shakes no corn,' 
 S. Prov. ; " spoken to boasting and pretendini 
 people." Kelly. 
 
 WINDIN, s. The smallest matter ; " He wadna do { 
 windin without payment ; " i. e. he would do r 
 ing, how trifling soever, Loth. This word is 
 nearly obsolete. 
 
 * WINDING-SHEET. " It disturbed the ghost of 1 
 dead, and was fatal to the living, if a tear wa 
 allowed to fall on a winding-sheet." P. Montquhit 
 ter Stat. Ace. | 
 
 WINDIS, s. A pulley. Balfour.— O. E. " Wyndaee \ 
 trochlea," Prompt. Parv.— Teut. wind-as, a wind 
 lass ; from wind-en, torquere. 
 
 WINDY-WALLETS, s. pi. 1. A ludicrous designs 
 tion for one who is accustomed to break wind back 
 wards; pron. wundy-wallets, Roxb. 2. One who i 
 habituated to fibbing, S. whidding, or to magnify i) 
 conversation, ibid. 
 
 To WINDLE, V. n. To walk wearily in the wind 
 Dumfr. — Teut. wendtel-en, windtel-en, circumagere 
 as denoting the tossing action of the wind. 
 
 To WINDLE, V. a. To make up (straw or hay) int 
 bottles, S. Gl. Sibb. — Teut. windel-en, fasciis T< 
 fasciolis involvere. 
 
 WINDLEN, Wonlyne, s. A bottle of straw or hay, i 
 Ramsay. ' ' Ye start at a strae, yet loup owf 
 windlens," Prov. South of S. You regard trifle! 
 and neglect things of far greater importance. — Norv 
 vandel, a portion of hay or straw. 
 
WIN 
 
 619 
 
 WIN 
 
 WITTBLES, Wtnni.ks, s. An instrument used by 
 women for winding yarn. Saxon and Gael. Q 
 corrupted from E. ivindlass t 
 
 WINDOCK, WiNNOCK, s. A window, S. Ramsay.— 
 Isl. vindauge, Su. G. windoega, fiom wiiid, the 
 higher part of a house, and oega, an eye. 
 
 WINDOW-BOLE, s. " The part of a cottage-window 
 that is filled by a wooden blind, which may occasion- 
 ally be opened." Gl. Antiq. V. Boal. 
 
 WINDOW-BROAD, s. A window-shutter, S. Dainty 
 Davie, Herd^s Coll. 
 
 WIND-RAWXN, Wind-rowing, s. The act of build- 
 ing up peats in narrow heaps, in order to their being 
 dried, S. Surv. Feeb. V. Winraw. 
 
 WIND-SKEW, s. An instrument, variously construc- 
 ted, used for preventing smoke, Mearns. — Su. G. 
 noind aud skufw-a, sky, vitare. 
 
 WIND-SUCKER, s. The designation given to a horse 
 that is accustomed to fill his stomach with wind, by 
 sticking the manger, Ettr. For. ; in E. called a Crib- 
 biter. 
 
 WINDUSMAN, i. One employed about a coal-heugh 
 at the windlass. Loth. Acts Cha, J. V. Windass. 
 
 WIND- WAVED, part. adj. Having the stem whirled 
 about by the wind, so that the roots become loosened 
 in the earth, S. 'Surv. Derw. 
 
 WYNE, s. Used as apparently signifying end, termi- 
 nation. A ridge is said to be ploughed frae end to 
 wyne, when completely tilled ; a field of corn is said 
 to be shorn frae end to wyne, when all cut down, 
 Upp. Clydes. The idea seems to be, from the place 
 where the plough enters to that where the horses 
 wyne, i. e. turn about. 
 
 WYNE, inierj. 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, adv. To the left and right 
 hand ; everywhere, S. B. Eoss. From E. wind, 
 to turn. 
 
 WINE-BERRY, s. 1. The common currant, S. B. 
 JPop. Ball. 2. This term had formerly been used in 
 S. for grapes. "XJvae, wine-berries," Wedderh. 
 Vocab. 
 
 WINED. 'L. urned. Wallace. V. Urn. 
 
 WYNELL, s. An alley; for S. vennal. "Passage 
 throw the said wynell." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WYNER, s. In a team, the foremost ox on the right 
 hand ; Wyners, the foremost pair, abreast, Aberd. 
 ■Q. from the act of winding or turning ? 
 
 WYNE SECT. The wine called sack. Leg. .St. 
 Androis.—'Fr. vin sec. 
 
 To W INFREE, v. a. 1. To raise from the ground ; to 
 disentangle, Aberd. Forbes. From the v. win, and 
 free. 2. To liberate ; to set free, m a general sense, 
 Clydes. Edin. Mag. 
 
 WINGED ROW. The name formerly given to a 
 halfpenny roll baked with flat sides like wings. Also 
 called lugged row. 
 
 WINGEL, s. A tumor or soft growth, Renfr. ; obvi- 
 ously corr. from E. Wind-gall. 
 
 To WINGLE, ^. n. 1. To move with difliculty under 
 a load, Fife. 2. To wriggle ; to walk feebly, .Gall. 
 Encycl. 3. To haug loosely, and .nearly in a dc; 
 tached state, Dumfr. 
 
 To WINGLE, V. a. To carry in a dangling way, Fife. 
 Te7inant. 
 
 To WYNIS, V. n. To decay; to pine away, S. B. 
 Perhaps corr. from E. vanish. 
 
 WINK, s. In a wink, in a moment, S. B. Morison. 
 
 WINKERS, s. The eye-lashes, S. Often called 
 Re-winkers. 
 
 WIN-KILL, s. A hollow in a stack of corn, hay, &c. 
 for preventing it from being heated ; perhaps q. 
 wind-kill, Moray; syuon. Fause-house. 
 
 WINKIT, Tpart. adj. Somewhat turned ; a tenn ap- 
 plied to milk when it has lost the sweet taste. Loth. 
 Synon. Blais'd, q. v. 
 
 To WINKLE, V. «. Hogg. Apparently a diminutive 
 from the E. v. to wink. 
 
 WINKLOT, s. A young woman ; a wench. Peblis 
 Play. — A. S. wencle, wincle, a handmaid. 
 
 WYNLAND, part. pr. Whirling ; moving in a circu- 
 lar manner. Barbour. — Teut. windel, trochlea, 
 windtel-en, volvere. 
 
 WINLIN, S. V. WiNDLEN. 
 
 WINNEL-SKEWED, adj. Under the influence of an 
 illusion in sight. Penrose's Journal. — Isl. vind6lld 
 signifies tempestas ventosa, and Dan. skiaev, obli- 
 quus, q. driven awry by stormy wind. 
 
 WINNING, s. Habitaticm ; residence. Balf. Pract. 
 
 WINNING, s. Conquest ; attainment. Spalding. 
 
 WINNLE, S. V. WiNDLEN. 
 
 WINNOCK, s. A window, S. 0. V. Windock. 
 WINNOCK-BROD, «. The window-shutter, S. 0. A. 
 
 Wilson's Poems. 
 WINNOCK-BUNKER, «. A window-seat. Burns's 
 
 Tam o' Shanter. 
 WINNOWSTER, Winnister, s. A machine 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. Berwick. 
 WINRAW, s. Hay or peats put together in long, thin 
 
 heaps for the purpose of being more easily dried, S. ; 
 
 q. a row for winning, Gl. Sibb. A similar idea is 
 
 conveyed by York s, wind-raw, "grass or hay i-aked 
 
 into long rows for drying," Thoresby. 
 To WINRAW, V. a. To put in raws for winning or 
 
 di7ing, Teviotd. " To Windrow, to rake the mown 
 
 grass into rows, called windrows, Noif. and Suff." 
 
 Grose. 
 WINS, prep. Towards ; in the direction of, Ang. 
 WINS. Sometimes used as a termination, as in 
 
 Willawins, q. v. 
 WYNSCOTT, s. Wainscot. Aberd. Reg. 
 WINSEY, adj. Of or belonging to wool, S. B. Ap- s 
 • parently corr. from E. wooZsey. j 
 
 WINSH, s. A windlass, Caithn. This seems the ■ 
 
 same word with Windis. 
 WINSIE, s. Cloth of the linsey-woolsey kind, S. > 
 
 DvJTs Poems. _ . 
 
 WYNSIK, s. Covetonsness. S. P. Repr.— Teut. win, 
 
 ge-win, gain, and soeck-en, to seek. 
 WINSOME, adj. 1. Gay; merry; cheerful, S. B. 
 
 Burns. — A. S. winsum, jucundus, laetus, from wyn, 
 
 joy. 2. Comely ; agreeable ; engaging, S. Ritson. 
 
 — E. winning, Su. G. waen, Isl. vaenn, pulcher, 
 amoenus. 
 WINSOMELIE, adv. In a cheerful and engaging 
 
 way, S. — A. S. winsumliee, suaviter, jucunde. 
 WINSOMENESS, s. Cheerfulness and engaging 
 
 sweetness, S. — A. S. winsumnesse, jucunditas. 
 amoenitas. 
 WINSTER, s. A disease of sheep, Shetl. It resembles 
 
 apoplexy. Surv. Shetl. 
 WINT, V. impers. Befall. As, "Wae wint ye," 
 
 equivalent to, " Wae worth ye," Aberd. 
 
WIN 
 
 620 
 
 WIS 
 
 WINT, pret. v. Weened. Pitscottie. 
 
 WINTER, «. 1. " The last cartful of com that is 
 brought home" in harvest, Loth. Hars't Rig. 2. 
 The autumnal feast, when it is postponed till the 
 complete ingathering of tlie crop, Buchan. V. 
 Claaick. 
 
 WINTER, s. An implement sometimes made to hang 
 on the grate, and sometimes with feet to stand be- 
 fore the fire, for the purpose of keeping the tea-lsettle 
 warm, S. Synon. Footman. 
 
 WINTER, "Winter-sour, s. Curds and butter mixed 
 together, and laid on bread, or eaten with it by way 
 of Kitchen, 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. winter-walls. 2. Improperly applied 
 to a screen or frame used for drying clothes, within 
 doors, before the fire, S. 0. V. Wyntyr and Dike. 
 
 WINTERER, s. A horse, sheep, or cow, kept to pas- 
 ture in a particular place during winter, S. iSurv. 
 Mid-Loth. 
 
 WINTER-FISH. Fish caught in August, split, and 
 allowed to remain in the brine till Spring, when they 
 are washed and dried for exportation. Edm. Zetl. 
 
 WINTER-H AININa, s. The preserving of grass from 
 being fed on during winter. Maxwell. 
 
 WINTERIN, WiNTERLiNG, s. An ox or cow.— Isl. 
 vetrung-r, juvencus anniculus, literally, a heifer that 
 has passed one year ; from vetr, winter. 
 
 WINTER-SOUR, s. V. Winter. 
 
 WYNTYR, s. 1. Winter. Wyntown. 2. A year, 
 ibid. — A. S. winter occurs in both senses. 
 
 WYNTIT, part. adj. The same with Winkit, Dumfr. 
 Perh. as denoting the effect of exposure to the air. — 
 Fr. vent-er, to blow. 
 
 To WINTLE, V. n. 1. To stagger; to reel, S. 0. 
 Burns.— Innt. windtel-en, circumagere, circumvol- 
 vere. 2. To wind round, Upp. Clydes. 3. To 
 wriggle ; to writhe ; as, " He'll wintle in a widdie 
 yet," i. e. he will writhe in a halter, Roxb. 
 
 WINTLE, s. A staggering motion, S. 0. 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. win-tun, vini taberna. 
 
 WINTROUS, adj. Wintry ; stormy. Z. Boyd. 
 
 WINZE, s. A curse or imprecation, S. To let a 
 winze, to utter a curse. Burns.— Tent, wensch, 
 imprecatio. 
 
 WINZIE, ad/. Unexpl. Duff's Poems. 
 
 To WIP, Wyp, v. a. To bind round, S. Dunbar. 
 E. whip, " to enwrap with thread." 
 
 WYP, s. A wreath ; a garland. Douglas. — Moes. Q. 
 waip, wipja, corona. 
 
 WYPE, s. A blow given by accident, or in a careless 
 manner, Tweedd.; most probably from the same 
 origin with the E. s. if not from 0. Teut. wippe, 
 flagrum, flagellum. 
 
 WIPPEN, s. A term used to denote that with which 
 the handle of a golf-club is wound, generally a piece 
 of the pelvage of cloth, q, Wipping, from Wip, v. 
 q. V. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 WIPPIT, part. adj. Tied about with small cords. 
 Douglas. V. To Wip. 
 
 WYR, s. An arrow. Barbour.— Vr, vire, the arrow 
 called a quarrell ; Isl. aur, telum, sagitta. 
 
 To WYR, V. a. To wreathe ; to let down by a whirl 
 ing motion, Barbour. — Mod. Sax. wyr-en, Pi 
 vir-er, Lat. gyr-are. 
 
 WIR, pron. Our, Aberd. Shetl.; as, "Gie's 
 
 things." 
 WIRDIE, adj. Weighty; important; q. metaph 
 
 sense of Worthy. Acts Ja. VI. V. Werdy. 
 WIRE-WORM, s. A sort of crustaceous grub, of 
 yellow colour, which destroys grain by eating tl 
 sfcilks underground ; viewed as another name for tit 
 Cut-worm, Teviotd. 
 WYRINGING, s. Fretting ; carking. Gall. " Whyrip 
 ing &nd wy)-inging are one." Gall. Encycl. — A. S. 
 wyregung, maledictio. 
 To WIRK, Wyrk, v. a. 1. To work ; to cause to 
 accomplish. Douglas. 2. To make; to form. Dunb. 
 — A. S. wirc-an, wyrc-an, facere. 
 WIRK, Werk, s. Work. Wallace. — Gr. tpy-ov. 
 WIRL, s. 1. A small rickety child, or any stunted 
 animal, Perths. 2. A diminutive and harbh-featured 
 person, Upp. Clydes.; also Wirlie, the same with 
 Wurl. V. Warwolf. 
 WIRLIN, adj. Querulous ; peevish, Shetl. 
 WYROCK, s. A sort of hard excrescence. V. Virkok. 
 To WIRR, V. n. 1. To gnarl, to growl, as a dog, S. 
 Donald and Flora. 2. To fret ; to whine, Aberd. 
 V. Yirr. 
 WIRR, s. A crabbed fellow ; a diminutive peevish 
 
 person ; as, " a cankered wirr," Aberd. Mearns. 
 WIRRABLAA, s. A violent and short exertion, Shetl. 
 WIRRYCARL, s. A bugbear. Gl. Sibb. 
 WIRRY-COW, s. 1. A bugbear ; a scare-crow, S. 
 Earns. 2. Any frightful object, or awkward-looking 
 person, S. Guy Mann. 3. The devil, S. Earns. 
 4. A goblin of any description. South of S. Guy 
 Mann. From wirry, to worry, and Cow, q. v. 
 To WYRRIE, V. a. To strangle. V. Wery. 
 WIRRY-HEN, s. Perhaps one who swallows up the 
 property of others, as a hen gobbles up what is thrown 
 out. Bannat. P. 
 WIRSCHIP, s. Y. WoEScniP. 
 ♦ To WIS, V. n. To know; pret. wist, S. Inventories. 
 
 —Germ, wiss-en, scire. 
 To WIS, Wiss, V. 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. v. Washed. Houlate. 
 To WISCHEAF, v. a. To vouchsafe. Acts Ja. VI. 
 WISCHELL-BUIK, s. " Ane wyschell buik." Aberi 
 Beg. Can this signify a book on the exchange 
 money, as noting the dififerent rates 1 V. Wis 
 
 ILL, V. 
 
 To WYSE, V. a. To incline by caution or art, 
 Weise. 
 
 WISE-HORN, s. The gizzard. Gall. Davids. Season 
 The same with Gusehom, q. v. 
 
 To WISEN, Wyssin, v. n. 1. To wither ; to becomi 
 dry and hard, S. pron. wizzen ; A. Bor. id. Doui 
 2. To be parched in consequence of thirst, ibid 
 A. S. wisnian, tabescere, marcescere ; Isl. visn-a, i 
 
 To WISEN, V. a. To cause to fade, or make d 
 Douglas. 
 
 WISEN WYND. A ludicrous designation for the wind- 
 pipe, the weasand being represented as an alley or 
 narrow passage. 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." 
 
WIS 
 
 621 
 
 WIT 
 
 To WISHILL, V. a. To exchange. Bannat. Journ. 
 
 , V. WlSSKL, V. 
 
 WISHY-WASHY, s. Any sort of thin ftiasAy drink, 
 as very weak tea, beer, negus, &c. Roxb. Gall. Enc. 
 Piobably from E. washy, watery, weak. 
 
 WISHY-WASHIES, s. pi. Shuffling language ; a cant 
 term for being slow in coming to the point, S. B. 
 Shirr. — Belg. wisiewasie, fiddle-faddle, whim- 
 wham. 
 
 WISHT, interj. Hist ; hush, Aberd. 
 
 To WISY, V. a. To examine, &c. V. Vest. 
 
 To WISK, V, a. 1. To give a slight, brushing stroke 
 with any thing pliant, as twigs, hair, apiece of cloth, 
 &c. S. 2. To hurry away, as if one quickly swept ofif 
 any thing with a besom. Doug. — Germ, wisdi-en, 
 to wipe ; Su. G. wiska, hwisk, a besom. 
 
 WISK, s. A slight brushing stroke with any thing 
 pliant, S. 
 
 To WISK away, v. n. To move off nimbly, S. ; whisk, 
 E. Douglas. 
 
 WYSK, s. A quick motion ; S. whisk. Barbour. 
 With ane wysk, adv. Quickly. K. Hart. 
 
 WISP, s. Peih. 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. n. To wish, S. V. Wis. 
 
 WISS, s. A wish, S. V. Wis. 
 
 WISS, s. Use. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 To WISS, WissE, V. a. To direct; to guide; to put 
 one in the way of obtaining any thing, S. Sir Tris- 
 trem.—A. S. wiss-ian, instruere, monstrare ; Isl. 
 vys-a, Dan. vys-er, ostendere. 
 
 WISS, s. The moisture that exudes from bark, in pre- 
 paring it for being tanned, Perths. — Isl. vaes, vos, 
 humiditas. 
 
 WYSS, adj. 1. Wise; prudent, S. Wallace. 2. 
 Knowing ; informed ; wysser, better informed, S. — 
 A. S. wis, sapiens ; Su. G. wiss, certus. 3. In the 
 full exercise of reason, more commonly used with a 
 negative, S. Fergusson. 
 
 To WISSEL, V. n. 1. To exchange. 2. To club in 
 drinking, Ang. S jnon. Birle. " Camhio, 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 sti-ife. 
 Belhaven MS. 
 
 WISSLER, WisLARK, s. One who exchanges money. 
 Acts. Ja. III. V. Qdhisselab. 
 
 WYSS-LIKE, adj. 1. Possessing the appearance of 
 propriety ; prudent, S. — A. S. wis-Uc, prudens. 2. 
 Befitting one's situation or circumstances, S. Smug- 
 glers. 
 
 WYSS-LIKE, adv. Properly; decently, S. — Germ, 
 weidich, discreetly, judiciously. 
 
 WYSS-WIFE, WiSE-wiFK, s. A periphrasis for a witch, 
 S. Spotswood. — Germ, weissen-frauen, witches. 
 
 To WISTEL, V. a. To wager ; to stake ; to bet, Ang. 
 An improper use of the v. Quhissel, to exchange. 
 
 To WISTER, Wyster, v. n. To be engaged in a broil 
 
 or scuffle, accompanied with high words, Perths. 
 WISTER, Wyster, s. 1. A scuffle of this description, 
 ibid. 2. A biting, rainy wind, Shetl.— Isl. vaes-a, 
 inquietnre. 
 WYSURE, 5. Perhaps, consideration. Dunbar.— 
 Teut. visouwe, id. 
 
 To WIT, Wtt, Witt, v. a. To know ; to wot. Wallace. 
 — Moes. G. A. S. wit-an, scire, noscere. 
 
 WIT, Witt, s. Intelligence ; information ; tidings, S. 
 To get Wit of a thing, to obtain information with 
 respect to it, S. Wall. To let Wit, to make known ; 
 to communicate intelligence, S. — A. S. wit, ge-wit, 
 scientia, notitia. 
 
 To WYT, V. a. To shun ; to avoid. Barbour.— L2it. 
 vit-are, id. 
 
 WITCH-BEADS, s. pi. The name given to Entrochi, 
 S. E. St. Cuthberfs Beads. Ure's Rutherglen. 
 
 WITCH-BELLS, s. pi. Round-leaved bell-flower, S.— 
 Sw. maereiiiael, i. e. the bell of the nightmare, 
 viewed as an incubus. V. Thumbles. 
 
 WITCH-CAKE. A cake, according to tradition, pre- 
 pared for the purposes of incantation, S. Mem. of 
 Nithsdale Song. 
 
 WITCHES' BUTTERFLY. A very large thick-Dodied 
 moth, 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 
 produced by a stoppage of the juices, Roxb. 
 
 WITCHES' THIMBLES. The flowers of fox-glove, 
 Teviotdale. Edin. Mag. 
 
 WITCH-GOWAN, s. Said to be the Dandelion, 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. Encycl. V. Score, v. 
 
 WITCHUCK, s. The sand-martin, a bird, Orkney. 
 Low. 
 
 To WITE, V. a. To blame ; to accuse ; the prep, with, 
 or for, being added, S. Kelly.— A. S. wit-an, Su. Q. 
 wit-a, imputare, exprobrare. 
 
 WITE, Wytb, s. Blame, S. Douglas. Used by 
 Spenser. 
 
 WYTELESS, adj. Blameless. Ramsay. 
 
 WYTENONPA, s. A disease. T. Wedonypha. 
 
 WITER, s. One who blames another, Clydes. 
 
 WITEWORDIE, adj. Blameworthy, ibid. 
 
 * WITH, Wi', prep. 1. As signifying against. To be 
 wi' a person, to be avenged on one ; as, " I'll be wi' 
 him for that yet," Roxb.— A. S. with, Su. G. wid, 
 contra, adversum. 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 ellip- 
 tical idiom. With the negative prefixed, it expresses 
 disapprobation, or rather dislike, S. 
 Italian trills he cud«a wi' them; 
 Wi' dear strathspeys he aft wad glee them. — Tarras. 
 
 WITH. To gae with, v. n. To miscarry ; to fail, as 
 respecting either one's circumstances or moral con- 
 duct, S.— A. S. with, Su. G. wid, against ; A. S. 
 with-ga-en, to oppose. 
 
 To WITHER, V. n. To fret ; to whine ; to whimper, 
 Aberd. — A. S. hwother-an, "to murmur." 
 
 WITHERGLOOM, s. 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. 
 
 WITHERON, s. A rogue, Shetl. 
 
 WITHEROU, s. A rogue. "A guild wilherou," 
 expl. a great rogue, Orkn. 
 
 WITHERSHINS, adv. In the contraiy direction; 
 properly, contrary to the course of the sun. Gent. 
 
WIT 
 
 622 
 
 WOD 
 
 Shep. In addition to the examples of Jamieson may 
 be given the following from The Faery Queen : — 
 
 " That say'd, her round about she from her tum'd, 
 
 She turned lier contrary to the runne ; 
 Thrice she her tum'd contrary, and return'd 
 Alt coutriiry ; for she the right did shuune." 
 V. WiDDERSINNIS. 
 
 WITHEllSPAIL, s. Goosegrass or clivers, Galium 
 
 Aparine, Roxb. 
 WITHERWECUT, t. The weight thrown into one 
 
 scale, to counterbalance the paper or vessel in the 
 
 opposite scale, which contains the goods bought, 
 
 S. B.— A. S. wither, against, and wiht, weight, q. 
 
 opposite weight. 
 WYTHEST. Apparently for wydUest, most powerful. 
 
 Eauf Coilyear. 
 WITH-GANG, s. Toleration ; permission to pass 
 
 with impunity. Skene. From gang, to go, and the 
 
 prep. with. 
 WITH-GATE, s. Liberty ; toleration. Acts Ja. VJ. 
 
 S. with, and gate. — A. S. gat, via. 
 To Get the With-gate. To gain the advantage ; to 
 
 get the better oflf ; to overcome by some false pre- 
 tence ; to overreach, Ayrs. 
 To WITHHALD, Withdaude, v. a. 1. To withhold, 
 
 S.; Z quiescent. 2. To hold ; to possess. Doug. 
 WI' THIS, adv. Upon this, hereupon, S. V. Wi'. 
 WITHLETTING, s. Obsti'ucUon. Barbour.— A. S. 
 
 with, and let-an, to permit. 
 WITHOUTYN, x>rep. Without. Wallace.— A. S. 
 
 with, versus, and utan, extra. 
 To WITHSAY, V. a. To gainsay ; to oppose. Barb. 
 
 —A. S. with-saegg-an, to deny, to gainsay. 
 To WITHSET, V. a. To block up ; to stand in the way 
 
 of. Barbour. — A. S. wilh-sett-an, to resist; 0. E. 
 
 '^ withsett-yn, obsisto, obsto," Prompt. Parv. 
 To WITHTAK, v. a. To lay hold of; to seize. Knox. 
 
 — A. S. with-taec-an, ad capere. 
 WITH THAT, adv. Upon that ; thereupon. Wallace. 
 
 — Isl. vid that, id. 
 WITH THI, conj. 1. Wherefore. Foems lUh Cent. 
 
 2. Provided ; on condition. Barbour. — A. S. with, 
 
 propterea, and thy, quod. 
 WITTANDLIE, Wittanlie, adv. Knowingly, E. 
 
 wittingly. Acts Ja. V. Acts Mary.— A. S. witend- 
 
 liee, scienter. 
 WITTER, s. A tree reserved in a general cutting, or 
 
 in what is called a Hag. Surv. Clydes. The same 
 
 with Witter, a mark. 
 To WITTER, Wytye, v. a. To Inform ; to make 
 
 known ; to direct. Wyntown. — Su. G.witr-a, notum 
 
 facere, indicare. 
 To WITTER, V. n. To struggle in whatever way ; 
 
 often, to struggle for a sustenance ; as " I'm witterin' 
 
 awa." A person, adopting projects beyond hismeans, 
 
 and struggling with poverty, in attempting to gain 
 
 the end in view, is denominated " & witterin' body," 
 
 Mearns. — Teut. weder-en, resistere. 
 WITTER, s. The barb of an arrow or fish-hook, S. 
 
 Guy Mannering. 
 To WITTER, V. n. To fight ; to fall foul of one an- 
 other, Gl. Sibb. Perhaps, to take one by the throat. 
 
 — Belg. veter, a point; Teut. wette, acies cultri. V. 
 
 Wittek, s. 
 WITTER, s. The throat, Aberd. Journ. Lond. — 
 
 This seems corr. from Lat. guttur. 
 WITTERLY, adv. According to good information. 
 
 Barbour. 
 WITTER-STONE, «. Apparently a stone originally 
 
 placed as a witter or mark. FountainhaXl. 
 
 WITTERT, part. adj. 1. Barbed, S. A. 2. Mixed, 
 
 WITTING, s. Knowledge. Acts Ja. VI 
 
 WITTINS, s. pi. Knowledge. Without my wittins, 
 without my knowledge, S.— A. S. part, wittende, 
 knowing. 
 
 WITTIR, Witter, s. 1. A mark ; a sign. Douglas. 
 2. A pennon ; a standard. Godser. 3. In curling, 
 the mark towards which the stones are pushed, S. A. 
 Davidson. 
 
 WITTIS, s. pi. The senses. Henrysone. 
 
 WITTRYNG, Wyttring, Wittering, 5. 1. Inform 
 tion ; knowledge. Douglas. Minstr. Bord. 
 Information with respect to future events, or of 
 prophetic kind. Barbour.— Isl. vitr-a, is syn. wi( 
 Sw. foreboda, to prognosticate. 
 
 WYUCHLET, s. A thin object, or person, Angus. 
 
 To WYVE, Wywe, v. a. To weave, Aberd. " Vd( 
 wobbis that he wyvis." Tarras, 
 
 WYVER, s. 1. A wearer. 2. A spifier, Aberd. 1 
 Spinner, in Johns. 
 
 WYVERS'-WOBS, s. pL Cobwebs. 
 
 To WIZE, V. a. To entice away, Lanark s. Mary \ 
 Craignethan. V. Weise. 
 
 WIZEN, s. The throat, S. Journ. Lond. E. wea 
 and, the windpipe. This word is used in a curioi 
 proverbial query, addressed to a hungry person : 
 " Does your wame trow your wizen cuttit ?" Q. Are 
 you so impatient for food, that your belly is disposed 
 to believe that some fatal accident has befallen its 
 purveyor, the gullet f Roxb. 
 
 WIZZARDS, s. pi. Quick-grass, or other weeds, dried 
 or wizzened, on fallow fields, Moray. Supposed to 
 be from the v. to Wisen, or Wizzen. 
 
 To WIZZEN, V. n. To become dry. Y. Wisen. 
 
 WLISPIT, 'pret. Lisped. Barbour. V. Ulispit. 
 
 WLONK, adj. 1. Gaudily dressed ; superl. wlonkest. 
 Sir Gawan. 2. Rich, ibid. 
 
 WLONK, s. A woman of rank, or one splendidly 
 dressed. Dunbar.— A. S. wlonce, wlance, gay, 
 splendid, rich. 
 
 WO, interj. Addressed to horses, when the driver 
 wishes them to stop. Surv. Berw. 
 
 WOAGE, s. A military expedition. V. Wiagb. 
 
 WOB, s. A web ; S. wab or wub. Douglas. 
 
 WOBAT, adj. Feeble j decayed ; wobart, 
 Dunbar. V. Vowbet. 
 
 "WOBSTER, Wobstar, s. A weaver; S. wabst 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 WOOE, s. Voice. Barbour. 
 
 To WOCHE, V. a. Act. Dom. Conc.—O. Fr. voch-i 
 and vouch-er, signify legally to cite or call ; from 
 voc-are. Hence it seems to signify, to assert a plaii 
 to property, in the way of inviting those who opf 
 this claim to exhibit their objections. 
 
 WOD, WoDE, WocD, s. A wood, Doug.—A.S.wud 
 Belg. woud, S. wud, id. 
 
 WQD, WODE, VOD, adj. 1. Mad ; S. wud. Wallae 
 
 fT-— A. S. wod, amens, insanus. 2. Furious with rag^ 
 denoting the act, S. Douglas. An emphatical pro- 
 verb is used in this sense in Fife : " Ye haud a stick 
 in the wod man's e'e," literally, You hold a stick in 
 the eye of a furious man, t. e. You continue to pro- 
 voke one already enraged. — A. S. wod, furiosus; 
 Isl. od-ur, insanus, ira percitus. 3. Having a fierce 
 or fiery temper ; expressive of the habit, S. 4. Ra- 
 venous ; in relation to appetite. Doug. 6. Wild, 
 as opposed to an animal that is domesticated. Wall. 
 E. Wood. 
 
WOD 
 
 623 
 
 WOO 
 
 I^NCE WoD AND ATE 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. 
 S70D, WuD. In the wud o't, an expression applied to 
 
 a person when eager to obtain or do any thing, or 
 
 when greatly in need of it, S. B. 
 SVODDER, s. Weather. " Wynd and wodder." Ah. 
 
 Register. 
 (n/^ODDIR, s. Wether. Aberd. Reg. 
 WODE, adj. Wode frie, void and free, t. e. without 
 
 any armed men. Pitscottie. 
 3 J'fWODENSDAY, s. The name given to Wednesday by 
 
 old people in the upper district of Roxb. 
 WODERSHINS, adv. V. Widdersinnis. 
 WODE WALL, Wood Weele, s. Variously explained, 
 
 as a thrush, a wood-lark, a red-breast. Pop. Ball. 
 WODIR, s. Weather. Douglas. 
 iSyODMAN, s. A madman. Acts Ja. III. 
 fWODNES, s. Fury ; madness, S. Wynt.—A\em. 
 
 uuotnissa, dementia. 
 WODROISS, s. A savage. Perhaps, rather wodwiss. 
 
 Houlate. — A. S. wude-wase, satyra, faunus. 
 WODSET, s. The same with Wadset. Acts Cha. I. 
 WODSET, adj. Let in wadset, S. ibid. 
 iWODSPUR, s. A forward, unsettled, and fiery person, 
 
 S, Minst. Bord. E. Hotspur. 
 WODWARD, s. A kind of ornament. Inventories. 
 WOED, pret. Waded. Bannat. Journ. V. Woude. 
 iWOPT, s. The woof. V. Waft. 
 To WOID, V. a. To divide. Wallace. 
 WOYELEY, adv. Wickedly. Sir Gawan.—k. S. 
 
 wolice, prave, inique, wo-lic, pravus. 
 WOIK, pret. v. Fled ; wandered. Doug. 
 WOYNE, s. Perh. labour. Maitland P.— Sw. wonda, 
 
 difficulUs, wond-a, laborare. 
 .WOISTARE, WonsTOUR, s. A boaster ; S. vouster. 
 , Douglas. V. Vousx. 
 
 WOITTING, part. pr. Voting. Acts Cha. I. 
 iWOKLY, adu. Weekly. ActsJa.V. V. Owklie, 
 'w^OLK, pret. Walked. Douglas. 
 WOLK, s. Week. " Euerlik wolk," every week. 
 i Aberd. Reg. 
 ;W0LL, s. Wool. Act. Dom. Cone— Teut. wolle, A. 
 
 S. wulle, Su, G-. uU, id. 
 WOLL, WoiL, s. A well. Poems 16th Cenf.— From 
 
 A. S. weall-an, to boil up. 
 WOLLY, adj. Woollen. Douglas. 
 iWOLROUN, s. Perhaps, impotent person. Dunbar. 
 
 — Su. G. gall, testiculus ; Teut. ruyn-en, castrare. 
 WOLT, s. A vault. Acts Mary. V. Vout. 
 To WOLTER, V. a. To overturn. Maitl. P. Wolter, 
 
 id. Yorks. Ray's Lett. — Teut. woelter-en, volutare. 
 WOLTER, s. An overturning ; a change productive 
 
 of confusion ; S. waiter. Knox. 
 WOLVIN, part. pa. Woven. Inventories. 
 WOLWAT, WoLwouss, s. Velvet. Aberd. Reg. 
 WOLX, pret. v. Waxed ; became. Douglas. 
 WOMAL, WuMMEL, s. A wimble, an instrument for 
 
 boring, S. V. Wombil. 
 i WOMAN-HOUSE, s. The laundry, S. B. LamonVs 
 
 Diarey. 
 [WOMAN-MUCKLE, adj. Having the size of a full- 
 grown female, Clydes. Edin. Mag. 
 WOMAN'S SONG. To Lay the Woman's Sang, a 
 
 phrase, denoting the change from mirth to sorrow, 
 
 for the loss of a husband or a lover. Session-Records 
 
 of Kirkcaldy, 
 WOMEIL, WoMMiLL, WoMYLL, s. A wimblc, S.; pron. 
 
 wummill. Invent. 
 
 WOMENTING, s. Lamentation. Douglas. V. 
 
 Wayming. 
 To WOMPLE, v. a. To wrap. V. Wimpil. 
 WON, part. pa. Dried, S. V. Win, to dry. 
 To WON, v. n. To be able ; to have any thing in one's 
 
 power. V. Win, v. n. 
 To WON, Win, Wyn, v. n. To dwell, S. Doug. — 
 
 A. S. wun-ian, Germ, won-en, id. 
 To WON, V. a. To dry by exposure to the air. 
 WON, part. pa. Raised from a quarry, also dug from 
 
 a mine. V. Win, v. s. 3. 
 WONCE, s. An ounce of weight. Ab. Reg. 
 WOND, s. Wind. Ab. Reg. 
 To WOND, V. n. To depart ; used for wend. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. 
 WONED, pret. v. Perh. prepared. Poems IQth Cent. 
 WONGE, s. The cheek. Sir Tristrem.—A. S. waeng, 
 
 Isl. vong, maxilla. 
 WONYEONIS, s. pi. Onions. Ab. Reg. 
 WONNER, s. A dweller, Roxb. 
 WONNYN, part. pa. Obtained, from the v. to Win. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 WONNYN, part. pa. Dried. V. Win, v. s. 2. 
 WONNYNG, Wyning, s. A dwelling. Barbour. This 
 
 term is still used to denote the chief house on a 
 
 farm, or that which is occupied by the tenant. It is 
 
 also called the Wonnin-house or Wunnin' -house, 
 
 Roxb. — A. S. wununge, mansio, V. Won, to dwell. 
 WONNYT. L. wemmyt, q. v. Barbour. 
 WONT-TO-BE, s. A custom or practice that prevailed 
 
 in former times, Ang. 
 
 — Mony wont-to-be'g, nae doubt, 
 All' customs we ken nought about. 
 Were then in vogue, that's now forgotten. 
 An' them that used them lang syne rotten. 
 Piper o/ Peeblet, 
 
 WOO, s. Wool, S. Kelly. It's aw ae woo, 8. Prov. 
 It is all one, or of one kind. 
 
 WOODER, s. The dust of cotton or flax, Roxb. 
 
 WOODIE, s. 1. Two or three willow twigs twisted to- 
 gether, 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 W. Scott's Songs. 
 
 To Cheat the Woodie. V. Widdie. 
 
 Cheat-the-Woodie, s. One who has narrowly escaped 
 from being hanged, S. V. Widdie, Widdy. 
 
 WOODIE-CARL, s. The name of a pear introduced 
 into this country by the Cistercian 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.; th^ same with Muir- 
 ill, q. V. 
 
 WOOD-LOUSE, s. A book-worm. Loth. 
 
 WOODRIP, s. The Asperula Odorata, E. ; Woodruff, 
 S. Leyden's Descr. Poems.— A. S. wude-rofa, Aspe- 
 rula; according to others, Hastula regia. 0. E. 
 " Woodroue herhe. Hastia regia," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 WOOERBAB, s. 1. The garter-knot below the knee, 
 with a couple of loops, formerly worn by sheepish 
 lovers, S. 0. Burns. 2. The neckcloth knit with the 
 lover's knot, so as to display the babs or ends, S. 0. 
 
 WOOF, s. One of the names given to the gray gur- 
 nard on the Firth of Forth. N^eill. 
 
 WOOY, adj. Woolly, S. Picken's Poems. 
 
 WOOIN-SWABS, s. pi. A bellyful. As swabs denotes 
 food, this compound term is used in relation to a 
 fellow who " courts for cake and pudding," Fife. 
 
woo 
 
 624 
 
 won 
 
 WOOLSTER, s. A woolstapler. Surv. Ayrt. 
 WOONK, part. pa. of the v. Win, to dry. Descr. of 
 
 the Kingd. of Scotl. 
 WOOSTEll, s. A suitor; a wooer. Bern. Nithsd. 
 
 and Gall. Song. 
 To WOOZE, V. n. To distil ; E. Ooze. Annand's 
 
 Mysteriam Vie.tatis. V. Weesb. 
 WOP, a. A thread with which any thing is bound. 
 
 *' Ane loop of gold." Aberd. Reg. V. OOP. 
 WOR, pret. Guarded ; defended. WaMace. V. Wer. 
 WOR, adj. Worse. Kennedy. V. War. 
 WORCHARD, WORTCHAT, «. An orchard ; sometimes 
 
 Wotchat, Roxb. Wotchat, A. Bor. Grose,— A. S. 
 
 wyrt-geard, a garden of herbs. 
 WORD. Become. V. Wordis. 
 
 • WORD, 8. To get the word o', to have the character 
 of; as, "She gets the word o' being a licht-headit 
 queyn," t. e. it is generally said of her, S. 
 
 WORDY, adj. Wortlr; worthy, S. JBurns. 
 WORDIS, V. imp. It wordis, it behoves ; it becomes. 
 
 Wallace. Bee worde of, become of. Z. Boyd. — 
 
 Belg. word-en, 0. Su. G. woird-a, Isl. verd-a, 
 
 interesse, pertinere. V. Worth, v. 
 Will Word of, occurs in the same sense as signifying, 
 
 will become of. W. Guthrie. 
 WORDS, pi. To mak Words. 1. To talk more about 
 
 any thing than it deserves, S. 2. To make an uproar, 
 
 Aberd. 
 To WORK or Wurk, v. a. 1. To sprain ; to wurTc 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. Ware, v. 
 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 Mmsell. 
 WORL, s. The same with Worlin, q. v. 
 WORLIN, s. A puny and feeble creature. Dunbar. 
 
 A dimin. from worl, vmrl, wroul, all corr. from 
 
 Warwolf, q. v. 
 
 • WORM, s. 1. A serpent; often one of a monstrous size 
 
 and terrific description. Memorie of the Somervills. 
 2. A designation, given by some old people, to the 
 toothache. Loth.; from the idea that the pain is pro- 
 duced by a worm in the tooth ; synon. Onbeast, Ang. 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 3. The gnawings of hunger ; the 
 hungry worm, S. 4. Sour water from the stomach. 
 Moray. 
 
 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, WoBM-wAB, s. A spider's web, Perths. 
 Kinross, Renfr. Lanarks. Moose-web, synon. Gait, 
 
 To WORRY, V. n. To choke; to be suffocated, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 WORRY-CARL, s. 1. A snarling ill-natured carl, 
 who speaks as if he would worry one, Roxb. 2. A 
 large, coarse winter pear. Also called Washwarden, 
 ibid. 
 
 WORRI-COW, WOEETCOW, S. V. WiRRYCOW. 
 
 To WORRIE, V. a. To strangle. Kennedy. 
 WORRYODRIS, s. pL Warriors. Gawan and Gol. 
 WORSCHIP, W^iRSCHiP, s. 1. A praiseworthy deed ; 
 
 a valorous act. Barbour. 2. Honour; renown. 
 
 Henrysone. — A. S. weorthscipe, honour, estimation. 
 WORSET, s. Corr. of E. worsted, S. Spalding. 
 WORSING, s. Injury. Balfour's Pract. 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 
 
 V. WOURSUM. 
 
 WORT, V. impers. Become, Ettr. For. Corr. fw 
 
 Worth, q. v. Hogg. V. Wordis. 
 To WORT, V. a. To waste any article, particularly * 
 
 food ; to be prodigal of it, so as to put it to disufl 
 
 V. Ort, v. 
 To WORT, WoRT-np, v. a. To dig up. Bellend.—A. 
 
 wrot-an, versare rostro ; Belg. vroet-en, wroet-en, i 
 To WORTH, WouRTH, v. n. 1. To wax ; to becom 
 
 part. pa. wourthin. Barbour. — A. S. weorth-t 
 
 Teut. word-en, fieri, esse, fore. 2. It worthis, v. t«l 
 
 it becomes. Him worthit, it was necessary for hi: 
 
 &c. Barbour. V. Wordis. 
 ♦ WORTH, adj. Good ; valuable, S.; without inch 
 
 ing the idea of comparison, as in E. Spalding. 
 Nae Wortii. 1. Worthless ; not good, Aberd. 2. 
 
 no value, ibid. 3. Not trusty, ibid. 
 WORTHELETH. Perhaps for worthelich. Houla 
 
 — A. S. weorthlic, insignis. 
 WORTHYHED, s. The same as worschip. Barboi 
 WORTIS, s. pi. Herbs; plants. Doug.— A. S. tuyi 
 
 heiba, olus. 
 WORTS, s. pi. The refuse of straw, hay, or otl 
 
 fodder, which cattle will not eat, Teviotd. E. Or 
 
 Fife, id.; Dumfr. Wort, id. 
 WOSCHE, WovscHE, pret. v. Washed ; S. woosh, pre 
 
 wush ; S. B. weesh. Douglas. 
 WOSLIE, Wozlie, adj. Applied to a shrivelled, 
 
 featured, and hard-looking person, Roxb. 
 WOSP, WosPE, s. A measm-e or certain quantil 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 WOST, pret. Wist, i. e. knew. Act. D. Cone. Wvi 
 
 the vulgar pronunciation. — A. S. wiss-an, scire. 
 WOST, Colkelbie Sow. Probably the same with Vou 
 
 Voist, a boast, q. v. 
 WOSTOW. Wotest thou, knowest thou. K. Quail' 
 WOT, pret. Waxed. Perhaps corr. from Wori 
 
 Clydes. Ballad, Edin. Mag. 
 WOT, s. Intelligence ; S. wat. Fergusson. 
 WOTHER-WEIGHT, s. The same with Witherwed 
 
 S. A. Hogg. 
 WOTIS, s. pi. Votes. Aberd. Reg. 
 WOTLINK, s. A wench ; used in a bad sens 
 
 Dunbar. 
 WOUBIT, s. A haiiy worm, S. A. " Woubit, Oub\ 
 
 one of those worms which appear as if covered wl' 
 
 wool," Gl. Sibb. 
 To WOUCH, V. n. To bark, Galloway. 
 
 I had a wee dog, and he wouched at the moon ; 
 If luy sang be na lang, it's sooner dune. 
 
 Auld Say, Gall. Encyd. 
 
 a variety of Wouff, id. the labial being changed, 
 
 in many instances in the pronunciation of Gallowa] 
 
 into the guttural sound. 
 WOUCH, s. The bark of a dog, Gall. " Wowh 
 
 same with Bouch, a dog's bark," ibid. 
 WOUCH, WocGH, s. 1. Evil ; pravity. Sir 
 
 2. Injustice ; injury. Quon. Att. 3. Troubl( 
 
 fatigue. Sir Trist. 4. Wo ; mischief, in a physic 
 
 respect. Gawan and Gol. — A. S. wo, woh^ 
 
 weoh, perversitas, pravitas, error. 
 To WOUD, V. a. To void ; q. to evacuate. 
 
 Reg. — Fr. vuid-er, id. 
 WOUDE, pret. Waded. Dunbar.— A. S. 
 
 vadere ; imperf. wod. 
 WOUF, WowF, s. The wolf, S. Ramsay. 
 
wou 
 
 625 
 
 WBA 
 
 To WOUFP, c. n. To bark, S. Tarras.—'&n. G. 
 
 ulfw-a, ululare, from ulf, a wolf ; Belg. guy-ven, to 
 
 howl as a dog. 
 WOUK, pret. Watched. Barbour. 
 WOUK, WouKE, s. A week ; S. B. ooJc. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 —A, S. wuca, Dan. uge, wge, id. 
 * WOULD, the pret. of the v. to Will. 1. Used by 
 
 most of our old writers for should, like will for shall. 
 
 Durham X. Command. 2. Sometimes used for must, 
 
 S. Brown's Diet. Bible. 
 WOVN, adj. " Woollen," Ayrs. Ficken. 
 "WOUND. Used as a superl. Gaw. and GoL—Per- 
 
 haps from wand, the pret. of A. S. wand-ian, vereri, 
 
 to dread. 
 
 WOUNDER, WoNDiB, adv. Wonderfully. Douglas. 
 WOUNDRING, s. A monster ; a prodigy. Douglas. 
 
 — A. S. wundrung, admiration. 
 WOURSUM, WoRSDM, s. Purulent matter, S. ; pron. 
 
 umrsum. Douglas.— A, S. wyr, pus, and sum, as 
 
 denoting quality. 
 WOUSPE, s. V. Wosp, WosPB. 
 WOUSTOUR, s. A boaster. V. Woistare, 
 WOUT, s. Countenance ; aspect. Gawan and Gal. 
 
 V. VULT. 
 
 To WOW, V. n. To howl, Moray. Pop. Ball. 
 WOW, interj. 1. Denoting admiration or sui-prise, 
 
 S. Douglas. 2. Expressive of grief, S. 3. Expres- 
 sive also of gratification, S. Siller Gun. Synon. 
 
 with Vow, q. v. 
 
 'o WOW, V. n. To wave ; to beckon. Gall. Encycl. 
 'o WOW, V. a. To woo or make love to. Bannat. 
 
 P. — A. S. wog-an, nubere, wo-gere, procus, amasius, 
 
 & wooer. 
 
 'o WOW, V. n. V. WouF. 
 WOWF, adj. In some degree deranged. Nearly 
 
 synon. with Skeer, but understood as denoting rather 
 
 more violence, Upp. Lanarks. Roxb. " Wowfma,d," 
 
 Gl. Sibb. The Pirate.— A. S. ivoff-ian, delirare. 
 VOWFISH, adj. Approaching to a state of derange- 
 ment, Roxb. 
 
 FOWFNESS, s. The state of being wowf, ib. 
 yOWN, s. Wont; custom. Wyntown. — A. S. 
 
 vmna, Alem. uuone, mos. 
 yOWNE, adj. Wont ; accustomed. Wynt. 
 'o WOWT, V. a. To vault ; to arch. Hist. Earls o/ 
 
 &itherl. V. VouT. 
 fRA, s. Hiding-place. Douglas. — Dan. vraae, a 
 
 corner, a lurking-hole. 2. A company; society. 
 
 Doug. — 'Er.fray, sperma piscium. E. Fry. 
 '©WRABBE, V. n. Minstrel. Border. It seems to 
 
 signify writhe; syn. with wry. 
 'o WRABIL, V. n. To move in a slow, undulating 
 
 manner, like a worm ; to wriggle ; S. warble, vmrble. 
 
 Douglas. Warple is used in the same sense, S. B. 
 
 Ross. — Teut. wurbel-en, Belg. wervel-en, gyros agere, 
 
 in orbem versare. 
 pRACHYS. Ghosts. Doug. V. Wraith. 
 WRACK, s. For its different senses V. Wrak. 
 TRACK, s. Dog's grass, Gramen caninum, Triticum 
 
 repens, Linn. Roxb. 
 'o WRACK MP, r. n. " This day's wrackin' up," it is 
 
 clearing up, Renfr. Synon. Brak. 
 
 TRACK-BOX, s. The name given, in Galloway, to 
 
 the vesicles on one species of fucus. Gall. Encycl. 
 ^RAIGHLY, adv. Strangely or awkwardly. Gawan 
 
 and Got. — A. S. wraecUce, peregre. 
 
 'BAIK, Wrak, s. 1. Revenge; vengeance, Doug. 
 
 2. Anger ; wrath, ibid. 3. Destruction ; wreck, E. 
 
 Wyntown. 4. Denoting one who threatens or brings 
 40 
 
 vengeance or destruction. Douglas. — A. S. wraec, 
 wraece, Belg. wraecke, ultio, vindicta. 
 WRAIKFUL, adj. Revengeful. Douglas. 
 WRAITH, Wrayth, Weaithe, Wreth, s. 1. An 
 apparition in the likeness of a person, supposed to 
 be seen before, or soon after death, S. K. James. 
 2. Sometimes used, but improperly, to denote a spirit 
 presiding over the waters, Lewis. — Moes. G. ward- 
 jan, A. S. weard-an, custodire, as the apparition 
 called a wraith, was supposed to be that of one's 
 guardian angel ; A. S. weard, a guardian, a keeper. 
 
 WRAITH, s. Provision ; food. Henrysone. — Su. G. 
 ward, Isl. verd, id. from Su. G. war-a, to eat. 
 
 WRAITH, s. Wrath. G. Beattie. 
 
 WRAITH, adj. Wroth. Douglas. 
 
 WRAITHLY, adv. Furiously. Wallace. 
 
 WRAK, Weaik, Wrack, Wreck, Wrek, s. 1. What- 
 ever is thrown out by the sea, as broken pieces of 
 wood, sea-weed, &c. S. 2, Often appropriated to 
 sea-weed, S. Barry. This receives different names 
 in different parts of S. ; as, button wrack, lady 
 wrack, &c. Stat. Ace. 3. The weeds gathered from 
 land, and generally piled up in heaps for being burnt, 
 S. Pennecuick. 4. Trash ; refuse of any kind. 
 Ban. Poems. — Su. G. wrak, E. wreck ; also any thing 
 that is of little value, mere trash ; Dan. vrag, id. 
 
 WRAKER, Wracker, 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 insufiBcient. — 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. Watson. 2. 
 Violence in a metaph. sense. Society Contendings. 
 
 WRANDLY, adv. Without intermission; or with 
 much contention. Wallace.— ^vis. wrant, a litigious 
 person, wr ant-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 supposed effects of witchcraft. 
 Syn. 111. Ross. 
 
 WRANG, a^y. 1. Not proper ; unjust, S. 2. Injuri- 
 ous, S. 3. Left. yVrang hand, left hand. Bellend. 
 1. Liv. 4. Not in the exercise of reason ; insane ; 
 as, " He's quite wrang," i. e. completely deranged, S. 
 
 To WRANG, v. a. 1. To injure; to wrong, S. 2. To 
 wrang one's sell, to be guilty of falsehood or perjury ; 
 a soft mode of expression, S. B. 
 
 WRANGIS, Wrayngis, s. pi. The ribs or floor-timbers 
 of a ship. Douglas. Radically the same with S. 
 rung. — Fr. varangues, id. 
 
 WRANGOUSLY, adv. Wrongfully ; unjustly. Loth. 
 
 WRANGWIS, Wrangwiss, adj. 1. Wrong; not 
 proper. Wallace. 2. In reference to play ; used to 
 denote a bad or false move, S. B. Boss's Hel. 3. 
 Wrongful ; unjust. Wyntown. — A. S. wise, manner; 
 used as a term, changes the s. to which it is affixed 
 into an adj.; as, riht-wise, whence E. righteous. 
 
 To WRAPLE, V. a. To entangle ; to warp ; also warple, 
 S. B. Ross. Originally the same with Wrabil, q. v. 
 
 WRAP-RASCAL, s. A kind of close greatcoat. HeaH 
 of Midlothian. Rascal-wrapper is used by some E. 
 writers in the same .sense. 
 
 WRAT, s. A wart, S. The Verruca of physicians. 
 Z. Boyd.— Belg. wratte. 
 
 WRATACK, s. A dwarf, S. B. 22oss.— Gael, bridach, 
 cruitecan, id. ; Dau. vreden, tortus. 
 
 JJ 
 
WKA 
 
 ^^2^5 
 
 WUD 
 
 To WRATCn, Wretch, v. n. To become niggardly, 
 
 S. Kelly. — Belg. vrek, vrekkig, niggardly. 
 WRATCII, «. A wretch, 8, 
 
 To WRATCII, V. a. To fatigue one's self ; to over- 
 strain by any kind of exertion, Ettr. For.— A. S. 
 
 wraeo-an, agitare, infligere. 
 WRATE, pret. v. Apparently died. Wyntown. — 
 
 Moes. G. wrat-on, Isl. rat-a, peregrinari. 
 WRATTIE, adj. Abounding with warts, 8. 
 WRATTIENESS, s. The state of being warty, Clydes. 
 WRATWEL, Vratwell, s. A small narrow slip of 
 
 skin that rises up on the side of the finger, near the 
 
 nail, and becomes troublesome, sometimes inflam- 
 ing, S. v. Wartweil. 
 WRAUL, s. A dwarfish creature, Fife. Syn. Wirl, 
 
 Wroul, Wurl. V. Warwolf. 
 WRE. L. vrcy chance. Barbour. 
 WREAD, Wreath, s. A place for enclosing cattle, 
 
 Ang. — A. 8. ivraeth, an enclosure ; Su. Q, wreit, 
 
 reit, Isl. reit-r, id. 
 WREAT, 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, 2. Wreath of Snaw, Snaw 
 
 Wreath, Snaw-Wride, a snow-drift, aheap of snow 
 
 blown up by the wind, S. Gall. Encycl. Skinner. 
 Kaim'd Wreath. A wreath of which the top is turned, 
 
 or, as it were, combed over, and the face of it straight, 
 
 Ettr. For. 
 WRECK, s. V. Wrak, s. s. 3. 
 WREDE, s. A wreath. V. Wride, 
 WREE, s. An instrument for cleansing grain, by 
 
 separating that which is shelled from what retains 
 
 the husks, Loth. Pron. also Ree, q. v. 
 To WREE, V. a. To separate shelled from unshelled 
 
 grain, Loth. 
 To WREE, V. a. To writhe. V. Wbt. 
 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. wriggle. 
 To WREIST, Wrist, Wrest, v. a. To sprain any part 
 
 of the body, S. Wramp, synon. Lyndsay. — A. S. 
 
 wraest-an, intorquere. 
 WREIST, s. 1. A writhe or twist. Pal. Hon. 2. A 
 
 sprain, S. Wramp, synon. Watson. 
 WREK, s. Refuse. V. Wrak. 
 WRETCH, Wreche, s. A niggard ; a covetous person, 
 
 8. Lyndsay. 
 WRETH, s. Wrath. Wyntown.— K. S. wraeth. 
 To WRETH one's self, v. a. To be w«,oth, or filled 
 
 with indignation. Barbour. — A. 8. wraeth-ian, in- 
 
 dignari, or wreoth-ian, wrelh-ian, intorquere. 
 WRETHLY, adv. Wrathfully. Henrysone. 
 WRETT, s. Writing. Aberd. Eeg. 
 WREUCH, {gutt.) s. Wretchedness, Gl. Sibb. 
 To WRY, Wreye, v. a. To turn ; to twist, 0. E. 
 
 Doug. — A. 8. writh-an, intorquere. 
 To WRY, V. a. To cover ; to conceal. Douglas. — 
 
 A. 8. ture-on, wri-on, wrig-an, tegere, celare. 
 WRIBLE, s. A quaver ; the act of warbling ; also 
 
 werble. Doug. — Teut. wervel-en. to twirl, literally 
 
 to turn round. V. Wrabil. 
 WRIDE, s. a wreath, as of snow. "We say rees o' 
 
 snow, for wreaths of snow, and whiles wrides." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. The word in Ang. is Wrede; as, a wrede o' 
 
 S7iauw. V. Wreath. 
 WRIBY, adj. Forming wreaths. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 WRIG, s. 1. The youngest or feeblest bird in a nei 
 
 8. Syn. Wcardie. 2. A weak or puny child, 
 
 the youngest of the family, S.— Isl. warg, an exil 
 
 V. Wallidrao. 
 WRIGGLE, s. V. WiNDSKEW. 
 • To WRIGGLE, v. n. To wrestle ; to struggle, Aber 
 
 — Sw. wrick-a, hue illuc torquere. 
 WRIGHT, Wricut, Wrycht, s. A joiner, S, 2. T! 
 
 general name for a common carpenter, 8. York 
 
 Gawan and Gol. — O. E. '■'wryghte, carpentariui 
 
 Prompt. Parv.; A. 8, wryhta, a workman, one 1 
 
 whom any thing is framed, from wryc-an, to work 
 To WRIK, V. a. To wreak ; to avenge. King Ha\ 
 
 — A. 8. wric-an, id. 
 WRING, s. Deformity; blemish. Poems 16th Cet 
 
 — From Teut. wring-en, torquere. 
 WRINGLE, s. A writhing motion, 8. B, 
 
 Wrink, s. 
 WRINK, Wrynk, s. 1. a turning or winding. Dov> 
 
 2. A trick; a subterfuge. Lyndsay. — A. 8. wre* 
 
 wrence, fiaus, dolus, stratagema ; Isl. reinki, fraud 
 
 lentus ; Teut. renck-en, to bend, to turn, rend 
 
 flexus, also fallacia. 
 WRINKLIT, part. adj. Wrinkled ; intricate ; havli 
 
 many turnings. Douglas. 
 WRITE, s. 1. Writing, as contrasted with vert 
 
 communication, 8. Writ, " any thing written," 
 
 Walker's Peden. 2. Used as expressing the siz© 
 
 the handwriting. Sma' write, small text. Gf 
 
 Big, or Muckle write, round text. 
 WRITER, s. An attorney, 8. Burns. 
 WRITT, part. pa. Written. 
 WRITHNEB, s. The designation of a sow. Colh 
 
 Sow. 
 To WRYTII, V. a. To distort the body in ra| 
 
 Wyntown. 
 WRO, Wkoo, s. Perhaps, enclosure ; S. B. turae. Pt 
 
 Ball. V. Rae. 
 WROIK, s. Spite ; revenge. Douglas. 
 WROKEN, part. pa. Revenged. Douglas.— A. 
 
 wraec-an, ulcisci. 
 WROTOK, s. The name given to a sow. Colkeli 
 
 Sow. — From A. S. wrot-an, rostro versare. 
 WROUGHT-BANE, s. A sprained joint. Gall. Ei 
 
 — From A. 8. weorc, dolor, cruciatus. V. Work, 
 WROUL, s. An ill-grown person, or puny child, 
 
 V. Warwolf. 
 WRUNCH, s. A winch or windlass, Lanarks. — 
 
 from Teut. wringh-en, torquere. 
 WTEW, prep. Without ; for outwith. " Wtew tl 
 
 Echyr." Aberd. Beg. 
 WUD, adj. Mad ; furious, &c. V. Won. 
 Like Wud. A phrase used adverbially, expr( 
 
 great vehemence, eagerness, or violent exertion, 
 
 Like mad is the phrase in Fife. 
 
 Lads oxter lasses without fear, 
 Or dance like vnid. 
 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 WUDDIEFU' s. V. WiDDiE-Fow. 
 
 WUDDIEFU', adj. Cross- tempered, Dumfr. 
 
 WUDDRUM, WooDRUM, s. 1. A state of confusio 
 especially what is caused by something sudden ai 
 unexpected, 8. 2. A wild fit ; an obstinate, extra'» 
 gant humour. Loth. V. Widdendreme. 
 
 WUDLINS, adv. With great eagerness, Buchai 
 Tarras. 
 
 WUDSCUD, s. A mad, romping boy or girl, Ang.- 
 From wud, mad, and E. scud, to run away 
 precipitation ; Sw. skutt-a. id. 
 
WUD' 
 
 627 
 
 TAF 
 
 I WUDWISE. s. " A yellow flower which grows on bad 
 I land, and has a bitter taste." Gall. Encycl. 
 W[ PP, .«. "A person of a flighty, fiery disposition." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 V\ i:(tGLE, s. a bog or marsh, S. B. V. Waggle. 
 A\ UISH, pret. Washed, Clydes. 
 WULD, WuLL, adj. Wild, S. B. St. Kath. 
 ^\ ULLCAT, s. a wild cat, S. Hogg. 
 To TaMBLE THE WuLCAT, (synon. Catmaw, S. B.) To 
 
 leap the somerset ; to whirl heels over head, S. 0. 
 To Turn the Wullcat. A phrase denoting " the art 
 
 cf grasping the bough of a tree with the hands, and 
 
 turning the body through between it and the bough." 
 
 O'iiU.- Encycl. 
 WULLIE-WAGTAIL, s. "The water-wagtail bird." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 WULLSnOCH, s. " A timid, courier." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 It is added, " Wullyart, and Wullshoch are one." 
 WULLSOME, adj. Wild. V. Will, adj. 
 M T'.MMIL, s. S. A. Corr. from E, Wimble. 
 W UMMILTON, or Wummilton's Mutch. A name 
 
 given to the Four of Clubs in the game of Whist, 
 
 Teviotd. 
 WUND-BAND, s. An iron hoop put round any 
 
 splintered or spliced work, for the purpose of 
 t ; strengthening or holding it together, Roxb. — Teut. 
 
 wind-en, torquere. 
 WUNGALL, s. A tumour on the sole of the foot, filled 
 
 with a wateiy humour, occasioned by walking in tight 
 
 shoes, Berwicks. Evidently coiT. from E. windgall, 
 
 a term applied to the fetlock of a horse. 
 SVUNTLIN', s. The act of wriggling from passion. 
 
 IJumfr. Saint Patrick.— Teut. wendtel-en, windtel- 
 
 '11, volvere. 
 Ti) WUP, V. a. To bind with a thread or cord. V. Oop. 
 WXjWIT, part. pa. Wound; wrapped. 
 rvUPPLE, V. a. To roll up ; to bundle up. Shetl. 
 iVUR. Were. Lanarks. 
 To WURBLE, V. n. To wriggle, Tweedd. V. Wbabil. 
 
 'his letter is, in the Buchan dialect, often prefixed to 
 a word beginning with a vowel ; as, to Yauve, to 
 owe ; Yaffu' for awful ; Yauvins for aivns, the beards 
 of corn, &c. Y corresponds to A. S. g before a vowel. 
 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. 
 
 'A, Yea, adv. Yea ; yes, Moray. Barbour. — Moes. 
 Cr. ja, jai, Su. G.ja, A. S. ia, ya, id. 
 
 'AA, adv. Yes, Shetl. V, Ya. 
 
 'o YAAG, V. a. To importune incessantly, Shetl. — 
 Isl. jag-er, exercere assiduo labore. 
 
 [■AAGER, s. V. Yagger. 
 
 'AAL, interj. Expressive of defiance ; as, " Yaal 
 boys !" q. yea will ? Aberd. V. Yail. 
 
 10 YABBLE, v. n. 1. To gabble, Fife. 2. To scold ; 
 to speak in an ill-natured style. Loth. 3. To be 
 querulous, ibid.— Isl. geijl-a, blaterare. 
 A B BOCK, s. " A chattering, talkative person." 
 Gall. Encycl. Gabboch is given as synon.; whence 
 it would seem that the former is a corr. of the latter, 
 from Gab, v. to gabble. 
 
 ABLE, adj. Able; the old pronunciation, So. of S. 
 Speech for D — sse of Arnist. 
 
 To WURBLE, V. a. To tie a broken thread ; a term 
 
 used by weavers, Renfr. , ; S.' "a »\6, t-C- ilt^^ ? 
 WURDY, adj. Worth ; deserving. V. Werdy. ' " 
 To WURDLE, V. n. To labour diligently without 
 
 much prospect of success, Clydes. 
 WURF, s. A puny, ill-conditioned child, Dumfr. V. 
 
 Warwolf, Werwodf, 
 WURF-LIKE, adj. Having a stunted and puny ap- 
 pearance, ibid. St. Pat. V. Urf. 
 WURGILL, s. "A person of narrow mind, given to the 
 
 world's care." Gall. Encycl. WztrZirifif is mentioned 
 
 as synon. Wurling must here signify worldling. 
 WURL, s. The same with Wroul, a dwai-fish person. 
 WURLIE. 1, Contemptibly small in size; as, "a 
 
 ivurlie bodie," an ill-grown person, Fife, Loth. 2. 
 
 Rough; knotted; as, "a wurlie rung," a knotted 
 
 stick, S. 3. Wrinkled ; applied to a person ; as, a 
 
 wurly body, Lanarks. 
 WURLIN, s. A child or beast that is unthriven, Roxb. 
 
 Syn. Cryle. V. Worlin. 
 WURLYON, s. Apparently the same with Wurlin. 
 
 Shint Patrick. 
 To WURN, V. n. To be peevish, and still complaining. 
 
 Loth. Fife. V. Wirn. 
 To WTJRP, V. n. To be fretful. Wurpin', fretting, 
 
 Upp. Lanarks. V. Orp. 
 WURP, s. A fretful, peevish person, ibid. 
 WURPIT, part. adj. Fretful ; peevish, ib. 
 To WURR, V. n. To snarl as a dog, Fife. Syn. with 
 
 Yirr. — Isl. verr-a, id. 
 WURSUM, s. Purulent matter. V. Woupsum. 
 WTJSS, s. Juice ; moisture, Berwicks. Roxb. — A. S. 
 
 wos, wose, 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 dwai-fish or stunted 
 
 in growth, or who has not a healthful appearance. 
 
 Also Wuzlie-like, Loth. — Perh. from Dan. v^al, 
 ! miserable, sorry. 
 
 To TACK, V. n. To talk precipitately and indistinctly. 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 YACK, s. In a yack, in a state of perplexity, 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 saepius iterare. 
 YAD, Yadd, s. a thread, which, in the act of reeling, 
 
 has been let over one of the reel-spokes, Roxb. Ayrs. 
 YAD, s. A piece of bad coal, which becomes a white 
 
 ashy lump in the fire, Fife. Gaist, synon. 
 YAD, Yade, Yacd, s. 1. Properly an old mare, S.; 
 
 E. jade, a worn-out horse, A. Bor. yaud. Dunbar. 
 
 2. A mare, S. A. Mayne's Siller Gun.— Isl. j ad or 
 
 jada, denotes the failure of the teeth. 
 To YADDLE, v. n. To contend, Upp. Clydes. ; ap- 
 parently a dimin. from Yed, id. q. v. 
 YADOK HIDIS. Unexpl. Aberd. Beg. (Spelled cor- 
 ruptly with z.) 
 YAD-SKYVAR, s. Apparently one who drives an old 
 
 mare. Dunbar.— Yad, and perhaps Su. G. skiufwa. 
 
 to drive. 
 To YAFF, V. n. 1. To bark ; properly denoting th< 
 
 noise made by a small dog ; to yelp, S. A. Scatt 2 
 
YAF 
 
 628 
 
 YAT 
 
 To prate ; to talk pertly ; used as expressive of con- 
 tempt, S. 3. To speak in the language of reprehen- 
 sion ; apparently as including the idea of sharpness 
 of tone, ftoxb. — A. S. gealp-an, exclamare, gloriari ; 
 ls\. Oialf-r a, incondita loqui. 
 
 YAFFINO, ». The act of barking, S. Ouy Mann. 
 
 YAGGKR, s, 1. A travelling pedlar, a hawker, Shetl. 
 Pirate. 2. Also expl. "a clandestine purchaser of 
 things unfairly disposed of," ibid. 
 
 YAG U lES, (cfu«.) s. The sound caused by the fall of a 
 soft but heavy body, as of a man falling from a con- 
 siderable height ; as, " He cam doun wi' a yawfu' 
 yaghies," BanfTs. 
 
 To YAIK, Yaick, v. n. To ache, S. A. L. Scotland. 
 
 To YAIK, V. n. To quiver ; to snake. Buret. 
 
 YAIKE, s. A stroke or blow, S. — Flandr. jacke, 
 scutica. 
 
 YAIL, Yale, interj. Expressive of contempt of a per- 
 son, on account of the arrogance of his proposals or 
 pretensions, S. 
 
 " The king said, sail ; 
 The wiud said, YaiV'—S. Prov. 
 
 YATR, Yairb, Yarb, s. 1. An enclosure, stretching 
 into a tideway, for the purpose of detaining the fish 
 when the tide ebbs, S. Stat. Rob. I. 2. A sort of 
 scaflolding which juts out into a river or frith in a 
 straight line, S. Stat. Ace.— A.. S.waer, wer, piscina, 
 septum ; Su. G. fisk-gaerd, id. 
 
 YAIR-NET, Yaee-net, s. a long net extending into 
 the bed of a river, inclined upwards, and fixed by 
 poles, S. B. Lavj Case. 
 
 YAKEE, s. a double tooth, whether in man or beast, 
 Orkney. — Isl. iaxl, dens molaris. 
 
 To YALD, V. a. To yield ; pret. yald, yhald. Doug. 
 — Isl. gialld-a, retribuere, luere. 
 
 YALD, Yacld, adj. 1. Sprightly ; .alert ; active ; 
 vigorous, S. A. Loth. A. Scott. — Isl. gilld-r, ex- 
 presses the same idea ; viribus et virtute praestans. 
 2. Vigorous; strong, S. A. Hogg. 3. Sharp, as 
 respecting the temperature of the air; as, "a yawl 
 nicht," when there is a snell, frosty air, Ayrs. 4. 
 Niggardly ; parsimonious, Galloway. 
 
 YALDRAN, s. Yellow-hammer, Ang. 
 
 YALLACRACK, s. Intemperate altercation ; exces- 
 sive noise of voices, Shetl. — Isl. gal-a, aures obtun- 
 dere ; and Dan. kralc, a noise. 
 
 YALLOCH, s. A shout ; a shrill cry ; the act of 
 yelling, S. Doug. — Su. G. gal-a, to cry; gell-a, to 
 resound. V. Yelloch. 
 
 YALTIE, adv. "Slowly, S. B." 
 
 YALTIE, interj. " Take leisure, S. B." 
 
 YALTO, YALTOCO, interj. An expression of surprise, 
 or of defiance, among the vulgar, Aberd. Most pro- 
 bably for "Yea, wilt thou? quoth." V. Yelly, 
 
 Ye ALTO p. 
 
 To YAMER, Yammer, Yawmer, v. n. 1. To shriek ; 
 to yell. Douglas. 2. Now generally used as signi- 
 fying to fret ; to whine ; to whimper, S. TliC Har'st 
 Eig.— Germ, jamwer-en, plangere ; A. S. geomr-ian, 
 geomer-ian, to grumble. 
 
 YAMER, Yawmer, s. A cry ; a yell. Dunbar. 
 
 YAMMERING, s. A continued whining, S. 
 
 .YAMMILS, s. pi. Twins, Orkn. L. gemellus. 
 
 YAMOUR, s. Whining, S. A. Wilson's P. 
 
 To YAMPH, Yamf, v. n. To bark, S. Bamsay.—li\. 
 gamb-r, gannitus, gamb-ra, gannire. 
 
 YAN, Yan't, adj. Small ; puny, Ayrs. 
 
 YAN, s. "Sic yans," such small creatures, ibid. — 
 C. B. gwan, egwan, puny, feeble. 
 
 YANK, s. A sudden and severe blow. To idk one 
 
 yank, to give one such a blow ; as, "111 tak you 
 
 yanko' the chafts," Ettr. For. Upp. Clydes. Lound^ 
 
 synon. Hogg. 
 YANKER, s. 1. Synon. with Tank, a smart strol 
 
 2. A great falsehood, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 YANKER,, s. 1. An agile girl, Roxb. Gall. "T 
 
 same with Spanker, a tall clever girl." Gall. Encyi 
 
 2. An incessant speaker, ibid. — Teut. ionck-ha 
 
 juvenis nobilis. 
 YANKIE, s. A sharp, clever, forward woman. Up 
 
 Clydes. 
 YANKING, part. adj. Active ; pushing ; Expl. 
 
 synon. with Throwgain, Teviotd. St. Ronan. 
 YAPE, Yap, Yaip, adj. 1. Having a keen appetitel 
 
 food, S. Ross. 2. Eager ; having an earnest des 
 
 for any thing, S. Henrysone. 3. Forward, S. 
 
 Skinner. — Isl. gypa, vorax, from gap-a, hiare. 
 To YAPE, V. n. To be hungry. Ramsay. 
 YAPISH, Yaupish, adj. Somewhat keen, S. Dat 
 
 Seasons. 
 YAPLY, adv. Keenly ; with a sharp appetite, S. 
 YARD, Yaird, s. A garden, properly ofpot-herl] 
 
 also called a kail-yard, S. Douglas. "The boi 
 
 yard of ancient Eden." Fergusson. A kirk-ya 
 
 q. v.— A. S. geard, Su. G. gaerd, Belg. gaarde, sej 
 
 area clausa. 
 YARDIE, s. A small garden ; Kail-yairdie, a si 
 
 kitchen-garden, S. Jacob. Relics. 
 YARE, interj. -Get ready quickly, Ettr. For. " Ta 
 
 yare ! here they come ! What's to be our fatj 
 
 Keep close for a while," Perils of Man. \.Yi 
 
 adj. 
 YARE, Yar, Yhar, Yore, adj. Ready ; alert ; in a 
 
 state of preparation, S. B. 0. E. Barbour. It is 
 
 evidently the same with Gare, q. v. 
 YARE, s. A wear for catching fish. V. Yair, 
 To YARK, V. a. To beat. V. Yerk. 
 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, Yerne, adv. Eagerly; diligently. Barb. 
 
 — A. S. georne, georn, studious, careful, earnest; 
 
 Su. G. gerna, libenter. 
 YARNETS, s. j)l. An instrument for winding yarn, S. 
 YARN-WINDLES, s. pi. V. Windles. 
 To YARP, V. n. To whine ; to carp ; to complain, 
 
 Ayrs. — Isl. garp-r, litigiosus. 
 YARPHA, s. 1. Peat full of fibres and roots, Orkn. 
 
 2. Peat oonabined 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, Haldorson ; Isl. jarp^u^^ 
 
 black, dark-coloured, seems to be the root. W\ 
 
 YARR, s. Spuny, a weed found in poor land, ^| 
 
 Surv. Banffs. 
 YARRING, adj. Snarling; captious; troublesome. 
 
 Gl. Shirrefs. V. Yirr. 
 To YARROW, V. a. To earn ; to gain by industry, S. B. 
 
 — A. S. gearw-ian, to prepare; Su. G. garfw-a, 
 
 gora, id. 
 YARTA, expl. " a familiar address," Shetl. 
 YAT, s. Gate. Barbour. 
 To YAT, V. a. To pour in large quantity, Shetl. 
 
 Yet, v. 
 To YATTER, v. n. 1. To fret ; to continue talking j 
 
 a querulous manner, or as finding fault, Roxb. F^ 
 
 Fetter, Loth. 2. To chatter; either as contemt 
 
YAT 
 
 629 
 
 YEL 
 
 
 onsly 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. 1. Chattering noise ; confused talk, Fife. 
 2. An incessant talker, Roxb. 
 
 TATTER, s. A confused mass ; applied to a collec- 
 tion of stones, weeds, &c. Ayrs. Synon. Hatter, 
 Hotter. 
 
 YATTERY, adj. Fretful. Mearns. 
 
 YATTLE, s. Strength; sometimes of mind, Fife. 
 Ballad. 
 
 YATTLE, s. A double tooth or grinder, Orkn. — Isl. 
 jadl, dens molaris. V. Yackle. 
 
 YATTLE, s. A quantity of small stones on the land, 
 Upp. Clyde s. 
 
 YATTLE, adj. Covered with small stones, applied to 
 ground, ibid. 
 
 YAVE, s. Awe, Banff's. 
 
 YAUCHTIN, part. Owing, Banffs. This is merelyS 
 auchtand, with y prefixed. aJ^ 
 
 YAUD, s. Ag okl 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 dis- 
 tance. Minst. Bord. — A. S. eode, ivit, from gan, 
 ire. or from gath, accede. 
 
 YAVIL, Yaval, adj. Prone, or lying flat, and ap- 
 parently in a state of insensibility, Aberd. Banfifs. 
 Journ. Lond. V. Auale, Awail, and Awalt. 
 
 YAVIL, s. The second crqp after lea, Morays.; syn. 
 Avil, GalL V. Awat. 
 
 To YAUL, V. n. To yell. Sir Gawan. V. Yalloch. 
 
 YAUL-CUTED, adj. Having ankles formed for quick 
 motion. Gall. Davidson's Seasons. From yaul, 
 alert, and cute, ankle. V. Yald. 
 
 YAULD, adj. Alert, &c. V. Yald. 
 
 YAULD, part. Yielded. Barbour. 
 
 To YAUP, V. n. 1. To yelp, S. 2. Denoting the in- 
 cessant ciying of birds, S. A. Gl. Sibb.— TeuL galp-en, 
 gannire instar vulpis. 3. To whine ; applied to the 
 querulous cry of a child, Roxb. Gall. 
 
 YAUP, Yawp, adj. Hungry. V. Yap. 
 
 YAUPING, part. adj. Ill-natured; peevish, Upp. 
 , Clydes. : q. yelping. " Taaping, crying in despair, 
 lamenting. Applied to chickens lamenting the 
 absence of their parent hen. North." Grose. 
 
 YATJPIT, s. The blue titmouse, Parus ooeruleus, 
 Linn. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 TAUPRIE, s. The refuse of grain blown away by the 
 fanners, Upp. Clydes. ^^'' ' .' ' } 
 AUR, s. Med Your, the name given, by the New- 
 haven fishermen, to a species of fucus which children 
 use for painting their faces. 
 ^fYAUVINS, s. pi. The beards of corn, Buchan ; S. 
 awns. V. the letter Y. 
 
 YAUX, s. An axe, Buchan.— Su. G. yxa, anciently 
 oexe, id. 
 
 To YAW, Yadw, v. n. 1. To whine, Selkirks. 2. To 
 cry as a cat ; to mew, S. Synon. Wauw, S. B. Saint 
 Patrick. 
 
 STAWFU', adj. The provincial pronunciation of E. 
 Awful, Aberd. Christm. Ba'ing. 
 
 YAWL, adj. V. Yald, Yauld. 
 
 YAWP, s. "The ciy of a sickly bird, or of one in 
 distress." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 f AAVS, s. pi. Apparently the disorder called Syphilis, 
 also Sivvens, Orkn. Gall. 
 
 TAXE, s. An axe, Buchan. 
 
 'DILL, adj. Idle. Barbour. 
 
 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-chain4, whence S. chenyie. 
 
 YEABLES, adv. Perhaps, Loth. Border; yeaUezea, 
 A. Bor. V. Able, 
 
 YEALD, adj. Barren. V. Yeld. 
 
 To YEALIE, V. n. Gradually to disappear, Ettr. For. 
 V. Ely. 
 
 YEALINGS. V. Yieldins. 
 
 YEAR-AULD, Yeae-old, s. 1. A colt one year old, 
 S. Donald and Flora. 2. A young bullock or 
 heifer, S. Depred. on the Clan Campbell. 
 
 YEARL, s. An earl, Aberd. 
 
 To YEARN, V. n. To coagulate, Roxb. V. Earn. 
 
 To YEARN, V. a. To cause to coagulate, ibid. Heart 
 of Mid-Loth. 
 
 YEARN, s. An eagle. Burns. 
 
 YEARNIN, YiRNiN, s. Rennet, Roxb. V. Earning. 
 
 YEARNIN'-BAG, 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, Surv. 
 Ayrs. Perb. con-esponding with Yetter. 
 
 To YECK, V. n. To hiccup, Loth. In Fife, isk. 
 
 To YED, V. n. To fib ; to magnify in narration, 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, V. 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, pret. v. Went. 
 Yede is still used in Aug.; gaid, S. Barbour. Ross's 
 Helenore. — 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, Ert. 
 
 YEILD, Yield, s. Age ; as denoting any particular 
 stage of human life, S. B. eild, S. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 YEILD, s. Recompense, &c. V. Yield. 
 
 YEILL, s, "Age." Douglas. It may, however, be 
 the same with Yeil, q. return. V. Eild. 
 
 YEIR, Yere, s. a year ; ridiculously printed Zeir, 
 Zere, from the ignorance of early copyists, who viewed 
 the y, resembling the A. S. g, 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, v. 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.; ydl, 
 eill, Border ; A. Bor. yell. Montg. 2. A cow, al- 
 though with calf, is said to gang yeld, when her milk 
 dries up, S. B. A yeld nurse, a dry nurse. Stat. 
 Ace. 3. Denoting cattle or sheep that are too young 
 to bear, Dumfr. 4. Applied metaph. to broth with- 
 out meat. Kelly. — Isl. gelid, gall, infaecundus. 
 
YEL 
 
 080 
 
 YET 
 
 effaetus ; Pan. paid, Su. G. gall, id. oalko, vacca 
 Bterilis. 6. Used to denote sterility of soil. "A 
 field is said to be yell when nothing will grow on it." 
 GoUl. Encycl. 6. Applied as an epithet to hard rocks. 
 •'A i-ock is said to be yell when it will not quarry 
 but with gunpowder," ibid. 7. Bleak ; cold ; ap- 
 plied to the weather, as denoting that it threatens 
 sterility, Fife. 
 
 TELD KITTIWAKE, s. A species of Kittiwake 
 (Larus corvus), so called from its neither breeding 
 nor frequenting the breeding-places. Edmonst. Zetl. 
 Synon. craa maa. 
 
 YELDE, s. 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, Ykllow-yeldeick, s. The yellow-ham- 
 mer, Lanarks.; Yeldrock, Loth. 
 
 YELDRING, Yeldrin, s. A yellow-hammer, S.; 
 tautologically yellow-yeldrin, also yellow-yite. Sib- 
 bald.— A. S. geole, yellow, and ring; perhaps from 
 the yellow ring which at least partly adorns the neck 
 of this bird. 
 
 To YELL, V. n. To roll ; a term applied to a ship. 
 Yawl, E. MelvilVs MS. 
 
 YELL, interj. Yea will ? Perths. Ang, V. Yail. 
 
 YELL, s. An echo. Loth. 
 
 YELL, adj. Barren. V. Yeld. 
 
 YELLY, Yeai.tou, Yelta. Used as an interj. expres- 
 sive of surprise, S. B. Yelly, yea will ye ? Yeal- 
 tou, yea wilt thou ? Shirrefs. 
 
 YELLYHOOING, s. Yelling, Ayrs. Ann. of the Par. 
 
 To YELLOCH, v. n. To scream ; to shriek, S. B. Fife. 
 Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 YELLOCH, Yellough, s. A yell, S. Cleland. 
 
 YELLOWCHIN, s. Yelling, S. Fergusson. 
 
 YELLOWFIN, s. A species of trout, denominated 
 from the colour of its fins, South of S.; apparently 
 the same with the Finnoc or Finner. Hogg. V. 
 
 FiNNACK. 
 
 YELLOW GOWAN. The name given in S. to differ- 
 ent species of the ranunculus. V. GOWAN. 
 
 YELLOWS, Yellowses, s. pi. The jaundice in sheep, 
 S. A. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 YELLOW TUNG. Fucus nodosus, Linn. S. 
 
 YELLOW-YORLIN, s. The yellow-lj^mmer, Roxb. 
 
 YEMAN, occurs as an adj. ActsJa. III. Qu. " com- 
 mon ?" — A. S. gemaene, communis ; whence E. 
 yeoman. 
 
 YEMAR, Yhemab, s. A keeper ; one who has any 
 object in charge. Barbour. 
 
 To YEME, Yheme, Yym, v. a. To keep ; to take care 
 of. Barbour. — A. S. gem-an, gym-an, to take care 
 of, tokeep; Isl. geym-a, animum attendere, custodire. 
 
 YEMSELL, Yhemsell, s. 1. The act of keeping ; 
 custody. Skene. 2. Used nearly in the same sense 
 with E. wardship, guardianship, tutorage. Bar- 
 bour.— Isl. geimsla, Su. G. goemsel, custodia. 
 
 YENOO, adv. Even now ; just now, Lanarks. 
 
 YEPIE, s. A blow. V. Epie. 
 
 YERD, Yerth, s. Earth ; soil. V. Erd. 
 
 To YERD. To bury. V. Erd, v. 
 
 YERD-FAST, adj. Firmly fastened in the ground, S. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. — A. S. earde-faest, settled, 
 grounded ; Isl. iard-fastr stein, saxum in terra im- 
 motum, 
 
 YERD-HUNGER, «. 1. That keen desire of food, 
 which is sometimes manifested by persons before 
 death, viewed as a presage that the yerd, or grave, 
 
 is calling for them as its prey,. S. 2. Voraciousnea 
 
 the term being used in a general sense, Lanarks. 
 YERD-UUNGRY, adj. Voraciously hungry ; proper 
 
 applied to those who have the unnatural appeti 
 
 mentioned above, ibid. 
 YERD-MEAL, s. Earth-mould; churchyard dus 
 
 Aberd. Gl. Shirrefs. 
 YERD-SILUER, s. " Tuelf pennies Scottis of yen 
 
 siluer." Aberd. Reg. Equivalent perh. to lai 
 
 siluer, q. grave-money. 
 YERE, adv. Certainly. To yere, too surely, or trul 
 
 Doug. — A. S. geare, gere, certo. 
 YERESTRENE, s. The night before last, S. A. (3 
 
 Sibb. V. Here-yestreen, also Here-yesterdat. 
 To YERK, V. a. To bind tightly, as with a small con 
 
 S. Gl. Sibb. — A. S. gearc-ian, parare. 
 To YERK, V. n. 1. To be in a state of fermentation 
 
 a term applied to beer, Ang. — Germ, gaer-a, Su. I 
 
 goer-a, effervescere. 2. To do any thing with agilH 
 
 S. B. Gl. Shirr. 3. Ta be engaged in any woi 
 
 that requires much exertion ; to be laboriously ai 
 
 earnestly engaged, S. A. Scott. 4. To be busy, i 
 
 keenly engaged ; applied to the mind. Kelly.— 3 
 
 G. yrk-a, postulare, insistere. 
 To YERK, Yark, v. a. To beat ; to strike smartly, ( 
 
 jerk, E. Fergusson, — Isl. hreck-ia, to beat, pulsal 
 
 jarke, pes feriens. 
 YERK, Yark, s. A smart blow; a. jerk, S. Christmi 
 
 Ba'ing. 
 To YERK, V. n. Figuratively applied to the rays 
 
 the sun, when they beat powerfully on any obj< 
 
 Mearns. 
 YERKER, s. A sudden and very severe blow, Due 
 YERKIN, s. The seam by which the hinder part ■ 
 
 the upper leather of a shoe is joined to the forep 
 
 Berwicks. Dumfr. 
 YERN-BLITER, s. The name given to the sni 
 
 S. B. Sometimes pron. yern-bluter. Journ. 
 To YESK, V. n. To hiccup, S. V. Yeisk. 
 YESK, s. The hiccup, S. " Singultus, the yesl 
 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 
 To YESTER, v. a. To discompose ; to disturb, Ai 
 
 — Su. G. yster, ferox, or A. S. ge-styr-an, turbare. 
 YESTREEN, Yistrene, s. Yesternight. Douglas. 
 
 Here-yesterday. 
 To YET, Yett, Yyt, v. a. 1. To pour, S. ; yet, ye 
 
 poured. Doug. — Belg. giet-en, A. S. geot-an, 
 
 Su. G. giut-a, fundere. 2. To cast metals, Jjl 
 
 molten ; cast. 
 YET, Yett, Yhate, s. A gate, S. ; A. Bor. yete. Wa 
 YET CHEKIS. Door-posts. Douglas.— A. S. ge 
 
 0. Belg. gat, id. ; Su. G. gaatt, postis januae. 
 To YETIIER, V. a. 1. To bind firmly, Roxb. 2. 
 
 beat or lash severely, properly so as to leave 
 
 mark of the stroke, Roxb. Upp. Clydes. Hogg. 
 YETIIER, s. 1. A severe blow, Upp. Clydes. 2. 
 
 mark left by tight binding, as with a small cor 
 
 Border. Allied perhaps to A. Bor. yeather, a flexili 
 
 twig, used for binding hedges, Grose. 
 YETHERING, s. Striking, Roxb. 
 YETHOUSE, s. a gate-house. " He biggit ane 
 
 porcioun of the steple, and ane staitlie ye 
 
 Addic. Scot. Corn. 
 YETLAND, Yettlik, adj. Of or belonging to caS 
 
 iron, S, Stat. Ace. 
 YETLIN, Yettlin, s. 1. Cast metal, S.— Su. G. guita 
 
 en klocka, to cast a bell ; giuta stycken, to cast guns ; 
 
 Teut. ghiet-en, id. 2. A boiler, Aberd. V. Yet- 
 
 LAND. 
 
 1 
 
YET 
 
 631 
 
 YOL 
 
 To TETT, V. a. To fasten in the firmest manner ; to 
 
 rivet, Loth.— Isl. gat-a, perforare. 
 raTT-CHEEK, s. The side or post of the gate. Spald. 
 tEVERY, adj. Greedy; voracious. Bellenden.— 
 
 A. S. gifer, gifra, gifre, avidus, vorax, rapax, gulo- 
 
 sus, gifer, a glutton. 
 fo YEUK, V. n. To itch. V. Yook. 
 ifEUNS, s. pi. The refuse of grain blown away by the 
 
 fanners ; Yauprie, synon. Upp. Clydes. It may be 
 
 a corr. of awns. 
 raVRISOME, adj. Having an appetite habitually 
 
 craving, Dumfr. V. Yever?. 
 To YHARN, V. a. Eagerly to desire. Barbour. — 
 
 Moes G. gairn-an, A. S. geom-ian, gyrn-an, deSide- 
 
 rare, cupere ; E. yearn. 
 ^HARNE, Yherne, adj. Eager; keen. Wyntown. 
 
 s. Desire. Barbour. 
 f HEID, Yeid, p7-et. Went. Barbour. 
 THEMAR, s. A keeper. V. Yemar. 
 fHEMSEL, s. Custody ; keeping. V. Yemsel. 
 
 HIS, adv. Yes, Barbour.— A. S. gese, gise, gyse, 
 
 immo, etiam. 
 
 HUDE, pret. Went. V. Yedk. 
 
 HULL, s. Christmas. V. Ydle. 
 
 HUMAN, YuMAN, Yoman, Yeoman, s. 1. A person 
 
 of inferior station, as a husbandman or farmer. 
 
 Beg. Maj. — Teut. ghe-meyn, A, S. geman, communis, 
 
 irulgarts. 2. It seems to signify a farmer's servant. 
 
 Barbour. 3, A peasant, or inhabitant of the country, 
 
 employed as a foot-soldiei", ibid. 4. A soldier on 
 
 horseback. Wallace. 
 
 H U M A N R Y, s. The peasantry armed as foot- 
 soldiers. Barbour. 
 
 lOKIE-YAKIE, s. A roundish stick of about nine 
 'inches in length, and blunted like a wedge, with 
 
 which shoemakers polish the edges and bottoms of 
 
 shoe-soles, Dumfr. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 IE, term, (printed Zie,) V. Ye. 
 
 lEL, (printed Zeil,) s. Bellend. Apparently the 
 
 same with next word. 
 
 lELD, s. 1. Recompense, or rather compensation. 
 
 Priests Feblis. 2. A subsidy. Acts Ja. I. — A. S. 
 
 geld, gild, a tax, tribute ; from geldan, gildan, to pay. 
 
 [ELD, adj. V. Yeld. 
 
 [ELDINS, Yealins, s. pi. Persons who are coeval, 
 
 S. V. ElLDINS. 
 
 LELD OF THE DAY. The influence of the sun ; also 
 the height of the day, Ang. From E. yield, as denot- 
 ing that the frost gives way. 
 
 FE-YAFF, g. A puny pei.=ion who talks a great deal, 
 'and little to the pui-pose, Roxb. V. Niff-naff, v. 
 XD, s. Ale, S. 0. and A. Burns. — A. S. eale, id. 
 • YILL, V. a. To entertain with ale ; a term com- 
 IDQonly used by the vulgar, S; 0. to denote one special 
 mode in which a lover entertains- his dulcinea at a 
 ['air or market. 
 
 |LL-BOAT, s. An ale-barrel, Berwicks, V. Boat. 
 iLL-CAP, s. A wooden vessel from which ale is 
 'irunk, S. Hence, the singular metaph. of yill-caup 
 •en, large or saucer eyes, Gall. Davids. Seas. 
 l.L-CUP, s. A cup made of wood or horn, for hold- 
 nj,' ale, Roxb. 
 
 "LL-IIOUSE, s. An ale-house, S. Bob Roy. 
 LL-WIFE, s. A woman who brews and sells ale, S. 
 il.Sibb. 
 
 ' M, s. A particle ; an atom ; the smallest portion of 
 ny thing, Ang. At times pron. asif nytm; perh, 
 1- aneyim. A. Scott.— Su. G. em, im, ime, vapour ; 
 si. hiom, the most minute object. 
 
 To YIM, V. a. To break into fragments, Mearns. 
 
 ToYYM,v.a. To keep, remmif, kept. V, Yeme, 
 
 YIMMET, s. "Apiece; a lunch ; several 3/ ims of 
 food." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 YIN, pron. 1. Used for Ane, one, from the pronun- 
 ciation, West of S. Tannahill. 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, V. 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, Berwicks. Ettr. For. ; from 
 yird, earth, and E. drift. 
 
 YIRD-ELDIN, s. Fuel of peat or turf, ibid. V. Eldin. 
 
 YIRD-FAST, s. A stone well fastened in the ground. 
 " Tird-fasts, large stones sticking in the yird, or 
 earth, that the plough cannot move." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 YIRDIN, s. Thunder, S. B. V. Erddyn. 
 
 YIRDLINS, adv. A yirdlins, along the ground or 
 yird, S. B. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 YIRLICH, adj. Wild ; unnatural, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 Synon with Elritch, q. v. 
 
 To YIRM, V. n. 1. To whine ; to complain, S. 2. To 
 ask in a querulous tone ; implying the idea of con- 
 tinuation, S. — Isl. harm-a, lugeo, plango, harm-r, 
 luctus, G. Andr. ; jarm-a, balare, j'arm-r, lamentatio. 
 
 YIRMS, s. 25'- " Small-sized fruit. '' Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To YYRNE, V. n. To coagulate ; to curdle. Banna- 
 tyne P. V. Earn. 
 
 YIRNIN, s. Rennet, Fife, Mearns. V. Earning. 
 
 To YIRR, V. n. To snarl ; to growl as a dog, S.; yarr, 
 E. Donald and Flora. — Isl. verr-a, id. whence 
 Lat. Mrrire. 
 
 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, V. n. To hiccup. V. Yeisk. 
 
 YISTRENE, s. Yesternight. V. Yestrene. 
 
 YITE, s. The yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinella. V. 
 Yeldring. 
 
 YYT, part. pa. Molten ; cast. V. Yet, v. 
 
 YIWYN. Perh. for ewyn, even. Barbour. 
 
 YMPNIS, s. pi. Hymns. Douglas. 
 
 YOAG, s. The great mussel, Shetl. " Mytilus mo- 
 diolus." Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 To YOAK, V. a. To look ; as, " Toak 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. Surv. 
 Banffs. 
 
 • To YOKE, V. n. 1. To engage with another in a 
 dispute, in a quarrel, or in warfare, S. Baillie. 2. 
 To enter on any sort of employment with vigour or 
 keenness, S. Boss's Helenore. 
 
 YOKE, s. The natural greasiness of wool, Galloway ; 
 Eik, Clydes. Surv. Gall. 
 
 YOKING, s. The time that a horse is in tlic yoke, S. 
 Surv. Aberd. 
 
 YOLDYN, Youden, pret. v. Yielded ; surrendered. 
 Barbour. 
 
 YOLK, s. 1. A round, opaque, and radiated crystal- 
 lization in window-glass, in consequence of being too 
 
YOL 
 
 632 
 
 YUL 
 
 .^r. 
 
 slowly cooled, S. ; probably denominated from its sup- 
 posed resemblance to the yolk of an egg. Nodules 
 of uncalcincd limestone 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 skylights. 
 
 YOLKIE-STANE, s. Plum-pudding-stone. Surv. For. 
 
 7'o YOLL, V. a. To strike ; as, to yoll tvith an axe, S. B. 
 OLLE, s. A yawl. Act. Conv. Bor.—D&n.jolle, id. 
 
 To YOLLER, v. n. To speak in a loud, passionate, 
 and inarticulate manner, Roxb. Synon. Goller, q. v. 
 
 YOLLERIN, s. Confused or convulsed noise. Gol- 
 lerin, synon, ibid. 
 
 YOLPIN, s. 1. An unfledged bird, Upp. Clydes. 
 Synon. Gorbet. 2. Transferred to children, who are 
 often spoken of as the yolpins, ibid. — Su. G. golben, 
 a novice. 
 
 To YOMER, V. n. To shriek. Sir Gawan. V. 
 Yamer, v. 
 
 YOMF, s. "A blow." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To YOMF, V. a. To strike, ibid. 
 
 YONDMOST, adj. Farthest ; that which is at the ut- 
 most extent ; S. Tontmost. Wisheart's Theologia. 
 
 YONT, prep. 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. W. Guthrie's Serm. 
 
 YONT, adv. Farther, S. 
 
 YONTER, adj. More distant ; farther ; the compara- 
 tive of Yont, S. B. Moss's Hel. V. Yodnd. 
 
 YONTERMOST, adv. Still farther, Fife. From 
 yonder ; S. yonter, and mair, more. 
 
 YOOLUGIIAN, s. The act of yelling. Saint Patrick. 
 From Youl, v. 
 
 YOPINDAILL, YowpiNDAiLB, s. Perhaps, a heifer. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 YORE, adj. Ready ; alert. V. Yarb. 
 
 YORLIN, s. Yellow-hammer, Gall. Roxb. Davidson's 
 Seasons. V. Youlrixg. 
 
 YOUD, s. Youth, Fife. 
 
 YOUDEN, part. pa. V. Yoldtn. 
 
 YOUDEN, part. pa. 1. Yielded ; given up ; sur- 
 rendered. 2. When the effects of a thaw begin to be 
 felt, it is common to say, " The ice is yowden," i. e. 
 it has begun to give way, Aberd. V. Yoldyn. 
 
 YOUDEN-DRIFT, s. Snow driven by the wind, S. B. 
 Morison. Perh. from yolden, or youden, the old 
 part. pa. of yield ; q. snow which is driven, as yield- 
 ing to the force of the wind. 
 
 YOUDFU', adj. Youthful, ibid. 
 
 YOTJDITH, s. Youth, S. A. Ramsay. V. Yocthheid. 
 
 YOUDLIN, s. A stripling, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 
 To YOVE, V. n. 1. To talk in a free, facetious, 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. Tove and Crack. 
 — Teut. iouw, jubilatus. 2. To go at a round pace ; 
 a secondary sense. Loth. 
 
 To YOUF, YowFF, V. a. To strike forcibly, S. B. The 
 same with Gowf, q. v. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 To YOUF, YcFF, V. n. To bark, S. Fergmson.—Da.n. 
 gio-er, latrare. V. "Wouff. 
 
 YOUFAT, adj. Diminutive ; puny, Ayrs. Edin. Mag. 
 
 YOUFF, YowFF, s. A swinging blow, Loth. Ramsay. 
 The same with Govff. 
 
 To YOUK, YuKE, YucK, v. n. To itch ; to be itchy, 
 S. Hamilton.— GQxm. juck-en, Belg. jeuck-en, id. 
 prurire. 
 
 ilate^ 
 
 YOUK, Yeuk, Yuke, Yuck, Yook, «. 1. The itch, S, 
 Ramsay. 2. Itchiness, without any relation to the 
 cutaneous disease denominated the itch, S. 
 
 YOUKFIT, s. The snipe, Upp. Clydes. V. Yuckfit 
 
 YOUKY, adj. 1. Itchy, S. Davidson. "Ise gar y< 
 claw where its nae youky ;" I shall give you a beat 
 ing. 2. Metaph. eager ; anxious. Ramsay. 
 
 To YOUL, YouLE, v. n. To howl ; to yell, S. A. Bor, 
 Douglas. V. GocL, v. 
 
 YOUL, Yowl, s. A yell; the act of howling, S, 
 
 YOULLIE, s. A policeman, Edinburgh. Alow term, 
 probably formed from their youling or calling out. 
 
 YOULRING, s. A yellow-hammer. V. Y'eldrin. 
 
 YOUND, adj. Opposite ; what is on the other side 
 S. yont. Douglas.— A. S. geond, illuc, ultra. 
 
 YOUNG FOLK. The designation commonly given ir 
 S. to a newly married pair. Waverley. 
 
 YOUNGSOME, adj. Youthful, Ang. Ross. 
 
 YOUP, s. A scream. V. Yout, s. 
 
 To YOUST, V. n. To talk idly and loosely, with volu 
 bility and noise, Roxb. 
 
 YOUST, s. Conversation of this description, 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, Houlat 
 Teut. iuyt-en, iuycht-en, jubilare, vociferari. 
 
 YOUT, YowT, s. A cry ; a scream, S. B. Lyn 
 Youp, synon. 
 
 YOUTHEID, Yhouthade, Yowthheid, s. 1. Youth 
 Wyntown. — A. S. geogeth-had, the state of beini 
 young. 2. Used to denote persons in the state o 
 adolescence. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 * YOUTHY, adj. 1. Youthful, S. Youthy is used ii 
 E. as an adj.; but Dr. Johns, condemns it as " a bac 
 word." 2. It more generally expresses youthfu 
 habits, or an affectation of youthfulness in dress, o 
 in manners ; even at times including the idea of s 
 giddiness or levity of conduct viewed as unbecominj 
 in a person considerably advanced in life. Thus, i 
 is often said of a female, " I'se warran she's nae les 
 than three score, but she's as youthie as gin 
 warna out o' her teens," S. 
 
 YOUTHINESS, s. Youthfulness, S. Gait. 
 
 YOUTIIIR OF THE SOD. The red ashes of turf, 
 
 YOW, YouE, s. 1. A ewe. Complaynt S.—A. i 
 eowu, Belg. oye, ouwe, id, 2. Rotten Yow, metapl 
 applied to a person supposed to be unwholesome, ( 
 subjected to much expectoration, S. B. 
 
 To YOW, V. n. To caterwaul. Marmaiden ofClyde^ 
 
 YOWDE, pret. Went. V. Yede. 
 
 YOWDLIN, _part. adj. Dilatory, Fife; as, " Ye're 
 yowdlin elf." 
 
 YOWIE, s. A little ewe. Burns. Syn. Ewie. 
 
 YOWL. V. Youl. 
 
 YOWPINDAIL, s. V. Yopindaill. 
 
 YOWTHER, s. 1. Any strong or nauseous sme 
 Often "a filthy yowther," as that of housed cattJ 
 2. Vapour, Moray. Northern Antiq. 3. The di 
 of flax, Ayrs. V. Edwer. 
 
 YTHEN, adj. Busy. Barbour. V. Ithand. 
 
 YTHANLY, adv. Busily. Barbour. 
 
 YUCKFIT, Youkfit, s. The snipe, Lanarks. 
 called from its ciy ; called also Heatherbeal. Ed\ 
 Mag. 
 
 YUIK, s. Itchiness. G. Buchanan. V. YouK. 
 
 To YUKE, V. n. To be itchy. V. YouK. 
 
 YULE, Yhulb, Yuyll, s. The name given to Chr 
 mas, S. A. Bor. Wyntown. — Su. G. jul, Di 
 
 leles 
 
 I 
 

 YUL 
 
 683 
 
 ZIO 
 
 Jule, juledaff, Isl. jol. A. S. geola, gehul, id. This 
 name was originally given to the great annual feast, 
 icelebrated among the Northern nations, at the time 
 of the winter solstice, in honour of the Sun. Hence 
 Odin was denominated Julvatter, or the Father of 
 Yule. 
 
 I YULE, Yhule, Yool, v. n. To observe Christmas, 
 I especially as regarding the festivities of this season. 
 
 ildinff. 
 
 jULE-BOYS. " Boys who ramble (through) the coun- 
 try during the Christmas holidays. They are dressed 
 in white, all but one in each gang, the Beelzebub of 
 the corps. They have a foolish kind of a rhyme." 
 Cfall. Encycl. In the alternate rhymes repeated by 
 the Tule Boys, there seems to be a vestige of some- 
 thing resembling an old Miracle Play, which may 
 have been acted in Galloway, at the time of Christ- 
 
 mas. 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-errantry. 
 
 YULE-BROSE, s. A dish formerly common in S. on 
 Christmas morning, "Geese were chiefly destined 
 for the solace of gentle stomachs, the prevailing 
 Christmas dish among the common people and 
 peasantry, being the national one of fat brose, or 
 Yule Brose." Blackw. Mag. 
 
 YULE-E'EN, Yhule-ewyn, s. The night preceding 
 Christmas ; the wake of Yule, S. Barbour. 
 
 YUM AN, Ydmanky. V. Yhuman. 
 
 YURN, s. The acid substance used for coagulating 
 milk ; rennet, Dumfr. V. Earning. 
 
 To YURN, V. n. Gall. Encycl. Perhaps an errat. for 
 Yirm, to fret, or a variety of Wurn, id. Loth. 
 
 any words are improperly spelled with z, instead of y, 
 from copyists substituting the long z for the A. S. y. 
 DAK. Most probably for Yadak. Zadak hidis. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Yadok. 
 EIRIS. L. Yeiris, q. v. 
 
 [CKETY. A term occurring in a traditionary rhyme, 
 nsed 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. 
 
 Zickety, dickety, dock. 
 
 The mouse ran up ths nock ; 
 
 The nock struck one, 
 
 Down the mouse ran ; 
 
 Zlckety, dickety, dock. — Blackw, Ma;;, 
 
 ADDITIONAL WORDS. 
 
 A BIN, V. n. To thresh a half sheaf, Orkn. 
 CAMY, s. Something diminutive, as o mere acamy, 
 Orkn. Stat. Ace. 
 
 ER, Air, Ayre, s. A sand bank or beach, Orkn. 
 Pirate. — Isl. eyere. 
 
 » AFFLUDE, V. a. To injure the looks or appear- 
 ance of any thing, Shetl. ; Dan. ajlod, id. 
 IVALOUS, adj. Doubtful, uncertain, Shetl. 
 LETTO, Letto, Aloor, interj. Alas; as, "Aletto, 
 what's the matter ?" 
 
 NGULACK, s. A misfortune, ShetL; Belg. 
 angeluk, id. 
 
 NYESTER, s. A two-year old sheep, Shetl. 
 ULIN-SCOUTY, s. The Arctic Gull, Orkn. 
 WMUCKS, s. pi. A kind of fish, that have the 
 power of inflating their bodies ; there are ling aw- 
 mucks, skate-awmucks, &c. Shetl. 
 
 ACK-FEAST, s. An entertainment by the grooms- 
 man, in return for the wedding-feast by the bride'^s 
 fWends, Orkn. 
 
 AENABIDER, s. A dog, Shetl. A bone-biter. 
 AES, s. pi. Cattle, Shetl. Synon. beas, Mearns, 
 AIKIE, s. The black-headed gull, Shetl. 
 ALDIN, s. The halibut, Shetl. 
 
 rIARD, s. A bold headland, whose top projects beyond 
 , I its base, Shetl. ; Isl. bard, id, 
 EAINER-SUNDAY, s. Sunday before Christmas, 
 when an ox-head was wont to be hung in the chim- 
 ney to be put into the broth, Shetl. 
 ECKET. s. The traveller of a sail-yard, Orkn. 
 
 BEEN-HOOK, g. The harvest work a tenant was 
 
 compelled to give his landlord, Orkn. 
 To BELAGGER, v. a. To bespatter, Orkn. 
 To BEVAAR, v. a. To protect, to guard, Shetl.; Goth. 
 
 beicahern, id. 
 BIAUCH, s. The weather-bow of a boat, Shetl. 
 BIZZIE, s. The litter which beds cattle, Shetl. 
 BLAIZIT, s. A reddish tinge in the wool of Shetland 
 
 sheep, Shetl. 
 BLOTTY O'S. A game performed on slates at school 
 
 with cyphers, Mearns. Synon. nulls, Shetl. 
 BOD, s. The fretting of the sea on the shore, Shetl. 
 BOLTA-STANE, s. A large stone, for sinking the 
 
 great lines in deep water, Shetl. 
 BRAMMO, s. A mes^.of oatmeal and water, Orkn. 
 BRITRACK, s. Salt, Shetl. 
 
 BU, s. An old term for cattle, Shetl.; Norw. bu, id. 
 BUDDACK, 8. A thick shoe ; a brogue, Shetl.— Dan. 
 
 biiddik, id. 
 BUGGLE-DAY, s. A feast-day, held 29th March, in 
 
 which a buggle, or great bannock, was baked for each 
 
 member of the family, Shetl. 
 BUNNUO, s, A small wooden pitcher, Orkn. 
 
 CAT'S-CRAMMACKS, s; pi. Clouds like hairs stream- 
 ing from an animal's tail, Shetl. 
 
 CUEESING-MEAT, s. A present of food brought by 
 the females who had attended an accouchement. 
 
 CLUPPER, s. Awooden saddle, Orkn.— Dan. klampe,\A. 
 
 CLOGGAND, g. A portion of pasture to which sheep 
 or cattle have become attached, Orkn. 
 
BEV 
 
 634 
 
 LEA 
 
 CRAOACKS, s. pi. The knees in a boat, Shell. 
 CllOOPIN', s. The person, including both soul and 
 
 body ; the carcase of a goose. Syn. curponf 
 CllULE, s. A small bannock, Shetl.— Isl. kril. 
 CUBBIE, s. A small caizie, Orkn. 
 CULZIE, s. A large straw basket, Orkn. 
 CUPPO, s. A hollow place, Orkn. 
 CUSTELL-PENNIE, s. A due claimed by the bailiff 
 
 out qt the goods of the deceased, Orkn. and Shetl. 
 
 To DAIR, V. a. To make an impression, Orkn. 
 DELLO, s. A small patch of cultivated land, Orkn. 
 To DORROW, V. n. To fish with a floating hand-line, 
 
 Shetl. Norse, dorru, id. 
 DOVEND, adj. Benumbed with cold, Orkn. Syn. 
 
 dozened. — Isl. dofna, to benumb. 
 DRAM, s. A piece «f cloth attached to the ears of 
 
 animals in order to distinguish them, Shetl. 
 DRATSIE, s. The common otter, Shetl. 
 To DRENGr, v. n. To recover from sickness, Shetl. 
 DROO, s. Cord-like fucus. Fucusfilum. 
 DULLACK, s. Water leaked into a boat, Shetl. 
 
 EGGALOURIE, s. A dish of eggs and milk boiled to- 
 gether, Orkn. 
 
 ERC, s. A small quantity, Orkn. 
 
 EURNASKEP, s. A mark for distinguishing animals 
 belonging to two families, Shetl. 
 
 FAIRLOCK, s. A ship, Shetl. 
 
 FANN, s. A snow wreath. — Isl. fann, id. 
 
 FARR, s. A boat, Shetl.— Isl. /aJT, id. 
 
 FATIFU, adj. Affectionate, Orkn. 
 
 FEDMILL, s. A *umsy woman.— Dan. fedme, fatness. 
 
 FEYADIN, s. The whale, Shetl.; Isl. JeU, id. 
 
 FIDDACK, s. A water-pail, Shetl. 
 
 FLING, s. A chaff of corn. 
 
 FLINDERKIN, s. A weak person or thing, Shetl. 
 
 FLISTRICK, s. A ledge of flat rocks merely rising to 
 the surface of the water, Shetl. 
 
 FOGRIE, s. The mackerel, Shetl.— Isl. fagr. 
 
 To FORTIGUE, v. a. To fatigue, Shetl. Mearns. 
 
 FOURAREEN, s. A four-oared skiff', Shetl. ' 
 
 FUN, (Fr. u) s. Fire, Shetl. — Isl. funi, live coals. 
 
 FURSCAM, adj. Of the four horses formerly used 
 abreast in the Orkney plough, the first was the fur- 
 horse, the second, the furscam, the thiixi, the volar- 
 scam, and the fourth, the outend horse. 
 
 GAMMELOST, s. Old cheese, Shetl. 
 
 GAMFIR, s. A ghost, Orkn.— Dan. gjenferd, id, 
 
 GALDRAGON, s. A sorceress. The Pirate. Norse. 
 
 gildra-kinna, id. 
 GRISTY, s. A strip of grass between ridges of corn, 
 
 Orkn.— Dan. groesiig, grassy. 
 GREE, s. The fat that exudes in the boiling of fish 
 
 or fish-livers, Shetl. [pot. 
 
 GRUDACK, s. A large cooking kettle. — Dan. gryde, a 
 GROOT, s. The residue, Orkn. 
 GUL, GuLLiE, GuLLOW, s. " Sir;" friend. Orkn. 
 
 HAGGAMUGGIE, s. The stomach of a fish stuffed 
 
 with a hash of meat, livers, &c., Shetl. 
 HADS, s. pi. Holds. " To stand by the hads," as a 
 
 young child by holding on. 
 HALIER, s. A subterranean cavern into which the 
 
 sea flows, Orkn. Pirate. 
 HAPRICK, s. Two cazzies united by a band laid over 
 
 the horse's back. 
 
 IIARSKIT, adj. Harsh, rough, as cloth, Orkn. 
 IIOEG, Howie, s. A sepulchral mound, Orkn. 
 
 Shetl.— Su. G. haeg, id. 
 INYABY, s. A defeated cock kept at a distance by I 
 
 conqueror, Shetl.— Isl. cmbui, recluse. 
 
 JEROY, s. A great-grandchild, Shetl. Sya. ler 
 JOOT, s. A tippler, Shetl. 
 
 KASH, s. A clumsy fellow, Orkn, 
 KEMP-ROOTH, s. A rowing match, Shetl.— Dj 
 
 Jcavip, a contest, and roe, to row. 
 KIRKASUCKEN, adj. Buried in the church 
 
 church-yard, Shetl. 
 KLEIPIE, s. A blow, Orkn. 
 KLEEBIE, s. A heated stone plunged into but 
 
 milk to separate the curd from the whey, Shetl. 
 KNIPPACII, s. Two or three small fish tied togeth 
 
 Shetl. — Dan. knippe, fasciculus. 
 KRANK, adj. Sick, Shetl.—Germ. krank, ill. 
 KUNA, s. A wife, Isl. kona, id. 
 
 LAAGER, s. The Halibut, Shetl. 
 
 LEANGER, s. A fine formerly paid by the inhabits 
 
 of Shetl. to Denmark for harbouring pirates. 
 LEEK, s. The persons invited to a funeral, Sht 
 
 0. E. lich, a corpse. 
 LINGIE, s. Smooth appearance on the water p 
 
 duced by oil, Orkn. — Isl. liom-a, fulgere. 
 
 MAIL, s. A measure equal to Ts stones Dutch, Or! 
 
 — Su. G. maal, a measure. "A mail's Caisie." 
 MATILOT, s. The black window-fly, Orkn. 
 MINN, s. A strait between two islands with a sti-^ 
 
 current, Shetl. — Isl. munni, ostium. 
 MODER-DY, MoDER-sooK, s. A current setting in 
 
 wards the land, Shetl. 
 MOINBU, s. An invitation to a funeral by the fie 
 
 cross, Shetl. 
 MOUGILDINS, s.pl. Piltacks roasted with their liv^ 
 
 inside, Shetl, 
 MULLIO, s. A bundle of gleanings, Orkn, 
 
 NEEST, s. The last spark of fire, Shetl.— Isl. neist^, 4 
 NIM, interj. Pleasant to the taste, as, " Nim, ui 
 
 the fine pottage ! " S. 
 NORN, adj. Norse. — Isl. norrcen, id. 
 
 OAGARHIUNSE, s. A bat ; any frightful creatrr 
 
 Shejt — Goth, uggir, fear. 
 OWSTER, s. The water baled out of a boat, SM 
 
 — Isl. austr, id, j 
 
 OZMILT, adj. Dusky ; gray-coloured, Shetl. 
 
 PEYAILACK, s. The membranous covering of t 
 
 roe of a fish ; the entire roe, Shetl. 
 PIERS, s. A reddish-coloured worm found und 
 
 stones at ebb, Shetl. 
 PLINK, s. Very small beer, Orkn, 
 POOTY, s. A small cod, Orkn, 
 POSH, s. A rude kind of violin made in Shetland. 
 POUNCE, s. Long meadow-grass, Orkn. 
 POUSTED, adj. Bewitched ; infatuated ; stupid, Ork 
 
 
 RACK, s. A semicircular piece of wood for confin 
 the yard to the mast, Mearns.— Dan. rakke, parrel 
 
 UPSLAY, s. A breaking up of fine weather, Mearns. 
 — Dan. opslaae, to break. 
 
UST 
 
 685 
 
 YUL 
 
 To UST, V. a. To warm sweet milk with a small 
 quantity of buttermilk till the curd separates from 
 the whey, Shetl. — Dan. ost cheese. 
 
 USTIN, s. A preparation of sweet milk, curdled with- 
 out rennet, Shetl, — Dan. osten, cheese. 
 
 UVART, adj. Unfrequented, Shetl. — Dan, uvant, un- 
 accu.stomed, unused. 
 
 To UVEILTER, v. a. and n. To welter ; to wallow ; 
 to roll. — Dan. voelte, to roll, 
 
 VUXEN, adj. Well-grown, Shetl. — Swed. vuxen, id. 
 
 A. S. wexan, E. waxen. 
 VUXTER, s. The posture assumed in sitting or 
 
 standing, Shetl. 
 
 WARK, g. A large, public building; as " Heriot's 
 
 Wark," S. 
 WARKSOIME, adj. Able for work; as, "meat-hale 
 
 an' wark some." 
 WAIDEN, adj. Soft ; supple, Shetl. 
 WAIL'D, adj. Chosen. Hand-wailed, carefully se- 
 lected. V. Wale. 
 WAIRIN, s, A stripe, cr edging ; as along a boat's 
 
 gunwale, Shetl.; E. warding 2 
 WAN, (pron. wain), s. Prospect ; hope, Shetl. — Isl. 
 
 von, spes. 
 WANLESS, adj. Hopeless ; destitute, Shetl,— Isl. 
 
 "vonlaw?, exspes. 
 WARDED, pari. adj. Deserved, Shetl, Syn. 
 
 wairt, S, V. To ware. 
 WARP, s. A stroke of an oar, in pulling, Slietl. 
 WATER-DROGER, s. The last pig of a sow's litter, 
 
 and generally the smallest, Shetl, 
 WEAVERS' BROSE, s. Porridge, S. 
 To' WED, u. 71. To leap out of the water, as trouts 
 
 catching flies. 
 WEDDER-DAYS, s. pi. The equinoctial gales ? 
 WEFE, adj. Having a musty smell, Shetl. V, 
 
 Waff, 
 WEIGH, s. A weigh of fish is a hundred-weight, 
 
 Shetl. 
 To WENKL, V. n. To wriggle, Shetl. 
 WHASAY, s. An unfounded report, Shetl. 
 WHBEGEE, s. A mere pretence. 
 WHENYA, t. A mill, Shetl. 
 
 WniLLY, 8. A small .skiff, Shetl, E. wherry f 
 
 WHINKIN, part. Walking with a saucy air, Shetl. 
 
 WHISKIN, s. Palpitation of the heart, Shetl, 
 
 WHITES, s. pi. The surplice ; white clothes gener- 
 ally, S. Syn. Fites, Abeid. 
 
 WUIZZIN, part. adj. Cross-questioning ; quizzing, 
 Shetl, 
 
 WIME-GIRT, s. The belly-band, that secures the 
 dibber ou the horse's back, Shetl. 
 
 To WIRT, V. n. To fret ; to pine. 
 
 WITHIN ONE'S SELF, Independent; as, "All pro- 
 vision hes within himsell," Scot. Lament. 
 
 YAG, s. The fine dust of flour or meal, Shetl, 
 
 Y ALDER, s. The barking of a dog when pursuing 
 
 prey, or bringing an animal to bay, Shetl. 
 YARKIN, s. The space between the forefinger and 
 
 the thumb, Shetl. 
 YARKINS, s.pl. The side-seams of a shoe, Shetl.— 
 
 Dan. yarki, exterior mai'go plantJB. 
 YARL, s. Earl, Shetl.— Dan. and Isl. jarl, id. 
 YATLIN, s. Candles made by repeatedly dipping 
 
 cotton-wick in melted tallow, Shetl. 
 YERPAST, s. Ropes of straw, &c., used for securing 
 
 corn or hay in a gale of wind, Shetl.— Dan. gjore-fast, 
 
 to make fast. 
 YETLIN, s. A girdle on which cakes are baked, 
 
 Shetl. V. Yetlin. 
 To YINK, V. a. To set apart any thing to be given 
 
 to another, Shetl. 
 YINK, s. A lover or sweetheart, ShetL 
 YIP, s. A pert, forward girl. 
 
 YIRD AN' STANES, Used in describing an ex- 
 tremely greedy person ; as, '^e would rive up 
 
 yird an' slanes." 
 YOKUL, ado. Expressive of assent^ Shetl. 
 YOOFER, s. A large, clumsy oar, Shetl. 
 YOUTLE, g. A feeble sound, as that of a dying 
 
 animal. 
 YUGGLE, s. An owl, Shetl.— Dan. ugle, id. 
 YULE-BLINKER, s. The north star; Christmas-star, 
 
 Shetl. 
 YULEnSTEEK, s. A very wide stitch in sewing, 
 
 Shetl, 
 
 THE END. 
 
 ACEKDREN : STEREOTYPED AND PRISTED BT A, KINO & CO., BROAD STUHCT. 
 
/ 
 
 ^.(^^, 
 
 
THIS P-^^"' 
 
 14 DAY USE 
 
 RETURN TO DESK FROM WHICH BORROWED 
 
 LOAN DEPT. 
 
 This book is due on the last date stamped below, or 
 
 on the date to which renewed. 
 
 Renewed books are subject to immediate recall. 
 
 .Li 
 
 ■ 'AN I Q 1963 
 
 i^A^ 
 
 ■1^' 
 
 K^<- iJ ^^ 
 
 ^m^uM^im 
 
 LD 21A-50m-ll,'62 
 (D3279sl0)476B 
 
 General Library 
 
 University of Califorois 
 
 Berkeley 
 
r 
 
 701546 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UBRARY