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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language.by John Jamieson.PREFACE.~The Etymol
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language.by John Jamieson.PREFACE.~The Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language~, which was published in the year 1808, has been so favourably received, that although the impression was large, a set is no
- 801 ~Spayman, Spaman~, _s._ 1. A prophet, a diviner. _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ 2. A male fortuneteller, S. _Kelly._ Isl. _spamadr_; Dan. _spaamand_, vates. ~Spaywife~, _s._ A female fortuneteller, S. _Ferguson._ Isl. _spakona_, Dan. _spaakone_, q. a _spay-quean_. SP
- 802 _Ruddiman._ Gael. _speid_, a great river flood; perh. from _spe_, froth. SPALD, SPAULD, SPAWL, _s._ 1. The shoulder. _Polwart._ 2. A joint; as, _lang spauls_, long limbs, S. _Douglas._ Fr. _espaule_, C. B. _yspolde_, the shoulder. ~Black spauld~, a diseas
- 803 2. _Spankers_, in pl. long and thin legs, S. _To_ SPANK, _v. n._ To sparkle or s.h.i.+ne. Teut. _spange_, lamina. _Gl. Sibb._ SPAR, ~A-Spar~, _adv._ In a state of opposition, S. B. _Ross._ Isl. _sperr-a_, distendere; repagulis munire. SPARE, _s._ 1. An op
- 804 V. ~Spald~. SPEANLIE, _adv._ Uncertain. _Houlate._ SPECHT, _s._ A wood-p.e.c.k.e.r, S. _Houlate._ Germ. _specht_, Sw. _specke_, id. SPECIALTe, _s._ Peculiar regard. _Barbour._ SPECTACLES (of a fowl), _s. pl._ The merry-thought, S. _To_ SPEDE, _v. n._ To s
- 805 _Douglas._ SPELING, _s._ Instruction. _Sir Gawan._ A. S. _spell-ian_, docere. _To_ SPELK, _v. a._ To support by splinters, S. _Rutherford._ A. S. _spelc-ean_, Su. G. _spiaelk-a_, id. _To_ SPELL, _v. a._ To tell, to narrate. _Houlate._ A. S. _spell-ian_, I
- 806 SPERE, SPEIR, _s._ A sphere. _Douglas._ L. B. _spaer-a_, id. SPERK-HALK, _s._ A sparrow-hawk. A. S. _spaer-hafoc_, id. _Houlate._ To SPERPLE, _v. a._ To disperse, S. V. ~Sparpall~. SPERTHE, _s._ A battle-axe. _Minstr. Bord._ Isl. _sparda_, spatha, securis
- 807 _To_ SPYN, _v. n._ To glide, S. _Douglas._ _To_ ~Spynner~, _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. SPYNDILL, _adj._ Thin, slender. Q. resembling a _spindle_. _Maitland._ SPYNDLE,
- 808 2. Snow in small particles, forcibly driven by the wind, S. A. _A. Scott._ ~Its spitterin~, _v. imp._ A few drops of rain are falling, S. from _spit_, spuere. SPLECHRIE, _s._ 1. Furniture of any kind, S. 2. More generally, the clothes and furniture provid
- 809 SPOUT, _s._ The razor-fish, S. _Sibbald._ SPOUT, _s._ A boggy spring in ground, S. _Stat. Acc._ ~Spouty~, _s._ Marshy, S. _Stat. Acc._ _To_ SPRACKLE, _v. n._ To clamber, S. V. ~Sprattle~. Isl. _sprikl-a_, membra concutere. SPRAICH, SPRACH, SPREICH, _s._ 1
- 810 SPREITH, SPRETH, SPRAITH, SPREATH, SPREICH, _s._ Prey, booty. _Douglas._ _To_ ~Spreith~, ~Spreth~, _v. a._ To plunder. V. ~Spraigherie~. _Wyntown._ SPRENT, _part. pa._ Sprinkled. _Douglas._ A. S. _spreng-an_, spargere. SPRENT, _pret. v._ 1. Sprung. _Dougl
- 811 Fr. _espringalle_, L. B. _springald-us_, id. _To_ SPRINKIL, SPRYNKIL, _v. n._ To move with velocity and unsteadiness, or in an undulatory way. _Douglas._ Teut. _sprenckel-en_, variegare. SPRIT-NEW, _adj._ Entirely new, S. SPRITTY, _adj._ V. under ~Sprat~.
- 812 _R. Galloway._ s.p.u.n.k, s.p.u.n.kE, SPONK, _s._ 1. A spark of fire, S. _G.o.dly Sangs._ 2. A very small fire, S. _Burns._ 3. A match, S. _Johnson._ 4. Spirit, vivacity, S. _Antiquary._ 5. _A mere s.p.u.n.k_, a lively creature, S. 6. A small portion of a
- 813 _To_ SQUATTER, _v. n._ To flutter in water, as a wild duck, &c., S. V. ~Swatter~. _To_ SQUATTLE, _v. n._ To sprawl, S. O. _Burns._ Su. G. _squalt-a_, moveri motu inequali. SQUIRBILE, SQURBUILE, _adj._ Ingenious, S. B. _Cant._ O. Fr. _escoriable_, courant,
- 814 1. Steep, S. _Barbour._ Teut. _steygh_, _steegh_, acclivus; A. S. _stig-an_, ascendere. 2. Lofty, haughty. _Maitland P._ STAID, STADE, _s._ A furlong. Fr. _stade_, Lat. _stad-ium_. _Lyndsay._ STAIG, STAG, _s._ 1. A horse of one, two, or three years old, n
- 815 4. A compact body of armed men. _Barbour._ 5. _In stale_, in battle array. _Douglas._ 6. The princ.i.p.al body employed in the chace. _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ 7. _Staill_, the mother-hive; also, _staill-skep_, S. STALE, _s._ A prison. _K. Quair._ A. S. _horsa s
- 816 STAMMACK, STAMMA, _s._ The stomach, S. ~Stammagust~, _s._ A disgust at food, S. B. S. _stamma_, and _gust_, q. v. _To_ STAMMER, _v. n._ To stagger, S. Isl. _stumr-a_, collabi. _Sir J. Sinclair._ STAMMEREL, _s._ Friable stone, S. B. STAMP, _s._ A trap, S.
- 817 ~Stane-chaker~, ~Stone-checker~, _s._ 1. The stone-chatter, S. _Stat. Acc._ 2. The wheat-ear, S. the _chack_ or _check_, of Orkn. _Fleming._ Sw. _stens-quette_, Germ. _steinsch-waker_, the wheat-ear. ~Staneraw~, ~Steinraw~, _s._ Rock-liverwort, S. _Neill.
- 818 _Spalding._ Su. G. _stenoer_, gravel; glarea, locus scrupulosus; Norw. _steinur_, sand and stones together; _oer_, _ur_, signifying gravel. ~Stanner-bed~, _s._ A bed of gravel, S. B. ~Stannery~, ~Stanerie~, _adj._ Gravelly, S. _Pal. Hon._ STANSSOUR, _s._
- 819 STARNOTING, _part. pr._ Sneezing. Lat. _sternut-are_, id. _Burel._ STa.s.sEL, STATHEL, _s._ 1. A prop for a stack of grain, to raise it from the ground, S. B. 2. The corn which lies undermost in a stack, S. B. Belg. _stutsel_, a support; _stathel_, a foun
- 820 _To_ ~Stech~, _v. n._ To gormandize, S. ~Stech~, _s._ 1. A heap, or crowd, S. B. 2. A confused ma.s.s, S. B. _stechrie_, id. 3. It often conveys the idea of heat, as connected with that of a crowd, S. B. _To_ STED, _v. a._ 1. To place. _Wyntown._ 2. To es
- 821 _To_ STEIK, STEKE, _v. a._ 1. To pierce with a sharp instrument. _Barbour._ A. S. _stic-an_, Teut _stick-en_, pungere. 2. To st.i.tch, S. _Douglas._ Su. G. _stick-a_, acu pingere. 3. To fix, to fasten. _Douglas._ Germ. _steck-en_, Teut. _stick-en_, figere
- 822 V. ~Staneraw~. _To_ STEIR, _v. a._ To govern. V. ~Stere~. STEIR, _adj._ Stout. _Priests Peblis._ Su. G _starr_, rigidus. STEIT, _pret._ V. ~Stoit~. STEKILL, _s._ 1. A latch. _Peblis Play._ 2. The trigger of a musket, S. A. S. _sticcel_, Teut. _stekel_, ac
- 823 _Ramsay._ Fr. _estend-re_, Ital. _stend-ere_, to extend. ~Stend~, _s._ 1. A spring, S. _Douglas._ 2. A long step or stride, S. _Ruddiman._ ~Stendling~, _s._ The act of springing with great force. _Compl. S._ _To_ STENYE, _v. a._ To sting. _Gl. Sibb._ _To_
- 824 V. ~Stap~. STER, the termination of various names of trades, as _Baxster, Webster_, &c. Germ. id. STER, a termination of many names of places in Caithness. _Ster_ is said to signify an estate. _Stat. Acc._ STERDE, STERDY, _adj._ Strong. _Douglas._ Su. G.
- 825 _Wallace._ Belg. _sterv-en_, Germ. _sterf-en_, id. _To_ ~Steruen~, _v. a._ To kill. _K. Quair._ A. S. _steorf-an_, Germ. _sterf-en_, id. STEUG, STEWG, _s._ 1. A thorn; any thing sharp-pointed, S. B. Germ. _stich_, punctum; _stech-en_, pungere. 2. A rusty
- 826 _Kelly._ ~Stibble-rig~, _s._ The reaper in harvest who takes the lead, S. _J. Nicol._ ~Stibbler~, _s._ 1. A horse turned loose, after harvest, to feed among the stubble, S. 2. A ludicrous designation given to a probationer, as having no settled charge, S.
- 827 _To_ STILT, _v. n._ 1. To go on crutches, S. 2. To halt, to cripple, S. _Burns._ Su. G. _stylt-a_, grallis incedere. 3. To cross a river on poles, S. _Stat. Acc._ ~Stilt~ _of a plough_, _s._ The handle of it, S. _Brand._ ~Stilts~, _s. pl._ Poles for cross
- 828 ~Stinger~, _s._ A mender of thatched roofs, S. ~Stingisdynt~, _s._ A stroke with a baton. _Burr. Lawes._ STINKING-WEED, _s._ Common ragwort, S. _Lightfoot._ _To_ STYNT, _v. n._ To stop. _Douglas._ _To_ STIR, _v. a._ To plough slightly. V. ~Steer~. STIRK,
- 829 STIVE, _adj._ Firm. V. ~Steive~. STOB, _s._ 1. A p.r.i.c.kle, or small splinter of wood, S. _Rutherford._ 2. The puncture made by a p.r.i.c.kle, S. Germ. _stupf_, _stipp_, punctum. _To_ ~Stob~, _v. a._ 1. To pierce with a pointed instrument, S. 2. To poin
- 830 STOCK-HORNE, _s._ A horn anciently used by foresters in S. _Skene._ STOCK-OWL, _s._ The eagle owl, Orkn. _Barry._ STOCK-STORM, _s._ Snow continuing to lie on the ground, Aberd. Isl. _stakastormur_, id. STOCKERIT, _pret._ V. ~Stacker~. STOCKIE, _s._ A piec
- 831 STOMOK, _s._ A shred. _Evergreen._ Su. G. _stumpig_, mutilated, id. _To_ STONAY, STUNAY, _v. a._ To astonish. _Barbour._ STONE-CHECKER, _s._ V. ~Stane-chaker~. STONE-FISH, _s._ The spotted blenny, S. _Sibbald._ STONE-RAW, _s._ V. ~Staneraw~. STONKERD, _ad
- 832 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. _To_ ~Stot~, _v. n._ To take the bull, S. B. _To_ STOT, _v. n._ 1. To rebound from the ground, S. 2. To bounce in walking, S. Belg. _
- 833 STOUP, _adj._ Stupid. V. ~Stupe~. STOUP and ROUP, _adv._ Completely, S. i. e. _stump_ and _rump_. _Ramsay._ STOUPE, _s._ A prop. V. ~Stoop~. STOUR, STOURE, STOWR, STURE, _s._ 1. The agitation of any body, the parts of which are easily separable. _Douglas.
- 834 STOUTH, _s._ 1. Theft, S. _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ 2. Stealth. Su. G. _stoeld_, id. _Douglas._ ~Stouthreif~, ~Stouthrie~, _s._ Theft accompanied with violence; robbery. _Acts Ja. V._ 2. _Stouthrie_ now denotes theft merely, S. STOUTHRIE, _s._ Provision, furnitu
- 835 STRAY. _On stray, adv._ Astray. _Gawan and Gol._ STRAICT, STRAYTE, _s._ A narrow pa.s.s. _Wyntown._ STRAIGHT, _s._ A straight line, S. _Law Case._ _To_ STRAIK, STRAYK, _v. a._ 1. To stroke, S. _Douglas._ A. S. _strac-an_, Germ. _streich-en_, molliter fric
- 836 _To_ STRAMP, _v. a._ To trample, S. Germ. _strampf-en_, id. _Lyndsay._ ~Stramp~, _s._ The act of trampling, S. STRAMULLION, _s._ A strong masculine woman, Fife. STRAND, _s._ 1. A rivulet. _Douglas._ 2. A gutter, S. _Wallace._ STRANG, _adj._ 1. Strong. _Mi
- 837 _Leg. St Androis._ _To_ STREEL, _v. n._ To urinate forcibly, Fife. V. ~Strull~. STREICH, _adj._ Stiff and affected in speaking. _Dunbar._ Fr. _estrechi_, contracted, restrained. _To_ STREIK, STREEK, _v. a._ 1. To stretch, S. 2. To lay out a dead body, S.
- 838 _To_ STRENKEL. V. ~Strinkil~. _To_ STRENTH, _v. a._ To strengthen. _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ ~Strenthly~, _adv._ By main strength. _Barbour._ STRESS, _s._ 1. An ancient mode of taking up indictments for circuit courts. _Erskine._ 2. The act of distraining. _Acts
- 839 _To_ STRING, _v. a._ To hang by the neck, S. _Burns._ _To_ ~String~, _v. n._ To be hanged, S. _Carnwath._ STRINGIE, (_g_ soft), _adj._ Stiff, affected, Loth. O. Fr. _estrang-ier_, difficult of access; Lat. _extrane-us_. _To_ STRINKIL, STRENKEL, _v. a._ 1.
- 840 Isl. _striug-r_, asper; O. Fr. _truang-er_, indignum in modum excipere. STROUP, STROOP, _s._ The spout of a pump, tea-kettle, &c. S. Su. G. _strupe_, Isl. _strup_, guttur. STROW, (p.r.o.n. _stroo_), _s._ 1. A fit of ill-humour, a tiff, Ang. 2. A quarrel,
- 841 2. Drunken, S. _Ramsay._ 3. Metaph. vain-glorious. O. E. _strout_, to protuberate, Germ. _strotz-en_, turgere. STUDY, STUTHY, STYDDY, _s._ An anvil; _stiddie_, S. _studdie_, S. B. _Doug._ Isl. _stedia_, incus. _To_ STUFF, _v. a._ 1. To supply, to provide.
- 842 _To_ STUMP, _v. n._ 1. To go on one leg, S. Teut. _stompe_, mutilatum membrum. 2. To go about stoutly; at times implying the idea of heaviness, clumsiness, or stiffness in motion, S. _Burns._ ~Stumpie~, _adj._ Mutilated, S. Su. G. _stumpig_, curtus, mutil
- 843 _To_ STUT, _v. a._ To prop, to support with stakes or pillars, S.; _steet_, Aberd. Isl. _styd-ia_, _stod-a_, id. _Pop. Ball._ ~Stut~, _s._ A prop, a support, S. Belg. _stut_, A. S. _studu_, Isl. _stud_, id. STUTHERIE, _s._ A confused ma.s.s, S. B. perhaps
- 844 _To_ SUDDILL, SUDDLE, _v. a._ To sully, to defile, S. _Douglas._ Teut. _sodel-en_, Germ. _sudel-en_, inquinare. SUDEREYS, _s. pl._ A name given to some of the Hebudae. _Pennant._ Isl. _sudreyia_, id.; from _sudr_, south, and _ey_, island; as lying to the
- 845 _To_ SULE, _v. a._ To soil. V. ~Suddill~. SULE, _s._ A ring with a _swivel_, S. B. Isl. _sweif_, volva, Su. G. _soelia_, a ring into which a thong is put. SULE, _s._ Perhaps for _scule_, school. _Kennedy._ SULFITCH, _adj._ Suffocating, applied to smell, A
- 846 SUMMYN, _adj._ Some. _Douglas._ _All and summyn_, all and every one. A. S. _sumne_, aliquot. SUMP, _s._ The pit of a mine. _Stat. Acc._ SUMPH, _s._ A soft blunt fellow, S. _Ramsay._ Germ. _sumpf_, Teut. _sompe_, a marsh; or Su. G. _swamp_, a spunge; also,
- 847 _Compl. S._ 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. _Spotswood._ L. B. _suppositum_, id. _To_ SUPPOSE, To subst
- 848 SUTE HATE. V. ~Fute Hate~. SUTHFAST, _adj._ True. _Barbour._ A. S. _sothfaest_, id. ~Suthfastnes~, _s._ Truth. _Barbour._ SUWEN, _3 pl. v._ Attend; wait on. Fr. _suivent_, id. _Sir Gawan._ SWA, SWAY. V. ~Sa~. SWACK, _adj._ 1. Limber, pliant, S. _Ross._ 2.
- 849 _Ramsay._ SWAYWEYIS, _adv._ Likewise. _Acts Ja. I._ _To_ SWAK, SWAKE, _v. a._ 1. To cast with force. _Douglas._ 2. To strike, S. B. Teut. _swack-en_, vibrare. ~Swak~, ~Swake~, _s._ 1. A throw. _Ruddiman._ 2. A hasty and smart blow. _Wyntown._ 3. A violent
- 850 2. Limber, pliant, agile, S. _Ferguson._ Dan. _sw.a.n.g_, lean, meagre; Germ. _schw.a.n.k-en_, mot.i.tare. ~Sw.a.n.ky~, _s._ An active or clever young fellow, S. _Douglas._ ~Sw.a.n.ky~, _adj._ 1. Perh. empty, hungry. _Dunbar._ 2. Applied to one who is tal
- 851 _Douglas._ Su. G. _swoerfw-a_, in gyrum agitari. ~Swarff~, ~Swerf~, _s._ 1. Stupor, insensibility. _Wallace._ 2. A fainting-fit, a swoon; _swarth_, Ang. _Cleland._ SWARFE, _s._ The surface. _Rollocke._ SWARYN, _s._ V. ~Syvewarm~. SWARRACH, _s._ A large un
- 852 V. ~Swaits~. _To_ SWATTER, SQUATTER, _v. a._ 1. To move quickly in any fluid, generally in an undulating way, S. _Lyndsay._ 2. To move quickly in an awkward manner. _Watson._ Teut. _swadder-en_, turbare aquas, fluctuare; Su. G. _sqwaettr-a_, spargere. ~Sw
- 853 2. Reluctant, unwilling, S. _Ramsay._ 3. n.i.g.g.ardly, unwilling to part with any thing, S. O. ~Dead-sweir~, _adj._ Extremely lazy, S. _Rutherford._ ~Sweir-kitty~, _s._ An instrument for winding yarn, S. B. _Sweir_, and _Kitty_, a contemptuous term for a
- 854 _Stat. Gild._ A. S. _sweg_, pl. _swegas_, sound in general, any musical instrument; Moes. G. _swiga-jon_, to pipe. SWEUIN, SWEVING, SWEVYNYNG, SWENYNG, _s._ A dream, the act of dreaming. _Douglas._ A. S. _swef-en_, Isl. _sueffn_, id. from _swaef-a_, dormi
- 855 _To_ SWYKE, _v. a._ To cause to stumble. _Sir Gawan and Sir Gal._ A. S. _swic-an_, facere ut offendat. SWIKFUL, _adj._ Deceitful. _Wyntown._ ~Swikfully~, _adv._ Deceitfully. _Wyntown._ SWILK, _adj._ Such. _Barbour._ A. S. _swilk_, talis; Moes. G. _swaleik
- 856 A. S. _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. Allied perh. to E. _jerk_, or Belg. _sch
- 857 _Wall._ T _To_ TA, _v. a._ To take. _Barbour._ TA, _adj._ One after _the_. _Barbour._ TA ~and~ FRA, To and fro. _Barbour._ TAANLE, _s._ V. ~Tawnle~. _To_ TAAVE, _v. a._ 1. To make tough, by working with the hands, Moray. Banffs. Dan. _tave_, a filament, _
- 858 Isl. _tek-ia_, captura. _Monroe._ TACK, TAKKE, TACKE, _s._ 1. A lease, S. _Acts Ja. II._ 2. Possession for a time, S. ~Tacksman~, _s._ 1. One who holds a lease, S. _Erskine._ 2. In the Highlands, a tenant of the higher cla.s.s. _Stat. Acc._ TACKET, _s._ A
- 859 _To_ TAIGLE, _v. a._ To detain, S. Sw. _taaglig_, slow of motion; Isl. _toegl-a_, taediose instare alicui rei. TAIL, TALE, _s._ Account. _Wyntown._ Su. G. _tael-ia_, A. S. _tel-an_, to reckon. TAIL-ILL, _s._ An inflammation of the _tail_ of cattle, Loth.
- 860 Teut. _tier-en_, vociferare. _To_ TAIS, _v. a._ To poise. _Douglas._ O. Fr. _tes-er_, to bend a bow. TAIS, TAS, Ta.s.sE, _s._ A cup, S. Alem. Fr. _ta.s.se_, id. _Douglas._ ~Ta.s.sie~, _s._ A cup, S. O. _Burns._ TAISSLE, TEASLE, _s._ 1. The fatigue and der
- 861 _To_ ~Tak~ _the gate, v. n._ To set off on a journey, S. _To_ ~Tak~ _with, or wi, v. n._ To catch fire, as fuel of any kind, S. TAKYL, TACKLE, _s._ An arrow. C. B. _tacel_, id. _Douglas._ TAKIN, _s._ A token, S. _Douglas._ Moes. G. _taikns_, Isl. _takn_,
- 862 ~Tane-awa~, _s._ A decayed child, S. TANG, _s._ Large _fuci_, Orkn. Shetl. Su. G. _tang_, Isl. _thang_, id. ~Tangie~, _s._ A sea-spirit, Orkn. ~Tangle~, _s._ 1. The same with tang. 2. A tall lank person, S. B. _Ross._ TANGLE, _s._ An icicle, S. Isl. _din-
- 863 Lat. _tapetes_. TAPISHT, _part. pa._ In a lurking state. Fr. _tapp.i.s.s-ant_, lurking. _A. Hume._ TAPONE-STAFF, _s._ The stave in which the bung-hole is. _Acts C. II._ Q. _tapping-staff_. TAPOUN, _s._ A long fibre at a root, S. B. Belg. _tappen_, to draw
- 864 _Douglas._ _To_ TARY, _v. a._ To distress. _Wyntown._ Su. G. _targ-a_, lacerare. ~Tarye~, _s._ Vexation. _Maitland P._ TAR-LEATHER, _s._ A strong slip of a hide, salted and hung, used for uniting the staves of a flail, S. B. perh. from Isl. _tarf-r_, taur
- 865 _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. Lond._ _To_ TASH, _v. a._ 1. To soil, S. _Ritson._ Fr. _tacher_, id. 2. To injure by calumny, S. 3. T
- 866 TATHIS, _s. pl._ Fragments. _Sir Gawan._ Isl. _taet-a_, lacerare; _tet-ur_, tatters, shreds. TATTER-WALLOPS, _s. pl._ Fluttering rags, S. TATTY, TATt.i.t, TAWTED, _adj._ Matted. Isl. _taatt-a_, to tease wool. _Doug._ TAVART, _s._ A short coat without slee
- 867 Su. G. _tog-a_, trahere, ducere; q. allowing itself to be led. TAWIS, TAWES, TAWS, 1. A whip, a lash. _Douglas._ Isl. _taug_, _tag_, vimen, lorum. 2. The ferula used by a schoolmaster, S. _tawse_. _Montgomerie._ 3. An instrument of correction of whatever
- 868 _To_ TEEN, _v. a._ To provoke. V. ~Teyne~. TEENGE, _s._ A colic in horses, S. perh. from E. _twinge_. TEES, _s. pl._ Perh. cords. _Sir Egeir._ TEES, _s. pl._ Apparently for _taes_, toes. _Leg. St Androis._ TEESIE, _s._ A gust of pa.s.sion, Fife. Teut. _te
- 869 1. A spark of fire, S. B. 2. A spark at the side of the wick of a candle, S. B. _To_ TEYNE, TENE, TEEN, _v. a._ To vex, to irritate. _Charteris._ A. S. _teon-an_, Belg. _ten-en_, irritare. ~Teyne~, ~Tene~, _adj._ Mad with rage. _Wallace._ ~Teyne, Tene~, _
- 870 _Acts Ja. V._ Fr. _tend-re_, id. * TENDER, _adj._ Sickly, S. _Baillie._ Fr. _tendre_, puling, delicate. TENE, _s._ Anger. V. ~Teyne~, _s._ _To_ TENE, _v. a._ V. ~Teyne~, _v._ TENEMENT, _s._ A house; often denoting a building which includes several separat
- 871 ~Tercer~, _s._ A widow who enjoys a _terce_, S. _Balfour._ TERE, _s._ Perhaps, expense. Teut. _teer_, sumptus. _Douglas._ TERE, _adj._ Tender, delicate. _Pal. Hon._ Teut. _tere_, tener, delicatus. TERLYST, TIRLLYST, _part. pa._ Grated. O. Fr. _trellicie_,
- 872 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. _Bannatyne Poems._ 4. Pertinacious, S. _A. Douglas._ 5. _To make any thing teuch_, to do it reluctantly. _Gawan and Gol._ TEU
- 873 ~Thair-but~, _adv._ In an outer apartment; also, _the-but_, S. _Many._ Teut. _daer-binnen_, intro, intus. Belg. _daar-buyten_, without that place. ~Thairby~, ~Thare-by~, _adv._ 1. Thereabout, as to place. _Barbour._ 2. Thereabout, regarding time, S. _Wynt
- 874 2. An officer, not superior in rank to a knight, who has been viewed as serving under the superior _Thane_. _Stat. Alex. II._ A. S. _thegen_, _thegn_, primarily a servant. _Cyninges thegen_; Tha.n.u.s regius; _medmera thegen_, mediocris vel inferior Tha.n
- 875 _To_ THEIK, THEK, _v. a._ 1. To give a roof, of whatever kind, S. _Wyntown._ 2. To cover with straw, &c. to thatch, S. A. S. _thecc-an_, Alem. _thek-en_, Isl. _thaeck-a_, id. THEIVIL, THIVEL, _s._ A stick for stirring a pot; as, in making porridge, broth,
- 876 A. S. _hwitel_, id.; _thwitan_, cultello resecare. THICK, _adj._ Intimate, familiar, S. _Burns._ THIEVELESS, _adj._ V. ~Thewles~. _To_ THIG, THIGG, _v. a._ 1. To ask, to beg. _Wallace._ Alem. _thig-en_, Su. G. _tigg-a_, petere. 2. To go about, receiving s
- 877 _P. Buch. Dial._ 2. To pierce, to penetrate. _Wyntown._ 3. To pierce, to wound. _Bannatyne P._ A. S. _thirl-ian_, perforare. _To_ ~Thirl~, _v. a._ To thrill, to cause to vibrate, S. _Burns._ _To_ ~Thirl~, ~Thirle~, _v. n._ To pa.s.s with a tingling sensat
- 878 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 ones self; as a _v. n._ _Wallace._ 5. To tolerate, in relati
- 879 _Gl. s.h.i.+rr._ ~Thout~, _s._ A sob. S. B. _Ross._ _To_ THOW, _v. n._ To thaw, S. _To_ ~Thow~, _v. a._ To remove the rigour produced by cold, S. _Ramsay._ ~Thow~, ~Thowe~, _s._ Thaw, S. _Burns._ ~Smore thow~, A heavy snow, accompanied with a strong wind,
- 880 _Dunbar._ Isl. _thrif-ast_, Su. G. _trifw-a_, id. _To_ THRAM, _v. n._ To thrive, Aberd. Moray. _Gl. s.h.i.+rr. Ross._ Isl. _thro-a_, incrementum capere; _throan_, _throtte_, incrementum. THRANG, _pret._ and _part. pa._ Pressed. V. ~Thring~. _To_ THRANG, _
- 881 _Crosraguel._ 4. To oppose, to resist. _Hist. Ja. s.e.xt._ 5. _To thraw out_, to extort. _R. Bruce._ A. S. _thraw-ian_, torquere. ~Thrawin~, _part. adj._ 1. Distorted, S. 2. Having the appearance of ill-humour; applied to the countenance, S. _Douglas._ 3.
- 882 _Douglas._ A. S. _threap-ian_, redarguere. ~Threpe~, ~Threap~, _s._ A pertinacious affirmation, S. _Ross._ THRESUM, _adj._ Three together. V. ~Sum~. THRESWALD, _s._ Threshold. _Doug._ A. S. _threscwald_, id.; _thresc-an_, ferire, and _wald_ lignum. THRETE
- 883 ~Thryft~, _s._ Prosperity. _Douglas._ Isl. _thrif_, nutritio. _To_ THRYLL, _v. a._ To enslave, to enthrall. V. ~Thirl~, _v._ _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ ~Thryll~, ~Thril~, ~Threll~, _s._ A slave. A. S. Isl. _thrael_, Su. G. id. _Barbour._ ~Thrillage~, _s._ Bondage
- 884 _Bur. Lawes._ THROCH, THROUCHE, THRUCH, (gutt.) _s._ 1. A sheet of paper. _Pitscottie._ 2. A small literary work; as we now say, _a sheet_. _L. Scotland._ THROLL, _s._ A hole, a gap. _Douglas._ A. S. _thyrel_, foramen. THROPILL, _s._ 1. The windpipe, S. t
- 885 _To_ THRUS, THRUSCH, _v. n._ 1. To fall, or come down, with a rus.h.i.+ng or cras.h.i.+ng noise. _Wallace._ 2. To cleave with a cras.h.i.+ng noise. Isl. _thrusk-a_, strepere. _Wallace._ THRUSH, THRUSH-BUSH, _s._ The rush; Loth. _thrash_. _Cleland._ THUD,
- 886 _Wyntown._ THWAYNG, _s._ A thong, S. _whang_. _Wyntown._ A. S. _thw.a.n.g_, Isl. _thweing_, id. THWARTER-ILL. V. ~Thorter-ill~. TYAL, _s._ Any thing used for tying a latchet. S. B. Isl. _tigill_, ligula. TYBER, _s._ Perh. warrior. _Sir Gawan._ Isl. _tifar
- 887 _Morison._ TIFT, _s._ Used as expressive of tediousness, S. Isl. _tef-ia_, Su. G. _toefw-a_, to delay. TIFT, _s._ 1. The act of quarrelling, Loth. _tiff_, E. 2. The act of struggling in a wanton or dallying way, Loth. 3. The action of the wind. _Ritson._
- 888 TYKE ~and~ TRYKE, _adv._ Higgledy-piggledy, in an intermingled state, S. B. Su. G. _tiock_, densus; and _tryck-a_, angustare. 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
- 889 TIMMER, _s._ 1. Timber, S. Sw. _timmer_, id. 2. A legal quant.i.ty of forty skins packed up within two boards of _timber_. _Skene._ ~Timmertuned~, _adj._ Having a harsh unmusical voice, S. TIMMING, TEMMING, _s._ A kind of coa.r.s.e thin woollen cloth, S.
- 890 1. Loss, S. _Barbour._ 2. Forfeiture. _Acts Ja. I._ _To_ ~Tinsall~, _v. a._ To injure, from the _s._ _Baron Courts._ _To_ TING, _v. a._ To ring, S. _Henrysone._ ~Ting-tang~, _s._ Sound of a bell, S. Teut. _tinghe-tangh-en_, tintinare. _To_ ~Tinkle~ _on_,
- 891 TIRL, _s._ A subst.i.tute for the trundle of a mill, Shetl. _Statist. Acc._ Su. G. _trill-a_, to trundle. TIRL, TIRLE, _s._ 1. A smart stroke, S. V. ~Dirle~. 2. A touch, in the way of intermeddling, _Cleland._ 3. A dance. _Ramsay._ 4. A gentle breeze, S.
- 892 3. To unroof. _Spalding._ 4. To strip one of his property. _Morison._ 5. To pare off the sward, S. _Stat. Acc._ A. S. _tyr-an_, _tyrw-an_, to tear. _To_ TIRR, _v. n._ To snarl, S. Teut. _tergh-en_, to irritate. ~Tirr~, _adj._ Crabbed, S. B. V. _v._ TIRRIV
- 893 TYTE, _adj._ Direct, straight, S. B. _Ross._ Sw. _taett_, close, thick. TYTE, TYT, _adv._ Soon. _Barbour._ Isl. _t.i.tt_, ready. ~t.i.tly~, _adv._ Speedily. _Sir Tristrem._ ~Tyttar~, _adv._ Rather, sooner. _Barbour._ Isl. _tidari_, compar. of _tid-r_, fre
- 894 Belg. _toe_, id. _De duur is toe._ TOCHER, TOUCHQUHARE, TOCHER-GOOD, _s._ The dowry brought by a wife, S. _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ Ir. _tochar_, a dowry. _To_ ~Tocher~, _v. a._ To give a dowry to, S. _Pitscottie._ ~Tocherless~, _adj._ Having no portion, S. _s.h
- 895 TOHILE. L. _to hile_, to conceal. Isl. _hyl-ia_, occultare. _Wyntown._ TOY, _s._ A head-dress of linen or woollen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower cla.s.ses, S. _Burns._ Su. G. _natt-tyg_, a night-cap; Belg. _tooij-en_,
- 896 TONE, _part. pa._ Taken. _Dunbar._ TONGUE-FERDY, _adj._ Loquacious, glib of the tongue, Ang. Su. G. _tung_, lingua, and _faerdig_, paratus. TONGUE-RAKE, _s._ Elocution, S. Su. G. _tung_, and _rek-a_, vagari. _To_ TOOBER, _v. a._ To beat, to strike, S. O.
- 897 _Ramsay._ TOR (of a chair), _s._ Perhaps the round, or the semicircular arm of a chair of state. _Knox._ Fr. _tour_, Teut. _toer_, circulus. TORE (of a saddle), _s._ The pommel, the forepart of which is somewhat elevated, S. _Colvil._ A. S. _tor_, a tower
- 898 Gael. Ir. _teachdaire_, a messenger; _teachdairacht_, a message. TOSIE, _adj._ 1. Tipsy, intoxicated in some degree, S. _Meston._ 2. Intoxicating. _Hamilton._ Mod. Sax. _dosig_, giddy; Isl. _dus_, drunken. TOSt.i.t, _part. adj._ Tossed with severe afflict
- 899 _Gl. Sibb._ TOUNDER, _s._ Tinder. _Lyndsay._ Alem. _tundere_, Isl. _tunthere_, id. TOUSIE, TOWZIE, _adj._ 1. Disordered, dishevelled, S., sometimes _touslie_. 2. Rough, s.h.a.ggy, S. _Burns._ _To_ ~Tousle~, _v. a._ 1. To put into disorder; often, to rumpl
- 900 _To_ TOWEN, _v. a._ To tire, to weary out, Fife. Isl. _thion-a_, laborare. _To_ TOWIN, TOWN, _v. a._ To tame, Loth. Berwicks. _Ramsay._ Teut. _touw-en_, premere, subigere. TOWMONT, TOWMON, TOWMOND, _s._ A year; corr. of _twelve-month_, used in the same se