An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Chapter 502 : _Ramsay._ A. S. _liccet-an_, to feign; _lycce_, a liar. LICK-SCHILLING, _s._ A term of

_Ramsay._

A. S. _liccet-an_, to feign; _lycce_, a liar.

LICK-SCHILLING, _s._ A term of reproach expressive of poverty.

V. ~Schilling~.

_Dunbar._

LIDDER, LIDDIR, _adj._

1. Sluggish.

_Douglas._

2. Behind others.

_Lyndsay._

3. Loathsome.

_Gl. Sibb._

Isl. _leidur_, sordidus, _leid-a_, taedio afficere.

~Lidderlie~, _adv._ Lazily.

_Arbuthnot._

LIE, _adj._ Sheltered, warm, S.

V. ~Le~.

~Liesome~, _adj._ Warm, sultry, Aberd.

V. ~Lithe~.

_s.h.i.+rrefs._

LIFEY, _adj._ Lively, S.

_Callander._

LYFLAT, _adj._ Deceased.

_Wallace._

Isl. _liflat_, loss of life; _liflat-ast_, perdere vitam.

LYFLAT, _s._ Course of life.

_Wallace._

A. S. _lif-lade_, vitae iter.

LIFT, LYFT, _s._ The atmosphere, S.

A. S. _lyft_, Su. G. _luft_, aer.

_Douglas._

_To_ LIFT, _v. a._ To carry off by theft, S.

_Lett. North S._

_To_ LIG, _v. n._ To recline, Aberd. S. O.

_Douglas._

A. S. _licg-an_. Isl. _lig-a_, Su. G. _ligg-a_.

~Liggar~, _s._ A foul salmon, S. A. q. one that _lies_ too long in the fresh water.

LIGGAT, _s._ A park gate, Galloway.

A. S. _leag_, campus, and _gat_ porta; q. "the _gate_ of the field, or _lea_."

LIGLAG, _s._

1. A confused noise of tongues, S.

2. A great deal of idle talk, S.

Su. G. _ligg-a_, to hara.s.s by entreaties.

LIK, _s._ A dead body.