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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
- 1004 s.v. SOUCYE: "_e._" changed to "_s._". s.v. _To_ SPANYS: "Er. _espanouiss.e.m.e.nt_" changed to "Fr. _espanouiss.e.m.e.nt_". s.v. _To_ SPELL: "_spial a_" changed to "_spial-a_". s.v. TERCE: "
- 1003 WERSLETE (Uncertain.) There follows a list of specific amendments to the text: s.v. ATTELED: "Sir Gawan and Sir Gal." has been italicised.s.v. AWSTRENE: "_auster us_" changed to "_auster-us_".s.v. BELD CYTTES: "receives it" changed to "receives i
- 1002 Knacks Seyne Talbart Trentalis Wayndit Occasionally the only definition offered for a word is "uncertain" or "not understood". There are also several words for which there is no definition at all (presumably this is accidental). A list
- 1001 _To_ YUKE, _v. n._ To be itchy.V. ~Youk~.YULE, YHULE, YUYLL, _s._ The name given to Christmas, S. A. Bor._Wynt._ Su. G. _jul_, Dan. _jule_, _juledag_, Isl. _jol_, A. S. _geola_, _gehul_, id.This name was originally given to the great annual feast, celebra
- 1000 ~Youk~, ~Yeuk~, ~Yuke~, ~Yuck~, _s._ 1. The itch, S. _Ramsay._ 2. Itchiness; without any relation to the cutaneous disease denominated the _itch_, S. ~Youky~, _adj._ 1. Itchy, S. _Davidson._ 2. Metaph. eager, anxious. _Ramsay._ _To_ YOUL, YOULE, _v. n._ T
- 999 _Bannatyne P._ _To_ YIRR, _v. n._ To snarl, to growl as a dog, S. _yarr_, E. Isl. _verr-a_, id. whence _verre_, a dog; Lat. _hirrire_. _To_ YISK, _v. n._ To hiccup. V. ~Yeisk~. YISTRENE, _s._ Yesternight. V. ~Yestrene~. YYT, _part. pa._ Molten, cast. V. ~
- 998 _Barbour._ A. S. _gese_, _gise_, _gyse_, immo, etiam. YHUDE, _pret._ Went. V. ~Yede~. YHULL, _s._ Christmas. V. ~Yule~. YHUMAN, YUMAN, YOMAN, YEOMAN, _s._ 1. A person of inferior station; as, a husbandman or farmer. _Reg. Maj._ Teut. _ghe-meyn_, A. S. _ge
- 997 ~Yerk~, _s._ A smart blow, a _jerk_, S. YERN-BLITER, _s._ The name given to the snipe. S. B., sometimes p.r.o.n. _yern-bluter_. _Journ. Lond._ _To_ YESK, _v. n._ To hiccup. S. V. ~Yeisk~. _To_ YESTER, _v. a._ To discompose, to disturb. Ang. Su. G. _yster_
- 996 _Cleland._ ~Yellowchin~, _s._ Yelling, S. _Ferguson._ YELLOW GOWAN, the name given in S. to different species of the ranunculus. V. ~Gowan~. _To_ YEME, YHEME, YYM, _v. a._ To keep, to take care of. _Barbour._ A. S. _gem-an_, _gym-an_, to take care of, to
- 995 _Barbour._ Norm. Sax. _gede_, A. S. _geode_, Moes. G. _idd-ja_, Isl. _od_, ibat. YIEL, _s._ (Printed _zeil_.) _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ Apparently the same with next word. YIELD, _s._ 1. Recompence, or rather compensation. _Priests Peblis._ 2. A subsidy. _Acts J
- 994 Isl. _jarp-ur_, black, dark-coloured, seems to be the root. YARR, _s._ Spurrey; a weed found in poor land, S. YARRING, _adj._ Snarling, captious, troublesome. V. ~Yirr~. _Gl. s.h.i.+rr._ _To_ YARROW, _v. a._ To earn, to gain by industry, S. B. A. S. _gear
- 993 Su. G. _gal-a_, to cry; _gell-a_, to resound. _To_ YAMER, YAMMER, YAWMER, _v. n._ 1. _To_ shriek, to yell. _Douglas._ 2. Now generally used, as signifying, to fret, to whine, to whimper. S. Germ. _jammer-en_, plangere; A. S. _geomr-ian_, _geomer-ian_, to
- 992 Y Y consonant corresponds to A. S. _G_ before a vowel. This has generally in S. been printed ?, from the resemblance of the A. S. letter to the form of the Roman ?, although there is not the least affinity as to power. This, I apprehend, must be ascribed
- 991 Isl. _warg_, an exile. V. ~Wallidrag~. WRIGGLE, _s._ V. ~Windskew~. WRIGHT, _s._ The general name used for a common carpenter, S., Yorks. _Gawan and Gol._ A. S. _wryhta_, a workman, one by whom any thing is framed; from _wryc-an_, to work. _To_ WRIK, _v.
- 990 _Barbour._ WREAD, WREATH, _s._ A place for inclosing cattle, Ang. A. S. _wraeth_, an inclosure. Su. G. _wreit_, _reit_, Isl. _reit-r_, id. WREE, _s._ An instrument for cleansing grain, by separating that which is sh.e.l.led from what retains the husks, Lo
- 989 _Douglas._ ~Wraithly~, _adv._ Furiously. _Wallace._ WRAK, WRAIK, WRACK, WRECK, WREK, _s._ 1. Whatever is thrown out by the sea, as _broken_ pieces of wood, sea-weed, &c., S. 2. Often appropriated to sea-weed, S. _Barry._ This receives different names in d
- 988 V. under ~Wouf~. WOW, _interj._ Expressive of admiration, S., often _vow_. V. ~Vow~. _Douglas._ WOWN, _s._ Wont, custom. _Wyntown._ A. S. _wuna_, Alem. _uuone_, mos. ~Wowne~, _adj._ Wont, accustomed. _Wynt._ WRA, _s._ Hiding-place. _Douglas._ Dan. _vraae_
- 987 WOUCH, WOUGH, _s._ 1. Evil, pravity. _Sir Tristrem._ 2. Injustice, injury. _Quon. Att._ 3. Trouble, fatigue. _Sir Tristrem._ 4. Wo, mischief; in a physical respect. _Gawan and Gol._ A. S. _wo_, _woh_, _wohg_, _weoh_, perversitas, pravitas, error. WOUDE, _
- 986 _Ramsay._ WORRI-COW, _s._ V. ~Wirrycow~. WORRYOURIS, _s. pl._ Warriors. _Gawan and Gol._ WORSCHIP, WIRSCHIP, _s._ 1. A praiseworthy deed, a valorous act. _Barbour._ 2. Honour, renown. _Henrysone._ A. S. _weorthscipe_, honour, estimation. WORSET, _s._ Corr
- 985 _Douglas._ A. S. _wun-ian_, Germ. _won-en_, id. ~Wonnyng~, ~Wyning~, _s._ A dwelling. A. S. _wununge_, mansio. _Barbour._ _To_ WON, _v. a._ To dry by exposure to the air. ~Wonnyn~, _part. pa._ Dried. V. ~Win~, _v._ 2. WON, _part. pa._ Raised from a quarry
- 984 ~Wodspur~, _s._ A forward, unsettled, and fiery person, S. WODERs.h.i.+NS, _adv._ V. ~Widdersinnis~. WODEWALL, WOOD WEELE, _s._ Variously explained, as a thrush, a wood-lark, a redbreast. _Pop. Ball._ WODROISS, _s._ A savage; perh. rather _wodwiss_. _Houl
- 983 WITTIS, _s. pl._ The senses. _Henrysone._ WIZEN, _s._ The throat. S. _Journ. Lond._ E. _weasand_, the windpipe. _To_ WIZZEN, _v. n._ To become dry. V. ~Wisen~. WLONK, _adj._ 1. Gaudily dressed; superl. _wlonkest_. _Sir Gawan._ 2. Rich. _Ibid._ ~Wlonk~, _s
- 982 _Douglas._ WITHOUTYN, _prep._ Without. _Wall._ A. S. _with_, versus, and _utan_, extra. WITHLETTING, _s._ Obstruction. _Barbour._ A. S. _with_, and A. S. _let-an_, to permit. _To_ WITHSAY, _v. a._ To gainsay, to oppose. _Barbour._ A. S. _with-saegg-an_, t
- 981 _To_ WIT, WITT, _v. a._ To know. _Wall._ Moes. G. A. S. _wit-an_, scire, noscere. ~Wit~, ~Witt~, _s._ Intelligence, information, tidings, S. _To get wit of a thing_, to obtain information with respect to it, S. _Wallace._ _To let wit_, to make known, to c
- 980 A. S. _wisn-ian_, tabescere, marcescere; Isl. _visn-a_, id. _To_ ~Wisen~, _v. a._ To cause to fade, or make dry. _Douglas._ WISHY-WAs.h.i.+ES, _s. pl._ Shuffling language; a cant term for being slow in coming to the point, S. B. _s.h.i.+rrefs._ Belg. _wis
- 979 _To_ WIP, WYP, _v. a._ To bind round, S. _Dunbar._ ~Wyp~, _s._ A wreath, a garland. _Douglas._ Moes. G. _waip_, _wipja_, corona. WYR, _s._ An arrow. _Barbour._ Fr. _vire_, the arrow called a quarrell; Isl. _aur_, telum, sagitta. _To_ WYR, _v. a._ To wreat
- 978 WINKIT, _part. adj._ Somewhat turned; a term applied to milk, when it has lost the sweet taste, Loth. It may refer to the supposed influence of an evil eye. WINKLOT, _s._ A young woman, a wench. _Peblis Play._ A. S. _wencle_, _wincle_, a handmaid. WYNLAND
- 977 WYND, _s._ A warrior. _Gawan and Gol._ Germ. _winn_, _winne_, certator, bellator. _To_ WIND, _v. n._ To magnify in narration, to tell marvellous stories, S.; perhaps from _wind_, ventus, as a person of this description is said to _blow_. ~Winder~, _s._ On
- 976 (2.) To cross a river, S. _Monro._ (3.) To be able to finish any business, S. _Baillie._ (4.) Metaph., to recover from disease, S. 25. _To_ ~Win to~, (1.) To reach, S. _Wallace._ (2.) To take a seat near a table; or rather, to begin to eat of what is set
- 975 5. _To_ ~Win afore~, or before, to outrun, S. _Douglas._ 6. _To_ ~Win at~, to reach to, S. _Guthrie._ 7. _To_ ~Win at liberty~, to get free; to be released from restraint. _Spalding._ 8. _To_ ~Win away~, (1.) To get off; often, to escape, to get off with
- 974 _Ramsay._ Teut. _wimpel-en_, involvere, implicare; Flandr. _wompel-en_. _To_ ~Wimple~, _v. n._ To use such circ.u.mlocution in narration, as shews a design to deceive, S. ~Wympil~, ~Wimple~, _s._ 1. A winding or fold, S. _Douglas._ 2. A wile, a piece of c
- 973 _Barbour._ It may, however, signify study; A. S. _will_. Teut. _willa_, studium. WILL, _aux. v._ 1. Be accustomed, make a practice of. Still a common idiom in S.; borrowed from those whose native tongue is Gaelic. 2. It is often used for _shall_, S. 3. It
- 972 V. ~We~. WIEL, _s._ A small whirlpool. V. ~Wele~. * WIFE, WYF, WYFE, _s._ A woman, whether married or single, generally, one past middle age, S. _Lyndsay._ A. S. Su. G. _wif_, mulier, foemina. ~Wiflie~, ~Wyfelie~, _adj._ Feminine, belonging to woman. _b.e
- 971 1. A twig, S. _Burns._ 2. A wand, a small switch, S. Dan. _vigre_, vimen; _vig-er_, to be pliant. WICKET, _s._ The back-door of a barn, Ang. Belg. _wicket_, portula, Fr. _guichet_. WIDDEN-DREME, WINDREM, WIDDRIM, _s._ _In a widden-dream_, or _windream_, a
- 970 WHUNN, _s._ The stone called trap, &c. V. ~Quhin~. _A. Hume._ WHUSH, _s._ A rus.h.i.+ng noise. V. ~Whish~. WY, WYE, WIE, _s._ A man or person. _Dunbar._ Su. G. _wig_, primarily, fit for war; in a secondary sense, an adult; A. S. _wiga_, a hero, a man. WIA
- 969 WHISTLE-BINKIE, _s._ One who attends a penny-wedding, but without paying any thing, and therefore has no right to take any share of the entertainment; who is as it were left to sit on a _bench_ by himself, and may _whistle_ for his own amus.e.m.e.nt, Aber
- 968 _Ramsay._ WHILT, _s._ _A-whilt_, in a state of perturbation. _Watson._ ~Whiltie-whaltie~, _adv._ In a state of palpitation. _My hearts a playin whiltie-whaltie_, S. Isl. _vallt_, volutor; _hwell-a_, resonare. WHIN, WHINSTANE, _s._ Ragstone, or toadstone,
- 967 V. ~Quhaip~. WHAURIE, _s._ A fondling designation for a child, Ang. C. B. _chuarae_, ludere. _To_ WHEAK, WEEK, _v. n._ 1. To squeak, S. 2. To whine, S. 3. To whistle at intervals, S. Isl. _quak-a_, leviter clamitare. ~Wheak~, ~Week~, _s._ A squeak, S. WHE
- 966 _Wallace._ _To_ WESCHE, _v. a._ To wash, S. _Doug._ WESCHE, _s._ Stale urine. V. ~Wash~. WESELY, _adv._ Cautiously. V. ~Vesie~. _Wallace._ _To_ WESY, _v. a._ To examine. V. ~Vesie~. WESTER, _s._ A fish-spear, Loth. WESTLAND, WESTLIN, _adj._ Western, S. _W
- 965 _To_ WERK, _v. n._ To ache. V. ~Wark~. _To_ WERK, _v. n._ To work. V. ~Wirk~. ~Werk~, _s._ Work. _Wallace._ Belg. _werk_, A. S. _weorce_. WERKLOME, WARKLOOM, _s._ A working tool. V. ~Lome~. WERLY, _adj._ Warily. _Douglas._ WERLOT, _s._ Knave. V. ~Verlot~.
- 964 WER, WAR, _adj._ Wary. _Douglas._ Su. G. _war_, videns. WERD, _s._ Fate. V. ~Weird~. WERDY, _adj._ Worthy. _Lyndsay._ Teut. _weerdig_, Sw. _werdig_, id. WERDIE, _s._ The youngest bird in a nest, Fife. Isl. _wardt_, what is deficient. WERE, WER, WEIR, WEER
- 963 Teut. _welter-en_, Sw. _weltr-a_, id. 2. To overturn. _Douglas._ WELTH, _s._ 1. Welfare. _Wyntown._ 2. Abundance, S. WEM, _s._ Stain. A. S. _wem_, _wemm_, labes, macula. _Barbour._ ~Wemeless~, _adj._ Blameless. _Gawan and Gol._ A. S. _wemleas_, faultless.
- 962 O. Fr. _vilainie_, injure, insulte, affront. WELCOME-HAME, _s._ Repast presented to a bride, when she enters the door of the bridegroom, S. _To_ WELD, _v. n._ To possess. V. ~Weild~. WELE, _s._ A whirlpool, S. _Douglas._ A. S. _wael_. Teut. _weel_, _wiel_
- 961 WEILL-HEARt.i.t, _adj._ Not dejected, S. WEILL-WILLIE, WEILL-WILLIT, _adj._ Liberal, not n.i.g.g.ardly, S. _Ruddiman._ Su. G. _waelwillig_, A. S. _wellwillenda_, benevolus. WEIN, _s._ L. _wem_, stain, q. v. _Barbour._ WEIR, _s. Weir of law_, the act of a
- 960 _Gawan and Gol._ _To_ WEIF, _v. a._ To weave; part. pa. _weyff_, woven. _Douglas._ A. S. _wef-an_, Su. G. _waefw-a_, id. WEYES, WEYIS, _s. pl._ A balance with scales for weighing. _Lyndsay._ A. S. _waeg_, Teut. _waeghe_, libra, trutina. ~Weigh-bauk~, _s._
- 959 V. ~Weid~. _Roull._ WEE, _s._ Wight. V. ~Wy~. _Sir Gawan._ WEEBO, _s._ Common ragwort, S. WEFT, _s._ Woof. V. ~Waft~. WEEGLE, _v. n._ To waggle. V. ~Waigle~. ~Weegglie~, _adj._ 1. Waggling, unstable, S. 2. Having a wriggling motion in walking, S. Belg. _b
- 958 _Barry._ Su. G. _wase_, Isl. _vasi_, a bundle of twigs. WEAVIN, _s._ A moment, Aberd. _Journ. Lond._ A. S. _wiffend_, breathing; as we say, _in a breath_, S. WEB, _s._ The covering of the entrails, the cawl, or omentum, S. Isl. _vef-a_, involvere. WEBSTER
- 957 E. _waul_; Isl. _vaele_, ejulo, plango. _To_ WAW, _v. n._ To wave, to float. V. ~Waff~, _v._ _Barbour._ WAWAR, _s._ A wooer. _Peblis Play._ A. S. _wogere_, id. WAWARD, _s._ The vanguard. _Barbour._ WAWIL, _adj._ Not well knit. V. ~Weffil~. _Dunbar._ WE, W
- 956 _To_ WAVEL, _v. a._ To move backwards and forwards, to wave. V. ~Weffil~. _Cleland._ * _To_ WAVER, WAWER, _v. n._ To wander; from A. S. _waf-ian_, id. _Wyntown._ WAUGH, WAUCH, _adj._ Unpleasant to the taste, nauseous, S. _Journ. Lond._ Teut. _walghe_, nau
- 955 _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ 2. Any body of running water, whether great or small, S. _Pennant._ 3. The ground lying on the banks of a river, S. _Minstr. Bord._ 4. The inhabitants of a tract of country watered by a certain river or brook, S. _Ibid._ ~Water-brash~,
- 954 _Dunbar._ Teut. _wersel-en_, reniti, obniti; _wars_, contrarius. ~Wa.r.s.ell~, ~Warstle~, _s._ Struggle, S. _Burns._ Wa.r.s.eT, _adj._ A dog employed by a thief for watching deer. _For. Lawes._ A. S. _ware_, observation, and _sett-an_, to set. WART, in co
- 953 Su. G. _waern-a_, to defend; _waern_, a fortification. ~Warnstor~, _s._ Provisions laid up in a garrison. _Wallace._ Su. G. _waern-a_, defendere; and _store_, vectigal. _To_ WARP, _v. a._ 1. To throw. _Barbour._ 2. _To warp wourdis_, to speak, to utter. _
- 952 WARISON, WARYSOUN, WARESONE, _s._ Reward, O. E. _Barbour._ O. Fr. _guarison_, garantie, paiement. WARISON, _s._ Note of a.s.sault. _Lay Last Minstr._ Perh. q. _war-sound_; Fr. _guerre_, and _son_. _To_ WARK, WERK, _v. n._ To ache; _yerk_, S. _Wallace._ A.
- 951 WARDOUR, _s._ Verdure. _Dunbar._ O. Fr. _vardors_, id. WARDREIP, _s._ A wardrobe. _Dunbar._ ~Wardraipper~, _s._ The keeper of the _wardrobe_. _Maitland P._ _To_ WARE, _v. a._ To expend, &c. V. ~War~. ~Ware~, _s._ Price, estimation. _Houlate._ A. S. _wer_,
- 950 WAR, WARR, WARE, WERE, _adj._ Worse, S. _Ross._ Su. G. _waerre_, _werre_, A. S. _waerra_, Isl. _verre_, id. _To_ ~War~, ~Waur~, _v. a._ To overcome, to outdo, S. _Douglas._ WAR, _subst. v._ Were. _Barbour._ Sw. Germ. _war_, id. WAR, _adj._ Aware, wary. V.
- 949 _Ramsay._ WANTHRIFT, _s._ 1. Prodigality, S. _Maitland P._ 2. A personal designation, denoting a prodigal. _Montgomerie._ WANTHREVIN, _part. pa._ Not thriven, in a state of decline, S. _Watson._ Sw. _vantrifne_, not thriving. WANWEIRD, WANWERD, _s._ Unhap
- 948 w.a.n.gYLE, _s._ The gospel; contr. from _evangyle_. _Wyntown._ w.a.n.gRACE, _s._ Wickedness, S. WANHAP, _s._ Misfortune. V. ~Vanhap~. ~Wanhappie~, _adj._ 1. Unlucky, unfortunate, S. B. 2. Dangerous, fatal. _Burel._ WANHOPE, _s._ Delusive hope. _Doug._ WA
- 947 _Rudd._ WAND, WANDE, _s._ 1. A sceptre; or badge of authority. _Sir Tristrem._ _Under the wand_, in a state of subjection. _Douglas._ 2. The rod of correction. _Lyndsay._ 3. A fis.h.i.+ng rod, S. _Acts Ja. VI._ Su. G. _wand_, Dan. _vaand_, baculus, virga.
- 946 _b.e.l.l.e.n.den._ 3. The stomach. _A fow wame_, a full stomach; _a wamefow_, a bellyful, S. _Henrysone._ Moes. G. _wamba_, A. S. Isl. _wamb_, venter, uterus. ~Weam-ill~, _s._ The belly-ache. _Montgomerie._ ~Wamyt~, ~Grete Wamyt~, ~Grete Wame~. 1. Big-bel
- 945 WALLAWAY, _interj._ Alas; S. _walawa_; E. _welaway_. _Douglas._ A. S. _welawa_, Su. G. _waleva_, proh dolor. WALLEE, _s._ V. ~Well-ey~. WALLEES, WALISE, _s._ Saddlebags, S. Belg. _valleys_, Fr. _valise_, a portmanteau. WALLY, _adj._ V. ~Waly~. WALLIDRAG,
- 944 _Wyntown._ WALGIE, _s._ A wool-sack made of leather, S. B. Isl. _belg-ur_, any thing made of a skin. WALIE, WALLY, _adj._ 1. Excellent. A. S. _waelig_, rich. _Hamilton._ 2. Large, ample; A _waly bairn_, a fine thriving child, S. _Forbes._ Germ. _wal-en_,
- 943 WAKERIFE, _adj._ V. ~Walkrife~. WALA, WALe, _s._ Vale. _Wallace._ WALAGEOUSS, WALEGEOUSS, _adj._ Wanton, lecherous. _Barbour._ A. S. _gal_, libidinosus; L. B. _volagius_, levis. WALD, _s._ The plain, the ground. A. S. _wold_, planities. _Douglas._ WALD, _
- 942 Su. G. _wet-a_, A. S. Moes. G. _wit-an_, pret. _wait_. _To_ WAYT, WATE, _v. a._ To hunt, to persecute. _Wyntown._ A. S. _waeth-an_, Su. G. _wed-a_, venari. WAITER, _s._ A token, Border. V. ~Witter~. WAITH, _s._ 1. Raiment. _Philotus._ Su. G. _wad_, A. S.
- 941 WAILE, _s._ A wand or rod. _K. Hart._ Su. G. _wal_, C. B. _gwal-en_, id. WAILYE QUOD WAILYE. V. ~Vailye~. WAILL, _s._ A vale, or valley. _Wallace._ WAILL, _s._ Advantage, contr. from _avail_. _Wallace._ WAYMYNG, WAYMENT, _s._ Lamentation. _Sir Gawan._ O.
- 940 _Ramsay._ 2. A disagreeable taste in swallowing, or after a thing is swallowed, S. B. _Journ. Lond._ Teut. _wegh-ga-en_, abire, _wegh-ganck_, abitus. WAGE, _s._ A pledge, a p.a.w.n. _Douglas._ O. Fr. _guaige_, surete. ~Wageoure~, _s._ A stake, E. _wager_.
- 939 _To_ WADGE, _v. a._ To shake in a threatening manner, to brandish, S. B. Su. G. _waeg-a_, Belg. _weeg-en_, librare. WADY, _adj._ Vain. V. ~Vaudie~. WAE, _s._ Wo. V. ~Wa~. ~Waeful~, _adj._ 1. Woful, sorrowful; _waefu_, S. _Burns._ 2. Causing sorrow, S. _Ri
- 938 A. S. _wa_, moestus, afflictus. WAAH, _s._ Any thing that causes surprise and admiration, Orkn. Isl. _va_, any thing unexpected; commonly used in a bad sense. WABRAN LEAVES, Great plantain or waybread, S. A. S. _waeg-braede_, Teut. _wegh-bree_, plantago.
- 937 _Acts Sed._ USTE, _s._ The host, the sacrifice of the ma.s.s. O. Fr. _oiste_. _Abp. Hamiltoun._ UTa.s.s, WTAST, corr. of _Octaves_. _Wallace._ UTELAUY, WTELAUY, _s._ An outlaw. _Barbour._ A. S. _ut-laga_, Isl. _utlaeg-r_, exul. UTERANCE, _s._ 1. Extremity
- 936 _Complaynt S._ WRANDLY, _adv._ Without intermission; or, with much contention. _Wallace._ Fris. _wrant_, a litigious person, _wrant-en_, to litigate. URE, _s._ Chance, fortune. _Barbour._ O. Fr. _eur_, hazard; Teut. _ure_, vicissitudo. URE, _s._ Practice,
- 935 _Douglas._ UPREUIN, _part. pa._ Torn up. _Doug._ _To_ UPSET, _v. a._ To recover from; applied to a hurt, affliction, or calamity, S. _A. Douglas._ _To_ UPSET, _v. a._ To overset; as, _a cart_, _boat_, &c. S. _To_ UPSET, _v. n._ To be overturned, S. UPSET,
- 934 _Barbour._ UPGASTANG, _s._ A species of loom anciently used in Orkney. _Stat. Acc._ UPHALD, _s._ Support, S. _uphadd_. _G. Buchanan._ Isl. _uph.e.l.lde_, sustentatio, victualia. _To_ ~Uphald~, ~Uphadd~, _v. a._ To warrant; as, _to uphadd a horse sound_, t
- 933 ~Vouster~, _s._ A boaster, S. _Ruddiman._ ~Vousty~, _adj._ Vain, given to boasting. _Beattie._ VOUT, _s._ A vault, S. O. E. id. Fr. _voute_, id.; Sw. _hwalfd_, arched. VOUTH, _adj._ Prosecuted. _Skene._ A. S. _wothe_, clamor. ~Vouth~, _s._ Prosecution in
- 932 _Douglas._ 2. Light, indecent. _Douglas._ _To_ ~Vode~, _v. a._ To void, to empty. _Douglas._ VOE, _s._ A long narrow bay, Orkn. Shetl. _Barry._ Isl. _vog-r_, sinus maris angustus. VOGIE, VOKIE, _adj._ 1. Vain, S. _Ross._ Fr. _vogue_, Ital. _voga_, fame. 2
- 931 UNTRAIST, _adj._ Unexpected. V. ~Traist~, _adj._ _Lyndsay._ UNTRETABYLL, _adj._ Unmanageable, untractable. _Douglas._ Lat. _intractabil-is_. UNTROWABILL, _adj._ Incredible. V. ~Trow~, _v._ _Lyndsay_. UNWAR, UNWER, _adj._ or _adv._ Unwary; or unawares. _Do
- 930 UNSELYEABLE, _adj._ Una.s.sailable. _Houlate._ UNSETT, _s._ An attack, for _onset_. _Doug._ UNSIKKIR, UNSICKER, _adj._ 1. Not secure, not safe. _Douglas._ 2. Unsteady, S. V. ~Sikkir~. _Burns._ UNSILLY, _adj._ V. ~Unsel~. UNSNARRE, _adj._ Blunt, not sharp,
- 929 _Priests Peblis._ 2. Disorder. _Acts Marie._ UNREDE, UNRIDE, _adj._ Cruel, severe. _Sir Tristrem._ A. S. _un-ge-reod_, _un-ge-ridu_, barbarous, cruel. UNREST, _s._ 1. Trouble. _Wallace._ 2. A person or thing that causes disquietude. _Baillie._ Teut. _on-r
- 928 UNKENSOME, _adj._ Unknowable. _Minstr. Bord._ UNKNAW, _part. pa._ Unknown. _Douglas._ UNLAt.i.t, _part. pa._ Undisciplined, dest.i.tute of proper breeding. V. ~Lait~. _Fordun._ UNLAUCHFUL, _adj._ Unlawful. _Acts Ja. VI._ UNLAW, UNLACH, _s._ 1. Any transgr
- 927 UNFRELIE, UNFREELY, _adj._ Not handsome. V. ~Frely~. _Houlate._ UNFRELIE, UNFREELIE, _adj._ 1. Frail, feeble, S. B. 2. Heavy, unweildy, S. B. Isl. _un_, negat., and _fralig-r_, fleet; also powerful. UNFREND, UNFRIEND, _s._ An enemy, O. E. _Lyndsay._ Teut.
- 926 A. S. _un-do-en_, aperire, solvere. UNDOCH, UNDOCHT, UNDOUGHT, WANDOUGHT, _s._ 1. A weak or puny creature; applied both to body and mind, S., _wandocht_, S. B. _Calderwood._ 2. Expl. as signifying a coward. _Rudd._ Teut. _on-deughd_, vitium; _on_ negative
- 925 V. ~Coudy~. UNCOUNSELFOW, _adj._ Unadviseable, S. B. UNCOUTHNESSE, _s._ Strangeness, want of acquaintance. _Ferguson._ UNCREDYBLE, _adj._ Unbelieving. _Douglas._ L. B. _incredibilis_, incredulus. _To_ UNCT, _v. a._ To anoint. Lat. _unct-us_. _Abp. Hamilto
- 924 _Poems Buchan Dial._ 2. Not tender, harsh, S. _Ferguson._ 3. Incautious, imprudent, S. _Baillie._ 4. Mischievous, not safe to meddle with, S. _Baillie._ 5. Applied to one supposed to possess preternatural powers, S. V. ~Canny~. _Mannering._ 6. Severe; app
- 923 A. S. _ymbe-hwearf-an_, circ.u.mcingere. UMBOTH, _adj._ Alternate; as belonging to different possessions by rotation, Shetl. _MS. Acc. P. of Unst._ Isl. _um-bod_, tutela, procuratio. UMBRE, _s._ Shade. Fr. _ombre_, Lat. _umbra_. _Kings Quair._ UMQUHILE, _
- 922 VIVE, VIUE, _adj._ 1. Lively, representing to the life, S. Fr. _vif_. _Rollocke._ 2. Brisk, vigorous, S. ~Vively~, _adv._ In a vivid light, S. _Ross._ VIVERIS, VIEVERS, _s. pl._ Provisions for the sustenance of life, victuals, S. Fr. _vivres_, id. _Knox._
- 921 _A. Hume._ VYIS, YYSS, _adj._ Wise. _Henrysone._ VYLAUS, _adj._ Perh. deceitful, q. _wilous_. _Wyntown._ VYLD, _adj._ Vile, S. _Burel._ VYLT, _s._ Apparently, vault. _Monroe._ _To_ VIOLENT, _v. a._ To do violence to. Fr. _violent-er_, id. _Fleming._ VIOLE
- 920 VERLOT, _s._ V. ~Varlot~. VERNAGE, WERNAGE, _s._ A kind of white wine. _Wallace._ L. B. _vernachia_, _vernac-ia_, O. Fr. _garnache_, id. VERRAYMENT, _s._ Truth. V. ~Werrayment~. VERT, WERT, _s._ A term used in old charters, to signify a right to cut green
- 919 VEES, _s._ Some kind of disease. _Montgomerie._ Teut. _vaese_, delirium; Isl. _vas_, tumultuarius impetus et gestus. VEYLE, _adv._ Well. _Barbour._ VEIR, VER, WERE, WAIR, VOR, _s._ The spring; _wair_, S. A. _Barbour._ Isl. _vor_, Su. G. _waar_, Lat. _ver_
- 918 2. A fibre, or shoot. _Douglas._ ~Vane-organis~, _s. pl._ The veins of the flank. _Dunbar._ Fr. _veines organiques_, id. VANHAP, WANHAP, _s._ Misfortune, S. _Complaynt S._ Isl. _van_, signifies want, privation. VANQUISH, _s._ A disease of sheep, caused by
- 917 VAGEIT, _part. pa._ Mercenary, waged. _Pitscottie._ VAGER, VAGEOURE, _s._ A mercenary soldier. V. ~Wageour~. _To_ VAIG, _v. n._ 1. To wander, to roam. _Vagit_, pret. _Complaynt S._ 2. Metaph. applied to discourse. _Mellvills MS._ Isl. _vag-a_, _vakk-a_, v
- 916 A. S. _twaede_, duplex; or _twa_, and _dael_, part. ~Tweddlin~, _s._ Cloth that is _tweeled_. ~Tweddlin~, _adj._ Used in the same sense, S. _To_ TWICHE, TWITCH, _v. a._ 1. To touch, S. B. _R. Bruce._ 2. To engage with. _Douglas._ ~Twiching~, _prep._ Touch
- 915 _To_ TUSH, _v. n._ To express displeasure. _Rutherford._ E. _tush_, Su. G. _tyst_, silens; _tyst-a_, silere. TUSK, _s._ The _torsk_ of Pennant, S. Isl. _thosk-r_, asellus. _Martin._ TUSKER, _s._ An instrument made of iron, with a wooden handle, for castin
- 914 TURCHIE, _adj._ Short and thick, squat, Perths. Gael. _dorcha_, gross; or radically the same with ~Durgy~. TURc.u.mE, _s._ Clotted filth. _Lyndsay._ C. B. _tywarchen_, a covering, a stratum, Owen; clotty, Richards. t.u.r.dION, _s._ A species of galliard o
- 913 ~Tulchane bishop~, one who received the episcopate, on condition of a.s.signing the temporalities to a secular person. _Calderwood._ 2. A bag or budget, generally of the skin of an animal, S. B. _Journ. Lond._ 3. Applied to a chubby, sometimes to a dwarfi
- 912 TUCK, _s._ _Tuck of drum_, beat of drum, S. V. ~Touk~. _Wodrow._ TUEIT, _s._ An imitative word, expressing the short shrill cry of a small bird, _Complaynt S._ TUFF, _s._ A tuft of feathers or ribbons. _Watson._ Fr. _touffe_, a tuft, applied to hair, ribb
- 911 TRULIS, _s. pl._ Some kind of game. _Dunbar._ TRULLION, _s._ A sort of crupper, Mearns. Teut. _treyl-linie_, helcium, the trace of a cart-horse. _To_ TRUMP, _v. n._ To march, to trudge, S. _Barbour._ Isl. _tramp-a_, calcare; Germ. _trump-en_, currere. _To
- 910 _To_ TROW, _v. a._ To season a cask, by rinsing it with a little wort, before it be used, Ang. A. S. _ge-treow-ian_, purgare. TROWENTYN, L. _tranouwintyn_. V. ~Tranont~. _Barbour._ TROWIE GLOVES, a name given to sponges, Caithn. _Stat. Acc._ Q. _make-beli
- 909 Fr. id. _Douglas._ TRONIE, _s._ A traditionary saw, generally in rhyme; any thing frequently repeated, S. B. apparently the same with ~Trewane~. TROOD, _s._ Perh. wood for fences. _Statist. Acc._ Su. G. _trod-r_, lignum, quod materiam praebet saepibus con
- 908 _To_ TRODDLE, _v. n._ To walk with short steps, as a little child does, Ang. _Morison._ Germ. _trottel-n_, tarde et pigre incedere. TRODWIDDIE, _s._ The chain that fastens the harrow to what are called the _Swingle-trees_, S. B. Isl. _troda_, terra, and _
- 907 _Douglas._ _To_ TRINTLE, TRINLE, _v. a._ to trundle or roll, S. Fr. _trondel-er_, id.; A. S. _trendel_, globus. TRIP, _s._ A flock, a considerable number. C. B. _tyrfa_, a flock. _Henrysone._ TRIST, _adj._ Sad, melancholy. _Douglas._ Fr. _triste_, Lat. _t
- 906 TREWAGE, _s._ Tribute. _Wallace._ O. Fr. _truage_, _treuage_, toll, custom. TREWANE, _adj._ _Auld trewane_, anciently credited. V. ~Tronie~. _Knox._ Su. G. _troen_, fidus. TREWBUT, _s._ Tribute. _Wallace._ TRY, _s._ Means of finding any thing that has bee
- 905 TRENTAL, _s._ A service of thirty ma.s.ses, which were usually celebrated upon as many different days, for the dead. _Bannatyne P._ Fr. _trentel_, id. from _trente_, thirty. _To_ TREST, to trust. V. ~Traist~. TREST, TRAIST, TRIST, _s._ 1. The frame of a t