Part 30
INHADDIN, _adj._ Applied to fuel which must be constantly _held in_, or supplied, to the fire, S. B.
~Inhaddin~, _s._ Frugality, S. B. q. _holding in_.
INIQUE, _adj._ Unjust, Fr.
_Balnaues._
INKIRLIE.
V. ~Enkerly~.
_To_ INLAKE, _v. a._ To want.
_Pitscottie._
_To_ ~Inlake~, _v. n._
1. To be deficient, S.
_Maitland P._
_In_ and Teut. _laeck-en_, diminuere; diminui.
2. To die, S.
_Journ. Lond._
~Inlaik~, ~Inlake~, ~Inlacking~, _s._
1. Deficiency, of whatever kind, S.
_Pitscottie._
2. Death, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
INLYING, _s._ Childbearing, S.
INMEATS, _s. pl._ Those parts of the intestines used for food, S.
Sw. _inmaete_, intestines.
_To_ INN, _v. a._ To bring in corn from the field, S.
O. E. Teut. _inn-en_, colligere.
INNERLY, _adj._ Affectionate, compassionate, S. A.
Sw. _innerlig_, id. from _inner_, interior.
INNYS, _s._
V. ~In~.
INOBEDIENT, _adj._ Disobedient, Fr.
_Lyndsay._
~Inobedient~, _s._ A disobedient person.
_Lyndsay._
~Inobedience~, _s._ Disobedience.
_Lyndsay._
INNOUTH, _adv._ Within.
V. ~Inwith~.
YNOM, _pret._ Took.
_Wallace._
A. S. _genom_, id.
INORE, _s._ Perh. honour.
_Sir Gawan._
O. Fr. _enor_, id.
INORME, _adj._ Atrocious.
_Chr. S. P._
_To_ INPUT, _v. a._ To put in.
_Spalding._
INPUT, _s._
1. Share in a contribution, S.
2. Balance, in change of money, S.
3. Aid, metaph.
_Ross._
_To_ IN-RIN, _v. a._ To incur.
_Acts Ja. II._
INSCALES, _s. pl._ Racks at the lower end of a cruive.
_Law Case._
INSICHT, _s._
1. Furniture of a house.
_Burr. Lawes._
2. The implements of husbandry on a farm.
_Bellenden._
3. Means of subsistence.
_Bellenden._
A. S. _insaete hus_, casa, casula.
~Insight~, _adj._ In relation to household furniture.
_Spalding._
2. As to agricultural implements.
_Id._
_To_ INSYLE, _v. a._ To infold.
V. ~Syle~.
_Douglas._
INSPRAICH, _s._ Furniture of a house, Loth.
V. ~Spraichrie~.
_Leg. St. Androis._
INSPRENT, _pret. v._ Sprung in.
V. ~Sprent~.
INSTRUMENT, _s._ A written document, given in proof of any deed of a court, or transaction of an individual in that court, S.
1. _To ask an instrument_, or _instruments_; to demand a legal document with respect to a deed.
_G. Buchanan._
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 confirming a protest against it; used improperly, S.
_Spalding._
L. B. _instrumentum_, a document.
_To_ INSWAKK, _v. a._ To throw in.
V. ~Swak~.
_Douglas._
_To_ INTAKE, _v. a._ To take a fortified place.
_Baillie._
Sw. _intag-a_, to take a town.
INTAKE, _s._
1. The bringing in of the crop, S.
2. A contraction, in sewing, 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_ INTEND, _v. n._ To direct one's course.
L. B. _intend-ere_, id.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ INTEND, _v. a._ To prosecute legally, a forensic term.
_Acts Sed._
L. B. _intend-ere_, judicio contendere.
_To_ INTENT, _v. a._ Same as the preceding _v._
L. B. _intent-are_, id.
_Wodrow._
_To_ INTERCOMMUNE, _v. n._ 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._
INTERKAT, _adj._ Intricate.
_Henrysone._
_To_ INTERMELL, _v. n._ To intermingle.
V. ~Mell~.
_To_ INTERPELL, _v. a._ To importune, Lat.
_R. Bruce._
_To_ INSIST, _v. n._ To continue in a discourse, S.
_Minstrelsy Border._
_To_ INTERTRIK, _v. a._ To censure.
_Douglas._
Fr. _entre_ and _triquer_, to cull out.
INSUCKEN, _s._
V. ~Sucken~.
INTEST, Perhaps, troubled.
_Houlate._
O. Fr. _entest-er_, to trouble.
INTHRANG, _pret._ Pressed into.
V. ~Thring~.
_Dunbar._
INTILL, _prep._
1. In, S.
_Barbour._
2. Into, as denoting entrance, S.
_To_ INTROMIT, _v. n._ To intermeddle with goods that belonged to one deceased, S.
_Erskine._
L. B. _intromitt-ere_, id.
~Intromission~, _s._ The act of intermeddling in this way, S.
_Erskine._
~Intromitter~, ~Intrometter~, _s._ One who intermeddles, as defined above, S.
_L. Hailes._
_To_ INTRUSS, _v. a._ To intrude.
_Henrysone._
Fr. _intrus_, _intruse_, intruded.
INVAIRD, L. _Invairt_, inwardly.
_Houlate._
_To_ INVAIRD, INWARD, _v. a._ To put inward.
_Gl. Sibb._
INUASIBIL, _adj._ Invading.
_Douglas._
INVICTAND, _part. pa._ Carrying.
_Douglas._
L. B. _invect-are_; or perh. _infecting_.
INUNTMENT, _s._ Ointment.
_Doug._
Lat. _inungo_.
INWITH, INNOUTH, _adv._ Within, S.
V. ~Outwith~.
_Bellenden._
Sw. _inuti_, within.
~Inwith~, _adj._ Inclining downwards, S.
_Ross._
_To_ INYET, _v. a._ To infuse.
V. ~Yet~.
_Douglas._
JO, JOE, _s._
1. A sweetheart, S.
_Ramsay._
2. Expressing affection, and some degree of familiarity, S.
_Lyndsay._
Fr. _joye_, _joie_; _mon joie_, my darling.
JOCKEY-COAT, _s._ A great coat, S.
JOCKY-LANDY, _s._ A lighted stick, wisp, or any thing blazing, foolishly given as a plaything to children, S. B.
_Jack-a-lent_, E.
JOCKTELEG, _s._ A folding knife, S.
_Burns._
From _Jacques de Liege_, the name of a celebrated cutler.
_To_ JOGILL, _v. a._ To jog, 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.
JOHN'S (St) NUTT, two nuts growing together in one husk; the possession of which is supposed to secure against witchcraft; Dumfr., Perths.
_Legend St Androis._
JOHNSTON'S (St) RIBBAND.
V. ~Ribband~.
IOYALL, _adj._ Causing delight.
_Burel._
JOYEUSITY, _s._ Jollity.
_Knox._
Fr. _joyeuseté_.
JOINT, _s._ A word out of joint, one that is improper in any respect, S.
_To_ JOIS, JOYS, IOS, _v. a._ To enjoy.
_Douglas._
JONETTE, _s._ Apparently, marsh marigold.
Fr. _jaulnette_, id.
_K. Quair._
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.
JORNEYE, JORNAY, JOWRNÉ, _s._
1. Day's work.
_Wyntown._
2. Battle, fight.
_Douglas._
3. Single combat.
_Wyntown._
4. Warlike expedition.
_Wallace._
Fr. _journée_, a day's work; also, a battle, from _jour_, a day.
JOT, _s._ A job, S. B.
_Gl. Shirr._
_To_ JOT, _v. a._ To take short notes, S.
E. _jot_, a point, a title.
~Jotting~, _s._ A memorandum, S.
JOUCATTE, JOUCAT, _s._
1. A measure of liquids.
_Acts Ja. VI._
2. Now used as synon. with _gill_, Loth.
E. _jugg_, Dan. _jugge_, urna.
JOUGS, _s. pl._
V. ~Juggs~.
JOUGS, _s. pl._ Bad liquors, S. B.
_To_ JOUK, JOWK, JOOK, _v. n._
1. To incline the body forwards with a quick motion, S.
_Douglas._
2. To bend in consequence of a stroke.
_Douglas._
3. To make obeisance.
_Knox._
4. To act deceitfully, S.
5. To yield to any present evil, by making the best of it, S.
_Ramsay._
Germ. _zuck-en_, to shrink or shrug, in order to ward off a blow.
~Jouk~, ~Juik~, _s._
1. An evasive motion, S.
_Douglas._
2. A bow, a genuflexion.
_Godly Ball._
3. A slight curtsey, S. B.
_Ross._
4. A shelter of any kind, Perths.
5. A trick.
_Leg. St Androis._
~Jouking~, ~Jowking~, _s._
1. Shifting.
_Doug._
2. Artful conduct, S.
~Joukry-pawkry~, _s._ Trick, juggling, S.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
_To_ JOUNDIE, JUNDIE, _v. a._ To jog with the elbow, S. _junnie_, S. B.
_Ross._
Sw. _skynd-a_, to hasten, to push forward.
~Joundie~, ~Jundie~, _s._ A push with the elbow, S.
_Ramsay._
JOURDAN, JORDAN, _s._ A chamberpot, S. O. E.
A. S. _gor_, stercus, _den_ cubile.
JOURNELLIE, _adv._ Daily.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ JOW, _v. n._
1. To move from side to side; _to jow on_, to jog on, S.
2. To toll, S.
_Burns._
_To_ ~Jow~, _v. a._ To move, S. B.
_Shirrefs._
2. To toll a large bell by the motion of its tongue.
_Gl. Sibb._
3. To ring.
_Knox._
~Jow~, _s._ A single stroke in tolling, S.
_Percy._
JOW, _s._ A juggler.
_Dunbar._
Fr. _jou-er_, to play.
JOW-JOWRDANE-HEDED, _adj._
V. ~Jourdan~.
_Dunbar._
IOWIS, _s. pl._ Jaws.
_Douglas._
Fr. _joue_, the cheek.
_To_ JOWK, _v. n._ To play tricks.
_Houlate._
_To_ IRK, _v. n._ To tire.
_Wallace._
~Irk~, _adj._ Indolent.
V. ~Ergh~.
_Henrysone._
A. S. _earg_, piger.
YRLE, _s._ A dwarf.
_Kennedy._
IRNE, YRN, AIRN, _s._
1. Iron; _ern_, S.
_Douglas._
2. In _pl._ fetters, S.
3. _New aff the airns_, recently come from finishing one's studies, S.
Isl. _iarn_, Su. G. _iern_, id.
IRRESPONSAL, _adj._ Insolvent.
_Rutherford._
IRRITANT, _adj._ Rendering null.
_Acts Sedt._
L. B. _irritare_, irritum facere.
IRUS, IROWS, _adj._ Angry.
_Wyntown._
Lat. _ira_, anger.
~Irusly~, _adv._ Angrily.
_Barbour._
IS, _term._ The mark of the genitive sing., as _manis_, of man; in A. S. _es_.
_To_ ISCH, ISCHE, _v. n._ To issue.
O. Fr. _yss-ir_, id.
_Barbour._
_To_ ~Ische~, _v. a._ To cause to issue.
Isl. _ys-a_, expellere.
_Acts Ja. V._
~Isché~, _s._ Issue.
_Douglas._
ISE,
1. I shall.
_Ross._
2. I am, West of S. q. _I is_.
ISECHOKILL, _s._ An icicle, S. _ice-shogle_, S. A.
_Douglas._
A. S. _ice-gicel_, Belg. _yskegel_, id.
ISILLIS, _pl._ Embers.
V. ~Eizel~.
ISK, ISKIE, _interj._ The word used in calling a dog, S.
_Ramsay._
Fr. _icy_, hither; or Teut. _aes_, _aesken_, a dog.
ITHAND, YTHEN, YTHAND, _adj._
1. Busy, diligent; S. _eident_.
_Doug._
2. Steady, uniform.
_Barbour._
3. Constant, continual.
_Bellenden._
Su. G. Isl. _idin_, laborious, industrious; _idne_, labour, industry; from _id_, work.
~Ithandly~, ~Ythanly~, ~Ithinglie~, _adv._
1. Busily, diligently; S. _eidentlie_.
_Doug._
2. Without interruption.
_Barbour._
YTHRANGIN, _pret. v._ Thrust upwards.
V. ~Thring~, _v. a._
JUCAT, _s._ A measure.
V. ~Joucate~.
JUFFLER, _s._ Shuffler.
_Dunbar._
JUGGS, JOUGS, JOGGES, _s. pl._ A kind of pillory; the criminal being fastened to a wall or post, by an iron collar which surrounds his neck, S.
Lat. _jug-um_, a yoke.
_Stat. Acc._
IVIGAR, _s._ The Sea Urchin.
_Sibb._
JUM, _adj._ Reserved, not affable, S.
JUNCTLY, JUNTLY, _adv._ Compactly.
_Wallace._
JUNDIE, _s._ A push.
V. ~Joundie~.
_To_ JUNE, _v. a._ To join.
_Bellenden._
JUNT, _s._ A large piece of any thing, S., perhaps q. a _joint_.
_Ramsay._
JUPE, _s._
1. A kind of short mantle for a woman, S.
2. A wide or great coat, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
3. A bed-gown, Clydes.
4. _Jupes_, pl. a piece of flannel, used instead of stays, Ang.
Fr. _jupe_, a long coat.
JUPPERTY, JEPERTY, _s._
1. A warlike enterprise.
_Barbour._
2. A battle, or conflict.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _jeu parti_, any thing uncertain.
JUPSIE, _adj._ Big-headed, dull, and of a slothful appearance, Orkn.
JUSTICOAT, _s._ A waistcoat with sleeves, S. B.
Fr. _just-au-corps_, a close coat.
_To_ JUSTIFIE, _v. a._ To punish with death.
_Complaynt S._
L. B. _justificare_, meritis poenis afficere.
~Justifying~, _s._ Subjection to capital punishment.
_Pitscottie._
JUSTRY, _s._
1. Justice.
_Wallace._
2. The justice eyre.
_Wyntown._
_To_ JUTE, _v. a._ To tipple, S.
Su. G. _giut-a_, A. S. _geot-an_, fundere.
~Jute~, ~Joot~, _s._ Sour or dead liquor, S.
Belg. _jucht_, slight beer.
_Ramsay._
~Juttie~, _s._ A tippler, Ang.
_To_ ~Juttle~, _v. n._ To tipple, S.
JUTE, _s._ A term of reproach applied to a woman, a jade, Clydes.
JUXTER, _s._ A juggler; q. _joukster_.
V. ~Jouk~, _v._
K
KA, _s._
V. ~Kay~.
KABBELOW, _s._ Cod-fish salted and hung for a few days, Ang.
Belg. _kabbeliauw_, cod fish.
KAY, KA, KAE, _s._ A jack-daw, S.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _kae_, A. S. _ceo_, Alem. _ka_, id. _Ka-wattie_, _kay-wattie_, S. B. id. Teut. _kauwett-en_, to chatter like a jack-daw.
~Kay-witted~, _adj._ Hare-brained, S.; q. giddy as a jack-daw.
KAIL, KALE, _s._
1. The generic name for colewort, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Isl. Dan. _kaal_, id.
2. Broth made of greens, especially of coleworts, S.
_Godly Sangs._
~Kail-brose~, s. A sort of pottage made of meal and the scum of broth, S.
V. ~Brose~.
~Kail-stock~, _s._ A plant of colewort, S.
_Colvil._
Sw. _kaalstok_, the stem or stalk of cabbage.
~Kail-gully~, _s._ A large knife for cutting and shearing down coleworts, S.
_Popular Ball._
~Kail-runt~.
V. ~Runt~.
~Kail-wife~, _s._ A green-woman, S.
_Cleland._
~Kail-yard~, _s._ A kitchen-garden, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Sw. _kaalgard_, a garden of herbs.
To KAIM, KAME, KEME, _v. a._ To comb, S.
_To Kame against the hair_, to oppose, S.
_Ross._
~Kaim~, _s._ A comb, S.
_Minstr. Bord._
_Su_. G. Dan. Belg. _kam_, A. S. _camb_, id.
~Kamtster~, _s._ A woolcomber.
V. ~Keme~.
KAIM, _s._
1. A low ridge, Lanerks.
2. A camp or fortress, South of S.
_Minstr. Bord._
Gael. _cam_, expl. a crooked bill; or rather Mod. Sax. _kam_, the summit of a mound.
KAYME, KAME, _s._ A honeycomb.
_Barbour._
KAIN, KAIN-FOWLS.
V. ~Cane~.
KAIR, _s._ A mire, a puddle, Fife.
Isl. _ker_, palus; Sw. _kiaerr_, paludes.
KAIRD, _s._ A gipsey.
V. ~Caird~.
KAIRS, _s. pl._ Rocks through which there is an opening, S.
A. S. _carr_, a rock.
KAISART, _s._ A cheese-vat; also called _chizzard_, S. B.
Teut. _kaese-horde_, id.
KAY-WATTIE, _s._ A jack-daw.
V. ~Kay~.
KAY-WITTED, _adj._ Brainish, hot-headed, hair-brained, S.
V. ~Kay~.
KANNIE, _adj._ Prudent, &c.
V. ~Canny~.
KAR, _adj._ Left-handed.
V. ~Ker~.
KARRELYNG.
V. ~Caralyngis~ and ~Carolewyn~.
KARRIEWHITCHIT, _s._ A fondling term for a child, Ang.
KATABELLA, _s._ The Hen harrier, Orkn.
_Barry._
KATHERANES, KETHARINES.
V. ~Cateranes~.
KATOGLE, _s._ The Eagle-owl, Orkn.
Sw. _katugl_, id.
_Barry._
KATOURIS, _s. pl._ Caters.
_Houlate._
KAVEL, KEVEL, CAVEL, _s._ A mean fellow.
_Dunbar._
KEADY, _adj._ Wanton.
V. ~Caige~, _v._
KEAVIE, _s._ A species of crab.
_Sibbald._
_To_ KEB, _v. n._ To cast a lamb immaturely, Bord.
~Keb~, _s._ A ewe that has brought forth immaturely, or been prevented accidentally from rearing.
_Complaynt S._
_To_ KEBBIE, _v. a._ To chide, Ang.
Su. G. _kifw-a_, id. Su. G. _kif_, a quarrel.
_To_ ~Kebbie-lebbie~, _v. n._ To carry on altercation, Ang.
KEBBRE, _s._ A rafter.
V. ~Cabor~.
KEBBUCK, KEBUCK, CABBACK, _s._ A cheese of a larger size, S.
_Ramsay._
Gael. _cabag_, a cheese.
KEBRACH, _s._ Very lean meat, Loth.
V. ~Cabroch~.
KECKLING-PINS, _s. pl._ Wires for knitting stockings. Aberd.
KED, _s._ The sheep-louse, Tweed.
V. ~Kid~.
KEDGIE, _adj._ Cheerful, &c.
V. ~Caigie~.
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._
Su. G. _kik-a_, Belg. _kyk-en_, intentis oculis videre.
_To_ ~Keek through~, _v. a._
1. To prospiciate, S.
2. To examine with accuracy.
_Burns._
~Keek~, ~Keik~, _s._ A peep, S.
_Burns._
~Keekers~, _s. pl._ A cant term for eyes, S.
~Keek-bo~, _s._ Bo-peep, S.
Belg. _kiekebo_, id.
~Keeking-glass~, _s._ A looking-glass, S.
_Ritson._
~Starn-keeker~, _s._ A star-gazer.
Su. G. _stiernkikare_, id.
KEEL, KEIL, _s._ Ruddle, S.
_Douglas._
Gael. _cil_, ruddle; Fr. _chaille_, a rocky earth.
_To_ ~Keel~, ~Keil~, _v. a._ To mark with ruddle, S.
_Kennedy._
KEELICK, _s._
1. Anger, vexation, Ang.
Isl. _keli_, dolor.
2. A stroke, Ang., also _keelup_.
KEELING, KELING, KEILING, KILLING, KILLIN, _s._ Cod of a large size, S.
_Sibbald._
Isl. _keila_, Sw. _kolja_, a haddock.
KEELIVINE, KEELIVINE-PEN, _s._ A black-lead pencil, S. Perhaps q. _guille de vigne_, a quill made from the vine.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
KEEPSAKE, _s._ A token of regard, S.
KEEST, _pret._ Puked, S. B.
KEETHING SIGHT, the view of the motion of a salmond, by marks in the water, S. B.
_Law Case._
This is the same with ~Kythe~, q. v.
_To_ KEIR, _v. a._ To drive, S. B.
_Bannatyne Poems._
Isl. _keir-a_, S. G. _koer-a_, to drive.
KEIR, _s._ In some parts of S., an ancient fortification.
C. B. _caer_, a fort.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ KEYRTH, _v. a._ To scratch.
Su. G. _kratt-a_, id.
_Dunbar._
_To_ KEYTCH, _v. a._ To toss, S.
V. ~Cache~.
_Ramsay._
~Keytch~, ~Kytch~, _s._ A toss, S.
_Kelly._
KEITH, _s._ A sort of dam, Perths.
_Stat. Acc._
Germ. _kette_, Su. G. _ked_, a chain.
_To_ KEKKIL, KEKIL, _v. n._
1. To cackle, S.
_Complaynt S._
2. To laugh aloud, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _kackel-en_, Su. G. _kakl-a_, id.
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.
_To_ KELE, _v. a._ To kill.
_Douglas._
A. S. _cwell-an_, id.
KELL, _s._
1. A dress for a woman's head.
_Douglas._
2. The hinder part of a woman's cap, the _caul_, S.
Belg. _kovel_, a coif.
KELLACH, KELLACHY, _s._ A small cart of wicker, fixed to a square frame and tumbling shafts, Ang.
_Statist. Acc._
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.
_Minstrelsy Border._
Alem. _chalp_, Germ. _kalb_, a calf?
2. A raw-boned youth.
_Gl. Shirr._
KELT, _s._ Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool, S. used both as a _s._ and _adj._
_Gl. Shirr._
_Leg. St Androis._
Isl. _kult_, tapestry, or any raised work.
KELT, _s._ A salmon that has been spawning, a foul fish, S.
_Statist. Acc._
Belg. _kuytvisch_ id. _kuyt_, Teut. _kiete_, spawn.
_To_ KELTER, _v. n._ To move in an undulating manner, S.
Germ. _kelter_, vivarium.
KELTER, _s._ Money, Dumfr.
Germ. _gelt_, id.
KELTIE, _s._ A large glass or bumper, imposed under the notion of punishment on those who, as it is expressed, do not _drink fair_, S. _Keltie's mends_, id.
_Statist. Acc._
KELTIES, _s. pl._ Children, Ang.
Su. G. _kullt_, a boy.
KEMBIT, _s._ The pith of hemp, Ayrs.
Gael. _cainab_, hemp.
To KEME, _v. a._ To comb.
V. ~Kaim~.
KEMESTER, _s._ A wool-comber, S.
_Burrow Lawes._
_To_ KEMP, _v. n._ To strive, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _camp-ian_, Su. G. _kaemp-a_, certare.
~Kemp~, _s._
1. A champion.
_Douglas._
A. S. _cempa_, miles; Su.G. _kaempe_, athleta.
2. Sometimes it includes the idea of strength and uncommon size.
_Bannatyne Poems._
3. The champion of a party in controversy.
_Winyet._
Dan. _kempe_, a giant; Isl. miles robustus.
~Kemp~, _s._ The act of striving for superiority, S.
_J. Nicol._
~Kemper~, _s._
1. One who strives; now generally applied to reapers striving on the harvest-field, S.
2. One who is supposed to excel in any respect, S.
_Ross._
Isl. _kaemper_, is the pl. of _kaempe_.
~Kempin~, _s._ The act of striving on the harvest-field, S.
_A. Douglas._
_To_ KEMPEL, _v.a._ To cut into separate parts, S. B.
Su. G. _kappa_, L. B. _kapul-are_, to amputate.
KEMPLE, _s._ Forty wisps or bottles of straw or hay, S.
_Courant._
_To_ KEN, _v. a._
1. To know, S.
O. E.
2. To make known.
_Wyntown._
3. To direct, in relation to a course.
_Douglas._
4. To direct, as to the means, S. B.
Isl. _kenn-a_, docere, instituere.
_Barbour._
5. To be able.
_Wyntown._
6. _To ken a_ widow _to her terce_, to set apart her proportion of the lands which belonged to her deceased husband; a forensic phrase, S.
_Fountainhall._
Su. G. _kaenn-a_, cognoscere, sensu forensi.
_To_ ~Ken~, _v. n._ To be acquainted.
_Wallace._
~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._
Su. G. _kaenn-a_, to discover by the senses.
~Kenspeckle~, _adj._ Having so singular an appearance, as to be easily recognised, S.
_J. Nicol._
From _ken_, and A. S. _specce_, a mark.
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.
KENT, _s._ A long staff used by shepherds for leaping over ditches or brooks, S.
_Ross._
_To_ KEP, KEPP, KEIP, _v. a._
1. To intercept, S.
_Douglas._
2. To receive in the act of falling, S.
_Bellenden._
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.
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.
KER, KAR, _adj._ Left, S.
_Skene._
Gael. _caerr_, id.
KER, _s._ The soft kernel of suet, Ang.
KERB, KIRB STONES, The large stones on the borders of a causeway; or _curb-stones_, because serving as a fence to the rest, S.
_Statist. Acc._
KERS, KERSS, _s._
V. ~Carse~.
KERSSES, _s. pl._ Cresses, S.
A. S. _caerse_, Belg. _kerss_, id.
KEST, KEIST, _pret. v._
1. Threw.
_Complaynt S._
2. Threw off in the chase.
_Douglas._
3. Contrived, formed a plan.
_Wallace._
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_, Isl. _kaet_, caro?
_To_ ~Ket~. _v. a._ To corrupt.
_Henrysone._
KET, KETT, _s._ A matted fleece, S.
_Burns._
C. B. _caeth_, bound; Ir. _caitin_, shag.
~Kett~, _s._ The weed called quick-grass. S. A.
~Ketty~, _adj._ Matted, S. A.
KETCHE-PILLARIS, _s. pl._ Players at ball.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _kaetse-spel_, ludus pilae.
KETHAT, _s._ A robe or cassock.
_Dunbar._
KETRAIL, KYTRAL, _s._ A term expressive of the greatest contempt and abhorrence.
V. ~Kytral~.
_Gl. Sibb._
Teut. _ketter_, haereticus.
KETTRIN, _s. pl._
V. ~Cateranes~.
_To_ KEVE, _v. a._ To toss.
V. ~Cave~.
KEVEL.
V. ~Kavel~.
_To_ KEVEL, _v. n._ To wrangle, S. A.
_J. Nicol._
Alem. _kyffel-n_, Su. G. _kifw-a_, _kaeb-la_, id.
KEWIS, _s. pl._ Line of conduct.
_Dunbar._
Fr. _queue_, conclusion of a business.
KY, _s. pl._ Cows, S.
O. Fris. _kij_.
_Douglas._
_To_ KIAUVE, _v. a._ To work, to knead, Moray.
_Popular Ball._
Isl. _kef-ia_, supprimere.
KIBBLE, KYBILL, _adj._ Strong and active, S. B.
_Wyntown._
KICK, _s._ A novelty. S.
Isl. _kaek-r_, gestus indecorus.
~Kicky~, _adj._
1. Showy, gaudy, S.
_Shirrefs._
2. Aiming at what is above one's station, S.
_To_ KID, _v. n._ To toy, Fife.
Su G. _kaet-jas_, lascivire.
KID, KAID, _s._ The tick or sheep-louse.
_Polwart._
KYDD, _part. pa._ Manifested; from _kythe_.
_Sir Gawan._
KIDDY, _adj._ Wanton, Ang.
V. ~Caigie~.
KIDE, _s._ Perh. q. _Kith_, q. v.
_Sir Gawan._
KIGH, _s._ A slight tickling cough, S.
Germ. _keich-en_, tussire.
KIGHENHEARTED, KICKENHEARTED, _adj._ Fainthearted, S.
Isl. Sw. _kikn-a_, spiritum amittere.
_To_ KIGHER, KICKER, _v. n._ To titter, S.
Germ. _kicker-n_, id.
KIL, A term entering into the formation of many names of places in S.
_Stat. Acc._
From Gael. _cill_, a cell, as denoting that this was once the abode of a religious.
KYLE, _s._ A sound, a strait, S.
_Martin._
Gael. _caolas_, id. Isl. _kyll_, gurges.
KILE, KYLE, _s._ A chance.
_Ross._
Corr. from _Cavil_, q. v.
KILL, _s._ A kiln, S. _To fire the kill_, to raise a combustion.
_Wodrow._
~Kill-spendin~, _s._ An old term for the fire of a kiln, Ang. from the great _expenditure_ of fuel.
_To_ ~Kill~, _v. a._ To kiln dry, S.
_Fountainhall._
KILLING, _s._ Cod.
V. ~Keeling~.
KILLOGIE, _s._
V. ~Logie~.
KILLYLEEPY, _s._ The common sandpiper, Loth.
KILT, KELT, _s._ A loose dress, extending from the belly to the knee, in the form of a petticoat, S.
_Boswell._
Su. G. _kilt_, _kiolt_, Isl. _kellta_, sinus vestis anterior.
_To_ ~Kilt~, ~kilt up~, _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._
~Kilting~, _s._ The lap of a woman's petticoat that is tucked up, S.
_Kelly._