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Teut. _wachte_, excubiae; et vigiles, excubitores.
3. A place of ambush.
_At the wate_, in wait.
_Douglas._
WATER, WATTER, _s._
1. A river, or pretty large body of running water, S.
_Bellenden._
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~, _s._ A disease consisting in a sense of heat in the epigastrium, with copious eructations of aqueous humour, S.
~Water-craw~, _s._ The water ouzel, S.
_Stat. Acc._
~Water-kelpie~, _s._ The spirit of the waters.
_Minstr. Bord._
~Water-mouth~, _s._ The mouth of a river, vulgarly _Watter-mow_, S. B.
_Chart. Ja. VI._
~Watergang~, _s._ The race of a mill.
_Acts Ja. I._
~Water-purpie~, _s._ Common brooklime, an herb, S.
~Water-shed~, _s._ The highest ground in any part of a country, from which rivers descend in opposite directions, S.
_Ess. Highl. Soc._
~Water-slain moss~, peat earth carried off by water, and afterwards deposited, S.
_Walker._
~Water-wraith~, _s._ The spirit of the waters, S. B.
V. ~Wraith~.
WATH, _s._ A ford.
_Stat. Acc._
A. S. _wad_, Belg. _waede_, Lat. _vad-um_.
WATLING STRETE, VATLANT STREIT, a term used to denote the milky way, from its fancied resemblance of a broad street or causeway.
_Doug._
WATTIE, _s._ A blow, Ang.
Su. G. _hwat_, celer?
WATTLE, _s._ A tax paid in Shetland; said to have been introduced in return for the distribution of holy _water_.
_Stat. Acc._
To WAUBLE, _v. n._ To swing, to reel, S. O.
Isl. _veifl-a_, saepius vibrare.
_Burns._
WAUCH, _s._ Wall.
_Peblis Play._
A. S. _wah_, paries; A. Bor. _wogh_, id.
_To_ WAUCHT, WACHT OUT, WAUGHT, WAUCH, _v. a._ To quaff, to swig, S.
_N. Burne._
A. S. _veaht_, irriguus; Isl. _vokua_, madefieri.
~Waucht, Waught~, _s._ A large draught of any liquid, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ WAUE, _v. a._ To toss, to agitate.
A. S. _waf-ian_, fluctuare.
_Douglas._
_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_, nausea, _walgh-en_, Isl. _velg-ia_, nauseare.
WAUINGEOUR, WAUYNGOUR, _s._ A vagabond, a fugitive.
V. ~Waff~.
_Doug._
_To_ WAUK, WAULK, WALK, _v. a._ To full cloth, S. pron. _wauk_.
_Garnet._
Su. G, _walk-a_, Belg. _walck-en_, Ital. _guale-are_, id.
_To_ ~Wauk~, _v. n._ To shrink in consequence of being wetted, S.
~Wauker~, ~Waulk-miller~, _s._ A fuller, S.
Belg. _walcker_, Su. G. _walkare_, Germ. _waukmuller_, id.
~Wauk-mill, Waulk-mill~, _s._ A fulling-mill, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Germ. _walk-muhle_, id.
WAUKER, _s._ A watchman, one who watches clothes during night, S.
A. S. _waecer_, Belg. _waaker_, id.
_To_ WAUL, _v. n._ To look wildly, to roll the eyes, S. O.
_Douglas._
A. S. _wealw-ian_, to roll, Lat. _volv-ere_.
WALD, _s._ Government, power.
_In wald_, under sway.
_Wallace._
Isl. _vellde_, _valld_, power.
_To_ WAUR, _v. a._ To overcome.
V. ~War~, _v._ 1.
WAW, _s._ Wave; pl. _wawys_.
_Barbour._
A. S. _waeg_, _weg_, id. pl. _waegas_.
WAW, _s._ Wall, S. pl. _wawis_.
_Wallace._
A. S. _wag_, _wah_, id.
WAW, _s._ Wo, sorrow.
_Maitland Poems._
WAW, _s._ A measure of twelve stones, each stone weighing eight pounds.
_Stat. Rob. III._
E. _wey_; as, a _wey of wool_, _cheese_, &c., from A. S. _waeg_, _waga_, _weg_, a load.
_To_ WAW, _v. n._ To caterwaul, S.
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, WEY, WIE, _s._ Conjoined with _litill_;
1. As denoting time.
_Barbour._
2. In relation to place.
_Wyntown._
3. As expressing degree.
_Douglas._
~A wee,~
1. A short while, S.
_Ramsay._
2. In a slight degree, S.
~We~, ~Wee~, ~Wie~, _adj._ Small, little, S.
_Henrysone._
WEAM-ILL, _s._ The belly-ache.
V. ~Wambe~.
WEAN, WEEANE, _s._ A child, S.
_Ross._
Q. _wee ane_, synon. with _little ane_, S. id.
_To_ WEAR IN, _v. a._
1. To gather in with caution, as a shepherd conducts his flock into the fold, S.
_The Ew-bughts._
Teut. _weer-en_, propulsare.
2. As a _neut. v._, to move slowly and cautiously.
WEARY, _adj._
1. Feeble; as, _a weary bairn_, a child that is declining, S.
A. S. _werig_, lassus.
2. Vexatious, causing trouble, S.
A. S. _werig_, malignus.
_Gl. Sibb._
3. Vexed, sorrowful.
_Ritson._
~Weariful~, _adj._ Causing pain or trouble; pron. _wearifow_, S.
WEASSES, _s. pl._ A species of breeching for the necks of work-horses, Orkn.
_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, _s._ A weaver, S. A. Bor.
_Ferguson._
A. S. _webbestre_, textrix, a female weaver.
WECHE, _s._ A witch.
_Bellenden._
A. S. _wicca_, _wicce_, id.
WECHT, WEIGHT, WEGHT, _s._
1. An instrument for winnowing corn, made in the form of a sieve, but without holes, S.
_Bannatyne P._
Belg. _vecher_, a fanner; from Germ. _wech-en_, ventum facere.
2. A sort of tambourin.
_Evergreen._
~Wechtful~, _s._ As much as a _wecht_ can contain, S. pron. _wechtfow_.
WED, _s._ A pledge.
~To Wed~, _v. a._ To pledge.
V. ~Wad~.
~Wedkeeper~, _s._ One who preserves what is deposited in pledge.
_R. Bruce._
WEDDYR, WEDDIR, WEDDER, s.
1. Weather; as a general term.
_Barbour._
2. Wind.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _waeder_, Teut. _weder_, coeli temperies, Su. G. _waeder_, id., also the wind.
~Weddir-gaw~, _s._ Part of one side of a rainbow, appearing immediately above the horizon, viewed as a prognostic of bad weather; pron. _weather-gaw_, S.
Germ. _wasser-gall_, repercussio iridis; _wasser_, humour, and _gall_, splendor.
~Weddir-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_, i. e. between him and the light of the sky.
_Gl. Sibb._
A. S. _weder_, coelum, and _gleam_, splendor.
_To_ WEDE, WEID, WEYD, _v. a._ To rage, to act furiously, part. pr. _wedand_.
_Wallace._
A. S. _wed-an_, insanire, furere.
WEDEIS, _pl. s._ Withes.
V. ~Widdie~.
_Wallace._
WEDONYPHA, _s._ The _onfall_ or attack of a _weid_; _wedonfaw_, S. A. _wytenonfaw_, S. B.
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. _be-weeglik_, unstable, pliable.
WEEM, _s._
1. A natural cave, Fife, Ang.
_Stat. Acc._
2. An artificial cave, or subterraneous building, Ang.
_Stat. Acc._
From Gael, _uamha_, a cave.
WEEPERS, _s. pl._ Stripes of muslin or cambric, stitched on the extremities of the sleeves of a black coat or gown, as a badge of mourning, S.
_Burns._
WEER, _s._ Fear.
V. ~Were~.
_To_ WEESE, WEEZE, _v. n._ To ooze, to distil gently, S. B.
_Morison._
Isl. _veisa_, Dan.-Sax. _waes_, A. S. _wos_, humor.
WEFFIL, _adj._ Limber, not stiff, S.
A. S. _waefol_, fluctuans; Teut. _weyfel-en_, vacillare.
WEFFLIN, WEFFLUM, _s._ The backlade, or course of water at the back of the mill-wheel, Ang.
_To_ WEY, _v. a._ To throw.
_Wallace._
Teut. _wegh-en_, movere.
_To_ WEY, _v. a._ To bewail; Teut. _weeh-en_, to cry as a child, vagire.
_Wallace._
_To_ WEID, _v. n._ To become furious.
V. ~Wede~.
~Weid~, _adj._. Furious, synon. _wod_.
_Dunbar._
WEID, _s._ A kind of fever to which women in child-bed, or nurses, are subject, S.
Germ. _weide_, or _weite_, corresponds to Fr. _accablé_, as signifying that one is oppressed with disease.
WEID, L. _theid_, region.
V. ~Thede~.
_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._
1. A balance, S.
_Ferguson._
2. One is said to be in the _weigh-bauks_, when in a state of indecision, S.
Teut. _waegh-balck_, scapus librae.
~Weights~, _s. pl._ Scales, S.
_Z. Boyd._
_To_ ~Weight~, _v. a._
1. To weigh, S.
2. To burden, to oppress, S.
_Baillie._
WEIGHT, WEGHT, _s._ A kind of sieve.
V. ~Wecht~.
WEIK, WEEK, _s._ A corner or angle. _The weiks 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.
WEIL, _s._ Prosperity, advantage.
_Doug._
~Weil is me~, happy am I, S.
~Weil is yow~, happy are you.
_Lyndsay._
A. S. _wel_, _well_, bene; Su. G. _waeles mig_, O! me felicem.
WEIL, _s._ An eddy.
V. ~Wele~.
WEIL, WELE, WELLE, _adv._ Very.
V. ~Feil~.
_Wyntown._
_To_ WEILD, _v. a_.
1. To obtain, by whatever means.
_Douglas._
2. To enter on possession of an estate.
_Barbour._
WEILL, _adj._ Many.
_Barbour._
Germ. _viel_, Belg. _vel_, id.
WEILL-FARAND, _adj._ Having a goodly appearance.
V. ~Farand~.
WEILL-HEARTIT, _adj._ Not dejected, S.
WEILL-WILLIE, WEILL-WILLIT, _adj._ Liberal, not niggardly, 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 person, 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 compurgators, who shall attest their belief that he swears truly.
_Stat. Ja. I._
It is synon. with the E. forensic phrase, _Wager of Law_, and L. B. _vadiare legem_. The E. phrase is from O. 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-hors~, ~Weirly~, ~Weir-wall~.
V. ~Were~.
WEIRD, WERD, WERDE, WEERD, _s._
1. Fate, S.
_Wyntown._
2. Prediction.
_P. Buch. Dial._
A. S. _wyrd_, fatum; _wyrde_, parcae.
_To_ ~Weird~, ~Weerd~, _v. a._
1. To destine.
_P. Buch. Dial._
2. To predict.
_Minstr. Bord._
~Weirdless~, ~Wierdless~, _adj._ Unprosperous, through something cross in one's lot, S.
_To_ WEISE, 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.
_Ramsay._
4. _To weise awa'_, to wheedle; as, to entice a tradesman to leave his master; Clydes.
Teut. _wys-en_, to teach, to show; or O. Fr. _vois-ier_, _ves-ier_, tromper, ruser; _wiseux_, fin, subtil.
_To_ ~Weise~, ~Wyse~, _v. n._ To incline, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ WEIT, _v. n._ 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._
~Weet~, ~Weit~, _adj._ Wet, S.
~Weetie~, _adj._ Wet, S. B.
WELANY, _s._ Damage, disgrace.
_Barb._
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_, id.
~Weilhead~, _s._ The vortex of a whirlpool, S.
_To_ WELL, WALL, WALD, _v. a._
1. To weld, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _well-en_, to be very hot.
2. _v. n._ To be incorporated.
_More._
WELL, _s._ Good, weal.
_Z. Boyd._
WELLE, _s._ Green sward.
V. ~Fail~.
_Sir Gawan._
WELL-EY, _s._ That part of a quagmire, in which there is a spring, S. _wall-ee_.
_Bellenden._
Q. the _eye_ of the _wele_.
V. ~Wele~.
WELLIT, _part. pa._ Drowned.
_Houlate._
WELL-KERSES, _s. pl._ Water-cresses, S.
A. S. _wille-cerse_, id.
WELL-WILLAND, _s._ A well-wisher.
V. ~Weill-willie~.
_Wyntown._
~Well-willing~, _adj._ Complacent.
_Mellvill's MS._
WELSCHE, _adj._ Insipid.
V. ~Walsh~.
_To_ WELT, _v. a._
1. To throw.
_Douglas._
2. _v. n._ To roll.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _walt-ian_, to roll.
_To_ WELTER, _v. a._
1. To roll.
_Doug._
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.
~Wemmyt~, _part. pa._ Scarred.
_Barbour._
A. S. _wemm_, a scar, a blemish.
_To_ WENDIN, _v. n._ To wane.
A. S. _wan-ian_, to decrease.
WENE, _s._ _But wene_, doubtless.
A. S. _wene_, conjecture.
~Wene~, _s._ A mark by which one traces his way.
A. S. _wene_, conjecture.
_Douglas._
WENG, _v. a._ To avenge.
_Barbour._
Fr. _veng-er_, id.
WENNYNG.
V. ~Wonnyng~, _s._
_Barbour._
WENSDAY, _s._ Wednesday, S.
Belg. _Weensdagh_, Isl. _Wonsdag_, the day consecrated to _Woden_.
_To_ WENT, _v. n._ To go.
_Barbour._
A. S. _wend-an_, to go.
~Went~, _s._
1. A course.
_Douglas._
2. A passage.
_Douglas._
3. The course of affairs.
_Id._
Alem. _went-en_, vertere.
_To_ WER, WERE, WEIRE, _v. a._ To guard.
_Barbour._
A. S. _wer-ian_, Belg. _weer-en_, to defend.
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, _s._
1. Doubt, S. B.
_Barbour._
2. Apprehension, fear.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _waere_, caution; Belg. _vaer_, fear.
WERE, WER, WEIR, _s._ War, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _waer_, O. Belg. _werre_, id.
~Wereman~, ~Weir-man~, ~Wer-man~, _s._ A soldier.
_Douglas._
~Were-horse~, ~Weir-horse~, _s._
1. A war-horse.
_Pop. Ball._
2. A stallion, Moray.
_Ibid._
~Werely~, ~Weirly~, _adj._ Warlike.
_Doug._
~Were-wall~, ~Weir-wall~, _s._ A defence in war.
_Houlate._
~Weriour~, ~Weryer~, _s._
1. A warrior.
_Gawan and Gol._
2. An antagonist.
_Douglas._
_To_ WERY, WERRY, WYRRIE, _v. a._
1. To strangle.
_Douglas._
2. To worry.
_Wyntown._
Teut. _worgh-en_, strangulare.
WERY, _s._ Vexation, Orkn.
A. S. _werig_, execrabilis.
WERIOUR, _s._ A maligner.
_Douglas._
V. preceding word.
_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~.
_Kennedy._
WERNAGE, _s._ Provision laid up in a garrison.
V. ~Vernage~.
WERNOURE, _s._ A miser.
_Douglas._
A. S. _georn_, avidus, compar. _geornor_; Su. G. _warn-a_, to defend.
V. ~Warnstor~.
_To_ WERRAY, _v. a._ To make war upon.
Su. G. _haer_, an army.
_Barbour._
_To_ WERRAY, _v. a._ To curse.
V. ~Wary~.
WERRAY, _adj._ True.
V. ~Warray~.
~Werrament~, ~Verrayment~, _s._ Truth.
Fr. _vrayement_, in truth.
_Wallace._
WERSH, _adj._ Insipid.
V. ~Warsch~.
_To_ WERSIL, _v. n._ To wrestle.
V. ~Warsell~.
WERSLETE, _s._ Uncertain.
_Wyntown._
WERTH, _s._ Fate; for _weird_.
_Henrysone._
WERTHAR, _adj._ More worthy.
_Wallace._
Moes. G. _wairths_, worthy.
WESAR, WYSAR, _s._ A visor.
_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.
_Wallace._
WESTLINS, WESTLINES, _adv._ Westwards, S.
_Ramsay._
WETHY, _s._ A halter.
V. ~Widdie~.
_Wyntown._
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~.
⁂ WH.
For words not found here, see ~Quh~.
WHANG, _s._
1. A thong, S.
2. A slice, S.
_To_ ~Whang~, _v. a._ To flog, to scourge, S.
V. ~Quhaing~.
_To_ WHAISLE, WHOSLE, _v. n._ To wheeze in breathing, S.
_Pop. Ball._
Su. G. Isl. _hwaes-a_, id.
WHATY, _adj._ Indifferent.
_Thomas of Ercildone._
_To_ WHAUK, _v. a._
1. To thwack, S.
2. Metaphor., to harass.
_Ramsay._
WHAUP, _s._ A curlew.
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.
WHEELIN, _s._ Coarse worsted, S., as spun on the large _wheel_.
_To_ WHEEP, _v. n._
1. To give a sharp, intermittent whistle, S.
2. To squeak, S.
Su. G. _hwip-a_, to whoop.
_To_ WHEEPLE, _v. n._
1. To attempt ineffectually to whistle, S.
2. To whistle in a low flat tone, S.
WHEEPLE, _s._ A shrill intermittent whistle, S.
_Stat. Acc._
WHEEPS, _s. pl._ An instrument for raising the _brig-heads_ of a mill, S. B.
WHELEN, Perh. an error for _whelcen_, who; Su. G. _hwilken_, id.
_Sir Gawan._
WHID, _s._ A lie, S.
V. ~Quhid~.
_Burns._
_To_ WHIG, _v. n._ To go quickly, Loth.
WHIG, WHIGG, _s._
1. An acetous liquor subsiding from soured cream, S.
2. A name given by rigid Episcopalians to Presbyterians; and by members of the Kirk of Scotland to Presbyterian dissenters, S.
Perh. from _wiggam_, a term used in driving horses.
WHIG, WIG, _s._ A fine wheaten bread, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
WHIGMELEERIE, _s._
1. The name of a game occasionally played at a drinking club, Angus. A pin was stuck in a circle, having as many _radii_ drawn from the centre 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 off a glass.
Perhaps so denominated from contempt of the severe sobriety attributed to the _Whigs_.
2. In pl. whims, fancies, S.
_Burns._
_To_ WHIHHER, _v. n._ To titter, Ang.
_Minstr. Bord._
_To_ WHILLY, WHULLY, _v. a._ To gull, S.
_Ramsay._
~Whilliwha~, ~Whillywhae~, _s._ A person who deals in ambiguous promises, S.
_Ramsay._
WHILT, _s._ _A-whilt_, in a state of perturbation.
_Watson._
~Whiltie-whaltie~, _adv._ In a state of palpitation. _My heart's a' playin whiltie-whaltie_, S.
Isl. _vallt_, volutor; _hwell-a_, resonare.
WHIN, WHINSTANE, _s._ Ragstone, or toadstone, S.
V. ~Quhyn~.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ WHINGE, _v. n._ To whine, S.
V. ~Quhinge~.
_Ramsay._
WHINGER, WHINGAR, _s._ A short hanger used as a knife at meals, and as a sword in broils.
_Lay Last Minstr._
Isl. _hwin_, furunculus, and _gerd_ actio; q. a weapon for _secret deeds_.
WHINKENS, _s. pl._ Flummery, S. B.
Su. G. _hwink-a_, to vacillate.
_To_ WHINNER, _v. n._ To pass with velocity, giving a humming sound, S.
Isl. _hwyna_, to resound.
_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. _chwip-iaw_, to move briskly.
WHIP, _In a whip_, _adv._ In a moment, S.
Alem. _uuipphe_, nictus oculi; C. B. _chwip_, quickly.
WHIPPER-TOOTIES, _s. pl._ Silly scruples about doing any thing, S.
Fr. _apres tout_, after all.
WHIPPERT, _adj._ Hasty and tart in demeanour, or in the mode of doing any thing, S.
~Whippert-like~, _adj._ Indicating irritation, by the manner of expression or action, S.
Isl. _hwop-a_, lightness, inconstancy; or ~Whip~, _v._
WHISH, WHUSH, _s._
1. A rushing or whizzing sound, S. B.
2. A whisper, S. B. _whisht_, Loth.
_Ferguson._
Su. G. _hwaes-a_, to whizz; Isl. _qwis_, susurrus.
_To_ WHISH, _v. a._ To hush; part. pa. _whist_.
_Godscroft._
~Whisht~, _interj._ Hush, be silent, S.
_Ramsay._
Sw. _wysch_, O. Fr. _houische_, id.
WHISTLE, _s._ Change of money, S.
V. ~Quhissel~.
_Ramsay._
WHISTLE, _s._ _To weet_ one's _whistle_, to take a drink, sometimes applied to tipplers, S.
O. E.
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 amusement, Aberd.
WHISTLE-THE-WHAUP, a phrase addressed to one who is supposed to play upon another, West of S.
_To_ WHITE, _v. a._ To cut with a knife, S.
V. ~Quhyte~.
_Burns._
WHITE-ABOON-GLADE, _s._ The Henharrier, Stirlings.
_Stat. Acc._
Corresponding with Lanarius _albus_, Le Lanier _cendrè_, &c.
WHITE BONNET, one who, in a sale by auction, bids for his own goods, or who is employed by the owner for this purpose, S.
WHITE FISH IN THE NET, a sport in which two persons hold a plaid pretty high, over which the rest of the company are obliged to leap. The object is to entangle the person who leaps; and if thus intercepted he loses the game, Ang.
WHITE-HORSE, the Fuller ray, a fish.
_Sibbald._
WHITIE-WHATIES, _s. pl._ 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.
WHITLIE, QUHITELY, _adj._ Having a delicate or fading look, S.
_Henrysone._
A. S. _hwit_, albus, and _lic_, similis.
WHITLING, WHITEN, WHITING, _s._ A species of sea-trout, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Sw. _hwitling_, a whiting.
WHITRACK-SKIN, _s._ A purse made of the skin of a weasel, Moray.
V. ~Quhitred~.
_Pop. Ball._
WHITTER, _s._ A hearty draught of liquor, S. O.
_Burns._
Q. _whetter_, from E. _whet_.
WHITTLE, _s._
1. A knife, S. as in E.
2. Applied to the harvest-hook, S.
_A. Douglas._
WHITTRET, _s._ The weasel.
V. ~Quhitred~.
WHORLE, _s._
1. A very small wheel, S.
2. The fly of a spinning-rock, made of wood, sometimes of a hard stone, S. _whirl_, E.
_Barry._
Su. G. _harfwel_, _hwirfwel_, id., verticillum; O. Sw. _hworla_, rotare.
_To_ WHOSLE, _v. n._ To breathe hard, to wheeze, Aberd.
V. ~Wheasle~.
_Journ. Lond._
_To_ WHUMMIL, WHOMEL, _v. a._ To turn upside down.
V. ~Quhemle~.
WHUNN, _s._ The stone called trap, &c.
V. ~Quhin~.
_A. Hume._
WHUSH, _s._ A rushing 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.
WIAGE, WYAGE, _s._ A military expedition or incursion.
_Barbour._
_Vyage_, a journey, S. B.
Fr. _voyage_, id.
WYANDOUR, _s._ _A gud wyandour_, one who lives or feeds well.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _viand-er_, to feed.
WICHT, _adj._
1. Strong, powerful.
_Wallace._
2. Active, clever, S. O. E. id.
_Wyntown._
3. Denoting strength of mind, or fertility of invention.
_Wyntown._
4. Strong, as applied to inanimate objects.
_Dunbar._
Su. G. _wig_, potens; alacer, agilis, _vegetus_; Lat. _vig-ere_.
~Wichtlie~, ~Wichtely~, _adv._
1. Stoutly.
_Douglas._
2. With strength of mind.
_Douglas._
~Wychtness~, ~Wightness~, _s._ Strength, S. B.
_Wyntown._
WICHT, _s._ A man or person, S.
_Doug._
A. S. _wiht_, creatura, animal, res.
WICK, WIC, _s._ A termination of the names of places, signifying a kind of bay, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Su. G. _wik_, A. S. _wic_, sinus maris.
_To_ ~Wick~, _v. n._ To strike a stone in an oblique direction, a term 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.
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_, all of a sudden; also, in a state of confusion, S. B.
_Pop. Ball._
A. S. _woda-dream_, furor, madness.