Part 59
WIDDERSINNIS, WEDDERSHYNNYS, WIDDERSINS, WIDDERSHINS, WITHERSHINS, WODERSHINS, _adv._ The contrary way, contrary to the course of the sun, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _wither_, contra, _sunne_, sol; or rather, Teut. _weder-sins_, contrario modo.
WIDDIE, WIDDY, _s._
1. A rope made of twigs of willow; used to denote a halter, S.
_Lyndsay._
2. The term is vulgarly understood in S. as if it denoted the gallows itself.
3. A twig, having several smaller shoots branching out from it; which being plaited together, it is used as a whip, the single grain serving for a handle, Caithn.
Su. G. _widia_, vimen, from _wide_, salix; A. S. _withig_, id.
~Widdifow~, ~Viddiful~, _s._
1. Properly, one who deserves to _fill_ a _widdie_ or halter, S.
_Lyndsay._
2. In pl. equivalent to _brave boys_, in sea language.
_Compl. S._
3. A romp, S.
~Widdifow~, _adj._ Wrathful, S. A. and O.
_Burns._
_To_ WIDDILL, _v. n._ pron. _wuddil_.
1. Generally used in connexion with some other _v._; as, _to widdil and ban_, _to widdil and flyte_, &c., S.
_Montgomerie._
2. To wriggle or waddle, S.
3. _v. a._ To introduce by shifting motion, or (metaph.) by circuitous courses, S.
_Cleland._
Germ. _wedel-n_, caudam motitare.
~Widdle~, _s._
1. Wriggling motion, S.
2. Metaph. struggle or bustle, S.
_Burns._
WIDDRIM, _s._
V. ~Widdendreme~.
WYDE, _s._ Dress.
V. ~Gide~.
WIDE-GAB, _s._ The fishing frog, Shetl.
* WIDOW, _s._ A widower, S.
_Rutherford._
WIE, _adj._ Little.
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.
_Bellenden._
A. S. _wiflic_, muliebris, foemineus.
WYG, WEIG, WHIG, _s._ A small oblong roll, baked with butter and currants, S.
Teut. _wegghe_, panis triticeus; libum oblongum, et libum lunatum.
WIG, WYG, _s._ Apparently, a wall. A thing is said to _gang frae wyg to waw_, when it is moved backwards and forwards from the one wall of a house to the other, S. B.
_Ross._
A. S. _wag_, Su. G. _waegg_, Belg. _weeg_, paries.
WIGG, WHIG, _s._ The thin serous liquid, which lies below the cream, in a churn, after it has become sour, and before it has been agitated, S. B.
_Journ. Lond._
_To_ WIGGLE, _v. n._ To wriggle.
V. ~Waigle~.
WIGHT, _s._ The shrew-mouse, Orkn.
_Stat. Acc._
Su. G. _wickt_, any thing very small.
WILD COTTON, cotton-grass, a plant, S. B.; also called _Moss-crops_, S.
WILDFIRE, _s._ The common name for the Phlyctenae of Sauvages, S., vulgarly _wullfire_.
A. S. _wild-fyr_, erysipelas.
_To_ WILE, WYLE, _v. a._ Used in relation to what is accomplished by caution or artful means; as, _I'll try to wile him awa'_, I will endeavour to get him enticed to go with me, S.
_Lyndsay._
Su. G. _wel-a_, Isl. _vael-a_, decipere.
_To_ WILE, WYLE, _v. a._ To select.
~Wile~, _s._ Choice, selection.
V. ~Wale~.
WYLECOT, WILIE-COAT, _s._
1. An undervest, generally worn during winter, S.
_Douglas._
2. An under-petticoat.
_Maitland Poems._
WYLFULL, _adj._ Willing; q. _full of will_.
_Wyntown._
~Wilfully~, _adj._ Willingly.
_Barbour._
* WILL, _s._ _What's your will?_ a common Scotticism for, "What did you say?"
_K. Hart._
WILL, _s._ Apparently, use, custom; pl. _willis_.
_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 is sometimes equivalent to _must_, S.
WILL, WYLL, WIL, WYL, _adj._
1. Lost in error, uncertain how to proceed, S.
_Wyntown._
_To go wyll_, to go astray, S.
_Douglas._
_Will of wane_, at a loss for a habitation.
_Barbour._
Su. G. _will_, Isl. _vill-a_, error; Isl. _vill-az_, to lead astray.
2. Desert, unfrequented.
_Douglas._
Isl. _ville_, ferus; Su. G. _willa diur_, wild animals.
~Wilsum~, _adj._ In a wandering state, implying the ideas of dreariness, and of ignorance of one's course, S. pron. _wullsum_.
_Pop. Ball._
Sw. _en villsam vaeg_, an intricate road.
~Willyart~, ~Wilyart~, _adj._
1. Wild, shy, flying the habitations and society of men.
_Burel._
2. Bashful and reserved, avoiding society, or appearing awkward in it, S.
_Burns._
From the _adj._ and Belg. _geaard_, q. of a wild disposition.
V. ~Art~.
3. Obstinate, wilful, Loth. Berwicks.
WILLAN, _s._ The willow or saugh, S. B.
WILLAWINS, _interj._ Welladay, S.
_Ferguson._
A. S. _wyn_, infortunium; q. _wa la wyn_, eheu calamitas!
WILLICK, _s._ The puffin, or alca arctica, Loth.
_Neill._
WILLIE-POWRET-SEG, _s._ The name given by children in Fife to the Porpoise.
WILLIE WHIP-THE-WIND, a species of hawk, the Falco tinnunculus, or kestrel; in O. E. the _Wind-vanner_, Ang.
WILRONE, _s._ A wild boar.
_Chr. S. P._
Su. G. _vild_, wild, and _rune_, a young boar.
WIMBLEBORE, _s._ A hole in the throat, which prevents one from speaking distinctly, S.; in allusion to a hole _bored_ by a _wimble_.
_To_ WYMPIL, WOMPLE, _v. a._
1. To wrap, to fold, S.
_Douglas._
2. To move in a meandrous way, applied to a stream, S.
_Ramsay._
Teut. _wimpel-en_, involvere, implicare; Flandr. _wompel-en_.
_To_ ~Wimple~, _v. n._ To use such circumlocution 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 craft, S. B.
_Poems Buch. Dial._
~Wympled~, _adj._ Intricate.
_Ross._
~Wimpler~, _s._ A waving lock of hair.
_Evergreen._
_To_ WIN, _v. n._ To dwell.
V. ~Won~.
_To_ WIN, WYN, WINNE, _v. a._
1. To dry corn, hay, peats, &c. by exposing them to the air, S. pret. _won_, _wonne_.
_Godscroft._
Belg. _winn-en_, A. S. _wind-wian_, ventilare; Su. G. Isl. _winn-a_, to wither.
2. Often used to denote harvest-making in general.
_Barbour._
Teut. _winn-en_, colligere fructus terrae.
_To_ WIN, _v. a._
1. To raise from a quarry, S. _won_, part. pa.
_Skene._
2. To work a mine of any kind.
_Bellenden._
A. S. _winn-an_, Su. G. _winn-a_, laborare, labore acquirere.
_To_ ~Win out~, _v. a._ To raise as from a quarry; metaph. used.
_Rutherford._
_To_ ~Win~ one's _bread_, to gain it, properly by _labour_, S.
_To_ WIN, WYN, WON, pron. _wun, v. n._ To have any thing in one's power, to arrive at any particular state or degree with some kind of labour or difficulty, S. pret. _wan_.
_Sir Tristrem._
It is often joined with an _adj._; as, _to win free_, _to win loose_; sometimes with a _s._, as, _to win hame_, to get home, S. It is also used with a great variety of prepositions.
1. _To_ ~Win aboon~,
(1.) To get the pre-eminence, S.
(2.) To obtain the mastery, to get the better of, S.
(3.) To recover from disease, S.
(4.) To recover one's spirits, S.
_Skinner._
2. _To_ ~Win about~, to circumvent in any way; especially by wheedling, S.
3. _To_ ~Win aff~,
(1.) To get away, in a local sense; implying the idea of some obstacle or danger, in one's way, S.
_Ross._
(2.) To be acquitted in a judicial trial, S.
(3.) To be able to dismount, S.
4. _To_ ~Win a-flot~, to break loose, to be set adrift.
_Balfour._
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 difficulty, S.
_Barbour._
(2.) To set off, as opposed to delay, S.
_Franck._
(3.) To die; as, _He's wun awa'_, S.
_Rutherford._
9. _To_ ~Win before~, to get the start of, S.
_Ritson._
10. _To_ ~Win ben~, to be able to go to, or to obtain admittance into, the inner apartment, S.
11. _To_ ~win butt~, to be able to go to the outer apartment, S.
_Ramsay._
12. _To_ ~win by~, to get past, S.
13. _To_ ~win down~,
(1.) To reach, to extend, downwards.
_Pitscottie._
(2.) To get down, S.
_Spalding._
14. _To_ ~Win farrer~, to get further, S.
15. _To_ ~Win farrer ben~, to be admitted to greater honour, S.
_Tales Landlord._
16. _To_ ~Win forrat~, to get forward, S.
17. _To_ ~Win gae~, to break loose, to obtain liberation, Buchan.
_Forbes._
18. _To_ ~Win in~,
(1.) To obtain access, S.
_Sir Egeir._
(2.) To be able to return home.
_Pop. Ball._
19. _To_ ~Win nere~, to get near, S.
_Douglas._
20. _To_ ~Win on~, to be able to ascend, or to mount, as on horseback, S.
_Rutherford._
21. _To_ ~Win on ahint~ _one_, to get the advantage in a bargain, to impose on one, S.
22. _To_ ~Win our~, or ~over~,
(1.) To get over, in a literal sense, to be able to cross; implying difficulty, S.
_Barbour._
(2.) To surmount, metaph. S.
_Persec. Church Scotl._
23. _To_ ~Win out~, to escape; as, from a field of battle, &c.
_Wallace._
24. _To_ ~Win throw~,
(1.) To get through, S.
_Ramsay._
(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 on it, S.
(3.) To attain; as denoting the state of the mind, S.
_Rutherford._
26. _To_ ~Win to foot~, to get on one's legs, S. B.
_Ross._
27. _To_ ~Wyn togidder~, to attain to a state of conjunction.
_Wallace._
28. _To_ ~Win up~,
(1.) To be able to ascend, S.
_Barbour._
(2.) To rise, to get out of bed, S.
_Pop. Ball._
(3.) To rise from one's knees.
_Minstr. Border._
29. _To_ ~Win up to~, or ~with~, to overtake, S.
30. _To_ ~Win within~, to get within.
_Chr. Kirk._
Su. G. _hwinn-a_, _winn-a_, pergere; aliquem praegressum assequi.
_To_ ~Win~, _v. a._
1. To reach, to gain; as, _to win the door_. S. B.
_Spalding._
_To_ ~Win by~, _v. a._
1. To get past; used in a literal sense, S.
2. To escape; in relation to danger, S.
_Tales Landlord._
WIN, _s._ Gain.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ WIN, _v. a._ To wind (yarn), S.
_Burns._
WINACHIN,
_1._ Equivalent to _winnowing_.
_Buchan._
2. Metaph. used.
_Poems Buch. Dial._
WINCHEAND, _part. pr._ Wincing.
_Peblis Play._
WYND, _s._ An alley, a lane, S.
_Wynt._
A. S. _wind-an_, to turn.
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._ One who deals in the marvellous, S.
WINDCUFFER, _s._ The name given to the kestrel, Orkn.
_Barry._
WINDFLAUCHT, _adj._ With impetuous motion, as driven by the wind, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _wind-vlaeghe_, turbo, procella.
WYNDEL-STRAY, WINDLE-STRAE, _s._
1. Smooth-crested grass, S.
_Ross._
2. Any trifling obstacle.
_Rutherford._
A. S. _windel-streowe_, a wheat or oaten straw.
_To_ WINDLE, _v. a._ To make up (straw or hay) into bottles, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
Teut. _windel-en_, fasciis vel fasciolis involvere.
~Windlen, Wonlyne~, _s._ A bottle of straw or hay, S.
_Ramsay._
Norw. _vandel_, a portion of hay or straw.
WINDOCK, WINNOCK, _s._ A window, S.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _vindauge_, Su. G. _windoega_; from _wind_, the higher part of a house, and _oega_, an eye.
WIND-SKEW, _s._ An instrument used for preventing smoke, Mearns.
Su. G. _wind_, and _skufw-a_, _sky_, vitare.
WYNE ~and~ ONWYNE, _adv._ To the right and left hand, every where, S. B.
From E. _wind_, to turn.
_Ross._
WINE-BERRY, _s._ The common currant, S. B.
_Pop. Ball._
WINED, L. _urned_.
V. ~Urn~.
_Wallace._
_To_ WINFREE, _v. a._ To raise from the ground, to disentangle, Aberd.
_Forbes._
From the v. _win_, and _free_.
_To_ WYNIS, _v. n._ To decay, to pine away, S. B.
Perh. corr. from E. _vanish_.
WINK, _s. In a wink_, in a moment, S. B.
_Morison._
WINKERS, _s._ The eye-lashes, S.
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, _part. pr._ Whirling, moving in a circular manner.
_Barbour._
Teut. _windel_, trochlea; _windtel-en_, volvere.
WINRAW, _s._ Hay or peats put together in long thin heaps, for the purpose of being more easily dried, S.; q. a _row_ for _winning_.
_Gl. Sibb._
WINS, _prep._ Towards, in the direction of, Ang.
WINSEY, _adj._ Of or belonging to wool, S. B., apparently corr. from E. _woolsey_.
WINSOME, _adj._
1. Gay, merry, cheerful, S. B.
_Burns._
A. S. _winsum_, jucundus, laetus; from _wyn_, joy.
2. Comely, agreeable, engaging, S.
_Ritson._
Su. G. _waen_, Isl. _vaenn_, pulcher, amoenus.
WYNSIK, _s._ Covetousness.
_S. P. Repr._
Teut. _win_, _ge-win_, gain, and _soeck-en_, to seek.
WINT, _pret. v._ Weened.
_Pitscottie._
WYNTIT, _part. adj._ The same with ~Winkit~, Dumfr.
Perh. as denoting the effect of exposure to the air; Fr. _vent-er_, to blow.
WYNTYR, _s._
1. Winter.
_Wyntown._
2. A year.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _winter_ occurs in both senses.
~Wintrous~, _adj._ Wintry, stormy.
_Z. Boyd._
_To_ WINTLE, _v. n._ To stagger, to reel, S. O.
_Burns._
Teut. _windtel-en_, circumagere, circumvolvere.
~Wintle~, _s._ A staggering motion, S. O.
_Burns._
WINZE, _s._ A curse or imprecation, S.
_To let a winze_, to utter a curse.
_Burns._
Teut. _wensch_, imprecatio.
_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 wreathe, to let down by a whirling motion.
_Barbour._
Mod. Sax. _wyr-en_, Fr. _vir-er_, Lat. _gyr-are_.
_To_ WIRK, WYRK, _v. a._
1. To work, to cause to accomplish.
_Douglas._
2. To make, to form.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _wirc-an_, _wyrc-an_, facere.
~Wirk~, ~Werk~, _s._ Work.
_Wallace._
WYROCK, _s._ A sort of hard excrescence.
V. ~Virrok~.
WIRRY-COW, _s._
1. A bugbear, a scarecrow, S.
_Ramsay._
2. The devil, S.
_Ramsay._
From _wirry_, to worry, and _Cow_, q. v.
WIRRY-HEN, _s._ Perhaps, one who swallows up the property of others, as a hen gobbles up what is thrown out.
_Bannatyne P._
_To_ WYRRIE, _v. a._ To strangle.
V. ~Wery~.
WIRSCHIP, _s._
V. ~Worschip~.
WYSAR, _s._ The visor.
V. ~Wesar~.
WISCH, _pret. v._ Washed.
_Houlate._
_To_ WYSE, _v. a._ To incline by caution or art.
V. ~Weise~.
_To_ WISEN, WYSSIN, _v. n._
1. To wither, to become dry and hard, S. pron. _wizzen_; A. Bor. id.
_Douglas._
2. To be parched; in consequence of thirst.
_Douglas._
A. S. _wisn-ian_, tabescere, marcescere; Isl. _visn-a_, id.
_To_ ~Wisen~, _v. a._ To cause to fade, or make dry.
_Douglas._
WISHY-WASHIES, _s. pl._ Shuffling language; a cant term for being slow in coming to the point, S. B.
_Shirrefs._
Belg. _wisiewasie_, fiddle-faddle, whim-wham.
_To_ WISY, _v. a._ To examine, &c.
V. ~Vesy~.
_To_ WISK, _v. a._ To hurry away, as if one quickly swept off any thing with a besom.
_Douglas._
Germ. _wisch-en_, to wipe; Su. G. _wiska_, _hwisk_, a besom.
_To_ ~Wisk~ _away_, _v. n._ To move off nimbly, S.; _whisk_, E.
_Douglas._
~Wysk~, _s._ A quick motion; S. _whisk_.
_Barbour._
_With are wysk_, _adv._ Quickly.
_K. Hart._
_To_ WISS, WISSE, _v. a._ To direct, to guide, to put one in the way of obtaining any thing, S.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _wiss-ian_, instruere, monstrare; Isl. _vys-a_, Dan. _vys-er_, ostendere.
_To_ WISS, _s._ To wish, S.
WISS, _s._ The moisture that exudes from bark, in preparing it for being tanned; Perths.
Isl. _vaes_, _vos_, humiditas.
WYSS, _adj._
1. Wise, prudent, S.
_Wall._
2. Knowing, informed; _wysser_, better informed, S.
A. S. _wis_, sapiens; Su. G. _wiss_, certus.
3. In the full exercise of reason; more commonly used with a negative, S.
_Ferguson._
~Wyss-wife~, ~Wise-wife~, _s._ A periphrasis for a witch, S.
_Spotswood._
Germ. _weissen-frauen_, witches.
~Wyss-like~, _adj._ Possessing the appearance of propriety, prudent, S.
A. S. _wis-lic_, prudens.
~Wyss-like~, _adv._ Properly, decently, S.
Germ. _weislich_, discreetly, judiciously.
_To_ WISSEL, _v. n._
1. To exchange.
2. To club in drinking, Ang.
~Wissel~, _s._ Change.
V. ~Quhissel~.
_To_ ~Wistel~, _v. a._ To wager, to stake, to bet, Ang.; an improper use of the _v._ _Quhissel_, to exchange.
WYSURE, _s._ Perh. consideration; Teut. _visouwe_, id.
_Dunbar._
_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 communicate intelligence, S.
A. S. _wit_, _ge-wit_, scientia, notitia.
_To_ WYT, _v. a._ To shun, to avoid.
Lat. _vit-are_, id.
_Barbour._
WITCH-BELLS, _s. pl._ Round-leaved bell-flower, S.
Sw. _maerebiael_, i. e. the bell of the Night-mare, viewed as an incubus.
_To_ WITE, _v. a._ To blame, to accuse; the prep. _with_, or _for_, being added, S.
_Kelly._
A. S. _wit-an_, Su. G. _wit-a_, imputare, exprobrare.
~Wite~, ~Wyte~, _s._ Blame, S.
_Douglas._
~Wyteless~, _adj._ Blameless.
_Ramsay._
WYTENONFA, _s._ A disease.
V. ~Wedonypha~.
WITH. _To gae with_, _v. n._ To miscarry, to fail, as respecting either one's circumstances, or moral conduct, S.
A. S. _with_, Su. G. _wid_, against; A. S. _with-ga-en_, to oppose.
WITH THAT, _adv._ Upon that, thereupon.
Isl. _vid that_, id.
_Wallace._
WITH THI, _conj._
1. Wherefore.
_Poems 16th Cent._
2. Provided, on condition.
_Barbour._
A. S. _with_, propterea, and _thy_, quod.
WITHERWECHT, _s._ The weight thrown into one scale, to counterbalance the paper, or vessel, in the opposite scale, which contains the goods bought, S. B.
A. S. _wither_, against, and _wiht_, weight, q. opposite weight.
WITH-GANG, _s._ Toleration, permission to pass with impunity.
_Skene._
From _gang_, to go, and the prep. _with_.
WITH-GATE, _s._ Liberty, toleration.
_Acts Ja. VI._
S. _with_, and _gate_, A. S. _gat_, via.
_To_ WITHHALD, _v. a._
1. To withhold, S. _l_ quiescent.
2. To hold, to possess.
_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_, to deny, to gainsay.
_To_ WITHSET, _v. a._ To beset.
_Barbour._
A. S. _with-sett-an_, to resist.
_To_ WITHTAK, _v. a._ To lay hold of, to seize.
_Knox._
A. S. _with-taec-an_, ad capere.
_To_ WITTER, WYTYR, _v. a._ To inform, to make known.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _witr-a_, notum facere, indicare.
~Wittir~, _s._
1. A mark, a sign.
_Douglas._
2. A pennon, a standard.
_Godscroft._
3. In _curling_, the mark towards which the stones are pushed, S. A.
_Davidson._
~Witterly~, _adv._ According to good information.
_Barbour._
~Wittryng~, ~Wyttring~, ~Wittering~, _s._
1. Information, knowledge.
_Douglas._
2. Information with respect to future events, or of a prophetic kind.
_Barbour._
Isl. _vitr-a_ is synon. with Sw. _foreboda_, to prognosticate.
~Witter-stone~, _s._ Apparently, a stone originally placed as a _witter_ or mark.
_Fountainhall._
WITTER, _s._ The barb of an arrow or fishhook, S.
_To_ WITTER, _v. n._ To fight, to fall foul of one another, Gl. Sibb.; perh. to take one by the throat.
V. next word.
Belg. _veter_, a point; Teut. _wette_, acies cultri.
WITTER, _s._ The throat, Aberd.
_Journ. Lond._
This seems corr. from Lat. _guttur_.
WITTINS, _s. pl._ Knowledge. _Without my wittins_, without my knowledge, S.
A. S. part. _wittende_, knowing.
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._ A woman of rank, or one splendidly dressed.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _wlonce_, _wlance_, gay, splendid, rich.
WOAGE, _s._ A military expedition.
V. ~Wiage~.
WOB, _s._ A web, S. _wab_.
_Douglas._
~Wobster~, ~Wobstar~, _s._ A weaver, S. _wabster_.
_Lyndsay._
WOBAT, _adj._ Feeble, decayed; _wobart_, Ang.
V. ~Vowbet~.
_Dunbar._
WOCE, _s._ Voice.
_Barbour._
WOD, WODE, WOUD, _s._ A wood.
_Douglas._
A. S. _wudu_, Belg. _woud_, S. _wud_, id.
WOD, WODE, VOD, _adj._
1. Mad, S. _wud_.
_Wallace._
A. S. _wod_, amens, insanus.
2. Furious with rage; denoting the act, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _wod_, furiosus; Isl. _od-ur_, insanus, ira percitus.
3. Having a fierce or fiery temper; expressive of the habit, S.
4. Ravenous; in relation to appetite.
_Douglas._
5. Wild, as opposed to an animal that is domesticated.
_Wallace._
~Wod~, ~Wud~. _In the wud o't_, an expression applied to a person, when eager to obtain or do any thing, or when greatly in need of it, S. B.
~Wodnes~, _s._ Fury, madness, S.
_Wyntown._
Alem. _uuotnissa_, dementia.
~Wodspur~, _s._ A forward, unsettled, and fiery person, S.
WODERSHINS, _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_.
_Houlate._
A. S. _wude-wase_, satyra, faunus.
WOFT, _s._ The woof.
V. ~Waft~.
_To_ WOID, _v. a._ To divide.
_Wallace._
WOYELEY, _adv._ Wickedly.
_Sir Gawan._
A. S. _wolice_, prave, inique; _wo-lic_, pravus.
WOIK, _pret. v._ Fled, wandered.
_Doug._
A. S. _woc_, _woce_, ortus est, from _waec-an_, suscitari.
WOYNE, _s._ Perh. labour.
_Maitland P._
Sw. _wonda_, difficultas; _wond-a_, laborare.
WOISTARE, WOUSTOUR, _s._ A boaster, S. _vouster_.
V. ~Voust~.
_Doug._
WOLK, _pret._ Walked.
_Douglas._
WOLROUN, _s._ Perh. impotent person.
_Dunbar._
Su. G. _gall_, testiculus; Teut. _ruyn-en_, castrare.
_To_ WOLTER, _v. a._ To overturn.
_Maitland P._
Teut. _woelter-en_, volutare.
~Wolter~, _s._ An overturning, a change productive of confusion; S. _walter_.
_Knox._
WOMENTING, _s._ Lamentation.
V. ~Wayming~.
_Douglas._
_To_ WOMPLE, _v. a._ To wrap.
V. ~Wimpil~.
_To_ WON, _v. n._ To be able, to have any thing in one's power.
V. ~Win~, _v. n._
_To_ WON, WIN, WYN, _v. n._ To dwell, S.
_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; also, dug from a mine.
V. ~Win~, _v._ 3.
_To_ WOND, _v. n._ To depart; used for _wend_.
_Gawan and Gol._
WONGE, _s._ The cheek.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _waeng_, Isl. _vong_, maxilla.
WONNYT. L. _wemmyt_, q. v.
_Barbour._
WOO, _s._ Wool, S.
_Kelly._
_It's aw ae woo_, S. Prov. It is all one.
WOOD-ILL, _s._ A disease of cattle, the same with ~Muir-ill~, q. v.
WOOERBAB, _s._ The garter-knot below the knee, with a couple of loops, S. O.
_Burns._
WOR, _pret._ Guarded, defended.
V. ~Wer~.
_Wallace._
WOR, _adj._ Worse.
V. ~War~.
_Kennedy._
WORDY, _adj._ Worth, worthy, S.
_Ramsay._
WORDIS, _v. imp. It wordis_, it behoves, it becomes.
_Wallace._
_Bee worde of_, become of.
V. ~Worth~, _v._
_Z. Boyd._
Belg. _word-en_, O. Su. G. _woerd-a_, Isl. _verd-a_, interesse, pertinere.
WORLIN, _s._ A puny and feeble creature.
_Dunbar._
A dimin. from _worl_, _wurl_, _wroul_, all corr. from _Warwolf_, q. v.
_To_ WORRIE, _v. a._ To strangle.
_Kennedy._
_To_ ~Worry~, _v. n._ To choak, to be suffocated, S.
_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. of E. _worsted_, S.
_Spalding._
_To_ WORSLE, _v. n._ To wrestle.