MOSINE,s.The touchhole of a piece of ordnance; metaph. S.motion-hole.Z. Boyd.
MOSS,s.1. A marshy place, S.Barbour.2. A place where peats may be digged, S.Statist. Acc.
Su. G.mose,mossa, id., locus uliginosus.
Moss-bummer,s.The Bittern, S. A., from itsboomingsound.
Moss-cheeper,s.1. The Marsh Titmouse.Sibbald.2. The Tit-lark, S.Fleming.
Moss-corns,s. pl.Silverweed, S.; alsoMoss-crops, andMoor-grass.
Moss-crops,s. pl.Cotton-rush, and Hare's-tailed Rush, S.Lightfoot.
Moss-troopers,s.Banditti who inhabited the marshy country of Liddisdale, and subsisted chiefly by rapine.Lay Last Minstrel.
MOSSFAW,s.A ruinous building, Fife.
MOT,v. aux.May.V.Mat.
MOTE,s.1. A little hill, or barrow.Bellenden.
A. S.mot, Isl.mote, conventus hominum, applied to a little hill, because anciently conventions were held on eminences. Hence ourMote-hillof Scone.
2. Sometimes improperly used for a high hill.Bellenden.3. A rising ground, a knoll, S. B.Ross.
ToMOTE,v. a.1. To pick motes out of any thing, S.2. Tomoteone's self, to louse, S.3. To use means for discovering imperfections, S.Douglas.
MOTH,adj.Warm, sultry, Loth.
MOTHER,s.The mother on beer, &c., the lees working up, S.
Germ.moder, id.
MOTHER-NAKED.V.Modyr-nakyd.
MOTHER-WIT,s.Common sense, discretion, S.Ferguson.
MOTTIE,adj.Full of motes.Ross.
MOVIR, MOUIR, MURE,adj.Mild, gentle.Wyntown.
Belg.morwe,murw, Su. G.moer, mollis.
Movirly,adv.Mildly.Wyntown.
MOULY HEELS.V.Mules.
ToMOULIGH,v. n.To whimper, to whine, Ayrs.
Isl.mogl-a, to murmur.
MOUNTAIN DULSE, mountain laver, S.
MOUNTH,s.A mountain.V.Month.
ToMOUP, MOOP,v. a.1. To nibble, to mump, S.Douglas.2. To impair by degrees.Ramsay.
Most probably corrupted from E.mump.
MOUSE,s.The bulb of flesh on the extremity of the shank of mutton, S. pron.moose.
Teut.muys, carnosa pars in corpore.
MOUSE-WEB,s.V.Moose-web.
ToMOUT,v. n.To moult, S.Acts Ja. II.
Teut.muyt-en, plumas amittere.
ToMoutawa'(pron.moot)v. a.To take away piecemeal, S.
Moutit,part. pa.Diminished, scanty, bare.Palice Honour.
ToMOUTER,v. a.To take multure for grinding corn, S.Ramsay.
ToMOUTER, (pron.mooter)v. a.The same withmout awa', S.
MOUTON,s.A French gold coin brought into S. in the reign of David II., having the impression of theAgnus Dei, which the vulgar mistook for a sheep; hence calledmouton.L. Hailes.
MOW, MOUE,s.A heap, S.Barbour.
A. S.mowe, acervus.
MOW, (pron.moo)s.1. The mouth, S.Maitland Poems.
Fr.moue; Su. G.mun, Teut.muyl, id.
2. A distorted mouth.Roull.3. Used in pl. in the sense of jest.Nae mows, no jest, S.Chr. Kirk.
ToMow,v. n.To speak in mockery.Lyndsay.
Mowar,s.A mocker.Palice Honour.
ToMow-band,v. a.To mention, to articulate, S.Ross.
Teut.muyl-band-en, fiscellam ori appendere.
Mow-bit,s.A morsel, S.Ferguson.
Mow-frachty,adj.Palatable, S. B.
Frommow, the mouth, andfraucht, perh. a lading.
MOWCH,s.A spy, an eave-dropper.
Fr.mousche,mouche, id.
Lyndsay.
MOWE,s.Dust, S.peat-mowe, peat-dust.Ruddiman.
MOWE,s.A motion.Douglas.
MOWENCE,s.Motion, or perhaps dependance.
Fr.mouvance, id.
Barbour.
MOWSTER,s.Muster.Bellenden.
MOZY,adj.Dark in complexion, S.
Isl.mos-a, musco tingere.
ToMUCK,v. a.To carry out dung, S.
Su. G.mock-a, stabula purgare.
Muck-fail,s.The sward mixed with dung, used for manure, S. B.Statist. Acc.
Muck-midden.V.Midden.
MUCKLE,adj.Great.V.Mekil.
MUD,s.A small nail, used in the heels of shoes, Loth.
Isl.mot, commissura, a joining close.
ToMUDDLE,v. a.To overthrow easily and expeditiously.Chr. Kirk.
Perh. a dimin. from Teut.maed-en, Isl.maed-a, secare, desecare; q. to mow down.
ToMUDDLE,v. n.To be busy at work, properly of a trivial kind, while making little progress, S.
Teut.moddel-en, lutum movere, fodicare.
ToMUDGE,v. n.To stir, to budge, S.
Mudge,s.The act of stirring, S.
O. Fr.muete, Lat.motus, C. B.mud, a motion.
MUDYEON,s.A motion of the countenance, denoting discontent, scorn, &c.mudgeon, Renfr.Montgomerie.
Isl.modg-a, irritare.
ToMUE, or MOO,v. n.To low as a cow, S.
Germ.mu, vox vaccae naturalis;muh-en, mugire.
MUFFITIES,s. pl.Mittens, either of leather or of knitted worsted, worn by old men, Ang. Orkn.
Isl.muffa, Dan.moffe, chirotheca pellita, hyberna.
MUFFLES,s. pl.Mittens, S.
Fr.mouffle.
MUGGS,s. pl.A particular breed of sheep, S.Statist. Acc.
MUIR,s.A heath, &c.V.Mure.
Muir-burn.V.Mure-burn.
Muir-ill,s.A disease to which black cattle are subject, S.Statist. Acc.
MUIS,s. pl.1. Bushels.Complaynt S.
O. Fr.mui, a bushel; Lat.mod-ius.
2. Heaps, parcels.Gl. Sibb.
MUIST, MUST,s.Musk, Border.
Corr. from Fr.musque, id.
Douglas.
MUKERAR,s.A miser.V.Mochre.Douglas.
MULDES, MOOLS,s.1. Pulverised earth, in general, S.2. The earth of the grave, S.Ramsay.3. The dust of the dead.Douglas.
Moes. G.mulda, Su. G.mull, A. S.mold, dust,mol-a, comminuere.
Mulde-mete,s.1. A funeral banquet.Douglas.2. The last food eaten before death.To give one his muld meat, to kill him, S.Ruddiman.
MULDRIE,s.Moulded work.Palice Honour.
ToMULE, MOOL,v. a.1. To crumble, S.
Isl.mol-a, id.
2.To mule in, to crumble bread into a vessel, for being soaked, S.Ramsay.3.To mule in with, to have intimacy with, q. to eat out of the same dish, S.Ross.
Mulin,Mulock,s.A crum, S.
Teut.moclie, offa; C. B.mwlwg, refuse.
MULES,s. pl.Kibes, chilblains, S.
Fr.mules, id.
MULIS,s. pl.A term of contempt.Montgomerie.
MULL, MAOIL,s.A promontory, S.Barry.
Isl.muli, frons montis, promontorium; Gael.maol, id.
MULL,s.A virgin.Kennedy.
A. S.meoule, id. Moes. G.mawilo, a damsel.
MULL,s.A mule.Knox.
ToMULLER,v. a.To crumble, S.V.Mule.
MULLIS, MOOLS,s. pl.Slippers, without quarters, anciently worn by persons of rank.Maitland Poems.
Fr.mules, Ital.mulo, Teut.muyl, sandalium.
MULTIPLÉ, MULTIPLIE,s.Number, quantity.Wallace.
Fr.multiplie, manifold.
MULTURE, MOUTER,s.The fee for grinding grain, S.Douglas.
Fr.mouture, L. B.molitura.
Multurer,s.The tacksman of a mill, S.
MUM,s.A mutter, S. B.
Teut.momm-en, larvam agere.
MUM CHAIRTIS,s. pl.Cards with figures: or formumchancis;mumchance, being an old game at cards.Maitland Poems.
MUMMING,s.Perh. muttering.Burel.
ToMUMP,v. n.To hint, to aim at, S.Shirrefs.
MUMM'D,part. pa.Tingling from cold, Loth.; apparently corr. from E.numb, torpid.
Mumt-like,adj.Having the appearance of stupor, Loth.
MUN,v. aux.Must.V.Mon.
Mundie,s.Perhaps, prating fool.
Teut.mondigh, loquacious.
Philotus.
MUNDS,s.The mouth. Loth.
Germ.mund, id.
MUNKS,s.A halter for a horse, Fife.
Isl.mundvik, canthus oris; Gael.muince, a collar.
MUNN,s.A short-hafted spoon, Galloway.Stat. Acc.
Perhaps from Isl.munn, the mouth.
MUNSIE,s.A designation expressive of contempt or ridicule, S. perh. a corr. of Fr.monsieur, vulgarly pron.monsie.
MUR,adj.V.Movir.
MURALYEIS,s. pl.Walls.Douglas.
Fr.muraille, a wall.
ToMURDRES, MURTHREYS,v. a.To murder.Bellend.
Moes. G.maurthr-jan, id.
Murdresar,s.1. A Murderer.Bellend.2. A large cannon.Compl. S.
Fr.meurtriere, id.
MURE, MUIR, MOR,anc.MORE,s.A heath, a flat covered with heath, S.Barbour.
A. S.mor, ericetum, heath-ground, Isl.mòr, id.
Mure-burn,s.1. The burning of heath, S.Acts Ja. IV.2. Metaph. strife, contention, S.
Mureland,Moorland,adj.Of or belonging to heathy ground.Ramsay.
ToMURGEON,v. a.1. To mock, by making mouths.Chr. Kirk.
Fr.morguer, to make a sour face.
2. To murmur, to grumble, S.
Murgeon,Morgeoun,s.1. A murmur, S.Ramsay.2. Muttering, in reference to the Mass.R. Bruce.
ToMURGULLIE.V.Margulyie.
MURYT,pret.Walled.Barbour.
Fr.mur-er, to wall.
MURLAN,s.A round narrow-mouthed basket, S. B.V.Murling.Pop. Ball.
ToMURLE,v. a.To moulder.
C. B.mwrl, crumbling.
Priests Peblis.
Murlie,s.1. Any small object, Ang.2. A fondling term for an infant, alsomurlie-fikes, Ang.
MURLING, MORTHLING, MURT,s.The skin of a young lamb, or of a sheep soon after it has been shorn.Gl. Sibb.
This is merely E.morling,mortling.
MURLOCH,s.The young piked dogfish.Statist. Acc.
MURMLED, MURBLED,adj.Having sore or tender feet, so as to go lame, Loth. S. A.
O. E.mormall, a sore, or swelling on the feet, or elsewhere.
ToMURR,v. n.. To purr as a cat, a term applied to infants. S. B.
Isl.murr-a, Teut.murr-en, murmurare.
Murling,s.A soft murmur, Ang.
Su. G.morl-a, mussitare.
MUMRELL,s.Murmuring.Lyndsay.
Teut.murmul-en, submurmurare.
MURRIOW, MURRIOWN, MURREON,s.A helmet.Knox.
Fr. morion, morrion, id.
MURTH, MORTH,s.Murder.
Su. G.mord, id.
Gl. Sibb.
ToMUSALL, MISSEL,v. a.To veil.
Su. G.musla, occultare.
Acts Ja. II.
Mussal,Myssal,Mussaling,s.A veil.Philotus.
MUSARDRY,s.Musing, dreaming.
Fr.musardie, id.musard.
Douglas.
MUSH,s.One who goes between a lover and his mistress, Fife.
Fr.mousche, a fly; metaph. an eave-dropper, a promoter.
V.Mowch.
MUSHINFOW,adj.Cruel, W. Loth. apparently q.mischantfou.
MUSKANE, MUSCANE,adj.1. Mossy. Teut.mosch-en, mucere.Pal. Hon.2. Putrid, rotten.Bellenden.
MUSLIN-KAIL,s.Broth made of water, barley, and greens, S. q.meslin-kail.V.Maschlin.Burns.
MUSSLING,adj.Uncertain.Z. Boyd.
MUST,s.Mouldiness.Henrysone.
Teut.mos,mosse, mucor.
MUST,s.Musk.V.Muist.
MUST,s.Hair-powder, or flour used for this purpose, S.; perhaps as anciently scented withmusk, S.must.
MUSTARDE-STONE,s.A stone used for bruisingmustardseed, S.Dunbar.
ToMUSTUR,v. n.To make a great parade; q. To shew one's self.Douglas.
ToMUT,v. n.To meet.Wallace.
Moes. G.mot-jan, Su. G.moet-a, id.
MUTCH,s.A head-dress for a female, S.Ramsay.
Teut.mutse, Su. G.myssa, id.
MUTCHKIN,s.A measure equal to an English pint, S.Acts Ja. I.
Belg.mutsie, denotes a quart.
MUTE,s.1. Meeting.Wallace.2. A parliament, an assembly.Kennedy.
ToMUTE,v. n.1. To plead; an old law term.Baron Courts.2. To treat of.Barbour.
A. S.mot-ian, tractare, discutere.
Mute,Mote,s.1. A plea.Reg. Maj.2. A quarrel.Rutherford.
ToMUTE,v. n.1. To articulate.Lyndsay.2. To mention what ought to be kept secret, S.Godscroft.3. To complain, S.Wallace.
Lat.mut-ire, to mutter.
Used also as av. a.Kennedy.
MUTH,adj.Exhausted with fatigue.V.Mait.Wyntown.
MUTH,adj.Exhausted with fatigue.V.Mait.Wyntown.
NA, NAE, NE,adv.No, not, S.
A. S.na,ne, id.
Barbour.
NA, NE,conj.1. Neither.Douglas.2. Nor.Barbour.3. Used both for neither, and nor.
A. S.na,ne, neque, nec.
Douglas.
NA,conj.But.Douglas.
NA,conj.Than.Wallace.
C. B. Gael. Ir.na, id.
NA,adj.No; none.Barbour.
ToNAB,v. a.To strike, S.
NACHET, NACKET,s.1. An insignificant person.Dunbar.
Fr.nacquet, a lacquey.
2.A little nacket, one who is small in size, S.
NACKET,s.1. A bit of wood, stone, or bone, used at the game ofShinty, S.
Su. G.kneck, globulus lapideus, quo ludunt pueri.
2. A quantity of snuff made up, or a small roll of tobacco, S.
NACKETY,adj.V.Knack.
NACKIE,adj.V.Knacky.
NACKS,s.A disease in the throat of a fowl.V.Knacks.
NAES,nae is, is not, S. B.
NAGUS,s.An abusive designation, Dunbar.
Su. G.Necken,Neccus, Old Nick.
NAIG,s.1. A riding horse, S.Burns.2. A stallion, S.
NAIL.Aff at the nail, destitute of any regard to propriety of conduct, S.
NAILS,s. pl.Refuse of wool, S. B.Statist. Acc.
NAIP,s.The summit of a house, S. B.Ross.
Isl.nap-ar, prominet,nauf, prominentia.
NAYSAY, NA-SAY,s.A refusal, S.
ToNaysay,v. n.To refuse, S.
NAIPRIE,s.Table linen, S.Knox.
Ital.napparie, id.
NAITHLY,adv.Perh. industriously.
A. S.nythlice, studiosus.
Douglas.
NAKYN,adj.No kind of, S.Barbour.
NAKIT,pret. v.Stripped.Pal. Hon.
NAM, am not, q.ne am. Chaucer,n'am.Sir Tristrem.
NAMEKOUTH,adj.Famous.Doug.
A. S.namcutha, nomine notus.
NANE,adj.No, none, S.Doug.
A. S.nan, id.
NANES, NANYS,s.For the nanys, on purpose.
Su. G.naenn-a, to prevail with one's self to do a thing.
NAPPIE,adj.Brittle.J. Nicol.
Q. whatknaps, or is easily broken.
NAR,conj.Nor.Douglas.
NAR, were not.Sir Tristrem.
NAR,adj.Nigher.Poems 16th Cent.
A. S.near, id.
ToNARR, NERR, NURR,v. n.To snarl as dogs, S. O.Gl. Sibb.
E.gnar, A. S.gnyrr-an, id.
NARROW-NEBBIT,adj.Contracted in one's views with respect to religious matters, S.V.Neb.
NARVIS,adj.Belonging to Norway.
Sw.Norwegz, Norwegian.
Skene.
NAS, was not.Sir Tristrem.
A. S.nas, i. e.ne was, non erat.
NAT,adv.Not.Douglas.
NAT, know not.Douglas.
A. S.nat, i. e.ne wat, non scio.
ToNATCH,v. a.To lay hold of violently, S. B.
NATE,s.Use.Douglas.
Isl.not, id.
V.Note.
NATHING,s.Nothing, S.Barbour.
ToNAVELL.V.Neive.
NAVEN, NAWYN,s.A navy.Barbour.
Germ.nawen, navis.
NAWISS, NAWYSS,adv.In no wise.Barbour.
NAXTÉ,adj.Nasty.Sir Gawan.
NE,conj.Neither.V.Na.
NE,adv.No.V.Na.
NE,prep.Nigh.
A. S.neah.
Douglas.
NE WAR, Unless.Douglas.
Alem.ne uuare, nisi.
ToNE,v. n.To neigh.Douglas.
Teut.naey-en, id.
Ne,s.Neighing.Douglas.
NEAR-GAWN, NEAR-BE-GAWN,adj.Niggardly, S.Ferguson.
Fromnearandgaand, going.
NEASE,s.Nose.R. Bruce.
NEATY, NEATTY,adj.1. Mere, S. B.Ross.2. Identical, S. B.Ross.
NEB,s.1. The nose, used ludicrously.Lang-nebbit,Narrow-nebbit, q. v.Sharp-nebbit, having a sharp nose, S.
A. S.nebbe, Isl.nef, nasus.
2. The beak of a fowl, S.Kelly.
A. S. Belg.nebbe, rostrum.
3. Applied to the snout.Kelly.4. Any sharp point, S.
NECE,s.Grand-daughter.V.Neipce.
NECKIT,s.A tippet for a child, S. B.
NECK-VERSE,s.The beginning of the 51st psalm,Miserere mei. &c.Lay Last Minstr.
NEDMIST,adj.Undermost, S.
A. S.neothemest, id.
NEDWAYIS,adv.Of necessity.
A. S.neadwise, necessary.
Barbour.
NEEDLE-FISH,s.The shorter pipe-fish.Sibbald.
NEEF,s.Difficulty.P. Buch. Dial.
A. S.naefde, want.
NEERDOWEIL,s.One whose conduct gives reason to think that he willnever do well, S.Ramsay.
ToNEESE,v. n.To sneese, S.
A. S.nies-an, Belg.niez-en, id.
ToNEESHIN,v. n.To desire the male, S. B.V.Eassin.
NEFFIT,s.A pigmy, S. pron.nyeffit.
Belg.nufje, a chit; or fromneive.
ToNEYCH, NICH, NYGH, NYCHT, (gutt.)v. a.To approach.Chr. Kirk.
Moes. G.nequh-jan, A. S.nehw-an, id.
NEIDE,s.Necessity.Wallace.
NEID-FYRE,s.1. Fire produced by the friction of two pieces of wood, S.Gl. Complaynt.
A. S.nyd, force, andfyr, fire; q. forced fire.
2. Spontaneous ignition, S.Bellenden.3. The phosphoric light of rotten wood, S. A.Gl. Complaynt.4. A beacon, S. A.Lay Last Minstr.
NEIDFORSE,s.Necessity.Compl. S.
Q. thenecessityarising fromforce.
NEIDLINGIS,adv.Of necessity.Doug.
ToNEIDNAIL,v. a.1. To fasten by clinched nails, S.2. A window isneidnail'd, when so fastened with nails in the inside, that the sash cannot be lifted up, S.
Sw.net-nagla, to rivet; fromnaed-a, to clinch, andnagla, a nail.
NEIGRE,s.A term of reproach, S. borrowed from Fr.negre, a negro.
NEIPCE, NECE,s.A grand-daughter.
Lat.neptis, id.
Skene.
NEIPER,s.Corr. of E.neighbour, S. B.Ross.
ToNEIR, NERE,v. a.To approach.Douglas.
Germ.naher-n, propinquare.
NEIRS, NERES,s. pl.The kidneys, S.Lyndsay.
Isl.nyra, Su. G.niure, Teut.niere, ren.
NEIS, NES,s.The nose, S.Douglas.
A. S.naese,nese, Su. G.naesa, id.
Neis-thyrle,Nes-thryll, s. Nostril, S.
A. S.naes-thyrlu.
Douglas.
NEIST, NAYST, NEST, NIEST,adj.Nearest, S.Wyntown.
A. S.neahst, Su. G. Dan.naest, id.
Neyst,prep.Next.Wyntown.
Neist,adv.Next, S.Ramsay.
NEIVE, NEIF,s.1. The fist, S.; pl.neiffis,nevys,newys,newffys.Douglas.To fald the nieve, to clinch the fist, S.2.Hand to nieve, hand and glove, S.R. Galloway.
Isl.nefi,knefe, Su. G.knaef,naefwe, id.
Nievefu',Neffow,s.A handful, S.
Su. G.naefwe full, id.
Burns.
Nivvil,s.The same, S. B.
ToNevell,Navell,Neffle,v. a.1. To strike with the fists, S.Philotus.
Su. G.hnuff-a, pugnis impetere.
2. To take hold with the fist, S.
Isl.hnyf-a, pugno prendo.
Nevel,Nevvel,s.A blow with the fist, S.Ramsay.
Nevelling,Neffelling,s.Fistiecuffs, S.Knox.
ToNeiffar,'Niffer,v. a.To barter; properly, to exchange what is held in onefist, for what is held in another, S.Rutherford.
Neiffer,Niffer,s.A barter, S.Burns.
Niffering, i. e. The act of bartering.Rutherford.
ToNEK,v. a.To prevent receiving check, a term at chess.Montgomerie.
Su. G.nek-a, to refuse.
NEPUOY, NEPOT, NEPHOY, NEPHEW, NEVO, NEVW, NEWU,s.1. A grandson.Wyntown.
Lat.nepos, a grandson.
2. A great grandson.Douglas.3. Posterity, though remote.Douglas.4. A brother's or sister's son.Wallace.
A. S.nepos,brother sune, velsuster sune.
5. Any relation by blood.Wyntown.
NER, NERE,prep.Near, S.
A. S.ner, Su. G. Dan.naer.
Nerhand,Near hand,prep.Near, S.Barbour.
Nere hand,adv.Nearly.Wyntown.
Ner til,prep.Near to, S.
Ner-sichtit,adj.Shortsighted, S.
Su. G.naarsynt, id.
NES,s.A promontory;ness, S.Doug.
A. S.nesse, Su. G.naes, Belg.neus, id.
Nes-thryll.V.Neis-thyrle.
NESS. S. pl.nessis, Vallies.Wallace.
A. S.nessas, loca depressa.
NET,s.Theomentum, the caul, S.
Teut.net, A. S.net,nette, id.
NETH,prep.Below.Wallace.
A. S.neothan, Su. G.ned, infra.
NETHELES,conj.Nevertheless.
A. S.na the laes, id.
Douglas.
NETHIRMARE,adv.Farther down.
A. S.nither, andmare, more.
Doug.
NETHRING,s.Depression.V.Nidder.Barbour.
NEUCHELD, (gutt.)part. pa.With calf, Perths.
ToNEVELL,v. a.To strike with the fist.
Nevell,s.A stroke of this kind.V.Neive.
NEVEW, NEVO, NEVOW.V.Nepuoy.
ToNEVIN, NEUIN, NYVIN,v. a.To name.Gawan and Gol.
Isl.nafn, Dan.naffn, a name;naevner, to name.
NEVYS,pl.Fists.V.Neive.
ToNEW,v. a.To renovate.
A. S.neow-ian, id.
Gawan and Gol.
NEWCAL,s.A cownewly calved, Loth.Ramsay.
NEW'D,part. pa.Oppressed, S. B.Ross.
Isl.nu-a, conterere, the same withgny-a, subigere.
NEWYN, Renewing; or perh. naming.Wallace.
NEWINGS,s. pl.Novelties.Rutherford.
NEWIT,part. pa.Renewed.V.New.
NEWIS, NEWYS, NEWOUS,adj.1. Earnestly desirous, Loth.2. Parsimonious, covetous, greedy, Loth.
A. S.hneaw, tenax, O. E.niggish, covetous; Su. G.nidsk,nisk, avarus, parcus.
NEWLINGIS,adv.Newly; S.newlins.Barbour.
NEWMOST,adj.Nethermost, S. B.
A. S.neothemest, id.
Journ. Lond.
NEWTH,prep.Beneath.V.Neth.Barbour.
ToNYAFF,v. n.1. To yelp, to bark, S.2. Applied to the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any diminutive person, S.V.Niffnaffs.
ToNIB,v. a.To press or pinch with the fingers.Montgomerie.
Isl.hneppe, coarcto.
* NICE,adj.Simple.Bannatyne P.
Fr.niais, simple.
Niceté,Nyceté,s.Simplicity.Barbour.
O. Fr.nice, dull, simple;niceté, simplicity.
ToNICH, NYGH,v. a.V.Neych.
NYCHBOUR, NYCHTBOUR,s.A neighbour.Bellenden.
A. S.neah-ge-bure, Germ.nach-bauer,neah,nach, nigh, id.; andge-bure,bauer, an inhabitant.
ToNICHER, NEIGHER, (gutt.) NICKER,v. n.1. To neigh, S.Rams.
A. S.gnaeg-an, Isl.hnaegg-ia, id.
2. To laugh in a loud and ridiculous manner, S.Minstr. Bord.
Nicher,Nicker,s.1. A neigh, S.Minstr. Bord.2. A horse laugh, S.
NYCHLIT,pret. v.Uncertain.Houlate.
NYCHTYD,pret.Drew to night.Wyntown.
Su. G. Isl.natt-as, ad noctem vergere.
ToNICK,v. n.To drink heartily, S. B.
ToNICKER,v. n.V.Nicher.
NICKSTICK,s.A tally, S.Trans. Antiq. Soc.
S.nick, a notch, andstick.
NICKET,s.A small notch.Gl. Sibb.
NICK-NACK,s.1. A gim-crack, S.2. Small wares, S. B.Morison.
NICNEVEN,s.The Scottish Hecate or mother-witch.Montgomerie.
ToNIDDER, NITHER,v. a.1. To depress, S.Ross.2. To straiten; applied to bounds.Douglas.3.Niddered, pinched with cold, Ang. Loth.4. Pinched with hunger, S.5. Stunted in growth, S. A.Gl. Sibb.6. Plagued, warmly handled, S. B.Gl. Shirr.
Su. G.nedr-as,nidr-as, deprimi; Teut.ver-nedr-en, id.
ToNIDDLE,v. n.1. To trifle with the fingers, S.2. To be busily engaged with the fingers, without making progress, S.
Isl.hnudl-a, digitis prensare.
NIEVE,s.The fist, S.V.Neive.
ToNIFFER,v. a.V.Neive.
NIFFNAFFS, (pron.nyiffnyaffs),s. pl.1. Small articles of little value, S.2. Denoting a silly peculiarity of temper, displayed by attention to trifles, S.
Fr.nipes, trifles, Sw.nipp, id.
ToNifnaff,v. n.To trifle, to speak or act in a silly way, S.Ramsay.
ToNIGHT,v. n.To lodge during night.
Isl.natt-a, pernoctare.
Spalding.
NIGNAYES, NIGNYES,s. pl.1. Gim-cracks, S.Ramsay.2. Whims, peculiarities of temper or conduct, S.Cleland.
NYKIS,3. p. pres. v.Gawan and Gol.
Perhaps allied to Su. G.nek-a, to deny.
NILD, L.could.Maitland Poems.
NYMNES,s.Neatness.Burel.
ToNIP, NIPup, orawa,v. a.To carry off cleverly by theft, S.Ross.
Isl.knippe, raptim moto.
Nip,Nimp,s.A small bit of anything, S.
Su. G.nypa, id.
Nip,s.A bite, a term used in fishing, S.
Nipcaik,s.One who eats delicate food clandestinely, S.Dunbar.
Nippit,adj.1. Niggardly, S.
Su. G.napp, Isl.hnepp-er, arctus.
2. Scanty in any respect, S.Lyndsay.
Niplug,s.To be at niplug, to quarrel, S.
NIPSHOT,s.To play nipshot, to give the slip.Baillie.
Perhaps, q. tonipone'sshot.V.Shot.
NIRL,s.1. A crumb, S.2. A small knot, S. B.3. A puny dwarfish person, S. B.
Teut.knorre, tuber, E.knurle.
Nirled,adj.Stunted; applied to trees, Loth.
NIRLES,s. pl.A species of measles, S. which has no appropriate name in E.Montgomerie.
NISBIT,s.The iron that passes across the nose of a horse, and joins thebrankstogether, Ang.
Fromneis, nose, andbit.
ToNYTE,v. n.To deny.Douglas.
Isl.neit-a, Dan.naegt-er, id.
ToNYTE,v. a.To strike smartly.V.Knoit.
NITHER, NIDDER,adj.Nether, S.
Isl.nedre, id.
Ruddiman.
ToNITHER,v. a.V.Nidder.
NITTIE, NEETIE,adj.Niggardly, covetous, S.
Su. G.gnetig, Mod. Sax.netig, id.
ToNYVIN,v. a.To name.V.Neven.
NYUM, Houlate. L.nyvin, name.
NIVLOCK,s.A bit of wood, round which the end of a hair-tether is fastened, S. B.
Fromnieve, Su. G.naefwe, the fist, andlycka, a knot.
NIVVIL,s.V.Neive.
NIXT HAND,prep.Nighest to.Doug.
NIZ,s.The nose, Ang.V.Neis.
NIZZELIN,part. adj.1. Niggardly, S. B.2. Spending much time about a trifling matter, from an avaricious disposition, S. B.
Su. G.nidsk,nisk, covetous.
NOB,s.A knob.Houlate.
NOBLAY,s.1. Nobleness, faithfulness.Barbour.2. Courage, intrepidity.Barbour.
O. Fr.noblois, nobilitas.
NOBLES,s.The armed bullhead, Loth.
NOCHT,adv.Not.Barbour.
A. S.naht,noht, nihil.
Nocht for thi,conj.Nevertheless.Barbour.
NOCK, NOK, NOKK,s.1. The notch of a bow or arrow.Douglas.2. The extremity of the sailyard.Doug.3. The notch of a spindle, S. B.Gl. Shirr.Bannatyne Poems.
Teut.nocke, crena, incisura.
Nockit,Nokkit,part. adj.Notched.Doug.
NOCKIT, NOKKIT,s.A luncheon, S. Aust.
ToNODGE,v. a.To strike with the knuckles, S. B.V.GnidgeandKnuse.
ToNOY,v. a.To annoy.Lyndsay.
Teut.noy-en,noey-en, id.
Noyit,part. pa.1. Vexed, S.2. Wrathful, S. B.
Noy,s.Annoyance.Barbour.
Noyis,s.Annoyance.Wyntown.
Noyous,adj.Noisome.Houlate.
NOYRIS, NORYSS, NURICE,s.Nurse, S.noorise.Wallace.