A. S.ut-laga, Isl.utlaeg-r, exul.
UTERANCE,s.1. Extremity, in any respect.Douglas.2. Extremity, as respecting distress.V.Outrance.Douglas.
UTGIE, UTGIEN,s.Expense, expenditure, S.
Belg.uytgaave, id.
UTOUTH,prep.V.Outwith.
UTTERIT.V.Outterit.
UVER, UVIR,adj.1. Upper, in respect of situation, S.Bellenden.2. Superior in power.The uver hand, the superiority, S.V.Ouer.
VULT,s.Aspect.Wallace.
O. Fr.vult, Lat.vult-us.
ToVUNG,v. n.To move swiftly with a buzzing or humming sound, Aberd.bung, S. O.Shirrefs.
ToVUNG,v. n.To move swiftly with a buzzing or humming sound, Aberd.bung, S. O.Shirrefs.
WA, WAY,s.Wo, grief, S.wae.Doug.
A. S.wa, wae, Moes. G.wai.
Wayis me, wo is me.Lyndsay.
Isl.vaes mer, va mihi sit.
Wae worth you, wo befal you, S.V.Worth.
WA,adj.Sorrowful, S.wae; comp.waer, superl.wayest.Barbour.
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.
ToWACHLE,v. n.To move backwards and forwards, S.; E.waggle.
Teut.wagghel-en, id.
ToWACHT,v. a.To quaff.V.Waucht.
WAD, WED, WEDDE,s.1. A pledge, S.Sir Tristrem.2. A wager.Kelly.
Su. G.wad, A. S.wed, Isl.vaed, pignus.
Wadds,s. pl.A youthful amusement, in which much use is made of pledges, S.Gl. Sibb.
ToWad,Wed,v. a.1. to pledge, to bet, to wager, S.Chr. Kirk.2. To promise, to engage, S.Shirrefs.
A. S.wedd-ian, to be surety, spondere.
WADSET,s.A legal deed, by which a debtor gives his heritable subjects into the hands of his creditor, that the latter may draw the rents in payment of the debt; a forensic term, S.Reg. Maj.
ToWadset,v. a.To alienate heritable property under reversion, S.Skene.
Su. G.wadsaett-a, Isl.vaedsett-ia, oppignerare.
Wadsetter,s.One who holds the property of another inwadset, S.Erskine.
Wad-shooting,s.Shooting at a mark for awad, or prize which is laid in pledge, Ang.Stat. Acc.
WADAND,part. pr.Expl. fearful.
Ir.uath, fear.
Wyntown.
WADD,s.Woad, used in dyeing.Chalm. Air.
A. S.wad,waad, Teut.weede, woad.
WADDER,s.Weather.V.Weddyr.
WADDIN,part. pa.Vigorous.Henrysone.
Isl.valld-r, validus, potens.
WADER,s.A bird, supposed to be the water-hen, or the water-rail, Aberd.Stat. Acc.
ToWADGE,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.Ritson.
Waeness,s.Sorrow, vexation, S.
Waesucks,interj.Alas, Clydes.Falls of Clyde.
A. S.wa, and Dan. Sax.usic, vae nobis.
WAFF, WAIF, WAYF,adj.1. Strayed, and not as yet claimed.Quon. Att.
Fr.guesves,vuayves, strays; Isl.vof-a, to wander.
2. Solitary, denoting the awkward situation of one who is in a strange place where he has not a single acquaintance, S.3. Worthless in conduct, immoral, S.4. Low-born, ignoble, S. A.Mannering.
Waff-like,adj.Having a very shabby or suspicious appearance, S.
Waffie,s.A vagabond, Ang.
ToWAFF, WAIF,v. n.To wave, to fluctuate, S.Gawan and Gol.
A. S.waf-ian, Sw.weft-a, vacillare.
ToWaff,Waif,v. a.To wave, S.Douglas.
Waff,Waif,s.1. A hasty motion, the act of waving, S.Arnot.2. A signal, made by waving.Cromarty.3. A transient view; asI had just a waff o' him, S.Guthrie.4. A slight stroke from any soft body, especially in passing, S.5. A sudden affection, producing a bodily ailment; asa waff of cauld, S.6. The contagion of evil example.Walker.
WAFT, WEFT, WOFT,s.The woof in a web, S.Adam.
A. S.wefta, Su. G.waeft, id., fromwaefw-a, to weave.
WA-GANG, WAYGANG,s.1. A departure.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 pawn.Douglas.
O. Fr.guaige, sureté.
Wageoure,s.A stake, E.wager.Doug.
O. Fr.guaigiere, gage.
Wageour,Vageoure,Vager,s.A mercenary soldier.Barbour.
WAGGLE,s.A bog, a marsh, S. B., alsowuggle.Law Case.
Teut.waggel-en, agitare, motitare.
WAG-STRING,s.One who dies by means of a halter.Z. Boyd.
ToWAIDE,v. a.To render furious.Douglas.
A. S.wed-an, insanire, furere.
ToWAIDGE,v. a.To pledge.Montgomerie.
Su. G.waedja, sponsionem facere; L. B.guag-iare, id.
WAYEST,adj.Most sorrowful.V.Wa.
ToWAIF.V.Waff,v.
ToWAIGLE, WEEGGLE,v. n.To waddle, to waggle, S.
Belg.waegel-en,waggel-en, Su. G.wackl-a, motitare.
ToWAIK,v. a.To enfeeble.Douglas.
Su. G.wek-a, vacillare.
ToWAIK,v. a.To watch, S.wauk.
A. S.wac-ian, vigilare.
Barbour.
ToWAIL, WALE,v. a.To veil.Doug.
WAIL,s.The gunwale of a ship.
A. S.weal, munimentum.
Douglas.
WAILE, WALE,s.Vale, avail.V.Wale,v.Wallace.
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. fromavail.Wallace.
WAYMYNG, WAYMENT,s.Lamentation.Sir Gawan.
O. Fr.guement-er, se plaindre.
WAYN, WAYNE,s.Plenty.Wallace.
Su. G.winn-a, sufficere.
WAYN,s.A vein.Wallace.
ToWAYND,v. n.To change, to swerve.Houlate.
A. S.waend-an, mutare, vertere.
ToWAYND,v. n.To care, to be anxious about.Wallace.
A. S.wand-ian, Isl.vand-a, curare.
WAYNE.In wayne, in vain.Wallace.
WAYNE,s.Help, relief.Wallace.
A. S.wen, spes, expectatio.
ToWAYNE,v. n.To strike.Sir Gawan.
Su. G.waan-a, to labour,winn-a, id., also to fight.
ToWAYNE,v. a.To remove.Sir Gawan.
A. S.wan-ian, demere, auferre.
ToWAIR,v. a.To spend.V.Ware.
WAISTY,adj.Void, waste.Douglas.
WAISTLESS,adj.Without a waist.Dunbar.
ToWAIT, VAIT, WATE,v. n.To know, S.wat.Compl. S.
Su. G.wet-a, A. S. Moes. G.wit-an, pret.wait.
ToWAYT, 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.waede, indumentum.
2. Such a plaid as is worn by women, S. B.Ross.
WAITH,s.Danger.Barbour.
O. Su. G.wade, danger.
WAITH, WAITHE, WAITHING,s.1. The act of hunting.Sir Gawan.2. The game taken in hunting, or the sport in fishing.Wallace.
Isl.veid-a, venari, piscari;veidi, venatio, vel praeda venatione capta.
Waith,Wayth,adj.1. Wandering, asa waith horse, S.2. Impertinent.Douglas.3. Wandering, roving.Wyntown.
A. S.wathe, vagatio, a straying, a wandering.
Waithman,Waythman,s.A hunter.Wyntown.
Teut.weyd-man, venator, auceps.
WAK,adj.1. Moist, watery, S.Lyndsay.2. Rainy;A wak day, a rainy day, S.Bellenden.3. Damp, S.Chalm. Air.
Teut.wack, id.,wack weder, aër humidus.
Wak,s.The moistness and density of the atmosphere.Douglas.
Waknes,s.Humidity, S. B.Lyndsay.
ToWAKE,v. n.To be unoccupied.
Lat.vac-are.
Wyntown.
WAKERIFE,adj.V.Walkrife.
WALA, WALÉ,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,v. aux.1. Would.Barbour.
A. S.wold, vellem, fromwill-an, velle.
2. Should; as denoting necessity.Crosraguel.
ToWALD, WALDE,v. a.1. To wield, to manage.Wyntown.2. To govern.
A. S.weald-an, Su. G.wald-a, dirigere, dominari.
3. To possess.Wyntown.
Waldyn,adj.Able, powerful.Bellenden.
Walding,s.Government.Burel.
ToWALE,v. a.To choose, to select; alsowyle, S.Douglas.
Moes. G.wal-jan, Su. G.wael-ia, eligere.
Wale,Wail,s.1. The act of choosing, S.Rutherford.2. That which is chosen in preference to other objects, S.Douglas.3. A person or thing that is excellent, S.Ritson.
Su. G.wal, O. Belg.waele, electio.
WALE,s.A well, a fountain; S.wall.Skene.
ToWALE,v. n.To avail.Douglas.
ToWALE,v. a.To veil.V.Wail.
Wale,s.A veil.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; Awaly bairn, a fine thriving child, S.Forbes.
Germ.wal-en, to grow luxuriantly; Belg.weelig, luxuriose crescens.
Waly,s.A toy, a gewgaw, S.Ferguson.
WALY,interj.Expressive of lamentation.Ramsay.
A. S.wa-la, eheu, ah; fromwa, woe, andla, O, oh!
WALY,s.Prosperity.Waly fa, orfaw, may good fortunebefall, or betide; a phrase not yet entirely obsolete, S. B.Lyndsay.
A. S.waela,wela, felicitas, prosperitas.
WALYCOAT,s.The same withWylicot.Spalding.
WALIT,pret. v.Travelled.K. Hart.
A. S.weall-ian, Teut.wal-en, peregrinari.
ToWALK,v. a.To watch.Barbour.
Moes. G.wak-an, A. S.wac-ian, vigilare.
Walkrife,adj.1. Watchful, S.wakrife.Mellvill's MS.2. Metaph., kept still alive.Douglas.
A. S.waecce, watchfulness; andrife, abundant.
ToWALL up,v. n.To boil up, S.
Su. G.waell-a, A. S.weall-an, aestuare, fervere.
Wall,s.A wave.Douglas.
O. Teut.walle, unda, fluctus.
Wally,adj.Billowy, full of waves.Doug.
ToWALL,v. a.To beat two masses into one, S.V.Well.
ToWALLACH, (gutt.)v. n.To use many circumlocutions, Ang.
Su. G.wall-a, to roam.
ToWALLACH,v. n.To cry as a child out of humour, to wail, Ang.
Ir.walligh-im, to howl.
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,s.1. A feeble ill-grown person; S.wallidraggle, S. B.warydraggel.Dunbar.2. A drone, an inactive person.Dunbar.
Su. G.gaell, testiculus, anddregg, faex.Wary-draggel, might seem allied to Isl.warg draege, filius ab exule genitus.
ToWALLOP, WALOP,v. n.1. To move quickly, with much agitation of the body or clothes, S. B.Ruddiman.2. To gallop.Lyndsay.
Teut.wal-oppe, cursus gradarius.
ToWALLOW, WALOW,v. n.1. To wither, to fade.Douglas.2. Metaph. applied to the face.Hardyknute.3. Transferred to the mind.Wyntown.
A. S.wealow-ian, marcescere, Germ.welw-en.
WALROUN,s.V.Wolroun.
WALSH, WELSCHE,adj.Insipid, S.walsh.Douglas.
Teut.gaelsch, ingratus, insuavis sapore aut odore.
Walshness,s.Insipidity of taste, S.Gl. Sibb.
ToWALTER,v. a.To overturn.V.Welter.
Walterar,s.One who overturns.Poems 16th Cent.
WAMBE, WAME, WAIM, WEAM, WAYME,s.1. The womb.Abp. Hamiltoun.2. The belly, S.Bellenden.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-bellied.Douglas.2. Pregnant.Wyntown.
ToWAMBLE,v. n.To move in an undulating manner, S.Cleland.
Isl.vambl-a, aegre protrahere se humi ventre.
WAMBRASSEIRIS,s.Armour for the forepart of the arm.Acts Ja. I.
Fr.avant, before, andbrassart, a vambrace.
ToWAMFLE,v. n.To move like a tatterdemallion, whose rags are flapping, Fife.
Germ.waffel-n, motitari, withminserted.
WAMFLER, WANFLER,s.A rake, a wencher.Philotus.
WAMYT,adj.V. underWambe.
WAN,adj.Deficient.Houlate.
A. S.wan, deficiens.
WAN,pret. v.Came, &c.V.Wyn.
WAN,adj.1. Black, gloomy.Wallace.
A. S.wan;wan wolcen, atra nubes.
2. Dark-coloured; or rather, filthy.Wallace.
A. S.wan,wonn, also signify filthy.
WAN BAYN, the cheek-bone.Wallace.
A. S.wang, Belg.weng, the cheek.
WANCHANCHIE,adj.1. Unlucky, S.Burns.2. Dangerous, apt to injure, S.Ferguson.
WANCOUTH,adj.Uncouth.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 fishing rod, S.Acts Ja. VI.
Su. G.wand, Dan.vaand, baculus, virga.
Wand-bed,s.A wicker-bed.Spalding.
WAND,pret.of thev.To wind.Wallace.
ToWANDYS,v. n.To feel the impression of fear; also to indicate this.Barbour.
A. S.wand-ian, to fear; to become remiss from fear.
WANDIT. L.wanderit.S. P. Repr.
WANDOCHT,s.A weak or puny creature, S. B.V.Undoch.
WANDRETHE,s.Misfortune, great difficulty or danger.K. Hart.
Isl.vandraedi, Su. G.wandraede, discrimen, difficultas.
WANE,s.Defect, want.Gl. Complaynt.
WANE,s.Manner, fashion.Barbour.
Su. G.wana, Isl.vane, consuetudo, mos.
WANE,s.A wain.Maitland P.
WANE,s.1. A habitation.Wallace.2. Denoting different apartments in the same habitation.V.Won,v.
Teut.woon, habitatio.
WANE,s.Opinion, estimation.Wallace.
A. S.wen,wena, opinio.
ToWANEISEone's self,v. a.To put one's self to trouble, S. B.
A. S.uneathe, vix, moleste.
WANGYLE,s.The gospel; contr. fromevangyle.Wyntown.
WANGRACE,s.Wickedness, S.
WANHAP,s.Misfortune.V.Vanhap.
Wanhappie,adj.1. Unlucky, unfortunate, S. B.2. Dangerous, fatal.Burel.
WANHOPE,s.Delusive hope.Doug.
WANYS,pl. s.The jaws; used for the stomach.Barbour.
A. S.wang, Isl.wangi, maxilla.
WANYS,pl. s.Habitation.V.Wane,s.4.
WANKILL,adj.Unstable.Pop. Ball.
A. S.wancle,wancol, inconstans; Su. G.wank-a, Germ.wank-en, fluctuare.
WANLAS,s.At the wanlas, without design; or, by mistake.Wyntown.
A. S.leasa wena, falsa opinio; Isl.wonlaus, exspes.
WANLUCK, WANLUK,s.Misfortune, S. B.Maitland P.
WANREST,s.1. Inquietude, S.
Belg.onrust.
Mellvill's Mem.2. Cause of inquietude, S. B.Ross.3.Wanrest of a clock, the pendulum, S. Prov.
Wanrestfu',adj.Restless, S.Burns.
WANRUFE,s.Disquietude, uneasiness.V.Roif.Henrysone.
WANRULY,adj.Unruly, S.Ferguson.
WANSUCKED,s.A child that has not been properly suckled.Montgomerie.
Wansucked,adj.Used in the same sense.Kennedie.
WANTER,s.A bachelor; also a widower; from the circumstance of wanting, or being without, a wife, S.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.Unhappy fate, hard lot, S.V.Weird.Douglas.
WANWYT,s.Want of knowledge.Wyntown.
Belg.wanwete, Isl.vanvitska, id.
WANWORTH, WANWORDY,adj.Unworthy, S.Dunbar.
Isl.vanvurde, dedignor;vanvirda, dedecus.
Wanworth,s.An undervalue, S.Ferguson.
ToWAP,v. a.1. To throw quickly, S.Gawan and Gol.2. To throw, in a general sense.Ramsay.3. To flap.Pop. Ball.
Wap,s.1. A throw, S.P. Buch. Dial.2. A quick and smart stroke, S.Chr. Kirk.
Isl.veif-a, Teut.wipp-en, vibrare.
ToWAP,v. a.To wrap, to envelop.Minstr. Bord.
Su. G.wep-a, Moes. G.waib-an, to lap about.
WAPPIN, WAPPYN,s.A weapon, S.Douglas.
A. S.waepen, Su. G.wapn, Belg.wapen, arma.
Wapinschaw,Wapinschawing,s.An exhibition of arms, made at certain times in every district, S.Stat. Will.
A. S.waepn, weapon, andsceaw-ian, to shew.
WAPPIT,part. pa.Enveloped.Houlate.
Su. G.wep-a, to lap about.
WAR, WARR, WARE, WERE,adj.Worse, S.Ross.
Su. G.waerre,werre, A. S.waerra, Isl.verre, id.
ToWar,Waur,v. a.To overcome, to outdo, S.Douglas.
WAR,subst. v.Were.Barbour.
Sw. Germ.war, id.
WAR,adj.Aware, wary.V.Wer.
WAR,v. imp.War him, befal him.Barbour.
Su. G.war-a, to be; Isl.verda,vard, fieri.
ToWAR, WARE, WAIR, WAYR,v. a.1. To lay out as expense, S.Dunbar.2. To expend, to bestow, in whatever sense, S.Maitland P.3. To waste, to squander.Wallace.
Isl.ver-ia, negotiari. Hence E.ware,wares, merchandise.
ToWARAND,v. a.To protect, S. and E.warrant.Wyntown.
A. S.waren-ian, cavere sibi, defendere se.
Warand,Warrand,s.A place of shelter or defence.Barbour.
WARBLE,s.A sort of worm that breeds betwixt the outer and inner skin of beasts, S.
A. S.wear, Teut.weer, a knot or bunch.
ToWARBLE,v. n.To wriggle, &c.V.Wrabil.
WARD,s.1. A division of an army.Douglas.2. A small piece of pasture ground, inclosed on all sides, S.Watson.
Su. G.waard, sepes, sepimentum.
ToWARD,v. a.To imprison.Stat. Acc.
Su. G.waerd-a, custodire.
WARD and WARSEL, security for, pledge, S. B.Ross.
Ward, keeping; andwarsel, perh.wardsel, from A. S.weard, custodia, andsell-an, tradere.
WARDE,s.A decision; a forensic term.Quon. Att.
L. B.warda, E.award.
WARDOUR,s.Verdure.Dunbar.
O. Fr.vardors, id.
WARDREIP,s.A wardrobe.Dunbar.
Wardraipper,s.The keeper of thewardrobe.Maitland P.
ToWARE,v. a.To expend, &c.V.War.
Ware,s.Price, estimation.Houlate.
A. S.wer,were, capitis estimatio; or rather Su. G.wara, merx.
Whole-ware,s.The whole of any thing, the whole lot or assortment.R. Bruce.
WARE,s.A tough and hard knot in a tree.Douglas.
A. S.wear, Belg.weer, callus, nodus.
WARE, WAR,pret. v.Wore.Douglas.
WARE, WAIR,s.1. The sea-weed calledalga marina; sometimessea-ware, S.Monroe.2. Fucus vesiculosus.Lightfoot.
A. S.war,waur;sae-waur, alga marina.
Wared,part. pa.Manured with sea-weed, Orkn.Stat. Acc.
ToWARY, WARYE, WERRAY,v. a.1. To curse, to execrate.Barbour.2. To bring a curse upon;wareit, really accursed.Bellenden.
A. S.weri-an,waerig-an, maledicere, execrari.
Warying,s.Execration.Abp. Hamiltoun.
ToWARY,v. a.To alter; for vary.Douglas.
WARYDRAGGEL,s.1. Expl. one who is draggled with mire, S. B.Forbes.2. The youngest of a brood, S. B.V.Wallidrag.
ToWARYS,v. a.To guard, to defend.Gawan and Gol.
Su. G.waer-a,waer-ia, id.
WARISON, WARYSOUN, WARESONE,s.Reward, O. E.Barbour.
O. Fr.guarison, garantie, paiement.
WARISON,s.Note of assault.Lay Last Minstr.
Perh. q.war-sound; Fr.guerre, andson.
ToWARK, WERK,v. n.To ache;yerk, S.Wallace.
A. S.waerc, Su. G.waerk, dolor;waerk-a, dolere.
WARK, WARKE,s.Work, S.R. Bruce.
Warkly,adj.Given to work, diligent, S.
Germ.wirklich, effective.
Warkloom,s.A tool or instrument forworking, in whatever way, S.V.Lome.Polwart.
Warkman,s.A labourer, S.R. Bruce.
WARLD,s.1. The world, S.Wallace.
Su. G.wereld, id.
2. A great multitude, S.K. Quair.
WARLIEST,adj.Most wary.
A. S.waerlic, cautus.
Gawan and Gol.
WARLO,s.A wicked person.Dunbar.
Warlo,adj.Evil; especially in regard to temper.Evergreen.
A. S.waer-loga, a wicked person.
WARLOCK,s.A wizzard, a man who is supposed to be in compact with the devil, S.Sat. Invis. World.
Isl.vardlok-r, a magical song used for calling up evil spirits.
WARM,s.The act of warming, S.Ross.
ToWARNE,v. a.To refuse.Wallace.
A. S.wern-an, to refuse, to deny.
ToWARNIS,v. a.To warn, S. B.
A. S.warnig-an, id.
ToWARNYS,v. a.To furnish a fortified place with the provision necessary for defence, or for the support of the defenders.Barbour.
Su. G.waern-a, to defend;waern, a fortification.
Warnstor,s.Provisions laid up in a garrison.Wallace.
Su. G.waern-a, defendere; andstore, vectigal.
ToWARP,v. a.1. To throw.Barbour.2.To warp wourdis, to speak, to utter.Douglas.
Moes. G.wairp-an, A. S.weorp-an, abjicere.
Warp,s.A designation in reckoning oysters, denoting four, Loth.Stat. Acc.
Fromwarp, to throw, to cast.
ToWarp,v. n.To open.Douglas.
ToWARP,v. a.To surround, to involve.
Isl.verp-a, contrahere.
Douglas.
ToWARRACH,v. n.(gutt.) To scold, to use abusive language, S.B.
Probably the same withWary, q. v.
WARRAY, WERRAY,adj.True, real.Wyntown.
Belg.waar, Germ.wahr; O. Fr.ve-raie, Lat.ver-us.
Warraly,Werraly,adv.Truly.
Belg.waarlyk, id.
Wyntown.
WARREN,adj.Of or belonging to the pine tree.Douglas.
Belg.vueren, id.
WARRER, compar. ofwar, wary.
WARS,adj.Worse.Douglas.
Moes. G.wairs, A. S.wers, id.
WARSCHE, WERSH,adj.1. Insipid to the taste, S.Bellenden.2. Insipid to the mind.Cleland.3. Having a sickly look, S.V.Walsh.Henrysone.
Teut.versch, fresh, q. tasteless.
Warsh-stomach'd,adj.Having a delicate or squeamish stomach, S.Journ. Lond.
ToWARSELL, WERSILL,v. n.To wrestle, to strive, S.Dunbar.
Teut.wersel-en, reniti, obniti;wars, contrarius.
Warsell,Warstle,s.Struggle, S.Burns.
WARSET,adj.A dog employed by a thief for watching deer.For. Lawes.
A. S.ware, observation, andsett-an, to set.
WART, in composition of adverbs, is the same withward, E.; as,inwart, inward, Moes. G.wairths, A. S.weard, Isl.vert, versus.
WART, WARD,s.A tumulus or mound thrown up on high ground, in the Orkney and Shetland islands, for the purpose of conveying intelligence.Barry.
Isl.vard, Su. G.waard, excubiae, custodia.
WARTWEIL, WRATWEL,s.The skin above the nail, when fretted, S.
WARWOLF, WERWOUF,s.1. A person supposed to be transformed into a wolf.Philotus.2. A puny child, or an ill-grown person of whatever age; pron.warwoof, Ang.
A. S.were-wulf, Su. G.warulf, Germ.werwolf, vir-lupus, lycanthropos, man-wolf.
WASH, WESCHE,s.Stale urine; especially as used for the purpose of steeping clothes, in order to their being washed, S.
Teut.wasch, lotura.
Lyndsay.
WASIE,adj.Sagacious, quick of apprehension, Ang.
Alem.wass, Su. G.hwass, denoting quickness of apprehension.
WASSALAGE,s.Great achievement; also valour.V.Vassalage.
WASTELL,s.Bread used with the wastell-bowl.Chalm. Air.
L. B.wastell-us, id. Fr.gasteau.
WASTING,s.A consumption, a decline, S.
ToWAT,v. n.To know.V.Wait.
WATE,adj.Wet, moist, S.Douglas.
A. S.waet, humidus;waet-an, humectare.
WATE,s.1. A watchman, a centinel; wait, S.Douglas.2. Now applied to the minstrels who go about playing in the night season, S.
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, vulgarlyWatter-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 holywater.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.
ToWAUCHT, 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.
ToWAUE,v. a.To toss, to agitate.
A. S.waf-ian, fluctuare.
Douglas.
ToWAVEL,v. a.To move backwards and forwards, to wave.V.Weffil.Cleland.
*ToWAVER, 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.
ToWAUK, WAULK, WALK,v. a.To full cloth, S. pron.wauk.Garnet.
Su. G,walk-a, Belg.walck-en, Ital.guale-are, id.
ToWauk,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.
ToWAUL,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.
ToWAUR,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, awey of wool,cheese, &c., from A. S.waeg,waga,weg, a load.
ToWAW,v. n.To caterwaul, S.
E.waul; Isl.vaele, ejulo, plango.
ToWAW,v. n.To wave, to float.V.Waff,v.Barbour.
WAWAR,s.A wooer.Peblis Play.
A. S.wogere, id.