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.

To NAB, 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 of Shinty, 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.

To Naysay, 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. what knaps, or is easily broken.

NAR, conj. Nor.
Douglas.

NAR, were not.
Sir Tristrem.

NAR, adj. Nigher.
Poems 16th Cent.

A. S. near, id.

To NARR, 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.

To NATCH, v. a. To lay hold of violently, S. B.

NATE, s. Use.
Douglas.

Isl. not, id.

V. Note.

NATHING, s. Nothing, S.
Barbour.

To NAVELL.
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.

To NE, v. n. To neigh.
Douglas.

Teut. naey-en, id.

Ne, s. Neighing.
Douglas.

NEAR-GAWN, NEAR-BE-GAWN, adj. Niggardly, S.
Ferguson.

From near and gaand, 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 will never do well, S.
Ramsay.

To NEESE, v. n. To sneese, S.

A. S. nies-an, Belg. niez-en, id.

To NEESHIN, v. n. To desire the male, S. B.
V. Eassin.

NEFFIT, s. A pigmy, S. pron. nyeffit.

Belg. nufje, a chit; or from neive.

To NEYCH, 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, and fyr, 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. the necessity arising from force.

NEIDLINGIS, adv. Of necessity.
Doug.

To NEIDNAIL, v. a.
1. To fasten by clinched nails, S.
2. A window is neidnail'd, when so fastened with nails in the inside, that the sash cannot be lifted up, S.

Sw. net-nagla, to rivet; from naed-a, to clinch, and nagla, 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.

To NEIR, 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.

To Nevell, 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.

To Neiffar, 'Niffer, v. a. To barter; properly, to exchange what is held in one fist, for what is held in another, S.
Rutherford.

Neiffer, Niffer, s. A barter, S.
Burns.

Niffering, i. e. The act of bartering.
Rutherford.

To NEK, 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, vel suster 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. The omentum, 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, and mare, more.

Doug.

NETHRING, s. Depression.
V. Nidder.
Barbour.

NEUCHELD, (gutt.) part. pa. With calf, Perths.

To NEVELL, v. a. To strike with the fist.

Nevell, s. A stroke of this kind.
V. Neive.

NEVEW, NEVO, NEVOW.
V. Nepuoy.

To NEVIN, NEUIN, NYVIN, v. a. To name.
Gawan and Gol.

Isl. nafn, Dan. naffn, a name; naevner, to name.

NEVYS, pl. Fists.
V. Neive.

To NEW, v. a. To renovate.

A. S. neow-ian, id.

Gawan and Gol.

NEWCAL, s. A cow newly calved, Loth.
Ramsay.

NEW'D, part. pa. Oppressed, S. B.
Ross.

Isl. nu-a, conterere, the same with gny-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.

To NYAFF, 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.

To NIB, 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.

To NICH, NYGH, v. a.
V. Neych.

NYCHBOUR, NYCHTBOUR, s. A neighbour.
Bellenden.

A. S. neah-ge-bure, Germ. nach-bauer, neah, nach, nigh, id.; and ge-bure, bauer, an inhabitant.

To NICHER, 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.

To NICK, v. n. To drink heartily, S. B.

To NICKER, v. n.
V. Nicher.

NICKSTICK, s. A tally, S.
Trans. Antiq. Soc.

S. nick, a notch, and stick.

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.

To NIDDER, 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.

To NIDDLE, 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.

To NIFFER, 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.

To Nifnaff, v. n. To trifle, to speak or act in a silly way, S.
Ramsay.

To NIGHT, 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.

To NIP, NIP up, or awa, 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. to nip one's shot.
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 the branks together, Ang.

From neis, nose, and bit.

To NYTE, v. n. To deny.
Douglas.

Isl. neit-a, Dan. naegt-er, id.

To NYTE, v. a. To strike smartly.
V. Knoit.

NITHER, NIDDER, adj. Nether, S.

Isl. nedre, id.

Ruddiman.

To NITHER, v. a.
V. Nidder.

NITTIE, NEETIE, adj. Niggardly, covetous, S.

Su. G. gnetig, Mod. Sax. netig, id.

To NYVIN, 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.

From nieve, Su. G. naefwe, the fist, and lycka, 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.

To NODGE, v. a. To strike with the knuckles, S. B.
V. Gnidge and Knuse.

To NOY, 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.

Norm. Sax. norice, Fr. nourisse, id.

To NOIT, NYTE, v. a. To strike smartly, S.
V. Knoit.

NOK, s. A notch.
V. Nock.

NOLD, would not.
Douglas.

A. S. nolde, noluit.

NOLDER, conj.
V. Nouther.

To NOLL, NULL, v. a. To press, beat or strike with the knuckles, S. B.

Alem. knouel, a knuckle.

Noll, s. A strong push or blow with the knuckles, S. B.
V. Neive, Nevell.

Noll, s. A large piece of any thing, S. B.

Su. G. knoel, tuber, a bump.

NOLT, NOWT, s.
1. Black cattle.
2. A stupid fellow, S.
Surv. Moray.

Isl. naut, Sw. noet, an ox.

Nolthird, s. A neatherd, S.
Douglas.

NOME, pret. Taken.
Wallace.

A. S. nim-an, to take; part. nom.

NONE, s.
1. Noon.
Barbour.

A. S. non, Fr. none, id.

2. Dinner.
Diallog.

NON-FIANCE, s. Want of confidence.
Baillie.

Fr. non, neg. and fiance, confidence.

NON-SOUNT, s. A base coin.
Knox.

Fr. Messieurs de non sont, men who are imperfect in a physical sense.

NOR, conj. Than, S.
Dunbar.

NORIE, s. The Puffin, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.

NORIES, s. pl. Whims, Perths.

Sw. narr-as, illudere.

NORYSS, s. Nurse.
V. Noyris.

NORLAN, NORLIN, NORLAND, adj. Belonging to the North country, S. B.
Percy.

Isl. nordlingr, Dan. nordlaend-r, id.

Norlins, adv. Northward, S. B.
Ross.

NORLICK, KNURLICK, s. A tumor occasioned by a blow, S. A.

E. knurl, a knot.

Journal Lond.

NORTHIN, NORTHYN, adj. Northerly.
Complaynt S.

NOSEWISS, adj.
1. Having an acute smell, S.
2. Metaph. denoting one, who either is, or pretends to be, quick of perception.
Bp. Galloway.

Germ. naseweis, self-witted, critical.

NOST, s. Noise; speculation about any subject, S. B.

Su. G. knyst-a, mussitare; Isl. hnist-a, stridere.

NOT, know not.
V. Nat.
Douglas.

To NOTE, v. a.
1. To use, S. B.
Doug.

A. S. not-ian. Isl. niot-a, id.

2. To use as sustenance, S. B.

Teut. nutt-en, uti; vesci; Isl. nautin, eating, neitte, vescor.

3. To need, Ang. Mearns.
Ruddiman.

Note, Nott, s.
1. Use.
Douglas.
2. Occasion for, S. B.

Alem. not, Su. G. noed, id.

NOTELESS, adj. Unnoticed, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.

NOTOUR, NOTTOUR, adj.
1. Notorious, S.

Fr. notoire.

Pardovan.
2. Avowedly persisted in, notwithstanding all warnings, S.
Erskine.

NOURISKAP, s.
1. The place of a nurse, S.
2. The fee given to a nurse, S.

From A. S. norice, a nurse, and scipe. Su. G. skap, denoting state.

NOUT, s. Black cattle.
V. Nolt.

NOUTHER, NOWTHIR, NOLDER, conj. Neither, S.
Douglas.

NOUVELLES, NOUELLES, s. pl. News, S.
Complaynt S.

NOW, s. The crown of the head.

A. S. hnol, vertex.

Polwart.

NUB BERRY, s. The Knoutberry.
Stat. Acc.

NUCE, NESS, s. Destitute, Aberd.
Ib.

Su. G. noed, necessity, nisk, parsimonious.

NUCKLE, adj. Applied to a cow which has had one calf, and will calve soon again.
V. Newcal.

NULE-KNEED, adj. Knock-kneed, S. perhaps q. knuckle-kneed.
V. Noll.

NUMMYN, part. pa.
1. Taken.
Doug.
2. Reached, attained.
V. Nome.

NUNREIS, s. A nunnery.
Bellenden.

NURIS, s. A nurse.
V. Noyris.

---