To TA, v. a. To take. TA, adj. One after the. TA and FRA, To and fro. TAANLE, s. To TAAVE, v. a. Dan. tave, a filament, taved, stringy; or a variety of Taw, v. 2. 2. To touse. Taavin, Tawin, s. Wrestling, tumbling. Teut. touw-en, agitare. Journ. Lond.
TAAVE-TAES, s. pl. Pitfir split into fibres for making ropes, Moray. C. B. tyb-io, tyb-ygio, to feel. Tabetless, Tapetless, Tebbitless, adj. TABRACH, s. Animal food nearly in a state of carion, Fife. Dan. tab-e, to lose; or corr. from Cabrach, q. v. To TACH, TATCH, v. a. To arrest. Fr. attach-er, id.; Isl. tak-a, tak-ia, to take. TACHT, adj. Tight, S. B. Sw. tact, id. TACK, TAK, s. Act of seizure. TACK, s. A slight hold, S.; E. tack, v. TACK, s. Act of catching fishes, S. Isl. tek-ia, captura. Monroe. TACK, TAKKE, TACKE, s. Tacksman, s. TACKET, s. A nail for the shoe, S.; E. tack, id. TACKIT. Tongue-tackit, adj. Having the tip of the tongue fastened by a small film, S. TAE, s. TAFFIL, TAIFLE, s. A table, S. B. Germ. tafel, tabula cujuscunque generis. Spalding. TAFT, TAFTAN, s. A messuage, S. B. Su. G. tofft, Isl. topt-r, area domus. TAG, s. TAGGIT, part. pa. Confined. TAGGLIT, adj. Harassed; encumbered, S. B. TAY, TAE, s. A toe, S. A. S. ta, id. TAID, s. A toad, S. A. S. tade. TAIDREL, s. A puny creature. A. S. tedre, imbecillis.
To Sw. taaglig, slow of motion; Isl. toegl-a, taediose instare alicui rei.
Su. G. tael-ia, A. S. tel-an, to reckon. TAIL-ILL, s. An inflammation of the tail of cattle, Loth. TAIL-RACE, s. To TAILE, v. a. To flatter one's self. TAILE, s. A tax; Fr. taille. TAILE, TAILYE, TAILYIE, TAILLIE, TAYLYHE, s. O. Fr. taillier, id. Du Cange. To Tailye, Tailie, v. a. L. B. talli-are.
Fr. tailler, Su. G. taelia, to cut. To TAILYEVÉ, v. n. To reel, shake. TAINCHELL, s. Tainchess, pl. A mode of catching deer. To TAYNT, v. a. O. Fr. attaind-re.
O. Fr. attaint, L. B. attaynt-um. To TAIR, v. n. To bray. Teut. tier-en, vociferare. To TAIS, v. a. To poise. O. Fr. tes-er, to bend a bow. Fr. tasse, id. Douglas. Tassie, s. A cup, S. O.
A. S. taes-an, to tease, whence taesl, fuller's thistle, used in raising a nap. To TAIST, v. n. To grope. Belg. tast-en, Su. G. tast-a, id. TAISTE, s. The black guillemot. TAIT, TYTE, adj. Gay. Isl. teit-r, hilaris, exultans. TAIT, s. A small portion. To TAIVER, v. n. Teut. toover-en, incantare. Taiversum, adj. Tiresome, S. Taivert, part. adj. Fatigued, S. TAIVERS, s. pl. Tatters; as, boiled to taivers, Fife. To TAK, v. a. To take, S. To Tak upon, v. a. To conduct one's self. To Tak in hand, v. a. To make prisoner. To Tak on, v. a. To buy on credit, S. To Tak on, v. n. To enlist, S. To Tak on hand, v. n. To Tak the fute, v. n. To begin to walk as a child, S. To Tak the gate, v. n. To set off on a journey, S. To Tak with, or wi', v. n. To catch fire, as fuel of any kind, S. TAKYL, TACKLE, s. An arrow. C. B. tacel, id. TAKIN, s. A token, S. Moes. G. taikns, Isl. takn, id. To Takin, v. a. To mark. Isl. teikn-a, Su. G. tekn-a, signare. Takennar, s. A portent. Takynnyng, s. Notice.
Fr. tabourin, a small drum. TALE, s. Account. TALENT, s. Desire, purpose. O. Fr. talent, id. TALE-PIET, s. A talebearer, S. Perhaps from piet, the magpie, because of its chattering. TALER, TALOR, s. State, condition, S. B., Fife. O. Fr. taillier, disposition, État, pouvoir. TALLOUN, s. Tallow, S. To Tallon, v. a. To cover with tallow or pitch, to caulk. TALTIE, s. A wig, Angus. TAMMEIST, L. rammeist. TAM-TARY. To hold ane in tamtary, to disquiet him, S. B. Perh. originally a military term, q. to keep on the alert; from Fr. tantarare, a word formed to represent a certain sound of the trumpet. TANE, TAYNE, adj. One, after the, S. TANE, part. pa. Taken, S. Tane-awa, s. A decayed child, S. TANG, s. Large fuci, Orkn. Shetl. Su. G. tang, Isl. thang, id. Tangie, s. A sea-spirit, Orkn. Tangle, s. TANGLE, s. An icicle, S. Isl. din-gull, id. TANG-WHAUP, s. The whimbrel, Orkn. TANGS, TAINGS, s. pl. Tongs, S. A. S. tang, Belg. tanghe, forceps. TANNER, s. Isl. tannari, laths, chips. TANNERIE, s. A tan-work. Fr. id. TANTERLICK, s. A severe stroke, Fife. TANTONIE BELL, s. A small bell. Fr. tinton-er, to resound. Godly Sangs. TANTRUMS, s. High airs, S. Cant E. Fr. tantran, nick-nack. TAP, s. 3. Crest of fowls, S. To TAPE, v. a. To use sparingly, S. Isl. tept-r, restrained; Su. G. taepp-a, to stop up. TAPEIS, s. Tapestry. Fr. tapis. Maitland Poems. TAPETLESS, adj. Heedless. TAPETTIS, s. pl. Tapestry. Lat. tapetes. TAPISHT, part. pa. In a lurking state. Fr. tappiss-ant, lurking. A. Hume. TAPONE-STAFF, s. The stave in which the bung-hole is. Q. tapping-staff. TAPOUN, s. A long fibre at a root, S. B. Belg. tappen, to draw out. Baillie. TAPPIE-TOUSIE, s. A play among children, S., exhibiting a memorial of the ancient feudal mode of receiving a person as a bondman, by taking hold of the hair of his forehead. From tap, and tousie dishevelled. TAPPILOORIE, s. Any thing raised high on a slight tottering foundation, S. Teut. tap, extremitas rotunda et acuta, and loer-en, speculari. TAPPIN, s. A crest, S. O. Dimin. from tap, top. TAPPIT HEN, s. TAPSALTEERIE, adv. Topsyturvy, S. TAPTHRAWN, adj. Perverse, S. Q. having the tap, or top thrawn, or distorted. To TAR, v. n. Perhaps allied to Isl. taera, donare; Su. G. nutrire. TARANS, s. pl. Souls of unbaptized children. Gael. taran, id. To TARGAT, v. a. To border with tassels. Su. G. targ-a, lacerare. Knox. Targat, s. Su. G. targ-a, to split by light strokes. TARY, s. Delay. Tarysum, adj. Lingering. To TARY, v. a. To distress. Su. G. targ-a, lacerare. Tarye, s. Vexation. TAR-LEATHER, s. A strong slip of a hide, salted and hung, used for uniting the staves of a flail, S. B. perh. from Isl. tarf-r, taurus, q. a bull's hide. TARLIES, s. A lattice, S. tirless. Fr. treillis. Hist. Ja. Sext. TARLOCH, s. Perhaps, a begging friar. A. S. thearflic, poor. Philotus. TARLOCH, adj. Slow at meat, squeamish, Clydes. TARRY-FINGERED, adj. Light-fingered, S. From tarry, adj. belonging to tar. To A. S. teor-ian, to fail, to tarry. TARTAN, s. Cloth checkered with stripes of various colours, S. Fr. tiretaine, linsey-woolsey. Tartan, adj. Of or belonging to tartan, S. Tartan-purry, s. A pudding of red colewort mixed with oat-meal. Tartan, q. parti-coloured colewort, and Teut. purreye, jus, sive cremor pisorum. To TARTLE at ane, v. n. Perh. allied to Isl. tortallit, difficult to reckon. TARTUFFISH, adj. Sulky, stubborn, Renfrews. Fr. tortu, perverse; or tartuffe, a hypocrite; tartuffi-er, to assume a false appearance. To TARVEAL, v. a. Fr. travaill-er, to vex, to trouble. Tarveal, adj. Fretful, S. B. To TASH, v. a. Fr. tacher, id. 2. To injure by calumny, S. Tash, s. TASK, s. Angel or spirit of any person, Ross-shire. Gael. taisc, ghosts. TASKER, s. A labourer who receives his wages in kind, for a certain task, E. Loth. TASS, TASSIE, s. A cup, S. Tasses, s. pl. TASTER, s. A sea-fowl.
Isl. taeta, lanugo; minimum quid; Sw. tott, totte, handful of lint or wool. TATH, TAITH, TAITHING, s. Isl. tada, dung, manure. 2. The luxuriant grass arising from the application of manure, S. To Tath, v. n. To dung, S. To Tath, v. a. To make a field produce grass in rank tufts by the application of any manure, S. Tathing, s. A raising of rank grass by manure, S. TATHIS, s. pl. Fragments. Isl. taet-a, lacerare; tet-ur, tatters, shreds. TATTER-WALLOPS, s. pl. Fluttering rags, S. TATTY, TATTIT, TAWTED, adj. Matted. Isl. taatt-a, to tease wool. Doug. TAVART, s. A short coat without sleeves. TAUCHEY, adj. Greasy, S. TAUCHT, pret. v. Gave, committed. S. Betaucht, abbreviated, q. v. TAUDY, TOWDY, s. Isl. tata, a baby, or puppet. 2. Podex, Perths. Taudy-fee, s. Fine paid for having a child in bastardy.
Belg. talgh, Su. G. Germ. talg, id.
Su. G. tapig, simple, foolish; Dan. taabe, a fool. To Su. G. tae-ja, Isl. tae-a, carpere lanam. To Teut. touw-en, depsere. TAW, s. The point of a whip, S. Isl. tauf, toef, mora; tef-ia, morari, impedire. TAWBERN, TAWBURN, s. The tabour or tabret. TAWIE, adj. Tame, tractable, S. O. Su. G. tog-a, trahere, ducere; q. allowing itself to be led.
Isl. taug, tag, vimen, lorum. 2. The ferula used by a schoolmaster, S. tawse. To Taz, v. a. To whip, to scourge, to belabour, S. B. TAWM, s. A fit of ill-humour, so as to render one unmanageable, S. Gael. taom, a fit of sickness, madness, or passion.
C. B. tanial, to set on fire, tannli, a fire glow, tanlhuyth, a burning flame. TAWPY, s. A foolish woman. TAWSY, s. A cup or bowl. TEAGIE, s. A designation for a cow. To Su. G. tael-ja, Isl. tael-a, pellicere, decipere. Tealer, Tealer on, s. One who entices, Ang. TEASICK, s. A consumption; E. phthysick, id. TEAZLE, s. A severe brush. TEBBITS, s. pl. Sensation. TEDD, adj. Ravelled, entangled, S. B. Su. G. tudd-a, intricare. TEE, s. Isl. ti-a, demonstrare, Teut. tijgh-en, indicare. 2. The nodule of earth, from which a ball is struck off at the hole in the play of golf. S. To Tee, v. a. To tee a ball, to raise it a little on a nodule of earth, giving it the proper direction, S. TEE, adv. Too, also. Aberd. To TEEN, v. a. To provoke. TEENGE, s. A colic in horses, S. perh. from E. twinge. TEES, s. pl. Perh. cords. TEES, s. pl. Apparently for taes, toes. TEESIE, s. A gust of passion, Fife. Teut. tees-en, vellicare. To TEET, v. n. To peer. Teet-bo, s. To TEETH, v. a. To indent a wall with lime on the outside, S. TEETHY, adj. Crabbed, ill-natured, S. Q. to shew the teeth. TEEWHOAP, s. The lapwing, Orkn. TEHEE, s. Teut. tick, a point, or Belg. tikk-en, to touch lightly. To A. S. til-ian, to labour, to cultivate. To Isl. taem-a, evacuare.
Moes. G. taihund, the tenth part, Belg. teind. To Teind, Teynd, v. a. To tithe, S. Sw. tiend-a, Belg. teind-en, decimare. TEYND, s. Uncertain. To A. S. tend-an, tynan, Su. G. taend-a, accendere. Teind, Tynd, Tine, s. To A. S. teon-an, Belg. ten-en, irritare. Teyne, Tene, adj. Mad with rage.
A. S. teon, injuria, irritatio. Teynfull, adj. Wrathful. TEIR, s. Fatigue. A. S. teor-ian, tir-ian, to tire. Teirfull, adj. Fatiguing. TEIS, s. pl. Ropes, by which the yards of a ship hang; q. ties. To TELE, v. a. To cultivate. TELYIE, s. A piece of meat. TELLYEVIE, s. A violent or perverse humour. Fr. talu-er, to take an oblique direction; or O. Fr. taillier, disposition, and vif, lively, spurting. To TEME, v. a. To empty. TEMED, pret. Enticed. Isl. tem-ia, assuefacere. TEMPER-PIN, s. The wooden pin used for tempering, or regulating the motion of a spinning wheel, S. TENCHIS, s. pl. Taunts, reproaches. O. Fr. tence, tance, tenche, querelle, dispute. TEND, adj. The tenth. To TEND, v. n. To intend. Fr. tend-re, id. * TENDER, adj. Sickly, S. Fr. tendre, puling, delicate. TENE, s. Anger. To TENE, v. a. TENEMENT, s. A house; often denoting a building which includes several separate dwellings, S. L. B. tenementum. Ruddiman. To TENT, v. a. To stretch out. Fr. tend-re, id. TENT, s. Care, attention. To Tent, v. n. To attend, generally with the prep. to, S. Fr. attend-re, or Lat. attend-ere. To Tent, v. a. Tentie, adj. Fr. attentif. Maitland Poems. Tentily, adv. Carefully, S. Tentless, adj. Inattentive, S. TER, s. Tar. Teut. terre, Su. G. tiaera, id. TERCE, s. A liferent competent by law to widows who have not accepted of a special provision, of the third of the heritable subjects in which their husbands died infeft. Lat. tertia, Fr. tiers. Tercer, s. A widow who enjoys a terce, S. TERE, s. Perhaps, expense. Teut. teer, sumptus. Douglas. TERE, adj. Tender, delicate. Teut. tere, tener, delicatus. O. Fr. trelliciÉ, id. Wallace. TERNE, TERNED, adj. Fierce, choleric. Belg. toornig, wrathful, toorn, anger. TERNYTE, s. Corr. of Trinity. TERSE, s. A debate, a dispute, S. B. To Terse, v. n. To debate, to contend, S. B. Teut. trots-en, irritare, instigare. TERSEL, s. Table companion. Teut. teer-ghe-selle, id., from teer, sumptus, and selle, ghe-selle, socius. TESTOON, TESTONE, s. A Scottish silver coin, varying in value. O. Fr. teston, capitatus nummus. To Su. G. titt-a, inspicere, per transennam veluti videre. Teet-bo, s. TETH, s. Temper, disposition. A. S. tyht, instructio, teting, disciplina. TETHERFACED, adj. Having an ill-natured aspect, S. Isl. teit-a, rostrum beluinum. TEUCH, TEUGH, TEWCH, adj. A. S. toh, id., from Moes. G. tioh-an, to draw. 2. Tedious, lengthened out, S. Su. G. tog, haustus, potantium ductus; from tog-a, trahere; Teut. teughe, haustus. Su. G. tog, Isl. tog, taug, id. TEUKIN, adj. Quarrelsome, including the idea of fraud, S. B. Teut. tuck, fraus; Isl. tulk-a, pellicere. To TEW, v. a. To make tough, S. O. To Tew, v. n. Grain is said to tew, when it becomes damp, and acquires a bad taste, S. B. Su. G. taef, odor, taefk-a, gustare. Tew, s. A bad taste, S. B. THA, THAY, THEY, pron. These, S. A. S. thaege, id. Wyntown. THACK, s. Thatch. Thacker, s. A thatcher, S. Thack-stone, s. Stone fit for covering houses. THAFTS, s. pl. The benches of a boat, on which the rowers sit, S. Isl. thopte, trabs seu sedile in nave. THAI, THAY, pron. Pl. of he or she. THAINS, s. pl. Perhaps, gossamer. A. S. than, madidus, humidus. A. Hume. THAIR, used in composition, like E. there. Originally the genit., dat. and abl. of the A. S. article, thaere; Isl. dat. and abl. theirre. Thairanent, adv. Concerning that. Thairattour, adv. Concerning. Thairbefor, Tharbefor, adv. Before that time.
Thair-but, adv. In an outer apartment; also, the-but, S. Teut. daer-binnen, intro, intus. Belg. daar-buyten, without that place. Thairby, Thare-by, adv. Belg. daerbey, ad hoc, penes, prope. Thair-doun, Ther doun, adv. Downwards, S. Thair-east, adv. In the east, towards the east, S. Thairfurth, adv. In the open air, S. Thairintill, ad. Therein. Thairour, Thar our, adv. On the other side, in relation to a river, Thairowt, Tharout, adv. Without; denoting exclusion from a place, S. Thairtill, Thertyll, adv. Thereto. Thair up, adv. Out of bed.
A. S. thac, thaec, Isl. thak, Lat. tectum. To Thak, Thack, v. a. To thatch, S. Thakburd, s. The thatch-board, the roof. THAN, adv. Then, at that time, S.
A. S. thegen, thegn, primarily a servant. Cyninges thegen; Thanus regius; medmera thegen, mediocris vel inferior Thanus. Isl. thegn, dominus. Abthane, s. A title of honour, the meaning of which is uncertain. Thanedom, Thanage, Thanrie, s. The extent of the jurisdiction of a Thane. Abthanrie, s. The jurisdiction of an Abthane. THANE, s. Apparently, a fane. THANE, THAIN, adj. Not thoroughly roasted, rare, S. A. S. than, moist, humid. To THARF, v. n. To need, to require. A. S. thearf-an, indigere, opus habere. THE, THEY, s. Thigh. A. S. theo, thegh, id. The-pess, s. Thigh-piece, or armour for the thigh. To A. S. the-an, proficere, vigere.
Isl. Su. G. thiod, thiud, populus. 2. A region, a province. A. S. theod, gens; provincia. 3. Species, kind. THEETS, s. pl. THE-FURTH, adv. Out of doors, abroad, S. THEGITHER, adv. Corr. of together, S. THEI, conj. Though. To THEIK, THEK, v. a. A. S. thecc-an, Alem. thek-en, Isl. thaeck-a, id. THEIVIL, THIVEL, s. A stick for stirring a pot; as, in making porridge, broth, &c. S. B. thivel, Ayrs. Fife, A. Bor. theil. Ross. A. S. thyfel, stirps, a stem or stalk. THEME, THAME, s. A. S. team, offspring; or from Isl. thi-a, in servitutem reducere. THEN, conj. Than, S. THERE-BEN, adv.
Isl. thatt-r, a thread, cord, or small rope. THEW, s. Custom, manner, quality. A. S. theaw, mos, modus. Wyntown. Thewit, part. pa. Disciplined, regulated. A. S. theaw, institutum. Pal. Hon.
A. S. theow, a servant, or theow-ian, to serve, and the privative particle les, less. 2. Inactive, remiss, S. THEWTILL, THEWITTEL, s. A large knife. A. S. hwitel, id.; thwitan, cultello resecare. THICK, adj. Intimate, familiar, S. THIEVELESS, adj. To THIG, THIGG, v. a. Alem. thig-en, Su. G. tigg-a, petere. 2. To go about, receiving supply, not in the way of common mendicants, but rather as giving others an opportunity of manifesting their liberality, S. Isl. thygg-ia, gratis accipere, dono auferre. 3. To beg, to act the part of a common mendicant, S. Thiggar, s. A beggar, a common mendicant. Su. G. teggare, id. Acts Ja. I. THIMBER, adj. Gross, heavy. Isl. thungber, gravis, portatu molestus. THINARE, s. A title of honour, apparently equivalent to Lady. A. S. the-on, vigere, pollere; theond, potens; theonden, dominus; theonest, potentissimus. Thinare, q. theonare, the comparative. THINE, THYNE, adv. Thence. A. S. thanon, inde, illinc. Barbour. THINE-FURTH, adv. Thenceforward. A. S. thanon furth, deinceps.
Isl. thing, Su. G. ting, a meeting of the citizens concerning public affairs. To THINK SHAME, to feel abashed, to have a sense of shame, S. THIR, pron. pl. These, S. Isl. theyr, illi; thaer, illae. To THIRL, THYRL, v. a. A. S. thirl-ian, perforare. To Thirl, v. a. To thrill, to cause to vibrate, S. To Thirl, Thirle, v. n. To pass with a tingling sensation, S. To Teut. drill-en, trill-en, gyrare, conglomerare. To A. S. Isl. thrael, a bond-servant. 2. To bind or subject to, S. Thirl, s. The term used to denote those lands, the tenants of which are bound to bring all their grain to a certain mill, S. Thirlage, s. Thirldome, s. Thraldom. THO, adv. At that time. A. S. Isl. tha, Su. G. Dan. da, tum, tunc. THO, pron. pl. These. Moes. G. tho, nom. and acc. pl. of the article.
THOCHTY, adj. Thoughtful. THOF, conj. Although, Loth.; Provincial E. THOILL, TOLL, s. Ancient privilege of a baron; denoting, either an immunity from payment of custom in buying, or the liberty of buying and selling on his own lands. To THOLE, THOILL, v. a. A. S. thol-ian, Moes. G. thul-an, Isl. thol-a, id. 2. To bear with, not to oppose. Tholmude, Thoilmude, adj. Patient; tholemoody, S. B. A. S. thole-mod, tholmoda, patiens animi. THONE, pron. Yonder, Loth. yon, S. Moes. G. thana, id.; O. Su. G. thoen, ille, iste. THOR, s. Durance, confinement. Sw. thor, carcer. Gl. Sibb. THORROWS. s. pl. Troubles. A. S. threow-ian, pati. To THORTER, v. a. To oppose, to thwart, S.
Thortour, Thuortour, adj. Cross, transverse. Su. G. twertoefwer, transverse; Dan. twertover, transversely. To THOW, v. a. To address in the singular number, as a token of contempt. THOUGHT, THOUGHTY, s. To THOUT, v. n. To sob, S. B. Thout, s. A sob. S. B. To To Thow, v. a. To remove the rigour produced by cold, S. Thow, Thowe, s. Thaw, S. Smore thow, A heavy snow, accompanied with a strong wind, which, as it were, threatens to smore, or smother one, Ang. THOWEL, s. The nitch or hollow in which the oar of a boat acts, Loth. A. S. thole, scamnus a quo pendet remus; E. thole. THOWLESS, adj. Inactive. Thowlesnes, Thowlysnes, s. Inactivity. THOWRROURIS, s. pl. Perh. skorrowris.
Isl. thra, pertinacia; thraa-r, thra, pertinax. Thra, s. Isl. thrai, rancor. Thra, Thraw, Thraly, adv. Eagerly.
A. S. thraf-ian, increpare; Isl. thref-a, sublitigare.
Sw. trafwe saad, strues segetum viginti quatuor fascibus constans. To THRAIP, v. n. Apparently, to thrive, to prosper. Isl. thrif-ast, Su. G. trifw-a, id. To THRAM, v. n. To thrive, Aberd. Moray. Isl. thro-a, incrementum capere; throan, throtte, incrementum. THRANG, pret. and part. pa. Pressed. To THRANG, v. a. To throng, S. Sw. traang-a, to crowd; A. S. thring-en, to press. To Thrang, v. n. to crowd towards a place, S. Thrang, adj. Isl. thraung-ur, Su. G. traang, arctus. 2. Intimate, familiar, S. Thrang, s. A. S. thrang, turba; Isl. thraeng, angusta. To THRAPPLE, v. a. To throttle or strangle, S. THRASH, s. A rush. To THRATCH, v. n. To gasp convulsively, as in the agonies of death, S. B. Isl. threyte, certo, laboro; thraute, labor. Thratch, s. The oppressed and violent respiration of one in the last agonies, S. B. THRAVE, s. To THRAW, v. a. To cast, to throw. A. S. thraw-an, jacere. Douglas. To A. S. thraw-ian, torquere. Thrawin, part. adj. Thrawynlye, adv. In a manner expressive of ill humour. Thrawn-muggent, adj. Having a perverse disposition, Ang. THRAW, s. A pang, an agony, S.; throe, E. A. S. threa, poena, inflictio; threow-an, agonizare. THRAW, s. Anger, ill humour, S. THRAW, s. A little while, a trice. A. S. thrah, Isl. thrauge, cursus temporis. THRAW, s. Perh. favour. Su. G. traa, Isl. thra, desiderium. THRAW, adv.
Isl. thrayrdi, pervicax contentio. Thrawart, prep. Athwart, across. THRAW-CRUK, s. An instrument for twisting ropes of straw, hair, &c. S. THREFT, adj. Reluctant, perverse, Loth. To THREPE, v. n. To aver with pertinacity, in reply to denial, S. A. S. threap-ian, redarguere. Threpe, Threap, s. A pertinacious affirmation, S. THRESUM, adj. Three together. THRESWALD, s. Threshold. A. S. threscwald, id.; thresc-an, ferire, and wald lignum. THRETE, s. A. S. threat, caterva; on threate, in choro. To Threte, v. n. To crowd, to press. A. S. threat-an, urgere. Douglas. THRETE. In threte, in haste, eagerly. Isl. threyte, certo, laboro; thraa, thratt, assiduus. THRETTENE, adj. Thirteen, S. A. S. threottyne, Isl. threttan, id. Thretteint, adj. Thirteenth. THRETTY, adj. Thirty, S. A. S. thrittig, Isl. thriatio, id. THREW, pret. v. Struck. Isl. thrug-a, premere, vim inferre. THRY, adj. THRID, adj. Third, S. A. S. thridda, Isl. thridie, id. To Thrid, v. a. To divide into three parts. To THRYFT, v. n. To thrive. Isl. thrif-ast, Su.G. trifw-as, proficere.
Isl. thrif, nutritio. To THRYLL, v. a. To enslave, to enthrall. Thryll, Thril, Threll, s. A slave. A. S. Isl. thrael, Su. G. id. Barbour. Thrillage, s. Bondage. THRILWALL, s. The name of the wall, between Scotland and England, erected by Severus. Lat. murus perforatus; because of the gaps made in it. To THRIMLE, THRIMBLE, v. a. To press, to squeeze. To Thrimle, Thrimmel, Thrumble, v. n. To press into, or through, with difficulty and eagerness, S. Teut. dromm-en, premere; or V. next word. To Isl. eg thrume, certo, pugno. THRYNFALD, adj. Threefold. A. S. thrynen, trinus. To A. S. thring-an, Isl. threing-ia, urgere. To Thring, v. n. To press on, or forward. THRISSILL, THRISLE, s. The thistle, S. THRISSLY, adj. Testy, crabbed, S. B. Germ. verdriesslich, fretful, uncivil, rude. To THRIST, v. a. Isl. thrijst-a, thriost-a, trudere, premere. Thrist, s. Difficulty, pressure. To THRIST, v. n. To spin; often, to thrist a thread, S. B. A. S. thraest-an, to wreathe, to twist. To THRIST, v. a. To trust, to give on credit. THROCH, THROUCHE, THRUCH, (gutt.) s. THROLL, s. A hole, a gap. A. S. thyrel, foramen.
A. S. throt-boll, id. q. the throat-bowl. THROUCH, s. Faith, credit. Su. G. trogen, trygg, faithful. THROUCH, (gutt.) prep. Through, S. To Throuch, Through, (gutt.) v. a. To carry through. To Through, v. n. To go on, literally; To mak to through, to make good, S. Through, adj. Thorough. Throuch, Thruch, adj. Active, expeditious; as, a throuch wife, an active woman, S. B. from the prep. Isl. thrug-a, however, signifies, vim inferre. Through other, Throw ither, adv. Confusedly, promiscuously; S. throuther. Throwgang, s. A thoroughfare, S. Belg. doorgang, a passage. Throwgang, adj. Affording a thoroughfare, S. Throughpit, s. Activity. Throughpit of wark. Through and put. To THROW, v. a. To twist. THRUCH-STANE, s. A flat gravestone, Loth. Ayrs. A. S. thruh, thurruc, sarcophagus, a grave, a coffin, Isl. thro, id. Alem. steininer druho. THRUNLAND, part. pr. Rolling, tumbling about. A. S. tryndled, orbiculatus. To THRUS, THRUSCH, v. n. Isl. thrusk-a, strepere. Wallace.
THUD, s. A. S. thoden, turbo, noise, din; Isl. thyt-r, fremitus venti proruentis. To Thud, v. n. To Thud, v. a. To THUMB, v. a. To wipe any thing by applying the thumbs to it, S. THUMBIKINS, s. pl. An instrument of torture, applied as a screw to the thumbs, S. THUMBLICKING, s. An ancient mode of confirming a bargain, S. THUNNERIN, adj. A thunnerin drouth, a strong drought, S. B., apparently expressing that which is viewed as the effect of fire in the air, or lightning. THOURT, THOURTOUR. THURCH, uncertain. THURST, s. Could. Su. G. troesta, valere, posse. THUS-GATE, adv. In this manner. THWAYNG, s. A thong, S. whang. A. S. thwang, Isl. thweing, id. THWARTER-ILL. TYAL, s. Any thing used for tying a latchet. S. B. Isl. tigill, ligula. TYBER, s. Perh. warrior. Isl. tifar, viri alacres. TIBRIC, TIBRICK, s. The young of the coal-fish, Orkn. TICHT, pret. Tied. To TICK, v. n. To click, as a watch, S. Belg. tikk-en, id. TICK, TICKER, s. Teut. tick, punctus. 2. A very small spot on the skin, S. B. TICKET, s. A pat, a slight stroke, S. Belg. tik, a pat, tikk-en, to pat.
A. S. Su. G. tid, time, season. To Tid, v. a. To choose the proper season, S. TID, TYD, v. impers. Happened. A. S. tid-an, Su. G. tid-a, contingere. TYDY, TYDIE, adj. Su. G. tidig, decorus; Teut. tydigh, in season, ripe. TIFT, s. Condition, plight, S. Isl. tif-a, tyf-a, manus celeriter movere. To Tift, v. a. To put in order, S. B. TIFT, s. Used as expressive of tediousness, S. Isl. tef-ia, Su. G. toefw-a, to delay. TIFT, s. Isl. tyft-a, to chastise. To TIFT, v. a. To quaff. E. tiff, drink, or a draught. To TIG, v. n. Isl. teg-ia, teig-ia, lactare, allicere. Tig-tow, s. To play at tig-tow, to pat backwards and forwards, to dally, S. Tig, and Su. G. toefw-a, morari. TIG, TEYG, s. A pet, a fit of sullen humour. Gael. taoig, a fit of passion; Su. G. tig-a, to be silent. Tiggy, adj. Petty, prone to pettishness, S. To TIG-TAG, v. n. To trifle, to be busy while doing nothing of importance. E. ticktack, a game at tables. Baillie.
A. S. tyg-an, to bind, Isl. ty-ia, instruo. TYISDAY, s. Tuesday. TIKE, TYKE, TYK, s. Su. G. tik, Isl. tyk, a little bitch. 2. A selfish snarling fellow, S. Tike-tyrit, adj. Dog-weary, tired like a dog after coursing or running, S. Tyked, adj. Having the disposition of a degenerate dog, currish. TYKE and TRYKE, adv. Higgledy-piggledy, in an intermingled state, S. B. Su. G. tiock, densus; and tryck-a, angustare. TIL, TILL, prep. Moes. G. A. S. Isl. til, Su. G. till, id. 2. With, in addition to. TIL, TILL, as a mark of the infinitive, instead of to. To TYLD, v. a. To cover, S. B. Isl. tialld-a, tentorium figere, aulaeum extendere. Tyld, s. Covert. A. S. tyld, Isl. tiald, a tent, an awning. TYLD, s. Tile. TILL, adv. While, during the time that. To TILL, v. a. To entice. TILL, s. A cold unproductive clay, S. TILLIESOUL, s. A place, to which a gentleman sends the servants and horses of his guests, when he does not choose to entertain the former at his own expense, Loth. Fr. tillet, a ticket, and sould, soldiers' pay. TILLING, s. Perh. for titling the titlerk. TILLIT, pret. v. Coaxed. Isl. tael-ia, pellicere. TILT, s. L. tint, proof, as in first edition. TYMBER, TYMMER, TYMBRELL, TYMBRILL, s. Crest of a helmet. Fr. timbre, id. Douglas. Tymbrit, part. pa. Crested. TIMEABOUT, adj. Alternately, S. TIMMER, s. Sw. timmer, id. 2. A legal quantity of forty skins packed up within two boards of timber. Timmertuned, adj. Having a harsh unmusical voice, S. TIMMING, TEMMING, s. A kind of coarse thin woollen cloth, S. Fr. etamine, id. TYMPANE, s. The sistrum. Lat. tympanum. TIN, s. Loss.
Ir. Gael. tinchioll, circuit, compass. To TYND, v. n. To kindle. Tynd, s. A spark. TYND, s. Isl. tindr, Su. G. tinne, id. 2. One course of the harrow over a field, S. Su. G. tinne, any thing sharp like a tooth. TINDE, s. On tinde, in a collected state. Isl. tynt, collectum. Sir Tristrem. To TINE, Isl. tyn-ast, perdere. Baillie. Tineman, s. An appellation given to one of the Lords of Douglas, from his being unfortunate in losing almost all his men in battle. Tynar, Tiner, s. A loser, S. Tynsaill, Tinsall, Tynsell, s. To Tinsall, v. a. To injure, from the s. To TING, v. a. To ring, S. Ting-tang, s. Sound of a bell, S. Teut. tinghe-tangh-en, tintinare. To Tinkle on, v. n. To ring chimes about. TINT NOR TRIAL. TIP, s. A ram. Galloway. To Tip, v. n. To take the ram, S. Used also actively. To TIP, v. a. To nettle from disappointment. S. A metaph. use of E. tip, to strike slightly. To TIPPENIZE, v. n. To tipple small beer, S. from two-penny. TIPPERTY, adj. Hence, to loup like a tippertin. TYRANE, s. A tyrant. Fr. tyran, id. Hence, Tyrane, adj. Tyrannical. Tyrandry, s. Tyranny. Tyranlie, adv. Tyrannically. TYRE, s. A hat of tyre, part of the dress of Bruce at Bannockburn. A. S. tyr, tiara. TYREMENT, s. Interment. Abbrev. from entyrement, id., used by the same writer. TIRL, s. A substitute for the trundle of a mill, Shetl. Su. G. trill-a, to trundle. TIRL, TIRLE, s. To TIRL, TIRLE, v. a. Isl. thyrl-a, turbidire versari subito. To TIRLE, v. n. To produce a tremulous sound by slightly touching, S. E. trill, v. n. Muse's Threnodie. TIRLES, s. pl. Some disease. Fr. tarle, a wood-worm. TIRLESS, TIRLASS, TIRLIES, s. Fr. treillis; Teut. traelie. Tirlest, part. adj. Trellised, S. TIRLIEWIRLIE, s. Su. G. trill-a, and hworl-a, rotare. TIRMA, s. The sea-pie. To TIRR, TIRUE, v. a. A. S. tyr-an, tyrw-an, to tear. To Teut. tergh-en, to irritate. Tirr, adj. Crabbed, S. B. TIRRIVEE, s. A fit of passion, S. Fr. tir-er, to dart forth, and vif, lively; denoting the lively action of rage. TIRWIRR, TIRWIRRING, adj. Habitually growling, S. Teut. tergh-en, to irritate, and werren, to contend.
Fr. tissu, id.; Belg. tessche, a scrip.
A. S. Tiwesdaeg, from Tuisco, a Saxon deity; or Goth. Tijs; Isl. Tijsday, id. TYSE, TYIST, TYST, v. a. To entice, S. B. Arm. tis, a train. Su. G. tuss-a, to incite dogs.
Isl. teist-a, Norw. teiste, id. TYSTRE, s. A case, a cover. L. B. tester-um, covering of a bed. TIT, s. A snatch. TIT. A tit, a gog. To A. S. tiht-an, Teut. tyd-en, trahere. TYTE, adj. Direct, straight, S. B. Sw. taett, close, thick. TYTE, TYT, adv. Soon. Isl. titt, ready. Titly, adv. Speedily. Tyttar, adv. Rather, sooner. Isl. tidari, compar. of tid-r, frequentior. TITHING, TITHAND, s. Tidings. Belg. tijding, Isl. tidende, id. TITGANDIS. L. tithandis, as in MS. tidings. To TITLE, v. n. To prate idly, S. Su. G. twetalen, double-tongued. Titlar, Tittillar, s. A tatler. TITLENE, TITLING, s. The hedge-sparrow. Isl. tytling-r, id. Compl. S. TITTY, s. Dimin. of sister, S. TITTY, adj. Tittish, adj. Captious, testy, S. B. TITTS, s. pl. A disease in the dugs of cows. Teut. titte, udder. Montgomerie. TITUP, s. A trigger. From tit, a tap, and the prep. up. TO, adv. Too, A. S. id. TO, adv. Preceding a v. part. or adj. quite, entirely, very. To is prefixed to many A. S. words, and has various powers; to-faegen, perlaetus, to-braecan, disrumpere, to-cwys-an, quatere, dissipare. TO, shut. The door is tue, S. Belg. toe, id. De duur is toe. TOCHER, TOUCHQUHARE, TOCHER-GOOD, s. The dowry brought by a wife, S. Ir. tochar, a dowry. To Tocher, v. a. To give a dowry to, S. Tocherless, adj. Having no portion, S. To TO-CUM, v. n. To approach. A. S. to-cum-an, advenire. Tocum, To-cumming, s. A. S. to-cyme, an approaching. TOD, s. The fox, S. Isl. toa, tove, vulpes.
Tod and lambs, a game played on a perforated board, with wooden pins, S. Tod's tails, s. pl. Alpine club-moss, an herb, S. To Isl. dudd-a, segnipes esse; Su. G. tult-a, minutis gressibus ire. TOFALL, TOOFALL, s. Teut. toe-vall-en, adjungere se, adjungi.
Teut. toe-val, eventus; toe-vall-en, cadendo claudi. Pop. Ball. TOFORE, prep. Before. A. S. to-for, ante, coram. Tofore, adv. Before. TOHILE. L. to hile, to conceal. Isl. hyl-ia, occultare. Wyntown.
Su. G. natt-tyg, a night-cap; Belg. tooij-en, to tire, to adorn. To TOIR, v. a. To beat, S. toor. Su. G. torfw-a, verberare. Douglas. TOIT, s. A fit, whether of illness, or of bad humour. TOYT, s. Toyts of Tay, the fresh water mussels found in Tay. Teut. tote, tuyt, cornu, extremitas instar cornu. To * TOKEN, s. A ticket of lead or tin, which every private Christian receives as a mark of admission to the Sacrament of the Supper, S. TOKIE, s. An old women's head-dress, resembling a monk's cowl, S. B. Fr. toque, a bonnet or cap; tocquÉ, coiffed. TOKIE, s. A fondling term applied to a child, S. B. Germ. tocke, a baby, a puppet. TOLL, s. A turnpike, S. TO-LOOK, TOLUIK, s. A prospect, matter of expectation, S. A. S. to-loc-ian, adspicere. To TOLTER, v. n. To move unequally, to totter. Su. G. tult-a, vacillare; Lat. tolutaris, ambling. Tolter, Toltir, adj. Unstable, in a state of vacillation. TO-LUCK, s. Boot, what is given above bargain, S., from the vulgar idea of giving luck to a bargain. TOME, s. A line for a fishingrod, including the whole length, S. O. TOMMY NODDIE, TOM-NODDY, The puffin, a bird, S., Orkn. The Tam Norie of the Bass. TO-NAME, s. A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname; or used instead of it. TONE, part. pa. Taken. TONGUE-FERDY, adj. Loquacious, glib of the tongue, Ang. Su. G. tung, lingua, and faerdig, paratus. TONGUE-RAKE, s. Elocution, S. Su. G. tung, and rek-a, vagari. To TOOBER, v. a. To beat, to strike, S. O. tabour, E. and Loth. Fr. tabour-er, to strike or bump on the posteriors, q. as on a drum. Toober, s. A quarrel, S. O. TOOFALL, s. TOOLYE, s. A broil. To Toolye, v. n. To quarrel. TOOM, adj. Empty. To Su. G. tut-a, Isl. taut-a, ululare; Su. G. tuta i horn, to blow a horn. To Toot, v. n. Toot, Tout, s. The blast of a horn or trumpet, S. Touting horn, a horn for blowing, S. To TOOT, v. n. To express dissatisfaction or contempt. Isl. taut-a, murmurare. TOOTHFU', s. To tak a toothfu', to take a moderate quantity of strong liquor, S. TOOT-NET, s. A large fishing-net anchored, Ang. Belg. tootebel, a certain square net. Tootsman, s. One who gives warning, by a cry, to haul the toot-net, S. TOP OUR TAILL, adv. Topsyturvy. TOP ANNUEL, a certain annuity paid from lands or houses. To TOPE, v. a. To oppose. TOPFAW, s. Soil that has fallen in, or sunk from the surface, Fife. TO-PUTTER, s. Taskmaster. TOR (of a chair), s. Perhaps the round, or the semicircular arm of a chair of state. Fr. tour, Teut. toer, circulus. TORE (of a saddle), s. The pommel, the forepart of which is somewhat elevated, S. A. S. tor, a tower, an eminence. To TORE, v. a. To tear. A. S. teor-an, rumpere. TORFEIR, TORFER, s. Hardship, difficulty. Isl. torfaer-a, iter difficile et impeditum. To TORFEL, TORCHEL, v. n. To pine away, to die. Isl. torfellde, torvellde, difficilis, arduus. TORYT. L. taryt, tarried. To TORN, v. a. To turn. TORN BUT, retaliation. Fr. tourn-er, to turn, but a but, on equal terms. TORNE, s. A turn, an action done to another. TORRIE, s. A term applied to peas roasted in the sheaf, Fife. Lat. torreo, q. what is scorched. TORRY-EATEN, adj. Torry-eaten land, poor moorish soil, exhausted by cropping, very bare, and bearing only scattered tufts of sheep's fescue, S. B. Isl. torgiat-r, aegre reparabilis; or Fris. torre vermis, and eet-en, q. worm-eaten. TORRIS, pl. Towers. TORT, part. pa. Tortured; distorted. O. Fr. tort, Lat. tort-us. Douglas. TOSCH, TOSCHE, adj. Neat, trim, S. O. Fr. touzÉ, clipped; Belg. doss-en, to clothe. TOSCHEODERACHE, s. Gael. Ir. teachdaire, a messenger; teachdairacht, a message. TOSIE, adj. Mod. Sax. dosig, giddy; Isl. dus, drunken. TOSTIT, part. adj. Tossed with severe affliction, S. B. TOT, s. A fondling designation for a child, S.
TOTTIE, adj. Warm, snug, Perths. Gael. teoth-am, to warm. TOTTIS, s. Refuse of wool. Su. G. totte, a handful of flax or wool. To TOTTLE, v. n. To TOVE, v. n. To talk familiarly, prolixly, and cheerfully, S., often, to tove and crack. Norw. toeve, to prattle, to be talkative. Tovie, adj. Tipsy, Loth. A. S. twicc-an, vellicare. Ruddiman. To TUCK, v. a. To beat. Teut. tuck-en, icero. To Touk, Tuck, v. n. To emit a sound, in consequence of being beaten. Touk, s. TOUNDER, s. Tinder. Alem. tundere, Isl. tunthere, id. TOUSIE, TOWZIE, adj. To Tousle, v. a. Isl. tusk-a, luctari, tusk, lucta lenis et jocosa. Tousle, Touzle, s. Rough dalliance, S. To TOUT, v. a. To TOUT, TOOT, v. n. To take large draughts, S. Tout, s. Perh. from Teut. tocht, a draught. To TOUT, TOWT, v. a.
Belg. tocht, togt, wind; een zwaare togt, a sore bout. 2. A transient displeasure, a fit of ill-humour, Ang. Touttie, adj. Belg. togtig, windy. 2. Irritable, easily put in disorder, S. TOW, s. Su. G. tog, Isl. tog, taug, Belg. touw, id. 2. A halter, S. To TOW, v. n. To give way, to fail, to perish, S. B. Alem. douu-en, Su. G. do, to die. To TOWEN, v. a. To tire, to weary out, Fife. Isl. thion-a, laborare. To TOWIN, TOWN, v. a. To tame, Loth. Berwicks. Teut. touw-en, premere, subigere. TOWMONT, TOWMON, TOWMOND, s. A year; corr. of twelve-month, used in the same sense, S. Towmontell, s. A cow of a year old, Ayrs. TOWNNYS, pl. Tuns, large casks. TRACED, adj. Laced; as a traced hat, S. O. Fr. tress-ir, faire un tissu. To TRACHLE, TRAUCHLE, v. a. Alem. dregel-en, per incuriam aliquid perdere. 2. To dishevel. Gael. trachladh, to loosen. 3. To drudge, to overtoil, S. B. Sw. traal-a, duro labore exerceri. TRACK, s. Feature, lineament, S. Belg. trek, id. from trekk-en, to dilineate. TRACK-BOAT, s. A boat used on a canal, S. Belg. trek-schuyt, id. from trekk-en, to draw. TRACK-POT, s. A tea-pot, S. From Belg. trekk-en, to draw. TRACTIUE, s. A treatise. Fr. traitÉ, id. TRAD, s. Track, course in travelling or sailing. Isl. troeda, terra, quod teratur et calcetur. TRAGET, TRIGGET, s. A trick, a deceit, S. triget. O. Fr. trigaud-ier, to embroil. TRAY, s. Trouble, vexation. A. S. treg, Su. G. traege, Alem. trege, dolor. To Trackit, part. adj. Much fatigued, S. Traikit-like, adj. Having the appearance of great fatigue from ranging about. Belg. treck-en, to travel; Sw. traek-a, niti. TRAIK, s. To TRAIK, v. n. To be in a declining state of health. Su. G. trak-a, cum difficultate progredi. TRAILSYDE, adj. So long as to trail on the ground. To TRAYN, v. a. To draw, to entice. Fr. train-er, to draw. Barbour. Train, s. A rope used for drawing, Orkn. To Isl. treist-a, Su. G. traest-a, confidere. Traist, Trest, s. Trust, faith. Isl. traust-r, Su. G. troest, fiducia. Traist, Traisty, adj. Isl. traust-r, Su. G. troest, fidus, fidelis. 2. Confident. Germ. treist, Su. G. troest, audax. 3. Secure, safe. Traist, s. An appointed meeting. Traistis, s. pl. A roll of the accusations brought against those who, in former times, were to be legally tried. Traistly, adv. Confidently, securely. TRAIST, s. Frame of a table. TRAYT, s. Bread of trayt, a superior kind of bread made of fine wheat. Panis de Treyt, Fleta. Chalm. Air. TRAKIT, part. pa. Much fatigued. TRAM, s. Su. G. traam, that part of a tree, which is cut into different portions. 2. A beam or bar. TRAMALT NET, corr. from E. trammel. TRAMORT, s. A corpse. Su. G. tra, to consume, mort, dead. To TRAMP, v. a. Sw. trampa pa, conculcare. 2. To tread, in reference to walking, S. To Tramp, v. n. Su. G. tramp-a, id. 2. To walk; as opposed to any other mode of travelling, S. Tramp, s. TRANCE, TRANSE, s. To TRANE, v. n. To travel. Su. G. tren-a, incedere, gressus facere. To Fr. traine, a snare, an ambush. Tranowintyn, s. A stratagem of war. To TRANSE, v. n. To determine, to resolve. Fr. tranch-er, decider, parler franchement. TRANSS, s. A species of dance anciently in use. To TRANSMUGRIFY, v. a. To transform, to transmute, S. * To TRANSPORT, v. a. To translate a minister from one charge to another, S. Transportation, s. The act of translating a minister, S. TRANTLE, s. The rut made by a cartwheel, when it is deep, Ang. TRANTLES, TRITLE-TRANTLES, TRANTLIMS, s. pl. TRAP, s. A sort of ladder, S. Sw. trappa, Teut. trap, gradus. TRAPPYS, s. pl. Trappings. L. B. trap-us, Hisp. trop-o, cloth. TRAPPOURIS, TRAPOURIS, s. pl. Trappings. L. B. trappatura, ornatus È trapo seu panno. TRAS, s. The tract of game. Fr. trace, id. trasses, the footing of a deer.
O. Fr. traste, a cross-beam. TRAT, TRATTES, s. An old woman; a term generally used in contempt, S. Isl. draett-ur, Su. G. drott, a servant; Germ. trot, an old woman, a witch. To TRATTIL, TRATLE, v. n. C. B. tryd-ar, to prattle. Trittell trattell, pshaw. Trattils, s. pl. Trattles, idle talk. TRAVESSE, s. TRAWART, adj. Perverse. TRAWYNTIT. TRAZILEYS, s. pl. The props of vines. L. B. trestell-us, fulcrum mensae. To TREADLE, v. n. To go frequently and with difficulty, Fife. TREE, s. A barrel, S. Su. G. trae, mensura aridorum. TREE and TRANTEL, a piece of wood that goes behind a horse's tail, for keeping back the TREGALLION, s. Collection, assortment, Dumfr. C. B. treigliant, a strolling; treiglian-nu, to effect a circulation; O. Fr. trigalle, a lodging-house. TREIN, TRENE, adj. Wooden; treein, S. A. S. treowen, arboreus, ligneus. Trein mare, a barbarous instrument of punishment, formerly used in the army. To TREISSLE, v. a. To abuse by treading, Loth. O. Fr. tressaill-ir, to leap or skip. To O. Fr. traict-er, id. Lat. tract-are. Treyter, s. A messenger for treating of peace. TREITCHEOURE, s. A traitour; Fr. trichear. TRELLYEIS, TRELYEIS, s. pl. Currycombs. Fr. etrille, Lat. strigil-is. Doug. TREMBLING FEVERS, the ague, Ang. Trembling aixes, Loth. from A. S. ace, dolor. TRENSAND, part. pr. Cutting. Fr. trenchant, id. Wallace. TRENTAL, s. A service of thirty masses, which were usually celebrated upon as many different days, for the dead. Fr. trentel, id. from trente, thirty. To TREST, to trust.
Fr. tresteau, fulcrum mensae. TREST, s. A beam. TRET, adj. Long and well proportioned. Fr. traict, trait, drawn out, lengthened. TRETABYL, adj. Tractable, pliable. To TRETE, v. a. To entreat. Tretie, s. Entreaty. TRETIE, s. A treatise. Fr. traitÉ. Dunbar. TREVALLYIE, s. A train or retinue, implying the idea of its meanness, Clydes. C. B. trafull-iaw, to bustle extremely.
L. B. travacha, travayso, Fr. travaison, intertignium. 3. Hangings, a curtain. To TREW, v. a. To trust. TREW, s. Often in pl. trewis, a truce. O. Fr. treu, also treves, id. Barbour. Trewyd, part. pa. Protected by a truce. TREWS, s. pl. Trouse, trousers, S. Ir. trius, Gael. triubhas, Fr. trousse. TREWAGE, s. Tribute. O. Fr. truage, treuage, toll, custom.
Su. G. troen, fidus. TREWBUT, s. Tribute. TRY, s. Means of finding any thing that has been lost, S. B. * TRIAL, s. Proof, S. TRIAPONE, s. TRIG, adj. Neat, trim, S. To TRIGLE, TRIGIL, v. n. To trickle. Isl. tregill, alveolus. Douglas. * To TRIM, v. a. To drub, to beat soundly, S. TRIMMIE, s. A disrespectful term applied to a female, S. B. TRYNE, s. Art, stratagem. Fr. traine, id. TRYNE, s. Train, retinue. Teut. treyn, comitatus. TRINES, s. pl. Drinking matches. TRINKETING, s. Clandestine correspondence with an opposite party. O. Fr. trigaut, one who uses shifts and tricks. To TRINKLE, TRYNKLE, v. n. To trickle, S. To TRINKLE, v. n. To tingle, to thrill. To TRINSCH, v. a. Fr. trench-er, id. Douglas. To TRINTLE, TRINLE, v. a. to trundle or roll, S. Fr. trondel-er, id.; A. S. trendel, globus. TRIP, s. A flock, a considerable number. C. B. tyrfa, a flock. Henrysone. TRIST, adj. Sad, melancholy. Fr. triste, Lat. trist-is.
To Tryst, v. a. To Tryst, v. n. Tryster, s. A person who convenes others, fixing the time and place of meeting. Trysting-place, s. The place of meeting previously appointed, S. Tristres, s. pl. The stations allotted to different persons in hunting. L. B. tristra, id. To TRODDLE, v. n. To walk with short steps, as a little child does, Ang. Germ. trottel-n, tarde et pigre incedere. TRODWIDDIE, s. The chain that fastens the harrow to what are called the Isl. troda, terra, and vijd-er, vimen; q. the withe which touches the earth. TROGGERS, s. pl. The designation given to one species of Irish vagrants, q. trokers, Wigton. TROISTRY, s. The entrails of a beast, offals, S. B. Isl. tros, trash, Sw. trastyg, trumpery. TROYT, s. An inactive person, S. B. Su. G. tryt-a, pigere, taedere; troett, fessus, lassus. To TROKE, v. a. Fr. troqu-er, to exchange. Ferguson. Trock, Troque, s. Fr. troc, id. 2. Troques, pl. small wares, S. B. TROLY, TRAWLIE, s. A ring through which the sowme passes betwixt the two horses, or oxen, next the plough, Ang. Isl. travale, impedimentum; Teut. traelie, clathrus, a bar. TROLOLLAY, s. A term which occurs in a rhyme used by young people, on the last day of the year, S. It has been viewed as a corr. of Fr. trois rois allois, three kings are come. TRONACH, s. The crupper used with a pack-saddle; formed of a piece of wood, connected with the saddle by a cord at each end; Mearns. TRONE, s. L. B. trona, statera publica; Isl. tra-na, a crane; rostrum longiusculum. 2. The pillory, S. Trone-weight, s. The standard weight used at the Trone, S. Tronare, s. The person who had the charge of the Trone. L. B. tronar-ius. Trone-men, s. Those who carry off the soot sweeped from chimneys; denominated from their station at the Trone, Edinburgh. To Trone, v. a. To subject to the disgraceful punishment of the pillory. TRONE, s. A throne. Fr. id. Douglas. TROOD, s. Perh. wood for fences. Su. G. trod-r, lignum, quod materiam praebet saepibus construendis. TROPLYS, s. pl. Expl. troops. Teut. troppel, globus, congeries. To TROSS, v. a. Fr. trouss-er, to truss. TROSSIS, s. pl. The small round blocks in which the lines of a ship run. Sw. trissa, Dan. tridse, a pulley. * TROT, s. Teut. trot, cursus, gressus. TROTCOSIE, s. A piece of woollen cloth, which covers the back part of the neck and shoulders, with straps across the crown of the head, and buttoned from the chin downwards on the breast; for defence against the weather, S. properly throatcosie, as keeping the throat warm. TROTTERS, s. pl. Sheeps' feet, S. TROVE, s. A turf, Aberd. toor, Ang. Su. G. Isl. torf, id. torfa, effodere. TROW, s. The wooden spout in which water is carried to a mill-wheel, S. Su. G. Belg. trog, Dan. trou, E. trough. To Moes. G. traw-an, Isl. tru-a, credere. 2. To confide in. TROW, s. O. Goth, troll, a spectre, an incarnate goblin. To Trow, v. a. Apparently, to curse. To TROW, v. a. To season a cask, by rinsing it with a little wort, before it be used, Ang. A. S. ge-treow-ian, purgare. TROWENTYN, L. tranouwintyn. TROWIE GLOVES, a name given to sponges, Caithn. Q. make-believe gloves. TROWTH, s. TRUBLY, adj. Dark, lowering. Fr. troublÉ, overcast, obscure. TRUCKER, s. TRUDGE-BAK, a humpback. Su. G. trutn-a, to swell. TRUDGET, s. A trick, a mischievous prank, Loth. Alem. trug, fraud; O. Fr. trick-er, to deceive. TRUE-BLUE, adj. An epithet given to those accounted rigid Presbyterians, from the colour of the cockade worn by the Covenanters, S. TRUFF, s. Corr. of E. turf, S. TRUFF, s. A trick, a deceit. Ital. truffa, id. truff-are, to cheat. To Truff, v. a. To steal. Truffure, s. A deceiver. TRUGS, adv. A mode of profane swearing, used among the vulgar, S. B. Moes. G. triggua, Su. G. trigg, faithful.
O. Fr. trikeur, a deceiver. 2. A designation often given to a female in contempt, as equivalent to "worthless hussy," S. TRULIE, adj. True, not factitious. A trulie story, S. B. Su. G. trolig, credibilis. TRULIS, s. pl. Some kind of game. TRULLION, s. A sort of crupper, Mearns. Teut. treyl-linie, helcium, the trace of a cart-horse. To TRUMP, v. n. To march, to trudge, S. Isl. tramp-a, calcare; Germ. trump-en, currere. To TRUMP up, v. n. Teut. tromp-en, canere tuba. 2. To break wind backwards. TRUMP, s. A Jews-harp. Teut. Fr. trompe, Germ. trompff, id. To TRUMP, v. a. To deceive. Fr. tromp-er, Teut. tromp-en, id. Trumpe, s. Belg. tromp, a rattle for children. Trumpour, Trumper, s. Fr. trumpeur, id. Dunbar. TRUMPH, s. The principal card, S. trump, E. To Play trumph about, to be on a footing with, to retaliate, S. B. TRUNCHER SPEIR, a pointless spear. Fr. tronc-ir, to cut off. Evergreen. TRUNSCHEOUR, s. A plate, a trencher, S. Fr. trencheoir, quadra mensaria. TRUSTFUL, adj. Trust-worthy. TUAY, adj. Two. TUCK, s. Tuck of drum, beat of drum, S. TUEIT, s. An imitative word, expressing the short shrill cry of a small bird, TUFF, s. A tuft of feathers or ribbons. Fr. touffe, a tuft, applied to hair, ribbons, feathers, &c. TUFFING, TOFFIN, s. Tow, ockam; wadding. O. Fr. estoupe, O. Fr. stoupe, id. Lat. stupa. To TUFFLE, v. a. To ruffle, to put any thing in disorder by frequent handling, S. Tifle, A. Bor. tyfell, O. E. to employ the fingers much about any thing. Isl. tif-a, manus celeriter movere; or O. Fr. touell-er, souiller, gÂter; to soil, to waste, to turn upside down; also, touill-er, salir, tacher. TUG, s. Raw-hide, of which formerly plough-traces were made, S. O. To TUGGLE, TUGLE, v. a. From Su. G. toeg-a, to draw, or E. tug. TUG-WHITING, s. A species of whiting. TUIGH, s. Suspicion. A. S. tweog-an, dubitare, tweo, a doubt.
Fr. touill-er, to mix in a confused manner. To Tuilyie, Toolie, v. n. To quarrel, to squabble, S. Tuilyie-mulie, s. The same with Tuilyie, S. B. Teut. muyl-en, to quarrel. Tuilyeour, s. One who is addicted to fighting or engaging in broils. Tuilyiesum, adj. Quarrelsome, S. Prov. TILL, s. Toil, trouble. Teut. tuyl, labor. TULCHANE, TULCHIN, s. Tulchane bishop, one who received the episcopate, on condition of assigning the temporalities to a secular person. Isl. tulk-a, pellicere. TULSURELIKE, adj. Apparently, fierce or furious. Gael. tulchoir, obstinate. TUMDEIF, s. Perh. swooning. Isl. tumb-a, cadere praeceps; and deyfa, hebetudo. To Dan. tomm-er, Su. G. Isl. toem-a, vacuare. Tume, Toom, Tome, adj. Tume, s. A tume of rain, a sudden and heavy fall of rain, S. B. Tume-handit, adj. Empty handed, in whatever respect, S. Dan. tomhaendet, id. TUMFIE, s. A dumpish sort of fellow. Tumfie, adj. Dull and stupid, S. O. Dan. dumt-fae, a blockhead. TUP, s. TUQUHEIT, TEUCHIT, s. The lapwing, S. Probably meant to imitate the sound made by this bird. TURBOT, s. The name commonly given, in our markets, to halibut, S. TURCHIE, adj. Short and thick, squat, Perths. Gael. dorcha, gross; or radically the same with Durgy. TURCUME, s. Clotted filth. C. B. tywarchen, a covering, a stratum, Owen; clotty, Richards. TURDION, s. A species of galliard or gay dance; Fr. tordion. TURKAS, TURKES, TURKESSE, s. Pincers, nippers, S. Arm. turcques, turkes, id. TURN, s. To do the turn. TURNER, s. A copper coin, formerly current in S., in value two pennies Scots money, and equivalent to a Fr. tournois, the tenth part of a penny Sterling. TURNGREYS, s. A winding stair. Fr. tourn-er, to turn, and gre, a step. TURN-TAIL, s. A fugitive. TURNE-PYK, TURNEPECK, TURNPIKE, s. Teut. torn, a tower; baecke, a place for observation. To TURS, TURSS, v. a. Tursable, adj. What may be carried away. TURTOUR, TURTURE, s. The turtle-dove. Lat. turtur. King's Quair. TUSCHÉ, s. A girdle. To TUSH, v. n. To express displeasure. E. tush, Su. G. tyst, silens; tyst-a, silere. TUSK, s. The torsk of Pennant, S. Isl. thosk-r, asellus. Martin. TUSKER, s. An instrument made of iron, with a wooden handle, for casting peats, Orkn. Perhaps, q. twaeskaer, Sw. twae, two, and skaer-a, to cut. TUSSOCK (of wheat), s. A tuft of wheat in a corn-field, generally owing to the vegetating of the nest or granary of a field-mouse, Loth. C. B. tusw, a tuft; tuswawg, having a wisp or bundle. To TUTE, v. n. To jut out, to project, S. B. Tute, s. A jutting out, a projection, S. B. Su. G. tut, Teut. tuyte, rostrum, a beak. Tute-mowitt, adj. Having the nether jaw projected. Teut. tuyte-muyl, having the nether jaw projecting more than the upper. TUTIE TATIE, interj. Pshaw. Isl. taut-a, murmurare. TUTIVILLARIS, s. pl. Perh. rustics. Ir. tuatamhail, tuatavail, rustic. TUTIWING, s. L. tutilling, a blast or blowing of a horn. TUT-MUTE, s. A muttering or grumbling between parties, that has not yet assumed the form of a broil, S. B. Teut. tuyt-en, to buzz; muyt-en, Su. G. mutt-a, to mutter.
Moes. G. twa, twai, A. S. twa, id. Twa-faced, adj. Double, deceitful, S. Twa-fald, Twa-fawld, adj. Double, twofold, S. A. S. twe-feald, Sw. twefallt, duplex. Twa-handed crack, a familiar conversation between two persons, S. Twa part, two-thirds. Twasum, adj. Two in company. Twa-three, s. A few, S. q. two or three. TWAY, adj. Two. TWAL, adj. Twelve, S. To TWEDDLE, TWEEL, v. a. To work cloth in such a manner, that the woof appears to cross the warp vertically, kersey-wove, S. A. S. twaede, duplex; or twa, and dael, part. Tweddlin, s. Cloth that is tweeled. Tweddlin, adj. Used in the same sense, S. To Twiching, prep. Touching, concerning. To TWIG, v. a. To pull hastily, S. B. E. tweag, tweak; A. S. twicc-ian, vellicare; Germ. twick-en, id. Twig, s. A quick pull, a twitch, S. TWYN, adj. In twyn, in twain, asunder. A. S. twegen, twain, from tweg, two. To Twin, Twine, v. n. To part, to separate. To Twin, v. a. To twin one out of a thing, to deprive him of it, S. B. TWYNRYS, s. pl. Pincers, nippers. Teut. dwingh-en, arctare. Douglas. TWINTER, s. A beast that is two years old, S, corr. quinter. A. S. twy-winter, duos annos natus. TWIST, TWYST, s. A twig. Teut. twist, rami abscissi, ramalia. To TWITCH, v. a. To touch. TWITTER, TWO-PENNY, s. A weak kind of beer, sold at two-pence the Scots pint, or two quarts, S. Two-penny, (or Tippeny-) house, s. An ale-house, S. |