Part 35
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~.
_To_ NUSE, _v. a._ To knead.
V. ~Knuse~.
O
O, _art._ One, for _a_.
_Sir Tristrem._
O, _s._ Grandson.
V. ~Oe~.
OAM, _s._ Steam, vapour.
Su. G. _em_, _im_, vapour.
OAT-FOWL, _s._ The name of a small bird, Orkn.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ OBFUSQUE, _v. a._ To darken, Fr.
OBIT, _s._ A particular length of slate, Ang.
_To_ OBLEIS, OBLYSE, _v. a._ To bind, to oblige.
_Oblist_, part. pa. stipulated.
_Douglas._
OBLIUE, _s._ Oblivion.
_Douglas._
OBSERVE, _s._ A remark, S.
_Wodrow._
OCHIERN, _s._ One equal in dignity with the son of a Thane.
_Reg. Maj._
Gael. _oge-thierna_, the young lord.
OCKER, OCCRE, OKER, _s._
1. Usury.
2. Interest, even when legal.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
Su. G. _ockr_, _okr_, increase, usury; Teut. _oecker_.
~Ockerer~, _s._ An usurer.
_Reg. Maj._
Sw. _ockrare_, id.
OCTIANE, _adj._ Belonging to the ocean.
_Douglas._
ODAL LANDS.
V. ~Udal~.
ODIN. _Promise of Odin_, a promise of marriage, or particular sort of contract, accounted very sacred by some of the inhabitants of Orkney, the contracting parties joining hands through an orifice in the _Black Stone of Odin_.
_Trans. S. Antiq. S._
ODOURE, _s._ Nastiness.
_Douglas._
OE, O, ~Oye~, _s._ A grandson, S.
_Wallace._
Gael. _ogha_, id. Ir. _ua_, id.
O'ERBLADED, _part. pa._ Hard driven in pursuit.
V. ~Blad~.
_Watson._
O'ERCOME, _s._ The overplus, S.
_Ramsay._
O'ERWORD, _s._ Any term frequently repeated, S.
OFFSET, _s._ A recommendation, S.
_Ramsay._
OFTSYIS, _adv._ Often.
OGART, _s._ Pride, arrogance.
_Wallace._
Sw. _hogfard_, Alem. _hohfart_, pride.
OGERTFUL, OGERTFOW, UGERTFOW, _adj._
1. Nice, squeamish, S. B.
_Journal Lond._
2. Affecting delicacy of taste, S. B.
_Beattie._
A. S. _oga_, Isl. _uggir_, fear, horror.
OHON, _interj._ Alas, S.
Gael.
OYE, _s._ Grandson.
V. ~Oe~.
OIL ~of~ HAZEL, a sound drubbing, S.
OYL-DOLIE, _s._ Oil of olives.
Fr. _huile d'olive_.
_Chron. S. P._
_To_ OYNT, OYHNT, _v. a._ To anoint.
_Wyntown._
OYSE, OYCE, _s._ Inlet of the sea.
_Brand._
Isl. _oes_, Su. G. _os_, ostium fluminis.
_To_ OYSS, _v. a._ To use.
_Wallace._
~Oyss~, ~Oys~, _s._
1. Custom.
_Wyntown._
2. Manner of life.
_Wallace._
OIST, _s._ Army, Fr. _ost_.
_Douglas._
OIST, _s._ A sacrifice, Lat. _host-ia_.
_Doug._
OLDER, _conj._ Either.
V. ~Othir~.
_Crosraguel._
OLY, OLY-PRANCE, _s._ Jollity.
_Peblis Play._
OLYE, OYHLÉ, OULIE, ULYE, _s._ Oil; S. B. _ulie_.
_Douglas._
Belg. _olie_, Fr. _huile_, id.
OLIGHT, OLITE, _adj._ Nimble, active, S. B.
_Kelly._
Su. G. _oflaett_, too light; fleet.
OLIPHANT, _s._ An elephant.
_K. Quair._
Teut. _olefant_, O. Fr. _oliphant_, id.
OMAST, _adj._ Uppermost.
V. ~Umast~.
_Wallace._
OMNE-GATHERUM, _s._ A miscellaneous collection, a medley, S.
_Leg. St Androis._
ON, in composition, a negative particle, S. B.
Germ. _ohn_, id.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
ONANE, ON-ANE, ONON, _adv._
1. One in addition.
_Douglas._
2. Forthwith.
_Barbour._
A. S. _on-an_, in unum, continuo.
ON-BEAST, UNBEIST, VNBEASTE, _s._
1. A monster.
_Sir Eglamour._
2. Any wild or ravenous creature, S. B.
_Z. Boyd._
3. The toothach, S. B.
4. A noxious member of human society, Ang.
ON BREDE, _adv._
1. Wide open.
_Douglas._
2. Extensively.
_Douglas._
A. S. _on_, in, and _braed_, latitudo.
ONCOME, _s._ A fall of rain or snow, S.
ONCOST, _s._
1. Expence before profit, Loth.
2. Extra expence, Fife.
ONDANTIT, _part. pa._ Untamed.
_Complaynt S._
ONDING, _s._ A fall of rain or snow, but especially of the latter, S. B.
V. ~Ding on~.
ONEITH, _adj._ Uneasy.
V. ~Uneith~.
ONESCHEWABIL, _adj._ Unavoidable.
_Douglas._
ONFALL, _s._ A fall of rain or snow, S.
ONFALL, _s._ A disease which attacks without any apparent cause.
Germ. _unfall_, casus extraordinarius, sed fatalis.
ONFEIRIE, _adj._ Infirm.
V. ~Unfery~.
ONGOINGS, _s. pl._ Procedure, S. _ongains_, S. B.
ONY, _adj._ Any, S.
_Wyntown._
ONKEND, _part. adj._ Not known.
_Knox._
ONMAUEN, _part. adj._ Unmown.
_Complaynt S._
ONSTEAD, _s._ The building on a farm, S. A.
_Pennecuik._
A. S. _on_, and _sted_, locus.
_To_ ONTER, _v. n._ To rear, used of horses.
_Pitscottie._
ON-WAITER, _s._ One who waits patiently.
_Rutherford._
ONWAITING, _s._
1. Attendance, S.
_Wodrow._
2. Patient expectation of what is delayed.
_Rutherford._
_To_ ONTRAY, _v. a._ To betray.
_Sir Gawan._
_On_ and Fr. _trah-ir_, to betray.
ONWALOWYD, _part. pa._ Unfaded.
_Wyntown._
OO, _s._ Wool, S.
_Aw ae oo_, S. all to the same purpose.
OON, UNE, _s._ An oven, S.
_Gordon._
Moes. G. _auhn_, S. G. _ugn_, id.
OON EGG, _s._ An addle egg, S. O.
Sw. _wind-egg_, id.
_Mary Stewart._
_To_ OOP, OUP, WUP, _v. a._ To bind with a thread or cord, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
Moes. G. _waib-jan_, Su. G. _wef-wa_, to surround.
OORIE, OURIE, OWRIE, _adj._
1. Chill, bleak, S.
2. Having the sensation of cold, S. _Ourlach_, id. Buchan.
_Burns._
3. Having the hair on end, S. A.
_Gl. Sibb._
Isl. _ur_ rain, Su. G. stormy weather.
~Ooriness~, _s._ Tendency to shivering, S.
OPINIOUN, _s._ Party, faction.
_Bellend._
L. B. _opinio_, id.
_To_ OPPONE, _v. a._ To oppose, Lat. _oppon-ere_.
_Knox._
_To_ OPTENE, _v. a._ To obtain.
_Douglas._
OR, _adv._
1. Before, ere, S.
_Barbour._
_Or thys_, before this time.
_Douglas._
_Or than_, before that time.
_Id._
2. Rather than, S.
_Barbour._
The same with _ar_, before.
OR, _conj._
1. Lest.
_Wallace._
2. Than.
_Douglas._
ORAGIUS, _adj._ Tempestuous.
_Burel._
Fr. _orageux_, id.
ORATOUR, _s._ Ambassador.
_Bellend._
ORATOURE, ORATORY, _s._ An oracle.
_Douglas._
ORCHLE, _s._ A porch, Mearns.
Germ. _erker_, projectura aedificii.
ORD, _s._ A steep hill or mountain.
Gael. _ard_, a hill; Isl. _urd_, montes impervii.
ORE, _s._ Grace, favour.
_Sir Tristrem._
Isl. _oor_, _aur_, largus, munificus; _aur oc blidr_, largus et affabilis, Verel.
ORERE, OURERE, _interj._ Avaunt.
Fr. _arriere_, aloof.
_Houlate._
ORETOWTING, _part. pr._ Muttering.
Teut. _oor-tuyt-en_, susurrare.
_Burel._
ORFEVERIE, ORPHRAY, _s._ Work in gold, Fr.
_K. Quair._
ORISON, _s._ An oration.
_Bellend._
Fr. _oraison_, id.
ORLEGE, ORLAGER, ORLIGER, _s._
1. A clock, a dial.
Fr. _horloge_, Lat. _horolog-ium_, id.
2. Metaph. applied to the cock.
_Doug._
3. Denoting strict adherence to the rules of an art.
_Douglas._
4. The dial-plate of a church or town-clock. S.
ORLANG, _s._ A complete year, Ang.
Su. G. _aar_, _or_, annus, and _lange_, diu.
ORNTREN, _s._ The repast taken between dinner and supper, Galloway.
A. S. _ondern_, breakfast; also dinner.
_To_ ORP, _v. n._ To fret, or chide habitually, S.
_Ramsay._
~Orpit~, _part. adj._
1. Proud.
_Douglas._
2. Fretful, habitually chiding, S.
_Bp. Galloway._
ORPHANY, _s._ Painters gold.
Fr. _oripeau_, id.
_Pal. of Hon._
ORPHELING, _s._ An orphan.
Fr. _orphelin_, id.
_Knox._
ORPHIR, _s._ Embroidery.
Fr. _orfrais_, id.
_Burel._
ORPIE, ORPIE-LEAF, _s._ Orpine, S.
ORROW, ORA, _adj._
1. Not matched, S.
2. What may be viewed as an overplus, S.
_Ramsay._
3. Not appropriated.
_Shirrefs._
4. Not engaged, S.
5. Occasional, accidental, S.
Su. G. _urwal_, rejectanea; _urfiall_, lacinia agri separata.
~Orrows~, _s. pl._ Things that are supernumerary, S.; _orels_, Ang.
Perh. q. _over alls_.
_To_ ORT, _v. a._
1. To throw aside provender, S.
2. To crumble, S. B.
3. Denoting rejection in whatever sense, S. O.
Ir. _orda_, a fragment.
OSAN, _s._ Hosannah.
_Poems 16th Cent._
OSNABURGHS, _s. pl._ Coarse linen cloth manufactured in Angus, from its resemblance to that made at _Osnaburgh_ in Germany, S.
_Stat. Acc._
OSZIL, OSILL, _s._ The ring-ousel, S. A.
A. S. _osle_, the blackbird.
_Compl. S._
OSTYNG, _s._ Encampment.
_Wallace._
OSTLEIR, OSTLER, _s._ An innkeeper.
V. ~Hostillare~.
_Dunbar._
OSTRYE, OSTRÉ, _s._ An inn.
_Wallace._
Ital. _hostaria_, Fr. _hostelerie_, id.
OTHEM UPOTHEM, cold flummery, used instead of milk, with boiled flummery, Aberd.; q. _of them_, as well as _upon them_.
OTHIR, OTHIRE, ODYR, _adj._
1. Other.
_Wyntown._
2. The second, also _tothir_.
_Wyntown._
3. Each other, S.
_Wyntown._
OTHIR, OWTHYR, _conj._ Either, S.
Isl. _audr_, Germ. _oder_, id.
_Bellend._
~Othir~, _adv._ Besides.
_Douglas._
~Othirane~, _conj._ Either, _etherane_, _etherins_, S.
_Wallace._
OTTER-PIKE, _s._ The common weever.
_Sibbald._
OUER, OUIR, OVIR, _adj._
1. Upper, _uvir_, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. Superior, as to power. The _uvir hand_, the upper hand, S. B.
Su. G. _oefwerhand_, id.
_Wyntown._
~Ouerance~, _s._ Superiority.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
OUER, _prep._ Over.
V. ~Our~.
OUER ANE, _adv._ In common.
_Al ouer ane_, all together.
_Douglas._
_To_ OVERBY, _v. a._ To procure indemnity from justice by money.
_Priests Peblis._
_To_ OURFLETE, _v. n._ To overflow.
Teut. _over-fleit-en_, superfluere.
_Doug._
OUERFRETT, _part. pa._ Embroidered.
A. S. _fraet-wan_, ornare.
_Douglas._
OUERHEDE, _adv._ Without distinction, S.
_ourhead_, in the gross.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _oefwer hufud_, id.
_To_ OUERHEILD, _v. a._ To cover over.
V. ~Heild~.
_Douglas._
_To_ OUERHIP, _v. a._ To skip over.
V. ~Hip~, _v._
_Douglas._
OVERLY, _adj._ Careless, superficial, S.
A. S. _overlice_, negligenter.
OUERLYAR, _s._ One who oppresses others, by taking free quarters.
_Acts Ja. II._
OUERLOFT, _s._ The upper-deck of a ship.
_Douglas._
OUERMEST, _adj._ The highest.
_Doug._
OVER-RAGGIT, _part. pa._ Overhaled.
_Priests Peblis._
Dan. _over_ and _rag-er_, to stir.
OUER-RAUCHT, _pret._ Overtook.
_Douglas._
_To_ OUER-REIK, _v. a._ To reach over.
_Douglas._
_To_ OUERSET, _v. a._
1. To overcome.
_Douglas._
2. To overpower, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _ofer-swith-an_, praevalere.
_To_ OUERSYLE.
V. ~Oursyle~.
OVERSMAN, OUREMAN, _s._
1. A supreme ruler.
_Wyntown._
2. An arbiter.
_Wallace._
3. A third arbiter, S.
_Acts Ja. I._
Teut. _over-man_, a praefect.
OUERSWAK, _s._ The reflux of the waves.
V. ~Swak~.
_Douglas._
OUER THWERT.
V. ~Ourthort~.
OUER-VOLUIT, _part. pa._ Laid aside.
_Douglas._
OUGHTLINS, _adv._ In the least degree, S.
_Ramsay._
OUGSUM, _adj._ Horrible.
V. ~Ugsum~.
OULIE, _s._ Oil.
V. ~Olye~.
OULK, OWLK, _s._ A week; S. B. _ouk_.
A. S. _uca_, _wuca_, id.
_Bellenden._
OULTRAIGE, _s._ An outrage.
O. Fr. _oultrage_, id.
_Complaynt S._
OUR, OURE, OUER, OWRE, _prep._
1. Over, beyond, &c., S.
_Barbour._
2. Denoting excess, S. Sometimes used as a _s._
OURBELD, _part. pa._ Covered over.
V. ~Beld~.
_Houlate._
_To_ OURCOME, _v. n._ To recover, S.
_Dunbar._
OURCOME, O'ERCOME, _s._ Overplus, S.
_Ramsay._
OURE-MAN, _s._
V. ~Ouersman~.
_To_ OURGAE, OURGANG, _v. a._
1. To overrun, S.
2. To exceed, to surpass, S.
_Ramsay._
3. To master, S.
_Many._
4. _v. n._ To elapse.
_The ourgane year_, the past year, S.
A. S. _ofer-gan_, excedere.
_To_ OURHARL, _v. a._ To overcome.
_Maitland Poems._
_To_ OURHYE, _v. a._ To overtake.
_Wallace._
A. S. _ofer_ and _hig-an_, to make haste.
OURIE, _adj._ Chill.
V. ~Oorie~.
OURLAY, OWRELAY, _s._ A cravat, S.
_Ramsay._
OURLORD, OURE-LARD, _s._ A superior.
_Wallace._
OURLOUP, OURLOP, _s._ An occasional trespass of cattle.
_L. Hailes._
A. S. _ofer-leop-an_, transire.
OURNOWNE, _s._ Afternoon.
_Wallace._
A. S. _ofer non_, id.
OUR QUHARE, _adv._
V. ~Quhare~.
OURRAD. L. _Our rad_. Too hasty.
_Wallace._
A. S. _ofer_, nimis, and _hraed_, celer.
OUR-RYCHT, OURYCHT, _adv._ Awry.
_Dunbar._
Q. _beyond_ what is _right_, Fland. _over-recht_, praeter rectum.
_To_ OURRID, _v. a._ To traverse.
_Barbour._
A. S. _ofer-ryd-an_, equo aut curru transire.
_To_ OURSYLE, OUERSYLE, OVERSILE, _v. a._
1. To cover, to conceal.
V. ~Sile~.
_Hudson._
2. Also rendered, to beguile.
OURTANE, _part. pa._
1. Overtaken, S.
2. Overtaken by justice, brought to trial.
_Barbour._
OURTHORT, OUERTHWERT, OUERTHORTOURE, _prep._ Athwart; _athort_, S. _ourter_, Dumfr.
_Wallace._
Sw. _twert oefwer_, id. inverted.
OURTILL, _prep._ Above, beyond.
_Dunbar._
_To_ OUR-TYRVE, OWR-TYRWE, _v. a._ To turn upside down.
_Wyntown._
Isl. _tyrv-a_, to overwhelm.
_To_ OURWEILL, _v. a._ To exceed.
_Evergreen._
A. S. _ofer-well-an_, superfluere.
OURWORD, OWERWORD, _s._
1. Any word frequently repeated, S.
_Burns._
2. The burden of a song.
_Dunbar._
OUSEN, OWSEN, _pl._ Oxen, S.
_Burns._
Moes. G. _auhsne_, id. _auhs_, bos.
~Ousen milk~, _sowens_, or flummery not boiled; used instead of milk, Dumfr.
OUT, OWT, _adv._ Completely.
_Wyntown._
_To_ OUT, _v. a._ To expend; or, to find vent for.
_Rutherford._
~Outing~, _s._ A vent for commodities.
_Id._
_To_ OUT, _v. n._ To issue.
_Barbour._
OUT-ABOUT, _adv._ Out of doors, S.
_Ross._
OUT-BY, _adv._
1. Abroad, without, S.
2. Out from, at some distance, S.
_Ross._
A. S. _ut_, ex, extra, and _by_, juxta.
_To_ OUT-BRADE, _v. a._ To draw out.
_To_ ~Outbrade~, _v. n._ To start out.
V. ~Brade~.
OUTBREAKING, _s._
1. Eruption on the skin, S.
2. An open transgression of the law of God, S.
_Rutherford._
_To_ OUTBULLER, _v. n._ To gush out with a gurgling noise, S.
_Douglas._
OUTCAST, _s._ A quarrel, S.
_Rutherford._
OUTCOME, OUTCUM, _s._
1. Egress.
_Barbour._
2. Termination, S.
_R. Galloway._
3. Increase, product, S. Belg. _uytkomen_, to come out.
4. That season in which the day begins to lengthen.
_Watson._
OUTFALL, _s._ A contention, S.
_Pennant._
Sw. _utfall_, a hostile excursion.
OUTFIELD, _adj._ and _s._ Arable land, which is not manured, but constantly cropped.
_Statist. Acc._
OUTFORNE, _pret. v._ Caused to come forth.
_Montgomerie._
A. S. _utfore_, egressus est.
OUTGAIT, OUTGATE, _s._
1. A way for egress.
_Douglas._
2. Escape from hardship of any kind.
_R. Bruce._
OUTGANE, _part. pa._ Elapsed, S.
_Acts Ja. I._
OUT-HAUAR, _s._ One who carries or exports goods from a country.
_Acts Ja. I._
OUTHIR, _conj._ Either.
V. ~Othir~.
OUTHORNE, _s._
1. The horn blown for summoning the lieges to attend the king in _feir of were_.
_Acts Ja. II._
2. The horn blown to summon the lieges to assist in pursuing a fugitive.
_Acts Ja. I._
3. The horn of a sentinel.
_Maitland P._
OUTHOUSE, _s._ An office-house, S.
Sw. _uthus_, id.
OUTLAY, _s._ Expenditure, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Sw. _utlagg-a_, to expend.
OUTLAK, _prep._ Except.
_K. Hart._
_Out_ and _lack_, to want.
OUT-LAIK, OUT-LACK, _s._ The superabundant quantity in weight or measure.
_Gl. Sibb._
OUTLER, _adj._ Not housed, S.
_Burns._
~Outler~, _s._ A beast that lies without, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
OUTLY, _s._ Applied to money which _lies out_ of the hands of the owner, S.
OUTLY, _adv._ Fully, S. B.
_Ross._
OUTLYER, OUTLAIR, _s._ A stone not taken from a quarry, but _lying out_ in the field, S.
OUT-THE-GAIT, _adj._ Honest; q. one who keeps the straight road, S.
OUT-OUR, OUT-OWRE, _adv._
1. Over, S.
_Barbour._
2. Out from any place, S.
OUTOUTH, _prep._
V. ~Outwith~.
OUTQUENT, _part. pa._ Extinguished.
V. ~Quent~.
_Douglas._
OUT-RAKE, _s._
1. Expedition.
V. ~Raik~.
2. An extensive walk for sheep or cattle, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
OUTRANCE, _s._ Extremity.
_Maitland P._
Fr. _oultrance_, id.
_To_ OUT-RED, _v. a._
1. To extricate, S.
2. To finish any business, S. B.
3. To clear off debt.
_Mellvill's MS._
Isl. _utrett-a_, perficere negotium.
~Outred~, _s._
1. Rubbish, S.
2. Clearance, finishing, S. B.
_Ross._
OUTREYNG, _s._ Extremity.
_Barbour._
Fr. _outrer_, to carry things to extremity.
OUTSCHETT, _part. pa._ Excluded.
_Palice Honour._
A. S. _ut_ out, and _scytt-an_, obserare.
OUTSET, _s._
1. Commencement, S.
2. The publication of a book, S.
OUTSHOT, _s._ A projection, S.
Sw. _utskiutande_, id. _skiut-a ut_, to project, Belg. _uytschiet-en_, id.
OUTSIGHT, _s._ Goods, or utensils out of doors, S.
_Erskine._
OUTSPECKLE, _s._ A laughing-stock.
_Minstrelsy Border._
OUTSPOKEN, _adj._ Given to freedom of speech, S.
OUTSTRIKING, _s._ An eruption, S.
OUTSUCKEN, _s._
1. The freedom of a tenant from bondage to a mill, S.
_Erskine._
2. Duties payable by those who are not _astricted_ to a mill, S.
_Id._
~Outsucken~, _adj._ Used in the same sense, S.
V. ~Sucken~.
_Id._
OUT TAK, OWTAKYN, OWTANE, _prep._
1. Except.
_Douglas._
_Tane_ or _taken out_.
2. Besides, in addition.
_Barbour._
OUTTERIT, _pret._ Ran out of the course.
Fr. _oultrer_, to run through.
_Lyndsay._
OUTWAILE, OUTWYLE, _s._ Refuse, S.
Isl. _utvel-ia_, eligere.
_Henrysone._
_To_ OUTWAIR, _v. a._ To expend.
V. ~Ware~.
_Arbuthnot._
OUTWITH, OWTOUTH, WTOUTH, _prep._
1. Without, on the outer side.
_Bellenden._
2. Outwards, out from.
_Barbour._
3. Separate from.
_R. Bruce._
Sw. _utot_, outwards; A. S. _oth_, versus; frequently used in composition.
~Outwith~, _adv._
1. Abroad, S.
_Ross._
2. Outwards.
_Barbour._
OUZEL, OUSEL, _s._ The Sacrament of the Supper, Peebles.
E. _housel_, A. S. _husl_, the sacrifice of the Mass; Isl. _husl_, oblatio.
OWE, _prep._ Above.
_Barbour._
A. S. _ufa_, Isl. _ofa_, supra.
_To_ OWERWEIL, _v. a._
V. ~Ourweill~.
OWKLY, _adj._ Weekly, S.
V. ~Oulk~.
_Macneill._
_To_ OWRE-HALE, _v. a._ To overlook.
_Montgomerie._
Sw. _oejwerhael-ja_, to cover.
OWRESKALIT, _part. pa._ Overspread.
V. ~Skale~.
_Dunbar._
OWREHIP, _s._ A blow with the hammer brought over the arm, S. O.
_Burns._
OWRIE, _adj._ Chill.
V. ~Oorie~.
_To_ OWRN, _v. a._ To adorn.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _orn-er_, id.
OWT, _adj._ Exterior.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _yte_, exterus.
OWTH, _prep._ Above, over.
_Wyntown._
OWTING, _s._ An expedition.
_Barbour._
OXEE, OX-EYE, _s._ The Tit-mouse, S.
_Complaynt S._
OXGATE, OXENGATE, _s._ An ox-gang of land.
_Skene._
From _ox_ and _gate_, iter.
OXPENNY, _s._ A tax in Shetl.
_Stat. Acc._
OXTAR, OXTER, _s._
1. The armpit, S.
_Bellenden._
2. Used in a looser sense for the arm, S.
A. S. _oxtan_, Teut. _oxtel_, id.
_Dunbar._
OZELLY, _adj._ Swarthy, resembling an _ousel_, Loth.
P
_To_ PAAK, _v. a._ To beat.
V. ~Paik~.
PAAL, _s._ A post, S. B.
A. S. _pal_, Su. G. _paale_.
PAB, _s._ The refuse of flax, Loth. _pob_, S. B.
_Ess. Highl. Soc._
PACE, _s._
1. The weight of a clock, S.
2. Used metaphorically.
_Rutherford._
PACK, _adj._ Intimate, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _pack-a_, constringere.
PACKALD, _s._ A pack.
_Rutherford._
Belg. _pakkaadie_, luggage.
PACKHOUSE, _s._ A warehouse for receiving goods, S.
Teut. _packhuys_, id.
PACKMAN, _s._ A pedlar, one who carries his _pack_, S.
PACT, _s. To spend the pact_, to waste one's substance; _to perish the pact_, S.
_Maitland Poems._
PADDLE, _s._ The Lump fish, Orkn.
PADDOCK-HAIR, _s._
1. The down that covers unfledged birds, S.
2. The down on the heads of children born without hair, S.
Teut. _padden-hayr_, lanugo.
PADDOCK-PIPES, _s. pl._ Marsh horse-tail, S.
_Lightfoot._
PADDOCK-RUDE, _s._ The spawn of frogs, S. also _paddock-ride_.
_Ramsay._
PADDOCK-STOOL, _s._ The Agaricus in general; especially the varieties of the Agaricus fimetarius, S.
Teut. _padden-stoel_, fungus.
PADE, _s._
1. A toad.
_Sir Gawan._
2. Apparently a frog.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _pade_, Germ. Belg. _padde_, id.
PADELL, _s._ Expl. "a small leathern bag."
_Bannatyne Poems._
Teut. _buydel_, bulga.
PADYANE, PADGEAN, _s._ A pageant.
_Dunbar._
PAFFLE, _s._ A small possession in land, Perths.
Isl. _paufe_, angulus.
_Stat. Acc._
~Paffler~, _s._ One who occupies a small farm, Perths.
_Statist. Acc._
PAGE, _s._ A boy.
_Wyntown._
_To_ PAY, _v. a._ To satisfy.
_Wallace._
Fr. _pay-er_, Teut. _pay-en_, id.
~Pay~, _s._ Satisfaction.
_Priests Peblis._
~Pay~, _s._ Drubbing, S. _pays_.
_Barbour._
C. B. _puyo_, verbero.
PAY. Perh. region.
_Gawan and Gol._
Fr. _pais_, id.
PAID, _s._
1. A path, S. B.
_Ross._
Alem. _paid_, via.
2. A steep ascent.
V. ~Peth~.
_To_ PAIK, _v. a._ To beat, to drub, S. _paak_, S. B.
Germ. _pauk-en_, to beat.
_Baillie._
~Paik~, ~Paick~, _s._ A stroke; in pl. _paiks_, a drubbing, S.
Isl. _pak_, Su. G. _paak_, fustis, baculus.
~Paikie~, _s._ A piece of doubled skin, used for defending the thighs from the _stroke_ of the _Flauchterspade_, by those who cast turfs or _divots_, Mearns.
PAIK, _s._ A trick.
_Leg. St Androis._
A. S. _paec-an_, decipere.
PAIKER, _s. Calsay paiker_, a street-walker.
_Lyndsay._
PAIKIE, _s._ A female street-walker, S.
Isl. _piaeck-ur_, a vagabond; _troll-packa_, a witch.
~Paikit-like~, _adj._ Having the appearance of a trull, S.
PAILES, Leslaei Hist.
V. ~Pele~.
PAILIN, PAILING, _s._ A fence made of stakes, S.
Lat. _pal-us_, a stake.
PAILYOWN, PALLIOUN, _s._ A pavilion.
_Barbour._
Gael. Ir. _pailliun_, Fr. _pavillon_.
PAYMENT, _s._ Drubbing, S.
_Barbour._
PAINCHES, _s. pl._ Tripe, S.