An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 203

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 203

CUDDING, _s._ The char, a fish, Ayrs.


_Statist. Acc._


_To_ CUDDLE, CUDLE, _v. n._ To embrace, S.


_Ramsay._


Teut. _kudd-en_, coire, convenire.


CUDDLIE, _s._ A secret muttering among a number of people, S. B.


Teut. _quedel-en_, garrire.


_To_ CUDDUM, CUDDEM, _v. a._


1. "To _cuddum_ a beast," to make it tame and tractable, S. B.


2. To bring into domestic habits; applied to persons, S.


_Ross._


Fr. _accoutum-er_, to accustom.


~Cuddum~, _adj._ Tame, usually applied to a beast, S. B.


CUDE, CUDIE, _s._ (p.r.o.n. as Gr. ?.). A small tub, Ang.


V. ~Coodie~.


CUDE, CODE, _s._ A chrysom, or facecloth for a child at baptism.


_Spotswood._


From C. B. _cudd-io_, to cover.


CUDE, CUID, _adj._ Harebrained, appearing as one deranged, Border.; synon. _skeer_.


Isl. _kuid-a_, to fear.


CUDEIGH, _s._ A bribe; a premium for the use of money, Loth.; a gift conferred clandestinely, S.


_Ramsay._


Gael. _cuidaigh-am_, to help.


CUFE, _s._ A simpleton, S.


V. ~Coof~.


CUFF _of the neck_, the fleshy part of the neck behind, S.


Isl. _kuf-r_, convexitas.


_To_ CUINYIE, _v. a._ To strike money.


_Acts Ja. II._


Fr. _coign-er_, id. L. B. _cun-ire_, id.


~Cuinyie~, _s._


1. Coin, S. B.


_Acts Ja. IV._


2. The mint.


_Acts Ja. IV._


~Cuinyie-House~, _s._ The mint.


_Skene._


~Cuinyioure~, _s._ The master of the mint.


CUIRIE, _s._ Stable, mews.


V. ~Quirie~.


Fr. _escurie_, id.


_Pitscottie._


CUISSER, CUSSER, _s._ A stallion, S.


V. ~Cursour~.