An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 296
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 296
_Ferguson._
~First-fit~, _s._ The name given, in the calendar of superst.i.tion, to the person who _first_ enters a house, on any day which is particularly regarded as influencing the fate of a family, S.
_J. Nicol._
~Fitsted~, _s._ Print of the foot, S. B.
_Gl. Shirr._
~Fitty~, ~Futty~, _adj._ Expeditious, S. A.
_Gl. Sibb._
~Fittie-lan~, _s._ The nearer horse of the hindmost pair in a plough, S. q. _foot the land_.
_Burns._
~Fitting~, _s._ Footing, S.
_Z. Boyd._
~Fittininment~, _s._ Interest, S. B.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
_To_ ~Fitter~, _v. a._
1. To injure by frequent treading, S.
2. _v. n._ To make a noise with the feet, S.
Belg. _voeteer-en_, to foot it.
~Fitterin~, _s._ The noise made by frequent and rapid motion of the feet, S.
_To_ FITCH, _v. n._ To move by slow succussations, S.
FITHOWE, FITHAWE, _s._ A polecat.
_Acts Ja. I._
FYVESUM, _adj._ Five together, S. A.
FIXFAX, _s._ The tendon of the neck of cattle or sheep, S.
FIXFAX, _s._ Hurry, S. B.
_Ross._
Su. G. _fiks_, alacer.
_To_ FIZZ, _v. n._ To make a hissing noise, S.
Isl. _fys-a_, sufflare.
_Burns._
~Fizz~, ~Fize~, _s._ A hissing noise, S.
_To_ FIZZ, FIZZ _about_, _v. n._
1. To be in a bustling state, S.
2. To be in a rage, S.
A. S. _fys-an_, festinare; Isl. _fys-a_, instigare.
~Fizz~, _s._
1. A great bustle, S.
Su. G. _fias_, id.
2. Rage, heat of temper, S.
FLA, _s._ A flea.
A. S. id.
_Palice Hon._
FLACKIE, _s._ A truss made of straw, for preserving a horses back from being hurt by the _creel_, Orkn.
_To_ FLAF, FLAFF, _v. n._
1. To flap, S.
_Hudson._