An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 446

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 446


_Crosraguell._


INFAL, _s._ A hostile attack.


_Wodrow._


Teut. _in-val_, illapsus.


INFANGTHEFE, _s._


1. A thief apprehended by a baron within his own territory.


_Skene._


A. S. _infangenthef_, a thief taken within.


2. The privilege conferred on a landholder of trying a thief taken within his territory.


V. ~Fang~.


INFAR, INFARE, _s._


1. An entertainment given by the possessor, on newly entering a house.


_Barbour._


2. The entertainment made for the reception of a bride in the bridegrooms house, S.


_Spalding._


A. S. _infaere_, ingress.


INFIELD, _adj._


1. Applied to land receiving manure, and still kept under crop, S.


_Statist. Acc._


2. To corn growing on this land, S.


_Acts Ja. VI._


~Infield~, _s._ Land continually cropped, S.


_Statist. Acc._


INFORTUNE, _s._ Misfortune.


_Lyndsay._


INGAN, _s._ Onion, S.


_Ramsay._


INGER, _s._ Expl. as signifying a gleaner, Loth.


O. Teut. _inghe_, angustus; _ingher_, exactio.


~Inghers pock~, a quant.i.ty of all kinds of grain dried in a pot, and ground into meal, Loth.


INGYNE, ENGYNE, ENGENIE, _s._


1. Ingenuity, genius, S.


_Douglas._


2. Disposition.


_Pitscottie._


3. Mind in general.


_Pitscottie._


4. Scientific knowledge.


_Douglas._


O. Fr. _engin_, _engien_, esprit, volonte, genie, Roquef.


_To_ INGYRE, INGIRE, _v. a._ To introduce ones self into any situation, by artful methods.


_Douglas._


Lat. _in_ and _gyr-o_, q. to wind ones self into favour.


INGLE, INGIL, _s._ Fire, S. A. Bor.


Gael. _aingeal_, Lat. _ignis_.







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