An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 503
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 503
_Wallace._
Isl. _lyk_, Su. G. _lik_, A. S. _lic_, id.
LYK, LIKE, the termination of many words in S., which in E. are softened into _ly_. It denotes resemblance; from A. S. _lic_, Goth. _lik_, &c., similis.
LYK, LIK, _v. impers. Lyk til us_, be agreeable to us.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lyc-ian_, Su. G. _lik-a_, placere.
~Likand~, _part._ Pleasing.
_Dunbar._
~Likandlie~, _adv._ Pleasantly.
_Douglas._
~Liking~, ~Likyng~,
1. Pleasure.
A. S. _licung_, id.
_Barbour._
2. A darling.
_Houlate._
A. S. _licung_, pleasure, delight.
LYKLY, _adj._ Having a good appearance, S.
_Wallace._
Su. G. _lyklig_, Isl. _liklig_, id.
_To_ ~Likly~, _v. a._ To render agreeable.
_Douglas._
LYKE-WAIK, LIKE WALK, _s._ The watching of a dead body.
_Douglas._
A. S. _lic_, a body, and _wac-ian_, to watch.
LIL FOR LALL, retaliation.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lael with laele_, stripe for stripe.
LILY, _s._ The aphthae, a disease of children, S.
LILL, _s._ The hole of a wind instrument, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ LILT, _v. n._
1. To sing cheerfully, S.
_Ritson._
2. To sing on a high or sharp key, S.
3. Denoting the lively notes of a musical instrument, S.
_Ramsay._
4. _To lilt out_, to take off ones drink merrily, S.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _lull-a_, canere.
~Lilt~, _s._ A cheerful air, S.
_Morison._
~Lilt~, _s._ A large pull in drinking, frequently repeated, Fife.
~Lilting~, _s._ The act of singing cheerfully.
~Lilt-pype~, _s._ A particular kind of musical instrument.
_Houlate._