An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 6

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 6

ADDILL, ADDLE, _s._


1. Foul and putrid water.


_Douglas._


2. The urine of black cattle, Renfrews.


A. S. _adl_, filthy gore, Teut. _adel_, filth, mire.


Hence,


_To_ ADDLE, _v. n._ To moisten the roots of plants with the urine of cattle, Renfrews.


Su. G. _adl-a_, mejere.


ADIST, _prep._ On this side, S. It is opposed to _ayont_, i. e. on the other side.


_Kelly._


Perhaps from Germ. _diss_. hoc, E. _this_.


_To_ ADORNE, _v. a._ To worship, to adore.


_Abp. Hamiltoun._


ADRED, _adv._ Downright.


_Douglas._


Fr. _adroit_, or _droit_, right, straight, Lat. _direct-us_, Rudd.


ADREICH, _adv._ Behind, at a distance.


_To follow adreich_, to follow at a considerable distance, S. B.


_Adrigh_, O. E.


From the adj. _Dreich_, q. v.


_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._


ADREID, _conj._ Lest.


_Palice Hon._


Imper. of A. S. _adraed-an_ timere.


ADRESLY, _adv._ With good address.


_Wyntown._


AE, _adj._ One, S.


V. letter A.


_Ramsay._


AE, _adv._ Always; E. _aye_.


_Z. Boyd._


Isl. _ae_, semper, Moes. G. _aiw_ aeternum.


AER, _s._ Oar.


V. ~Air~.


_Stat. Gild._


_To_ AFAYND, _v. a._ To attempt, to endeavour, to try.


_Wallace._


A. S. _afand-ian_ tentare.


AFALD, AFAULD, AEFAULD, AUFAULD, EFFAULD, _adj._


1. Honest, upright, without duplicity, S.


2. Used to denote the unity of the divine essence in a trinity of persons.


_Barbour._


Moes. G. _ainfalth_, Isl. _einfauld_, A. S. _anfeald_, simplex.


Immediately from S. _a_ or _ae_ one, and _fald_ fold.