An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 639

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 639


2. A solicitor, who is allowed to speak before an inferior court, although not an advocate; corr. _procutor_, S.


L. B. _procurator_.


PROD, _s._ A wooden skewer, Ang.


Su. G. _brodd_, Dan. _brod_, cuspis, aculeus.


~Prod~, ~Craw-prod~, _s._ A pin fixed in the top of a gable, to which the ropes, fastening the roof of a cottage, were tied, S. B.


_Prod_, and perh. _c.r.a.p_, the top.


PROG, PROGUE, _s._


1. A sharp point, S.


2. An arrow.


_P. Buch. Dial._


~Prog-staff~, _s._ A staff with a sharp iron point in its extremity, S.


B.


V. ~Brog~, _v._


_To_ PROYNE, PRUNYIE, _v. a._


1. To deck, to trim; applied to birds.


_K. Quair._


2. Denoting the effeminate care of a male in decking his person.


_Doug._


Germ. _prang-en_, to make a shew; Su. G. _prydn-ing_, tr.i.m.m.i.n.g.


PROKET, _s._ _Proket of wax_, apparently a small taper.


Fr. _brochette_, a p.r.i.c.k or peg.


PROLOCUTOR, _s._ An advocate.


_Quon. Att._


Lat. _pro_ and _loqui_, to speak for.


_Praeloquutour_, id.


_Acts Ja. VI._


PROLONG, _s._ Procrastination.


_Wallace._


_To_ PROMIT, _v. a._ To promise.


Lat. _promitt-o_.


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


~Promit~, _s._ A promise.


_Pal. Hon._


_To_ PROMOVE, _v. a._ To promote.


Lat. _promov-eo_.


_Acts Parl._


p.r.o.n, _s._ Flummery, S. B.


Gael. _p.r.o.nn_, pollard.


p.r.o.nD, PRAND, _part. pa._ Bruised, wounded.


_Buchan._


Gael. _p.r.o.nn-am_, to bruise.


p.r.o.nEVW, p.r.o.nEPUOY, _s._ A great grandson.


Lat. _p.r.o.nepos_.


_Wynt._


PROP, _s._ An object at which aim is taken, S. _prap_.







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