An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 958

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 958

_Barry._


Su. G. _wase_, Isl. _vasi_, a bundle of twigs.


WEAVIN, _s._ A moment, Aberd.


_Journ. Lond._


A. S. _wiffend_, breathing; as we say, _in a breath_, S.


WEB, _s._ The covering of the entrails, the cawl, or omentum, S.


Isl. _vef-a_, involvere.


WEBSTER, _s._ A weaver, S. A. Bor.


_Ferguson._


A. S. _webbestre_, textrix, a female weaver.


WECHE, _s._ A witch.


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


A. S. _wicca_, _wicce_, id.


WECHT, WEIGHT, WEGHT, _s._


1. An instrument for winnowing corn, made in the form of a sieve, but without holes, S.


_Bannatyne P._


Belg. _vecher_, a fanner; from Germ. _wech-en_, ventum facere.


2. A sort of tambourin.


_Evergreen._


~Wechtful~, _s._ As much as a _wecht_ can contain, S. p.r.o.n. _wechtfow_.


WED, _s._ A pledge.


~To Wed~, _v. a._ To pledge.


V. ~Wad~.


~Wedkeeper~, _s._ One who preserves what is deposited in pledge.


_R. Bruce._


WEDDYR, WEDDIR, WEDDER, s.


1. Weather; as a general term.


_Barbour._


2. Wind.


_Wyntown._


A. S. _waeder_, Teut. _weder_, coeli temperies, Su. G. _waeder_, id., also the wind.


~Weddir-gaw~, _s._ Part of one side of a rainbow, appearing immediately above the horizon, viewed as a prognostic of bad weather; p.r.o.n.


_weather-gaw_, S.


Germ. _wa.s.ser-gall_, repercussio iridis; _wa.s.ser_, humour, and _gall_, splendor.


~Weddir-glim~, _s._ Clear sky near the horizon; spoken of objects seen in the twilight or dusk; as, _between him and the weddir-glim_, or _weather-gleam_, i. e. between him and the light of the sky.


_Gl. Sibb._


A. S. _weder_, coelum, and _gleam_, splendor.


_To_ WEDE, WEID, WEYD, _v. a._ To rage, to act furiously, part. pr.


_wedand_.


_Wallace._


A. S. _wed-an_, insanire, furere.


WEDEIS, _pl. s._ Withes.


V. ~Widdie~.


_Wallace._


WEDONYPHA, _s._ The _onfall_ or attack of a _weid_; _wedonfaw_, S. A.


_wytenonfaw_, S. B.