An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 975
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 975
5. _To_ ~Win afore~, or before, to outrun, S.
_Douglas._
6. _To_ ~Win at~, to reach to, S.
_Guthrie._
7. _To_ ~Win at liberty~, to get free; to be released from restraint.
_Spalding._
8. _To_ ~Win away~,
(1.) To get off; often, to escape, to get off with difficulty, S.
_Barbour._
(2.) To set off, as opposed to delay, S.
_Franck._
(3.) To die; as, _Hes wun awa_, S.
_Rutherford._
9. _To_ ~Win before~, to get the start of, S.
_Ritson._
10. _To_ ~Win ben~, to be able to go to, or to obtain admittance into, the inner apartment, S.
11. _To_ ~win b.u.t.t~, to be able to go to the outer apartment, S.
_Ramsay._
12. _To_ ~win by~, to get past, S.
13. _To_ ~win down~,
(1.) To reach, to extend, downwards.
_Pitscottie._
(2.) To get down, S.
_Spalding._
14. _To_ ~Win farrer~, to get further, S.
15. _To_ ~Win farrer ben~, to be admitted to greater honour, S.
_Tales Landlord._
16. _To_ ~Win forrat~, to get forward, S.
17. _To_ ~Win gae~, to break loose, to obtain liberation, Buchan.
_Forbes._
18. _To_ ~Win in~,
(1.) To obtain access, S.
_Sir Egeir._
(2.) To be able to return home.
_Pop. Ball._
19. _To_ ~Win nere~, to get near, S.
_Douglas._
20. _To_ ~Win on~, to be able to ascend, or to mount, as on horseback, S.
_Rutherford._
21. _To_ ~Win on ahint~ _one_, to get the advantage in a bargain, to impose on one, S.
22. _To_ ~Win our~, or ~over~,
(1.) To get over, in a literal sense, to be able to cross; implying difficulty, S.
_Barbour._
(2.) To surmount, metaph. S.
_Persec. Church Scotl._
23. _To_ ~Win out~, to escape; as, from a field of battle, &c.
_Wallace._
24. _To_ ~Win throw~,
(1.) To get through, S.
_Ramsay._