An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 985

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 985


_Douglas._


A. S. _wun-ian_, Germ. _won-en_, id.


~Wonnyng~, ~Wyning~, _s._ A dwelling.


A. S. _wununge_, mansio.


_Barbour._


_To_ WON, _v. a._ To dry by exposure to the air.


~Wonnyn~, _part. pa._ Dried.


V. ~Win~, _v._ 2.


WON, _part. pa._ Raised from a quarry; also, dug from a mine.


V. ~Win~, _v._ 3.


_To_ WOND, _v. n._ To depart; used for _wend_.


_Gawan and Gol._


WONGE, _s._ The cheek.


_Sir Tristrem._


A. S. _waeng_, Isl. _vong_, maxilla.


WONNYT. L. _wemmyt_, q. v.


_Barbour._


WOO, _s._ Wool, S.


_Kelly._


_Its aw ae woo_, S. Prov. It is all one.


WOOD-ILL, _s._ A disease of cattle, the same with ~Muir-ill~, q. v.


WOOERBAB, _s._ The garter-knot below the knee, with a couple of loops, S. O.


_Burns._


WOR, _pret._ Guarded, defended.


V. ~Wer~.


_Wallace._


WOR, _adj._ Worse.


V. ~War~.


_Kennedy._


WORDY, _adj._ Worth, worthy, S.


_Ramsay._


WORDIS, _v. imp. It wordis_, it behoves, it becomes.


_Wallace._


_Bee worde of_, become of.


V. ~Worth~, _v._


_Z. Boyd._


Belg. _word-en_, O. Su. G. _woerd-a_, Isl. _verd-a_, interesse, pertinere.


WORLIN, _s._ A puny and feeble creature.


_Dunbar._


A dimin. from _worl_, _wurl_, _wroul_, all corr. from _Warwolf_, q. v.


_To_ WORRIE, _v. a._ To strangle.


_Kennedy._


_To_ ~Worry~, _v. n._ To choak, to be suffocated, S.







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