TAIS, TAS, TASSE, _s._ A cup, S. Alem.
Fr. _tasse_, id.
_Douglas._
~Tassie~, _s._ A cup, S. O.
_Burns._
TAISSLE, TEASLE, _s._
1. The fatigue and derangement of dress, produced by walking against a
boisterous wind, S.
_Ross._
2. A severe brush, S.
A. S. _taes-an_, to tease, whence _taesl_, fuller's thistle, used
in raising a nap.
_To_ TAIST, _v. n._ To grope.
_Barbour._
Belg. _tast-en_, Su. G. _tast-a_, id.
TAISTE, _s._ The black guillemot.
V. ~Tyste~.
TAIT, TYTE, _adj._ Gay.
_Douglas._
Isl. _teit-r_, hilaris, exultans.
TAIT, _s._ A small portion.
V. ~Tate~.
_To_ TAIVER, _v. n._
1. To wander.
V. ~Dauren~.
2. To rave as mad, S.
Teut. _toover-en_, incantare.
~Taiversum~, _adj._ Tiresome, S.
~Taivert~, _part. adj._ Fatigued, S.
TAIVERS, _s. pl._ Tatters; as, boiled to _taivers_, Fife.
_To_ TAK, _v. a._ To take, S.
_To_ ~Tak~ _upon_, _v. a._ To conduct one's self.
_To_ ~Tak~ _in hand, v. a._ To make prisoner.
_Barbour._
_To_ ~Tak~ _on, v. a._ To buy on credit, S.
_To_ ~Tak~ _on, v. n._ To enlist, S.
_Spalding._
_To_ ~Tak~ _on hand, v. n._
1. To affect state.
_Wallace._
2. To undertake.
_Barbour._
_To_ ~Tak~ _the fute, v. n._ To begin to walk as a child, S.
_To_ ~Tak~ _the gate, v. n._ To set off on a journey, S.
_To_ ~Tak~ _with, or wi', v. n._ To catch fire, as fuel of any kind, S.
TAKYL, TACKLE, _s._ An arrow. C. B. _tacel_, id.
_Douglas._
TAKIN, _s._ A token, S.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _taikns_, Isl. _takn_, id.
_To_ ~Takin~, _v. a._ To mark.
_Acts Ja. II._
Isl. _teikn-a_, Su. G. _tekn-a_, signare.
~Takennar~, _s._ A portent.
_Douglas._
~Takynnyng~, _s._ Notice.
_Barbour._
TALBRONE, TALBERONE, _s._ A kind of drum.
_Acts Marie._
Fr. _tabourin_, a small drum.
TALE, _s._ Account.
V. ~Tail~.
TALENT, _s._ Desire, purpose.
_Barbour._
O. Fr. _talent_, id.
TALE-PIET, _s._ A talebearer, S.
Perhaps from _piet_, the magpie, because of its chattering.
TALER, TALOR, _s._ State, condition, S. B., Fife.
O. Fr. _taillier_, disposition, état, pouvoir.
TALLOUN, _s._ Tallow, S.
_Acts Ja. V._
_To_ ~Tallon~, _v. a._ To cover with tallow or pitch, to caulk.
_Douglas._
TALTIE, _s._ A wig, Angus.
TAMMEIST, L. _rammeist_.
V. ~Rammis~.
_Montgomerie._
TAMMY-HARPER, _s._ The cancer araneus, Loth.
TAM-TARY. _To hold ane in tamtary_, to disquiet him, S. B.
_Ruddiman._
Perh. originally a military term, q. to keep on the alert; from Fr.
_tantarare_, a word formed to represent a certain sound of the trumpet.
TANE, TAYNE, _adj._ One, after the, S.
_Douglas._
TANE, _part. pa._ Taken, S.
_Douglas._
~Tane-awa~, _s._ A decayed child, S.
TANG, _s._ Large _fuci_, Orkn. Shetl.
Su. G. _tang_, Isl. _thang_, id.
~Tangie~, _s._ A sea-spirit, Orkn.
~Tangle~, _s._
1. The same with tang.
2. A tall lank person, S. B.
_Ross._
TANGLE, _s._ An icicle, S.
Isl. _din-gull_, id.
TANG-WHAUP, _s._ The whimbrel, Orkn.
TANGS, TAINGS, _s. pl._ Tongs, S.
A. S. _tang_, Belg. _tanghe_, forceps.
TANNER, _s._
1. The part which goes into a mortice, S.
2. In pl. small roots of trees, Loth.
Isl. _tannari_, laths, chips.
TANNERIE, _s._ A tan-work.
Fr. id.
TANTERLICK, _s._ A severe stroke, Fife.
TANTONIE BELL, _s._ A small bell.
Fr. _tinton-er_, to resound.
_Godly Sangs._
TANTRUMS, _s._ High airs, S. Cant E.
Fr. _tantran_, nick-nack.
TAP, _s._
1. The top, S.
2. Head, S.
_Gl. Shirrefs._
3. Crest of fowls, S.
4. The quantity of flax put upon the distaff at one time, S.
5. A playing top.
_Colvil._
_To_ TAPE, _v. a._ To use sparingly, S.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _tept-r_, restrained; Su. G. _taepp-a_, to stop up.
TAPEIS, _s._ Tapestry.
Fr. _tapis_.
_Maitland Poems._
TAPETLESS, _adj._ Heedless.
V. ~Tabets~.
TAPETTIS, _s. pl._ Tapestry.
_Douglas._
Lat. _tapetes_.
TAPISHT, _part. pa._ In a lurking state.
Fr. _tappiss-ant_, lurking.
_A. Hume._
TAPONE-STAFF, _s._ The stave in which the bung-hole is.
_Acts C. II._
Q. _tapping-staff_.
TAPOUN, _s._ A long fibre at a root, S. B.
Belg. _tappen_, to draw out.
_Baillie._
TAPPIE-TOUSIE, _s._ A play among children, S., exhibiting a memorial of
the ancient feudal mode of receiving a person as a bondman, by taking
hold of the hair of his forehead.
From _tap_, and _tousie_ dishevelled.
TAPPILOORIE, _s._ Any thing raised high on a slight tottering
foundation, S.
Teut. _tap_, extremitas rotunda et acuta, and _loer-en_, speculari.
TAPPIN, _s._ A crest, S. O.
_Falls of Clyde._
Dimin. from _tap_, top.
TAPPIT HEN, _s._
1. A crested hen, S.
2. A measure containing a quart, S. A.
_Ritson._
TAPSALTEERIE, _adv._ Topsyturvy, S.
_Burns._
TAPTHRAWN, _adj._ Perverse, S.
Q. having the _tap_, or top _thrawn_, or distorted.
_To_ TAR, _v. n._
_Balnevis_.
Perhaps allied to Isl. _taera_, donare; Su. G. nutrire.
TARANS, _s. pl._ Souls of unbaptized children.
_Pennant._
Gael. _taran_, id.
_To_ TARGAT, _v. a._ To border with tassels.
Su. G. _targ-a_, lacerare.
_Knox._
~Targat~, _s._
1. A tatter, S.
_Ferguson._
2. A tassel.
_Minstrelsy Border._
3. A long thin slice of dried fish, Ang.
Su. G. _targ-a_, to split by light strokes.
TARY, _s._ Delay.
_Douglas._
~Tarysum~, _adj._ Lingering.
_Douglas._
_To_ TARY, _v. a._ To distress.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _targ-a_, lacerare.
~Tarye~, _s._ Vexation.
_Maitland P._
TAR-LEATHER, _s._ A strong slip of a hide, salted and hung, used for
uniting the staves of a flail, S. B. perh. from Isl. _tarf-r_, taurus,
q. a _bull's_ hide.
TARLIES, _s._ A lattice, S. _tirless_.
Fr. _treillis_.
_Hist. Ja. Sext._
TARLOCH, _s._ Perhaps, a begging friar.
A. S. _thearflic_, poor.
_Philotus._
TARLOCH, _adj._ Slow at meat, squeamish, Clydes.
V. ~Tarrow~.
TARRY-FINGERED, _adj._ Light-fingered, S.
From _tarry_, _adj._ belonging to tar.
_To_ TARROW, _v. n._
1. To delay.
_Henrysone._
2. To haggle in a bargain.
_Bann. P._
3. To feel reluctance.
_Ross._
4. To complain, Clydes.
A. S. _teor-ian_, to fail, to tarry.
TARTAN, _s._ Cloth checkered with stripes of various colours, S.
_Chr. S. P._
Fr. _tiretaine_, linsey-woolsey.
~Tartan~, _adj._ Of or belonging to tartan, S.
_Ritson._
~Tartan-purry~, _s._ A pudding of red colewort mixed with oat-meal.
_Forbes._
_Tartan_, q. parti-coloured colewort, and Teut. _purreye_, jus, sive
cremor pisorum.
_To_ TARTLE _at ane_, _v. n._
1. To view as not recognising with certainty, Loth. Perths.
2. To boggle, Loth.
3. To hesitate as to a bargain.
_Ramsay._
4. To scruple.
_Cleland._
Perh. allied to Isl. _tortallit_, difficult to reckon.
TARTUFFISH, _adj._ Sulky, stubborn, Renfrews.
Fr. _tortu_, perverse; or _tartuffe_, a hypocrite; _tartuffi-er_,
to assume a false appearance.
_To_ TARVEAL, _v. a._
1. To fatigue, S. B.
_Ross._
2. To vex.
_Gl. Sibb._
Fr. _travaill-er_, to vex, to trouble.
~Tarveal~, _adj._ Fretful, S. B.
_Journ. Lond._
_To_ TASH, _v. a._
1. To soil, S.
_Ritson._
Fr. _tacher_, id.
2. To injure by calumny, S.
3. To upbraid, S. B.
~Tash~, _s._
1. A stain, S. Fr. _tache_.
2. An affront, S.
_Wodrow._
TASK, _s._ Angel or spirit of any person, Ross-shire. Gael. _taisc_,
ghosts.
_Stat. Acc._
TASKER, _s._ A labourer who receives his wages in kind, for a certain
task, E. Loth.
_Stat. Acc._
TASS, TASSIE, _s._ A cup, S.
V. ~Tais~.
~Tasses~, _s. pl._
V. ~Tishe~.
_Sir Gawan._
TASTER, _s._ A sea-fowl.
_Sibbald._
TATE, TAIT, TEAT, TATTE, _s._
1. A small portion of any thing not liquid, S.
_Ramsay._
2. Lock, applied to hair.
_Douglas._
3. Division, applied to a precept.
_Skene._
Isl. _taeta_, lanugo; minimum quid; Sw. _tott_, _totte_, handful of
lint or wool.
TATH, TAITH, TAITHING, _s._
1. Cow's dung, S.
Isl. _tada_, dung, manure.
2. The luxuriant grass arising from the application of manure, S.
_To_ ~Tath~, _v. n._ To dung, S.
_To_ ~Tath~, _v. a._ To make a field produce grass in rank tufts by the
application of any manure, S.
_Stat. Acc._
~Tathing~, _s._ A raising of rank grass by manure, S.
_Stat. Acc._
TATHIS, _s. pl._ Fragments.
_Sir Gawan._
Isl. _taet-a_, lacerare; _tet-ur_, tatters, shreds.
TATTER-WALLOPS, _s. pl._ Fluttering rags, S.
TATTY, TATTIT, TAWTED, _adj._ Matted.
Isl. _taatt-a_, to tease wool.
_Doug._
TAVART, _s._ A short coat without sleeves.
V. ~Talbart~.
TAUCHEY, _adj._ Greasy, S.
V. ~Taulch~.
TAUCHT, _pret. v._ Gave, committed.
_Barbour._
S. _Betaucht_, abbreviated, q. v.
TAUDY, TOWDY, _s._
1. A child, Aberd.
Isl. _tata_, a baby, or puppet.
2. Podex, Perths.
_Gl. Everg._
~Taudy-fee~, _s._ Fine paid for having a child in bastardy.
_Forbes._
TAULCH, TAUGH, _s._ Tallow, S. _tauch_.
_Acts Ja. I._
Belg. _talgh_, Su. G. Germ. _talg_, id.
TAUPIE, TAWPIE, _s._ A foolish woman; generally as implying the idea of
inaction and slovenliness, S.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _tapig_, simple, foolish; Dan. _taabe_, a fool.
_To_ TAW, _v. n._ To lay hold of, to tumble about.
_Gl. Sibb._
Su. G. _tae-ja_, Isl. _tae-a_, carpere lanam.
_To_ TAW, _v. a._
1. To make tough by kneading, Ang.
2. To work, like mortar, Ang.
Teut. _touw-en_, depsere.
TAW, _s._ The point of a whip, S.
V. ~Tawis~.
TAWAN, _s._ Reluctance, hesitation, Ang.
Isl. _tauf_, _toef_, mora; _tef-ia_, morari, impedire.
TAWBERN, TAWBURN, _s._ The tabour or tabret.
V. ~Talbrone~.
_Doug._
TAWIE, _adj._ Tame, tractable, S. O.
_Burns._
Su. G. _tog-a_, trahere, ducere; q. allowing itself to be led.
TAWIS, TAWES, TAWS,
1. A whip, a lash.
_Douglas._
Isl. _taug_, _tag_, vimen, lorum.
2. The ferula used by a schoolmaster, S. _tawse_.
_Montgomerie._
3. An instrument of correction of whatever kind, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ ~Taz~, _v. a._ To whip, to scourge, to belabour, S. B.
_Gl. Shirr._
TAWM, _s._ A fit of ill-humour, so as to render one unmanageable, S.
Gael. _taom_, a fit of sickness, madness, or passion.
TAWNLE, TAANLE, _s._ A large fire, kindled at night about Midsummer,
especially at the time of Beltein, S. O.
_Statist. Acc._
C. B. _tanial_, to set on fire, _tannli_, a fire glow, _tanlhuyth_,
a burning flame.
TAWPY, _s._ A foolish woman.
V. ~Taupie~.
TAWSY, _s._ A cup or bowl.
V. ~Tais~.
_Evergreen._
TEAGIE, _s._ A designation for a cow.
V. ~Taigie~.
_To_ TEAL, TILL, _v. a._ To wheedle, to inveigle by flattery, Ang.
_Chr. S. P._
Su. G. _tael-ja_, Isl. _tael-a_, pellicere, decipere.
~Tealer~, ~Tealer~ _on_, _s._ One who entices, Ang.
TEASICK, _s._ A consumption; E. _phthysick_, id.
_Montgomerie._
TEAZLE, _s._ A severe brush.
V. ~Taissle~.
TEBBITS, _s. pl._ Sensation.
V. ~Tabbets~.
TEDD, _adj._ Ravelled, entangled, S. B.
Su. G. _tudd-a_, intricare.
TEE, _s._
1. A mark set up in playing at coits, &c. S. B.
Isl. _ti-a_, demonstrare, Teut. _tijgh-en_, indicare.
2. The nodule of earth, from which a ball is struck off at the hole in
the play of golf. S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ ~Tee~, _v. a._ _To tee a ball_, to raise it a little on a nodule of
earth, giving it the proper direction, S.
_Ramsay._
TEE, _adv._ Too, also. Aberd.
_To_ TEEN, _v. a._ To provoke.
V. ~Teyne~.
TEENGE, _s._ A colic in horses, S. perh. from E. _twinge_.
TEES, _s. pl._ Perh. cords.
_Sir Egeir._
TEES, _s. pl._ Apparently for _taes_, toes.
_Leg. St Androis._
TEESIE, _s._ A gust of passion, Fife.
Teut. _tees-en_, vellicare.
_To_ TEET, _v. n._ To peer.
V. ~Tete~.
~Teet-bo~, _s._
V. under ~Tete~.
_To_ TEETH, _v. a._ To indent a wall with lime on the outside, S.
_Stat. Acc._
TEETHY, _adj._ Crabbed, ill-natured, S.
Q. to shew the _teeth_.
TEEWHOAP, _s._ The lapwing, Orkn.
TEHEE, _s._
1. A loud laugh, S.
_Ross._
2. _interj._ Expressive of loud mirth.
_Watson._
TEICHER, _s._ A dot, a small spot, S. _ticker_.
Teut. _tick_, a point, or Belg. _tikk-en_, to touch lightly.
To TEIL, _v. a._ To cultivate the soil, S.
_Chart. Ja. V._
A. S. _til-ian_, to labour, to cultivate.
_To_ TEYM, TEME, _v. a._ To empty, teem, S. B.
V. ~Tume~.
_Wallace._
Isl. _taem-a_, evacuare.
TEINDIS, TENDIS, _s. pl._ Tithes, S.
_Acts Ja. I._
Moes. G. _taihund_, the tenth part, Belg. _teind_.
_To_ ~Teind~, ~Teynd~, _v. a._ To tithe, S.
_Godly Sangs._
Sw. _tiend-a_, Belg. _teind-en_, decimare.
TEYND, _s._ Uncertain.
_Gawan and Gol._
_To_ TEIND, TYNDE, TINE, _v. n._ To kindle, S.
A. S. _tend-an_, _tynan_, Su. G. _taend-a_, accendere.
~Teind~, ~Tynd~, ~Tine~, _s._
1. A spark of fire, S. B.
2. A spark at the side of the wick of a candle, S. B.
_To_ TEYNE, TENE, TEEN, _v. a._ To vex, to irritate.
_Charteris._
A. S. _teon-an_, Belg. _ten-en_, irritare.
~Teyne~, ~Tene~, _adj._ Mad with rage.
_Wallace._
~Teyne, Tene~, _s._
1. Anger, rage, S.
_Barbour._
2. Sorrow, vexation, S.
_Wallace._
A. S. _teon_, injuria, irritatio.
~Teynfull~, _adj._ Wrathful.
_Lyndsay._
TEIR, _s._ Fatigue.
_Gawan and Gol._
A. S. _teor-ian_, _tir-ian_, to tire.
~Teirfull~, _adj._ Fatiguing.
_Gawan and Gol._
TEIS, _s. pl._ Ropes, by which the yards of a ship hang; q. _ties_.
_Douglas._
_To_ TELE, _v. a._ To cultivate.
V. ~Teil~.
_Maitland P._
TELYIE, _s._ A piece of meat.
V. ~Tailyie~.
TELLYEVIE, _s._ A violent or perverse humour.
_Semple._
Fr. _talu-er_, to take an oblique direction; or O. Fr. _taillier_,
disposition, and _vif_, lively, spurting.
_To_ TEME, _v. a._ To empty.
V. ~Teym~.
TEMED, _pret._ Enticed.
_Sir Tristrem._
Isl. _tem-ia_, assuefacere.
TEMPER-PIN, _s._ The wooden pin used for _tempering_, or regulating the
motion of a spinning wheel, S.
_Ritson._
TENCHIS, _s. pl._ Taunts, reproaches.
_Douglas._
O. Fr. _tence_, _tance_, _tenche_, querelle, dispute.
TEND, _adj._ The tenth.
V. ~Teinds~.
_Wyntown._
_To_ TEND, _v. n._ To intend.
_Acts Ja. V._
Fr. _tend-re_, id.
* TENDER, _adj._ Sickly, S.
_Baillie._
Fr. _tendre_, puling, delicate.
TENE, _s._ Anger.
V. ~Teyne~, _s._
_To_ TENE, _v. a._
V. ~Teyne~, _v._
TENEMENT, _s._ A house; often denoting a building which includes several
separate dwellings, S.
L. B. _tenementum_.
_Ruddiman._
_To_ TENT, _v. a._ To stretch out.
_Douglas._
Fr. _tend-re_, id.
TENT, _s._ Care, attention.
1. _To tak tent_, to be attentive, S.
_Barbour._
2. _To tak tent to_, to exercise concern about, S.
_Lyndsay._
3. _To tak tent of_, to be on one's guard against, S.
_Herd._
_To_ ~Tent~, _v. n._ To attend, generally with the prep. _to_, S.
_Gawan and Gol._
Fr. _attend-re_, or Lat. _attend-ere_.
_To_ ~Tent~, _v. a._
1. To observe, to remark, S.
_Burns._
2. To put a value on, S.
_Ramsay._
~Tentie~, _adj._
1. Watchful, attentive, S.
Fr. _attentif_.
_Maitland Poems._
2. Intent, keen, Galloway.
_Davidson._
~Tentily~, _adv._ Carefully, S.
_Ross._
~Tentless~, _adj._ Inattentive, S.
_Burns._
TER, _s._ Tar.
_Barbour._
Teut. _terre_, Su. G. _tiaera_, id.
TERCE, _s._ A liferent competent by law to widows who have not accepted
of a special provision, of the _third_ of the heritable subjects in
which their husbands died infeft.
_Erskine._
Lat. _tertia_, Fr. _tiers_.
~Tercer~, _s._ A widow who enjoys a _terce_, S.
_Balfour._
TERE, _s._ Perhaps, expense.
Teut. _teer_, sumptus.
_Douglas._
TERE, _adj._ Tender, delicate.
_Pal. Hon._
Teut. _tere_, tener, delicatus.
TERLYST, TIRLLYST, _part. pa._ Grated.
O. Fr. _trellicié_, id.
_Wallace._
TERNE, TERNED, _adj._ Fierce, choleric.
_Dunbar._
Belg. _toornig_, wrathful, _toorn_, anger.
TERNYTE, _s._ Corr. of _Trinity_.
_Wynt._
TERSE, _s._ A debate, a dispute, S. B.
_To_ ~Terse~, _v. n._ To debate, to contend, S. B.
Teut. _trots-en_, irritare, instigare.
TERSEL, _s._ Table companion.
_Montgomerie._
Teut. _teer-ghe-selle_, id., from _teer_, sumptus, and _selle_,
_ghe-selle_, socius.
TESTOON, TESTONE, _s._ A Scottish silver coin, varying in value.
_Cardonnel._
O. Fr. _teston_, capitatus nummus.
_To_ TETE, TEET, _v. n._
1. To peep out, to look in a sly or prying way, S. _teet_.
_Ruddiman._
2. _v. a._ To cause to peep out.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _titt-a_, inspicere, per transennam veluti videre.
~Teet-bo~, _s._
1. Bo-peep, S.
_Ferguson._
2. Used metaph. to denote inconstancy, or infidelity.
_Morison._
TETH, _s._ Temper, disposition.
_Ill-teth'd_, ill-humoured, Fife.
A. S. _tyht_, instructio, _teting_, disciplina.
TETHERFACED, _adj._ Having an ill-natured aspect, S.
Isl. _teit-a_, rostrum beluinum.
TEUCH, TEUGH, TEWCH, _adj._
1. Tough, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _toh_, id., from Moes. G. _tioh-an_, to draw.
2. Tedious, lengthened out, S.
3. Dry as to manner, stiff in conversation, S.
_Bannatyne Poems._
4. Pertinacious, S.
_A. Douglas._
5. _To make any thing teuch_, to do it reluctantly.
_Gawan and Gol._
TEUCH, _s._ A draught of any kind of liquor, S.
Su. G. _tog_, haustus, potantium ductus; from _tog-a_, trahere;
Teut. _teughe_, haustus.
TEUG, TUG, _s._ A rope, a halter, Loth.
Su. G. _tog_, Isl. _tog_, _taug_, id.
TEUKIN, _adj._ Quarrelsome, including the idea of fraud, S. B.
Teut. _tuck_, fraus; Isl. _tulk-a_, pellicere.
_To_ TEW, _v. a._ To make tough, S. O.
V. ~Taave~ and ~Taw~, _v._ 1.
_To_ ~Tew~, _v. n._ Grain is said _to tew_, when it becomes damp, and
acquires a bad taste, S. B.
Su. G. _taef_, odor, _taefk-a_, gustare.
~Tew~, _s._ A bad taste, S. B.
THA, THAY, THEY, _pron._ These, S.
A. S. _thaege_, id.
_Wyntown._
THACK, _s._ Thatch.
V. ~Thak~.
~Thacker~, _s._ A thatcher, S.
_Ramsay._
~Thack-stone~, _s._ Stone fit for covering houses.
_Acts Ja. VI._
THAFTS, _s. pl._ The benches of a boat, on which the rowers sit, S.
Isl. _thopte_, trabs seu sedile in nave.
THAI, THAY, _pron._ Pl. of _he_ or _she_.
_Gawan and Gol._
THAINS, _s. pl._ Perhaps, gossamer.
A. S. _than_, madidus, humidus.
_A. Hume._
THAIR, used in composition, like E. _there_.
Originally the genit., dat. and abl. of the A. S. article, _thaere_;
Isl. dat. and abl. _theirre_.
~Thairanent~, _adv._ Concerning that.
_Acts Sed._
~Thairattour~, _adv._ Concerning.
_Priests Peblis._
~Thairbefor~, ~Tharbefor~, _adv._ Before that time.
_Barbour._
~Thairben~, ~There-ben~, _adv._ In an inner apartment of a house;
sometimes _the-ben_. S.
_Acts Sed._
~Thair-but~, _adv._ In an outer apartment; also, _the-but_, S.
_Many._
Teut. _daer-binnen_, intro, intus. Belg. _daar-buyten_, without that
place.
~Thairby~, ~Thare-by~, _adv._
1. Thereabout, as to place.
_Barbour._
2. Thereabout, regarding time, S.
_Wynt._
3. Denoting number or quality, S.
Belg. _daerbey_, ad hoc, penes, prope.
~Thair-doun~, ~Ther doun~, _adv._ Downwards, S.
_Dunbar._
~Thair-east~, _adv._ In the east, towards the east, S.
_Baillie._
~Thairfurth~, _adv._ In the open air, S.
_Bellenden._
~Thairintill~, _ad._ Therein.
_Acts Sed._
~Thairour~, ~Thar our~, _adv._ On the other side, in relation to a
river,
_Wallace._
~Thairowt~, ~Tharout~, _adv._ Without; denoting exclusion from a place,
S.
_Wall._
_To lie thairout_, to lie in the open air during night, S.
~Thairtill~, ~Thertyll~, _adv._ Thereto.
_Douglas._
~Thair up~, _adv._ Out of bed.
_G. Buchanan._
THAK, _s._
1. Thatch, a covering of straw, rushes, &c., _thack_, S.
_Douglas._
_Thack and rape_, the covering of a stack, S.
_Burns._
_In thack an' rape_, in order.
_Burns._
_Out of aw thack and raip_, applied to one who acts quite in a
disorderly way, S.
2. The covering of a roof, whatever be the materials.
_Acts Ja. V._
A. S. _thac_, _thaec_, Isl. _thak_, Lat. _tectum_.
_To_ ~Thak~, ~Thack~, _v. a._ To thatch, S.
~Thakburd~, _s._ The thatch-board, the roof.
_Barbour._
THAN, _adv._ Then, at that time, S.
_Barbour._
_Be than_, by that time; _Or than_, before that time.
V. ~Be than~.
THANE, THAYNE, _s._
1. A title of honour, used among the ancient Scots, which seems to have
been at first equivalent to Lat. _comes_, as denoting presidency in a
county, and sometimes in a province; as well as the command of the
forces, and collection of the royal revenues raised in the district.
_Wyntown._
2. An officer, not superior in rank to a knight, who has been viewed as
serving under the superior _Thane_.
_Stat. Alex. II._
A. S. _thegen_, _thegn_, primarily a servant. _Cyninges thegen_;
Thanus regius; _medmera thegen_, mediocris vel inferior Thanus. Isl.
_thegn_, dominus.
~Abthane~, _s._ A title of honour, the meaning of which is uncertain.
_G. Buchanan._
~Thanedom~, ~Thanage~, ~Thanrie~, _s._ The extent of the jurisdiction of
a _Thane_.
_Wyntown._
~Abthanrie~, _s._ The jurisdiction of an _Abthane_.
_Harl. MS._
THANE, _s._ Apparently, a fane.
_Pal. Hon._
THANE, THAIN, _adj._ Not thoroughly roasted, rare, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
A. S. _than_, moist, humid.
_To_ THARF, _v. n._ To need, to require.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _thearf-an_, indigere, opus habere.
THE, THEY, _s._ Thigh.
_Douglas._
A. S. _theo_, _thegh_, id.
~The-pess~, _s._ Thigh-piece, or armour for the thigh.
_Wallace._
_To_ THE, _v. n._ To thrive, to prosper.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _the-an_, proficere, vigere.
THEDE, _s._
1. A nation, a people.
_Gawan and Gol._
Isl. Su. G. _thiod_, _thiud_, populus.
2. A region, a province.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _theod_, gens; provincia.
3. Species, kind.
_Sir Tristrem._
THEETS, _s. pl._
V. ~Thetis~.
THE-FURTH, _adv._ Out of doors, abroad, S.
_Ross._
THEGITHER, _adv._ Corr. of together, S.
_Ross._
_A' thegither_, altogether.
_Macneill._
THEI, _conj._ Though.
_Sir Tristrem._
_To_ THEIK, THEK, _v. a._
1. To give a roof, of whatever kind, S.
_Wyntown._
2. To cover with straw, &c. to thatch, S.
A. S. _thecc-an_, Alem. _thek-en_, Isl. _thaeck-a_, id.
THEIVIL, THIVEL, _s._ A stick for stirring a pot; as, in making
porridge, broth, &c. S. B. _thivel_, Ayrs. Fife, A. Bor. _theil_.
_Ross._
A. S. _thyfel_, stirps, a stem or stalk.
THEME, THAME, _s._
1. A serf, one attached to the soil.
_Wyntown._
2. The right of holding servants in such a state of bondage, that their
children and goods might be sold.
_Skene._
A. S. _team_, offspring; or from Isl. _thi-a_, in servitutem
reducere.
THEN, _conj._ Than, S.
THERE-BEN, _adv._
V. ~Thairben~.
THETIS, THETES, _s. pl._
1. The ropes or traces, by which horses draw in a carriage, plow or
harrow, S.
_Douglas._
2. _To be quite out of thetes_, to be quite disorderly in one's conduct,
S.
_Rudd._
Isl. _thatt-r_, a thread, cord, or small rope.
THEW, _s._ Custom, manner, quality.
A. S. _theaw_, mos, modus.
_Wyntown._
~Thewit~, _part. pa._ Disciplined, regulated.
A. S. _theaw_, institutum.
_Pal. Hon._
~Thewless~, ~Thowless~, ~Thieveless~, _adj._
1. Unprofitable.
_Douglas._
A. S. _theow_, a servant, or _theow-ian_, to serve, and the
privative particle _les_, less.
2. Inactive, remiss, S.
_Ramsay._
3. Not serving the purpose; as, _a thieveless excuse_, S.
4. Cold, forbidding, S.
_Burns._
_To look thieveless_ to one, to give one a cold reception, S. O.
5. Shy, reserved, Renfrews.
6. Applied to weather in an intermediate or uncertain, state, Renfrews.
7. Feeble.
_J. Nicol._
8. Insipid, destitute of taste, S.
_Ramsay._
THEWTILL, THEWITTEL, _s._ A large knife.
_Wallace._
A. S. _hwitel_, id.; _thwitan_, cultello resecare.
THICK, _adj._ Intimate, familiar, S.
_Burns._
THIEVELESS, _adj._
V. ~Thewles~.
_To_ THIG, THIGG, _v. a._
1. To ask, to beg.
_Wallace._
Alem. _thig-en_, Su. G. _tigg-a_, petere.
2. To go about, receiving supply, not in the way of common mendicants,
but rather as giving others an opportunity of manifesting their
liberality, S.
_Rudd._
Isl. _thygg-ia_, gratis accipere, dono auferre.
3. To beg, to act the part of a common mendicant, S.
_Henrysone._
4. To borrow; used improperly.
_Ramsay._
~Thiggar~, _s._ A beggar, a common mendicant.
Su. G. _teggare_, id.
_Acts Ja. I._
THIMBER, _adj._ Gross, heavy.
_Ritson._
Isl. _thungber_, gravis, portatu molestus.
THINARE, _s._ A title of honour, apparently equivalent to _Lady_.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _the-on_, vigere, pollere; _theond_, potens; _theonden_,
dominus; _theonest_, potentissimus. _Thinare_, q. _theonare_, the
comparative.
THINE, THYNE, _adv._ Thence.
A. S. _thanon_, inde, illinc.
_Barbour._
THINE-FURTH, _adv._ Thenceforward.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _thanon furth_, deinceps.
THING, _s._
1. Affairs of state.
_Barbour._
2. It seems to signify a meeting, or convention, concerning public
affairs.
_Wallace._
Isl. _thing_, Su. G. _ting_, a meeting of the citizens concerning
public affairs.
_To_ THINK SHAME, to feel abashed, to have a sense of shame, S.
_Priests Peblis._
THIR, _pron. pl._ These, S.
_Barbour._
Isl. _theyr_, illi; _thaer_, illae.
_To_ THIRL, THYRL, _v. a._
1. To perforate, to drill, S.
_P. Buch. Dial._
2. To pierce, to penetrate.
_Wyntown._
3. To pierce, to wound.
_Bannatyne P._