Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

To WAMBLE, WAUMBLE, v. n. to move in an undulatory manner.

WAN, adj. black; gloomy.

WANCOUTH, adj. uncouth.

WANTER, s. a widower or bachelor.

To WAP, v. a. to throw rapidly; to throw.

WAPPIN, WAPPYN, s. a weapon.

WAR, WARR, adj. worse.

To WAR, v. a. to overcome.

WARE, s. sea-wced.

WARK, WARKE, s. work.

WARKMAN, s. a labourer.

WARLD, s. the world.

WARLOCK, s. a wizard.

To WARSELL, WERSILL, v. n. to wrestle; to strive.

WARWOLF, WARWOUF, s. a person supposed to be transformed into a wolf.

WASTING, s. a consumption.

To WAT, v. n. to know.

WATERGANG, s. a mill-race.

To WAUBLE, v. n. to swing or reel.

WATER-WRAITH, s. the spirit of the waters.

To WAUGHT, WACHT-OUT, v. n. to quaff; a large draught of any liquid.

To WAUK, v. a. to full cloth; to shrink in consequence of being beetled.

To WAW, WAWE, v. n. to caterwaul.

WEAN, WEANE, s. a child.

To WEAR-IN, v. a. to gather in.

WEARY, adj. feeble.

WEBSTER, WABSTER, s. a weaver.

WEE, adj. little.

WEEM, s. a natural cavern.

WEET, s. rain; wet.

WEFT, s. woof.

WEILL-FARAND, WEEL-FARD, adj. good-looking.

WEIRD, WEERD, s. fate; prediction.

WEIRDLESS, WIERDLESS, adj. unprosperous; worthless; not well-doing.

WELCOME-HAME, s. repast presented to a bride on entering the door of the bridegroom.

WERSH, adj. insipid; tasteless.

WHAAP, s. the curlew.

WHANG, s. a thong; a large slice.

WHEEN, s. pl. a number; a few.

WHID, s. a lie.

WHINGE, v. n. to whine.

WHISHT! interj. hush! be silent.

WHISTLE, WHUSSEL, s. the throat.

WHITTLE, s. a knife.

WHITTRETS, WHUTTRET, s. a weasel.

To WHUMMIL, WHOMEL, v. a. to turn upside down.

WHUTTLE, s. whitlow, a gathering in the fingers.

WHYLES, s. sometimes.

WIDDIE, WUDDY, s. the gallows.

WIFE, WYFE, s. a woman.

WIFFIE, s. a little woman.

To WILE, WYLE, v. n. to entice.

To WIMPLE, WYMPEL, WOMPLE, v. n. to meander as applied to a stream.

To WIN, WYN, a. v. to dry corn.

WINDOCK, WINNOCK, s. a window.

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