Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1867-1868
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
JILT, v.2, n.3 .
I. v. To jolt, shake, jerk.Fif. 1868 St Andrews Gazette (15 Aug.):
You . . . move off from each station without the least shaking or jilting.
II. n. A jolt, jerk.Fif. 1867 St Andrews Gazette (7 Sept.):
The horse shied, and got foul of hedge [sic], causing such a jilt that old John was flung out.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Jilt v.2, n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/jilt_v2_n3>
This short survey (6 questions) will help us improve the site.
