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  1. Aff-lat n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1866-1995
     made a great aff-lat o' a faist. It wid 'a' set them better t' pay thir debt. 3 . Spell ofAFF-LAT , n . Also afflet . [′ɑflɑt] Apparently confined to ne.Sc. 1 . Outlet. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. 7: The wattir hiz nae aff-lat . Ayr. 1995 : Two Carrick farmers were. 2 . A great display. (Cf. lat-aff .) Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. : Fin they geed in o' thir new hoose, they hid a great aff-lat o' a fire-kin'lan. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. : They leisure, holiday. Abd.(D) 1915 H. Beaton At the Back o' Benachie 60: We dinna get sic aff-lats 
  2. Uncommon adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1867-1899
     leddy am oon-coman sorry. Ags. 1899 Barrie W. in Thrums viii.: They set a body aff oncommon. 
  3. Pailin n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1913-1993
     C. Murray Hamewith 36: The policies a' pailined aff an' set. Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins ye don't fa' aff. Sure fitted ah wisnae, ma pals hid many a laugh, Take yer time, pit wan fit first . v. tr . To enclose with a fence or paling. Gen.Sc. Freq. with advs. aff , in , up . Abd. 1913 
  4. Happock n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1890-1909
    : The coggie set aff hame, O'er hills and o'er hapocks O'er cairns and o'er knapocks. ne.Sc. 1909 
  5. Clunk n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1936
     1936 : Aff he set for hame, as happy's Laurie, wi' a quarter o' breed in ae han', an' a clunk o 
  6. Helt n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1884-1949
     tak aff der kjaep an' set dem til. Sh. 1899 Shetland News (1 July): Clip aff as muckle or.' Sh. 1898 Shetland News (3 Sept.): Da men is aye best aff, haelty ill eetim dey hae ta du bit 
  7. Kep n.1[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1742-1925
     men is aye best aff, haelty ill eetim dey hae ta du bit tak' aff der kjaep an' set dem til. Abd body. Ags. 1861 R. Leighton Poems 21: The far-aff hills creep near the touns, And draw 
  8. Spinner v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1935
     motion, to spin round. Ags. 1821 Montrose Chronicle (12 Oct.): The wheels set to spinnerin again. p .1768 A. Ross Fort. Shep. MS. 110: Aff at the spinner, what their steeds cud ca'. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 143: He wis some ull for gyaun aff at a spinner. 
  9. Dey pron.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1993-1994
     wife got oot, an da car set aff fer da nordert. 
  10. Unfasht ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1835-1985
     (1860) 83: She set aff wi' the pedlar unfasht wi' the pack. Abd. 1909 C. Murray Hamewith 99 
  11. Affset n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1931
     wheens needs dir claes for a aff-set. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. : The bow-windows are jist the aff-set o' the new hoose. 'em.Sc.(a) '' 1896 I. Maclaren K. Carnegie 207: Gin ye tide (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1949 Scots Mag . (Nov.) 130, Sh. 1975). See Set , n . 1 , 1 . 
  12. Froad n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1922
     J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 97: He rubbid da froad o' da mylk aff o' his matash. II . v . To we cam in Sibbie wis juist set da kit wi' da kye's mylk apo da fluer. Hit wis warm an' froadin' apo 
  13. Gape v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1865-1889
    . Stewart Fireside Tales 41: Pittin' aff dy time wi' ony clashan' gapeshot bledder o' wind du meets wi. Slk. 1889 Blackwood's Mag. CXLVI. 561: We buird schules round us set, Where ilka little bantam 
  14. Went n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1871-1941
     Gl. : He set aff in a went. [Orig. uncertain. Poss. an alteration of Wink , on analogy with 
  15. Wheeliecruse n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1893
     dy spade upo' dy sheuder . . . an set du aff ta da queelikruse! [The orig. of the name has been 
  16. Aff adv., prep., adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1728-1996
     xlv.: Sae aff I set, and Wasp wi' me. Sc. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xxiii.: I doubt ye wad haeAFF , adv ., prep ., adj . Also ¶ auf (Ayr. 1817 D. McKillop Poems 9). [ɑf m.Sc.; af + ɑf Burn, A wee Piece aff his Looks did turn. Sc. a .1733 Orpheus Caled., Leader Haughs ii.: Then Flora Queen, with Mantle green, Casts aff her former Sorrow. Sc. 1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance (1882) I. xviii.: There's a barber's bairn twa doors aff that wad maybe be glad o' them. Sc side, glowring far aff into the glens after the sheep. Sc. 1874 (publ.) G. Outram (d. 1856) Lyrics, Annuity viii.: But aff her wits behuved to flit, An' leave her in fatuity! Sh.(D) 1918 T. Manson Humours Peat Comm. I. 52: Every wan kens his ain banks [of peats] a mile aff. Abd hed been in Tod Lowrie's cluicks, an' wun awa' wi' the half o' their claes aff. Ags. 1 1931 : He bides fower doors aff. Ayr. 1786 Burns Holy Fair xiv.: An' aff the godly pour in 
  17. Haltagonga interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1919-1949
     laek ta set aff wi da line . . . Yon wird means, 'stop rinnin.' Sh. 1949 Scots Mag. (Nov.) 132 
  18. Dice v., adv.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1704-1930
     , Bwk. 2 1949). Sometimes with aff , oot , up . Cai. 1930 Caithness Forum in John o' Groat. 1863 A. Steel Poems (1864) 172: Syne diced was she [wheel-barrow] aff in a coat o' sky blue tartan . . . trewes and short hose of red and grein set dyce. [O.Sc. has dyce , dice , n., from 
  19. Peeoy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1802-1917
     gunpowder set off by a light applied to the top (Sc. 1825 Jam.; Per. 1910 Scotsman (9 Sept.); Rnf., Ayr. 1821 Blackwood's Mag. (Oct.) 306: Let the little fellows fire away with their cannon, and set off , made of wet gunpowder kneaded into a paste in the hand, were now and again set fire to. Sc. 1889. 1917 J. L. Robertson Petition 11: Let every little deevil-boy Let aff his cracker or pee-oy 
  20. Gin prep., conj.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1764-1939
     glowming. Bwk. 1801 “Bwk. Sandie” Poems 12: Yet gin the gloamin' aff he set, Hame owre wi swoopit aff his feet. II . conj . By that time that, when; before; until (sometimes followed by that kitchen's guid eneuch fur ye, an' owre guid. Ye'll set there, gin A tell the minister. Kcb. 1911 G the yaird, Gin that his parritch were weel air'd; For Tam bood ha'e them cuil an' set. [Aphetic 
  21. Set v., n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-2004
     in the sea (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl .; Sh., Cai. 1970). Also to set aff , id. (Sh. 1970' pailined aff an' set. Uls. 1947 J. M. Mogey Rural Life 234: To set land means to let it in. 1927 J. Carruthers A Man Beset v.: I'll set ye aff wi' a week's wages. . . . Ye'll tew on or ye'll set aff, tak your choice. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 158: A lassie wid debt ta da laird, he wid just hae ta geng an' set aff da land. (iv) Sh. 1899 Shetland News April): Haes doo what'll set aff dy rig, Sibbie? (vi) wm.Sc. 1880 Jam. : He sets aff a injunction “nae to set aff owre lang by the road.” (viii) Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) II. 147: Gae warm ye, and crack with our Dame, Till I set aff the Mill. Sc. 1823 Scott Peveril of theSET , v ., n . 1 Sc. forms and usages: I . v . A . Forms: Pr.t. set(t) , saet (Sh. 1898 Shetland News (26 Feb.)). Pa.t. set(t) ; sot (Fif.), also in Eng. and Ir. dial.; ¶ suitt (Rxb. 1925 E 
  22. Squint v., n., adj.[1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1703-2004
     phr. to squint aff a tale , to say anything that comes to mind thoughtlessly and without due concern squint aff ony tale; But little dread, a mither counsels well. II . n . An angle, slanting position by the tirl (angle) at the elbow. III . adj . Also squinty . Off the straight, set at a slant 
  23. Erefernyear n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1868-1922
     hits better dat as ta hae dem ta poo da e'e o'm oot an set aff ta da hill, an da e'e o' man niver ta 
  24. Lagamachie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1826-1995
    , has set aff a lang lamgamashy aboot my unfitness to manage my domestic concerns. Abd. 1888 
  25. Ouf n., v., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1821-1937
     5: An' this an' that, an' farefor set ye aff; Fare's that woof, to gae an' meat the kye? II 
  26. Bizz n., v.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1721-1993
     Thrum' Look before ye Loup 27: Maister Burke never thought that ony set o' men wou'd be sae mischievous as to mak' use o' a single expression to set ye aw in a bizz. Abd. 2 1934 : The lassie: She addressed the director of the steamer '. . . oh, man, haud up the handle o' your boat, and let aff. III . Phrases: (1) Cry bizz aff o' , to rebound from; play bizz aff o' , id. (Ags. 2 1934). Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 217: He gart the stehns cry bizz aff o' the coo's rumple. Bnff. 2 
  27. Aff-fa'ins n., pl.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1736-1931
    AFF-FA'INS , -FA'ENS , n ., pl . Also aff-fawings . [′ɑf′fɑɪnz] (See also Off-falling:  Where the are Gentiles there is ay aff-fawings. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : Her kist was well made up wi' aff-fa'ins . (Quot. from H. Blyd's Contract .) Abd. 2 1931 : The aff-fa'ins maks fine jeelie. Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 162: But hearken! a' ye my retainers, Wha frae my aff-fa'ens hae been gainers. wm.Sc. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan II. 242: Besides the aff made London their abiding-place. Ayr. 5 1931 : Aff-fa'ins , sheaves falling off a loaded cart. (Rarely used.) Kcb. 1 1931 : We keep a' oor aff-fa'ins for the neebor's dog. 
  28. ′aff-′loof adv., adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1929
    ′AFF-′LOOF , -LUIF , -LEEF , AFF LOOF , adv ., adj . (See also Off-Luif .) [For pronunc. of. Ramsay Poems II. 30: How snackly cou'd he gi'e a Fool Reproof, E'en wi' a canty Tale he'd tell aff awa aff loof tae speer ye out. Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 15: I'll juist gie you the thick o' the story clean aff luif. Lnk. 1902 A. Wardrop R. Tamson's Hamely Sk. 93: She has the eichth chapter o' the Romans . . . completely aff luiff. Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 53: I canna' tell aff-loof what's gane wrang wi' folk ava. Ayr. 1786 Burns Sec. Ep. to J. Lapraik vii.: But I shall scribble down some blether Just clean aff us this, and gie us that, and than, because we dinna just get it aff loof, drap the plea an' despair. Uls. 2 1929 : Aff-leef , off-hand. 2 . adj . Unpremeditated; careless, free and easy. Kcb. 1897 T. Murray Poems 130–131: And aye I liked your aff-loof blether And heartie laugh. 
  29. Aff-fall n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1911-1931
    AFF-FALL , AFF-FA , n . (See first quot.) Sc. 1911 S.D.D. : Aff-fall , a scrap; a piece fallen off. Bnff. 2 1931 : Chip a bittie fae the tap o' that steen and I'll swip up the aff-fa. 
  30. Gnidge v., n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1748-1869
     gnidge. Abd. 1768 A. Ross Poems (S.T.S.) 144: An' then frae our fingers to gnidge aff the To a'thing roun' about ye set? [A variant of Knidge , q.v . See G , 6 .] 
  31. Risk v.2, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1888-1908
     Shetland News (18 Aug.): Tak' dy huik an' geng doon i' ane o' da stanks an' risk aff a grain fir dis (24 June): He gae twa or three risks ta set in da huik. [Norw. dial. ryskja , to pull or tear 
  32. Snippack n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1867-1949
     hundred yards off the next. Sh. 1933 J. Nicolson Hentilagets 12: He'll set aff ta see if da 
  33. Aff-settin' ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1925
    AFF-SETTIN' , ppl.adj . Dilatory (= aff-pittin). Abd. 7 1925 : He's an aff-settin' ablach. 
  34. Aff-hand adv., adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1725-1929
    AFF-HAND , -HAN' , -HAUN' , AFF HAND , adv ., adj . [′ɑf′hɑn, etc.; see Hand ] 1 . adv.: Ah! Symie , ratling Chiels ne'er stand To cleck and spread the grossest Lies aff hand. Sc. 1816 Scott O. Mortality xxxviii.: Ye suld ne'er do ony thing aff hand out o' your ain head' them he juist pooshened them aff hand. Abd. 1928 J. Wilson Hamespun 41: He had preach't it in private, he kent ilka line, An' could screed it aff-han' frae beginnin' to en'. Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter James Inwick 46: It's ower sarious a maitter to be settled aff-hand, at ae doun-sittin. Edb. 1772 R. Fergusson Poems, Hallow Fair (1925) 21: Wow, but they lie fu' gleg aff their pouch a bunch o' notes, An' pay them ilka mark Aff-hand that day. Hdg. 1902 J. Lumsden Toorle, etc. 127: Whyles she 'but to hae me aff-haun,' Whyles 'she wadna wed for a Croun.' Ayr. 1786 Burns Ep. Young Friend v.: Ay free, aff han', your story tell, When wi' a bosom crony 
  35. Cleester v., n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1900
     an' cleestr'd da side o' Aandrew's heid wi' da weet muir, an' aff he set. Bnff. 1866 Gregor 
  36. Dan adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1908-1994
     set aff fer da nordert. Ork. 1908 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc. I. vi . 222: Da 
  37. Faisible adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1779-1925
     II. 384: Just 'light aff your beast feasible like. Dmf. 1856 J. W. Carlyle Letters (ed meant when he said 'Ye are come very feasible,' he answered at once, 'Neat, tidy, well set on and ready 
  38. Wheerum n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1827-1927
     this, and I'll set ye aff wi' a week's wages. 2 . Anything regarded as extraneous, incidental or 
  39. Aff-pittin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1872-1931
    AFF-PITTIN , -PITTING , -PUTTING , n . Putting-off, procrastination, delay. Cai. 1872 M. Maclennan Peasant Life 235: What's the use o' thinking an' aff-pitting? Bnff. 2 1931 : A body his aff-putting. 
  40. Ill-aff adj.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1741-1993
    ILL-AFF , adj . Also ull-aff (Abd.). 1 . = Eng. ill-off , poor, in impoverished or straitened actually indigent, but those who are, in our phrase, ill aff . ne.Sc. 1888 D. Grant Keckleton 38: Dr Lott would attend ony ill-aff creatur' that 'other doctors' wudna attend. Abd. 1993 : E retired banker's nae ill-aff. 2 . Miserable, ill-used (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 87). Gen.(exc. sm.)Sc. Phr. ill-aff wi anesel , unwell (Ags. 19 1958). Sc. 1741 A. Carlyle Autobiog. 1895 G. Williams Scarbraes 58: He thought himself 'rael ill aff.' 'It's geyan langsome,' he said you, Jess, 'ill be sair ill-aff!' m.Sc. 1922 O. Douglas Ann and her Mother i.: Your 
  41. Aff-pittin ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1931
    AFF-PITTIN , -PETTIN , -PUTTING , ppl.adj . (See quot. from Jam.) Sc. 1808 Jam.: Lisbeth Harden, ye aff-pitten body . . . how daur ye bide there clashin'? Sh. 4 1931 : Da man wis inclined ta be affpittin. Ags. 1893 Arbroath Herald 17 Aug. 2/4: Come awa', ye aff-pettin' wratch. wm.Sc. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan I. 264: I just said in an aff-putting kind 
  42. Fordersome adj.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1737-1900
     laid their heads thegither, an' set aff ae bonnie day in purshoot o' a wider an' fatter inheritance 
  43. Girl v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1820-1927
    : to be set on edge, “as when one has eaten unripe fruit” (Peb. 1825 Jam.); to have an unpleasant thrashing mill at Drumsheugh scraiking and girling till it's fairly aff. II . n . “A sudden thrill or 
  44. Louse n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1864-1916
     . Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin v.: We . . . set aff to the Whunny Muir to seek youts' nests 
  45. Stichle v., n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1710-1961
    ' aff the way, amid some broom and auld ferns. Abd. 1904 E.D.D. : There's a mouse stechlin forms. Cf . O.E. stihtan , to set in order, arrange.] 
  46. Affhandit adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1857
    AFFHANDIT , adj . = Aff-hand . Per. 1857 J. Stewart Sketches Sc. Character 38: Awa gangs the following epistle or aff-handit letter. 
  47. Bairnish adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1838
    BAIRNISH , adj . Childish. m.Sc. [1838] A. Rodger Poems (1897) 129: Strip aff, strip aff! your bairnish claes, And be a laddie like your brither. 
  48. Skellum n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1]1785-1999
    .: These twa skellums got a haud o't. Lnk. 1860 W. Watt Poems 341: Aff to Styx the skellum whirl. Kcb. 1897 Crockett Lochinvar xxxi.: Nor even assisted that ill-set skelum Jock 
  49. Affgaun adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1880-1993
    AFFGAUN , adj . and n . (Also in the forms: affgaain' , aff-gan , afga'in , affgoing .) (See' aff-gan. 2 . n . (1) Departure; fading away; death. Sc. 1911 S.D.D. : Aff-going better tae mak' awa' wi' that d — d fower-in-hand, at the first aff-gaun. 
  50. Coast n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1816
    COAST , n . 1 In phr. aff the coast , out of the way. Obs. Cf . Eng. 'the coast is clear.' Sc. 1816 Scott O. Mortality xxxviii.: I daurna gang in the back way till he's aff the coast. 
  51. Aff-shearing n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1920
    AFF-SHEARING , n . (See quot.) Ork. 1920 J. Firth Remin. Ork. Parish 115: When cutting 'heuk butter' or 'aff-shearing.' 
  52. Careful adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1727
    . T. Misc. (1733) 245: Take aff, take aff these bridal weeds, And crown my careful head with yellow 
  53. Cauldness n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1917
    : It cherm'd the prickles aff the gorse, The cauldness aff the rain. 
  54. Afftak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1931
    AFFTAK , AFF-TACK , n . [′ɑftak, ′ɑftək] (See also Aftak , Sh. and Ork.) 1 . A 'taking off Sh. News 18 Aug.: If doo wid gie him less aff-tak he widna taer dee sae muckle. Sh. 4 1931 .1927 : Afftak , one who ridicules. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. 7: Aff-tack , a person J. Gardner Jottiana 78: Thae weary aff-tak's - mony a row An' meetin they've had 'boot them 
  55. Foul n.2[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1706
     but ance see aff gate and Silder for Wark, and we shall ply our Gardes and Fingers or the foul pair aff. [The word is a pseudo-ne.Sc. form of hool , Huil , q.v ., as if * whool . See P.L.D. § 134 .] 
  56. Gyevel v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1890-1922
     Shetland News (12 Aug.): Deil sit in his jaws, he's gjaevl'd aff his tedder igen. Sh. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 56: Dy dictionar! . . . Yes, yes, da thing 'at Berry gjaevl'd da brods aff o 
  57. Spank v.1, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1789-1927
    ). Gen.Sc. With aff , awa(y) , to set off briskly. Also with it . Rnf. 1801 R. Tannahill Poems cockit you apo' my brow, An' spankit aff. Sc. 1824 Scott St. Ronan's W. viii.: Miss Clara set on having the colt . . . a right spanker. Ayr. 1901 G. Douglas Green Shutters xv 
  58. Idaia n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1929
     'imsel better aff. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 196: Aw dinna like the idaya o' takin' 't aff o' fowk. 
  59. Shamp v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1796
    ¶ SHAMP , v . With aff : to scurry off, to hasten away, to clear out. Kcd. 1796 J. Burness Thrummy Cap (1887) 10: Shamp aff, it is nae worth your while To bide. [Orig. obscure. The word may 
  60. Hankle v.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1711-1898
     klibber. 3 . With aff : “to unwind yarn from a ball in knitting” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1956). Sh. 1898 Shetland News (23 July): Shu hankl'd aff a lock o' wirsit aff o' a clue at wis lyin 
  61. Nap n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1869-1959
     , the ) nap aff ( ower ) somebody , to make fun of, mock, have a joke at another's expense, take a 121: I suppose ye wud like to tak' the nap aff a body. Mry. 1888 T. Mason A. Dickson 281: They're jist takin' their nap aff them , there's naebody takin' the thing serious. Kcb. 1893 tak the nap aff her, for a cheenge. [Prob. a variant form and extended usage of Knap , n . 2 
  62. Hoise v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1710-1934
     Newhaven. Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems 49: The growlan fish wives hoise their creels, Set a 19: The lan wus fu o' stanes, an the pleuch use't tae stot aff the stanes an hoise the pleughman aff his feet. Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 15: A patriarch-leike body, — heed -bared 
  63. Dockie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1875-1948
     phr. dockie aff ( and dockie on ), see quots. Ags. 6 1875 : Dokie aff and dokie on was a popular game among boys in Dundee. Ags. 19 1948 : Dockie aff : one side built a pile of stones 
  64. Fram adv., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1822-1937
     S. Hibbert Descr. Sh. 512: We set aff, and we row'd oot upon him, till we sank a' da laigh land 
  65. Routh n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1899-1959
     an' his men teuk aff deir stockin's, cutted dem apen i' the feet, an' drew them ower the ayres, sae they stick into the ruths; round the kabe and the oar they twist a hommliband — and are all set. Sh 
  66. Affgang n.[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]1866-1869
    . MacDonald R. Falconer  v.:  I heard aa awfu' aff-gang o' sweirin' i' the yard. 2 . The first meal wedding even. About six o'clock, the 'aff-gang', or bridegroom's breakfast, is put on the table. 
  67. Waff v.1, n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1705-1951
    : Aff they set on tiptae flicht, Waffin' their wee bit wings wi' micht. Wgt. 1877 'Saxon' Gall bauld-bosom'd clerk mith get A waff o' his face ere aff he set. Rnf. 1862 A. M'Gilvray Poems. 159: Liftin a scarlet cloth aff the sacramental table, waffin't roon his heid. Bnff. 1924 absol . To set (air, etc.) in motion; also fig .; to direct a current of air at, to fan (Sc. 1886 J Hansel Fae Hame 24: The waffin' wins' o' Aprile. 3 . In gen.: (1) tr . To set in motion, to sweep.: See his blue bonnet wawffs aff the snaw. Dmf. 1874 R. Reid Moorland Rhymes 54: I'll be ower da air o' hay it's ootby i' da soae at da partition. ta tak da cauld furt wauf aff o't. Ork. Cumming Tales 32: Death gae'm a whaff, and couped him aff In some Italian city. Arg. 1914 J 
  68. Fang n.1, v.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-1990
    : Sae they draiggit her aff tae the boat tinkin' dey hed fund a fang. ne.Sc. 1881 W. Gregor capacity for suction (Mry., Abd., Ags., Per., Fif., Ayr., Gall. 1950). Gen. in phrs.: (1) aff the fang That's gane clean aff the fang. Ags. 1899 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy xvi.: His lorn shune liftin' wi' a noisy gluck, juist like a pump aff the fang. Lnk. 1923 G. Rae Braefoot vi.: The confoonded things [pumps] are aye gaun aff the fang. Sc. 1930 Scotsman (28 May) 16/3: 'The pump is aff the fang', still common in rural Scotland. (b) Edb. 1878 D. Cuthbertson Lilts 34: Oh deil tak thae blethers wi' lugs aff the fang. Sc. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 26: In troth oor Tam was aff the fang, An' menseless tae, for oot he flang. Per. 1990 water to set the pump at work again. Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick 79: They're aye 
  69. Past prep., adv., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1822-1998
     of the way; over, done with. Cf . usages of By , adv . Phrs.: to lay , pit , set , etc. past , to set aside for later use, put or tidy away (Sc. 1909 N.E.D. ), to save (money), to put aside “for. in pass .; to pit or set past , to get (a meal) over expeditiously, to serve with dispatch (Abd s.v. Pass , v ., 1 . (2) (ii), and Pit , v . Kcd. 1844 W. Jamie Muse 47: Sae aff he Implements 630: The harrows should be cleaned and painted when set past. Sc. 1881 A. Mackie 
  70. Mear n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1700-1994
     Makars 48: King Sillersecks rade his gray meare aff til the birkenshaw m.Sc. 1994 John Burns lost a calf, weel that was anither set-back. And if ye got a horse or a mere lyin deid wi' grass. Tennant Card. Beaton v. iv.: I think I set my apron and my mare as weel as you your apparel. : We took roon the cairts to the barn door and set them on timmer mears ready for loadin'. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 170: An' ye hid as mony aul' barrows an' mason's meers set up to haud the rope aff o' the grun'. 4 . A nickname for an inhabitant of the Ork. parish of 
  71. Affin prep.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1829-1929
    AFFIN , prep . = aff, off. Also afen , aff'n ,  affen (Ags. 1897 F. MacKenzie Northern Pine Mansie Wauch x.: Wiping the saw-dust affin't with my hand. [= aff on ; cf. off on in Eng 
  72. Bit n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1938-1991
    BIT , n . 2 In phr. never to have aff the bit , to be out of the bit , no to get out (o) the domestic affairs it is said that 'she's never aff the bit.' wm.Sc. 1991 Liz Lochhead Bagpipe 
  73. Baet n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
    BAET , n . 2 .  Ork. form of Eng. beat , musical rhythm, in phr. aff the baet , ruffled in 
  74. Tift n.1, v.1[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1714-1928
     discourse. II . v . To adjust, set to rights, put in good order or spirits (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.); also with aff or up . Vbl.n. tiftan , a putting in order, arraying (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 193). Ags 
  75. Yite n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1]1812-1996
     tuneless beak Or ill-starred yellow-yite. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin v.: We set aff to 
  76. Haunshick n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1915
     Benachie 17: Rise, Jock, min, aff yer haunshick, an' come awa. 
  77. Afflude v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
    † AFFLUDE , v . To injure the looks or appearance of anything (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl .). [Appar. Aff 
  78. Ill-set adj., v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1776-1996
    ILL-SET , adj ., v ., n . Also ull-set (Abd.). See Set . I . adj . 1 . Evilly disposed., Mry., Ags., sm.Sc. 1958); harsh, cruel (Abd. 1930 Abd. Univ. Rev . (March) 103, ull-set ; Slg., Fif generosity, churlish (Abd. 7 1925); ungainly (Sh. 1958). Phr. ill-set-on for , badly off for (Ags. 20 1958). Ags. 1776 C. Keith Farmer's Ha' xxxviii.: Auld luckie cries, 'Ye're o'er ill set, As ye'd hae ill set. Gsw. 1860 J. Young Poorhouse Lays 134: Ye ken I ne'er hae been ill-set, hae bitten, or hae flang. Abd. 1877 G. Macdonald M. of Lossie III.i.: It wad be ill set o' me to ill-set wratches . . . canna bear the sicht o' a raelly gude man. Dmf. 1898 J. Paton Castlebraes 245: The ill-set tongue o' him wad persist in abusin' Angell James. Edb. 1900 E. H. Strain Elmslie's Drag-Net 35: I lookit the ill-set scoun'rel i' the face. Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 195: Jennie wis gettan kindo ill-set, for sheu wisno wint wae bean contered 
  79. Doon-come n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1909
    .: Instead o' sweeing aff my downcome wi' his sword, he held up his sword-arm to save his head. (2) A. Abd. 1909 J. Tennant Jeannie Jaffray ii.: Certes, that's a gey dooncome to ane that aince set: To sigh about the dearth o' meal. An' downcome o' the stock. †(3) A set-back. Gsw. 1863 J 
  80. Glegsome adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1817
     gleg-some chiels, in gleesome hurrie, Loup aff their Phillies. [From Gleg , adj .] 
  81. Queet n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1754-1954
     upo' my queets. Bnff. 1787 W. Taylor Poems 57: I . . . lap aff the Gloyd an' took my queets, Threw by my hat, put aff my beets. Abd. 1828 P. Buchan Ballads II. 266: The second 
  82. Ill-steerin adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1882
    : Till naething wad ser' oor ill-steerin' boy But he aff for a sailor wad be. 
  83. Glew v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1797
    : . . . the wearie heat to cool Whilk scouders a' the ucc frae aff his glewin' hool. 
  84. Inwoke v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1927
     Lossiemouth 21: He took aff 'is bonnet an' inwoket the Loard's blissin' on a partan. 
  85. Crubbie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1909
     D. Houston 'E Silkie Man 4: She lifts 'e bait crubbie aff' e wa'. 
  86. Dauk adj.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1804
     . . . Trail't him aff i' his dauk car. [ Cf . Sh. dokk , gloomy (Jak.), from O.N. døkkr , dark.] 
  87. Hune n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1820-1868
    . 1825 Jam.). Sometimes with aff ; tr . to relax, slow down, as in phr. to hune one's hoddle . Cf . Hoddle . Bwk. 1856 G. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 165: Hoon aff, dear Kate, till comes the day 
  88. Grammar n.[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]1860
    . 1860 A. Whamond James Tacket vii.: It's a grand thing college lear; they're weel aff it has 
  89. Lamgabblich n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1954
     Banffshire Jnl. (19 Jan.): Aff she gaed intill a lamgabblich o' a story. [A perversion of Lagamachie 
  90. Whunce n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824
     MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 267: Some unfit to stan' a whunce, Sten'd aff. [Onomat. Cf . Whult .] 
  91. Nail n., v.[0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1714-1958
    ) disposition or 'streak ' in one's nature (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl .); (2) aff at the nail , off one's head, muddled); (3) aff the nail (i) from an unmarried state, 'off the shelf'; (ii) tipsy, inebriated (Sc. 1825 Jam' by this time that I'm gaun aff at the nail a' thegither wi' ye. wm.Sc. 1854 Laird of Logan 418: Servants hae gane aff at the nail a' thegither now. Fif. 1897 W. Beatty Secretar xlix.: That woman's aff at the nail. Gsw. 1902 J. J. Bell Wee Macgreegor ii.: Ye're fair aff at the nail the day! (3) (i) Gsw. 1877 A. G. Murdoch Laird's Lykewake 175: Nae bit man will come my gaet an' lowse me aff the nail. (ii) Ayr. 1822 Galt Steamboat xii.: I been. (4) Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xli.: We'se pay't aff at the nail. (5 n.Eng. dial. † 4 . With aff : to say rapidly, to rattle off. Peb. 1836 J. Affleck Poet. Wks. 130: Tam . . . Nails them aff a short petition Wi' a lang seceder face. 
  92. Cutting-off-piece n. phr.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
    ). [Prob. orig. a tasty Piece given to the harvesters when the last sheaf was cut; cf . Ork. Aff 
  93. Unproven adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1871
     . Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xviii.: The lads Walker and Spence wan aff unproven 
  94. Diddens n. pl.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1844
     aff did str'y, Tae dae my ain wee diddens, My lane that day. [Humorous formation from did , on 
  95. Drech n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1940
     drech aff yer coat if ye wear't in a blatter o' wind and rain like this. [Gael. dreach , appearance 
  96. Kilhailie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1946-1949
    ; he wiz workan for a geed kilhailie. Cai. 1949 : He got a fine kilhailie aff his bike 
  97. Mow v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1951
    . 1951 : He mowt a' her siller aff o' her. [Appar. a Sc. use of Eng. mow , to crop.] 
  98. Oonwun ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1948
     win aff o' dis aert shune eneuch withoot rivin an racin, an bounglin tagedder oonwun hay? [ Un 
  99. Aise v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1886
    . exc. dial. [e:z] Sh. 1886 J. Burgess Sketches 66: My kep blew aff, but I didna aise. 
  100. Afftakin adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1866-1998
     a mokin' aff-tackin' smatchit. ne.Sc. 1996 Alexander Scott, ed. Neil R. MacCallum Sing. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 51: He wis an aff-takkin loon, as coorse a vratch as 
  101. Arras n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1911
     had ta'en aff the arras .' 'Thai jambs would have been as handsome, and would hae been safer for the bairns, if the arress had been tane aff' — i.e . if the sharp edge had been hewed off. Ayr. 1852 
  102. Alunt adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1801-1901
    ALUNT , adv . In a flame, burning, on fire; commonly in the phr. to set alunt . (Chiefly in the' yours to set them a-lunt. Rxb. 1901 W. Laidlaw Poetry and Prose 34: A gleed had set the lum alunt. Slk. 1801 Hogg Sc. Pastorals 16: For if they raise the taxes higher They'll set 
  103. Stalk n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1743-1999
    ); (2) to be ca'ed , to gan , loup , aff the or its stalk , of the heart: to be arrested or: Tho' far awa' the very crack o't [a gun] 'Maist gars my heart loup aff the stalk o't. Sc. 1820 A. Sutherland St. Kathleen IV. v.: Ye'll mak' this puer lassie's heart loup aff the stauk gin to the heart having been 'ca'ed aff its stalk.' Fif. 1957 : I got sic a fricht it near made my hert gan aff the stalk. (3) Gall. 1912 Gallovidian XIV. 180: An' when drawing near to 
  104. Birry adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1901
     . 145: A boy frae Shiel, they ca'ed him Sherry, Could spin them aff baith pat and birry. [From 
  105. Stirl n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823
    ¶ STIRL , n . A nostril. Slk. 1823 Hogg Perils of Woman I. 27: The sweat drapping aff 
  106. Weel-saired adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1792
    , -sairt ). See Ser , v . 1 , 4 . (3). Edb. 1792 New Year's Morning 15: Aff to their hames gaed 
  107. Jappan v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823
    . (April) 447: O, Sir, will ye come an' try to get him aff, for I'm sure he's been jappanned, for he was 
  108. Ober n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929
     (Ork. 1934). Hence oberfu , bold, forward ( Id .). Ork. 1929 Marw. : The ober's aff o' me noo 
  109. Dowlie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1908
     maidens three rax ower, An' wi' their dowlies dicht, The stains his shots made aff the Tower 
  110. Ill-hard adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1853
    . [? A conflation of Ill-aff and hard-up .] 
  111. Shannel n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898
    , 6 . Sh. 1898 Shetland News (20 Aug.): Ta lat da bits o' toonmills be rotid aff o' da 
  112. Splad v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1893
    , prevaricate. Kcd. 1893 Stonehaven Jnl. (26 Jan.) 2: I'm a' luggs thegither; aff wi't, an' nae ony 
  113. Weel-legged ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1778-1779
     louns gade ay best aff. 
  114. Whirple v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1806
     and is prob. corrupt. Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Ballads I. 324: He's whirpled aff the gude 
  115. Wiggie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1804
     louns Cock up their bonnets on their crowns, An' dreel their cares to Wiggie, Clean aff that night 
  116. Ainna adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1794
    , fan they coost their whorles aff. 
  117. Bed v.1[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0]1754-1980
     tull a barber an' got's baird shaven aff. Ags. 1834 A. Smart Rambling Rhymes 233: Sma' was down and Jamie set off to inspect the rigs, which he hoped Hugh would be clearing with his friends by 
  118. Knitch n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1869-1952
     : The gweed-wife ga'e me a knidge aff o' the heel o' the kebbock. 3 . A thick-set, sturdy person or 
  119. Stimpart n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1787-1924
     . Ayr. 1787 Burns Letters (Ferguson) No. 112: She [a mare]'ll whip me aff her five stimparts o bound the stooks after the mower with bands made of corn-stalks, while the halflin set the stooks in 
  120. Trantle n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1768-1971
     her. Kcb. 1901 R. Trotter Gall. Gossip 379: Tae pu the thack aff the hoose an fling their. N. & Q. (Ser. 2) V. 184: About this time, ane ca'd the Pope Had new set up a trantum shop 
  121. Une n.1, v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1]1726-2004
     Ramsay Proverbs (1776) 87: Ye was set aff frae the oon for nipping the pyes. Slk. 1822 Hogg, Are set in order rarely. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin xxxv.: Oon cakes an' cheese in 
  122. Carpet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1895-1932
    . Campbell Bamboozled 35: Hiv ye brocht yer carpets wi' ye, auntie? 2 . In phrases: (1) gae aff the carpet , to go beyond the limits of propriety (Edb. 1 1938); (2) get aff the carpet , “to get married Fairlie and Maggie Smith gaun aff the carpet? 3 . Sc. usages in combs. carpet-bowl ( ing ), in 
  123. Buttag n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929
    ' Groat Jnl. (27 Dec.): Fat kind o' a horse wis 'at 'at he said hed a buttag for runnin' aff rain 
  124. Splinner n.[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]1866
     geed aff at fuhl splinnre [sic]. [Nonce altered form of Spinner , q.v .] 
  125. Unbrizzed ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1816-1868
     (1873) 114: Hoo they get aff wi' unbrizzed banes Beats me to tell. [O.Sc. unbirsd , 16th. c.] 
  126. Boolder n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1894-1951
    : The big boolders wir juist brocht aff the mure an' beelt up. Ork. 1951 R. Rendall Ork 
  127. Lampeekoo n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1901-1958
    LAMPEEKOO , n . Also lampie-coo . A game of the variety of prisoner's base in which one set of of the 19th century at least. One set of boys would gather round a lamp-post; another set would be at set to capture the second set before they reached the 'safety' of subsequent lamp-posts — as in 
  128. Afftakin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1928
     Tammas Bodkin xvi.: I cud thole their jeerin' an' aff-takin' nae langer. 
  129. Epple n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1929
    . B. Philip Weelum 19: They'll . . . cairry aff a hail back-birn o' epples. 
  130. Plotter-plate n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1811
     Jam.). Fif. 1811 C. Gray MS. Poem : For my part I would rather eat Sow's jadin aff a plotter 
  131. Harrach v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1955
     Elrick xxi.: He keepit clicher, clicher, clicherin aff an on an' files pyocherin an' harrachin tae 
  132. Eastick n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1908
     in summer eestik heads , were looked upon with ill favour, as they were sure either 'ta rain aff or blaw aff.' [The formation is uncertain; phs. a met. form of the pa.p. and ppl.adj. of Eesk , q.v 
  133. Pos n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1908-1954
     hoose mirrin aroond me I didna dwall aff. (2) a quantity, sc . of some messy substance (Sh. 1962 yon possic aff me kist, I scoitit at da trow. [Etym. doubtful. It is uncertain whether 2 . is the 
  134. Mis-set v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1790-1875
    MIS-SET , v . Sc. usage: to displease, offend, annoy, put out of humour, disconcert; of a garment took the muse when I could get her, An' did 's she bode, wha durst mis-set her? Sc. 1816 Scott B. Dwarf iii.: I did not say frighted, now — I only said mis-set wi' the thing. Slk. 1875' boilin water. [O.Sc. misset , put out of humour, a .l 400, < mis- + Set .] 
  135. Beam-traddles n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1835-1840
     Tales of the Borders X. 252: 'When Jamie's aff the loom,' said she to herself, 'neither beam-traddles 
  136. Flamagaster n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929
    . 1929 W. Littlejohn Cottar Stories 29: It flew and shot aff the reef o' the hoose. We got a gey 
  137. Histy-fisty adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1791
     Poems 160: Soon, sneakin' aff wi' branch an' stem, A fa'en star [a Premier's death] Did spoil his 
  138. Abroad n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1930
     . iii.: He gaed aff to the wars i' the abroad. Gsw. 1930 F. Niven Three Marys xiii.: He 
  139. Dree v.1, n.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1991
    ” Sheep's Heid 73: Men'll no' dree thae feckless craturs owre lang, so they'll hae to set to an work wi” Green Shutters xxvii.: Fate set each of them apart to dree a separate weird. †(2) To pass, spend 193: A' that strike aff frae God's road will fin' the same dree. Sc. 1949 G. Blair in Scots Mag. (May) 114: “You've lost an inch aff your west end.” “Richt,” quo' the ither. “That's my 
  140. Rub v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1717-1957
    ) rubbing stock , a post set up in a field for cattle to rub themselves against (Ork., Per. 1968); (8, embrocation (I.Sc. 1968); (10) to rub aff o' , oot o' , used elliptically with direct obj. unexpressed: to. 1897–1900 Shetland News (18 Sept., 17 Nov.): I set me up i' da bed, an' rubbid oot o' mi een. . . . Shu wrang da eend o' a tooel oot o' da daffik o' watter, an' rubbid aff o' her face. 2 . To smooth 
  141. Dapse v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1826
     hand aff ye. [An altered form of Chaps , v ., 4 .] 
  142. Matash n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1922
    . 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 97: He rubbid da froad o' da mylk aff o' his matash. 
  143. Bouzie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1817
     snaw ba's, An' lash his heels wi' gospel tause, Aff till his bouzie. 
  144. Heenge n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1996-2004
    . 2004 : That door will come aff its heenges if ye dinnae fix it. 
  145. Gash n.3, adj.2, v.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]<1700-1910
     Pamphlet-men set aff their Tales wee.   2 . Sc. 1755 J. Fleming Robert Adam  (1962) 130:  He.: to set up one's gash , to talk, to talk insolently. Sc. 1787 W. Taylor Poems 86: I: Wad ye set up your gash, nae faut, Ye crustie foul-mou'd tyke. Bnff. 1850 Bnffsh. Jnl. (9 
  146. Bluthrie n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825
    BLUTHRIE , n . 1 1 . Phlegm. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : 'O! what a bluthrie he cuist aff his 
  147. Bunkie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1920
    BUNKIE , n . Space under the Stern seat in a small boat. Bnff. 2 1920 : He gid aff t' the 
  148. Knackdaggerel n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1953
     aff the matted hair an' trimmed its lugs. [A nonce formation based on Knockdodgel , Knapdarloch .] 
  149. Soae n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1879
    † SOAE , n . A little tub or bucket. [′soe] Sh. 1879 Shetland News (5 June): Lift aff 
  150. Clicher v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1955
    . Milne Eppie Elrick xxi.: He keepit clicher, clicher, clicherin aff an' on an' files pyocherin an 
  151. Weel-set ppl. adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1720
    WEEL-SET , ppl.adj . Well-matured. Nonce usage. Sc. 1720 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 150: The Wale of well-set Ruby Juice. 
  152. Affcastins n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1930
     rivlin geed on her fit, hid wus only the aff-castin's o her man. [ Rivlins = shoes made of raw hide 
  153. Dapperpye adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1802-1803
    . 141: Oh, he has pu'd aff his dapperpye coat, The silver buttons glanced bonny. [The first 
  154. Brocky n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1776-1928
     boo to bausie, And aff scour'd the cout like the win'. Bch. 1928 Old Song (per Abd. 15 ): But I took aff ma hose an' sheen An' I ca'd Broakie throwe the water. Lnk. 1827 J. Watt 
  155. Docky-doon n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1904
     a docky doon aff the van. [Prob. coined as opposite term to dookie up , s.v. Dock , n . 1 
  156. Eppiteet n.[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]1868
     they want. Gie them plenty to ait, but no ower muckle. Fowk suld aye lea' aff wi' an eppiteet. 
  157. Mismaggle v.[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1754-1823
     Jam.). Abd. 1754 R. Forbes Journal 29: She bad me had aff my hands, far I mismaggl'd a' her 
  158. Ribbon n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1904
     thin ice'. See Ring , v . 2 ; 2 . to set one's ribbons for , to set one's cap at. 1 . Abd] set her ribbons for Dr. Dunwiddie's son when he came home at the vacations. 
  159. Blin-led adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1837-1935
    BLIN-LED , adj . Blindly led. Bnff. 2 1935 : Surely he's been blin-led t' gang sae far aff 
  160. Jafs v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1948
     sometimes cut a molen aff o' da vivda an' showed as I jafsed alang. [Palatalised form of Norw. dafsa 
  161. Suize v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1931
     madrum 'e grippid a had o' 'er [a pot] bae da bools wi baith hans, suized 'er aff da fire. [Orig 
  162. Twatter-catch n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1958
     hame-sook o a dye, an a twatter-catch ida face o da aff-rug. [For twarter (use Thorter , adv 
  163. Scrieve v.1, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1786-1960
     scrieven aff, Mid ploy an' frolic, joke an' laugh. Ayr. 1866 T. Bruce Summer Queen 324: To. Gall Poems (1819) 69: Then O fareweel to feasting rare, An' scrieving cracks that drave aff care' scrieved them aff loof. Mry. 1865 W. Tester Poems 116: Ay, scrieve it aff aloud, my Lord! Ags. 1886 A. Willock Rosetty Ends 5: He screives aff stories that wad mak' ane's hair stand 
  164. Buckle v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1929
     any Couple he ever set together. Uls. 1902 A. McIlroy Humour of Druid's Island 116: Ye' aff ower the style! 3 . To wrap up (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl . s.v. buckl ); fasten up. Cf . Bouchled Sketches 37: He rave the bucklin's aff his haun'. Comb.: buckle-comb , 'a comb for holding up the 
  165. Cleck v.2, n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1725-1997
     Chiels ne'er stand To cleck and spread the grossest Lies aff hand. Edb. 1915 T. W. Paterson Watson Dark Whistle 54: His lineage hings Aff breist-bane rid, His neb an' claws Wi' ran-dan bluid–37] Laird of Logan (1868) 172: Sin' ye hae set my birse up, I'll stop your cleck. wm.Sc 
  166. Hale v., n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1706-1992
     Tales 243: Efter we set aff fir a mornin' hail, I lays me doon i' da fore head i' da bight o' da sail holin' [ sic ] aff o'm. Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. : The sweet was fair hailin' off iz. II 
  167. Neath prep.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1736-2000
     yird. Hdg. 1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 250: My pantry table, whan 'twas set, Groan'd like a wrestles with a turd will come foul aff, whether u'most or nowmost. Abd. 1754 R. Forbes Jnl. from 
  168. Pickle v.2[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1706-1910
     hazard . . . she'll . . . set you the high way to the back of November to pickle Bird-Seed. s.Sc doon, my pretty parrot, An pickle wheat aff my glue. Sc. 1817 Scott Rob Roy xxvi.: Na, na 
  169. Startle v., n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]<1700-1899
    . : “An I were to startle as aften as ye cry Bizz, my tail wou'd never be aff my riggin.” This refers to they may set the cattle a running. m.Sc. 1898 J. Buchan John Burnet i . i.: The cattle 
  170. Set n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1824-1955
    SET , n . 2 Sc. usages of Eng. set , a number or group of persons or things: 1 . specif ., a (em.Sc. (b), Rxb., Uls. 1970). Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 312: Ending with a 'set. News (30 Aug.): A set is the word we use for the team required to build a stack. It consists of five 
  171. Alow adv.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1818-2003
    . 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xlv.: To speak to him about that . . . wad be to set the kiln alow. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : To gang a-low , to take fire, or to be set on fire. Sc. 1924 no set a-lowe, When honour's green wreath circles eild's snawy pow. Edb. 2003 : The lum's alow! Lnk. 1923 G. Rae 'Mang Lowland Hills 26: The kirk was cheerie wi' the sichts, It set the wee man's hairt alow. Slk. a .1835 Hogg Tales (1837) II. 170: He set them baith back 
  172. Bentset adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1815
    ¶ BENTSET , adj . Determined. Ags. 1815 Montrose Review (5 May) 142/1: If ony set o' men, inclination, and set = fixed.] 
  173. Baff n.2, v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1827-1933
     the letteran, the best o' their sermons play baff aff my head, like a blether fu' o' wind! Bnff.(D. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 74: And draws the trigger sic a baff The marrot heard it twal mile aff like you canna gie your preachings aff loof like ither honest fowk. (3) A stroke in golf, in which clogs, ye may hear him a mile aff.' This seems merely a provincial variety of Baff , beff , to beat 
  174. Badlins adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1932
     hear yir wife's badly.' 'Ay, she's been badlins kin' aff an' on this twa month, bit she's some better 
  175. Foxterleaves n. pl.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1818
    . 1818 Hogg Wool-gatherer (1874) 77: The bogles will be obliged to thraw aff their black claes now 
  176. Gordlin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1804-1929
    . Tarras Poems 3: Or hath the gled or foomart, skaithfu' beast, Stown aff the lintie gordlins frae the 
  177. Ill-peyd adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1875-1956
    , tir't aneuch nae doot, jist aff o' a sair day's wark. Abd. 1956 : She's been aye ill-peyd wi 
  178. Killimeer n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1706
     another far aff Quintry called the Affrican, phar they get Goud Dust and Iliphan Teeth for Plaids and 
  179. Lambaise v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1913-1934
     up in a nosebag they let him aff wi' an admonition. 
  180. Lawpell n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899
    :′pɛl] Sh. 1899 Shetland News (8 July): Shu tir da lawpells aff o' da twa yerl'd hog fil it 
  181. Skunk n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1776-1930
     back-rope an' tak the strain aff the skunk. [Orig. obscure.] 
  182. Stoitek n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1897
     he took aff o' da head o' wir peerie stoityk. 2 . A short, stocky person (Sh. 1904 E.D.D. , Sh 
  183. Moich adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1987-1990
     Thorn in the King's Foot 82: I'm silly, I'm moich — me, a learned blacksmith I cuid be well aff 
  184. Collop n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1884
     Chr. Kirk iii . xxiii. in Poems (1721): Ithers frae aff the Bunkers sank, Wi' Een like Collops collop that's taen aff a chicken. ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays and Leg. of the North (1908) 8 
  185. Sneg v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1856
     scythe has snegg'd aff thae. Rnf. 1813 E. Picken Poems II. 77: [He] snegg'd hin' an' fore' snegget aff his ear. 2 . To interrupt, to check, “to invite a broil” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov 
  186. Weesh interj., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1810-1954
     aff (Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick iv., wish aff ). Also in e.Ang. dial. and in form woosh 
  187. Aspar adv.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1835
     lasses lie aspar.' Rxb. 1824 A. Scott Poems 108: Up braes, when in a pinch, I bauldly set my at arm's length ahint his back. Phrase: Set one's feet aspar . n.Sc. 1808 Jam. : Set, I think, 'oman, ye're in the right, Set your foot ay a spar to the spinning o't. [ A , pref. 1 
  188. Feeth n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1793-1873
    . Combs.: † feith-net , id.; † feith-set , feith-shot , the part of the river and its bank where the net is set up. Abd. 1793 Session Papers, Powis v. Fraserfield (1805) 4: The largest feith-net is-set be perpendicular or sloping. Abd. 1795 Stat. Acc. 1 XIX. 221: Many finnocks are caught in the Don by small feeths, which the fishermen set for that purpose after the season of the salmon 
  189. Keltie n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1795-1879
    , gie him kelty. Sc. 1823 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 203: Tak' my advice, and be aff, or by the Lord kelty aff , to have an empty glass. (1) Per. 1795 Stat. Acc. 1 XVIII. 474: [There] was a' cleared kelty aff? — Fill anither. [In O.Sc. from 1686. Appar. from E.M.E. kelty , upside down, of a 
  190. Maig n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1927
     Angus Gl .). Rxb. 1825 Jam. : Haud aff yer maigs, man. Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic his grip. Cai. 1903 E.D.D. : Keep yer maigs aff that. Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang. Carruthers Man Beset i . i.: 'Hirsel yont!' she cried . . . 'Haud aff your maigs, Andie!' 2 . The 
  191. Sile n.3[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1715-1962
     . in phr. aff o da sile , out of one's usual health or temper, cross, out of sorts (Sh. 1970). [səil. 1901 Shetland News (26 Oct.): A'm tinkin' ye're baith aff o' da syle da night! Ork. 1912 J be said — 'Da bairn is aff o da sile.' [Norw. dial. sigle . Swed. dial. segel , sil , id.] 
  192. Rivvle n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929
    RIVVLE , n . 2 A stout, thick-set person, a gnarled or nobbly object. Hence deriv. rivvely , rivvaly , thick-set, stout. Ork. 1929 Marw. : A rivvle o' a staff, a rivvle o' a boy . . . a 
  193. Bone Wrak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1877-1898
    .) ( E.D.D. Suppl. ): I fear aless dis bonwark an' cauld wears aff troo da night A'll be ill able to win 
  194. Feenal adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1871
     place. Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xlii.: Wudna it be better to pit aff for a little 
  195. Pardoos n., adv.[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]1866
    : He fell aff o'the hehd o'the hoose wee a pardoos. II . adv . Violently, with great force, with a 
  196. Plaitter n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1922
     guid ta bed Girzzie wis still owsin up da mylk aff o' da fluer wi' a plaeter. [O.Sc. plaitter 
  197. Rugfus adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1929
     for a lad tae play aff apin ony bit o' lass. [Orig. obscure.] 
  198. Stumple v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1850
    . 1808 A. Scott Poems 219: Syne aff in a fury he stumpled. Dmf. 1823 J. Kennedy Poems 
  199. Gait n.2, v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1793-1930
    . get, but ne.Sc. gəit, gɑ:t] I . n . A sheaf (or group of sheaves) of grain set up in the field to tied near the top, and set upon their buts, spread abroad for the purpose of giving them the requisite generally set up in yetts , goats , gates , or single sheaves slightly bound near the ear-end, and set of N. Tyrone, but now usually goat . It is used to describe four sheaves of oats, set on end, and . To set up sheaves in such a manner (Sc. 1800 Farmer's Mag . I. 364, gate ; n.Sc. 1808 Jam.; Gall ; ne.Sc. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore 181, gyttin ); a sheaf of corn thus set up (Rxb. 1825 Jam.). m.Lth set on end, sheaf by sheaf), for the same reason. Ayr. 1795 Stat. Acc. 1 XIV. 56: When they cut down their corns, they set them up in single sheaves, which is called gaiting. Cai. 1812 J. Henderson Agric. Cai. 105: This gating has another advantage, that corn so set up, can be'?' I asked. 'The shaives are set up in threes an' a raip is wuppit roon the taps tae haud them on faan 
  200. Egg n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1721-1950
    EGG , n . Also eeg (Sh.). Sc. usages: I . Phrs.: 1 . aff ( o' ) one's eggs , (1) mistaken. 1792 A. Wilson Poems (1844) 207: And troth my lads ye're aff your eggs. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : 'Ye're a' aff your eggs, and on cauld chuckie-stanes.' The allusion is evidently to a fowl leaving her lxxxvii.: Ah! ye ken naething about it — ye ne'er was farther aff your eggs in thinking sae. Fif aff your eggs there, guidman, for Cockie Mitchell . . . gied me as guid a schulein' as his abeelities wad allow.' Sh. 1897 Sh. News (18 Sept.): Na, boy, doo's aff o' dy eggs for wance. Ayr 
  201. Knudge n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825
    KNUDGE , n . 2 Also nudge . A short, sturdy, thick-set person or animal (Dmf. 1825 Jam.; Abd. 1902 E.D.D. [of doubtful authenticity]). Hence knudgie , adj., short and thick-set (Jam.). Dmf 
  202. Baat v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1922
     Rod 140: 'I niver tried, Sibbie, an' so doo canna prove at I widna,' Aandrew said, as he baat aff 
  203. Dander n.4[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929
     lift a bap or a dander alang with the breid aff the coonter. [Prob. the same word as Dander , n 
  204. Dink n., v.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1896-1930
    .: She has a bit dink i' the aff hent hoof. 2 . v . To dent, bruise, bash. Per. 1930 (per Fif 
  205. Ruil n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1904
     .). [ryl] Per. 1904 E.D.D. : The meeting was a very rulie one; they were stripping aff their coats 
  206. Shangie n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1900-1916
    . 1916 G. Abel Wylins 76: Aff to trainin' for the shangie! Lat them see ye're nae a coord. [A 
  207. Slo n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899
     Dec.): Da sloe an' horn clean aff at da very skult. [Norw. dial. slo , O.N. slo , id.] 
  208. Snig n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1889-2000
     ken. Ayr. 2000 : He tuik a snig aff his wage. [ Cf . Eng. dial. and slang snig , to steal 
  209. Swee v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1949
    . Gray Lowrie 116: Da broon watter aff o' wir keps, reebin' doon ower wir faces an' sweein ata wir 
  210. Ill-please v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1993-2004
     midder wis kinda taen aff. 'Hit's a notion shu's taen lately'. Her faider, I tink, wis ill-plaised 
  211. Knoost n., v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1805
     aff. Lnk. a .1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 35: Mak her a guid cogfu' o' brose, an.) 700, 782: An scamper aff like whuppit deils, Ere gruesom' death noosts Lucky Reid. . . . Though some 
  212. Scoff v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1826-1924
     down, toss off. Gen.Sc. Abd. 1826 D. Anderson Poems 8: Ye ranted wi' them and scuff'd aff freen They scouft a gless or twa. Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 40: Scouff't aff, min 
  213. Bank-set adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1811
    BANK-SET , adj . Full of little eminences and acclivities. Abd. 1811 G. Keith Gen. View the provincial dialect of this country, bank-set. [Not known to our correspondents Abd. 2 , Bnff 
  214. Bunstal adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929
    ] ting o' a bairn. [ Cf . Sh. bunsi , bunsin , bunsom , stout and thick-set (see Jak.), Sw. dial. bonsig , large, round, Dan. dial. bons , a thick-set stout fellow (Torp). Cf . also bunse , s.v 
  215. Treb v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1893
    TREB , v . ? To prop up, stick or set upon . Sh. 1893 Sinclair MS. 15: An fornent her. [Orig. and meaning doubtful.? Ad. Norw. dial. treva , to set up (corn) in Threaves .] 
  216. Pey v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1717-2000
     aince-ower. Edb. 1995 Irvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmares (1996) 143: I could set anything up; that wis barry, you just got on wi it. I set it up, and some smarmy cunt peyed five times as aff , to pay for others' drink or entertainment, 'stand treat' (Ags., wm.Sc. 1965); (3) pey ane when had to 'pay aff' or 'stand his hand'. . . . Failing this he was rubbed all over with dust and grime general. (8) Ayr. 1821 Galt Annals xlviii.: It was a pay-wedding, in order to set up the Last Day 66: Idle time an' wee peys sune skite the beauty aff us, an' knock us oot o' shape. Gsw March) 10: The memorable first 'pey poke', set prominently upon the mantlepiece by a proud 'maw 
  217. Teshee n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1756
     set up for the use of the travellers:' at this they set up such a teshee. 'They's chapells!' say they 
  218. Backload v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1884-1932
     back-chine an' throw some o' the wecht aff yer horsie's back. Lth. a .1885 “J. Strathesk 
  219. Deceiverie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1902-1916
    . 1916 T. W. Paterson Wyse-Sayin's ii. 11: But the wicked 'll be sneddit clean aff, An' the 
  220. Fliss n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1949
    , fur I took a fliss aff o' een o' da ends. II . v . To peel in flakes (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl .; Sh. 10 
  221. Lett n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1879-1922
     J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 15: Rin dee wis aff anidder lett o' tae ty dysel. [Orig. uncertain 
  222. Quarten n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1759-1795
     Jove I'll treat you aff a quartan. 
  223. Reeho n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1911-1930
     wyte t' tak' his tay, he wiz in sic a reeho to be aff. 2 . A tomboyish, romping girl. Abd. 1911 
  224. Scannach v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1814-1827
     aff and awa' owre sea and land like a scannachin' o' moonlight. [Orig. obscure, phs. a nonce 
  225. Keytch v., n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1722-1875
     drumly mud, An' skum the fro' aff life's wild flood. Peb. 1793 R. Brown Carlop Green (1817) 175: [She] prances Jock 'maist aff her back, Kytch'd till her fits subside. Sc. 1812 The. Abd. 1861 J. Grant Legends of Mar 226: Get doon aff the beast, ye auld deevil, or I'll ketch 
  226. Boo n.5[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1908
     ' set in ' a bu fae ( frae ) de sooth-east , more settled weather set in with wind from the south 
  227. Tan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1895-1911
    TAN , n . A temporary tent, hut or cabin, such as is set up by tinkers or gipsies. Only in Crockett. Kcb. 1895 Crockett Moss-Hags ii.: Dirty, low, reeky tans were set here and there 
  228. Stoit v., n.1, adv.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1719-2005
    . 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck vii.: If ye war to stite aff that, ye wad gang to the boddam o the linn stoiting about wi' gowns and square trenchers? (2) tr . To set down (the feet) firmly, to plant (the in Eng. dial. Ayr. 1833 J. Kennedy G. Chalmers 80: Aff rows my cup aff the saucer. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 108: Sandy's fit slippit aff the edge o' the sofa, an' he cam' stoit doon 
  229. Scrat v., n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1822-1998
     Mathers rugged aff Maisie's playin claes an plunkit her inno a steen-cauld scratty semmit new aff the claes-line, far the icicles jinglit like coo bells in the jeelin win. 2 . With aff : to mark out Huntly Express (3 Jan.) 2: I wis lookin' ower at 'im scrattin' aff that ley parkie in the mornin 
  230. Crockat n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
    † CROCKAT , n . In phr. to put out ( set up ) one's crockats , 'a phrase applied to a young tou gaun to set up thy crockats to me?'' (Rnf. 1825 Jam. 2 ). [Eng. crocket , one of the terminal 
  231. Yett n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1809
     reaped in catching weather, barley is generally set up in yetts , goats , gates , or single sheaves slightly bound near the ear-end, and set upon their butts spread out. [An erron. form based on 
  232. Arnit n.1[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1743-1932
     Bodkin, Swatches o' Hodden-grey 23: [We] set aff to the Whunny Muir to seek youts' nests an' howk 
  233. Lin v., n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1822-1958
     J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 143: I niver lint fil I was dune wi' bindin', an' dan I set up, an. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 120: Dis shooer is aff, an hit's lint up a bit. 2 . refl . or quasi 
  234. Prepare v., n.[1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1701-1960
    ) 235: Meg o the Glen set aff tae the fair, Wi ruffles, an ribbons, an meikle prepare. [O.Sc 
  235. Off-falling n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721
    . 1825 Jam.). 2 . In pl .: scraps, crumbs, rejects, things thrown aside. Cf . Aff-fa'ins . Sc 
  236. Skiddle v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1925-2000
     garred her skiddle aff intae the pantry. [Variant of Scuddle , v . 2 See note to previous art. and 
  237. Strunt n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1785-1876
     Halloween xxviii.: Syne, wi' a social glass o' strunt They parted aff careerin. Dmf. 1823 J 
  238. Dool n.2, v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1795-1948
     set apart in some games as a place of sanctuary where a player cannot be caught. Per. 1795. H. Cromek Remains 253: A stone, or branch of a tree, is set up at these marks in the huge Flooer o' the Ling 45: Ayont the dool o' men To understan'. † II . v . With aff : to fix the 
  239. Munt v., n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1700-1958
     prepare to set off (Sc. 1825 Jam.); to depart. to be up and away. Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore (S.T.S.) 74, 139: I plays my part an' lets them win awa'; I mounts an' wi' them aff what we cud ca' her pith. 4 . Of a person: to provide with equipment, to set up, furnish; to clothe, dress. Vbl.n 
  240. Cromack n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1929
     set together at the points' (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl .). Known to Cai. 7 1941 in form cromag . Sometimes cuddie. 3 . Phr.: to set a krummo ( de krummek , one's cromags ), to set on the kromaks , to. 1929 Marw., — on the kromaks ). Ork. 1929 Marw. : He was sae cald 'at he could no 'set a krummo.' Cai. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in County of Cai. 69: To 'set one's cromags' is impossible 
  241. Cash n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1922
     me cash an' twisted aff a bit o' tabakka ta fill me pipe. [Dan. kasse , a case, purse; O.Fr 
  242. Leerrach n., v.[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]1866
     . Freq. with about , aff , at : to talk in a rambling, incoherent or stupid manner, to babble, to 
  243. Owerfammer n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1911-1929
    .). [-′fɑmər] Ork. 1911 Old-Lore Misc. IV. iv . 187: Dis pat him aff his gaird, an', afore ever he 
  244. Poplexy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1826-1901
    .: Gourlay was that mad at the drucken young swine that he got the 'plexies, fell aff the ladder, and felled 
  245. Gowf n.2, v.2[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1927
     (S.T.S.) I. 130: Yet set me in a Claret Howff, Wi' Fowk that's chancy, My Muse may len me then a Gowff). ¶With aff : to hit off, throw off (a poem). Abd. 1739 in Caled. Mag. (1788) 501: Gowph'd him done yet, Alick, sing awa, An' gowf yer stanzas aff fu' braw. Lnk. 1893 J. Crawford Sc 
  246. Off prep., adv., adj., v.[1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1]<1700-1998
     mod.Sc. form see also Aff . I . prep . 1 . Used where Eng. has a different prep.: (1) Away from more ado (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. ); adj., improvised. See also Aff Loof , Luif ; (4) off the first. 1953 Traynor);  aff o Ork., Bnff., Abd.; . See aff o' s.v. Aff , 4 . (2); 3 . off on , offan 
  247. Coup n.1[0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1718-2000
     boy of seven, as he approached her with a wound on his face. 'Ma,' said he, 'I got a cowp aff the: Somebody whyles will aye Howk up a roosted argy-bargy Frae in aneth a buss An yark it aff tae the cowp with him and set on either side of the mirror. wm.Sc. 1988 Robin Jenkins Just Duffy 67 (ed. R. D. C. Brown 1832) xxxiv.: But first they set out wi' a cowp. . . . A wee bit on, they 
  248. Gulsh n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1852
    GULSH , n . 1 A fat, thick-set or clumsily-built person (Rxb. 1825 Jam., 1923 Watson W.-B). Adj. gulschy , thick-set, gross (Cld. 1808 Jam.). Bnff. 1852 A. Harper Solitary Hours 40 
  249. Gurr n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
    . 1837 Crawfurd MSS . XI. 311). 2 . A strong, thick-set, ungainly person (Rnf. 1837 Crawfurd MSS . XI stubborn temper” (Gregor). [Orig. prob. mainly echoic, but cf . Gael. gearr , short, squat, thick-set 
  250. Aw n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1793-1932
    AW(E) , YAUW , AVE , AAV(E) , AFF , n . 1 Also  aa . [ɑ: Abd., Ags.; jɑ: Abd. (old); ɑ:v 40 and 45 degrees. Mry. 2 1929 : Still known by old people and pronounced ave or aff (in wheel is called an open-awed wheel. (2) Start an ave , start an awe , startin ave or aff . (See 
  251. Steep n.1, v.1[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1711-1999
    . Kippen Crieff 42: Their wits were set in steep to discover the cause. Fif. , Lnk. 1921) to set one's brains or harns to steep , to steep one's brains , to set one's mind to a problem, to Northern Pine xix., xxi.: Set your brains to steep. . . . Set your harns to steep, and let me to my wark steeped, flung them aff his back. Sh. 1898 Shetland News (27 Aug.): My claes wis dat wye 
  252. Boonspal n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1914
     bonspell. Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 33: Paety teuk aff the lock, an' wus tae ha'd 
  253. By-gaet n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1777-1879
    ', We maun loup dykes an' ditches. Dmf. [1777] J. Mayne Siller Gun (1808) ii . i.: Aff to 
  254. Everilk adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1827-1846
    . 1846 Anon. Muckomachy 66: George Clark was aff dispatched to Crail, To rake the bake-houses wi 
  255. Fabala n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1800-1934
    ' perlin's tak a hantle o' time by's mine 'at are sae easy to pit aff an' on. 
  256. Sowdan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1836
    . 1971). Sh. 1836 Gentleman's Mag. II. 592: Fur aa dat kleaz, itt wid a leepit a Sowdian aff o 
  257. Spaigie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0]1953-1963
    : All kinds of sprains, the spagie and rheumatism. Sh. 1963 New Shetlander No. 67. 9: Aff we 
  258. Chitterin' Bit n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1808-1999
     Lykewake, etc. 122: The dives frae aff the laich spring-board, . . . The glory o' the 'chitterin' bit chitterin bite, no enough tae fill your belly, just something tae stave aff the chitterin cauld when you 
  259. Scrift n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1766-1928
     Aberdeen Mag. 350: Frae Rabbie's sangs wad scrifted aff bedeen, His pair o' Dogs , Horn-buik , or Hallowe'en . Ags. 1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. xviii.: [They] wad hae scriftit aff a psalm or a 
  260. Seg v.3, n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1778-1955
    SEG , v . 3 , n . 2 Also segg , saeg . [seg] I . v ., tr . To set (the teeth) on edge the teeth: to be set on edge, to become uneven or blunted. Ppl.adj. segged , of the teeth: set on . Appar. a small amount of liquid, a little drop, a swig, sc . enough to set the teeth on edge. Kcb 
  261. Aesome adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1892-1931
     Sheep-head 207: Drinkin' aff a ae-some bicker o' his favourite beverage. [The meaning quoted from 
  262. Affgo n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1896-1931
    . 24: I'm no' to dee at this aff-go yet, Bell. 
  263. Aisy adj., adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1880-1994
     Yer Heid 164: Heth, it wisna an aesy job. I vargit on for da swaet wis hailin aff o me, ... 2 
  264. Back-birn n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1929
     their birse and cairry aff a hail back-birn o' epples. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin 
  265. Bawtie n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1805-1923
     Complaint 77 (Jam. 2 ): Some distance aff where plantins grow, And firs their bushy taps do rear, There 
  266. Criffins interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1828-1920
     (1839) xix.: 'Eh, crifty!' cried Benjie, coming till his speech, 'they're a' aff — — cock and hens and 
  267. Cuik v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1857-1912
     them weel cuikt, an' she gaed aff in haste To ca' Maister Tod to a supper sae fine. Bnff. 1880 
  268. Eenach n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1915-1931
     little manufactured soap being used then. Abd. 1 1931 : The eenach aff the 'oo' maks ma hans 
  269. Forebreed n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1900-1923
     July): Shu slipped her cot doon, an shook da stoor aff o' da forebreed o'm. ne.Sc. 1909 G 
  270. Foster n., v.[0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1749-1898
    . News (7 May): Hit's only a ting o' a gimmer, and shu'll no foster twa lambs 'ithoot suntin' aff o 
  271. Hamper v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768
    , An' sae get aff, 'tis hampert living here. 2 . Fig . in phr. to be hamper'd of , to be deprived 
  272. Heidlicht adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1899-1953
     maks me headlight. Sh. 1900 Shetland News (6 Jan.): Whin da headlightness wore aff o' me, I 
  273. Mention n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1898
     say himself in the language of one of his many callings, “jost a mention aff o da plumb”. 
  274. Scraible n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1950
    ' holiday wi pey aff it for the fairmer feein them never bothered tae deduct the odd days frae their term 
  275. Spottie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1833-1894
    : Aff they gaed like spotty wantin' the tail. 2 . The plaice, Pleuronectes platessa (Kcb. 1971 
  276. Steven n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1852
     sair, An' singing frae me frighted aff wi' care.' e.Lth. 1801 R. Gall Poems 93: Then could 
  277. Stunt v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1804-1970
     hit him, his heid fair stuntit aff the waa. [Prob. chiefly echoic, after stamp , stump , Stot 
  278. Tent adj.1, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1785-1904
     Fyvie Lintie 163: Your Ball comes aff upon the tent'. [O.Sc. tend , 1395, tent , c .1533. See 
  279. Vaelensi n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1914-1968
     brocht in ta da yard ta be biggit, shapit and roondit aff, an dan linkit doon fornenst da days o vailensi 
  280. Opposeetion n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1994-1998
     Clashies gaed aff tae Lunnen tae study music at a Sassenach schule, ... 
  281. Humph n.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1843-1998
     up someone's humph , to “get one's back up” (Bwk. 1942 Wettstein; Per. 1957); (4) to set up one's hump , to become angry and antagonistic, to “set one's back up” (e. and wm.Sc., Slk. 1957). (1) Gsw Kilwuddie 173: When they grow nettled an' set up their humph. 2 . The act of carrying a heavy load, a: Steys in a three-up in Easterhoose that's that bogging damp the paper's curling aff the walls, has to 
  282. Setnin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1897-1949
     , to set or place, setja pa , to hand feed a lamb in winter. See Set , I . 14 . (12) (i).] 
  283. Pad n.1, v.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1720-1998
    : Once a robber was inform'd That such a man designed to pad, At a set time upon a road. Gall. 1904 phr. to pad ane aff , to send someone a journey on foot; to dispatch one on an errand. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin v.: It was determined . . . that I sid be padded aff to the schule to' less, laddies o' ten were paddit aff to the herdin' at the Whitsunday term. (2) To tread or beat 
  284. Riv v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1837-1954
     the day, intr . to break, esp. in phr. da rivin o da dim , dawn, daybreak; with aff , of the sky Williamson MSS. (3 March): He's revin aff o da sky noo. Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): De laverick rives 
  285. Lay v., n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-2003
     . v . 1 . With sim. meanings to Eng. in cases where Eng. usage has put , place , set or other. 1960); (2) lay aff , (a) to vomit, bring up from the stomach; ( b ) v., tr. and intr., to recount or disable, hurt, damage; to kill, slaughter (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1960). Phr. to be laid aff one's, rain: to precipitate. Cf . (13) ( a ); ( e ) to cease to speak of, drop (a subject); ( f ) to set (the ) to set to work energetically, to get on with a job vigorously, to apply vigour (Sh., n. and em.Sc.(a prep., ( a ) to ordain, destine, assign by fate (Sh. 1960); ( b ) to set about eating, start in on., Gall., Uls. 1960); n., a fight, scuffle, set-to; where till is adv., ( d ) to set to work with vigour , ( a ) to put or pile up, set a load on a horse's back (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1960); ( b ) to start and served; ( c ) to set, pose or put (a riddle) to be guessed (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1960). See. 1819 J. Burness Plays 291: A taylor, wha by me did sit, Laid aff his kail just i' the bit. ( b 
  286. Eith adj., adv.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1721-1988
     Helenore 100: Besides I see she's mettle to the teeth, An' looks na like to be put aff so eith. Edb Scots Mag. (May) 143: But whan the lassie cam' eithlie to the owrecome o't . . . he set up in his 
  287. Heest v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1775-1956
    : Leezbeth, heest ye an' get the tea ready an' I'll set aff the nicht. Gall. 1901 Trotter Gall 
  288. Wont adj., v., n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1725-1993
    : Jennie wis gettan kindo ill-set, for sheu wisno wint wae bean contered. Sh. 1993 New Shetlander boys goin aboot the doors ill gaeng aff an get you a haddock or twa.' II . v . Forms. Pr.t. and 
  289. Pit v.1[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1712-2003
    . 1 . With sim. meanings to Eng. in cases where Eng. usage now has make , send , set , take , etc them. Sh. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 33: Pit aff dy dug, man, an' staand nae langer laek ane bumbazed. Mry. 1927 E. B. Levack Old Lossiemouth 11: A wis juist pittin' aff ma claes] practice. Than, you ken, the lasses hid tae be pitten heem. Ayr. 1999 : She widna pit aff her coat of rain (Bch. 1920); (4) pit aff , (i) to tilt the rack of a reaping machine and lay corn in sheaves phr. to pit aff time ; n ., a prevarication, evasion; (5) pit afore , to drape the front of one's body (Sh. 1966). Cf . (7) and (16) (ii); (6) pit again(st) , to set oneself against, oppose, forbid, refuse, rebuff. Obs. in Eng.; (ii) n ., a check, drawback; (11) pit by , (i) as in Eng., to set or lay defeat, beat, overcome (Sh., Uls. 1966). Obs. in Eng.; (iii) to set plants in the ground, esp. potatoes ), (a) to apply oneself to a task, set to work, begin (Cld. 1880 Jam.; Cai. 1903 E.D.D. ). Gen.Sc.; (b 
  290. Bark n.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1933
     was driblin' o'er his chin, Twa inch o' bark peeled aff his shin. wm.Sc. 1835 Laird of Logan 
  291. Bauchness n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1933
     is sae bad, ye'll hae to send aff that stane wi' some virr to get it ower the hoggin-score. Abd 
  292. Blotch v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1857-1923
     snegget aff; an' in the ganæratian folloin' thair næme be blotchet owt. [ Blotch , n., is St.Eng. The 
  293. Clammer v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1887-1998
     the cuddy aff to the toon. Fif. 1998 Tom Hubbard Isolde's Luve-Daith 5: O my beluvit 
  294. Clyte n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1936
     clyte o' dubs fell aff his beets. [Prob. onomat., or phs. the same as Eng. clot . Such a vowel 
  295. Coorgy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1933-1937
     coorgy: see gin ye can loup aff this muckle dyke. [Prob. a contamination of coordie (see Cooard 
  296. Horin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1897-1932
    : 'The Horin' is any seal; example: 'I saw a horin' aff the Skerry.' [From an unmutated * haringr 
  297. Jadden n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824-1875
     jadin aff a plotter-plate, Than mell wi' him that braiks his word. Fif. 1875 A. Burgess Poute 
  298. Sluch n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1874-1929
    '. Sh. 1899 Shetland News (7 Oct.): Shu birz'd a muckle tattie fil da skin flyped aff, an da rest 
  299. Snaig n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1800-1933
    : A puggie snaig'd aff wi' the cripple man's crutch. [Orig. unknown, from cant. Cf . Eng. dial 
  300. Taper v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1927
    TAPER , v . Also teypar- . Sc. usages of Eng. taper : 1 . With aff : to tear a person's 
  301. Asteep adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1892-1914
    ASTEEP , adv . in phr. — lay or set the brain(s) asteep , make a mental effort, think deeply over guess, though you set your brains asteep. Lnk. 5 1914 : If ye canna mind on't, lay yer brains 
  302. Forset v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1801-1895
    - , pref . 2 . and 4 . + Set . O.Sc. has forsett , to set aside, 1500, to beset, c .1560, O.E 
  303. Yerk v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1719-2000
     Feb.): Het tay set them [teeth] aff wi' a yark, an' ither times caul' watter wid dee't. [Mid.Eng Montgomerie in Joy Hendry Chapman 46 9: Oh Saint Crispin! what are we in thy sicht but a set o Hert's Bluid 36: Here a blekkie set hir craig agin the wyre that wes sae eydent yerkin wurms yestrein buss An yark it aff tae the cowp. (2) tr . To throw, toss, pitch (Dmf. c .1920); to jerk, slam (Sh 123: A canty body an' a clean, An' yarkit aff a prothy wean. wm.Sc. 1838 Whistle Binkie 80-pawn. Sh. 1899 Shetland News (25 Nov.): He wis yarkin' oot da paets an' da swaet holin aff owre wice tae be yirkin' Your heid owre sic an antrin query. (2) intr . To go at a thing, set to making of beer (Ags. 1808 Jam.). (4) tr . with advs. aff , out , up , or absol .: to utter in a ly nearest. Sc. 1792 'Juvenis Scoticus' Melpomene 50: Sutors yerk aff your soals and Yarkit up the Highland fling. Abd. 1824 G. Smith Douglas 96: Cast aff baith your sheen and 
  304. Hap v.2, n.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1700-1955
     dell. ne.Sc. 1954 Bon Accord (28 July): So aff I set at a kine o' hap, step an' loup. 1928 S. A. Robertson With Double Tongue 46: When Sandie set a girn, the very shilfas seemed to aff, hap stap an' fling, Wi' couring fustle. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin v.: I wad 
  305. Spin v., n.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1736-1969
     is set below the reel (Sh. 1971); (4) spinning-boy , a young flax-spinner; (5) spinning-day , a) to bowl along, to progress favourably; to go well (Bnff., Abd., Ags. 1971); (2) with aff : to depart at speed, to set off quickly (Ork. 1971). (1) Abd. 1901 Abd. Wkly. Free Press (16 March' aff he span. 4 . Fig . to purr, of a cat (I.Sc. 1971). Ork. 1929 Marw. : Cat i' the mill 
  306. Flae n.2[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1945
    . Sc. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xix.: As crouse as a cat when the flaes are kaimed aff her. Ork aff o' his beens. Wgt. 1880 G. Fraser Lowland Lore 158: 'Them that lies doon wi' dogs may 
  307. Laif n.[1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1700-1921
     Rutherglen 94: A' thir laifs new aff the reel. Rxb. 1921 Hawick Express (27 May) 3: Th' breid great a knave, As wish he had a slice or shave Aff what they ca' the broken laif. 2 . Lnk. 1822 
  308. Smook v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1854-1967
     awaa or aff. 2 . (1) tr . To draw on or off (a garment or the like) “as a glove or stocking” (Sh Angus Gl ., Sh. 1970). Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): Smug aff dee ! pull off your clothes. He smuked 
  309. Blude n., v.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1716-2000
     bleud rubbed aff, da twa sides hed a kind o' parly. ne.Sc. 1979 Alastair Mackie in Joy Hendry: His lineage hings Aff breist-bane rid, His neb an' claws Wi' ran-dan bluid aye clagged, ... m.Sc - ye canna cry the dugs aff yince their bluid's up.' Edb. 1881 (6th ed.) J. Smith Jenny. 12: With skinny Cheek, pale Lips and blood-run Eyes. (10) Sh. 1914 Angus Gl. : He set aff bludspring. Sh.(D) 1919 T. Manson Humours Peat Comm. II. xxxiii.: Jirry, get da dug an 
  310. Flaff v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1773-1988
    ' your brood Set skimmin' in a broken boat, An' twenty miles to row, Whar flaffins sma' wad dreichly with a puff, to explode. Sometimes with aff . Also tr . to fire powder (Sc. 1825 Jam.). Fif. 1823 gawfin', as the powther flaffed aff. 5 . tr . To cause to flap or flutter (Gen.Sc.); to fan (a flame 20: Nor see the self-important flaff Wi' 'yes, auld Watty's fa'in aff.' Gsw. 1904 'H). Ayr. a .1878 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage (1892) 325: Whan, huff! aff she's flying, Flaff, like a 
  311. Oam n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1864-2000
    .): The sin cam oot aifter the shooer an' the yoam cam' reekin' aff o' the grun. Ags. 1988 Raymond Gregor D. Bnff. 214: Fin a set ma nose in at the kitchy door, a fan the youm o' the dainner. A wiz which fairly made the lum rumble in a roar of flame and maybe set fire to the soot, sending a shower of 
  312. Stick n.2, adj.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1716-1961
    ., Ags. 1971), prob. a metaph. from the game of single-stick . Cf . (7) below; (5) to fa' aff the tak clean stick , to go with all speed, set off quickly. Cf . Eng. slang to cut one's stick ; (9 than this blockaad stick-an-stow Some yauld freen' o' ours at defiance 'ill set! (4) Dmf. 1820 
  313. Tweel n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1704-1950
     as ever cam aff a pirn. Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 457: O! but I loe their which the coulter of a plough is set in the plough beam and which determines the lie of the furrow (Slg., Fif. 1973). Cf . II . 2 . (2). Per. 1950 MS. Verses : Wha'll set the ploo for twill and 
  314. Clocker n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1825-1997
    . 25: Let the hens aye set theirsels; and never offer to tak ony notice o' the clockers. w.Dmf Spit the First Sook 7: Afterwards mother set to renewing the poultry stocks. Two settings of eggs 
  315. Wrang adj., n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1707-2000
     struck oot sooth. The lift gaed the wrang wey, turned aff tae a side-road, syne intae a sma glen. Abd, after counting up to a given number, set off to hunt. When he saw another boy he had to call his name Percy, had a' the horses shoon set wrangways on. Abd. 1970 : Ye've screwed it wrangweys on aff one's wrang side , to get up in a bad temper (Ayr. 1896 H. Johnston Dr Congalton xii.; I.Sc body. Abd. 1868 W. Shelley Wayside Flowers 131: For sin' our bridal day was set Nae woman: Whun it cam oot yt she had fa'en wrang till him, he bribet Paul tae mairy her aff his hands. (v Club 268: Ye hae sheerly risen aff yer vrang side this mornin'. (ix) Fif. 1883 W. D. Latto 
  316. Sybow n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1]1701-2001
    . 1816 Scott O. Mortality xxxii.: The head's taen aff them, as clean as I wad bite it aff a sybo successful. Combs.: (1) sybow-head , the bulb of the onion used for planting, an onion set; (2) syboe 
  317. Aff-pit n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1931
    AFF-PIT , -PET , n . (See also Offpit .) [′ɑfpɪ̢t, -pɛt; see Pit , v . 1 ] 1 . A putting 
  318. Anee interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824-1901
     72: 'Mammy's — killed — de broon — chucky; cutted — aff — ur hed — oh — oh — anee,' an' he sabbid 
  319. Bliss v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1894-1927
     E. B. Levack Stories Old Lossiemouth 21: He took aff 'is bonnet an' inwoket the Loard's blissin 
  320. Ever-leevin' adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1915
    . Officer 93: So, as some time hed been lost, I gets muntit an' aff to Aiberdeen at the clean-ever-leavin 
  321. Kinsh n.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]2000
     13: His rig-out wis fenished aff wi a pair o' spentacles, bit as they'd been hard wrought for he 
  322. Madge n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1814-1890
     madge Leddy Sibby's aff to the half-merk wi' the Count. 2 . A name given to a single bright star 
  323. Nawn adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1827-1960
     estate, ta'en aff wi' 's nown chyne. Sh. 1960 New Shetlander No. 54. 15: I med him wi me nown 
  324. Plag n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1899-1950
     Angus Gl .), a rag (Sh. 1966). Sh. 1899 Shetland News (29 July): A'm laid aff plag efter plag 
  325. Ro n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1888-1955
     Jak. (1928), Sh. 1968). [ro:] Sh. 1888 B. R. Anderson Broken Lights 83: Dan aff on roosty 
  326. Slait n.1, adj.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1829
     objectionable person. Sc. 1718 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 68: Had aff, quoth she, ye filthy slate 
  327. Tittivillian adj.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1700-1928
     And titivillaries, Rank vapours aff My brain's distilleries. [Nonce formations from O.Sc 
  328. Wanweird n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1803-1880
     III. 361: Nor wit nor pow'r put aff the hour, For his wanweird decreed. Cld. 1818 Scots Mag 
  329. America n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1]1773-1997
     another— then as they set to the next couple, the second and third couples are setting; and so it goes on till all are set a-going, setting and wheeling round each other, while each is making the tour of all in the dance. It shows how emigration catches till all are set afloat. 3. Comb. American ropes 
  330. Appretiate v.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1747-1799
     appraise, set a price or valuation on. Hence appretiation , appraisement, appreciator , a valuator. Sc. appretiat-um , pa.p. of appreciare , set a price to, Lat. ad + pretium , a price.] 
  331. Dress v., n.[0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1724-2005
     dress me two or three lines of advice. ¶(2) With at : to aim at, 'set one's cap at.' Sc. 1797. (b) Gsw. 1860 J. Young Lays from Poorhouse 83: But whiles, as he'd wrocht aff a 'dressin 
  332. Wizen v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1721-1998
     gen., also fig.: Sc. 1721 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 161, 222: Aff a' the wissen'd Leaves of, wizen'd, haave coloured carlen. Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xviii.: Wadna I set my ten 
  333. Yaff v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1805-1938
     (1874) 705: The dog ran yauffin', an whiskin', an huntin', till he set a' the sheep ower the hill Poems 67: He learnt a' his yaff aff aul'-farrant grannie. 3 . A chatterbox, a pert creature (Rxb 
  334. Haggle-bargain n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1929
     Meggotsbrae 210: He maun keep her . . . yonder haggle-bagglin' to get a bawbee aff his haddie. Sc 
  335. Laem n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1877-1922
     Mansie's Rod 137: Sibbie . . . took doon a paet kishie aff o' da laem. [Norw. dial. lem , O.N 
  336. Scamp v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1882
    , with aboot , through , often with the idea of intended mischief (Bnff. 1969); with aff : to run off 
  337. Shavin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1844-1899
    . Edb. 1844 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie i.: Ye hae hit aff Peter till a shavin. Gsw. 1868 
  338. Skuvie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1904
    .). [′skøvi] Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 135: He took his skone and sneed aff her skovie. Sh 
  339. Whaarl n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899
    .): Girzzie took da whaarles aff o' da flicht an' pat a foo pirm apo' da sweerie pin. [The form wharl is 
  340. Yarp v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1827-1963
    , — Gars yarp an' yammer, sigh an' weep, Gin aff she's fleein'. Bnff. 1856 J. Collie Poems 141 
  341. Bet v.2, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1908
     quot.) Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): Bet , prop. to get to bite; let bite, esp.: to set a dog on the drive the sheep away from the home-field ( de tun ) with the help of a dog. [O.N. beita , to set on, to 
  342. Katoo n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
     + To . Cf . Eng. set-to .] 
  343. Affcome n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0]1808-1988
     W. Tennant Card. Beaton 156: 'I houp we'll hae a gude aff-come.' — 'I'm for the good oncome? It's an ill affcome ye've had. Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 54: And the aff 
  344. Rauchan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1774-1983
    . Sc. 1826 Blackwood's Mag. (Oct.) 586: She helpit him aff wi' his green tartan rauchen. Edb their “rauchens”. Per. 1 1922 : But ne'er a bit he lifted his rachan aff the nail. Sc 

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  1. Af adv., prep.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1500-1681
    Af , Aff , adv. and prep. Also: afe , affe . [Late form of Of adv. and Of prep particulair querell 1596 Dalr. I. 96/1. Casteng aff al courtlie decore 1596 Ib. II. 216/23. To stryk affe that ȝok 1628 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 372. The armes … to be set af … with gold 1647 Aberd. B. Rec. 72. He had resolved to tak aff their burden 1668 Ib. 248 is na time to stoup when the head is aff 3 . Followed by the prep. of. (Mod. Sc. aff o' .) 1606 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 42. Ewerie persone … sall remowe thair midingis aff of the gettis 1650 Aberd. B. Rec. iii . The saidis ministeris to seik thair augmentatioun aff of the tackismen Nicoll Diary 14. To convoy his heid af the prick quhairon it was set b . Up from; from resting o ground of Sabay 15.. Clariodus iii . 2280. [Her] aff the land thay gart promit to go the realme 1633 Glasgow B. Rec. 18. Sevin dolouris … to help him aff the contrie 
  2. Liquid v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1532-1534
    Liquid , v . Also quasi -p.p . [f. Liquid , a .] tr . To set out clearly or specifically, to the pursuers are ordained to] liquid the punctis of said summons 1534 Acta Conc. Public Aff 
  3. Inlarge v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1598-1676
     thairis 1638 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 410. That the mantling caike he taken aff and inlargit fig inlarged than new priviledges lessened 2 . To set at large; to free. 1619 Garden Elphinston 
  4. Fersly adv.[1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1606
    . A muster of chosin men of weir … to hald aff the Inglismen ferslier ( b ) 1531 Bell … fyerslie set one the Scottis men 1606 Stewart Mem. 116. Thay maist cruellie and feirslie set 
  5. Aff-scouring n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1618
    Aff-scouring , n. [ Aff adv. after e.m.E. off-scouring (1526).] pl. Offscourings. — 1618 Criminal Trials III. 451 (filthie aff-scoureingis of people). 
  6. Aff-hand adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1600-1610
    Aff-hand , adv. ( af-hand) . [ Af , Aff prep. , corr. to E. offhand (1694).] At once. — 1600-1610 Melvill 124 (he af-hand answerit); 655 (we answerit aff-hand). 
  7. Stouk v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1552-1692
     , stookit . [e.m.E. stouke (1611), stooke (1641); Stouk n. 1 ] tr. To set up (sheaves) in stooks cornes, aff the ground whair the samyn groweth 1692 Falkirk Par. Rec. II 39. One James Reddoch 
  8. Afputting n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1634-1644
    Afputting , n. Also: aff pitting . [ Af adv .] A putting off; offputting, ground for excuse; onpitting and aff pitting off it 
  9. Set n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1700
    Set , n . Also: sett , seit(t , sait(t . [ME and e.m.E. set (Manning), sett ( a 1400-50), sette ( c 1410), seat (1594); Set v .] 1 . The action of leasing, an instance of this; the lease itself; a particular lease. Const. indef. art., def. art., without art., to have (tak) in set, lettre of set . (1) 1439 Edinb. Chart. 64. Charteris takis and settis of feefedorme made to hym ane rentell and set mad to hym be our souerane the quenis commissonar 1607 Cramond Ch Acts Lords Auditors 13/1. The tak & set of the said custumys tollis & foggage efter the forme Margret … his spowse … to enter thame to the tak and set of the landis of Petlare 1534 Misc. Spald. C. II 189. The set and fewferme he hes of oure saidis landis and lordschip 1538 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 13 June. That thai will contini the set of the millis to the xxviij day of Junii 1558 Inverness Rec. I 24. The said Jasper offerit … twenty pundis … for thair set of ane tak of 
  10. Snip v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1540-1590
     cut or snap aff . b . To put or beat doune ? by sharp, quick movements. — a . 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1298. The Deuill snyp aff thair snout That haits this company — b . c1590 J. Stewart 
  11. Rental Buk n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1511-1659
     assedation of landis 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 491. The principall rentale buke 1549. As to ony mae particular debtis … the samyn ar set doune in my compt buik and rentall buikis 
  12. Set ppl. adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1700+
    Set , Sett , ppl. adj . Also: sette , sait . [ME and e.m.E. (i)set ( c 1200), (i)sette , sett (all Cursor M.); Set v .] In senses of the verb. 1 . Convened, in session ( Set v. 2.). ?1581 ( c 1670) Gould Hist. Freemasonry I 89. [A mason to obtain consent of] the set lodge [of] all his masters and fellows [in taking apprentices] 2 . Set battell ( fedill , feild ). a . Pitched battle. (Cf. Set v. 28.) b . Formally arranged single combat. ( Set v. 3.) a . 1375 Barb. viii 367. The king in-to set battaill … Wencusyt him ?1438 Alex. ii 5283. Gif the king and Clarus fechtis At set battell and certane day … I sall licht in middes the feild c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace xi 9. Off set battaillis fyve he dyscumfyt haill a1500 set fedill c1500-50 Brevis Cronica 325. He vincust in sett battaill Egfred c 1550 Lynd. Meldrum 252. Howbeit, thair was na set battaill. Bot thair wes daylie skirmishing 1596 
  13. Cuissot n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1590
     cuissots aff did slyd 
  14. Set v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1375-1700+
    Set , Sett , v . Also: sette , sat(t , sete , seit , seat(t , sate , sait , sit(t , syt . P.t. set , sat , sete , seit , sait , settit . P.p. set(t , sat(te , sete , seit , sayt (1584), sit (Shakespeare). P.t. sette ( a 1175), sett , sitt , seit (all Cursor M.), set. 1375 Barb. ii 150. [He] raid to Scone for to be set In kingis stole and to be king a1400 of the Saints iii 988. The lord gert hyr be set ewene before hym at the mete; Syne the lawe in thar degre War to met set, as thai suld be a1400 Legends of the Saints vii 617. ?1438 Alex. i 3005. On his sadill thai him set ?1438 Alex. ii 3713. In silkin carpetis … Auld Cassamus … Him-self hes set the alphyis c1420 Wynt. vi 1170. Fra that I as pape wes sete In sege [etc.] c1420 Wynt. viii 278. A kyng … noucht oyntyd, bot symply set In till a set be vpga … And of that mighty na ma War set at the des a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 181. Quhen 
  15. Afftaking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1659
    Afftaking , vbl. n. [ Aff adv .] A taking off. — 1659 Irvine Mun. II. 84 (for afftaking 
  16. Sellerar n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1400-1549
     the salrare of Mellros 1548–9 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 585. Dean [ blank ] salrare [ pr. salrale] [of Newbotill] 1548–9 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 585. Sallarar 
  17. Tikkat v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1522-1541
     of an inventory. ( Tik(k)at n. 3.) — a . 1522–3 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 163. [Cockburn's procurator protested that the summons] is nothir tabillit nor tekat 1527 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 259 
  18. Pomander n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1516-1603
     . Put for Amber n. — a . 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 71. Ane pommonder with silver 192. Foure pomander of prayar, price of the pece, iiii s. c . 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff 
  19. Tabillar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1635
     Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 92. All personis that has summondis cum to the tabillar and table thar summondis 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 95. And ordanis the tablar to begyn apon the summondis at ar cummersom besynes 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 378. Tabular 1538 Reg. Privy S. II 406/1 
  20. Set conj.[0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1586
    Set , conj . Also: sett , sed . [ME sett (Gower, once). Prob. f. imper. or p.p. form of Set’.] Though, although. Cf. Alset conj. Also const. set (th)at . Common chiefly in early verse. (1) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxx 214. Here … Is na weman of sic renon … As thu … Set thu of ȝeris be trewys c1420 Wynt. viii 1980. That he suld nevyr clame na rycht Scotland till have, set [ W. albeid] he mycht c1420 Wynt. ii 1470, etc. c1420 Ratis Raving 1713. Set thai war 1432. Blaym nocht the buk, set I be wnperfyt a1500 Lancelot of the Laik 625. The king … Haith … arly gan … hyme for to sport … Set contrare was the sesone a1500 Lancelot of the Laik 99, etc. a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 113 (Asl.). And set a kyng haue na correctioun tyme is sa mispent That set men wald thair losit lyf refound Ewill vsage makis sa gret impediment It. a1500 King Hart 216. We sall wrik ws on ane vther wys, Set we be few a1500 Quare of Jelusy 
  21. Enfonce v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1610
     piece was tane aff efter the first renconter that the mass had enfonced 
  22. Revalidacioun n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1522
     Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 155. As the bullis undir the leid and revalidacioun tharof beris 
  23. Hanlet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515
    Hanlet , n . (?) — 1515 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 59. Tua greit doublis of wambrassis, Item 
  24. Passionatlie adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1615
     depairtis aff the sessioun 
  25. Regraid v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1540
     Lynd. Sat.  1765 (Ch.). He was regraidit of his croun And baneist aff his regioun 
  26. Wele Set ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1456-1650
    ( Wele set ,) Wele sett , Weil(l) set , ppl. adj . Also: well set . [ME and e.m.E. well set (Chaucer), wel sett ( c 1400); Set ppl. adj. 15.] Correctly or properly placed or orientated with weill set 1461 Liber Pluscardensis I 386. A man weill set thocht he be kyng with crowun, And Reader. Referring the well set reader to the history it selfe c1650 Spalding I 14. The marques of Huntly and sum weill set freindis satlit this feid 
  27. Heid-set ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1641
    ( Hede- ,) Heid-set , ppl. a . Resolutely set. — 1641 Bk. Carlaverock II. 140. Quiche loiss … hes nocht … geven these quho ar so heid set aganes me full satisfactioune 
  28. Stand Afar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1620
    . XII 339. Stuffis of thrie quarteris breid … Seargeis … , Stand afar, Over keik, Fair a far aff 
  29. Under-chalmer n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517
    Under-chalmer , n . [ Chalmer n .] An under or lower room. — 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff 
  30. Mantilling ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1638
     mantling caike be taken aff and inlargit 
  31. Under-set p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475-1535
    ( Under-set ,) Undir- , Wndirset , p.p . [ME and e.m.E. under-set ( c 1220); Set v .] a Nisbet Acts xxvii 17. Quhen the vessel was vndirset [ W. vndirsent, P. vndur set; L. summisso 
  32. Oising vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1514
    Oising , vbl. n. Using, occupying, possessing (an office). — 1514 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 24 
  33. Reintegre v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1538
    ) to a former state. — 1538 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 468. At ye reintegre him as he was of befor 
  34. Setting ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1623
    Setting , ppl. adj . [e.m.E. settynge (1535); Set v .] Of a place: Where nets may be set ( Set v. 29). — 1623 Retours I Inq. Spec. Ross et Cromarty (65). Sheallingis et setting places 
  35. Inlandish adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1672
    . Rec. 194. To exact as ane calsay pennie aff ilk strainger that brings in any inlandish walkit cloath 
  36. Nosewise adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1630
     your fathers avarice and falsety so far aff 
  37. Tumblet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515
     plate worn by foot soldiers.) — 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. Thre pair of tumbletis for fute 
  38. Sett Out. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1697
    Sett out , n. [ Set v. 75. Cf. 19th c. Eng. set-out a person's costume: 1st quot. specif. of a cap (OED Set-out n. l d).] — 1697 Hawick Mem. 26. Ane woman's head-dress called ane sett 
  39. Periculous adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1533
    , perilous. — 1533 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 400. And the punct is rycht periculous to thaim for and thai 
  40. Furthset v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1560-1596
    Furthset , v. [ Set v .] tr . To set forth or forward; to advance. — 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 4465. I sall furth set and further thy intent 1562-3 Winȝet II. 74/12. Quhilk xix. 17. I am nocht … able to furth set How thow sall vse discreitlie all thing heir 1596 
  41. Laying vbl. n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1518
    Laying , vbl. n . 2 [f. Lay v . 2 ] Alloying. — 1517–8 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 117 
  42. Pal n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1399-1699
     … on a clath of silk & pall [: hall] Set him a1500 Ib. 211. With ladyis in purpour & Conc. Publ. Aff. 618. Ane paw to the haly cros 16.. Balfour Her. Tracts 36–7 (see Paill 
  43. Principalite n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1483-1699
     of the eldest son of the King of Scotland as Prince of Scotland. 1538–39 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff to the principalite may not be set in few ferme nor annalȝeit without consent of the Prince 
  44. To-set p.p.[0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1397-1486
    To-set , p.p . [ To- prefix 1 and Set v. 14 b.] Of a seal: Attached or appended ( to a. 39. The selys of the partyys to theis endentvrys … ar to set, the day and plays forenemyt thir presentis letteris 1486 Lennox Mun. 128. We haue to-set our sele, … the ȝer [etc.] 
  45. Postrum n.1[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1603
     Margretis postrum ( b ) 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 85. And the posterum on the sowtht syde of haue the kyeis of a postrum ȝett 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 85. And befor the postrum yett Treasurer's Accounts XIII 194. Postrome yett 1603 Moysie 5. (2) 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff 
  46. Permit n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517
    ).] Leave, permission. — 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 89. That he may hayf a lettir of permit that he 
  47. Uncassit p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1537-1538
     Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 466. Off the production of the quhilkis [ sc. bulls] and deliverance of the 
  48. Reiss n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1602
     Dundee Shipping P. 75. Y … brocht hir aff grownd againe and fetcht ballast and bocht wettellis and 
  49. Signet n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]<1375-1672
     (etc.) have set ( to ) ( put ( to ) my (etc.) signet , in the witnesse of the quhilk thingis the; the Lord of Galleway has set thair signetz enterchangeably in absens of thair selles 1465 thing I haue set to myne emys signet Alexander Kennedy, schirref of Fyfe 1472 Lennox Mun. 85 commissairis … has … set thair segnettis (2) 1582 Misc. Stair Soc. I 110. Ane bischop or ony uther 452-4, M. Livingstone in Reg. Privy S. I vii. For many further examples see Acta Conc. Publ. Aff et non signeta sicut ante ista tempora fieri consueuit ( a ) 1513–14 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 10. He that kepit the signet 1514 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 27. The selis … that is to say gret seile, half seile and signet to be usit as of befor 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 51. My 1524 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 204. The secretar resignit his office in the kingis handis and promyst inlikwis to deliver to his grace the signetis 1524–5 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 212. [Delivered] ane 
  50. Over-end adv., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1606-1627
     end, upright. b . v. To set (something) on its end, set in a vertical position. — a . 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. ii. They digge graues … in hight so that the defunct is rather set in a tun nor tombe end, or set down your pick 
  51. Repulsioun n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1545
     driving back. — 1545 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 540. For repulsioun and resisting of our auld inymyis 
  52. On-set v., p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513-1586
    On-set(t , v. and p.p . Also: un- . [e.m.E. onsetted p.p. (1602), on-set pres. t. (1648 on set [ Ruddim . vnset] a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xcv. 9. Quhair thai on sett 
  53. Offgoing vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1646
    ( Of- ,) Offgoing , vbl. n. [In the mod. dial. as off- , aff-going , departure, removal 
  54. Subtracting vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1549
    . Publ. Aff. 588. [Through the prohibition] many of thame hes deit for hungir sensyne substrectand and 
  55. Brew-set n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1629
    Brew-set , n . [ Set n .] = Brew-tak . — 1629 Reg. Great S. 459/1. Terris 
  56. Paying vbl. n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1398-1646
    , paying aff , paying in full. (1) 1398 Acts I. 212/2. Touching the paying of custume of … hors. For paying aff of the haill servands that was at the mariage 
  57. Vice-wardan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1529-1530
     Conc. Publ. Aff. 322. The lard of Farnyhirst, ane of the vice wardanis of the middill marchis of 
  58. Aby adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1570
    Aby , adv. (For a by : cf. Fende n. and Set v. ) — 1570 Satirical Poems xii. 189. War scho heir, I tak na feir, The feynd aby we set her 
  59. Set n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1520-1700+
    Set(t , Sat , n . [e.m.E. and ME sette (Trevisa), sett (1538), set (1611), OF sette ; Sect(e n. , specif. sense 1, in later senses chiefly f. Set v. Cf. also MLG gesette a set or suite (of pieces), Germ. gesetz , Dan. sæt a set of china, etc.] 1 . A sect. = Sect(e n. 3 of things used in association with each other. b . specif. Ane set of vialons , a sat of 
  60. Inset v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1615
    ( Inset ,) -schet , v . [ Set v .] intr . Of winter: To set in, begin. — c1615 Chron 
  61. Lay n.4[0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1393-1683
     erunt denarii fabricati in quibus quatuor denariis erit tantum argentum sicut in vno grosso, set mixtour nor put fals layis in the said mettallis 1517 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 102. Ordanis [to 
  62. Withset v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1499
     (Manning) p.t., with-set ( c 1400) p.t.] tr. a . To set (a place) with an ambush. b . To oppose, set oneself against. See note at With prep. ( conj. ) about MS abbreviations. — a . 1375 Androw Hardclay With [fifty] men with-set the way — b . 14.. Acts I 50/2. Gif the warrand 
  63. Upset v.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1619
    Upset , v . Also: up(e)sett , wpsett . P.p. also wpe set . [Late ME and e.m.E. vpsette ( c 1440), vpset (1608); Set v .] tr. 1 . a . To put in a (prominent or raised) position; to fix in position, place (upright). = Set v. 77 a, b. b . To erect, set up, build (a structure). = Set v. 77 c. There is overlap between these senses. a . c1420 Wynt. iv 2341. The fyrst lettyr off his state That men apon his ymage wrate Quhen that it wes fyrst wp set [ C. wpe set, W. = Set v. 77 h. 1513 Doug. xii ix 52. Lyke as that the fyre war new vpbet And in sum dry wydderit wod vpset [ Sm. wpset; L. immissi ] 3 . To set up, establish in being (a manufactory). = Set v. 77 j. 1619 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 199. That [they] sall efter the last day of Merche enter for, compensate for (an injury, damage, loss, etc.). = Set v. 77 o. 1513 Doug. Direct. 33 
  64. Counselour n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1627-1681
     counsellouris wer aff the toune 
  65. Off-taking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1493-1670
    Of- , Off-taking(e , vbl. n. [Cf. Aff -.] Taking off. — 1493 Lindores Abbey 179. The 
  66. Witryff adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1597-1598
    . Spald. C. I 122. Thow biddis … hald aff the crawis quhill ane rig be brockin, for the crawis ar 
  67. Trist n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1375-1678
    , mutual pledge, OF triste , med. L. trista .] 1 . An appointment or arrangement to meet at a set time and place; chiefly, to appoint , breke , kepe , set , etc. ( a , etc.) trist . Also fig. There the hous is gan Quhar he set tryst [ C. trist] to meit his men 1375 Barb. xvii 36. Syme of Spalding … Lettrys till him he send … And set him tym to cum … And bad him hald his trist [ C William Wallace vi 865. In Ruglen kyrk the tryst than haiff thai set, A promes maid to meit Wallace. Ct. (ed.) 92. Than ane trist is set to discid the rycht betueix Jenot Borthtuek and Ysabell Murray thair hand … and new trewis to tak. Syne set ane tryst thair concord for to mak, With baith thair handis Rutherford Lett. (1894) 489. Even when ye have a set tryst with Christ, and when ye have a fair, seen c1420 Wynt. vii 2516. As at a tryst set thare met he Wyth Lowys the kyngys sowne off Frawns Isobell Heckfurd, 21 s. 1657 Dumfries Kirk S. 9 July. They found the said John Bell ryse wp aff 
  68. Leith-ax n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1512-1546
     1513 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 5. Fensable wapinnis sic as speris, Leitht axis, and Jedwart stavis 1523 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 182. At ilk cariage man haif ane Leith axe or halbert for keping and 
  69. Remue v.[0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1410-1653
     and malys, clamis and actionis that he had to the said Fynlo 3 . intr. To depart ( owt of , aff nocht remve 1653 Dumfries Kirk S. 17 Feb. To be rebuiked and furthwith to reomve aff this 
  70. Ventilat p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1533-1646
    - .] Of a matter: Examined, discussed openly, aired. — 1533 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 401. This mater 
  71. Spiritualite n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1420-1681
     king to the temporalite of the said abbisse 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. The said profitis archbischoprick of Glasgow 1681 Stair Inst. ii viii § 8. Teinds were prohibited to be set in feu to laymen … or any way to be alienated from the Church, though church-lands might be set feu; these being Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 349. For the spiritualitie, the archibischop of Sanctandrois, the bischop of. Sat. 2683. My lord Spiritualitie [ B. Temporalitie] In gudlie haist I will that ȝe Set into few 
  72. Randon v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1499-1500
     swiftly, or b . tr. To set in line. — a1500 Golagros and Gawane 248. Apone that riche river, randonit full evin, The side-wallis war set sad to the see 
  73. Vialon n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1603
     Violar n .] A violinist. — 1603 Montgomery Mem. II 251. Gifin to ane set of vialons … when thy playit at my chamber, x s. … gifin to a set of vialoris as I com from Coumbe, v s. 
  74. Langsadill n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1523-1618
    Langsadill , n . 2 Also: -saidill . Cf. Ladesadill . — 1523 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 182 
  75. Plenar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475-1535
     complaintis 1530 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 334. Geif ony persons be plenteious of ony of the 
  76. Substantiousnes n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1540-1596
     weight. b . Wealth, riches. — a . 1540–1 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 547. [For 23 stones of] maid 
  77. Promeneding vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1588
     myddingis … be tane aff the haill gaitts and passagis of this burch and sands hevin and all other 
  78. Incend v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1590-1603
    Incend , v . [e.m.E. (1502), L. incendere .] tr . To kindle, set on fire, set alight 
  79. Aside adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1531-1670
     earlier on side : see Sid(e n .] Aside, apart. Freq. fig. in to set or put aside , to discard, disregard, etc. (1) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 229 (to set asid al dredour). 1562-3 Winȝet II. 70 occupie his awne gait asyd). c1650 Spalding I. 9 (the Erll set thame a syd). 1670 
  80. Get v.2[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375
    , guard. — 1375 Barb. xi . 175. Schir Gylys de Argente he set Vpon ane half, his renȝe to get 1375 Ib. xv . 264. The castell tuk he in his hand … and has set A gud wardane it for to get 
  81. Sub-set v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1681
    ( Sub-set ,) v . P.p. sub-sett . [ Set v. 7. Also in the later dial., and in 19th c. Eng 
  82. Greving vbl. n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1626
     leif aff suiche doing of vexing and greving of the realme of Scotland wranguslie 
  83. Oxin-tilth n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1527-1542
     John Foular II. 247. In a steding of viij oxin tilth 1542 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 519. [6 
  84. Af-set n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1628
    Af-set , -sett , n. [e.m.E. offset ( a 1555).] An offset, set-off, or embellishment 
  85. Phalarica n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513
     in tow and pitch, set on fire, and thrown by the catapult or by hand, in order to set fire’ (OED.) to 
  86. Scrib v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1573
    Scrib(e , v . [Aphetic f. e.m.E. describe (1526) to set forth in writing, descrybe (1535) to enrol in a register (cf. Descrive v. ) or f. Scrib(e n. 1 ] To set down in writing, document 
  87. Syndrome n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1611
    Syndrome , n . [e.m.E. syndrome a concurrence of several symptoms in a disease (1541), a set of concurrent things (1646), f. the Gk.] A set of things happening concurrently. — 1611 Criminal Trials 
  88. Ill-set ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1690-1700+
    Ill-set , ppl. a . [ Ill adv. 1. Common in the mod. dialect.] ‘Evil-disposed, ill-conditioned set person 1703 Cromarty Corr. I. 194. No honest episcopall person needs think off living 
  89. Legitimatioun n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1456-1681
     escheit of movabillis, [etc.] 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Feodvm . Prices set downe to the Elphingstoun b . Ane letter , or lettres , of legitimation . 1533–4 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 414 
  90. Tend v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0]1450-1657
    . Aff. 521. He … tendis to ly in the firth to awayit tham 1546–7 Edinb. Guild Ct. 10 Feb 1564–5 Reg. Privy C. I 320. Maister David Spens … hes … set ane few … to Alexander Maxwell 
  91. Observant n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1519-1534
     1534 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 426. Ane profest freir of the freiris minouris of the observants 
  92. Subdelegat ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1497-1531
     jugis subdeligatis in this mater 1531 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 359. Befor maister Hew Spens 
  93. Tass n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515-1627
     purse.] = Taslet n. 1. — 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. Thir ar the harnes gevin in be 
  94. Unset p.p., ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1428-1691
    ), vnsett ( c 1445), onsett (1476); Set v .] 1 . p.p. Not seated (at table). ( Set v. 1 out: a . p.p. b . ppl. adj. ( Set v. 7.) a . 1428 Wemyss Chart. 57. Gyf it hapnis Rentals ii 119. Corniquoye … in onsett gersumes 3 . Not fixed or attached, loose. ( Set v. 12; vnset tazelis price of ilk sky iij li. 4 . Not placed or mounted in a setting. ( Set v. 34 in writing. ( Set v. 75 c.) 1571 Bann. Memor. 207. The Englishe resolutiounes … leive 
  95. Bailȝe-court n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1508-1629
     … gevand him power balȝe courtis within the said bondis [of Dunbar] to set 1508 Ib. 256/2 set 1629 Misc. Spald. C. V. 219. The bailȝie court of the barronie of Skein 
  96. Setting vbl. n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1392-1700+
     , sitting . [ME and e.m.E. settynge (Trevisa), setting (15th c.); Set v .] The action of Set v. ; an instance of this. I . In the senses of I - X. 1 . a . Causing a judicial body to sit ( Set v. 2). b . Arranging a meeting ( Set v. 3). c . Appointing (something to be done) ( Set v. 4 f). d . Leasing (property, etc.) ( Set v. 7). e . Something that suits, is suitable, or is well-fitting ( Set v. ? 8 b or c). a . 1526 Liber Aberbr. II 460. Befoyr the settyng and priour of Coldyngham to set the said landes 1441 Aberd. B. Rec. I 7. To keip … at all his 2 . a . Founding or erecting (a construction, etc.) ( Set v. 10). b . Planting (trees, etc.) ( Set v. 11). c . Putting (something) in a position ( Set v. 12). d . Putting (something) in a position of attachment, etc. ( Set v. 14). e . Putting (a person) in a place ( Set v. 18). a . Placing or putting (a person, etc.) in a situation, etc. ( Set v. 19 a). b . Setting apart 
  97. Suasion n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1524-1675
     Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 212. To send wrytingis with gud swasiouns baith to the king of Fraunce and to 
  98. Wardanschip n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1515-1657
    (e 2 b. b . Of the Cinque Ports. — a . 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 53. Dand Ker of 
  99. Sadly adv.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1375-1657
     xlvi 202. & sum mony sar buffet One his face ful sadly set ?1438 Alex. i 2072, 2903 gois thir michtie champiouns With speir set all sadlie into the reist 3 . In a firm, earnest or spirituale commonyng 1528 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 275. To that effect that sche may avis sadly quhat.] 1517–18 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 112. It is neidfull that the said article be saidlie avisit apoun 
  100. Insett p.p., ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1558-1602
    Insett , p.p . and ppl. a . [Cf. ME. insett p.p. ingrafted ( c 1374, north.) in-set p.t. appointed ( a 1300).] Set in office, appointed. — 1558-66 Knox I. 357. The laird of Killfaunes 
  101. Cake n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1438-1694
     ane caik of leid 1638 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 410. That the mantling caike be taken aff and. Rec. III. 169. For taking aff … twentie thrie caickis of leid aff the Hie Church 
  102. Parlor n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1548-1606
    . parleor : cf. Parlour , n . 1 ] a . An apartment in a monastery set aside for conversation. b . ? A room in a house set apart for special occasions or festivals. — 1548 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS 
  103. Alset conj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1456
    Alset , Allset , conj. [ All adv. ; Set conj .] Although. a1400 Legends of the ] he vare his awne bruthir a1400 Ib. xxxi. 206. For in thaim wes humylyte, … Al-set thai 
  104. Corneill n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1516-1643
     pare of bedis cornnell with foure gaudes of gold 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 71. Ane pair of 
  105. Mesing vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1535
     Conc. Publ. Aff. 446. The saidis lordis for mesing of sic suspicioun hes … creat James Jhonston … and 
  106. Orpheist p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1554-1559
     rich material). — 1554 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 634. Twa capis of blak velvot orpheoust with clayth 
  107. Scrufe v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1590-1700+
    . Stewart 213 § 52. As mychtie montan that be bittir blast Hes all the erth aff skruifit, schawing syn The 
  108. Rental n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1375-1699
     29 lib. (4) 1478 Acts Lords of Council I 19/2. To the ische of the termes … set to thaim. 55. Avis gif thir lanndis be in the rentale 1496 Acts Lords of Council II 31. Set to him syklyk as the ald rentalys berys 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 491. [The abbot] denyit that he in tak and is in the rentale thairof 1533–4 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 421. A tennent beand set with no definite ish, but came in some estates to be virtually equivalent to a liferent lease. In A. II 214. To set fewis rentallis lang or schort takis for the weile of the place 1576 rental set by the town of Wigton to his father and his heirs heritably, ad perpetuam remanentiam rentallers giue sufficient bond 1681 Stair Inst. ii ix § 15. A rental is a tack set to kindly Conc. Publ. Aff. 547. [A tenant … ] rentalit [ … in certain land … ] decessit in the rentale tharof predicessouris … (except few rentallis set to men and thair airis) salhaue na furder … effect nor ane nakit 
  109. Soneset n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1615-1700
    ( Soneset ,) Son- , Sun(ne)sett , n . [ME and e.m.E. sonne set (Gower), son-sett ( a 1450), sun-set (1599), prob. orig. f. a clause. Cf. earlier Sc. the sone gangand to , etc. ( Son(e n. 1 
  110. Wardar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1503-1650
    . ( a ) 1530 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 327. That the wardouris now beand in the castell of set the werdoris and presoneris committed to thy custodie … at libertie? b . 1595 Cal. Sc. P 
  111. Throuchfare n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1424-1666
    . 1515–16 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 66. The said Robertis tenentis and town of Leitht ar taxt with the alanerly 1515–16 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 66. [Leith] sall broik siclyk fredome as uthir thruchfair Conc. Publ. Aff. 551. To hant and use the fact of merchandice and to by and sell all maner of gudis 
  112. Yconomus n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1633
     1519 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 151. He … gaif in his supplicacioun tuiching the priory of Quhithern and of the said abbay (2) 1525 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 223. That he obeit the effect of the , stewardship. = Yconomy n. a. 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 103. [Sir Patrick produced] the kingis 
  113. Sice n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1599
     wes of sic prys And greit folie to set on synk and sys The grit honour befoir the Romanis wan c 1540 Lynd. Kitteis Conf. 84. To mow and steill I ken the pryce I sall it set on cincq and dice The neirest way in this warld is I wene To saue thair schame, set thame on sink and sice (2 hir awin sone crowne Quhilk thing thay did sa syce vp and sink downe b . fig. To set apon sys love or for lak, To sembyll with thar schaftis and set apon sys 3 . Be sys and trayis ( Thre 
  114. Tursar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1499-1523
     Conc. Publ. Aff. 176. Thar is divers personis daily tursis and sendis wapynnis, harnes … and uthir 
  115. Segregat p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1562-1567
    ), segregate ( c 1480) adj. , L. segregat- p.p. stem of segregare v. to separate from the flock, set: Set aside or apart. — 1562-3 Winȝet I 135/30. Tweching the trew vnderstanding of the articulis 
  116. Monitur n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515-1559
    . Publ. Aff. 44. Your bullis of provisioun of Dunkeld togiddir with the monitour penale contra Andream monytour to gauder in the sanctis geir with aw, ij s. 1549–50 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 599 [Letters 
  117. Liturgie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1628-1680
    ).] A liturgy, a set form of public worship. Also, the Liturgy, the Anglican prayer-book. — 1628 Pastor and Prelate 14. The prelate would tye the pastor … to certaine words, and a set forme of 
  118. Up Put n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1688-1689
     tincture vice … To set court sadles on skeigh nages … And trouble other men's affairs And to set prospects 
  119. Decore n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1548-1596
     1596 Ib. 96/1. Casteng aff al courtlie decore 
  120. Opinable adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1534
    . Aff. 423. Item to put remeid to the freris … and of the haly preching making to the peple without 
  121. Sinking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1549-1661
     shipp lying not farr off from Barrie — 1549 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 595. All puncheonis for 
  122. Stabillyng vbl. n.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1586
     in the cuntrey — b . 1522 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 155. For remeid to be had of the greit 
  123. Surreptice adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1533-1542
    , spurious. — 1533–4 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 418. We are oft times dissavit in granting of respittis and 
  124. Taciturnitie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1532-1694
    , silence, also, silence with regard to a debt or obligation. — 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 389. [The 
  125. Probablye adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1615-1680
     therby probablie janked us aff to June 
  126. Referendare n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1515
    . refrendare] 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 44. Ane Jacobacius that is referendir in ultima signatura 
  127. Blase n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420
    Blase , n. ? — c1420 Wynt. vi . 2024 (W). A blase I set nocht by ȝow baith 
  128. Purposly adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1562-1613
     (1495), f. Purpos n .] On purpose, of set purpose, by design, deliberately. — 1562 Reg. Privy C Rec. II 112. The said Elspet purpoislie set on hir with ane drawin knaif 
  129. Yuer adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1581-1623
    Yuer , adj . (?) — 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 141/257. Her yuer [ v.r. wide-set; F 
  130. Picht v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1623
     1420), piched (14th c.), ipicht ( a 1370), picchid ( c 1420); to fix in, make fast, set; set in. ] Chiefly in p.p . 1 . tr . To set up (a tent) by making it fast ( with poles, etc.). b . To erect (a Doug. Pal. Hon. 1167. a1605 Montg. Mindes Mel. xix. 18. There he a throne Set for the or condition); to set up, establish, fix; to implant. Also fig . (1) a1500 Buke of the. Lyke as ane gem … Departis the gold set amydwart the ryng Or in the crownell pyght 1513 Ib § 65. All thair plesour in this vorld vas pycht 3 . To set or stud (a garment or appurtenance 
  131. Subtak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1574-1698
     1661 Decis. Lords G. 10. She did … set the lands to another tenent, which this pursuer has in 1698 Stirling B. Rec. II 86. b . In various collocations with Set v. (1) 1621 Bk. Dunvegan I 63. And to set subtakis of the saidis personage and viccarage teinds … to quhatsumiver persone or persones as they sall think expedient (2) c1650 Spalding II 88. He had alreddie set in 
  132. Encountering vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1438
     . 3070. Gaudifir hes this encountering Set woundir weill 
  133. Lat n.[0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1626
    . Aff. II. 574. Your Maiesties … defence of the true religion … had incensed the Papists to think your Petir a1400 Ib. iv. 344. A fel dragon com tham till … Bot thai the croice before tham set And 
  134. Jank v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1666-1689
    . Council Lett. VI. 204. And therby probablie janked us aff to June quich necessitat us to the short dyet 
  135. Molet n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1494-1540
    . He that first bure mollet in armes 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 485. And the Kingis grace 
  136. Necesitat v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1]1637-1686
     probablie janked us aff to June quich necessitat us to the short dyet ( c ) 1657 Rec. Convention of 
  137. Ourloft n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475-1531
    . x . 882. 1487 Acts II. 178/2. Oureloft 1507–8 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. lxiii 
  138. Outhald v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1607
     c . 1516–17 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 78. [Argyll, M c Clane and others … shall] outhald [them 
  139. Teinder n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1531-1638
     owes tithe. — a . 1531 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 362. [A supplication by the poor tenants of 
  140. Vantplat n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1508-1534
     culveryn, xxvj s. 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. Tua wamplettis for speris 1534 
  141. Sand-blind adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1638
    . 204. Those who are sand-blind cannot see far aff noun c1500 Rowll Cursing 61 (M). The 
  142. Encourageouslie adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1570
     reirgard, … set encourageouslie on the Erle of Surris battell 
  143. Seg n.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1699
     [she] haith hyme set 1512 Treasurer's Accounts IV 297. For goldin skynnis, gilt nailis and. Both king and queine are in thair seiges set, With stone and pearle mightilie owerfret a1586 Lindsay MS 86b. The Pape … sittis in ane hie seige and the Empriour is set in ane law seige at the Papis in sege of maieste, Thai twelf suld set with hym-self a1400 Legends of the Saints i 168. He … thare in bischope sege wes set a1400 Legends of the Saints xxv 770. Seg c1400 (STS) 447, 448. I saw fulis set one segis of honore and wysmen set one lawar segis 1494 costlyk kyrk] men callyt ȝet, Of Sancte Machore the seg ore set a1400 Legends of the Saints xli 255/2. 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 31. The seges episcopale vacand 1515 Reg. Privy stone quhairon the doctour of his sege sittis 6 . A ‘seat’ or ‘bed’ in which something is set or fixed; ? a support of some sort. Also attrib. 1538 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 473. Thir ar the 
  144. Stinted ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0]1637-1671
    ); Stint v .] Fixed by authority or decree; appointed; set. — 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 490 one stinted liturgie had beene … need full, no doubt but Christ would have set one downe to us 
  145. Feitly adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1567
     Satirical Poems iii. 46. The faid … rycht feitlie could he set 
  146. Barnat adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475
    ] land has beyn our set with wer 
  147. Cepturyt adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513
     dyd set hym dovn amyd The cepturyt men 
  148. Cumulat p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1535
     his graif they set Ane carne of stonis togither cumulat 
  149. Foirseing adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1599-1600
    . Taymouth 173. Fatall signes … By sum foirseing fellow weill set doun 
  150. Het v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1438
    . Ilkane made joy to vther I het [: set] 
  151. Enjourn v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1651
    Enjourn , v . [e.m.E. enjourney (1596).] intr . To set out on a journey. — 1651 Blairs P 
  152. Unsetting ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1606
    Unsetting , ppl. adj . [e.m.E. unsetting (1567); Set v. 8.] Unbecoming, unfitting 
  153. March v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1450-1700
    ) (a boundary); also, to mark off ( aff ) with boundary-markers. Cf. also March v . 1 2 b. For, meithit and merchit aff frae the rest of … his landis 
  154. Foirpast adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1584-1585
     Quarto MS lxxx. 13. Thair doutfull daingers all foirpast, and mirth for murning set 
  155. Incommixt adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513
    Incommixt , a . [e.m.E. incommixed (1658).] Unmixed. — 1513 Doug. x . prol. 27. Set 
  156. Resembling vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513
     Doug. vi Prol. 156. Set thou to Wlcane haue ful gret resembling [etc.] 

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