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  1. Peelie adj.: The sun sen's forth its flickerin' rays, Fu' peely-wally wan. Gsw. 1904 H. Foulis Erchie xii.: I was a kind o' eccentric peely-wally sowl, because I sometimes dried the dishes. Kcd bairn, a peely-wally girl. Rnf. 1936 G. Blake David and Joanna iv.: That man couldny race 56: Plowterin' through Posels of mud until we felt somewhat Peely-wally. Gsw. 1972 Molly. 1991 Liz Lochhead Bagpipe Muzak 46: So it's not unusual to see her looking sorta peely-wally and: There was, of course, the usual post-match ritual of peely-wally Scots trying to chat up dusky Brazilian two of them in the ground, two policemen, the Chief Inspector himself and a peely-wally greenhorn with. 1808 Jam.); gen. in reduplic. forms: 1 . peelie-wally , (1) adj ., sickly, feeble, pallid, wan, thin, peelie-wally ; m.Sc. 1965; Ork., Bnff., Ags., Edb., Gsw., Ayr., Dmf. 2000s), dull, insipid, colourless)peelie-wally ); 2 . peelie-wersh , -welsh , adj., sickly, delicate in constitution, colourless 
  2. Peely-grass n. PEELY-GRASS , n . Also piligrass . Barley with the husks removed (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl 
  3. Wallie adj., adv., interj., n.: Thanks to ye, sir, for your mony wally words. Ags. 1848 Feast Liter. Crumbs (1891) 33: Dear. 7: Sheu meed a boosam, frugal, wally wife tae the laird. e.Lth. 1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 155: A wally scribe, too, far kenn'd was the name. Sc. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 20: For Tam had aye the wally gift 'Twad lure the lairock frae the lift. Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 146: Wae a' hid a wally supper. Dundee 1991 Ellie McDonald The Gangan Fuit 43: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This loan'll be our brods. Thir haw busses our chyngin chaumer, an we'll dae it the wey we'll dae it fornenst the Duke. Combs.: (1) wally-dy , n . 1 ; (ii) adj., used ironically, fine, splendid; (2) wally-gowdie , a term of endearment, ? sc. Fordyce Country Wedding 63: She sma' credit can claim Frae sic wally-dye flirds. Slk. 1832 Hogg Altrive Tales 186: I'll let you see a wally-dy sight. . . . I'll let you see a bonny thing 
  4. Willy-wally adj. WILLY-WALLY , adj . Of persons: delicate (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. ). [Phs. a nonce conflation of peelie-wally (see Peelie , adj .) and Walawa .]  
  5. Wally n. WALLY , n . Also wallie , wallet . Sc. forms and usages of Eng. valet . See W , letter, 5 . 1 . As in Eng., a personal servant or attendant. Phr. wally-de-sham , -shang , wall-i'-the great ill o' keeping a wally? Ayr. 1834 Galt Liter. Life III. 107: The exciseman had been a wally-de-sham to my lord's brother. 2 . A neat person of small stature, commonly used as a term of 
  6. Waly interj., n., v. Ballads (1956) IV. 290: The wally o't, the wally o't. (2) Abd. c .1760 J. Skinner .1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 53: A wally fa' me gin I kend ye. Ayr. 1795 Burns Child Ballads No. 223 xiv.: Wally fa you, Willie, That ye could nae prove a man. (3) Sc. a that she wan. III . v . Nonce reduplic. form in vbl.n. wally-wallying , lamentation. Cf . Galt's similar usage of Walawa , v . Ayr. 1821 Galt Annals xvii.: Such a wally-wallying as the news 
  7. Wallydrag n., v. WALLYDRAG , n ., v . Also wally draig , dreg , wallidrag , -dreg , waily-dreg comb. wally draggle tail , a slattern (Abd. 1898 J. Milne Poems 9). Abd. 1754 R. Forbes 83: He has na seen the wally dreg Sin in her wame it bouted. Sc. 1811 C. K. Sharpe's bairns that are no come till't, and wives wi' their rocks and distaffs, the very wally-draigles o' the: The puir wally-draigle his ae fuit has liftit syne stoppit afore he's onythan duin. Nae stobs has he. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xviii.: We think mair about the warst wally-draigle in our ain byre: Three hide-bun' wally-draggles, an' the foort ane a — eeseless buffalo brute. Abd. 1930 Scots smallest, weakest or youngest bird in the nest (Sc. 1770 Hailes Ancient Sc. Poems 289, wally-dragle a' like birds hatched in ae nest . . . By weakness o' my pipe confess'd I'm wally-draggle. Ayr the wally draig when he has it in his power to catch a better bird? Ayr. 1886 J. Meikle 
  8. Wally adj. WALLY , adj . Also walie , waly . Wave-tossed, swelling, as a stock poetic epithet of the the wally Sea. Gsw. 1863 J. Young Ingle Nook 22, 66: The noo unruffl't waly main 
  9. Walawa interj., n., v.- , wally- (Ayr. 1822 Galt Entail liii.); williwa (Wgt. a .1813 Lochmaben Harper in Child Ballads in various altered or fanciful forms wally wally , walaways (Sc. 1726 Ramsay T.-T. Misc . (1876), wally-wins (Lnk. 1844 W. Watson Poems (1877) 179); ¶ wairawons (Fif. 1825 Jam.), wear-a-wins (s.Sc III. 57, wally wally ). Ayr. 1822 Galt Entail liii.: As Jenny says in her wally-wae about , wa la wa , exclam. of sorrow. Cf . Waly , Wally-dye .]  
  10. Dumple n.2 † DUMPLE , n . 2 A dent. Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 112: The wally eggs whilk ye 
  11. Shilly-wally n. † SHILLY-WALLY , n . A shock of corn consisting of three sheaves stacked together without a 
  12. Traigglie-wallets n. comb.. draigglie-wallets , s.v. Draigle , v ., 2 . (4), wally-traiggle s.v. Wallydrag . [Altered form of 
  13. Blint v. ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw [ Cf . Blent and Blinter .]  
  14. Boosam adj.] Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 7: Sheu meed a boosam, frugal, wally wife tae the laird 
  15. Wally-dye interj. WALLY-DYE , int . Also waladay (Sc. 1724 Ramsay T.-T. Misc . (1876) I. 81), wail-a-day 
  16. Fineer v., n. never made use o' ony o' that vile hypocrisy that tries to finneir up wickedness wi' words or wally 
  17. Stirrah n. (1883) II. 41: She's born a bra wally thumping stirra. Ags. 1823 A. Balfour Foundling II 
  18. Gamp v., n. Poems (1811) 105: A wally dish o' them weel champit, In time o' need How glibly up we'll see them 
  19. Whinger n. was a saft silly docus callan to ca' the pleugh, and keepit him three years till he turn'd a wally 
  20. Wallow v.1 WALLOW , v . 1 Also wally (Sc. 1905 E.D.D. ); ¶ willow . Pa.t. wallowt , Pa.p. wallowt 
  21. Peerie adj. formation, suggesting connection with Eng. dial. pee-wee , tiny, peely-wally s.v. Peelie , q.v ., and 
  22. Vieve adj.. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' Ling 46: A wally goon O' vievest green is comin. Abd. (Buchan 
  23. Bowt n., v. seen the wally dreg Sin' in her wame it bouted. Hence bowt fou' , bout fow , welling full, full to 
  24. Beast n.1 cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw Or halie kists o' kings ... Edb. 1993 : Ah 
  25. Brace n.1: Granny's wally dug takes pride o' place upon the brace. † 3 . “A chimney made of straw and clay” (Slk 
  26. Dabbity n." or "transfers" as they were called by folk up wally closes. Sc. 2000 Sun 12 Aug : She 
  27. Huidie adj., Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw Or halie kists o' kings 3 . Sh. 1992 Bobby Tulloch A 
  28. Swallie v., n., ah'm feelin richt peelie-wally, em.Sc. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 247: ' ... It's 
  29. Wyliecoat n.); and ne.Sc. forms wallicoat , wa(a)laquyte , wally kwite , wulloquite (Bnff. a .1838 Jam. MSS 
  30. Forenent prep. Ellie McDonald The Gangan Fuit 43: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This 
  31. Onie adj., pron., adv., n.. 34: I wad rather see the wean gin it be onything wally. Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian Gangan Fuit 33: The puir wally-draigle his ae fuit has liftit syne stoppit afore he's oniethan duin 
  32. Atween prep., adv. Selected New Poems 38: There atween the trees, atween the tears, atween fowre russet leaves and a wally 
  33. Brod n.1, v.1 Gangan Fuit 43: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This loan'll be our brods 
  34. Gloamin n. Selected New Poems 38: There atween the trees, atween the tears, atween fowre russet leaves and a wally 
  35. Chaumer n., v. Gangan Fuit 43: Quince: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This loan'll be our 
  36. Halie adj., Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw Or halie kists o' kings ... em.Sc. 1999 James Robertson 
  37. Hire v., n. considerable loss. Sc. 1824 Eppie Morrie in Child Ballads No. 223. xv.: Wally fa' you, Willie 
  38. Thrum n.1, v.1 cuisten broon, A wally goon O' vievest green is comin. [O.Sc. thrum , c .1425, throomb , 1591, a 
  39. Hause n., v. swill a wally footh o' eel t'rough his wassan. (5) Ib. 33: An' sweer wus he tae tak' the lock 
  40. Hinnie n., adj.. Smith Poems 20: Come, kilt yer coats, my wally gowdie! My honey-doo! my auld howtowdie! (5) ( a 
  41. Slap n.2, v.2 and the peatshed. Dundee 1991 Ellie McDonald The Gangan Fuit 33: The puir wally-draigle 
  42. Willie prop. n. WILLIE , prop.n . Also Willy , Wullie , Wully ; Wally- , Walla- . In transf . usages 
  43. Stob n., v. The Gangan Fuit 33: The puir wally-draigle his ae fuit has liftit syne stoppit afore he's onythan 
  44. Warld n. see the wean gin it be ony thing wally and like the warld. Ayr. 1890 J. Service Notandums 
  45. Sair adj., n., adv. years, an ma teacher, indeed, fin I wis bit a peely-wally five-eer-aul, a richt knee cover't ower wi 
  46. Tent n.3, v.1, adj.2 Turning a Fresh Eye 18: The peelie mune blintin ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw 
  47. Greet v., n.1 Thomas and Wally bear the hallmark of the big P. No, not papist or proddie, but paranoia. Edb 
  48. Stane n., v. ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw Or halie kists o' kings - Tak tent - ye'll 
  49. Cast v.. Horne Flooer o' the Ling 46: An' owre the lan', On ilka han' — For cuisten broon, A wally goon O 

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  1. Wawy adj. ( Wawy ,) Wally , -ie , Uavie , Wavie , adj . [ME and e.m.E. wawy (Lydgate), wavy ( c, woddis, wallie [ L. wally] sey 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1989. This warld walteris, as dois the wallie sey 1513 Doug. Comm. i iii 85. Tryton … is the bruyt or rowtyng of the wally sey 1513 Doug. vi v 84. Orontes, … Saland from Troy throw owt the wally see, The dedly storm ourquhelmyt 1513 Doug. vi v 117. The wally seys to wytnes draw I heir 1513 Doug. ix iii 54. The wally fludis 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 110. Behaldand … Sum watry hewit as the haw wally see 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 117/33. In the uauie [ v.r. wauie] raigne … the 
  2. Wele Favourit adj.). Now wally faw that weilfard [ Ch. weill fairde] mow 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2434 (B). Wally, wally faw tha twa weill fard [ Ch. weill fairde] facis a1568 Bann. MS 141a/5. A weilfaird 
  3. Wallie adj. … My tendir girdill my wally [ M. wallie] gowdy 1603 Philotus 33. Now wallie as the carle). Now wally faw that weilfard mow a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS No. 1517. Wallie fa yow if yow fart not quod Fairlie to his fair wyf 1629 Dalyell Darker Superst. 491. Wally fall that quhyt 
  4. Overwelter v. rageand storm ourweltrand [ Sm . ourwalterand, Ruddim . ouerwelterand] wally seys Ib. xii . xi 
  5. Tirly Mirly n./46. Quod he, My kid, my capircalȝeane … My bony bab … My tendir girdill, my wally gowdy, My tirly 
  6. Alsmony adj.. 53. Alsmony of thame as than hes eschaipe The wally fludis c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts xiii 
  7. Routing vbl. n.1 iii 85. Tryton, as sais Bocas, is the bruyt or rowtyng of the wally sey Id. Æn. iii viii 
  8. Perpetualy adv. Perpetual(l)y , adv . Also: -ual(l)i(e , -ual(l)ye , -wally ; -ealy ; -uyly ; -uel(l)y 
  9. Wattiry adj. the haw wally see 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 13. Vrine … first vaterie colourit thairefter 
  10. Pok n.. 491. Wally fall that quhyt head of thine, but the pox will tack the away from thy mother 1636 
  11. Eschape v.. Alsmony of thame as than hes eschaipe The wally fludis 1549 Compl. 17/29. In hope to eschaipt 
  12. Tendir adj. capircalȝeane … My bony bab … My tendir girdill, my wally gowdy 1513 Doug. xi Prol. 174. Lyke as 
  13. Se n.1 Prol. 110. Watry hewit as the haw wally see 1549 Compl. 40/1. The suelland vallis of the 

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