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- Peelie adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1833-1998: 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 Jam.); gen. in reduplic. forms: 1 . peelie-wally , (1) adj ., sickly, feeble, pallid, wan, thin and, 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
- Peely-grass 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]1761PEELY-GRASS , n . Also piligrass . Barley with the husks removed (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl
- Wallie adj., adv., interj., 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]<1700-2004 ye, sir, for your mony wally words. Ags. 1848 Feast Liter. Crumbs (1891) 33: Dear Rab, I: 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
- Willy-wally 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]WILLY-WALLY , adj . Of persons: delicate (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. ). [Phs. a nonce conflation of peelie-wally (see Peelie , adj .) and Walawa .]
- Wally n.[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]1816-1834WALLY , 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
- Wallydrag n., v.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1736-2000WALLYDRAG , n ., v . Also wally draig , wally dreg , wallidrag , -dreg , waily-dreg in 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
- Waly interj., n., v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1726-1895 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
- Wally adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1947WALLY , adj . Also walie , waly . Wave-tossed, swelling, as a stock poetic epithet of the sea.) I. 244: Much dawted by the Gods is he, Wha to the Indian Plain, Successfu' ploughs the wally Sea
- Walawa interj., n., v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1933- , 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 .]
- Dumple n.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]1790† DUMPLE , n . 2 A dent. Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 112: The wally eggs whilk ye sent
- Shilly-wally 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]† SHILLY-WALLY , n . A shock of corn consisting of three sheaves stacked together without a head
- Traigglie-wallets n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]. draigglie-wallets , s.v. Draigle , v ., 2 . (4), wally-traiggle s.v. Wallydrag . [Altered form of
- Blint 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]1998 ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw [ Cf . Blent and Blinter .]
- Boosam 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] Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 7: Sheu meed a boosam, frugal, wally wife tae the laird
- Wally-dye interj.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1745-1824WALLY-DYE , int . Also waladay (Sc. 1724 Ramsay T.-T. Misc . (1876) I. 81), wail-a-day , weel
- Fineer v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1822-1928 made use o' ony o' that vile hypocrisy that tries to finneir up wickedness wi' words or wally shaws
- Stirrah n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1848 (1883) II. 41: She's born a bra wally thumping stirra. Ags. 1823 A. Balfour Foundling II
- Gamp v., n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1746-1925 Poems (1811) 105: A wally dish o' them weel champit, In time o' need How glibly up we'll see them
- Whinger n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1703-1949 was a saft silly docus callan to ca' the pleugh, and keepit him three years till he turn'd a wally
- Wallow v.1[0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1718-1951WALLOW , v . 1 Also wally (Sc. 1905 E.D.D. ); ¶ willow . Pa.t. wallowt , Pa.p. wallowt
- Peerie adj.[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]1868-1993 formation, suggesting connection with Eng. dial. pee-wee , tiny, peely-wally s.v. Peelie , q.v ., and
- Vieve adj.[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]1778-1994. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' Ling 46: A wally goon O' vievest green is comin. Abd. (Bch
- Bowt n., v.[0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1935 stanes, And bowtit up amang the rest. Dmf. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 83: He has na seen the wally
- Beast n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1768-1998 cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw Or halie kists o' kings ... Edb. 1993 : Ah
- Brace n.1[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1712-1993 . Gsw. 1993 Margaret Sinclair Soor Plooms and Candy Balls 20: Granny's wally dug takes pride o
- Dabbity n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1875-2000 get my hands on 'dabbities' or 'transfers' as they were called by folk up wally closes. Sc
- Huidie adj.[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]1787-1998 Forbes Turning a Fresh Eye 18: The peelie mune blintin ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or
- Swallie v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1837-2002, ah'm feelin richt peelie-wally, em.Sc. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 247: ' ... It's
- Wyliecoat n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1701-1955); and ne.Sc. forms wallicoat , wa(a)laquyte , wally kwite , wulloquite (Bnff. a .1838 Jam. MSS
- Forenent prep.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1709-2000 Ellie McDonald The Gangan Fuit 43: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This
- Onie adj., pron., adv., 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]1707-2000. 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
- Atween prep., adv.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-2000 Poems 38: There atween the trees, atween the tears, atween fowre russet leaves and a wally dug seen
- Brod 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]1704-1996 Gangan Fuit 43: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This loan'll be our brods
- Gloamin n.[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]1707-1998 Selected New Poems 38: There atween the trees, atween the tears, atween fowre russet leaves and a wally
- Chaumer n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1700-2000 Gangan Fuit 43: Quince: Richt on time. An here's a braw wally place for practisin. This loan'll be our
- Halie adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]<1700-2000. 1998 Lillias Forbes Turning a Fresh Eye 18: The peelie mune blintin ower cauld stane, Ower wally
- Hire v., n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1703-1957 considerable loss. Sc. 1824 Eppie Morrie in Child Ballads No. 223. xv.: Wally fa' you, Willie
- Thrum n.1, v.1[1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-1995 thrummin), For cuisten broon, A wally goon O' vievest green is comin. [O.Sc. thrum , c .1425, throomb
- Hause 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]<1700-2004 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 30: An' a't'o he wus hass-b'und, hid deud no hinder him tae swill a wally footh o
- Hinnie n., 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]<1700-1996. 1866 J. Smith Poems 20: Come, kilt yer coats, my wally gowdie! My honey-doo! my auld howtowdie
- Slap n.2, v.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1701-1997 and the peatshed. Dundee 1991 Ellie McDonald The Gangan Fuit 33: The puir wally-draigle
- Will prop. n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1727-1962.), Wally- , Walla- ; Willock (Gsw. a .1820 Bk. Sc. Song (Whitelaw) 212), Willag (Cai. 1902 J. Horne
- Stob 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]1700-2000 The Gangan Fuit 33: The puir wally-draigle his ae fuit has liftit syne stoppit afore he's onythan
- Warld n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1727-2002 see the wean gin it be ony thing wally and like the warld. Ayr. 1890 J. Service Notandums
- Sair adj., n., adv.[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]1704-2004 teacher, indeed, fin I wis bit a peely-wally five-eer-aul, a richt knee cover't ower wi warts an a lad
- Tent n.3, v.1, adj.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]1705-1998 Turning a Fresh Eye 18: The peelie mune blintin ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw
- Greet 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 Thomas and Wally bear the hallmark of the big P. No, not papist or proddie, but paranoia. Edb
- Stane 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]1711-2000 ower cauld stane, Ower wally een o beast or hoodie craw Or halie kists o' kings - Tak tent - ye'll
- Cast 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]1704-1995 lan', On ilka han' — For cuisten broon, A wally goon O' vievest green is comin. Mry. 1921 M. M
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- Wawy adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1501-1623( 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
- Wele Favourit adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1500-1686). 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 Bannatyne MS 141a/5. A
- Wallie adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1500-1692 tendir girdill my wally [ M. wallie] gowdy 1603 Philotus 33. Now wallie as the carle he). 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
- Overwelter v.[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 storm ourweltrand [ Sm . ourwalterand, Ruddim . ouerwelterand] wally seys 1513 Ib. xii . xi
- Tirly Mirly n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1500-1700+, My kid, my capircalȝeane … My bony bab … My tendir girdill, my wally gowdy, My tirly mirly [ M
- Alsmony adj.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1390-1535. 53. Alsmony of thame as than hes eschaipe The wally fludis c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts xiii
- Routing vbl. n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1]1500-1698 iii 85. Tryton, as sais Bocas, is the bruyt or rowtyng of the wally sey 1513 Id. Æn. iii
- Perpetualy adv.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1398-1605Perpetual(l)y , adv . Also: -ual(l)i(e , -ual(l)ye , -wally ; -ealy ; -uyly ; -uel(l)y
- Wattiry adj.[1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]<1375-1623 the haw wally see 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 13. Vrine … first vaterie colourit thairefter
- Pok n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1500-1673 Superst. 491. Wally fall that quhyt head of thine, but the pox will tack the away from thy mother
- Eschape v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1643 pvnishment ( b ) 1513 Doug. ix . iii. 53. Alsmony of thame as than hes eschaipe The wally fludis
- Tendir 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+ tendir girdill, my wally gowdy 1513 Doug. xi Prol. 174. Lyke as quha offendit had hys lord
- Se n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1700 of the stormy see 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 110. Watry hewit as the haw wally see 1549


