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  1. 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
     121: I suppose ye wud like to tak' the nap aff a body. Mry. 1888 T. Mason A. Dickson 281 tak the nap aff her, for a cheenge. [Prob. a variant form and extended usage of Knap , n . 2 Rural Rhymes 232: A bitter carle was he, nae doubt, Wi's naps an' jeers. Phr: to tak ane's ( a , the ) nap aff ( ower ) somebody , to make fun of, mock, have a joke at another's expense, take a: They're jist takin' their nap aff them , there's naebody takin' the thing serious. Kcb. 1893 
  2. 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 , n . Appearance of newness, freshness, 'bloom.' [drɛx] Arg. 1 1940 : Ye'll tak the drech aff yer coat if ye wear't in a blatter o' wind and rain like this. [Gael. dreach , appearance 
  3. 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
    KILHAILIE , n . A somersault, fall, tumble (Cai. 1960). Cai. 9 1946 : Let him tak' 'at noo; he wiz workan for a geed kilhailie. Cai. 1949 : He got a fine kilhailie aff his bike 
  4. 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
     Sh. News 18 Aug.: If doo wid gie him less aff-tak he widna taer dee sae muckle. Sh. 4 1931AFFTAK , AFF-TACK , n . [′ɑftak, ′ɑftək] (See also Aftak , Sh. and Ork.) 1 . A 'taking off .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 
  5. 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.] 
  6. 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
    . Lit . and fig . Abd. 2 1932 : Ye've back-loaden'd yer cairt, man. Tak' up twa links o' yer back-chine an' throw some o' the wecht aff yer horsie's back. Lth. a .1885 “J. Strathesk 
  7. 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 
  8. 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 
  9. 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 
  10. 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
    ). [′bɑɪ′get] Ayr. 1879 R. Adamson Lays of Leisure Hours 135: For, if we will the by-gaet tak', We maun loup dykes an' ditches. Dmf. [1777] J. Mayne Siller Gun (1808) ii . i.: Aff to 
  11. 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. 
  12. 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). Slk. 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck vii.: Gie him a cup o' thy wrath; an' gin he winna tak that 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 
  13. 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
    . ix.: 'Lordsake! we're aff,' thinks I, 'but whaur?' ( b ) With ellipsis of come , gang , tak will tak' a few feet aff the length o' his tiger, we'll see what can be dune about the breadth o' theAFF , 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 
  14. 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
    : She addressed the director of the steamer '. . . oh, man, haud up the handle o' your boat, and let aff the bizz , and tak him up.' 3 . A rumour. Edb. 1895 J. Tweeddale Moff 129: I dersay. 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 is said that 'Nane cud say bizz tull 'im.' (4) Tak the bizz , (a) (see quot.); (b) be at sixes and sevens. (a) Lth. 1825 Jam. 2 : To tak the bizz , a phrase applied to cattle, when, in J. Inwick x.: Ye couldna be lang in ony company withoot somethin bein said that gart them a' tak 
  15. Benkle n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1934
    ) 1918 T. Manson Humours Peat Comm. I. 211: An Mary, benkle dis boady o dine an tak aff dis muckle 
  16. Cude adj., n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1923
     , † cuide ). Rxb. 1825 Jam. 2 s.v. custril : Tak 'im to the loupin-on stane. Does the kued custril trow I can hechil aff the bare yird o'er a' thae walise? 2 . n . “A stupid person” (Rxb. 1923 
  17. Bumlie 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]1915-1937
     : It'll tak ye a' yir time t' haive sic bumlers o' shaives t' the tap o' the ruck. Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie  116:  There may be some bumlies o' steens hae fa'in' aff the dyke amo' the corn 
  18. Tak 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]1700-2000
    ) tak aff , adv., (i) tr . to turn or shut off ( e.g . moving machinery), to cease the running of (a. Sc. 1835 Gsw. Journal (17 Oct.) 31: I ha'e spoken to Mr Cheap, the draper, and ye can tak' aff 'tak' aff' one of the feus that were at the time being granted by the laird of Elchies. (iv) Abd) Sh. 1900 Shetland News (27 Jan., 7 July): Whan is dis gales an' sleet gaein' ta tak' aff? . . . 'I faer me back 'ill tak' aff.' (vii) Ayr. 1896 G. Umber Idylls 154: I'm sure he doesna tak aff his forebears in that respect. (3) Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 151: He's an, he just tasted . . . 'Now, sir, just tak' it awa — it will put the shidder aff ye.' Cai. 1871 fun aff , to poke fun at, make a fool of, scoff at; (8) to tak one's hand aff , to slap, smack (Abd tak one's wag aff , = (7); (11) to tak on hand , followed by the inf .: to undertake, engage oneself Idylls 69: The daft jaud did naething but geck and tak her fun aff the blate Willie. (8) Abd 
  19. Taik n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1913-1994
    ., Dmf. 2000s), gen. in phr. to tak a taik . Cf . Eng. tack , a ziz-zag course on land. Abd. 1913 W. Fraser Jeremiah Jobb 23: I'se tak' a taik ower tae see Mrs. Broon the nicht. Abd. 1929. Abd. 1993 : I'll jist tak a taik doon e road. 2 . A mood, humour, disposition (Sh., Abd. 1972 taik aff. Dundee 1994 Matthew Fitt in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 180: The grund 
  20. 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 ye dinna tak' tent. Fif. 1912 D. Rorie Mining Folk 403: Sudden death is explained as due 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 
  21. 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
    . wm.Sc. 1835 Laird of Logan 169: Tak' a bit laif to your egg, man. Lnk. 1890 H. Muir 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 
  22. Gow v.2[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]1871-1915
    ' siller aff o' them. Abd. 1903 Abd. Wkly. Free Press (5 Dec.): He wis that strong they wur fleyt t' tak, 'im. Bit his fowk got him gowet owre t' gie 'imsel' up. Sc.(E) 1913 H. P. Cameron 
  23. 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. 
  24. ′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. 
  25. 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. 
  26. 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. 
  27. Cauker n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1777-1894
     cauker . Dmf. [1777] J. Mayne Siller Gun (1808) 89: The magistrates, wi' loyal din, Tak aff 
  28. 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 
  29. 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 
  30. 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
    AFF-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 made a great aff-lat o' a faist. It wid 'a' set them better t' pay thir debt. 3 . Spell of leisure, holiday. Abd.(D) 1915 H. Beaton At the Back o' Benachie 60: We dinna get sic aff-lats 
  31. Drunt n.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1786-1917
     Rhymes 149: Ye needna dod nor tak the drunt. Ayr. 1786 Burns Halloween ix.: An' Mary: Her leddyship took the drunts and gaed linkin' aff. Kcb. 1815 J. Gerrond Works 145: Take 
  32. Ether n.3[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1733-1926
    . 1832 W. Scott Poems 22: Tak' aff their milk, an' leave their edders teem. Bnff. 1872 W 
  33. Skurm n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1876-1958
     Comm. 188: Du's no ta brak dee egg wi da spune an tak aff da skurm wi dee fingers. Sh. 1958 
  34. 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. 
  35. 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 
  36. 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 
  37. 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
    . Ainslie Pilgrimage 217: Gie me the man, that on occasion Can tak an affsett o' digression. 5 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 
  38. Ilta n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1818-1956
    ' ilty. Sh. 1898 W. F. Clark North. Gleams 58: Whin da moarnin' cam, da elta haed worn aff o spite (Jak.), to tak iltafu at (or to ), to take a dislike to ( Ib .). Also in ppl. form iltifeed dy midder, an' mebbe mair o' you, ta tak sic iyltafaa at Minna. Ork. 1904 Dennison Sketches 
  39. Ether adv., pron., conj.[0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1719-1899
     evil neither; 'The deevil tak' them that hae maist o' ither.' Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny naething adee but reel aff to you aboot fat Sir Simon inten's to do. . . . Sh. 1899 J. Spence 
  40. Flaunter v., n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1723-1938
     haed tae sit doon an' tak' aff my hat for a meenit afore gawn ony farder. Sc. 1938 Gsw. Herald 
  41. Upwith adv., adj., n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1929
    . 1858 M. Porteous Souter Johnny 30: Ye'll wi' a braindge Jirk aff the mune, an' upwith whud. Bnff. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 28: Wi' manfu' courage tak' the upwith brae. Abd. 1882 
  42. 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. 
  43. Coggle v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1768-1995
     . Anything that rocks or looks like toppling. Ags. 1868 G. Webster Strathbrachan II. i.: Tak' aff aff an' the cairtie coggled richt ower an' smashed a shaft an' maist o' his gear. Ayr. 1995 : He's cogglet ower aff the seat. 2 . tr . “To cause any thing to rock; or move from side to side : The chair's cogglie. Kcb. 1930 Old Saying (per Kcb. 2 ): If ye dinna tak care, me and you 
  44. 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. 
  45. Air n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0]1773-1985
     common in Stirling. To run a little hot water into a cold bath is to 'tak' the cauld air aff o't.' 2.: 'To take the chill from beer is usually denoted by the phrase 'tak the hair off the drink.' It's coud, jist out o' the cellar, yoden better tak the yare off it.' Slg. 1 1931 : Air , chill. Very 
  46. Wintle v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1785-1913
    . Tennant Papistry 173: He wi' his prickin' gude pyk-staff Made them rebound and wintle aff. Lnk . Vbl.n. wuntlin , a tumbling, a fall. Sc. 1819 J. Rennie St Patrick II. xiii.: An' ye tak would have wuntled aff their chairs in a fit. 3 . To wriggle, writhe; to dangle, flutter. Ayr 
  47. 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. 
  48. 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. 
  49. Elbuck n.[0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1728-1987
    , to the burn side, an' cuttin' aff twa awcre odds o' the lang point. Kcb. 1894 S. R. Crockett bar's brass rail like he himsel was moulded on t'it up tae his elbick. Phr.: to tak help at one's. Beaton Benachie 48: I'll tak' help at my elbocks, for weel dee I ken that Gweed aye helps them that 
  50. Craigie n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1925
     Doctor 13: For as it trickled owre his craigie, He held it wardit aff lumbaigy. Ayr. 1786 tak' my whusky, and afore the smell o't's oot your craigie, ye'll come to me telling me ye've sign'd 
  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. Gair n.1, v.[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]1765-1930
     upon't. Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 61: And ye'll tak aff my Hollin sark, And riv't Remains 238: Tak aff thae bars an' bobs o' gowd, Wi' thy gared doublet fine. Fif. 1825 Jam through the gare it ran. Abd. 1 1930 : Cut a gair aff ae side o' the breedth o' stuff tae fix on 
  55. Happity adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1790-1933
    , Lass gin ye lo'e me tak' me now! Gsw. 1863 W. Miller Nursery Songs 27: For a cloit o' a fa. Soutar Seeds in the Wind 31: A puggie snaig'd aff wi' the cripple man's crutch . . . Och hone, och 
  56. Heal n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1915
     Helenore 29: I wrate him back, that ye yeed aff frae me, Wi' time enough, in time at hame to be; An' in gueed heal. Ayr. 1795 Burns To Mr Mitchell v.: My hale and weel, I'll tak a care o't A 
  57. Sookan 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]1880-1920
     Dennison Sketch-Bk. 33: Tak' this kirk sookan aff o' me hass. Ork. 1905 Orcadian Papers 
  58. 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 .] 
  59. 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 . Spaik ; (6) to get a stick to mak a beetle o' , to tak an opportunity to find fault, to use as an tak clean stick , to go with all speed, set off quickly. Cf . Eng. slang to cut one's stick ; (9) to tak up the sticks , to exert oneself, 'to enter the fray,' 'to take up the cudgels' (Sh., Bnff tak him hame. (3) Ayr. 1785 Burns To W. Simpson xxvii.: Folk thought them ruin'd stick-an-stowe. Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 214: Which, gin I ga'e you stick an' stow, Wad tak tak up the stick for him. Abd. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 49: He took up the sticks on's ain 
  60. 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 
  61. 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. 
  62. 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 
  63. Forhoo v.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1755-1996
     A. Shirrefs Poems 42: How can ye think, I ever wad agree, To tak' a man, that may forhui me forehooied, greetin, girnin, murnin and manin kittlins, cut aff frae their hamely sinecures in the purgatory 
  64. Ill-tongue n. comb., v.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1746-1898
     My Man Sandy (1899) xviii.: Tak' your hand aff me, you ill-tongued bissam. Mry. 1897 J 
  65. Maunner v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1791-1916
    ) 156: If she exalt her voice, then she breaks aff her maunder and commences a yove . ¶ 2 . A slow . Gsw. 1914 D. Colquhoun Jean 31: I thocht I wid tak' a maunder alang tae see Mr McWhummel. 
  66. Misguggle v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1754-1935
    , slash, carve. Abd. 1754 R. Forbes Journal 29: She bad me had aff my hands, far I misgrugled a lookin' back, Sees ocht misgoggl'd, or wud tak Ill-will at oniebody's flyte? II . n . Disturbance 
  67. 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 
  68. 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 
  69. 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
     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 C. Murray Hamewith 36: The policies a' pailined aff an' set. Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins 
  70. Birsie adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1929
    . Stoddart Songs and Poems 55: So gin ye tak' an angler's word, Ye'd through the whuns an' ower the brae Poems (1876) 121: But lest the critic's birsie besom, Soop aff this cant of egotism, I'll sidelins 
  71. Fant n., v., adj.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1713-1993
     wan fair dame. Abd. 1898 J. R. Imray Sandy Todd 11: I wis forced tae tak' a moofu' o fant dee. Sh. 1993 New Shetlander Sep 29: Her midder wis kinda taen aff. 'Hit's a 
  72. 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. 
  73. 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: He'll tak' me as a 'prentice gin summer. Bnff. 1934 J. M. Caie Kindly North 29: My supper swoopit aff his feet. II . conj . By that time that, when; before; until (sometimes followed by that 
  74. Leg 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]1702-1996
     best surety. Also adv . and in phrs. to gie or tak leg-bail , to run away, decamp, flee from. 1960); (22) to tak leg(s) , to run off, decamp, 'clear out', skedaddle (Ork., Cai., Abd., Ags., Fif wife o' cash an' claes, Then takes leg-bale, an, aff he gaes. Peb. 1802 Edb. Mag. (June) 452: Then aff, leg-bail, directly hurried. Sc. 1814 Edb. Correspondent (10 Nov.): Some notorious News (2 Sept.): Thu pood a pair o' fine socks aff o' da leg brod. (5) Dmf. 1777 Dmf: Courageous Cuddy, glad tae see The Boar tak' leg sae soon. Ags. 1868 G. Webster Strathbrachan I an' owre the sea. Bch. (coast) 1958 : Tak leigs, boys, i.e . run for it, 'beat it'. 2.: to leg aff , to set off, depart; — away , to walk clumsily (Bwk. 1825 Jam.); — on , to walk or work. Anderson Poems 50: Wi' head erect, fu' blythe an' big, He an' the bailiff aff did league To Congou's: Aff I gaed as hard as I could leg. Abd. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 53: She wis fell sair 
  75. 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.: A wis gyaun tae tak' a styte roon the parks tae see gin the nowt be a' richt. 2 . A lurch in Eng. dial. Ayr. 1833 J. Kennedy G. Chalmers 80: Aff rows my cup aff the saucer Press and Journal 15 Dec 12: Tak Roy Lyall's sister, Edna, a grand player o the kirk organ as fowk. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 108: Sandy's fit slippit aff the edge o' the sofa, an' he cam' stoit doon 
  76. Harrow n.1, v.[0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1899
    , — awa' — ); ( b ) to carry off the prize, be successful (Ayr. 1825 Jam.); (12) to tak' aff the harrows the harrow , see quot.; (10) to put under the harrows , to submit to an ordeal; (11) to rin aff or. 1813 E. Picken Poems II. 132: 'Twad be a guid joke, if a rough, kintry chiel' Soud rin aff wi like improvements, but this Caralean [crinoline], I maun confess, takes aff the harrows clean. 2 
  77. 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
     Lilts 34: Oh deil tak thae blethers wi' lugs aff the fang. Sc. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart: 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 Loon 26: In troth oor Tam was aff the fang, An' menseless tae, for oot he flang. Per. 1990 
  78. 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 
  79. 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 
  80. 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 
  81. Fluir n., v.[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]1768-2000
     his own account, he was 'never aff the flure the haill nicht.' Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore fluir , across the floor. See Through ; (5) to tak the fluir , to set foot on the floor, esp. in order examination, and you'll tak' the second floorfu'. (5) Gsw. 1863 J. Young Ingle Nook 142: An' siccan legs — I do declare, A'maist e'en noo could tak' the flair. ne.Sc. 1928 J. Wilson Hamespun 13: Fling bye their stules an' tak the fleer, An' sune are hoochin' in the reel. [The forms 
  82. Fedder n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1]1882-1991
     The New Makars 45: Whaar my niest stramp mycht faa, what rod My wilt stravaigin fit mycht tak, A rattle whin I tried to stick him aff o' da haft. Abd. 1951 Buchan Observer (20 Feb.): The sock 
  83. 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. 
  84. 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 
  85. 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 .] 
  86. 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 
  87. 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. 
  88. 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. 
  89. 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. 
  90. 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'. 
  91. 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.] 
  92. Ring v.2, n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1799-1962
    ); (8) to ring the lugs aff one , to drive one demented with noise. (1) Rxb. c .1830 Proc. Bwk kirk's rung in. Sc. 1887 Stevenson Underwoods 94: But noo the bell is ringin, in; To tak. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 144: He bravet it aff a lang time; bit he did ring-in at the length ring in an' lat her tak' her gate. Abd. 1913 G. Greig Mains Again 32: I've jist come owre to tell ye that I'll hae to ring in. . . . I canna tak' ye. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains iii . vii.: Damn their noise — they [the rooks] ring the lugs aff a man. 2 . To deliver a 'ring' on the side of the head. Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 210: I'll tak ye a ring ee 
  93. 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 
  94. 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 
  95. 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 
  96. 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 .] 
  97. 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. 
  98. 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 
  99. 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 
  100. 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 
  101. 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.] 
  102. 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 
  103. 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. 
  104. 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 
  105. 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 
  106. 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
    . 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. 
  107. 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 
  108. 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 
  109. 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 
  110. 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 
  111. 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 
  112. Luif n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1711-1954
     scud luifs , = (9) (Uls. 1961); (15) to tak one's luif aff anither's lug , to slap one's face, box fine Paper, for very little more than ordinary. 4 . Phrs. and Combs.: ‡(1) aff ( ane's or the gi'e a Fool Reproof, E'en wi' a canty Tale he'd tell aff loof? Ayr. 1786 Burns 2nd Ep. to J. Lapraik vii.: But I shall scribble down some blether Just clean aff-loof. Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 349: He skelps the truth directly aff his loof. Dmf. 1836 A. Cunningham Lord, an' scrieved them aff loof withoot ance makin' a stammer. Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 53: I canna' tell aff-loof what's gane wrang wi' folk ava. (3) Gsw. 1877 A. G. Edb. 1772 Fergusson Poems (S.T.S.) II. 90: He'll tak the hint, and criesh her loof Wi' what 
  113. 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 
  114. 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 .] 
  115. 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 
  116. 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 
  117. 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. 
  118. 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 
  119. 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 
  120. 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. 
  121. 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 
  122. 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 
  123. 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 .] 
  124. 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.] 
  125. 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 
  126. Belly-flaught p.p.[1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1701-1934
    -licked skin. Peb. 1805 J. Nicol Poems I. 31: They met: an' aff scour'd for their fraught, . . . Nor stapt — 'till beath flew, bellie-flaught, I' the pool! — diel tak the hindmaist! wm.Sc. 1835 
  127. Glock v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1790-1940
     were broken Smash aff the bottles, Fast as I broke they had them glockin' Adoon their throttles owner of the bottle [of spirits] says 'Tak a gluck o't'. A gluck is less than a 'mou'-fu''. [Onomat.] 
  128. Gree n.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1917
     place (‡Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. ), sometimes followed by awa or aff , also to carry , get , hae , tak —. Now liter . Sc. 1721 Caldwell Papers (M.C.) I. 243: He carried the gree, as we say 
  129. 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. 2 1943 : Knitch up that raw o' rakins an' tak' it intae the mull. [O.Sc. knech , a bundle 
  130. Ouk n.[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]1728-1929
    . Ags. 1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. xviii.: [They] . . . wad hae scriftit aff a psalm or a Nook 13: He'd gi'en me sic a fricht, 'Twad tak an ouk to mak me richt. Sh. 1877 G. Stewart 
  131. Pearlin n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1708-2000
     abune her bree, O. Bch. 1934 Abd. Univ. Review (March) 124: Your fabala's an' perlin's tak a hantle o' time by's mine 'at are sae easy to pit aff an' on. Abd. 2000 Sheena Blackhall The 
  132. Scatter v., n.[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]1867-1990
     time to tak To answer ye! 2 . To plough the ground between one rig and another, to plough in an: She [a gun] wad mak' an awfu' scatterment gin she war to gang aff. Uls. 1898 S. MacManus 
  133. Sloo n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1866-1951
     II. 3: Tak a divit aff o' de second slue o' Ole's byre and pit him anunder de kirn. 2 . A long 
  134. 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
     Wilson's Tales of the Borders III. 78: Tak up this bit trantalum o' a thing till him. m.Sc. 1838 her. Kcb. 1901 R. Trotter Gall. Gossip 379: Tae pu the thack aff the hoose an fling their 
  135. 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. 
  136. 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. 
  137. 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 
  138. 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 
  139. 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 
  140. 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 
  141. 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 
  142. 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 
  143. 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 
  144. 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 
  145. 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 .] 
  146. 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. 
  147. 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. 
  148. 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. 
  149. Rede v.1, n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1725-1937
    : I rede ye keep yer hauns aff The Wild Scots o' Galloway. Ags. 1921 V. Jacob Bonnie Joann 11: An' wha is't redes me to tak' a wife? A puckle o' single men! wm.Sc. 1937 W. Hutcheson. 1768 A. Ross Helenore (S.T.S.) 76, 107: For to your cost by now I reed ye ken What 'tis to tak'. Bwk. 1876 W. Brockie Confessional 181: Far aff, I rede, by sea an' lan'. II . n . Advice 
  150. 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 
  151. 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 
  152. 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 .] 
  153. 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 
  154. 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 
  155. Stap n.1, v.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1721-1954
     scamper aff, hap, stap, an' fling. Knr. 1876 J. L. Robertson Poems 87: At ilka stap a Scots., Ags. 1971). And is prob. a corruption of in ; (3) to hae or tak a stap , to take a short walk, make a short journey, walk a little way (Abd., Ags. 1971). Now obs. in Eng.; (4) to tak ( somebody 62: To tak a stap out-owre the way. Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxv.: Tak' ye Eppie Gray 3: Min' tak a stap oot owre the auld kirk brae. (4) Rxb. 1927 E. C. Smith? Edb. 1773 Fergusson Poems (S.T.S.) II. 141: Ayont the kirk we'll stap, and there tak bield 
  156. 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 
  157. 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 
  158. 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 
  159. 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 
  160. 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. 
  161. 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 
  162. Wap v.2, n.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1]1700-1999
     wee sma heids aff it. Then when ye've got it bare, ye catch it aa thegither an tak a wire an wap it No. 192 A. iv.: And tak a halter in thy hose, But wap it oer the Wanton's nose. Fif. 1831 147: 'Tae mak a heather scrubber, ye tak a bunch o' heather an walt it owre a stane tae tak aa the 
  163. Dreid v., n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1790-1940
    .: I dreid ye've ower muckle faith in Janet's ability to tak' care o' hersel'. Abd. 1828 P: That nae guid will be his end, Gin he no' tak' thocht an' mend — Puir, ill-dreaded Yiddum. 2. (1913) XV. 108: To ill stamp oot, and dreid some waes aff-sklent. 3 . In phr. to dree one's dreed 
  164. Tout n.2, v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1773-1931
    ' sair the time That e'er they toutit aff the horn. Ayr. 1788 G. Turnbull Poet. Essays 199 them wha tak' a toot. Sh. 1897 Shetland News (21 Aug.): Doo kens tout aboot is fair play. Gall Muses 21: If you feel inclined tak' a wee bit toot. 2 . A drinker of liquor, a tippler 
  165. 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 
  166. 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 
  167. 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 
  168. 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 
  169. 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 
  170. 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 
  171. 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 
  172. 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 
  173. 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 
  174. 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 
  175. 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 
  176. 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. 
  177. 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 
  178. 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 
  179. 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. 
  180. 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 
  181. Heaven n.[0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1731-1998
     the thunder-boltit leven. Abd. 1879 G. Macdonald Sir Gibbie liii.: Gien ye dinna tak the better care, ye'll be soopit aff to haiven afore ye ken whaur ye are or what ye're aboot. [ Ib . xlvi 
  182. Malison n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1999
    . 1962). Sh. 1898 Shetland News (20 Aug.): Whin dey tak a thing i' der heads, da melishen himsel' widna put dem aff hit. Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 44: Depend doo apon it, eddicashion is 
  183. 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 
  184. 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 
  185. 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 
  186. 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 
  187. 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.] 
  188. 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 
  189. 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 
  190. 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 
  191. 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 
  192. 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.] 
  193. 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 
  194. 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 
  195. 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 
  196. 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 
  197. 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 
  198. 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 
  199. 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 
  200. 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 
  201. 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.] 
  202. 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 
  203. 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 
  204. 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 
  205. 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 
  206. 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 
  207. 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 
  208. 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 
  209. 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 
  210. 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. 
  211. 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 
  212. 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 
  213. Nain 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]<1700-1991
     (1801) xxiii.: The next rig redds them to tak' care To cut their fur, and tak' their share O' their, Like his nainsel', clean dichtit aff the sclate. m.Sc. 1991 William Neill in Tom Hubbard The bit bonnie nest. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 56: A merchan' maun tak' 's 
  214. Atent n.[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]1880
    ATENT , n . For Tent = notice, in phr. tak tent . Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 40: Tak' atent 'at ye deu no' believe some day tae your cost. [ Attent , atent , is found in 
  215. Iss interj.[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]1895
    .) 3: On a sudden I heard some loons cry, 'Iss tak' 'im, Jock, tak' 'im,' an' syne some big tykes cam 
  216. Knack v., n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1745-1970
    . With aff : to strike or knock off, as with a sharp implement (Jak.; ne Sc. 1960). Bnff. 1866' aff the neep-heids wi' the tapner. Gsw. 1970 George MacDonald Fraser The General Danced at chatter away (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 97; Abd., Uls. 1960); with aff : to tell stories, jokes, lies. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 97: He thinks nae mair o' knackin' aff lees nor o' pittin' aff's claise, an 110: Maist gart ye tak' the knaks, ye fool, Ye turn'd sae snell. Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B 
  217. 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 
  218. Tabbet 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]1821
    † TABBET , n . Also tabbit . Only in phr. to tak tabbet , to take the opportunity of an tak tabbit wi' you anither time. [Poss. for * tae-buit , an additional advantage, from Tae 
  219. 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 
  220. 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 
  221. 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 
  222. 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 
  223. Abuilyiements n.[1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1701-1931
    . 1915 H. Beaton Benachie  180:  First an' foremost, gang an' tak' aff that weet buliments. Slg 
  224. Intimmers n. pl.[0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1714-2004
    . 2004 Press and Journal 16 Feb 14: Noo, wi that staim lattin aff, let me tak ye back tae last 
  225. Job v.2, n.2[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1736-1996
    '. Mry. 1873 J. Brown Round Table Club 252: In tryin' tae pluck a rose, tak' care ye dinna job. Dundee 1991 Ellie McDonald The Gangan Fuit 33: The jobes aff the breers his claes hiv aa rivan 
  226. Kelter v., n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1790-1998
    . 'Fine, thank ye.' 'I'm sorry I kiltered her.' Ags. , Per. 1919 T.S.D.C. : If ye tak muckle o. Dmf. 1954 : He got a kelter aff the horse. 2 . A twist, a kink. Kcb. 4 1900 : Making a 
  227. 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
    . 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 120: Dis shooer is aff, an hit's lint up a bit. 2 . refl . or quasi … luikid up at da butt laaft whaur dat cat wis geen, an' dan lint her doon ta tak' up da butter. II 
  228. 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 
  229. 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 
  230. 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 
  231. 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 
  232. Donner v.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1737-2000
    .' Fif. 1806 A. Douglas Poems 141: Tak' a horn O' my rare highland whisky. 'Tis no the damag'd bodie's gran'faither's wig Was pu't aff on the door by a splinter. Gsw. 1987 Peter Mason C'mon: Hooch! here we are, deil tak' me, dondered ass. Dmf. 1810 R. H. Cromek Remains 75: The 
  233. Mink n.1, v.1[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]1813-1964
    : 'Wull Ah tak' the monk aff noo?' . . . He removed from the beast's head the rope with which he had been , a slip knot (Mry. 1 1925; ne.Sc. 1963). Abd. 1832 W. Scott Poems 5: Ye'll tak a win'lin 
  234. Bulback n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1879-1908
     or command (Sh. 1962). [′bʊlbək] Sh. 1879 Shetland Times (10 May): Gin ye try ta tak ower muckle bullack [ sic ] apo wis. Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): Du will no tak (get) bolbak ower me 
  235. 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 
  236. 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 
  237. Bitts n. pl.[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
     . In phr.: to tak the bitts out of someone's mouth , to give someone a drink. Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 72: Will ye no tak the bitts out o' my mouth the day , is a common phrase by 
  238. Vaar v.1, n.1[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]1897-1908
    ! 2 . In vbl. n. varin , a warning (Sh. 1973). II . n . In phr. tak vaur , to pay attention, take heed. Sh. 1897 Shetland News (22 May): Hit'll learn me ta tak' mair vaur agen. Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): I am warnt him but he will no tak vara. [Norw. dial., O.N. vara , to warn, refl 
  239. 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 
  240. 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. 
  241. 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 
  242. 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 
  243. 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 
  244. 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 
  245. 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 
  246. 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 
  247. 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
     pay attention, give heed. Obs. exc. liter .; (2) to tak tent , — a tent (Sh.), (i) absol . or.) I. 163: Strick Tent they'll tak to stow them wi' strang Brine. Sc. 1769 Grey Cock in. Edb. 1773 Fergusson Poems (S.T.S.) II. 140: Take tent case Crummy tak her wonted tids. Wgt. 1804 R. Couper Poems II. 19: Tak good tent whare ye can lean When nations groan. Sc. 1816 Scott Antiquary vi.: Canny now — tak tent and tak time. Ayr. 1823 Galt Gathering of West (1939) 39: Gin ye're no sleeping, tak tent, I hae something to say. Ork. c .1836 Old-Lore Misc. I. vii . 265: Tak tent ye cutna yere big thumb. Sc. 1888 A. Lang Ball. in Blue China 42: Tak aye tent to be up on the green! Ags. 1897 Bards Ags. (Reid) 238: Tak, tak tent.' I could only gie ane o my peelie-wersh smiles an' nod the heid. Whit can ye say whiles? wm.Sc. 1989 Anna Blair The Goose Girl of Eriska 100: 'Tak' tent, William. It's a fell dark 
  248. 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 
  249. 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. 
  250. 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 
  251. 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 
  252. 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 
  253. 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 
  254. 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 
  255. 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 
  256. 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 
  257. 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 
  258. 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 
  259. 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 
  260. 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”. 
  261. 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 
  262. 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 
  263. 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 
  264. 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 
  265. 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 
  266. 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 
  267. 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, ... 
  268. Link v.3[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]1880
    , whin ye see him at the mith ye'll cry — Tak wey, tak wey; Rin tae the Deil or ye link or stey 
  269. Out-tak n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1816-1949
    OUT-TAK , n ., v . Also oot-tak , uttak (Jak). Sc. usages. [ n . ′uttɑk, v . -′tɑk] I expected, or than appearances justify. Ork. 1929 Marw. : Puir stuff, that, — no oot-tak in it! Ork. 1949 “Lex” But-end Ballans 23: Fencing? Ower weel teu Bit nae oot-tak. Min, whit's wrang it' dir rossin an' dir nae oot-tak i' da laek o' dat. 3 . Expenses, outlay; in pl ., purchases. [ Out + Tak . O.Sc. outaken , outane prep., 1375, outtaking , vbl.n., c .1400.] 
  270. Confess v.[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
     . With wi : to confess to, admit to. Cf. own wi s.v.  Own , tak wi s.v.  Tak , v ., B . 1 . (16 
  271. 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 
  272. 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
     Ancient Hind 8: Ye can get some ither body's job, an' he can tak your place at paddin' the streets 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 
  273. 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 
  274. 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 
  275. 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 
  276. 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 
  277. 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 
  278. 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 
  279. 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 
  280. 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 
  281. 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 
  282. 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 
  283. 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 
  284. 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 
  285. 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
     heels! Mry. 1852 A. Christie Mountain Strains 22: I left them baith to tak' their crack, An: Leezbeth, heest ye an' get the tea ready an' I'll set aff the nicht. Gall. 1901 Trotter Gall 
  286. Penurious adj.[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]1915-1940
     stock. Fin' he cam', he cudna tak' this, an he cudna tak' that; bit noo he's aye mait hale at diet-time 
  287. 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 
  288. 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 
  289. 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 
  290. Slour v., 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
     9: Will ye tak' sowens, Joseph? Oh, I dinna care though I tak' a sloor. [A variant in the same 
  291. 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 
  292. 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 
  293. 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 
  294. 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 
  295. 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 
  296. 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 
  297. 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 
  298. 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 
  299. 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 
  300. 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 
  301. 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 
  302. 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 
  303. Whack 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]1719-1930
     influenced this meaning. Sc. 1788 Poet. Dialogues 12: An 'at your word, man, here I tak ye, An' wi whaukit aff by a scythe heuk. 3 . To drink copiously (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 209, also with oot papers. Abd. c .1930 : I'll tak the haill whack. 4 . A charge, cost, fee. m.Lth. 1857 
  304. Order n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1787-1999
     ignore each other, ... Sc. usages: 1 . In phr.: to tak an order o' , wi , to take steps regarding. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb viii., xliii.: Ye'll jist tak' yer neeps there, an nae anither cheep oot o' the heids o' ye; or gin ye dinna, we'll ken fat wye to tak' an order o' ye. . . . We're nae accoontable gin we dinna tak' an order wi' them that's owergyaun the laws o' the land. 2 . In pl .: one's 
  305. Back-gate n.[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]1825-1932
    BACK-GATE , n . [′bɑk′get] 1 . lit . A back road. Bnff. 2 1932 : Ye sid tak the back Jam. 2 : Ye tak ay back-gates , you never act openly. Phr. to gae the backgate , to be guilty 
  306. 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 
  307. 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 
  308. 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 
  309. 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 
  310. 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 
  311. 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 
  312. 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 
  313. 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 
  314. 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 
  315. Inwick n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1805-1923
    .' 'Then risk it.' Dmf. 1920 D. J. B. Irving Tally-Ho 55: Juist tak' an inwick aff yer ain 
  316. Munelicht n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1752-1991
     Poems 49: They maun tak' to the bent By a sly moon-light flittin'. Sc. 1822 Scott a hearse, (Its eese we didna speer, On caul' meenlichts he reested in't, An' nicket aff the deer). 
  317. 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 
  318. 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 
  319. Back-jaw n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1932
     till a' wiz daivt wee thir ill tungs. Lnk. 1 1932 : I'll ca' the heid aff ye, gin ye daur to 
  320. Bedraigle v.[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]1870-1929
     to scrape the mire Frae aff their tired bedraiggl'd shanks. m.Sc. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls 
  321. Bravity n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823-1935
     (1868) vii.: Fling aff yer orra duds, an' don yer bravity, lass! Fif. 10 1935 [O.Sc 
  322. Crank n.3, adj.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1786-1886
    . Haliburton' Horace in Homespun (1925) 246: An' aye the 'r,' tho' crank awee, Gaed birlin' aff the mooth 
  323. Defluction n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1705-1915
    . Watt Poems (1860) 236: [He] clears aff the defluxion Wi' a smoke this morn. Ayr. 1912 G 
  324. Flaip n.[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]1818-1847
     B. of Bodsbeck (1874) vii.: If ye war to stite aff that, ye wad gang to the boddom o' the linn wi 
  325. Gilly-gawkie n., v., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1779-1954
     gilliegaukies o' dochters. Ayr. 1833 J. Kennedy Geordie Chalmers 213: Dinna be wiled aff your feet 
  326. Leetany 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]1881-1924
     Swatches o' Hamespun 24: Gweed-mornin comes like a leetny aff my tongue. [Sc. variant of Eng 
  327. Pinnish v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1914-1958
     get a glisk a da fire. Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 116: Dey aye pit it aff fill its edder a 
  328. Reeble n., v.[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]1872
    . 1872 E. B. Ramsay Reminiscences 34: He ribbled aff the prayers like a man at the heid o' a 
  329. Shuttle adj.[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]1910-1969
    ' that meer; she's a shuttle bitch; if ye look roon, she's aff in a meenit. Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne 
  330. Snuff n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1837-1920
     and dudgeon ye gaed aff wi. Gsw. 1920 F. Niven Tale that is told xii.: His is the only 
  331. Sye n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1832-1993
     hirdie was needin', just aff o' the leas. ne.Sc. 1961 People's Jnl. (2 Sept.) 7: Chappit 
  332. Thrammel v., 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]1804
    . Tarras Poems 112: Fu' fast she's ca'd the rim about, An' thraml't aff wi' awfu' rout. II . n 
  333. Tird v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1877-1949
    ' mi lufs. Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 82: I tirds aff me claes an' maks ta lay me doon. 2 
  334. 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 
  335. Atap adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1991-1996
     — ye cud see twis him richt aff frae the yark he gied wi his flippers, frae the wye the gun cockit oot 
  336. Steek n.2, v.2[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]1736-2000
     i . ix.: 'Tak' up that steek for me,' said 'Auntie,' shoving a coarse grey stocking into Martha's) with energy or earnestness, to apply oneself vigorously to (Kcb. 1971); (6) to tak up a steek ( in say, that theeving's a sin; so I hope ye'll allow me to gie her an opportunity to tak up the steik in. 1806 A. Douglas Poems 10: He brags he'll tak baith hill an' howe, An' to the steeks us plunder) 147: I never gaed at sic a steek a' my days. Ags. 1912 A. Reid Forfar Worthies 86: Aff 
  337. Uptak 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]1709-1965
     a lamb at the up-taking, but an auld sheep or ye get it aff. 3 . To strike up a tune, to lead the singing in church, act as precentor. Agent n. uptaker , a precentor. See tak up s.v. Tak , v wi' his witching crack, Did his attention sae up-tak, He clean forgat his drouth. II . n . 1. 1950 Buchan Observer (26 Oct.): The up-tak' o' the tatties. † 2 . A passenger picked up en 
  338. Takie 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]
    ¶ TAKIE , adj . Lasting, of food (Cld. 1825 Jam.). [Orig. uncertain. ? From Tak , to catch hold 

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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
     gold 1647 Aberd. B. Rec. 72. He had resolved to tak aff their burden 1668 Ib. 248Af , 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 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 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 1681 Ib. 300. Sundrie of the counsellouris wer aff the toune 3 . From (a person, etc.) by way [merkis] aff hir moderis thrid 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 220. I haue sentt my haiknay to gett his 
  2. Leper Man n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1400-1638
     Auditors 185/2. To gif owr the tak of the landis of Spittale land to the toun of Dumbartane quhat tyme thai wald get a discharge of the lepir man of quham he haid the said tak c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matth. x . 8. Raise the deidmen, clenge the lepirmen 1535 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 443. The 
  3. 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 in the auld table undiscussit and devoid thaim, and tak the remanent in his buk and devoid elikwis cummersom besynes 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 378. Tabular 1538 Reg. Privy S. II 406/1 
  4. Bank n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1639-1700+
     dischairging all inhabitants … to tak on with any commander [etc.] 1664 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 43 aff the hie streit 1670 Elgin Rec. I. 313. Ane bank to be beat that no persones cast the 
  5. 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
     floring [be] inlairget … to the new wall 1600 Ib. 288. To tak ordour with Jhonn Hering … for thairis 1638 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 410. That the mantling caike he taken aff and inlargit fig 
  6. 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). 
  7. 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). 
  8. 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 ther yconomus, and that the commoun kist be maid 1584–5 Reg. Privy C. III 731. The tak sett 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 
  9. Permutation n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1436-1681
     wife wes redemit with permutatioun of a gret nobill of Ingland 1541–2 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff power to mak the said tak 1553 Rec. Earld. Orkney 253. Be way of permutatioun chaingein and 
  10. Pleying vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1480-1700+
     the richt of his tak 1600-1610 Melvill 452. In awatting on plattes and pleying of stipends thaim … for ane annuale of iniure c . 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 377. Anentis proces and 
  11. Tarledder n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1499-1700+
     c1575 Balfour Pract. 579. Challenge of fleshouris … That thay tak tar ledderis aff the hides, and 
  12. 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 
  13. Ra n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1494-1693
    . Common in the phr. to tak the salis fra the (thair, the schippis) rais , also the salis and rais fra Conc. Publ. Aff. 489. [They boarded the ship,] cuttit the mane saill fra the ra 1549 festynned (2) 1559 Admir. Ct. Bk. (St. S.) 110. To arreist thair schip and tak the salis fra the baillies, to fense and arreist the schip or schippis, … tak the saillis fra thair raise, and na wayis schippis … and tak the saillis fra thair rayis 1586–7 Waus Corr. II 381. Raais 1589 suffer the watter bailȝe of Myddilbrugh nor na straingeris … to poynd nor to tak the saills fra the rayis 1628 Aberd. Council Lett. I 280. By warrand … we caused tak the sailles from the rayes of his 
  14. 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 
  15. Tak n.1[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1392-1700
    Tak , Take , n . 1 Also: takk , tack(e , talk , tact , taik(e . Pl. also tax . [North. ME and chiefly north. e.m.E. tak (Cursor M.), take (1511), tacke (1523), takk (1526), tayke (1599), ON tak .] 1 . A lease granting tenancy of land or property, the right to carry out some tak , see Liferent n. 1 e (4). Also in collocation with Assedatioun n . (1) 1392 maner of exactioune [etc.] … that may be askyt [etc.] … duyrand the tyme of the forsayde tak … and the it happin the said tenant to deceis befoir the ische of the tak 1480 Acts Lords of Council I 52/2. That the said Andro sall broik … the said tak … efter the forme of a transumpt be ane Acts Lords of Council II ci. Landis … pertenand to the said [ gap in text ] be reson of tak of our thar gersomis 1496 Acts Lords of Council II 4. To keip and defend Robert … in the tak … in breuk nor jois tak fischeing nor land of the said burgh 1564 Reg. Privy C. I 295. The said 
  16. Grave n.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1399-1682
     Breadalbane Doc. (Reg. H.) No. 437. To … tak away aney buriall stane aff any graive ( d ) 1503 Cart 
  17. Peonar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1575
     James Hogis xxiiij peonaris quhilkis passit to the said raid 1523 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 187] for carying of thair gestis fra the dewrheid and helpying to tak doun the said ruff xviij s. viij d 
  18. Uver adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]<1375-1599
     Clidisdale ellipt. 1498 Acts Lords of Council II 279. His tak … of Awmernes Uver and Nethir 1557 Protocol Book of Sir Alexander Gaw 44. His tak of Abirargeis uvir and neder 1578. Aff. 289. At the uvir pethis of Colbrandspeth 1530 Misc. Maitl. C. II 110. Duelland in ane hous at the Vuir Bow c . 1518 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 124. Plegis … for the Ellottis of 
  19. Refus n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1639
    . Stewart 39/325. The moir he spurd, the moir refuse he fand (2) 1523 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 187. That thai … tak the said money … without ony refus 1571 Bann. Memor. 158. I take thy last comperis not … or in his absence or refuis [etc.] 1571 Acts III 68/1. That thai sall nocht tak Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 101. For the refus that is maid amangis the kingis liegis in the taking of 
  20. Scailing vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1460-1700+
     Wisdom of Solomon (STS) 172. Tyme of scalynge, tyme of gaderinge 1519 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. Publ. Aff. 180. Eftir the skaling of the said army 1569–70 Edinb. B. Rec. III 269. At the … to Skoyne 2 . To tak scailing , to cease hostilities (? by withdrawing one's forces). 1535 Stewart 8938. The quhilk wes send … With speciall power for to purches peice And scalen tak fra all 
  21. 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 
  22. 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 
  23. 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 
  24. Marinar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1483-1670
    ] Byssy at thar wark 1524 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 203. 1538 Mill Mediæval Plays 127. 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 7339. My marinaris thay ar in reddynes, To tak vp saillis, and to the 
  25. 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 
  26. 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 
  27. 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 
  28. 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 
  29. 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 
  30. 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 
  31. 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 
  32. Tik Tak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1549-1590
    Tik tak , Tick tack , n . [Du., Norw. tiktak , F. tic-tac , echoic.] A representation of a sharp repetitive sound. — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 42/18. The smal artailȝe cryit tik tak, tik tak, tik tak, tik tak c1590 Fowler I 260/3. Court hath mee … trannsfourm'd into a clock 
  33. 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 
  34. 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 
  35. 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 
  36. 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 
  37. 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 
  38. 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 
  39. 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 
  40. 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 
  41. 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 
  42. Ta v.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1700+
    ). Also to tak (goods) aff one's hand . 1473 Treasurer's Accounts I 14. Tane fra Johnne of pleise 1627 Dumbarton B. Rec. 12. To tak the half of the bargaine aff their hand c . ? To(e , -en(e , -ne , taknyne , tak , taikin , -en , taike , tackin , -yn , -en , -eine), taccenn , takenn (both Orm), take(n ( a 1272), tak , ta (both Cursor M.), taake(n (Wyclif), tan, goods, etc.) by force; to arrest (a wrongdoer). Also to tak in (one's) hand(is . Also const. fra 1880. Emynedus … debait can ma To tak the duke, or than to sla 1456 Hay I 133/11. It hapnis the said Johne Donaldsouns durris & to tak his gudis 1508 Treasurer's Accounts IV 123. To ane man to pas to the Lard of Balgony with ane lettir to tak ane man callit Mure quhilk wes justifyit 1527 Douglas Corr. 119. Gret rewardis to ony persone that will outher tak or sla the ten cum him to tak 1584 Melvill 188. Lyk athercape wobbes that taks the sillie flies ( d 
  43. 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 
  44. 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 
  45. Tak n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1489-1686
    Tak , n . 2 Also: tack(e , take , teik . [17th c. Eng. take (1654); Ta(k v. 1 ] 1 ) 1531 Bell. Boece I xxxiii. Quhare … wes gret plente and tak of herying c1575 Balfour thousand hering of ilk tak that haldis, viz. of the Lambmas tak, of the winter tak, and of the Lentroun tak ?1549 Monro W. Isles (1961) 61. Loch Leafan, gude tak of hering in it ?1549 Monro W. Isles (1961) 68. Within this ile thair is gude tak of salmond fische upon five principall wateris … In. I 40/27. In ony place quhair a tak of herring is 1611 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II 316. [Licence granted to the inhabitants of Musselburgh] to resort to the tak of hering, salmond or. Convention of Royal Burghs III 121. That na fishers at the said tak sall mix peillit hering with pakkit. quot. remain obscure. a., b . 1489 Acts (1566) c. 35. Certane gentilmen hes vsit to tak caupis of the quhilk tak thair, and exactioun thairof, our souerane lord … knew na … resonabill cause 
  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. Kavil n.1[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1428-1650
    . Hist. MSS. , Varr. Coll . V. 82. Jhon the Lelman sal tak Ectour of Meldrum kawyl as he is oblyst and cast aff thair kaiuel and sair tyred to keip it langre [L. suæ sortis pertæsi ], to be trubitaries to 
  50. Sithement n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1460-1651
    . Compositioun sythment and kinbutt to tak 1533 Boece 366b. Al the gudis of Scotland for the life of sould … procure a sythment to be maid to the offendit partie b . 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff 
  51. Tent 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]1375-1693
    ), aphetic f. Attent n. 1 ] Attention, heed, care. a . To tak tent , to pay attention ( to something it lay ?1438 Alex. i 126. With thair swordis to pay ransounis, Thay tuik na tent to tak presounis c1420 Ratis Raving 137. Tak … tent gif thov will thrif c1420 Wynt. viii 183. Wald thou tak tent to thir old storyis a1500 Henr. Deth & Man 28. Inn my ȝowtheid, allace, I wes full irk, Culd nocht tak tent to gyd and gouerne me c 1476 Lennox Mun. 107. Tak 1490 Irland Mir. II 136/2. I pray the … attend and tak als gret tent to the solucioun … of this that he prayis for thocht he tak na kepe nor tent to the wordis his prayere is richt vertuos (Ch.). To the effect thay may tak better tent To saulis vnder thair dominioun c 1552 Lynd Gude and Godlie Ballatis 26. Tak tent and leir How [etc.] 1585 Perth Kirk S. in Spottiswoode Misc. 253. The bellman to tak tent that no person that receives weekly alms beg at the kirk door 
  52. 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 
  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. Hede n.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1617
     cair In the phr. to tak or haf hede ( to or of something, or with other complements). (1 Legends of the Saints iii. 910. As ȝe may se, and ȝe tak hede ?1438 Alex. ii . 4601. Porrus na hede wald to him tak 1456 Hay I. 224/17. The burges … takis hede to nane weris c1460 Consail Wys Man 353. Al thing has tyme wald men tak heid c1475 Acts of Schir William seruandis, tak heid quhat I say 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 14. The principal … sal tak head that thyr c 1611– c 1617 Mure Early Misc. P. i.127. In tyme tak heid then, least too lait thou mourne 
  56. Brew-tak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1563-1664
    Brew-tak , n . [ Tak n .] A tack of brewland. 1563 Reg. Great S. V. 352/1. Dimed[ium] molendini et terrarum molendiniarum cum lie Brew-tak de Arbirlet 1611 Reg. Panmure I. p. xcix 
  57. 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 
  58. 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 
  59. Mark n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1456-1657
     … fra him,¹/₁₂ he gettis a lettre of leve to tak ony man of that contree … and haldis him prisoner quhill that gude be payit 1456 Ib. 220/26. The king aw to geve letter of powar to tak mark impediment … lettrez of marq and contramarq nochtwithstanding 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 496. That 
  60. Transum v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]<1375-1646
     sade principale letter of tak 1498 Acts Lords of Council II 190. Transumyt 1500–1 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 253. Transumit 1532–3 Acta Conc. & Sess. (St. S.) 158. The samin Pract. 371. Gif the seill of ony evident be crasit [etc.] … the lordis … may tak the depositioun of 
  61. Out-tak prep., conj.[1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1535
    Out-tak , Outak , Owtak , prep . and conj . [North midl. ME. out-tak (Manning), appar. imper. of Out-tak v. passing into prep . But cf. midl. and south. ME. and e.m.E. out-take , oute-take tak [ v.rr. Outtane] he that wyth the mell Was slayne a1500 King Hart 846. Rent haue I none outtak fortune and chance 1513 Doug. v . xii. 61 (Sm.). Wes all the navy out tak four tak [ P . outakun] of the schip 2 . prep . Not counting, besides. c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matth 
  62. Rin v.2[0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1390-1590
     ) 1531 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 367. [As his delivery] ryndis to the kingis grace honour 1543 of baith thir realmes 1546 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 550. Becaus it ryndis to his honour, fame. That nane … tak upoun hand to do … ony thing that may appeir to violate or rynde to the rupture of this 
  63. 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 
  64. 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 
  65. 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 
  66. Ladillar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0]1643-1668
    .] … to goe throw with the said laidlers on Wednesday nixt and to sie them tak thair dew … fairlie as becometh … and to enjoyne them to tak thair dewes that way during their tak 
  67. Latting vbl. n.1[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0]1409-1681
    . 109. Before ony settyn or to mail lattyn of the said tak 1499–1500 Acts Lords of Council II the scarcenes of watter 1672 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt Dec. 21. For letting aff the weist 
  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. Bakset 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]1650
    Bakset , n . [ Bak a ., Set n .] = Bak-tak . — c1650 Spalding II. 84. Marschall, … haueing gotin this tak, settis the same customs in bakset to sum weill affected burgessis of Abirdein 
  71. 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 
  72. Aufald adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1487-1596
    . Ewfall a .] Honest, open, straightforward. 1487 Misc. Spald. C. II. 256. I … sall tak leill sall … tak thar auffald part in all thair just and leifful actionis 1546 Misc. Spald. C. II. 274. Athir of the saidis pairteis sall … tak playne trew and aufauld pairt with vtheris 1554. Privy C. I. 519. To … tak aufald and plane part with us 1577 Reg. Morton I. 93. [He] hes 
  73. Assise Hering n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1512-1615
     of ilk tak that halds, viz. of the Lambmes tak, of the winter tack, and of the Lentrone tack’. 1512 Reg. Privy S. I. 370/1. A lettre of tak … of all and hale the assise hering of the west sey and lowis of the realme 1512 Ib. 371/2. A lettre … of the tak of the Kingis assise hering purchased a yeere tak of the assyise hering of the Northe Ylles [etc.] 
  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. Umast adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1400-1589
     kingis castell ande vtouth the ȝet the forster … sal tak his vmast [ Skene Reg. Maj. ii 11, vpmaist] clath c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix . 707. Wallace gert tak inu haist thar humest to the said vicar be the deces of Jonet Badly c 1513 Acta Conc. in Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. lvii. Corpresentis and umest claithis c 1513 Acta Conc. in Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. lvii. Preistis, tak na kyis, The vmest claith ȝe sall quyte clame 1569 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 351 
  79. ȝemar n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375
     geymari keeper.] A keeper; a groom. — 1375 Barb. ii 123. Yow sall tak Ferrand my palfray … And gyff his ȝhemar oucht gruchys Luk that thow tak him magre his 
  80. 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 
  81. 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 
  82. Scolage n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1496-1700+
     barne deduceand in payment thairof vj s. viij d. aff the maisteris scollage 1620 Banff Ann. II 21. With the speciall condition that the said Mr. Alexander tak no kynd of scolladge from any of the Glasgow B. Rec. I 388. The said Duncane Birnett to tak vp ane musik schooll … he taking fra the toun [ sc. school masters] tak no mor scolledge nor quarter payment fra towne bairnes bot ten schilling (2) 1593 Edinb. B. Rec. V 106. [Mr. Jhonn Chalmer is] to tak and haif of his scholleris onelie singing ten schillings [etc.] 1594–5 Ib. 127. [To] tak … in scholage of all toun 
  83. Tirduf 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
     … the barsis and falcons cryit tirduf, tirduf, tirduf … than the smal artailȝe cryit tik tak, tik tak 
  84. 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 
  85. 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 
  86. 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 
  87. Bak-tak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0]1645-1682
    Bak-tak , n . Also: back-tack . [ Bak a . or Bak adv ., Tak n .] ‘A tack connected with takis 1646 Ib. 633/1. Lyverentaris … wha hes set thair lyverent landis for ane bak tak dewtie 
  88. Kepe n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1375-1669
     1375 Ib. xvii . 61. Thou sall tak kep weill to thi day c1420 Wynt. II. 100. He … syne . 720. The Scottis men tuk off thair cummyng kepe c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 39/18. To tak of othere mennis gyding 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 150. Attend and tak gude keip To throu the glas I dyd tak kepe Latonya, the lang irksum nyght 15.. Clariodus i . 1472. Be Raving 208. Our elderis has techit ws To tak kep our speking till ws [= use] 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1234. A schynand licht … The quhilk with cure to heir I did tak keip 1513 Id. Æn 1535 Stewart 54654. That he sould tak gude keip Within his boundis for to do no ill (4) 1375, thane … drownes tham a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 230. Thus variant scho was, quha list tak keip 15.. Clariodus iii . 721. Whyllis scho wald ly still and tak [gude] keip And uther be ever … at bis service … , to tak kepe till him 1456 Ib. 11/14. Tak gude kepe to thy 
  89. Slouch n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1500-1699
     faith transf. a1599 Rollock Wks. I 385. Thair is na creature … that can tak aff the 
  90. Steling vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1442-1700+
     preiudiciale to the trety last takin 1522 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 153. [That the lords] to tak 
  91. Heich-heided 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
    .] Proud, arrogant. — 1599 Rollock Wks. I. 374. I had rather tak in hand to teiche ane idiote the gospell. .nor to tak ane heich-heided chylde [ infra ane proud-heided bodie] that is puffed up with the 
  92. 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 
  93. 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 
  94. Viage v.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1586
     As to byggyn, and to wyage [ C. tak woyage, W. tak wyage] In marchandys or pilgrimage 1494 Deidis of Armorie 29. The corbell … signifies that he that bur him first in armes … voyagit for to tak 
  95. Wattir Balȝe n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1467-1690
    . 2. ( a ) 1514 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 19. [The chancellor … ordains David Mailvile, president. 24 Oct. Johne Reid and Johne Lessellis to be watter bailȝeis to tak ordour concernyng the weill of … to poynd nor to tak the saills fra the rayis 1635 Glasgow B. Rec. II 38. Watter bailyea 
  96. 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 
  97. Heindmest adj., adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1597-1641
    . I. 107. The said Helen bade the said Christane tak the haill cheikennis ... and draw tham throw the link of the cruik, and tak the heindnest [sic] and slay with ane fyrie stick 1641 Rec. Old Aberd 
  98. Swee 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]1616
     pain.] ? A burn, the sting of something hot. — 1616 Orkney & Zetl. Sheriff Ct. MS 63a. Tak ane eg & ros it and tak the swee [ Misc. Maitl. C. II 188, sweit] of it thre Sondayis And with 
  99. Gre n.2[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1398-1568
    ; esp. in the phr. to tak in gre , to be pleased or satisfied with; also to mak gre , to satisfy 1461 Liber Pluscardensis I. 387. Be nocht in to thi vertu variabile, Bot soberly in paciens tak and of his awin propre motyf and gude gree c1460 Thewis Wysmen 213. Tharfor wysmen suld tak in 
  100. 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 
  101. 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 
  102. 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 
  103. 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 
  104. Unscathand pres. p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1437-1456
    ] suld men tak gude tent that thai ete nathing that engenderis malancoly … bot ȝit may thai thre tymes tak mare unscathand na in the hete of somer sesone 
  105. Oursit v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1456
     Hay I. 132/21. I may in that chaudecole tak it agayn … Bot and I byde quhill I be culit I may nocht do it but ordour of just lawe … I may nocht tak it agayne … be resoun gif I oursytt ony quhile [etc.] 
  106. 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
     in tak and is in the rentale thairof 1533–4 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 421. A tennent beand syklyk as the ald rentalys berys 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 491. [The abbot] denyit that he register ( of amounts paid). 1587 Acts III 464/2. The kingis commissioneris … sall … tak vp dittay Reg. Privy C. II 542. To … tak … inquisitioun quha wer the auld kyndlie tenentis and possessouris Conc. Publ. Aff. 547. [A tenant … ] rentalit [ … in certain land … ] decessit in the rentale tharof quha wald … tak the samyn in rentale of the towne … tobe rentalit yeirlie thairin … and his airis efter sett in rentaill and tak … his tane half of his teynde schaiffis 1571 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 32. Privy C. I 428. The said umquhile Henrie … havand than fyve yeris takkis to ryn, obtenit ane new tak dewityes 1683 Lauder Notices Affairs I 428. (4) 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 493. In the rentale suit roll (5) 1580 Protocol Book of A. Millar 73. Togidder with all rycht tak 
  107. 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 
  108. 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
     the pursuers are ordained to] liquid the punctis of said summons 1534 Acta Conc. Public Aff 
  109. 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 
  110. Wer v.2[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1400-1609
     1525 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 220. That nane of thame tak apoun hand to pas in weirefair be sey 
  111. Reparaling vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1482-1599
     silyng or vther wais inneuth the chop … he till haf priuilegis to tak it with hym at the ische of his termys 1536 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 457. Sall uphald all and haile the placis [etc.] … pertenyng 
  112. Ewfall adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1572-1659
     Montgomery Mem. 209. I … sall tak ane leill, trew, ewffald and plane part with the saidis Hew 1589 Sutherland Chart. 164. That the saidis lordis … sall … plane and ewfauld pairt tak in all thair lesum adois 
  113. Ontaking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1668-1693
    Ontak(e)ing , vbl. n. [ To tak on , Tak v .] Engaging oneself, contracting (for military 
  114. Tailȝeve n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1567-1605
     Fleming berge … Scho will sale all the wintirnight, And nevir tak a telȝevie 1583 Sempill Warning ii. Tyn ȝe this tyd and tak ane tailȝie vie Ȝe villbe vrakit on the vyndy schoir a1605 
  115. 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 
  116. 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 
  117. 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 
  118. 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 
  119. 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 
  120. 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 
  121. 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 
  122. 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 
  123. 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 
  124. Vicar-general n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1456-1684
     Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 100. Andro, archibischop of Sanctandrois, that now eftir his admissioune to the 1522 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 153. We pray and als chargis yow my lordis chancellar, vicar generall bischop of this realme deceis, it is leasum to the vicar generall to tak up … the … rentis … pertening to 
  125. Unforgevin p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1425-1654
    . Wnforgevin 1654 Glasgow B. Rec. II 301. Nae persoune … sall presume or tak vpone hand to mak any hundrethe yeards aff any dwelling houssis … wnder the payne of ane hundrethe pundis vnforgivin ( b 1571 Lanark B. Rec. 56. The clerk and the offecer to … tak and inbring the unlais of the absens 
  126. Example n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1438-1650
     2 . In phrases: a . To tak example. 1456 Hay II. 98/24. Sa that otheris tak example … to be mare dredand to brek the lawis 1490 Irland Mir. I. 11/31. Thi hienes may tak exampil tak of her souerane teching a1578 Pitsc. II. 318/18. All wratchis may tak example be this 
  127. Durand prep.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1392-1580
     forsayde tak 1423 Edinb. Chart. 55. To have thair corne grundin at the saide millis … durand the said tak 1456 Hay I. 232/4. Gif ane Inglis barne war takyn prisonare be a Franche man durand 
  128. Ik pron.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1489
     certain tags as Ic tak on hand (? after Ik hycht , e.g. viii . 268) and As ik diuisyt yow (? after. 617. Ik haue ane othir 1489 Ib. 619. Ic ask ȝow respyt 1489 Ib. ii . 20. Ic tak 
  129. Rantre n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1596-1650
    . — 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. I 92. Thow … desyrit hir to tak nyn piklis of quhyt, and ane peice rantrey Innes … tak the croce of a raintrie and put on his richt schulder, and turne him thryis about 
  130. Tak v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1515-1700+
    Tak , v . 2 Also: takk- , tack , tackl- . [ME and e.m.E. takke(n (Trevisa), tack(e ( c 1400); Tak n. 3 ] 1 . tr. To fasten, attach; nail (one thing to another). 1515 ( c 1580. Misc. P. xlviii 140. Tak on ȝour babert luif abuird 1701 Brand Orkney & Shetl. 7 
  131. 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 
  132. 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 
  133. 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 
  134. 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 
  135. 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 
  136. 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 
  137. 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 
  138. 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 
  139. 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 Reg. Privy S. I. 421/2. That nane of ȝow tak apone hand to mak ony stop, lat, truble or impediment 
  140. Pellok n.1[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1375-1688
     1530–31 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 351. That na man tak apoun hand to sla pellokis, selchis nor grete 
  141. Tug n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1444-1698
     this burgh sall in no tym heirefter tak tugs aff hyids 4 . attrib. Tug-fisching , fishing using 
  142. Distribulance n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1457-1573
     the lord nor his grovnde in tym to cum 1510 Peebles B. Rec. 42. That nane of yow tak apoun the burgh 1557 Ib. To tak cautioun for forthir distribulance 1573 Douglas Chart 
  143. Intak v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1491-1625
    Intak , -tack , Intake , v . [ Tak v ., Take v .] tr . To take in, in various senses. Baxter Bks. 27. That it sall be in the arbitrment of ain of the craft to tak ane of it or nocht intake 
  144. Plait v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1616-1662
     Criminal Trials III. 605. When we tak away any cowes milk we pull the tow and twyn it and plaitt it in the vrong way in the Divellis name 1662 Ib. 614. And quhan we tak away the fruit of cornis 
  145. Striping vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1598-1634
     Aberd. Trades 280. No friemane of the said craft sall tak vpon hand to tak or receave frae ony person 
  146. Tuthe-acke n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1550-1693
     oure oxen suld not tak the lowing ill [etc.] a1605 Montg. Flyt. 315 (T). The phtiseik, the tuithe aik Tak pellodrommy rwit and put betwene thair gumis 1614 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXVIII 84. It 
  147. Takar n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1399-1675
     … taker of him … to sla him 1513 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 2. At the personis takaris and to tak and apprehend ony of the saidis theuis … present thame befoir the justice … gif thair takeris that ane feu nummer … var in purpos to tak that hil [etc.] … cam vitht the remanent of his armye landis, teindis [etc.] … of halie kirk without tak or assedatioun 2 . A collector (of taxes, etc who leases (land); the possessor of a lease. ( Ta(k v. 1 12 with influence from Tak n. 1 all that wald mak cost [ pr. coft] thareon, tak and have, and lukit nocht to the gude clerkis … for 
  148. 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 
  149. Talk n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1499-1661
    Talk , n . Also: tau(i)k , tak . [e.m.E. talke (1539), taulk (1552), talk (1566); Talk extraordinarlie and wickit tak, confessit the samyn (2) 1525 Aberd. B. Rec. I xli. Quhe that cumis to familiarlie fallin in purpose and tak with his cuesing 1661 Baillie III 469. At the beginning of-talk, all seems to be vanished (2) c1500 Makculloch MS xiv 17. To euery tak [nocht] sone gyf 
  150. Awfaldly adv.[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
    . 59. I sall avfauldly tak my said emis pairt 
  151. Grit-hedit adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1500-1512
    Grit-hedit , a. [Cf. Grete a. 7] Great-headed. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxv. 41. Tak gud 
  152. Strese 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
    Strese , n . (?) — c1590 J. Stewart 33/114. As Jupiter fair Europa did tak Throch 
  153. Tre n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1450-1510
    Tre , n . 2 (? Erron. for Cuntre n. country). — 1450-1510 Gray MS vi 22. To tak 
  154. Towartnes n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1532-1648
    . Tueching our towardnes to them of the religion a1648 Hist. King's Aff. Scotl. under Marques of 
  155. Cadgell 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
    Cadgell , n . (Origin and meaning obscure.) — 1603 Philotus xcvi. To tak a ȝoung man for 
  156. Gowp 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
     Philotus xx. Thrie garden gowps tak at the air 
  157. 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 
  158. Breve v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1456
    Breve , v. ? — 1456 Hay I. 164/21. And I outhir tak him, or prisoun him, . . I brek my law 
  159. Soverte n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1429-1679
     pledge and sovertie to enter to the court [etc.] (3) 1533–4 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 414. That sall or thai gif the coket till ony schip tak souerte and borovis of ilk a merchande for the hame bringyne of bulȝeon c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace iii 414. And chargyt him tak souerte. Rec. II 44. That the said maister of kirk wark … sall tak no … souertye for payment of the said lair siluir bot onlie hand payment 1589 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 189. To tak souirtie for the. Aff. 9. Dene Alexander Cunyngham … till have souirtie and lawborrois … of the erle of Arane [etc Ct. 244. That ȝe tak ilkane of the saidis personis souerte for utheris … the thrid day of our nixt. Soumes of money … aucht be … otheris personis as souerte for him 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 82 
  160. Botwand 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]1507-1508
    Botwand , n. ? — a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 474. Throu Ingland thef, and tak the to thy fute 
  161. Happunys vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1499-1500
     Gawane 825. Tak na haist vpone land quhat happunys may hynt 
  162. Awfald adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1480-1592
     , Ewfall .] Honest, straight-forward, loyal. 1480 Douglas Chart. 111. Thairin to tak ane awfauld … foirsaidis sall … also tak awfall trew and plane part with him 

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