Toun, a hamlet; a farm-house W WA', wall; wa's, walls Wad, would; to bet; a bet, a pledge Wae, wo; sorrowful Waetu', woful, sorrowful, wailing Waesucks! or waes me! alas! O the pit? Waft, the cross thread that goes from the shut. tle through the web; woof Wair, to lay out, to expend Wale, choice; to choose Walie, ample, large, jolly; also an interjec tion of distress Wame, the belly Wark-lume, a tool to work with Tout, the blast of a horn or trumpet; to blow Warl, or warld, world a horn, &c. Tow, a rope Towmond, a twelvemonth Towzie, rough, shaggy Toy, a very old fashion of female head-dress Transinugrified, transmigrated, metamorphos ed Trowth, truth, a petty oath Tryste, an appointment; a fair Warlock, a wizard Warly, worldly, eager on amassing wealth Warstl'd or warsl'd, wrestled Wat, wet; I wat, I wot, I know Water-brose, brose made of meal and water simply, without the addition of milk, butter, &c. Wattle, a twig, a wand Wauble, to swing, to reel Waught, a draught Waukit, thickened as fullers do cloth Waur, worse; to worst Trysted, appointed; To tryste, to make an Waur't, worsted appointment Try't, tried Tug, raw hide, of which in old times ploughtraces were frequently made Tulzie, a quarrel; to quarrel, 'o fght Twa, two Twa-three, a few "Twad, it would Twal, twelve; twal-pennie worth, a small quantity, a penny-worth N.B. One penny English is 12d Scotch Twin, to part Tyke, a dog U Weird, fate We'se, we shall Wha, who Whaizle, to wheeze Whalpit, whelped Whang, a leathern string; a piece of cheese, bread, &c.; to give the strappado UNCO, strange, uncouth; very, very great, Whare, where; Whare'er, wherever Wicht, wight, powerful, strong; inventive; Wick, to strike a stone in an oblique direc- Wifie, a diminutive or endearing term for Wilyart, bashful and reserved; avoiding so- Wimplin', waving, meandering Win, to win, to winnow Win't, winded as a bottom of yarn Win', wind; Win's, winds Winna, will not Winsome, hearty, vaunted, gay Winnock, a window YAD, an old mare; a worn out horse Yearlings, born in the same year, coevals Wintle, a staggering motion; to stagger, to Yell, barren, that gives no milk reel Yerk, to lash, to jerk Yerkit, jerked, lashed Yestreen, yesternight Yett, a gate, such as is usually at the entrance into a farm-yard or field appella-Vill, ale Woodie, a rope, more properly one made of Woor-bab, the garter knotted below the knee Yird, earth Yokin', yoking; a bout Yowie, diminutive of yowe |