Chapter C: B. chwidraw, to move quickly; also to juggle; hwidrar, pernix

fertur.

~Quhyd~, ~Whid~.

1. A quick motion, S.

2. A smart stroke.

_Burel._

3. _In a whid_, in a moment, S.

_R. Galloway._

4. A lie, properly in the way of evasion.

Isl. _hwida_, fervida actio; C. B. _chwid_, a quick turn.

_To_ QUHIDDIR, QUHETHYR, _v. a._ To whiz, S.

V. ~Quhich~.

_Barbour._

A. S. _hwother-an_, to make a booming noise.

~Quhidder~, _s._ A whizzing sound, S. _whithir_.

_Douglas._

QUHIDDER, _s._ A slight and transient indisposition, S. _quhither_.

A. S. _hwith_; q. a passing blast.

QUHIG, WHIG, _s._ The sour part of cream, which separates from the rest, S.

A. S. _hwaeg_, serum, whey.

_Gl. Compl._

QUHILE, QUHILIS, _adv._ At times.

_Wyntown._

Moes. G. _quheil-a_, A. S. _hwil_, time.

~Quhile~, ~Quhil~, _adv._ Some time, formerly.

_Barbour._

~Quhile~, ~Quhille~, _adj._ Late, deceased.

_Barbour._

QUHILK, _pron._ Which, who, S.

_Wynt._

A. S. Dan. _hwilc_, Belg. _welk_, id.

QUHILK, _s._ An imitative word expressing the cry of a gosling.

_Compl. S._

QUHILL, _conj._ Until, S.

_Barbour._

A. S. _hwile_, donec, until.

QUHILLY BILLY, the noise made in violent coughing or reaching.

V. ~Hillie-billow~.

_Lyndsay._

QUHYLUM, QUHILOM, _adv._

1. Some time ago.

_Wyntown._

2. At times.

V. ~Umquhile~.

_Barbour._

3. Distributively; now, then.

_Dunbar._

A. S. _hwilom_, _hwilum_, aliquando.

QUHYN, QUHIN-STANE, _s._ Green-stone; the name given to basalt, trap, &c. S.

_Douglas._

Isl. _hwijn-a_, resonare; _hwin_, resonans; q. "the resounding
stone."

_To_ QUHYNGE, _v. n._ To whine, S. wheenge.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _weng-a_; plorare.

_To_ QUHIP, WIPP, _v. a._ To bind about, S.

Moes. G. _waib-jan_, to surround; Isl. _wef_, circumvolvo.

~Quhippis~, _s. pl._ Crowns.

_Gl. Sibb._

Moes. G. _waips_, corona.

_To_ QUHIRR, _v. n._ To emit such a sound as that of a partridge or moorfowl, when it takes flight, S. _whurr_.

E. _whirring_ is used as an _adj_. Su. G. _hurr-a_, murmurare, cum
impetu circumagi.

~Quhirr~, _s._ The sound of an object moving, as above expressed, S. _whurr_.

_To_ QUHISSEL, WISSIL, _v. a._

1. To exchange.

_Douglas._

2. To change; used as to money, S. B.

_Acts Ja. V._

Belg. _wissel-en_, Germ. _wechsel-n_, Su. G. _waexl-a_, id.

~Quhissel~, ~Whissle~, ~Wissel~, _s._ Change given for money, S. B.

_Burns._

Belg. _wissel_, Germ. _weschell_, id.

~Quhysselar~, _s._

1. A changer of money.

2. A person employed privately to raise the price of goods sold by auction.

Teut. _wisseler_, id.

_Gl. Sibb._

_To_ QUHYTE, WHEAT, _v. a._ To cut with a knife; usually applied to wood, S.

A. S. _thwit-an_, _thweot-an_, id.

QUHYTE, _adj._ Hypocritical, dissembling.

_Douglas._

_White_ used metaph. like _fair_, specious.

QUHITE MONEY, _silver_.

_Acts Ja. V._

Su. G. _hwita penningar_, silver money.

QUHITHER, _s._ A slight illness.

V. ~Quhidder~.

QUHYTYSS, _s. pl._

_Barbour._

O. Fr. _heutte_, a hat worn by military men; L. B. _huveti_, vestis
species, viewed as a sort of mantle.

QUHITRED, QUHITTRET, _s._ The weasel, S.; _whitrack_, Moray.

_Sibbald._

Isl. _hwatur_, Su. G. _hwat_, quick, fleet; C. B. _chwidrad_,
unsteady motion; _chwid-rawg_, full of giddiness.

QUHITSTANE, _s._ A whetstone.

_Doug._

Teut. _wet-sten_, cos.

_To_ QUHITTER, QUITTER, _v. n._

1. To warble, to chatter, S.

_Douglas._

2. Applied to the quick motion of the tongue.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _qwittr-a_, Belg. _quetter-n_, garrire instar avium.

QUHOYNE, _adj._ Few.

V. ~Quheyne~.

_To_ QUHOMMEL, _v. a._

V. ~Quhemle~.

QUHONNAR, _adj._ Fewer.

V. ~Quheyne~.

_Barbour._

QUHOW, _adv._ How.

_Abp. Hamiltoun._

_To_ QUHRYNE, _v. n._

1. To squeak.

_Montgomerie._

2. To murmur, to whine.

_Douglas._

A. S. _hrin-an_, Isl. _hrin-a_, ejulare, mugire.

~Quhryne~, _s._ A whining or growling sound.

_Douglas._

QUY, QUYACH, _s._

V. ~Quey~.

QUIBOW, _s._ A branch of a tree, S. B.

Ir. Gael. _caobh_, id.

QUICH, (gutt.) _s._ A small round-eared cap for a woman's head, worn under another, Ang.

Su. G. _hwif_; C. B. _penguwch_, id., from _pen_, head, and _cuwch_,
the brows, or knitting of them.

QUICKEN, _s._ Couch-grass.

_Lightfoot._

Sw. _qwick-hwete_, _qwick-rot_, _qwicka_, id.

QUIERTY, _adj._ Lively.

V. ~Quert~.

QUIETIE, _s._ Privacy.

_Lyndsay._

_To_ QUIN, _v. a._ To con.

_Maitland P._

QUYNYIE, QUYNIE, QUEINGIE, _s._ A corner.

O. Fr. _coing_, id.

_Journal Lond._

QUINK, QUINCK, _s._ Golden-eyed duck, Orkn.

_Acts Marie._

Norw. _quink-e_, to pipe.

QUINTER, _s._ A ewe in her third year; q. _twinter_, her second year being completed.

_Gl. Sibb._

QUIRIE, _s._ The royal stud.

_Spotswood._

Fr. _ecurie_, id.

QUISQUOUS, _adj._ Nice, perplexing, S.

Lat. _quisquis_.

_Wodrow._

QUYTE, _part. pa._ Requited.

_Gawan and Gol._

_To_ QUITTER, _v. n._

V. ~Quhitter~.

_To_ QUYTCLEYME, _v. a._ To renounce all claim to.

_Wallace._

~Qwyt-cleme~, _s._ Renunciation.

_Wyntown._

QUOD, _pret. v._ Quoth, said, S.

Alem. _quad_, dixi.

_Complaynt S._

QUOY, _s._ A young cow.

V. ~Quey~.

QUOY, _s._

1. A piece of ground, taken in from a common, and inclosed, Orkn.

2. _Sheep quoy_, a penn; synon. with _bucht_, Orkn.

Isl. _kwi_, claustrum, ubi oves includuntur.

3. _A ringit quoy_, one which has originally been of a circular form, ibid.

QUOTT, QUOTE, QUOITT, _s._ The portion of the goods of one deceased, appointed by law to be paid for the confirmation of his testament, or for the right of intromitting with his property.

_Act Sed._

Fr. _quote_, L. B. _quota_, portion.

R

RA, RAA, RAE, _s._ A roe.

_Acts Ja. I._

Isl. _ra_, Su. G. Dan. _raa_, id.

RA, RAY, _s._ The sail-yard.

Isl. _raa_, Su. G. _segelraa_, id.

~Rabandis~, ~Raibandis~, _s. pl._ The small lines which fasten the sail to the yard.

Su. G. _refband_, robbins.

_Douglas._

RABBLE, _s._ A rhapsody, S.

_Baillie._

Teut. _rabbel-en_, garrire, nugari.

_To_ ~Rabble~, ~Raible~, _v. n._ To rattle nonsense.

_Gl. Shirr._

RABIL, _s._ A disorderly train.

_Douglas._

_To_ RABETE.

V. ~Rebute~.

RACE, _pret. v._ Dashed.

V. ~Rasch~.

_Wall._

RACE, _s._

1. A current.

V. ~Raiss~.

2. The current which turns a mill, S. B.

_Law Case._

3. The train of historical narration.

_R. Bruce._

RACE, _s._ Course at sea.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _resa_, id. Belg. _reys_, a voyage.

RACHE, (hard), _s._ A dog that discovers and pursues his prey by the scent.

_Bellenden._

Isl. _racke_, canis sagax, L. B. _racha_; Norm. _racche_, id.

RACHE, Houlate.

V. ~Raith~.

RACHLIE, (gutt.) _adj._ Dirty and disorderly, S. B.

Isl. _hrakleg-r_, incomtus, male habitus.

RACHLIN, _adj._

1. Unsettled, hare-brained, S. B.

2. Noisy, clamorous, S. B.

Su. G. _ragl-a_, huc illuc ferri; Isl. _ragalinn_, perversè
delirans.

RACK, _s._ A frame fixed to the wall, for holding plates, &c. S.

RACK (of a mill), _s._ A piece of wood used for the purpose of feeding a mill, S.

RACKABIMUS, _s._ A sudden or unexpected stroke or fall, Ang.

RACKEL, RACKLE, RAUCLE, _adj._ Rash, fearless, S.

_Burns._

Isl. _rack-r_, strenuus, arduus.

~Rackel-handit~, _adj._ Careless; rash, S. corr. _rackless-handed_.

_Gl. Shirr._

RACKET, _s._ A dress frock, Loth.

Su. G. _rocke_, Arm. _roket_, Fr. _rocket_, toga.

RACKET, _s._ A smart stroke, S.

_Ruddiman._

Isl. _hreck-ia_, propellere; Belg. _rack-en_, to hit.

RACKLE, _s._ A chain, S. B.

RACKLESS, _adj._ Regardless, S. O. E.

V. ~Rak~, _s._

_Kelly._

RACKLIGENCE, _s._ Chance, accident, S. B.

_Ross._

RACKMEREESLE, _adv._ Higgledy-piggeldy, Fife. Perths.

RACKSTICK, _s._ A stick used for twisting ropes, S. from E. _rack_, to extend.

_To_ RACUNNYS, _v. a._ To recognise in a juridical sense.

_Wallace._