An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 958

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_Barry._

Su. G. _wase_, Isl. _vasi_, a bundle of twigs.

WEAVIN, _s._ A moment, Aberd.

_Journ. Lond._

A. S. _wiffend_, breathing; as we say, _in a breath_, S.

WEB, _s._ The covering of the entrails, the cawl, or omentum, S.

Isl. _vef-a_, involvere.

WEBSTER, _s._ A weaver, S. A. Bor.

_Ferguson._

A. S. _webbestre_, textrix, a female weaver.

WECHE, _s._ A witch.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

A. S. _wicca_, _wicce_, id.

WECHT, WEIGHT, WEGHT, _s._

1. An instrument for winnowing corn, made in the form of a sieve, but without holes, S.

_Bannatyne P._

Belg. _vecher_, a fanner; from Germ. _wech-en_, ventum facere.

2. A sort of tambourin.

_Evergreen._

~Wechtful~, _s._ As much as a _wecht_ can contain, S. p.r.o.n. _wechtfow_.

WED, _s._ A pledge.

~To Wed~, _v. a._ To pledge.

V. ~Wad~.

~Wedkeeper~, _s._ One who preserves what is deposited in pledge.

_R. Bruce._

WEDDYR, WEDDIR, WEDDER, s.

1. Weather; as a general term.

_Barbour._

2. Wind.

_Wyntown._

A. S. _waeder_, Teut. _weder_, coeli temperies, Su. G. _waeder_, id., also the wind.

~Weddir-gaw~, _s._ Part of one side of a rainbow, appearing immediately above the horizon, viewed as a prognostic of bad weather; p.r.o.n.

_weather-gaw_, S.

Germ. _wa.s.ser-gall_, repercussio iridis; _wa.s.ser_, humour, and _gall_, splendor.

~Weddir-glim~, _s._ Clear sky near the horizon; spoken of objects seen in the twilight or dusk; as, _between him and the weddir-glim_, or _weather-gleam_, i. e. between him and the light of the sky.

_Gl. Sibb._

A. S. _weder_, coelum, and _gleam_, splendor.

_To_ WEDE, WEID, WEYD, _v. a._ To rage, to act furiously, part. pr.

_wedand_.

_Wallace._

A. S. _wed-an_, insanire, furere.

WEDEIS, _pl. s._ Withes.

V. ~Widdie~.

_Wallace._

WEDONYPHA, _s._ The _onfall_ or attack of a _weid_; _wedonfaw_, S. A.

_wytenonfaw_, S. B.

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