An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To HUZZH, v. a. To lull a child, S.

Isl. hoss-a, id.

HWINKLE FACED, adj. Lantern-jawed, Orkn.

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[I, J, Y.]

J corresponds to Germ. Belg. sch, Su. G. Isl. sk. Y, as prefixed to verbs, participles and verbal nouns, is merely the vestige of A. S. ge, corresponding to Moes. G. ga. Ie is a termination used for forming diminutives.

JA, s. The jay.
Bannatyne Poems.

JABB, s. A net for catching the fry of coal-fish.
Stat. Acc.

JABBIT, adj. Fatigued, jaded.
Gl. Shirr.

JABBLE, s. Soup, Aberd.
Shirrefs.