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 JEVEL, v. n. To move obliquely, Loth.

JEVEL, JEFWELL, JAVELL, s. A contemptuous term; meaning unknown.
Chr. Kirk.

YFERE, adv. In company.
V. [Fere].

JIFFIE, s. A moment, Loth. Jiffin, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.

JIMP, s. Thin slips of leather, put between the outer and inner soles of a shoe, S.

Isl. skaemt-a, brevem reddere; so short as to be of no proper use.

To JIMP, v. n. To leap, S.

JYMP, s. A quirk.
V. [Gymp], s.

JIMP, adj.
1. Neat, slender, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
2. Scanty, S.
V. [Gymp], adj.

JIMPS, s. pl. A kind of easy stays, S. Jumps, E.