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

Su. G. kullt, a boy.

KEMBIT, s. The pith of hemp, Ayrs.

Gael. cainab, hemp.

To KEME, v. a. To comb.
V. [Kaim].

KEMESTER, s. A wool-comber, S.
Burrow Lawes.

To KEMP, v. n. To strive, S.
Douglas.

A. S. camp-ian, Su. G. kaemp-a, certare.

Kemp, s.
1. A champion.
Douglas.

A. S. cempa, miles; Su.G. kaempe, athleta.

2. Sometimes it includes the idea of strength and uncommon size.
Bannatyne Poems.
3. The champion of a party in controversy.
Winyet.