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. kipp-a, to seize violently.

To KIP, v. n. To play the truant, Loth.

KIPPAGE, s. Disorder, confusion, S. Loth.

KIPPER, s.
1. Salmon in the state of spawning, S. A. [reid fische], synon.
Acts Ja. IV.

Teut. kipp-en, excludere ova.

2. Salmon salted, hung and dried, S.

To Kipper, v. a. To cure fish by means of salt and pepper, and by hanging them up, S.
Statist. Acc.

KIR, adj. Cheerful, Ayrs.

Isl. kirr, tranquillus.

KIRK, s.
1. The body of Christians adhering to one doctrine, S.
Scots Confess.
2. A house appropriated for public worship, S.