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

BASTAILYIE, s. A bulwark, a blockhouse.
Bellenden.

Fr. bastille, a fortress, a castle furnished with towers.

BASTILE, BASTEL, s. A fortress, principally meant for securing prisoners, South of S.
V. [preceding word].
Statist. Acc.

BASTOUN, s. A heavy staff, a baton.

Fr. baston, baton, id.

Douglas.

BAT, s. A staple, a loop of iron, S.

BATAILL, s.
1. Order of battle, battle-array.
Barbour.
2. A division of an army, a battalion.
Barbour.
3. It seems to signify military equipment.
Barbour.

Fr. bataille, order of battle; also, a squadron, battalion, or part of an army; deduced from Germ. batt-en, caedere, A. S. beatt-an, id.

BATE, BAIT, s. A boat.
Barbour.