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

NACKETY, adj.
V. [Knack].

NACKIE, adj.
V. [Knacky].

NACKS, s. A disease in the throat of a fowl.
V. Knacks.

NAES, nae is, is not, S. B.

NAGUS, s. An abusive designation, Dunbar.

Su. G. Necken, Neccus, Old Nick.

NAIG, s.
1. A riding horse, S.
Burns.
2. A stallion, S.

NAIL. Aff at the nail, destitute of any regard to propriety of conduct, S.

NAILS, s. pl. Refuse of wool, S. B.
Statist. Acc.

NAIP, s. The summit of a house, S. B.
Ross.