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

PENTHLAND, PENTLAND, s. The middle part of Scotland, especially Lothian.
Bellenden.

Corr. from Pichtland, or Petland.

To PENTY, v. a. To fillip, S.
Ramsay.

Fr. pointer, blesser, porter des coupes; Dict. Trev.

Penty, Pentie, s. A fillip, S.

PEPE, PEEP, s.
1. The chirp of a bird, S.
King's Quair.
To play peep, to mutter, S.
2. The act of speaking with a shrill small voice, S.
Douglas.

Teut. piep-en, Su. G. pip-a, &c. id.

PEPPER-DULSE, s. Jagged fucus, S.
V. [Dulse].
Lightfoot.

To PEPPIN, v. a. To cocker, Banffs. [pettle], synon.
V. [Pappant].

O. Fr. popine, a puppet.