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

Fr. puissant, id.

PIT and GALLOWS, a privilege conferred on a baron, according to our old laws, of having on his ground a pit for drowning women, and gallows for hanging men, convicted of theft.
Bellenden.

Teut. Put ende Galghe.

PITTAL, s. Rabble.
V. [Pettail].

PYTANE, s. A young child; a term of endearment, S.

Fr. petit un, my little one; or peton, a fondling term used by nurses in Fr.

To PITY, v. n. To regret.
Baillie.

Pitiful, adj. To be regretted, S.
Id.

PITTIL, s. Some kind of fowl.
Houlate.

To PITTER-PATTER, v. n.
1. To repeat prayers after the Romish manner.
Watson.
2. To make a chattering noise by inconstant motion of the feet, S.
V. [Patter].
L. Hailes.