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

THEGITHER, adv. Corr. of together, S.
Ross.
A' thegither, altogether.
Macneill.

THEI, conj. Though.
Sir Tristrem.

To THEIK, THEK, v. a.
1. To give a roof, of whatever kind, S.
Wyntown.
2. To cover with straw, &c. to thatch, S.

A. S. thecc-an, Alem. thek-en, Isl. thaeck-a, id.

THEIVIL, THIVEL, s. A stick for stirring a pot; as, in making porridge, broth, &c. S. B. thivel, Ayrs. Fife, A. Bor. theil.

Ross.

A. S. thyfel, stirps, a stem or stalk.

THEME, THAME, s.
1. A serf, one attached to the soil.
Wyntown.
2. The right of holding servants in such a state of bondage, that their children and goods might be sold.
Skene.

A. S. team, offspring; or from Isl. thi-a, in servitutem reducere.

THEN, conj. Than, S.