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

TIFT, s.
1. The act of quarrelling, Loth. tiff, E.
2. The act of struggling in a wanton or dallying way, Loth.
3. The action of the wind.
Ritson.

Isl. tyft-a, to chastise.

To TIFT, v. a. To quaff.
Hamilton.

E. tiff, drink, or a draught.

To TIG, v. n.
1. To touch lightly, to dally, S.
Evergreen.
2. To trifle with, to treat in a scornful and contemptuous manner.
Rutherford.

Isl. teg-ia, teig-ia, lactare, allicere.

Tig-tow, s. To play at tig-tow, to pat backwards and forwards, to dally, S.

Tig, and Su. G. toefw-a, morari.

TIG, TEYG, s. A pet, a fit of sullen humour.
Ferguson.

Gael. taoig, a fit of passion; Su. G. tig-a, to be silent.