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

TULSURELIKE, adj. Apparently, fierce or furious.
Henrysone.

Gael. tulchoir, obstinate.

TUMDEIF, s. Perh. swooning.
Roull.

Isl. tumb-a, cadere praeceps; and deyfa, hebetudo.

To TUME, v. a. To empty, S.
V. [Teym].

Dan. tomm-er, Su. G. Isl. toem-a, vacuare.

Tume, Toom, Tome, adj.
1. Empty, S.
Wyntown.
2. Untenanted, S.; as, a tume house.
S. Prov.
3. In a state of inanition, as to food, S.
4. Lank, tall and meagre, S.
5. Shadowy, unsubstantial.
Douglas.
6. Vain, having no real cause for boasting.
Douglas.
7. Unprofitable, what brings no return, S.
Ramsay.
8. Deficient in mind, S.

Tume, s. A tume of rain, a sudden and heavy fall of rain, S. B.

Tume-handit, adj. Empty handed, in whatever respect, S.
Ross.

Dan. tomhaendet, id.