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

A. S. wothe, clamor.

Vouth, s. Prosecution in course of law.
Skene.

Vouthman, s. An outlaw; one who has been legally called, but not having presented himself in court, has been outlawed.
Skene.

VOW, interj. Expressive of admiration or surprise, S.
Ramsay.

Isl. vo, metuendum quid.

VOWBET, WOUBIT, OUBIT, s.
1. A hairy worm, S. A.
V. [Wobat].

A. S. wibba, a worm.

Gl. Sibb.
2. A puny dwarfish creature.
Montgom.

To UP-BANG, v. a. To force to rise, especially by beating.
Watson.

To UPBRED, v. a. To set in order.
V. [Braid up].
Houlate.