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

Isl. va, any thing unexpected; commonly used in a bad sense.

WABRAN LEAVES, Great plantain or waybread, S.

A. S. waeg-braede, Teut. wegh-bree, plantago.

To WACHLE, v. n. To move backwards and forwards, S.; E. waggle.

Teut. wagghel-en, id.

To WACHT, v. a. To quaff.
V. [Waucht].

WAD, WED, WEDDE, s.
1. A pledge, S.
Sir Tristrem.
2. A wager.
Kelly.

Su. G. wad, A. S. wed, Isl. vaed, pignus.

Wadds, s. pl. A youthful amusement, in which much use is made of pledges, S.
Gl. Sibb.

To Wad, Wed, v. a.
1. to pledge, to bet, to wager, S.
Chr. Kirk.
2. To promise, to engage, S.
Shirrefs.