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

BOLSTER, s. That part of a mill in which the axletree moves, S.

BOMBILL, s. Buzzing noise; metaph. used for boasting.
Polwart.

Teut. bommele, a drone.

BON, s. Apparently, bane, injury.
Wallace.

BONALAIS, BONAILIE, BONNAILLIE, s. A drink taken with a friend, when one is about to part with him; as expressive of one's wishing him a prosperous journey, S.
Wallace.

It is now generally pron. bonaillie, S. Bonalais might seem to be the plur. But perhaps it merely retains the form of Fr. Bon allez.

BONE, s. A petition, a prayer.
Douglas.

O. E. id. Isl. baen, precatio, oratio; boon petitio, gratis acceptio, mendicatio, G. Andr. A. S. ben, bene, id.

BONETT, s. "A small sail, fixed to the bottom or sides of the great sails, to accelerate the ship's way in calm weather." Gl. Compl.
Douglas.

Fr. bonnette, Sw. bonet, id.