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. weald-an, Su. G. wald-a, dirigere, dominari.

3. To possess.
Wyntown.

Waldyn, adj. Able, powerful.
Bellenden.

Walding, s. Government.
Burel.

To WALE, v. a. To choose, to select; also wyle, S.
Douglas.

Moes. G. wal-jan, Su. G. wael-ia, eligere.

Wale, Wail, s.
1. The act of choosing, S.
Rutherford.
2. That which is chosen in preference to other objects, S.
Douglas.
3. A person or thing that is excellent, S.
Ritson.

Su. G. wal, O. Belg. waele, electio.

WALE, s. A well, a fountain; S. wall.
Skene.

To WALE, v. n. To avail.
Douglas.