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

Teut. versch, fresh, q. tasteless.

Warsh-stomach'd, adj. Having a delicate or squeamish stomach, S.
Journ. Lond.

To WARSELL, WERSILL, v. n. To wrestle, to strive, S.
Dunbar.

Teut. wersel-en, reniti, obniti; wars, contrarius.

Warsell, Warstle, s. Struggle, S.
Burns.

WARSET, adj. A dog employed by a thief for watching deer.
For. Lawes.

A. S. ware, observation, and sett-an, to set.

WART, in composition of adverbs, is the same with ward, E.; as, inwart, inward, Moes. G. wairths, A. S. weard, Isl. vert, versus.

WART, WARD, s. A tumulus or mound thrown up on high ground, in the Orkney and Shetland islands, for the purpose of conveying intelligence.
Barry.

Isl. vard, Su. G. waard, excubiae, custodia.