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

E. wey; as, a wey of wool, cheese, &c., from A. S. waeg, waga, weg, a load.

To WAW, v. n. To caterwaul, S.

E. waul; Isl. vaele, ejulo, plango.

To WAW, v. n. To wave, to float.
V. [Waff], v.
Barbour.

WAWAR, s. A wooer.
Peblis Play.

A. S. wogere, id.

WAWARD, s. The vanguard.
Barbour.

WAWIL, adj. Not well knit.
V. [Weffil].
Dunbar.

WE, WEY, WIE, s. Conjoined with litill;
1. As denoting time.
Barbour.
2. In relation to place.
Wyntown.
3. As expressing degree.
Douglas.

A wee,
1. A short while, S.
Ramsay.
2. In a slight degree, S.