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

To Weight, v. a.
1. To weigh, S.
2. To burden, to oppress, S.
Baillie.

WEIGHT, WEGHT, s. A kind of sieve.
V. [Wecht].

WEIK, WEEK, s. A corner or angle. The weiks of the mouth, the corners or sides of it, S. The weik of the ee, the corner of it, S.
Ramsay.

Su. G. wik, angulus, oegen wik, the corner of the eye.

WEIL, s. Prosperity, advantage.
Doug.

Weil is me, happy am I, S.

Weil is yow, happy are you.
Lyndsay.

A. S. wel, well, bene; Su. G. waeles mig, O! me felicem.

WEIL, s. An eddy.
V. [Wele].

WEIL, WELE, WELLE, adv. Very.
V. [Feil].
Wyntown.