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

Isl. vallt, volutor; hwell-a, resonare.

WHIN, WHINSTANE, s. Ragstone, or toadstone, S.
V. [Quhyn].
Stat. Acc.

To WHINGE, v. n. To whine, S.
V. [Quhinge].
Ramsay.

WHINGER, WHINGAR, s. A short hanger used as a knife at meals, and as a sword in broils.
Lay Last Minstr.

Isl. hwin, furunculus, and gerd actio; q. a weapon for secret deeds.

WHINKENS, s. pl. Flummery, S. B.

Su. G. hwink-a, to vacillate.

To WHINNER, v. n. To pass with velocity, giving a humming sound, S.

Isl. hwyna, to resound.

To WHIP aff, or awa, v. n. To fly off with velocity, S.