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

WHUSH, s. A rushing noise.
V. [Whish].

WY, WYE, WIE, s. A man or person.
Dunbar.

Su. G. wig, primarily, fit for war; in a secondary sense, an adult; A. S. wiga, a hero, a man.

WIAGE, WYAGE, s. A military expedition or incursion.
Barbour.
Vyage, a journey, S. B.

Fr. voyage, id.

WYANDOUR, s. A gud wyandour, one who lives or feeds well.
Wyntown.

Fr. viand-er, to feed.

WICHT, adj.
1. Strong, powerful.
Wallace.
2. Active, clever, S. O. E. id.
Wyntown.
3. Denoting strength of mind, or fertility of invention.
Wyntown.
4. Strong, as applied to inanimate objects.
Dunbar.

Su. G. wig, potens; alacer, agilis, vegetus; Lat. vig-ere.

Wichtlie, Wichtely, adv.
1. Stoutly.
Douglas.
2. With strength of mind.
Douglas.