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

Wychtness, Wightness, s. Strength, S. B.
Wyntown.

WICHT, s. A man or person, S.
Doug.

A. S. wiht, creatura, animal, res.

WICK, WIC, s. A termination of the names of places, signifying a kind of bay, S.
Stat. Acc.

Su. G. wik, A. S. wic, sinus maris.

To Wick, v. n. To strike a stone in an oblique direction, a term in curling, S.
Graeme.

Su. G. wik-a, flectere; wika af, a via deflectere.

WICK, adj. Wick to slo, hard to slay.
Sir Tristrem.

The same with Wicht; or allied to C. B. gwich, brave.

WICKER, s.
1. A twig, S.
Burns.
2. A wand, a small switch, S.