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

WIGHT, s. The shrew-mouse, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.

Su. G. wickt, any thing very small.

WILD COTTON, cotton-grass, a plant, S. B.; also called [Moss-crops], S.

WILDFIRE, s. The common name for the Phlyctenae of Sauvages, S., vulgarly wullfire.

A. S. wild-fyr, erysipelas.

To WILE, WYLE, v. a. Used in relation to what is accomplished by caution or artful means; as, I'll try to wile him awa', I will endeavour to get him enticed to go with me, S.
Lyndsay.

Su. G. wel-a, Isl. vael-a, decipere.

To WILE, WYLE, v. a. To select.

Wile, s. Choice, selection.
V. [Wale].

WYLECOT, WILIE-COAT, s.
1. An undervest, generally worn during winter, S.
Douglas.
2. An under-petticoat.
Maitland Poems.