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

Wympled, adj. Intricate.
Ross.

Wimpler, s. A waving lock of hair.
Evergreen.

To WIN, v. n. To dwell.
V. [Won].

To WIN, WYN, WINNE, v. a.
1. To dry corn, hay, peats, &c. by exposing them to the air, S. pret. won, wonne.
Godscroft.

Belg. winn-en, A. S. wind-wian, ventilare; Su. G. Isl. winn-a, to wither.

2. Often used to denote harvest-making in general.
Barbour.

Teut. winn-en, colligere fructus terrae.

To WIN, v. a.
1. To raise from a quarry, S. won, part. pa.
Skene.
2. To work a mine of any kind.
Bellenden.

A. S. winn-an, Su. G. winn-a, laborare, labore acquirere.

To Win out, v. a. To raise as from a quarry; metaph. used.
Rutherford.