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

To Win one's bread, to gain it, properly by labour, S.

To WIN, WYN, WON, pron. wun, v. n. To have any thing in one's power, to arrive at any particular state or degree with some kind of labour or difficulty, S. pret. wan.
Sir Tristrem.

It is often joined with an adj.; as, to win free, to win loose; sometimes with a s., as, to win hame, to get home, S. It is also used with a great variety of prepositions.

1. To Win aboon,
(1.) To get the pre-eminence, S.
(2.) To obtain the mastery, to get the better of, S.
(3.) To recover from disease, S.
(4.) To recover one's spirits, S.
Skinner.

2. To Win about, to circumvent in any way; especially by wheedling, S.

3. To Win aff,
(1.) To get away, in a local sense; implying the idea of some obstacle or danger, in one's way, S.
Ross.
(2.) To be acquitted in a judicial trial, S.
(3.) To be able to dismount, S.

4. To Win a-flot, to break loose, to be set adrift.
Balfour.

5. To Win afore, or before, to outrun, S.
Douglas.

6. To Win at, to reach to, S.
Guthrie.

7. To Win at liberty, to get free; to be released from restraint.
Spalding.