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

8. To Win away,
(1.) To get off; often, to escape, to get off with difficulty, S.
Barbour.
(2.) To set off, as opposed to delay, S.
Franck.
(3.) To die; as, He's wun awa', S.
Rutherford.

9. To Win before, to get the start of, S.
Ritson.

10. To Win ben, to be able to go to, or to obtain admittance into, the inner apartment, S.

11. To win butt, to be able to go to the outer apartment, S.
Ramsay.

12. To win by, to get past, S.

13. To win down,
(1.) To reach, to extend, downwards.
Pitscottie.
(2.) To get down, S.
Spalding.

14. To Win farrer, to get further, S.

15. To Win farrer ben, to be admitted to greater honour, S.
Tales Landlord.

16. To Win forrat, to get forward, S.

17. To Win gae, to break loose, to obtain liberation, Buchan.
Forbes.