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

18. To Win in,
(1.) To obtain access, S.
Sir Egeir.
(2.) To be able to return home.
Pop. Ball.

19. To Win nere, to get near, S.
Douglas.

20. To Win on, to be able to ascend, or to mount, as on horseback, S.
Rutherford.

21. To Win on ahint one, to get the advantage in a bargain, to impose on one, S.

22. To Win our, or over,
(1.) To get over, in a literal sense, to be able to cross; implying difficulty, S.
Barbour.
(2.) To surmount, metaph. S.
Persec. Church Scotl.

23. To Win out, to escape; as, from a field of battle, &c.
Wallace.

24. To Win throw,
(1.) To get through, S.
Ramsay.
(2.) To cross a river, S.
Monro.
(3.) To be able to finish any business, S.
Baillie.
(4.) Metaph., to recover from disease, S.

25. To Win to,
(1.) To reach, S.
Wallace.
(2.) To take a seat near a table; or rather, to begin to eat of what is set on it, S.
(3.) To attain; as denoting the state of the mind, S.
Rutherford.

26. To Win to foot, to get on one's legs, S. B.
Ross.

27. To Wyn togidder, to attain to a state of conjunction.
Wallace.