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 WYRRIE, v. a. To strangle.
V. [Wery].

WIRSCHIP, s.
V. [Worschip].

WYSAR, s. The visor.
V. [Wesar].

WISCH, pret. v. Washed.
Houlate.

To WYSE, v. a. To incline by caution or art.
V. [Weise].

To WISEN, WYSSIN, v. n.
1. To wither, to become dry and hard, S. pron. wizzen; A. Bor. id.
Douglas.
2. To be parched; in consequence of thirst.
Douglas.

A. S. wisn-ian, tabescere, marcescere; Isl. visn-a, id.

To Wisen, v. a. To cause to fade, or make dry.
Douglas.

WISHY-WASHIES, s. pl. Shuffling language; a cant term for being slow in coming to the point, S. B.
Shirrefs.

Belg. wisiewasie, fiddle-faddle, whim-wham.