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 WRY, v. a. To cover, to conceal.
Douglas.

A. S. wre-on, wri-on, wrig-an, tegere, celare.

WRIBLE, s. A quaver, the act of warbling; also, werble.
Douglas.

Teut. wervel-en, to twirl; literally, to turn round.

V. [Wrabil].

WRIG, s.
1. The youngest or feeblest bird in a nest, S.
2. A weak or puny child, or the youngest of the family, S.

Isl. warg, an exile.

V. [Wallidrag].

WRIGGLE, s.
V. [Windskew].

WRIGHT, s. The general name used for a common carpenter, S., Yorks.
Gawan and Gol.