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

Sw. kufw-a, to tame.

Gl. Sibb.

To CAIGE, CAIDGE, v. n. To wanton, to wax wanton.
Philotus.

Su. G. kaett-jas, lascivire.

Caigie, Caidgy, Cady, Keady, adj.
1. Wanton, S. Kiddy, Ang.
Lyndsay.
2. Cheerful, sportive; having the idea of innocence conjoined, S.
Ramsay.

Dan. kaad, Su. G. kaat, salax, lascivus; Isl. kaat-ur, hilaris.

Cadgily, adv. Cheerfully, S.
Ferguson.

CAIK, s. A stitch, a sharp pain in the side, South of S.
Gl. Sibb.

Teut. koeck, obstructio hepatis.

CAIK, s. A cake of oat-meal, S.
Knox.