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

Complaynt S.

To CALL, CA', CAA, CAW, v. a.
1. To drive, to impel in any direction, S.
Barbour.
2. To strike, with the prep. at, S.
Sir Egeir.

Dan. kage, leviter verberare.

To Call, Ca', v. n.
1. To move quickly, S.
Ross.
2. To go in, or enter, in consequence of being driven, S.
Bord. Minstrelsy.

Call, Caw of the water, the motion of it in consequence of the action of the wind, S.

Caller, s. One who drives horses or cattle under the yoke.
Barry.

CALLAN, CALLAND, CALLANT, s.
1. A stripling, a lad; "a young calland," a boy, S.
Baillie.
2. Applied to a young man, as a term expressive of affection, S.
Waverley.
3. Often used as a familiar term, expressive of affection to one considerably advanced in life, S.
Ramsay.

Fr. gallant, Douglas uses gallandis for juvenes.

CALLOT, s. A mutch or cap for a woman's head, without a border, Ang.

Fr. calotte, a coif.