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

Carlie, s. A little man, a dimin. from carl, S.
Cleland.

Carlish, Carlitch, adj.
1. Coarse, vulgar.

A. S. ceorlic, vulgaris.

Dunbar.

2. Rude, harsh in manners.
Popul. Ball.

Carlin, s.
1. An old woman, S.
Philotus.
2. A contemptuous term for a woman, although not far advanced in life, S.
Douglas.
3. A witch, Loth. Twedd.
Pennecuik.
4. The last handful of corn cut down in harvest-field, when it is not shorn before Hallowmas, S. B. If before this, it is called the Maiden.

Su. G. kaering, kaerling, anus.

Carlin-heather, s. Fine-leaved heath, Erica cinerea, Linn. S. also called Bell-heather.

Carlin-spurs, s. pl. Needle furze or petty whin, Genista Anglica, Linn., S. B. q. "the spurs of an old woman."

Carlin-teuch, adj. (gutt.) As hardy as an old woman, S. B.