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

Clarts, s. pl. Dirt, mire, any thing that defiles, S.

Hence,

Clarty, adj. Dirty, nasty, S. Clorty, Perths.
Maitland Poems.
Clart. To spread or smear. Clarty; smear'd; A. Bor.

To CLASH, v. n.
1. To talk idly, S.
Cleland.
2. To tittle-tattle, to tell tales, S.

Germ. klatschen, id.; klatcherey, idle talk.

Clash, s.
1. Tittle-tattle, prattle, S.
Satan's Invis. World.
2. Vulgar fame, the story of the day, S.
Burns.

To CLASH, v. a. To pelt, to throw dirt, S.
Dunbar.

Teut. klets-en, resono ictu verberare; Dan. klatsk-er, to flap.

Clash, s. A blow, a stroke, S.

Germ. klatch, id.