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

CLOYS, s. A cloister.
Douglas.

Teut. kluyse, clausura, locus clausus, L. B. clusa.

CLOIT, s. A clown, a stupid inactive fellow, S.

Teut. kloete, homo obtusus, hebes.

To CLOIT, v. n. To fall heavily, S.
Hamilton.

Belg. klots-en, to beat with noise.

Cloit, s. A hard or heavy fall, S.

To CLOK, v. n. To cluck.
V. [Clock].

CLOLLE, s. Apparently, skull.
Sir Gawan and Sir Gal.

Germ. kleuel, glomus.