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

CUDBEAR, s. The Lichen omphalodes, dark purple dyer's lichen, S.
Statist. Acc.

CUDDIE, s. An ass, often cuddie-ass, S.

CUDDIE, CUTH, s. The cole-fish.
Statist. Acc.

CUDDING, s. The char, a fish, Ayrs.
Statist. Acc.

To CUDDLE, CUDLE, v. n. To embrace, S.
Ramsay.

Teut. kudd-en, coire, convenire.

CUDDLIE, s. A secret muttering among a number of people, S. B.

Teut. quedel-en, garrire.

To CUDDUM, CUDDEM, v. a.
1. "To cuddum a beast," to make it tame and tractable, S. B.
2. To bring into domestic habits; applied to persons, S.
Ross.

Fr. accoutum-er, to accustom.