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

EASING, EASINGDRAP, s. The eaves of a house, S.

A. S. efese; Belg. oosdruyp, id.

To EASSIN, EISIN, v. a.
1. To desire the bull, S.
2. Applied to strong desire of any kind.
Ferguson.

Isl. yxna or oxna, vitula appetens taurum.

Eastning wort, Scabious, an herb, S. A.
Pennecuik.

EARN, s. The Eagle.
V. [Ern].

EARTH, s. The act of earing, S. B.
Statist. Acc.

Sw. ard, aratio, from aer-ia, to ear.

EASTIE-WASTIE, s. An unstable person, Ang.; q. one who veers from east to west.

EASTLAND, adj. Belonging to the east.
Baillie.