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

Eel-Ark, s. That kind of box which is placed in lakes, ponds, &c., for catching and retaining eels; a term common in old deeds.

ARK of a Mill, the place in which the centre-wheel runs, S.

ARK-BEIN, the bone called the os pubis, S. B.

To ARLE, v. a.
1. To give an earnest of any kind, S.
2. To give a piece of money for confirming a bargain, S.
3. To put a piece of money into the hand of a seller, at entering into a bargain, as a security that he shall not sell to another while he retains this money, S.
Skene.

L. B. arrh-are, arrhis sponsam dare, Fr. arrh-er, arr-er.

ARLES, ERLIS, ARLIS, ARLIS-PENNY, AIRLE PENNY, s.
1. An earnest of whatever kind, a pledge of full possession, S. A. Bor.
Wyntown.
2. A piece of money given for confirming a bargain, S. A. Bor.
Acts Ja. IV.
3. A piece of money put into the hands of a seller when one begins to cheapen any commodity; as a pledge that the seller shall not strike a bargain, or even enter into terms with another while he retains the arles, S.

Lat. arrhabo, arrha, Gael. iarlus, id.

ARLICH, ARLITCH, adj. Sore, fretted, painful, S. B.
V. [Arr].

Su. G. arg iratus, arg-a laedere, Dan. arrig, troublesome; as we say, "an angry sore;" or from Su. G. aerr cicatrix, whence aerrig vulneratus.

ARLY, adv. Early.
Barbour.