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

ERE, EIR, s. Fear, dread; Ang.
V. [Ery].

ERF, adj.
1. Averse, reluctant, Loth. Fife.
2. Reserved, distant, Loth.
V. [Ergh].

To ERGH, ARGH, ERF, v. n.
1. To hesitate, to feel reluctance, S.
Baillie.
2. To be reluctant from timidity, S.
Ramsay.

A. S. earg-ian, torpescere pro timore.

Ergh, adj.
1. Hesitating, scrupulous, S.
2. Timorous, S. B.

Ergh, Erghing, s.
1. Doubt, apprehension, S.
2. Fear, timidity, S.

A. S. yrhth, id.

ERY, EIRY, EERIE, adj.
1. Affected with fear, from whatever cause.
Douglas.
2. Under the influence of fear, excited by wildness of situation.
Douglas.
3. Denoting the feeling inspired by the dread of ghosts, S.
Ross.
4. Causing fear of spirits, S.
Burns.

Belg. eer-en, vereri, Isl. ogr-a, terreo.

Eryness, Eiryness, s. Fear excited by the idea of an apparition, S.
Evergreen.