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

ETIN, s. A giant.
V. [Eyttyn].

ETION, s. Lineage, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.

Su. G. aett, ett, family.

ETNAGH BERRIES, Juniper berries, Ang.
Ross.

To ETTIL, ETTLE, ATTEL, v. a.
1. To aim, to take aim, S.
Douglas.
2. To make an attempt, S.
Ramsay.
3. To propose, to design, S.
Douglas.
4. To direct one's course.
Houlate.

Isl. aetla, destinare.

Ettle, Etling, s.
1. A mark, S.
Ross.
2. Aim, attempt, S.
Burns.
3. Design.
Barbour.

To EVEN, v. a.
1. To equal, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. To bring down to a certain level.
Rutherford.
3. To talk of one as a match for another in marriage, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.

EVENDOUN, adj.
1. Perpendicular, S.
2. Honest, downright, S.
3. Denoting a very heavy fall of rain, S.

EVERICH, adj. Every; everichone, every one.
King's Quair.