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

To FALE, v. n. To happen.
Wyntown.

FALK, FAUK, s. The Razor-bill.
Martin.

To FALL, v. n.
1. To fall to, as one's portion, pron. faw, S.
Peblis to the Play.
2. To be one's turn. It fawis me now, S.

To Fall by, v. n. To be lost, S.
Rutherford.

To FALL with child, to become pregnant, S.

FALL, (pron. faw) s. A measure six ells square, S.
Skene.

Su. G. fale, pertica, a perch.

FALL, FAW, s. A trap, S.
Evergreen.

Germ. falle, Su. G. falla, decipula.

FALLBRIG, s. A bridge used in a siege, which the besiegers let fall on the walls, that they might enter by it.
Barbour.