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

FIRLOT, FYRLOT, FURLET, s. The fourth part of a boll of corn, S.
Acts Ja. I.

A. S. feorth, and lot, quarta portio.

FIRRON, FARREN, adj. Belonging to the fir.
Douglas.

FIRTH, s.
1. An estuary, S.
Bellenden.
2. A bay.
Douglas.

Su. G. fiaerd, Isl. fiord-r, fretum.

FIRTH, FYRTH, s. A sheltered place, an inclosure.
Gawan and Gol.

A. S. frith-ian, tueri, protegere.

To FISSLE, v. n. To make a slight continued noise, to rustle, S.

Teut. futsel-en, agitare, factitare, attrectare.

Fissle, Fistle, s. Bustle, fuss, S.
Ross.