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

FIT, s. Foot, S.
Ferguson.

First-fit, s. The name given, in the calendar of superstition, to the person who first enters a house, on any day which is particularly regarded as influencing the fate of a family, S.
J. Nicol.

Fitsted, s. Print of the foot, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.

Fitty, Futty, adj. Expeditious, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.

Fittie-lan', s. The nearer horse of the hindmost pair in a plough, S. q. foot the land.
Burns.

Fitting, s. Footing, S.
Z. Boyd.

Fittininment, s. Interest, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.

To Fitter, v. a.
1. To injure by frequent treading, S.
2. v. n. To make a noise with the feet, S.

Belg. voeteer-en, to foot it.

Fitterin, s. The noise made by frequent and rapid motion of the feet, S.