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

HAND-WAIL'D, adj. Remarkable; carefully selected, S.
Ramsay.

From hand, and wale to choose.

HANDWAVING, s. A mode of measuring grain by stroaking it with the hand, S. B.
Statist. Acc.

HANDSENYIE, s.
1. A standard, corr. from [ensenyie].
Hist. Ja. Sext.
2. A token.
R. Bruce.

HAND-WHILE, commonly Hanla-while, adv. A short time, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.

To HANE, v. a. To spare.
V. [Hain].

Haning, Haining, s. Hedges, inclosures.
Acts Ja. V.

Hanite, Haned, part. pa. Inclosed, surrounded with a hedge.
For. Lawes.

Su. G. haegn-a, tueri circumdata sepe, from hag, sepimentum.

HANGARELL, HANGRELL, s. A piece of wood on which bridles, halters, &c., are hung, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.