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

2. To cause or accustom to live in a place, S.
Ramsay.

To HEFT, v. a. To confine, applied to a cow's milk when not drawn off for some time, S.

Su. G. haeft-a, impedire, detinere.

HEGESKRAPER, s. An avaricious person.
Bannatyne P.

Q. one who scrapes hedges.

HEGGERBALD, s. Not understood.
Dunbar.

HEGH-HEY, HEGH-HOW, HEIGH-HOW, interj. Expressive of languor or fatigue, S.
Ross.

HEICH, (gutt.) adj. High, S.
Douglas.

To Heicht, v. a. To raise.

HEYCHT, s. A promise.
V. [Hecht].