wall, green wall sea, green wall wave, V, [275] b, 7, 8: apparently wave, despite tautology; cf. II, 22, 15, green-waved sea. (haw sea, IV, 379, 10; 380, 19. Prof. Murison informs me that when Mrs Murison sings the ballad mechanically, or without attention, she invariably sings haw.)
walle, V, [256] a, 2: wale, choice. See wale.
wallourt. See wallowt.
wallowd, II, 392, 10: rolled over (?).
wallowit, II, 361, 32: withered.
wallowt, IV, 127, 3: drooped, grew pallid. was wallourt, IV, 138, M: (misspelt) was pallid.
wall-wight, II, 123, 15; 403, 9; III, 10, 23; IV, 392, 11, 12; V, [37], 6; [41], 29, 32 (all from Buchan’s ballads): explained by Donaldson as waled wight, picked strong men. Donaldson cites weild wightman from Semple of Beltrees. See well wight, wale wight men, I, 490, 13.
wallwood, swine, II, 299, 16: wild-wood, compare II, 144, 3, wild-wood steer (unhallowed swine, II, 154, 10).
walting, IV, 312, 8: welting, edging.
waly, IV, 21, 13: fine large.