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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. xn. OCT. 2, 1015.

Reeky, adj. (1604). " An yle, with reky stanis as gledis " (Lat., Fumantibus ardua saxis). viii. 180.

{Reign, v.] Rang for reigned. " [He] rang king our mony cities in Greke land." iii. 137.

Resist (in this sense, 1726). " Zour prowd wordis hait A womanis wapyn sal resist and debait." xi. 61.

Rig-bone, the backbone. " The cuppiyng of -the ryg bone." x. 308.

Rigging =rig, the back. " Wyth his club he made a braid, And twenty rowtis apoun my Tigging laid." xiii. Prologue, p. 172.

Rights, at (at all rights, 14 and 15 c.). " A prosper rais at rychtis." iii. 141.

Ring, to reign (see Reign). " Princis of power, our [over] land and see to ryng." i. 35, and passim.

Rip (1530). " Or for to rype that holkit huige t>elly [of the Trojan horse]." ii. 69.

Rose peony. " Quhilk cure was done Throu

the mychtis of the rqis Pione " (Lat., Pseoniis Tevocatum herbis). vii. 137.

Round, sb., an irregular song (1530). " The matronis that zellit, And roundis sang so in thair wylde dotage " (Lat., Insultant. thyasis) vii. 122.

Rural, rustic (1624). " A rural club or culmas " (Lat., Sparus). xi. 61.

Ruse, a boast (so the editor). " Sum makis a tume ruse." viii. Prologue, p. 143.

Scale, v.. to scatter, to divulge. 'This ilk wenche, that tyme, with mony a taill, Glaidlie this rumour gan throw the peple skaill.

iv. 187.

Scaled, unbound, dishevelled. " With hair down scalit " (Lat., Crinibus passis). i. 48.

Scurrility (c. 1508, 1526, &c.). " Scurrilite is 1)ot for dogges at barkis." ix. Prologue, p. 205.

Sea-dog (1598). " For barking of see doggis in hir wame " (Lat., Caeruleis canibus resonantia -fiaxa). iii. 145.

Search, v. (in this sense, 1330, 1450, then 1535, &c.). " [Eneas] seirsis, turnand to and fro all artis." yiii. 150.

Secluding (c. 1851). " [He] went away Rycht hastely, secludand all delay " (Lat.,Praecipitatque moras). xii. 146.

Sen (what is this ? the sense is " O that "). "" O sen omnipotent Hie Jupiter my zing zeris bywent Wald me restoir " (ed. 1553, erroneously, O son). viii. 190.

Sens, incense (1400 to 1473). " Into^the firls zettand sens and wyne." iii. 129.

Serr, to grip (1562, &c.). " [The goshalk] lowkyt in his punsis sarris fast [the dove] " (Lat., Comprensamque tenet. The editor says sarris =

soars," but I think the word belongs here).

Shake hands (1535). " [They] langit sair to schak handis " (Lat., Avidi conjungere dextras). i. 50.

Shape, v., to make ready (14 c.). " Schaip

ye Harpyes [to] expell and ding" (Lat.,

Bellumne inferre paratis). iii. 134.

Shear, v. (c. 1340, 1513, &c.). " Betuix thai -costis and citeis in sounder schorne." iii. 145.

Shrewd, curst, malevolent (14 and 15 c., then .1593).

That with his schrewyt lycht canicular

/ T, Infekk ^it all the hevynnes and the ayr.

(Lat., Laevo lumine). x. 300.

Shudder, v. trans, (c. 1400 only). " The myd rowtis and wardis schudderis he." xii. 145. Sober, poor, small (c. 1440, 1523, &c.).

1. " We haue bot sobir p[u]issance " (Lat., Exiguae vires). viii. 184.

2. " Sobyr Penates, goddis domesticall " (Lat., Parvosque Penates). viii. 189.

3. " Thou Suld nocht deny me sa sobyr a

thing." x. 327.

Steel - stemmed. " Hou mony steyll stammit bargis " (Lat., Quot aarataa proras). ix. 218.

Stern, strong. " How mony scheildis, helmys, and sterne body [shall lie low] " (Lat., Fortia corpora). viii. 189. Surname, sb.

The Grekis ancyane,

Quhilk clepit bene to surname Pelasgane.

viii. 193.

Thud, sb. 3 (1825)." Quhou gret a thud

ane lance thrawis he." xi. 31.

Top over tail, topsy-turvy.

And quite pervert or turnit top our taill Latynus houshald, purpos, and counsaile.

viii. 110. Trot, sb., an old woman.

1. " [She] Hichit on furth with slaw pace lyke ane trat " (Lat., Ilia gradum studio celerabat anili). iv. 215.

2. " And hir in schap transformyt of a trat " (Lat., In vultus sese transformat aniles). vii. 110.

3. " The nun and trattes, clepyt Calibe " (Lat., Fit Calybe Junonis anus templique sacerdos). vii. 111.

Tyrvit, torn to pieces. " [Thy] membris tyrvit and rent " (Lat., Avulsaque membra). ix. 246.

Upset, to ' set up. " Sum vthir per ordour caldrouns gan wpsett " (Lat., Ordine aena locant alii). v. 229.

Vain, in, void, empty. " Gyf thou belevys -ocht my sawis in vane " (Lat., Mea si non irrita dicta putaris). x. 298.

Virago, sb.

Virago ,

Quhilk term to expone, be myne Is a woman exersand a mannis office.

xii. 128.

Wale, tcale out (see ' Century Diet.' and see Burdoun). " Waill out all thaim bene waik and vnweilde " (Lat., Quicquid tecum invalidum metuensque pericli Delige). -v. 266.

Wedge, v. " Weggit full law the lance on end did stand." xii. 152.

Weir cart, a chariot.

Ane vther sort full byssely to Mart

The ryrmand quhelis forgeis, and weir cart.

(Lat., Currumque rotasque volucres). viii. 181.

Whin, whin-stone. " Of ane cald hard quhin The clekkit Caucasus." iv. 198.

Why, as sb. " Syne zeild the to thy fa but ony quhy." xi. Prologue, p. 6.

Wicked (of a thing inanimate). " Lyke till a wykkit hill of huge wecht " (Lat., Mons improbus). xii. 145.

Wilful, desirous. " Wilfull his pepyll to support and saw [save]." xi. 65.

Wilfully, willingly. " Wilfully I obey thair command " (Lat., Fatis egere volentem). viii. 159.

Wink, to sleep a. " For neuir rnair n ay echo sleip a wynk." iv, 208.