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A. S. _bare_, _baer_, nudus.
_To_ BARGANE, _v. n._ To fight, to contend.
_Wallace._
Su. G. _baer-ia_, _beargh-a_, ferire, pugnare.
BARGANE, _s._
1. Fight, battle, skirmish.
_Barbour._
2. Contention, controversy, S. B.
_Ross._
3. Struggle, S. B.
_Ross._
BARGANER, _s._ A fighter, a bully.
_Dunbar._
BARGANYNG, _s._ Fighting.
_Barbour._
_To_ BARK, _v. a._ To tan leather, S.
_Chalmerl. Air._
Su. G. _bark-a_, decorticare, _barka hudar_, coria glabra reddere.
BARKER, _s._ A tanner, S.
Dan. _barker_, id.
_To_ BARKEN, _v. n._ To clot, to become hard; _part. pa. barknyt_.
_Douglas._
BARKING and FLEEING, a phrase used to denote one, who, especially from prodigality, is believed to be on the eve of bankruptcy, S.
BARLA-BREIKIS, BARLEY-BRACKS, A game generally played by young people in a corn-yard, S.
_Bannatyne MS._
Perh. q. _breaking_ the _barley_, or _parley_.
BARLA-FUMMIL, BARLA-FUMBLE, An exclamation for a truce by one who has fallen down in wrestling or play.
_Chr. Kirk._
Fr. _parlez, foi melez_, "let us have a truce, and blend our faith."
BARLEY, _s._ A term used in the games of children, when a truce is demanded, S.
Fr. _parlez_, E. _parley_.
BARLEY-MEN.
V. ~Burlaw~.
BARLEY-BOX, _s._ A small box of a cylindrical form, now made as a toy for children, but formerly used by farmers for carrying samples of _barley_, or other grain to market, S.
BARLICHOOD, _s._ A fit of ill-humour, especially as the result of intemperance, S.
_Ramsay._
From _barley_; as expressing the effect of any intoxicating beverage.
BARME HORS, A horse without a saddle, Ang.
_Wyntown._
BARMY, _adj._
1. Volatile, giddy.
_Montgomery._
