An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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WAKERIFE, _adj._
V. ~Walkrife~.
WALA, WALe, _s._ Vale.
_Wallace._
WALAGEOUSS, WALEGEOUSS, _adj._ Wanton, lecherous.
_Barbour._
A. S. _gal_, libidinosus; L. B. _volagius_, levis.
WALD, _s._ The plain, the ground.
A. S. _wold_, planities.
_Douglas._
WALD, _v. aux._
1. Would.
_Barbour._
A. S. _wold_, vellem, from _will-an_, velle.
2. Should; as denoting necessity.
_Crosraguel._
_To_ WALD, WALDE, _v. a._
1. To wield, to manage.
_Wyntown._
2. To govern.
A. S. _weald-an_, Su. G. _wald-a_, dirigere, dominari.
3. To possess.
_Wyntown._
~Waldyn~, _adj._ Able, powerful.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
~Walding~, _s._ Government.
_Burel._
_To_ WALE, _v. a._ To choose, to select; also _wyle_, S.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _wal-jan_, Su. G. _wael-ia_, eligere.
~Wale~, ~Wail~, _s._
1. The act of choosing, S.
_Rutherford._
2. That which is chosen in preference to other objects, S.
_Douglas._
3. A person or thing that is excellent, S.
_Ritson._
Su. G. _wal_, O. Belg. _waele_, electio.
WALE, _s._ A well, a fountain; S. _wall_.
_Skene._
_To_ WALE, _v. n._ To avail.
_Douglas._
_To_ WALE, _v. a._ To veil.
V. ~Wail~.
~Wale~, _s._ A veil.
