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_Ramsay._
WORRI-COW, _s._
V. ~Wirrycow~.
WORRYOURIS, _s. pl._ Warriors.
_Gawan and Gol._
WORSCHIP, WIRSCHIP, _s._
1. A praiseworthy deed, a valorous act.
_Barbour._
2. Honour, renown.
_Henrysone._
A. S. _weorthscipe_, honour, estimation.
WORSET, _s._ Corr. of E. _worsted_, S.
_Spalding._
_To_ WORSLE, _v. n._ To wrestle.
_Z. Boyd._
~Worsling~, _s._ Wrestling.
V. ~Wa.r.s.ell~.
_Z. Boyd._
_To_ WORT, WORT UP, _v. a._ To dig up.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
A. S. _wrot-an_, versare rostro; Belg. _vroet-en_, _wroet-en_, id.
_To_ WORTH, WOURTH, _v. n._
1. To wax, to become; part. pa. _wourthin_.
_Barbour._
A. S. _weorth-an_, Teut. _word-en_, fieri, esse, fore.
2. _It worthis_, _v. imp._ It becomes.
_Him worthit_, it was necessary for him, &c.
V. ~Wordis~.
_Barbour._
WORTHELETH. Perh. for _worthelich_.
A. S. _weorthlic_, insignis.
_Houlate._
WORTHYHED, _s._ The same as _worschip_.
_Barbour._
WOSCHE, WOUSCHE, _pret. v._ Washed; S. _woosh_, p.r.o.n. _wush_, S. B.
_weesh_.
_Douglas._
WOSTOW. _Wotest thou_, knowest thou.
_K. Quair._
WOT, _s._ Intelligence, S. _wat_.
_Ferguson._
WOTLINK, _s._ A wench; used in a bad sense.
_Dunbar._
