ARRIDGE, An edge or ridge.

"This staan tacks a

fine arridge." The Scotch word arras seems to be a
corruption of this term.

ARSERD, Backward. The derivation is obvious.
ARSY-VARSY, Head over heels.

ART, Quarter, "t'winds in an ill art.”
aird, a cardinal point. Dr. Jamieson.

GAEL and IR.

"Thar is within ane Isle invironit on athir part
To breck the storm and walles (waves) on every art."

Doug. Virg.

"Sic as stand single, (a state sae lik'd by you!)
Beneath ilk storm frae every airt maun bow."

ARVEL, Funeral, WELSH, arwyl, funeral obsequies. "Come, bring me my jerkin, Tib, I'll to the arvil, Yon man's ded seny scou'n, it makes me marvill.”

Yorkshire Ale, p. 58.

Dr. Whitaker, in his History of Lonsdale, p. 298, says "the word arval is of unquestionable antiquity; I have vainly sought for it in every etymologicon, to which I have access." Dr. Jamieson derives it from S. G. arfoel, convivium funebre, arf, hereditas, et oel, convivium, hence the English word ale.

AS, Which.

neet ?"

"Whea's sheep's them, as I sa yuster

ASHLAR-WALL, The stones of which are built and hewn in regular course and size. FR. echelle, a scale. Sc. estlar.

"Braw towns shall rise with steeples mony a ane,

And houses biggit a' wi' estler stane."

Ramsay's Poems.

"A flight of arrows that harmed an ashlar-wall as little

as many hailstones."

Abbot, Sir W. Scott.

Dr. Jamieson attempts to derive this word from the FR. aisselle, a shingle. But it does not appear to agree in signification.

ASKARD, A newt.

ASKER,

ASKINS, Publication of marriage by banns. See Spur

rings.

ASS, Ask.

ASS, Ashes. A. S. asca.

“O ze cauld assis of Troy and flambis baith."

D. Virg. 2 b. 53 p.

ASS-HOLE, The receptacle of ashes. Su. askegraf. "Efter all was fallen in powder and in as.”

ASS-MIDDEN, Heap of ashes.

"Puir is the mind, aye discontent,
That cannot use what God has sent,
But envious girns at a he sees,
That are a crown richer than he is,
Which gars him pityfully hane,
An hell's ass-midden rakes for gain."

D. Virg. 6 b. 170 p.

Ramsay.

Mark the ashes are
Should any of the

ASS-RIDDLIN, On the eve of St. riddled or sifted on the hearth. family die within the year, the shoe will be impressed on the ashes. Many a mischievous wight has made some of the superstitious family miserable, by slily coming down stairs, after the rest of the

family have retired to rest, and impressing the ashes. with a shoe of one of the party.

ASSLE-TREE, Axle. LAT. axis. FR. asseul.

"Under the brayand quhelis and assiltre,
The fludis strekis plane over al the see."

AST, Asked.

ASTEER, Active, bustling; from a-stir. "My minny she's a scalding wife,

Hads a' the house asteer."

ASTITE,

ASTIT, S

ASWIN, S

AT, That.

Doug. Virg. p. 155.

Ritson's Poems. Dr. Jamieson.

As soon.
A. S. tid, time; still in use, as
Shrove tide, Bingley tide. IsL. titt, ready.

ASQUIN, Obliquely. WELSH, asswyn.

"Dost thou squiny at me."

Sh. Lear, iv, 6.

AT-AFTER, Afterwards, a redundant expression. "I'll finish my wark, and at-after I'll gang wi' the haam."

"Athir way to assay thryis preissit has he." D. Virg. 10 b. 343 p.

AUTHER,

AYTHER,

ATWEEN, Between.

"Eadmond and Edward, ayther where seyntes."

P. Plou, 7 p. Dow.

"Sprinkled with pearl, and perling flowers atween."

Spencer.

This word is not obsolete; see Dr. Johnson. ATS, Who is, which is; "that ats naught." i. e. that

which is naught, or the devil.

ATTERCOPS, Spider webs. A. S. æter, venenum, and copp, a covering.

ATTERMITE, A peevish, ill-natured fellow. A. S.

ater or æter, venenum.

AT YANCE, At once.

"They ceisit all attanis incontinent."

AU, All.
AUD, Old.

D. Virg. 2.

AUD-FARAND, A respectable old person from aud, old, and farand, respectable. DAN. erfaren, expe

rienced.

AUM, Elm.

AUMACKS, All sorts.

AUMAIST, Almost.

sand."

AUMERD, Vid. oumer

"And lay almaist upon the dry

AUMRY, Cupboard. LAT. armarium. FR. armoire.

"Ther averice hath almaries."

AUMUS, Alms.

P. Plou.

A. S. aelmes. FR. aumosne.

"And in his almus he threw sylver."

Wintoun's Cron.

"Be righteous judge in saving thy name,

Rich do almose lest thou lese bliss with shame."

AUNDER, Afternoon. Nearly extinct in Craven.
AUNTER, Adventure.

"In the time of Athur an aunter betydd."

Sir Gawin P. Rel.

AUNTER, A romantic tale. "He's ollas tellin some girt

aunter."

AUNTERSOME, Daring, courageous.

AUNTREDE, Adventured.

"And after auntrede God himself."

P. Plou.

I have never known this verb used here.

AUP, A wayward child.

AUVISH, Silly, clownish.

AVELANG, Elliptical, oval. Qu. a corruption of oblong?

AVERAGE Winter eatage. FR. hiver, winter, and ENG. eatage. A learned friend, not approving of this mongrel derivation, thinks that it may with more propriety be derived solely from the French, as from the verb badiner, comes badinage, and from hiver, hiverage. AVRIL, April. FR. avril. Dr. Jamieson, in his

This word is nearly obsolete. Supplement, says that the following old stanza, though imperfect, is used in Fife.

AWN, }

AAN,

}

He turns his tune again."

Own.

"This house, these grounds, this stock is all mine awne."

Sad Shep.

2. To visit. "He nivver awns us;" i. e. he never visits nor calls upon us.

AWNS, Beards of corn.

AWR, Our.

AX, To ask. A. S. axian.

S. G. agn.

"If he are a fish, wole he geve him an eddre."

2. To publish banns in the church.

Matt. 7, Wiclif.

AX'D OUT, Published three times in the church.

AXETH, Asketh.

"And in this wise his law taxeth,
That what man his daughter axeth."

Gower.

"But for thou arest why labouren we."

Chauc. Fr. Tale.