158 Tkansactions. 



U(j, to hate, to disgust. Ramsay. 



Uncos, news. An old man used to ask : — "' What's the uncos 

 to-day ?" (Moniaive.) 

 Unpurpose, untidy. 



W. 



IVainted, soured. A Northumbrian word. 



Weather-rjaw, part of a rainbow seen, the greater part of the 

 bow being intercepted. In the " Waverley Novels " it is the sign 

 of approaching- storm. 



Weir, to herd, to keep watch over. To wear a gate at sheep- 

 shearing, to open and shut it. 



Weir, a dam, a hedge. East of England, a pond of water. 



Ware or Vare, spring. This is evidently the Latin ver. Of 

 a cold day in summer it is remarked, '■ it is as cold as a day in 

 ware." 



Weerstanes, in a state of hesitation. 



Withcnhins, in the contrary direction. Turning withershins, 

 turning- against the sun. Pouring tea withershins, pouring it out 

 in a left-handed manner. In the " Waverley Novels " and in 

 Ramsay. 



Oris, vegetable refuse. Wort is the old English word for 

 vegetable. Plaut is a more recent Latin word. 



Witter, Wutter, or Otter, a hook, evidently a metaphorical 

 word, it being, like an otter, apt at catching fish. 



Ware, the whole of the objects referred to. A variant of the 

 English word gear, which means dress, harness, tackle ; but with 

 us more frequently '' money." 



'Wad, blacklead. My scholars ask for wad when they wish 

 to purchase a blacklead pencil. It is a North of England word. 



Y. 



Yaul or Yauld, supple, muscular. 



Yeddars, blue marks on the body, such as are left betimes by 

 the schoolmaster's cane. 



Yim, a particle, an atom, from vimen, a twig. 

 To Yearn, to curdle. In " Waverley Novels." 

 Yearning, the stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk. 

 Yaud, an old mare. 



