TAv. To take. TAANLEn. A large fire, kindled at night about Midsummer. especially at the time of Beltein, Scotland.Old.See also: TAWNLE. TAAVEn. Difficulty, Banffs. See also: TYAAVE. TAAVEv. 1. To make tough, by working with the hands, Moray. Banffs. 2. To touse. 3. To entangle. TAAVE-TAESs. pl. Pitfir split into fibres for making ropes, Moray. TAAVINn. Wrestling, tumbling. See also: TAWIN. TABETLESSadj. 1. Benumbed, Scotland. B. 2. Heedless, Scotland.Old.See also: TAPETLESS, TEBBITLESS. TABETSn. Bodily sensation, Scotland. B. See also: TEBBITS. TABRACHn. Animal food nearly in a state of carion, Fife. TACHv. To arrest. See also: TATCH. TACHTadj. Tight, Scotland. B. TACKn. 1. A lease, Scotland. 2. Possession for a time, Scotland.See also: TAKKE, TACKE. TACKn. A slight hold, Scotland. TACKn. Act of catching fishes, Scotland. TACKn. Act of seizure. See also: TAK.
A Dictionary of the Scots Language derived from “An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language By John Jamieson, D.D.” published in 1818.