Part 887 (1/2)

_Morison._

TIFT, _s._ Used as expressive of tediousness, S.

Isl. _tef-ia_, Su. G. _toefw-a_, to delay.

TIFT, _s._

1. The act of quarrelling, Loth. _tiff_, E.

2. The act of struggling in a wanton or dallying way, Loth.

3. The action of the wind.

_Ritson._

Isl. _tyft-a_, to chastise.

_To_ TIFT, _v. a._ To quaff.

_Hamilton._

E. _tiff_, drink, or a draught.

_To_ TIG, _v. n._

1. To touch lightly, to dally, S.

_Evergreen._

2. To trifle with, to treat in a scornful and contemptuous manner.

_Rutherford._

Isl. _teg-ia_, _teig-ia_, lactare, allicere.

~Tig-tow~, _s._ _To play at tig-tow_, to pat backwards and forwards, to dally, S.

_Tig_, and Su. G. _toefw-a_, morari.

TIG, TEYG, _s._ A pet, a fit of sullen humour.

_Ferguson._

Gael. _taoig_, a fit of pa.s.sion; Su. G. _tig-a_, to be silent.