Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
TIFT, v.4 [tɪft]
1. tr. To thicken or full cloth by pounding and beating it, to Waulk (Sh. 1972). Comb. tift-claith, a kind of felt (Sh. 1894).Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
To tift claith; tifted togedder in a lump.
2. intr. in transf. sense: to beat, throb, as the pulse, a festering sore, etc. (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl.; Ork. 1929 Marw.; I.Sc. 1972). Ppl.adj. tiftan', throbbing, palpitating.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch Bk. 106:
Wi' joy mae vero he'rt deud tift.Sh. 1899 Shetland News (21 Jan.):
She wis tinkin' hit wis gaen ta bael, be da wye 'at hit wis tiftin'.Ork. 1904 Dennison Sketches 29:
An' there I kissed her bonnie m'u', An' held her tae me tiftan' he'rt.
