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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

WIG, v.1 Also wigg.

1. intr. To move, go, walk (Sh. 1886 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928) wigg, ‡Sh. 1974). Also in Eng. dial.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (6 Nov.):
Hit's as muckle as I can dü ta wig apo' da ert.

2. tr. To shake, wag (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1974). Obs. in Eng. Adj. wiggie, shaky, not firmly fixed.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (22 May):
Da sholmit quaik's veegwal wis no free o' bein' a kind o' wiggie.Sh. 1899 Shetland News (7 Jan.):
I wiggid me head bit gae nae answer.

[Prob. a conflated form from wag, wiggle, and Norw. dial. vigga, to move, to rock oneself. Cf. also L.Ger. wiggen, id.]

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