wampish

English

Alternative forms

• wampas, wampes, wampuz

Etymology

Cognate to English wamble.

Verb

wampish (third-person singular simple present wampishes, present participle wampishing, simple past and past participle wampished)

1. (transitive, intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To brandish or flourish, or be brandished or flourished.
2. (intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To wriggle, twist or swerve about, like a fish swimming

References

• “wampish” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.