glossary
a', all.
a-back, behind, away.
abiegh, aloof, off.
ablins, v. aiblins.
aboon, above up.
abread, abroad.
abreed, ih.
ae, one.
aff, off.
aff-hand, at once.
aff-loof, offhand.
a-fiel, afield.
afore, before.
aft, oft.
aften, often.
agley, awry.
ahin, behind.
aiblins, perhaps.
aidle, foul water.
aik, oak.
aiken, oaken.
ain, own.
air, early.
airle, ear money.
airn, iron.
airt, dire.
airt, to direct.
aith, oath.
aits, oats.
aiver, an old horse.
aizle, a der.
a-jee, ajar; to one side.
ake, as.
ane, alone.
ang, along.
amaist, almost.
amang, among.
an, if.
an', and.
ance, once.
ane, one.
ah, beh.
anes, ones.
anither, another.
aqua-fontis, spring water.
aqua-vitae, whiskey.
arle, v. airle.
ase, ashes.
asklent, askew, askance.
aspar, aspread.
asteer, astir.
a'thegither, altogether.
athort, athwart.
atweel, in truth.
atweeween.
aught, eight.
aught, possessed of.
aughteeen.
aughtlins, at all.
auld, old.
auldfarran, auldfarrant, shrewd, old-fashioned, sagacious.
auld reekie, edinburgh.
auld-warld, old-world.
aumous, alms.
ava, at all.
awa, away.
awald, backways and doubled up.
awauk, awake.
awauken, awaken.
awe, owe.
awkart, awkward.
awnie, bearded.
ayont, beyond.
ba', a ball.
backet, bucket, box.
backit, backed.
bas-in, ing back.
back-yett, gate at the back.
bade, endured.
bade, asked.
baggie, stomach.
baig's, bayos.
baillie, magistrate of a scots burgh.
bainie, bony.
bairn, child.
bairntime, brood.
baith, both.
bakes, biscuits.
balts, balds.
balou, lulby.
ban, swear.
ban', band (of the presbyterian clergyman).
bane, bone.
bang, an effort; a blow; a rge number.
bang, to thump.
banie, v. bainie.
ba, bo.
bannock, bonnock, a thieal cake.
bardie, dim. of bard.
barefit, barefooted.
barket, barked.
barley-brie, or bree, barley-brew-ale or whiskey.
barm, yeast.
barmie, yeasty.
barn-yard, stackyard.
bartie, the devil.
bashing, abashing.
batch, a number.
batts, the botts; the colic.
bauckie-bird, the bat.
baudrons, baudrans, the cat.
bauk, cross-beam.
bauk, v. bawk.
bauk-en', beam-end.
bauld, bold.
bauldest, boldest.
bauldly, boldly.
baumy, balmy.
bawbee, a half-penny.
bawdrons, v. baudrons.
bawk, a field path.
baws'nt, white-streaked.
bear, barley.
beas', beasts, vermin.
beastie, dim. of beast.
beck, a curtsy.
beet, feed, kindle.
beild, v. biel.
beng, belong.
beld, bald.
bellum, assault.
bellys, bellows.
belyve, by and by.
ben, a parlor (i.e., the inner apartment); into the parlor.
benmost, inmost.
be-north, to the northward of.
be-south, to the southward of.
bethankit, grace after meat.
beuk, a book: devil's pictur'd beuks-pying-cards.
bicker, a wooden cup.
bicker, a short run.
bicker, to flow swiftly and with a slight noise.
bickerin, noisy tention.
bickering, hurrying.
bid, to ask, to wish, to offer.
bide, abide, endure.
biel, bield, a shelter; a sheltered spot.
biel, fortable.
bien, fortable.
bien, bienly, fortably.
big, to build.
biggin, building.
bike, v. byke.
bill, the bull.
billie, fellow, rade, brother.
bings, heaps.
birdie, dim. of bird; also maidens.
birk, the birch.
birken, bir.
birkie, a fellow.
birr, force, vigor.
birring, whirring.
birses, bristles.
birth, berth.
bit, small (e.g., bit ssie).
bit, nick of time.
bitch-fou, pletely drunk.
bizz, a flurry.
bizz, buzz.
bizzard, the buzzard.
bizzie, busy.
bck-bohe presbyterian elder.
bebbit, bck-beaked.
bd, v. bud.
be, blue, livid.
bstet, bstit, bsted.
bstie, a bsted (i.e., damned) creature; a little wretch.
bte, modest, bashful.
bther, bdder.
bud, a rge quantity.
bud, to sp, pelt.
bw, blow.
bw, t.
bwing, blowing.
bwn, blown.
bleer, to blear.
bleer't, bleared.
bleeze, bze.
blellum, a babbler; a railer; a blusterer.
blether, blethers, nonsense.
blether, to talk nonsense.
bletherin', talking nonsense.
blin', blind.
blink, a gnce, a moment.
blink, to go shine.
blinkers, spies, oglers.
blinkin, smirking, leering.
blin't, blinded.
blitter, the snipe.
blue-gown, the livery of the lised beggar.
bluid, blood.
bluidy, bloody.
blume, to bloom.
bluntie, a stupid.
blypes, shreds.
bobbed, curtsied.
bocked, vomited.
boddle, a farthing.
bode, look for.
bodkin, tailor's needle.
body, bodie, a person.
boggie, dim. of bog.
bogle, a bogie, a hobgoblin.
bole, a hole, or small recess in the wall.
bonie, bonnie, pretty, beautiful.
bonilie, prettily.
bonnock, v. bannock.
'boon, above.
boord, board, surface.
boord-en', board-end.
boortress, elders.
boost, must needs.
boot, payment to the bargain.
bore, a k, recess.
botch, an angry tumor.
bouk, a human trunk; bulk.
bountith, bounty.
'bout, about.
bow-hough'd, bandy-thighed.
bow-kail, cabbage.
bow't, bent.
bras, ferns.
brae, the slope of a hill.
braid, broad.
broad-cith, broad-cloth.
braik, a harrow.
braing't, plunged.
brak, broke.
brak's, broke his.
brankie, gay, fine.
branks, a wooden curb, a bridle.
bran'y, brandy.
brash, short attack.
brats, small pieces, rags.
brats, small children.
brattle, a scamper.
brattle, noisy o.
braw, handsome, fine, gaily dressed.
brawlie, finely, perfectly, heartily.
braxies, sheep that have died of braxie (a disease).
breastie, dim. of breast.
breastit, sprang forward.
bre, ferns.
breeks, breeches.
breer, brier.
brent, brand.
brent, straight, steep (i.e., not sloping from baldness).
brie, v. barley-brie.
brief, writ.
brier, briar.
brig, bridge.
brisket, breast.
brither, brother.
brock, a badger.
brogue, a trick.
broo, soup, broth, water; liquid in whiything is cooked.
brooses, wedding races from the church to the home of the bride.
brose, a thick mixture of meal and warm water; also a synonym for
pe.
browster wives, ale wives.
brugh, a burgh.
brulzie, brulyie, a brawl.
brunstane, brimstone.
brunt, burned.
brust, burst.
buckie, dim. of buck; a smart younker.
buckle, a curl.
buckskin, virginian: the buckskin kye, negroes.
budget, tinker's bag of tools.
buff, to bang, to thump.
bughtin, folding.
buirdly, stalwart.
bum, the buttocks.
bum, to hum.
bum-clock, beetle, cockchafer, junebug.
bummle, a drone, a useless fellow.
bunker, a seat.
bunters, harlots.
burdies, dim. of bird or burd (a dy); maidens.
bure, bore.
burn, a rivulet.
burnewin, the bcksmith (i.e., burn the wind).
burnie, dim. of burn, a rivulet.
burr-thistle, spear-thistle.
busk, to dress; to garb; to dress up; to adorn.
buss, a bush.
bussle, bustle.
but, without.
but, butt, i (i.e., the outer apartment).
by, past, aside.
by, beside.
by himsel, beside himself.
bye attour (i.e., by and attour), beside and at a distance.
byke, a bees' ; a hive; a swarm; a crowd.
byre, a cow-house.
ca', call, knock, drive.
cadger, a hawker (especially of fish).
cadie, caddie, a fellow.
caff, chaff.
caird, a tinker.
calf-ward, grazing plot for calves (i.e., churchyard).
, t, a stripling.
caller, cool, refreshing.
callet, a trull.
cam, came.
ie, ie, geractable, quiet, prudent, careful.
krie, crabbed.
a, ot.
iest, quietest.
ilie, ily, quietly, prudently, cautiously.
tie, cheerful, lively, jolly, merry.
traip, magic, witg.
ts, merry stories, ters or sprees or merry doings.
cape-stanc, copestone.
-castrate.
care na by, do not care.
carl, carle, a man, an old man.
carl-hemp, male-hemp.
carlie, a manikin.
carlin, carline a middle-aged, or old, woman; a beldam, a witch.
carmagnole, a violent ja.
cartes, pying-cards.
cartie, dim. of cart.
catch-the-pck, the hunt for money.
caudron, a caldron.
cauf, calf.
cauf-leather, calf-leather.
cauk, chalk.
cauld, cold.
cauldron, caldron.
caup, a wooden drinking vessel.
causey-ers, causeway-ers.
cavie, a hen-coop.
chamer, chaumer, chamber.
ge-house, tavern.
ter, bagpipes; the pipe of the bag-pipes which produces the
melody; song.
chap, a fellow, a young fellow.
chap, to strike.
chapman, a pedler.
chaup, chap, a stroke, a blow.
chear, cheer.
chearfu', cheerful.
chearless, cheerless.
cheary, cheery.
cheek-for-chow, cheek-by-jowl (i.e. close beside).
cheep, peep, squeak.
chiel, chield (i. e., child), a fellow, a young fellow.
chim, ey.
chittering, shivering.
chows, chews.
chuck, a hen, a dear.
chuckie, dim. of chuck, but usually signifies mother hen, an old dear.
chuffie, fat-faced.
chuse, to choose.
cit, the civet.
cit, a citizen, a mert.
, a small vilge about a church.
g, clothing.
ces, cise, clothes.
cith, cloth.
cithing, clothing.
kie, a severe knock.
cp, the cpper of a mill.
crk, a clerk.
crk, clerkly, schorly.
crkit, clerked, wrote.
crty, dirty.
csh, an idle tale; gossip.
csh, to tattle.
ctter, attle, talk, disputation, babble.
ctter, to make a noise by striking; to babble; to prattle.
cught, clutched, seized.
cughtin, clutg, grasping.
cut, a clutch, a handful.
cut, to scrape.
cver, clover.
cvers, gossip, nonsense.
cw, a scratch, a blow.
cw, to scratch, to strike.
cy-cauld, cy-cold.
cymore, a two-handed highnd sword.
cle, a brood.
cleed, to clothe.
cleek, to snatch.
cleekit, linked arms.
cleg, gadfly.
k, a sharp stroke; jingle.
k, money, .
k, to k.
k, to rhyme.
kin, with a smart motion.
kum, kumbell, the beadle, the bellman.
clips, shears.
clish-ma-cver, gossip, taletelling; non-sense.
clo-time, clug- (i. e., hatg-) time.
cloot, the hoof.
clootie, cloots, hoofie, hoofs (a niame of the devil).
clour, a bump or swelling after a blow.
clout, a cloth, a patch.
clout, to patch.
clud, a cloud.
k, to make a hollow sound.
coble, a broad and ft boat.
cock, the mark (in curling).
cockie, dim. of cock (applied to an old man).
cocks, fellows, good fellows.
cod, a pillow.
coft, bought.
cog, a wooden drinking vessel, a pe dish, a easure for
horses.
coggie, dim. of cog, a little dish.
coil, coi, kyle (one of the a districts of ayrshire).
collieshangie, a squabble.
cood, cud.
coof, v. cuif.
cookit, hid.
coor, cover.
cooser, a courser, a stallion.
coost (i. e., cast), looped, threw off, tossed, chucked.
cootie, a small pail.
cootie, leg-plumed.
corbies, ravens, crows.
core, corps.
ou, heap.
't, fed with .
corse, corpse.
corss, cross.
cou'dna, couldna, couldn't.
tra, try.
coup, to capsize.
couthie, couthy, loving, affable, cosy, fortable.
cowe, to scare, to daunt.
cowe, to lop.
crack, tale; a chat; talk.
crack, to chat, to talk.
craft, croft.
craft-rig, cre.
craig, the throat.
craig, a crag.
craigie, dim. , the throat.
craigy, craggy.
craik, the -crake, the nd-rail.
crambo-k, rhyme.
crambo-jingle, rhyming.
, the support for a pot or kettle.
kous, fretful.
ks, creakings.
reuch, hoar-frost.
crap, crop, top.
craw, crow.
creel, an osier basket.
creepie-chair, stool of repentance.
creeshie, greasy.
crocks, old ewes.
ie, intimate friend.
crooded, cooed.
croods, coos.
oan, low.
, to toll.
ing, humming.
croose, crouse, cocksure, set, proud, cheerful.
crouchie, hunchbacked.
crousely, fidently.
crowdie, meal and cold water, meal and milk, pe.
crowdie-time, pe-time (i. e., breakfast-time).
crowlin, crawling.
crummie, a horned cow.
crummock, cummock, a cudgel, a crooked staff.
crump, crisp.
t, a blow.
cuddle, to fondle.
cuif, coof, a dolt, a ninny; a dastard.
cummock, v. crummock.
curch, a kerchief for the head.
curchie, a curtsy.
curler, one who pys at curling.
curmurring, otion.
curpin, the crupper of a horse.
curple, the crupper (i. e., buttocks).
cushat, the wood pigeon.
custock, the pith of the colewort.
cutes, feet, ankles.
cutty, short.
cutty-stools, stools of repentance.
dad, daddie, father.
daez't, dazed.
daffin, rking, fun.
daft, mad, foolish.
dails, pnks.
daimen icker, an odd ear of .
dam, pent-up water, urine.
damie, dim. of dame.
dang, pret. of ding.
danton, v. daunton.
darena, dare not.
darg, bor, task, a day's work.
darklins, in the dark.
daud, a rge piece.
daud, to pelt.
daunder, saunter.
daunton, to daunt.
daur, dare.
daurna, dare not.
daur't, dared.
daut, dawte, to fondle.
daviely, spiritless.
daw, to dawn.
dawds, lumps.
dawtingly, prettily, caressingly.
dead, death.
dead-sweer, extremely relut.
deave, to deafen.
deil, devil.
deil-haet, nothing (devil have it).
deil-ma-care, devil may care.
deleeret, delirious, mad.
delvin, digging.
dern'd, hid.
descrive, to describe.
deuk, duck.
devel, a stunning blow.
diddle, to move quickly.
dight, to wipe.
dight, winnowed, sifted.
din, dun, muddy of plexion.
ding, to beat, to surpass.
dink, trim.
dinna, do not.
dirl, to vibrate, t.
diz'n, dizzen, dozen.
dochter, daughter.
doited, muddled, doting; stupid, bewildered.
donsie, vicious, bad-tempered; restive; testy.
dool, wo, sorrow.
doolfu', doleful, woful.
dorty, pettish.
douce, douse, sedate, sober, prudent.
douce, doucely, dousely, sedately, prudently.
doudl'd, dandled.
dought (pret. of dow), could.
douked, ducked.
doup, the bottom.
doup-skelper, bottom-smacker.
dour-doure, stubborn, obstinate; cutting.
dow, dowe, am (is or are) able, .
dow, a dove.
dowf, dowff, dull.
dowie, drooping, mournful.
dowilie, drooping.
downa, ot.
downa-do (ot do), ck of power.
doylt, stupid, stupefied.
doytin, d.,
dozen'd, torpid.
dozin, torpid.
draigl't, draggled.
drant, prosing.
drap, drop.
draunting, tedious.
dree, endure, suffer.
dreigh, v. dreight.
dribble, drizzle.
driddle, to toddle.
dreigh, tedious, dull.
droddum, the breech.
drone, part of the bagpipe.
droop-rumpl't, short-rumped.
drouk, to wet, to drench.
droukit, wetted.
drouth, thirst.
drouthy, thirsty.
druken, dru, drunken.
drumlie, muddy, turbid.
drummock, raw meal and cold water.
drunt, the huff.
dry, thirsty.
dub, puddle, slush.
duddie, ragged.
duddies, dim. of duds, rags.
duds, rags, clothes.
dung, v. dang.
duhrobbed, beat.
dunts, blows.
durk, dirk.
dusht, pushed or thrown down violently.
dwalling, dwelling.
dwalt, dwelt.
dyke, a fence (of stone or turf), a wall.
dyvor, a bankrupt.
ear', early.
earn, eagle.
eastliern.
e'e, eye.
e'ebrie, eyebrow.
een, eyes.
e'en, even.
e'en, evening.
e'enin', evening.
e'er, ever.
eerie, apprehensive; inspiring ghostly fear.
eild, eld.
eke, also.
elbuck, elbow.
eldritch, uhly, haunted, fearsome.
elekit, elected.
ell (scots), thirty-seven inches.
eller, elder.
en', end.
eneugh, enough.
enfauld, infold.
enow, enough.
erse, gaelic.
ether-stane, adder-stone.
ettle, aim.
evermair, evermore.
ev'n down, dht, positive.
eydent, diligent.
fa', fall.
fa', lot, portion.
fa', to get; suit; cim.
faddom'd, fathomed.
fae, foe.
faem, foam.
faiket, let off, excused.
fain, fond, gd.
fainness, fondness.
fair fa', good befall! wele.
fairin., a present from a fair.
fallow, fellow.
fa'n, fallen.
fand, found.
far-aff, far-off.
farls, oat-cakes.
fash, annoyance.
fash, to trouble; worry.
fash'd, fash't, bothered; irked.
fashious, troublesome.
fasten-e'en, fasten's even (the evening before lent).
faught, a fight.
fauld, the sheep-fold.
fauld, folded.
faulding, sheep-folding.
faun, fallen.
fause, false.
fause-house, hole in a stack.
faut, fault.
fautor, transgressor.
fawsont, seemly, well-doing; good-looking.
feat, spruce.
fecht, fight.
feck, the bulk, the most part.
feck, value, return.
fecket, waistcoat; sleeve waistcoat (used by farm-servants as both
vest and jacket).
feckless, ithless, feeble.
feckly, mostly.
feg, a fig.
fegs, faith!
feide, feud.
feint, v. fient.
feirrie, lusty.
fell, keen, cruel, dreadful, deadly; pu.
fell, the cuticle uhe skin.
felly, relentless.
fen', a shift.
fen', fend, to look after; to care for; keep off.
fenceless, defenseless.
ferlie, ferly, a wonder.
ferlie, to marvel.
fetches, catches, gurgles.
fetch't, stopped suddenly.
fey, fated to death.
fidge, to fidget, tle.
fidgin-fain, tingling-wild.
fiel, well.
fient, fiend, a petty oath.
fient a, not a, devil a.
fient haet, nothing (fiend have it).
fient haet o', not one of.
fient-ma-care, the fiend may care (i don't!).
fier, fiere, panion.
fier, sound, active.
fin', to find.
fissle, tingle, fidget with delight.
fit, foot.
fittie-n', the near horse of the hind-most pair in the plough.
fe, a flea.
fffin, fpping.
finin, fnnen, fnnel.
fng, flung.
flee, to fly.
fleech, wheedle.
fleesh, fleece.
fleg, scare, blow, jerk.
fleth'rin, fttering.
flewit, a sharp sh.
fley, to scare.
flichterin, fluttering.
flinders, shreds, broken pieces.
flinging, kig out in dang; capering.
flingin-tree, a piece of timber hung by way of partitioween two
horses
in a stable; a fil.
fliskit, fretted, capered.
flit, to shift.
flittering, fluttering.
flyte, scold.
fock, focks, folk.
fodgel, dumpy.
foor, fared (i. e., went).
foorsday, thursday.
forbears, forebears, forefathers.
forby, forbye, besides.
forfairn, worn out; forlorn.
fhten, exhausted.
father, to meet with.
fie, tive.
forjesket, jaded.
forrit, forward.
fother, fodder.
fou, fow, full (i. e., drunk).
foughten, troubled.
foumart, a polecat.
foursome, a quartet.
fouth, fulness, abundance.
fow, v. fou.
fow, a bushel.
frae, from.
freath, to froth,
fremit, estranged, hostile.
fu', full.
fu'-han't, full-handed.
fud, a short tail (of a rabbit or hare).
fuff't, puffed.
fur, furr, a furrow.
fur-ahin, the hindmost plough-horse in the furrow.
furder, success.
furder, to succeed.
furm, a wooden form.
fusionless, pithless, sapless, tasteless,
fyke, fret.
fyke, to fuss; fidget.
fyle, to defile, to foul.
gab, the mouth.
gab, to talk.
gabs, talk.
gae, gave.
gae, to go.
gaed, went.
gaen, gone.
gaets, ways, manners.
gairs, gores.
gane, gone.
gang, to go.
gangrel, vagrant.
gar, to cause, to make, to pel.
garcock, the moorcock.
garten, garter.
gash, wise; self-pt (implying prudend prosperity);
talkative.
gashing, talking, gabbing.
gat, got.
gate, way-road, manner.
gatty, eed.
gaucie, v. gawsie.
gaud, a. goad.
gaudsman, goadsman, driver of the plough-team.
gau'n. gavin.
gaun, going.
gaunted, gaped, yawned.
gawky, a foolish woman or d.
gawky, foolish.
gawsie, buxom; jolly.
gaylies, gaily, rather.
gear, money, wealth; goods; stuff.
geck, to sport; toss the head.
ged. a pike.
gentles, gentry.
genty, trim and elegant.
geordie, dim. of gee, a guinea.
get, issue, offspring, breed.
ghaist, ghost.
gie, to give.
gied, gave.
gien, given.
gif, if.
giftie, dim. of gift.
giglets, giggling youngsters or maids.
gillie, dim. of gill (gss of whiskey).
gilpey, young girl.
gimmer, a young ewe.
gin, if, should, whether; by.
girdle, pte of metal for firing cakes, bannocks.
girn, to grin, to twist the face (but from pain e, not joy);
gapes;
snarls.
gizz, wig.
gikit, foolish, thoughtless, giddy.
gizie, glossy, shiny.
gum'd, grasped.
gled, a hawk, a kite.
gleede, a glowing coal.
gleg, nimble, sharp, keen-witted.
gleg, smartly.
glieb, a portion of nd.
glib-gabbet, smooth-tongued.
glint, sparkle.
gloamin, twilight; gloamin-shot, su.
glow'r, stare.
glunch, frown, growl.
goavin, looking dazedlyl; mooning.
gotten, got.
gowan, the wild, or mountain, daisy.
gowany, covered with wild daisies.
gowd, gold.
gowdie, the head.
gowff'd, struck, as in the game of golf.
gowk, the cuckoo, a dolt.
gowling, menting (as a dog in grief).
graff, a grave, a vault.
grain'd, groaned.
graip, a dung-fork.
graith, implements, gear; furniture; attire.
graithing, gearing, vestments.
grane, groan.
grannie, graunie, grandmother.
grape, grope.
grat, wept.
gree, the prize (degree).
gree, to agree.
greet, to weep.
groanin maut, groaning malt, brewed for a lying-in.
grozet, a gooseberry.
grumphie, the pig.
grun', the ground.
gruhe face.
gruntle, dim. of grunt.
grunzie, growing.
grutte.
gude, god.
guid, gude, good.
guid-e'en, good evening.
guid-father, father-in-w.
guid-man, husband.
guid-wife. mistress of the house.
guid-willie, hearty, full of good-will.
gullie, gully, a rge knife.
gulravage, riotous py.
gumlie, muddy.
gumption, wisdom.
gusty, tasty.
gutcher, gorandfather.
ha', hall.
ha' folk, the servants.
haddin, holding, iance.
hae, have.
haet, a thing.
haffet, hauffet, the temple, the side of the head.
haffets, side-locks.
hafflins, half, partly.
hag, a moss, a broken bog.
haggis, a special scots pudding, made of sheep's lungs, liver and
heart,
onions and oatmeal, boiled in a sheep's stomach.
hain, to spare, to save.
hairst, har'st, harvest.
haith, faith (an oath).
haivers, v. havers.
hal', hald, holding, possession.
hale, hail, the whole.
hale, health.
hale, hail, whole, healthy.
halesome, wholesome.
haln, a partition wall, a porch, outer door.
halloween, all saints' eve (31st of october).
hallowmas, all saints' day (1st of november).
haly, holy.
hame, home,
han', haun, hand.
han-darg, v. darg.
hand-wal'd, hand-picked (i.e., choicest).
hangie, hangman (niame of the devil).
hahe first gift; ear.
hap, a , a c against cold.
hap, to shelter.
hap, to hop.
happer, hopper (of a mill).
hap-step-an'-lowp. hop-step-and-jump.
harkit, hearkened.
harn, coarse cloth.
hash, an oaf.
haslock woo, the wool on the neck of a sheep.
haud, to hold, to keep.
hauf, half.
haughs, low-lying rids by a river.
haun, v. han',
haurl, to trail.
hause, cuddle, embrace.
haveril, hav'rel, one who talks nonsense.
havers, nonsense.
havins, manners, duct.
hawkie, a white-faced cow; a cow.
heal, v. hale.
healsome, v. halesome.
hecht, to promise; threaten.
heckle, a fx-b.
heels-o'er-gowdie, v. gowdie.
heeze, to hoist.
heich, heigh, high.
hem-shin'd, crooked-shin'd.
herd, a herd-boy.
here awa, hereabout.
herry, to harry.
herryment, spoliation.
hersel, herself.
het, hot.
heugh, a hollow or pit; a crag, a steep bank.
heuk, a hook.
hilch, to hobble.
hiltie-skiltie, helter-skelter.
himsel, himselfk
hiney, hinny, honey.
hing, to hang.
hirple, to move unevenly; to limp.
hissels, so many cattle as one person attend (r. b.).
histie, bare.
hizzie, a hussy, a wench.
hoast, cough.
hoddin, the motion of a sage tryman riding on a cart-horse
(r. b.).
hoddin-grey, cray woolen.
hoggie, dim. of hog; a mb.
hog-score, a line on the curling rink.
hog-shouther, a kind of horse-py by jostling with the shoulder;
to jostle.
hoodie-craw, the hooded crow, the carrion crow.
hoodock, grasping, vulturish.
hooked, caught.
hool, the outer case, the sheath.
hoolie, softly.
hoord, hoard.
hoordet, hoarded.
horn, a horn spoon; a b of horn.
horhe devil.
host, v. hoast.
hotch'd, jerked.
houghmagandie, fornication.
houlet, v. howlet.
houpe, hope.
hove, swell.
howdie, howdy, a midwife.
howe, hollow.
howk, to dig.
howlet, the owl.
hoyse, a hoist.
hoy't, urged (r. b.).
hoyte, to amble crazily (r. b.).
hughoc, dim. of hugh.
hullions, slovens.
hunder, a hundred.
hunkers, hams.
hur, the hedgehog.
hur, ur.
hurdies, the loins, the crupper (r. b.) (i. e., the buttocks).
hurl, to trundle.
hushion, a footless stog.
hyte, furious.
i', in.
icker, an ear of .
ier-oe, a great-grandchild.
ilk, ilka, each, every.
ill o't, bad at it.
ill-taen, ill-taken.
ill-thief. the devil.
ill-willie, ill-natured, niggardly.
iin, iuring.
ingine, genius, iy; wit.
ihe fire, the fireside.
ingle-cheek, fireside (properly the jamb of the firepce).
ingle-lowe, ingle-low, fme of the fire.
i'se, i shall, or will.
itsel', itself.
ither, other, another.
jad, a jade.
janwar, january.
jauk, to trifle, to dally.
jauner, gabber.
jauntie, dim. of jaunt.
jaup, spsh.
jaw, talk, impudence.
jaw, to throw, to dash.
jeeg, to jog.
jillet, a jilt.
jimp, small, slender.
jimply, ly.
jimps, stays.
jink, the slip.
jink, to frisk, to sport, to dodge.
jinker, dodger (coquette); a jinker noble; a noble goer.
jirki, bodice.
jirt, a jerk.
jiz, a wig.
jo, a sweetheart.
jocteleg, a csp-knife.
jouk, to duck, to cover, to dodge.
jow, to jow, a verb whicluded both the swinging motion and
pealing
sound of a rge bell (r. b.).
jumpet, jumpit, jumped.
juo jostle.
jurr, a servant wench.
kae, a jackdaw.
kail, kale, the colewort; cabbage; scots' broth.
kail-bde, the leaf of the colewort.
kail-gullie, a cabbage knife.
kail-runt, the stem of the colewort.
kail-whittle, a cabbage knife.
kail-yard, a kit garden.
kain, kane, rents in kind.
kame, a b.
kebars, rafters.
kebbuck, a cheese; a kebbuck heel = the st crust of a cheese.
keckle, to cackle, to giggle.
keek, look, gnce.
keekin-gss, the looking-gss.
keel, red chalk.
kelpies, river demons.
ken, to know.
kenna, know not.
kennin, a very little (merely as much as be perceived).
kep, to catch.
ket, the flee a sheep's body.
key, quay.
kiaugh, ay.
kilt, to tuck up.
kimmer, a wench, a gossip; a wife.
kin', kind.
king's-hood, the 2d stoma a ruminant (equivocal for the s).
kintra, try.
kirk, church.
kirn, a .
kirn, harvest home.
kirsen, to christen.
kist, chest, ter.
kit, to relish.
kittle, difficult, ticklish, delicate, fickle.
kittle, to tickle.
kittlin, kitten.
kiutlin, cuddling.
knaggie, knobby.
knappin-hammers, hammers for breaking stones.
knowe, knoll.
knurl, knurlin, dwarf.
kye, cows.
kytes, bellies.
kythe, to show.
ddie, dim. of d.
de, a load.
g, backward.
ggen, the bottom angle of a wooden dish.
igh, low.
ik, ck.
ir, lore, learning.
ird, ndowner.
iring, stig or sinking in moss or mud.
ith, loath.
ithfu', loathful, sheepish.
ln, lownd.
lns, scots lownd vernacur.
mmie, dim. of mb.
n', nd.
n'-afore, the foremost horse on the unplowed nd side.
n'-ahin, the hindmost horse on the unplowed nd side.
ne, lone.
ng, long.
ng syne, long since, long ago.
p, leapt.
ve, the rest.
verock, v'rock, the rk.
win, the reing.
lea, grass, untilled nd.
lear, lore, learning.
leddy, dy.
lee-ng, live-long.
leesome, wful.
leeze me on, dear is to me; blessings on; eo.
leister, a fish-spear.
len', to lend.
leugh, ugh'd.
leuk, look.
ley-crap, lea-crop.
libbet, castrated.
licks, a beating.
lien, in.
lieve, lief.
lift, the sky.
lift, a load.
lightly, to disparage, to s.
lilt, to sing.
limmer, to jade; mistress.
lin, v. linn.
linn, a waterfall.
lint, fx.
lint-white, fx-colored.
lintwhite, the li.
lippen'd, trusted.
lippie, dim. of lip.
loan, a ne,
loanin, the private road leading to a farm.
lo'ed, loved.
lon'on, london.
loof (pl. looves), the palm of the hand.
loon, loun, lown, a fellow, a varlet.
loosome, lovable.
loot, let.
loove, love.
looves, v. loof.
losh, a minced oath.
lough, a pond, a ke.
loup, lowp, to leap.
low, lowe, a fme.
lowin, lowing, fming, burning.
lown, v. loon.
lowp, v. loup.
lowse, louse, to untie, let loose.
lucky, a grandmother, an old woman; an ale wife.
lug, the ear.
lugget, having ears.
luggie, a per.
lum, the ey.
lume, a loom.
lunardi, a balloon bo.
lunches, full portions.
lunt, a n of smoke or steam.
luntin, smoking.
luve, love.
lyart, gray in general; discolored by decay or old age.
lynin, lining.
mae, more.
mailen, mailin, a farm.
mailie, molly.
mair, more.
maist. most.
maist, almost.
mak, make.
mak o', make o', to pet, to fondle.
mall, mally.
manteele, a mantle.
mark, merk, an old scots (13 1-3d. sterling).
mashlum, of mixed meal.
maskin-pat, the teapot.
maukin, a hare.
maun, must.
maunna, mustn't.
maut, malt.
mavis, the thrush.
mawin, mowing.
mawn, mown.
mawn, a rge basket.
mear, a mare.
meikle, mickle, muckle, much, great.
melder, a grinding .
mell, to meddle.
melvie, to powder with meal-dust.
men', mend.
meact, discretion, politeness.
menseless, unmannerly.
merle, the bckbird.
merran, marian.
mess john, mass john, the parish priest, the minister.
messin, a cur, a mongrel.
midden, a dunghill.
midden-creels, manure-baskets.
midden dub, midden puddle.
midden-hole, a gutter at the bottom of the dunghill.
milking shiel, the milking shed.
mim, prim, affectedly meek.
mim-mou'd, prim-lipped.
min', mind, remembrance.
mind, to remember, to bear in mind.
minnie, mother.
mirk, dark.
misca', to miscall, to abuse.
mishanter, mishap.
mislear'd, mischievous, unmannerly.
mistak, mistake.
misteuk, mistook.
mither, mother.
mixtie-maxtie, fused.
monie, many.
mools, crumblih, grave.
moop, to nibble, to keep close pany, to meddle.
mottie, dusty.
mou', the mouth.
moudieworts, moles.
muckle, v. meikle.
muslin-kail, beefless broth.
mut, an english pint.
na, nae, no, not.
hing, naithing, nothing.
naig, a nag.
nane, none,
nappy, ale, liquor.
natch, a notg implement; abuse.
neebor, neibor, neighbor.
needna, needn't.
, .
neuk, newk, a nook, a er.
new-ca'd, newly driven.
nick (auld), nickie-ben, a name of the devil.
nick, to sever; to slit; to nail, to seize away.
nickie-ben, v. nick.
niackets, curiosities.
nicks, cuts; the rings on a cow's horns.
he fist.
nieve-fu', fistful.
niffer, exge.
nit, a nut.
no, not.
nocht, nothing.
nornd, northern.
nowt, nowte, cattle.
o', of.
o'erword, the refrain; catchword.
onie, any.
or, ere, before.
orra, extra.
o't, of it.
ought, aught.
oughtlins, aughtlins, aught in the least; at all.
ourie, shivering, drooping.
outler, unhoused.
owre, over, too.
owsen, oxen.
owthor, author.
oxter'd, held up uhe arms.
pa' thick, fidential.
paidle, to paddle, to wade; to walk with a weak a.
paidle, nail-bag.
painch, the paunch.
paitrick, a partridge; used equivocally of a wanton girl.
pang, to cram.
parishen, the parish.
parritch, pe.
parritch-pats, pe-pots.
pat, pot.
pat, put.
pattle, pettle, a plow-staff.
paughty, haughty.
paukie, pauky, pawkie, artful, sly.
pe, the stomach.
pe, panting, blowing.
penny-fee, wage in money.
penny-wheep, small beer.
pettle, v. pattle.
philibeg, the highnder's kilt.
phraisin, fttering, wheedling.
phrase, to ftter, to wheedle.
pickle, a few, a little.
pint (scots), three imperial pints.
pit, put.
pcads, procmations.
pck, four pennies (scots).
pckless, penniless.
piden, coarse woolen cloth.
pister, pster.
plenish'd, stocked.
pleugh, plelow.
pliskie, a trick.
pliver, a plover.
pock, a poke, a bag, a wallet.
poind, to seize, to distrain, to impound.
poortith, poverty.
pou, to pull.
pouch, pocket.
pouk, to poke.
poupit, pulpit.
pouse, a push.
poussie, a hare (also a cat).
pouther, powther, powder.
pouts, chicks.
pow, the poll, the head.
pownie, a pony.
pow't, pulled.
pree'd, pried (proved), tasted.
preen, a pin.
prent, print.
prie, to taste.
prief, proof.
priggin, haggling.
primsie, dim. of prim, precise.
proveses, provosts.
pu', to pull.
puddock-stools, toadstools, mushrooms.
puir, poor.
pun', pund, pound.
pursie, dim. of purse.
pussie, a hare.
pyet, a magpie.
pyke, to pick.
pyles, grains.
quat, quit, quitted.
quean, a young woman, a ss.
queir, choir.
quey, a young cow.
quietlin-wise, quietly.
quo', quod, "h.
rab, rob.
rade, rode.
raep, a rope.
ragweed, ragwort.
raibles, recites by rote.
rair, to roar.
rairin, r.
rair't, roared.
raise, rase, rose.
raize, to excite, anger.
ramfeezl'd, exhausted.
ramgunshoch, surly.
ram-stam, headlong.
randie, wless, obstreperous.
randie, randy, a sdrel, a rascal.
rant, to rollick, to roister.
rants, merry meetings; rows.
rape, v. raep.
raploch, homespun.
rash, a rush.
rash-buss, a clump of rushes.
rashy, rushy.
rattan, rattoon, a rat.
rattohe rat-quay.
raucle, rough, bitter, sturdy.
raught, reached.
raw, a row.
rax, to stretch, to extend.
ream, cream, foam.
ream, to cream, to foam.
reave, to rob.
rebute, rebuff.
red, advised, afraid.
red, rede, to advise, to sel.
red-wat-shod, red-wet-shod.
red-wud, stark mad.
reek, smoke.
reekie, reeky, smoky.
reestit, scorched.
reestit, refused to go.
reif, theiving.
remead, remedy.
rickles, small stacks of in the fields.
rief, plunder.
rig, a ridge.
riggin, the roof-tree, the roof.
rigwoodie, lean.
rin, to run.
ripp, a handful of from the sheaf.
ripplin-kame, the wool or fx b.
riskit, cracked.
rive, to split, to tear, to tug, to burst.
rock, a distaff.
ro, a social meeting.
roon, round, shred.
roose, to praise, to ftter.
roose, reputation.
roosty, rusty.
rottan, a rat.
roun', round.
roupet, exhausted in voice.
routh, v. rowth.
routhie, well-stocked.
row, rowe, to roll; to flow, as a river; to .
rowte, to low, to bellow.
rowth, plenty, a store.
rozet, resin.
run-deils, dht devils.
rung, a cudgel.
runkl'd, wrinkled.
runt, a cabbage or colewort stalk.
ryke, to reach.
sab, to sob.
sae, so.
saft, soft.
sair, sore, hard, severe, strong.
sair, to serve.
sair, sairly, sorely.
sairie, sorrowful, sorry.
sall, shall.
sandy, sannack, dim. of alexander.
sark, a shirt.
saugh, the willow.
saul, soul.
saumont, sawmont, the salmon.
saunt, saint.
saut, salt.
saut-backets, v. backets.
saw, to sow.
sawney, v. sandy.
sax, six.
scar, to scare.
scar, v. scaur.
scathe, scaith, damage; v. skaith.
scaud, to scald.
scaul, scold.
scauld, to scold.
scaur, afraid; apt to be scared.
scaur, a jutting rock or bank of earth.
scho, she.
se, a soft flour cake.
ser, disgust.
ser, si.
scrai, calling hoarsely.
screed, a rip, a rent.
screed, to repeat rapidly, to rattle.
scrie, screeg.
scriegh, skriegh, v. skriegh.
scrievin, careering.
scrimpit, sty.
scroggie, scroggy, scrubby.
sculdudd'ry, bawdry.
see'd, saw.
seisins, freehold possessions.
sel, sel', sell, self.
sell'd, sell't, sold.
semple, simple.
sen', send.
set, to set off; to start.
set, sat.
sets, bees.
shachl'd, shapeless.
shaird, shred, shard.
shanagan, a cleft stick.
shanna, shall not.
shaul, shallow.
shaver, a funny fellow.
shavie, trick.
shaw, a wood.
shaw, to show.
shearer, a reaper.
sheep-shank, a sheep's trotter; nae sheep-shank bane = a person of
no small importance.
sheerly, wholly.
sheers, scissors.
sherra-moor, sheriffmuir.
sheugh, a ditch, a furrow; gutter.
sheuk, shook.
shiel, a shed, cottage.
shill, shrill.
shog, a shake.
shool, a shovel.
shoon, shoes.
shore, to offer, to threaten.
short syne, a little while ago.
shouldna, should not.
shouther, showther, shoulder.
shure, shore (did shear).
sic, such.
si, such a.
sicker, steady, certain; sicker score = strict ditions.
sidelins, sideways.
siller, silver; money in general.
simmer, summer.
sin, son.
sin', since.
sindry, sundry.
si, singed, shriveled.
sinn, the sun.
sinny, sunny.
skaith, damage.
skeigh, skiegh, skittish.
skellum, a good-for-nothing.
skelp, a sp, a smack.
skelp, to spank; skelpin at it = driving at it.
skelpie-limmer's-face, a teical term in female scolding (r. b.).
skelvy, shelvy.
skiegh, v. skeigh.
skinking, watery.
skinklin, glittering.
skirl, to cry or sound shrilly.
sklent, a snt, a turn.
sklent, to snt, to squint, to cheat.
skouth, scope.
skriech, a scream.
skriegh, to scream, to whinny.
skyrin, fring.
skyte, squirt, sh.
sde, slid.
se, the sloe.
sp, a brea a fence; a gate.
sw, slow.
slee, sly, ingenious.
sleekit, sleek, crafty.
slidd'ry, slippery.
sloken, to ske.
slypet, slipped.
sma', small.
smeddum, a powder.
smeek, smoke.
smiddy, smithy.
smoor'd, smothered.
smoutie, smutty.
smytrie, a small colle; a litter.
snakin, sneering.
snap smart.
so stumble.
snash, abuse.
snaw, snow.
snaw-broo, snow-brew (melted snow).
so lop, to prune.
sneeshin mill, a snuff-box.
snell, bitter, biting.
snick, a tch; snick-drawing = scheming; he weel a snick draw =
he is good at cheating.
snirtle, to snigger.
snoods, fillets worn by maids.
snool, te, to snub.
so go slowly.
snowkit, snuffed.
sodger, soger, a soldier.
sonsie, sonsy, pleasant, good-natured, jolly.
soom, to swim.
soor, sour.
sough, v. sugh.
souk, suck.
soupe, sup, liquid.
souple, supple.
souter, cobbler.
sowens, pe of oat flour.
sowps, sups.
sowth, to hum or whistle in a low tune.
sowther, to solder.
spae, to foretell.
spails, chips.
spairge, to spsh; to spatter.
spak, spoke.
spates, floods.
spavie, the spavin.
spavit, spavined.
spean, to wean.
speat, a flood.
speel, to climb.
speer, spier, to ask.
speet, to spit.
spehe parlor.
spier. v. speer.
spleu, pouch.
splore, a frolic; a carousal.
sprachl'd, cmbered.
sprattle, scramble.
spreckled, speckled.
spring, a quick tune; a dance.
sprittie, full of roots or sprouts (a kind of rush).
sprush, spruce.
spunk, a match; a spark; fire, spirit.
spunkie, full of spirit.
spunkie, liquor, spirits.
spunkies, jack-o'-nterns, will-o'-wisps.
spurtle-bde, the pot-stick.
squatter, to fp.
squattle, to squat; to settle.
stacher, to totter.
staggie, dim. of staig.
staig, a young horse.
stan', stand.
staone.
stan't, stood.
stang, sting.
stank, a moat; a pond.
stap, to stop.
stapple, a stopper.
stark, strong.
starnies, dim. of starn, star.
starns, stars.
startle, to course.
staumrel, half-witted.
staw, a stall.
staw, to surfeit; to si.
staw, stole.
ste, cramming.
steek, a stitch.
steek, to shut; to close.
steek, to shut; to touch, meddle with.
steeve, pact.
stell, a still.
sten, a leap; a spring.
sten't, sprang.
stented, erected; set on high.
stents, assessments, dues.
steyest, steepest.
stibble, stubble.
stibble-rig, chief reaper.
sti-stowe, pletely.
stilt, limp (with the aid of stilts).
stimpart, a quarter peck.
stirk, a young bullock.
stock, a pnt of cabbage; colewort.
stoited, stumbled.
stoiter'd, staggered.
stoor, harsh, stern.
stoun', pang, throb.
stoure, dust.
stourie, dusty.
stown, stolen.
stownlins, by stealth.
stoyte, to stagger.
strae death, death in bed. (i. e., on straw).
staik, to stroke.
strak, struck.
strang, strong.
straught, straight.
straught, to stretch.
streekit, stretched.
striddle, to straddle.
stron't, nted.
strunt, liquor.
strunt, to swagger.
studdie, an anvil.
stumpie, dim. of stump; a worn quill.
sturt, worry, trouble.
sturt, to fret; to vex.
sturtin, frighted, staggered.
styme, the fairace.
sucker, sugar.
sud, should.
sugh, sough, sigh, moan, wail, swish.
sumph, churl.
sune, soon.
suthron, southern.
swaird, sward.
swall'd, swelled.
swank, limber.
swankies, strapping fellows.
s, exge.
sed, swopped, exged.
swarf, to swoon.
swat, sweated.
swatch, sample.
swats, new ale.
sweer, v. dead-sweer.
swirl, curl.
swirlie, twisted, knaggy.
swith, haste; off and away.
swither, doubt, hesitation.
swoom, swim.
swoor, swore.
sybow, a young union.
syne, sihen.
tack, possession, lease.
tacket, shoe-nail.
tae, to.
tae, toe.
tae'd, toed.
taed, toad.
taen, taken.
taet, small quantity.
tairge, tet.
tak, take.
tald, told.
tane, one in trast to other.
tangs, tongs.
tap, top.
tapetless, senseless.
tapmost, topmost.
tappet-hen, a crested hen-shaped bottle holding three quarts of
cret.
tap-pickle, the grain at the top of the stalk.
topsalteerie, topsy-turvy.
targe, to examine.
tarrow, to tarry; to be relut, to murmur; to weary.
tassie, a goblet.
tauk, talk.
tauld, told.
tawie, tractable.
tawpie, a foolish woman.
tawted, matted.
teats, small quantities.
teeion.
tell'd, told.
temper-pin, a fiddle-peg; the reguting pin of the spinning-wheel.
tent, heed.
tent, to tend; to heed; to observe.
tentie, watchful, careful, heedful.
tentier, more watchful.
tentless, careless.
tester, an old silver about sixpen value.
teugh, tough.
teuk, took.
thack, thatch; thad rape = the c of a house, and so, home
ies.
thae, those.
thairm, small guts; catgut (a fiddle-string).
theckit, thatched.
thegither, together.
thick, v. pa' thick.
thieveless, forbidding, spiteful.
thiggin, begging.
thir, these.
thirl'd, thrilled.
thole, to eo suffer.
thou'se, thou shalt.
thowe, thaw.
thowless, zy, useless.
thrang, busy; thronging in crowds.
thrang, a throng.
thrapple, the windpipe.
thrave, twenty-four sheaves of .
thraw, a twist.
thraw, to twist; to turn; to thwart.
thraws, throes.
threap, maintain, argue.
threesome, trio.
thretteen, thirteen.
thretty, thirty.
thrissle, thistle.
thristed, thirsted.
through, mak th = make good.
throu'ther (through other), pell-mell.
thummart, polecat.
thy ne, alone.
tight, girt, prepared.
till, to.
till't, to it.
timmer, timber, material.
tio lose; to be lost.
tiinker.
tint, lost
tippewopence.
tip, v. toop.
tirl, to strip.
tirl, to knock for entrance.
tither, the other.
tittlin, whispering.
tocher, dowry.
tocher, to give a dowry.
tude, marriage portion.
tod, the fox.
to-fa', the fall.
toom, empty.
toop, tup, ram.
toss, the toast.
toun, town; farm steading.
tousie, shaggy.
tout, bst.
tow, fx, a rope.
towmond, towmont, a twelvemonth.
towsing, rumpling (equivocal).
toyte, to totter.
tozie, flushed with drink.
trams, shafts.
transmogrify, ge.
trashtrie, small trash.
trews, trousers.
trig, , trim.
trinklin, flowing.
trin'le, the wheel of a barrow.
trogger, pa.
troggin, wares.
troke, to barter.
trouse, trousers.
trowth, in truth.
trump, a jew's harp.
tryste, a fair; a cattle-market.
trysted, appointed.
trysting, meeting.
tulyie, tulzie, a squabble; a tussle.
twa, two.
twafauld, twofold, double.
twal, twelve; the twal = twelve at night.
tennie worth, a penny worth (english money).
twang, twinge.
twa-three, two or three.
tway, two.
twin, twio rob; to deprive; bereave.
twistle, a twist; a sprain.
tyke, a dog.
tyne, v. tine.
tysday, tuesday.
ulzie, oil.
uncy, dangerous.
unco, remarkably, unonly, excessively.
unco, remarkable, unon, terrible (sarcastic).
uncos, news, strahings, wonders.
unkend, unknown.
unsicker, uain.
unskaithed, unhurt.
usquabae, usquebae, whisky.
vauntie, proud.
vera, very.
virls, rings.
vittle, victual, grain, food.
vogie, vain.
wa', waw, a wall.
wab, a web.
wabster, a weaver.
wad, to wager.
wad, to wed.
wad, would, would have.
wad'a, would have.
wadna, would not.
wadset, a me.
wae, woful, sorrowful.
wae, wo; wae's me = wo is to me.
waesucks, as!
wae worth, wo befall.
wair, v. ware.
wale, to choose.
wale, choice.
walie, wawlie, choice, ample, rge.
, to kick; to dao gallop; to dance.
waly fa', ill befall!
wame, the belly.
wamefou, bellyful.
wan, won.
wancie, dangerous.
wafu', restless.
ware, wair, to spend; bestow.
ware, worn.
wark, work.
wark-lume, tool.
warl', warld, world.
warlock, a wizard
warl'y, warldly, worldly.
warran, warrant.
warse, worse.
warsle, warstle, wrestle.
wast, west.
wastrie, waste.
wat, wet.
wat, wot, know.
water-fit, water-foot (the river's mouth).
water-kelpies, v. kelpies.
wauble, to wobble.
waught, a draft.
wauk, to awake.
wauken, to awaken.
waukin, awake.
waukit (with toil), horny.
waukrife, wakeful.
waulie, jolly.
waur, worse.
waur, to worst.
waur't, worsted, beat.
wean (wee one), a child.
weanies, babies.
weason, weasand.
wecht, a measure for .
wee, a little; a wee = a short space or time.
wee things, children.
weel, well.
weel-faured, well-favored.
weel-gaun, well-going.
weel-hain'd, well-saved.
weepers, ms (oeeve or hat).
werena, were not.
we'se, we shall.
westliern.
wha, who.
whaizle, wheeze.
et, whelped.
wham, whom.
whan, when.
whang, a shive.
whang, flog.
whar, whare, where.
wha's whose.
wha's, who is.
whase, whose.
what for, whatfore, wherefore.
whatna, what.
what reck, what matter; heless.
whatt, whittled.
, the curlew.
whaur, where.
wheep, v. penny-wheep.
wheep, jerk.
whid, a fib.
whiddin, scudding.
whids, gambols.
whigmeleeries, crotches.
whingin, whining.
whins, furze.
whirlygigums, flourishes.
whist, silence.
whissle, whistle.
whitter, a draft.
whittle, a knife.
wi', with.
wick a bore, hit a curling-stone obliquely and send it through an
opening.
wi's, with his.
wi't, with it.
widdifu', gallows-worthy.
widdle, wriggle.
wiel, eddy.
wight, strong, stout.
wighter, more iial.
willcat wildcat.
willyart, disordered.
wimple, to meander.
win, won.
winn, to winnow.
winna, will not.
winnin, winding.
winnock, window.
winnock-bunker, v. bunker.
win't, did wind.
wintle, a somersault.
wio stagger; to swing; tle.
winze, a curse.
wiss, wish.
won, to dwell.
wonner, a wonder.
woo', wool.
woodie, woody, a rope (inally of withes); a gallows rope.
woodies, twigs, withes.
wooer-babs, love-knots.
wordy, worthy.
worset, worsted.
worth, v. wae worth.
wraith, ghost.
wrang, wrong.
wud, wild, mad.
wumble, wimble.
wyliecoat, undervest.
wyte (weight), bme.
wyte, to bme; to reproach.
yard, a garden; a stackyard.
yaud, an old mare.
yealings, coevals.
yell, dry (milkless).
yerd, earth.
yerkit, jerked.
yerl, earl.
ye'se, ye shall.
yestreen, st night.
yett, a gate.
yeuk, to itch.
yill, ale.
yill-caup, ale-stoup.
yird, yearth, earth.
yokin, yoking; a spell; a day's work.
yon, yonder.
'yont, beyond.
yowe, ewe.
yowie, dim. of eet ewe.
yule, christmas.
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