Glossary
scots). plackless, penniless. plaiden, coarse woolen cloth. plaister, plaster. 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 lass. 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, lawless, 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 flax 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 flatter. 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 slap, 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 slant, a turn. sklent, to slant, to squint, to cheat. skouth, scope. skriech, a scream. skriegh, to scream, to whinny. skyrin, flaring. skyte, squirt, lash. slade, slid. slae, the sloe. slap, a brea a fence; a gate. slaw, slow. slee, sly, ingenious. sleekit, sleek, crafty. slidd'ry, slippery. sloken, to slake. 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 latch; 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 splash; 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, clambered. 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'-lanterns, will-o'-wisps. spurtle-blade, the pot-stick. squatter, to flap. 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 plant 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, lanted. 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 claret. 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 regulating 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, lazy, 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 lane, 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, blast. tow, flax, 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. trihe 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, alas! wae worth, wo befall. wair, v. ware. wale, to choose. wale, choice. walie, wawlie, choice, ample, large. , 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), blame. wyte, to blame; 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, last 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. 追-更:xs85. (woo18.vip)