| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| ba' |
|
a ball |
| baa |
baw+ ba' |
ball |
| baccie |
bakkie |
tobacco |
| back |
|
back |
| back-end |
|
autumn |
| Back-yett |
|
gate at the back |
| backarts |
|
backwards |
| Backet |
|
bucket |
| backin |
|
address |
| Backit |
|
backed. |
| backlins |
|
backwards |
| backlins-comin |
|
coming back |
| backsey |
|
loins of beef |
| bad |
baud |
bad |
| badderelocks |
|
edible seaweed |
| bade |
|
endured |
| bade |
|
stayed |
| Bade |
|
asked. |
| baff |
|
a slipper+ a blow |
| baggie |
|
a swede |
| Baggie |
|
stomach. |
| bags |
|
bagpipes |
| baig'nets |
|
bayonets |
| baignet |
|
bayonet |
| baillie |
|
magistrate of a Scots burgh |
| bainie |
|
bony |
| baird |
|
bard |
| bairge |
|
barge |
| bairn |
|
child+ baby |
| bairn |
bairnie |
little child |
| bairnheid |
|
childhood |
| bairns |
|
children |
| bairntime |
|
brood |
| baith |
|
both |
| bak |
|
bake |
| Bakes |
|
biscuits. |
| bakken |
|
baked |
| bakkit |
|
baked |
| balderrie |
|
wild orchid |
| ballant |
|
ballad |
| ballats |
|
ballads |
| balloch |
|
mountain pass |
| ballop |
|
opening in trousers |
| Balou |
|
lullaby |
| ban |
|
swear |
| ban' |
|
band (of the Presbyterian clergyman). |
| bananae |
|
banana |
| band |
baun+ baund |
bound |
| bandster |
banster |
one who binds sheaves after reapers |
| bane |
|
bone |
| banes |
|
bones |
| Bang |
|
an effort; a blow; a large number |
| Bang |
|
to thump |
| Banie |
|
v. bainie |
| Bannet |
|
bonnet. |
| bannock |
|
small loaf |
| bannock |
|
bonnock |
| Bannock nicht |
|
Shrove Tuesday |
| banstickle |
|
stickleback |
| bap |
|
bread roll |
| bapteese |
bapteise |
baptise |
| bar |
baur |
bar |
| Bardie |
|
dim. of bard. |
| bardy |
|
scolding |
| bare-scud |
ber-scud |
naked |
| barefit |
|
barefooted. |
| barket |
|
barked. |
| barley-brie |
|
or bree |
| barm |
|
yeast. |
| barmie |
|
yeasty. |
| barn-yard |
|
stackyard. |
| barrae |
barra+ borra+ borrie+ barrie |
barrow |
| barrie |
|
fine+ excellent |
| Bartie |
|
the Devil |
| bash |
|
a drinking bout |
| bashing |
|
abashing |
| bass |
|
a mat |
| bastardin |
|
devilish |
| bastart |
|
bastard |
| Batch |
|
a number |
| bather |
|
bother |
| Bathkit |
|
Bathgate |
| batters |
|
book cover+ to paste |
| batts |
|
the botts; the colic |
| bauch |
|
bad tasting |
| bauchle |
bachle+ bauchil |
distort |
| bauckie-bird |
|
the bat |
| baud |
|
bade |
| baudrons |
|
cat+ |
| Baudrons |
|
Baudrans |
| bauk |
|
beam+ unploughed ridge+ balk |
| Bauk |
|
v. bawk. |
| Bauk-en' |
|
beam-end. |
| bauken |
|
bat |
| bauld |
|
bold+ bald |
| Bauldest |
|
boldest. |
| Bauldly |
|
boldly. |
| Baumy |
|
balmy. |
| baur |
|
joke+ bar |
| baurber |
|
barber |
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