| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| kae |
|
jackdaw+ its call |
| kail |
kale |
cabbage+ soup |
| kail |
|
kale |
| kail-blade |
|
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 kitchen garden |
| kailwirm |
|
caterpillar |
| kailyaird |
|
kitchen garden |
| kaim |
kame |
comb |
| kain |
|
kane |
| kaip |
kep |
cap |
| kaitie beardie |
|
loach |
| kame |
|
a comb |
| kebars |
|
rafters |
| kebbock |
kebbuck |
cheese |
| kebbuck |
|
a cheese; a kebbuck heel = the last crust of a cheese |
| keckle |
|
cackle |
| ked |
keb |
a sheep tick |
| kedge |
|
stuff |
| keek |
|
peep |
| keek o' day |
|
crack of dawn |
| keeker |
|
eye |
| keekin gless |
|
mirror |
| keekin-glass |
|
the looking-glass. |
| keekit |
|
peeped |
| keel |
|
red chalk |
| keelie |
keilie |
tough |
| keelin |
keilin |
a cod |
| keelivine |
keilivine |
a lead pencil |
| keeng |
keing |
king |
| keep |
|
keep |
| keepit |
|
kept |
| keetchin |
keitchin |
kitchen |
| keevie |
keivee+ kievie |
on the alert+ in high spirits |
| keich |
keech |
excrement |
| keinin |
keenin |
wailing |
| kelpie |
|
water demon |
| kelpies |
|
river demons |
| Kelsae |
|
Kelso |
| kelt |
|
spawned salmon |
| kelter |
|
tilt+ wriggle+ struggle |
| kelterin' |
|
undulating |
| kemp |
|
contend+ competition |
| ken |
|
know |
| kenmerk |
|
distinguishing mark |
| Kenna |
|
know not |
| kennin |
|
trace |
| kenspeckle |
|
conspicuous |
| kent |
|
knew+ known |
| kep |
|
catch |
| kerds |
|
cards |
| ket |
|
the fleece on a sheep's body |
| kevel |
|
walk or climb clumsily |
| key |
|
quay |
| kiaugh |
|
anxiety |
| kicher |
|
cough+ titter |
| kil |
kill |
kiln |
| kill |
|
kill |
| kilt |
killt |
killed |
| kilt |
|
tuck up |
| kilter |
|
good spirits |
| kimmer |
|
a wench |
| kimmers |
|
young women |
| kin |
|
related+ relation+ kind+ sort |
| kin o |
|
well+ exactly+ thoroughly+easily |
| kin' |
|
kind |
| kin'ly |
|
kindly |
| Kinaskit |
|
Kinneswood |
| Kincairdin |
|
Kincardine |
| kinch |
|
twist in rope+ problem |
| kineuchar |
|
Kilconquar |
| king's-hood |
|
the 2d stomach in a ruminant (equivocal for the scrotum) |
| kink |
|
to curl+ gasp+ choke |
| kink-hoast |
|
whooping cough |
| kinnle |
|
kindle |
| kinrick |
|
kingdom |
| kintra |
kintrae, countra |
country |
| kip |
|
play truant |
| kirk |
|
church |
| Kirkcaudie |
|
Kirkcaldy |
| Kirkcoubrie |
|
Kirkcudbright |
| kirn |
|
churn |
| kirn |
|
harvest home |
| kirnel |
|
kernel+ swollen gland |
| Kirsen |
|
to christen |
| kirsten |
kirsen |
christen |
| kirstenin |
|
christening |
| kirtle |
|
to clothe+ dress |
| kis |
|
because |
| kist |
|
chest |
| kitchen |
|
to relish |
| kith |
|
relations+ neighbours |
| kittle |
|
tickle+ stimulate+ excite+ |
| Kittle |
|
difficult |
| kittle |
|
restless |
| kittlie |
|
itchy+ ticklish+ intricate+ |
| kittlin |
|
kitten |
| kiutlin |
|
cuddling |
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