| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| labber |
|
slobber |
| lacer |
|
a (boot) lace |
| lach+ lachin' |
|
laugh+ laughing |
| lad |
|
boy |
| lad+ laddie |
|
boy+ young man |
| laddie |
|
boy |
| lade |
laid |
load |
| laden |
laiden |
loaded |
| laed |
|
laid+ lying |
| laft |
|
loft |
| lag |
|
lingering+ slow |
| lag |
|
backward |
| laggen |
|
the bottom angle of a wooden dish |
| lagger |
|
make wet or muddy+ mud |
| laggin |
leggin |
the edge or bottom of |
| laggin |
|
crest of a hill |
| laich |
laigh |
low |
| laidron |
|
a rascal |
| laif |
|
loaf |
| laigh |
|
low |
| laik |
|
lack |
| lair |
lear+ laer |
The act of teaching+ knowledge |
| lair |
|
lore |
| laird |
|
lord |
| laird |
|
landowner |
| lairge |
|
large |
| lairin |
cf. lair |
teaching |
| lairing |
|
sticking or sinking in moss or mud. |
| lairn |
cf. lair |
learn |
| lairnit |
cf lair |
learned |
| laith |
|
loath |
| laithe v. |
|
loath+ loathing+ unwilling |
| laithfu' |
|
loathful |
| laithsome |
|
loathsome |
| laldie |
|
a thrashing+ punishment |
| lallan |
lalland |
lowland |
| lallans |
|
the Scots language |
| lamgammachie (NE) |
|
long rigmarole |
| lamiter |
|
lame person |
| lammas |
|
1st August |
| lammer |
|
amber |
| lammie |
|
dim. of lamb |
| lamp |
|
stride |
| lan' |
|
land |
| lan'-afore |
|
the foremost horse on the unplowed land side |
| lan'-ahin |
|
the hindmost horse on the unplowed land side |
| land |
lan+ laun+ laund |
land |
| landart |
landwart |
in the country |
| landbirst |
|
breaking waves |
| lane |
|
alone+ solitary |
| lanely |
|
lonely |
| lanesome |
|
lonely |
| lang |
|
long+ for long |
| lang syne |
|
long ago |
| lang+ langer |
|
long+ longer |
| lang-luggit |
|
long-eared+ shrewd |
| lang-nebbit |
|
nosy |
| langle |
|
hobble+ tether animal |
| Langniddrie |
|
Longniddry |
| langsome |
|
slow+ tedious |
| lanimer |
|
Burgh boundary |
| lap |
|
leapt |
| lapper |
|
clot+ curdle+ freeze |
| lapster |
|
lobster |
| larick |
|
larch tree |
| larrie |
|
lorry+ truck |
| lass |
|
girl |
| lass |
|
girl+ young woman |
| lassie |
|
girl |
| lat |
|
let |
| lat abee |
|
leave alone |
| lat be |
|
leave alone |
| latch |
|
bog+ wet+ muggy+ delay |
| latchet |
|
small loop of thread+ string |
| late |
|
late |
| laubour |
lawbour |
labour |
| lauch |
lach |
laugh |
| laucht |
lacht |
laughed |
| laum |
lamm |
lamb |
| laup |
|
lap |
| lave |
|
remainder |
| lave |
|
the rest |
| laverock |
|
lark |
| laverock |
|
lav'rock |
| lavrocks |
|
larks |
| law |
|
law+ a rounded hill+ low |
| lawer |
lawvyer |
lawyer |
| lawin |
|
(tavern) bill+ reckoning |
| laylock |
|
lilac |
| lea |
|
grass |
| lea |
|
leave |
| lea' |
|
leave |
| lead |
|
lead+ channel for water |
| leak |
|
leak |
| leal |
|
loyal+ faithful |
| lealtie |
|
loyalty |
| leam |
|
gleam |
| Lear |
|
lore |
| least |
|
least |
| leave |
|
permission |
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