| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| ma |
mi |
my |
| ma certies |
|
my+ certainly |
| machine |
|
machine |
| mad |
|
annoyed+ angry |
| made |
|
made |
| mae |
|
more |
| maen |
mane |
moan+ mourn+ lament |
| maggie |
|
a magpie |
| maggot |
|
a whim+ fancy+ |
| magink |
|
a queer looking object or |
| maid |
|
maid |
| maik |
|
a half penny+ the equal of |
| mailen |
|
mailin |
| Mailie |
|
Molly |
| mainer |
mainner |
manner |
| mair |
|
more |
| mair bi taiken |
mair by token |
more over |
| mairch |
merch |
march+ boundary |
| mairchless |
|
infinite |
| mairie |
mairrie+ merry+ mairry |
marry |
| mairiet |
mairriet |
married |
| mairitch |
|
marriage |
| mairt |
mart+ mert |
an ox or cow fattened for |
| Mairtinmass |
|
11th November |
| mairtyr |
|
martyr |
| maist |
|
most+ almost |
| maister |
|
master+ mister |
| maistlins |
|
almost |
| maiter |
maitter |
matter |
| maithe |
|
maggot or egg of a bluebottle |
| major-myndit |
|
haughty+ proud+ high minded |
| mak |
|
make |
| Mak o' |
|
make o' |
| makar |
|
poet (maker) |
| makdoun |
makdoon |
garment made to fit smaller person |
| makkit |
|
made |
| malafouster |
malafooster |
destroy |
| Mall |
|
Mally |
| mament |
maement |
moment |
| mammie |
|
mother |
| man |
maun |
man |
| mangle |
|
mangle |
| mankit |
|
mutilated+ damaged |
| manse |
|
minister's house |
| mant |
|
stammer+ stutter |
| manteele |
|
a mantle |
| map |
|
nibble |
| mappit |
|
stupid+ exhausted |
| mar |
|
obstruction+ obstruct |
| mark |
|
merk |
| marl |
mirl |
mottled pattern |
| marlie |
mirlie |
mottled. variegated pattern |
| marrae |
marra |
marrow |
| marrow |
|
companion+ partner |
| marrowless |
|
matchless |
| mart |
|
a market+ auction building |
| masel |
masell |
myself |
| mash |
|
a heavy two faced hammer |
| mash |
|
mesh of a net |
| mashlum |
|
mixed grains and pulses |
| mask |
|
infuse (tea) |
| maskin-pat |
|
the teapot |
| massacre |
massacker |
massacre |
| massie |
|
bumptious+ proud |
| mat |
|
thick bed cover |
| match |
|
equal |
| matrass |
|
mattress |
| maucht |
|
might n. |
| mauchtless |
|
helpless+ powerless |
| mauger |
|
notwithstanding+ ill-will |
| mauk |
|
maggot |
| mauk flie |
|
bluebottle |
| maukie |
|
maggoty+ filthy |
| maukin |
|
hare |
| maukit |
|
maggoty or filthy sheep |
| maumie |
|
ripe |
| maun |
mun |
must |
| maun |
|
may+ must |
| mauner |
|
gossip |
| maunna |
|
mustn't |
| maunt |
|
was able |
| maut |
|
malt |
| mavis |
|
song-thrush |
| maw |
maa |
seagull |
| mawe |
maw |
mow |
| mawed |
|
mown+ mowed |
| mawin |
|
mowing |
| mawn |
|
mown |
| mawn |
|
a large basket |
| mawsie |
|
warm+ thick+ comfortable |
| me |
|
me |
| meal |
mail+ male |
meal |
| mean |
|
mean+ possessed jointly |
| meantime |
|
meanwhile+ for the time being |
| mear |
|
a mare |
| measles |
maisles+ meisles |
measels |
| meat |
mait |
food |
| mebbe |
mibbe |
perhaps |
| mebbies |
mibbies |
perhaps |
| meddle |
middle |
meddle |
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