| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| Pace |
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Easter |
| Pack an' thick |
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confidential. |
| packman |
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a travelling merchant |
| paction |
packtion |
bargain+ deal |
| pad |
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path |
| paewae |
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pale+ sickly+ drooping |
| paidle |
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paddle |
| paidle |
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nail-bag |
| paigle |
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housework+ chores |
| paik |
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beat |
| painch |
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paunch |
| paip |
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fruit kernel or stone |
| pair |
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pair |
| paircel |
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parcel |
| pairish |
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parish |
| pairk |
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park |
| pairt |
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part |
| pairtial |
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partial |
| pairtie |
pairty |
party |
| pairtner |
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partner |
| paitren |
paittren+ paittern+ pattren |
pattern |
| paitrick |
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a partridge; used equivocally of a wanton girl. |
| pal |
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friend+ befriend |
| palaiver |
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palaver+ a fuss+ a fussy person |
| pale |
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a small shovel or scoop |
| palie |
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thin+ pale+ sickly-looking+ |
| pall |
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a pole+ strong post |
| pallal(s) |
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hopscotch |
| pan |
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skull+ cranium+ solid soil |
| pan-jotral(s) |
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odds and ends of food |
| pane |
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a sheet of glass |
| pang |
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ache+ pain+ cram full |
| pant |
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fun+ a prank |
| pap |
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the uvula+ a conical hill+ |
| pap |
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touch + strike lightly+ throw+ aim |
| Pape |
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the Pope+ a catholic |
| paraud |
parawd |
parade+ procession+ march |
| Parishen |
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the parish. |
| parr |
|
a young salmon |
| parrie |
parry |
waste time+ dawdle+ delay |
| parritch |
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porridge |
| parritch-pats |
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porridge-pots |
| partan |
|
edible crab |
| parteeclar |
parteicular+ parteiclar |
confidential |
| pat |
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pot |
| pat |
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put |
| pattie |
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clay or earthen ware (marble) |
| pattle |
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pettle |
| pauchle |
pochle |
a small load+ bundle+ a swindle |
| paughty |
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haughty |
| paukie |
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pauky |
| paum |
pawm |
palm of hand |
| paumie |
pawmie |
belt on the hand with tawse |
| paut |
pawt |
strike the ground with the foot |
| paveelion |
paveilion |
pavilion |
| paw |
pa |
dad (father) |
| pawkie |
|
matter-of-fact humorous outlook |
| pawkie |
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a mitten |
| pawky |
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cunning+ sly |
| pawnd |
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a pawn+ a pledge+ a pawnshop |
| peace |
paice |
peace |
| pearl |
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purl+ a stitch in knitting |
| pease |
piz+ pizz |
pea+ peas |
| peasie |
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a small marble |
| peat |
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peat |
| pech |
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pant |
| pechan |
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the stomach. |
| pechie |
pechy |
short winded |
| pechin |
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panting |
| pecht |
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out of breath+ a Pikt |
| peck |
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a measure of weight |
| peek |
peik |
tiny point of light+ tongue of flame |
| peel |
peil |
an equal match+ a stockade |
| peeler |
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a small crap at shell casting time |
| peelie-wallie |
peilie-wallie |
pale |
| peend |
pein+ peen |
sloping point at the end of a roof |
| peenge |
peinge |
whine |
| peenie |
peinie |
pinafore |
| peeoy |
peioy |
schoolchild's home-made firework |
| peep |
peip |
small flame from a gas cooker |
| peerie |
peirie |
little+ a fircone+ a spinning top |
| peetie |
peity |
pity |
| peetifu |
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pitiful |
| peewee |
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lapwing |
| peil |
peel |
pill+ a tablet |
| peir |
peer |
pear |
| pen |
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a pointed conical hill |
| pend |
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an arch |
| pennie |
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penny |
| penny-fee |
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wage in money |
| penny-wheep |
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small beer |
| pent |
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paint |
| penter |
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painter |
| pentit |
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painted |
| perfaission |
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profession |
| perfit |
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perfect |
| perjink |
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neat |
| perk |
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a pole or rod |
| permeession |
permeision |
permission |
| pernicketie |
pernickity |
particular+ fastidious+ difficult |
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