| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| quaisten |
quaistion+ queystion |
question |
| quait |
quate |
quiet |
| quak |
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quake |
| quakin-bog |
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a quagmire |
| quarrel |
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a quarry+ quarry stone |
| quarrel |
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find fault with+ criticise |
| quat |
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quit |
| quaw |
qua |
bog quagmire+ marsh |
| quean |
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a young woman |
| queek |
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squeak+ cheep |
| queen |
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queen |
| queen o the meidae |
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meadow-sweet |
| queern |
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quern+ a hand milling stone |
| queesitive |
queisitive |
inquisitive |
| queir |
queer |
choir+ a chancel+ church ruin |
| quey |
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heifer |
| quick |
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swarming+ infested |
| quickens |
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couch grass |
| quietlin-wise |
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quietly |
| quinkins |
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traces of food on pan |
| quirk |
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a riddle+ problem |
| quirkie |
quirky |
intricate+ twisted+ cunning+ |
| quit |
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quit+ leave+ abandon |
| quitance |
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receipt |
| quitten |
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quit |
| quo |
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quoth |
| quo |
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said |
| quo' |
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quod |
| quoit |
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play at curling |
| quorum |
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a gathering+ a company |
| quut |
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rid+ quit |
| quyne (NE) |
quine |
girl |
| rab |
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rob |
| rack |
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stretch+ pull+ twist+ dislocate+ |
| rackle |
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a chain+ the clanking of a chain |
| rackless |
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reckless |
| rackon |
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reckon |
| rade |
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rode |
| radge |
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rage+ mad+ violently excited+ |
| rae |
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roe deer |
| raen |
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raven |
| raep |
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a rope |
| raff |
|
plenty |
| raft |
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a rafter |
| rag |
|
rough projection after sawing+ |
| raggit |
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ragged |
| raggitie |
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ragged |
| raggle |
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cut unevenly or jaggedly |
| ragglish |
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erratic+ uncertain+ wild |
| ragnail |
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loose piece of skin or broken |
| ragweed |
ragweid |
ragwort |
| raible |
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rabble+ gabble |
| raibles |
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recites by rote |
| raiglar |
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regular |
| raik |
rake |
roam+ stray |
| raip |
rape |
rope |
| rair |
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roar |
| rair't |
|
roared |
| rairie |
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loud+ noisy+ drunk+ bright |
| rairin |
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roaring |
| raise |
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arouse+ infuriate+ state of |
| Raise |
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rase |
| raised |
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infuriated+ wild+ over-excited |
| raither |
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rather |
| raivel |
rile |
entangle |
| raize |
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to excite |
| rake |
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rake+ search+ a hoard |
| ram-stam |
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headlong |
| rame |
raim |
repeat+ recite+ talk nonsense |
| ramfeezl'd |
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exhausted |
| ramfeisle |
ramfeezle+ ramfoozle |
muddle+ confuse+ exhaust |
| ramgunshoch |
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surly |
| rammage |
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storm about |
| rammie |
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a free-for-all+ violent disturbance |
| rammle |
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ramble+ wander |
| ramp |
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romp+ climbing of plants |
| rampage |
|
an outburst of rage |
| ramscuiter |
ramscooter+ ramscouter |
beat+ drive off in terror |
| ramsh |
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eat greedily |
| ramskeerie |
ramskeiry |
wild restless romp |
| ramstam |
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headstrong+ rash+ heedless |
| ramstouger |
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rough in manner+ boisterous |
| ran |
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ran |
| rance |
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diagonal supporting bar on |
| rander |
ranner |
render+ talk idly+ ramble+ |
| randie |
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aggressive+ a beggar |
| randie |
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lawless |
| randie |
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randy |
| rannoch |
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farn+ bracken |
| ranshackle |
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search+ ransack |
| rant |
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romp+ sing a tune+ fuss+ complain |
| rant |
|
to rollick |
| ranter |
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sew+ darn or mend roughly |
| rants |
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merry meetings; rows. |
| rap |
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rap+ dash+ thump |
| rape |
|
v. raep |
| raploch |
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coarse woollen cloth |
| raploch |
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homespun |
| rappit |
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rapped |
| raptur |
rapture |
a fit of rage |
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