This may ultimately become a useful resource for Mudcatters who wish to understand Scottish song lyrics, and was prompted by recent discussions about FAQ's for newcomers. For the sake of reasonable brevity I have posted the A-C section only. I have longer term hopes of expanding it somewhat to include dialect beyond Scottish, maybe even Australian. A Glossary of about 5,000 words/terms is probably achievable over the next year or two. In the meantime I would appreciate advice as to the best place to house it. Regards, John
PS I'm not emotionally ready to accept detailed reports of errors and omissions just yet, and certainly not in this forum. Please do so via a personal message if you care to add or discuss fine detail.
| A | Ah | I |
| a | | a |
| A' | | all. |
| A' | | all |
| a bodie | | someone |
| a haip | | a lot+ often |
| a maiter o | | as much as |
| A' THE GO | | extremely popular |
| a thocht | | the least bit |
| a wee | | a little while |
| a while sin | | some time ago |
| aa | a'+ aw | all |
| aa ither thin | | everything else |
| aa weys | aw weys | in every way |
| aabodie | awbodie a'bodie | everyone |
| aagates | awgates | everywhere |
| aamaist | awmaist | almost |
| aareadies | awreadies | already |
| aaricht | awricht | all right |
| aathegither | awthegither | altogether |
| aathing | awthing | everything |
| aawhaur | | everywhere |
| aback | | behind |
| abee | | as it is+ alone |
| abeelitie | abeilitie | ability |
| abeich | abeech | aloof |
| abi’s | abeis+ abees | compared with |
| Abiegh | | aloof |
| Ablins | | v. aiblins. |
| ablo | ablow | below |
| Aboon | | above up. |
| aboot | | about |
| abraid | | abroad |
| Abread | | abroad. |
| Abreed | | in breadth. |
| abreest | Abreist | abreast |
| abuin | abune; aboon | above |
| abuise | | abuse |
| ABUNE | | above |
| accoont | | account |
| accuistom | | accustom |
| ackwart | | awkward |
| acquent | | acquainted Past t. |
| acquent | acquant | acquaint |
| acquentit | | acquainted Past perf. |
| acre | | acre |
| adae | ado | going on+ being done+ the matter with |
| admeet | admeet | admit |
| admoneetion | admoneition | admonition |
| advocate | | barrister |
| ae | | one+ the only one |
| AE | | one+ any |
| ae day | | one day |
| aefauld | | honest |
| aefauldlie | | sincerely |
| aff | | off |
| AFF | | off |
| aff luif | aff-lufe+ aff-loof | off-hand |
| aff o | | away from |
| Aff-hand | | at once. |
| Aff-loof | | offhand. |
| affuird | | afford |
| A-fiel | | afield. |
| afore | | before+ in front of |
| AFORE | | before |
| Aft | | oft. |
| AFT | | often |
| aft(en) | affen | often |
| Aften | | often. |
| again | agen agane | again |
| age | | age |
| agin | again | against |
| agley | aglay aglee | off line |
| aheid | | ahead |
| Ahin | | behind. |
| ahint | ahent ahin | behind |
| Aiberdeen | | Aberdeen |
| Aiberdour | | Aberdour |
| Aiberfyle | | Aberfoil |
| aiblins | | perhaps |
| aicht | echt+ aucht+ eicht | eight |
| Aidin | | Eden |
| aidle | | liquid manure |
| Aidle | | foul water. |
| aigle | | eagle |
| aik | | oak |
| AIK | | oak |
| Aiken | | oaken. |
| ail | | ail |
| ain | | (on it's) own |
| AIN+ ANE | | own+ one |
| ainimal | | animal |
| ainsel | ainsell | own self |
| aiple | epple | apple |
| air | | air |
| Air | | early. |
| airch | erch | arch |
| airieplane | | aeroplane |
| Airle | | earnest money. |
| airm | erm | arm |
| airmie | | army |
| airn | | iron |
| airt | art | aim+ direction |
| airticle | | article |
| airtit | | directed |
| AIRTS | | directions |
| aishan | | issue |
| ait | | oat |
| aith | | oath |
| aither | ether | either |
| aits | | oats |
| aiven | | even |
| aiven on | | even+ straight+ right |
| Aiver | | an old horse. |
| aix | | axe |
| aixle | | axle |
| aizle | | ember+ spark+ cinder |
| ajee | | awry |
| A-jee | | ajar; to one side. |
| akis | acause | because |
| aks | ax | ask |
| alairm | | alarm |
| Alake | | alas. |
| alane | | alone |
| ALANE | | along |
| alanerlie | | entirely |
| alang | | along |
| ale | | ale |
| alenth | alength | along |
| alike | alyke | similar+ the same |
| aliment | | alimony |
| aller | | alder |
| allou | alloo | allow |
| alowe | | alight+ on fire |
| altho | | although |
| am | | am |
| Amaist | | almost. |
| amang | amo | among |
| AMANG | | among |
| ambeetious | ambeitious | ambitious |
| amens | | amends |
| Americae | Amerikie | America |
| amissin | | missing |
| amna | | am not |
| amoont | | amount |
| an | | and |
| An | | if. |
| An' | | and. |
| AN' A' | | also (and all) |
| an aa | an aw an' a' | also+ as well+ too |
| an aa that | an aw that | and all that sort of thing |
| an that | | and so on etceteras |
| AN+ AN' | | and |
| ance | ance | once |
| ANCE | | once |
| ance eerant | eirrant+ eirrand | specially for that alone |
| ane | | one |
| ANE (THEIR ANE) | | their own |
| ane anither | | one another |
| ANE+ ANES | | one+ ones |
| aneath | aneith+ aneeth+ anaeth | beneath |
| anent | | concerning+ opposite |
| anerlie | | only |
| Anes | | ones. |
| anger | | anger |
| angry | | angry |
| anither | | another |
| ANITHER | | another |
| annoonce | | announce |
| annual | | annual |
| answer | | answer |
| anter | | venture |
| antie | | aunt |
| antrin | | occasional |
| anxeeitie | | anxiety |
| A'PLACE | | everywhere |
| Apryle | Aprile | April |
| Aqua-fontis | | spring water. |
| Aqua-vitae | | whiskey. |
| are | ar+ ur+ ir | are |
| ARENAE | | are not |
| argie | airgie | argue |
| ark | airk | chest |
| Arle | | v. airle. |
| arna | arena | are not /aren't |
| AROUN' | | around |
| arrae | arra | arrow |
| artifeecial | artifeicial | artificial |
| as | als+ uz | as |
| asclent | asklent | oblique |
| Ase | | ashes. |
| ashet | | serving dish |
| aside | asyde | beside |
| Asklent | | askew |
| Aspar | | aspread. |
| asteer | asteir | astir |
| astragal | | glazing bar |
| at | | at |
| at ane mair | | at the last push |
| ataa | ataw | at all |
| A'thegither | | altogether. |
| athin | | within |
| athoot | ithoot+ athout | without |
| athort | | across+ over |
| Athort | | athwart. |
| ATHWART | | across |
| atterie | attery | infested+ grim+ angry |
| atweel | atweill | indeed+ in any case |
| Atweel | | in truth. |
| atween | atwein | between |
| atweesh | atweish | between |
| atwixt | | between |
| aucht | aicht echt | due+ owed+ own |
| Aught | | eight. |
| Aught | | possessed of. |
| Aughten | | eighteen. |
| Aughtlins | | at all. |
| Augist | | August |
| auld | aald aul aal ald | old |
| AULD LANG SYNE | | old memories; days gone by |
| Auld Reekie | | Edinburgh. |
| AULD+ AULDER | | old+ older |
| aulddame | | grandmother |
| Auldfarran | | auldfarrant |
| auld-farrant | | old fashioned |
| Auld-warld | | old-world. |
| aum | a'um | alum |
| aumers | | embers |
| Aumous | | alms. |
| aumrie | aumry | pantry |
| Austrailae | Austrailie | Australia |
| ava | | at all+ without stopping |
| AVA' | | at all |
| AVAUNT | | away |
| AW | | all |
| awa | | away+ along+ ago |
| AWA' | | away |
| awa aff | | leaving |
| awaby | | at home+ off home |
| awaird | | award |
| Awald | | backways and doubled up. |
| Awauk | | awake. |
| Awauken | | awaken. |
| AWAUKENS | | awakens |
| awaur | | aware |
| awe | | owe |
| awesome | | awful |
| awfu | awfae+ awfie | awful |
| Awkart | | awkward. |
| awn | | own (belongs to) |
| Awnie | | bearded. |
| ay | aye | yes |
| aye | ey | always+ still |
| AYE | | yes+ always |
| ayebidin | ayebydin | eternal |
| ayont | | beyond |
| AYOUT | | across |
| Ba' | | a ball. |
| baa | baw+ ba' | ball |
| baccie | bakkie | tobacco |
| back | | back |
| backarts | | backwards |
| back-end | | autumn |
| Backet | | bucket |
| backin | | address |
| Backit | | backed. |
| backlins | | backwards |
| Backlins-comin | | coming back. |
| backsey | | loins of beef |
| Back-yett | | gate at the back. |
| bad | baud | bad |
| badderelocks | | edible seaweed |
| bade | | endured |
| bade | | stayed |
| Bade | | asked. |
| baff | | a slipper+ a blow |
| baggie | | a swede |
| Baggie | | stomach. |
| BAGS | | bagpipes |
| baignet | | bayonet |
| Baig'nets | | bayonets. |
| baillie | | magistrate |
| Baillie | | magistrate of a Scots burgh. |
| Bainie | | bony. |
| baird | | bard |
| bairge | | barge |
| bairn | | child+ baby |
| BAIRN+ BAIRNIE | | little child |
| bairnheid | | childhood |
| BAIRNS | | children |
| Bairntime | | brood. |
| baith | | both |
| BAITH | | both |
| bak | | bake |
| Bakes | | biscuits. |
| bakken | | baked |
| bakkit | | baked |
| balderrie | | wild orchid |
| ballant | | ballad |
| Ballats | | ballads. |
| BALLOCH | | mountain pass |
| ballop | | opening in trousers |
| Balou | | lullaby. |
| Ban | | swear. |
| Ban' | | band (of the Presbyterian clergyman). |
| bananae | | banana |
| band | baun+ baund | bound |
| bane | | bone |
| BANES | | bones |
| Bang | | an effort; a blow; a large number. |
| Bang | | to thump. |
| Banie | | v. bainie. |
| Bannet | | bonnet. |
| bannock | | small loaf |
| Bannock | | bonnock |
| Bannock nicht | | Shrove Tuesday |
| banstickle | | stickleback |
| bap | | bread roll |
| bapteese | bapteise | baptise |
| bar | baur | bar |
| Bardie | | dim. of bard. |
| BARDY | | scolding |
| Barefit | | barefooted. |
| bare-scud | ber-scud | naked |
| Barket | | barked. |
| Barley-brie | | or bree |
| Barm | | yeast. |
| Barmie | | yeasty. |
| Barn-yard | | stackyard. |
| barrae | barra+ borra+ borrie+ barrie | barrow |
| barrie | | fine+ excellent |
| Bartie | | the Devil. |
| bash | | a drinking bout |
| Bashing | | abashing. |
| bass | | a mat |
| bastardin | | devilish |
| bastart | | bastard |
| Batch | | a number. |
| bather | | bother |
| Bathkit | | Bathgate |
| batters | | book cover+ to paste |
| Batts | | the botts; the colic. |
| bauch | | bad tasting |
| bauchle | bachle+ bauchil | distort |
| Bauckie-bird | | the bat. |
| baud | | bade |
| baudrons | | cat+ |
| Baudrons | | Baudrans |
| bauk | | beam+ unploughed ridge+ balk |
| Bauk | | v. bawk. |
| bauken | | bat |
| Bauk-en' | | beam-end. |
| bauld | | bold+ bald |
| Bauldest | | boldest. |
| Bauldly | | boldly. |
| Baumy | | balmy. |
| baur | | joke+ bar |
| baurber | | barber |
| baurley | baurlie | barley |
| baurrel | | barrel |
| Bauss Rock | | Bass Rock |
| bawbee | | half penny |
| bawd(rons) | baud | a hare |
| Bawdrick | | Baldridge |
| Bawdrons | | v. baudrons. |
| bawheid | | fool |
| Bawk | | a field path. |
| bawkie | backie | bat |
| bawsant | | having a white streak |
| Baws'nt | | white-streaked. |
| bawtieS | | rabbit+ hare |
| baxter | | baker |
| be | | be |
| beadle | | church officer |
| bear | | bear (carry) |
| Bear | | barley. |
| beard | baird | beard |
| beardie | | stone loach |
| beas | beis | beasts |
| Beas' | | beasts |
| beast | beist | beast |
| beastie | | insect |
| Beastie | | dim. of beast. |
| beat | bait | beat |
| beat | | beaten |
| beb | | drink |
| beck | | curtsey |
| become | becum | become |
| bed | | bed |
| beef | | any butchers meat |
| beek | beik | warm |
| been | | been |
| Beet | | feed |
| begesserant | | sparkling |
| begin | | begin |
| begoud | begude | began |
| begowk | begeck | deceive |
| begrudge | | grudge |
| begrutten | | tearstained |
| behauden | | obliged. |
| beheid | | behead |
| behuve | behuive | behove |
| beil | biel+ beel | suppurate |
| Beild | | v. biel. |
| bein | be-in | being |
| belang | | belong |
| Beld | | bald. |
| belike | | probably+ probably+ likely |
| bellaes | bellas+ bellies | bellows |
| Bellum | | assault. |
| Bellys | | bellows. |
| Beltane | | Mayday |
| belyve | | soon+ quickly+ at once |
| ben | | mountain |
| ben | | inside (a room) |
| Ben | | a parlor (i.e. inner apartment) |
| bend | | bend+ |
| benmaist | | innermost |
| BENMAIST | | furthest |
| Benmost | | inmost. |
| benorth | | north of |
| Be-north | | to the northward of. |
| bent | | bent |
| bent(s) | | common hair-grass |
| bere | | barley |
| berk | | bark |
| berm | | ferment |
| bern | | barn |
| Berrick | | Berwick |
| besaunt | | canonise |
| beseek | beseik | beseech |
| besmerten | besmairten | smarten+ tidy |
| besom | bizzom | broom+ hussy |
| Be-south | | to the southward of. |
| best | | best |
| bestmaid | | bridesmaid |
| beteach | | to entrust |
| Bethankit | | grace after meat. |
| better | | better |
| betterment | | improvement |
| beuk | buik+ buke | book+ baked |
| Beuk | | a book: devil's pictur'd beuks-playing-cards. |
| bewaur | | beware |
| bewave | | lay in wait |
| bi | | by+ beside |
| bi crivens | crivvens | Christ defend us |
| bi fegs | | by faith+ truly |
| bi(s) | | in comparison with+ besides+ than |
| bick | | bitch |
| bicker | | skirmish |
| Bicker | | a wooden cup. |
| Bicker | | a short run. |
| Bicker | | to flow swiftly and with a slight noise. |
| Bickerin | | noisy contention. |
| Bickering | | hurrying. |
| bid | | bid+ stayed |
| Bid | | to ask |
| bidden | | bid+ endured+ stayed |
| biddin | | invite |
| BIDDIN | | stayed |
| bide | byde | endure+ dwell+ stay |
| BIDE | | stay |
| BIDE A WEE | | stay a while |
| Biel | | bield |
| Biel | | comfortable. |
| bield | beild | shelter |
| bien | bein | comfortable |
| Bien | | bienly |
| BIEN | | in good condition |
| big | bigg | build |
| biggen | | built+ swollen+ pregnant |
| biggin | | building |
| biggit | | built |
| Bike | | v. byke. |
| Bill | | the bull. |
| billie | billy | companion |
| bing | | heap |
| Bingrie | | Ballingry |
| Bings | | heaps. |
| bink | bank | shelf |
| binna | | don't be+ unless+ except+ be not |
| binnd | bin' | bind |
| bird | | bird |
| Birdie | | dim. of bird; also maidens. |
| birk | | birch tree+ cheer |
| Birken | | birchen. |
| birkenshaw | | birch wood |
| birkie | | lively |
| Birkie | | a fellow. |
| BIRKIN+ BIRKS | | birches |
| birl | | turn+ spin |
| BIRLIN' | | spinning |
| birr | | whirr |
| Birr | | force |
| birrie | | bury |
| birriet | birrit | buried |
| Birring | | whirring. |
| birse | birss+ burs | bristle+ bristles+ anger |
| Birses | | bristles. |
| birsle | | scorch |
| Birth | | berth. |
| birze | | squeeze |
| biss | bizz | bustle |
| bit | | piece |
| Bit | | small (e.g. |
| Bit | | nick of time. |
| BIT | | but |
| Bitch-fou | | completely drunk. |
| Bizz | | a flurry. |
| Bizz | | buzz. |
| Bizzard | | the buzzard. |
| Bizzie | | busy. |
| blab | | blister |
| Black-bonnet | | the Presbyterian elder. |
| Black-nebbit | | black-beaked. |
| blad | | a leaf+ a portfolio+ |
| Blad | | v. blaud. |
| blae | | blue grey+ livid |
| blae-bunnet | | blue tit |
| blain | blane | scar+ weal |
| blairt | | outburst |
| blame | | fault |
| blash | | splash |
| blashie | | windy+ rainy |
| Blastet | | blastit |
| Blastie | | a blasted (i.e. |
| blate | | bashful+ shy |
| Blather | | bladder. |
| blatter | | rattle+ heavy blow |
| blaud | | spoil |
| Blaud | | a large quantity. |
| Blaud | | to slap |
| blaw | blaa+ bla | blow |
| Blaw | | to brag. |
| BLAW+ BLAWN+ BLAWS | | blow+ blown+ blows |
| Blawing | | blowing. |
| blawn | blaan | blown |
| bleb | | tipple |
| bleck | | black |
| bleckie | | blackbird |
| bled | | bled |
| blee | blie | dim |
| Bleer | | to blear. |
| Bleer't | | bleared. |
| Bleeze | | blaze. |
| BLEEZE | | blaze |
| bleize | bleaze+ bleeze | blaze |
| Blellum | | a babbler; a railer; a blusterer. |
| blenk | | moment+ blink |
| blenker | blinker | eye-lash |
| blether | bleather | babble+ idle talk+ blather |
| blether | | bladder |
| Blether | | blethers |
| bletheration | | nonsense |
| Bletherin' | | talking nonsense. |
| BLETHERSKATE | | silly talker; one who talks too much |
| blew | | blew |
| Blin' | | blind. |
| BLIN' OORS | | hours of darkness |
| Blink | | a glance |
| Blinkers | | spies |
| Blinkin | | smirking |
| blinnd | blin' | blind |
| blinnd-bat | | moth |
| Blin't | | blinded. |
| BLINTERIN | | glimmering |
| blirt | | weep+ cry |
| bliss | | bless |
| Blitter | | the snipe. |
| blomaist | blowmaist | lowest |
| blowst | | brag+ boast |
| Blue-gown | | the livery of the licensed beggar. |
| bluffert | bliffert | a squall of wind |
| bluid | blude+ blid | bleed+ blood |
| BLUID+ BLUIDY+ BLUIDIE | | blood+ bloody |
| bluidshed | | bloodshot |
| Bluidy | | bloody. |
| bluim | blume+ blim | bloom |
| bluiter | blooter+ bluter | obliterate |
| Blume | | to bloom. |
| blunner | blun'er | blunder |
| Bluntie | | a stupid. |
| Blypes | | shreds. |
| blythe | blithe | pleased+ happy |
| BLYTHELY | | gaily |
| boar | | boar |
| BOATIE | | small boat |
| Bobbed | | curtsied. |
| bocht | boucht | bought |
| Bocked | | vomited. |
| bodach | | old man |
| Boddle | | a farthing. |
| Bode | | look for. |
| bodie | body+ boadie+ buddie | (some)one |
| Bodkin | | tailor's needle. |
| Body | | bodie |
| Boggie | | dim. of bog. |
| BOGIE | | boogie man |
| bogle | boggil | spectre |
| Bogle | | a bogie |
| bogshaivle | | distort |
| bole | | recess |
| Bole | | a hole |
| Bonie | | bonnie |
| Bonilie | | prettily. |
| bonnie | bonny | beautiful |
| BONNIE | | beautiful/handsome |
| Bonnock | | v. Bannock. |
| bonspiel | bonspeil | curling match |
| BOO | | bow |
| 'Boon | | above. |
| boond | | bound+ boundary |
| Boord | | board |
| Boord-en' | | board-end. |
| BOORTREE | | elder tree |
| Boortress | | elders. |
| Boost | | must needs. |
| Boot | | payment to the bargain. |
| Bore | | a chink |
| born | | born |
| borrae | borra | borrow |
| bosie | | embrace+ a bosom |
| boss | | hollow+ boss |
| bossie | | basin |
| Botch | | an angry tumor. |
| BOTHAN | | cottage |
| bothie | bothy | cottage |
| bou | boo | bow+ bend |
| bou-backit | | hump-backed |
| boud | boo'd+bou'd | bowed+ bent |
| bouer | booer | bower |
| bougle | boogle | lurk |
| bouk | | body+ bulk |
| Bouk | | a human trunk; bulk. |
| boul | bool | bowl for game of bowls+ |
| bouls | bools | The game of bowls or |
| Bountith | | bounty. |
| Bourshaa | | Bowershall |
| bourtree | boortree | elder tree |
| 'Bout | | about. |
| bowder | | bolder |
| bowe | | bow (weapon)+ arch |
| bowf | | bark |
| Bow-hough'd | | bandy-thighed. |
| bowk | boke+ bock | retch+ vomit |
| Bow-kail | | cabbage. |
| bowl | bowel | bowl |
| bowlie | | bow-legged |
| bowlt | | bent |
| bowster | | bolster |
| bowt | | bolt |
| Bow't | | bent. |
| box | boax | box |
| boy | boay | boy |
| brace | | mantelpiece |
| Brachens | | ferns. |
| BRADE | | broad |
| brae | | slope+ hill |
| BRAE | | hill |
| braid | | broad |
| BRAID | | broad |
| Braik | | a harrow. |
| Braing't | | plunged. |
| brainsh | brainch | branch |
| braird | | sprout |
| BRAISANT | | brazen faced |
| braith | braeth | breath |
| brak | brek | break+ broken |
| BRAK | | break |
| brakfast | brakefast | breakfast |
| Brak's | | broke his. |
| brammle | bramble | blackberry |
| brander | | a grid iron |
| branderin | | scaffolding |
| brang | | brought |
| brank | | prance |
| Brankie | | gay |
| Branks | | a wooden curb |
| Bran'y | | brandy. |
| brash | | short illness+ burst of |
| Brash | | short attack. |
| brast | | burst |
| brat | | ragged garment+ pinafore |
| Brats | | small pieces |
| Brats | | small children. |
| brattle | | clatter |
| Brattle | | a scamper. |
| Brattle | | noisy onset. |
| BRATTLIN | | rushing noisily |
| braw | bra | fine |
| Braw | | handsome |
| BRAW | | fine |
| brawlie | | splendidly+ thoroughly |
| brawlie | | altogether |
| Brawlie | | finely |
| brawlike | | fine |
| braws | | finery |
| braxie | braxy | sheep's disease |
| Braxies | | sheep that have died of braxie (a disease). |
| Breastie | | dim. of breast. |
| Breastit | | sprang forward. |
| brecham | | horse collar |
| Brechan | | ferns. |
| breckens | | bracken |
| bree | brie | brew+ the brunt+ gravy |
| breed | | breed |
| breeks | breiks | trousers |
| BREEKS | | trousers |
| breekums | | very short trousers |
| breer | breer | brier |
| breeshle | breeshle | rush |
| breest | breist | breast |
| Breetish | Breitish | British |
| breid | breed | bread |
| breil | breel | race |
| breinge | breenge | barge |
| brent | | brand v. |
| Brent | | brand. |
| Brent | | straight |
| bress | | brass |
| breuk | bruik+ bruke+ brook | broke |
| brew | broo+ brou | liquid |
| brewster | | brewer |
| bricht | | bright |
| brickle | | brittle |
| BRIDLE | | wedding |
| Brie | | v. barley-brie. |
| Brief | | writ. |
| Brier | | briar. |
| brig | | bridge |
| Brig o Dee | | Bridge of Dee |
| bring | | bring |
| brinkie | | comely |
| Brisket | | breast. |
| brither | | brother |
| brittle | | difficult |
| Broad-claith | | broad-cloth. |
| broch | | burgh |
| Brochheid | | Burghhead |
| brocht | | brought |
| brochten | | brought |
| Brochtie | | Broughty Ferry |
| Brochtoun | | Broughtown |
| brock | | badger |
| BROCK | | badger |
| brockit | | having black and |
| brod | | goad+ board+ having |
| brog | | pierce |
| broggle | | bungle |
| Brogue | | a trick. |
| Broo | | soup |
| Brooses | | wedding races from the church to the home of the bride. |
| brose | | oatmeal dish |
| brose | | soup |
| Brose | | a thick mixture of meal and warm water; also a synonym for porridge. |
| broth | | soup |
| brou | broo | brow |
| brouk | brook | soil |
| broun | broon | brown |
| brounkaities | | bronchitis |
| brousle | broosle | crush |
| browden | | pamper |
| Browster wives | | ale wives. |
| brucken | | broken |
| bruckle | | brittle |
| brucklie | | brittle |
| Brugh | | a burgh. |
| bruim | brume | broom |
| Bruimhaa | | Broomhall |
| bruind | | flare |
| bruit | | brute |
| brulyie | brulzie | brawl |
| Brulzie | | brulyie |
| BRUME | | broom (the shrubs cytisus or genista) |
| brung | | brought |
| brunstane | | brimstone |
| brunt | | burnt |
| Brunteelan | Brunteilan | Burntisland |
| brushers | | bottles of beer |
| brust | | burst |
| bubbliejock | bubblyjock | turkey |
| bucht | | sheep pen+ bay |
| bucket | | pale |
| Buckhyne | Buckhine | Buckhaven |
| Buckie | | dim. of buck; a smart younker. |
| Buckle | | a curl. |
| Buckskin | | Virginian: the buckskin kye |
| bud | | had to |
| Budget | | tinker's bag of tools. |
| Buff | | to bang |
| buffits | | mumps |
| bug | | built |
| Bughtin | | folding. |
| buird | burd | table+ board |
| buirdlie | burdly | stalwart |
| Buirdly | | stalwart. |
| buit | bute+ bit | boot |
| bul | | bull |
| buller | | bellow |
| bullie | | bullfinch |
| bum | | drone |
| Bum | | the buttocks. |
| Bum | | to hum. |
| bumbaizie | | confuse |
| bumbee | | bumble-bee |
| Bum-clock | | beetle |
| bummle | | hum+ a wild bee |
| Bummle | | a drone |
| bund | | bound |
| Bunker | | a seat. |
| bunnet | | bonnet |
| Bunters | | harlots. |
| Burdies | | dim. of bird or burd (a lady); maidens. |
| bure | buir | bore |
| BURGENET | | duvet+ quilt |
| burn | | burn+ stream |
| BURN+ BURNIE | | stream |
| Burnewin | | the blacksmith (i.e. |
| Burnie | | dim. of burn |
| Burns nicht | | 25th January |
| burrae | burra | burrow |
| Burr-thistle | | spear-thistle. |
| burst | | burst |
| bursten | bursen | burst |
| burstit | | burst |
| bus | | omnibus |
| busk | | adorn |
| Busk | | to dress; to garb; to dress up; to adorn. |
| BUSK | | to dress+ make ready |
| buss | | bush+ dress |
| busskie | | bushy |
| Bussle | | bustle. |
| but | bit | but+ except+ outer |
| But | | without. |
| But | | butt |
| butter | | butter |
| buy | | buy |
| by | | by+ past |
| By | | beside. |
| By himsel | | beside himself. |
| by wi't | | done for+ as good as |
| Bye attour (i.e. | | by and attour) |
| bygae | | pass |
| bygane | | past times |
| bygate | | byway |
| bygaun | | passing |
| byke | bike | bees+ wasps or ants nest |
| Byke | | a bees' nest; a hive; a swarm; a crowd. |
| byle | bile | boil |
| bylt | biled | boiled |
| byne | bine | bowl+ washtub |
| byordinar | byordnar | unusual |
| byous | | special |
| byre | | cow shed |
| byspale | | wonderful |
| Ca' | | call |
| CA' THRO' | | work on |
| CA'+ CA'D | | call+ called |
| caa | ca'+ caw | call |
| caad | ca'd | called |
| caain | | vocation |
| cabbitch | | cabbage |
| cabble | | quarrel |
| cack | | defecate |
| cackie | | defecate |
| caddie | | carrier+ bearer |
| cadge | | peddle wares+ carry |
| cadger | | carrier+ disagreeable |
| Cadger | | a hawker (especially of fish). |
| cadie | | a mans cap |
| Cadie | | caddie |
| Caff | | chaff. |
| cahoutchie | cahoochie | rubber |
| cailleach | | old woman |
| caird | | card+ tinker |
| cairiage | cairriage | carriage |
| cairie | kerry+ cairrie+ cairry | carry |
| cairie-on | | behaviour |
| cairiet | | carried |
| cairn | | pile of stones |
| cairpet | | carpet |
| cairt | | cart+ map |
| CAIRT | | cart |
| cairts | | playing cards |
| caition | | deposit+ caution |
| caiver | caver | mumble |
| Calf-ward | | grazing plot for calves (i.e. |
| Callan | | callant |
| CALLAN | | boy |
| callant | | youth |
| caller | | fresh |
| Caller | | cool |
| Callet | | a trull. |
| cam | | came |
| CAM | | came |
| camceil | | sloping ceiling |
| cammelt | | crooked |
| camshauchle | | disordered |
| camsheuch | | crabbed+ cross grained |
| camsteirie | camsteerie+ camstairie | perverse+ difficult to |
| can | kin | may / can |
| canalyie | | rabble |
| candibrod | | sugar-candy |
| cangle | | wrangle |
| Canie | | cannie |
| canker | | fret |
| cankert | | ill-tempered |
| Cankrie | | crabbed. |
| cankrif | cankrife | cankering |
| canna | canny+ cannie | may not / can't |
| cannach | | cotton grass |
| CANNAE (CANNA) | | cannot |
| cannie | canny | gentle+ skilful etc. |
| Canniest | | quietest. |
| Cannilie | | cannily |
| CANNY | | carefully |
| CANNY GAUN | | easy going |
| cant | | sing softly |
| cantie | canty | cheerful+ happy |
| cantle | | lilt |
| Cantraip | | magic |
| cantrip | | magic spell+ frolic |
| Cants | |