Glossary of Scottish Words (PermaThread)

Subject: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 21 Mar 00 - 12:25 AM

Full Scots Glossary

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.

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A Glossary of Scottish Words

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

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 21 Mar 00 - 02:47 AM CARL+ CARLS fellow+ fellows carle old man Carl-hemp male-hemp. Carlie a manikin. Carlin carline a middle-aged carline carlin old woman Carline's lowp Carlups Carmagnole a violent Jacobin. carnaptious irritable+ quarrelsome carrant expedition+ sudden CARRY firmament carsackie an overall carse land along river bank Cartes playing-cards. Cartie dim. of cart. carvie caraway cast cast castock cabbage stalk catalog catalogue register catch catch catchen caught catcht caught Catch-the-plack the hunt for money. cat's een germander speedwell cattle birds and beasts in caucht caught caudron ca'dron caldron cauf ca'f calf Cauf-leather calf-leather. cauk kalk chalk CAUL+ CAULD cold cauld caul'+ caal'+ cald cold cauldrif cauldrife chilly+ indifferent Cauldron caldron. caum ca'm calm Caunadae Canada caunle can'le candle Caunlemass 2nd February caup cap Caup a wooden drinking vessel. caur car caur calves cause cause causey causie+ cassie causeway Causey-cleaners causeway-cleaners. Caustrim Coldstream Cavie a hen-coop. caw ca' drive CAW drive Cawcuttie Calcutta cawd ca'd drove cawf cauf+ cauff+ caff chaff ceetie ceety+ ceitie city ceevil cievil civil ceilidh dance+ social gathering cep except+ unless cepna ceptna except not certies certainly chack check nip+ a notch or groove chaff chafe+ rub+ wear chaft chin+ jaw+ cheek chaft blade jaw-bone+ cheek-bone CHAFTS (BURST THEIR CHAFTS) came unstuck chaiple chapel chairge charge Chairlstoun Charlestown CHAISE carriage Chamer chaumer champ mash+ crush chancie chancy lucky Change-house tavern. channel a gutter channer grumble+ shingle+ gravel CHANTER bagpipe chanter chantie chamber-pot chap knock+ strike a bargain Chap a fellow Chap to strike. chapman packman Chapman a pedler. chapper door knocker chatter shatter chattert nibbled+ frayed+ tattered chaumer chalmer chamber + room Chaup chap chaw chow chew+ provoke+ make cheap chape+ chaip cheap Chear cheer. Chearfu' cheerful. Chearless cheerless. Cheary cheery. cheat chate+ chait cheat Cheek-for-chow cheek-by-jowl (i.e. close beside). cheen cheen+ chine chain cheenge cheinge change cheenie cheinie+ cheeny china+ porcelain cheep cheip whisper+ squeak Cheep peep cheet(ie) cheitie+ chittie a cat cheordag geordy CHERLIE Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) CHEVALIER Bonnie Prince Charlie chief cheif friendly+ chief chiel cheild+ chiel lad+ young man+ fellow CHIEL lad child chilld child childer children Chimla chimney. chimley chimbley chimney chimley-heid mantelpiece chincoch chincough whooping-cough chitter tremble+ shiver+ chatter+ Chittering shivering. chock choke chosen chosen choukie chookie chicken chowe chew+ a quid of tobacco Chows chews. Chuck a hen Chuckie dim. of chuck chuckie-stanes pebbles Chuffie fat-faced. chuise chuse choose chuist chosen chum accompany Chuse to choose. Cit the civet. Cit a citizen clachan village+ hamlet Clachan a small village about a church. CLACHAN village CLAED clothe Claeding clothing. claes clothes Claes claise clag clog+ smear+ block up claik gossip+ a barnacle claith cloth Claithing clothing. clamihewit a blow+ a thrashing+ uproar clamjamfrie clanjamfrie+ clamjamphry a mob+ vulgar crowd+ clang clung p.t. Clankie a severe knock. Clap the clapper of a mill. CLAPPED OOT worn out Clark a clerk. Clark clerkly Clarkit clerked clart clairt+ clert soil+ stickiness+ mud+ dirt. clart(ie) dirty Clarty dirty. Clash an idle tale; gossip. Clash to tattle. clashmaclavers clashmaclaivers gossip clatch splash+ dirty person Clatter noise Clatter to make a noise by striking; to babble; to prattle. claucht claught+ clacht grasped Claught clutched Claughtin clutching claut clutch+ hoe+ handful+ claw Claut to scrape. claver claiver gossip Claver clover. Clavers gossip Claw a scratch Claw to scratch Clay-cauld clay-cold. Claymore a two-handed Highland sword. CLAYMORE large sword clean perhaps+ probably cleck cloak hatch Cleckin a brood. cleckin-hen brooding hen Cleed to clothe. cleek cleik catch+ hook+ grasp+ link Cleek to snatch. cleekit grasped Cleekit linked arms. Cleg gadfly. cleid cleed+ claid clothe+ clad cleuch cleugh gorge+ ravine+ cliff+ crag cley clay clim clim' climb clinch limp clink strike+ a rough curling stone Clink a sharp stroke; jingle. Clink money Clink to chink. Clink to rhyme. Clinkin with a smart motion. Clinkum clinkumbell Clips shears. clish repeat gossip Clish-ma-claver gossip cliver cluver+ klivver clever clocher expectorate clocher bronchial mucus+ to clear clock klok brood clockbees flying beetles clocker beetle Clockin-time clucking- (i. e. clood cloud CLOODS clouds cloot cloth+ patch+ hit Cloot the hoof. Clootie cloots close n. closs narrow alley to a courtyard close v. close clour cloor bruise Clour a bump or swelling after a blow. Clout a cloth Clout to patch. CLOUTS clothes clowe a clove clowt clout strike+ slap Clud a cloud. cludgie lavatory (slang) cluif clufe hoof cluit cloot+ clute hoof clove Clunk to make a hollow sound. clype clipe inform clyte clite rap knuckles coat cwite coat Coatbrig Coatbridge Coble a broad and flat boat. Cock the mark (in curling). Cockie dim. of cock (applied to an old man). Cockinnie Cockenzie cockle scallop+ totter Cocks fellows cod coad cod Cod a pillow. coff buy coft cofft bought cog coag pail Cog a wooden drinking vessel Coggie dim. of cog Coil Coila cole haystack colf fill in+ stop up collieshangie brawl+ uproar collogue conference collop slice of meat collop portion comatee committee come cum come comed came comen came commands commans the ten commandments compare compeir+ compear appear before court complein compleen complain complouter complooter agree+ fit in or mix with conceit consait conceit confab talk conflummix an unwelcome surprise confuise confuse connach waste+ spoil+ consume conseeder conseider consider conteen contein contain conteena conteina continue conter oppose+ against contermacious contermatious perverse contrar contrair contrary convoy escort+ accompany cooch couch Cood cud. Coof v. cuif. Cookit hid. cooncil council coonsel counsel coont count Coor cover. COORDLY cowardly coorse stormy+ course+ coarse COORTED courted Cooser a courser Coost (i. e. cast) Cootie a small pail. Cootie leg-plumed. corbie crow Corbies ravens cordiner shoemaker Core corps. Corn mou corn heap. Corn't fed with corn. corp body+ corpse corrie-fistit caur-+ caurie- left+ left (handed) corrieneuch converse Corse corpse. Corss cross. cosy cosie cosy cottar cotter cottager cou coo cow couart cooart+ cooard coward coud coud+ cud could Cou'dna couldna couer coor+ cooer cower+ crouch coum cu'm+ coom culm Countra country. Coup to capsize. Couross Culross couter cooter nose Couter Cooter Coulter couthie couthy agreeable+ comfortable Couthie couthy COUTHY affable Cowe to scare Cowe to lop. cowp coup overturn+ buy or trade cowper a horse dealer cowt colt crabbit bad tempered crack chat+ news Crack tale; a chat; talk. cracker craker boaster CRACKIN' gossiping craft a skilled trade+ cunning+ craft croft Craft-rig croft-ridge. craichle croak craig crag+ neck Craig the throat. Craig a crag. Craigie dim. of craig Craigy craggy. craik croak Craik the corn-crake craitur creature cramassie crimson Crambo-clink rhyme. Crambo-jingle rhyming. crammock crooked staff+ walking stick cran crann iron tripod over fire for pots+ CRAN Scots measure of herring (37 1/2 gallons) crane cranberry crank difficult crankie unsteady+ insecure+ Crankous fretful. Cranks creakings. cranreuch hoar-frost crap crop Crap crop craw craa crow CRAW crow+ boast CRAWIN' crowing crawn crowed crawt crowed creash creish grease creashie greasy creel creil basket+ creel Creel an osier basket. creenge creinge cringe creep creip creep CREEPIE three legged stool Creepie-chair stool of repentance. creepie-stuil child's stool creepit crept Creeshie greasy. creuk crook+ cruke+ cruik hook+ lameness+ lame+ crew crowed crib curb crochle cough crock kill Crocks old ewes. cronie crony companion Crooded cooed. Croods coos. Croon moan Croon to toll. Crooning humming. Croose crouse crottle crumble+ a lichen Crouchie hunchbacked. croud crood crowd croun croon crown CROUSE arrogant Crousely confidently. crouss crooss+ croose cheerful crowdie a soft cheese Crowdie meal and cold water Crowdie-time porridge-time (i. e. Crowlin crawling. crub curb cruddle congeal cruds curds cruisie crusie a lamp cruive cruve fish trap+ pen cruldge contract+ cower+ crouch Crummie a horned cow. crummle crum'le crumble crummock short stocky Crummock cummock Crump crisp. crunkle krunkil rumple Crunt a blow. cruppen crept cruppen shrunken cry call+ name cryne crine shrink cuddie cuddy donkey Cuddle to fondle. cude hair-brained cuid cood+ cude cud (cows)+ shallow dish cuidna cudna couldn't cuif coof+ cufe+ kufe fool Cuif coof cuil cule cool cuisin kizzen cousin cuist cast CUIST cast cuisten cast cuit cute ankle cuitch caught culyie fondle+ cherish+ coax cummer cum'er cumber Cummernaud Cumbernauld Cummock v. crummock. cundie cundy drain cunyie cunzie coin+ gutter Curch a kerchief for the head. Curchie a curtsy. curcuddoch sitting side by side Curler one who plays at curling. Curmurring commotion. curn a few Curpin the crupper of a horse. Curple the crupper (i. e. curran curn currant currie small stool curtchie curtsey Cushat the wood pigeon. CUSHAT starling cushie ring-dove Custock the pith of the colewort. Cutes feet cuttie cutty short CUTTLE hare Cutty short. CUTTY STOOL wooden chair in which one had to sit in full view of the congregation if one was caught sinning. Cutty-stools stools of repentance. John, as usual with just about anything I've seen you do, it's excellent. What I'd suggest is that you do the same thing I've done with the FAQ and the seminal HTML thread - commandeer the thread and post a caveat that all posts to the thread are subject to edition or deletion - I'll be glad to do the editing/deleting. You can post a link to the thread on the "links" page. Your other option is to get a free website and post it there, with a link posted in Mudcat Links - but I think the idea of commandeering a thread would be just fine. putting a to c in one message is good - makes it easier to edit if it's broken into reasonable parts. Good work, John. -Joe- In fact, let me make that commandeering declaration now: This thread is intended for use as a permanent reference. You are free to post messages to this thread, but be aware that messages posted here are considered temporary, and may be edited or deleted. -Joe Offer

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Wolfgang Date: 06 Apr 00 - 11:49 AM The Tannahill Weavers Scottish Glossary (for their songs, that is less comprehensive than John's). Wolfgang

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: GUEST,Jim Dixon Date: 06 Apr 00 - 12:48 PM Anyone interested in the Scots language should know about these sites: Scots on the Wab and especially their Scots Haunbuik Wir Ain Leid (Our Own Language).

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Bob Bolton Date: 08 Apr 00 - 06:44 AM G'day John, I note that the Panther edition (mine is 1966 and cost 8/6d) of The Merry Muses of Caledonia has 8 double column pages of glossary of Burnsian lowland Scots, as found in his ballad collection. A lot of this appears in you A - C, but some iss omitted (or, possibly, censored). If you don't have this particular set (which, maybe, should fit in a particular time/location frame), I can scan it in on my new scanner (thereby giving my OCR program a heart attack!) and forward the file to your email address. Regards, Bob Bolton

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: John in Brisbane Date: 08 Apr 00 - 08:21 AM Hi Bob and all. I musy admit that this is becoming an interesting but fiddly project. I have deliberately delayed providing any further episodes for a couple of very good reasons (1) My thanks to Mary and others for providing me with info and Web sites which already provide much of the same information, including ultimately the complete downloadable works of Burns courtesy of Project Gutenberg. In short I was replicating work done by others. (2) I added a published work to my library which has about 1500 entries of Scottish, Irish and a few English folksong terms (from A Thousand and One Gems of Song circa 1880). I've been working through it, lost quite a lot of hours of tedious work in a corrupted file and I'm scratching my head about how to get some momentum again. Not being an English graduate I don't know the best way to maintain a dictionary - and I'm not sure that I'm going to try. What I do need to do though is to attempt to merge the Gutenberg Burns text file with the new one that I've been creating. If anyone is well versed in this please let me know. (In the first instance I envisage that duplicate entries for a given term could peacefully co-exist). Regards, John

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: John in Brisbane Date: 09 Apr 00 - 02:21 AM To everyone who has posted above, and to those who have sent other information via personal messages, may I please say thank you. In particular I really appreciate the fact that people have sent me some really fantastic liks re the Scots language, which in turn has saved me a lot of duplicative work. I have sent my draft manuscript to the publisher (Joe Offer) and it contains over 6,000 Scottish words (some duplicated). That probably means about a 4,500 word vocabulary and probably enough to decipher all but the most obscure references in Scottish song, for which a real dictionary or help from qualified linguists would be a better answer. Wolfgang, I did initially include the Tanahill Weavers list, but it was largely covered by the other work. Because I don't have unlimited time to de-duplicate the Glossary I have therefore omitted it completely. Bob, I hope that the new Glossary adequately covers Burns Lowlands usgae. I know how much work it is to transcribe from written sources, so my suggestion is to spot check the new Gloossary against your 1966 reference and vice versa. If (say) more than 10% of your sample is not extant in the new Glossary then maybe we can collectively pursue it, otherwise I would suggest opening a Guinness or concertina case instead. I expect my dictionary dalliance to be shortlived. I'll await news from the publisher. Regards, John

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Bob Bolton Date: 09 Apr 00 - 03:12 AM G'day again John, I shall await the magnum opus with some equanimity. I had merely observed that a few of Burns' (richer) terms were absent, such as arselins fpr 'backwards' and variants like atweesh for 'between'. I will see how the whole set compares and submit anything that looks like a worthwhile addition. Regards, Bob Bolton

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: John in Brisbane Date: 09 Apr 00 - 03:56 AM Sorry Bob, 50% success rate only - arselins would have definitely had I known of it. I note that erse means arse, while Erse means Irish. I'll refrain from any jokes about the connection. Regards, John

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: John in Brisbane Date: 10 Apr 00 - 09:02 AM Now that wasn't too bad with my 56k modem, and is approx 3,500 of the 7,000 words I've compiled to date. More detailed Biblio stuff to follow, but this is basically an amalgam of three Scots word databases - The Burns Glossary, A more recent on-line dictionary, Tanahill Weavers Glossary. The three different types of source can be identified if future scholars would like to investigate further, but I'll add that guff later. Likewise the presence and number of commas can be used to give an indication as to whether words which follow the main alphabetic entries are Scots synonyms or English meanings - the average folkie won't care I suspect. In the meantime Joe and I would be keen to hear whether the Glossary downloaded quickly enough for you to be able to look something up with reasonable speed. MSIE users can press CTRL-F to do a text search on this page. I'm sorry I don't know how Netscape works. Regards, John dab peck+ pierce+ push dabbitie ornament+ a picture game Dad daddie dae dui do DAE do daein doing Daez't dazed. daff play+ flirt Daffin larking daft mentally deranged+ DAFT mad daftlike foolish dagie marbles game daich daigh dough daidle dawdle Dails planks. Daimen icker an odd ear of corn. daith deeth death dale deal plank+ portion+ Dam pent-up water dambrod draughts board Damie dim. of dame. dams damss game of draughts DANE done dang struck Dang pret. of ding. DANG to hit with a blunt object Danton v. daunton. Darena dare not. darg a day's work darger casual labour Darklins in the dark. dask a pew daud dod+ dad strike+ a large piece Daud to pelt. Daulkeith Dalkeith daunder dander+ dauner stroll daunle dandle daunton subdue Daunton to daunt. DAUNTONLY bravely daur dare daurd dared daurk dawrk dark daurken darken DAURKNIN' darkening/twilight daurna darena+ darenae daren't DAURNAE dare not daurs dares daursay suppose Daur't dared. daut pet+ fondle Daut dawte daver wander aimlessly Daviely spiritless. daw daa dawn+ a lazy person+ slut Dawds lumps. Dawgittie Dalgetty dawin dawn dawk drizzle dawt caress Dawtingly prettily Dead death. Dead-sweer extremely reluctant. deal dale+ dail deal dealer trader+ dealer deave deive+ dieve deafen DEAVE deafen dee die deed indeed+ to be sure dee'd died deek deik a glimps+ a look deem deim doom deemster deimster judge deer deir deer deevil deivil devil defeat defait defeat defender defendant deg pierce deid dead DEID dead deif deef deaf deil devil DE'IL devil Deil-haet nothing (Devil have it). Deil-ma-care Devil may care. del dell delve Deleeret delirious deleerit deleirit delirious delf hole or pit delite delyte+ delicht delight Delvin digging. demit resign DEN valley denner dainer+ dainner dinner dentielion dentylion dandelion depone deposit derf difficult dern hide dern darn Dern'd hid. dert dairt dart Descrive to describe. deser deserr deserve destrict destrick district deuk jouk+ jeuk duck n. deval devall cease Devel a stunning blow. diced dyced chequered dicht wipe dichtie dirty did duid+ daed did Diddle to move quickly. didna didny+ didnie+ daedna didn't DIDNAE did not DIEIN' dying difeecult difeecwalt+ dificwalt difficult differ quarrel+ dispute+ Dight to wipe. Dight winnowed DIGHTY foul dill soothe dilse dulse (seaweed) din noise+ mousy coloured+ Din dun ding strike+ hit dingle tingle dink spruce Dink trim. dinna dinny+ dinnie don't DINNAE do not dinnle shake dint affection+ liking dird strike dirdum tumult dirk durk short dagger dirl vibrate dirlie-bane funny bone dis diz+ daes does disjaskit dejected diskiver discuiver+ diskivver discover disna daesna doesn't dispone arrange dit obstruct+ close+ block div do divna don't divot divvot turf Dizember December Diz'n dizzen dizzen dozen docht could dochter daughter dochtna cannot docken doaken dock plant dod chunk doddie hornless bull+ cow or sheep DOESNAE does not doilt dazed+ confused+ wearied doit small copper coin Doited muddled doiter stumble doitert witless dominie headmaster donnert stupid Donsie vicious dooble double doocot doucot dovecote Dool wo Doolfu' doleful DOON down DOONFA' downfall/setting door dure+ doar door dort sulk Dorty pettish. doss tidy dottelt senile dou doo dove douce gentle Douce douse Douce doucely Doudl'd dandled. Dought (pret. of dow) could. douk dook dip+ bathe+ duck Douked ducked. doun doon down dounfaa downfall dounhauden oppressed dounsittin sitting Doup the bottom. Doup-skelper bottom-smacker. dour sullen Dour-doure stubborn dout doot doubt douth dooth depressed+ gloomy dover doze Dow dowe Dow a dove. dowe dow to be able to dowe fade away+ wither doweless feeble dowf duff gloomy dowie sad Dowie drooping Dowilie drooping. Downa can not. Downa-do (can not do) lack of power. dowp the bottom of an eggshell+ dowp bottom+ buttocks DOWS dares dowt cigarette-end Doylt stupid Doytin doddering. doze stupefy+ stun+ dozen become cold or numb Dozen'd torpid. dozent stupefied+ dazed+ stupid dozen't confound it Dozin torpid. drack absorb drade dread+ dreaded draff draff+ dregs draible besmear+ dribble draig drag motion of the tide draigelt soaked+ besmeared draigle draggle bedraggle+ dirty+ mix Draigl't draggled. draik soak+ drench drake drake drank drank Drant prosing. drap drop drappit dropped draucht draught draunt drone Draunting tedious. drave drove draw draa draw drawn drew dree drie endure dreel driel+ dreil drill dreep dreip drip DREEPIN' dripping dreg draig dredge+ drag dreglins dregs dreich tedious+ dull DREICH gloomy dreid dreed dread dreidit dreaded dreidit dread Dreigh v. dreight. Dreigh tedious drew drew drib a drop (liquid) Dribble drizzle. dribs dregs Driddle to toddle. drien driven dring loiter drink drink drive dryve drive drob prick Droddum the breech. drog droag drug Drone part of the bagpipe. DRONE bagpipe drone Droop-rumpl't short-rumped. droucht drought drouchtit parched drouk drook drench Droukit wetted. droun droon drown drount drowned drouth drooth thirst drouthie thirsty Drouthy thirsty. DROW wet mist drowe cold wet mist+ drizzle drucken drunken+ drunk Druken drucken drum hillock+ ridge drumlie muddy DRUMLIE crowded drumlin glacial deposit Drummock raw meal and cold water. drunken drunk Drunt the huff. drunts the sulks Dry thirsty. dryte drite defecate+ dirt dub dib a puddle dubs mud Duddie ragged. DUDDIE worn out Duddies dim. of duds duds rags+ clothes dug dowg dog duin dune+ din done duin ready +done+ finished dule dool grief Dumfaurlin Dunfermline dumfoond dumfoon dumfound+ amaze dumfounder dumfooner amaze DUMFOUNDERED dumfounded dumfoundert amazed dumpie depressed dumplin dumpling dung struck Dung v. dang. dunk dank+ moist+ damp dunner dunder rumble dunt hit+ blow Dunted throbbed Dunts blows. Durk dirk. durst dared durstna dared not Dusht pushed or thrown down violently. dwaible dwabble pine+ feeble dwall dwal dwell Dwalling dwelling. Dwalt dwelt. dwaum dwam swoon dwaumie dwamie sickly+ feeble+ dreamy dwyne dwine dwindle dyke dike wall Dyke a fence (of stone or turf) dyst doist a blow+ a thud+ fall or dyte dite writing+ compose+ indite dyte doit act foolish+ crazed+ Dyvor a bankrupt.

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 01:52 PM Ear' early. earlie early Earn eagle. east aist east easter aister farther east Eastlin eastern. eastmaist aistmaist easternmost eat ate eat eaten aten eaten eatit ate ebb foreshore ee eye E'e eye. 'EE LANG live long E'E+ E'ED eye+ eyed E'ebrie eyebrow. eebrou eyebrow eehole eye-socket eejit eijit idiot eelid eyelid eemock eimock ant een eyes e'en very well+ even E'en evening. eenin evening eenou eenoo immediately eent indeed e'er ever eerant eirant errand Eerie apprehensive; inspiring ghostly fear. eetch eitch an adze efter after efternuin efternune afternoon egg urge on eggle urge on eik eke+ eek extend+ add eild age Eild eld. EILEAN MULLIGH Island of Mull eilie eely+ eelie disappear gradually eith eath+ eeth easy Eke also. elbuck elbow eldritch unearthly Elekit elected. Elfin fairyland elie'n eleven elie'nt eleventh elieven eleven elievent eleventh Ell (Scots) thirty-seven inches. Eller elder. Embro Edinburrae Edinburrie eme maternal uncle EMERANT green+ lush empie empy empty En' end. end en end endlang enlang along endweys straight on eneuch enough+ quite Eneugh enough. Enfauld infold. Enow enough. ense else Enster Anstruther equal-aqual balanced+ similar erse arse Erse Irish Erse Gaelic. erselins backwards ERTS arts esh aish ash-tree esk newt esp aisp aspen-tree ess ass+ ais ash(es) Ess-Wadensday Ash Wednesday Ether-stane adder-stone. ett eaten etter fester ettercap spider ettin ogre ettle endeavour Ettle aim. Evermair evermore. Ev'n down downright ewest most contiguous+ excuise excuse exerceese exerceise exercise explore an exploration expone explain eydent eident industrious eyntment ointment Fa' fall. Fa' lot Fa' to get; suit; claim. FA' fall faa faw+ fa' fall faain falling faan fallen faddom fathom Faddom'd fathomed. fadge faggot+ bundle of sticks+ fae from+ foe faem faim foam faik abate Faiket let off fail turf faimish famish faimlie faimilie family fain affectionate Fain fond FAIN glad Fainness fondness. fair quite Fair fa' good befall! welcome. fairfaa fairfaw bless Fairin. a present from a fair. fairly certainly FAIRMERS farmers faither fallie father FAITHER father faize annoy+ ruffle fallae fallie+falla fellow Fallow fellow. Fa'n fallen. FAN found fand found past t. fang a capture+ capture+ fank sheep pen+ rope coil fankle tangle fantoush fantoosh flashy Far-aff far-off. fardel three conered cake FAREWEEL farewell farin farein food+ fare farl scone Farls oat-cakes. fash annoy+ irritate+ trouble+ Fash'd fash't fasherie trouble fashious troublesome fasht troubled+ bothered Fasten-e'en Fasten's Even (the evening before Lent). Fastern's een Shrove Tuesday FAT what fatterals ribbon ends fauch fallow+ pale fauchelt tired Faught a fight. Fauld the sheep-fold. Fauld folded. FAULD fold Faulding sheep-folding. FAULDING putting sheep in fold Faun fallen. faur fer far FAUR far faur back long ago faurdin farthing faurer farther Fause false. Fause-house hole in a cornstack. faut blame+ fault FAUT fault Fautor transgressor. Fawkirk Falkirk Fawkland Falkland Fawsont seemly fear fear+ scare FEARFU' fearful(ly) FEARS ME frightens me feart feared+ scared feasible faisible feasible Feat spruce. Februar February fecht fight feck amount Feck the bulk Feck value Fecket waistcoat; sleeve waistcoat (used by farm-servants as both vest and feckfu powerful feckless weak fecklie mostly Feckly mostly. fee engagement as servant feem feim violent heat feenish feinish finish feeroch feiroch bustle feet feit feet Feg a fig. fegs truly+ faith Feide feud. Feint v. fient. Feirrie lusty. fell strongly+ keen+ stun. kill+ fell fell+ a hill Fell the cuticle under the skin. FELL cruel FELLAH fellow Felly relentless. Fen' a shift. Fen' fend Fenceless defenseless. fend defend+ shelter+ guard+ fendin provision fent opening in garment fere feir+ feer companion+ healthy ferlie wonder+ marvel Ferlie ferly ferm fairm farm fermer fairmer farmer FERMER farmer fernyear last year ferrier farrier+ vet. fesh fetch feshen fasten fest fast Fetches catches Fetch't stopped suddenly. fettle condition+ suitable feuch fought feuchen fought few fyoweNE few fey doomed ficher fumble fickle puzzling+ puzzle fidder flutter fiddle feedle fiddle fiddler fiddler fidge fidget FIDGIN' FAIN extremely impatient Fidgin-fain tingling-wild. Fiel well. fieldie hedge-sparrow fient feint+ feent devil+fiend Fient a not a Fient haet nothing (fiend have it). Fient haet o' not one of. Fient-ma-care the fiend may care (I don't!). Fier fiere Fier sound fift fifth fifteen fifteen fifteent fifteenth fimmer skip Fin' to find. FIN when fine fine+ comfortable+ finger finger finger-neb finger tip finnd fin find finnich fussy person fire fyre ignite+ fire fire-flaucht lightning bolt fir-tap fir-cone fir-yowe fir-cone fish fush fish Fissle tingle fit fuit+ fute foot FIT foot fitbaa fitba'+ fitbaw football Fittie-lan' the near horse of the hind-most pair in the plough. fiver fivver fever flae flea flaff flaf flap Flaffin flapping. flaich flea Flainin flannen flait flate scolded flang flung flannen flannel flaucht flash flauchter flutter flaunter tremble FLECKIT dappled+ flecked flee flie fly FLEE fly Fleech wheedle. Fleesh fleece. fleet fleit float fleet fleit scold FLEET fast+ quick fleetch fleitch flatter+ coax+ cajole+ fleetit scolded fleg frighten FLEGS frights fleir fleer jeer FLEITS floats flesh meat flesher butcher flet flat Fleth'rin flattering. fleuk fluke a flounder+ flatfish flew fleu flew Flewit a sharp lash. flewn flown fley frighten+ scare flichan flake flichter flutter Flichterin fluttering. flichtermoose bat Flinders shreds fling fling Flinging kicking out in dancing; capering. Flingin-tree a piece of timber hung by way of partition between two horses flird flaunt flisk whisk+ frisk Fliskit fretted flit shift+ move home flitten moved flitter flutter Flittering fluttering. flittit moved flocht flutter FLOOER+ FLO'ER flower floor flour flotter float flouer flooer+ floo'er flower FLOW'RS flowers fluff disappoint+ blow+ puff fluffer flutter fluid flude+ flid flood fluir flure+ flairC fleerNE floor flung flung flunge caper FLUNKIES servants fluther confuse flype flipe fold+ fall heavily flyte flite scold FLYTE scolding flyten scolded flytin a scolding flytit scolded focht fought fochten fought Fock focks Fodgel dumpy. fog fogg moss+ lichen follae folla follow fond fon' glad+ happy+ anxious+ fool foul foond found foundation foonder founder collapse foonds founds foundations Foor fared (i. e. Foorsday Thursday. for fur for+ notwithstanding that for aa that notwithstanding+ for fear lest foraye forever forbears forefathers forby besides Forby forbye fordle advance fore before 'FORE before forehaimer sledge-hammer foreland beach FORELAND shore foremaist foremost first forenenst in front of+ facing forenent before+ in front of forenicht evening FORENICHT evening forenuin forenune morning foreside front forestair outside staircase Forfairn worn out; forlorn. forfecht be overcome forfochen exhausted forforn worn out Forfoughten exhausted. forgain opposite forgaither assemble forgat forgot Forgather to meet with. forgie forgive FORGIE forgive forgit forget forgotten forgotten forgrutten tear-stained forhou forhoo forsake forjaskit forjeskit fatigued Forjesket jaded. fork fork forker earwig forleet forleit forsake forordinar forordnar usually forrit forward forritsome bold forsay deny fortuin fortune fotch shift+ turn position of fother fodder fou fu+ foo full+ drunk Fou fow Foughten troubled. foul fool fowl foulie fully foumart polecat Foursome a quartet. fousome loathsome foust foost rot foustie foostie decayed fouter footer bungle fouth footh abundance fouthless barren Fow v. fou. Fow a bushel. fower fouer four FOWER four fower-oors afternoon meal (tea) fowert fourth fowerteen fourteen fowerteent fourteenth fowertie forty fowertiet fortieth fowk folk+ foak+ foke people FOWK folk foze soft spongy+ dull+ stupid frae fi+ fra from FRAE from fraik frake flattery+ a flatterer fraith froth+ foam frammle gobble fraucht freight+ load Frauns France frawart contrary+ perverse Freath to froth freelie freely completely freend freen+ freend+ frein+ frien friend freenge freinge fringe freeze freeze freit freet superstition+ saying fremd foreign Fremit estranged fremmit foreign+ strange+ alien Frensh French freuch dry and brittle fricht fright+ frighten frichtsome frightful Friday Friday fro froth+ foam froun froon frown frozen frozen fruit frit+ frute fruit FRUITFU' fruitful fruize fruze froze frush crumbly+ bold fryne frine fret Fu' full. FU' full fud animal tail Fud a short tail (of a rabbit or hare). fudder hurry fuff puff+ huff or rage fuffle ruffle+ rearrange+ fuss Fuff't puffed. Fu'-han't full-handed. fuid fid+ fude food fuil fil+ fule fool fuird foord+ furde ford Fuirsday Fursday+ FeersdayNE FairsdayC Thursday fuish troubled+ bothered fuish fetch fuishen troubled+ bothered fuishen fetched ful full fill fullie filly fult filled fulyerie foliage fummle fumble fund fun found past perf. Fur furr FUR for Fur-ahin the hindmost plough-horse in the furrow. Furder success. furm firm form Furm a wooden form. furr fur furrow furrin foreign+ abroad furst first furth forth+ outside of furthset publish(ed) fushion vigour fushionless weak Fusionless pithless fyke fike fuss+ fidget fykie fussy fyle file foul Fyle to defile FYLED soiled+ fouled gaa gaw gall+ irritate+ a gall+ gab chatter+ mouth Gab to talk. gaberlunzie gaberlunyie beggar Gabs talk. gadge dictate gadgieSE a man+ fellow gae go gae gave GAE+ GAED+ GAEN go+ went+ gone gaed geedNE went Gael a highlander Gaen gone. Gaets ways gaff(aw) a guffaw+ chatter gaig a crack+ chink gailey gaillie+ gailley galley+ ship+ garret gain suit gainder gainer gander gair gare become streaked gaird guard gairden garden gairdner's gairtins Gairs gores. gairtin gartin garter gaishonSW thin person gait gate goat(s) gaither gedderNE gather GAITHERED gathered gaitherin meeting GAITHERINS remnants gaithert gathered gaivle gavel gables gallants nobles gallivant goad about gallus gallows bold galshachsNE sweets+ titbits gandge grin gane gaen gone gang go GANG go+ gone gangrel vagrant GANGREL vagabond ganner gainer a gander+ wander gansey genzie a Guernsey jersey gansh snap gant yawn gantry a bottle stand in a bar gar compel GAR+ GARS give+ gave Garcock the moorcock. gardieNE the arm gardies the hands or fists gardiloo gardyloo warning call gare gair piece of cloth+ opening in garron a kind of horse gart compelled GART made Garten garter. gash prattle+ shrewd+ wise+prudent Gashing talking gat got gate gait road+ way Gatty enervated. Gaucie v. Gawsie. Gaud a. goad. Gaudsman goadsman gauger exciseman gaun going GAUN going Gau'n. gavin. Gaunted gaped gaup gape gawk clumsy person+ Gawky a foolish woman or lad. Gawky foolish. gawp gaup+ gowp gawp gawpus gaupus a clumsy stupid lout gawsie gausie fresh complexioned Gawsie buxom; jolly. Gaylies gaily gean wild cherry gear equipment+ belongings Gear money GEAR wealth+ effects geck mock Geck to sport; toss the head. Ged. a pike. gee jee a fit of temper geegle geigle giggle geese geese geg a gag+ trick geggie a travelling theatre+ geing geeng human excretement gell a crack in wood gelt gelled cracked or split drying gemm gemme game gentieF+NE graceful Gentles gentry. Genty trim and elegant. Geordie dim. of George gesserant brilliant get called+ child gey very geylie a good deal geylies rather much geysent wizened ghaist gaist ghost GHAIST ghost gib(bie) a tomcat gibble-gabble chatter gibbles tools+ things gibblet a tool+ utensil gie give GIE+ GIED give+ gave gied gave giein giving gien given gien name nem Christian / first name gies gives gif if (conj.) Giftie dim. of gift. Giglets giggling youngsters or maids. gigot jigot leg of lamb gill a ravine+ gully gillie male servant Gillie dim. of gill (glass of whiskey). Gilpey young girl. gilpie tomboy gilravage greedily+ enjoy noisily

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 01:55 PM Gimmer a young ewe. gimNE neat+ spruce gin if / whether+ by+ before GIN if ginge ginger gingebreid gingerbread gird hoop for a barrel gird a knock+ blow+ rush+ push girdle griddle+ a circular iron girle tingle girn snarl+ grimace+ complain+ Girn to grin girnal girnel meal chest+ grain silo GIRNED wept+ screwed face up girse girss grass girsie grassy girsle gristle girth a hoop girthie fat+ heavy git got gizz face Gizz wig. gizzen cracked+ leaky gizzent over full+ soakedNE glack a hollow between hills glaik fool glaikit stupid glaister a thin cover of snow Glaizie glossy glamp snatch glaum stare+ snatch+ grab Glaum'd grasped. glaumer glamour bewitch glaumerie magic glaur clay+ mud in puddles glaurie muddy glaursle all mud glebe kirk land for minister gled glaid kite (bird)+ glad Gled a hawk gledge glance GLEDLY gladly gledsome joyful gleed gleid burning coal+ peat Gleede a glowing coal. gleet gleit glitter gleg smart+ sharp+ smooth Gleg nimble Gleg smartly. glen valley GLEN valley glence glance glent glint sparkle GLESCA+ GLESGA Glasgow Glesgae Glesgie Glasgow gless glass gley a sideways glance+ glib smooth+ slippery+ Glib-gabbet smooth-tongued. glid glide+ move smoothly Glieb a portion of land. gliff glaff frighten Glint sparkle. glisk glimpse glittie slimy+ greasy+ oily gloam become dusk gloamin dusk Gloamin twilight; gloamin-shot glob a blob glock gurgle liquids glog swallow+ gulp+ gurgle gloss a bright glow+ (a) doze glowe glow glower frown GLOWER'D glared Glow'r stare. gluf sullen gluive gluve glove glumf lumph be glum+ sulk glumsh be sulky+ grumble+ whine Glunch frown glunsh sulk glunsh look cross+ scowl+ sulky glut glit filth+ slime+ mucus+ puss glut gulp glutton greedy person gnap bite+ gnawNE + speak posh gneckNE a notch gnib quick in action or speed goam pay attention to+ greet goamins greetings goamless stupid Goavin looking dazedlyl; mooning. GOB mouth golach an insect goller roar+ shout+ bawl+ gurgle gollop gulp gomerel blockhead+ half-witted good at cheating. GOON gown gorb(lin) nestling gorble gulp GORCOCK moorcock GORLIN fledgling gormaw cormorant gornal button gorrochSW mix+ stir+ make a mess of gote gwite ditch+ drain+ sea inlet gotten got goum goom gum goumbyle gumboil goun goon gown gove stare gowan daisy Gowan the wild Gowany covered with wild daisies. gowd gold gowden golden GOWDEN golden Gowdie the head. gowdspink goldfinch gowf golf+ savour Gowff'd struck gowk cuckoo+ fool GOWK fool Gowkhaa Gowkhall gowl howl+ yell+ roar+ weep+ GOWL cheer Gowling lamenting (as a dog in grief). gowp gulp+ scoop up gowpan a double handful gowpanfu double handful gracey devout Graff a grave grain branch of tree+ stream+ Grain'd groaned. graip a large farming fork Graip a dung-fork. graith equipment+ armour+ prepare Graith implements Graithing gearing gralloch deer's guts+ the removal of grammle scramble grane graen+ grain groan granichNE sicken+ disgust grannie granny grap seized grape graip grope grat cried Grat wept. graund grand gravat grauvat woollen scarf grawn grown gray grey grayback hooded crow great graet great+ big+ stout gree grie agree Gree the prize (degree). green grein green+ covered with grass green grein green green grein long for greeshoch greishoch embers greet greit cry greets greits cries gremmar grammar gresp grasp grew grew GREY cloth grieve greive+ greeve over seer+ foreman grilse young salmon grippie mean Groanin maut groaning malt GROAT four old pence piece groose grouse groset gooseberry grosets gooseberries grougous ugly grounch grunt group group growe grow growed grew+ grown growthe weeds+ over grown plants growthie warm moist weather Grozet a gooseberry. grubber large heavy hammer grudge complain+ unhappy+ unwilling grue shudder gruel thin porridge+ oatmeal foods gruesome horrible gruip grupe the gutter in a byre+ grumf grunt grumfie pig grumlie grim+ muddy grummel grummle rubbish+ rubble+ mud+ grummle grumble grumpf grumph complainer Grumphie the pig. Grun' the ground. GRUN ground grund ground+ reason gruntle snout Gruntle the face. Gruntle dim. of grunt. grunyie grunzie snout Grunzie growing. grup grip+ seize gruppen seized gruppit seized gruse grooze+ groose to shiver grush crumble+ grit+ fine gravel Grutten wept. gryce grice pig(s) guddle muddle+ a way to catch trout Gude God. GUDESAKE goodness sake gudge gouge+ anything short gudgie short and thickset guess guess guff smell+ a fool guid gude good GUID SOOTH an exclamation guidbrither brother in law guiddame grandmother guiddochter daughter in law Guid-e'en good evening. guider manager+ organiser Guid-father father-in-law. guidman husband Guid-man husband. guidsin son in law guidwife wife Guid-wife. mistress of the house. Guid-willie hearty guil gule+ gool corn marigold guise masquerade+ decorate+ guiss guse goose gullie carving knife Gullie gully gulliegaws gashes Gulravage riotous play. gumf gumph a fool gumfs gumphs the sulks Gumlie muddy. Gumption wisdom. gundie toffee gunk a bitter disappointment gunsh gunch a think piece+ hunk gurl growl+ roaring howling wind gurlie rough GURLY roaring gurr growl+ snarl gurrie dogfight+ brawl+ hurry+ gushet gusset gust taste Gusty tasty. gutcher grandfather Gutcher goodsire GUTCHER grandfather gutter gurgle guttie anything made of rubber gutties gymshoes guy gy(e)+ gui guide+ steer guys handlebars of a bicycle gype gipe stare foolishly+ play the fool gypit silly+ foolish gyte gite mad+ insane Ha' hall. HA' hall Ha' folk the servants. haa ha+ haw hall haar cold mist haar-frost hoar-frost habber stutter habble hobble+ confuse+ tangle habile able+ valid+ admissible hackit ugly+ unattractive HACKS blow with a sharp instrument haddie haddo haddock Haddin holding HADDIN estate hae have HAE+ HA'E have haed haid+ hud had haedna hadn't haein having haen had haes his+ hes+ hus has haesna hisna+ hisna+ hasna+ hasnae hasn't Haet a thing. haffet the cheek+ temple Haffet hauffet haffets side hair Haffets side-locks. Hafflins half hag hew Hag a moss hagger hack Haggies-Haa Halkets-Hall Haggis a special Scots pudding haigle carry haik hake wander hail hale+ haill whole hail watter a downpour hail-hertit undaunted+ stalwart haillie completely hailscart unscathed+ scot-free hail-skint having an undamaged skin hailstanes hailstones haimer haimmer+ hemmer hammer haims hems part of a horse collar hain hane conserve+ store Hain to spare hain (by) reserve hainch a haunch+ underhand throw+ haingle move about feebly+ loiter+ lazy haingles influenza hainin enclosed piece of ground hair herr hair+ a small portion hairm herm harm hairp herp harp+ sieve+ riddle hairse hoarse hairst autumn+ harvest Hairst har'st HAIRT heart hairth haerth hearth haisk croak hait haet particle hai-tear at full speed Haith faith (an oath). haiver talk nonsense haiverel half wit haivers nonsense Haivers v. havers. haizer dry+ bleach+ air Hal' hald Hale hail Hale health. Hale hail HALE whole Halesome wholesome. halie holy Halla’een Hallowe'en hallan inner wall Hallan a partition wall HALLAN cottage hallion a rascal halliraker hare-brained Halloween All Saints' Eve (31st of October). Hallowmas All Saints' Day (1st of November). Haly holy. ham bacon hame haim home HAME home hamelt domestic hamesucken assault Han' haun Han-darg v. darg. handsel hansel welcome+ inauguration Hand-wal'd hand-picked (i.e. Hangie hangman (nickname of the Devil). hank hook hankle entangle hanlawhile little while Hansel the first gift; earnest. hant haunt hantle quantity hap cover Hap a wrap Hap to shelter. Hap to hop. HAP wrap up happer a hopper in a mill Hap-step-an'-lowp. hop-step-and-jump. harigals animal guts hark listen Harkit hearkened. harl drag+ pull+ roughcast harn brain Harn coarse cloth. harnish herness harness harrae harra a harrow haselt dried hash slash+ hack+ mangle Hash an oaf. hask short dry cough Haslock woo the wool on the neck of a sheep. hassock round turf or peat hat hit hauch cough to clear the throat+ haud had+ hud hold HAUD AWA' stay away haud on stop hauden held HAUDIN' turning away haudit held hauf half HAUF half haufgate half-way hauflins half+ partially HAUGH (river) bank Haughs low-lying rich lands by a river. Haun v. han' HAUN hand haund hand haunnle haundle handle Haunsel Monanday 1st Monday of new year haurd hard+ heard haurdlie hardly Haurl to trail. hause hass the neck+ throat+ gullet+ Hause cuddle Haveril hav'rel Havers nonsense. Havins manners HAW have Hawbaeth Halbeath Hawkie a white-faced cow; a cow. he he Heal v. hale. Healsome v. halesome. heap haip heap hear hear hearken eavesdrop+ listen to heat hait heat heave heave Hech exclamation hechle pant Hecht to promise; threaten. heckle hackle Heckle a flax-comb. Heels-o'er-gowdie v. gowdie. Heeze to hoist. heft a haft heich heech high Heich heigh heid head HEID head HEIDS heads heifer heefer a young cow heist heest+ haste haste helm helmet helt held Hem-shin'd crooked-shin'd. hen term of endearment for a hen break a bargain or agreement her hir+ hur her herbour harbour Herd a herd-boy. here here Here awa hereabout. hereanent concerning hereawa hereabouts HERN heron herpuin herpune harpoon herrin hairrin herring Herry to harry. Herryment spoliation. hersel hirsel herself hersh hoarse hert hairt heart hesp hasp+ clasp+ fasten het hait hot heuch crag+ cliff+ quarry+ mine Heugh a hollow or pit; a crag heuk huik hook hey hey hicht heicht height hichten heichen+ hichen heighten hidlins secretly hie high hiegate high street+ highway HIELAN'+ HIELAND highland hieland(s) highland+ Highlands Hilch to hobble. Hiltie-skiltie helter-skelter. him him himsel himself Himsel himselfk hinder delay Hiney hinny hing hang Hing to hang. HING+ HINGIN+ HINGIT hang+ hanging+ hanged hingit hung+ hanged hinmaist hindmaist hindmost hinna haven't HINNAE have not hinner hinder rearer+ behind hinnie sweet+ honey hint hent+ hin belonging to back or rear hintside reverse hippit useless hird herd+ shepherd Hirple to move unevenly; to limp. hirsel shuffle+ sort sheep hirst barren piece of ground his his hishie whisper hissel himself Hissels so many cattle as one person can attend (R. B.). Histie bare. hit it (emphatic) hits its (emphatic) hitsel itself (emphatic) hiv have hizzel hissel+ hizzle hazel hizzie hussie hussy hoast cough hoch hamstring+ upper leg hochle host shamble hochmagandie sex hocker crouch hodden coarse woollen cloth Hoddin the motion of a sage countryman riding on a cart-horse (R. B.). HODDIN cheap Hoddin-grey coarse gray woolen. hog hogg a young sheep hogger stockings Hoggie dim. of hog; a lamb. Hogmanay New year's eve Hog-score a line on the curling rink. Hog-shouther a kind of horse-play by jostling with the shoulder; to jostle. hoise raise up+ heave up hollin holly Hoodie-craw the hooded crow Hoodock grasping Hooked caught. Hool the outer case Hoolie softly. HOOLITS owls hoond hoon+ houn+ hun hound Hoord hoard. Hoordet hoarded. hoose hous+ houss house HOOSE house horl whorl Horn a horn spoon; a comb of horn. Hornie the Devil. horse horse(s) hose stockings Host v. hoast. hotch hoatch heave Hotch'd jerked. hotchin hoatchin seething+ restless hott a few hotter simmer hou hoo how+ why Houghmagandie fornication. houie hooie+ hooy exchange+ barter houlet hoolet owl+ owlet Houlet v. howlet. Houpe hope. housomeivver however hove raise+ throw+ expand Hove swell. hover pause howder swarm howdie midwife Howdie howdy howdle huddle howe a hollow+ low lying piece howf shelter+ public house howie valley howk dig Howlet the owl. howp hope+ believe+ suppose hoy hurry Hoyse a hoist. Hoy't urged (R. B.). Hoyte to amble crazily (R. B.). HUD had hudder huddle hudge a vast amount+ amass hugger shiver huggerie slovenly Hughoc dim. of Hugh. huidie houdie+ hudie hooded huif hufe hoof huil hule+ hool+ hull shell+ skin+ hull huilie moderate+ slow+ careful Hullions slovens. hulp help hulster hoist a load humf humph hump humfie-backit hump-backed humlock hemlock hummel hornless cattle humour uimour+ eemer humour humple a small hillock+ limp hunder hundred hundert hundredth hungert hungry hunker squat Hunkers hams. Hunt ee gowk April fools day hurcheon hedgehog Hurchin urchin. hurdies buttocks Hurdies the loins hure hoor whore hurkle crouch hurl wheel+ dash Hurl to trundle. HURLS rides HURRY BURRY carry on+ fuss hurt hurt hurtit hurt hus hiz us (emphatic) Hushion a footless stocking. hushoch hushloch a confused heap+ tangled husk cough violently hutten hit hyke hike move with a jerk+ sway hynd hind+ hine+ hyne a farm worker hyne hine hence+ far away+ hyne awa hine far off hypal worthless hyst heist raise+ hoist hyte hite mad+ excited+ keen I' in. iceshoggle icicle Icker an ear of corn. idleset idleness+ unemployment Ier-oe a great-grandchild. ile uilie+ eelieNE oil ilk each Ilk ilka ILK+ ILKA each+ every ilka ilkie every ilka bodie everyone ilkagate everywhere ilkagate every way ilkane each one ilkawey every way ill ull bad+ evil Ill o't bad at it. Ill-taen ill-taken. Ill-thief. the Devil. ill-trickit mischievous ill-uise ill-use Ill-willie ill-natured importance. in in in a stable; a flail. in a wee shortly+ soon inbring import inby inside+ enclosed income arrival+ illness Indentin indenturing. indwaller resident infirmary hospital infuise infuse ingaither collect ingan onion ingang entrance+ shortage+ lack Ingine genius ingle fire (hearth) Ingle the fire Ingle-cheek fireside (properly the jamb of the fireplace). Ingle-lowe ingle-low ingyne ingine genius+ senses+ an engine ink-fish squid inklin small amount+ inclination in-kneed knock-kneed inlat inlet inmaist inmost inner inner innerlie kindly Innerness Inverness innin introduction inouth inooth within inower inside inpit input+ contribution Inshcoam Inchcolm insteid instead intae into INTAE into interdict injunction interdict carry out an injunction intil into+ inside intimmers internal organs+ the works invite invyte invitation is is I'se I shall isna isn't ISNAE is not ither other+ each other+ ithergates otherwise its its itsel itself Itsel' itself. iver ivver ever iverie ivery+ ivvery+ ivverie every iveriehott everything ivermair ever more jabble splash+ choppy sea jacket). Jad a jade. JAD a woman past her prime jag prick+ injection jaicket jaikit jacket jalouse suspect+ guess+ imagine jandies jaundice janitor caretaker Janwar januar January jarg creak jaud jade Jauk to trifle Jauner gabber. Jauntie dim. of jaunt. jaup splash jaur jar jaurie earthenware marble jaw ja surge of water+ pour+ splash Jaw talk Jaw to throw jaw-box a sink+ drain jaw-hole sewer jealous jailous+ jeilous+ jeelous+ jealous Jeddart Jedburgh jeeg jeig a jig Jeeg to jog. jeeger jeger odd or eccentric person jeegle jeigle jog+ shake about+ jiggle jeel geel+ geal+ geil congeal jeelie jeilie+ jeely jelly+ jam Jennie-hunder-feet Jennie-lang-legs cranefly+ daddy-long-legs Jennie's blae een speedwell jillet a flirt Jillet a jilt. jilp spurting+ splashing water jimp slender+ contract Jimp small Jimply neatly. Jimps stays. jing-bang a considerable number jingle noisy mirth+ an instant jink turn quickly+ dodge Jink the slip. Jink to frisk Jinker dodger (coquette); a jinker noble; a noble goer. JINKIN' dancing jirble spill and splash Jirkinet bodice. Jirt a jerk. JIST just Jiz a wig. jo joe sweetheart joco cheerful Jocteleg a clasp-knife. JOG ON YER GATE be on your way jonick genuine+ fair+ honest joskin country bumpkin jossle shake+ totter jotter joater notebook joug joog jug jougle joogle juggle jouk jook+ deuk duck v. + avoid JOUKS swerve jouter jooter saunter+ totter Jow to jow jowe bell ring JOYFU' joyful juidge judge juidges judges Juin June juist jist just juist enough Julie July jummle jumble Jumpet jumpit jumpin-raip skipping rope jundie a steady pace Jundie to jostle. Jurr a servant wench. jute jute jyle jile goal jyne jine join jyner jiner carpenter kae jackdaw+ its call kail kale cabbage+ soup Kail kale Kail-blade the leaf of the colewort. Kail-gullie a cabbage knife. Kail-runt the stem of the colewort. Kail-whittle a cabbage knife. kailwirm caterpillar kailyaird kitchen garden Kail-yard a kitchen garden. kaim kame comb Kain kane kaip kep cap Kaitie beardie loach Kame a comb. Kebars rafters. kebbock kebbuck cheese Kebbuck a cheese; a kebbuck heel = the last crust of a cheese. keckle cackle ked keb a sheep tick kedge stuff keek peep keek o day crack of dawn KEEK O' DAY dawn keeker eye keekin gless mirror Keekin-glass the looking-glass. keekit peeped Keel red chalk. keelie keilie tough keelin keilin a cod keelivine keilivine a lead pencil keeng keing king keep keep keepit kept keetchin keitchin kitchen keevie keivee+ kievie on the alert+ in high spirits keich keech excrement keinin keenin wailing kelpie water demon Kelpies river demons. Kelsae Kelso kelt spawned salmon kelter tilt+ wriggle+ struggle KELTERIN' undulating kemp contend+ competition ken know kenmerk distinguishing mark Kenna know not. kennin trace kenspeckle conspicuous kent knew+ known KENT knew+ known kep catch KERDS cards Ket the fleece on a sheep's body. kevel walk or climb clumsily Key quay. Kiaugh anxiety. kicher cough+ titter kil kill kiln kill kill kilt killt killed kilt tuck up kilter good spirits Kimmer a wench KIMMERS young women kin related+ relation+ kind+ sort Kin' kind. kin o well+ exactly+ thoroughly+easily Kinaskit Kinneswood Kincairdin Kincardine kinch twist in rope+ problem Kineuchar Kilconquar King's-hood the 2d stomach in a ruminant (equivocal for the scrotum). kink to curl+ gasp+ choke kink-hoast whooping cough KIN'LY kindly kinnle kindle kinrick kingdom kintra countra country KINTRAE country kip play truant kirk church Kirkcaudie Kirkcaldy Kirkcoubrie Kirkcudbright kirn churn Kirn harvest home. kirnel kernel+ swollen gland Kirsen to christen. kirsten kirsen christen kirstenin christening kirtle to clothe+ dress kis because kist chest Kitchen to relish. kith relations+ neighbours kittle tickle+ stimulate+ excite+ Kittle difficult KITTLE restless kittlie itchy+ ticklish+ intricate+ kittlin kitten Kiutlin cuddling. Kiver KeeverNE+ cuiver+ kivver+ cuver cover knab nabb a person of importance+ snob knacketie skilful knackie clever+ ingenious knag nag a knot or spur projecting Knaggie knobby. knap nap kneecap+ knock+ knob Knappin-hammers hammers for breaking stones. kned knead knee knee kneevle knievle+ kneevil a bit+ lump kneggum disagreeable taste knick nick click+ tick+ break+ snap knip break off+ snap knock nock clock+ knock hillock knoit bunion knoit noit a sharp blow knot knot+ a lump knotless futile+ aimless+ ineffective knowe knoll+ hillock KNOWES small hills+ knolls knurl a bump Knurl knurlin knuse knoose+ noose+ noozle squeeze+ cuddle kye cows+ cattle kynd kind+ sort kype kipe hole for marbles kyte kite belly+ stomach Kytes bellies. kythe kithe appear+ show+ display kythin manifestation

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:21 PM 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. laith v. loath laithe v. loath+ loathing+ unwilling Laithfu' loathful laithsome loathsome laldie a thrashing+ punishment Lallan lowland. lalland lowland Lallans the Scots language lamgammachieNE 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 langle hobble+ tether animal lang-luggit long-eared+ shrewd lang-nebbit nosy 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+LASSIE girl+ young woman lassie girl lat let 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 lectur lecture ledder ladder leddie leddy lady+ laird's wife Leddy lady. lee lie lay lee lie (fib) lee lane alone leear liar lee'd lay Lee-lang live-long. leemit leemit limit leen laid leep leip heat or cook partially+ sit leerie leirie lamp lighter leesome incredible+ shocking+ pleasant Leesome lawful. leet leit list+ select candidates leeterarie leiterary literary leeteratur leiteratur literatur leeve leeve live leevin leevin a person+ food Leevinstoun Livingston Leeze me on dear is to me; blessings on; commend me to. LEEZE ME ON take delight in left left leid leed lead (metal) leid leed+ lede language LEIGH low leipit leepit warmed up+ scolded+ leister leester a pronged spear Leister a fish-spear. lempit limpet Len' to lend. lench launch lend len lend lenth length Lergie Largo less less lest last letter letter leuch laughed leuchen laughed Leugh laugh'd. leuk luik+ luke look leukit looked lew loo lukewarm+ warmth inside lew-wairm lukewarm Ley-crap lea-crop. lib to geld+ castrate Libbet castrated. lice lice licht light LICHT+ LICHTLY light+ lightly lichtit lighted lichtlie disparage+ light of foot lichtnin lightning LICHTNIN'S lightning flashes lichts lungs+ lights lichtsome delightful lick thrash+ a small amount Licks a beating. LIE MY LANE lie alone lief(er) leefer rather+ prefer LIEIN' lying Lien lain. Lieve lief. lift sky+ lift+ pick up+ arrest Lift a load. liftit lifted lig ligg lie (lay) liggit lay+ laid Lightly to disparage lik(e) lyke like+ as it were like eneuch likely+ possibly+ enough likelie likely probably liken on the point of+ likely to do+ liker more like likit liked lilt sing softly+ hum lime lyme mortar limmer mischievous+ slag. Limmer to jade; mistress. Lin v. linn. line line lines documentation lingel shoemakers waxed thread+ lingle fetter linn waterfall+ pool+ erosion by water LINN waterfall lint relax+ flax plant+ linen thread lintel mantelpiece+ threshold of door lintie linnet Lintwhite the linnet. Lint-white flax-colored. lip taste+ edge+ boundary LIP cheekiness lippen trust+ depend on LIPPEN anticipate Lippen'd trusted. lipper ripple+ almost overflowing Lippie dim. of lip. lippin-fou full to the brim liquorie lickerie liquorice lirk crease+ wrinkle+ fold lisk the groin lissance respite lith joint in finger or toe+ part of fruit Lithca Linlithgow lithe lythe calm+ sheltered+ shelter from lither idle+ lazy lithock oatmeal gruel little Little loan lane loanin field+ paddock Loanin the private road leading to a farm. loch lake+ fjord LOCH lake lockfast under lock and key Lo'ed loved. LO'ED+ LO'ES loved+ loves Lon'on London. LOO+ LOO'D love+ loved lood loud lood oot aloud Loof (pl. looves) the palm of the hand. LOOM O' MORN first signs of day Loon loun loose louss louse Loosome lovable. Loot let. LOOT let Loove love. Looves v. loof. lorin cormorant losh Lord save us Losh a minced oath. loss loass lose lost losst lost louder lewder a wooden lever+ crowbar loue loo+ lou love loued looed loved Lough a pond loulie loolie softly lounder loonder. lunner beat severely lounNE loon youth+ boy Loup lowp LOUP+ LOUPIT leap+ leaped lourach loorach tattered or trailing+ lourie loorie dull overcast lousome leesome pleasant+ loveable+ fine weather+ LOUSOME beloved loutch slouch+ loiter Low lowe Lowden The Lothians lowden to lull+ abate lowe glow+ flame Lowin lowing lown calm+ serene+ softly+ stillness Lown v. loon. lowp loup leap Lowp v. loup. lowpen jumped lowper jumper lowpit jumped lowps leaps lowse loosen+ free+ unrestrained Lowse louse lowsed loosened lowsen loosen lowsin time end of working day lowt stoop lubbart lubbard lout+ coward lucken closed foot or hand luckenbuith luckenbooth a lockable shop Lucky a grandmother ludge lodge lug ear Lugget having ears. Luggie a porringer. LUGS ears luif loof+ lufe palm (hand) luim lume loom luit lute letpt. lum chimney Lume a loom. Lunardi a balloon bonnet. Lunches full portions. Lunnon London lunt a light+ a match Lunt a column of smoke or steam. Luntin smoking. lutten let Luve love. lyart greyish haired Lyart gray in general; discolored by decay or old age. Lynin lining. lythe a pollack ma mi my MA 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 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 Maist. most. maister master+ mister maistlins almost maiter maitter matter maithe maggot or egg of a bluebottle major-myndit haughty+ proud+ high minded mak make 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 'MANG among 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 medicinar physician meenister meinister minister meenit meinit minute MEER mare meeserable meiserable miserable meesterie meistery mystery meet meet+ encounter megrim a crazy idea+ a whim megstie me mighty God meichie meechie mean+ stingy meidae meedow+ meedie meadow Meikle mickle meir meer+ mere+ mear mare (female horse)+ meissle meesle crumble meisur meesur+ maisur measure Melder a grinding corn. mell blend+ mix+ a heavy hammer Mell to meddle. melt the spleen+ fish milt Melvie to powder with meal-dust. men men Men' mend. menadge menodge savings club mend mend+ repair mense sense+ adorn+ honour+ respect mensefu sensible menseless unmannerly+ stupid+ foolish ment mended+ repaired MEN'T mended menyie menzie a group of people merble marble mercat market merk mark merk up enrol+ enter MERKET market merle blackbird Merran Marian. merse a fertile piece of ground mesmerise surprise+ astonish Mess John Mass John messages shopping messan a mongrel dog Messin a cur met met mettle spirited+ lively mew mowed mey may mice myce mice Michlemass 29th September micht might v. MICHT might michtie mighty michtna mightn't MICKLE A DO much to do midden dunghill+ slovenly woman Midden dub midden puddle. Midden-creels manure-baskets. Midden-hole a gutter at the bottom of the dunghill. midge move slightly+ mosquito midlin middlin of medium size or quality midnicht midnight mids middle+ a medium+ centre 'MIDST amidst mile myle mile milk mulk milk Milking shiel the milking shed. mill mull mill miller muller miller mill-lead mill-lade channel bringing water to mill mim prim and proper+ affected Mim-mou'd prim-lipped. mimp speak or act affected Min' mind Mind to remember MINDIN' memory minents minutes of meeting mines mynes mine ming a smell Minnie mother. minnin minnen minnow minsh minch mince mird meddle with+ have dealings with mire-deuk a wild duck+ mallard mirk dark MIRK dark+ mirky mirkie dark+ dirty+ merry+ mischievous mirkle grow dark mirligaes mirligoes vertigo+ dizziness misbelieve disbelieve+ doubt Misca' to miscall miscaa misca miscall mischaunce misfortune mischief injury+ misfortunate+ trouble misdout misdoot disbelieve+ suppose what is misert mysert a miser+ miserly+ mean misfortunate misfortunat unfortunate misguide treat badly+ waste+ mismanage mishanter misfortune+ accident misken disown+ mistake mislairt mislearit misinformed+ ill-bred Mislear'd mischievous mislippen distrust+ neglect mismak unsettle+ make wrongly misrestit suffering from lack of sleep miss miss misslie alone+ lonely mist missed mistaen mistaken mistak mistake misteuk mistook Mistress Mrs. mistryst to alarm mither mother MITHER mother mittle mutilate Mixtie-maxtie confused. mixtur mixter mixture mixtur-maxtur mixter-maxter a jumble mizzle speckle moch a moth+ warm moist weather mocher coddle mochie moth infested+ humid weather mochiness dampness moger mooger work slovenly moidert confused+ dazed moligrants a fit of sulks molligrant a complaint+ complain Monanday Monday monie mony many monie time many a time monie a ane / yin many a one monie's the time often MONIES+ MONY many moniment monument+ a rascal Mools crumbling earth Moop to nibble moose mouss mouse moose-wab cobweb mooth mouth moothie mouth organ morn(in) morning moss boggy ground+ moorland moss bluiter snipe moss cheeper meadow pipit mosscrap mosscrop cotton grass mote a round hillock Mottie dusty. Mou' the mouth. Moudieworts moles. moul mool soil+ mould+ a chilblain moulit mouldy moup moop impair moupit drooping mouser mooser moustache mout moot moult moutar mootar miller moutash mootash moustache moutch mootch loaf mouter mooter to fret mouthfu+ moufu mouthfae+ moufae mouthful mowd clothes moth mowdiewarp mowdiewart mole mowp moup+ moop twitch the lips+ nibble muck clean out+ dung muck-flee dung-fly muckle mickle+ meikle large / much Muckle v. meikle. MUCKLE GREAT huge Mucklebaeth Meiklebeath muid mude mood muil mule crumble muild mould muils mould muin mune moon muir mure moor muir cheeper meadow pipit muir foul muir fowl red grouse muircock male red grouse muirhen female red grouse muisic music mulberrie mulberry whitebeam Mulgey Milngavie mull a headland+ mummle mumble mump nibble+ complain+ mope munk mink a noose+ loop+ a tether munt mount+ prepare to depart+ a hill murle crumble+ pulverise murmle murmur murn mourn murnin mourning murr purr Muslin-kail beefless broth. mutch cap Mutchkin an English pint. mynd remember+ mind mynd ye mind you myndin mindin a small gift+ a memory mynt mint minded+ remembered mype mipe chatter+ be diligent na (negative)+ no nacket small neat person+ packed lunch nae no NAE no nae dout no doubt+ doubtless nae ither bodie no one else NAE LANGER no longer naebodie no one NAEBODY nobody naegate nowhere nael navel naesay denial naetheless nevertheless NAETHIN' nothing naething nothing naig a horse nain (your) own naipkin napkin nairae nairra narrow naither neither naither however naitral natural naitur nature nakit naikit naked name nem name nane none / neither NANE AVA' nothing Nappy ale natch notch Natch a notching implement; abuse. naur near naur(haund) near+ nearly+ almost naurby nearly+ near naurer nearer NAW no neat nate neat+ trim+ smart neathmaist lowest neb nose necessities. Neebor neibor NEEBOURS neighbors need need Needna needn't. neep turnip ne'er never NE'ER never Ne'er's Day New year's day neet neit a nit (louse) neeze neize sneeze neibour neebour neighbour neibourheid neighbourhood neir neer a kidney neist neest next nervish nervous nesh of delicate health nestie naistie nasty nether lower neuk corner Neuk newk nevel a sharp blow+ punch nevoy neffie+ neffay nephew new nyow+ nyoweNE new New-ca'd newly driven. newfangelt innovative newfangle something new+ a novelty newlins recently ney (an) nighan almost+ near nicher neigh+ snigger nicht night NICHT night Nick to sever; to slit; to nail Nick (Auld) Nickie-ben Nickie-ben v. Nick. Nick-nackets curiosities. Nicks cuts; the rings on a cow's horns. niece niece NIEST next nieve neeve fist nievefu handful+ fistful Nieve-fu' fistful. nievle punch with the fist niffer barter+ exchange nimmle nimble nine nyne nine nint nynt ninth nirl shrink+ shrivel nit nut nither shiver nittie mean or disobliging niver nivver never+ impossible no not no aft seldom no ataa not at all no ava not at all no monie a few nocht nothing+ nought nochtie good for nothing NOO now nor than nor(th) north Norland northern. norlins northwards norrie whim+ fancy +notion nott needed nou noo now nounae nounae Now then nourice nurse nous an thans now and then November November nowt cattle+ oxNE + bullock(s) Nowt nowte nuin nune noon nummer number nurr snarl+ growl+ purr nyaff bark+ yelp+ a trifle+ nyatter chatter+ rain slightly in wind Nyod God o of O' of. OAN on obleege obleige oblige ochone woe is me! ocht anything+ nothing+ ought October October O'ER over O'erword the refrain; catchword. offisher officer on on / upon oncairie oncairrie+ onkerry+ oncairry a fuss+ carry-on oncome oncum the beginning+ onding downpour onfaa onfaw rain+ snow+ attack+ beginning ongaun behaviour ongauns goings on onie ony any onie ither bodie anyone else oniebodie anyone oniegate anyway oniething anything oniewey anyway oniewey at least+ at any rate+ anyhow onieweys anywhere onions and oatmeal boiled in a sheep's stomach. only onlie only oo ou wool oor hoor hour oor our oorie chill+ sad oors ours oorsel(s) ourselves oose ooze+ oos+ ouse+ ouze+ ous woollen fluff+ dust oot out oot o out of ootby outside OOTBY outlying+ distant ootcast a quarrel ootcome result+ effect+ profit ooten ooton out of ootgane past time+ fully ootgang an outgoing+ departure+ expense ootgate exit ootgaun outgoing+ removing+ leaving+ oother outher fluff from frayed wool ootland ootlan a stranger+ outcast ootlin alien+ outsider ootmaist outermost ootower atour beyond+ across+ outside ootpassin termination ootrel ooteral a stranger ootset an ornament oot-stair oustside staircase ootunner from under ootwye outweigh OP'D opened open apen open+ free to do or ere+ before+ till+ early or or oranger orange ordein ordeen ordain ordinar ordnar+ ornar ordinary orp grumble+ complain orra odd Orra extra. orral a scrap+ fragment orrals bits and pieces+ odds and ends ort waste O't of it. O'T of it oubit oobit caterpillar ouf oof small unimportant+ a fool Ought aught. Oughtlins aughtlins ouglie oogly ugly oul(et) ool(et) an owl ourichie oorichie dismal+ gloomy+ strange ourie oorie dismal+ gloomy+ strange Ourie shivering ourit oorit cold+ shivery+ tired ourlich oorlich miserable looking Outler unhoused. ower over+ across+ farther off ower excessively+ too owerby over the way owerend oweren turn up+ set on end owergae surpass+ overflow owerhail overtake owerset translate(d) owertaen made helpless+ overcome+ owerturn repeat a song+ story+ turnover owerwird owerword chorus of poem or song Owre over owsen oxen OWSEN oxen owthor author oxter armpit Oxter'd held up under the arms.

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:22 PM Pace Easter Pack an' thick confidential. packman a travelling merchant paction packtion bargain+ deal pad path paewae pale+ sickly+ drooping paidle paddle Paidle nail-bag. paigle housework+ chores paik beat painch paunch paip fruit kernel or stone pair pair paircel parcel pairish parish pairk park pairt part pairtial partial pairtie pairty party pairtner partner paitren paittren+ paittern+ pattren pattern paitrick partridge Paitrick a partridge; used equivocally of a wanton girl. pal friend+ befriend palaiver palaver+ a fuss+ a fussy person pale a small shovel or scoop palie thin+ pale+ sickly-looking+ pall a pole+ strong post pallal(s) hopscotch pan skull+ cranium+ solid soil pane a sheet of glass pang ache+ pain+ cram full pan-jotral(s) odds and ends of food pant fun+ a prank pap the uvula+ a conical hill+ pap touch + strike lightly+ throw+ aim Pape the Pope+ a catholic paraud parawd parade+ procession+ march Parishen the parish. parr a young salmon parrie parry waste time+ dawdle+ delay parritch porridge Parritch-pats porridge-pots. partan edible crab parteeclar parteicular+ parteiclar confidential pat pot pat put pattie clay or earthen ware (marble) Pattle pettle pauchle pochle a small load+ bundle+ a swindle Paughty haughty. Paukie 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 a mitten PAWKY cunning+ sly pawnd a pawn+ a pledge+ a pawnshop peace paice peace pearl purl+ a stitch in knitting pease piz+ pizz pea+ peas peasie a small marble peat peat pech pant Pechan the stomach. pechie pechy short winded Pechin panting pecht out of breath+ a Pikt PECK a measure of weight peek peik tiny point of light+ tongue of flame peel peil an equal match+ a stockade peeler 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 pitiful peewee lapwing peil peel pill+ a tablet peir peer pear pen a pointed conical hill pend an arch pennie penny Penny-fee wage in money. Penny-wheep small beer. pent paint penter painter pentit painted perfaission profession perfit perfect perjink neat perk a pole or rod permeession permeision permission pernicketie pernickity particular+ fastidious+ difficult pertend pretend Perth Perth PERTIN' parting pest pester v. pestur pastern+ rope peth path Pettle v. pattle. peuch pyoch imitating a gust of wind peuchle pyochle+ pyocher work ineffectually+ a cough peul pewl while+ complain+ weak animal+ peuther a fuss about doing nothing pey pay peyd paid phanton phantom PHILABEG kilt Philibeg the Highlander's kilt. photae photie photograph Phraisin flattering phrase frase+ fraise elaborate flowery speech+ Phrase to flatter phrasie fraisie gushing+ too fussy pianae pianie piano picher confusion+ useless person+ pick pitch+ spade in playing cards pickle a few pickman a miner pickmaw black-headed gull pictarnie common or arctic tern+ thin pictur picter picture+ film pictur-hoose cinema picturs picters cinema+ pictures piever(s) peever(s) hopscotch pig pigg pot+ jar+ earthenware pike pyke pointed tip+ spike+ thorn+ quill pikie spiked+ jagged+ barbed pikit weir pikit weer barbed wire pile increase speed by moving pilk pick out+ shell+ peel+ steal pillae pilla+ pillie pillow PILLAR pillar used for the same purpose as the cutty stool piller small crap at shell casting time pinch scrooge+ stint+ lever with crowbar pinchers tweezers+ crowbar+ pliers pincil pencil pine pyne waste away from disease pingle strive+ compete+ quarrel pink primrose pinkie little finger Pint (Scots) three imperial pints. PINT STOWP a measure of drink pintle penis pirl purl twist+ twirl+ coil+ roll+ spin pirn bobbin+ reel pirr a tern pirr ripple+ flow+ tremble with anger pirr-maw black-headed gull pish urinate+ urine pit put pitcher hopscotch pith energy pitten put Placads proclamations. plack a small coin+ worldly Plack four pennies (Scots). plackless hard-up Plackless penniless. PLAID+ PLAIDIE+ PLAIDEN tartan cloak/scarf/kilt Plaiden coarse woolen cloth. plain featureless ground plainstane flagstone+ pavement plaister plaster PLAIT pleased plane-tree sycamore plat plet plot+ flat+ clear+ plain+ very+ plaunt plant playock a toy please pleise to relish+ like+ please pleisant pleesant pleasant pleisur pleesure pleasure plenish furnish Plenish'd stocked. plenishin furniture plett pleat plait+ pigtail+ fold+ twist pleuch pleugh plough Pleugh plew pliskie prank+ escapade Pliskie a trick. pliver plivver plover PLOOBOY ploughboy PLOOMAN ploughman plou plew+ ploo+ pleu plough plouk plook pimple ploum ploom plum plowter plot wade+ flounder+ dabble+ ploy venture+ scheme pluffie pluffy plump+ puffy+ fleshy+ toffee plug play truant plunk plank set down+ play truant plunker heavy glass or clay marble POACKETS pockets poatch stir+ poke+ push+ prod Pock a poke podle tadpole Poind to seize poke pock+ poak bag+ sack polis police POOCH pocket poond poun pound sterling poor pour+ a heavy shower of rain poorie a jug Poortith poverty. pootch pocket+ purse pose place an object to hide it poseetion poseition position posie collection+ hoard of valuables pottie made of earthenware pou pu+ poo pull Pouch pocket. poud pood pulled pouer pooer power pouk pook pluck+ pull Pouk to poke. poukit pookit plucked+ puny+ meagre poulie poolie a louse poupit poopit pulpit Pouse a push. pouss pooss push Poussie a hare (also a cat). poust poost strength+ power+ force pouter pooter poke+ stir pouther poother+ pooder powder Pouther powther Pouts chicks. Pow the poll POW head powe poll+ the head powe a slow moving stream+ pool poweheid tadpole powk pook poke powl pole pownie powny pony powt poot poult+ a young game bird powt poke+ prod Pow't pulled. praisent present praisentlie praisently presently+ at this moment prap prop preceese preceise precise+ exactly+ precisely pree taste Pree'd pried (proved) preen prein pin prent print prentice apprentice preser preserr preserve preses preeses+ preises president+ chairperson press large wall cupboard PREST pressed pridefu prydefu snobbish Prie to taste. Prief proof. prig importune+ plead Priggin haggling. prime pryme fill+ stuff+ load primp dress-up Primsie dim. of prim privie hedge privy hedge privet hedge prog probe+ goad prood proud propone propose Proushya Prussia proven proved Proveses provosts. provost mayor provribs proverbs pruif prufe proof pruve pruive prove pruved pruived proved psaum psaulm psalm Pu' to pull. PU' pull puckle a small quantity pudden puddin sausage meat pudding puddock paddock frog+ toad puddock stuil mushroom+ toadstool puddock's cruddles frogspawn Puddock-stools toadstools pudgetie short and fat puffle puff up puggelt exhausted+ done for puggie monkey puil pule pool puir pure poor PUIR poor puirtith poverty pul pull pump break wind Pun' pund punce pounce pund pound weight pund pound+ enclosure for animals puppie poppy flower puppie show a puppet show purfelt fat an asthmatic+ plump purl pearl purls small balls of dung purpie purple Pursie dim. of purse. pushion pooshion poison puss(ie) a hare Pussie a hare. putt put push+ thrust Pyet a magpie. pyke steal+ pilfer Pyke to pick. pyle pile a snowflake Pyles grains. pyne pain pynt point PYOCK satchel pyot magpie+ irresponsible person quaisten quaistion+ queystion question quait quate quiet quak quake quakin-bog a quagmire quarrel a quarry+ quarry stone quarrel find fault with+ criticise Quat quit quaw qua bog quagmire+ marsh Quean a young woman queek squeak+ cheep queen queen queen o the meidae meadow-sweet queern quern+ a hand milling stone queesitive queisitive inquisitive queir queer choir+ a chancel+ church ruin quey heifer quick swarming+ infested quickens couch grass Quietlin-wise quietly. quinkins traces of food on pan quirk a riddle+ problem quirkie quirky intricate+ twisted+ cunning+ quit quit+ leave+ abandon quitance receipt quitten quit quo quoth Quo' quod QUO said quoit play at curling quorum a gathering+ a company quut rid+ quit quyneNE quine girl Rab rob. rack stretch+ pull+ twist+ dislocate+ rackle a chain+ the clanking of a chain rackless reckless rackon reckon rade rode RADE rode radge rage+ mad+ violently excited+ RAE roe deer raen raven Raep a rope. raff plenty raft a rafter rag rough projection after sawing+ raggit ragged raggitie ragged raggle cut unevenly or jaggedly ragglish erratic+ uncertain+ wild ragnail loose piece of skin or broken ragweed ragweid ragwort raible rabble+ gabble Raibles recites by rote. raiglar regular raik rake roam+ stray raip rape rope rair roar rairie loud+ noisy+ drunk+ bright Rairin roaring. Rair't roared. raise arouse+ infuriate+ state of Raise rase raised infuriated+ wild+ over-excited raither rather raivel rile entangle Raize to excite rake rake+ search+ a hoard rame raim repeat+ recite+ talk nonsense Ramfeezl'd exhausted. ramfeisle ramfeezle+ ramfoozle muddle+ confuse+ exhaust Ramgunshoch surly. rammage storm about rammie a free-for-all+ violent disturbance rammle ramble+ wander ramp romp+ climbing of plants rampage an outburst of rage ramscuiter ramscooter+ ramscouter beat+ drive off in terror ramsh eat greedily ramskeerie ramskeiry wild restless romp ramstam headstrong+ rash+ heedless Ram-stam headlong. ramstouger rough in manner+ boisterous ran ran rance diagonal supporting bar on rander ranner render+ talk idly+ ramble+ randie aggressive+ a beggar Randie lawless Randie randy rannoch farn+ bracken ranshackle search+ ransack rant romp+ sing a tune+ fuss+ complain Rant to rollick ranter sew+ darn or mend roughly Rants merry meetings; rows. rap rap+ dash+ thump Rape v. raep. raploch coarse woollen cloth Raploch homespun. rappit rapped raptur rapture a fit of rage rash rush plant+ active+ agile Rash-buss a clump of rushes. Rashy rushy. rasp a raspberry ratch damage by rough usage ratS a rut+ groove+ scratch rattan ratton+ rottan rat Rattan rattoon rattle strike or beat repeatedly Ratton-key the rat-quay. rauchle loose untidy heap+ ramshackle raucle bold+ rash+ strong+ rough+ crude Raught reached. rave tore+ a windbag Ravensheuch Ravenshaugh raw ra+ raa row rax stretch+ pass+ reach read rade read (Past t.) read(en) read (past perf.) real real ream reim+ reem cream+ foam reap reip reap reason raison+ reison reason Reave to rob. reboond rebound Rebute rebuff. receit receet+ recait prescription+ recipe reck reckon Red advised Red rede redd red tidy+ prepare+ spawn redd free+ rid+ relieve redd arrange+ arranged REDE red Red-wat-shod red-wet-shod. Red-wud stark mad. ree tipsy+ delirious+ crazy reek reik smoke reekie reikie smoky Reekie reeky reenge reinge range reeshle reishle rustle reest reist arrest+ impound+ Reestit scorched. Reestit refused to go. reft torn+ snatched+ stolen refuise refuse regaird regard reid red Reif theiving. reist reest cure fish etc.+ frame for curing reist reest mould-board of plough rekiver recuiver+ rekivver recover releegion releigion religion Remead remedy. remeid remeed remedy remit terms+ reference renaig refuse to do work+ shirk repeat refund+ repay replenish repair+ renovate repone answer+ reply reser reserr reserve residenter resident retiral retirement retour return revrent reverend rheumatise rheumatis rheumatism rheums rheumatic pains rhyme repeat+ drone rhymless without good reason richt right RICHT right ricketie a wooden rattle rickle loose heap+ skeleton Rickles small stacks of corn in the fields. RICKLIN' filtering ridden ridden ride ride Rief plunder. rieve reeve+ reive tear+ grab+ snatch+ steal riever reever+ reiver cattle thief rife ryfe abundant+ plentifully rift belch rig rigg ridge+ back rig-bane back bone riggin roofing Riggin the roof-tree riglin undersized or weak animal RIGS O' RYE haystacks Rigwoodie lean. rimple wrinkle+ ripple rin run RIN run RIN THE GLESS used up the allotted time rinagate fugitive rind slat of wood rind render+ melt down fat etc. rind hoar-frost ring reign ringin domineering Ripp a handful of corn from the sheaf. rippet noisy boisterous uproar Ripplin-kame the wool or flax comb. ripture riptur rupture Riskit cracked. risp file+ saw roughly rissom rizzom single ear of oats Rive to split riven rivven torn rizzar redcurrant ROARIN' FU' extremely drunk roch ruch rough rochle rough+ rough person etc. Rock a distaff. Rockin a social meeting. rodden rowan berries rone roof gutter rone-pipe drainpipe Roon round ROON round roond round roond aboot around roose rooze rouse Roose to praise Roose reputation. Roosty rusty. roset resin+ roset rosidandrum rhododendron rosie reddish marble rot rot Rottan a rat. rotten rotted rottit rotted rouk rook riot+ disturbance Roun' round. roup roop shout+ roar+ hoarseness roup roop plunder+ rob+ prune Roupet exhausted in voice. Roushae Rooshie+ Roosha Russia roust roost rust rout root sea roar+ rumble Routh v. rowth. Routhie well-stocked. rove wander in thought or speech Row rowe rowan mountain ash ROWAN FU' pregnant rowe row roll+ tie rowed rolled rowk rouk+ rook mist+ fog rowle rule rown rolled rowp roup plunder+ devour+ sell by auction rowst shout+ roar+ bellow+ arouse rowt roar of animals+ play a horn Rowte to low rowth plenty Rozet resin. rubbage rubbish rue repent+ regret ruid rude rood ruif rufe roof ruind rind edge of strip of cloth ruit root rumgumption common sense rummle reimle rumble rummlie stony soil rump topside beef cut run ran runch crunch+ grind the teeth+ a bite Run-deils downright devils. rung a strong stick Rung a cudgel. runkelt runkilt creased+ crumpled Runkl'd wrinkled. runkle wrinkle runt decayed tree stump Runt a cabbage or colewort stalk. ruse a trick+ cunning rusk claw+ scratch Ryke to reach. ryle rile royal ryme rime hoar-frost+ frosty haze or mist rynd get in order rype ransack+ rifle+ clean ryve rive tear ryved torn

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:25 PM sab sob sae so sael bind cattle+ cattle bind saft soft saicrament sacrament said sayed+ sayd said saidle saddle saidler saddler saikless sakeless innocent+ feeble saim same fat+ grease+ lard sain sane bless+ protect sain sayen+ sayn said saip sape soap sair sare sore+ very Sair to serve. Sair sairly sairie sairry sorry saithe saith full grown coalfish saitin satin saitisfee satisfy sall sal shall samin same Sandy Sannack sang song+ sang SANG song sanna shan't sanshach wily+ shrewd sant disappear+ vanish sap a sop sappie juicy meat+ plump+ soggy sapple soak with water sapples soapy lathers saps pieces of brad soaked in milk sapsie soft+ sloppy+ effeminate sark serk shirt sarkin roof boarding Sassenach English (Saxon) sassenger sausage sat sat sattle settle sauch saugh sallow+ willow saucht ease+ quiet sauf safe+ save Saugh the willow. SAUGHS willows saul sawl soul (religious) saumon salmon Saumont sawmont saunt saint sauntlie saintly saur taste+ smell+ slight breeze saurless tasteless+ lacking in wit saut salt Saut-backets v. backets. savendie strong+ secure+ trustworthy saw saw (wood) Saw to sow. Sawbath Sunday sawd sawed sawe saw sow sawed sowed sawn sawed Sawney v. sandy. sax six SAXPENCE sixpence saxt sixth saxteen sixteen saxteent sixteenth saxtie sixty say say scabbit skabbit scabbed+ bare infertile land scaff skaff scrounge+ gather what is scaffenger skaffenger scavenger scaffie skaffie street sweeper+ refuse collector scallion skallion a spring onion scam skam burn+ singe scance skance scan+ analyse+ glance scant skant lack+ scarcity scantlins skantlins scarcely Scar to scare. Scar v. scaur. scart skart scratch Scathe scaith scaud skaud scold Scaud to scald. Scaul scold. Scauld to scold. scaum skaum scorch+ singe scaup skaup scalp+ this soil+ stony ground scaur skaur scar+ steep rock+ precipee Scaur afraid; apt to be scared. scaw skaw scaly skin disease+ barnacles scawt skawt having a skin disease scent scent+ small quantity scheme skeme plan+ housing estate Scho she. schuil skuil+ scuil+ scule+ schule school scissor pair of scissors sclaff sklaff strike with open hand sclaffer sklaffer clumsy flat footed person sclam sklam climbed sclammer sklammer clamber sclatch sklatch smear+ smudge+ a heavy fall sclate sklate slate scleff skleff thin and flat+ thin slice sclender sklender slender sclent sklent aslant sclent sklent move at a slant+ squint scleushNE skleush walk clumsily scliff skliff shuffle+ strike+ segment of orange sclim sklim climb sclimt sklimt climbed sclinter sklinter splinter+ break off sclum sklum climbed scly slide+ skate as on ice sclyte sklite fall+ work clumsily scob skob twig+ rod or slat of wood scodge skodge a servant+ do rough work sconce skonce guard scone crush flat scone scone+ flat round baked cake Sconner disgust. Sconner sicken. scoor skoor+ skour scour+ light shower+ gust scoorie scruffy+ shabby scoor-oot scatter coins scoot skoot+ skout squirt+ spout+ hurry+ scout score skore scratch a mark+ crevice Scots Word Alt Spelling Meaning scouk skook+ skouk conceal+ hide scouk skook skulk+ avoid+ scowl scoul skool scowl SCOUR THE DURK drive out the big clumsy person scoush skoosh squirt scoush skoosh gush in spurts scousher skoosher a sprinkler device scouth skooth scope scowder skowder burn+ scorch+ over toast scowe skowe flat bottomed boat scowes skowes barrel staves+ splinters scowthe skowthe freedom+ scope scrae skrae stunted+ shrivelled scraible skraible+ skraibil scrabble Scraichin calling hoarsely. scrammle skrammil scramble scran skran scraps of food+ beg scrat skrat scratch+ claw+ scrauch skrauch scream+ shout scrauchle skrauchil scramble with hands and feet scree skree loose stones+ sieve screed scried+ skreid long speech or piece of writing Screed a rip Screed to repeat rapidly screenge screinge scour+ search screich skreech+ skraich screech SCREICH break Scriechin screeching. Scriegh skriegh scrieve screeve+ screive+ skreive write scriever skreiver+ screiver+ screever writer Scrievin careering. scrimp skrimp skimp Scrimpit scanty. scrink skrink shrivel+ shrink scriptur scripter scripture scrog skrog stunted bush or tree Scroggie scroggy scruif skruif+ scrufe+ skrufe scruff+ scurf+ scab scrunkit skrunkit shrunken+ shrivelled scrunt skrunt worn by use+ scrape scud skud a blow+ smack+ naked scuddie skuddie naked scuff skuff graze scug skug hide+ shelter scuip scupe+ skip scoop+ brim of hat+ cap peak scuipit bunnet skippit bunnet cloth cap with peak sculdudderie skulldudderie fornication Sculdudd'ry bawdry. scult skult slap+ smack scumfish scomfish suffocate+ choke scunge squeenge prowl about scunner skunner disgust scunneration causing disgust scunnersome disgusting scurl skurl scab scurrivaig skurrivaig tramp+ vagabond+ aimlessly roam scutter do messily sea sea sea maw sea gull sea pyot oyster catcher season saison season seat sait seat sech sigh seck sack secretar secretary sederunt sederount list of present at meeting see sie see seed seed see'd seed saw seein gless mirror seek seek seek seik sick+ vomit seek seik+ siek soak+ ooze seeken sicken seel seil happiness+ bliss+ prosperity seelfu pleasant+ happy seem seem seen seen+ saw seendle seindle rare+ seldom seep ooze+ leak seerup seirup syrup seestem seistem system seetiation seitiation situation seg segg sedge+ yellow flag iris seg sag seggan a wild iris seicont saicont+ seecont+ saicant second seil seel strain+ filter Seisins freehold possessions. sel sell self sell sell Sell'd sell't selt sellt sold semmit woollen undershirt semple simple Sen' send. send send sent sent September September ser sair+ serr serve serrin sairin serving sert saired+ serred served+ satisfied+ full-up servit servette napkin set set+ sit Set sat. Sets becomes. Seturday Saturday severals several persons or things sey sieve+ trial piece of work sgagivenent skinny adolescent Shachl'd shapeless. SHACKLED shapeless shae shoe shaidae shaida+ shaddie shadow Shaird shred shairp sherp sharp shairpit sharpened shak shake shakit shakkit shaken shakit shook shaks shakes shammle shammil shamble Shanagan a cleft stick. shangie a forked stick+ a row shangies handcuffs shank leg+ walk+ shaft Shanna shall not. shap shop shape shape shapit shaped sharg small+ stunted person sharn cattle dung shauchelt shauchilt worn out+ out of shape shauchle scauchil shuffle Shaul shallow. shauld shallow Shaver a funny fellow. Shavie trick. shaw show+ display shaw copse she shae+ sheu she shear sheir shear+ clip shear moose shrew shearer reaper SHEARIN' cutting hay shears scissors shed shedd separate+ divide sheel shell sheen shein shine+ gleam+ glisten sheep sheep Sheep-shank a sheep's trotter; nae sheep-shank bane = a person of no small Sheerly wholly. Sheers scissors. SHEILIN cottage sheltie Shetland pony shenachie storyteller sherrack a noisy quarrel Sherra-moor sheriffmuir. sheuch ditch+ trench Sheugh a ditch sheuk shuik shook sheuken shaken shevel showl twisted mouth+ twist+ bitter taste shew sow+ sowed shewd sowed shewd sown shewn sown shiel sheil temporary rough hut shielin shieling+ sheilin high summer pasture shilagie coltsfoot (plant) shilfie shillie+ shilfa chaffinch Shill shrill. shilp bitter shilpie thin+ puny shilpit pale+ sickly+ weak shin ridge or steep hill face shirpit thin+ shrunken shirra sheriff shite defecate+ excrement shiver shiver+ shudder shivereens small bits shock a paralytic stroke shod shod shoden shod Shog a shake. SHOOIN' being shod Shool a shovel. Shoon shoes. SHOON shoes shore threaten+ scold Shore to offer shored threatened shorn shorn Short syne a little while ago. shot shot shotten shot shoud shuid+ shude+ suld should+ ought shouder shooder+ shoother shoulder shouer shooer shower+ pang of pain shoug shog shake jolt shougle shoggle shake shouglie shay+ unsteady Shouldna should not. shoup shaped Shouther showther SHOUTHER shoulder showd rock+ sway showl scowl showl grimace SHOW'RS showers shreed shreid shred shrood shroud shrunkelt shrunken+ shrivelled shue shoo+ shew swing+ rock or sway shuester sempster shuil shule+ shool shovel shuin shune+ shoon shoes shuir sure shuir shure shore v. shuirlie surely shuit shute shoot Shure shore (did shear). shyve shive a slice sib related sic such siccan such siccar secure+ safe+ certain+ sure sicht sight SICHT sight Sicker steady siclike such like+ of the same kind+ sicwice thus sidelins sideways sieven seeven+ saiven seven sievent seventh sieventeent seventeenth sieventie seventy sile syle newly hatched young fish SILLAR+ SILLER silver siller money+ silver simmen straw rope for thatch simmer summer sin sen since+ ago sin sun+ son sin syne since then sinder sinner part+ separate SINDER to part company from sinderie sinnerie sundry sindoun sunset sindrins a fork in the road Sindry sundry. sing sing singe singe singed singed Singet singed singit sang single single Sinn the sun. Sinny sunny. sirple sip+ drink continuously sist delay proceedings (legal) sister sister sit sit skaich scaich sponge+ obtain skaich scaich pilfer+ disappointment skail scail spill skailie scallie+ scailie a slate+ a slate pencil skails spills skailt spilled skair scar+ scare timid+ shy Skaith damage. skaith n. scaith harm skaithe v. scathe harm skathie scathie fence skeel skeel skill+ experience skeer skeir scare skeetch skeitch ice-skate skeetcher skeitcher stone for piever skeich skeech+ sceech frisky+ restless+ in high spirits skeichen skeechen timid+ fussy about food Skeigh skiegh skelf scelf splinter skellie scellie squinting+ glance+ exaggerate+ skelloch scream+ wild mustard skellochs screams skellum scamp+ rogue+ scoundrel skelp scelp slap Skelp to spank; skelpin at it = driving at it. Skelpie-limmer's-face a technical term in female scolding (R. B.). skelter scurry+ scamper+ rush Skelvy shelvy. skemmels slaughterhouse+ meat or skemmle shamble skemp scamp skep basket+ beehive skerrie skerry ridge+ precipice+ rock in sea SKERRY rocky island or reef skew go off the straight+ twist skewl turn aside+ twist skiddle splash+ spill+ a mess skiddle move quickly and lightly skiddlie small+ insignificant Skiegh v. skeigh. skiff skim skiffin slight fall of now+ thin partition+ skiffle skiffil skip or skim across SKIFFS blows skift skip+ skim+ fall lightly skilt move about quickly and lightly skimmer flicker+ shimmer skink shin or knuckle of beef+ pour Skinking watery. skinkle glitter+ gleam+ sparkle Skinklin glittering. skione large amount of something soft skirl scream Skirl to cry or sound shrilly. skirt run away+ play truant skitter have diarrhoea Sklent a slant Sklent to slant Skouth scope. Skriech a scream. Skriegh to scream skyceNE skice leave quickly without detection skyme skime glance or gleam skyre skire shine+ glitter+ clear+ bright Skyrin flaring. skyte skite squirt skyve skive roam+ shave+ pare+ slice off slabber salivate+ talk drivel+ slobber slack a hollow between hills slade slaid slid slae sloe+ slow worm slaiger smear slaik slake lick+ slobber slair smear slairie a smear+ daub+ lick of paint slaister feed or work messily slaisterie wet and dirty+ muddy slaisterin untidy+ careless and messy slait slate abuse slaiter wood louse slap slop narrow pass Slap a breach in a fence; a gate. slauchter slaughter slaurie spread or splash with mud etc. slaw slaa slow+ slowly sled sledge slee sly+ clever+ skilled sleek sleik smooth+ deceitful+ cunning sleekit sleikit sly+ smooth sleep sleep sleepit slept SLEES slinks slerp slobber+ daub with something slicht sleight+ slight slid slippery+ smooth slidden slid slidder slip+ slide+ slither Slidd'ry slippery. slide slyde slide slidie slippery slidit slid slink smooth crafty person slippie slippery slippit slipped slitter work or walk messily in water etc slitterie wet and messy+ sloppy sloch slough+ outer skin sloch eat noisily slock(en) quench thirst+ put out fire slockin a drink+ enough drink slogger a dirty untidy person Sloken to slake. sloonge slounge lounge slootch slouch+ crouch+ cower slorach slobber slork make a slobbering noise slorp slobber+ squelch sloum sloom slumber sloush sloosh sluice+ splash slouster slooster work untidily or messily sluch a slough slump lump together+ a marsh slung a sling slunk wet and muddy hollow+ ditch slunken weak- or starved looking slup slip sluppit slipped slype slipe a hard slap or smack Slypet slipped. Sma' small. SMA' small smaa sma+ smaw small smad stain+ discolour smairg smear with something oily smairt smert smart smatter smash+ shatter smeddum spirit+ energy Smeddum a powder. smeek smeik smoke smiddie smiddy smithy Smiddy smithy. SMIDDY blacksmith smirk smile smirl smirk smirr fine rain smirtle giggle+ snigger smit infect+ attack+ spot+ stain smoch thick fog or smoke Smoor'd smothered. SMOORS smothers smore smother+ suffocate+ choke smorin thick choking smou smoo smile smouder smooder smoulder smouk smook slink or sneak smoul smool slip away smourach smoorach fine dust or powder smourich smoorich kiss smourichs kisses smous smoos smiles Smoutie smutty. smowt salmon fry+ smolt smudge smirk smue smew smile smuir smour+ smure smother smuist smuste smoulder smush crush+ smash Smytrie a small collection; a litter. snack snap+ bite+ quick+ sharp+ alert snagger snore loudly snail a slug Snakin sneering. Snap smart. Snapper to stumble. snar severe+ strict snarls. snash snap+ vituperate+ sneer+ snash pert+ saucy Snash abuse. snaw sna+ snaa snow SNAW BREE melting snow Snaw-broo snow-brew (melted snow). snawd snowed snawn snowed sneck latch+ snap+ a notch sned prune sneesh snuff+ take snuff sneesh sneish sneeze Sneeshin mill a snuff-box. sneest sneist behave contemptuously+ a taunt sneestie cheeky sneiter sneeter giggle+ weep snell chilly snell bitter+ severe+ sharp to taste snib bolt+ fasten snib fasten+ cut+ slice snicher snigger+ tittle Snick a latch; snick-drawing = scheming; he weel a snick can draw = he is snievel sneevil snivel snifter sniff+ snivel+ snort+ snore snirlie gusty+ biting wind snirt suppressed laughing snirtle sneer Snirtle to snigger. snochter nasal mucus snochter-dichter handkerchief snod smooth+ level+ neat snodge pace snoit snore Snoods fillets worn by maids. Snool to cringe snoot snout Snoove to go slowly. snorl knot+ tangle+ twist snowk sniff+ smell Snowkit snuffed. snuid snude fishing line snuil snule submit tamely snuve snuive glide+ spin socht sought SOCHT sought socht(en) sought sock ploughshare sodger sojer soldier soiree swaree soiree solvendie firm+ safe+ sure some sum some some bit somewhere some ither bodie someone else somebodie someone somegate somewhere somegate somehow someither some other something something somewey somehow or other somewey somewhere sonse abundance+ prosperity+ sonsie fortunate+ plump Sonsie sonsy Soom to swim. soond sound+ noise+ healthy soop sweep soopit swept soor sour soor-douk soor-dook buttermilk+ yoghurt soorock sorrel sooth south Soothron English sorn (on) sponge or scrounge off sorner sponger sorrae sorra sorrow sort tidy+ arrange+ repair soss a wet soggy mess sotter simmer sou soo sow+ pig souch sooch sough+ sigh souder solder+ unite+ combine Sough v. sugh. SOUGHS sighs souk sook suck+ teachers pet soukie soorocks sookie soorocks wood sorrel soukit sucked soum soom swim soumed swam soumer swimmer

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:35 PM sound of a large bell (R. B.) soup soop sip Soupe sup souple soople supple souse soose strike+ a thump souter shoemaker+ cobbler sowans sooans oat husks and meal steeped Sowans nicht Christmas eve Sowens porridge of oat flour. sowff hum+ draught sowk drench+ tipple sowl soul+ person Sowps sups. Sowth to hum or whistle in a low tune. Sowther to solder. spae foretell+ prophesize spaewife female fortune teller spaicial special spail spale splinter+ work Spails chips. spainyie Spanish+ Indian cane spairge scatter+ sprinkle Spairge to splash; to spatter. spaiver trousers' front opening spak spoke SPAK spoke spake spaik spoke of wheel+ perch spang span spank move quickly spar wooden bolt+ rung+ perch sparrae sparra sparrow spart slatted spartle leap+ spring spat spat spate heavy downpour+ tears Spates floods. spaul-bane shoulder blade Spavie the spavin. Spavit spavined. speak speik speak speal speel+ spiel+ speil splinter+ wood chip spean spein+ suckling animal Spean to wean. speariment spearmint Speat a flood. speeder speider spider speel speil spell of time Speel to climb. Speer spier speerit speirit+ spreet spirit Speet to spit. speil speel climb+ play+ game+ story speir speer+ spier inquire+ ask speirins information+ news speirt inquired speld spel split+ cut+ slice open spelder split+ cut up+ sprawl spelk sharp splinter+ splint spell v. spell words spence inner room of house Spence the parlor. spendrif prodigal+ extravagant+ spentacles spectacles sperfle sperfil scatter speug spug house-sparrow spew speu flow+ pour spicket spigot outdoor tap SPIER+ SPIERED ask+ asked Spier. v. speer. spindrift windy spray spinner spider+ daddy-longlegs spinnin jenny daddy-longlegs spirl a small slender shoot spit spit spitten eemage exact image splairge smatter+ besmear splat split spleet spleit split spleetit split spleuchan leather pouch splore frolic+ escapade+ outing+ explore Splore a frolic; a carousal. splorer explorer splurt squirt splyce splice a sliver of wood+ splinter spoken spoken spoot spout spounge spoonge ooze+ mop Sprachl'd clambered. sprad spread p.t. sprat reedy rush or grass sprattle scramble+ struggle+ sprawl sprauchle climb+ struggle+ sprawl spreckle speckle Spreckled speckled. spreid speed spread spreidit spread Spring a quick tune; a dance. springheid source+ origin sprit-new brand-new Sprittie full of roots or sprouts (a kind of rush). sproush sproosh spruce+ brisk+ spruce-tree Sprush spruce. spuin spoon spulyie plunder+ spoil spunk spark+ match spunkie will of the wisp+ small fire Spunkie full of spirit. Spunkie liquor Spunkies jack-o'-lanterns spurtle spurtil porridge stick Spurtle-blade the pot-stick. sputten spat spyle spile spoil spylt spoiled Squatter to flap. Squattle to squat; to settle. squeak squaik squeal+ squeak+ squawk squeegee squeegie at wrong angle+ out of shape squyle squile squeal Srivling Stirling staa staw stall+ queasy feeling staa staw surfeit+ stall stacher stagger+ stumble stack stuck Staggie dim. of staig. staig stalk+ stallion Staik to stroke. stainch stench stanch+ satisfy with food stainchel stainshell iron bar+ grating stair stair(s) stairch sterch starch stairheid top landing staive stave sprain staiver saunter+ easy going stale stail foundation of haystack stamack stomach stammer stumble+ stagger Stan' stand. stance station+ site+ bus stop platform stane stone STANE stone stane chack(art) stonechat stane chipper wheatear Stanehoose Stonehouse Stanetoun Stenton stang sting+ stung+ a pole+ bar or rod stangt stung Stank a moat; a pond. stank drain+ pond STANS stands Stan't stood. stap step+ cram. Stap to stop. stap-faither step-father stappit stepped+ stuffed Stapple a stopper. STAPT+ STAPIT filled to bursting stark strong starn star+ pupil of eye starnie starry Starnies dim. of starn Starns stars. Startle to course. Staumrel half-witted. STAUN stand staund stand staundart standart standard+ upright pole STAURN star stave sprain+ wrench staves (broken) pieces staw staa stole Staw a stall. Staw to surfeit; to sicken. steal steal stealt stolen steam steam steamie public wash-house stech stuff stechie stiff Stechin cramming. steek steik stitch+ close Steek to shut; to close. Steek to shut; to touch STEEK stitch+ or harden Steenhyve Stonehaven steepend steipend+ stipend stipend+ clergy's salary steer steir stir Steeve stieve+ steave+ steive firm+ stiff+ true Steeve compact. steg stride steid steed place+ situation+ farm buildings steidin steading STEIRS stirs stell prop+ support+ place in position stell whisky still Sten a leap; a spring. stend leap+ spring+ bound stent stint+ fixed task+ stretch stent annual fee Sten't sprang. STENT stretch Stented erected; set on high. Stents assessments stert stairt start sterve stairve starve steuch cloud of dust+ uproar+ stink stevel stumble stey live at+ stay stey steep Steyest steepest. stibble stubble Stibble-rig chief reaper. stick stick Stick-an-stowe completely. stickers goose-grass stickit stuck stiddie anvil still an on nevertheless Stilt limp (with the aid of stilts). Stimpart a quarter peck. stinkin Billie sweet William stinkin Willie ragwort stint restrict stirk ox stirk heifer Stirk a young bullock. stishie bustle+ uproar stob stake+ fence post+ a thorn+ stab stock hard plant stalk+ block of wood Stock a plant of cabbage; colewort. Stoited stumbled. Stoiter'd staggered. stoond ache +throb+ tingle+ astound Stoor harsh stoot stout stop stop stoppit stopped storm cock missle thrush stot stagger+ stumble stot bullock stot bullock+ clumsy person+ bounce stotter stagger+ stumble+ rebound stouk stook shock of corn stoukie stookie stucco+ plaster+ slow witted Stoun' pang STOUND sudden pang of the heart stour stoor dust STOUR (BIDE THE STOUR) bear the struggle Stoure dust. Stourie dusty. stovies stewed potatoes stowe stow fill with food stowed oot full+ packed stown stolen STOWN stolen Stownlins by stealth. stowp liquid measure+ tankard Stoyte to stagger. strack strak struck strae straw Strae death death in bed. (i. e. strag stray pigeon straidle straddle Strak struck. strake stroke strake straik stroke+ blow+ spear+ spread STRAKES strokes stramash uproar stramp tramp+ walk strang strong strange streenge+ stringe strange strauchle struggle straucht straight Straught straight. Straught to stretch. straun street gutter+ little stream stravaig wander+ roam strave strove straw strew strawn strewn streamer(s) aurora borealis streek streek stretch Streekit stretched. streeng streeng string STREETCHED stretched out strenth strength strick strik strike Striddle to straddle. strinkle sprinkle strip stripe+ strip strive strive striven strove strone urinate Stron't lanted. strounge stroonge bitter+ harsh+ gruff+ sullen stroup stroop spout strowe strow strew+ struggle+ quarrel strucken struck strunt strut strunt sulk Strunt liquor. Strunt to swagger. stucken stuck stuckie starling Studdie an anvil. studie study stuid stude stood stuiden stood stuil stule stool+ bench+ counter stuit stute prop+ support stummle stumble Stumpie dim. of stump; a worn quill. stunkart sullen stupit stupid Sturt worry Sturtin frighted styme stime glimpse+ particle Styme the faintest trace. styte stite nonsense+ stagger subscrieve subscreive subscribe succar sugar Sucker sugar. Sud should. suddent suddenly suddle dirty soil Sugh sough suidna shouldn't oughtn't suin sune soon suiner sooner+ rather suit sute soot + suit sumf sumph stupid+ sullen+ sulky person Sumph churl. Sunday Sunday Sune soon. sung sang sunge singed Suthron southern. sutten sat past perf. swadge swage subside+ relax Swaird sward. swall swal swell swallae swalla+ swallie swallow Swall'd swelled. swalt swelled swalt swollen swank agile+ strong+ smart Swank limber. Swankies strapping fellows. Swap exchange. Swapped swopped swarf faint swat sweated swatch a glimpse+ example Swats new ale. sweel swiel+ sweil swell sweeng sweing swing sweer sweir lazy+ unwilling+ reluctant Sweer v. dead-sweer. sweevel sweil+ swievel swivel sweir sweer swear sweit sweet sweat sweitit sweated sweltrie hot+ sultry swey sway+ swerve swick deceive+ swindler swine swyne pig(s) swinge heavy blow swipper quick+ nimble swirl swurl twist+ twirl+ coil Swirlie twisted swith quickly+ at once swither be uncertain+ hesitate Swoom swim. Swoor swore. sworn swurn sworn swuire swure swore swurd sword swutten sweated swyre swire hollow between hills sy(v)er syre ditch+ drain+ gutter sybae sybie+ syboe spring onion Sybow a young union. sye strain in sieve syes chives syke sike small stream synd syne+ syn rinse+ wash out+ swill syne sine then+ since that time sype sipe seep+ soak+ ooze sypins leakings+ last drops tack a lease+ period of time Tack possession tacket small nail tadger penis tae in comparison with tae toe+ to tae to+ until tae-brig draw bridge tae-come profit Taed toad. Tae'd toed. tae-draucht attractive force tae-faw lean-to building tae-flicht refuge+ asylum taein taking taen taken Taen taken. tae-nam nick name Taet small quantity. taiblet tablet taid toad taidspue toad spawn taigelt hindered taigle harass+ delay+ detain+ hinder taiken token tailyie cut or slice of meat tainant tenant tairge targe+ terge beat+ scold+ cross-examine Tairge to target. tairible tairrible terrible tairt tart taissle entangle tait tate a small quantity taiver wander taivers rags+ tatters+ shreds taivert muddled+ bewildered tak take TAK+ TAKS take+ takes Tald told. tallae talla+ tallie tallow Tane one in contrast to other. tangs tongs tansie tansy ragwort tap top Tapetless senseless. Tapmost topmost. Tappet-hen a crested hen-shaped bottle holding three quarts of claret. Tap-pickle the grain at the top of the stalk. tappietourie tappietoorie tassel+ pom-pom tappit topped TAPS tops tapsalteirie tapsalteerie upside down+ muddled Targe to examine. tarragat question closely+ pester tarrock a turn (bird) tarrow linger Tarrow to tarry; to be reluctant tash damage+ stain tashie tattered tassie cup Tassie a goblet. tattie tawtie potato tattie-boggle scarecrow tattrel rag taucht taught Tauk talk. tauld told taupie foolish+ awkward+ giddy+ idle taur tar taut tangled tuft of hair or wool taw taa knead+ twist+ tug Tawie tractable. Tawpie a foolish woman. taws leather strap Tawted matted. tea tea+ evening meal teach teich teach teacht taught Teats small quantities. teckle tackle tedisome tedious+ tiresome teel teil till land teem teim pour rain Teen vexation. teend teen+ tein rage+ provoke teepical teipical typical teerant teirant tyrant teet teit peep+ peer+ glance+ squeak teeth teeth teetle teitle title teind teend+ teen+ tein a tenth part teir teer+ terr tear+ wild vetch televeesion telveesion television tell tell Tell'd told. TELLT told telt tellt told Temper-pin a fiddle-peg; the regulating pin of the spinning-wheel. ten ten tend attend to+ look after+ see to tender tenner sickly+ in poor health tenner ten pound note tenon tendon tent attend to+ care tent tenth Tent to tend; to heed; to observe. tentie careful+ attentive Tentier more watchful. tentless inattentive Tester an old silver coin about sixpence in value. teuch tough teuchit lapwing teuchter chuchter highlander+ bumpkin (contempt) teug tug Teugh tough. teuk took teylor teylour tailor thack thatch n.v. Thack thatch; thack and rape = the covering of a house Thae those. thae adj. these thae dem. pron. those thaim them thair their Thairm small guts; catgut (a fiddle-string). thairs theirs thairsels themselves than then thare there thareawa thereabouts thareoot outside that that+ which+ who(rel. pron.) that so Thatwey in that way+ like that thay thai they the conter on the contrary The Crail Crail the hale haill the whole the lenth o as far as The Mey May Island The Nethertoun Nethertown The Pans Prestonpans the sel o ye yourselves the sel o't itself the t'ae hauf o't one half of it the tane the one the tither the other the tither hauf the other half the war there was/were the wey o't how it goes Theckit thatched. the-day today thee thigh theevle theevil+ theivil+ thievil+ theevle short stick for stirring food thegither together the-morn tomorrow the-nicht tonight thenk thank thenkrif thankrife very grateful the-nou just now the'r there is / are thesaurer treasurer the-streen last evening Thick v. pack an' thick. thiefs thieves Thieveless forbidding thig beg+ cadge Thiggin begging. thimmle thimble thing hing+ hin thing thingmie thingmy a thing think think Thir these. thir adj. those thir (dem. pron.) these thirl be bound+ obligation Thirl'd thrilled. thirsel(s) themselves thirsels themselves this this thiswey this way tho though+ indeed thocht thought THOCHT thought thole endure thon those (yonder) thonder thonner yonder thoosan thousand thoosant thousandth thorter across (timber grain)+ thwart thoum thoom thumb Thou'se thou shalt. thowe thaw thoweless listless Thowless lazy thrang throng+ busy thrapple throat+ throttle Thrapple the windpipe. thrash thrash+ thresh thrave throve Thrave twenty-four sheaves of corn. thraw throw+ twist Thraw to twist; to turn; to thwart. thrawart awkward thrawd threw+ twisted thrawn difficult+ twisted+ perverse thrawn thrown+ twisted THRAWN obstinate(ly) Thraws throes. threap threip+ threep insist threeplet triplet three-ply triple Threesome trio. threid threed thread threidit threaded threidit thread threit threet threat n. thresh thrash threttan thirttan+ thirteen thirteen threttant thirteenth Thretteen thirteen. Thretty thirty. threw threw+ twisted thrid third thrien threen thriven thrissle thistle Thristed thirsted. thrittie thirty thrittient thirteenth thrive thrive THRO' through throu through throu over+ completed througate passage way+ lane Through mak to through = make good. throuither any how+ in confusion Throu'ther (through other) pell-mell. thruish thrashed thruishen thrashed thrum strum thrummle squeeze+ wring Thummart polecat. thummle thimmle thimble thunner thunder Thy lane alone. tice tyce entice+ cox ticht tight tid time or season tift tiff+ quarrel tig tap+ pat Tight girt til to till until Tillicoutrie Tillicoultry Till't to it. timeous at the proper time timmer timber TIMMER timber timorsome nervous+ timid Tine to lose; to be lost. tingle v. tinkle+ chime TININ losing tinkle trifle tinkler tinker tint lost TINT lost Tip v. toop. tippence two pence tipper walk on tiptoes+ well dressed tirl vibrate+ quiver Tirl to strip. Tirl to knock for entrance. tirr strip+ remove tirraneese tirraneise harass with overwork tirrivee tirrivie rage+ excitement tishie tissue (paper) titch touch tither the other Tittlin whispering. TO DRINK THE BREEST YOU'VE BREWED to be responsible for the tocher dowry Tocher to give a dowry. Tocher-gude marriage portion. tod fox To-fa' the fall. Toom empty. TOON town Toop tup Topsalteerie topsy-turvy. torn torn tortie tortoise tortur torter torture Toss the toast. tossle tassel tot the sum total+ the whole lot tottie tiny tottle toddle touel tooel towel touer toor tower toun toon town Toun town; farm steading. TOUROCKS smoke from chimneys tousie toosie disordered+ dishevelled+ rough Tousie shaggy. tousle toosle ruffle TOUSLED tangled Tout blast. tove rise into air+ stream out Tow flax towe tow+ rope Towmond towmont towmont twelve months+ a year Towsing rumpling (equivocal). towt slight illness+ huff Toyte to totter. Tozie flushed with drink. traik trake ill+ wander+ trek traikle traicle treacle TRAIVELS travels traivelt travelled+ walked traivle traivil travel+ walk Trams shafts. Transmogrify change. Trashtrie small trash. trauchle trauchil drudge treason traison+ treison treason treat trait treat+ treated tredden trodden tredit trod tree tree treen trees (arch.) wooden treeple treiple tripple treid treed tread tremmle trimmle tremble Trews trousers. TREWS tartan trousers tricker trigger trig smart+ quick+ clever TRIG neat+ smart Trinklin flowing. Trin'le the wheel of a barrow. trinnle trickle troch trough Trogger packman. Troggin wares. troke barter+ trade+ business+ TRON town market place troot trout Trouse trousers. trowe trow trust+ believe trowth truith truth truible tribble trouble trumf trump trummle tremble+ tremor Trump a jew's harp. truntle trundle tryst appointment+ meeting Tryste a fair; a cattle-market. TRYSTE cattle fair Trysted appointed. TRYSTED promised Trysting meeting. tuim tume empty tuimt emptied tuin tune tuip tup+ tupe ram tuir ture tore tuith tooth tulchan a calfskin +a substitute+ tulyie tuilyie+ tulzie brawl Tulyie tulzie tulyiesome quarrelsome tumfie dull+ stupid+ fat person tummle tumble tummler tumbler tumshie turnip tung tongue tur turr turf turbot halibut tushilaigo tushilago coltsfoot twa twae two twa three a few TWA'D it would Twafauld twofold twa-fauld bent over+ folded double twal twelve Twal twelve; the twal = twelve at night. twaloors midday meal(dinner)+ midday Twalpennie worth a penny worth (English money). twalt twelfth twang pang Twang twinge. 'TWAS it was Twa-three two or three. Tway two. tweetle tweitle whistle+ warble twicet twice Twin twine TWIN plait twintie twanty+ twuntie twenty twintieth twentieth Twistle a twist; a sprain. twyne twine separate tyauve chyauve knead+ struggle tyke tike cur Tyke a dog. tyne tine lose Tyne v. tine. tyned lost Tysday Tuesday

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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Apr 00 - 03:18 PM ugg ug loathe uggin disgusting+ horrible+ annoying uggit upset+ annoyed+ disgusted uggsome ugly Uil Yule+ Yuil Christmas uin une+ oon oven uisage yissage usage uise yaise+ eeze+ eese use v. uised used uiss use n. uissless yaisless useless uisst used (to) uisual yaiswal usual Ulzie oil. umberellae umberella umbrella umwhile umquhile late+ deceased unbidden uninvited Unchancy dangerous. uncle uncle unco very Unco remarkably Unco remarkable UNCO WHACKS (SIC' UNCO WHACKS) such blows as these uncolie very much uncos strange or unusual things Uncos news unction auction undecent indecent unfarrant unattractive+ unpleasant unfreend unfreend an enemy+ non-friend unhonest dishonest Unkend unknown. unkent unknown+ strange+ unfamiliar unkiver uncuiver+ unkivver uncover unner under unnerstaund unnerstan understand unraivle untangle UNROWES unrolls unsert unserred unserved unsiccar unsteady Unsicker uncertain. Unskaithed unhurt. unsneck unlatch unsnib unbolt unsteek unsteik unfasten unweel unweill ill unwicelike unwyce unwise+ foolish+ indiscreet up up upbring bring up+ rear+ upbringing upby up there+ heaven+ upstairs uphaud uphold uphauden upheld uplift pick up upo upon upredd a cleaning+ tidying upreddin a scolding upstaundin regular (wages) upsteer upsteir stir up+ turmoil uptail leave in a hurry uptak intelligence ure damp mist+ drizzle+ haze us uz+ iz us Usquabae usquebae utmaist ootmaist utmost v (vowe) vau v+ the 22nd letter of the alphabet vacance holiday vaig vage wander vainish vanish variorium decoration+ trinket+ ornament vauntie proud+ boastful vause vawse vase veecious veicious vicious veenegar veinigar vinegar veesion veision vision veesit veisit visit veet veit vet veeve vieve+ veive life-like+ bright+ clear veige veege voyage vennel alley vent chimney flue ventur venter venture Vera very. verra very veshel vessel vex fret grieve+ be sorry + trouble view vyow view Virls rings. virr force+ strength Vittle victual vizzie study+ examine closely Vogie vain. vou voo vow vyce vice voice Wa' waw WA' wall 'WA' awaywad waa waw wall wab web+ weave wabbit exhausted+ weak+ feeble wabble wobble wabblie wishy-washy+ thin wabster weaver wad would+ wed+ bet+ wager+ wedded Wad to wed. Wad would Wad'a would have. waddin wedding+ cotton wool Wadensday Wednesday wadge wedge wadna wouldn't Wadset a mortgage. wae woe+ woeful+ sorrowful+ vexed Wae woful Wae wo; wae's me = wo is to me. Wae worth wo befall. waerifu troublesome+ annoying+ sad WAE'S ME woe is me waesome sorrowful+ causing sorrow Waesucks alas! waff wave wagitie pied wagtail Wair v. ware. waird guard wairm werm warm wairn warn walcome welcome wale choose+ choice Wale choice. Walie wawlie walk wauk+ waak walk wall well wall girse watercress wallae wallie+ walla wallow wallie porcelain+ china+ pleasant+ walloch violent heavy movements Wallop to kick; to dangle; to gallop; to dance. walth wealth walthie wealthy Waly fa' ill befall! wame womb+ belly Wamefou bellyful. wan won WAN one wanawnt unclaimed wanchancie unlucky Wanchancie dangerous. wannd wand+ stick+ rod wanndert lost+ confused+ senile wanner waunder wander Wanrestfu' restless. wanshapen deformed wansonsie mischievous want waant need+ short of wantin short of / lacking wap wrap+ fold wappin wapin+ wappen weapon wappinshaw wapinschaw shooting competition war wur were WAR were war the were there ware spring (season) ware kind of seaweed ware spend money Ware wair Ware worn. Wark work. wark n. wirk v. wurk work Wark-lume tool. warks works Warl' warld warld world warldlike normal in appearance Warlock a wizard WARLOCK wizard+ male witch Warl'y warldly warna warny weren't warnish warn WARP+ WARPIN weave+ weaving Warran warrant. Warse worse. warsh tasteless warsle warstle wrestle+ struggle+ strive warslin struggling warst worst WARST worst wase bundle or band of straw wash waash wash washt washed wast west wastart wastert westward wasteid website waster farther west wastmaist westernmost wastrie wasteful+ extravagant Wat wet. Wat wot wat(en) wetted Water-fit water-foot (the river's mouth). Water-kelpies v. kelpies. wather weather watter water watter brash heartburn wattergaw incomplete rainbow Wauble to wobble. wauchelt perplexed+ bewildered wauchle wachle walk clumsily waucht a gulp of air or drink wauges wages Waught a draft. wauk wake+ awake+ watch+ moist wauk waulk cloth making process wauken awake+ waken Waukin awake. Waukit (with toil) horny. waukrif wakeful+ sleepless+ watchful Waukrife wakeful. WAUKRIFE sleepless Waulie jolly. waur worse Waur't worsted waux wax waux claith oilcloth we we weak waik weak wean (wee ane) baby /child Wean (wee one) a child. Weanies babies. weary weary+ depressing+ annoying Weason weasand. weave weave wecht weight+ weigh Wecht a measure for corn. wechten make heavier wechtie weighty wechts a pair of scales+ large amount wee small+ tiny+ little Wee a little; a wee = a short space or time. Wee things children. weed a plant in the wrong place weed weid sudden high fever weedae weeda+ weidae widow week ook week weel weill well WEEL FAURED well favoured WEEL STOCKET MAILIN+ HIMSEL FOR THE LAIRD well stocked farm landlord weel-a-whit certainly Weel-faured well-favored. Weel-gaun well-going. Weel-hain'd well-saved. weemen weimen women weeng weing wing weeoors early morning Weepers mournings (on the steeve or hat). weet weit wet weetit wet weetit wetted weidger weedger wager weir weer wear+ wire+ guard+ defend weird wierd fate weizer weezer ooze welter overturn+ upset+ confused noise went gone Werena were not. WERENAE were not werrock a corn+ a bunion wersh tasteless We'se we shall. Westlin western. WESTLIN westward+ western wey wye way wha whae who WHA(S) who (whose) whaal whale whaizle wheeze whalp a whelp Whalpet whelped. Wham whom. whan when+ while Whang a shive. Whang flog. Whar whare WHAR+ WHAUR where Wha's who is. Wha's whose. whase whause whose What for whatfore What reck what matter; nevertheless. Whatna what. Whatt whittled. whauk whack+ a cut+ great number whaup curlew whaur where whaurawa whereabouts whaure're wherever wheem wheim whim wheen whein a few wheenge wheinge whinge Wheep v. penny-wheep. Wheep jerk. wheeriorum wheeriorum toy+ thingamajig wheesht wheisht be quiet+ silence wheich wheech stench+ disgust wheimer wheemer mutter+ whimper wheip wheep squeak wheiple wheeple whistle whid lie+ exaggeration Whiddin scudding. Whids gambols. whiffle play the flute whigmaleerie whhigmaleirie whim+ whimsical Whigmeleeries crotches. while whyle while+ until whiles whyles sometimes whilk whulk which whin whin basalt+ flint whinbuss gorse or furze Whingin whining. Whins furze. whip whip WHIPPERT hastily whirl whurl whirl+ wheel+ trundle+ cart Whirlygigums flourishes. whirrie whirl away whissle whussle whistle Whissunday whutsunday 28th May+ Whitsunday Whist silence. whit what white whyte white whiten what kind of+ which+ what sort of whitfor why whither whether whitrat whitret weasel Whitter a draft. whittle whuttle knife whitwey how? why? whowe whow wow whud fib+ lie whummle whammle overturn+ turn inside out whurligig spinning top why why wi with Wi' with. WI' with wice wyce wise wicelike sensible+ respectable wicht person Wick a bore hit a curling-stone obliquely and send it through an opening. wickit wicked+ bad tempered+ angry wid wuid+ wude wood WID would widdershins anti-clockwise+ opposite way widdie wuidie twig of flexible wood+ willow Widdifu' gallows-worthy. Widdle wriggle. WIDNAE would not WIE with Wiel eddy. Wight strong Wighter more influential. wild wile+ willd wild will wull will Willcat wildcat. WILLNAE+ WILTNAE+ WINNAE will not Willyart disordered. wilt wult wilt Wimple to meander. WIMPLIN' WAY winding road win reach / won WIN' wind winch wench wind wund wind windae winda+ windie window WINDAE window windlestrae winnlestrae withered grass winkers eyelids Winn to winnow. winna won't winnd wind winner wunnwe wonder Winnin winding. winnock windock window Winnock-bunker v. bunker. winsome charming Win't did wind. winter wunter winter wintle stagger+ reel+ wriggle Wintle a somersault. Winze a curse. wioot outside+ except wir our wird word+ wurd word wirm wurm worm wirr growl+ snarl wirrie wirry worry wirs ours wirsel(s) ourselves wirsit worsted wirth warth worth wis wus+ wiz+ wuz was+ were Wi's with his. WIS was wisna wasn't+ weren't wiss wuss+ weish wish wisses wheeshes wishes wisst weesht wished wit wut sanity+ reason+ wisdom Wi't with it. WIT what witch bewitch+ witch wits wuts wits wittins knowledge+ news+ information wizzen wither(ed)+ dry(ed) Won to dwell. wone dwell Wonner a wonder. Woo' wool. Woodie woody Woodies twigs Wooer-babs love-knots. Wordy worthy. worn worn Worset worsted. worth to befall Worth v. wae worth. worthed befell worthed befallen wrack vrackNE wreck Wraith ghost. wranch runch wrench wrang wrong wrat wart wrat cf. wrate wrote wratch vratchNE overstrain+ fatigue+ wretch+ miser wrate writ wreath wraith wreath wricht wright write write wrocht worked wrutten written wud mad Wud wild wuish washed wuishen washed wulk wilk whelk+ periwinkle WULLIE WAUGHT a hearty draught Wumble wimble. wumman woman wun win wund wound wundit wound wure wore wurn complain wyde wade+ weed wye weigh wyliecoat under frock+ under petticoat+ Wyliecoat undervest. wynd a narrow winding street WYND wind wynt allow to go bad or sour wyse wise+ wize lead+ entice wyte wite blame+ accuse Wyte (weight) blame. yaff bark+ yelp+ chatter yair fish-trap yaird yard yairn story+ yarn yall yell+ howl yallae yalla+ yella yellow yallae lintie goldhammer yallochie yellowish yammer lament+ harp on Yard a garden; a stackyard. yatter chatter Yaud an old mare. yauld yaul active+ alert+ vigorous yaup bawl ye you YE you Yealings coevals. yeld barren Yell dry (milkless). yelloch yell yer yur your YER your Yerd earth. YERDS yards (shipyards) yerk jerk Yerkit jerked. yerl earl Yermooth Yarmouth yerp grumble+ fret yers yours yersel yourself yersels yourselves yese yeeze you pl. Ye'se ye shall. yestreen last evening+ yesterday yett gate Yettum Yetholm yeuk itch yill ale Yill-Caup ale-stoup. YIN one yird earth+ bury yirdit buried yit yet yoke grip+ deal with Yokin yoking; a spell; a day's work. yon yonder YON yonder+ that yon time that time yonder yonder yont along+ through 'Yont beyond. yonwey yonder way yorlin yellow hammer you you your your YOUR LANE alone yours yours yoursel yourself (emphatic) yoursels yourselves (emphatic) youse youz you pl. YOUSE you plural youthheid youth+ adolescence yowdendrift snow driven by the wind yowe sheep+ ewe Yowie dim. of ewe; a pet ewe. yowl howl yowt howl+ yell+ cry Yule Christmas. yung young yungker younker youngster yunk a stake marble

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Mar 00 - 02:47 AM

CARL+ CARLS		fellow+ fellows
carle		old man
Carl-hemp		male-hemp.
Carlie		a manikin.
Carlin		carline a middle-aged
carline	carlin	old woman
Carline's lowp		Carlups
Carmagnole		a violent Jacobin.
carnaptious		irritable+ quarrelsome
carrant		expedition+ sudden
CARRY		firmament
carsackie		an overall
carse		land along river bank
Cartes		playing-cards.
Cartie		dim. of cart.
carvie		caraway
cast		cast
castock		cabbage stalk
catalog	catalogue	register
catch		catch
catchen		caught
catcht		caught
Catch-the-plack		the hunt for money.
cat's een		germander speedwell
cattle		birds and beasts in
caucht		caught
caudron	ca'dron	caldron
cauf	ca'f	calf
Cauf-leather		calf-leather.
cauk	kalk	chalk
CAUL+ CAULD		cold
cauld	caul'+ caal'+ cald	cold
cauldrif	cauldrife	chilly+ indifferent
Cauldron		caldron.
caum	ca'm	calm
Caunadae		Canada
caunle	can'le	candle
Caunlemass		2nd February
caup		cap
Caup		a wooden drinking vessel.
caur		car
caur		calves
cause		cause
causey	causie+ cassie	causeway
Causey-cleaners		causeway-cleaners.
Caustrim		Coldstream
Cavie		a hen-coop.
caw	ca'	drive
CAW		drive
Cawcuttie		Calcutta
cawd	ca'd	drove
cawf	cauf+ cauff+ caff	chaff
ceetie	ceety+ ceitie	city
ceevil	cievil	civil
ceilidh		dance+ social gathering
cep		except+ unless
cepna	ceptna	except not
certies		certainly
chack	check	nip+ a notch or groove
chaff		chafe+ rub+ wear
chaft		chin+ jaw+ cheek
chaft blade		jaw-bone+ cheek-bone
CHAFTS (BURST THEIR CHAFTS)		came unstuck
chaiple		chapel
chairge		charge
Chairlstoun		Charlestown
CHAISE		carriage
Chamer		chaumer
champ		mash+ crush
chancie	chancy	lucky
Change-house		tavern.
channel		a gutter
channer		grumble+ shingle+ gravel
CHANTER		bagpipe chanter
chantie		chamber-pot
chap		knock+ strike a bargain
Chap		a fellow
Chap		to strike.
chapman		packman
Chapman		a pedler.
chapper		door knocker
chatter		shatter
chattert		nibbled+ frayed+ tattered
chaumer	chalmer	chamber + room
Chaup		chap
chaw	chow	chew+ provoke+ make
cheap	chape+ chaip	cheap
Chear		cheer.
Chearfu'		cheerful.
Chearless		cheerless.
Cheary		cheery.
cheat	chate+ chait	cheat
Cheek-for-chow		cheek-by-jowl (i.e. close beside).
cheen	cheen+ chine	chain
cheenge	cheinge	change
cheenie	cheinie+ cheeny	china+ porcelain
cheep	cheip	whisper+ squeak
Cheep		peep
cheet(ie)	cheitie+ chittie	a cat
cheordag		geordy
CHERLIE		Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
CHEVALIER		Bonnie Prince Charlie
chief	cheif	friendly+ chief
chiel	cheild+ chiel	lad+ young man+ fellow
CHIEL		lad
child	chilld	child
childer		children
Chimla		chimney.
chimley	chimbley	chimney
chimley-heid		mantelpiece
chincoch	chincough	whooping-cough
chitter		tremble+ shiver+ chatter+
Chittering		shivering.
chock		choke
chosen		chosen
choukie	chookie	chicken
chowe		chew+ a quid of tobacco
Chows		chews.
Chuck		a hen
Chuckie		dim. of chuck
chuckie-stanes		pebbles
Chuffie		fat-faced.
chuise	chuse	choose
chuist		chosen
chum		accompany
Chuse		to choose.
Cit		the civet.
Cit		a citizen
clachan		village+ hamlet
Clachan		a small village about a church.
CLACHAN		village
CLAED		clothe
Claeding		clothing.
claes		clothes
Claes		claise
clag		clog+ smear+ block up
claik		gossip+ a barnacle
claith		cloth
Claithing		clothing.
clamihewit		a blow+ a thrashing+ uproar
clamjamfrie	clanjamfrie+ clamjamphry	a mob+ vulgar crowd+
clang		clung p.t.
Clankie		a severe knock.
Clap		the clapper of a mill.
CLAPPED OOT		worn out
Clark		a clerk.
Clark		clerkly
Clarkit		clerked
clart	clairt+ clert	soil+ stickiness+ mud+ dirt.
clart(ie)		dirty
Clarty		dirty.
Clash		an idle tale; gossip.
Clash		to tattle.
clashmaclavers	clashmaclaivers	gossip
clatch		splash+ dirty person
Clatter		noise
Clatter		to make a noise by striking; to babble; to prattle.
claucht	claught+ clacht	grasped
Claught		clutched
Claughtin		clutching
claut		clutch+ hoe+ handful+ claw
Claut		to scrape.
claver	claiver	gossip
Claver		clover.
Clavers		gossip
Claw		a scratch
Claw		to scratch
Clay-cauld		clay-cold.
Claymore		a two-handed Highland sword.
CLAYMORE		large sword
clean		perhaps+ probably
cleck	cloak	hatch
Cleckin		a brood.
cleckin-hen		brooding hen
Cleed		to clothe.
cleek	cleik	catch+ hook+ grasp+ link
Cleek		to snatch.
cleekit		grasped
Cleekit		linked arms.
Cleg		gadfly.
cleid	cleed+ claid	clothe+ clad
cleuch	cleugh	gorge+ ravine+ cliff+ crag
cley		clay
clim	clim'	climb
clinch		limp
clink		strike+ a rough curling stone
Clink		a sharp stroke; jingle.
Clink		money
Clink		to chink.
Clink		to rhyme.
Clinkin		with a smart motion.
Clinkum		clinkumbell
Clips		shears.
clish		repeat gossip
Clish-ma-claver		gossip
cliver	cluver+ klivver	clever
clocher		expectorate
clocher		bronchial mucus+ to clear
clock	klok	brood
clockbees		flying beetles
clocker		beetle
Clockin-time		clucking- (i. e.
clood		cloud
CLOODS		clouds
cloot		cloth+ patch+ hit
Cloot		the hoof.
Clootie		cloots
close n.	closs	narrow alley to a courtyard
close v.		close
clour	cloor	bruise
Clour		a bump or swelling after a blow.
Clout		a cloth
Clout		to patch.
CLOUTS		clothes
clowe		a clove
clowt	clout	strike+ slap
Clud		a cloud.
cludgie		lavatory (slang)
cluif	clufe	hoof
cluit	cloot+ clute	hoof clove
Clunk		to make a hollow sound.
clype	clipe	inform
clyte	clite	rap knuckles
coat	cwite	coat
Coatbrig		Coatbridge
Coble		a broad and flat boat.
Cock		the mark (in curling).
Cockie		dim. of cock (applied to an old man).
Cockinnie		Cockenzie
cockle		scallop+ totter
Cocks		fellows
cod	coad	cod
Cod		a pillow.
coff		buy
coft	cofft	bought
cog	coag	pail
Cog		a wooden drinking vessel
Coggie		dim. of cog
Coil		Coila
cole		haystack
colf		fill in+ stop up
collieshangie		brawl+ uproar
collogue		conference
collop		slice of meat
collop		portion
comatee		committee
come	cum	come
comed		came
comen		came
commands	commans	the ten commandments
compare	compeir+ compear	appear before court
complein	compleen	complain
complouter	complooter	agree+ fit in or mix with
conceit	consait	conceit
confab		talk
conflummix		an unwelcome surprise
confuise		confuse
connach		waste+ spoil+ consume
conseeder	conseider	consider
conteen	contein	contain
conteena	conteina	continue
conter		oppose+ against
contermacious	contermatious	perverse
contrar	contrair	contrary
convoy		escort+ accompany
cooch		couch
Cood		cud.
Coof		v. cuif.
Cookit		hid.
cooncil		council
coonsel		counsel
coont		count
Coor		cover.
COORDLY		cowardly
coorse		stormy+ course+ coarse
COORTED		courted
Cooser		a courser
Coost (i. e.		cast)
Cootie		a small pail.
Cootie		leg-plumed.
corbie		crow
Corbies		ravens
cordiner		shoemaker
Core		corps.
Corn mou		corn heap.
Corn't		fed with corn.
corp		body+ corpse
corrie-fistit	caur-+ caurie-	left+ left (handed)
corrieneuch		converse
Corse		corpse.
Corss		cross.
cosy	cosie	cosy
cottar	cotter	cottager
cou	coo	cow
couart	cooart+ cooard	coward
coud	coud+ cud	could
Cou'dna		couldna
couer	coor+ cooer	cower+ crouch
coum	cu'm+ coom	culm
Countra		country.
Coup		to capsize.
Couross		Culross
couter	cooter	nose
Couter	Cooter	Coulter
couthie	couthy	agreeable+ comfortable
Couthie		couthy
COUTHY		affable
Cowe		to scare
Cowe		to lop.
cowp	coup	overturn+ buy or trade
cowper		a horse dealer
cowt		colt
crabbit		bad tempered
crack		chat+ news
Crack		tale; a chat; talk.
cracker	craker	boaster
CRACKIN'		gossiping
craft		a skilled trade+ cunning+
craft		croft
Craft-rig		croft-ridge.
craichle		croak
craig		crag+ neck
Craig		the throat.
Craig		a crag.
Craigie		dim. of craig
Craigy		craggy.
craik		croak
Craik		the corn-crake
craitur		creature
cramassie		crimson
Crambo-clink		rhyme.
Crambo-jingle		rhyming.
crammock		crooked staff+ walking stick
cran	crann	iron tripod over fire for pots+
CRAN		Scots measure of herring (37 1/2 gallons)
crane		cranberry
crank		difficult
crankie		unsteady+ insecure+
Crankous		fretful.
Cranks		creakings.
cranreuch		hoar-frost
crap		crop
Crap		crop
craw	craa	crow
CRAW		crow+ boast
CRAWIN'		crowing
crawn		crowed
crawt		crowed
creash	creish	grease
creashie		greasy
creel	creil	basket+ creel
Creel		an osier basket.
creenge	creinge	cringe
creep	creip	creep
CREEPIE		three legged stool
Creepie-chair		stool of repentance.
creepie-stuil		child's stool
creepit		crept
Creeshie		greasy.
creuk	crook+ cruke+ cruik	hook+ lameness+ lame+
crew		crowed
crib		curb
crochle		cough
crock		kill
Crocks		old ewes.
cronie	crony	companion
Crooded		cooed.
Croods		coos.
Croon		moan
Croon		to toll.
Crooning		humming.
Croose		crouse
crottle		crumble+ a lichen
Crouchie		hunchbacked.
croud	crood	crowd
croun	croon	crown
CROUSE		arrogant
Crousely		confidently.
crouss	crooss+ croose	cheerful
crowdie		a soft cheese
Crowdie		meal and cold water
Crowdie-time		porridge-time (i. e.
Crowlin		crawling.
crub		curb
cruddle		congeal
cruds		curds
cruisie	crusie	a lamp
cruive	cruve	fish trap+ pen
cruldge		contract+ cower+ crouch
Crummie		a horned cow.
crummle	crum'le	crumble
crummock		short stocky
Crummock		cummock
Crump		crisp.
crunkle	krunkil	rumple
Crunt		a blow.
cruppen		crept
cruppen		shrunken
cry		call+ name
cryne	crine	shrink
cuddie	cuddy	donkey
Cuddle		to fondle.
cude		hair-brained
cuid	cood+ cude	cud (cows)+ shallow dish
cuidna	cudna	couldn't
cuif	coof+ cufe+ kufe	fool
Cuif		coof
cuil	cule	cool
cuisin	kizzen	cousin
cuist		cast
CUIST		cast
cuisten		cast
cuit	cute	ankle
cuitch		caught
culyie		fondle+ cherish+ coax
cummer	cum'er	cumber
Cummernaud		Cumbernauld
Cummock		v. crummock.
cundie	cundy	drain
cunyie	cunzie	coin+ gutter
Curch		a kerchief for the head.
Curchie		a curtsy.
curcuddoch		sitting side by side
Curler		one who plays at curling.
Curmurring		commotion.
curn		a few
Curpin		the crupper of a horse.
Curple		the crupper (i. e.
curran	curn	currant
currie		small stool
curtchie		curtsey
Cushat		the wood pigeon.
CUSHAT		starling
cushie		ring-dove
Custock		the pith of the colewort.
Cutes		feet
cuttie	cutty	short
CUTTLE		hare
Cutty		short.
CUTTY STOOL		wooden chair in which one had to sit in full view of the congregation if one was caught sinning.
Cutty-stools		stools of repentance.

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John, as usual with just about anything I've seen you do, it's excellent. What I'd suggest is that you do the same thing I've done with the FAQ and the seminal HTML thread - commandeer the thread and post a caveat that all posts to the thread are subject to edition or deletion - I'll be glad to do the editing/deleting. You can post a link to the thread on the "links" page.
Your other option is to get a free website and post it there, with a link posted in Mudcat Links - but I think the idea of commandeering a thread would be just fine. putting a to c in one message is good - makes it easier to edit if it's broken into reasonable parts.
Good work, John.
-Joe-

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In fact, let me make that commandeering declaration now:
This thread is intended for use as a permanent reference. You are free to post messages to this thread, but be aware that messages posted here are considered temporary, and may be edited or deleted.
-Joe Offer

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Wolfgang
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 11:49 AM

The Tannahill Weavers Scottish Glossary (for their songs, that is less comprehensive than John's).

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST,Jim Dixon
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 12:48 PM

Anyone interested in the Scots language should know about these sites:

Scots on the Wab and especially their Scots Haunbuik

Wir Ain Leid (Our Own Language).

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 08 Apr 00 - 06:44 AM

G'day John,

I note that the Panther edition (mine is 1966 and cost 8/6d) of The Merry Muses of Caledonia has 8 double column pages of glossary of Burnsian lowland Scots, as found in his ballad collection. A lot of this appears in you A - C, but some iss omitted (or, possibly, censored).

If you don't have this particular set (which, maybe, should fit in a particular time/location frame), I can scan it in on my new scanner (thereby giving my OCR program a heart attack!) and forward the file to your email address.

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 08 Apr 00 - 08:21 AM

Hi Bob and all. I musy admit that this is becoming an interesting but fiddly project. I have deliberately delayed providing any further episodes for a couple of very good reasons (1) My thanks to Mary and others for providing me with info and Web sites which already provide much of the same information, including ultimately the complete downloadable works of Burns courtesy of Project Gutenberg. In short I was replicating work done by others. (2) I added a published work to my library which has about 1500 entries of Scottish, Irish and a few English folksong terms (from A Thousand and One Gems of Song circa 1880). I've been working through it, lost quite a lot of hours of tedious work in a corrupted file and I'm scratching my head about how to get some momentum again.

Not being an English graduate I don't know the best way to maintain a dictionary - and I'm not sure that I'm going to try. What I do need to do though is to attempt to merge the Gutenberg Burns text file with the new one that I've been creating. If anyone is well versed in this please let me know. (In the first instance I envisage that duplicate entries for a given term could peacefully co-exist). Regards, John

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 02:21 AM

To everyone who has posted above, and to those who have sent other information via personal messages, may I please say thank you. In particular I really appreciate the fact that people have sent me some really fantastic liks re the Scots language, which in turn has saved me a lot of duplicative work.

I have sent my draft manuscript to the publisher (Joe Offer) and it contains over 6,000 Scottish words (some duplicated). That probably means about a 4,500 word vocabulary and probably enough to decipher all but the most obscure references in Scottish song, for which a real dictionary or help from qualified linguists would be a better answer.

Wolfgang, I did initially include the Tanahill Weavers list, but it was largely covered by the other work. Because I don't have unlimited time to de-duplicate the Glossary I have therefore omitted it completely.

Bob, I hope that the new Glossary adequately covers Burns Lowlands usgae. I know how much work it is to transcribe from written sources, so my suggestion is to spot check the new Gloossary against your 1966 reference and vice versa. If (say) more than 10% of your sample is not extant in the new Glossary then maybe we can collectively pursue it, otherwise I would suggest opening a Guinness or concertina case instead. I expect my dictionary dalliance to be shortlived.

I'll await news from the publisher. Regards, John

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 03:12 AM

G'day again John,

I shall await the magnum opus with some equanimity. I had merely observed that a few of Burns' (richer) terms were absent, such as arselins fpr 'backwards' and variants like atweesh for 'between'.

I will see how the whole set compares and submit anything that looks like a worthwhile addition.

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 03:56 AM

Sorry Bob, 50% success rate only - arselins would have definitely had I known of it. I note that erse means arse, while Erse means Irish. I'll refrain from any jokes about the connection. Regards, John

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 10 Apr 00 - 09:02 AM

Now that wasn't too bad with my 56k modem, and is approx 3,500 of the 7,000 words I've compiled to date.

More detailed Biblio stuff to follow, but this is basically an amalgam of three Scots word databases - The Burns Glossary, A more recent on-line dictionary, Tanahill Weavers Glossary. The three different types of source can be identified if future scholars would like to investigate further, but I'll add that guff later.

Likewise the presence and number of commas can be used to give an indication as to whether words which follow the main alphabetic entries are Scots synonyms or English meanings - the average folkie won't care I suspect.

In the meantime Joe and I would be keen to hear whether the Glossary downloaded quickly enough for you to be able to look something up with reasonable speed.

MSIE users can press CTRL-F to do a text search on this page. I'm sorry I don't know how Netscape works.

Regards, John

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dab		peck+ pierce+ push
dabbitie		ornament+ a picture game
Dad		daddie
dae	dui	do
DAE		do
daein		doing
Daez't		dazed.
daff		play+ flirt
Daffin		larking
daft		mentally deranged+
DAFT		mad
daftlike		foolish
dagie		marbles game
daich	daigh	dough
daidle		dawdle
Dails		planks.
Daimen icker		an odd ear of corn.
daith	deeth	death
dale		deal plank+ portion+
Dam		pent-up water
dambrod		draughts board
Damie		dim. of dame.
dams	damss	game of draughts
DANE		done
dang		struck
Dang		pret. of ding.
DANG		to hit with a blunt object
Danton		v. daunton.
Darena		dare not.
darg		a day's work
darger		casual labour
Darklins		in the dark.
dask		a pew
daud	dod+ dad	strike+ a large piece
Daud		to pelt.
Daulkeith		Dalkeith
daunder	dander+ dauner	stroll
daunle		dandle
daunton		subdue
Daunton		to daunt.
DAUNTONLY		bravely
daur		dare
daurd		dared
daurk	dawrk	dark
daurken		darken
DAURKNIN'		darkening/twilight
daurna	darena+ darenae	daren't
DAURNAE		dare not
daurs		dares
daursay		suppose
Daur't		dared.
daut		pet+ fondle
Daut		dawte
daver		wander aimlessly
Daviely		spiritless.
daw	daa	dawn+ a lazy person+ slut
Dawds		lumps.
Dawgittie		Dalgetty
dawin		dawn
dawk		drizzle
dawt		caress
Dawtingly		prettily
Dead		death.
Dead-sweer		extremely reluctant.
deal	dale+ dail	deal
dealer		trader+ dealer
deave	deive+ dieve	deafen
DEAVE		deafen
dee		die
deed		indeed+ to be sure
dee'd		died
deek	deik	a glimps+ a look
deem	deim	doom
deemster	deimster	judge
deer	deir	deer
deevil	deivil	devil
defeat	defait	defeat
defender		defendant
deg		pierce
deid		dead
DEID		dead
deif	deef	deaf
deil		devil
DE'IL		devil
Deil-haet		nothing (Devil have it).
Deil-ma-care		Devil may care.
del	dell	delve
Deleeret		delirious
deleerit	deleirit	delirious
delf		hole or pit
delite	delyte+ delicht	delight
Delvin		digging.
demit		resign
DEN		valley
denner	dainer+ dainner	dinner
dentielion	dentylion	dandelion
depone		deposit
derf		difficult
dern		hide
dern		darn
Dern'd		hid.
dert	dairt	dart
Descrive		to describe.
deser	deserr	deserve
destrict	destrick	district
deuk	jouk+ jeuk	duck n.
deval	devall	cease
Devel		a stunning blow.
diced	dyced	chequered
dicht		wipe
dichtie		dirty
did	duid+ daed	did
Diddle		to move quickly.
didna	didny+ didnie+ daedna	didn't
DIDNAE		did not
DIEIN'		dying
difeecult	difeecwalt+ dificwalt	difficult
differ		quarrel+ dispute+
Dight		to wipe.
Dight		winnowed
DIGHTY		foul
dill		soothe
dilse		dulse (seaweed)
din		noise+ mousy coloured+
Din		dun
ding		strike+ hit
dingle		tingle
dink		spruce
Dink		trim.
dinna	dinny+ dinnie	don't
DINNAE		do not
dinnle		shake
dint		affection+ liking
dird		strike
dirdum		tumult
dirk	durk	short dagger
dirl		vibrate
dirlie-bane		funny bone
dis	diz+ daes	does
disjaskit		dejected
diskiver	discuiver+ diskivver	discover
disna	daesna	doesn't
dispone		arrange
dit		obstruct+ close+ block
div		do
divna		don't
divot	divvot	turf
Dizember		December
Diz'n		dizzen
dizzen		dozen
docht		could
dochter		daughter
dochtna		cannot
docken	doaken	dock plant
dod		chunk
doddie		hornless bull+ cow or sheep
DOESNAE		does not
doilt		dazed+ confused+ wearied
doit		small copper coin
Doited		muddled
doiter		stumble
doitert		witless
dominie		headmaster
donnert		stupid
Donsie		vicious
dooble		double
doocot	doucot	dovecote
Dool		wo
Doolfu'		doleful
DOON		down
DOONFA'		downfall/setting
door	dure+ doar	door
dort		sulk
Dorty		pettish.
doss		tidy
dottelt		senile
dou	doo	dove
douce		gentle
Douce		douse
Douce		doucely
Doudl'd		dandled.
Dought (pret. of dow)		could.
douk	dook	dip+ bathe+ duck
Douked		ducked.
doun	doon	down
dounfaa		downfall
dounhauden		oppressed
dounsittin		sitting
Doup		the bottom.
Doup-skelper		bottom-smacker.
dour		sullen
Dour-doure		stubborn
dout	doot	doubt
douth	dooth	depressed+ gloomy
dover		doze
Dow		dowe
Dow		a dove.
dowe	dow	to be able to
dowe		fade away+ wither
doweless		feeble
dowf	duff	gloomy
dowie		sad
Dowie		drooping
Dowilie		drooping.
Downa		can not.
Downa-do (can not do)		lack of power.
dowp		the bottom of an eggshell+
dowp		bottom+ buttocks
DOWS		dares
dowt		cigarette-end
Doylt		stupid
Doytin		doddering.
doze		stupefy+ stun+
dozen		become cold or numb
Dozen'd		torpid.
dozent		stupefied+ dazed+ stupid
dozen't		confound it
Dozin		torpid.
drack		absorb
drade		dread+ dreaded
draff		draff+ dregs
draible		besmear+ dribble
draig	drag	motion of the tide
draigelt		soaked+ besmeared
draigle	draggle	bedraggle+ dirty+ mix
Draigl't		draggled.
draik		soak+ drench
drake		drake
drank		drank
Drant		prosing.
drap		drop
drappit		dropped
draucht		draught
draunt		drone
Draunting		tedious.
drave		drove
draw	draa	draw
drawn		drew
dree	drie	endure
dreel	driel+ dreil	drill
dreep	dreip	drip
DREEPIN'		dripping
dreg	draig	dredge+ drag
dreglins		dregs
dreich		tedious+ dull
DREICH		gloomy
dreid	dreed	dread
dreidit		dreaded
dreidit		dread
Dreigh		v. dreight.
Dreigh		tedious
drew		drew
drib		a drop (liquid)
Dribble		drizzle.
dribs		dregs
Driddle		to toddle.
drien		driven
dring		loiter
drink		drink
drive	dryve	drive
drob		prick
Droddum		the breech.
drog	droag	drug
Drone		part of the bagpipe.
DRONE		bagpipe drone
Droop-rumpl't		short-rumped.
droucht		drought
drouchtit		parched
drouk	drook	drench
Droukit		wetted.
droun	droon	drown
drount		drowned
drouth	drooth	thirst
drouthie		thirsty
Drouthy		thirsty.
DROW		wet mist
drowe		cold wet mist+ drizzle
drucken		drunken+ drunk
Druken		drucken
drum		hillock+ ridge
drumlie		muddy
DRUMLIE		crowded
drumlin		glacial deposit
Drummock		raw meal and cold water.
drunken		drunk
Drunt		the huff.
drunts		the sulks
Dry		thirsty.
dryte	drite	defecate+ dirt
dub	dib	a puddle
dubs		mud
Duddie		ragged.
DUDDIE		worn out
Duddies		dim. of duds
duds		rags+ clothes
dug	dowg	dog
duin	dune+ din	done
duin		ready +done+ finished
dule	dool	grief
Dumfaurlin		Dunfermline
dumfoond	dumfoon	dumfound+ amaze
dumfounder	dumfooner	amaze
DUMFOUNDERED		dumfounded
dumfoundert		amazed
dumpie		depressed
dumplin		dumpling
dung		struck
Dung		v. dang.
dunk		dank+ moist+ damp
dunner	dunder	rumble
dunt		hit+ blow
Dunted		throbbed
Dunts		blows.
Durk		dirk.
durst		dared
durstna		dared not
Dusht		pushed or thrown down violently.
dwaible	dwabble	pine+ feeble
dwall	dwal	dwell
Dwalling		dwelling.
Dwalt		dwelt.
dwaum	dwam	swoon
dwaumie	dwamie	sickly+ feeble+ dreamy
dwyne	dwine	dwindle
dyke	dike	wall
Dyke		a fence (of stone or turf)
dyst	doist	a blow+ a thud+ fall or
dyte	dite	writing+ compose+ indite
dyte	doit	act foolish+ crazed+
Dyvor		a bankrupt.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 01:52 PM

Ear'		early.
earlie		early
Earn		eagle.
east	aist	east
easter	aister	farther east
Eastlin		eastern.
eastmaist	aistmaist	easternmost
eat	ate	eat
eaten	aten	eaten
eatit		ate
ebb		foreshore
ee		eye
E'e		eye.
'EE LANG		live long
E'E+ E'ED		eye+ eyed
E'ebrie		eyebrow.
eebrou		eyebrow
eehole		eye-socket
eejit	eijit	idiot
eelid		eyelid
eemock	eimock	ant
een		eyes
e'en		very well+ even
E'en		evening.
eenin		evening
eenou	eenoo	immediately
eent		indeed
e'er		ever
eerant	eirant	errand
Eerie		apprehensive; inspiring ghostly fear.
eetch	eitch	an adze
efter		after
efternuin	efternune	afternoon
egg		urge on
eggle		urge on
eik	eke+ eek	extend+ add
eild		age
Eild		eld.
EILEAN MULLIGH		Island of Mull
eilie	eely+ eelie	disappear gradually
eith	eath+ eeth	easy
Eke		also.
elbuck		elbow
eldritch		unearthly
Elekit		elected.
Elfin		fairyland
elie'n		eleven
elie'nt		eleventh
elieven		eleven
elievent		eleventh
Ell (Scots)		thirty-seven inches.
Eller		elder.
Embro Edinburrae		Edinburrie
eme		maternal uncle
EMERANT		green+ lush
empie	empy	empty
En'		end.
end	en	end
endlang	enlang	along
endweys		straight on
eneuch		enough+ quite
Eneugh		enough.
Enfauld		infold.
Enow		enough.
ense		else
Enster		Anstruther
equal-aqual		balanced+ similar
erse		arse
Erse		Irish
Erse		Gaelic.
erselins		backwards
ERTS		arts
esh	aish	ash-tree
esk		newt
esp	aisp	aspen-tree
ess	ass+ ais	ash(es)
Ess-Wadensday		Ash Wednesday
Ether-stane		adder-stone.
ett		eaten
etter		fester
ettercap		spider
ettin		ogre
ettle		endeavour
Ettle		aim.
Evermair		evermore.
Ev'n down		downright
ewest		most contiguous+
excuise		excuse
exerceese	exerceise	exercise
explore		an exploration
expone		explain
eydent	eident	industrious
eyntment		ointment
Fa'		fall.
Fa'		lot
Fa'		to get; suit; claim.
FA'		fall
faa	faw+ fa'	fall
faain		falling
faan		fallen
faddom		fathom
Faddom'd		fathomed.
fadge		faggot+ bundle of sticks+
fae		from+ foe
faem	faim	foam
faik		abate
Faiket		let off
fail		turf
faimish		famish
faimlie	faimilie	family
fain		affectionate
Fain		fond
FAIN		glad
Fainness		fondness.
fair		quite
Fair fa'		good befall! welcome.
fairfaa	fairfaw	bless
Fairin.		a present from a fair.
fairly		certainly
FAIRMERS		farmers
faither	fallie	father
FAITHER		father
faize		annoy+ ruffle
fallae	fallie+falla	fellow
Fallow		fellow.
Fa'n		fallen.
FAN		found
fand		found past t.
fang		a capture+ capture+
fank		sheep pen+ rope coil
fankle		tangle
fantoush	fantoosh	flashy
Far-aff		far-off.
fardel		three conered cake
FAREWEEL		farewell
farin	farein	food+ fare
farl		scone
Farls		oat-cakes.
fash		annoy+ irritate+ trouble+
Fash'd		fash't
fasherie		trouble
fashious		troublesome
fasht		troubled+ bothered
Fasten-e'en		Fasten's Even (the evening before Lent).
Fastern's een		Shrove Tuesday
FAT		what
fatterals		ribbon ends
fauch		fallow+ pale
fauchelt		tired
Faught		a fight.
Fauld		the sheep-fold.
Fauld		folded.
FAULD		fold
Faulding		sheep-folding.
FAULDING		putting sheep in fold
Faun		fallen.
faur	fer	far
FAUR		far
faur back		long ago
faurdin		farthing
faurer		farther
Fause		false.
Fause-house		hole in a cornstack.
faut		blame+ fault
FAUT		fault
Fautor		transgressor.
Fawkirk		Falkirk
Fawkland		Falkland
Fawsont		seemly
fear		fear+ scare
FEARFU'		fearful(ly)
FEARS ME		frightens me
feart		feared+ scared
feasible	faisible	feasible
Feat		spruce.
Februar		February
fecht		fight
feck		amount
Feck		the bulk
Feck		value
Fecket		waistcoat; sleeve waistcoat (used by farm-servants as both vest and
feckfu		powerful
feckless		weak
fecklie		mostly
Feckly		mostly.
fee		engagement as servant
feem	feim	violent heat
feenish	feinish	finish
feeroch	feiroch	bustle
feet	feit	feet
Feg		a fig.
fegs		truly+ faith
Feide		feud.
Feint		v. fient.
Feirrie		lusty.
fell		strongly+ keen+ stun. kill+
fell		fell+ a hill
Fell		the cuticle under the skin.
FELL		cruel
FELLAH		fellow
Felly		relentless.
Fen'		a shift.
Fen'		fend
Fenceless		defenseless.
fend		defend+ shelter+ guard+
fendin		provision
fent		opening in garment
fere	feir+ feer	companion+ healthy
ferlie		wonder+ marvel
Ferlie		ferly
ferm	fairm	farm
fermer	fairmer	farmer
FERMER		farmer
fernyear		last year
ferrier		farrier+ vet.
fesh		fetch
feshen		fasten
fest		fast
Fetches		catches
Fetch't		stopped suddenly.
fettle		condition+ suitable
feuch		fought
feuchen		fought
few	fyoweNE	few
fey		doomed
ficher		fumble
fickle		puzzling+ puzzle
fidder		flutter
fiddle	feedle	fiddle
fiddler		fiddler
fidge		fidget
FIDGIN' FAIN		extremely impatient
Fidgin-fain		tingling-wild.
Fiel		well.
fieldie		hedge-sparrow
fient	feint+ feent	devil+fiend
Fient a		not a
Fient haet		nothing (fiend have it).
Fient haet o'		not one of.
Fient-ma-care		the fiend may care (I don't!).
Fier		fiere
Fier		sound
fift		fifth
fifteen		fifteen
fifteent		fifteenth
fimmer		skip
Fin'		to find.
FIN		when
fine		fine+ comfortable+
finger		finger
finger-neb		finger tip
finnd	fin	find
finnich		fussy person
fire	fyre	ignite+ fire
fire-flaucht		lightning bolt
fir-tap		fir-cone
fir-yowe		fir-cone
fish	fush	fish
Fissle		tingle
fit	fuit+ fute	foot
FIT		foot
fitbaa	fitba'+ fitbaw	football
Fittie-lan'		the near horse of the hind-most pair in the plough.
fiver	fivver	fever
flae		flea
flaff	flaf	flap
Flaffin		flapping.
flaich		flea
Flainin		flannen
flait	flate	scolded
flang		flung
flannen		flannel
flaucht		flash
flauchter		flutter
flaunter		tremble
FLECKIT		dappled+ flecked
flee	flie	fly
FLEE		fly
Fleech		wheedle.
Fleesh		fleece.
fleet	fleit	float
fleet	fleit	scold
FLEET		fast+ quick
fleetch	fleitch	flatter+ coax+ cajole+
fleetit		scolded
fleg		frighten
FLEGS		frights
fleir	fleer	jeer
FLEITS		floats
flesh		meat
flesher		butcher
flet		flat
Fleth'rin		flattering.
fleuk	fluke	a flounder+ flatfish
flew	fleu	flew
Flewit		a sharp lash.
flewn		flown
fley		frighten+ scare
flichan		flake
flichter		flutter
Flichterin		fluttering.
flichtermoose		bat
Flinders		shreds
fling		fling
Flinging		kicking out in dancing; capering.
Flingin-tree		a piece of timber hung by way of partition between two horses
flird		flaunt
flisk		whisk+ frisk
Fliskit		fretted
flit		shift+ move home
flitten		moved
flitter		flutter
Flittering		fluttering.
flittit		moved
flocht		flutter
FLOOER+ FLO'ER		flower
floor		flour
flotter		float
flouer	flooer+ floo'er	flower
FLOW'RS		flowers
fluff		disappoint+ blow+ puff
fluffer		flutter
fluid	flude+ flid	flood
fluir	flure+ flairC fleerNE	floor
flung		flung
flunge		caper
FLUNKIES		servants
fluther		confuse
flype	flipe	fold+ fall heavily
flyte	flite	scold
FLYTE		scolding
flyten		scolded
flytin		a scolding
flytit		scolded
focht		fought
fochten		fought
Fock		focks
Fodgel		dumpy.
fog	fogg	moss+ lichen
follae	folla	follow
fond	fon'	glad+ happy+ anxious+
fool		foul
foond	found	foundation
foonder	founder	collapse
foonds	founds	foundations
Foor		fared (i. e.
Foorsday		Thursday.
for	fur	for+ notwithstanding that
for aa that		notwithstanding+
for fear		lest
foraye		forever
forbears		forefathers
forby		besides
Forby		forbye
fordle		advance
fore		before
'FORE		before
forehaimer		sledge-hammer
foreland		beach
FORELAND		shore
foremaist		foremost first
forenenst		in front of+ facing
forenent		before+ in front of
forenicht		evening
FORENICHT		evening
forenuin	forenune	morning
foreside		front
forestair		outside staircase
Forfairn		worn out; forlorn.
forfecht		be overcome
forfochen		exhausted
forforn		worn out
Forfoughten		exhausted.
forgain		opposite
forgaither		assemble
forgat		forgot
Forgather		to meet with.
forgie		forgive
FORGIE		forgive
forgit		forget
forgotten		forgotten
forgrutten		tear-stained
forhou	forhoo	forsake
forjaskit	forjeskit	fatigued
Forjesket		jaded.
fork		fork
forker		earwig
forleet	forleit	forsake
forordinar	forordnar	usually
forrit		forward
forritsome		bold
forsay		deny
fortuin		fortune
fotch		shift+ turn position of
fother		fodder
fou	fu+ foo	full+ drunk
Fou		fow
Foughten		troubled.
foul	fool	fowl
foulie		fully
foumart		polecat
Foursome		a quartet.
fousome		loathsome
foust	foost	rot
foustie	foostie	decayed
fouter	footer	bungle
fouth	footh	abundance
fouthless		barren
Fow		v. fou.
Fow		a bushel.
fower	fouer	four
FOWER		four
fower-oors		afternoon meal (tea)
fowert		fourth
fowerteen		fourteen
fowerteent		fourteenth
fowertie		forty
fowertiet		fortieth
fowk	folk+ foak+ foke	people
FOWK		folk
foze		soft spongy+ dull+ stupid
frae	fi+ fra	from
FRAE		from
fraik	frake	flattery+ a flatterer
fraith		froth+ foam
frammle		gobble
fraucht		freight+ load
Frauns		France
frawart		contrary+ perverse
Freath		to froth
freelie	freely	completely
freend	freen+ freend+ frein+ frien	friend
freenge	freinge	fringe
freeze		freeze
freit	freet	superstition+ saying
fremd		foreign
Fremit		estranged
fremmit		foreign+ strange+ alien
Frensh		French
freuch		dry and brittle
fricht		fright+ frighten
frichtsome		frightful
Friday		Friday
fro		froth+ foam
froun	froon	frown
frozen		frozen
fruit	frit+ frute	fruit
FRUITFU'		fruitful
fruize	fruze	froze
frush		crumbly+ bold
fryne	frine	fret
Fu'		full.
FU'		full
fud		animal tail
Fud		a short tail (of a rabbit or hare).
fudder		hurry
fuff		puff+ huff or rage
fuffle		ruffle+ rearrange+ fuss
Fuff't		puffed.
Fu'-han't		full-handed.
fuid	fid+ fude	food
fuil	fil+ fule	fool
fuird	foord+ furde	ford
Fuirsday	Fursday+ FeersdayNE FairsdayC	Thursday
fuish		troubled+ bothered
fuish		fetch
fuishen		troubled+ bothered
fuishen		fetched
ful	full	fill
fullie		filly
fult		filled
fulyerie		foliage
fummle		fumble
fund	fun	found past perf.
Fur		furr
FUR		for
Fur-ahin		the hindmost plough-horse in the furrow.
Furder		success.
furm	firm	form
Furm		a wooden form.
furr	fur	furrow
furrin		foreign+ abroad
furst		first
furth		forth+ outside of
furthset		publish(ed)
fushion		vigour
fushionless		weak
Fusionless		pithless
fyke	fike	fuss+ fidget
fykie		fussy
fyle	file	foul
Fyle		to defile
FYLED		soiled+ fouled
gaa	gaw	gall+ irritate+ a gall+
gab		chatter+ mouth
Gab		to talk.
gaberlunzie	gaberlunyie	beggar
Gabs		talk.
gadge		dictate
gadgieSE		a man+ fellow
gae		go
gae		gave
GAE+ GAED+ GAEN		go+ went+ gone
gaed	geedNE	went
Gael		a highlander
Gaen		gone.
Gaets		ways
gaff(aw)		a guffaw+ chatter
gaig		a crack+ chink
gailey	gaillie+ gailley	galley+ ship+ garret
gain		suit
gainder	gainer	gander
gair	gare	become streaked
gaird		guard
gairden		garden
gairdner's gairtins
Gairs		gores.
gairtin	gartin	garter
gaishonSW		thin person
gait	gate	goat(s)
gaither	gedderNE	gather
GAITHERED		gathered
gaitherin		meeting
GAITHERINS		remnants
gaithert		gathered
gaivle	gavel	gables
gallants		nobles
gallivant		goad about
gallus	gallows	bold
galshachsNE		sweets+ titbits
gandge		grin
gane	gaen	gone
gang		go
GANG		go+ gone
gangrel		vagrant
GANGREL		vagabond
ganner	gainer	a gander+ wander
gansey	genzie	a Guernsey jersey
gansh		snap
gant		yawn
gantry		a bottle stand in a bar
gar		compel
GAR+ GARS		give+ gave
Garcock		the moorcock.
gardieNE		the arm
gardies		the hands or fists
gardiloo	gardyloo	warning call
gare	gair	piece of cloth+ opening in
garron		a kind of horse
gart		compelled
GART		made
Garten		garter.
gash		prattle+ shrewd+ wise+prudent
Gashing		talking
gat		got
gate	gait	road+ way
Gatty		enervated.
Gaucie		v. Gawsie.
Gaud		a. goad.
Gaudsman		goadsman
gauger		exciseman
gaun		going
GAUN		going
Gau'n. gavin.
Gaunted		gaped
gaup		gape
gawk		clumsy person+
Gawky		a foolish woman or lad.
Gawky		foolish.
gawp	gaup+ gowp	gawp
gawpus	gaupus	a clumsy stupid lout
gawsie	gausie	fresh complexioned
Gawsie		buxom; jolly.
Gaylies		gaily
gean		wild cherry
gear		equipment+ belongings
Gear		money
GEAR		wealth+ effects
geck		mock
Geck		to sport; toss the head.
Ged. a pike.
gee	jee	a fit of temper
geegle	geigle	giggle
geese		geese
geg		a gag+ trick
geggie		a travelling theatre+
geing	geeng	human excretement
gell		a crack in wood
gelt	gelled	cracked or split drying
gemm	gemme	game
gentieF+NE		graceful
Gentles		gentry.
Genty		trim and elegant.
Geordie		dim. of George
gesserant		brilliant
get		called+ child
gey		very
geylie		a good deal
geylies		rather much
geysent		wizened
ghaist	gaist	ghost
GHAIST		ghost
gib(bie)		a tomcat
gibble-gabble		chatter
gibbles		tools+ things
gibblet		a tool+ utensil
gie		give
GIE+ GIED		give+ gave
gied		gave
giein		giving
gien		given
gien name	nem	Christian / first name
gies		gives
gif		if (conj.)
Giftie		dim. of gift.
Giglets		giggling youngsters or maids.
gigot	jigot	leg of lamb
gill		a ravine+ gully
gillie		male servant
Gillie		dim. of gill (glass of whiskey).
Gilpey		young girl.
gilpie		tomboy
gilravage		greedily+ enjoy noisily

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 01:55 PM

Gimmer		a young ewe.
gimNE		neat+ spruce
gin		if / whether+ by+ before
GIN		if
ginge		ginger
gingebreid		gingerbread
gird		hoop for a barrel
gird		a knock+ blow+ rush+ push
girdle		griddle+ a circular iron
girle		tingle
girn		snarl+ grimace+ complain+
Girn		to grin
girnal	girnel	meal chest+ grain silo
GIRNED		wept+ screwed face up
girse	girss	grass
girsie		grassy
girsle		gristle
girth		a hoop
girthie		fat+ heavy
git		got
gizz		face
Gizz		wig.
gizzen		cracked+ leaky
gizzent		over full+ soakedNE
glack		a hollow between hills
glaik		fool
glaikit		stupid
glaister		a thin cover of snow
Glaizie		glossy
glamp		snatch
glaum		stare+ snatch+ grab
Glaum'd		grasped.
glaumer	glamour	bewitch
glaumerie		magic
glaur		clay+ mud in puddles
glaurie		muddy
glaursle		all mud
glebe		kirk land for minister
gled	glaid	kite (bird)+ glad
Gled		a hawk
gledge		glance
GLEDLY		gladly
gledsome		joyful
gleed	gleid	burning coal+ peat
Gleede		a glowing coal.
gleet	gleit	glitter
gleg		smart+ sharp+ smooth
Gleg		nimble
Gleg		smartly.
glen		valley
GLEN		valley
glence		glance
glent	glint	sparkle
GLESCA+ GLESGA		Glasgow
Glesgae	Glesgie	Glasgow
gless		glass
gley		a sideways glance+
glib		smooth+ slippery+
Glib-gabbet		smooth-tongued.
glid		glide+ move smoothly
Glieb		a portion of land.
gliff	glaff	frighten
Glint		sparkle.
glisk		glimpse
glittie		slimy+ greasy+ oily
gloam		become dusk
gloamin		dusk
Gloamin		twilight; gloamin-shot
glob		a blob
glock		gurgle liquids
glog		swallow+ gulp+ gurgle
gloss		a bright glow+ (a) doze
glowe		glow
glower		frown
GLOWER'D		glared
Glow'r		stare.
gluf		sullen
gluive	gluve	glove
glumf	lumph	be glum+ sulk
glumsh		be sulky+ grumble+ whine
Glunch		frown
glunsh		sulk
glunsh		look cross+ scowl+ sulky
glut	glit	filth+ slime+ mucus+ puss
glut		gulp
glutton		greedy person
gnap		bite+ gnawNE + speak posh
gneckNE		a notch
gnib		quick in action or speed
goam		pay attention to+ greet
goamins		greetings
goamless		stupid
Goavin		looking dazedlyl; mooning.
GOB		mouth
golach		an insect
goller		roar+ shout+ bawl+ gurgle
gollop		gulp
gomerel		blockhead+ half-witted
good at cheating.
GOON		gown
gorb(lin)		nestling
gorble		gulp
GORCOCK		moorcock
GORLIN		fledgling
gormaw		cormorant
gornal		button
gorrochSW		mix+ stir+ make a mess of
gote	gwite	ditch+ drain+ sea inlet
gotten		got
goum	goom	gum
goumbyle		gumboil
goun	goon	gown
gove		stare
gowan		daisy
Gowan		the wild
Gowany		covered with wild daisies.
gowd		gold
gowden		golden
GOWDEN		golden
Gowdie		the head.
gowdspink		goldfinch
gowf		golf+ savour
Gowff'd		struck
gowk		cuckoo+ fool
GOWK		fool
Gowkhaa		Gowkhall
gowl		howl+ yell+ roar+ weep+
GOWL		cheer
Gowling		lamenting (as a dog in grief).
gowp		gulp+ scoop up
gowpan		a double handful
gowpanfu		double handful
gracey		devout
Graff		a grave
grain		branch of tree+ stream+
Grain'd		groaned.
graip		a large farming fork
Graip		a dung-fork.
graith		equipment+ armour+ prepare
Graith		implements
Graithing		gearing
gralloch		deer's guts+ the removal of
grammle		scramble
grane	graen+ grain	groan
granichNE		sicken+ disgust
grannie		granny
grap		seized
grape	graip	grope
grat		cried
Grat		wept.
graund		grand
gravat	grauvat	woollen scarf
grawn		grown
gray		grey
grayback		hooded crow
great	graet	great+ big+ stout
gree	grie	agree
Gree		the prize (degree).
green	grein	green+ covered with grass
green	grein	green
green	grein	long for
greeshoch	greishoch	embers
greet	greit	cry
greets	greits	cries
gremmar		grammar
gresp		grasp
grew		grew
GREY		cloth
grieve	greive+ greeve	over seer+ foreman
grilse		young salmon
grippie		mean
Groanin maut		groaning malt
GROAT		four old pence piece
groose		grouse
groset		gooseberry
grosets		gooseberries
grougous		ugly
grounch		grunt
group		group
growe		grow
growed		grew+ grown
growthe		weeds+ over grown plants
growthie		warm moist weather
Grozet		a gooseberry.
grubber		large heavy hammer
grudge		complain+ unhappy+ unwilling
grue		shudder
gruel		thin porridge+ oatmeal foods
gruesome		horrible
gruip	grupe	the gutter in a byre+
grumf		grunt
grumfie		pig
grumlie		grim+ muddy
grummel	grummle	rubbish+ rubble+ mud+
grummle		grumble
grumpf	grumph	complainer
Grumphie		the pig.
Grun'		the ground.
GRUN		ground
grund		ground+ reason
gruntle		snout
Gruntle		the face.
Gruntle		dim. of grunt.
grunyie	grunzie	snout
Grunzie		growing.
grup		grip+ seize
gruppen		seized
gruppit		seized
gruse	grooze+ groose	to shiver
grush		crumble+ grit+ fine gravel
Grutten		wept.
gryce	grice	pig(s)
guddle		muddle+ a way to catch trout
Gude		God.
GUDESAKE		goodness sake
gudge		gouge+ anything short
gudgie		short and thickset
guess		guess
guff		smell+ a fool
guid	gude	good
GUID SOOTH		an exclamation
guidbrither		brother in law
guiddame		grandmother
guiddochter		daughter in law
Guid-e'en		good evening.
guider		manager+ organiser
Guid-father		father-in-law.
guidman		husband
Guid-man		husband.
guidsin		son in law
guidwife		wife
Guid-wife. mistress of the house.
Guid-willie		hearty
guil	gule+ gool	corn marigold
guise		masquerade+ decorate+
guiss	guse	goose
gullie		carving knife
Gullie		gully
gulliegaws		gashes
Gulravage		riotous play.
gumf	gumph	a fool
gumfs	gumphs	the sulks
Gumlie		muddy.
Gumption		wisdom.
gundie		toffee
gunk		a bitter disappointment
gunsh	gunch	a think piece+ hunk
gurl		growl+ roaring howling wind
gurlie		rough
GURLY		roaring
gurr		growl+ snarl
gurrie		dogfight+ brawl+ hurry+
gushet		gusset
gust		taste
Gusty		tasty.
gutcher		grandfather
Gutcher		goodsire
GUTCHER		grandfather
gutter		gurgle
guttie		anything made of rubber
gutties		gymshoes
guy	gy(e)+ gui	guide+ steer
guys		handlebars of a bicycle
gype	gipe	stare foolishly+ play the fool
gypit		silly+ foolish
gyte	gite	mad+ insane
Ha'		hall.
HA'		hall
Ha' folk		the servants.
haa	ha+ haw	hall
haar		cold mist
haar-frost		hoar-frost
habber		stutter
habble		hobble+ confuse+ tangle
habile		able+ valid+ admissible
hackit		ugly+ unattractive
HACKS		blow with a sharp instrument
haddie	haddo	haddock
Haddin		holding
HADDIN		estate
hae		have
HAE+ HA'E		have
haed	haid+ hud	had
haedna		hadn't
haein		having
haen		had
haes	his+ hes+ hus	has
haesna	hisna+ hisna+ hasna+ hasnae	hasn't
Haet		a thing.
haffet		the cheek+ temple
Haffet		hauffet
haffets		side hair
Haffets		side-locks.
Hafflins		half
hag		hew
Hag		a moss
hagger		hack
Haggies-Haa		Halkets-Hall
Haggis		a special Scots pudding
haigle		carry
haik	hake	wander
hail	hale+ haill	whole
hail watter		a downpour
hail-hertit		undaunted+ stalwart
haillie		completely
hailscart		unscathed+ scot-free
hail-skint		having an undamaged skin
hailstanes		hailstones
haimer	haimmer+ hemmer	hammer
haims	hems	part of a horse collar
hain	hane	conserve+ store
Hain		to spare
hain (by)		reserve
hainch		a haunch+ underhand throw+
haingle		move about feebly+ loiter+ lazy
haingles		influenza
hainin		enclosed piece of ground
hair	herr	hair+ a small portion
hairm	herm	harm
hairp	herp	harp+ sieve+ riddle
hairse		hoarse
hairst		autumn+ harvest
Hairst		har'st
HAIRT		heart
hairth	haerth	hearth
haisk		croak
hait	haet	particle
hai-tear		at full speed
Haith		faith (an oath).
haiver		talk nonsense
haiverel		half wit
haivers		nonsense
Haivers		v. havers.
haizer		dry+ bleach+ air
Hal'		hald
Hale		hail
Hale		health.
Hale		hail
HALE		whole
Halesome		wholesome.
halie		holy
Halla’een		Hallowe'en
hallan		inner wall
Hallan		a partition wall
HALLAN		cottage
hallion		a rascal
halliraker		hare-brained
Halloween		All Saints' Eve (31st of October).
Hallowmas		All Saints' Day (1st of November).
Haly		holy.
ham		bacon
hame	haim	home
HAME		home
hamelt		domestic
hamesucken		assault
Han'		haun
Han-darg		v. darg.
handsel	hansel	welcome+ inauguration
Hand-wal'd		hand-picked (i.e.
Hangie		hangman (nickname of the Devil).
hank		hook
hankle		entangle
hanlawhile		little while
Hansel		the first gift; earnest.
hant		haunt
hantle		quantity
hap		cover
Hap		a wrap
Hap		to shelter.
Hap		to hop.
HAP		wrap up
happer		a hopper in a mill
Hap-step-an'-lowp. hop-step-and-jump.
harigals		animal guts
hark		listen
Harkit		hearkened.
harl		drag+ pull+ roughcast
harn		brain
Harn		coarse cloth.
harnish	herness	harness
harrae	harra	a harrow
haselt		dried
hash		slash+ hack+ mangle
Hash		an oaf.
hask		short dry cough
Haslock woo		the wool on the neck of a sheep.
hassock		round turf or peat
hat		hit
hauch		cough to clear the throat+
haud	had+ hud	hold
HAUD AWA'		stay away
haud on		stop
hauden		held
HAUDIN'		turning away
haudit		held
hauf		half
HAUF		half
haufgate		half-way
hauflins		half+ partially
HAUGH		(river) bank
Haughs		low-lying rich lands by a river.
Haun		v. han'
HAUN		hand
haund		hand
haunnle	haundle	handle
Haunsel Monanday		1st Monday of new year
haurd		hard+ heard
haurdlie		hardly
Haurl		to trail.
hause	hass	the neck+ throat+ gullet+
Hause		cuddle
Haveril		hav'rel
Havers		nonsense.
Havins		manners
HAW		have
Hawbaeth		Halbeath
Hawkie		a white-faced cow; a cow.
he		he
Heal		v. hale.
Healsome		v. halesome.
heap	haip	heap
hear		hear
hearken		eavesdrop+ listen to
heat	hait	heat
heave		heave
Hech		exclamation
hechle		pant
Hecht		to promise; threaten.
heckle		hackle
Heckle		a flax-comb.
Heels-o'er-gowdie		v. gowdie.
Heeze		to hoist.
heft		a haft
heich	heech	high
Heich		heigh
heid		head
HEID		head
HEIDS		heads
heifer	heefer	a young cow
heist	heest+ haste	haste
helm		helmet
helt		held
Hem-shin'd		crooked-shin'd.
hen		term of endearment for a
hen		break a bargain or agreement
her	hir+ hur	her
herbour		harbour
Herd		a herd-boy.
here		here
Here awa		hereabout.
hereanent		concerning
hereawa		hereabouts
HERN		heron
herpuin	herpune	harpoon
herrin	hairrin	herring
Herry		to harry.
Herryment		spoliation.
hersel	hirsel	herself
hersh		hoarse
hert	hairt	heart
hesp		hasp+ clasp+ fasten
het	hait	hot
heuch		crag+ cliff+ quarry+ mine
Heugh		a hollow or pit; a crag
heuk	huik	hook
hey		hey
hicht	heicht	height
hichten	heichen+ hichen	heighten
hidlins		secretly
hie		high
hiegate		high street+ highway
HIELAN'+ HIELAND		highland
hieland(s)		highland+ Highlands
Hilch		to hobble.
Hiltie-skiltie		helter-skelter.
him		him
himsel		himself
Himsel		himselfk
hinder		delay
Hiney		hinny
hing		hang
Hing		to hang.
HING+ HINGIN+ HINGIT		hang+ hanging+ hanged
hingit		hung+ hanged
hinmaist	hindmaist	hindmost
hinna		haven't
HINNAE		have not
hinner	hinder	rearer+ behind
hinnie		sweet+ honey
hint	hent+ hin	belonging to back or rear
hintside		reverse
hippit		useless
hird		herd+ shepherd
Hirple		to move unevenly; to limp.
hirsel		shuffle+ sort sheep
hirst		barren piece of ground
his		his
hishie		whisper
hissel		himself
Hissels		so many cattle as one person can attend (R. B.).
Histie		bare.
hit		it (emphatic)
hits		its (emphatic)
hitsel		itself (emphatic)
hiv		have
hizzel	hissel+ hizzle	hazel
hizzie	hussie	hussy
hoast		cough
hoch		hamstring+ upper leg
hochle	host	shamble
hochmagandie		sex
hocker		crouch
hodden		coarse woollen cloth
Hoddin		the motion of a sage countryman riding on a cart-horse (R. B.).
HODDIN		cheap
Hoddin-grey		coarse gray woolen.
hog	hogg	a young sheep
hogger		stockings
Hoggie		dim. of hog; a lamb.
Hogmanay		New year's eve
Hog-score		a line on the curling rink.
Hog-shouther		a kind of horse-play by jostling with the shoulder; to jostle.
hoise		raise up+ heave up
hollin		holly
Hoodie-craw		the hooded crow
Hoodock		grasping
Hooked		caught.
Hool		the outer case
Hoolie		softly.
HOOLITS		owls
hoond	hoon+ houn+ hun	hound
Hoord		hoard.
Hoordet		hoarded.
hoose	hous+ houss	house
HOOSE		house
horl		whorl
Horn		a horn spoon; a comb of horn.
Hornie		the Devil.
horse		horse(s)
hose		stockings
Host		v. hoast.
hotch	hoatch	heave
Hotch'd		jerked.
hotchin	hoatchin	seething+ restless
hott		a few
hotter		simmer
hou	hoo	how+ why
Houghmagandie		fornication.
houie	hooie+ hooy	exchange+ barter
houlet	hoolet	owl+ owlet
Houlet		v. howlet.
Houpe		hope.
housomeivver		however
hove		raise+ throw+ expand
Hove		swell.
hover		pause
howder		swarm
howdie		midwife
Howdie		howdy
howdle		huddle
howe		a hollow+ low lying piece
howf		shelter+ public house
howie		valley
howk		dig
Howlet		the owl.
howp		hope+ believe+ suppose
hoy		hurry
Hoyse		a hoist.
Hoy't		urged (R. B.).
Hoyte		to amble crazily (R. B.).
HUD		had
hudder		huddle
hudge		a vast amount+ amass
hugger		shiver
huggerie		slovenly
Hughoc		dim. of Hugh.
huidie	houdie+ hudie	hooded
huif	hufe	hoof
huil	hule+ hool+ hull	shell+ skin+ hull
huilie		moderate+ slow+ careful
Hullions		slovens.
hulp		help
hulster		hoist a load
humf	humph	hump
humfie-backit		hump-backed
humlock		hemlock
hummel		hornless cattle
humour	uimour+ eemer	humour
humple		a small hillock+ limp
hunder		hundred
hundert		hundredth
hungert		hungry
hunker		squat
Hunkers		hams.
Hunt ee gowk		April fools day
hurcheon		hedgehog
Hurchin		urchin.
hurdies		buttocks
Hurdies		the loins
hure	hoor	whore
hurkle		crouch
hurl		wheel+ dash
Hurl		to trundle.
HURLS		rides
HURRY BURRY		carry on+ fuss
hurt		hurt
hurtit		hurt
hus	hiz	us (emphatic)
Hushion		a footless stocking.
hushoch	hushloch	a confused heap+ tangled
husk		cough violently
hutten		hit
hyke	hike	move with a jerk+ sway
hynd	hind+ hine+ hyne	a farm worker
hyne	hine	hence+ far away+
hyne awa	hine	far off
hypal		worthless
hyst	heist	raise+ hoist
hyte	hite	mad+ excited+ keen
I'		in.
iceshoggle		icicle
Icker		an ear of corn.
idleset		idleness+ unemployment
Ier-oe		a great-grandchild.
ile	uilie+ eelieNE	oil
ilk		each
Ilk		ilka
ILK+ ILKA		each+ every
ilka	ilkie	every
ilka bodie		everyone
ilkagate		everywhere
ilkagate		every way
ilkane		each one
ilkawey		every way
ill	ull	bad+ evil
Ill o't		bad at it.
Ill-taen		ill-taken.
Ill-thief. the Devil.
ill-trickit		mischievous
ill-uise		ill-use
Ill-willie		ill-natured
importance.
in		in
in a stable; a flail.
in a wee		shortly+ soon
inbring		import
inby		inside+ enclosed
income		arrival+ illness
Indentin		indenturing.
indwaller		resident
infirmary		hospital
infuise		infuse
ingaither		collect
ingan		onion
ingang		entrance+ shortage+ lack
Ingine		genius
ingle		fire (hearth)
Ingle		the fire
Ingle-cheek		fireside (properly the jamb of the fireplace).
Ingle-lowe		ingle-low
ingyne	ingine	genius+ senses+ an engine
ink-fish		squid
inklin		small amount+ inclination
in-kneed		knock-kneed
inlat		inlet
inmaist		inmost
inner		inner
innerlie		kindly
Innerness		Inverness
innin		introduction
inouth	inooth	within
inower		inside
inpit		input+ contribution
Inshcoam		Inchcolm
insteid		instead
intae		into
INTAE		into
interdict		injunction
interdict		carry out an injunction
intil		into+ inside
intimmers		internal organs+ the works
invite	invyte	invitation
is		is
I'se		I shall
isna		isn't
ISNAE		is not
ither		other+ each other+
ithergates		otherwise
its		its
itsel		itself
Itsel'		itself.
iver	ivver	ever
iverie	ivery+ ivvery+ ivverie	every
iveriehott		everything
ivermair		ever more
jabble		splash+ choppy sea
jacket).
Jad		a jade.
JAD		a woman past her prime
jag		prick+ injection
jaicket	jaikit	jacket
jalouse		suspect+ guess+ imagine
jandies		jaundice
janitor		caretaker
Janwar	januar	January
jarg		creak
jaud		jade
Jauk		to trifle
Jauner		gabber.
Jauntie		dim. of jaunt.
jaup		splash
jaur		jar
jaurie		earthenware marble
jaw	ja	surge of water+ pour+ splash
Jaw		talk
Jaw		to throw
jaw-box		a sink+ drain
jaw-hole		sewer
jealous	jailous+ jeilous+ jeelous+	jealous
Jeddart		Jedburgh
jeeg	jeig	a jig
Jeeg		to jog.
jeeger	jeger	odd or eccentric person
jeegle	jeigle	jog+ shake about+ jiggle
jeel	geel+ geal+ geil	congeal
jeelie	jeilie+ jeely	jelly+ jam
Jennie-hunder-feet
Jennie-lang-legs		cranefly+ daddy-long-legs
Jennie's blae een		speedwell
jillet		a flirt
Jillet		a jilt.
jilp		spurting+ splashing water
jimp		slender+ contract
Jimp		small
Jimply		neatly.
Jimps		stays.
jing-bang		a considerable number
jingle		noisy mirth+ an instant
jink		turn quickly+ dodge
Jink		the slip.
Jink		to frisk
Jinker		dodger (coquette); a jinker noble; a noble goer.
JINKIN'		dancing
jirble		spill and splash
Jirkinet		bodice.
Jirt		a jerk.
JIST		just
Jiz		a wig.
jo	joe	sweetheart
joco		cheerful
Jocteleg		a clasp-knife.
JOG ON YER GATE		be on your way
jonick		genuine+ fair+ honest
joskin		country bumpkin
jossle		shake+ totter
jotter	joater	notebook
joug	joog	jug
jougle	joogle	juggle
jouk	jook+ deuk	duck v. + avoid
JOUKS		swerve
jouter	jooter	saunter+ totter
Jow		to jow
jowe		bell ring
JOYFU'		joyful
juidge		judge
juidges		judges
Juin		June
juist	jist	just
juist		enough
Julie		July
jummle		jumble
Jumpet		jumpit
jumpin-raip		skipping rope
jundie		a steady pace
Jundie		to jostle.
Jurr		a servant wench.
jute		jute
jyle	jile	goal
jyne	jine	join
jyner	jiner	carpenter
kae		jackdaw+ its call
kail	kale	cabbage+ soup
Kail		kale
Kail-blade		the leaf of the colewort.
Kail-gullie		a cabbage knife.
Kail-runt		the stem of the colewort.
Kail-whittle		a cabbage knife.
kailwirm		caterpillar
kailyaird		kitchen garden
Kail-yard		a kitchen garden.
kaim	kame	comb
Kain		kane
kaip	kep	cap
Kaitie beardie		loach
Kame		a comb.
Kebars		rafters.
kebbock	kebbuck	cheese
Kebbuck		a cheese; a kebbuck heel = the last crust of a cheese.
keckle		cackle
ked	keb	a sheep tick
kedge		stuff
keek		peep
keek o day		crack of dawn
KEEK O' DAY		dawn
keeker		eye
keekin gless		mirror
Keekin-glass		the looking-glass.
keekit		peeped
Keel		red chalk.
keelie	keilie	tough
keelin	keilin	a cod
keelivine	keilivine	a lead pencil
keeng	keing	king
keep		keep
keepit		kept
keetchin	keitchin	kitchen
keevie	keivee+ kievie	on the alert+ in high spirits
keich	keech	excrement
keinin	keenin	wailing
kelpie		water demon
Kelpies		river demons.
Kelsae		Kelso
kelt		spawned salmon
kelter		tilt+ wriggle+ struggle
KELTERIN'		undulating
kemp		contend+ competition
ken		know
kenmerk		distinguishing mark
Kenna		know not.
kennin		trace
kenspeckle		conspicuous
kent		knew+ known
KENT		knew+ known
kep		catch
KERDS		cards
Ket		the fleece on a sheep's body.
kevel		walk or climb clumsily
Key		quay.
Kiaugh		anxiety.
kicher		cough+ titter
kil	kill	kiln
kill		kill
kilt	killt	killed
kilt		tuck up
kilter		good spirits
Kimmer		a wench
KIMMERS		young women
kin		related+ relation+ kind+ sort
Kin'		kind.
kin o		well+ exactly+ thoroughly+easily
Kinaskit		Kinneswood
Kincairdin		Kincardine
kinch		twist in rope+ problem
Kineuchar		Kilconquar
King's-hood		the 2d stomach in a ruminant (equivocal for the scrotum).
kink		to curl+ gasp+ choke
kink-hoast		whooping cough
KIN'LY		kindly
kinnle		kindle
kinrick		kingdom
kintra	countra	country
KINTRAE		country
kip		play truant
kirk		church
Kirkcaudie		Kirkcaldy
Kirkcoubrie		Kirkcudbright
kirn		churn
Kirn		harvest home.
kirnel		kernel+ swollen gland
Kirsen		to christen.
kirsten	kirsen	christen
kirstenin		christening
kirtle		to clothe+ dress
kis		because
kist		chest
Kitchen		to relish.
kith		relations+ neighbours
kittle		tickle+ stimulate+ excite+
Kittle		difficult
KITTLE		restless
kittlie		itchy+ ticklish+ intricate+
kittlin		kitten
Kiutlin		cuddling.
Kiver	KeeverNE+ cuiver+ kivver+ cuver	cover
knab	nabb	a person of importance+ snob
knacketie		skilful
knackie		clever+ ingenious
knag	nag	a knot or spur projecting
Knaggie		knobby.
knap	nap	kneecap+ knock+ knob
Knappin-hammers		hammers for breaking stones.
kned		knead
knee		knee
kneevle	knievle+ kneevil	a bit+ lump
kneggum		disagreeable taste
knick	nick	click+ tick+ break+ snap
knip		break off+ snap
knock	nock	clock+
knock		hillock
knoit		bunion
knoit	noit	a sharp blow
knot		knot+ a lump
knotless		futile+ aimless+ ineffective
knowe		knoll+ hillock
KNOWES		small hills+ knolls
knurl		a bump
Knurl		knurlin
knuse	knoose+ noose+ noozle	squeeze+ cuddle
kye		cows+ cattle
kynd		kind+ sort
kype	kipe	hole for marbles
kyte	kite	belly+ stomach
Kytes		bellies.
kythe	kithe	appear+ show+ display
kythin		manifestation

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:21 PM

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.
laith v.		loath
laithe v.		loath+ loathing+ unwilling
Laithfu'		loathful
laithsome		loathsome
laldie		a thrashing+ punishment
Lallan		lowland.
lalland		lowland
Lallans		the Scots language
lamgammachieNE		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
langle		hobble+ tether animal
lang-luggit		long-eared+ shrewd
lang-nebbit		nosy
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+LASSIE		girl+ young woman
lassie		girl
lat		let
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
lectur		lecture
ledder		ladder
leddie	leddy	lady+ laird's wife
Leddy		lady.
lee	lie	lay
lee		lie (fib)
lee lane		alone
leear		liar
lee'd		lay
Lee-lang		live-long.
leemit	leemit	limit
leen		laid
leep	leip	heat or cook partially+ sit
leerie	leirie	lamp lighter
leesome		incredible+ shocking+ pleasant
Leesome		lawful.
leet	leit	list+ select candidates
leeterarie	leiterary	literary
leeteratur	leiteratur	literatur
leeve	leeve	live
leevin	leevin	a person+ food
Leevinstoun		Livingston
Leeze me on		dear is to me; blessings on; commend me to.
LEEZE ME ON		take delight in
left		left
leid	leed	lead (metal)
leid	leed+ lede	language
LEIGH		low
leipit	leepit	warmed up+ scolded+
leister	leester	a pronged spear
Leister		a fish-spear.
lempit		limpet
Len'		to lend.
lench		launch
lend	len	lend
lenth		length
Lergie		Largo
less		less
lest		last
letter		letter
leuch		laughed
leuchen		laughed
Leugh		laugh'd.
leuk	luik+ luke	look
leukit		looked
lew	loo	lukewarm+ warmth inside
lew-wairm		lukewarm
Ley-crap		lea-crop.
lib		to geld+ castrate
Libbet		castrated.
lice		lice
licht		light
LICHT+ LICHTLY		light+ lightly
lichtit		lighted
lichtlie		disparage+ light of foot
lichtnin		lightning
LICHTNIN'S		lightning flashes
lichts		lungs+ lights
lichtsome		delightful
lick		thrash+ a small amount
Licks		a beating.
LIE MY LANE		lie alone
lief(er)	leefer	rather+ prefer
LIEIN'		lying
Lien		lain.
Lieve		lief.
lift		sky+ lift+ pick up+ arrest
Lift		a load.
liftit		lifted
lig	ligg	lie (lay)
liggit		lay+ laid
Lightly		to disparage
lik(e)	lyke	like+ as it were
like eneuch		likely+ possibly+ enough
likelie	likely	probably
liken		on the point of+ likely to do+
liker		more like
likit		liked
lilt		sing softly+ hum
lime	lyme	mortar
limmer		mischievous+ slag.
Limmer		to jade; mistress.
Lin		v. linn.
line		line
lines		documentation
lingel		shoemakers waxed thread+
lingle		fetter
linn		waterfall+ pool+ erosion by water
LINN		waterfall
lint		relax+ flax plant+ linen thread
lintel		mantelpiece+ threshold of door
lintie		linnet
Lintwhite		the linnet.
Lint-white		flax-colored.
lip		taste+ edge+ boundary
LIP		cheekiness
lippen		trust+ depend on
LIPPEN		anticipate
Lippen'd		trusted.
lipper		ripple+ almost overflowing
Lippie		dim. of lip.
lippin-fou		full to the brim
liquorie	lickerie	liquorice
lirk		crease+ wrinkle+ fold
lisk		the groin
lissance		respite
lith		joint in finger or toe+ part of fruit
Lithca		Linlithgow
lithe	lythe	calm+ sheltered+ shelter from
lither		idle+ lazy
lithock		oatmeal gruel
little		Little
loan		lane
loanin		field+ paddock
Loanin		the private road leading to a farm.
loch		lake+ fjord
LOCH		lake
lockfast		under lock and key
Lo'ed		loved.
LO'ED+ LO'ES		loved+ loves
Lon'on		London.
LOO+ LOO'D		love+ loved
lood		loud
lood oot		aloud
Loof (pl. looves)		the palm of the hand.
LOOM O' MORN		first signs of day
Loon		loun
loose	louss	louse
Loosome		lovable.
Loot		let.
LOOT		let
Loove		love.
Looves		v. loof.
lorin		cormorant
losh		Lord save us
Losh		a minced oath.
loss	loass	lose
lost	losst	lost
louder	lewder	a wooden lever+ crowbar
loue	loo+ lou	love
loued	looed	loved
Lough		a pond
loulie	loolie	softly
lounder	loonder. lunner	beat severely
lounNE	loon	youth+ boy
Loup		lowp
LOUP+ LOUPIT		leap+ leaped
lourach	loorach	tattered or trailing+
lourie	loorie	dull overcast
lousome	leesome	pleasant+ loveable+ fine weather+
LOUSOME		beloved
loutch		slouch+ loiter
Low		lowe
Lowden		The Lothians
lowden		to lull+ abate
lowe		glow+ flame
Lowin		lowing
lown		calm+ serene+ softly+ stillness
Lown		v. loon.
lowp	loup	leap
Lowp		v. loup.
lowpen		jumped
lowper		jumper
lowpit		jumped
lowps		leaps
lowse		loosen+ free+ unrestrained
Lowse		louse
lowsed		loosened
lowsen		loosen
lowsin time		end of working day
lowt		stoop
lubbart	lubbard	lout+ coward
lucken		closed foot or hand
luckenbuith	luckenbooth	a lockable shop
Lucky		a grandmother
ludge		lodge
lug		ear
Lugget		having ears.
Luggie		a porringer.
LUGS		ears
luif	loof+ lufe	palm (hand)
luim	lume	loom
luit	lute	letpt.
lum		chimney
Lume		a loom.
Lunardi		a balloon bonnet.
Lunches		full portions.
Lunnon		London
lunt		a light+ a match
Lunt		a column of smoke or steam.
Luntin		smoking.
lutten		let
Luve		love.
lyart		greyish haired
Lyart		gray in general; discolored by decay or old age.
Lynin		lining.
lythe		a pollack
ma	mi	my
MA		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		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
Maist. most.
maister		master+ mister
maistlins		almost
maiter	maitter	matter
maithe		maggot or egg of a bluebottle
major-myndit		haughty+ proud+ high minded
mak		make
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
'MANG		among
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
medicinar		physician
meenister	meinister	minister
meenit	meinit	minute
MEER		mare
meeserable	meiserable	miserable
meesterie	meistery	mystery
meet		meet+ encounter
megrim		a crazy idea+ a whim
megstie me		mighty God
meichie	meechie	mean+ stingy
meidae	meedow+ meedie	meadow
Meikle		mickle
meir	meer+ mere+ mear	mare (female horse)+
meissle	meesle	crumble
meisur	meesur+ maisur	measure
Melder		a grinding corn.
mell		blend+ mix+ a heavy hammer
Mell		to meddle.
melt		the spleen+ fish milt
Melvie		to powder with meal-dust.
men		men
Men'		mend.
menadge	menodge	savings club
mend		mend+ repair
mense		sense+ adorn+ honour+ respect
mensefu		sensible
menseless		unmannerly+ stupid+ foolish
ment		mended+ repaired
MEN'T		mended
menyie	menzie	a group of people
merble		marble
mercat		market
merk		mark
merk up		enrol+ enter
MERKET		market
merle		blackbird
Merran		Marian.
merse		a fertile piece of ground
mesmerise		surprise+ astonish
Mess John		Mass John
messages		shopping
messan		a mongrel dog
Messin		a cur
met		met
mettle		spirited+ lively
mew		mowed
mey		may
mice	myce	mice
Michlemass		29th September
micht		might v.
MICHT		might
michtie		mighty
michtna		mightn't
MICKLE A DO		much to do
midden		dunghill+ slovenly woman
Midden dub		midden puddle.
Midden-creels		manure-baskets.
Midden-hole		a gutter at the bottom of the dunghill.
midge		move slightly+ mosquito
midlin	middlin	of medium size or quality
midnicht		midnight
mids		middle+ a medium+ centre
'MIDST		amidst
mile	myle	mile
milk	mulk	milk
Milking shiel		the milking shed.
mill	mull	mill
miller	muller	miller
mill-lead	mill-lade	channel bringing water to mill
mim		prim and proper+ affected
Mim-mou'd		prim-lipped.
mimp		speak or act affected
Min'		mind
Mind		to remember
MINDIN'		memory
minents		minutes of meeting
mines	mynes	mine
ming		a smell
Minnie		mother.
minnin	minnen	minnow
minsh	minch	mince
mird		meddle with+ have dealings with
mire-deuk		a wild duck+ mallard
mirk		dark
MIRK		dark+ mirky
mirkie		dark+ dirty+ merry+ mischievous
mirkle		grow dark
mirligaes	mirligoes	vertigo+ dizziness
misbelieve		disbelieve+ doubt
Misca'		to miscall
miscaa	misca	miscall
mischaunce		misfortune
mischief		injury+ misfortunate+ trouble
misdout	misdoot	disbelieve+ suppose what is
misert	mysert	a miser+ miserly+ mean
misfortunate	misfortunat	unfortunate
misguide		treat badly+ waste+ mismanage
mishanter		misfortune+ accident
misken		disown+ mistake
mislairt	mislearit	misinformed+ ill-bred
Mislear'd		mischievous
mislippen		distrust+ neglect
mismak		unsettle+ make wrongly
misrestit		suffering from lack of sleep
miss		miss
misslie		alone+ lonely
mist		missed
mistaen		mistaken
mistak		mistake
misteuk		mistook
Mistress		Mrs.
mistryst		to alarm
mither		mother
MITHER		mother
mittle		mutilate
Mixtie-maxtie		confused.
mixtur	mixter	mixture
mixtur-maxtur	mixter-maxter	a jumble
mizzle		speckle
moch		a moth+ warm moist weather
mocher		coddle
mochie		moth infested+ humid weather
mochiness		dampness
moger	mooger	work slovenly
moidert		confused+ dazed
moligrants		a fit of sulks
molligrant		a complaint+ complain
Monanday		Monday
monie	mony	many
monie time		many a time
monie a ane / yin		many a one
monie's the time		often
MONIES+ MONY		many
moniment		monument+ a rascal
Mools		crumbling earth
Moop		to nibble
moose	mouss	mouse
moose-wab		cobweb
mooth		mouth
moothie		mouth organ
morn(in)		morning
moss		boggy ground+ moorland
moss bluiter		snipe
moss cheeper		meadow pipit
mosscrap	mosscrop	cotton grass
mote		a round hillock
Mottie		dusty.
Mou'		the mouth.
Moudieworts		moles.
moul	mool	soil+ mould+ a chilblain
moulit		mouldy
moup	moop	impair
moupit		drooping
mouser	mooser	moustache
mout	moot	moult
moutar	mootar	miller
moutash	mootash	moustache
moutch	mootch	loaf
mouter	mooter	to fret
mouthfu+ moufu	mouthfae+ moufae	mouthful
mowd		clothes moth
mowdiewarp	mowdiewart	mole
mowp	moup+ moop	twitch the lips+ nibble
muck		clean out+ dung
muck-flee		dung-fly
muckle	mickle+ meikle	large / much
Muckle		v. meikle.
MUCKLE GREAT		huge
Mucklebaeth		Meiklebeath
muid	mude	mood
muil	mule	crumble
muild		mould
muils		mould
muin	mune	moon
muir	mure	moor
muir cheeper		meadow pipit
muir foul	muir fowl	red grouse
muircock		male red grouse
muirhen		female red grouse
muisic		music
mulberrie	mulberry	whitebeam
Mulgey		Milngavie
mull		a headland+
mummle		mumble
mump		nibble+ complain+ mope
munk	mink	a noose+ loop+ a tether
munt		mount+ prepare to depart+ a hill
murle		crumble+ pulverise
murmle		murmur
murn		mourn
murnin		mourning
murr		purr
Muslin-kail		beefless broth.
mutch		cap
Mutchkin		an English pint.
mynd		remember+ mind
mynd ye		mind you
myndin	mindin	a small gift+ a memory
mynt	mint	minded+ remembered
mype	mipe	chatter+ be diligent
na		(negative)+ no
nacket		small neat person+ packed lunch
nae		no
NAE		no
nae dout		no doubt+ doubtless
nae ither bodie		no one else
NAE LANGER		no longer
naebodie		no one
NAEBODY		nobody
naegate		nowhere
nael		navel
naesay		denial
naetheless		nevertheless
NAETHIN'		nothing
naething		nothing
naig		a horse
nain		(your) own
naipkin		napkin
nairae	nairra	narrow
naither		neither
naither		however
naitral		natural
naitur		nature
nakit	naikit	naked
name	nem	name
nane		none / neither
NANE AVA'		nothing
Nappy		ale
natch		notch
Natch		a notching implement; abuse.
naur		near
naur(haund)		near+ nearly+ almost
naurby		nearly+ near
naurer		nearer
NAW		no
neat	nate	neat+ trim+ smart
neathmaist		lowest
neb		nose
necessities.
Neebor		neibor
NEEBOURS		neighbors
need		need
Needna		needn't.
neep		turnip
ne'er		never
NE'ER		never
Ne'er's Day		New year's day
neet	neit	a nit (louse)
neeze	neize	sneeze
neibour	neebour	neighbour
neibourheid		neighbourhood
neir	neer	a kidney
neist	neest	next
nervish		nervous
nesh		of delicate health
nestie	naistie	nasty
nether		lower
neuk		corner
Neuk		newk
nevel		a sharp blow+ punch
nevoy	neffie+ neffay	nephew
new	nyow+ nyoweNE	new
New-ca'd		newly driven.
newfangelt		innovative
newfangle		something new+ a novelty
newlins		recently
ney (an)	nighan	almost+ near
nicher		neigh+ snigger
nicht		night
NICHT		night
Nick		to sever; to slit; to nail
Nick (Auld)		Nickie-ben
Nickie-ben		v. Nick.
Nick-nackets		curiosities.
Nicks		cuts; the rings on a cow's horns.
niece		niece
NIEST		next
nieve	neeve	fist
nievefu		handful+ fistful
Nieve-fu'		fistful.
nievle		punch with the fist
niffer		barter+ exchange
nimmle		nimble
nine	nyne	nine
nint	nynt	ninth
nirl		shrink+ shrivel
nit		nut
nither		shiver
nittie		mean or disobliging
niver	nivver	never+ impossible
no		not
no aft		seldom
no ataa		not at all
no ava		not at all
no monie		a few
nocht		nothing+ nought
nochtie		good for nothing
NOO		now
nor		than
nor(th)		north
Norland		northern.
norlins		northwards
norrie		whim+ fancy +notion
nott		needed
nou	noo	now
nounae nounae		Now then
nourice		nurse
nous an thans		now and then
November		November
nowt		cattle+ oxNE + bullock(s)
Nowt		nowte
nuin	nune	noon
nummer		number
nurr		snarl+ growl+ purr
nyaff		bark+ yelp+ a trifle+
nyatter		chatter+ rain slightly in wind
Nyod		God
o		of
O'		of.
OAN		on
obleege	obleige	oblige
ochone		woe is me!
ocht		anything+ nothing+ ought
October		October
O'ER		over
O'erword		the refrain; catchword.
offisher		officer
on		on / upon
oncairie	oncairrie+ onkerry+ oncairry	a fuss+ carry-on
oncome	oncum	the beginning+
onding		downpour
onfaa	onfaw	rain+ snow+ attack+ beginning
ongaun		behaviour
ongauns		goings on
onie	ony	any
onie ither bodie		anyone else
oniebodie		anyone
oniegate		anyway
oniething		anything
oniewey		anyway
oniewey		at least+ at any rate+ anyhow
onieweys		anywhere
onions and oatmeal		boiled in a sheep's stomach.
only	onlie	only
oo	ou	wool
oor	hoor	hour
oor		our
oorie		chill+ sad
oors		ours
oorsel(s)		ourselves
oose	ooze+ oos+ ouse+ ouze+ ous	woollen fluff+ dust
oot		out
oot o		out of
ootby		outside
OOTBY		outlying+ distant
ootcast		a quarrel
ootcome		result+ effect+ profit
ooten	ooton	out of
ootgane		past time+ fully
ootgang		an outgoing+ departure+ expense
ootgate		exit
ootgaun		outgoing+ removing+ leaving+
oother	outher	fluff from frayed wool
ootland	ootlan	a stranger+ outcast
ootlin		alien+ outsider
ootmaist		outermost
ootower	atour	beyond+ across+ outside
ootpassin		termination
ootrel	ooteral	a stranger
ootset		an ornament
oot-stair		oustside staircase
ootunner		from under
ootwye		outweigh
OP'D		opened
open	apen	open+ free to do
or		ere+ before+ till+ early
or		or
oranger		orange
ordein	ordeen	ordain
ordinar	ordnar+ ornar	ordinary
orp		grumble+ complain
orra		odd
Orra		extra.
orral		a scrap+ fragment
orrals		bits and pieces+ odds and ends
ort		waste
O't		of it.
O'T		of it
oubit	oobit	caterpillar
ouf	oof	small unimportant+ a fool
Ought		aught.
Oughtlins		aughtlins
ouglie	oogly	ugly
oul(et)	ool(et)	an owl
ourichie	oorichie	dismal+ gloomy+ strange
ourie	oorie	dismal+ gloomy+ strange
Ourie		shivering
ourit	oorit	cold+ shivery+ tired
ourlich	oorlich	miserable looking
Outler		unhoused.
ower		over+ across+ farther off
ower		excessively+ too
owerby		over the way
owerend	oweren	turn up+ set on end
owergae		surpass+ overflow
owerhail		overtake
owerset		translate(d)
owertaen		made helpless+ overcome+
owerturn		repeat a song+ story+ turnover
owerwird	owerword	chorus of poem or song
Owre		over
owsen		oxen
OWSEN		oxen
owthor		author
oxter		armpit
Oxter'd		held up under the arms.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:22 PM

Pace		Easter
Pack an' thick		confidential.
packman		a travelling merchant
paction	packtion	bargain+ deal
pad		path
paewae		pale+ sickly+ drooping
paidle		paddle
Paidle		nail-bag.
paigle		housework+ chores
paik		beat
painch		paunch
paip		fruit kernel or stone
pair		pair
paircel		parcel
pairish		parish
pairk		park
pairt		part
pairtial		partial
pairtie	pairty	party
pairtner		partner
paitren	paittren+ paittern+ pattren	pattern
paitrick		partridge
Paitrick		a partridge; used equivocally of a wanton girl.
pal		friend+ befriend
palaiver		palaver+ a fuss+ a fussy person
pale		a small shovel or scoop
palie		thin+ pale+ sickly-looking+
pall		a pole+ strong post
pallal(s)		hopscotch
pan		skull+ cranium+ solid soil
pane		a sheet of glass
pang		ache+ pain+ cram full
pan-jotral(s)		odds and ends of food
pant		fun+ a prank
pap		the uvula+ a conical hill+
pap		touch + strike lightly+ throw+ aim
Pape		the Pope+ a catholic
paraud	parawd	parade+ procession+ march
Parishen		the parish.
parr		a young salmon
parrie	parry	waste time+ dawdle+ delay
parritch		porridge
Parritch-pats		porridge-pots.
partan		edible crab
parteeclar	parteicular+ parteiclar	confidential
pat		pot
pat		put
pattie		clay or earthen ware (marble)
Pattle		pettle
pauchle	pochle	a small load+ bundle+ a swindle
Paughty		haughty.
Paukie		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		a mitten
PAWKY		cunning+ sly
pawnd		a pawn+ a pledge+ a pawnshop
peace	paice	peace
pearl		purl+ a stitch in knitting
pease	piz+ pizz	pea+ peas
peasie		a small marble
peat		peat
pech		pant
Pechan		the stomach.
pechie	pechy	short winded
Pechin		panting
pecht		out of breath+ a Pikt
PECK		a measure of weight
peek	peik	tiny point of light+ tongue of flame
peel	peil	an equal match+ a stockade
peeler		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		pitiful
peewee		lapwing
peil	peel	pill+ a tablet
peir	peer	pear
pen		a pointed conical hill
pend		an arch
pennie		penny
Penny-fee		wage in money.
Penny-wheep		small beer.
pent		paint
penter		painter
pentit		painted
perfaission		profession
perfit		perfect
perjink		neat
perk		a pole or rod
permeession	permeision	permission
pernicketie	pernickity	particular+ fastidious+ difficult
pertend		pretend
Perth		Perth
PERTIN'		parting
pest		pester v.
pestur		pastern+ rope
peth		path
Pettle		v. pattle.
peuch	pyoch	imitating a gust of wind
peuchle	pyochle+ pyocher	work ineffectually+ a cough
peul	pewl	while+ complain+ weak animal+
peuther		a fuss about doing nothing
pey		pay
peyd		paid
phanton		phantom
PHILABEG		kilt
Philibeg		the Highlander's kilt.
photae	photie	photograph
Phraisin		flattering
phrase	frase+ fraise	elaborate flowery speech+
Phrase		to flatter
phrasie	fraisie	gushing+ too fussy
pianae	pianie	piano
picher		confusion+ useless person+
pick		pitch+ spade in playing cards
pickle		a few
pickman		a miner
pickmaw		black-headed gull
pictarnie		common or arctic tern+ thin
pictur	picter	picture+ film
pictur-hoose		cinema
picturs	picters	cinema+ pictures
piever(s)	peever(s)	hopscotch
pig	pigg	pot+ jar+ earthenware
pike	pyke	pointed tip+ spike+ thorn+ quill
pikie		spiked+ jagged+ barbed
pikit weir	pikit weer	barbed wire
pile		increase speed by moving
pilk		pick out+ shell+ peel+ steal
pillae	pilla+ pillie	pillow
PILLAR		pillar used for the same purpose as the cutty stool
piller		small crap at shell casting time
pinch		scrooge+ stint+ lever with crowbar
pinchers		tweezers+ crowbar+ pliers
pincil		pencil
pine	pyne	waste away from disease
pingle		strive+ compete+ quarrel
pink		primrose
pinkie		little finger
Pint (Scots)		three imperial pints.
PINT STOWP		a measure of drink
pintle		penis
pirl	purl	twist+ twirl+ coil+ roll+ spin
pirn		bobbin+ reel
pirr		a tern
pirr		ripple+ flow+ tremble with anger
pirr-maw		black-headed gull
pish		urinate+ urine
pit		put
pitcher		hopscotch
pith		energy
pitten		put
Placads		proclamations.
plack		a small coin+ worldly
Plack		four pennies (Scots).
plackless		hard-up
Plackless		penniless.
PLAID+ PLAIDIE+ PLAIDEN		tartan cloak/scarf/kilt
Plaiden		coarse woolen cloth.
plain		featureless ground
plainstane		flagstone+ pavement
plaister		plaster
PLAIT		pleased
plane-tree		sycamore
plat	plet	plot+ flat+ clear+ plain+ very+
plaunt		plant
playock		a toy
please	pleise	to relish+ like+ please
pleisant	pleesant	pleasant
pleisur	pleesure	pleasure
plenish		furnish
Plenish'd		stocked.
plenishin		furniture
plett	pleat	plait+ pigtail+ fold+ twist
pleuch	pleugh	plough
Pleugh		plew
pliskie		prank+ escapade
Pliskie		a trick.
pliver	plivver	plover
PLOOBOY		ploughboy
PLOOMAN		ploughman
plou	plew+ ploo+ pleu	plough
plouk	plook	pimple
ploum	ploom	plum
plowter	plot	wade+ flounder+ dabble+
ploy		venture+ scheme
pluffie	pluffy	plump+ puffy+ fleshy+ toffee
plug		play truant
plunk	plank	set down+ play truant
plunker		heavy glass or clay marble
POACKETS		pockets
poatch		stir+ poke+ push+ prod
Pock		a poke
podle		tadpole
Poind		to seize
poke	pock+ poak	bag+ sack
polis		police
POOCH		pocket
poond	poun	pound sterling
poor		pour+ a heavy shower of rain
poorie		a jug
Poortith		poverty.
pootch		pocket+ purse
pose		place an object to hide it
poseetion	poseition	position
posie		collection+ hoard of valuables
pottie		made of earthenware
pou	pu+ poo	pull
Pouch		pocket.
poud	pood	pulled
pouer	pooer	power
pouk	pook	pluck+ pull
Pouk		to poke.
poukit	pookit	plucked+ puny+ meagre
poulie	poolie	a louse
poupit	poopit	pulpit
Pouse		a push.
pouss	pooss	push
Poussie		a hare (also a cat).
poust	poost	strength+ power+ force
pouter	pooter	poke+ stir
pouther	poother+ pooder	powder
Pouther		powther
Pouts		chicks.
Pow		the poll
POW		head
powe		poll+ the head
powe		a slow moving stream+ pool
poweheid		tadpole
powk	pook	poke
powl		pole
pownie	powny	pony
powt	poot	poult+ a young game bird
powt		poke+ prod
Pow't		pulled.
praisent		present
praisentlie	praisently	presently+ at this moment
prap		prop
preceese	preceise	precise+ exactly+ precisely
pree		taste
Pree'd		pried (proved)
preen	prein	pin
prent		print
prentice		apprentice
preser	preserr	preserve
preses	preeses+ preises	president+ chairperson
press		large wall cupboard
PREST		pressed
pridefu	prydefu	snobbish
Prie		to taste.
Prief		proof.
prig		importune+ plead
Priggin		haggling.
prime	pryme	fill+ stuff+ load
primp		dress-up
Primsie		dim. of prim
privie hedge	privy hedge	privet hedge
prog		probe+ goad
prood		proud
propone		propose
Proushya		Prussia
proven		proved
Proveses		provosts.
provost		mayor
provribs		proverbs
pruif	prufe	proof
pruve	pruive	prove
pruved	pruived	proved
psaum	psaulm	psalm
Pu'		to pull.
PU'		pull
puckle		a small quantity
pudden	puddin	sausage meat pudding
puddock	paddock	frog+ toad
puddock stuil		mushroom+ toadstool
puddock's cruddles		frogspawn
Puddock-stools		toadstools
pudgetie		short and fat
puffle		puff up
puggelt		exhausted+ done for
puggie		monkey
puil	pule	pool
puir	pure	poor
PUIR		poor
puirtith		poverty
pul		pull
pump		break wind
Pun'		pund
punce		pounce
pund		pound weight
pund		pound+ enclosure for animals
puppie		poppy flower
puppie show		a puppet show
purfelt		fat an asthmatic+ plump
purl		pearl
purls		small balls of dung
purpie		purple
Pursie		dim. of purse.
pushion	pooshion	poison
puss(ie)		a hare
Pussie		a hare.
putt	put	push+ thrust
Pyet		a magpie.
pyke		steal+ pilfer
Pyke		to pick.
pyle	pile	a snowflake
Pyles		grains.
pyne		pain
pynt		point
PYOCK		satchel
pyot		magpie+ irresponsible person
quaisten	quaistion+ queystion	question
quait	quate	quiet
quak		quake
quakin-bog		a quagmire
quarrel		a quarry+ quarry stone
quarrel		find fault with+ criticise
Quat		quit
quaw	qua	bog quagmire+ marsh
Quean		a young woman
queek		squeak+ cheep
queen		queen
queen o the meidae		meadow-sweet
queern		quern+ a hand milling stone
queesitive	queisitive	inquisitive
queir	queer	choir+ a chancel+ church ruin
quey		heifer
quick		swarming+ infested
quickens		couch grass
Quietlin-wise		quietly.
quinkins		traces of food on pan
quirk		a riddle+ problem
quirkie	quirky	intricate+ twisted+ cunning+
quit		quit+ leave+ abandon
quitance		receipt
quitten		quit
quo		quoth
Quo'		quod
QUO		said
quoit		play at curling
quorum		a gathering+ a company
quut		rid+ quit
quyneNE	quine	girl
Rab		rob.
rack		stretch+ pull+ twist+ dislocate+
rackle		a chain+ the clanking of a chain
rackless		reckless
rackon		reckon
rade		rode
RADE		rode
radge		rage+ mad+ violently excited+
RAE		roe deer
raen		raven
Raep		a rope.
raff		plenty
raft		a rafter
rag		rough projection after sawing+
raggit		ragged
raggitie		ragged
raggle		cut unevenly or jaggedly
ragglish		erratic+ uncertain+ wild
ragnail		loose piece of skin or broken
ragweed	ragweid	ragwort
raible		rabble+ gabble
Raibles		recites by rote.
raiglar		regular
raik	rake	roam+ stray
raip	rape	rope
rair		roar
rairie		loud+ noisy+ drunk+ bright
Rairin		roaring.
Rair't		roared.
raise		arouse+ infuriate+ state of
Raise		rase
raised		infuriated+ wild+ over-excited
raither		rather
raivel	rile	entangle
Raize		to excite
rake		rake+ search+ a hoard
rame	raim	repeat+ recite+ talk nonsense
Ramfeezl'd		exhausted.
ramfeisle	ramfeezle+ ramfoozle	muddle+ confuse+ exhaust
Ramgunshoch		surly.
rammage		storm about
rammie		a free-for-all+ violent disturbance
rammle		ramble+ wander
ramp		romp+ climbing of plants
rampage		an outburst of rage
ramscuiter	ramscooter+ ramscouter	beat+ drive off in terror
ramsh		eat greedily
ramskeerie	ramskeiry	wild restless romp
ramstam		headstrong+ rash+ heedless
Ram-stam		headlong.
ramstouger		rough in manner+ boisterous
ran		ran
rance		diagonal supporting bar on
rander	ranner	render+ talk idly+ ramble+
randie		aggressive+ a beggar
Randie		lawless
Randie		randy
rannoch		farn+ bracken
ranshackle		search+ ransack
rant		romp+ sing a tune+ fuss+ complain
Rant		to rollick
ranter		sew+ darn or mend roughly
Rants		merry meetings; rows.
rap		rap+ dash+ thump
Rape		v. raep.
raploch		coarse woollen cloth
Raploch		homespun.
rappit		rapped
raptur	rapture	a fit of rage
rash		rush plant+ active+ agile
Rash-buss		a clump of rushes.
Rashy		rushy.
rasp		a raspberry
ratch		damage by rough usage
ratS		a rut+ groove+ scratch
rattan	ratton+ rottan	rat
Rattan		rattoon
rattle		strike or beat repeatedly
Ratton-key		the rat-quay.
rauchle		loose untidy heap+ ramshackle
raucle		bold+ rash+ strong+ rough+ crude
Raught		reached.
rave		tore+ a windbag
Ravensheuch		Ravenshaugh
raw	ra+ raa	row
rax		stretch+ pass+ reach
read	rade	read (Past t.)
read(en)		read (past perf.)
real		real
ream	reim+ reem	cream+ foam
reap	reip	reap
reason	raison+ reison	reason
Reave		to rob.
reboond		rebound
Rebute		rebuff.
receit	receet+ recait	prescription+ recipe
reck		reckon
Red		advised
Red		rede
redd	red	tidy+ prepare+ spawn
redd		free+ rid+ relieve
redd		arrange+ arranged
REDE		red
Red-wat-shod		red-wet-shod.
Red-wud		stark mad.
ree		tipsy+ delirious+ crazy
reek	reik	smoke
reekie	reikie	smoky
Reekie		reeky
reenge	reinge	range
reeshle	reishle	rustle
reest	reist	arrest+ impound+
Reestit		scorched.
Reestit		refused to go.
reft		torn+ snatched+ stolen
refuise		refuse
regaird		regard
reid		red
Reif		theiving.
reist	reest	cure fish etc.+ frame for curing
reist	reest	mould-board of plough
rekiver	recuiver+ rekivver	recover
releegion	releigion	religion
Remead		remedy.
remeid	remeed	remedy
remit		terms+ reference
renaig		refuse to do work+ shirk
repeat		refund+ repay
replenish		repair+ renovate
repone		answer+ reply
reser	reserr	reserve
residenter		resident
retiral		retirement
retour		return
revrent		reverend
rheumatise	rheumatis	rheumatism
rheums		rheumatic pains
rhyme		repeat+ drone
rhymless		without good reason
richt		right
RICHT		right
ricketie		a wooden rattle
rickle		loose heap+ skeleton
Rickles		small stacks of corn in the fields.
RICKLIN'		filtering
ridden		ridden
ride		ride
Rief		plunder.
rieve	reeve+ reive	tear+ grab+ snatch+ steal
riever	reever+ reiver	cattle thief
rife	ryfe	abundant+ plentifully
rift		belch
rig	rigg	ridge+ back
rig-bane		back bone
riggin		roofing
Riggin		the roof-tree
riglin		undersized or weak animal
RIGS O' RYE		haystacks
Rigwoodie		lean.
rimple		wrinkle+ ripple
rin		run
RIN		run
RIN THE GLESS		used up the allotted time
rinagate		fugitive
rind		slat of wood
rind		render+ melt down fat etc.
rind		hoar-frost
ring		reign
ringin		domineering
Ripp		a handful of corn from the sheaf.
rippet		noisy boisterous uproar
Ripplin-kame		the wool or flax comb.
ripture	riptur	rupture
Riskit		cracked.
risp		file+ saw roughly
rissom	rizzom	single ear of oats
Rive		to split
riven	rivven	torn
rizzar		redcurrant
ROARIN' FU'		extremely drunk
roch	ruch	rough
rochle		rough+ rough person etc.
Rock		a distaff.
Rockin		a social meeting.
rodden		rowan berries
rone		roof gutter
rone-pipe		drainpipe
Roon		round
ROON		round
roond		round
roond aboot		around
roose	rooze	rouse
Roose		to praise
Roose		reputation.
Roosty		rusty.
roset		resin+ roset
rosidandrum		rhododendron
rosie		reddish marble
rot		rot
Rottan		a rat.
rotten		rotted
rottit		rotted
rouk	rook	riot+ disturbance
Roun'		round.
roup	roop	shout+ roar+ hoarseness
roup	roop	plunder+ rob+ prune
Roupet		exhausted in voice.
Roushae	Rooshie+ Roosha	Russia
roust	roost	rust
rout	root	sea roar+ rumble
Routh		v. rowth.
Routhie		well-stocked.
rove		wander in thought or speech
Row		rowe
rowan		mountain ash
ROWAN FU'		pregnant
rowe	row	roll+ tie
rowed		rolled
rowk	rouk+ rook	mist+ fog
rowle		rule
rown		rolled
rowp	roup	plunder+ devour+ sell by auction
rowst		shout+ roar+ bellow+ arouse
rowt		roar of animals+ play a horn
Rowte		to low
rowth		plenty
Rozet		resin.
rubbage		rubbish
rue		repent+ regret
ruid	rude	rood
ruif	rufe	roof
ruind	rind	edge of strip of cloth
ruit		root
rumgumption		common sense
rummle	reimle	rumble
rummlie		stony soil
rump		topside beef cut
run		ran
runch		crunch+ grind the teeth+ a bite
Run-deils		downright devils.
rung		a strong stick
Rung		a cudgel.
runkelt	runkilt	creased+ crumpled
Runkl'd		wrinkled.
runkle		wrinkle
runt		decayed tree stump
Runt		a cabbage or colewort stalk.
ruse		a trick+ cunning
rusk		claw+ scratch
Ryke		to reach.
ryle	rile	royal
ryme	rime	hoar-frost+ frosty haze or mist
rynd		get in order
rype		ransack+ rifle+ clean
ryve	rive	tear
ryved		torn

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:25 PM

sab		sob
sae		so
sael		bind cattle+ cattle bind
saft		soft
saicrament		sacrament
said	sayed+ sayd	said
saidle		saddle
saidler		saddler
saikless	sakeless	innocent+ feeble
saim	same	fat+ grease+ lard
sain	sane	bless+ protect
sain	sayen+ sayn	said
saip	sape	soap
sair	sare	sore+ very
Sair		to serve.
Sair		sairly
sairie	sairry	sorry
saithe	saith	full grown coalfish
saitin		satin
saitisfee		satisfy
sall	sal	shall
samin		same
Sandy		Sannack
sang		song+ sang
SANG		song
sanna		shan't
sanshach		wily+ shrewd
sant		disappear+ vanish
sap		a sop
sappie		juicy meat+ plump+ soggy
sapple		soak with water
sapples		soapy lathers
saps		pieces of brad soaked in milk
sapsie		soft+ sloppy+ effeminate
sark	serk	shirt
sarkin		roof boarding
Sassenach		English (Saxon)
sassenger		sausage
sat		sat
sattle		settle
sauch	saugh	sallow+ willow
saucht		ease+ quiet
sauf		safe+ save
Saugh		the willow.
SAUGHS		willows
saul	sawl	soul (religious)
saumon		salmon
Saumont		sawmont
saunt		saint
sauntlie		saintly
saur		taste+ smell+ slight breeze
saurless		tasteless+ lacking in wit
saut		salt
Saut-backets		v. backets.
savendie		strong+ secure+ trustworthy
saw		saw (wood)
Saw		to sow.
Sawbath		Sunday
sawd		sawed
sawe	saw	sow
sawed		sowed
sawn		sawed
Sawney		v. sandy.
sax		six
SAXPENCE		sixpence
saxt		sixth
saxteen		sixteen
saxteent		sixteenth
saxtie		sixty
say		say
scabbit	skabbit	scabbed+ bare infertile land
scaff	skaff	scrounge+ gather what is
scaffenger	skaffenger	scavenger
scaffie	skaffie	street sweeper+ refuse collector
scallion	skallion	a spring onion
scam	skam	burn+ singe
scance	skance	scan+ analyse+ glance
scant	skant	lack+ scarcity
scantlins	skantlins	scarcely
Scar		to scare.
Scar		v. scaur.
scart	skart	scratch
Scathe		scaith
scaud	skaud	scold
Scaud		to scald.
Scaul		scold.
Scauld		to scold.
scaum	skaum	scorch+ singe
scaup	skaup	scalp+ this soil+ stony ground
scaur	skaur	scar+ steep rock+ precipee
Scaur		afraid; apt to be scared.
scaw	skaw	scaly skin disease+ barnacles
scawt	skawt	having a skin disease
scent		scent+ small quantity
scheme	skeme	plan+ housing estate
Scho		she.
schuil	skuil+ scuil+ scule+ schule	school
scissor		pair of scissors
sclaff	sklaff	strike with open hand
sclaffer	sklaffer	clumsy flat footed person
sclam	sklam	climbed
sclammer	sklammer	clamber
sclatch	sklatch	smear+ smudge+ a heavy fall
sclate	sklate	slate
scleff	skleff	thin and flat+ thin slice
sclender	sklender	slender
sclent	sklent	aslant
sclent	sklent	move at a slant+ squint
scleushNE	skleush	walk clumsily
scliff	skliff	shuffle+ strike+ segment of orange
sclim	sklim	climb
sclimt	sklimt	climbed
sclinter	sklinter	splinter+ break off
sclum	sklum	climbed
scly		slide+ skate as on ice
sclyte	sklite	fall+ work clumsily
scob	skob	twig+ rod or slat of wood
scodge	skodge	a servant+ do rough work
sconce	skonce	guard
scone		crush flat
scone		scone+ flat round baked cake
Sconner		disgust.
Sconner		sicken.
scoor	skoor+ skour	scour+ light shower+ gust
scoorie		scruffy+ shabby
scoor-oot		scatter coins
scoot	skoot+ skout	squirt+ spout+ hurry+ scout
score	skore	scratch a mark+ crevice
Scots Word	Alt Spelling	Meaning
scouk	skook+ skouk	conceal+ hide
scouk	skook	skulk+ avoid+ scowl
scoul	skool	scowl
SCOUR THE DURK		drive out the big clumsy person
scoush	skoosh	squirt
scoush	skoosh	gush in spurts
scousher	skoosher	a sprinkler device
scouth	skooth	scope
scowder	skowder	burn+ scorch+ over toast
scowe	skowe	flat bottomed boat
scowes	skowes	barrel staves+ splinters
scowthe	skowthe	freedom+ scope
scrae	skrae	stunted+ shrivelled
scraible	skraible+ skraibil	scrabble
Scraichin		calling hoarsely.
scrammle	skrammil	scramble
scran	skran	scraps of food+ beg
scrat	skrat	scratch+ claw+
scrauch	skrauch	scream+ shout
scrauchle	skrauchil	scramble with hands and feet
scree	skree	loose stones+ sieve
screed	scried+ skreid	long speech or piece of writing
Screed		a rip
Screed		to repeat rapidly
screenge	screinge	scour+ search
screich	skreech+ skraich	screech
SCREICH		break
Scriechin		screeching.
Scriegh		skriegh
scrieve	screeve+ screive+ skreive	write
scriever	skreiver+ screiver+ screever	writer
Scrievin		careering.
scrimp	skrimp	skimp
Scrimpit		scanty.
scrink	skrink	shrivel+ shrink
scriptur	scripter	scripture
scrog	skrog	stunted bush or tree
Scroggie		scroggy
scruif	skruif+ scrufe+ skrufe	scruff+ scurf+ scab
scrunkit	skrunkit	shrunken+ shrivelled
scrunt	skrunt	worn by use+ scrape
scud	skud	a blow+ smack+ naked
scuddie	skuddie	naked
scuff	skuff	graze
scug	skug	hide+ shelter
scuip	scupe+ skip	scoop+ brim of hat+ cap peak
scuipit bunnet	skippit bunnet	cloth cap with peak
sculdudderie	skulldudderie	fornication
Sculdudd'ry		bawdry.
scult	skult	slap+ smack
scumfish	scomfish	suffocate+ choke
scunge	squeenge	prowl about
scunner	skunner	disgust
scunneration		causing disgust
scunnersome		disgusting
scurl	skurl	scab
scurrivaig	skurrivaig	tramp+ vagabond+ aimlessly roam
scutter		do messily
sea		sea
sea maw		sea gull
sea pyot		oyster catcher
season	saison	season
seat	sait	seat
sech		sigh
seck		sack
secretar		secretary
sederunt	sederount	list of present at meeting
see	sie	see
seed		seed
see'd	seed	saw
seein gless		mirror
seek		seek
seek	seik	sick+ vomit
seek	seik+ siek	soak+ ooze
seeken		sicken
seel	seil	happiness+ bliss+ prosperity
seelfu		pleasant+ happy
seem		seem
seen		seen+ saw
seendle	seindle	rare+ seldom
seep		ooze+ leak
seerup	seirup	syrup
seestem	seistem	system
seetiation	seitiation	situation
seg	segg	sedge+ yellow flag iris
seg		sag
seggan		a wild iris
seicont	saicont+ seecont+ saicant	second
seil	seel	strain+ filter
Seisins		freehold possessions.
sel	sell	self
sell		sell
Sell'd		sell't
selt	sellt	sold
semmit		woollen undershirt
semple		simple
Sen'		send.
send		send
sent		sent
September		September
ser	sair+ serr	serve
serrin	sairin	serving
sert	saired+ serred	served+ satisfied+ full-up
servit	servette	napkin
set		set+ sit
Set		sat.
Sets		becomes.
Seturday		Saturday
severals		several persons or things
sey		sieve+ trial piece of work
sgagivenent		skinny adolescent
Shachl'd		shapeless.
SHACKLED		shapeless
shae		shoe
shaidae	shaida+ shaddie	shadow
Shaird		shred
shairp	sherp	sharp
shairpit		sharpened
shak		shake
shakit	shakkit	shaken
shakit		shook
shaks		shakes
shammle	shammil	shamble
Shanagan		a cleft stick.
shangie		a forked stick+ a row
shangies		handcuffs
shank		leg+ walk+ shaft
Shanna		shall not.
shap		shop
shape		shape
shapit		shaped
sharg		small+ stunted person
sharn		cattle dung
shauchelt	shauchilt	worn out+ out of shape
shauchle	scauchil	shuffle
Shaul		shallow.
shauld		shallow
Shaver		a funny fellow.
Shavie		trick.
shaw		show+ display
shaw		copse
she	shae+ sheu	she
shear	sheir	shear+ clip
shear moose		shrew
shearer		reaper
SHEARIN'		cutting hay
shears		scissors
shed	shedd	separate+ divide
sheel		shell
sheen	shein	shine+ gleam+ glisten
sheep		sheep
Sheep-shank		a sheep's trotter; nae sheep-shank bane = a person of no small
Sheerly		wholly.
Sheers		scissors.
SHEILIN		cottage
sheltie		Shetland pony
shenachie		storyteller
sherrack		a noisy quarrel
Sherra-moor		sheriffmuir.
sheuch		ditch+ trench
Sheugh		a ditch
sheuk	shuik	shook
sheuken		shaken
shevel	showl	twisted mouth+ twist+ bitter taste
shew		sow+ sowed
shewd		sowed
shewd		sown
shewn		sown
shiel	sheil	temporary rough hut
shielin	shieling+ sheilin	high summer pasture
shilagie		coltsfoot (plant)
shilfie	shillie+ shilfa	chaffinch
Shill		shrill.
shilp		bitter
shilpie		thin+ puny
shilpit		pale+ sickly+ weak
shin		ridge or steep hill face
shirpit		thin+ shrunken
shirra		sheriff
shite		defecate+ excrement
shiver		shiver+ shudder
shivereens		small bits
shock		a paralytic stroke
shod		shod
shoden		shod
Shog		a shake.
SHOOIN'		being shod
Shool		a shovel.
Shoon		shoes.
SHOON		shoes
shore		threaten+ scold
Shore		to offer
shored		threatened
shorn		shorn
Short syne		a little while ago.
shot		shot
shotten		shot
shoud	shuid+ shude+ suld	should+ ought
shouder	shooder+ shoother	shoulder
shouer	shooer	shower+ pang of pain
shoug	shog	shake jolt
shougle	shoggle	shake
shouglie		shay+ unsteady
Shouldna		should not.
shoup		shaped
Shouther		showther
SHOUTHER		shoulder
showd		rock+ sway
showl		scowl
showl		grimace
SHOW'RS		showers
shreed	shreid	shred
shrood		shroud
shrunkelt		shrunken+ shrivelled
shue	shoo+ shew	swing+ rock or sway
shuester		sempster
shuil	shule+ shool	shovel
shuin	shune+ shoon	shoes
shuir		sure
shuir	shure	shore v.
shuirlie		surely
shuit	shute	shoot
Shure		shore (did shear).
shyve	shive	a slice
sib		related
sic		such
siccan		such
siccar		secure+ safe+ certain+ sure
sicht		sight
SICHT		sight
Sicker		steady
siclike		such like+ of the same kind+
sicwice		thus
sidelins		sideways
sieven	seeven+ saiven	seven
sievent		seventh
sieventeent		seventeenth
sieventie		seventy
sile	syle	newly hatched young fish
SILLAR+ SILLER		silver
siller		money+ silver
simmen		straw rope for thatch
simmer		summer
sin	sen	since+ ago
sin		sun+ son
sin syne		since then
sinder	sinner	part+ separate
SINDER		to part company from
sinderie	sinnerie	sundry
sindoun		sunset
sindrins		a fork in the road
Sindry		sundry.
sing		sing
singe		singe
singed		singed
Singet		singed
singit		sang
single		single
Sinn		the sun.
Sinny		sunny.
sirple		sip+ drink continuously
sist		delay proceedings (legal)
sister		sister
sit		sit
skaich	scaich	sponge+ obtain
skaich	scaich	pilfer+ disappointment
skail	scail	spill
skailie	scallie+ scailie	a slate+ a slate pencil
skails		spills
skailt		spilled
skair	scar+ scare	timid+ shy
Skaith		damage.
skaith n.	scaith	harm
skaithe v.	scathe	harm
skathie	scathie	fence
skeel	skeel	skill+ experience
skeer	skeir	scare
skeetch	skeitch	ice-skate
skeetcher	skeitcher	stone for piever
skeich	skeech+ sceech	frisky+ restless+ in high spirits
skeichen	skeechen	timid+ fussy about food
Skeigh		skiegh
skelf	scelf	splinter
skellie	scellie	squinting+ glance+ exaggerate+
skelloch		scream+ wild mustard
skellochs		screams
skellum		scamp+ rogue+ scoundrel
skelp	scelp	slap
Skelp		to spank; skelpin at it = driving at it.
Skelpie-limmer's-face		a technical term in female scolding (R. B.).
skelter		scurry+ scamper+ rush
Skelvy		shelvy.
skemmels		slaughterhouse+ meat or
skemmle		shamble
skemp		scamp
skep		basket+ beehive
skerrie	skerry	ridge+ precipice+ rock in sea
SKERRY		rocky island or reef
skew		go off the straight+ twist
skewl		turn aside+ twist
skiddle		splash+ spill+ a mess
skiddle		move quickly and lightly
skiddlie		small+ insignificant
Skiegh		v. skeigh.
skiff		skim
skiffin		slight fall of now+ thin partition+
skiffle	skiffil	skip or skim across
SKIFFS		blows
skift		skip+ skim+ fall lightly
skilt		move about quickly and lightly
skimmer		flicker+ shimmer
skink		shin or knuckle of beef+ pour
Skinking		watery.
skinkle		glitter+ gleam+ sparkle
Skinklin		glittering.
skione		large amount of something soft
skirl		scream
Skirl		to cry or sound shrilly.
skirt		run away+ play truant
skitter		have diarrhoea
Sklent		a slant
Sklent		to slant
Skouth		scope.
Skriech		a scream.
Skriegh		to scream
skyceNE	skice	leave quickly without detection
skyme	skime	glance or gleam
skyre	skire	shine+ glitter+ clear+ bright
Skyrin		flaring.
skyte	skite	squirt
skyve	skive	roam+ shave+ pare+ slice off
slabber		salivate+ talk drivel+ slobber
slack		a hollow between hills
slade	slaid	slid
slae		sloe+ slow worm
slaiger		smear
slaik	slake	lick+ slobber
slair		smear
slairie		a smear+ daub+ lick of paint
slaister		feed or work messily
slaisterie		wet and dirty+ muddy
slaisterin		untidy+ careless and messy
slait	slate	abuse
slaiter		wood louse
slap	slop	narrow pass
Slap		a breach in a fence; a gate.
slauchter		slaughter
slaurie		spread or splash with mud etc.
slaw	slaa	slow+ slowly
sled		sledge
slee		sly+ clever+ skilled
sleek	sleik	smooth+ deceitful+ cunning
sleekit	sleikit	sly+ smooth
sleep		sleep
sleepit		slept
SLEES		slinks
slerp		slobber+ daub with something
slicht		sleight+ slight
slid		slippery+ smooth
slidden		slid
slidder		slip+ slide+ slither
Slidd'ry		slippery.
slide	slyde	slide
slidie		slippery
slidit		slid
slink		smooth crafty person
slippie		slippery
slippit		slipped
slitter		work or walk messily in water etc
slitterie		wet and messy+ sloppy
sloch		slough+ outer skin
sloch		eat noisily
slock(en)		quench thirst+ put out fire
slockin		a drink+ enough drink
slogger		a dirty untidy person
Sloken		to slake.
sloonge	slounge	lounge
slootch		slouch+ crouch+ cower
slorach		slobber
slork		make a slobbering noise
slorp		slobber+ squelch
sloum	sloom	slumber
sloush	sloosh	sluice+ splash
slouster	slooster	work untidily or messily
sluch		a slough
slump		lump together+ a marsh
slung		a sling
slunk		wet and muddy hollow+ ditch
slunken		weak- or starved looking
slup		slip
sluppit		slipped
slype	slipe	a hard slap or smack
Slypet		slipped.
Sma'		small.
SMA'		small
smaa	sma+ smaw	small
smad		stain+ discolour
smairg		smear with something oily
smairt	smert	smart
smatter		smash+ shatter
smeddum		spirit+ energy
Smeddum		a powder.
smeek	smeik	smoke
smiddie	smiddy	smithy
Smiddy		smithy.
SMIDDY		blacksmith
smirk		smile
smirl		smirk
smirr		fine rain
smirtle		giggle+ snigger
smit		infect+ attack+ spot+ stain
smoch		thick fog or smoke
Smoor'd		smothered.
SMOORS		smothers
smore		smother+ suffocate+ choke
smorin		thick choking
smou	smoo	smile
smouder	smooder	smoulder
smouk	smook	slink or sneak
smoul	smool	slip away
smourach	smoorach	fine dust or powder
smourich	smoorich	kiss
smourichs		kisses
smous	smoos	smiles
Smoutie		smutty.
smowt		salmon fry+ smolt
smudge		smirk
smue	smew	smile
smuir	smour+ smure	smother
smuist	smuste	smoulder
smush		crush+ smash
Smytrie		a small collection; a litter.
snack		snap+ bite+ quick+ sharp+ alert
snagger		snore loudly
snail		a slug
Snakin		sneering.
Snap smart.
Snapper		to stumble.
snar		severe+ strict
snarls.
snash		snap+ vituperate+ sneer+
snash		pert+ saucy
Snash		abuse.
snaw	sna+ snaa	snow
SNAW BREE		melting snow
Snaw-broo		snow-brew (melted snow).
snawd		snowed
snawn		snowed
sneck		latch+ snap+ a notch
sned		prune
sneesh		snuff+ take snuff
sneesh	sneish	sneeze
Sneeshin mill		a snuff-box.
sneest	sneist	behave contemptuously+ a taunt
sneestie		cheeky
sneiter	sneeter	giggle+ weep
snell		chilly
snell		bitter+ severe+ sharp to taste
snib		bolt+ fasten
snib		fasten+ cut+ slice
snicher		snigger+ tittle
Snick		a latch; snick-drawing = scheming; he weel a snick can draw = he is
snievel	sneevil	snivel
snifter		sniff+ snivel+ snort+ snore
snirlie		gusty+ biting wind
snirt		suppressed laughing
snirtle		sneer
Snirtle		to snigger.
snochter		nasal mucus
snochter-dichter		handkerchief
snod		smooth+ level+ neat
snodge		pace
snoit		snore
Snoods		fillets worn by maids.
Snool		to cringe
snoot		snout
Snoove		to go slowly.
snorl		knot+ tangle+ twist
snowk		sniff+ smell
Snowkit		snuffed.
snuid	snude	fishing line
snuil	snule	submit tamely
snuve	snuive	glide+ spin
socht		sought
SOCHT		sought
socht(en)		sought
sock		ploughshare
sodger	sojer	soldier
soiree	swaree	soiree
solvendie		firm+ safe+ sure
some	sum	some
some bit		somewhere
some ither bodie		someone else
somebodie		someone
somegate		somewhere
somegate		somehow
someither		some other
something		something
somewey		somehow or other
somewey		somewhere
sonse		abundance+ prosperity+
sonsie		fortunate+ plump
Sonsie		sonsy
Soom		to swim.
soond		sound+ noise+ healthy
soop		sweep
soopit		swept
soor		sour
soor-douk	soor-dook	buttermilk+ yoghurt
soorock		sorrel
sooth		south
Soothron		English
sorn (on)		sponge or scrounge off
sorner		sponger
sorrae	sorra	sorrow
sort		tidy+ arrange+ repair
soss		a wet soggy mess
sotter		simmer
sou	soo	sow+ pig
souch	sooch	sough+ sigh
souder		solder+ unite+ combine
Sough		v. sugh.
SOUGHS		sighs
souk	sook	suck+ teachers pet
soukie soorocks	sookie soorocks	wood sorrel
soukit		sucked
soum	soom	swim
soumed		swam
soumer		swimmer

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 02:35 PM

sound of a large bell (R. B.)
soup	soop	sip
Soupe		sup
souple	soople	supple
souse	soose	strike+ a thump
souter		shoemaker+ cobbler
sowans	sooans	oat husks and meal steeped
Sowans nicht		Christmas eve
Sowens		porridge of oat flour.
sowff		hum+ draught
sowk		drench+ tipple
sowl		soul+ person
Sowps		sups.
Sowth		to hum or whistle in a low tune.
Sowther		to solder.
spae		foretell+ prophesize
spaewife		female fortune teller
spaicial		special
spail	spale	splinter+ work
Spails		chips.
spainyie		Spanish+ Indian cane
spairge		scatter+ sprinkle
Spairge		to splash; to spatter.
spaiver		trousers' front opening
spak		spoke
SPAK		spoke
spake	spaik	spoke of wheel+ perch
spang		span
spank		move quickly
spar		wooden bolt+ rung+ perch
sparrae	sparra	sparrow
spart		slatted
spartle		leap+ spring
spat		spat
spate		heavy downpour+ tears
Spates		floods.
spaul-bane		shoulder blade
Spavie		the spavin.
Spavit		spavined.
speak	speik	speak
speal	speel+ spiel+ speil	splinter+ wood chip
spean	spein+	suckling animal
Spean		to wean.
speariment		spearmint
Speat		a flood.
speeder	speider	spider
speel	speil	spell of time
Speel		to climb.
Speer		spier
speerit	speirit+ spreet	spirit
Speet		to spit.
speil	speel	climb+ play+ game+ story
speir	speer+ spier	inquire+ ask
speirins		information+ news
speirt		inquired
speld	spel	split+ cut+ slice open
spelder		split+ cut up+ sprawl
spelk		sharp splinter+ splint
spell v.		spell words
spence		inner room of house
Spence		the parlor.
spendrif		prodigal+ extravagant+
spentacles		spectacles
sperfle	sperfil	scatter
speug	spug	house-sparrow
spew	speu	flow+ pour
spicket	spigot	outdoor tap
SPIER+ SPIERED		ask+ asked
Spier. v. speer.
spindrift		windy spray
spinner		spider+ daddy-longlegs
spinnin jenny		daddy-longlegs
spirl		a small slender shoot
spit		spit
spitten eemage		exact image
splairge		smatter+ besmear
splat		split
spleet	spleit	split
spleetit		split
spleuchan		leather pouch
splore		frolic+ escapade+ outing+ explore
Splore		a frolic; a carousal.
splorer		explorer
splurt		squirt
splyce	splice	a sliver of wood+ splinter
spoken		spoken
spoot		spout
spounge	spoonge	ooze+ mop
Sprachl'd		clambered.
sprad		spread p.t.
sprat		reedy rush or grass
sprattle		scramble+ struggle+ sprawl
sprauchle		climb+ struggle+ sprawl
spreckle		speckle
Spreckled		speckled.
spreid	speed	spread
spreidit		spread
Spring		a quick tune; a dance.
springheid		source+ origin
sprit-new		brand-new
Sprittie		full of roots or sprouts (a kind of rush).
sproush	sproosh	spruce+ brisk+ spruce-tree
Sprush		spruce.
spuin		spoon
spulyie		plunder+ spoil
spunk		spark+ match
spunkie		will of the wisp+ small fire
Spunkie		full of spirit.
Spunkie		liquor
Spunkies		jack-o'-lanterns
spurtle	spurtil	porridge stick
Spurtle-blade		the pot-stick.
sputten		spat
spyle	spile	spoil
spylt		spoiled
Squatter		to flap.
Squattle		to squat; to settle.
squeak	squaik	squeal+ squeak+ squawk
squeegee	squeegie	at wrong angle+ out of shape
squyle	squile	squeal
Srivling		Stirling
staa	staw	stall+ queasy feeling
staa	staw	surfeit+ stall
stacher		stagger+ stumble
stack		stuck
Staggie		dim. of staig.
staig		stalk+ stallion
Staik		to stroke.
stainch	stench	stanch+ satisfy with food
stainchel	stainshell	iron bar+ grating
stair		stair(s)
stairch	sterch	starch
stairheid		top landing
staive	stave	sprain
staiver		saunter+ easy going
stale	stail	foundation of haystack
stamack		stomach
stammer		stumble+ stagger
Stan'		stand.
stance		station+ site+ bus stop platform
stane		stone
STANE		stone
stane chack(art)		stonechat
stane chipper		wheatear
Stanehoose		Stonehouse
Stanetoun		Stenton
stang		sting+ stung+ a pole+ bar or rod
stangt		stung
Stank		a moat; a pond.
stank		drain+ pond
STANS		stands
Stan't		stood.
stap		step+ cram.
Stap		to stop.
stap-faither		step-father
stappit		stepped+ stuffed
Stapple		a stopper.
STAPT+ STAPIT		filled to bursting
stark		strong
starn		star+ pupil of eye
starnie		starry
Starnies		dim. of starn
Starns		stars.
Startle		to course.
Staumrel		half-witted.
STAUN		stand
staund		stand
staundart	standart	standard+ upright pole
STAURN		star
stave		sprain+ wrench
staves		(broken) pieces
staw	staa	stole
Staw		a stall.
Staw		to surfeit; to sicken.
steal		steal
stealt		stolen
steam		steam
steamie		public wash-house
stech		stuff
stechie		stiff
Stechin		cramming.
steek	steik	stitch+ close
Steek		to shut; to close.
Steek		to shut; to touch
STEEK		stitch+ or harden
Steenhyve		Stonehaven
steepend	steipend+ stipend	stipend+ clergy's salary
steer	steir	stir
Steeve	stieve+ steave+ steive	firm+ stiff+ true
Steeve		compact.
steg		stride
steid	steed	place+ situation+ farm buildings
steidin		steading
STEIRS		stirs
stell		prop+ support+ place in position
stell		whisky still
Sten		a leap; a spring.
stend		leap+ spring+ bound
stent		stint+ fixed task+ stretch
stent		annual fee
Sten't		sprang.
STENT		stretch
Stented		erected; set on high.
Stents		assessments
stert	stairt	start
sterve	stairve	starve
steuch		cloud of dust+ uproar+ stink
stevel		stumble
stey		live at+ stay
stey		steep
Steyest		steepest.
stibble		stubble
Stibble-rig		chief reaper.
stick		stick
Stick-an-stowe		completely.
stickers		goose-grass
stickit		stuck
stiddie		anvil
still an on		nevertheless
Stilt		limp (with the aid of stilts).
Stimpart		a quarter peck.
stinkin Billie		sweet William
stinkin Willie		ragwort
stint		restrict
stirk		ox
stirk		heifer
Stirk		a young bullock.
stishie		bustle+ uproar
stob		stake+ fence post+ a thorn+ stab
stock		hard plant stalk+ block of wood
Stock		a plant of cabbage; colewort.
Stoited		stumbled.
Stoiter'd		staggered.
stoond		ache +throb+ tingle+ astound
Stoor		harsh
stoot		stout
stop		stop
stoppit		stopped
storm cock		missle thrush
stot		stagger+ stumble
stot		bullock
stot		bullock+ clumsy person+ bounce
stotter		stagger+ stumble+ rebound
stouk	stook	shock of corn
stoukie	stookie	stucco+ plaster+ slow witted
Stoun'		pang
STOUND		sudden pang of the heart
stour	stoor	dust
STOUR (BIDE THE STOUR)		bear the struggle
Stoure		dust.
Stourie		dusty.
stovies		stewed potatoes
stowe	stow	fill with food
stowed oot		full+ packed
stown		stolen
STOWN		stolen
Stownlins		by stealth.
stowp		liquid measure+ tankard
Stoyte		to stagger.
strack	strak	struck
strae		straw
Strae death		death in bed. (i. e.
strag		stray pigeon
straidle		straddle
Strak		struck.
strake		stroke
strake	straik	stroke+ blow+ spear+ spread
STRAKES		strokes
stramash		uproar
stramp		tramp+ walk
strang		strong
strange	streenge+ stringe	strange
strauchle		struggle
straucht		straight
Straught		straight.
Straught		to stretch.
straun		street gutter+ little stream
stravaig		wander+ roam
strave		strove
straw		strew
strawn		strewn
streamer(s)		aurora borealis
streek	streek	stretch
Streekit		stretched.
streeng	streeng	string
STREETCHED		stretched out
strenth		strength
strick	strik	strike
Striddle		to straddle.
strinkle		sprinkle
strip		stripe+ strip
strive		strive
striven		strove
strone		urinate
Stron't		lanted.
strounge	stroonge	bitter+ harsh+ gruff+ sullen
stroup	stroop	spout
strowe	strow	strew+ struggle+ quarrel
strucken		struck
strunt		strut
strunt		sulk
Strunt		liquor.
Strunt		to swagger.
stucken		stuck
stuckie		starling
Studdie		an anvil.
studie		study
stuid	stude	stood
stuiden		stood
stuil	stule	stool+ bench+ counter
stuit	stute	prop+ support
stummle		stumble
Stumpie		dim. of stump; a worn quill.
stunkart		sullen
stupit		stupid
Sturt		worry
Sturtin		frighted
styme	stime	glimpse+ particle
Styme		the faintest trace.
styte	stite	nonsense+ stagger
subscrieve	subscreive	subscribe
succar		sugar
Sucker		sugar.
Sud		should.
suddent		suddenly
suddle		dirty soil
Sugh		sough
suidna		shouldn't oughtn't
suin	sune	soon
suiner		sooner+ rather
suit	sute	soot + suit
sumf	sumph	stupid+ sullen+ sulky person
Sumph		churl.
Sunday		Sunday
Sune		soon.
sung		sang
sunge		singed
Suthron		southern.
sutten		sat past perf.
swadge	swage	subside+ relax
Swaird		sward.
swall	swal	swell
swallae	swalla+ swallie	swallow
Swall'd		swelled.
swalt		swelled
swalt		swollen
swank		agile+ strong+ smart
Swank		limber.
Swankies		strapping fellows.
Swap		exchange.
Swapped		swopped
swarf		faint
swat		sweated
swatch		a glimpse+ example
Swats		new ale.
sweel	swiel+ sweil	swell
sweeng	sweing	swing
sweer	sweir	lazy+ unwilling+ reluctant
Sweer		v. dead-sweer.
sweevel	sweil+ swievel	swivel
sweir	sweer	swear
sweit	sweet	sweat
sweitit		sweated
sweltrie		hot+ sultry
swey		sway+ swerve
swick		deceive+ swindler
swine	swyne	pig(s)
swinge		heavy blow
swipper		quick+ nimble
swirl	swurl	twist+ twirl+ coil
Swirlie		twisted
swith		quickly+ at once
swither		be uncertain+ hesitate
Swoom		swim.
Swoor		swore.
sworn	swurn	sworn
swuire	swure	swore
swurd		sword
swutten		sweated
swyre	swire	hollow between hills
sy(v)er	syre	ditch+ drain+ gutter
sybae	sybie+ syboe	spring onion
Sybow		a young union.
sye		strain in sieve
syes		chives
syke	sike	small stream
synd	syne+ syn	rinse+ wash out+ swill
syne	sine	then+ since that time
sype	sipe	seep+ soak+ ooze
sypins		leakings+ last drops
tack		a lease+ period of time
Tack		possession
tacket		small nail
tadger		penis
tae		in comparison with
tae		toe+ to
tae		to+ until
tae-brig		draw bridge
tae-come		profit
Taed		toad.
Tae'd		toed.
tae-draucht		attractive force
tae-faw		lean-to building
tae-flicht		refuge+ asylum
taein		taking
taen		taken
Taen		taken.
tae-nam		nick name
Taet		small quantity.
taiblet		tablet
taid		toad
taidspue		toad spawn
taigelt		hindered
taigle		harass+ delay+ detain+ hinder
taiken		token
tailyie		cut or slice of meat
tainant		tenant
tairge	targe+ terge	beat+ scold+ cross-examine
Tairge		to target.
tairible	tairrible	terrible
tairt		tart
taissle		entangle
tait	tate	a small quantity
taiver		wander
taivers		rags+ tatters+ shreds
taivert		muddled+ bewildered
tak		take
TAK+ TAKS		take+ takes
Tald		told.
tallae	talla+ tallie	tallow
Tane		one in contrast to other.
tangs		tongs
tansie	tansy	ragwort
tap		top
Tapetless		senseless.
Tapmost		topmost.
Tappet-hen		a crested hen-shaped bottle holding three quarts of claret.
Tap-pickle		the grain at the top of the stalk.
tappietourie	tappietoorie	tassel+ pom-pom
tappit		topped
TAPS		tops
tapsalteirie	tapsalteerie	upside down+ muddled
Targe		to examine.
tarragat		question closely+ pester
tarrock		a turn (bird)
tarrow		linger
Tarrow		to tarry; to be reluctant
tash		damage+ stain
tashie		tattered
tassie		cup
Tassie		a goblet.
tattie	tawtie	potato
tattie-boggle		scarecrow
tattrel		rag
taucht		taught
Tauk		talk.
tauld		told
taupie		foolish+ awkward+ giddy+ idle
taur		tar
taut		tangled tuft of hair or wool
taw	taa	knead+ twist+ tug
Tawie		tractable.
Tawpie		a foolish woman.
taws		leather strap
Tawted		matted.
tea		tea+ evening meal
teach	teich	teach
teacht		taught
Teats		small quantities.
teckle		tackle
tedisome		tedious+ tiresome
teel	teil	till land
teem	teim	pour rain
Teen		vexation.
teend	teen+ tein	rage+ provoke
teepical	teipical	typical
teerant	teirant	tyrant
teet	teit	peep+ peer+ glance+ squeak
teeth		teeth
teetle	teitle	title
teind	teend+ teen+ tein	a tenth part
teir	teer+ terr	tear+ wild vetch
televeesion	telveesion	television
tell		tell
Tell'd		told.
TELLT		told
telt	tellt	told
Temper-pin		a fiddle-peg; the regulating pin of the spinning-wheel.
ten		ten
tend		attend to+ look after+ see to
tender	tenner	sickly+ in poor health
tenner		ten pound note
tenon		tendon
tent		attend to+ care
tent		tenth
Tent		to tend; to heed; to observe.
tentie		careful+ attentive
Tentier		more watchful.
tentless		inattentive
Tester		an old silver coin about sixpence in value.
teuch		tough
teuchit		lapwing
teuchter	chuchter	highlander+ bumpkin (contempt)
teug		tug
Teugh		tough.
teuk		took
teylor	teylour	tailor
thack		thatch n.v.
Thack		thatch; thack and rape = the covering of a house
Thae		those.
thae adj.		these
thae dem. pron.		those
thaim		them
thair		their
Thairm		small guts; catgut (a fiddle-string).
thairs		theirs
thairsels		themselves
than		then
thare		there
thareawa		thereabouts
thareoot		outside
that		that+ which+ who(rel. pron.)
that		so
Thatwey		in that way+ like that
thay	thai	they
the conter		on the contrary
The Crail		Crail
the hale	haill	the whole
the lenth o		as far as
The Mey		May Island
The Nethertoun		Nethertown
The Pans		Prestonpans
the sel o ye		yourselves
the sel o't		itself
the t'ae hauf o't		one half of it
the tane		the one
the tither		the other
the tither hauf		the other half
the war		there was/were
the wey o't		how it goes
Theckit		thatched.
the-day		today
thee		thigh
theevle	theevil+ theivil+ thievil+ theevle	short stick for stirring food
thegither		together
the-morn		tomorrow
the-nicht		tonight
thenk		thank
thenkrif	thankrife	very grateful
the-nou		just now
the'r		there is / are
thesaurer		treasurer
the-streen		last evening
Thick		v. pack an' thick.
thiefs		thieves
Thieveless		forbidding
thig		beg+ cadge
Thiggin		begging.
thimmle		thimble
thing	hing+ hin	thing
thingmie	thingmy	a thing
think		think
Thir		these.
thir adj.		those
thir (dem. pron.)		these
thirl		be bound+ obligation
Thirl'd		thrilled.
thirsel(s)		themselves
thirsels		themselves
this		this
thiswey		this way
tho		though+ indeed
thocht		thought
THOCHT		thought
thole		endure
thon		those (yonder)
thonder	thonner	yonder
thoosan		thousand
thoosant		thousandth
thorter		across (timber grain)+ thwart
thoum	thoom	thumb
Thou'se		thou shalt.
thowe		thaw
thoweless		listless
Thowless		lazy
thrang		throng+ busy
thrapple		throat+ throttle
Thrapple		the windpipe.
thrash		thrash+ thresh
thrave		throve
Thrave		twenty-four sheaves of corn.
thraw		throw+ twist
Thraw		to twist; to turn; to thwart.
thrawart		awkward
thrawd		threw+ twisted
thrawn		difficult+ twisted+ perverse
thrawn		thrown+ twisted
THRAWN		obstinate(ly)
Thraws		throes.
threap	threip+ threep	insist
threeplet		triplet
three-ply		triple
Threesome		trio.
threid	threed	thread
threidit		threaded
threidit		thread
threit	threet	threat n.
thresh		thrash
threttan	thirttan+ thirteen	thirteen
threttant		thirteenth
Thretteen		thirteen.
Thretty		thirty.
threw		threw+ twisted
thrid		third
thrien	threen	thriven
thrissle		thistle
Thristed		thirsted.
thrittie		thirty
thrittient		thirteenth
thrive		thrive
THRO'		through
throu		through
throu		over+ completed
througate		passage way+ lane
Through		mak to through = make good.
throuither		any how+ in confusion
Throu'ther (through other)		pell-mell.
thruish		thrashed
thruishen		thrashed
thrum		strum
thrummle		squeeze+ wring
Thummart		polecat.
thummle	thimmle	thimble
thunner		thunder
Thy lane		alone.
tice	tyce	entice+ cox
ticht		tight
tid		time or season
tift		tiff+ quarrel
tig		tap+ pat
Tight		girt
til		to
till		until
Tillicoutrie		Tillicoultry
Till't		to it.
timeous		at the proper time
timmer		timber
TIMMER		timber
timorsome		nervous+ timid
Tine		to lose; to be lost.
tingle v.		tinkle+ chime
TININ		losing
tinkle		trifle
tinkler		tinker
tint		lost
TINT		lost
Tip		v. toop.
tippence		two pence
tipper		walk on tiptoes+ well dressed
tirl		vibrate+ quiver
Tirl		to strip.
Tirl		to knock for entrance.
tirr		strip+ remove
tirraneese	tirraneise	harass with overwork
tirrivee	tirrivie	rage+ excitement
tishie		tissue (paper)
titch		touch
tither		the other
Tittlin		whispering.
TO DRINK THE BREEST YOU'VE BREWED		to be responsible for the
tocher		dowry
Tocher		to give a dowry.
Tocher-gude		marriage portion.
tod		fox
To-fa'		the fall.
Toom		empty.
TOON		town
Toop		tup
Topsalteerie		topsy-turvy.
torn		torn
tortie		tortoise
tortur	torter	torture
Toss		the toast.
tossle		tassel
tot		the sum total+ the whole lot
tottie		tiny
tottle		toddle
touel	tooel	towel
touer	toor	tower
toun	toon	town
Toun		town; farm steading.
TOUROCKS		smoke from chimneys
tousie	toosie	disordered+ dishevelled+ rough
Tousie		shaggy.
tousle	toosle	ruffle
TOUSLED		tangled
Tout		blast.
tove		rise into air+ stream out
Tow		flax
towe		tow+ rope
Towmond		towmont
towmont		twelve months+ a year
Towsing		rumpling (equivocal).
towt		slight illness+ huff
Toyte		to totter.
Tozie		flushed with drink.
traik	trake	ill+ wander+ trek
traikle	traicle	treacle
TRAIVELS		travels
traivelt		travelled+ walked
traivle	traivil	travel+ walk
Trams		shafts.
Transmogrify		change.
Trashtrie		small trash.
trauchle	trauchil	drudge
treason	traison+ treison	treason
treat	trait	treat+ treated
tredden		trodden
tredit		trod
tree		tree
treen		trees (arch.) wooden
treeple	treiple	tripple
treid	treed	tread
tremmle	trimmle	tremble
Trews		trousers.
TREWS		tartan trousers
tricker		trigger
trig		smart+ quick+ clever
TRIG		neat+ smart
Trinklin		flowing.
Trin'le		the wheel of a barrow.
trinnle		trickle
troch		trough
Trogger		packman.
Troggin		wares.
troke		barter+ trade+ business+
TRON		town market place
troot		trout
Trouse		trousers.
trowe	trow	trust+ believe
trowth	truith	truth
truible	tribble	trouble
trumf		trump
trummle		tremble+ tremor
Trump		a jew's harp.
truntle		trundle
tryst		appointment+ meeting
Tryste		a fair; a cattle-market.
TRYSTE		cattle fair
Trysted		appointed.
TRYSTED		promised
Trysting		meeting.
tuim	tume	empty
tuimt		emptied
tuin		tune
tuip	tup+ tupe	ram
tuir	ture	tore
tuith		tooth
tulchan		a calfskin +a substitute+
tulyie	tuilyie+ tulzie	brawl
Tulyie		tulzie
tulyiesome		quarrelsome
tumfie		dull+ stupid+ fat person
tummle		tumble
tummler		tumbler
tumshie		turnip
tung		tongue
tur	turr	turf
turbot		halibut
tushilaigo	tushilago	coltsfoot
twa	twae	two
twa three		a few
TWA'D		it would
Twafauld		twofold
twa-fauld		bent over+ folded double
twal		twelve
Twal		twelve; the twal = twelve at night.
twaloors		midday meal(dinner)+ midday
Twalpennie worth		a penny worth (English money).
twalt		twelfth
twang		pang
Twang		twinge.
'TWAS		it was
Twa-three		two or three.
Tway		two.
tweetle	tweitle	whistle+ warble
twicet		twice
Twin		twine
TWIN		plait
twintie	twanty+ twuntie	twenty
twintieth		twentieth
Twistle		a twist; a sprain.
twyne	twine	separate
tyauve	chyauve	knead+ struggle
tyke	tike	cur
Tyke		a dog.
tyne	tine	lose
Tyne		v. tine.
tyned		lost
Tysday		Tuesday

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 03:18 PM

ugg	ug	loathe
uggin		disgusting+ horrible+ annoying
uggit		upset+ annoyed+ disgusted
uggsome		ugly
Uil	Yule+ Yuil	Christmas
uin	une+ oon	oven
uisage	yissage	usage
uise	yaise+ eeze+ eese	use v.
uised		used
uiss		use n.
uissless	yaisless	useless
uisst		used (to)
uisual	yaiswal	usual
Ulzie		oil.
umberellae	umberella	umbrella
umwhile	umquhile	late+ deceased
unbidden		uninvited
Unchancy		dangerous.
uncle		uncle
unco		very
Unco		remarkably
Unco		remarkable
UNCO WHACKS (SIC' UNCO WHACKS)		such blows as these
uncolie		very much
uncos		strange or unusual things
Uncos		news
unction		auction
undecent		indecent
unfarrant		unattractive+ unpleasant
unfreend	unfreend	an enemy+ non-friend
unhonest		dishonest
Unkend		unknown.
unkent		unknown+ strange+ unfamiliar
unkiver	uncuiver+ unkivver	uncover
unner		under
unnerstaund	unnerstan	understand
unraivle		untangle
UNROWES		unrolls
unsert	unserred	unserved
unsiccar		unsteady
Unsicker		uncertain.
Unskaithed		unhurt.
unsneck		unlatch
unsnib		unbolt
unsteek	unsteik	unfasten
unweel	unweill	ill
unwicelike	unwyce	unwise+ foolish+ indiscreet
up		up
upbring		bring up+ rear+ upbringing
upby		up there+ heaven+ upstairs
uphaud		uphold
uphauden		upheld
uplift		pick up
upo		upon
upredd		a cleaning+ tidying
upreddin		a scolding
upstaundin		regular (wages)
upsteer	upsteir	stir up+ turmoil
uptail		leave in a hurry
uptak		intelligence
ure		damp mist+ drizzle+ haze
us	uz+ iz	us
Usquabae		usquebae
utmaist	ootmaist	utmost
v (vowe)	vau	v+ the 22nd letter of the alphabet
vacance		holiday
vaig	vage	wander
vainish		vanish
variorium		decoration+ trinket+ ornament
vauntie		proud+ boastful
vause	vawse	vase
veecious	veicious	vicious
veenegar	veinigar	vinegar
veesion	veision	vision
veesit	veisit	visit
veet	veit	vet
veeve	vieve+ veive	life-like+ bright+ clear
veige	veege	voyage
vennel		alley
vent		chimney flue
ventur	venter	venture
Vera		very.
verra		very
veshel		vessel
vex		fret grieve+ be sorry + trouble
view	vyow	view
Virls		rings.
virr		force+ strength
Vittle		victual
vizzie		study+ examine closely
Vogie		vain.
vou	voo	vow
vyce	vice	voice
Wa'		waw
WA'		wall
'WA'		awaywad
waa	waw	wall
wab		web+ weave
wabbit		exhausted+ weak+ feeble
wabble		wobble
wabblie		wishy-washy+ thin
wabster		weaver
wad		would+ wed+ bet+ wager+ wedded
Wad		to wed.
Wad		would
Wad'a		would have.
waddin		wedding+ cotton wool
Wadensday		Wednesday
wadge		wedge
wadna		wouldn't
Wadset		a mortgage.
wae		woe+ woeful+ sorrowful+ vexed
Wae		woful
Wae		wo; wae's me = wo is to me.
Wae worth		wo befall.
waerifu		troublesome+ annoying+ sad
WAE'S ME		woe is me
waesome		sorrowful+ causing sorrow
Waesucks		alas!
waff		wave
wagitie		pied wagtail
Wair		v. ware.
waird		guard
wairm	werm	warm
wairn		warn
walcome		welcome
wale		choose+ choice
Wale		choice.
Walie		wawlie
walk	wauk+ waak	walk
wall		well
wall girse		watercress
wallae	wallie+ walla	wallow
wallie		porcelain+ china+ pleasant+
walloch		violent heavy movements
Wallop		to kick; to dangle; to gallop; to dance.
walth		wealth
walthie		wealthy
Waly fa'		ill befall!
wame		womb+ belly
Wamefou		bellyful.
wan		won
WAN		one
wanawnt		unclaimed
wanchancie		unlucky
Wanchancie		dangerous.
wannd		wand+ stick+ rod
wanndert		lost+ confused+ senile
wanner	waunder	wander
Wanrestfu'		restless.
wanshapen		deformed
wansonsie		mischievous
want	waant	need+ short of
wantin		short of / lacking
wap		wrap+ fold
wappin	wapin+ wappen	weapon
wappinshaw	wapinschaw	shooting competition
war	wur	were
WAR		were
war the		were there
ware		spring (season)
ware		kind of seaweed
ware		spend money
Ware		wair
Ware		worn.
Wark		work.
wark n. wirk v.	wurk	work
Wark-lume		tool.
warks		works
Warl'		warld
warld		world
warldlike		normal in appearance
Warlock		a wizard
WARLOCK		wizard+ male witch
Warl'y		warldly
warna	warny	weren't
warnish		warn
WARP+ WARPIN		weave+ weaving
Warran		warrant.
Warse		worse.
warsh		tasteless
warsle	warstle	wrestle+ struggle+ strive
warslin		struggling
warst		worst
WARST		worst
wase		bundle or band of straw
wash	waash	wash
washt		washed
wast		west
wastart	wastert	westward
wasteid		website
waster		farther west
wastmaist		westernmost
wastrie		wasteful+ extravagant
Wat		wet.
Wat		wot
wat(en)		wetted
Water-fit		water-foot (the river's mouth).
Water-kelpies		v. kelpies.
wather		weather
watter		water
watter brash		heartburn
wattergaw		incomplete rainbow
Wauble		to wobble.
wauchelt		perplexed+ bewildered
wauchle	wachle	walk clumsily
waucht		a gulp of air or drink
wauges		wages
Waught		a draft.
wauk		wake+ awake+ watch+ moist
wauk	waulk	cloth making process
wauken		awake+ waken
Waukin		awake.
Waukit (with toil)		horny.
waukrif		wakeful+ sleepless+ watchful
Waukrife		wakeful.
WAUKRIFE		sleepless
Waulie		jolly.
waur		worse
Waur't		worsted
waux		wax
waux claith		oilcloth
we		we
weak	waik	weak
wean (wee ane)		baby /child
Wean (wee one)		a child.
Weanies		babies.
weary		weary+ depressing+ annoying
Weason		weasand.
weave		weave
wecht		weight+ weigh
Wecht		a measure for corn.
wechten		make heavier
wechtie		weighty
wechts		a pair of scales+ large amount
wee		small+ tiny+ little
Wee		a little; a wee = a short space or time.
Wee things		children.
weed		a plant in the wrong place
weed	weid	sudden high fever
weedae	weeda+ weidae	widow
week	ook	week
weel	weill	well
WEEL FAURED		well favoured
WEEL STOCKET MAILIN+ HIMSEL FOR THE LAIRD		well stocked farm landlord
weel-a-whit		certainly
Weel-faured		well-favored.
Weel-gaun		well-going.
Weel-hain'd		well-saved.
weemen	weimen	women
weeng	weing	wing
weeoors		early morning
Weepers		mournings (on the steeve or hat).
weet	weit	wet
weetit		wet
weetit		wetted
weidger	weedger	wager
weir	weer	wear+ wire+ guard+ defend
weird	wierd	fate
weizer	weezer	ooze
welter		overturn+ upset+ confused noise
went		gone
Werena		were not.
WERENAE		were not
werrock		a corn+ a bunion
wersh		tasteless
We'se		we shall.
Westlin		western.
WESTLIN		westward+ western
wey	wye	way
wha	whae	who
WHA(S)		who (whose)
whaal		whale
whaizle		wheeze
whalp		a whelp
Whalpet		whelped.
Wham		whom.
whan		when+ while
Whang		a shive.
Whang		flog.
Whar		whare
WHAR+ WHAUR		where
Wha's		who is.
Wha's whose.
whase	whause	whose
What for		whatfore
What reck		what matter; nevertheless.
Whatna		what.
Whatt		whittled.
whauk		whack+ a cut+ great number
whaup		curlew
whaur		where
whaurawa		whereabouts
whaure're		wherever
wheem	wheim	whim
wheen	whein	a few
wheenge	wheinge	whinge
Wheep		v. penny-wheep.
Wheep		jerk.
wheeriorum	wheeriorum	toy+ thingamajig
wheesht	wheisht	be quiet+ silence
wheich	wheech	stench+ disgust
wheimer	wheemer	mutter+ whimper
wheip	wheep	squeak
wheiple	wheeple	whistle
whid		lie+ exaggeration
Whiddin		scudding.
Whids		gambols.
whiffle		play the flute
whigmaleerie	whhigmaleirie	whim+ whimsical
Whigmeleeries		crotches.
while	whyle	while+ until
whiles	whyles	sometimes
whilk	whulk	which
whin	whin	basalt+ flint
whinbuss		gorse or furze
Whingin		whining.
Whins		furze.
whip		whip
WHIPPERT		hastily
whirl	whurl	whirl+ wheel+ trundle+ cart
Whirlygigums		flourishes.
whirrie		whirl away
whissle	whussle	whistle
Whissunday	whutsunday	28th May+ Whitsunday
Whist		silence.
whit		what
white	whyte	white
whiten		what kind of+ which+ what sort of
whitfor		why
whither		whether
whitrat	whitret	weasel
Whitter		a draft.
whittle	whuttle	knife
whitwey		how? why?
whowe	whow	wow
whud		fib+ lie
whummle	whammle	overturn+ turn inside out
whurligig		spinning top
why		why
wi		with
Wi'		with.
WI'		with
wice	wyce	wise
wicelike		sensible+ respectable
wicht		person
Wick a bore		hit a curling-stone obliquely and send it through an opening.
wickit		wicked+ bad tempered+ angry
wid	wuid+ wude	wood
WID		would
widdershins		anti-clockwise+ opposite way
widdie	wuidie	twig of flexible wood+ willow
Widdifu'		gallows-worthy.
Widdle		wriggle.
WIDNAE		would not
WIE		with
Wiel		eddy.
Wight		strong
Wighter		more influential.
wild	wile+ willd	wild
will	wull	will
Willcat wildcat.
WILLNAE+ WILTNAE+ WINNAE		will not
Willyart		disordered.
wilt	wult	wilt
Wimple		to meander.
WIMPLIN' WAY		winding road
win		reach / won
WIN'		wind
winch		wench
wind	wund	wind
windae	winda+ windie	window
WINDAE		window
windlestrae	winnlestrae	withered grass
winkers		eyelids
Winn		to winnow.
winna		won't
winnd		wind
winner	wunnwe	wonder
Winnin		winding.
winnock	windock	window
Winnock-bunker		v. bunker.
winsome		charming
Win't		did wind.
winter	wunter	winter
wintle		stagger+ reel+ wriggle
Wintle		a somersault.
Winze		a curse.
wioot		outside+ except
wir		our
wird	word+ wurd	word
wirm	wurm	worm
wirr		growl+ snarl
wirrie	wirry	worry
wirs		ours
wirsel(s)		ourselves
wirsit		worsted
wirth	warth	worth
wis	wus+ wiz+ wuz	was+ were
Wi's		with his.
WIS		was
wisna		wasn't+ weren't
wiss	wuss+ weish	wish
wisses	wheeshes	wishes
wisst	weesht	wished
wit	wut	sanity+ reason+ wisdom
Wi't		with it.
WIT		what
witch		bewitch+ witch
wits	wuts	wits
wittins		knowledge+ news+ information
wizzen		wither(ed)+ dry(ed)
Won		to dwell.
wone		dwell
Wonner		a wonder.
Woo'		wool.
Woodie		woody
Woodies		twigs
Wooer-babs		love-knots.
Wordy		worthy.
worn		worn
Worset		worsted.
worth		to befall
Worth		v. wae worth.
worthed		befell
worthed		befallen
wrack	vrackNE	wreck
Wraith		ghost.
wranch	runch	wrench
wrang		wrong
wrat		wart
wrat	cf. wrate	wrote
wratch	vratchNE	overstrain+ fatigue+ wretch+ miser
wrate		writ
wreath	wraith	wreath
wricht		wright
write		write
wrocht		worked
wrutten		written
wud		mad
Wud		wild
wuish		washed
wuishen		washed
wulk	wilk	whelk+ periwinkle
WULLIE WAUGHT		a hearty draught
Wumble		wimble.
wumman		woman
wun		win
wund		wound
wundit		wound
wure		wore
wurn		complain
wyde		wade+ weed
wye		weigh
wyliecoat		under frock+ under petticoat+
Wyliecoat		undervest.
wynd		a narrow winding street
WYND		wind
wynt		allow to go bad or sour
wyse	wise+ wize	lead+ entice
wyte	wite	blame+ accuse
Wyte (weight)		blame.
yaff		bark+ yelp+ chatter
yair		fish-trap
yaird		yard
yairn		story+ yarn
yall		yell+ howl
yallae	yalla+ yella	yellow
yallae lintie		goldhammer
yallochie		yellowish
yammer		lament+ harp on
Yard		a garden; a stackyard.
yatter		chatter
Yaud		an old mare.
yauld	yaul	active+ alert+ vigorous
yaup		bawl
ye		you
YE		you
Yealings		coevals.
yeld		barren
Yell		dry (milkless).
yelloch		yell
yer	yur	your
YER		your
Yerd		earth.
YERDS		yards (shipyards)
yerk		jerk
Yerkit		jerked.
yerl		earl
Yermooth		Yarmouth
yerp		grumble+ fret
yers		yours
yersel		yourself
yersels		yourselves
yese	yeeze	you pl.
Ye'se		ye shall.
yestreen		last evening+ yesterday
yett		gate
Yettum		Yetholm
yeuk		itch
yill		ale
Yill-Caup		ale-stoup.
YIN		one
yird		earth+ bury
yirdit		buried
yit		yet
yoke		grip+ deal with
Yokin		yoking; a spell; a day's work.
yon		yonder
YON		yonder+ that
yon time		that time
yonder		yonder
yont		along+ through
'Yont		beyond.
yonwey		yonder way
yorlin		yellow hammer
you		you
your		your
YOUR LANE		alone
yours		yours
yoursel		yourself (emphatic)
yoursels		yourselves (emphatic)
youse	youz	you pl.
YOUSE		you plural
youthheid		youth+ adolescence
yowdendrift		snow driven by the wind
yowe		sheep+ ewe
Yowie		dim. of ewe; a pet ewe.
yowl		howl
yowt		howl+ yell+ cry
Yule		Christmas.
yung		young
yungker	younker	youngster
yunk		a stake marble

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 03:39 PM

Whew!!! Posting this took about three hours, and a number of computer crashes. I think it's all working OK now, both in MSIE and Netscape. Good work, John!
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 11:35 PM

Thanks for your hard work Joe! When you return we'll need to revise the A-C which is somewhat more complete than my earliest posting. The revision was included in the file I sent you late last night. Once that's done the glossary will be about 7,000 Scots words. Regards, John

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Apr 00 - 10:17 PM

I think what's posted now is John's complete glossary, but I've asked John to proofread to make sure it's all OK. After that, I'll delete or move the messages that are between the sections of the glossary.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST,Murray on Saltspring
Date: 15 Apr 00 - 02:37 AM

Good work, but I'm puzzled by the inclusion of things like "leak, seem, send, sent" which are not Scotticisms. Also: "cloot" represents the English "clout" (pr. clowt), = cloth; while "clout" (pr. clowt) = blow, hit, strike etc. "Dang " is the preterite of "ding", so = "struck", "belted" you might say. "Ding" however means more than "strike"; as in the phrase (motto) "Dunse dings a'," it means "surpasses", "beats" in the metaphorical sense. More comments maybe once I digest this. But it's a real accomplishment all the same.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Apr 00 - 04:47 AM

Netscape has a problem with this glossary that I can't figure out - the "go" buttons from Max's dropdown menus and a "reply box" appear at places in the middle of the page, as well as at their appropriate locations. Anybody know why, and does anybody know how I can eliminate the problem? It seems to work OK with MSIE 5.0.
Thanks.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Robby
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 10:32 AM

Whew! And I thought the glossary at the end of The Ballad Book, MacEdward Leach, Harper & Row, New York, N.Y. (1955), was extensive. I didn't think my printer would ever stop. An extraordinary effort.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 08:12 PM

Hi Murray, I won't pretend to be a linguist nor an expert on Scottish music, so if there are words herein of doubtful paretage I apologise - I simply scraped and scanned and collated anythong I could find which I thought may have helped Mudcatters to appreciate. I feel a bit guilty sometimes when I see bitsy translations in song collections and I don't incorporate them in the Glossary, but the truth is I doubt that I'll ever get the energy to try this again.

Robby, I'd always envisaged that users could save this thread as a HTML file or text file to use as a reference, but I guess once you've printed it you'll have it forever. From imperfect memory there are almost 7,000 lines of reference.

Regards, John

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 06:17 AM

I found a request from Joe Offer for a way to reduce the size of this file here: HTML PRACTICE
I'm not sure whether I have anything working here, but:
The glossary information here is about 14,841 paragraphs when set up as a table.
Word Tools - Wordcount shows 6,669 paragraphs when converted to straight text.
If I interpret what is here, each entry consists of a "Word" with "Word Variants" and a definition, in three columns.

If this is changed from a column layout (table^#041; to a text line of:

Word (variants): Definition

there is a slight saving in character count, since you don't need the table element and table row declarations.

Potentially, the change in format could reduce the file size to about a third of what is needed to post as a table(?)

Attempting to download this entire thread crashed my rather wimpy machine several times, requiring considerable reboot, disk cleanup, delete temps, etc., but I think I got all of the glossary that is listed in the thread. This is apparently only a small piece of what is in the whole thing.

On my Win98 machine, with 64M RAM, I was unable to do a table convert to text on the whole 122 pages of table in this string, but didn't have any trouble converting half of it at a time.

Because the size of the file is rather large, I am posting this note as a warning.
My next post will attempt to include the part of the glossary in the present thread as a single post.

GULP!

John

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 06:29 AM

Looks like I only got through with part of it
Probably a time-out on the connection.

Word count on the part that came through shows about 56KB transmitted.

I will refrain from sending more now, pending comments on whether this is really an improvement.

Any experts looking in?

John

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I deleted John's partial glossary because it made the thread too hard to load. However, I think it would be a good idea to have a text version of the glossary in another thread.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: CRANKY YANKEE
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 04:19 PM

Doesn't "Heelster Gowdie" mean "Helter Skelter"?

The crank

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Abby Sale
Date: 30 Aug 01 - 08:47 AM

"Heelster Gowdie" = Heels over head (topsy-turvey)

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Abby Sale
Date: 30 Aug 01 - 09:20 AM

Crowdie = pot cheese (ie, small curd cottage cheese) I once watched it made in Ballantrushal, Isle of Lewis.

Subject: Help re: 'banƒters'
From: Abby Sale
Date: 09 Sep 01 - 03:11 PM

What with today being the anniversary of the battle at Flodden-Field,  September 9, 1513, I thought I'd sing "floo'ers of the forest."  So I'm looking at the 4th of the "usually sung six verses,"  ie. # 20 in Herd (1769). (Actually this verse is rarely sung, too.)  The data base  Floo'ers gives that Hickerson implies it on Drive Dull II but he doesn't, actually. Anyway the DT misprints one word & naturally, that's the single word in the song I can't gloss.  The verse is:

In herƒt at the ƒhearing nae younkers are jeering:
The banƒters are lyart, runkled, and gray.
At fairs nor at preaching, nae wooing, nae fleeching,
Since our braw foreƒters are a' wed away

It's 'bansters' in the second line I hope someone can help with.  I don't find this or anything similar in any of my glosseries or dictionaries, including Herd's own.  I did find in Herd "bangster" and I've a feeling he's misprinted the word in the song - I haven't accidented across 'bangster' in any other Herd songs.  "Bangstrie," as all will know, is one of the charges leveled against MacPherson just before he Lamented ans hanged.  FYI, since I have them right here, other words in that verse would be:

herƒt = harvest
younkers = young men
banƒters = ? perh. banterers or bangsters (in essence, 'ruffians')
lyart = hoary/grey-haired
runkled = wrinkled
fleeching = coxing/flattering
wed away  = cut down / lost (arguable)

Thanks for the advice.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST,guest Jackie
Date: 10 Sep 01 - 04:31 AM

A few weeks ago I asked John Moulden to track down a few words for me that are Ulster/Scot. A few of the words (quite a lot actually) have been printed above. Good work John. I have also heard that there is a book published to cover the Ulster/Scots dialect though sorry to say I have forgotten who by. John Moulden who writes here at times may be able to help you there if you are interested. It may make all your hard work a little easier. Keep up the good work.

Jackie

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Sep 01 - 05:29 AM

Fantastic work, JohninB. Thanks, very much!

kat

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 05:53 PM

^^Bandster:
1794, in Ritson, Scot. Songs, II. "The bandsters are runkled, lyart and grey." A Bandster is one who binds sheaves after reapers.

1863, Tom Taylor. "Onward press the shearers, the bansters come behind."
Both quotes from The Oxford English Dictionary.

I wouldn't doubt that both spellings were used.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Strupag
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 06:28 PM

Jings!

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 06:53 PM

Using the posts above as a base, Pene Azul designed our Scots Glossary. It's available on the QuickLinks dropdown menu that you'll find on most Mudcat pages. I added "bandster" to the glossary. Other submissions are welcome. Post them here, or send me a personal message or e-mail.
-Joe Offer-
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Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 12:30 PM

The things people post just to claim the record of the BIGGEST POSTING ...EVER !!!

Well Done.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Reiver 2
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 02:07 PM

This is absolutely FANTASTIC!! Many thanks to all who've worked so hard on this. Your efforts are much appreciated.

Reiver 2

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST,remore
Date: 24 Feb 07 - 01:05 PM

Roup (Pronounced rowp) - a public auction
Rookit - no money left
Bowlie - morning break (bowl of tea)
Lousin time (pronounced louwsin) - the end of the day's work
Yokin time - the beginning of the days work
Lairage - holding area for cattle (in an abattoir)
Cock Pheasant - a mechanical hay turner

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: masato sakurai
Date: 25 Feb 07 - 06:38 AM

The Dictionary of the Scots Language is the most comprehensive.

The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) comprises electronic editions of the two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language: the 12-volume Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the 10-volume Scottish National Dictionary (SND). DOST contains information about Scots words in use from the twelfth to the end of the seventeenth centuries (Older Scots); and SND contains information about Scots words in use from 1700 to the 1970s (modern Scots). Together these 22 volumes provide a comprehensive history of Scots, and a New Supplement now (2005) brings the record of the language up to date. These are therefore essential research tools for anyone interested in the history of either Scots or English language, and for historical or literary scholars whose sources are written in Scots or may contain Scots usages.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Rusty Dobro
Date: 25 Feb 07 - 07:02 AM

Wonderful! Loved the definition of 'piller'- scope for some transatlantic confusion, I feel!

One Glasgow drunk to another, peering in the baker's window:'Is that a doughnut or a meringue?'

Second ditto: 'Nae, you're right enough, it's a doughnut!'

I'll get my plaid.....

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST,Scotty
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 07:27 PM

Not comprehensive yet, but entertaining. Scottish words translated, defined and illustrated with a cartoon. Worth a visit and growing each week.

Scottish Words Illustrataed at http://www.stooryduster.co.uk

Cheers

All the best

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 06:09 PM

Galoot

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Vic Smith
Date: 14 Apr 09 - 06:34 AM

masato sakurai wrote (Two years ago!)

The Dictionary of the Scots Language is the most comprehensive.

It is but I have never found it to be particularly user-friendly as an on-line resource. My first port of call is to go to my shelves (Does anybody remember dictionaries in book form?) and reach for The Scots Dialect Dictionary Compiled by Alexander Warrack MA ISBN 9 781902407098 published by Waverley Books.

However, you won't find words in it that are derived from Scots Traveller Cant ("galoot" for example) so you would need a separate list for that. The best list that I know for those is in the long-out-of-print Victorian book "History of The Gypsies" by Simson.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: LadyJean
Date: 28 Aug 10 - 12:28 AM

You don't have "redd up" meaning clean up. We use it in Western Pennsylvania too. We also say slippy, instead of slippery. Neb is used in Western PA, but it means an inquisitive person. Nebby, however, means nosey.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words
From: Gutcher
Date: 28 Aug 10 - 04:41 AM

A nebby person hereabouts {ie.) S.W. Scotland, is a sharp sarcastic person.

Joe.

Subject: RE: Glossary of Scottish Words (PermaThread)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 02:59 PM

I'm closing this thread because it has been drawing a lot of Spam. If you would like to add comments or Scots words, post them in one of the Scots glossary threads crosslinked at the top of this page. Your comments will be incorporated into this PermaThread or our Scots Glossary.
Using the posts above as a base, Pene Azul designed our Scots Glossary. It's available on the QuickLinks dropdown menu that you'll find on most Mudcat pages. I added "bandster" to the glossary. Other submissions are welcome. Post them here, or send me a personal message or e-mail.

Thanks to John in Brisbane for creating this glossary. John died in 2005. May he rest in peace.
-Joe Offer- 17 Dec 2011-
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