Fu', full, intoxicated with li- Graith,furniture, accoutriments quor G Gane, gone, gawn, gowing, Gab, the mouth, to talk perthy Gar, compel, gart, compelled Gausy, jolly, buxom Gantrie, a bench or horse for Hallow-e'en, the 31st of October Girn, grin, to weep, greet, to Glaiket, idle, thoughtless, got Gleg, sharp, quick, active Gowk, a cuckoo, a foolish per son Gowpin, the full of your two Hae, have, had, hold Haughs, low lying rich lands, Haus, the gullet or throat Haffit, the side of the head Haind, saved, laid up Halland, or hallan, a partition Hawkie, a common name given to a cow Haiverel, a half witted person Hip, to miss in reading, &c. Hooly, careful, slowly How, a hollow between the hills Hodin, homespun woollencloth Langer, longer, lang, long Lasses, maidens, girls Lave, the rest, the remainder Laith, loth Hound, hunt with dogs as a Lawen, or lawin, a tavern reck shepherd Hyn, hastening. oning Land o cakes, Scotland Laighlen, a milking pale, or pale for other purposes Leal, loyal, true, upright, honest the middle of the high street Nae, no, not any of Edinburgh Lure, rather. Lyart, hoary, or grey headed Lyrth, warm and sheltered, to thicken broth Neist, next Nebb, bill of a bird, the point Nickstick, a tallystick Notar, notary public. Ohon! oh! alas! Ony, any O', of Orrow, to spare, any thing over Maunna, must not, maun, must Owk, week Maukin, the hare Maister, chamber lye Messjohn, a priest or curate Menzies, a large company of men or followers, an army, assembly, confused crowd Meltith, a meal Mirk, dark Mishanter, mischief Misand, musing Owsen, oxen Owr, over. P Pauky, sly, cunning, witty Misleard, easily defeated, a Peacefu', peaceful fraid, unmannerly Mou, mouth Mony, many Monsmeg, a great gun formerly Muckle, or meikle, much, or N Na, no, not, nane, none Pechin, to pant, to breath short Pig, an earthen jar Plaidie, or plaid, crossed strip- out means Plucke, pimple Provost, mayor Sax, six Saut, salt, sauted, salted Prig, importune, to cheapen Sark, shirt or shift the price Puddock, frog. Sall, shall Sair'd, served Scantlin, scantly, scarcely Scrap, did scrape, scrapin, scra ping Scowder, or scouther, to scorch, to singe Scunner, to loathe Scauld, one who scolds, to scold Scaw'd, scabbed, of no value Scape, a bee hive Scough, skulk, start Sclates, slates Sel, self, yoursell, yourself Sell'd, sold Sey-piece, master piece Shaw, to shew, a small wood in Sicker, sure Simmer, summer Skaith, harm, hurt, loss, ex- Slocken, to allay thirst Strae, straw Straik, stroke or blow Stilt, handle of a plough, a crutch Stown, stolen Sma'est, smallest, sma', small, Starn, or starnie, a star Stan', stand, stannin, standing Steek, to shut Steghin, eating greedily, gorgeing Sucker, sugar Swaird, the surface of the grass the breadth one takes before them when cutting with a scythe Swyth avaunt, make haste, fy Swack, to throw with force, tight, active Syne, afterwards. Tap, top T Tak, take, taen, taken Tartan, cross striped cloth of Taxman, he who leases a farm from the owner Tane, one of the two Tent, care, to take care Teugh, tough Teysday, Tuesday Teut, small quantity Thegither, together Thrave, did thrive Thole, bear with Thir, these, thae, those Thrawart, froward, cross, crabThreave, 24 sheafs of grain, or bundels of straw Thof, although Thackit, thached |