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FOOTNOTES:

1 In Scotch the ch and gh are almost always guttural. The gh according to Mr. Alexander Ellis, the sole authority in the past pronunciation of the country, was guttural in England in the time of Shakspere.

2 An exclamation of pitiful sympathy, inexplicable to the understanding. Thus the author covers his philological ignorance of the cross-breeding of the phrase.

3 Extra--over all--ower a'--orra--one more than is wanted.

4 Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur.

Atque animum nunc huc celerem, nunc dividit illuc. Æneid: IV. 285

5 This line is one of many instances in which my reader will see both the carelessness of Ericson and my religion towards his remains.

6 Why should Sir Walter Scott, who felt the death of Camp, his bullterrier, so much that he declined a dinner engagement in consequence, say on the death of his next favourite, a grayhound bitch--'Rest her body, since I dare not say soul!'? Where did he get that dare not? Is it well that the daring of genius should be circumscribed by an unbelief so common-place as to be capable only of subscription?

7 Amongst Ericson's papers I find the following sonnets, which belong to the mood here embodied:

Oft, as I rest in quiet peace, am I

Thrust out at sudden doors, and madly driven Through desert solitudes, and thunder-riven Black passages which have not any sky. The scourge is on me now, with all the cry Of ancient life that hath with murder striven. How many an anguish hath gone up to heaven! How many a hand in prayer been lifted high When the black fate came onward with the rush Of whirlwind, avalanche, or fiery spume! Even at my feet is cleft a shivering tomb Beneath the waves; or else with solemn hush The graveyard opens, and I feel a crush As if we were all huddled in one doom.

Comes there, O Earth, no breathing time for thee?

No pause upon thy many-chequered lands? Now resting on my bed with listless hands, I mourn thee resting not. Continually Hear I the plashing borders of the sea Answer each other from the rocks and sands. Troop all the rivers seawards; nothing stands, But with strange noises hasteth terribly. Loam-eared hyenas go a moaning by. Howls to each other all the bloody crew Of Afric's tigers. But, O men, from you Comes this perpetual sound more loud and high Than aught that vexes air. I hear the cry Of infant generations rising too.

8 This sonnet and the preceding are both one line deficient.

9 To these two sonnets Falconer had appended this note.

'Something I wrote to Ericson concerning these, during my first college vacation, produced a reply of which the following is a passage: "On writing the first I was not aware that James and John were the Sons of Thunder. For a time it did indeed grieve me to think of the spiritual-minded John as otherwise than a still and passionless lover of Christ."'

Note from John Bechard, creator of this Electronic text.

The following is a list of Scottish words which are found in George MacDonald's "Robert Falconer". I have compiled this list myself and worked out the definitions from context with the help of Margaret West, from Leven in Fife, Scotland, and also by referring to a word list found in a collection of poems by Robert Burns, "Chamber's Scots Dialect Dictionary from the 17th century to the Present" c. 1911 and "Scots-English English-Scots Dictionary" Lomond Books c. 1998. I have tried to be as thorough as possible given the limited resources and welcome any feedback on this list which may be wrong (my e-mail address is JaBBechard@aol.com). This was never meant to be a comprehensive list of the National Scottish Language, but rather an aid to understanding some of the conversations and references in this text in the Broad Scots. I do apologise for any mistakes or omissions. I aimed for my list to be very comprehensive, and it often repeats the same word in a plural or diminutive form. As well, it includes words that are quite obvious to native English speakers, only spelled in such a way to demonstrate the regional pronunciation.

This list is a compressed form that consists of three columns for 'word', 'definition', and 'additional notes'. It is set up with a comma between each item and a hard return at the end of each definition. This means that this section could easily be cut and pasted into its own text file and imported into a database or spreadsheet as a comma separated variable file (.csv file). Failing that, you could do a search and replace for commas in this section (I have not used any commas in my words, definitions or notes) and replace the commas with spaces or tabs.

Word,Definition,Notes
a',all; every,also have
a' gait,everywhere,
a' thing,everything; anything,
abeelity,ability,
abettin',abetting,
a'body,everyone; everybody,
aboon,above; up; over,
aboord,aboard,
aboot,about,
aboot it an' aboot it,all about,
abune,above; up; over,
accep's,accepts,
accoont,account,
accoonts,accounts,
accordin',according,
acquant,acquainted,
a'-creatin',all-creating,
ae,one,
aff,off; away; past; beyond,
aff-gang,outlet,
afflickit,afflicted,
affoord,afford,
affront,affront; disgrace; shame,
affrontet,affronted; disgraced,also ashamed; shamed afit,afoot; on foot,
afore,before; in front of,
aforehan',beforehand,
aften,often,
aftener,more often,
agen,against,
aheid,ahead,

ahin',behind; after; at the back of,
ahint,behind; after; at the back of,
aiblins,perhaps; possibly,

aidin',aiding,
ailin',ailing; sick,
ain,own,also one
airin',airing,
airm,arm,
airm-cheir,armchair,
airms,arms,also coat of arms; crest airmy,army,
airth,earth,
aise,ashes,
ait,eat,
aither,either,
aiths,oaths,
aitin',eating,
aits,oats,
alane,alone,
alang,along,
Algerine,Algerian,
alloo,allow,
allooed,allowed,
Almichty,Almighty; God,
amaist,almost,
amang,among; in; together with,
amen's,amends,
amo',among,
amuntit,amounted,
an',and,
ance,once,
ane,one,also a single person or thing aneath,beneath; under,
anent,opposite to; in front of,also concerning Anerew,Andrew,
anes,ones,
angert,angered; angry,also grieved anither,another,
answerin',answering,
answert,answered,
a'ready,already,
aricht,aright,
aside,beside,also aside
aspirin',aspiring,
astarn,astern,
'at,that,
ate,hate,also eat
a'thegither,all together,
a'thing,everything; anything,
'at's,that is; that has,
attreebuted,attributed,
atweel,indeed; truely; of course,
atween,between,
aucht,eight; eighth,also ought; own; possess aul',old,
auld,old,
aulder,older,
aumrie,cupboard; pantry; store-closet, aumry,cupboard; pantry; store-closet, a'-uphaudin',all-upholding; all-supporting, ava,at all; of all,exclamation of banter; ridicule awa,away; distant,also off; go away awa',away; distant,also off; go away awaur,aware,
Awbrahawm,Abraham,
aweel,ah well; well then; well,
awfu',awful,
awpron,apron,
ay,yes; indeed,exclamation of surprise; wonder aye,yes; indeed,
ayont,beyond; after,
bade,did bide,
badena,did not bide,
bagonet,bayonet,
bailey,civic dignitary; magistrate, bairn,child,
bairnie,little child,diminutive
bairns,children,
baith,both,
bakehoose,bakery,
baneless,insipid; without pith,
banes,bones,
barfut,barefoot,
barrin',barring,
barrowfu',wheelbarrow full,
baubee,halfpenny,
baubees,halfpennies,
bauchles,old pair of shoes,also shoes down at the heel baukie,bat,
beggit,begged,
beginnin',beginning,
begud,began,
behaud,withhold; wait; delay,also behold behavin',behaving,
bein',being,
beir,bear,
beirer,bearer,
beirs,bears,
bejan,first year's student,at a Scottish university belangs,belongs,
believin',believing,
ben' leather,thick leather for soling boots/shoes, bena,be not; is not,
bend-leather,thick leather for soling boots/shoes, benn,in; inside; into; within; inwards,also inner room benn the hoose,in/into the parlour,best room of the house beowty,beauty,
beuks,books,
beyon',beyond,
bide,endure; bear; remain; live,also desire; wish bides,endures; bears; remains; lives,also stays for biggit,built,
bilin',boiling,also the whole quantity bin',bind,
binna,be not,
birse,bristle; hair; plume of hair, bit,but; bit,also small; little--diminutive bitch,,term of contempt usually applied to a man bitin',biting,
bittie,little bit,diminutive
bittock,a little bit; a short distance, blaeberries,blueberries,
blastit,blasted,
blate,over-modest; bashful; shy,
blaud,spoil; injure; soil,
blaudit,spoiled; injured; soiled,
blaw,blow,
blecks,nonplusses; perplexes; beats, blessin',blessing,
blether,talk nonsense; babble; boast, bletherin',talking nonsense; babbling; boasting, blethers,talks nonsense; babbles; boasts,nonsense; foolish talk blin',blind,
blink,take a hasty glance; ogle,also shine; gleam; twinkle; glimmer blinner,blinder,
blude,blood,
bluidy,bloody,
boasom,bosom,
boatles,bottles,
boddom,bottom,
body,person; fellow,also body
boglet,bamboozled; terrified,
bonnet,man's cap,
bonnetfu',bonnetful; capful,
bonnets,man's caps,
bonnie,good; beautiful; pretty; handsome, bonniest,best; most beautiful; prettiest,also considerable bonny,good; beautiful; pretty; handsome, boodie,ghost; hobgoblin,
booin',bowing,
bools,marbles,
boon',bound,
boord,board (i.e. room and board), bothie,cottage in common for farm-servants, boucht,bought,
bourach,heap; cluster; mound,
bowat,stable-lantern,
bowie,small barrel or cask,
boxie,little box,diminutive
brae,hill; hillside; high ground by a river, braid,broad; having a strong accent, brak,break,
brakfast,breakfast,
brat,child,term of contempt
braw,beautiful; good; fine,also lovely (girl); handsome (boy) brawly,admirably; very; very much; well, breedth,breadth,
breeks,breeches; trousers,
breid,bread,
breist,breast,
breists,breasts,
breith,breath,
breme-bush,broom-bush,also simpleton brewin',brewing,
brig,bridge,
brither,brother,
brithers,brothers; fellows,
brithren,brethren; brothers,
brocht,brought,
broo,brow; eyebrow,
broucht,brought,
browst,brewage; booze,also the consequences of one's own acts bruik,broke,
brunt,burned,
bude,would prefer to; behoved,also must; had to budena,must not; could not; might not, buff,nonsense,
buik,book,also Bible
buiks,books,
bund,bound,
burd alane,quite alone,also the only surviving child of a family burn,water; stream; brook,
burnin',burning,
burnside,along the side of a stream, buss,bush; shrub; thicket,
butes,boots,
butt,main room in a croft; outside,includes kitchen and storage butt the hoose,into the house; into the kitchen, by ordinar,out of the ordinary; supernatural,also unusual by ordinar',out of the ordinary; supernatural,also unusual by-ordinar,out of the ordinary; supernatural,also unusual byous,exceedingly; extraordinary; very, ca,drive; impel; hammer,
ca',call; name,
ca'd,called,
cadger,carrier; pedlar,
ca'in',calling,
cairds,cards,
cairriage,carriage,
cairriet,carried,
cairry,carry,
cairryin',carrying,
calfie,little calf,diminutive
callant,stripling; lad,term of affection cam,came,
cam',came,
camna,did not come,
camstairie,unmanageable; wild; obstinate, camstairy,unmanageable; wild; obstinate, camstary,unmanageable; wild; obstinate, can'le,candle,
canna,cannot,also cotton-grass
canny,cautious; prudent; shrewd; artful, cap,wooden cup or bowl,
capt'n,captain,
carena,do not care,
carldoddies,stalks of rib-grass,also term of endearment carritchis,catechism,
ca's,calls,
cast up,taunt; reproach,
catchin',catching,
cattle,lice; fleas,used contemptuously of persons cauld,cold,
caure,calves,
'cause,because,
caw,drive; impel; hammer,
cawed,driven; impeled; hammered,
cawin',driving; impeling; hammering, ceevil,civil,
'cep',except; but,
chackit,checkered,
chairge,charge,
chap,knock; hammer; strike; rap,
chappit,knocked; hammered; struck; rapped, chaps,knocks; hammers; strikes; raps, chaumer,chamber; room; bedroom,
cheep,chirp; creak; hint; word,
cheerman,chairman,
chessel,tub for pressing cheese,
chice,choice,

chiel',child; young person; fellow,term of fondness or intimacy
chield,child; young person; fellow,term of fondness or intimacy
chimla-lug,fireside,

chits,sweetbreads,
chop,shop; store,
circumspec',circumspect,
claes,clothes; dress,
claikin',clucking (like a hen),also talk much in a trivial way claith,cloth,
clams,vice or pincers,used by saddlers and shoemakers clap,press down; pat; fondle,
clashes,blows; slaps; messes,also gossip; tittle-tattle clash-pyet,tell-tale; scandal-monger, clean,altogether; entirely,also comely; shapely; empty; clean cleant,cleaned,
clear-e'ed,clear-eyed,
cleed,clothe; shelter,
cleedin',clothing; sheltering,
cleuks,claws; hands; paws,
clo'en,cloven,
clomb,climbed,
clood,cloud,
cloods,clouds,
cloody,cloudy,
close,narrow alley; blind alley,also enclosed land closin',closing,
clype,tell tales; gossip,
coaties,children's coats; petticoats, coaton,cotton,
coats,petticoats,
coch,coach,
coches,coaches,
coff,buy,
colliginer,college student,also college boy Come yer wa's butt.,Come on in.,
comin',coming,
comman'ment,commandment,
compleen,complain,
con thanks,return thanks,
considerin',considering,
contradickit,contradicted,
contrairy,contrary,
contred,contradicted; thwarted; crossed, convence,convince,
conversin',conversing,
convertit,converted,
coorse,coarse,also course
coort,court,
corbie,crow; raven,
cornel,colonel,
correck,correct,
cottar,farm tenant; cottager,
cottars,farm tenants; cottagers,
cottar-wark,stipulated work done by the cottager, couldna,could not,
coupit,tilted; tumbled; drank off, couples,rafters,
crackin',cracking,
cracklin',crackling,
crap o' the wa',natural shelf between wall and roof, crappit,topped; cropped; lopped,
crappit heids,stuffed head of cod or haddock, crater,creature,
cratur,creature,
craturs,creatures,
cried,called; summoned,
crookit,crooked,
croon,crown,
croudin',cooing; croaking; groaning, Cry Moany,Cremona,make of violin
cryin',calling; summoning,
cryin' doon,decrying; depreciating, cud,could,
cudna,could not,
culd,could,
cumber,encumbrance; inconvenience, cunnin',cunning,
curst,cursed,
cuttin',cutting,
cutty pipe,short tobacco-pipe,
cwytes,petticoats,
dacent,decent,
dame,young unmarried woman; damsel,also farmer's wife damnin',damning; condemning,
dancin',dancing,
dang,knock; bang; drive,also damn
darnin',darning,
dauchter,daughter,
daunerin',strolling; sauntering; ambling, daur,dare; challenge,
daured,dared; challenged,
daurna,dare not; do not dare,
daursay,dare say,
dauty,darling; pet,term of endearment dawtie,darling; pet,term of endearment daylicht,daylight,
debosh,excessive indulgence; debauch,also extravagance; waste deboshed,debauched; worthless,
deceitfu',deceitful,
deceivin',deceiving,
dee,do,also die
deed,died,also deed; indeed
'deed,indeed,
dee'd,died,
deein',doing,also dying
deevil,devil,
deevil-ma'-care,devil-may-care; utterly careless,also no matter deevilry,devilry,
deevils,devils,
deid,dead,
deif,deaf,
deil,devil,also not
de'il,devil,also not
De'il a bit!,Not at all! Not a bit!, deith,death,
deleeberately,deliberately,
dementit,demented; mad; crazy,
denner,dinner,
desertit,deserted,
desperate,exceedingly; beyond measure,also irreclaimable; very bad didna,did not,
differ,difference; dissent,also differ dingin',overcoming; wearying; vexing,also raining/snowing heavily dinna,do not,
direckly,directly; immediately,
dirt,worthless persons or things,term of contempt dishcloot,cloth for washing dishes, disna,does not,
disoun,disown,
distinckly,distinctly,
div,do,
divots,thin flat pieces of sod,
dochter,daughter,
doesna,does not,
doin',doing,
doin's,doings,
doited,foolish; stupefied; crazy,
dominie,minister; schoolmaster,slightly contemptuous dooble,double; duplicate,also double dealing; devious dooble-sole,double-sole,
doobt,suspect; know; doubt,have an unpleasant conviction doobtin',suspecting; knowing,also doubting doobtless,doubtless,
doobts,suspects; knows,also doubts dooce,gentle; sensible; sober; prudent, dooms,extremely; exceedingly; very, doon,down,
doonricht,downright,
door-cheek,door-post; threshold; doorway, door-stane,flagstone at the threshold of a door, dother,daughter,
dottled,crazy; in dotage,
douce,gentle; sensible; sober; prudent, dowie,sad; lonely; depressing; dismal,also ailing draigon,dragon; also boy's paper kite,reference to Revelation 12-13 draigons,dragons,also boys' paper kites dram,glass of whisky,
drap,drop; small quantity of,
drap i' the hoose,presence of someone unknown, drappit,dropped,
drappy,little drop; a little (liquor),diminutive drauchts,plans; schemes; policies,also lineaments of the face drave,drove,
drawin',drawing,
dreadfu',dreadful,
dreamin',dreaming,
drear,dreary; dreariness; tedium,
dreidfu',dreadful; dreadfully,
drift,snow driven by the wind,
driftin',drifting,snow driven by the wind drinkin',drinking,
drivin',driving,
droont,drowned,
drucken,drunken; tipsy,
drum-heid,drum head,
drunken,drank; drunk,
du,do,
duin',doing,
dumfoundered,perplexed; stunned; amazed, dune,done,
dunna,do not,
duv,do,
duvna,do not,
dwalls,dwells,
d'ye,do you,
dyke,wall of stone or turf,
eaves-drapper,eavesdropper,
Ebberdeen,Aberdeen,
ee,eye,
een,eyes,
e'en,even; just; simply; equal,also eyes; evening efter,after; afterwards,
efterhin,after; afterwards,
efternune,afternoon,
eident,industrious; diligent; steady, elbuck,elbow,
eleckit,elected,chosen by God for salvation (Calvinism) ellwand,ell-wand; ruler; yardstick,1 ell = 37 inches or 94 cm en',end,
endit,ended,
eneuch,enough,
Englan',England,
enjoyin',enjoying,
eppiteet,appetite,
er,ere; before,
er',ere; before,
Erse,Irish; Gaelic,
etairnity,eternity,
ewie,young ewe,
exackly,exactly,
excep',except,
expairience,experience,
expeckin',expecting,
expecs,expects,
eyther,either,
fa',fall; befall,
fac',fact; truth; reality,
fac's,facts; truths; realities,
factor,manager of a landed property,lets farms; collects rents fact'ry,factory,
faddom,fathom,
fa'en,fallen,
failin',failing,
faimilies,families,
faimily,family,
fain,eager; anxious; fond,also fondly; gladly fa'in',falling,
fairmy,little farm,diminutive
Faith!,Indeed!; Truly!,exclamation fallow,fellow; chap,
fan',found,also felt
fand,found,
farrer,farther,
fash,trouble; inconvenience; vex,
faun't,found,
faured,favoured; featured,
faut,fault; blame,
fau'ts,faults,
feared,afraid; frightened; scared, fearfu',fearful; easily frightened, fearsome,terrifying; fearful; awful, feart,afraid; frightened; scared,
feelin',feeling,
fegs!,truly!; really!; goodness!,mild oath; exclamation of surprise feifteen,fifteen,
fell,very; potent; keen; harsh; sharp,intensifies; also turf feow,few,
ferlie,wonder; novelty; curiosity, fess,fetch; bring,
fest,fast,
festen,fasten; bind,
fiddlin',fiddling,
fin',find,also feel
fir-can'le,a torch; 'firwood' used as a candle, fishin',fishing,
fit,foot; base,also fit; capable; able flax,flax; wick,
flech,flea,
fleys,terrifies; frightens,
fleyt,terrified; frightened,
flingin',kicking; throwing,
flittin',shifting; removing; departing, flooers,flowers,
flure,floor,
flurin',flooring,
forby,as well; as well as; besides,also over and above forbye,as well; as well as; besides,also over and above foresicht,foresight,
foret,forward,
forgather,assemble; encounter,also meet for a special purpose forgathert,assembled; encountered,also met for a special purpose forgettin',forgetting,
forgie,forgive,
forgien,forgiven,
fortnicht,fortnight; two weeks,
fou,full; well-fed,
fouchten,fought,
fower-hoors,four o'clock tea,
fowk,folk,
frae,from,
freely,quite; very; thoroughly,
freits,superstitions; charms,also superstitious fancies fremt,stranger,also strange; foreign fren',friend,
fricht,frighten; scare away,also fright frichtit,frightened; scared away,
frichtsome,frightful,
frien',friend,
frien's,friends,
frien'ship,friendship,
fu',full; very; much,
fule,fool,
fummles,fumbles,
fun',found,
fun-buss,whin-bush,
fund,found,
furbye,as well; as well as; besides,also over and above fushionless,pithless; tasteless; feeble, fut,foot,
gae,gave,
gaed,went,
gaein',going,
gae's,gave us; gave his,
gaird,guard; watch,
gait,way; fashion,also route; street gaither,gather,
ga'le,gable,
gane,gone,
gang,go; goes; depart; walk,
gang yer wa's,go on,
gangs,goes; walks,
gar,cause; make; compel,
garred,made; caused; compelled,
garrin',making; causing; compelling, gars,makes; causes; compels,
gart,made; caused; compelled,
gar't,make it; cause it; compel it, gate,way; route,also method; fashion; habit gatherin',gathering,
gaun,going,
'gen,by; in time for; whether,
German Ocean,,old reference to the English Channel & North Sea gether,gather,
gettin',getting,
gey,fairly; considerably,also considerable gi',give,
gie,give,
gie a lift,give a helping hand,
gied,gave,
giein',giving,
gien,if; as if; then; whether,also given gi'en,given,
giena,do not give,
gies,gives,
gie's,gives; give us; give his,
gill,tipple; drink,
gin,if; as if; then; whether,
gird,hoop for a barrel or tub,
girn,grimace; snarl; twist the features, glaid,glad,
glaidly,gladly,
glaiss,glass,
gleds,kites; buzzards,
gleg,quick; lively; smart; quick-witted, Glendronach,particular brand of whisky, glimmerin',glimmering,
gloamin',twilight; dusk,
gloggie,insipid; artificial; unnatural, glowered,stared; gazed; scowled,
goin',going,
goon,gown,
goul,howl; yell; whine,
gowd,gold,
gowk,cuckoo; fool; blockhead,
gran',grand; capital; first-rate,
grandmither,grandmother,
gran'father,grandfather,
gran'mither,grandmother,
grat,cried; wept,
gravestane,gravestone; tombstone; headstone, greet,cry; weep,
greetin',crying; weeping,
greit,cry; weep,
greitin',crying; weeping,
greits,cries; weeps,
grew,greyhound,
grip,grasp; understand,also hold
grips,grasps; understands,seizures; colic growin',growing,
grun',ground,
grup,grip; grasp,
grups,grips; grasp,
grutten,cried; wept,
gude,good,also God
gude-bye,goodbye,
gude-hertit,good-hearted,
gudeness,goodness,
guid,good,also God
guide,treat; handle; look after; save; keep, Guidsake!,For God's sake!,
ha',have,also hall; house
haddie,haddock,
hadna,had not,
hae,have; has,also here
ha'e,have,also here
haein',having,
haena,have not,
hae't,have it,
haill,whole,
hairm,harm,
hairps,harps,
hairst,harvest,
hairst-play,school holidays during harvest, Haith!,Faith!,exclamation of surprise haithen,heathen,
haiven,heaven,
halesome,wholesome; pure,
half-dizzen,half-dozen,
half-stervit,half-starved,
hame,home,
han',hand,
han'fu',handful,
hangin',hanging,
hangt,hanged,
hang't,hanged,
han'le,handle,
han'led,handled; treated,
han'let,handled,
han's,hands,
hantle,much; large quantity; far,
hard,heard,also hard
hash,mess; muddle,
hasna,does not have,
haud,hold; keep,
hauden,held; kept,
haudin',holding; keeping,
hauld,hold,
haveless,careless (therefore helpless),also wasteful; incompetent haven,heaven,
haverin',talking incoherently; babbling, havers,nonsense; foolish talk; babble, hay-sow,long oblong stack of hay,shaped like a sow he that will to Cupar maun to Cupar,a wilful man must have his way, heap,very much,also heap
heardna,did not hear,
hearin',hearing,
hearken,hearken; hear; listen,
hearkened,hearkened; heard; listened, hearkenin',hearkening; listening,
hearkent,hearkened; heard; listened, Hecklebirnie,Hell,
hecklet,cross-questioned; examined, hed,had,also hid
heepocreet,hypocrite,
heicht,height,
heid,head; heading,
heids,heads; headings,
helpin',helping,
helpit,helped,
her lane,on her own,
hersel',herself,
hert,heart,
hertily,heartily,
herts,hearts,
het,hot; burning,
hev,have,
Hielan',Highland,
Hielan'man,Highland man,
hillo,,a call to attract attention him lane,on his own,
himsel',himself,
hinder,hinder; hind; latter,
hine,away; afar; to a distance,
hing,hang,
hingin',hanging,
hings,hangs,
hinnerance,hinderance,
hinney,honey,
hintit,hinted,
hips,borders of a district,
hiz,us,emphatic
hizzies,hussies; silly girls,
hoo,how,
hooever,however,
hooly,slowly; cautiously; gently,also 'take your time' hoomble,humble,
hoombly,humbly,
hoor,hour,
hoo's,how is,
hoose,house,
hooses,houses,
hoot,pshaw,exclamation of doubt or contempt Hoot awa!,tuts!; nonsense!,also exclamation of sympathy hoot toot,tut!,exclamation of annoyance hoots,pshaw,exclamation of doubt or contempt horse-huves,horse hooves,
hose,stocking,
hostit,coughed,
houp,hope,
houpe,hope,
houps,hopes,
humblet,humbled,
hunger,hunger; starve,
hungert,starved,
hunner,hundred,
huntin',hunting,
hurdies,buttocks,
hurry an' a scurry,uproar; tumult, hurtit,hurt,
huves,hooves,
hynd,straight; by the nearest road, i',in; into,
I doobt,I know; I suspect,
I wat,I know; I assure (you),
ilk,every; each,also common; ordinary ilka,every; each,also common; ordinary ilkabody,everybody; everyone,
ill,bad; evil; hard; harsh; badly,also misfortune; harm 'ill,will,
ill-contrived,tricky; mischievous,also badly behaved; ill-tempered ill-doin',badly behaved,also leading an evil life ill-fashioned,vulgar in habits; ill-mannered,also quarrelsome ill-faured,unbecoming; ill-mannered; clumsy,also unpleasant ill-mainnert,ill-mannered,
ill-tongued,foul-tongued; abusive, ill-used,used wrongly,
ill-willy,ill-tempered; spiteful; grudging,also reluctant 'im,him,
impidence,impudence,
imputin',imputing,
inheritin',inheriting,
in't,in it,
interesstin',interesting,
interferin',interfering,
interruppit,interrupted,
intil,into; in; within,
ir,are,
Ishmeleets,Ishmaelites,
isna,is not; is no,
is't,is it,
ither,other; another; further,
'ither,other; another; further,
itsel',itself,
iver,ever,
jabberin',chattering; idle talking, jaloosed,suspected; guessed; imagined, jaud,lass; girl; worthless woman,old worn-out horse jaw,billow; splash; surge; wave,
jawin',talking; chattering,
Jeames,James,
Jeck,Jack,
jeedgment,judgement,
Jeroozlem,Jerusalem,
jined,joined,
jines,joins,
jist,just,
judgin',judging,
jumps,tallies; coincides,
justifee,justify,
justifeein',justifying,
jyler,jailer,
kailyard,kitchen garden; small cottage garden, keek,look; peep; spy,
keekin',looking; peeping; prying,
keepit,kept,
kelpie,water-sprite; river-horse,
ken,know; be acquainted with; recognise, kenna,do not know,
kennin',knowing,
kens,knows,
kent,known; knew,
kep,keep; catch,also intercept; encounter kickin',kicking,
kickit,kicked,
kin',kind; nature; sort; agreeable,also somewhat; in some degree kin'ness,kindness,
kirk,church,
kirks,churches,
kirkyaird,churchyard,
kirstened,christened,
kirstenin',christening,
kissin',kissing,
kist,chest; coffer; box; chest of drawers, kists,chests; coffers; boxes; luggage, kitchie,kitchen,
kittlins,kittens,
kneipit,knocked,
lad,boy,term of commendation or reverence laddie,boy,term of affection
laddies,boys,term of affection
lads,boys,term of commendation or reverence laicher,lower,
laird,landed proprietor; squire; lord, lameter,cripple,also lame
lammie,little lamb,term of endearment lan',land; country; ground,
lane,lone; alone; lonely; solitary, lang,long; big; large; many,also slow; tedious langed,longed,
langer,longer,
lang-leggit,long legged,
lang's,long as,
lang-tailed,tedious,
lan'less,landless,
lap,leaped,
lapstane,stone on which a shoemaker,hammers his leather lass,girl; young woman,term of address lasses,girls; young women,
lassie,girl,term of endearment
lat,let; allow,
lat's,let's; let us; let his,
latten,let; allowed,
lattin',letting; allowing,
lauch,laugh,
lauchin',laughing,
lauchter,laughter,
lave,rest; remainder; others,also leave laverock,lark (type of bird),
Lawlands,Lowlands,
lea,leave,
lea',leave,
leadin',leading,
leal,loyal; faithful; sincere; true, learnin',learning,also teaching
learnt,learned,also taught
leavin',leaving,
leddy,lady,also boy; lad; laddy
lee,pasture; fallow ground,also shelter from wind or rain; lie leear,lier,
leebrary,library,
leed,lied; told lies,
leein',lying; telling lies,
lees,lies,
leevin',living; living being,
leiser,leisure,
len',lend; give; grant,also loan
len'th,length,
leuch,laughed,
leuk,look; watch; appearance,
leys,grasslands,
licht,light,
lichtlie,make light of; disparage, lickin',thrashing; punishment,
lien,lain,
lift,load; boost; lift; helping hand,also sky; heavens liket,liked,
likit,liked,
likliheid,likelyhood,
likly,likely,
limmer,rascal; rogue,also loose woman; prostitute lingel,shoemaker's thread,
links,stretch of sandy grass-covered ground,near the seashore lint-bells,flowers of the flax,
lippen,trust; depend on,also look after list,enlist as a soldier,
livin',living,
'll,will,
lockit,locked,
longin',longing,
Lonnon,London,
loon,rascal; rogue; ragamuffin,also boy; lad loot,let; allowed; permitted,
Losh!,corrupt form of 'Lord',exclamation of surprise or wonder losin',losing,
loup,leap; jump; spring,
loup-coonter lads,shopkeepers; salesmen, loupin',leaping; jumping; springing, loupin'-on-stane,horse-block,
lowse,loose; free,also dishonest; immoral luckie-daddie,grandfather,also fondly regarded forefather luckie-daiddie,grandfather,also fondly regarded forefather luckie-minnie,grandmother,
lucky,old woman,
lucky-daiddy,grandfather,also fondly regarded forefather lug,ear; fin (fish); handle,also shallow wooden dish lugs,ears,
luik,look,
luikin',looking,
luikit,looked,
luiks,looks,
luve,love,
lyin',lying,
lythe,shelter,
'm,him,
ma,my,
magistrand,student about to become M.A.,at Aberdeen University maijesty,majesty,
mainner,manner,
mainners,manners,
mair,more; greater,
mairch,march,
mairry,marry,
maist,most; almost,
'maist,almost,
maist han',almost,
maister,master; mister,
maistly,mostly; most of all,
maitter,matter,
maitters,matters,
mak,make; do,
mak',make; do,
makin',making; doing,
maks,makes; does,
mak's,makes; does,
man-body,full grown man,
Markis,Marquis,
maukin,hare,also a reference to a poem by Burns maun,must; have to,
maunna,must not; may not,
mayna,may not,
meanin',meaning,
meddlin',meddling,
meenit,minute,
meenits,minutes,
meenute,minute,
meesery,misery,
mell,mix; be intimate; meddle,
mem,Ma'am; Miss; Madam,
men',mend,
men'in',mending; healing,
men't,mended,
merchan's,merchants; shopkeepers,
mercifu',merciful; favourable,
mere,mare,also mere
merried,married,
merry,marry,also merry
micht,might,
michtna,might not,
michty,mighty; God,
midden,dunghill; manure pile,
middlin',tolerable; mediocre; fairly well, mids,midst; middle,
mids',midst; middle,
min',mind; recollection,also recollect; remember min' upo',remember,
mind,mind; recollection,also recollect; remember ministert,ministered,
minit,minute,
mint,insinuate; hint; feign,also aim at; attempt mintin',insinuating; hinting; feigning,also aiming at; attempting mintit,insinuated; hinted; feigned,also aimed at; attempted mirk,darkness; gloom; night,
mischeef,mischief; injury; harm,
misdoobt,doubt; disbelieve; suspect, missionar',missionary,
mistak,mistake,
mither,mother,
mithers,mothers,
mizzer,measure,
moedesty,modesty,
mony,many,
moo',mouth,
moose,mouse,
mornin',morning,
morn's,tomorrow,
mou',mouth,
moufu',mouthful,
mou'fu',mouthful,
mould,mould; loose earth; top soil, muckle,huge; enormous; big; great; much, muckler,bigger; greater,
mull,snuff-box,
mune,moon,
munelicht,moonlight,
murnin',mourning,
mutch,woman's cap with protruding frill,worn under the bonnet mutchkin,liquid measure,equal to an English pint my lane,on my own,
mysel',myself,
na,not; by no means,
nae,no; none; not,
naebody,nobody; no one,
naething,nothing,
nane,none,
nanetheless,nonetheless,
nater,nature,
nat'ral,natural,
natur',nature,
naything,nothing,
nearhan',nearly; almost; near by,
near-han',nearly; almost; near by, nears,kidneys,
nebs,tips; points; nibs; beaks,
neebor,neighbour,
neebors,neighbours,
neebour,neighbour,
needfu',needful; necessary; needy, needna,do not need; need not,
ne'er-do-weel,an incorrigible; troublemaker, neist,next; nearest,
nesty,nasty,
neuk,nook; recess; interior angle,also corner news,talk; gossip,
nicht,night; evening,
niffer,exchange; barter,
no,not,
no',not,
noething,nothing,
noo,now,
noo',now,
noo a-days,now; in these days,
nor,than; although; if,also nor
nor's,than is,
notwithstandin',notwithstanding,
nuik,corner,
o',of; on,
objeck,object,
obleeged,obliged,
och,,exclamation of sorrow or regret och hone,alas,
Od,disguised form of 'God',mince oath odds,consequence; change,
o'er,over; upon; too,
ohn,without; un-,uses past participle not present progressive Ohone!,Alas!,
on',and,possibly a mispelling--should be an' onlike,unlike,
onsays,unsays,
ony,any,
onybody,anybody; anyone,
onything,anything,
ook,week,
ooks,weeks,
oor,our,
'oor,hour,
oors,ours,
oorsel's,ourselves,
oot,out,
ootcast,outcast,
oots,outs,
ootside,outside,
opingon,opinion,
opingons,opinions,
opposit,opposite,
or,before; ere; until; by,also or
ordinar,ordinary; usual; natural,also custom; habit ordinar',ordinary; usual; natural,also custom; habit orra,odd job (man); exceptional; over all,also idle o't,of it,
oucht,anything; all,also ought
ouchtna,ought not,
oursel's,ourselves,
ow,oh,exclamation of surprise
ower,over; upon; too,
owerta'en,overtaken,
oye,grandchild; grandson; nephew,
pailace,palace,
paintit,painted,
pairt,part,
pandies,strokes on the palm with a cane, papistry,Romanism; Popery,
Paradees,Paradise,
parritch,oatmeal porridge,
partic'lar,particular,
pat,put; made,
peacefu',peaceful,
pecks,blows; strikes,
pernickety,precise; particular; fastidious,also difficult to please perris,parish,
piana,piano,
picter,picture; sight; spectacle,
pictur',picture,
piece,slice of bread; lunch,
pint,point,
pipit,piped; played the (bag)pipes, pirn,reel; bobbin,on which thread is wound pit,put; make,
pitawta,potato,
pits,puts; makes,
pitten,put; made,
plack,the smallest coin,worth 1/3 of a penny plaguit,plagued; troubled,
plaid,plaid used as a blanket,
plaistered,plastered,
plash-mill,fulling-mill,
playacks,playthings; toys,
play-actin',acting,
playin',playing,
playt,played,
pliskie,trick; prank; practical joke, plisky,trick; prank,
ploy,amusement; sport; escapade,
ploys,amusements; sports; escapades, poassible,possible,
poddock,frog,
pooch,pocket; pouch,
pooer,power,
pooerfu',powerful,
poored,poured,
poothers,powders,
pop',pope,
porkmanty,portmanteau,
positeeve,positive,
pouch,pouch; pocket,
poun',pound (sterling),
prayin',praying,
preachin',preaching,
pree,taste; try; prove; experience, prent,print,
prentice-han',novice,
press,wall-cupboard with shelves,
preten',pretend,
preten't,pretended,
prood,proud,
pruv,prove,
pruved,proved,
pu',pull,
public,public house; pub,
public-hoose,public house,
pu'd,pulled,
puddin's,intestines,
puir,poor,
pun',pound (sterling),
putten,put,
quaiet,quiet,
quaiet sough,quiet tongue,
quaieter,quieter,
quaietly,quietly,
quaietness,quietness,
quean,queen; young girl; hussy,
queston,question,also sum
questons,questions,also sums
quest'ons,questions,
quibblin',quibbling,
rade,rode,
rael,real,
railly,really,
raither,rather,
rale,real; true; very,
rampaugin',rampaging,
randy,rough; wild; riotous,also coarse-tongued; abusive rase,rose,
rash,needle used in weaving,
readin',reading,
reamy,creamy,
rebukit,rebuked,
receipt,recipe,
reckonin',reckoning,
reconceelin',reconciling,
reconcilet,reconciled,
reekit,rigged out; well-dressed,
regairdit,regarded,
reg'ment,regiment,
reid,red,
reik,smoke; vapour,
rejeckit,rejected,
remainin',remaining,
remeid,remedy; cure; redress,
repentin',repenting,
resentin',resenting,
respec',respect,
respecks,respects; considers worthy, richt,right; correct,also mend
richteous,righteous,
richteousness,righteousness,
richtly,certainly; positively,
rig,ridge; space between furrows,also long narrow hill rin,run,
rinnin',running,
rins,runs,
risin',rising,
rist,rest,
rivin',renting; tearing; tuging; wrenching, rizzon,reason,
rizzonin',reasoning,
rizzons,reasons,
roarin',roaring,
rockit,rocked,
ro'd,road; course; way,
Rom',Rome,
roof-tree,beam forming the angle of a roof, roomy,little room,diminutive
roon,around; round,
roon',around; round,
roset,resin; cobbler's wax,
roset-ends,shoemaker's waxed thread-ends, rottan,rat,
rouch,rough,
rowdie,hag; beldame,
ruck,bulk; mass; majority,
ruggin',pulling forcibly; tugging; tearing, ruggin' and rivin',draging forcibly,also contending for possession runklet,wrinkled; creased; crumpled, 's,us; his; as; is,also has
s',shall,
sae,so; as,
saft,muddy; soft; silly; foolish,
saiddlet,saddled,
sair,sore; sorely; sad; hard; very; greatly,also serve; satisfy sair heid,headache,
sair-vroucht,hard-worked,
saitisfee,satisfy,
saitisfeed,satisfied,
saitisfeet,satisfied,
salamander,large poker with a flat heated end,for lighting fires sall,shall,
sang,song,
sangs,songs,
sanna,shall not,
Sanny,Sandy,also Scotsman
sark,shirt,
sarks,shirts,
sattle,settle,
saven,wise; knowledgeable,also seven savin',saving,also except
savin's,savings,
Sawtan,Satan,
sax,six,
saxpence,sixpence,
sayin',saying,
scar,cliff; precipice,
scart,scratch; strike a match; scrape, schuil,school,
schuilin',schooling; education,
schuilmaister,schoolmaster,
schule,school,
schule-time,time for school,
scoonrel,scoundrel,
scoon'rel,scoundrel,
Scotlan',Scotland,
scraich,shriek; scream; bird's shrill cry, scrattit,scratched; dug,
screed,recite rapidly; talk tediously; reel off,also scraping sound Scripter,Scripture,
sculduddery,fornication; grossness; obscenity, scunner,disgust; disgusting; revolting, scunnert,disgusted; loathed,
scurry,scour; got about from place to place,also wander aimlessly seck,sack,
seein',seeing,
seekin',seeking,
se'enteen,seventeen,
sel',self,
self-forgettin',self-forgetting,
sellt,sold,
semies,second year's university students,at Aberdeen University sen',send,
sendin',sending,
sen'in',sending,
servan',servant,
servan's,servants,
sessions-buik,church record of its proceedings, set,set out; start off; become,also inclined; disposed Setterday,Saturday,
shacken,shaken,
shackle-bane,wrist; wrist-bone,
Shackspear,Shakespeare,
shak'-doon,shakedown; crude makeshift bed, shanna,shall not,
sharpset,keen; sharp-witted,
sharp-set,keen; sharp-witted,
shaw,show; reveal,also grove
shawn,shown,
shaws,shows,
shearin',shearing (sheep),
shillin',shilling,
shillin's,shillings,
shinin',shining,
shochlin,waddling; in-kneed,
shochlin',waddling; in-kneed,
shoothers,shoulders,
shortcomin's,shortcomings,
shortent,shortened,
shouldna,should not,
shuit,suit,
shune,shoes,
shutin',shooting,
sib,relation; akin; closely related, sic,such; so; similar,
siccan,such a; such an,
sicht,sight,
sichtit,sighted,
sicker,secure; safe; firm; sure,
sic-like,suchlike; likewise,like such a person or thing side,district; region,also the side of sidin',siding,
siller,silver; money; wealth,
simmer,Summer,
sin,since; ago; since then,also sin; sun sin',since; ago; since then,
sinfu',sinful,
singin',singing,
sittin',sitting,
skelf,shelf,also splinter
skelpin',digging; ploughing,also beating; striking skirl,scream; sing shrilly,
slack,slow,
slauchtert,slaughtered,
sleepin',sleeping,
sleepit,slept,
sleicht o' han',sleight of hand,
sliddery,slippery; smooth,also sly; deceitful slinkin',slinking,
slip,let slip; convey by stealth,
slippin',slipping,
slips,tricks,
sma',small; little; slight; narrow; young, smacks,single-masted sailing boats,not necessarily a Scottish word smeddum,spirit; mettle; liveliness, smilin',smiling,
smokin',smoking; smouldering,
smokin' flax,smouldering wick,reference to Matthew 12:20 smorin',smothering; suffocating,
snappin',snapping,
snaw,snow,
sneck,door-latch; catch (gate),also latch snod,smooth; neat; trim; tidy; snug, sod,sad,
sodger,soldier,
sodgers,soldiers,
sojer,soldier,
some,somewhat; rather; quite; very,also some somehoo,somehow,
sookit,sucked,
soon',sound,
soonds,sounds,
sornin',taking food or lodging; sponging,taking by force of threat sortit,sorted,
soucht,sought,
sough,sigh; sound of wind; deep breath, soun',sound,
soun's,sounds,
soutar,shoemaker; cobbler,
sowl,soul,
sowls,souls,
spak,spoke,
spak',spoke,
spark,speck; spot; blemish; atom,
spaud,spade,
speakin',speaking,
speerit,spirit,
speik,speak,
speikin',speaking,
speir,ask about; enquire; question, speired,asked about; enquired; questioned, speirin',asking about; enquiring; questioning, speirs,asks about; enquires; questions, speirt,asked about; enquired; questioned, spen',spend,
spence,storeroom; larder,
speyk,speak,
speykin,speaking,
speykin',speaking,
spier,ask about; enquire; question, spring,quick lively tune,
spult,spilt,
spunes,spoons,
Squaur,square,
stack,stuck,
stair,stairs; staircase,
stamack,stomach,
stamacks,stomachs,
stampin',stamping,
stan',stand; stop,
stane,stone; measure of weight,1 stone = 14 pounds stanes,stones,
stan'in',standing,
stan's,stands,
starnie,very small quantity,
startit,started,
steek,shut; close; clench,also stitch (as in clothing) steekit,shut; closed; clenched,
stept,stepped,
sterve,starve,
stew,dust; vapour; smoke,also stench; stink stickin',sticking; goring,
stingin',stinging,
stinkin',stinking,
stockin'-fit,feet clothed in stockings,i.e. without shoes stook,arranging the sheaves in a stook, stoun',ache; throb,
stown,stolen,
Straddle Vawrious,Stradivarius,make of violin strae-deith,death in bed; natural death,not a violent death straik,streak; stroke; blow; caress, straiks,streaks; strokes; blows; caresses, strang,strong,
strathspey,Highland dance,like a reel but slower straucht,straighten; straight,
straught,straight,
stravaguin',saunter; stroll; go about aimlessly, stren'th,strength,
stucken,stuck,
stud,stood,
stule,stool,
styte,nonsense,
subjec',subject,
subjeck,subject,
subjecks,subjects,
substrackin',subtracting,
sudna,should not,
sufferin',suffering,
suffert,suffered,
suld,should,
suldna,should not,
sumph,soft blunt fellow; simpleton; fool, sune,soon; early,
sune's,soon as,
sung,singed,
sunk,drivel; loiter,also be in a low dejected state sup,drink,
supped,drank,
supposin',supposing,
swack,elastic; limber; supple,
swarf,swoon; faint,
sweer,swear,
sweir,swear,
sweirer,swearer,
sweirin',swearing,
sweirs,swears,
sworn,swore,
syde,wide and long; hanging low down, syne,ago; since; then; at that time,also in (good) time 't,it,
tae,toe; also tea,also the one; to taed,toad,
ta'en,taken; seized,
taes,toes,
taings,tongs; prongs,
tak,take; seize,
tak',take; seize,
tak tent,look out; pay attention; watch, takin',taking,
taks,takes; seizes,
talkin',talking,
tane,the one,also taken
tap,top; tip; head,
tastin',tasting,
taucht,taught,
tauld,told,
tawtie,potato,
taxed,found fault with; scolded,
tay,tea; supper,
tay-time,tea time; supper,
teachin',teaching,
teep,type,
telled,told,
tellin',telling,
tellt,told,
tell't,told,
telt,told,
tent,attention; care; heed; notice, thae,those; these,
thairm,fiddle-string,also intestine; gut; belly than,then,also than
thankfu',thankful,
thankit,thanked,
thanksgivin',thanksgiving,
that'll,that will,
the day,today,
the morn,tomorrow,
the nicht,tonight,
the noo,just now; now,
the piece,apiece,
thegither,together,
themsels,themselves,
themsel's,themselves,
thereaboots,thereabouts,
thimmel,thimble,
thinkin',thinking,
thinksna,does not think,
this mony a day,for some time,
tho',though,
thocht,thought,
thochtna,did not think,
thochts,thoughts,
thoo,thou; you (God),
thoomacks,violin-pegs,
thoucht,thought,
thouchts,thoughts,
thrapple,windpipe; throat,
thrivin',thriving,
throu,through,
throu',through,
throuw,through,
throw,through,
thrum,particle; tangle; mess,
ticht,tight,
til,to; till; until; about; at; before, till,to; till; until; about; at; before, timmer,timber; wood,
tint,lost; got lost,
'tis,it is,
tither,the other,
tod,fox,
toom,empty; unload,
toomin',emptying; unloading,
toon,town; village,
toon-piper,town piper,
toot,tut!,exclamation of annoyance Toots!,Tuts!; Tush!,
towie,string,
trailin',dragging forcibly; hauling along, traivel,travel,
traivellin',travelling,
tramp,trudge,also tramp
transe,passage within a house,also alley; narrow space tribble,trouble,
trimlin',trembling,
troo,trust; believe,
troosers,trousers,
troth,truth; indeed,also used as an exclamation trowth,truth; indeed,also used as an exclamation tryin',trying,
'ts,its,
tu,too; also,
tuik,took,
tum'ler,tumbler; glass (of whisky), turnin',turning,
turnt,turned,
twa,two; a few,
twa three,several,
twal,twelve,
twalmonth,twelvemonth; year,
'twas,it was,
twise,twice,
tyke,dog,also rough clownish fellow tyne,lose; get lost; miss,
'ull,will,
umquhile,former; of old; late,
unbecomin',unbecoming,
unco,unknown; odd; strange; uncouth,also very great unco',unknown; odd; strange; uncouth,also very great understan',understand,
unner,under,
unnerstan,understand,
unnerstan',understand,
unpleasin',unpleasing; unpleasant, unsoucht,unsought,
unweel,unwell,
up the stair,upstairs,also to heaven uphaud,uphold; maintain; support,
uphaudin',upholding; maintaining; supporting, upo',upon; on to; at,
upsettin',forward; ambitious; stuck-up; proud, vailue,value,
vainishin',vanishing,
vainities,vanities,
verra,very; true; real,
vex,trouble; vexation,
vraith,apparition,
vrang,wrong,
vratch,wretch,
vrote,wrote,
vroucht,wrought; worked,
wa',wall,also way; away
wad,would,
wadna,would not,
wailin',wailing,
waitin',waiting,
wakin',waking,
wall,well; spring of water,
wallopin',dancing; galloping,also beating; thrashing; knocking wame,belly; stomach; womb; hollow, wamlin',rolling; undulating,
wan,reached; gained; got,
wan'erer,wanderer,
wantin',wanting; lacking; without; in want of, wantit,wanted,
war,were,
wark,work; labour,also show of affection warl',world; worldly goods,also a large number warld,world,
warldly,worldly,
warna,were not,
warran',warrant; guarantee,
warst,worst,
wa's,walls,also ways
washin',washing,
wasna,was not,
was't,was it,
wastit,wasted,
wat,wet,see also 'I wat.'
watchin',watching,
watter,water,
wauken,awake; wake,
waukens,wakes,
waukin',waking,
waukit,woke,
waukmill,fulling mill,
wauk-mill,fulling-mill,
waur,worse,also spend money
waure,ware,
weddin',wedding,
wee,small; little; bit,also short time; while weel,well; fine,
weel-behaved,well-behaved,
weelfaur,welfare,
weel's,well as,
weet,wet; dew; rain,
weicht,weight,
weir,wear,also hedge; fence; enclosure weirs,wears,
weyver,weaver; knitter,also knitter of stockings; spider wha,who,
wha',who,
whaever,whoever,
whan,when,
wharever,wherever,
wha's,who is,also whose
whase,whose,
What for no?,Why not?,
What for?,Why?,
whaur,where,
whaur'll,where will,
whaur's,where is; where has,
wheen,little; few; number; quantity, whiles,sometimes; at times; now and then, whilie,short time,
whilk,which,
whumle,whelm; overwhelm; upset,
whusky,whisky,
whustle,whistle,
whustled,whistled,
wi',with,
wice,wise,
wife,woman; landlady,also wife
wight,fellow,
willin'ly,willingly,
willna,will not,
win,reach; gain; get; go; come,
win',wind,also reach; gain; get; go; come winkit,winked,
winna,will not,
winnin',reaching; gaining; getting, winnock,window,
winsome,large; comely; merry,
wi'oot,without,
wirrycow,scarecrow,
wis,was,also wish
wiss,wish,
wissed,wished,
wit,intelligence; information,also sense; wisdom wite,blame; reproach; fault,
withoot,without,
withstan',withstand,
wob,web; woven material,
wolums,volumes,
wonner,wonder; marvel,
wonnerfu',wonderful; great; large, wonnerin',wondering,
wonnert,wondered,
wordy,little word; little saying or proverb,diminutive workin',working,
worryin',worrying,
wouldna,would not,
wow,woe,exclamation of wonder or grief or satisfaction wrang,wrong; injured,
writin',writing,
wud,wood; forest,adj.-enraged; angry; mad; also would wuddyfous,gallows' birds; scamps,also small ill-tempered persons wull,will; wish; desire,also astray; stray; wild wuman,woman,
wumman,woman,
wuss,wish,
wynd,narrow lane or street; alley, wynds,narrow lanes or streets; alleys, wyte,blame; reproach; fault,
yaird,yard; garden; farmyard,also yard (36 inches) yairds,yards; gardens,also yards (1 yard = 36 inches) ye,you; yourself,
year,years,also year
ye'll,you will,
Yellow-beak,first year's student,at Aberdeen University yer,your,
yer lane,on your own,
ye're,you are,
yersel,yourself,
yer'sel,yourself,
yersel',yourself,
yersels,yourselves,
ye've,you have,
yird,earth,
yon,that; those; that there; these, yonner,yonder; over there; in that place, yon's,that is; that (thing) there is, yoong,young,
yowth,youth,

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