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Aneugh, eneugh, enow, enough.

Angus, Forfarshire.

Aroint, avaunt.

Aught, to possess or belong to.

Auld, old.

Auld-world, ancient, old-fashioned.

Aver, a cart-horse.

Awa, away.

Awmous, alms.

Awn, a beard (of grain).

Awsome, fearful.

Back-spauld, the back of the shoulder.

Bailie, a magistrate.

Bairn, a child.

Baith, both.

Banning, cursing.

Bauld, bold.

Bear, a kind of barley.

Bear-braird, barley-sprouting.

Bee-skep, a bee-hive.

Bell-the-cat, to contend with.

Bern, a child.

Bicker, a wooden dish.

Bide, to stay.

Big, to build.

Biggin, a building.

Biggit, built.

Billie, brother.

Bittle, a wooden bat for the beating of linen.

Bland, a drink made from butter-milk.

Bleeze, blaze.

Blithe, glad.

Blurt, to burst out speaking.

Bonally, a parting drink.

Bonnie, pretty.

Bonnie-die, a toy, a trinket.

Bonnie-wallies, good things, gewgaws.

Bourasque, a sudden squall.

Braid, broad.

Braws, fine clothes.

Breekless, trouserless.

Burn-brae, the acclivity at the bottom of which a rivulet runs.

Callant, a lad.

Canna, cannot.

Canny, prudent.

Canty, lively and cheerful.

Carles, farm servants.

Carline, a witch.

Cart-avers, cart-horses.

Cateran, a Highland robber.

Cauld, cold.

Caup, a cup.

Causeyed syver,” a cause-wayed sewer.

Certie—“my certie!” my faith!

Change-house, an inn.

Chapman, a small merchant or pedlar.

Chield, a fellow.

Claith, cloth.

Clatter, to tattle.

Claver, to chatter.

Clavers, idle talk.

Clog, a small short log, a billet of wood.

Coal-heugh, a coal-pit.

Coble, a small boat.

Cog, a wooden bowl.

Cogfu’, the full of a wooden bowl.

Coorse, coarse.

Coup, to exchange.

Crack, to boast.

Creel, a basket. “In a creel,” foolish.

Croft-land, land of superior quality, which was still cropped.

Crowdie, meal and water stirred up together.

Cummer, a gossip.

Curch, a kerchief for covering the head.

Cusser, a stallion.

Daffing, larking.

Daft, crazy.

Daikering, sauntering.

Dead-thraw, the death-throes.

Deftly, handsomely.

Deil, the devil.

Ding, to knock.

Dinna, do not.

Dirk, a dagger.

Doited, stupid.

Doun, down.

Dour, sullen, hard, stubborn.

Dowlas, a strong linen cloth.

Drammock, raw meal and water.

Drouth, thirst.

Duds, clothes.

Een, eyes.

Embaye, to enclose.

Equals-aquals, in the way of division strictly equal.

Fa’, fall.

Factor, a land steward.

Farcie on his face!” a malediction.

Fash, fashery, trouble.

Ferlies, unusual events or things.

Ferlies make fools fain,” wonders make fools eager.

Fey, fated, or predestined to speedy death.

Fifish, crazy, eccentric.

Fir-clog, a small log of fir.

Flang, flung.

Flichter, to flutter or tremble.

Flinching a whale,” slicing the blubber from the bones.

Floatsome and jetsome,” articles floated or cast away on the sea.

Fool carle,” a clown, a stupid fellow.

Forby, besides.

Forpit, a measure = the fourth part of a peck.

Fowd, the chief judge or magistrate.

Frae, from.