A GLOSSARY
TO
THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL.
Compiled for the use of English Readers.
A
A wee thocht, a little.
Aiblins, perhaps.
Ain, own.
Aits, oats.
A'thegither, altogether.
Awe, owe.
Ayont, on the other side.
B
Bairns, children.
Beff, to strike with a heavy blow.
Begink, a trick played on one; a misfortune.
Beik, bake; inflame.
Ben, within.
Birrin' at the wheel, spinning busily; birr, to whirr.
Boose, a drinking bout.
Braid, broad.
Brawly, in good health.
Breeks, breeches.
Breid, bread.
Browdenin' on, thinking fondly of.
Buik, bulk.
Buik, to give to the session clerk the names of those to be married for the proclamation of the banns of marriage.
Bumbees, humble bees.
Buskit, dressed.
But an' ben, in every apartment.
Byehan', finished.
Byke, the hive, or nes
C
Ca', call; right.
Cantrips, wild actions.
Canty, cantie, cheerful and pleasant.
Chaumer, chamber.
Chessel, a cheese-vat.
Chiels, men.
Clean-cap-oot a' roun', all round the table must drain the glass.
Clout, patch; mend.
Coo, cow.
Couthie, kind.
Cozy, comfortable.
Crack, conversation.
Crack, in a, in an instant.
Crap an' reet, crop and root; the whole of a thing from beginning to end.
Crouse, brisk; bold; boldly.
Cuist, cast.
Cuttie, a short spoon made of horn.
D
Daft, mad.
Dawtie, pet.
Dazed, stupified.
Deaved, rendered deaf.
Dee, die.
Deed, indeed.
Deein', doing.
Dellin', digging with a spade.
Dinna, do not.
Dirdum, an uproar; a loud noise.
Donnart, stupid.
Doo, dove.
Douce-lookin', solemn-looking.
Dowie, sick.
Drappy, a small quantity.
Dreepie, very rainy.
Dreich, dreary; slow.
Drucken bite, a dainty morsel to make the strong drink taste sweeter.
Drummel'd, stupified; dumfoundered.
E
Ech, och, the smallest word or sound.
Ee, eye; pl. Een.
Eident, diligent.
Eldricht, wild; unearthly.
F
Fairin', a present from a fair.
Fair fa', may fortune attend.
Fash'd, troubled.
Feckly, for the most part.
Fell, very.
Fell, sharp; keen.
Fernyear, the past year.
Feshin', fetching.
Fidgin', moving in a fidgety manner.
Fient, not; a strong negation. Corrupted from fiend.
Fire-flaucht, lightning.
Fizz, great hurry.
Fleechin', flattering.
Flichter, flutter; quiver.
Forebear, forefather.
Forbye, besides.
Forrit, forward.
Fou, drunk.
Freely, wholly.
Fussled, whistled.
Fyke, vexation; trouble.
G
Gaed on, went on.
Gain', going.
Gars, makes; causes; forces.
Gaunted, yawned.
Gealed, froze.
Genty, neat.
Geylies, gaily; in good health; well.
Gie, give.
Gin, if.
Girnin', groaning; complaining peevishly.
Girss, grass.
Greetin'-fou, in that state of intoxication that induces weeping or greetin'.
Grip, seize; hold fast.
Grow-grey, of the natural grey colour; applied to wool.
Guid, good.
Guid neebours, fairies.
Gyte, out of one's senses.
H
Haenae, have not.
Hairst, harvest.
Haith, faith; an oath.
Hantle, a large quantity, sum, or number.
Happit, covered.
Happit, hopped.
Hardin, a kind of rough linen.
Harle, pull; tug.
Hauds the gait, holds on the way.
Hauld, hold; habitation.
Haulket, with a white face; applied to cattle.
Hinner, hinder.
Hint, last.
Hoddlin', walking with a heaving motion.
Hoo's a', how is all, that is, how does all go with you? the mode of salutation equivalent to "How do you do?"
Hoosie, small house, ie being the termination of diminutives.
Hose, stockings.
Howf, ale-house.
Humeldoddy, without horns.
I
Ilk, every.
Ithers, others.
J
Jowin', rolling like a wave.
K
Kelpie, the water hobgoblin.
Kenna, do not know.
Kent, knew.
Kirn, churn.
Kirnin' day, day for making butter.
Kittle, attended with constant difficulties.
L
Lat, let.
Lieds, songs.
Link at, to do anything with vigour, as walking.
Losh, Lord; an exclamation.
Lugs, ears.
M
Mains, the farmer generally is addressed by the name of his farm.
Maist, almost.
Mak' me boun', go.
Mant, to hesitate; stutter.
Maskin', mash.
Maun, must.
Meat-hale, in sound health and with good appetite for food.
Min, man.
Min', remembrance.
Mint, to give a hint.
Mith, might.
Mochy, moist; misty.
Moulie draps, small drops; nae moulie draps, not the smallest drop left in the glass.
Moyen, to draw forth.
Moyens, means; plans; to lay moyens, to form plans; to use means.
My certy, assuredly; by my faith; a strong assertion.
My lane, by myself; alone.
N
Neist, next.
Nizz, nose.
Nodle, head.
Nowt, cattle.
O
Ord'nar, ordinary.
P
Paumerin', moving with heavy step in a very stupid manner.
Ploy, play; frolic.
Pottie boilin', to keep the, to keep anything a-going.
Praise, God.
Prinkin', decking.
Put an' row, with the greatest difficulty.
Pyowtered, walked with slow, tottering step.
Q
Quean, paramour.
R
Raked up his een, opened his eyes.
Rants, wild frolics.
Rape, rope twisted of straw with which the thatch is secured over the stack.
Raxin', stretching.
Rig an' fur, ribbed; applied to stockings.
Rippet, wild tumult; boisterous fun.
Rizzon, reason.
Routh, plenty; a large number.
Rowin', rolling.
S
Sair dung, much overcome.
Sair'd, served; satisfied.
Sanna, shall not.
Sark, shirt.
Saul, soul; an imprecation.
Saut, salt.
Seer, sure.
Seerly, surely.
Sell, self.
Sets, becomes.
Shoon, shoes.
Siller, silver; applied to money in general.
Sin', since.
Singit, singed.
Skail, separate.
Skinklin', falling slightly.
Skirled, cried with a shrill voice.
Sleekit, sly.
Smoored, smothered.
Snell, sharp.
Snod, neat.
Sonsie, plump, and having a pleasant look.
Soople, supple; flexible.
Spang, to walk with a long, quick step.
Spates, floods.
Spates of drink, drunken bouts.
Speel, to run.
Speen, spoon.
Splore, a wild frolic.
Squeel, scream.
Stan' the session, appear before the kirk session to satisfy discipline.
Starns, stars.
Steek, shut.
Stendin', walking with long strides at a quick pace.
Stirk, stot.
Stoup, measure.
Sud, should.
Sweer, swear.
Syne, then.
T
Tap to tae, frae, from top to foot.
Tappit, crested.
Taties, potatoes.
Tent, care.
Thack, thatch.
Thestreen, last night.
Thieket, thatched.
Thowless, without vigour.
Thrang, strongly bent.
Tint, lost.
Toun, farm buildings.
Trigly, neatly.
Troke, small ware.
Twined, separated.
Tynin', loosing.
U
Unco, very.
Unco sair, very much.
V
Vaunty, given to boasting.
Vivers, victuals.
W
Wale, best.
Warld, world.
Warnised, warned.
Warstles up, mounts with difficulty.
Wasna, was not.
War', were.
Ware, spend.
Waukit, fulled.
Waur, overcome; adj. worse.
Wee bit sheltie, small pony.
Weet oor mou', to moisten the mouth; applied commonly to the use of strong drink.
Whan, when.
Whaur, where.
Win wi', accompany.
Win to, win as far as, to reach.
Wis, was.
Wowf, melancholy.
Wunner, wonder.
Wun o'er his lips, escaped from his lips.
Y
Yarkit at the wark, wrought with vigour.
Yer, your.
Yestreen, last night.
Yetts, gates.
Yill, ale.
Yokes wi', engages in anything.
David Scott, Printer, "Sentinel" Office, Peterhead.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] Dr Rogers.
[B] Lucretius Lib. IV., lin. 581 et seq.
[C] Halliwell's "Parnassus."
[D] Croal.
[E] Sanbach.
[F] Ross.