Begonk, Old S and C, a disappointment, “a sell.”

“Now Cromwell’s gane to Nick; an’ ane ca’d Monk

Has played the Rumple a richt slee begunk.”

Ramsay. The Gentle Shepherd.

Begood, S, began.

“The baronne he begood to bob,

No longer colde he stande.”

Hogg. Lyttil Pynkie.

Beild, S and C, shelter.

“Better a wee buss than nae beild.”—Proverb. Burns’ Motto.