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[ 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.
Glossary:
| 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, | |