An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

This seems to be radically the same with [Blout], q. v.

BLUNTIE, s. A sniveller, a stupid fellow, S.
Burns.

BLUP, s. One who makes a clumsy or awkward appearance; Loth. It is apparently the same with [Flup], q. v.

To BLUSTER, v. a. To disfigure in writing.
V. [Bludder], v.
Baillie.

BLUTE, s. An action; used in a bad sense. A fuil blute, a foolish action, S. B. perhaps the same with [Blout], q. v.

BOAKIE, s. A sprite, a hobgoblin, Aberd. Shetl.

Norw. bokje, Isl. bocke, bokki, vir grandis et magnificus. In Sanscrit buka is the name of an evil spirit. O. Teut. bokene, phantasma, spectrum.

BOAL, BOLE, s.
1. A square aperture in the wall of a house, for holding small articles; a small press generally without a door; S. This is most common in cottages.
Ramsay.
2. A perforation through the wall of a house, for occasionally giving air or light; usually with a wooden shutter instead of a pane of glass, S.

BOARDTREES, s. pl. A term used for the plank on which a corpse is stretched; S. B.

To BOAST, BOIST, v. a. To threaten.
V. [Boist].