| Scots Words |
Alt. Scots Words |
English Meanings |
| 'boon |
|
above |
| 'bout |
|
about |
| 'daurknin' |
|
darkening/twilight |
| 'ee lang |
|
live long |
| 'fore |
|
before |
| 'mang |
|
among |
| 'midst |
|
amidst |
| 'twas |
|
it was |
| 'wa' |
|
awaywad |
| 'yont |
|
beyond. |
| A |
Ah |
I |
| a |
|
a |
| a bodie |
|
someone |
| a haip |
|
a lot+ often |
| a maiter o |
|
as much as |
| a thocht |
|
the least bit |
| a wee |
|
a little while |
| a while sin |
|
some time ago |
| a' |
|
all |
| a' the go |
|
extremely popular |
| a'place |
|
everywhere |
| A'thegither |
|
altogether. |
| A-fiel |
|
afield. |
| a-jee |
|
ajar; to one side. |
| aa |
a'+ aw |
all |
| aa ither thin |
|
everything else |
| aa weys |
aw weys |
in every way |
| aabodie |
awbodie a'bodie |
everyone |
| aagates |
awgates |
everywhere |
| aamaist |
awmaist |
almost |
| aareadies |
awreadies |
already |
| aaricht |
awricht |
all right |
| aathegither |
awthegither |
altogether |
| aathing |
awthing |
everything |
| aawhaur |
|
everywhere |
| aback |
|
behind |
| abee |
|
as it is+ alone |
| abeelitie |
abeilitie |
ability |
| abeich |
abeech |
aloof |
| abi’s |
abeis+ abees |
compared with |
| Abiegh |
|
aloof |
| ablins |
|
v. aiblins. |
| ablo |
ablow |
below |
| Aboon |
|
above up. |
| aboot |
|
about |
| abraid |
|
abroad |
| Abread |
|
abroad. |
| Abreed |
|
in breadth. |
| abreest |
Abreist |
abreast |
| abuin |
abune; aboon |
above |
| abuise |
|
abuse |
| abune |
|
above |
| accoont |
|
account |
| accuistom |
|
accustom |
| ackwart |
|
awkward |
| acquent |
|
acquainted Past t. |
| acquent |
acquant |
acquaint |
| acquentit |
|
acquainted Past perf. |
| acre |
|
acre |
| adae |
ado |
going on+ being done+ the matter with |
| admeet |
admeet |
admit |
| admoneetion |
admoneition |
admonition |
| advocate |
|
barrister |
| ae |
|
one+ the only one |
| ae |
|
one+ any |
| ae day |
|
one day |
| aefauld |
|
honest |
| aefauldlie |
|
sincerely |
| aff |
|
off |
| aff luif |
aff-lufe+ aff-loof |
off-hand |
| aff o |
|
away from |
| aff-hand |
|
at once |
| aff-loof |
|
offhand |
| affuird |
|
afford |
| afore |
|
before+ in front of |
| afore |
|
before |
| aft |
|
oft |
| aft |
|
often |
| aft(en) |
affen |
often |
| aften |
|
often |
| again |
agen agane |
again |
| age |
|
age |
| agin |
again |
against |
| agley |
aglay aglee |
off line |
| aheid |
|
ahead |
| Ahin |
|
behind. |
| ahint |
ahent ahin |
behind |
| Aiberdeen |
|
Aberdeen |
| Aiberdour |
|
Aberdour |
| Aiberfyle |
|
Aberfoil |
| aiblins |
|
perhaps |
| aicht |
echt+ aucht+ eicht |
eight |
| Aidin |
|
Eden |
| aidle |
|
liquid manure |
| Aidle |
|
foul water. |
| aigle |
|
eagle |
| aik |
|
oak |
| aiken |
|
oaken |
| ail |
|
ail |
| ain |
|
(on its) own |
| ain+ ane |
|
own+ one |
| ainimal |
|
animal |
| ainsel |
ainsell |
own self |
| aiple |
epple |
apple |
| air |
|
air |
| Air |
|
early |
| airch |
erch |
arch |
| airieplane |
|
aeroplane |
| airle |
|
earnest money |
| airm |
erm |
arm |
| airmie |
|
army |
| airn |
|
iron |
| airt |
art |
aim+ direction |
| airticle |
|
article |
| airtit |
|
directed |
| airts |
|
directions |
| aishan |
|
issue |
| ait |
|
oat |
| aith |
|
oath |
| aither |
ether |
either |
| aits |
|
oats |
| aiven |
|
even |
| aiven on |
|
even+ straight+ right |
| aiver |
|
an old horse |
| aix |
|
axe |
| aixle |
|
axle |
| aizle |
|
ember+ spark+ cinder |
| ajee |
|
awry |
| akis |
acause |
because |
| aks |
ax |
ask |
| alairm |
|
alarm |
| alake |
|
alas |
| alane |
|
alone |
| alane |
|
along |
| alanerlie |
|
entirely |
| alang |
|
along |
| ale |
|
ale |
| alenth |
alength |
along |
| alike |
alyke |
similar+ the same |
| aliment |
|
alimony |
| aller |
|
alder |
| allou |
alloo |
allow |
| alowe |
|
alight+ on fire |
| altho |
|
although |
| am |
|
am |
| amaist |
|
almost |
| amang |
amo |
among |
| amang |
|
among |
| ambeetious |
ambeitious |
ambitious |
| amens |
|
amends |
| Americae |
Amerikie |
America |
| amissin |
|
missing |
| amna |
|
am not |
| amoont |
|
amount |
| an |
|
and |
| an |
|
if |
| an aa |
an aw an' a' |
also+ as well+ too |
| an aa that |
an aw that |
and all that sort of thing |
| an that |
|
and so on etceteras |
| an' |
|
and |
| an' a' |
|
also (and all) |
| an+ an' |
|
and |
| ance |
ance |
once |
| ANCE |
|
once |
| ance eerant |
eirrant+ eirrand |
specially for that alone |
| ane |
|
one |
| ANE (THEIR ANE) |
|
their own |
| ane anither |
|
one another |
| ane+ anes |
|
one+ ones |
| aneath |
aneith+ aneeth+ anaeth |
beneath |
| anent |
|
concerning+ opposite |
| anerlie |
|
only |
| anes |
|
ones |
| anger |
|
anger |
| angry |
|
angry |
| anither |
|
another |
| anither |
|
another |
| annoonce |
|
announce |
| annual |
|
annual |
| answer |
|
answer |
| anter |
|
venture |
| antie |
|
aunt |
| antrin |
|
occasional |
| anxeeitie |
|
anxiety |
| Apryle |
Aprile |
April |
| aqua-fontis |
|
spring water |
| aqua-vitae |
|
whiskey |
| are |
ar+ ur+ ir |
are |
| arenae |
|
are not |
| argie |
airgie |
argue |
| ark |
airk |
chest |
| arle |
|
v. airle |
| arna |
arena |
are not, aren't |
| aroun' |
|
around |
| arrae |
arra |
arrow |
| artifeecial |
artifeicial |
artificial |
| as |
als+ uz |
as |
| asclent |
asklent |
oblique |
| ase |
|
ashes |
| ashet |
|
serving dish |
| aside |
asyde |
beside |
| asklent |
|
askew |
| aspar |
|
aspread |
| asteer |
asteir |
astir |
| astragal |
|
glazing bar |
| at |
|
at |
| at ane mair |
|
at the last push |
| ataa |
ataw |
at all |
| athin |
|
within |
| athoot |
ithoot+ athout |
without |
| athort |
|
across+ over |
| athwart |
|
across |
| atterie |
attery |
infested+ grim+ angry |
| atweel |
atweill |
indeed+ in any case |
| atweel |
|
in truth |
| atween |
atwein |
between |
| atweesh |
atweish |
between |
| atwixt |
|
between |
| aucht |
aicht echt |
due+ owed+ own |
| aught |
|
eight. |
| aught |
|
possessed of. |
| aughten |
|
eighteen. |
| aughtlins |
|
at all. |
| augist |
|
August |
| auld |
aald aul aal ald |
old |
| auld lang syne |
|
old memories; days gone by |
| Auld Reekie |
|
Edinburgh |
| auld+ aulder |
|
old+ older |
| auld-farrant |
|
old fashioned |
| auld-warld |
|
old-world |
| aulddame |
|
grandmother |
| auldfarran |
|
auldfarrant |
| aum |
a'um |
alum |
| aumers |
|
embers |
| aumous |
|
alms |
| aumrie |
aumry |
pantry |
| Austrailae |
Austrailie |
Australia |
| ava |
|
at all+ without stopping |
| ava' |
|
at all |
| avaunt |
|
away |
| aw |
|
all |
| awa |
|
away+ along+ ago |
| awa aff |
|
leaving |
| awa' |
|
away |
| awaby |
|
at home+ off home |
| awaird |
|
award |
| Awald |
|
backways and doubled up. |
| Awauk |
|
awake. |
| Awauken |
|
awaken. |
| awaukens |
|
awakens |
| awaur |
|
aware |
| awe |
|
owe |
| awesome |
|
awful |
| awfu |
awfae+ awfie |
awful |
| awkart |
|
awkward |
| awn |
|
own (belongs to) |
| awnie |
|
bearded |
| ay |
aye |
yes |
| aye |
ey |
always+ still |
| aye |
|
yes+ always |
| ayebidin |
ayebydin |
eternal |
| ayont |
|
beyond |
| ayout |
|
across |
| ba' |
|
a ball |
| baa |
baw+ ba' |
ball |
| baccie |
bakkie |
tobacco |
| back |
|
back |
| back-end |
|
autumn |
| Back-yett |
|
gate at the back |
| backarts |
|
backwards |
| Backet |
|
bucket |
| backin |
|
address |
| Backit |
|
backed. |
| backlins |
|
backwards |
| backlins-comin |
|
coming back |
| backsey |
|
loins of beef |
| bad |
baud |
bad |
| badderelocks |
|
edible seaweed |
| bade |
|
endured |
| bade |
|
stayed |
| Bade |
|
asked. |
| baff |
|
a slipper+ a blow |
| baggie |
|
a swede |
| Baggie |
|
stomach. |
| bags |
|
bagpipes |
| baig'nets |
|
bayonets |
| baignet |
|
bayonet |
| baillie |
|
magistrate of a Scots burgh |
| bainie |
|
bony |
| baird |
|
bard |
| bairge |
|
barge |
| bairn |
|
child+ baby |
| bairn |
bairnie |
little child |
| bairnheid |
|
childhood |
| bairns |
|
children |
| bairntime |
|
brood |
| baith |
|
both |
| bak |
|
bake |
| Bakes |
|
biscuits. |
| bakken |
|
baked |
| bakkit |
|
baked |
| balderrie |
|
wild orchid |
| ballant |
|
ballad |
| ballats |
|
ballads |
| balloch |
|
mountain pass |
| ballop |
|
opening in trousers |
| Balou |
|
lullaby |
| ban |
|
swear |
| ban' |
|
band (of the Presbyterian clergyman). |
| bananae |
|
banana |
| band |
baun+ baund |
bound |
| bandster |
banster |
one who binds sheaves after reapers |
| bane |
|
bone |
| banes |
|
bones |
| Bang |
|
an effort; a blow; a large number |
| Bang |
|
to thump |
| Banie |
|
v. bainie |
| Bannet |
|
bonnet. |
| bannock |
|
small loaf |
| bannock |
|
bonnock |
| Bannock nicht |
|
Shrove Tuesday |
| banstickle |
|
stickleback |
| bap |
|
bread roll |
| bapteese |
bapteise |
baptise |
| bar |
baur |
bar |
| Bardie |
|
dim. of bard. |
| bardy |
|
scolding |
| bare-scud |
ber-scud |
naked |
| barefit |
|
barefooted. |
| barket |
|
barked. |
| barley-brie |
|
or bree |
| barm |
|
yeast. |
| barmie |
|
yeasty. |
| barn-yard |
|
stackyard. |
| barrae |
barra+ borra+ borrie+ barrie |
barrow |
| barrie |
|
fine+ excellent |
| Bartie |
|
the Devil |
| bash |
|
a drinking bout |
| bashing |
|
abashing |
| bass |
|
a mat |
| bastardin |
|
devilish |
| bastart |
|
bastard |
| Batch |
|
a number |
| bather |
|
bother |
| Bathkit |
|
Bathgate |
| batters |
|
book cover+ to paste |
| batts |
|
the botts; the colic |
| bauch |
|
bad tasting |
| bauchle |
bachle+ bauchil |
distort |
| bauckie-bird |
|
the bat |
| baud |
|
bade |
| baudrons |
|
cat+ |
| Baudrons |
|
Baudrans |
| bauk |
|
beam+ unploughed ridge+ balk |
| Bauk |
|
v. bawk. |
| Bauk-en' |
|
beam-end. |
| bauken |
|
bat |
| bauld |
|
bold+ bald |
| Bauldest |
|
boldest. |
| Bauldly |
|
boldly. |
| Baumy |
|
balmy. |
| baur |
|
joke+ bar |
| baurber |
|
barber |
| baurley |
baurlie |
barley |
| baurrel |
|
barrel |
| Bauss Rock |
|
Bass Rock |
| bawbee |
|
half penny |
| bawd(rons) |
baud |
a hare |
| Bawdrick |
|
Baldridge |
| bawdrons |
|
v. baudrons |
| bawheid |
|
fool |
| bawk |
|
a field path |
| bawkie |
backie |
bat |
| baws'nt |
|
white-streaked |
| bawsant |
|
having a white streak |
| bawties |
|
rabbit+ hare |
| baxter |
|
baker |
| be |
|
be |
| be-north |
|
to the northward of |
| be-south |
|
to the southward of |
| beadle |
|
church officer |
| bear |
|
bear (carry) |
| Bear |
|
barley. |
| beard |
baird |
beard |
| beardie |
|
stone loach |
| beas |
beis |
beasts |
| beas' |
|
beasts |
| beast |
beist |
beast |
| beastie |
|
insect |
| beastie |
|
dim. of beast |
| beat |
bait |
beat |
| beat |
|
beaten |
| beb |
|
drink |
| beck |
|
curtsey |
| become |
becum |
become |
| bed |
|
bed |
| beef |
|
any butchers meat |
| beek |
beik |
warm |
| been |
|
been |
| beet |
|
feed |
| begesserant |
|
sparkling |
| begin |
|
begin |
| begoud |
begude |
began |
| begowk |
begeck |
deceive |
| begrudge |
|
grudge |
| begrutten |
|
tearstained |
| behauden |
|
obliged. |
| beheid |
|
behead |
| behuve |
behuive |
behove |
| beil |
biel+ beel |
suppurate |
| beild |
|
v. biel |
| bein |
be-in |
being |
| belang |
|
belong |
| Beld |
|
bald. |
| belike |
|
probably+ probably+ likely |
| bellaes |
bellas+ bellies |
bellows |
| Bellum |
|
assault. |
| Bellys |
|
bellows. |
| Beltane |
|
Mayday |
| belyve |
|
soon+ quickly+ at once |
| ben |
|
mountain |
| ben |
|
inside (a room) |
| Ben |
|
a parlor (i.e. inner apartment) |
| bend |
|
bend+ |
| benmaist |
|
innermost |
| benmaist |
|
furthest |
| benmost |
|
inmost |
| benorth |
|
north of |
| bent |
|
bent |
| bent(s) |
|
common hair-grass |
| bere |
|
barley |
| berk |
|
bark |
| berm |
|
ferment |
| bern |
|
barn |
| berrick |
|
Berwick |
| besaunt |
|
canonise |
| beseek |
beseik |
beseech |
| besmerten |
besmairten |
smarten+ tidy |
| besom |
bizzom |
broom+ hussy |
| best |
|
best |
| bestmaid |
|
bridesmaid |
| beteach |
|
to entrust |
| bethankit |
|
grace after meat |
| better |
|
better |
| betterment |
|
improvement |
| beuk |
buik+ buke |
book+ baked |
| Beuk |
|
a book: devil's pictur'd beuks-playing-cards. |
| bewaur |
|
beware |
| bewave |
|
lay in wait |
| bi |
|
by+ beside |
| bi crivens |
crivvens |
Christ defend us |
| bi fegs |
|
by faith+ truly |
| bi(s) |
|
in comparison with+ besides+ than |
| bick |
|
bitch |
| bicker |
|
skirmish |
| bicker |
|
a wooden cup |
| bicker |
|
a short run |
| bicker |
|
to flow swiftly and with a slight noise |
| bickerin |
|
noisy contention |
| bickering |
|
hurrying |
| bid |
|
bid+ stayed |
| bid |
|
to ask |
| bidden |
|
bid+ endured+ stayed |
| bidden |
|
stayed |
| biddin |
|
invite |
| bide |
byde |
endure+ dwell+ stay |
| bide |
|
stay |
| bide a wee |
|
stay a while |
| biel |
|
bield |
| biel |
|
comfortable |
| bield |
beild |
shelter |
| bien |
bein |
comfortable |
| Bien |
|
bienly |
| bien |
|
in good condition |
| big |
bigg |
build |
| biggen |
|
built+ swollen+ pregnant |
| biggin |
|
building |
| biggit |
|
built |
| bike |
|
v. byke |
| bill |
|
the bull |
| billie |
billy |
companion |
| bing |
|
heap |
| Bingrie |
|
Ballingry |
| bings |
|
heaps |
| bink |
bank |
shelf |
| binna |
|
don't be+ unless+ except+ be not |
| binnd |
bin' |
bind |
| bird |
|
bird |
| birdie |
|
dim. of bird; also maidens |
| birk |
|
birch tree+ cheer |
| birken |
|
birchen |
| birkenshaw |
|
birch wood |
| birkie |
|
lively |
| birkie |
|
a fellow |
| birkin+ birks |
|
birches |
| birl |
|
turn+ spin |
| birlin' |
|
spinning |
| birr |
|
whirr |
| birr |
|
force |
| birrie |
|
bury |
| birriet |
birrit |
buried |
| birring |
|
whirring |
| birse |
birss+ burs |
bristle+ bristles+ anger |
| birses |
|
bristles |
| birsle |
|
scorch |
| birth |
|
berth |
| birze |
|
squeeze |
| biss |
bizz |
bustle |
| bit |
|
piece |
| bit |
|
small |
| bit |
|
nick of time |
| bit |
|
but |
| bitch-fou |
|
completely drunk |
| bizz |
|
a flurry |
| bizz |
|
buzz |
| bizzard |
|
the buzzard |
| bizzie |
|
busy |
| blab |
|
blister |
| Black-bonnet |
|
the Presbyterian elder |
| black-nebbit |
|
black-beaked. |
| blad |
|
a leaf+ a portfolio+ |
| blad |
|
v. blaud. |
| blae |
|
blue grey+ livid |
| blae-bunnet |
|
blue tit |
| blain |
blane |
scar+ weal |
| blairt |
|
outburst |
| blame |
|
fault |
| blash |
|
splash |
| blashie |
|
windy+ rainy |
| blastet |
|
blastit |
| blastie |
|
a blasted |
| blate |
|
bashful+ shy |
| Blather |
|
bladder |
| blatter |
|
rattle+ heavy blow |
| blaud |
|
spoil |
| blaud |
|
a large quantity |
| blaud |
|
to slap |
| blaw |
blaa+ bla |
blow |
| Blaw |
|
to brag |
| blaw |
blawn, blaws |
blow+ blown+ blows |
| blawing |
|
blowing |
| blawn |
blaan |
blown |
| bleb |
|
tipple |
| bleck |
|
black |
| bleckie |
|
blackbird |
| bled |
|
bled |
| blee |
blie |
dim |
| bleer |
|
to blear |
| bleer't |
|
bleared |
| bleeze |
|
blaze |
| bleize |
bleaze+ bleeze |
blaze |
| blellum |
|
a babbler; a railer; a blusterer. |
| blenk |
|
moment+ blink |
| blenker |
blinker |
eye-lash |
| blether |
bleather |
babble+ idle talk+ blather |
| blether |
|
bladder |
| Blether |
|
blethers |
| bletheration |
|
nonsense |
| bletherin' |
|
talking nonsense |
| bletherskate |
|
silly talker; one who talks too much |
| blew |
|
blew |
| blin' |
|
blind. |
| blin' oors |
|
hours of darkness |
| Blin't |
|
blinded. |
| Blink |
|
a glance |
| Blinkers |
|
spies |
| Blinkin |
|
smirking |
| blinnd |
blin' |
blind |
| blinnd-bat |
|
moth |
| blinterin |
|
glimmering |
| blirt |
|
weep+ cry |
| bliss |
|
bless |
| Blitter |
|
the snipe |
| blomaist |
blowmaist |
lowest |
| blowst |
|
brag+ boast |
| blue-gown |
|
the livery of the licensed beggar |
| bluffert |
bliffert |
a squall of wind |
| bluid |
blude+ blid |
bleed+ blood |
| bluid |
bluidy, bluidie |
blood+ bloody |
| bluidshed |
|
bloodshot |
| bluidy |
|
bloody |
| bluim |
blume+ blim |
bloom |
| bluiter |
blooter+ bluter |
obliterate |
| blume |
|
to bloom |
| blunner |
blun'er |
blunder |
| bluntie |
|
a stupid |
| blypes |
|
shreds |
| blythe |
blithe |
pleased+ happy |
| blythely |
|
gaily |
| boar |
|
boar |
| boatie |
|
small boat |
| bobbed |
|
curtsied |
| bocht |
boucht |
bought |
| bocked |
|
vomited |
| bodach |
|
old man |
| boddle |
|
a farthing |
| bode |
|
look for |
| bodie |
body+ boadie+ buddie |
(some)one |
| bodkin |
|
tailor's needle |
| body |
|
bodie |
| boggie |
|
dim. of bog |
| bogie |
|
boogie man |
| bogle |
boggil |
spectre |
| Bogle |
|
a bogie |
| bogshaivle |
|
distort |
| bole |
|
recess |
| bole |
|
a hole |
| bonie |
|
bonnie |
| bonilie |
|
prettily |
| bonnie |
bonny |
beautiful / handsome |
| bonnock |
|
v. Bannock |
| bonspiel |
bonspeil |
curling match |
| boo |
|
bow |
| boond |
|
bound+ boundary |
| boord |
|
board |
| boord-en' |
|
board-end |
| boortree |
|
elder tree |
| boortress |
|
elders |
| boost |
|
must needs. |
| boot |
|
payment to the bargain |
| bore |
|
a chink |
| born |
|
born |
| borrae |
borra |
borrow |
| bosie |
|
embrace+ a bosom |
| boss |
|
hollow+ boss |
| bossie |
|
basin |
| botch |
|
an angry tumor |
| bothan |
|
cottage |
| bothie |
bothy |
cottage |
| bou |
boo |
bow+ bend |
| bou-backit |
|
hump-backed |
| boud |
boo'd+bou'd |
bowed+ bent |
| bouer |
booer |
bower |
| bougle |
boogle |
lurk |
| bouk |
|
a human trunk; bulk |
| boul |
bool |
bowl for game of bowls |
| bouls |
bools |
The game of bowls or |
| bountith |
|
bounty |
| Bourshaa |
|
Bowershall |
| bourtree |
boortree |
elder tree |
| bow't |
|
bent |
| bow-hough'd |
|
bandy-thighed |
| bow-kail |
|
cabbage |
| bowder |
|
bolder |
| bowe |
|
bow (weapon)+ arch |
| bowf |
|
bark |
| bowk |
boke+ bock |
retch+ vomit |
| bowl |
bowel |
bowl |
| bowlie |
|
bow-legged |
| bowlt |
|
bent |
| bowster |
|
bolster |
| bowt |
|
bolt |
| box |
boax |
box |
| boy |
boay |
boy |
| brace |
|
mantelpiece |
| brachens |
|
ferns |
| brade |
|
broad |
| brae |
|
slope+ hill |
| brae |
|
hill |
| braid |
|
broad |
| braid |
|
broad |
| braik |
|
a harrow |
| braing't |
|
plunged |
| brainsh |
brainch |
branch |
| braird |
|
sprout |
| braisant |
|
brazen faced |
| braith |
braeth |
breath |
| brak |
brek |
break+ broken |
| brak |
|
break |
| brak's |
|
broke his |
| brakfast |
brakefast |
breakfast |
| brammle |
bramble |
blackberry |
| bran'y |
|
brandy |
| brander |
|
a grid iron |
| branderin |
|
scaffolding |
| brang |
|
brought |
| brank |
|
prance |
| brankie |
|
gay |
| branks |
|
a wooden curb |
| brash |
|
short illness+ burst of |
| brash |
|
short attack |
| brast |
|
burst |
| brat |
|
ragged garment+ pinafore |
| brats |
|
small pieces |
| brats |
|
small children |
| brattle |
|
clatter |
| brattle |
|
a scamper |
| brattle |
|
noisy onset |
| brattlin |
|
rushing noisily |
| braw |
bra |
fine |
| Braw |
|
handsome |
| brawlie |
|
splendidly+ thoroughly |
| brawlie |
|
altogether |
| brawlie |
|
finely |
| brawlike |
|
fine |
| braws |
|
finery |
| braxie |
braxy |
sheep's disease |
| braxies |
|
sheep that have died of braxie (a disease). |
| breastie |
|
dim. of breast |
| breastit |
|
sprang forward |
| brecham |
|
horse collar |
| brechan |
|
ferns |
| breckens |
|
bracken |
| bree |
brie |
brew+ the brunt+ gravy |
| breed |
|
breed |
| breeks |
breiks |
trousers |
| breekums |
|
very short trousers |
| breer |
breer |
brier |
| breeshle |
breeshle |
rush |
| breest |
breist |
breast |
| Breetish |
Breitish |
British |
| breid |
breed |
bread |
| breil |
breel |
race |
| breinge |
breenge |
barge |
| brent |
|
brand |
| brent |
|
straight |
| bress |
|
brass |
| breuk |
bruik+ bruke+ brook |
broke |
| brew |
broo+ brou |
liquid |
| brewster |
|
brewer |
| bricht |
|
bright |
| brickle |
|
brittle |
| bridle |
|
wedding |
| brie |
|
v. barley-brie |
| brief |
|
writ |
| brier |
|
briar |
| brig |
|
bridge |
| brig o Dee |
|
Bridge of Dee |
| bring |
|
bring |
| brinkie |
|
comely |
| brisket |
|
breast |
| brither |
|
brother |
| brittle |
|
difficult |
| broad-claith |
|
broad-cloth |
| broch |
|
burgh |
| Brochheid |
|
Burghhead |
| brocht |
|
brought |
| brochten |
|
brought |
| Brochtie |
|
Broughty Ferry |
| Brochtoun |
|
Broughtown |
| brock |
|
badger |
| brockit |
|
having black and |
| brod |
|
goad+ board+ having |
| brog |
|
pierce |
| broggle |
|
bungle |
| brogue |
|
a trick |
| broo |
|
soup |
| brooses |
|
wedding races from the church to the home of the bride |
| brose |
|
oatmeal dish |
| brose |
|
soup |
| brose |
|
a thick mixture of meal and warm water; also a synonym for porridge |
| broth |
|
soup |
| brou |
broo |
brow |
| brouk |
brook |
soil |
| broun |
broon |
brown |
| brounkaities |
|
bronchitis |
| brousle |
broosle |
crush |
| browden |
|
pamper |
| browster wives |
|
ale wives |
| brucken |
|
broken |
| bruckle |
|
brittle |
| brucklie |
|
brittle |
| brugh |
|
a burgh |
| bruim |
brume |
broom |
| Bruimhaa |
|
Broomhall |
| bruind |
|
flare |
| bruit |
|
brute |
| brulyie |
brulzie |
brawl |
| brulzie |
|
brulyie |
| brume |
|
broom (the shrubs cytisus or genista) |
| brung |
|
brought |
| brunstane |
|
brimstone |
| brunt |
|
burnt |
| Brunteelan |
Brunteilan |
Burntisland |
| brushers |
|
bottles of beer |
| brust |
|
burst |
| bubbliejock |
bubblyjock |
turkey |
| bucht |
|
sheep pen+ bay |
| bucket |
|
pale |
| Buckhyne |
Buckhine |
Buckhaven |
| buckie |
|
dim. of buck; a smart younker |
| buckle |
|
a curl |
| Buckskin |
|
Virginian: the buckskin kye |
| bud |
|
had to |
| budget |
|
tinker's bag of tools |
| buff |
|
to bang |
| buffits |
|
mumps |
| bug |
|
built |
| Bughtin |
|
folding |
| buird |
burd |
table+ board |
| buirdlie |
burdly |
stalwart |
| buirdly |
|
stalwart |
| buit |
bute+ bit |
boot |
| bul |
|
bull |
| buller |
|
bellow |
| bullie |
|
bullfinch |
| bum |
|
drone |
| bum |
|
the buttocks |
| bum |
|
to hum. |
| bum-clock |
|
beetle |
| bumbaizie |
|
confuse |
| bumbee |
|
bumble-bee |
| bummle |
|
hum+ a wild bee |
| bummle |
|
a drone |
| bund |
|
bound |
| bunker |
|
a seat |
| bunnet |
|
bonnet |
| bunters |
|
harlots |
| burdies |
|
dim. of bird or burd (a lady); maidens |
| bure |
buir |
bore |
| burgenet |
|
duvet+ quilt |
| burn |
|
burn+ stream |
| burn |
burnie |
stream |
| burnewin |
|
the blacksmith |
| burnie |
|
dim. of burn |
| burns nicht |
|
25th January |
| burr-thistle |
|
spear-thistle |
| burrae |
burra |
burrow |
| burst |
|
burst |
| bursten |
bursen |
burst |
| burstit |
|
burst |
| bus |
|
omnibus |
| busk |
|
adorn |
| busk |
|
to dress; to garb; to dress up; to adorn |
| buss |
|
bush+ dress |
| busskie |
|
bushy |
| bussle |
|
bustle |
| but |
bit |
but+ except+ outer |
| but |
|
without |
| but |
|
butt |
| butter |
|
butter |
| buy |
|
buy |
| by |
|
by+ past |
| by |
|
beside |
| By himsel |
|
beside himself |
| by wi't |
|
done for+ as good as |
| Bye attour (i.e. |
|
by and attour |
| bygae |
|
pass |
| bygane |
|
past times |
| bygate |
|
byway |
| bygaun |
|
passing |
| byke |
bike |
bees+ wasps or ants nest |
| Byke |
|
a bees' nest; a hive; a swarm; a crowd |
| byle |
bile |
boil |
| bylt |
biled |
boiled |
| byne |
bine |
bowl+ washtub |
| byordinar |
byordnar |
unusual |
| byous |
|
special |
| byre |
|
cow shed |
| byspale |
|
wonderful |
| ca' |
|
call |
| ca' thro' |
|
work on |
| ca'+ ca'd |
|
call+ called |
| caa |
ca'+ caw |
call |
| caad |
ca'd |
called |
| caain |
|
vocation |
| cabbitch |
|
cabbage |
| cabble |
|
quarrel |
| cack |
|
defecate |
| cackie |
|
defecate |
| caddie |
|
carrier+ bearer |
| cadge |
|
peddle wares+ carry |
| cadger |
|
carrier+ disagreeable |
| cadger |
|
a hawker (especially of fish) |
| cadie |
|
a mans cap |
| cadie |
|
caddie |
| caff |
|
chaff |
| cahoutchie |
cahoochie |
rubber |
| cailleach |
|
old woman |
| caird |
|
card+ tinker |
| cairiage |
cairriage |
carriage |
| cairie |
kerry+ cairrie+ cairry |
carry |
| cairie-on |
|
behaviour |
| cairiet |
|
carried |
| cairn |
|
pile of stones |
| cairpet |
|
carpet |
| cairt |
|
cart+ map |
| CAIRT |
|
cart |
| cairts |
|
playing cards |
| caition |
|
deposit+ caution |
| caiver |
caver |
mumble |
| Calf-ward |
|
grazing plot for calves |
| Callan |
|
callant |
| CALLAN |
|
boy |
| callant |
|
youth |
| caller |
|
fresh |
| Caller |
|
cool |
| Callet |
|
a trull. |
| cam |
|
came |
| camceil |
|
sloping ceiling |
| cammelt |
|
crooked |
| camshauchle |
|
disordered |
| camsheuch |
|
crabbed+ cross grained |
| camsteirie |
camsteerie+ camstairie |
perverse+ difficult to |
| can |
kin |
may / can |
| canalyie |
|
rabble |
| candibrod |
|
sugar-candy |
| cangle |
|
wrangle |
| canker |
|
fret |
| cankert |
|
ill-tempered |
| cankrie |
|
crabbed |
| cankrif |
cankrife |
cankering |
| canna |
canny+ cannie |
may not / can't |
| cannach |
|
cotton grass |
| cannae |
canna |
cannot |
| cannie |
canny |
gentle+ skilful etc. |
| Canniest |
|
quietest. |
| Cannilie |
|
cannily |
| canny |
|
carefully |
| canny gaun |
|
easy going |
| cant |
|
sing softly |
| cantie |
canty |
cheerful+ happy |
| cantle |
|
lilt |
| cantrip |
|
magic spell+ frolic |
| Cants |
|
merry stories |
| canty |
|
contented |
| Cape-stanc |
|
copestone |
| caper |
|
caper |
| capercailzie |
capercaillie |
the game bird |
| capernoitie |
|
capricious+ crazy+ irritable |
| capestane |
caipstane |
capstone |
| carb |
|
wrangle+ quarrel |
| care |
caer |
care |
| Care na by |
|
do not care |
| carefu |
carefae+ carefie |
careful |
| carfuffle |
curfuffle |
disorder |
| cark |
|
care+ worry |
| Carl |
|
carle |
| carl+ carls |
|
fellow+ fellows |
| carl-hemp |
|
male-hemp |
| carle |
|
old man |
| carlie |
|
a manikin |
| carlin |
|
carline a middle-aged |
| carline |
carlin |
old woman |
| Carline's lowp |
|
Carlups |
| Carmagnole |
|
a violent Jacobin |
| carnaptious |
|
irritable+ quarrelsome |
| carrant |
|
expedition+ sudden |
| CARRY |
|
firmament |
| carsackie |
|
an overall |
| carse |
|
land along river bank |
| Cartes |
|
playing-cards |
| Cartie |
|
dim. of cart |
| carvie |
|
caraway |
| cast |
|
cast |
| castock |
|
cabbage stalk |
| cat's een |
|
germander speedwell |
| catalog |
catalogue |
register |
| catch |
|
catch |
| catch-the-plack |
|
the hunt for money |
| catchen |
|
caught |
| catcht |
|
caught |
| catter |
|
to make a noise by striking; to babble; to prattle |
| cattle |
|
birds and beasts in |
| caucht |
|
caught |
| caudron |
ca'dron |
caldron |
| cauf |
ca'f |
calf |
| Cauf-leather |
|
calf-leather |
| cauk |
kalk |
chalk |
| caul+ cauld |
|
cold |
| cauld |
caul'+ caal'+ cald |
cold |
| cauldrif |
cauldrife |
chilly+ indifferent |
| cauldron |
|
caldron |
| caum |
ca'm |
calm |
| Caunadae |
|
Canada |
| caunle |
can'le |
candle |
| Caunlemass |
|
2nd February |
| caup |
|
cap |
| Caup |
|
a wooden drinking vessel. |
| caur |
|
car |
| caur |
|
calves |
| cause |
|
cause |
| causey |
causie+ cassie |
causeway |
| causey-cleaners |
|
causeway-cleaners |
| caustrim |
|
Coldstream |
| cavie |
|
a hen-coop |
| caw |
ca' |
drive |
| Cawcuttie |
|
Calcutta |
| cawd |
ca'd |
drove |
| cawf |
cauf+ cauff+ caff |
chaff |
| ceetie |
ceety+ ceitie |
city |
| ceevil |
cievil |
civil |
| ceilidh |
|
dance+ social gathering |
| cep |
|
except+ unless |
| cepna |
ceptna |
except not |
| certies |
|
certainly |
| chack |
check |
nip+ a notch or groove |
| chaff |
|
chafe+ rub+ wear |
| chaft |
|
chin+ jaw+ cheek |
| chaft blade |
|
jaw-bone+ cheek-bone |
| chafts |
burst their chafts |
came unstuck |
| chaiple |
|
chapel |
| chairge |
|
charge |
| Chairlstoun |
|
Charlestown |
| chaise |
|
carriage |
| chamer |
|
chaumer |
| champ |
|
mash+ crush |
| chancie |
chancy |
lucky |
| change-house |
|
tavern |
| channel |
|
a gutter |
| channer |
|
grumble+ shingle+ gravel |
| chanter |
|
bagpipe chanter |
| chantie |
|
chamber-pot |
| chap |
|
knock+ strike a bargain |
| chap |
|
a fellow |
| chap |
|
to strike |
| chapman |
|
packman |
| chapman |
|
a pedler |
| chapper |
|
door knocker |
| chatter |
|
shatter |
| chattert |
|
nibbled+ frayed+ tattered |
| chaumer |
chalmer |
chamber + room |
| Chaup |
|
chap |
| chaw |
chow |
chew+ provoke+ make |
| cheap |
chape+ chaip |
cheap |
| chear |
|
cheer |
| chearfu' |
|
cheerful |
| chearless |
|
cheerless |
| Cheary |
|
cheery |
| cheat |
chate+ chait |
cheat |
| Cheek-for-chow |
|
cheek-by-jowl (i.e. close beside) |
| cheen |
cheen+ chine |
chain |
| cheenge |
cheinge |
change |
| cheenie |
cheinie+ cheeny |
china+ porcelain |
| cheep |
cheip |
whisper+ squeak |
| Cheep |
|
peep |
| cheet(ie) |
cheitie+ chittie |
a cat |
| cheordag |
|
geordy |
| cherlie |
|
Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) |
| chevalier |
|
Bonnie Prince Charlie |
| chief |
cheif |
friendly+ chief |
| chiel |
cheild+ chiel |
lad+ young man+ fellow |
| chiel |
|
lad |
| child |
chilld |
child |
| childer |
|
children |
| Chimla |
|
chimney |
| chimley |
chimbley |
chimney |
| chimley-heid |
|
mantelpiece |
| chincoch |
chincough |
whooping-cough |
| chitter |
|
tremble+ shiver+ chatter+ |
| Chittering |
|
shivering. |
| chock |
|
choke |
| chosen |
|
chosen |
| choukie |
chookie |
chicken |
| chowe |
|
chew+ a quid of tobacco |
| Chows |
|
chews |
| chuck |
|
a hen |
| chuckie |
|
dim. of chuck |
| chuckie-stanes |
|
pebbles |
| chuffie |
|
fat-faced |
| chuise |
chuse |
choose |
| chuist |
|
chosen |
| chum |
|
accompany |
| chuse |
|
to choose. |
| cit |
|
the civet. |
| cit |
|
a citizen |
| clachan |
|
village+ hamlet |
| Clachan |
|
a small village about a church |
| clachan |
|
village |
| claed |
|
clothe |
| claeding |
|
clothing |
| claes |
|
clothes |
| clag |
|
clog+ smear+ block up |
| claik |
|
gossip+ a barnacle |
| claith |
|
cloth |
| claithing |
|
clothing. |
| clamihewit |
|
a blow+ a thrashing+ uproar |
| clamjamfrie |
clanjamfrie+ clamjamphry |
a mob+ vulgar crowd |
| clang |
|
clung p.t. |
| clankie |
|
a severe knock |
| clap |
|
the clapper of a mill |
| clapped oot |
|
worn out |
| clark |
|
a clerk |
| clarkit |
|
clerked |
| clart |
clairt+ clert |
soil+ stickiness+ mud+ dirt |
| clart(ie) |
|
dirty |
| clarty |
|
dirty. |
| clash |
|
an idle tale; gossip |
| clash |
|
to tattle. |
| clashmaclavers |
clashmaclaivers |
gossip |
| clatch |
|
splash+ dirty person |
| claucht |
claught+ clacht |
grasped |
| claught |
|
clutched |
| claughtin |
|
clutching |
| claut |
|
clutch+ hoe+ handful+ claw |
| Claut |
|
to scrape |
| claver |
claiver |
gossip |
| claver |
|
clover |
| clavers |
|
gossip |
| claw |
|
a scratch |
| claw |
|
to scratch |
| clay-cauld |
|
clay-cold. |
| claymore |
|
a two-handed Highland sword |
| clean |
|
perhaps+ probably |
| cleck |
cloak |
hatch |
| cleckin |
|
a brood |
| cleckin-hen |
|
brooding hen |
| cleed |
|
to clothe |
| cleek |
cleik |
catch+ hook+ grasp+ link+ snatch |
| cleekit |
|
grasped |
| cleg |
|
gadfly |
| cleid |
cleed+ claid |
clothe+ clad |
| cleuch |
cleugh |
gorge+ ravine+ cliff+ crag |
| cley |
|
clay |
| clim |
clim' |
climb |
| clinch |
|
limp |
| clink |
|
strike+ a rough curling stone |
| clink |
|
a sharp stroke; jingle |
| clink |
|
money |
| clink |
|
to chink |
| clink |
|
to rhyme |
| clinkin |
|
with a smart motion |
| clinkum |
|
clinkumbell |
| clips |
|
shears |
| clish |
|
repeat gossip |
| clish-ma-claver |
|
gossip |
| cliver |
cluver+ klivver |
clever |
| clocher |
|
expectorate |
| clocher |
|
bronchial mucus+ to clear |
| clock |
klok |
brood |
| clockbees |
|
flying beetles |
| clocker |
|
beetle |
| clockin-time |
|
clucking |
| clood |
|
cloud |
| cloods |
|
clouds |
| cloot |
|
cloth+ patch+ hit |
| cloot |
|
the hoof |
| clootie |
|
cloots |
| close n. |
closs |
narrow alley to a courtyard |
| close v. |
|
close |
| clour |
cloor |
bruise |
| clour |
|
a bump or swelling after a blow |
| clout |
|
a cloth |
| clout |
|
to patch |
| clouts |
|
clothes |
| clowe |
|
a clove |
| clowt |
clout |
strike+ slap |
| clud |
|
a cloud. |
| cludgie |
|
lavatory (slang) |
| cluif |
clufe |
hoof |
| cluit |
cloot+ clute |
hoof clove |
| clunk |
|
to make a hollow sound |
| clype |
clipe |
inform |
| clyte |
clite |
rap knuckles |
| coat |
cwite |
coat |
| coatbrig |
|
Coatbridge |
| coble |
|
a broad and flat boat |
| cock |
|
the mark (in curling) |
| cockie |
|
dim. of cock (applied to an old man) |
| cockinnie |
|
Cockenzie |
| cockle |
|
scallop+ totter |
| cocks |
|
fellows |
| cod |
coad |
cod |
| Cod |
|
a pillow |
| coff |
|
buy |
| coft |
cofft |
bought |
| cog |
coag |
pail |
| cog |
|
a wooden drinking vessel |
| coggie |
|
dim. of cog |
| coil |
|
Coila |
| cole |
|
haystack |
| colf |
|
fill in+ stop up |
| collieshangie |
|
brawl+ uproar |
| collogue |
|
conference |
| collop |
|
slice of meat |
| collop |
|
portion |
| comatee |
|
committee |
| come |
cum |
come |
| comed |
|
came |
| comen |
|
came |
| commands |
commans |
the ten commandments |
| compare |
compeir+ compear |
appear before court |
| complein |
compleen |
complain |
| complouter |
complooter |
agree+ fit in or mix with |
| conceit |
consait |
conceit |
| confab |
|
talk |
| conflummix |
|
an unwelcome surprise |
| confuise |
|
confuse |
| connach |
|
waste+ spoil+ consume |
| conseeder |
conseider |
consider |
| conteen |
contein |
contain |
| conteena |
conteina |
continue |
| conter |
|
oppose+ against |
| contermacious |
contermatious |
perverse |
| contrar |
contrair |
contrary |
| convoy |
|
escort+ accompany |
| cooch |
|
couch |
| cood |
|
cud. |
| coof |
|
v. cuif |
| cookit |
|
hid |
| cooncil |
|
council |
| coonsel |
|
counsel |
| coont |
|
count |
| coor |
|
cover |
| coordly |
|
cowardly |
| coorse |
|
stormy+ course+ coarse |
| coorted |
|
courted |
| cooser |
|
a courser |
| coost |
|
cast |
| cootie |
|
a small pail |
| cootie |
|
leg-plumed |
| corbie |
|
crow |
| corbies |
|
ravens |
| cordiner |
|
shoemaker |
| core |
|
corps |
| corn mou |
|
corn heap |
| corn't |
|
fed with corn |
| corp |
|
body+ corpse |
| corrie-fistit |
caur-+ caurie- |
left+ left (handed) |
| corrieneuch |
|
converse |
| corse |
|
corpse |
| corss |
|
cross |
| cosy |
cosie |
cosy |
| cottar |
cotter |
cottager |
| cou |
coo |
cow |
| cou'dna |
|
couldna |
| couart |
cooart+ cooard |
coward |
| coud |
coud+ cud |
could |
| couer |
coor+ cooer |
cower+ crouch |
| coum |
cu'm+ coom |
culm |
| countra |
|
country |
| coup |
|
to capsize |
| couross |
|
culross |
| couter |
cooter |
nose |
| Couter |
Cooter |
Coulter |
| couthie |
couthy |
agreeable+ comfortable |
| couthie |
|
couthy |
| couthy |
|
affable |
| cowe |
|
to scare |
| cowe |
|
to lop |
| cowp |
coup |
overturn+ buy or trade |
| cowper |
|
a horse dealer |
| cowt |
|
colt |
| crabbit |
|
bad tempered |
| crack |
|
chat+ news |
| crack |
|
tale; a chat; talk |
| cracker |
craker |
boaster |
| crackin' |
|
gossiping |
| craft |
|
a skilled trade+ cunning |
| craft |
|
croft |
| craft-rig |
|
croft-ridge |
| craichle |
|
croak |
| craig |
|
crag+ neck |
| craig |
|
the throat |
| craig |
|
a crag |
| craigie |
|
dim. of craig |
| craigy |
|
craggy |
| craik |
|
croak |
| craik |
|
the corn-crake |
| craitur |
|
creature |
| cramassie |
|
crimson |
| crambo-clink |
|
rhyme |
| crambo-jingle |
|
rhyming |
| crammock |
|
crooked staff+ walking stick |
| cran |
crann |
iron tripod over fire for pots |
| cran |
|
Scots measure of herring (37 1/2 gallons) |
| crane |
|
cranberry |
| crank |
|
difficult |
| crankie |
|
unsteady+ insecure |
| crankous |
|
fretful |
| cranks |
|
creakings |
| cranreuch |
|
hoar-frost |
| crap |
|
crop |
| craw |
craa |
crow |
| craw |
|
crow+ boast |
| crawin' |
|
crowing |
| crawn |
|
crowed |
| crawt |
|
crowed |
| creash |
creish |
grease |
| creashie |
|
greasy |
| creel |
creil |
basket+ creel |
| creel |
|
an osier basket |
| creenge |
creinge |
cringe |
| creep |
creip |
creep |
| creepie |
|
three legged stool |
| creepie-chair |
|
stool of repentance |
| creepie-stuil |
|
child's stool |
| creepit |
|
crept |
| creeshie |
|
greasy |
| creuk |
crook+ cruke+ cruik |
hook+ lameness+ lame |
| crew |
|
crowed |
| crib |
|
curb |
| crochle |
|
cough |
| crock |
|
kill |
| crocks |
|
old ewes. |
| cronie |
crony |
companion |
| crooded |
|
cooed |
| croods |
|
coos |
| croon |
|
moan |
| croon |
|
to toll |
| Crooning |
|
humming |
| Croose |
|
crouse |
| crottle |
|
crumble+ a lichen |
| Crouchie |
|
hunchbacked |
| croud |
crood |
crowd |
| croun |
croon |
crown |
| crouse |
|
arrogant |
| crousely |
|
confidently |
| crouss |
crooss+ croose |
cheerful |
| crowdie |
|
a soft cheese |
| crowdie |
|
meal and cold water |
| crowdie-time |
|
porridge-time (i. e. |
| crowlin |
|
crawling |
| crub |
|
curb |
| cruddle |
|
congeal |
| cruds |
|
curds |
| cruisie |
crusie |
a lamp |
| cruive |
cruve |
fish trap+ pen |
| cruldge |
|
contract+ cower+ crouch |
| crummie |
|
a horned cow |
| crummle |
crum'le |
crumble |
| crummock |
|
short stocky |
| crump |
|
crisp |
| crunkle |
krunkil |
rumple |
| crunt |
|
a blow |
| cruppen |
|
crept |
| cruppen |
|
shrunken |
| cry |
|
call+ name |
| cryne |
crine |
shrink |
| cuddie |
cuddy |
donkey |
| Cuddle |
|
to fondle |
| cude |
|
hair-brained |
| cuid |
cood+ cude |
cud (cows)+ shallow dish |
| cuidna |
cudna |
couldn't |
| cuif |
coof+ cufe+ kufe |
fool |
| cuil |
cule |
cool |
| cuisin |
kizzen |
cousin |
| cuist |
|
cast |
| cuisten |
|
cast |
| cuit |
cute |
ankle |
| cuitch |
|
caught |
| culyie |
|
fondle+ cherish+ coax |
| cummer |
cum'er |
cumber |
| Cummernaud |
|
Cumbernauld |
| cummock |
|
v. crummock |
| cundie |
cundy |
drain |
| cunyie |
cunzie |
coin+ gutter |
| curch |
|
a kerchief for the head |
| curchie |
|
a curtsy |
| curcuddoch |
|
sitting side by side |
| curler |
|
one who plays at curling |
| curmurring |
|
commotion |
| curn |
|
a few |
| curpin |
|
the crupper of a horse |
| curple |
|
the crupper |
| curran |
curn |
currant |
| currie |
|
small stool |
| curtchie |
|
curtsey |
| cushat |
|
the wood pigeon |
| cushat |
|
starling |
| cushie |
|
ring-dove |
| custock |
|
the pith of the colewort |
| cutes |
|
feet |
| cuttie |
cutty |
short |
| cuttle |
|
hare |
| cutty |
|
short |
| cutty stool |
|
wooden chair in which one had to sit in full view of the congregation if one was caught sinning |
| cutty-stools |
|
stools of repentance |
| dab |
|
peck+ pierce+ push |
| dabbitie |
|
ornament+ a picture game |
| dad |
|
daddie |
| dae |
dui |
do |
| daein |
|
doing |
| daez't |
|
dazed |
| daff |
|
play+ flirt |
| daffin |
|
larking |
| daft |
|
mentally deranged |
| daftlike |
|
foolish |
| dagie |
|
marbles game |
| daich |
daigh |
dough |
| daidle |
|
dawdle |
| dails |
|
planks |
| daimen icker |
|
an odd ear of corn |
| daith |
deeth |
death |
| dale |
|
deal plank+ portion |
| dam |
|
pent-up water |
| dambrod |
|
draughts board |
| damie |
|
dim. of dame |
| dams |
damss |
game of draughts |
| dane |
|
done |
| dang |
|
struck |
| dang |
|
pret. of ding. |
| dang |
|
to hit with a blunt object |
| danton |
|
v. daunton |
| darena |
|
dare not |
| darg |
|
a day's work |
| darger |
|
casual labour |
| darklins |
|
in the dark |
| dask |
|
a pew |
| daud |
dod+ dad |
strike+ a large piece |
| daud |
|
to pelt |
| Daulkeith |
|
Dalkeith |
| daunder |
dander+ dauner |
stroll |
| daunle |
|
dandle |
| daunton |
|
subdue,daunt |
| dauntonly |
|
bravely |
| daur |
|
dare |
| daur't |
|
dared |
| daurd |
|
dared |
| daurk |
dawrk |
dark |
| daurken |
|
darken |
| daurna |
darena+ darenae |
daren't |
| daurnae |
|
dare not |
| daurs |
|
dares |
| daursay |
|
suppose |
| daut |
|
pet+ fondle |
| Daut |
|
dawte |
| daver |
|
wander aimlessly |
| Daviely |
|
spiritless. |
| daw |
daa |
dawn+ a lazy person+ slut |
| dawds |
|
lumps |
| Dawgittie |
|
Dalgetty |
| dawin |
|
dawn |
| dawk |
|
drizzle |
| dawt |
|
caress |
| dawtingly |
|
prettily |
| De'IL |
|
devil |
| dead |
|
death |
| dead-sweer |
|
extremely reluctant |
| deal |
dale+ dail |
deal |
| dealer |
|
trader+ dealer |
| deave |
deive+ dieve |
deafen |
| deave |
|
deafen |
| dee |
|
die |
| dee'd |
|
died |
| deed |
|
indeed+ to be sure |
| deek |
deik |
a glimps+ a look |
| deem |
deim |
doom |
| deemster |
deimster |
judge |
| deer |
deir |
deer |
| deevil |
deivil |
devil |
| defeat |
defait |
defeat |
| defender |
|
defendant |
| deg |
|
pierce |
| deid |
|
dead |
| deif |
deef |
deaf |
| deil |
|
devil |
| Deil-haet |
|
nothing (Devil have it) |
| Deil-ma-care |
|
Devil may care |
| del |
dell |
delve |
| Deleeret |
|
delirious |
| deleerit |
deleirit |
delirious |
| delf |
|
hole or pit |
| delite |
delyte+ delicht |
delight |
| delvin |
|
digging |
| demit |
|
resign |
| den |
|
valley |
| denner |
dainer+ dainner |
dinner |
| dentielion |
dentylion |
dandelion |
| depone |
|
deposit |
| derf |
|
difficult |
| dern |
|
hide |
| dern |
|
darn |
| Dern'd |
|
hid. |
| dert |
dairt |
dart |
| descrive |
|
to describe |
| deser |
deserr |
deserve |
| destrict |
destrick |
district |
| deuk |
jouk+ jeuk |
duck |
| deval |
devall |
cease |
| Devel |
|
a stunning blow |
| diced |
dyced |
chequered |
| dicht |
|
wipe |
| dichtie |
|
dirty |
| did |
duid+ daed |
did |
| Diddle |
|
to move quickly |
| didna |
didny+ didnie+ daedna |
didn't |
| didnae |
|
did not |
| diein' |
|
dying |
| difeecult |
difeecwalt+ dificwalt |
difficult |
| differ |
|
quarrel+ dispute |
| dight |
|
to wipe. |
| dight |
|
winnowed |
| dighty |
|
foul |
| dill |
|
soothe |
| dilse |
|
dulse (seaweed) |
| din |
|
noise+ mousy coloured+ |
| din |
|
dun |
| ding |
|
strike+ hit |
| dingle |
|
tingle |
| dink |
|
spruce |
| dink |
|
trim |
| dinna |
dinny+ dinnie |
don't |
| dinnae |
|
do not |
| dinnle |
|
shake |
| dint |
|
affection+ liking |
| dird |
|
strike |
| dirdum |
|
tumult |
| dirk |
durk |
short dagger |
| dirl |
|
vibrate |
| dirlie-bane |
|
funny bone |
| dis |
diz+ daes |
does |
| disjaskit |
|
dejected |
| diskiver |
discuiver+ diskivver |
discover |
| disna |
daesna |
doesn't |
| dispone |
|
arrange |
| dit |
|
obstruct+ close+ block |
| div |
|
do |
| divna |
|
don't |
| divot |
divvot |
turf |
| diz'n |
|
dizzen |
| Dizember |
|
December |
| dizzen |
|
dozen |
| docht |
|
could |
| dochter |
|
daughter |
| dochtna |
|
cannot |
| docken |
doaken |
dock plant |
| dod |
|
chunk |
| doddie |
|
hornless bull+ cow or sheep |
| doesnae |
|
does not |
| doilt |
|
dazed+ confused+ wearied |
| doit |
|
small copper coin |
| doited |
|
muddled |
| doiter |
|
stumble |
| doitert |
|
witless |
| dominie |
|
headmaster |
| donnert |
|
stupid |
| donsie |
|
vicious |
| dooble |
|
double |
| doocot |
doucot |
dovecote |
| dool |
|
wo |
| doolfu' |
|
doleful |
| doon |
|
down |
| doonfa' |
|
downfall/setting |
| door |
dure+ doar |
door |
| dort |
|
sulk |
| dorty |
|
pettish |
| doss |
|
tidy |
| dottelt |
|
senile |
| dou |
doo |
dove |
| douce |
|
gentle |
| douce |
|
douse |
| douce |
|
doucely |
| doudl'd |
|
dandled |
| dought (pret. of dow) |
|
could. |
| douk |
dook |
dip+ bathe+ duck |
| Douked |
|
ducked. |
| doun |
doon |
down |
| dounfaa |
|
downfall |
| dounhauden |
|
oppressed |
| dounsittin |
|
sitting |
| doup |
|
the bottom |
| doup-skelper |
|
bottom-smacker |
| dour |
|
sullen |
| dour-doure |
|
stubborn |
| dout |
doot |
doubt |
| douth |
dooth |
depressed+ gloomy |
| dover |
|
doze |
| dow |
|
dowe |
| dow |
|
a dove |
| dowe |
dow |
to be able to |
| dowe |
|
fade away+ wither |
| doweless |
|
feeble |
| dowf |
duff |
gloomy |
| dowie |
|
sad |
| dowie |
|
drooping |
| dowilie |
|
drooping |
| Downa |
|
can not |
| Downa-do (can not do) |
|
lack of power |
| dowp |
|
the bottom of an eggshell |
| dowp |
|
bottom+ buttocks |
| dows |
|
dares |
| dowt |
|
cigarette-end |
| doylt |
|
stupid |
| doytin |
|
doddering |
| doze |
|
stupefy+ stun |
| dozen |
|
become cold or numb |
| dozen'd |
|
torpid |
| dozen't |
|
confound it |
| dozent |
|
stupefied+ dazed+ stupid |
| dozin |
|
torpid |
| drack |
|
absorb |
| drade |
|
dread+ dreaded |
| draff |
|
draff+ dregs |
| draible |
|
besmear+ dribble |
| draig |
drag |
motion of the tide |
| draigelt |
|
soaked+ besmeared |
| draigl't |
|
draggled |
| draigle |
draggle |
bedraggle+ dirty+ mix |
| draik |
|
soak+ drench |
| drake |
|
drake |
| drank |
|
drank |
| Drant |
|
prosing |
| drap |
|
drop |
| drappit |
|
dropped |
| draucht |
|
draught |
| draunt |
|
drone |
| draunting |
|
tedious |
| drave |
|
drove |
| draw |
draa |
draw |
| drawn |
|
drew |
| dree |
drie |
endure |
| dreel |
driel+ dreil |
drill |
| dreep |
dreip |
drip |
| dreepin' |
|
dripping |
| dreg |
draig |
dredge+ drag |
| dreglins |
|
dregs |
| dreich |
|
tedious+ dull |
| dreich |
|
gloomy |
| dreid |
dreed |
dread |
| dreidit |
|
dreaded |
| dreidit |
|
dread |
| dreigh |
|
v. dreight |
| dreigh |
|
tedious |
| drew |
|
drew |
| drib |
|
a drop (liquid) |
| dribble |
|
drizzle |
| dribs |
|
dregs |
| driddle |
|
to toddle |
| drien |
|
driven |
| dring |
|
loiter |
| drink |
|
drink |
| drive |
dryve |
drive |
| drob |
|
prick |
| droddum |
|
the breech |
| drog |
droag |
drug |
| drone |
|
part of the bagpipe |
| droop-rumpl't |
|
short-rumped |
| droucht |
|
drought |
| drouchtit |
|
parched |
| drouk |
drook |
drench |
| droukit |
|
wetted |
| droun |
droon |
drown |
| drount |
|
drowned |
| drouth |
drooth |
thirst |
| drouthie |
|
thirsty |
| drouthy |
|
thirsty |
| drow |
|
wet mist |
| drowe |
|
cold wet mist+ drizzle |
| drucken |
|
drunken+ drunk |
| druken |
|
drucken |
| drum |
|
hillock+ ridge |
| drumlie |
|
muddy |
| drumlie |
|
crowded |
| drumlin |
|
glacial deposit |
| drummock |
|
raw meal and cold water |
| drunken |
|
drunk |
| drunt |
|
the huff |
| drunts |
|
the sulks |
| dry |
|
thirsty |
| dryte |
drite |
defecate+ dirt |
| dub |
dib |
a puddle |
| dubs |
|
mud |
| duddie |
|
ragged |
| duddie |
|
worn out |
| duddies |
|
dim. of duds |
| duds |
|
rags+ clothes |
| dug |
dowg |
dog |
| duin |
dune+ din |
done |
| duin |
|
ready +done+ finished |
| dule |
dool |
grief |
| Dumfaurlin |
|
Dunfermline |
| dumfoond |
dumfoon |
dumfound+ amaze |
| dumfounder |
dumfooner |
amaze |
| dumfoundered |
|
dumfounded |
| dumfoundert |
|
amazed |
| dumpie |
|
depressed |
| dumplin |
|
dumpling |
| dung |
|
struck |
| dung |
|
v. dang |
| dunk |
|
dank+ moist+ damp |
| dunner |
dunder |
rumble |
| dunt |
|
hit+ blow |
| dunted |
|
throbbed |
| dunts |
|
blows |
| durk |
|
dirk |
| durst |
|
dared |
| durstna |
|
dared not |
| dusht |
|
pushed or thrown down violently. |
| dwaible |
dwabble |
pine+ feeble |
| dwall |
dwal |
dwell |
| dwalling |
|
dwelling |
| dwalt |
|
dwelt |
| dwaum |
dwam |
swoon |
| dwaumie |
dwamie |
sickly+ feeble+ dreamy |
| dwyne |
dwine |
dwindle |
| dyke |
dike |
wall |
| dyke |
|
a fence (of stone or turf) |
| dyst |
doist |
a blow+ a thud+ fall or |
| dyte |
dite |
writing+ compose+ indite |
| dyte |
doit |
act foolish+ crazed |
| dyvor |
|
a bankrupt |
| e'e |
e'ed |
eye+ eyed |
| e'e |
|
eye. |
| e'ebrie |
|
eyebrow |
| e'en |
|
very well+ even |
| e'en |
|
evening |
| e'er |
|
ever |
| ear' |
|
early |
| earlie |
|
early |
| earn |
|
eagle |
| east |
aist |
east |
| easter |
aister |
farther east |
| eastlin |
|
eastern |
| eastmaist |
aistmaist |
