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The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume 4

GLOSSARY.

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Aboon, above.

Aumry, a store-place.

Baum, balm.

Beuk, book.

Bicker, a drinking vessel.

Burnie, a small stream.

Caller, cool.

Cled, clad.

Clud, cloud.

Couthy, frank.

Daffin', merry-making.

Dighted, wiped.

Doit, a small coin.

Doitet, dotard.

Douf, sad.

Dree, endure.

Dwine, dwindle.

Fauld, fold.

Fleechit, cajoled.

Fykes, troubles, anxieties.

Gaed, went.

Gar, compel.

Gate, way.

Glour, look earnestly.

Grannie, grandmother.

Grat, wept.

Grit, great.

Haill, whole.

Haud, hold, keep.

Heuk, reaping-hook.

Hie, high.

Hinny, honey.

Hizzie, Hussy, a thoughtless girl.

Ken, know.

Knows, knolls, hillocks.

Laith, loth.

Lift, firmament.

Lowin', burning.

Minnie, mother.

Parochin', parish.

Pu', pull.

Roos'd, praised.

Sabbit, sobbed.

Scour, search.

Slee, sly.

Speerin', inquiring.

Swiggit, swallowed.

Syne, then.

Thole, endure.

Toom, empty.

Troth, truth, vow.

Trow, believe.

Tyne, lose.

Unco, uncommon.

Wag, shake.

Waur, worse.

Ween, guess.

Yirth, earth.

Yowes, ewes.

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