Volume 6 / Part 2 — GLOSSARY.

Aboon, above.

Ava, at all.

Baldron, name for a cat.

Bauld, bold.

Bawbee, halfpenny.

Bawsint, a white spot on the forehead of cow or horse.

Bawtie, name for a dog.

Beild, shelter, refuge, protection.

Ben, the spence or parlour.

Blethers, nonsensical talk.

Blewart, a flower, the blue bottle, witch bells.

Bob, nosegay, bunch, or tuft; also to curtsey.

Bobbin, a weaver's quill or pirn.

Bonspiel, a match at archery, curling, golf, or foot-ball.

Bourtree, the elder tree or shrub.

Braggin, boasting.

Braken, the female fern (pterisaquilina, Linn.)

Bree, the eyebrow.

Brochin, oatmeal boiled in water till somewhat thicker than gruel.

Brogues, shoes made of sheepskin.

Bught, a pen for sheep.

Burn, a stream.

Buskit, dressed tidily.

Buss, a bush.

Cairny, heap of stones.

Camstrarie, froward, cross, and unmanageable.

Cantrips, spells, charms, incantations.

Carline, an old woman.

Chap, a blow, also a young fellow.

Cleading, clothing.

Cleck, to hatch, to breed.

Clout, to strike with the hand, also to mend a hole in clothes or shoes.

Coof, a fool.

Coost, cast.

Corrie, a hollow in a hill.

Cosie, warm, snug.

Cower, to crouch, to stoop.

Cranreugh, the hoarfrost.

Croodle, to coo as a dove, to sing with a low voice.

Crowdy, meal and cold water stirred together.

Dab, to peck as birds do.

Daddy, father.

Daff, to make sport.

Dantit, subdued, tamed down.

Dawtie, a pet, a darling.

Doo, dove.

Dool, grief.

Doops, dives down.

Downa, expressive of inability.

Dreeping, dripping, wet.

Drucket, drenched.

Drumly, muddy.

Dub, a mire.

Dumpish, short and thick.

Eild, old.

Eirie, dreading things supernatural.

Eithly, easily.

Ettled, aimed.

Fardin, farthing.

Feckly, mostly.

Fend, to provide for oneself, also to defend.

Fleeched, flattered, deceived.

Forby, besides.

Freenge, fringe.

Fremmit, strange, foreign.

Gabbin, jeering.

Ganger, a pedestrian.

Gar, compel.

Gaucie, plump, jolly.

Gawkie, a foolish female.

Gie, give.

Glamour, the influence of a charm.

Glint, a glance.

Gloaming, the evening twilight.

Glower, to look staringly.

Glum, gloomy.

Gowd, gold.

Graffs, graves.

Graith, gear.

Grane, groan.

Grat, wept.

Grecie, a little pig.

Grup, grasp.

Haet, a whit.

Hauds, holds.

Hecht, called, named.

Heftit, familiarised to a place.

Hie, high.

Hinney, honey, also a term of endearment.

Hirple, to walk haltingly.

Howe, hollow.

Howkit, dug.

Howlet, an owl.

Hurkle, to bow down to.

Ilka, each.

Jaupit, bespattered.

Jeel, jelly.

Jimp, neat, slender.

Kaim, comb.

Ken, know.

Keust, threw off.

Kippered, salmon salted, hung and dried.

Kith, acquaintance.

Kittle, difficult, uncertain.

Kye, cows.

Laigh, low.

Laith, loth.

Lapt, enwrapped.

Leeve, live.

Leeze me, a term of congratulatory endearment.

Lift, the sky.

Loof, the palm of the hands.

Lowe, flame.

Lucken, webbed.

Lugs, ears.

Lum, a chimney.

Lure, allure.

Lyart, of a mixed colour, gray.

Mawn, mown, a basket.

May, maiden.

Mense, honour, discretion.

Mickle, much.

Mim, prim, prudish.

Mirk, darkness.

Mools, dust, the earth of the grave.

Mullin, crumb.

Mutch, woman's cap.

Naig, a castrated horse.

Neive, the fist.

Niddered, stunted in growth.

Niffer, to exchange.

Nip, to pinch.

Oons, wounds.

Opt, opened.

Outower, outover, also moreover.

Owk, week.

Owsen, oxen.

Paitrick, partridge.

Pawkie, cunning, sly.

Pleugh, plough.

Pliskie, a trick.

Rax, reach.

Rede, to counsel—advice, wisdom.

Reefer, river.

Reft, bereft, deprived.

Rocklay, a short cloak or surplice.

Roke, a distaff, also to swing.

Rowes, rolls.

Runts, the trunks of trees, the stem of colewort.

Saughs, willow-trees.

Scowl, to frown.

Scrimpit, contracted.

Scroggie, abounding with stunted bushes.

Shanks-naigie, to travel on foot.

Sheiling, a temporary cottage or hut.

Sinsyne, after that period.

Skipt, went lightly and swiftly along.

Sleekit, cunning.

Slockin, to allay thirst.

Smoored, smothered.

Soughs, applied to the breathing a tune, also the sighing of the wind.

Sowdie, a heterogeneous mess.

Speer, ask.

Spulzien, spoiling.

Squinting, looking obliquely.

Staigie, the diminutive of staig, a young horse.

Starn, star.

Swither, to hesitate.

Tane, the one of two.

Tent, care.

Tether, halter.

Teuch, tough.

Theek, thatch.

Thole, to endure.

Thraw, to throw, to twist.

Thrawart, froward, perverse.

Timmer, timber.

Tint, lost.

Toom, empty.

Tout, shout.

Tramps, heavy-footed travellers.

Trig, neat, trim.

Trow, to make believe.

Tyne, lose.

Wabster, weaver.

Wae, sad, sorrowful.

Warsled, wrestled.

Wat, wet, also to know.

Waukrife, watchful, sleepless.

Weir, war, also to herd.

Whilk, which.

Wysed, enticed.

Yate, gate.

Yeldrin, a yellow hammer.

Yird, earth, soil.

Yirthen, earthen.

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FOOTNOTES:

Allan Cunningham. Lithographed for the Modern Scottish Minstrel, by Schenck & M^cFarlane.