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The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6

Volume 6 / Part 2 — 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.

END OF VOL. IV.

EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY.

FOOTNOTES:

THE MODERN SCOTTISH MINSTREL; BY CHARLES ROGERS, LL.D. F.S.A. SCOT. VOL. V. Alexdr. Maclagan. EDINBURGH: ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, NORTH BRIDGE, BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS TO THE QUEEN.
THE MODERN SCOTTISH MINSTREL; BY CHARLES ROGERS, LL.D. F.S.A. SCOT. VOL. V. Alexdr. Maclagan. EDINBURGH: ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, NORTH BRIDGE, BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS TO THE QUEEN.
Ever faithfully yours, F. Bennoch.
Ever faithfully yours, F. Bennoch.
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