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Glossary of Scotch Words, |
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Lade..................... load.
Laith .................. loath.
Lane..................... alone.
Lang .................. long.
Lang-syne ............ long ago.
Lave..................... rest, others.
Laverock............... lark.
Leal ..................... true, loyal.
Leglen .................. milk-pail.
Lilt ..................... song.
Linties.................. linnets.
Loaning ............... a broad lane.
Lo'e ..................... love.
Loot..................... let.
Lyart .................. inclined to grey.
Mair .................. more.
Maist .................. almost.
Maun, maunna ...... must, must not.
M avis .................. thrush.
Micht .................. might.
Min' ..................... mind.
Mony..................... many.
Muckle.................. much, great.
Murlin .................. a shoulder-basket.
Na........................ not.
Nae ..................... no, not,
Niest .................. next.
Nocht .................. nothing.
Noo ..................... now.
Norlan'.................. northern.
O' ........................ of.
O'ercome............... burden, subject.
Owre, ower............ over.
Paidl't .................. paddled.
Parritch ............... porridge.
Pibroch............... a peculiar kind of bagpipe music.
Pu'd, pu'in ............ pulled, pulling.
Puir ..................... poor.
Rin, rinnin'............ run, running.
Kunkled ............... wrinkled. |
Sae ..................... so.
Scorning ............... rallying.
Shearing ............... reaping.
Shoon .................. shoes.
Shouther............... shoulder.
Sic, siccan ............ such.
Siller..................... silver.
Simmer ............... summer.
Sin' ..................... since.
Slaes .................. sloes.
Snaw .................. snow.
Speer, speir............ ask.
Stoup .................. measure.
Stown .................. stolen.
Swankies............... active young fellows.
Syne..................... since.
Tauld .................. told.
Tent..................... attend, take care.
Thirl'd .................. thrilled.
Thraw .................. twist.
Toun .................. town, village.
Twa ..................... two.
Unco..................... very, extraordinary.
Wa1 ..................... wall.
Wad..................... would.
Wadna ............... would not.
Wae, waefu' ......... sad, sorrowful.
Warl', warld ......... world.
Wauken ............... waken.
Waur .................. worse.
Wede .................. weeded.
Wee ..................... little.
Weel .................. well.
Weir .................. war.
Wha..................... who.
Wham .................. whom.
Whaur.................. where.
Wi' ..................... with.
Willy-waught......... long draugh
Yestreen ............... yestereven.
Yett ..................... gate.
Yon ..................... that, yonder.
Yont..................... beyond.
Yowe .................. ewe. |
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