Chapter 88

_Reestit_, stood restive; stunted, withered.

_Remead_, remedy.

_Requite_, requited.

_Restricked_, restricted.

_Rew_, to smile, look affectionately, tenderly.

_Rickles_, shocks of corn, stooks.

_Riddle_, instrument for purifying corn.

_Rief-randies_, men who take the property of others, accompanied by violence and rude words.

_Rig_, a ridge.

_Rin_, to run, to melt; _rinnin'_, running.

_Rink_, the course of the stones, a term in curling on ice.

_Rip_, a handful of unthreshed corn.

_Ripples_, pains in the back and loins, sounds which usher in death.

_Ripplin-kame_, instrument for dressing flax.

_Riskit_, a noise like the tearing of roots.

_Rockin'_, a denomination for a friendly visit. In former times young women met with their distaffs during the winter evenings, to sing, and spin, and be merry; these were called "rockings."

_Roke_, distaff.

_Rood_, stands likewise for the plural, roods.

_Roon_, a shred, the selvage of woollen cloth.

_Roose_, to praise, to commend.

_Roun'_, round, in the circle of neighbourhood.

_Roupet_, hoarse, as with a cold.

_Row_, to roll, to rap, to roll as water.

_Row't_, rolled, wrapped.

_Rowte_, to low, to bellow.

_Rowth_, plenty.

_Rowtin'_, lowing.

_Rozet_, rosin.

_Rumble-gumption_, rough commonsense.

_Run-deils_, downright devils.

_Rung_, a cudgel.

_Runt_, the stem of colewort or cabbage.

_Runkled_, wrinkled.

_Ruth_, a woman's name, the book so called, sorrow.

_Ryke_, reach.

S.

_Sae_, so.

_Saft_, soft.

_Sair_, to serve, a sore; _sairie_, sorrowful.

_Sairly_, sorely.

_Sair't_, served.

_Sark_, a shirt.

_Sarkit_, provided in shirts.

_Saugh_, willow.

_Saugh-woodies_, withies, made of willows, now supplanted by ropes and chains.

_Saul_, soul.

_Saumont_, salmon.

_Saunt, sauntet_, saint; to varnish.

_Saut_, salt.

_Saw_, to sow.

_Sawin'_, sowing.

_Sax_, six.

_Scaud_, to scald.

_Scauld_, to scold.

_Scaur_, apt to be scared; a precipitous bank of earth which the stream has washed red.

_Scawl_, scold.

_Scone_, a kind of bread.

_Sconner_, a loathing, to loath.

_Scraich_ and _Scriegh_, to scream, as a hen or partridge.

_Screed_, to tear, a rent; _screeding_, tearing.

_Scrieve, scrieven,_ to glide softly, gleesomely along.

_Scrimp_, to scant.

_Scrimpet_, scant, scanty.

_Scroggie_, covered with underwood, bushy.

_Sculdudrey_, fornication.

_Seizin'_, seizing.

_Sel_, self; _a body's sel'_, one's self alone.

_Sell't_, did sell.

_Sen'_, to send.

_Servan'_, servant.

_Settlin'_, settling; _to get a settlin'_, to be frightened into quietness.

_Sets, sets off_, goes away.

_Shachlet-feet_, ill-shaped.

_Shair'd_, a shred, a shard.

_Shangan_, a stick cleft at one end for pulling the tail of a dog, &c., by way of mischief, or to frighten him away.

_Shank-it_, walk it; _shanks_, legs.

_Shaul_, shallow.

_Shaver_, a humorous wag, a barber.

_Shavie_, to do an ill turn.

_Shaw_, to show; a small wood in a hollow place.

_Sheep-shank, to think one's self nae sheep-shank_, to be conceited.

_Sherra-muir_, Sheriff-Muir, the famous battle of, 1715.

_Sheugh_, a ditch, a trench, a sluice.

_Shiel, shealing_, a shepherd's cottage.

_Shill_, shrill.

_Shog_, a shock, a push off at one side.

_Shoo_, ill to please, ill to fit.

_Shool_, a shovel.

_Shoon_, shoes.

_Shore_, to offer, to threaten.

_Shor'd_, half offered and threatened.

_Shouther_, the shoulder.

_Shot_, one traverse of the shuttle from side to side of the web.

_Sic_, such.

_Sicker_, sure, steady.

_Sidelins_, sideling, slanting.

_Silken-snood_, a fillet of silk, a token of virginity.

_Siller_, silver, money, white.

_Sin_, a son.

_Sinsyne_, since then.

_Skaith_, to damage, to injure, injury.

_Skeigh_, proud, nice, saucy, mettled.

_Skeigh_, shy, maiden coyness.

_Skellum_, to strike, to slap; to walk with a smart tripping step, a smart stroke.

_Skelpi-limmer_, a technical term in female scolding.

_Skelpin, skelpit_, striking, walking rapidly, literally striking the ground.

_Skinklin_, thin, gauzy, scaltery.

_Skirling_, shrieking, crying.

_Skirl_, to cry, to shriek shrilly.

_Skirl't_, shrieked.

_Sklent_, slant, to run aslant, to deviate from truth.

_Sklented_, ran, or hit, in an oblique direction.

_Skouth_, vent, free action.

_Skreigh_, a scream, to scream, the first cry uttered by a child.

_Skyte_, a worthless fellow, to slide rapidly off.

_Skyrin_, party-coloured, the checks of the tartan.

_Slae_, sloe.

_Slade_, did slide.

_Slap_, a gate, a breach in a fence.

_Slaw_, slow.

_Slee, sleest_, sly, slyest.

_Sleekit_, sleek, sly.

_Sliddery_, slippery.

_Slip-shod_, smooth shod.

_Sloken_, quench, slake.

_Slype_, to fall over, as a wet furrow from the plough.

_Slypet-o'er_, fell over with a slow reluctant motion.

_Sma'_, small.

_Smeddum_, dust, powder, mettle, sense, sagacity.

_Smiddy_, smithy.

_Smirking_, good-natured, winking.

_Smoor, smoored_, to smother, smothered.

_Smoutie_, smutty, obscene; _smoutie phiz_, sooty aspect.

_Smytrie_, a numerous collection of small individuals.

_Snapper_, mistake.

_Snash_, abuse, Billingsgate, impertinence.

_Snaw_, snow, to snow.

_Snaw-broo_, melted snow.

_Snawie_, snowy.

_Snap_, to lop, to cut off.

_Sned-besoms_, to cut brooms.

_Sneeshin_, snuff.

_Sneeshin-mill_, a snuff-box.

_Snell_ and _snelly_, bitter, biting; _snellest_, bitterest.

_Snick-drawing_, trick, contriving.

_Snick_, the latchet of a door.

_Snirt, snirtle_, concealed laughter, to breathe the nostrils in a displeased manner.

_Snool_, one whose spirit is broken with oppressive slavery; to submit tamely, to sneak.

_Snoove_, to go smoothly and constantly, to sneak.

_Snowk, snowkit_, to scent or snuff as a dog, scented, snuffed.

_Sodger_, a soldier.

_Sonsie_, having sweet engaging looks, lucky, jolly.

_Soom_, to swim.

_Souk_, to suck, to drink long and enduringly.

_Souple_, flexible, swift.

_Soupled_, suppled.

_Souther_, to solder.

_Souter_, a shoemaker.

_Sowens_, the fine flour remaining among the seeds, of oatmeal made into an agreeable pudding.

_Sowp_, a spoonful, a small quantity of anything liquid.

_Sowth_, to try over a tune with a low whistle.

_Spae_, to prophesy, to divine.

_Spails_, chips, splinters.

_Spaul_, a limb.

_Spairge_, to clash, to soil, as with mire.

_Spates_, sudden floods.

_Spaviet_, having the spavin.

_Speat_, a sweeping torrent after rain or thaw.

_Speel_, to climb.

_Spence_, the parlour of a farmhouse or cottage.

_Spier_, to ask, to inquire; _spiert_, inquired.

_Spinnin-graith_, wheel and roke and lint.

_Splatter_, to splutter, a splutter.

_Spleughan_, a tobacco-pouch.

_Splore_, a frolic, noise, riot.

_Sprachled_, scrambled.

_Sprattle_, to scramble.

_Spreckled_, spotted, speckled.

_Spring_, a quick air in music, a Scottish reel.

_Sprit, spret_, a tough-rooted plant something like rushes, jointed-leaved rush.

_Sprittie_, full of spirits.

_Spunk_, fire, mettle, wit, spark.

_Spunkie_, mettlesome, fiery; will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus; the devil.

_Spurtle_, a stick used in making oatmeal pudding or porridge, a notable Scottish dish.

_Squad_, a crew or party, a squadron.

_Squatter_, to flutter in water, as a wild-duck, &c.

_Squattle_, to sprawl in the act of hiding.

_Squeel_, a scream, a screech, to scream.

_Stacher_, to stagger.

_Stack_, a rick of corn, hay, peats.

_Staggie_, a stag.

_Staig_, a two year-old horse.

_Stalwart_, stately, strong.

_Stang_, sting, stung.

_Stan't_, to stand; _stan't_, did stand.

_Stane_, stone.

_Stank_, did stink, a pool of standing water, slow-moving water.

_Stap_, stop, stave.

_Stark_, stout, potent.

_Startle_, to run as cattle stung by the gadfly.

_Staukin_, stalking, walking disdainfully, walking without an aim.

_Staumrel_, a blockhead, half-witted.

_Staw_, did steal, to surfeit.

_Stech_, to cram the belly.

_Stechin_, cramming.

_Steek_, to shut, a stitch.

_Steer_, to molest, to stir.

_Steeve_, firm, compacted.

_Stell_, a still.

_Sten_, to rear as a horse, to leap suddenly.

_Stravagin_, wandering without an aim.

_Stents_, tribute, dues of any kind.

_Stey_, steep; _styest_, steepest.

_Stibble_, stubble; _stubble-rig_, the reaper in harvest who takes the lead.

_Stick-an'-stow_, totally, altogether.

_Stilt-stilts_, a crutch; to limp, to halt; poles for crossing a river.

_Stimpart_, the eighth part of a Winchester bushel.

_Stirk_, a cow or bullock a year old.

_Stock_, a plant of colewort, cabbages.

_Stockin'_, stocking; _throwing the stockin'_, when the bride and bridegroom are put into bed, the former throws a stocking at random among the company, and the person whom it falls on is the next that will be married.

_Stook, stooked_, a shock of corn, made into shocks.

_Stot_, a young bull or ox.

_Stound_, sudden pang of the heart.

_Stoup_, or _stowp_, a kind of high narrow jug or dish with a handle for holding liquids.

_Stowre_, dust, more particularly dust in motion; _stowrie_, dusty.

_Stownlins_, by stealth.

_Stown_, stolen.

_Stoyte_, the walking of a drunken man.

_Straek_, did strike.

_Strae_, straw; _to die a fair strae death_, to die in bed.

_Straik_, to stroke; _straiket_, stroked.

_Strappen_, tall, handsome, vigorous.

_Strath_, low alluvial land, a holm.

_Straught_, straight.

_Streek_, stretched, to stretch.

_Striddle_, to straddle.

_Stroan_, to spout, to piss.

_Stroup_, the spout.

_Studdie_, the anvil.

_Stumpie_, diminutive of stump; a grub pen.

_Strunt_, spirituous liquor of any kind; to walk sturdily, to be affronted.

_Stuff_, corn or pulse of any kind.

_Sturt_, trouble; to molest.

_Startin_, frighted.

_Styme_, a glimmer.

_Sucker_, sugar.

_Sud_, should.

_Sugh_, the continued rushing noise of wind or water.

_Sumph_, a pluckless fellow, with little heart or soul.

_Suthron_, Southern, an old name of the English.

_Swaird_, sword.

_Swall'd_, swelled.

_Swank_, stately, jolly.

_Swankie_, or _swanker_, a tight strapping young fellow or girl.

_Swap_, an exchange, to barter.

_Swarfed_, swooned.

_Swat_, did sweat.

_Swatch_, a sample.

_Swats_, drink, good ale, new ale or wort.

_Sweer_, lazy, averse; _dead-sweer_, extremely averse.

_Swoor_, swore, did swear.

_Swinge_, beat, to whip.

_Swinke_, to labour hard.

_Swirlie_, knaggy, full of knots.

_Swirl_, a curve, an eddying blast or pool, a knot in the wood.

_Swith_, get away.

_Swither_, to hesitate in choice, an irresolute wavering in choice.

_Syebow_, a thick-necked onion.

_Syne_, since, ago, then.

T.

_Tackets_, broad-headed nails for the heels of shoes.

_Tae_, a toe, _three-taed_, having three prongs.

_Tak_, to take; _takin_, taking.

_Tangle_, a sea-weed used as salad.

_Tap_, the top.

_Tapetless_, heedless, foolish.

_Targe, targe them tightly_, cross-question them severely.

_Tarrow_, to murmur at one's allowance.

_Tarry-breeks_, a sailor.

_Tassie_, a small measure for liquor.

_Tauld_, or _tald_, told.

_Taupie_, a foolish, thoughtless young person.

_Tauted_, or _tautie_, matted together (spoken of hair and wool).

_Tawie_, that allows itself peaceably to be handled (spoken of a cow, horse, &c.)

_Teat_, a small quantity.

_Teethless bawtie_, toothless cur.

_Teethless gab_, a mouth wanting the teeth, an expression of scorn.

_Ten-hours-bite_, a slight feed to the horse while in the yoke in the forenoon.

_Tent_, a field pulpit, heed, caution; to take heed.

_Tentie_, heedful, cautious.

_Tentless_, heedless, careless.

_Teugh_, tough.

_Thack_, thatch; _thack an' rape_, clothing and necessaries.

_Thae_, these.

_Thairms_, small guts, fiddle-strings.

_Thankit_, thanked.

_Theekit_, thatched.

_Thegither_, together.

_Themsel'_, themselves.

_Thick_, intimate, familiar.

_Thigger_, crowding, make a noise; a seeker of alms.

_Thir_, these.

_Thirl_, to thrill.

_Thirled_, thrilled, vibrated.

_Thole_, to suffer, to endure.

_Thowe_, a thaw, to thaw.

_Thowless_, slack, lazy.

_Thrang_, throng, busy, a crowd.

_Thrapple_, throat, windpipe.

_Thraw_, to sprain, to twist, to contradict.

_Thrawin'_, twisting, &c.

_Thrawn_, sprained, twisted, contradicted, contradiction.

_Threap_, to maintain by dint of assertion.

_Threshin'_, threshing; _threshin'-tree_, a flail.

_Threteen_, thirteen.

_Thristle_, thistle.

_Through_, to go on with, to make out.

_Throuther_, pell-mell, confusedly (through-ither).

_Thrum_, sound of a spinning-wheel in motion, the thread remaining at the end of a web.

_Thud_, to make a loud intermittent noise.

_Thummart_, foumart, polecat

_Thumpit_, thumped.

_Thysel'_, thyself.

_Till't_, to it.

_Timmer_, timber.

_Tine_, to lose; _tint_, lost.

_Tinkler_, a tinker.

_Tip_, a ram.

_Tippence_, twopence, money.

_Tirl_, to make a slight noise, to uncover.

_Tirlin'_, _tirlet_, uncovering.

_Tither_, the other.

_Tittle_, to whisper, to prate idly.

_Tittlin_, whispering.

_Tocher_, marriage portion; _tocher bands_, marriage bonds.

_Tod_, a fox. _"Tod i' the fauld,"_ fox in the fold.

_Toddle_, to totter, like the walk of a child; _todlen-dow_, toddling dove.

_Too-fa'_, "Too fa' o' the nicht," when twilight darkens into night; a building added, a lean-to.

_Toom_, empty.

_Toomed_, emptied.

_Toop_, a ram.

_Toss_, a toast.

_Tosie_, warm and ruddy with warmth, good-looking, intoxicating.

_Toun_, a hamlet, a farmhouse.

_Tout_, the blast of a horn or trumpet, to blow a horn or trumpet.

_Touzles_, _touzling_, romping, ruffling the clothes.

_Tow_, a rope.

_Towmond_, a twelvemonth.

_Towzie_, rough, shaggy.

_Toy_, a very old fashion of female head-dress.

_Toyte_, to totter like old age.

_Trams_, _barrow-trams_, the handles of a barrow.

_Transmugrified_, transmigrated, metamorphosed.

_Trashtrie_, trash, rubbish.

_Trickie_, full of tricks.

_Trig_, spruce, neat.

_Trimly_, cleverly, excellently, in a seemly manner.

_Trinle_, _trintle_, the wheel of a barrow, to roll.

_Trinklin_, trickling.

_Troggers_, _troggin'_, wandering merchants, goods to truck or dispose of.

_Trow_, to believe, to trust to.

_Trowth_, truth, a petty oath.

_Trysts_, appointments, love meetings, cattle shows.

_Tumbler-wheels_, wheels of a kind of low cart.

_Tug_, raw hide, of which in old time plough-traces were frequently made.

_Tug_ or _tow_, either in leather or rope.

_Tulzie_, a quarrel, to quarrel, to fight.

_Twa_, two; _twa-fald_, twofold.

_Twa-three_, a few.

_Twad_, it would.

_Twal_, twelve; _twalpennie worth_, a small quantity, a pennyworth. --N.B. One penny English is 12d. Scotch.

_Twa faul_, twofold.

_Twin_, to part.

_Twistle_, twisting, the art of making a rope.

_Tyke_, a dog.

_Tysday_, Tuesday.

U.

_Unback'd filly_, a young mare hitherto unsaddled.

_Unco_, strange, uncouth, very, very great, prodigious.

_Uncos_, news.

_Unfauld_, unfold.

_Unkenn'd_, unknown.

_Unsicker_, uncertain, wavering, insecure.

_Unskaithed_, undamaged, unhurt.

_Upo'_, upon.

V.

_Vap'rin_, vapouring.

_Vauntie_, joyous, delight which cannot contain itself.

_Vera_, very.

_Virl_, a ring round a column, &c.

_Vogie_, vain.

W.

_Wa'_, wall; _wa's_, walls.

_Wabster_, a weaver.

_Wad_, would, to bet, a bet, a pledge.

_Wadna_, would not.

_Wadset_, land on which money is lent, a mortgage.

_Wae_, woe; _waefu'_, sorrowful, wailing.

_Waefu'-woodie_, hangman's rope.

_Waesucks! Wae's me!_, Alas! O the pity!

_Wa' flower_, wall-flower.

_Waft_, woof; the cross thread that goes from the shuttle through the web.

_Waifs an' crocks_, stray sheep and old ewes past breeding.

_Wair_, to lay out, to expend.

_Wale_, choice, to choose.

_Wal'd_, chose, chosen.

_Walie_, ample, large, jolly, also an exclamation of distress.

_Wame_, the belly.

_Wamefu'_, a bellyful.

_Wanchansie_, unlucky.

_Wanrest_, _wanrestfu'_, restless, unrestful.

_Wark_, work.

_Wark-lume_, a tool to work with.

_Warld's-worm_, a miser.

_Warle_, or _warld_, world.

_Warlock_, a wizard; _warlock-knowe_, a knoll where warlocks once held tryste.

_Warly_, worldly, eager in amassing wealth.

_Warran'_, a warrant, to warrant.

_Warsle_, wrestle.

_Warsl'd_, or _warst'led_, wrestled.

_Wastrie_, prodigality.

_Wat_, wet; _I wat_--_I wot_--I know.

_Wat_, a man's upper dress; a sort of mantle.

_Water-brose_, brose made of meal and water simply, without the addition of milk, butter, &c.

_Wattle_, a twig, a wand.

_Wauble_, to swing, to reel.

_Waukin_, waking, watching.

_Waukit_, thickened as fullers do cloth.

_Waukrife_, not apt to sleep.

_Waur_, worse, to worst.

_Waur't_, worsted.

_Wean_, a child.

_Weary-widdle_, toilsome contest of life.

_Weason_, weasand, windpipe.

_Weaven' the stocking_, to knit stockings.

_Weeder-clips_, instrument for removing weeds.

_Wee_, little; _wee things_, little ones, _wee bits_, a small matter.

_Weel_, well; _weelfare_, welfare.

_Weet_, rain, wetness; to wet.

_We'se_, we shall.

_Wha_, who.

_Whaizle_, to wheeze.

_Whalpit_, whelped.

_Whang_, a leathorn thing, a piece of cheese, bread, &c.

_Whare_, where; _whare'er_, wherever.

_Wheep_, to fly nimbly, to jerk, penny-wheep, small-beer.

_Whase_, _wha's_, whose--who is.

_What reck_, nevertheless.

_Whid_, the motion of a hare running but not frightened.--a lie.

_Whidden_, running as a hare or coney.

_Whigmeleeries_, whims, fancies, crotchets.

_Whilk_, which.

_Whingin'_, crying, complaining, fretting.

_Whirligigums_, useless ornaments, trifling appendages.

_Whissle_, a whistle, to whistle.

_Whisht_, silence; _to hold one's whisht_, to be silent.

_Whisk_, _whisket_, to sweep, to lash.

_Whiskin' beard_, a beard like the whiskers of a cat.

_Whiskit_, lashed, the motion of a horse's tail removing flies.

_Whitter_, a hearty draught of liquor.

_Whittle_, a knife.

_Whunstane_, a whinstone.

_Wi'_, with.

_Wick_, to strike a stone in an oblique direction, a term in curling.

_Widdifu_, twisted like a withy, one who merits hanging.

_Wiel_, a small whirlpool.

_Wifie-wifikie_, a diminutive or endearing name for wife.

_Wight_, stout, enduring.

_Willyart-glower_, a bewildered dismayed stare.

_Wimple-womplet_, to meander, meandered, to enfold.

_Wimplin_, waving, meandering.

_Win_', to wind, to winnow.

_Winnin'-thread_, putting thread into hanks.

_Win't_, winded as a bottom of yarn.

_Win_', wind.

_Win_, live.

_Winna_, will not.

_Winnock_, a window.

_Winsome_, hearty, vaunted, gay.

_Wintle_, a staggering motion, to stagger, to reel.

_Wiss_, to wish.

_Withouten_, without.

_Wizened_, hide-bound, dried, shrunk.

_Winze_, a curse or imprecation.

_Wonner_, a wonder, a contemptuous appellation.

_Woo_', wool.

_Woo_, to court, to make love to.

_Widdie_, a rope, more properly one of withs or willows.

_Woer-bobs_, the garter knitted below the knee with a couple of loops.

_Wordy_, worthy.

_Worset_, worsted.

_Wrack_, to tease, to vex.

_Wud_, wild, mad; _wud-mad_, distracted.

_Wumble_, a wimble.

_Wraith_, a spirit, a ghost, an apparition exactly like a living person, whose appearance is said to forbode the person's approaching death; also wrath.

_Wrang_, wrong, to wrong.

_Wreeth_, a drifted heap of snow.

_Wyliecoat_, a flannel vest.

_Wyte_, blame, to blame.

Y.

_Ye_, this pronoun is frequently used for thou.

_Yearns_, longs much.

_Yealings_, born in the same year, coevals.

_Year_, is used both for singular and plural, years.

_Yell_, barren, that gives no milk.

_Yerk_, to lash, to jerk.

_Yerket_, jerked, lashed.

_Yestreen_, yesternight.

_Yett_, a gate.

_Yeuk's_, itches.

_Yill_, ale.

_Yird, yirded_, earth, earthed, buried.

_Yokin_', yoking.

_Yont_, ayont, beyond.

_Yirr_, lively.

_Yowe_, an ewe.

_Yowie_, diminutive of _yowe._

_Yule_, Christmas.

THE END.