The Proverbs of Scotland

Chapter 18

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_Clips_, tongs for lifting or hanging up a pot.

_Clishmaclaver_, idle talk.

_Clockin'_, clucking of hens.

_Cloot_, a hoof.

_Clout_, a patch, a rag, a slap with the hand.

_Clue_, a ball of worsted.

_Clung_, empty, collapsed, drawn together.

_Cock-laird_, a small landed proprietor who farms his own ground.

_Cod_, a pillow.

_Coft_, bought.

_Cog_, a wooden dish.

_Come-speed_, to succeed.

_Coof_, a simpleton, a stupid person.

_Coorse_, coarse.

_Coost_, to cast, to throw.

_Coostin_, thrown, cast off.

_Corbie_, a raven.

_Corn_, to feed a horse.

_Cowed_, frightened, coerced.

_Cowp_, fall, overturn.

_Cowte_, a colt, young horse.

_Crab_, to be angry, peevish.

_Crabbit_, angry, ill-natured.

_Crack_, a chat, a familiar conversation, to chat.

_Crans_, iron rods for supporting the pot while on the fire.

_Crap_, crop.

_Crappie_, the craw or crop of a fowl.

_Craw_, a crow.

_Craw_, to crow, exult, boast.

_Creel_, a basket carried on the back.

_Creesh_, grease, oil.

_Creeshy_, greasy, oily.

_Croon_, to hum a tune, to moan.

_Crouse_, courageous, lively.

_Crowdy_, gruel, thin _brose_, _q. v._

_Crummie_, the cow.

_Crunsh_, to break with the teeth.

_Cuddy_, a donkey.

_Cumbersome_, troublesome.

_Cunzie_, property, money.

_Curcuddoch_, fond, familiar, warm in attentions.

_Curly_, curled.

_Cursour_, a stallion, a war-horse.

_Cutty_, a short spoon, a short clay pipe.

_Cutty-stool_, a small stool.

_Dab_, _dabble_, to peck.

_Dad_, a violent knock, a dash with the hand.

_Dae_, to do.

_Daffin'_, sport, folly in general.

_Daft_, foolish, merry, idiotical.

_Daigh_, dough.

_Daidle_, to dilly-dally, to do a thing in a slow, sluggish manner.

_Dang_, did _ding_, _q. v._

_Darg_, a day's work.

_Darn_, to mend stockings, to conceal.

_Daur_, to dare.

_Daurna_, dare not.

_Dautie_, a pet, fondling.

_Daw_, a drab, slattern.

_Dead-lift_, an emergency.

_Dead-sweer_, very unwilling, extremely averse to exertion.

_Deave_, to deafen with noise.

_Dee_, to die.

_Deem_, to judge, condemn.

_Deil_, _deevil_, devil.

_Dight_, to wipe, rub, to make ready.

_Ding_, to push, knock over, to surpass, excel.

_Dink_, to dress neatly, neat, trim.

_Dinna_, do not.

_Dint_, opportunity, chance.

_Dirk_, a Highland dagger, to stab with a dagger.

_Dirl_, a sharp stroke, the tremulation caused by a stroke.

_Dish-clout_, dish-towel, washing-cloth.

_Disna_, does not.

_Dit_, to close, to stop a hole.

_Divot_, a turf.

_Dizzen_, dozen.

_Dochter_, daughter.

_Dock_, to cut the hair, to shorten.

_Docken_, the dock herb.

_Doited_, stupid.

_Dolour_, sorrow, grief.

_Donnart_, stupid, dull.

_Donsy_, unlucky.

_Doo_, a dove, pigeon.

_Dool_, sorrow, woe.

_Dorty_, proud, saucy, easily offended.

_Dosen_, to settle down, to become cold.

_Douce_, grave, thoughtful, sober.

_Dought_, strength, power.

_Doun_, down.

_Dounwith_, downwards.

_Doup_, the end of a candle, the bottom of an egg.

_Dovering_, stupid, slumbering.

_Dow_, to wither, to decay, dirty.

_Dowff_, humble.

_Downa_, are unable, cannot.

_Draff_, brewer's grains.

_Drap_, a drop, to drop, a small quantity of liquor.

_Draunt_, a drawl.

_Dree_, to suffer, endure.

_Dreigh_, slow, tedious, dry.

_Dronach_, penalty, punishment.

_Drouth_, thirst, drought.

_Drouthy_, thirsty, fond of tippling.

_Drucken_, drunken.

_Drudger_, a plodding, industrious person.

_Drumly_, muddy.

_Dub_, a puddle, a pool of water.

_Dummie_, a dumb person.

_Dune_, done.

_Dung_, overcome, ill-used.

_Dunsh_, to jog, to thrust violently.

_Dunt_, a blow, a large piece.

_Dyke_, _dike_, a stone wall.

_Ee_, eye.

_Een_, eyes, even so.

_E'en_, _e'enin'_, evening.

_E'enow_, even now, at present.

_Eider_, more prominently.

_Eild_, age, old age.

_Eird_, earth.

_Eith_, easy.

_Eithly_, easily.

_Elbuck_, the elbow.

_Eldin_, fuel, coal, peat.

_Elshie_, cor. of Alexander.

_Elshin_, shoemaker's awl.

_Eme_, uncle.

_Eneugh_, enough, sufficient.

_Ettle_, to endeavour, aim, an intention.

_Ewie_, a ewe.

_Eydent_, _eident_, thrifty, diligent.

_Fa'_, to fall.

_Fa'an_, has fallen.

_Fae_, foe.

_Fair-fa'_, well betide, good luck to.

_Faither_, father.

_Fallow_, fellow.

_Fand_, found.

_Farden_, a farthing.

_Fash_, trouble, annoyance, to vex.

_Fashery_, trouble, vexation.

_Fashious_, troublesome.

_Faugh_, fallow land.

_Fauld_, to fold, embrace; a sheepfold.

_Fause_, false.

_Fausehood_, falsehood.

_Faut_, fault.

_Fazart_, a coward, dastard.

_Fearsome_, fearful, awful.

_Februar_, February.

_Feckfu_, strong, courageous.

_Feckless_, feeble, silly, weak--mentally or physically.

_Feigh!_ an expression of disgust.

_Fend_, to work.

_Ferlie_, a wonder, to wonder at.

_Fernyear_, the preceding year.

_Fey_, predestined, fatality.

_Fiddle_, violin.

_Fidge_, to fidget.

_Fidging_, anxious, skittish, fidgeting.

_Findsilly_, apt to find.

_Fit_, foot.

_Fiz_, to hiss.

_Flae_, a flea.

_Flee_, a fly, to fly.

_Fleech_, to flatter.

_Flether_, to persuade, to influence.

_Fley_, to frighten.

_Fleyer_, a coward.

_Flicher_, to flatter.

_Fling_, to jilt, kick, throw off.

_Flisket_, easily annoyed, fretful.

_Flit_, to remove from one house to another.

_Flounders_, soles, plaice.

_Flyte_, to rage, quarrel, scold.

_Fog_, moss.

_Foisonless_, insipid, tasteless.

_Foot-rot_, a disease affecting the feet of sheep.

_Forecast_, forethought, premeditation.

_Foregather_, to meet with, to overtake.

_Forfoughten_, fatigued.

_Forgie_, forgive.

_Forejeskit_, jaded, worn out.

_Forejidged_, prejudged.

_Forpit_, the fourth of a peck.

_Fou_, drunk.

_Founder_, stumble.

_Frae_, from.

_Freets_, superstitious omens.

_Fremit_, foreign, not akin, strange.

_Fresh_, a thaw after frost.

_Frist_, to delay.

_Fu'_, full.

_Fuff_, to puff, boast, threaten.

_Furdersome_, industrious, pushing.

_Fyke_, to trifle.

_Fyle_, to soil, defile, dirty.

_Gab_, the mouth; to speak.

_Gae_, go.

_Gate_, _gait_, road, way.

_Gaislin'_, gosling; a stupid child.

_Gane_, gone.

_Gang_, to go.

_Gar_, to cause, force, compel.

_Gat_, did get.

_Gatty_, old-like, ill-natured.

_Gaud_, a rod or goad.

_Gaun_, going.

_Gaunt_, to yawn.

_Gaw_, to gall.

_Gawsie_, plump, jolly, stately.

_Gaylie_, middling.

_Gear_, wealth, property, goods.

_Geary_, having riches or wealth.

_Gellock_, gavelock, an iron crowbar or lever.

_Ghaist_, a ghost.

_Gien_, given.

_Giff-gaff_, exchange of gifts, mutual obligations.

_Gileynour_, a deceiver, a cheat.

_Gillies_, followers.

_Gin_, if.

_Gir_, girth, hoop.

_Gird_, to keep fast.

_Girdle_, a circular iron plate used for baking bread.

_Girn_, a snare.

_Girnin'_, grinning, fretful.

_Gizen_, to become leaky from drouth.

_Glaiket_, wanton, foolish, playful, trifling.

_Glaum_, to snatch at, to aspire to.

_Glaur_, mud, mire.

_Gled_, a kite.

_Gleg_, smart, sharp-sighted, ready-witted, acute.

_Glib_, quick, ready in speaking.

_Gliff_, a fright; a passing sight.

_Glitty_, smooth, glossy.

_Gloom_, frown.

_Glower_, to stare.

_Glum_, morose, sour, sulky.

_Glunshes_, glooms.

_Goavin'_, staring, looking intently.

_Gowd_, gold.

_Gowdspink_, goldfinch.

_Gowk_, a simpleton, one easily imposed on; a cuckoo.

_Gowpen_, the two hands joined to contain anything, as grain; also the quantity so contained.

_Graip_, a dung fork.

_Graith_, harness, horse-clothing.

_Gramashes_, riding hose, gaiters.

_Grane_, to groan.

_Grape_, to grope, search.

_Grat_, did weep, cry.

_Gree_, to agree.

_Green_, to covet, long for, desire.

_Greet_, to cry, weep.

_Greive_, overseer, steward, factor.

_Grewsome_, sullen, quarrelsome.

_Grip_, to catch, take hold of; a hold, a grip.

_Grit_, intimate, familiar.

_Groat_, fourpence.

_Groats_, milled oats.

_Grosset_, gooseberry.

_Grumph_, to grunt.

_Grund_, the ground, to be ground on a grindstone.

_Grundstane_, grindstone.

_Grushie_, thick, flabby, frowsy.

_Gryce_, a pig.

_Gude_, good.

_Gudely_, comely, handsome.

_Gudes_, goods, possessions.

_Gudeman_, husband, master of the house.

_Gudemither_, mother-in-law.

_Gudewife_, wife, mistress of the house.

_Gully_, a large pocket knife.

_Gutcher_, grandfather.

_Guts_, the stomach, belly.

_Ha'_, a hall.

_Hadden_, held, kept.

_Hae_, have, take.

_Haffit_, the cheek, side of the head.

_Haggis_, a pudding peculiar to Scotland.

_Hail_, _hale_, whole, sound, healthy.

_Hain_, to economize, to use sparingly.

_Hairst_, harvest.

_Haly_, holy.

_Hamald_, homely, poor.

_Hame_, home.

_Hamely_, homely, frank, affable.

_Handfu'_, handful.

_Hansel_, the first money received for goods, a present at a particular season of the year.

_Hantle_, a number or quantity.

_Hap_, to cover; chance.

_Harn_, coarse linen cloth.

_Harns_, brains.

_Harigals_, the heart, liver, &c., of a sheep.

_Hastrie_, reckless haste.

_Haud_, to hold, keep.

_Haurl_, to drag.

_Hause_, the throat; to embrace.

_Haver_, to gossip, to talk foolishly.

_Haws_, the fruit of the hawthorn.

_Hech!_ an expression of surprise, sorrow, or fatigue; an exclamation.

_Hecht_, a promise.

_Heft_, the handle of a knife.

_Here-awa_, hereabout.

_Herry_, to plunder.

_Hersel_, herself.

_Hesp_, reeled yarn.

_Het_, hot.

_Hetly_, hotly.

_Heuk_, hook.

_Hieland_, Highland.

_Himsel_, himself.

_Hing_, to hang, to suspend.

_Hirdy-girdy_, a state of confusion.

_Hirsel_, a flock.

_Hommel-corn_, grain that has no beard.

_Hooly_, slowly, steadily.

_Horse-couper_, horse-dealer.

_Hottle_, hotel.

_Houssie_, a housewife; diminutive of house.

_Hout!_ exclamation, fy! tut!

_Howdie_, a midwife.

_Howe_, a hollow.

_Howkit_, dug, hollowed.

_Hudderin-dudderin_, slovenly, flabby, loose.

_Hurlbarrow_, wheelbarrow.

_Hutch_, a poor cottage.

_I'_, in.

_Iceshogels_, icicles.

_Ilka_, every, each.

_Ill-faured_, ill-favoured.

_Ill-willy_, ill-natured, malicious, spiteful.

_Ingle_, the fireside.

_Ither_, other; not the same.

_Itsel_, itself.

_Januar_, January.

_Jauping_, plashing.

_Jaw_, a wave or dash of water.

_Jawp_, to throw water upon a person, to bespatter.

_Jig_, to creak.

_Jilt_, a slight dash of water.

_Joe_, a sweetheart.

_Jouk_, to stoop, to avoid a blow; to yield to circumstances.

_Jundie_, a passing thrust.

_Kail_, colewort; broth is commonly termed _kail_; but, properly speaking, it is not _kail_ until the second day.

_Kail-yaird_, a kitchen garden.

_Kame_, to comb, a comb.

_Kamester_, a woolcomber.

_Kavel_, a mean fellow.

_Kebbuck_, a cheese.

_Kekle_, to cackle, to be noisy.

_Keek_, to peep.

_Kemper_, a diligent worker.

_Ken_, to know.

_Kent_, known, did know.

_Kep_, to catch.

_Keytch_, to throw up, to turn over.

_Kimmer_, a female gossip.

_Kirk_, a church.

_Kirkyaird_, churchyard.

_Kirn_, a churn.

_Kirtle_, a petticoat, a short-gown.

_Kist_, a chest, a coffin.

_Kith_, acquaintance.

_Kittle_, to tickle; ticklish, difficult.

_Kittlen_, a kitten.

_Knibblich_, a small stone.

_Knowe_, a hillock.

_Kyte_, the belly.

_Kythe_, to appear.

_Lack_, to depreciate, discommend.

_Laddie_, diminutive of lad.

_Lade_, a load, laden.

_Laigh_, low.

_Laird_, landlord, proprietor, lord of the manor.

_Laith_, loth, reluctant.

_Laithfu'_, shy, modest, bashful.

_Landward_, rustic.

_Landlouper_, an unsettled, changeable person.

_Lang_, long.

_Langle_, a rope by which the fore and hinder feet of a horse or cow are fastened together.

_Langing_, longing, wishing.

_Lang-kail_, boiled coleworts.

_Lang-shanket_, long-handed or shafted.

_Langsyne_, long ago, old times.

_Lap_, did leap.

_Lassie_, girl, diminutive of lass.

_Lathron_, a lazy, idle person.

_Lave_, the rest, others, remainder.

_Laverock_, a lark.

_Lawin'_, a tavern reckoning.

_Layne_, conceal.

_Leal_, true, honest, faithful.

_Lear_, to learn, learning.

_Leddy_, lady.

_Lee_, to lie.

_Leear_, liar.

_Len'_, lend, a loan.

_Let-a-bee_, to let alone.

_Licht_, alight.

_Lichtit_, alighted.

_Lightlie_, to undervalue, decry; to make light of.

_Lift_, the firmament.

_Linn_, a waterfall between two rocks.

_Lint_, flax.

_Lippen_, depend upon, trust to.

_List_, agile, active.

_Lither_, sleepy, lazy.

_Loan_, a lane; an open space near a farm or village where the cows are milked.

_Loe_, to love, to be in love.

_Loof_, the palm of the hand.

_Loon_, a clown, a rogue.

_Loup_, to leap.

_Lout_, to stoop, submit.

_Lowe_, a flame.

_Lowin'_, flaming.

_Lown_, calm, sheltered.

_Loose_, to loose.

_Lug_, the ear; the handle of an article.

_Lumm_, a chimney.

_Lunnun_, London.

_Madge-howlet_, an owl.

_Mailin'_, a farm.

_Mair_, more.

_Maist_, most.

_Maister_, master; an over-match.

_Maistry_, management, superiority.

_Mak_, make.

_Makna_, make not.

_Malison_, malediction, curse.

_Manteel_, a mantle.

_Marrow_, an equal, a match.

_Maukin_, a hare.

_Maun_, must.

_Maunna_, must not.

_Maut_, malt.

_Mavis_, a thrush.

_May be_, perhaps.

_Mayna_, may not.

_Mease_, to settle; to appease.

_Mear_, a mare.

_Meltith_, a meal.

_Mends_, amends, satisfaction.

_Mense_, manners, discretion.

_Menseless_, unmannerly, ill-bred, forward.

_Menyie_, the follower of a chieftain.

_Messan_, a mongrel dog.

_Midden_, a dunghill.

_Middlin'_, moderately.

_Midge_, a gnat.

_Mim_, primness, affectation.

_Mint_, to aim, to endeavour.

_Mird_, jest.

_Mirk_, dark, obscure.

_Misca'_, to abuse, to nickname.

_Misken_, neglect, overlook.

_Mislear'd_, mischievous, wild.

_Misluck_, misfortune.

_Misrid_, entangled, confused.

_Misterfu'_, needy, begging.

_Mither_, mother.

_Moaned_, lamented.

_Moistify_, to moisten, to drink.

_Mony_, many.

_Mool_, to crumble; the earth of a grave.

_Moop_, to mump, to impair.

_Mou_, the mouth.

_Moudiewart_, a mole.

_Mouter_, grist; a miller's perquisite for grinding.

_Mow_, a heap, as of hay, fuel, &c.

_Mows_, jests.

_Moyen_, influence, interest.

_Muck_, dung.

_Muckle_, great, tall, much.

_Muckledom_, _muckleness_, greatness in size.

_Muir_, a moor, a heath.

_Mump_, to hint, to aim at.

_Mune_, moon.

_Muslin-kail_, a very poor broth.

_Mutch_, a woman's cap.

_Mysel_, myself.

_Na_, _nae_, no, not.

_Naesay_, a refusal.

_Naething_, nothing.

_Naig_, a nag.

_Nancie_, Agnes.

_Nane_, none.

_Neb_, a point, a bird's bill; the nose.

_Neeboor_, neighbour.

_Needna_, need not.

_Neist_, next.

_Neuk_, a nook, a corner.

_Nicher_, to neigh, to laugh.

_Nieve_, the fist, the hand.

_Niffer_, to barter, to exchange.

_Nip_, to pinch.

_Nit_, a nut.

_Nitty-now_, a lousy-head.

_No_, not.

_Nowte_, black cattle.

_O'_, on, of.

_Oe_, a grandchild.

_Olite_, active, nimble, ready.

_Ony_, any.

_Oo_, wool.

_Ool_, an owl.

_Oot_, out.

_Ort_, to reject, throw aside; select.

_Orts_, that which is rejected or set aside.

_Ou_, very well; an expression of surprise or indifference.

_Oursel_, ourself.

_Oursels_, ourselves.

_Ower_, _owre_, over, across, too much, too.

_Owercome_, overcome; the issue, the surplus.

_Owergang_, to overrun, to exceed.

_Owk_, meek.

_Owsen_, oxen.

_Oxter_, the armpit.

_Paiks_, chastisement.

_Pairt_, part.

_Paitrick_, a partridge.

_Parritch_, oatmeal porridge.

_Partan_, the common sea-crab.

_Pasche_, Easter.

_Pat_, pot.

_Patfu'_, a potful.

_Peasweep_, the lapwing.

_Peat_, turf, vegetable fuel.

_Pechan_, the stomach, the crop.

_Penny-wheep_, a common kind of beer; small beer.

_Perfyteness_, perfection.

_Pick_, to choose, to select.

_Pickle_, a small quantity.

_Pig_, an earthen pitcher.

_Pike_, to pick, to scratch with the finger nails.

_Pintstoup_, a pint measure.

_Pirn_, a reel, a bobbin.

_Pit_, to put.

_Plack_, two bodles, one-third of the English penny.

_Pliskie_, a mischievous trick.

_Ploom_, a plum.

_Ploy_, a merry meeting, an excursion.

_Pock_, a bag, a sack.

_Poind_, to distrain for rent.

_Poortith_, poverty.

_Pouch_, the pocket.

_Pouse_, to despoil.

_Pow_, the head.

_Powther_, gunpowder.

_Pree_, to taste.

_Preen_, a pin.

_Prent_, printed.

_Primsie_, precise, demure.

_Puddin_, pudding.

_Puddock_, a frog.

_Pund_, a pound weight.

_Quaich_, a small, shallow, drinking cup of wood or metal, with two handles.

_Quat_, to quit, to relinquish, to give over.

_Quey_, a young cow.

_Quire_, the choir of a church.

_Quo'_, quoth, said.

_Raible_, a rhapsody of nonsense.

_Raggit_, ragged.

_Raip_, a rope.

_Rash_, a rush.

_Ravelled_, confused.

_Raw_, a row or line.

_Rax_, to stretch.

_Reavers_, robbers, thieves.

_Red-wud_, stark mad.

_Redd_, to put in order, to counsel, to caution.

_Rede_, afraid.

_Ree_, half-drunk, tipsy.

_Reek_, smoke.

_Reeky_, smoky.

_Reem_, cream, froth.

_Reik_, to reach, to stretch out the hand.

_Reird_, a scolding or noisy tongue.

_Remede_, remedy.

_Reive_, _reeve_, to rob, to steal.

_Riggin'_, the ridge of a house.

_Rin_, to run.

_Rip_, a handful of unthrashed corn.

_Rippling-kame_, a flax-comb.

_Rive_, a tear, a rent.

_Rock_, a distaff.

_Roon_, a selvedge, a shred.

_Rooser_, a boaster.

_Roupy_, hoarse.

_Routh_, plenty, abundance.

_Row_, to roll up.

_Rowan tree_, the mountain ash.

_Rowte_, a roar, a lowing of cattle.

_Royt_, forward, rude, disorderly.

_Ruse_, to praise, to commend.

_Sab_, to sob.

_Sae_, so.

_Saft_, soft.

_Sair_, sore, sorely.

_Sairy_, poor, silly.

_Sang_, a song.

_Sap_, a sop.

_Sark_, a shirt.

_Sauch_, _saugh_, a willow-tree.

_Saucht_, peace, ease.

_Saunt_, a saint.

_Saut_, salt.

_Saw_, a proverb, an old saying; salve, plaster.

_Sawn_, sown.

_Sax_, six.

_Sca'd_, scabbed, scared.

_Scambler_, "a bold intruder upon one's generosity at table."

_Scant_, scarcity, want.

_Scart_, a scratch, to scratch.

_Scaur_, to scare, to be scared.

_Schule_, school.

_Sclate_, a slate.

_Scone_, a common flour cake.

_Scouth_, ease, liberty, freedom to say or do anything.

_Scouther_, to scorch, to singe, to burn slightly.

_Scrimpit_, straitened, oppressed.

_Scunner_, to be disgusted, to loathe.

_Sea-maw_, a sea-gull.

_Seil_, happiness, salvation.

_Sel_, self.

_Selgh_, a seal.

_Ser'_, to serve.

_Shae_, a shoe.

_Shairney_, befouled with dung.

_Shank_, to travel on foot.

_Shanks_, the legs, the feet.

_Shanna_, shall not.

_Shauchle_, to go slip-shod, to walk lazily.

_Shaup_, a husk.

_Shaw_, to show.

_Shear_, to reap, to cut close.

_Shearer_, a reaper.

_Shears_, scissors.

_Sheeled_, shelled.

_Shent_, confounded, blamed, disturbed, ashamed.

_Shoo_, force, persuade.

_Shool_, a shovel.

_Shoon_, _shune_, shoes.

_Shore_, to threaten.

_Shot_, a stroke in play, a move in chess or draughts.

_Shouther_, shoulder.

_Shute_, to push.

_Sib_, akin, related.

_Sic_, such.

_Sicker_, sure, certain.

_Siller_, silver, money.

_Simmer_, summer.

_Sindle_, seldom.

_Sindry_, separately.

_Skail_, to disperse, to scatter.

_Skaith_, harm, injury.

_Skeel_, skill.

_Skelp_, to whip, to slap.

_Skink_, a strong soup made of cows' hams.

_Skreigh_, to shriek.

_Skyte_, to shy, to fly off or against anything.

_Slabber_, to besmear.

_Slid_, slippery; wheedling, cunning.

_Sliddry_, slippery.

_Slocken_, to quench.

_Sma'_, small.

_Smit_, to infect.

_Smoor_, to smother.

_Snapper_, to stumble, to err.

_Snaw_, snow.

_Snawba'_, snowball.

_Snite_, to blow the nose.

_Snodder_, neater, tidier.

_Sodger_, a soldier.

_Sonsy_, stout, healthy, thriving.

_Sooking_, sucking.

_Soom_, to swim.

_Soop_, to sweep.

_Soor_, sour.

_Sooth_, true.

_Souck_, wile, persuade.

_Sough_, the low, mournful sound of wind.

_Souter_, a shoemaker, a cobbler.

_Souther_, to solder.

_Sowens_, pottage made of the dust in oatmeal seeds steeped and soured.

_Sowp_, a little (applied to liquids), a spoonful.

_Spail_, a chip of wood.

_Spak_, spoke.

_Speir_, _speer_, to inquire, to ask a question.

_Spring_, a cheerful tune.

_Spune_, a spoon.

_Spurtle_, a short stick for stirring porridge.

_Stamach_, the stomach.

_Stane_, a stone.

_Stannin'_, standing.

_Stark_, strong.

_Starns_, stars.

_Steek_, to close, to shut; a stitch.

_Steer_, to stir, to trouble.

_Stey_, steep, precipitous.

_Stimpart_, the fourth part of a peck.

_Stipend_, the salary of a clergyman, a benefice.

_Stirk_, a young cow or bull.

_Stock_, a head of cabbage.

_Stook_, a stack of corn, consisting of twelve sheaves.

_Stoor_, dust.

_Stot_, a young bull or ox.

_Stoup_, a jug with a handle, a wooden water pitcher.

_Straa_, an expression of defiance.

_Strae_, straw.

_Strake_, to stroke; a stroke, a blow.

_Strang_, strong.

_Straught_, straight, to straighten.

_Stravaig_, to stroll about idly.

_Streek_, to stretch.

_Strunt_, to offend, sullenness.

_Sturdy_, a disease among sheep.

_Sturt_, rage, anger, trouble.

_Sumph_, a blockhead.

_Sune_, soon.

_Sunks_, a pad used in place of a saddle.

_Suld_, should.

_Sute_, soot.

_Swat_, did sweat, to perspire.

_Sweer_, _sweird_, averse, slow, unwilling, indolent.

_Swith_, quickly.

_Synd_, to rinse.

_Syne_, since, after that, then, late.

_Tack_, a lease.

_Tacked_, nailed to, attached.

_Tae_, to, too; the toe.

_Taen_, one, correlative of _tither_, the other; taken.

_Taiken_, a mark, a token.

_Tait_, a small quantity.

_Tak_, to take.

_Tam_, Thomas.

_Tangs_, the tongs.

_Tap_, the top.

_Tappit-hen_, a hen with a tuft of feathers on her head.

_Tarrow_, to take a loathing at meat; to be nice, particular.

_Tauld_, told.

_Taury_, tarry.

_Tawpie_, a foolish or idle woman.

_Taws_, the leather scourge used by schoolmasters.

_Tee_, the goal in such games as curling, quoits, &c.

_Tent_, to take care of, to observe.

_Tentless_, careless, incautious.

_Tether_, to tie up, to restrict.

_Thae_, those.

_Theek_, to thatch.

_Theekit_, thatched.

_Thegither_, together.

_Thereout_, without.

_Thig_, to borrow, to beg.

_Thir_, these, these here--used only of things at hand.

_Thole_, to suffer, to endure, to bear.

_Thoom_, the thumb.

_Thow_, a thaw.

_Thrang_, throng, busy.

_Thraw_, to twist, to oppose, to anger, to form.

_Thrawart_, cross-tempered.

_Thrawn_, obstinate.

_Thrist_, thirst.

_Thrums_, waste threads.

_Thunner_, thunder.

_Ticht_, tight.

_Tig_, to jest or trifle.

_Till_, to.

_Tine_, to lose.

_Tinkler_, a tinker.

_Tint_, lost.

_Tippence_, twopence.

_Tither_, the other.

_Tocher_, a dowry, fortune.

_Tocherless_, without a dowry.

_Tod_, a fox.

_Tooly_, to fight.

_Toom_, empty, to empty.

_Toun_, a town.

_Toustie_, cross.

_Tout_, to blow a horn; the blast of a horn.

_Touzie_, disordered, dishevelled.

_Tow_, a rope; hemp or flax in a prepared state.

_Trewed_, believed, trusted.

_Trow_, to believe, to credit.

_Tryst_, a fair, an appointment.

_Tulzie_, a quarrel; to quarrel, to fight.

_Tup_, a ram.

_Twa_, two.

_Twal_, twelve.

_Twalpenny_, a Scots shilling, of value one penny English.

_Tyke_, _tike_, a dog, a clumsy person.

_Unco_, strange, unknown, very, extremely.

_Uncoft_, unbought.

_Unsicker_, not secure, unsafe.

_Untimeous_, untimely, unseasonable.

_Uphaud_, to support, to uphold.

_Upwith_, upwards, elated.

_Wa'_, a wall.

_Wab_, a web.

_Wabster_, a weaver.

_Wad_, would; a pledge, a wager.

_Wae_, sorrow, woe, sadness.

_Waft_, woof.

_Wa'gang_, a departure, going away.

_Wair_, spend.

_Wail_, _wale_, to choose.

_Waly_, an exclamation of grief.

_Wame_, the womb, the belly.

_Wampish_, to brandish, to flourish.

_Wan_, won.

_Wark_, work.

_Warld_, the world.

_Warling_, a worldling.

_Warlock_, a witch.

_Warst_, worst.

_Wast_, the west.

_Wat_, wet; addicted to tippling.

_Watna_, wot not, know not.

_Wastrie_, waste, prodigality.

_Wauk_, to awake, to watch.

_Waukin_, to awake.

_Waukrife_, wakeful.

_Waur_, worse.

_Wean_, a child.

_Wee_, little.

_Weel_, well, properly.

_Ween_, to suspect.

_Weet_, to wet.

_Weird_, fate, destiny; proof, confirmation.

_Weise_, beguile, attract.

_Wersh_, insipid, tasteless.

_Wha_, who, who?

_Whalp_, a whelp.

_Whang_, a thong, a large slice.

_Whase_, whose.

_Whaup_, a curlew.

_Whaur_, where.

_Wheen_, a number.

_Whilk_, which.