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Airt, direction, the point from Birkie, a spirited fellow.

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Baggie (dim. of bag), the stom- Braing't, reeled forward.

ach.

Bairns, children.

Brae, the slope of a hill. Braid, broad.

Brattle, a short race; hurry; fury.

Bairntime, a family of children. Braw, handsome.

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Buirdly, strong, imposing look- Daimen-icker, an ear of corn

ing, well-knit.

Bure, bore, did bear.

Burn, stream.

now and then.

Burnewin, i.e. burn the wind, a Deil, devil.

blacksmith.

Ca', to drive.

Daur't, dared.

Daurk, a day's labor.

Dine, dinner-time.

Donsie, unlucky.

Doure, stubborn.

Dow, do, can.

Ca'd, named.

Caird, tinker.

Canna, cannot.

Cannie, careful.

Dowie, low-spirited.

Dribble, drizzle.

Driegh, tedious.

Droop-rumpl't, that droops at the

crupper.

Drumly, muddy.

Cantie, in high spirits, merry.

Cape-stane, cope-stone.

Carlin, an old woman.

Chittering, trembling with cold. Ee, eye.

Cauld, cold.

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Flichterin', fluttering.
Fliskit, fretted.
Flit, remove.

Foggage, a second growth of
grass, aftergrass.
Forbye, besides.

Fou, full, tipsy; a bushel.
Frae, from.

Gae, go.

Gar, to make.

Gat, got.

Gaun, going.

Gear, wealth, goods.

Gie, give.

Hame, home.

Hamely, homely.

Hansel, a gift for a particular season, or the first money on any particular occasion. Hastit, hasted.

Hawkie, cow.

Heapit, heaped.

Histie, dry, barren.
Hizzie, hussy.

Hoble, to hobble.

Hodden-gray, woollen cloth of a coarse quality, made by mingling one black fleece with a dozen white ones.

Glaizie, glittering, smooth, like | Hotch'd, fidgeted.

glass.

Glowr, stare.

Gowan, the daisy.

Gowd, gold.

Grat, wept.

Gree, a prize.

Guid, good.

Guid-willie, with hearty good will.

Gumlie, muddy, discolored.

Ha' Bible, hall-Bible.

Hae, have.

Haffets, the temples.

Hafflins, partly.

Hain'd, spared, saved.

Hald, an abiding-place.

Howe, a hollow or dell.

Howe-backit, sunk in the back.
Hoyte, to amble crazily.

Ilk, every.

Ingle, the household fire.

Jauk, to dally, to trifle.
Jaups, splashes.

Jinker, that turns quickly, a
dodger.

Kebbuck, a cheese.

Ken, know.

Ket, a hairy, matted fleece.

Knaggie, like knags, or points of

rock.

Hallan, a particular partition | Knowe, a hillock, a knoll.

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