Airt, direction, the point from Birkie, a spirited fellow. baggie (dim. of bag), the stom- Braing't, reeled forward. ach. Bairns, children. Brae, the slope of a hill. Brattle, a short race; hurry. fury. Bairntime, a family of children. Braw, handsome. Breastit, did spring up or for ward. Baith, both. Bardie, dim. of bard. Bear, barley. Beet, to add fuel to a fire. Brent, straight, smooth, unwrinkled. 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. Ca'd, named. Caird, tinker. Canna, cannot. Daur't, dared. Daurk, a day's labor. Dine, dinner-time. Donsie, unlucky. Doure, stubborn. Dow, do, can. Dowie, low-spirited. Dribble, drizzle. Flichterin', fluttering. Foggage, a second growth of Fou, full, tipsy; a bushel. 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. Hallan, a particular partition 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. Jinker, that turns quickly, Kebbuck, a cheese. Ket, a hairy, matted fleece. Knowe, a hillock, a knoll. |