JAD, jade; also a familiar term among coun- LADDIE, diminutive of lad try folks for a giddy young girl Jauk, to dally, to trifle Jaup, a jerk of water; to jerk as agitated wa ter. Jaw, coarse raillery; to pour out; to shut, to jerk as water Jerkinet, a jerkin, or short grown Jillet, a jilt, a giddy girl Laggen, the angle between the side and sot tom of a wooden dish Laigh, low Lairing, wading, and sinking in snow, mud, &c. Laith, loath Laithfu', bashful, sheepish Lallans, the Scottish dialect of the English language Jimp, to jump; slender in the waist; hand- Lambie, diminutive of lamb some Ken, to know; kend or kenn'd, knew Kenspeckle, well known, easily known Kimmer, a young girl, a gossip Kin, kindred; kin', kind, adj. Lampit, a kind of shell-fish, a limpit Lane, lone; my lane, thy lane, &c. myself Lanely, lonely Lang, long; to think lang, to long, to weary Lave, the rest, the remainder, the others Lawin, shot, reckoning, bill Leal, loyal, true, faithful Lear, (pronounced lare), learning Leesome, pleasant Leeze-me, a phrase of congratulatory endear Leister, a three-prong'd dart for striking fish Lightly, sneeringly; to sneer at Linn, a waterfall; a precipicce Lint i' the bell, flax in flower King's-hood, a certain part of the entrails of Lintwhite, a linnet an ox, &c. Kintra, country Kintra cooser, country stallion Kirn, the harvest supper; a churn Kirsen, to christen, or baptize Kist, a chest; a shop counter Loun, a fellow, a ragamuffin; a woman of easy virtue Kitchen, any thing that eats with bread; to Loup, jump, leap Mang, among M Nappy, ale; to be tipsy Negleckit, neglected Neuk, a nook Niest, next Manse, the parsonage house, where the minis Nieve, the fist ter lives Manteele, a mantle Mark, marks. (This and several other nouns which in English require an s to form the plural, are in Scotch, like the words sheep, deer, the same in both numbers.) Marled, variegated; spotted Mar's year, the year 1715 Mashlum, meslin, mixed corn Mask, to mash, as malt, &c. Maskin-pat, a tea-pot Maud, maad, a plaid worn by shepherds, &c. Maukin, a hare Maun, must Mavis, the thrush Midden, a dunghill hill Nievefu', handful Niffer, an exchange; to exchange, to bartar Nine-tail'd-cat, a hangman's whip Norland, of or belonging to the north Nowte, black cattle Midden-hole, a gutter at the bottom of a dung- PACK, intimate, familiar; twelve stone of Mools, dust, earth, the earth of the grave; to Pechan, the crop, the stomach Peelin', peeling, the rind of fruit Pettle, to cherish; a plough-staff Philabegs, short petticoats worn by the Highlandmen Phraise, fair speehes, flattery; to flatter Pibroch, Highland war music adapted to the bagpipe Pickle, a small quantity Placard, public proclamation Ram-feezl'd, fatigued; overspread Ram-stam, thoughtless, forward Sair, to serve; a sore Sairly, or sairlie, sorely Sair't, served Sark, a shirt; a shift Sarkit, provided in shirts Saugh, the willow Saul, soul Saumont, salmon Raploch, properly a coarse cloth; but used as Saunt, a saint an adnoun for coarse Rarely, excellently, very well Rash, a rush; rash-buss, a bush of rushes Reaming, brimful, frothing Reave, rove Reck, to heed Rede, counsel; to counsel Saut, salt, adj. salt Saw, to sow Sawin', sowing Sax, six Scawl, a scold; a termagant Scon, a cake of bread Sconner, a loathing; to loathe Scraich, to scream as a hen, partridge, &e. Rod-wat-shod, walking in blood over the shoe. Screed, to tear; a rent tops Red-wul, stark mad Ree, half drunk, fuddled Reek, smoke Reekin', sinoking Reekit, smoked; smoky Remead, remdy Requite, requited Rest, to stand restive Bestit, stood restive; stunted; withered Servan', servan Snapper, to stumble, a stumble Settlin', settling; to get a settlin', to be fright- Snash, abuse, Billingsgate ed into quietness Sets, sets off, goes away Shangan, a stick cleft at one end for putting Sheep-shank to think one's self nae sheepshank, to be conceited Sherra-inoor, sheriff-moor, the famous battle Shill, shrill Shog, a shock; a push off at one side Shool, a shovel Shoon, shoes Shore, to offer, to threaten Shor'd, offered Shouther, the shoulder Sin', since Skaith, see scaith Skellum, a worthless fellow Skelp, to strike, to slap; to walk with a smart tripping step; a smart stroke Skelpie-limmer, a reproachful term in female scolding Skelpin', stepping, walking Skiegh, or skeigh, proud, nice, highmettled Skirl, to shriek, to cry shrilly Sklent, slant; to run aslant, to deviate from truth Sklented, ran, or hit, in an oblique direction Skouth, freedom to converse without restraint; range, scope Skriegh, a scream; to scream Skyrin', shining; making a groat show Slae, a sloc Snaw, snow; to snow Sneck, snick, the latch of a door Sneeshin-mill, a snuff-box Snick-drawing, trick-contriving, crafty Snowk, to scent or snuff, as a dog, &c. Snowkit, scented, snuffed Sonsie, having sweet, engaging looks; lucky jolly Soom, to swim Sooth, truth, a petty oath Sough, a heavy sigh, a sound dying on the ear Spurtle, a stick, used in making oatmeal puš ding or porridge Squad, a crew, a party Squatter, to flutter in water as a wild duck Squattle, to sprawl Slade, did slide Slap, a gate; a breach in a fence Slaver, saliva; to emit saliva Slaw, slow Slee, sly; sleest, sliest Sleekit, sleek; sly Sliddry, slippery Slype, to fall over, as a wet furrow from the Squeel, a scream, a screech; to scream Smoutie, smutty, obscene, ugly Stane, a stone Stang, an acute pain; a twinge; to sting Stank, did stink; a pool of standing water Smytrie, a numerous collection of small indi- Stap, stop viduals (10) Stark, stout harvest who takes he lead Stick an' stow, to say, altogether Stile, a crutch; o nalt, to limp Stimpart, the eighth part of a Winchester &c. ock a year old oot of colewort, cabbage, Stockin, stocking; Throwing the stockin, when the bite and bridegroom are put into bed, and handle out, the former throws andom among the company, uson whom it strikes is the next ve married a stock and tha w Stoiter, stagger, to stammer Stooked made up in shocks as corn Stou or stowp, a kind of jug or dish with a Stour, dust, more particularly dust in mo tion Stowlins, by stealth Stown, s'en Stoyte, umble in bed ke TACKETS, a kind of nails for driving into Tae, a toe; three tae'd, having three pronge Tak, to take; takin, taking Tapetless, heedless, foolish Taupie, a foolish, thoughtless young person Tawie, that allows itself peaceably to be hand. Teen, to provoke; provocation Tent, a field-pulpit; heed, caution; to take ; to die a fair strae heath, to die Tentie, heedful, cautious Strai, did strike Strai stroked S.rap tail and handsome Straught, straight, to straighten Streck, stretched, tight; to stretch Strid to straddle Stroa, to spout, to piss Strunt, spirituous liquor of any kind; to walk Thick, intimate, familiar Studdie, an anvil Stumpie, diminutive of stump Sugh, the continued rushing noise of wind or Thowe, a thaw; to thaw Southron, southern; an old name for the Eng-Thrang, throng; a crowd lish nation Swaird, sward Swall'd, swelled Swank, stately, jolly Thrapple, throat, windpipe Thrave, twenty-four sheaves or two shocks of corn; a considerable number. Thraw, to sprain, to twist, to contradict Swankie, or swanker, a tight strappin young Thrawin, twisting, &c. |