Chapter 16

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 oftither, 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.

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.

Tack, a lease.

Tacked, nailed to, attached.

Tae, to, too; the toe.

Taen, one, correlative oftither, 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.

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.

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.

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.Whilliwha, to cheat, to influence, to cozen.Whinger, "a short hanger, used as a knife at meals, and as a sword in broils."Whins, furze.Whisquer, windy, blustering.Whittle, a knife.Whupshaft, a whip handle.Wi', with.Widdie, a rope; a gallows.Widdle, to wriggle, bustle; to attain by violent exertion.Wight, courageous, stout.Wimple, a curl, an undulation.Window-bole, "the part of a cottage-window that is filled by a wooden blind, which may occasionally be opened."Windlin, a bottle of straw or hay.Wink, an instant, a twinkling.Windlestrae, a stalk of ryegrass.Winna, will not.Wist, wished.Wisp, to clean; to tie up with straw; a handful of straw.Withershins, the contrary direction.Wizen, weasand, the throat.Woad, mad.Woo, wool.Woodie, diminutive of wood.Worry, to strangle, to suffocate.Wow, the cry of a cat.Wrang, wrong, injury, hurt.Wud, mad.Wuss, to wish.Wylie-coat, a flannel vest.Wyte, to blame, to find fault with.Yaird, a yard, a kitchen garden.Yeld, barren.Yer, your.Yerk, to writhe, to start with pain.Yeuky, itchy.Yewns, "the refuse of grains blown away by the fanners."Yirr, to snarl like a dog.Yokin, the time that a horse should be in a cart.Yoursel, yourself.Yowl, to howl; the cry of a dog.Yule, Christmas.

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.

Whilliwha, to cheat, to influence, to cozen.

Whinger, "a short hanger, used as a knife at meals, and as a sword in broils."

Whins, furze.

Whisquer, windy, blustering.

Whittle, a knife.

Whupshaft, a whip handle.

Wi', with.

Widdie, a rope; a gallows.

Widdle, to wriggle, bustle; to attain by violent exertion.

Wight, courageous, stout.

Wimple, a curl, an undulation.

Window-bole, "the part of a cottage-window that is filled by a wooden blind, which may occasionally be opened."

Windlin, a bottle of straw or hay.

Wink, an instant, a twinkling.

Windlestrae, a stalk of ryegrass.

Winna, will not.

Wist, wished.

Wisp, to clean; to tie up with straw; a handful of straw.

Withershins, the contrary direction.

Wizen, weasand, the throat.

Woad, mad.

Woo, wool.

Woodie, diminutive of wood.

Worry, to strangle, to suffocate.

Wow, the cry of a cat.

Wrang, wrong, injury, hurt.

Wud, mad.

Wuss, to wish.

Wylie-coat, a flannel vest.

Wyte, to blame, to find fault with.

Yaird, a yard, a kitchen garden.

Yaird, a yard, a kitchen garden.

Yeld, barren.

Yer, your.

Yerk, to writhe, to start with pain.

Yeuky, itchy.

Yewns, "the refuse of grains blown away by the fanners."

Yirr, to snarl like a dog.

Yokin, the time that a horse should be in a cart.

Yoursel, yourself.

Yowl, to howl; the cry of a dog.

Yule, Christmas.

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