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Waverley

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by Walter Scott


  BLACK-FISHING, ashing by torchlight, poaching.

  BLUDE, bluid, blood.

  BODDLE, bodle, a copper coin, worth one third of an English penny.

  BOGLE ABOUT THE BUSH, beat about the bush, a children's game.

  BONNIE, beautiful, comely, fine,

  BOUNE, prepared.

  BRA', fine, handsome, showy.

  BRANDER, broil.

  BREEKS, breeches.

  BRENT, smooth, unwrinkled.

  BROGUES, Highland shoes.

  BROO, brew, broth.

  BRUCKLE, brittle, infirm.

  BRUIK, enjoy.

  BRULZIE, bruilzie, a broil, a fray.

  BUCKIE, a perverse or refractory person.

  BUTTOCK-MAIL, a fine for fornication.

  BYDAND, awaiting.

  CA', call.

  CADGER, a country carrier.

  CAILLIACHS, old women on whom devolved the duty of lamenting for the dead, which the Irish call keening.

  CALLANT, a stripling, a fine fellow.

  CANNILY, prudently.

  CANNY, cautious, lucky.

  CARLE, a churl, an old man.

  CATERAN, a freebooter.

  CHIEL, a young man.

  CLACHAN, a village, a hamlet.

  CLAMYHEWIT, a blow, a drubbing.

  CLASH, chatter, gossip.

  CLATTER, tattle, noisy talk.

  CLOSE, a narrow passage.

  CLOUR, a bump, a bruise.

  COCKY-LEEKY, a soup made of a cock, seasoned with leeks.

  COGHLING AND DROGHLING, wheezing and blowing.

  CORONACH, a dirge.

  CORRIE, a mountain hollow.

  COUP, fall.

  COW YER CRACKS, cut short your talk, hold your tongues.

  CRACK, boast.

  CRAIG, the neck, the throat.

  CRAMES, merchants' shops, booths.

  CUT-LUGGED, crop-eared.

  DAFT, foolish, mad, crazy.

  DAUR, dare.

  DEAVING, deafening.

  DECREET, an order of decree.

  DELIVER, light, agile.

  DERN, hidden, concealed, secret.

  DING, knock, beat, surpass.

  DINGLE, dinnle, tingle, vibrate with sound.

  DOER, an agent, a manager.

  DOG-HEAD, the hammer of a gun.

  DOILED, crazed, silly.

  DOITED, having the faculties impaired.

  DORLACH, a bundle.

  DOW, a dove.

  DOWF, dowff, dull, spiritless.

  DRAPPIE, a little drop, a small quantity of drink.

  EFFEIR, what is becoming.

  ENEUGH, enough.

  ETTER-CAP, a spider, an ill-natured person.

  EVITE, avoid, escape.

  EWEST, ewast, contiguous.

  FALLOW, a fellow.

  FAULD, fold.

  FEARED, afraid.

  FECK, a quantity.

  FLEYT, frightened, shy.

  FRAE, from.

  GAD, a goad, a rod.

  GANE, gone; gang, go.

  GAR, make.

  GATE, way.

  GAUN, going.

  GEAR, goods.

  GHAIST, a ghost.

  GIN, if.

  GITE, crazy, a noodle,

  GLED, a kite.

  GLEG, quick, clever.

  GLISK, a glimpse.

  GOWD, gold.

  GRANING, groaning.

  GRAT, wept.

  GREE, agree.

  GREYBEARD, a stone bottle or jug.

  GRICE, gryce, gris, a pig.

  GRIPPLE, griping, niggardly.

  GUDE, guid, good.

  GULPIN, a simpleton.

  HA', hall.

  HAG, a portion of copse marked off for cutting.

  HAGGIS, a pudding peculiar to Scotland, containing oatmeal, suet, minced sheep's liver, heart, etc., seasoned with onions, pepper, and salt, the whole mixture boiled in a sheep's stomach.

  HAIL, whole.

  HECK, a hay rack; at heck and manger, in plenty.

  HET, hot.

  HOG, a young sheep before its first shearing.

  HORSE-COUPER, horse-cowper, a horse-dealer.

  HURDLES, the buttocks.

  HURLEY-HOUSE, a large house fallen into disrepair.

  ILK, same; of that ilk, of the same name or place,

  ILKA, every.

  INGLE, a fire burning upon the hearth.

  IN THE BEES, stupefied.

  KEEPIT, kept.

  KEMPLE, a Scotch measure of straw or hay.

  KEN, know.

  KIPPAGE, disorder, confusion.

  KIRK, church.

  KITTLE, tickle, ticklish.

  LAIRD, lord of the manor.

  LANDLOUPER, a wanderer, a vagabond.

  LEDDY, a lady.

  LIGHTLY, make light of, disparage.

  LIMMER, a hussy, a jade.

  LOON, a worthless fellow, a lout.

  LOUP, leap, start.

  LUG, an ear.

  LUNZIE, the loins, the waist.

  MAE, more.

  MAINS, the chief farm of an estate.

  MAIR, more.

  MAIST, most, almost. MART, beef salted down for winter.

  MASK, mash, infuse.

  MAUN, must.

  MERK, an old silver coin worth 13 1/3 pence, English.

  MICKLE, large, much.

  MORN, tomorrow.

  MOUSTED, powdered.

  MUCKLE, great, much.

  MUNT, mount.

  MUTCHKIN, a measure equal to about three quarters of an imperial pint.

  NA, nae, no, not.

  NAIGS, horses.

  NAIL, the sixteenth part of a yard.

  NATHELESS, nevertheless.

  NEB, nose, tip.

  NE'ER BE IN ME, devil be in me.

  OLD TO DO, great doings.

  OWER, over.

  PAITRICK, a partridge.

  PANGED, crammed.

  PARRITCH, oatmeal porridge.

  PAUNIE, a peacock.

  PECULIUM, private property.

  PINNERS, a headdress for women.

  PLACK, a copper coin worth one third of a penny.

  PLAIDY, an outer covering for the body.

  PLENISH, furnish.

  PLOY, an entertainment, a pastime.

  POTTINGER, an apothecary.

  POWNIE, a pony.

  POWTERING, poking, stirring.

  PRETTY MAN, a stout, warlike fellow.

  QUEAN, a young woman.

  REDD, part, separate.

  REISES, twigs, branches.

  RESILING, retracting, withdrawing.

  RIGGS, ridges, ploughed ground.

  RINTHEROUT, a roving person, a vagabond.

  ROW, roll.

  ROWED, rolled.

  ROWT, cried out, bellowed,

  ROYNISH, scurvy, coarse.

  SAE, so.

  ST. JOHNSTONE'S TIPPET, a rope or halter for hanging.

  SAIR, sore, very.

  SALL, shall.

  SARK, a shirt.

  SAUMON, a salmon.

  SAUT, salt.

  SCARTED, scratched, scribbled over.

  SCHELLUM, a rascal.

  SCROLL, engross, copy.

  SHANKS, legs.

  SHEERS, shears.

  SHOUTHER, the shoulder.

  SICCAN, sic, such.

  SILLER, money.

  SILLY, weak.

  SKIG, the least quantity of anything.

  SMA', small.

  SMOKY, suspicious.

  SNECK, cut.

  SORTED, put in proper order, adjusted.

  SOWENS, the seeds of oatmeal soured.

  SPEER, ask, investigate.

  SPENCE, the place where provisions are kept.

  SPRACK, lively.

  SPRECHERY, movables of an unimportant sort.

  SPUILZIE, spoil.

  SPUNG, pick one's pocket.

  STIEVE, firm.

  STOOR, rough, harsh.

  STRAE, straw.

/>   STREEKS, stretches, lies.

  SWAIR, swore.

  SYNE, before, now, ago.

  TAIGLIT, harassed, encumbered, loitered.

  TAULD, told.

  THAE, those.

  THIR, these.

  THOLE, bear, suffer.

  THRAW, twist, wrench.

  THREEPIT, maintained obstinately.

  THROSTLE, the thrush.

  TILL, to.

  TIRRIVIES, hasty fits of passion,

  TOCHERLESS, without dowry.

  TOUN, a town, a hamlet, a farm.

  TOY, an old-fashioned cap for women.

  TREWS, trousers.

  TRINDLING, rolling.

  TROW, believe.

  TUILZIE, a quarrel

  TUME, toom, empty.

  TURNSPIT DOGGIE, a kind of dog, long-bodied and short-legged, formerly used in turning a treadmill.

  TYKE, a dog, a rough fellow.

  UMQUHILE, formerly, late.

  UNCO, strange, very,

  UNSONSY, unlucky.

  USQUEBAUGH, whiskey.

  VENY, venue, a bout.

  VIVERS, victuals.

  WA', wall

  WAD, would.

  WADSET, a deed conveying property to a creditor

  WAIN, a wagon; to remove.

  WALISE, a portmanteau, saddlebags.

  WAN, won.

  WANCHANCY, unlucky.

  WARE, spend.

  WEEL-FARD, weel-faur'd, having a good appearance.

  WEISING, inclining, directing.

  WHA, who.

  WHAR, where,

  WHAT FOR, why.

  WHEEN, a few.

  WHILE SYNE, a while ago.

  WHILES, sometimes.

  WHILK, which.

  WHIN, a few.

  WHINGEING, whining.

  WINNA, will not.

  WISKE, whisk.

  YATE, gate.

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