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GLOSSARY
A’, all.
Abeigh or Abiegh, at a shy distance.
Aboon or Abune, above.
Acquent, acquainted.
Ae, one.
Aiblins, perhaps; may be.
Aiken, oaken.
Ain, own.
Airle-penny, fee-penny.
Airt, direction; to direct.
Aith, oath.
Ajee, to one side.
Amang, among.
An’, and.
Ance, once.
Ane, one.
Anither, another.
Asklent, aslant; obliquely.
Aucht or Aught, eight; to own.
Auld, old.
Auld lang syne, long, long ago.
Awa’, away.
Awee, a little. Bide awee, wait a minute.
Ay, yes; always.
Ba’, ball; a ball.
Baith, both.
Bannock, a round flat cake.
Barefit, barefooted.
Barley-bree or Barley-broo, juice of barley; whisky.
Baudrons, a cat.
Bauld, bold.
Baumy, balmy.
Bawk, a ridge left untilled.
Bear or Bere, barley.
Beet, to fan; to feed; to warm.
Befa’, befall.
Beld, bald.
Ben, in. Ben-end, inner end; the parlour.
Bide, to stay; abide.
Biel’ or Bield, shelter; habitation.
Big, to build.
Birk, the birch.
Birkie, a plucky little fellow.
Blaw, to boast; to blow.
Blear’t or Blearit, bedimmed with weeping.
Blin’, blind.
Blink, a moment; a glance; a smile.
Blinks, look smilingly.
Bluid or Blude, blood.
Blunty, a stupid person.
Bogle, a hobgoblin.
Bonie or Bonnie, beautiful; sweet-looking.
Bow-hough’d, bandy-legged.
Brae, the slope of a small hill.
Braid, broad.
Braw, gallant; handsome; finely dressed.
Breckan, fern.
Bree, juice; liquid.
Breeks, breeches.
Brent, polished.
Brulzie, a broil; a quarrel.
Bughtin-time, the time for gathering the sheep into the fold for the night.
Burn or Burnie, a rivulet.
But and ben, kitchen and parlour.
By attour, aside and at a distance.
Ca’, call; to drive.
Ca’d or Ca’t, called; driven; also calved.
Cam’, came.
Canna, cannot.
Cannie, gentle; mild.
Cantie or Canty, cheerful; lively.
Cauld, cold.
Chitterin’, shivering with cold.
Clamb, did climb.
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