Authors: Liz Curtis Higgs
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a’
—all
aff
—off
ahint
—behind
ain
—own
Almichty
—Almighty
anither
—another
atween
—between
auld
—old
awa
—away, distant
aye
—yes, always
bairn
—child
bethankit!
—God be thanked!
blether
—jabber, gossip
bliss
—bless
blissin
—blessing
braw
—fine, handsome
brig
—bridge
Buik
—the Bible
burn
—brook, stream
byre
—cowshed
cauld
—cold
close
—passageway, courtyard
coo
—cow
creepie
—low chair, footstool
deid
—dead
dominie
—schoolmaster, teacher
doon
—down
dreich
—bleak, dismal
dwiny
—sickly, pining
faither
—father
fash
—worry, trouble, vex
foy
—party, feast, celebration
freen
—friend
gane
—gone
gie
—give
girdle
—griddle for cooking
gowf
—hit, strike, slap
gracie
—devout, virtuous
granmither
—grandmother
greet
—cry, weep
guid
—good
ha’
—half
hame
—home
heid
—head
heidie
—headstrong, rebellious
heiven
—heaven
het
—hot
Hielands
—Highlands
hoose
—house
hoot
!—pshaw!
howdie
—midwife
hurlie
—trundle, move about on wheels
ilka
—each, every
ill-kindit
—cruel, inhuman
ither
—other
jalouse
—imagine, presume
ken
—to know, recognize
knowe
—knoll
lands
—tenement houses
lang
—long
leal
—loyal
leddy
—lady
leuk
—look
loosome
—lovely
Luckenbooths
—locked market stalls
luve
—love
mair
—more
mebbe
—maybe, perhaps
meikle
—great, much
mem
—madam
mercat
—market
micht
—might
michty
—mighty
mither
—mother
monie
—many
muir
—moor
nane
—none
nicht
—night
niver
—never
noo
—now
och!
—oh!
onie
—any
oniewise
—anyhow
oo aye
—yes (from French
oui
)
oor
—our
oot
—out
ower
—over
pend
—vaulted passageway
praisent
—present, gift
puir
—poor
richt
—right
scoonrel
—scoundrel
sma’
—small
souter
—shoemaker
spurtle
—porridge stick
stayed lass
—old maid
syne
—since, ago, thereafter
thegither
—together
thocht
—thought, believed
tolbooth
—town prison
toun
—town
tron
—public weighing machine
verra
—very
wa’
—wall
walcome
—welcome
wark
—work
weel
—well
wha
—who
whan
—when
whatsomever
—whatever
whaur
—where
wheesht
!—hush!
wi’
—with
wird
—word
wynd
—narrow, winding lane