all
about
before
in provision of, in readiness for something; cf. "again a saft day" for a rainy day
(adj.) own
along
among
and
another
between
old
set expression indicating weariness
the affirmative, yes; always, ever
beyond
child
curse
heap (of grain, etc.)
blaze
vomit
pretty, good-looking
hillside, the brow (of a hill)
broad
sudden bout of sickness
fine, excellent
trousers
brought
round, flat cake made of oats or flour
streams, small rivers
cowshed
call
(n.) comb
careful, cautious, comfortable; "ca' canny" is an expression advising caution
calf, chaff; c.f. "coof": fool, idiot
chew
hamlet, small village
wobble
coarse, rough
corpse
cottages
overturn, tip over
demand, call for
irritable, bad-tempered
dare
didn't
don’t
dictionary
daughter
stagger, walk unsteadily (as when drunk)
drop, let fall
soaking wet, drenched
knock with the head (as of a goat)
waste away
raised bank of earth
eyes
fall
father
a cake of bread
annoy, bother
fluster, panic, embarrass
fold, turn up (material)
clumsy person; also vb. as in: “footer aboot” i.e. to waste time not doing anything useful
forgive
from
fright
go
way, path; c.f. “they are gane their ain gait to Canada”: they have made their own way to Canada
go
(past tense) got
get rid of
give
giving
if
complain
good; God
"gye an," e.g. "gye an wee": pretty small
hid
hadn't
have
whole, entire
home
(vb.) hold
cheering
head
himself
how
house
(past tense of "hough") to mutilate cattle by cutting the hamstrings
each, every
into
other
ever
every
dodge, avoid, e.g. by moving quickly out of the way of a blow
know; knowledge
knew
chest (as in, large box)
low
land
as in, e.g., "my lane," on my own, by myself
long
loyal
live
light
flame, fire, blaze
more
most
mostly
must
songthrush
matter
might
remembering
mother
many
no
nobody
nothing
none
corner
night
now
of
any
anything at all
anyway
our; hour
out
anything
old
over
armpit
bundle, pouch
pull
fine, c.f. "that's quare weather we hae the day"
leave
regiment
rope
burst, e.g. from over-indulgence in eating or drinking
so
soft; rainy, wet
bent in two (with pain)
song
shirt
search, rummage through
sickened, disgusted
thorough, solidly built
drain, often at the side of a field
such
scatter
squint, look furtively at, look sideways at
slap, smack, beat
sloe
untrustworthy, underhand
insult, verbal abuse
soldier
sound made by the wind
climb
the snow blown off surfaces by the wind
settling an outstanding problem (often involving payment of money)
staggering, stumbling
spout (of teapot, etc.)
dust blowing in the air
such
to
top
told
told
put up with, suffer, tolerate
that (referring to sthg. at a distance)
thought
busy
twist, go against (wishes, etc.)
town
(hist.) the 1798 Rising; result
two
several
umbrella
would
worse
children
as in, "a wee": a while, a short period of time
small
well
who
turn (a cup, for example) upside down; knock (someone) over
where
few
as in, "houl yer whist": be quiet, say nothing
when
whistle
with
wrong
woman
wind; Thomas Given, the poet, uses "wun" to mean "whin," i.e. gorse or furze
way
one
