GLOSSARY.
A
A', a. [aw] all
Aboon, prep. above
Absteen, v. abstain
Ae, a. [yae] one
Aefauld, a. single; sincere
Aefauldness, n. sincerity
Agley, adv. oblique; aside
A'gate. adv. everywhere; all ways
Ahint, prep. behind
Aiblins. prep. perhaps
Ainsel, n. one’s own self
Airn, n. iron
Airt, n. and v. direction; to direct
Airtit, v. directed
"Airit or airt," n. anythin at all
Allenar, leuarlie, adv. soley, exclusively
Aiss, assis, ase, n. ashes
Aiqual, equal, a.' equal
A-low, adv. on fire, blasing
Alane, alone, only
Als, conj. [alz] also
An, prep. if
Anent, prep. concerning
Ance, adv. [yence] once
Argl-bargle. n. wordy disputation
Arles, n. "deposit," advance payment
Aschet. n. platter
Askins, n. the thing asked
Athort, prep. across
Attent, n. attention
Assoilzie, v. to accquit on trial
Aucht, a. (gutt.) eight
Aucht, v. own, possess
Auchth, a. (gutt.) eighth
Auchty, a. (gutt.) eighty
Auld, a. old. elder
Anmoneries, n. presses for storing aims
Ava, adv. at all
Avisement, n. advice
Avoutrie, n. adultery
Awe. prep. away
Awesome, a. awful
Awmous, n. alms
Awmoners, n. almoners
Awn, n. owing
B.
Backlins, prep. backwards
Baff n. a glow or stroke with the hand
Bairn, n. child
Bairnheid, n. childhood
Ban, v. and n. curse
Bannock, n. flat cake of bread
Barm, a. yeast
Barrie-coat, n. infant's swaddling-cloth
Barrin, v. excepting
Bsuks, n. balances, weighing beams
Bauld, a. bold
Beadle, n. sexton
Bearin-pains, n. pangs of childbirth
Beass, n. beasts. cattle
Befa', v. [befaw] befall
Befaun, n. befallen
Beild, v. and n. shelter
Bein. v. being
Begude, v. began
Behauden, v.' beholden, compelled
Belyve, adv. by and bye, soon
Ben, n. an inner part of the house
Benmaist, a. innermost
Besocht, v. (gutt.) besought
Bethocht, v. (gutt.) bethonght
Biddable, a. obdient
Biddens, n. biddings, orders
Bide, v. remain
Bigg. v. build
Biggit, v. built
Bin. v. (short i) bind
Binna, v. be not
Bink, n. bench
Birr, n. energy vigour
Birsle, n. scorch
Blade, n.' pieces
Blae, a. bluish, livid, pale
Blains, n. boils, sores
Blate. a. bashful, shrinking
Blear't. a. made blind
Blink, n. and v. glance
Blitit, v. wept noisily
Blude, n. blood
Blythe, a. (th hard) joyful
Bocht, v. (gutt.) bought
Bode, n. invitation
Bedle, n. 2d. Scots (a small coin)
Bogle, n. something frightful; an apparition
Bonnie, a. beautiful
Boonmaist, a. uppermost
Born-face, n. natural face
Bothie, n. a hut
Bouk, n. and v. bulk
Bower, n. private chamber
Bowet, n. a small lantern
Braid, a. broad
Braird, v. and n. sprout
