Folk-lore of the North-East of Scotland: Glossary

A, I, the first personal pronoun Abeen, above Aboot, about Ae, one Afore, before Ahin, behind Aifter, after Aipple, apple Alane, alone Amon, among Amo’ among An, and Ane, one Aneth, beneath Aneuch, enough Anither, another Athegeethir, altogether Atween, between Aul, old Aul man, the devil Awa, away Ayont, beyond Back, backward Baird, the beard Bairn, a child Bait-pot, a pot used for boiling turnips with corn or barley dressings as food for horses Baith, both Bank-fou, when the banks of streams and rivers are full Bannock, a cake made of oatmeal and baked on a gridiron Bap, a small round loaf Barfit, barefooted Battenan, becoming stout and strong Bank, the lower brace of a couple Bawbee, a halfpenny Beenie, a small bone Beerial, burial Behn, a bone Behst, a beast Ben, inward, towards the fireplace, as, cum ben. Bench, a sort of open cupboard hung from the wall Beuk, to give the names of the affianced for the proclamation of the marriage--banns in church Bibblie gauger, the nose Bibbles, mucus from the nose Bide, to dwell in Big, to build Birn, a burden Bit, but, except Bit, a piece Black, to grow black Black oil, oil made from the milt of white fish Bleed, blood Bleedy, bloody Blin, blind Blissin, blessing Bocht, bought Bodie, a person Boggie, a small bog or marsh Bole, a small hole built in the wall of a house Bonnie, beautiful Bonnie things, the marriage clothes and ornaments Brack, to break Brak, to break Brae, a slope Brae-fou, when the slopes are covered, or when the hollows are filled Bree, water in which anything is boiled Breeks, trousers Breest, breast Broch, borough Brock, to spoil, to waste Brod, a goad Broo, the brow Brook, broke, past of brack Brook, spoken of sheep when the face is black or brown Broon, brown Bruckle, a kind of carex. Buff, to beat Bun-bed, a bed made of wood like a large cupboard But, outward But ein, the best room in the dwelling-house Byke, the hook at the end of the crook by which pots, &c. are suspended over the fire Ca, to drive Caa, to name, to call Cadger, one who drives fish through the country for sale Caff, chaff Cairry, to carry Cam, came, past of come Can’le, a candle Can’le-gullie, a large knife used to split up bog-fir into candles Canny, skilful, careful; having more knowledge than ordinary Cap, a small wooden basin Carena, care not Carlin, an old woman Cattie, a small cat Caul, cold Caunle, candle Cheep, to chirp Chirity, charity Chucken, chicken Claid, to clothe, past claid, past participle claid. Claith, cloth Clash, to tell tales Clash-pyot, a tale-teller Clatter, to chatter, to speak incessantly Clippan, a small piece of cloth cut off Clockin, applied to a bird when hatching eggs Clum, to climb Codlin, a codfish Cog, a dish made of wooden staves and bound with hoops Connach, to make a muddle of Coo, a cow Coont, to count, to number Coordie, a coward Corp, a dead body Craitir, creature, applied to every living being Crap, crop Crape, crept, past of creep. Craw, a crow Crawin, crowing Creesch, tallow Creenie-crannie, the little finger Crook, the small chain with a hook in the lower end that hangs over the fire from which the pots, &c., are suspended when cooking is going on Crosst shilling, a shilling having on it the figure of a cross Cry, to bring forth a child Cyarlin, a big woman of rude manners Cudna, could not Dee, to do; to die Deed, dead Deel, devil Deen, done, past participle of dee. Ding, to strive, to surpass; to throw, to cast Ding on, to rain Dinna, do not Dirl, to quiver Dish-clout, a piece of cloth for wiping dishes Disna, does not Diz, does Doggie, a small dog Doo, a dove Doon, down Doonie, down Doorie, a small door Doup, the end, bottom Dowie, doleful Dram, a glass of whiskey Drap, drop Drappy, rainy Dreeve, drove Drill up, to work steadily and energetically Dud, a little piece of dress or cloth Dummy, a dumb person Divine, to waste away Dyvot, a thin turf used for covering roofs, &c. Ee, eye Eely, oil Eely dolly, an oil-lamp made of two pieces or shells of iron Eemist, uppermost Een, eyes Eer, early Eest, used, was wont Eht, to eat Emerteen, an ant Fa, to fall Fae, from Fah, who Fahr, where Faht, what Faimly, family Fairt, afraid Fan, found, past of fin, to find Fattenan, becoming fat Fause, false Feberwary, February Feersday, Thursday Fehr, fear Fehst, feast Fess, to fetch, to bring Ferra, applied to a cow not under milk Fey, doomed to die Fey-crap, a crop betokening death Filk, which Filthy fa, ill-luck befall Fin, to find Fin, when Fir-can’le, a candle made of bog-fir First-fit, what is first met Fit, foot Fite, white Fite bread, wheaten bread Fitin, a whiting, the name of a fish Fleck, to become spotted with white Floor, a flower Fool, foul, dirty Forbye, besides Fore, forward Forebeers, forefathers Forenicht, the evening Forespeak, to bestow excessive praise, the consequence of which is to cause disease in the one so praised Fou, full Fouck, folk, people Fou o’ the meen, full moon Freen, a friend Fremit, strange Fuh, why Fun, found, past participle of fin. Furl, to whirl Fushing, a fishing Futher, whether Gab, the mouth Gae, to go Gairden, a garden Gaither, to gather Gang, to go Gar, to force, to compel Gee, to give Geed, went, past of go Geed wull, lost the way Gehn, if; gin is another form Gehr, to become streaked Gird, a hoop Girdle, the round piece of iron on which oaten cakes are baked Girnal, the chest that holds the meal Girss, grass Glaiss, a glass Glowr, to stare Gouckit, foolish Goud, gold Grais, grass Greeance, agreement, betrothal Greet, to weep; past, grat; past participle, grutten. Green brees, an open cesspool Greethy, greedy Growan, growth Gueede, good; gueedeman, good man; gueedewife, the mistress Gueede sake, for God's sake Gya, gave, past of gee. Hack, to cut Hae, to have Hail, whole Haimmer, a hammer Hairst, harvest Half-wye, half-way Hame, home Han, hand Hanless, unskilful Hannie, a small hand Hopwarm, a comfortable piece of dress Harn, sack-cloth Harry, to rob Hathish, a small dry measure; four in a peck Hattie, a small hat Hand, to hold Heeld, held, kept, past of haud. Hehd, the head Herd, to tend cattle; as a n., one who tends cattle; also hird. Hicht, height Hielanman, a Highlander Hiner, to hinder, to prevent Hirple, cripple; as a verb to halt in walking Hogg, a young sheep Hoosie, a little house Horsie, a little horse Hummil, without horns Hunn, a hound Ilky, each Im, him Incraise, to increase Intil, into Ir, her It, that Jimp, slender Jist, just, as an adverb Kebback, a cheese Ken, to know Kintra, country Kirk-road, the road along which the worshippers go to church Kirsnin, baptism Kist, a chest Kistan, the act of putting the dead body into the coffin Kittle, to tickle Kye, cows Laan, land, an estate Laan-mark, land-mark Lad, laad, a male sweetheart Laid, a load Laidie, a lady Lairdie, a little laird Lairge, large Lang, long Lass, a female sweetheart Lat, to let; lat oot, to enlarge Lager-stehn, a flat gravestone Leb, a large hurried draught Leearie, a liar Leuk, to look Licht, light Lit-pot, a pot used for dyeing Loon, a boy Loup, to jump Loupie, a short jump Lug, the ear Luggit, having ears Lum, a chimney-head made of wood; the whole vent Lyke, the watching of a dead body Ma, my Mailison, a curse Mair, more Mak, to mak Mairidge, marriage Maister, master Mairrit, married Maugre, in spite of Maun, must Maut, malt Meels, graveyard mould Meen, moon Meer, a mare Mehl-bowie, the cask that holds the meal for the household Mehr, more Meht, meat, used in the sense of food, sometimes, feast; merry meht means feast of joy Misgae, for a cow to slip her calf Monanday, Monday Mony, many Moo, mouth Moofou, mouthful Moosie, a little mouse Muckle, much, large Mutty, a small dry measure; four in a hathisch Myne, to remember; to pay attention to Nae, no Naither, neither Nappie, a small nob Nearie, near Neesht, next, the other Neist, next Neive, the hand Nestie, a small nest Nethmest, lowermost Neuk, a corner Nib, a bird's bill Nicht, night Nivver, never Noo, now Nout, cattle Oo, wool Oo aye, oh, yes Ook, week Oot, out Or, before Orra, spare; orra bawbees, spare halfpennies Ouer, over Pannie, a small pan Pattie, a small pot Peat-neuk, a corner or other part of the house used for holding peats Peer, poor Peer-man, a candlestick Peer-page, same as peer-man. Piece, a piece of cake given to a person Pistol, a pistol Pit, to put Pit fae, to push away Plack, a small coin Plew, to plough; as a n., a plough Plinisan, furniture of all kinds Poother, powder Poddock, a frog Pottie, a small pot Pree, to taste Providan, a marriage outfit Puir, poor Pan, a pound Pyock, a bag, a sack Quarter, to lodge Quarterer, a lodger Queentry, country Quite, a coat Quo’, quoth, said Raid, rode, past participle of ride Raip, a rope, commonly applied only to ropes made of straw or rushes Raither, rather Rantle-tree, the beam over the fire from which the crook hangs Rashin, made of rushes Ream, cream Ream-bowie, a small barrel open at one end for holding cream Ream-pig, a jar for holding cream Redd, to open what is shut, or stopped up Reed, red Reef, roof Richt, right Rin, to run Rinnin, running Roon, round Saands, sands Sae, so Saft, soft Sain, to bless in the name of God Sair, haud sair, hold tightly Saitirday, Saturday Saiven, seven Sannie, Alexander Sauch, a willow Saut, salt Saw, to sow Scrog, a rugged branch Seal, what binds cattle to the stall Sehr, painful, grievous Sennin, sending Sens, the two men sent to bring the bride to be married Settle, a kind of sofa without any covering or stuffing Shaave, to sow Shall, a shell Shee, a shoe Sheelin coug, a wooden dish for holding the fishing bait when taken from the shells Sheen, shoes Shillicks, the dressings of corn and here Shoeie, a little shoe Shoor, a shower Shot, a catch of fish Shot-a-dead, killed by a fairy dart Shouther, the shoulder Sicker, sure, firm, steadfast Siller, silver; money Silly hoo, a holy cap; the caul which some children have, on their head when born Sin, the sun Skeel, skill Skull, an oblong basket with round ends and a round bottom Sma, small Sneaw, snow Sodger, a soldier Soo, a sow Spang, a long jump Speer, to ask Staa, stole, past of steal. Stan, to stand Stap, to step Star, a kind of carex. Steed, stood, past of stan. Steek, to close, to shut Steer, a bull, an ox Stehn, a stone Stent, allotted work Stoup-fou, a full stoup or tankard Strae, straw Stret, tight; hard, when applied to a bargain Strin, as much milk as comes from a cow's dug by once pressing it Stryke, to stretch; to lay out a dead body; to put the plough into the soil for the first time after harvest Sud, should Swallit, swallowed Swypit, swept, past of swype. Syne, then; sinsyne, since that time Tackit, a small iron nail with a broad head for driving into the soles of boots and shoes Tae, a toe Tack, to take Tak, to take Tap, top Tap-puckle, the grain on the top of the ear Taul, told, payed; past of tell. Tead, a toad The streen, yestreen (yester even), last night Thig, to beg Thir, their Thoosans, thousands Three-girded, bound with three hoops Threw, twisted, past of thraw, to twist; to thraw the moo at one, to make a wry mouth Throo, through Thunner, thunder Tippen, the hair that binds the hook to the line Tither, other Toon, town Tow, a rope Trance, a passage in a dwelling-house Trushter, useless stuff Tung, tongue; hand yir tung, keep silence Twa, two Twal owsen plew, a plough drawn by twelve oxen Tyesday, Tuesday Umman, woman Uncanny, dangerous Unceevil, uncivil Unco, very before an adjective, as unco caul, very cold Vrang, wrong Vrang wye, wrong way, from left to right Wa, a wall Waan, a wand Waicht, weight Waicht, a small sieve Wan, gained, reached, past of win, to gain, to reach; to win hame, to reach home Wardle, the world Wark, work Warna, were not Warst, worst Wattir, water Wee, with; also wi. Wee, small Weel, well Ween, wind Wicht, strong Win, wind Win, to reach; to gain; see wan. Win on, to mount Winkie, the eye Winna, will not Wint, to want, to wish for Wintin, without Wir, were Wis, to wish Wissin, wishing Withoot, without Wiz, was Wob, a web Wud, would Wyme, the belly Wye, way Yeel mairt, an ox killed at Christmas for home consumption Yett, a gate Yir, yer, your Yit, a gate Youl, a howl Yow, a ewe