Musie, diminutive of muse.

Phraise, fair speeches, flattery; to flatter.

shelled barley, and greens. Mutchkin, an English pint. Mysel, myself.

Ochils, name of mountains.

O haith, O faith! an oath.

Ony, or onie, any.

Or, is often used for ere, before.

Pibroch, Highland war music adapted to the bagpipe.

Pickle, a small quantity.

Pine, pain, uneasiness.
Pit, to put.

Placad, public proclamation.

Plack, an old Scotch coin, the third part of a Scotch penny, twelve of which make an English penny.

Plackless, pennyless, without money.

Platie, diminutive of plate.

Plew, or pleugh, a plough.

Pliskie, a trick.

Poind, to seize cattle or goods for rent, as the

laws of Scotland allow.

Poortith, poverty.

Pou, to pull.

Pouk, to pluck.

Poussie, a hare, or cat.
Pout, a poult, a chick.
Pou't, did pull.
Powthery, like powder.
Pow, the head, the skull.
Pownie, a little horse.
Powther, or pouther, powder.
Preen, a pin.

Prent, to print print.

Prie, to taste.

Prie'd, tasted.

Prief, proof.

Prig, to cheapen; to dispute

Priggin, cheapening.

O't, of it..

Propone, to lay down, to propose.
Provoses, provosts.

Puddock-stool, a mushroom, fungus.

Pund, pound; pounds.

Pyle,-a pyle o' caff, a single grain of chaff.

Q.

QUAT, to quit.

Quey, a cow from one to two years old.

R.

wool.

RAGWEED, the herb ragwort.

landmen.

Ream, cream; to cream.

tops.

Scaith, to damage, to injure; injury.”

Scar, a cliff..

Scaud, to scald.

Scauld, to scold.

Red-wud, stark mad.

Ree, half drunk, fuddled.

Reek, smoke.

Remead, remedy.

Requite, requited.

Rest, to stand restive.

Restit, stood restive; stunted; withered.
Restricked, restricted.

Rew, to repent, to compassionate.
Rief, reef, plenty.

Rief randies, sturdy beggars.
Rig, a ridge.

Rigwiddie, rigwoodie, the rope or chain that
crosses the saddle of a horse to support the
spokes of a cart; spare, withered, sapless.
Rin, to run, to melt; Rinnin, running.
Rink, the course of the stones; a term in curl-
ing on ice.

Rip, a handful of unthreshed corn.

Riskit, made a noise like the tearing of roots.
Rockin, spinning on the rock, or distaff.
Rood, stands likewise for the plural roods.
Roon, a shred, a border or selvage.
Roose, to praise, to commend.

Roosty, rusty.

Roun', round, in the circle of neighbourhood. Roupet, hoarse, as with a cold.

Routhie, plentiful.

Row, to roll, to wrap.

Row't, rolled, wrapped.

Rowte, to low, to bellow.

Routh, or routh, plenty.

Rowtin, lowing,

Rozet, rosin.

Sen't, I, &c. sent, or did send it; send it.
Servan', servant.

Settlin, settling; to get a settlin, to be frighted into quietness.

Sets, sets off, goes away.
Shachled, distorted; shapeless.
Shaird, a shred, a shard.

Shangan, a stick cleft at one end for putting
the tail of a dog, &c. into, by way of mis-
chief, or to frighten him away.
Shaver, a humorous wag; a barber.
Shaw, to show; a small wood in a hollow.
Sheen, bright, shining.

Sheep-shank; to think one's self nae sheepshank, to be conceited.

Sherra-moor, sheriff-moor, the famous battle
fought in the rebellion, A.D. 1715.
Sheugh, a ditch, a trench, a sluice.
Shiel, a shed.

Shill, shrill.

Shog, a shock; a push off at one side. Shool, a shovel.

Shoon, shoes.

Shore, to offer, to threaten.

Shor'd, offered.

Shouther, the shoulder.

Shure, did shear, shore.
Sic, such.

Sicker, sure, steady.

Sidelins, sidelong, slanting.

Siller, silver; money.
Simmer. summer.
Sin, a son.

Sin', since.

Skaith, see scaith.

Skellum, a worthless fellow.

Skelp, to strike, to slap; to walk with a smart tripping step; a smart stroke.

Skelpie-limmer, a reproachful term in female scolding,

Skelpin, stepping, walking.

Skiegh, or skeigh, proud, nice, highmettled.

Skinklin, a small portion.

Skirl, to shriek, to cry shrilly.

Skirling, shrieking, crying.

Skirl't, shrieked.

[truth.

Sklent, slant; to run aslant, to deviate from

Smoutie, smutty, obscene, ugly.

Squad, a crew, a party.

Squatter, to flutter in water, as a wild duck.
Squattle, to sprawl.

Squeel, a scream, a screech; to scream.
Stacher, to stagger.

Stack, a rick of corn, hay, &c.

viduals.

Snaw-broo, melted snow.

Snawie, snowy.

Sneck, snick, the latch of a door

Sned, to lop, to cut off.

Sneeshin, snuff.

Sneeshin-mill, a snuff-box.
Snell, bitter, biting.

Snick-drawing, trick-contriving, crafty.
Snirtle, to laugh restrainedly.
Snood, a ribbon for binding the hair.
Snool, one whose spirit is broken with oppres-
sive slavery; to submit tamely, to sneak.
Snoove, to go smoothly and constantly; to
sneak..

Snowk, to scent or snuff, as a dog, &c.
Snowkit, scented, snuffed.

Sonsie, having sweet, engaging looks; lucky, jolly.

Soom, to swim.

Sooth, truth, a petty oath.

Sough, a heavy sigh, a sound dying on the ear. Souple, flexible; swift.

Souter, a shoemaker.

Stalwart, strong, stout.

Stan, to stand; stan't, did stand.

Stane, a stone.

Stang, an acute pain; a twinge; to sting.

Stank, did stink; a pool of standing water. Stap, stop.

Stark, stout.

Startle, to run as cattle stung by the gad-fly.
Staumrel, a block head; half-witted.

Staw, did steal; to surfeit.
Stech, to cram the belly.
Stechin, cramming.
Steek, to shut; a stitch.
Steer, to molest; to stir.
Steeve, firm, compacted.
Stell, a still.

Sten, to rear as a horse.
Sten't, reared.

Stents, tribute; dues of any kind.
Stey, steep; steyest, steepest.

Stibble, stubble; stibble-rig, the reaper in harvest who takes the lead.

Stick an' stow, totally, altogether.
Stile, a crutch; to halt, to limp.
Stimpart, the eighth part of a Winchester
bushel.

Stirk, a cow or bullock a year old.
Stock, a plant or root of colewort, cabbage,

&c.

Stockin, a stocking; Throwing the stockin, when the bride and bridegroom are put into bed, and the candle out, the former throws a stocking at random among the company, and the person whom it strikes is the next that will be married.

Stoiter, to stagger, to stammer.
Stooked, made up in shocks as corn.
Stoor, sounding hollow, strong, and hoarse.

or thaw.

Speel, to climb.

Spence, the country parlour.

Stoup, or stowp, a kind of jug or dish with a handle.

Stoure, dust, more particularly dust in motion.

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tops.

Red-wud, stark mad.

Ree, half drunk, fuddled.

Reek, smoke.

Requite, requited.

Rest, to stand restive.

Restit, stood restive; stunted; withered.

Restricked, restricted.

Rew, to repent, to compassionate.

Rief, reef, plenty.

Rief randies, sturdy beggars.
Rig, a ridge.

Rigwiddie, rigwoodie, the rope or chain that
crosses the saddle of a horse to support the
spokes of a cart; spare, withered, sapless.
Rin, to run, to melt; Rinnin, running.
Rink, the course of the stones; a term in curl-
ing on ice.

Rip, a handful of unthreshed corn.

Riskit, made a noise like the tearing of roots.
Rockin, spinning on the rock, or distaff.
Rood, stands likewise for the plural roods.
Roon, a shred, a border or selvage.
Roose, to praise, to commend.

Roosty, rusty.

Roun', round, in the circle of neighbourhood. Roupet, hoarse, as with a cold.

Routhie, plentiful.

Row, to roll, to wrap.

Row't, rolled, wrapped.

Rowte, to low, to bellow.

Routh, or routh, plenty.
Rowtin, lowing,

Rozet, rosin.

Scawl, a scold; a termagant

Scon, a cake of bread.

Sconner, a loathing; to loathe.

Scraich, to scream as a hen, partridge, &c.

Screed, to tear; a rent.

Scrieve, to glide swiftly along.

Scrievin, gleesomely; swiftly.

Scrimp, to scant.

Scrimpet, did scant; scanty.
See'd, did see.

Sen't, I, &c. sent, or did send it; send it.
Servan', servant.

Settlin, settling; to get a settlin, to be frighted into quietness.

Sets, sets off, goes away.
Shachled, distorted; shapeless.
Shaird, a shred, a shard.

Shangan, a stick cleft at one end for putting the tail of a dog, &c. into, by way of mischief, or to frighten him away.

Shaver, a humorous wag; a barber.
Shaw, to show; a small wood in a hollow.
Sheen, bright, shining.

Sheep-shank; to think one's self nae sheepshank, to be conceited.

Sherra-moor, sheriff-moor, the famous battle

fought in the rebellion, A.D. 1715. Sheugh, a ditch, a trench, a sluice. Shiel, a shed.

Shill, shrill.

Shog, a shock; a push off at one side. Shool, a shovel.

Sic, such.

Sicker, sure, steady.

Sidelins, sidelong, slanting.

Siller, silver; money.
Simmer. summer.
Sin, a son.

Sin', since.

Skaith, see scaith.

Skellum, a worthless fellow.

Skelp, to strike, to slap; to walk with a smart tripping step; a smart stroke.

Skelpie-limmer, a reproachful term in female scolding,

Skelpin, stepping, walking.

Skiegh, or skeigh, proud, nice, highmettled.

Skinklin, a small portion.

Skirl, to shriek, to cry shrilly.

viduals.

Snaw-broo, melted snow.

Snawie, snowy.

Sneck, snick, the latch of a door

Sned, to lop, to cut off.

Sneeshin, snuff.

Sneeshin-mill, a snuff-box.
Snell, bitter, biting.

Snick-drawing, trick-contriving, crafty.
Snirtle, to laugh restrainedly.
Snood, a ribbon for binding the hair.
Snool, one whose spirit is broken with oppres-
sive slavery; to submit tamely, to sneak.
Snoove, to go smoothly and constantly; to
sneak.

Snowk, to scent or snuff, as a dog, &c.
Snowkit, scented, snuffed.

Sonsie, having sweet, engaging looks; lucky, jolly.

Soom, to swim.

Sooth, truth, a petty oath.

Sough, a heavy sigh, a sound dying on the ear. Souple, flexible; swift.

Souter, a shoemaker.

Stalwart, strong, stout.

Stan, to stand; stan't, did stand.

Stane, a stone.

Stang, an acute pain; a twinge; to sting.

Stank, did stink; a pool of standing water. Stap, stop.

Stark, stout.

Startle, to run as cattle stung by the gad-fly.
Staumrel, a blockhead; half-witted.

Staw, did steal; to surfeit.
Stech, to cram the belly.
Stechin, cramming.
Steek, to shut; a stitch.
Steer, to molest; to stir.
Steeve, firm, compacted.
Stell, a still.

Sten, to rear as a horse.
Sten't, reared.

Stents, tribute; dues of any kind.
Stey, steep; steyest, steepest.

Stibble, stubble; stibble-rig, the reaper in
harvest who takes the lead.
Stick an' stow, totally, altogether.
Stile, a crutch; to halt, to limp.
Stimpart, the eighth part of a Winchester

bushel.

Stirk, a cow or bullock a year old.
Stock, a plant or root of colewort, cabbage,

&c.

Stockin, a stocking; Throwing the stockin, when the bride and bridegroom are put into bed, and the candle out, the former throws a stocking at random among the company, and the person whom it strikes is the next that will be married.

Stoiter, to stagger, to stammer.
Stooked, made up in shocks as corn.
Stoor, sounding hollow, strong, and hoarse.

or thaw.

Speel, to climb.

Spence, the country parlour.

Stoup, or stowp, a kind of jug or dish with a handle.

Stoure, dust, more particularly dust in motion.

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