The lark. Containing a collection of above four hundred and seventy celebrated English and Scotch songs

Kimmer, a She-Gossip. Lucky, Gammer.
Kurchie, a Handker- Laith, loath.

chief.

Laverocks, Larks.
Lilt, to fing brifkly.
Liltit, merrily chanted.
Luggies, Bowls.

Pails.

Lair, Learning.

Leaugh, laugh'd.

Lift, the Sky also tol

remove.

Lin, a Precipice, or, na

Loof, the Palm of the
Hand.

over.

Landwart, country, ru-
ral, clotonifb.
Labour'd, thref'd.
Lows'd, unty'd, loos'd.
Lag, to fall bebind.
Laigh, low.
Lawty, Juftice.

Leeze me, a Phrafe used
when one loves, or is
pleafed with a Perfon.
Lib, to geld.
Loor, rather
Lücken, gathered toge
ther, or clofe joined to

one another.

tural Cafeade, from M Mair, more.

whence the Water falls.

Lave, the reft.

Mane, Moan.

Langfome, tirefome, te- March, Limit, or, Bor

dious.

der.

Laird, Landlord; in ge- Marrow, a Match`,`

neral, for any Man of

Eftate
Lyart, boary, grey.

to match.

Mawking, a Hare.
Mony, many-

Mint, to aim at, or, Mons-Meggs

make a Motion to do.

any thing.
Mifluck, Misfortune.
Mak, make.

very

large Iron, Cannon in the Caftle of Edinburgh, capable of bolding two People.

call Names.

Meikle, much.

Meikleft, largeft.

Meg-Dorts, Mrs. Scorn

ful.

Mifcaw', to mifcall, or,

Moup, to mumble like a
Perfon that wants Teeth.
Mouter, the Miller's Tolle
Mutches, Linen Caps.

Maift, most.

Maiks, Mates, Wives.

Mear, Mare.

Mirk, dark, to darken.

Merle, Merlin.
Mavis, the Thrush.
Manfworn,perjur'd, for-

fworn."

Moufe-mark, any Mark
receiv'd by a Mother's

longing.

Mennin, Minnow.
Mae, more.

Makina, it matters not.

Μου, Mouth.

Meife, to move.

Mends, Revenge,

Menfe, Manners. Id. to

decorate.

Nane, none.
Nees, Nofe.
Nibour, Neighbour,
Nither, farve, or,)
or, pincks

Now!, Oxen.

Nowther, neither.

Needna, need not.

Neift, next.

ed.

Nocht, nought.

New-mawn, new-mota

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Menzie, a Company, or, felves.

Retinue.

Milly, to fearch for Milk
Minny, Mother.

Owrelay, a Cravat. Owrelaid, overlaid,overs whelm'd

Air, to

P Pat, did put

rolling.

Antry, Buttery. Rowing, Rowan,

Paughty, proud, baugh

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Row'd, roll'd, or,wrapt.
Redd up, to clean up, or
clear up, alfo to tell,
to be afraid, to part
Folks quarrelling
Renzie, to rein.
Revel'd, entangled.
Riggs, Ridges.
Rin, run.
Rifarts, Radifbes.
Routh, Plenty.
Rife, abundant, plenti-
ful.

Racket - Rent, Rack

Plet, to fold, Id. twif. Rant, to make merry.

pentance.

Rent

Pine, Pain.

Reefting, drying.

Pow, a Skull

Ranting, roufing, jolly.

Powfowdy, Ram's-bead

Rath, green, or, yourg.

Soup.

Rafhy, ruby, or, grozum

over with Rufbes.

Prig, to baggle.

Prines, Pins.

Prive, to tafte, or prove.

Popilan, poppling.

Poortith,

Pou, pull

Poverty.

Peat Ingle, Peat-five.

Pouch, Pocket.

Rafhes, Rufbes.

Roos'd, prais'd Roufted, grown fiff, or,

rufty.

Rew, to relent, repent. Rowt, to low, or, mak

a great Noife.

Roudes, a bard Name:

Stoup, a Prop, Id. a Pot

Rock, a Distaff.

for Drink.

Rever, Rover,or,Pirate. Strae, Straw.

Rucks, Ricks.

Streek, to ftretch,

Reek, Smoke.

Spread.

Roove, confirm,or, rivet.

Stenzie, to ftain.

Rude, Crofs.

Swats, Small Ale.

Runkled, wrinkled.

Sweer, unwilling, lazy.

Swither, in Doubt. Seybows, young Onions. Spill, Spoil.

Slid, fmooth, flippery. Syne, fince, then. Smoor, fmother.

Smoor'd, fmother'd.

Sma, fmall.

Snaw, Snow.

Sic, fuch.

Sican, fuch an one.

Sell, Jelf.

Shaw, fhew, alfo a woo

dy Bank. Shawn, fbewn. Sock, a Reed, or, Pipes Spring, a Tune. Spear, to afk.

Saebiens, fince it is fo. Snooded, filletted, ty'd

up.

Skiffing, Skipping.
Saul, Soul.

Sair, fore.
Sets, the Stripes,or, Rows
of Colours in Weaving.
Siller, Silver.
Spraings, Stripes, or,
Rows.
Shave, a Slice.
Singand, finging
Strak, ftruck.