SIR GIBBIE, page 54
bra’ner, grating; gridiron; trestle,
braw, beautiful; good; fine, also lovely (girl); handsome (boy)
bray, press; squeeze; push,
bree, brew; whisky; broth; gravy,
breeks, breeches; trousers,
breist, breast,
breistie, little breast, diminutive
breith, breath,
bridle, modify,
brither, brother,
brithers, brothers; fellows,
brocken, broken,
brods, boards; (book covers),
broo, brow,
broom, shrub with bright yellow flowers,
broonie, brownie; benevolent elf,
broonies, brownies; benevolent elves,
brose, water; soup; meal,
broucht, brought,
brunt, burned,
buik, book, also Bible
buiks, books,
bun’le, bundle,
burn, water; stream; brook,
burnie, little stream, diminutive
bursten, burst,
buss, bush,
butterflees, butterflies,
buyin’, buying,
by ordinar’, out of the ordinary; supernatural,
byke, hive; swarm; crowd,
byre, cowshed,
byres, cowsheds,
ca’, call; name,
ca’d, called,
ca’in, calling,
ca’in’, calling,
cairried, carried,
cairries, carries,
cairry, carry,
cairryin’, carrying,
caitiff, coward; cowardly, more of an older English word than Scots
caller, fresh; refreshing; cool,
cam, came,
cam’, came,
camna, did not come,
canna, cannot,
carena, do not care,
carin’, caring,
carolled, sang (carols),
cast, thrown off; discarded (clothes),
casten, spoilt; worthless; thrown aside,
catched, caught,
caul’, cold,
cauld, cold,
caup, small wooden bowl,
caups, small wooden bowls,
‘cause, because,
caw, drive; impel; hammer,
cawpable, capable,
‘cep, except; but,
‘cep’, except; but,
certie, of a truth; certainly,
certy, of a truth; certainly,
chaps, knocks; hammers; strikes; raps,
chatterin’, chattering,
chaumer, chamber; room,
cheek, side,
cheemistry, chemistry,
cheenge, change,
cheenged, changed,
cheengin’, changing,
cheerie, cheery,
cheese, choose,
chiel, child; young person, term of fondness or intimacy
chield, child; young person, term of fondness or intimacy
chop, shop; store,
chopdoor, shop door,
claes, clothes; dress,
clan, group; class; coterie,
clappers, door knockers; rattles,
clean, altogether; entirely, also comely; shapely; empty; clean
cleansin’, cleansing,
cled, clothed; clad,
cleed, clothe; shelter,
clim’, climb,
cloaset, (prayer) closet,
cloods, clouds,
cloot, clout; box (ear); beat; slap, also patch; mend
closed, enclosed,
closet, room; bedroom,
coaties, children’s coats or petticoats,
cobblin’, cobbling; shoemaking,
cock-crawin’, crowing of the cock,
coffer, legacy of wealth; fortune,
colliginer, college student, also college boy
colloguin’, associating; conspiring; plotting,
Come awa’ ben., Come on in.,
Come yer wa’s in., Come on in.,
comena, do not come,
comin’, coming,
concernt, concerned,
condescendin’, condescending,
conduckit, conducted,
conneckit, connected,
consaive, conceive,
considert, considered,
consortit, consorted,
contentit, contented,
contrar’, contrary,
coo, cow,
cooard, coward,
cooards, cowards,
coontenance, countenance,
coorse, coarse, also course
cottar, farm tenant; cottager,
cottars, farm tenants; cottagers,
couldna, could not,
couples, rafters,
coverin’, covering,
cowt, colt,
crap o’ the wa’, natural shelf between wall and roof,
cratur, creature,
craturs, creatures,
craw, crow; rook (types of birds),
craws, crows,
creepie, (three legged) stool, a child’s chair
creepin’, creeping; crawling,
creepit, crept; crawled,
crook, hooked iron chain inside a chimney, for hanging cooking pots on
cry, call; summon,
cud, could,
cudna, could not,
cunnin’, cunning,
curriet, curried; dressed,
cursit, cursed,
cuttit, cut; harvested,
cweentry, country,
cwite, coat,
dacency, decency,
dacent, decent,
dale, deal; fir- or pinewood plank,
dammin’, damming; condemning,
damps, coal-pit gases,
dang, knock; bang; drive,
daud, blow; strike; abuse,
daudit, buffeted; struck,
dauner, stroll; saunter,
daur, dare; challenge,
daured, dared; challenged,
daurin, daring; challenging,
daurin’, daring; challenging,
daurna, dare not; do not dare,
daursay, dare say,
Dawvid, David,
dearie, sweetheart; darling,
deavt, deafened,
dee, do, also die
deed, died, also deed; indeed
‘deed, indeed,
dee’d, died,
deein’, doing, also dying
deen, done,
deene, done,
dee’t, do it,
deevil, devil,
deevilry, devilry,
deevils, devils,
defilin’, defiling,
deid, dead,
deif, deaf,
deil, devil,
deils, devils,
deith, death,
delicht, delight,
dementit, demented; mad; crazy,
dene, done,
denner, dinner,
denner-time, dinner time,
denyin’, denying,
dertin’, darting,
despisin’, despising,
deuk-quack, duck quack,
deuks, ducks,
dictionar’, dictionary,
didna, did not,
differ, difference, also differ
din, sound; din,
dingin’, overcoming; wearying; vexing,
dings, overcomes; wearies; vexes,
dinna, do not,
dinna fling the calf efter the coo, don’t give up, also baby/bathwater
dirt, worthless persons or things, term of contempt
dis, does,
disappint, disappoint,
discoorse, discourse,
disna, does not,
dissiples, disciples,
dis’t, does it,
div, do,
dod!, God! (exclamation),
doggie, little dog, diminutive
doin’, doing,
doobt, suspect; know; doubt, have an unpleasant conviction
doobtin’, suspecting; knowing, also doubting
doobtless, doubtless,
doobtna, do not suspect; do not know, also does not doubt
doobts, suspects; knows, also doubts
dooms, extremely; exceedingly,
doon, down,
doon’, down,
door-cheek, door-post; threshold,
door-sill, threshold,
doos, doves,
dos, does,
do’t, do it,
douce, gentle; sensible; sober; prudent,
doup, bottom; backside; buttocks,
draigon, dragon, reference to Revelation 12-13
draigons, dragons,
dram, glass of whisky,
drap, drop; small quantity of,
drappit, dropped,
drappy, little drop; a little (liquor), diminutive
drawin’, drawing,
drear, dreary; dreariness; tedium,
dree, endure; undergo; suffer,
dree my weird, undergo my doom,
dreemt, dreamed,
dreid, dread,
dreidfu’, dreadful; dreadfully,
drinkin’, drinking,
dronin’, droning,
drookit, drenched; soaked,
droon, drown,
droonin’, drowning,
droont, drowned,
drop, drop-shaped earring, also drop
drouth, thirst; dryness, also drought
drouthie, thirsty; dry,
drucken, drunken; tipsy,
du, do,
duds, clothes; rags; tatters,
duin’, doing,
dulse, type of seaweed,
dummie, little mute person, diminutive
dune, done,
dyke, wall of stone or turf,
dykes, walls of stone or turf,
ear, early,
ear’, early,
ee, eye,
e’e, eye,
eedit, heeded,
een, eyes,
e’en, even; just; simply, also eyes; evening
eese, use,
efter, after; afterwards,
else, otherwise; at another time; already,
Embrough, Edinburgh,
en’, end,
endeevour, endeavour,
endeevourin’, endeavouring; trying,
eneuch, enough,
enstance, instance,
er, ere; before,
er’, ere; before,
ettle, reach; intend; purpose; aim,
even, even; compare,
ever, before, also ever
ever-mair, ever more,
exemple, example,
expeckit, expected,
fa’, fall; befall,
failt, failed,
faimily, family,
fain, eager; anxious; fond, also fondly
fa’in’, falling,
fallow, fellow; chap,
fallow-feelin’, mutual feeling,
fan’, found,
fan’t, found it,
fa’ntit, fainted,
fardin’, farthing,
faulds, folds,
fause, false,
fau’t, fault; blame,
fauvour, favour,
fawvour, favour,
feared, afraid; frightened; scared,
fearfu’, fearful; easily frightened,
fearsome, terrifying; fearful; awful,
feart, afraid; frightened; scared,
feathert, feathered,
fecht, fight; struggle,
fechtin’, fighting; struggling,
feck, value; worth; advantage; majority,
fee, hire oneself out,
feel, foolish, also fool
fegs, truly, mild oath; exclamation of surprise
fell, very; potent; keen; harsh; sharp, intensifies; also turf
fell-dyke, wall made of layers of sod,
fellow-cratur, fellow creature,
fells, sods,
feow, few,
fess, fetch,
fest, fast,
fey, doomed (to death),
fillit, filled,
fin’, find; feel,
fin’in’, finding; feeling,
Fin’on haddie, smoked haddock,
firin’, firing; heating,
fit, foot; base, also fit; capable; able
fittin’, fitting,
flax, flax; wick,
flee, fly (insect),
fleers, floors,
fleg, blow; kick; stroke,
fleggin’, blowing; kicking; stroking,
fleggit, blew; kicked; stroked,
flegs, blows; kicks; strokes,
fleyt, terrified; frightened,
fling, kick; throw,
fling’t, kick it; throw it,
flit, shift; remove; depart,
flitted, shifted; removed; departed,
flittin’, shifting; removing; departing,
flure, floor,
forby, as well; as well as; besides,
forgie, forgive,
forgiein’, forgiving,
forgi’en, forgiven,
forgifness, forgiveness,
forkit, forked,
for’s, for his,
for’t, for it,
foucht, fought,
fowk, folk,
fowth, plenty; abundance; full measure,
frae, from,
frank, generous; lavish, also generously
fricht, frighten; scare away,
frichtit, frightened; scared away,
fule, fool,
fules, fools,
fulfillt, fulfilled,
fundation, foundation,
fun’t, founded,
fut, foot,
gae, gave,
gaed, went,
gaein’, going,
‘gain, by; nearly; almost,
gairdens, gardens,
gait, way; fashion, also route; street
gaits, ways, also routes; streets
ga’le, gable,
gane, gone,
gang, go; goes; depart; walk,
gang yer wa’s, go on,
gangin’, going; walking,
gar, cause; make; compel,
garred, made; caused; compelled,
gars, makes; causes; compels,
gar’t, made; caused; compelled,
gat, got,
gauin, going,
gauin’, going,
gear, possessions; money; property, also livestock
geese, goose,
German Ocean, , old reference to the English Channel & North Sea
gerse, grass,
gether, gather,
gey, very; considerable,
geyan, considerably; somewhat; rather,
ghaist, ghost,
ghem, game (hunted animal),
gie, give,
gied, gave,
giein, giving,
giein’, giving,
gien, if; as if; then; whether, also given
gien’t, if it,
gies, gives,
gie’t, give it,
gin, if; as if; then; whether,
girdle, griddle for baking scones, iron disc
girnels, granaries; meal-chests,
glaid, glad,
glaiss, glass,
glaisses, glasses,
glamour, spell; charm; enchantment,
glaur, mud; dirt; ooze,
gleg, quick; lively; smart; quick-witted,
glimp, glimpse; glance, also the least degree
glintin’, twinkling; glittering,
gloamin’, twilight; dusk,
gloaming, twilight; dusk,
gnerlet, gnarled,
goodman, master; husband; head of household,
gowans, daisies,
gowany, flowered with daisies,
gowd, gold,
gowk, cuckoo; fool; blockhead,
gowkit, foolish; silly,
gowks, cuckoos; fools; blockheads,
graivelly, gravely,
gran’, grand; capital; first-rate,
gran’est, grandest,
gran’father, grandfather,
green bree, cesspool, also stagnant pool by a dunghill
greitin’, crying; weeping,
grenite, granite,
gret, great,
grief, grieve,
grip, grasp; understand,
grippit, grasped; understood,
growin’, growing,
growlin’, growling,
grue, feeling of horror; tremor,
grum’lin’, grumbling,
grup, grip; grasp,
gruppit, gripped; grabbed,
gudeman, master; husband; head of household,
guid, good, also God
guid-hertit, good-hearted,
guidit, treated; handled; managed,
guiss, guess,
guissin’, guessing,
haddie, haddock,
hadna, had not,
hae, have; has,
hae a news, talk; gossip,
haein, having,
haein’, having,
haena, have not,
hae’s, have his,
hae’t, have it,
haill, whole,
hairm, harm,
Haith!, Faith!, exclamation of surprise
haithen, heathen,
haithenish, heathenish,
haiven, heaven,
haiver, talk nonsense,
hale, whole,
half-hoor, half-hour,
hame, home,
han’, hand,
hang, hanged, also made
hangin’, hanging,
hangt, hanged,
hanks, rope; coil; skein of cotton,
han’le, handle,
han’s, hands,
hantle, much; large quantity; far,
hap, cover; wrap; shield,
h’ard, heard,
hark, listen,
harns, brains,
hasna, does not have,
haud, hold; keep,
hauden, held; kept,
haudin’, holding; keeping,
hauds, holds; keeps,
haugh, river-meadow,
hause, neck; throat,
h’aven, heaven,
hawpy, happy,
haymows, large haystacks,
heap, very much; heap,
hearin’, hearing,
hearken, hearken; hear; listen to,
hearkenin’, hearkening; listening to,
hearkent, hearkened; heard; listened to,
hear’t, hear it,
hearten, encourage,
Hech!, Oh! strange!, a sighing exclamation
hed, had,
hedna, had not,
heedna, heed not; do not heed,
heicht, height,
heid, head; heading,
heids, heads; headings,
heigh, high,
he’ll, he will,
helpin’, helping,
helpit, helped,
hen-scraich, chicken cackle, lit. chicken scream
her, she, also her
herd, herd-boy; cow-boy, also herd
hermony, harmony,
hersel’, herself,
hert, heart,
her’t, it to her,
hertenin’, enheartening; encouraging,
hertless, heartless,
herts, hearts,
herty, heartily; hearty,
he’rty, heartily; hearty,
hicht, height,
hid, had, also hid
hield, held,
