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- Shaggle v.2He was gaan shagglan aboot the hoose.
- Kreekle v.What's he gaan kreetlan there aboot the face o' the craig for?
- Aboot-gaain ppl. adj.Aboot-gaan støri (dust). Da aboot-gaain wind caused dem ta tak doon da sail and set it fir da idder teck. He wis jist a(n) aboot-gaain kind o' body. A boot-gaain body — . a beggar or pedlar.
- Whime v.Is that a wey tae come whiman' among gentlemen? Gaan whyman aboot the hoose [of a dog]. Oot he
- Smoo v., n. me ower da stiggie into da strodie. He smjud him aff. What's he gaan smooan aboot there for? OftenVile, smoosan', ferry-l'upan' whelps, that gong gleyan' aboot a honest man's hoose. I wis smooen
- Bochle n., v.. Ilky mornin' ye see the bailie gaan byochlin throw the closs on the chap o' five. What are ye bochlin' aboot?
- Go n.2She wiz in an unco go at hir sin's wa-gaan. The hail queentry side wis in a great go fin it wiz. It was a clear moon-light night i' the go o' the year. It was aboot the go o' the year that she was
- Smolie v., n.. I wad smoly tae do a thing like that. I meant nae smolie tae the King. Naebody's gaan tae cast a smolly on me for bidan heem whin ither boys is gaan.
- Hangse v.Gaan trow the corn.
- Steeniger n.Gaan tae a steeniger.
- Elwin-skud adv. comb.Look at him gaan elwin-skud.
- Kyolt v.She was gaan wi' a kyolter.
- Velter v.Luk at him gaan velteran there.
- Drivis n.He set it gaan wi' a drivis.
- Kreppo n.He was gaan a' in a kreppo.
- Gildro n.It's a' geen (gaan) tae g(y)eldro.
- Nue v.He was gaan tae himsel a' the morning.
- Grollop n.Is yin aald grollop no gaan heem the night?
- Dolder v., n.2Look at her gaen dolderan along. She was gaan wi' a bonnie dolder.
- Kile v.“Kile thee awa' noo”; “he wus gaan kilan along” — i.e. going pretty fast.
- Dister n.We'll go right on for it's only gaan tae be a bit o' dister.
- Keeawd adj.I saw him gaan hame yesterday frae the Feein Fair; he was weel keeawd.
- Kyerro n.A house falling in ruins is said to be “gaan in a stany kyerro.”
- Bappin' On pres. p.“Ay, Jock, ye're bappin' on! far ye gaan in sic a hurry?” (Also “bappin' in.”)
- Buran' v., pres. p.'Ere 'ey wis, buran' wast 'e middle o'd [fog], on 'e tail 'e wast gaan' tide!
- Backwith adv.Ah, peer body, she's been gaan backworth since Sunday nicht. , backwards, known to me in boyhood
- Glamse n., v.He [dog] made a glamse for me just as I was gaan tae stroke him. De dog glamst at me.
- Vistie n.The morn is wir waddin day, We'll mak a vistie dan. I'm gaan a vistie tae Kirkwall at the market.
- Keeso n., v.A great keeso o' a wife. What are thoo lyan there for in a lazy kyso? Whar thoo gaan keisoan that
- Darlin' n., adj.That biler fire is whiles gey thraan, but its gaan the day jist me darlin'. “A red-head” means a
- Kan n.Du micht du better upo di ain kan. We're getten naething; I'm gaan tae run me line this time on
- Mougre v. nuvver ken whit he's gaan tae dae next.
- Penty n., v.Penty's a fine aal game 'at's gaan oot o' faashin. Shall I douk the deepest sea, And coral pou for
- Caver n.Soon afterwards the fog disperst by a feeble caver of north-easterly wind. I saa Jock gaan hame
- Pyauve v., n. a piavvie, he's sure he's gaan till dee. She took a pauvie (or pyaavie).
- Maffle v.. Now, after much higgling and maffling, the printers have got fairly afloat. Gaan mafflan through the
- Sky v.2, n.3 woman. Such is life First a sky and than a wife. Jock's gaan for a sky the night.
- Jeho v. or next day. Yir laad hisna been here this file; I howp he's nae gaan t' jeho ye.
- Ravsay adj.' Roulan'. A whole host o' men, a' gaan dressed i' tartant kilts, as ravsey a lok as you wad wish tae meet.
- Gansey n. Orkney economy supported by a labour-force aal gaan aboot in navy-blue breeks an' gansies. Ye need a
- Plooch v. feart tae go home, for his faither's gaan to gie him a ploocherin. If they got a thrashing from the
- Toober v., n. comin' doon the ‘Soon' the day. I got a wild tooberin gaan hame frae the toon on the Fair Day.
- Back-gate n.Ye sid tak the back-gate fin ye're gaan hame; it's a hantle shorter. , you never act openly. A
- Gully adj., n.2, gilly? Whare thoo gaan the day, gillie?
- Guff n.3, v.3 listen tae the grice gaan guffin aboot after meat. A boannie, peerie, fleckit grice Ran fae da hummel
- Wingle v., n. winglin' along. His legs were gaan weenkle-wankle. A wingled prein, a pin that is bent and twisted, weenglan aboot your muckle spaagach, sclaffran cluits! I've ta'en the curly whingles i' my guts, sin ye
- Cunyie n. could sit and see a' that was gaan on.
- Sprool n., v. hooks on one line. I hid a gweed catch wi the sprool the day. Sea-gaan is no whit wance it wis, Afore
- Helt n. care. Had gaan (i.e. away you go!) an' an tae thee. I aye tocht dey cood rin laek da ill helt.
- Dag n.1, v.' shooers gaan roon' the day. , a day characterised by slight rain. The barefitted bairnies, hardy an
- Scraffle v., n. he could sit and see a' that was gaan on. He guid skravlin ower de paper. I daily make the attempt
- Awn pres. p. half the town. I ken fine whut I'm aan ye, but I'm no gaan tae pey ye the day. Here's the pottit-heid
- Aboot Haud by the luncart, at the strype; It's nae a bit aboot. He throve on parritch . . . An' ran aboot bare-leggit in a wee bit tartan kilt. Ay! Tam's aboot again. 'Aye. Ah did.' 'Havenae seen her aboot these days. She all right?' Pringle took a breath. 'Aye,' he said. When my back was — when my ye did it measure oot? Jeist exac'ly forty gallons, a bottle, an' aboot half a tea cuppiefu'. Now they're away aboot half-a-croon, an' mair, an' often mair stanes than coals. I hae a guid wheen braw silk goons, A hat wi' flow'rs aboot it. Supperstitious quean! . . . What business hae ye to gang greetin aboot the hoose? Billy [Marshall] leev't tae be 120 year aul', an there's some o' his descendants aboot Stranraer yet. I dinna ken onythin' aboot the rich. There used tae bei a great oot-cry aboot maist o' th neither ken nor care whit you're talking aboot ' ... D'ye no read aboot that things at the school?' 'And aboot playing games on their PC or loading up dodgy or even illegal software. ... ' “Muckle aboot ane
- Wupple v., n.Dead men's banes among da glaar Lie wuppled aboot wi slimy waar. Da first I kent wis sometin blawn oot o da sky an wupplin aboot my head til I wis nearly shokkit. Da grind is wippled aboot wi wire.
- Tyen v.The main o' the fleet knew no more aboot a chart or I tyen aboot a Chinese alphabet.
- Coachie n.Speakin' aboot taxies minds me o' a guid joke Jeem wis tellin's the ither nicht aboot Tammy Johnson
- Suil v.Der a wife gaain suilin up da road. To søl aboot a t'ing, to geng sølin, to søl aboot de hus.
- Clatchin' n.The guidwife was in a dreadfu' way aboot her chookies, and as clatchin' after clatchin' disappeared . . . I grew serious aboot it mysel'.
- Gaive v., n. aboot there for?” Sit doon, Jackie, an' dinna gang gaivin aboot in folk's road. He was gaivin' aboot
- Tremskit adj.Hit wis hingin' very tremskit laek, wi' lang points doon aboot her legs. . . . Me bits o' best claes wis aa geen tremskit aboot me.
- Aboot-kast n.I think it will be a boot-kast soon. He will be hame at aboot-kast again. He wis at da aboot cast
- Bug n.2I didna mean to let bug aboot it — I meant to surprise ye — but I see ye're needin' something to cheer ye up. Never let bug to him aboot it.
- Coop n.1Dere waas feinty a bit o' gless aboot han's, na, no sae muckle is a coop or a peerie jeck [tin mug], sae da boys teuk sook aboot oot o' da bottle.
- Drame n.It wis aa at I could tink aboot an draem aboot in five weeks, til July, an dan da tinkin an da
- Expairience n.I'm nae jist vera keerious aboot that doctor's protticks, an' Dawvid's hed a hantle o' expairience. Faith, man, I ken aboot smugglin' to my dear bocht expairience. Ye'll learn a lot by expairiance.
- Badly adj. aboot, Maister Duff? . Aw, aboot — aboot that coo o' yours that was badly. Anither doctor had set up
- Plaip v.That ugly clout [a kilt] aboot yer legs was a perfect scunner. Wi' deadly haul their timmers gapin' The ropes atween them pleppin — pleppin'. Wi' yer breeks plaipin' aboot yer legs wi' the wind.
- Lagamachie n.That lawyer chiel, anent me there, has set aff a lang aboot my unfitness to manage my domestic aboot Lewie Gordon an' this lang lagamachie aboot salamanders and a' the lave o't. Jock interruptit the
- Fleeter v., n.2You're got ta stick ta da wan, my jewel, an no geng fleeterin aboot laek a honey bee. She came to the church with a scarf fleeterin' aboot her neck. Just a thin fleeter o' a frock.
- Aberdeen prop. n.Pit oot the yowes and lambs In the morning at the lambin Bifore gaan back til wark In Aiberdeen or
- Falderal n., v. jeust daves folk teu wi' 'is clatters aboot . . . ither poleetical faldaralls. Oh, fat is a' the falderal Aboot oor Scots o' days sae aul'?
- Villyaroo n.I mind fine da villyaroo dere wis aboot it at da time. She would bashfully reply, “had de villyaroo, boy”. Geordie's tings aboot da hoose gaed avildroo [ < i(n) o(n) vildroo] apae him. Hid's a
- Skilt v.1, n.1Skiltin aboot the streets half naked. The bits o moppies skiltin aboot. A penny's better wared on
- Staver v., n.1. If Mr Carlyle bees ony uneasy through the nicht, and's ga'an staiveren aboot the hoose. [He to the floor-head. A lot o' men an' loons staiverin' aboot Carnoustie playin' at the gowf. “Keep us! what's wrang?” said the gudewife, as I gaed staverin in. Staiverin' an' paamerin aboot i' the dark. We
- Deik v., n.They gaed ap aboot the waal o' Stennarian. . . . Foo bony dey could dick dem doon aboot the edges o
- Squeerie v.Gin there hed been onything ither in the hoose to eat, the cat widna gaen awa' squeerin' aboot oot-aboot fan the mistress an' maister are awa frae hame. She's a squeerichin, throweddir breet.
- Molligrant n., v.. I'm the sport o' the mullygrumphs, sorrow an' care. It doesna set ye to be ga'in aboot . . . makin' a molligrant aboot the weather an' the craps. Hid waasna ony eus for da ald man makan ony molligrant aboot id' that o' My saunts. Fat 're ye haudin a' the malagruntin' aboot, ye discontented vratch? He's going to
- Aiving pres. p.He was evin aboot it.
- Shegrasneer n.Fat's a' this shegrasneer aboot?
- Whick v.What are ye whickin' aboot?
- Beast n.2, v. more Zeal. Play awa', I'm gaan t' try an' beest ye. . To overcome. This is pron[ounced] , which
- Audiscence n.' see gin she get ony knittins aboot 'at merriage, bit a wyte she maybe wunna get muckle addiscence. Muckle Kirsty cam' in wi' a clipe aboot the tailor's wife but a' gied her nae addiscence.
- Flink v., n., adj.Bit tings o lasses flinks aboot Wi aa dis cureis bits o cloot Dey caa dir claes. He was gaen aboot as if he was a Lord or an Earl. Der'r a flink upo yon ane (yon lass), look, how she sweeps along
- Takkie n. in aboot i' the gloamin, an' ralyiet aboot at tackie amo' the rucks for a file. A' them fat's gyan
- Wheegee n., v.-gees there's nae pleasin him. As mony wheegees aboot what ye can do an' what ye canna do. Come, come, nane o' your wheegeeing. ‘Gaun aboot the bush', or ‘wheejeein',' were terms used against long-winded
- Bisnakk v.To b[isnakk] aboot a ting.
- Stuff v.2I'm aye able to stuff aboot.
- Attifer n.He has a queer attifer aboot 'm.
- Doger n.He was in a doger aboot it.
- Farce n.A'll tell ye a farce aboot 'at.
- Flirn v.They flisk't an' flung'd an' flirn'd aboot.
- Spous n.He has no spous aboot him ava.
- Straidle v.The dog straidled aboot whaurever it likit.
- Hint v.2Ye robins hintin teet about, Fendin the frost. He's eye hintin' aboot, an' fa's in wee mony a gueede bargain it anither misses . . . She . . . hints aboot aifter 'im a' wye it he gangs t' keep 'im
- Moger v.1, n.1She jist mogert aboot in durt. In sic a weety hairst, binders and reapers were left moogart on the eyn-rigs. To be aye mogerin aboot — to keep working on rather aimlessly, said of a person who just
- Sharg v., n.2Sharg, sharg, shargin', eenin, mornin,. Shaarg nae longer aboot da kye. Hids a puir waan for men never got a man. Shargin aboot wir peerie helly ploys. I never get an hour's peace for her “sharg
- Snuit v., n. snuittin in. Come awa', then; fat are ye sneeterin' there at? He's aye snitelichin aboot an' finin' faut aboot naething ava. Min' an' nae be snitin' by the road comin' hame. Neen o' yer sneeterin', deem
- Fangs v.What's that dog coman fangsan aboot here for?
- Fauchentulie n., v.Fauchentulie, folk ull-wullie, Aboot foo they speak.
- Scrudger n. wouldna hae gane creepin' aboot like a scrudger.
- Bennen n.Has du a bit o' b[ennen] aboot dee?
- Clapper-clash n. comb.There's a sicht o' clapper-clash aboot the place.
- Edyan adj.He's no just very edyan aboot the business ava.
- Lepp v.What made dem lepp in aboot da rock nose.
- Pamberade v.Fat's the loons pamberadan aboot at up the stair?
- Scabely adj.A woman is described as “scabely aboot the neck”.
- Slitter n.2His claes were hingan in a slitter aboot him.
- Toust v.Has Phelim, the villain, been toustin' ye aboot again?
- Wheesp n.I never heard wan wheesp fae him aboot hid.
- Wobby adj.My frien' wis gey an' wobby aboot the legs.
- A'gait adv.I gang about a'gates like the troubled spirit. They war stannin' aboot a'gate roon' aboot the kirk
- Rally v.1, n.1A puckle o' the loons cam in aboot i' the gloamin, an' ralyiet aboot at tackie amo' the rucks for a
- Jotteral n.There's eye a sad jotteral o' wark aboot that fairm.
- Rumse v.2What are thoo rumsan aboot there i' the drawer for?
- Sklayp v.There'll be a gey sklaypin' an' a newsin' aboot it.
- Strallop v.Whaur ir ye gaun strallopin an' haikin aboot the hoose?
- Supplicant n.That creatur Peterkin 't's been gaen aboot like a supplicant.
- A'wye adv. phr.Syne rin an' leuk for the gueedmaan A'wye aboot the toon.
- Den conj.Wha could say bonnier things aboot da lasses den he did?
- Din conj.As Shakkspere sings, Dir wheerer things Aboot wis din we ken.
- Drumoolich adj.Saw ye ever sic a drumoolichan craitur, aye frettin aboot something?
- Guffie adj.The guffie hen has tufts o' doony fedders aboot her chooks.
- Pully-hoy v.Ye ken aboot — pully-hoyin' fin ye're puin' up yer anchor.
- Rissen v.It just made me rissen tae hear him tellan aboot it.
- Stroag n., v.Twa lasses gyaan stroagin aboot. Stroagin up da heights be aest.
- Upsook n.Dir ower muckle upsook aboot da shore fur dis ta lest.
- Fummle v.1, n.1 aboot seekin' his text. So he fum'lt aboot a while wi' 'is han' abeen 'is heid. For your money there's
- Jaik n. jaik o' raw soowans in his hand. Dere waas feinty a bit o' gless aboot han's, na, no sae muckle is a coop or a peerie jeck, sae da boys teuk sook aboot oot o' da bottle.
- Sonnet n. sonnet ye've gotten the day.” Ye've mebbe herd auld fowk on this sonnet. There'll be a gey sonnet aboot this when Marg'et comes in. There would be sure to be some ither thing to mak a sonnet aboot.
- Buntlin' n.1, adj.Weel creature man! now what aboot him, A wintlin', buntlin', whirlin' totum.
- Dar adj.Deed, Peter, it's aboot daar aneuch for them that has't to buy.
- Disherten v. wurna dishairtent, and foo sid ye? Dinna be dishertened aboot the collection.
- Faup n., v.Dang 'im, the muckle faup. I kenna fat Mary sees aboot 'im.
- Feedge n.The lang, sma, worm-aiten 'figes it noo-a-days stalks aboot.
- Fiddltie-fa n., v.He fiddltie-fas aboot it ass lang's ony ither body wid dee't.
- Flunge v.They flisk't an' flung'd an' flirn'd aboot An' fluther'd roond an' roond.
- Foryettle adj.Jock's a foryettil breet; I'm sure I taul' him a' aboot it.
- Geegar v.Kens du no itt geegarin meenz shiftin aboot fre ples ta ples.
- Heeze n.2He's in a great heeze the day aboot getting his erop in.
- Loodjacks n. pl.Haikin aboot the hoose wi a bumple o' loodjacks in your oxter.
- Queer v.Some o' thae queerin' cratur's fa gang aboot howkin' up sic ferlies.
- Ranegill n.They mith eleck ony wil' ranegill, or ca'd aboot neer-do-weel.
- Skaas n.Dinna for ony skaas gae staiverin an' paamerin aboot i' the dark.
- Skeeb v., n., adv.Faht are ye skeebin' aboot at wee that plait? Y'ill brack it.
- Spulder n.Next dere comes a heavy spulder, An a frush aboot da tirl.
- Whilliewhallie v., adj.You may threpe aboot your twa-step And your whilly-whully trot.
- Whumgees n. pl.He had a lot o' whumgees aboot it afore he wad consent.
- Beell n.“He'll sign a bill for the money.” . . . “I dinna understand aboot beells.”
- Amerswakk n. , unrest; irritation; noisy and feverish haste. What's du in sik a ammerswak aboot?
- Arel v. intr.1Just able to arel. Ti geng arlin aboot. De tide is still arlin.
- Beechis n.Ma fire winna burn, bekuz there's sic a beechis o' ase aboot it.
- Bumph n.Her claes were a' in a bumph aboot her. You're a muckle bumph.
- Veezable n.Gin du tinks itt du kens veezable aboot grammer or proporness o langeech.
- Wharl n.2This earth's a kind o' whirlin' barr'l, . . . It's time aboot wi' ilka wharl.
- Bleeter v.3A curn editors sittin' on their dowps in London bleeterin' aboot equal sacrifice.
- Dilder v., n. puzzled tone, "Weel, whit's funny aboot that? Thir's noathing aboot that tae mak' thee come in all o' a
- Bad-minded adj. and I aye imagined that folks were speaking aboot mi, and I would get bad-minded. She's aye that bad-minded aboot folk. She disnae believe a man an wumman can just be freends.
- Ameese Naething wull they dee bit flee aboot fae ae toon tull anidder efter ameesement.
- Buggerise v.Buggerisin aboot da boos [bows] o da Novice [a ship], as da man said.
- Choup v.Lat in the nolt wi' this coorse day, they're jist choupin aboot the stile.
- Clatch v.2I canna hae ye sittin' clatchin' aboot the fire like this — oot ye gang.
- Firsle v.I heard something firsle like silk. I could hear them firslin aboot the door.
- Fluster v.When gowkit wives at close-heads muster, To blaw aboot their bairns an' fluster.
- Glamer v., n.He was aye glameran and speakan. He was aye in a glamer aboot something.
- Gowster n.“It was jist aboot a gowster,” referring to a plant that was almost dead.
- Grefster n.We needna care, fur he was a graefster o' a ebb aboot da shore.
- Kyoder v., n., adj.Dey wir some kyoderin afore shu slippit him. He looks very kjoder aboot her.
- Tole adj.He was a gey tole lad; it wad teen something tae pit him aboot.
- Tud v.But let dem tud, yea, be me feth Aboot is a' intil dir leth.
- Tuid v.But let dem tud, yea, be me feth Aboot is a' intil dir leth.
- Yarg v., n.In spite o' the weerless yargin on ilka day aboot shooers an' bricht periods.
- Defar v.As muckle rumgumption aboot me as defarr't comin' t' the toon till the morn.
- Dainner n.Efter a gweed dainner he couldna boo doon till aboot three o'clock in the aifterneen.
- Eve n., v. . . . to have one's doubts about something, , to be in doubt. He was evin (aboot it).
- Glup v.Dinna fash yersel aboot it . . . If ye glup the auld weyvar, ye'll no ding me.
- Grabbie adj.Some smooth gaun fo'ks are geyan grabby. 'Noo dinnae get grabbie, Donald. Whit aboot Gille?'
- Morrough n.There use't tae be plenty o' baith Mermaids an' Morroughs aboot the shores o' Gallawa.
- Prehechie n.Did he dee't for ye? Oh, ay, but he made an unco prehechie aboot it.
- Swilter v.Da milk begood tae swilter an' swilter waar an' waar. Dunno swilter the ale aboot.
- Dill v.2, n.2 dinn o' it wad soon dill down, An' but a story at the last be found. He was speakin' aboot a gryte reamys they're haddin' awa' aboot Germany some wye . . . he thocht it widna maybe jist dull doon again.
- Arm adj., v.He's nedder puir or arm, . he is well off. De sheep gengs armin aboot de dykes.
- Clatchy adj.Ken ye the pain aboot the finger-ends, Wi' clawtin' in the cauld and clatchy clay?
- Ill-himpid adj.“Whit wey am I the last een tae hear aboot id?” I said, gey ill-himpid.
- Talach n.Ye can hae nae idea foo an auld talach dreams aboot the days that are gane.
- Amshach v.It's a gey while sin' I've seen ony craetur sae sair amshacht aboot the upper story.
- Mole n., v., bit I'm a' richt molichin' aboot the hoose. I cud hear the Jerry [German aeroplane] molin aboot for a fyle. Raither than mollach aboot at hame we set sail for a ferm toon doon Cyack wye. "Onywye," he said, "fit wye are ye back mollochin aboot Stronach?"
- Back-aboot adj.In sic a dull, back-aboot place as Nedbister dey wir a kind o' Guidsend ta wis.
- Belly-rackit n.Ay, they're aye growlin aboot hard times, but they can aye manage to hae a belly-rackit.
- Bruckalation n.I often tink at in dis bruckalation o a world a smok is aboot aa ats left.
- Digeedoo n.A footh o' rattans playan digeedoo aboot da couple-legs. To run diggie-doo round the skroos.
- Frigac n.Gin ye tell noo fat ye ken, it may keep lees frae bein' telt aboot the frigac.
- Frisk-me-dentie n. comb.A great repair o' powdered weemen and galloping frisk-me-denties to come ridin' aboot your hoose.
- In-brak n.To put oot the corn sacks, and set aboot the in-brak o' the ploughed lea rigs.
- Kyatter n.A woman wearing many skirts was said to hae a hantle or kyatter o' claes aboot her.
- Rivvle n.1His claes war a' in a rivvle aboot him. Not my best clothes, only auld rivly poogs.
- Smelt n.2There wis a smilt aboot twal o' clock fan we took roon the boatie t' the herbir.
- Smite n.2The man gets gey smites sometimes, for thae plewmen chiels are no very ta'en up aboot peyin!
- Uppabrak n.Whaar haes du been raikin dis time o night? I wis beginnin ta tink upabrak aboot dee.
- Whillins n.He had been at Buttonhole aboot mid-afternoon, an' had gotten his wamefu' o' guid whey-whullions.
- Flam n.1, v.1 flaams o' wind 'at wis comin' aboot da neuk o' da hoos. What are thoo i' sic a flam aboot this morning?
- Draich n.They're awfu' draicky, an no like our Scotch measures, that mak ye fling your legs aboot like
- Meese n., v.Sin syne I've meesed, an meesed an better nor meesed till I wis aboot forlt i the head.
- Pernapcious adj.The auld hoosekeeper is gey pernapcious aboot the servants speakin' tae onybuddy whin they've got
- Rig v.3There is time at last, to listen and discuss, . . . to knit, or sew, or rig aboot da hoose.
- Sploy n.The harmless funnie joke to tell, Or the queer 'sploys. I'll tell ye an unco sploy aboot that.
- Alilam n. , , lamb reared at home in winter. “What's doo wantin'?” . . . “Hit's aboot da alilambs. What im
- Bawns n.What a b[awns] he was in, aboot nothing. He was just a perfect b[awnis] o' ill-tricks.
- Begger v.A'm begger'd an dat's no da maist sensible argiment 'at A'm heard aboot da kye an' da hill yet.
- Brok n., v. [ ] , there is a choppy sea near the land. To geng brokin aboot. He could b[rok] trough
- Hey n.2He thocht it was a marriage, an' that there micht be a chance o' some heys aboot the doors.
- Kibble-kabble v., n.The men are haudin' a sad kibble-kabblan aboot a maitter it's nae mainthir o' service t'ane o' thim.
- Knub n., v.Whin I'd geen him a gude trist o' da kreag, an tree or four sonsee knubs aboot da shafts.
- Leerrach n., v.Sic a leerrach o' a beuk's been vritten aboot a rickle o' aul' behns an' broken bits o' stehns.
- Pelter n.I couldna speak a single word, I was in such a pelter. What's du in sik a pelter aboot?
- Poker n.He's in an unco poker aboot it, an' thinks an awfu' lot o' the bit puir peasweep-lookin crater.
- Tivie Tavie n. comb.“Sic a tivie tavie,” said he, “to mak aboot a bit o' (tobacco) in the toon o' Saint Johnstone.”
- TÖve v., n.To tøve a body aboot. A person may be toved with the wind. Dere's a tøve i' da sea.
- Bell v.3I intended gaun to Will Marshall to tell him to bell the toun aboot it afore I cam' here.
- Dockie n.' noo, lat's hear somethin' aboot yer trokes an' yer ploys an' yer ongaein's in thae Heelan's, whaur, it wud appear, diamonds lie aboot for the liftin' like dokies on a Cargie cairt-road.
- Blirt v.2, n.2He blirts aboot Like a lowse stirk the laddie has let oot. She heard . . . the blirt o' soond frae
- Clippet n.Ye had better wait till the forenicht, an' then ye can hear a' aboot it, no in snips an' clippets.
- Glammie n.We started “glem glam” instead. The shepherd was made “glammie” and in glamachin aboot the hoose
- Huive v.Never huivvin ti ruize Jethart high; never devaaldin ti crack prood an massy aboot its bonnie bits
- Jeetle v., n.Ye're geetlin' an' spillin' the milk. Dinna geetle aboot on the way. He has a geetle whisky in a
- Splauder v.The splauderin' o' somebody's feet runnin' doon the stair. Fa's 'at dyaan paamerin aboot an
- Bruchle v., n.The mannie's a' aboot the neck. The've an aul' o' that bairn o' thirs ilky time it they gang
- Chate v., n.For afternoon tea 'fat aboot a sair-headie' (sponge cake with paper round it), or a 'chait-me-guts
- Fine n.She wanted to get married, but he wad never aboot it. We niver cam' tae fine tae deu id dis year.
- Fleechie-flechies n. pl.Syne, I telt tlhem aboot the ither floo'ers I was fond o' — aipple-ringie, fleechie-flechies
- Foiter v., n.Wi' a' his foiterin' weys, there's a winderfu' speerit o' independence aboot Sandy. I have made a
- Peruse v.I wish I were happit up in the mools, an' syne ye wadna need to ging porosin aboot the back door.
- Ritalastock n.Gin I waur ane o' yer ritalastocks, I wadna heegle-haggle aboot it, I wad gang o'er tae Roome at
- Tatter n.1 claes torn to tatter-wallops. That auld tatterwallop 'ill never gang aboot my shou'ders. A squad o tatterwalloppy aboot 'e tails. Ye're aye tearin' yer clothes, ye wee tatter-wallops! Fa's seekin a tatterwallop o' a randy like you . . . staivyin aboot oor toon? Its big branches a' tattery and its wee anes a
- Bad adj. headache with last night's drink and disturbance. “Guidsake!” cried Pate, an' wheel't aboot, “Lord, ay unco bad aboot ye. How are you gettin on? — No' bad ata' — . pretty well. I like it bad — . I do
- Adow n. ! A great adow aboot naething.
- Clawin's n. pl.It's rale lanesome-like . . . an' me used to a hooseful. I like a bairn aboot to get the clawin's o
- Deilship n.Else had the worthy auld wire scraper Been keepet for his D — lship's piper. Folks complain Aboot
- Flag v.1, n.3Her hair a' flaagin till her cot baand. Da twa boys an dir sister Beenie flapping an flaagin aboot
- Glunsh v.2, n.2A'm tellin' da truth, an' doo can edder skjenk aboot hit or tak' hit by da glunch, ony wye 'at doo
- Laberlethin vbl. n.He gae a lang laberlethan aboot some o' the pictures. But ca'd awa Their laberlethin on the first
- Smongie n.A barr'l half foo o' sprikklin smonge. . . . Geng i' da watter wi' fresh haddiks fil aboot Johnsmas
- Thrummock n. aboot.
- Clunk v.2And Jean just clunks aboot Reddin' up wi' muckle clutter. An' syne I saw Sandy's muckle clunkers
- Concurrence n.I went with a reasonable concurrence to the house of the said Andrew. What dis care aboot future
- Drill v.2To geng drillin aboot de wark. A lock o' folk comin' dryllin behint a', an' raabin a lock o
- Stook n.4A coarn o' green muslin woupid aboot da lower pairt o' her, an' tied wi' twa bits o' stooks ower
- Tratch v.We'd the Sunday skweel an' kirk baith tae gang til, bit there wis nae tratchin' or thrawin' aboot
- Mustna But I've tae think o mysel, Trish says. I mustna think aboot the baby. He musnae like him [perhaps
- Fersell adj., v.. Fat are ye fershellin' aboot at?
- Gasoliery n.We wasna i' the dinin'-room, so I ken naething aboot the gasoliery. It seems that the gasoliery
- Ill-kinded adj.He's an ill laddie that . . . but there's wan thing aboot him he's no' ill-kinded to beasts
- Perk n.1Two poles or perks for drying cloaths upon. On every pirk the clouts are clashing. Aboot forty
- Rance v.2Wi' carl-cats they squeel'd and ranc'd 'Round the auld Castle's wa'. Stop that rancin aboot an
- Uddie adj.Twa feuly ald Orkna billies tullzied aboot a peerie uddie bit o' a plantacreu. Hit's bit a peerie
- Unmainnerfu adj.He seems unco ravelled aboot what can hae come o' ye efter he left ye sae unmainnerfu' on the brae
- Cocklesnorum n.Nae doots some o' ye'll min' aboot a cocklesnorum, an' hae mebbe learn't some wee knip o' a bairn
- Auldness n. auldness we're taen up aboot i' the noo.
- Bunkie n.He gid aff t' the han'-lin' [hand-line fishing] aboot fower o'clock in the mornin', wi' a pailie o
- Catterbatter n., v.. Dinna begin o catter-battereen aboot poleeteeks here!
- Daveration interj. ding doon the hale biggin' aboot oor lugs!
- Flunce v. gibbet-hags, A' flunc'd aboot wi' rumpl't rags.
- Garble v.“How did you make this garment? Did you eke it?” “Na, there's nae eke or gushet aboot it. A jeest
- Growp v.2, n.1Tammie wis in an ill meed, growpit aboot his porridge bein' thin. But i' your face, ere a' be gane
- Shalter n. aboot some shalter for da kye first.
- Show n.1, v.1If da shos is very grit, da tatties 'ill nedder be grit or guid. To set the moold up aboot
- Skiddle v.2Fleis an midges an bummies war skiddlin an bizzin aboot ma lugs in cluds. A glower fae him garred
- Stoy v., n.2Aw like te stoy aboot ma leen. We took a stoy doon the burn side i' the gloamin. We took a stoy
- Baet v.Sheu rowed aboot an' aboot i' the sea, an' baeted hersel' wi' her megs [flappers], like a t'ing
- Owerturn n. the ither o'erturn aboot the sheep. There's her arrears o' interest — and syne there's the loss o thoughts aboot some things”. “That's a queer owreturn, Saunders.” This owerturn o' the psalmist was thoro'.
- Pickle n.1, v.1Da alilambs wis a' abune da lambhoos, doo needna be in ony peklty aboot dem. Noo' here was a gluffed aboot 'is horse. “It's a terrible pichle o' a bizness this,” says the swettin' Smith, as he
- Poosk v., n. peerie grub sae tender. To geng puskin aboot de hus. Shu reissled da bed ta da waa dan puued him straight, pooskit in aboot da bedspread, an axed me if I wis comfortable. , it is blowing up in gusts
- Scronach n., v. heeze, man. It wis nae wonder nor Tammy Lethridge and Co. made sic a scronach aboot lattin' sae muckle grain into the market to overstock it. The wasie wives sad schroynoch made. A' this scronach aboot a
- Thonder adv. brand as oor Wullie thare, hoastin his lichts oot thonner in the Royal Infirmary. Aboot the cove, jeest aboot the cove or the big rock thonner.
- Thrain n., v. leaning Owre deein' embers, Kate sat threening. The very article I had been thrainin' aboot for mony lang a thrainin aboot the hert.
- A'road adv.Man, yir a careless throuither lump; yir tools are lyin' aboot a'road. Fit road dae ye mak oot 'at
- Clypach n.2, v.2 torn breeks clypached aboot his legs like dish-cloots.
- Cock-a-bendy n. comb.An' syne we got oor leavin's oot Tae play oorsel's an' rin aboot . . . Tae sail a cock-a-bendie
- Scamp v., n.Twa ill-leukin' gaabrils o' chiels hae been scampin' aboot through the queentry. Ye rogues o' low
- Scavaig v.A hunner an' twenty year seen, an ye hid been scavaigin' aboot as yer dee'in' the nicht the press
- Bairge n.1, v.1 strut: “He gangs bairgin' aboot as if the hail place belang'd 'im.”
- Befankl't v. girn befankl't aboot yer ain saul.
- Bonce n., v..), (w.). Bounce. She's a boncin' bizzom — aye gaun maisterin' aboot.
- Bunks n., v. aboot the neck. He guid bunksin by.
- Didder v., n. diddering through the silent night. He's just didderin' aboot.
- Idlety n.I watch the aul' wind's idelty, When oot upo' the birl. Ye're aye preachin' aboot sic a lot o
- Trow n.3, v.2A took some trow i' the mornin', an' wizna up a' day. He trowt aboot a' weentir at haim, bit he
- Century n.He was aboot ten year auld i' the time o' the dearth fan the meal-mobs teuk place, that was i' the
- Ar v.To geng arin aboot. De tide is begun to ar in (move shorewards), to ar fram (go out seawards). Hit
- Blyter v.2Haud yir lang tongue, ye blyteran eediot. "Quality time," the Americans blyter on aboot. "Ye sud
- Fift adj. the morning. What is this fift proposition you're haiverin' aboot?
- Ill-fash n.We were very ill-fash'd with the English land-loupers. 'Twas a' aboot hoosewives, their claivers
- RÖni n.'Ithoot haein' a body's byre lyin' aboot da green in a roni. An aald roni a stanes dere at dey
- Crampy adj.He maybe kens a peerie air aboot crampy grises an' kye includan eum [wild] bulls, . . . bit sae far
- Dither v., n.He dithered aboot gaen. He dithered on the road. You may feel the of a bar or rod when it is
- Dive v.Ye're no' ga'n tae dive aboot the weys o' the kirk the night. Sae efter lang divin', hid wus
- Rone n.5, v.'. I'm no a guide-buik, so I'll better no' roney on aboot them.
- Trooshter n. aboot trooshter o' a' kin'. The trooshter that we maun wirk wi' for tools.
- Cabal n., v. whence a' this cabawl? Faht's a' the aboot? Ye needna it 'im. Guilty of breaking the Lords day. He's eye at the puir bit thing o' a lassie aboot faht she canna help. He's a bodie.
- Hulk n., v. green, wi' its hulks and howes. Twa ill-leukin' cabrachs o' cheels hae been hulkin'-aboot for a day or twa. She was af'en hulkin' aboot the markets. Ae mornin' Birdie Briggs, frae the Gutter Wynd, comes
- Kukker v.It [porter] kind o curls aboot yir inside, as ye wid say, as if it wis wantin ta quoickir ye up bed. I wis kjuckerin aboot her an' doein me best ta revive her. An he it wis 'at got wir Eppie's egg
- Furkin adj.I wur mair furkin' for pu'an your rev'rence oot or for luckan' aboot me like a idle feul. But yet
- Outwelt v. aifter this one and ootweltit it and killed it aboot the braes.”
- Peelick n.[They] lookit a' roond aboot, like's they were feared their mither micht tak' them a peelik i' the
- Dauble v.1. Yon mannie is a sloungin', eesless cratur, aye daablin' aboot, deein' naething.
- Departal n. they had got in their diplomas, and were aboot to tak' their departel.
- Extrie n.The extries an' wheels wis made o' timmer. . . . This point cam throu the wheel aboot sax inches an
- Garse v.1 gars'd da mare dreng at da tedder aboot da foal's neck.
- Ill-wish n.Bessie jawed a cuitty-boyneful of sapples on her neebor, muttering some ill-wish aboot her at the
- Irp v., n.What's da uis o irpin aboot a thing eens dat it's dune? Mebbe if he wants me edder bi deth or bi
- Reeho n.Ye notna made sic a reeho aboot it. The laddie wid hardly wyte t' tak' his tay, he wiz in sic a
- Sooravoolic n.For guidsake gie that sooravoolic a dram an' no hae him hingin aboot the place half the nicht
- Palmer n., v. aboot? Whaur was he? Paumerin' at his ain hoose-end. In case we be in sic a plisky, I'll awa' tae the Kirktoon, an' some fouks wull be pamerin' aboot likely. Up an' paumerin aboot the toon' o' the seelence o
- Sin n.2, v.Wae to the haly sin-pelter, Who kippl't the carl to me. A' the ill dreams that ever gethered aboot very good to us. I tocht sin aboot da puir boddi. The look o't wad hae sin'd a saunt, Made teeth wi.” “Surely, Mr Allan, it would be sinning your mercies.” I'm jist sittin' here sinnin' my soul aboot the
- Bumple n.Haikin aboot the hoose wi a bumple o' loodjacks [rags] in your oxter like a luchter o' pease-strae
- Drunt v.2, n.2 . . . gaed aboot druntin' an' dozin' as if I had nae further coont or care in the warld.
- Hallet n.. An' t'o sheu waas illhivered dere waas nane o' da hallit aboot 'er.
- Halth n.' a way improved, she began til fash hersel' aboot the expense.
- Heegle-haggle v.Gin I waur ane o' yer ritalastocks, I wadna heegle-haggle aboot it, I wad gang o'er tae Roome at
- Lingie n. the lingie o' a story aboot the mishanter she got wi' her lum.
- Mismuive v.Ye needna mismuive yoursell. Naething mismoves ye or pits ye aboot. Gien it wudna mismuve ye, I
- Bather v. tr. hivna naething te badder ma. Gae wa' an' nae badder me aboot it. I never bather my heid aboot what wey fowk's dressed. The folk aboot Jethart wad shairly never bather the King aboot sic a maitter. Sadie
- Harky n.-names . . . the swine was , and . Ta lattin unrung hirkies rin At lairge aboot da toon.
- Haut v., n.The principal thing aboot tellin' a story is to see that you do not send it awa' hattin. But, my
- Tyach interj.Tach! what aboot her? Taugh, a' my lessons are as simple as A B C. Nimrod's orders, tach! “Tyach
- Woy v. aboot an' hid ta'en up its stance on the reef o' the chaumer.
- A'ready adv. aboot it. Eh'll nivver mention it or think aboot it again. Promise." 'Ye're no supposed tae need
- Cabby-labby n., v. opinions of the crime. Which wisna a'thegither true, although they had a lang cabby-lab aboot it. First aboot it.
- Culyie v., n.Maikie cam close up till her, an' cullied aboot her. Doo'll hae ta kjollie aboot Sibbie, an
- Frame n., v.At auchty-three she ran aboot on swippert lassie feet, An' cairriet cogies i' the frame. She might cow wis juist a frame. A see ye mak cats here, mistress. A saw a wheen frames gaun aboot the close as
- Orral n. cam' frae Farfar, an' they're just the orles o' fouk up there aboot. It will require all our orrals' left lyin' aboot. Man's orrals feed her cubs. Their den's a drain - Nae mair the sweet, cweel earth
- Awaur adj. in years. Ye dinna seem to be awaar o' fat ye're aboot.
- Blicker n. blicker? A blicker o' nonsense. Fat wis yon blikers I h'ard ye speakin' aboot. A blickerin idiot.
- Chilpy adj., averred that he, personally, was “chilpy stan'in' aboot amo' the gutters.” A chilpie day, cold and damp.
- Crackett n.. Round aboot them on sma'er kind o' cracketts, [lay] a wheen wee black boxes with their weans.
- Deetle-dottle adj., v. comb.' deetle-dottle. He's deetle-dottlin' aboot instead o' gettin' on wi' his lessons.
- Kjorseld n. an' I was aboot clair ta lay da hidmist laed o' hay apo' wir pied kjursald.
- Flairdie n., v.There's nae flairdie aboot that wean, he's real. She cuitled Tam Lindsay, an flairdied him an
- Kletter n. frae yer head, but no' daurin' to do it, for a' da kletter they're makin' aboot it.
- Switter v., n. at the full on his foreshore. He's aye in a constant swite and switter aboot evils.
- Blibe n.1An, aa aboot, da sea is faem an blibes Ipo da skruf o some grit tide o Truth. I saw blibes risin
- Jirr v., n. gotten up wi' aboot naething ava. Fat's taen ye the day that ye're in sic a jerr?
- Knip n.1Yon knip o' a laddie that's wi' me ayve noo is fair daft aboot bein' a sailor. Aye, Johnny lad
- Sauntifee v. muckle as da warr. Yon een [ostrich] wis gyaan santipeein aboot da yard laek a becalmed solan.
- Teeger n., v.' at him like a teegar. She's an awful teeger yon. Teegerin' wi' yer broos, and glowerin' aboot ye.
- Throat n.As lang's there's whusky, it wull tak the throt-ro'd. Peggy aiblins hadna likit my hankering aboot
- Waik adj., n. er thoo fowt aboot, boy?" Puir sowl. We'll let him aff the lave. He's waik.
- Wainish v. luikin' jist rael wainish't-like aboot the queets. He wainisht doon tae skin an' bane, An nearhan' got
- Alreadies adv. midges an bummies war skiddlin an bizzin aboot ma lugs in cluds, areddies. A've been ti Denum an back
- Beam v.1, whin I'm no weel beamed wi geud punch, it mak's the cauld swaet come oot aboot me.
- Clipping-time n. comb.-staff. Come in aboot t' the table an' sit doon; ye're here jist in clippin'-time.
- Dandle v. gorblies, big as me. Gay marigolds nodded aboot the door, And sweet peas were daundl't, like butterflies.
- Eer possess. adj.' better tae dae than tae . . . waste ma time haverin' aboot the wather, 'ee'd better gang hame till 'eer
- Flemster n.What are thoo in a' the fleemister aboot? May never son follow faider idda haddin of dy laund, and
- Graivel n. doon in an awfu' kin' o' a weet bog, wi' dry graivelly-like hills a' aboot it.
- Guff n.5“But what said Janet aboot it?” “Neither guff nor stye,” quoth Tibbie. “Haigh she daurna for the
- Hocken adj., n.Yon hokken lipper o' a dug o' Arty's is begun to sloom aboot da door agen. Eppie stated that she
- Troint n., v.Capes o' da same colour, heich an' dwimishin awa ta a sma trointie at da tap. Ta proadge aboot me
- Way interj. commands are always short and sharp: “Way by! ” “In ahint! ” “Roond aboot!” Way-wo' haud still, wo man.
- Yed v., n. the yed. Aboot braws an' siller I ne'er fash my thum' — They breed yed an' cares.
- Palaver n., v. palaver. The awfa palaver he hauds aboot onything — he's jist a rale pooshen! When Ah dribble, Ah o' a woman an' never weary bummin' aboot her stootness o' body, an' her want o' breath. He palaverin', playactorin' vratch, aye dancin an diddlin aboot. While some palaver'd wi' the bride, To get
- Boose n.3, v.3 hoose. He was boosan aboot the hoose pittan things tae rights. We a' liket the new demmie at Mains. She booset aboot the kitchie, dichtin' here an' snoddin' up there, an' the tongue o' her never lyin
- Gairden n.' gress an' gairden grund roun' aboot it. A gairden sweet wi' bud an' bell, A windin' path, a mossy well a braw aipple tree. Ah better funn ma medicine an' dose masel'. Tak' a turn aboot the gairden an
- Leave v.2, n. play oorsel's an' rin aboot. He reached “leave,” the ten minutes' run at twelve o'clock, without. The bairns new oot o the skuil for leave, gaed … rinnin aboot.
- Mass n. his tail sae massy like. Duncan . . . was sune layin' off aboot his belangings, and got very massy. Never devaaldin ti crack prood an massy aboot its bonnie bits an its history. When I brought in
- Toosht n., v.Ilky wee bit tuschlich o' a ruckie it he's thrashin'. A' the toosht aboot oor toon'll mak' little 'im. She tooshit hir claes into the kist. Lyin' tooshtin' aboot there till it's fooshtit.
- Bauchly adv., “Bauchly, bauchly,” was the reply; “thae gentry aboot Monross are a' slabberin', a' slabberin' amon
- Cleester v., n.1 haim we's claise a' clystrt our wee dubs. She cleistered him a' aboot the gab wi' champit tatties.
- Gow v.3 about my feet. Ye're gowing aboot dat like a dog gotten i the head wi' a bane.
- Penurious adj. noo he's aye mait hale at diet-time o' day. Ach, ye're unco pernurious aboot hairs amo' yer kail.
- Trunie n.William yokid da gaut ower da trumie wi' sic a grip'at he eir'd. Wi his truunie aboot a inch or
- Bluachie adj. min' aboot Soloman, yon bluachie-slate tam-cat ma mither hed? The veins in hir breist were bluachie
- Icker n. waesome to look at the bonnie yellow ickers lookin' up here and there in aboot three fit o' snaw.
- Whaup n.4If you don't make a whaup aboot it, we'll not be rash. A loud sherp whaup o' a bark frae the wee
- Bess n.1 , cattle, cows. What A'm tinkin' maist aboot is what's ta come o' you trow da hairst, if A'm no
- Blutter n., v.And there will be the blutter, With the tinkler, I trow. A taul' 'im a' aboot it, bit forbade
- Claw n.3She wis in a great claw that she cudna get yon lassie o' hers awa. She's in an afa clawin' aboot
- Flumgummery n.' a' that fite flumgummery aboot it.
- Proadge v., n.Neist du'll no hinder him ta rive oppen me sark, an proadge aboot me ribs wi a lang trointie-laek
- Scurran n.I hae thocht mony a time aboot that mysel' fin' I wis herdin' sheep, an' lookin' at the scurrans o
- Tickle v.2Thae jaggie things hae tickled on to my goun tail. His fit had tickled in aboot the britchin
- Tronnel n.' tronnle gaddert in aboot.”
- Galore n., adv. hae Saunts in galore, sirs. Did oo no hear galores aboot her afore when 'e brocht the hoose aboot our
- Burrie v., n.1, adv.A' the loons cam roon him, an' 'im (or 'im). A' the bairns cam aboot the door. Ane o' the
- Constancy n.There was a coming and gaun aboot the plaee of ne'er-do-well dyvours and licht limmers
- Da def. art.So, we'll see da moarn, if onything comes o da talk aboot da hens. Whin every waa at croes me in
- Dissle v.1, n.1There was a dissle o' rain fa'in, an' the air had a fresh, cool feel aboot it. There was a small
- Jicker v., n., jikkerin aboot theh flooer ti flooer.
- Proil n., v. skories' pens, an proil. De cat is proilin aboot.
- Rhyme v., n. about the black cruelty of it. He's aye rhymin (oan) aboot somethin. He's a rhymeless gowk fin he
- Stamman adj. ithoot taakin' suntin fae aboot hid,” was the phrase I once heard used of one, whom a “modernist” would
- Tird v.He sees da hale screw a' tirded an' torn aboot da aert. I tirdet mi jacket, an spat i' mi lufs. I
- Glumsh v., n., adj.' soor faces glumchin' at their fellow-craters? I winna glumsh an' greet aboot it noo. I wud hae been locker, I got my twa half croons withoot a glumsh. He wiz in a glumch a' day aboot it. He screwed roond needna be sae glumch aboot it. A cudna dee better. She's some glumshy to be ca'd bonnie. She
- Heirship n. into the possession o' a fiddle by heirscape as I had done. There was a law bizness aboot the heirskip ... " Fit aboot oor herskip? Buchan Heritage Society Fowk ken aa aboot it! The Lords found the heirship
- Sound n.1, v.1' her belly cockin. There's a soond aboot yersel', Laird. . . The soond — that is, the couplin' me and . . . An' mony a lauch took we aboot The sounin' o' the kirk. “Ay, ay, David, are ye tryin' to soond 'er aboot it for ance.
- Bein Ay a'll come ower t' see ye, sae beins naebody comes in aboot. Gin I had here the countra Skate
- Dern v.2It wad be sorter like, if a wife, insteed o' gaddin' aboot wi' a slut frae Scuttlebrig, wud bide at
- Fimis n., v., adj.He gan'd aroond him i' a stimis Till he wus fairly i' a fimis. What's du in sik a fimmish aboot
- Gloor v., n. ; of fish turning putrid, when hung up to dry: , ( ) . “What wis doo sayin' aboot da piltiks
- Gremmar n.Noo, min' yer nae to gae throu' yer gremmar gin' Sir Seemon speer onything aboot the Free Kirk at
- Ingies n. pl. about Lunnon, or maybe in the Ingies.” Ow, aboot that lang-leggit doctor 'at set oot for the Ingies, an
- Keeroch n., v. keerichin' aboot an' fylin' the water.
- Nyog v., n.Da stirnin young baes staand and njoag Among da shurg. He is aye njogin aboot som'tin'. Strange
- Sklent n.3“Is doo seen ony sklant yet, Olie,” asked Lowrie. “Na he, he didna hae time ta look aboot him for
- Yarrow v.Du tinks no aboot da yarrowin? I can hardly believe 'at ye hae nae use for sivs an' weichts
- Flattie n. a factory in Aiberdeen and he liked fit-ba and times he would mate aboot with the flatties and
- Awfu' adj., adv. aafa feerich aboot the expense o' byeuks. But, wi' a yawfu' yark, . . . He derfly dang the bark Frae's few hooses and an awfie lot o sheep. " ... Jist iz Eh wiz thinkin aboot comin inside (it wiz gettin Farfar hashie. An awfu' rabbits in thon whins! There's aye an awfu' wasps aboot oor back-door, But a real gentleman, Awfy polite. I likit yon bit awfu' aboot the wumman that tint the saxpence [etc.].
- Asseer v. back o' my throat an' syne lat it owre wi' a gulp. Bit there wiz a bonnie exceetment aboot the Bull
- Cross prep., adv.' thing was kent aboot him.
- Deviltry n.He had a kind o' unsettled dare-deviltry aboot him that taen him into hunders o' scrapes. If cocks
- KÜrious adj. wisna very kurrious fur I felt a filty waageng wi da first een. He wisna kurious aboot gjaain wi dem
- Lall n.2 deusna ken ower muckle aboot. Mair laek bits o bairns at's gotten a new lallie. That's not an animal
- Liken v. 't was aboot the toon wi' 'er at Briggies.
- Lowse v.2' else; for the byre wa's 'ill gang afore the hoose. . . . I winna lowse a day aboot it. Gien I lowse
- Scarnach n., v. scarnoch o' coo-me-doo words aboot love in a cottage.
- Pleep n., v. aboot bronis” Dere wis a peesterin' an' a neesterin' a pleepin' an' a cheepin'. Peerie Willie at lay i klaagin is an dey'd bune raamest an tirn. Shu's aye pleepin aboot something. His voice is kind o plepsit, bit it's been very gude in its day. Sheu deudna pleuter or pleep aboot id. Ye ken dis Eppie oda
- Awner n. he's fair fur some folk ta rin till der fit ta fa' doon aboot idder folks' sheep as well is der ain
- Diddle v.3, n.3 diddling David Robertson. But aye they diddle roun' aboot. An' aye it lures them in. He's a machtless
- Dod v.1 to dod out an' in now. The auntran forces doddan aboot An auld man doddin' along the road. On thee
- Efterwairds adv. him...ah started hittin him in the face an screamin blue murder...they talked aboot it fur years
- Exactly adv. to the East Free Kirk minister the morn. Then Big Jock he jist exactly hung aboot the Club yonder
- Fillet n. aboot ma fullets.” The load cairt gaed ower baith ma legs. Een o' them wiz broken at the queet an' the
- Mush n.2 aboot 'im fan he lay in a deed thraw. The hail kintra side at his cost micht hae crackit — She ne'er
- Wishy-washy adj., n., v., Ye've news, I'm sear, will glad mair hearts than ane. They maun ha'e some wishy-washy aboot th' maitter
- Maitter n., v. big holes in baith ma shoes, wi attendin interviews, but it disnae maitter whaur ye gaan, or wha ye
- Novelle n. read aboot love in novells. “Do you like novels?” asked the girl. “I never saw a novelle . . . I dinna. “What sort o' heid-work are you talking aboot?” said the captain. “Iss it readin' your penny novelles
- Scunge v., n. worship, in skoongin' for siller. He eese't te gyang scungin aboot wi' a motor bike. We wud squeengie sidelins on the float, a cowt atween the theats, A skweengin' bikk ahin the wheels. He's aye skungin aboot
- Bleester v., n.'. There was a bleester o' win'. He maks an awfu' bleester aboot it.
- Bloust n., v.. You're aye blowstin' aboot your gain' up on heech hoose heeds. He's a blowstin' idiot.
- Coal-hood n. comb. ha'ein' time to think aboot the whun cowes. That ever I sude hae lived to see the colehood take the
- Sleepery adj., just — as she said — “tae fecht again sleepriness”. A cood fain heh daikert aboot in sleepery Bosells.
- Cab v.1 through your fingers. He pretended to kab a hen. A' this hillibaloo they were raisin aboot the kirk bein
- Flype v.2, n.2 for a quarter o' an hour in the orra staa in the stable at denner time. It's naething to greit aboot
- Kilfuddoch n. o' an Englisher should yirr and mak a kilfudyoch aboot the words he doesna ken.
- Saitisfee v., n., an fa, haein ettin his fill, hid naethin tae dae and wisna satisfeed wi jist newsin aboot the things
- Snoit v., n.' yont the noo. I aye got the ither snoiter aboot the beastie frae Marget.
- Towin v. the drawer. I juist towned aboot, scartin' here and clawin' there. Tounin'-on frae morn till nicht.
- Wilder v.. Scowlin' backward on the toun Wi' mony a wild'rt glower. We're wulder't wan'erin' aboot this great muckle
- Flird v., n.For a' her braws, whilk nae doot she maun flird aboot wi' for the sake o' her callin'. He's a flirdin'-aboot bodie: he'll nivir come to gueede. Are there no thochts in a man's hert That flird as
- Fraca n.Then down wi' fracca and pretension. Paetie Linklid . . . meed a lang story wi muckle fraca' aboot had taken it. An ordinary weel-faured lad he is, I'm no denyin', but naething tae mak' a fracaw aboot
- Jamph v.1, n. dey wi' fair words. For ane wha mends a sark, A thousan' jamph the wark. Oor servans may jamff aboot' this jamphin'. The job wis feenish't bit they jamph't aboot till lowsin' time. They'll hae some
- Lingel n.2, v.2 on Sunda' aboot missions. I got a glimpse o' a lang lingle o' a chiel. I never read the ballant aboot the worm lingelt roun' the tree.
- Natter v., n.-netter-netter. He's an awfu' nyatterin' vratch files. If there's naethin' on earth tae grunt aboot) is only nit(te)rin aboot. It's been a cowld nyatterie kind o a day. Bit ailin' fouks' nyatter he
- Traffeck n., v.? . . . The haill poo'er o' traffikein wi' the grun'. Ye aye tak' yer ain gait aboot trafeckin' wi' Jenny. Tae ken ower muckle aboot 'e traffeckins o' the three sins.
- Understand v. the Famous Grouse, given that Rabbie was a bolshie bloke, aye girnin' aboot this yin and that yin in dobbers wur goan oan aboot.
- Angersome adj. feel? It's sad, it's angersome atweel. The way they gaed on aboot Scots folk was angersome to hear.
- Cloo n.I' the cornyard wi' clue an' eddrin' Rapin' doon the thack. Some fowk wur verra partic'lar aboot
- 'e adj.L, the twa beast-tree; MMM, the e'e beast trees. De'il 'e t'ing th'u kens aboot hid, bees-will
- Eedol n. Israeleets had gane wud aboot their eedol Baal. But for aa yon the kirk wes like an eedol...
- Eum adj. micht ha'e deun muckle ill. He maybe kens a peerie air aboot crampy grises an' kye includan eum bull
- Hellek n.I'm been up an' doon ower dis heilik, an' roond aboot dis banks, fir da last tretty year o' my life
- Hippertie adj., v. wad mak' rinnin' aboot hipperty-skipperty wi' clootie clippin's roon yer middle. is the
- Ill-speak v.. Ill-speakers, leers, an' clashers ir kebbie at ony time for suntin' ta spaek aboot.
- Sheek n., v. sheekis. Sheeksin an shargin aboot da Govermint. Maggie sheeksed an spak an better spak.
- Skeet v.2, n.2 head ta foot, sae 'at I'm not onlookin'. A bunion that Mary hid skeeted her aboot. Da cat wid come
- Brandit adj. aboot this time fernye'r, is still due twa poun' o' the price o' 'er. The whiskers o' a brandit kitten
- Calshie adj.Fat in the world is there aboot yer dress, madam, that's brakin' an' crackin' an' makin' the
- Crankie adj. called cranky. His wee cranky face. Oor scientific man began . . . [To] crack aboot auld Nature's plan
- Daggle v.2, n.' aboot for? Can ye no find onything to dae? Na, na, I'll hae naething ta dae wi't [a train] — it's just
- Eastlins adv. eastlin's. I furld him easlins aboot. He gangs eastlins doun the derkened street- the bowf o's hoast- the
- Fallow v. went my feet faster than my head could fallow them. I've kent her fallae Rob aboot As gin she was the
- Gersty n. eastward. When Betty Bunt 'at bedd in Virse Wis riskin reeds an' gorsty-girse. I wis begun ta paek aboot
- Grovel v. an' da pilticks fil I fan da nyle. An' whin I wis dune I tied a shaef-baand aboot dem, trivild an
- Henner n., v.. When I telt her aboot it she near had henners. She'll have henners when she sees that mess. I got a
- Keb n.3 kens a peerie air aboot . . . whyoos an' dippan sheep for scab an' kebs. Thirr's a keb hae'n a feed
- Murr n.2, v.2A' da idder sma' mur wis staandin' aboot him, wi' dir mooths open, watchin' da performance. A lock
- Skice v., she's skycin roun the gable-eyn, her leen, i the early gloam, Wi a muckle cwyte aboot her an a graavit
- Skrift n. built of thin wood is termed a scrift o' a boat. He wis wan o' yin peerie skrifty men aboot the colour
- Tartle n.2, v.2 aboot your muckle spaagach sclaffran cluits. Tartled a' his tither pair [of trousers] Richt across the
- Transack n., v.Time may tell o' their transacts. Gin ance we begin an' clatter aboot oor nain transacks. That
- Untellin ppl. adj. thereby done were “untelling”. It's untellin' what a cat'll eat aboot a ferm-toon. The road was thrang
- Yirp v., n. a threed Till it's a tether lang. Da ten yirpin i' da face of da tidder aboot dir forbears. She's
- Tiptae n., v. tellt the newspapers tae haud the front page fur nixt week! And it's no worth the trouble creepin aboot
- Brodmal n. brak oot aboot it wi' that rauchle tongue o' hers.
- Cockmaleerie n., she's gaun aboot like cockmaleerie the day — fair prood o' 'ersel! Are ye contenter wi your pens, Than
- Cover n.2I'm lookin' for anither fairm, an' wid manage cover for aboot a hun'er aacre. The whole Cover and
- Currie-wurrie n., v. comb. wives haud a currie-wurriean aboot that thing nae ordinar. Jeems an' his wife dinna gree; they currie
- Dindee n.Is'bell Jott's been haudin' siccan a dundee aboot the gran' ane 'at she got hame. Sic a dinniedeer
- Hegs interj. at Jeannie Gallowa's. By hages! Jean, it's weel kent aboot the raws that ye wear the breeks. Haigs
- Kip n.4. Fin women begin to speak aboot their richts i' the ingle-neuk, fareweel kippie, to the happiness o
- Pergaddus n., adv. the Deacon on the shoulder knocked him back owre wi' sic a pergadis. Fat gars ye set aboot yer
- Pickant ppl. adj. jokes”, as Miss Becky described them, were cracked by the doctor. Fess in aboot that heelie o' cheese
- Play-act v.' diddlin aboot an' kickin up a dinsome gate.
- Stilp v., n. aboot when he's layin't aff. Till Death, och ay, gaed stilpin by. Meg Ritchie had jest stulpit ower
- Tinter n. tinter o' the deil aboot her.
- Powk v.1, n.1 wis gey weariet bidin there, I can tell ye. I powkit aboot ma desk, an caad the styew frae the hole, fin a geed in aboot. Da young eens pookin da baa. Thee faither's better no find thee mischief
- Ulster Scots n. wittins aboot Ulster-Scots daeins, alang wi th notions o differ fowk aboot Ulster-Scots, an th hamely
- Cleck v.2, n. score o' wee chookies. “Curly, wha has ony rabbits to sell?” “Doddles's cleckit aboot a month ago! 'twas eneuch that he'd kleckit aboot it. Auld teethless wives when ye forgether, At ither's doors to' that cleckin' aboot? Am I to wait a' day for you to licht my fire, Sammle Tamson? His lineage hings
- Glammach v., n. airm in aneth the bank o' the burn, an' glammacht aboot till he got a bonnie trout. As I was glamochin' aboot for my breeks in the dark, Marg'et's cat began to spit an' blaw. It was not customary to light an' disty intimmers o' the aul' mull . . . an' . . . I glammoched aboot. The case is clear, my pouch
- Pavie n., v. exercise ye tak' Paveein' on an otter's back? There's an unco paveein, an' scrapin, an' booin aboot thae lairds, wi' goold mines at their backs, an' pavee't aboot the country on blood horses. Sae ye mauna be paveein't aboot but keep it carefully hidden under yer jacket.
- Powter v.1, n. they try'd the plowing. He just scartit the taps o' the knowes, an' powter't aboot in atween the stanes. He went ahin the box again, and began to pouter wi' his fingers aboot the bress tube affair. I was pouterin' aboot amang them up to the ee-holes. Diggin' sewers in the street. There he poutered
- A'thegither adv.Is he clean daft a'thegither? I'm not very sure aboot laevin dem aatagedder ta demsells. The
- Awsome adj., adv. dignity [etc.]! He coupit the luggie an' the scaddin' brose aboot the neck an' face o' the puir thing, an
- Buff n.3. There's a' buff owre muckle said aboot th' butter.
- Burker n. that! Noo it wis at a time whin there were many Burkers gan aboot, and it wis no safe for Travellers
- Byock v., n.1The reek cam byockin oot, An' it a' bit blint the wifie as she fummelt roon aboot. I The slivver
- Cloitery adj., n.Ye hae gotten wark to dae that no' mony Scotsmen care aboot, for it's naisty, cloitery wark, an
- Dilse n. , a Sea-Plant, antiscorbutick. He never said onything aboot . . . dills. The Session being
- Eerish adj., n. Eerish and tacketed vulgarity . . . rolls up the centre of the street. Talk aboot the Eerish! They're
- Frush v.2, n.2 “spits curses.” Next dere comes a heavy spulder, An a frush aboot da tirl. An dan we'd see dem
- Gin conj.3. That was mair i' my line gin the rules aboot participles. The knock wrang? Did iver ye ken o' that
