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Results for 1700 onwards
From the Scottish National Dictionary
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- Dreich adj.I think you will say yourself it is a dreich business. Sic dreich wark. . . . For lang I tholed an' fendit. Ay! dreich an' dowie's been oor lot, An' fraught wi' muckle pain. And he'll no fin his day's dark ae hue the dreigher for wanting his breakfast on account of sic a cause. It's a dreich job howkin man or woman that hasna whyled awa a dreich hour wi' some dream o' this kind? Forrit, Maggie, hame's afore us, Dreich the road, an' unco lang. Ilk successive day, wi' anguish, Row'd by heavilie an' dree we lift. At the kirk, whan the minister's dreich an dry. There's lang and dreech contesting; For' converse dreigh, Their ain fireside affairs, Jocose, this morn. Sally's tongue's baith dreich an' fell. I. A minister on one occasion preached an unusually long and dreich sermon. This Sunday there was a was going on till Monday.” Weel, sir, some folk considers it interestin', but it's dreich, dreich skeigh, Nor wi' her answer very blate or dreigh. Dull an' dreich to learn. Queer that Jamie Lang hisnae
- Draidle n.And yet at orra times the dour Dreich draidle dings me sair ajee.
- Sog v.1, n.Maist days his been dreich an' ragglie, wi' fog an' weet. A'thing fair soggit ootside an' the wa's
- Inkle v.Dreich and dull micht be my darg, but at nicht I had nae cares, For my heart got aye sae licht as
- Lirk v.2A hairie o' the dog That at the boddam lirked. Wha kens whaur the villains may lirk! Wi' dreich
- Swisher n.. Mebbe there's higher hills than Arthur's Seat in Swisserland but they're dreich and cauld-lookin'.
- Rag n.3. November's fair haudin' bi its name, for maist days o' it his been dreich an' ragglie wi' fog an' weet.
- Coronach n. Ceremony is called a . I wid want my dowieness, my bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich coronachs
- Seendil adv., adj., was dreich to draw, But, seenil, lang wi' Tam wad thraw. For sindle times they e'er come back. Fou
- Bairn-time n.2 , the time a woman takes to breed her family. Matrimony is a dreich affair without the occasional
- Bellwaver I wid want my dowieness, my bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich coronachs. Fin they
- Blaud n.1 got, it was a dreich hairst till's. It scougs . . . Frae the blaud o' the wind an' the scud o' the
- Claith n. in wearing Claiths, And some in coining of new Aiths. I stood on many a dreich night at the corner
- Stey adj. braes that garred us pech were steich, . . . Wow! but oor hinmaist days are dreich. Set a stout heart
- Bosie n., v. railins leadin tae ilkie hoose in yon dreich, Victorian airt, war happit wi snaw an ice - a geelin
- Foreland n. herrings. Dour-hunched in a drizzle o dreich November or smoort in haar frae bitter North Sea this toon's
- Smirr n.1, v. weather: 'dreich' and 'smirr' are only two of them. ... Only it wasn't real rain, it was smirr, a fine from the Atlantic Ocean. It was all Rebus needed first thing on a dreich Monday morning. The rain
- Croup v.1, n.1 the loch o' the Auds. Ye croopin corbies, black as soot. Dreich the day: the craws cannae fash
- Gove v., n.1, bleirin awa dreich days goavin at fremmit ferlies on ane electronic screen. He told me where they
- Caul n.1, v.Dreich clouds, a flicht o greylags ben the lift, Drookit biggins squar on tae the caal, Driftwid
- Langsome adj. langsome twinin' rapes. O, dreich the langsome tryst I dree'd Wi' God the Lord, my lane. "Och, God, sae
- Abeich adv.Quhen scho growis heich, I draw on dreich, To vesy and behald the end; Quhen scho growis skeich, I
- Sidelin adv., adj., n.; a dreich place, wie e sidelings sair owergrown wi scrog it raxed fir e sky wi scruntit beuchs an
- Ablow dreich and gloomy as we wade among the slush.
- Saul n., interj.It's no the days, sair tho they are, but gantan nicht I canna thole - Lang, dreich tyauvan wi a
- Howder v.1, n. doun for the auld: howdert thegither in hames, bleirin awa dreich days goavin at fremmit ferlies on ane
- Norland n., adj. his lane On a dreich norlan scar; He dwynes in sleep, as winter Haps him in a plaid o haar. Gin I
- Dree v.1, n.1, E'en as fast as he may drie. For in Thine angir ilka day O' oors drees dreich alang. Ablow yon simmer
- Killogie n. dreich enough place at any time, ... " The above accident was occasioned by the dryster's leaving some
- Lift n.1 intil the black lift. And heicher up the fauldin land mair trees agin the luift. Dreich clouds, a
- Haar n.1 gesticulating, a cacophony of voices: ... A firtree stauns his lane On a dreich norlan scar; He dwynes in
- Scrog n.1, v. hillockie; a dreich place, wie e sidelings sair owergrown wi scrog it raxed fir e sky wi scruntit beuchs an
- Blatter v., n. dreich, or slack . . . Is shair to be the first to blatter oot A great fraca. Sit down or stand aside
- Sicht n., v. glower at sichtless vistas, An anatomical sculpture, dreich an deid. The wame wi wachts o snaw is cauldly
- Skreich v., n., adj. mirk An the trummlin o' beddit kye. Sic dreich wark — sic skreich wark. A skinny, lantern-jawed
- Gant v., n.1 gantan nicht I canna thole - Lang, dreich tyauvan wi a festert saul. The deid step oot yince mair
- Jeel v., n. hoose in yon dreich, Victorian airt, war happit wi snaw an ice - a geelin claddin far aa souns smored an
- Smore v., n. leadin tae ilkie hoose in yon dreich, Victorian airt, war happit wi snaw an ice - a geelin claddin far aa
- Tyauve v., n. canna thole - Lang, dreich tyauvan wi a festert saul. He mynded thir faces whan he had heichted the
- Creep v. trauchled hame wi the dreich prospect o a hale evenin feedin an muckin oot chuckens an futterats afore him
- Dowie adj. you an' me. I wid want my dowieness, my bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich coronachs. The
- Sand n., v. synds ti heiliegoleirie in the sea. Hie wins, gey snell, dreich rain anaa an saun fae Africa can blaw
- Snell adj., adv., v. wind and the occasional smirr. Hie wins, gey snell, dreich rain anaa an saun fae Africa can blaw
- Dool n.1, adj., v.1 they deal oot sae dool a fate Tae aul' an' wearit? Ay! dreich an' dowie's been oor lot, . . . Sin' yon
- Ferm n.1, v., Are the fir wids raxxed ower fairmlans, Far the leaden lift hings dreich. The farm onsteads in the
- Wag v., n.1, an Neil Rannoch traucled hame wi the dreich prospect o a hale evenin feedin an muckin oot chuckens an
- Guddle v., n. dreich hairst till's, an' we were clean guddled wi'd. They never get abune a meeserably hashy
- Fell adj., adv. the croaking ra'en, Fell thief o' gosling brood, has his retreat. Sally's tongue's baith dreich an
- Wammle v., n., adv., An anatomical sculpture, dreich an deid. The wame wi wachts o snaw is cauldly fillin, Thon laired
- Lane adj. for it's langsome washin' a body's lane. A firtree stauns his lane On a dreich norlan scar; He
- O prep. o' pittin in an appearance. Ye wadna be lang o' tirin' o'd onyway. Next mornin' he was dreich o
- Trauchle v., n. and shite. Dreich clouds, a flicht o greylags ben the lift, Drookit biggins squar on tae the caal
- Yerk v., n. dreich neep-dreels, Yarkin' on ahin' the grieve. Yerking these Words out which ly nearest. Sutors yerk
- Back n.1, v., adj., prep., an Neil Rannoch traucled hame wi the dreich prospect o a hale evenin feedin an muckin oot chuckens an
- Tume adj., v., n. stagger. The teem ee sockets glower at sichtless vistas, An anatomical sculpture, dreich an deid. Our
- Tyne v., n. my dowieness, my bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich coronachs. There's naethin tae tine
- Mind v., n. minding, my grandfather had been a lover of all feathered creatures. Spite o its dreich mindins, the
- Souch n., adj., v. cold, dreich wind soughing over the Bervie water. Outside the wind began to sough and sigh but, work
- Doon adv.1, prep., adj., v. Scotch “a doon mouth” in public. Like human hutches Each wi'its ain wee run Wir gairdens thole dreich
Results prior to 1700
From A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
Showing results of a total of 17 results
- Dreich n.All othir off dreych than gert he drawe Folow on dreich, giff that we mystir ocht The tothir drew hym on dreigh, in derne to the dure My spous on dreich efter our trais sall hy [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir … the beste assayis The army of Britonis stude arrayit on dreich, nocht far fra thame The first battall was fochtin on dreich Ageit men and wemen … following euer the armye on dreich Quhen scho growis heich, I draw on dreich The samin lyis now in lenth and breid extending linialie … to the deid dreich of Hervis haucht Ane ruid of land … extendyng fra the Kyngis he get
- Dreich adj.He [God] sittis heich And has a balans larg and dreich The craig was vgly, stay and dreiche, … I is lang and dreich Fearing to be esteemed drigh, nice, or in any way wanting due regard to your Lordship's pleasure From typset preachers drunk all night, And dreich againe er day be light, … deliver us
- Reke n.2[The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir Assoverit of hys reik, the beste assays
- Skeich v. withdraw on dreich, Seand hys stedis and the horssis skeich
- Adreich adv.Ay the more he standis a dreich fra it, he heris ay the better Thaj past … to the Dene, a dricht
- Lauta n. and dreich He him band Lauta to kep to Wallace Sa he will … Fra this tyme furth kepe lawta till our
- Larg adj. dreich The wound so lairg was and wyde Ane pair of gallows, lairg and lang Under lairg soumes of money
- Hy v.? My spows on dreich eftyr our trays sal hy Ane ladie … onto the dur did hy Richt suddantlie Hy, ȝe
- Assover v., Assoverit of the sey? [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir, Assoverit of hys reik, the
- Def adj., … callit … the Deif Stane, … the more he standis a dreich fra it, he heris the better Thane wald scho
- Hauch n.1 Extending … to the deid dreich of Hervis haucht The tway acris … nixt adjacent to the Galloraw haucht Ane
- Fecht v. The first battall was fochtin on dreich This batall was fochtin with mare cruelte than ony batall
- Her v. a dreich fra it, he heris the better He gane ane hoist anone. The gudman herd and sperit ‘Quha is
- Draw v. wildernes And draw to toun Quhen scho growis heich, I draw on dreich Part of thame [were] drawand ower the
- Sign n. hendering of the ta part or furthering of the tothir Throw ane signe that Quintius made on dreich, the
- Vesy v. corps of the said erle Quhen scho growis heich, I draw on dreich, To vesy and behald the end A mane
- Stand v. … spekand, standand nor commonand with the sellaris tharof The Deif Stane … ay the more he standis a dreich army of Britonis stude arrayit on dreich, nocht far fra thame The armyis stude lang arrayit in otheris