GLOSSARY. THE ch and gh have always the guttural sound, The sound of the English diphthong oo, is commonly spelled ou. The French u, a sound which often occurs in the Scottish language, is marked oo, or ui. The a, in genuine Scottish words, except when forming a diphthong, or followed by an e mute after a single consonant, sounds generally like the broad English a in wall. The Scottish diphthong ae, always, and ea, very often, sound like the French e masculine. The Scottish diphthong ey, sounds like the Latin ei. Amaist, almost Aff, off; Aff loof, un- Amang, among premeditated Afore, before Aft, oft Aften, often An', and, if Ance, once Ane, one Anent, over against Agley, off the right line, Anither, another Airl-penny, earnest-mo- Athort, athwart ney Aught, possession; as in a' my aught, in all my Bauld, bold possession Aul lang syne, olden time, days of other years Auld, old Auldfarran, or auld farrant, sagacious, cunning, prudent Bawk, bank Baws'nt, having a white ver, to cease Belyve, bye and by parlour Bairntime, a family of Bing, a heap of grain, dwarf, a term of con- Bonnock, a kind of thick cake of bread, a small jannack or loaf made of oatmeal Boord, a board Bore, a hole in a wall Boortree, the shrub elder; planted much of old in hedges of barnyards, &c. Bleerit, bleared, sore Boost, behoved, must Braik, a kind of harrow Brainge, to run rashly forward Braign't, reeled forward Brak, broke, made insolvent Branks, a kind of wooden curb for horses Brash, a sudden illness Brats, coarse clothes, rags, &c. Bock, to vomit, to gush Brattle, a short race, intermittently Bocked, gushed, vomited Bodle, a small gold coin Bogles, spirits, hobgoblins Bonnie, or bonny, handsome, beautiful hurry, fury Braw, fine, handsome Brawlyt, or brawlie, very well, finely, heartily Braxie, a morbid sheep Breastie, dimin. of breast |