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GLOSSARY.

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.

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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

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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

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Bawk, bank

Baws'nt, having a white
stripe down the face
Be, to let be, to give o-

ver, to cease
Bear, barley
Beastie, dimin. of beast
Beet, to add fuel to fire
Beld, bald

Belyve, bye and by
Ben, into the spence or

parlour

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Bairntime, a family of Bing, a heap of grain,

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dwarf, a term of con- Bonnock, a kind of thick

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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

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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

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