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Diamen, rare, now and then. Diamen-icker, an ear of corn now and then. Dainty, pleasant good humored, agreeable. Dales, plains, valleys. Danton, to intimidate, to subdue. Dam, urine, piddle. Darklins,darkling, being in the dark, void of light. Daud, to thrash, to abuse. Daur, to dare, to defy. Daurt, dared, defied. Daurg, or Daurk, a day's labor. Davoc, David. Dawd, a large piece. Dawtit, or Dautet, fondled, caressed.

Dearies, dimin. of dears.
Dearthfu', dear.
Deave, to deafen.
Deil-ma-care! no mat-
ter! for all that.
Deleerit, delirious.
Descrive, to describe.
Devle, a stunning blow.
Diddle, to shake, to jog.
Dight, to wipe, to clean
corn from chaff; clean-
ed from chaff.
Dights, clean.
Din, sallow.

Ding, to worst, to push.
Dinna, do not.
Dirl, a slight tremulous
stroke or pain.
Dizzen, or Diz'n, a do-

zen.

Doited, stupified, hebatated. Dolt, stupified, crazed ; a stupid fellow. Donsie, unlucky. Dool, sorrow; to sing dool, to lament, to

mourn.

Doos, doves.

Dorty, saucy, nice, discontented.

Douce, or Douse, sober, wise, prudent. Doucely, soberly, prudently. Dought, was, or were able.

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Doup skelper, one who strikes the tail. Dour, sullen, obstinate. Doure, stout, durable, sullen, stubborn. Douser, more prudent. Dow, am or arc able, can Dowff, pithless, wanting spirit.

Dowie, worn with grief, fatigue,&c. half asleep. Downa, am or are not able, cannot. Doylt, stupid.

Drap, a drop; to drop. Drapping, dropping. Draunting, drawling. Dreep, to ooze, to drop. Dreigh, tedious, long about it. Dribble,drizzling,slaver. Driddle, to be diligent insignificantly. Drift, a drove. Droddum, the beech. Drone, part of a bagpipe. Drop-rumpl't,that droops at the crupper. Droukit, drenched, wet. Drouth, thirst, drought. Drucken, drunken. Drumly, muddy, thick,

obscure.

Drummock, meal and water mixed raw. Drunt, pet, sour humor.

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E'e, the eye. E'en, the eyes. E'enin,evening, the close of the day. Eerie, frighted, dreading spirits. Eild, old age. Elbuck, the elbow. Eldritch,ghastly, frighful. En', end. Enbrugh, Edinburgh. Eneugh, enough. Especial, especially. Etile, to try, to attempt, to endeavor. Eydent, diligent, industrious.

F.

Fa', fall, lot; to fall. Fa's, does fall; wa falls.

Faddom't, fathomed.
Fae, a foe, an enemy.
Faem, foam.

Faiket, unknown, unemployed.

Fairin, a present at fair-
time.
Fallow, fellow.
Fand, did find.
Farl, a cake of bread.
Fash, trouble, care; to
trouble, to care for.
Fashious, troublesome.
Fasht, troubled.

Fastern een,

Fasteens

Even.
Fauld, a fold; to fold.
Faulding, folding.
Faut, fault.

Fawsont, decent,seemly.
Feal, a-field; smooth.
Fearfu', frightful.
Fear't, frighted.
Feat, neat, spruce.
Fecht, to fight; a strug-
gle of whatever kind.
Fetchin, fighting.
Fechtin, fighting,
Feek, many, plenty.
Fecket, waistcoat.
Feckfu', large, brawny,

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Fell, keen, biting; the flesh immediately un der the skin; a field pretty level, on the side or top of a hill. Fen, successful struggle, fight.

Fend, to live comfortably Ferlie, or Ferly, to wonder; a wonder, a term of contempt. Fetch, to pull by fits. Fetch't, pulled intermit tently.

Fey, foe. Fidge, to fidget. Fiel, soft, smooth. Fient, fiend, a petty oath Fier, sound, healthy; a brother, a friend. Fisle, to make a rustling noise, to fidget; a bus tle. Fit, a foot.

Fizz, to make a hissing noise, like fermenta tion.

Flainen, flannel. Fleech, to supplicate, or entreat in a flattering

manner.

Fleech'd, supplicated.
Fleechin, supplicating.
Fleesh, a fleece.
Fleg, a kick, a randon
blow.

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Flether, to decoy by fair words. Fletherin, flattering. Flewit, a smart blow. Fley, to scare, to frighten Flichter, to flutter, as young nestlings, when their dam approaches. Flinders, shreds, broken pieces. Flingin-tree, a piece of timber hung by way of partition between two horses in stable; a flail Flisk, to fret at the yoke. Fliskit, fretted. Flitter, to vibrate like the wings of small birds. Flittering, fluttering, vibrating. Flunkie, a servant in livery.

Foord, a ford.

Fou, full, drunk. Foughten, troubled, harassed. Fouth, plenty, enough, or more than enough. Fow, a bushel, &c.; also a pitchfork. Frae, from. Freath, froth. Frien', friend. Fu', full.

Fud, the scut or tail of the hare, coney, &c. Fuff, to blow intermittently. Fuff't, did blow. Funnie, full of merriment Fur, a furrow. Furm, a form, bench. Fyke, trifling cares; to piddle, to be in a fuss about trifles; to agitate Fyle, to soil, to dirty, to pollute.

Forbears, forefathers, an- Fyl't, soiled, dirtied, pol

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teForge, to forgive.

Gaberlunzie, an old man.

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Forjesket, jaded with fa- Gadsman, ploughboy,the

boy that drives the horses in the plough.

Fother, fodder.

Gae, to go.

Gaed, went. Gaen, or Gane, gone. Gaun, going. Gaet, or Gate, way, manner, road. Gang, to go, to walk. Gangrel, strolling, wandering, roving. Gar, to make, to force. Gar't, forced. Garten, a garter. Gash, wise, sagacious, talkative; to converse. Gashin, conversing. Gaucy, jolly, large. Gawky, half-witted, foolish, romping. Gear, riches, goods of any kind.

Geck, to toss the head in

wantonness or scorn.

Ged, a pike.

Gentles, great folks.
Geordie, a guinea.

Get, a child, a young one.

Ghaist, a ghost.
Gie, to give.

Gied, gave.

Gien, given.

Giftie, dimin. of gift. Giglets, playful girls. Gillie, dimin. of gill. Gilpey, a half-crown,half informed boy or girl, a romping lad, a hoiden. Gimmer, an ewe from one to two years old.

Gin, if, against. Gipsy, a young girl. Girdle, a round plate of iron for toastin cakes over the fire.

Girn, to grin, to twist the features in rage, agony, &c. Girning, grinning. Gizz, a periwig. Glaikit, inattentive, foolish. Glaive, a sword. Glazie, glittering,smooth like a glass. Glaum'd, aimed, snatched. Gleg, sharp, ready. Gleib, glebe.

Glen, dale, deep valley. Gley, a-sqnint, to squint. Glib-gabbet, that speaks smoothly and readily. Glint, to peep. Glinted, peeped. Glintin, peeping. Gloamin, the twilight. Glowr, to stare, to look ; a stare, a look. Glowr'd, looked, stared. Glowran, staring. Goavan, looking or staring awkwardly. Gowan, the flower of the daisy,dandelion,hawkweed, &c.

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