Peat-hag, a hollow in moss left after digging peats.

    Penny-fee, wages.

    Dinners, a cap with lappets, formerly worn by women of rank.

    Pit, to put.

    Pleugh, plough.

    Pleugh-paidle, a plough-staff.

    Pockmantle, a portmanteau.

    Pose, deposit.

    Puir, poor.

    Putten, put. 'Putten up,' provided for.

                Quean, a flirt, a young woman.

    Rade, rode.

    Randy, a scold.

    Raploch, coarse, undyed homespun.

    Rase, rose.

    Rax, to stretch, to reach.

    Redd, to clear up.

    Reek, smoke.

    Rin, to run.

    Ripe, to rake, to search.

    Rue 'to take the rue,' to repent of a proposal or bargain.

    Rugging, pulling roughly.

    Sae, so.

    'St. Johnstone's tippet,' a halter for execution.

    Sair, sore.

    'Sair travailed,' worn out, wearied.

    Sark, a shirt.

    Sauld, sold.

    Set, to suit, to become one; also, to beset.

    Shaw, a wood; flat ground at the foot of a hill.

    Shune, shoes.

    Sic, such.

    Siller, money.

    Skeily, skilful.

    Skellie, to squint.

    Skirl, to scream.

    Sort, to arrange, to supply.

    Sort, a term applied to persons or things when the number is small.

    Sough, a sigh, a breath. 'Calm sough,' an easy mind, a still tongue.

    'Sough'd awa,' died gently.

    Soup, 'a bite and a soup,' slender support, both as to meat and drink.

    Sowens, a sort of gruel.

    Spak, spoke.

    Speer, to inquire, to ask.

    Spunk, fire, activity, spirit.

    Stamach, stomach.

    Steer, to disturb.

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