Hottle, an hotel.
“Hout fie! hout awa!” expressions of dissatisfaction.
Howff, a favourite resort.
Howk, to dig.
Hurley-hacket, a badly hung carriage.
Huzzie, a jade.
Ilk, ilka, each, every.
I'se, I shall.
Jaugs, saddle bags.
Jer-falcon, a species of hawk.
Jirbling, emptying liquids from vessel to vessel.
Kale, broth.
Ken, to know.
Ken'd, knew.
Kitchen-fee, dripping.
Kittle, to tickle, to manage.
Kittled, were born.
Knap, to break in two; also, to speak after the manner of the English.
Kouscousou, a Moorish dish of various compounds.
Laird, a squire, lord of the manor.
Lamer, amber.
Landlouper, a charlatan, an adventurer.
Lang, long.
Lave, the remainder.
Lawing, a tavern reckoning.
Lea-rig, unploughed land or hill-side.
Lee, a lie.
Leeving, living.
“Let abee,” let alone.
Lick, to beat, to overcome.
Linking, walking arm in arm.
Linkit, linked.
“Link out,” to pay down smartly.
Lippen, to trust.
Loon, a fellow, a person.
Loot, allowed.
Loup, leap.
Lug, the ear.
Mailing, a farm.
Mair, more.
Maist, most.
Mansworn, perjured.
Mask, to brew.
Maun, must. Maunna, must not.
Mawkin, a hare.
Mazareen, mazarin, a deep blue colour.
Meith, a mark.
Mell, to maul, to meddle with.
“Minced collops,” meat cut up very fine.
Mind, to remember.
Muckle, much.
Muir, a moor.
Multiplepoinding, a method of settling rival claims to the same fund.
Multure, the miller's fee for grinding grain.
Murgeons, mouths, distorted gestures.
Mutch, a woman's cap.
Mutchkin, a measure equal to an English pint.
Na, nae, no, not.
Naig, a nag.
Neist, next.
Odd-come-shortlies, chance times not far off.
Ony, any.
Or, before. “Or they wan hame,” before they get home.
Ower, over.
Owerta'en, overtaken.
Palinode, in Scotch libel cases a formal recantation exacted in addition to damages.
Parritch, porridge.
Pat, put.
Pawky, shrewd.
Pice, an Indian coin.
Plack, a small copper coin = ?
Pock, a poke, a bag.
Poney, ?25.
Pootry, poultry.
Pow, the head.
Pownie, a pony.
Prieve, proof, legal probation.
Puir, poor.
Pyot, a magpie.
Quaigh, a whisky measure.
Raff, a worthless fellow, a nobody.
Rattan, a cane or walking-stick.
Rax, to stretch.
Redd, to tidy. “An ill-red-up house,” an untidy house.
Reekie, smoky.
Reise-sac, a travelling-bag.
Rin, run.
Rouleau, a roll of coined money.
Row, roll.
Sae, so.
Sair, sore.
“Salam alicum!” The usual Mohammedan greeting, meaning, Peace be with you!
Sall, shall.
Sasine, a mode of investiture in lands, according to ancient Scottish law.
Saumon, salmon.
Sax, six.
Scart, scratch.
Scate-rumple, skate-tail.
“Scauff and raff,” tag-rag and bobtail.
