Sclate, slate.
Scouthered, slightly toasted or singed.
Seeven, seven.
Shave, a slice.
Shool, a shovel.
Shouther, the shoulder.
Sib, related by blood.
Sic, such.
Siller, money.
Skeely, skilful.
Skylarked, tricked.
Slaister, a mess.
Sloan, a rebuff.
Smoor, to smother.
Snap, a small biscuit.
Sneck-drawing, crafty.
Snooded, bound up with a snood or fillet for the hair.
Sorn, to spunge, to live upon.
Sort, to arrange, to manage.
Sough, a sigh. “To keep a calm sough,” to keep a quiet tongue.
Speer, to inquire.
Steer, stir.
Steered, disturbed.
Streekit, stretched (applied to a corpse).
Suld, should.
Syllabub, a curd made of wins or cider with milk or cream.
Synd, to rinse.
Syne, since, ago.
Tailzie, a bond of entail.
Tane, the one.
Tappet-hen, a large measure of claret holding three magnums or Scots pints.
Tauld, told.
Taupie, tawpie, an awkward girl, a tomboy.
Thae, these, those.
Thrawn, thwarted or twisted.
Threepit, averred, persisted.
Till't, to it.
Tither, the other.
Toom, empty.
Topping, excellent.
Trankums, flimsy ornaments, laces, &c.
Trewed, believed.
Twa, two.
Twal, twelve.
Unco, very, particular, uncommon.
Vilipend, to slight, to undervalue.
Wad, would.
Wadna, would not.
Wae, woful, sad.
Walth, wealth.
Wame-fou, bellyful.
“Wan to,” reached.
Warld, world.
Waur, worse.
Weel, well.
Weird, destiny.
Wha, who.
“What for no?” why not?
Wheen, a few.
Whiles, sometimes.
Whilk, which.
Whully-whaing, flattery.
Wi', with.
Winna, will not.
Wud, mad. “Ance wud and aye waur,” increasing in insanity—applied to one who, being in a passion, still waxes more furious.
Wull, will.
Wuss, wish.
Yanking, smart, active.
Yont, beyond.
VOLUME II
CHAPTER I.
THEATRICALS.
