Hag, a scar or gulf in mosses and moors; an ugly old woman. Haggis, a kind of pudding boiled in the stomach of a cow or a sheep. Hean, had, the participle. Hain, to spare, to save; Hecht, to foretel something hain'd, spared. Hairst, harvest. Hal' or hald, an abiding place. Haly, holy. Hame, home, hameward, homeward. Hamely, homely, affable. Han', or haun', hand. Hap, an outer garment, mantle, plaid, &c. to wrap, to cover, to hap. that is to be got or given; foretold; the thing foretold. Heeze, to elevate, to raise. Helim, the rudder or helm. Herd, to tend flocks; one who tends flocks: Hersel, herself. Herrin, a herring. Herry, to plunder, most pro. perly to plunder birds' nests. Herryment, plundering, de vastation. Het, hot. Heugh, a crag, a coal-pit. Hap-step-an-lowp, hop, skip, Hilchin, halting. Happing, hopping. and leap. Himsel, himself. Hiney, honey. Hastit, hastened. Haughs, low-lying rich lands, vallies. Haurl, to drag, to peel. Havins, good manners, de. some. Hing, to hang. the shoulder; to justle. Hool, outer-skin or case. Hoolie, slowly, leisurely; Hoolie! take leisure! stop! Hoord, a hoard; to hoard. Hoordit, hoarded. Horn, a spoon made of horn. Hornie, one of the many names of the devil. Host, to cough; Hostin, coughing, Houghmagandie, fornication. Housie, dimin. of house. Hove, to heave, swell. Hov'd, heaved, swelled. Howdie, a midwife. Howe, hollow; a hollow or dell. Howe-backet, sunk in the back, spoken of a horse, &c. Howff, a landlady; a house of Jinker, that turns quickly ; a Jocteleg, a kind of knife. Jouk, to stoop, to bow the head. Jow, to jow, a verb which in. cludes both the swinging motion and pealing sound of a large bell. Joyfu', joyful. Jumpin, jumping. Jumpit, did jump. Jundie, to justle. Kain, fowls, &c. paid as rent Ken, to know; kend, or ken't, Kennin, a small matter. Kiaugh, carking anxiety. Kimmer, a young girl, a gos- Kirn, the harvest supper, a ticklish, LADDIE, dimin. of lad. Lairing, wading, and sinking Laithfu', bashful, sheepish. Lang, long; to think long, the others. Laverock, the lark, Lawin, shot, reckoning, bill. Leal, loyal, true, faithful. Leeze me, a phrase of congra- Lightly, sneeringly, to sneer at. Lilt, a ballad, a tune; to sing. Lint, flax ; lint i' the bell, flax Loan, the place of milking. Loun, a fellow, a ragamuffin; a woman of easy virtue. Lowe, a flame. Lowin, flaming. Lowse, to loose. Lows'd, loosed. Mak, to make; makin, mak- Mar's year, the Rebellion A. Mashlum, meslin, mixed corn, Maukin, a hare. Mavis, the thrush. Maw, to mow; mawin, mow. ing. Muckle, much, big, great. N NA, no, not, nor. Naething, or naithing, no thing. Nane, none. Neebor, a neighbour, Negleckit, neglected. Neuk, nook, Niest, next. Niffer, an exchange; to ex. Nine-tailed cat, a hangman's whip. Nit, a nut. Norland, of or belonging to the North. Nor-west, North-west. Nowte, black cattle. |