Mine Is the Night (62 page)

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a’
—all

aff
—off

ahint
—behind

ain
—own

Almichty
—Almighty

anither
—another

atween
—between

auld
—old

awa
—away, distant

aye
—yes, always

bairn
—child

bethankit!
—God be thanked!

blether
—jabber, gossip

bliss
—bless

blissin
—blessing

braw
—fine, handsome

brig
—bridge

Buik
—the Bible

burn
—brook, stream

byre
—cowshed

cauld
—cold

close
—passageway, courtyard

coo
—cow

creepie
—low chair, footstool

deid
—dead

dominie
—schoolmaster, teacher

doon
—down

dreich
—bleak, dismal

dwiny
—sickly, pining

faither
—father

fash
—worry, trouble, vex

foy
—party, feast, celebration

freen
—friend

gane
—gone

gie
—give

girdle
—griddle for cooking

gowf
—hit, strike, slap

gracie
—devout, virtuous

granmither
—grandmother

greet
—cry, weep

guid
—good

ha’
—half

hame
—home

heid
—head

heidie
—headstrong, rebellious

heiven
—heaven

het
—hot

Hielands
—Highlands

hoose
—house

hoot
!—pshaw!

howdie
—midwife

hurlie
—trundle, move about on wheels

ilka
—each, every

ill-kindit
—cruel, inhuman

ither
—other

jalouse
—imagine, presume

ken
—to know, recognize

knowe
—knoll

lands
—tenement houses

lang
—long

leal
—loyal

leddy
—lady

leuk
—look

loosome
—lovely

Luckenbooths
—locked market stalls

luve
—love

mair
—more

mebbe
—maybe, perhaps

meikle
—great, much

mem
—madam

mercat
—market

micht
—might

michty
—mighty

mither
—mother

monie
—many

muir
—moor

nane
—none

nicht
—night

niver
—never

noo
—now

och!
—oh!

onie
—any

oniewise
—anyhow

oo aye
—yes (from French
oui
)

oor
—our

oot
—out
ower
—over

pend
—vaulted passageway

praisent
—present, gift

puir
—poor

richt
—right

scoonrel
—scoundrel

sma’
—small

souter
—shoemaker

spurtle
—porridge stick

stayed lass
—old maid

syne
—since, ago, thereafter

thegither
—together

thocht
—thought, believed

tolbooth
—town prison

toun
—town

tron
—public weighing machine

verra
—very

wa’
—wall

walcome
—welcome

wark
—work

weel
—well

wha
—who

whan
—when

whatsomever
—whatever

whaur
—where

wheesht
!—hush!

wi’
—with

wird
—word

wynd
—narrow, winding lane