Legends of the North: The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy BrideBuchan, Patrick
Philosophy
Legends of the North: The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride
Buchan, Patrick
Fairy poetry, Scottish
Bairns, _children_.
Beff, _to strike with a heavy blow_.
Begink, _a trick played on one_; _a misfortune_.
Beik, _bake_; _inflame_.
Ben, _within_.
Birrin' at the wheel, _spinning busily_; birr, _to whirr_.
Boose, _a drinking bout_.
Braid, _broad_.
Brawly, _in good health_.
Breeks, _breeches_.
Breid, _bread_.
Browdenin' on, _thinking fondly of_.
Buik, _bulk_.
Buik, _to give to the session clerk the names of those to be married for
the proclamation of the banns of marriage_.
Bumbees, _humble bees_.
Buskit, _dressed_.
But an' ben, _in every apartment_.
Byehan', _finished_.
Byke, _the hive, or nest of the humble bee_.
Byous, _extraordinary_; _beyond or bye use_.
C
Ca', _call_; _right_.
Cantrips, _wild actions_.
Canty, cantie, _cheerful and pleasant_.
Chaumer, _chamber_.
Chessel, _a cheese-vat_.
Chiels, _men_.
Clean-cap-oot a' roun', _all round the table must drain the glass_.
Clout, _patch_; _mend_.
Coo, _cow_.
Couthie, _kind_.
Cozy, _comfortable_.
Crack, _conversation_.
Crack, in a, _in an instant_.
Crap an' reet, _crop and root_; _the whole of a thing from beginning
to end_.
Crouse, _brisk_; _bold_; _boldly_.
Cuist, _cast_.
Cuttie, _a short spoon made of horn_.
D
Daft, _mad_.
Dawtie, _pet_.
Dazed, _stupified_.
Deaved, _rendered deaf_.
Dee, _die_.
Deed, _indeed_.
Deein', _doing_.
Dellin', _digging with a spade_.
Dinna, _do not_.
Dirdum, _an uproar_; _a loud noise_.
Donnart, _stupid_.
Doo, _dove_.
Douce-lookin', _solemn-looking_.
Dowie, _sick_.
Drappy, _a small quantity_.
Dreepie, _very rainy_.
Dreich, _dreary_; _slow_.
Drucken bite, _a dainty morsel to make the strong drink taste sweeter_.
Drummel'd, _stupified_; _dumfoundered_.
E
Ech, och, _the smallest word or sound_.
Ee, _eye_; _pl._ Een.
Eident, _diligent_.
Eldricht, _wild_; _unearthly_.
F
Fairin', _a present from a fair_.
Fair fa', _may fortune attend_.
Fash'd, _troubled_.
Feckly, _for the most part_.
Fell, _very_.
Fell, _sharp_; _keen_.
Fernyear, _the past year_.
Feshin', _fetching_.
Fidgin', _moving in a fidgety manner_.
Fient, _not_; _a strong negation_. _Corrupted from fiend._
Fire-flaucht, _lightning_.
Fizz, _great hurry_.
Fleechin', _flattering_.
Flichter, _flutter_; _quiver_.
Forebear, _forefather_.
Forbye, _besides_.
Forrit, _forward_.
Fou, _drunk_.
Freely, _wholly_.
Fussled, _whistled_.
Fyke, _vexation_; _trouble_.
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