Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

Name: Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns
Author: Burns, Robert

Burns, Robert

Scottish poetry -- 18th century

=Draigl’t=, draggled.

  =Dreigh=, tedious, slow, tiresome.

  =Droop-rump’lt=, short-rumped.

  =Droukit=, soaked.

  =Drouthy=, thirsty.

  =Drucken=, drunken.

  =Drumlie=, muddy.

  =Drumossie Moor=, Culloden Field.

  =Dub=, a puddle.

  =Duds=, =duddies=, clothes.

  =Duddie=, ragged.

  =Dundee=, a Scotch psalm tune.

  =Dunts=, knocks.

  =Dusht=, touched.

  =Earn=, an eagle.

  =Eerie=, apprehensive, frightened, “queer.”

  =Eild=, old age, eld.

  =Elbuck=, elbow.

  =Eldritch=, unearthly, fearsome.

  =Elgin=, a Scotch psalm tune.

  =Erse=, Gaelic.

  =Ettle=, intention.

  =Eydent=, diligent.

  =Fa’=, to fall; lot; to have (by lot); to claim.

  =Faikit=, let off, excused.

  =Fain=, fond, glad; =fain o’ ither=, fond of each other.

  =Fairin=, a gift from the Fair: ironically = a thrashing.

  =Fan’=, =fand=, found.

  =Fash=, to mind, trouble oneself.

  =Fasten-een=, Fasten-even (evening before Lent).

  =Faught=, a fight.

  =Fauldin’-slap=, gate of the fold.

  =Fawsont=, seemly, well-doing.

  =Fecht=, a fight.

  =Feckless=, feeble, fit for nothing.

  =Fell=, sharp, tasty.

  =Fen’=, =fend=, a shift or provision; to provide for, look after.

  =Ferlie=, to wonder.

  =Fetch’t=, stopped suddenly.

  =Fey=, fated to death.

  =Fidge=, to fidget.

  =Fidgin-fain=, fidgeting with fainness.

  =Fiel=, well.

  =Fient=, fiend. =The fient a=, devil a....

  =Fiere=, comrade.

  =Fissle=, to bustle, be all alive.

  =Fittie-lan’=, the hindmost near horse in ploughing.

  =Fleech’d=, beseeched, wheedled.

  =Flee=, a fly.

  =Fleg=, a fright.

  =Fley’d=, frightened, scared.

  =Flichterin’=, fluttering.

  =Flingin-tree=, a flail.

  =Fliskit=, fretted and capered.

  =Foor=, fared, went.

  =Forbye=, besides.

  =Forfairn=, worn out.

  =Forfoughten=, exhausted by the conflict.

  =Forjesket=, “jaded with fatigue,” R.B.

  =Fou=, full; drunk.

  =Foughten=, troubled, wearied.

  =Fyke=, fidget.

  =Fyle=, to dirty.

  =Gae=, gave.

  =Gae=, =gaed=, go, went.

  =Gairs=, slashes (of a stuffed gown).

  =Gar= (pf. =gar’d=, =gart=) make, cause to.

  =Gate=, =gait=, the road; the way;
    =a’ to the gate=, away, out of the way;
    =tak the gate=, start for home.

  =Gaucie=, =gawcie=, ample, flowing.

  =Gaun=, going.

  =Geck=, to toss the head.

  =Get=, the begettings, offspring.

  =Genty=, trim, elegant.

  =Geordie, the yellow lettered=, a guinea.

  =Gin=, if; when.

  =Girn=, to twist the face, in chagrin or malice.

  =Gizz=, a wig.

  =Glaikit=, silly, thoughtless.

  =Glaum’d=, clutched.

  =Gleib=, a portion (of land).

  =Glowrin=, staring.

  =Glunch=, a scowl.

  =Gowan=, the daisy.

  =Gowk=, a fool; a guy.

  =Graith=, the implements of an occupation.

  =Grat=, wept.

  =Gree=, a prize; =bure the gree= = won the victory.

  =Greet=, to weep.

  =Groanin’ maut=, the gossips’ ale at a lying-in.

  =Gruntle=, the face, phiz.

  =Grunzie=, the phiz (rather, mouth and nose).

  =Grushie=, sturdy-growing.

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Songs and lyrics of Robert BurnsBurns, Robert

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Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

Burns, Robert

Scottish poetry -- 18th century

=Draigl’t=, draggled.

  =Dreigh=, tedious, slow, tiresome.

  =Droop-rump’lt=, short-rumped.

  =Droukit=, soaked.

  =Drouthy=, thirsty.

  =Drucken=, drunken.

  =Drumlie=, muddy.

  =Drumossie Moor=, Culloden Field.

  =Dub=, a puddle.

  =Duds=, =duddies=, clothes.

  =Duddie=, ragged.

  =Dundee=, a Scotch psalm tune.

  =Dunts=, knocks.

  =Dusht=, touched.

  =Earn=, an eagle.

  =Eerie=, apprehensive, frightened, “queer.”

  =Eild=, old age, eld.

  =Elbuck=, elbow.

  =Eldritch=, unearthly, fearsome.

  =Elgin=, a Scotch psalm tune.

  =Erse=, Gaelic.

  =Ettle=, intention.

  =Eydent=, diligent.

  =Fa’=, to fall; lot; to have (by lot); to claim.

  =Faikit=, let off, excused.

  =Fain=, fond, glad; =fain o’ ither=, fond of each other.

  =Fairin=, a gift from the Fair: ironically = a thrashing.

  =Fan’=, =fand=, found.

  =Fash=, to mind, trouble oneself.

  =Fasten-een=, Fasten-even (evening before Lent).

  =Faught=, a fight.

  =Fauldin’-slap=, gate of the fold.

  =Fawsont=, seemly, well-doing.

  =Fecht=, a fight.

  =Feckless=, feeble, fit for nothing.

  =Fell=, sharp, tasty.

  =Fen’=, =fend=, a shift or provision; to provide for, look after.

  =Ferlie=, to wonder.

  =Fetch’t=, stopped suddenly.

  =Fey=, fated to death.

  =Fidge=, to fidget.

  =Fidgin-fain=, fidgeting with fainness.

  =Fiel=, well.

  =Fient=, fiend. =The fient a=, devil a....

  =Fiere=, comrade.

  =Fissle=, to bustle, be all alive.

  =Fittie-lan’=, the hindmost near horse in ploughing.

  =Fleech’d=, beseeched, wheedled.

  =Flee=, a fly.

  =Fleg=, a fright.

  =Fley’d=, frightened, scared.

  =Flichterin’=, fluttering.

  =Flingin-tree=, a flail.

  =Fliskit=, fretted and capered.

  =Foor=, fared, went.

  =Forbye=, besides.

  =Forfairn=, worn out.

  =Forfoughten=, exhausted by the conflict.

  =Forjesket=, “jaded with fatigue,” R.B.

  =Fou=, full; drunk.

  =Foughten=, troubled, wearied.

  =Fyke=, fidget.

  =Fyle=, to dirty.

  =Gae=, gave.

  =Gae=, =gaed=, go, went.

  =Gairs=, slashes (of a stuffed gown).

  =Gar= (pf. =gar’d=, =gart=) make, cause to.

  =Gate=, =gait=, the road; the way;
    =a’ to the gate=, away, out of the way;
    =tak the gate=, start for home.

  =Gaucie=, =gawcie=, ample, flowing.

  =Gaun=, going.

  =Geck=, to toss the head.

  =Get=, the begettings, offspring.

  =Genty=, trim, elegant.

  =Geordie, the yellow lettered=, a guinea.

  =Gin=, if; when.

  =Girn=, to twist the face, in chagrin or malice.

  =Gizz=, a wig.

  =Glaikit=, silly, thoughtless.

  =Glaum’d=, clutched.

  =Gleib=, a portion (of land).

  =Glowrin=, staring.

  =Glunch=, a scowl.

  =Gowan=, the daisy.

  =Gowk=, a fool; a guy.

  =Graith=, the implements of an occupation.

  =Grat=, wept.

  =Gree=, a prize; =bure the gree= = won the victory.

  =Greet=, to weep.

  =Groanin’ maut=, the gossips’ ale at a lying-in.

  =Gruntle=, the face, phiz.

  =Grunzie=, the phiz (rather, mouth and nose).

  =Grushie=, sturdy-growing.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

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