Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

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

Burns, Robert

Scottish poetry -- 18th century

=Kittle=, risky, difficult.

  =Knaggie=, knobbly.

  =Knap=, to break (stones for road-metal).

  =Knowe=, a knoll.

  =Kyles=, skittles.

  =Kytes=, bellies.

  =Laigh=, low.

  =Laik=, lack.

  =Lairing=, sinking in moss or mud.

  =Laithfu’=, lothe, bashful.

  =Lallan=, Lowland.

  =Lane=, lone, alone (is used with possessive pronoun: “thou art
    no thy lane” = not alone).

  =Lap=, leapt.

  =Lave=, the remainder; the rest of them.

  =Lawin=, the reckoning.

  =Lea= (also =lay= and =ley=), untilled or meadow-land.

  =Lea-rig=, strip of grass-land.

  =Lear=, lore, learning.

  =Lee-lang=, livelong.

  =Leeze me on=, a blessing on.

  =Licket=, licked, thrashed.

  =Lift=, the sky; a load, share.

  =Limmer=, a jade.

  =Lin= (also =Linn=), a waterfall.

  =Link=, to go dancingly, trippingly on.

  =Linkit at it=, went at it.

  =Linties= (or =Lintwhites=), linnets.

  =Loan=, a lane.

  =Loof=, palm of the hand; the hand.

  =Loot=, let (past tense).

  =Lough=, a loch, lake.

  =Loup= (also =lowp=), to leap.

  =Lowe=, a flame.

  =Lug=, ear.

  =Lugget=, eared; =lugget caup=, the two-eared cup.

  =Luggie=, a =cog= with an upright handle.

  =Luntin=, smoking.

  =Lyart=, faded, blanched.

  =Mae=, more.

  =Mailin=, a farm.

  =Mark=, an old Scots coin (1s. 1½d. stg.).

  =Martyrs=, a Scotch psalm tune.

  =Maukin=, a hare.

  =Maun=, must.

  =Maut=, malt.

  =Mavis=, the thrush.

  =Melder=, a milling, or quantity of corn sent to be ground.

  =Mell=, to meddle.

  =Mense=, good manners, discretion.

  =Messan=, a mongrel.

  =Midden=, a dungheap.

  =Midden-creels=, dungheap baskets.

  =Mind=, to remind; to remember.

  =Minnie=, mother.

  =Mirk=, dark.

  =Moop=, to nibble; to herd with.

  =Mottie=, dusty.

  =Mou’=, the mouth.

  =Moudiewort=, a mole.

  =Muslin-kail=, meatless broth.

  =Mutchkin=, a liquid measure = 1 pint English.

  =Naigie=, dim. of =naig=, a nag.

  =Nappy=, ale, liquor.

  =Near-hand=, nearly.

  =Neuk=, corner.

  =New-ca’d=, newly driven.

  =Nieve=, fist.

  =Niffer=, exchange.

  =Nit=, a nut.

  =Nowte=, cattle.

  =Ourie=, shivering, drooping.

  =Out-owre=, out-over, away across.

  =Owsen=, oxen.

  =Pack and thick=, confidental.

  =Paidle=, to wade.

  =Painch=, the paunch.

  =Paitrick=, a partridge.

  =Parishen=, the people of a parish.

  =Pat=, did put.

  =Pattle=, a plough-spade.

  =Paughty=, pompous, haughty.

  =Paukie= (or =pawkie=), sly.

  =Pechan=, the stomach.

  =Pechin’=, cramming.

  =Pint= (Scots), two English quarts.

  =Plack=, a small coin, about ⅓d.

  =Plaiden=, of coarse woollen cloth.

  =Poind=, distrain.

  =Poortith=, poverty.

  =Poussie=, the hare.

  =Pow=, the poll, head.

  =Pownie=, a pony.

  =Prief=, proof.

  =Priggin’=, haggling.

  =Proveses=, provosts.

  =Pyke=, to pick.

  =Pyles=, grains, particles.

  =Quat=, quitted.

  =Quean=, a young woman, lass.

  =Ragweed=, the ragwort.

  =Rair=, to roar.

  =Raize=, to excite, to anger.

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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

=Kittle=, risky, difficult.

  =Knaggie=, knobbly.

  =Knap=, to break (stones for road-metal).

  =Knowe=, a knoll.

  =Kyles=, skittles.

  =Kytes=, bellies.

  =Laigh=, low.

  =Laik=, lack.

  =Lairing=, sinking in moss or mud.

  =Laithfu’=, lothe, bashful.

  =Lallan=, Lowland.

  =Lane=, lone, alone (is used with possessive pronoun: “thou art
    no thy lane” = not alone).

  =Lap=, leapt.

  =Lave=, the remainder; the rest of them.

  =Lawin=, the reckoning.

  =Lea= (also =lay= and =ley=), untilled or meadow-land.

  =Lea-rig=, strip of grass-land.

  =Lear=, lore, learning.

  =Lee-lang=, livelong.

  =Leeze me on=, a blessing on.

  =Licket=, licked, thrashed.

  =Lift=, the sky; a load, share.

  =Limmer=, a jade.

  =Lin= (also =Linn=), a waterfall.

  =Link=, to go dancingly, trippingly on.

  =Linkit at it=, went at it.

  =Linties= (or =Lintwhites=), linnets.

  =Loan=, a lane.

  =Loof=, palm of the hand; the hand.

  =Loot=, let (past tense).

  =Lough=, a loch, lake.

  =Loup= (also =lowp=), to leap.

  =Lowe=, a flame.

  =Lug=, ear.

  =Lugget=, eared; =lugget caup=, the two-eared cup.

  =Luggie=, a =cog= with an upright handle.

  =Luntin=, smoking.

  =Lyart=, faded, blanched.

  =Mae=, more.

  =Mailin=, a farm.

  =Mark=, an old Scots coin (1s. 1½d. stg.).

  =Martyrs=, a Scotch psalm tune.

  =Maukin=, a hare.

  =Maun=, must.

  =Maut=, malt.

  =Mavis=, the thrush.

  =Melder=, a milling, or quantity of corn sent to be ground.

  =Mell=, to meddle.

  =Mense=, good manners, discretion.

  =Messan=, a mongrel.

  =Midden=, a dungheap.

  =Midden-creels=, dungheap baskets.

  =Mind=, to remind; to remember.

  =Minnie=, mother.

  =Mirk=, dark.

  =Moop=, to nibble; to herd with.

  =Mottie=, dusty.

  =Mou’=, the mouth.

  =Moudiewort=, a mole.

  =Muslin-kail=, meatless broth.

  =Mutchkin=, a liquid measure = 1 pint English.

  =Naigie=, dim. of =naig=, a nag.

  =Nappy=, ale, liquor.

  =Near-hand=, nearly.

  =Neuk=, corner.

  =New-ca’d=, newly driven.

  =Nieve=, fist.

  =Niffer=, exchange.

  =Nit=, a nut.

  =Nowte=, cattle.

  =Ourie=, shivering, drooping.

  =Out-owre=, out-over, away across.

  =Owsen=, oxen.

  =Pack and thick=, confidental.

  =Paidle=, to wade.

  =Painch=, the paunch.

  =Paitrick=, a partridge.

  =Parishen=, the people of a parish.

  =Pat=, did put.

  =Pattle=, a plough-spade.

  =Paughty=, pompous, haughty.

  =Paukie= (or =pawkie=), sly.

  =Pechan=, the stomach.

  =Pechin’=, cramming.

  =Pint= (Scots), two English quarts.

  =Plack=, a small coin, about ⅓d.

  =Plaiden=, of coarse woollen cloth.

  =Poind=, distrain.

  =Poortith=, poverty.

  =Poussie=, the hare.

  =Pow=, the poll, head.

  =Pownie=, a pony.

  =Prief=, proof.

  =Priggin’=, haggling.

  =Proveses=, provosts.

  =Pyke=, to pick.

  =Pyles=, grains, particles.

  =Quat=, quitted.

  =Quean=, a young woman, lass.

  =Ragweed=, the ragwort.

  =Rair=, to roar.

  =Raize=, to excite, to anger.

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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