Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

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

Burns, Robert

Scottish poetry -- 18th century

=Ramfeezl’d=, fagged out.

  =Ram-stam=, headlong, reckless.

  =Rant=, to rollick, royster.

  =Rants=, jollifications; rows.

  =Rape=, a rope.

  =Raploch=, coarse cloth.

  =Rash=, a rush.

  =Rash-buss=, a clump of rushes.

  =Ratton=, a rat.

  =Raw=, a row (of pins).

  =Rax=, to stretch; to reach;
    =Rax thy leather=, stretch or exercise thyself.

  =Reave=, to rob.

  =Red-wat-shod=, red-wet-shod.

  =Reek=, smoke; to smoke.

  =Reekit=, smoked, smoky.

  =Remead=, remedy.

  =Rig=, a ridge.

  =Riggin=, the roof, roof-tree.

  =Reestit=, scorched; rested = refused to go.

  =Rigwoodie hags=, gallows hags (rigging for the =woodie=).

  =Rip=, (or =ripp=,) a handful of corn from the sheaf.

  =Rive=, to strain, rend, tear.

  =Rock=, a distaff.

  =Rockin=, a social meeting for song and chat and story, to which
    the women brought their =rock= or distaff.

  =Roose=, to praise, flatter.

  =Rowe=, to roll.

  =Rowte=, to low, bellow.

  =Rowth=, abundance.

  =Rung=, a cudgel.

  =Sair=, sore; to serve.

  =Sarkit=, shirted.

  =Saugh=, the willow;
    =saugh woodies=, willow-wands.

  =Sawmont=, salmon.

  =Scaith=, hurt.

  =Scar= (or =Scaur=), a jutting cliff, or bank of earth.

  =Scaur=, to scare; (adj.) readily scared.

  =Scaud=, scald.

  =Scho=, she.

  =Sconner=, to loathe.

  =Screed=, a rent, tear.

  =Scrievin’=, careering; tearing along.

  =Seizins=, freehold properties.

  =Sets you=, becomes you.

  =Seventeen-hunder linen=, fine linen, woven in a reed of 1700
    divisions.

  =Shachl’t=, large and shapeless.

  =Shavie=, a trick.

  =Shaw=, a wood.

  =Sheuch=, a ditch, watercourse.

  =Shiel=, a shed or hut.

  =Shill=, shrill, shrilly.

  =Sic=, such.

  =Siller=, silver; money; wealth.

  =Sinsyne=, since then.

  =Skeigh=, skittish, coy.

  =Skellum=, a scullion, a worthless fellow.

  =Skelp=, to spank (in all the Eng. senses).

  =Skinkin’=, watery.

  =Skirl=, to shrill out, to scream.

  =Sklent=, to slant, look aside; to cheat.

  =Skriegh=, a scream.

  =Shyrin’=, flaring.

  =Skyte=, a glancing quick stroke.

  =Slap=, a gap in a fence or wall, a gate.

  =Sleeest=, slyest.

  =Slypet=, slipped down.

  =Smoor’d=, smothered.

  =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.

  =Snapper=, to stumble along.

  =Snash=, abuse, insolence.

  =Snaw-broo=, melted snow.

  =Sned=, to crop, lop, prune;
    =Sned besoms=, make birch-brooms.

  =Snell=, bitter, biting.

  =Sneeshin-mill=, the snuff-box.

  =Snick= (or =sneck=), the door latchet.

  =Snool=, to snub; to bear snubbing, cringe.

  =Snoove=, to go slowly and steadily on.

  =Snowkit=, pried with the nose.

  =Sonsie=, plump and pleasant.

  =Sough=, a sighing sound.

  =Soupe= (or =Sowpe=), a “sup” of anything.

  =Souter=, a cobbler.

  =Sowth=, the low humming or whistling of one trying over a tune.
    Cp. “soothe.”

  =Sowther=, solder.

  =Spairge=, sprinkle.

  =Spate=, the flooding of a river or stream.

  =Spavie=, the spavin.

  =Spean=, to wean.

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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

=Ramfeezl’d=, fagged out.

  =Ram-stam=, headlong, reckless.

  =Rant=, to rollick, royster.

  =Rants=, jollifications; rows.

  =Rape=, a rope.

  =Raploch=, coarse cloth.

  =Rash=, a rush.

  =Rash-buss=, a clump of rushes.

  =Ratton=, a rat.

  =Raw=, a row (of pins).

  =Rax=, to stretch; to reach;
    =Rax thy leather=, stretch or exercise thyself.

  =Reave=, to rob.

  =Red-wat-shod=, red-wet-shod.

  =Reek=, smoke; to smoke.

  =Reekit=, smoked, smoky.

  =Remead=, remedy.

  =Rig=, a ridge.

  =Riggin=, the roof, roof-tree.

  =Reestit=, scorched; rested = refused to go.

  =Rigwoodie hags=, gallows hags (rigging for the =woodie=).

  =Rip=, (or =ripp=,) a handful of corn from the sheaf.

  =Rive=, to strain, rend, tear.

  =Rock=, a distaff.

  =Rockin=, a social meeting for song and chat and story, to which
    the women brought their =rock= or distaff.

  =Roose=, to praise, flatter.

  =Rowe=, to roll.

  =Rowte=, to low, bellow.

  =Rowth=, abundance.

  =Rung=, a cudgel.

  =Sair=, sore; to serve.

  =Sarkit=, shirted.

  =Saugh=, the willow;
    =saugh woodies=, willow-wands.

  =Sawmont=, salmon.

  =Scaith=, hurt.

  =Scar= (or =Scaur=), a jutting cliff, or bank of earth.

  =Scaur=, to scare; (adj.) readily scared.

  =Scaud=, scald.

  =Scho=, she.

  =Sconner=, to loathe.

  =Screed=, a rent, tear.

  =Scrievin’=, careering; tearing along.

  =Seizins=, freehold properties.

  =Sets you=, becomes you.

  =Seventeen-hunder linen=, fine linen, woven in a reed of 1700
    divisions.

  =Shachl’t=, large and shapeless.

  =Shavie=, a trick.

  =Shaw=, a wood.

  =Sheuch=, a ditch, watercourse.

  =Shiel=, a shed or hut.

  =Shill=, shrill, shrilly.

  =Sic=, such.

  =Siller=, silver; money; wealth.

  =Sinsyne=, since then.

  =Skeigh=, skittish, coy.

  =Skellum=, a scullion, a worthless fellow.

  =Skelp=, to spank (in all the Eng. senses).

  =Skinkin’=, watery.

  =Skirl=, to shrill out, to scream.

  =Sklent=, to slant, look aside; to cheat.

  =Skriegh=, a scream.

  =Shyrin’=, flaring.

  =Skyte=, a glancing quick stroke.

  =Slap=, a gap in a fence or wall, a gate.

  =Sleeest=, slyest.

  =Slypet=, slipped down.

  =Smoor’d=, smothered.

  =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.

  =Snapper=, to stumble along.

  =Snash=, abuse, insolence.

  =Snaw-broo=, melted snow.

  =Sned=, to crop, lop, prune;
    =Sned besoms=, make birch-brooms.

  =Snell=, bitter, biting.

  =Sneeshin-mill=, the snuff-box.

  =Snick= (or =sneck=), the door latchet.

  =Snool=, to snub; to bear snubbing, cringe.

  =Snoove=, to go slowly and steadily on.

  =Snowkit=, pried with the nose.

  =Sonsie=, plump and pleasant.

  =Sough=, a sighing sound.

  =Soupe= (or =Sowpe=), a “sup” of anything.

  =Souter=, a cobbler.

  =Sowth=, the low humming or whistling of one trying over a tune.
    Cp. “soothe.”

  =Sowther=, solder.

  =Spairge=, sprinkle.

  =Spate=, the flooding of a river or stream.

  =Spavie=, the spavin.

  =Spean=, to wean.

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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