Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns

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

Burns, Robert

Scottish poetry -- 18th century

=Speel=, to climb.

  =Speer=, =spier=, to inquire.

  =Splore=, a jollification.

  =Spotting=, ? making =spates=.

  =Sprattle=, to scramble.

  =Spring=, a quick dancing air on the pipes.

  =Spritty=, full of roots of sprits, or rushes.

  =Spunkies=, Will-o’-the-wisps.

  =Stacher=, to stagger.

  =Stang=, to sting.

  =Stank=, a pool.

  =Starns=, stars.

  =Staumrel=, doltish, half-witted.

  =Staw=, stole.

  =Staw=, to disgust, turn the stomach.

  =Stechin=, cramming.

  =Steek=, to close, fasten.

  =Steeks=, stitches, links (of a purse).

  =Steer=, to stir, molest.

  =Steeve=, firm, compact.

  =Sten=, a leap, bound.

  =Stents=, assessments, dues.

  =Stey=, steep.

  =Stilt=, to limp, halt.

  =Stimpart=, a dry measure = about ½ peck.

  =Stirk=, a young bullock or heifer (over a year old).

  =Stocks=, heads (of cabbage, etc.)

  =Stoiter=, to stagger.

  =Stookit raw=, row of =stooks=, or shocks of corn.

  =Stoor=, harsh, deep-sounding.

  =Stoure=, dust (of toil, etc.)

  =Stown=, (could) have stolen.

  =Stowlins=, by stealth.

  =Streekit=, stretched.

  =Stroan’d=, spouted.

  =Studdie=, an anvil.

  =Sturt=, trouble.

  =Sucker=, sugar.

  =Swank=, limber, agile.

  =Swarf=, to swoon.

  =Swat=, sweated.

  =Swats=, new ale.

  =Swither=, hesitation.

  =Syne=, then; since.

  =Tapetless=, headless = silly.

  =Tapsalteerie=, topsyturvy.

  =Tassie=, a cup.

  =Tawie=, quiet to handle.

  =Tawted=, matted.

  =Teat= (pron. =tait=), a little, a small quantity.

  =Temper-pin=, the wooden pin that regulates (tempers), the motion
    of the spinning-wheel.

  =Tent=, care, heed; to care for, attend to.

  =Tentie=, careful.

  =Thack=, thatch.

  =Thae=, those.

  =Thairm=, fiddlestrings; intestines.

  =Theekit=, thatched.

  =Thegither=, together.

  =Thieveless=, dry, unfriendly.

  =Thir=, these.

  =Thirl=, to thrill.

  =Thole=, to endure, suffer.

  =Thowe=, a thaw.

  =Thowless=, lazy, good-for-nothing.

  =Thrang=, busy; a throng.

  =Thrave=, 24 sheaves (= 2 shocks) of corn.

  =Thraw=, to cross, contradict; to twist;
    =Thraw saugh woodies=, make (and peddle) baskets.

  =Thrissle=, the thistle.

  =Throu’ther=, =throwther=, pell-mell, mixed up.

  =Till=, to;
    =till’t=, to it.

  =Timmer=, timber; the woods.

  =Tine=, lose; be lost.

  =Tint=, lost.

  =Tinkler=, a tinker.

  =Tirlin’=, rattling on the door-pin (= knocking for admittance.)

  =Tittie=, sister.

  =Tocher=, dowry; =tocher-band=, marriage-contract.

  =Tod=, a fox.

  =Toun= (often spelt =town=), a farm-house and the buildings
    a-near; a hamlet.

  =Towmond=, a twelvemonth.

  =Toyte=, totter.

  =Trig=, smart, neat.

  =Tyke=, a vagrant dog.

  =Unco=, great; very; strange.

  =Uncos=, news; strangers.

  =Vauntie=, proud, in high spirits.

  =Virl=, the ring of metal round the point of a staff or umbrella.

  =Wabster=, a weaver.

  =Wad=, would; wager.

  =Wae=, sorrowful.

  =Waft=, a side excursion.

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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

=Speel=, to climb.

  =Speer=, =spier=, to inquire.

  =Splore=, a jollification.

  =Spotting=, ? making =spates=.

  =Sprattle=, to scramble.

  =Spring=, a quick dancing air on the pipes.

  =Spritty=, full of roots of sprits, or rushes.

  =Spunkies=, Will-o’-the-wisps.

  =Stacher=, to stagger.

  =Stang=, to sting.

  =Stank=, a pool.

  =Starns=, stars.

  =Staumrel=, doltish, half-witted.

  =Staw=, stole.

  =Staw=, to disgust, turn the stomach.

  =Stechin=, cramming.

  =Steek=, to close, fasten.

  =Steeks=, stitches, links (of a purse).

  =Steer=, to stir, molest.

  =Steeve=, firm, compact.

  =Sten=, a leap, bound.

  =Stents=, assessments, dues.

  =Stey=, steep.

  =Stilt=, to limp, halt.

  =Stimpart=, a dry measure = about ½ peck.

  =Stirk=, a young bullock or heifer (over a year old).

  =Stocks=, heads (of cabbage, etc.)

  =Stoiter=, to stagger.

  =Stookit raw=, row of =stooks=, or shocks of corn.

  =Stoor=, harsh, deep-sounding.

  =Stoure=, dust (of toil, etc.)

  =Stown=, (could) have stolen.

  =Stowlins=, by stealth.

  =Streekit=, stretched.

  =Stroan’d=, spouted.

  =Studdie=, an anvil.

  =Sturt=, trouble.

  =Sucker=, sugar.

  =Swank=, limber, agile.

  =Swarf=, to swoon.

  =Swat=, sweated.

  =Swats=, new ale.

  =Swither=, hesitation.

  =Syne=, then; since.

  =Tapetless=, headless = silly.

  =Tapsalteerie=, topsyturvy.

  =Tassie=, a cup.

  =Tawie=, quiet to handle.

  =Tawted=, matted.

  =Teat= (pron. =tait=), a little, a small quantity.

  =Temper-pin=, the wooden pin that regulates (tempers), the motion
    of the spinning-wheel.

  =Tent=, care, heed; to care for, attend to.

  =Tentie=, careful.

  =Thack=, thatch.

  =Thae=, those.

  =Thairm=, fiddlestrings; intestines.

  =Theekit=, thatched.

  =Thegither=, together.

  =Thieveless=, dry, unfriendly.

  =Thir=, these.

  =Thirl=, to thrill.

  =Thole=, to endure, suffer.

  =Thowe=, a thaw.

  =Thowless=, lazy, good-for-nothing.

  =Thrang=, busy; a throng.

  =Thrave=, 24 sheaves (= 2 shocks) of corn.

  =Thraw=, to cross, contradict; to twist;
    =Thraw saugh woodies=, make (and peddle) baskets.

  =Thrissle=, the thistle.

  =Throu’ther=, =throwther=, pell-mell, mixed up.

  =Till=, to;
    =till’t=, to it.

  =Timmer=, timber; the woods.

  =Tine=, lose; be lost.

  =Tint=, lost.

  =Tinkler=, a tinker.

  =Tirlin’=, rattling on the door-pin (= knocking for admittance.)

  =Tittie=, sister.

  =Tocher=, dowry; =tocher-band=, marriage-contract.

  =Tod=, a fox.

  =Toun= (often spelt =town=), a farm-house and the buildings
    a-near; a hamlet.

  =Towmond=, a twelvemonth.

  =Toyte=, totter.

  =Trig=, smart, neat.

  =Tyke=, a vagrant dog.

  =Unco=, great; very; strange.

  =Uncos=, news; strangers.

  =Vauntie=, proud, in high spirits.

  =Virl=, the ring of metal round the point of a staff or umbrella.

  =Wabster=, a weaver.

  =Wad=, would; wager.

  =Wae=, sorrowful.

  =Waft=, a side excursion.

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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