_Chuckies_, chickens.
_Chuffy_, clownish.
_Clavering_, talking idly.
_Cleeding_, clothing.
_Clishmaclavers_, idle talk.
_Clocksie_, vivacious.
_Cock-up_, a hat or cap turned up before.
_Coft_, purchased.
_Cogie_, a hollow wooden vessel.
_Coozy_, warm.
_Cosie_, snug, comfortable.
_Cowt_, cattle.
_Creel_, a basket.
_Croft_, a tenement of land.
_Croon_, to make a plaintive sound.
_Crouse_, brisk.
_Crusie_, a small lamp.
_Cuddle_, embrace.
_Curpin_, the crupper of a saddle.
_Cuttie_, a short pipe.
_Daff_, sport.
_Daut_, caress.
_Daud_, blow.
_Daunder_, to walk thoughtlessly.
_Dautit_, fondled.
_Dirdum_, tumult.
_Disjasket_, having appearance of decay.
_Doited_, stupid.
_Dool_, grief.
_Dorty_, a foolish urchin.
_Douf_, dull.
_Dowie_, sad.
_Draigle_, draggle.
_Dringing_, delaying.
_Drone_, sound of bagpipes.
_Dung_, defeated.
_Eerie_, timorous.
_Eident_, wary.
_Elf_, a puny creature.
_Fashious_, troublesome.
_Fauld_, a fold.
_Ferlies_, remarkable things.
_Fleyt_, frightened.
_Fogie_, a stupid old person.
_Foumart_, a pole-cat.
_Fraise_, flattery.
_Frumpish_, crumpled.
_Gabbit_, a person prone to idle talk.
_Gart_, compelled.
_Giggle_, unmeaning laughter.
_Gin_, if.
_Girse_, grass.
_Glaikit_, stupid.
_Glamrie_, the power of enchantment.
_Glower_, stare.
_Grusome_, frightful.
_Grist_, the fee paid at the mill for grinding.
_Gutchir_, grandfather.
_Gutters_, mud, wet dust.
_Hain_, save, preserve.
_Hap_, cover.
_Havens_, endowments.
_Henny_, honey, a familiar term of affection among the peasantry.
_Hinkum_, that which is put up in hanks or balls, as thread.
_Howe_, a hollow.
_Hyne_, hence.
_Kail_, cabbages, colewort.
_Kebbuck_, a cheese.
_Keil_, red clay, used for marking.
_Ken_, know.
_Kenspeckle_, having a singular appearance.
_Leal_, honest, faithful.
_Leese me_, pleased am I with.
_Lyart_, gray-haired.
_Loof_, the palm of the hand.
_Lowin_, warm.
_Lucky, A_, an old woman.
_Luntin_, smoking.
_Mailin_, a farm.
_Maukin_, a hare.
_Mirk_, dark.
_Mishanter_, a sorry scrape.
_Mittens_, gloves without fingers.
_Mouldie_, crumbling.
_Mouls_, the earth of the grave.
_Mows_, easy.
_Mutch_, a woman's cap.
_Neip_, a turnip.
_Neive_, the closed fist.
_Nippen_, carried off surreptitiously.
_Ouk_, week.
_Owerlay_, a cravat.
_Perk_, push.
_Perlins_, women's ornaments.
_Poortith_, poverty.
_Preed_, tasted.
_Randy_, a scold, a shrew.
_Rate_, slander.
_Rink_, run about.
_Routh_, abundance.
_Rummulgumshin_, common sense.
_Sabbit_, sobbed.
_Scant_, scarce.
_Scartle_, a graip or fork.
_Scrimply_, barely.
_Scug_, shelter.
_Seer_, sure.
_Shaw_, a plantation.
_Shiel_, a sheep shed.
_Skeigh_, timorous.
_Skiffin_, moving lightly.
_Smeddum_, sagacity.
_Snooded_, the hair bound up.
_Spaewife,_ a female fortune-teller.
_Spence_, a larder.
_Steenies_, guineas.
_Sud_, should.
_Sumph_, a soft person.
_Swankie_, a clever young fellow.
_Sweir_, indolent.
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