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Fore, to the fore, in being Gutcher, grandfather.

Flyte, to fcold.

Fog, mofs.

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Kairn, or cairn, heaps of Lucken, gathered together,

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Meikle, or Muckle, much.

Meife, move.
Mends, revenge.

Menfe, manners; to decorate.

Menzie, a company or retinue.

Milfy, a fearch for milk. Mint, attempt. Minny, mother. Mirk, dark. Mons-meg, a very large iron cannon in the castle of Edinburgh, capable of holding two people. Mou, mouth.

Moup, to eat as wanting teeth.

Mouter, the miller's toll.
Muck, dung.

Mutches, linen quoifs or hoods.

Na', and Nae, no, none.

Pat, put.

Pawky, cunning. Paunches, tripe.

Peat-pot, peat coal pit.
Pibrogh, a highland tune.
Pickle, a fmall share.
Pig, earthen pot.

Pillar, ftool of repentance.
Pine, pain.
Pith, ftrength.
Plet, to fold; twist.
Poortith, poverty.
Pou, or Pu, well.
Powfowdy, ram-head foup.
Prig, haggle.
Prive, to prove, or tafte.

Rair, roar.
Rashes, rushes.
Red up, put in order.
Renzie, rein.
Rever, robber.
Rifarts, radishes.

Nane, none.

Nees, nofe.

Rife, plenty. Riggs, ridges.

Neift, next.

Nither, Starve or pinch.

Nowther, neither.

Row, roll.

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Sharn, cow-dung.

Streek, Stretch.

Shaw, Show; a woody Stenzie, to stain.

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Speer, to ask.

Spelding, dried white fish. Trifte, appointment.

Stane, Stone.

Trig, neat.

Trow, believe.

Twin, to part from.

Starns, ftars.

Wad, would.

Wae, woe.

Wale, to chufe, the choice. Waen, child.

Wallowit, faded or withered.

Wan, pale; won.
Wallop, gallop.

Wame, womb; belly.

Ware, beflow.

War, worse.

Wat, know.

Waws, walls.

Wawk, walk; wake.

Wakerife, not inclined to fleep.

Wear in, hem in.

Wee, little.

Weind, thought.

Weirs, wars.

Wha, who.

Whinging, whining.
Whisht, hold your peace.
Whillywha, a cheat or bite.
Wilks, periwinkles.
Win, or won, dwell.
Winna, will not.
Winfome, handfome.
Wift, known.

Withershins, to move con

trary.

Woo, wool.

Wood, mad.

Woody, a withy.

Wow! wonderful! ah!

Wylie, cunning.
Wyfon, the gullet.
Wyre, to blame.

Unco, very strange.

Yad, a mare.

Whang, a large cut.

Whatrecks, what matters it Whilk, which.

Yefe, ye shall.

Yern, defire.

Yeftreen, yefternight.

FINIS.

Printed by R. CLARK, Edinburgh.

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