glossary

a&039;, all

a-back, behd, away

abiegh, aloof, off

abls, v aibls

aboon, above up

abread, abroad

abreed, breadth

ae, one

aff, off

aff-hand, at once

aff-loof, offhand

a-fiel, afield

afore, before

aft, oft

aften, often

agley, awry

ah, behd

aibls, perhaps

aidle, foul water

aik, oak

aiken, oaken

a, own

air, early

airle, earnest oney

airn, iron

airt, direction

airt, to direct

aith, oath

aits, oats

aiver, an old horse

aizle, a cder

a-jee, ajar; to one side

ake, as

ane, alone

ang, along

aaist, alost

aang, aong

an, if

an&039;, and

ance, once

ane, one

aneath, beneath

anes, ones

anither, another

aa-fontis, sprg water

aa-vitae, whiskey

arle, v airle

ase, ashes

asklent, askew, askance

aspar, aspread

asteer, astir

a&039;thegither, altother

athort, athwart

aeel, truth

aeen, beeen

aught, eight

aught, possessed of

aughten, eighteen

aughtls, at all

auld, old

auldfarran, auldfarrant, shrewd, old-fashioned, sagacio

auld reekie, edburgh

auld-warld, old-world

auo, als

ava, at all

awa, away

awald, backways and doubled up

awauk, awake

awauken, awaken

awe, owe

awkart, awkward

awnie, bearded

ayont, beyond

ba&039;, a ball

backet, bucket, box

backit, backed

backls-, g back

back-yett, gate at the back

bade, endured

bade, asked

baggie, stoach

baig&039;s, bayos

baillie, agistrate of a sts burgh

baie, bony

bairn, child

bairnti, brood

baith, both

bakes, biscuits

balts, bald