Glossary

The following is taken from Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland:

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• To CA, v. a. to call; to strike; to drive.
• To CAB, v. a. to pilfer.
• CABBACK. See KEBBUCK.
• CADDIS, s. lint for dressing a wound.
• CADIE, s. an errand-runner; a carrier of parcels.
• CAFF, s. chaff.
• CAIGIE, s. wanton.
• CAIGIELY, adv. cheerfully; wantonly.
• CAIK, s. a flat cake made of oatmeal.
• To CAIKLE, v. a. to make a noise like a hen.
• CAIRD, s. a gipsy; a travelling tinker.
• CAIP, CAPE, s. the highest part of anything.
• CAIRN, s. a conical heap of stones.
• CAIR-WEEDS, s. mourning weeds.
• CALD, CAULD, s. cold.
• CALLAN, CALLANT, s. a stripling.
• CALLER, adj. cool; refreshing.
• CALLOT, s. a cap for a woman's head.
• CALM-SOUGH, to say little.
• CALSAY, CAWSAY, s. a causeway street; that part of a street which is bounded by the flags.
• CAM, pret. came.
• CAM-NOSED, adj. hook-nosed.
• CAMPY, adj. bold; brave.
• CAMSHAUCHEL'D, part. adj. distorted.
• CAMSTERIE, CAMSTAIRIE, adj. unmanageable; perverse.
• CANE, KAIN, s. a duty paid by a tenant of land to the owners in kind.
• CANKERT, adj. ill-tempered; cross.
• CANN, CAN, s. skill; knowledge; acquirements.
• CANNA, CANNAE, cannot.
• CANNIE, KANNIE, adj. cautious; prudent.
• CANNILY, adv. prudently; cautiously.
• CANTY, adj. cheerful; lively.
• CANTEL, s. the crown of the head.
• CANTRAP, s. an incantation; a spell; mischief artfully performed.
• CAP, v. n. to crown; to surmount.
• CAP, KAP, s. a wooden bowl.
• CAPERCAILYE, CAPERCALYEANE, s. the wood-grouse or cock of the wood, Tetrao urogallus (Linn.)
• CAPERNOITED, adj. peevish; irritable; crabbed; snappish.
• CARDINAL, s. a long cloak worn by women, generally those of a red colour, and commonly provided with a hood.
• CAR-HANDED, adv. left-handed.
• CARL, CAIRLE, CARLL, s. an old man.
• CARLIE, s. a diminutive man.
• CARLIN, s. an old woman.
• CARLINS-E'EN, s. the last night of the year.
• CARLISH, s. boorish; clownish.
• CARRITCH, CARITCH, s. the catechism.
• To CARP, v. a. to contend.
• CARSE, KERSS, s. a low and fertile tract of land adjacent to a river.
• CASTOCK, CASTACK, s. the stalk or inner core of cabbage or greens.
• To CAST-OUT, v. n. to quarrel.
• To CAST-UP, v. a. to upbraid; to throw in one's teeth.
• CATCHY, adj. ready to take advantage of another.
• CATTLE-RAIK, s. a common on which cattle are fed; the feeding range of cattle.
• CATWITTIT, adj. harebrained; unsettled.
• CAUDRON, s. a chaldron.
• CAULD, s. cold.
• CAULDRIFE, adj. susceptible ofcold.
• CAULD-STEER, s. sour milk and oatmeal stirred together.
• CAUSE, conj. because.
• CAUSEY, CAUSAY, s. a street.
• CAUTION, s. surety.
• CAUTIONER, s. a surety.
• CAVIE, s. a hencoop.
• To CA', v. a. to drive.
• To CAWK, v. a. to chalk.
• CAWKER, s. a dram; a glass of any spirits.
• CERTIS. Certis, ye're a fine ane! You are indeed a good one--(ironically.)
• CHACK, CHECK, s. a slight repast.
• CHAFTS, s. the chops.
• CHAFT-BLADE, s. jaw-bone.
• To CHAK, v. a. to check.
• CHAKIL, s. the wrist.
• CHALMER, s. a chamber.
• To CHAMP, v. a. to mash; to chop.
• CHANCY, adj. fortunate; happy.
• CHANNEL, s. gravel.
• CHAP, s. a fellow.
• To CHAP, v. n. to strike with a hammer or any other instrument, or with a stone.
• CHAPIN, s. a quart.
• CHAPMAN, s. a pedlar.
• CHAUDMELLE', s. a sudden broil or quarrel.
• To CHAW, v. a. to gnaw; to fret.
• CHEEK-BLADE, s. cheek-bone.
• CHEIP, CHEPE, v. n. to chirp, as young birds do.
• CHEK, s. the cheek; the side of a door.
• CHESS, s. the frame of wood for a window.
• CHESWELL, s. a cheese-vat.
• CHEVERON, s. armour for the head of a horse.
• CHIEL, CHIELD, s. a fellow; a stripling.
• CHILD, CHYLD, s. a page; a servant.
• CHILDER, s. pl. children.
• CHIMLEY, s. a grate; a chimney.
• CHIMLEY-BRACE, s. the mantelpiece.
• CHIMLEY-LUG, s. the fireside.
• To CHIRK, CHORK, v. n. to grind the teeth in a noisy manner.
• To CHIRME, v. a. the soft warbling of a bird.
• To CHITTER, v. n. to shiver.
• CHOUKS, s. the glandular parts under the jaw-bones.
• CHOWS, s. small bits of coal.
• CHUCKIE, s. a hen.
• CHUCKIE-STANE, s. a small pebble.
• CLACK, s. the clapper of a mill.
• CLAES, CLAISE, s. pl. clothes.
• CLAG, CLAGG, s. an incumbrance.
• CLAGGY, adj. adhesive; unctuous.
• CLAIK, v. n. to make a clacking noise like a hen.
• CLAIRGY, s. clergy.
• CLAITH, CLAYTH, s. cloth.
• To CLAIVER, CLAVER, v. a. to talk idly.
• CLAM-SHELL, s. a scallop shell.
• CLAMJAMPHRY, s. pl. low acquaintances; not respectable.
• CLAMP, s. a heavy footstep.
• CLAP, s. a stroke.
• CLAP O' THE HASS, the uvula of the throat.
• CLARTS, s. pl. dirt; smell.
• CLARTY, adj. dirty or foul.
• To CLASH, v. n. to talk idly.
• To CLAT, v. a. to rake anything together.
• CLAT, s. a rake or hoe.
• CLATCH, s. thick mud.
• To CLATTER, v. a. to tell tales; to tittle-tattle.
• CLAUGHT, pret. laid hold of suddenly or eagerly.
• To CLAVER, v. a. to talk in an idle or nonsensical manner.
• CLAVER, s. clover.
• To CLAW, v. a. to scratch.
• CLAYMORE, s. a two-handed sword.
• CLECKIN, s. pl. a brood of birds.
• CLECKIN-BROD, s. a battledoor.
• To CLEED, v. a. to clothe.
• CLEG, GLEG, s. a gad-fly; a horsefly.
• To CLEIK, CLEEK, v. a. to catch with a hooked instrument.
• CLEIK, CLEEK, s. an iron hook.
• CLEIKY, adj. ready to take advantage.
• CLEUCH, CLEUGH, s. a precipice; a steep rocky ascent; a strait hollow between two steep banks.
• To CLEW, v. a. to stop a hole by compressing.
• CLICK-CLACK, s. uninterrupted talking.
• CLINK, s. a smart blow; money.
• CLIPPIE, s. very talkative; generally applied to a female.
• CLISH-CLASH, s. idle discourse.
• CLISHMACLAVER, s. idle nonsensical talk.
• CLITTER-CLATTER, s. idle talk carried from one to another.
• To CLOCHER v. n. to cough.
• To CLOCK, CLOK, v. n. to chuck; to call chickens together.
• CLOIT, s. a clown; a stupid fellow.
• To CLOIT, v. n. to fall heavily, or suddenly.
• CLOITERY, s. tripe; dirty work.
• CLOOT, CLUTE, s. a hoof.
• CLOSE, s. a passage; an entry.
• To CLOUR, v. a. to dimple.
• CLOUSE, s. a sluice.
• To CLOUT, v. a. to patch; to mend.
• CLOUT, s. cuff; a blow.
• CLUF, CLUIF, s. a hoof.
• CLUMP, s. a heavy inactive fellow.
• CLUTE, s. a hoof.
• COBLE, s. a small boat, such as is used by fishermen.
• COCKERNONNY, s. the hair of a female gathered in a knot.
• COCKLAIRD, s. a landowner who cultivates all his own estate.
• COD, s. a pillow.
• COFF, COFFE, v. a. to buy; to purchase.
• COFT, pret. and part. of purchased or bought.
• COG, COAG, COGUE, s. a wooden basin.
• To COGLE, v. a. to move anything from side to side, as a boat in the water.
• COLLIE, COLLEY, s. a shepherd's dog; a lounger.
• COLLIESHANGIE, s. a squabble, an uproar.
• COMMONTIE, s. a common; a community.
• To COMPEAR, v. a. to appear.
• COMPLIMENT, s. a present.
• CONYNG, s. knowledge.
• COODIE, CUDIE, s. a small tub.
• COOF, CUFE, s. a dastardly silly fellow.
• COORIN, v. n. crest-fallen; timid.
• CORBIE, CORBY, s. a raven.
• CORP, s. a corpse; a dead body.
• CORRIE, s. a hollow in a hill.
• CORS, CORSE, s. the market-place or cross.
• COSH, s. neat; quiet.
• COSIE, COZIE, adj. warm; snug, well-sheltered.
• COTTAR, COTTER, s. a person who inhabits a cottage.
• To COUP, COWP, v. a. to exchange; to deal; to fall; to upset.
• COUPER, s. a dealer.
• COUPLE, s. a rafter.
• COUR, v. n. to stoop; to crouch.
• COUT, s. a young horse.
• COUTH, COUTHY, adj. affable; facetious; affectionate; pleasant.
• COVE, s. a cave.
• COW, KOW, s. a besom made of broom.
• COWE, v. n. to beat; to overcome.
• To COW v. a. to poll the head; to cut; to prune; to damp or frighten.
• COWIT, part. pr. docked closely; cut; having short hair.
• COWSHOT, CUSHIT, s. the ringdove.
• To CRACK, v. a. to talk.
• CRAFT, s. a piece of ground adjoining a house.
• CRAG, CRAGE, CRAIG, s. the neck; the throat. CRAIG, s. a rock; a precipice.
• To CRAIK, v. n. the cry of a hen after laying.
• CRANCH, v. n. the sound made by an animal in eating bones or other hard substances. CRAP, s. a crop, the produce of the soil; the craw of a fowl; the highest part of anything.
• To CRAW, s. to crow; to boast.
• CRAW, s. a crow. CREEK of day, dawn; the first appearance of morning.
• CREEPY, s. a low stool.
• To CREEP-IN, v. n. to shrink.
• CREIL, CREEL, s. an osier basket.
• CREISH, s. grease.
• To CREISH-A-LUFE, v. a. to give money as a bribe or recompense.
• CRINCH, s. a very small bit of anything.
• To CRINCH, v. a. to grind with the teeth.
• To CRINE, CROYNE, CRYNE, v. n. to shrivel; to shrink.
• CROK, s. a dwarf. CRONEY, s. a companion.
• CROUS, CROUSE, adj. brisk; brave; speeding courage.
• CROWDIE, s. meal and water in a cold state, or sometimes meal and milk, or cream.
• CRUDS, s. curds.
• CRUELS, s. the king's evil; scroula.
• CRUMMIE, CRUMMOCK, s. a cow.
• CRUNE, CROON, s. a moaning sound.
• CRUSIE, s. a lamp, properly one made of malleable iron, and suspended by a handle or wire.
• To CRY, v. a. to proclaim the banns of marriage in church.
• CRYING, s. childbirth.
• CUD, s. a club; a strong staff.
• To CUDDLE, v. a. to embrace.
• CUDDIE, s. an ass.
• CUFE, s. a simpleton.
• CUFF-O'-THE-NECK, the back part of the neck.
• CUMMAR, KIMMER, s. a young woman.
• CUNING, CUNNIE, s. a rabbit.
• To CURFUFFLE, v. a. to discompose.
• To CURL, a game, to throw or force a flat-bottomed stone along the surface of ice.
• CURLING, s. a game in which stones are pushed along ice.
• CURPLE, s. a crupper.
• CURRAN, CURN, KURN, s. a few; indefinite number.
• CURUNDDOCH, CURCUDDY, s. a dance among children, in which they sit down on their houghs, and hop round, in different directions.
• CUSCHETTE, s. a ringdove.
• CUTE, COOT, s. the ankle.
• CUTIKINS, s. pl. spatterdashes.
• CUTTY, s. a wanton immoral young woman.
• CUTTY, CUTTIE, adj. short.
• CUTTY-STOOL, s. a low stool; the stool of repentance.

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