Glossary

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

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• OE, OYE, s. a grandson.
• OERCOME, OURCOME, s. the overplus.
• OHON! interj. alas!
• OMNE-GATHERUM, s. a miscellaneous collection; an incongruous mass.
• ONCOME, s. a fall of rain or snow.
• ONGOINGS, s. pl. procedure.
• ONKEND, part. adj. unknown.
• ONSTEAD, s. the building on a farm.
• ONY, adj. any.
• OO, s. wool.
• OORIE, OURIE, OWRIE, adj. chill; bleak; having the sensation of cold.
• OR, conj. lest; than.
• OR, adv. before, as Or this, before this time; rather than, Or than, before then.
• ORROW, ORA, adj. unmatched; not used.
• ORROWS, s. pl. supernumerary articles.
• OSTLEIR, OSTLER, s. an innkeeper.
• OTHIR, OTHERE, ODYR, adj. other.
• OUER, prep. over.
• OULK, OWLK, s. a week.
• OUR, OURE, OUER, OWRE, prep, over, beyond; denoting excess.
• OURGAE, OURGANG, v. a. to overrun; exceed; to surpass.
• OUR-RAUGHT, pret. overtook.
• To OURSET, v. a. to overcome; to overpower.
• OURTILL, prep, above; beyond.
• OUSEN, s. oxen.
• OUT-ABOUT, adv. out of doors.
• OUTBREAKING, OUTBREKIN, s. eruption of the skin.
• OUT-BY, adv. out of doors; abroad.
• OUTFALL, s. a contention.
• OUTGAIT, OUTGATE, s. a way of egress; escape from any kind of hardship.
• OUTGANE, part. pa. elapsed.
• OUTLAY, s. expenditure.
• OUT-OUR, OUT-OWRE, adv. over.
• OUTSHOT, s. a projection.
• OUTSPECKLE, s. a laughing-stock.
• OUTSPOKEN, s. free of speech; undisguised in conversation or opinion.
• OUTSTRIKING, s. an eruption.
• OUTWAILE, OUTWYLE, s. the refuse.
• To OUTWAIR, v. a. to expend.
• OUTWITH, prep, without; on the outer side or exterior; outwards; out from.
• OVERLY, adj. careless.
• OWKLY, adj. weekly.
• OXTAR, OXTER, s. the armpit.

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• PACKMAN, s. a pedlar.
• PADDOCK-STOOL, s. a toad-stool; agaricus in general.
• PAFFLE, s. a small landed estate.
• PAFFLER, s. a farmer of a small estate.
• To PAIK, v. a. to beat; to drub.
• PAIKER, s. a causey-paiker, a street-walker.
• PAILIN, PAILING, s. a fence of stakes.
• PAINCHES, s. tripe.
• PALAVER, s. idle talk.
• To PALE, v. a. to make an incision in cheese to try its quality.
• PALLACH, s. a porpoise; a lusty person.
• PAND, s. a pledge.
• PAN-KAIL, s. broth made of cole-worts, thickened with oatmeal.
• PANNEL, s. one brought to the bar of a court for trial.
• PAP-O'-THE-HASS, s. uvula.
• PAPE, PAIP, s. the pope.
• PAPEJAY, PAPINGAY, s. a parrot.
• PARITCH, PARRITCH, s. hasty-pudding; oatmeal and water boiled together.
• PARROT-COAL, s. cannel coal which burns clearly.
• PARTAN, s. the common edible crab.
• PARTICATE, s. a rood of land.
• PARTRICK, PATRICK, s. a partridge.
• PAT, pret. of put.
• To PATTER, s. to mutter uninterruptedly.
• PATTLE, PETTLE, s. a stick wherewith a ploughman clears away the earth which adheres to his plough.
• PAUK, s. art; wile.
• PAUKY, adj. sly; artful.
• PAWMIE, s. a stroke on the hand with the ferula.
• PAWN, s. a narrow curtain fixed to the roof or bottom part of a bed.
• PAY, s. a drubbing.
• PAYS-EGGS, s. pl. eggs boiled in dye of various colours, and given to children to amuse themselves during Easter.
• PEARIE, s. a pegtop in the shape of a pear.
• PEARLIN, s. a species of thread lace.
• To PECH, v. n. to puff; to pant.
• PEEL, PEIL, s. a place of strength; a Border tower.
• To PEENGE, PINGE, v. n. to whine; to complain.
• PEESWEIP, PEEWEIP, s. the lapwing.
• PEG, s. a stroke.
• To PEG OFF or AWAY, v. n. to run off quickly.
• PENCH, PENCHE, s. the belly. Penches, tripe.
• PEND, s. an archway.
• PENDICLE, s. a small piece of ground.
• PENNIE-BRYDAL, PENNY-WEDDING, s. a wedding at which those who attend pay money for their entertainment.
• PENNYSTANE, s. a flat stone used as a quoit.
• PEPE, PEEP, s. the chirp of a bird.
• PERJINK, adj. precise.
• PERNICKITIE, adj. precise in trifles.
• To PETTLE, s. to fondle.
• To PEW, PEU, v. n. the mournful sound emitted by birds.
• PHILIBEG, s. See FILIBEG.
• To PHRASE, FRAISE, v. n. to boast; to wheedle.
• PIBROCH, s. a Highland air of a martial character.
• PICKLE, PUCKLE, s. a grain of seed; a small quantity.
• PIG, PYG, s. an earthen vessel.
• PIGS, PYGS, s. pi. earthenware.
• PIK, PICK, s. pitch.
• PILK, v. a. to pilfer.
• To PINGLE, v. a. to labour with assiduity.
• To PINK, v. n. to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
• PINNER, s. a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
• PIRN, s. a reed or quill. To wind him a pirn, to make him repent of what he has done.
• PIT AND GALLOWS, s. an ancient baronial privilege, by which they had on their ground a pit to drown women and a gallows to hang men.
• PLACK, PLAK, s. a small copper coin formerly in use, the value of the third part of a penny sterling.
• PLACKLESS, adj. moneyless.
• PLAID, s. an outer covering, of an oblong square shape, of different coloured stripes, worn by the Highlanders.
• PLAIDEN, PLAIDING, s. coarse tweeled woollen cloth.
• PLAINSTONES, s. pl. the pavement or flags.
• To PLASH, v. n. to make a noise by the dashing of water.
• To PLAT, PLET, v. a. to plait.
• PLAYFAIR, s. a toy.
• PLEY, PLEYE, s. a debate; a quarrel.
• To PLENISH, PLENYS, v. a. to furnish a house.
• PLENISHING, s. pl. household furniture.
• PLEUCH, PLEUGH, s. a plough.
• PLEUGH-GANG, s. as much land as can be tilled by means of a single plough.
• PLISKIE, s. a mischievous trick.
• PLOY, s. a harmless frolic.
• To PLOT, v. a. to scald.
• PLOUKE, PLOUK, s. a pimple.
• PLOUKIE-FACED, adj. having a pimpled face.
• To PLOUTER, v. a. to make a noise among water.
• PLUFFY, adj. flabby; chubby.
• PLUMB-DAMES, s. a Damascene plum.
• PLUMP, adj. a heavy shower of rain without wind.
• PLUNK, v. n. the sound made by a stone or other substance thrown into water.
• PLY, s. a plait; a fold.
• PODLIE, s. the fry of the coal fish.
• To POIND, POYND, v. a. to distrain.
• POLICY, POLLECE, s. a demesne.
• POORTITH, s. poverty.
• PORRINGER, s. a small round earthenware jug with a handle.
• PORTIONER, s. a person who possesses part of a property which has been divided among co-heirs.
• POSE, POIS, POISE, s. hidden treasure.
• POURIN, s. a small quantity of anything liquid.
• POUT, s. a young fowl.
• To POUT, POUTEN, v. n. to poke or stir with a long pole or stick.
• POW, s. the head.
• To PREE, v. a. to taste.
• PREEN-COD, s. a pin-cushion.
• PREIN, PRIN, s. a pin.
• PRESERVES, s. pl. spectacles which magnify but little.
• PRETTY, adj. having a handsome face.
• PRICKMADAINTY, s. a person who is finical in dress or carriage, particularly a small person.
• PRIDEFOW, adj. proud; conceited.
• To PRIG, v. n. to haggle; to beat down in price.
• To PRINK, v. a. to deck; to prick.
• To PRINKLE, v. n. to thrill; to tingle.
• PROCURATOR, s. a barrister or advocate.
• PROG, PROGUE, s. a sharp point.
• PROP, s. an object placed up to be aimed at.
• To PROPONE, v. a. to propose.
• PROSPECT, s. a telescope.
• PROVOST, s. the mayor of a royal burgh.
• PUBLIC-HOUSE, s. a tavern or inn.
• PUDDENFILLER, s. a glutton.
• PUIR, PURE, adj. poor.
• PUIRLIE, adj. humbly; unwell.
• To PUNCH, v. a. to jog with the elbow.
• PURPOSE-LIKE, adj. seemingly well qualified for anything; well clad.
• To PUT-UPON, to impose upon; to take advantage of another's weakness.
• To PUT, v. n. to throw a heavy stone with the hand raised over the head.
• PUTTING-STONE, s. a heavy stone used in the game of putting.
• PYAT, PYOT, s. a magpie.
• PYGS, s. pl. crockery ware; earthenware.

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