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- Aff-pittin ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1931 inclined ta be affpittin. Ags. 1893 Arbroath Herald 17 Aug. 2/4: Come awa', ye aff-pettinAFF-PITTIN , -PETTIN , -PUTTING , ppl.adj . (See quot. from Jam.) Sc. 1808 Jam.: Lisbeth Harden, ye aff-pitten body . . . how daur ye bide there clashin'? Sh. 4 1931 : Da man wis' wratch. wm.Sc. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan I. 264: I just said in an aff-putting kind
- Haunshick n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1915 Benachie 17: Rise, Jock, min, aff yer haunshick, an' come awa.
- Jappan v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823. (April) 447: O, Sir, will ye come an' try to get him aff, for I'm sure he's been jappanned, for he was
- Unbrizzed ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1816-1868 Antiquary viii.: The callant had come off wi' unbrizzed banes. Edb. 1868 D. McLagan Nugae (1873) 114: Hoo they get aff wi' unbrizzed banes Beats me to tell. [O.Sc. unbirsd , 16th. c.]
- Heenge n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1996-2004. 2004 : That door will come aff its heenges if ye dinnae fix it.
- Aff adv., prep., adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1728-1996 come aff wi' the short measure. Abd.(D) 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xl.: The terriblest. ix.: 'Lordsake! we're aff,' thinks I, 'but whaur?' ( b ) With ellipsis of come , gang , tak leesht a kenna fou muckle o' Burns aff o's tung . Bnff. 2 1931 : Faar did yir beastie come aff o's cowpin. Abd. 1865 G. Macdonald Alec Forbes II. xi.: And it wad hae to come aff o' myAFF , adv ., prep ., adj . Also ¶ auf (Ayr. 1817 D. McKillop Poems 9). [ɑf m.Sc.; af + ɑf Burn, A wee Piece aff his Looks did turn. Sc. a .1733 Orpheus Caled., Leader Haughs ii.: Then Flora Queen, with Mantle green, Casts aff her former Sorrow. Sc. 1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance (1882) I. xviii.: There's a barber's bairn twa doors aff that wad maybe be glad o' them. Sc side, glowring far aff into the glens after the sheep. Sc. 1874 (publ.) G. Outram (d. 1856) Lyrics, Annuity viii.: But aff her wits behuved to flit, An' leave her in fatuity! Sh.(D) 1918
- Blin-led adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1837-1935BLIN-LED , adj . Blindly led. Bnff. 2 1935 : Surely he's been blin-led t' gang sae far aff' thee to come, effect gie to Richt's creed.
- Affin prep.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1829-1929AFFIN , prep . = aff, off. Also afen , aff'n , affen (Ags. 1897 F. MacKenzie Northern Pine) 37: The cairt's my nain; I can come doon afen't ony wey I like. Edb. 1829 D. M. Moir Mansie Wauch x.: Wiping the saw-dust affin't with my hand. [= aff on ; cf. off on in Eng
- Foxterleaves n. pl.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1818. 1818 Hogg Wool-gatherer (1874) 77: The bogles will be obliged to thraw aff their black claes now . . . or gang away an' sleep in their dew-cups an' foxter-leaves till the gloaming come again. [A
- Lambaise v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1913-1934. 1913 W. R. Melvin Caller Herrin' 33: A'll lambaise ye gin ye come stickin' yer nose into our up in a nosebag they let him aff wi' an admonition.
- Back-birn n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1929 18: O dead, come also an' be kind to me, An frae this sad back-birn of sorrow free. Mearns their birse and cairry aff a hail back-birn o' epples. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin
- Scraible n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1950 feed at the richt mart come in the hope o bein feed aifter the proper time. They wangled a few days' holiday wi pey aff it for the fairmer feein them never bothered tae deduct the odd days frae their term
- Stunt v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1804-1970 come stunting out in a bleeze of wrath and slam the yett ahint me! Ayr. 1970 : When the bloke hit him, his heid fair stuntit aff the waa. [Prob. chiefly echoic, after stamp , stump , Stot
- Off prep., adv., adj., v.[1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1]<1700-1998 mod.Sc. form see also Aff . I . prep . 1 . Used where Eng. has a different prep.: (1) Away from (ne.Sc., wm.Sc., Kcb., Uls. 1964). Sc. 1811 Edb. Annual Reg. lxxiii.: Pray come off the door more ado (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. ); adj., improvised. See also Aff Loof , Luif ; (4) off the first. 1953 Traynor); aff o Ork., Bnff., Abd.; . See aff o' s.v. Aff , 4 . (2); 3 . off on , offan. Decide whether to go on wi' the Order, or whether I can come off of it, or maybe whether they send me to didnie come ashore how come Michelle McLaughlin still managed to get pregnant offof it! 3 . Sc
- Sneg v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1856 scythe has snegg'd aff thae. Rnf. 1813 E. Picken Poems II. 77: [He] snegg'd hin' an' fore legs baith awa. Dmf. 1820 Blackwood's Mag. (April) 52: A dozen of gullies will come and sneg' snegget aff his ear. 2 . To interrupt, to check, “to invite a broil” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov
- Affcome n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0]1808-1988 W. Tennant Card. Beaton 156: 'I houp we'll hae a gude aff-come.' — 'I'm for the good oncome? It's an ill affcome ye've had. Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 54: And the aff-come o' it a' I'll be blawn into the Puir-hoose like auld Tam. Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B
- Hondiklokk n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1949.): Oh gud gad! a hointiklok . . . Come an' shak' him aff or A'll be oot o' me head. Sh. 1949 J
- Jossich n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866' the back. A heard the jossich fin he fell aff o' the horse. II . v . To dash with violence; to come oot our. [A freq. deriv. of Joss .]
- Umost adj.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1736-1968] Sc. 1736 Ramsay Proverbs (1776) 37: He that wrestles with a turd will come foul aff, whether
- Ether n.3[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1733-1926. 1832 W. Scott Poems 22: Tak' aff their milk, an' leave their edders teem. Bnff. 1872 W. Philip It 'ill a' Come Richt 128: They teuk a' her milk fae her ae nicht, and turned her ether into cog, Betty sat down and began to feel for the cow's udder. . . . “In the worl' o' Gweed fat's come o
- Cuffock n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1905-1941. Abd. 8 1917 : 'A cuffock's come aff o' ma clew,' i.e . all the threads that have been wound in
- Fivver n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1827-1924 Tang xviii.: Da doctor says 'at sho can rise nu in a day or twa, for da fivver is been aff o her a better ti come for him at eence. [O.Sc. fiver , n., from 1588, Mid.Eng. fyvere , variant of fevere .]
- Lorne n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1881-1948 got her pu'd oot den ane o' her lornes wis come aff. Sh. 1948 New Shetlander (Oct.-Nov
- Shab v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824-1908. 4 1900). Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 347: They shab'd puir Thomas aff to hell awa doon the lift.' Kcb. 1908 Gallovidian No. 37. 20: Come doon the strath when yonder sun
- Fader n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1773-1993. Sh. 1919 T. Manson Peat Comm. II. 16: Fader o Paece, faider, what's come ower Joanie? He's aa weet. Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 25: Did ye come eence erran te see yer fadder's fock? Sh. 1993 New Shetlander Sep 29: Her midder wis kinda taen aff. 'Hit's a notion
- Chitterin' Bit n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1808-1999 Lykewake, etc. 122: The dives frae aff the laich spring-board, . . . The glory o' the 'chitterin' bit chitterin bite, no enough tae fill your belly, just something tae stave aff the chitterin cauld when you come oot the baths. [First element from Chitter , v .]
- Be-licket interj.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1742-1908. Rennie St Patrick I. 74: They . . . were ey sae ready tae come in ahint the haun, that naebody, haud aff themsels, could get feen't belickit o' ony guid that was gawn. Abd.(D) 1742 R. Forbes
- Plert v., n., adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1897-1956 very day' . . . 'Man, ye wud come doon a quer plert!' Ork. 1929 Marw. : Doon he gaed wi' a on de tap o' the kil, spred dem oot, jumped aff an cam doon plirt ih the midenpow. [Prob. partly
- Badness n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1]1969-2000: It was sheer badness made her come down to the half-landing and hang out the window there to bawl mischief's sake: 'The wee horror flung hissel aff that waw fur badness just cause Ah widny pay attention tae
- Egg n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1721-1950EGG , n . Also eeg (Sh.). Sc. usages: I . Phrs.: 1 . aff ( o' ) one's eggs , (1) mistaken. 1792 A. Wilson Poems (1844) 207: And troth my lads ye're aff your eggs. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : 'Ye're a' aff your eggs, and on cauld chuckie-stanes.' The allusion is evidently to a fowl leaving her lxxxvii.: Ah! ye ken naething about it — ye ne'er was farther aff your eggs in thinking sae. Fif aff your eggs there, guidman, for Cockie Mitchell . . . gied me as guid a schulein' as his abeelities wad allow.' Sh. 1897 Sh. News (18 Sept.): Na, boy, doo's aff o' dy eggs for wance. Ayr Tibbockie Gowan. 2 . Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 369: You have come to a peel'd Egg . Spoken eggs this fourty year, To mony a lad an' lass; An' what I said, baith douce an' queer, Has ever come to
- Aff-fa'ins n., pl.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1736-1931AFF-FA'INS , -FA'ENS , n ., pl . Also aff-fawings . [′ɑf′fɑɪnz] (See also Off-falling: Where the are Gentiles there is ay aff-fawings. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : Her kist was well made up wi' aff-fa'ins . (Quot. from H. Blyd's Contract .) Abd. 2 1931 : The aff-fa'ins maks fine jeelie. Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 162: But hearken! a' ye my retainers, Wha frae my aff-fa'ens hae been gainers. wm.Sc. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan II. 242: Besides the aff made London their abiding-place. Ayr. 5 1931 : Aff-fa'ins , sheaves falling off a loaded cart. (Rarely used.) Kcb. 1 1931 : We keep a' oor aff-fa'ins for the neebor's dog.
- Gunner n.1[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1752-1899. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 87: But here they come — they'll see a wonner Was ne'er shown aff by ony
- ′aff-′loof adv., adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1929′AFF-′LOOF , -LUIF , -LEEF , AFF LOOF , adv ., adj . (See also Off-Luif .) [For pronunc. of. Ramsay Poems II. 30: How snackly cou'd he gi'e a Fool Reproof, E'en wi' a canty Tale he'd tell aff awa aff loof tae speer ye out. Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 15: I'll juist gie you the thick o' the story clean aff luif. Lnk. 1902 A. Wardrop R. Tamson's Hamely Sk. 93: She has the eichth chapter o' the Romans . . . completely aff luiff. Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 53: I canna' tell aff-loof what's gane wrang wi' folk ava. Ayr. 1786 Burns Sec. Ep. to J. Lapraik vii.: But I shall scribble down some blether Just clean aff us this, and gie us that, and than, because we dinna just get it aff loof, drap the plea an' despair. Uls. 2 1929 : Aff-leef , off-hand. 2 . adj . Unpremeditated; careless, free and easy. Kcb. 1897 T. Murray Poems 130–131: And aye I liked your aff-loof blether And heartie laugh.
- Aff-fall n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1911-1931AFF-FALL , AFF-FA , n . (See first quot.) Sc. 1911 S.D.D. : Aff-fall , a scrap; a piece fallen off. Bnff. 2 1931 : Chip a bittie fae the tap o' that steen and I'll swip up the aff-fa.
- Aff-settin' ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1925AFF-SETTIN' , ppl.adj . Dilatory (= aff-pittin). Abd. 7 1925 : He's an aff-settin' ablach.
- Doon-come n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1909DOON-COME , DOUN-COME , DOWN-COME , n . 1 . Lit . †(1) A collapse, a fall, descent (Sc. 1710. Sc. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xix.: It's a brave kirk. . . . It had amaist a doun-come lang syne at.: Instead o' sweeing aff my downcome wi' his sword, he held up his sword-arm to save his head. (2) A Glasgow, that he canna tell ye baeth the upshot and the down-come o't. [ Doon , adv . 1 , + come , v
- Aff-hand adv., adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1725-1929AFF-HAND , -HAN' , -HAUN' , AFF HAND , adv ., adj . [′ɑf′hɑn, etc.; see Hand ] 1 . adv.: Ah! Symie , ratling Chiels ne'er stand To cleck and spread the grossest Lies aff hand. Sc. 1816 Scott O. Mortality xxxviii.: Ye suld ne'er do ony thing aff hand out o' your ain head' them he juist pooshened them aff hand. Abd. 1928 J. Wilson Hamespun 41: He had preach't it in private, he kent ilka line, An' could screed it aff-han' frae beginnin' to en'. Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter James Inwick 46: It's ower sarious a maitter to be settled aff-hand, at ae doun-sittin. Edb. 1772 R. Fergusson Poems, Hallow Fair (1925) 21: Wow, but they lie fu' gleg aff their pouch a bunch o' notes, An' pay them ilka mark Aff-hand that day. Hdg. 1902 J. Lumsden Toorle, etc. 127: Whyles she 'but to hae me aff-haun,' Whyles 'she wadna wed for a Croun.' Ayr. 1786 Burns Ep. Young Friend v.: Ay free, aff han', your story tell, When wi' a bosom crony
- Slap n.3[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1748-1912 bason. Sc. 1849 A. Bell Melodies 45: Then aff we pu' his slappy duds, An' busk him dry and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 103: She's a dirty wee slap, she wadna come in.
- Aff-lat n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1866-1995AFF-LAT , n . Also afflet . [′ɑflɑt] Apparently confined to ne.Sc. 1 . Outlet. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. 7: The wattir hiz nae aff-lat . Ayr. 1995 : Two Carrick farmers were. 2 . A great display. (Cf. lat-aff .) Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. : Fin they geed in o' thir new hoose, they hid a great aff-lat o' a fire-kin'lan. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. : They made a great aff-lat o' a faist. It wid 'a' set them better t' pay thir debt. 3 . Spell of leisure, holiday. Abd.(D) 1915 H. Beaton At the Back o' Benachie 60: We dinna get sic aff-lats
- Slipe v.3, n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1844-1880. ); intr . to come off, like torn or dead skin, to slough off (Jam.). Also in Eng. dial. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 162: With aff , doon , doon our : he sklypet's stockin doon our's heel. Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl. : They would come and slype them [branches of trees] down in the night for no
- Aff-pittin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1872-1931AFF-PITTIN , -PITTING , -PUTTING , n . Putting-off, procrastination, delay. Cai. 1872 M. Maclennan Peasant Life 235: What's the use o' thinking an' aff-pitting? Bnff. 2 1931 : A body his aff-putting.
- Ill-aff adj.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1741-1993ILL-AFF , adj . Also ull-aff (Abd.). 1 . = Eng. ill-off , poor, in impoverished or straitened actually indigent, but those who are, in our phrase, ill aff . ne.Sc. 1888 D. Grant Keckleton 38: Dr Lott would attend ony ill-aff creatur' that 'other doctors' wudna attend. Abd. 1993 : E retired banker's nae ill-aff. 2 . Miserable, ill-used (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 87). Gen.(exc. sm.)Sc. Phr. ill-aff wi anesel , unwell (Ags. 19 1958). Sc. 1741 A. Carlyle Autobiog. 1895 G. Williams Scarbraes 58: He thought himself 'rael ill aff.' 'It's geyan langsome,' he said you, Jess, 'ill be sair ill-aff!' m.Sc. 1922 O. Douglas Ann and her Mother i.: Your
- Bow-kail n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1779-1802 counted bow-kail stocks, as to come here to count kindred wi' me. Ayr. 1786 Burns Halloween iv.: Poor hav'rel Will fell aff the drift, An' wander'd thro' the Bow-kail . Kcb. 1789 D
- Dan adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1908-1994 lecture But I stod an I minded mesell Younger as her, but dan, on a croft - You come tae reality set aff fer da nordert. Ork. 1908 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc. I. vi . 222: Da
- Faisible adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1779-1925 II. 384: Just 'light aff your beast feasible like. Dmf. 1856 J. W. Carlyle Letters (ed meant when he said 'Ye are come very feasible,' he answered at once, 'Neat, tidy, well set on and ready
- Keek v.3, n.4[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1880-1954 oot o' his hunder an' fifty pound, an' he swore he widno let thee aff wi' id, bit wid come back tae
- Nail n., v.[0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1714-1958 man will come my gaet an' lowse me aff the nail. (ii) Ayr. 1822 Galt Steamboat xii.: I) disposition or 'streak ' in one's nature (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl .); (2) aff at the nail , off one's head, muddled); (3) aff the nail (i) from an unmarried state, 'off the shelf'; (ii) tipsy, inebriated (Sc. 1825 Jam' by this time that I'm gaun aff at the nail a' thegither wi' ye. wm.Sc. 1854 Laird of Logan 418: Servants hae gane aff at the nail a' thegither now. Fif. 1897 W. Beatty Secretar xlix.: That woman's aff at the nail. Gsw. 1902 J. J. Bell Wee Macgreegor ii.: Ye're fair aff at the nail the day! (3) (i) Gsw. 1877 A. G. Murdoch Laird's Lykewake 175: Nae bit been. (4) Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xli.: We'se pay't aff at the nail. (5 n.Eng. dial. † 4 . With aff : to say rapidly, to rattle off. Peb. 1836 J. Affleck Poet. Wks. 130: Tam . . . Nails them aff a short petition Wi' a lang seceder face.
- Affhandit adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1857AFFHANDIT , adj . = Aff-hand . Per. 1857 J. Stewart Sketches Sc. Character 38: Awa gangs the following epistle or aff-handit letter.
- Bairnish adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1838BAIRNISH , adj . Childish. m.Sc. [1838] A. Rodger Poems (1897) 129: Strip aff, strip aff! your bairnish claes, And be a laddie like your brither.
- Kippage n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1819-1951 (1896) 331: But dinna put aff time here, for I'se warrant my father's in a bonny kippidge already. Cai. 1928 John o' Groat Jnl. (10 Feb.): Come 'wa', boy; yer in great lek kippage 'e nicht
- Madderam n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1886-1956.): Come doon oot o' da ledder an' leave aff dat ringin' a bells on a Sunday night, du horror o' madderdom
- Affgaun adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1880-1993AFFGAUN , adj . and n . (Also in the forms: affgaain' , aff-gan , afga'in , affgoing .) (See' aff-gan. 2 . n . (1) Departure; fading away; death. Sc. 1911 S.D.D. : Aff-going better tae mak' awa' wi' that d — d fower-in-hand, at the first aff-gaun.
- Coast n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1816COAST , n . 1 In phr. aff the coast , out of the way. Obs. Cf . Eng. 'the coast is clear.' Sc. 1816 Scott O. Mortality xxxviii.: I daurna gang in the back way till he's aff the coast.
- Aff-shearing n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1920AFF-SHEARING , n . (See quot.) Ork. 1920 J. Firth Remin. Ork. Parish 115: When cutting 'heuk butter' or 'aff-shearing.'
- Careful adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1727. T. Misc. (1733) 245: Take aff, take aff these bridal weeds, And crown my careful head with yellow
- An' A adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1800-1999 (1829) lxiv.: Hout na, your Honour, . . . ye were just as ill aff in the feifteen, and got the bonnie chaved himsel tae bide awauk, he couldhna keep himsel frae noddin aff. wm.Sc. 1928 J. Corrie himsel — gude, an' a' as he was — or the en' come, 's like a wean in his han's. m.Sc. 1994 Mary
- Cauldness n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1917: It cherm'd the prickles aff the gorse, The cauldness aff the rain.
- Craigie n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1925 Doctor 13: For as it trickled owre his craigie, He held it wardit aff lumbaigy. Ayr. 1786 tak' my whusky, and afore the smell o't's oot your craigie, ye'll come to me telling me ye've sign'd
- Fan adv., conj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1706-1998 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xx.: He gaed aff up the horse market fanever Dawvid an' me begood to nichts come doon, An' niver the gloamins creep. Abd. 1991 David Ogston in Tom Hubbard The New 18: Fin I'm owercome wi warldly care An dwine in dark despondency, Ye'll come, ma cat, an purr to
- Afftak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1931AFFTAK , AFF-TACK , n . [′ɑftak, ′ɑftək] (See also Aftak , Sh. and Ork.) 1 . A 'taking off Sh. News 18 Aug.: If doo wid gie him less aff-tak he widna taer dee sae muckle. Sh. 4 1931 .1927 : Afftak , one who ridicules. Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff. 7: Aff-tack , a person J. Gardner Jottiana 78: Thae weary aff-tak's - mony a row An' meetin they've had 'boot them
- Foul n.2[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1706 but ance see aff gate and Silder for Wark, and we shall ply our Gardes and Fingers or the foul pair aff. [The word is a pseudo-ne.Sc. form of hool , Huil , q.v ., as if * whool . See P.L.D. § 134 .]
- Rap v., n.1[0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1710-1897 rap heids wi' a stane, An' think to come aff wi' the winnin' o't. Fif. 1812 W. Tennant troopers, that rappit aff the tane after the tother as fast as hail. Abd. 1867 W. Anderson Rhymes, flap. 5 . Phrs. (1) hap weel , rap weel , whatever may be the outcome, come what may (Gall. 1824; (2) to rap aff , 'to do expeditiously', to carry out speedily (Lth. 1808 Jam.); to rattle off
- Gyevel v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1890-1922 Shetland News (12 Aug.): Deil sit in his jaws, he's gjaevl'd aff his tedder igen. Sh. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 56: Dy dictionar! . . . Yes, yes, da thing 'at Berry gjaevl'd da brods aff o
- Fare v., n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1747-1929 III. 213: Yeel's come an' Yeel's gane, An' we've a' forn weel. Sh. 1914 Angus Gl. : Fu-like ware — To help ye in a time o' need — 'Na, aff ye fare!' Used impers. in phr. sic ( sae. 592: Dey nevvir ken rycht whaar ta leve aff, an se feres wi me. Ags. 1887 Brechin Advertiser
- Psalm n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1709-1949 the Psalms before the Minister come in. Sc. 1818 Scott Letters (Cent. Ed.) V. 165: I am voice (ne.Sc. 1966). Also with aff . Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 53: [She] gid awa tull 'er bed ti lie an' psalm tull 'ersel a' 'er grief. Abd. 1 1925 : He psalmt aff a lang story.
- Ense adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1778-1939 better gang yer gate, an' bide in yer ain toon-end, ense fire'll come doon frae heaven and burn us up. Sc. 1920 D. Rorie Auld Doctor 44: Ense ye'll be like the auld carle An' en' waur aff than
- Heal n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1915 Helenore 29: I wrate him back, that ye yeed aff frae me, Wi' time enough, in time at hame to be; An' in tentier way. Mearns 1819 J. Burness Plays, etc. 285: Come, sirs, I wish you a guid heal An' a
- Shabble n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1716-1912.: He pu'd up his bit shabble o' a sword an' dang aff my bonnet. Kcb. 1895 Crockett Men of shabble, a piper-looking sycophant to come near her. Dmf. 1842 Carlyle Life in London (Froude
- Snuit v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1804-1955 snuittin in. Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sk. 56: Come awa', then; fat are ye sneeterin aff-settin' snite. [Orig. uncertain. Poss. connected with Snitter , v ., 2 ., and Sneeter
- Idaia n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1929 'imsel better aff. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 196: Aw dinna like the idaya o' takin' 't aff o' fowk.
- Shamp v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1796¶ SHAMP , v . With aff : to scurry off, to hasten away, to clear out. Kcd. 1796 J. Burness Thrummy Cap (1887) 10: Shamp aff, it is nae worth your while To bide. [Orig. obscure. The word may
- Clyte n.2, v.1, adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1821-1936 that will be a cauld clyte to the feck o' us. Phr.: to come a clite , to fall heavily, to 'come a cropper.' Ags. 1931 W. Muir Imagined Corners (2nd impression) ii . vii. 127: She'll come a maijesty I'm aff To mak' a speech on Burns. 2 . v . (1) To fall heavily (Abd. 19 , Ags. 1 , Lnk. 3.-B. ). 3 . adv . Heavily, suddenly (of a fall), gen. in conjunction with the verbs gae , come
- Hankle v.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1711-1898 klibber. 3 . With aff : “to unwind yarn from a ball in knitting” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1956). Sh. 1898 Shetland News (23 July): Shu hankl'd aff a lock o' wirsit aff o' a clue at wis lyin
- Nap n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1869-1959 , the ) nap aff ( ower ) somebody , to make fun of, mock, have a joke at another's expense, take a 121: I suppose ye wud like to tak' the nap aff a body. Mry. 1888 T. Mason A. Dickson 281: They're jist takin' their nap aff them , there's naebody takin' the thing serious. Kcb. 1893 tak the nap aff her, for a cheenge. [Prob. a variant form and extended usage of Knap , n . 2
- Pickle v.2[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1706-1910' ae pocke. Sc. a .1800 Young Hunting in Child Ballads No. 68. C. xii.: Come doon, come doon, my pretty parrot, An pickle wheat aff my glue. Sc. 1817 Scott Rob Roy xxvi.: Na, na
- Come v., adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-2000 : Tak aff yir beets an' come inowre ti the fireside an' warm yir feet. (11) Sc. 1897 S. TytlerCOME , Cum , Cam , v ., adj . I . Forms. 1 . Pr.t . and inf . (1) Indic. and interrog.: come , cum , cam . Neg. comena . Sc. 1821 Scott Pirate (1822) vii.: And what for comena: (a) c'way , quae , quay , c'wa , co' wa' , come along; Jam. 2 gives also the forms cwaw and qua and Watson in Rxb. W.-B . (1923) gives cwae and co'way ; (b) come'ere [kə′mi:r], come here (Abd. 22 1937); also emphatic come'ere here (Abd. 16 1936); (e) cwup , come (away) up (Rxb. 1923 thee, for many a time een that geungs aff wioot an errand comes heem wae een, an if thoo comes at a misanter, thoo his cheust theesel tae bleem.' 2 . Pa.t . (1) Strong pa.t.: cam , cum , come naitral-like on a chair . . . and the back of it come away in my hand. Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J Morvern Callar 63: Coll says, See me the other night. I come in the house full as a whelk and hung my
- Hiz pron.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1759-1951? . . . sudna ye hae come faster up yoursels, instead of flyting at huz? Slk. 1825 Scott Journal: He's ane o' they by-ordinar wice fowk that come frae the North-side to learn hiz Fifers hoo t' draw wir wis to point aff the gaberts and his that wis young and swack got a' the climbin' to dee. Sc. [The h has prob. come from the analogy of the emphatic Hit , q.v . Mid.Eng. similarly has huse
- Dockie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1875-1948 phr. dockie aff ( and dockie on ), see quots. Ags. 6 1875 : Dokie aff and dokie on was a popular game among boys in Dundee. Ags. 19 1948 : Dockie aff : one side built a pile of stones
- Pailin n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1913-1993 ye don't fa' aff. Sure fitted ah wisnae, ma pals hid many a laugh, Take yer time, pit wan fit first . v. tr . To enclose with a fence or paling. Gen.Sc. Freq. with advs. aff , in , up . Abd. 1913 C. Murray Hamewith 36: The policies a' pailined aff an' set. Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins
- Amshach n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1930. Bnff. a .1898 W. G. in E.D.D. : The vricht fell aff o' the reef o' the hoose, an got a gey 'unchancy, unfortunate'; but when taken over into Scots it might readily come to be used as a noun. The
- Forhoo v.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1755-1996 Hame 25: Forhooied queyns Are greetin sair That gallus chiels Sall come nae mair: ... Abd forehooied, greetin, girnin, murnin and manin kittlins, cut aff frae their hamely sinecures in the purgatory
- Whiss v.2, n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1892-1952: to come out from the husk when pressed. Sh. 1894 Williamson MSS. (14 March): Dey whisst it up da same as it had been hens. Sh. 1898 Shetland News (22 Oct.): Strippin' aff a rip [of
- Affgang n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1869. MacDonald R. Falconer v.: I heard aa awfu' aff-gang o' sweirin' i' the yard. 2 . The first meal wedding even. About six o'clock, the 'aff-gang', or bridegroom's breakfast, is put on the table.
- Jundie n., v.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1736-1931 that the sma'est jundie on't, 'Ill gar't come slippin' aff the tap. Edb. 1916 T. W. Paterson aff the futwalk . . . he wud run roun' till the back of the crowd an' gleek out. 2 . A trot, an Bush 206: He's aff on the jundy again. 3 . By extension: anything very large or outsize. For
- Ganger n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1927. Sc. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xxvii.: The stringhalt will gae aff when it's gaen a mile; it's a and gangers , people who come into and go out of a house, visitors. Also in n.Eng. dial. Rnf. 1815
- Marrot n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1710-1935. 159: The swarms of scarfs, marrots, faiks, etc., that come to hatch in the rocks of Dungisbay and a baff, The marrot heard it twal mile aff. wm.Sc. 1889 J. C. Alston West Coast Ballads 2
- Taik n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1913-1994' tae write a pome an' taik boaties. Ye see, files the inspeeration for the pome disna come, so I tears taik aff. Dundee 1994 Matthew Fitt in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 180: The grund
- Vaige n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1875-1950. 1880 W. Robbie Yonderton 63: It's naething oncommon, fan they come aff o' a lang voge, to see
- Warroch n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1839-1914. Walker Deil at Baldarroch 4: They say the De'il's come to Baldarroch, Or some unearthly Devilish Arbroath Guide (17 July) 3: When we see some wee warroch o' a craiter ging aff wi' a bang in that same
- Helt n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1884-1949.' Sh. 1898 Shetland News (3 Sept.): Da men is aye best aff, haelty ill eetim dey hae ta du bit tak aff der kjaep an' set dem til. Sh. 1899 Shetland News (1 July): Clip aff as muckle or
- Kep n.1[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1742-1925 body. Ags. 1861 R. Leighton Poems 21: The far-aff hills creep near the touns, And draw men is aye best aff, haelty ill eetim dey hae ta du bit tak' aff der kjaep an' set dem til. Abd
- Gin prep., conj.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1764-1939 glowming. Bwk. 1801 “Bwk. Sandie” Poems 12: Yet gin the gloamin' aff he set, Hame owre wi swoopit aff his feet. II . conj . By that time that, when; before; until (sometimes followed by that' come upo' the boucht, . . . Gin we get there, 'tis time to milk the ky. Lth. 1819 J. Thomson
- Bit n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1938-1991BIT , n . 2 In phr. never to have aff the bit , to be out of the bit , no to get out (o) the domestic affairs it is said that 'she's never aff the bit.' wm.Sc. 1991 Liz Lochhead Bagpipe
- Baet n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]BAET , n . 2 . Ork. form of Eng. beat , musical rhythm, in phr. aff the baet , ruffled in
- Mairry v.[1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1705-2000 Stenwick Days (1984) 17: 'Shae's gaun tae mairry Barnabas Sabeeston. She telt me shae hid come tae the change come ower her efter the waddin. ...' m.Sc. 1994 Mary McCabe Everwinding Times 344 New Warld tae makk wir fortune, an gied me a crookit bawbee as a keepsake afore he set aff. With must come frae the hert.' 2 . Fig . in phrs.: (1) mairriet tae the kirk , of a divinity student
- Heest v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1775-1956 found in imper. phrs. heest ye back , doon , ower , up , etc., as an invitation to visit one = 'Come foundling moor — What ocean stray-waif mot she be? Lnk. 1890 J. Coghill Poems 128: Come, laddie: Leezbeth, heest ye an' get the tea ready an' I'll set aff the nicht. Gall. 1901 Trotter Gall
- Afflude v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]† AFFLUDE , v . To injure the looks or appearance of anything (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl .). [Appar. Aff
- Glegsome adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1817 gleg-some chiels, in gleesome hurrie, Loup aff their Phillies. [From Gleg , adj .]
- Queet n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1754-1954 upo' my queets. Bnff. 1787 W. Taylor Poems 57: I . . . lap aff the Gloyd an' took my queets, Threw by my hat, put aff my beets. Abd. 1828 P. Buchan Ballads II. 266: The second
- Ill-steerin adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1882: Till naething wad ser' oor ill-steerin' boy But he aff for a sailor wad be.
- Glew v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1797: . . . the wearie heat to cool Whilk scouders a' the ucc frae aff his glewin' hool.
- Inwoke v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1927 Lossiemouth 21: He took aff 'is bonnet an' inwoket the Loard's blissin' on a partan.
- Crubbie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1909 D. Houston 'E Silkie Man 4: She lifts 'e bait crubbie aff' e wa'.
- Dauk adj.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1804 . . . Trail't him aff i' his dauk car. [ Cf . Sh. dokk , gloomy (Jak.), from O.N. døkkr , dark.]
- Ram-stam adj., adv., n., v.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1735-1999 12: John's that ram-stam he wad be sure tae come oot wi' something. Deriv. ramstamphish , rough. Sc. 1808 Jam. : To come on ram-stam , to advance without regard to the course one takes, or to have come in ram-stam an' stern forrit. Kcb. 1897 A. J. Armstrong R. Rankine 18: Ae thocht A. Tait Poems 132, 144: Then aff in chariots like ram tam . . . The silly thing, I thought he'd, drink aff ram tam, The soldier's joy. Dmf. 1819 Blackwood's Mag. (Nov.) 173: I was desirous
- This pron., adj., adv.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1702-2004. wm.Sc. 1837 Laird of Logan 160: Sin' it has come to this o't. Mry. 1898 J. Slater nagging at mi and it kind of kept the guffified gaffer aff mi back. Rs. 1991 Bess Ross Those Other Times 222: 'You come up the stair with me,' he said to Duncan. 'I'll need you to give me a hand closed at nine, and ye'd come oot an wait for the bus, an ye seen aa this quines snookin aboot, an that. Ags. 1896 A. Blair Rantin Robin 88: I hope ye'll never be in sic a puir ill-aff state as I'm
- Hune n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1820-1868. 1825 Jam.). Sometimes with aff ; tr . to relax, slow down, as in phr. to hune one's hoddle . Cf . Hoddle . Bwk. 1856 G. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 165: Hoon aff, dear Kate, till comes the day
- Grammar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1860. 1860 A. Whamond James Tacket vii.: It's a grand thing college lear; they're weel aff it has
- Lamgabblich n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1954 Banffshire Jnl. (19 Jan.): Aff she gaed intill a lamgabblich o' a story. [A perversion of Lagamachie
- Whunce n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 267: Some unfit to stan' a whunce, Sten'd aff. [Onomat. Cf . Whult .]
- Cutting-off-piece n. phr.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]). [Prob. orig. a tasty Piece given to the harvesters when the last sheaf was cut; cf . Ork. Aff
- Unproven adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1871 . Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xviii.: The lads Walker and Spence wan aff unproven
- Diddens n. pl.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1844 aff did str'y, Tae dae my ain wee diddens, My lane that day. [Humorous formation from did , on
- Drech n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1940 drech aff yer coat if ye wear't in a blatter o' wind and rain like this. [Gael. dreach , appearance
- Kilhailie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1946-1949; he wiz workan for a geed kilhailie. Cai. 1949 : He got a fine kilhailie aff his bike
- Mow v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1951. 1951 : He mowt a' her siller aff o' her. [Appar. a Sc. use of Eng. mow , to crop.]
- Oonwun ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1948 win aff o' dis aert shune eneuch withoot rivin an racin, an bounglin tagedder oonwun hay? [ Un
- Aise v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1886. exc. dial. [e:z] Sh. 1886 J. Burgess Sketches 66: My kep blew aff, but I didna aise.
- Afftakin adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1866-1998 a mokin' aff-tackin' smatchit. ne.Sc. 1996 Alexander Scott, ed. Neil R. MacCallum Sing. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 51: He wis an aff-takkin loon, as coorse a vratch as
- Arras n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1911 had ta'en aff the arras .' 'Thai jambs would have been as handsome, and would hae been safer for the bairns, if the arress had been tane aff' — i.e . if the sharp edge had been hewed off. Ayr. 1852
- Spinner v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1935. p .1768 A. Ross Fort. Shep. MS. 110: Aff at the spinner, what their steeds cud ca'. Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 143: He wis some ull for gyaun aff at a spinner.
- Flype v.1, n.1[1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-1992 spunk wi' the head broken aff. wm.Sc. 1984 Liz Lochhead Dreaming Frankenstein 62: So she. Slg. 1862 D. Taylor Poems 147: An' sude the frog-eaters come owre in their wrath . . . The skin o' their nebs we wad flype, Sir. Sh. 1914 Angus Gl. : I flipet da skin aff a mi finger Tournay i.: It flypes easier aff the timmer than it would do frae ony face of clay. Sc. 1827 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) II. 29: At every stripe o' the inevitable . . . whang, the skin flipes aff
- Stalk n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1743-1999); (2) to be ca'ed , to gan , loup , aff the or its stalk , of the heart: to be arrested or: Tho' far awa' the very crack o't [a gun] 'Maist gars my heart loup aff the stalk o't. Sc. 1820 A. Sutherland St. Kathleen IV. v.: Ye'll mak' this puer lassie's heart loup aff the stauk gin to the heart having been 'ca'ed aff its stalk.' Fif. 1957 : I got sic a fricht it near made my hert gan aff the stalk. (3) Gall. 1912 Gallovidian XIV. 180: An' when drawing near to
- Birry adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1901 . 145: A boy frae Shiel, they ca'ed him Sherry, Could spin them aff baith pat and birry. [From
- Stirl n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823¶ STIRL , n . A nostril. Slk. 1823 Hogg Perils of Woman I. 27: The sweat drapping aff
- Weel-saired adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1792, -sairt ). See Ser , v . 1 , 4 . (3). Edb. 1792 New Year's Morning 15: Aff to their hames gaed
- Ober n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929 (Ork. 1934). Hence oberfu , bold, forward ( Id .). Ork. 1929 Marw. : The ober's aff o' me noo
- Dowlie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1908 maidens three rax ower, An' wi' their dowlies dicht, The stains his shots made aff the Tower
- Ill-hard adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1853. [? A conflation of Ill-aff and hard-up .]
- Shannel n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898, 6 . Sh. 1898 Shetland News (20 Aug.): Ta lat da bits o' toonmills be rotid aff o' da
- Splad v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1893, prevaricate. Kcd. 1893 Stonehaven Jnl. (26 Jan.) 2: I'm a' luggs thegither; aff wi't, an' nae ony
- Weel-legged ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1778-1779 louns gade ay best aff.
- Whirple v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1806 and is prob. corrupt. Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Ballads I. 324: He's whirpled aff the gude
- Wiggie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1804 louns Cock up their bonnets on their crowns, An' dreel their cares to Wiggie, Clean aff that night
- Ainna adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1794, fan they coost their whorles aff.
- Carpet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1895-1932. Campbell Bamboozled 35: Hiv ye brocht yer carpets wi' ye, auntie? 2 . In phrases: (1) gae aff the carpet , to go beyond the limits of propriety (Edb. 1 1938); (2) get aff the carpet , “to get married Fairlie and Maggie Smith gaun aff the carpet? 3 . Sc. usages in combs. carpet-bowl ( ing ), in
- Buttag n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929' Groat Jnl. (27 Dec.): Fat kind o' a horse wis 'at 'at he said hed a buttag for runnin' aff rain
- Splinner n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866 geed aff at fuhl splinnre [sic]. [Nonce altered form of Spinner , q.v .]
- Boolder n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1894-1951: The big boolders wir juist brocht aff the mure an' beelt up. Ork. 1951 R. Rendall Ork
- Hinder v., n.2[1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1708-1991 Hist. Slk. (1886) II. 367: Mr M'Ghie's servants hindered them to come into the seats. Gall.: If the warst should come, will ye hinder a lad to stand sidie for sidie wi' ye? Rnf. 1846 Rnf Macnab 89: Sae you'll no hinner it, that when the Shows come to the toon, I'm there alang wi' the lave: I'm a' luggs thegither; aff wi't, an' nae ony mair spladdin, ye'r hinderin' time. Sc. 1929
- Afftakin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1928 Tammas Bodkin xvi.: I cud thole their jeerin' an' aff-takin' nae langer.
- Epple n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1929. B. Philip Weelum 19: They'll . . . cairry aff a hail back-birn o' epples.
- Plotter-plate n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1811 Jam.). Fif. 1811 C. Gray MS. Poem : For my part I would rather eat Sow's jadin aff a plotter
- Harrach v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1955 Elrick xxi.: He keepit clicher, clicher, clicherin aff an on an' files pyocherin an' harrachin tae
- Emby adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929EMBY , adv . I.Sc. variant, due to assimilation, of Sc. Inby , q.v . Usu. in phr. come emby , come further into the house, come indoors (Sh. 10 1950). Also imby (Marw., Sh. 10 1950). [′ɛmbi, ′embi, ′ɪmbi] Ork. 1929 Marw. : 'Come thoo emby', i.e . indoors, near to the fire, away from the door and farther into the house; 'Dunno stand there i' the cauld; come emby!'
- Eastick n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1908 in summer eestik heads , were looked upon with ill favour, as they were sure either 'ta rain aff or blaw aff.' [The formation is uncertain; phs. a met. form of the pa.p. and ppl.adj. of Eesk , q.v
- Pos n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1908-1954 hoose mirrin aroond me I didna dwall aff. (2) a quantity, sc . of some messy substance (Sh. 1962 yon possic aff me kist, I scoitit at da trow. [Etym. doubtful. It is uncertain whether 2 . is the
- Beam-traddles n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1835-1840 Tales of the Borders X. 252: 'When Jamie's aff the loom,' said she to herself, 'neither beam-traddles
- Flamagaster n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929. 1929 W. Littlejohn Cottar Stories 29: It flew and shot aff the reef o' the hoose. We got a gey
- Histy-fisty adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1791 Poems 160: Soon, sneakin' aff wi' branch an' stem, A fa'en star [a Premier's death] Did spoil his
- Abroad n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1930 . iii.: He gaed aff to the wars i' the abroad. Gsw. 1930 F. Niven Three Marys xiii.: He
- Weel-come ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1778-1912WEEL-COME , ppl.adj . Also -comed . See Come , v . 1 . Arriving at a propitious or opportune moment, welcome (ne.Sc. 1973). Sc. 1870 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes 83: It's weel come, for our sowens were but thin the day. Ags. 1896 A. Blair Rantin Robin 13: Od, ye're weel come. Here: honestly acquired. Ayr. 1840 D. McKillop Poems (1870) 116: If these be a' his aim, The weel-come gear o' honest pain. (3) Comb. weel-come-through , of a mature age, on in years. Cai. 1872 M. MacLennan Peasant Life 144: She was weel come-throwgh by me. Per. 1912 J. H. Findlater Sc. Stories 313: She was not a 'lass' at all; rather, as they said, 'A weel-come-through woman.'
- Dapse v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1826 hand aff ye. [An altered form of Chaps , v ., 4 .]
- Matash n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1922. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 97: He rubbid da froad o' da mylk aff o' his matash.
- Bouzie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1817 snaw ba's, An' lash his heels wi' gospel tause, Aff till his bouzie.
- Come Ather v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1822-1925COME ATHER , —'Awther , —Aither , —Aidder , v . An imperative, sometimes written as one word: commaather , gomather . A call to a horse to turn to the left (Bnff. 2 , Ags. 1 1937). Come ather is given in H. Stephens Bk. Farm (1844) I. 621. In gen. dial. use in Eng. (see E.D.D. s.v. come ago used to turn their horses to the left with 'Come aither' or 'Come aidder.' Ags. 1822 Caled. Cameron Hist. of Fettercairn xxxvii.: Then turning to his horse [he said] 'Come 'awther, Duncan.' [A corruption of Eng. come hither . The horseman, when leading his horse, walks on the left-hand
- Oo pers. pron.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1820-2005 Sir! ou're at the auld wark again. m.Lth. 1857 Misty Morning 261: Ou was a' aff our eggs come in from em.Sc. (b) after the middle of the 19th c., and to have orig. from a form of we with a
- Ouk n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1929. Ags. 1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. xviii.: [They] . . . wad hae scriftit aff a psalm or a loss of w , see P.L.D. § 76.2 . The I.Sc. forms may however come direct from Norw. uke .]
- Sile v., n.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1927 the joice aff an pit it in a bottle. Rxb. 1914 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 19: The thochts that come seipin, seilin throwe an rowl owre an owre amang ma herns. m.Sc. 1927 J. Buchan
- Stimpart n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1787-1924 . Ayr. 1787 Burns Letters (Ferguson) No. 112: She [a mare]'ll whip me aff her five stimparts o Artist's Life 6: The young shearers through course of time come forth as a stimpart or fourth part of a
- Bluthrie n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825BLUTHRIE , n . 1 1 . Phlegm. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : 'O! what a bluthrie he cuist aff his
- Bunkie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1920BUNKIE , n . Space under the Stern seat in a small boat. Bnff. 2 1920 : He gid aff t' the
- Knackdaggerel n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1953 aff the matted hair an' trimmed its lugs. [A nonce formation based on Knockdodgel , Knapdarloch .]
- Soae n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1879† SOAE , n . A little tub or bucket. [′soe] Sh. 1879 Shetland News (5 June): Lift aff
- Clicher v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1955. Milne Eppie Elrick xxi.: He keepit clicher, clicher, clicherin aff an' on an' files pyocherin an
- Cum n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1942CUM , Come , n . 2 “A thaw” (Rxb. 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 10, come ); “moisture in the: there's a pickle cum in't the day. [ Cf . obs. Eng. (17th cent.) come , to yield (of persons) ( N.E.D. ), Eng. dial. (w.Cy.) come , of a river: to rise, overflow ( E.D.D. ), and Come , v ., II. 2 , to
- Canker n., v.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1701-1903 , Ags. 1 , Fif. 10 , Lnk. 3 1938). Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 21: The bairn's eaten aff o's.): Th' neeps are some stiff, bit aw think they'll come t' b' a fair crap gin they dinna canker ower sair without winds do raise, or canker (as they term it) the Sea, and much more when Wind and Rain come on at
- Affcastins n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1930 rivlin geed on her fit, hid wus only the aff-castin's o her man. [ Rivlins = shoes made of raw hide
- Dapperpye adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1802-1803. 141: Oh, he has pu'd aff his dapperpye coat, The silver buttons glanced bonny. [The first
- Brocky n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1776-1928 boo to bausie, And aff scour'd the cout like the win'. Bch. 1928 Old Song (per Abd. 15 ): But I took aff ma hose an' sheen An' I ca'd Broakie throwe the water. Lnk. 1827 J. Watt
- Mather interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1810 come to the left, the word ' Mather ' pronounced more gently, is used. ' Mather ' is evidently a contraction of ' Come hither '. [Shortened or slurred form, with wrong division, of phr. come hither ! See Come Ather .]
- Docky-doon n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1904 a docky doon aff the van. [Prob. coined as opposite term to dookie up , s.v. Dock , n . 1
- Eppiteet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1868 they want. Gie them plenty to ait, but no ower muckle. Fowk suld aye lea' aff wi' an eppiteet.
- Mismaggle v.[0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1754-1823 Jam.). Abd. 1754 R. Forbes Journal 29: She bad me had aff my hands, far I mismaggl'd a' her
- Come n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825† COME , n . Growth, vegetation. Sc. 1825 Jam. 2 : There's a come in the ground , there is considerable degree of vegetation. [From Come , v . ( cf . II . 10 . (3) (a) s.v .).]
- Jafs v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1948 sometimes cut a molen aff o' da vivda an' showed as I jafsed alang. [Palatalised form of Norw. dafsa
- Suize v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1931 madrum 'e grippid a had o' 'er [a pot] bae da bools wi baith hans, suized 'er aff da fire. [Orig
- Twatter-catch n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1958 hame-sook o a dye, an a twatter-catch ida face o da aff-rug. [For twarter (use Thorter , adv
- Rede v.1, n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1725-1937: I rede ye keep yer hauns aff The Wild Scots o' Galloway. Ags. 1921 V. Jacob Bonnie Joann , v ., 3 . Sc. 1725 Ramsay Gentle Shep. iii . ii: Nor come I to redd fortunes for reward'. Bwk. 1876 W. Brockie Confessional 181: Far aff, I rede, by sea an' lan'. II . n . Advice chiefly come to ask your rede in, is how to make her sure? Sc. 1821 Jacobite Relics (Hogg) App
- Scrieve v.1, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1786-1960 scrieven aff, Mid ploy an' frolic, joke an' laugh. Ayr. 1866 T. Bruce Summer Queen 324: To. Gall Poems (1819) 69: Then O fareweel to feasting rare, An' scrieving cracks that drave aff care' scrieved them aff loof. Mry. 1865 W. Tester Poems 116: Ay, scrieve it aff aloud, my Lord! Ags. 1886 A. Willock Rosetty Ends 5: He screives aff stories that wad mak' ane's hair stand
- A-will adv.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728 Poems 316: I needna mak sic Speed my Blood to spill, I'll warrant Death come soon enough a Will. Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems 318: She too that's sae nice Shall come a will. [ Cf . come-o'-will s.v. Come v . II . 11 . (12). A-will occurs in Mid.Eng., a .1250 Owl and N . l. 1720, in
- Baff n.2, v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1827-1933 the letteran, the best o' their sermons play baff aff my head, like a blether fu' o' wind! Bnff.(D. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 74: And draws the trigger sic a baff The marrot heard it twal mile aff like you canna gie your preachings aff loof like ither honest fowk. (3) A stroke in golf, in which clogs, ye may hear him a mile aff.' This seems merely a provincial variety of Baff , beff , to beat
- Badlins adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1932 hear yir wife's badly.' 'Ay, she's been badlins kin' aff an' on this twa month, bit she's some better
- Gordlin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1804-1929. Tarras Poems 3: Or hath the gled or foomart, skaithfu' beast, Stown aff the lintie gordlins frae the
- Ill-peyd adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1875-1956, tir't aneuch nae doot, jist aff o' a sair day's wark. Abd. 1956 : She's been aye ill-peyd wi
- Killimeer n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1706 another far aff Quintry called the Affrican, phar they get Goud Dust and Iliphan Teeth for Plaids and
- Lawpell n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899:′pɛl] Sh. 1899 Shetland News (8 July): Shu tir da lawpells aff o' da twa yerl'd hog fil it
- Skunk n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1776-1930 back-rope an' tak the strain aff the skunk. [Orig. obscure.]
- Stoitek n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1897 he took aff o' da head o' wir peerie stoityk. 2 . A short, stocky person (Sh. 1904 E.D.D. , Sh
- Uncommon adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1867-1899 leddy am oon-coman sorry. Ags. 1899 Barrie W. in Thrums viii.: They set a body aff oncommon.
- Moich adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1987-1990 Thorn in the King's Foot 82: I'm silly, I'm moich — me, a learned blacksmith I cuid be well aff
- Collop n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1884 Chr. Kirk iii . xxiii. in Poems (1721): Ithers frae aff the Bunkers sank, Wi' Een like Collops collop that's taen aff a chicken. ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays and Leg. of the North (1908) 8
- Weesh interj., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1810-1954 aff (Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick iv., wish aff ). Also in e.Ang. dial. and in form woosh
- Ill-come adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]ILL-COME , adj . 1 . Gained by wrongful or dishonest means, ill-gotten (Abd. 7 1925; n., em.Sc.(a) 1958). Cf . Eng. ill-come-by . 2 . Illegitimate, bastard (Mry., Bnff., Abd. 1958). Also ill-come-by (Ags., Fif. 1946), ill-kom-o (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl .).
- Dirl v.1, n.1[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1716-2000 dirling sair To dance. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin x.: But hoo to get the shangies aff, upon da fiddle. 3 . tr . and intr . Followed by advs .: (1) aff , (a) to recite, sing, play) Sh. 10 1949 : He could dirl aff poetry for oors on end. Ayr. 1787 Burns Amang the Trees (Cent. ed.) i.: 'twas Pibroch, Sang, Strathspeys and Reels — She dirl'd them aff fu' clearly, O. (b) Abd. 1932 D. Campbell Bamboozled 17: Like some fowks ahin the alarum-clock dirls aff: Doon wi' dee dis moment! . . . or feth doo's come doon wi' a dirl. Edb. 1811 H. MacNeill Rymour Club Misc. II. 179: If it had come a dirl o' win' , it wad hae blawn her awa. 5 . A hurry comin wi a dirl an a fling' implies that I knew you would not come. III . Used adv . with verbs of motion come , fall , play , etc. = with a clatter, crash (Bnff. 2 , Fif. 10 1940). Sc. 1887 R
- Scowder v., n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1746-2005, Scouth'ring the blude frae aff his han's. Abd. 1748 R. Forbes Ajax 3: Ye ken right well, fan hirsles . . Till scowderdoup sings aff the woo'. 2 . Of frost or rain: to cause foliage, etc., to, and they got a hasty scouther. Arg. 1882 Arg. Herald (3 June): Come awa ben, woman, an tak which attacks the nervous system of anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with it. She was Sandy (1899) 24: You'll maybe be better aff i' the ither place, — ye auld scowder. 5 . A slight
- Keltie n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1795-1879, gie him kelty. Sc. 1823 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 203: Tak' my advice, and be aff, or by the Lord kelty aff , to have an empty glass. (1) Per. 1795 Stat. Acc. 1 XVIII. 474: [There] was a' cleared kelty aff? — Fill anither. [In O.Sc. from 1686. Appar. from E.M.E. kelty , upside down, of a
- Maig n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1927 Angus Gl .). Rxb. 1825 Jam. : Haud aff yer maigs, man. Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic his grip. Cai. 1903 E.D.D. : Keep yer maigs aff that. Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang. Carruthers Man Beset i . i.: 'Hirsel yont!' she cried . . . 'Haud aff your maigs, Andie!' 2 . The
- Sile n.3[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1715-1962 . in phr. aff o da sile , out of one's usual health or temper, cross, out of sorts (Sh. 1970). [səil. 1901 Shetland News (26 Oct.): A'm tinkin' ye're baith aff o' da syle da night! Ork. 1912 J be said — 'Da bairn is aff o da sile.' [Norw. dial. sigle . Swed. dial. segel , sil , id.]
- Mids n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1701-1960, wha should come doitin' roon a corner but Doctor Duguid himsel'? Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon. 1882 G. Macdonald Castle Warlock xlix.: I' the mids o' the meantime I'm gaein aff yer property mids , to take the average, to come to an agreement. Abd. 1882 W. Alexander My Ain Folk 67 . v . To come to an agreement (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 114); ¶to cohere. Abd. 1925 R. L
- Bone Wrak n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1877-1898.) ( E.D.D. Suppl. ): I fear aless dis bonwark an' cauld wears aff troo da night A'll be ill able to win
- Feenal adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1825-1871 place. Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xlii.: Wudna it be better to pit aff for a little
- Pardoos n., adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866: He fell aff o'the hehd o'the hoose wee a pardoos. II . adv . Violently, with great force, with a
- Plaitter n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1922 guid ta bed Girzzie wis still owsin up da mylk aff o' da fluer wi' a plaeter. [O.Sc. plaitter
- Rugfus adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1929 for a lad tae play aff apin ony bit o' lass. [Orig. obscure.]
- Stumple v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1850. 1808 A. Scott Poems 219: Syne aff in a fury he stumpled. Dmf. 1823 J. Kennedy Poems
- Cleuk n.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1746-2000 an soared up tae the lift inno a gurly September storm-cloud, on the first daud o its journey aff tae Mourning (S.H.S. 1895–96) III. 321: I shall not be much at ease until I hear it is come safe into thy hae 'im i 'er cleuks dan. Bnff.(D) 1872 W. Philip It 'ill a' come Richt xxiii.: Peer sowl
- Hup interj., v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1816-1955 southern and haud aff in the northern counties; while in the towns haap and wynd are used. 2 the heid.' 'Ay, he's haudin'. Hah! Hup, mon!' Combs.: (1) hup aff , hupauv , go to the right! (‡Bch. 1919 T.S.D.C . III., hupauv ; Uls. 3 1930; Cai., Lnk., sm.Sc. 1957); (2) hup back , come back
- Shore v., n.6[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1715-1925. e.Lth. 1892 J. Lumsden Sheep Head 143: If ane pat aff — faith, Robin than Shored her the law: There's nae greater sign o' drooth than when it aye shores for rain an' disna come on. 2 . tr . To dog to or till , to hound a dog on cattle or sheep. To shore off or aff , to recall a dog from
- Snirt v., n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1724-1991 Hendry Chapman 52 71: 'Come the keek o day, an the first bummer gaed aff - loud eneuch, ye'd hae. Armstrong R. Rankine 12: Rub the nap aff his breeks, as he snirted and rubbed. Ags. 1930 A
- Booler n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1924-2000BOOLER , n . 2 A bowler. Sc. 1924 R. McMorrine in Scots Mag. (June) 240: Come on! Come on! She'll shairly come! An awfu' booler, Sandy! w.Lth. 2000 Davie Kerr A Puckle Poems 19
- Priperty Miss n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898. 1898 A. Gomme Children's Games II. 65–6: “Priperty Miss, will you come out Will you come out, will you come out? Priperty Miss, will you come out To help us with our dancing? . . . ”All the players
- Neath prep.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1736-2000 wrestles with a turd will come foul aff, whether u'most or nowmost. Abd. 1754 R. Forbes Jnl. from
- Cum n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1917-1942CUM , Come , Kum , n . 1 [kʌm] † 1 . “A bend, curve, or crook” (Lnk. 1825 Jam. 2 , cum , come ). The form come is also found in Eng. (mainly n.) dial. ( E.D.D. ). 2 . “The angle which , kum ). Cf . Eng. (Chs.). dial. come , id. ( E.D.D. ). Upper Deeside (per Abd. 8 ) 1917 : A of cask” (Bnff. (Whitehills) c .1927 (per Bnff. 9 )). [From Eng. come , v.; cf . similar
- Baat v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1922 Rod 140: 'I niver tried, Sibbie, an' so doo canna prove at I widna,' Aandrew said, as he baat aff
- Dander n.4[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929 lift a bap or a dander alang with the breid aff the coonter. [Prob. the same word as Dander , n
- Dink n., v.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1896-1930.: She has a bit dink i' the aff hent hoof. 2 . v . To dent, bruise, bash. Per. 1930 (per Fif
- Happock n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1890-1909: The coggie set aff hame, O'er hills and o'er hapocks O'er cairns and o'er knapocks. ne.Sc. 1909
- Ruil n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1904 .). [ryl] Per. 1904 E.D.D. : The meeting was a very rulie one; they were stripping aff their coats
- Shangie n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1900-1916. 1916 G. Abel Wylins 76: Aff to trainin' for the shangie! Lat them see ye're nae a coord. [A
- Slo n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899 Dec.): Da sloe an' horn clean aff at da very skult. [Norw. dial. slo , O.N. slo , id.]
- Snig n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1889-2000 ken. Ayr. 2000 : He tuik a snig aff his wage. [ Cf . Eng. dial. and slang snig , to steal
- Swee v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1949. Gray Lowrie 116: Da broon watter aff o' wir keps, reebin' doon ower wir faces an' sweein ata wir
- Ill-please v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1993-2004 midder wis kinda taen aff. 'Hit's a notion shu's taen lately'. Her faider, I tink, wis ill-plaised
- Knoost n., v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1728-1805 aff. Lnk. a .1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 35: Mak her a guid cogfu' o' brose, an.) 700, 782: An scamper aff like whuppit deils, Ere gruesom' death noosts Lucky Reid. . . . Though some
- Scoff v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1826-1924 down, toss off. Gen.Sc. Abd. 1826 D. Anderson Poems 8: Ye ranted wi' them and scuff'd aff freen They scouft a gless or twa. Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 40: Scouff't aff, min
- Fine n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929-1931FINE , n . In Ork. phr.: to come tae fine , to come to a decision, make up one's mind. Ork. 1929 Marw. : She wanted to get married, but he wad never come tae fine aboot it. Ork. 1931
- Bit n.1, adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-2003 says to her, 'Dae ye want tae come up tae ma bit an see Ma yak-wool carpet collection?' (you know your. Edb. 1993 : Ah'll come roond tae your bit. Edb. 1999 : I'm away down to Malcolm's bit : Come back ti ma bit. Kcb. 5 1934 : McKeady his a big waage now, he's in a grand bit. Kcb) 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 9: A coodna wun off the bit aa day. Phr. aff the bit , wrong young lass hoo to please her man, was to feed the bruit, wasna faur aff the bit. . . . I'm whiles no, Is instant made no worth a louse, Just at the bit. Phr.: to come to the bit , to come to the it cam' to the bit. Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn. : To 'come to the bit ,' is to come to the point; to arrive at the last stage of a bargain. Uls. 1993 : When it comes) Distance (Ork., ne.Sc., Ags., Per 1975). Ags. 1896 A. Blair Rantin Robin 180: Ye needna come country is great, escape fae the toon and come here wi their dreams and their bit money, doing their grand
- Backload v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1884-1932 back-chine an' throw some o' the wecht aff yer horsie's back. Lth. a .1885 “J. Strathesk
- Deceiverie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1902-1916. 1916 T. W. Paterson Wyse-Sayin's ii. 11: But the wicked 'll be sneddit clean aff, An' the
- Fliss n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1949, fur I took a fliss aff o' een o' da ends. II . v . To peel in flakes (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl .; Sh. 10
- Lett n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1879-1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 15: Rin dee wis aff anidder lett o' tae ty dysel. [Orig. uncertain
- Quarten n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1759-1795 Jove I'll treat you aff a quartan.
- Reeho n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1911-1930 wyte t' tak' his tay, he wiz in sic a reeho to be aff. 2 . A tomboyish, romping girl. Abd. 1911
- Scannach v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1814-1827 aff and awa' owre sea and land like a scannachin' o' moonlight. [Orig. obscure, phs. a nonce
- Keytch v., n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1722-1875 drumly mud, An' skum the fro' aff life's wild flood. Peb. 1793 R. Brown Carlop Green (1817) 175: [She] prances Jock 'maist aff her back, Kytch'd till her fits subside. Sc. 1812 The. Abd. 1861 J. Grant Legends of Mar 226: Get doon aff the beast, ye auld deevil, or I'll ketch
- Scrat v., n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1822-1998 Mathers rugged aff Maisie's playin claes an plunkit her inno a steen-cauld scratty semmit new aff the claes-line, far the icicles jinglit like coo bells in the jeelin win. 2 . With aff : to mark out Huntly Express (3 Jan.) 2: I wis lookin' ower at 'im scrattin' aff that ley parkie in the mornin
- Alist adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1768-2003‡ ALIST , adv . Back to consciousness, in phr. to come alist , to recover consciousness (see also first quot.). [ə′lɪst] n.Sc. 1808 Jam. : To come alist , to recover from faintness or decay. Mry. 1 a .1925 : Alist , to revive from a swoon; to come alist, to recover consciousness life was there, An' I was just the neest thing to despair; And well's my heart that ye are come alist. Abd. 1824 G. Smith Douglas 76: Wish, wisht, for see my lady's come alist. Abd.(D) 1871 day, an' hardly expeckit to come a-list again. Dundee 1989 W. N. Herbert in Joy Hendry
- Clunk n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1936 1936 : Aff he set for hame, as happy's Laurie, wi' a quarter o' breed in ae han', an' a clunk o
- Off-falling n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721. 1825 Jam.). 2 . In pl .: scraps, crumbs, rejects, things thrown aside. Cf . Aff-fa'ins . Sc
- Skiddle v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1925-2000 garred her skiddle aff intae the pantry. [Variant of Scuddle , v . 2 See note to previous art. and
- Strunt n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1785-1876 Halloween xxviii.: Syne, wi' a social glass o' strunt They parted aff careerin. Dmf. 1823 J
- Clyde n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1985-2001CLYDE , prop . n . The river in central Scotland on which Glasgow stands. Phr.: to come up the Clyde on a banana boat ; variants to come up the Clyde on a bike , to come up the Clyde on a wheelbarrow , to come up the Clyde on a banana skin . Phrs. used, usu. in neg., as an indication of stupidity Chapman Scottish Short Stories 1986 36: 'I'm gonny stand up for my rights, so I am. I didny come up Glaswegian's keen instinct for the cant. The comment 'I didn't come up the Clyde in a banana boat' would biscuit and a coolie boat. ... Phr.: he could fall inty the Clyde and come up wi ... , Phr may have it said of him: 'He could fall inty the Clyde an come up wi a fish supper' or '... wi his come out with a trout in one pocket and sunken treasure in the other. Sc. 1998 Mail on Sunday, known as a real bringer of luck, suggesting that he could fall in the Clyde and come out with a tenner — laughed: 'He'd fall in the Clyde and come out with a salmon in his pocket.' Phr.: mouth like the
- Crulie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1886-1887 1897) 495: Come, come noo, ye'll hae a' the milk i' yer crulie [ sic ].
- Wrang adj., n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1707-2000 struck oot sooth. The lift gaed the wrang wey, turned aff tae a side-road, syne intae a sma glen. Abd inhospitable welcome, a meagre reception; (iii) to come wrang ( to ), to come amiss (to), to be out of place aff one's wrang side , to get up in a bad temper (Ayr. 1896 H. Johnston Dr Congalton xii.; I.Sc ( one ) wrang , to come inopportunely to (a person), catch unprepared: (x) to say a wrang word , in come on the wrong side of the blanket. Sc. 1815 Scott Guy M. ix.: Frank Kennedy was a: Whun it cam oot yt she had fa'en wrang till him, he bribet Paul tae mairy her aff his hands. (v Club 268: Ye hae sheerly risen aff yer vrang side this mornin'. (ix) Fif. 1883 W. D. Latto
- Stoit v., n.1, adv.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1719-2005. 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck vii.: If ye war to stite aff that, ye wad gang to the boddam o the linn in Eng. dial. Ayr. 1833 J. Kennedy G. Chalmers 80: Aff rows my cup aff the saucer at Skene Kirk ken weel. Edna come up wi the expression 'buff an stite' which wis new tae me, bit it. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 108: Sandy's fit slippit aff the edge o' the sofa, an' he cam' stoit doon
- Cash n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1922 me cash an' twisted aff a bit o' tabakka ta fill me pipe. [Dan. kasse , a case, purse; O.Fr
- Leerrach n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866 . Freq. with about , aff , at : to talk in a rambling, incoherent or stupid manner, to babble, to
- Owerfammer n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1911-1929.). [-′fɑmər] Ork. 1911 Old-Lore Misc. IV. iv . 187: Dis pat him aff his gaird, an', afore ever he
- Poplexy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1826-1901.: Gourlay was that mad at the drucken young swine that he got the 'plexies, fell aff the ladder, and felled
- Vaan adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1814-1908† VAAN , adj . Also vaun . Used only adv . in phr. to come vaan ( o ), esp. in fishermen's language: to fail (to get), to miss, to lose, to come short (of). Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS. : When the tide falls they say da Stroem is come vaun. Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 241: Whin da men
- Pey v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1717-2000. 1990 Betsy Whyte Red Rowans and Wild Honey (1991) 55: 'Come, and I'll pay you on the chair-o aff , to pay for others' drink or entertainment, 'stand treat' (Ags., wm.Sc. 1965); (3) pey ane when had to 'pay aff' or 'stand his hand'. . . . Failing this he was rubbed all over with dust and grime, thoroughly drub (Sh. 1965). Sc. 1717 R. Wodrow Corresp. (1843) II. 224: When he was come within one of them, [he] called to his son 'to come up and pay well, but spare the life.' Dmf. 1770 pey'd dog. Abd. 1905 W. Watson Auld Lang Syne 187: Oh, ye've come for peymen', hiv ye? Nyod Last Day 66: Idle time an' wee peys sune skite the beauty aff us, an' knock us oot o' shape. Gsw
- Huilie adv., adj., v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1715-1953, an' let's aff to oor bed. Wgt. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables 29: The cuddy bore baith, an' hooly. (1928)); 3 . to come hooly ( heely ) on , — tae , to have indifferent success, to fare badly (Ayr' is likely to come better speed than too ambitious efforts at the outset. 2 . Sh. 1899', A'd a come heely tae. Abd. 1926 M. Argo Makkin' o' John 25: I'll leave it in her han's, for I'm dootin' I wad come bit heely tee. Abd. 15 1953 : He cam' but heelie on at the plooin
- Boy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1894-1999. Gen.Sc. Cai. 7 1935 gives it as obs . or obsol . Edb. 1992 : Has the boy come tae fix the cooker the ganger shouted: 'Come on boays! Up on deck for yer blow!' Gsw. 1988 George MacDonald.: 'If a beast wis gaun fur to pu' ma heid aff,' remarked Macgregor, who had grown suddenly bold, 'I — I, an' Annie'll think it's the auld boy himsel' come doon to see her. 5 . Dims. boyag (Cai
- Hielandman n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-2000' taxes. Sc. 1822 Scott F. Nigel v.: Ex nihilo nihil fit — It's ill taking the breeks aff a wild Highlandman — they that come to me for siller, should tell me how to come by it. Sc. 1886 tradition of all those who had come from the Highlands and Islands, I spent a good deal of time under the
- Aw n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1793-1932AW(E) , YAUW , AVE , AAV(E) , AFF , n . 1 Also aa . [ɑ: Abd., Ags.; jɑ: Abd. (old); ɑ:v 40 and 45 degrees. Mry. 2 1929 : Still known by old people and pronounced ave or aff (in wheel is called an open-awed wheel. (2) Start an ave , start an awe , startin ave or aff . (See
- Nodge v.1, n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1700-1853 (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.; Sh. 1964). Sc. 1700–1799 Merry Muses (1911) 55: Come nidge me Tam, — come come nodging at our doors. II . n . A push or stroke, esp. with the knuckles (Ayr. 1823 Galt R
- Boonspal n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1914 bonspell. Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 33: Paety teuk aff the lock, an' wus tae ha'd
- By-gaet n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1777-1879', We maun loup dykes an' ditches. Dmf. [1777] J. Mayne Siller Gun (1808) ii . i.: Aff to
- Dey pron.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1993-1994 wife got oot, an da car set aff fer da nordert.
- Everilk adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1827-1846. 1846 Anon. Muckomachy 66: George Clark was aff dispatched to Crail, To rake the bake-houses wi
- Fabala n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1800-1934' perlin's tak a hantle o' time by's mine 'at are sae easy to pit aff an' on.
- Sowdan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1836. 1971). Sh. 1836 Gentleman's Mag. II. 592: Fur aa dat kleaz, itt wid a leepit a Sowdian aff o
- Spaigie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0]1953-1963: All kinds of sprains, the spagie and rheumatism. Sh. 1963 New Shetlander No. 67. 9: Aff we
- Dice v., adv.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1704-1930 , Bwk. 2 1949). Sometimes with aff , oot , up . Cai. 1930 Caithness Forum in John o' Groat. 1863 A. Steel Poems (1864) 172: Syne diced was she [wheel-barrow] aff in a coat o' sky blue
- Scrift n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1766-1928 Aberdeen Mag. 350: Frae Rabbie's sangs wad scrifted aff bedeen, His pair o' Dogs , Horn-buik , or Hallowe'en . Ags. 1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. xviii.: [They] wad hae scriftit aff a psalm or a
- Bleeze v.1[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1705-2000 the keeper stauns at the creel o the goal glaur on his pus an his een bleezin his mooth aa dreh aff a: They'll aye come for ye, loupin oot their kists Een bleezin as het coals, Corbies wi knablick nebs
- Lin v., n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1822-1958. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 120: Dis shooer is aff, an hit's lint up a bit. 2 . refl . or quasi. Costie Benjie's Bodle 204: Come in-by an' lin thee. Sh. 1958 New Shetlander No. 46. 18: I
- Waik adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0]1952-1986. 1872 W. Philip It'll a' come richt 149), see P.L.D. § 126.2 .; wyek (Cai. 1916 J. Mowat Proverbs let him aff the lave. He's waik. Sc. usages: As in Eng. Sc. combs. and derivs.: waken (Sc. 1933
- Aleife adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1927ALEIFE , adv . To life. [ə′leif] Rxb.(D) 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 10: Ti come aleife — to come to life. [A variant of alive ; alife , alyfe , etc., occur in 16th cent. Sc
- Behan adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1822-1934. to come weel behand , — bihan , to manage well. Bch. 1934 (per Abd. 9 ): He didna come vera weel bihan at the shavin (sowing). Slk. 1822 Hogg Perils of Man II. vii.: He didna come
- Cairrier n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1744-1938 (1891) II. 327: For 3 paints of aill by the kearrers . . . £00. 00. 6. Phrase: to come ( back ) wi' the blin' cairrier , — carrier , to come (back) only after a very long time; never to return. 1844 W. Cross Disruption (1846) xviii.: I trow, the principal and interest wad come back to me
- Ill Yetto Comin interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0] come ill back!' (Ork. 1825 Jam., 1866 Edm. Gl .). [Ad. Norw. ille er du kommen , O.N. illa ert ðu kominn , you have come most inopportunely, in an unlucky hour.]
- Aesome adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1892-1931 Sheep-head 207: Drinkin' aff a ae-some bicker o' his favourite beverage. [The meaning quoted from
- Affgo n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1896-1931. 24: I'm no' to dee at this aff-go yet, Bell.
- Aisy adj., adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1880-1994 Yer Heid 164: Heth, it wisna an aesy job. I vargit on for da swaet wis hailin aff o me, ... 2
- Bawtie n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1805-1923 Complaint 77 (Jam. 2 ): Some distance aff where plantins grow, And firs their bushy taps do rear, There
- Criffins interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1828-1920 (1839) xix.: 'Eh, crifty!' cried Benjie, coming till his speech, 'they're a' aff — — cock and hens and
- Cuik v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1857-1912 them weel cuikt, an' she gaed aff in haste To ca' Maister Tod to a supper sae fine. Bnff. 1880
- Eenach n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1915-1931 little manufactured soap being used then. Abd. 1 1931 : The eenach aff the 'oo' maks ma hans
- Forebreed n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1900-1923 July): Shu slipped her cot doon, an shook da stoor aff o' da forebreed o'm. ne.Sc. 1909 G
- Foster n., v.[0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1749-1898. News (7 May): Hit's only a ting o' a gimmer, and shu'll no foster twa lambs 'ithoot suntin' aff o
- Hamper v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768, An' sae get aff, 'tis hampert living here. 2 . Fig . in phr. to be hamper'd of , to be deprived
- Heidlicht adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1899-1953 maks me headlight. Sh. 1900 Shetland News (6 Jan.): Whin da headlightness wore aff o' me, I
- Mention n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1891-1898 say himself in the language of one of his many callings, “jost a mention aff o da plumb”.
- Spottie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1833-1894: Aff they gaed like spotty wantin' the tail. 2 . The plaice, Pleuronectes platessa (Kcb. 1971
- Steven n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1852 sair, An' singing frae me frighted aff wi' care.' e.Lth. 1801 R. Gall Poems 93: Then could
- Tent adj.1, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1785-1904 Fyvie Lintie 163: Your Ball comes aff upon the tent'. [O.Sc. tend , 1395, tent , c .1533. See
- Vaelensi n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1914-1968 brocht in ta da yard ta be biggit, shapit and roondit aff, an dan linkit doon fornenst da days o vailensi
- Opposeetion n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1994-1998 Clashies gaed aff tae Lunnen tae study music at a Sassenach schule, ...
- Broo n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1768-2000 Fish-Hooses (1992) 11: The sweat used tae lash aff mi brew whin it came tae unloading the trawl' flow'rs frae aff the lea, Katy. Slk. 1991 Harvey Holton in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 132 1936). Dmf. (Upper Annandale) 1933 (per Dmf. 8 ): They [the fish] come oot aneth the broos
- Gowf n.2, v.2[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1927. 1920 A. Robb MS. : It [door] wis jist in the gouf o' the widder and she didna bid me come in). ¶With aff : to hit off, throw off (a poem). Abd. 1739 in Caled. Mag. (1788) 501: Gowph'd him done yet, Alick, sing awa, An' gowf yer stanzas aff fu' braw. Lnk. 1893 J. Crawford Sc
- Cam n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1924CAM , n . 2 Coming, appearance. Come in this sense has been obs. in Eng. since c .1470 ( N.E.D. [O.Sc. has com , coming, 1375 ( D.O.S.T .); Mid.Eng. come , id., c .1275 (Stratmann).]
- Keep v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1773-2002 Johnny Gibb xxviii.: Keeps, 'oman, it wud be a byous thing to brak' aff fae the hoose o' Gweed. Sc it against a wall with the head only (Ags., wm.Sc. 1959); (2) keepin aff , used quasi-prep. = except, not counting (Ags., Lth. 1959). Cf. to haud aff , — awa frae s.v. Haud , I . B . 2 .; (3) to like fae oot oor hair, train, keepie-uppie aff the flair, or heid-the-ba agen the stair, fae morn ti. 1887 J. Service Dr Duguid 26: A couthy motherly body, aye keepin' aff the siller itsel', and brief tussle, during which witness endeavoured 'to keep aff o' 'imsel''. Bnff. 2 1941 : The loon wiz a bittie simple an' cud hardly keep aff o' himsel'. (6) Abd. 1906 Rymour Club Misc Biog. Scot. 288: Mr Guthrie asked, If he would come back the next sabbath day, and he would give him Jottings 49: Come awa Kirsty, Keep up yer rig. II . n . † 1 . Stores, provisions, on a ship; left
- God n.[1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1701-1991 Scotland 8: The Day I Met the Queen Mother 62: Gode, it's pure starvation up here. Ah'm aff. wm.Sc the parish of Mochrum; where it was no sooner known, that a God's send (as they call it) had come in. Sh. 1822 Scott Pirate vii.: It's seldom sic rich Godsends come on our coast. Sh. 1822
- Hurdie n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1715-1995 155–8: Thir breeks o' mine, my only pair, . . . I wad hae gi'en them aff my hurdies For ae blink o. Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 26: Tak' th' fup, man, an' come ower Jock's hurdies. He's nar McCheyne 33: The shearers come in, in the chorus, singin' as cheery as if hurdy-caikle was a thing
- Mows n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-1996 may come to earnest. Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore (S.T.S.) 16: Nae billie like him sell a come to wooe your Dochter Tib To lie alane is far frae mows. Abd. 1809 J. Skinner Amusements mowse, think ye, to gang in aboot wi' yon gurly tyke aff the chine? Phrs.: (1) in mows , in jest
- Atae prep., adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1887 . . . 'Come in atae' i.e . come in towards (the fire). . . . 'Draw the door atae,' draw the door close
- Freely adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1782-1783 Ballads No. 34 B i.: Come here, come here, you freely feed, An lay your head low on my knee. [O.Sc
- Luif n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1711-1954 Banffshire Jnl. (29 June): Come awa' in, lasses — for I kent ye wis comin' — the liv' o' my han's been fine Paper, for very little more than ordinary. 4 . Phrs. and Combs.: ‡(1) aff ( ane's or the scud luifs , = (9) (Uls. 1961); (15) to tak one's luif aff anither's lug , to slap one's face, box gi'e a Fool Reproof, E'en wi' a canty Tale he'd tell aff loof? Ayr. 1786 Burns 2nd Ep. to J. Lapraik vii.: But I shall scribble down some blether Just clean aff-loof. Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 349: He skelps the truth directly aff his loof. Dmf. 1836 A. Cunningham Lord, an' scrieved them aff loof withoot ance makin' a stammer. Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 53: I canna' tell aff-loof what's gane wrang wi' folk ava. (3) Gsw. 1877 A. G
- Riv v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1837-1954 the day, intr . to break, esp. in phr. da rivin o da dim , dawn, daybreak; with aff , of the sky Williamson MSS. (3 March): He's revin aff o da sky noo. Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): De laverick rives
- Unsucken adj.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1705 imposed on those who come from outside the jurisdiction of an estate mill. See Sucken and cf . Outsucken . Sc. 1705 Morison Decisions 15993: The party for seven years did come to the mill, and
- Fang n.1, v.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-1990: Sae they draiggit her aff tae the boat tinkin' dey hed fund a fang. ne.Sc. 1881 W. Gregor capacity for suction (Mry., Abd., Ags., Per., Fif., Ayr., Gall. 1950). Gen. in phrs.: (1) aff the fang That's gane clean aff the fang. Ags. 1899 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy xvi.: His lorn shune liftin' wi' a noisy gluck, juist like a pump aff the fang. Lnk. 1923 G. Rae Braefoot vi.: The confoonded things [pumps] are aye gaun aff the fang. Sc. 1930 Scotsman (28 May) 16/3: 'The pump is aff the fang', still common in rural Scotland. (b) Edb. 1878 D. Cuthbertson Lilts 34: Oh deil tak thae blethers wi' lugs aff the fang. Sc. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 26: In troth oor Tam was aff the fang, An' menseless tae, for oot he flang. Per. 1990
- Comkeckle adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1828 him in sic a comkeckle mood.' [Orig. obscure. Poss. a nonce formation based on come and Keck , v . 1 , sc. to come and go, blow hot and cold.]
- Bark n.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1933 was driblin' o'er his chin, Twa inch o' bark peeled aff his shin. wm.Sc. 1835 Laird of Logan
- Bauchness n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1933 is sae bad, ye'll hae to send aff that stane wi' some virr to get it ower the hoggin-score. Abd
- Blotch v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1857-1923 snegget aff; an' in the ganæratian folloin' thair næme be blotchet owt. [ Blotch , n., is St.Eng. The
- Clammer v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1887-1998 the cuddy aff to the toon. Fif. 1998 Tom Hubbard Isolde's Luve-Daith 5: O my beluvit
- Clyte n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1936 clyte o' dubs fell aff his beets. [Prob. onomat., or phs. the same as Eng. clot . Such a vowel
- Coorgy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1933-1937 coorgy: see gin ye can loup aff this muckle dyke. [Prob. a contamination of coordie (see Cooard
- Horin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1897-1932: 'The Horin' is any seal; example: 'I saw a horin' aff the Skerry.' [From an unmutated * haringr
- Jadden n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824-1875 jadin aff a plotter-plate, Than mell wi' him that braiks his word. Fif. 1875 A. Burgess Poute
- Sluch n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1874-1929'. Sh. 1899 Shetland News (7 Oct.): Shu birz'd a muckle tattie fil da skin flyped aff, an da rest
- Snaig n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1800-1933: A puggie snaig'd aff wi' the cripple man's crutch. [Orig. unknown, from cant. Cf . Eng. dial
- Taper v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1927TAPER , v . Also teypar- . Sc. usages of Eng. taper : 1 . With aff : to tear a person's
- Unfasht ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1835-1985 (1860) 83: She set aff wi' the pedlar unfasht wi' the pack. Abd. 1909 C. Murray Hamewith 99
- Swey v., n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1720-1999. To swee aff , to head or stave off, to cause to swerve, to deflect, lit . and fig . Abd. 1794. 1817 Hogg Tales (1874) 153: I saw the gate as I was gawn, but I couldna swee him aff. Sc hinges? Slk. 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck iii.: Instead o' sweeping aff my downcome wi' his . 5 .). Slk. 1822 Hogg Perils of Man I. iv.: Bairns, swee that bouking o' claes aff the fire. Rnf. 1873 D. Gilmour Pen' Folk 26: Swee aff the kail pat. (3) To press down, bend v. Fraser (29 March 1805) 289: The carts come under the sway and the barrel, and receive the lime. Rxb. 1868 D. Anderson Musings 28: Come haste and mak' a clean hearth-stane, Gar shine the
- Tirr v.1, n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1702-1998 67; n.Sc., Bwk., Rxb. 1972). Also with aff , up . Sc. 1724 Treatise on Fallowing 18: After W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xxviii.: Fin Geordie Birse gaed tae tirr aff 'e truffs wi his Stone through the whole ground, easily come at, and not two Feet of Tirring. Sc. 1798 Edb the poopit without tirrin' the kirk. (2) intr ., of a roof: to come off or blow away in the wind hame An' tirred aff ilka stitch. Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xxvi.: A tirrt aff ma gamie's loon frae echt mile aff, ... II . n . The layer of top soil, clay, gravel, turf, etc
- Speed n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1745-1963 wish ye a' speed and forder. (2) in phrs. (i) to come ( good , bad , etc .) speed , to be (more) 41: Two different Quarriers who wrought in the said Quarry where they could come best Speed. Ayr. 1793 Burns Auld Rob Morris iii.: A wooer like me maunna hope to come speed. Bwk. 1821 W. Sutherland Poems 21: Your wily tongues and dear decoys May now come speed. Ags. 1857 “Inceptor” Tom of Wiseacre 64: At our trade ye dinna come muckle speed wi' short nails. 1897 C. M. Stuart Sandy Scott's Bible Class (1906) 46: The first case we hae to decide we come nae speed. Arg. 1902 N. Munro Shoes of Fortune xv.: You'll come little speed with a man ava. (ii) Dmf. 1830 W. Bennet Traits Sc. Life II. 81: I tauld him I had come to see, a quarrel, also comb. hehd-speed , a state of great agitation. Cf . Heid , adj . Phr. to come
- Pad n.1, v.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1720-1998 has lang been a grieve, But come May the twenty-saxt he has to pad, I believe. 2 . tr . (1) In phr. to pad ane aff , to send someone a journey on foot; to dispatch one on an errand. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin v.: It was determined . . . that I sid be padded aff to the schule to' less, laddies o' ten were paddit aff to the herdin' at the Whitsunday term. (2) To tread or beat
- An prep., conj.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1887 : “It'll be a' by an ye come back” — all will be over by the time, or before, you come back. [ Cf
- Cop interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]. reduplicated as cop-cop (Rs., Inv., Mry., m. and s.Sc. 1975). [kɔp, kʌp] [From come + up . Cf. cwup and c'way s.v. Come , v ., I . 1 .]
- Troutsho n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1794, Do come, and to the barn they thrang, For that's their hame. [From Gael. trobhad so , come here
- Fude n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1778-1779FUDE , n . In phr. to make fude fast , ? to settle, come to a firm agreement about, ratify, make (a contract, etc.) binding. Lnk. a .1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 56: An' come ye
- Flae n.2[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1724-1945. Sc. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xix.: As crouse as a cat when the flaes are kaimed aff her. Ork aff o' his beens. Wgt. 1880 G. Fraser Lowland Lore 158: 'Them that lies doon wi' dogs may
- Laif n.[1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1700-1921 Rutherglen 94: A' thir laifs new aff the reel. Rxb. 1921 Hawick Express (27 May) 3: Th' breid great a knave, As wish he had a slice or shave Aff what they ca' the broken laif. 2 . Lnk. 1822
- Smook v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1854-1967 awaa or aff. 2 . (1) tr . To draw on or off (a garment or the like) “as a glove or stocking” (Sh Angus Gl ., Sh. 1970). Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928): Smug aff dee ! pull off your clothes. He smuked
- Squint v., n., adj.[1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1703-2004 phr. to squint aff a tale , to say anything that comes to mind thoughtlessly and without due concern squint aff ony tale; But little dread, a mither counsels well. II . n . An angle, slanting position
- Teek v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1929‡ TEEK , v . To coax, entice, esp. to coax an ammal to come to one's hand (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Hence teeked , ppl.adj., of an animal which has been induced to come to one's hand: petted, spoilt (Ork. 1972
- Humph n.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1843-1998 away an cuddle ma humph , expression of dismissal: get lost!; (2) to come up yin's humph , to come! Away an cuddle ma humph! (2) wm.Sc. 1985 Liz Lochhead Tartuffe 29: How could it come up: Steys in a three-up in Easterhoose that's that bogging damp the paper's curling aff the walls, has to
- Year n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1715-2000 kens fat may happen ere five year come an' gae. Kcb. 1893 Crockett Raiders Foreword: That curn year — twal' oot come Caun'lemas. Slg. 1949 W. D. Cocker New Poems 4: It's gettin' on luckpenny I am to gie him for his year-aulds. Bnff. 1872 W. Philip It 'ill a' Come Richt ii): Doo kens what owertook Tamy's tree-yirl'd — I can say shu wis a koo. . . . Shu tir da lawpells aff o
- Aucht adj.1, n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1721-1970.' Lnl. 1910 J. White Eppie Gray 8: As sune as aucht chaps in the clock The bairns gae aff tae whistle nane. Bnff. 2 1932 : I'll be wi' ye Sunday come aucht days. Bnff. 2 1932 : She
- Crowdie n.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]<1700-1936 to lick aff his crowdy-meal, And scart his cogie . (5) Sc. 1724–27 Ramsay T. T. Misc come. Ayr. 1786 Burns Holy Fair vi.: Then I gaed hame at crowdie-time, An' soon I made me
- Eith adj., adv.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1721-1988 Helenore 100: Besides I see she's mettle to the teeth, An' looks na like to be put aff so eith. Edb): Now God be thanked that our Laird's come hame, And his Estate, say, can he eithly claim? Abd
- Infare n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1701-1929-feast an' infare, He's ready aff-hand wi' a grace or a prayer. Fif. 1893 G. Setoun Barncraig bride's head, she would come to poverty. 2 . In a more gen. sense: entry into a new situation in life
- Aff-pit n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1931AFF-PIT , -PET , n . (See also Offpit .) [′ɑfpɪ̢t, -pɛt; see Pit , v . 1 ] 1 . A putting
- Anee interj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824-1901 72: 'Mammy's — killed — de broon — chucky; cutted — aff — ur hed — oh — oh — anee,' an' he sabbid
- Bliss v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1894-1927 E. B. Levack Stories Old Lossiemouth 21: He took aff 'is bonnet an' inwoket the Loard's blissin
- Ever-leevin' adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1880-1915. Officer 93: So, as some time hed been lost, I gets muntit an' aff to Aiberdeen at the clean-ever-leavin
- Kinsh n.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]2000 13: His rig-out wis fenished aff wi a pair o' spentacles, bit as they'd been hard wrought for he
- Madge n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1814-1890 madge Leddy Sibby's aff to the half-merk wi' the Count. 2 . A name given to a single bright star
- Nawn adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1827-1960 estate, ta'en aff wi' 's nown chyne. Sh. 1960 New Shetlander No. 54. 15: I med him wi me nown
- Plag n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1899-1950 Angus Gl .), a rag (Sh. 1966). Sh. 1899 Shetland News (29 July): A'm laid aff plag efter plag
- Ro n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1888-1955 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1968). [ro:] Sh. 1888 B. R. Anderson Broken Lights 83: Dan aff on roosty
- Slait n.1, adj.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1829 objectionable person. Sc. 1718 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 68: Had aff, quoth she, ye filthy slate
- Tittivillian adj.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1700-1928 And titivillaries, Rank vapours aff My brain's distilleries. [Nonce formations from O.Sc
- Wanweird n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1803-1880 III. 361: Nor wit nor pow'r put aff the hour, For his wanweird decreed. Cld. 1818 Scots Mag
- Here n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]† HERE , n . In phrs. to come or gang to here and were , to quarrel, contend, dispute (Fif haar vliegen , Ger. in die Haare kommen , to come to a quarrel. The second element appears to be Weir
- Flaff v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1773-1988. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin ix.: When the flaffins come ower my heart, I'm sometimes like to with a puff, to explode. Sometimes with aff . Also tr . to fire powder (Sc. 1825 Jam.). Fif. 1823 gawfin', as the powther flaffed aff. 5 . tr . To cause to flap or flutter (Gen.Sc.); to fan (a flame 20: Nor see the self-important flaff Wi' 'yes, auld Watty's fa'in aff.' Gsw. 1904 'H). Ayr. a .1878 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage (1892) 325: Whan, huff! aff she's flying, Flaff, like a
- Bizz n., v.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1721-1993: She addressed the director of the steamer '. . . oh, man, haud up the handle o' your boat, and let aff. III . Phrases: (1) Cry bizz aff o' , to rebound from; play bizz aff o' , id. (Ags. 2 1934). Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 217: He gart the stehns cry bizz aff o' the coo's rumple. Bnff. 2
- Saccart n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1930 times, followed by the challenge to 'Come oot — come oot — come oot.' The enemy had then the option of
- Cheesie adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1885-1893. 2 , Ags. 17 1939. Ags. 1885 Arbroath Guide (3 Jan.) 2/3: Cheesy bat, come into my hat, An did so 'Cheesie bat, come into my hat.'
- Hap v.2, n.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1700-1955.: An' it [a leg] wad come happin' ower the Paceefic, or the Atlantic, to jine its oreeginal stump — wad (1786) i . ii.: It made my heart wae, to see the saut brine come happing o'er her winsome cheeks aff, hap stap an' fling, Wi' couring fustle. Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin v.: I wad dell. ne.Sc. 1954 Bon Accord (28 July): So aff I set at a kine o' hap, step an' loup
- Nar adj., adv., prep., v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1721-1954, the other, the land beast, on the other's left side. It was the 'nar' beast, the other the 'aff' beast: The nar even the more Beggars . A facetious Word when more People come into Company. Lnk. 1818 naebody nerr iz ti speak ti. Gall. 1934 Gallovidian Annual 92: Dinna come naur that lether the clais, Narby yon whinny hicht. Wgt. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables 44: Aff to a wud nar-by syne
- Cuddle v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1812-1942) cuddle aff , (a) 'to entice away' (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff . 34); (b) 'to coax one to leave his own. Armstrong Musings 70: I'd strip aff his wee duds, an' put him to cuddly. (2) Lnk. 1878 W have come from a dialect source and is first found in St.Eng. and Sc. early in the 18th cent. Various
- Flaucht n.2, v.2, adv.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1742-1935 had chanced to come by the road, he wad hae landed a richt bonny flaucht o' them. 4 . A sudden Aberdeen Mag. 477: He rode aff at the clean flaught. Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xviii Poems 115: Something gat up, an' wi' a weeack dire, Gaed flaughtin aff, an' vanish't like a fire
- Guise n., v.[0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1712-2003 guising disna' come o' honesty. 2 . To go about as a mummer or Guiser , to masquerade (Sh., Ags., Fif like aff this kilt . . . an' the shute aff my face. Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick xiv
- Froad n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Rod 97: He rubbid da froad o' da mylk aff o' his matash. II . v . To
- Gape v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1865-1889. Stewart Fireside Tales 41: Pittin' aff dy time wi' ony clashan' gapeshot bledder o' wind du meets wi
- Haggle-bargain n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1898-1929 Meggotsbrae 210: He maun keep her . . . yonder haggle-bagglin' to get a bawbee aff his haddie. Sc
- Laem n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1877-1922 Mansie's Rod 137: Sibbie . . . took doon a paet kishie aff o' da laem. [Norw. dial. lem , O.N
- Scamp v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1882, with aboot , through , often with the idea of intended mischief (Bnff. 1969); with aff : to run off
- Shavin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1844-1899. Edb. 1844 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie i.: Ye hae hit aff Peter till a shavin. Gsw. 1868
- Skuvie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899-1904.). [′skøvi] Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 135: He took his skone and sneed aff her skovie. Sh
- Whaarl n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1899.): Girzzie took da whaarles aff o' da flicht an' pat a foo pirm apo' da sweerie pin. [The form wharl is
- Yarp v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1827-1963, — Gars yarp an' yammer, sigh an' weep, Gin aff she's fleein'. Bnff. 1856 J. Collie Poems 141
- Nyaff v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1814-2000 him aff, make gled eyes it his gallus chaff, fur Ah've clockt he's a sleekit nyaff - bit don't comeNYAFF , v ., n . Also nyaf , n(i)aff , njaf(f) , knyaff , gniaf(f) , gnaff ; nyeff (Rnf aff ya nyaff!' m.Sc. 1989 James Meek McFarlane Boils the Sea 63: '... There's no point
- Drum n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1984-1997: There were greater horrors to come, though. The greater horrors were Castlemilk, the Drum, Nitshill Maguire and David Jackson Young Hoots! 43: 'Naw,' he says, 'I come fae Outer Space, ye know.' Well ah thought he wis jokin. Ah mean, who wouldny? So ah says, 'Ah come fae the Drum. Same thing, intit?' 'Naw
- Baith pron., adj., conj.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1714-2005. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 101: 'Is it you, James Mitchel? Aye, come in. He is here. We. Ah've planked it. We wur baith sick a listenin tae it. We know it aff by heart. 2 . adj . Sc 1932 : Come oot o' that, the baith of ye. Edb. 2003 : Yer daft! The baith o ye! wm.Sc
- Honest adj.[1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1701-1964: substantial, of respectable appearance (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Abd. 1825 Jam.). Gen.(exc. I.)Sc.; (3) to come to the-like, we might set aff our bairn. Sc. 1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon and Gael II. 34: He's a . . . that he had come to the honest hour, and that . . . it behooved him to make confession.
- Rauchan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1774-1983. Sc. 1826 Blackwood's Mag. (Oct.) 586: She helpit him aff wi' his green tartan rauchen. Edb their “rauchens”. Per. 1 1922 : But ne'er a bit he lifted his rachan aff the nail. Sc
- Clipping-time n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1816-1937 liked weel just to hae come in at the clipping-time, and gi'en him a lounder wi' my pike-staff. Bnff. 2 1937 : Come in aboot t' the table an' sit doon; ye're here jist in clippin'-time. [A fig
- Commarley v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1937 corruption of comaalye (come all ye . . .), used in Uls. to mean an old song (from the first line of many understood as 'come early,' and is used at parting as an invitation and farewell simultaneously (Uls. 3
- Ford n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1897-1908). Used also ironically to mean a poor result, a 'wash-out,' esp. in phr. to come til a fore (Ib.). Sh. 1897 Shet. News (2 Oct.): My fishin' is come till a fore da nicht! Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928
- Tsill n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1872-1915. 1872 W. Philip It 'ill a' Come Richt 56: Tak' up the littlin, Betty, peer 'tsull . Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 31: It disna dee for a steill [ sic ] tae come tae th' warl' an' teem
- Accress v.[0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1718-1759ACCRESS , v . Also accresce . [ɑ′krɛs] 1 . To accrue, come to as an addition. Sc. 1718 fairly come, In time accress'd to twice the sum. [Orig. Sc., from 1634, from Roman Law term
- Eat v., n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1725-1996 . . . cutted aff da legs o' da hardest anes . . . an' uit dem dysel. Abd. 7 1925 : Peter, my neeper eatit the 'oo aff ane anither's backs. Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 30: They drank weel michty fond o't they eated the teeth aff the saw afore mornin'. 3 . Pa.p .: etten (Gen.Sc.; Sh Eat in your Words; . . . Sc. 1827 W. Motherwell Minstrelsy 254: Come ye here to eat in Helenore 11: For they were a' just like to eat their thumb, That he wi' her sae far ben should a come
- Back-jaw n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1866-1932 till a' wiz daivt wee thir ill tungs. Lnk. 1 1932 : I'll ca' the heid aff ye, gin ye daur to
- Bedraigle v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1870-1929 to scrape the mire Frae aff their tired bedraiggl'd shanks. m.Sc. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls
- Bravity n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823-1935 (1868) vii.: Fling aff yer orra duds, an' don yer bravity, lass! Fif. 10 1935 [O.Sc
- Crank n.3, adj.1, v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1786-1886. Haliburton' Horace in Homespun (1925) 246: An' aye the 'r,' tho' crank awee, Gaed birlin' aff the mooth
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- Taciturnitie n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1532-1694, silence, also, silence with regard to a debt or obligation. — 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 389. [The also comand the pourpose to be bwryed with sylence in time to come c1575 Balfour Pract. 181
- Se Burd n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1535-1573 come out of Denmark be se … Out of Denmark be se burd mony myle Ane greit armie in Albione wes send 1540 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 488. At the raid on seyburd the xiii day of Junii 1549
- Aff-scouring n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1618Aff-scouring , n. [ Aff adv. after e.m.E. off-scouring (1526).] pl. Offscourings. — 1618 Criminal Trials III. 451 (filthie aff-scoureingis of people).
- Aff-hand adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1600-1610Aff-hand , adv. ( af-hand) . [ Af , Aff prep. , corr. to E. offhand (1694).] At once. — 1600-1610 Melvill 124 (he af-hand answerit); 655 (we answerit aff-hand).
- Af adv., prep.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1500-1681Af , Aff , adv. and prep. Also: afe , affe . [Late form of Of adv. and Of prep particulair querell 1596 Dalr. I. 96/1. Casteng aff al courtlie decore 1596 Ib. II. 216 gold 1647 Aberd. B. Rec. 72. He had resolved to tak aff their burden 1668 Ib. 248 is na time to stoup when the head is aff 3 . Followed by the prep. of. (Mod. Sc. aff o' .) 1606 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 42. Ewerie persone … sall remowe thair midingis aff of the gettis 1650 Aberd. B. Rec. iii . The saidis ministeris to seik thair augmentatioun aff of the tackismen ground of Sabay 15.. Clariodus iii . 2280. [Her] aff the land thay gart promit to go the realme 1633 Glasgow B. Rec. 18. Sevin dolouris … to help him aff the contrie 1681 Ib. 300. Sundrie of the counsellouris wer aff the toune 3 . From (a person, etc.) by way [merkis] aff hir moderis thrid 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 220. I haue sentt my haiknay to gett his
- North Parts n. pl.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1405-1594 Brute come in the north partis b . (1) 1405 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 59. Our lorde the custummare within … the north partis of the realme 1530–1 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 348. James
- Afputting n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1634-1644Afputting , n. Also: aff pitting . [ Af adv .] A putting off; offputting, ground for excuse; onpitting and aff pitting off it
- Snip v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1540-1590 cut or snap aff . b . To put or beat doune ? by sharp, quick movements. — a . 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1298. The Deuill snyp aff thair snout That haits this company — b . c1590 J. Stewart
- Howlat n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1450-1663 come hame, it was ane howlat nest, Full of skait birdis 1600 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 95. Scho . xxii. The houlet and the herison, Come with ane feirfull voce b . transf . Applied to persons this howlett aff our hands, In name of Mahoune 1616 Criminal Trials III. 588. The
- Peonar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1575 James Hogis xxiiij peonaris quhilkis passit to the said raid 1523 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 187 1571 Ib. XII. 242. 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 328. j c peonaris Inglismen come to
- Cuissot n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1590 cuissots aff did slyd
- Afftaking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1659Afftaking , vbl. n. [ Aff adv .] A taking off. — 1659 Irvine Mun. II. 84 (for afftaking
- Sellerar n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1400-1549 the salrare of Mellros 1548–9 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 585. Dean [ blank ] salrare [ pr. salrale] [of Newbotill] 1548–9 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 585. Sallarar
- Tikkat v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1522-1541 of an inventory. ( Tik(k)at n. 3.) — a . 1522–3 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 163. [Cockburn's procurator protested that the summons] is nothir tabillit nor tekat 1527 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 259
- Pomander n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1516-1603 . Put for Amber n. — a . 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 71. Ane pommonder with silver 192. Foure pomander of prayar, price of the pece, iiii s. c . 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff
- Tabillar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1635 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 92. All personis that has summondis cum to the tabillar and table thar summondis 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 95. And ordanis the tablar to begyn apon the summondis at ar cummersom besynes 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 378. Tabular 1538 Reg. Privy S. II 406/1
- Enfonce v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1610 piece was tane aff efter the first renconter that the mass had enfonced
- Revalidacioun n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1522 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 155. As the bullis undir the leid and revalidacioun tharof beris
- Hanlet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515Hanlet , n . (?) — 1515 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 59. Tua greit doublis of wambrassis, Item
- Passionatlie adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1615 depairtis aff the sessioun
- Regraid v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1540 Lynd. Sat. 1765 (Ch.). He was regraidit of his croun And baneist aff his regioun
- Stand Afar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1620. XII 339. Stuffis of thrie quarteris breid … Seargeis … , Stand afar, Over keik, Fair a far aff
- Under-chalmer n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517Under-chalmer , n . [ Chalmer n .] An under or lower room. — 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff
- Las n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1399-1698. Glassis and lassis are brukill wairs a1628 Ib. No. 1088. Love beginnis with a louse, lass, come. To Thome Diksouns twa lasis a1578 Pitsc. I. 407/12. Adew, fair weill, it come witht ane taken aff tuelff hundreth merks therof aff the lasses and three hundreth merks aff Adame attrib
- Come n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1533Come , Com , n . Also: coyme . [ME. come ( c 1275), com , f. come Cum v .] Coming 1375 Ib. xiv . 428; etc. Sum of thair mekill host has seyne Thar come a1400 Legends of the Saints xxi. 468. He … passit til bis freyndis twa, That eftyre his come gret ioy can ma a1400 Ib. xl. 196. c1420 Wynt. i . 283. He is ȝit liffand Bidand the Antecristis come c1420 Ib. viii . 3262. Agayne the come [ C . coyme] off the wardan ?1438 Alex. ii . 1190. [I am] glaid of thy come sickerly c1450-2 Howlat 245. Of thar come the haile caus Was said cause of his come I knew noght a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 205. Of his come herd the empryce 1533 Boece iv . xv. 150 b. Galdus . .taryit the come of sommer
- Mantilling ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1638 mantling caike be taken aff and inlargit
- Safe-conduct n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1400-1651 nedis not, for yee or eny off youris may come and be welcome 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 104 in a document; the document itself. Cf. Conduct n. Also const. to do something or come or go protectouris grace to rapair in to England a1578 Pitsc. I 83/29. The earle gat saif cundit to come awyne se c1420 Ib. viii 791. And come on till Wpsettlyngtowne. Thiddyr he send thame sawff ) 1525 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 230. That all salf conductis pas apoun the supplicatioune of the prince. (STS) 400. Thay, beand cytit to the counsall of Constance, come vpon ane saifconduct of Sigismundus–7 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 563. The copy of ane salf conduct undir ane sele of grene walx of the conditis of the warld is nathing in comparisoun of his predicioun 1525 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 230 expensis … quhen he come for the salue conduct 1542 Douglas Corr. 146. Th'ambassiatouris that ar
- Oising vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1514Oising , vbl. n. Using, occupying, possessing (an office). — 1514 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 24
- Reintegre v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1538) to a former state. — 1538 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 468. At ye reintegre him as he was of befor
- Inlandish adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1672. Rec. 194. To exact as ane calsay pennie aff ilk strainger that brings in any inlandish walkit cloath
- Nosewise adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1630 your fathers avarice and falsety so far aff
- Tumblet n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515 plate worn by foot soldiers.) — 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. Thre pair of tumbletis for fute
- Periculous adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1533, perilous. — 1533 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 400. And the punct is rycht periculous to thaim for and thai
- Laying vbl. n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1518Laying , vbl. n . 2 [f. Lay v . 2 ] Alloying. — 1517–8 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 117
- Postrum n.1[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1603 Margretis postrum ( b ) 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 85. And the posterum on the sowtht syde of haue the kyeis of a postrum ȝett 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 85. And befor the postrum yett Treasurer's Accounts XIII 194. Postrome yett 1603 Moysie 5. (2) 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff
- Permit n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517).] Leave, permission. — 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 89. That he may hayf a lettir of permit that he
- Uncassit p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1537-1538 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 466. Off the production of the quhilkis [ sc. bulls] and deliverance of the
- Reiss n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1602 Dundee Shipping P. 75. Y … brocht hir aff grownd againe and fetcht ballast and bocht wettellis and
- Gayne-come n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1500( Gain- ,) Gayne-come , n. Also: gane-come , -coyme . [e.m.E. gainecome , ME. gayne come ( a 1400), ȝeincume ( a 1225).] A return. — c1420 Wynt. v . 1128. Off thi gayne-come [ C thaire gayne-come made bydyng a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 55. Quhen he saw passit baith day and
- Repulsioun n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1545 driving back. — 1545 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 540. For repulsioun and resisting of our auld inymyis
- Offgoing vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1646( Of- ,) Offgoing , vbl. n. [In the mod. dial. as off- , aff-going , departure, removal
- Subtracting vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1549. Publ. Aff. 588. [Through the prohibition] many of thame hes deit for hungir sensyne substrectand and
- Paying vbl. n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1398-1646, paying aff , paying in full. (1) 1398 Acts I. 212/2. Touching the paying of custume of … hors. For paying aff of the haill servands that was at the mariage
- Vice-wardan n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1529-1530 Conc. Publ. Aff. 322. The lard of Farnyhirst, ane of the vice wardanis of the middill marchis of
- Counselour n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1627-1681 counsellouris wer aff the toune
- Off-taking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]1493-1670Of- , Off-taking(e , vbl. n. [Cf. Aff -.] Taking off. — 1493 Lindores Abbey 179. The
- Witryff adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1597-1598. Spald. C. I 122. Thow biddis … hald aff the crawis quhill ane rig be brockin, for the crawis ar
- Leith-ax n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1512-1546 1513 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 5. Fensable wapinnis sic as speris, Leitht axis, and Jedwart stavis 1523 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 182. At ilk cariage man haif ane Leith axe or halbert for keping and
- Remue v.[0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1410-1653 and malys, clamis and actionis that he had to the said Fynlo 3 . intr. To depart ( owt of , aff nocht remve 1653 Dumfries Kirk S. 17 Feb. To be rebuiked and furthwith to reomve aff this
- Provene v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1584Provene , v. 1 [e.m.E. provene (1505), F. provenir , L. provenire come forth, rise, originate, f. pro- and -venire to come.] To come as produce; to proceed from ( of ). — 1584 Acts
- Ventilat p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1533-1646- .] Of a matter: Examined, discussed openly, aired. — 1533 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 401. This mater
- Hame-com n.[0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1586 .] A home-coming. a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 64. Scho … Ȝarnit his hame come in the land 1424 Cambuskenneth Letter . We … bidis ay in gude hope ȝour hame come a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1891. All that wes done scho wald him tell At his hame come full opinly 1513 Doug richt blyth … Of the hame-come of gude erle Johnne 1586 Gray Lett. 139. The Master of Gray
- Pasport n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1498-1691 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 33. The said wardane … to gif pasportis to Inglis men to cum within this … stollin away frome his capitane after his landing at Hamburgh and come home without pasporte or licence
- Sort v.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1]1513-1685 system or scheme. (1) 1530–1 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 348. All landit men [etc.] … [to] pas and bein thair, it micht haue sortit war for Cluny 7 . Of persons: To agree, come to terms ( on ( upon
- Stane Hous n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1]1522-1696 hecht and 12 on lenth in the rememorance that the armor of Royme come sa far in Britane 1546–7 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 561. Ane stane hous of thre hous heycht, togidder with ane hall and chalmer
- Langsadill n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1523-1618Langsadill , n . 2 Also: -saidill . Cf. Ladesadill . — 1523 Acta Conc. Public Aff. 182
- Plenar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475-1535 complaintis 1530 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 334. Geif ony persons be plenteious of ony of the
- Substantiousnes n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1540-1596 weight. b . Wealth, riches. — a . 1540–1 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 547. [For 23 stones of] maid
- Promeneding vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1588 myddingis … be tane aff the haill gaitts and passagis of this burch and sands hevin and all other
- Again-cum v.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1396-1400Again-cum , v . [ Again adv. Cf. ME. aȝen-come. OE. aȝen-cuman to come against or back.] (1) intr. To come back, return, revert. — 1396 in Sc. Antiquary XIV. 217. The said landys
- Up-come n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1644Up-come , Upcom , n . [19th c. Eng. upcome ( c 1874); Come n .] a . A way up, slope. = Up-cumming vbl. n. 1 b. b . In the phrase If all be good that is up-come , if all is as good as good that is up-come; meaning if his action and valour were answerable to his personage and body
- Greving vbl. n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1626 leif aff suiche doing of vexing and greving of the realme of Scotland wranguslie
- Oxin-tilth n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1527-1542 John Foular II. 247. In a steding of viij oxin tilth 1542 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 519. [6
- Observant n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1519-1534 1534 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 426. Ane profest freir of the freiris minouris of the observants
- Subdelegat ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1497-1531 jugis subdeligatis in this mater 1531 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 359. Befor maister Hew Spens
- Tass n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515-1627 purse.] = Taslet n. 1. — 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. Thir ar the harnes gevin in be
- Sped n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1699 Propine 62. Certainely thou shal come speede For ease in all thy noy a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxii 19. If I come speid, I think my tyme weill spent; And if I mis [etc.] c1620 Boyd Zion's Fl. 57. 1634 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 93. True and sincere humiliation come always speed with God 1638 Cant Serm. 13 June 1638 (1741) 71. O prelates, if I had hope to come speed a1651 Calderwood VII 580. Travell was taken, but they could not come speede … The fault was not in Serm. 210. Gif we come not better speed in the work of reformation … I fear that we leave not this them it is but huly speed that ye will come in your journey to heaven a 1627 Craig v 10 come such speed in mortifying sin as thou wishes c1650 Spalding I 8. [They] willinglie Comm. Rev. 44. If the word were taken as from His mouth, we should come better speed than we do speed a1658 Durham Subtile Self 116. We thrive so ill, and come so little speed in
- Cow-quake n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1597-1598 Fergusson Prov. (1641) 6. Come it aire, come it late, in May comes the cowquake
- Suasion n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1524-1675 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 212. To send wrytingis with gud swasiouns baith to the king of Fraunce and to
- Wardanschip n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1515-1657(e 2 b. b . Of the Cinque Ports. — a . 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 53. Dand Ker of
- Ourta v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1590. e.m.E. oretane p.p. (Shakesp.) and Overta and Ourtak .] 1 . tr . a . To come up with, chance to meet, ‘run into’. b . To catch up with, come up to in pursuit, overtake. c . To come at, get at to be oretane 1590 Ib. xxxvii. 2 . To come upon and lay hold of, seize, arrest, catch. 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 84. Quhare ony personis beis notit and ourtane of sic convocacioun and [etc.] … als oft as it beis ouretane 4 . a . Of a (usu. adverse) agency: To come upon more or less . 3971. Sa pryde is offt ourtane wyth skath c1420 Ib. 5596. A stane That come fra hycht has. 1502 Acts Lords of Council III. 178. [Cases north of the Forth to come up during the first 8 days
- Kw-quaik n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1627-1628. — a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 406. Come air, come lait, in May commes the kw quaik
- Quhen interrog. adv.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1460 ) 1375 Barb. vii 242 (E). [He] askit him quhat he was And quhen [ C. quhyne] he come & he wes borne na quhen that he Come ?1438 Alex. ii 624. Thow knawis nocht our kynd Na quhen [F. dont ] we come ( b ) a1400 Legends of the Saints xvi 576. & thane he Sperit at, quhether art thow went on way, Or quhan thow come [F. dont viens ], for God lat heir c1460 Alex
- Ship-brokin p.p., ppl. adj.[0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1399-1700 schypbrokkyn fra the sey grund 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 33. The said wardane … to gif pasportis to 1533 Boece 75b. Twa men ( … schip brokin and nakit almaist) … come to the king 1535 Seytoun come out of Flanderis … to the castell of Edinburgh, as schip brokin c1575 Balfour I 142. To this other ship brocken man come from Zeatland 1681 Cramond Ch. Grange 38
- Cake n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1438-1694 ane caik of leid 1638 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 410. That the mantling caike be taken aff and. Rec. III. 169. For taking aff … twentie thrie caickis of leid aff the Hie Church
- Incum adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1650Incum , -come , a . [Cf. Incum v .] That has come in, novel. — c1650 Spalding I. 316
- Knychthade n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420 . 642. Off Sem … come presthade And off this Japhet come knychthade
- Corneill n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1516-1643 pare of bedis cornnell with foure gaudes of gold 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 71. Ane pair of
- Mesing vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1535 Conc. Publ. Aff. 446. The saidis lordis for mesing of sic suspicioun hes … creat James Jhonston … and
- Orpheist p.p.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1554-1559 rich material). — 1554 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 634. Twa capis of blak velvot orpheoust with clayth
- Scrufe v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1590-1700+. Stewart 213 § 52. As mychtie montan that be bittir blast Hes all the erth aff skruifit, schawing syn The
- Scailing vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1460-1700+ Wisdom of Solomon (STS) 172. Tyme of scalynge, tyme of gaderinge 1519 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. Publ. Aff. 180. Eftir the skaling of the said army 1569–70 Edinb. B. Rec. III 269. At the preaching d . 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 301. The Ballioll eftir the skaling of the seige … come
- Throuchfare n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1424-1666. 1515–16 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 66. The said Robertis tenentis and town of Leitht ar taxt with the alanerly 1515–16 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 66. [Leith] sall broik siclyk fredome as uthir thruchfair Conc. Publ. Aff. 551. To hant and use the fact of merchandice and to by and sell all maner of gudis
- Yconomus n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1517-1633 1519 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 151. He … gaif in his supplicacioun tuiching the priory of Quhithern and of the said abbay (2) 1525 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 223. That he obeit the effect of the , stewardship. = Yconomy n. a. 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 103. [Sir Patrick produced] the kingis
- Banachadee n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1450-1515 Howlat 795. Sa come the Ruke … , A bard owt of Irland with Banachadee c1515 Asloan MS I. 223/19. Schir Gilbert and schir Morys come … apon the forsaid lord the bischop & his company … and
- Obstant p.t.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1572-1575 . — 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 291. The saids regentis settand furth … that quhatsumeuer come with come in the nycht with burdingis of meill [etc.]
- Schok v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1577-1578( Schok ,) Shock , v. (e.m.E. shock (1576) intr. to come into violent contact, (1640) to clash n. ) intr. — a1578 Pitsc. (1728) 21. Scantly was he well come, when both the armies were
- Liquid v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1532-1534 the pursuers are ordained to] liquid the punctis of said summons 1534 Acta Conc. Public Aff
- Tursar n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1499-1523 Conc. Publ. Aff. 176. Thar is divers personis daily tursis and sendis wapynnis, harnes … and uthir
- Hom n., adv.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0]1400-1678 Aperill the king off Ingland come In Cvmyrland of Pumfrat fro his home B . 1 . c1400 Troy-bk. ii . 566. Whill that home come thay c1400 Ib. 1631, 2012, etc. a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow ii . 24, 47, iii . 90. c . (To come) to the house of another person indicated in the context. d . (To take a person) into one's household, or (to come, enter, go) into a person's household ordanit to come home at Witsonday. .and fullfill hir service. . or els that ane order may be emitted furth
- Monitur n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1515-1559. Publ. Aff. 44. Your bullis of provisioun of Dunkeld togiddir with the monitour penale contra Andream monytour to gauder in the sanctis geir with aw, ij s. 1549–50 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 599 [Letters
- Presthad n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420 brodyre come presthade [ W. preistheid] And off this Japhet come knychthade c1420 Ib. v 2559
- Flyrdome n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1499-1605 thai come with a flyrdome, and said thai come for na ill of him ne his childer a1508 Kennedy
- Plaint v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1531-1628. Public Aff. 369. He suld bring the … personis plantit upon befor our soverane lordis justice ( c besyde him How he creipis in a hoill to hyde him … When they come … to crave thair debtis 2 . a
- Wer v.2[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1400-1609 neuer come to were on vs, But alssone as he was dede, He shupe to were this on our stede c1420 1525 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 220. That nane of thame tak apoun hand to pas in weirefair be sey
- Decore n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1548-1596 1596 Ib. 96/1. Casteng aff al courtlie decore
- Opinable adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1534. Aff. 423. Item to put remeid to the freris … and of the haly preching making to the peple without
- Sinking vbl. n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]1549-1661 shipp lying not farr off from Barrie — 1549 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 595. All puncheonis for
- Stabillyng vbl. n.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1586 in the cuntrey — b . 1522 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 155. For remeid to be had of the greit
- Surreptice adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1533-1542, spurious. — 1533–4 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 418. We are oft times dissavit in granting of respittis and
- Probablye adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1615-1680 therby probablie janked us aff to June
- Referendare n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1515. refrendare] 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 44. Ane Jacobacius that is referendir in ultima signatura
- Schot Bled n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1629. (1629) 726. The sun … maketh … the cornes to come vp at the first with small green points, and after to shoote vp to the shot bled [ 1831 shote bled], & after that to come to the seede
- Realy v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1456 .] a . tr. To bring together into one body (soldiers that have been scattered). b . intr. To come efter that thai realyd and come on the Romayns ane othir tyme
- Disprofett n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1527-1626 a1578 Pitsc. II. 315/6. Ane merchand … seand the marcat come downe to his disproffeitt of victuallis 1622-6 Bisset II. 95/10. The proffett and disproffett that come be the said administratioun
- Intervene v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1578-1588Intervene , v . [e.m.E. (1605), L. intervenire .] a . intr. To come between. b . tr . To interrupt, prevent. c . intr. To come in casually. a . 1587 Acts III. 475/2. Notwithstanding the
- Schortcoming n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1]1637-1688( Schortcoming ,) Shortcoming , n. [f. phr. to come schort , S(c)hort adj. , ( n. ) and adv. C 4 a.] Failure to come up to a standard of excellence; an instance of this; a defect
- Jank v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1666-1689. Council Lett. VI. 204. And therby probablie janked us aff to June quich necessitat us to the short dyet
- Molet n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1494-1540. He that first bure mollet in armes 1540 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 485. And the Kingis grace
- Necesitat v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1]1637-1686 probablie janked us aff to June quich necessitat us to the short dyet ( c ) 1657 Rec. Convention of
- Ourloft n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475-1531. x . 882. 1487 Acts II. 178/2. Oureloft 1507–8 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. lxiii
- Outhald v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1607 c . 1516–17 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 78. [Argyll, M c Clane and others … shall] outhald [them
- Teinder n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1531-1638 owes tithe. — a . 1531 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 362. [A supplication by the poor tenants of
- Vantplat n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1508-1534 culveryn, xxvj s. 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59. Tua wamplettis for speris 1534
- Sand-blind adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1460-1638. 204. Those who are sand-blind cannot see far aff noun c1500 Rowll Cursing 61 (M). The
- Unsesonabilly adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1572-1700+, inopportunely. — 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 28. He come in sa unsessonabilly or the stage wer prepairit of ordour 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 29. [The] ambassadour … come in suddanely upon thame
- Next-to-cum adv.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1427-1690Next-to-cum , adv . Also: neixt- and -come and nextocome . [Late ME. next to come (1472–3. Betuixt the dait heirof and the sexteint day of August next to come 1690 Acts IX. 236/2. To be
- March v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1450-1700) (a boundary); also, to mark off ( aff ) with boundary-markers. Cf. also March v . 1 2 b. For, meithit and merchit aff frae the rest of … his landis
- Towartnes n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1532-1648. Tueching our towardnes to them of the religion a1648 Hist. King's Aff. Scotl. under Marques of


