Alexander Montgomerie

Glossary for THE CHERRY AND THE SLAE by H. Harvey Wood

An attempt has been made to meet every difficulty that might confront a reader unacquainted with the peculiarities of Middle Scots.

Words that do not differ phonetically from their equivalents in standard English (e.g. 'sum' for 'some', 'blud' for 'blood') are not, however, included.

Many words in the poem are spelt in several different ways.

It is obviously impossible to record all these differences; words are entered in their most usual form, or the form most frequent in this poem.

Some variants have, however, been noted.

Certain general characteristics of Middle Scots are noted here: individual cases of their occurrence are not treated in the Glossary.

These are:

'-it', '-yt' for '-d', '-ed' in preterite and past participle of verbs.

('alterit', 'amasit', for 'altered','amazed', etc.)

'-and' for '-ing' in the present participle of verbs.('streimand', 'fleand' for 'streaming', 'flying', etc.)

'-is', '-ys' for '-s', '-es', and ''s', in the plural and possessive of nouns.

('boundis', 'Elphis' for 'bounds', 'elves”, etc.)

medial and final 'd' and 'dd' for 'th'.

('widdie' for 'withy'; 'deid' for 'death', etc.)

The semivowel '3' may usually be replaced by modern 'y'; occasionally by 'z'; and rarely, as in 'For3etting' = 'Forgetting', by 'g'.

A

a, pron. I

abaid, v. pret. stayed, remained.

abasd, v. p.p. astonished, bewildered.

ablens, aiblins, adv. perhaps.

aboif, abuve, prep. above.

about the bus [lit. 'round the bush']. Reputed to have survived until lately in common use in Galloway, usually in the sense of 'skulking', 'treacherous'. Vide The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, by John MacTaggart (1824).

abusit, v. pret. abused.

advise, v. confer, consult.

advisement, n. deliberation.

advysit, v. p.p. advised, warned.

aff, adv. off.

affermd, v. + pron. affirm it.

aft, adv. often.

ain, awn, adj. own.

ainis, ains, anes, adv. once.

allane, adj. alone.

alledgence, n. allegation.

alluir, v. allure.

almaist, adv. almost.

als, adv. and conj. also: as.

alsweill, conj. as well.

alterit, v. p.p. altered.

amangis, prep.among.

amasit, v. p.p. amazed.

and, conj. if.

ands, conj. + v. and is.

ane, art, and adj. one.

aneuch, anew, adv. enough.

angwische, n. anguish.

anither, adj. and pro. another.

appeirandly, adv. apparently.

appeird, v. pret. appeared.

apruve, v. approve, prove.

aspyris, v. pres. aspires.

aswage, v. assuage.

atomie, n. skeleton.

attemperate, adj temperate.

attest, v. call to witness.

attour, adv. besides.

aw, n. and v. awe: owe, ought.

awin, awn, adj. own.

ay, adv. ever, always.

B

baid, v. pret. stayed.

bailfull, adj. sorrowful.

bairn, n. child: barnis, pl. bairnlines, n. reckless courage.

baith, adj. and adv. both.

band, v. pret. bound.

banes, bainis, n. pl. bones.

barbuil3eit, v. p.p. troubled, disordered.

barmy, adj. yeasty, v. latile, restless.

battel, n. battalion, following.

baulder, adj. comp. and adv. bolder, more fiercely.

be, prep. by.

befoir, beforn, adv. before.

begess, adv. by guessing.

behuiffit, v. pret. behoved.

behuve, n. behoof bein, v. pret. pl. are; p.p.

been.

beir, n. song, cry; v. bear; n. as adj. beir-skin, bearskin.

beis, v. sg. is; n. pl. bees.

belaw, adv. below.

beleif, v. believe.

bellies, n. pl. bellows.

belyve, adv. immediately.

bewch, n. bough, pl. bewis.

birth, n. produce.

blate, adj. slow, bashful, hard.

blawin, v. p.p. blown.

bliss, v. bless.

blist, v. p.p. blessed.

bocht, v. p.p. bought.

boist, v. boast, threaten.

bonie [ane b. quhyle], adj. considerable.

booked, v. p.p. noted down.

borrowit, v. pret. lent.

bot, but, only.

boundis, n. pl. limits.

bourded, v. pret. jested.

brace, n. covering for the arm.

brae, n. hillside, riverbank.

brak, brek, v. pret. broke.

brangling, v. pres. part.throbbing, palpitating.

breist, n. breast.

brichtnes, n. brightness.

browdin in, adj. fond of, eager for.

broxe, n. pl. of brock, badgers.

bruital, adj. brute (of animals).

brunt, v. p.p. burnt.

buiked, v. p.p. booked, noted.

buit, n. profit, use, advantage.

buiting, n. booty.

bund, v. p.p. bound, constrained.

burding, n. burden.

burt, v. pret. burned.

bus, buss, n. bush.

but, prep. without.

by, prep. contrary to.

byde, v. endure.

by ganes, n. pl. bygones.

C

cace, cais, n. case, chance.

cairfull, adj. sorrowful.

cankerit, v. p.p. and adj. cankered.

carvells, n. pl.small, light, speedy vessels.

cast, n. lot, destiny.

castis, v. pres. casts, tries, explores.

cauld, v. pret. and adj. called: cold.

champ, n. ground of a piece of embroidery.

cheip, adj. cheap.

chek, n. check [chess].

chiftain, Chiftane, n. chieftain.

chirurgianes, n.pl. surgeons.

chose, choise, n. choice.

ci-sol-fa-uth cleife, n. phr. staff notation, so called after certain syllables in a stanza of a hymn to St. John by Paulus Diaconus, an 8th century Lombard.

clarkis, n. pl. clerks.

cleife, n. clef, key.

cleinlie, adj. neat.

clewch, n. precipitous stony gorge.

clim, v. climb.

cloggit, v. p.p. clogged, encumbered.

cluddis, n. pl. clouds.

coissing, n. exchange, barter.

coist, n. cost.

combuir, v. burn up, consume.

conceild, v. + pron. conceal it.

conclude, v. decide, determine.

conditionate, v. p.p. disposed.

consait, n. conceit, temper.

contrair, n. contrary.

contrakis, v. pres. dost contract.

corpis, n. body.

cowartis, n. pl. cowards.

craif, v. crave.

craig, n. crag: neck.

crak, v. talk, boast.

crispe, n. curled fringe of hair. (?)

cuir, v. cure: cover

cuire, n. care, regard.

cun, v. taste.

cund, v. p.p. experienced [cund us thank = felt grateful to us].

cunning, n. rabbit, coney.

cushet, n. wood-pigeon.

D

dae, n. doe.

daft, adj. crazy, stupid, dolirious.

dairt, n. dart.

deave, deive, v. deafen.

decewis, v. pres. plur. deceive.

declyne, v. decline (in grammatical sense).

decreit, v. decree, adjudge; n. decree, sentence, opinion.

defate, v. p.p. undone, defeated: or, n. overthrow.

deid, n. death: dead.

deid thraw, n. death struggle.

deing, v. pres. part. dying.

desavit, v. pret. and p.p. deceived.

deskant, n. musical composition in several parts.

det, n. debt, due.

det bound, adj. dutybound, honour-bound.

devorit, v. p.p. devoured.

devyse, v. advise, contrive.

dewalling, v. pres. part. descending.

diapason, n. full harmony.

ding, dang, v. strike, struck; p.p. dung.

dispyte, n. and v. scorn.

distelling, v. pres. part. distilling.

dois, v. pres. does, doth.

dornik, adj. of diaper, or Tournay cloth, which is inwrought with flowers or figures.

dout, doubt, n.fear, apprehension.

douttis, v. pres. fears, is afraid.

dow, dowe, v. to be able, avail; pres. tense = can.

downis, n. pl. skins of down or fur.

drave, v. pret. drove.

dreich, adj. tedious, wearisome.

dreiding, v. pres. part. fearing, dreading.

driftis, n. pl. puttings-off, procrastination.

drouth, drowth, n. drought, thirst.

dwynis,v.pres. wastes away.

dyke, n. (turf) wall.

dyte, v. compose, write.

E

eftirward, adv. afterwards.

eik, adv. also; v. make smaller, share.

ein, eyne, n. pl. eyes.

eird, n. earth.

eis, n. ease.

elphis, n. pl. poss. elves'.

empashed, v. pret. prevented.

eshew, v. eschew, escape.

espyit, v. pret. espied.

except, v. accept.

F

faine, adj. glad; adv. gladly.

fai3ardis, fa3arts, n. pl. dastards.

fald, v. bend, succumb.

fall, v. [Foull f.] come in for.

fand, v. pret. found.

fash, fasche, v. trouble, be troubled.

faschious, adj. troublesome.

faschter, faster, adj. comp. and adv. more troubled, more perplexed [or, more firmly (held), faster].

feck, n. value, importance, pith.

feckless, adj. weak, feeble, worthless.

feiblit, v. p.p. enfeebled.

feicht, v. fight.

feid, n. feud.

feil, feele, n. knowledge, sense.

feir, n.fear.

feirie-farye, n. bustle, confusion. [Gaelic,.fire faire.]

ferlies, ferleis, v. and n. pl. wonders.

fillis: thair fillis = their fill.

firth, n. wooded country, or plain between woods.

fleand, v. pres. part. flying.

fleid v. p.p. (inf. fley) frightened.

fleit, fleet, v. change one's quarters.

flicht, n.flight.

flitting, v. pres. p. removing, changing one's ground.

flourischit, v. pret. blossomed.

flurischit, v. p.p. filled with blossom.

flyte, v. scold.

folde, v. yield, give ground.

fond, adj. desirous.

fordwart, adv. forward.

formaist, adv. foremost.

for quhy, conj. because.

forss, force, n. force.

for3etting, v. pres. p. forgetting.

fowmart, n. pole-cat.

fra, fra that, as soon as, from the time that.

frae, prep.from.

frak, adj. ready, fractious, smart.

freits, freets, n. pl. superstitions, omens.

fuil-haist, n. foolish haste.

fund, v. pret. found.

furder-it, v. trans. advanced, succeed-ed.

furth, adv. forth.

fyrit, v. p.p. burned.

G

gaite, gate, n. way, direction.

gald, adj. and v. p.p. galled.

gane, v. p.p. gone.

gang, v. go.

gar, v. make, cause.

gard, v. regard, observe.

gasit, v. pret. gazed.

gat, v. pret. got.

gecke, n. and v. gibe, taunt.

geir, n. gear, goods, etc.

gif, conj. if

gleits, gleets, v. pres. glitters.

glore, n. glory.

gloysing, v. pres. p. annotating, glossing.

graif, n. and adj. grave.

grainis, n. pl. groans.

graithlie, adv. finely, perfectly.

granand, v. p.p. groaning.

grande mercie, (ironical) n. phr. many thanks!

grening, n. desire.

grund, n. ground (grip to the g. = search thoroughly).

guckis, n. and v. pres. fools: trifles, fools, etc.

gude, guid, adj. good.

gudeman, n. man, master, etc.

gustless, adj. insipid, tasteless.

gydis, v. pres. guides.

H

haif, v. have.

haile, adj. whole, healthy.

hailsum, adj. wholesome.

hald, v. hold.

hame, n. home.

handill, v. handle.

hang, v. pret. hung.

hantit, v. pret. frequented, went about.

hap, n. luck, chance; v. (i) chance, (ii) cover.

hap weill, rak weill, judge (reck) favourably whatever prospers well (?).

hard, v. pret. and p.p. heard.

hardie, adj. strong, bold.

hardlie, adv. boldly [h. beid = and good luck to you].

harnis, n. ph. brains.

ha3arding, v. pres. part. hazarding.

ha3arts, n. ph. hazards, chances.

hawing, n. behaviour, inclination.

hecht, height, n. promise; v. p.p. promised.

heich, hicht, hich, hie, adj. high [on hicht = on high, above].

heid, n. heed, attention.

hes, v. pres. pl. (they) have; pres. sg. has.

het, adj. hot, heated.

hewch, n. crag.

hichar, adj. and adv. higher.

hidder, adv. hither.

hidlingis, n. pl. lurking places, secret places.

hing, v. hang.

hir, pron. her; herself (reflexive).

holit, v. p.p. pierced, burnt into holes.

honest, adj. honourable.

horst, v. p.p. mounted on horseback.

houp, v. hope.

hude, n. hood.

huikis, v. pres. considers, regards; pret. huiked.

hulie, interj. gently! slowly!

hunder, num. hundred.

hurcheon, n. hedgehog.

hyre, n. wage, reward.

I

ilke, adj. each, every.

implaidging, v. pres. p.pledging.

impyre, impire, (Lat. imperare) v. command, soar = 'aspyring' (?), soaring.

incluissit, v. p.p. enclosed.

infek, v. infect.

ingyne, n. ability, genius, understanding.

into, prep. in.

K

kend, v. p.p. known.

kep, v. catch, take.

kinch, n. cows, kine.

kinde, n. instinct, nature.

knaw, v. know.

knopping, v. pres. p. budding.

knoppis, n. pl. buds.

L

lace, n. cord, strap.

laif, n. (the) rest, remainder.

laike, n. stake at play.

laiks, v. pres.

lacks: is wanting.

laire, n. learning.

lait, adj., adv. late.

laith, adj. loth, reluctant.

lang, adj. long.

langt, v. pret. longed.

lanis, selves; thair laths themselves; all my lane, myself, all alone.

lap, v. pret. leaped (over).

lat be, adv. phr. let alone.

latt, v. delay, hinder.

law, adj. low; adv. lawly.

learne, leare, v. teach.

leasings, n. pl. falsehoods, flattering deceptions.

leif, v. leave.

leir, lease, v. learn.

leis, n. pl. lies, falsehoods.

len, v. lend.

let not light, v. phr. = be cautious! (imperative).

leugh, v. pret. laughed.

levir, adv. rather.

leynit, v. pret. leaned.

licht, adj. light; v. alight; pret. lichtit.

liftane, v. pres. part. lifting.

liklie, adv. agreeably.

lin, n. cataract: pool beneath a cataract.

(on) loft, adv. phr. aloft, in the air.

loissing, v. pres. part. losing, loss.

losse, v. lose.

loup, v. leap.

low, n.flame.

lowts, v. pres. stoops, bows.

luck, v. succeed; (luck we = should we succeed).

lufe, luif, n. and v. love.

luik, luk, v. look.

lustie, adj. graceful, handsome.

lye-aback, n. timidity.

lykways, adv. likewise.

M

mae, adj. more.

mair, adj. and adv. more.

maist, adj. and adv. most.

maister, n. master.

mait, n. (chess) mate.

mak, v. make.

maveis, n. thrush.

mease, v. calm, mitigate, ease.

medciner, n. doctor.

meid, n. mead, reward.

meikill, mekill, adj. much.

mein, v. mean.

meind, v. pret. and p.p. meant.

meit, v. and adj. meet.

mellis, v. pres. meddles, interferes.

mend, v. and v. p.p. help: remedied, recovered.

merle, n. blackbird.

michtie, adj. powerful.

minte, v. attempt, hint, threaten.

miskennis, v. misunderstands, mistakes.

mistred, v. pret. needed.

mony, adj. many.

moucht, mocht, v. might.

moylie, adv. gently, meekly, modestly.

N

na, nae, adj. no.

nane, adj. and pron. none, any (after negative).

neive, n.fist.

nek, v. prevent receiving checkmate.

nimlie, adv. nimbly.

nocht, n. nothing, nought: not.

nor, conj. than.

nowther, conj. neither.

noy, n. annoyance.

nyce, adj.fastidious, exact.

O

oist, n. host.

ond, prep.+ pron. on it.

ony, adj. any.

or, adv. before.

ore, ouir, adv. too, over.

oreburdenit, v. p.p. overburdened.

ouirgane, v. p.p. overcome.

ouirs, n. pl. extremes.

ouirschute, v. overpass, lose.

ouirset, v. p.p. upset.

ouirsylis, v. pres. blinds, beguiles.

outhir, outher, conj. either.

ov'rhaile, v. overlook.

ow, v. owe.

P

pair, v. pare, cut away, curtail.

pance, panse, v. heed, think (of).

pancit, pansit, v. p.p. cured, healed.

pece, n. piece.

pennis, n. pl. plumes, feathers, wings.

perfyte-r, adj. (comp.) perfect-er.

perqueir, adv. by heart, exactly.

perquierest, adj. (superl.) fittest.

persawing, v. pres. part. perceiving; persawis, v.2 sg. pres. ind. perceivest.

persing, v. pres. part. piercing.

philosophs, n. pl. philosophers.

pins, n. pl. pins. Proverbial phrase: “He hes brought his pack to a pack pin.” [Fergusson's Scottish Proverbs S.T.S. (1924), p. 58 MS. 729--”Of Waisters & Debters.”] Sense here: “Suppose his substance be entirely wasted..."

plack, n. third of a penny.

plaid, v. pret. pleaded.

pleuch, n. plough.

pley, play, n. quarrel, debate: play, n. sport.

pow, v. pull, pluck; pret. poud.powre, v. pour.

poysand, adj. poisoned, poisonous.

prattick, n.practice; experience, exploit.

preiche, v. preach.

preif, n.proof.

preise, prease, v. be eager, strive; pres. part. preising.

pretend, v. aspire, attempt.

prise, n. praise, renown, reward.

proife, v. prove.

promitting, v. pres. part. promising.

pultrones, n. pl. cowards.

punsis, n. pl. pulses.

pynd, v. p.p. pained, distressed, tormented.

pyne, n. pain.

pynis, v. trans. torments, consumes.

Q

quat, v. quit.

quaver, n. quiver.

quha, rel. pron. who.

quhair, adv. where.

quhairthrow, adv. through which.

quhais, rel. pron. whose.

quhan, adv. when.

quhilk, rel. pron. who, which.

quhill, conj. until.

quhyle, n. and adv. while.

quod, v. pret. quoth.

quyte, v. quit, leave: requite, pay out.

R

rad, v. pret. advised.

rae, n. roe.

raise, v. pret. arose.

rak, v. reckon, esteem.

rackles, adj. reckless.

ramping, v. pres. part. stamping, storming.

randring, v. pres. part. restoring.

rape, adv. hastily; rude and rape, rudely and rapidly.

ratlit, v. pret. talked loosely.

raxe, v. reach, stretch.

rayis, v. pret. arose.

recept, n. recipe, prescription.

reck, n. heed; quhat reck? = what matter?

red, adj. afraid.

reflex, n. reflection.

refuis, v. refuse.

reiche, n. reach.

reid, adj. red.

reid, v. read, interpret.

reid-wood, adj. furious with rage, distracted.

reivs, reivis, v. pres. bereaves.

remeid, n. remedy.

remoife, remuif, v. remove.

renuncis, v. pres. plur. (they) renounce.

repercust, v. pret. reverberated.

repuit, v. p.p. reputed.

resingis, v. pres. resigns.

reuth, rueth, n. pity.

reveild, v. + pron. reveal it.

rews, v. pres. repents.

richt, adj. and adv. right.

rin, ryn, v. run.

roches, n. ph. rocks.

rusit, v. p.p. praised.

rypelie, adv. seasonably, duly.

S

sa, adv. and conj. so.

saftie, n. safety.

saied, v. pret. tried.

sair, adj. sore.

sald, v. pret. sold.

sall, v. shall.

samyn, adj. same.

sant, n. saint.

sappy, adj.juicy.

satled, v. p.p. settled.

scant, adj. scanty.

schape, v. pret. endeavoured.

schaw, v. show.

sched, v. separate, part.

schil, adj. shrill.

scho, pron. she.

schod, v. pret. shod.

schoir, adj. sheer,frowning, craggy.

schorne, v. p.p. shorn.

schoure, n. shower.

schowting, v. pres. p. singing.

schuik, v. pret. shook.

schuit, v. shoot.

schulis, scuillis, n. pl. schools.

se, v. see.

seand, v. pres. p. seeing.

seild, v. p.p. sealed.

seindell, adj. and adv. few, seldom.

sells, sellis, n. ph. selves.

semibreif, n. semibreve.

sen, conj. since.

sey, n. sea.

seyit, v. pret. tried.

shald, adj. shallow.

shewe, v. pret. showed.

shuting, schuting, v. pres. p. shooting.

siches, n. pl. sighs.

sicht, n. and v. sight: sighed.

sicker, adv. and adj. sure, secure.

sie, v. see.

sik, pron. such.

sings, n. pl. signs.

skairse, adv. scarcely.

skaith, n. harm.

skanse, v. reflect.

skantly, adv. scarcely, poorly.

skar, v. take fright.

skorne, n. scorn.

skowping, v. pres. p. skipping.

skuill-maister, n. schoolmaster.

skurge, v. scourge, punish.

slae, n. sloe.

slaid, v. p.p. slid, flowed gently.

slaif, n. slave.

sleikit, adj. smooth, sly, crafty.

sleuth, n. sloth.

slewthing, slowthing, n. lingering, delay.

slicht, n. wile, lure, cheat.

slokkin, v. slake, quench.

smoir, v. extinguish.

smorit, v. + pron. smother it.

smyrkling, v. pres. p. simpering, smirking.

socht, v. pret. sought.

soddane, adj. hasty.

soir, adv. sorely, heavily.

sour, v. soar.

sone, adv. soon.

sophismis, n. pl. sophistical arguments, etc.

sould, v. should.

soundt, v. pret. swooned: sounded.

soure, adj. sour.

sowpit, p.p. and adj. faint, weary, overcome.

spail, n. splinter, chip.

spak, v. pret. spoke.

spans, v. pres. spares.

speid, v. succeed, prosper.

speirit, v. pret. asked.

spillis, v. pres. destroys.

spreit, n. spirit.

spul3ied, v. pret. robbed, spoiled.

stail, v. stale (chess term).

stait, n. state.

stakkering, adj. and pres. p. unstable, staggering.

stap, v. stop.

stark, adj. strong.

starnis, n. pl. stars.

starvit, v. pret. died.

stay, adj. steep, erect.

stayer, n. hinderer.

steid, instead: horse, steed.

steik, v. shut.

stey, v. stay.

stinting, v. pres. p. holding back, restraining.

stoir, n. store.

stot, n. ox.

stounds, n. aches, pains.

stowin, v. p.p. stolen.

stude, v. pret. stood.

sturt, n. trouble, vexation.

styme, n. particle.

suckour, n. succour, help.

suir(e), n. safe, sure.

suit, n. suit, entreaty.

suld, v. should.

swa(e), adv. so.

sweir, adj. unwilling, obstinate.

sweir, v. swear.

sweit, adj. and n. sweet: sweat.

swelt, v. pret. became faint, choked, gasped.

swidening, n. doubt, hesitation.syne, adv. afterwards, then: soon.

T

takin, n. token. [Na t. = despite the fact that.]

takis, v. plur. pres. (they) take.

tald, v. p.p. and pret. told.

tane, v. p.p. taken.

tensum, ten at once.

tent, n. heed.

tentless, adj. heedless, careless.

tewch, adj. tough.

thae, thay, demonstr. pron. those.

thairintill, thereunto.

thame, pron. them.

than, adv. then.

the, pron. thee; thou.

thir, demonstr. pron. these.

thoch, thocht, though, although.

thocht, n. and v. pret. thought.

thrift, n. means, position.

thringing, v. pres. part. thrusting, pressing.

thristis, sg. pres. indic. thirst.

throt, n. vent.

throu, prep. through.

thryse, adv. num. thrice.

thyis, n. pl. thighs.

tint, v. p.p. (infin. tine) lost.

tirles, n. pl. ripples.

to, adv. too, too much.

togidder, adv. together.

tratlit, v. pret. tattled.

travel, n. trouble, hardship.

trei, n. tree; pl. treis.

treuthe, n. truth.

trew, adj. true.

trible, n. treble.

trimbling, v. pres. part. trembling.

trow, v. trust; p.p.

trowit, believed.

trublit, v. pret. troubled.

trumper, n. deceiver.

trumped, v. pret. deceived.

tuik, v. pret. took.

turtle, n. turtle-dove.

tusche, interj. tush!

twae, num. two.

twistis, n. ph. twigs.

twyse, num. twice.

tyde, n. time, hour.

tyne, v. lose (pret. tint).

tyre, v. tire.

U

uncouth, v. p.p. and adj. unknown.

undeceist, v. p.p. still living.

unkinde, adj. unnatural.

unknawin, v. p.p. and adj. unknown.

unlikelie, adj. unbecoming, unseemly.untymous, adj. untimely.

upond, prep.+ pron. upon it.

uproir, n. uproar.

usis, v. pres. frequent(s).

V

vant, v. boast.

vowde, v. + pron. declare it.

W

wae, n. woe.

waidging, v. pres. p. waging, offering as security.

waiding, v. pres. p. wading.

waik, adj. weak.

waists, v. pres. wastes.

wald, v. would.

walkinn -is, -it, v. waken -s, -ed.

war, adj. wary, on guard.

war, adj. worse.

wark, n. work.

warrand, n. warrant.

warye, v. curse [Anglo-Saxon wrægian.]

wat, adj. wet.

wat, wait, wit, v. know.

wecht, n. weight.

weill, adv. well.

weins, v. pres. hopes, expects.

weist, wist, v. pret. knew.

weit, v. wet.

wey, v. weigh.

widdenit, v. p.p. withered.

widill, v. pres. Meaning doubtful.

Halliwell's Dict. of Archaic and Provincial Words gives 'Widdle' = 'fret'; but a verb capable of transitive use is required here. Cranstoun derives it from Ger. wedein, to wag the tail, which is impossible and useless, and he quotes from The Gyre-Carling: 'And the henis of Hadingtoun sensyne wald not hay, For this wyld wilroun wich thame widlit sa & warslt'; which illustrates the correct transitive use.

I do not know that the word has any independent existence: it is usually found in compound verbal phrases, like 'widdil and warye', 'widdil and ban', etc.

[ScotsteXt note (Sandy Fleming): "widill" is cognate to English "waddle" and in Scots can mean to walk laborously, or struggle. It's not clear to me why H Harvey Wood thought a transitive use of the verb was necessary, as Montgomerie uses it intransitively.]

win, v. come, arrive.

windilstrayis, n. smooth-crested grasses: trifles.

withie, n. willow, hempen rope.

wont, v. pret. boasted: thought.

worschip, n. renown.

wowd, v. pret. wooed, sued (for).

wrak, v. torment, torture.

wrang, n. and adj. wrong.

wrestlit, v. pret. wrestled.

wristing, n. straining, wrestling.

wrocht, v. pret. wrought, made.

wryt, v. write.

wun, v. p.p. ended, finished.

wynd, n. wind.

wyte, v. blame.

3

3e, pron. you (sg. and pl.).

3ea, interj. yea, yes.

3eir, n. year.

3es, interj. yes.

3ield, 3eild, v. (pres. and p.p.) yield, -ed.

3ing, 3oung, adj. young.

3it, 3et, yet.

3on, 3one, demonstr. pron. that, yonder.

3ou, 3ow, pron. you.

3our, pron. your.

3oursells, pron. refl. pl. yourselves.

3outh, n. youth, young man.

3ule, n. Yule, Christmas.

Y

ysehewis, n. pl. issues, conclusions.

yron, n. iron.