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Bum, to hum
Bunker, a seat

Burdy, a maiden
Burn, a rivulet

Busk, to dress, to adorn
Buss, a bush

But, without

But, butt, in the Kitchen By, beside; "by himsel," out of his wits

Byke, a bee's nest, a crowd of persons.

Ca', to call, to drive [as cattle

or horses]

Cadger, a hawker

Caller, fresh, cool

Callet, a trull

Canna, cannot

Cannie, quiet, gentle, prudent

Cantie, cheerful, lively

Cantraip, witching

Carlin, an oldish, or old woman
Cartes, playing cards
Cauld, cold

Caup, a wooden drinking vessel
Cavie, a hencoop

Chanter, the pipe of the bagpipes
Chap, a fellow
Chapman, a pedlar

Cheep, to peep

Chiel, a young fellow

Chuck, Chuckie, a hen, a title of

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Dad, Daddie, father Daffin, fun

Daft, foolish, merry, out of one's wits

Dails, planks

Darg, a task

Darklins, in the dark
Daur, to dare

Daw, to dawn

Dawds, big pieces

Dawt, to fondle, to pet
Deleeret, delirious
Dight, to wipe

Ding, to hit, to beat

Dinna, do not

Dirl, to vibrate

Donsie, illtempered

Dool, woe, sorrow
Douce, sedate

Dowff, dull

Dowie, downcast, drooping

Doytin, doddering

Draigl't, draggled

Driegh, tedious

Driddle, to toddle

Droop-rumpl't, short-rumped

Drucken, drunken

Dry, thirsty

Dub, puddle

Duds, Duddies, clothes, rags Dyke, a stonefence.

E'e, the eye

Een, eyes

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E'en, E'enin, evening

breakfast-time

Crummock, a cudgel

Crump, crisp

Cuddle, to fondle

Curchie, a curtesy

Curpin, the crupper of a horse Custock, the pith of the colewort.

Eerie, awesome, apprehensive

Eldritch, unearthly

Ettle, aim, intention

Eydent, diligent.

Fa', to fall, to befall, to have,

to claim

127

JOCKEY'S TA'EN THE PARTING KISS.

Possibly suggested by an older song, but no original has been discovered.

128

SCOTS WHA HAE.

Written originally to the old tune Hey Tutti Taiti, traditionally, but no doubt erroneously, said to have been Bruce's March at the battle of Bannockburn. Several Jacobite songs were written to the tune. The last stanza, Burns states, he borrowed from the stall edition of Wallace:

"A false usurper sinks in every foe,

And liberty returns with every blow"

"a couplet", he adds, "worthy of Homer."

129 IS THERE FOR HONEST POVERTY.

Modelled on an old improper song, which had also suggested Jacobite versions.

131 OH, WERT THOU IN THE CAULD BLAST.

A compliment to Jessie Lewars (the sister of a fellow exciseman) who had tended him during his last illness.

161

A', all
A-back, behind
Abiegh, aloof
Aboon, above
Abread, abroad

Ae, one
Aff, off

Aff-loof, offhand

A-fore, before

Aft, oft

Aften, often

Aiblins, perhaps Aik, the oak

Ain, own

Airn, iron

Airt, direction

Aith, an oath
Aizle, a cinder

A-jee, to the one side

Alane, alone

Ance, once

Ane, one
Ase, ashes

Asklent, askance
Aspar, aspread
Asteer, astir

Aught, eight

Auld, old

Aumous, alms

Ava', at all

Awa', away.

Burns, Poems.

Glossary.

Baggie, the belly
Bairn, a child
Bairntime, issue
Baith, both
Bake, a biscuit

Bamboozle, To cheat by mysti

fication

Bane, a bone

Barley-bree, barley-brew

Batch, a quantity of stuff, a num

ber of persons
Bauckie-bird, the bat
Bauk, a cross-beam
Bauk-en', a beam end
Bauld, bold
Be, alone
Bear, barley

Beet, to kindle, to fan

Bellum, assault

Belyve, by and bye

Ben, a parlour, into the parlour
Beyont, beyond

Bicker, to flow with a noise
Biel, a sheltered place, a dwelling
Bill, the bull

Billie, a fellow, a brother
Birk, the birch

Birkie, a fellow

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