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Havers, nonsense

Hawkie, a name for a cow [pro-
perly one that is white faced]
Healsome, v. Halesome
Hecht, to offer, to promise
Heckle, a huckling comb
Herd, the tender of cattle
Heugh, a hollow

Hilch, to hobble, to limp
Hing, to hang

Hirple, to move unevenly
Hoddin, "the motion of a sage
countryman riding on a cart
horse" (B)

Hoddin-grey, Homespun grey

cloth

Hoodie-craw, the carrion crow Hool, the outer case

Hoord, to hoard

Horn, a spoon made of horn
Hornie, a name for the Devil
Hotch, to jerk

Houghmagandie, fornication
Howe, a hollow

Howe-backet, hollow backed
Howk, to dig

Howlet, the owl

Hoy't, urged

Hoyte, "to amble crazily" (B)

Hughoc, dim. of Hugh

Hunkers, hams

Hurcheon, the hedgehog

Hurchin, an urchin

Hurdies, the buttocks.

I', in

Ilka, each, every

Ingine, "genius, ingenuity" (B)

Ingle, the fireside

I'se, I shall, or will

Ither, other.

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Mim, primly

Mind, to remember

Minnie, mother

Mirk, dark

Monie, many

Mools, crumbling earth
Moop, to nibble
Moss, a bog
Muckle, v. Meikle.

Na, Nae, no, not
Na by, not at all
Naething, nothing
Nappy, ale

Neebor, neighbour
Neist, next

Neuk, a corner
Nieve, the fist

Nit, a nut.

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Pow, the poll

Philibeg, the Highlander's kilt
Pleugh, a plough

Pliver, a pover
Pock, a small bag
Pou, Pow, to pull

Pree, Prie, to taste

Press, a cupboard

Primsie, precise

Pu', to pull

Puddock-stool, a toad-stool

Pussie, a name for the cat or hare Pyke, to pick.

Quean, a young woman.

Ragweed, ragwort, benweed
Raible, to recite by rote
Rair, to roar
Raize, to excite
Ramfeezled, exhausted
Randie, turbulent, lawless
Rant, to make merry, to roister
Rash, a rush

Rash-buss, a clump of rushes
Ratton, a rat

Raucle, sturdy

Raught, reached

Rax, to stretch, to extend
Ream, to cream, to foam

Reek, to smoke

Reest, to scorch

Reest, to refuse to go
Remead, remedy

Ripp, a handful of corn from the sheaf

Risk, to crack

Rive, to tear, to burst

Rock, a distaff

Rockin, a social meeting

Roose, to praise

Row, Rowe, to roll, to flow

Runkled, wrinkled

Runt, the stalk of the colewort

or the cabbage

Ryke, to reach.

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