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MacDonald, George, 1824-1905

"Robert Falconer"

e. room and board),
bothie,cottage in common for farm-servants,
boucht,bought,
bourach,heap; cluster; mound,
bowat,stable-lantern,
bowie,small barrel or cask,
boxie,little box,diminutive
brae,hill; hillside; high ground by a river,
braid,broad; having a strong accent,
brak,break,
brakfast,breakfast,
brat,child,term of contempt
braw,beautiful; good; fine,also lovely (girl); handsome (boy)
brawly,admirably; very; very much; well,
breedth,breadth,
breeks,breeches; trousers,
breid,bread,
breist,breast,
breists,breasts,
breith,breath,
breme-bush,broom-bush,also simpleton
brewin',brewing,
brig,bridge,
brither,brother,
brithers,brothers; fellows,
brithren,brethren; brothers,
brocht,brought,
broo,brow; eyebrow,
broucht,brought,
browst,brewage; booze,also the consequences of one's own acts
bruik,broke,
brunt,burned,
bude,would prefer to; behoved,also must; had to
budena,must not; could not; might not,
buff,nonsense,
buik,book,also Bible
buiks,books,
bund,bound,
burd alane,quite alone,also the only surviving child of a family
burn,water; stream; brook,
burnin',burning,
burnside,along the side of a stream,
buss,bush; shrub; thicket,
butes,boots,
butt,main room in a croft; outside,includes kitchen and storage
butt the hoose,into the house; into the kitchen,
by ordinar,out of the ordinary; supernatural,also unusual
by ordinar',out of the ordinary; supernatural,also unusual
by-ordinar,out of the ordinary; supernatural,also unusual
byous,exceedingly; extraordinary; very,
ca,drive; impel; hammer,
ca',call; name,
ca'd,called,
cadger,carrier; pedlar,
ca'in',calling,
cairds,cards,
cairriage,carriage,
cairriet,carried,
cairry,carry,
cairryin',carrying,
calfie,little calf,diminutive
callant,stripling; lad,term of affection
cam,came,
cam',came,
camna,did not come,
camstairie,unmanageable; wild; obstinate,
camstairy,unmanageable; wild; obstinate,
camstary,unmanageable; wild; obstinate,
can'le,candle,
canna,cannot,also cotton-grass
canny,cautious; prudent; shrewd; artful,
cap,wooden cup or bowl,
capt'n,captain,
carena,do not care,
carldoddies,stalks of rib-grass,also term of endearment
carritchis,catechism,
ca's,calls,
cast up,taunt; reproach,
catchin',catching,
cattle,lice; fleas,used contemptuously of persons
cauld,cold,
caure,calves,
'cause,because,
caw,drive; impel; hammer,
cawed,driven; impeled; hammered,
cawin',driving; impeling; hammering,
ceevil,civil,
'cep',except; but,
chackit,checkered,
chairge,charge,
chap,knock; hammer; strike; rap,
chappit,knocked; hammered; struck; rapped,
chaps,knocks; hammers; strikes; raps,
chaumer,chamber; room; bedroom,
cheep,chirp; creak; hint; word,
cheerman,chairman,
chessel,tub for pressing cheese,
chice,choice,
chiel',child; young person; fellow,term of fondness or intimacy
chield,child; young person; fellow,term of fondness or intimacy
chimla-lug,fireside,
chits,sweetbreads,
chop,shop; store,
circumspec',circumspect,
claes,clothes; dress,
claikin',clucking (like a hen),also talk much in a trivial way
claith,cloth,
clams,vice or pincers,used by saddlers and shoemakers
clap,press down; pat; fondle,
clashes,blows; slaps; messes,also gossip; tittle-tattle
clash-pyet,tell-tale; scandal-monger,
clean,altogether; entirely,also comely; shapely; empty; clean
cleant,cleaned,
clear-e'ed,clear-eyed,
cleed,clothe; shelter,
cleedin',clothing; sheltering,
cleuks,claws; hands; paws,
clo'en,cloven,
clomb,climbed,
clood,cloud,
cloods,clouds,
cloody,cloudy,
close,narrow alley; blind alley,also enclosed land
closin',closing,
clype,tell tales; gossip,
coaties,children's coats; petticoats,
coaton,cotton,
coats,petticoats,
coch,coach,
coches,coaches,
coff,buy,
colliginer,college student,also college boy
Come yer wa's butt.


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