the Ensign, 'we're young blude, ye ken; and young saints, auld
deils.'"--_Waverley._

Your bread's baked, you may hing up your girdle.

Your een's greedier than your guts.

This is applied to persons who leave a "rough" plate--who, having
asked for a dish, are unable to finish it.

Your een's no marrows.

Your een's your merchant.

Your fortune's coming wi' the blind carrier.

"Deed, Mr Stimperton, I'm no sae daft. Whaur wad the profit o' that
be, I wonder? I trow, the principal and interest wad come back to
me wi' the blind carrier. Set my nevo up wi' my hard won siller,
truly!"--_The Disruption._

Your head canna get up but your stamach follows.

Your mind's aye chasing mice.

Your mou's beguiled your hands.

Your purse was steekit when that was paid for.

A polite manner of intimating that the article in question has not
been paid.

Your tongue is nae scandal.

Your tongue rins aye before your wit.

Your tongue wags like a lamb's tail.

Your thrift's as gude as the profit o' a yeld hen.

"Your will's law," quo' the tailor to the clockin' hen, when she pick'd
oot his twa een, and cam for his nose.

Your wit will ne'er worry you.

Yule is young on Yule even, and auld on Saint Steven.

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GLOSSARY.

GLOSSARY.

_A'_, all.

_A-be_, to let alone.

_A'body_, every person.

_Aboon_, _abune_, above.

_Aboot_, about.

_Adreich_, askant.

_Ae_, one.

_Aff_, off.

_Afore_, before.

_Aft_, oft, frequently.

_Aften_, often.

_Agley_, aside, askant.

_Ahint_, behind.

_Aiblins_, perhaps.

_Ail_, injury, hurt.

_Ain_, own.

_Air_, soon, early.

_Airn_, iron.

_Airt_, art, direction.

_Aith_, an oath.

_Aiver_, a cart-horse, an old horse.

_Ajee_, to one side, askant.

_Alane_, alone.

_Amaist_, almost.

_Amang_, among.

_An_, if.

_An'_, and.

_Ance_, once.

_Aneath_, beneath.

_Anither_, another

_Aqual_, equal.

_A'thing_, everything.

_Atweel_, very well, just so.

_Atween_, between.

_Aucht_, to own, possession.

_Auld_, old.

_Auld-farrant_, sagacious, shrewd, "old-fashioned."

_Aumrie_, a cupboard.

_Auncient_, ancient.

_Ava_, at all.

_Awa_, away, out of sight.

_Awfu'_, awful.

_Awmous_, alms.

_Ayont_, beyond.

_Ba'_, ball, the game of ball.

_Backfriend_, one who supports another.

_Baillierie_, the magistracy.

_Bairn_, a child.

_Baith_, b