ratagem for stratagem. If I destined for him a
dishonoured wife, he contrived by his agent, Solmes, to match me with a
husband imposed on me by his devices as a man of fortune," &c.--ED.]
GLOSSARY.
A', all.
Abbey, the sanctuary for debtors at Holyrood Abbey.
Ae, one.
Aff, off.
Ail, to prevent.
Ainsell, oneself.
An, if.
Ance, once.
Ane, one.
Asper, a Turkish coin of small value.
"Athole brose," honey mixed with whisky, used in the Highlands sometimes
as a luxury, sometimes as a specific for a cold.
Aught, eight.
Awa, away.
Bairn, a child.
Baith, both.
Barmy-brained, giddy, feather-brained.
Baron-bailie, a kind of magistrate, the baron's deputy in a burgh of
barony.
Basket-beagles, beagles that chased a hare slipped from a basket.
Bauld, bold.
Bawbee, a halfpenny.
Bedral, a sexton.
Begum, an Indian princess, or lady of high rank.
Bidden, remained.
Blawort, a bluebottle.
Blunt, money.
Bodle, a small copper coin.
"Bow Street runners," London detectives.
Braid, broad.
Brank, span.
Briquet, a steel with which to strike a light.
Brose, oatmeal over which boiling water has been poured.
Browst, a brewing, as much as is brewed at one time.
Bruick, a kind of boil.
"By ordinar," out of the common run.
Cadi, a judge.
Callant, a lad.
Cantrip, a piece of mischief.
Capernoity, crabbed, irritable.
Carline, a witch.
Cheeny, china.
Clachan, a hamlet.
Claise, clothes.
Cleugh, a rugged ascent.
Corbie, a raven. "Corbie messenger," a messenger who either returns not
at all, or too late.
Cull, a fool.
Daffing, frolicking.
Deil, the devil.
Diddled, beaten, got the better of.
Dinna, don't.
Div, do.
Dorts, in a sullen humour.
Douce, quiet, sensible.
Dub-skelper--used contemptuously for a rambling fellow, an idle
vagabond.
Dwam, a stupor.
Encognure, a corner table.
Eneugh, enough.
Fand, found.
Faughta, a sort of pigeon sacred amongst the Hindoos.
Feir, with good countenance.
Fend, defence.
Feuar, one who holds lands in feu--_i.e._, on lease.
Fit, foot.
Flisk-ma-hoy, new-fangled.
Forby, besides.
Frae, from.
Fule, a fool.
"Fusionless skink," tasteless stuff.
Gae, go; gaen, gone.
Gait, gate, way, direction.
Galopin, a scullion or errand-boy.
Ganging, going.
Gar, to force, to make. "Gars me grue," gives me the creeps.
Gard, made.
Gay, very.
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