Geeing, giving.
"Gentlemen of the fancy," prize-fighters.
Gin, if.
Girn, to grin.
Girning, whining.
Glenlivat, a celebrated whisky distillery.
Gowk, a fool.
Grue, to shiver. The flesh is said to _grue_ when a chilly sensation
passes over the surface of the body.
Gude, good. Gudewife, a landlady.
Gusing-iron, a smoothing iron.
Hae, have.
Hail, haill, whole.
"Hale and feir," right and proper.
Hap, hop.
Heritors, the landowners and proprietors of the parish.
Hinny, a term of endearment = honey.
Hirple, hobble.
Hollah. _See_ Faughta.
Hoose, a house.
Hough, the thigh.
Imaum, a Mohammedan ecclesiastic of high rank.
I'se, I shall.
Jaud, a jade.
Joseph, a riding-coat with buttons down the skirts.
Ken, to know.
"Lang syne," long ago.
Limmer, a worthless creature.
Maravedi, an old Spanish coin of small value.
Maundered, mumble.
Mickle, muckle, much.
Mundungus, vile, ill-smelling tobacco.
Nae, no, not
Neevie-neevie-nick-nack, a game with marbles, similar to "odd or even."
"On the pad," on the tramp.
Ony, any.
Or, before.
Ower, over.
Pabouches, slippers.
Pickle, a little, a small quantity.
Pliskie, a trick.
Plottie, mulled wine.
Pococurante, one who affects indifference.
Pomander-boxes, perfume-boxes.
Poortith, poverty.
Pownie, a pony.
Puir, poor.
Raff, a worthless fellow, a nobody.
Remora, an obstacle, hindrance.
Rin, run.
Roof-tree, the beam that supports the roof.
Sae, so.
Sall, shall.
Scaurs, jibs.
Scrog, a stunted bush or scrub.
"Sgherro insigne," notorious cut-throat.
Shieling, a hut.
Shouther, the shoulder.
Shroff, a Parsee or Indian merchant.
Sic, such.
Skeely, skilful.
Slaister, a mess.
Snooded, bound up with a snood or fillet for the hair.
Soop, to sweep.
Sorting, a correction with the hand or the tongue.
"Sossings and soopings," made-up soups and messes.
Souvenir, a lady's reticule or hand-bag.
Speer, to inquire.
Sponsible, respectable.
Swarf, to swoon.
Syllabub, a curd made of wine or cider with milk or cream.
Taupie, tawpie, an awkward girl, a tomboy.
Tinkler, a tinker.
Titupping, lively, full of spirit.
Tozie, a shawl of goat's wool.
Troke, to traffic, do business with in a small way.
Turbinacious, peaty, turfy.
"Ullah kerim!" God is merciful.
Ultroneous, uncalled for, unusual.
Umquhile, the lat
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