A GLOSSARY OF THE OBSOLETE AND SCOTTISH WORDS IN VOLUME THE SECOND. For words not found here, consult the former Glossary. 1 In the west of Scotland, at this present time, in many cottages, they pile their peats and 1 'BUT o' house' means the outer part of the house, outer-room; viz. that part of the house D Dale, s. deal, bot give I dale, unless Dan, an ancient title of respect; Dart the trie, s. hit the tree. Dede is do, deed is done. Deerlye dight, richly fitted out. Deir, s. dear. Item, hurt, trouble, Deme, deemed, judge, doomed. Deol, dole, grief. Deray, noise and confusion. Dern, secret. 8. secret; dern, in Felay, feloy, felawe, fellow. Fele, fell, furious, skin. Fere, or feir, fear. Item, com- Ferliet, s. wondered. Ferly, wonder; also, wonderful. Fey, s. predestinated to death, or some misfortune; under a fata- Feztyng, fighting. Fie, s. beasts, cattle. Firth, Frith, s. a wood. It. an arm of the sea, l. fretum. Fles, fleece. Fleyke, a large kind of hurdle: Flowan, s. flowing. Fond, contrive; also, endeavour, Force, no force, no matter. Fors, I do no fors, I don't care. Ga, gais, s. go, goes. Gaberlunzie, gaberlunzie, s. a Gaberlunzie-man, s. a wallet-man, Gadlings, gadelyngys, gadders, idle Gadryng, gathering. Galliard, a sprightly kind of dance. Geere will sway, this matter will turn out; affair terminate. Gest, act, feat, story, history. pierced through. Throughgirt, Give, s. gif, gif, giffe, if. |