Grace in Thine Eyes (61 page)

morrow
—tomorrow, future

mort-cloth
—pall covering a coffin

mowdiewort
—mole

nem
—name

nicht
—night

nighean
—young woman (Gaelic)

niver
—never

noo
—now

nor
—north

och!
—oh!

onie
—any

oniething
—anything

oniewise
—in any way

onless
—unless

oo aye!
—yes! (from the French

oui
)

oor
—our

oot
—out

ower
—over

paintrie
—paintings

paisg
—wrap, fold, pack (Gaelic)

parritch
—porridge

plumpshower
—heavy downpour of rain

posy
—term of endearment for a child

preesed
—pressed

puir
—poor

quate
—quiet, private

raik
—journey, trip

rant—
lively tune for an energetic dance

rantin
—uproarious

reekie
—smoky, misty

richt
—right, authentic

rin
—run

rubbage
—rubbish

run-line
—singing one line of a psalm at a time

sae
—so

saicret
—secret

sang
—song

sark
—shirt

sclaff-fittit
—flat-footed

scriever
—writer

seanchaidh
—tradition-bearer, storyteller (Gaelic)

sic
—such

siller
—silver

simmer
—summer

sith
—fairy (Gaelic)

sithean
—fairy hill (Gaelic)

slaoightear
—rogue, villain (Gaelic)

slitterie
—messy, sloppy

sonsie
—substantial, appealing

spurtle
—porridge stick

stane
—stone

stracht
—straight, without delay

stupit
—stupid

suin
—soon

syne
—ago, thereafter, since

tae
—to

tairt
—tart, promiscuous woman

tak
—take

tàlantach
—talented, gifted (Gaelic)

tattie
—potato

teinntean
—hearth, fireplace (Gaelic)

thankrif
—grateful

thar
—there

thegither
—together, concerted

thocht
—thought, believed

thrashel
—threshold

Tigh an Sglèat
—house of slate (Gaelic)

timorsome
—timid, fearful, nervous

tongue-tackit
—dumb, mute

toun
—town

tuath
—north (Gaelic)

tummle
—tumble

twa
—two

ugsome
—gruesome, horrible

unchancie
—unlucky, dangerous, risky

unco
—strange, eccentric, odd

verra
—very

wabbit
—exhausted, weary

waddin
—wedding

walcome
—welcome

wark
—work

warld
—world

washerwife
—laundress

wather
—weather

wauken
—awaken

weatherful
—stormy

weel
—well

westlin
—western

wey
—way

wha
—who

whan
—when

whatsomever
—whatever

whaur
—where

wheesht!
—hush!

wi’
—with

wickit
—wicked

widdershins
—counterclockwise

windie
—window

wi’oot
—without

wird
—word

wranglesome
—quarrelsome, contentious

wull
—will

wynd
—narrow, winding lane

yestermorn
—yesterday morning

yestreen
—yesterday evening