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a¹
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indefinite article (used (1) to specify a particular day: aye comes on a Friday; (2) with quarter and half in clock time: a quarter tae echt; a quarter by; a half past, etc.). naw a yin (see YIN).
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a²
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how (unstressed: see HOO).
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’a
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= ’ve (A wud’a said if A had a- thocht. Ye should maybe ’a towl him).
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a-
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prefix (used with past participles following had: I wush ye had a-seen the set o
them). [f. archaic prefix y- f. OE ge-forming pps. (f. COD)]
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a’
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all. a’by finished, all over (It’s gan tae be a’ by before we get there. It’s a' by wae him noo). A’ mae boarn days (see BOARN). a’ mae time only after maximum effort (I bate him, but it took me a’ mae time). an a’ and all (commonly used to give emphasis or significance: He brocht her presents, an a’. The Broons and Brimleys an a’ wur there. He couldnae dae it, smairt an a’ as he is). a’ the far all the distance (For a’ the far it is, there’s naethin tae hinther ye tae trevel). a’ the much (see MUCH). a’ there quite sane (The cretter’s naw a’ there. More emphatically: naw a’ there an a lump trailin not quite sane and going to get worse). a’ the weel just how well (Efter a’ these years, is that a’ the weel ye know me?). a’ the while all the same, nevertheless (He haes his ain wies, but a richt boady a’ the while).a’ the yin the only one, the only one available (A wush A could gie ye a better yin, but that’s a’ the yin A hae). a’ the yin thing all one (It’s a’ the yin thing whather ye dae it that wie or the ither wie roon). a’ yin noo no longer matters one way or the other (The boady’s deed, an it’s a’ yin noo what he wuz). for a’ that (see THAT). lake a’ that (see THAT). wha a’; who a’ exactly who; all those who (Wha a’ wuz there? She towl me who a’ wuz aksed). whut a’ exactly what; what in total (Whut a’ wuz taen?). (Also al; loc. aw.)
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abain
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above. abain al days of all days (abain al days tae land, an iz the wie we wur). awa abain me away above my head. ower an abain (see OWER). The man abain The Almighty. (Also loc.abin.)
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a-bak(-ah-)
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on the back (a cartload is light a-bak or heavy a-bak depending on whether it presses lightly or heavily on the horse’s back). (Also loc. a-beck.)
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a-beck
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loc. var. of A-BAK.
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aberdevine
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(usu. bird-fancier’s term for) the siskin. (Crushybracken)
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ability
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physical strength (A feel wuntherfa, ye see, but someway A hae nae ability).
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abin
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loc. var. of ABAIN.
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abject
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n. deris. a small, insignificant person (Me even luck at thon wee abject!). [prob. f. object and abject]
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able
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physically strong; shrewd, quick-witted, cunning (He’s yin able boy. It wuz an able yin, wuzn’t it?). able for more than a match for (He focht weel, but yer man wuz able for him). able wae the tongue quick at repartee.
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aboil
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having come to the boil, boiling.
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aboot¹
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about; in the vicinity of (He leeves ower aboot Dunloy). mair aboot it (see MAIR). the ither wie aboot the other way round; the reverse (said he wudnae tak her, but maybe, says you, it wuz the ither wie aboot).
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aboot²
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to boot; into the bargain (Your powny for mine an twunty aboot). [a- (=of) + boot money given to equalise a barter (CUD)]
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abraird
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(see BRAIRD).
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a-biryin
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being buried; (esp.) due to be buried (He’s a-biryin a-Tuesday).
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accoont
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account. on accoont o because of; taking into consideration (On acoont o wha ye ir, A’ll let it drap). on their etc. accoont for their sake (On the owl yins' accoont he didnae tak him up).
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ach!
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int. an expression of impatience, contempt, regret, etc.
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acht
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contempt. term for a person (Ye should ’a sa the wee acht she wuz oot wae) (Ballinlea, L); property (often joc. or contempt. of a person: whas acht’s thon? – cf. the more common:Wha daes thon belang tae?) (Br,T). [Sc.
acht f. ME ahte, OE æht (CSD)]
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acquent
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adj. acquainted, known to each other. acquent wae familiar with, au fait with (A’m naw ower weel acquent wae these metters, maesel). (Also acquant). [ME acquent, OF acoint personally known (EDD)]
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adae
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n. ado; initiative, drive (He haes nae adae wae him). mak adae make a shift; make an effort (Why but ye mak adae an luck for a start?).
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a-dae
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(w.wae) prep. concerning, to do with (It's somethin a-dae wae the settin o the grun). naethin/oanythin a-dae wae nothing/anything to do with (A'll hae naethin whutiver a-dae wae ocht o the kine. Haes it oanythin a-dae wae the bit o money?).
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afeared
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occas. frightened; afraid. (Also afeart. See FEARED.)
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aff
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off; out of oestrus (A doot she haes went aff); from (He bocht it aff a boady frae Kerrachrun). aff the eggs and ontil the stray (also ooty the nest and onty the stray) talking too much; not sticking to the subject (E). aff the pad (see PAD). ready for aff (see READY).
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affa
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adj. awful; great (It’s an affa peety o them). adv. awfully, extremely (She’s affa fand o him, so she is). the affa a great amount of (A’m towl he haes the affa money).
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afflict
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torment, annoy intolerably (But that wain wud afflict ye!). affliction a persistent torment (The yowchin o that doag’s a sore affliction).
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affront
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n. shame, disgrace (It’s an affront’ll stie wae iz for mony’s a lang deh. He’s an affront tae the hale femly). v. embarrass, cause to feel shame (She’ll affront ye as sure as ye tak hir oot the dorr).
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afore
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before. afore al’s by before it’s all over (Ye could see anither war afore al’s by). afore folk in the public gaze or knowledge (Conduct yersel, man, afore folk. It lucks that bad afore folk). aforehan beforehand. [OE onforan (COD)]
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agane¹
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again; on a future occasion (Ye can pie me sometim agane). better agane even better, better still.
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agane²
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against (It’s al uphill an agane the wun. She’s wile agane drink). (Also loc. agin.)
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age
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(as in) an age; o an age of the same age (They’r o an age, thon twa). be aged have aged (She’s aged, gettin).near an age almost of the same age. (Also loc. ege.)
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aggryvate (ah-)
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annoy, exasperate (But thon’s an aggryvatin boy!); make angry (Daenae aggryvate me, noo). (Also loc. eggryvate.)
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a-gin
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var. of GIN.
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agin
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loc. var. of AGANE².
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aglee
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amiss, awry (His big plans haes went aglee as usual). [a’ + Sc. gley squint f. ME glee (CSD)]
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ahint
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behind. ahintbaks behind a person’s back (He’ll niver say ocht tae yer face, but he’ll wheetle an tak ahintbaks). weegle an work ahintbaks act, influence surreptitiously and deviously. (Also BEHIN.) [OE æthindan (CSD)]
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aiblins
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rare perhaps, possibly. [able + -lin(g)s (CSD)]
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ail
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v. trouble or afflict (only as in : Whut ails ye? What’s your problem/worry?).
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ain
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adj. own. their ain what’s due to them (He haes bings o money, surely, but if iveryboady had their ain he wud hae a hale lock less). yer ain (of) one’s own family (But ye’d judge him different if he wuz yer ain). yer ain sel oneself alone (Only yer ain sel’s tae blame). yer ain yins (see YIN). (Also loc. enn.)( Note: The verb is own.) [ON eiginn or OE ægen, a var. of ágen (CD)]
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air¹
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adv. too (Note: As modifier only: air far; air wee; for too = also TAE², as weel and FORBY are used); over (It’s a’ air wae him noo). prep. over (gaen air the dake). (See OWER.)
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air²
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(as in) naw an air (of the weather) very close; completely still.
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airk
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loc. var. of ARK.
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airm
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the arm. airmfa armful; a stout lass. as lang as yer airm; the lenth o yer airm of great length (He haes letters efter his name the lenth o yer airm). get the airm inty (esp. take advantage of a crisis, etc., to) charge exorbitantly. guerd o the airm the upper part of the arm. hae shoart airms an lang poakets be slow to stand one’s round, etc. stannin wae the twa airms the yin lenth showing no initiative; contributing nothing to the resolution of the problem.
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airt¹
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art, skill (There’s an airt in it). blak airt black magic. nether airt nor pairt no involvement of any kind (A’ll hae nether airt nor pairt in it).
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airt²
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n. direction(Whut airt’s the wun in?); region (Whut airt o the country is he frae?). frae a’ airts an pairts from every part of the country. v. guide; direct (Airt the kye tae heecher grun -Br). [f. Ir. aird, Sc. Gael. aird a height, a point or quarter of the compass (CUD)]
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Aister (tth-)
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Easter. Aister lily loc. the trumpet daffodil.
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aizle
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ember; cinder (The toast’s burnt tae an aizle). (Ba,Br,C,E,K,L,O,T) [ME isyl, OE ysel ashes (CSD)]
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ajee
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crooked; (esp. of a load) lopsided. (E,K,L,T) [a- + JEE]
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aks
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var. of ASK.
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akward (ah-)
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awkward; (of a person) perverse, ‘difficult’ (He’s as akward a man as iver chowed cheese). (Also loc. akart.)
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al
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all (see A’: the two forms are equally common). at al altogether, etc. (It wuz the best valye at al).
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alane
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alone.yer lief alane absolutely on one’s own.
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ald (ah-)
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occas. old (see OWL).
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alive (-aai-)
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alive. kill alive (esp. joc. to a child : A’ll kill ye alive!). wud eat ye alive (of a savage dog, swarms of biting insects, etc.).
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alloo
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allow; remark (He allooed it wuz a richt day); suggest, imply (A’m naw allooin ye’r naw gan tae pie me); grant, concede in debate (I hae tae alloo ye that); reckon (They alloo that’s whut happent); intend, plan (We wur allooin tae cal wae ye sometim shoartly). alloo in admit. alloo oot allow to go out of the house, to go out unaccompanied, etc. (She alloos him oot the odd time); (of one preaching an unacceptable message or one behaving in an absurd or outrageous manner: It’s a wunther thon boy’s allooed oot – i.e. out of the asylum). if it’s sae allooed God willing. whutiver’s allooed as God grants.
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alow (r.go)
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below (esp. in alow). [by analogy w. ABAIN, above]
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a-low (r.how)
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(see LOW²).
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althegither
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var. of ATHEGITHER.
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am
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am; have been (A’m waitin this oors). Amn’t A/I aren’t I (Amn’t I the yin haes tae thole it, well?). (See Note under BE.)
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amang (-ah-)
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among. amang hans as opportunity offers among other activities, distractions, etc. amang their hans from under their hands (They had him, but he got awa amang their hans). amang yer feet persistently and annoyingly in one’s way (A’m gled the school’s bak – they’r naw amang yer feet a’ day). amang yez with all of you taking part (Surely amang yez ye’ll get this wee bit o a job daen). amang yez be it settle it among yourselves (I want nothing to do with it). (Also amangst.)
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A’m sure!
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Indeed! Do you tell me so!
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an
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and; when, despite the fact that(expectin me tae work, an me kilt wae pens).
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anent
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occas. concerning, against (cf.coastnent: see COAST).
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angersome (ahng-er-)
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var. of ENGERSOME.
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angleberry (ahng’l-)
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an anbury, the soft external tumour on a horse’s belly, etc. [prob. var. of anbury; or perh. OE ang- + berry (SND)]
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anither
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another. anither story a different matter altogether;, a different aspect of the matter (Ay, that as weel; but that’s anither story); a markedly changed situation (Al for it, surely; but whun he heared what it wud coast him that wuz anither story). anithertim once again; on another occasion (Anithertim it’ll maybe be different). lake anither boady (see BOADY).
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ankler (ahnk-)
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occas. ankle.
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answer
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v. suit (That kep daesnae answer ye); be convenient for ( A’ll go whun it answers me).
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antic
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adj. amusing; full of capers (a rail antic wee boy).
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antifadgin
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(of a person) evasive; shunning an encounter. (T)
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aply (ap´-)
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probably (Ye’ll aply be for the toon the morra. It’s aply him haes it). [aptly]
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appearinly
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apparently.
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appen
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occas. open.
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apt
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adv. fittingly, assuredly (Too apt ye’ll dae it!).
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a-purpose
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intentionally (He daen it a-purpose, the same boy).
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aqueen
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occas. between.
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ar
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scar. [ME arre, erre (CSD)]
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argy
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argue. argy doon yer throat argue vehemently and persistently, despite the lack of supporting, or presence of contrary, evidence. argyin-match a lengthy wrangle; a heated argument (A come here tae tak the thing ower, no for an argyin-match). argy the blak crow white persist in asserting something plainly at odds with the facts.
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ark
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a wooden bin used for storing oats, meal, etc. (Also loc. airk.) [OE ærc f. L arca a chest (COD)]
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article
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contempt. a small, especially cocky, person (the set o thon wee article shootin oot its neck tae the sairgen). (Cf. ABJECT.)
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as
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than (They wud rether sell as buy – (once) said to be true of Cullybackey men holding turkeys on Boxing Day; as shane you as me rather you than I). as sure as gun’s iron (indicates probability or certainty: He’ll let ye doon, as sure as gun’s iron).
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ashypelt
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one who spends much time sittin by the fire. (G,T) (Also ashypet – Ba,D,L.) [f. ash + pelt skin or pet]
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aside
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occas. beside; besides (prep. only: aside whut ye’r inan me. Also aside frae).
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ask
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(as in) ask for ask after (Tell hir A wuz askin for hir). (Also aks. See AST.)
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ast
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occas. ask; (esp.) asked (She ast iz wer name. They wurnae ast).
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’at
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occas. that (It’s him ’at daen it).
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at
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doing (Whut ir ye at the day?); up to (Thon rascal daesnae know whut tae be at); residing or employed (Whur’s he at noo?); (as) lengthily (He haes been coortin at hir this years); persistently (Ay, mock at – but yin day ye’ll rue it); vigorously (He’s ootby rippin at lake a mad boady). at a pitch in an extreme state of confusion, disorder, etc. (The wie they’r learnin them at school nooadays it’s little wunther the worl’s at a pitch) or of high tension (Things is at a pitch frae he come bak). at ither quarrelling, fighting (They’r at ither the minute ye turn yer bak). at maesel in my normal health (A haenae been at maesel a’ week). at peace not moving, not being restive (Stan at peace, wull ye?). at the heels o the hunt in the end; when all’s said and done (But at the heels o the hunt they’ll vote the wie they aye dae). at the time at a time, in one go. at yersel in one’s right mind (Ir ye at yersel, wumman?). be at berate (She’s at him before he’s richt in the dorr); refer to, bring up the subject of (He wuz at it last nicht agane); approach, tackle (A wuz at him aboot it mair nor yince. Also come at: Did ye come at him aboot thon?). weel at yersel prospering in business; in good material circumstances.
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athegither
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altogether. (Also althegither.)
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athoot
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occas. without.
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attercap (-tth-)
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a troublesome or spiteful person. (E) (Cf. ITTERCAT.)
[ME attercop, OE âttorcoppe a spider (CSD)]
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atween
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occas. between.
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ava
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at all (A hae naen ava. It’s nae guid ava). [of all]
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aw
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loc. all (see a’).
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awa
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away. awa for gone to get, collect, fetch, etc. (awa for mae tae;awa for Wullie). awa in the heid mad. Awa or that! (in surprise) Get away! You don't say! (in outrage) Nonsense! Get away with you! awa wae himsel, etc. gallivanting, away from home (awa wae himsel tae a nighber hoose ivery nicht in the week). awa wae it broken, worn out, failed; mad; facet. pregnant Awa wae ye! (said in rejection, humorous or outraged, of a suggestion or request). (Also awaw - C.) (Note: away also common.)
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a-waitin on
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on the verge of death; expected to die soon.
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a-wantin
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(of an item, part, etc.) lacking; missing.
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ay (aai)
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Yes. (Note: yes itself seldom used in dialect; see YISS.) [prob. f. 'I' expressing assent (COD)]
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aye (r.eye)
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always. aye takkin frae an niver puttin tae (deemed to be an unfailing recipe for ultimate insolvency). Things’ll aye be someway (see SOME). [ME f. ON ei, ey f. Gmc. (COD)]
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ayont
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occas. beyond (see BEYONT).
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