a', all. acton, a quilted vest. aiker, an acre, a field. ain, own. amerciament, a fine. an, if. ane, one, a. anent, concerning. assoilzie, acquit, absolve. GLOSSARY assythment, a mulct, in atonement for bloodshed, due to the nearest relations of the deceased. auld, old. aweel, well. back-bearand, a thief caught in the act of carrying away stolen goods on his back. bairn, a child. bandog, a fierce dog tied or chained up, a mastiff or bloodhound. banging, dashing. black-jack, a black leather jacket. blythe, happy. bodin, prepared, provided, furnished. bonny, beautiful, fine. bordel, a brothel. bordeller, a frequenter of brothels. borrel, rustic, rough. bountith, something given over and above the usual wages, a bounty. bow-hand, the left hand; on the bowhand, wide of the mark. brae, a hill, rising ground. brattach, the standard of a Highland clan. brewis, bread or toasted oatmeal soaked in the fatty scum of broth. brogue, the Highland shoe. brose, oatmeal over which boiling water has been poured, so as to make a coarse porridge. buff-coat, a stout coat of buff leather. busk, to dress. barrace, the lists, or enclosure for but, without. tournaments. barret, a military cap or head piece. bastinado, a method of punishment in Turkey and Persia, by beating the soles of the feet with a rod. beadsman, a public almsman. bell-the-cat, do a bold thing. bestial, a term used to denote all the cattle, horses, sheep, etc., on a farm. bield, shelter, protect. bier-right, an ordeal in which a person accused of murder was required to approach the corpse and clear himself on oath. biggin, a linen cap or hood. bigging, a building. bill, an old weapon consisting of a concave blade or axe on a long wooden handle. calabash, the hollow shell of a gourd. canna, cannot. carle, a fellow, a man. clanjamfray, low worthless people, trumpery folk. Cock's-body, an oath, a corruption of 'God's body.' cogan na schie, Peace or war, I care not. corbie, a raven, a crow. corslet, a piece of defensive armour covering the body. cuckoldly, a term of reviling. cumber, a disturbance, embarrass ment. bink, a range of shelves or frames for cummer, a gossip, a companion. holding dishes, etc. | cunnand, skilful, knowing. curtal axe, a short curved sword or good, women of, women of respecta doublet, a close fitting body garment. gudewife, a wife, a spouse. dour, hard, stern. dourlach, a Highland knapsack. dree a sore weird, pay a severe pen ance. dromond, a large mediæval ship. dunniewassal, a Highland gentieman. effeir of war, warlike guise. habergeon, a short coat of ringed mail or armour, without sleeves. hae, have. haffets, the temples, the cheeks. hand-habend, taken with the stolen fabliau, a tale in verse, usually sa- hards, refuse, coarse ends. gabbart, gabbard, a sailing barge, a inch, an island. (The Inch of Perth lighter. galliard, a gallant. is not now an island, but a level expanse of greensward.) galloglass, gallowglass, a heavy infang, the right of the lord of a armed Highlander. gallows-lee, the place where the gallows was set up. gang, go. gate, way. gear, business, work, goods. gie, give. girdle, a circular iron plate on which manor to try and punish a thief caught within its limits. I'se, I will. jackanapes, an ape, a monkey. jackmen, military retainers, men wearing jacks or armour. jerkin, a close fitting jacket, often made of leather. ken, know. kerne, light-armed Highlanders. a kirstening, christening, or baptising. kirtle, a tunic or coat, a skirt. knave, a boy, a servant. knicht, a knight. lai, a favourite form of song current among the minstrels of the north of France. laird, a landed proprietor. landlouper, an adventurer, a vagrant. lang, long. lavendere, a washerwoman. lawing, an inn reckoning. noble, an old English gold coin worth 1 6s. 8d. occurrent, an event, an incident. ony, any. outfang and infang, the right of a baron to try thieves, whether taken (with the booty) inside or outside of his own jurisdiction. outlier, one who lives outside the municipal bounds. leman, a courtesan, a woman of ill-outrance, the utmost, the last ex limmer, limmar, a scoundrel, a packing and peeling, trafficking worthless fellow. lipping, making notches in a sword or knife. loaning, a narrow street or lane. lockman, an executioner. loon, a fellow, a person; also, a wo man of easy virtue, a mistress, a courtesan. lugs, ears; stow the lugs, crop or cut off the ears. lurdane, a good-for-nothing fellow. (with an implied sense of unfair dealing). partisan, partizan, a long-handled spear. passemented, decked with lace or embroidery. peat, a contemptuous term charging one with pride, a wilful and proud young woman. pellach, a porpoise. petronel, a horseman's pistol, a short carbine. Mahound, a corrupt form of the pibroch, a series of variations for the ' name Mahomet. mail, a trunk, luggage. maist, most. mal-talent, ill humour, resentment. malvoisie, a sweet wine grown in the islands of the Ægean; generally called Malmsey. mammocks, fragments. mansworn, perjured. bagpipe. plough-graith, plough-fittings. potter-carrier, a vulgar name for an apothecary. pottingar, an apothecary. pottingry, the business of an apothe cary. precisian, a strict observer of moral rules. massamore, the principal dungeon of privado, a minion, a favourite. a feudal castle. maun, must. merk, mark, a Scotch coin worth about 13 d. English. messan, a mongrel, a cur. mirk, dark. mister, manner of, sort of. mumper, a beggar, a stroller. mutton, a French gold coin (mouton), so called from its being impressed with the image of a lamb. natheless, nevertheless. no, not. propine, a gift, a present. ptisan, a cooling drink made of barley and other ingredients. puir, poor. pyne, pain. quacksalver, a quack. quean, a young woman, a wench. quha, who. rampauge, to storm and scold. rebeck, a musical instrument having three strings and played with a bow. |