Keepit, kept Kelpies, a fort of mifchievous fpirits, faid to haunt fords and ferries at night, efpecially in ftorms

Ken, to know, kend or ken't, knew

Kennin, a small matter
Ket, a matted, hairy fleece

of wool

Kiaugh, carking anxiety
Kilt, to trufs up the clothes
Kimmer, a young girl, a
goflip
Kin, kindred
Kin', kind

King's hood, a certain part of the entrails of an ox, &c.

Kirn, the harvest supper, a

churn; to churn Kirfen, to christen

Kift, cheft, a fhop counter Kitchen, any thing that eats with bread; to serve for foup, gravy, &c.

Kittle, to tickle; ticklish, likely

Kittlin, a young cat
Kiutlin, cuddling
Kiuttle, to cuddle
Knaggie, like knags of
points of rocks
Knappin hammer, a ham-
mer for breaking ftones
Knowe, a fmall round hil

lock

Kye.

Kye, cows

shire

Kyte, the belly

Lea'e, to leave

Lear, pronounce lare, learn

ing

one's felf

L

ADDIE, dimin. of lad Laggen, the angle between the fide and bottom of a wooden dish Laigh, low

Lairing, wading, and finking in fnow, mud, &c. Laith, loath

Laithfu', bafhful, sheepish Lambie, dimin. of lamb Lampit, a kind of shell-fish Lan, land, eftate

Lane, lone, my lane, thy lane, &c. myself alone, &c. thyfelf alone, &c.

Lanely, lonely

Leeze me, a phrase of con

gratulatory endearment Leifter, a three pronged dart for ftriking fish Leugh, did laugh Leuk, a look, to look Lightly, fneeringly, to fneer

at

Lilt, a ballad, a tune, to
fing
Limp't, limp'd, hobbeled
Limmer, a kept mistress; a
ftrumpet

Link, to trip along
Linkin, tripping
Linn, a waterfall

Lint, flax, lint i the bell,
flax in flower
Lintwhite, a linnet
Livin, living

Loan, the place of milking

Scottish dialect

Lowrie,

rence

Lug, the ear, a handle Lugget, having a handle Luggie, a fmall wooden dith

with a handle Lum, the chimney Lunch, a large piece of cheefe, flesh, &c.

Lunt, a column of fmoke; to smoke

Luntin, fmoking

grey

M

M

AE, more

Men', to amend

Menfe, good manners, deco

rum

Menfelefs, ill-bred, rude,

impudent

Meffin, a fmall dog

kin, making

Middin-hole, a gutter at

Mair, more

the bottom of the dung

Peelin, peeling
Penfivelie, penfively
Pettle, to cherish; a plough-
ftaff

Pet, a domefticated fheep, &c.

Phraife, fair speeches, flat-
tery; to flatter
Phraifin, flattery
Pickle, a fmall quantity
Pine, pain, uneafiness
Pit, to put

Placad, a public proclamation

Plack, an old Scotch coin
Plackless, pennyiefs
Platie, dimin. of plate
Plew or pleugh, a plow
Pliskie, a trick

Plumpit, did plump
Poortith, poverty

Pou, to pull
Pouk, to pluck
Pouffie, a hare or cat
Pou't, did pull

Pout, a poult, a chicken
Pouthery, like powder
Pow, the head, the skull
Pownie, a little horse
Powther or pouther, pow-
der

Prayin, praying
Preen, a pin
Prent, printing
Pridefu', proud, faucy
Prie, to tafte
Prie'd, tafted
Prief, proof

Prig, to cheapen, to dispute
Priggin, cheapening
Primfie, demure, precife
Propone, to lay down, to
propofe
Provefes, provosts
Pryin, prying
Puddin, pudding
Pund, pound, pounds
Pyle, a pyle o' caff, a fingle
grain of chaff

UAK, to quake Quakin, quaking

Quat, to quit

Quey,