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Sugh, the continued rushing noise of wind or wa

ter

Suthron, fouthern, an old name for the English na

tion Swaird, fward Swall'd, fwelled Swank, ftately, jolly Swankie or fwanker, a tight ftrapping young fellow or girl

Swap, an exchange; to bar

ter

Swat, did fweat Swatch, a fample Sweaten, fweating Sweer, lazy, averfe; deadfweer, extremely averfe Swervin, fwerving Swinge, to beat, to whip Swingein, beaten, whipping Swirl, a curve, an eddying blaft or pool, a knot in wood Swirlie, knaggy, full of knots

Swith get away Swither, to hefitate in choice; an irrefolute wavering in choice Swoor, fwore, did fwear Syne, fince ago, then

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Tarrow't, murmured Tarry breeks, a failor Tauld, or tald, told Taupie, a foolish, thought. lefs young perfon Tauted, or tautie, matted together, Spoken of hair

or wool Tawie, that allows itself peaceably to be handled, Spoken of a horse, cow, &c. Tearfu', tearful Teat, a fmall quantity Ten hours bite, a flight feed to the horfes while in the yoke in the forenoon Tent, a field pulpit, head, caution; to take heed Tentie, heedful, cautious Tentlefs, heedlefs

Teugh, tough; teughly, toughly

Thack, thatch; thack an' rape, clothing, neceffaries

Thae,

Thae, thefe

Thairms, fmall guts, fiddleftrings

Thankfu', thankful

Thankit, thanked

Thegither, together
Themfel, themselves
Thick, intimate, familiar
Thieveless, cold, dry, fpited;
Spoken of a perfon's de-

meanour

Thinkin, thinking
Thir, thefe
Thirl, to thrill

Thirl'd, thrilled, vibrated
Thole, to fuffer, to endure
Thowe, a thaw, to thaw
Thowlefs, flack, lazy
Thrang, throng, a crowd
Thraw, to fprain, to twist,
to contradict
Thrawn, fprained, twisted
contradicted
Thrawin, twisting, &c.
Threap, to maintain by dint
of affertion
Threshin, thrashing
Threteen, thirteen
Thriftle, thistle

Through, to go on with, to

make out Throuther, pell-mell, confufedly

Thud, to make a loud, intermittent, noife Thumpin, thumping.

Thumpit, thumped
Thyfel, thyfelf
Till't, to it

Timmer, timber; timber

propt, propped with tim-
ber

Tine, to lofe; tint, loft
Tinkler, a tinker
Tip, a ram
Tippence, two pence

Tirl, to make a flight noise,

to uncover

Tirlin, uncovering
Tither, the other
Tittle, to whisper
Tittlin, whispering
Tocher, marriage-portion
Tod, a fox

Toddle, to totter like the
walk of a child
Toddlin, tottering
Toom, empty
Toop, a ram

Toun, a hamlet, a farmhoufe

Tout, the blast of a horn or trumpet; to blow a horn, &c. Tow, a rop Towmond, a twelvemonth Towzie, rough, fhaggy Toy, a very old fashion of

female head drefs Toyte, to totter like old age Tranfmugrify'd, tranfmigrated, metamorphofed

Trashtrie,

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couth, very, very Walie, ample, large, jolly;

great, prodigious

Uncos, news

Uncaring, difregarding

Undoin, undoing

Unkenn'd, unknown

alfo an interjection of dif

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Wanereftfu', restless

Wark, work

Weet, rain, wetness

We'fe, we fhall

Wark-lume, a tool to work Wha, who

with

Warl, or warld, world
Warlock, a wizzard
Warly, worldly, eager on
amaffing wealth

Warran, a warrant; to war

rant

Warft, worst Warftl'd or warfl'd, wrestled Waftrie, prodigality Wat, wet; I wat, I wot, I know Water-brofe, brofe made of meal and water fimply, without the additions of milk, butter, &c. Wattle, a twig, a wand Wauble, to fwing, to reel Waukin, to awake Waukit, thickened, as fullers do cloth Waur, worfe; to worst Waur't, worsted Wean or weanie, a child Wearie, or weary; monie a wearie body, many a different perfon Weason, weafand Wee, little; wee things, little ones; wee bit, a fmall

matter

Weel, well; welfare, well

fare

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Whid, the motion of a hare running but not frighted; a lie

Whiddin, running as a hare or coney Whirlygigums, useless ornaments, trifling appendages Whigmeleeries, whims, fancies, crotchets

Whifht! filence! to hold
one's whifht, to be filent
Whisk, to fweep, to lash
Whiskit, lashed:

Whissle, a whistle, to whistle
Whitter, a hearty draught
of liquor
Whun-itane, a whin-ftone
Whyles, whiles, fometimes
Wi', with

Wick, to ftrike a stone in an oblique direction, a term in curling

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Win't, winded, as a bottom

of yarn Wintle, a ftaggering motion; to ftagger, to reel Winze, an oath Wifs, to wish Withoutten, without Wizen'd, hide-bound, dryed, fhrunk

Wonderfu', wonderful, wonderfully

Wonner, a wonder, a contemptuous appellation Woo', wool Wooer-bab, the garter knotted below the knee with a couple of loops Wordy, worthy Worfet, worfted Wrack, to tease, to vex Wraith, a fpirit, a ghoft; an apparition exactly like

a living perfon, whofe appearance is faid to forbode the perfon's approaching death

Wrang, wrong; to wrong Wreeth, a drifted heap of fnow

Wud-mad, distracted
Wumble, a wimble
Wyliecoat, a flannel veft
Wyte, blame; to blame

YE

Υ

E, this pronoun is frequently used for Thou Yealings, born in the fame

year, coevals Year, is used for both fing: and plur. years Yearns, small eagles Yell, barren, that gives no milk

Yerk, to lash, to jerk
Yerkit, jerked, lathed
Yeftreen, yesternight
Yill, ale
Yird, earth

Yokin, yoking, a bout
Yont, beyond
Yourfel, yourself
Youthfu', youthful
Yowe, a ewe
Yowie, dimin. of yowe
Yule, Chriftmas

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