GLOSSAR Y. THE ch and gb have always the guttural found. The found of the English diphthong oo, is commonly fpelled ou. The French u, a found which often occurs in the Scottish language, is marked oo, or ui. The a in genuine Scottish words, except when forming a diphthong, or followed by an e mute after a fingle confonant, founds. generally like the broad English a in wall. The Scottish diphthong ae, always, and ea, very often, found like the French e mafculine. The Scottish diphthong ey, founds like the Latin ei. A. all Aboon, above, up Aaback, away, aloof Aff, off; Aff boof, unpreme Abeigh, at a shy distance R 2 ditated Afore, Afore, before Aft, oft Aften, often Awn, the beard of barley, oats, &c. Awnie, bearded Agley, off the right line, Ayont, beyond -Bairn, a child Bairntime, a family of chil dren, a brood Baith, both Bane, bone Bang, an effort Bardie, diminutive of bard Barmie, of, or like barm Batch, a crew, a gang Baudrons, a cat Bauk, a crofs beam ; Bauk en', the end of a beam Bauld, bold; Baldy, bold ly Bawf'nt Bawf'nt, having a white ftripe down the face Be, to let be, to give over, to ceafe Beaftie, dimin. of beaft Beet, to add fuel to fire Befa', to befall Behint, or behin', behind Belly-fu', belly full Belyve, by and by Bizz, a bustle, to buzz Blaw, to blow, boast Ben, into the Spence or par- Bleezing, blazing lour Benlomond, a noted moun- Bethankit, the grace after meat Bicker, a kind of wooden ed Biggen, building, a house Billie, a brother, a young Bleffin, bleffing Blether, to talk idly; nonfenfe Bleth'ren, talking idly Blink, a little while, a fmiling look; to look kindly, to fhine by fits Blinker a term of contempt Blinkin, fmirking Bluegown, one of those beggars who get annually, on the King's birthday, a blue cloak or gown with a badge Bluid, blood; Bluidy,bloody Blusht, did blush Blype, a fhred, a large piece Bock, to vomit, to gush intermittently Bocked, gushed, vomited Bodle, a small old coin Bonnie, or bonny, handfome, beautiful R 3 Bonnilie |