A GLOSSARY OF THE OBSOLETE AND SCOTTISH WORDS IN Such words as the reader cannot find here, he is desired to look for in the Glossaries to the other volumes. A deid of nicht, s. in dead of Azein, agein, against. night. Aboven ous, above us. Advoutry, Advouterous, adultery, adulterous. Aff, s. off. Ahte, ought. Aith, s. oath. Al, p. 5, albeit, although. Aplyht, p. 10, al aplyht, quite complete. Argabushe, harquebusse, an oldfashioned kind of musket. Ase, as. Attowre, s. out over, over and above. Azont the ingle, s. p. 64, beyond the fire. The fire was in the middle of the room.* B. Bairded, s. bearded. Bairn, s. child. Bale, evil, mischief, misery. Balow, s. a nursery term, hush ! lullaby! &c. Ban, curse, banning, cursing. Battes, heavy sticks, clubs. Bayard, a noted blind horse, in the old romances. The horse on which the four sons of Aymon rode, is called Bayard Montalbon, by Skelton in his Phillip Sparrow. Be, s. by, Be that, by that time. Bearn, bairn, s. child: also, human creature. * In the west of Scotland, at this present time, in many cottages they pile their peats and turfs upon stones in the middle of the room. There is a hole above the fire in the ridge of the house to let the smoke out at. In some places are cottage-houses, from the front of which a very wide chimney projects like a bow-window: the fire is in a grate, like a malt-kiln grate, round which the people sit sometimes they draw this grate into the middle of the room.-(Mr. Lambe.) VOL. II. T Bed, p. 9, bade. Bede, p. 18, offer, engage. Befall, p. 75, befallen. Befoir, s. before. Belive, immediately, presently. Ben, s. within, the inner-room, p. 65.* Ben, p. 12, be, are. Bene, p. 12, bean, an expression Ber the prys, p. 8, bear the prize. Bi mi leautè, by my loyalty, honesty. Birk, s. birch-tree. Blan, blanne, did blin, i. e. lin- Blink, s. a glimpse of light: the Bonny, s. handsome, comely. Bot, s. but sometimes it seems to be used for both, or besides, moreover. Bot, s. without. Bot dreid, Braes of Yarrow, s. the hilly banks of the river Yarrow. Brade, braid, s. broad. Braifly, s. bravely. bent, s. Brayd, s. arose, hastened. Brayd attowre the hasted over the field. Brede, breadth. So Chaucer. Brenand drake, p. 20, may perhaps be the same as a firedrake, or fiery serpent, a meteor or fire-work so called: Here it seems to signify burning embers, or fire-brands. Brimme, public, universally known, A. S. bryme, idem. Brouke hur wyth wynne, enjoy her with pleasure, p. 17, A.S. brok. Brouch, an ornamental trinket: a stone-buckle for a woman's breast, &c. Vid. Brooche, Gloss. vol. iii. Brozt, brought. Buen, bueth, been, be, are. Burgens, buds, young shoots. But, without, but let, without hindrance. Bute, s. boot, advantage, good. C. Cadgily, s. merrily, cheerfully. Caliver, a kind of musket. "BUT o' house" means the outer part of the house, outer-room, viz. that part of the house into which you first enter, suppose, from the street. "BEN o' house," is the inner room, or more retired part of the house. The daughter did not lie out of doors. The cottagers often desire their landlords to build them a BUT, and a BEN. (Vide Gloss, to vol. iii.)—Mr. Lambe. Can curtesye, know, understand good manners. Cannes, p. 22, wooden cups, bowls. Cantabanqui, Ital. ballad-singers, Carle, churl, clown. It is also used in the north for a strong hale old man. Carline, s. the feminine of carle. Carpe, to speak, recite: also, to censure. Carping, reciting. Che, (Somerset. dialect,) I. Cheveron, p. 22, the upper part of Chylder, children, children's. Cohorted, incited, exhorted. Cokeney, p. 25, seems to be a diminutive for cook; from the Latin coquinator, or coquinarius. The meaning seems to be, that Every five and five had a cook or scullion to attend them." Chaucer's Cant. Tales, 8vo. vol. iv. p. 253. Cold rost, (a phrase) nothing to the purpose. Com, p. 9, cume. Con, can, gan, began. Item, Couthen, p. 9, knew. Croft, an inclosure near a house. Croiz, cross. Crook my knee, p. 66, muke lame my knee. They say in Crouneth, p. 8, crown ye. Cummer, s. gossip, friend, fr. D. Dale, s. deal, p. 80, bot give I dale, unless I deal. Dampned, damned. Dan, p. 150, an ancient title of respect; from Lat. Dominus. Danske, p. 264, Denmark. Darh, p. 10, perhaps for Thar, there. Darr'd, s. hit. Dart the trie, s. hit the tree. Daukin, diminutive of David. Daunger hault, coyness holdeth. Deare day, charming, pleasant day. Dede is do, p. 32, deed is done. Deme, deemed, judge, doomed. Dere, deere, dear: also, hurt. Dern, s. secret, p. 77. I' dern, in secret. Devys, devise, the act of bequeathing by will. Deze, deye, die. Dight, dicht, s. decked, dressed, prepared, fitted out, done. Doughtiness of dent, sturdiness of blows. Doz-trogh, a dough-trough, a Drake, see Brenand drake. Dude, did. Dudest, didst. Eard, s. earth. E. Earn, s. to curdle, make cheese. Eiked, s. p. 81, added, enlarged. Ene, s. eyn, eyes. Ene, s. even. Entendement, f. understanding. Ententifly, to the intent, purposely. Er, ere, before, p. 17, are. Ere, ear. Ettled, uimed. F. Fader, Fatheris, s. father, fa thers. Fair of feir, s. of a fair and healthful look (Ramsay). Perhaps far off (free from) fear. Falsing, dealing in falsehood. Fang, p. 23, seize, carry off. Fannes, p. 22, instruments for winnowing corn. Fare, go, pass, travel. Fare, the price of a passage: p. 90, shot, reckoning. Fauzt, faucht, s. fought. Item, fight. Feill, s. p. 82, fele, many. Fere, fear. Item, companion, wife. Ferliet, s. wondered. Ferly, wonder also, wonderful. Fey, s. predestinated to death, or some misfortune: under a fatality. Feiztyng, fighting. Fie, s. beasts, cattle. Firth, Frith, s. p. 81, a wood. |