Glossary. The Scottish words are denoted by s., French by f., Latin by 1., Anglo-Saxon by a. s., Icelandic by isl., &c. For the etymology of the words in this volume, the reader is referred to Junii Etymologicum Anglicanum, Edidit Ed Lye. Oxon. 1743, folio. A. A' Au, s. all. Abacke, back. Abone, aboon, s. above. Aboven ous, above us. Abought, about. Abraide, abroad. Abye, suffer, to pay for. Acton, a kind of armour made of taffeta, or leather quilted, &c., worn under the habergeon, to save the body from bruises, f., Hocqueton. A deid of nicht, s. in dead of night. Adrad, afraid. Advoutry, Advouterous, adultery, adulterous. Aff, 8. off. Afore, before. Aft, s. oft. Agayne, against. Agoe, gone. Ain, Awin, s. own. Al, albeit, although. Alemaigne, f. Germany. Al gife, although. Algatys, by all means. Aquoy, coy, shy. Are, Goddys are, God's heir or son, i. e., Jesus Christ, who is also God himself. Array, dress, clothing. Arrayed, freighted, furnished. Arcir, archer. grate, round which the people sit: sometimes they draw this grate into the middle of the room.-Mr. Lambe. B. Bo', s. ball. Bacheleere, knight. Argabushe, barquebusse, an old Baile, bale, evil, hurt, mischief, abov. A Twyde, of Tweed. Auowe, a vow, an oath. Auld, s. old. Aureat, golden. Austerne, stern, austere. Ayenst, against. Aye, ever, also, ab, alas. Alyes, probably corrupted for al- | Azein, Agein, against. gates, always. Amonge, at the same time. An, and. Ancient, a flag, banner. Ancyent, standard. And, if. Ane, s. one, an, a. Angel, a gold coin worth 10s. Ann, if. Ant, and. Apayde, satisfied, contented. Aplikt, Al aplyht, quite complete. 69 Azont, s. beyond. Azont the ingle, s. beyond the fire. The fire was in the middle of the room. 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 Ban, curse, Banning, cursing. Bargan, business, commission. Bar-hed, bare-head, or perhaps bared. Barne, Berne, man, person. Base court, the lower court of a castle. Basnete, Basnite, Basnyte, Baso net, Bassonnette, helmet. Battes, heavy sticks, clubs. Bauzen, s. Skinne, perhaps sheep's leather dressed and coloured red, f. Barane, sheep's leasher. In Scotland, sheepskin mittens, with the wool on the inside, are called bauson mittens. Bauson also signifies a badger, in old English, it may therefore signify perhaps badger's skin. Bayard, a noted blind horse in the old romances. The horse on which the four sons of Ay (543) mon rode is called Bayard | Beshradde, cut into shreds. Montalbon, by Skelton, in his "Phillip Sparrow." Bearing arrow, an arrow that carries well. Or perhaps bearing or birring, i. e., whirling or whirring arrow, from isl. Bir. ventus, or a. s. Bene, fremitus. Bearn, Bairn, s. a child, also hu man creature. Be, s. by, Be that, by that time. Bed, bade. Bede, offer, engage. Bedeene, immediately. Bedone, wrought, made up. Bedys, beads. Befall, befallen. Befoir, s. before. Bejorn, before. Begylde, beguiled, deceived. Behests, commands, injunctions. Belive, immediately, presently. Belyfe, p. Belive, immediately, by and by, shortly. Bende-bow, a bent bow, qu. Bene, Bean, an expression of contempt. Ben, be, are. Ben, s. within the inner-room. "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. (Vid. Gloss.)— Mr. Lambe. Ben, s. within doors. Of the Scottish words BEN and BUT, BEN is from the Dutch BINNEN, Lat. intra, intus, which is compounded of the preposition By or Bs (the same as By in English), and of IN. Benison, blessing. Bent, s. long grass, also wild fields, where bents, &c., grow. Bent, bents, (where bents, long coarse grass, &c., grow), the field, fields. Besmirche, to soil, discolour. Be that, by that time. Bet, better, bett, did beat. Ware hytt bett, lay it out to more ad- Bewraies, discovers, betrays. (It is also used sometimes in the sense of, "swiftly coursed," which seems to be the sense, p. 53, col. 1.-Mr. Lambe). Mr. Lambe also interprets " BICKERING," by rattling, e. g. And on that slee Ulysses head, Bill, &c., I have delivered a promise in writing, confirmed by an oath. Bomen, bowman. Boon, favour, request, petition. Borrowed, warranted, pledged, was exchanged for. Borrowe, Borowe, pledge, surety. Borowe, to redeem by a pledge. Bote, boot, advantage. Boot, Boote, advantage, help, assistance. Boote, gain, advantage. Bot, s. but, sometimes it seems used for both, or, besides, more. over. Bot and, (it should probably be both and), and also Bot, s. without, Bot dreid, with out dread, certainly. Bougill, s. bugle-horn, hunting horn. Bougills, s. bugle horns. Bounde, Bowynd, Bowned, prepared, got ready, the word is also used in the north in the sense of went or was going. Bowne, to dine, going to dine. Bi mi leauté, by my loyalty, ho- Bowne, is a common word in the nesty. Birk, s. birch tree. Blan, Blanne, did blin, i. e. lin ger, stop. Blane, Blanne, did blin, i. e. lin ger, stop. Blare, to emblazon, display. Blee, colour, complexion. Blent, ceased. Blinne, cease, give over. Blink, s. a glimpse of light, the Bluid, Bluidy, s. blood, bloody. North for going, e. g. Where are you bowne to, where are you going. Bower, Boure, any bowed or arched room, a parlour, chamber, also a dwelling in general. Bowre, bower, habitation, cham ber, parlour, perhaps from isl. Bowan, to dwell. Boure-woman, s. chamber-maid, Bowre-window, chamber-window. Bowendes, bounds. Bowne, ready. Bone, ready, Bowned, prepared. Bowne ye, prepare ye, get ready. Bowys, bows. Brade, Braid, s. broad. Brae, s. the brow or side of a hill, a declivity. Braes of Yarrow, s. the hilly banks of the river Yarrow. Braid, s. broad, large. Brand, sword. Brayde, drew out, unsheathed. Breeden bale, breed mischief. So Chaucer. Chanteclere, the cock. But without, But let, without hin- Chaste, chastise, correct. drance. But, s. without, out of doors. BUT, or BUTT, is from the Dutch BUYTEN. Lat. extra, præter, præterquam, which is compounded of the same preposition, By or BE, and of UYT, the same as OUT in English. Butt, s. out, the outer room, Bydys, Bides, abides. Brimme,public,universally known, Byll, Bill, an ancient kind of hal a. s. Bryme, idem. Britled, carved, vid. Bryttlynge. Gloss. vol. 1. bert, or battle axe. Byn, Bine, Bin, been, be, are. Broad-arrow, s. a broad forked Byre, s. cow-house. headed arrow. Brooche, Brouche, 1st, a spit. 2dly, a bodkin. 3dly, any ornamental trinket. Stone buckles of silver or gold, with which gentlemen and ladies clasp their shirtbosoms and handkerchiefs, are called in the north, brooches, from the f. broche, a spit. Brouch, an ornamental trinket, a stone buckle for a woman's breast, &c., vid. Brooche. Glos. vol. 3. Brocht, s. brought. Brochys, ornamental pins, or Brooke, bear, endure. Brooke, enjoy. Byste, beest, art. C. Cadgily, s. merrily, cheerfully. Calde, callyd, called. Can cane, Gan, began to cry. Cannes, wooden-cups, bowls. Brouk her with winne, enjoy her Canty, s. cheerful, chatty. Burgens buds, young shoots. Bushment, ambushment, ambush, a snare to bring them into trouble. Busket, Buskt, dressed. Busk ye, s. dress ye. Busk, dress, deck. Busk and boun, i. e. make your- It is also Carline, s. the feminine of carle. censure. Carping, reciting. Chayme, chain. Che, (Somerset dialect), I. Cheke, choaked. Christentie, Christendom. Christentye, Chrystiante, Christendom. Church-ale, a wake, a feast in commemoration of the dedica tion of a church. Churl, clown, a person of low birth, a villain. Chyf, Chyfe, chief. Chylder, children, children's. Chylded, brought forth, was deli vered. Claiths, s. clothes. Clattered, beat so as to rattle. Cled, s. clad, clothed. Cleaped, Cleped, called, named. Clerks, clergymen, literati, scho- Cliding, s. clothing. Clim, the contraction of Clement. Carpe of care, complain through Cockers, a sort of buskins or short |