ken't, know it, killt, killed, kin', kind; nature; sort; agreeable, also somewhat; in some degree kin'ness, kindness, kirk, church, kirkyaird, churchyard, kirkyard, churchyard, kist, chest; coffer; box; chest of drawers, knicht, knight, koft, bought, kye, cattle; cows, laad, lad; boy, term of commendation or reverence laads, lads; boys, term of commendation or reverence laddie, boy, term of affection laddies, boys, term of affection lads, boys, term of commendation or reverence laidders, ladders, laird, landed proprietor; squire; lord, lairick, larch (type of tree), lairt, stuck fast (in mud or snow), laith, loath; unwilling; reluctant, laithly, loathsome; foul; repulsive, Laitin, Latin, lan', land; country; ground, lane, lone; alone; lonely; solitary, lanes, lone; alone, lang, long; big; large, also slow; tedious langer, longer, lang's, long as, langsyne, ancient; (old) times; long ago, lan's, lands; estates, lass, girl; young woman, term of address lasses, girls; young women, lassie, girl, term of endearment lat, let; allow, lat gang to dirt an' green bree, go to pot; go to ruin, lat's, let's; let us; let his, latten, let; allowed, lattin', letting; allowing, lauch, laugh, lauchin', laughing, lave, rest; remainder; others, also leave laverock, lark (type of bird), lawfu', lawful, layin', laying, lea', leave, lear, learning; education; lore, also teach learn, learn, also teach learnin', learning, also teaching learnt, learned, also taught leddies, ladies, leddy, boy; lad; laddy, also lady lee, pasture; fallow ground, also shelter from wind or rain lee'd, lied; told lies, lees, lies, leest, least, leeve, live, leevin', living; living being, leevit, lived, leeward, towards the grassland, also towards the sheltered side len', lend; give; grant, also loan len'th, length, leuk, look; watch; appearance, licht, light, lichtin', lighting, lickit, thrashed; punished; struck, lift, load; boost; lift; helping hand, also sky; heavens like, like; likely to; looking as if to, also as it were; as if likesna, does not like, likin', liking, likit, liked, liltin', singing softly; humming, lingelt, fastened; fettered; hobbled, lippen, trust; depend on, livin', living, 'll, will, loch, loch; lake, lodd, loaded, lo'denin', loading, lo'dent, loaded, lo'e, love, lo'esome, loveable; lovely; winsome, lood, loud, lookin', looking, loon, rascal; rogue; ragamuffin, loons, rascals; rogues; ragamuffins, loot, let; allowed; permitted, Losh!, corrupt form of 'Lord', exclamation of surprise or wonder low, flame, lowin', flaming, lowse, loose; free, lowsed, loosened; let loose; freed, lucifer spunks, lucifer-matches, lug, ear, also shallow wooden dish luggin', lugging, lugs, ears, luik, look, luikin', looking, luikit, looked, luiks, looks, lum, chimney, lyin', lying, lythe, shelter, 'm, him, mainner, manner, mainners, manners, mainteen, maintain, mair, more; greater, mairtins, martins (type of bird), maist, most; almost, 'maist, almost, maister, master; mister, maistly, mostly; almost, maitter, matter, maitters, matters, mak, make; do, mak', make; do, makin', making; doing, maks, makes; does, mankin', mankind, mappies, young rabbits, diminutive maun, must; have to, maunna, must not; may not, mavis, song-thrush (type of bird), mayhap, perhaps; maybe, mayna, may not, mealock, crumb (of oatcake etc.), meanin', meaning, meen, moon, meenute, minute, meeserable, miserable, meesery, misery, meetin', meeting, mem, Ma'am; Miss; Madam, mendit, mended; healed, menseless, ill-bred; boorish; unmannerly, mentionin', mentioning, mercifu', merciful; favourable, merriage, marriage, merry, marry, also merry merryin', marrying, mervel, marvel, mervellous, marvellous, mesel', myself, me't, it to me, micht, might, michtna, might not, michty, mighty; God, midden, dunghill; manure pile, midge, midge; gnat; mosquito, mids, midst; middle, miltin', melting, min', mind; recollection, also recollect; remember mincin', mincing, minnin, minnow, minnister, minister, min's, minds; reminds; recollects, mint, aimed at; intended to; attempted, mintit, minded; remembered, mirricle, miracle, mischeef, mischief; injury; harm, misguidit, wasted; mismanaged; ill-used, mistak, mistake, mither, mother, mony, many, moo, mouth, moo', mouth, moo'fu's, mouthfuls, mornin', morning, mornin's, mornings, motes, motes; specks; crumbs, reference to Matthew 7:3-5 mou'fu', mouthful, moul', mould; loose earth; top soil, mould, mould; loose earth; top soil, muckle, huge; enormous; big; great; much, mune, moon, muntains, mountains, murderin', murdering, muv, move; affect, My certie!, Take my word for it!, My certy!, Take my word for it!, my lane, on my own, mysel, myself, mysel', myself, na, not; by no means, nae, no; none; not, nae wise, nowise; in no way, naebody, nobody; no one, naegait, in no wise; nowhere, naething, nothing, naither, neither, naitral, natural, nait'ral, natural, nane, none, nat'ral, natural, natur, nature, natur', nature, near han', nearly; almost; near by, nearhan', nearly; almost; near by, necessar', necessary, neebour, neighbour, needcessity, necessity; state of need, needfu', needful; necessary; needy, needna, do not need; need not, neepers, neighbours, negleckit, neglected, neiper, neighbour, neist, next; nearest, nepkin, large handkerchief, nestie, little nest, diminutive 'neth, beneath; under, neuk, nook; recess; interior angle, news, talk; gossip, nicht, night; evening, nichts, nights, nick, score; mark (as signature), also cut nickum, mischievous and tricky boy, niffer, exchange; barter, nigher, nearer; closer, nipperty, mincing; affected, no, not, no', not, noo, now, nor, than; although; if, also nor nor'-easter, northeast wind, notwithstan'in', notwithstanding, noucht, nothing; not, nowt, cattle; oxen, o', of; on, obleeged, obliged, obligatit, obligated; obliged, o'er, over; upon; too, offerin', offering, ohn, without; un-, uses past participle not present progressive ohn expeckit, unexpected, on't, on it, ony, any, onybody, anybody; anyone, onything, anything, oogliest, ugliest, oogly, ugly, ook, week, ooks, weeks, oolets, owls, oonprovidit, unprovided, oor, our, oor lanes, on our own, oors, ours, oorsel's, ourselves, oot, out, ootcast, outcast, or, before; ere; until; by, also or ordinar', ordinary; usual; natural, also custom; habit orra, odd job (man), also idle; having no settled occupation o't, of it, ou, oh, oucht, anything; all, also ought ow, oh, exclamation of surprise ower, over; upon; too, owershot, very fast; racing; exploding, owre, over; upon; too, owse, ox, oye, grandchild; grandson; nephew, pairt, part, pairts, parts, pale, pointed piece of wood for fencing, paling, fence of pales, passin', passing; occasional, pastern, ankle (between hoof and fetlock), pasturs, pastures, pat, put; made, pawkiness, shrewdness; cunning, peelt, skinned, peeramid, pyramid, peetied, pitied, peety, pity, percaution, precaution, perfec', perfect; thorough; utter, perfeckly, perfectly; thoroughly; utterly, perplexin', perplexing, perris, parish, persuaudit, persuaded, perswaud, persuade, perswaudin', persuading, perswaudit, persuaded, pey, pay, peyed, paid, peyin', paying, pit, put; make, pitawtas, potatoes, pits, puts; makes, pitten, put; made, plaguit, plagued; troubled, plet, plate; dish, plooed, ploughed, plottin', plotting; planning, ploy, amusement; sport; escapade, poassible, possible, pooch, pocket, pooer, power, poun', pound (sterling), practeesed, practised, prankit, played tricks on, also played fast and loose with prayin', praying, prayt, prayed, preachin', preaching, preacht, preached, prech, preach, precher, preacher, pree, taste; try; prove; experience, preevileeges, privileges, prentit, printed, press-bed, box-bed with doors, prest, pressed, preten'it, pretended, priestie, little priest, diminutive pris'ner, prisoner, prood, proud, provokin', provoking, pruv, prove, pruv't, proven; proved, pu', pull, puckle, small quantity, puir, poor, pump, beer-shop, also pump putten, put, pyke, pick; pluck, quaiet, quiet, quaiet sough, quiet tongue, quaietest, quietest, quaitet, quieted; silenced, quest'ons, questions, quo', swore; said; quoth, railly, really, raither, rather, rale, real; true; very, randy, rough; wild; riotous, also coarse-tongued; abusive rant, make merry; revel, rase, rose, rave, tore, rax, extend; overdo it; stretch, raxed, extended; overdone it; stretched, reacht, reached, readin', reading, red, rid; free, redd, set in order; tidy; clean, reef, roof, refar, refer, refeese, refuse, reid, red, reik, smoke, releast, released, repentit, repented, reyn, rein, richt, right; correct, also mend richtly, certainly; positively, ridic'lous, ridiculous; unseasonable (weather), riggin', ridge; roof, rigs, ridges (in a ploughed field), — from Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald
said quoth ragin raging raither
big; much; abundant; very, also important; proud mids, midst; middle, min', mind; recollection, also recollect; remember minnie, mother; mommy, pet name minnisters, ministers, min's, minds; reminds; recollects, mirk, darkness; gloom; night, mirracle, miracle, mischance, misfortune; bad luck, mischeef, mischief; injury; harm, misdoobt, doubt; disbelieve; suspect, misguidit, wasted; mismanaged; ill-used, mistak, mistake, mither, mother, mither-tongue, mother-tongue, Mononday, Monday, mony, many, moo, mouth, moo', mouth, moo's, mouths, moose, mouse, mooth, mouth, mornin', morning, mouldy, dirty; soiled, muckle, huge; enormous; big; great; much, muir, moor; heath, munelicht, moonlight, m'untain, mountain, murdert, murdered, muvs, moves; affects, my lane, on my own, mysel', myself, na, not; by no means, nae, no; none; not, naebody, nobody; no one, naething, nothing, naither, neither, nait'ral, natural, nane, none, nat'ral, natural, natur, nature, natur', nature, nearhan', nearly; almost; near by, neb, tip; point; nib; beak, necessar', necessary, neebour, neighbour, neebours, neighbours, needsna, does not need to, neeper, neighbour, negleckit, neglected, neist, next; nearest, news, talk; gossip, nicht, night; evening, nigh, near; nearly, nip, smart; squeeze; bite; pinch, also cheat; steal no, not, no', not, noo, now, nor, than; although; if, also nor nowt, cattle; oxen, o', of; on, obeddience, obedience, obeyin', obeying, objec', object, observt, observed, occurrt, occurred, offerin', offering, ohn, without; un-, uses past participle not present progressive on a suddent, suddenly; all of a sudden, ony, any, onybody, anybody; anyone, onygait, anyway, onything, anything, onyw'y, anyway, oonbelief, unbelief, oondefent, undefended, oongratefu', ungrateful, oonholy, unholy, oonlikly, unlikely, oonseen, unseen, oor, our, oors, ours, oorsels, ourselves, oorsel's, ourselves, oot, out, ootside, outside, ootward, outward, open-hertit, open-hearted, openin', opening, oppresst, oppressed, or, before; ere; until; by, also or ordinar', ordinary; usual; natural, also custom; habit ord'nar, ordinary; usual; natural, also custom; habit ord'nar', ordinary; usual; natural, also custom; habit oucht, anything; all, also ought ouchtna, ought not, ow, oh, exclamation of surprise ower, over; upon; too, owerbeirin', overbearing, owercome, overcome; recover, ower's, over us; over his, ower't, over it, pack, property; belongings, pailace, palace, pairt, part, pairties, parties, pairts, parts, parin', paring; cutting off the surface, parritch, oatmeal porridge, partic'lar, particular, pat, put; made, pattren, pattern, peacefu', peaceful, pecooliar, peculiar, peety, pity, perris, parish, perswaud, persuade, pey, pay, peyin', paying, peyment, payment, peyt, paid, p'int, point, plack, the smallest coin, worth 1/3 of a penny plaguin', plaguing, plaister, plaster, playin', playing, pleasin', pleasing, pleast, pleased, pleasur, pleasure, pleesur, pleasure, pluckit, plucked, pooches, pockets, pooer, power, potterin', pottering, praist, praised, prayin', praying, preejudice, prejudice, preejudized, prejudiced, preevilege, privilege, prefar, prefer, prejudeese, prejudice, preparin', preparing, preshume, presume, press, wall-cupboard with shelves, presses, wall-cupboards with shelves, preten', pretend, prevailt, prevailed, prood, proud, protec', protect, providin', providing, prowlin', prowling, pu', pull, pu'd, pulled, pu'in', pulling, puir, poor, pullin', pulling, pu'pit, pulpit, pushin', pushing, putten, put, puttin', putting, quaiet, quiet, quaietly, quietly, queston, question, quo', swore; said; quoth, ragin', raging, raither, rather, rampaugin', rampaging, rattlin', rattling, readin', reading, rebukit, rebuked, recollec', recollect, reid, red, reivin', plundering; robbing, also roaming; straying remaint, remained, repentit, repented, resolvt, resolved, respec', respect, richt, right; correct, also mend richteous, righteous, richteousness, righteousness, richts, rights, rin, run, ringin', ringing, rinnin', running, rist, rest, rive, rent; tear; tug; wrench, rizzon, reason, rizzonable, reasonable, rizzons, reasons, roarin', roaring, ro'd, road; course; way, ro'd-side, roadside, romage, disturbance, romour, rumour, roomie, little room, diminutive roon', around; round, rouch, rough, rouchly, roughly, routit, bellowed; made a loud noise, also poked about; cleared out row, roll; wrap up; wind, rudimen's, rudiments, rum'lin's, rumblings, rute, root, 's, us; — from Donal Grant by George MacDonald
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