Glossary 16
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1 Paction, n. agreement; treaty; covenant
Pang, v. pack closely
Park, n. an enclosure, especially if in grass
Pasche, n. [pask] Passover
Pat, n. pot
Pawkie, a. sly; cautious
Pawn, v. pledge; risk
Pearlins, n. silk or other fine laces
Perteen, v. pertain
Perfete, a. perfect
Pernickity, a. over-particular
Pickle, n. sample of grain; a small quantity
Pirn, n. spool; bobbin (ir as English er in “perry”)
Pit, v. put
Pitten, putten, v. put
Plack, n. a small copper coin
Plea, n. case; argument
Plenishin, n. furnishing
Pleugh, v. [plew] to plough
Pleuch, n. (gutt.) a plough
Ploy, n. a law-plea or suit
Pock-puddin, n. “bag pudding,” a contemptuous term for a glutton
Poind, v. distrain, confiscate
Port, n. gate of entry
Pooer, n. power
Poortith, n. poverty
Poother, n. (hard th) powder
Pouches, n. pockets, wallets
Pourie, n. [poorʼee] a vessel with a spout for pouring
Practeese, v. [prac-teeze’] practise
Pree, v. to taste
Preed, v. tasted
Prentin, v. printing
Prods, n. sharp points; punctures
Proddit, v. punctured
Prufe, n. proof
Prufe-coat, n. proof-coat; armour
Puʼ, v. pull
Puʼd, v. pulled
Puddocks, n. frogs
Puir, a. poor
Pushion, n. [puzhʼon] poison
Putten-aboot, v. agitated; tronbled
Pyat, n. magpie
Pyke, v. pick; dig out
Pyne, v. and n. punish; sorrow, punishment, pain
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Translated by Rev William Wye Smith. Published in Paisley, Scotland in 1904.