Glossary 2
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1 Backlins, prep. backwards
Baff, n. a blow or stroke with the hand
Bairn, n. child
Bairnheid, n. childhood
Ban, v. and n. curse
Bannock, n. flat cake of bread
Barm, a. yeast
Barrie-coat, n. infantʼs swaddling-cloth
Barrin, v. excepting
Bauks, n. balances, weighing beams
Bauld, a. bold
Beadle, n. sexton
Bearin-pains, n. pangs of childbirth
Beass, n. beasts, cattle
Befaʼ, v. [befaw] befall
Befaun, v. befallen
Beild, v. and n. shelter
Bein, v. being
Begude, v. began
Behauden, v. beholden, compelled
Belyve, adv. by and bye, soon
Ben, n. an inner part of the house
Benmaist, a. innermost
Besocht, v. (gutt.) besought
Bethocht, v. (gutt.) bethought
Biddable, a. obedient
Biddens, n. biddings, orders
Bide, v. remain
Bigg, v. build
Biggit, v. built
Bin, v. (short i) bind
Binna, v. be not
Bink, n. bench
Birr, n. energy vigour
Birsle, v. scorch
Blads, n. pieces
Blae, a. bluish, livid, pale
Blains, n. boils, sores
Blate, a. bashful, shrinking
Blearʼt, v. made blind
Blink, n. and v. glance
Blirtit, v. wept noisily
Blude, n. blood
Blythe, a. (th hard) joyful
Bocht, v. (gutt.) bought
Bode, n. invitation
Bedle, n. 2d. Scots (a small coin)
Bogle, n. something frightful; an apparition
Bonnie, a. beautiful
Boonmaist, a. uppermost
Born-face, n. natural face
Bothie, n. a hut
Bouk, n. and v. bulk
Bower, n. private chamber
Bowet, n. a small lantern
Braid, a. broad
Braird, v. and n. sprout
Brandered, v. broiled
Braw, a. gaudy, adorned
Braws, n. adornments
Brawlie, adv. gaudily, finely; also exceedingly well
Breist, n. breast
Breck, brek, v. break
Brekin, v. breaking
Bruilzie, n. noisy quarrel
Brunt, v. burned
Brunstane, n. brimstone
Bude, v. must
Buird, n. board, table
Bunʼ, v. bound
Bursʼn, a. being burst
Busk, v. adorn
Buskit, v. adorned, dressed
Buss, n. bush
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Translated by Rev William Wye Smith. Published in Paisley, Scotland in 1904.