Glossary 23
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1 Waʼ, n. wall
Waal, n. [waul] well; shaft
Waal-ee, n. spring of water
Wad, v. would
Waesome, a. woeful, miserable
Waff, a. weak; insipid
Waffle, v. to show weakness or insincerity
Wafflin, a. weak; undecided
Waʼ-gaun, v. going away
Wale, v. and n. select; choice
Walin oot, v. selecting
Wame, n. belly, stomach
Want, v. to lack
Wantin, v. lacking
Wand, n. rod
Wanrestie, a. uneasy
Wapins, n. weapons
War, v. were
Warna, v. were not
Wared, v. spent, disbursed
Warsle, v. wrestle
Wastrie, n. waste
Wauffness, n. weakness
Waur, a. worse
Wauk, v. to “full” as cloth
Wastrel, n. [waceʼtrel] spendthrift
Weans, n. infants; children
Wearin-dud, n. a garment
Wecht, n. (gutt.) weight
Weel-faurʼd, a. well favoured; handsome
Weir, n. war
Weird, n. fate
Weise, v. (soft s) to turn by gentle means
Wench, n. a young woman
Wersh, a. [wairsh] insipid; unseasoned
Wesh, v. wash
Whammle, v. overturn
Whan, adv. when
Whasae, pr. whoso, whosoever
Whaurin, prep. wherein
Wheen, a. a few
Whilk, pr. which
Whing, whang, n. thong
Whisht, whusht, v. whispered; silenced
Whust, n. silence
Wiʼ, prep. [wee] with
Widdie, n. withe; rope
Win, v. get, obtain; arrive at
Winnock, n. window
Wordie, a. worthy
Wrangous, wrangously, adv. wrongfully
Wricht, n. (gutt.) wright; artificer
Writer, n. lawyer
Wrocht, v. (gutt.) wrought
Wud, n. wood
Wud, a. mad, insane
Wull, v. and n. will
Wun, wund, v. wind
Wunner, v. and n. wonder
Wunner-warks, n. miracles
Wuss, v. and n. wish
Wiʼye, prep. and pr. with you
Wyle, v. draw, entice
Wyss, a. (soft s) wise, sane
Wyssheid, n. wisdom
Wyte, v. and n. blame
Wyteless, a. blameless
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Translated by Rev William Wye Smith. Published in Paisley, Scotland in 1904.