Glossary 3
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1 Caʼ, v. [caw] call; turn; drive
Caber, n. rafter-pole, or large round stick
Caʼd, v. called, named
Callant, n. boy
Canna, v. cannot
Cannie, a. gentle; cautious
Canniness, n. gentleness
Cap, v. equal; complete
Cark, n. burden (of care)
Cauldrife, a. chilly, cold
Causey, n. causeway, pavement of street
Cauves, n. calves
Caʼtion, caution, n. bail, security
Challenge, v. rebuke
Chap, n. knock at a door, v. to knock slightly
Chaumer, n. chamber
Chekit, v. restrained
Cheenge, v. and n. change
Chief, a. intimate
Chokit, v. choked
Clachan, n. (gutt.) hamlet
Claith, n. cloth
Clash, n. talk; tell-tale, gossip
Claucht, v. (gutt.) clutched, caught
Clean, a. and adv. entirely
Cleckin, n. brood
Cleedin, n. clothing
Cleedit, v. clad
Cleek, v. and n. snatch, jerk; a hook
Clippit, v. sheared; snatched
Clour, c. and n. [cloor] a blow; to strike or beat
Close, n. (soft s) blind alley, a narrow side street
Clout, v. and n. patch; a rag
Clud, n. cloud
Coft, v. purchased
Cog, n. vessel for holding or carrying liquids
Colleaguin, v. advising together
Compleent, n. complaint
Coont, v. count
Coonsel, n. counsel, advice
Corbies, n. ravens
Corp, n. corpse
Coud, v. could
Coʼway! interj. come away! come on!
Cowt, n. colt
Craik, v. persistently entreat
Craig, n. crag, high rock
Crampit, v. restricted
Craw, v. and n. crow
Creel, n. hamper, large basket
Crouse, a. [crooce] cheery, joyful
Croon, v. softly murmur in song
Croft, n. small holding of land
Crowlin, a. and v. crawling
Cruppen, v. crept
Crusie, n. (hard s) small open lamp; cup for oil
Crystit, v. anointit
Cuist, v. did cast
Cuit, n. ankle
Cule, v. and a. cool
Cuisten, cuisʼn, v. was cast
Cuisʼn oot, v. cast oot; quarrelled
Cushat, n. ringdove
Cuttit, v. did cut
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Translated by Rev William Wye Smith. Published in Paisley, Scotland in 1904.