baggy—minnow, small fish
bissum—impudent, worthless person
cadgers—hawkers, itinerant dealers
chavie—friend
chitties—stand for a kettle, tripod
coorie doon—snuggle down, cosy bed
coupies—rubbish collectors
deek—see
donner—wander, stroll
dross of strength—power, vigour
fee-ed—hired for a period
gadgie—man, fellow
gairn—small horse
girning—whining, grumbling
goonie—nightgown
hantel—crowd of people
hap—covering, shelter
hornies—police
lowy—money, fortune
luggy—container with one or two handles (used for collecting berries)
manshie—wife, woman
menses—hospitality
moich kier—madhouse, asylum
moich—mad
peching—gasping
ragie—silly, weak-minded person
routing out—rooting about
rugger—tough, sturdy person
rused—agitated, enraged
scaldy—settled folk
scranning—starving, hungry
skleff—thin, flat
sleavers—slavers, saliva
spug—sparrow
stardy—prison
swingeing—whining, complaining
thon, thonder—yon, yonder
throng—thrawn, contrary, obstinate
wayn—cartload
yookie—rat