Afeart—(Scottish) Afraid.
Anent—Regarding, about.
Anyroad—(Scottish) Anyway.
Aye—Yes.
Bailey yard—The defended area around a castle keep.
Bairn—(Scottish) Baby.
Bannock—(Scottish) An unleavened flat bread made with oats usually cooked on a griddle.
Barbican—Double tower above a castle gate or drawbridge
Bascinet—A medieval European open-faced military helmet generally having a hinged visor to protect the face.
Bide—Remain or stay somewhere.
Bombard—A large caliber, muzzle-loading artillery piece or cannon, mainly used during sieges during the late middle ages.
Bonnie—(Scottish) Attractive or beautiful, applied to both men and women.
Brae—A hillside or sloping bank.
Braw—(Scottish) Fine.
Brigandine—Medieval armor typically one made of canvas or leather with protective iron plates attached.
Burgh—(Scottish) An autonomous chartered town. Burghs had rights to representation in the Parliament of Scotland.
Burgher—A citizen of a town or city, typically a merchant of substance.
Cannae—(Scottish) Cannot.
Canny—(Scottish) Careful, prudent.
Cateran—(Scottish) A band of fighting men of a Highland clan.
Chausses—Medieval tight-fitting garment worn by men to cover the legs and feet; medieval armor covering the legs.
Chivalry—A group or troop of knights
Coroner—A senior law officer in a county, second to the sheriff.
Cuirass—Plate armor consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together.
Curtain wall—A fortified wall around a medieval castle, typically one linking towers together.
Dagged—The lower edge of a piece of clothing with the edge cut in scallops or foliations.
Daftie—(Scottish) A foolish person.
Courser—A swift, strong horse often used as a warhorse.
Destrier—The largest variety of warhorse.
Dinnae—(Scottish) Do not.
Ecu—An Old French unit of value.
Enarmes—The straps by which a shield was held on the arm.
Forbye—Besides, in addition.
Gey—(Scottish) Very.
Good weal—The public good, the good of society.
Harling—A rough wall finish of lime and aggregate. Many castles in Scotland have walls finished with harling.
Hell mend (someone)—A curse expressing at anger, usually that someone will not heed a warning.
Hie—Go quickly; hasten.
Houppelande—An outer garment, with a long, full body and flaring sleeves, worn by both men and women in Europe in the late Middle Ages often lined with fur.
Ken—(Scottish) Know; Kent—Past tense of ‘ken’.
Kist—(Scottish) A large strong box, typically made of wood that is used for storage or shipping, a chest.
Merlon—the solid part of an embattled parapet.
Nae—(Scottish) No; not
Och—(Scottish) Expression of regret or surprise
Palfrey—An ordinary riding horse.
Parapet—A low protective wall along the edge of a roof or tower top.
Quaich—(Scottish) A special shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl in Scotland, traditionally wood but sometimes also silver.
Recet—An area set aside at medieval tournaments for resting men and horses
Saker—A mid-sized medieval artillery piece, considerably smaller than a bombard.
Sassenach—(Scottish) Derogatory term for an Englishman.
Scrip—A small bag or wallet.
Sheriff—The king’s highest representative in a county, responsible for collecting local taxes and for maintaining law and order
Siller—(Scottish) Silver.
Strath—(Scottish) A river valley
Tocher—(Scottish) A wedding settlement or dowry.
Tolhouse—A medieval municipal building somewhat similar in purpose to a modern city hall or town hall in nature.
Undercroft—A vault or chamber under the ground.
Wattle—Material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of stakes woven with twigs or branches.
Whilst—While.
Willnae—(Scottish) Will not
Yon—(Scottish) That or those (objects or people generally within sight)