Glossary

aince mair, once more

alow, alight

anent, about

badgy, in a heap, unconscious

bampot, madman

bawrs, jokes

boke, gies me the, makes me sick

bumbaze, bamboozle

chief, friendly

clairty, dirty

claes, clothes

connached, wasted, destroyed

ditterin, dithering

dunt, hit, strike

effing and blinding, swearing

flet, flat

fushionless, feeble

geynear, nearly

glaur, mud, dirt, ooze

gluff, a whiff, a twinge, a scare

hinner end, the back, the last of

hits, hoots (exclamation of doubt, surprise)

jaxy, own, by oneself

kist, chest

laldy, gie them, punishment, beating

lowse, set free

ludgings, lodgings

neiveful, handful

parritch, porridge

rammy, crush, struggle

Reekie, Edinburgh (Auld Reekie)

screw the nut, get sensible, take care

scunner, to sicken

shoot the craw, desert

siccarly, securely, surely

smeddum, mettle, spirit, courage

spare prick at a hoer’s wedding, unnecessary man at a prostitute’s wedding

speiring, asking

tent, to take, to take care of

tholin, bearing, suffering, tolerating

wappins, weapons

ward, word

wrocht tae daith, fed up (wrought to death)

wyce, sensible, wise

wyte, blame