WORD | CLASS | MEANING | ETYMOLOGY | REF |
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Aa (Aw) | I | phonetic | ||
aall | all | phonetic | ||
aan | own | |||
Aa’ve (Aw’ve) | I’ve | |||
aback | adj | behind | ||
aboon | adj | above | ||
aboot | adj | about | phonetic | |
abreed | vb | spread out | OE: abraedan | |
addle | vb | earn | OE: edlean – a reward | |
adlings | n | earnings | ||
afeared | vb | afraid | ||
aflaid | vb | afraid | ||
afore | before | |||
aforelang | before long | |||
aft | adj | behind | SX: aft | NCW |
agane | adj | against | ||
ahaad | vb | hold | ||
ahint, ahent | adj | behind | ||
aiblins | perhaps | |||
alang | along | AS: lang | ||
amang | among | |||
a’ aal | as well, also | |||
a-one | one | |||
argy | n | argument | IC: iargr – keen contention | |
a’ways | always | |||
awd | adj | old | ||
ax | vb | ask | OE: acsian – to ask |
baal | n | ball | |||
baccy | nonsense | ||||
bairn | n | child, baby | AS: bearn – child | ||
bait | n | food, a snack taken to work. | ON: beita – food | ||
bat | vb | blow, hit | OG: bata – to beat | ||
bits and brats | n | food scraps | |||
biv | by | ||||
blaw | vb | blow | |||
Bob’s-a-dyin’ | n | noise, racket | |||
breeks | n | breeches | |||
breeth | n | breath | |||
broughtin | vb | bringing, brought | |||
browt | vb | brought | |||
bully | n | comrade, mate, crew of a keel, eldest male in the family | Poss FR: boulie – beloved | NCW | |
bun | vb | bound | |||
buzzors | n | steam whistles blown at collieries and shipyards to mark shift changes | phonetic | ||
byens | n | bones | |||
byet | n | unfinished work | |||
byeuts, beyuts | n | boots | |||
byre | n | cow shed | AS: byre |