awry (adj): wrong aye (adv): always
Bachellerie (collective n): a group of young men of status; etymology – ‘a set of young knights’
bairn (n): child
barmkin (n): enclosed area within the outer fortification of a castle or tower house
bastle house (n): small-scale dwelling, often associated with a tower house
bawbee (n): copper coin, worth six pence Scots
bide (v): to live
birl (v): to whirl around
bravely (adj): well (health)
breeks (n): trousers
butts (n): archery field, originally with mounds of earth for the targets.
byre (n): cowshed
canny (adj): shrewd
chirurgeon (n): surgeon
coorie in (v): to snuggle up
coup (v): to fall, tumble
cordiner (n): leather-worker
debauchle (n): debacle
dreich (adj): damp
drookit (adj): extremely wet; drenched
drouth (n): thirst
dunt (v): to knock or bump into
feart (adj): afraid
fish (v): nautical term to repair a mast or spar with a fillet of wood
forbye (adv): besides
founder (v): to fail, collapse
Flyting (Proper n): a ritual, poetic exchange of insults, popular at the Scottish court
gey (adv): very
girn (v): to whine or cry
haar (n): fog
hunker (v): to squat
juke (v): to duck or dodge
mite (adj): little
prosector (n): a preparer of corpses for dissection
racket (n): loud noise
reek (n): stench
ructions (n): vigorous argument
rummage (v): to search through
scuttle (n): porthole
siller (n): silver, coinage
skite (v): move quickly and forcefully, especially when glancing off a surface:
sonsy (adj): having an attractive and healthy appearance
swee (n): a horizontal bar from which pots are suspended and swung over the fire
trug (n): shallow basket, often used for gathering vegetables
ween (n): a small amount.