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GLOSSABY.
Gulder, to speak amaz¬
ingly loud, and with
a dissonant voice
Gully, a large knife
Gurdle, the iron on
which cakes are baked
Gurse, gorse, furze, or
whins
Gowl, to weep
Gwordie, George
H
Hack’d, won everything
Ha’e, have
Hale or heale, whole
Hallan, partition wall
Hankitcher, handker¬
chief
Hantal, large quantity
Hap, to cover
Hardleys, hardly
Haud, hold erect
Hauld, hold, shelter
Havey-scavey, all in
confusion
Hawer, oats
Haw, a hall
Hawf, half
Hawflin, a fool
Hay-bay, hubbub
Head-wark, headache
Heale, whole, healthy
Heame, home
Heaste, haste
Hed, had
Hee, high
Helter, halter
Helter skelter, in rapid
confusion
Hes, has
Het, hot
Hether-faced, rough¬
faced
Hev, have
Hing, hang
Hinmost, hindmost
Hinney, honey
Hirpled, limped
Hizzy, huzzy
Hod, hold
Holesome, wholesome
Hotch, shake, to shake
Hout! pshaw
Howdey, a midwife
Howe, empty
Howmes, fields or road
Hug, to squeeze
Hulk, a lazy, clumsy
fellow
Hunsup, scold; quarrel
Hur, her
Hursle, to raise up the
shoulders
I
I’, contraction of in
Ilk or ilka, every
’HI, contraction of will
Inde, East Indies
Inveyted, invited
GLOSSABY.
Gulder, to speak amaz¬
ingly loud, and with
a dissonant voice
Gully, a large knife
Gurdle, the iron on
which cakes are baked
Gurse, gorse, furze, or
whins
Gowl, to weep
Gwordie, George
H
Hack’d, won everything
Ha’e, have
Hale or heale, whole
Hallan, partition wall
Hankitcher, handker¬
chief
Hantal, large quantity
Hap, to cover
Hardleys, hardly
Haud, hold erect
Hauld, hold, shelter
Havey-scavey, all in
confusion
Hawer, oats
Haw, a hall
Hawf, half
Hawflin, a fool
Hay-bay, hubbub
Head-wark, headache
Heale, whole, healthy
Heame, home
Heaste, haste
Hed, had
Hee, high
Helter, halter
Helter skelter, in rapid
confusion
Hes, has
Het, hot
Hether-faced, rough¬
faced
Hev, have
Hing, hang
Hinmost, hindmost
Hinney, honey
Hirpled, limped
Hizzy, huzzy
Hod, hold
Holesome, wholesome
Hotch, shake, to shake
Hout! pshaw
Howdey, a midwife
Howe, empty
Howmes, fields or road
Hug, to squeeze
Hulk, a lazy, clumsy
fellow
Hunsup, scold; quarrel
Hur, her
Hursle, to raise up the
shoulders
I
I’, contraction of in
Ilk or ilka, every
’HI, contraction of will
Inde, East Indies
Inveyted, invited
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Poetry > Ballads in the Cumberland dialect > (218) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/125707831 |
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| Description | By Robert Anderson |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.83.221 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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