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GLOSSARY.
Bleirring, pfl. adj. dimming the sight,
153- 310-
Bleitand, v. f>r. p. bleating, com¬
plaining, 156. 361.
Bleitter, v. bluster, 140. 135.
Bleitter, sb. blusterer, 184. 762.
Blek, v. imper. blacken (thyself))
134- 44-
Bleknit, ppl. adj. blackened, polluted,
168. 534.
Blistles, adj. miserable, 174. 610.
Boche, boiche, botche, sb. boil, ulcer,
152. 297, 166. 504; pi. 184. 784.
Bodin, v. pp. prepared, armed, 200. 48.
Boird, bord, ppl. adj. bored, 188. 826.
Boist, host, sb. threat, menace, boast,
130. 5, 207. 80, 33. 12.
Bokblud, jA blood-vomiting, 153. 304.
Boldin, v. pp. swollen, 170. 579.
Bombee, sb. bluster, 139. 105.
Bound, adj. being in a state of serf¬
dom, 223. 17.
Bordaling, bordelling, sb. frequenting
brothels, 174. 626.
Bouk, bowk, sb. body, 166. 504, 156.
361.
Bould, v. pa. t. boiled, 18. 242.
Boun, adj. ready, 148. 239.
Bourded, v. pa. t. jested, joked, 76.
129.
Bowrtrie, sb. elder tree, 166. 508.
BowttA, sb. pi. spoil, plunder, 199. 24.
Brace, braice, sb. a covering for the
arm (part of a suit of armour), 10.
118, 199. 18.
Brace, v. embrace, 20S. 90.
Brachart, sb. little brat, 150. 278.
Braislie, adj. blustering, 171. 523.
Brane, sb. brain, 196. 10.
Brane, sb. flesh of animals as food,
146. 214.
Branling, brangling, vbl. sb. agitation,
pulsing, 20. 258.
Brat, v. pr. t. wrap up in a clout, 166.
518.
Breid, sb. breadth, 241. 115.
Breikes, sb. pi. breeches, 131. 6.
Breyis, sb. pi. steep river banks, 22.
302.
Bristin,///. adj. bursting, 170. 579.
Brod, sb. frame, 213. 36.
Broid, adj. brood, having a litter, 142.
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Broid-swis, sb. pi. brood-swine, 160.
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Brok, sb. dirty rascal, 188. 826.
Brokingis, sb. pi. fragments (?), 182.
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Brokis, brox, sb. pi. beavers, 2. 24.
Brouneis, bruneis, sb. pi. a kindly dis¬
posed elf or sprite, so called from its
supposed shaggy brown appearance,
178. 681.
Browdin, v. pp. enamoured, 12. 156.
Bruik, sb. boil, 148. 250, 154. 320.
Bruik, v. enjoy, 308. I.
Bruilzeit, v. pa. t. grew hot, burned,
19. 243.
Bruit = burt, v. pa. t. pierce, prick,
188. 831.
Brukilnes, sb. unfaithfulness, 174. 631.
Brunt, v. pp. burned, 138. 97, &c.
Buckie, v. strike, push roughly, 167.
274.
Buckill, bwkill, v. grapple with, to
“tackle,” 142. 148, 166. 507.
Buie, by, v. buy, 131. 264, 228. 68.
Buir, v. pa. t. bore, 152. 287.
Buird, sb. council, 162. 440.
Buit, sb. remedy, means of help, 26.
332, 34. 465.
Buitting, sb. booty, plunder, 14. 193.
Buk, sb. swaggering fellow, 172. 583.
Bukler, sb. shield, protector, 233. 8.
Buklit, v. pa. t. mounted, 130. 270.
Bumbie, sb. braggart, 138. 99.
Bumbill-baitie, sb. silly bungler, 184.
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Bumbler, bumlar, sb. bungler, 143.
152, 142. 146.
Bunwyd, bwnwyd, boonwand, buin-
wand, sb. hemp- or flax-stalk; hollow
stems of cow-parsnip, 130. 270, 284.
Burd, sb. sweetheart, maiden, 194. 9,
206. 23.
Burding, sb. burden, 302. 39.
Bureit, v. pp. buried, 301. 1.
Burrio, sb. hangman, 136. 73.
Bufi, sb: bush, 2. 7.
But, prep, without, 202. 26, &c.
Byaris, sb.pl. buyers, 304. 26.
Bydand, v. pr. p. remaining, dwelling,
146. 209.
Byle, byll, v. to cause to suppurate,
148. 250.
Byllis, sb. pi. boils, 154. 320.
Bystaud, v. pp. situated, placed, 147.
'215.
Bystour, sb. braggart, swaggerer, 172.
583 ; pi. 146. 209.
Bystour-baird, sb. bragging rhymster,
140. 119.
Bystour-bodie, sb. braggart, 178. 675.
Bytter, sb. eater, 184. 761.
Cache, v. imper. catch, 216. 3.
Caching, vbl. sb. self-seeking, catching
at (for one’s own advantage), 174.625.