Series 3 > Ayr Burgh accounts, 1534-1624

GLOSSARY
285
comes, com, grain.
Corpus Christys eyn (20), Corpus
Christi Even (Wednesday after
Trinity Sunday),
cort, court,
costsyd (176), coast,
cotes (56), quotas,
counsale, counsall, council,
cran (233), crane,
cravand (204), demanding,
craw irn (60), crow-bar.
croune of the egill (72), crown of the
eagle, perh. an Imperial coin,
crying doun, debasing, devaluing,
cubicular, kingis (46), king's servant
or minister,
cuff, blow.
cukstulis (75, 76), cucking-stools for
dipping women in pond,
culd, could.
cullouris (59), flags ; (113, 152),
paints.
culvering, culverin.
cumin (266), come,
cumsyling, cumsyilling (62, 158),
plaster ceiling (e/. O.E.D., sub
voc. coom, sb.1).
cunyeour, coiner,
cunyie, coinage,
cuper, cooper.
cuppill (246), couple, rafter, beam,
cure (100), care, services,
custume, custom.
custumer compt (142), account of
the (great) customs,
cutthrottis (102), cut-throats, guns,
cuttingis, cuttings, small timber.
daill, a plank, length of timber (cf.
Murray, Early Burgh Organisa¬
tion, i. 413 n. 2).
daill silvir (274), timber-money.
dais, dayis, days.
dait, date.
Danskin, Danish,
dask, desk.
debursit, disbursed, spent,
decripped, decrippit, decrepit,
deducit, deducted, discharged,
defaiss, discharge, cancel,
defalkit, allowed, discharged,
deid, dead,
denner, dinner,
dependand, in arrears,
dependentis, arrears,
desisioun, decision,
dessir, desyr, desire,
dett, debt.
dewite, dewitie, duty,
dewlie, duly,
dichting, cleaning,
disione, disjone, breakfast (cf. Fr.
dijeuner).
disponit, employed, spent,
dissertis, desserts,
distrenyeit, distrained,
dittay (148), dittay, indictment,
dochter, daughter,
dosane, dozen.
dressing, decorating or repairing,
dubill, double.
Ducheman, Dutchman,
dur, door,
dwm, dumb,
dychting, cleaning,
dyell (64), dial, here prob. a sun¬
dial.
dyk, dyke, wall.
effairis (94), affairs,
efferis, behoves, is customary or
fitting,
eftir, after,
egill, vide croune.
Egiptianes (85), gipsies,
eiss (180), release, relief.
Eistland (233), East of Scotland,
eit (104), ate.
entre, entres, entress, entry or
grassum.
estait (58), state, condition,
estaittis, the Estates (of Parlia¬
ment) .
exonerlt, discharged.
faddum, fathom,
faderis, father’s,
failyeit, failed,
fald, fauld, farm, croft,
fallow, fellow, rascal,
faltis (83), holes (in roof),
fe, fee.
fear (209), feuar.
feggis (171), figs,
feid, feud.
feild (100), rally, meeting of army,
fenyeit, feigned.
ferme, rent, duty, esp. feu-ferme
duty.
fermorar, farmer, lessee,
ferris (56), prices (cf. fiars).
festivall day (205), Cowrie Con¬
spiracy day (August 5).
few, feu.
feyt, feed, engaged,
fle, fee.