Series 3 > Ayr Burgh accounts, 1534-1624

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AYR BURGH ACCOUNTS
All furth, complete,
flrlot, basic measure of grain,
approx. = i imp. bushel,
firr, fir-planks (apparently of a
definite size). Cf. half flrr.
fischeall, fiscal,
flitting (113), removing,
flokis (114), flocks, scraps of wool
and cloth used for stuffing
cushions and pillows,
fog, foig, moss (used for filling holes
in roof).
foir, fore; hence foirland, foirnamit,
folrsald.
foirmaillit, foremailed, mortgaged,
foirmair, former,
fra, from,
fraucht, freight.
fredome, burgess-ship or guild-
membership,
frewill (68), free-will,
fuilye, rubbish,
fundin, found,
furlett, firlot (q.v.).
furmis, forms, seats in the kirk,
furneist, furnest, furneisit, furnished,
supplied.
furnitour (255), provisions, sup¬
plies.
furth (of), from, out of.
futgangis (63), flooring, gang-ways,
futing, completing (a compt).
futit, completed and audited
(compt).
fysche, fish.
gabar, lighter, cargo-boat (cf. Fr.
gabare).
gadder, gader, gadyr, gather.
gadge (60), gauge.
gaif, gave.
gair, gear, goods.
gane, gone.
gang, go.
garing (190), causing, making.
garsum, grassum.
gat, got.
geif, give.
geir, gear, goods.
geist, large timber, beam (cf. joist),
gellok (203), iron crow-bar
(Jamieson).
gevin, given ; gevin doun, remitted,
discharged,
gif, if.
giffin, given.
gillok (177), same as gellok (q.v.).
girthit, girded, encircled.
glaisin bandis, glass-bands, metal
strips for securing glass panes,
glaisnair (20), glazier,
glassynwrycht, glasinwricht, glazier,
gobar, vide gabar.
Goddis penney, God’s penny, arles-
penny.
gold raiss (244), Golden Bell horse¬
race.
golfls (58), gofes, jougs or pillory,
graiffis (20), graves,
graith (183), materials,
grathing, mending or decorating,
greit, great.
grene (113), green cloth,
gress, grass,
gressume, grassum.
grund, ground, base,
grundstane (174), ground-stone,
foundation (of quay),
gudewillar, well-wisher,
gudis, goods.
gudling (224), the Dutch gulden,
gudman, guidman, goodman, laird.
had (159), hold.
hagbutaris (106), musketeers (hagbut
= arquebus).
haif, have,
haill, all, whole,
hald, hold,
haldin, held.
half flrr (246), apparently short fir-
planks.
hame, hayme, home,
handsenyie, handseneye, hand-
chinyie, flag, standard (cf. Fr.
enseigne).
hard, heard.
Harie nobill (194), Harry noble,
Eng. gold coin worth 32s.
harne (266), harne clayth (244),
coarse linen cloth, sack-cloth,
heddir (156), heather,
heid, head or skin (of drum) ; thus,
heding, heiding, putting skins (on
drum) ; but (141), cutting heads
off herring.
heidstik (102), a great gun.
heir, here,
heirin, herein,
hemmirmen, hammermen,
berbery, harbour,
herell (216), heritable,
hering, hearing; herring,
hes, has.
hie, high,
hing, hang.