The glossary of Scottish words continues with Q through R. Not many Q words there are there? Q is a very unique letter that is believed to have been taken from Egyptian hieroglyphics. There are only a few instances when it is not followed by the letter U. Also, it’s a high scoring letter in Scrabble. R is a great Scottish letter; I never could roll my r’s like most Scots people can. I blame it on originally having a bit of a problem with the letter S from having a space in my front baby teeth.
Q Quat= qui, quitted. Quean= a young woman, a lass. Queir= choir. Quey= a young cow. Quietlin-wise= quietly. Quo', quod= quoth. R Rab= rob. Rade= rode. Raep= a rope. Ragweed= ragwort. Raibles= recites by rote. Rair= to roar. Rairin= roaring. Rair't= roared. Raise, rase= rose. Raize= to excite, anger. Ramfeezl'd= exhausted. Ramgunshoch= surly. Ram-stam= headlong. Randie= lawless, obstreperous. Randie, randy= a scoundrel, a rascal. Rant= to rollick, to roister. Rants= merry meetings; rows. Rape= v. raep. Raploch= homespun. Rash= a rush. Rash-buss= a clump of rushes. Rashy= rushy. Rattan, rattoon= a rat. Ratton-key= the rat-quay. Raucle= rough, bitter, sturdy. Raught= reached. Raw= a row. Rax= to stretch, to extend. Ream= cream, foam. Ream= to cream, to foam. Reave= to rob. Rebute= rebuff. | Red= advised, afraid. Red, rede= to advise, to counsel. Red-wat-shod= red-wet-shod. Red-wud= stark mad. Reek= smoke. Reekie, reeky= smoky. Reestit= scorched. Reestit= refused to go. Reif= theiving. Remead= remedy. Rickles= small stacks of corn in the fields. Rief= plunder. Rig= a ridge. Riggin= the roof-tree, the roof. Rigwoodie= lean. Rin= to run. Ripp= a handful of corn from the sheaf. Ripplin-kame= the wool or flax comb. Riskit= cracked. Rive= to split, to tear, to tug, to burst. Rock= a distaff. Rockin= a social meeting. Roon= round, shred. Roose= to praise, to flatter. Roose= reputation. Roosty= rusty. Rottan= a rat. Roun'= round. Roupet= exhausted in voice. Routh= v. rowth. Routhie= well-stocked. Row, rowe= to roll; to flow, as a river; to wrap. Rowte= to low, to bellow. Rowth= plenty, a store. Rozet= resin. Run-deils= downright devils. Rung= a cudgel. Runkl'd= wrinkled. Runt= a cabbage or colewort stalk. Ryke= to reach. |
Glossary of Scottish Words A-B
Glossary of Scottish Words C
Glossary of Scottish Words D-E
Glossary of Scottish Words F
Glossary of Scottish Words G
Glossary of Scottish Words H
Glossary of Scottish Words, I-K
Glossary of Scottish Words, L
Glossary of Scottish Words, M-P
Glossary of Scottish Words, S
Glossary of Scottish Words, T
Glossary of Scottish Words, U-Y
