| U Ulzie= oil. Unchancy= dangerous. Unco= remarkably, uncommonly, excessively. Unco= remarkable, uncommon, terrible (sarcastic). Uncos= news, strange things, wonders. Unkend= unknown. Unsicker= uncertain. Unskaithed= unhurt. Usquabae, usquebae= whisky. V Vauntie= proud. Vera= very. Virls= rings. Vittle= victual, grain, food. Vogie= vain. W Wa', waw= a wall. Wab= a web. Wabster= a weaver. Wad= to wager. Wad= to wed. Wad= would, would have. Wad'a= would have. Wadna= would not. Wadset= a mortgage. Wae= woful, sorrowful. Wae= woe; wae's me, woe is to me. Waesucks= alas! Wae worth= woe befall. Wair= v. ware. Wale= to choose. Wale= choice. Walie, wawlie= choice, ample, large. Wallop= to kick; to dangle; to gallop; to dance. Waly fa'= ill befall! Wame= the belly. Wamefou= bellyful. Wan= won. Wanchancie= dangerous. Wanrestfu'= restless. Ware= wair= to spend; bestow. Ware= worn. Wark= work. Wark-lume= tool. Warl', warld= world. Warlock= a wizard Warl'y, warldly= worldly. Warran= warrant. Warse= worse. Warsle, warstle= wrestle. Wast= west. Wastrie= waste. Wat= wet. Wat, wot= know. Water-fit= water-foot (the river's mouth). Water-kelpies= v. kelpies. Wauble= to wobble. Waught= a draft. Wauk= to awake. Wauken= to awaken. Waukin= awake. Waukit (with toil)= horny. Waukrife= wakeful. Waulie= jolly. Waur= worse. Waur= to worst. Waur't= worsted, beat. Wean (wee one)= a child. Weanies= babies. Weason= weasand. Wecht= a measure for corn. Wee= a little; a wee, a short space or time. Wee things= children. Weel= well. Weel-faured= well-favored. Weel-gaun= well-going. Weel-hain'd= well-saved. Weepers= mournings (on the steeve or hat). Werena= were not. We'se= we shall. Westlin= western. Wha= who. Whaizle= wheeze. Whalpet= whelped. Wham= whom. Whan= when. | Whang= a shive. Whang= flog. Whar, whare= where. Wha's whose. Wha's= who is. Whase= whose. What for, whatfore= wherefore. Whatna= what. What reck= what matter; nevertheless. Whatt= whittled. Whaup= the curlew. Whaur= where. Wheep= v. penny-wheep. Wheep= jerk. Whid= a fib. Whiddin= scudding. Whids= gambols. Whigmeleeries= crotches. Whingin= whining. Whins= furze. Whirlygigums= flourishes. Whist= silence. Whissle= whistle. Whitter= a draft. Whittle= a knife. Wi'= with. Wick a bore= hit a curling-stone obliquely and send it through an opening. Wi's= with his. Wi't= with it. Widdifu'= gallows-worthy. Widdle= wriggle. Wiel= eddy. Wight= strong, stout. Wighter= more influential. Willcat wildcat. Willyart= disordered. Wimple= to meander. Win= won. Winn= to winnow. Winna= will not. Winnin= winding. Winnock= window. Winnock-bunker= v. bunker. Win't= did wind. Wintle= a somersault. Wintle= to stagger; to swing; to wriggle. Winze= a curse. Wiss= wish. Won= to dwell. Wonner= a wonder. Woo'= wool. Woodie, woody= a rope (originally of withes); a gallows rope. Woodies= twigs, withes. Wooer-babs= love-knots. Wordy= worthy. Worset= worsted. Worth= v. wae worth. Wraith= ghost. Wrang= wrong. Wud= wild, mad. Wumble= wimble. Wyliecoat= undervest. Wyte (weight)= blame. Wyte= to blame; to reproach. Y Yard= a garden; a stackyard. Yaud= an old mare. Yealings= coevals. Yell= dry (milkless). Yerd= earth. Yerkit= jerked. Yerl= earl. Ye'se= ye shall. Yestreen= last night. Yett= a gate. Yeuk= to itch. Yill= ale. Yill-Caup= ale-stoup. Yird= yearth= earth. Yokin= yoking; a spell; a day's work. Yon= yonder. 'Yont= beyond. Yowe= ewe. Yowie= dim. of ewe; a pet ewe. Yule= Christmas. |
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