Glossary
aefauld, honest.
aff, off.
Afrite, an evil spirit.
alb, a full-length white linen robe worn by priests.
anent, about, opposite.
antiphonars, chants, alternate singing.
architrave, ornamental moulding; that part of a column immediately above the capital.
argute, sharp, acute.
arriage and carriage, plough and cart service given instead of rent.
aver, draught-horse.
ballants, ballads, stories.
bartizan, a small overhanging turret, the battlement.
basnet, helmet.
beau-idéal, fine ideal, perfection.
bedral, beadle, grave-digger.
bell-waver, to fluctuate, wander.
benedicite, bless you.
benison, blessing.
besognio, rogue, worthless fellow.
biberes, drinking-allowances.
bicker, move quickly.
bide the bang, bear the brunt.
bield, shelter.
birn, burn; cut and birn, marks made on an animal by cutting or branding.
bit, little, small.
blink, glance, twinkling.
bob, dance.
bodin, prepared, provided.
bodle, boddle, small copper coin.
bogles, ghosts.
boll, a Scotch measure of six bushels.
bolting, the passing of meal through a cloth.
boot, good, advantage, addition.
brae, rising ground, a hill.
brangler, a quarrelsome person.
brig, bridge.
brisket, the breast.
broach, roasting-spit.
brochan, porridge.
brogging, pricking.
brogues, shoes.
bullseg, a half-gelded bull.
burn, burnie, a brook or rivulet.
busk up, deck up.
buskin, deer-hide leggings.
byre, a cow-house.
cairn, a pile of stones.
calcareous, containing lime.
caller, cool, fresh.
collet, wench, slut.
canny, fortunate, careful, safe.
cantrip, frolic, trick.
canty, lively, cheerful.
Capta est civitas per voluntatem Dei, the city was taken by the will of God.
caritas, indulgence.
carle, a churl, a gruff fellow.
carline, a witch or hag.
carriage and arriage, plough and cart service given instead of rent.
cast, chance, fate; kind; a lift on the road.
casting, throwing off (in hawking).
causa scientiae, reason.
cawker, hinder part of a horse-shoe.
chadler, a Scotch measure = 16 bolls.
cheerer, a glass of hot spirits and water.
chef-d'œuvre, masterpiece.
Cid Hornet Benengeli, the apocryphal author of Don Quixote.
ciprus, a thin crape.
clachan, a hamlet.
clam-shell, scallop-shell.
clap and happer, the symbols of a mill.
cleck, hatch.
cleugh, a ravine, a rugged precipice.
clout, a butt, rag; to mend, strike
