Houghmagandie, fornication. 
     Houlet, v. howlet. 
     Houpe, hope. 
     Hove, swell. 
     Howdie, howdy, a midwife. 
     Howe, hollow. 
     Howk, to dig. 
     Howlet, the owl. 
     Hoyse, a hoist. 
     Hoy’t, urged (R.  B.). 
     Hoyte, to amble crazily (R.  B.). 
     Hughoc, dim. of Hugh. 
     Hullions, slovens. 
     Hunder, a hundred. 
     Hunkers, hams. 
     Hurcheon, the hedgehog. 
     Hurchin, urchin. 
     Hurdies, the loins, the crupper (R.  B.) (i. e., the buttocks). 
     Hurl, to trundle. 
     Hushion, a footless stocking. 
     Hyte, furious.

     I’, in. 
     Icker, an ear of corn. 
     Ier-oe, a great-grandchild. 
     Ilk, ilka, each, every. 
     Ill o’t, bad at it. 
     Ill-taen, ill-taken. 
     Ill-thief. the Devil. 
     Ill-willie, ill-natured, niggardly. 
     Indentin, indenturing. 
     Ingine, genius, ingenuity; wit. 
     Ingle, the fire, the fireside. 
     Ingle-cheek, fireside (properly the jamb of the fireplace). 
     Ingle-lowe, ingle-low, flame of the fire. 
     I’se, I shall, or will. 
     Itsel’, itself. 
     Ither, other, another.

     Jad, a jade. 
     Janwar, January. 
     Jauk, to trifle, to dally. 
     Jauner, gabber. 
     Jauntie, dim. of jaunt. 
     Jaup, splash. 
     Jaw, talk, impudence. 
     Jaw, to throw, to dash. 
     Jeeg, to jog. 
     Jillet, a jilt. 
     Jimp, small, slender. 
     Jimply, neatly. 
     Jimps, stays. 
     Jink, the slip. 
     Jink, to frisk, to sport, to dodge. 
     Jinker, dodger (coquette); a jinker noble; a noble goer. 
     Jirkinet, bodice. 
     Jirt, a jerk. 
     Jiz, a wig. 
     Jo, a sweetheart. 
     Jocteleg, a clasp-knife. 
     Jouk, to duck, to cover, to dodge. 
     Jow, to jow, a verb which included both the swinging motion and
       pealing
     sound of a large bell (R.  B.). 
     Jumpet, jumpit, jumped. 
     Jundie, to jostle. 
     Jurr, a servant wench.

     Kae, a jackdaw. 
     Kail, kale, the colewort; cabbage; Scots’ broth. 
     Kail-blade, the leaf of the colewort. 
     Kail-gullie, a cabbage knife. 
     Kail-runt, the stem of the colewort. 
     Kail-whittle, a cabbage knife. 
     Kail-yard, a kitchen garden. 
     Kain, kane, rents in kind. 
     Kame, a comb. 
     Kebars, rafters. 
     Kebbuck, a cheese; a kebbuck heel = the last crust of a cheese. 
     Keckle, to cackle, to giggle. 
     Keek, look, glance. 
     Keekin-glass, the looking-glass. 
     Keel, red chalk. 
     Kelpies, river demons. 
     Ken, to know. 
     Kenna, know not. 
     Kennin, a very little (merely as much as can be perceived). 
     Kep, to catch. 
     Ket, the fleece on a