Poems and Songs of Robert Burns eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 836 pages of information about Poems and Songs of Robert Burns.
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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 836 pages of information about Poems and Songs of Robert Burns.
let loose. 
     Lucky, a grandmother, an old woman; an ale wife. 
     Lug, the ear. 
     Lugget, having ears. 
     Luggie, a porringer. 
     Lum, the chimney. 
     Lume, a loom. 
     Lunardi, a balloon bonnet. 
     Lunches, full portions. 
     Lunt, a column of smoke or steam. 
     Luntin, smoking. 
     Luve, love. 
     Lyart, gray in general; discolored by decay or old age. 
     Lynin, lining.

     Mae, more. 
     Mailen, mailin, a farm. 
     Mailie, Molly. 
     Mair, more. 
     Maist. most. 
     Maist, almost. 
     Mak, make. 
     Mak o’, make o’, to pet, to fondle. 
     Mall, Mally. 
     Manteele, a mantle. 
     Mark, merk, an old Scots coin (13 1-3d. sterling). 
     Mashlum, of mixed meal. 
     Maskin-pat, the teapot. 
     Maukin, a hare. 
     Maun, must. 
     Maunna, mustn’t. 
     Maut, malt. 
     Mavis, the thrush. 
     Mawin, mowing. 
     Mawn, mown. 
     Mawn, a large basket. 
     Mear, a mare. 
     Meikle, mickle, muckle, much, great. 
     Melder, a grinding corn. 
     Mell, to meddle. 
     Melvie, to powder with meal-dust. 
     Men’, mend. 
     Mense, tact, discretion, politeness. 
     Menseless, unmannerly. 
     Merle, the blackbird. 
     Merran, Marian. 
     Mess John, Mass John, the parish priest, the minister. 
     Messin, a cur, a mongrel. 
     Midden, a dunghill. 
     Midden-creels, manure-baskets. 
     Midden dub, midden puddle. 
     Midden-hole, a gutter at the bottom of the dunghill. 
     Milking shiel, the milking shed. 
     Mim, prim, affectedly meek. 
     Mim-mou’d, prim-lipped. 
     Min’, mind, remembrance. 
     Mind, to remember, to bear in mind. 
     Minnie, mother. 
     Mirk, dark. 
     Misca’, to miscall, to abuse. 
     Mishanter, mishap. 
     Mislear’d, mischievous, unmannerly. 
     Mistak, mistake. 
     Misteuk, mistook. 
     Mither, mother. 
     Mixtie-maxtie, confused. 
     Monie, many. 
     Mools, crumbling earth, grave. 
     Moop, to nibble, to keep close company, to meddle. 
     Mottie, dusty. 
     Mou’, the mouth. 
     Moudieworts, moles. 
     Muckle, v. meikle. 
     Muslin-kail, beefless broth. 
     Mutchkin, an English pint.

     Na, nae, no, not. 
     Naething, naithing, nothing. 
     Naig, a nag. 
     Nane, none,
     Nappy, ale, liquor. 
     Natch, a notching implement; abuse. 
     Neebor, neibor, neighbor. 
     Needna, needn’t. 
     Neist, next. 
     Neuk, newk, a nook, a corner. 
     New-ca’d, newly driven. 
     Nick (Auld), Nickie-ben, a name of the Devil. 
     Nick, to sever; to slit; to nail, to seize away. 
     Nickie-ben, v.  Nick. 
     Nick-nackets, curiosities. 

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