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.