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.

     Vauntie, proud. 
     Vera, very. 
     Virls, rings. 
     Vittle, victual, grain, food. 
     Vogie, vain.

     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, wo; wae’s me = wo is to me. 
     Waesucks, alas! 
     Wae worth, wo 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.