Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

HAILSOME, adj. wholesome; healthful.

To HAIN, HANE, v. a. to spare; to save.

HAIR-MOULD, s. the mould which appears on bread. Hair-ryme, hoar-frost.

HAIRST, s. harvest.

HAIRUMSKARUM, adj. harebrained.

To HALD, v. a. to hold; to cease.

HALE, HAILL, adj. whole; unbroken.

HALF-MARROW, s. a husband or wife.

HALLACH’D, HALLAKET, adj. crazy, boisterous; extremely frolicsome.

HALLANSHAKER, s. a sturdy beggar; a person of shabby appearance.

HALLAN, HALLON, HALLOND, HALLIN, s. a mud wall in cottages, extending from the front backwards, to shelter the interior of the house from the draft of the door when open.

HALLOWE’EN, s. the evening before Allhallows.

HALLOKIT, adj. giddy; harebrained.

HALLOCK, s. a thoughtless, giddy girl.

HALS, HAWSE, s. the neck.

HALY, adj. holy.

HAME, HAIM, s. home.

HAMELY, adj. familiar; friendly.

HANDSEL, s. the first money received for goods; a gift on the first Monday after New Year’s Day.

HANDSEL-MONDAY, s. the first Monday of the new year.

HANK, s. a coil.

HANTLE, s. a considerable number.

To HAP, v. a. to cover; to conceal.

HAP-STEP-AN’-LOUP, v. a. to hop, step, and leap.

HARIGALDS, s. the pluck of an animal.

HARN, s. coarse linen cloth made from the tow-hards.

HARNES, s. brains.

HASH, s. a sloven.

HASSOCK, HASSICK, s. a besom; a large round turf used as a seat.  HATE, HAIT, HAID, s. a whit; an atom; the smallest bit of anything. Fient a haid hae I i’ the house, I have not a particle of anything in the house.

HATHER, HEATHER, s. heath.

HAUGH, HAWCH, HAUCH, s. low-lying flat ground.

To HAUP, v. n. to turn to the right, applied to horses in the yoke. He will neither haup nor wind, he will neither turn to the right nor left; a stubborn man.

To HAVERS, v. n. to talk foolishly.

HAVERS, s.. foolish, incoherent talk, or idle talk.

HAVERIL, s. one who habitually talks idly.

To HAWGH, v. n. to force up phlegm; to hawk.

HAWKIT, adj. having a white face—­applied to cattle.

HAWKEY, s. a cow with a white face.

HAWSE, s. the throat.

HEARTSOME, adj. merry; light-hearted.

HEARTY, adj. cheerful; liberal.

HEATHER-BELLS, s. heath-bells.

HECH, s. an exclamation.

HECK, s. a rack for cattle.

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