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..

To BELT, v. a. to gird; to flog; to scourge.

BEN, adv. towards the inner apartments of a house.  A room is generally called ben, and the kitchen but.

BEN-END, s. the ben-end of a house, the inner end of it.

BEN, BIN, s. a mountain.

BENE, BIEN, adj. wealthy; having abundance.

BENK, BINK, s. a bench; a seat.

BENORTH, prep. to the northward of.

BENSHIE, BENSHI, s. a fairy’s wife.

BENT, s. a coarse grass growing on sand-hills.

BERE, BEAR, s. barley.

BERN, s. a barn.

To BESEIK, v. a. to beseech; to entreat.

BESYNE, BYSIM, s. a bawd.

BESOUTH, prep, to the southward of.

BEST-MAN, s. groomsman; best-maid, the bridesmaid.

BETWEESH, prep, betwixt.

BEUCH, a branch; a bough.

BEVIE, s. a great fire.

To BEWRY, v. a. to pervert, to distort.

BIB, s. a piece of linen used to keep the breast of a child clean when feeding it.

BICK, s. a bitch; the female of the canine species.

To BICKER, v. a. to fight with stones as schoolboys; to run off quickly.

BICKER, BIQUOUR, s. a small wooden dish, made in the form of a washing-tub, the staves being alternately black and white.

To BIDE, BYDE, v. n. to wait for; to abide; to endure; to suffer.

To BIG, v. a. to build.

BIGGIN, BYGGYN, s. a building.

BIGGIT, part. pa. built.

BIKE, BEIK, BINK, s. a nest of wild bees or wasps.

BILGET, adj. bulged; swelling out.

BILLIE, BILLY, s. a companion; a comrade.

BINDWOOD, s. ivy.

BING, s. a heap; a pile of wood.

BINK.  See BIKE.

BIRD, BURD, s. a bird; a damsel; a lady.

BIRDIE, s. a little bird.

BIRK, s. a birch-tree.

To BIRK, v. n. to give a tart or sharp answer.

BIRKIN, adj. of or belonging to birch-wood.

BIRKY, s. a lively young man; a mettlesome person.

BIRL, v. n. to ply with drink; to club money for the purpose of purchasing drink.

BIRN, v. a. to burn.

BIRS, BIRSE, s. a bristle.
  His birse is up, he is in a passion.
  He’s a birsie man, he is liable to be irritated easily.

To BIRSLE, v. a. to broil; to roast.

BIRSSY, adj. having bristles; hot-tempered.

To BIRZE, BRIZE, v. a. to bruise; to drive or push.

BISKET, BRISKET, s. the breast.

To BISSE, BIZZ, v. n. to make a hissing sound, as hot iron plunged into water.

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