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thocht … I thocht … I thocht I was sae happy!〃 and the first sob broke 

from her like the paroxysm of some mortal sickness。



Archie ran to her。  He took the poor child in his arms; and she nestled 

to his breast as to a mother's; and clasped him in hands that were 

strong like vices。  He felt her whole body shaken by the throes of 

distress; and had pity upon her beyond speech。  Pity; and at the same 

time a bewildered fear of this explosive engine in his arms; whose works 

he did not understand; and yet had been tampering with。  There arose 

from before him the curtains of boyhood; and he saw for the first time 

the ambiguous face of woman as she is。  In vain he looked back over the 

interview; he saw not where he had offended。  It seemed unprovoked; a 

wilful convulsion of brute nature。 。 。 。









GLOSSARY









Ae; one。

Antinomian; one of a sect which holds that under the gospel dispensation 

the moral law is not obligatory。

Auld Hornie; the Devil。



Ballant; ballad。

Bauchles; brogues; old shoes。

Bauld; bold。

Bees in their bonnet; eccentricities。

Birling; whirling。

Black…a…vised; dark…complexioned。

Bonnet…laird; small landed proprietor; yeoman。

Bool; ball。

Brae; rising ground。

Brig; bridge。

Buff; play buff on; to make a fool of; to deceive。

Burn; stream。

Butt end; end of a cottage。

Byre; cow…house。



Ca'; drive。

Caller; fresh。

Canna; cannot。

Canny; careful; shrewd。

Cantie; cheerful。

Carline; old woman。

Cauld; cold。

Chalmer; chamber。

Claes; clothes。

Clamjamfry; crowd。

Clavers; idle talk。

Cock…laird。  See Bonnet…laird。

Collieshangie; turmoil。

Crack; to converse。

Cuist; cast。

Cuddy; donkey。

Cutty; jade; also used playfully = brat。



Daft; mad; frolicsome。

Dander; to saunter。

Danders; cinders。

Daurna; dare not。

Deave; to deafen。

Denty; dainty。

Dirdum; vigour。

Disjaskit; worn out; disreputable…looking。

Doer; law agent。

Dour; hard。

Drumlie; dark。

Dunting; knocking。

Dwaibly; infirm; rickety。

Dule…tree; the tree of lamentation; the hanging…tree。



Earrand; errand。

Ettercap; vixen。



Fechting; fighting。

Feck; quantity; portion。

Feckless; feeble; powerless。

Fell; strong and fiery。

Fey; unlike yourself; strange; as if urged on by fate; or as persons are 

observed to be in the hour of approaching death or disaster。

Fit; foot。

Flit; to depart。

Flyped; turned up; turned in…side out。

Forbye; in addition to。

Forgather; to fall in with。

Fower; four。

Fushionless; pithless; weak。

Fyle; to soil; to defile。

Fylement; obloquy; defilement。



Gaed; Went。

Gang; to go。

Gey an'; very。

Gigot; leg of mutton。

Girzie; lit。 diminutive of Grizel; here a playful nickname。

Glaur; mud。

Glint; glance; sparkle。

Gloaming; twilight。

Glower; to scowl。

Gobbets; small lumps。

Gowden; golden。

Gowsty; gusty。

Grat; wept。

Grieve; land…steward。

Guddle; to catch fish with the hands by groping under the stones or 

banks。

Gumption; common sense; judgment。

Guid; good。

Gurley; stormy; surly。

Gyte; beside itself。



Hae; have; take。

Haddit; held。

Hale; whole。

Heels…ower…hurdie; heels over head。

Hinney; honey。

Hirstle; to bustle。

Hizzie; wench。

Howe; hollow。

Howl; hovel。

Hunkered; crouched。

Hypothec; lit。 in Scots law the furnishings of a house; and formerly the 

produce and stock of a farm hypothecated by law to the landlord as 

security for rent; colloquially 〃the whole structure;〃 〃the whole 

concern。〃



Idleset; idleness。

Infeftment; a term in Scots law originally synonymous with investiture。



Jaud; jade。

Jeely…piece; a slice of bread and jelly。

Jennipers; juniper。



Jo; sweetheart。

Justifeed; executed; made the victim of justice。

Jyle; jail



Kebbuck; cheese。

Ken; to know。

Kenspeckle; conspicuous。

Kilted; tucked up。

Kyte; belly。



Laigh; low。

Laird; landed proprietor。

Lane; alone。

Lave; rest; remainder。

Linking; tripping。

Lown; lonely; still。

Lynn; cataract。

Lyon King of Arms; the chief of the Court of Heraldry in Scotland。



Macers; offiers of the supreme court。 'Cf。  Guy Mannering; last 

chapter。'

Maun; must。

Menseful; of good manners。

Mirk; dark。

Misbegowk; deception; disappointment。

Mools; mould; earth。

Muckle; much; great; big。

My lane; by myself。



Nowt; black cattle。



Palmering; walking infirmly。

Panel; in Scots law; the accused person in a criminal action; the 

prisoner。

Peel; fortified watch…tower。

Plew…stilts; plough…handles。

Policy; ornamental grounds of a country mansion。

Puddock; frog。



Quean; wench。



Rair; to roar。

Riff…raff; rabble。

Risping; grating。

Rout; rowt; to roar; to rant。

Rowth; abundance。

Rudas; haggard old woman。

Runt; an old cow past breeding; opprobriously; an old woman。



Sab; sob。

Sanguishes; sandwiches。

Sasine; in Scots law; the act of giving legal possession of feudal 

property; or; colloquially; the deed by which that possession is proved。

Sclamber; to scramble。

Sculduddery; impropriety; grossness。

Session; the Court of Session; the supreme court of Scotland。

Shauchling; shuffling; slipshod。

Shoo; to chase gently。

Siller; money。

Sinsyne; since then。

Skailing; dispersing。

Skelp; slap。

Skirling; screaming。

Skriegh…o'day; daybreak。

Snash; abuse。

Sneisty; supercilious。

Sooth; to hum。

Sough; sound; murmur。

Spec; The Speculative Society; a debating Society connected with 

Edingburgh University。

Speir; to ask。

Speldering; sprawling。

Splairge; to splash。

Spunk; spirit; fire。

Steik; to shut。

Stockfish; hard; savourless。

Suger…bool; suger…plum。

Syne; since; then。



Tawpie; a slow foolish slut; also used playfully = monkey。

Telling you; a good thing for you。

Thir; these。

Thrawn; cross…grained。

Toon; town。

Two…names; local soubriquets in addition to patronymic。

Tyke; dog。



Unchancy; unlucky。

Unco; strange; extraordinary; very。

Upsitten; impertinent。



Vennel; alley; lane。  The Vennel; a narrow lane in Edingburgh; running 

out of the Grassmarket。

Vivers; victuals。



Wae; sad; unhappy。

Waling; choosing。

Warrandise; warranty。

Waur; worse。

Weird; destiny。

Whammle; to upset。

Whaup; curlew。

Whiles; sometimes。

Windlestae; crested dog's…tail; grass。

Wund; wind。



Yin; one。









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