weir of hermiston-第32章
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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。
End