ointment

fall.

lot, portion.

to get; suit; claim.

fathomed.

foe.

From

foam.

let off, excused.

decline in health

glad; fond; willing; gladly

fond, glad.

fondness.

stop raining; dry, of weather; complete; quite

somewhat (e.g. ?fair taken wi?)

traditional summer holiday period in Glasgow (the second two weeks of July, e.g. ?where are ye gaun fur the fair??)

good befall! welcome.

explicit; honest; outspoken

gift bought at fair ; deserts

a present from a fair.

love tokens. Small gifts as tokens of affection, such as sweets, hair ribbons, or small jewelry items.

last year

father

father

Father

fellow.

fallen.

A mistress

A mistress

found.

entanle; ravel; trap; fumble; muddle; tangle

(twisted) mess

In a knot / confused

In love

posh, swanky, possibly above one?s class

pretentious; showy

far-off.

farewell

food

oatcake; flour scone

oat-cakes.

knack; flaw

trouble; bother

annoyance.

to trouble; worry.

bother (?dinnae fash yersel? = don't bother yourself)

bothered; irked.

annoying; fractious

troublesome.

Fasten's Even (the evening before Lent).

Shrove Tuesday

squabble

a fight.

the sheep-fold.

folded.

sheep-folding.

fallen.

far

very friendly

famous

skilled

dangerously ill

false

false.

hole in a cornstack.

fault.

transgressor.

Fall

Falkirk

seemly, well-doing; good-looking.

afraid

afraid

Scared / Frightened

Coward

spruce.

battle; fight; struggle

fight.

the bulk, the most part.

value return.

waistcoat; sleeve waistcoat (used by farm-servants as both

footling; incompetent; spiritless; weakly; worthless

weak, pithless, feeble.

mostly.

during the Middle Ages, Scots gave a silver fede ring. This ring was consigned to the kirk, when arranging for their proclamation of marriage

a fig.

faith!

feud.

kilted

the small kilt, with no tartan above the waist. Today?s modern kilt

big wrap, or plaid.

v. fient.

lusty.

extremely; greatly; very

keen, cruel, dreadful, deadly; pungent.

the cuticle under the skin.

Man / Boyfriend

relentless.

a shift.

fend, to look after; to care for; keep off.

defenseless.