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Beezer
Something good
beglaumer
bewitch; enchant
begoud
begin; start
begrutten
stained with tears
begunk
betray; deceive; betrayal; deceit
behauden
indebted; obliged
beil
fester; festering sore
beild
shelter
Beild
v. biel.
Belang
belong.
beld
bald
Beld
bald.
Bellum
assault.
Belly
Stomach
Bellys
bellows.
bellythrawe
stomach-ache
Beltar, or Beltur
Super duper.
Belter
Something that is good / good looking
belyve
presently; soon; by and by
Belyve
by and by.
ben
mountain
ben
mountain
ben
inner part of house; in; inside; into; through; within
Ben
a parlor (i.e.the inner apartment); into the parlor.
ben
mountain
ben
inside (e.g. ?cam ben the hoose?)
ben the hoose
in a two room house, ben the hoose means the other room, its ben the hoose
benmaist
furthest in; innermost
Benmost
inmost.
Be-north
to the northward of.
besides
compared with
besom
broom; brush
besom
difficult woman
Besom / Bizzum
Obstreperous / Annoying person
Be-south
to the southward of.
Bethankit
grace after meal
Bethankit
grace after meat.
better
healed; recovered from illness
Beuk
a book, devil's pictur'd beuks-playing-cards.
beukin
asking for a womens hand in marriage
Bevvie / Bevvy
Alhoholic beverage
bicker
beaker; drinking bowl; tankard
Bicker
a wooden cup.
Bicker
a short run.
Bicker
to flow swiftly and with a slight noise.
Bickerin
noisy contention.
Bickering
hurrying.
bickering?
quarreling
Bid
to ask, to wish,to offer.
bide
stay
Bide
abide, endure.
Bidyin
Rent-free cohabiter
Biel
comfortable.
Biel, bield
a shelter, a sheltered spot.
Bien
comfortable.
Bien, bienly
comfortably.
bienness
affluence; prosperity
big
build
Big
to build.
Big Hoose
Prison
Big Man
A general term used in greeting to a male friend.
big-coat
greatcoat
biggin
building
Biggin
building.
Bike
v. byke.
bile
boil (e.g. ?Awa an bile yer heid!? = ?Get lost!?)
Bile
Boil
Bill
the bull.
billie
brother; companion; fellow
Billie
fellow, comrade,brother.
bing
heap
Bingo Bus
Police Van
Bings
heaps.
binna
except, unless
Bint
Derogatory term for girlfriend
Birdie
dim. of bird; also maidens.
birk
birch
Birk
the birch.
Birken
birchen.
birkie
alert; animated; smart youth
Birkie
a fellow.
birl
spin or whirl especially when dancing
birl
rotate; cause to rotate; dance; spin; whirl
birl
spin
Birl
Spin your body round.
Birr
force vigor.
Birring
whirring.
birse
bristle; fit of bad temper
Birses
bristles.
Birth
berth.
Bit
small (e.g. bit lassie).
Bit
nick of time.
Bitch-fou
completely drunk.
bittie/bittock
little bit; short time/distance
Bizz
a flurry.
Bizz
buzz.
Bizzard
the buzzard.
Bizzie
busy.
Bizzum / Besom
Obstreperous / Annoying person
Black Affronted
Very Embarrassed