| ha | haa | haw |
hɑ |
hall |
in context |
| ha folk |
|
the servants |
|
| haar |
hɑr |
cold mist or fog |
in context |
| haar-frost |
|
hoar-frost |
|
| habber |
|
stutter |
|
| habble |
|
hobble, confuse, tangle |
|
| habile |
ˈhebəil |
competence, ability, power, valid, admissible |
|
| hach |
hətʃ |
a pain |
|
| hack | hawk |
hak |
pronged tool for breaking up the soil, chap in the skin, (curling) a notch in the ice to steady a curlers foot when launching a stone |
|
| hackit |
hakɪʔ |
ugly, unattractive |
|
| hacks |
|
blow with a sharp instrument |
|
| hackum-plackum |
|
in equal shares - of payment or reward |
|
| haddie | haddo |
ˈhadı |
haddock |
in context |
| haddin |
|
holding, estate |
|
| hae |
he |
have |
in context |
| haed | haid | hud |
|
had |
|
| haedna |
hadnɪ |
hadn't |
|
| haein |
|
having |
in context |
| haen |
|
had |
|
| haes | his | hes | hus |
|
has |
|
| haesna | hisna | hisna | hasna | hasnae |
hesnɪ |
hasn't |
|
| haet | haid |
heːt |
have it |
|
| deil haet |
|
devil take it, to hell with it |
|
| haffets | hauffets |
|
side-locks, the cheek, temple |
|
| hafflins |
|
half |
|
| hag |
|
hew, cut down trees, a notch, a hollow of marshy ground on a moor, weary, tired |
|
| hags |
|
deep channels in peat made by peat cuttings or by water |
|
| hagger |
|
hack clumsily |
|
| haggerty taggerty |
|
raggedly |
|
| haggersnash |
hagərˈsnaʃ |
offal, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc. |
in context |
| haggies-haa |
|
wood shed |
|
| haggis |
|
a mealie pudding filled with offal that wheeples like bagpipes with offset legs so it can run up and along the hill, be killed on the hill, and served at a Burns Supper. Apart from the stage four (fower) haggises which are very very dangerous |
in context |
| hagbag |
|
the sheep's stomach in which a haggis is cooked |
|
| hail-tear |
|
at full speed - such is the escape antics of the haggis - or worse if it is a stage four and chasing you instead |
|
| haigle |
|
carry with difficulty |
|
| haik | hake |
hek |
wander laboriously, trudge, carry or drag with difficulty, a cloak or mantle |
in context |
| be on the haik |
|
be on the wander searching |
|
| hail | hale | haill |
hel |
sound, in a healthy state, wholesome, whole, all of it or them |
in context |
| hail watter |
|
torrential downpour |
|
| hail-hertit |
|
undaunted, stalwart |
|
| hailsome | halesome |
|
wholesome |
|
| hail-skinnt |
|
having an unblemished skin |
in context |
| hail |
|
hail, small shot, pellets |
|
| haillie |
|
completely |
|
| hailscart |
|
unscathed, scot-free |
|
| hailstanes |
|
hailstones |
in context |
| haimer | haimmer | hemmer |
ˈhemər |
hammer |
|
| haims | hems |
|
part of a horse collar |
|
| pit the hems oan |
|
curtail |
|
| hain | hane |
|
land (grass or wood) enclosed by hedge or fence to preserve, keep from harm, hoard |
|
| weel-hained |
|
well preserved, looked after |
in context |
| hainch |
ˈheŋʃ |
a haunch, underhand throw, |
|
| haingle |
ˈheŋl |
move about feebly, loiter, lazy |
|
| haingles |
|
influenza |
|
| hainin |
|
enclosed piece of ground |
|
| hair | herr |
|
hair, a small portion |
in context |
| hair | hare | har |
|
hoar, frosty |
|
| hair kaimer |
|
barber |
in context |
| hairy granny |
|
a large hairy catterpillar |
|
| hairy-moldit |
|
mouldy |
|
| a hair tae mak a tether |
|
something out of nothing |
|
| hairp | herp |
|
harp, sieve, riddle |
|
| hairse | hersh | hace |
herʃ |
hoarse |
in context |
| hairst | hearst |
herst |
autumn, harvest |
in context |
| hairt | hert |
|
heart |
in context |
| hairth | haerth |
|
hearth |
|
| haisk |
|
croak |
|
| haister | haster |
ˈhestər |
rush, scamp at a job |
|
| hait | haet |
|
particle |
|
| haith |
heθ |
faith (an oath) |
|
| haivel | heave-eel |
hevl |
the conger eel |
|
| haiver | haver |
ˈhevər |
talk nonsense |
in context |
| haiverel |
ˈhevrəl |
half wit |
|
| haivers |
|
nonsense |
|
| haizer |
|
dry (partially) in the open, bleach, air in the open |
|
| halie | haly |
|
holy |
|
| hallach |
ˈhalex |
crazy, hare-brained |
in context |
| hallan |
|
a partition, inner wall, a screen between the door and the fire, the dividing wall between the byre for the beasts and living part for folk in old but n ben cottages |
|
| hallion |
ˈhaljen |
a rascal |
|
| halliraker |
|
hare-brained |
in context |
| hallock | hallick |
|
A thoughtless, giddy young woman or girl |
|
| hame | haim |
|
home |
in context |
| hame-drauchtit |
|
Selfish, keen to further the interests of oneself or one's own |
in context |
| hamelt |
ˈheməlt |
belonging to a home, domestic |
|
| hamesucken |
ˈhemˈsʌkən |
assault on one in one's own home (law) |
|
| hamit | hamet |
|
home produced, home grown |
|
| hamp | hemp |
|
stutter, read aloud with difficulty |
|
| hamrel |
|
one who often stumbles |
|
| hanch | hansh | haunsh |
hanʃ |
snap at, show the teeth, bite voraciously, also gobble |
|
| hangie |
haŋɪ |
hangman (nickname of the Devil) |
|
| hank |
|
hank, a loop, a coil |
|
| hankle |
|
entangle |
|
| hanlawhile |
ˈhan(d)ləˈhwəil |
a little while, a short space of time |
|
| hansel |
|
a gift to bring luck to a new beginning |
|
| hant |
|
haunt |
|
| hantle |
|
large quantity |
|
| hap |
hap |
cover, to surround to shelter and conceal, wrap |
in context |
| hap | haup |
hɑp |
hip, the fruit of the wild rose, hop, limp |
|
| hap-step-an'-lowp |
|
hop-step-and-jump |
|
| happer |
|
a hopper in a mill |
|
| hard |
|
tough, unforgiving, resilient |
in context |
| hard neckit |
|
impudent, pushy without embarassment, brass necked |
|
| hardy |
notɪ |
tough resilient determined |
|
| hardy noughty, hardy nochtie |
|
a tough good for nothing - this was a phrase I heard a lot as a child but in my family context it meant sturdy and resilient rather than bad. Because it was most often applied to my disabled uncle who gave in to nothing. As a kid I took it to meant tough like trying to split a knotty piece of wood cos that was what my uncle in a wheelchair was like. Right up until the day he died. |
|
| harigals |
ˈharɪgəlz |
animal guts, visceral of an animal |
|
| hark |
|
listen |
|
| harl |
|
drag, pull roughly, roughcast on a wall |
|
| harn |
|
brains, also intelligence |
in context |
| harnless |
|
very stupid, brainless |
|
| harnpan |
|
the skull |
in context |
| harnish, herness |
ˈharnɪʃ |
harness |
|
| harrae, harra |
ˈharə |
a harrow |
|
| haselt |
|
dried |
|
| hash | hasch |
|
slash, hack, mangle, an oaf |
in context |
| hask |
|
vigorous, rough, a cough to clear the throat, harsh |
|
| haslock woo |
|
the wool on the neck of a sheep. |
|
| hassock |
ˈhasək |
round tuft of turf or peat |
|
| hastie |
ˈhestɪ |
hurry |
|
| hat |
|
hit, hat, surface froth on a liquid |
|
| hatch |
|
row of peats set out to dry |
|
| hauch |
hɑx |
cough to clear the throat, hack up mucus from the throat |
|
| hauchty |
|
haughty |
|
| hauchan |
|
lump of mucus spat from the throat |
|
| haud, had, hud |
hɑd |
hold |
in context |
| haud awa' |
|
stay away, on you go take the strain |
|
| hae't an haud it |
|
hide one's feelings - have it and hold it |
|
| haud yir mooth |
|
be silent |
|
| hauden |
|
held, holding |
in context |
| hauf | haf |
hɑf |
half |
in context |
| a wee hauf |
|
a quarter-gill, a small whisky |
|
| haufgate |
|
half-way |
|
| hauflins |
|
half, partially |
|
| haugh |
hɑx |
(low level stream) low bank of such |
|
| haughs |
hɑxs |
low-lying rich level lands by a river |
|
| haukum-plaukum |
|
equal in every way |
|
| haun | haund | han |
hɑn |
hand |
in context |
| rackle haunded |
|
a strong grip, to have strong hands, grip with the strength of chains |
in context |
| haundit |
|
fitted with handles |
|
| haunless |
|
useless, not dexterous |
in context |
| haunnle | haundle |
hɑnəl |
handle |
in context |
| haun-waled |
|
hand picked, carefully selected |
|
| haundsel | haunsel |
|
welcome, inauguration |
|
| haundy |
|
convenient to handle or use, useful |
in context |
| haurl |
|
to drag |
|
| hause | hass |
hɑs |
the neck, throat, gullet, embrace |
|
| hause bane |
|
collarbone |
|
| havins | havings |
′he:vɪnz |
behaviour, deportment, (good) manners |
in context |
| haw |
hɑ |
hawthorn, also the berry |
|
| hawkie |
|
a white-faced cow, a pet cow's name |
|
| hawkit | haikit |
ˈhekɪt |
spotted or streaked with white, stupid, foolish |
|
| hawm |
|
work slovenly, loaf about at work |
|
| heal | hele |
hel |
health, freedom from sickness, cover, conceal, keep secret |
|
| heap, haip |
hep |
heap |
|
| hear |
|
hear |
|
| hearken tae |
ˈharkənˈte |
eavesdrop, listen to |
|
| heat | hait |
hit |
heat |
|
| heaume |
|
helm, helmet |
in context |
| heave | heve |
|
heave |
|
| gi someone the heave |
|
break up with someone |
in context |
| hech |
ˈhɛx |
expressing sorrow, pain, contempt |
|
| the auld hech how |
|
back to normal day to day stuff or health |
|
| hechle |
hɛxl |
pant |
|
| hecht |
hɛxt |
to promise, pledge, be called, have as one's name |
|
| heck |
hɛk |
a rack made of wood or metal for holding straw or implemets or for drying fish |
|
| heckle |
|
hackle, a flax-comb, a cockade |
|
| hecklebirnie |
ˈhɛklˈbɪrnɪ |
Hell |
|
| go or run like the bars o Hell |
|
proceed at an unbelievable pace. I heard this phrase often as a child and because my dad was a drummer and fiddle player, and he seemed to really understand the meaning, my impression is that bars refers to the time value in a musical score, thus the fiddle music of the devil becomes unbelievably speedy and that's why you don't get into fiddle competitions with Auld Nick and any tunes from Hell. The music from "the Devil went down to Georgia" sums it up I think. |
in context |
| heckum-peckum |
|
a type of trout fishing fly |
|
| hecturi |
|
numeral six in a counting out rhyme |
|
| hee haw |
ˈhiˈhɑ |
nothing |
|
| hee haw inaw |
|
ha ha nothing funny you donkey, a sarcastic response to someone amused, at your expense, by their - not funny - joke |
in context |
| heelster gowdie |
|
head over heels - what happens if you're not careful while Scottish dancing in some of the dances |
|
| heelie |
|
haughty, an affront |
|
| heeliegoleerie |
ˈhiligəˈliri |
in a state of confusion |
|
| heest | heist |
hest |
hurry |
|
| heeze |
hiz |
to hoist, exalt, dance in a lively way |
|
| heft |
|
a haft, to handle, accustom animals to a new pasture |
|
| heich |
hix |
high, to be overexcited, loud |
|
| heid |
hid |
head |
in context |
| heid the baw |
|
a complete idiot |
in context |
| heidbanger |
|
a dangerous idiot, reckless fool |
|
| heid bummer |
|
a manager, person in charge (sarcastic) |
|
| bane heidit |
|
stubborn, bone headed |
in context |
| high heid yins |
|
those in authority |
in context |
| keep the heid |
|
stay calm |
in context |
| awa in the heid |
|
off one's head |
in context |
| gi ye yir heid in yir hauns |
|
a scolding threat |
|
| wi one's heid unner one's oxter |
|
looking sorry for oneself |
|
| weel weeded heid |
|
bald, lacking hair |
in context |
| heifer | heefer |
ˈhɛfər |
a young cow, calf, a big clumsy woman |
in context |
| helm |
|
helmet |
|
| help ma boab |
|
exclamation of surprise or exasperation |
in context |
| hem-shin'd |
|
crooked-shin'd |
|
| hen |
|
term of endearment - mostly for female but also applied to Hen, a bloke, in the Broons |
in context |
| hen |
|
break a bargain or agreement through cowardice |
|
| hent |
ˈhɪnt |
take hold of, grasp |
|
| her | hir | hur |
|
her |
|
| herbour |
hərbɪr |
harbour |
|
| here |
hir |
here |
|
| hereawa | hereaboot |
|
around here in this area |
in context |
| herm | hairm |
ˈhɛrm |
harm |
in context |
| hermles | hairmles |
ˈhɛrm |
harmless |
in context |
| hern |
hɛrn |
heron |
|
| herpuin, herpune |
|
harpoon |
|
| herrin | hairrin |
ˈhɛrɪn |
herring |
|
| herry |
ˈhɛrɪ |
to harry |
|
| herryment |
|
spoliation |
|
| hersel, hirsel |
(h)ərˈsɛl |
herself, the mistress of the house, a female boss or head |
|
| hesp |
|
hasp, clasp, fasten, a length of yarn |
|
| buckled wi ae hasp |
|
tarred with the same brush |
|
| het, hait |
hɛt |
hot |
in context |
| gi ye a het erse |
|
give you a sound spanking |
|
| het |
|
it, the person who chases, in a game |
|
| heuch | heugh | huch |
hjux |
hollow, steep bank, crag, cliff, quarry, mine, steep sided ravine |
|
| heuk, huik |
hjuk |
hook, the barb of an arrow |
|
| heicht, hicht |
hɪxt |
height |
|
| hickertie-pickertie |
|
higgledy-piggledie |
|
| hiddie-giddie |
hɪdgɪdɪ |
in a giddy, topst turvy |
|
| hiddie kiddie |
|
a wit, sense |
|
| hidie |
ˈhəidɪ |
place of concealment |
in context |
| hiddle |
hɪdl |
hiding place, sheltered spot |
|
| hidlins |
|
secretly |
|
| hidie hole |
ˈhəidɪˈhol |
hiding place |
in context |
| hie |
haɪ |
hasten, proceed quickly |
in context |
| hiegate |
|
high street, highway |
|
| hielan | hieland | heelan |
ˈhilən |
highland |
in context |
| hielander | hieghlander |
ˈhilandər |
Highlander, person from the Scottish highlands |
in context |
| hilch |
hɪlʃ |
to hobble |
|
| hillberry |
|
crowberry |
|
| hillclap |
|
rumbling noise in the upper air heard above hills sometimes (not thunder) |
|
| hilldyke | head dyke |
|
wall dividing the lower arable land from the higher grazing land |
|
| hiltie-skiltie |
|
helter-skelter |
|
| hinkum |
|
cord, thread or suchlike that is tied up into a ball, young and mischievous youth |
|
| hinkum-sneevlie |
|
an underhand kind of person, a sneak, a snivelling tell-tale, lazy, – based on the devious poker playing pirate captain Lang Shiv Hinkum Sneevlie – a character invented by me only a few days ago (2020). |
in context |
| himsel | hissel |
həmˈsɛl |
himself, also the chief, the person in authority (tis himself) |
in context |
| hinberry |
ˈhəin(d)bɛrɪ |
the wild raspberry |
|
| hinder |
|
recently past, situated behind, detain |
|
| hinnerance |
|
hindrance |
|
| hiney | hinny | hinnie |
ˈhɪnɪ |
honey |
in context |
| hing |
hɪŋ |
hang |
in context |
| hingin | hingit |
|
hanging, hanged |
in context |
| hinmaist | hindmaist |
ˈhɪnməst |
the furthest behind |
|
| hinna | hinnae |
|
haven't |
|
| hint | hent | hin |
hɪnt |
belonging to back or rear |
|
| hintside foremost |
|
back to front |
|
| hip |
|
the hip, skip, pass over |
|
| hippertie-skippertie |
|
frivolous, frisky |
|
| hippit |
hɪpɪt |
stiff, strained lower back, overworked |
|
| hipsie-dipsie |
|
a thorough thrashing |
|
| hird |
|
herd, shepherd |
|
| hirne |
|
nooks, corners |
|
| hirple |
hɪrpl |
walk lamely, to move unevenly, to limp |
in context |
| hirdum-dirdum |
|
uproar, noisy mirth |
|
| hirdy-girdy |
|
disorderly, tumult |
|
| hirsel | hirsell |
ˈhɪrsl |
a flock of sheep for one shepherd, an area for a flock of sheep under one shepherd |
|
| hirsel | hirsell |
|
grate against, grate on, move with a grating noise, shift along awkwardly, scramble |
|
| hirst |
|
barren piece of ground |
|
| hish | hisk |
hɪʃː |
hissing noise to chase away an animal, sound to order silence |
|
| hishie |
|
whisper |
|
| hissel |
ˈhɪzl |
a hazel stick used as a cudgel |
|
| hither an yon |
|
this way and that |
|
| hiv |
|
have |
|
| hivna |
|
have not |
in context |
| hixie-pixie |
ˈhɪksɪˈpɪksɪ |
in confusion |
|
| hizzel, hissel, hizzle |
|
hazel |
|
| hizzie, hussie |
ˈhɪzɪ |
housewife, mistress of the house, also frivolous woman |
|
| hoast |
hwost |
cough, cogh to draw attention |
|
| hoch |
hox |
hamstring, upper leg |
|
| shak one's hoch |
|
dance |
|
| hoch aye |
|
expression of assent or resignation |
|
| hochle, host |
hoxl |
shamble |
|
| hochmagandie | houghmagandie |
ˈhoxməˈgandɪ |
fornication |
in context |
| hocker |
|
crouch |
|
| hodden |
|
coarse woollen cloth |
|
| hoddin |
|
the motion of a sage countryman riding on a cart-horse |
|
| hoddle |
|
waddle |
|
| hog | hogg |
|
a young sheep not yet shorn |
|
| hog-score | hog-line |
|
(curling) lines on the rink, the first the one the stone has to be released from the hand before it crosses it, then the stone has to pass over the second one which is near the other end before tee, or the stone is not counted |
|
| hog-shouther |
|
a kind of horse-play by jostling with the shoulder; to jostle. |
|
| hogger |
ˈhogər |
coarse stockings with no foot |
|
| Hogmanay |
ˈhogməˈne |
New year's eve |
in context |
| hoise |
hoiz |
raise up, heave up |
|
| hollin |
ˈholɪn |
holly |
|
| hoo |
|
a shout used to draw attention |
|
| hooanivir |
|
however |
in context |
| hoo hooing |
|
calling out |
|
| hooch | heech | heich | heeeooch |
ˈhux |
high pitched exhilerated shout usually at the dangerous lively bits in many Scottish dances |
in context |
| hoodie-craw | hoodie |
ˈhudɪˈkrɑ |
the hooded crow |
|
| hoodock |
|
grasping, greedy like the hoodie craw |
|
| hoo-ever | hooevyr |
|
however |
in context |
| hooked |
|
caught, the bend of a river |
|
| hoolie | hoolyie |
|
softly |
|
| hoond | hoon | houn | hun |
|
hound |
|
| hoord |
|
hoard |
|
| hoose | hous | houss |
hus |
house |
in context |
| hoot |
hut |
incredulity |
|
| hoot awa |
|
nonsense! |
|
| hoot-toot-toot |
|
exclamation of annoyance |
|
| horl |
|
matal end of a bootlace |
|
| horn |
|
a horn spoon, a comb of horn, things made of horn |
|
| hornie | auld hornie |
|
the Devil |
|
| hotch | hoatch |
hotʃ |
move jerkily, up and down |
in context |
| hotchin | hoatchin |
|
infested, seething, restless |
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| hott |
|
a few |
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| hotter |
|
totter, walk unevenly, simmer |
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| hou | hoo |
|
how, why |
in context |
| hou ist | hoo ist |
|
why is it |
in context |
| hou'd | hoo'd |
|
how did |
in context |
| houie | hooie | hooy |
|
exchange, barter |
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| houlet | hoolet | hoolit | howlet |
ˈhulət |
owl, owlet |
in context |
| houpe |
hʌup |
hope |
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| hove |
hov |
raise, throw, expand, raise, hold up |
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| howd |
hʌud |
sway, move in a rocking motion |
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| howder |
ˈhʌudər |
conceal |
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| howdie |
ˈhʌudɪ |
midwife |
in context |
| howe |
|
a hollow, low lying piece of ground |
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| howe o the nicht |
|
midnight |
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| howf | howff |
|
the burial ground in the middle of Dundee |
in context |
| howf |
hʌuf |
a den of drink, a rough shelter |
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| howie |
|
valley |
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| howk |
hʌuk |
dig into, make a hole, act of digging |
in context |
| howkit |
|
dug, past tense of dig |
in context |
| howp |
hʌup |
hope, believe, suppose, mouthful of liquid, a drain |
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| howtowdie |
hʌuˈtʌudɪ |
a large (young) chicken for the pot, a young hen not laying |
in context |
| hoy |
|
drive, urge on, heave a heavy thing up, walk with a quick brisk step |
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| hoyse |
|
a hoist |
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| hud |
hʌd |
hold, had, back of an open fireplace |
in context |
| hud oan |
|
wait a bit, also keep a tight grip don't let go |
in context |
| hudder |
ˈhʌdər |
act in a confused or hasty way, heap in disorder |
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| hudderie-dudderie |
|
slovenly |
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| hudge |
hʌdʒ |
a vast amount, amass |
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| hudge-mudge |
ˈhʌdʒˈmʌdʒ |
furtive whispering |
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| hugger |
|
shiver, shudder |
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| huggerie |
|
slovenly |
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| hugmahush |
ˈhʌgməˈmʌʃ |
slovenly person |
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| huidie | houdie | hudie |
|
hooded |
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| huidin | hiddin |
|
a hinge, a fastening that holds two things together |
in context |
| huif | hufe |
høf |
hoof |
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| huil | hule | hool | hull |
høl |
shell, skin, hull, the outer case, to strip the outer case |
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| huilie |
ˈhølɪ |
moderate, slow, cautious |
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| ca one's ewes tae a huilie market |
|
make a bad bargain |
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| huizle |
|
wheeze, wheezing |
in context |
| hullions |
|
a heap or accumulation of what amounts to wealth |
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| hulster |
|
hoist a load onto ones own back, struggle under a great burden, walk as if so |
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| hum | ham |
hʌm |
chew till soft to feed an infant |
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| humdudgeon |
ˈhʌmˈdʌdʒən |
a sulk |
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| humfie-backit |
hʌmfɪˈbakət |
hump-backed |
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| humlock |
|
hemlock |
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| hummel |
|
hornless cattle |
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| humour | huimour | eemer |
|
humour |
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| humph | humf |
hʌmf |
the act of carrying a heavy burden, a stench |
in context |
| humph | humf |
hʌmf |
a hump, curvature of the spine a stench |
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| humphit | humfit |
hʌmf |
humped up |
in context |
| humph an hae |
|
prevaricate, dither |
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| humple |
|
a small hillock, limp |
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| hund |
hun |
hound |
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| hunder, hunner |
ˈhunər |
hundred |
in context |
| hundert |
|
hundredth |
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| hungert |
ˈhʌŋərt |
hungry |
in context |
| ah'm that hungert ah could eat a scabbie heided wean |
|
I am that hungry I could eat a scabby headed child |
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| hunker | hunker doon |
hʌnkər |
squat, settle down in a crouched position, resign oneself to submit and wait |
|
| hunker-bane |
|
thigh bone |
in context |
| hurcheon |
ˈhʌrtʃən |
hedgehog |
in context |
| hurchin |
|
urchin |
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| hurdies |
hʌrdəs |
buttocks, hips, haunches |
in context |
| hure | hoor |
hur |
whore, a 'professional' |
in context |
| hurkle | hurkle doon |
hʌrkl |
crouch, sit in a crouched position for warmth or secrecy |
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| hurl |
hʌrl |
throw/fall from a height, dash |
in context |
| hurl |
|
convey on a vehicle, wheeled or otherwise |
in context |
| hurl |
|
deep rumbling hollow noise, wheeze because of flegm in the chest or throat |
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| hurr |
hʌr |
make a whirring noise |
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| hurry burry |
hʌrɪˈbʌrɪ |
carry on, fuss, riot |
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| hurt | hort |
|
hurt |
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| hurtit |
|
that I have been hurt |
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| hus | hiz |
|
us (emphatic) |
|
| hush | huschou |
hʌʃ |
noise made to scare off birds and similar |
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| hushie-ba |
ˈhʌʃɪˈba |
getting a child gently off to sleep, a lullaby |
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| hushle |
|
a strong gusty drying wind |
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| hushle hustle |
|
fidget, shtug the shoulders |
|
| hushle |
|
strong drying gusty wind |
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| hushoch | hushloch |
ˈhʌʃəx |
a confused heap, tangled mass |
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| husk |
|
cough violently |
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| huv |
ˈhʌv |
have |
in context |
| hyke | hike |
|
move with a jerk, sway |
|
| hyne | hyn, hind |
həin |
hence, far away, from this life, far on, late |
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| hyne awa |
|
far off, at a great distance |
in context |
| merry hyne to ye |
|
go to hell and good riddance |
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| hypal | heifle |
ˈhəipl |
uncouth, worthless, good for nothing person |
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| hypocrisie | hypocrysie | hipocrisie |
|
hypocisy |
in context |
| hyst | heist |
|
raise, hoist |
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| hyte | hite |
ˈhəit |
mad, excited, keen |
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| hyter |
ˈhəitər |
walk unsteadily with a lurching movement |
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| hyth |
haɪð |
a harbour, landing place on the shoreline among rocks |
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Scottish Words Glossary: H from A-Z