| Rab Ha |
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a glutton, voracious eater - apparently after a famous Glasgow vagrant, long gone. |
in context |
| rabiator | rubeteur |
rubˈɑtər |
a scoundrel, a violent ruthless person - the sort that would use a rack or cause a rack to be used (not the crockery one) |
in context |
| race |
|
a race, also a run along a wall where sheep are channelled to be graded or separated, a channel that takes water to a mill |
|
| rachle | rackle |
ˈraxl |
a chain, the clanking or rattling of a chain, ramshackle |
in context |
| rackle-haunded |
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a strong grip, to have strong hands, grip with the strength of chains |
in context |
| rach-ma-resshil |
|
mixed up, higgledy piggledy |
|
| rack |
rak |
stretch, pull, twist, extend, dislocate, inflict pain to oneself or to another, the wooden framed device used to do all that over an afternoon, usually in a castle dungeon, the act of doing all that, all afternoon, also a wooden frame on the wall for crockery etc. |
in context |
| rack |
|
a heavy blow, a shock |
|
| rackon |
|
reckon, enumerate |
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| rad | red |
|
afraid |
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| radge |
radʒ |
rage madly, violently excited |
in context |
| radgin |
radʒ |
raging, furious |
in context |
| rae |
re |
roe deer |
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| raen |
|
raven |
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| raep |
|
reap |
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| raff | raft |
|
plenty, a large number, rank growth |
in context |
| raff |
|
short sharp shower accompanied by a gust of wind |
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| raffie |
|
generous, well supplied |
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| raft |
|
a rafter in the roof |
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| rag |
|
rough projection after sawing, |
|
| rag | raggle |
|
wet mist, light drizzle |
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| ragabash |
|
a good for nothing |
in context |
| raggit | raggitie |
|
ragged |
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| raggle |
|
cut unevenly or jaggedly |
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| ragglish |
|
erratic, uncertain, wild |
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| lose one's rag |
|
lose one's temper |
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| ragweed | ragweid |
|
ragwort |
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| raible | reeble |
|
rabble |
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| raiglar |
|
regular |
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| raik | rake | reck |
rek |
go forward, move, gad about, of animals - range over |
|
| raik | rake |
|
rake, search amongst (stuff, locations), gathering up |
in context |
| raik | rake |
rek |
an accumulation, loads, a hoard, a hoarding person, |
in context |
| raip | rape |
|
rope of straw or such |
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| rair | roar |
|
call out loudly, cry profusely - roar an greet |
|
| rairie |
rerɪ |
loud, noisy, drunk, bright |
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| rairin |
|
roaring |
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| raise | rease | raize |
rez |
raise (draw up a summons), arouse, infuriate, state of bad tenper |
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| raise |
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(curling) cause one's own stone to squarely hit another (of one's own) shunting it forward towards the tee |
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| raised, roosed |
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infuriated, wild, over-excited |
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| raith | rath | reath |
|
a quarter of a year |
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| raither |
reðər |
rather |
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| raivel | ravel | reavel | rael |
ˈrevl |
entangle (thread mainly), speak incoherently, bamboozle |
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| ram-stam | ram-tam |
|
headstrong, headlong rush, impetuous, the strongest ale, being drawn from the first mash |
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| ram |
|
stuff, drive down, push, shove |
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| ramagiechan |
raməˈgixən |
big raw boned impetuous person |
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| rambarre |
|
beat back, drive back |
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| rame, raim |
rem |
shout, repeat, recite, rave |
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| ramfeisle | ramfeezle | ramfoozle |
ramˈfizl |
muddle, confuse, exhaust |
|
| ramgunshoch |
ramˈgʌnʃəx |
surly and boorish |
|
| ramiegeister |
ramɪˈdʒistər |
sharp stroke or blow |
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| rammage |
|
storm about, wild, untamed |
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| rammie | rammy |
|
a free-for-all, violent disturbance |
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| rammish | rammis | rammist |
|
mad, crazy |
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| rammle |
ˈraml |
ramble, wander, under the influence, obstacle of small crooked tangled branches |
|
| ramp |
|
romp, burgeoning rambling growth of plants |
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| ramper eel |
|
any large eel, the lamprey |
|
| ramps |
|
wild garlick |
|
| ramscuiter | ramscooter | ramscouter |
ramˈskutər |
beat, drive off in terror |
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| ramsh |
|
munch, crunch, rank, unpleasant, course, testy |
in context |
| ramskeerie | ramskeiry |
ramˈskirɪ |
wild restless romp |
|
| ramstoorie | ramstoory |
ramˈsturɪ |
a vigorous worker but slapdash - no work like that on the stooryduster site |
|
| ramstouger |
ramˈstugər |
rough in manner, boisterous |
in context |
| rance |
|
diagonal supporting bar on a table or chair |
|
| rancie |
|
ruddy complexion |
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| rander | ranner |
|
hand over, talk idly, ramble, |
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| randie |
|
aggressive, belligerent, lawless - also randy, but not neccessarily keeping company while in such a state, with the other meaning |
|
| rankel |
|
a festering sore |
|
| rannoch |
ˈranəx |
farn, bracken |
|
| ranshackle |
ranˈʃakl |
search minutely, ransack |
|
| rant |
|
romp, sing a tune, to rollick, fuss, complain |
|
| ranter |
|
sew, darn or mend roughly |
|
| rantie-tantie |
|
red-sorrel (edible) |
|
| rantle | rannle |
|
bar across the chimney from which the chain and pot hook were hung |
|
| rants |
|
merry meetings; rows. |
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| rap |
|
rap, dash, thump, a good for nothing |
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| hap weel rap weel |
|
come what may - cover well hit well |
|
| rape |
|
quick, hasty |
|
| raploch |
ˈraplox |
coarse undyed woollen cloth, homespun |
|
| rapple |
ˈrapl |
grow rapidly |
|
| raptur | rapture |
ˈraptər |
a fit of rage |
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| rash |
|
the rush plant, active, agile, rush violently, rash |
|
| rashy |
raʃɪ |
rushy |
|
| rasp |
|
a raspberry fruit or plant |
in context |
| rat |
|
a rut, groove, scratch |
|
| ratch |
ratʃ |
damage by rough usage |
|
| ratchell |
|
hard stony crust under the soil |
|
| ratchell-salt |
|
course salt |
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| rath |
raθ |
circular earthwork |
|
| rattan | ratton | rottan |
|
rat |
in context |
| rattle |
raʔl |
strike or beat repeatedly |
|
| rauchle |
ˈrɑxl |
loose untidy heap, ramshackle |
|
| raucle | rauchle |
ˈrɑkl |
bold, rash, strong, rough, crude |
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| raucle haunded |
|
'having big strong hands', sturdy, relentless, stern, inexorable |
in context |
| ravel |
ˈrevl |
railing |
|
| raw | ra | raa |
ˈrɑ |
row |
|
| rax |
raks |
stretch after sleep, reach, pass, go to great effort, over extend, hang a person |
in context |
| raze |
|
gash, tear |
|
| reach |
ritʃ |
retch |
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| reak | reik | raik |
rik |
reach for, reach, stretch between |
|
| ream | reim | reem |
rim |
cream, foam |
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| reap | reip |
|
reap |
|
| reason | raison | reison | rizzon |
ˈrezən |
reason |
|
| rebat |
rəˈbat |
a curt discouraging reply |
|
| rebegeaster |
|
a stroke with a stick |
|
| rebig |
|
rebuild |
|
| reboond |
rəˈbund |
rebound |
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| rebute |
rəˈbøt |
rebuff |
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| receit | receet | recait |
rəˈsit |
prescription, recipe |
|
| reck | rak | raik |
rɛk |
take heed of, consider |
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| reclead |
|
reclothe |
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| redd | red |
rɛd |
clear, tidy, prepare, arrange, spawn, save from fire, free, rid, relieve |
in context |
| redd the hoose |
|
(curling) clear the target area (move the stone or stones out of the tee area with one fierce shot) |
|
| redd-up |
|
tidy up |
in context |
| ree |
|
tipsy, delirious, crazy, medium-sized riddle |
|
| reebald |
|
a scoundrel, a good for nothing |
in context |
| reechnie |
|
rough uncouth person |
|
| reek | reik |
rik |
smoke, vapour, to smoke |
in context |
| reekit |
|
begrimed, blackened, tainted |
in context |
| reekie | reikie | reeky |
|
smoke filled or black with soot |
|
| reekin |
|
smoking, stinking |
in context |
| reel |
|
whirl, spin, rotate, a name for a type of scottish dance with a minimum of three partners |
|
| ye canna see green cheese but yer een reel |
|
your eyes are bigger than your stomach, you're greedy |
in context |
| reemle |
|
make a lot of noise |
|
| reenge | reinge |
rindʒ |
range |
|
| reenger | reinger |
rindʒər |
ranger |
in context |
| reeshle | reishle | reestle |
ˈriʃl |
rustle |
|
| reest, reist |
|
cure meat by drying or smoking, arrest, impound, |
|
| reft |
|
torn, snatched, robbery |
|
| refuise |
ˈrəˈføz |
refuse |
|
| regaird |
ˈrəˈgerd |
regard |
|
| reid | rede | rud |
rid |
red |
in context |
| reid-arsie |
ridˈersɪ |
bee with red behind |
|
| reid-gibbie |
|
stickleback |
|
| reid neb |
|
red nose |
in context |
| reid-nebbit pussy |
|
the puffin |
|
| reird | rerde | raird |
|
a roar, a thunderous fart |
in context |
| reist | reest |
|
cure fish etc., frame for curing |
|
| reist | reest |
|
mould-board of plough |
|
| reive | reave | reve | reif | ryve | rive |
riv |
plunder, pillage, rob, tear |
in context |
| reivers | reavers |
|
plunderers, robbers |
|
| releegion | releigion |
rəˈlidʒən |
religion |
|
| remeid | remeed |
|
remedy, redress |
|
| remuve |
|
remove |
|
| renaig |
|
refuse to do work, shirk |
|
| repone |
rɪˈpon |
restore one to one's previous position |
|
| resile |
|
withdraw from a contract or agreement |
in context |
| respeck |
|
respect |
in context |
| retour |
|
return |
|
| revel |
|
severe blow |
|
| rever |
|
a rover, a target selected at random in archery |
|
| reylock |
|
robbery |
|
| rheums |
|
rheumatic pains |
|
| rhyme |
|
repeat, drone on |
|
| rhymless |
|
without good reason |
|
| richt |
rɪxt |
right |
in context |
| ken the richt side o a shilling |
|
be knowing with money |
|
| the richt way o't |
|
the true story |
|
| ricketie |
|
a wooden rattle |
|
| rickle |
rɪkl |
loose heap, skin and bone person, a small heap of peats, move with a rattling sound |
|
| rickles |
|
small stacks of corn in the fields. |
|
| riddle |
|
a coarse seive for separating such as soil and stones |
in context |
| rift |
|
break wind, belch, fart |
in context |
| rig | rigg |
|
the back o backbone, or a ridge, or an extent of land longer than wider |
|
| rigs | riggs |
|
strips and ridges formed by historic pre industrial ploughing most often noticed via a low sun or on them capturing light drifts of snow in the hollows |
|
| rig-bane |
|
back bone |
|
| riggin |
rɪgɪn |
roof or the ridge of the roof |
in context |
| riggin tree |
|
the roof ridge beam |
|
| riglin |
|
undersized or weak animal |
|
| rigs o' rye |
|
haystacks |
|
| rigwoodie |
|
subborn, lean, bony |
|
| rime | ryme |
rəim |
hoar frost, frosty haze |
in context |
| rimpin |
|
annoying person or animal |
|
| rimple |
|
wrinkle, ripple |
|
| rin |
|
run |
in context |
| rin the gless |
|
used up the allotted time |
|
| rinagate |
ˈrɪ.nəget |
fugitive |
in context |
| rind |
rəind |
slat of wood, hoar frost, render, melt down fat etc |
|
| ring |
rɪŋ |
give a resounding blow to around the head, rant |
|
| ringin |
|
domineering |
|
| rink |
|
an area marked out for a competition or contest, (curling) the marked out area of play |
|
| ripe |
|
search thoroughly |
|
| ripp |
|
a handful of corn from the sheaf |
|
| rippet |
ˈrɪpət |
noisy boisterous uproar |
|
| ripple |
|
to separate, tear to pieces |
|
| ripplin-kame |
|
the wool or flax comb |
|
| ripture | riptur |
ˈrɪptər |
rupture |
|
| risk |
|
make a harsh grating sound |
|
| risp |
|
file, saw roughly, to grate |
in context |
| rissom | rizzom |
|
single ear of oats |
|
| rive |
raɪv |
to split |
|
| riven | rivven |
|
Ruthven |
|
| rizzar |
ˈrɪzər |
redcurrant |
|
| road |
|
track or path metalled or otherwise, a journey or to go, road is often used in Scots similar as to how the word way is used in English |
|
| doon the road |
|
in the future |
|
| in the road |
|
in the way, being an obstruction |
|
| roarin |
|
roaring |
|
| roarin fu |
ˈrorənˈfu |
extremely drunk |
in context |
| robbin |
bɑd |
robbing, robbed |
in context |
| roch | ruch | rouch |
rɑx |
rough |
|
| rochian | rochle |
ˈroxɪən |
rough, rough person etc. |
in context |
| rock |
|
a distaff, a curling stone, |
|
| rockin |
|
a social meeting of neighbours |
|
| rodden |
|
rowan, rowan berries |
|
| roddle |
|
shake, totter |
|
| roid |
|
roughly or quickly made |
|
| rone | roan | rhone |
|
horizontal gutter along the edge of the roof to catch rainwater |
in context |
| rone-pipe |
|
verical pipe that drains the rone |
|
| rook |
ˈruk |
plunder, clean out, indecently overcharge |
in context |
| roolyie |
ˈruljɪ |
stir noisily |
|
| roon | roond |
run |
round, in the pub taking turns to buy all the drinks |
in context |
| roondaboot |
|
around, roundabout |
in context |
| roost | roust | roosty |
|
rust, rusty |
in context |
| ropach |
ˈropəx |
untidy, dirty |
in context |
| roset | rozin |
ˈrozət |
resin, rosin for a bow of a fiddle or other instrument |
|
| rostit | roastit |
|
roasted |
in context |
| rothick |
ˈroðək |
young edible crab |
|
| rothos | rothie |
ˈroθəs |
uproar, a muddle |
|
| rouk | rook | rowk |
ruk |
a mist, fog, vapour, smoke |
in context |
| roun |
|
talk privately, round |
|
| roup | roop | rowp |
rʌup |
sell by public auction, farm sale, also vomit |
|
| roup | roop |
rup |
plunder, rob, severely prune a hedge, dense mist |
|
| roupet |
|
exhausted in voice |
|
| rouse | rouze | roose | rooze |
ru:z |
rouse, to cause to, or become agitated, move with violence, rise to anger |
in context |
| rousie |
ruzɪ |
restless, easily excited, lively |
in context |
| rout, root |
|
roar (seashore), rumble, snore |
|
| routh | rowth |
rʌuθ |
abundance |
|
| routhie |
|
well-stocked |
|
| rove |
|
rove, wander in thought or speech, burn well |
|
| row | rowe | rowie |
rʌu |
bread roll, bap |
|
| row |
|
roll, to roll along |
in context |
| rowed |
|
rolled |
in context |
| rowan |
ˈrʌuən |
mountain ash |
|
| rowle |
rjul |
rule |
|
| rowst |
rʌust |
shout, roar, bellow, stir to action |
|
| rowt |
rʌut |
animals bellowing, play a horn, clamour |
|
| rub |
|
(curling) move a stone slightly aside by another bumping gently against it, rub |
|
| rubbage |
|
rubbish |
|
| ruckle |
rʌkl |
a rattling roaring sound, death rattle, wrinkle, crease |
in context |
| rude |
|
red complexion, ruddy |
|
| ruff |
|
drum beat, applaud, stamp |
|
| ruffie | ruffy |
ˈrʌfɪ |
name for a devil, a burning torch |
|
| rug | roug |
rʌg |
pull forcefully, tug |
|
| ruif | rufe |
ruf |
roof |
|
| ruise | roose |
res |
boast, over flatter |
|
| ruit |
rit |
root, dig up like a pig |
|
| rumballiach |
ramˈbalɪəx |
stormy |
in context |
| rumgumption |
rʌmˈgʌmpʃən |
common sense |
|
| rummled | reimle |
rʌml |
rumbled, disturbed, stirred up, searched in one's pocket |
in context |
| rummlie |
|
stony loose soil |
|
| rumlieguts |
rʌmlɪˈgʌts |
windbag |
|
| rump |
|
silverside of beef |
|
| rumple |
|
the rump, tail of an animal, one's buttocks |
in context |
| rumption |
ˈrʌmpʃən |
an uproar |
|
| rumptionous |
ˈrʌmpʃən |
uproarious |
in context |
| runaboot |
|
a vehicle not new nor of the best quality but handy for getting about |
in context |
| runch |
rʌnʃ |
crunch, grind the teeth |
|
| run-deils |
|
downright devils |
|
| rundge | rounge |
rʌndʒ |
gnaw, champ, greedily devour |
|
| rung |
|
a strong stick, a cudgel |
|
| runk |
|
bankrupt, a hard withered cabbage stalk |
|
| runkle |
|
wrinkle, gnarl |
|
| runt, runk |
|
decayed tree stump, withered stem of a cabbage |
|
| rushyroo |
ˈrʌʃɪru |
shrew |
in context |
| rusk |
|
claw, scratch |
|
| rynd |
rəind |
to belong to, tend to |
|
| rype |
rəip |
ransack, rifle, clean |
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Scottish Words Glossary: R from A-Z