Word origins

• loshExpressing surprise, wonder etc.
• CowdenbeathA town and burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1691).
• haverTo hem and haw.
• wabbitExhausted; tired.
• gumptionCommon sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
• HendrieA surname transferred from the given name.
• brochA type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.
• fecklessLacking purpose.
• haughA low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
• fogeyA dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
• peeryThat tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.
• croonTo hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
• spindriftSea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.
• makarA poet writing in Scots.
• beezernose
• capercaillieA large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
• dowieDull, dreary; melancholy.
• pechAn indigenous ethnic group of north-eastern Honduras.
• whangTo make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
• bonspielA tournament in the sport of curling.
• uncoStrange, weird.
• bokeTo thrust or push out; butt; poke.
• fungoA fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
• NornAny of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
• quaichA traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
• bairnA child or baby.
• cackA squawk.
• selkieA seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
• claverFrivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
• earlesdeposit (on a purchase, etc.)
• CardronaA village east of Peebles, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3038).
• cleekA large hook.
• scrimpA pinching miser; a niggard.
• skiftSynonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).
• coomsoot, smut
• ooseFluff, particularly from a textile source such as cotton or wool.
• unseelieA malevolent or malicious fairy.
• mawkinsimpleton
• baffTo bark; yelp.
• airtTo guide; to direct.
• birsebristle
• ropyResembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
• skulduggeryA devious device or trick.
• buchtA sheepfold, especially one in which to keep ewes at milking-time.
• SeelieA benevolent or beneficially-inclined fairy.
• DinwoodieA surname.
• tocherA dowry.
• AlgeoA surname.
• edgiequick-tempered
• tetchySynonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
• didnadid not
• agleyWrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
• allenarlySolely; only.
• anawand all; as well
• antrinStrange, rare, unusual.
• auld lang syneDays gone by; former times.
• averincloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus.
• bairnhoodThe quality, condition, or state of a bairn (child); childhood
• bairn-timeOffspring; the group of all offspring.
• bawbeeA coin originally worth six pennies Scots, and later three; held equivalent to an English halfpenny.
• begruttenShowing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.
• begunkTo befool; deceive; balk; jilt.
• behadBeholden; indebted.
• blackavisedDark-complexioned; swarthy
• blateBashful, sheepish.
• bluidybloody.
• bogletA small patch of boggy ground.
• bonxieThe great skua, Stercorarius skua.
• bougarA rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.
• brairdThe first shoots of grass or crops.
• buirdlySturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
• bytimeA period of leisure; spare time
• ca cannyTo go carefully or slowly; to take care.
• ca' cannyEngaging in go-slow as part of an industrial dispute.
• cantripA spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
• carnaptiousbad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
• chieldA man; a fellow, chap.
• chunderVomit.
• claikTo honk or cry like a goose.
• cleadingA cover to prevent heat radiation from a boiler, cylinder, etc. of a steam engine.
• cleckTo hatch (a bird); (colloquial) to give birth to (a person).
• cloorTo claw, scratch.
• clootieA piece of rag.
• clourA field.
• clyackCompletion of the harvest season, harvesting the last sheaf of grain.
• codlockPholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
• coldrifeCold, chilling.
• collie-shangieA loud quarrelsome fight.
• coorieTo crouch, stoop down.
• crabbitGrouchy, cantankerous.
• craig flounderA flatfish of the North Atlantic, witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus).
• crameA merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
• crappit-headA haddock's head stuffed with a mixture of oatmeal, suet, onions, and pepper.
• crineTo wither, wilt, shrivel.
• crivvensAn exclamation of astonishment or horror.
• crottleAny of various lichens gathered for dyeing, especially those of the genus Parmelia.
• cruiveA kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
• curchA square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.
• curmurTo murmur or rumble.
• curmurringA low-pitched murmuring, grumbling sound.