Cat's Cradle (30 page)

FAITHER – father

FASHED – bothered

FLECHES – fleas

FOND – gullible

GANG – go

GHILLIE – gamekeeper

GLAIKIT – stupid

GLEG – quick

GLEG-TONGUIT – quick-tongued, glib

GOWK – fool

HAIL – healthy

HALLOCKIT – hoyden, tomboy

HEN – girl or woman

HEN-HERTIT – lily-livered

ILL-DEEDIE – wicked

ILL-LIKIT – unpopular

ISNA – isn't

JUMMLED – jumbled

KEEK – look

KEN – know

KITTLE – fickle, unpredictable

KITTLIN – kitten

LASSOCK – little girl

MAISTER – master

MITHER – mother

MOSS – moor, bog

NAE – no

NAEBODIE – nobody

NAETHIN – nothing

NO – not

PIBROCH – bagpipe music

QUEAN – girl

RACKLESS – reckless

RAMSTAM – devil-may-care, rash

RAUCLE – stern, uncouth

REESE – flattery

REIVERS/REIVING – thieves, thieving

RICKLE – heap

SAIR-WORK – hard work

SAPSIE – weak

SASSENACH – English person

SCHOOLIE – teacher

SKELPING – beating

SKINNYMALINK – thin person

SNECKING – stealing

SNIPPIE – sharp-tongued person

SOOTHLAN – southern

THE DAY – today

THE MORN'S NICHT – tomorrow night

THE NICHT – tonight

THRAWN – stubborn, pigheaded

TON – High society, the kind of people waiters do not try to hide behind screens.

TROON SCHOOL – play truant

UNCHANCIE – risky, unlucky

UNCO – strange, odd

UNKENNIN – ignorance

WEANS – young children

WHEEST – hush!

WI' – with

WIFIE – wife

WIN OFF – get off

WILLNA – won't

WOULDNA – wouldn't

WUDSCUD – wild boy or girl