| A'— all |
Awsome—frightfully |
| Ablins—perhaps |
Ayont—beyond |
| Aboon—above |
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| Ae, ane—one |
Bairns—children |
| Aff—off |
Baith—both |
| Aft—oft |
Bane—bone |
| Aften—often |
Bannock—a thick round oat-meal cake |
| Afore—before |
Bardie—diminutive of bard |
| Ain—own |
Basht—bruised |
| Air—early, soon |
Bashfu'—bashful |
| Airt—to direct |
Batter'd—bruised, pasted |
| Airns—irons |
Bauld—bold |
| Aith—oath |
Bauchels—old shoes worn as slippers |
| Ait-farle—third part of an oat-meal cake |
Bauldly—boldly |
| Aiken—oaken |
Bawbies— money, halfpennies |
| Ajee—wrong, to one side, out of the ordinary path |
Beating—part of a weaver's web |
| Alake—alas |
Beden—immediately |
| Alang—along |
Beekin—basking |
| Alangst—alongst |
Bedding—bed clothes, |
| Amaist—almost |
Behin, behint—behind |
| Amang—among |
Begoud—began |
| An'—and, if |
Ben—into |
| Ance—once |
Belang—belong |
| Aneath—beneath |
Belly-flaught—tanting; with out-stretched arms, suddenly, in great haste |
| Anither—another |
Bethanket—praise be for it |
| An's—and has |
Beuk—a book |
| Antrin—occasional |
Bield—a house, shelter |
| Araise—arose |
Bigging—a building, a dwelling house |
| Aroun'—around |
Bien—comfortable, wealthy |
| Asteer—afoot, abroad, moving |
Billies—young fellows |
| Athort—athwart |
Birky—a clever fellow |
| Atween—between |
Birring—whirring |
| Aul', auld—old |
Birslt—burned brown |
| Auld-farrant—ingenious, sly, crafty |
Binna—be not |
| Aweel, atweel—indeed, truly |
Bizzan—a bee, a fly |
| Awa—away |
Blae—of a livid colour |
| Awat—I wot |
Blate—bashful |
| Awee—for a short time |
Blattert—rattled |
| Awfu'—awful |
Blatterin—rattling |
| Awse—ashes |
Blash—the fall of any heavy substance into water |
