| Leein—telling lies |
Maukin—a hare |
| Leel, leal—true, honest |
Maul—to beat, to murder |
| Leet—told lies |
Maun—must |
| Leugh—laughed |
Maunna— must not |
| Lift—the firmament |
Maunt—managed |
| Limmer —a strumpet |
Maybe—perhaps |
| Lin, linn —a deep pool, cataract |
Midden, midding—a dunghill |
| Lingle—shoemakers' thread, straps of the pack |
Mill—to steal |
| Listed—enlisted |
Mind—recollect |
| Lizures—selvages |
Mirk—dark |
| Lo'es—loves |
Misca'd—miscalled |
| Lo'ed—loved |
Mist—missed |
| Loof—the palm of the hand |
Mither—mother |
| Looves—plural of loaf |
Mirle—speckled and spotted |
| Loot—did let, permitted |
Mony—many |
| Loup—to leap |
Mouthfu'— mouthful |
| Louped—leaped |
Mort-claith—a piece of black cloth, fringed at the edges, which covers the coffin when carried to the church-yard |
| Loups—leaps |
Muckle, mickle—great, much |
| Loutin—stooping |
Mumling—mumbling |
| Louts—stoops |
Mounting—part of a weaver's working materials |
| Lounder—a hard blow |
|
| Lowins—whiskey of the first distillation |
Na—no, not, nor |
| Lowse—loose |
Nae—not, no, neither |
|
Lowst—loosened |
Nane—none |
| Lozens—window panes |
Naething—nothing |
| Lucky—a landlady |
Nainsels—a term for the Highlanders |
| Lug—the ear |
Needna—need not |
| Luk, leuk—to look |
Neibors, neibours—neighbours |
| Lum—chimney |
Neer-do-weel—never do well |
| Lummer—lumber |
Neuks—corners, nooks |
| Lumple—a word of no meaning, evidently coined
and employed by the author for the sake of the
rhyme; however, the word tumble, or even limp
might be made the translation of it. |
New-fangled—fond of a new thing, much taken up with it |
| |
Nick-nacks—gimcracks |
| Mae, mair—more |
Nieve—the hand closed |
| Maist—most |
Norlan—Northern |
| Mak—to make |
Nowt—black cattle |
| Maks—makes |
Num'er—number |
| Maksna—matters not |
|
| Malefactor—manufacturer |
O'—of |
| Man—manage |
Od!—How strange! |
| Ma't—may it |
Ony—any |
