aback

From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- + back.


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after

head

after (comparative aftener, superlative aftenest)

aftener (comparative)
aftenest (superlative)


yet

From Old English ġīet, gȳta, from Proto-Germanic *juta.

yet, up to now, now as before, at present, still


again

From Middle English agayn, again, ayain, ayen, anȝen, from Old English āġēan, onġēan, onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”).

agayne (alternative)
agane (alternative)
agen (alternative)
ageen (alternative)
agin (alternative)
agyen (alternative)
agean (alternative Southern)


air

From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *airi.


what

From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Cognates include English what and Yola faade.

whate (alternative)
whit (alternative)
whut (alternative)
wha' (alternative)
quhat (alternative)
quat (alternative)
fat (alternative)
faht (alternative)
phat (alternative)
fit (alternative)
fut (alternative)
fout (alternative)
at (alternative)


that

at (alternative)
'at (alternative)
dat (alternative)


sot

“I wisna a grain feart.” “Ye wis sot. Ye ran like the rest o's.”

“I wasn't scared at all.” “You was so. You ran like the rest of us.”


by

From Middle English by, from Old English bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī. Cognates include English by and Yola bee.

bye (alternative)
bi' (alternative)
be (alternative)
b' (alternative)


yon

From Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Compare English yon and German jener.


better

better (comparative mair better, superlative maist better)

mair better (comparative)
maist better (superlative)

From Middle English bettre, from Old English betera.


ne

From Middle English ne, from Old English ne, from Proto-Germanic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *né.

Ne look at the sky, when ye tread bumpy roads.

To suffir exile he said that he ne couth.

1513, Gavin Douglas, The Aeneid (translation):

I ne ask na land, nor realm.


neen

(Northern Scots and Shetland) Alternative form of nane


afore

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- + fore.

(of time) before, previously, in advance


aft

aft (comparative after, superlative aftest)

after (comparative)
aftest (superlative)
oft (alternative)

From Middle English ofte, from Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.

The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley.

1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough:


agate

Inherited from Middle Scots agate, agait, from Middle English agate; equivalent to a- (“on”) + gate


like

From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).


fou

fou (comparative mair fou, superlative maist fou)

mair fou (comparative)
maist fou (superlative)

Inherited from Middle English ful, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.


aye

From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above.

A'll aye be wi ye an A'm nae carin whit thay sae.

I'll always be with you and I don't care what they say.

It'll aye be the same wi thaim thou.

It'll still be the same with them though.


ill

ill (comparative waur, superlative warst)


anent

From Middle English anent, anempt (“insofar as, inasmuch as, in comparison with, with respect to, as regards, concerning, in the opinion or judgment of; next to, close to, up to, near, adjoining, across from, over against, facing”), from Old English onemn (“by; near”); equivalent to modern in + even. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.


wast

wast (comparative mair wast, superlative maist wast)

mair wast (comparative)
maist wast (superlative)

Inherited from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic *westraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros. Cognate to English west.


canny

canny (comparative mair canny, superlative maist canny)

mair canny (comparative)
maist canny (superlative)
cannie (alternative)

From the verb can (“to know”), from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”), from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”).


syne

Inherited from Middle English sīn, northern form of sithen, from Old English siþþan.


commonly

head

commonly (comparative mair commonly, superlative maist commonly)

mair commonly (comparative)
maist commonly (superlative)


notably

notably (comparative mair notably, superlative maist notably)

mair notably (comparative)
maist notably (superlative)


publicly

Albeit I have stayit here in Edinburgh ane year and three months bygane, craving ever to be tryit of the unhappy slaughter of my umquhile Lord of Spynie, whereof I protest before God and your Majesty I am maist innocent, my Lord of Crawford will neither call me (prosecute me) therefor, nor stay, baith privately and publicly, yea in face of your Majesty's honourable Privy Council, to calumniate me.

1858, Alexander Crawford Lindsay, quoting Lord Edzell, Lives of the Lindsays, page 388:

officially, in the presence of public representatives or on behalf the public


lang

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

langer (comparative)
langest (superlative)

From Middle English lang, from Old English lang (“long, tall, lasting”). Cognate with English long.


explicitly

head

explicitly (comparative mair explicitly, superlative maist explicitly)

mair explicitly (comparative)
maist explicitly (superlative)

From explicit (“explicit”) + -ly (“-ly”).


whiles

Whiles thay gang tae the strand, but maistly tae the bens- Sometimes they go to the beach, but mostly to the mountains


sair

sair (comparative mair sair, superlative maist sair)

mair sair (comparative)
maist sair (superlative)

From Middle English sor, from Old English sār (“ache, wound”, noun) and sār (“painful, grievous”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *sairą (noun) and *sairaz (“sore”, adjective).

sorely; seriously; grievously; so as to cause pain; distress or grief


licht

licht (comparative lichter, superlative lichtest)

lichter (comparative)
lichtest (superlative)

From Old English lēoht, līht, līhtan, of Germanic origin.


tae

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognates include English to, too and West Frisian ta.

t' (alternative)
ta (alternative)
te (alternative)
teh (alternative)
ti (alternative)
tee (alternative)
'e (alternative)
teu (alternative)
toie (alternative)
tu (alternative)
tü (alternative)
tö (alternative)


respectively

From respective + -ly and/or from English respectively.


efter

From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar.


awa

From Middle English awey, from Old English onweġ.


ae

southern East Central Scots, South-West Scots

From Northern Middle English a, apocopic form of oon, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-West Germanic *ain. See also Scots ane.

a'e (alternative)
ya (alternative)
yae (alternative)
yeh (alternative)
eäe (alternative Southern dialectal)
ee (alternative Shetland)


hame

From Middle English ham, hame, northern variants of home, from Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.


roun

roun (comparative rouner, superlative rounest)

rouner (comparative)
rounest (superlative)


sooth

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ.


wrang

wrang (comparative mair wrang, superlative maist wrang)

mair wrang (comparative)
maist wrang (superlative)


verra

From Middle English, from Old French verai (“true”). Compare English very.


weel

weel (comparative better, superlative best)

And fare thee weel, my only Luve
And fare thee weel a while!


ower

If ee gaun ower the hill ee'll sei eet.

If he gone over the hill, he will see it.


guid

guid (comparative mair guid, superlative maist guid)

mair guid (comparative)
maist guid (superlative)
gude (alternative)

From Middle English gude, goude, goode, from Old English gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).


noo

Inherited from Middle Scots now, from Early Scots now, from Middle English nou, from Old English nū (“now, at present, at this time, immediately, very recently”), from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”).

inh

Thurs something noh richt here…Zeb widnae jist up an leave athoot telling me…NAW he’ll be here the noo and send you raggle taggle bunch oan yur wae…aye yull be telt ti follow his commands or CLEAR OFF THIS LAND…!

There's something not right here…Zeb wouldn't just up and leave without telling me…NO he'll be here just now and send you ragtag bunch on your way…yes you'll be told to follow his commands or CLEAR OFF THIS LAND…!

She is in 3rd year, she does no want you, you are no even thirteen.
So? I nearly am.
Aye but ye are no the now.

2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, page 406:

She is in 3rd year, she wouldn't want you, you are not even thirteen.
So? I'm nearly thirteen.
Right, but you are not right now.

(with the definite article) just now, right now


mair

From northern Middle English mare, from Old English māra (compare English more, and German mehr), from Proto-Germanic *maizô.


aff

From Middle English off, from Old English of, af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab.


whaur

From Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative pronoun).


awfu

That's awfu guid!


westlins

head

westlins (comparative mair westlins, superlative maist westlins)

mair westlins (comparative)
maist westlins (superlative)
wastlins (alternative)


yestreen

From Middle English yestereven (“yesterday evening”).


ticht

head

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

mair ticht (comparative)
maist ticht (superlative)
thicht (alternative)

From Middle English thyght, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþīht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).


eith

head

eith (comparative mair eith, superlative eithest)

mair eith (comparative)
eithest (superlative)

From Old English ēaþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz. Cognate with English eath.


mim

mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)

mair mim (comparative)
maist mim (superlative)
mimm (alternative)

From Early Scots mim, imitative of pursing the lips. Compare English mum (“silent”).


nane

nane (comparative mair nane, superlative maist nane)

mair nane (comparative)
maist nane (superlative)
neen (alternative)
nain (alternative)
naen (alternative)
naine (alternative)
nen (alternative)
nene (alternative)

From Middle English noon, from Old English nān, from ne (“not”) + ān (“one”). Compare English none.


awfi

That's awfi guid!


thegither

togiddir (alternative)
tilgiddire (alternative)
thegether (alternative)
the gither (alternative)
thegidder (alternative)
thegiddir (alternative)
thegidir (alternative)
togidder (alternative)
tegeither (alternative)

‘We've came here tae spend some time the gither, huv a laugh an that, an you've no took yer nose oot that bastardin phone.’

2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink, published 2018, page 3:


owre

owre (comparative mair owre, superlative maist owre)

mair owre (comparative)
maist owre (superlative)

Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! / Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; / But may ye flouriſh like a lily, / Now bonilie! / I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, / Tho' owre the Sea!

1786 July 31, Robert Burns, “On a Scotch Bard Gone to the West Indies”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire: Printed by John Wilson, →OCLC; reprinted Kilmarnock: James McKie, March 1867, →OCLC, page 184:


alangside

alangside (comparative mair alangside, superlative maist alangside)

mair alangside (comparative)
maist alangside (superlative)


mibbe

mibbe (comparative mair mibbe, superlative maist mibbe)

mair mibbe (comparative)
maist mibbe (superlative)


aforehaund

aforehaund (comparative mair aforehaund, superlative maist aforehaund)

mair aforehaund (comparative)
maist aforehaund (superlative)


jyntlie

jyntlie (comparative mair jyntlie, superlative maist jyntlie)

mair jyntlie (comparative)
maist jyntlie (superlative)


athort

From 15th century, derived from Old English a (“on”) + Old Norse þverr. Compare Old English þweorh (“crosswise”).


heich

heich (comparative heicher, superlative heichest)

heicher (comparative)
heichest (superlative)

From Middle English high, heigh, heih, from Old English hēah.


abuin

abuin (comparative buiner, superlative buinmaist)

buiner (comparative)
buinmaist (superlative)
abune (alternative)
abane (alternative)
abeen (alternative)
abine (alternative)
abin (alternative)
abeun (alternative)
abön (alternative)
aboon (alternative literary)

From Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan, onbufan.

superior to fate, in good cheer, in or into a better condition


nae

That's nae richt!


doon

doon (comparative mair doon, superlative maist doon)

mair doon (comparative)
maist doon (superlative)

From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”).

/ Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.

1852-1859, Lady John Scott, “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs:


aboot

From Middle English aboute, from Old English onbūtan.

on the move, up and around (especially as recovered from an illness)


an aa

A did that an aa.


aglee

agley (alternative)
a-gley (alternative)
a-glee (alternative)

And, at the moment of joining the car at the place appointed, a conviction seized me that my well-laid schemes had gone "a-gley".

1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page iv. 36:


aboord

From Middle English abord, equivalent to a- + boord.


dreichly

dreichly (comparative mair dreichly, superlative maist dreichly)

mair dreichly (comparative)
maist dreichly (superlative)

From Middle English dreghly; equivalent to dreich + -ly.


ablow

a- + below, on analogy of above, afore, etc. See also aneth.


sune

sune (comparative suner, superlative sunest)

suner (comparative)
sunest (superlative)


unner

From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic *under.


a'

From Middle English all, from Old English eall (“all, every, entire, whole, universal”), from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all, whole, every”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).

inh

a (alternative)
aw (alternative)
aa (alternative Shetland)
aal (alternative Shetland)

/ Like dew on the gowan lying / Is the fa' o' her fairy feet; / And like winds in summer sighing, / Her voice is low and sweet— / Her voice is low and sweet, / And she's a' the world to me, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.

1852–1859, Lady John Scott, “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs:


richt

From Middle English riȝt, riht, from Old English riht, reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz. More at right.


aften

head

aften (comparative aftener, superlative aftenest)

aftener (comparative)
aftenest (superlative)
af'en (alternative)
affen (alternative)
oaffen (alternative)
oaften (alternative)

From Middle English often, ofte, from Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.


fashiously

fashiously (comparative mair fashiously, superlative maist fashiously)

mair fashiously (comparative)
maist fashiously (superlative)


sae

From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with English so (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Low German so (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so, Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”).


a'ready

From Middle English alredy; equivalent to a'- + ready.

aaready (alternative)
awready (alternative)
alreidy (alternative)
alriddy (alternative)


straucht

straucht (comparative strauchter, superlative strauchtest)

strauchter (comparative)
strauchtest (superlative)

From Middle Scots straicht, streicht, strecht, from Early Scots streyght, streke, streght, from Middle English streight, streght, from Old English streċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan


preceese

preceese (comparative mair preceese, superlative maist preceese)

mair preceese (comparative)
maist preceese (superlative)


heichly

heichly (comparative mair heichly, superlative maist heichly)

mair heichly (comparative)
maist heichly (superlative)


roond

roond (comparative roonder, superlative roondest)

roonder (comparative)
roondest (superlative)
roon (alternative)
roun (alternative)

From Middle English rounde, from Old French reont.


roon

roon (comparative rooner, superlative roonest)

rooner (comparative)
roonest (superlative)


eneuch

From Middle English ynough, from Old English ġenōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.

eneugh (alternative)
enoch (alternative)
enuch (alternative)
enugh (alternative)
enyoch (alternative)
aneuch (alternative)
aneugh (alternative)
anoff (alternative)
anyoch (alternative)


saft

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)

safter (comparative)
saftest (superlative)

He cried small and saft like a bairn, and drove the grey out into the water. And aye as he spurred it the foam should have been flying as high as his head, but in that uncanny hour there was no foam; only the waves running sleek like oil.

1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:


byspel

From Middle English byspel, bispel, from Old English biġspel, bīspel (“example, pattern, proverb”), from bī- (“by-”) + spel (“tale, story”), equivalent to by- + spel. Compare Old High German bīspel, German Beispiel.

byspel weel ("very well")

very, extraordinarily, exceedingly, exceptionally


ance

From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes.

aince (alternative)
eence (alternative)
anes (alternative)
anis (alternative)
yance (alternative)
yence (alternative)
yince (alternative)
yinst (alternative)
wance (alternative)
wanst (alternative)

The English, for ance, by guile wan the day; The Flowers of the Forest, that fought aye the foremost, The prime of our land, lie cauld in the clay.

a. 1805, Jane Elliot, “A Lament for Flodden”, in English Poets of the Eighteenth Century:

Hegh, sirs! but we are a hopefu' family, to be twa o' us in the Guard at ance—But there were better days wi' us ance—were there na, mither?

1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter VI, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Company, →OCLC, page 151:

Pownies ain't to be had for nowt in Ayrshire, as was ance, my leddie.

1871 July – 1873 February, Anthony Trollope, “Lady Eustace Procures a Pony for the Use of Her Cousin”, in The Eustace Diamonds. A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], published 1872, →OCLC, page 104, column 1:


queem

From Middle English queme, from Old English cwēme, ġecwēme (“pleasant, pleasing, acceptable, fit”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāmī, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz (“convenient, appropriate, pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come, go”).

der

smoothly, pleasantly, without snags or hitches


aforetimes

head

aforetimes (comparative mair aforetimes, superlative maist aforetimes)

mair aforetimes (comparative)
maist aforetimes (superlative)


forby

Inherited from Middle English forby, forbi.


roch

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

mair roch (comparative)
maist roch (superlative)

From Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz.

rochle

to toss about, agitate, shake roughly, tousle

rochsome

somewhat rough or uneven, rude, crude, uncouth


forbye

'And mind them there's plenty of bread, and some chicken in the fridge, and cheese, and plenty of soup forbye, if you get hungry again.'


preceesely

preceesely (comparative mair preceesely, superlative maist preceesely)

mair preceesely (comparative)
maist preceesely (superlative)


I wis

I wis (comparative mair I wis, superlative maist I wis)

mair I wis (comparative)
maist I wis (superlative)
I wise (alternative)
wys (alternative)
wyse (alternative)
vis (alternative)
vish (alternative)
wish (alternative)
i wis (alternative)
iwis (alternative)

From Middle English iwis, from Old English ġewiss (“certainly, indeed”). More at wis.


ahint

ahin (alternative)
ahin' (alternative)
ahind (alternative)
ahent (alternative)
ahaint (alternative Orkney)

(of time) in the past, in one's past life

(of time) at a later time, late, too late


brawly

head

brawly (comparative mair brawly, superlative maist brawly)

mair brawly (comparative)
maist brawly (superlative)


samin

From Middle English samenn, samen, from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *saman, from Proto-Germanic *samana (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“same, like, together”). Cognate with Old Frisian samin (“together”), Dutch samen (“together”), German zusammen (“together”), Icelandic saman (“together”). More at same.

der

samyn (alternative)
samyne (alternative)
samyng (alternative)
samen (alternative)
sammyn (alternative)
sammyne (alternative)
sammyning (alternative)

Together; in association or in company with.


abreist

From Middle English abrest, equivalent to a- + breist.


foreanent

fore + anent (“fronting, opposite, over against”)


aiblins

ablins (alternative)
yeblins (alternative Southern-Scots)
yiblins (alternative Southern-Scots)
eablins (alternative Southern-Scots)


flaucht

head

flaucht (comparative mair flaucht, superlative maist flaucht)

mair flaucht (comparative)
maist flaucht (superlative)


strecht

strecht (comparative strechter, superlative strechtest)

strechter (comparative)
strechtest (superlative)


ithergates

English: ithergates


hiddle

hiddle (comparative mair hiddle, superlative maist hiddle)

mair hiddle (comparative)
maist hiddle (superlative)
hiddil (alternative)
hidle (alternative)
heddle (alternative)

From Early Scots hidlis (“hiding places”), from hiddil (“concealment”), from Middle English hidels.


abeigh

Probably from a- (“in a state or condition”) + Old Norse beigr, beygr (“fear”).

abigh (alternative)
abiegh (alternative)
abieght (alternative)


abreed

abrede (alternative)
abreid (alternative)
abraid (alternative)
a-breadth (alternative)


à la volée

Borrowed from French à la volée (“on the fly”).

allevolie (alternative)
allevoly (alternative)


beguess

beguess (comparative mair beguess, superlative maist beguess)

mair beguess (comparative)
maist beguess (superlative)
b'guess (alternative)
be gaiss (alternative)


aswaip

aswaip (comparative mair aswaip, superlative maist aswaip)

mair aswaip (comparative)
maist aswaip (superlative)


athraw

athraw (comparative mair athraw, superlative maist athraw)

mair athraw (comparative)
maist athraw (superlative)


thareanent

thareanent (comparative mair thareanent, superlative maist thareanent)

mair thareanent (comparative)
maist thareanent (superlative)

thare (“there”) + anent (“concerning, about”)

compound

the matter already mentioned, relating to what has been said above


maistly

maist (“most, chief, principal, most powerful”) + -ly


maistlins

maist (“most, chief, principal, most powerful”) + -lins


oftin

head

oftin (comparative oftner or mair oftin, superlative oftnest or maist oftin)

oftner (comparative)
mair oftin (comparative)
oftnest (superlative)
maist oftin (superlative)
often (alternative)
ofen (alternative)
aften (alternative)

From Middle English often, an extended variant of oft. More at often.


agean

(Southern Scots) Alternative form of again


ramstam

ramstam (comparative mair ramstam, superlative maist ramstam)

mair ramstam (comparative)
maist ramstam (superlative)


tidely

tidely (comparative mair tidely, superlative maist tidely)

mair tidely (comparative)
maist tidely (superlative)

From Middle English tidely, tidily, from Old English tīdlīċe (“timely”), equivalent to tide + -ly.

That the ballies present ilk persone tidely before the justice; [...]


lichtly

lichtly (comparative mair lichtly, superlative maist lichtly)

mair lichtly (comparative)
maist lichtly (superlative)


an a'

an' a' (alternative)
ana' (alternative)
ana (alternative)
an' aa' (alternative)
an aw (alternative)
anaw (alternative)

Hae ye been there an a'?

He puts everyhin he's goat intae beatin me, tae be fair tae him, but he's swept aside anaw.

2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink, published 2018, page 12:

and all; as well, along with everything/everyone else

and all (including everything); et cetera


groof

From Middle Scots grouf, used in the set phrase on grouf (“face down”) and its derivatives.


teepically

From teepical + -ly and/or from English typically.


steevely

steevely (comparative mair steevely, superlative maist steevely)

mair steevely (comparative)
maist steevely (superlative)


allevolie

allevolie (comparative mair allevolie, superlative maist allevolie)

mair allevolie (comparative)
maist allevolie (superlative)
allevoly (alternative)
à la volée (alternative)


allevoly

allevoly (comparative mair allevoly, superlative maist allevoly)

mair allevoly (comparative)
maist allevoly (superlative)
allevolie (alternative)
à la volée (alternative)


aist

From Middle English est, from Old English ēast.


abufe

From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from a (“on”) + bufan (“over”).


waikly

waikly (comparative mair waikly, superlative maist waikly)

mair waikly (comparative)
maist waikly (superlative)


inower

inower (comparative mair inower, superlative maist inower)

mair inower (comparative)
maist inower (superlative)


abee

Perhaps a combination of let be and let alone, to give let a-be.


abuit

a-boot (alternative)
a-beet (alternative Doric)


abreard

(archaic, poetic) Alternative form of abraird


a-bosy

Crossed over the breast, with arms folded.


abowing

On a holding or lease of a grass-farm and its live-stock.


a'richt

awricht (alternative)
awright (alternative)
alricht (alternative)
aaricht (alternative)
awreet (alternative)


ackwally

akwelly (alternative)
ac'ually (alternative)
actwally (alternative)
actiwally (alternative)


acroass

From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz; equivalent to a- + croass.


adoon

From Middle English adoun, from Old English adūn, equivalent to a- + doon.


adümes

Derived from Old Norse dmi (“proof, reason, example for imitation”).


affhand

From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz; equivalent to aff- + hand.

affhan (alternative)
affhan' (alternative)
aff-han' (alternative)
aff han' (alternative)
aff-haun (alternative)
aff-hand (alternative)
aff hand (alternative)

Without delay, at once; extempore, on the spur of the moment, without deliberation; in a free and easy manner.


aff-loof

aff loof (alternative)
aff luif (alternative)
aff luiff (alternative)
aff-leef (alternative Ulster)

Without delay, at once; extempore, on the spur of the moment; by heart.


afiel'

From Middle English afeld, from Old English on felde (“afield”, literally “in (the) field”), equivalent to a- + fiel'.


afouth

a'fouth (alternative obsolete)
a fouth (alternative obsolete)


af'en

head

af'en (comparative af'ener, superlative af'enest)

af'ener (comparative)
af'enest (superlative)


affen

affen (comparative affener, superlative affenest)

affener (comparative)
affenest (superlative)


afttimes

aftimes (alternative)
aft-times (alternative)


oaffen

oaffen (comparative oaffener, superlative oaffenest)

oaffener (comparative)
oaffenest (superlative)


oaften

oaften (comparative oaftener, superlative oaftenest)

oaftener (comparative)
oaftenest (superlative)


agairy

(Orkney) leave one's service before the term day.


a'gate

a'gates (alternative)
augait (alternative)


agroof

agrufe (alternative)
agruff (alternative)
agruif (alternative)
a grouf (alternative)


ahinthand

ahin'-han' (alternative)
ahin-han (alternative)


aibles

aible (“able”) + -s (“adverbial suffix”), from Middle English able.

suffix

ables (alternative)
yibbles (alternative)


aither

From Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer.


notourly

head

notourly (comparative mair notourly, superlative maist notourly)

mair notourly (comparative)
maist notourly (superlative)

(archaic) As is well known; notoriously.


humlie

humlie (comparative mair humlie, superlative maist humlie)

mair humlie (comparative)
maist humlie (superlative)


brawlie

brawlie (comparative mair brawlie, superlative maist brawlie)

mair brawlie (comparative)
maist brawlie (superlative)


stievely

stievely (comparative mair stievely, superlative maist stievely)

mair stievely (comparative)
maist stievely (superlative)


alsae

From Middle Scots alswa, alsua, from Early Scots allswa, from Old English ealswā (“just like, also”), from Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to a' + sae. Cognate with Saterland Frisian also (“accordingly, therefore, thus”), West Frisian alsa (“so, just so, even so, thus”), Old Saxon alsō (“similarly, as if, just as, when”), Dutch alzo (“so, thus”), German also (“so, thus”), Danish altså (“so”), Norwegian Bokmål altså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus”), Norwegian Nynorsk altso (“so, accordingly, therefore, thus”), Swedish alltså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus, then”). Doublet of as. More at all, so.


nowther

From Middle Scots nowther, nouther, nowder, nolder, from Middle English nowwþerr.


hirdie-girdie

higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, head over heels


downby

Down there; over there; down the road, etc.


onie

From Middle English ony, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainag.


thairintill

thairintil (alternative)
thairintile (alternative)
thairinto (alternative)
thairintle (alternative)
thairintyll (alternative)
therintill (alternative)
there intill (alternative)
tharintill (alternative)
tharintil (alternative)
thareintill (alternative)