Pocket Dictionary of the Scottish Idiom in which the Signification of the Words is Given in English and German, Chiefly Calculated to Promote the Understanding of the Works of Sir Walter Scott, Rob. Burns, Allan Ramsay &c., with an Appendix Containing Notes Explicative of Scottish Customs, Manners, Traditions &cBrothers Borntraeger, 1826 - 232 Seiten |
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Seite ii - Pocket Dictionary of The Scottish Idiom in which the signification of the words is given in English and German, chiefly calculated to promote the understanding of the works of Sir Walter Scott, Rob. Burns, Allan Ramsay etc.
Seite 224 - Hunt, and amongst others, was tolerated to wear the jacket of the order. . 17. Beverage. This is a gift or a compliment paid, as a forfeit, by one wearing a new dress. If the wearer is a young •woman, she is generally saluted -with a kiss on the occasion, which she is expected to permit, as a forfeit. 18.
Seite 22 - Brose, a dish made by pouring boiling water on oat-meal and stirring it...
Seite 222 - Look over your left shoulder, and you -will see the appearance of the person invoked, in the attitude of pulling hemp. Some traditions say: ,,come after mer and shaw thee'* that is , show thyself: in which case it simply appears. Others omit the harrowing, and say; ,,come after me, and harrow thee".
Seite 157 - Scab, v. to cut in the manner a cheese is proved before sale; to take long stitch,es in sewing; to dip the shuttle in weaving, so that the woof appears above the warp, — the cloth is then said to be scabbed, ben .Sdf...
Seite 28 - Connie, s. candle, £irf)f. fad.], gentle , mild , dexterous, safe, trustworthy ,lucky, fortunate, used in a superstitious sense. In this sense it is often used negatively, as : she's no canny, ie she is something unlucky, un,, hallowed, fcmft, ca:%J ™to<' a****
Seite 26 - Buttock-mail. The fine imposed upon fornicators, in lieu of sitting upon the stool of repentance.
Seite 119 - ... to speak querulously, to eat as a person who has no teeth, bfl3 9)iaitl »erjtd;cn, nagen, «ffcn ivtc 3jtnnnb b«r feine 3"i)ne Inif, in flagltdjem £onc fprc
Seite 171 - Slype, v. to slip, to fall over as a wet furrow from the plough, fdjlfipfen, fiberfatten, fid) umlegen, rote tie naffe CErbe bcim <J3ffugen.
Seite 29 - Halloween is thought to be a night when witches, devils, and other mischief-making beings arc all abroad on their baneful, midnight errands ; particularly those aerial people, the fairies, are said, on that night, to hold a grand anniversary.