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A

a indef art a; (hist.) ane

able adj fit; (sometimes perjorative) able; (a~ to) fit tae, can dae

about prep (near to) aboot, nearhan; (concerning) adae wi, aboot, o, anent; (approximately) or sae, aboot, or that, roon; (because of) wi, aboot

above prep abain; (a~ my head) awa abain me

act n ect, (of Parliament) Ect; (a~ of despair, etc.) daen in desperation, etc. v ect (tha lig, etc.); dae (ocht); (in a play) play-ect; acts, events vbl n pl daeins

action n ection; (hist.)(lit.) actioun

add v add; (a~ up) coont

across adv ower; (hist.) athort

afraid adj feart, afeart, scarred, ascarred

after adv eftèr

afternoon n eftèrnuin, evenin

again adv agane

against prep agin, (loc.) agane

age n (period) days (o); (person) age

ago adv bak; (long a~) (hist.) lang syne

agree v agree, gae alang wi

air n air, (tune) tune

alive adj leevin

all adj aa, al

allow v alloo, let

almost adv maistlie, near, gyely

alone adv alane; on (his) lane

along adv alang; prep langwyes

also adv forbye, anaa, tae, as weel; (hist.) eke

always adv aye

am v am, be, bis, bes

among adv amang

amount n feck, amoont

an indef art an; (hist.) ane

and conj an

anger n ang'r

animal n annymal

another adj anither

answer n answer, (hist.) repone; v gie answer, mak answer

any adj onie

anyone n oniebodie

anything n ocht, oniethin

appear v mak an appearance, (hist.) kythe

apple n epple

April n Aprile

are v ir, is, be, bes; (a~ to) maun

aren't v neg irnae, isnae, binnae, bisnae

arm n airm

around prep aroon, roon, aboot, roon aboot; (all a~) aa roon

arrange v set up, fix up

arrive v cum; (reach) win, land

art n airt

as adv / conj as, lake, fur, whan

as far as adv tha lenth o

as soon as adv tha minit, as shane as

as was (his) custom adv phr lake (he) aye daen

as well adv anaa, forbye, tae, as weel

ask v ax, ast, speer

asked v pt ast, axt, speered

asleep v sleepin

at prep at

at all adv ava

ate v pt et

August n Agust

autumn n autumn, bak en o tha yeir, (lit.) hairst

away adv awa

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