By Irene Spence
Published in the February and March, 1999 LCGS newsletter.
| Abuilyements | clothe |
| Alenerlie | sole |
| Airis | heir |
| Aittis | oats |
| Andro | Andrew |
| Anno | in the year of |
| Attour | over and above |
| Assedatione | a lease |
| Availl | value |
| Awin | owed |
| Beirs | bears |
| Biggings | buildings |
| Bocht | bought |
| Boll | an old Scots measure, used for dry goods |
| Bord | wood, board |
| Byrane | arrears |
| Cautioner | one who stands surety for another |
| Chalders | a measure of grain, nearly two hundred weight |
| Chalmiris | Chalmers (surname) |
| Coills | coalls |
| Compeirit | appeared before a court to answer to a citation |
| Componit | settled, agreed |
| Cotters | farm laborers |
| Cowgait | Cowgate (place name) |
| Creills | creel, basket |
| D | pennies |
| Decernit | adjudged, determined |
| Decreit | degree, or court judgment |
| Defend | against the interests of |
| Deid | dead |
| Devots | divots, pieces of turf |
| Effeirs | pertains to |
| Frie | free |
| Furnishet | furnished, equipped |
| Germane | of the first degree, ie: full brother or cousin |
| Graith | equipment, harness |
| Guids | goods |
| Haill | whole |
| Harrage | service due by tenants to provide men and horses for their landlords |
| Hinc inde | mutually, on either side |
| Imprimus | first |
| Ishe | exodus, termination |
| Kaynes | rent paid in kind, ie in the form of grain, hens, eggs, or other produce |
| Kist | a chest |
| Ky | cows |
| Leiver | liver (ie survivor of the two) |
| Letine | letting |
| Lib | pounds (money) |
| Maid | made |
| Mair | more |
| Merks | or mark, was a Scots silver coin worth 13s 4d Scots, or 13 1/3 sterling |
| Mungo | a Gaelic Christian name |
| Naig | a young bull |
| Nane | none |
| Obleist | obliged |
| Pece | piece, each one |
| Peiss | or peits, peats (for fuel) |
| Pendicles | a small piece of land |
| Quha | who |
| Quhairof | whereof |
| Quhairupoun | whereupon |
| Quheit | wheat |
| Quhilk | which |
| Regrat | registered |
| Restand | remaining |
| Rot | Robert |
| Roukis | stocks |
| Rowne | room, a portion of land |
| Sh | shillings |
| Sindrie | sundry |
| Souerane | sovereign |
| Specefiet | specified |
| Stents | an assessment of tax |
| Teynds | tithes (a church tax) |
| Thrasten | thrashed |
| Tocher | dowry |
| Trie | wood |
| Websters | weavers |