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 |