HOLLIN, or HOLYN, holly HOODIECRAW, hooded crow HOOLY, Softly, slowly HORNING, CHARGE OF, the royal letter calling upon a debtor to pay his debt under pain of being declared a rebel. See Imprisonment for Debt in Scotland (pp. 355, 418) HORS DE PROPOS, ill-timed, unseasonable HOUDIE, midwife HURLING, rushing, whirling (of water) ILLE CALEDONIIS, etc. (p. 30), he who pitched his camp among Caledonian snows ILLUMINÉ, a member of the Illuminati, a society founded at Ingoldstadt in Bavaria in 1776 for the promotion of rational enlightenment, and the combating of ignorance and the tyranny of the Jesuits INGLE, the fire, fireplace IN-OWER AND OUT-OWER, within and without IN PETTO, in reserve, readiness for JALOUSED, Suspected JIMP, scarcely JOE MANTON, a London gunsmith, died in 1835, aged 69, who improved the flint-lock and other sporting-guns JOHN THOMSON'S WALLET, equivalent to 'anybody's' wallet JOWING, rolling KAIL-BLADE, leaf of cole wort or cabbage KAIM, camp, hillock KALE-SUPPER O' FIFE, a term applied to Fifeshire people, who were great consumers of 'kale' or broth KAME, Comb KEELYVINE, black - lead The pencil KEEP ON THIS SIDE. real words on a stone found in Northumberland, which, on being sent to a learned society, was variously interpreted by its members as being an abbreviated Latin inscription. See Town and Country Magazine, 1771, p. 595 or KEMP, strive KILT, to tuck up KIMMER, neighbour gossip KING'S KEYS, the crowbars and hammers used to force doors and locks, in execution of the king's warrant KIPPAGE, fluster, rage KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS, a German philosopher and antiquary of the 17th century KIST, chest KITTLE, ticklish LAIGH, low, low-lying LAITH, loth, unwilling LANDLOUPER, adventurer LANDWARD TOWN, Country house or farm with adjoining cottages LAPPER MILK, soured, curdled milk LATO. See Azoch LAUCH, law LAUDATOR TEMPORIS ACTI, one who praises the 'good old times' LAVE, remainder LEASING, lies, falsehood; MAKING, high LEASING treason LEZE-MAJESTY, treason LIBERTY BOYS, a body of Irish volunteers levied originally on the Earl of Meath's 'liberties.' It embraced (1784) many Roman Catholics of the lowest class, and became a democratic society LIFT, the sky, firmament LILT, a cheerful tune; to sing or hum such LIMMER, a jade, scoundrel LOANING, lane, meadow LOOM, or LOME, utensil, vessel LOON, a fellow, low person LOUND, tranquil, caẩm LOUNDER, heavy stroke LOVEL OUR DOG, formerly a common name for a dog. Wm. Collingborne was executed in the reign of Richard III. (in 1484) for writing the couplet The rat, the cat, and Lovel our dog Rule all England under the hog the rat being Ratcliffe, the cat Catesby, Lovel Lord Lovel, and the hog of course Richard the king LUCKIE, a title given to old ladies, landladies of inns, nurses, etc. LUCUS A NON LUCENDO, a grove (is so named) from its not giving light. Generally used to denote any self-contradictory etymology LUNGIE, guillemot bird LYKE-WAKE, a watch over the dead, a wake MAEN, or MENE, to complain, utter lamentations MAGISTERIUM, the authoritative doctrines of magic MAHOUND OR TERMAGANT, names of opprobrium, applied in the mediæval mystery - plays to Mohammed, who was represented as a devil MAILING, a rented farm MAIR PURPOSE - FAʼARD, more becoming MANSE, the parsonage MANTY-MAKER, dressmaker MARMOR, or MAORMOR, a royal steward appointed formerly in Scotland to govern a province; an earl MASSYMORE, or MASSAMORA, an ancient name for a dungeon, derived from the Moorish language, perhaps as far back as the time of the Crusades MASTER O' MORPHIE, presumably Robert Grahame of Morphie in Kincardineshire, a gentleman of extravagant habits and member of a family noted for their love of good horses MAUNDER, talk incoherently, ramble MEAR, mare MEIN HIMMEL, Heaven! MEO ARBITRIO, in my judgment MERK, Scotch silver coin, MIFF, a fit of pettish temper MUTCHKIN, a liquid measure equal to an English pint NAIN, Own NAPIER'S BONES, small rods of bone used in calculations, invented by Napier of Merchiston NEBULO NEBULONUM, an arrant rascal NEC LEX JUSTITIOR ULLA, nor could any law be more just NE'ER-BE-LICKIT, not a vestige, not a scrap NEIST, next NIFFER, barter, higgle NOBILIS EQUUS UMBRA, etc. (p. 367), the shadow of the switch is enough for a good horse, but the spur can't make a bad one go ODER, or ODI ACCIPITREM, etc. (p. 392), I hate the sparrowhawk that always has its feathers plumed for fight OE, grandson OMNE CUM PROTEUS, etc. (p. 350), when Proteus drove all his flock to view the high mountains OMNI MEMBRORUM DAMNO, etc. (p. 363), that loss of mental power, worse than all bodily decay, which deprives us of the recollection of our very servants' names, the features of last night's guests, or even our children and nurslings ORKBORNE, Dr., a scholar of the Rev. Josiah CarFrances gill type, in Burney's novel Camilla ORRA, odd; ORRA TIME, ON occasion OUTBY, abroad, some distance away OWER-HEAD, each, per head PANCHRESTA, a sort of cure- PAR NOBILE FRATRUM, а noble pair of brothers PARTAN, crab PATERÆ, shallow saucerlike vessels of the ancient Romans PEERY, peg-top PELASO DE TARANTA, presumably Filippo Pelazio, an Italian medical writer of the 18th century PENTACLE, a geometrical figure used in magical incantations PENTAPOLIN, an allusion to Don Quixote PERIAPT, a charm, amulet PETER WILKINS, the hero of a fictitious book of travel by R. Pultock, published in 1750. Glum and Gawrie were races of flying creatures met with by Wilkins PETRIE, ADAM, wrote Rules of Good Deportment or of Good Breeding, Edinburgh, 1720 PETRUS THYRAEUS, author of Loca Infesta (1598), a work on localities haunted by demons and spirits of the departed, and similar books PICKLE, a very little, small quantity, few PICTARNIE, great tern or sea-swallow PINNERS, lappets of a PLACEBO, make-peace PLUFF, an instrument for PRENT BUKE, printed book PUND SCOTS, worth onetwelfth of an English pound QUAM PRIMUM, as soon as possible QUI AMBULAT, etc. (p. 55), he who walks in darkness knows not whither he is going QUID NON PRO PATRIA? what will you not do for your country? RAGMAN ROLL, list of Scots nobles, gentry, clergy, and burgesses who swore fealty to Edward I. in 1296 RAMILIES, a wig with a long, tapering tail, a large bow at top and a small one at bottom RANDY, a scold RARI, ET RARIORES, ETIAM RATH, early, sudden REIST, to refuse to go forward REI SUÆ PRODIGUS, lavish of his means REMIGIUS, NICOLAUS, Nicholas of Remy, author of Dæmonolatreic (1595), treating of wizards and witches REMORA, delay RERUM COGNOSCERE CAU SAS, to know the causes of things RICKLE, heap ROTURIER, a commoner ROUGHIES, links or torches, made of dry twigs or sticks ROUST, rust ROUTH, plenty RUDAS, stubborn, masculine RUGGING AND RIVING, or robbing and SACKLESS, innocent SAINT JAMES'S FAIR, at SAXON HORN at York. See Ivanhoe, Dedicatory Epistle SCAUR, crag or bluff; scare, cause of alarm SCHRÖPFER OF SCHREPFER, J. G., a Leipzig innkeeper who made himself notorious throughout Saxony as an exorciser of spirits SCONNER, or SCUNNER, SCOT AND LOT, parish taxes SCULL, shallow basket for fish SEANNACHIE, Highland bard or genealogist SECEDE PAULISPER, retire a little SED PEREUNTI, etc. (p. 382), but he who is passing away sees a thousand shapes SHANKIT AFF, hurried away SHATHMONT, a measure of SHEUGH, ditch, furrow SIB, related by blood SIDE AND WIDE, long and wide SIGIL, an occult sign or mark in magic SIGNATUM ATQUE SIGILLATUM, signed and sealed SI INSANORUM VISIS, etc. (p. 117), if we should not put faith in madmen's visions, I know not why we should credit those of dreamers, which are much more disordered SIMMER AND WINTER, to ponder over, spend much time in forming a plan SINE MORA, without delay SINGLE SOLDIER, a private soldier SINSYNE, since SIST, a warrant to stay legal proceedings SISTER MARGARET. The book alluded to is The History of the Proceedings in the Case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful Sister to John Bull, Esq. (1761), attributed to Dr. Adam Ferguson SKART, Cormorant SKEEL, skill, experience; SKEELY, skilful SKIRL, Scream SKREIGH, a shrill cry; to shriek, scream SLAISTER, to bedaub, make a mess of SLINK, a cheat, deceiver SNEESHIN, snuff; SNEESHIN-MULL, Snuff-box SNELL AND DURE, severe and stubborn SNOOD, fillet for binding up the hair something SONSY, plump, jolly SOUGH, whisper, vague rumour; to murmur, mumble SOUTER, Shoemaker SOWDER, Solder SOWNDER, or SOUNDER, a boar of two years old SPEEL, or SPELE, climb SPEERINGS, tidings SPOLIA OPIMA, arms taken from a defeated and slain enemy SPONTOON, a half-pike STEER, to touch, meddle STING AND LING, entirely, sturdy, active boy; a corruption of sirrah STOUP, flagon, pitcher, mug STOUTH AND ROUTH, plenty, abundance STRAKE, struck STREEK, stretch, lay out for burial STUDE, stood, withstood SUAVE EST MARI MAGNO, 'tis pleasant on the great TAWPIE, awkward slovenly girl TEINDS, tithes TENT, care INDEX BASTARDY, the bend of, on Knockwinnock Bedesmen, Scottish, ix Bertha of Nuremberg, her vow, 96 Blattergowl, Rev. Mr., and his superlative wig, 144; strong on the Teind Court, CAMEO of Cleopatra, 276 Caxon, the barber, 36; complaint about Caxon, Jenny, at the post-office, 126 Constable, George, prototype of Oldbuck, Convalescence, Scotch idea of, 204, 417 DEBT and the feudal system, 355 Divining rod, Dousterswivel's experi- Dousterswivel, account of, 114; at the Dream, Lovel's, in the Green Room, 87; EDITIONS of books, peculiarities of, 24 FAIRPORT, 10; gossip in, about Lovel, Fisher's cottage, interior of, 242 Fortunes of Martin Waldeck, Miss War- French invasion, alarm of, 394, 419 Funeral of Countess Glenallan, 238; of GALLANTRY, fashionable, 167 Girnel, John o', his tomb, 98; more to |