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H<br />
Hid, it.<br />
Hed, had.<br />
He, he or she was<br />
often used instead<br />
of it, there being<br />
of old no neuter<br />
gender.<br />
Heliedays, holidays.<br />
Is, us ; also used as<br />
in English.<br />
stantinople.<br />
Me, my ; also the<br />
same as in English.<br />
Minted, meant, insinuated.<br />
The Scottish Antiquary ;<br />
Mtin, the moon.<br />
Megs, the fore paws<br />
or fins of a seal.<br />
Maet, meat.<br />
Menye- singers, men<br />
or women who<br />
sung or recited at<br />
convivial meetings.<br />
Menye means a<br />
company or Reed,<br />
party.<br />
red.<br />
Rootin, roaring.<br />
S<br />
N<br />
culty not easily<br />
overcome. The<br />
word is still used in<br />
the verbal form, as<br />
'lam fairly palled.'<br />
Shii, she.<br />
Skar, a fright.<br />
S<strong>to</strong>cks, frowns, stern<br />
looks.<br />
Siin, soon.<br />
Sheeted, insinuated ;<br />
threw out covered<br />
hints against the<br />
J<br />
Jubish, <strong>to</strong> be doubtful<br />
of, and yet <strong>to</strong><br />
suspect the occur<br />
rence of an event.<br />
Joles or Nave, the fist or<br />
hand.<br />
Norisfee, nurse's fee.<br />
Nether,<br />
jules, large<br />
pieces of meat ;<br />
figuratively large<br />
and clumsy.<br />
L<br />
Lathie, lady.<br />
M<br />
Mickel-Gerth, Con-<br />
neither.<br />
O<br />
Ootnioucht, exhausted<br />
by hunger or<br />
hard labour, or, as<br />
in text, by hard<br />
fighting.<br />
Pecrie, little.<br />
party spoken<br />
Pall, a great diffi-<br />
of.<br />
Sindered, sundered.<br />
Selkie, a seal.<br />
Sin, the sun. Sun<br />
and son always<br />
pronounced the<br />
same.<br />
Stival, stiff; in a<br />
loose way, strong.<br />
Sae, so.<br />
Vistie (sometimes<br />
vista),<br />
Sail, the soul; the<br />
word is used in<br />
text as was common<br />
in form of an<br />
oath, and means,<br />
'<br />
upon my soul '.<br />
a journey.<br />
W<br />
Wus, was.<br />
Wnr, were, also our.<br />
Whin, when.<br />
Wad, would, also<br />
wade and wed.<br />
Whoo, how.<br />
Weelfard, wellfavoured.<br />
Whiped, snatched.<br />
Waped, flung with<br />
violence.<br />
Skailan, scattering.<br />
Sweean, smarting.<br />
Sicker, severe ; not<br />
secure as in Scotch.<br />
Tae, <strong>to</strong>.<br />
Teel, tale.<br />
Tullye, v. <strong>to</strong> fight,<br />
;/. a fight.<br />
Toe, though.<br />
Tint, lost.<br />
Ting, Thing ; that is,<br />
the law-court.<br />
7^iftan, aching.<br />
Yet, gate.<br />
W. TRAILL DENNISON.<br />
528. FOREIGNERS MADE DENIZENS (continuedfrom vol. viii., page 14).<br />
Nicholson, John, from <strong>Scotland</strong>, loth Feb. 1567. (Pat. 9 Eliz., p. 3,<br />
m. 39.)<br />
Nicholson, John, from <strong>Scotland</strong>, ist May 1585. (Pat. 27 Eliz., p. 16,<br />
m. i.)<br />
Norrey, Richard, from <strong>Scotland</strong>, married <strong>to</strong> an English woman. In<br />
England 32 years, i4th April 1541. (Deniz. Roll, 32 Hen. 8.)<br />
Parker, (?) John, from <strong>Scotland</strong>, having an English wife. In England<br />
15 years, i4th April 1541. (Deniz. Roll^ 32 Hen. 8.)<br />
Paterson, John, a Scotchman, ist July 1544. (Westm. Deniz. Roll, 36<br />
Hen. 8.)<br />
Patisen, Davye, '<br />
borne in Orkeney, and hath wyff and children Englysshe,'<br />
i8th April 1542. (Pat. 33 Hen. 8, p. 9, m. 44.)<br />
Peerson, alias Pereson, Robert, from <strong>Scotland</strong>, 4th March 1514. (Pat. 5<br />
Hen. 8, p. 2, m. 23.)<br />
Penven, John, clerk, Master of Arts from <strong>Scotland</strong>, 33 (sic) Oct. 1539.<br />
Pat. 31 Hen. 8, p. 6, m. 36. 23rd Oct. 1589 (sic}. (Pat. 31 Hen. 8,<br />
p. 4, m. 41.)<br />
Pierson, Peter, 'Scott, havyjng wyff and children Englysshe,' iSth April<br />
1542. (Pat. 33 Hen. 8, p. 9, m. 44.) Peter Person, fisher, age
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