Grace in Thine Eyes

by Liz Curtis Higgs

  paisg—wrap, fold, pack (Gaelic)

  parritch—porridge

  plumpshower—heavy downpour of rain

  posy—term of endearment for a child

  preesed—pressed

  puir—poor

  quate—quiet, private

  raik—journey, trip

  rant—lively tune for an energetic dance

  rantin—uproarious

  reekie—smoky, misty

  richt—right, authentic

  rin—run

  rubbage—rubbish

  run-line—singing one line of a psalm at a time

  sae—so

  saicret—secret

  sang—song

  sark—shirt

  sclaff-fittit—flat-footed

  scriever—writer

  seanchaidh—tradition-bearer, storyteller (Gaelic)

  sic—such

  siller—silver

  simmer—summer

  sith—fairy (Gaelic)

  sithean—fairy hill (Gaelic)

  slaoightear—rogue, villain (Gaelic)

  slitterie—messy, sloppy

  sonsie—substantial, appealing

  spurtle—porridge stick

  stane—stone

  stracht—straight, without delay

  stupit—stupid

  suin—soon

  syne—ago, thereafter, since

  tae—to

  tairt—tart, promiscuous woman

  tak—take

  tàlantach—talented, gifted (Gaelic)

  tattie—potato

  teinntean—hearth, fireplace (Gaelic)

  thankrif—grateful

  thar—there

  thegither—together, concerted

  thocht—thought, believed

  thrashel—threshold

  Tigh an Sglèat—house of slate (Gaelic)

  timorsome—timid, fearful, nervous

  tongue-tackit—dumb, mute

  toun—town

  tuath—north (Gaelic)

  tummle—tumble

  twa—two

  ugsome—gruesome, horrible

  unchancie—unlucky, dangerous, risky

  unco—strange, eccentric, odd

  verra—very

  wabbit—exhausted, weary

  waddin—wedding

  walcome—welcome

  wark—work

  warld—world

  washerwife—laundress

  wather—weather

  wauken—awaken

  weatherful—stormy

  weel—well

  westlin—western

  wey—way

  wha—who

  whan—when

  whatsomever—whatever

  whaur—where

  wheesht

  wi’—with

  wickit—wicked

  widdershins—counterclockwise

  windie—window

  wi’oot—without

  wird—word

  wranglesome—quarrelsome, contentious

  wull—will

  wynd—narrow, winding lane

  yestermorn—yesterday morning

  yestreen—yesterday evening