Vulgar words in Sir Gibbie (Page 1)
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I doobt, O Lord, ye're gauin' to damn me dreidfu'.
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It was but the second touch of kindness Gibbie had received since he was the dog's guest: had he been acquainted with the bastard emotion of self-pity, he would have wept; as he was unaware of hardship in his lot, discontent in his heart, or discord in his feeling, his emotion was one of unmingled delight, and embodied itself in a perfect smile.
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Now, he had not heard of Chaucer, who made love to the daisies four hundred years before Burns.--God only knows what gospellers they have been on his middle-earth.
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"Damn the cratur!" cried Fergus.
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"I kenna hoo I never thoucht o' sic a thing afore," answered Janet, leaning her broom against the wall, and dusting a chair for her visitor; "but this mornin', whan my man an' me was sittin' at oor brakfast, there cam' sic a clap o' thunner, 'at it jist garred the bit hoosie trim'le; an' doon fell a snot o' soot intil the very spune 'at my man was cairryin' till's honest moo.
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"God damn the rascal 'at did it!" cried one of them, clenching his teeth, and forgetting himself quite in the rage of the moment.
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He had proved himself an ass, and the whole country would ring with mockery of him!
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Damn your insolent foolery!"
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"Damn your mummery!" said the laird, choking with rage.
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(exclamation), doggie, little dog, diminutive doin', doing, doobt, suspect; know; doubt, have an unpleasant conviction doobtin', suspecting; knowing, also doubting doobtless, doubtless, doobtna, do not suspect; do not know, also does not doubt doobts, suspects; knows, also doubts dooms, extremely; exceedingly, doon, down, doon', down, door-cheek, door-post; threshold, door-sill, threshold, doos, doves, dos, does, do't, do it, douce, gentle; sensible; sober; prudent, doup, bottom; backside; buttocks, draigon, dragon, reference to Revelation 12-13 draigons, dragons, dram, glass of whisky, drap, drop; small quantity of, drappit, dropped, drappy, little drop; a little (liquor), diminutive drawin', drawing, drear, dreary; dreariness; tedium, dree, endure; undergo; suffer, dree my weird, undergo my doom, dreemt, dreamed, dreid, dread, dreidfu', dreadful; dreadfully, drinkin', drinking, dronin', droning, drookit, drenched; soaked, droon, drown, droonin', drowning, droont, drowned, drop, drop-shaped earring, also drop drouth, thirst; dryness, also drought drouthie, thirsty; dry, drucken, drunken; tipsy, du, do, duds, clothes; rags; tatters, duin', doing, dulse, type of seaweed, dummie, little mute person, diminutive dune, done, dyke, wall of stone or turf, dykes, walls of stone or turf, ear, early, ear', early, ee, eye, e'e, eye, eedit, heeded, een, eyes, e'en, even; just; simply, also eyes; evening eese, use, efter, after; afterwards, else, otherwise; at another time; already, Embrough, Edinburgh, en', end, endeevour, endeavour, endeevourin', endeavouring; trying, eneuch, enough, enstance, instance, er, ere; before, er', ere; before, ettle, reach; intend; purpose; aim, even, even; compare, ever, before, also ever ever-mair, ever more, exemple, example, expeckit, expected, fa', fall; befall, failt, failed, faimily, family, fain, eager; anxious; fond, also fondly fa'in', falling, fallow, fellow; chap, fallow-feelin', mutual feeling, fan', found, fan't, found it, fa'ntit, fainted, fardin', farthing, faulds, folds, fause, false, fau't, fault; blame, fauvour, favour, fawvour, favour, feared, afraid; frightened; scared, fearfu', fearful; easily frightened, fearsome, terrifying; fearful; awful, feart, afraid; frightened; scared, feathert, feathered, fecht, fight; struggle, fechtin', fighting; struggling, feck, value; worth; advantage; majority, fee, hire oneself out, feel, foolish, also fool fegs, truly, mild oath; exclamation of surprise fell, very; potent; keen; harsh; sharp, intensifies; also turf fell-dyke, wall made of layers of sod, fellow-cratur, fellow creature, fells, sods, feow, few, fess, fetch, fest, fast, fey, doomed (to death), fillit, filled, fin', find; feel, fin'in', finding; feeling, Fin'on haddie, smoked haddock, firin', firing; heating, fit, foot; base, also fit; capable; able fittin', fitting, flax, flax; wick, flee, fly (insect), fleers, floors, fleg, blow; kick; stroke, fleggin', blowing; kicking; stroking, fleggit, blew; kicked; stroked, flegs, blows; kicks; strokes, fleyt, terrified; frightened, fling, kick; throw, fling't, kick it; throw it, flit, shift; remove; depart, flitted, shifted; removed; departed, flittin', shifting; removing; departing, flure, floor, forby, as well; as well as; besides, forgie, forgive, forgiein', forgiving, forgi'en, forgiven, forgifness, forgiveness, forkit, forked, for's, for his, for't, for it, foucht, fought, fowk, folk, fowth, plenty; abundance; full measure, frae, from, frank, generous; lavish, also generously fricht, frighten; scare away, frichtit, frightened; scared away, fule, fool, fules, fools, fulfillt, fulfilled, fundation, foundation, fun't, founded, fut, foot, gae, gave, gaed, went, gaein', going, 'gain, by; nearly; almost, gairdens, gardens, gait, way; fashion, also route; street gaits, ways, also routes; streets ga'le, gable, gane, gone, gang, go; goes; depart; walk, gang yer wa's, go on, gangin', going; walking, gar, cause; make; compel, garred, made; caused; compelled, gars, makes; causes; compels, gar't, made; caused; compelled, gat, got, gauin, going, gauin', going, gear, possessions; money; property, also livestock geese, goose, German Ocean, , old reference to the English Channel & North Sea gerse, grass, gether, gather, gey, very; considerable, geyan, considerably; somewhat; rather, ghaist, ghost, ghem, game (hunted animal), gie, give, gied, gave, giein, giving, giein', giving, gien, if; as if; then; whether, also given gien't, if it, gies, gives, gie't, give it, gin, if; as if; then; whether, girdle, griddle for baking scones, iron disc girnels, granaries; meal-chests, glaid, glad, glaiss, glass, glaisses, glasses, glamour, spell; charm; enchantment, glaur, mud; dirt; ooze, gleg, quick; lively; smart; quick-witted, glimp, glimpse; glance, also the least degree glintin', twinkling; glittering, gloamin', twilight; dusk, gloaming, twilight; dusk, gnerlet, gnarled, goodman, master; husband; head of household, gowans, daisies, gowany, flowered with daisies, gowd, gold, gowk, cuckoo; fool; blockhead, gowkit, foolish; silly, gowks, cuckoos; fools; blockheads, graivelly, gravely, gran', grand; capital; first-rate, gran'est, grandest, gran'father, grandfather, green bree, cesspool, also stagnant pool by a dunghill greitin', crying; weeping, grenite, granite, gret, great, grief, grieve, grip, grasp; understand, grippit, grasped; understood, growin', growing, growlin', growling, grue, feeling of horror; tremor, grum'lin', grumbling, grup, grip; grasp, gruppit, gripped; grabbed, gudeman, master; husband; head of household, guid, good, also God guid-hertit, good-hearted, guidit, treated; handled; managed, guiss, guess, guissin', guessing, haddie, haddock, hadna, had not, hae, have; has, hae a news, talk; gossip, haein, having, haein', having, haena, have not, hae's, have his, hae't, have it, haill, whole, hairm, harm, Haith!, Faith!, exclamation of surprise haithen, heathen, haithenish, heathenish, haiven, heaven, haiver, talk nonsense, hale, whole, half-hoor, half-hour, hame, home, han', hand, hang, hanged, also made hangin', hanging, hangt, hanged, hanks, rope; coil; skein of cotton, han'le, handle, han's, hands, hantle, much; large quantity; far, hap, cover; wrap; shield, h'ard, heard, hark, listen, harns, brains, hasna, does not have, haud, hold; keep, hauden, held; kept, haudin', holding; keeping, hauds, holds; keeps, haugh, river-meadow, hause, neck; throat, h'aven, heaven, hawpy, happy, haymows, large haystacks, heap, very much; heap, hearin', hearing, hearken, hearken; hear; listen to, hearkenin', hearkening; listening to, hearkent, hearkened; heard; listened to, hear't, hear it, hearten, encourage, Hech!, Oh!
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), meanin', meaning, meen, moon, meenute, minute, meeserable, miserable, meesery, misery, meetin', meeting, mem, Ma'am; Miss; Madam, mendit, mended; healed, menseless, ill-bred; boorish; unmannerly, mentionin', mentioning, mercifu', merciful; favourable, merriage, marriage, merry, marry, also merry merryin', marrying, mervel, marvel, mervellous, marvellous, mesel', myself, me't, it to me, micht, might, michtna, might not, michty, mighty; God, midden, dunghill; manure pile, midge, midge; gnat; mosquito, mids, midst; middle, miltin', melting, min', mind; recollection, also recollect; remember mincin', mincing, minnin, minnow, minnister, minister, min's, minds; reminds; recollects, mint, aimed at; intended to; attempted, mintit, minded; remembered, mirricle, miracle, mischeef, mischief; injury; harm, misguidit, wasted; mismanaged; ill-used, mistak, mistake, mither, mother, mony, many, moo, mouth, moo', mouth, moo'fu's, mouthfuls, mornin', morning, mornin's, mornings, motes, motes; specks; crumbs, reference to Matthew 7:3-5 mou'fu', mouthful, moul', mould; loose earth; top soil, mould, mould; loose earth; top soil, muckle, huge; enormous; big; great; much, mune, moon, muntains, mountains, murderin', murdering, muv, move; affect, My certie!, Take my word for it!, My certy!, Take my word for it!, my lane, on my own, mysel, myself, mysel', myself, na, not; by no means, nae, no; none; not, nae wise, nowise; in no way, naebody, nobody; no one, naegait, in no wise; nowhere, naething, nothing, naither, neither, naitral, natural, nait'ral, natural, nane, none, nat'ral, natural, natur, nature, natur', nature, near han', nearly; almost; near by, nearhan', nearly; almost; near by, necessar', necessary, neebour, neighbour, needcessity, necessity; state of need, needfu', needful; necessary; needy, needna, do not need; need not, neepers, neighbours, negleckit, neglected, neiper, neighbour, neist, next; nearest, nepkin, large handkerchief, nestie, little nest, diminutive 'neth, beneath; under, neuk, nook; recess; interior angle, news, talk; gossip, nicht, night; evening, nichts, nights, nick, score; mark (as signature), also cut nickum, mischievous and tricky boy, niffer, exchange; barter, nigher, nearer; closer, nipperty, mincing; affected, no, not, no', not, noo, now, nor, than; although; if, also nor nor'-easter, northeast wind, notwithstan'in', notwithstanding, noucht, nothing; not, nowt, cattle; oxen, o', of; on, obleeged, obliged, obligatit, obligated; obliged, o'er, over; upon; too, offerin', offering, ohn, without; un-, uses past participle not present progressive ohn expeckit, unexpected, on't, on it, ony, any, onybody, anybody; anyone, onything, anything, oogliest, ugliest, oogly, ugly, ook, week, ooks, weeks, oolets, owls, oonprovidit, unprovided, oor, our, oor lanes, on our own, oors, ours, oorsel's, ourselves, oot, out, ootcast, outcast, or, before; ere; until; by, also or ordinar', ordinary; usual; natural, also custom; habit orra, odd job (man), also idle; having no settled occupation o't, of it, ou, oh, oucht, anything; all, also ought ow, oh, exclamation of surprise ower, over; upon; too, owershot, very fast; racing; exploding, owre, over; upon; too, owse, ox, oye, grandchild; grandson; nephew, pairt, part, pairts, parts, pale, pointed piece of wood for fencing, paling, fence of pales, passin', passing; occasional, pastern, ankle (between hoof and fetlock), pasturs, pastures, pat, put; made, pawkiness, shrewdness; cunning, peelt, skinned, peeramid, pyramid, peetied, pitied, peety, pity, percaution, precaution, perfec', perfect; thorough; utter, perfeckly, perfectly; thoroughly; utterly, perplexin', perplexing, perris, parish, persuaudit, persuaded, perswaud, persuade, perswaudin', persuading, perswaudit, persuaded, pey, pay, peyed, paid, peyin', paying, pit, put; make, pitawtas, potatoes, pits, puts; makes, pitten, put; made, plaguit, plagued; troubled, plet, plate; dish, plooed, ploughed, plottin', plotting; planning, ploy, amusement; sport; escapade, poassible, possible, pooch, pocket, pooer, power, poun', pound (sterling), practeesed, practised, prankit, played tricks on, also played fast and loose with prayin', praying, prayt, prayed, preachin', preaching, preacht, preached, prech, preach, precher, preacher, pree, taste; try; prove; experience, preevileeges, privileges, prentit, printed, press-bed, box-bed with doors, prest, pressed, preten'it, pretended, priestie, little priest, diminutive pris'ner, prisoner, prood, proud, provokin', provoking, pruv, prove, pruv't, proven; proved, pu', pull, puckle, small quantity, puir, poor, pump, beer-shop, also pump putten, put, pyke, pick; pluck, quaiet, quiet, quaiet sough, quiet tongue, quaietest, quietest, quaitet, quieted; silenced, quest'ons, questions, quo', swore; said; quoth, railly, really, raither, rather, rale, real; true; very, randy, rough; wild; riotous, also coarse-tongued; abusive rant, make merry; revel, rase, rose, rave, tore, rax, extend; overdo it; stretch, raxed, extended; overdone it; stretched, reacht, reached, readin', reading, red, rid; free, redd, set in order; tidy; clean, reef, roof, refar, refer, refeese, refuse, reid, red, reik, smoke, releast, released, repentit, repented, reyn, rein, richt, right; correct, also mend richtly, certainly; positively, ridic'lous, ridiculous; unseasonable (weather), riggin', ridge; roof, rigs, ridges (in a ploughed field), rin, run, rinnin', running, rins, runs, rintherroot, gadabout; homeless vagrant; tramp, risin', rising, rist, rest, ristet, rested, rizon, reason, roamin', roaming, roarin', roaring, ro'd, road; course; way, roomie, little room, diminutive roon', around; round, rottan, rat, rouch, rough, roun, whisper, roun', around; round, rovin', roving, rowtin', bellowing; roaring; lowing, rucks, ricks; stacks, run k-nots, slip knots (that can not be untied), runkle, wrinkle; crease, 's, us; his; as; is, also has s', shall, sab, sob, sae, so; as, safe, safely, also safe safity, safety, sair, sore; sorely; sad; hard; very; greatly, also serve sairer, harder; sadder; sorer, saitisfee, satisfy, saiven, seven, sall, shall, san', sand, sang, song, sangie, little song, diminutive sangna, did not sing, sangs, songs, sangy, little song, diminutive sankna, did not sink, sarious, serious, sark, shirt, sattle, settle, sattled, settled, saugh, sallow; willow (type of tree), saven, wise; knowledgeable, savet, saved, savin', saving, also except Sawbath, Sabbath, sawmon, salmon, sawna, did not see, saw't, saw it, Sawtan, Satan, saxpence, sixpence, sayin', saying, says't, says it, say't, say it, 'scape, escape, scatter't, scattered, schuil, school, schuilin', schooling; education, schuilmaister, schoolmaster, schuilmaisterin', schoolmastering; teaching, scomfished, suffocated; stifled; choked, scoorin', scampering, scornin', mocking; ridiculing, Scotlan', Scotland, scrape, scrape; shave, scrattit, scratched; dug, scrimp, stunted; sparing, also short in weight or measure Scriptur', Scripture, scunner, disgust; disgusting; revolting, scunnerfu', disgusting; loathsome; sickening, seein', seeing, seemile, simile, seemin', seeming, seener, sooner, see't, see it, sen', send, set, set out; start off; become, set doon Bony an' set up Louy, lowers one; exalts another, Psalm 75:7 setna, do not set, Setterday, Saturday, Setterdays, Saturdays, settin', setting, settisfaction, satisfaction, shaidow, shadow, shal't, shelled, shaw, show; reveal, shee, shoe, sheen, shoes, sherp, sharp, shillin', shilling, shillin's, shillings, shirra, sheriff, shirra', sheriff, shoothers, shoulders, shot, speed; blasting; heavy breakers (sea), also shoot shottin', shooting, shuitable, suitable, sic, such; so, sich, sigh, sicht, sight, sids, husks of oats, siller, silver; money; wealth, simmer, Summer, simmerin', simmering, sin, since; ago; since then, also sin; sun sin', since; ago; since then, singin', singing, sitten, sat, sittin', sitting, sizon, season, skirlin', screaming; singing shrilly, sklet, (school) slate, also roofing slate sklet-pike, slate pencil, sma', small; little; slight; narrow; young, smokin', smoking; smouldering, smokin' flax, smouldering wick, reference to Matthew 12:20 snap, sharp blow; sudden stumble, snawba', snowball, sneck, door-latch; catch (gate), snot, small lump (of soot), soary, sorry, some, somewhat; rather; quite; very, also some somehoo, somehow, soo, ache; throb, soomin', swimming; floating, soon', sound, soopit, swept, soucht, sought, sough, sigh; sound of wind; deep breath, soughie, little sough, diminutive sowens, sour pudding of oats and water, sowl, soul, sowls, souls, spak, spoke, spate, spate; flood, speat, spate; flood, speerin', asking about; enquiring; questioning, speerit, spirit, speerits, spirits, speir, ask about; enquire; question, speirin', asking about; enquiring; questioning, speirs, asks about; enquires; questions, speirt, asked about; enquired; questioned, spen', spend, spendrife, spendthrift, speyk, speak, speykin', speaking, spier, ask about; enquire; question, spune, spoon, spunks, sparks; matches, spurtle, porridge stick, also wooden rod for turning oatcakes stair, stairs, stan, stand, stan', stand; stop, stane, stone; measure of weight, 1 stone = 14 pounds stanes, stones, stan'in, standing, stap, stop; stuff, also step stappit, stopped; stuffed, also stepped steek, shut; close; push, also stitch (as in clothing) stert, start; jump with surprise, sterve, starve, stick, stick; gore; butt with horns, stickin', sticking; goring, stickit, stuck; gored, stippety-stap, short mincing gait, stirks, steers, stockin', stocking, stockins, stockings, stockin's, stockings, stoot, stout; healthy; strong; plucky, strae, straw, straik, streak; stroke; caress, strang, strong, stray, lost; not at home, stude, stood, subjec', subject, subjec's, subjects, sucklin's, sucklings, sud, should, sudna, should not, sune, soon; early, suner, sooner, sune's, soon as, sunest, soonest, supposit, supposed, sutor, shoemaker; cobbler, sweem, swim; float, sweir, swear, sweirin', swearing, swoord, sword, syne, ago; since; then; at that time, also in (good) time 't, it, tae, toe, also the one taeless, toeless, taen, taken; seized, ta'en, taken; seized, tailie, little tail, diminutive tak, take; seize, tak a lug, have a dish, tak tent, look out; pay attention, takin', taking, takna, do not take, taks, takes; seizes, tane, the one, tap, top; tip; head, tarn, mountain lake, tarns, mountain lakes, taucht, taught, tay, tea, tee, 'to ye' i.e.