Glossary Of Scottish Words Used By Robert Burns: J-Words

J-Words

by Robert Burns

Jad

Jade; also a familiar term among country folks for a giddy young girl.

Jauk

To dally, to trifle.

Jauner

Talking, and not always to the purpose.

Jaup

A jerk of water, to jerk, as agitated water.

Jaw

Course raillery, to pour out, to shut, to jerk as water.

Jillet

A jilt, a giddy girl.

Jimp'

To jump; slender in the waist, handsome.

Jink

To dodge, to turn a corner; a sudden turning, a corner.

Jink an' diddle

Moving to music, motion of a fiddler's elbow; starting here and there with a tremulous movement.

Jinker

That turns quickly; a gay sprightly girl.

Jinkin'

Dodging; the quick motion of the bow of the fiddle.

Jirt

A jemissionemmission of water; to squirt.

Jocteleg

A kind of knife.

Jouk

To stoop, to bow the head; to conceal.

Jow, to jow

The swinging motion and pealing sound of a large bell.

Jundie

To jostle, a push with the elbow.