Glossary Of Scottish Words Used By Robert Burns: K-Words
K-Words
by Robert Burns
- Kae
- A daw.
- Kail
- Colewort, a kind of broth.
- Kailrunt
- The stem of a colewort.
- Kain
- Fowls, etc., paid as rent by a farmer.
- Kebars
- Rafters.
- Kebbuck
- A cheese.
- Keckle
- Joyous cry; to cackle as a hen.
- Keek, keekit
- A keek, to peep.
- Kelpies
- A sort of mischievous water-spirit, said to haunt fords and fairies at night, especially in storms.
- Ken
- To know, ken'd, or ken't, knew, known.
- Kennin
- A small matter.
- Kenspeckle
- Well known.
- Ket, Ketty
- Matted, a fleece of wool.
- Kiaugh
- Carking, anxiety; to be in a flutter.
- Kilt
- To truss up the clothes.
- Kimmer
- A young girl; a gossip.
- Kin
- Kindred, kind.
- King's-hood
- A certain part of the entrails of an ox.
- Kintra, Kintrie
- Country; kintra-cooser, country stallion.
- Kirn
- The harvest supper; a churn.
- Kirsen
- To christen, to baptize.
- Kist
- Chest, a shop counter.
- Kitchen
- Anything that eats with bread to serve for soup, gravy.
- Kith
- Kindred.
- Kittlin'
- Cuddling.
- Kittle
- To tickle, ticklish.
- Kittling
- A young cat.
- Kiutle, Kiutleing, or Kuittle
- to cuddle, country cuddling, fondling.
- Knaggie
- Like knags, or points of rocks.
- Knap
- To strike or break.
- Knappin'-hammer
- A hammer for breaking stones.
- Knowe
- A small round hillock, a knoll.
- Knurl
- Dwarf.
- Knurlin'
- Crooked but strong; knotty.
- Kye
- Cows.
- Kyte
- The belly.
- Kythe
- To discover, to show one's self.
Source:
The Poetical Works Of Robert BurnsCopyright 1910
Ward, Lock, and Co., Ltd