148 Transactions. 



Flapperhags, butter-burs. 



Friggle, to work vainly, to work at trifles. 



Fleem. I was surprised to hear this word used in the sense 

 of phlegm, spume, but my surprise ceased when it was found as 

 far back as in Chaucer. 



Foisouach or Fuskloch, waste straw, dried grass, chips of 

 wood, or refuse of that sort. 



Forth?/, in good condition, applied to cattle, 



Fettel, condition. 



G. 



Gaishon, a skeleton; a word found in James Hogg's writings. 

 It also means extremely emaciated. 



Gairies, steep, rough rocks ; gair means side in the Scotch 

 ballad of '' Burd Helen." Gair seems to mean a rough place in 

 the " Brownie of Blednoch." 



Gangers, people afoot coming home from church in contrast 

 to those in vehicles. 



Goivf, to flaunt about, to coquette. A gowf is a foolish 

 gigglet ; Chaucer gofish, foolish. 



Gelloclc, an iron lever or crow-bar. 



Gellock, the earwig ; Renfrewshire gullacher. 



Giyl, the gable ; Renfrewshire gavel. 



Ged, a pike ; an old English word allied to goad. The names 

 both of pike and ged are suggested by the shape of its snout. 



Gill, a leech. 



Gled or Buzzard-gled, the buzzard. — Communicated. 



Glif, a short sleep, a short while, a fright. 



Galligaskins, rig-and-fur woollen coverings for the legs. — 

 "Bennett's Tales of Nithsdale." 



Groozle, to speak huskily. 



Gauhert, a domestic cock that does not crow or lead out the 

 hens gallantly. 



Gorrach, to crowdy, or to mix pori-idge with milk, or to make 

 mud pies. " What are you gorraching there for in the dirt ?" is 

 addressed to a child. 



Gunner, the yellow-hammer. — Communicated. 



Goan, a wooden dish for holding porridge. 



Gorlings, nestlings ; in Renfrewshire Scuddies. This interest- 

 ing word is allied to English girl and French gar9on. Originally 



