Vernacular of the Border 
SCOTCH 
Brose 
Kailbroo 
Burn 
Cauld 
Cheipers 
Carline 
Cooslip 
Crowstairs 
Cushat 
Curlykale. 
Daft 
Docken 
Drift 
Dyke 
Drucken 
Flit 
Ferni tickled 
Feu 
Fog, fug 
Fogie 
Fremfolk 
Graip 
Muckfork 
Gait 
Gang yer ain 
gait 
Haud 
To hap 
Hansel 
Hollen 
Ingaan (to a 
Kirk) 
Hasp 
Hoos 
Hawthorn 
Hindberry 
Kailstock 
Kail 
Kailyaird 
Kailworm 
ENGLISH 
■ Broth 
Brook 
Cold 
Cricket insect 
Old woman 
Cowslip 
Corbeau (French) 
Dove 
Curled colewort 
Silly 
Dock a plant 
Flying snow 
Drystone wall 
Drunken 
To change houses 
Freckled 
Possession held on pay- 
ment of rent 
Moss 
Old person or invalid 
soldier 
Strangers 
Three-pronged garden - 
fork 
Way 
Go your own way. 
To hold 
To cover 
An earnest 
Holly 
In going 
FOREIGN EQUIVALENTS 
Ceales briu (Anglo-Saxon), 
Brunnr (Icelandic) ; Byrna (Anglo- 
Saxon). 
Kalt (Icelandic) ; Ceald (Anglo- 
Saxon). 
From the Icelandic Keipar, to make 
a slight noise. (This expression 
is also used in America. ) 
Karlinna (Icelandic). 
Cuslyppe (Anglo-Saxon). 
Corbeil in masonry. 
Cusceote (Anglo-Saxon). 
Krullkrael (Icelandic) ; Kruskael 
(Danish). 
Dauf(Icelandic);Doef(Sueo-Gothic). 
Docken (Anglo-Saxon). 
Drifa (Icelandic) ; Drifan (Anglo- 
Saxon). 
Dige (Danish) ; Die (Anglo-Saxon) ; 
Dike (Sueo-Gothic). 
Drifwa (Sueo-Gothic). 
Drukken (Danish). 
Flitte (Danish). 
Fregne (Danish). 
Feo (Anglo-Saxon). 
Fug (Danish). 
Fogde (Sueo-Gothic). 
Fremmede folke (Danish); Fremd 
(Anglo-Saxon). 
Grepe (Sueo-Gothic). 
Moggreve (Danish). 
Gata (Icelandic). 
Hald (Danish). 
Hiupr (Icelandic). 
Hansel (Danish). 
Holen (Anglo-Saxon). 
In gang (Anglo-Saxon). 
Latch 
House 
May 
Raspberry 
Cabbagestock 
Colewort cabbage 
Cabbage-garden 
Caterpillar 
Haspe (Danish). 
Huus (Danish); Hus (Anglo-Saxon). 
Hagadorn (Anglo-Saxon) ; Hage- 
dorn (Modern German). 
Hindbaer (Danish) ; Hindberrie 
(Anglo-Saxon). 
Kaalstok (Swedish). 
Kaal (Danish). 
Kaalgaard (Danish). 
Kaalorm (Danish). 
