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The Proverbs of Scotland · Alexander Hislop — chapter 242 of 242 · ~126 words · public domain

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Winna, will not.

Wist, wished.

Wisp, to clean; to tie up with straw; a handful of straw.

Withershins, the contrary direction.

Wizen, weasand, the throat.

Woad, mad.

Woo, wool.

Woodie, diminutive of wood.

Worry, to strangle, to suffocate.

Wow, the cry of a cat.

Wrang, wrong, injury, hurt.

Wud, mad.

Wuss, to wish.

Wylie-coat, a flannel vest.

Wyte, to blame, to find fault with.

Yaird, a yard, a kitchen garden.

Yeld, barren.

Yer, your.

Yerk, to writhe, to start with pain.

Yeuky, itchy.

Yewns, "the refuse of grains blown away by the fanners."

Yirr, to snarl like a dog.

Yokin, the time that a horse should be in a cart.

Yoursel, yourself.

Yowl, to howl; the cry of a dog.

Yule, Christmas.

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