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Leighton, Revised by Alexander

"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV."


EIZEL, _s._ a hot ember.
ELBECK, ELBUCK, _s._ elbow.
ELD, _adj._ old.
ELEVEN-HOURS, _s._ a luncheon.
ELDERS, _s. pl._ the members of the kirk-session among
Presbyterians.
ELS, _adv._ already.
ELSYN, ELSHYN, _s._ an awl.
ELVES, _s. pl._ fairies.
ELWAND, ELNWAND, _s._ a rod for measuring, an ell in
length.
EMBRO', _s._ Edinburgh.
EMERANT, _s._ emerald.
ENEUCH, ENEUGH, _s._ enough.
ERD, ERDE, YERD, YERTH, _s._ earth; soil or ground.
_To_ ERD, YERD, _v. a._ to inter.
ERDDIN, YIRDIN, _s._ an earthquake.
ERLIS, EARLES, _s._ earnest.
ERSE, _s._ Gaelic or Celtic, the language of the
Highlanders of Scotland.
ERY, EIRY, EERIE, _adj._ affected with fear.
ESK, _s._ a newt or lizard.
_To_ ETTIL, _v. n._ to aim at.
_To_ EVEN, _v. a._ to level.
EVENDOUN, _adj._ perpendicular.
EVIRLY, _adv._ continually; constantly.
EVINLY, _adj._ equally.
_To_ EXCAMB, _v. a._ to exchange.
_To_ EXPONE, _v. n._ to explain.

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FA, FAE, _s._ foe.
FA', _s._ fall.
FAIL, FALE, FEAL, _s._ a grassy turf; a sod.
FAIL-DYKE, _s._ a wall built of sods.
_To_ FAIRLY, FERLEY, _v. n._ to wonder.
FAIRNTICKL'D, _adj._ freckled.
FALD, FAULD, _s._ a sheepfold.
FAME, FAIM, _s._ foam.
FAND, _pret._ found; felt.
FARD, _adj._ _Weel-fard_, well-favoured;
well-looking.


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