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A Glossary of the Scots Dialect |
| Wa' | a wall. |
| Wa'-flower | the wallflower. |
| Wab | a web. |
| Wabster | a weaver. |
| Wad | would; a wager; to wed (wad a haen = would have had). |
| Wad'a | would have. |
| Wadna | would not. |
| Wadset | a mortgage. |
| Wae | woe, sorrowful (wae days = woeful days) (wae worth = woe befall). |
| Wae's | woe is. |
| Waefu | woeful. |
| Waefu' | woeful. |
| Waes | woes (waes me = woe is me). |
| Waesucks | alas. |
| Waeworth | wo befall. |
| Waft | weft (cross thread in a loom). |
| Waifs | stray sheep. |
| Wair | worn (v. ware). |
| Wair't | spent it. |
| Wal'd | choose. |
| Wale | choice. |
| Walie | ample, large. |
| Wallop | (wallop in a tow = to hang oneself). |
| Walyfa' | ill befall! |
| Wame | the belly. |
| Wamefou | bellyfull. |
| Wan | did win; earned. |
| Wanchancie | unlucky. |
| Wanrestfu' | restless. |
| War'd | spent; bestowed. |
| Ware | to spend. |
| Wark | work. |
| Wark-lume | tool. |
| Warks | works. |
| Warl' | warld, world. |
| Warl'y | warldly, worldly. |
| Warld | the world. |
| Warlock | wizard. |
| Warly | worldly. |
| Warran | warrant. |
| Warran' | warrant. |
| Warse | worse. |
| Warsl'd | wrestled. |
| Warsle | to wrestle, to struggle. |
| Warst | worst. |
| Warstl'd | wrestled. |
| Wasna | was not. |
| Wast | west. |
| Wastrie | prodigality, riot. |
| Wat | wet; know (wat na, know not). |
| Water-fit | water-foot (the river's mouth). |
| Water-kelpies | water spirits (v. kelpies). |
| Waterbrose | meal and water. |
| Wattle | twisted wands. |
| Wauble | to wobble. |
| Waught | a big drink. |
| Wauk | to awake. |
| Wauken | to awaken. |
| Waukening | awakening. |
| Waukens | wakens. |
| Waukin | awake. |
| Waukit | thickened with toil. |
| Waukit(withtoil) | horny. |
| Waukrife | wakeful. |
| Wauks | awakes. |
| Waulie | jolly. |
| Waur | to fight, to defeat; worse. |
| Waur't | worsted (i.e. beaten fabric). |
| We'se | we shall or will. |
| Wean(weeone) | a child. |
| Weanies | babies. |
| Weans | children. |
| Weason | the weasand. |
| Wecht | a measure for corn. |
| Wee | little (a wee = short time) (a wee a-back = small space behind). |
| Weel | well. |
| Weel-faured | well-favored. |
| Weel-gaun | well-going. |
| Weel-hain'd | well-saved. |
| Weel-kent | well-known. |
| Weepers | mournings (on the steeve or hat). |
| Weet | wet. |
| Weethings | children. |
| Werena | were not. |
| Westlin | western. |
| Wha | who (wha e'er = who ever). |
| Wha's | whose; who is. |
| Whaizle | to wheeze. |
| Whalpet | whelped. |
| Whalpit | whelped. |
| Wham | whom. |
| Whan | when. |
| Whang | a large slice. |
| Whar | where. |
| Whare | where. |
| Whase | whose. |
| Whatfor | (whatfor no? = for what reason not?) |
| Whatna | what. |
| Whatreck | what matter; nevertheless. |
| Whatt | did whet or cut. |
| Whaup | a curlew. |
| Whaur | where. |
| Whaur'll | where will. |
| Wheep | v. penny-wheep. |
| Wheep(pennywheep=smallbeer) | |
| Whid | a fib. |
| Whiddin | running as a hare. |
| Whids | gambols. |
| Whigmaleeries | crochets, peculiarities. |
| Whigmeleeries | crotches. |
| Whiles | from time-to-time. |
| Whin | furze brush. |
| Whingin | whining. |
| Whingin' | whining, complaining. |
| Whins | furze. |
| Whirlygigums | useless ornaments. |
| Whisht | peace. |
| Whiskit | whisked. |
| Whissle | whistle. |
| Whist | silence. |
| Whistle | the throat. |
| Whitter | a healthy draft of liquor. |
| Whittle | a knife. |
| Whun-stane | granite. |
| Whup | a whip. |
| Whyles | sometimes. |
| Wi' | with. |
| Wi's | with his. |
| Wi't | with it. |
| Wick | a term in curling. |
| Wicker | (willow wicker = small species of willow). |
| Widdifu' | gallows-worthy. |
| Widdle | struggle or bustle. |
| Wiel | a small whirlpool. |
| Wifie | wife (dim). |
| Wight | strong, powerfull. |
| Wighter | more influential. |
| Wil' | wild. |
| Willcat | wildcat. |
| Willyart | wild, strange. |
| Wimpl't | wimpled. |
| Wimple | to meander. |
| Wimplin | flowing, meandering. |
| Win | won. |
| Win' | wind. |
| Win't | did wind. |
| Winkin | winking. |
| Winn | to winnow. |
| Winna | will not. |
| Winnin | winding. |
| Winnock | window. |
| Winnock-bunker | window seat. |
| Wins | winds. |
| Wintle | staggering motion. |
| Wintles | struggles. |
| Winze | a curse. |
| Wiss | wish. |
| Witha' | withal. |
| Withoutten | without. |
| Won | to dwell. |
| Wonner | a wonder. |
| Wons | dwells. |
| Woo' | wool. |
| Woodie | the gallows. |
| Woodies | twigs, withes. |
| Wooer-babs | garters tied above the calf of the leg with two loops. |
| Wordie | word (dim). |
| Wordy | worthy. |
| Worl' | world. |
| Worset | worsted. |
| Worth | v. wae worth. |
| Wraith | ghost. |
| Wrang | wrong. |
| Wreeths | wreaths. |
| Wud | mad. |
| Wumble | anger. |
| Wyle | to beguile, to decieve. |
| Wyliecoat | flannel vest. |
| Wyling | beguiling. |
| Wyte | to blame. |
| Wyte(weight) | blame. |
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