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back-thocht, forethocht, forthocht, ill-thochtet, ill-thochtit, thoacht, thochen, thochie, thocht, thochten, thochtfah, thochtfu, thochtfu$, thochtie, thochtiness, thochtit, thochtless, thochty, thoght, thoucht, tocht, tout, towt, unthocht, unthocht-lang,
thocht [θoxt, S. θʌuxt, I.Sh. toxt]
n. Thought. Anxiety, care, trouble, a cause of concern or anxiety, a burden, worry.
dim. thochtie A thought, an idea. A very small amount, a very little, of a substance, time or distance etc.
thochtie
adj. Attentive, anxious. Serious-minded, given to thought, pensive.
thochtit
adj. Inclined to think. Of the opinion specified.
Compounds and phrases etc.
a thocht: The least bit.
back-thocht: A reflection, suspicion.
forethocht: Forethought.
forethochtie: Cautious, having foresight.
ill-thochtit: Having evil or suspicious thoughts, tending to think the worst, nasty-minded.
tae a thocht: To a hairbreadth, to a nicety.
thochtiness: Seriousness, melancholy.
thochtfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Thoughtful.
thochtless: Thoughtless.
unthocht-lang: Without getting bored.
See think also.
thoil, thole, thole$t, tholeable, tholed, tholemeedie, tholemoodie, tholemoody, thole-muiddy, tholemuidie, tholin, tholit,
thole [θol]
n. Patience, endurance The ability to suffer or endure.
v. To suffer, undergo pain, grief or vexation etc. To be subjected to or afflicted with, to have to bear or endure. To endure with patience or fortitude, to put up with, tolerate, stand, suffer in silence. To be capable of, to be able to admit or endure etc. To bear, allow for, have space, time or strength for, to manage. To be patient, wait patiently, to last out, endure.
pt. pp. thole't, tholed
Compounds and phrases etc.
tholeable adj. Bearable.
tholemuidie: Patient, pensive.
thole throu: To pull through an illness etc.
tholin: Enduring.
dee, deesel, desel, di, dine, dines, dou, du, du$s, dus, dy, dysel, th$ee, thee, theer, theesel, thine, thines, thoo, thoo$re, thoo$s, thoor, thou, thou$s, thowe, thu, thu$re, thy, thysel, tou, tu,
thoo [ðuː, S. ðʌu, I.Sh. duː]
pron. Thou. The Second person nominative.
Second person objective thee [ðiː, S. ðae, I.Sh. di(ː)] Thee, NN.a. pl. theer.
Second person possessive thy [ðaɪ, I.Sh. dai] also thee [ði(ː) I.Sh. di(ː)] and I.Sh. thine(s) [daɪn(z)]
thysel, theesel [-sɛl] Thyself.
Thoo, thee and thy now only occur in peripheral dialects, having been replaced by forms of you. Thoo, thee and thy are usually used between equals and intimate friends, by parents and elders to children, by masters to servants, and occasionally. Contemptuously. The second person plurals You and your(s) are used as the singular in formal situations and when speaking to superiors.
Compounds and phrases etc.
thoo are contracted thoo're: Thou art.
thoo is contracted thoo's: Thou art.
thoosan, thoosan$, thoosan$s, thoosand, thoosands, thoosandt, thoosans, thoosant, thoosanth, thoosants, thoosen, thoosens, thoosin, thoosint, thooson, thoosons, thoozand, thoozands, thousan, thousans, thousant,
thoosand [ˈθuːzən(d), I.Sh. tuːzən(d)]
n. Thousand.
pl. thoosands
adj. Thousand.
thoosandt [ˈθuːzən(d)t]: A thousandth.
thorae, thorow, thorra, throu,
thorae [ˈθoːrə]
n. A thorough clean or tidying.
prep. Through, from one side or end to the other of.
adv. Through, so as to traverse.
adj. Thorough. Mentally alert, sane.
v. To prosecute a matter to its end, to further, carry forward.
Compounds and phrases etc.
thorae oot: Throughout.
thoarn, thoarny, thorn, thornie, thornie, thorny, thorny, thorny_back, thornyback, thorny-back, thurn, toarn, toarny, toarny, torno,
thorn [θɔrn, I.Sh. tɔrn]
n. A thorn. A sharp spine or spine-like projection on an animal or fish.
dim. thornie MN. The thornback ray Raja clavata.
thorny
adj. Thorny.
Compounds and phrases etc.
thorny-back: SEC. MN. I.Sh. The thornback ray Raja clavata.
Thornhive, Thorn-hive, Thornhyve,
Thornhyve [ˈθɔrnhaev]
pn. Thornhaven (Angus).
annathwart, annehwart, annehwart, anyatwart, anyatwart, athort, athourt, athwart, athwort, atwart, tharter, thort, thorter, thortlins, thwart, thwarter, thwartle, twart, twarter, twartie, twartle, twartleens,
thort [θɔrt]
also rare thwart [θwart, I.Sh. twart]
prep. Across, from side to side with motion implied.
adv. Across, transversely, obliquely.
adj. Lying across, transverse.
v. To thwart, baffle frustrate.
athort [əˈ-]
also athwart
adv. Across in various directions, across, over.
prep. Across in various directions, across, all over, about.
thorter [-ər] (thort + contracted ower)
also thwarter
n. A quick cursory performance of some task, as housework, a hurried going-over.
prep. Across, on or to the other side of, over.
adv. Across, athwart.
adj. Running across or placed at a right or oblique angle to something else. Slanted, asquint, awry. Of wood: cross-grained.
v. To go up and down and across a piece of work. To do something in a criss-cross fashion. To work at right angles to what one has done previously. To oppose, thwart, frustrate.
Compounds and phrases etc.
annathwart: [I.Sh. ˈan(j)ətwart] Awkward in nature, contrary, unpredictable.
thwartie: I.Sh. Bad tempered, disagreeable.
thwartle: I.Sh. To cross, oppose.
thortlins: Crosswise.
thoom, thoomb, thoum, thoumb, thoumie, thoumikins, toom, tuimikins, tum,
thoum [θum, I.Sh. tum]
n. Thumb.
dim. thoumie MN. The wren Troglodytes troglodytes.
v. To touch, rub, massage, dab, press or twist etc. with the thumb.
Compounds and phrases etc.
thoumikins I.Sh.: An instrument for twisting ropes.
miller's thoum: S. The stone loach Barbatula barbatula or willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus.
tam thoum: S. The wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix or willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus.
thou, thow, thow$d, thow$t, thowd, thowe, thowed, thowet, thowt, tow, towe,
thowe [θʌu, I.Sh. tʌu]
n. A state of thaw, melting snow, ice or slush. A perspiration, profuse sweat.
v. To thaw. To soften by soaking.
pt. pp. thowed
Compounds and phrases etc.
smore thowe: SN. Heavy snow accompanied by a strong wind.
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