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airmbaan, airmbaand, airmban, airmband, airmbaun, airmbaund, baand, baandless, baandlessness, baands, baans, ban, ban$, ban$less, ban$lessness, ban$ster, band, bandless, bandlessness, bands, bandster, banless, banlessness, bann, bannless, bannlessness, banns, bans, banster, baun, baund, baundless, baundlessness, baunds, baundster, baunless, baunlessness, bauns, belly-ban, belly-baund, bend, braidbaand, braidban, braidban$, braidband, braidbaun, braidbaun$, braidbaund, brainbaan, breek-baand, breekband, breekbaund, broadbaun, cassie-baund, fasta, fasti, fastibaand, fastie, fastie-band, fastie-baund, haddibaand, haddiband, han-ban, haudibaund, haun-ban, haund-baund, head-band, heidban, heidband, heid-band, heidbaun, heidbaund, hoch-baund, hochbend, homliband, humlaband, humlibaand, humliband, humlibaund, humlie-band, kishie-baand, kishie-baund, kishy-baand, langband, langbaund, meer-bon, moo-ban, mooband, moo-band, moo-baund, mool-baand, mou-ban, mouband, mou-baund, muirban, muirband, muirbaun, muirbaund, mull-baund, ootbaan, ootbaand, ootband, ootbaund, outband, raeband, raebaund, sneck-ban, sneck-ban$, sneck-band, sneck-baun, sneck-baun$, sneck-baund, throu-baund, thru$-ban, thrubin, trow-band, trowe-baand, truban, vagil-band, veggel-baand, vegwal-baund, waistban, waistban$, waistband, waistbaund, wheelbaands, wheelbaund, wheelbaunds,
baund [bɑːn(d), bɔːn(d), N. I. baːn(d)]
n. Band, a cord, fetter, ribbon, strap etc. A hinge, a fastening for a door. A promise, an agreement, a money bond, marriage bond. Bondage, state of restraint. The curtain walls of a castle. The ridge of a hill. A band of people.
pl. baunds bands, straps etc. Bbonds of marriage.
v. To string together, to tether.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
airmbaund: An armband.
bauchle baund MN.: col. A shoelace.
baundless: Altogether abandoned to wickedness.
baundlessness: The state of abandonment to wickedness.
baundster [-stər,]: A binder of sheaves.
belly-baund: A harness or belly-band.
braidbaund: Broadband.
breekbaund: The waistband of the trousers.
cassie-baund, I.Sh. kishie-baund: A shoulder strap for carrying a cassie.
fastie-baund: I.Sh. A cross-beam running under the thwarts of a boat to secure the ribs.
haudibaund I.Sh.: The crossbeams under the thwart of a boat fastening the frame.
haund-baund: The wristband or cuff of a shirt.
heidbaund [hid-, NEC. SN. hed-, NN.b. (h)eɪd-]: A halter, the waistband of a garment.
hoch-baund: A strap or cord by which the hough-sinew of an animal is tied to prevent her kicking while being milked.
humlibaund I.Sh.: A thong to hold an oar for rowing.
inbaund [ˈɪn-]: A headstone in a wall.
langbaund I.Sh.: A roof purlin or crossbeam.
mou-baund: A halter for a horse, something that constricts the mouth. To pronounce with difficulty.
muirbaund: A hard impervious subsoil of sand, clay and stones.
mull-baund: I.Sh. To muzzle or restrain.
ootbaund: A stone with its long side along a wall face, a quoin.
raebaund: The rope attaching the sail to the yard.
sneck-baund: A string attached to a door latch inside leading outside so that the door can be opened.
throu-baund [I.Sh. tru-, trʌu baːn(d)]: A long stone extending through a building to reenforce it.
vegwal-baund: I.Sh. The rope which tied the animal to the stake.
waistbaund: Waistband.
wheelbaunds: Thin intestines as sheep used as wheelbands for spinning-wheels.
baar, baared, baart, bar, barr, barred, baur, baured, baurred, baurt, baurt, bawr, bawrd, bawred, crosbaar, crossbaur, crossbawr, debaar, debar, debarr, debaur, debawr,
baur [bɑːr, bɔːr, N. I. baːr]
n. A bar of wood etc. Something that obstructs, hinders, or impedes. A ridge or mound of sand or gravel that lies partially or completely underwater a short distance from and parallel to the shore.
v. To bar, ban, secure, exclude.
pt. pp. baurt, baured [ˈbɑːrd, ˈbɔːrd, N. I. ˈbaːrd]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
debaur [ˈdɪ-]: To exclude formally from the Communion Table those guilty of certain sins.
crossbaur: Crossbar.
baar, bar, barr, baur, bawr,
baur [ˈbɑːr, ˈbɔːr, N. I. ˈbaːr]
n. A joke, humerous situation, practical joke.
pl. baurs
Baabie, Baaby, babbie, Barbara, Baubie, Baurbara, Bawbie,
Baurbara [ˈbɑːrbərə, ˈbɔːrbərə, N. I. ˈbaːrbərə]
n. The personal name Barbara.
dim. Baubie
baarber, baurber,
baurber [ˈbɑːrbər, ˈbɔːrbər, N. I. ˈbaːrbər]
n. Barber.
baarel, baarrel, barrle, baurel, baurrel, berel, grötti-barrel, gruitie-baurel, gruittie-barrel, guitie-barrel,
baurel [ˈbɑːrəl, ˈbɔːrəl, N. I. ˈbaːrəl]
n. Barrel.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gruitie-baurel I.: A barrel for holding oil from fish livers.
Baurheid, Bawrheid, Bawrrheid, Borrheid,
Baurheid [ˈbɑːrhid, ˈbɔːr-, N. ˈbaːr-, -hed]
pn. Barrhead (Renfrewshire).
Barrhill, Baurhill,
Baurhill [ˈbɑːrhɪl, ˈbɑːrhʌl]
pn. Barrhill (Ayrshire).
baarley, baarley-bree, baarlie, baarlie-bree, baarly, baarly-bree, barley, barley_bree, barley-bree, barley-broo, baurley, baurley-bree, baurlie, baurlie-bree, baurly, parley,
baurley [ˈbɑːrlɪ, ˈbɔːrlɪ, -e, N. I. ˈbaːrɪ]
n. Barley.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
baurley-bree: Juice of barley, whisky.
deil's baurley: SW. The Caucasian stonecrop Sedum spurium.
bairm, bairmie, bairmy, barm, barman, barmed, barmie, barmin, barmless, barmy, baurm, baurmed, baurmie, baurmin, baurmless, baurmt, baurmy, berm, bermy,
baurm [ˈbɑrm, ˈbɔrm, N. I. ˈbaːrm]
n. Yeast, an insult, blame.
v. To mix yeast with or into wort. To ferment.
pt. pp. baurmt, baurmed
 
baurmie [ˈbɑrmɪ, ˈbɔrmɪ, N. I. ˈbaːrmɪ]
adj. Yeastie, foolish, crazy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
baurmin: Fermenting. The act of mixing yeast with wort to cause fermentation.
baurmless: Made (bread) without yeast or other raising agent.

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