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bonail, bonailie, bonailies, bonails, bonalais, bonalie, bonalies, bonello, bonellos, bonnaillie, bonnaillies,
bonailie [bɔnˈeli]
n. A drink (toast) taken with a friend on departure.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cry bonailies: To cry godspeed.
boan, boand, boander, boandit, boaner, boanit, bon, bon$, bon$it, bond, bondager, bonder, bondit, bonnar, bonner, bonnit, gabound, gae_bond,
bond [bɔn(d), bon(d)]
n. A bond.
v. To mortgage.
pt. pp. bondit [ˈbɔn(d)ɪt, ˈbon(d)ɪt] adj. Bonded, united.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bondage: Bondage.
bondager [ˈbɔndɪdʒər]: A female field-worker in bondaged service.
bonder [ˈbɔn(d)ər, ˈbon(d)ər]: One who has untertaken a bond or pledge. A bond.
gae bond: NN.a. To warrant, guarantee, assure.
bongel, bongle, bungel, bungle,
bongle [ˈbɔŋgəl, ˈboŋgəl]
n. A big clod of earth turned up in harrowing.
v. To throw a sod or turf at someone.
B$nill, B$nuil, Bonill, Bun$ul,
Bonill [bəˈnɪl, bəˈnʌl]
pn. Bonhill (West Dunbartonshire).
 
The Gaelic is Both an Uillt.
boanie, boannie, boanniest, boany, bonie, bonneh, bonney, bonnie, bonnielie, bonniely, bonnier, bonniest, bonnilie, bonnily, bonny, bonnyer, bonnyest, bony, unbonnie, unbonny,
bonnie [ˈbɔnɪ, ˈbone]
n. A small quantity of anything.
adv. adj. Beautifully, prettily, fairly. Handsomely.
adj. Beautiful, pretty, fair. Handsome, attractive. Great, considerable. Used ironically to mean fine.
bonnier comp.
bonniest superl.
 
bonnily
adv. Beautifully, finely.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
unbonnie: Ugly, unsightly.
Bonniebrig, Bonnybrig,
Bonniebrig [ˈbɔnɪbrɪg]
pn. Bonnybridge (Falkirk).
Bonnierig, Bonnyrigg,
Bonnierig [ˈbɔnɪrɪg]
pn. Bonnyrigg (Midlothian).
bonksi, bonksie, bonxie,
bonxie [I. ˈbɔŋksi]
n. The Great Skua Stercorarius skua.
boodie, boody, boudie, boudy, tatie-boodie, tattieboodie, tattie-boodie, tattie-boody, tattie-bootie, tattie-boudie, tattie-boudy,
boodie [ˈbudi]
n. A ghost or goblin.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tattie-boodie: A scarecrow.
booder, boolder, booler, bouder, bouder, boulder, bowder, bowlder, byowder,
boolder [ˈbuldər]
also bowder [ˈbʌudər]
n. A boulder. A great squall, blast, a heavy storm of wind and rain.

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