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Athelstaneford, Atholstanefuird, Elshinford, Elshinfuird, Elshinthord, Elshinthurd,
Elshinfuird [ˈɛlʃɪnfərd, ˈɛlsɪnθərd]
pn. Athelstaneford (East Lothian).
elsk, elska, elsko,
elsk [I.Sh. ɛlsk]
v. To love.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
elska cry: I.Sh. A death cry.
Bess, Bessie, Bessy, Betsy, Bettsy, Elsbeth, Else, Elsie, Elspa, Elspat, Elspath, Elspet, Elspeth, Eppie, Eppy, Leebie, Leeby, Leezie, Leezy, Leezy, Liebie, Lieby, Liezie, Liezy, Luzzee, Nepps,
Elspeth [ˈɛlspəθ]
n. The Personal name Elizabeth.
dim. Elsie, Eppie, Nepps
also Bess, dim. Bessie. Leezie [ˈliːzɪ], Leebie [ˈlibi] from Elizabeth.
 
bessie n. An ill-mannered, romping, or bad-tempered woman or girl, a light-headed girl.
carrie-elt, elt, eltit,
elt [NN.b. I. ˈɛlt]
v. To knead dough or butter etc. To handle roughly, to injure. To begrime or soil with mud etc. To work persistently or laboriously.
pt. pp. eltit
n. Dough, a kneaded mass. A heavy laborious job. Astout, awkwardly-built woman
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
carrie-elt: A thick ill-baked oat-bannock.
mak and elt o: To bungle, to make a mess of.
Elvanfit, Elvanfuit, Elvanfut,
Elvanfit [ˈɛlvənfrt, -fʌt]
pn. Elvanfoot (South Lanarkshire).
eem, eme, emm,
eme [im]
n. The maternal uncle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
auld-eme: Grand-uncle.
amerand, emeralt, emerant,
emerant [ˈɛmərənt]
adj. Emerald, a green colour.
aamers, ammer, ammers, aumers, emers, emmer, emmers,
emmer [ˈɛmər, ˈemər, ˈɑːmər]
n. Ember.
pl. emmers
ember, emmer, immer,
emmer [I. ˈɛmər, ˈɪmər]
also emmer guiss
n. The great northern diver Gavia immer.
emlines, emlins, emmanes, emmlins,
emmlins [MN. ˈɛmlɪnz]
n. Scraps, fragments, left-overs, entrails, giblets.

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