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tairt, tert,
tairt [teːrt, tɛrt]
n. A tart, a pastry with filling.
adj. Tart, sour, acid.
n. A tart, a pastry with filling.
adj. Tart, sour, acid.
tairtan, tartan, teartane, tertane,
tairtan [ˈteːrtən]
n. Tartan. A woolen cloth with a stiped pattern of different colours crossing at right angles.
adj. Made of or having a chequered pattern like tartan.
n. Tartan. A woolen cloth with a stiped pattern of different colours crossing at right angles.
adj. Made of or having a chequered pattern like tartan.
Compounds and phrases etc.
teir the tairtan: To speak Gaelic. To talk loudly and volubly, to jabber away, make a great clamour.
taet, tait, taitlock, tate, tatelock, teat,
tait [tet]
n. A small tuft, lock or bundle of any fibrous material such as hair, wool or flax-tow etc. A tuft of grass, a small bundle or wisp of hay or corn etc. A small amount or portion of anything.
v. To pull or pluck out fibres etc. To tease out.
n. A small tuft, lock or bundle of any fibrous material such as hair, wool or flax-tow etc. A tuft of grass, a small bundle or wisp of hay or corn etc. A small amount or portion of anything.
v. To pull or pluck out fibres etc. To tease out.
Compounds and phrases etc.
taitlock: A trailing ragged part of the hem of a worn skirt. Matted tufts of wool at a sheep's tail.
See taut also.
taiver, taiversome, taiversum, teaver, teever, teeversome, teeversum, teiver,
taiver [ˈteːvər, U. ˈtiːvər]
n. pl. taivers Idle, foolish talk.
v. To wander aimlessly, to dally, trifle, waste time. To annoy, vex, irritate.
pt. pp. taivert, taivered adj. Muddled, bewildered, harrassed.
n. pl. taivers Idle, foolish talk.
v. To wander aimlessly, to dally, trifle, waste time. To annoy, vex, irritate.
pt. pp. taivert, taivered adj. Muddled, bewildered, harrassed.
Compounds and phrases etc.
taiversome [-səm]: Tedious, wearisome, annoying, vexatious.
taivers,
taiver [ˈteːvərz, ˈtɛvərz]
n. Usually pl. Rags, tatters, shreds.
v. Boil, over-cook.
pt. pp. taivert, taivered. S. Boiled to shreds.
n. Usually pl. Rags, tatters, shreds.
v. Boil, over-cook.
pt. pp. taivert, taivered. S. Boiled to shreds.
aaftak, afftak, aff-tak, afftakin, aff-takkan, afftakkin, aw_taen, doontak, doon-tak, doun-tak, ill-ta$n, ill-taen, ill-tain, ill-takken, ill-tane, intak, misbeteuk, misbetook, misbetuk, mista$en, mistaen, mistak, mistake, mistakk, mistakken, misteen, misteuk, mistouk, mistuik, mistuk, o$ertak, ontack, ontaen, ontak, ontakin, ontakkin, oot-tack, oot-tak, owertaen, owertak, owertakken, owretaen, owretak, ta$, ta$en, taak, taakin, tac, tack, tacken, tackie, tacky, tae, taein, taein, taen, taen, taen$t, taen-like, tain, tak, taken, takin, takin$, takk, takken, takken-like, takkie, takkin, takky, takun, tane, tayed, teen, teuk, teuken, tikken, tin, tjook, tøk, tön, tone, took, tooken, tookin, touk, tu$k, tuck, tuik, tuiken, tuin, tuk, tuk, tuk$, tuken, tukken, undertak, unnertak, unnertakkin, untaen, untakken, unteen, uttak,
tak [tak, tek]
v. To take.
pt. teuk [S. C. I. tøk, tyk, tɪk, WC. t(j)ʌk, U. tʌk, MN. t(j)uk, tuk] Took.
pp. takken, taen [S. C. U. I. teːn, N. I. tiːn], teuken Taken.
v. To take.
pt. teuk [S. C. I. tøk, tyk, tɪk, WC. t(j)ʌk, U. tʌk, MN. t(j)uk, tuk] Took.
pp. takken, taen [S. C. U. I. teːn, N. I. tiːn], teuken Taken.
Compounds and phrases etc.
afftak: n. A mocking remark or jeer. A deduction.
afftakkin: Sarcasm, mockery.
aw taen: All taken. Embarrassed.
betak [bəˈ-]: To inflict on, hand over, to have recourse to. To recover oneself. To overtake, beset, pt. beteuk pp. betakken, betaen.
doun-tak: A humiliation, disparagement. To taunt.
ill-taen, ill-takken: Ill-taken.
intak: The act of taking in. Reclaimed farmland. A water inlet or diversion. Fraud, deception. A swindler. To take in. A narrowing.
misbeteuk: adj. Misunderstood.
mistak: A mistake, to make a mistake, go wrong, to do wrong, to transgress.
misteuk: Mistook.
mistakken, mistaen: Mistaken.
ontak: Taking on, a start, an undertaking, a bustle, a fuss, airs, an assumption.
ontakkin: An approach, a beginning, taking on airs, taking or buying on credit, reckless in expenditure, dishonest.
owertak: To overtake, to catch up on a piece of work or business, overcome one's strength or wits. To stupefy, confound pp. owertaen, owertakken Made helpless, overcome, stupefied.
no taen: Not taken, dissatisfied with.
oot-tak: I. Lasting quality, durability, yield, return. Expenses, outlay.
taen it: Taken it, contracted taen't.
taen up: Arrested.
taen up wi, takken up wi: Charmed, preoccupied.
taen-like/takken-like: Spellbound, mesmerized, surprised.
tae-tak: I. A distreputable character.
tak aboot: To take care of or look after, see to a crop.
tak aff: To turn or shut off moving machinery etc. To cease the running of a mill etc. To take measurements for new clothes etc. To take occupancy of an allotment of land. To pass off, make light of, dismiss as trivial. To take aback, disconcert, put out, annoy. Of bad weather: to abate, cease, to come to a stop or standstill. To seize up, to take after, resemble.
takkie: The game of tig.
takkin [-ɪn], taein [tøːɪn, tyɪn, teːɪn, MN. tiːɪn]: Taking.
tak in: To cultivate. To undertake.
tak up: To pick or gather up, to make a collection at a meeting etc., to lead the praise in church, to act as precentor, to raise or lift one's foot in order to kick, to tend, care for, take charge of, to re-open a school or college after a holiday, to commence a new term or session of, to comprehend, understand, get the meaning or hang of a person or idea.
tak wi: To admit, acknowledge.
tick and tak: A game of tig.
unnertak: Undertake.
unnertakkin: Undertaking.
untakken, untaen: Untaken.
afftakkin: Sarcasm, mockery.
aw taen: All taken. Embarrassed.
betak [bəˈ-]: To inflict on, hand over, to have recourse to. To recover oneself. To overtake, beset, pt. beteuk pp. betakken, betaen.
doun-tak: A humiliation, disparagement. To taunt.
ill-taen, ill-takken: Ill-taken.
intak: The act of taking in. Reclaimed farmland. A water inlet or diversion. Fraud, deception. A swindler. To take in. A narrowing.
misbeteuk: adj. Misunderstood.
mistak: A mistake, to make a mistake, go wrong, to do wrong, to transgress.
misteuk: Mistook.
mistakken, mistaen: Mistaken.
ontak: Taking on, a start, an undertaking, a bustle, a fuss, airs, an assumption.
ontakkin: An approach, a beginning, taking on airs, taking or buying on credit, reckless in expenditure, dishonest.
owertak: To overtake, to catch up on a piece of work or business, overcome one's strength or wits. To stupefy, confound pp. owertaen, owertakken Made helpless, overcome, stupefied.
no taen: Not taken, dissatisfied with.
oot-tak: I. Lasting quality, durability, yield, return. Expenses, outlay.
taen it: Taken it, contracted taen't.
taen up: Arrested.
taen up wi, takken up wi: Charmed, preoccupied.
taen-like/takken-like: Spellbound, mesmerized, surprised.
tae-tak: I. A distreputable character.
tak aboot: To take care of or look after, see to a crop.
tak aff: To turn or shut off moving machinery etc. To cease the running of a mill etc. To take measurements for new clothes etc. To take occupancy of an allotment of land. To pass off, make light of, dismiss as trivial. To take aback, disconcert, put out, annoy. Of bad weather: to abate, cease, to come to a stop or standstill. To seize up, to take after, resemble.
takkie: The game of tig.
takkin [-ɪn], taein [tøːɪn, tyɪn, teːɪn, MN. tiːɪn]: Taking.
tak in: To cultivate. To undertake.
tak up: To pick or gather up, to make a collection at a meeting etc., to lead the praise in church, to act as precentor, to raise or lift one's foot in order to kick, to tend, care for, take charge of, to re-open a school or college after a holiday, to commence a new term or session of, to comprehend, understand, get the meaning or hang of a person or idea.
tak wi: To admit, acknowledge.
tick and tak: A game of tig.
unnertak: Undertake.
unnertakkin: Undertaking.
untakken, untaen: Untaken.
talderie, talders, taldery,
talder [I.Ork. ˈtaldər]
n. arch. A rag. Usually talders rags, tatters.
n. arch. A rag. Usually talders rags, tatters.
taldery
adj. Ragged, tattered.
adj. Ragged, tattered.
tael, tale, talesman, teel,
tale [ˈtel]
n. A tale, a story. A reckoning, calculation, a calculation of what money is due to one.
n. A tale, a story. A reckoning, calculation, a calculation of what money is due to one.
Compounds and phrases etc.
talesman: A storyteller. The source for a story or statement.
crosstaak, crosstalk, crosstauk, taak, taaked, taaker, taakin, taakit, taakt, taakt, tae-talk, tak, tak$t, takin, takked, takker, takkin, talk, talk$t, talkin, talkit, talkt, tauk, taukin, tawk, tawkin, toct, tok, tokkin, tö-tak, tui-tak,
talk [tɑːk, tɔːk, N. I. taːk]
n. Talk.
v. To talk.
pt. pp. talkit.
n. Talk.
v. To talk.
pt. pp. talkit.
Compounds and phrases etc.
crosstalk: A radio sports commentary.
tae-talk [I.Sh. tøː taːk]: A person of low reputation or poor character.
talkative: Inclined to talk, loquacious, garrulous.
talkin [-ɪn]: Talking.
tae-talk [I.Sh. tøː taːk]: A person of low reputation or poor character.
talkative: Inclined to talk, loquacious, garrulous.
talkin [-ɪn]: Talking.
tallie, tally, tully,
tally [ˈtale]
n. A reckoning, score. A wedge used to adjust the coulter of a plough.
n. A reckoning, score. A wedge used to adjust the coulter of a plough.