=Bent=, coarse grass, open field, sandy knoll covered with coarse grass, the hollow of a hill
=Berserk=, ancient Norse warrior who raged with fury in battle
=Black Rood Stone=, The Black Rood of Melrose, a crucifix of supposedly great sanctity
=Bower= _or_ =bowir=, lady’s chamber, a house, a rustic cottage
=Braid=, broad. “A braid letter”; a letter on a broad sheet, or a long letter
=Brake=, thicket, a place overgrown with ferns, shrubs, and brambles
=Broom=, the Genista, a shrub with bright golden flowers
=Cade lamb=, lamb brought up by hand, pet lamb
=Capapie=, cap-à-pié, from head to foot. Armed cap-à-pié, armed from head to foot
=Carp=, tell tales, sing or chant ballads
=Child= _or_ =childe=, a youth of gentle birth
=Clour=, bump on the head from a heavy blow
=Cow-me-doo=, Coo-my-dove, loving name for a dove
=Degree=, rank. “Served him in his own degree,” offered him respect according to his rank
=Dour= _or_ =doure=, hard, severe, savage
=Dove=, word of endearment for one pure and gentle
=Dree=, be able, stand. “As fast as he might dree,” as fast as he could, undergo, suffer
=Dun=, dark coloured, of a dull brown colour
=Effeir=, pomp, circumstance, bearing, garb, panoply
=Eildon=, a high hill with three-pointed summit, overlooking Melrose town. Eildon Tree, the spot where Thomas the Rhymer is supposed to have uttered his prophecies
=Eiry=, eery, weird, dreary, gloomy, fear-inspiring
=Even cloth=, smooth cloth, with nap well shorn
=Eve of St. John=, Midsummer Day, June 24
=Fallow deer=, small European deer, of a fallow, or pale yellow colour
=Forbode=, “Over God’s forbode”; God forbid!
=Fu’= _or_ =fu=, very, full, very much, fully
=Gerfalcon=, large falcon of the Northlands
=Gin=, if, suppose, granted it be so, whether
=Good b’w’ ye=, good be with ye, good-bye, derived from the phrase “God be with you,” or “with ye”
=Groat=, old English silver coin worth fourpence issued from 1351-1662
=Haggis=, Scotch dish made of a sheep’s maw filled with minced meat, onions, and other ingredients mixed and cooked with oatmeal
=Hay=, “Went forth to view the hay,” went to see how the hay was coming on
=Heugh=, steep hill, glen with overhanging sides
=Holland= _or_ =hollin=, coarse linen, unbleached or dyed brown