f surprise or indifference.

_Oursel_, ourself.

_Oursels_, ourselves.

_Ower_, _owre_, over, across, too much, too.

_Owercome_, overcome; the issue, the surplus.

_Owergang_, to overrun, to exceed.

_Owk_, meek.

_Owsen_, oxen.

_Oxter_, the armpit.

_Paiks_, chastisement.

_Pairt_, part.

_Paitrick_, a partridge.

_Parritch_, oatmeal porridge.

_Partan_, the common sea-crab.

_Pasche_, Easter.

_Pat_, pot.

_Patfu'_, a potful.

_Peasweep_, the lapwing.

_Peat_, turf, vegetable fuel.

_Pechan_, the stomach, the crop.

_Penny-wheep_, a common kind of beer; small beer.

_Perfyteness_, perfection.

_Pick_, to choose, to select.

_Pickle_, a small quantity.

_Pig_, an earthen pitcher.

_Pike_, to pick, to scratch with the finger nails.

_Pintstoup_, a pint measure.

_Pirn_, a reel, a bobbin.

_Pit_, to put.

_Plack_, two bodles, one-third of the English penny.

_Pliskie_, a mischievous trick.

_Ploom_, a plum.

_Ploy_, a merry meeting, an excursion.

_Pock_, a bag, a sack.

_Poind_, to distrain for rent.

_Poortith_, poverty.

_Pouch_, the pocket.

_Pouse_, to despoil.

_Pow_, the head.

_Powther_, gunpowder.

_Pree_, to taste.

_Preen_, a pin.

_Prent_, printed.

_Primsie_, precise, demure.

_Puddin_, pudding.

_Puddock_, a frog.

_Pund_, a pound weight.

_Quaich_, a small, shallow, drinking cup of wood or metal, with two
handles.

_Quat_, to quit, to relinquish, to give over.

_Quey_, a young cow.

_Quire_, the choir of a church.

_Quo'_, quoth, said.

_Raible_, a rhapsody of nonsense.

_Raggit_, ragged.

_Raip_, a rope.

_Rash_, a rush.

_Ravelled_, confused.

_Raw_, a row or line.

_Rax_, to stretch.

_Reavers_, robbers, thieves.

_Red-wud_, stark mad.

_Redd_, to put in order, to counsel, to caution.

_Rede_, afraid.

_Ree_, half-drunk, tipsy.

_Reek_, smoke.

_Reeky_, smoky.

_Reem_, cream, froth.

_Reik_, to reach, to stretch out the hand.

_Reird_, a scolding or noisy tongue.

_Remede_, remedy.

_Reive_, _reeve_, to rob, to steal.

_Riggin'_, the ridge of a house.

_Rin_, to run.

_Rip_, a handful of unthrashed corn.

_Rippling-kame_, a flax-comb.

_Rive_, a tear, a rent.

_Rock_, a distaff.

_Roon_, a selvedge, a shred.

_Rooser_, a boaster.

_Roupy_, hoarse.

_Routh_, plenty, abundance.

_Row_, to roll up.

_Rowan tree_, the mountain ash.

_Rowte_, a roar, a lowing of cattle.