LAv. To lay. LABn. A lump, Scotland. LABn. A stroke, a blow. Lothian. LABv. To beat, Lothian. LABOURv. To plough, to ear, Scotland. LABOURINn. A farm. LACHTERn. 1. A layer; as a “lachter of hay”, Angus, county of. “lochter”, id. Perths. Tweeddale. 2. A lock, a flake; a “lachter of woo”, a flake of wool, Angus, county of.; “lochter”, Perths. See also: LAICHTER. LACHTERn. A lecher. LACHTERn. All the eggs laid by a fowl at one time, Scotland. “Lochter”. Perths. LACHTERSTEADn. The ground occupied by a house, Scotland. B. LACKv. 1. To reproach. 2. To depreciate. Scotland. B. See also: LAK, LACKIN. LACKv. To slight. LACKINv. 1. To reproach. 2. To depreciate. Scotland. B. See also: LAK, LACK. LADn. 1. A young man-servant, Scotland. 2. A sweetheart, Scotland. LADDIEn. 1. A boy, Scotland. 2. A fondling term, applied to a young man, Scotland.
A Dictionary of the Scots Language derived from “An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language By John Jamieson, D.D.” published in 1818.
