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ipreposition
/EE/
expresses being inside or within
“Da puss's i the hoose.”
idderadjective
/ID-er/
different; another one or other
“Yon yin's idder, it disnae fit.”
idderspronoun
/ID-erz/
the others; remaining people or things
“Gi'e idders a chance noo.”
idle sitnoun
/EYE-dul sit/
Period when work is at standstill
“It's an idle sit the noo.”
iggverb
/IGG/
Urge someone on; encourage action
“Dinna igg him oan, he'll dae it.”
illadjective
/IL/
Sick; feeling poorly or unwell
“Ah'm gey ill”
ill affadjective
/IL-af/
Poor and financially disadvantaged
“She's ill aff the noo”
ill bestadjective
/ILL-best/
in a very bad temper
“Da bairn's been ill best aal day.”
ill bistetadjective
/IL-BIS-tet/
Noticeably stained or discoloured
“Da guidwife's apron is ill bistet efter da bakin'.”
ill döernoun
/IL-DUR/
person who commits harmful acts
“Da ill döer set da hoose oan fire.”
ill faaredadjective
/IL-FAIRD/
Worn, shabby, or poorly treated
“Da boat's ill faared eftir a' the storms.”
ill heltadjective
/IL-HELT/
Not in good health; unwell
“Han been ill helt sin yestreen.”
ill laekadjective
/IL-LAYK/
Seeming unwell or not quite right
“He's ill laek the noo”
ill luckitadjective
/IL-LUK-it/
Marked by bad luck or misfortune
“He's aye been ill luckit wi' his boats.”
ill naiteredadjective
/IL-NAY-turd/
Having a nasty, vindictive temper
“Da man's ill naitered, mind ye.”
ill pairtedadjective
/ILL-PAIR-tid/
unsuitably matched; poorly paired or incompatible
“Thae twa's ill pairted.”
ill spaekinadjective
/IL-SPAY-kin/
Speaking in a rude, impolite way
“He's aye ill spaekin wi the fowk.”
ill sunsenoun
/IL-SUNS/
Sour temper; resentment toward someone
“He's aye ill sunse agin me.”
ill trickitadjective
/ILL-TRIK-it/
Sly, deceitful or badly behaved
“Da man's ill trickit, mind yer pockets.”
ill trift!interjection
/IL-TRIFT/
Expression of pity for misfortune
“Ill trift! The boat's lost i' t' storm.”
ill trivvenadjective
/IL TRIV-vən/
Sickly and failing to thrive
“Da plant's fair ill trivven.”
ill vaanditadjective
/il-VAHN-dit/
Poorly raised, rude child
“Och, ye ill vaandit, bide awa!”
ill vicketadjective
/IL-VIK-it/
Extremely wicked and mean-spirited
“Bide awa frae that ill vicket.”
ill williedadjective
/IL-WILL-yed/
Mean-spirited and deliberately malicious
“He's an ill willied yin, best keep awa.”
ilska crynoun
/IL-ska-KREE/
sudden loud shout expressing anger
“She lett oot an ilska cry.”
imenoun
/EEM/
black sooty crust on pots
“Da kettle's black wi ime”
immenseadjective
/ih-MENS/
Extremely large or very many
“We hed an immense haul o' herrin'.”
imperverb
/IM-per/
make a brief, faint vocal sound
“She let oot a wee imper.”
inbiadverb
/IN-bee/
towards the interior from doorway
“Come inbi an sit by da fire.”
inbiggitadjective
/in-BIG-it/
Sullen, stubborn; refuses to converse
“Da lass sat inbiggit an wadnae blether.”
inbösadjective
/IN-BUHS/
Likely to be met with hostility
“He telt them an they gied him inbös.”
incominadjective
/IN-kum-in/
about to happen; forthcoming soon
“Da incomin winter'll be sair cauld”
infieldnoun
/IN-feeld/
fertile ground around dwelling for crops
“A'll pit the tatties in the infield the morn.”
inhadadjective
/IN-had/
only just sufficient for purpose
“Da stool's inhad tae reach th' loft.”
innadaeksadverb
/IN-uh-daks/
within township dykes; near home
“Ah'll bide innadaeks the nicht.”
inside claesnoun
/IN-syd KLAYZ/
Undergarments worn next to the skin
“Put on yer inside claes afore ye gid oot.”
intilpreposition
/in-TIL/
Into indicating entering or understanding
“Ah'm fair intil thon.”
irgverb
/IRG/
Deliberately provoke someone into anger
“Dinna irg da man, he'll get het.”
irpverb
/IRP/
to grumble or fret repeatedly
“Da bairn irp aboot his new jacket.”
isauxiliary verb
/IZ/
Auxiliary verb replacing 'has' or 'have'
“He is gane hame”
ithootpreposition
/IH-THOOT/
not having; in the absence of
“Ah canna dae it ithoot yer help”