Abbreviations

adj.adjective
adv.adverb
AIAnglo-Irish
ANAnglo-Norman
Cconsonant
cit.cited
consconsonantal
contcontinuant
corcoronal
CSDMairi Robinson et al. (eds.), Concise Scots Dictionary (Aberdeen, 1985)
CUDCaroline I. Macafee (ed.), Concise Ulster Dictionary (Oxford, 1996)
DOSTWilliam A. Craigie et al. (eds.), Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (London, 1937 — Oxford, 2002)
EDDJoseph S. Wright (ed.), English Dialect Dictionary (London, 1898-1905)
EDGJoseph S. Wright (ed.), English Dialect Grammar (London, 1905)
env.envelope
EScEarly Scots
FFrench
GAGlens of Antrim
HEHiberno-English
intrans.intransitive
IPAInternational Phonetic Alphabet
KJVKing James Version
LASLinguistic Atlas of Scotland
lit.literally
LSSLinguistic Survey of Scotland
ME, M.E.Middle English
MScMiddle Scots
n.noun
NSRNorthern Subject Rule
obs.obsolete
OEOld English
OEDJames A. H. Murray et al. (eds.), Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford, 1884-1929)
OFOld French
ONOld Norse
op.opus
pers.person
p.p.past participle
pres.present
pret.preterit
pron.pronoun
PRONIPublic Record Office of Northern Ireland
p.t.past tense
RIRathlin Island
RP, R.P.Received Pronunciation
R.S.Received Speech
sb.substantive
SEStandard English
sg.singular
SNDWilliam Grant and David Murison (eds.), Scottish National Dictionary (Edinburgh, 1931-1976)
SSBStandard Southern British
s.v.sub voce 'under the word'
SVLR, S.V.L.R.Scottish Vowel Length Rule
trans.transitive; translator(s)
UAIUlster Anglo-Irish
UHEUlster Hiberno-English
USUlster-Scots
U-SRUlster-Scots Rural
USSUlster-Scots Standard
USUUlster-Scots Urban
U-S UNUlster-Scots Urban Non-standard
U-S USUlster-Scots Urban Standard
Vvowel
v.verb
vocvocalic
published posthumously