| Term | Definition |
| 'a | he |
| a' | on |
| an' or and | if |
| anon! | soon! right away! coming! |
| but | if, or only |
| good-den, go-den, god-den | good evening |
| hap, happy | luck, or lucky |
| humor | mood, moisture |
| Jack | common fellow, ordinary guy |
| maid | unmarried girl |
| mark | listen to |
| marry! | mild oath, shortened from "By the Virgin Mary!" |
| nice | trivial, foolish |
| owes | owns |
| shrift | confession of forgiveness for sins that have been confessed to a priest, after confession a person was said to be shriven |
| soft! | quiet! hush! slow up! |
| stay! | wait! |
| withal | with that, with |
| wot | know |