Part 78 (1/2)

Ne'er find faut wi' my shoon, unless you pay my souter

Addressed to impertinent persons who find fault with the personal appearance or dress of others

Ne'er gang to the deil wi' the dishclout on your head

”If you will be a knave, be not in a trifle, but in so of value A Presbyterian minister had a son as made Archdeacon of Ossery; when this was told to his father, he said, 'If lad that he will be an archknave' This has the sa laie me my death in a toom dish

This means, jocularly, if you wish to killto eat

Ne'er gude, egg nor bird

Ne'er kiss a ht his knife, for he'll do baith after you

Ne'er let on, but laugh in your sleeve

Ne'er let the nose blush for the sins o' the mouth

Ne'er let your feet rin faster than your shoon

”'But you ht to be pretty well provided withet the means, ye may be sure; and as for Jean hersel, I hae nae skill o' wo as me'”--_The Disruption_

Ne'er lippen ower muckle to a new friend or an auld enemy

Ne'er ree

Ne'er ed

Ne'er ie

The Gordons were the ruling clan in Strathbogie; and the proverb means that we should never speak ill of a man on his own property

Ne'er put your arain

”The deacon used to say toNick' (his name was Nicol as well asNick and auld Nick)--'Nick,' said he, 'never put out your arain'”--_Rob Roy_

Ne'er ower auld to learn

Ne'er put a sword in a wudh before the owsen

Ne'er quit certainty for hope