mither

That'll be his mither's bonnet he's takkin' back to get altered.

Oor hero was borr-rn in affluent saircumstances his faither bein' the laird o' Maclacity, his mither a Fitzroy o' Soosex.

The mither patted the child's bright head, and wiped the tears from the bluebell eyes.

His answer came slowly, in an abated voice, but clearly: "Because they tauld me ye were the girl's mither."

I confess I was in ower great a hurry, and I'm sure ye war takin the richt gait wi' yer puir mither.