Crossword-Solution: SICCAN 6 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 10

Aneath his cauld brow siccan dreams hover there, O' hands that wont kindly to kame his dark hair; But mornin' brings clutches, a' reckless an' stern, That lo'e na the locks o' the mitherless bairn! Yon sister that sang o'er his saftly rocked bed Now rests in the mools where her mammie is laid; The father toils sair their wee bannock to earn, An' kens na the wrangs o' his mitherless bairn.

She vainly endeavoured to stir up Master Colin to remonstrate on his brother’s “makin’ siccan a fule’s bargain wi’ yon glaikit lass.

Hech! look at yon lassie! how could you think t'eat plums through siccan a bonny story?” “Hets,” answered Jean, who had, in fact, cleared the plate, “I aye listen best when my ain mooth's stappit.” “But see, now,” pondered Christie, “twa words fra a king--thir titles are just breeth.” “Of course,” was the answer.

Then, in the same grave and subdued tone in which he had spoken all along, he said, “We are sorry to bring siccan a tale into your toon,” and slowly moved off to rejoin his comrades, who had waited for him at no great distance.

And so, ae morning, siccan a fright as I got! Twa unlucky red-coats were up for black-fishing, or some siccan ploy--for the neb o' them's never out o' mischief--and they just got a glisk o' his Honour as he gaed into the wood, and banged aff a gun at him.