He uses many archaic and dialect words but also coins new words. One example of this is twindles, which seems from its context in Inversnaid to mean a combination of twines and dwindles. He often creates compound adjectives, sometimes with a hyphen (such as dapple-dawn-drawn falcon) but often without, as in rolling level underneath him steady air. This use of compound adjectives, similar to the Old English use of compound nouns via kennings, concentrates his images, communicating to his readers the instress of the poet's perceptions of an inscape.
he uSes many archAic and diaLecT wOrdS BUt alSo Coins new wOrds. one EXaMple oF tHiS Is tWINdles, whicH SEeMS fRoM its ConteXt iN inversnaid to MEan a COMBiNaTIon oF TwiNes anD dwindLEs. he oFTEn crEates compounD aDjEctIves, SomEtimeS with a HyPhen (sUch as dAppLe-dawn-DraWn FaLcoN) BUt often wItHoUt, as in rollinG LeVeL underneath hIm SteaDy aIr. this use Of CompouNd aDjecTIves, siMIlar To the Old englISH use of ComPouNd nouns VIA keNNingS, CoNcentRates hIs IMAgeS, CommunIcatiNG tO HiS reaDErS tHe instRess of thE pOet'S pErceptionS OF an inSCape.