Scottish Words illustrated

Yokit (1 Comment)

Stooryduster — Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Ye’ve been warned afore Resbow – yokit yir mule tae a post o its very own. Hoo mony times dae ye hae tae be telt." Translated: yokit, yoke, yolk: attach, join, unite (to a carriage or plough). Also – to have begun work. "You have been warned before Resbow – affix your mule to a [...]

Gralloch (5 Comments)

Stooryduster — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Tak that ye gralloch ye." Translated: gralloch: the disembowelling of a deer, disembowel. "Take that! You cleaner of carcasses you." ?gral?x jump. My granny used to do this job and I often felt like the child. Although it was chickens rather than deer. Most often. And I used to feed those chickens every day until [...]

Tackety Bits (4 Comments)

Stooryduster — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Yer teeterin like a sissy – the secret’s muckle sturdy tackety bits what gie ye stability. No these wee licht baffies ye’ve on" Translated: tackety bits, ~buits, ~butts, ~butes: hobnailed boots. "You are teetering like a sissy – the secret is big sturdy hobnailed boots that will give you stability. Not those little light slippers [...]

Bowsie (7 Comments)

Stooryduster — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Noo hud yer wheesht fur a minute my fine bowsie able lookin puddocks and puddockesses, and I will read tae yez what I huv written oan the menu here." Translated: bowsie: big, fat, corpulent, puffed up. "Now be silent for a minute my fine fat healthy looking frogs and froglettes and I will read to [...]

Wye (2 Comments)

Stooryduster — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Stop yer dry boak, get yer heid oot o the pail an get it intae the buik tae see if sail gies wye tae steam or if steam gies wye tae sail." Translated: wey, wye, wa: way. "Stop retching, get your head out of the bucket and get it into the instruction manual to see [...]

Dryte (1 Comment)

Stooryduster — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Ah’m tellin ye Tabatha, Hoolet’s shern free erse is nae indication that yer due a dryte ony time soon for yer compost." Translated: dryte, drite, drait: defecate, poop, excrement. "I am telling you Tabatha, Owl’s nice clean bottom is not an indicator that you are due to get a poop any time soon for your [...]

Argie (1 Comment)

Stooryduster — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Creativity. Ye dinni argie wi the client in this day an age – or ivir. Ye deliver, even if ye huv tae dae a’ thing a by yersel" Translated: argie: argue, dispute. "Creativity. You do not contradict the client in this day and age – or ever. You deliver, even if you have to do [...]

Mak oot (2 Comments)

Stooryduster — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Can ye mak oot what the scrievins oan the wa’ o the giant’s jile sez wi yer mirror yet?" Translated: mak oot: decipher, make out, comprehend. "Can you make out what the writings on the wall of the giant’s jail says with your mirror yet?" mak ut fluid. I used to watch the land of [...]

chattle (No Comments)

Stooryduster — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Weel yir greed’s done ye in ye auld worm, ye’ve chattled yer branch tae bits, an noo yir ma tea." Translated: chattle, chauttle: nibble, chew feebly. "Well your greed has finished you, you have nibbled your branch to bits you old worm, and now you will be my early evening meal." t?atl

Shank (No Comments)

Stooryduster — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +0000

"Ah’ve the brak fu oan Boss – gi it laldi. Ye’ll need tae brak a sweat tae get shanks o iron so ye can mak yon furlie flee." Translated: shank: leg. "I have the brake applied fully Boss – give it all you’ve got. You will need to break a sweat so you can gain [...]