“Ooooyah! That soonded like a twa hipper skite tae me.” Translated: twa hipper skite: two hip slip (both broken). “Ouch! That sounded like a two hip slip to me.” confined. See all my IF thumbnails and IF links here. Trapped indoors. Heavy snow and prolonged cold is causing problems in Scotland and the UK stranding [...]
"No Gran No, Herbert’s no a peh! He’s no a peh – Noooooooo!" Translated: peh: pie; the pronunciation given is as it is spoken in Dundee. A peh and a pehper (news-paper). "No Granny No, Herbert’s not a pie! He’s not a pie – Noooooo!" crunchy. You can view my IF thumbnail images collected together [...]
“Dinni worry I think she’s deef as well as wanthriven.” Translated: wanthriven: in a state of decline, stunted. “Don’t worry I think she is deaf as well as shrivelled up.”
“Ye besom! Ye’ve no need fur tae waste sic muckle slabs o pizza as thon for tae cover the modesty o a wee drochle as yersel.” Translated: besom: scolding term for a misbehaving woman or girl. “You bad Madam! You have no need to waste such large slabs of pizza such as those to cover [...]
“…an it swelled up awfie, still it’s a right shooglie tram richt enough but Dalmuir to Uddingston an back taks ma buttermilk tae jist the right consistency an speakin o buttermilk is that no a shame aboot the Queen Mum is’n it no, still …” Translated: shoogle: shake, wobble, move from side to side. “… [...]
“Jings, her wisker wis fair fu the day.” Translated: wisker: belt with padded section full of holes to hold knitting needles; a bunch of straw folded over neatly, bound tightly and tucked in the apron to hold knitting needles. “Goodness, her needle holder was rather full today.”
