C’mon hoolet get yer heid oot o that bucket an haul the rope tae hoist the jib.
I see a bleeze tae leeward tae airt us in an I can mak oot enough tae ken I ken thon shore.
Nae worries noo, we’ll soon be dry.
Translate:
Airt: to direct, guide a person to a place.
C’mon owl get your head out of that bucket and haul the rope to hoist the jib.
I see a beacon to leeward to guide us in an I can make out enough to know I know that distant shore.
No worries now, we’ll soon be dry.
ert
The Scottish Word: airt with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.
Inktober #22 Beacon.


