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Search Results for: abune - 3 Scottish word posts.

Duck foolishly and fatally making fun of a rather dangerous alien that has more underwater than it seems.

Scottish Word: Abune.

Tags: beak, duck, monster, trap, under water

Duck foolishly and fatally making fun of a rather dangerous alien that has more underwater than it seems.

“…and are ye jist as wee an uggin unner the water as ye are abune it? Har har” Translated: abune, aboon, aboun: above. “…and are you just as small and disgusting under the water as you … Continue reading Abune. →

beak, duck, monster, trap, under water
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Army racing at the command of the king to erect the siege ladders against the castle.

Scottish Word: Lether.

Tags: armour, arrows, blood, castle, king, lion, sword

Army racing at the command of the king to erect the siege ladders against the castle.

Lether thon waw lads ahn get intae them meschants abune us like a dug leatherin a bawd ahn we’ll finish this seige the-day. Translated: lether, ledder: ladder. Get the ladders up all over that wall lads … Continue reading Lether. →

armour, arrows, blood, castle, king, lion, sword
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Goldilocks and the three bears having a Burns supper in front of a haggis trophy wall.

Scottish Word: Jine.

Tags: bears, burns, candles, fork, haggis, knife, plates, rhyme

Goldilocks and the three bears having a Burns supper in front of a haggis trophy wall.

Goldilocks with the three bears, at supper instead of breakfast, addressing the Haggis; “Wee chieftain o the pudden race, hunted by the fierce o face, slaverin an snortin an fu o fang nae matter that yiv … Continue reading Jine. →

bears, burns, candles, fork, haggis, knife, plates, rhyme
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