Scottish Word: Afore
“Did ye no hear – we’ve changed the rule – ye’ve nae need tae finish yer pint, nor do we have tae wait for ye to do so afore yer obleeged tae buy yer roond.” Translated: … Continue reading Afore
Search Results for: afore - 14 Scottish word posts.
Scottish Word: Harnpan
Ahwww naw. It’s the dreaded pumkinossity. Ye get orange plooks aw ower the broo o yer harnpan an afore ye ken it yer heid puffs intae a muckle pumpkin an yer deid! It’s fungal an there’s … Continue reading Harnpan
Scottish Word: Skaith.
Get yer carcass in here gleg like so we dinni skaith the lawn here totally. Are you the ingineer tae fix this vessel so we can gang aboot this mawin backwarts? Can you can turn this … Continue reading Skaith.
Scottish Word: Snowk
We snowkit yer weet bitch green bogie-roll tabacha – twa glens awa. We kent where ye wiz even afore ye started tae licht the baccie in yer no sae sma pipe – reekin an feuchin at … Continue reading Snowk
Scottish Word: Nithin
First they cam fur the Wild Auroch. Ahn ye said nithin. Then they cam fur the Woodland Bison. Ahn ye said nithin. Then they saw aff the multiple millions o Passenger Pigeon. The Bastard Gum’s gone, … Continue reading Nithin
Scottish Word: Gloaming
Jings! Yoor a gloamin gairdner too! I gairden in the gloaming aw the time, but I nivir kent you did. I dae it so the daylicht disni stimulate the exposed weed seeds intae sprootin during grund … Continue reading Gloaming
Scottish Word: Yokit
“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 … Continue reading Yokit
Scottish Word: Flodge
“An after ye’ve fauched, delled an scartled it to a fine tilth be sure to flodge it o’er afore ye lay the turf.” Translated: flodge: walk clumsily. “And after you have broken up the land, dug … Continue reading Flodge
Scottish Word: Craiter
“Wid ye like a wee touch o the craiter afore ye gang?” Translated: craiter: creature, whisky. “Would you like a small drink of whisky before you go?”
Scottish Word: Thrapple
“Aye! Oilin the thrapple afore a sermon’s nivir done me nae herm.” Translated: thrapple: windpipe. “Oh yes! Lubricating the windpipe before a sermon has never done me any harm.”