Scottish Word: Stroup.
“An ahm tellin you! Ye winni fit doon this stroup. It canni ivir be done.” Translate: stroup: spout. “And I am telling you! You will not fit down this spout. It cannot ever be done.” The … Continue reading Stroup.
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Scottish Word: Focht.
“Ah focht in the War ah’m tellin ye. Ah focht in the War.” Translate: focht: faught. “I fought in the War I am telling you. I fought in the War.” The Scottish Word: focht with its … Continue reading Focht.
Scottish Word: Furlie.
“Yir tellin us that yiv built an everlasting furlie and ye canni mak it stop?” Translate: furlie: piece of machinery or equipment – especially one that has wheels or revolves. “You are expecting us to believe … Continue reading Furlie.
Scottish Word: Spug, spugs.
“I’m tellin ye, the spug’ll escape through the wires.” Translate: spug: house sparrow. “Must I repeat myself until I’m blue in the face, that house sparrow will fly safely through the wires.” (I was there.) My … Continue reading Spug, spugs.
Scottish Word: Aye No.1
“. . . I’m aye tellin ye tae wipe yer feet, an what’s more . . .” Translate: aye: always The Scottish Word: aye [No 1] with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with … Continue reading Aye No.1