“Fleein in the scud on a besom up here!? Nivir nivir nivir iver – even in Summer – it’s a snell, bitter, cauld affair as onie auld beglamour o salt’ll tell ye.” Translate: beglamour: bewitched. “Flying … Continue reading Beglamour.
“Ye’d better hap up warm the-day, it luiks gey cauld oot.” Translate: hap: cover, wrap. “You had better clothe yourself in warm attire today, it looks rather cold outside.” The Scottish Word: hap with its definition … Continue reading Hap.
“Fits the auld goalie greetin fur? We wisni gubbed.” Translate: gubbed: trounced, beaten soundly, thrashed. “What is the old goalie crying for? We were not defeated without honour.” The Scottish Word: gubbed with its definition and … Continue reading Gubbed.
“Strewth – he’s aff tae the dunny an he sez it’s the skitters from too many days o auld bubbly jock leavin’s, and he’s hoping the whisky’ll cure it.” Translate: skitters: diarrhoea. “Goodness – he is … Continue reading Skitters.