“Gleg? He’s flinty o fit an as shairp as a kilmaurs whittle.” Translate: gleg: quick, speedy. “Speedy? For his age he’s fast of foot and as quick witted.” fast. The Scottish Word: gleg with its definition … Continue reading Gleg.
“Whit are ye mulligrumphin oan aboot noo?” Translate: mulligrumph: a lamentation, a complaint, a state of dissatisfaction. “What are you lamenting on about now?” The Scottish Word: mulligrumph with its definition and its meaning illustrated and … Continue reading Mulligrumph.
“Whit fizzes in the mooth disni aye fill the wame.” Translate: wame: belly. “What fizzes in the mouth doesn’t always fill the belly.” The Scottish Word: wame with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned … Continue reading Wame.
“It’s a braw bricht moonlicht nicht. C’mon whit dae ye say?” Translate: nicht: night. “It is a wonderfully bright moonlit night. Come along, what do you say (are you agreeable)?” The Scottish Word: nicht with its … Continue reading Nicht.
“Whit’s a dae? Is the gangin geir blootered?” Translate: gangin geir: the working parts of a machine. “What’s wrong? Is the engine broken?” The Scottish Word: gangin geir with its definition and its meaning illustrated and … Continue reading Gangin geir.
“Naebuddy’ll get it. Naebuddy kens whit a coo’s lick is onywye.” Translate: coo’s lick: cowlick, tuft of hair hanging over the forehead. “Nobody will get it. Nobody knows what a cowlick is anyway.” Donate at the … Continue reading Coo’s lick.
“Whit’r ye fleein awa fur? It’s onie yin arra.” Translate: arra: arrow. “What are you speeding away for? It is only one arrow. The Scottish Word: arra with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned … Continue reading Arra.
“It’s Saturday. Let’s flee doon tae the sea an get a fish supper*.” Translate: flee: fly. “It’s Saturday. Why don’t we fly down to the sea and get a fish for supper.” *fish supper – a … Continue reading Flee.
“An whit are you bogglin at?” Translate: boggle: bulging eyes. “And what are you taking such an overly keen interest in looking at?” The Scottish Word: boggle with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned … Continue reading Boggle.
“WARNING. Dinna listen tae The Bard at full blaw set tae music in a barley field ower the hearst.” Translate: hearst, hairst: harvest. “WARNING. Do not listen to poetry at full volume set to music in … Continue reading Hearst.