Scottish Word: Nane.
Yer wunnerin why aw us fish roond here are aw on the land noo? An there’s nane o us in the watter? Weel – I’ll tell ye for why… Translate: nane, naen, neen, neun: none You … Continue reading Nane.
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Scottish Word: Moggan.
I aye like a thick moggan tae hap ma leg. Otherwise I’ve got a cauld gap atween mha jaikit an mha gore-tex pro gaiter whaur yon snell wind ootside cuts richt through ma guid winter breeks … Continue reading Moggan.
Scottish Word: Canna.
We aye gie him a straw. He canna easily lift the mug. We cannae hae him scauding hissel, kin we. Translate: canna, cannae, cannie, canny: cannot. In most Scottish dialects the word has a much fuller … Continue reading Canna.
Scottish Word: Wraith.
Fie! Awa wi ye! I dinni believe in wraiths, ah’ve no reached my three score an ten yet, nivir mind the rest. Awa an gie me peace tae enjoy my smoke o extra strong special baccy, … Continue reading Wraith.
Scottish Word: Droon the Miller.
Is that it!? Yiv a peerie measure an a richt droont-miller haun aboot ye min, tae my ee. God sink ye! Ah’ve a guid mind tae rethink mha magnanimity in victory an insteid o drinkin yer … Continue reading Droon the Miller.
Scottish Word: Speel.
Dinni worry chiel, wee yins like yersel will hae speelin hecks made o stane when the last o us wid is gone ahn the plastic’s done. Nae speelin oan me. The last o the auld trees. … Continue reading Speel.
Scottish Word: Rooze.
Jings, we didni hauf rooze up thon bear by peltin it wi stanes. Oniegate we’re sauf noo Erchie, she’ll be awa lickin her birses at hame. C’mon oot – nae worries, she disni ken aboot this … Continue reading Rooze.
Scottish Word: Tirl.
Why are you Sol System ingineers still uisin engines wi physical nuts n bolts ye hae tae tirl n birl wi spanners? It’s sooo tiresome. Yiv got access nooadays tae yer modern temporal-oxy-flow-fusion-unity jints, smart-quark-unipolar-iso-belter-bandsters, kinetic-inertia-damper-snecks, … Continue reading Tirl.
Scottish Word: Wee.
“She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a lo’esome wee thing, This dear wee wife o’ mine. I never saw a fairer, I never lo’ed a dearer, And neist … Continue reading Wee.
Scottish Word: Backarties.
Prof? Div ye no hear me? Ah’m aw a munsie wi my muckle gloves. Nae help ava. So if I wiz yersel I’d bakarties tae me gleg like. Yer aboot tae snib yer anti-grav-whigmaleerie o poust … Continue reading Backarties.