Scottish Words tagged with: berries - 4 posts.

Old couple in the snowy twilight regarding a single lit bulb wreathed in some holly hanging on a lone leafless tree. The bulb is dangling from an old threadbare wire strung over and through the bare branches and then into the window of their darkened cottage.

Scottish Word: Winklin.

Tags: berries, hat, light, slippers, stick, tree, window, wire

What wi the cost o electricity the noo this is aw the Christmas decorations we’re goan tae get. Only pit it oan when it’s as dark as a badgers bum and ye canni see yer haun … Continue reading Winklin. →

berries, hat, light, slippers, stick, tree, window, wire

Two cats crouched in the snow at the base of the bird table eyeing up a scruffy bird, which is singing, with a red patch of fabric tied around its neck.

Scottish Word: Tweetle.

Tags: berries, birdwatching, cats, red, snow, table, tail

Lookatit, tweetlin awa guid style. The wee burd. Gonna no malkie it Bob, gonna no, will ye no? Tweetlin its pair hert oot wi it’s bonnie wee reid bib an aw fur a inklin fouterie snippit … Continue reading Tweetle. →

berries, birdwatching, cats, red, snow, table, tail

Gardeners Garden soft shoe shuffle in front of the sweet peas before laying the turf.

Scottish Word: Flodge.

Tags: berries, flowers, fork, grandad, raspberries, shoes, soil, turf

“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.” Translate: flodge: walk clumsily. “And after you have broken up the land, dug … Continue reading Flodge. →

berries, flowers, fork, grandad, raspberries, shoes, soil, turf

Scottish Word: Luggie.

Tags: berries, bucket, countryside, farmer, field, pick, picking, plant, plants, raspberries, weighing

“Ahm thinkin they two numpties are cheating an putting mair than the rasps they pick intae their luggies tae up the wecht.” Translate: luggie: usually a bucket held at one’s waist with twine – used in … Continue reading Luggie. →