Scottish Word: Hurcheon.
Noo grannie McFearty o the Hurcheons o Dimwittie please dinni flee into a fyke cos yer tass o tea’s on the cuil side – no heated tae bilin het sic as ye like it. Ye ken … Continue reading Hurcheon.
Scottish Words tagged with: biscuits - 5 posts.
Scottish Word: Deleerit.
Nae the full shilling, awa in the heid, affen the knot, gytit, no wice, a nine bob note, dementit, deleerit? No a bit o it lassie. Translate: deleerit: delirious, insane, mad. In an incomplete state of … Continue reading Deleerit.
Scottish Word: Picher.
“The dug’s flechs like tae bite him in the doddles an he aye flees intae a picher when he finds the lumps.” Translate: picher: an excited or overwrought state of mind, a person who is always … Continue reading Picher.
Scottish Word: Onythin.
“I like tae let him oot o his tank for a treat like. But dinni dae onythin sudden tae gi him a fleg or he goes tense an tightens up somethin terrible.” Translate: onythin: anything. “I … Continue reading Onythin.
Scottish Word: Toom.
“Ach this jar’s fair toom an nae mistake.” Translate: toom: empty. “Dear me, this jar’s rather empty and no mistake.” The Scottish Word: toom with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word … Continue reading Toom.