“Ach! Yir still spirlie and ill-thriven, whit’s adae wi ye? I’ve hud enough! Ah’m no waitin onie longer.” Translate: spirlie: thin, spindly. “Argh! You are still skinny and scraggy, what is wrong with you? I have … Continue reading Spirlie. →
baking, bone, boy, butcher, cage, children, cleaver, cook, crutch, fire, gingerbread, girl, gretel, hansel, house, monster, murder, oven, pot, pumpkin, witch Scottish Word: Widni.
“Nah dinni dinni, ah widni dae that if I wus you Wullie.” Translate: widni, widna: wouldn’t, would not. “No don’t don’t, I would not do that if I was you William.” The Scottish Word: widni with … Continue reading Widni. →
bars, cage, lion, pencil, poke, pupil, pupils, school, trip, victim, zoo 
