Scottish Word: Plowt.
Noo Jill. Dinni hing aboot doon there lookin for yer grannie’s auld gowd thimble. The forecast sez there’s a muckle plowt o rain due an it’ll no be safe doon there. Translate: plowt: a heavy downpour … Continue reading Plowt.
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Scottish Word: Tirlie.
“Spankie like noo lads! Ah need tae be awa shairp like wi the tirlie fully chairged tae win.” Translate: tirlie: something which curls, spins, or twirls round; an intricate device or mechanism. “Nimble and quick now … Continue reading Tirlie.
Scottish Word: Chairge.
“Fur some reason efter ye click this it taks ages fur the whole panel tae chairge up again.” Translate: chairge: charge. “For some reason after you click this it takes ages for the whole panel to … Continue reading Chairge.
Scottish Word: Clamjamfry.
“Why’s that clamjamfry ower there so skeerie the-day an in sic a flap?” Translate: clamjamfry: crowd, company, flock. “Why is that mob over there so agitated today and in such a flap?” Breeze: I’m imagining what … Continue reading Clamjamfry.
Scottish Word: Midgie.
This is how I imagine many people visualise the Scottish midgie if they could see it larger than the tiny speck that it is. (Animated.) Translate: midgie: a very small insect that comes out in hordes … Continue reading Midgie.