“Ah’d like fried bacon wi the tattie scones also fried but wi ma black puddin grilled along wi a tomato, jist cut in half mind. An I’m no wantin link sausages, I’ll hae lorne, twa slices, … Continue reading Lorne Sausage.
“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.
“Dae ye fancy taes wi yir fit or no?” Translate: tae: toe. “Do you desire toes with your foot or would you like one without.” The Scottish Word: tae with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Tae.
“Ach… this is gey fusionless broth.” Translate: fusionless: without substance or body, lacking in nourishment, dull, insipid, without taste. “Tut Tut… this is awfully thin, tasteless, insipid, weak, uninspired broth.” The Scottish Word: fushionless with its … Continue reading Fushion.
“That’s a gawsie puddie-doo yiv in yir haun chiel.” Translate: puddie-doo: pet pigeon. “That is a handsome pet pigeon that you have in your hand young chap.” The Scottish Word: puddie doo with its definition and … Continue reading Puddie Doo.
“Whit are ye mulligrumphin oan aboot noo?” Translate: mulligrumph: a lamentation, a complaint, a state of dissatisfaction. “What are you lamenting on about now?” The Scottish Word: mulligrumph with its definition and its meaning illustrated and … Continue reading Mulligrumph.
“Go oan, a tottie bit’ll nae dae ye oanie herm.” Translate: tottie: tiny, small. “Go on, a tiny bit will not do you any harm.” The Scottish Word: tottie with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Tottie.
“Eechie ochie …” Translate: eechie ochie: neither one thing nor another, absolutely nothing, (always in the negative). “Bland …” The Scottish Word: eechie ochie with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word … Continue reading Eechie Ochie.
“Hud on son, I’ll be wi ye as soon as I bree the tatties.” Translate: bree: drain the water from (usually from things that have been boiled). “Be patient a moment young man, I’ll be with … Continue reading Bree.
“She maks that guid a porridge it’s a hard job pullin oot the spurtle.” Translate: spurtle: porridge stirrer – often formed in the shape of a thistle. “She makes a porridge so exceedingly excellent that it … Continue reading Spurtle.