Scottish Word: Eild.
Ye’ll hae tae ken the name o this form o poetry tae get the lach. Coo’s eild ee luiks doun foo hope tae see green farin! Green watter. Joy! Aye. Translation: eild: barren, no longer producing … Continue reading Eild.
Scottish Words tagged with: cow - 10 posts.
Scottish Word: Saut-backet.
Dearest Edgar, widden dish o mine, the saut-backet has a gun an means tae shoot ye. He’s the saucy nurses’ sweetheart an kens ye gie’d her the heave fur me an sweet pea. He means tae … Continue reading Saut-backet.
Scottish Word: Pauchle.
Dinni be fooled by her pauchliness. Ah’ve seen her pit an ee oot richt through the centre o a monocle. Ahn dangle lone bawbags from her horn. We’ve nae idea whaur the bodies are. She’s a … Continue reading Pauchle.
Scottish Word: Yett.
Hoi, mind an sneck the yett on yer wey oot wi the cuddy or ye’ll lowse the coo, chooks an dug. Translated: yett: gate, narrow pass in the hills. Hey, don’t forget to latch the gate … Continue reading Yett.
Scottish Word: Trachle.
“Yer nothin but a trauchle trailin on ahent like that – get yirsel yokit.” Translated: trachle, trauchle: a struggle, a hard time. “You are extremely hard work trailing along behind like that – will you please … Continue reading Trachle.
Scottish Word: Gaup.
“What are you lot gaupin at!” Translated: gaup: stare stupidly, stare open mouthed. “What are you lot staring like idiots at!” The Scottish Word: gaup with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the … Continue reading Gaup.
Scottish Word: Scrochen.
“Och ye pair thing, yer no able tae mak oot the screivins oan the sign, an the grund’s aw stoory an scrochen cos o drooth. But hae nae fear, the watter hole’s thon wye.” Translated: scrochen, … Continue reading Scrochen.
Scottish Word: Coo’s lick.
“Naebuddy’ll get it. Naebuddy kens whit a coo’s lick is onywye.” Translated: coo’s lick: cowlick, tuft of hair hanging over the forehead. “Nobody will get it. Nobody knows what a cowlick is anyway.” Donate at the … Continue reading Coo’s lick.
Scottish Word: Ploo.
“If he’s as mickle a milker as ee’s at the plooin we’re done fur.” Translated: ploo: plough. “If he is as great a milker as he is at ploughing then we are doomed.” The Scottish Word: … Continue reading Ploo.
Scottish Word: Coo.
Ah’m scrievin doon here that yir throw’s void cos yir coo’s deid. (Coo hurlin’s no an Olympic Gemm nor a Hieland Gemm event, nivir was, and nivir will be). Translated: coo: cow. I’m noting down that … Continue reading Coo.