Scottish Word: Awricht.
“Hoi! Hoi you! Is it awricht if I chap wi this thing or is there a door bell for the sake of safety?” Translated: awricht: all right, permissible, allowable. “Hoi! Hoi you! Is it permissible to … Continue reading Awricht.
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Scottish Word: Besom.
“Relax – the besom’s nae tae sweep or poke or pou ye aff. It’s fur yer mentor tae support ye.” Translated: besom, bisom, bussom: long handled brush or broom, bunch of twigs used as a birch … Continue reading Besom.
Scottish Word: Wanwitty.
“Wanwitty or stymie?” Translated: wanwitty: without sense, stupid. “Thick or blind?” The Scottish Word: wanwitty with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in … Continue reading Wanwitty.
Scottish Word: Bocht.
“Mither! Faither! I’ve sorted oot the mortgage arrears – I bocht the bank. Hello. Hellooo…” Translated: bocht: bought. “Mother! Father! I have sorted out the mortgage arrears – I went and bought the bank. Hello. Hellooo…” … Continue reading Bocht.
Scottish Word: Knackie.
“Aye yer a knackie lad son, ye’ll gang far.” Translated: knackie: adriot, deft, skilful, ingenious. “Yes indeed you are a skilful lad son, you’ll go far.” The Scottish Word: knackie with its definition and its meaning … Continue reading Knackie.
Scottish Word: Speir.
“Whaur’s the wee tottie man wha lives under the stairs?” Speired the anemone man. Translated: speir: enquire, ask a question. “Where’s the little tiny man who lives under the stairs?” Enquired the anemone man. The Scottish … Continue reading Speir.
Scottish Word: Lintel.
“Mind yir broo on yon stane lintel.” Translated: lintel: beam across the top of an entrance, threshhold of a door. “Watch your forehead on that there stone beam.” The Scottish Word: lintel with its definition and … Continue reading Lintel.
Scottish Word: Hingin.
“Hey Dad goan sing Ten Green Bottles whilst yir hingin oan the waw.” Translated: hingin: hanging. “Hey Dad, go and sing Ten Green Bottles while you are hanging on the wall.” The Scottish Word: hingin with … Continue reading Hingin.
Scottish Word: Corbie Stanes.
“Skip up the corbie stanes, shin alang the heid, a wee lowp tae yir plettie, in yir scratcher windie an yir maw’ll niver ken ye’ve been oot boozin. Maw’s can be unforgivining whaur booze is involved.” … Continue reading Corbie Stanes.
Scottish Word: Adae.
“Ah’ll jist tak a look to see whit’s adae ahint the door.” Translated: adae: going on, what is happening. “I shall just have a quick look behind this door to see what is happening.” The Scottish … Continue reading Adae.