“I’m no shiftin until you shift because it’s you who’s the dour bucksturdie yin. You! You!” Translate: bucksturdie: obstinate. “I am not moving until you move because it is you who is the sullen obstinate one. … Continue reading Bucksturdie.
“Ahm thinkin they two numpties are cheating an putting mair than the rasps they pick intae their luggies tae up the wecht.” Translate: luggie: usually a bucket held at one’s waist with twine – used in … Continue reading Luggie.
“Oh walie walie walie a jist meant tae cut aff yir tail, sairie moose. ” Translate: waly, walie: an exclamation of dismay, distress. “Oh how awfully awfully distressing! I just meant to cut off your tail, … Continue reading Waly.
“Fur thatchin is it? That’ll be twa bob a threave which is twa stooks which maks oot tae aboot twelve sheaves each, bit it micht vary roon aboot here ye ken.” Translate: threave: a measure of … Continue reading Threave.
“Sic guid seasonal earnings winni gang awa. Nae machine will ivver howk tatties oot o the glaur fitlike hauns can – it canni de done, happy days.” Translate: howk: dig out. “Such opportunity for earning substantial … Continue reading Howk.
“I think he’s jist thrawn, there’s nae benefits o stooks ower big roond bales.” Translate: stooks: tied bundles of cut straw (sheaves) stacked – as in 10 to 12 lent against each other – in groups … Continue reading Stook.
“WARNING. Dinna listen tae The Bard at full blaw set tae music in a barley field ower the hearst.” Translate: hearst, hairst: harvest. “WARNING. Do not listen to poetry at full volume set to music in … Continue reading Hearst.
“Ahm fair forfochten an in need o ma pit.” Translate: forfochten: exhausted of the effort, worn to a standstill. “I am completely exhausted, finished and in need of my bed.” In memory of the UK disaster … Continue reading Forfochten.
‘Whaurs ma yowes?’ Translate: yowe: ewe; female sheep. ‘Where can it be that my ewes have gone I wonder?’ The Scottish Word: yowe with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used … Continue reading Yowe.
“Ah’ve telt ye a hunner times, nicky-tams is for keepin’ rambunctious rats oot – no in!” Translate: nicky-tams: string tied around the leg below the knee to keep trouser leg bottoms out of the mud. “I … Continue reading Nicky-tams.