Scottish Word: Swick.
Noo Tam… yir no gonna be swickin me wi yer pauchtie scheme like yiv done tae oor pal Injun Joe. Ah’ve jist looked up ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ on Wikipedia here. And whats more I’ve … Continue reading Swick.
Scottish Words tagged with: fence - 11 posts.
Scottish Word: Gloaming.
Jings! Yoor a gloamin gairdner too! I gairden in the gloaming aw the time, but I nivir kent you did. I dae it so the daylicht disni stimulate the exposed weed seeds intae sprootin during grund … Continue reading Gloaming.
Scottish Word: Whits the neb.
“Whit’s the neb the-day?” Translated: what’s the neb: what’s the latest news, gossip. “What’s the latest news today?”
Scottish Word: Mauny.
“It’s no fair. I’ve as mauny hairs as you but I’ve tae slap sun lotion on an you dinni.” Translated: mauny: many. “It is not fair. I have as many hairs as you but I have … Continue reading Mauny.
Scottish Word: Aix.
“Help the aix is fleein oot o ma hauns.” Translated: aix: axe. “Help the axe is flying out of my hands.”
Scottish Word: Blowder.
“An ahm sure ye’ll be tellin us that it wiz a blinter blowder that got ye stuck up there?” Translated: blowder: sudden gust of wind. “And I’m sure you will be telling us that it was … Continue reading Blowder.
Scottish Word: Moup.
“Aye, yir for the pot moup. Ye’d be better tunnelin oot an leggin it wi me.” Translated: moup: a familiar or child’s term for a pet rabbit. “Yes Indeed, you are destined for the cooking vessel … Continue reading Moup.
Scottish Word: Stobs.
“Whaur’s the stobs?” Translated: stob: fence post. “What is holding up the delivery of the fence posts?”
Scottish Word: Clarty.
‘AYE it’s gey clarty the-day.’ Translated: clarty: mucky, besmeared with unpleasant stuff, usually very sticky. ‘Yes indeed, it is a rather sticky muddy messy day to be out and about.’ muddy (two entries really). Like IF … Continue reading Clarty.
Scottish Word: Chiel.
“That’s a fair chiel yiv got thur Erchie, are ye pittin ‘im in to the Games?” Translated: chiel: young man. “That’s a fine strong young lad you have there Archibald. Are you going to get him … Continue reading Chiel.