Scottish Word: Aix.
“Help the aix is fleein oot o ma hauns.” Translate: aix: axe. “Help the axe is flying out of my hands.” The Scottish Word: aix with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the … Continue reading Aix.
Scottish Words tagged with: fence - 17 posts.
Scottish Word: Blowder.
“An ahm sure ye’ll be tellin us that it wiz a blinter blowder that got ye stuck up there?” Translate: 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.” Translate: 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?” Translate: stob: fence post. “What is holding up the delivery of the fence posts?” The Scottish Word: stobs with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context … Continue reading Stobs.
Scottish Word: Clarty.
‘AYE it’s gey clarty the-day.’ Translate: 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?” Translate: chiel: young man. “That’s a fine strong young lad you have there Archibald. Are you going to get him … Continue reading Chiel.
Scottish Word: Fitlike?
Translate: fitlike: how are you today? The Scottish Word: fitlike with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.