Scottish Word: Whuffle.
Ye did very weel no buryin mha wee dug when ye heard it scartin n screevin oan the lid o its kist. But I’m no peyin. Will I whuffle. It’s no my fault ye howkit a … Continue reading Whuffle.
Scottish Words tagged with: hole - 10 posts.
Scottish Word: Droon the Miller.
Is that it!? Yiv a peerie measure an a richt droont-miller haun aboot ye min, tae my ee. God sink ye! Ah’ve a guid mind tae rethink mha magnanimity in victory an insteid o drinkin yer … Continue reading Droon the Miller.
Scottish Word: Massel.
Naw its lips arenae movin it’s massel that’s spikin. Massel no it. Look at me Erchie. Me. It’s massel spikin, no it. It’s oor new blue pal Erchie. He’s hermless. We jist want ye tae come … Continue reading Massel.
Scottish Word: Yirdit.
“Weel Moudie auld pal, hoo long’s thon neb been yirdit then, dae ye ken?” Spiered the hoolet frae its delf in the tree. Translate: yirdit: buried “Well Mole, my old friend, how long has that nose … Continue reading Yirdit.
Scottish Word: Knockle.
Watch the razor letter boxes doon there, they’ll hae yer fingers aff at the knockles wi-oot care, even’f ye were rackle-haunded like massel. But first ye hae tae drap doon avoiding the shairp stalagmites, lowp o’er … Continue reading Knockle.
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: Funk.
“Ahm in a funk noo. Yir aw deid!” Translate: funk: a foul temper. “I am in a foul temper now. You are all going to die!” The Scottish Word: funk with its definition and its meaning … Continue reading Funk.
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: Sneddin, sneddins.
“Watch yirsel on thon boorach o sneddins there’s a muckle hole unnerit.” Translate: sneddins: collection of cut off branches. sned: to trim off side branches of a felled tree. snedded: that which has been pruned. “Watch … Continue reading Sneddin, sneddins.
Scottish Word: Blooter.
“Blooter the baw like that again an’ you’re no playin!” Translate: Blooter: “If you kick the ball as hard and carelessly as that again you are not getting to play football with us.” The Scottish Word: … Continue reading Blooter.