Scottish Word: Murl.
What is it wi you red breasted burds? Ye canni help but murl a cake iviry time. An noo the flair is aw murlie. And No! Yer no gettin tae peck it aw up. Translate: murl, … Continue reading Murl.
Scottish Words tagged with: insect - 16 posts.
Scottish Word: Tyne.
I dinni miss them that I used tae cairt aboot nor them that were on mha road for I wid be sure tae tyne their life. It’s cos o them that I huv no contact wi … Continue reading Tyne.
Scottish Word: Sleek.
Aye we’re still howkin oot remains o this ancient race frae the deep auld oxygen sterved sypes and sleeks. We find maist in their cuboid coral like structures whaur they seemed tae be makin a knotless … Continue reading Sleek.
Scottish Word: Tulyie.
Ah telt ye the beasties on this streetch o the river were a tulyie canally. Translate: tulyie, toolie: quarrel, fight, scuffle. I did warn you that the insects on this stretch of the river were a … Continue reading Tulyie.
Scottish Word: Golach.
Hey Brandreth dig oot anither type o oor environmentally freendly bug-aff skoosh. This muckle hairy golach seems tae hae a taste for this yin. It’s no buggin aff. In fact ah think it’s startin tae like … Continue reading Golach.
Scottish Word: Bouk.
“I’m sick o humphin his muckle bouk frae rink tae rink an side tae side. If he’s no willin tae tak his dunts n dings like a man he’ll never learn. Let him fa.” Translate: bouk: … Continue reading Bouk.
Scottish Word: Gangyls.
“He’s weel kent as ‘a gutts an gangyls’, slocherin doon onythin that gangs past. It’s why he gies aff stinks mair ramsh an reekit than the guff o the swamp.” Translate: a gutts an gangyls: nothing … Continue reading Gangyls.
Scottish Word: Ingang.
“Weel done ma bawkie pals. When this lot sticks tae his pent that’ll teach him no tae DIY shut oor ingang tae oor summer roost again.” Translate: ingang: entrance. “Well done my bat friends. When this … Continue reading Ingang.
Scottish Word: Flech.
“The ‘McSporran Flech Relief Collar’ is whit he needs.” Translate: flech: to scratch oneself, usually vigorously; also: a flea. “The ‘McSporran Relief from scratching because of fleas Collar’ is what he needs.” We’ve been visiting the … Continue reading Flech.
Scottish Word: Bourie.
“Hello wee man. What brings you doon oor bourie on a braw bricht day like the-day?” Translate: bourie: burrow, lair of an animal. “Hello youngster. What brings you down our burrow on such a nice bright … Continue reading Bourie.