Scottish Word: Dunkle.
Jings Edie that’s a richt sair dunkle yiv gi’en yersel. Dinni worry we’ll ding it oot ahn ye’ll be as good as new in no time. Translate: dunkle: a dent or slight depression caused by colliding … Continue reading Dunkle.
Scottish Words tagged with: kilt - 34 posts.
Scottish Word: Fou.
The clachan yill had made me canty, I was na fou, but just had plenty: I stacher’d whyles, but yet took tent ay To free the ditches; An’ hillocks, stanes, an’ bushes, kend ay Frae ghaists … Continue reading Fou.
Scottish Word: Forrit.
Yer surprisingly forret fur a wee moose guising in the dark in this part o the wids. Whaur’s aw yer pals? Ye’ll be lookin for a sweet tae eat fur yer trouble ah suspect. But dae … Continue reading Forrit.
Scottish Word: Sharrow.
C’mon Elsa yer findin them big white gowans sharrow I ken, and thiv grown raff, so tak this yett here tae my better meadow. Ah ken weel massel what they taste like, mha partner adds them … Continue reading Sharrow.
Scottish Word: Troot.
Jings it’s the muckle minginishrie broon troot. Gey rare. If I wiz you I wid bide still and no cairry-oan like a fly oan tap o the watter, ye dinni want tae end up a catch … Continue reading Troot.
Scottish Word: Corbie.
I aye turns puddocks yella on accoont o me bein a reid hat wezer obleeged tae hae a puckle corbies. Maks the puddocks easier tae find ye ken – helps keep them corbies fed. Translate: corbie: … Continue reading Corbie.
Scottish Word: Faut.
Hoi! It’s no ma faut folk are biggin canal bridges oot o glaiss. Ahn wha decided you shuid be the arbiter of what a quine sees or disni see onywye? Are you the boss o her? … Continue reading Faut.
Scottish Word: Yella.
Jings! A muckle buttered finger o toast chasin a biled egg wi a yella mou. The things ye see when ye dinni huv yer gun. Translate: yella: yellow. Crumbs! A giant buttered finger of toast chasing … Continue reading Yella.
Scottish Word: Plowt.
Noo Jill. Dinni hing aboot doon there lookin for yer grannie’s auld gowd thimble. The forecast sez there’s a muckle plowt o rain due an it’ll no be safe doon there. Translate: plowt: a heavy downpour … Continue reading Plowt.
Scottish Word: Tounser.
The tounser moose aa’n the teuchter moose. “For the umpteenth time, there’s nae drains awa oot here. So tak yir chantie leavin’s tae the midden aback o the byre whaur ah’m aboot tae empty this pail … Continue reading Tounser.