
Scottish Word: Carline.
Thon carlin winni care that it’s jist yer auld hearing aid. If we’re caught she’ll go jist as hard on us for usin that as she would if we’d used devilisch speirin whigmaleeries. Anyway I think … Continue reading Carline.
Thon carlin winni care that it’s jist yer auld hearing aid. If we’re caught she’ll go jist as hard on us for usin that as she would if we’d used devilisch speirin whigmaleeries. Anyway I think … Continue reading Carline.
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.
It’s a heid scratcher tae aw o us, o immortal Lord, why ye settled yer secret eternal abode doonstairs in The Howff, it’s got mair deid bodies than ye can shak a stick at. And it’s … Continue reading Howff.
I’m o the opeenion Igor, that ye need tae cut back oan yer bawkie restoration programme. No least because o the nummer o flies ye hae tae breed tae feed them. Ye’ll get me a warse … Continue reading Bawkie.
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.
Ah’m awa for a daunder in the Wild Wood – codgie in the knowledge that the skeeriest thing in there will be me. Translate: daunder, dander: a stroll. I am going for a stroll in the … Continue reading Daunder.
“Nae worries brither o mine, even if ye dinni fully assume the birsie shap ye bide skeerie wi a fine youp on ye.” Translate: skeerie: scary. “Do not be upset brother of mine, even if you … Continue reading Skeerie.
“Dae ye no think it’s lookin like there’s nae buddy in it?” Translate: buddy: a human being, person, body. “Do you not think that it is beginning to look like it does not have a person … Continue reading Buddy.
“Ahm ah dottled or dreamin? I swear reindeer keep fleein bye an hoverin aboot as if they’re working oot whits shinin oot o oor windae.” Translate: dottle: witless, become crazy or confused, in a state of … Continue reading Dottle.
“If you socht mair doon tae earth practical tasks nearer tae hand ye micht find yersel mair content.” Translate: socht, soucht: search for, look for. “If you looked for more down to earth practical tasks nearer … Continue reading Socht.