Scottish Words tagged with: pot - 8 posts.

Goldilocks is warning a fat bear about the dastardly plot the bees are deploying on him.

Scottish Word: Foziness.

Ya fat geenyoch bear that ye are. You think yiv slaved the bees tae keep ye in hinnie forivver. But yer doitert ahn bein tricked. They’re murtherin you ya muckle fat fozie by feeding ye a … Continue reading Foziness. →

bear, bees, honey, napkin, pot

Scottish Word: Tirraneese

Tags: alligator, beard, brain, cabinet, crocodile, glasses, golem, kiln, owl, paint, paintbrush, pot, pots, pratchet, red, skull, study, workshop

“Right. Are ye sure yer Chems for golems are perfect this time Asimov? I’m no wantin this thing gi’in me oni mair o this bane heidit tirraneese it gets up tae.” Translated: tirraneese:harass with overwork. “Right. … Continue reading Tirraneese →

alligator, beard, brain, cabinet, crocodile, glasses, golem, kiln, owl, paint, paintbrush, pot, pots, pratchet, red, skull, study, workshop

Scottish Word: Spirlie

Tags: baking, bone, boy, butcher, cage, Children, cleaver, cook, crutch, fire, gingerbread, girl, gretel, hansel, house, monster, murder, oven, pot, pumpkin, witch

“Ach! Yir still spirlie and ill-thriven, whit’s adae wi ye? I’ve hud enough! Ah’m no waitin onie longer.” Translated: spirlie: thin, spindly. “Argh! You are still skinny and scraggy, what is wrong with you? I have … Continue reading Spirlie →

baking, bone, boy, butcher, cage, Children, cleaver, cook, crutch, fire, gingerbread, girl, gretel, hansel, house, monster, murder, oven, pot, pumpkin, witch

Scottish Word: Tae

Tags: beach, bone, bones, chef, cook, cooked, cooking, foot, pot, scissors, sporran, toes

“Dae ye want taes wi yir fit or no?” Translated: tae: toe. “Do you want toes with your foot or would you like one without.”

beach, bone, bones, chef, cook, cooked, cooking, foot, pot, scissors, sporran, toes

Scottish Word: Fushion

Tags: Age, cat, cook, feet, hunger, old, plate, pot, rug, sandals, soup, spoon, table

“Ach… this is gey fusionless broth.” Translated: fusionless: without substance or body, lacking in nourishment, dull, insipid, without taste. “Tut Tut… this is awfully thin, tasteless, insipid, weak, uninspired broth.”

Age, cat, cook, feet, hunger, old, plate, pot, rug, sandals, soup, spoon, table

Scottish Word: Abile

Tags: arches, body, boiling, cellar, Death, jar, oil, pot, sandals, thieves, turban

“Ahm no sure but ahm thinking one o the forty thieves was still in there when we filled it foo wi the lard abile.” Translated: abile: boiling. “I am not certain but I think one of … Continue reading Abile →

arches, body, boiling, cellar, Death, jar, oil, pot, sandals, thieves, turban

Scottish Word: Banshee

Tags: camping, Death, ghost, hiking, hills, mountains, pot, stove, tea, tent, walking

“Oh Lord please please please dinni let it be a banshee ahm hearin ahent me.” Translated: banshee: a wailing female spirit forecasting death or disaster. “Oh Lord please please please do not let it be a … Continue reading Banshee →

camping, Death, ghost, hiking, hills, mountains, pot, stove, tea, tent, walking

Scottish Word: Eechie Ochie

Tags: cook, cooker, curry, food, hot, ladle, pot, spoon, taste, window

“Eechie ochie …” Translated: eechie ochie: neither one thing nor another, absolutely nothing, (always in the negative). “Bland …”

cook, cooker, curry, food, hot, ladle, pot, spoon, taste, window

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