“Jings, her wisker wis fair fu the-day. She jist missed us” Translate: wisker: belt with padded section full of holes to hold knitting needles; a bunch of straw folded over neatly, bound tightly and tucked in … Continue reading Wisker.
“Ah’ve telt ye a hunner times, nicky-tams is for keepin’ rambunctious rats oot – no in!” Translate: nicky-tams: string tied around the leg below the knee to keep trouser leg bottoms out of the mud. “I … Continue reading Nicky-tams.
“This is bealin!” (animated) Translate: bealin: rotten/awful/vile/festering. “I am not eating this, it is awful.” The Scottish Word: bealin with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the … Continue reading Bealin.