Scottish Word: Fower.
Stage yin an Stage twa are the tasty yins. Stage fower Haggisses are the dangerous yins but are certainly aw lang deid by noo. There has only ivir been yin sichtin in recent times. An that … Continue reading Fower.
Scottish Words tagged with: road - 9 posts.
Scottish Word: Stammle.
“Jings yer pulse is fairly fleein, but ah’m no a real nurse ye ken. I wiz jist bikin bye on the way tae a fancy dress foy when ye suddenly stammled intae the leerie stoup – … Continue reading Stammle.
Scottish Word: Trachle.
“Yer nothin but a trauchle trailin on ahent like that – get yirsel yokit.” Translate: trachle, trauchle: a struggle, a hard time. “You are extremely hard work trailing along behind like that – will you please … Continue reading Trachle.
Scottish Word: Birse.
“Ah widni act like a postie if I wis you, his birse is up.” Translate: birse: bristles on the back, anger. “I would not act like a postal delivery person if I was you, his hackles … Continue reading Birse.
Scottish Word: Ech.
“Ech! An it tastes like it too…” Translate: ech: an expression of disgust. “Yeuch! And it tastes like it too…” The Scottish Word: ech with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word … Continue reading Ech.
Scottish Word: Guttered.
“Guttered is the term professor and I don’t think you need an etymological dictionary for this one.” Translate: guttered: extremely inebriated, very drunk. The Scottish Word: guttered with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned … Continue reading Guttered.
Scottish Word: Brae.
“Are ye sure I’ve tae dae this afore I can jine the nae brakes brae gang?” Translate: brae: side of a hill; road with a steep gradient. “Are you sure that I have to do this … Continue reading Brae.
Scottish Word: Cundie.
“Yir skoosh is doon the cundie fur it’s bad fur yir teeth. Ah’ll gie ye milk.” Translate: cundie: road drain. “The reason your fizzy sugary drink is going down the drain is because it is bad … Continue reading Cundie.
Scottish Word: Stobs.
“Whaur’s the stobs?” Translate: stob: fence post. “What is holding up the delivery of the fence posts?” The Scottish Word: stobs with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context … Continue reading Stobs.