Scottish Word: Eild.
Ye’ll hae tae ken the name o this form o poetry tae get the lach. Coo’s eild ee luiks doun foo hope tae see green farin! Green watter. Joy! Aye. Translation: eild: barren, no longer producing … Continue reading Eild.
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Scottish Word: Stang.
That’s a bleezer o a neb ye’ve got. Did a wee wasp stang ye? Har har. Whaur ye goin? Dinni be sic a feardie daftie – a doot there’s a wasp near here this time o … Continue reading Stang.
Scottish Word: Selkie-wife.
Are ye a selkie-wife or frae the fin folk that yir sae fair faured ahn wi sic a glamourie smile? Ahn is yer hame by yon skerries under the silken moon? Ahn can I huv mha … Continue reading Selkie-wife.
Scottish Word: Sludder.
Run ya sad oanshach ye, yer aboot tae become a creishy sludder foo o sclinters and channer sclatched aw oer the grund. Translation: sludder: something wet and slimy like mud. Run you sad sorry fool you, … Continue reading Sludder.
Scottish Word: Fash.
“Dinni fash yersel. Me an Rover here have navigated this river man an cub for over twenty year.” Translated: fash: trouble, vex. “Do not trouble yourself. Rover and myself have navigated this river man and cub … Continue reading Fash.
Scottish Word: Bygate.
“There’s a bygate thon wye – it is shorter but mainly it’s mair interesting.” Translated: gate: path, a way, a road (bygate: a side path). “There is a byway that goes in that direction – it … Continue reading Bygate.