A damp location with a high water table needs the coffin sunk in a wet month for a burial service.

Scottish Word: Droon.

Tags: burial, coffin, flood, funeral, mud, service, umbrella, water

“It’s a wee bit ironic this, because the apparent cause o deith wis droonin.” Translate: droon: drown. “It is a little bit ironic this, because the apparent cause of death was drowning.” The Scottish Word: droon … Continue reading Droon. →

burial, coffin, flood, funeral, mud, service, umbrella, water

Waiter serving soup over laps and down necks.

Scottish Word: Unfierdy.

Tags: food, hot, plates, restaurant, service, soup, spill, tables, thumb, waiter

“Thon’s an unfierdy teuchter thon!” Translate: unfierdy: clumsy, awkward. “That is a clumsy bumpkin that is!” clumsy. Quality workers are worth a lot. People I know have been made redundant and it seems to me that … Continue reading Unfierdy. →

food, hot, plates, restaurant, service, soup, spill, tables, thumb, waiter

Scottish Words Illustrated

24 Years of Scottish Words illustrated.

Scottish Words tagged with: service - 2 posts.

Scottish Word: Droon.

Scottish Word: Unfierdy.