Scottish Word: Swallie.
Aye, wi one ee I never see double or get skellie ee’d nae matter how long I’m oan the swallie. Mind you it maks me fair hungert an I aften fire up a barbecue. I like … Continue reading Swallie.
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Scottish Word: Sparkie.
Dinni worry aboot the real alien clockin us daein the repairs Tarquin, they’re no awfy sparkie. Their harn canni hack the camstairy uptak. It’ll gang inta ootricht denial in a second ahn we’re as guid as … Continue reading Sparkie.
Scottish Word: Gangyls.
“He’s weel kent as ‘a gutts an gangyls’, slocherin doon onythin that gangs past. It’s why he gies aff stinks mair ramsh an reekit than the guff o the swamp.” Translated: a gutts an gangyls: nothing … Continue reading Gangyls.
Scottish Word: Attery.
“Toast nivir lands butter side doon as afen as is thocht. An if it does, it’s a sure sign there’s attery oot an aboot that shouldni. That’s why I built this universal attery detector.” Translated: attery: … Continue reading Attery.
Scottish Word: Stooshie.
“Ye better come an document the hell oot o this, it’s gonna cause a stooshie.” Translated: stooshie, strushie, strooshie: a disturbance, commotion, tumult, squabble. “You had better come and document this thoroughly, it is going to … Continue reading Stooshie.
Scottish Word: Tirraneese.
“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. It pented awthin reid – … Continue reading Tirraneese.
Scottish Word: Bane.
“If’n ye rattle ma banes like that again – yer deid!” Translated: bane: bone. “If you rattle my bones again like that – you are dead!” 20, Nov. 2009 music – many a good tune can … Continue reading Bane.
Scottish Word: Docknail.
“Hud on, I’ll just tighten up the docknail an we’re awa.” Translated: docknail: the nail used to fix the blade to the handle of a scythe, any person or part indispensable to the proper doing of … Continue reading Docknail.
Scottish Word: Ilk.
“It’s the beheided banes o yin o ma ilk richt eneuch. But hoo’d he dee?” Translated: ilk: family, kindred, race. “It is the beheaded bones of one of my kindred right enough. But how did he … Continue reading Ilk.
Scottish Word: Scrieve.
“Accordin tae the screivins frae the tri-corder they died happy.” Translated: scrieve: write – long and easily, scribble. “According to the read out from the tri-corder they died happy.” 21, March, 2007 I’m going BIG for … Continue reading Scrieve.