Scottish Word: Flodge.
“An after ye’ve fauched, delled an scartled it to a fine tilth be sure to flodge it o’er afore ye lay the turf.” Translate: flodge: walk clumsily. “And after you have broken up the land, dug … Continue reading Flodge.
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Scottish Word: Wirm.
“Save yersel son. Let yir brakwast wirm go.” Translate: wirm, wurm: worm. “Save yourself son. Let your breakfast worm go.” subterranean drama. If you were in a hot air balloon looking down on a rainforest it … Continue reading Wirm.
Scottish Word: Ploo.
“If he’s as mickle a milker as ee’s at the plooin we’re done fur.” Translate: ploo: plough. “If he is as great a milker as he is at ploughing then we are doomed.” The Scottish Word: … Continue reading Ploo.