“Yer teeterin like a sissy – the secret’s muckle sturdy tackety bits what gie ye stability. No these wee licht baffies ye’ve on” Translate: tackety bits, ~buits, ~butts, ~butes: hobnailed boots. “You are teetering like a … Continue reading Tackety Bits.
“Aff yer erse an get that moger redd up an intae the kists. Ye ken we’ll no get oor deposit back if the shell cases are no in the boxes.” Translate: moger: mess, muddle, a job … Continue reading Moger.
“If it’s guided oer a wire by yersel? An it gies ye a swatch o the target on yir screen so ye canni fail tae malafooster whit yiv aimed it at? Then hoo come it’s oursels … Continue reading Oursels.
“Welcome – this is yir jile and I’m yer jiler for the-day – noo get ben the hoose and assume the position for tae be graiped.” Translate: graip: search with the hands, probe, examine. “Welcome – … Continue reading Graip.
“I say – that was a wee bit foutie was it no? – He wuz my loon an I wiz up fur it.” Translate: foutie: mean, despicable, underhand, shabby. “I say – that was a little … Continue reading Foutie.
“Fur a flooer it disni bloom for long but it surely deserves better than this.” Translate: flooer: flower. “For a flower it does not bloom for long but it surely deserves better than this.” The Scottish … Continue reading Flooer.
“Canny, queat an swipper includes no lettin oot a ruckle – ye eejit!” Translate: ruckle: rattle, roaring or gurgling sound – particular of the breath of the dying. “Careful, quiet and swift includes one being definite … Continue reading Ruckle.
“Hoo come in this age of sword and sorcery all you quines get mair claes than us loons?” Translate: claes: clothes. “How come in this age of sword and sorcery all you women get more clothes … Continue reading Claes.
“Ahm sorry but there’s nae denyin it. Ye’ve got a skellie ee.” Translate: skellie: squint, strabismus, abnormal alignment of the eyes. “I am sorry but there is no denying it. You have a squint.” Flawed – … Continue reading Skellie.
“Hud on you! Are ye a loun or a quine?” Translate: quine, quyne, quean: girl. “Wait a moment you! Are you a boy or a girl?” The Scottish Word: quine with its definition and its meaning … Continue reading Quine.