“If you proadge at me again – yer gettin a lampin.” Translate: proadge: make poking or prodding movements with a long instrument. “If you prod with that long instrument at me again you are getting a … Continue reading Proadge.
“Look, every time wi-oot fail, I jump up and down an they jist winni bide on.” Translate: bide: stay, remain. “Look, every time without fail, I jump up and down and they just will not stay … Continue reading Bide.
“We canni get it stertit.” Translate: stertit: started, to start. “We cannot get it to go.” The Scottish Word: stertit with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in … Continue reading Stertit.
“Aye weel Janus it’s thon time o year again.” Translate: thon: indicating something more remote from a person than another or others. “Yes indeed Janus it is that time of year again.” The Scottish Word: thon … Continue reading Thon.
“Hssst should we no let on the broon’s still in the pooch.” “Nah nivir mind they’re aboot tae use a reid as the cue baw.” Translate: broon: brown. “Hssst should we not reveal to them that … Continue reading Broon.
“Gleg? He’s flinty o fit an as shairp as a kilmaurs whittle.” Translate: gleg: quick, speedy. “Speedy? For his age he’s fast of foot and as quick witted.” fast. The Scottish Word: gleg with its definition … Continue reading Gleg.
“Fur a Prophet yir an awfy sclaff aboot in them sandals.” Translate: sclaff: flat footed, shuffle. “For a Prophet you are a terrible flat footed shuffler in these sandals.” The Scottish Word: sclaff with its definition … Continue reading Sclaff.
“Hoi you! If ye faw in the lade ye’ll be a deid deuk anaw.” Translate: lade: a mill race. “Hey you! If you fall into the watercourse feeding the mill, you also will be as dead … Continue reading Lade.
“You could caw us bampots for drinkin an smokin so much at oor age – but the fags are herbal, if ye ken whit I mean, an the whisky’s organic. ” Translate: bampot: foolish person, idiot. … Continue reading Bampot.