Scottish Word: Theek.
He’s refusin to wear oor safety equipment chusin insteid the theek n sicker o his grannies pouer fankled (knitted) long johns as bein literally bullet proof. He sez he kens hoo cauld the burns get here … Continue reading Theek.
Scottish Words tagged with: stream - 6 posts.
Scottish Word: Skellet.
This parritch’s o’er thick awa tae thon clean burn an get a skellet o guid clean water. An why would it no be clean. Aw burns shuid be clean – that’s right is it no. It’d … Continue reading Skellet.
Scottish Word: Foreshot.
Yon jug’s his preferred recipe. He maks it fae the pot beer oot o the still ahn adds a guid helpin o foreshot tae shairpen the taste tae his liking. Ah dinni grudge it, he’s bin … Continue reading Foreshot.
Scottish Word: Tube.
Ah’d like tae get my hands oan the tube wha picked me tae be stuck in this spinnin space cylinder fur a lifetime. AND the tube wha decided tae shunt us aff intae interstellar space fur … Continue reading Tube.
Scottish Word: Lade.
“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.
Scottish Word: Sma.
“An this is the Sma Glen.” Translate: sma: small, little. “And this is the Small Glen.” The real Sma Glen located here. “…In this still place, remote from men, Sleeps Ossian in the narrow Glen” – … Continue reading Sma.