Scottish Word: Slaiger.
Aye weel lads it’s a slaigerin sort o a landscape wi hae noo. So it’s snaw runners aff an anti skite aw terrain glaur proof tyres oan. We’re livin in a new warld. Translate: slaiger: besmear … Continue reading Slaiger.
Scottish Words tagged with: wheel - 11 posts.
Scottish Word: Tyne.
I dinni miss them that I used tae cairt aboot nor them that were on mha road for I wid be sure tae tyne their life. It’s cos o them that I huv no contact wi … Continue reading Tyne.
Scottish Word: Droon the Miller.
Is that it!? Yiv a peerie measure an a richt droont-miller haun aboot ye min, tae my ee. God sink ye! Ah’ve a guid mind tae rethink mha magnanimity in victory an insteid o drinkin yer … Continue reading Droon the Miller.
Scottish Word: Loom o morn.
Look, it’s the loom o morn awready ya evil basket. You’ve nae time tae squat there moodily indulging in existential angst o’er deith, entropy and the ennuii o immortality all o-er the heid o yer morning … Continue reading Loom o morn.
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.” Translate: attery: … Continue reading Attery.
Scottish Word: entechment.
“Ah kent I should hae kept the entechment buik for this furlie tae cease the dirdum.” Translate: entechment: instruction. “I knew I should have kept the instruction book for this wheel thing to stop the noise.” … Continue reading entechment.
Scottish Word: Stammle.
“Jings yer pulse is fairly fleein, but ah’m no a real nurse ye ken. I wiz jist bikin bye on the way tae a fancy dress foy when ye suddenly stammled intae the leerie stoup – … Continue reading Stammle.
Scottish Word: Lokkit.
“I’d nae sooner wheeled it oot o the supermarkit ker park an then thon wheelie lokkit so I had tae improvise.” Translate: lokkit, lokit, lockit: locked up. “I had no sooner wheeled it out of the … Continue reading Lokkit.
Scottish Word: Row.
“Am I getting this right? Yiv bin telt – by Perth Ice Rink – tae sell aff aw they bools for next tae nothing cause they canni be made tae row in a dead straucht line frae stairt … Continue reading Row.
Scottish Word: Blaw oot.
“Ah see yir usin yir noddle tae fix yer blaw oot.” Translate: blaw oot: puncture, blow out. “I see you are using your initiative to fix your puncture.” 06, February, 2003 Adapt – adapt a pizza … Continue reading Blaw oot.