Scottish Word: Yokit
“Ye’ve been warned afore Resbow – yokit yir mule tae a post o its very own. Hoo mony times dae ye hae tae be telt.” Translated: yokit, yoke, yolk: attach, join, unite (to a carriage or … Continue reading Yokit
Scottish Words tagged with: Whisky - 13 posts.
Scottish Word: Stammygaster
“Stammygastered that’s what I am – aw year ah’ve waited tae see the big event. The Hogmanay fireworks ower the bridges an then it aw goes aff at once in one big flash – it’s the … Continue reading Stammygaster
Scottish Word: Athegither
“Ah’ll hae a wee whisky an wid ye mak it a double seein it’s a gey dreich day. Och mebbe ye should mak it intae a hot toddy athegither” Translated: athegither: altogether, all as one, in … Continue reading Athegither
Scottish Word: Lee
“Ah’m tellin ye wi oot a word o a lee, they modelled the reid neb kenmark on me.” Translated: lee: lie, falsehood. “I’m telling you without a word of a lie, they modelled the red nose … Continue reading Lee
Scottish Word: Reid
“When ye get stottin fou on yir reid planet, dae ye see triple?” Translated: reid: red. “When you get really really drunk on your red planet, do you see triple?”
Scottish Word: Fallachen
“Richt! Get oot the glasses whilst ah fetch the usquebaugh frae the fallachen” Translated: fallachan: hidden store, hoard. “Right! Get out the glasses while I fetch the (uisge beatha; water of life; Gaelic:) whisky from the … Continue reading Fallachen
Scottish Word: Brithers
“Then let us pray that come it may [As come it will for a’ that], That sense an worth oer a’ the earth, Shall bear the gree an a’ that. For a’ that an a’ that, … Continue reading Brithers
Scottish Word: Wha’s
A Scottish Toast: “Wha’s like Us? – Damn few . . . – an they’re aw deid.” Translated: wha’s: who is. “Who is like Us? – Not very many . . . – and they are … Continue reading Wha’s
Scottish Word: Thrapple
“Aye! Oilin the thrapple afore a sermon’s nivir done me nae herm.” Translated: thrapple: windpipe. “Oh yes! Lubricating the windpipe before a sermon has never done me any harm.”
Scottish Word: Spigot
“If ye fetch some watter frae yon spigot son, I’ll gie ye a dram.” Translated: spigot: outdoor tap. “If you fetch some water from that tap just over there son, I’ll give you a generous measure … Continue reading Spigot