| Scots |
English |
| Awa’ |
away |
| Bampot |
someone likely to do daft things |
| Broch |
pre-historic circular stone tower |
| Caber |
trunk of a pine tree shorn of branches |
| Caber’s awa’ |
War cry of the MacSporran |
| Caledon |
Scotland |
| Clarty |
filthy, mucky, sticky |
| Clattie |
very dirty, mucky |
| Cloot |
a cloth |
| Crannog |
ancient dwelling on a man-made island |
| Dinnae fash yersels |
don't worry about it |
| Droukit |
soaked through |
| Foon oot |
found out, discovered |
| Glaikit |
really stupid |
| Haggis Hog |
a young haggis |
| Hamelldaeme |
home will do me |
| Haud yer Wheesht! |
be quiet! |
| Haugh |
a piece of flat land near water |
| Howf |
a rough and ready meeting place / shelter |
| Hugmahush |
an untidy person |
| Keek |
peek, a quick look at |
| Loch |
lake |
| Malky |
to attack |
| Minger |
a smelly or ugly person / creature |
| Mollicate |
to beat someone up |
| Noo ye ken |
now you know |
| Numpty |
someone who makes a fool of himself unwittingly |
| Quaich |
a two handled, bowl-shaped drinking cup |
| Ramgunshoch |
rude or bad-tempered
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| Sheemach |
a mass of untidy hair |
| Thunderplump |
a sudden thundery downpour of rain |
| Wheesht |
quiet |
