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 |