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Hoolet — Animals in Scots #1

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Hi All 👋 and welcome to Animals in Scots #1: Hoolet — Owl.

All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

White Hoolet by Jez Braithwaite
White Hoolet — Barn Owl

If any of you out there want to know the name of a particular animal in Scots, let me know!

As I do these posts, I am learning as well; so I apologise in advance for any mistakes?

Hae a guid day

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6 responses to “Hoolet — Animals in Scots #1”

  1. anne leueen Avatar
    anne leueen

    Hoolets…perfect name for them. Great photos of the hoolets.

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    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar
      jezbraithwaite

      Thanks, AnneThe name really is perfect!

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  2. Susan T. Braithwaite Avatar
    Susan T. Braithwaite

    Affa bonnie hoolets. Oan a ither pint, Ah’m nae gittin ma buik back, Ah’m Ah?

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    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar
      jezbraithwaite

      Naw

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  3. eklastic Avatar
    eklastic

    I am looking forward to this month. And I hope to learn more about hoolets and skwurrels and the like. I don’t claim to understand Scottish (I’m happy enough if I understand English spoken by a Scottish person or just spoken English) but I have always loved the sound. Och aye.

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    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar
      jezbraithwaite

      Hope you enjoy it, there should be a guid few wee beasties

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