Hi all 😁 Today’s Animal in Scots is the Heather-ask (Lizard); also known as a man-keeper, or a dirdie-lochrag in Caithness.
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.
Hae a guid day 😁
This fellow has relatives in Florida. I have seen them when we are there in the winter. I llve these Scots names for the creatures!
Thanks, Anne 😁 I’ll have to dig out some horse pics for their Scots names!
That would be great if you can find something.
Scaly little critter. The majority of lizards I am familiar with here in the US are smooth. Pretty coloration.
This little guy was in Malibu, Ca 😁
Haha. Well, I have not seen CA. I know in the southeast they are small smooth and green or brown depending on what they are sitting on. Shows my very limited knowledge.
I love dirdy lochrat (I probably understand it wrong but with my English and German knowledge mixed together, it could be a “dirty hole rat” — now that’s a wonderful fourletter word! “No, sir, I didn’t insult you, I only compared you to a wee Scottish beastie…!” 😀 And you have an impressive specimen there. I like the shadow of the claws on the blanket.
😂 It does sound good as an insult; might have to try it out one day!