Bumbee — Animals in Scots #22

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Hi All 👋 Bumbee (bee) is today’s animal in Scots.

There are many other names for the bee: bummer, bummie, droner, foggie, foggie toddler. A bee with red markings behind is a reid-arsie, a black and yellow striped is a gairie-bee, and a yellow, stingless is a cannie nannie.

Bumbee by Jez Braithwaite
Bumbee
Drookit wee bumble by Jez Braithwaite
Drookit wee bumbee

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.

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10 responses to “Bumbee — Animals in Scots #22”

  1. bushboy Avatar

    Wonderful bee photos Jez 🙂

    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar

      Thanks, Brian

  2. Irene Avatar

    Beautiful bumblebee shots.

    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar

      Thanks, Irene

  3. Olga Avatar

    Beautiful photos, Jez. Such interesting words you’ve presented. I’m especially fond of the foggie toddler. The Scots make language fun. 🙂

    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar

      Thanks, OlgaI liked the foggie toddler too!

  4. eklastic Avatar

    Now I’m intrigued – if a bumbee is a bee what do Scots call a bumblebee? Bumbumblebeebee, perhaps?

    1. jezbraithwaite Avatar

      It’s actually the same for bumblebee,But I like your version better!!!

      1. eklastic Avatar

        🙂

Great to hear your thoughts!