Hi all π 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.
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 π
Wonderful bee photos Jez π
Thanks, Brian π
Beautiful bumblebee shots. π
Thanks, Irene π
Beautiful photos, Jez. Such interesting words you’ve presented. I’m especially fond of the foggie toddler. The Scots make language fun. π
Thanks, Olga π I liked the foggie toddler too!
brian dodd: liked this. via twitter.com
Now I’m intrigued – if a bumbee is a bee what do Scots call a bumblebee? Bumbumblebeebee, perhaps?
It’s actually the same for bumblebee, π But I like your version better!!!
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