Hi all π and welcome to December’s project: Things in Scots. This month I am collaborating with my wife, Susan (β follow this link to see her post), and we’ll be posting daily — Things in Scots (great title eh? π).
If you were thinking of the four legged animal that bacon (mmmm, bacon) comes from; sorry, nope! That would be a grumphie π A pig is a vase, also known as vawse. In this case we have gum-flooers in a pig!
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.
As we do these posts, we’re learning as well; so we apologise in advance for any mistakes βΊοΈ
If any of you out there have a burning desire to know the Scots word for anything π€, please let us know!
Hae a guid day π
Shall have to read that all again….gum-flooers in a pig!! I hope Susan makes more sense π π π
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Thanks for making me chuckle this morning – gum-flooers in a pig!
You’re very welcome π
jezbraithwaite.blog: mentioned this in susantbraithwaite.com/2019/12/05/things-in-scots-5-days-o-e-wick. via susantbraithwaite.com