Hi all 😁 A nice simple one in honour of St Andrew's Day -- Haggis (haggis 😂), or in Scots Gaelic: taigeis. Haggis in some other languages; Catalan: Haggis, Basque: Haggis, Danish: Haggis, Estonian: Haggis, French: Haggis, Icelandic: Haggis, Latvian: Haggis, English: Haggis, Swahili: Haggis. Even in Latin, haggis is haggis! Let's face it, a … Continue reading Haggis — Animals in Scots #29
Tag: Animals in Scots
Coo — Animals in Scots #28
Hi all 😁 A nice easy one today! Coo (cow). Other names include: baist, beast, heefer (young cow/heifer), cuddoch. A horned cooo is a hornie, with crooked horns - crummie, with a white face - hawkie, and with a speckled face - fleckie. Coo All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The … Continue reading Coo — Animals in Scots #28
Cheet — Animals in Scots #27
HI all 😁 Cheet (cat) is today's Animals in Scots. Also known as a cheetie-pussy; an affectionate name is pussy-baudrons. Mew/Miaow is maw, miauve or piteously, waw. Mirror cat 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 … Continue reading Cheet — Animals in Scots #27
Jaikie — Animals in Scots #26
Hi all 😁 Today's Animal in Scots is the Jaickie (jackdaw). Also called a kae. Jaikie The one below looks like he's gowlie (scowling). Gowlie jaikie 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, … Continue reading Jaikie — Animals in Scots #26
Gaislin — Animals in Scots #25
Hi all 😁 Following on from guse yesterday, the younger versions are gaislins (goslings). Gaislins Gaislins
Guse — Animals in Scots #24
Hi all 😁 Guse (goose) is today's Animal in Scots. Kwerious guse Guse 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 … Continue reading Guse — Animals in Scots #24
Dug — Animal in Scots #23
Hi all 😁 A nice easy one today, dug (dog). Other names for mans best friend are dowg & hund. In the NE they're known as bowf(er). Whilst on the subject of dugs, there are a lot of names for barking; as a verb -- bouch, wow, youwf, yaff, youch. From a large dog, bowf. … Continue reading Dug — Animal in Scots #23
Bumbee — Animals in Scots #22
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 Drookit wee bumbee All the … Continue reading Bumbee — Animals in Scots #22
Butterie — Animals in Scots #21
Hi all 😁 Today's Animal in Scots is the butterie (butterfly). Not to be confused with... Butteries -- Om nom nom! 🤣 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 … Continue reading Butterie — Animals in Scots #21