11th August 2021 2047
Hello you awesome readers. I hope you are having a fantastic week. It has been a very busy but productive week for me so far, but I am here to pop this wee one out.
Some of you observant superstars might have noticed that at the end of my articles I always close the article with the following saying Haste Ye Back!
Haste Ye Back is a Scottish greeting that basically means come back soon. It is also written on signposts as you leave Scotland. So I am asking all of you to come back soon, a wee bit of wishful thinking on my part (but you never know, it might work)!
A couple of weeks ago, I shared some Scottishisms or Scottish words here.
Now if you so wish we will explore a few more today in this article.
Listed below are ten words that we use often daily in Scotland, so why not see if you can guess some or all of the meanings. I will give the meaning and use it in a sentence. Then at the end let's see if you can make a couple of sentences using all of the ten words!
Doolally
I think, no, I know many of you think I am actually doolally when I write about me talking to all the animals and trees lol. Doolally means a wee bit crazy or not quite all there.
Example I think it is the quack of Dafty that sends Eddie Wildlife doolally. Means I think it is the talking of Dafty that sends Eddie Wildlife a wee bit crazy.
Braw
Braw is used to describe something nice, good, pretty or beautiful.
It is getting more and more popular and can describe almost anything.
Example Yer piece looks really braw. Means Your sandwich looks really nice.
Messages
When you goto the grocery store here, or go and buy food then you have bought messages. Messages means to do a food shop.
Example I'm just nipping to Morrison's to do my messages. Means I am just going to Morrison's to buy some food.
Naw
Quite simply, naw means no. Of course it does prefix maw quite a lot!
Example Naw maw I won't chore the braw car. Means No mother I won't steal the nice car.
Bairn
A bairn is a child.
Bairns is also the nickname of Falkirk Football Club, I don't actually no why, so I shall check google haha.
Example Thank goodness the bairns go back to school tomorrow. Means Thank goodness the children go back to school tomorrow
Greet
To greet is to cry.
Example She was so upset he broke her heart, she was greeting for days! Means She was so upset he broke heart, she was crying for days!
Piece
A piece is a sandwich, often used when having a lunch at school or work.
Example What's yer man made for your piece the day? Means What has your partner made for your sandwich today?
Chore
Chore means to steal something.
Example He went to prison because he chored a car. Means he went to prison because he stole a car.
Skelp
When you give someone a skelp, you are giving them a slap.
Example He was being cheeky so she skelped his heid! Means He was being cheeky so she slapped his head!
Haver
Well some of you know Dafty the Pomeranian Duck, who all the female ducks are daft about. Well he just loves to haver. Haver means to talk nonsense!
Example Whenever I see Dafty, half the time he is havering! Means Whenever I see Dafty, half the time he is talking nonsense!
Can you make a wee sentence or two using the above ten words?
How about this.
The bairn went to get messages, but he was havering so much with his pal that they became doolally. He forgot to pay and chored a braw wee cake. When he got home his maw said naw piece for you, and gave him a skelp on the arse that made him greet.
Thank you for reading you awesome beautiful people.
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I loved the Scottish words that you introduced Kuya Ed! Though I am having a hard time to wrap my head around in creating sentences with those. 😅