Created on: 18 Jun 2020 | Last modified: 19 Jun 2020
The poem is written using a Scots dialect. Some of the words might be familiar to you. Some might not. Don’t worry- this glossary will help you to understand the meanings of any of the Scots words that you might not know.
The words are in alphabetical order so you can use the glossary like a dictionary and if you speak another language, you can add those word(s) too.
Scots word |
English word/phrase |
In my language |
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aboot |
about |
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aff |
off |
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Ah |
I |
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aroon |
around |
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aulder |
older |
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bealin’ |
enraged |
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blether |
chat |
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coory |
to stay safe by being close to others |
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couldnae |
could not |
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daein' |
I |
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doobt |
doubt |
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doon |
down |
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een |
eyes |
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fae |
from |
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family/faimilies |
family/families |
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feart |
scared, frightened |
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Fitba’ |
football |
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fur |
for |
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freens |
friends |
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gie |
give |
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greet/gret |
cry/cried |
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Hail |
whole |
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Heidie |
head teacher |
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Hooses |
houses |
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high-heid yin |
a high-up person in an organisation |
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joab |
job |
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jing-bang |
everything |
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jist |
just |
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ken/kent |
know knew |
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kiddie-on |
pretend, false |
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lassies |
girls |
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maist |
most |
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malarkey |
nonsense |
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naw |
no |
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noo |
now |
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oan |
on |
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oor |
our |
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oot |
out |
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schule |
school |
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scrivin’ |
writing |
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shou’der |
shoulder |
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speil |
story |
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stairted |
started, began to |
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tae to |
to |
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thegether |
together |
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twa |
two |
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understaun’ |
understand |
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wan one |
one |
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weil |
well |
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wi’oot |
without |
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weans |
children |
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wee |
little |
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whit |
what |
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wiz |
was |
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wurnae |
were not |
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yer |
your |
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yin |
one |
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