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Alreet! – alright

Aye - yes

Bairn - a child

Bait - a meal 


Bari - lovely

Bonny - handsome, pretty, attractive

Bumlors - bees 

Canny - fine

Chep - man

Clarts - mud 

Coble- traditional fishing boat

Coneys - rabbit

Cuddies – donkeys

Deek – ‘look at this!'

Divint – don’t

Eeeh! – an exclaimation. Can be used at the beginning,middle or end of sentence.

Fettle - good condition.To repair or put in order.Also used as a greeting ' What fettle? '


Galloway - horse 

Gadgie – man

Gan – go

Gan canny – go safely

Gis a deek – ‘take a look at this’

Hinny – ‘honey, dearest

How! – a greeting , ‘hey!’

Hyem  - home 

Kenspeckled – of distinctive appearance

Marras - friends, mates 

Muckle - big

Oxters – armpits

Pan haggerty – traditional Northumbrian dish with potatoes

Pet - term of endearment

Plodge – to wade in water 

Spelk – splinter of wood

Tatties - potatoes 

Whay-aye! – to be sure, of course

Yarries - eggs 

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