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 |