Unit 7, Appendix 4, Words unique to Scots
Here is a collection of some words drawn from responses to this exercise from Michael’s teaching.
ablins |
corbie |
guiser |
oose |
slabber |
abuin |
coupon |
gutties |
orra |
slater |
affski |
couthie |
gype |
oxter |
sleekit |
agley |
couthy |
gypit |
pap |
slever |
anent |
cowp |
haar |
partan |
slitter |
ashet |
crabbit |
hackit |
pauchle |
slunge |
baffies |
crannie |
harl |
pech |
smeddum |
baggie |
creeshie |
haunches |
peedie |
smiddie |
bahookie |
crowdie |
haver |
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smirr |
bairn |
cuddy |
hirple |
peenge |
smoor |
ballop |
cundie |
hirple |
peenie |
smowt |
bam |
cuttie |
hoachin |
peerie |
snash |
bampot |
daud |
hoast |
peever |
sneck |
bannock |
dauner |
hoolet |
pend |
snell |
barkit |
deek |
hoolie |
perjink |
snib |
barkit |
dicht |
howff |
perjink |
sonsie |
barrie |
ding |
howk |
pet |
soutar |
bauchle |
dinger |
huckle |
pickle |
spaewife |
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dirk |
huckle |
pinkie |
spaiver |
bawbee |
dirl |
hudgie |
plook |
speir |
beelin |
docken |
humph |
plooter |
sploonge |
beezer |
doo |
hunkers |
plouter |
sprachle |
besom |
dook |
hurdies |
plump |
spurran |
bide |
dook |
ilk |
plunk |
spurtle |
bielin |
dottled |
ilka |
poind |
squeeb |
birk |
douce |
jag |
poke |
squintie |
birl |
dout |
jaggie |
poultice |
steamie |
blae |
dowp |
jake |
puddock |
stob |
blether |
dreep |
jalouse |
puggie |
stookie |
blooter |
dreich |
jannie |
puggled |
stoon |
boak |
drookit |
jeelie |
purvey |
stoor |
boggin |
drooth |
jessie |
quaich |
stooshie |
bogle |
droothy |
jiggert |
quine |
stoter |
bonnie |
dub |
jouk |
radge |
stowit |
boorach |
dunny |
keech |
raivel |
stramash |
bosie |
dunt |
keek |
rammie |
stravaig |
bosie |
dwam |
keeker |
ramstan |
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bottlin |
eejit |
keelie |
randan |
swedger |
bowf |
eident |
kegs |
redd |
sweir |
bowly |
ettle |
kelpie |
reekin |
swither |
brae |
fankle |
ken |
reiver |
syboes |
brae |
fankle |
kep |
rhone pipe |
syne |
bramble |
fash |
kirkin |
rickle |
tackities |
brammer |
feart |
kittle |
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tait |
braw |
feart |
laddie |
rodden |
tammie |
bree |
ferlie |
laldie |
roup |
tassie |
breeks |
ferntickle |
lallans |
sannies |
tawse |
breenge |
firth |
laroch |
sark |
teuchter |
brock |
fleg |
lassie |
scaffie |
thole |
bruck |
foosty |
lavrock |
scart |
thrapple |
bumfle |
footer |
leal |
schemie |
thrawn |
bumfle |
fou |
leet |
scoobie |
thrum |
bumph |
fykie |
leet |
scud |
tinker |
buroo |
gadgie |
leid |
scunner |
tint |
byre |
gallus |
linn |
scutter |
toorie |
cadge |
gansey |
lintie |
semmit |
totie |
cailloch |
gant |
lippen |
shairny |
tousie |
canny |
gantry |
loon |
sharger |
trauchle |
carnaptious |
gar |
loup |
sharn |
tron |
causey |
gawkit |
lum |
shebeen |
trow |
champit |
gean |
machair |
sheilin |
trowie |
chanty |
geg |
malkie |
sheuch |
tumshie |
chanty |
geggie |
maukit |
shilpit |
unco |
chauve |
gey |
menage |
shirrack |
wabbit |
chib |
gigot |
mense |
shoogle |
wallie |
chitter |
girn |
messan |
shuch |
warmer |
chitter |
glaikit |
midden |
siccar |
wean |
chuckie |
glaur |
midgie |
siller |
wersh |
claik |
golach |
mindin |
skelf |
whaup |
clart |
goonie |
ming |
skellie |
wheech |
clarty |
gowan |
mow |
skelp |
wheen |
clattie |
gowp |
mowdie |
skiddle |
wheesht |
cleek |
gralloch |
muckle |
skirl |
whiles |
cleg |
gravit |
nebbie |
skirlie |
winch |
cludgie |
greet |
ned |
skite |
wulkies |
clype |
grosset |
neep |
skitter |
wynd |
coggle |
grue |
nip |
skliff |
yatter |
collop |
grumph |
nippie |
sklim |
yett |
coorie |
guddle |
numpty |
skoosh |
yistreen |
cop |
guddle |
nyaff |
skoot |
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