Unit 7, Appendix 5, Same meaning different spelling...
Words with the same meaning but different spelling/pronunciation in Scots and English
Here is a collection of some of these words drawn from responses to this exercise in my teaching. A list of words with the same meaning in Scots and English but pronunciation and spelling is different… activity in class – write English equivalent / close connection between both languages.
ablow |
doon |
jeelie |
scoor |
aboot |
doot |
lairn |
scuil |
aff |
drap |
lane |
seik |
afore |
dreid |
lang |
selt |
ahint |
dug |
laun |
shair |
ain |
efter |
lea |
shooder |
ane |
erse |
len |
single |
atween |
fae |
licht |
snaw |
auld |
fairm |
lowse |
soond |
awa |
fairmer |
mair |
sooth |
awey |
faither |
maist |
sowel |
awfy |
faur |
maister |
spreid |
ayeweys |
faw |
mak |
stap |
babby |
fecht |
meenit |
stert |
barra |
feel (foolish/ fuil) |
mercat |
strang |
baw |
fin |
mither |
strecht |
bevvy |
flair |
modren |
streitch |
bey |
flee |
moose |
swatch |
blaw |
follae |
mooth |
swatch |
blin |
fower |
muin |
sweir |
body |
fowk |
nae |
sweit |
bool |
frein |
nane |
tak |
breith |
gae |
onie |
tear |
bricht |
gie |
oor |
telt |
bried |
girn |
oot |
thoosan |
brig |
gless |
oot |
threid |
broo |
goon |
ower |
thunner |
buik |
gowf |
pairk |
tooer |
bull |
gowp |
pairt |
toon |
cairry |
grun |
pap |
troosers |
cauld |
gub |
pattren |
tummler |
caur |
hae |
peenie |
twa |
caw |
hairt |
pettit |
twinty |
chanter |
hame |
pey |
vooel |
claes |
haud |
pit |
wab |
cless |
hauf |
pley |
want |
cloot |
haun |
pooch |
warm |
coo |
haunle |
pooer |
wash |
coorse |
heid |
poon |
waw |
coort |
heider |
pull |
wecht |
craw |
het |
pun |
weel |
da |
hing |
querr |
weemen |
dae |
hink |
reid |
weish |
daur |
hoose |
rid |
wha |
daurk |
humph |
rigg |
wi |
deid |
hunner |
roon |
windae |
deif |
ile |
rummle |
wrang |
dempt |
insteid |
saft |
wrassler |
dochter |
jaiket |
sair |
wumman |
doocot |
jaur |
sang |
yisterday |
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