Sirene (Wattys 2014 Entrant)
Glossary

Find the English equivalent to words hard to understand :)

Glossary

Scottie:

A

Abit: about

Afair: before

Allaw: allow

Allth’: all the

An’: and

Askin’: asking

Awreddy: already

Ay: of

Aye: yes

B

Bairn: baby, child

Bampot: crazy/foolish

Baith: both

Bin: been

Boss: empty

Braw: nice/good/fine

Burds: girls

C

Cannae: can’t

Cheerio th’ noo: goodbye for now

D

Dain: done

Dinnae: don’t

Donner: walk

Doon: down

E

E’en: even

Efter: after

F

Fash: worry

Frae: from

Frit: fret

Fur: for

G

Gab: talk

Geet: get

Gie: give/get

Gonnae: going to

H

Hae: have

Hangowre: hangover

I

Inf’rm: inform

Isnae: is not

Intae: into

J

Jist: just

K

Ken: know

Kent: knew

Kin’: kind

L

Lit: let

M

Mah: my

Mebbe: maybe

N

Nae: not

Nane: none

Ne’er: never

O

Och: oh

Onie: any

Ootwith: outside

S

Sam: same

Stoaner: hard

Stoatin: great

Spikin: speaking

Swatch: look

T

Tae: to

Tak’: take

Tay: too

Th’: the

Thenk: thank

W

Wasnae: was not

Wee: small

Weel: well

Wi’: with

Whit: what

Y

Yer: your

Yerself: yourself

French:

Sirene: mermaid

La cuisinedemon pays: the cuisine of my country