A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

D

hawkers

Word / Community

stomach of a cow

Word / Farming

interval (in bad weather}, eye of the storm

Word / Nature

damackie or demackie

[dAM-a-kee or dUM-a-kee]

girl or woman, small

Word / Community

nice, particular

Word

girl or woman

Word / Community

line for mackerel fishing

Word / Fishing

daunder: he took a daunder up the roadie

[dOHn-der: he took a dOHn-der up th’rOH-dee]

wander: he went for an aimless wander up the little road

Phrase

devail: bairns, bairns, will ye no devail?

[deVAYL: bairnz, bairnz, will ye no deVAYL]

stop: children, children will you please pack it in?

Phrase

dichtie: ah'll gie the knifie a dichtie

[dICH-tee: ah'll gee the NY-fee a dICHtee]

clean: to give the knife a clean

Phrase

divna: ah divna ken

[divnna: ah divnna ken]

I don’t know

Phrase

tidy

Word

fringe, forelock

Word

to do wet, heavy work

Word / Fishing

chimney sweep

Word / Fishing

skelp or small blow (on the ear)

Word / Home

dykes: sun's breakin doon the dykes the day

[dikes: suns breakeen doon th'dikes theday]

sea-walls: sun’s breaking through the walls today

Phrase / Fishing

knock or blow (causing pain)

Word / Threat

whitlow (sore)

Word / Body

to cease, stop

Word

do

Verb

doal-sooch: doal-sooch comin doon the lum

[dOHl-soock: dOHl-sook cum-een doon th’lUHm]

asleep: an expression used when someone is falling asleep at the fire

Phrase / Home

fir cones used to smoke fish

Word

a dog

Word

fishhook (put into the basket without being baited)

Word / Fishing

clothes, stuff in general

Word / Clothing

pot (metal, three-legged)

Word / Home

obstinate

Word

darrach: e got a right darrach

[ee goht a RYt DAR-rach]

he got a right knock (someone else hit him)

Phrase / Threat

twilight, at the end of evening

Word

clean

Word / Verb

did you know?

Question

obstinate

Word

to sulk, take offence

Verb

oatmeal mixed with water

Word / Food

bad-tempered

Word

small creek

Word

dwarm: right eenuff, he's in a dwarm

[dwAHM: right eenuff, ee's in a dwAHM]

daze: right enough, he’s in a complete daze

Phrase