Scottish Dialect Words

6 words in this vocabulary list

bonny lade disnae scunnered cleg peedie

bonny

adjective attractive or beautiful in a delicate way

  • The bonny landscape of the countryside was a sight to behold.
  • She looked bonny in her new dress.
  • That car is a bonny ride.
  • Her bonny personality shines through in everything she does.

lade

noun a watercourse, a load or burden

verb to load or put a cargo or burden on or in

adjective loaded, burdened

  • The waiter carefully lade the soup into the delicate china bowls.
  • I'll just lade some more pasta onto my plate, thanks.
  • Hey, can you lade some of that sauce on my burger?
  • She lade her heart on the line and confessed her feelings to him.

disnae

verb disnae is a verb that is a contraction of 'does not' commonly used in Scottish dialects.

adverb disnae can also function as an adverb to modify a verb, indicating the manner in which an action is performed.

  • The professor disnae tolerate late submissions for assignments.
  • She disnae like spicy food so we have to choose a different restaurant.
  • He disnae have a clue about what he's talking about.
  • The company's outdated technology disnae cut it in today's market.

scunnered

adjective feeling or expressing disgust or strong dislike

  • After multiple delays and setbacks, the team was scunnered by the lack of progress.
  • I'm absolutely scunnered with this never-ending paperwork.
  • She was scunnered with the whole situation and decided to walk away.
  • The constant criticism left him feeling scunnered and demotivated.

cleg

noun a type of horsefly known for its painful bite

  • The cleg is a type of horse-fly known for its painful bite.
  • Watch out for those clegs, they can give a nasty sting!
  • I hate those pesky clegs buzzing around.
  • The cleg of doubt kept buzzing in the back of his mind.

peedie

noun a small child or animal; used in Scottish dialect

adjective small or diminutive in size; used in Scottish dialect

  • The peedie child sat quietly in the corner of the classroom.
  • I saw a peedie dog running around the park earlier.
  • That peedie party last night was so much fun!
  • Her peedie heart was filled with love for her new puppy.