Monthly Archives: March 2014

Hame means home, in the same way we use it. “Going hame” is a term for death. Oddly enough, “coming Hame” means being born. I find this very confusing. Every society has its fears. Americans fear loss of freedom, to … Continue reading →

A drop: a respectable portion of whatever alcohol you are drinking. A wee drop: technically a small drop, this is generally a modest suggestion that no one takes seriously. According to The Whisky Barrel, a shop in Edinburg that has … Continue reading →

Actually, most Scots just say “dog” especially in modern times, but some accents change it a bit. Many types of dogs come from Scotland, and nearly all are working breeds. Any dog that can be trained to deal with sheep … Continue reading →

Loch is the Scots word for lake or pond “applied to all natural lakes in Scotland, except the Lake of Menteith Perthshire” (The Essential Scots Dictionary, p. 109). It’s originally a Scots-Gaelic word, but has been picked up by Scots … Continue reading →

Scotland is a land of three languages, all of which aren’t indigenous to the area. Pictish is the oldest known language of the area, though little of it is left. If you look at the map, you can see that … Continue reading →

Weird last word, hmm? Go back and sound it out one letter at a time, and you might find it familiar. The word is voyage in the language of Scots, perhaps English’s closest relatives as languages go. (Do not say … Continue reading →