Scottish Words

Translate these Scottish words into English.
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Scots
English
aye
yes
lass
girl
wee
small
ken
know
bairn
child
bonnie
pretty
Scots
English
bide
dwell
loch
lake
kirk
church
brig
bridge
poke
bag
breeks
pants
Scots
English
keek
peek
brae
hill
firth
estuary
croft
farm
dram
drink
corbie
raven
Scots
English
braw
fine
fash
worry
crabbit
grouchy
dreich
dreary
havers
nonsense
couthie
friendly
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Level 21
Jul 14, 2014
I would like to second everything that ScotsStevie said (except for Fash. Ive heard of fash as a term.)
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Level 45
Jul 14, 2014
Okay, okay, I've added some more (somewhat-inexact) synonyms for "crabbit" and "dreich". There were already lots of synonyms for "firth" ("inlet", "river mouth", "fjord", etc.). "Croft" and "crofter" are both common words, though perhaps not if you live in the city. "Corbie" is expected to be difficult, though it does appear in a traditional folk song, and can be deduced by anyone who recognizes the Latin root.
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Level 45
Jul 14, 2014
The Scottish language is sadly deteriorating in modern times. I saw a study in which researchers dialed random phone numbers in Scotland and asked the person who answered "D'ye ken Scots?" Only about one third answered "aye". (The rest either answered "no" or, worse, "yes".)
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Level 64
Jun 1, 2021
Ah'd've tellt them gae boil yer heid
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Level 35
Apr 27, 2015
packet for poke
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Level 20
Mar 2, 2016
havers is talks nonsense not just nonsense itself
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Level 59
Jul 2, 2020
I tried dither/ing because I think of it as a verb & adjective rather than a noun. Ah well.
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Level 47
May 3, 2016
"Lies" should be accepted fro "havers".

And "Bonnie" & "Braw" can be used interchangeably for "pretty".

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Level 59
Jul 2, 2020
I love listening to Swedish dramas (Wallander) because Swedish has words that are the same or similar. Especially braw. Which always makes me happy for some reason.