Thursday, March 22, 2018

THE SCOTTISH WORD OF THE DAY

Aiblins (abe-lins). It´s an old-fashioned or literay Word meaning perhaps or possibly: We´d  had a few pints-ablins a guid few.

Ain (rhymes with rain). It means "own": I´m going on my ain; He can wash his ain claes.

Aince (eenss). It´s a Northeastern word meaning "once". For aince in my life...

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS. Scots Dictionary. The perfect wee guide to the Scots language (2nd edition, 2014). Glasgow: Collins Gem

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