Writing
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#Scotstober Day 26 #Guisin
Today’s word is guisin. Nowadays, it means dressing up and doing the doors at Halloween. In…
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#Scotstober Day 25 #Glisk
Today’s word, glisk, is a beautiful one–to me, at least. It means glance, glimpse, gleam, sparkle,…
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#Scotstober Day 24 #Bogle
Today’s word, bogle, is a fun one. As a noun, bogle means an ugly or terrifying…
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#Scotstober Day 23 #Skelp
Today’s word, skelp, gave me a wee bit of a headache. You see, I use it…
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#Scotstober Day 22 #Aye
You’re most likely familiar with today’s word, aye. Here’s a shocker, it doesn’t mean yes. Aye,…
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#Scotstober Day 21 #Weird
Today’s word is weird. Weird doesn’t mean the same as it does in English. In Scots,…
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#Scotstober Day 20 #Birl
Today’s word is birl. Birl means to spin, whirl, dance, whirring or rattling noise; to move…
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#Scotstober Day 19 #Bawkie
Today’s word is bawkie. I’m just going to sit here and do a wee bit lalalalala…