Publisher specialising in Doric (North-East Scots) material. We also do storytelling events and workshops, see the website for details.
North-East Scotland
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Today is the day! 📚🎈🥳We launch Summer, e Magic Scurry at Tillydrone Library this afternoon (1pm-3pm). Please come by if you can we would love to see all the support from the community on such a wonderful collaboration with P5F Riverbank. 😀😀
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The maist unca feelin A ken o is bein in the schuil faan there's nae ither bodie gaun aboot. Mair unca yet faan the lichts is aff. Ghosties? A doot there cuid be!
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “unca”. “Unca”: strange, peculiar, unfamiliar, extraordinary. Example: “Ye fairly get an unca shiver doon yer spine fin ye ging in tae bits o Dunnottar!” (You definitely get a strange shiver down your spine when you enter some parts of Dunnottar!)
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There wis an unca cheil rinnin aboot the village es foreneen gars ye winner files
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “unca”. “Unca”: strange, peculiar, unfamiliar, extraordinary. Example: “Ye fairly get an unca shiver doon yer spine fin ye ging in tae bits o Dunnottar!” (You definitely get a strange shiver down your spine when you enter some parts of Dunnottar!)
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “unca”. “Unca”: strange, peculiar, unfamiliar, extraordinary. Example: “Ye fairly get an unca shiver doon yer spine fin ye ging in tae bits o Dunnottar!” (You definitely get a strange shiver down your spine when you enter some parts of Dunnottar!)
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Ma hale faimly eesed ti gang awa oan holiday. Happy days. Bit wi sax guidwifes wi hid ti be organised - ower mony o us eesed ti bein in chairge an gettin oor ain wye.
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “guidwife”. “Guidwife”: female head of house, mistress, wife. Example: “Get up, guidwife, an shaak yer feathers!” (Get up, mistress, and shake your feathers!)
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “guidwife”. “Guidwife”: female head of house, mistress, wife. Example: “Get up, guidwife, an shaak yer feathers!” (Get up, mistress, and shake your feathers!)
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Ma first job as an apprentice wis ti big a new timmer dry wattery at this craft. The boss said speir the mannie if he needs a lock on it. The mannie said giwa min av niver hid a pail o shxxe pinched yet
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “wattery”. “Wattery”: lavatory. Example: “Oor watery eased tae be at e back o e hoose.” (Our lavatory used to be at the back of the house.)
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PASSREMARKABLE: ‘Too ready to comment’ (dsl.ac.uk/our-publications/s…).
The earliest example we've found is from a 1945 edition of the Scotsman, which asserts the term as “peculiar to Glasgow”.
#Scots
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We'v a wattery in at oor front door. Sign says 'oor cludgie', bit it is the lavvie.
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “wattery”. “Wattery”: lavatory. Example: “Oor watery eased tae be at e back o e hoose.” (Our lavatory used to be at the back of the house.)
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “wattery”. “Wattery”: lavatory. Example: “Oor watery eased tae be at e back o e hoose.” (Our lavatory used to be at the back of the house.)
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Why not teach your bairns about the Halloween Traditions of Scotland. And don't forget to howk a neep.
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STAND FREE
FARRIVVER YOU MAY BE
Ach ye ken the rest
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “farivver”. “Farivver”: wherever. Example: “Farivver I put yon thingie, it’s nae ere noo!” (Wherever I put that thing, it’s not there now!)
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Let the wind blaw free farivver ye be!
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “farivver”. “Farivver”: wherever. Example: “Farivver I put yon thingie, it’s nae ere noo!” (Wherever I put that thing, it’s not there now!)
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “farivver”. “Farivver”: wherever. Example: “Farivver I put yon thingie, it’s nae ere noo!” (Wherever I put that thing, it’s not there now!)
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A'd ti gae ma skirt dockit afore A gied oan holiday. Fit it is ti hae short leggies.
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “dockit”. “Dockit”: cut short. Example: “We aye gied faither a haun fin he dockit e lammie’s tails.” (We always helped our father when he cut the lamb’s tails short.)
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A got ma pey dockit for ey sleeping in bliddy grip o a boss
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “dockit”. “Dockit”: cut short. Example: “We aye gied faither a haun fin he dockit e lammie’s tails.” (We always helped our father when he cut the lamb’s tails short.)
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A hiv a beezer o a neep a hiv ma een on for Halloween dinna tell I fermer though
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “beezer”. “Beezer”: something of huge size. Example: “I hid a beezer o a plook on e ein o ma nib last wik!” (I had a huge pimple on the end of my nose last week!)
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “dockit”. “Dockit”: cut short. Example: “We aye gied faither a haun fin he dockit e lammie’s tails.” (We always helped our father when he cut the lamb’s tails short.)
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Fit a drooth A hid oan ma afore A cuid win ti a shoppie fir a bottlie waater.
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “drooth”. “Drooth”: drought, thirst. Example: “I hiv an affa drooth efter ma walk.” (I‘m really thirsty after my walk.)
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Wullie wis a drooth suppin the barley bree. Ye couldna mak oot a word he wis saying efter a fileey
Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “drooth”. “Drooth”: drought, thirst. Example: “I hiv an affa drooth efter ma walk.” (I‘m really thirsty after my walk.)