aye – yes
bairn - baby
bastart - bastard
bonnie - pretty, beautiful.
canna- can not
couldna – couldn’t
didna- didn't ("Ah didna do that!")
dinna- don't ("Dinna do that!")
doesna – doesn’t
fash - fuss, worry ("Dinna fash yerself.")
feck - fuck
hasna – has not
havna - have not
hadna – had not
innit? - Isn't it?
isna- Is not
ken - to know
kent - knew
lad - boy
lass - girl
marrit – married
nae – no or not
shite - faeces
the morn - tomorrow
the morn's morn - tomorrow morning
uisge-beatha (uisge for short) – Scottish Gaelic for water or life / aquavitae, the distilled drink, predecessor of whiskey
verra – very
wasna - was not
wee - small
wilna - will not
wouldna - would not
ye - you
yer – your (also yerself)
About the Author
When time travel romance writer Mariah Stone isn't busy writing strong modern women falling back through time into the arms of hot Vikings, Highlanders, and pirates, she chases after her toddler and spends romantic nights on North Sea with her husband.
Mariah speaks six languages, loves Outlander, sushi and Thai food, and runs a local writer's group. Subscribe to Mariah's newsletter for a free time travel book today!