Scottish Meanings – P7H
P7 Homework January 23rd, 2007To coincide with our Scottish poetry assembly next week this week’s homework has a real Scottish feel to it. You are being asked to find the meaning of these ‘Scottish’ words.
Remember if you are unsure of the meaning don’t be afraid to enlist the help of your Mum, Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, friends, etc.
The words are as follows:
- glaikit
- whigmaleerie
- skelp
- rammie
- gowpin
- bawbee
- bauchle
- dreich
- bubblie-jock
- sleekit
If you want to check your answers or are finding it hard to find the meaning of the words there is a very useful website that may help you. Just click on the link below and you’ll be there.
All answers should be submitted by Tuesday 30th January.
P.S. Remember this time all your comments/posts will only be shown on Wednesday 31st January. i.e after the due date.
(Hint: It may be best to lay your answers out like the questions above and if you are unable to find a word just put the question number and leave a blank.)
January 24th, 2007 at 11:09 am
1. Stupid
2. Whim
3. A Slap
4. A Violent Disturbance
5. A Throbbing Pain
6. A Half Penny
7. Distort
8. Dull
9. Turkey
10. Sly
Hope they are all correct!.
January 25th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
1.glaikit-stupid,foolish,thoughtless
2.whigmaleerie-whim,whimsical
3.skelp-hit,slap
4.rammie-row
5.gowpin-a double handful
6.bawbee-halfpenny,small coin
7.bauchle-old feeble person,distort,shuffle
8.dreich-dull,dreary,tedious
9.bubblie-jock-turky
10.sleekit-sly
I enjoyed getting the words and i was surprised with bubblie-jock.
January 25th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
1. glaikit – stupid, foolish, thoughtless
2. whigmaleerie – whim, whimsical
3. skelp – a slap, a blow,to run, dash, drive
4. rammie – a free-for-all, a violent disturbance
5. gowpin – throbbing, a throbbing pain
6. bawbee – half penny, small coin
7. bauchle – distort, shuffle, old, feeble person
8. dreich – tedious, dull, dreary
9. bubblie-jock – turkey
10. sleekit – sly, hypocritical, smooth
January 25th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
glaikit – stupid / foolish
whigmaleerie – whim / whimsical
skelp – slap / run / dash / drive
rammie – a disturbance
gowpin – throbbing pain
bawbee – half penny / small coin
bauchle – old / feeble person / distort
dreich – dull / dreary
bubblie-jock – cry baby
sleekit – sly / smooth
January 25th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Here are the words meanings.
1.glaikit – foolish
2.whigmaleerie – fancy clothes or stonework
3.skelp – smack
4.rammy – uproar
5.gawpin – gaping
6.bawbee – money
7.bauchle – old, feeble person
8.dreich – dull
9.bubblie-jock – male turkey
10.sleekit – fly
January 25th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Glaikit-Stupid,foolish,thoughtless
Whigmaleerie-Whim,whimsical
Skelp-A slap,a blow,to run,dash,drive
Rammie-A free-for-all,a violent disturbance
Gowpin-Throbbing,a throbbing pain
Bawbee-Half-penny,small coin
Bauchle-Disort,shuffle,old,feeble
Dreich-Tedious,dull,dreary
Bubblie-jock-Turkey
Sleekit-Sly,hypocritical,smooth
January 27th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
glaikit – stupid
whigmaleerie – whimsical
skelp – a smack
rammie – a free for all
gowpin – throbbing
bawbee – half penny
bauchle – distort
dreich – tadious
bubblie-jock – turkey
sleekit – sly
I have enjoyed doing this
January 27th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
glaikit – stupid, foolish, thoughtless
whigmaleerie – whim, whimsical
skelp – a slap, a blow,to run, dash, drive
rammie – a free-for-all, a violent disturbance
gowpin- throbbing, a throbbing pain
bawbee – half penny, small coin
bauchle – distort, shuffle, old, feeble person
dreich – tedious, dull, dreary
bubblie-jock –
sleekit – sly, hypocritical, smooth
January 27th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Mister Joyce ,
I could not find the word bubblie – jock in the dictionary.
Laurie
January 28th, 2007 at 9:32 am
1. stupid
2. whim
3. a slap
4. a free for all
5. throbbing
6. haif penny
7. old
8. tendious
9. turkey
10. sly
January 28th, 2007 at 9:35 am
sorry i spelt number 6 wrong here it is spelt right.
6. half penny
January 28th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
glaikit= stipid
whilmaleerie=whim
skelp=slap
rammie=a violent disturbance
gowpin=throbbing
bawbee=small coin
bauchle=old, feeble person
dreich=dreary
bubblie-jock=turkey
sleekit=cunning
January 28th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
1) Glaikit- stupid , foolish,thoughtless
2) whigmaleerie-whim
3) skelp- a slap, a blow, to run,dash,drive
4)rammie-a free for all,
5)gowpin-throbbing
6)bawbee-half penny, small coin
7)bauchle- distort,shuffle,old,febble person
8)dreich-tedious,dull,dreary
9) ?
10) sleekit- sly
January 28th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Glaikit-stupid,foolish,thoughtless
Whigmaleerie-whim,whimsical
Skelp-a slap,a blow,to run,dash,dive
Rammie- a-free-for-all a voilent disturbance
Gopin-throbbing a throbbing pain
Bawbee-half penny,small coin
Bauchle-distort,shuffle,old,feeble person
Dreich-tedious,dull,dreary
Bubble-jock-turkey
Sleekit-sly,hypocritical,smooth
January 28th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
1.glaikit – stupid
2.whigmaleerie – whim
3.skelp – slap
4.rammie – free for all
5.gowpin – throbbing pain
6.bawbee – small coin
7.bauchle – old person
8.dreich – dull
9.bubblie-jock – turkey
10.sleekit – sly
January 28th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
1.ugly
2.
3.hit
4.fight
5.
6.money
7.
8.wet
9.
10.sly
January 28th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
1.glaikit=foolish,stupid,thoughtless,irresponsible,flighty,
frivolous
2.whigmaleerie = a decorative or fanciful,a piece of ornamentation,bauble,a fantastic contrivance or contraption.
3.skelp = a blow,smack,slap
4.gowpin = the fill of the two hands held out together in the form of a bowl.
5.bawbee = a coin of six pences Scots struck in base silver by James V.
6.bauchle = to shamble,to wear shoes out of shape;to distort,to spoil.
7.dreich = extensive;lasting,tedious,tiresome,slow.
Marc W
January 28th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
1. glakit means stupid, foolish or thoughtless.
2. whigmaleerie means whim or whimsical.
3. skelp means slap, blow, to run,dash or drive.
4. rammie means a free for all or violent disturbance.
5. gowpin means throbbing.
6. bawbee means a halfpenny or a small coin.
7. bauchle means to distort, shuffle or an old, feeble person.
8. dreich means tedious, dull or dreary.
9. bubble-jock – could not find a meaning for.
10. sleekit means sly, hypocritical or smooth.
I used the link for the scottish dictionary to get most of the words.
January 29th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
1. glaikit – thoughtless
2. whigmaleerie – whim
3. skelp – a slap
4. rammie – a violent disturbance
5. gowpin -throbbing
6. bawbee – small coin
7. bauchle – feeble person
8. dreich – tedious
9. bubblie-jock – turkey
10. sleekit – smooth
January 30th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Gleikit-A phontetic describtion of dundee scots
Bowbee-A phontentic describtion of an ulster scot
Sorry the other ones would not show me their results.
January 30th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
1.A Glaikit is a foolish person,
2.It is A whim,
3.A hard punch,slap,ect.
4.A Violent disturbance
5.A throbbing pain.
6.A small coin.
7. feeble, old
8.A dull person
9.Turkey
10.A sly,smooth person.
February 1st, 2007 at 4:05 pm
1 Glaikit – stupid
2 whigmaleerie – whim
3 skelp – slap
4 rammie – fight
5 gowpin – sore
6 bawbee – money
7 bauchle – shoe
8 dreich – dreary
9 bubblie jack – turkey
10 sleekit – sly
February 1st, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Well done everyone. There were some very unusual words in this week’s activities but most of you managed to find them. When I was doing the activity I copied the word from the list and pasted it into the dictionary. It seemed to make it easier. Did anyone do the same?
February 2nd, 2007 at 2:15 pm
1. gailkit- stupid
2. whigmaleerie- whim
3. skelp- a slap
4. rammie- a free-for-all
5. gowpin- thorpping
6. bawbee- half penny
7. bauchle- distort
8. dreich- dull
9. bubblie-jock-turkey
10. sleekit- sly
October 25th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
1. gailkit- stupid
2. whigmaleerie- whim
3. skelp- a slap
4. rammie- a free-for-all
5. gowpin- thorpping
6. bawbee- half penny
7. bauchle- distort
8. dreich- dull
9. bubblie-jock-turkey
10. sleekit- sly