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Glossary

Athair-cèile - Scots' Gàdhlig for father-in-law

Bannocks - a variety of flat or any large, round article baked or cooked from grain. Also known as oat cakes, barley cakes, etc.

'Bout - about

Brae - hillside

Burn - stream

Cannae - cannot, can't

Couldnae - couldn't, could not

Cymraeg - Welsh word for the Welsh language

Cymreig - Welsh word for something pertaining to Wales, i.e. Welsh harper

Cymru - Welsh word for Wales

Cymry - Welsh word for the Welsh people

Didnae - did not, didn't

Dìlseachd - Scots' Gàdhlig for loyalty

Donnae - do not, don't

Fer - for

Gae - go

Gang - going, gone

Gearran - Scots' Gàdhlig term for a small, sturdy horse

Ghaists - ghosts

Glen - valley

Hae - have

Haggis - a traditional Scottish dish made up of sheep intestines and finely chopped herbs boiled together with oatmeal inside a sheep's stomach

Isnae - is not, isn't

Jist - just

Ken - know

Kenning - knowing

Kens - knows

Kent - knew

Loch - lake

Muckle - much/more/a lot

Nae - no, not

No' - not

Och - oh

Sabhal - storage building, usually used for grain

Shouldnae - shouldn't, should not

Teulu - Welsh term for family; can also refer to close companions or bodyguard

Tha' - that

Wee - little

Wha' - what

Wi' - with

Wouldnae - wouldn't, would not

Ye - you

Yer - your

Ye're - you are, you're

Yerself - yourself

Yerselves - yourselves