This may ultimately become a useful resource for Mudcatters who wish to understand Scottish song lyrics, and was prompted by recent discussions about FAQ's for newcomers. For the sake of reasonable brevity I have posted the A-C section only. I have longer term hopes of expanding it somewhat to include dialect beyond Scottish, maybe even Australian.
In the meantime I would appreciate advice as to the best place to house it. Regards, John PS I'm not emotionally ready to accept detailed reports of errors and omissions just yet, and certainly not in this forum. Please do so via a personal message if you care to add or discuss fine detail. Abreed in breadth. Aff-loof offhand. AFT often aft en affen often Aften often. An' and. Aqua-vitae whiskey. Aught possessed of. Aughten eighteen.
Aughtlins at all. Awauk awake. Awauken awaken. BAGS bagpipes baignet bayonet Baig'nets bayonets. Bainie bony. Ban swear. Ban' band of the Presbyterian clergyman. Bang to thump. Banie v. Bannet bonnet. Barley-brie or bree Barm yeast. Barmie yeasty. Barn-yard stackyard. Bauldly boldly. Baumy balmy. Bellys bellows. Bicker a short run.
Bicker to flow swiftly and with a slight noise. Bickerin noisy contention. Bickering hurrying. Bill the bull. Bit nick of time. BIT but Bitch-fou completely drunk.
Bizz a flurry. Bizz buzz. Bizzard the buzzard. Bizzie busy. Black-nebbit black-beaked. Bleer't bleared. Bleeze blaze. Blypes shreds. Bode look for. Body bodie Boggie dim. Boost must needs. Boot payment to the bargain. Bourshaa Bowershall bourtree boortree elder tree 'Bout about. Braing't plunged. Brattle noisy onset.
