OSD Banner
 The Online Scots Dictionary

Read the Scots Dictionary

Scots is the Germanic language, related to English, spoken in Lowland Scotland and Ulster, not the Celtic language Gaelic!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Page 17 of 17 for the letter N

nun,
nun [nʌn]
n. A nun. SEC. SN. The herring Clupea harengus.
nunk, nyunk, yunk,
nunk [n(j)ʌŋk]
n. The stake in marbles.
njurl, nurl, nyirl, nyurl,
nurl [I.Sh. n(j)ʌrl]
v. To whimper, complain.
curnurr, kirrnirr, korrnorr, kørrnørr, kurnur, narr, nauran, nearr, niarr, nur, nurr, nurrach, nurrin, nyar, nyarr, nyarragh, nyarroch, nyarrun, nyrr, nyur, nyurr,
nurr [n(j)ʌr, n(j)ar]
n. The growl or snarl of an angry dog. Peevishness, fault-finding. A persistent ache or nagging of pain.
pl. nurrs The whiskers of a cat.
v. To growl like a scared or angry dog, to snarl like a cat. To be bad-tempered and peevish, to find fault with in a nagging manner.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
curnurr [kʌrˈnʌr]: I.Sh. A murmur, mutter.
nurrach: Nagging, spiteful, sharp, bad-tempered. Of weather: cold and sharp.
nurrin: Growling, snarling, nattering etc.
norter, nortur, nurtur,
nurtur [ˈnərtər]
v. To nurture. arch. To bring up or educate. To discipline or chastise.
naff, naffet, neffit, niaff, niff, njaf, nyaaf, nyaf, nyaff, nyaffet, nyaffit, nyeffet,
nyaff [njaf]
n. A bark, yelp. A trifle, thing of no value. A dwarf.
dim. nyaffit
v. Of a small dog: to yelp, yap, bark. To talk in a senseless, pert, or frivolous way, to talk and argue snappishly, to harp on about something.
neoag, niog, njoag, njoag, njog, nyoag, nyog,
nyoag [I.Sh. njoːg]
n. A moo, a lowing sound.
v. Of cattle: to low, to moo in a low subdued manner. Of dogs: to whine. Of people: to moan, complain, scold, chide,
Dad, gad, gads, gads, Nyod, Od,
Nyod [njod]
also Od [od], Dad [dad], Gad, Gads [gad(z)]
int. Euphamisms for God.

[ Start | Previous ]