| na | naw |
ˈnɑ |
no, not, nor |
in context |
| nab |
nab |
nail on which to hang things |
|
| nabb | knab |
|
hillock |
|
| nabble |
ˈnabl |
work with speed and skill |
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| nacket |
|
youth, small neat person, loaf, packed lunch |
in context |
| nackety |
ˈnakətɪ |
neat |
|
| nae |
nə |
no, not any |
in context |
| nae dout |
nəˈduʔ |
no doubt, doubtless |
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| nae ither bodie |
|
no one else |
|
| naebodie, naebuddy |
neˈbʌdɪ |
no one, nobody |
in context |
| nael |
ˈnel |
navel |
|
| naesay |
|
denial |
|
| naetheless |
neðəlɛs |
nevertheless |
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| naethin | naething | nithin |
ˈneðən |
nothing |
in context |
| naewhere |
|
nowhere |
in context |
| nag | naig |
nag |
hard ball used in shinty, a small horse or pony |
|
| nain | nane | naun |
nen |
one's own, one's due |
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| naipkin |
|
napkin |
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| nairae | nairra |
ˈnera |
narrow |
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| naither |
ˈneðər |
neither |
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| naitral |
|
natural |
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| naitral-hertit |
|
natural-hearted, affectionate |
in context |
| naitur |
|
nature |
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| nakit | nacked | naikit |
ˈnekɪt |
naked |
in context |
| nam |
|
seize, grab, eat up greedily |
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| neam | neem |
|
name |
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| nane, naen, neen, neun |
nen |
not any, none, neither of the two |
in context |
| nane ava' |
|
nothing, none at all |
|
| napper |
ˈnapər |
head |
in context |
| nappy | nappie |
|
foaming ale - strong |
|
| narg |
njarg |
nag, snarl of a dog |
|
| nash |
|
cheeky talk |
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| nat |
|
small sized sharp tempered person |
|
| natch |
|
notch |
|
| natch |
|
a notching implement, a notch, (curling) a notch made in the ice to hold the curlers foot when delivering the stone |
|
| nattle |
|
chew clumsily |
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| naur | nar |
nar |
near |
|
| naurby |
|
nearly, near |
|
| naurer |
|
nearer |
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| Ne'er's Day |
|
New year's day |
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| neat | nate |
nit |
neat, trim, smart |
|
| neathmaist |
|
lowest |
|
| neb |
nɛb |
beak of a bird, nose |
in context |
| neb |
nɛb |
nosiness, gossip |
in context |
| nebbie |
nɛb |
nippy, biting, sharp, pungency; any projecting tip or point |
in context |
| neb-end |
|
tip of the nose |
|
| nebfu |
|
a beakful - not very much whisky |
|
| needna |
|
needn't |
|
| is no oot o the need o… |
|
is still an addict of … |
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| neef |
nif |
difficulty |
|
| neep |
nip |
turnip |
in context |
| neepheid |
|
a stupid person |
|
| neet | neit |
|
a nit (louse) |
|
| neeze | neize | neese |
niz |
sneeze |
|
| neibour | neebour | neiper | neebor | nibor |
ˈnibər |
neighbour |
in context |
| neibourheid |
ˈnibərˈhud |
neighbourhood |
|
| the giud neibours |
θəˈgɪdˈnibərs |
the fairies |
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| neir | neer |
nir |
a kidney, never |
|
| neir dae guid | neir dae weel |
|
good for nothing, not even for a kidney transplant |
|
| neist | neest |
nist |
next, nearest |
in context |
| nervish |
|
nervous |
|
| nesh | nesch |
|
soft, boggy, of delicate health |
|
| ness | nes |
|
a headland |
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| nedder | nether | neddyr |
ˈnɛdər |
the adder |
in context |
| nether | nedder |
ˈnɛdər |
lower |
in context |
| nettle |
|
nettle the plant |
|
| on nettles |
|
impatient, ill-humoured |
|
| nettle-earnest |
|
dead earnest (ettle earnest) |
|
| neuk |
njuk |
nook, corner, a projecting point of land into the sea, external angle of a building |
|
| nevel |
|
a sharp blow with a fist, punch, pummel |
|
| cadge-nevel |
|
knockout punch |
in context |
| new |
|
new |
|
| new-ca'd |
|
newly driven |
|
| newfangelt | newfangle |
nuˈfaŋlt |
innovative, something new, a novelty |
|
| newlins |
|
recently |
|
| news |
|
to talk, exchange information, chatter, gossip |
|
| newser |
|
newsy, put forth news or gossip, a chatterbox |
in context |
| newsfu |
|
full of news |
|
| nicher |
ˈnɪxər |
neigh, snicker |
|
| nicht |
ˈnɪxt |
night |
in context |
| nicht afore the morn |
|
the eve before an important day |
|
| nick |
|
to nick, to slit, a narrow gap in some hills, steal, prison |
|
| Auld Nick | Nickie-ben |
|
the Devil himself |
in context |
| nicks |
|
growth rings on a cow's horns |
|
| nickie-tams | nicky-tams |
|
straps or string tied around the lower legs (calves) to lift one's trouser hems away from the mud - NOT for keeping rats from running up one's trouser leg during harvest - if you were a rat would you run up inside a sweaty farmer's breeks? |
in context |
| niest |
|
next |
|
| nieve | neeve |
niv |
fist, one's grasp or possesion |
in context |
| nieve-fu | nievefu |
ˈnivfu |
fistful |
|
| nievle |
|
punch with the fist |
|
| niffer |
ˈnɪfər |
barter, exchange |
|
| niffnaff |
|
insignificant person or thing |
|
| nimmle |
|
nimble |
|
| nyne |
nəin |
numeral nine |
|
| nint | nynt |
|
ninth |
|
| nip |
|
eat daintily, tingle with cold, or sting with sharp sensation |
in context |
| nip |
|
a reasonable measure of whisky that hits the spot |
in context |
| nippit |
|
mean with money, tight, tight fitting, bad-tempered, low temperature - freezing, nipped; pinched off |
in context |
| nippit-lug |
ˈnɪpətˈlʌg |
backbiting |
|
| nippy-nebs |
|
jack-frost |
|
| nirl |
nɪrl |
fragment, a crumb, a small object |
|
| nit |
|
eggs of the head louse |
|
| nither |
nɪðər |
make low, pinch or shrink with cold or hunger |
|
| nittie |
|
mean or disobliging |
|
| niver | nivver |
|
never, impossible |
in context |
| niz |
nɪz |
nose |
|
| nizwise |
nɪz |
farseeing, quick in perseption, also a good sense of smell |
|
| no |
|
not |
|
| are they no |
|
are they not, aren't they |
in context |
| no aft |
|
seldom |
|
| no ataa | no ava |
|
not at all |
|
| no bad |
noˈbad |
pretty good |
|
| no canny |
|
unlucky |
|
| no fair |
|
not fair, unfair |
in context |
| no monie |
|
a few |
|
| no weel |
noˈwil |
not well |
|
| nocht |
noxt |
nothing, nought |
in context |
| nochtie | noughtie |
noxtɪ |
good for nothing |
|
| hardy noughty, hardy nochtie |
notɪ |
a tough good for nothing - this was a phrase I heard a lot as a child but in my family context it meant sturdy and resilient rather than bad. Because it was most often applied to my uncle who gave in to nothing. As a kid I took it to meant tough like trying to split a knotty piece of wood cos that was what my uncle in a wheelchair was like. Right up until the day he died. |
|
| noddle | nodle |
|
head, back of the head, nape |
in context |
| nok |
|
tip of the yardarm |
in context |
| norie |
norɪ |
the puffin |
|
| norlins |
|
northwards |
|
| norrie | norie |
|
whim, fancy ,notion |
|
| nott |
|
needed |
|
| nou | noo |
nu |
now |
in context |
| nouadays | nooadays |
|
|
in context |
| noup |
nup |
a protruberance |
|
| nourice | nuris |
ˈnɪrɪs |
child's nurse, wet nurse |
|
| nous an than |
|
now and then |
|
| now |
nʌu |
knoll, the head |
|
| nikkie-now |
|
a nit infested head |
|
| nowt |
nʌut |
ox, bullock(s), big unweildy oafish person |
|
| nowt | nowts |
|
nought, nothing |
in context |
| nowther | nowder |
ˈnʌuðər |
neither |
|
| nuif | noof |
nøf |
neat, tidy |
|
| nuin | nune |
|
noon |
|
| nummer |
nʌmər |
number |
in context |
| numpty |
ˈnʌmptɪ |
an idiot |
in context |
| nurr |
|
snarl, growl, purr |
|
| nuthin |
|
nothing |
in context |
| nyaff |
njaf |
bark, yelp, a trifle, a puny insignificant individual |
|
| nyatter |
njatər |
chatter, rain slightly in wind |
|
| nyte |
nəit |
deny, refuse to admit anything - reminds me of the knights that say nyte! Monty Python |
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Scottish Words Glossary: N from A-Z