What is the Scottish word for rain?

5. Smirr. A Scottish word to describe a fine, drifting rain or drizzle. A smirr (or smur in parts of England) is so light it seems like a mist or smoke.

How many Scots words are there for rain?

I heard recently that there were more than 100 Scottish words for rain. Musical, melodic words like spindrift (spray whipped up by the wind) and aftak (an easing or lull in a storm or rain). Hilarious, fun-to-say words that you’d swear were made up, like drookit (absolutely drenched) and daggle (to fall in torrents).

What is Dreich weather?

Dreich — This is the most common word to describe Scottish weather. And it tends to top polls about favorite Scots words. The Scotsman explains it as: “Wet, dull, gloomy, dismal, dreary or any combination of these. Scottish weather at its most miserable.”

What does the Scottish word Drookit mean?

drenched
Drookit – extremely wet / absolutely drenched.

What does KEEK mean in English?

peep
intransitive verb. Scot & Northern English. to peep; look furtively.

What does Dreich mean Scottish?

dull or gloomy
A word that is commonly used to describe the Scottish weather has been named the “most iconic” Scots word. “Dreich” – meaning dull or gloomy – topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust. It beat off contenders including “glaikit”, “scunnered” and “shoogle”.

What does drenched mean in Scottish?

Translated: Drookit: drenched. “On my journey to the shop and back I’m sorry to say your bags of cigarettes got very very wet.”

Why is Scotland’s weather called ‘dreich’?

The charity said the first recorded use of the word “dreich” was in 1420, when it originally meant “enduring” or “slow and tedious”. It’s not hard to imagine how that evolved to describe common attributes of Scotland’s weather.

Is ‘dreich’ the most iconic Scots word?

AS a nation always keen to look on the bright side, it’s a surprise that “dreich” has been named the “most iconic” Scots word. Used to describe the Scottish weather, it means dull or gloomy and topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust.

What is the meaning of ‘dreich’?

“Dreich” – meaning dull or gloomy – topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust. It beat off contenders including “glaikit”, “scunnered” and “shoogle”. The charity said the first recorded use of the word “dreich” was in 1420, when it originally meant “enduring” or “slow, tedious”.

What is Scotland’s favourite word for dull and miserable weather?

Little girls with an umbrella hope the rain won’t spoil the Lanimar Day parade in Lanark, June 1974. In fact, a recent Scottish Government poll found the word ‘dreich’ – meaning dull and miserable weather, was the nation’s favourite word. Scots also have more than 400 words to describe snow.