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I was wondering how many today know the meaning of "FORNENT" ? :rolleyes:
Kingetter
05-Sep-06, 14:11
Opposite, near to, or against: Their barn is ferninst/fornent the house?
willowbankbear
05-Sep-06, 14:11
Nope, never even heard any1 say hid
Billy Boy
05-Sep-06, 14:12
front,.........:confused:
willowbankbear
05-Sep-06, 14:18
Trosk-What is it exactly? I know its not very nice way of describing somebody, but what is it?
Boorach-dump of a place,the place is a shambles
There are many others , cant think of any though
"In front of." My dad wis a Weeker.
I was wondering how many today know the meaning of "FORNENT" ? :rolleyes:
as far as I ken, it means in front of, AHENT means behind
Definitely heard fornent before.
And then there was "lassagie bygie" now probably covered by
"effeminate" but as insults went in my youth that wouldn't carry the same bite.
Fornent means the same over here, In front off
Aye "FORNENT" DOES MEAN In front of, as in, : he came up fornent aye sheriff !!
Now somebody ( I forget who ) mentioned "TROSK" I always understanded trosk to mean a clumsy person. As in : " Come oot o' that ya beeg trosk !!
Usually when someone has tripped and knocked over something if ye get ma drift ?
Never heard of the word but you learn something new every day .;)
A common pin as used by a Tailor to hold cloth together prior to sewing and what was used in Offices before the paper clip, is known as a "PEEN" in Wick, but strangely enough in Stroma it was referred to as a "PREEN" !!
pultneytooner
05-Sep-06, 20:56
I was wondering how many today know the meaning of "FORNENT" ? :rolleyes:
in front of you as in, 'fornent yur nose'.:D
connieb19
05-Sep-06, 23:17
What about a PURN????
is that thread? What about the GARRAD?
pultneytooner
05-Sep-06, 23:23
is that thread? What about the GARRAD?
Loft???......
What about a PURN????
A purn is a cotton reel
I always remeber my granny telling me to get ben e hoose (go to the other room):)
What about a PURN????
A purn is the reel the thread is wound on.
May I add that most of these words are used Caithness wide, not just in Wick. Don't know if there are any exclusive to the town.
When I started Wick High School from the small school primary at Lyth, I did hear words I had never heard before and some that were pronounced differently from us "neep dockers"!
Don't have much time just now as my house is in turmoil due to having central heating installed but will try to keep up.
A purn is a cotton reel
Sorry Golach; didn't read all the thread in my haste!
A purn is a cotton reel
LOL, that explains why folk get called purn heed.:lol:
Murchiemannie
06-Sep-06, 18:12
To cown means to cry
A Blockie is a fish ( young cod)
to Dort is to go into a huff
To Antle is to argue
Trock is rubbish
The Caithness dialogue is great and lets hope it will never die out.
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