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scaraben
05-Sep-06, 14:04
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:
MGB1979
05-Sep-06, 14:16
Never heard of it.
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
Gleber2
05-Sep-06, 14:20
"In front of." My dad wis a Weeker.
golach
05-Sep-06, 14:20
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
Errogie
05-Sep-06, 18:47
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.
Saxo01
05-Sep-06, 20:14
Fornent means the same over here, In front off
scaraben
05-Sep-06, 20:28
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 ?
ice box
05-Sep-06, 20:35
Never heard of the word but you learn something new every day .;)
scaraben
05-Sep-06, 20:36
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
Scunner
05-Sep-06, 23:07
What about a PURN????
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???......
golach
06-Sep-06, 00:05
What about a PURN????

A purn is a cotton reel
Ojibwa
06-Sep-06, 01:53
I always remeber my granny telling me to get ben e hoose (go to the other room):)
Ann
06-Sep-06, 06:59
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.
Ann
06-Sep-06, 07:02
A purn is a cotton reel

Sorry Golach; didn't read all the thread in my haste!
MGB1979
06-Sep-06, 15:57
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.