Caithness slang word's or phrase's

[Naefearjustbeer]

what about.....never cast a clout till the month of May is out??? is that about the month of May??

That is not a caithness saying. I also think it should be Mey not May.

See the link below

http://www.scuilwab.org.uk/WirdOTheMonth/May2004.htm for more info

[2little2late]

btw anyone know how/why the slang word dirdie-wicker got started

It is a corruption of the saying "hardy workers" as in hard workers. Hence over the years the saying has been known as dirty weekers. Nothing to do with being dirty at all.

One you have all missed is........
"what's 'e crack"?

[Billy Boy]

The origonal term was ' Dirdie ' , a Caithness word meaning ' busy ' or ' always on the go ' . ... Dorty Weeker ' meaning an out and out Wicker . ...
just googled the meaning dirdie wicker and this is what came up!

[Loafer]

"ben ee hoose" is my favourite.

"Mither, hev yee seen ma chaiket? Aye ma loon, it's choost ben ee hoose"

As in another part of the home.

The Loafer

[Errogie]

So have we got the makings of "'E Caithness Dictionary".

There is probably money out there from someone like the Arts Council with a logical follow up of night classes, conversation sessions and participation in activities coducive to the vocabulary like peat cutting, or sheep clipping.

Very impressed by the extended bird list has that been was written down somewhere before?

[tammienorrie]

btw anyone know how/why the slang word dirdie-wicker got started

http://www.caithness.org/atoz/wick/index.htm

Its in here!!! Read it a while back!!