Local language topic
Scots
Compare 3 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.
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braw
/BRAH/Fine, excellent, attractive, or pleasing. The word can describe a person, an object, the weather, or a general situation.
“It’s a braw day for a walk by the water.”
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dreich
/DREEKH/Dull, bleak, wet, or persistently gloomy, especially when describing weather.
“It’s been a dreich afternoon from start to finish.”
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wee
/WEE/Small or little. It can also make a request or description sound more familiar or affectionate.
“Give me a wee minute and I’ll be ready.”