The first episode in an exciting new series that celebrates the Scots language! Coorie in a telling of The Seamaiden in Scots! Adapted from a tale of the same name in Popular Tales of the West Highlands, by Donald MacPhie from South Uist. English adaption by Roisin McCrimmon, Scots translation and narration by Rosie Young.Read the Scots version and its English translation here: https://folklorescotland.com/the-seamaiden/Some lesser-known Scots words featured in this story. These definitions are from The Online Scots Dictionary, found at ww.scots-online.org.stoonin - achinggowpin - throbbing painsnirkle - to tangleburble - a tangle currack - specific type of seaweed, laminaria digitatadrou - specific type of seaweed, thin stringy seaweedbuckie - whelkleam - to gleam and glitterdeek - to see, to descrycowp - bargain, or to topple overin a fair fimmis - in a state of excitementboorach - a group, a clusterkempy - fearless, bravekythe - to emergeagrouf - in a prone position, flatCheck out our socials to keep in the loop!
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