Aye

[Arthur Little]

"Aye" ... according to most English Dictionary definitions is an old~fashioned affirmative word meaning 'YES'.

Although increasingly used by folk everywhere, it is believed to owe its origins to the Scots :Kilt: - in spite of what those from the likes of Tyneside & Yorkshire might tell you - and so, today I attempted to enumerate the number of times I'd heard it repeated in the course of conversation during the short, 2-mile bus drive from Perth City Centre to the stop nearest our house.

Alas, I failed miserably :bigcry: and lost count ...

... aye!

[lilbasuk]

Och aye the noo! ....................I got a few Broons annuals lying aboot the hoose! :biggrin:

[Arthur Little]

och aye the noo! ....................I got a few broons annuals lying aboot the hoose! :biggrin:

Aye? That's braw, min ... an' ane or twa oan 'Oor Wullie' :icon_lol: tae, nae doot ... aye!

[RickyR]

Well, you would have good reason to say 'aye' coming from one of the most beautiful towns in Scotland I've ever had the good fortune to visit.

[Arthur Little]

Well, you would have good reason to say 'aye' coming from one of the most beautiful towns in Scotland I've ever had the good fortune to visit.

Thankyou, Ricky ... :iagree: ... aye!

[Michael Parnham]

Well, you would have good reason to say 'aye' coming from one of the most beautiful towns in Scotland I've ever had the good fortune to visit.

I'll second that! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

Well, you would have good reason to say 'aye' coming from one of the most beautiful towns in Scotland I've ever had the good fortune to visit.


I'll second that! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:yeahthat:'s how it earned its nickname, "The Fair City", chaps ... aye.

[Doc Alan]

Aye, there’s a whole vocabulary of words the Scots use, some Gaelic :smile: ! Here’s a few …

• Auld = old
• Bairn = baby
• Ben = mountain
• Ceilidh = social gathering
• Clan = extended family
• Corbett = mountain between 2,500 ft – 3,000 ft
• Croft = Highland plot of land with house
• Dram = small measure ( of whisky ), 1/16 ounce
• Eilean = island
• Firth = wide sea inlet / estuary
• Glen = deep mountain valley
• Hogmanay = New Year’s Eve
• ISLTS = International Scottish Language Test for immigrants ( if Scotland becomes independent ) :NoNo:
• Ken = understand ( as in “ If ye didnae ken, ye ken noo “ = If you didn’t know before, you know now )
• Kilt = tartan “ skirt “ worn by men and women :Kilt:
• Kirk = church
• Laird = aristocratic landowner
• Loch = lake
• Mac / Mc = son ( or daughter ) of
• Munro = mountain over 3,000 ft
• Sassenach = used by Scots to describe English
• Salmond and Sturgeon = slippery fish, not trusted by many :omg:
• Uisge = water
• Uisge beatha = water of life ( whisky )