Pick a letter above to jump into the dictionary, or search for a word. Open any full entry to see richer detail like pronunciation, example usage, alternate spelling and origin — and to suggest improvements.

O wirds

65 wirds

opreposition
/OH/
Equivalent to English 'of'
“Da boat o Anders is auld”
oagverb
/OHG/
crawl slowly on hands and knees
“Da bairn oag alang da floor.”
objectnoun
/OB-jekt/
pitiable helpless elderly or ill person
“He's an object, bides i' the chair a' day.”
obleegementnoun
/ob-BLEEJ-ment/
a kindly helpful act for someone
“Ta, that's a braw obleegement.”
ochtindefinite pronoun
/OCHT/
anything, any object or amount
“Hae ye ocht tae sell?”
oddsnoun
/ODZ/
degree of importance between things
“Da odds is nae muckle 'tween them”
odiousadverb
/OH-dee-us/
Very or exceedingly; an intensifier
“Da day is odious braw.”
oilernoun
/OY-lur/
shallow byre gutter for cattle waste
“The oiler's awfu fu efter the kye.”
oily muggienoun
/OY-lee MUG-ee/
Local nickname for Northmavine resident
“Yon oily muggie's aye smilin'.”
okrabungnoun
/OH-kra-bung/
oatgrass producing small nutlike tubers
“Da okrabung is oot in da rig.”
olicknoun
/OH-lik/
young ling; small sea fish
“We gaed oot tae olick.”
on drawnoun
/ON-DRAW/
temporary spare set of clothes
“A'll tak the on draw wi me.”
onkerrynoun
/ON-KER-ee/
a noisy, disruptive little commotion
“He's makin' a reet onkerry at da pier.”
onlaynoun
/ON-lay/
a very heavy fall of snow
“We hed an onlay yestreen, an nae ane cood get oot.”
onlookinadjective
/ON-LUK-in/
Attractive and pleasant to look at
“She's awfy onlookin the nicht”
onnnoun
/ON/
spade-turned patch; single small task
“Ah'll dee the wee onn efter tea.”
onstaandinadjective
/on-STAAN-din/
unyielding and stubborn in attitude
“Da onstaandin fella wad sit oot in da rain afore he cam in”
ontacknoun
/ON-tak/
a large, difficult task or job
“We'll nivver get through thon ontack the day.”
oonoun
/OO/
wool from sheep for making textiles
“A'll knit wi da oo.”
oobverb
/OOB/
Make a prolonged plaintive complaining cry
“Dinna oob aboot the wather.”
ooenadjective
/OO-en/
Made from sheep's wool
“Yon cap is ooen.”
ooienoun
/OO-ee/
adult female sheep; a ewe
“Da ooie gaed ower da brae.”
ooknoun
/OOK/
a period of seven days
“A'll see ye in an ook”
ooladjective
/OOL/
sick, low in spirits and listless
“A'm a wee ool the noo”
ooletnoun
/OOL-it/
mischievous, ill-behaved little nuisance child
“Da oolet's aye hidin' ma keys.”
oonbemmedadjective
/oon-BEMD/
unfamiliar with local climate or surroundings
“He's oonbemmed efter da first nor'east gale.”
oonlippenedadjective
/OON-LIP-puhnd/
unexpected and sudden arrival
“It wis fair oonlippened.”
oonsairedadjective
/OON-SAIRD/
Not given or set out
“Da tea is oonsaired.”
oonteelieadjective
/OON-TEE-lee/
Portending bad luck; an ominous sign
“Da nicht's oonteelie”
oornoun
/OO-r/
a period of sixty minutes
“A'll be back in an oor.”
ooricknoun
/OO-rik/
foolish or worthless speech or thing
“He's aye spoutin oorick.”
oorieadjective
/OOR-ee/
strangely unsettling or eerie quality
“Yon hoose is awfy oorie.”
ooriknoun
/OOR-ik/
small person or young child
“Yon oorik's oot on the brae.”
oorilverb
/OOR-il/
to work slowly and unhurriedly
“He oorils alang the brae.”
oosterverb
/OOS-ter/
talk over someone to dominate conversation
“Dae nae ooster me”
oot aboot da nichtadverbial phrase
/OOT-uh-BOOT-da-NIKHT/
going out to socialise at night
“Ah'm gaun oot aboot da nicht wi thae lassies.”
oot owreprepositional phrase
/OOT-OWR/
over or across; nearby, used as command
“She pit the baskit oot owre the dyke.”
oot tacknoun
/OOT-tak/
lasting durability or staying power
“Yon auld kettle haes oot tack, ye can aye trust it.”
oot waelinsplural noun
/OOT-WAY-lins/
discarded bits or leftover pieces
“A've nae use for thae oot waelins.”
ootadaeksadverb
/OOT-uh-deks/
away beyond the hill dykes
“Da lass is ootadaeks the nicht.”
ootbaitsnoun
/OOT-BAYTS/
grazing ground beyond the hill-dyke
“Aw'll tak the kye ootbaits the morn.”
ootburgnoun
/OOT-burg/
outer spread of cut peats to dry
“Hae ye laid the peats on the ootburg yet?”
ootdönadjective
/OOT-DUHN/
Completely worn out, utterly exhausted
“He cam hame ootdön”
ootliersplural noun
/OOT-lee-uhs/
animals or people kept outdoors
“Da ootliers bide oot on da muir.”
ootmaagitadjective
/OOT-MAH-git/
completely exhausted from hard physical labor
“He cam hame ootmaagit efter da lang day o' croftin'.”
ootrunnoun
/OOT-run/
small enclosed croft grazing area
“A'll pit the ewes in the ootrun.”
ootsetnoun
/OOT-set/
small allotted croft for cultivation
“He hed an ootset fae the laird an biggit a hoose”
opstropolousadjective
/OP-STROH-POH-LUS/
noisy, unruly, boisterous person or crowd
“Da bairns wur aw opstropolous.”
ormalnoun
/OR-mul/
small scrap or leftover piece
“Gie's the ormal, I'll pit 't intae the tattie buns.”
osmiladjective
/OS-mil/
odd and unsettling in appearance
“Yon hoose is awfu osmil at nicht.”
overlyadverb
/OH-ver-lee/
to an excessive or undue degree
“Dae nae be overly prood o yersel.”
owldadjective
/OHLD/
Advanced in years; long established
“Da owld man aye sits by da fire.”
owrepreposition
/OO-er/
Above or across; on top of
“A gaed owre da brae.”
owre byprepositional phrase
/OO-ruh BEE/
on the other side of
“Da shop is owre by da kirk.”
owre endadjective
/OOR-END/
overly eager, forward and pushy
“Dinna be owre end, lass.”
owre geenadjective
/OWR-GEEN/
overgrown and invaded by weeds
“Ye cannae see da stile, it's owre geen.”
owre steeradjective
/OWR-steer/
Boisterous, showy and extravagant behaviour
“Da lass is owre steer wi her ribbons.”
owre trueinterjection
/OOR-troo/
brief conceded affirmative response
“Aye, owre true.”
owre weeladverbial phrase
/OOR-weel/
fairly well, satisfactory but not great
“He tauld me he's owre weel.”
owseverb
/OWS/
to bail water from a boat
“Owse the skiff an' we'll row awa.”
owse roomnoun
/OWS-ROOM/
compartment in a sixern for water
“Gie da owse room a bail.”
owsennoun
/OWS-en/
plural of ox; draught or meat
“Da owsen wirked a' day”
owskerrinoun
/OW-SKER-ee/
hand scoop for bailing boat water
“Gi'e me the owskerri, the boat's fillin' wi' watter.”
oxternoun
/OKS-ter/
hollow beneath the arm near shoulder
“He got a bruise oan his oxter.”
oynoun
/OY/
male child of one's sibling
“Mi oy's oot playin.”