What does Auld Lang Syne roughly mean?

Old long since, or days gone by

Scots Words Quiz: Wee, Bonnie, Dreich and Scottish Expressions

This Scots words quiz takes a wee tour of the expressions you will hear from Glasgow to the Highlands. Play 10 interactive questions on wee, bonnie, dreich, glaikit, haar, ken, bairn, kirk, outwith, Robert Burns's Auld Lang Syne and how Scots differs from Gaelic.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Wee
What does wee mean?
Bonnie
What does bonnie mean?
Dreich
What is dreich weather?
Glaikit
What does glaikit describe?
Haar
What is a haar?
Ken
What does ken mean?
Bairn
What is a bairn?
Kirk
What is a kirk?
Auld
What does Auld Lang Syne roughly mean?
Gaelic
How is Scots related to Scottish Gaelic?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What does wee mean?
Answer: Small
A wee dram is a small drink.
Q2: What does bonnie mean?
Answer: Pretty or attractive
It appears in many songs.
Q3: What is dreich weather?
Answer: Dull, gray and wet
It was voted a favorite Scots word.
Q4: What does glaikit describe?
Answer: Looking foolish or vacant
It is a playful insult.
Q5: What is a haar?
Answer: A cold sea fog
It rolls in on the east coast.
Q6: What does ken mean?
Answer: Know
Do ye ken means do you know.
Q7: What is a bairn?
Answer: A child
The word is also used in northern England.
Q8: What is a kirk?
Answer: A church
The Church of Scotland is called the Kirk.
Q9: What does Auld Lang Syne roughly mean?
Answer: Old long since, or days gone by
Robert Burns wrote it down.
Q10: How is Scots related to Scottish Gaelic?
Answer: They are different languages
Scots is related to English.

Scots Words Quiz – Wee, Bonnie, Dreich and Scottish Expressions

Scots is a language closely related to English, spoken across lowland Scotland. It is different from Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language spoken mainly in the Highlands and islands.

Everyday Scots words include wee for small, bonnie for pretty, ken for know and bairn for child. Dreich describes dull, gray, wet weather and was once voted Scotland's favorite word.

A haar is a cold sea fog, glaikit means foolish-looking, and the kirk is the church. Robert Burns's Auld Lang Syne, meaning days gone by, is sung around the world at New Year, often by people who do not know what it means.

What This Quiz Teaches

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What common words mean
How Scots differs from Gaelic
Which weather words exist
Which songs use Scots
Where Scots is spoken

Did You Know?

Burns Night is celebrated on 25 January.
Outwith means outside of.
Braw means fine or excellent.
Scunnered means fed up.
Many Scots words come from Old English and Norse.