In this, and other similar articles, the visitor is introduced to a number of words in Scots related to the concept of death and funerary customs. A brief explanation is given in the equivalent English together with audio files allowing the visitor to hear the pronunciation.

BEERIAL

This is the North East form of the word burrial equivalent to English burial.

BURRIAL or BURRY

Note that in Scots the vowel is pronounced with a deep ‘uh’ in comparison to English which sounds more like an ‘eh’.

BURRIAL or BURRYING

While the Latin word funeral is used in both English and Scots it is just as common to hear the ceremony called the burrial or burrying in Scots.

BURRIAL GRUND

The general Scots form equivalent to English burial ground or cemetery.

DEE or DEEIN

These are the Scots equivalents to English die and dying. Note the long ‘ee’ sound in Scots.

DEE’D

This is the Scots past tense equivalent to English died.

DEE’D WI

In English it us usual to say that a person died from or as a result of a certain condition or illness, but in Scots it is usual to say a person ‘dee’d wi’.

DEITH or DAITH

This is the Scots equivalent to English death. Deith with an ‘ee’ tends to heard in eastern dialects whereas daith rhymed with faith tends to be the form in the west.