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Auld Enemy

Auld Enemy In Scotland, the English are sometimes referred to as the Auld Enemy, especially now in a sporting context: The worst Scots nightmare, a gubbing by the Auld Enemy, was realized. [This phrase refers to the long history of conflict between the two countries]

Auld Reekie Auld Reekie is a nickname for Edinburgh. [The name means literally Old Smoky]

ava (a-vaw) Ava is a word meaning at all: It’s no for the common fowk ava.

avizandum (av-viz-zan-dum) Avizandum is the legal term for a judge’s or court’s private consideration of a case before giving judgment. A judge or court makes avizandum when time is needed to consider an argument or submission. [The word comes from the Medieval Latin avizāre to consider]

aw A variant of a’.

awa (a-waw) Awa means away.

away To be away to a place means to go there: I’m away to my work. Away! is used to indicate disbelief or surprise. Away wi ye! is used to indicate contempt for a person or dismissal of what they have said. Someone who is away wi it is very drunk. Away and … is used in many expressions of dismissal: Away and chase yourself!; Away and bile yer heid!

awfy (aw-fi) or awfu (aw-fa) Awfy means awful: Ah feel awfy. Awfy also means very: He’s awfy untidy.

aye or ay 1 (eye) Aye means yes: Aye, I’ll be there. 2 (iy) Aye means always or constantly: He’s aye complaining.

ayeways (iy-ways) Ayeways means always: He’s ayeways got a few cans put by; Ye can ayeways try again later.

Ayrshire (air-sher or air-shire) Ayrshire is a historic county in Southwest Scotland, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. It is now administered by three council areas: North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire.