QUIZ: Can you decipher these 23 Doric words?

Doric is mostly spoken in the north of Scotland (Photo: Shutterstock)placeholder image
Doric is mostly spoken in the north of Scotland (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scots is full of rich dialects, none more so than Doric, spoken in the north and north east of the country.

From poetry to songs, Doric is spoken by many and treasured by thousands as a dialect. But how good is your Doric knowledge? Can you decipher these 23 words and phrases?

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