Why Do The Scots Say 'time'?

[dance2trance]

I notice that the Scots say 'time' after words which are self standing and do not need 'time' added to them. Here are some words which I have noticed today to which the Scots add 'time'. It is not an inclusive list.

Christmas
Summer
Winter
Evening.

Is it an equivalence to the user of the word 'wee'?

[Old_Geezer]

Time is a perfectly valid optional word.

[dannyk13]

Also quite common in the north of England, apart from Evening which stands on its own.

[Old_Geezer]

Tide follows that one.

[Mamyalynne]

Time and Tide Wait for No Man

[Bobbisox1]

I say that too :/ and I’m in the north of England

[Bobbisox1]

True Danny

[THECORBYLOON]

Had a look in Chambers Dictionary online and the seasons are included with the addition of "time".

[Zacs-Master]

It's a bit ironic, d2t that you wrote 'which are self standing' & 'do not need 'time' added to them' when just one of those would have sufficed. ;-)

[woofgang]

Not just the Scots, its a perfectly good and established English usage

[maggiebee]

As a Scot would probably add the word "time" to them all except Evening.

[davebro]

and they say "I stay in Glasgow" when others would say "I live in Glasgow".

[Old_Geezer]

Understandable. Probably don't call that living
;-)

[Bobbisox1]

I have a friend who belonged Wishaw and she’d always say “ Am away up the road”

[alavahalf]

Am means .. I am

[Bobbisox1]

I know alvahalf, we say that here ,it’s the just up the road bit , like it’s the top of the street not the M74 :0)

[Maydup]

If only it were Summertime, and the living easy.

As it is its nearly the winter and I dont mind what people say as long as they dont use the word WEE unless they are at primary school and need one!

[steg]

Evening? It’s night time

[maggiebee]

Ehm awa fur the messages. Be back in a wee whiley.

[steg]

Fling in an ingin in an awe

[THECORBYLOON]

DAVEBRO, "bide", "abide" and "abode" are all linked to "dwelling" so using "stay" makes sense.