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clarty adj. filthy, muddy

on 26th Mar 2007

Clarty is one of the many words that we generally associate with speech more than writing, and for this reason there are many gaps in our knowledge of its history and transmission. A related ver...

laird n. the owner of an estate; a landed proprietor

on 19th Mar 2007

laird n. the owner of an estate; a landed proprietor

Laird and lord share a common ancestor in Old English hlaford. Both forms occur in the earliest written records of Scots, but...

laldie n. a beating, punishment; gie it laldie do something vigorously

on 12th Mar 2007

Laldie is one of the rare words that has acquired a more positive meaning during its evolution. Its origins are uncertain, though it may be connected with an Old English word lꬠmeaning 'whip' or...

mind v. remember, recollect; remind

on 05th Mar 2007

Mind has a shared Scots and English heritage, deriving from the Old English noun mynd 'memory, remembrance', though several senses of the word are now more frequent in Scotland than England. The...

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