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ONDING n

on 28th Jun 2010

A heavy, continuous fall of rain or snow can be described as an onding. Formed from ‘on- in its adverbial sense of ‘motion towards’, and the verb ‘ding’ from Old No...

WICE adj wise, sane, skilled in magic

on 21st Jun 2010

This adjective shares a common Old English ancestry with the Modern English word ‘wise’, and largely overlaps in meaning with its English cousin, but the Scots word retain...

SOWANS n fermented oat bran or husks

on 14th Jun 2010

The Dictionary of the Scots Language provides not so much a definition as a recipe. Steep the husks or seeds of oats, with fine bran meal, in water for about a week until the mixture ...

YEUKIE adj itchy

on 07th Jun 2010

As the midgies and clegs get into full biting mode, this is a useful word to have on the tip of your tongue. As W. D. Cocker explained, with the voice of experience, in Further Poems ...

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