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The Auld Scots Dictionary

Charles Mackay

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Description:Where did those great old words like drookit, glaikit and dour come from? An indispensible A - Z of Scots with meanings of thousands of words. A concise history of Scottish words, their meaning and origins. Where did those marvellous old Scots words like drookit, glaikit, gawkie, flunkey, muckle, pernickitie, canie, carfuffle, whiter and dour come from? What do you do when you sprackle or spier? Why would it be wrong to call a decent woman a dyke-louper, a byssim or a Maggie-rab? Why was a black sixpence forbidden currency and cauld coal a cause for anything but celebration. This rich distillation of the Scottish language will bring many hours of informative education and entertainment.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Auld Scots Dictionary. To get started finding The Auld Scots Dictionary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Where did those great old words like drookit, glaikit and dour come from? An indispensible A - Z of Scots with meanings of thousands of words. A concise history of Scottish words, their meaning and origins. Where did those marvellous old Scots words like drookit, glaikit, gawkie, flunkey, muckle, pernickitie, canie, carfuffle, whiter and dour come from? What do you do when you sprackle or spier? Why would it be wrong to call a decent woman a dyke-louper, a byssim or a Maggie-rab? Why was a black sixpence forbidden currency and cauld coal a cause for anything but celebration. This rich distillation of the Scottish language will bring many hours of informative education and entertainment.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Auld Scots Dictionary. To get started finding The Auld Scots Dictionary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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