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=== Unique Scottish Words === | === Unique Scottish Words === | ||
Some words you will see in Scottish records are not used in standard English. Please note that there is often considerable variation in spelling | Some words you will see in Scottish records are not used in standard English. Please note that there is often considerable variation in spelling | ||
The English past participle -ed, is usually represented by -it in Scots. Older documents may also form the plural or possessive in -is. The English "wh" is often rendered as "quh" in old Scots. | The English past participle -ed, is usually represented by -it in Scots. Older documents may also form the plural or possessive in -is. The English "wh" is often rendered as "quh" in old Scots. | ||
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| children, or children's | | children, or children's | ||
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|Bairn's Pairt | | Bairn's Pairt | ||
| The right of the issue (including adult issue) to not less than a defined share of the value of the moveable estate of the deceased | | The right of the issue (including adult issue) to not less than a defined share of the value of the moveable estate of the deceased | ||
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| callit | | callit | ||
| called | | called | ||
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|calps | |||
|rents (Gaelic: calpa | |||
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|clan | |||
|A family or kinship group. Mostly in the Highlands and Border area. (Gaelic: clann, meaning children) | |||
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| compear | | compear | ||
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| forby (e) | | forby (e) | ||
| besides, beyond, in addition | | besides, beyond, in addition | ||
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| fower | |||
| four | |||
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| '''G''' | |||
| '''G''' | |||
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|grayne | |||
|A clan or kinship group in the Scottish Border region, and sometimes in far north of England | |||
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| '''H''' | | '''H''' | ||
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| great-grandson (Gaelic: iar-ogha) | | great-grandson (Gaelic: iar-ogha) | ||
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|Jus relictae | | Jus relictae | ||
|The right of the surviving spouse in the movable goods of the deceased spouse. Jus relictae is the term used for a surviving wife, and jus relicti is the term used for a surviving husband. | | The right of the surviving spouse in the movable goods of the deceased spouse. Jus relictae is the term used for a surviving wife, and jus relicti is the term used for a surviving husband. | ||
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| '''K''' | | '''K''' | ||
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| legitimate offspring | | legitimate offspring | ||
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|Legitim | | Legitim | ||
|The right of the issue (offspring - including adult issue) to not less than a defined share of the value of the moveable estate of the deceased. | | The right of the issue (offspring - including adult issue) to not less than a defined share of the value of the moveable estate of the deceased. | ||
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| '''M''' | | '''M''' | ||
| '''M''' | | '''M''' | ||
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| M' | | M' | ||
| An archaic form of Mc, found in surnames, from the Gaelic Mac meaning son. "Mc, Mc, M'c, and Mic". | | An archaic form of Mc, found in surnames, from the Gaelic Mac meaning son. "Mc, Mc, M'c, and Mic". | ||
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| usually unbaptized child | | usually unbaptized child | ||
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| Nic | | Nic | ||
| Daughter of. Traditionally the feminine form of Mac, but can occasionally be found in non-Gaelic language records. | | Daughter of. Traditionally the feminine form of Mac, but can occasionally be found in non-Gaelic language records. | ||
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| oe, oy | | oe, oy | ||
| grandson | | grandson (Gaelic: ogha) | ||
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| outwith | | outwith | ||
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| '''S''' | | '''S''' | ||
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|Sasine | | Sasine | ||
|A Scots law term for the delivery of feudal property, typically land. The Register of Sasines is a government office. | | A Scots law term for the delivery of feudal property, typically land. The Register of Sasines is a government office. | ||
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| schew | | schew | ||
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| seik | | seik | ||
| sick | | sick | ||
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|seivin | |||
|seven | |||
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|sept | |||
|a dependent family within a clan | |||
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| sic | | sic | ||
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| tacksman | | tacksman | ||
| member of the Highland middle class, paying a tack to the laird, and often subletting | | member of the Highland middle class, paying a tack to the laird, and often subletting | ||
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|tocher | |||
|dowry (Gaelic: "tachartas") | |||
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| twa | | twa | ||