Scotland Languages: Difference between revisions

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 | anent
 | about, concerning
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+| auld, ald, eld
+| old
 |-
 | '''B'''
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 | valley in southern Scotland. Dalesmen is an old name for Borderers.
 |-
-| defunct
+| defunct i
 | the deceased
 |-
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 | haid
 | had
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+| Hebridean
+| of the Hebrides (island group)
 |-
 | heir portioner
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 | loon, loun
 | lad or boy (north east)
+|-
+| Lord Lyon
+| So called "King of Arms", the chief herald in Scotland, decides succession to chiefdoms and approves coats of arms.
 |-
 | '''M'''
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 | mither
 | mother
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+| Moravian
+| to do with Moray (north east Scotland)
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+| mormaer
+| type of earl in mediaeval Scotland (Gaelic: Mòr-mhaor)
 |-
 | mortcloth
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 |-
 | 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 as Nik etc.
 |-
 | not proven, guilty not proven
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 | oe, oy
 | grandson (Gaelic: ogha)
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+| Orcadian
+| of the Orkney Islands
 |-
 | outwith
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 |-
 | provost
-| used instead of "mayor" in Scotland
+| used instead of "mayor" in Scotland as in Lord Provost
 |-
 | putit
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 | town
 |-
-| twa
+| twa, twae
 | two
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