Scotland Languages: Difference between revisions

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