Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch: A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and ScandinavianFlom, George T. (George Tobias)
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Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch: A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian
Flom, George T. (George Tobias)
Scots language; Scots language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Scandinavian
AIRT, to urge. O.N. _erta_. Not a Dan. word.
APERT, boldly. O.N. _apr_. Not Dan.
AWEBAND, a rope for tying cattle. O.N. _háband_. Meaning
distinctively W. Scand.
BAUCH, awkward. Not E. Scand.
BEIN, liberal. Meaning is W. Scand.
BROD, to incite. O.N. _brodda_, id. Dan. _brodde_, means "to
equip with points."
BYSNING, monstrous. O.N. _bysna_. Not E. Scand.
CARPE, to converse. Not E. Scand.
CHOWK, jawbone. Rather W. Scand. than E. Scand.
CHYNGILL, gravel. A Norse word.
DAPILL, gray. A W. Scand. word.
DYRDUM, uproar. W. Scand. The word is also found in Gael.
Furthermore the form is more W. Scand. than Dan. Cp. _dýr_ and
_dør_.
DOWLESS, worthless. _Duglauss_ a W. Scand. word.
DUDS, clothes. Not found in Dan. or Sw.
ETTLE, aim at. W. Scand. meaning. O. Dan. _ætlæ_ meant "ponder
over."
FARRAND, handsome. This meaning is Icelandic and Norse.
FELL, mountain. W. Scand. more than E. Scand.
GANE, be suitable. O.N. _gegna_. Vb. not found in Dan.
GYLL, a ravine. O.N. _gil_. Is W. Scand.
HEID, brightness. O.N. _hærð_. Icel. and Norse.
HOOLIE, slow. O.N. _hógligr_. Not in Dan. or Sw.
KENDILL, to kindle. Ormulum _kinndlenn_ is from O. Ic. _kendill_
(Brate).
LIRK, to crease. I have not found the word in E. Scand.
MELDER, flour. O.N. _meldr_. Is W. Scand., particularly Norse.
POCKNET, a fishnet. O.N. _pōki-net. _ Not Dan.
RAMSTAM, indiscreet, boisterous. Both elements are W. Scand.
SCARTH, cormorant. W. Scand.
TARN, a lake. Distinctively Norse.
TYNE, to lose. O.N. _týna_. Distinctively Norse.
WAITH, booty. O.N. _væiðr_. Icel. and Søndmøre, Norway.
WARE, to spend. N. _verja_. W. Scand.
WICK, to cause to turn. O.N. _vikja_. Not Danish.
(b). The following words are W. Scand. in form:
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