ETYMOLOGY
– of unknown origin
EXAMPLE
“…A got him cuddle-muddlin’ wee ane anither at the back o’ a dyke.”
From: The Dialect of Banffshire
Walter Gregor, 1866
Word of the Day: CUDDLE-MUDDLE
Tag: 1860 – 1869
Word of the Day: SCOIL
ETYMOLOGY
– local variant of squeal
EXAMPLE
“…And to ilk bellow, roust, and roar,
He lustily cried out, encore!
Till echo, for ten miles around,
Did the horrid scoil resound…”
From: The Life, Letters and Poems of George Beattie, of Montrose, 1882
John O’ Arnha”. A Tale
Word of the Day: FLUCKADRIFT
ETYMOLOGY
– from Norwegian dialect flog (flight) + drift (busyness, diligence).
The -a- possibly represents a reduced form of Norwegian og (and).
Word of the Day: HOUNCY-JOUNCY
ETYMOLOGY
? from jounce to bump, thump and jolt, as a vehicle in deep ruts
FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1857 – Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English
– Thomas Wright, 1857
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