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Ifan Saer Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Scots speakers, please help
"Though not young, being almost forty, older men - including Geordie Forsyth - still found her attractive. 'Ye look fair scunnered,' Geordie said."
What does 'scunnered' mean? I asked ten Scottish people and got ten different answers, from 'upset' to 'ugly'. Also:
"Finish that pint and get anither one,' said Ivy. 'This is no' a bus shelter you're staunin' in.'"
'Staunin' is not completely clear from the context, though I understand the point she's trying to make.
A bit of background information: the characters are speakers of a dialect spoken in Blairmaddie, wherever in Scotland that may be (only one Google hit, pretty irrelevant).
Cheers for any help!
What does 'scunnered' mean? I asked ten Scottish people and got ten different answers, from 'upset' to 'ugly'. Also:
"Finish that pint and get anither one,' said Ivy. 'This is no' a bus shelter you're staunin' in.'"
'Staunin' is not completely clear from the context, though I understand the point she's trying to make.
A bit of background information: the characters are speakers of a dialect spoken in Blairmaddie, wherever in Scotland that may be (only one Google hit, pretty irrelevant).
Cheers for any help!
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-------- scun·ner Function: intransitive verb chiefly Scotland : to be in a state of disgusted irritation -- usually used with at or with ----------- staun - seems to be Scots for stay
- -------- scun·ner Function: intransitive verb chiefly Scotland : to be in a state of disgusted irritation -- usually used with at or with ----------- staun - seems to be Scots for stay
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scun·ner
Function: intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to be in a state of disgusted irritation -- usually used with at or with
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staun - seems to be Scots for stay
scun·ner
Function: intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to be in a state of disgusted irritation -- usually used with at or with
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staun - seems to be Scots for stay
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Ifan Saer"Though not young, being almost forty, older men - including Geordie Forsyth - still found her attractive. 'Ye look fair scunnered,' Geordie said."
What does 'scunnered' mean? I asked ten Scottish people and got ten different answers, from 'upset' to 'ugly'. "Scunner" usually means to have a feeling of disgust, irritation, o
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"Finish that pint and get anither one,' said Ivy. 'This is no' a bus shelter you're staunin' in.'"
Translates as: "Finish that pint and get/buy another one", said Ivy. "This is not a bus shelter you're standing in".
Translates as: "Finish that pint and get/buy another one", said Ivy. "This is not a bus shelter you're standing in".
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Tidus"Finish that pint and get anither one,' said Ivy. 'This is no' a bus shelter you're staunin' in.'"Thanks for the clarification.
Translates as: "Finish that pint and get/buy another one", said Ivy. "This is not a bus shelter you're standing in".
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01 cite 10 Marius Hancu 12 cite 11 blockquote11 cite 20 Tidus 22 cite 20 "Finish that pint and get anither one,' said Ivy. 'This is no' a bus shelter you're staunin' in.'" 22 br
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20 Translates as: "Finish that pint and get/buy another one", said Ivy. "This is not a bus shelter you're 21
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