Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 139 pages of information about Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch.

Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 139 pages of information about Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch.

DRAWKIT, adj. drenched.  Dunbar 142, 102; Douglas, I, 56, 12; III,
    303, 8.  See draik.  The vowel is difficult to explain. 
    Absence of n before the k proves that it is either a
    Scand. loanword direct, or a Sco. formation from one.  There is
    no Scand. word from which drawkit could come.  It may be a
    Sco. formation from draik.  For change of ai to aw cp.
    agent and awgent; various and vawrious, in Aberdeen
    dial.  The M. Dan. drockne, N. Norse drokna, would hardly
    account for aw in drawkit.

DROOK, to drench, to drown.  Isaiah, XVI, 9; LV, 10; Psalms, VI, 6. 
    Cannot come from O.N. drekkja.  Probably from O.N. drukna,
    to drown, Norse drukna, O. Dan. dronkne, by lengthening of
    the vowel.  Cp.  Cu. drookt, severely wet.  The following
    infinitive forms also occur, draik, drowk, drawk.

DROUKIT, adj. drenched.  Fergusson, 40.  See drook.

DRUCKEN, DRUKEN, adj. drunken, addicted to drink.  O.N., Norse
    drukken, pp. of drikka, to drink.  Early E. Scand. has the
    unassimilated form.  Cp.  O. Dan. dronkne, drone.  Later Dan.
    drougne, drocken.  Early Sw. drokken.

DUDDY, adj. ragged.  Fergusson, 146; Burns, 68, 48.  See duds
    Cp.  Cu. duddy fuddiel, a ragged fellow.

DUDS, sb. pl. rags, clothes, O.N. dudi, “vestes plumatae”
    (Haldorson), duda (duetha), to wrap up heavily, to swaddle. 
    Gael. dud, rag, is a loan-word from O.N.  It is possible that
    the word may have come into Lowland Sco. by way of Gael.

EGG, vb. to urge on, to incite.  O.N. eggja, goad, incite, Norse
    egga, Dan. egge, id.  The word is general Gmc., but this
    specific sense is Scand.  Cp.  O. Fr. eggia, to quarrel, to
    fight.  M.L.G. eggen, to cut, to sharpen a sword.

EGGING, sb. excitement, urging.  Bruce, IV, 539.  See egg.

EIDENT, YDAN, YTHAND, adj. diligent.  Dalr., I, 233, 35; Fergusson,
    94; Douglas, I, 86, 17.  O.N. iethinn, assiduous, diligent,
    iethja, to be active.  Norse idn, activity, industry.  Cp. 
    Dan. id, idelig.

ELDING, sb. fuel.  Dalr., I, 10, 8.  O.N. elding, firing, fuel. 
    Norse elding, id.  Cu. eldin.  From O.N. eldr, fire. 
    Cp.  Shetland eld, fire.  See N.E.D.

ELDNYNG, sb. passion, also jealousy.  Dunbar, 36, 204; 119, 126,
    literally “firing up.”  O.N. eldr, fire.  Cp.  Sw. elding.

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