Scotland

Frederik G. (Greenland)
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  1. hark
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
  2. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  3. glen
    a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
  4. Glasgow
    largest city in Scotland
  5. Scottish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
  6. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  7. hame
    stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
    the Scottish word for "home"
  8. endeavour
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  9. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  10. yearning
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  11. maiden
    an unmarried woman or girl
  12. sunlit
    lighted by sunlight
  13. beaming
    radiating or as if radiating light
    a Scottish way to say "smiling"
  14. bonny
    very pleasing to the eye
    She is very bonny.
  15. bairn
    a child: son or daughter
  16. wits
    the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
  17. lad
    a boy or man
  18. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
    Scottish word for Council is "Cooncil"
  19. about
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    Scottish word for About is "Aboot"
  20. haggis
    made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
  21. claymore
    a large double-edged broadsword
  22. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  23. Highlander
    a native of the Highlands of Scotland
  24. great
    remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude
    Funny
  25. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  26. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  27. noble
    a titled peer of the realm
  28. title
    an appellation signifying nobility
  29. Sir William Wallace
    Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I
  30. croft
    a small farm worked by a crofter
  31. crofter
    an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain
  32. battlefield
    a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
Created on Thu Feb 14 10:58:20 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 14 11:21:51 EST 2013)

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