"Sir Rab the Ross of laits, Thane of hie Sanquhar's peel; On his caprousie,* heezed the cross, He stalwart was and leel." Part of this ballad is understandable, some parts not, so help in definitions for the missing parts would be very helpful. Sir Rob the Ros of late Thane of his Sanquhar's peel On his caprousie (frontal of helmet) heezed the cross He was stalwart and leel. What does heezed the cross mean and also stalwart and leel - what is the meaning of leel? Thanks for any help carstand

lifted/raised loyal He was a good bloke with a cross on his hat. J On 8 Sep 2010, at 16:43, carstand wrote: > > > > "Sir Rab the Ross of laits, > > Thane of hie Sanquhar's peel; > On his caprousie,* heezed the cross, > He stalwart was and leel." > Part of this ballad is understandable, some parts not, so > help in > definitions for the missing parts would > be very helpful. > Sir Rob the Ros of late > Thane of his Sanquhar's peel > On his caprousie (frontal of helmet) heezed the cross > He was stalwart and leel. > What does heezed the cross mean and also stalwart and leel - > what is the > meaning of leel? > Thanks for any help > carstand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES- > GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, There is a useful Scots dictionary online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/index.html which includes quotations to confirm the meanings supplied. Regards, Kenny -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of judy olsen Sent: 08 September 2010 18:24 To: carstand Cc: dumfries-galloway list Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Help please on meaning of several words inan old ballad lifted/raised loyal He was a good bloke with a cross on his hat. J On 8 Sep 2010, at 16:43, carstand wrote: > > > > "Sir Rab the Ross of laits, > > Thane of hie Sanquhar's peel; > On his caprousie,* heezed the cross, > He stalwart was and leel." > Part of this ballad is understandable, some parts not, so help > in > definitions for the missing parts would > be very helpful. > Sir Rob the Ros of late > Thane of his Sanquhar's peel > On his caprousie (frontal of helmet) heezed the cross > He was stalwart and leel. > What does heezed the cross mean and also stalwart and leel - what > is the > meaning of leel? > Thanks for any help > carstand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES- > GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message