In a message dated 4/21/04 6:59:58 PM, KJEMEM@aol.com writes: << Stephen, You made such a good start at collecting the "lost" words, and with your interests I'm sure you'll be finding many more. Why don't you put them in a book. Let us know when its read--or just make it a free, online edition that we can all get to and to which you can always add. Karen >> While you are waiting for Stephen to start the book you might find the "dictionary" of Westray/Orkney words helpful. Try: http://www.westray-orkney.co.uk/home.html under Heritage. Jim C.
Thanks Jim. I bookmarked that neat little starter kit. Easier to find the words than it is to come up with the meaning! I guess if one were to glance back about eight hundred years, the Norse and the Scots would have to do a little inbreeding, or else have a war, and the result of the more pleasureable alternative would be a conflabulation of a language spoken by the resultant offspring. Imagine someone about seventy five years ago doing all the family research, and in passing it along, passed it along in a language none of us to this point can read or comprehend.It's like winning the draw car at the fall fair, and not getting the key. I appreciate the tip. Some new words. Tonight at supper if the salad is tasty, i might ask for a "Peedie" bit more. Perhaps some " Kirnmilk" and "Maet". My approach to conquering the interpretive task is, "he'll no win forrid that'll no luk forrid." Stephen On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at 11:09 AM, CorseJG@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 4/21/04 6:59:58 PM, KJEMEM@aol.com writes: > > << Stephen, > > You made such a good start at collecting the "lost" words, and with > your > interests I'm sure you'll be finding many more. Why don't you put > them in a > book. > Let us know when its read--or just make it a free, online edition > that we > can all get to and to which you can always add. > > Karen >> > > While you are waiting for Stephen to start the book you might find the > "dictionary" of Westray/Orkney words helpful. > Try: http://www.westray-orkney.co.uk/home.html under Heritage. > > Jim C. > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >