Hi List My “Scots Dialect Dictionary” lists the following: Flipe (verb) 1: to strip, tear off. 2: to fleece. 3: to turn up or down, fold back. 4: (used of a stocking) to turn it partially inside out. Flipe (noun) 1: the folded back edge of a knitted woollen cowl or night-cap. 2: a fold, flap. 3: a thin piece of skin. 4: a contemptuous name for a person, a fellow. Flype (noun) a lout, stupid fellow As Aye Elaine on Islay p.s. Yesterday we had snow – The Paps of Jura standing tall and proud, glimmering white and silver when the sun came out, today hailstones but then beautiful blue skies, big fluffy white clouds and brilliant sunshine. Pink clouds tonight – perhaps promising a fine day tomorrow. The geese are all leaving Islay now, but spring lambs are appearing in the fields. The daffodils are in full bloom on the grass verges at the entrance to each village and the gorse around Bridgend is bright yellow. Aaaaahhhh – our Islay !! > Message Received: Apr 08 2006, 09:34 PM > From: "R O Holmes" > To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Snippets > > > Flie-ping with a short 'i' rather than a 'y' sound. > > Ross [Glasgow for 64 of my 67 years, so I'm reasonably Scottish spoken] > > > Don McArthur wrote: > > >Hi all, > > Flyping is a neat word I would like to add to my vocabulary. Is it > >pronounced flie-ping or flipping? > >Cheers, > >Don > > > > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > >Here are some links related to the Isle of Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/links.htm > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MAILING LIST - HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE - HOW TO CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, ETC, ETC...: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/maillist.htm > > >