Fellow Listers, How remiss of me not to share my source of information on Scottish words. Here it is: http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html This is a wonderful site to peruse as it even covers the origins of the Scots language in detail.if you click into "A History of Scots to 1700" or indeed any of the other side "headings". Beware as this site can be very time consuming and infectious. Make sure when looking for specific words to "Search" in "Full Entry" in "All DSL Texts" at the top of the page. Sam Heron, Brisbane 6.03 am and 23.2 °C already