- an' sootie, Clos'd
under hatches,
Spairges about the
brunstane cootie, To
scaud poor wretches! Hear me, auld Hangie, for a wee, An' let poor ****ed bodies...
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bodies be; I’m sure sma’
pleasure it can gie, Ev’n to a deil, To
skelp an’
scaud poor dogs like me, An’ hear us squeel! This
contrasts with the
views contained...
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Similarly with
Norse hause (neck) and
Romance aum (alum), baw (ball) and
scaud (scald). Old
English ów
became /o̞u/ in
Older Scots then /ʌu/ in Modern...
