LL-L: "Expressions" LOWLANDS-L, 05.NOV.1999 (01) [Ap/E]

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From: Ian James Parsley [parsley at highbury.fsnet.co.uk]
Subject: LL-L: "Expressions" LOWLANDS-L, 04.NOV.1999 (04) [Ap]

Justin,

Certainly "take it to your hide" (or better here "tak it tae yer hied") and
"leave the door to" ("lea tha duir tae") are common in Ulster-Scots, which
only serves to indicate the close relationship between Ulster-Scots and
Appalachian.

Sonse,
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Ian James Parsley
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"JOY - Jesus, Others, You"

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk]
Subject:  "Expressions"

> "take it a-loose" fer 'open'.

> maan's mama said: "Leave the door to". It sounds German-laak to me-- 'to'

In Scots the second expression would be "Leave the door atae".

I've never heard anything corresponding to the first expression. "Loose" in
Scots is "lowss" [lAus], but I've never heard it applied to a door. (I
prefer to spell "lowss" with the double "s" to destinguish it from "lowse"
[lAuz] = "loosen".)

Sandy
http://scotstext.org

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