LL-L: "Pronunciation" LOWLANDS-L, 06.MAR.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Stefan Israel [stefansfeder at yahoo.com]
Subject: Pronunciation [S/E]

Andy Eagle wrote:

> A whilie syne a bodie speirt at me anent some wirds uised in
> some o Rabbie
> Burns' poetry.
>
> Fae: TO THE WEAVER'S GIN YOU GO
>
> "A bonie westlin weaver lad ------- He caught my heart, as in
> a net, wi every KNOW and thrum"

I had always thought it was "every KNOCK and thrum", but when I
checked the text, I found "In every KNOT and thrum" (that was on
http://www.robertburns.org/works/206.html).  Does someone have a
reliable source for which word Burns wrote?

Stefan

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