LL-L: "Expressions" LOWLANDS-L, 06.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, 05.NOV.1999 (09) [Ap/E]

Justin,

Here in Northern Ireland, "hide" means merely "skin", so that's probably
what it means - "take it to your skin". "Hide" I think is Anglo-Saxon of
Scandinavian origin though cf. German "Haut".

Sonse,
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Ian James Parsley
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The following was from Sandy, not from Justin.  Sorry.  RH

From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk]
Subject: LL-L: "Expressions" LOWLANDS-L, 05.NOV.1999 (01) [Ap/E]

Ian wrote:
>"take it to your hide" (or better here "tak it tae yer hied")

So what on earth does it mean? I can't figure what kind of imagry that is
supposed to conjure up. Am I right in understanding "hied" as 'backside' and
not 'head'?

Then Sandy wrote:
> > "take it a-loose" fer 'open'.

>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.
  Sorry if I wasn't clear, the context of "take it a-loose" was taking
something out of a small plastic bag. We of course have 'loose' too, but the
only dialect phrase I can think of with it would be 'turn me loose!' for
'let go of me!'. At least I don't think I would say that in standard...
Aa preeshiate the input, Aa was a-hopin they'd be some Scots behaand it awl!
:D
-Justin

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

> From: Iustin Churchill [mladios at hotmail.com]
> Subject: LL-L: "Expressions" LOWLANDS-L, 05.NOV.1999 (01) [Ap/E]
>
> Then Sandy wrote:
>
> >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.
>   Sorry if I wasn't clear, the context of "take it a-loose" was taking
> something out of a small plastic bag. We of course have 'loose'
> too, but the
> only dialect phrase I can think of with it would be 'turn me loose!' for
> 'let go of me!'. At least I don't think I would say that in standard...
> Aa preeshiate the input, Aa was a-hopin they'd be some Scots
> behaand it awl!

Typical similar Scots expressions would be "Lat iz lowss" (Let me go) and
"Lat lowss ma haund" (Leave go of my hand). I haven't heard it used of
something in a "poke" though!

Sandy
http://scotstext.org

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