LL-L: "Specialized terms" LOWLANDS-L, 16.NOV.1999 (01) [E]

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From: Anja Meyfarth [AMeyfarth at t-online.de]
Subject: LL-L: "Specialized terms" LOWLANDS-L, 24.OCT.1999 (11) [E/LS]

Hello Lowlands-L

John M. Tait wrote:

> Complicated in Scots by the fact that 'freind' traditionally means
> 'relative'. In Shetlandic there is the term 'bluidfreend' which makes it
> explicit, but in my experience 'freend' is used with this meaning.

So, how would you translate Rabbit`s friends and relations into Scots?

Bye,

Anja

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