thairm

‘It is very true,’ said the blind man, ‘that when I am tired of scraping thairm or singing ballants, I whiles mak a tale serve the turn among the country bodies; and I have some fearsome anes, that make the auld carlines shake on the settle, and the bits o’ bairns skirl on their minnies out frae their beds.

Redgauntlet 2008

Haggis, nor “painch, tripe, and thairm,” and all those rural dainties which you celebrate as “warm-reekin, rich!”

Letters to Dead Authors 2006

“It is very true, ” said the blind man, “that when I am tired of scraping thairm or singing ballants I whiles make a tale serve the turn among the country bodies; and I have some fearsome anes, that make the auld carlines shake on the settle, and the bits o’ bairns skirl on their minnies out frae their beds.

Wandering Willie’s Tale 1907

We cannot all love Haggis, nor 'painch, tripe, and thairm,' and all those rural dainties which you celebrate as 'warm-reekin, rich!'

Letters to Dead Authors Andrew Lang 1878

But we'll sune get a new thairm till her, 'he added, in a tone of sorrowful commiseration and condolence, as he took the violin from the case, tenderly as if it had been a hurt child.

Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864

'It is very true,' said the blind man, 'that when I am tired of scraping thairm or singing ballants, I whiles mak a tale serve the turn among the country bodies; and I have some fearsome anes, that make the auld carlines shake on the settle, and the bits o' bairns skirl on their minnies out frae their beds.

Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801

A short glossary: sonsie = cheerful, happy aboon = above painch = paunch thairm = cat gut dight = wipes Site Map

BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2008

Willie the best fiddler that ever kittled thairm with horse-hair.’

Redgauntlet 2008

Little Benjie seemed somewhat dismayed at my appearance; but, calculating on my placability, and remembering, perhaps, that the ill-used Solomon was no palfrey of mine, he speedily affected great glee, and almost in one breath assured the itinerants that I was 'a grand gentleman, and had plenty of money, and was very kind to poor folk; 'and informed me that this was' Willie Steenson -- Wandering Willie the best fiddler that ever kittled thairm with horse-hair. '

Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801

(sonsie = cheeky) (aboon = above) (painch = stomach, thairm = intestine)

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