What do the Scottish call their wife?

Scottish Word: Wallie.
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What is the Scottish word for woman?

Hen - To most of the world, a hen is a female chicken, but in Scots the word is used to mean a woman or girl.
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What does the outlander call his wife?

Outlander fans will all know the term “Sassenach.” Jamie uses it over and over again as a term of endearment for his wife, Claire. However, we all know the term doesn't have kind connotations. Used by other Highlanders as a derogatory term against Claire, it's a wonder why Jamie calls her it out of kindness.
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What does Sasanach mean in Scottish?

Definition of sassenach

: a typical Englishman or something considered typical of England —often used disparagingly by Scots and Irish a dreadful Sassenach concoction— I. A. Bremner.
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What is the Scottish word for sweetheart?

Acushla comes from the Irish Gaelic cuisle, which can mean "darling" but more literally means "pulse" or "vein." It's an adaptation of the Irish Gaelic a cuisle ("oh darling"). Cuisle was sometimes also paired with ma to give us macushla ("my darling"), as well as our next term of endearment....
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How do you say my darling in Scottish?

Scottish Gaelic terms of endearment
  1. mo ghràdh - my love.
  2. mo chridhe - my heart.
  3. mo leannan - my lover, my sweetheart.
  4. m'eudail - my darling, my dear.
  5. a thasgaidh - my darling, my dear.
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What is the Scottish word for beautiful?

Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive.
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What does Bree mean in Scottish?

Bree definition

The definition of a bree is a Scottish term for a watery soup or broth. An example of a bree is a simple soup given to a beggar who asks to be fed.
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What does a Nighean mean?

Nighean. A term of endearment for a woman, that can mean daughter, young woman, or lass. Leannan. Another term of endearment meaning sweetheart, or beautiful woman.
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What is brown haired lass in Gaelic?

Mo Nighean Donn means "My brown haired lass" which Jamie Fraser affectionately calls his wife Claire in the TV Series, Outlander.
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What is a Scottish lass?

1 : a young woman : girl a Scottish lass.
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Is lass used in Scotland?

A lass is a girl. Your Scottish folk dance teacher might announce, "Lads line up on that side, lasses on this side!" Lass is an old-fashioned way to say "young girl," and it's more common in parts of Britain than in the US.
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Is lass Irish or Scottish?

Still prevalent in Scottish English, Irish English, North East England, and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.
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How do Scottish say hello?

How do you say hello in Scottish Gaelic? 'Hello' in Scottish Gaelic is Halò. To say 'Good Morning' in Scottish Gaelic, we say Madainn Mhath! In the afternoon, we can say Feasgar Math which means 'Good Afternoon'.
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How do Scots say goodbye?

Scottish Gaelic Goodbye

In Scottish Gaelic, to say "Goodbye," you can say "mar sin leat" which should be pronounced as "mar shin lat." Note that this is an informal way of saying "farewell."
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What is a Scottish greeting?

Scots Leid (Scots) Welcome. Wylcome. Hello (General greeting) Hullo.
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What does Cala mean in Gaelic?

wrong, erroneous, faulty.
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What is Bri in Gaelic?

“Bree” is apparently a Scots Gaelic word that means “a disturbance.” That's pretty much how I saw Brianna when she first appeared on the show.
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What does it mean to Pree?

: to taste tentatively : sample. pree the mouth of. Scottish. : kiss.
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What is the Celtic word for love?

'Grá' is the Irish word for love

In Irish, depending on the context, spellings of words also change. Therefore, very often, you will see different spellings of the same word. For example, the word for love is 'grá,' and in some contexts, it is spelled 'ghrá. '
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What do they call a baby in Scotland?

Bairn is a Scottish or Northern English word for child.
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What does Dinna fash mean?

Dinna fash don't be troubled/bothered. Fash is from Old French fascher 'to annoy, weary'. The term was also commonly extended to mean 'afflicted', and Robert Burns uses the term with such a meaning in Holy Willie's Prayer: 'At times I'm fash'd wi' fleshly lust.
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What are some Scottish sayings?

Old Scottish Sayings
  • Haste Ye Back! – Return back with speed – said as a farewell.
  • Lang may yer lum reek! ...
  • Keep the heid! ...
  • Hell slap it intae ye! ...
  • Failing means yer playin! ...
  • I'll gie ye a skelpit lug! ...
  • Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye! ...
  • Skinny Malinky Longlegs!
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