What does Sessa neck mean in Scottish?

It means a foreigner. And more specifically, it's a less-than-kind Gaelic word for an English person, as actor Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser on the series, explains in the video below: This content is imported from YouTube.
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What does Jamie from Outlander call Claire?

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 Outlander?

When Outlander's Claire Randall passes through the stones to 18th-century Scotland, she's called a number of unsavory names ranging from witch to whore, but only one eventually becomes a term of endearment: Sassenach. It means a foreigner.
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What does Jamie say to Claire in bed?

Jamie: “I do know it, my own.

Let me tell ye in your sleep how much I love you. For there's no so much I can be saying to ye while ye wake, but the same poor words, again and again.
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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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Outlander | Speak Outlander Lesson 1: Sassenach | STARZ



What is the Scottish word for my darling?

m' ulaidh ort! my darling/dear!
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Did Claire wear a wig in Outlander?

Wigs, perms, and hot rollers help shape Claire's historically-accurate hairstyles. Regardless of Claire's on-screen age, wigs were incorporated into her hair and makeup protocol to achieve the character's look.
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What did Jamie say in Gaelic when Claire tells him she was pregnant?

The Gaelic is back in a big way this episode. The bad news is that it was way more complicated than what I normally translate. I'm giving it my best shot though and will call in the big guns as needed. Leig leam falbh- Let me go die.
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What is the meaning of Je suis Prest?

"Je Suis Prest" – named after the Clan Fraser motto (French for "I am ready") – focused entirely on war preparations.
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Why do they call Jamie Mac Dubh?

(And for those wondering about the odd nickname, Mac Dubh is actually Gaelic and means "Son of the Black." He's given this title because his father was called "Black Brian.") Suffice to say, fans will definitely be seeing a different side of Jamie throughout the beginning of the third season.
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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 does craigh na dun mean in Gaelic?

Claire, Dragonfly in Amber. Craigh na Dun (Gaelic: Creag an Dùin) is the location of the ancient stone circle by which Claire Randall travels from 1945 to 1743. Its distinguishing feature is the large cleft stone, through which a time traveler may pass.
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What does Mo Duinne mean?

Mo duinne - 'My brown one' - Jamie's term of endearment for Claire which he first uses in Outlander (ch. 16). This is not the correct Gaelic form and is used only in Outlander. It is corrected to 'mo nighean donn' in later books. Mo luaidh - my darling, my dear.
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What did Jamie say to Murtagh in Gaelic when he died?

Murtagh dies, saying, “I would never betray your mother no matter who asked.” Jamie refuses to accept his death and rushes Murtagh to Claire's (Balfe) hospital tent, sure she will be able to save him, but he is already DOA.
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Why are there no subtitles in Gaelic Outlander?

This is her story — while the books are Claire's story about Jamie, the show is Claire's story in general — and the producers wanted you to experience it in the way that the lead female does. So, that means no captioning because Claire doesn't understand Gaelic.
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What does Mo Nighean Donn mean in Gaelic?

You may have to brush up on your Gaelic in order to correctly pronounce the name of these inspired by knitted arm warmers! 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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Is Caitriona Balfe hair naturally curly?

I also found a fun twist in The Making of Outlander: The Series: The Official Guide to Seasons One & Two by Tara Bennett. Unlike Ms. Balfe's straight hair that requires TV magic to turn into Claire's curls, Sophie Skelton has naturally curly hair, the opposite of Bree's long, straight locks.
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Why did they cut Claires hair in Outlander?

The haircutting was part of the process. Malva wanted to make Claire undesirable. She wanted to make Jamie turn to her instead of to his wife. We can get a sense of that from the way Claire worried about Jamie seeing her with the short, jagged hair.
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Why did Caitriona Balfe cut her hair?

She is told by Roger that Mrs. Bug and Malva say the way to heal someone with a bad fever is to cut their hair off.
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How do you say beautiful in Scottish?

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 do the Scottish call their babies?

Bairn is a Scottish or Northern English word for child.
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What does Bree mean in Scots Gaelic?

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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