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Glossary of Scottish Terms and Words

Description:	Although some visitors to the site may be of Scottish extraction, I am assuming that in some cases, their distance from the land of their forebears has meant that their ability to understand the language has been diluted by the miles and the years! So here are just a few of the terms and words used on the site and in the area.
Source:	Cressida Potter's Reid Family website
Added on:	December 27, 2009 2:07:00 PM
By:	St.Ego
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