| From: | Paul Bennett <paul.w.bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, July 18, 2008, 17:19 |
On 7/18/08, Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...> wrote:> A word sounding like /s3:r/ or similar is common in Scottish songs, and > seems to be an emphasising adjective. I wonder if any of our knowledgeable > listmembers could identify it for me?Is it the mostly-archaic English word 'sore', meaning 'very' (cogn. Ger. 'sehr', i.a.)? Paul
| Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |