Scots words surviving in Australia; lucky omens
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
39837
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1976.256.B9
Original Tape ID
Summary
Scots words surviving in Australia; lucky omens.
Auntie used to say that if she could see bubbles on the top of your tea you were going to get bawbees (coins, i.e. money). She called moths 'letterflees', fleas 'flecks', and flies 'flees'. The expressions were still used in Alexander Smith's family.
Item Notes
Transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. Moths are called 'letterflees' from the belief that they herald the arrival of a letter. The Scots for 'flea' is 'flech'.
See:
'The Scottish National Dictionary' (available online [[http://ww.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/]], accessed 5 May 2009).
Recording Location (outside Scotland)
Australia
Item Location (outside Scotland)
Australia
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good