10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUMPHIE»
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Grumphie, s. A sow. She trotted thro' them a' ; An' wha was it but Grumphie Asteer
that night ! Burns, iii. 1 34. The swine is viewed by the vulgar, as affording sure
prognostics of the weather. " Grumphie smells the weather, And Grumphie sees ...
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Grumphie, s. A sow. She trotted thro' them a' ; An' wha was it but Grumphie Asteer
that night ! Burns, iii. 134. The swine is viewed by the vulgar, as affording sure
prognostics of the weather. " Grumphie smells the weather, And Grumphie sees ...
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The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia: or the Original ...
I conclude with the following bunch of freets: — " Grumphie smells the weather, "
And Grumphie sees the wun, " He kens whan cluds will gather, " And smoor the
blinking sun ; " Wi' his mouth fv! o' strae, " He to his den will gae ; " Grumphie is a
...
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Journal of the Scottish Meteorological Society
Iii winter, 'or a storm o' snaw, 'Or rain down on the yud wad fa', Afore the wun'
began to blaw, Or tempest blatter, Upon the hill he* it wad jaw Wi' potent clatter.
— Galloway. 2. Grumphie smells the weather, And grumphie sees the wun', He ...
"Someone just put a knife to the throat of a grumphie," Jemmie said. "Pig," Andy
said. "Grumphie is a better word." "Don't let her hear you say it," Andrew said. "
Grumphie," said Sam. "Grumphie," Jemmie said. "Grumphie," Ian said. They
looked ...
Grumphie," said Essie, " I know you are in mischief — open your hand." " Catch
me !" said Grumphie, disdainfully. "Grumphie! and visitors!" said Essie, her voice
one reproachful note of exclamation. " I am surprised at you." Grumphie drooped
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ANIMALS ' ' Grumphie smells the weather, An' grumphie sees the wun'; He kens
when clouds will gather, An' smoor the blinkin' sun." This extravagant tribute to
the pig as a weather prophet is typical of a large number of proverbs, though, ...
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Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XXIII
GRUMPHIE,s.avulgar name fora sow. People aresaid to be Grumphie when in a
bad humour. GRUTTEN, part.pa. ofcried. GRYCE, s. apig. GUD, GUDE,GUEED,
adj.good. Frequently usedfor the name ofGod,asGude forgieme,God forgive me.
In fact barnyards antedated barometers as forecasters, because all the domestic
creatures, with pigs in particular, evidenced the disagreeable leniency of the low
pressure areas upon their persons. “Grumphie smells the weather An' Grumphie
...
Thomas Morris Longstreth, 1937
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUMPHIE»
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grumphie is used in the context of the following news items.
The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk by AA Milne Translated into Scots by …
“'Teeger's no bad, when it comes doon tae it,' said Wee Grumphie, affhaunditly. 'Aye, he's no,' says Christopher Robin. 'Awbody's no, when it ... «EdinburghGuide.com, Jul 10»
Winnie the Pooh and Wee Grumphie hae a guid crack in Scots …
The transfer of the children's classic into the language of Burns and MacDiarmid has seen Piglet being renamed Wee Grumphie. «Scotland on Sunday, Jul 08»
