10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LALDIE»
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Fairly common (G.W.). Ayr. Ifit had come to the maister's ears I'm thinking yc
would have got laldie, JOHNSTON Glenbucki'e (1889) 226. LALDRUM, sb. and v
. Yks. Lin. e.An. Also written laldromw.Yks.; andin forms lalthdrum e.Yks.1;
lalthrnm e.
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The English dialect dictionary
Yt:s.1 Lin. THOMPSON Hist. 3051. (1856') 713 ; Lin.1 3. To gossip. Cum.“ 4. sb.
Loud and foolish talk. ib. LALDER, 0.2 Lin.1 n.Lin.1 To put out the tongue. See
Lall, v.2 LALDIE. sb. Se. In phr. Io giw orgella/dir, to punish or receive punishment
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Pre-WW1 Lai or Lally, a Cockney dim. of Alice, was a gen. nickname for an old
woman: 'the inference was that elderly women were snufftakers' (Franklyn 2nd).
laldie, give (something). To enjoy it greatly: Glasgow: —1934. Ex dial, give laldie,
...
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Chambers English Thesaurus
... give a lesson to, give someone laldie, harm, hurt, injure, keelhaul, knee-cap,
lash, manhandle, misuse, oppress, penalise, rough up, scourge, sort, strafe,
trounce. punishing adj arduous, backbreaking. burdensome. demanding,
exhausting, ...
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The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots
... puip n: reduce to puip pran NE. pulplt n poopit. punch v, n nevel. Punch-and-
Judy show n puppie show. punlsh v pey, sort, pran NE, norter NE. be severely
punlshed get yer heid in yer han(d)s. punlshment peys, fairins, laldie: 'Gie him
laldie' ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 2004
When a worker reported drunk, he'd give them a laldie—a thorough beating with
a pipe wrench. It sent a message.” “And you think Russia's getting ready to give
someone a laldie?” I asked, catching his drift. “Russia and our new allies, the ...
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Auld Lang Syne!: Reliving A Scottish Childhood
'Get that food intae you or you'll forever be kneehicht'. knockback. A refusal by a
lady when asked to dance by a gentleman. 'Ur ye dancing?' 'Naw, it'sjistthe way
ah'm staunin'!' laldie When you were encouraged to 'gie it laldie' it.
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All Youse That Want Pies and Other Pieces
When a boy looked like doing something a father didn't want him to do, the
warning in the phrase 'I'll gie you laldie if you don't...' was enough usually to deter
him. In the musical sense it is the ultimate in dynamism or 'big licks' as
enthusiastic ...
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The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
... seasoned, sharp, sour, spicy, stinging, stringent, strong, tangy , tart, telling,
trenchant, punith v. abuse, amerce, batter, beat, castigate, chasten, chastise,
correct, crucify, discipline, flog, give a lesson to, give someone laldie, harm, hurt,
injure, ...
Wordsworth, William, 1993
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Scoor-oot: a dictionary of Scots words and phrases in ...
Jouk is probably a variant ofdook (to duck): the d- has been modified to dj-, as it
has in the popular pronunciation of standard English duke. laldie Vigorous
punishment. Colloquial and occasional Scots; now usually figurative. The
presenter of ...
James A. C. Stevenson, Iseabail Macleod, 1989
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LALDIE»
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laldie is used in the context of the following news items.
Community Champions: South Side champs take centre stage
A tuneful cheer rang out from the Givin' it Laldie musicians, when it they were revealed as the winners of the Health and Wellbeing Award. «Glasgow Evening Times, Jun 15»
Final tonight of Community Champion Awards in the south side of …
Finalists for the Health and Wellbeing Award are Fair Deal Help Yourself Grow, Givin' it Laldie, SEAL Community Health Project and South ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jun 15»
Scottish word of the week: Yaldi
... completely unknown, although, perhaps, it's not too much of a stretch to suggest it originated from the more classic Scots word laldie/laldy. «Scotsman, Jan 15»
Banish New Year's Eve misery and shame: learn the words to Auld …
So, when the pips go, the glass ball drops, grab your neighbour and as Burns might have said: “Gie it laldie.” (Sing heartily and with gusto.). «Gloucestershire Echo, Dec 14»
THE BIG "G" with Gael Woods
Instructions to spectators at the Hampden Park athletics stadium in Glasgow are either to "Gie it laldie", or to "Hod your wheest". In Glaswegian ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 14»
Taylor Travels: Glasgow
Here, however, a crowd gathers and a few people begin to bop to the beat, egging the drummer on to give it laldie. It is on the street that ... «Herald Scotland, May 14»
From homeless teen to opera singer: Determined Scot lives the …
She loved singing as a little girl but never found encouragement until staff at the Mission introduced her to Glasgow choir Givin' it Laldie. «Scottish Daily Record, May 14»
Everyone's a winner with Sports Relief cash windfall
Givin' it Laldie £1000. Glasgow Ansar £1000. Glasgow City Music Club £1000. Glasgow Integrated Community Empowerment £850. Glen Art £ ... «Glasgow Evening Times, May 14»
From slums to songs: Two sisters made famous by painter Joan …
It is a project run by the Mission, in conjunction with Scottish Opera and Gorbals choir Givin' It Laldie, that has brought them to the stage. «Scottish Daily Record, May 14»
Homeless choir prepares for 'rewarding, emotional' farewell concert
Since its launch, the choir has met every week, honing their skills with the help of community music project Givin' it Laldie. Despite an initial ... «stv.tv, May 14»
