10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NE'ERDAY»
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Ne'erday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Ne'erday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
When Ne'erday falls on a Sunday, 3 January becomes an additional public
holiday in Scotland; when Ne'erday falls on a Saturday, both 3 January and 4
January will be public holidays in Scotland. As in the rest of the world, the four
largest ...
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The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots
New Year's Day Ne'erday. New Year's Eve Hogmanay. New Year gift (especially
of food or drink) Ne'erday: 'We'll gie ye yer Ne'erday'. (be) the first visltor in the
New Year first fit: 'We're gaun first-fit tin'; 'He wis oor first fit'. do something to ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 2004
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The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish: Put Your First Foot ...
Each age has deemed the new-born year The fittest time for festal cheer“ The
drink is easy — it is the host's duty to see that everyone gets his/her Ne'erday“7
— the first social drink“8 of the year. This needn't be a dram“9 — as a good host
you ...
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Concise English-Scots Dictionary
New Year gift (esp of food or drink) Ne'erday : ' We 'II gie ye yer Ne 'erday'. first
Monday in the New Year (on which gifts were given) Handsel Monday. (be) the
first visitor in the New Year first fit: 'we're gaun first-fittin'; 'He wis oor first fit'. news
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Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 1999
Old fashioned seed cake was popular throughout the year, but in Edinburgh
especially it was frequently included in the cake basket which was handed round
to Ne'erday visitors.Thistried and tested recipe comes from Jenny Moser. 5oz(
140g) ...
Ne'erday Ceilidh So, here we are: another year and we're still here! Down in the
village, if you turn down your MMV player and listen carefully, you can hear the
sound of the odd person cracking away in a language of their own. The darkness
...
Ye'll be celebratin' next Ne'erday oot in the boonies. Awa' doon the road wi' ye!'
An' so Adam an' Eve were cast oot o' Eden. 'Never mind,' the Serpent shouted tae
them. 'Ah'll be yer First Fit again next year.' The Almighty glowered at him.
Francis Young, Kerr, Francis Kerr Young, 2006
One week later, it was Ne'erday. Annie andJohnny had gone to their beds. Annie
never stayed up for the Bells, as she did not like alcoholic drink; however she did
not object to the older men in the household having a wee drink to welcome in ...
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Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain: An Anthology
When the crowd assembled then, that's when a fine din began, 90 with shouting '
Ne'erday, Ne'erday O!' till one would start upon a song. Every man barefooted
now, a shinty stick held in his fist, to batter at the mealy bag, 95 and bash the ...
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Manual of Modern Scots
... Barrie) asa'pad I shall uphold fousticat (N.E.) 'fhstlkat how is't ye call it?
guidsohir 'gAtj'ar grandfather ne'erday 'nelrd; New Year Day see till't sitlt, sidlt see
to it, i.e. look at it see till 'im sitlm, sidlm see to him, i.e. look at him. (0) In the
sentence ...
William Grant, James Main Dixon, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NE'ERDAY»
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Ne'erday is used in the context of the following news items.
Motherwell at Inverness on opening day
Travelling for the Ne'erday game will not be a problem as we are at home to Hamilton on January 2nd. We have two cracks against Celtic at Fir ... «FirParkCorner, Jun 15»
New season fixtures coming soon
Travelling for the Ne'erday game will not be a problem with the prospect of a Lanarkshire derby but there will be several long treks to make as ... «FirParkCorner, Jun 15»
Colin Jackson
He made his first-team debut in a Ne'erday Match at Ibrox, against Partick Thistle, on 1 January, 1966, which Rangers won 4-0. He had four ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
There are fights, big fights, and then there's The Fight . . .
Other notable bouts from me include the Rumble in the Bungalow (an unfortunate misunderstanding at a neighbour's Ne'erday gathering when, ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
Brian Lambie
... back to the pagan fire festivals, he found treasure among the fuel gathered to feed the blaze that burns all through the night into Ne'erday. «Herald Scotland, Feb 15»
60th anniversary of the Famous Five's final match
Unfortunately for Hibs, match 13 for the quintet saw Hearts end their winning run when they won the Edinburgh Ne'erday Derby 2-1, but, as the ... «Scotsman, Jan 15»
Former striker Wayne Biggins can't wait for Celtic to win Old Firm …
He said: “The only Old Firm game I played was the Ne'erday derby in 1994 which came just before Fergus McCann came in. The fans had ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jan 15»
Archibald frustrated as Jags left in the dark in Dingwall
Having seen their Ne'erday derby against Celtic fall foul of a flooded Firhill pitch, Thistle now have two key games to pencil into their plans. «Glasgow Evening Times, Jan 15»
No end to dairy pain
Any Ne'erday celebrations were brought to an abrupt halt when the co-op announced a 2.43p cut for its manufacturing pool, taking it down to ... «The Scottish Farmer, Jan 15»
David McCarthy: Forget the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup …
... from relegation confirmed after a year of turmoil had seen them win just one game in the 19 that followed their Ne'erday victory over Hearts. «Scottish Daily Record, Jan 15»
