10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WERSH»
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wersh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A dictionary of Lowland Scotch: with an introductory chapter ...
Wersh, insipid, tasteless ; from the Gaelic uiris, poor, worthless, trashy. A kiss and
a drink o' water are but a wersh disjune. — Allan Ramsay. Why do ye no sup your
parritch ? I dinna like them ; they're unco wersh. Gie me a wee pickle saut !
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The Humours of Scottish Life
WERSH" SERMONS. IN appearing at the Bar of the General Assembly in a
disputed settlement case under Lord Aberdeen's Act, Dr Gillan had criticised
unfavourably what were termed the "trial sermons " of the presentee. In doing so,
he had ...
WERSH, a. wersh, or Warbch, wiirtk [origin uncertain]: in Snot. , not sufficiently
salted; insipid; tasteless; poor in flavor or quality; of a pale or sickly appearance.
Wersh' - nebs, n. the quality of being wersh. Wersh'ly, ad. WE'SAND: a variant of ...
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The English Dialect Dictionary: T-Z. Supplement. ...
I dinna like them ; they're unco wersh ; gie me a wee pickle saut' (Jam.); A kiss
and a drink of water is but a wersh disjune, Ramsay Prov. (*737) I The Worcester
man was but wersh parritch, neither gude to fry, boil, nor sup cauld, Scott Old ...
Up and ocular them 9.', Willie.” —Jacobite Ballad. Wersh, insipid, tasteless :— “ A
kiss and a drink 0' water are but a. wersh disjune.”—Allan Ramsay's Scots
Proverbs. “ ' Why do ye no sup your parritch ?' ' I dinna like them; they're unco
wersh.
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The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
Up and waur them a', Willie." — Jacobite Ballad. Wersh, insipid, tasteless : — " A
kiss and a drink o' water are but a wersh ditjune." — Allan Ramsay's Scots
Proverbs. " ' Why do ye no sup your parritcb f ' ' I dinna like them ; they're unco
wersh.
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Up and waur them a', Willie." —Jacobite Ballad. Wersh, insipid, tasteless : " A kiss
and a drink o' water are but a wersh disjune."— Allan Ramsay's Scots Proverbs. "'
Why do ye no sup your parritch?' ' I dinna like them : they're unco wersh.
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A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of ...
Charles Mackay. From the Gaelic girl — the Lowland Scotch gawl — to howl, to
cry loudly, with the change of g into w, as seen in war for guerre, and many other
words adopted by the English from the Gaelic. Wearish, Weerish, Wersh.
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Lost Beauties of the English Language: an Appeal to Authors, ...
Wersh, - - - Werish, } insipid, unsavoury, tasteless. Her pleasures werish, and her
amours tasteless. Translation of Montaigne, 1613. W'eryshe as meat is that is not
well tasted. —Palsgrave. Helicon's wersh well.—Allan Ramsay. ' A kiss and a ...
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Sc. 'What for do ye no sup your kaill' 'I dinna like them; they're unco wersh; gie me
a wee pickle saut' (11111.); A kiss and a drink of water is but a wersh disjune,
RAMSAY Prov. (1737) ; The Worcester man was but wersh parritch, neither gude
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WERSH»
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Herb Alpert @ Festival del Sole
By Gerry Wersh. Trumpeter Herb Alpert and his wife, vocalist Lani Hall, are on tour for his new album, In the Mood. Image 2 of 2 - Herb Alpert @ Festival del Sole. «SFGate, Jul 15»
My Weekend with Jeb and Columba Bush
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall. Photo by Gerry Wersh Herb Alpert and Lani Hall: A Whipped Cream Life→. Elsewhere Online. Amy Schumer: 'Star Wars' Topless ... «Times of San Diego, Jun 15»
Herb Alpert brings brassy sound to Ventura Music Festival next week
Gerry Wersh/Contributed photo Herb Alpert and his wife, Grammy-winning singer Lani Hall, will perform May 8 at the Ventura Music Festival. They were married ... «Ventura County Star, Apr 15»
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Alpert play The American Music Theater
Photo by Gerry Wersh Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Alpert have been making music together for 46 years. They will perform at the American Music Theatre in ... «The Mercury, Mar 15»
2015 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients …
Herb Alpert Trumpet by Gerry Wersh. We are delighted to partner with the Herb Alpert Foundation in this significant ongoing endeavor. New York, NY (PRWEB) ... «PR Web, Feb 15»
Spanish Embassy in The Netherlands censors presentation of novel …
The scandal has been covered by Dutch media and Juliette Van Wersh, Publisher at Signatuur, stated they are "shocked" for a decision against "freedom of ... «Catalan News Agency, Sep 14»
INSIDE TRACK: Scots weed could be hailed next superfood
IT'S a jaggy, wild, invasive, ancient indigenous weed whose bright orange berries are cheek-suckingly wersh when bitten into. Despite its unappealing physical ... «Herald Scotland, Feb 14»
Jazz Musician Herb Alperts Art Encore
(Gerry Wersh). The instrumentalist began painting in 1970 after suffering a physical and emotional breakdown due to a stressful decade of non-stop touring and ... «Daily Beast, Jan 14»
Great British Bake-Off challenge with James Morton
Willie feels Cat's cranachan is a bit wersh, or tasteless. James says the whisky in it was thankfully not too overpowering, and they both like the cake. Overall, the ... «Herald Scotland, Sep 13»
Restaurant review: Iglu, Edinburgh
Same goes for the rhubarb fool (£5) – which featured a small pot containing wersh chunks of rhubarb that were drowned in single cream. Still this poor fool was ... «Scotsman, Jul 13»
