“Very good.
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“Very good. And after you had repeated the order, and again he refused, you charged him, and he became abusive?”
“Yessir.”
“What did he say?”
Baxter hesitated. “He called me a shilpit wee nyaff, sir.”
The president stirred. “He called you what?”
Baxter coloured slightly. “A shilpit wee nyaff, sir.”
The president looked at Prosecution. “Perhaps you can translate?”—from “McAuslan’s Court-Martial”, by George MacDonald Fraser
#Scottish #literature #Scots #Scotslanguage #Scotstober #nyaff
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“Very good. And after you had repeated the order, and again he refused, you charged him, and he became abusive?”
“Yessir.”
“What did he say?”
Baxter hesitated. “He called me a shilpit wee nyaff, sir.”
The president stirred. “He called you what?”
Baxter coloured slightly. “A shilpit wee nyaff, sir.”
The president looked at Prosecution. “Perhaps you can translate?”—from “McAuslan’s Court-Martial”, by George MacDonald Fraser
#Scottish #literature #Scots #Scotslanguage #Scotstober #nyaff
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@jbenjamint
Ah yes. "Niding" is not nearly used enough in Norwegian these days.
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@jbenjamint
Ah yes. "Niding" is not nearly used enough in Norwegian these days.
@scotlitI would pay good money for a written collection of obscure norsk insults.
Not least to read how much they have in common with our Scots equivalents.
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@jbenjamint @cmyrland @scotlit Lots of great ones in this: https://www.ark.no/produkt/boker/fagboker/norsk-banneordbok-9788282821674
