Talk:The Wee German Lairdie
Latest comment: 9 months ago by Kaasterly in topic Ower cauld a hole
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Ower cauld a hole
editSeems to be a mistranslation here; cauld is generally taken to mean cold. Ower cauld a hole is therefore "too cold/inhospitable a hole"
https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cauld
http://www.rampantscotland.com/songs/blsongs_lairdie.htm 82.1.240.127 (talk) 10:51, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- I'm convinced; especially since I can't find "called" as a definition for "cauld" in either of my dictionaries.
- I made the change; thank you for your communication! Kaasterly (talk) 15:16, 5 February 2024 (UTC)