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I had to google half the words in that poem. "sleekit" -> slick or sleek "laith" -> loath still haven't figured out what "na", "awa" and "sae" are
by fnord77 5y ago
I had to google half the words in that poem.
"sleekit" -> slick or sleek
"laith" -> loath
still haven't figured out what "na", "awa" and "sae" are
- jschwartzi 5y agoawa = away, sae = so He’s saying the mouse needn’t leave so quickly.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoNa should be "not." Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, "Translation"/update to more standard current English: Small, sleek, cowering timorous beast Oh, what a panic in your chest. You need not start away so quickly.
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- CobrastanJorji 5y agoGoogling for short foreign words that look like misspelled English words is gonna be tough. I recommend something like the Online Scots Dictionary: https://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/scots_english.php https://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/scots_english.php
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- Pinus 5y agoI am not competent to rate the linguistic quality of this translation, but it certainly is amusing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXpznIhT08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXpznIhT08 .