by Hazel Hunter
ovate - Celtic priest or natural philosopher
Pritani - Britons (one of the people of southern Britain before or during Roman times)
quim - woman's genitals
quisling - a traitor who collaborates with the enemy
reeks like an alky’s carpet - very smelly
ruddy - a British intensifier and euphemism for bloody
shouldnae - shouldn't
skelp - strike, slap, or smack
slee - sly, cunning
solar - rooms in a medieval castle that served as the family's private living and sleeping quarters
spew - vomit
staunch weed - yarrow
Tha mi a ‘gealltainn - Scots Gaelic for “I promise”
’tis - it is
’tisnt - it isn’t
tor - large, freestanding rock outcrop
tree-knower - the Skaraven nickname for the druids of their time
trencher - wooden platter for food
trews - trousers
’twas - it was
’twere - it was
’twill - it will
’twould - it would
uisge beatha - old Scots Gaelic for “whiskey”
undercroft - a room in a lower level of a castle used for storage
vole - small rodent related to the mouse
wasnae - wasn’t
watchlight - a term for a grease-soaked rush stalk, used as a candle in medieval times
wee - small
wench - girl or young woman
willnae - will not
wouldnae - would not
Pronunciation Guide
A selection of the more challenging words in the Immortal Highlander, Clan Skaraven series.
Ailpin - ALE-pin
Althea Jarden - al-THEE-ah JAR-den
Am Monadh Ruadh - im monih ROOig
Aon - OOH-wen
Beinn Nibheis - ben NIH-vis
Bhaltair Flen - BAHL-ter Flen
Black Cuillin - COO-lin
Bràithrean an fhithich - BRAH-ren ahn EE-och
Brennus Skaraven - BREN-ess skah-RAY-ven
Bridei - BREE-dye
cac - kak
Cailean Lusk - KAH-len Luhsk
Caderyn - KAY-den
caraidean - KAH-rah-deen
Coig - COH-egg
Dha - GAH
eagalsloc - EHK-al-slakh
Emeline McAra - EM-mah-leen mac-CAR-ah
famhair - FAV-ihr
Ferath - FAIR-ahth
Galan - gal-AHN
Gwyn Embry - gah-WIN AHM-bree
Hendry Greum - HEN-dree GREE-um
Kanyth - CAN-ith
Kelturan - KEL-tran
Lily Stover - LILL-ee STOW-ver
lochan - LOHK-an
Maddock McAra - MAH-duck mac-CAR-ah
Manath - MAN-ahth
Murdina Stroud - mer-DEE-nah STROWD
Ochd - OHK
Oriana Embry - or-ree-ANN-ah AHM-bree
Perrin Thomas - PEAR-in TOM-us
Rowan Thomas - ROW-en TOM-us
Ruadri - roo-ah-DREE
Taran - ter-RAN
Tha mi a ‘gealltainn - HA mee a GYALL-ting
Tri - TREE
uisge beatha - OOSH-ka bah
Dedication
For Mr. H.
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