I've done a bit more checking. The Online Scots Dictionary at
http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/search.asp
gives the meaning as "an expression signifying haste".
Regards,
Ted
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Kilpatrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 August 2001 19:38
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [scots-l] Fy Gar
>
>
> Ted Hastings wrote:
> >
> "O fye Mackay,
> > what gart ye lie" in "Killiecrankie", "gart" being the past
> tense of "gar".
> >
> > The usual meaning seems to be "hurry", or "come".
> >
>
> No, Ted, it's definitely 'shame on ye' in a single word - all the usages
> you quoted, and those I quoted, fit this usage perfectly but they don't
> fit hurry or come now.
>
> David
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