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I’m Scottish (though admittedly with a very English accent). My father was from the Isle of Mull and a Gaelic speaker and my mother is from Perth, yet I’ve never heard this word in my life!
I’m Scottish (though admittedly with a very English accent). My father was from the Isle of Mull and a Gaelic speaker and my mother is from Perth, yet I’ve never heard this word in my life!
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Merriam-Webster
'Onding' is a chiefly Scottish term.
"'Look out, Jock; what night is’t?' 'Onding o’ snaw, father,' answered Jock, after having opened the window, and looked out with great composure."
—Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, 1818
"'Look out, Jock; what night is’t?' 'Onding o’ snaw, father,' answered Jock, after having opened the window, and looked out with great composure."
—Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, 1818
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At the opposite end is "smirr", eg a very fine drizzle.