Mar 5, 2009 19:44
15 yrs ago
English term
craicklin'
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English
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Ye'd best crawl into the back and lie down. You're craicklin' in your sleep. You'll be slippin' into the road, next thing.
A Scotsman is saying this. Is "craicklin'" the same as "crackling" and what would it mean in the context of sleep? TIA
A Scotsman is saying this. Is "craicklin'" the same as "crackling" and what would it mean in the context of sleep? TIA
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dry cough
CRAIGHLE, Craickle, v. and n. [krexl, krekl] 1. v. “To cough in a dry, husky manner” (Clydes. 1879 Jam.5). Known to Abd.2, Lnk.11 and Kcb. correspondents (1940). Ppl.adj. craighling, croaking.
*Bnff.2 1942:
I’m fear’t aboot wee Jeannie; she craighles on ilka nicht an’ mornin’.
*Ayr. 1823 Galt Entail I. xv.:
This usage is enough to provoke the elect; as ‘am a living soul . . . I’ll hae the old craighling scoot afore the Lords.
2. n.
(1) “A dry, short, husky cough” (Clydes. 1879 Jam.5). Known to Bnff.2, Arg.1, Kcb.9 1940.
*Lnk.11 1942:
To a young lady who complained of having had a cough for the past six weeks, an elderly man retorted: “Lassie, I’ve had a craighle for near half a century!”
(2) A hoarse, croaking sound (Lnk.11 1940); “commonly used, either for the crowing of a child or any similar sound in its throat, or for the noise made by any farmyard fowl” (Gall. 1898 E.D.D.). Cf. Croichle.
[Prob. onomatopoeic.]
http://www.dsl.ac.uk/getent4.php?plen=1490&startset=7440466&...
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Note added at 57 mins (2009-03-05 20:41:53 GMT)
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Hard for me to say, Allp! I have no knowledge of Scottish at all but the reference looks pretty good and above makes no mention of snoring. However, it is possible to have a dry cough without having a cold (asthma, allergy, dust in the air etc)
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-03-05 20:42:48 GMT)
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correction: ... the reference above looks pretty good and makes no mention of snoring... :-)
*Bnff.2 1942:
I’m fear’t aboot wee Jeannie; she craighles on ilka nicht an’ mornin’.
*Ayr. 1823 Galt Entail I. xv.:
This usage is enough to provoke the elect; as ‘am a living soul . . . I’ll hae the old craighling scoot afore the Lords.
2. n.
(1) “A dry, short, husky cough” (Clydes. 1879 Jam.5). Known to Bnff.2, Arg.1, Kcb.9 1940.
*Lnk.11 1942:
To a young lady who complained of having had a cough for the past six weeks, an elderly man retorted: “Lassie, I’ve had a craighle for near half a century!”
(2) A hoarse, croaking sound (Lnk.11 1940); “commonly used, either for the crowing of a child or any similar sound in its throat, or for the noise made by any farmyard fowl” (Gall. 1898 E.D.D.). Cf. Croichle.
[Prob. onomatopoeic.]
http://www.dsl.ac.uk/getent4.php?plen=1490&startset=7440466&...
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Note added at 57 mins (2009-03-05 20:41:53 GMT)
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Hard for me to say, Allp! I have no knowledge of Scottish at all but the reference looks pretty good and above makes no mention of snoring. However, it is possible to have a dry cough without having a cold (asthma, allergy, dust in the air etc)
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-03-05 20:42:48 GMT)
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correction: ... the reference above looks pretty good and makes no mention of snoring... :-)
Note from asker:
| Nesrin, could it be that she's snoring? There's no mention of cough or cold of any kind, and they're in a warm climate. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Nesrin"
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