keiths crossword

[crypticdiva]

6 down . doric for above sounds like a benefit . a?u?n

[HowardKennitby]

abune ?

[quinie]

abuin

[shooty]

abuna ?

[HowardKennitby]

abuin is probably the answer looked for although I don't believe there is such a spelling.

[shooty]

abune or abuin are not in my Dict. Thats not to say they don't exist. Strange word indeed ?

[Wharton]

I think quinie knows best!!

[quinie]

There are several different spellings for this word in my dictionaries -abune,abuin,aboon,abone,abin.

[shooty]

Scottish Dictionary ?

[HowardKennitby]

Quinie

Which dict has abuin?

It is not in Chambers, The Scots Concise, The Scots dialect or the Doric that I have.

[factor-fiction]

See under UI vowel sound in this reference
http://en.wikipedia.o...ic_dialect_(Scotland)

[factor-fiction]

"ui (vowel 7) is realised /i(ː)/ and /wi(ː)/ after /ɡ/ and /k/. Also u(consonant)e, especially before nasals,[9] and oo from the spelling of Standard English cognates, in for example, abuin (above), cuit (ankle) and guid (good), often written abeen, queet and gweed in dialect writing. In Moray and Nairn the realisation is usually ..."

[shooty]

Cheers F30 : )

[quinie]

Thanks for that vote of confidence,Wharton!! Actually,I can't remember seeing it spelt abuin.The written Doric is quite difficult-we would pronounce it-abeen-at least that's the way I've always heard it pronounced

[dannyk13]

My Scottish dictionary , Above - abune

[HowardKennitby]

//There are several different spellings for this word in my dictionaries -abune,abuin,aboon,abone,abin. //

//Actually,I can't remember seeing it spelt abuin.//

???

[quinie]

Me again. Just checked some of my Doric books and in the "Teach Yourself Doric" book abeen is given for above.

[HowardKennitby]

The spelling ABUIN is listed in the OED.

[quinie]

Hi,HK,abuin is in Scots-English,English-Scots Dictionary (published by Lomond Books)