siller
Americannoun
noun
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silver
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money
adjective
Etymology
Origin of siller
a Scot variant of silver
Example Sentences
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I've siller, an' lan', an' mony a coo— I'm tired o' lyin' my lane.'
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
"And has mints o' siller?" rejoined Mr. Buchanan.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
She has garred build a bonny ship; It's a' covered o'er wi' pearl; And at every needle-tack was in't There hung a siller bell.
From The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
It is too often the case that he who marries for love has to work for siller.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon
They happit aboot her like craws on a rig, A' fechtin', or fleechin', or crackin' fell big; 'Gae 'wa', sirs, to Freuchie, for brawly it's seen It's siller yer wooin',' quo Tipperty's Jean.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
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