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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"When sea and sand turn far inland, And mussels grow on ilka tree,60 When cockle shells turn siller bells, I'll drink the orange wine wi' thee."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"These shoon cannot be made for siller," said the old man solemnly.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
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
But nae alane; for, like birds i' the flichtir, Rade roun' an' roun', wi' muckle mirth an' lauchter, A fairy band; an', as they rade, they sang, While siller bells upo' their bridles rang.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
The horse fair Annet rade upon, He amblit like the wind; Wi' siller he was shod before, Wi' burning gowd behind.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
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