Musings from the Merse
Sunday, February 24, 2008
'Have you flitted yet?' asked a villager in church referring to our move to Duns?'Flitted' ? Is there something surriptitious implied?
The concise Oxford dictionary may cast some light:Flit
: To migrate, depart; (esp. Scotland and North England) change one's abode' Right on. Give the man a coconut.
But wait 'change of abode; esp. to avoid creditors!'*
* Or bloggees? Blog-ed
The concise Oxford dictionary may cast some light:Flit
: To migrate, depart; (esp. Scotland and North England) change one's abode' Right on. Give the man a coconut.
But wait 'change of abode; esp. to avoid creditors!'*
* Or bloggees? Blog-ed
Comments:
I too remember being slightly taken aback at this description of moving house; it does smack of sneaking off in the middle of the night. I was also confused by being continually asked where I 'stayed', suggesting an impermanence or lack of commitment to the area, rather than 'living' here. Now, after 14 years (and marriage to a Scotsman) I automatically use these expressions myself.
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I also felt slightly insulted when a neighbour said she had noticed the 'reek' from our house. I went in to change my socks until I worked out what she meant.
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