Difference between revisions of "Auldstane eld"
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| − | *'''Old Stone Age:''' the Neolithic Era | + | * '''Old Stone Age:''' the Neolithic Era |
| − | *'''stane:''' (''Old English'') stone (''dative case'') | + | * '''stane:''' (''Old English'') stone (''dative case'') |
| − | *'''auld:''' (''Scots'') old | + | * '''auld:''' (''Scots'') old |
| − | *'''eld:''' (''archaic'') old age; antiquity | + | * '''eld:''' (''archaic'') old age; antiquity |
* '''stone ... elm:''' symbols that represent [[Shaun]] and [[Shem]] respectively throughout FW | * '''stone ... elm:''' symbols that represent [[Shaun]] and [[Shem]] respectively throughout FW | ||
| − | *'''''Auld Lang Syne'':''' a traditional Scots song sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day; the title literally translates as "old long since" → [[lang time agone]] in the same line | + | * '''''Auld Lang Syne'':''' a traditional Scots song sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day; the title literally translates as "old long since" → [[lang time agone]] in the same line |
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Auld_Lang_Syne%27 Wikipedia] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Auld_Lang_Syne%27 Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 25 July 2007
- Old Stone Age: the Neolithic Era
- stane: (Old English) stone (dative case)
- auld: (Scots) old
- eld: (archaic) old age; antiquity
- Auld Lang Syne: a traditional Scots song sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day; the title literally translates as "old long since" → lang time agone in the same line
