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Dave Rado	Info: The Great Selkie - earthly nouriss (11)	Lyr Add: The Great Selkie	16 Apr 21
Many versions of The Great Selkie start with the line: "An earthly nouriss sits and sings". Nouriss (more commonly spelt Nourice) is old Scots for wet nurse (see here). But the woman in the song is the baby's mother! So any thoughts on why she is referred to in the opening line - and subsequently - as a wet nurse? Dave

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