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Thread #9698   Message #2906193
Posted By: Darowyn
13-May-10 - 02:14 PM
Thread Name: Mingulay Boat Song's Minch ???
Subject: RE: Mingulay Boat Song's Minch ???
Assuming that the Scottish vowel shift has consistent rules, (a very big assumption!) then if the word were derived from "La Manche", would it not become "Monch" in Scottish dialect?
A Mon's a Mon for a' that.
Cheers
Dave