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Thread #64202   Message #2380575
Posted By: Scabby Douglas
03-Jul-08 - 07:58 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Gaelic Verse in Burning of Auchindoun
Subject: RE: Origins: Gaelic Verse in Burning of Auchindoun
Hmm - I think that "tint" makes more sense and is much more likely than "taen't". I've never come across a contraction like the one you propose, pavane.

And "tint" in Scots, which is the language of the song, means "lost".