Shaetlan Wird o' Da Day

[roadslave]

Slok - du's slokkit da fire,

 

what is da origin oh slok? I wanted tae use an equivalent wird in a report i wis writin an da best I could come up we for a translation wis smother. I'm only ever used slok in da fire context, i widdna say fur example, 'boy tak yun bag aaf oh dy heid afore du sloks dysel'

 

My grandparents used to say 'boy slok yun light'.

[deardron]

Slok - du's slokkit da fire,

 

what is da origin oh slok?

Norse sløkkva/sløkkja.

[upmakk]

Slok - du's slokkit da fire,

 

what is da origin oh slok? I wanted tae use an equivalent wird in a report i wis writin an da best I could come up we for a translation wis smother. I'm only ever used slok in da fire context, i widdna say fur example, 'boy tak yun bag aaf oh dy heid afore du sloks dysel'

 

I'd translate it as 'quench' or 'extinguish', depending on context. You can slok trist as well as fires and lights.

[Marooned in Maywick]

My grandparents used to say 'boy slok yun light'.

 

Which brings to mind the Tammie Anderson tune - Da Slockit Licht.

 

As for smother I'd say smoar (vowel sound may be represented differently using those things above)

[Kavi Ugl]

Slok - du's slokkit da fire,

 

what is da origin oh slok? I wanted tae use an equivalent wird in a report i wis writin an da best I could come up we for a translation wis smother. I'm only ever used slok in da fire context, i widdna say fur example, 'boy tak yun bag aaf oh dy heid afore du sloks dysel'

 

I'd translate it as 'quench' or 'extinguish', depending on context. You can slok trist as well as fires and lights.

 

That's exactly it

 

The Faroese word for extinguish is sløkkja and the Faroese word for Fire Brigade is Sløkkilið.

 

[Oddrun]

And the Norwegian word is sløkke eller slukke (Nynorsk/Bokmål)

[Ghostrider]

Slok - du's slokkit da fire,

 

what is da origin oh slok? I wanted tae use an equivalent wird in a report i wis writin an da best I could come up we for a translation wis smother. I'm only ever used slok in da fire context, i widdna say fur example, 'boy tak yun bag aaf oh dy heid afore du sloks dysel'

 

I'd translate it as 'quench' or 'extinguish', depending on context. You can slok trist as well as fires and lights.

 

Unless you live at the Ness. We slok a fire or licht, but slake a trist.

[upmakk]

Unless you live at the Ness. We slok a fire or licht, but slake a trist.

 

Aye, you're a piece o da wye oot da sooth mooth.

[JGHR]

I'd translate it as 'quench' or 'extinguish', depending on context. You can slok trist as well as fires and lights.

 

I am heard oh slokin trist, although i widdna say dat mysel. Wid it still be appropriate tae use slok for an electric light? I certainly widdna, but if it wis a tilly or idder lamp dan i mibee wid. Also, is a fire slokkit if he burns 'imsel oot reddir as gets smoared we weet paets or by bairns proagin 'im we da poker or interferin we da damper?

[upmakk]

Wid it still be appropriate tae use slok for an electric light? I certainly widdna, but if it wis a tilly or idder lamp dan i mibee wid. Also, is a fire slokkit if he burns 'imsel oot reddir as gets smoared we weet paets or by bairns proagin 'im we da poker or interferin we da damper?

 

Da language is wirs ta do what we laek wi, so dir naethin wrang wi sayin at someen slokkit an electric light. I canna mind hearin it said, bit dat's no ta say it's inappropriate.

 

Dy second question is harder ta answer. My instinct wid be at you maybe could say at da fire (or da light) wis slokkit himsel, if it geed oot athoot onybody deliberately causin it. Bit I'm no sure at I'm ever heard dat. Maistly it wis juist 'da fire's geen oot' - sometimes preceded or followed by idder mutterins, especially if it wis comin on tae a meal time!

[EM]

Wid it still be appropriate tae use slok for an electric light?

Certainly so, especially in the imperative, and in the case of a blinkie (flashlight). When there is a need to quickly have darkness (and no, I am not implying illicit activities here ) "slok" is surely the verb of choice. Consider the alternatives: "Quick, extinguish the light!," "Quick, switch off the light," "Quick, pit yun oot," ... None are as apropos as "Slok it!"

[upmakk]

Maistly it wis juist 'da fire's geen oot'

 

I'm been reminded o anidder wye on it - 'da fire is lost kindlin'.

[wullie m.]

Scots, slocken=quench a fire! I can manage a fair bit of Shetlandic and I'm in Glesga, it's no aa Scandahooligan, jist plain Scotch!

[Kavi Ugl]

The truth is it's all old Germanic!.

 

Even old english has "slake", Norway sløkkva/sløkkja, Faroese sløkkja, Shetland Slokk, Scots slocken....

 

[wullie m.]

So that's whit ahve been talkin aw these years Kavi!