On the declension of 'haggis'

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:45 pm

And there was little me imagining that the derivation of "haggis" was from the Greek, not Latin

David

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:51 pm

Nice one David
It is aw Greek tae me

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:06 pm

Davie wrote:Nice one David
It is aw Greek tae me

Haw Davie

I'd been keeping the possible Greek connection up my sleeve, so to speak

David/Dauvit/Davie frae 'ra toon orra "Honest Men".

PS

You managed to make the ferry/flight back frae Ulster then, wi'oot oany further problems, then ?

Having visited the Six Counties on business around 200 times over the period from 1994 onwards, so given a deep understanding of the local cultures (the "s" is quite deliberate!) I'm impressed that you survived to the point that you made the ferry terminal or the airport

; and the latter has a most important influence on all cultures in the Six Counties .............
dww

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:40 pm

Sadly Latin wasn't on my school menu, much to the annoyance of my father who thought everyone should suffer as he did ... he did teach me this one:
Caesar adsum iam forte
Passus sum sed Anthony.
or something like that.

Helped me no end on my trip to Venice.

Anyway I thought haggis was derived from a French word ( ah the Auld Alliance ) but not a French recipe...

Alors

Se haggir:

Jimmy Haggis
Tooty Haggis
Elsie Haggit
NooNoo Haggis sons
Voovoo haggis sez
Elsie haggis sent

Not quite sure why I feel it's reflexive. Can one haggis oneself ?

I think I shoulf get back to genealogy. Anyone know anything about the Browns of Auchlochan ?

Sally

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:00 pm

Hi Sally

NooNoo Haggis & sons - they a have shop in Inverness don't they?

But, I'm really interested to know ...what did Voovoo haggis say and....
what exactly did Elsie Haggis send????

Not quite sure why I feel it's reflexive. Can one haggis oneself ?

Depends how much of it you eat!!

I'll need to lie down in a minute......

À bientôt
Lesley

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:14 pm

Leslie ( if you're still in vertical mode)

NooNoo Haggis & sons - they a have shop in Inverness don't they?

Presumably one can get haggis with Teletubby custard there ?

Sally

Ok I'm off in my tutu to Lala land now.

Post by **SarahND** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:21 pm

grannysrock wrote:Not quite sure why I feel it's reflexive. Can one haggis oneself ?

Of course! I've been haggissing myself all day pruning the grapevines and thus am rather haggard. Since the French don't pronounce initial 'h' the form is actually s'aggir, a strong form of s'agir, as in "il s'agit de..." "it has to do with..." With what? Isn't that just the question? What does haggis have to do with? Or what is the haggis doing? Probably related to s'agiter, "to fidget or be agitated" (due to being unclear about the haggis, or perhaps, what the haggis was doing when Andy saw/heard it on the mountain in the other post).
Hmmm. Too much red wine with dinner?
Regards,
Sarah

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:30 pm

hi Sarah

What does haggis have to do with? Or what is the haggis doing? ...... or perhaps, what the haggis was doing when Andy saw/heard it on the mountain in the other post).

Hmm.... "The Secret Life of the Haggis" - now there's a short story in the making....

Monsieur Haggis sur son vacances (sans la bicyclette!!) Well heck , how do Haggises pedal????
Its too much

Looks like I'll be joining you shortly Sally..

Best wishes
Lesley

p.s. sorry Jenny, you tried to raise the tone, but we're a hopeless lot of sillies!

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:56 pm

Lesley
Came back for a quick brew and to apologise for spelling your name wrong . What sort of bicycle could a haggis ride? A monopedal ? Or would they dangle across the saddle and push one pedal with the long foreleg and then the other pedal with the long hindleg. Sounds exhausting.
Sarah I hope your fingers aren't too haggissed/hachéed. I'm giving up red wine till I lose 25kg or Friday which ever comes first.

Sally

Definitely goota to do some alogy now - Just found my GGGG Grandmother alive in 1861 ...

Post by **SarahND** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:13 am

LesleyB wrote:Well heck , how do Haggises pedal????

I think that's just the French pronunciation of "paddle", which is something I can envision the haggis doing more easily. Just paddling around (in circles due to the asymmetry) in its local loch.

Sarah