• SanguinePar
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    22 days ago

    Re Skitbra, does that mean that “bra” is “good”?

    I ask because in parts of Scotland there’s the word “braw”, which has the same meaning. Wonder if there’s a connection there.

    • murmelade
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      22 days ago

      Yes, correct. That’s interesting, I’ve never heard anyone use braw.

      • SanguinePar
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        2 days ago

        It’s widely used in Fife and possibly north of that. Don’t think it’s common in Glasgow or Edinburgh though.

        It gives us the saying, “It’s a braw, bricht, moonlicht, nicht” :-)

        EDIT: Apparently it’s from the French, brave, but the Swedish similarity is noted too :-)