siller

See also: Siller

Middle English

Noun

siller

1. Alternative form of sellere

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English silver, from Old English seolfor, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.

Adjective

siller (not comparable)

1. silver

Noun

siller (uncountable)

1. silver
   • 1792, Robert Burns, When Princes and Prelates:

     The great folk hae siller, and houses and lands

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1824, Sir Walter Scott, “Wandering Willie's Tale”, in Redgauntlet:

     “Here, Dougal,” said the laird, “gie Steenie a tass of brandy, till I count the siller and write the receipt.”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• “siller” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.