Help with school project on Scotland

**cessna152towser** · 7th May 06, 02:11 PM

Z = Zymology
The art of fermentation and distilling.
Not sure whether teacher would allow anything about alcohol for a school project but its all I could come up with.
For what its worth, I found this link under Z for Zymology on the Historic Scotland website.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/...pertyID=PL_085

**Rex_Tremende** · 7th May 06, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Z = Zymology
The art of fermentation and distilling.
Not sure whether teacher would allow anything about alcohol for a school project but its all I could come up with.

The teacher should consider it a vocabulary lesson. I know that *I* learned something today!

Maybe dad can "help" with this part of the project.

Regards,
Rex in Cincinnati

**Ruanaidh** · 7th May 06, 02:17 PM

ZEENDI, n. Also zeendy, zaindie (Rnf.), zeenty (Edb.), zinty (Ayr.); zid (Ork.). The numeral one, as used in sheep-counting and in children’s counting-out rhymes in various parts of Scotland.

**cessna152towser** · 7th May 06, 02:32 PM

Ruanaidh wrote:-

ZEENDI, n. Also zeendy, zaindie (Rnf.), zeenty (Edb.), zinty (Ayr.); zid (Ork.). The numeral one, as used in sheep-counting and in children’s counting-out rhymes in various parts of Scotland.

Can't say I've ever heard any of these words used although I've lived in Scotland all my life. So that's me also been taught a vocabularly lesson this evening. In this area the numerals are yin, twae, threi (pronounced "thriy" ). Although Zilch is commonly used to mean zero and there are plenty of Glasgow words that begin with a "Z"
Zatrigh' = Is that right?
Zatso = Is that so?
Zerzastoa'er = There is a pretty young lady.
Not heard of Zinty but a Gizinty is a drainpipe (from "goes into" ie what the water flows into.)