veesick
veesick noun: a Norn song or rhyme, a ballad in Shetland or Orkney.
Noun
veesick (plural veesicks)
- A Norn song or rhyme, a ballad in Shetland or Orkney.
- Football was the amusement of the men while the brief day lasted, dancing and veesicks (impromptu rhymes) the fun of the evening. Trows, being excessively fond of dancing, always tried to join the revels, but this they can only do in the […]1914, Alfred Wintle Johnston, Amy Johnston, Old-lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland ..., page 28
- During his visit to Shetland, Low was fortunate in obtaining two local versions of a veesick, the first from Cunningsburgh on the south Mainland:
'Myrk in e Liora,
Luce in e Liunga,
Timin e, Guestin e guengna'
and the second from the northern island of Yell:
'Mirka Lora,
Lestra Linga,
[…]1971, John Geipel, The Viking Legacy: The Scandinavian Influence on the English and Gaelic Languages, David & Charles, page 95
Forms of veesick
| plural | veesicks |
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Origin of veesick
Ultimately from Old Norse vísa (“verse, strophe, stanza”) (perhaps via Norn [Term?]), whence also Danish vise (“song, ballad, ditty”).
Questions about veesick
- What does veesick mean?
- Veesick means a Norn song or rhyme, a ballad in Shetland or Orkney.
- What part of speech is veesick?
- Veesick is a noun.
- What is the plural of veesick?
- The plural of veesick is veesicks.
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