siller
Americannoun
noun
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silver
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money
adjective
Etymology
Origin of siller
a Scot variant of silver
Example Sentences
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My secret's oot; an', whether that callant tells Sleuthie or no, it's clear I canna keep langer this siller in a thatched cottage.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
She pat on her back her silken gown,25 An' on her breast a siller pin, An' she's ta'en a sister in ilka hand, An' to the green-wood she is gane.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
"And has mints o' siller?" rejoined Mr. Buchanan.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
Four and twanty siller bells65 Wer a' tyed till his mane, And yae tift o' the norland wind, They tinkled ane by ane.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
Never fear, Robert, Christina shall be my lady Christina and you shall have the Wynton siller to trade with.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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