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Bonxie, for the Great Skua, derives from the Old Norse 'bunki', whence Shetland 'bunksi', a word for 'a dumpy, untidy, or heavily dressed person (often a woman).
There is also an Ulster Scots usage, 'gabshite', for the same bird.
I actually saw one of these gabshites from my window this week.
Bonxie, for the Great Skua, derives from the Old Norse 'bunki', whence Shetland 'bunksi', a word for 'a dumpy, untidy, or heavily dressed person (often a woman).
ReplyDeleteThere is also an Ulster Scots usage, 'gabshite', for the same bird.
ReplyDeleteI actually saw one of these gabshites from my window this week.
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