Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian View Post
Yesterday, the question was, "When a Scot refers to his 'Wee Bairns', to what is he refering?".

...they had the usual two dumb answers, the right answer and I think that the last one was something like "small farm buildings".
Depends, I guess, on what "Scot" they are asking: "Scott Guardino" from Ohio or someone living in the North of Scotland. In the north the language is much intermingled with "Scandinavian" words (one needs to recall that the Isle of Skye, for instance, was settled by Norwegians). "Bairn" comes from barn which means child or children not to be confused with old English "berærn" for house. English plural is "s" so "Barns" or "Bairns" and "Wee" for little.. or.. "little ones". When a "Scot" (the ones in Scotland with one-tee) refers to "Wee Bairns" its to his small children (Lil Crumbsnatchers).