laldy

[missjilly71]

can anyone trell me whete the phrase

'he was giving it laldy'

meaning he was putting his heart and soul into it is derived from?

ta!

jilly

[wideboy]

Try laldie in search box in the Scots Dictionary here:-

http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/

DSL - SND1 LALDIE, n. Also laldy and reduplic. form laldy-daldy. A thrashing, punishment, a drubbing, gen. in phrs. to get or gie laldie (m. and s.Sc. 1960), also fig. of any vigorous or energetic action.
*Ayr. 1889 H. Johnston Glenbuckie 226:
If it had come to the maister�s ears I�m thinking ye would have got laldie.
*Lnk. 1895 W. Stewart Lilts 124:
An� gin he an� I don�t gree, I wad like to able be To gae him laldy daldy in the yairdie, O.
*Ayr. 1912 G. Cunningham Verse 118:
Ye�ll get laldie owre the bum.
*Sc. 1935 W. D. Cocker Further Poems 28:
He focht alane for Israel against the Philistine, An� fairly gied them laldie wi� the jaw-bane o� a cuddie.

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DSL - SNDS2 LALDIE, n. Add to defin.: also of pain.
Add quots.:
*wm.Sc. 1983 William McIlvanney The Papers of Tony Veitch 49:
�... I�m on my way to the chiropodist�s. Ma feet are givin� ma laldy. ...�
*m.Sc. 1992 James Meek Last Orders 174:
The folk band was giving it laldy. The pub was full, ...
*Edb. 1995 Irvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmares (1996) 95:
Aw aye, this yin. Ah mind ay ma Ma givin it laldy wi this yin. She sang it to me on my birthday.

[missjilly71]

Many thanks Wideboy!

As a new user I now apologise for my question appearing in a comletely inappropriate section of the 'bank

I am addicted to finding the answers to all of tese questions...

jil