bonnie Prince Charles,
in the van morrison song,into the mystic, he sings,"when that bonnie boat......" (i know that van is irish, not british)
2006-08-12 05:16:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's Middle English and meant handsome, or pretty. Probably from the old French "bon."
2006-08-12 07:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by JAT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
term for girl like in usa a guys car he will say oh shes a gr8 machine shes meaning nice sweet feminine terminlogy like a vessel ship shes good to sail we use the term like that so do they ..
2006-08-12 05:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by gypsygirl731 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty, at least thats the way i've always heard it...not sure about the song
2006-08-12 05:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by nammers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty, sweet, good and well behaved I think but it's so old fashioned that I'm not sure
2006-08-12 05:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by Princess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they call the hood of their cars "bonnets" I don't know if this will help.
2006-08-12 05:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mark F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋