Presumably it's a Scots name for some sort of seashore plant.
2006-12-29 03:33:11 · 2 answers · asked by little weed 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
owan \Gow"an\, n. [Scot., fr. Gael. gugan bud, flower, daisy.]
1. The daisy, or mountain daisy. [Scot.]
And pu'd the gowans fine. --Burns.
2. (Min.) Decomposed granite.
Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden
color of the blossoms.]
A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold
(Chrysanthemum segetum). [This word is variously corrupted
into gouland, gools, gowan, etc.]
Bubbles - you'll therefore be relieved to know that I for one have a very 'well-spoken but not Kelvinside' Glasgow accent! ;-)
2006-12-29 03:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by agneisq 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never heard the song but depending on how it is pronounced it is either going as in where ru going?, where yi gawn? or it could be I could go one of those, I could go wan of those nice biscuits old chap, ha ha Im a jock living in Essex England Ive been away so long I forget thde scottish slang words myself, maybee its because I married a lovely wee London lass who saved my lifewhen I had a brain haemorrhage, so I must b a gentleman.
Dont like 2 say but some broad scottish accents especially the ladies make me cringe a bit, as I like young ladies to sound nice and feminine not like some scottish thug from paisley!!! ha ha only having a wee laugh. I love and miss my homeland and its people as u will have to travell for miles 2 find such a bunch of sociable folk, u have 2 go 2 scotland to experience it, you will learn lots of scots words, one bit of advice, if any scot offers u the malkie ( hope i spelt it correctly ) do urself a big favour, about turn, lift your legs and run like hell!!!!
2006-12-29 12:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by DIAMOND_GEEZER_56 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋