what does the old Scottish word 'girnal' mean:?

Question

Got this work in a toast suitable for using at wedding receptions etc. Line is 'May the moose ne'er leave your girnal' My thoughts being home. Web site referred to word kirnel which sort of means battlement.

Answer 1

a storage chest for meal (oats and the like) placed in the kitchen

~ The Selkirk Grace ~

This was penned by Robert Burns and is a grace said before eating at many Scottish gatherings, especially the traditional Burns Suppers held throughout the world on January 25.

Some hae meat, and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat
And sae the Lord be thankit.


~ The Poet's Graces ~

A pair of graces by Burns, one said before a meal and one afterwards.

O Thou who kindly dost provide
For every creature's want!
We bless Thee, God of Nature wide,
For all thy goodness lent.
And, if it please Thee, heavenly Guide,
May never worse be sent;
But, whether granted or denied,
Lord bless us with content.

(After the meal)

O Thou, in whom we live and move,
Who made the sea and shore;
Thy goodness constantly we prove,
And grateful would adore;
And if it please Thee, Power above!
Still grant us with such store
The friend we trust, the fair we love,
And we desire no more.


~ Here's Tae Us ~

Here's tae us
Wha's like us
Damn few,
And they're a' deid
Mair's the pity!

Answer 2

May a moose ne er leave yir girnal means = May a mouse never leave your storage chest with a teardrop in his eye, basically the line means may your storage chest never be empty.

Answer 3

Girnal (noun): Granary

Answer 4

lang mae yer lum reek :-)