Please explain, what "Of that Ilk"?

[Gadget]

Hi flogged

This is a fun site:

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


 

[flogged]

Sorry Gadget, I don't go into sites unless I am comfortable in what is in there, do explain.

[Gadget]

It's an online dictionary of the Scots language - don't worry it's safe 

[flogged]

great, now I can learn the family's native tongue, great grandparents were from Scotland, I never met them, but for some mad reason it tends to catch up with me now and then.

[flogged]

Which is why I am here asking questions, my grandmothers line of FREER goes back to mid 1600's and married into Blair and Blair married into Stewart.

[Rena]

Thankyou Gadget, after 2 yrs, finally an answer.
one more if you might know,

In old english writting we see the letter "f" used in place of the "s" with internal lettering of a word, do you know the reason behind that?

flogged.

Hi flogged,

Thought you might like to see the intricate letters and numbers we used to have to write - have a look at this webpage:

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/oldenglish.htm

Cheers,
Rena

[daval57]

Hi Dave  

Don't see that it is a disagreement!

I said  that Ilk meant same but that in the phrase 'of that ilk' it  tends to usually  mean 'of the same family'


Gadget

Jings Gadge,
why do you always have to have the last word?
I was agreeing with you, just elaborating a wee bit.

flogged, thanks for trying to be the referee.

Great link btw.

Bet you can't resist answering Gadget!  

Dave

[flogged]

Thankyou, will be interesting with the old english, I still have trouble getting through the "f" used in place of the "s" it feels like a lisp.

[JoMC]

There is also the double  f - which is used instead of a capital F  and then, if you have Welsh ancestors an f is a v and a ff is an f -  What fun.