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Siller
noun · Middle EnglishA word with a metallic ring that feels quite at home in a rainy glen.
A Scottish dialect term for money or silver.
In the wild
“It takes a fair amount of siller to keep a drafty castle warm in the highlands.”
Origin
A Northern Middle English and Scots variant of 'silver', reflecting the historic connection between coinage and precious metal.
Sources·Oxford English Dictionary/Wright's English Dialect Dictionary
Etymologist commentary·Michael Quinion, World Wide Words
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