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Siller

noun · Middle English

A 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.

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