Meanings
noun
alternative nainsel
- Scotlandobsoleteself
Forsooth her nainsell lives by thift.
1806, Walter Scott, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)1 more example
"Gin ye hae your appetite wi' you we'll eat, Mr. Montagu, for I'm a wee thingie hungry my nainsell (myself).
1902, William MacLeod Raine, A Daughter of Raasay
Origin
From nain (from reanalysis of an own, mine own etc. as a nain, my nain) + sell, alternative form of self.
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