Talk:threety

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b.g.c only returns mentions. Note that this is a valid word in Scots. -- Liliana • 15:51, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Does it have the same meaning in Scots? If we can't find evidence for this in English, maybe we just need to change the language header in the entry? -- Eiríkr Útlendi │ Tala við mig 16:31, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

it's a form of Scots threty (“thirty”), used in 1702 Rec. Old Abd. (S.C.) II. 159: To James Jaffray for threety young plantin bought at Monimusk at 3/4 per piece. Leasnam (talk) 16:40, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Another cite is from The Justiciary Records of Argyll and the Isles: 1705-1742, where we have: ... who made shose of Neill Campbell, servitor to Collin Campbell younger of Glendarule, to be his clark compeared personally Archibald McKellar now in Glenlean of the age of threety years ... Leasnam (talk) 16:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

And lastly, Papers relating to the ships and voyages of the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies, 1696-1707: Kecept Paid to Andrew Marshall Smith in Gorballs for Threety howes and tuo Axes at 12"1 p. pss. p. Leasnam (talk) 16:58, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

One more: 1690, Letters and state papers chiefly addressed to George, Earl of ...: He hath threety-six votes of the greatest barrons of the shyre to ninteen very mean ones, wherof syv have no right to vote; there is not so much as doubt of that matter heir. Leasnam (talk) 17:01, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I added some tags, but I left it as English, as most of the cites above (save the first one) look English rather than Scots. Leasnam (talk) 17:06, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

RFV passed. Added citations to page. Leasnam (talk) 14:47, 23 May 2012 (UTC)