Glaswegian

English Etymology From en Glasgow -ian, modelled after en Galwegian inhabitant of Galway, itself modelled after en Norwegian inhabitant of Norway. en Q79025 in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation.n. and adj. 1 7677754689en Maggie Scott November 2014 Scots Word of the Season: ‘Clamjamfry’ https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2014/11/scots-word-of-the-season-clamjamfry/ The Bottle Imp 16 1 1 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is credited with introducing to the wider world many Scottish words including Gael ‘Celt; Scottish Highlander’, which appears in The Lady of the Lake (1810), and Glaswegian ‘a person from or living in Glasgow’, which appears in Rob Roy (1817). Although Glaswegian has endured, some consider it ‘incorrect’ and it provoked strong words from the Glasgow Herald newspaper in 1923 — one writer thought it ‘both ugly and absurd […] Let us in the name of etymology and common sense be Glasgovians’. https://web.archive.org/web/20240712233748/https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2014/11/scots-word-of-the-season-clamjamfry/ 12 July 2024 Pronunciation en /ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Glaswegian.wav Southern England en iːdʒən 3 en Glas we ​gian Adjective Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland. en Glasgovian#Adjective<q:now rare> Derived terms en Glaswegianness en Weegie Translations of or relating to Glasgow Czech: cs glasgowský Finnish: fi glasgow'lainen French: fr glaswégien, fr glasvégien, fr glasgovien Georgian: ka გლაზგოს, ka გლაზგოური German: de glasgowisch Irish: ga Glaschú Ghlaschú Polish: pl glasgowski Russian: ru глазвегиа́нский, ru гла́зговский Scots: sco Glaschuthach Slovak: sk glasgowský Spanish: es glasgüense Noun A native or resident of Glasgow. en Glasgovian#Noun<q:now rare> II 194–195 195 [W]hen Owen expressed himself somewhat hurt that these things should be recalled to memory in his present situation, the Glaswegian took him by the hand, and bade him “Cheer up a gliff!” en 1961 February Talking of Trains: The Glasgow debacle Trains Illustrated 66 The Glaswegians bore good-humouredly the mishaps which occasionally disrupted the services during the first month. Derived terms en Taswegian Weegie Translations native or resident of Glasgow Czech: cs Glasgowan m Esperanto: eo glasgovano m, eo glasgovanino f Finnish: fi glasgow'lainen French: fr Glaswégien m, fr Glasgovien m, fr Glaswégienne f, fr Glasgovienne f Georgian: ka გლაზგოელი German: de Glasgower m, de Glasgowerin f Irish: ga Glaschúch m Japanese: ja グラスゴー人 Gurasugō-jin Russian: ru глазвегиа́нец Scots: sco Glaschuthach Slovak: sk Glasgowčan m, sk Glasgowčanka f Spanish: es glasgüense m f Proper noun The dialect of Scottish English spoken in Glasgow. References Anagrams en aaeggilnsw Galwegians en British demonyms City of Glasgow, Scotland