Soothmoother

[Malachy]

Hello

I am a writer from Shetland, and I am doing some research into the word 'soothmoother'. The word is widely understood in the islands, and refers to an incomer. But I believe it is also used to some extent in Caithness.

I wondered if anyone could tell me how common a word it is in your area, and if you had any sense of whether it was an old dialect term, or if it was a more recent word? I am quite keen to get a sense of where and when it originated.

Many thanks
Malachy

[Metalattakk]

I use the word often (more often than I'd like to in fact) but then my Mother is Orcadian.

I'm fairly sure it is just a local dialect transposition of the plain English 'South Mouther'.

'Sooth Moother': South Mouther - One who speaks with a southern tongue/accent.

[sjr014]

First ive ever heard it!

[Stack Rock]

sorry - also never heard of the expression here