chalder

English

Etymology

Probably a form of chaldron.

Noun

chalder (plural chalders)

1. An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.

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Scots

Alternative forms

• chaldrick, chaldro

Etymology

From Norn chaldro, from Old Norse tjaldr. Cognate to Icelandic tjaldur m and Faroese tjaldur n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaldər/

Noun

chalder (plural chalders)

1. (Northern Isles) oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Further reading

• “chalder” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
• Flaws, Margaret, Lamb, Gregor (1996) The Orkney Dictionary, Kirkwall, Orkney: Orkney Language and Culture Group, published 2001, →ISBN