SWORD WORDS
Broadsword Claymore Foil
Scimitar Sabre Cutlass
Epée Rapier
Note: Just mucking about on my day off.
Lang may your lum reek
First-footing New Year greeting.
Wi’ other folks coal.
Note: Tradition in Scotland says that good fortune will come to you by the first visitor after midnight at New Year. The visitor should be a tall, dark and handsome stranger bearing a gift for the family. A small lump of coal.
Translation: Long may your chimney smoke/smell (i.e.) have a fire for warmth; all the better with other people’s coal.