Ah ken ye love nature an want tae ease the hatchin by brakin the egg but that could be seen as ill-makin. Even tho that’d be ill-ta’en – as I’m sure you would agree.

So … ye’ll no mind if I leggit noo, will ye?

Translate:

Ill-ta’en, ill-taken: taken amiss or in bad part, resented.

I know you love nature an want to ease the hatching by breaking the egg but that could be seen as trouble making. Even though that would be in error – as I’m sure you would agree.

So … you will not mind if I sprint off now, will you?

ɪlten
The Scottish Word: Ill-ta’en with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.

Inktober #25 Fracture.