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They were terribly prim at first; but when they found out that I was just a clavering old wife and nothing more, they lost their grand manners.

De claver Waytie was a hill leading to a spring covered with grass, where the young maidens used to bleach their linen.

“Maybe, if you did, you would think that it’s mair imprudent in me to stand here cracking clavers wi’ the minister than for the minister to waste his time cracking wi’ me.”

I am out o’ clash and claver o’ the village folk.

It’s sheer nonsense to tell such idle clavers about me.