chalder

English

Etymology

Probably a form of chaldron.

Noun

chalder (plural chalders)

An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.

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)

(Orkney, Shetland) oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Further reading

“chalder” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
"chalder" in The Orkney Dictionary, 1996, by Margaret Flaws and Gregor Lamb

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