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Sae

Dialect
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A traditional Scots dialect word for "so" or "thus," frequently used in Scottish poetry and folk songs to establish rhythm and authentic voice.

Detailed Definition
Sae is the Scots equivalent of so. It is a very common Scots connective in song and verse, and here it introduces the idea of the joy being bought and won.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Sae dear’s that joy was bought, John,” uses Scots sae for standard English so; Robert Burns often employs Scots vocabulary to establish voice and locality; “Sae soft the rain came down” shows its straightforward intensifying function; dialect in poetry can honor speech communities and shape rhythm
Additional Notes
The word "Sae" in the quoted line is a Scots form of "so" that may not be immediately recognized by modern readers.; Found in the poem, The Land o' the Leal by Lady Nairne
Also Known As
so thus in this manner accordingly
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