SCOTS, WHA HAE


Meaning of SCOTS, WHA HAE in English

the first words of a traditional Scottish song, taken from a poem by Robert Burns celebrating the victory of the Scots over the English at Bannockburn . The first line in full is ‘Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled’ (Scots, who have with Wallace bled), referring to the Scottish soldiers who fought with William Wallace .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.