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) (Insular Scots) oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) === Further reading === “chalder”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Flaws, Margaret; Lamb, Gregor (1996), The Orkney Dictionary, Kirkwall, Orkney: Orkney Language and Culture Group, published 2001, →ISBN