Fashes

/ˈfæʃɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular of 'fash' (it fashes me = it bothers me); or plural of 'fash' as a noun meaning worries or troubles.

Etymology

Standard verbal conjugation of 'fash,' used in Scottish and Northern English contexts both as a verb form and as a noun plural.

Kelly Says

In Scottish English, 'fashes' can mean multiple troubles or worries—'all ma fashes came at once'—showing how languages create compound meanings from simple root words through creative grammar.

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