NEMO ME IMUNE LACESSIT
English translation: No one provokes me with impunity
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| 5 | No one provokes me with impunity |
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| 5 | Wha daur meddle wi' me? |
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| 4 | Touche not the catte bote a glove |
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1 hr confidence: 
No one provokes me with impunity Explanation: I believe there is a "P" missing. It should be: "nemo me impune lacessit". This is the motto of the kings of Scotland. Nil desperandum - book of motos - Eugene Ehrlich |
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Wha daur meddle wi' me? Explanation: This is the Scottish dialect form of the motto. |
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Touche not the catte bote a glove Explanation: my husband (a MacQuarrie, Isle of Ulva) has provided this translation which is apparently what the clan MacGillivray uses for the Latin above. regards paola l m |
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