3)Mormaer—couldn't find. Anyone know?

According to Wikipedia, it's a term from the medieval Scottish Kingdom indicating a regional or provincial ruler. Not a term I had come across before, but makes sense in a book set in medieval Scotland.

4) Catch—I'm assuming from the book's context that an old meaning was to become pregnant but didn't find it elsewhere. And Lady Macbeth knew she hadn't caught when she was "in flowers." Any historical-novel readers find these before?

I've seen "catch" in books before, as well as still it hearing from older rural women occasionally. "In flowers" isn't one I've come across, though.

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