It's a slogan we Bissett's can be proud of, capturing the spirit of our family, through to modern times. Together, they make a declaration to our enemies and have since become a powerful and prophetic statement, particularly when you consider the conditions of the time it first originated. When England threatened to crush Scotland and cut them off, the Bissett's, who were fierce warriors, would not be held in bondage and were determined to flourish despite any effort to put them down. Even though the tree has been chopped to a stump, it has not died, but continues to grow.
New sprouts emerge from the roots.
This is also seen in other symbols on the Coat of Arms. Symbols of fierce independent. The prophetic part is that though we've been cut off from our past, we still flourish and like the silver bird without feet we continue to fly and battle on to connect ourselves with our roots. Our family does a great deal of family history research and are part of a world wide Bissett discussion group on the internet. Now that's the basic translation of the words.