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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1545
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(Swimming,) Sowming, ppl. adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. swymand (c1460), symmynge (1548), swimming (1597), OE swimmende; Swim v.] Used for swimming. — 1545 (1549–50) Reg. Great S. 94/2.
Est the north dike … to the sowming dub
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"Swimming ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/swimming_ppl_adj>
