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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BETHANKIT. int. and n. [bə′θɑŋkɪ̢t]

1. int. God be thanked!Sc. 1874 W. Allan Hamespun Lilts 121:
Bethankit! aft it 'lumes my soul.Sc. 1896 R. L. Stevenson Weir of Hermiston i.:
“Bethankit, no!” exclaimed the woman.

2. n. Blessing, prayer, grace at mealtime.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 58:
But gif we're wi' our lot contentit, An' rise at morn wi' god's bethankit, We're just as happy as the gentry.Gsw. 1985 Anna Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's 92:
My pa was reared up in the country and he said what he called his bethankit when we were done eatin'.Ayr. 1786 Burns To a Haggis (Cent. ed.) iv.:
Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive, “Bethankit!” hums.Dmf. 1823 J. Kennedy Sanquhar Poems, etc. 70:
This done, a sage the bonnet clankit Frae's pow, and said a lang bethankit.