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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†BEVAAR, v. “To protect, to guard” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). Used as an exclamation.
[“The word bevaar is the Dano-Norwegian bevare, meaning to keep or preserve. It has never been in use in Shetland in my time” (Sh.7 1934). Cf. Ger. Gott bewahr.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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