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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEWAUR, BEWAAR, v. Sc. forms of Eng. beware. [bɪ′wɑ:r]Sc. 1825 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 71:
I daurna trust mysel wi' a luncheon. . . . Bewaur the tray.Abd. 1865 G. Macdonald Alec Forbes I. xv.:
Weel, jist watch yer ain hert, and bewaur ye o' that.Abd.⁴ 1929:
The hill o' Mormon' haes his hat, Benachie bewaar o' that.